History Characters / Lucifer2016

* NeverMyFault: He refuses to believe that he did anything wrong, and that everybody would have made the same choice he did if placed in a similar situation (prioritise not only their own lives and their livelihood over the life of someone else). Chloe points out that he was vilified not because he chose to save himself, but because he went back for his computer but Carlisle ignores this. When his second victim, a surgeon, chooses to damage her hand and therefore ruin her career, he decides that she only did that because she was being observed by the police and changes the situation of the experiment simply to try and prove that he was right.

* SadisticChoice: His actions revolve around this: Either a succesful person will ruin their career, or someone will die.

* {{Expy}}: An incredibly chipper PerkyGoth who looks too young for her job (but really really isn't), which job is to meet every human at the time of their passing and help them pass on; she is basically [[Characters/TheSandman Death of the Endless]]. Fitting, as she is also a Neil Gaiman character along with Lucifer himself.

* UnseenNoMore: He is referenced and mentioned all the time troughout the series, mainly due to Lucifer tying a lot of his personal problems with God himself. After an [[EarlyBidCameo early bid]] VoiceOnlyCameo in the special episode "Once Upon A Time" he finally makes a physical appearance in season 5.

* GenderFlip: The traditionally male Gabriel becomes female in this incarnation.

* MiddleChildSyndrome: While they were growing up, he often got ignored in favour of Amenadiel, the oldest child and their father's right hand, and Lucifer, the youngest child and attention-hogging troublemaker.[[spoiler: Main/UpToEleven in Season 5B where his death is not mentioned by anyone including God and the Goddess, proving that he really wasn't as special to them as their other children.]]

* ChekhovsGun: The ring that Lucifer has been wearing since season 1? That originally belonged to Lilith, who treasured it because it originated from the Garden of Eden, the only thing Lilith liked during her marriage to Adam. It also contains her immortality, which colored it black (it was originally white).

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* VerbalTic: Tends to end his sentences with "yo."

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* {{Foil}}: To Eve. Both are the first women in humanity's history (Lilith the first one created, Eve humanity's first ancestor) and were both married to the first man (Adam). While Lilith hated Adam and left of her own accord [[TheOneThatGotAway leaving Adam pining for her company again]], Eve worked incredibly hard to please Adam but could never measure up. Both are hedonists, but while Lilith is like this out of apathy towards humanity and Heaven's laws, Eve does it because she grew bored with Heaven's virtuousness and wants to try modern delights. While it is implied that Lucifer and Lilith were completely platonic and parted affably, Eve and Lucifer were lovers and that excess drove them apart.
** To Lucifer. They are both Biblical immortals with strong connections with Hell (he was its king, her children its subjects), are hedonists, have an apathetic opinion towards children and they both find regular humans equal parts infuriating and fascinating, this fascination causing both of them to go through figurative and literal metamorphoses (Lucifer's [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve self-actualizing]] affecting his powers, Lilith deciding to become mortal).

* LackOfEmpathy: Deconstructed and then reconstructed. He truly loves his children and cares about all living beings, even demons like Maze. But being omniscient and omnipresent means he can't truly connect with anyone on a personal level, and he can't truly understand them either, because they're ''not'' omniscient and omnipresent. Combined with his DissonantSerenity, he comes off as apathetic and smug to his children and doesn't understand why they have issues with him. It is not until he spends time as a fallible, non-omniscient human that he starts to experience a wider spectrum of feelings: the excitement of uncertainty, taste and digestion, fear of death, unpleasantness of physical pain and experiencing shock at his son's Devil-face firsthand. This allows him to realize how his behaviors have affected others, and he apologizes to his wife and sons and tells them he loves them before [[ButNowIMustGo leaving with his ex-wife to her universe]], deciding it's time he let her be in charge for a while.

* LackOfEmpathy: Being omniscient and omnipotent, he has serious trouble understanding any legitimate grievances his children or humans might have with him. Whenever anyone asks for help, he often denies them with a NonAnswer that, combined with his DissonantSerenity, just upsets them even more. It is not until he spends time as a fallible, non-omniscient man does he start to experience a wider spectrum of feelings -- the excitement of uncertainty, taste and digestion, fear of death, unpleasantness of physical pain and experiencing shock at his son's Devil-face firsthand -- does he start to improve, eventually apologizing to his wife and sons and tells them he loves them before [[ButNowIMustGo leaving with his ex-wife to her universe]].

* HeManWomanHater: His views on women are rather backwards, insisting that men should have control over women and regarding Eve's impending wedding to Maze as a cry for help. This is unsurprising since standards for how men should behave have evolved considerably since Adam was alive; both Lilith and Eve were literally created for him but until Linda set him straight he didn't see any reason to change.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: [[spoiler:She spent years pretending to be Ella's ghost friend so that she could continue to hang out with her. She is still hurt by the fact that Ella made her go away.]]

* TheArmiesOfHeaven: If you can call a dozen or so angels an "army".

!!! '''Played By:''' Vinessa Vidotto

!!! '''Played By:''' Joel Rush

!!! '''Played By:''' Miles Burris

!!! '''Played By:''' Ginifer King

!!! '''Played by:''' John Pankow, James Immekus (young), Andersen Bloomberg (child)

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: InUniverse. The only information we have on him is from his family, mainly Lucifer and Amenadiel, who both have their own ideas on what he's like: Lucifer thinks he's a sanctimonious JerkassGod while Amenadiel has a more favorable opinion of him. Though in Season 2, Amenadiel, while still not agreeing with Lucifer on the subject, admits that he has come to see that their father has a tendency to overreact.

* GodIsFlawed: GodIsGood, yes, but he's also this, and it is hard for him to admit it. His primary flaw is that he tries not to interfere with matters between his children, both because he's God and he respects free will, and also because he's a father and wants them to be able to live their own lives. However, he's also omniscient and truly wants what's best for them, so he will interfere in subtle ways to nudge them into a place he believes will be better for them, even if it takes a while for them to get to that point because he plays the long game. This causes his children to view him as a ManipulativeBastard who toys with their lives behind the screens and refuses to help them or give them answers when they confront him directly, and he doesn't seem to realize that his conflicting behaviors are why they hate him and are the cause of many of their personality flaws.

* GodIsFlawed: GodIsGood, yes, but he's also this, and the fact that he has hard time admitting it is what causes most of the friction between Lucifer and him. Accepting this is part of his character growth, and what allows him to reconcile with his youngest son before his retirement.

* NotSoDifferent: In "Really Sad Devil Guy", he and Lucifer note that they both keep the people they love at arm's length due to the fear of disappointing them with their inevitable selfish actions.

* MixedAncestry: Of two kinds. In human race terms, he is biracial (half-white half-black). In divine terms, he is half-human half-angel.