Lucifer Morningstar

"♪ You didn't know that when I tried this all before, my dreams were too hard to defend. And, in the end, I won't lose it all again. Now, you're the only thing worth fighting for. More than anything, more than anything. I'll shelter and adore you more than anything. ♪"

- Lucifer Morningstar, during More Than Anything

Lucifer Morningstar is a fallen angel and a supporting character in Hazbin Hotel who made his debut in "Dad Beat Dad".

He is the father of Charlie Morningstar and the estranged husband of Lilith. He is the ruler of all of Hell and one of the Seven Deadly Sins, embodying the sin of Pride.

Appearance
Lucifer has pure white skin, blonde hair, thick black eyebrows, black lips and sharp teeth. His eyes are yellow with red slit pupils resembling those of a snake. He, like his daughter Charlie, has red cheeks. His eyelids are purple, giving the appearance of eyeshadow.

He is dressed somewhat like a circus ringmaster, wearing a white, red-lined high-collar suit, knee-high black boots, a black bowtie, and a red undershirt with white stripes. He also wears a wide-brimmed white top hat, with a golden snake and red apple over golden spikes which resemble a crown. On his left pinkie, he wears a golden ring.

Lucifer carries an apple-topped black cane that matches his hat. As a former angel, Lucifer possesses three pairs of white wings with red feathers, which he can extend from his coat. He is shorter than his daughter, Charlie, and his wife, Lilith.

Personality
Despite his status as the ruler of all of Hell, Lucifer possesses a grandiose and dramatic nature, acting very over-the-top in most situations. He often switches between being silly and melancholic. Like Charlie, Lucifer is ambitious in what he believes in. According to the storybook that Charlie read in "Overture", Lucifer was an idealistic dreamer whose accidental creation of Hell and subsequent banishment to it caused him to give up his dreams. After he and Lilith separated, Lucifer went into isolation and fell into a depression. He coped by crafting and hoarding tons of rubber ducks, spending years in his home. This obsession also caused him to become estranged from his daughter, to the point where he barely calls Charlie at all.

As a father, he falls short of expectations. Although he loves Charlie dearly, he seems to be preoccupied with his own problems. He seldom calls Charlie, and when he does, it's usually because he's bored or needs something. When Charlie reached out to him for help in setting up a meeting with Heaven, he was thrilled to hear from her. However, he couldn't recall where she was or what she was doing, even though she had shared her passion project, the Hazbin Hotel, with him months ago. He also wasn't aware that Charlie was dating someone, or that she was attracted to women. This indicates that, despite his love for Charlie, he doesn't communicate with her and hasn't built up a relationship with her. Although, it was shown that Lucifer was much closer to Charlie in her childhood, only becoming more distant in Charlie’s adulthood.

While he is the King of Hell, Lucifer hardly rules over his subjects and leaves them to their own devices. Lucifer dislikes the Sinners of Hell and describes them as "violent, destructive psychopaths, hellbent on causing as much pain and destruction as possible". According to him, they are all "the worst" and he does not believe they can be redeemed and he cares little for what happens to them. Despite his disapproval of sinners, Lucifer hints that he regrets his role in ever giving them free will due to what they had done with it and the consequences that came from this. On the other hand, Lucifer had arranged for a pardon of Hellborn demons with Heaven, ensuring that the Hellborn races and thus the other six rings of Hell, are untouched by the Exorcists during the yearly Exterminations.

Although he understands his daughter's interest in rehabilitating Sinners, Lucifer is cynical about the idea of trying to save any of them, as he attempted to redeem sinners in the past, stating that Charlie doesn't know when he tried this all before, and that his dreams were too hard to defend. Since Heaven was so unwilling to listen to him in the past, he does not want Charlie to go through the same thing. However, she still manages to convince him to arrange a meeting in Heaven for her and Vaggie, which helps Lucifer regain faith in her plans.

Lucifer is fiercely protective of Charlie, as seen when he threatens her bodyguards, Razzle and Dazzle, and when he displays jealousy toward Alastor, whom he sees as a rival for Charlie's affection.

Abilities

 * Flight - Lucifer can summon his six angelic wings and is capable of flight.
 * Angelic power - As a fallen angel, Lucifer possesses very strong angelic power, which holds sway over the demonic power of his contemporaries.
 * Shapeshifting - According to the Story of Hell, Lucifer briefly took the form of a snake.
 * Duplication - Lucifer can create multiple copies of himself.
 * Portal creation - In "Dad Beat Dad", Lucifer was shown to conjure portals as a means of instant transportation, which other demons can use.
 * Pyrokinesis - Like his daughter, Charlie, he also has the power to manipulate fire at will.
 * Teleportation - Lucifer can teleport to any location by covering himself with glittery red mists.
 * Object creation - Lucifer seems to be able to create virtually anything he desires with a simple flick of the wrist. This includes but is not limited to clothing, puppets, instruments, large fountains of champagne, and mountains of caviar.

Skillset

 * Musical talent - Similar to his daughter, Lucifer partakes in singing.
 * Instrumental Talent - Additionally, he's shown to be quite a skilled fiddle player during his musical duet with Alastor. Lucifer also showed that he could play an accordion.
 * Craftsmanship - Lucifer spends his time making rubber ducks with various gimmicks such as flipping backwards and spitting fire.

"Dad Beat Dad"
"Hey, bitch!"

- Lucifer picking up the phone when Charlie called him

"My daughter wants to see me! Take that, depression!"

- Lucifer, after Charlie invites him to the Hotel "Oh my golly! You like girls? So do I! We have so much in common! You put 'er there, Maggie!"

- Lucifer when Charlie introduces him to Vaggie "Oh hewwo KeeKee!"

- Lucifer petting KeeKee

Gallery

 * Lucifer Morningstar/Gallery

Trivia

 * Lucifer's first name translates to "shining one", "the morning star" (referring to Venus), or "light-bringer" in Latin from Hebrew. One of these translations matches his surname, Morningstar.
 * Lucifer is based on the Biblical character of, a rendition of the Devil that was cast from Heaven and into Hell as a fallen angel.
 * In some versions of the Biblical character, the Devil takes on more than one name, including Lucifer and Satan. However, in other interpretations, Lucifer and Satan are portrayed as two separate entities. This is the case in Hazbin Hotel, where Lucifer and Satan are portrayed as distinct characters.
 * Furthermore, Lucifer represents the sin of Pride whereas Satan represents the sin of Wrath.
 * Lucifer is the fourth of the deadly sins to debut.
 * The apple tucked in the brim of his hat, and on the end of his cane, seem to reference the story of Adam and Eve, where a talking snake (often interpreted as being the Devil) persuades the first woman, Eve, into eating a forbidden fruit (often depicted in pop-culture as an apple), resulting in her and Adam being thrown out of paradise.
 * According to Faustisse, Lucifer's favorite snack is caramel apples.
 * Faustisse believes that Lucifer is not a particularly good father. Despite them not specifying in what way that might be, they did say he still loves Charlie.
 * As implied by Lute in "Overture" and elaborated on in "Dad Beat Dad", Lucifer works together with the Exorcists and Heaven in regards to the Extermination. Lute also stated that that he had somehow arranged a "pardon" for Charlie and the other Hellborn demons, making it so that Exorcists are only allowed to kill Sinners per Heaven's agreement with him.
 * According to Vivziepop, Lucifer can play many types of instruments very well, including the fiddle, which he plays "phenomenally well".
 * During his duet with Alastor, Lucifer is shown playing a golden fiddle, a reference to the famous Charlie Daniels song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".
 * In the Helluva Boss episode "Loo Loo Land", Lucifer owns a theme park called Lu Lu World.
 * In the same episode, it is revealed that the titular amusement park has an amusement ride named "Fun House" which has its exterior modeled after Lucifer's head.
 * Lucifer has a mass collection of rubber ducks.
 * He also owns a picture of himself hugging what looks like a younger Frederick von Eldritch.

Development

 * When Vivziepop first discussed Lucifer, who at the time was only identified as "The Devil", she was hesitant to give out much information, citing concern over spoilers. She did, however, mention that he is "very silly and goofy", emphasizing his love of polka music, things that Faustisse has also mentioned.
 * In a stream, Vivziepop stated that Lucifer has a lot in common with Willy Wonka, explaining that Wonka is "a showy dick".
 * Before the series' premiere, Faustisse believed that Lucifer did not cut off his wings when he fell from Heaven, and could still use them to fly. This was later confirmed when the episode "Dad Beat Dad" premiered.
 * Faustisse thinks that Lucifer and Lilith's dynamic can be summed up with the phrase "Behind every man is a greater woman", and that they love each other very much. They describe Lucifer and Lilith as "passionate, cheesy lovers". They are of the opinion that Lilith "wears the pants" in the family, but think both Lucifer and Lilith are switches within their intimate life. Whether any of this information is still canon or not is currently unknown as the pair were revealed to be separated.
 * While discussing Lucifer, Vivziepop mentioned that while he can play any instrument, his favorite is something that would be funny based on the specific voice actor they were chasing for the role, someone they have tailored Lucifer's character to.
 * Faustisse implied a voice actor choice (and instrument) when they said that Lucifer sounds like Weird Al Yankovic.
 * Before Lucifer and Alastor met in the series, Vivziepop felt that if the two were to meet Alastor would not like Lucifer, stating that Alastor would like Willy Wonka because he's "a showy dick" and mentioned Lucifer's similarities to Wonka, explaining that if someone was too much like Alastor, he would not like them, but if people are enough like him then he would like them.
 * Vivziepop and Dave Capdevielle both felt that Alastor in no way would be afraid of Lucifer, even though Lucifer may be an intimidating character, there's mutual respect going on between them.
 * Vivziepop and Faustisse both think that Lucifer is much more powerful than Alastor.
 * When asked about Lucifer's stance on Hell, Faustisse mentioned they do not think that Lucifer cares about his subjects. They describe Hell as like an oligarchy, and that Lucifer is not very politically active in the traditional sense, only serving to maintain the status quo of power.
 * Faustisse was also the first to imply that Lucifer may be assisting in the coordination of the exterminations, although they did not say in what way or why that might be.