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| “ | Crimson: There he is! There's my boy! Get over here and give your daddy a hug! Blitzø and Millie: Daddy!? Crimson: I only let Moxxie call me that... Unless ya pay me! (Laughs) |
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| ~ Crimson introducing himself to I.M.P. |
| “ | Let this be a lesson, Moxxie. This is what happens when you cross me. | „ |
| ~ Crimson revealing his true nature to his son, Moxxie by showing him the numerous dead bodies of people he's drowned after forcing him to drown demons, including his mother. |
Crimson Knolastname is a major antagonist in Season 2 of the adult animated black comedy series Helluva Boss. He is the archenemy of his son, Moxxie.
He is the abusive father of Moxxie, the oppressive, hot-tempered and psychopathic leader of his mafia of the same name and a vicious crime lord within the Greed Ring of Hell. With his criminal empire on the brink of suffering from a financial collapse, Crimson reached out to I.M.P in order to re-establish connection with Moxxie and force him into marrying Chazwick Thurman in order to inherit his supposed wealth and keep his criminal operations afloat.
Later, before he develops a plan of revenge on the I.M.P for saving Moxxie because of Millie, Crimson hires Striker as a freelancer after kidnapping Blitzo and Fizzarolli to give up all of Asmodeus' property by holding Fizzarolli for ransom , but this was foiled again by Blitzo and Fizzarolli by crashing the base with every member of his mafia (except Striker), ending his reign of crime and preventing his plan of revenge on the I.M.P for good.
Despite Striker's survival and if Crimson still alive, he swears to take his revenge not only on the I.M.P for saving Moxxie, but also on Asmodeus, Blitzo and Fizzarolli for ruining his reputation.
Just like his son, he is voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz, who also voiced Zim in Invader Zim, Kaos in the Skylanders franchise, Dr. Chipotle Jr. in El Tigre, Daggett Beaver from The Angry Beavers, Sheshou in Mulan, Aviarius in Kim Possible, Stuart Zurgo in Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault, and the Monster Convict from Superjail!.
Biography[]
Backstory[]
Crimson at some point in his life became the leader of a mafia family in the Ring of Greed, and married an unnamed woman and had a son named Moxxie. However, because of how fragile and insecure Moxxie was, Crimson felt contempt for his personality. His mother trained Moxxie from his childhood to know how to shoot.
One day, he tried to convince Moxxie to kill a demon he had tied up, but his wife stopped him, which would later caused them to have an argument which ended with Crimson slapping his wife before she left. Crimson would then tie a male demon and put a bag on his face before bringing both him and Moxxie to a river, where he used to kill his enemies by drowning them.
After he forced Moxxie to kill the unnamed demon, Crimson threatened his son into remembering it, as that fate happens to everyone who crosses him: including his own wife, as her shoe is seen floating in the sea. Because of his actions, Moxxie would decide to leave his family and would later start working for the I.M.P after he met Blitzo while he was imprisoned for robbing a bank with his soon-to-be EX boyfriend, Chaz.
"Exes and Oohs"[]
One day, Moxxie's former boyfriend Chazwick Thurman would lie to him about being rich so he could get in his crime family, which Crimson accepted, as he was in need of money to sustain his operations. He would then contact Blitzo to bring IMP (including his son, Moxxie) to his house to meet him. Crimson would then tell them about how Chazwick would become a new member of his family, and during this, Moxxie talked back at his father. After the rest of the I.M.P and Chaz left, Crimson threatened Moxxie that if he talked back to him again, he would kill him and Millie.
The next day, Crimson would tell Moxxie that he would marry Chaz, but when Moxxie refused and finally stood up to him, Crimson had his henchman tase him to unconsciousness, and would bring him to his backyard to have him officially married to Chaz, but Millie kills his henchmen and saves Moxxie.
Blitzo would then tell Crimson that Chaz lied to him about his money before leaving, which would lead to Crimson to brutally kill Chaz offscreen. Crimson is later seen putting Chaz's jaw in his chair as decoration and throws a knife at a picture of Moxxie, vowing revenge on him and all of I.M.P for crossing him and getting away with it.
"Oops"[]
Eventually, Crimson has an interview with Striker, who seeks to join his gang. In response, Crimson tells him to bring something of value, which Striker responds by lassoing Fizzarolli and Blitzo whom he noticed outside. Interested, Crimson has a message sent to Asmodeus with intent on holding Fizz for ransom.
While Ozzy works on the paperwork with Stolas there to ensure that he doesn't make the mistake of signing anything that would keep him from actually getting Fizz back, Crimson has Fizz and Blitzo put in a cage. However, the two manage to escape, prompting Crimson to send his men and Striker to capture them. With the danger they are in, Blitzo convinces Fizz to put on a distraction while he work on creating an escape for them through a window.
Blitzo blows the base up with Crimson and his men inside, ending his criminal reign for good. Despite being crushed in the building alongside his mafia, Crimson's fate is currently unknown, but Striker's survival of the building's destruction could be an indication that Crimson is still alive too.
Personality[]
| “ | Next time, just tell me if your dad is a psychopath - I can handle it. | „ |
| ~ Millie describing Crimson to Moxxie. |
Crimson is a charismatic person who first acts polite towards the members of the I.M.P., particularly Millie. However, when he's all alone with Moxxie, it's revealed why the latter fears him so much, as he was abusive towards him since his childhood, and forced him to kill a random imp to teach him a lesson about what happened to those who were against him. He is also very deceptive, as seen with his manipulation of Blitzo, acting like a charming and civil figure at first, only to reveal his brutal and ruthless nature behind closed doors.
Crimson appears to resent his son a great deal, being extremely angered, offended, and even hurt by Moxxie having left his family, seeing this act as his son believing that he’s too good for them. He was willing to force his son to marry Chaz in order for their family to receive the latter’s money (which it turns out Chaz lied about), not caring about Moxxie already being married or his feelings on the matter, stating that this was for Moxxie to finally be useful to his family.
He also is homophobic, as he believes that Moxxie would like a room filled with dildos, and failed to see him being bisexual as different to being completely homosexual. Crimson is also a sexist, as he calls Millie a broad and questions how she is capable of killing his henchmen due to her being just a woman. Crimson also shows little to no tolerance towards failure or betrayal, as he yelled at his henchmen for failing to kill Millie, and killed Chaz for lying about being rich.
Despite his abusive relationship with his son, Crimson is a very bad father, the shady examples that he tries to crush the foot of his wife for helping Moxxie cut up his meal, forced his son to kill imps to try to integrate him into his mafia, slapped his wife in an argument and drowned her to make her forget, but he also slapped Moxxie for leaving his family and never coming back. Despite his shady actions and according to Millie, Crimson is a psychopath.
Trivia[]
- His dining room contains, among other pictures, one of himself and a demon version of Vito Corleone.
- Unlike Joe and Lin (Millie and Sallie's parents), Crimson does not possess any honorable qualities. Since he forced his son to drown his wife to make her forget, slap Moxxie for making him separate from his family and force him to marry Chaz (while he married Millie in order to have a better life). This makes Crimson not only the worst father in the animated series, but also one of the darkest (and also most hated) antagonists from the Helluva Boss series after Striker. He is also one of the reason why Moxxie is this paranoid and insecure.
- Despite his first defeat after the events of "Oops", it is very likely that Crimson survived the destruction of his hangar. If this is the case, he will not only be seeking revenge on I.M.P (including his son Moxxie), but also on Asmodeus for ruining his plans and his criminal reputation after Fizz forgave Blitzo for his accident, but it could also avenge Moxxie’s mother presumed fate.
- However, the fact that if Crimson survived his downfall, it is most likely that he returns in a potential episode of Helluva Boss where he swears revenge on Blitzo, Fizz and Asmodeus for ruining his criminal reputation.
External Links[]
- Crimson on the Hazbin Hotel Wiki
