Lucifer

**Lucifer** was the second archangel created by God and was therefore the younger sibling of Michael and older sibling of Raphael and Gabriel. Lucifer was therefore one of the oldest and most powerful entities in existence.

## History

### Rebellion

At the end of the war against the Darkness, God grafted Lucifer with a mark that sealed the Darkness in her prison. However, this began to corrupt Lucifer -- as such, when God ordered the Host of Heaven to bow down to humans, Lucifer refused. Instead, Lucifer gathered a number of angels to his side and rebelled against God and Heaven.
This civil war ended when Lucifer and his followers were cast out from Heaven and sent to Earth by Michael. While on Earth, Lucifer created various crypts to store mystical artifacts, such as his spear. Rather than continue to fight God, Lucifer opted to corrupt the humans living on his new home. Some, such as the woman who would eventually be known as the Countess von Marburg, saw his power and devoted themselves to him almost immediately. He granted them incredible magical powers, but his attention was primarily focused upon the family that God chose to protect within the Garden of Eden. His dark influence seeped into the Garden, manifesting as the demon Bulshar. Lilith was the first corrupted, and when she left the Garden and was later killed, Lucifer brought her soul to Hell and made her the first of his demons there. Ultimately, he corrupted all within the Garden save Adam -- who, nevertheless, was cast out with his wife Eve and forced to return to Earth.

Lucifer spent several years corrupting their youngest son Abel, until Cain offered Lucifer a deal: he would kill Abel, so long as Abel's soul was allowed to go to Heaven. Lucifer agreed to the deal, supplying Cain with the First Blade and passing on his mark to him. It came to be known as the Mark of Cain. After Cain's subsequent death, he instantly became a demon and the first Knight of Hell.

Having had enough of Lucifer's interference, God had Lucifer locked inside a Cage in Hell -- only to be released for prophesied Apocalypse. Some of Lucifer's followers were sent there as well, such as the Sentinel, whereas others were condemned to reincarnation as humans -- their souls scattered throughout time.

### Grand Rite

Lucifer's followers never gave up on attempts to free him. The witches who served him, usually led by the Countess von Marburg in whatever guise she existed in at the time, developed a ritual known as the Grand Rite and made numerous attempts throughout the centuries to complete it. However, each attempt failed until Mary Sibley manipulated the Puritans of Salem, Massachusetts into completing the necessary sacrifices for her in 1692 CE. Then, with the help of the Countess von Marburg and Sebastian von Marburg, Lucifer was able to possess the body of Mary's son John Sibley.

Unfortunately, Lucifer did not bestow the rewards the witches of the Essex Hive felt they'd earned, and Mary Sibley herself was infuriated that Lucifer had taken her only son from her. They turned on Lucifer -- though, ultimately, it was Anne Hale who returned him to the Cage before he could complete the Great Terror.

### Amunet

It would be nearly two centuries before Lucifer discovered another possible means of destroying the world and humanity. His loyal follower in his rebellion, and his lover, the angel Amunet was reincarnated in the form of Vanessa Ives. After the doorway to her corruption was opened through witnessing the illicit activities of Sir Malcom Murray and her mother Claire Ives, Lucifer was able to torment Vanessa even from the Cage -- in the hopes of fully awakening Amunet and convincing her to rejoin him and bring about the Great Terror.

Unfortunately, Vanessa had also garnered the attention of Vlad Dracula and ultimately found herself caught between the two tremendously evil forces. Unwilling to risk what could happen should she fall to her own dark impulses, Vanessa committed suicide with the help of Ethan Chandler -- foiling Lucifer's plans once again.

### Preparing the Apocalypse

In 1972 CE, the demon Azazel -- a devout follower of Lucifer -- discovered a means of communicating with Lucifer inside the Cage. Azazel told Lucifer that he sought to free him from his imprisonment, Lucifer explained the seals that kept him locked inside the Cage and the only Lilith could truly break them open -- and that she would need to be sacrificed by a special child with incredible psychic abilities. Azazel began crafting a plan to break 66 of the 600 seals and bring about the Apocalypse.

## Powers & Abilities

* Nigh-Omnipotence - as the second archangel created, Lucifer was one of the most powerful beings in existence.
	+ Soul Absorption - Lucifer could draw power from human souls.
	+ Angelic Possession - Lucifer was only able to physically manifest on Earth when in a human host vessel. Without the preparation of the Grand Rite, that vessel needed to say "yes" and allow him to enter them. Lucifer was even capable of possessing vessels already being possessed, such as those occupied by another angel.
	+ Astral Projection - Lucifer was able to show his wings in silhouette. He was also able to present himself psychically to others.
	+ Chronokinesis - Lucifer was able to manipulate time itself, even traveling through it or sending others through it.
	+ Power Granting - Lucifer was able to twist human souls into powerful demons, and his mere presence on Earth was able to greatly enhance the power of demons there. He was also capable of imbuing living humans with magical abilities, creating witches who served him.
	+ Exorcism - Lucifer was able to exorcise demons from vessels by simply snapping his fingers.
	+ Energy Blasts - Lucifer was able to hurl blasts of destructive energy from his hands.
	+ Terrakinesis - Lucifer's presence on the Earth could create massive earthquakes across the globe.
	+ Thermokinesis - Lucifer was able to change the temperature around him, as well as objects in contact with him.
	+ Electrokinesis - Lucifer's presence can cause lightning storms. He is also capable of manipulating electronic devices.
	+ Weather Manipulation - Lucifer's arrival on Earth caused severe changes to weather on a global scale.
	+ Flight - Lucifer was capable of flying and levitating, even in a human vessel.
	+ Healing - Lucifer could heal wounds on other beings.
	+ Holy White Light - Lucifer could unleash a destructive, blinding holy white light.
	+ Biokinesis - Lucifer could manipulate the bodies of organic creatures, typically causing injury or killing them.
	+ Molecular Combustion - Lucifer could break other beings down to their molecular components.
	+ Power Negation - Lucifer could prevent lesser beings from using their powers.
	+ Reality Warping - Lucifer was capable of manipulating and changing reality itself.
	+ Resurrection - Lucifer could restore life to any recently deceased beings.
	+ Shapeshifting - Lucifer could alter his appearance at will.
	+ Smiting - Lucifer possessed the angelic ability to smite.
	+ Sonic Scream - Lucifer could unleash a scream capable of shaking entire buildings and causing physical pain to others.
	+ Superhuman Speed - Lucifer was capable of moving faster than humans could perceive.
	+ Superhuman Strength - Lucifer's physical strength is paralleled only by his brother Michael and the primordial entities that outclass them.
	+ Telekinesis - Lucifer was able to move objects with his mind.
	+ Telepathy - Lucifer was able to psychically appear before others in the forms of people they loved. He was able to telepathically converse with powerful demons, and had complete access to the minds and memories of his vessels.
		- Empathy - Lucifer could feel the emotions of his vessels.
		- Dream Walking - Lucifer could enter the dreams of other beings.
		- Mental Projection - Lucifer was capable of projecting images of himself to others.
		- Pathokinesis - Lucifer was capable of forcing others to feel emotions of his choosing.
	+ Teleportation - Lucifer could instantly move from one location to another.
		- Apportation - Lucifer could teleport other beings as well.
	+ Voice Mimicry - Lucifer was able to perfectly replicate the voice of any other being.
	+ Anger Empowerment - Lucifer's power grew when he was angry.
	+ Puppetry - Lucifer could completely control the body and possibly the mind of some other, lesser beings.
	+ Illusions - Lucifer could create believable illusions that only the most powerful magic could see through.
* Nigh-Omniscience - with his vast knowledge of the Grand Design, and with his age, the limits of Lucifer's knowledge and ability to discern new information was unknown.
	+ Clairsentience - Lucifer was capable of sensing most beings, particularly those with divine or demonic power.
	+ Precognition - Lucifer was able to perceive the future, though not in its entirety.
	+ Astral Perception - Lucifer could see the true form of other beings, particularly those possessing human vessels.
	+ Localization - Lucifer was able to detect and track other beings, so long as they were not protected by Enochian sigils.
	+ Psychometry - Lucifer could discern facts about current events outside his realm of perception without using divination.
* Spell Casting - aside from his own powers, Lucifer was proficient at the use of witchcraft.
* Immortality - without being killed, Lucifer's lifespan was infinite.
	+ Invulnerability - Lucifer was practically incapable of being harmed or injured while in a vessel, and was resistant even to things that would injure or kill most other angelic beings.
	+ Regeneration - if Lucifer were harmed, his vessel would heal from those wounds nearly instantly.
* Verbis Diablo - Lucifer is fluent in both Enochian and the Verbis Diablo -- when he speaks in these languages, it causes physical pain to any nearby humans.

## Weaknesses

* Angel Blades - Lucifer could be injured by the use of angel blades, although they could not kill him. Archangel Blades, however, were capable of ending his life.
* Angel Dagger - a human-forged angel dagger could return Lucifer to Hell.
* Angel Banishing Sigil - this sigil could banish Lucifer.
* Angel Depowering Sigil - this sigil could temporarily weaken Lucifer.
* Angel Suppressing Sigil - this sigil was able to temporarily weaken Lucifer, allowing his vessel to regain control.
* Enochian Sigils - these sigils could prevent Lucifer from detecting or sensing a person.
* Enochian Brass Knuckles - these weapons could injure Lucifer.
* Lucifer's Cage - Lucifer's Cage was designed to hold two archangels indefinitely.
* The Colt - the Colt could cause slight injury to Lucifer, but could not kill him.
* Angel Trap - an angel trap could hold Lucifer temporarily.
* Holy Oil - holy fire could temporarily trap Lucifer.
* Hands of God - the Hands of God could damage Lucifer.
* Hyperbolic Pulse Generator - if weakened, this device could expel Lucifer from his vessel.
* True Vessel - due to his immense power, Lucifer could burn through most vessels quickly -- and even most vessels within the Sacred Lineage would ultimately burn out. Only his True Vessel could hold him permanently. Lucifer's True Vessel was Sam Winchester.
* Magic - some spells were able to effect Lucifer.
* Crosses - crosses burned Lucifer.
* Grace Removal - removing Lucifer's grace would render him human.
* Primordial Entities - primordial entities such as Death, God, or the Darkness were much more powerful than Lucifer and could destroy him.
* Archangels - other archangels, particularly Michael, could would or perhaps kill Lucifer.
* Lance of Michael - this weapon was especially designed to be used against Lucifer, and could kill him.

## Sources

Lucifer is derived from:

* Penny Dreadful
* Salem
* Supernatural