Once, when the world was new, Azazel was not so corrupt as he became. I guess none of us were. He was an eater of sins. He sat up on a hill. The villages would give over their sins to a goat and send that goat into the wilderness. Azazel would eat the goat and the village's sins along with it. More sins Azazel ate, more his hunger grew. 
Azazel was an angel who was condemned to Hell along with the rest of Lucifer Morningstar's rebel army, for essentially introducing sin to humanity.
History
Azazel's original form
Eventually, Azazel rose in the ranks to become one of the three princes of Hell, along with Lucifer, and Beelzebub. Lucifer killed Azazel with a shard of divine metal that was stuck in his chest after he was possessing and messing with mortals.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Demonic Physiology: As a supernatural creature from Hell, The average demon possesses the potential for the following power set:
- Possession: They can possess human bodies and use them as hosts while also manifest his supernatural powers through them.
- Accelerated Healing: They are capable of rapid cellular regeneration of his host bodies.
- Immortality: They do not age, get tired, don't require food, air, or water; and can potentially live forever unless they are killed.
- Superhuman Strength: They are supernaturally strong.
- Superhuman Speed: They can move at superhuman speed.
- Shapeshifting: They can take on the appearance of other people or cast illusions that make look like another person.
- Angelic Physiology (Formerly)
Abilities
Weaknesses
Notes
- This character or object is an adaptation of Azazel, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
Related
- 23 Appearances of Azazel (New Earth)
- 3 Images featuring Azazel (New Earth)
- Quotations by or about Azazel (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Azazel (New Earth)
Footnotes
This character exists under the Vertigo Imprint which is intended for Mature Readers.Their continuity takes place within the context of Vertigo titles although they may cross over into regular DC continuity.