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so what happens to you after you go to leviathan?


Does everyone become a cenobite or do you eventually enjoy the tortures? since all cenobites were originally human yet seem to now enjoy hellish pain, are you eventually granted or evolve to enjoy the sexual desire you were looking for in the first place? If it does, then is it so bad? if not, then the concept makes no sense. eternal sexual pleasure yet not pleasurable to any human on earth. considering alien life is not set up then who is that marketed to? or is it just a scam to get more souls into hell?

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As Pinhead said, they're demons to some and angels to others, so there have been some who enjoyed what they got. Frank might have too, but the prospect of an unending mixture of pleasure and pain for eternity was probably overwhelming for him, which is why he wanted to escape. I believe a few who started out like Frank, only as human "victims" trapped in a personal Hell, can eventually evolve into cenobites, while some people become cenobites instantly, as in Channard and Pinhead.

However, I doubt everyone becomes a cenobite eventually. While some people might enjoy their experiences at the hands of the cenobites, that doesn't necessarily mean they're cut out to inflict it on others.

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I really doubt Kristy could ever become a Cenobite

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Not to give anything away, but you should check out the Hellraiser comics from a few years ago that Clive was a part of.

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Cool.

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I just assumed the cenobites get all the pleasure from torturing the victims.

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I think it depends on if Leviathan senses something in you, like a deep carnal desire. For instance Capt Spencer, the nun, the child, and Dr Channard all seemed to instantly changed upon admission, where as Frank, Julia, and Christy were left to their own devices.

Perhaps the hierarchy is two tiered. The Cenobites become the legion soldiers of hell, and those unchanged become denizens of the realm who experience hellish pleasure and heavenly torment for eternity. Julia for example seemed to delight in the realm so much that she became accustomed to the world and claimed some nonexistent power therein. Frank who seemed fit for that world suffered due to the constant sexual excitement it promised but took away as soon as he came close to it.

I'm just making this up off the top of my head, so it could be way off.

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