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This is probably the craziest speculation I’ve ever come up with, but I still wanted to share it with you. What if Stolas is adopted?

Paimon might have had a brother of lower rank who had a son named Stolas. After his biological parents died, Paimon could have adopted him at around three years old and passed him off as his own.

Stolas might only have vague memories of his biological parents, but his father could have taught him kindness, compassion, and not to abuse his power. Later, he may have associated those memories with Paimon, whom he had considered his father his entire life.

Maybe that’s why Stolas was so happy to see Paimon in “The Circus” – he remembered him as a wonderful father and couldn’t understand why he was treating him as if he weren’t his son.

Maybe that’s why Paimon only sees Stolas as an heir, not as a son. Since Stolas looked like him and his brother, no one questioned that he was Paimon’s son, even though he was actually his nephew.

Paimon might have thought: “Everyone believed he was my son, so I have an heir. I don’t need to do anything else for him.”

And then there’s Stella. Paimon may have chosen her because of the political marriage, which would strengthen his position among the Goetia, while also securing an heir for Stolas. He didn’t care whether Stolas was happy or whether he and Stella got along – she came from a suitable Goetia family, and that was all that mattered.

Paimon might have even known what Stella was doing to Stolas and simply didn’t care. As far as he was concerned, Stolas had one job: get married, have a child, and continue the family bloodline.

It’s also possible that Stolas was powerful from birth, or at least showed potential for it. Paimon knew this, which could have been another reason he adopted him – he cared about power, not the child himself. It’s like adopting a child just for the money: legally, they’re yours, but you don’t actually care for them because you don’t consider them your own.

Okay. I realize this might be complete nonsense, but as far as I know, Paimon isn’t Stolas’s father according to the source material (I’m referring to demonology), so that was part of what I based this on. But it’s really just speculation. I completely understand if you think it’s stupid—I just like speculating and sharing my thoughts.

Notice that in the first season, Stolas had absolutely no problem with Blitz using guns. He even described guns as exciting.

But in Helluva Short 13, he is visibly uncomfortable when Moxxie mentions guns in his story. It almost looks like he has something against weapons. He only changes his mind after Moxxie, a weapons expert, carefully convinces him that guns are cool.

I suspect that he may have developed a trauma related to weapons after Striker tried to shoot him in that teahouse (or café?) and then tortured him with a knife, which isn't a gun but is still a weapon.

But this could very well just be a coincidence. What do you think?

Btw, I know the picture isn't from either of the episodes I mentioned, but I think it fits perfectly XD

Okay, I know what you're probably thinking right now — “WTF? Has she lost her mind? That makes absolutely no sense.” But please, let me defend my speculation.

So, in the trailer, we see young Stolas and Vassago together. They look like they’re in love, but then there’s that scene where they separate, which I think is meant to symbolize that they had to leave each other.

Everyone can interpret it however they want, but this is how I interpret it:

This takes place a few days before Stolas and Stella’s wedding. At this point, Stolas is in love with Vassago, or at least he thinks he is. Vassago is the only Goetia who treats him well and actually understands him.

And even though Stolas is in love with that imp he met as a child, he doubts that he’ll ever come back, and he already knows how cruel Stella is. Maybe she had been treating him horribly the entire time, and he can see that her family is horrible too. He simply doesn’t want to be part of a family like that.

Vassago sees that Stolas is unhappy, so he suggests that they run away together.

Stolas agrees.

What they don’t know, however, is that Andrealphus is listening to them.

The night before the wedding, Stolas tries to run away, but Andrealphus stops him. He tells Stolas that he knows everything and warns him that if he runs, he’ll find him and kill him.

Stolas tells him that he doesn’t care.

So, to get what he wants, Andy threatens to kill Vassago instead, which immediately gets Stolas’s attention. We already saw in “Western Energy” that Stolas doesn’t really care when someone hurts him, but he absolutely cannot stand the thought of someone hurting the people he loves.

And Stolas definitely cared about Vassago, so there’s no way he would let anything happen to him.

So Stolas stays.

Maybe he goes to Vassago personally and tells him that he has to stay, but doesn’t tell him that he’s in danger. Instead, he tells him that he doesn’t want to bring shame to his family and that everyone already thinks he’s incompetent, so he has to secure an heir.

That hurts Vassago, but not enough for him to resent Stolas or start hating him. He’s just… disappointed.

Then, when Vassago leaves, Andrealphus appears again and praises Stolas for being obedient. He then threatens him, warning that if he tries anything, there will be consequences — and that it won’t stop with Vassago. He’ll hurt everyone Stolas cares about just to keep him obedient.

Maybe Stella was there too.

Who knows.

Yeah, I know I’m probably overthinking this WAY too much, but I don’t know… somehow, for some weird reason, it just makes sense to me.

But I’m probably the only one. XD

What do you guys think? I’d love to hear your opinions.