Personality: On the surface, and for all intents and purposes, Crowley appears to be a stereotypical demon - mean-spirited, cunning, greedy, selfish, good at tempting people, and certainly very intelligent. And he enjoys what he does. If he were human, his motto would probably be "Live fast, die young", except he's a demon and therefore can't die. He's a bit on the lazy side, however, especially when it comes to securing souls for Hell. Why spend decades picking away at one soul when you can tie up phone lines and tarnish a few thousand souls all in one go? (He's particularly proud of the M25 for this very reason. It took years to do, but the end results were completely worth it.)
But it's impossible to live with humans for 6000 years without learning a thing or two. And Crowley, having abandoned being Crawly and wearing scales, has had 6000 years to learn about being human. He's more or less gone native - and in a manner of speaking, has learned Free Will. He dislikes Heaven and Hell equally - Heaven's boring and Hell's too exciting. And, for that matter, he doesn't believe that Hell is the source of all Evil any more than he believes that Heaven is a fountain of Good. People, he's found, are far more capable of extreme examples of "Good" and "Evil" than either Heaven or Hell could ever hope to be. And he likes people, which is rather a major failing in a demon. He's continually fascinated with the ways they find to damn themselves - he hardly has to lift a finger to do it.
He dresses and acts, or at least tries to act, like a stereotypical yuppie; he owns a 1926 black Bentley, dresses in all the latest fashions, has all the latest technology, has a tendency to use modern slang. Taxes and speed limits are something that happen to other people. He's all about style and looking cool. The only problem with this is that he is not in fact nearly half so suave as he thinks he is. Also, being a demon, he tends to forget some human things - the stereo in his flat, for example, gives off perfect sound, yet he never bought speakers for it.
Where Aziraphale is cynical, Crowley is boundlessly optimistic. He honestly believes that everything will turn out alright in the end. And on top of that, he's almost hopelessly soft-hearted; for all that he acts the part of demon, with Aziraphale to act as his conscience - and possibly because of his angelic beginning - he's been known to indulge in occasional acts of not-entirely-evil. He's shown several times to be grudgingly merciful, or at least to not cause as much trouble as he's capable of causing, though he'd never be so crass as to outright admit it.
And, let's face it. This is the guy who was willing to go up against Lucifer himself armed with nothing more than a tire iron. Deep down inside, he's really a nice guy.
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But it's impossible to live with humans for 6000 years without learning a thing or two. And Crowley, having abandoned being Crawly and wearing scales, has had 6000 years to learn about being human. He's more or less gone native - and in a manner of speaking, has learned Free Will. He dislikes Heaven and Hell equally - Heaven's boring and Hell's too exciting. And, for that matter, he doesn't believe that Hell is the source of all Evil any more than he believes that Heaven is a fountain of Good. People, he's found, are far more capable of extreme examples of "Good" and "Evil" than either Heaven or Hell could ever hope to be. And he likes people, which is rather a major failing in a demon. He's continually fascinated with the ways they find to damn themselves - he hardly has to lift a finger to do it.
He dresses and acts, or at least tries to act, like a stereotypical yuppie; he owns a 1926 black Bentley, dresses in all the latest fashions, has all the latest technology, has a tendency to use modern slang. Taxes and speed limits are something that happen to other people. He's all about style and looking cool. The only problem with this is that he is not in fact nearly half so suave as he thinks he is. Also, being a demon, he tends to forget some human things - the stereo in his flat, for example, gives off perfect sound, yet he never bought speakers for it.
Where Aziraphale is cynical, Crowley is boundlessly optimistic. He honestly believes that everything will turn out alright in the end. And on top of that, he's almost hopelessly soft-hearted; for all that he acts the part of demon, with Aziraphale to act as his conscience - and possibly because of his angelic beginning - he's been known to indulge in occasional acts of not-entirely-evil. He's shown several times to be grudgingly merciful, or at least to not cause as much trouble as he's capable of causing, though he'd never be so crass as to outright admit it.
And, let's face it. This is the guy who was willing to go up against Lucifer himself armed with nothing more than a tire iron. Deep down inside, he's really a nice guy.