Demonus
Demonus is an alcoholic beverage that causes intoxication in both demons and angels, but has no effect on humans. There are also Non-alcoholic variations of Demonus, as mentioned in the Pop Quiz The Great Demonus Awards!. The drink is common in the Devildom, and there are a wide variety of vintages and variations.
Overview[edit]
Because there are so many varieties of Demonus, the color of the beverage varies. However, as seen in the art for cards such as Quality Time for Two, Special Demonus, and After-Party, the most common color seems to be a pale gold. The amount of magic content in Demonus also varies. As mentioned in Lesson 50-_ (NB), the longer Demonus has been aged, the higher the magic content. As seen in Lesson 6-17 Hard (OM), Demonus is not the only alcoholic beverage in the Devildom.
As mentioned in the chat Homemade Cookies 2, salty foods pair well with Demonus. The chat Demonus Gacha also mentioned a subscription box-type company known as "Demonox" that sends people random bottles of Demonus.
A (non-alcoholic) version of Demonus was made available at Mixx Garden during an Obey Me! collaboration event in 2022.
Production[edit]
As explained in the Pop Quiz The Great Demonus Awards!, Demonus is most commonly made using Depravity Fruit, which is a fruit cultivated solely for Demonus production. Demonus can also be made with a much rarer fruit originally called Ecstasy Orange but more recently known as "Rapturous Citrus." According to Mephistopheles, the Devildom nobility have invested in demonus-producing wineries.
Serving[edit]
In at least some ways, Demonus is opened and served in a similar manner to Champagne. In the Devilgram Let's Party, Mammon shook a bottle of Gold Demonus until the cork popped, which is a common practice when celebrating with champagne. In the chat Demonus Sabers, Barbatos explained one technique used to open a bottle of Demonus that is very similar to sabrage, a ceremonial method of opening a champagne bottle.
Demonus is traditionally drunk from horns, and while this practice is still in use, it is also commonplace to serve Demonus in stemware. In the Devilgram Date on the Range, a saloon themed restaurant served Demonus in shot glasses, though this was seen as a novelty.
Known Varieties[edit]
A - F[edit]
Aqua Demonus
This Demonus has a nice and refreshing flavor, making it easy to drink. The brothers often pair this Demonus with their meals at Hell's Kitchen.
Source/sLesson 50-5 (NB)
Birthday Demonus
A limited-edition Demonus with a variety of spices in it.
Source/sBirthday Bash A Bloody Iris for You
Blue Demonus
A variety of Demonus with a blue color. This type of Demonus can be seen in the unlocked card art of UR birthday cards for all seven brothers and Simeon.
Source/sPop Quiz All Aboard the S.S. Devildom!
Black Rose Demonus
A Demonus variety inspired by the opera The Black Rose Princess. The taste is a mixture of tartness and sweetness, according to Lucifer.
Source/sBirthday Bash A Bloody Iris for You
Cowboy Demonus
A particularly strong variety of Demonus that was served at an Old West themed restaurant. The restaurant has a rule that it must be drank in one gulp using a shot glass.
Source/sDevilgram Date on the Range
Demonus Sanguineous
This Demonus looks and smells like real blood, and was used by Mammon in his vampire café.
Source/sDevilgram A Fanged Feast
Frozen Demonus
Demonus made with crushed frost flowers. It is said this Demonus is so cold that it can turn one's lips frozen solid.
Source/sDevilgrams Frost Flowers for You and Hat Mischief
G - R[edit]
Japanese-style Demonus
A dry variety of Demonus served with kaiseki cuisine at the underwater hotel at Diavolo's private beach.
Source/sPop Quiz Pearls and the Beach
Light Demonus
Light Demonus is a variety that's "made to go down easily." For experienced Demonus drinkers, this version can taste too weak and almost like drinking water.
Source/sLesson 50-5 (NB)
Merry Carrot Demonus
Pop Quiz Bunny Boys At Your Service
Source/sA Demonus served in horns during The Fall's "bunny boy" events. It is made with carrot syrup and served with some curled carrot as a garnish.
Red Demonus
This Demonus can be served iced, and has an astringent taste.
Source/sLesson 50-3 (NB), Limited Item
Royal Demonus
A premium Demonus that has been aged for a long period, giving it a higher magic content than standard Demonus.
Source/sLesson 50-3 (NB)
S - Z[edit]
Sand Demonus
A rare Demonus brand brewed with water from a phantom oasis in the desert. The alcohol content is very high, and drinking it makes "honeyed words tumble from one's mouth like sand."
Source/sDevilgram Grown-Up Affairs
Snow Demonus
According to Barbatos, this is the one thing that seems to get Solomon drunk.
Source/sChat Lavishing Praise
Summer Edition Demonus
A Demonus vintage Diavolo once mentioned giving Lucifer.
Source/sLimited Item Dialogue Siren Sea Globe
Unnamed Variety 1
A Demonus so rare it's legendary. It's made by a witch that lives atop a mountain in the Devildom. Barbatos once gifted this Demonus to Diavolo.
Source/sDevilgram Special Demonus
Unnamed Variety 2
Demonus made by adding pickled poisonous lizard eggs and letting them ferment. It is cloudy white in color with a sweet taste.
Source/sDevilgram New Year's With You
Unnamed Variety 3
A variety of Demonus unique to Moryo Town. This is the variety of Demonus contained within the magical gourd of the Bake-danuki costume Beelzebub wore during a Hyakki Yako festival.
Source/sDevilgram Go Beelzebub! Transform!
Unnamed Variety 6
A variety of Demonus created by Beelzebub and MC for the "Demonus Grand Prix." It was mixed with bits of jelly made from melted slime juice and topped with ice cream shaped like Devilcat.
Source/sDevilgram What's Missing?
Unnamed Variety 7
A Demonus so spicy it tastes like Death's Door Hot Sauce was added to it.
Source/sLesson 50-5 (NB)
Unnamed Variety 8
This Demonus has a tart and bitter taste, and by itself, the flavor can be sort of lacking. However, it pairs exceptionally well with steak, and makes it easier to digest the fat the meat contains.
Source/sLesson 50-5 (NB)
Story[edit]
Main Story and Events[edit]
Demonus is first mentioned in the main story in Lesson 17 (OM), when Satan and Belphegor planned to prank Lucifer by adding hot sauce to his prized vintage Demonus. Unfortunately for them, he keeps said Demonus in his private study, which has a secret door in the library that is protected via enchantment. Because of this, they were unable to pull off their prank.
In Lesson 19-14 (OM), Asmodeus took MC to Hell's Kitchen and challenged them to a drinking contest. While he's never lost a drinking competition before, he and MC eventually realize that because MC is human, they are immune to the intoxicating effects of Demonus. Asmodeus is certainly not immune to said effects, however. After losing the contest, he became overly emotional, and hugged MC with tears in his eyes while asking them not to leave the Devildom, despite the exchange program soon ending.