| “ | Who invited the Devil to our gathering of angels? | „ |
| — Zadkiel to Lucifer Morningstar in "Nothing Lasts Forever" | ||
Zadkiel is an Angel and one of Lucifer Morningstar's siblings. He is known as the Angel of Righteousness and possesses a staff made from the Tree of Life. After God announced his retirement, Zadkiel sided with Michael in his attempt to replace their Father over Lucifer. However, after learning that Lucifer wanted the throne for love, to prove himself worthy of Chloe Decker, Zadkiel had a change of heart and sided with him, believing it was the best reason. After Lucifer won the final battle against Michael, and proved himself worthy as the new Sovereign of Heaven, Zadkiel bent a knee with the others in recognizing Lucifer as the new God.
Biography[]
History[]
Creation[]
Zadkiel was one of the many Angels created by God and Goddess billions of years ago.[1] His status as the Angel of Righteousness puts him in ranks similar to that of Lucifer Morningstar, Michael, Azrael, and Amenadiel.[2] At some point, he received the last piece of the Tree of Life and turned it into a staff that he carried with him at all times.[3]
God's Retirement Party[]
Zadkiel and Lucifer Morningstar confront each other.
After God announced his retirement, he brought Zadkiel and his siblings to Earth for a retirement barbecue. When Lucifer and Amenadiel arrived, Lucifer is immediately confronted by Zadkiel, questioning why the Devil was present at a gathering of Angels. Despite Lucifer trying to make small talk with his brother, Zadkiel disrespectfully spat on the ground in front of him. Lucifer becomes furious, and flashes his Devil eyes, but before the situation leads to potential conflict, Amenadiel persuades Lucifer he is not showing God-like behavior.
Zadkiel returned to the barbecue, but gathered around their Father with the rest of the Angels in asking who will take his place. When Remiel and the others assume Amenadiel would be taking God's place, Zadkiel was in support of that notion, but when Lucifer publicly expressed his intentions of replacing God, Zadkiel, along with the others, immediately objected to the idea of their fallen brother taking their Father's place.
Following Amenadiel's statement of support for Lucifer, Zadkiel expressed his opposition, believing there were other Angels more qualified than Lucifer, but the latter pointed out that his time ruling Hell gave him the experience none of the others had. Zadkiel points out to God that his successor is his choice, urging him not to pick Lucifer, causing an argument to break out, only for God to silence them, assuring that them he will choose his replacement after his retirement plan is sorted.[4]
Battle for Supremacy[]
Hearing Lucifer Out[]
With God retiring to Goddess' universe for eternity, he left it to his children to decide who will succeed him; and it comes down to Lucifer and Michael. Lucifer, however, must garner the support of several swing vote Angels in order to strengthen his bid to succeed God, which included Zadkiel.
He personally invited Zadkiel to his penthouse in Lux and admitted that he was wrong. After being offered a drink, Zadkiel listened to him confess that his rebellion was ill-conceived because he did it out of anger towards their Father and how he now knows how important of a job it is to be the Sovereign of Heaven. Though, impressed by Lucifer's pitch, he still refused to support him, saying he was only there because Jophiel said that he bribed with "top shelf" whiskey, and, as an added bonus, to watch his brother grovel.
Zadkiel ponders.
In a fit of frustration, Lucifer revealed the true reason for wanting to be God; to prove himself worthy of Chloe Decker's love. Intrigued by Lucifer's candor, Zadkiel asks if this was the woman Father made for him, only for Lucifer to angrily state that she was more than that, and he will succeed in becoming God no matter what, to prove himself before storming out, leaving Zadkiel to ponder.[2]
Casting the Votes[]
Zadkiel sides with Lucifer.
On the day of the election, Michael gathered the Angels in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Zadkiel and the others waited for Lucifer, Amenadiel, and Chloe to arrive so they could cast their votes. When Lucifer spoke to his siblings, to reveal the truth about wanting to be God, Zadkiel reveals it for him, and he thought doing it for love was the best reason, and gave Lucifer his full support. This caused Raziel to follow suit, but no one else. Zadkiel was thanked by Lucifer for his efforts.
Zadkiel tries stalling Michael.
With the votes cast, Michael declared himself God, though much to their confusion, nothing happened. When they speculated that the vote had to be unanimous, Michael threatened to kill all the opposing votes, and while Zadkiel remained loyal, Raziel returned to Michael's side. Waiting for Mazikeen to arrive with reinforcements, Zadkiel and Lucifer's team started singing and dancing U Can't Touch This as a distraction, though Michael stopped them, realizing they were stalling.
At that moment, Maze arrived with Eve and an squad of Demons. With them now evenly matched, Lucifer and Michael opted to fight for the throne man to man to spare their siblings. When it looked as though Lucifer was losing, Zadkiel tried to assist him, but Amenadiel stopped him, knowing that Lucifer had to win on his own. When Amenadiel threw Zadkiel's staff over to Lucifer to aide him, the Angel of Righteousness was not pleased that the last piece of the Tree of Life was being used for a lost cause. Chloe, however, assured him that they had Michael right where they wanted him.
Zadkiel and the others watched the fierce battle between the twins, where his staff ended up being broken in half by Michael using the Flaming Sword. The battle ended with Michael killing Chloe with a broken piece of Zadkiel's staff and Lucifer flying up to Heaven to save her. After Lucifer left, Zadkiel joined Amenadiel and Maze's Demon troops in taking on Michael's Angel troops.[3]
Accepting the New God[]
Zadkiel bows before Lucifer.
As the battle raged on, and it looked like Zadkiel and his allies were going to lose, they were halted by the mysterious resurrection of Lucifer, and Zadkiel and the others went to see the outcome of Lucifer and Michael's battle. Lucifer ended up sparing Michael's life, and instead severed his wings with the Flaming Sword, granting him a second chance. With Lucifer defeating Michael, and proving himself, Zadkiel proudly bowed before his brother and accepted him as the new God along with the other Angels.[3]
Personality[]
It can be assumed that Zadkiel was one of the Angels who fought on God's side during Lucifer Morningstar's rebellion, due to his status as the Angel of Righteousness. His strong resentment towards Lucifer when they meet on Earth also supports the idea they were once on opposite sides. At first he has a hostile and rude personality, especially towards Lucifer. However, he does seem to care about his brother as he not only made the time to listen out to Lucifer's request, and was swayed by it. He did join Lucifer in his fight against Michael when he realized that Lucifer was fighting for love, which he thought was the best reason one could have to be God.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Angel Physiology: As an Angel, Zadkiel has their powers, as well as their weaknesses. As the angel of righteousness, Zadkiel is stronger than most of his brothers and sisters, as shown during the war between Michael and Lucifer, how Zadkiel was able to overpower many of his siblings alongside Amenadiel.
- Superhuman Strength: Zadkiel, like all Angels, has immense levels of superhuman strength and can exert, lift and carry an unbelievable amount of force and mass.
- Superhuman Speed: Zadkiel, like all Angels, has tremendous superhuman speed, he can appear and disappear much faster than the human eye could see.
- Superhuman Reflexes: Zadkiel, like all Angels, has incredible superhuman reflexes, and can react, dodge, or catch incoming damage at immense speeds.
- Immortality: Zadkiel, like all Angels, is immortal. He's immune to aging and illnesses. Like his Angel siblings, he's billions of years old.
- Flight: Zadkiel's wings allow him to fly. He can fly as fast or faster than the speed of light in which he would seemingly disappear from the Human eye, in a similar manner, akin to teleportation.
Weaknesses[]
As an Angel, Zadkiel has their weaknesses including the Flaming Sword, demonic weapons, and other supernatural beings.
- Demon Daggers Forged In Hell: Demon Daggers are able to lethally harm all angels; even if the metal is melted down and re-forged as bullets the properties would still be preserved as shown when Chloe Decker was able to quickly wound and incapacitate two Angels with a gun loaded with bullets forged from the daggers.
- Other Supernatural Beings: Like all other Angels, Zadkiel can be harmed by other supernatural beings, which includes other Angels and Demons.
- Self - Actualization All Angels are able to self-actualize, which results in their judgements manifesting as psychosomatic changes, as shown with Amenadiel losing his wings and Lucifer Morningstar regaining his Angel wings despite cutting them off. Like any other angel, Zadkiel should be vulnerable to self-actualization.
- Blade of Death: Zadkiel can be eradicated by the Blade of Death.
- Flaming Sword: Zadkiel can be eradicated by the completed Flaming Sword.
- Demon Bullets: Zadkiel can easily be killed by the bullet version of the Demon daggers.
Family[]
| To edit this section, go to Lucifer Morningstar/Family. |
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Notes:
- Solid lines denote blood relationships
- Dashed lines denote romantic relationships
- † denote deceased individuals
| To edit this section, go to Chloe Decker/Family. |
| John Decker† | Penelope Decker | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lucifer Morningstar | Chloe Decker† | Dan Espinoza† | |||||||||||||||||||
| Aurora Morningstar | Trixie Espinoza | ||||||||||||||||||||
Notes:
- Solid lines denote parent-child blood relationships
- Dashed lines denote romantic relationships
- † denote deceased individuals
Appearances[]
| Season One | ||
|---|---|---|
| #2 | "Lucifer, Stay. Good Devil." | Indirect mention |
| Season Two | ||
|---|---|---|
| #1 | "Everything's Coming Up Lucifer" | Indirect mention |
| #2 | "Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire" | Indirect mention |
| #5 | "Weaponizer" | Indirect mention |
| #6 | "Monster" | Indirect mention |
| #14 | "Candy Morningstar" | Indirect mention |
| #15 | "Deceptive Little Parasite" | Indirect mention |
| #17 | "Sympathy for the Goddess" | Indirect mention |
| #18 | "The Good, the Bad and the Crispy" | Indirect mention |
| Season Three | ||
|---|---|---|
| #11 | "City of Angels?" | Indirect mention |
| #20 | "The Angel of San Bernardino" | Indirect mention |
| #25 | "Boo Normal" | Indirect mention |
| #26 | "Once Upon a Time" | Indirect mention |
| Season Four | ||
|---|---|---|
| #4 | "All About Eve" | Indirect mention |
| #5 | "Expire Erect" | Indirect mention |
| Season Five | ||
|---|---|---|
| #9 | "Family Dinner" | Indirect mention |
| #14 | "Nothing Lasts Forever" | Appears |
| #15 | "Is This Really How It's Going To End?!" | Appears |
| #16 | "A Chance at a Happy Ending" | Appears |
| Season Six | ||
|---|---|---|
| #9 | "Goodbye, Lucifer" | Indirect mention |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Zadkiel seems to be a fan of U Can't Touch This.
- Tom Ellis refers to him as Gandalf, due to him carrying a staff.
- Zadkiel isnt above having a drink, but will only partake of top shelf quality.
- The reason Zadkiel sides with Lucifer is that love is a selfless motivation; which makes Lucifer the most righteous of the twin brothers.
Links[]
| Non-Humans | |
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| Angels (Archangels) |
Amenadiel (formerly) • Azrael • Castiel • Gabriel • Hanjobadiel • Ibriel • Jophiel • Lezmegadiel • Michael • Lucifer Morningstar • Raphael • Raziel • Remiel • Saraqael • Uriel • Zadkiel |
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