More Sandman (and Vertigo) comics propaganda
Openly challenged God's tyranny of predestination and opposed the totalitarian, vengeful, unjust aspects of Heaven, even though as God's most powerful and most beautiful of all angels he was the most privileged of them all and had everything to lose
sophisticated, charming, and deadlier than this anime twink could ever hope to be
The actual ruler of Hell, instead of the second in command
Abilities include flight, cosmic awareness, necromancy, time travel, interstellar travel, genius level intellect, swordsmanship, time acceleration, and the ability to bend reality to his will. canonically, only God is powerful enough to beat him
based on Paradise Lost Lucifer, the original yandere
had a strict code of honor and categorically refuses to lie + always pays his debts
Will do anything he likes whenever he wants, always following his own will and instincts
Has the coolest demon consort and
every scene he's in is iconic.
decided he was bored and just. Retired as ruler of Hell. Gave the keys of the house to someone else and fucked off to open a bar. Iconic.
God acknowledged him as his equal
Has some of the coolest lines ever?
"Why do they blame me for all their little failings? They use my name as if I spent my entire days sitting on their shoulders, forcing them to commit acts they would otherwise find repulsive. 'The devil made me do it.' I have never made one of them do anything. Never. They live their own tiny lives. I do not live their lives for them."
"They die, and they come here [Hell] – having transgressed against what they believed to be right – and expect us to fulfill their desire for pain and retribution. I don’t make them come here… I need no souls. And how can anyone own a soul? No, they belong to themselves. They just hate to have to face up to it."
" I think, well, I've had a shit of a life, all things considered. It wasn't fair. Everyone I've ever loved is dead, and my leg hurts all the bloody time... But I think, any God that can do sunsets like that, a different one every night... 'Strewth, well, you've got to respect the old bastard, haven't you?"
*I'm using he/him pronouns like in the comics but as an angel Sandman!Lucifer is canonically sexless (unless he makes an effort) & genderqueer, not a cis guy
