A Quick Analysis On Belphegor
Alright time to go over my many screenshots and analyze what they gave us of Belphie’s character in the last two chapters. Not beating around any bushes. Shit is long. Like. “ I threw this into docs to check and it came out to 4 pages ” long.
His Attention
First of all——— !! I’d just like to point out how RIGHT I was in saying that he’s super attentive of those he chooses to care about. Whenever they’re talking about his bros nothing seems like a surprise to him unless it’s a TOTAL change of who they were before as with Satan’s relationship with Lucifer. But when it comes to Levi he basically says, “ Knowing him, he was thinking this wasn’t he? That’s just how he is. ” Or when choosing an outfit with Asmo he says exactly, “ As if Asmo would ever be satisfied with an outfit like that. It’s not nearly bombastic enough for him. ” And shortly after, even ASMO says that he pays a lot of attention to the MC if you choose ‘ I owe it all to Belphie ’. ( I didn’t try the other option so idk if he says this regardless ). He pays attention and OTHERS pick up on it.
While it can be excused because they’ve lived so long together, I’d like to say that there are still plenty of things you can NEVER catch onto even if you know someone for a lifetime. There’s also people like me who, while I love my friends so much, don’t always pick up on things. Some are just better than others and I feel like that MORE accurately applies to the brothers. They notice things sure, but not EVERYTHING like Belphie probably does. And there’s a plethora of things they can be familiar with only because it’s been a constant or a habit.
It’s also worth pointing out that even despite being locked up in the attic for who knows how long, Bel still knew his brothers incredibly well and that attention to detail didn’t falter.
His Imprisonment
I also want to take a moment and mention how the way Belphegor talks about being kept in the attic seems to imply that he’s been kept there for QUITE a while. The exchange program is supposed to last a year and we’re given no real timeline to keep track of things. Even if we sum it up to roughly a couple months, he speaks as if it’s been much longer— and when you take a moment you realize it actually HAS been. When he got into his fight with Lucifer, that was before the program even began. It might not have even been in the planning stages ! The proposal could’ve simply been thrown out there and then after gaining support it underwent all the preparations. How long could THAT itself have taken ??
Even when you first meet him in the attic and have the option of asking how long he’s been there, he ANGRILY responds with, “ That’s a good question. How long has it been now, I wonder ? Well, one thing I can say for sure: I’ve been in here for a very, very long time. ” So yeah. Seems reasonable to say it’s been at the very least a year already.
Belphie doesn’t seem like the dramatic type or one to necessarily over-exaggerate. He refers to himself as having been a PRISONER and I don’t count that as exaggeration either because he really WAS a prisoner in his own home and the effects of it are quite evident. He addresses it a couple times and one of his lines on the home screen refers to Levi. And it actually seems to counter a home screen line of Levi’s that says they’re more ALIKE when you think about it. ( Which they kind of are and I’ll get into a little of that later ). But it basically says that they’re different because Levi CHOOSES to be a recluse while he had no choice in being imprisoned and he legitimately says that in the regard, “ Levi has nothing on me. ”
While the game has them make up in these chapters, I don’t believe Lucifer’s simple apology is really enough to make up for the damage. As I said, it REALLY affected Bel and extended for quite a while. Bel missed out on a LOT and is deeply saddened by it. He regrets not being involved even if he couldn’t help it. This is the same brother who already struggled with loneliness and is now a stranger to everything that happened for the last 1+ year. I think it’s more accurate to say that he accepted the apology but hasn’t TRULY forgiven him yet. And for the moment could be swept under the rug while he personally works on getting over it.
His Effort
I have enjoyed the game immensely in showing us what Belphegor is capable of. When they work part-time in Hell’s Kitchen that SINGULAR time, it’s emphasized that the restaurant works its employees tirelessly. Despite this, he still held his own and was the only one not actually tired in the end. He’s even the one who made sure everything was flowing smoothly, properly, and implied to have HOUNDED Mammon and MC in doing so. This seems to suggest that Belphie actually has an incredible reserve of energy to tap into when he so chooses. A reserve that’s built up from all of the sleeping he does.
In other words, although he’s the sin of Sloth and is INDEED a sleepy boy, there’s plenty of opportunity for him to apply himself. It’s just a matter of wanting to— and he usually doesn’t want to. Hence he chooses to SLEEP instead and immerse himself in his very attribute.
However, the game also shows us that he’s pretty well-rounded and can also be deeply involved or helpful when it comes to his brothers and THEIR own interests.
i.e. he and Satan bond over their dislike of Lucifer and orchestrate pranks against him, he enjoys video games and manga alongside Levi DESPITE not wanting to let him know, and he has a great sense of fashion to the point he knows what would better / best suit Asmo
And I really ADORE this about him because it continues to build him up as more than just the ‘ cat-napping seventh born ’ and actually gives him a place among his brothers as the one that can easily and probably best navigate among them ALL.
His Personality
Sadly, despite being able to fit in with any one of his brothers, it seems like apart from Beelzebub, the street doesn’t run BOTH ways. Yes, everyone makes up. But this doesn’t exactly change how things will actually be from that point on and it definitely doesn’t change the past. Levi himself remarks how Belphie has ALWAYS been difficult to approach even at the best of times. It’s noted that they’re both the socially awkward brothers and Bel doesn’t enjoy large gathering atmospheres and prefers to be alone than attend them. Compared to Levi who can at least FORCE himself to bear with it, he takes the first opportunity to find a space for himself away from it all. From this we know he’s good in small to medium sized groups but beyond that is overwhelming for him. WAY past his comfort zone.
Additionally, we also now know just how disconnected from everyone he is if they always had difficulty going to him. This make you wonder if the strangeness and distance they treated him with in these chapters hasn’t actually happened a NUMBER of times thereby explaining why he was so unfazed by it all when it shouldn’t have been okay. I don’t believe he’s completely unaffected so much as he’s just USED TO the occasional cold shoulder.
These brothers are the Avatars of Sin and clearly not immune to the very things they cause. In fact, I would almost go to say that they feel it to an EXTREME and merely have varying degrees of a handle on it. That is to say that Belphie potentially has a seriously hard time given the vastness of Sloth and just covers it decently well. ( See here or his bio for some insight. ) And the greatest sadness to this is how the brothers are all fully AWARE of things that aren’t typically okay. They’re aware of their own familial issues and just CHOOSE to not aid or ignore it. Excuse it if you will with ‘ they’re demons, they lack morals ’. This is their family that they claim to care deeply about and have to live with for several millennia and you’re gonna just not make it better ? Shame on them. And for added note—— this isn’t just how I feel about in regards to Belphie but OTHERS as well such as Mammon.
Continuing on though, because this isn’t about that. It’s relieving that Belphegor still has so much personality beyond his hang ups. He looks at everyone for who THEY are as seen by how he is the first and only one so far to tell the MC he’s there for them and NOT because of their connection to Lilith. At the same time he’s an incredibly bratty boy in his texts. It’s almost like in story he behaves one way and in text it’s another. Like he’s carrying out a specific appearance in public and DMs are him NO holds barred. ( Which we know he’s aware and likely capable of picking out images to portray through outfit deciding with Asmo ). He can have an attitude and has no fear saying what he REALLY thinks / feels and especially doesn’t like anything that even remotely gives the assumption that someone views him as a child.
He gets bored easily and can’t stand it, is most likely an insomniac due to feeling more awake the later it gets, and is ALWAYS looking out for Beel via combination of being so close to him and having a special twin connection. Nonetheless, it’s enough to assume that he’s highly considerate of the others as well and that Beel is just priority.
THIS IS PROBABLY ENOUGH FOR NOW ;;;
Thanks to anyone who actually reads any of this !! I might have more to say in the future but I wanna hits the brakes on this before it drags out any longer.
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