Lucifer Morningstar is one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside John Dee) of the first season in The Sandman and will return in some capacity in its second season.
They are a fallen angel and the ruler of Hell.
History[]
Battling Morpheus[]
Lucifer was approached in Hell by Morpheus, who was in search of his helm, which he suspected was in the possession of a demon, a suspicion confirmed true when Dream discovered his helm with Choronzon, who challenged Dream to a fight. Should Dream win, he would regain possession of his helm, but should he lose, he'd have to serve as Choronzon's slave in Hell for eternity. While Dream chose to represent himself, Choronzon chose Lucifer as his warrior. And so, Lucifer and Morpheus faced off in a battle of wit and wisdom, a battle that Dream ultimately won, forcing Choronzon to return the helm. Dream extended his gratitude to Lucifer for their honorableness, but Lucifer questioned why they should even allow Dream to leave, as he had no power in Hell. While that may have been true, dreams did have power in Hell, as Hell itself would have no power if those imprisoned were not able to dream of Heaven. Furious and humiliated, Lucifer vowed to destroy Dream one day.[1]
Going against Dream[]
Lucifer received an unexpected visit from Lord Azazel, who came at the bidding of the assembled Lords of Hell for their shared goal to defeat Dream of the Endless. They wished to invade the Dreaming, but only at Lucifer's behest. From there, they intended to also take over the waking world and even the Silver City. Since they couldn't leave Hell, they sought to expand its borders until Hell was all there was. With the generals demanding action, Lucifer promised to act fast. While Lucifer and Mazikeen agreed that they were not to be trusted, they did in fact need to take action, something that would upset God and bring Morpheus to his knees.[2]
Physical Appearance[]
Lucifer is a humanoid with androgynous features. Lucifer is described as elegant, beautiful, and cunning, with pale skin and short white hair. Despite this angelic design, Lucifer boasts demonic bat-like wings on the back.
Powers and Abilities[]
Lucifer is described as the most beautiful, wisest, and most powerful of all angels. According to Dream, Lucifer is perhaps the most powerful being there is barring God himself. Dream even admits that, in comparison, Lucifer is far more powerful than he is.
Powers[]
- Archangel Physiology: Lucifer is an Archangel, an extremely powerful species who were the first of the angel kind.
- Nigh-Omnipotence: Lucifer can manipulate realities in a near omnipotent levels, using it multiple times in an attempt to defeat Morpheus, such as harming him with the concept of anti-life.
- Shapeshifting: In the contest with Dream, Lucifer turned into different forms, such as a wolf.
- Pyrokinesis: Lucifer attempted to use fire to defeat Dream during their competition.
- Flight: Lucifer has wings, which allows flight.
- Immortality: Lucifer never physically grows old and cannot die from any means, with only God having the power to destroy them.
Abilities[]
- Leadership: Lucifer has ruled Hell presumably since the beginning of time.
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
Behind the Scenes[]
- The original character design for Lucifer is based on pictures of young David Bowie that Gaiman sent the comics artists for inspiration.
- Gwendoline Christie's wardrobe as Lucifer is designed by her real-life partner, Giles Deacon.
- When asked about Lucifer's pronouns in the adaptation, Neil Gaiman stated: "Dream and I use "Lord Lucifer" and Lord Lucifer uses "we/us/ours" when formal and "I/me/mine" when informal. Beyond that, I think he or she or they are all fine, if you must use pronouns, and you do not believe that Lucifer deserves only nouns."[3]
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References[]
- ↑ Season 1, Episode 4: A Hope in Hell
- ↑ Season 1, Episode 10: Lost Hearts
- ↑ Neil Gaiman on Tumblr