Phil, The Prince of Insufficient Light
A minor demon who punishes people for small crimes by "darning them to heck" with his "pitch-spoon", a parody of Satan (the "Prince of Darkness"). Such crimes include using copier paper for the printer, stealing a chair from another cubicle, and finishing off the last coffee from the coffee maker without topping it up. As a minor demon Phil's punishments tend to be of an annoying rather than downright tormenting nature, such as being forced to sit at a secretary's desk and be teased by coworkers or being forced to sit among the accountants at lunchtime and listen to their inherently boring conversations, or, in one strip, "using the spoon" (which involved spooning with said person). Phil is eventually revealed to be the Pointy-Haired Boss's brother. Adams is inconsistent with his depictions of Phil; he sometimes has horns and sometimes does not, and sometimes carries a pitchfork rather than a spoon. Adams has stated that the inconsistency is because he sometimes forgets that Phil is not supposed to have a cape or a pitchfork.
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