Lucifer in Hazbin hotel.-Max

 Lucifer in Hazbin hotel.

The main character of our show is Charlie Morningstar, Lucifer’s daughter. In contrast to being the heir to the throne of hell, Charlie is essentially a stereotypical princess - albeit much more accustomed to violence and depravity. Charlie’s goal is to rehabilitate sinners, attempting to get them to heaven. Much of her view is inspired by her father, Lucifer himself. When we finally meet Lucifer, he perhaps isn’t what most people expect.

Lucifer is clearly neurodivergent, shown in many ways, including a hyperfixation with ducks, a struggle to identify social cues, and many minor habits. He really likes ducks. He’s shown as an absentee ruler, who would simply rather ignore the fact that hell and sinners exist. His and Charlie’s relationship is strained as well, as he rarely reaches out and simply doesn’t know how to communicate well - but being incredibly excited when invited over to see her.

When Lucifer’s tale is told in the show, he’s described as an idealistic dreamer with big grand ideas, but heaven shuts him down.

I think the portrayal of Lucifer as a neurodivergent dreamer that didn’t fit with heaven’s perfect order and harmony is a clear connection to how neurodivergent individuals are often treated in the real world. Portraying Lucifer as misunderstood in this light is another tie to the struggles that can specifically come from organized religion and power institutions, and how people who don’t align with the perceived social norm can be villainized.