This (Lucifer) would have been my vote as well, except for the fact that he isn't The Devil. He's Lucifer. He's never been evil or trying to sucker people out of souls. Hell, he barely ruled over hell, he was tricked into exile and people came to suck up to him. In the Vertigo/Sandman continuity, which includes Hellblazer, The Devil is a lower-ranked entity (which used to be 'Gods Conscience'). He shows up in Hellblazer alot and shares all the characteristics of the usual 'Devil'.Therumancer said:Hannibal942 said:My Lucifer doubles as a night club pianist after he quit his job.
This would have been my vote also. DC's Devil is cool, and makes it quite clear that he's doing an important job, and makes that point most eloquently when he pretty much says "I'm done with taking this crap, someone else can do it" and in the process winds up teaching the cosmos a lesson, especially given how lacking his replacements are.
Not to mention his payback on "The Sandman" for earlier embarrassment is kind of epic in it's simplicity when he pretty much drops the keys to hell on his lap and says "I'm leaving these here, and I know you'll feel responsible for this incredibly important piece of psychic real estate" before walking off, pretty much causing every other avatar of a fundamental concept of reality, god, and celestrial being, to show up on his door step to make a case for why he should give it to them, right when he's got all this other stuff on his plate to try and put his section of reality right (and plan his own demise, due to feeling he's become too human in his outlook, which a fundamental force of reality cannot be and still do it's job).
The thing is though that I don't think it would be easy to explain what makes this version so awesome in a short video. With "Hades" and the version from "The Prophecy" it's easily understandable, not quite as obscure, and involves simple visual and audio reference.
..Then again, I guess it is all a question of definitions. Lucifer is based on John Miltons 'Devil', and DC Lucifer is substantially different from Milton's incarnation as well. So I guess it comes down to 'What makes a Devil?'.
Lucifer: Doesn't harvest souls. Doesn't rule Hell in a direct sense (Though he might have, at one point). Isn't Evil (Self-serving and manipulative, but does not care to inflict harm on others just for harms sake).
However, he did: Wage war upon heaven (before the comic is set). Was considered 'The Devil' by many when he was in power.
