Stolas gives the immediate impression of someone regal and ostentatious, as would be expected for a royal of his station. He dresses in clothing befitting his role, and his mansion is decadent, containing many large, elaborately framed portraits of himself and his small family. He is also shown to be very intelligent, even as a child, due to being a bibliophile and having incredible knowledge of many things including the laws of Hell. Underneath these dignified trappings, however, Stolas is shown to be a flamboyant, dramatic, eccentric, and often giddy person. Someone who does not take his royal reputation as seriously as the people around him expect him to, and is prone to act quickly on his easily excitable emotions. Additionally, Stolas has an equally romantic and explicit sexual side, something he looks to indulge in with Blitzo,considered "lower-class" among his peers, whom he was engaged in a complicated extramarital affair with. He is also very uncensored in discussing his many bedroom preferences, using highly explicit and flowery language, sometimes in front of others, and is interested in aspects of BDSM, such as bondage and rough sex, and even using beartraps for pleasure. Stolas can also often get caught up in pursuing his own present interests and fails to pay attention to the more pressing issues around him, including the feelings and needs of others. He has even dismissed their wishes under the belief that, as long as he was happy, everybody else was as well, even when he was told otherwise. Vivziepop explained that Stolas is so in his own head and own feelings that he doesn't register the reality[10] of the situation in "The Full Moon" and of Blitzo's anger at being dismissed by him. He also has trouble expressing his emotions when facing bigger dilemmas, such as having a hard time explaining to Octavia that his marriage was never good, or standing up to Stella before his affair, and having trouble talking to Blitzo about his true feelings toward
