| “ | Well, I was religious and... when I used to believe in all that stuff, I really thought that I was doing my part to uphold right and wrong on Earth and everyone would get their comeuppance eventually, but we still needed to keep people safe. But now I believe we are all anybody's got and if we don't hold people accountable, nobody will because Heaven and Hell, they don't exist. | „ |
| — Ella to Chloe in "Devil Is as Devil Does" | ||
Ella Lopez is the Los Angeles Police Department's forensic scientist. A religious woman growing up in Detroit, Ella moved to Los Angeles (at the wish of "Rae-Rae") and met Chloe Decker and Lucifer Morningstar.
History
Early Life
Ella grew up in a pretty rough neighborhood in Detroit, but also in a strong, Catholic family, under the watchful and protective eye of her five brothers.[1] Her grandmother taught her how to pick locks and she used the skill to steal cars. In "A Good Day to Die", she admits, "It's not fun if you don't drive 'em really, really fast."
One day when Ella was eight she was injured in a car accident, and she was met by Azrael. However, Azrael "didn't do her angel of death thing" because it was a false alarm, but she took a liking to Ella who she found to be a good person, especially because she makes a person feel good about themselves. Upon becoming friends with her, Azrael befriended Ella and introduced herself as a ghost named Rae-Rae, Lucifer's nickname for his sister.
While Ella moved onto law enforcement, some of her family, including her brother Ricardo, are still involved in shady business. Ella moved to Los Angeles to keep an eye on Ricardo, but he "totally ghosted" her.
Throughout the Series
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Ella Lopez is a friendly loveable forensic scientist with a bubbly personality, introduced at the start of season 2. She is in the habit of hugging people in greeting. She is known to have a sense of humor and a strong belief in Christianity.[2]
Relationship troubles
Working for the LAPD puts a huge strain on Ella and her romantic life, much to the extent that she begins to idolize the relationship between Lucifer and Chloe. It is not until she works on a case involving a murderer who leaves flowers for his victims, that she truly falls for someone and allows herself to engage in a relationship.
Ella meets Pete on one of the LAPD crime scenes, where he is working as a reporter. The two grow close, and eventually begin seeing one another romantically. Things move quickly for Ella, but she is happy with the relationship and Pete eventually gives her a set of keys to his apartment. Ella is left shocked, however, when she discovers that Pete is the infamous murderer they have been searching for. Rather than call for help and revealing her discovery, she tries to sneak out without leaving evidence she discovered his secret, but is caught and almost killed by Pete. Ella is broken by the revelation, but Pete tells her that he did genuinely develop feelings for her in the end.[3]
Personality
| “ | Azrael: I mean, you know Ella, there's just something about her. She's so positive, she makes you feel like... Lucifer: Good about yourself. |
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| – Lucifer and Azrael, about Ella in "Boo Normal" | ||
Ella is easy-going, friendly and quick to greet Chloe and Lucifer with a hug. She seems to be quick to trust people as well and enjoys making jokes, even at her own expense. She has a mischievous side, getting a stripper for Chloe's birthday at the precinct; oddly a quirk one would expect from Lucifer.
As a forensic scientist for a major city police department, Ella is well-educated and has a quick and curious mind. When she accompanies Lucifer to Las Vegas, it turns out that she is such a good blackjack card-counter that she is banned from at least one casino. She is also an expert in pistol marksmanship.
Ella also talks about faith a lot. Religion is a large part of her life, as evidenced by her favor from Lucifer, which was to go to church with her. To Lucifer's surprise, she thinks the devil gets a bad rap. She does not believe that rebelling against his father and offering Eve an apple makes him evil. However, she thinks him running Hell "with the torture and eternal damnation" is "not so great".
In "Once Upon a Time" she is, instead of a Forensic Scientist, a criminal, however she is still an overall good person helping Lucifer & Chloe solve a murder. Though she does show more aggressiveness, such as using a shotgun to try and scare off Lucifer at one point and her tone is less kind.
Physical Appearance
Ella is a beautiful, relatively short young woman, standing around 5'2", with black hair and brown eyes. While most forensic scientists would wear professional attire associated with their job (such as lab coats, etc.), Ella's wardrobe seems more casual. She has various t-shirts of different colors and logos and wears them under many different colored and styled jackets, commonly zip-ups. She also wears long thin pants and DKNY sneaker boots.
Abilities
- Forensics Specialist: Ella Lopez is a well-educated forensic scientist. Her knowledge assists in many homicide cases. Even Lucifer trusted her skills and asked her to perform an analysis of Uriel's grave to uncover who stole Azrael's Blade.
- Blackjack Expert: She is a highly capable blackjack player and an excellent card counter. Her abilities have gotten her banned from at least one casino in Las Vegas.
- Marksmanship: She is skilled with firearms. In "Vegas with Some Radish", she was able to precisely shoot Judd in the leg.
- Lockpicking: She is a proficient lockpicker, which according to her she learned in middle school by her grandma.
- Multilingual: She speaks both English and Spanish fluently, having grown up in a Hispanic neighborhood. In one episode, she also spoke a bit of French.
Appearances
| Season Two | ||
|---|---|---|
| #1 | "Everything's Coming Up Lucifer" | Appears |
| #2 | "Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire" | Appears |
| #3 | "Sin-Eater" | Appears |
| #4 | "Lady Parts" | Appears |
| #5 | "Weaponizer" | Appears |
| #6 | "Monster" | Credit only |
| #7 | "My Little Monkey" | Appears |
| #8 | "Trip to Stabby Town" | Appears |
| #9 | "Homewrecker" | Appears |
| #10 | "Quid Pro Ho" | Appears |
| #11 | "Stewardess Interruptus" | Credit only |
| #12 | "Love Handles" | Appears |
| #13 | "A Good Day to Die" | Appears |
| #14 | "Candy Morningstar" | Appears |
| #15 | "Deceptive Little Parasite" | Appears |
| #16 | "God Johnson" | Appears |
| #17 | "Sympathy for the Goddess" | Appears |
| #18 | "The Good, the Bad and the Crispy" | Appears |
| Season Three | ||
|---|---|---|
| #1 | "They're Back, Aren't They?" | Appears |
| #2 | "The One with the Baby Carrot" | Appears |
| #3 | "Mr. & Mrs. Mazikeen Smith" | Credit only |
| #4 | "What Would Lucifer Do?" | Appears |
| #5 | "Welcome Back, Charlotte Richards" | Appears |
| #6 | "Vegas with Some Radish" | Appears |
| #7 | "Off the Record" | Appears |
| #8 | "Chloe Does Lucifer" | Appears |
| #9 | "The Sinnerman" | Appears |
| #10 | "The Sin Bin" | Appears |
| #11 | "City of Angels?" | Credit only |
| #12 | "All About Her" | Appears |
| #13 | "Til Death Do Us Part" | Credit only |
| #14 | "My Brother's Keeper" | Appears |
| #15 | "High School Poppycock" | Appears |
| #16 | "Infernal Guinea Pig" | Credit only |
| #17 | "Let Pinhead Sing!" | Appears |
| #18 | "The Last Heartbreak" | Appears |
| #19 | "Orange is the New Maze" | Appears |
| #20 | "The Angel of San Bernardino" | Appears |
| #21 | "Anything Pierce Can Do I Can Do Better" | Appears |
| #22 | "All Hands on Decker" | Appears |
| #23 | "Quintessential Deckerstar" | Appears |
| #24 | "A Devil of My Word" | Appears |
| #25 | "Boo Normal" | Appears |
| #26 | "Once Upon a Time" | Appears |
| Season Four | ||
|---|---|---|
| #1 | "Everything's Okay" | Appears |
| #2 | "Somebody's Been Reading Dante's Inferno" | Appears |
| #3 | "O, Ye of Little Faith, Father" | Appears |
| #4 | "All About Eve" | Appears |
| #5 | "Expire Erect" | Appears |
| #6 | "Orgy Pants to Work" | Appears |
| #7 | "Devil Is as Devil Does" | Appears |
| #8 | "Super Bad Boyfriend" | Appears |
| #9 | "Save Lucifer" | Appears |
| #10 | "Who's da New King of Hell?" | Appears |
| Season Five | ||
|---|---|---|
| #1 | "Really Sad Devil Guy" | Appears |
| #2 | "Lucifer! Lucifer! Lucifer!" | Appears |
| #3 | "¡Diablo!" | Appears |
| #4 | "It Never Ends Well for the Chicken" | Credit only |
| #5 | "Detective Amenadiel" | Appears |
| #6 | "BlueBallz" | Appears |
| #7 | "Our Mojo" | Appears |
| #8 | "Spoiler Alert" | Appears |
| #9 | "Family Dinner" | TBD |
| #10 | "Bloody Celestial Karaoke Jam" | TBD |
| #11 | "Resting Devil Face" | TBD |
| #12 | "Daniel Espinoza: Naked and Afraid" | TBD |
| #13 | "A Little Harmless Stalking" | TBD |
| #14 | "Nothing Lasts Forever" | TBD |
| #15 | "Is This Really How It's Going To End?!" | TBD |
| #16 | "A Chance at a Happy Ending" | TBD |
Trivia
- Ella mentions that despite her cheery disposition, she's got "a lot of darkness" in her. This is something even her brief serial killer boyfriend saw in her.[3]
- In "A Good Day to Die", when called in the middle of the night, she wears glasses, implying that she usually wears contacts.
- "The Angel of San Bernardino" confirms this as she's seen wearing glasses in the forensics lab and at the crime scene.
- Unlike most people, Ella constantly gets along with Lucifer and does not get annoyed by him.
- "Orgy Pants to Work" shows Ella isn't judgey about nudists, being perfectly comfortable with being naked at the resort when asking the patrons about the murder victim.
- In "All About Her", it is revealed that everyone enjoys Ella's quirky commentary while they're at the crime scenes.
- In "Vegas with Some Radish", Ella tells Lucifer that she counted cards to drown out the voices in her head. When Lucifer gets confused, she refuses to elaborate and abruptly changes the subject.
- This is a likely reference to Azrael, who Ella doesn't know is real.
- She might be clairvoyant to some degree, as she once stated that when Goddess possessed Charlotte Richards, she saw a light in her, which she hadn't seen anymore after Charlotte was resurrected.
- Aimee Garcia who plays Ella previously played Nancy Fitzgerald in the episode Jus In Bello of the CW series Supernatural. Nancy and Ella have some characteristics in common, such as being religious, working with the police and meeting a supernatural being related to Lucifer. In Nancy's case, she helped fight off a demonic siege of a police station but was later killed by the first demon Lilith.
- In "High School Poppycock", Ella talks about making a book about a forensic scientist who talks to ghosts.
- This is most likely a reference to Azrael, who Ella doesn't know is real.
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