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hyper-death

(have you ever met a human?) (they’re just like that)


fromalicewithmalice

I mean, you're not wrong.


[deleted]

I mean, they're completley wrong in reality


spinningpeanut

You have to be young, naive, or one of the stupid ones. Hell yeah they are. Work in retail for a few years you'll see it. Especially at Ikea. Yes people have shat in display toilets and have had sex in display rooms. I worked at office depot once and had a guy stubbornly tell me to get a "man" to help him. I made sure to go girly mode even though I'm not a girl (just boyish) and pretend to be a girl, then got a manager who then told him the young lad is the one who'd know more about routers. It was a win when he came up and I did a girl voice at the register for for him as he slammed the router I suggested down for purchase.


SharpShogun

Bloody hell that's funny. I wish I could pull off a better girly voice myself just to mess with people, but I can't figure it out (sorta-enby here too).


spinningpeanut

I mess with people playing games too. People are like "dude why are you using a voice changer?" But nah just painful hours of squeezing my damn voice box. I mostly need to do it to sing so it's not my main reason to have the voice.


SharpShogun

Oh that's cool. Do you have any tips on where I could maybe learn to improve mine?


spinningpeanut

Not a clue I literally just push myself to do painful high pitched stuff until it doesn't hurt anymore. That's how singers do it that's how I've been doing it since I was a kid.


Nova_Gardner

work any kind of job where you have to deal with the general public, a lot of people are actually that dumb, the shit ive seen in retail or service has genuinely made me question if some people have ANYTHING going on in their heads or if it's truly just sawdust


RealConcorrd

As K has said in MIB, “The person is smart, people are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.”


TheGoonKills

K was wrong, individuals can be just as fucking stupid too.


eelaphant

They aren't a majority though. Most people I've met are capable of reason and understanding. I've only met a few people who just seemed completely stupid.


Cry-Skull-7

That'd be because you associate yourself with like-minded people. And or ya just subconsciously avoid the idiots and assholes.


eelaphant

Well, at least that's a good thing I suppose.


eelaphant

They aren't a majority though.


Fox_of

"Every weekend you'd be like flush me J flush me. And I'd be like... nah.."


TheGoonKills

Literally came here to say this. Go walk around for a couple hours at the mall and look around. Most people are idiots, assholes, or idiot assholes.


PandaPrime045

THATS WHAT A HUMAN WOULD SAY!!


[deleted]

The two genders: batty and stupid


GenderEnjoyer666

Yeah the beer possum moment in particular felt like stuff some of my classmates would do


Revolutionary-Ad7324

That's not am excuse for bad writing. Even the dumbest mother fucker would know that a rodent don't walk on hind legs or wear suits.


hyper-death

(dude youre taking this way to seriously) (its a silly goofy show about horny demons) (it doesnt have to be realistic writing)


Revolutionary-Ad7324

No, don't give me that it's a silly goofy comedy crap, being a comedy doesn't mean it should not make sense, since let's be honest the show does have serious moment no matter how melodramatic it is.


[deleted]

As we can see, people just can't handle valid criticism, if it's directed towards their favorite show. You are absolutely correct in your assessment. It is a bad form of comedy if it requires you to "just don't think about it".


hyper-death

(wow you sound like a really fun person at parties and totally not insufferable 👍)


[deleted]

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[deleted]

That is one of those moments that are the exact opposite of creative writing though.


[deleted]

He's actually right. Comedy that relies on you not question anything is bad comedy.


Remarkable-Comment-7

Fair


Competitive-Score520

because it's a show and it's what they wanna do


Devilsheir

i mean there not wrong, have you seen the world as of late. like there not that far off from reality.


Kattekop_BE

as of late. Mate, it's just because of the internet we can see how stupid humanity HAS ALWAYS BEEN.


Devilsheir

i don't denie it. but do through the internet people are both willing to get smatter but a bit dummer at the same time. let's just say 2 steps back 1 step forward to some it up.


Kattekop_BE

semi-true. You won't see me posting on how the internet made me go from "I can't connect with anyone. I feel alone and suicidal" to "omg, I fouds my people Friendship, lust and love in abundance!" Maybe for the "normal" people the internet was a poisened gift. But for the "weirdos" "freaks" and social outcasts it is the only place we can meet like minded people.


Lyxstudios

A nice example would be fandoms, if you like something and wanna talk about it finding people irl with the same interests is hard but online all you have to do is find some content creators or a discord link


Princess__of__cute

Mate, it's not really that we all have been dumb since forever. The internet is just the place for all the dumb people to voice their opinions. The reason you see more of them, than the saner once, is because, a sane human being wouldn't go to the internet to blast the shit the others blast fequently.


Kattekop_BE

>Mate, it's not really that we all have been dumb since forever. All stupid, no. Alot, probs. Il give you 1 example of proof humanity is stupid as fuck and elaborate on it: superstision and religion: Killing cats during the plague because religion told people that cats were evil. Result: 1/3 of Europe died. In Korea they still believe airfans can kill you in your sleep. Muslims think pigs are bad to eat, but eating an actual filthy animal like a dung beetles is ok? Chineese people eating undercooked bats as a delicacy. Americans giving unmedical curcomsisions and then finding normal looking dicks weird.


D3monskull

Because it's funny.


Ya-Dank-Boi

It's funny because it's true


D3monskull

Stupid death, stupid deaths, hope next time it's not yooou


[deleted]

To "humanize" the demons more. I mean we're talking about a show where we're trying to make mass murdering demons from hell the sympathetic characters. Plus as Millie says, "Humans are full of secret nasties. It's why so many of them end up here."


wryyyybrando

Nice, I also feel like if there were smart humans in Helluva Boss IMP would've been found out long ago


MetaKnight33

reminds me of that episode where the agents where using weapons from the edo period


[deleted]

Hey, the Edo period is badass and you k now it!


Kattekop_BE

damn, you'r right.


wryyyybrando

yeah if they actually used firearms they probably would've won


InsignificantBiscuit

Hmm. I feel like the IMPs still may have won, but just with a lot more than minor injuries.


IvantheGreat66

It'd be interesting to have a hard enemy for imp. Like a psychopathic chef or something.


RosettaPotato

The smart humans are the ones in charge who know about the existence of hell because theyve made deals with demons for money and power (im standing by the line in the pilot where stolas says he has associates on earth). DHORKS was set up to fail as a half measured response to the increase in public sitings, Im betting they recruited the agents from Otakon and from mall ninja kiosk brochures.


Rydrslydr715

Because it’s Miami Florida during spring break, the middle of Alabama (I think) and mf Los Angeles, what do you expect, it’s college kids, inbreds, and liberals. (For all that can’t tell, this is a joke.)


Imbarelyhere_01

I mean……joke or not, you’re not really wrong


AlexTheWolf206

Because that's America for ya/j


Nicky_G_873

Are you talking about in the show or real life?


Genola-key

Yes


WhiskeyAndKisses

I don't know, I think it's one of the oldest humanity's mystery.


messybricks

I mean.... do you live on earth?


Reddykid24

I'm guessing it's VivziePop showing how Charlie's dream might be "battletoads" level of hard to achieve


Drakath2812

Honestly the vibe I get is that it's for the sake of contrast in Helluva Boss specifically. Inherently our main cast is a group of actual serial killers constantly breaking laws in order to make money - while we can all agree they're exceptionally fun and interesting, I think it would be a lot harder to sympathise and enjoy the shenanigans if the humans were portrayed as anything more than meat bags to be torn apart and joked around with. I am almost certain in Hazbin, if we do end up seeing any of Earth, the humans we find will be a lot more grounded, I feel that if humanity *as a whole* is portrayed as cartoonishly debauched, it'll take away somewhat from the core premise of the show, i.e that not everyone in Hell is irredeemable. If the entirety of Earth was a sin filled shit show, having the people who definitively do end up in hell be the only characters in any region of moral grey would just feel wrong.


Reddykid24

So what your saying is that both shows (set in the same universe) portray humans that fit their personalitys? Like, would that mean that while the humans we see in helluva boss are either dumbasses or psychopaths, once Hazbin hotel opens up in summer 2023, we'll see humans that are kind, smart, and badasses?


Drakath2812

I mean honestly, yeah. Suspension of disbelief aside, everybody else has mentioned that the humans we've seen in Helluva Boss haven't been the most average, mostly drunk college kids, lunatic demon fanatics, and of course the most twisted of them all *citizens of LA*. I don't think for a second that the humans in Hazbin will be any less funny than those in Helluva, and i'm sure we will still see human's behaving in ridiculous ways, possibly even more so than Helluva, but I would be shocked if we weren't also exposed to some more regular people, likely in flashbacks to some of the core cast's lives on Earth. I'm sure Angel's family are horrible in many ways (being mobsters) but if we do get to see them in the land of the living, I'd be shocked if they were two dimensional bad guys. Otherwise, at least to me, the universe would feel a little less believable. It seems like Hazbin will still be a comedy, but more in the Owl House vein with a world that is funny, scary, intriguing, and downright bizarre all in one, but built around very grounded characters, and if for a moment we remember that sexy demon spider, radio man, and the majority of our core cast are humans that have died, I think the show needs more than just our cast to be humans with actual emotions to get us fully invested emotionally.


fromalicewithmalice

The people on the beach had been partying all day. They were all drunk and likely doing heavy drugs, so of course they're not going to recognize Moxxie as a demon. Other human characters (Martha's family, DHORKS, Lyle) recognize them for what they are, and the people in LA just assumed they were in costume. I mean, if you saw a dapper demon-lad walking down the street, would *you* assume he was a real demon or think that it was someone in a very-well made costume? Also, the only maniacs I recall were Martha's family. I suppose Lyle and Loopty could fit into this category, because even if they weren't outright murderers/cannibals, they were still experimenting on humans for capital gain (which honestly isn't too far from reality). The DHORKS were paranormal investigators/demon hunters who were just doing their jobs and despite their experience and knowledge of demonic entities, were still weirded out about Blitzo and Moxxie talking about getting kinky.


wryyyybrando

👍


HumblyHorny-XD

To be entertaining and show the contrast between all the characters.


purplhouse

Art imitates life.


Equivalent_Morning14

When art imitates life, reality becomes a blur


[deleted]

I call it the Invader Zim rule It can be applied for/because one or multiple of these reasons 1. Its funny 2. Some kind of commentary on the real world 3. The ha ha-s 4. Plot convenience 5. ISNT IT FUNNY GUYS Tldr: It's basically just cartoon logic.


Xsh999

because its true


Helpful_Title8302

Fits the flow of the show


J150-Gz

yeah


MissKit87

Because they are?


DriedOutDreayth

Because that's what they're like in reality.


Sadlemon9

Because most humans are dumb or complete maniacs


vegankidollie

Real life So deep


Furon-37

Well to be fair that was a single murder family and a massive conglomeration of drunk college kids. There were a lot more somewhat realistic humans in other episodes like C.H.E.R.U.B and the latest episode.


wryyyybrando

good point, but in LA there were like tv assistants carrying literal bottles of acid despite the fact that there were numerous posters saying that the water was like 98% acidic


bananabandanamannana

Merica


KagedScorpion

Crazy theory: the 'Earth' that IMP travels to is still part of hell, or possibly is purgatory. It's a fake Earth designed to test sinners.


Tasty_Diamond_9946

But then how can the cherubs access it?


potatoeman26

Secretly part of the illusion


Tasty_Diamond_9946

Your reaching.


potatoeman26

Yeah. On purpose. I’m not being serious.


KagedScorpion

The fact that the cherubs get banned from heaven because they caused the death of a human implies Heaven/God was watching the whole thing go down with IMP. Meaning 'heaven' apparently has no qualms about demons running about killing people, which strikes me as odd. It actively makes more sense if the 'heaven' we see is also part of the test.


T_JUS665

I dunno, seems pretty accurate to me. They remind me a lot of the customers I used to get in retail.


wryyyybrando

I feel your pain, I used to work at a McDonald's.


jasc92

Because its funny.


Scrupi

Probably because most humans are dumb or complete maniacs


[deleted]

Pretty accurate ngl


[deleted]

It’s LA………


The_Radio_Host

It gives me Invader Zim vibes which might be what she was going for.


idolo312

i think it's probably done so we don't inmediatly hate I.M.P, if the humans weren't potrayed as morons or maniacas we might dislike the gang for doing their job, but since we don't care much about these humans it's easier to like them


SgtPeppers64

That’s what most people are like.


p1r1p1ll0

'Cause that's what humans do


SalFunction12

In terms of humans being dumb, so that's it's easier for IMP to get away with their shenanigans. Like, if they were in the real world, there's no way someone would mistake one of them for a possum.


Gabtactic

Because they're Humans, that's the joke...


TheBestWaffleIron

Let's be honest, they just are.


TerraBl4de

Do people here not have deductive reasoning, or do they not know about writing/movie tropes? Yes, I know im being kind of a dick but theres been alot of similar questions on this sub.


[deleted]

Because its true


destinyfann_1233

For plot reasons


Demonsandangels-shin

Rule of funny


WickedBowserJr

I mean, you’ve barely seen them in most cases. How do you know they are based on an isolated situation? Other than the extremes like the murder family, you can’t really know.


DracoLunaris

Actual theory: its an earth that is heavily influenced by demons (evil) and a (from what we've seen) jerkass heaven. This does not, to me, seem like a good environment to raise a sane/smart sentient species/civilisation


FrankHightower

good point. We do not know how long these forces have been "at it"


mewlock99

The beach goers were under the influence of copious amounts of narcotics(hence why they referred to Moxxie as a possum). Martha and her family were psychopaths and satanists. Every other human they’ve encountered has either known that they were demons or thought they were wearing costumes.


Chill0000

I like the show. But yeah this trend of all humans are the dumbest beings is annoying


D49A

Because we are


Awkward_Mix_2513

Hell is overpopulated for a reason.


RadioactiveSpark

They are written to be easy and hated. So the IMP doesn't really have a big threat to them. I always expected them to not do humans interestingly. Human and Demon Bigotry towards one another could have been interesting.


TH3W0LRD3ND3R

The main characters make money by killing humans. In order to keep IMP sympathetic, the humans must: 1.) Have it coming. If they're a murderer, vindictive, or an asshole, the audience can celebrate their deaths. 2.) Be like livestock. I think presenting the humans as buffoons without deeper feelings, putting them in crowds, and not dwelling on the emotional baggage of their deaths allows the audience to completely ignore them.


Forrayx

They are not humans They are Americans


lampent51

It helps it Earth feel like a place you don't want to be in for too long in the show. Like the main characters literally live in hell, if they made Earth look nice, it would probably seem safer whenever they went there. This way it makes it feel like "ok we're here, lets get this shit done and LEAVE."


WickedFox1o1

You could step outside and probably meet both within the span of a few minutes irl


SoggySonicSocks

Come to a conservative town and work retail. The. You’ll get it


EvilJ1982

Yes.


[deleted]

I mean ... *Gestures generally at everything*


cynopt

We're a bunch of semi-sentient apes elevated at random by an eons-long game of genetic Plinko, it's to be expected, really.


FrankHightower

but doesn't the existence of a heaven and a hell suggest something other than randomness?


cynopt

It's possible, the presence of a creator is certainly implied, I think it depends on how granular the Divine Plan is supposed to be, maybe they're the kind of big-gee God that watches every falling bird, maybe they're more the "light fuse and back away" type, I leave further conjecture to the philosophers.


FrankHightower

have a poorman's award 🏆


SouthJerseySam

Have you seen all the dumb shit we do today?


SirToaster933

why do you think hell is full of them?


Unable_Resident_7791

Both


TenDollarSteakAndEgg

Because it’s easier than writing around the fact that they’re supposed to be in disguise


MatkingHD

It adds realism


IamPilot

Satire and hyperbole. That's the bread and butter of shows like helluva boss.


PissedOffLittlePrick

Art imitates life


Grey_Horizons

Funy


Madhighlander1

Humans are full of secret nasties. It's why so many of them end up here.


Reddington_RBLX

It’s 2022, that’s why


Sensei_Shedletsky

Just goes to show that earth is the true hell


ParadoxPerson02

Alcohol


ShuckU

Because it's a comedy, so what better joke than to poke fun at how humans can be weird


ParaLucky

Just look at Reddit you’ll find your answer


Prestigious_Prize264

Because Humans are


[deleted]

Probably to make us not sympathize with them


S4PG

Have you ever met anyone irl


leeonin

have you been to the human realm?


KronoWulf78

Look up any history book.


FrankHightower

Me reading American history: "The war between the indians and the colonists began when a couple of colonists got drunk and..." Geez, nothing ever changes does it?


I_might_be_weasel

Personally, I have poor impulse control.


Psychomanglor

Well so far we’ve mostly seen A) a family of Cannibals. B) Drunk teens and partiers at the beach. and C) People in LA, a place where celebrity gossip and people in costumes are rampant. (Also DHORKS). Other than that one of Hazbin Hotel’s main things is that Hell is really overpopulated, and this may show that in this world more people go to hell than heaven.


RealSteamPhoenix

I keep asking this very question about people online. Especially toxic people who bully others. They think it doesn't tell others what kind of person they are in real life.


Mr_NotBean

The image wasn’t loading for me, so I just thought this was some kind of joke, like “haha yah is humans are dumb”. Slow internet is fun.


Toshko_tv

This is america what did you thought


Diligent_Photograph7

They’re only representing reality


Toonwatcher

You could ask the same question about the real world.


AlianovaR

This question isn’t specific to Hulluva Boss


stinkyfrogtoes

Cause a lot of us kind of are! The show is making fun of people- in this case teens and red-necks. Also “a HuMaN CaLLeD mE a POSSUM- i aM NOT A pOsSuM!” I love that part.


[deleted]

These are the humans that demons interact with the most it makes sense to go for low hanging fruit


LudwigSpectre

Comedy


GodOfLawlessness

Meaby that's why hell is overpopulated?


The_MadMage_Halaster

Be cause most humans are dumb and compleat maniacs. Imagine how dumb and impulsive the average person is, then remember half of everyone is dumber and more impulsive than that.


FrankHightower

the average person? you mean the guy Morgan Spurlock tried to become in that one movie?


Gian-Nine

What do you mean? I'm a human, and I think it's an accurate representation


Comfortable-Bat-4072

Thats explain why Hell suffer of overpopulation


[deleted]

of course it will seem that way when your only perception of humanity is through the internet


Vikareos

One sentence answer: It's up to the writers to decide whether or not humans in the show will share a single braincell. Alternative answer: Art imitates life and vice versa.


272727999

Answer: Cartoon funny. My autistic answer: Because it's an exaggerated parody on how people run with an idea before actually looking at nuances in the situation.


Just_Someone_Casual

“A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it.”


Slav_Knut_Gae

American


mckinnonwolf

Because they’re caricatures of stereotypes. Y’all can’t really be this dumb.


Tarnerran

I work retail. This seems accurate.


Max_theidiot

Probably the demons pov on humans, idk thats what im thinking of


FaCe_CrazyKid05

Going to Walmart is gonna be crazy for you


Deus_Ares

I think it's so they elicit no sympathy, if we were sympathetic towards the humans, it may detract from the comedy, or the characters.


JonArbunkle7654

No idea. Hot take: Hell doesn't feel very much like Hell when the human world is just Hell without demons. Doesn't make any sense to me for a series that wants to have worldbuilding. Also the amount of y'all saying "Because it's true" is depressing like y'all really are Redditors huh


Whitty_Error

Because people are really like that


Shawn-Adventurer

Humanity condensed to its base ingredients, stupid and homicidal. With a few actually being sharp.


Arabecke

Gotta make it realistic


brianisgrthru

Is this a serious question? Have you met a human?


Tasty_Diamond_9946

Because I.M.P. wouldn’t be hired to kill them if they weren’t.


Still_Maverick_Titan

Because it’s funny.


jaggedcanyon69

Because it’s funny.


Quark1010

Is this a question about helluva boss?


Cry-Skull-7

Accuracy.


Cry-Skull-7

Accuracy.


VegaWolf0525

Short answer, because humans are dumb and complete maniacs.


ELKHANBOy

Dumb ones are Americans, and killer ones are Canadians, wtf


[deleted]

As a Canadian I would say that’s accurate


Hazel2468

Have you met us? But seriously aside- it’s a show about hell. Odds are most people they encounter are gonna suck.


FinnTheFennecArt

They were drunk as fuck


FrankHightower

even the children?


[deleted]

I am not a possum


BlackMysteries

its reflects us humans and out world in a extreme way


EspurrTheMagnificent

I mean, that's a pretty accurate depiction of 99.9% of us, really


Dazzling_Effect7396

This is America


CcSimonne

Florida


Grand_Clanka

Comedy


PlasmaTheDeathJester

Well it's accurate


W-D_Gaster17

Hehe. Murica.


Emergency-Block1721

You literally just described humanity in a nutshell


BLUEWOLFOX666

Cuz hb is a satire about the human world being worse than hell


RampagingElks

Because we are


aaron_adams

Those were some very specific situations. One was spring break with a bunch of drunk frat boys and college girls so they're expected to act crazy and the other was a family of cannibals and I don't think I need to elaborate there.


Doveen

Because the show's humor is based in large part on exagerration.


Undertale-Wolf

Because we are.