As GLUTTONY, Eric Thedrial, who is unique on this list for BEING the deadly sin itself. Or the morta
As GLUTTONY, Eric Thedrial, who is unique on this list for BEING the deadly sin itself. Or the mortal vessel of the demonic embodiment of it, anyway. (He calls it ‘Tony.’)
Born Lord Frederick in the 1600s, Erick lived a life of particular luxury and opulence in his parents’ castle. He had a gift for music, a way with the ladies, and a ludicrous sweet tooth. Of course, this kind of life is supported by many, many hardworking poor who live lean and struggle…
One summer a few of these types had enough and hired a witch to wreck havoc on their oppressors. They targeted the Thedrials’ beloved eldest, an especially shameless, smug young nobleman. She beckoned a demon into Erick’s body via poisoned wine, his edacious predilections attracting a monster in kind.
Of course these things never go as you plan… Gluttony ripped out of Erick’s body, twisting them into a giant ravenous hydra that indeed destroyed half the castle grounds, but also carried on to lay waste to the succulent farmland, becoming a recurrent regional nightmare.
While totally killable, the immortal pair are unable to stay dead, reanimating time and again after being slayed. Erick was eventually taken in by sympathetic witches who wanted his monstrous cycle to end as much as he did, helping him learn to dominate his infernal passenger and spend less time in monster form.
Nearly four hundred years later, modern-day Eric is in full control of Gluttony, with the exception of obligatory stints as a (much smaller, much less scary) monster to keep it fed. (We’re probably catching him on a snack run ahead of one of their episodes here.)
Eric is one of the nicest guys you’ll meet, his heart has outgrown his stomach by miles. Left alone he wouldn’t struggle with overeating, in fact he would love nothing more than to never eat anything ever again. But when you ARE the deadly sin you gotta make the deadly sin list– sorry, mate!
(Eric’s demonic possession is a retcon, for my old followers. Much more info on this coming later!)
