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Lucifel | El Shaddai | reserved (late)
Name: Ally
Age: 26
Contact Info: handing that in if accepted, if that's ok
Other Characters: None
Character Information
Name: Lucifel
Canon: El Shaddai
Age: You know when God created light? Lucifel was born that moment. Like: there was light and the shadow that came from God? That was Lucifel; He appears to be in his late 20's - early 30's though
Gender: Male
Canon Point: Post-Game
Background Link:
Okay, I’ll go and try make this smooth like Lucifel, just adding a few comments here and there. Where do I even start though, because this story is a tiresome one. And no, you had all the history stuff with Enoch, so you can’t accuse me of spoiling this for you. I’ll add the things Lucifel did while he wasn’t playing games on his cellphone. Anyways…
Let me tell you a tale. It took place 360.000, no, 14.000 years ago. Well. To me it seems like it was only yesterday. To you it could be tomorrow. It’s the story of a man, known by 72 different names… and the guy assigned to look after him since the big guy upstairs ordered to have him taken up before he dies. The man known by so many names - Enoch being his name at the time - was taken to Heaven by Lucifel, because God seemed to be wooed by how pious a man he is for a human. So the archangel did as ordered, but he wasn’t really happy about his daddy God liking someone else more than him. On top of that he was told to look after Enoch, which didn’t sit well with him either, suddenly being the babysitter of a puppy-like scribe felt like degradation and he didn’t even think of rebelling at that time, due to that they didn’t get along that well at first. To make things short and we get to the actual events of the game: Enoch fucked up by being a nice guy and the Watchers went stage diving. Except that it actually went like God had planned. What a troll.
So with all that shit happening and to save humanity, they set off to a journey to find and annihilate the Fallen Angels. Sometime after 80 years Enoch notices he became Immortal. Surprise! But to keep the journey going Lucifel has to get him back on his feet and he makes his first promise to Enoch: that he wouldn't be going anywhere. I know, you can feel all the guy love starting to blossom there. Occasionally during the journey and as they are in the Tower Lucifel keeps God updated on what happens - mostly because God is a worrywart and keeps calling the Archangel.
This is where I skip forward, since Lucifel isn’t doing much more than sum up Events after each chapter, being the save point and some trolling in between (such as showing Enoch what a vinyl umbrella is before getting attacked by giant pigs). Let’s get to the juicy part that happens after Enoch and Armaros met: Getting Enoch back. You heard right, that guy actually manages to get himself captured by - scratch this, he JUMPS into the Darkness to save a little girl. Always a goody two-shoes. But by acting like every protagonist does, he fucked up things, AGAIN. They need Enoch back so Lucifel does what he can do best: Talk. After he convinces Armaros that he would be useless downstairs Lucifel gets him to enter the Darkness and collect Enoch - and Nanna along the way of getting the huge puppy back - for them. There’s a catch though, but we get to that soon enough. Before they get to Enoch, Belial calls Lucifel on his cellphone - how the fuck did he even get his number - foreshadowing what might have happened to Enoch. (It’s easy to tell it’s not the Lord that once because for once the Archangel seems shocked, Le GASP!) As soon as Enoch is found and knocked out, Belial is extremely pissed and intends to keep both Enoch and Armaros there. If you think this is where everything is over then you are so wrong. It’s Lucifel’s moment to shine: by picking up Enoch and leaving Armaros behind, not without saying that “he should be happy that at least Enoch is safe”. Lucifel just had Armaros do all the dirty work and got Enoch back with the most little of effort. I told you there is a catch, he can be quite the asshole for an angel.
But we’re not done here, sadly, because Lucifel has to wait 10 years for Enoch to recover from the corruption he suffered when he had been in the Darkness, so his soul is sent to heaven and his body goes Han Solo while they wait. Look at that guy, he can be such a loyal soul if he wants to, he even grows impatient.
Aaaand we make another time skip, but this is the last one! So if you put up with it for so long, then congratulations! After many more battles you reached the end of the game!
Just to notice that the jerk that led the whole revolt has been dead all along. Well, fuck. All that’s left to do is take the girl, get out of the Tower and have the hero do his thing and destroy it.
Inventory:
- 1 pair Jeans (EDWIN, black) + Belt (black + silver)
- 1x See-through shirt (black)
- A Cellphone (black)
- 1 pair of Shoes (black)
- 1 Vinyl umbrella (transparent)
Personality:
Lucifel is one of Heaven’s greatest Archangels, if not the greatest of them. Despite his high position in Heaven, he is laid-back and calm all the time, even at the most desperate moments. He is shown to be cold when it comes to something like emotions or the Grigori, a group of fallen angels. (See the beginning of Chapter 8 and Chapter 1) Aside from that he always appears self-confident and is a sly guy, a trickster if not THE Trickster. He stops time at some points of the game to explain something, probably also to troll the player and Enoch. Towards the end of Chapter 2 he is even shown breaking the 4th wall by saying the player could beat the game within a few hours, although this doesn’t happen only in the game but also in the official prequel Manga of the game "Exodus", where he is seen to be holding a copy of the issue in which the serialization began. In the alternative timeline Manga “Ceta” we see him defy physics by walking vertically on walls.
I take back the trickster part, he’s a troll. And so is God, but that’s another story.
One of the archangel’s duties when descending to earth is to simply observe and report about the progress of the mission to God via his cellphone, during his talks with the Lord he is usually trying to keep him calm and telling him not to worry. Imagine that to happen for as long as he lives, it’s a miracle he hasn’t revolted yet. The other duty of his is to support Enoch during his mission and he does everything that would serve the purpose by supplying him with armor or a vehicle once. (During the 6th Chapter) He even suggests to serve with a better armor and (after proving to Enoch that his current armor is not good enough) provides him with the best armor he has – along with a pair of EDWIN jeans. It shows that he cares - not mainly about the scribe’s looks - and it’s not only this, also by saying that he "is not going anywhere" after Enoch was told that he is granted immortality. And he keeps this promise, during the whole Chapter 9, which takes ten years; he doesn’t leave his side until he had recovered. Aside from that he is forbidden to interfere. Even though he is forbidden to act on his own accord, Lucifel is able to find someone to use for the purpose of returning Enoch after he fell victim to The Darkness. And by use I mean leaving the guy behind after he served his purpose, but they had to get Enoch back at any cost.
Another time where we are shown that Lucifel actually is supportive and caring (towards Enoch) is during “Grigori 7” (the continuation of “Ceta”) once they had entered the Tower. The Archangel actually comforts Enoch and shows some form understanding the misery the scribe is in. It only lasted a moment though, he managed to mess up that heartfelt moment by telling Enoch that he “has to make his own happiness”. You tried Lucifel.
In the IC interview from “Flowers for Lucifel” it is stated that he is interested in the accomplishments and development of mankind. Things such like cellphones, umbrellas and modern day clothes like jeans – especially EDWIN Jeans, that guy loves them – hairstyling products or buildings fascinate him and hint that he is inquisitive as well. We also get to know through this interview and in Chapter 10 that God’s opinion about him is important to the archangel, it even goes so far that he is offering favors or talks down the other archangels and Enoch (he DOES say that he is impressed of his piety though) when it comes to God’s favor, except his brother Michael of whom he never speaks ill of. It’s either a sign of being a little overprotective of God’s favor, jealousy or he might even be afraid of losing God’s favor on some level. (But what child doesn’t towards their parent?)
Speaking of which, his little twin brother (we do not talk about how light and thus Michael was there first, because Lucifel gained consciousness when created before he did, so Lucifel is the big brother), might be the only angel he actually gets along with. At the beginning of Enoch's journey in the Game we actually see this guy smile genuinely towards the sky where the other archangels are, but it's very obviously directed at Michael.
In the interview from the additional game info book “Flowers for Lucifel” when asked about the Archangels he doesn't leave a single good word on any of them, except Michael. Imagining not to exist next to the other is a thing neither of them could, as they have been together since creation.
I got to spoil the novel here, but Lucifel's brotherly love and deep connection to his younger brother shows towards the end when he feels Michael vanishing from existence and he starts to cry. You heard me right.
But it's in the nature of all younger siblings to be a pain in the ass sometimes, believe me when I tell you that Lucifel would beat some sense into Michael if necessary. It's been the case in Ceta, when the Grigori had just escaped to Earth after their Fall, Michael had wanted to stop them at any cost even if it had meant the destruction of it and all living beings, going as far as to summon his strongest armor. (Did I mention it makes Michael turn into a Giant?) Now you can all go thank Lucifel because he stopped him with just a single punch, unarmed and just in casual wear. The impact ripped his shirt, but he actually saved the world before Enoch had to.
A good example for how he interacts with other characters besides God, Michael and Enoch would be the way he speaks to fallen angel Armaros in Chapter 8. While he speaks calmly to him in the beginning, he could be considered being harsh as well, due to the lack of empathy. He is telling him to "stop crying because he has no idea what it is like to be sad" at one point but then talks him into going into the darkness to save Enoch, because were he to go he could only watch. Eventually at the end of the Chapter Lucifel takes Enoch and leaves Armaros behind, telling him that the fallen should be glad that he saved Enoch at least.
His whole opinion of the Grigori or demons isn't the best and we are constantly shown that at every possible occasion. Be it snarky behavior or time stopping shenanigans, nothing tells you more that this guy looks down on you if he uses you as a couch, in a literal sense, as seen in Exodus and Ceta. When BORED. Regarding demons... let's just say one was trying to get too close to a dying Enoch in Ceta and didn't live to see the next day.
His interaction with humans other than Enoch seems to be different. When speaking to Nanna in Chapter 9 he doesn't seem very interested in talking with her, but notes that she could sense him and that she should pray if she wants Enoch to awaken faster, acting friendly if slightly annoyed. In the same Chapter he is seen to be listening to the dying leader of the Freemen, Sin, not saying a word when he even when he asks if Lucifel is actually God, until the man died and he was called immediately by God himself. Lucifel tells about being mistaken for Him - AGAIN, it seems to happen a lot - and starts to laugh after that as he talks to God on his phone, appearing more than amused about the confusion of the just recently dead man.
Lucifel | El Shaddai | reserved (late) Part 2
- Wings, appear and disappear at will, incapable of flight.
- Angelic strength, but would be tuned down so it would exceed the strength he'd normally have with his built. Kinda like Enoch before he was brought upstairs.
- Ability to change an object's color, normally he could summon stuff but I was told he would be unable to do this.
- Glowing Hands, just to show off that he was capable of purification BEFORE coming to Norfinbury.
- Medium awareness, as in he KNOWS he's fictional. He read his own story IN Exodus. But he's not going to be aware of Enoch's or his future, or that he's in a RP game.
Suitability:
With a guy like Lucifel, who has never experienced things like pain, cold, hunger or helplessness for all his life - and it's a damn long life - you're dying to see how his character is going to develop with all the freedom he had before having been taken away from him. How is he going to grow in this kind of setting? Personally, I'm pretty sure he won't just accept what he's being told by those who pull the strings and if he has to rebel against the system to get answers and the truth. (And given his name and origin... he probably WILL rebel.)
That aside he will be forced to get along with people, especially because he used to be able to avoid talking to people before.
RP Samples:
3rd person sample:
In all honesty, the thought of ever being stuck in a hellhole of ice and snow with most his powers lost and thrown into a body that had to deal with mortal pains like feeling cold - or locked up, he has yet to find out - wasn't even on Lucifel's list of things to ever expect happening to him. Chances would have been higher for his little brother to beat the high-score on his cellphone game or - goodness forbid - for him to start a fight with Him over a trivial thing.
However, you could deal with such little problems like cold, there were simple solutions for it. Such as throwing as many layers over yourself as you could or, maybe, make a small fire. The tools to make a fire would be there. Like alcohol.
Oh wait. It's not. those who actually had some decided it would serve another purpose much better.
And while he tried to stay as calm as possible the archangel couldn't help but voice his disdain towards the actions of the others.
“If I wasn't so sure that the last, lonely brain cell went to gray matter heaven after that excessive consumption of alcohol, I would be questioning your sanity. I don't expect some crazy, card game parody villains to have any properly functioning cells left in their brain, but of the rest of you...” Lucifel took a deep breath, not caring how the cold hurt his lungs, and rubbed his temples.
Seriously, someone tell him how getting drunk is more important than your own survival. Unless the ones in question have a masochistic streak or are highly self-destructive.
1st person sample
I apologize:[Lucifel's hands fumble with a book he found in one of the abandoned homes and inspects it closely. The title of it says “Easy guide for Balloon Animals”, turning a few pages as he looks at it.]
The process of making these doesn't seem too difficult to understand and copy.
[He closes the book and puts it aside. Only to hold up a small package and rattle it in front of the camera. A small smile appears on his face as he opens it.
Those who know him well will notice that it's his mischievous smile.]
I wonder if you can make balloon animals out of these as well. Not that anyone has another use for these.
[Look who has found condoms. And he's not planning to use them for their actual purpose.]
A little old but that aside, another sample!
REJECTED
While understanding of the character is demonstrated, the technical writing skills displayed in the app are consistently lacking. The point of view shifts make the application difficult to follow, and the consistency of the grammatical errors is such that it seems to show a fundamental misunderstanding of proper sentence structure, which could not be adequately addressed with a revision request.
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