Alastor

Alastor^[2] (known within the mortal world as Alistair Caine) was an ancient, powerful demon who was the CEO of Alistair Caine Enterprises and Morningstar Biotech and a benefactor to the Department of Genetics at Hilltowne University. He was the father of Hunter, Abigael and Parker Caine. Alastor was also the ex-lover of witch, Francesca Jameson, and the ex-husband of mortal Julia Wagner. He wanted to release the Source of All Evil so that Parker could become the host, making their family the most powerful in the Underworld. However, his plan ultimately failed, when Macy Vaughn took on the Source instead. Alastor bowed before Macy, who then mercilessly incinerated him into a pile of ashes, vanquishing him.

Alastor was the patriarch of the Caine Family.

History[]

Early Life[]

Alastor had been a powerful demon for at least three millennia. Sometime during his lifetime, he fathered three children with three different women: Hunter Caine, the full demon son; Abigael Jameson-Caine, a daughter with whom he fathered with the witch Francesca Jameson and cast out for being female; and Parker Caine, the half-demon son he had from his marriage with mortal scientist, Julia Wagner. Wishing to acquire the power of the Source to their family, Alastor planned to have Parker become the Source since the prophecy stated that the Source required a demon born of human to possess. In the 21st century, he started Alistair Caine Enterprises to blend in with the human world.

Throughout the Series[]

Personality[]

Alastor was a conniving, manipulative, and impatient demon who could pose as a gentleman. He didn't seem to keep the promises he made (at least towards those who disappointed him). He also had no warm feelings for his daughter and sent assassins after her as soon as she tried to contact him.

Despite that, Alastor did seem to have some concern for his elder son, Hunter. However, even hints of emotion in the end did not prevent him from sacrificing his own son for the sake of his ambitions.

Physical Appearance[]

In his human form, Alastor was a handsome middle-aged white man with marine-cut brown hair, dark blue eyes, and stubble.

In his demonic form, he had a bald skull, magma-like skin, glowing red eyes, and sharp fangs instead of regular teeth.

Powers and Abilities[]

Basic Powers

• Spell Casting: The power to cast spells and perform rituals.

Active Powers

• Telepathy: The power to access and manipulate other people's minds.
  • Mesmerism: The ability to control and compel others to do one's bidding. Alastor's power came from his eyes, and it is strong enough to easily affect one of the most powerful witches in the world. It was later revealed that his power can work over long distances through the internet, as seen when he mesmerized Lucy over Skype, despite being at an entirely different location than her.
  • Mind Melding: The ability to bring a being into the depths of their own mind. It can also be used to scan through the memories of other beings.^[7]
• Supernatural Strength: The ability to exert superhuman physical strength. Alastor was able to knock the paint can containing the Harbinger with a flick of his wrist.
• Temporal Stasis: The ability to make beings and objects become motionless in time. Alastor was capable of stopping Dante from moving instantly.
• Limited Shapeshifting: The ability to alter one's physical form. Alastor can shift between a human form and a demonic form.
• Pyrokinesis: The ability to create, control, and manipulate fire. Alastor has shown enough proficiency in this power to hurl fireballs and shoot streams of continuous fire.
  • Incineration: The ability to heighten the temperature of an object to destructive levels, causing it to disintegrate until only ash remains. Alastor was able to instantly and effortlessly incinerate a bunch of keys Macy threw at him telekinetically by just lifting his hand in their direction. He also was able to incinerate a wooden block binding Charity Callahan's hands without harming her in the process.
  • Flaming: The ability to teleport through flames.

Passive Powers

• Enhanced Durability: The ability to withstand physical harm. Alastor was practically unaffected by a knife that stabbed his forehead.
• Immunity: The capability to be immune to certain magical abilities. Alastor has proven to be immune to Temporal Stasis.
• Immortality: The ability to live a potentially eternal life. It has been stated that Alastor is 3000 years old.
• Magic Sense: The power to sense manifestations of some magical energies, such as when he sensed the power of the Charmed Ones' spell to rewrite time.

Equipment[]

• Ritual Dagger (formerly): Before Alastor was vanquished, he had this dagger in his collection of magical artifacts. It would later be obtained by his son, Parker.
• Hellflame (formerly): It was seen that he kept a bottle of hellflame in the safe in his office. Mel stole this in order to help heal Fiona Callahan.
• Container with the Harbinger of Hell (formerly): Alastor styled the paint can containing the Harbinger from Charity Callahan and placed it in his safe afterwards. It was later obtained by Parker, Macy, and Mel.
• Origin Dagger (temporary): Alistair implanted a dagger in Parker to prepare him for becoming the Source.
• Power Suit: He gave this suit to Charity to wear in order to break his son, Hunter, out of Tartarus.
• Various potions and crystals: It was also shown that he kept various crystals and potions in his safe.

Relationships[]

Family[]

• Alastor and Hunter Caine: Despite small discontent of each other, Alastor and Hunter have enough good relations and similarity in views. When Alastor learns that Hunter is in Tartarus, he shows shock and anger about it. A few months later, Alastor was able to free his son with the help of Charity and the power suit.
• Alastor and Parker Caine: A complicated father-son relationship. At the moment, the father and the son are enemies, since Parker has betrayed his dad several times and clearly doesn't want anything to do with him, and Alastor knows about the betrayals of the son in relation to him and Hunter.
• Alastor and Abigael Jameson-Caine: A hostile father-daughter relationship. Abigael did not have a good relationship with her father, because he abandoned her as a child for unknown reasons, and sent assassins after her when she tried to reach out to him. She resented Alastor for his view in patriarchy. However, she still held a grudge against the Charmed Ones for having vanquished him, even going as far as to call it murder. Besides, even after everything he had done, she was able to find an excuse for him, saying that it was in the nature of demons to be cold and selfish.

Romantic Life[]

• Alastor and Julia Wagner: It was not known what their relationship was like before the divorce, but the implication is that Alastor and Julia didn't always hate each other. They both wanted their son to become a full demon (though Julia only wants it to save Parker from death, and Alastor wants it exclusively for the sake of his ambitions for power). Julia was eventually killed by her ex-stepson on Alastor's order.
• Alastor and Francesca Jameson: Their relationship is shrouded in mystery. It is still unknown how the two met and how long their relationship lasted. But at some point after that, Francesca began to hate their daughter Abigael for being like her father and tried to fix her. However, Francesca left beautiful words about love in her potion book, implying that she did not always hate Alastor, and perhaps even continued to love him somewhere deep inside of her.

Quotes[]

Appearances[]

Trivia[]

• Alastor can be viewed as the primary antagonist for the first season of Charmed.
• This character originally had the human name of "Alastair Caine."^[8][9][10] However, it was changed to "Alistair Caine" (on his first verbal presentation for Macy)^[11] for unknown reasons. Some fans still refer to him as "Alastair", though this should now be considered incorrect.
  • Intriguingly, his true demonic name ("Alastor") was revealed in "Keep Calm and Harry On", which aligns more with "Alastair" than "Alistair."
  • Alastor's human name, Alistair Caine, is similar to the character Alistair Crane, who was one of the primary villains of the popular witch-themed soap opera, Passions.
  • Alastor's original human name, Alastair, is the name of two, separate characters from the original series: the first Alastair was a chameleon demon who appeared in the episode, "Brain Drain." He was a spy for the Source but was vanquished by his master after failing to take out the Charmed Ones. The second Alastair was an innocent teenaged mortal that was kidnapped in the episode, "Malice in Wonderland", for having a name similar to "Alice" from Alice in Wonderland. He was part of a demonic scheme to lure the Charmed Ones out of hiding.
  • Also, on the television show Supernatural, there also was a powerful demon named Alastair, who was the Grand Torturer of Hell before he was killed.
• Alastor's elder son, Hunter, mentioned that he is "a 3,000-year-old douche", suggesting that he is at least 3,000 years old.^[1]
• Parker noted that he never saw Alastor run scared before the Charmed Ones defeated him.^[2]
• Parker mentioned that Alastor liked a classic piece of literature^[12] and wasn't into pets.^[13]
• Also, he mentioned that Alastor had a thing for ball gags.^[3]
  • It seems that Hunter also had the same liking like his father.^[14]
• Alastor noted that he is a "Viscount of the Malebranche"^[2], implying that he is a member of an important demonic order.
• Due to the many titles that Alastor had, Macy sarcastically named him "Daenerys"^[2], who also chanted her many aliases very often. This is a rather ironic nickname, as Alastor was portrayed with patriarchal views, while Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones was hailed as a symbol of feminism.
• Alastor's demonic form somewhat resembles Belthazor, Cole Turner's demonic form, from the original series. They are both bald and possess red skin and sharp fangs instead of regular teeth.
  • Also similarly to Cole/Belthazor, Alastor's human form appeared before his demonic one.
• During the second and third seasons, it was shown that it is not so difficult to take the Demon Overlord's throne, thus it remains unknown why Alastor did not take on this role during his lifetime, when he had every chance to do so, especially when Godric mentioned that "the Caine name meant something."
• Although never explicitly stated, it can be theorized that Alastor, being aware of the prophecy about the Source — specifically that it would "possess a demon born of a human" — orchestrated the births of his children, Abigael and Parker, as part of a deliberate attempt to ensure the Source would rise within the Caine dynasty. Given that Abigael is older than Parker, it is plausible that she was Alastor's initial attempt to fulfill the prophecy. However, as Abigael was born a woman and witch, Alastor deemed her unfit for the role and disowned her, viewing her as a failed experiment. Determined to see the prophecy fulfilled, Alastor likely pursued the birth of a second child with a human, hoping this time for a son. This effort resulted in the birth of Parker, who, being male and demon-born of a human, was considered the suitable candidate for the Source. Alastor's ambitions and subsequent actions suggest a calculated effort to align his offspring with the prophecy, ultimately choosing Parker as the family's chosen one to embody the Source's power.
• It is curious to note that Hunter and Parker were particular types of demons, a Shapeshifter and a Shadow Demon, but Alastor did not belong to either of those types. It is possible, however, that he was related to demons of this type and that his children inherited their powers. Since Hunter was a full demon, he may also have inherited his mother's typology. However, it is also possible that, like witches, demons might have individual powers that do not all stem from their bloodlines, and thus, like witches, they may be categorized by their powers, similarly to how "empaths" and "time witches" are referred to as such for to their respective powers.

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