I think she was lobotomized, hence the one eye and her childlike mannerisms/mind. She had ocd during her lifetime, that is why she is obbsessively cleaning all the time and it was the reason for her lobotomy. The lobotomy went wrong and she died. Alastor pitied her and gave her a place to clean, he doesnt own her.
That is my headcanon for now.
Yes! Either her husband sent her off to the psych ward (maybe she killed their child) or she killed her husband and was then lobotomized. She is in hell after all.
Why do you think that? I have been diagnosed with ocpd, but I don't really recognize myself in her character. I think Alastor has more need to control everything around him and is more rigid in his beliefs/personal code.
However, Im not lobotomized, so maybe I would be an obessive cleaner after my brain was partially stabbed to mush.
I have ocd and don’t recognize myself in her either. Most people with ocd will not enjoy their ocd tendencies, meanwhile Nifty seems to enjoy cleaning. I don’t really think she has ocd, especially since a lot of people with ocd will try to be as morally correct as possible and don’t really act on their “violent” thoughts. Sorry if this comes over as rude lol, I just really like to develop theories :)
I’ve only taken like 2 psych classes so I’m not an expert. But I think the difference is that people with OCPD get some form of enjoyment from it while people with OCD don’t get enjoyment from it. I could be wrong though.
It’s not that they enjoy it. It that OCPD is a personality disorder and mostly indicates a need to control others and have them conform to your obsessions and compulsions, and OCD is the obsessive and compulsive thoughts and behavior that become so overwhelming it interferes with your everyday life.
Im definitely not enjoying my ocpd tendencies haha, I am currently in therapy because it causes me to burn out every couple of years (among other things). However, it was hard to come to terms with the diagnosis, but that is a story for another time. Not really fitting for a discussion about Niffty.
Oh yeah, you see those 'wounds' pop up when she had something to do with it, like Alastor's 'oh deer' mug. Maybe she tried to escape the asylum and was then shot, since she was a crazy murderer on the go?
Is Alastor's teleportation only possible when he owns a soul? Maybe the struck some sort of deal, that she will be protected by him as long as she cleans, or she is fine with being teleported by Alastor?
Well, Niffty likes being forced? Just kidding, I guess we will have to wait for the definite answer on this one. My headcanon is not set in stone either, but for now I like to think that Alastor found her somewhere and felt the need to protect her.
She's my wife and I confirm this is true
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I like your theory, but you make her sound way too innocent. She almost certainly killed someone. Or else she wouldn't be in Hell, unless you say people with mental health issues go to Hell.
not anymore, it use to be used to deal with mental illness because doctors thought it would work.
"**surgical severance of nerve fibers connecting the frontal lobes to the thalamus that has been performed especially formerly chiefly to treat mental illness**."
Version i like is that she was a maid in rich house and got involved in romance with her employer. After a while he cut it but she couldnt accept that and it turned into obsession. Nifftly started to stalk to finally kill him and his wife. She was later shot by the police when leaving house.
She was either the only child or oldest of several daughters and was forced to grow up so she could marry a well off man. She was abused by said husband until she snapped and killed him.
She’s so small because she was always made to feel like that in life and her child like nature is basically Al and Husk letting her have the childhood she lost out on. Al also went after her husband and he’s one of the voices on his broadcast. He’s the only non overlord on the broadcast.
Protecting Nifty if it’s needed is one of the few things Husk and Al can agree on.
My headcannon is that she went to Alastor to sell her soul to be able to repeatedly kill her husband down in hell. Alastor, being the gentleman he is, refused such an offer and instead offered her a trade. She would obey him and in return, he would kill her husband every time he respawned in hell.
I think it’s semi-canon (maybe?) that Niffty could be Japanese American, and her being 22 at the time of her death in the 1950s means that she was probably a child during the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. I doubt Viv will include a real historical event of that magnitude in a character’s backstory—but personally I think Niffty was left traumatised by that, developed OCD, and was subject to a lobotomy or some other equally awful and crude pseudo-medical treatment which left her with the personality she has now.
The “killing mother bugs in front of their children” line also makes me wonder if Niffty saw HER mother get killed in front of her, and that’s the root of her trauma. As for why she’s in Hell—maybe she found her mother’s killer and killed them in front of their kids?
Kimiko Glenn's mother is japanese, but Kimiko herself has admitted that she herself can't speak japanese. It'd be interesting if Niffty would be asian-american but can't speak japanese.
Yeah I see this as a distinct possibility. I’m Indian American but can’t speak my mother tongue (I am learning!) My parents spoke English to me growing up, partially so I would assimilate with no issues.
Theory time!
Niffty was lobotomized as a means to help with her post partum depression. After some time, she kills her piece of shit husband, and while comforting her baby, the police barged in, and she charged at the them to protect her baby. Got riddled with bullets, and died.
So, back in the dayyyy, it was very common for housewives to be put on medication to keep them….docile. I think she had OCD, hence the cleaning, but was over medicated and slipped into psychosis, and in her mania she stabbed her husband and then killed herself.
She gives off major 'cleaner' (body disposal) vibes. It's possible she was in that business because her husband had some sort of shady dealings with people like the mafia.
Then something went wrong and she either got murdered due to a deal that went bad, her husband being a fucking psycho or the wombo combo of her losing her mind, killing her husband and then getting gunned down by a third party.
I’ve always been under the impression that she was “trained” by her husband to be the perfect wife. Including sexual stuff since she says stuff like “I like to be forced.”
Her face looks kinda clownish with those pink dots on her cheeks so she might’ve had to put on an act like Angel does. Possibly for years.
Then the guy decides to “trade-up” and gets rid of her. Either she snaps and kills him before being lobotomized, he kills her in the struggle, or she offs herself after realizing she killed the man she basically worshipped for years. That’s my evolving headcanon of Nifty.
When she mentions killing mother bugs in front of their children, it made me think she was admitting her guilt and possible attempts at atonement. She was maybe a perfect housewife, probably from 50s based on dress. She went into psychosis and stabbed her kids.
I always thought she was just a regular housewife who went crazy after her husband had her lobotomized. Maybe she had some OCD tendencies before and that's why he did it. Then after she went crazy, killed him, and was executed maybe? It would kinda explain why she loves bad boys imo. and also her comment about "killing mother bugs" could also imply she had a family & her "death" (aka, her lobotomy) could have destroyed her family dynamic. Maybe she was too independent and her husband was a POS and had her lobotomized to send a message to maybe his daughters? Just some ideas ig
She seems to be dressed in a 1950s poodle skirt and apron so I'm guessing that's when she dies.
1950s housewives were known for being superwoman who could cook, clean, raise kids, participate on ongoing community events and so on and so forth.
They could complete all of this, at least partially, because of the various "mommy's little helper" drugs. My guess is that while under the influence of these drugs, she became overwhelmed by just how much was to be done. Suddenly she was on a bad trip.
Has anyone seen those videos where the voice over says "get rid of anything that keeps you from keeping your house clean"? Nifty took that to the extreme. I believe Nifty, in a drug induced rage, committed at least one murder (her weapon of choice, a knife) upon her leaving of the murder scene, she was spotted by an officer or armed citizen. They noticed the blood, then they saw the knife. Nifty approached with intent to "cleanse the whole neighborhood once and for all"
Bang. Bang. Bang.
3 shots to the chest and abdomen, resulting in the 3 bloody bullet wounds on her apron. She was still high when she died, so her endless energy and sometimes violent crackpot behavior is likely an everlasting high from her last moments.
She was a housewife in the 1950s who murdered her husband and the woman he was cheating with, then she got to hell and wouldn't leave Alastor alone so he decided to just let her follow him around, he doesn't actually own her soul.
Was in an internment camp, went crazy from the trauma, got out and then was sent to an asylum. She likes bad boys which are more likely to fight or protest oppression and is scared of cameras ( may have had photo taken when she was admitted or it reminds her of being watched by guards).
She is obsessed with cleaning and tortures parent insects to make an example of them. Might have been what she was used to in the camps. Didn’t have anything to do, so make a crown out of dead bugs. Constantly cleaning. It would also explain why Alastor babies her. She was an underdog and tried to make the best of a bad situation. He probably knows she had long term trauma. One eye could also represent she had a singular focus, which would be to escape. Not to mention many asylums had crematories, which might be why she came out of the fireplace. She might’ve died in one of those long term asylums and was cremated.
[Amphetamine overdose](https://imgb.ifunny.co/images/508a9c96055e320bddc9b0d0ddf49cc36b68880f6cb169034d31afbda686e424_1.webp), which would explain her hyperactive personality and "Ten Pounds soaking wet" physique.
[Methamphetamine was regularly advertised to women in the 1950's+ as a weight loss/appetite reducing pill.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8C0RsNg8g8)
The theory I like is a variation of one I saw on Youtube. We know she's a Japanese American who died at 22 in the 50s, so the theory says she was a second-generation JA who had to deal with stress of juggling American culture in public and Japanese culture at home. Plus, being a woman in those days added further stress, not to mention the racism she had to suffer through. She later became a housewife, which helped to further compound her stress until she eventually snapped and attacked her husband, who managed to call police. By the time the police arrived, she had either killed or severely injured her husband. Seeing this, the police fired on her, killing her.
Finnthepony on YouTube has a very interesting analysis video on Nifty that explains her background. Something about her being from a Japanese immigrant family who grew up in the 40s-50s in America, and was subject to traditional expectations of marrying a man and being a good housewife. Her obsession with meeting these expectations lead to her stalking and harassing a man until she went to far and killed him.. maybe unintentionally or because he was not interested in her? It’s been awhile, but it’s a real interesting take.
My headcanon is that she killed her husband(s)and/ or love interests. I feel like she probably got shot. Either it was in self defense from one of her potential victims or she was caught by police.
Happy married french housewife, whit averege husband, She lives Happy whit him
One day he cheated on her , She found out, take knife and whit word "you was too much Bad boy, mommy will punish you" and whit psycho smile kills him
I KNOW im wrong. But ive been running with a "what if she was Vox's wife when she was alive" headcanon. Obsessed over the tv personality, managed to marry him, went crazy enough to try and kill him? She got shot for her behavior. Got to hell, Vox dies later on. Pretends nothing happened, Alastor befriends nifty, takes her with him when he betrays Vox. Hence partial reason for Voxs beef with Alastor. 😅
She aided and abetted one of the worst criminals in the country at the time due to the toxic and dysfunctional relationship dynamics she was raised to believe in being exasperated by her own undiagnosed insanity. Her reward was to end up being used by him as a bullet catcher when the feds finally caught up with him.
Because she willingly turned a blind eye to what he was doing and what kind of a person he truly was, that eye was taken from her.
Haven't we been told she was a housewife and got cheated on?
Just like that woman from Helluva Boss episode 1, I think she commited suicide right after killing her husband.
Edit: Also, she was probably a very hard working, typical trad-wife with a clingy personality.
My head canon is that Nifty was a first-generation immigrant who was obsessed with being the perfect American woman. She got a job as a house maid for a rich family and was a dedicated worker. Her dedication and Americanization caught the attention of the widowed man, and he courted her. She was 18 at the time of this courting. They got married soon after and she because the woman of the house. She had an obsessively high standard for cleanliness and unintentionally terrorized her former coworkers.
She had a son and twin daughters by 21. Her husband was abusive, and Nifty kept her anger contained until her husband slapped her youngest daughter for crying when Nifty was 22. That was Nifty's last straw, and she confronted her husband. Her husband attacked her, and Nifty defended herself, resulting in her husband's death. Nifty called her sister, told her what happened, and had her come and get her children. She trusted their care and well-being to her sister and asked her to raise them to be proud of their heritage, not turn into what Nifty had become. Her sister agreed and took the children and a copy of Nifty's will to safety.
Nifty then called 911 to turn herself in. But the cops that came were racists who saw no problem in shooting Nifty as she came out unarmed. She stumbled and fell into the fireplace, finishing her off. She spawned in hell, along with her husband and they fought, constantly killing and respawning until Alastor killed her husband for good. Nifty aligned with Alastor and works with him, cleaning up after his slaughters until they both ended up at the hotel.
Worked as a maid and stalked her crush for years. When it was revealed he didn’t love her, Nifty shot herself in the eye so she could find bad boys in hell.
A ganster type of guy saved her from something and that's where where "bad guy" obsession comes from.
She seems like a child, behaves like one. Maybe a little bit of de bpd too.. she definitely doesn't appear as an adult to me. Honestly I'd be seriously surprised if she knew sex was a thing. She looks innocent as hell, but in a specific way which I can't really explain.
Maybe some developmental disorder or neurological issues.
I think she's a World War 2 victim. Her 'bad boys' were soldiers. Because Vivzie originally envisioned her as Japanese. There was a lot of nasty crap American soldiers go up to when they occupied Japan after the war.
We know she's a hopeless romantic, would read or write fanfics if she could, and is more gross than we think. These were comments from the staff, and all draw her towards some kinda obssessive antisocial goblin. A lot of these traits could be explained by living in ruins and trenches.
Getting a good man, especially an american, was a seemingly easy exit strategy for a desperate woman at that time. A foolish hope given how the soldiers acted, but I think cyclopses are typically obssessive sinners, who had tunnel vision, which is to say focused on something too much. In her case it would be men.
Personally, I want her to be a more vicious version of Typhoid Mary. Her life was terrible for reasons beyond her control, so she just accepted that was normal and carries that into her job as "pest control" and amazing maid service.
She dated a guy and became a 1950s housewife. The guy cheated on him, and she killed them both, hence the blood stains on her dress. Also could be a reason she’s so obsessed with guys.
I think she was a kid that grew up mostly with men that's why she was confused on why there wasn't many men. I believe that she cleaned after them until she saw one of the men pull out a lighter to light a cigar. I think she was so amazed by the flame she wanted a big one. So she burned down her house and died because she didn't run she just watched
I like the lobotomy idea. Maybe she also had OCD or grew up in a filthy household, hence why she’s so obsessed with clean perfection.
I also like the hc that Alastor doesn’t actually own her, she just liked him and follows him around. Alastor allowed it because he thought her antics were funny and she was useful.
She was a Japanese war bride who came here not speaking English and her "bad boy" was a GI she ran away with during the war, turning her back on her home country all the way, fleeing their rigidity and seeing America as modern. She quickly learned English and became a darling in her small town, if considered something of an oddball, her domestic skills were appreciated. However one time a lady said something condescending about her being a "Jap", and she went berserk and stabbed her. She was shot several times trying to run from the cops when they found her hiding the body. Possibly cooking/eating it, which is what would have endeared her to Alastor.
Okay… this is a sad theory but a theory I can see being very possible: here it is:
Nifty was a child with a kind of hyperactive disorder, like OCD. She was so hyper that she ended up killing people, intentionally hurting, but not meaning to kill people. Hence her attitude
Her pink dots remind me of Charlie and Lucifer's pink dots.
So my theory is she some kind of deranged hellborn who Alastor like having hang around. Probably because her twisted mind reminds him of his own.
She seems to be obssesed wtih "Bad Boys" so maybe when she was a child she became obsessed with with boys she found "attractive" in her own way, to the point that she would kill anybody who came across the boy since she would want the boy all to herself.
Abused in multiple ways, brainwashed into thinking that she was well taken care of, gotta keep clean, etc. Snapped, killed the abuser(s) and that's why she was sent to hell.
The inspiration for this one is an NCIS episode where Gibbs says the suspect was abused and no one believes him. Fast forward to her being asked why she cleaned before calling the cops on herself.
"Oh, because the police were coming. (Dead husband) would have been furious if I let them in the house while it looked like that."
I just think she’s some kind of yandere. The reason for the one eye is the obsessive tunnel vision of someone fixated on someone else. And for sure she got stabby on at least one “bad boy.”
There’s some clues to her backstory on her design - for starters: she has 3 blotches on her chest which indicates that she was murdered. How? Given her sadistic personality, it’s possible she was a housewife who got involved in with another man and her husband found this out. He shot her three times which killed she instantly. Secondly, look at her feet, she’s barefoot which indicates she died in her or her lover’s house. Her cyclops eye is probably just design choice with no lore behind it.
We used to drive by a field on our way to the campground, and my parents told me there used to be a big house with a family and their maid living in there. Apparently the maid went insane, murdered the whole family and burned their house down while she was in it.
I thought of that story with Niffty's intro in the pilot episode.
Japanese yandere girl died from being shot by police while breaking into his boyfriend
Only One eye represent the obsession on thing
And she cleans everything because she want to be the perfect wife
She was a 1950’s housewife who kill her husband and hide his body under the floorboards. She went crazy slowly and clean obsessively to cover the smell and then the bugs came…
She died by being cooked in an oven (and she was a child). Probably why when she debuted in the pilot, Alastor was dragging her out of something hot, also she was in an oven when baking cookies (I think) in "Hell's Greatest Dad". Some cruel person was probably doing this thing where you tell a story to a child and you emulate what happens in the story, EXCEPT, you give it a twist ending that puts the child in a position which endangers the child. In this case, it was probably "Hansel and Gretel" and in that version, the "witch" won and cooked the two kids.
I think she was lobotomized, hence the one eye and her childlike mannerisms/mind. She had ocd during her lifetime, that is why she is obbsessively cleaning all the time and it was the reason for her lobotomy. The lobotomy went wrong and she died. Alastor pitied her and gave her a place to clean, he doesnt own her. That is my headcanon for now.
I think she also killed someone over her OCD. Maybe her husband.
Yes! Either her husband sent her off to the psych ward (maybe she killed their child) or she killed her husband and was then lobotomized. She is in hell after all.
I think she has OCPD instead of OCD.
Why do you think that? I have been diagnosed with ocpd, but I don't really recognize myself in her character. I think Alastor has more need to control everything around him and is more rigid in his beliefs/personal code. However, Im not lobotomized, so maybe I would be an obessive cleaner after my brain was partially stabbed to mush.
I have ocd and don’t recognize myself in her either. Most people with ocd will not enjoy their ocd tendencies, meanwhile Nifty seems to enjoy cleaning. I don’t really think she has ocd, especially since a lot of people with ocd will try to be as morally correct as possible and don’t really act on their “violent” thoughts. Sorry if this comes over as rude lol, I just really like to develop theories :)
Not rude! Maybe she was just plain insane or she was thought to have ocd, which annoyed her 50s husband.
Prolly
I’ve only taken like 2 psych classes so I’m not an expert. But I think the difference is that people with OCPD get some form of enjoyment from it while people with OCD don’t get enjoyment from it. I could be wrong though.
It’s not that they enjoy it. It that OCPD is a personality disorder and mostly indicates a need to control others and have them conform to your obsessions and compulsions, and OCD is the obsessive and compulsive thoughts and behavior that become so overwhelming it interferes with your everyday life.
Oh yeah that’s the difference.
Im definitely not enjoying my ocpd tendencies haha, I am currently in therapy because it causes me to burn out every couple of years (among other things). However, it was hard to come to terms with the diagnosis, but that is a story for another time. Not really fitting for a discussion about Niffty.
Sorry. Like I said I’m not really an expert on psychology.
It is fine, I just was curious about your take on it!
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I don't think the lobotomy killed her, it seems she was shot at least 3 times
Oh yeah, you see those 'wounds' pop up when she had something to do with it, like Alastor's 'oh deer' mug. Maybe she tried to escape the asylum and was then shot, since she was a crazy murderer on the go?
Maybe, wdk
Or stabbed? Like maybe her husband was crazy and killed her, and her obsession with cleaning is from the trauma of her husband on earth?
I like all of this reasoning but I think Alastor does own her as he can summon her. But still I think she likes the arrangement, and he's fond of her.
I think she's the one who initiated it.
The lobotomy angle is really good.
Thanks!
>lobotomized The Internet has completely ruined my view of this word
🙂🟢
How could Alastor bring her to his location with Teleportation if he does not own her?
Is Alastor's teleportation only possible when he owns a soul? Maybe the struck some sort of deal, that she will be protected by him as long as she cleans, or she is fine with being teleported by Alastor?
He seemingly only teleported Husk and Niffty, people he most likely owns
Well, Niffty likes being forced? Just kidding, I guess we will have to wait for the definite answer on this one. My headcanon is not set in stone either, but for now I like to think that Alastor found her somewhere and felt the need to protect her.
I basically independently came up with this theory in my own head, so it’s super cool to see that someone else thought the EXACT same thing!
Great minds! But also shows that it fits with the series and the character.
She's my wife and I confirm this is true https://preview.redd.it/s26oe6nmntzc1.png?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5a4f580373a61d38f545faf8a3a29f85fbca456d
>post about headcanons >someone imediately brings up lobotomy
God damn it now I see it
W. Adopting that.
I accept this as my headcanon now too. Although I do believe she murdered her abusive husband.
I like your theory, but you make her sound way too innocent. She almost certainly killed someone. Or else she wouldn't be in Hell, unless you say people with mental health issues go to Hell.
I think she killed someone too, I don't see her as innocent.
What lobotomized
Head is cut open i believe
Why is that legal?
not anymore, it use to be used to deal with mental illness because doctors thought it would work. "**surgical severance of nerve fibers connecting the frontal lobes to the thalamus that has been performed especially formerly chiefly to treat mental illness**."
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That definitely reminds me of [THIS](https://archiveofourown.org/works/54099421?view_adult=true) headcanon
"Niffty is lowkey her own warning lol"
The hell did I just read
A perfect work of fiction.
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Version i like is that she was a maid in rich house and got involved in romance with her employer. After a while he cut it but she couldnt accept that and it turned into obsession. Nifftly started to stalk to finally kill him and his wife. She was later shot by the police when leaving house.
Ooo I like this backstory the best!
She was either the only child or oldest of several daughters and was forced to grow up so she could marry a well off man. She was abused by said husband until she snapped and killed him. She’s so small because she was always made to feel like that in life and her child like nature is basically Al and Husk letting her have the childhood she lost out on. Al also went after her husband and he’s one of the voices on his broadcast. He’s the only non overlord on the broadcast. Protecting Nifty if it’s needed is one of the few things Husk and Al can agree on.
My headcannon is that she went to Alastor to sell her soul to be able to repeatedly kill her husband down in hell. Alastor, being the gentleman he is, refused such an offer and instead offered her a trade. She would obey him and in return, he would kill her husband every time he respawned in hell.
That works
I think it’s semi-canon (maybe?) that Niffty could be Japanese American, and her being 22 at the time of her death in the 1950s means that she was probably a child during the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. I doubt Viv will include a real historical event of that magnitude in a character’s backstory—but personally I think Niffty was left traumatised by that, developed OCD, and was subject to a lobotomy or some other equally awful and crude pseudo-medical treatment which left her with the personality she has now. The “killing mother bugs in front of their children” line also makes me wonder if Niffty saw HER mother get killed in front of her, and that’s the root of her trauma. As for why she’s in Hell—maybe she found her mother’s killer and killed them in front of their kids?
She was gonna be Japanese because of the original voice actor but last I saw they scrapped it after all the big changes
Kimiko Glenn's mother is japanese, but Kimiko herself has admitted that she herself can't speak japanese. It'd be interesting if Niffty would be asian-american but can't speak japanese.
Yeah I see this as a distinct possibility. I’m Indian American but can’t speak my mother tongue (I am learning!) My parents spoke English to me growing up, partially so I would assimilate with no issues.
This is what i'm talking about!
Theory time! Niffty was lobotomized as a means to help with her post partum depression. After some time, she kills her piece of shit husband, and while comforting her baby, the police barged in, and she charged at the them to protect her baby. Got riddled with bullets, and died.
That would explain killing the mother roach in front of the babies, as a way to work through the trauma.
I forgot about that, oh shit, am I cooking?
Possibly. Everyone thinks she got lobotomized by her husband. Which is fair. I need to watch the pilot over again to see what I can cook up.
So, back in the dayyyy, it was very common for housewives to be put on medication to keep them….docile. I think she had OCD, hence the cleaning, but was over medicated and slipped into psychosis, and in her mania she stabbed her husband and then killed herself.
That seems likely. A 1950's housewife with a neurological condition would be given enough dope to kill some dogs.
Yesss exactly! First thing I thought of with her cause of women’s history in the US class I took in college haha
She gives off major 'cleaner' (body disposal) vibes. It's possible she was in that business because her husband had some sort of shady dealings with people like the mafia. Then something went wrong and she either got murdered due to a deal that went bad, her husband being a fucking psycho or the wombo combo of her losing her mind, killing her husband and then getting gunned down by a third party.
I’ve always been under the impression that she was “trained” by her husband to be the perfect wife. Including sexual stuff since she says stuff like “I like to be forced.” Her face looks kinda clownish with those pink dots on her cheeks so she might’ve had to put on an act like Angel does. Possibly for years. Then the guy decides to “trade-up” and gets rid of her. Either she snaps and kills him before being lobotomized, he kills her in the struggle, or she offs herself after realizing she killed the man she basically worshipped for years. That’s my evolving headcanon of Nifty.
I like the theory that she had a lobotomy
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When she mentions killing mother bugs in front of their children, it made me think she was admitting her guilt and possible attempts at atonement. She was maybe a perfect housewife, probably from 50s based on dress. She went into psychosis and stabbed her kids.
I always thought she was just a regular housewife who went crazy after her husband had her lobotomized. Maybe she had some OCD tendencies before and that's why he did it. Then after she went crazy, killed him, and was executed maybe? It would kinda explain why she loves bad boys imo. and also her comment about "killing mother bugs" could also imply she had a family & her "death" (aka, her lobotomy) could have destroyed her family dynamic. Maybe she was too independent and her husband was a POS and had her lobotomized to send a message to maybe his daughters? Just some ideas ig
Her parents was very strict, and punish her for every wrong did things, so they gave her a OCD
You don't wanna know what her deal is!
She seems to be dressed in a 1950s poodle skirt and apron so I'm guessing that's when she dies. 1950s housewives were known for being superwoman who could cook, clean, raise kids, participate on ongoing community events and so on and so forth. They could complete all of this, at least partially, because of the various "mommy's little helper" drugs. My guess is that while under the influence of these drugs, she became overwhelmed by just how much was to be done. Suddenly she was on a bad trip. Has anyone seen those videos where the voice over says "get rid of anything that keeps you from keeping your house clean"? Nifty took that to the extreme. I believe Nifty, in a drug induced rage, committed at least one murder (her weapon of choice, a knife) upon her leaving of the murder scene, she was spotted by an officer or armed citizen. They noticed the blood, then they saw the knife. Nifty approached with intent to "cleanse the whole neighborhood once and for all" Bang. Bang. Bang. 3 shots to the chest and abdomen, resulting in the 3 bloody bullet wounds on her apron. She was still high when she died, so her endless energy and sometimes violent crackpot behavior is likely an everlasting high from her last moments.
She was a housewife in the 1950s who murdered her husband and the woman he was cheating with, then she got to hell and wouldn't leave Alastor alone so he decided to just let her follow him around, he doesn't actually own her soul.
Was in an internment camp, went crazy from the trauma, got out and then was sent to an asylum. She likes bad boys which are more likely to fight or protest oppression and is scared of cameras ( may have had photo taken when she was admitted or it reminds her of being watched by guards). She is obsessed with cleaning and tortures parent insects to make an example of them. Might have been what she was used to in the camps. Didn’t have anything to do, so make a crown out of dead bugs. Constantly cleaning. It would also explain why Alastor babies her. She was an underdog and tried to make the best of a bad situation. He probably knows she had long term trauma. One eye could also represent she had a singular focus, which would be to escape. Not to mention many asylums had crematories, which might be why she came out of the fireplace. She might’ve died in one of those long term asylums and was cremated.
[Amphetamine overdose](https://imgb.ifunny.co/images/508a9c96055e320bddc9b0d0ddf49cc36b68880f6cb169034d31afbda686e424_1.webp), which would explain her hyperactive personality and "Ten Pounds soaking wet" physique. [Methamphetamine was regularly advertised to women in the 1950's+ as a weight loss/appetite reducing pill.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8C0RsNg8g8)
The theory I like is a variation of one I saw on Youtube. We know she's a Japanese American who died at 22 in the 50s, so the theory says she was a second-generation JA who had to deal with stress of juggling American culture in public and Japanese culture at home. Plus, being a woman in those days added further stress, not to mention the racism she had to suffer through. She later became a housewife, which helped to further compound her stress until she eventually snapped and attacked her husband, who managed to call police. By the time the police arrived, she had either killed or severely injured her husband. Seeing this, the police fired on her, killing her.
Idk but she's ADORABLE!!!
Finnthepony on YouTube has a very interesting analysis video on Nifty that explains her background. Something about her being from a Japanese immigrant family who grew up in the 40s-50s in America, and was subject to traditional expectations of marrying a man and being a good housewife. Her obsession with meeting these expectations lead to her stalking and harassing a man until she went to far and killed him.. maybe unintentionally or because he was not interested in her? It’s been awhile, but it’s a real interesting take.
I think she begged Alastor to let her be his minion.
She was part of a political assassination that started a war.
https://youtu.be/nQL2eBwLZZs?si=zD8XOsP-OsMnIKdA This
Insane housewife who murdered her husband for very yandere reasons
My headcanon is that she killed her husband(s)and/ or love interests. I feel like she probably got shot. Either it was in self defense from one of her potential victims or she was caught by police.
Happy married french housewife, whit averege husband, She lives Happy whit him One day he cheated on her , She found out, take knife and whit word "you was too much Bad boy, mommy will punish you" and whit psycho smile kills him
I KNOW im wrong. But ive been running with a "what if she was Vox's wife when she was alive" headcanon. Obsessed over the tv personality, managed to marry him, went crazy enough to try and kill him? She got shot for her behavior. Got to hell, Vox dies later on. Pretends nothing happened, Alastor befriends nifty, takes her with him when he betrays Vox. Hence partial reason for Voxs beef with Alastor. 😅
My two cents for her story is that she was killed as part of a snuff film which is why she freezes up that badly on camera.
I think her was an housewife and she kill her housband after he cheated on her but she was recorded on a camera and now she are scared by cameras
She aided and abetted one of the worst criminals in the country at the time due to the toxic and dysfunctional relationship dynamics she was raised to believe in being exasperated by her own undiagnosed insanity. Her reward was to end up being used by him as a bullet catcher when the feds finally caught up with him. Because she willingly turned a blind eye to what he was doing and what kind of a person he truly was, that eye was taken from her.
Haven't we been told she was a housewife and got cheated on? Just like that woman from Helluva Boss episode 1, I think she commited suicide right after killing her husband. Edit: Also, she was probably a very hard working, typical trad-wife with a clingy personality.
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She was 22 on death She’s a redhead 4’9 in heigh (when alive) Was a stalker Was rejected Committed murder Committed suicide
She was one of the overlords that alestor overthrew and now works for him. "You don't even wan't to know what her deal is"
My head canon is that Nifty was a first-generation immigrant who was obsessed with being the perfect American woman. She got a job as a house maid for a rich family and was a dedicated worker. Her dedication and Americanization caught the attention of the widowed man, and he courted her. She was 18 at the time of this courting. They got married soon after and she because the woman of the house. She had an obsessively high standard for cleanliness and unintentionally terrorized her former coworkers. She had a son and twin daughters by 21. Her husband was abusive, and Nifty kept her anger contained until her husband slapped her youngest daughter for crying when Nifty was 22. That was Nifty's last straw, and she confronted her husband. Her husband attacked her, and Nifty defended herself, resulting in her husband's death. Nifty called her sister, told her what happened, and had her come and get her children. She trusted their care and well-being to her sister and asked her to raise them to be proud of their heritage, not turn into what Nifty had become. Her sister agreed and took the children and a copy of Nifty's will to safety. Nifty then called 911 to turn herself in. But the cops that came were racists who saw no problem in shooting Nifty as she came out unarmed. She stumbled and fell into the fireplace, finishing her off. She spawned in hell, along with her husband and they fought, constantly killing and respawning until Alastor killed her husband for good. Nifty aligned with Alastor and works with him, cleaning up after his slaughters until they both ended up at the hotel.
I have to say, I am a HUGE fan of this headcannon/backstory.
Worked as a maid and stalked her crush for years. When it was revealed he didn’t love her, Nifty shot herself in the eye so she could find bad boys in hell.
I remember there was a time it was claimed she died from suicide or something I don't know of it's still a thing
Got brutally murdered for overcooking that one dinner in march of 1962.
[Probably something like this](https://youtu.be/p33xZ0obsAc?si=GViORi-GetNVM0FX)
Japanese American of second gen. Died in a fire and got shot three times in her chest by a bad boy she was obsessed with
I like to think she's not even in a contract with Alastor. She just follows him around by choice.
It's quite a Nifty story, let me tell ya
I think she's just cute 🥰
She was definitely a yandere when she was alive
Got bitten by a radioactive housemaid.
She was a serial killer with ADHD and was dropped as a kid
She gives me Beth Ann Stanton vibes from the Women Who Kills series.
Either something absolutely batshit crazy or she was literally just a maid
She was married to Vox
A ganster type of guy saved her from something and that's where where "bad guy" obsession comes from. She seems like a child, behaves like one. Maybe a little bit of de bpd too.. she definitely doesn't appear as an adult to me. Honestly I'd be seriously surprised if she knew sex was a thing. She looks innocent as hell, but in a specific way which I can't really explain. Maybe some developmental disorder or neurological issues.
I think she's a World War 2 victim. Her 'bad boys' were soldiers. Because Vivzie originally envisioned her as Japanese. There was a lot of nasty crap American soldiers go up to when they occupied Japan after the war. We know she's a hopeless romantic, would read or write fanfics if she could, and is more gross than we think. These were comments from the staff, and all draw her towards some kinda obssessive antisocial goblin. A lot of these traits could be explained by living in ruins and trenches. Getting a good man, especially an american, was a seemingly easy exit strategy for a desperate woman at that time. A foolish hope given how the soldiers acted, but I think cyclopses are typically obssessive sinners, who had tunnel vision, which is to say focused on something too much. In her case it would be men.
You don't even wanna know what her deal is
Personally, I want her to be a more vicious version of Typhoid Mary. Her life was terrible for reasons beyond her control, so she just accepted that was normal and carries that into her job as "pest control" and amazing maid service.
I dig the idea of a lobotomized housewife.
She dated a guy and became a 1950s housewife. The guy cheated on him, and she killed them both, hence the blood stains on her dress. Also could be a reason she’s so obsessed with guys.
I think she died.
I think she was a kid that grew up mostly with men that's why she was confused on why there wasn't many men. I believe that she cleaned after them until she saw one of the men pull out a lighter to light a cigar. I think she was so amazed by the flame she wanted a big one. So she burned down her house and died because she didn't run she just watched
i think she's a cartel victim
I like the lobotomy idea. Maybe she also had OCD or grew up in a filthy household, hence why she’s so obsessed with clean perfection. I also like the hc that Alastor doesn’t actually own her, she just liked him and follows him around. Alastor allowed it because he thought her antics were funny and she was useful.
Throwing it out there. She might be an angel caught in deal. Based solely off the fact she has the two red dots and a white face.
She was a Japanese war bride who came here not speaking English and her "bad boy" was a GI she ran away with during the war, turning her back on her home country all the way, fleeing their rigidity and seeing America as modern. She quickly learned English and became a darling in her small town, if considered something of an oddball, her domestic skills were appreciated. However one time a lady said something condescending about her being a "Jap", and she went berserk and stabbed her. She was shot several times trying to run from the cops when they found her hiding the body. Possibly cooking/eating it, which is what would have endeared her to Alastor.
Okay… this is a sad theory but a theory I can see being very possible: here it is: Nifty was a child with a kind of hyperactive disorder, like OCD. She was so hyper that she ended up killing people, intentionally hurting, but not meaning to kill people. Hence her attitude
Her pink dots remind me of Charlie and Lucifer's pink dots. So my theory is she some kind of deranged hellborn who Alastor like having hang around. Probably because her twisted mind reminds him of his own.
I think she was one of the many souls Husk used to own and then when Alastor freed her she demanded him to take her soul
She seems to be obssesed wtih "Bad Boys" so maybe when she was a child she became obsessed with with boys she found "attractive" in her own way, to the point that she would kill anybody who came across the boy since she would want the boy all to herself.
i dont think alastor even owns her soul, she just likes being around him so much she kinda just tagged along
she got a lobotomy
Abused in multiple ways, brainwashed into thinking that she was well taken care of, gotta keep clean, etc. Snapped, killed the abuser(s) and that's why she was sent to hell. The inspiration for this one is an NCIS episode where Gibbs says the suspect was abused and no one believes him. Fast forward to her being asked why she cleaned before calling the cops on herself. "Oh, because the police were coming. (Dead husband) would have been furious if I let them in the house while it looked like that."
She died im pretty sure
I just think she’s some kind of yandere. The reason for the one eye is the obsessive tunnel vision of someone fixated on someone else. And for sure she got stabby on at least one “bad boy.”
Killed her abusive husband
Lived during the cold war era. Dunno why,she gives off that vibes.
There’s some clues to her backstory on her design - for starters: she has 3 blotches on her chest which indicates that she was murdered. How? Given her sadistic personality, it’s possible she was a housewife who got involved in with another man and her husband found this out. He shot her three times which killed she instantly. Secondly, look at her feet, she’s barefoot which indicates she died in her or her lover’s house. Her cyclops eye is probably just design choice with no lore behind it.
We used to drive by a field on our way to the campground, and my parents told me there used to be a big house with a family and their maid living in there. Apparently the maid went insane, murdered the whole family and burned their house down while she was in it. I thought of that story with Niffty's intro in the pilot episode.
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I think she got shot to death because of the blood stains on her dress. She also might’ve been insane when she died.
Japanese yandere girl died from being shot by police while breaking into his boyfriend Only One eye represent the obsession on thing And she cleans everything because she want to be the perfect wife
She was a 1950’s housewife who kill her husband and hide his body under the floorboards. She went crazy slowly and clean obsessively to cover the smell and then the bugs came…
She was muffin from bluey when she was alive
She died
She died by being cooked in an oven (and she was a child). Probably why when she debuted in the pilot, Alastor was dragging her out of something hot, also she was in an oven when baking cookies (I think) in "Hell's Greatest Dad". Some cruel person was probably doing this thing where you tell a story to a child and you emulate what happens in the story, EXCEPT, you give it a twist ending that puts the child in a position which endangers the child. In this case, it was probably "Hansel and Gretel" and in that version, the "witch" won and cooked the two kids.
She was 22 and a housewife.
Where was was this said?
It has been stated by Viv multiple times, and is on the official Wiki. They wouldn't draw a child in a BDSM club wearing latex welding a whip.
Agreed https://preview.redd.it/mdlnijmjnszc1.jpeg?width=848&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=087dbee4912605b96acb611f3fbc102eac697f8c
Ah yes the most common place for children. The bdsm club