And This Theory Is Quite Interesting And Has Its Place. By The Way, It Very Easily Overlaps With The

And this theory is quite interesting and has its place. By the way, it very easily overlaps with the theory that Alastor and Zestial made a deal. (this can be seen in the green stitches on the smile and hat)

Alastor, Zestial, and Hubris - Preamble

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Okay, so. I don't know how many of you have seen this meme by @the-nerd-beast about Alastor & Zestial, but i saw it the night it was posted. It articulated something I had wondered about offhandedly during episode 5 but ultimately decided was probably not important; and got me thinking about it again, in more detail.

Namely - why was Zestial spared? What made him different from the other Overlords Alastor killed? What reason would Alastor (power hungry, chip on his shoulder) have to let one of the oldest Overlords live when he targeted the rest with impunity?

The obvious answer is that Zestial was kind (or at least polite) to Alastor, even before he had a lot of power to his name. I think this is supported by canon - Alastor and Zestial have a pretty friendly acquaintanceship, Zestial in general is respectful (he's one of the only Overlords to not demean Charlie, even if he doesn't believe in her ideas); and he's polite even when criticizing Velvette's suggestion of taking the fight to the exorcists.

However, that's boring. Instead, I would like to propose a theory that's feasible, if not likely:

Alastor did, in fact, target Zestial during his rise to power. However, unlike other Overlords, Zestial came out on top - and Alastor was forced to make a deal with him to escape a worse fate.

This theory will be broken up into multiple parts, listed below:

Analyzing Alastor - Breaking Down Alastor's Deal (ETA Wednesday 06/03); How Powerful Is Alastor; Alastor, Emotions & Emoting; Unfair Fighting: Alastor vs. Overlords

Analyzing Zestial - What We Know About Zestial; Zestial & Relationships (feat. Carmilla); How Powerful Is Zestial

Alastor and Zestial: Making a Cordial Relationship About Fear and Irony Because I Am Incapable Of Being "Normal" About Characters (The Actual Theory)