Pazuzu (The Exorcist)

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Pazuzu
The Exorcist character
Eileen Dietz as Pazuzu superimposed over Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil
First appearance	The Exorcist (1971 novel)
Last appearance	The Exorcist (TV series)
Created by	William Peter Blatty
Portrayed by	Eileen Dietz (film) Robert Emmet Lunney (TV series)
Voiced by	Mercedes McCambridge, Linda Blair and Ron Faber (The Exorcist) Karen Knapp (II: The Heretic) Colleen Dewhurst (III) Rupert Degas (The Beginning) Mary Beth Hurt (Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist) Ian McKellen (2016 stage play)
In-universe information
Species	Demon
Gender	Male

Pazuzu is a fictional character who is the main antagonist in The Exorcist horror novels and film series, created by William Peter Blatty. Blatty derived the character from Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, where the mythic Pazuzu was considered the king of the demons of the wind, and the son of the god Hanbi. In The Exorcist, Pazuzu appears as a demon who possesses Regan MacNeil.

Pazuzu is often depicted as a combination of animal and human parts with his right hand pointing upwards and his left hand downwards. He has the body of a man, the head of a lion or dog, eagle-like taloned feet, two pairs of wings, a scorpion's tail, and a serpentine penis.