Dan Espinoza

**Dan Espinoza** is one of the main protagonists of the TV series *Lucifer*. He is the ex husband of Chloe Decker who is initially antagonistic towards Lucifer for several reasons. In the middle of the first season he is revealed to have been complicit in police corruption which his associate Malcom Graham uses to blackmail him. Eventually Dan's guilt causes him to turn himself in and try to be a better person though he ends up resorting to illegal methods again several times. In the fifth season Lucifer's brother Michael arranges for Dan to be killed and he is sent to Hell as a result of his guilt. With Lucifer's help he realized his guilt was about his daughter Trixie and he talked to her which allowed him to get into Heaven.

## His Good Ranking

### His Heroic Deeds

* Saved Chloe's life by shooting Malcolm.
* Sent Trixie to bed and let her eat chocolate cake to stop her from eating food he suspected may have been poisoned by Junior.
* Tried to arrest Malcolm to stop him from hurting Lucifer.
* Turned himself in to prove Lucifer was innocent of killing Jacob Williams.
* Is nice to Lucifer when he admits to his insecuruity and jealousy of him.
* When possessed by Azrael's blade Dan was able to resist it's influence and not kill Lucifer.
* Tries to comfort Lucifer when he sees he's down after his exes say their time with him was meaningless.
* Tries to stop Dr. Scott from cutting her own hand off.
* Helped get the ingredients needed to save Chloe's life when she was poisoned by Jason Carlisle.
* Tried to help Lucifer make up with Chloe after he disappeared for a few weeks.
* Takes Amenadiel for a drink when he's upset and listens to his problems.
* Interrupts his vacation to help Maze when she's on a job in Canada.
* Bails Amenadiel out after he unintentionally solicits a prostitute.
* Comforts Charlotte Richards when he finds her crying in the men's bathroom.
* Tries to help Marcus Pierce and talk to him about his problems after Ella asks him to.
* Comforts Charlotte after a nightmare.
* Gets a criminal's ex to talk to them after they besige Lux in an effort to save everyone inside.
* Protects Amenadiel from racist cops.
* Encourages Maze to pursue a relationship with eve.
* Helps Lucifer save Chloe after Michael kidnaps her.
* Comforts Ella after she falls in love with a serial killer.
* Tries to talk Rory out of taking revenge on Lucifer and warn him about her plans to kill him.
* Is happy for Lucifer after learning he's a parent and encourages him to try to be a good father to Rory.
* Stops his killer Vincent LeMec from murdering a man .

### Why He Doesn't Stand Out?

* Though it would be unfair to compare him to Lucifer he fails the admirable standards to Chloe who does more with similar resources.
* He has several lethal moments.
	+ Shooting Malcolm to save Chloe.
	+ Conspires with Maze to have Perry Smith killed by Russian gangsters.
	+ Attempts to kill Lucifer after learning he's the devil in a misguided attempt to protect his family.
* In Season 1 he was very condescending to Chloe and tried to pressure her to close her investigation into Malcolm, even taking her to hospital to see his family visiting him to guilt her into doing so even though he knew her suspicions were correct.
* In order to not be found out for his misdeeds he steals a gun due to blackmail from Malcom which leads to the murder of Jacob Williams.
* Is incredibly cruel to Lucifer throughout Season 4 and tells the father of a criminal he crippled about what happened which almost gets him killed.
* He had little time for Trixie Initally though to his credit he does try to rectify this later.

## External Links

* Dan Espinoza on the Heroes Wiki
* Dan Espinoza on the *Lucifer* Wiki
* Dan Espinoza on the DC Database Wiki