Lucifer Morningstar (DC Comics)

## Lucifer Morningstar

### Aliases

The Devil, The Lightbringer, Atse'Hashke, The Maker, The Mocker, Helel, Old Scratch, Samael

### Relatives

Yahweh (father/creator)
 Michael Demiurgos (brother)
 Angels (siblings)
 Mazikeen (wife)
 Elaine Belloc (niece)
 Briadach (nephew, deceased)
 Cal (nephew)
 Takehiko (son)

### Occupation

King of Hell (formerly)
 Owner of Lux
 God of his Creation

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Neil Gaiman envisioned Lucifer to physically resemble musician David Bowie.

### Appears in

Sandman #4 (April 1989)

Lucifer Morningstar is a character from the Vertigo imprint, a division of DC Comics, as well as his eponymous comic book series. The character is directly based on the fallen angel and visually inspired by David Bowie, as requested by Neil Gaiman for the artists.

## Fictional Character Biography

This version of Lucifer Morningstar is based on the biblical figure of the same name from John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. His appearance was designed based on musician David Bowie. As presented at the beginning of The Sandman comics, Lucifer has been the ruler of Hell for already 10 billion years, after being cast down there as a result of his rebellion against God after the creation. In the fourth volume of The Sandman, "Season of Mists", Lucifer grows tired of ruling over Hell, frees all the demons and damned souls trapped there and hands over the key to Hell to Dream of the Eternals. The rule over Hell is passed onto two angels, Duma the Silent and Remiel, and Lucifer himself settles on Earth, first in Perth and later in Los Angeles, where he opens a nightclub.Lucifer is a spin-off of the famous Neil Gaiman comic The Sandman. It tells the story of the fallen angel Lucifer Morningstar (a character directly based on the biblical figure of the same name). His first appearance as a main character occurs in the Sandman story arc "Season of Mists". Bored with his existence as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer expels all the demons and condemned souls from Hell, before closing its doors and handing over the key to Dream of the Eternals (the protagonist of the Sandman series). Hell is then left in the hands of two angels, Duma (the angel of silence) and Remiel, while Lucifer retires to Earth.

## Adaptations in Other Media

### Lucifer (TV series)

DC and Fox developed a television series based on Lucifer as portrayed in The Sandman. Fox ordered the pilot in February 2015. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series follows an alternative version of Lucifer, "who is bored and unhappy with his role as the Lord of Hell, and abandons his realm for Los Angeles, where he helps the police punish evildoers." Writer Tom Kapinos wrote and executive produced the pilot episode, directed by Len Wiseman. It was reported that Tom Ellis would play the title role. In March 2015, Lauren German was cast as the female lead in the series, a homicide detective at the LAPD. In May 2018, Fox canceled the series after three seasons, but after a fan campaign it was renewed for a fourth season by Netflix. Netflix has since renewed the series for fifth and sixth seasons as well. Ellis also appeared in a cameo role as Lucifer in the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event of The CW's Arrowverse, set 5 years prior to the start of the series.

### The Sandman (TV series)

In June 2019, Netflix signed a deal with Warner Bros., under which Netflix would produce a series based on The Sandman. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. had offered the project to several networks - including HBO, which passed on it due to the large budget required. The series is being developed by Allan Heinberg, who will serve as showrunner alongside Gaiman and David S. Goyer. In January 2021 it was reported that Gwendoline Christie will star in the series as Lucifer, in a version intended to be more faithful to the comics.

### Film

Lucifer appears in the film Constantine, portrayed by actor Peter Stormare.

## powers

In terms of powers, Lucifer is considered by many to be the second most powerful character in the DC Universe, second only to his creator Yahweh and tying with his brother Michael Demiurgos. He can manipulate creation, but cannot destroy or create matter - he simply shapes it as he pleases, being regarded as the one who shaped the universe while Michael created it with the power of Yahweh. Despite this, Lucifer rarely uses his powers preferring always to use strategies, having defeated Amenadiel even while almost powerless, if necessary he usually uses blows based on fire and light in reference to his name Morningstar.

* absolute will: stated to be the Will of the Presence
* Absolute Force Manipulation
* Absolute Immortality
* Primordial Fire Manipulation
* Hell Lordship
* Omnilock

## Weakness

According to the Vertigo continuity established by Neil Gaiman, Lucifer does have some limitations, although secondly most powerful being in DC Universe, he cannot create something from nothing, unlike his Creator God/ the presence. He needs existing matter or the demiurgic power  of Archangel Michael for unknown reasons, he is also said to be powerless and his mobility is limited without his wings. He has been depicted as Not unbeatable, as the character Basanos was able to kill him using probability manipulation in the Lucifer comics. Lucifer has also shown that he can choose to temporarily abandon his powers and immortality if he desires. It is implied in some stories that God could destroy Lucifer if He wanted to, making Lucifer wonder why God has not dealt with him already. The New 52 reboot portrayed Lucifer as significantly less powerful, using Hell's armies to do his bidding and being susceptible to magic. He had no power over animal souls and could be harmed, as when Excalibur was used to cut off his hand.