However, the big catch is Blood War is not as even as it might appear. In his prime, he might be a match for them, but the catch is that he's terribly injured from his fight with his lawful Good equivalent long ago, and he needs to hide for as long as it takes to heal. If good and probably even neutral gods knew what he really was, they'd first shit themselves and then immediately team up to wreck his shit forever, which would, of course, unmake the universe. Asmodeus is actually a decoy / avatar / persona created in order to give the illusion that the ruler of hell was a Devil of near-godlike power, and thus less threatening Asmodeus is one of twin serpents who create planes, most likely older and more powerful than gods themselves. This asshole wants the war to continue, as he is just using the whole thing as one huge distraction. Complicating things is the secret mastermind of cosmic stalemate, Asmodeus, king of Devils himself. Many hat it because it tends to take over the story whenever it gets introduce. While there have always been individuals who dislike it a lot, they dislike the emphasis on Blood War because it really makes cosmic Forces of Good seem like useless pushovers incapable of fighting Evil themselves. Support for it has only increased as editions have advanced and pushed Planescape further and further out of the spotlight fans have developed nostalgia for the concept.
Blood War has always been a contentious aspect of the overall meta-setting. What they don't know is that stalemate is even worse if neither Evil side loses, then the outcome would be just as bad. All denizens of the Upper Planes secretly feed and support the Blood War, bartering weapons and services to whichever side is currently losing they know that if war wasn't keeping friends in each others throats, they would inevitably fall before onslaught of pure Evil. Another race of fiends, known as Yugoloths, participate in the Blood War but don't owe allegiance to either side. It is the source of both fiendish races' interest in corrupting and damning mortals, to have infinite supply of resources and cannon fodder to continue to fight war with. Blood War covers the entirety of the Lower Planes to one extent or another, five infinitely vast Planes devoted to pure Evil, and untold millions of Prime Material worlds. Essentially, philosophic argument between total and organized chaos. Tanar'ri and Baatezu, two infinite armies of Evil outsiders, wage a bloody War of mutual destruction over the definition of Evil with the Demons firmly believing that Evil is pointless if it doesn't arise from a place of passion and spontaneity, Devil arguing that Evil is pointless if it doesn't constantly keep long-term plans in mind. In 2 editions, Blood War cast a massive shadow over the Planescape setting, and thus over greater D & D meta-continuity as a whole.
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