Laugh all you want for now, this Class VII demon is far more of a threat than he appears. Going by many other names, Hagost is a 40 foot tall panther man of unimaginable power. He has been around for many millennia, predating the Aztecs themselves and being the foundation for much of the customs and beliefs of Mesoamerican cultures. Prehistoric natives would build tall structures of sugar cane in reverence of their god, before eating them to complete the ritual. Hagost lives for sugar and sweets, with a desire to rule over all humanity with a candy coated fist. In these ancient times, worshiping Hagost was a necessity for acquiring necessary food sources, but after many centuries of advancing technologies and changing landscapes, the Cult of Hagost was forgotten, and the magical green jewel that served as the source of Hagost's power was buried beneath a mountain of rock. Many years later, the gem was unearthed, and Hagost made an attempt to conquer the world once his power was restored. The Ghostbusters stormed his home turf, traveling to a pocket dimension made of candy in Peru; within this pocket universe dwelled all manner of delectably designed beings.
Therefore, let us take an aside to discuss Hagost's most prominent minions. Human worshipers from the ancient past were reincarnated as Hoover Horrors, blue ghosts with vacuum cleaner mouths, stumpy floating hands, and googly eyes. These Class III spirits are messy eaters, all shreds of humanity long forgotten. However, the more powerful of these candy denizens are as follows: Flakey Jake, the Lucky Chomps Leprechaun, Toucan Jack, the Quix Rabbit, the Cocoa Quips Koala, Cap'n Crackle, and Zap, Crinkle and Bop. If those names sound familiar, it is because they were famous cereal mascots known and loved across America. As preposterous as it sounds, these mascots were actually ancient spiritual deities akin to Hagost, infiltrating the minds of humans and being brought to life as peddlers of sugary marshmallows and chocolate morsels. Snicker if you please, but these cartoon characters hold surprising power themselves: the Quix Rabbit can duplicate herself en masse, Toucan Jack is an adept flier (when not excessively drunk), and Zap, Crinkle and Bop have high power ray guns, to name a few. The Ghostbusters convinced them to rebel against their cruel leader, and in the end they would all reincarnate as mascots for healthier foods in the human world. There really is an afterlife for godlike cereal mascots after all, and that was a sentence I took the effort to write in my book. You're welcome.
Back to Hagost, the demon could easily take over the world as long as he regained control of his crystal; after fighting through brainwashed human slaves and countless Hoover Horrors, the Ghostbusters overcame mountains of junk food and were barely able to destroy the gem before Hagost could reclaim it. Although the demon was impossible to trap, his strength was gone, leaving the candy dimension to collapse into nothingness. Due to his incredible perseverance, there's no telling where Hagost lingers now, but likely he remains somewhere in the universe. Take heed the next time you get an extra serving of cereal or candy, because a sweets-shilling panther god from South America may be watching. … Are we done now? Good.
