This is an overview of the regular, recurring, and other characters of the Fox (seasons 1–3) and Netflix (seasons 4–6) television series Lucifer.

Overview Character Actor Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 Part 1 Part 2 Lucifer Morningstar (né Samael)Tom Ellis colspan="7" Michael colspan="4" colspan="2" Chloe Decker Lauren German colspan="7" Daniel "Dan" Espinoza Kevin Alejandro colspan="7" Amenadiel D.B. Woodside colspan="7" Mazikeen "Maze Smith" of the Lilim Lesley-Ann Brandt colspan="7" Lilith / Lily Rose colspan="4" colspan="2" Beatrice "Trixie" Espinoza Scarlett Estevez colspan="4" colspan="3" Dr. Linda Martin Rachael Harris colspan="7" Malcolm Graham Kevin Rankin colspan="6" "Mum" / Goddess Tricia Helfer colspan="3" Charlotte Richards colspan="2" colspan="3" Shirley Monroe colspan="4" colspan="2" Ella Lopez Aimee Garcia colspan="6" Cain / Marcus Pierce Tom Welling colspan="2" colspan="4" Eve Inbar Lavi colspan="3" Aurora "Rory" Decker-Morningstar Brianna Hildebrand colspan="6"

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Main characters Lucifer Morningstar / Samael

Lucifer Morningstar is a fictional character and the protagonist of the TV series Lucifer. He is portrayed by Tom Ellis. Neil Gaiman's Lucifer was partly inspired by David Bowie, but the show's creators decided against trying to mimic Bowie. Tom Ellis saw the character as a sort of Oscar Wilde or Noël Coward character "with added rock and roll spirit", approaching his portrayal as if he were the "lovechild of Noël Coward and Mick Jagger, with a dash of British actor Terry-Thomas".

Lucifer is a fallen angel who, after leading an unsuccessful rebellion against Heaven, was banished to Hell by God to serve as its Lord. Lucifer resents his father for this, and his mother for having done nothing about it. Lucifer's angelic name is Samael, meaning "Wrath/Venom of God" (prophetic of his fall from grace), whereas his name of choice, Lucifer, means "Light Bringer".

In 2011, Lucifer became bored with his life, so he abdicated his throne and relocated to Los Angeles to open a high-end nightclub called Lux.Season 3, Episode 11 "City of Angels?" He was assisted by John Constantine in retrieving Mazikeen from Hell so she could continue serving as his bodyguard. Lucifer later repaid this debt by helping Constantine and his allies recover Oliver Queen's soul from Purgatory. After five years, Lucifer becomes a civilian consultant for the Los Angeles Police Department in the pilot episode, while still running Lux.Season 1, episode 1, "Pilot"

Lucifer is open about his identity as the Devil, always telling people who he is. However, few take his claims seriously unless he shows them his "Devil Face": his true, demonic appearance (the embodiment of his negative emotions), which he usually does to frighten evildoers. Lucifer is highly sexual and is irresistible to most people.

As a fallen angel, Lucifer possesses several supernatural traits and abilities. He has superhuman strength, enough to throw a grown man several yards or hold an accelerating car in place (if he is adequately braced).Season 4, Episode 1, "Everything's Okay" Lucifer is immortal and his human body is highly durable; he can withstand gunfire or walk through a burning buildingSeason 4, Episode 2, "Somebody's Been Reading Dante's Inferno" without harm. He can, however, be injured by Mazikeen's mystical hell-forged karambit bladesSeason 1, Episode 12 "#TeamLucifer" or the Blade of Azrael,Season 2, Episode 8 "Trip to Stabby Town" which all celestial beings are vulnerable to (later revealed to be the main part of the legendary Flaming Sword).Season 1, Episode 13 "Take Me Back to Hell"

Lucifer originally had a pair of angelic wings, which he had severed by Maze when he arrived in Los Angeles. These wings grew back at the end of season two (leading to the revelation that angels can Self-actualize, literally). The wings are as durable as Lucifer's body; they can resist gunfire and, when flapped, can generate a wind strong enough to knock down a human.Season 3, episode 24 "A Devil of My Word"

Lucifer also possesses the supernatural ability to make people reveal their hidden desires by simply making eye contact and asking them. It is neither hypnosis nor telepathy, and is dependent upon whenever the person it is being used upon is a simple or complex person: the more complex a person is, the more they can resist, and the more time and effort is needed to overcome their resistance. An added caveat is that Lucifer must maintain eye contact with the subject, and only Chloe Decker has been shown to be fully immune to the effect.

Lucifer's principal weakness is that he becomes vulnerable to harm whenever Chloe is close to him or in his immediate vicinity.Season 1, Episode 11, "St. Lucifer"Season 2, Episode 2, "Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire" If he is mortally injured when Chloe is nearby, it is possible for him to die just like any human. This effect even renders Lucifer susceptible to minor cuts or painfully stubbing his toe. Once Chloe is far enough away from him, Lucifer's body regains its durability,Season 2, Episode 12 "Love Handles" but in the pilot episode, he was still invulnerable near Chloe, and he did not begin to lose his durability until after a moment of emotional vulnerability, where Chloe sees the scars on Lucifer's back, where his wings were. Chloe's presence does not deprive Lucifer of any of his other supernatural traits, such as his strength.Season 4, Episode 7, "Devil Is as Devil Does" This suggests that Lucifer's physical vulnerability is a manifestation of his emotional vulnerability where Chloe is concerned.

Lucifer is shown to have a complicated relationship with his family. During season 1, his brother Amenadiel tries to force him to return to his throne in Hell, but he steadfastly refuses to comply with his father's wishes. When the container holding his wings is stolen in the episode "Favorite Son",Season 1, Episode 6, "Favorite Son" Lucifer goes to great lengths to recover them, only to set them on fire as a sign of his rebellion against God's wishes. In the season finale, however, Lucifer prays to God to save Chloe's life after he is shot, willing to do anything in exchange. God gives him a vision: Lucifer's mother has escaped Hell and it is his duty to bring her back.

Season 2 shows his complicated relationship with his mother. While he initially intends to help her return to Heaven (so she and his father will destroy each other), he finally decides to send her to another universe, where she can create her own world free from God's influence.Season 2, Episode 18 "The Good, the Bad, and the Crispy" His wings are restored in season 2's finale, but he severs them again in season 3, seeing them as God trying to impose his will on him, but resigns himself to them after finding that they reappear every time he cuts them.

On Earth, Lucifer creates a connection with Detective Chloe Decker, who's immune to his abilities. In the first-season episode "Manly Whatnots",Season 1, Episode 4, "Manly Whatnots" he encourages Chloe to shoot him so she would have proof he is the Devil, but the bullet wounds him, which is the first instance of Lucifer becoming vulnerable to physical harm when she is around. His growing feelings for her confuse him at first until he finally accepts he is in love with her, though he is unable to articulate his feelings. After Chloe kisses him in season 2 episode "Stewardess Interruptus",Season 2, Episode 11 "Stewardess Interruptus" he discovers she is the result of a miracle performed by Amenadiel on God's orders and pushes her away for her own good.

In season 3, he has to deal with the new precinct lieutenant, Marcus Pierce. When he discovers Pierce is CainSeason 3, episode 10 "The Sin Bin", the first murderer, he agrees to help him find a way to die in order to annoy his father,Season 3, episode 12 "All About Her"Season 3, episode 13 "Til Death Do Us Part" but backs off after Chloe is put in danger.Season 3, episode 16, "Infernal Guinea Pig" He also struggles with his feelings for her when she starts dating Pierce,Season 3, episode 18 "The Last Heartbreak" and his inability to express them. Midway through the season, he also loses his Devil Face. In the penultimate episode, "Quintessential Deckerstar", Lucifer and Chloe kiss again after he confesses his feelings for her, but this happens just before he kills Cain and recovers his Devil Face, which Chloe finally sees in the season finale.Season 3, episode 23, "Quintessential Deckerstar"

In season 4, Lucifer has to deal with the aftermath of Chloe finally learning the truth and the return of Eve, his first-ever lover. Meanwhile, Amenadiel learns that Linda is pregnant with their half angel son. Due to Chloe's betrayal, Lucifer resumes his relationship with Eve, who claims to be in love with him and accepts him for who he is.Season 4, episode 5 "Expire Erect" As the season progresses, Lucifer's growing hatred of himself cause his angel wings to become demon wings and he gains a more demonic alternate form. At the same time, a priest, Father Kinley, reveals a prophecy that Lucifer and his first love will unleash evil upon the Earth. Meanwhile, with Eve at his side urging him on, Lucifer slips back into old habits, going as far as brutally crippling a criminal,Season 4, episode 6 "Orgy Pants to Work" but he later realizes he does not like who he is around Eve and breaks up with her.Season 4, Episode 8 "Super Bad Boyfriend"

In the season finale, after Eve kills Kinley and summons the demon Dromos into his body, Lucifer has to rescue his nephew, Charlie, Linda and Amenadiel's newborn son from Dromos and his demon allies, using his full demonic form (in full view of Chloe) to scare the demons into returning to Hell. Chloe finally accepts Lucifer completely, even after seeing his demonic form, and admits her love for him. Lucifer then decides to return to Hell to keep the demons in line, recognizing that Chloe was his true first love all along, not Eve. After a tearful goodbye and last kiss with Chloe, Lucifer uses his wings, angelic white once again, to return to his throne in Hell.Season 4, Episode 10, "Who's da New King of Hell?"

In season 5, Lucifer returns from Hell to confront his twin brother Michael, who attempts to steal his identity, leaving Amenadiel in his place. He later learns from Amenadiel that God relieved him from his duties as the guardian of Hell and moves forward with his relationship with Chloe. Lucifer and Amenadiel later confront Michael and Maze (who has turned against Lucifer), but the fight is stopped by God's intervention. After mending his relationship with his father, Lucifer battles with Michael for the right to succeed him, eventually winning and being recognized by his siblings as the new God.

In the final season, Lucifer (who is unsure about assuming his father's place) is attacked by Rory, a half-angel who is later revealed to be his and Chloe's future daughter, and who is angry with Lucifer for abandoning Chloe before she is born and never returning because of reasons her mother never revealed. Lucifer spends most of the season bonding with his daughter while trying to find out what drove him to leave her and Chloe; in the midst of this, he realizes that he is not fit to become God and relinquishes the position to Amenadiel. In the series finale, Lucifer discovers that he has the ability to redeem lost souls from Hell upon realizing that Dan ascended to heaven thanks to his advice. To ensure that the timeline is unaltered, Lucifer is forced to say goodbye to Chloe and Rory and return permanently to Hell, working as a therapist to help the humans there to ascend, and reuniting with Chloe after her death.

Chloe Decker

Chloe Decker is a LAPD homicide detective and Lucifer's partner. She is portrayed by Lauren German.