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Lucifer is a slender-figured fallen angel who sports a close resemblance to his daughter, Charlie - having the same white skin with rosy-cheeks, blonde hair with thin light coral streaks on the thicker, paler-blonde highlights, and eyes with light yellow sclera, though with red irises with very small pupils that are only visible within close-ups.
Unlike Charlie, his mouth is full of sharp teeth, and his hair is cut short and has been slicked back in a ducktail hairstyle with one tuft sticking out. In addition, his tongue is forked and pupils slitted like a snake, and his eyelids are light purple. He is shorter than his daughter,[10] though not by a large amount.[11]
Lucifer's white and red clothing is somewhat like that of a circus ringmaster; he wears a wide-brimmed white top hat with a golden snake and a red apple over golden spikes, which resemble a crown, and a red-lined and red-trimmed white popped-collared suit with eight golden buttons - his coat worn over a light red-and-white striped waistcoat with two golden buttons and a small, accessorized black bowtie. In "The Show Must Go On" his suit has red and golden epaulets, resembling those of a ringmaster.
He also wears a set of heeled black knee-high boots and forearm-length dark grey gloves. On his left pinkie, he sports a golden ring which is presumably his wedding ring.
Lucifer is usually seen carrying an apple-topped black cane that matches his hat. Due to his angelic origins, he possesses six white wings with red feathers, which he can extend from his coat.
Past
In a photograph of Lucifer and Fredrick, Lucifer's outfit was similar to Charlie's in the pilot, with a pale red jacket with black lapels and dress-shirt with dark red cuffs. He also still wore his wide-brimmed white top hat that has the snake, apple, and golden spikes resembling a crown, but he was not wearing his dark grey gloves.
Full Demon
When he takes on his full demonic form, as well as displaying his wings, he displays a pair of red horns with an orb of fire between them and the snake and apple of his hat floating above resembling a halo. His eyes change to have red sclera with yellow pupils. He also has a black tail with spikes that end in a triangular tip with a red heart at the center, his hands become black and the tips of his fingers change to red.
Eyes also appear on the inside of his coattails, and a similar eye also appears on his bowtie. In addition, his entire body gives off a white glow.
Pilot
In the pilot, Lucifer's appearance is nearly the same, only his pupils were instead black, just like Charlie's pilot design. The snake around his hat was also colored purple.
Personality
Despite his status as the ruler of all of Hell, Lucifer possesses a glorious and dramatic nature, acting very over-the-top in most situations. He switches between being silly and theatrical to awkward and sad. Like Charlie, Lucifer is ambitious in his beliefs. According to the "The Story of Hell" book Charlie reads in "Overture", Lucifer was an idealistic dreamer whose desire to gift humankind with free will led to the accidental creation of Hell and the subsequent banishment to it caused him to give up on his goals. After he and Lilith separated, Lucifer fell into isolation and deep melancholy. Coping by crafting and hoarding tons of rubber ducks, spending years at his home alone. This obsession also causes him to become estranged from his daughter to the point where he barely calls her at all, depressively thinking she does not want to talk to him.
Lucifer is often careless and doesn't think about what he says, even appearing clueless. For example, when confronting Adam, Lucifer misworded a verbal threat as an innuendo instead and smiled proudly afterward, and when Charlie corrects him, he forgets what he said. In his first meeting with Vaggie, he calls her "Maggie" right after being told her name. Additionally, even with his monumental position, he is rather socially awkward, for example, trying to connect with Charlie by excitedly bringing up that they both like girls.
However, he is not afraid to fight or get violent, as shown when he fearlessly battles Adam and beats him up violently. In the process, he is unafraid to act cocky and successfully irritate Adam by reminding him about his failure with Lilith, as well as suggesting he slept with Eve. Lucifer shows more intimidation prowess when he orders Lute to "take her 'little friends' and go home". Even so, he politely adds "please", showing his generally refined manner.
As a father, he falls short of expectations. Although he loves Charlie dearly, he seems to be preoccupied with his own problems. He rarely calls her; 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. However, it was shown that Lucifer was much closer to Charlie in her childhood, even being the one that inspired her to pursue her dreams and passions, 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. As a result, his name (and, by extension, Charlie) carries little weight. While the denizens of Hell recognize that he is a powerful force to be reckoned with, they seem to know that little, if anything, would make him show up. Lucifer dislikes the Sinners of Hell and describes them as "violent, destructive psychopaths, hellbent on causing as much pain and destruction as possible". He says they are all "the worst", not believing any of them can be redeemed, showing 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.
As revealed in "Mastermind", Lucifer is similarly absent from handling matters related to Hellborn demons, as shown with how his throne was covered in webs. With his absence, Satan in particular took the lead as Hell's main ruler and lied that he was the true King of Hell and ruled it long before Lucifer had "fallen" into it.
Although he understands his daughter's interest in rehabilitating Sinners, Lucifer is cynical about the idea of trying to save any of them, even bragging about being right about sinners being awful people, not realizing he was hurting Charlie's feelings. However, he stated that Charlie doesn't know that when he tried to make his own dreams a reality before, they were too hard to defend,[12] and since Heaven was so unwilling to listen to him in the past, he does not want Charlie to go through the same thing. Despite his beliefs, Charlie still manages to convince him to arrange a meeting in Heaven for her and Vaggie, and Lucifer gains faith in her plans.
Lucifer is fiercely protective of Charlie, as seen when he subtly threatens her bodyguards, Razzle and Dazzle, that they had better be doing their job protecting her. Later, when Alastor began rubbing in his failings to be a proper, supportive father to Charlie and her dreams and implying he had taken Lucifer's place as Charlie's father figure, Lucifer displayed jealousy toward Alastor, whom he began to see as a rival for Charlie's affection and became insecure about his familial bond with her. In "The Show Must Go On", he arrived late, but joined the fight against Adam and the Exorcists, helping Charlie defeat them. This protective nature is shown again when at one point, Adam tries to strike both Lucifer and Charlie from behind for them to block his blow and send him flying into the dirt. Dropping the mocking attitude he had previously given to Adam during their fight, Lucifer then proceeds to angrily berate Adam for threatening him and Charlie before pummeling him within an inch of his life, only stopping at Charlie's insistence.
Abilities
Immortality - As told in "Overture", Lucifer has existed since before the creation of the world, meaning he is at least thousands of years old and presumably unable to die of old age, and as demonic royalty is presumably biologically immortal and only able to be killed by angelic weaponry.
Angelic power - Lucifer possesses immensely powerful angelic magic which holds sway over the demonic power of his contemporaries.[2]
Pyligenesis - In "Dad Beat Dad", Lucifer was shown to conjure portals as a means of instant transportation, which he is shown to use when transporting other demons. These portals manifest as rings of sparkly light, similar to the portal that took and removed Charlie and Vaggie in "Welcome to Heaven" from Heaven, indicating that this ability is derived from his angelic powers.
Demonic transformation - Lucifer can assume a more fearsome and powerful demonic form.
Immense strength - Lucifer's physical strength is beyond exceptional, as he barely put any effort during his fight with Adam, mocking the first man, when the Angel managed to defeat both Charlie and Alastor in brief skirmishes. He also gave really tight hugs to Charlie and Vaggie to the point where they had slight trouble breathing.
Flight - Lucifer can summon six angelic wings on a whim, with the size of his wings varying throughout the show.
Teleportation - Lucifer can instantly teleport himself from one location to another. He does this by enveloping himself in a swirling fog of deep red smoke with sparkling, golden glitter.
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Bird
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Shapeshifting - Lucifer can shapeshift into a wide variety of animals, as seen in "The Show Must Go On", he took the forms of a snake, a goat, a bird, a horse, and an octopus. When he shapeshifts, he still keeps some of his traits, like color scheme, blush, hair, bowtie, and top hat.
Conjuration - 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.
Hydrokinesis - During the song "Hell's Greatest Dad", Lucifer is seen throwing a yellow-colored liquid, presumably apple juice or champagne, at Alastor.
Pyrokinesis - Like his daughter, Charlie, he also has the power to manipulate fire at will. When fighting Adam in "The Show Must Go On" he is seen creating balls of fire out of thin air at will.
Fire breath - He can make fire come out of his mouth when he speaks.
Skillset
Musical talent - Similar to his daughter, Lucifer partakes in singing.[14]
Instrumental talent - Additionally, he is shown to be quite a skilled fiddle player during his musical duet with Alastor. Lucifer also showed that he could play a violin and an accordion to a minor degree. He can also play the trumpet, shown for a brief moment at the beginning of the Hell's Greatest Dad.
Craftsmanship - Lucifer spends his time making rubber ducks with various gimmicks, such as flipping backwards and spitting fire.
Hand-to-hand combat - He is adept at physical combat, as he effortlessly held his own against Adam in "The Show Must Go On".
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.[9]
Lucifer is based on the Biblical character of Lucifer, 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.[15][16]
Furthermore, Lucifer represents the sin of Pride whereas Satan represents the sin of Wrath.[16]
In the Helluva Boss episode "Mastermind", one of the symbols that appears on the rings of the Seven Deadly Sins is the real-life sigil of Lucifer, first appearing in the 18th century Grimorium Verum.
Lucifer is the first of the deadly sins to debut in Hazbin Hotel and the fourth to debut in the franchise overall.
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.[note 1]
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.[note 4]
This was shown in "Dad Beat Dad", as Charlie says that she and him haven't been close ever since he and Lilith split and he only ever contacted Charlie to do something for him. Aside from that, Lucifer didn't have any faith in Sinners or Charlie's dream of helping Sinners redeem themselves and ascend into Heaven, which eventually changes later in the episode.
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 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.
Lucifer playing the fiddle
According to Vivziepop, Lucifer can play many types of instruments very well, including the fiddle, which he plays "phenomenally well".[17]
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 "Dad Beat Dad", Lucifer is shown to be left-handed as he plays the fiddle with his left hand and holds his cane in his right hand.
In the seventeenth century, it was believed that the Devil baptized his followers with his left hand, in superstition there are many references that the left hand is associated with evil, inquisition sometimes burned those who were left-hand dominant.
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,[9] and creates plenty of new ones with additional features that regular rubber ducks don't have.
The Helluva Boss episode "Mastermind" indicates his general absence of Hellborn and Hell's affairs with a rubber duck on his webbed seat in the courtroom.
In his mansion, alongside his numerous photos of Charlie and Lilith, he has a picture of himself hugging what looks like a younger Frederick von Eldritch. There is also a photo of Seviathan von Eldritch and Charlie that can be momentarily seen in "Dad Beat Dad".
In "The Show Must Go On", Lucifer implies that he had an affair with Eve at some point, though whether that's true or he just said that to enrage Adam is unknown.
Fitting his circus ringmaster theme, the ringtone on his phone is a very well-known motif from "Entry of the Gladiators", a classic song known for its association with the circus.
He is the only member of the Seven Deadly Sins confirmed as being Heavenborn.
In a mid-2024 interview, Vivziepop confirmed that Charlie and Lucifer Morningstar can travel across the Rings of Hell.[19]
During the court hearing in the Helluva Boss episode "Mastermind", what is supposed to be Lucifer's seat above the rest of the Sins has a rubber duck with a similar hat sitting on it with a sign that says "BRB 5 mins" covered in spiderwebs.
The real-world reason for Lucifer's absence is due to him being part of Hazbin Hotel, which at the time of this episodes creation made any appearance of him in Helluva Boss difficult,[20] as the rights for Hazbin Hotel are under A24, whereas Helluva Boss is independently made and owned by Vivienne Medrano. However, as revealed on April 25, 2025, that Prime Video has partnered with SpindleHorse, this restriction is no longer in place.[21]
The in-universe explanation for this may be due to Lucifer stepping away from his obligations, as seen in Hazbin Hotel.
It is shown in "Mastermind" that demonic royalty invoke Lucifer's name when cursing or praying, such as Stolas' "Oh my Lucifer!" and Satan's "What in Lucifer's Hell is this?". This is in contrast to how regular Hellborn demons like imps invoke Satan's name instead.
Interestingly, in "Overture" when Lucifer first met Lilith after she fled the Garden of Eden, they were depicted as being roughly the same height, with Lucifer even being slightly taller, while in present time, Lucifer is shorter than both his wife and daughter. This may be due to Lilith being human during their initial meeting while she is a demon in present time.
In a Bluesky post made by Vivziepop on April 25, 2025, Lucifer was listed as one of the characters that doesn't "serve c***", though is mentioned that he is capable but decides not to.[22]
On May 4, 2025, Vivziepop released a Spotify playlist of songs related to Lucifer.[23]
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,[24] things that Faustisse has also mentioned.[note 5][note 2]
In a stream, Vivziepop stated that Lucifer has a lot in common with Willy Wonka, explaining that Wonka is "a showy dick".[25]
Before the series premiere, Faustisse believed that Lucifer did not cut off his wings when he fell from Heaven,[note 6] and could still use them to fly.[note 7] 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",[note 8] and that they love each other very much.[note 9] They describe Lucifer and Lilith as "passionate, cheesy lovers".[note 10] They think that Lilith "wears the pants" in the family,[note 11] but think both Lucifer and Lilith are switches within their intimate life.[note 12] Whether any of this information is still canon or not is currently unknown as the pair were revealed to be separated.
While discussing Lucifer in a mid-2019 live stream, 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 casting for the role, someone they have tailored Lucifer's character to.[17]
Faustisse implied a voice actor choice (and instrument) when they said that Lucifer sounds like Weird Al Yankovic.[note 13]
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.[25]
Vivziepop and Dave Capdevielle both felt that Alastor in no way would be afraid of Lucifer, even though Lucifer may be an intimidating character, as there's mutual respect going on between them.[26]
Vivziepop and Faustisse both state that Lucifer is much more powerful than Alastor.[17][note 14]
When asked about Lucifer's stance on Hell, Faustisse mentioned they do not think that Lucifer cares about his subjects.[note 15] 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.[note 16]
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.[note 17]
In "Overture", it's revealed Lucifer had convinced the Exorcists to spare Charlie and the other Hellborn demons from the Extermination, which by extension sparing the rest of the Rings of Hell as Sinners only exist in the Pride Ring.
In a late 2024 interview, Vivziepop explained that with the idea of the mythological Lucifer being arrogant and the most beautiful angel she wanted to do a ringleader P. T. Barnum take on Lucifer where he was over ambitious and kind of delusional in what he could do but had a really inventive imagination, and had him more like a porcelain doll to represent being the prettiest angel.[27]
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