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 a mouth full of 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 which give the appearance of eyeshadow.

He wears a white high collar suit, 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 reminiscent of 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 whilst switching between silly and melancholic. Like Charlie, Lucifer is ambitious in what he believes in. According to the storybook Charlie read in "Overture", Lucifer was said to have been an idealistic dreamer whose accidental creation of Hell and subsequent banishment to it has left him broken and caused him to give up his dreams. After he and Lilith separated, Lucifer went into isolation, and he fell into a depression. He coped by crafting and hoarding tons of rubber ducks, spending years in his home with no contacts. This obsession also estranged Lucifer from his own daughter, to the point Lucifer barely calls Charlie at all.

As a father he leaves a lot to be desired, while he is shown to love Charlie dearly he is fairly "checked out" and appears to be self-involved with is own issues, only calling Charlie sporadically to talk about himself. When Charlie calls him about getting his help setting up a meeting with heaven he is ecstatic to hear from her and overjoyed that she is asking him for help but at the same time couldn't remember where she was or what she was doing these days despite her having told him months ago about her passion project the Hazbin Hotel. He also wasn't aware that Charlie was dating someone let alone that she was also attracted girls, hinting that as much as he loves Charlie he does little to actually communicate with her & make a relationship happen.

In spite of his power over his subjects, Lucifer is neither feared nor respected. This is largely due to him being completely absent as a ruler and leaving Hell and it's citizens to their own devices. While the citizens are aware of his immense power and know not to cross him, hence why they refrain from causing any serious harm to his daughter despite how much she annoys them. They know there is little they can do that will actually make him take action so his name carries very little weight. He even despises the Sinners of Hell and thinks that Sinners are "violent, destructive psychopaths, hellbent on causing as much pain and destruction as possible". Lucifer himself considers them all "the worst" and does not believe it is possible for them to be redeemed. Although understanding of his daughter's interest to rehabilitate sinners, he is too broken after realizing what he did for giving humanity free will, and is cynical of even trying to save any of them. He even expresses his guilt of making dreams come true, and because Heaven was so unwilling to listen, he doesn't want Charlie to go through the same thing. Still, Charlie manages to convince him to get her and Vaggie a meeting in Heaven, helping Lucifer regain faith of her plans.

His fatherly side for Charlie is further shown when he threateningly said to Razzle and Dazzle better be taking care of her as her bodyguards, showing his protectiveness of Charlie. He is also a jealous type, as shown when he meets Alastor, whom he sees as a rival to win over Charlie and tries his best to be a father for her.

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 - Accordign 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 via 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 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. Additionally he's shown to be quite a skilled fiddle player during his musical duet with Alastor.
 * Craftsmanship - Lucifer spends his time by making rubber ducks with various gimmicks such as flipping backwards and flamethrowers in them.

"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 calls him to invite him to the Hotel

"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 more than one name, among these being Lucifer and Satan, while some versions of the Biblical characters, Lucifer and Satan are depicted as separate beings. In Hazbin Hotel, Lucifer and Satan are separate characters.
 * Furthermore, Lucifer represents the sin of Pride whereas Satan represents the sin of Wrath.
 * 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 is of the opinion that Lucifer is not particularly a 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 in "Dad Beat Dad, Lucifer himself 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 apparently 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 owns a picture of himself hugging what looks like a younger Frederick von Eldritch.

Development

 * When Vivziepop first discussed Lucifer, who was at the time was only identified as "The Devil", Vivziepop was hesitant to give out much information about his inspiration, citing concern over spoilers for the future. She did, however, mention that Charlie's father 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, and explaining that Wonka is "a showy dick".
 * Prior to 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 her 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 Lucifer can play any instrument, his favorite instrument was something else, something that would be funny based on the very specific voice actor they were chasing for the role, someone they have tailored Lucifer's character to.
 * Faustisse possibly implied the voice actor (and instrument) in question when they said that Lucifer sounds like Weird Al Yankovic.
 * Vivziepop and Faustisse 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 also implied that Lucifer may be assisting in the coordination of the exterminations, although they did not say in what way or why that might be.