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Beelzebub (Sand Land)

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Beelzebub
Sand Land character
Beelzebub by Akira Toriyama
First appearance	Sand Land manga, volume 1, chapter #1
Created by	Akira Toriyama
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Nicknames	Belzi^[1]
Species	Devil
Title	Prince^[2] Demon Prince^[2] Prince Beelzebub^[2] Prince of the Underworld^[3]
Known relatives	Satan (father)^[4]
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Japanese name	ベルゼブブ
Romaji	Beruzebubu
Manga name	Beelzebub
Alternate names	Belzebub

Beelzebub (ベルゼブブ, Beruzebubu^?) is a fictional character in the manga series Sand Land created by Akira Toriyama and the story's main protagonist. He is frequently called Prince (short for Prince Beelzebub or Demon Prince),^[2] Belzi (nickname),^[1] and sometimes introduces himself along with the title, Prince of the Underworld.^[3] The origin of the character's personal name is derived from the deity of the same name praised by the Philistines. The deity, however, was later referenced as a demon by Matthew the Evangelist in the New Testament.^[5] Although the name is a corruption of "Baalzebub", the literal translation meaning "lord of the flies", the name is actually a play on the god of the Canaanite people, "Baalzebul".^[5]

1 Plot overview
2 Reception and in other media
3 Bibliography
4 References
5 External links

Plot overview

Beelzebub retrieves the clearance of his father, Satan, to search for a place called Phantom Lake.^[4]

Beelzebub plays an essential large role in the fictional world called Sand Land as its main character. The proud prince of Hell and son of Satan,^[4] Beelzebub embarks on a journey to find a mystical spring called Phantom Lake with a human who claims to be a sheriff named Rao, alongside Beelzebub's elderly friend, a demon named Thief. After the trio leave to obtain the water, they come across a rampaging dragon.^[6] They are eventually able to escape its clutches due to Rao untying the rope that brought the weighted carriage of food and other supplies to their vehicle.^[7] Stranded without food or money, and with little fuel to spare in their vehicle, the team drives to the nearest town. Beelzebub is asked how old he is by Rao and responds that he is around 2,500 years old, and Thief also replies that he himself is a bit older than that.^[8] Beelzebub also explains to Rao that although demons do evil deeds, they don't kill, but humans do.^[9] To their surprise, the vehicle's tires are punctured by spike strips set as a trap by a group of desert thieves. They are attacked by the thieves, but the latter are easily defeated by Beelzebub. A plan which Beelzebub concocts involving Thief is successful and the three soon discover a military tank pertaining to the Sand Land king's soldiers. They rob the tank and head off southwards.^[10] Having avoided certain defeat from a military plane and escaping, Beelzebub and the others discover that Phantom Lake, located south, is overtaken by the Sand Land king as his own natural water source,^[11] and that the king's men want them killed. While the three were asleep at night for the next day, Rao awakens to find Beelzebub standing on a small rocky cliff stretching his body towards the night sky. When asked by Rao what he was doing, Beelzebub states that he was absorbing the dark power for tomorrow. As Beelzebub and the others leave in the morning for the lake, a group of four military tanks attempt to strike them and, because of Beelzebub's enhanced eyesight, the team is able to maneuver the onset. After Beelzebub leaps incredibly high to spy on the enemy,^[12] he contacts Rao with telepathy^[13] and gives an update on the current situation. In the end, the trio befriend the king's army and their leader, General Are. As a surprise hit is launched on the two teams by another gang, they too are quickly pounded to the ground by Beelzebub quite easily. The gang is pursued by Beelzebub, who is caught afterwards in a sandstorm and manages to escape, only to find refuge in a cave that leads him to an oasis where he eventually found Phantom Lake.^[14]

Beelzebub gets his comeuppance by the Insect Man.

After Beelzebub contacts Rao with telepathy and notifies him and Thief about his discovery of the Legendary Spring, the team follows the path down the southern end of the riverbed. From there, they finally arrive at a dam leading to the king's fortress.^[15] They discover that the entire river that once ran throughout Sand Land was all damed up, explaining the cause of the drought.^[16] As the three proceed to demolish the dam with their tank, they are assaulted by the king's personal bodyguard, General Zeu. He unleashes the robotic Insect Man, which was originally a secret weapon to rid of all demons.^[17] The Insect Man gives Beelzebub a run for his money and he is impaled in the torso by the Insect Man's claw.^[18] Rao suggests certain action must be made against the Insect Man before Beelzebub is killed, but is told by Thief that if a demon who possesses the dark power gets into danger, something terrible would happen.^[19] Beelzebub's wounds heal rapidly^[20] and his brute strength and power was strong enough to create a shock wave that sends the robot to dismay. General Zeu then self-destructs the Insect Man causing a blast strong enough to injure Beelzebub. With Beelzebub's wounds still unrecovered and being unable to stand, Zeu proceeds to finish off Rao and Thief with a barrage of bombs, but his attempts are thwarted by General Are and the Royal Army who save the duo by killing the malignant general.^[21] Beelzebub fully recovers from his injuries and Rao thanks General Are for rescuing them; the dam is successfully destroyed and General Are announces on the radio broadcast that the water shortage is taken care of thanks to the help of Beelzebub and his friends.^[22] After about nine days pass, Rao comes to visit Beelzebub and friends, and asks Beelzebub if he wants to help him bring up some supplies to someone. Beelzebub jokingly replies that Rao would be helpless out there without him, and Thief offers his assistance as well. The three argue who is the better driver along the way.^[23]

Reception and in other media

Beelzebub premiered in the United States when Sand Land was featured in several Shonen Jump magazines during 2002.^[24] Inclusively, as of 2007, there have been no official releases to the general public on the character's design data. It is unconfirmed whether such documentation exists as merchandise in Japan, or outside of the country. The manga has been translated into other languages around the world and the Sand Land drawings and story are liked by many, including Americans^[25] and fluent French-speakers.^[26] Beelzebub is enjoyed enough that he is depicted in fan art by supporters of the series and its creator, Akira Toriyama.^[27]