Devil (The Man)

Devil (The Man)
Home	Heaven (formerly) Houston, Texas
Relatives	God (creator and father)
Occupation	None
Status	Alive
Portrayal
Portrayed by	Diogo Morgado
Appearances
Seasons	1
First Appearance	Pilot
Latest Appearance	Why We Fight

The Man is a main character and the male antagonist in The Messengers. He is portrayed by Diogo Morgado.

Biography

Originally an angel of immense power, Lucifer was cast out of Heaven for rebellion and has since waged a silent war of guile and manipulation to spite God and torment humankind. The Man is a cryptic character whose arrival coincides with an unidentified object falling from the sky into the New Mexico desert. He is first seen crouched in the impact site with no clothes and his skin burnt. The Man is working against The Messengers who are trying to prevent the impending Rapture.

Lucifer is dark, charismatic and cunning. He has a deep contempt and hatred for humans and is sadistic yet civilized when dealing with them. A master manipulator with implacable wisdom and insight into human desires and weaknesses, Lucifer prefers to let others do his depraved work for him of their own choice, though usually after being manipulated and deceived by Lucifer himself.

Despite his intimidating and confident demeanor, Lucifer still fears the power of God and will flee whenever his plans are thwarted, his deceptions are revealed, or when the power of God is invoked to frighten him away, as seen in Awakening when Rose Arvale realized who he was and spoke in an old tongue which clearly frightened him.

Physical appearance

The Man is very tall and muscular. He has dark, striking features and short, brown hair and dark brown eyes. But he can change his eyes to look more inhuman.

Gifts

• Healing - After he crash landed at Trinity, he was covered with burnt skin and it started to heal instantly and then later he was seen walking to a mechanic with no damage at all.
• Teleportation - He can appear and disappear instantaneously.
• Superhuman Strength - Although not seen to date, Lucifer most likely possesses augmented strength due to his confidence and lack of fear when dealing with even the most physically intimidating of mortals.
• Fire immunity - Lucifer is apparently immune to earthly fire, as he was able to walk through an inferno without even his clothes burned.
• Manipulation - Lucifer is a skilled manipulator with a keen ability to understand the mental and emotional weaknesses, desires and needs of his victims and determine how best to use them to his advantage.
• Reality Warping - Lucifer can control reality to an unknown degree as show when he trapped the messengers in the bar and grill so when they passed through its doors to leave they would end up back inside it.
• Resurrect The Dead - Although Lucifer is unable on his own, he can bring people back from the dead, as seen when he resurrected Joshua. It's unknown if he can just bring the people that are still in the "tunnel of light" or if he can also bring people that are already in heaven or hell.

The Messengers

• Season One

In 1.01 Awakening, The Man is first seen crouched in the impact from the mysterious object which crashed in New Mexico. He is without clothes and his skin is burnt. He is then seen walking on a long road in the New Mexico desert, where he comes across a mechanic named Johnny. The Man asks Johnny to help him by providing some clothes. Johnny declines and instead states he is going to call the police. A few moments later, The Man is seen leaning against the vehicle wearing Johnny's clothes and Johnny is nowhere to be seen. Later that evening, The Man is waiting in Vera's house. He surprises her and she pulls a gun on him. He speaks to her about her son and indicates that she should look at her laptop which is open on her bed. On the laptop is a video of her son, Michael. The Man tells Vera Buckley that her son is alive and that the video was taken recently. He tells Vera that he can help her find her son if she does one job for him, kill Rose Arvale who is in a coma.

In 1.02 Strange Magic, he is at the hospital with Vera and wants to see her kill Rose, but she can't go through with it. He pulls out a toy that belonged to Vera's son, Michael, and she lunges at him, but he puts his arms around her. He tells her he doesn't have her son, but if she gets the job done, she will. Before Vera can suffocate Rose with a pillow, Rose wakes up and speaks in an ancient tongue that clearly frightens him, and he disappears. He is later seen at the horse race track and talking with Ben Fulsom. He asks him if he's a chess player and they go to the park to play. He and Ben talk about his prosthetic arm and what happened during the war. The Man says he's been in a war for a long time, but doesn't go into details. He also comes to the realization of where the first Horseman will be. He starts playing into Ben's fears, weaknesses and faults, causing Ben to lose the game and his money. The Man tells him that he should've quit while he was still ahead. After Ben gets up and leaves, The Man picks up the bundle of money and takes the elastic band off, throwing the money in the trash. After Ben commits suicide by getting hitting by a bus, The Man appears in front of Vera, mocking her.

In 1.03 Path to Paradise, he meets up with El Jefe and tells him that he will see Raul die with his brother in the abandoned warehouse. He later disguises himself as a federal agent and asks him to tell him everything about the Messengers and what they are trying to do. When Raul tries to save Cesar, the bomb goes off and there is fire everywhere. Raul lifts his head up and sees the Man walking through the fire with his eyes red.

In 1.04 Drums of War, he disguises himself as Peter's attorney and tries to manipulate Peter into killing himself as he wants a few of the Messengers dead. He appears in the elevator with Cindy's assistant and comments on how he likes Vera's moxy, and the assistant tells him that he is trying what he can and the Man isn't the first evil bastard he has worked with. The Man states they all work for him and tells the assistant to try harder while being very close to his face. After Cindy breaks her seal, she kills her assistant and tells the Man to take him somewhere, while Cindy gets out of the car and goes into another.

In 1.05 Eye in the Sky, he is in Hong Kong and tells Koa that she has no money in her account. He appears with Cindy and tells her that there will be one last Messenger to worry about as he has a plan, which leaves Cindy very pleased. Later, he appears as a storyteller at the library where Erin takes Amy for her birthday. When Erin goes to talk to Peter and discovers Amy is gone, Erin runs out and looks for her, seeing that Ronnie took her and the Man offers to help her. They go after them in a car and they start talking. The Man gives off some clues and hints as to what happened to him and they spot Ronnie's car at a restaurant with pancakes. He wonders if there is anyone that could help and Erin calls Peter, which makes the Man grin. After Amy runs off and Erin confronts Ronnie, the Man is across the street watching the spectacle unfold and when Ronnie tries to escape with Amy, he notices Peter is holding the back of the car so he can't leave. Ronnie gets out and aims his gun at Peter, and Nadia shoots Ronnie instead, which leaves the Man surprised and angry. Amy begs Erin to heal Ronnie and she does, and while that happens the Man looks above as if he knows God was partially involved. He is at Ronnie's house eating an apple and tells him he was a failure. After Ronnie pleads with him that he'll do whatever it takes to get Erin and Amy back, the Man tells him okay and that he'll keep in touch, disappearing afterwards.

In 1.06 Metamorphosis, he appears in front of Koa and tells her he goes by many names and he offers her a deal as to how she can get her money back. She tells him she doesn't work with others and walks away from him. At the end of the episode, he is disguised as a taxi driver and he takes Koa to where Leland Schiller is.

In 1.07 Deus Ex Machina, he drops Koa off and offers to help her, but she says doesn't need any friends and gets out of the taxi. After the gang splits up, Rose confronts him and he gives her an offer of working together and she says that they're going to defeat him and he can't stop them, which leaves him smiling. When Vera and Alan go off to find Leland somewhere in the hospital, she tries to convince him that what he is doing will change him and turn him into something like a monster, and the Man tries to persuade him into breaking his seal. After Vera says more of what Leland will become, the Man becomes angry and tells her to shut up, ripping the meteor necklace off, with it glowing red and breaks it. Afterwards, both Vera and the Man keep convincing Leland to what to do, Vera gets through to him and goes over to console him, leaving the Man looking defeated and looks at her saddened.

In A House Divided, he is disguised as a referee and tells Kay Fairburn that she's a natural mother who's faking it, referring to how she couldn't have children and that Vera's son is the child she has now. She says to leave them alone and he tells her he can make Michael disappear again if he wants to. She tells him that he gave them until later that night to get something done and begs him not to take her "son".

When the Fairburns try to leave, the Man is at their doorstep and Kay tells him to leave, which he says "no". He tells them that Michael's real mother would love to have him back and asks if they ever thought what Vera felt after they took them after their fourth failed fertility treatment. But, he's willing to let it slide if they do one more thing for him. Later, he walks to visit Cindy and sees that Leland is there as well, with him looking surprised. Cindy reveals Leland broke his seal and they're now working together. After they argue, Cindy and Leland tell him that they need him as he has failed 6 times and they're doing things differently now. Leland tells him he's obsolete and that they don't need him. He then grows furious and asks how they dare think they can cross him, to which he says he's their god and with his eyes glowing red, he sprouts his red wings, which scares the two horsemen.

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Notes

• Diogo Morgado, who plays The Man also played the role of Jesus in Son of God.
• In Eye in the Sky, he has shown numerous symbolism and hints of who he is, such as talking about what his father did to him and eating an apple at Ronnie's house.