Talk:Lucifer/@comment-45303645-20200601003912/@comment-4222334-20200626204411

As cringey as it is to see Lucifer interact with Diavolo, keep in mind that before that, he likely acted the same way with God.

Here's my take on it: God pretty much created his angels to be his own personal army of bootlickers. He wanted constant, eternal praise, and unyielding obedience. And the angel he loved most of all was Lucifer, and bestowed upon him and his fellow archangels immense power, beauty, and influence. But, now God had a problem. These angels had hearts and minds of their own, they were extremely powerful, and if they ever decided to betray their creator, God would pretty much be screwed. So, how could he make sure that his angels would never be able to betray him?

He gave them all a crippling addiction to servitude.

The angels are all junkies, and subjugation is their opiate. They have an overwhelming desire to obey God, and give him endless praise. And for a while, this worked. But over the millennia, envy began to creep into the angels' hearts. They were jealous of Lucifer, and the clear favoritism God showed him. In others, Lucifer inspired lust, both for his power, and his radiant beauty. Lucifer himself began to succumb to pride, he saw humid as the most pious and perfect of the highest echelon of angels. He was second only to God himself. Discord began to run rampant throughout the legions, and eventually, war broke out. And as they say, the rest is history.

And so, that's why Lucifer's brothers all crave thralldom. They do things like make pacts with humans, and enjoy being punished with the "Whip of Love™". And for them, that's enough to satiate their "withdrawal", so to speak. But Lucifer? His power was so unequalled, that he was afflicted with an especially intense desire to obey. And so he is gripped with an overwhelming urge to please Diavolo, and cater to his every little whim. To Lucifer, it's the only substitute for his original "drug", serving God. And since he turned on God, as far as he's concerned, serving the devil is just as well.