Another redo
Andrealphus and Stella
Beautiful story. I would love it for the rule to be this: "if you don't have strong powers, you're only a stallion or mare." Thing is, what if you have a brain? Powers with no brain is a bad mix (Stolas). It would be so cool to see your version of Stella go numb after marrying Stolas but once Via is 17, she gets her fiery, intelligent, no-bullshit self back and gets to be a badass mom for her beautiful daughter and decides to have Andy teach Via magic instead. Like, bro, Stolas, you're the man and the one with the greater power and can destroy cities, so why aren't you teaching her, dude?
Tying this in with my idea of Blitzo leaving Stolas for another boss, Via, finally more powerful than her dad under the tutelage of Andrealphus and Stella, gets to help Blitzo more and stand on her two feet as a 17 year old badass prodigy. She may not want the position, but she is also getting the money and using it to her advantage unlike Stolas who throws away his money on whatever.
Helluva Boss should've been a story about taking responsibility and initiative while getting into mostly silly situations on Earth and in the demon workplace:
- Blitzo takes initiative to fix his relationships with others to get better connections in business and life while surrounding himself with better influences if he leaves that stupid Stolas.
-Via finds a better father figure in Andrealphus and becomes powerful on her own because she decided to grow a pair unlike Stolas.
- Moxxie grows a pair but also remains more rational and intelligent, making him very dangerous. Millie learns to chill out and be less insecure of her strength, learning to think before acting instead of charging headfirst into battle (her parents said she sucked at hiding bodies, indicating recklessness).
- Loona sets herself straight and is less of an emo teen and grows up, lives life.
- The demon I prefer, Leraje, would be a good model for them - royal, rich, but also works hard, thinks, plans, always prepared, never underestimates, all in order to create chaos.
- Blitzo, the main guy, learns from Verosika and Fizz that sometimes, you really need to leave the old life behind with the bad influence to prosper, so Blitzo decides to move on and prosper on his own. 4 bad, broken relationships - his family, his friend Fizz, Verosika, and Stolas. He has time to reflect and change.
- Stolas doesn't die, but is kicked from daddy's home for being a stupid nigga and cries in his mansion because IT'S ALL HIS FAULT AND HE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
- Blitzo gets access to some of Via's legions.
- Fizz congratulates Blitzo and wishes him the best, but decides to keep his distance. Vero wants to Boohoo get back, but Blitzo says "no." She cries like a petty bitch but goes on. Barbie is happy in the human world again.
- Blitzo sits at the top. He's now an actual inspiration for imps to do something, even the smallest deed. Remember, a productive workforce is one that's motivated. He can actually help employees and employers by being an inspo to both and increase hell's productivity. Blitzo gets rich, hell's workforce works better, the royals get richer, Charlie gets more sinner clients and her hotel gets more reception, Heaven considers the plan interesting and receives it. Everyone wins.
Here's the thing: self-improvement requires CRITICISM. Since Viv, the creator herself, has no backbone or discernment, she refuses to accept that fact IN HER OWN CARTOONS and instead makes everyone bow down to the stupid bullshit.
In my own rewrite, Blitzo finally gets the mentor he needs in Leraje and Leraje is not a pussy like Stolas and would hurl the most painful yet true criticisms that would wake up Blitzo and practically tell him "get the shit together." Viv, on the other hand, reacts so violently to a meme about the curse words in her shows she blocks the memer, which gets an amused reaction out of him, and she throws an even bigger tantrum.
Also, I could smell the shitty agendas behind Viv's ruined story. If Blitzo improves his personality and becomes less messy weirdo and more badass professional with the people he's working with, be it royals, other business imps, or the clients, he could ascend with the connections. Why are the successful corporations and businessmen successful? Connections. You don't just get connections by being a gooner who fucks the boss (though it does happen, but THAT'S NOT THE ONLY FACTOR and THAT'S HOW STOLAS FUCKS UP); you get them through people skills. Even "mere" employees climb up the ranks like that! But why did Viv mess it up? Because da financhuds are bad. Well, it's a story about literal evil demons, HOW ELSE DO YOU EXPECT THEM TO BEHAVE? Shouldn't Viv and the fans be proud of themselves for seeing the CEOs of the real world be portrayed as demons with a connection to each other, working together and benefiting off human misery?
