Succubi (Sinfest)

Sinfest is a webcomic written and drawn by Japanese-American comic strip artist Tatsuya Ishida. The first strip appeared on January 17, 2000. A new strip is published often (usually daily) on the Sinfest website. In this online comic series, are a pair of Succubi characters generally known as The Devil Girls.

For further information on the series in general, please see the article at Wikpedia.

The Sinfest Succubi known as the Devil Girls. To the left is Fuchsia. To the right is Baby Blue. As shown in the April 19th, 2009 color Sunday comic.

The Devil Girls

The Devil Girls are a pair of bisexual succubi; like almost all female characters in the Sinfest universe, they are unnamed, but they are distinctive in that one has long magenta hair and the other has somewhat shorter blue hair. They are sometimes seen accompanying the Devil or working for him to corrupt his clients. They are not his only aides but these two are most prominent; unlike most of the Devil's girl servants, they have horns and pointed tails identical to his own. Slick called them androids, and the Devil did not disagree; in one strip, he repairs a separate girl.. Their role is usually to expose the lust of the characters, usually Slick, in an amusingly stereotypical way.

Appearances in the series

They first appeared to tempt Slick into abandoning a temporary abstention from vice by performing sexually in front of him; since their antics were deliberately staged, it is unclear whether or not their apparent lesbianism might be simply an act to promote prurient interest. However, in 2007-09-16's strip, little hearts float above their heads as they fondle each other while Slick is not even noticeably watching, suggesting genuine romantic feelings. 2008-05-05 and 2008-08-17's strips depicts them sharing a bed, and the former strip further depicts them responding to "the dyke signal" (part of a running gag where characters respond to a specific signal ala Batman), a somewhat clearer indication of their sexuality.

Snatch-O-Gram

This was a series that ran from September 10, 2007 to September 16th, 2007. In this series was the very first appearance of the Devil Girls in Sinfest. The series started with Slick getting out of bed and opening his front door to see the Devil Girls standing there and offering him a "Lesbo Snatch-o-gram" courtesy of the Devil. The following strip, Slick said that he was cutting down on evil, but the Devil Girls taunted him with more lesbian sex. The next day, Slick was again tempted by the Devil Girls in the disguise of looking like Angels. Next, Slick was reading a newspaper and having coffee when Squiq appeared and was in a panic over the Devil Girls making out on Slick's front lawn. Slick ignored it and Squig panicked. Then Squig attempted to have Crim help him to "save" Slick. Returning to Slick, he attempted to be "one with the universe" and ignore the Devil Girls, but when one commented that her thong had ripped that concentration slipped. Finally in the September 16th, 2007 color strip, the forces of good transformed the Devil Girls into, for lack of a better description, Goody Girls. In the last panel, the Devil bemoans that the forces of good always mess up his work.

Sinfest Nights 6

On October 19th, 2007, the Devil Girls appeared in the last panel of this day's strip to offer Slick a weekly Lust-O-Gram. Which he refused.

You Had To Be There 13

On November 3rd, 2007, as part of an ongoing intermittent theme called You Had To Be There, the Devil Girls made an appearance. In this strip, the two are talking about appearing in front of someone and teasing them in different ways before ending the strip with a pillow fight between the Devil Girls.

Eight-Legged Freak

This was a single shot panel that ran on July 14th, 2008. The strip transforms the Devil Girls into the Kanji symbol for Demon, but the word Succubi is written below it.

Expand My World Series

During the first week of strips in January 2009, one of the Devil Girls was the focus of the week. During this period, called Expand My World, she was spending her time teasing Criminy. During that time, it would appear that he endeared himself to her for calling her "a delightful devil-person". At the midpoint of the series, Seymour appeared to try and "save" Criminy from the Devil Girl. At the end of the series, Seymour and the Devil Girl faced off, she causing Seymour's halo to burst into flames. As she was going to toss fireballs at him, Criminy stopped her saying that she "wasn't always a Devil Girl". She did take pause at that and held her attack. In the next panel, the other Devil Girl appeared, and took her away from the situation with the comment, "You were teasing nerds weren't you?" The last panel showed the first Devil Girl with a confused expression walking away with the other, and Criminy asking Seymour if he was alright, to which Seymour looks towards his burnt halo with tears in his eyes and bemoans, "My Halo..."

Interfering With Destiny

For the January 18th, 2009 Sunday Comic, the Devil Girls made an appearance. In this color strip, the pair were involved in interfering with Slick and Monique being brought together by God. The January 21st, 2009 comic continued the conflict between Monique and the Devil Girls having them all run past Squig before preparing for a pillow fight in front of him, and then starting to go at it. The fight continues in the January 23rd, 2009 strip as well. During this time Jesus appears to speak with Squig for a moment before moving off to end the fight. Then on the January 24th, 2009 strip, Jesus appears to bring the pillow fight to a halt by using the powers of grace and blessings on the Devil Girls. In doing so, one Devil Girl's outfit becomes quite proper from her previous outfit. However attempting to use his powers on Monique fails and he is somewhat confused as the strip closes.

Aw Hell Series

The pair of Devil Girls appeared again in the February 3rd, 2009 strip. Still being under the effect of Jesus, the pair are playing patty-cake as the Devil comes into the frame. He sighs a bit at what is happening before turning to look at Monique and saying that at least this one wasn't changed, to which Monique is indigent as the strip ends. In the next day's strip, February 4th, 2009, The Devil sets to work undoing what Jesus has done to the Devil Girls. He transforms the short-haired Succubus back into her normal appearance easily enough. However, when he attempts to transform the long-haired Succubus to her normal self, that attempt fails as the strip ends. The next day's strip, on February 5th, 2009 continues this series. The devil is shocked that the transformation didn't work. So he then has a drink of something called Haterade, casts a massive spell on the Devil Girl which causes her hair to become flame-like in one panel. In the last panel, the Devil is sitting on a chair being comforted by one Devil Girl as it would appear that he has managed to return both girls to their normal appearance. The February 6, 2009 strip focused on Monique attempting to prove to Squig that she was not a demon. This did not work well. The February 7, 2009 strip began with the Devil in a quandary. The long-haired Devil Girl was not completely returned to her normal self, and the Devil asked the universe what powerful force could have done this! The last panel shows Crimmy sitting under his tree and peeking about. The final strip in this series, the full colour February 8, 2009 strip showed the Devil leading the Devil Girls on a series of revenge attacks on the side of good. However, throughout this entire panel, the long-haired Devil Girl is not really enjoying any of the events in the strip. At the end she replies to the other Devil Girl's comment of it being fun with, I guess so...

Babygotback Mountain

The Devil Girls appeared in a one-shot strip on February 20th, 2009, This was a series of scenes from a movie called Babygotback Mountain. The two of them were dressed in their usual bikini outfits with the addition of some cowgirl pieces. The hairstyle of the long-haired Devil Girl was altered as well. The panels show a lesbian encounter and at the end one Devil Girl says that no one would understand our forbidden love. To which Squig comments "Yes we would!", giving a thumbs up.

Time To Get Busy

There was a passing appearance of the Devil Girls in the March 7th, 2009 strip. The Devil went to get the Devil Girls to help him to shake up some of the other characters. But the magenta-haired Devil Girl wasn't with the other Devil Girl and in one panel was shown communing with nature. In the last panel, the blue-haired succubus looks at her partner and wistfully comments that she looks so happy. It should be also noted that this is the first time one of the Devil Girls has been named. That name being Fuchsia.

Reversion

The colour March 9th, 2009 strip detailed the attempt of the Devil to return Fuchsia to her normal self through several different methods. These include having her in a classroom, feeding her apple pie, putting her in a hospital, placing her in a native american ceremony, having the Devil preach to her and finally the Devil using his powers on her. All of this resulted in what looked like a return to Fuchsia's normal actions, but in the last panel, she looks wistfully at a butterfly.

Gypsy 'nique 5

The colour March 15th, 2009 strip involved Dominique, Fuchsia and Crimmy. The story starts with Dominique dressed as Gypsy 'nique walking through a forest. She comes across Fuchsia hiding behind a tree and looking at something. We then see that Fuchsia is spying on Crimmy. Dominique challenges Fuchsia and mentions Crimmy's name. Fuchsia then peppers Dominique with questions about Crimmy. Before they can be answered, she freaks out and runs away squealing. Then Dominique walks over to Crimmy and tells him that he has a "secret admirer slash stalker from hell".

Pimptopia Needs Bitches

The March 16th, 2009 strip revolved around the appearance of a UFO. It landed beside the Devil Girls as they were playing patty-cake. An alien appeared from the ship holding a sign that read Pimptopia Needs Bitches. In he final panel, the Devil is holding a gun to the alien's head and says to him, "Step off punk."

Approval

The March 22nd color strip had two appearances of the Devil Girls in it. One panel showed them looking at something Slick wrote and laughing at it. The second showed them both hugging Slick in approval after he goes ranty in the previous panel.

Intellectual

In the March 23rd strip, Fuchsia dresses as a bookworm and walks by Criminy, talking loudly about how much she loves books and how she wishes there was someone out there who shared in that interest. The series continued in the March 26th strip. Fuchsia still is dressed as a bookworm during this strip. She is once again spying on Criminy when Squiggy finds her. He makes a "sit on mah face Sailor Moon" comment to her. Her response is to turn evil and blast him in the face with a fireball. The final panel shows Slick who says "Someone's cooking bacon..." In the March 28th, 2009 strip Criminy then gives Fuchsia the book "I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me" by Stuart Smalley, which causes her to gush "He cares!". The colour March 29th, 2009 strip showed Fuchsia gifting Crimmy in return with a book from hell entitled Devil Nerds, which attacks him at the end of the strip.

Evil Eye 2

In the March 31st, 2009 strip, Fuchsia, who is back to her normal attire, prevents Lil' Evil from giving a butterfly the "Evil Eye", saying that it was a "magical shape-shifting changeling". Lil' Evil didn't share her perspective.

Sinfest Nights 7

The April 9th, 2009 was a stylized strip of Crimmy and Fuchsia in a library setting. Fuchsia is dressed as a librarian who tells Crimmy that the library is closing in ten minutes and he should check out whatever he wants to. Crimmy doesn't get the hint and runs off muttering about his library card...

Day in the Life 9

The color April 12th, 2009 strip followed Crimmy through a day in his life. In panel 4 Fuchsia is watching him from behind a tree. She makes another appearance in the final panel of the strip, still watching Crimmy from behind a tree.

Nerd Puppet 2

The April 16th, 2009 strip showed Fuchsia defending Crimmy against God, but at the end of the strip she runs away crying in realization of what is happening in her world. ((Comment from TeraS - I think this was probably the most heartbreaking strip I have ever read in Sinfest))

He'll Never Love Me

The April 17th, 2009 strip showed Fuchsia in her bedroom bemoaning the possibility that Crimmy would never love her back. At the end of the strip she is in a panic over her outburst over the reaction to him she would have when Crimmy told her he didn't love her.

Let's Make A Deal

The April 18th, 2009 strip showed both of the Devil Girls trying to tempt people to sell their souls to them. Fuchsia was moping around and not interested at all in doing her part of this. At the end of the strip Fuchsia tells the other Devil Girl to leave her alone.

Fight The Power

The color comic for Sunday, April 19th, 2009 showed the Devil Girls still beside their stand. Monique appears and, over the course of the comic, takes the Devil Girls from their usual appearance to a more casual look and attitude. At the end, the Devil appears and they tell him that the two of them are now unionized and that they both want a raise.

Labor Trouble

The next appearance of the Devil Girls was in the April 21st, 2009 strip. This involved the Devil, at the beginning, discussing the Girls' demands. However he freaks out in the middle of the strip, scaring the Girls and in the last panel they are back in their usual outfits at their booth.

Predatory Lenders

On April 23rd, 2009, the Devil Girls attacked Slick giving him what they called Devil Dollars. At the end of the strip, Slick called them predatory lenders.

Convert

In the April 25th, 2009 strip, the other Devil Girl was named. Fuchsia called the other girl Baby Blue. In this strip, Fuchsia asked Baby Blue if she ever wondered what it was like to be on the good side instead of the evil side. At the end of the strip, Baby Blue confronted Fuchsia and asked her if she was thinking about converting to good. Fuchsia attempted to refute that idea.

Lovesick

The April 26th, 2009 Sunday color comic followed Fuchsia through her day. At the end of the day she was back with Crimmy watching him in her schoolgirl outfit clutching the book he gave her.

Stupid Stupid Stupid

On April 30th, 2009, Fuchsia was sitting under a tree when Crimmy came past and said hello. Fuchsia became all tongue tied when he was talking to her and at the end of the strip, Fuchsia was hitting herself in the head with the book that Crimmy gave her and saying, Stupid Stupid Stupid.

Snap Out of It

May 1st, 2009 showed Baby Blue and Fuchsia going about their day. However, Fuchsia was daydreaming about Crim through it all, not doing any of the things she should have been doing. In the last panel, Baby Blue tells her to snap out of it. Fuchsia replies, Huh? Wha? Oh! Right! Evil! Raaa!, with a confused look on her face.

Devil Book

The May 2nd, 2009 strip showed the return of the book that Fuchsia gave Crimmy. In this strip the book attacks him and he attempts to fight it off. In the last panel, Fuchsia appears and asks if he is enjoying the book. Crim replies that he can't put it down! Ezekiel and Ariel come along and change the book into an ordinary book. Fuchsia is angry with them at first, but then Crim reads the book and it is a story of a devil girl who meets a bookworm and decides to become an angel. Fuchsia asks Crim to read it again.

Joining The Dark Side

On May 6th, 2009, Fuchsia appeared when Squig attempted to sell his soul to her at the Sell You Soul booth. Fuchsia was wrapped up in her thoughts for Crim and in the end Squig walked away.

Skeet Shooting

Baby Blue made a small appearance in the May 7th, 2009 strip when the Devil went Skeet Shooting.

Day in the Life 10

The Devil Girls appeared in a single panel in the May 10th, 2009 strip. This followed Seymour through his day and at one point he confronted the Devil Girls at their booth and said tisk, tisk, tisk.

Love Poetry

Fucshcia appeared in the May 18th, 2009 strip sitting at the Sell Your Soul booth. She was interrupted by the Devil as she was writing some poetry. The poem she wrote was, Roses are Red, Daises are Yellow, I am in love with A nerdy young fellow

Acting Up Again

The May 23rd, 2009 strip, while not having the Devil Girls involved, Crimmy defended himself again when the book Fuchsia gave him made noises as if to attack him again.

Love Letter

The color Sunday May 24th, 2009 strip followed Fuchsia as she wrote a love note to Crimmy, mailed it in a mailbox from hell which delivered it. Crimmy when he opened it was somewhat scorched by the contents of the letter.

Medication

May 28th, 2009 found Baby Blue trying to get Fuchsia to take some Evil Pills. She seemed to, but in the last panel she spit them out.

I'm Not In Love

The next day, May 29th, 2009, had Fuchsia trying to convince herself that she still was evil and not in love with Crim. She attempted to tell herself that she just wanted his soul but quickly fell off the evil wagon back into love with Crimmy again.

Secret Love

The Sunday, June 7th, 2009 color strip followed the Devil as he peeked in trying to see what Fuchsia was doing. He seems suspicious at the end, but Fuchsia appeared to have avoided letting him see that she was mostly doing non-evilish things.

Step Into My Office

On May 9th, Fuchsia was called into the Devil's office and asked if she enjoyed working for Evil Corp. The answer she gave was not exactly what the Devil expected.

Normal Human Girl

Fuchsia appeared again in the May 13th strip. She was prodding and poking the damned in hell and wistfully thinking about what it would be like to be a normal human girl. Until one of the damned tried to touch her and she poked them with her pitchfork. In the last panel, she is thinking about being human again and says, Maybe someday.

Telescope

Baby Blue and Fuchsia appeared in the color Sunday June 14th, 2009 strip. In this strip Baby Blue attempted to seduce Crimmy. It didn't quite go as she expected.

Buddha, Just Buddha

In the Sunday July 5th, 2009 comic, the Devil Girls made a background appearance.

Face My Fears 3

The July 12th, 2009 comic showed Fuchsia describing her reaction if Crim refused her love. She spoke of hellfire and damnation to men in front of Slick and Monique, tossing a fireball in their direction at one point. At the end she returns to her schoolgirl looks and walks away with hearts floating around her, saying as she does, "I hope he says yes!" Slick looks at Monique and tells her, "Let's just fool around."

Fetch

In the July 17th, 2009 strip, Fuchsia watches as Crim continues to train the Devil Book she gave him. She watches him teach it to fetch a stick. It returns with a tree.

Challenging

The July 18th, 2009 strip had Fuchsia asking Crim if he was enjoying the book. Once again the double entendres of what the book was doing to Crim were all over the strip. Oddly, the book was no longer as passive with Crim when Fuchsia was there.

Relax

The color July 19th, 2009 strip had Fuchsia using her powers to make the book do what Crim wanted it to. Crim wanted it to relax. It did so by eating some of Crim's books. Interestingly, the last image of the Devil Book eating a stack of books sort of looked like Seymour.

Not Again

A story arc had Slick fall into hell after not watching where he was going. He found his old laptop, but it was corrupted with malware. At that point, Baby Blue confronted Slick and, calling him "new blood", told him to bend over.

External links

• Sinfest.net