- "Down there, they twist a man's soul until he's no longer human."
- —John Constantine[src]
Hell, also known as the Underworld[1] and Sheol,[2] is an inter-dimensional location where demons, fallen angels, and the souls of damned humans reside. The souls that died are sent there to be tortured by the other demons for the rest of eternity. Furcifer implies that some souls who are sent to Hell can become demons as well. Certain parts of Hell are extremely hot, according to John Constantine.[3] It is ruled by the Triumvirate of Hell, but nearly fell under Neron's rule in 2019.
It was eventually confirmed that each Earth seems to have its own separate Hell; the Hell that John traveled to when dealing with Neron is actually Hell-1, as Earth-666 has its own Hell.[4]
History
Pathway to Hell, opened by the Devil's Acetate
After Astra Logue was possessed by a demon, John Constantine attempted to summon a greater demon, Nergal, to expel the lesser demon out of her. However, Nergal dragged her away, killing and damning her to Hell.[5]
When John Constantine turned the Devil's acetate dark magic upon itself and banished it back to Hell, a great red-lit pathway downwards into the ground was left in wake of the acetate's "falling" into Hell.[6]
John Constantine was somehow sent to Hell, sometime between late 2015 and early 2016.[7] He finally got out around May 2016.
On Earth-19, specifically, the world Breacher hails from, Hell is primarily called "Sheol".[2]
In 2018, John Constantine and the Legends began utilizing a spell that sent magical creatures they encountered to Hell. These beings were formerly kept in an extra-dimensional prison alongside the demon Mallus. Notable beings that the Legends have encountered and sent to Hell include Unicorns and Tabitha.
Lists
Residents
- Triumvirate of Hell (rulers)
- Astra Logue (undeserving)
- Caligula[8]
- Cedella
- Charles Manson[8]
- Damien Darhk
- Durgia (status unknown)
- Furcifer
- Genghis Khan
- Masher
- John Wayne Gacy[8]
- Joseph Stalin[8]
- Lamashtu (status unknown)
- Lilith (status unknown)
- Mary Tudor[8]
- Lizzie Borden
- Naamah (status unknown)
- Nergal
- Pazuzu (status unknown)
- Unicorn[9]
- Vandal Savage[8]
- Countless damned human souls
Former residents
- Benjamin Siegel (deceased)
- Calibraxis (deceased)
- John Constantine
- Nora Darhk/Fairy Godmother
- Desmond
- Grigori Rasputin
- Imogen (deceased)
- Karabasan (deceased)
- Mnemoth (deceased)
- Nahash (deceased)
- Neron (deceased)
- Ray Palmer
- Tabitha (deceased)
Appearances
Constantine
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Arrow
Season 4
- "Taken" (mentioned)
Season 6
- "We Fall" (mentioned)
Season 7
- "The Longbow Hunters" (mentioned)
Season 8
- "Reset" (mentioned)
The Flash
Season 4
- "Elongated Journey Into Night" (mentioned)
Season 5
- "Elseworlds, Part 1" (mentioned)
- "The Girl With The Red Lightning" (mentioned)
Vixen
Season 2
- "Episode Five" (indirectly mentioned)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
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Supergirl
Season 5
- "The Wrath of Rama Khan" (mentioned)
Trivia
- Hell does have time, but it flows differently than on Earth.
- Despite Constantine entering through a portal in the Dark Ages, he ended up in "the present day" (the same day Neron was attempting to take over hell).
Behind the scenes
- Scenes presumably happening in Hell are used in the intro for Constantine.
References
- ↑ "Danse Vaudou"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Elongated Journey Into Night"
- ↑ "Witch Hunt"
- ↑ "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three"
- ↑ "Non Est Asylum"
- ↑ "The Devil's Vinyl"
- ↑ "Taken"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "Hey, World!"
- ↑ "The Virgin Gary"