WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT HAZBIN'S CHARACTER DESIGN

[@skypilot_kes1970]

seeing the moth inspo made me realize i would love to see you turn different/butterflies moths into characters! it seems right up your alley and fun

[@seraphrakuro]

MOTHMAN

[@SethGarmon-t9x]

Omg I hope she does that

[@meloncaaat2050]

Ohh this would be a good idea!

[@BurnTheFrog]

I’d love that too! If you’re really interested in moths and butterflies or just bugs in general I’d highly suggest checking out idolomantises’ stuff, they’re an artist that makes humanoid bug art (and other stuff but bug art is good art)

[@lcst9305]

Turning moths into cute girls video 👀👀

[@CasperCanvas]

Lavender being honest about Alastors hair got me cackling.😭

[@mjtits3982]

his fuckass Bob 😭

[@khaliyahjefferson832]

I almost started laughing when she showed the comparison to his ears I mean she's not wrong like where are you gonna see a man in the 1930's wearing red hair

[@airacummins5076]

​@khaliyahjefferson832 maybe he a red head

[@brayermoth]

​@@airacummins5076 having ginger hair ≠ having a cartoonishly high chroma red unnatural hair color a scene queen would yearn for

[@airacummins5076]

@brayermoth well I have a cousin with dark red hair that doesn't look natural at all so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@kodicore]

The way Alastor is canonically scared/hates dogs and she made Husk a dog is so funny and ironic to me, I love it 😂

[@GoobyGoober-ho1ls]

And also him being a hellhound fits canonically with the show lmao

[@juliaboskamp9666]

That means it will probably harder for Husk to be owned by Alastor because Alastor hates dogs

[@mr.explosive8443]

@@GoobyGoober-ho1lsHellhounds are hellborn, Husk is a sinner.

[@fartinfpooping8801]

That might actually be interesting if incorporated into their characters... Alastor owning the a soul of a doglike demon, being particularly domineering and aggressive towards them to make feel more powerful over something he fears. I think Alastor who is power-hungry that he engages in petty rivalry and is insecure when reminded he is also under someone's control. People like that despise the parts of themself they perceive as weak. With that in mind i would have loved to see more or Alastor and Husk interactions and having Husk be a dog would be relevant to their dynamic. like, what do you guys think. [correction: Al being canonically *afraid* of dogs might be that... he actually just dislikes them. i thought the fear thing had been a well established tid-bit in the fandom. WHOOPSIES]

[@barryb.benson3083]

I agree that would definitely add more dynamics to there relationship/characters ​@@fartinfpooping8801

[@MoonlightBrillance]

Husk being a dog/wolf and having that powerful looking jaw makes him look more intimidating which is fitting for his previous overload status. Also adds a sense of irony considering Alastor hates dogs. Your artwork is great!

[@jambinchamp]

Powerful jaw? There is no jawline bro. Thats the weakest jawline there is.

[@ellieanated]

​@@jambinchamp a canine's jaw is different than a looksmaxxer's jaw, bro... "weak" or strong depends on the bite force

[@uhoh20yearsago61]

@@jambinchampi think they mean snout BUT YES I REALLYYYYYYY LIKE LT’S REDESIGN OF HUSK 😫😫😫🙏🙏🙏

[@uhoh20yearsago61]

IT MAKES HIM LOOK SO GRUFF I LOVE IT

[@SethEdwards-m5n]

It could also justify why Alastor is a little more snappy with him, aside from the fact he literally OWNS him. Also the fact Husk is a dog plays into the fact that he's an object or a pet to Alastor.

[@Randy_Racc00n]

I really liked the idea of alastor being in that yellowy papper tone, its really ties back into his character dieing in the mid 1900's

[@puff7306]

sepia, and yes, i agree (but holy cow is it weird not seeing him as red)

[@thebluedoggo8365]

It reminds me of Bendy's style lol

[@YourLocalNerd69]

​@@thebluedoggo8365bendy and the ink machine fan spotted🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@RodyaTheRat]

@@YourLocalNerd69real 🗣️‼️

[@Catz_idk]

@@RodyaTheRatI’M THE PRODUCT OF AN ARTIST🗣️🗣️🗣️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@Cally_bbykid]

"Now that I've watched the entire show instrad of just three episodes, I actually have more issues with the designs of the characters in the show" took me out I cackled so loud

[@W1ld_K9s]

Honestly, same. - M0use (I’m from a multi-person account so we’ve agreed to put our names at the end of everything^^)

[@Autistic_Menace00]

BASED

[@Realtin_Ravage]

that was me aswell when I watched the show out of morbid curiosity cuz I saw redesigns/rewrites and my friends making fun of it XD

[@atlandfrisk]

I actually only disliked her first designs because they didnt look to well (specifically angel, i didnt mind the rest) But these look amazing (❁´◡`❁)

[@yummy-patronus]

​@@W1ld_K9s hey feel free not to listen to this, but unless you're commenting under a video where you're sure the person will see it/knows you personally, specifying your name everytime will confuse people because they don't know who you are nor that there are other people, so might as well comment normally unless the person knows you ^^

[@lucid_3938]

In the original pilot, Vaggie was quick to anger and explode but due to people pointing out it could be a stereotype it was removed in the final show. I wish they did something else with her personality in the final show :))

[@Rexog90]

Stereotype of what?

[@pixelsinne]

@@Rexog90 likely "mean lesbian" stereotype im assuming

[@priscillapineda3204]

As a Latina I can tell you I found nothing offensive about Vaggie in the pilot. The people who were complaining about her back then were just hypersensitive people who weren't even Latino thinking they could speak for us. I found that whole "controversy" SO incredibly stupid. Latinos can have tempers just as much as any other person in the world, people are people after all. Some members of my family can have tempers I can tell you that. I wish that they had kept Vaggie's temper honestly. It would have been a good character flaw for her to work through, which could have led to some good character development. And now with the reveal that she's a fallen angel, she's apparently not even Salvadoran anymore which I found so disappointing.

[@celestialhumanoid]

​@@hellishlycute wasn't it the stereotypebof the angry Latina woman?

[@Tailfeathers11]

@@priscillapineda3204also Vaggie didn’t have a temper, she was legitimately angry for a reason (angel dust ruining the rep of the hotel, the radio demon making unwanted changes to the hotel, Alastor being untrustworthy in general, etc.) but when it’s a POC it’s a temper edit: WHERE DID ALL THESE LIKES COME FROM?!?!

[@sabby2726]

i completely agree with the body type critique!! i think changing their body types from super skinny to resemble their personalities better (like vaggie having such a strong physique instead of a teeny waist) i honestly loved this video and the character redesigns as a fan of the show :)

[@user-ayiy824jbd]

right it seems lazy and so so so repetitive

[@AveryVinn]

@@user-ayiy824jbdit’s likely just an art style choice by Vivienne. It’s completely fine to not draw certain body types as long as you’re not purposefully insulting said body types.

[@user-ayiy824jbd]

@@AveryVinn i understand its a choice and i honestly am not talking abt different body type representation. im talking about how its lazy. she draws one body for every character and slaps a slightly different head on them. its like how same face syndrome hinders your capabilities and is just lazy if youre a professional.

[@chetirou]

vaggies body type is like that bc adam only picked women that r his type

[@hamstersandwich9917]

​@AverageArtistAve thing is, these designs aren't her own 2013 ocs anymore, Hazbin is now a mainstream show supported by the likes of Amazon. Viv kinda has a duty as a professional creator to widen her designs to represent different types of people since her show is a product that's meant to be viewed by general audiences.

[@LoveSylveon]

OMG I love how much you referenced IRL pics of Alastor's race for his design. I love the dark skin/light freckles idea on a character design!! Everyone in these designs looks super cool, and you can easily tell what they're meant to be like here ^^

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

yes! those freckles work well to make him look more deerish, plus just looks neat. im sick, i love this design so much 😭

[@ziggyzoo9335]

Alastor freckles reminding me of Bambi for some reason but I love it

[@dante_0962]

I didn’t even know he was mix.

[@om.i]

​@@sleepy.timaeus.arts. facts, it's so good 😊😊😊 i came back just to see it again.

[@Old_Raincoat]

Founding father swag 😭

[@Old_Raincoat]

I love it

[@TeeHeeTwinkleToes]

​@@Old_Raincoat HAMILTON OC, LMAO

[@EddwardTheSeventhSpaceWizard]

Honestly I feel like Vaggie would love some founding father swag lol

[@theevilbean]

I got Hamilton flashbacks when she said that 💀

[@Acorn905]

I got that founding father swag son! 😎

[@abysstheanimus]

i love that Lavender's default was making Vaggie into a sapphic knight- cause me too honestly, me too 😭

[@theragingpretzel5236]

Sapphic Knight Vaggie goes kinda hard and plays well into that "protector" role she appointed herself to for Charlie and the hotel.

[@abysstheanimus]

@@theragingpretzel5236 someone needs to write a fanfic, ASAP, because i'm so there

[@theragingpretzel5236]

@@abysstheanimus Unfortunately I only draw, I can't write dialogue to save my life T-T

[@abysstheanimus]

@@theragingpretzel5236 i write and draw but i still have no time ToT already working on one book lol

[@theragingpretzel5236]

@@abysstheanimus Ooo I hope your book goes well! :D

[@Lee-ek7vn]

I saw controversy about lavendertowne and was like "what?? They are like the most unproblematic person" then I saw it was from the hazbin hotel fan base and haters 😭. Sorry you got so much criticism and I’m glad you spotlighted the artist that had their work stolen cuz I didn’t even know that! Anyway I always love your designs including these can’t wait to see what you do next!

[@Lee-ek7vn]

Also this might be a bit of a task but have you ever thought about doing a based off the book design of danmei/baihe novels like heaven officials blessing? I feel like with those all have so many adaptations but being hindered by censorship there’s a lot missing from the original novels in the designs we see and I would love to see what you come up with! (Though heaven officials blessing is literally longer then the Bible so 😭)

[@sasvkeee._]

@@Lee-ek7vnomg that would be interesting

[@prrsia]

THE FACT THAT SHE PUT LIKE A LOW RESOLUTION OVERLAY ON ALASTOR MAKES ME SO HAPPY FOR SOME REASON

[@AsterWi]

yoo i didnt notice that, thats cool

[@joey_is_slaying]

Holy shit you handled that 'controversy' situation so well, respect (Then again, especially in the art community, the bar for that is down in the lowest ring of hell). Also, holy shit these redesigns are absolutely amazing!!! I especially love Alastor's redesign, it's very different but it makes him stand out a lot! /pos

[@lilyh9689]

Alastor turned out great! I really liked the little touch of the static line filter over him

[@stardustflavor4165]

Omg I love the unintentional "founding father swag" you gave to Vaggie, she looks amazing

[@SewerRat_baddie]

She spitting facts in this episode. People actually get mad if you criticize the show- like they act like you killed their family or something

[@SewerRat_baddie]

I actually love the show dont get the wrong but some people need to chill 😅

[@rozinq1351]

​@@SewerRat_baddiedefinitely some of the die hard fans can be very hostile and reactionary but so can the haters tbh (speaking from experience here btw anti hazbin tumblr is crazy they will literally latch onto the smallest details when they run out of valid points lol)

[@tami7992]

@@SewerRat_baddie definitely. I love the show too and I think both, the fans and the haters (not counting Lavender as one, she was and still is very respectful over it) need to just chill... Hazbin isn't the next Avatar but also not the next Velma...

[@tami7992]

@@rozinq1351 definitely, I must say, despite being one of the more chill fans who has their own criticism like many characters having the same body types or the rushed pacing, all the hate def made me more defensive over the show than I should be 😅 Tho it's getting better now that the major hate-wave is over.

[@WeAretheSeven]

yeah like. I can get being upset if you're just minding your business enjoying something and somebody walks up to you to tell you that the thing you like is bad and here's 50 reasons why, but it's another situation entirely to bully someone for offering constructive criticism and redesigning characters for fun

[@chaigirlfriend]

Seeing the “this is au art no malicious repost please “ makes me so so sad :( I’m heavy into some fandoms and can take criticism of shows I like, if anything I’m critical of the shows I love too

[@T.JacobMain]

Gosh, hazbin community is so wild. I could tell she'll get in trouble in her deleted video just because she missed some super specific details about characters' lore or designs that frankly weren't translated all that well into the show :(

[@k14473]

I feel like it's even better if you're critical of the shows you love tbh

[@valerial9081]

Yeah I've seen reposts of her art on Pinterest and whatnot. It angers me she has to put a watermark to protect her art

[@atlandfrisk]

Yeah, the earlier designs were mid but nothing to harass her over Like i saw them then i forgot about them then my feed blew up with hate

[@MaeArt725]

@@T.JacobMainhonestly I feel like people were way too harsh about it, especially on twitter? Like yeah her initial designs weren’t great but I feel like how people went about it was unnecessary.

[@tealeaf3200]

Genuinely could not see Alastor's antlers until she pointed them out, they're so hard to spot if you don't know they're there

[@egg_bun_]

💯

[@Spir1tViri]

For real, I keel forgetting he even HAS antlers or his Monacle until i had to look up his reference sheet

[@ShieniLicksOnLemons]

For real, I feel like if you want a deer demon you should then actually embrace the antlers and make them big and menacing, something that looks like you could be impaled upon them Hannibal style

[@_Flower-Mouthz]

I thought he was a wolf at first until a hazbin fan bashed and harrased me for getting it wrong lmao

[@gothgirl2218]

You can see them on his shadow more so when he gets angry

[@ragalaga]

I feel bad for all the hate you got for the first video but I’m so happy you had the chance to recreate it (Also I love Charlie’s design)

[@Sillypotatocats]

I agree she didn't deserve all that hate

[@Lilly_dolly]

@@SillypotatocatsI understand why she got hate tho I know she wasn’t feeling well but she still drew over someone else’s art talked about something that she didn’t even watch or know anything about and didn’t do any research I feel like she only made the first video bc hazbin hotel was popular and put in low effort

[@Thelucky_ducky]

Same

[@pufferfish1]

@@Lilly_dollyViziepop sucks lol

[@artisticpigeon]

​@@Lilly_dollySending hatred to a casual consumer of a piece of media will only make the Hazbin fandom appear more toxic and unwelcoming, and I'm saying this as someone whos been a fan since the original pilot. While I personally did not like Lavenders original redesign, by no means do I think she deserved having people publically bash her.

[@RatQueeng-je1dy]

Someone getting mad at her for putting horns on her redesign and using their headcanon as their reasoning is so lame 💀💀

[@Actualbowlofsoup]

It was ayy lmao too 😭

[@RatQueeng-je1dy]

@@Actualbowlofsoup bru wtf 🧑‍🦲

[@howaboutno.01]

Yeah honestly nothing to get mad about. I personally didn't see the point of making horns part of her everyday look, considering that she probably wants to come off as approachable/friendly as possible, so I think it makes sense she's not constantly in demon mode. Similar to Stolas, yknow? But like, no biggie. If someone wants the demon-ness to be more visible, who gives a fuck! Still cute, and it makes the artist happy, which is what really matters

[@Actualbowlofsoup]

@@howaboutno.01 plus demon horns in the shape of a crown goes so hard

[@howaboutno.01]

@@Actualbowlofsoup Honestly YEAH

[@wynautwarrior2161]

I'm glad you brought up the issues with Vaggie. She doesn't really have any personality beyond being Charlie's partner and that can be a weak point on fleshing out a character. I think one of the best ways to know if you made a good character is trying to describe their personality without mentioning any other characters.

[@zynpkrdg]

i also like how she addressed the hypocrisy of people bc if she were dating a man that would suddenly be a problem.

[@Luciferthekingofpurgitory]

Vaggie does she’s a protective but cowerdly person when is actual danger she’s so protective because she knew she couldn’t be killed but when she went to heaven where her secret could get exposed and when she met carmilla she was scared she believes she needs to be useful because Charlie took her in

[@Luciferthekingofpurgitory]

She’s just not as outspoken about it as angel or charlie

[@prcervi]

@@Luciferthekingofpurgitory it's too subtle, and _still_ charlie focused

[@Luciferthekingofpurgitory]

@@prcervi she literally sings about her fear and has two episodes about Said fear 6 and 7

[@maplechei]

The second I saw the title I was like “uh oh” So glad you redid it because it was a very nice video idea!

[@TotallyNormalLauren]

Nikolai pfp! ✨

[@maplechei]

@@TotallyNormalLauren yup :D

[@McDonaldsKatheryne]

NOW ITS A FURINA PFP !! EOAOWOEOWAOEOWEOAWO

[@maplechei]

@@McDonaldsKatheryne KATHERYNEEE

[@McDonaldsKatheryne]

@@maplechei HAIIIIIII!!!!

[@chocolatehexer]

Man, giving Vaggie a military/soldier outfit is so good! I really love how much you take in consideration of what they are into your designs. I think the series character designs are top tier made and very unique, I wish they made their position or job more apparent in their looks.

[@jsostick]

she literally doesn't want to be associated to military stuff because of her past, this doesn't make any sense

[@epochii2756]

​@@jsostick you would have talked shit no matter what the design was, and you know it. Stay in your lane.

[@user-i9z]

@@jsostick I haven't watched the show (yet?) so ultimately idk, but isn't it possible to unknowingly gravitate towards what you're used to, even if you're actively trying to reject it? Especially if she was a soldier for a long time.

[@blueberrae.]

@@jsostick Her entire personality is dating Charlie and the military. Pretty sure she’d be okay with it lmao

[@heavennunya809]

@@blueberrae. I mean, if you notice, she only leans into the whole military thing when Charlie is removed from the equation. All she knew before was military and the beginnings of mercy. After being punished for that mercy, she met Charlie, so it's not surprising she kind of imprinted. I honestly think, since her intent was to hide her past, she would not wear any sort of military-esque clothes in the beginning, but after her past is outted and she's more accepted, I could see her leaning more into some more retired military officer-type clothes. Or at least a suit that looks similar to a military uniform, perhaps. One could even argue, and it would fall in line for her background, that the clothes she wore in season 1 were picked out by Charlie.

[@SwordTune]

The mentions of the wiki and all the obscure fan-canon is one of the glaring holes in the show. With such a large cast but so few episodes we get very little about any of the characters, even the main ones.

[@AstronomicalJelly]

also the fact that half the info the fandom likes to spread and treat as common knowledge are from old tweets or random streams from years ago😭 literally so much info about this show is hard to access for the casual viewer unless you go digging around multiple different sources

[@SwordTune]

@@AstronomicalJelly If only Viv and co was a better writer, we wouldn't have this problem.

[@al8951]

​@@AstronomicalJellythe worst thing is when people believe things from this one fanfic wiki, forgot how its called. Its so frustrating to see ppl spreading misinformation because they couldnt even do 1 Minute of research. Like no, alastor DID NOT promise his dying mother that he will never lose his smile whilst crying🤦‍♂️☠️☠️

[@daisy3899]

I love the idea of Alastor having a sepia overtone, it just makes him stand out in such a cool way! I really like how you did his redesign

[@Thatweirdmushroom]

This just goes to show that Lavender genuinely cares about making good content and her community :) Edit: Also- I love the designs! I think Husk and Vaggie are my two favorite redesigns. When you go back and do redesigns it really shows how much research they actually put into the show. However, as someone who would be Alastor’s bestie, I think the hair just is there for silhouette differences and her way of trying to make diversity since the colors aren’t quite doin it..

[@jadetimer]

@AriannaBredinwe already have the full video

[@piedcrusader2066]

@@jadetimer just report, it's a bot

[@jadetimer]

@@piedcrusader2066 i did lol (when I did their channel was FOURTY FOUR minutes old)

[@FrootDeMoN]

You can see how worried she is in this one. God, toxicity of the internet makes my blood boil sometimes

[@pelagic133]

right? its like you cant criticize certain things even if you mean well. constructive criticism does not equal hate.

[@someonesnobody2222]

Don't get me started. Lol

[@nitroturbo7869]

Fans of the show seem to think that valid criticisms are also personal attacks on them. Though I agree with a lot of the points, I feel like I'd love the show as I already do with Helluva Boss.

[@bleghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

yikes yeah fr

[@darlingfawn07]

If you're a fan of the show, I recommend you watch Ayy Lmao's video on this situation... He approached it very well

[@NotALotOfColonial_SpaghettiToG]

i have never had a postive experience with hazbin hotel fans. One cyberbullied me relentlessly to the point I had to leave a discord server and delete my reddit account

[@strawberryshortcake4345]

I'm reluctant to involve myself in so many fandoms due to this like sure be passionate about your favourite media but don't go around harassing folks for it, I'm so sorry that happened to you such a weirdo, must have no life of their own.

[@StoicMao]

I'm so sorry for you

[@tami7992]

I'm so sorry that happened to you

[@chillydog3188]

The HH is probably the first fandom I’m legit afraid to interact with. I’m so sorry you experienced such harassment.

[@Praise-Algoritmi]

Damn as a hazbin fan, i apologise in place for my fandom 😭

[@mrdalliard]

These are great redesigns. Your point about a casual viewer not picking up on all the things a hardcore fan would is so true. As someone who just watched it casually, I had no idea about almost any of the time period or animal influences, especially Alastor’s, and I had no idea Angel was supposed to be a spider.

[@anacraft3445]

I have been a fan for quite a while and i realized the same issue with the designs when i got my friend into hazbin as i did not know how to tell her all the random info that made the little details pop, at the end i just answer when she had questions

[@toothlessdragon3507]

I get that but she turned Husk into a fucking dog and chopped off his wings saying that it’s only an angel thing when Valentino literally has wings

[@meowstichu7427]

@@toothlessdragon3507But isn’t he a butterfly or smth. Butterflies have wings and cats don’t. Also it’s a redesign so there’s no reason she can’t change what animal a characters based on especially if it has nothing to do with their character.

[@toothlessdragon3507]

@@meowstichu7427 no he’s a moth but also still she said somethin along the lines of “wings are only for angels and fallen angels” when that’s false I would absolutely say his design matches him because he has all the details from his life as a human he also represents the fact that every single sinner has atleast one thing about their sinner look that they hate ex:Alastors yellow teeth,vox’s big forehead, and velvette’s shortness etc for husk it’s his cat features and wings he doesn’t like to be a cat and how he acts like his distaste for being called things like whiskers there’s also many characters that came from other characters or completely different backgrounds Cherri bomb was Originally an angel Vaggie was originally a sinner and pretty much every single character came from zoophobia a lot of them also had different names or multiple characters combined to create one personality lol I went on a whole rant but there’s just so much world building that’s just lost in some particularly husks redesigns

[@Meeshilin_Man]

@@toothlessdragon3507 That is not what she said, what're you on?

[@raequeenfields7070]

They could never make me hate you 🤭🌸

[@LavenderTowne]

[@HappyGoof4]

That is a cat video, and is not relevant to the video.@KurtusOldroyd

[@number13burger]

Ong, if a redesigned video was enough to make people turn on the artist, then maybe they weren't the biggest of supporters.

[@HopeIsADrug11037]

ur so real

[@xmuun]

@@HappyGoof4 it's a spam bot

[@justaweirdo3951]

I love how lavender changed Husk into looking more like a dog since Alastor is said to not care for dogs to much so it would be really funny to think about in my opinion considering Al owns Husks soul. Edit: WOW 1k likes thats wild. Thanks :D

[@ClownHoundII]

It's confirmed Al also hates cats.

[@jordbr3860]

As a non native speaker I thought Husk was a wink to husky dogs and he was a dog not a cat ;-; So I'm glad too lmao

[@GoobyGoober-ho1ls]

It would also fit into the world since hellhounds are a thing.

[@Amy66623]

@@GoobyGoober-ho1lsyes but hellhounds are supposed to be hellborn while Husk is a sinner

[@asiy1809]

​@@GoobyGoober-ho1ls hellhounds are hellborns and husk is a sinner. He hated cats in his past life so thats why Husk is a cat

[@steeledoe]

lavender adjusting alastors head to the side is so funny because of it being sped up and looking how it does when he actually does it in the show💀🙏

[@zaharafan]

LMFAOO WAIT

[@paruparupopVA]

Now THIS is the classical lavendertowne designs we all know and love. I knew something was up when you did the previous redesigns, as they didn't have the charm you often put into your art at all, as admittedly, it felt way more lazy in contrast to the usual effort you put in. I'm so glad that you're now doing fine, and love your new re-redesigns of the characters!

[@mariahhusted3274]

Yes! I’m so glad she is feeling better now something definitely felt off in the first video as a lavendertown and Hazbin Hotel fan.

[@ThePegasiPony]

I saw someone discussing the drama surrounding the original redesigns and when I saw them I was SHOCKED. I hadn't watched a LavenderTowne video in a while but that was not the design quality I remembered. I'm glad she redid them! They look a lot better now.

[@lorelei7889]

That's really true, but I still think that she is allowed to have off days. As an artist you can't always be at your best and that's fine. I wouldn't call it lazy per se, although I know what you mean. These desings are so beautiful but the backlash she got for the old ones was foul.

[@paruparupopVA]

@@lorelei7889 Absolutely. It was harsh, though to give benefit of the doubt, some of the fans' criticisms and reasons were understandable. With that said, it was mostly quite negative, which, unfortunately, as Lavender has said near the end of this video, affected her view over the fandom in general.

[@Arisoup]

THIS is how you make a comeback y’all. Address controversy. Own up to your mistake. Redo it. Move on. Also these redesigns are so good 😭🙏🙏

[@ADZ_CatznArt]

Yesss

[@DotTs.]

And the fact that she found more issues is hilarious.

[@elalaela2694]

Okay but what kind of mistakes did she make like what it was just a redesign with not a lot of thought put into it there was no need to make it into some kind of apology video worthy drama

[@offbranddorito9668]

It shouldn’t have been controversial in the first place, all she did was make a few bad designs

[@DotTs.]

@elalaela2694 I know! I saw the original video and thought she made a lot of good points. I was just saying that the community told he off because she didn't finish the show, and when she did, she found more issues with the designs of the characters.

[@foundingdeer]

vaggie is an absolute glow up dude, i love your design of her

[@crvstaliine]

222 likes :)

[@firstnamelastname-vf1nd]

Only thing I wish she kept was the hair tbh. I know it would probably suck to fight with but the shape scratches the itchy spot in my brain and I think it makes a fun stand-in for the wings, angel or not. Guess it's just personal preference though

[@emiliano3d514]

I actually really like these designs, I love that not eveyone is matching the same color, they give off their own style

[@awesomelyAi]

It's so nice to hear some actually constructive criticism about Hazbin Hotel, not just mindless hate. I love the show, but also willing admit it has plenty of flaws. It's a shame that some people hate on it so viciously for seemingly no reason, but then on the other side some people see any criticism as a personal attack. As a fan of the show, but also a fan of you, it's nice that you are so respectful. 🥰

[@rozinq1351]

THIS!!!! 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[@Ducklover11171]

Fr some people hate on the show very aggressively and it's just straight up hate and they say it's just "soft criticism" but when someone actually criticizes it they get hate from the fandom

[@F4wnprincess]

This redesign is WILDLY better, I actually prefer some of them to the canon designs to be honest, I’m glad you went back and fully watched the show I think it really improved the designs :)

[@barrybumpernickel]

okay i LOVE vaggies design, what a vibe. I also agree with her lack of personality, i hope in season 2, that gets worked on

[@williammaurice7206]

Stolen art needs to be treated more seriously, I appreciate your respect for other artists. I'm saying the people who originally stole the art and removed the artist's name should be held accountable.

[@alethiaramsay9080]

Yes. This is very true.

[@insertusernamehere3173]

Im sorry you got so much hate. It was kind of unfair and some of it was insane. I am genuinely so glad you're back and also your criticism was fair. You weren't even a hater. You literally gave it so much kindness and I hate that people misconstrued it. Thank you so much.

[@noobmasterruben5167]

Hazbin twitter is full of toxic people who will do anything to trash talk someone's criticism. Be it constructive or not

[@goldenheart__]

okay genuinely what did people say?? because all i saw was some people saying it didnt seem to be as high a quality as usual and it seemed clear that she didnt fully understand the characters or anything at all (which… i get. if i had gone into hazbin knowing nothing, i probably wouldve been super confused too)

[@catcactus1234]

@@goldenheart__People were saying her art was trash, she was clickbaiting for attention, she was a Hazbin hater, she wasn’t allowed to criticize the show because her art sucks (even though her points were perfectly valid), etc. Some people were chill with their criticism but a lot of them were just personally insulting LavenderTowne and her art.

[@noobmasterruben5167]

@@goldenheart__ I remember some people saying her redesign is bland (Angel dust's version is tho) and that she lied about going to art school which is just outright stupid

[@FruitOfTheFold]

@@noobmasterruben5167 they could literally go to any other video and see her drawings are better than the rushed one

[@cosmic_seabunny]

For me personally, I think that Alastor’s deer ears looking more like a fox’s ears has amazing potential to be a good way to read the character. When the pilot first came out a lot of people thought it was intentional that he hid his deer aspects and the only confirmation of him being a deer was from looking at his tap shoes (rip deer track tap shoes!) it gave a “Wolf in sheep’s clothing” kinda theme! Really wish Viv would’ve kept things in the pilot like the show but ya know, game and pressure changes people- and people change in general.

[@Deadflower019]

That does seem like a really cool idea, but it does seem like more retroactive justification for the design choices like Lavender "talks" (puts text on screen) about in the video.

[@DeIuIuu]

@@Deadflower019 Yeah!! The only way to make this design choice work would be to make it look more intentional

[@floweringfawn]

I'm so glad that you pointed out how old fans interact with new fans. As someone who has been following the show for a long time I know a lot about the hidden lore and I always found myself explaining things to my friends that I thought were common knowledge but in reality were just things that newcomers wouldn't know about after diving head first into the show, there needs to be a separation between what is said in live streams and on social media and what is put in the show, especially when interacting on a wiki space Edit: I also feel like since they revealed so many things on Twitter and in livestreams it takes away the mysteries that they want at the show. Especially Vaggie, who everyone predicted was an angel because they weren't subtle about it at all. So far Alistair is the character I'm most interested in because we know the least about him.

[@algotkristoffersson15]

The things told in social media should be put into the show.

[@little0wl8]

I relate to how you feel! I was an early Vivzie fan but when I had criticisms about her products (Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss), I felt like I couldn’t share them because of how horrible other fans were to people who had different opinions :/

[@beni5616]

It's so fresh to see someone talk about a mistake or "controversy" in such an open, honest way. I dunno. Thank you Lavender.

[@arsena5209]

i wish it was considered the bare minimum but with "apologies" like the ukulele woman existing that sadly all goes to shit

[@ZombieOwl12]

Thank you for mentioning the thing about Alistor's ears!! I thought it was a wolf, too! We shouldn't have to read a companion article to understand why their designs are the way they are. Just give us a bowl of noodle incidents as explanations, bare minimum 😭

[@yourshoulderdevil5229]

I love noodle incidents lol they're just so silly and I think they would work really well with the show.

[@Alastor_slays66]

A wolf? Seriously?!

[@Thesilentdemise]

​@@Alastor_slays66 ikr, the ears don't immediately look like deer ears but the rest of his design is very clearly a deer. The hoof prints on the bottom of his shoes, the antlers, it shouldn't take more than a minute to see he's not a wolf lol

[@Alastor_slays66]

@@Thesilentdemise Exactly! If you are confused just look closely!

[@briochelover]

​@@Thesilentdemise to be fair the antlers do get lost in his hair a little bit. It's easy to see that he's a deer when his antlers grow out a bit more but at first glance you really wouldn't be able to guess ( or at least I didn't realise lol )

[@SoapIsOkay]

I’m so sorry that people treated you the way they did ngl Edit!: No matter how someone feels about a design or a show NOBODY has the right to openly bully others on the internet. Constructive criticism is GREAT. BULLYING AND “ART LORE” IS NOT OKAY!!!!!

[@maributalsofwoggie]

While I do think the comments on the last one were mean, I love the way that she redrew them! I think it’s a huge improvement from the last video. I especially love vaggie’s design

[@twist_ending7545]

She should've done research. Edit: y'all can stop responding to me now with the same shit over and over. I get the damn point.

[@SoapIsOkay]

@@maributalsofwoggie me too! I think she did a great job this time. Although the original redesigns did suffer for different reasons that wasn’t an excuse to legit bully someone on the internet 😭 total shame 😭😭 Vaggies design is cute tho!❤️

[@dnidaz2553]

Those redesigns were absolutely NOT good

[@kris_underrune]

​@@twist_ending7545 fair, but maybe we shouldn't harass someone over this

[@dandelion6146]

I love the original designs, but you are absolutely right about them not portraying the characters' personalities. Your designs really convey much more information, and that's cool!

[@phantomcat7990]

Husk's design being a scraggly old dog is so good! It's way more in line with his personality and role in the story

[@NnyLovesMyxChem]

Fr, it would have even be good if it was a scraggly old cat to, but it fits well with his VA, don't get me wrong, live his design but hers is verry fitting haha

[@Chroma10008]

I love your new redesigns so much! Husk having a beer belly makes a lot of sense, and I love how you kept Alastor’s sepia colour palette despite the criticisms. Vaggie’s redesign is probably my favourite and I love how you incorporated her lore into the design (especially with the ribbons).

[@dandytron2000]

Vaggie redesign is so good like omg queen???? Step on me???? AND HUSK LOOKS AMAZING TOO, THE FUR MARKINGS??? my everything Would love to see more, esp Lucifer and Adam designed in your style!

[@zuziiice8907]

I mean, i like them but i think vaggie could be worked on since the show encircles the hotel, i'd like to see her in some form of work attire for her job in the hotel, could put her in a bouncer, manager, bellhop, basically something that you'd see someone in while working in the hotel. With husker, i'd like to see something that more stands out for husker, maybe add to the fur color or something that'll help him stand out a bit more since in lavender's drawing it feels like he needs something.. maybe he could have a scar or scratch on him or maybe give him the hat back since his head looks so bare without it.

[@Cecil...]

Yesss an Adam redesign would be 👌🏻

[@alexbennet4195]

Why are you sexualising things? 😭

[@RaiNBOwXP0p]

i’ve been in the fandom since the pilot and i am honestly so sorry about this community and how they’ve been acting to you :( they think they’re better then everyone just because they’ve known the show years before it came out and that’s not a cool attitude to have >:/ I would love to see your redesigns of some more characters like Angel, Niffty, and the Vees !! :D

[@FlickeringBurningEmber]

As a pretty big Hazbin fan, here’s my unnecessarily long and unasked for take on your redesigns, in order of the end line up! Husk: Honestly, I love what you did. In this version he looks so much more… gruff, if that’s the right word, and more like his personality on paper. I also feel like the sweater does a great job at symbolizing that yeah, he’s rude, but he does have that softie side to him. I love both your version and canon husk. Vaggie: Honestly… I think I like this version more than the canon. To me this fits her a lot more. Love the hair a lot, as well. Doing a knight theme actually goes really well with her dating Charlie as well, considering Vaggie is often trying to protect Charlie like a knight protects their kingdom/royals! Charlie: First off, shorter Charlie (she looks short in the lineup) is adorable. Intentional or not I feel it adds to the fact nobody takes her seriously. The more princess-y vibe to her is very fitting too. You can’t convince me she wouldn’t wear puffy sleeves lol. Not to mention the innocent wide eyes! Though something about her suit in the canon… can’t explain why I like it, but as I stated and shall restate, I like both your version and the canon! Alastor: So… I love it. Absolutely love it. Alastor is probably my favorite character out of everyone here (Charlie and Husk are close seconds) and my second favorite redesign. It looks like he’s straight from his era, and a charming businessman ready to make a deal. Not even talking about his facial expression, it somehow looks both unnerving and welcoming. The freckles are so cool as well! Kinda makes me think of how fawns and doe (? Correct me if I’m wrong on that) have white spots on their backs. This is how I’ve kinda pictured Alastor would look as a human, actually (minus the antlers and ears obviously lol). I feel the more sleek/trimmed hair adds to that “gentleman radio host” vibe. With my opinions stated, enjoy my take on it! Feel free to reply with any additions or your take on it :)

[@zynpkrdg]

also lucifer is short so they can be a short father-daughter duo! (lilith's genes did absolutely nothing unless we decide to make her short too which would then just make them a feral gremlins family.) i just want to say that i like alastor's original desing a bit more because of how cool it is, like the emo hair looks cool on him dang it.

[@FlickeringBurningEmber]

@@zynpkrdg All short Morningstars would be hilarious lol. Or all short but Lilith would also be hilarious. I do agree, Alastor’s original clothing/hair are cool. I like the idea that her redesign was him prior to death, and canon Alastor remains the same.

[@zynpkrdg]

@@FlickeringBurningEmber imagine if lilith (tall) and lucifer had more children and they were ALL short as heck. like lilith stood out like a sore thumb.

[@amiable_monster]

​@@zynpkrdgMe and my ducklings be like:

[@FlickeringBurningEmber]

@@zynpkrdg I love this idea so much, it is just absolutely incredible. Thank you for giving me this image in my head! I could imagine Lilith wondering how on earth they all ended but short. Not even average height, just short.

[@janelle_is_pog]

I would just like to appreciate and point out how maturely Lavendertowne goes about issues like this. She gives constructive criticism and mentions when things are just a personal preference while also understanding both sides of the controversy and discusses issues very peacefully Its just really refreshing to see someone behave like this in a very chaotic aggressive and attacking world.

[@Cecil...]

As somebody who's been a fan of both you AND Hazbin for years and years, I'm really sorry you had such a negative introduction to the fandom. People can be crazy and toxic, and it's so sad to see such communities frequently forming around creative and enjoyable new media. I would love to see a re-design of Angel, and maybe also Lillith, Niffty, even Valentino?? I love your art so much. Thanks for all you do ✨️

[@axnixX]

Valentino doesn’t deserve to have the honor of being redesigned by Lavender >:(

[@Cecil...]

@axnixX I'm mostly wondering if she can telegraph his vile personality even more somehow 🤔 He's a horribly bad guy, of course, but that doesn't make him a bad CHARACTER.

[@axnixX]

@@Cecil... yeah… fair point… but we could never forgive val

[@kanjifaith6619]

I've been a fan of Hazbin since Viv was still making Zoophobia. I hate that people in this fandom are so closed-minded. I absolutely agree with your critiques of several of the Hazbin Hotel character designs, especially Alastor's hair and Husk's wings. Ultimately, they're Viv's characters, so she gets to design them how she wants, but it's always really cool hearing about how other people would do things differently and why.

[@aliteralblueberry7837]

Coming from a Hazbin fan since 2019 this crap so ridiculous. Like I understand not liking a redesign but attacking/harassing somebody over it is so ridiculous. I don’t understand why people get this upset over an opinion over a fictional character rather you like the character or not.

[@derpyunicorn5543]

Fr! The video wasn't very well researched and all, but the level of harassment was crazy

[@zcgamerandreacts2762]

​@@derpyunicorn5543the amount of videos made on hazbin criticising on the plot alongside the contestant drama being stirred up against Viv on Twitter made them reach a boiling point where they just BFG blast Mars anyone.

[@NekomancerXoX]

As a die hard Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss/Vivziepop fan, i really appreciate you redesigning the characters with more of their backstory and the shows general aesthetic and color scheme in mind. I think youre right in that a lot of die hard fans can be really negative towards people who dont know the generally accepted fan theories, or obscure semi-canon peices of lore. Im just really glad that people are watching and seem to like this show :)

[@maggie_pie]

I LOVE Husk's redesign!! He actually looks like a grumpy old man! Personally i think he's far cuter now lol I'd love to see more redesigns of yours, especially Angel Dust ❤

[@Necrophyllis.]

Def would smash.

[@graamkraken]

I love your Husk design so much! It has so much personality and I’m obsessed with the subtle card and poker chip motifs on his vest. I love how scruffy you’ve made him as well, it really gives him that “tired old hound” energy.

[@uhoh20yearsago61]

YESSSSSSSSS ME TOOOO 🎉🎉🎉

[@Sharon_Hocutt]

i love husk's design here! he would have a dad bod instead of a tiny lil waist

[@sweetdiscordia3404]

I'm currently being harassed for my own redesigns 💀 these designs are really good, and its awesome you could push through the shit they gave you to find actual criticism to improve with

[@LavenderTowne]

Apparently it’s a right of passage, good luck to you!!! I hope people aren’t too mean :(

[@sweetdiscordia3404]

@@LavenderTowne Yea, ive had a lot of my posts mass reported, when its just art of redesigns, and now theyre attacking me personally :') hope these redesigns get the love they deserve btw!

[@monbub]

I'm so sorry to hear that. These fans are so immature it makes me angry. Like they shouldn't even be allowed on the internet if they can't handle looking at other people's redesigns of characters.

[@lucid_3938]

I think the reason hazbin hotel has such an aggressive and mean fanbase is because Vivziepop has had an extremely long Internet history and many fans have followed her so long or gone back into her past Internet history they've developed this really specific type of parasocial relationship with her and her work?? Especially since her herself also tends to get carried away defending herself like crazy, especially on twitter. I do think this has also been caused because even before the full show came out theres been a rabid large community of what i call a hate fandom ripping into every thing she's made. She started growing a following on deviantart first which no offence to deviantart but..definitely explains alot to me. It sucks both fans AND people who dislike the hellaverse are so equally toxic and aggressive, even the show creator herself sometimes getting involved, it can definitely make a bad impression on the show and how (TW: OPINIONS) Great it actually is!! Especially since its boosting the indie animation community like crazy. All i hope is everyone settles down, things are cleared up and that Vivzie gets a godamn pr team and possibly some therapy 😭

[@Default_null]

this comment is so real. this is very well explained and everything makes sense now

[@soggypopgratz_]

Well said 👏

[@deweyr_fisher]

i completely agree, lol the weird parasocial ‘how dare you insult our queen’ mindset is strange especially since it seems a lot of the fandom is children

[@rozinq1351]

​@@deweyr_fisher it is, but after getting exposed to the equally intense ''vivziepop and her shows killed my grandma'' mentality i can't say i don't understand why they get so defensive about it... seems like she just elicits extremely poralizing emotions in people for some reason

[@deweyr_fisher]

@@rozinq1351 yeah i really don’t understand why that is, i don’t like the show but it has never occurred to me to harass people over it. It’s just a combination of people with no home training being overly bold through a screen on both sides, or the extreme [positive or negative] parasocial obsession people have with Viv.

[@earthangel7361]

THE RETURN OF SEPIA ALASTOR AWOOOOOGA also everyone else looks super cute and nice and I love your designs :) you're the best!!

[@gummywasp7174]

Fun fact: Upside down crosses aren't a symbol of Satanism or Hell. It's actually a symbol of St. Peter. 😊 Some people mistaken this. 😅

[@edwater.3]

as a christian ive always found it interesting how people take the st. peters cross and call it “satanic” Wasn’t st. peter put on a upside down cross because he didn’t feel worthy to be crucified the same way as jesus?

[@Musty_Rat15]

@@edwater.3 satanist like to invert what is seen as good or holy. Like how the lamb represents purity and the goat represents sin

[@atlandfrisk]

christan lore :-O tell me more

[@thatweirdodaniel]

​@@edwater.3yep this is true! not christian but i really like symbolism so yeah, its st peter's cross. this issue stems from the belief that every christian symbol turned upside-down is satanic without looking into the fact that symbols like st peter's cross were already upside-down

[@verboselocket3896]

​@@atlandfrisk St. Peter was crusified on a cross upside down because he felt like he wasnt worthy to be crusified like Jesus

[@Sei5715]

I am so sorry about the backlash you got. You’re a very mature, kind-hearted creator and you handled the situation so well. Glad you’re doing better! I absolutely love your Husk redesign, to the point I prefer it over the canon design.

[@entomologist_]

It's interesting that you'd make a video on Hazbin Hotel's Character Design. I was telling my friend who introduced me to the show that it kinda reminds me of your art style in some ways.

[@LavenderTowne]

I totally see it! Me and Vivzie grew up in the same era of DeviantArt so it makes a lot of sense haha.

[@cryptic1999]

Alastor looks like he's going to call me and ask about my car's extended warranty.

[@Vitalityshow1]

"Your car shit expired" "What." "It expired" "I got it yesterday??" "Well, it's expired now."

[@echotech9381]

16:18 "His other eyes" Me who knew he was a spider: wait... Those are eyes... Not... Freckles....?

[@kingnightmarevin]

When he gets angry at Husk, it's a bit more obvious

[@User1-x7c]

Those are…. Eyes?…

[@HenryP339]

Husk’s redesign is just so good in my opinion, he still keeps his colors yet he definitely gives off more of the personality that he has in the show. (Love that you got to still make this video!)

[@eunbi7392]

I never leave comments, but I just wanted to say that I love the designs you made in this video. I didn't think your old ones were all that bad, especially given you were struggling with stuff irl (I hope things have gotten better), but I can definitely see the extra care in these designs. They look great, and are really refreshing to see! (I've never considered making Husk a dog or making Charlie short, for example). If you're comfortable, I'd love to see you make more designs for other Hazbin characters, especially Lute. :) Well done!

[@ursalillychewie2059]

It sucks that you were going through something, and then the drama from the previous video probably compounded on that. I will say though that I really enjoy your updated designs. They more easily articulate the issues I had with the show's character design as well. Ty for coming back with this more put together video and hope the community is kind to you :)

[@Mooneko_]

I appreciate how well you handled the criticism! Most people online are so immature about it, it’s a breath of fresh air to see how easily and respectfully you handled it. These new designs are incredible!

[@connormystic]

[Looks at Alastor's final redesign] This. This sparks joy. Seriously though, I really do love these versions! I feel like your designs for Charlie and Vaggie specifically are just so interesting. I can imagine your versions of Charlie and Vaggie on a double date with the show's versions, like they look like they would be friends. And the return of sepia Alastor!!! That looks like a guy I could see discussing gossip on the radio and making silly little puns, like he is absolutely drowning in charisma. Also Husk!! Husk!!! The spade in his fur pattern? The heart in his ear?? The black and white on his vest that, to me, kinda resembles a roulette wheel?? Now that looks like a gambling demon right there! 10/10 no notes I just love him. Gosh these are such nice redesigns. I love the show's versions too, of course - but I think these are just such fun ways to interpret the characters, and they look so cool! On an unrelated note I want Charlie's dress in my closet and I want it there right now immediately please and thank you.

[@ricky.t.1658]

I don’t get the necesity to make him obese and a dog, this looks too generic and simple. Vaggie portrays a completely different idea from what the character is supposed to look. I liked Charlie and Alastor tho.

[@connormystic]

@@ricky.t.1658 "Obese" literally what are you talking about? That's a bit chubby at most. Like that is a totally standard body type.

[@ricky.t.1658]

@@connormystic honey having a belly bigger than ur head is not being a bit chubby. I know where she wants to go with the design, like the stereotype of barmans and old men having beer bellies, but the dog part? Like your destroying half the character with that. Male cat fursonas (that are not femboys) are already super rare and it is a reason why I like the character, why following the man=dog stereotype like the 99% of artists do? (The last part was a bit personal opinion, don’t take it too serious)

[@connormystic]

@@ricky.t.1658 If your head is bigger than your torso or stomach, you need immediate medical attention. Have you ever looked at an actual human person in your entire life? Also, PSA, calling internet strangers "honey" is actually insanely weird to be doing. Like seriously do not do that. That is just so inappropriate.

[@ricky.t.1658]

@@connormystic belly ≠ stomach

[@WillowWispGaming]

i’m sorry people were so quick to tear down your original redesigns! glad you’re feeling better and decided to take another swing at things!

[@MediecreGoddess]

my personal theory as to why the fandom is so argumentative is that were all tense constantly. like when the original video dropped and drama happened it genuinely affected my mental health and sleep. even before the show came out, heck even before the PILOT had come out, people were JUMPING at the chance to include hazbin into cringeculture hate campaigns. and as a result all the nice chill fans got weeded out, and the only ones left were anxious people expecting to be bombarded at any moment and people who survived the hate "purge" of the fandom only because they were just as toxic as the people harassing them. and because hatedoms will never die so long as love for the show lives on, theyre locked in a constant war thats reduced what used to be a genuinely chill fandom of artists and musical theatre lovers into a toxic waste battlefield.

[@Toki-np3xj]

@@MediecreGoddess Thats what I suspect too, it doesn't give any excuse to the active hostility the community has, but it does make sense (again. No excuses.) in regards to how much malice there's been towards anything including Vivz in it/made by Vivz. (Ie saying that liking the show either as a casual watcher or a fan suddenly now getting you harassed or attacked with claims of supporting x,y,z, etc etc)

[@hi.im.lilith]

You snatching his “emo bob” off Alastor’s head was so funny ToT

[@lemonwhipp]

I’ve been a fan of Hazbin hotel since the pilot, and it’s a show that I hold really dear to my heart, I think you did a fantastic job with these designs! You’ve managed to show the personalities of the characters very well (and oh my god thank you for not making Alastor the whitest man ever I’ve seen that so much in his redesigns) Props to you for keeping them uniform with the show and also unique to their official lore :D (also we love historical accuracy!) I do really hope to see Angel if you plan to continue this, especially with so many aspects of him being transferable into design form :] Also I think it’s super dope how you put so many subtle details in this !!

[@LunaBound]

i love love LOVE your take on alastor. his original design is great, but i agree that the time period he comes from is an essential part of his character and it doesn't come through very clearly in the show besides his speech and mannerisms. your design is also serving a bit of happy mask salesman in the best way

[@moosh.r4in]

your first designs werent bad, but these ones definitely fit the style of the show a lot better. i would absolutely love to see you redesign the other characters using your new found knowledge of the show 🤩

[@someguy_namedkai4761]

I absolutely adore what you’ve done with Alastor and Husk!!! Especially with having them mesh so well with their descriptions, chefs kiss as always!!🌟

[@julioliarts]

Tbh many tv show justice warriors have such a snotty teenage mentality, you're designs were very well thought out!

[@Wandervenn]

It's more because people are passionate about things they like. If you give a sports hottake to a sports guy, he will just as much become upset. Even academia is filled with passionate nerd outrage.

[@Cr1sscr0ssaplesawc3]

@@Wandervennyea but there should be a healthy way to love something but also accept criticism. I absolutely LOVE Hazbin, but I still can accept that the show is far from perfect and I personally would change some things about it (at least pacing wise mainly). But I get what you mean. I’ll say that yea sometimes I get so overly obsessed with something that I think any criticism is automatically”hate” because they don’t know the thing I love like I do. And also since a lot of things I like are also tied slightly to my identity as an individual, I do take it personally cause it feels like a personal attack on me. In my head it’s like “you don’t like this thing that’s a part of me, so then you don’t like me” which couldn’t be further from the truth. That’s honestly one of the con’s of being sensitive lmao

[@Wandervenn]

@@Cr1sscr0ssaplesawc3 It's hard to accept criticism when it comes from a source that doesnt know about the subject though. I love Lavender's art. I've been a sub for a long time, but you could tell from her first video that she had no idea what she was talking about with her design choices. On top of that, I'd say while some of the art critique was fair, it also wasnt strictly correct. Like, yes, you can make colors pop by not using similar shades, but also monochromatic color palets are also a well known thing and clearly part of the stylistic choice to aid in the story telling more than the art itself. Criticism is good, but it doesnt necessarily mean you should have to accept it if you dont agree that it fits with the image you want. Saying that being upset because the thing you like is being unfairly criticized by a source that has no knowledge of what the thing you like isn't being a whiny teenager like OP said.

[@bugbear2357]

​@@Wandervenn passion doesn’t excuse being a bully

[@frayliths5374]

​@@Wandervenneven if people think the criticism is incorrect, they can simply disagree or give feedback without harassing her over it or spreading misinformation about how she's a hater and toxic or doing it out of malice Your point about the monochromatic palette is rather confusing. The whole thing about monochromatic palette is that because it only uses one color, using different shades is important to actually make distinguishable shapes. If not, you're going to have issues with readability, as Lavender already explained. Readability is what she's critiquing, not the choice to use monochromatic palette, and it is not something you need to have knowledge of the show about to critique; you only need to take a look at a screenshot to see it. Just look at other art with monochromatic palette, you can still distinguish where an object ends and another starts without having to examine the art in more than five seconds because they have different shades while still being all blue or red or green. If your monochromatic palette is red in the exact same or very similar shades, of course it's going to be indistinguishable. You can take liberty and make something a stylistic choice, but to handwave a critique about the legitimate flaws it caused with a "you just don't understand" just shows that you can't take critiques. Even if it weren't a valid critique and was really a personal opinion, there is really no need to be so upset over it. People need to exercise "ignore and move on" more often for discussions about fiction I understand feeling upset when something you like is criticized, but I also know that if I let that negative feeling simmer, my judgment will be clouded and I might take it out on people who don't deserve it. What I personally do is distance myself from the source until I calm down enough to look at it objectively. Regardless of whether you think her critiques are valid or not, it doesn't warrant anything more than a simple disagreement

[@marvelouslee4427]

As someone who did not know Alastor is supposed to be Black until watching this video, I really REALLY appreciate your redesign. I somehow knew about his serial killer backstory and deer motif but just thought his magic was only vodoun INSPIRED not that he is LITERALLY CREOLE. As a Black person in the South who has also studied Creole culture, I can understand why people might be apprehensive to this aspect of his character. The last thing we need is yet another white person demonizing our culture in the media. But then I got to thinking, why do we not mind Dr. Facilier from Princess and the Frog? Why do we give his villainous vodoun a pass? And then I remembered. Mama Odie. Mama Odie is not only the Queen of the Bayou, a wise and good guiding figure on the protagonists' journey. She is also a master of vodoun. She is the antithesis to Dr. Facilier. This correctly represents, at least to me, that vodoun is NOT inherently evil but rather a neutral art that can be used for good or for bad. Hazbin Hotel is trying to pull off a Dr. Facilier without a Mama Odie as a foil. And that is a VERY slippery slope.

[@LavenderTowne]

This is such an insightful point!!!!

[@twistedmyth5860]

I feel it probably doesn't help that voodoo is usually portrayed as evil with VERY few examples of it being portrayed as positive or even just neutral, so that fact she is not only has Alastor use voodoo evilly, but she is also using real voodoo symbols to do so just makes it worse.

[@cupcake1q_Gacha]

He's mixed

[@lucid_3938]

If at some point, they actually introduce his mother in the show it would be really great since she is also a voodoo practitioner and ended up in heaven. It would be really good if the show explored that

[@user-ayiy824jbd]

@@cupcake1q_Gacha right. mixed w black. and creole people mixed w black usually look more black. so hes black.

[@Dallas-winston341]

I like Vaggie and Charlies designs the most they look pretty cool.

[@fragiledate]

vaggie's is sooo cool. like the red ribbon idea is so hard it is genuinely so fire..

[@ccherry.berryy]

Your Husk is FANTASTIC- no notes he’s perfect. also I love the crown horns that feels very appropriate for Charlie /gen

[@sunburst3476]

I knew these "dramatubers" were being way too harsh and downright harassing you and making assumptions that are simply not true to who you actually are. They completely looked over the actual valid constructive criticism in the video, and instead just laser focused on all the things you did "wrong" instead. It's sad to see how you had to explain and basically prove that you are in fact not a horrible person and that you made a mistake anyone could've done. Still, I'm happy to see your new take on it and the redesigns look great!

[@MobDraws69]

As much as I like Hazbin, I always felt that the character designs were a biproduct of Vivian’s interests. Judging by the main cast, she really likes putting her characters in suits and loves the color red to the point of it being a detail in almost every character we see in the show. Funnily enough, I found myself almost running into this issue when designing the characters for my comic series, but I understood that if every character looked the same or had similar motifs, it would kill their uniqueness in personality and theming.

[@pastelgoth9885]

i think that the color con be understand better if someone watch helluva boss first, it's a spin-off of hh and explore the world buildintg better

[@arcticwolf4710]

If you watch helluva boss you'll explore other rings of hell in the universe, each one has a different color scheme, greed being greed for example. Pride, where hazbin hotel takes place, is red. It's also possible that the colors of the rings tie into the chain colors, like how Husk's is green like the sin of greed. That's just a theory though

[@leetri]

@@pastelgoth9885 As she pointed out in this video, that's just a retroactive explanation to justify the extreme overuse of red. Even if you want to theme a place after a single colour, there's a billion different shades, hues, and saturations you can use to make things varied and have the characters stand out.

[@Shadow_Noceda]

Sorry, these are Vivziepop characters, so she can design them in any way she wants without needing to accomodate them to the tastes of pretententious guys that only knows to complain like you. There's to much red in the show? Yeah, but who cares? If the creator wanted to make the show that way because that's her personal and artistic vision and we should just simply accept that instead of complaining all day non-stop on the internet.

[@MobDraws69]

@@Shadow_Noceda not once had I ever stated nor implied that the designs should change to fit my tastes. I was only making an observation as someone who’s pursuing a similar line of work. It’s illiterate people like you who think they’re doing God’s work by pulling at straws that aren’t there. Try reading before you type 💀

[@clarethecat5199]

I'd love to see a part 2, I'm really interested to know what you'd do with Angel's spider features! Also I love the Idea of Alastor having that, like, grain over him? Idk what to call it but it definitely reads as vintage!

[@Mootthehoop]

i genuinely love the way you made these designs! please do another one of these

[@FurKid_the_Gg_roo_99]

As a Hazbin Hotel fan, I feel annoyed that we didn't get more of really anything from Vaggie; like, she could've had a geniune arc about dealing with not being defined by her past & the self-esteem issues that she'd have from realizing that her job was legit corrupt & whatnot. I hope we gst more in season 2.

[@Toaster-draws]

With the whole thing of Vaggie's likes being connected to Charlie, it sounds like she got similar treatment to Millie. If you don't know, Millie is from another show by Vivziepop called "Helluva Boss." Millie is mainly just used as support for her husband Moxxie. At least that's what I grasped from the show.

[@DaniGacha2011]

omg i just noticed youre so right

[@Wandervenn]

I think it's more that her backstory is her being a faceless soldier. Her identity was literally to be what Adam wanted of her. Now that she has her own life she has yet to fully realize who she is and how to live for herself.

[@beaniegorll2759]

Sameeeee that’s exactly how it felt, it’s like a couple can’t be written without one of their personalities being undermined

[@melikechaos]

@@WandervennTHIS IS EXACTLY HOW I SEE IT!!!

[@MsLilly200]

@@Wandervenn Tbf though. In the pilot she had a lot more personality. (But then ppl got mad, saying she was the "angry latina" stereotype or whatever. Despite having very solid reasons to be angry lol.)

[@samsquatch7880]

As a Hazbin Hotel fan, I will say, yeah a huge amount of the community is vile. But there are also a *lot* of cool people who love seeing new interpretations of characters! I myself have been a fan of you longer than Hazbin, and I adore this video, especially Husk’s design I would love to see your take on characters in the future! Especially Niffty!

[@koridragonother]

I LOVE THESE DESIGNS SO MUCH AND THANK U SO MUCH FOR ACTUALLY TAKING THEIR TIME PERIOD INTO CONSIDERATION !!!!

[@X1Daring2]

The fact she had to put TEXT over her art so none of the fans hxrass her is INSANE, your art is beautiful, ignore the hxters

[@boilingsoda]

I cant believe how intense the hate was for a pretty supportive video lol I am happy to see these designs though! I think they turned out really nice

[@winter-starlight]

I feel like most people weren't mad about the criticisms she had of the show, but rather the fact that she didn't even watch half of the episodes first before doing her redesigns, because there were a lot of things in all 8 episodes about the characters that explained the design choices. Even if it wasn't in the show, a little more research could explain them. The fact she didn't do enough research about the characters didn't help. I agree that there was too much hate thrown her way, but she definitely didn't have even a decent amount of basic knowledge of the characters.

[@IGOTTRIXUPMYSLEEVE]

​@@winter-starlightyeah! I was one of the criticizers and I and most of the other people mainly spoke about her lack of research.

[@winter-starlight]

@@IGOTTRIXUPMYSLEEVE That was my big gripe with the original. Obviously everyone's gonna have a differing opinion on the show so like that wasn't the problem, but it was pretty obvious that she didn't really look into the characters more than just their surface level presentation. Like she complained that she didn't understand Alastor's deer ears and then proceeded to say that he had no deer like qualities, despite literally having antlers and ears.

[@IGOTTRIXUPMYSLEEVE]

@@winter-starlight Same. I'm glad she looked into the characters more and re did her designs. I still prefer the show, but she actually did really good this time!

[@boilingsoda]

@@winter-starlight I don’t know how much of the backlash you saw, but most of it wasn’t simple calm critiques about why certain elements should be included in her designs. And even then, it’s not like she ever insulted the show or designs lol, she can make au fanart however she’d like

[@ilikebeanies3499]

Okay your designs are the absolute BOMB! And I love that Husk looks like a wolf and Alastor is a deer, it makes the contractual entrapment more ironic. (A deer having power over a wolf) And Charlie is a super cute demon ❤️ Vaggie definitely seems more like a warrior in your design than in the show.

[@invertez3483]

YOU DIDNT DESERVE THAT ILYSM LAVENDER :CCC

[@dragonetafireball]

11:45 Val does also have fully functional wings but he can’t fly because he lost an antenna which was his main way of stabilising and he’s nearly blind, I do wonder if the show will ever play with Val having so many traits in common with Vaggie (wings, moth, grey skin, etc)

[@kiw1x]

val wasnt even mentioned?????

[@PuppetOnions]

⁠@@kiw1xTheir timestamp is a bit off lol. LavenderTown was saying the only other characters shown to have wings are or were angels, from what she could remember at least, so it felt a bit weird for Husk to have wings. This commenter was pointing out that Valentino also has wings, you can’t usually see them as he has them draped over him like a cape

[@thecraftykitsune284]

I think she does clarify prominent wings. I.e ones sticking out and not folded back

[@dinoheartnerd2265]

I love you so much, Haley. I cannot stand the way the horrible way some toxic people on the internet have treated you, not only in relation to this particular case, but also in the past. You are genuinely a good person and you deserve the world. Please take care of yourself first and foremost.

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

round 2 redesigns my beloved ❤❤ alastor and charlie have to be my favs here. you did a great job of making her look so sweet and hellish at the same time. and i love vaggie’s founding father swag 😭 she’s so cool. and husk… man, i love when people draw him chunkier. the little allusions to cards on his ear and fur is chefs kids fr :) and im glad youre feeling better. im sorry things got out of hand with the first video. though i wasnt 100% pleased with the original video, you did NOT deserve the hate that you got from people (which mostly seems to be outside forces, like twitter n tiktok, rather than in the youtube comments. the comments i saw seemed more respectful about their criticism than the folks on the other sites). i say this with love, but the next time youre feeling unwell or dont have the energy/time to put in the research effort you typically do, try doing a different type of video (like turning X into humans/cute girls). i think it should be a quick and easy way to put forth content without potentially opening yourself up to toxic fans. i know some people have it out for you either way, but i think doing fandom redesigns can be dangerous sometimes if we’re not careful. again, i dont say this to be mean, i just dont want to see you go through mass hate again ❤️‍🩹

[@LavenderTowne]

This is good advice, thank you!! 🐛

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

@@LavenderTowne no problem 💖 i hope you enjoy the rest of your april :)

[@-oliveeyeahh]

i havent watched (and have NO intention to watch) hazbin hotel but id watch it immediately with these designs theyre so much better. also as someone who hadnt ever heard of the cat dog guy when you revealed him i was surprised bc he looks 20