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In Christian Demonology , Alastor became chief executioner to the monarch of Hell . He was likened to Nemesis and the destroying Angel and was known as The Executioner. He was exceptionally cruel.

Evil Spirit s were also known as Alastors.


ALASTOR IN FICTION

  • Alastor is also a quasi-sentient sword in '' Devil May Cry '', and a winged demon in '' Viewtiful Joe ''; both are games created by Capcom . His first appearance in ''Devil May Cry'' is a scene where the sword moves on its own, stabbing the protagonist through the chest. In the game, Alastor has his own will, but is overpowered by Dante , and becomes his primary weapon for most of the game. In ''Viewtiful Joe'', he serves as a boss in the game, and also as an unlockable playable character. He has, just like Dante, a Devil Trigger form, and is very reminiscent of Devil May Cry in the way he plays.

    • :In the PlayStation 2 version of ''Viewtiful Joe'', Dante is a playable character, and the conversation when Dante meets the character Alastor suggests that Alastor is the spirit of Dante's sword, somehow brought to life.

  • Alastor has also appeared as an enemy in the famous Konami series, '' Castlevania '', specifically in ''Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow''. He appears as a translucent silhouette of a Demon with its only visible feature being a broken dark sword. Earning Alastor's soul in that game grants the user the summoning of Alastor's Sword as a Familiar that follows the user and attacks in tandem.

  • Alastor has also appeared as the leader of Hell's army in '' Painkiller '', and the final boss in ''Battle out of Hell'', the first ''Painkiller'' addon. He appears as a large, fat, winged demon in ''Painkiller'', and a heavily armoured version of said demon in ''Battle out of Hell''.

  • In the '' by White Wolf Game Studio the Alastors are an elite group of enforcers ( Archon s) of the Camarilla whose sole responsibility is tracking and destroying the Anathema (those listed on the Red List ).

  • Jack Vance wrote three loosely related novels set in a fictitious Globular Cluster called Alastor.

  • ''Alastor's Hood'' -- late-game headgear in ''''; this hood can be used in battle "to Haunt a foe."

  • Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody is a character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.

  • "Tenjou no Gouka" Alastor (Crimson Lord) He is the Crimson Lord to whom Shana, of Shakugan No Shana , is bound.

  • A poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley is named Alastor .


  • In the book Troy, Alastor is a main character.