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For the demons in Judaism, see Mazzikin.

Mazikeen
Mazikeen.jpg

Mazikeen, riding out to battle

Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Sandman (vol. 2) #22
(December 1990)
Created by Neil Gaiman (writer)
Kelley Jones (artist)
In-story information
Species Lilim
Place of origin Red Sea
Notable aliases Mazikeen «Maze» Smith
Abilities
  • Demon Physiology
  • Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, endurance, agility, reflexes, senses
  • Immortality
  • Accelerated healing factor
  • Martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
  • Knife thrower
  • Armed and unarmed combatant
  • Swordswoman
  • Tracker
  • Shapeshifting
  • Agelessness

Mazikeen is a character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is one of the lilim, a child of Lilith. She first appeared in The Sandman (vol. 2) #22 (December 1990), and was created by Neil Gaiman and Kelley Jones.[1] Her name comes from the term «Mazzikin», invisible demons which can create minor annoyances or greater dangers according to Jewish mythology.

Mazikeen appeared in the television series Lucifer (2016-2021), portrayed by Lesley-Ann Brandt, and in the Netflix drama series The Sandman (2022), portrayed by Cassie Clare.

Fictional character biography[edit]

In the comic book series Lucifer, Mazikeen is a devoted ally and lover of Lucifer Morningstar. She has also been the war leader of the lilim, a race of warriors descended from Lilith that have been exiled. A great warrior and admired leader, Mazikeen is a prominent character in the Lucifer comics. She has the appearance of a human female with long bluish-black hair. Mazikeen first appeared in The Sandman, where she was Lucifer’s servant while he reigned in Hell. At the time, half of her face was normal, but the other half was horribly misshapen and skeletal (not unlike the half-corpse appearance of the goddess, «Hel/Hell/Hela», from Norse mythology), causing her speech to be nearly unintelligible with Lucifer being the only person who understands her. (Gaiman wrote Mazikeen’s dialogue by trying to speak using only half of his mouth, and writing down phonetically what came out).

When Lucifer resigned, Mazikeen left Hell and ended up following her master (even when he tells her to stop following him), becoming part of the staff at the Lux (Latin for light), an elite Los Angeles bar that Lucifer had opened and at which he played piano. To conceal her demonic nature, she covered the deformed half of her face with a silver mask and rarely spoke.[1] In Lucifer, Mazikeen’s face was turned fully human when she was resuscitated by the Basanos following the destruction of the Lux in a fire. This was because the vessel of the Basanos, Jill Presto, did not realize that Mazikeen’s face was naturally deformed, and assumed that it was burned in the fire.

When Lucifer refused to assist her in restoring her face to its former state, she defected to her family, the Lilim-in-Exile. As their war leader, she led their army against Lucifer’s cosmos, allying herself briefly with the Basanos. However, this was a ruse; after a desperate gamble, she bought Lucifer enough time to destroy the Basanos and regain control of his creation. Even during her defection, she is shown crying alone in her war leader tent, and she is repeatedly seen as a fierce defender of Lucifer and his goals.

With a new whole face, she initially desired Lucifer to remove the magic that was caused by Presto’s wish. After saying that it would take considerable effort and time, she relented and began wearing the half-mask that she had before. She has since worn it intermittently, usually when engaged in battle or on a mission from Lucifer, such as her voyage to the Mansions of Silence.

Issue #72 of Lucifer saw a dramatic change in the character of Mazikeen. Lucifer, while making his preparations to leave Yahweh’s creation forever, transfers a portion of his power to Mazikeen. The portion of the power was the power that Yahweh gave to Lucifer in the beginning had now been given to Mazikeen. This angers Mazikeen greatly, however, as she sees this move as Lucifer running away from and shirking all of his responsibilities. She lashes out against Lucifer with her sword, scarring his face before she leaves him. She tells him that he can heal his face if he chooses, but it will make him a coward.[1]

Mazikeen and her mother Lilith did not get along, and Lilith eventually tried to kill her. It is notable though, that Mazikeen took no part in the events during the battle of Armageddon that led to her mother’s death. During the latter part of the series, Mazikeen was engaged in a sexual relationship with a human woman named Beatrice (a former Lux employee), who admitted that she had been in love with her for years. Beatrice was eventually cast out into the desert on Lilith’s orders, but she was rescued by Elaine. In issue #74, Elaine gives her friends an ending as happy as possible. When it comes to Mazikeen, Elaine notes the «I wouldn’t dare» in response to the question of if she planned to give Mazikeen one. She then adds that Beatrice works at the bar that they were in earlier.

During the course of the Lucifer series, a few details of Mazikeen’s past are revealed. Issue #14 establishes that Lilith bore her children, presumably including Mazikeen, while living on the shores of the Red Sea. Mazikeen’s father is identified as the serpent demon Ophur—a fact which allowed Mazikeen to drink and regurgitate venom (which is the only power she has). The one-shot story ‘Lilith’ in issue #50 reveals Mazikeen’s childhood with her mother by the Red Sea. At this time, Mazikeen appeared as a normal human child, fiercely defensive of her mother and with a streak of cruelty. A flashback in issue #75 shows Mazikeen first entering Lucifer’s service when she comes to Hell to seek asylum for an undisclosed reason. By this time her face is misshapen in the manner first seen in The Sandman.

After Lucifer left this creation in issue #75 of the original series, as revealed in the new series[2] Mazikeen took over as ruler of Hell, whereupon her lilim brothers nailed her hands to the throne to effectively hold her prisoner. She freed herself from the nails by having the fallen archangel Gabriel hack off her hands after he swore fealty to her, after which she reattached her hands and fought a duel with Lucifer and Izanami’s son, Takehiko, for the rulership of Hell. She then returned to Lucifer Morningstar and followed him again, plotted to kill the New God, who had been resurrected as an evil deity.

In other media[edit]

Lucifer (2016-2021)[edit]

Mazikeen appears in the Fox/Netflix TV series Lucifer, portrayed by Lesley-Ann Brandt.[3]

Mazikeen, frequently referred to as «Maze» for short, is the confidant and devoted ally of Lucifer Morningstar. «Forged in the bowels of Hell to torture the guilty for all of eternity», Maze is an archdemon who, after having served for eons as his head torturer, accompanied Lucifer «through the gates of Hell», up to Earth (five years prior to the events of the series), where her first act, at Lucifer’s instructions, was to cut off his angel wings with her twin Karambit-esque knives «forged in Hell».

At the beginning of the series, Maze is serving as head bartender at Lucifer’s club, the Lux, as well as his personal bodyguard, concierge, and adjutant.[3] She engages in relations with Lucifer’s angel brother, Amenadiel, and even sacrifices her chance to return to Hell in order to save him.[4]

In season 2, Maze, unable to return to Hell, starts looking for a new direction on Earth. She later becomes a bounty hunter, having found something that felt right to her. Maze also moves in with Det. Chloe Decker and her daughter, Trixie, whom Maze, surprisingly, gets along with.[5] Additionally, this season tests Maze’s relationship with Dr. Linda Martin, her therapist-turned-bestie who discovers her secret.

By season 3, Maze has become much more emotionally human, while still retaining her demonic sense of humor and fascination with weapons.

Later, she marries Eve, the first woman, ex wife of Adam, the first man.

Mazikeen has been described as pansexual.[6][7]

In Season 5, Lucifer promises Mazikeen to make her the Queen of Hell after he becomes God followed by the retirement of his father.

The Sandman (2022)[edit]

Mazikeen makes an appearance in the Netflix fantasy drama series The Sandman (2022), portrayed by Cassie Clare.[8] Like her comic book and Lucifer counterparts, she serves as Lucifer Morningstar’s confidant in Hell.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Irvine, Alex (2008). «Lucifer». In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The Vertigo Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 118–124. ISBN 978-0-7566-4122-1. OCLC 213309015.
  2. ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (15 December 2015). «Vertigo’s New «Lucifer» Series Sends Black & Garbett To Hell and Back». CBR. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (18 March 2015). «Lesley-Ann Brandt Joins ‘Lucifer’ Fox Pilot In Recasting». Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. ^ MacDonald, Lindsay (1 August 2016). «‘Lucifer’: Where do Mazikeen & Amenadiel stand in Season 2?». Screener. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (23 January 2017). «Lucifer Video: Maze Offers Chloe Tips After Witnessing Bedroom Antics». TVLine. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. ^ Bonomolo, Cameron (June 10, 2018). «‘Lucifer’ Actress Lesley-Ann Brandt Writes Heartfelt Goodbye To Fans, Cast and Crew». TV Shows. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  7. ^ Myers, Maddy (May 4, 2016). «On Fox’s TV Adaptation of Lucifer, Free Will and Radical Consent». TheMarySue.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  8. ^ «Who plays Mazikeen in The Sandman? Lucifer character returns». Radio Times. Retrieved 2022-08-07.

External links[edit]

  • DCU Guide: Mazikeen
  • Sacred-texts.com: Mazikeen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the demons in Judaism, see Mazzikin.

Mazikeen
Mazikeen.jpg

Mazikeen, riding out to battle

Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Sandman (vol. 2) #22
(December 1990)
Created by Neil Gaiman (writer)
Kelley Jones (artist)
In-story information
Species Lilim
Place of origin Red Sea
Notable aliases Mazikeen «Maze» Smith
Abilities
  • Demon Physiology
  • Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, endurance, agility, reflexes, senses
  • Immortality
  • Accelerated healing factor
  • Martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
  • Knife thrower
  • Armed and unarmed combatant
  • Swordswoman
  • Tracker
  • Shapeshifting
  • Agelessness

Mazikeen is a character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is one of the lilim, a child of Lilith. She first appeared in The Sandman (vol. 2) #22 (December 1990), and was created by Neil Gaiman and Kelley Jones.[1] Her name comes from the term «Mazzikin», invisible demons which can create minor annoyances or greater dangers according to Jewish mythology.

Mazikeen appeared in the television series Lucifer (2016-2021), portrayed by Lesley-Ann Brandt, and in the Netflix drama series The Sandman (2022), portrayed by Cassie Clare.

Fictional character biography[edit]

In the comic book series Lucifer, Mazikeen is a devoted ally and lover of Lucifer Morningstar. She has also been the war leader of the lilim, a race of warriors descended from Lilith that have been exiled. A great warrior and admired leader, Mazikeen is a prominent character in the Lucifer comics. She has the appearance of a human female with long bluish-black hair. Mazikeen first appeared in The Sandman, where she was Lucifer’s servant while he reigned in Hell. At the time, half of her face was normal, but the other half was horribly misshapen and skeletal (not unlike the half-corpse appearance of the goddess, «Hel/Hell/Hela», from Norse mythology), causing her speech to be nearly unintelligible with Lucifer being the only person who understands her. (Gaiman wrote Mazikeen’s dialogue by trying to speak using only half of his mouth, and writing down phonetically what came out).

When Lucifer resigned, Mazikeen left Hell and ended up following her master (even when he tells her to stop following him), becoming part of the staff at the Lux (Latin for light), an elite Los Angeles bar that Lucifer had opened and at which he played piano. To conceal her demonic nature, she covered the deformed half of her face with a silver mask and rarely spoke.[1] In Lucifer, Mazikeen’s face was turned fully human when she was resuscitated by the Basanos following the destruction of the Lux in a fire. This was because the vessel of the Basanos, Jill Presto, did not realize that Mazikeen’s face was naturally deformed, and assumed that it was burned in the fire.

When Lucifer refused to assist her in restoring her face to its former state, she defected to her family, the Lilim-in-Exile. As their war leader, she led their army against Lucifer’s cosmos, allying herself briefly with the Basanos. However, this was a ruse; after a desperate gamble, she bought Lucifer enough time to destroy the Basanos and regain control of his creation. Even during her defection, she is shown crying alone in her war leader tent, and she is repeatedly seen as a fierce defender of Lucifer and his goals.

With a new whole face, she initially desired Lucifer to remove the magic that was caused by Presto’s wish. After saying that it would take considerable effort and time, she relented and began wearing the half-mask that she had before. She has since worn it intermittently, usually when engaged in battle or on a mission from Lucifer, such as her voyage to the Mansions of Silence.

Issue #72 of Lucifer saw a dramatic change in the character of Mazikeen. Lucifer, while making his preparations to leave Yahweh’s creation forever, transfers a portion of his power to Mazikeen. The portion of the power was the power that Yahweh gave to Lucifer in the beginning had now been given to Mazikeen. This angers Mazikeen greatly, however, as she sees this move as Lucifer running away from and shirking all of his responsibilities. She lashes out against Lucifer with her sword, scarring his face before she leaves him. She tells him that he can heal his face if he chooses, but it will make him a coward.[1]

Mazikeen and her mother Lilith did not get along, and Lilith eventually tried to kill her. It is notable though, that Mazikeen took no part in the events during the battle of Armageddon that led to her mother’s death. During the latter part of the series, Mazikeen was engaged in a sexual relationship with a human woman named Beatrice (a former Lux employee), who admitted that she had been in love with her for years. Beatrice was eventually cast out into the desert on Lilith’s orders, but she was rescued by Elaine. In issue #74, Elaine gives her friends an ending as happy as possible. When it comes to Mazikeen, Elaine notes the «I wouldn’t dare» in response to the question of if she planned to give Mazikeen one. She then adds that Beatrice works at the bar that they were in earlier.

During the course of the Lucifer series, a few details of Mazikeen’s past are revealed. Issue #14 establishes that Lilith bore her children, presumably including Mazikeen, while living on the shores of the Red Sea. Mazikeen’s father is identified as the serpent demon Ophur—a fact which allowed Mazikeen to drink and regurgitate venom (which is the only power she has). The one-shot story ‘Lilith’ in issue #50 reveals Mazikeen’s childhood with her mother by the Red Sea. At this time, Mazikeen appeared as a normal human child, fiercely defensive of her mother and with a streak of cruelty. A flashback in issue #75 shows Mazikeen first entering Lucifer’s service when she comes to Hell to seek asylum for an undisclosed reason. By this time her face is misshapen in the manner first seen in The Sandman.

After Lucifer left this creation in issue #75 of the original series, as revealed in the new series[2] Mazikeen took over as ruler of Hell, whereupon her lilim brothers nailed her hands to the throne to effectively hold her prisoner. She freed herself from the nails by having the fallen archangel Gabriel hack off her hands after he swore fealty to her, after which she reattached her hands and fought a duel with Lucifer and Izanami’s son, Takehiko, for the rulership of Hell. She then returned to Lucifer Morningstar and followed him again, plotted to kill the New God, who had been resurrected as an evil deity.

In other media[edit]

Lucifer (2016-2021)[edit]

Mazikeen appears in the Fox/Netflix TV series Lucifer, portrayed by Lesley-Ann Brandt.[3]

Mazikeen, frequently referred to as «Maze» for short, is the confidant and devoted ally of Lucifer Morningstar. «Forged in the bowels of Hell to torture the guilty for all of eternity», Maze is an archdemon who, after having served for eons as his head torturer, accompanied Lucifer «through the gates of Hell», up to Earth (five years prior to the events of the series), where her first act, at Lucifer’s instructions, was to cut off his angel wings with her twin Karambit-esque knives «forged in Hell».

At the beginning of the series, Maze is serving as head bartender at Lucifer’s club, the Lux, as well as his personal bodyguard, concierge, and adjutant.[3] She engages in relations with Lucifer’s angel brother, Amenadiel, and even sacrifices her chance to return to Hell in order to save him.[4]

In season 2, Maze, unable to return to Hell, starts looking for a new direction on Earth. She later becomes a bounty hunter, having found something that felt right to her. Maze also moves in with Det. Chloe Decker and her daughter, Trixie, whom Maze, surprisingly, gets along with.[5] Additionally, this season tests Maze’s relationship with Dr. Linda Martin, her therapist-turned-bestie who discovers her secret.

By season 3, Maze has become much more emotionally human, while still retaining her demonic sense of humor and fascination with weapons.

Later, she marries Eve, the first woman, ex wife of Adam, the first man.

Mazikeen has been described as pansexual.[6][7]

In Season 5, Lucifer promises Mazikeen to make her the Queen of Hell after he becomes God followed by the retirement of his father.

The Sandman (2022)[edit]

Mazikeen makes an appearance in the Netflix fantasy drama series The Sandman (2022), portrayed by Cassie Clare.[8] Like her comic book and Lucifer counterparts, she serves as Lucifer Morningstar’s confidant in Hell.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Irvine, Alex (2008). «Lucifer». In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The Vertigo Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 118–124. ISBN 978-0-7566-4122-1. OCLC 213309015.
  2. ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (15 December 2015). «Vertigo’s New «Lucifer» Series Sends Black & Garbett To Hell and Back». CBR. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (18 March 2015). «Lesley-Ann Brandt Joins ‘Lucifer’ Fox Pilot In Recasting». Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. ^ MacDonald, Lindsay (1 August 2016). «‘Lucifer’: Where do Mazikeen & Amenadiel stand in Season 2?». Screener. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (23 January 2017). «Lucifer Video: Maze Offers Chloe Tips After Witnessing Bedroom Antics». TVLine. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. ^ Bonomolo, Cameron (June 10, 2018). «‘Lucifer’ Actress Lesley-Ann Brandt Writes Heartfelt Goodbye To Fans, Cast and Crew». TV Shows. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  7. ^ Myers, Maddy (May 4, 2016). «On Fox’s TV Adaptation of Lucifer, Free Will and Radical Consent». TheMarySue.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  8. ^ «Who plays Mazikeen in The Sandman? Lucifer character returns». Radio Times. Retrieved 2022-08-07.

External links[edit]

  • DCU Guide: Mazikeen
  • Sacred-texts.com: Mazikeen

For the demons in Judaism, see Mazzikin.

Mazikeen is a character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is one of the lilim, a child of Lilith. She first appeared in The Sandman (vol. 2) #22 (December 1990), and was created by Neil Gaiman and Kelley Jones.[1] Her name comes from the term «Mazzikin», invisible demons which can create minor annoyances or greater dangers according to Jewish mythology.

Mazikeen
Mazikeen.jpg

Mazikeen, riding out to battle

Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Sandman (vol. 2) #22
(December 1990)
Created by Neil Gaiman (writer)
Kelley Jones (artist)
In-story information
Species Lilim
Place of origin Red Sea
Notable aliases Mazikeen «Maze» Smith
Abilities
  • Demon Physiology
  • Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, endurance, agility, reflexes, senses
  • Immortality
  • Accelerated healing factor
  • Martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
  • Knife thrower
  • Armed and unarmed combatant
  • Swordswoman
  • Tracker
  • Shapeshifting
  • Agelessness

Mazikeen appeared in the television series Lucifer (2016-2021), portrayed by Lesley-Ann Brandt, and in the Netflix drama series The Sandman (2022), portrayed by Cassie Clare.

Fictional character biographyEdit

In the comic book series Lucifer, Mazikeen is a devoted ally and lover of Lucifer Morningstar. She has also been the war leader of the lilim, a race of warriors descended from Lilith that have been exiled. A great warrior and admired leader, Mazikeen is a prominent character in the Lucifer comics. She has the appearance of a human female with long bluish-black hair. Mazikeen first appeared in The Sandman, where she was Lucifer’s servant while he reigned in Hell. At the time, half of her face was normal, but the other half was horribly misshapen and skeletal (not unlike the half-corpse appearance of the goddess, «Hel/Hell/Hela», from Norse mythology), causing her speech to be nearly unintelligible with Lucifer being the only person who understands her. (Gaiman wrote Mazikeen’s dialogue by trying to speak using only half of his mouth, and writing down phonetically what came out).

When Lucifer resigned, Mazikeen left Hell and ended up following her master (even when he tells her to stop following him), becoming part of the staff at the Lux (Latin for light), an elite Los Angeles bar that Lucifer had opened and at which he played piano. To conceal her demonic nature, she covered the deformed half of her face with a silver mask and rarely spoke.[1] In Lucifer, Mazikeen’s face was turned fully human when she was resuscitated by the Basanos following the destruction of the Lux in a fire. This was because the vessel of the Basanos, Jill Presto, did not realize that Mazikeen’s face was naturally deformed, and assumed that it was burned in the fire.

When Lucifer refused to assist her in restoring her face to its former state, she defected to her family, the Lilim-in-Exile. As their war leader, she led their army against Lucifer’s cosmos, allying herself briefly with the Basanos. However, this was a ruse; after a desperate gamble, she bought Lucifer enough time to destroy the Basanos and regain control of his creation. Even during her defection, she is shown crying alone in her war leader tent, and she is repeatedly seen as a fierce defender of Lucifer and his goals.

With a new whole face, she initially desired Lucifer to remove the magic that was caused by Presto’s wish. After saying that it would take considerable effort and time, she relented and began wearing the half-mask that she had before. She has since worn it intermittently, usually when engaged in battle or on a mission from Lucifer, such as her voyage to the Mansions of Silence.

Issue #72 of Lucifer saw a dramatic change in the character of Mazikeen. Lucifer, while making his preparations to leave Yahweh’s creation forever, transfers a portion of his power to Mazikeen. The portion of the power was the power that Yahweh gave to Lucifer in the beginning had now been given to Mazikeen. This angers Mazikeen greatly, however, as she sees this move as Lucifer running away from and shirking all of his responsibilities. She lashes out against Lucifer with her sword, scarring his face before she leaves him. She tells him that he can heal his face if he chooses, but it will make him a coward.[1]

Mazikeen and her mother Lilith did not get along, and Lilith eventually tried to kill her. It is notable though, that Mazikeen took no part in the events during the battle of Armageddon that led to her mother’s death. During the latter part of the series, Mazikeen was engaged in a sexual relationship with a human woman named Beatrice (a former Lux employee), who admitted that she had been in love with her for years. Beatrice was eventually cast out into the desert on Lilith’s orders, but she was rescued by Elaine. In issue #74, Elaine gives her friends an ending as happy as possible. When it comes to Mazikeen, Elaine notes the «I wouldn’t dare» in response to the question of if she planned to give Mazikeen one. She then adds that Beatrice works at the bar that they were in earlier.

During the course of the Lucifer series, a few details of Mazikeen’s past are revealed. Issue #14 establishes that Lilith bore her children, presumably including Mazikeen, while living on the shores of the Red Sea. Mazikeen’s father is identified as the serpent demon Ophur—a fact which allowed Mazikeen to drink and regurgitate venom (which is the only power she has). The one-shot story ‘Lilith’ in issue #50 reveals Mazikeen’s childhood with her mother by the Red Sea. At this time, Mazikeen appeared as a normal human child, fiercely defensive of her mother and with a streak of cruelty. A flashback in issue #75 shows Mazikeen first entering Lucifer’s service when she comes to Hell to seek asylum for an undisclosed reason. By this time her face is misshapen in the manner first seen in The Sandman.

After Lucifer left this creation in issue #75 of the original series, as revealed in the new series[2] Mazikeen took over as ruler of Hell, whereupon her lilim brothers nailed her hands to the throne to effectively hold her prisoner. She freed herself from the nails by having the fallen archangel Gabriel hack off her hands after he swore fealty to her, after which she reattached her hands and fought a duel with Lucifer and Izanami’s son, Takehiko, for the rulership of Hell. She then returned to Lucifer Morningstar and followed him again, plotted to kill the New God, who had been resurrected as an evil deity.

In other mediaEdit

Lucifer (2016-2021)Edit

Mazikeen appears in the Fox/Netflix TV series Lucifer, portrayed by Lesley-Ann Brandt.[3]

Mazikeen, frequently referred to as «Maze» for short, is the confidant and devoted ally of Lucifer Morningstar. «Forged in the bowels of Hell to torture the guilty for all of eternity», Maze is an archdemon who, after having served for eons as his head torturer, accompanied Lucifer «through the gates of Hell», up to Earth (five years prior to the events of the series), where her first act, at Lucifer’s instructions, was to cut off his angel wings with her twin Karambit-esque knives «forged in Hell».

At the beginning of the series, Maze is serving as head bartender at Lucifer’s club, the Lux, as well as his personal bodyguard, concierge, and adjutant.[3] She engages in relations with Lucifer’s angel brother, Amenadiel, and even sacrifices her chance to return to Hell in order to save him.[4]

In season 2, Maze, unable to return to Hell, starts looking for a new direction on Earth. She later becomes a bounty hunter, having found something that felt right to her. Maze also moves in with Det. Chloe Decker and her daughter, Trixie, whom Maze, surprisingly, gets along with.[5] Additionally, this season tests Maze’s relationship with Dr. Linda Martin, her therapist-turned-bestie who discovers her secret.

By season 3, Maze has become much more emotionally human, while still retaining her demonic sense of humor and fascination with weapons.

Later, she marries Eve, the first woman, ex wife of Adam, the first man.

Mazikeen has been described as pansexual.[6][7]

In Season 5, Lucifer promises Mazikeen to make her the Queen of Hell after he becomes God followed by the retirement of his father.

The Sandman (2022)Edit

Mazikeen makes an appearance in the Netflix fantasy drama series The Sandman (2022), portrayed by Cassie Clare.[8] Like her comic book and Lucifer counterparts, she serves as Lucifer Morningstar’s confidant in Hell.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ a b c Irvine, Alex (2008). «Lucifer». In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The Vertigo Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 118–124. ISBN 978-0-7566-4122-1. OCLC 213309015.
  2. ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (15 December 2015). «Vertigo’s New «Lucifer» Series Sends Black & Garbett To Hell and Back». CBR. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (18 March 2015). «Lesley-Ann Brandt Joins ‘Lucifer’ Fox Pilot In Recasting». Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. ^ MacDonald, Lindsay (1 August 2016). «‘Lucifer’: Where do Mazikeen & Amenadiel stand in Season 2?». Screener. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (23 January 2017). «Lucifer Video: Maze Offers Chloe Tips After Witnessing Bedroom Antics». TVLine. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. ^ Bonomolo, Cameron (June 10, 2018). «‘Lucifer’ Actress Lesley-Ann Brandt Writes Heartfelt Goodbye To Fans, Cast and Crew». TV Shows. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  7. ^ Myers, Maddy (May 4, 2016). «On Fox’s TV Adaptation of Lucifer, Free Will and Radical Consent». TheMarySue.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  8. ^ «Who plays Mazikeen in The Sandman? Lucifer character returns». Radio Times. Retrieved 2022-08-07.

External linksEdit

  • DCU Guide: Mazikeen
  • Sacred-texts.com: Mazikeen

Mazikeen of the Lilim, usually also known by her nickname Maze, is a central character in Lucifer, serving as the secondary antagonist of Season 3, a major antagonist in the first half of Season 5, and as a major character for the rest of the series. She is a demon from Hell who holds the form of a young woman. For millennia, she worked under Lucifer Morningstar as one of his most trusted lieutenants and servants; he considered her his «right-hand.» She is the best friend and former lover of Lucifer and formerly worked alongside him at the Lux nightclub in Los Angeles before starting a new career as a bounty hunter with the Los Angeles Police Department.

Maze marries her girlfriend Eve near the end of Season 6.

History[]

Early History[]

Maze is among the oldest and strongest demons who have existed for thousands of years, Mazikeen was one of the many and countless demons known as the Lilim, who were born from Lilith, Adam’s first wife, and mother of Mazikeen and countless other demons.

Shortly afterward, Lilith abandoned Mazikeen and her siblings, then Maze and other demons became ruthless, brutal and fierce torturers of Hell, they learned the arts of torture by torturing Abel, the first soul in Hell who was murdered by his own brother Cain.

While Lucifer Morningstar ruled Hell, Mazikeen faithfully and loyally served him and tortured souls of the deceased mortals. Lucifer has called her «the most skilled torturer Hell’s ever known», and «Hell’s most brutal torturer». She was also tasked by Lucifer to torture Goddess while she was in Hell for thousands of years.

Living on Earth[]

When Lucifer left Hell, Amenadiel came to take Lucifer back but then his necklace was stolen. Lucifer summons Maze to Earth to torture the suspects and help Amenadiel find his necklace. Under his orders, she cut off his wings. Afterward, she aids Lucifer in his various journeys in punishing the wicked, then she became the bartender of Lux, the nightclub, as servant and bodyguard of Lucifer. However, Maze feels that they don’t belong to earth anymore, and need to go back to their home, which Lucifer refuses quickly. This caused Maze to leave Lux and take some time alone for a while to figure out where she belongs.

Back from her «getaway vacation», Maze tries not to care about everyone’s problems, including Lucifer’s.

Throughout the Series[]

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Mazikeen working as a bounty hunter in «Mr. & Mrs. Mazikeen Smith»

Sometime in the five years prior to the series, Mazikeen was in some manner helped by John Constantine, as a favor to Lucifer, and Constantine collected on the debt during the Crisis on Infinite Earths (The Flash 06×09), although Maze herself was not seen at that point.

At the start of Season 1, Mazikeen was working as an assistant and enforcer for Lucifer, and also working as a bartender in Lucifer’s nightclub, Lux. She assisted Lucifer in various tasks and occasionally helped him with cases. She met her first human friend, Trixie Espinoza (Chloe Decker and Dan Espinoza’s daughter), in this club and even offered Trixie a Shirley Temple.

During Season 2, she decided to leave Lucifer. She ended up sharing an apartment with Chloe Decker and Chloe’s daughter, Trixie. For a while she was searching for a job before deciding to become a bounty hunter, using the name «Mazikeen Smith». She finds joy in working as a bounty hunter because it lets her hunt down humans and get paid at the same time.

By the beginning of Season 3, Mazikeen is allowing her growing circle of acquaintances to call her ‘Maze,’ and her connection to Trixie and Linda is causing her to question her «soulless» status and detachment.

Throughout Season 4, Maze decides to focus more on Linda and she starts to look for a love interest causing her to develop a crush on Eve.

In Season 5 Maze tries to figure out where Lucifer Morningstar’s ring is from. She convinces Trixie to ask Lucifer about his ring. She finds out that he got it from her mother and never told her, making her feel betrayed. She searches for Lilith whom she meets but dies soon afterward. Angry at Lucifer and her mother, she allies with Michael to hurt Lucifer.

In Season 6 Maze is set to become the Queen of Hell but decides against it after a dinner with Eve, Linda and Amenadiel. She also gets engaged to Eve after working out problems in their relationship with Linda’s help. In «My Best Fiend’s Wedding», Maze is particularly upset with the arrival of Adam. She gets into a fight with Eve shortly afterward and they break off their relationship for a short while till Lucifer helps them reunite. They are then married. In «Save the Devil, Save the World», Maze shows up halfway through her wedding night to help Lucifer, Chloe, Dan, Ella and Linda go through Linda’s book about Lucifer hoping to find some insight on how to solve Lucifer’s «wing problem» and also tries to help Dan find the source of his guilt. In «Goodbye, Lucifer», we see that Maze and Eve are about to head out on their honeymoon. In «Partners ‘Til the End», we see Maze and Eve chasing a bounty together and then coming to Chloe’s apartment to visit her and the newborn Aurora Morningstar.

Abandonment issues[]

After the birth of Amenadiel and Linda’s child, Charlie, Maze begins experiencing abandonment issues from her own mother, the first demon Lilith. Maze is able to bargain with Trixie to ask Lucifer for the history/story surrounding her mother, and when Trixie repeats the story to her, Maze seeks her mother out. Maze finds that her mother abandoned her — and the other demons — because she believed she could give them a better life.

Maze’s abandonment issues cause issues in her relationship with Linda when the two clashes over Linda abandoning her daughter when she was seventeen. Maze is eventually able to see, however, that Linda too believed that giving up her child was the only way to give her a better life.

Powers and Abilities[]

Powers[]

  • Demon Physiology: As a demon, Mazikeen is superior to humans, having supernatural powers. She is also considerably stronger than other demons, however, she is not as powerful as Angels.
    • Immortality: As a demon, Mazikeen doesn’t age and has lived for thousands of years. Lucifer even explained that life in prison would be a mere timeout for her. However, demons do not have souls, so if she dies, she would be eradicated from existence. It is unclear though whether or not she can be killed, like other demons, by extremely mundane means, as she has never displayed any fear of mundane weaponry, indicating she is far more durable than the common demon, a fact further supported by the fact she can take punches from Lucifer without much problem, while other demons were taken down by one punch of his. She cannot die of old age, she can only be killed by celestial weapons, Flaming Sword, demon daggers forged in Hell, Angels, God and Goddess
    • Superhuman Durability: As a Demon, Mazikeen is far more durable than humans. Mazikeen can withstand an immense amount of physical damage, and weapons such as guns, knives, and tasers cause her little to no harm. Usually, Mazikeen laughs at the idea that humans may hurt her, and after a punching duel with Lucifer, she was only moderately injured (while a single light punch of him is enough to knock a human unconscious and severely injure them), and could still walk, although it turns out that Lucifer was holding back a lot and despite being able to recover reasonably quickly from being palmed by him, another such attack, with Lucifer deciding to hurt her enough, effectively incapacitated her.
    • Accelerated Healing Factor: Mazikeen have shown to heal faster than humans, though still slower than angels. After her fight with Lucifer, she was shown to be already in a somewhat better condition after only several hours, however still in a worse condition than Lucifer.
    • Superhuman Strength: Like all Demons, Mazikeen is much stronger than humans and animals. She can easily knock a human unconscious with a punch and she can lift large men by their necks very high off the ground with only one hand, and shove them into a wall, she can break out of handcuffs with no effort, and she can single-handedly annihilate 12 large men in combat. While weaker than angels, she can still punch them hard enough to make them draw blood.
    • Superhuman Speed: As a demon, Mazikeen can move far faster than humans and animals. In less than a minute, she went from being outside Linda’s office to in her office which required her to leave the building and go through the window. Mazikeen single-handedly destroyed a street gang in about a minute.
    • ​​​​​​Superhuman Reflexes/Reactions: As a Demon, Mazikeen has far greater reflexes than humans.
    • ​​​​​​Superhuman Agility: As a Demon, Mazikeen is supernaturally agile, and she is able to move incredibly quickly and easily.
    • Superhuman Senses: As a Demon, Mazikeen has better senses than humans and animals. She also appears to have better senses than angels, as, multiple times, she was able to detect things Lucifer hasn’t noticed.
    • Superhuman Intelligence: As a Demon, Mazikeen is naturally more intelligent than the common humans, as witnessed she is capable of quickly understanding even situations she has never handled before. She also has a vast amount of knowledge, due to her age.
    • Shape-shifting: Mazikeen is able to change her appearance into a form she refers to as the Demonic Left Side of her Face. That form varies along the seasons. In Seasons 1-2, it manifests as a mutilated, monstrous, and scarred-looking version of her appearance. In «Sweet Kicks», Mazikeen reveals her demonic face in a mirror when Chloe Decker was asleep. S02E06, during Halloween, Maze shows her demonic face to Trixie. Like all demons, Maze can change her form, although only if demons are inside hell loops.
    • Telekinesis: Mazikeen was able to summon her knife from a wall into her hand in order to fight Amenadiel. However, it is unknown if she can utilize this ability on any other object.
    • Demonic Growling and Roaring: Like all Demons, Mazikeen has supersonic growling and roaring, she can growl and roar fiercely and very loudly, similar to animals such as lions, bears, and tigers. To frighten a misbehaving child Maze perfectly imitated the sound of a vicious dog barking and growling.
    • Demonic Possession: As a Demon, Maze can possess any recently deceased human being. Lucifer has forbidden Demonic Possessions because «someone» in the Silver City complained about it.
    • Spirit Communication: As a Demon, Mazikeen can communicate with ghosts, like she did with Dan Espinoza after his soul was released from Hell on Earth.

Abilities[]

  • Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Mazikeen has shown to be an expert in various types of martial arts. She is a highly-skilled fighter and has shown to have brilliant armed and unarmed fighting skills. Her fighting capabilities are shown to rival Angels despite her inferior status as a Demon which is clearly evident through her multiple scuffles with Amenadiel, Uriel, Michael, and Lucifer himself. However, the series makes it clear that she isn’t a better fighter nor as powerful as these Angels as she’s shown to be effortlessly overpowered and incapacitated by a serious Lucifer in Season 5 as well as Uriel in Season 2. Although she was able to surprise Michael and cause him to «submit» with one of her fierce grapples, it is unlikely that Michael was being serious since he later subdued her in a matter of seconds. Maze can be very precise and surgical in her attacks, as noted by Lucifer when she targeted her opponents’ weak spots, notably shattering a tibia, causing an orbital fracture, and crushing a humerus in «Sweet Kicks».
    • Superhuman Athleticism: As a Demon, Mazikeen is in far better shape and a far greater athlete than the finest athletes on earth. She is an expert martial artist and a master in karate, boxing, muay thai, jiu Jitsu, kungfu, aikido, wrestling, judo, taekwondo, ninjutsu, eskrima, etc. She has the superhuman abilities to easily and effortlessly defeat multiple humans.
  • Expert Stick Fighter: While in a bar fight Maze broke a wooden pool stick into two pieces and easily used them to defeat a large group of attacking men.
  • Expert Knife Combatant: Mazikeen has shown incredible fighting skill with demon knives when she fought Amenadiel, though she was still ultimately unable to defeat the angel. She was also capable of holding her own against Uriel for some time before she was deprived of her knives. When fighting Lucifer with her knives, Maze was able to temporarily pressure the reluctant Lucifer but was easily defeated when he had enough.
  • Persuasion: To a small degree, Mazikeen can convince people to make a decision that they think is their own.
  • Expert Masseuse: Since Mazikeen can find most of the pain points in a human’s body, she can also relieve the tension in them, making her a great masseuse.
  • Expert Tracker: Mazikeen is an expert tracker, which is why Lucifer first brought her to Earth from Hell to help him track down the one who stole Amenadiel’s necklace. This is also the reason why she is so successful at her bounty-hunting job.
  • Bilingualism: Maze speaks her native Lilim in addition to fluent English, as seen in «Everything’s Okay» and in «A Chance at a Happy Ending». But in reality, it’s a derivative of the Afrikaans language.

Weaknesses[]

  • Celestial Beings: Despite being a very powerful demon, Mazikeen has proven herself to be outclassed by Angels. Amenadiel, Lucifer, and Uriel have all proven themselves capable of defeating Maze. Once Lucifer stopped holding back and actually wanted to harm Maze, he was able to not only powerfully knock her down and stun her with a single light palm blow but the next time he did that, he incapacitated her. Even in a weakened state, Goddess was able to knock her out with a headbutt. Amenadiel was able to overpower Mazikeen in hand-to-hand combat.
  • Gods: God and Goddess can effortlessly kill and eradicate Mazikeen and any other demon from existence.
  • Flaming Sword: The Flaming Sword can instantly eradicate Mazikeen from existence.
  • Demon Daggers Forged In Hell: These daggers can easily kill her.

Physical Appearance[]

Maze’s true face

In human form, Mazikeen looks like a young, beautiful woman with flawless, medium-dark skin, a slim, but sexy, model-like build, and gorgeous long dark hair.

She often wears sexy leather outfits and the color black. She wears her black hair in different styles, such as wavy, straight, ponytail, etc. However, when she reveals her real demonic nature, the left side of her face looks horribly scarred and mutilated. Whereas most people would find it revolting, Trixie thought it looked cool on Halloween.

Personality[]

Maze, and Lucifer enjoy watching two sinners struggle against each other.

Mazikeen was one of Hell’s most decorated torturers, inheriting a rather sadistic composure and sense of humor. Despite being seen upset in multiple episodes, Maze states to Amenadiel that ‘demons don’t get sad, they get mad’. She always entertains whatever sadistic ideas Lucifer may have and is even turned on when Lucifer suggests torturing a Lucifer-wannabe in «The Would-Be Prince of Darkness», excited about how it is like he is «torturing [himself]». It is even implied that she is partially a sadomasochist, remarking about how she «likes pain». Unlike Lucifer, she preferred her position in Hell, having become dissatisfied with Earth and whatever fascination Lucifer has with humans and has even resorted to consorting with Amenadiel behind his back in order to make that happen.

Despite all of this, she is profoundly loyal to Lucifer and whatever decisions that he makes, having left Hell to look after him and always nagging him for his own well-being. In «Sweet Kicks», it is shown that she would even fight and kill on his request, having shown up to rescue him and Chloe when they were cornered by a street gang.

Mazikeen is similar to Lucifer in many ways. They are both supremely confident, persistent, relentless, sexy, beautiful, muscular, sarcastic, charismatic, charming, magnetic, powerful, and sexually attractive. Also, they both disregard many social norms. This is evident when she undressed an unconscious Dan and put him in Chloe’s bed in hopes of getting Chloe out of Lucifer’s life. Despite her bad girl attitude, she is revealed to be lonely, as she had no real friends until Chloe, Trixie, and Linda. She also shows that she may have real feelings for Amenadiel, as she chose to use Lucifer’s feather to save his life.

During season 1, Mazikeen is a wrathful and ruthless bodyguard of Lucifer and his bartender, and seemingly she doesn’t feel emotional pain and the only person whom she loved and protect was Lucifer, and herself, as she care for him.

She is openly pansexual, also sexually promiscuous and has admitted she has had lots of sex with both men and women, even women who identify as straight. It is also implied that Maze and Lucifer were lovers at one point in their lives as revealed when Maze tried to seduce Lucifer. She also likes to make sexual jokes such as talking about getting into a dog pile position for a threesome with Chloe and Dr. Garrity, or referring to Chloe as “honey” as a sarcastic joke after they caught a killer.

Mazikeen dressed in a demonic robe. (season 5)

In season 4, it’s discovered Trixie had brought out Maze’s more vulnerable side. Upon learning Linda was pregnant, Maze did her utmost to protect her and try to be a good aunt figure to her friend’s child. Because of this, Maze admitted her mother was bad at parenting and sought to do better. She also became interested in companionship, eventually falling for a frustratingly oblivious Eve, who was too obsessed with getting back with Lucifer to notice.

Despite Maze calling Lucifer a bad friend, Maze has been, any many ways, a worse friend then Lucifer ever was. In response to Lucifer going back to Hell to protect those he cared for, Maze only thought of herself and was furious that Lucifer didn’t take her with him, even though it was clear she had no intention in returning. After Michael offered her a chance to get a soul, Maze jumped at the opportunity, openly betraying everyone she considered a friend, for a third time, for her own interests, even though Michael had hurt and manipulated all of them.

However it needs to be kept in mind, that Maze always struggled throughout the series with her sense of identity. Therefore she can easily be bribed by Michael. It’s not that she really wants to betray her friends, but she doesn’t see any other option for herself to find answers. So even though Michael can temporarily convince her to work with him, Maze understands in the end that it is inevitable to feel pain and love at the same time with her soul and around her friends on Earth. This is also why she decides to get together with Eve at the end of season 5, despite the fact that Eve wants to stay mortal.

Mazikeen in her Queen outfit. (season 5)

In an alternate universe created by God, Mazikeen never emotionally evolved due to Lucifer never meeting and becoming partners with Chloe, and due to Trixie not existing in this universe to help draw out her more caring nature. Instead, she wears half a mask, to presumably hide her demon face, and is in charge of a cult. Although the cult appears to be human, as shown when she burns the mask on a woman’s face, it is unknown where the group originated from or how her relations with humans have evolved from.

Appearances[]

Season One
#1 «Pilot» Appears
#2 «Lucifer, Stay. Good Devil.» Appears
#3 «The Would-Be Prince of Darkness» Appears
#4 «Manly Whatnots» Appears
#5 «Sweet Kicks» Appears
#6 «Favorite Son» Appears
#7 «Wingman» Appears
#8 «Et Tu, Doctor?» Appears
#9 «A Priest Walks Into a Bar» Appears
#10 «Pops» Appears
#11 «St. Lucifer» Appears
#12 «#TeamLucifer» Appears
#13 «Take Me Back to Hell» Appears
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» Appears
#7 «My Little Monkey» Appears
#8 «Trip to Stabby Town» Appears
#9 «Homewrecker» Appears
#10 «Quid Pro Ho» Appears
#11 «Stewardess Interruptus» Appears
#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?» Mentioned
#2 «The One with the Baby Carrot» Mentioned
#3 «Mr. & Mrs. Mazikeen Smith» Appears
#4 «What Would Lucifer Do?» Credit only
#5 «Welcome Back, Charlotte Richards» Credit only
#6 «Vegas with Some Radish» Credit only
#7 «Off the Record» Appears
#8 «Chloe Does Lucifer» Credit only
#9 «The Sinnerman» Appears
#10 «The Sin Bin» Appears
#11 «City of Angels?» Appears
#12 «All About Her» Appears
#13 «Til Death Do Us Part» Appears
#14 «My Brother’s Keeper» Appears
#15 «High School Poppycock» Appears
#16 «Infernal Guinea Pig» Appears
#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» Appears
#5 «Detective Amenadiel» Appears
#6 «BlueBallz» Appears
#7 «Our Mojo» Appears
#8 «Spoiler Alert» Appears
#9 «Family Dinner» Appears
#10 «Bloody Celestial Karaoke Jam» Appears
#11 «Resting Devil Face» Appears
#12 «Daniel Espinoza: Naked and Afraid» Appears
#13 «A Little Harmless Stalking» Appears
#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
#1 «Nothing Ever Changes Around Here» Appears
#2 «Buckets of Baggage» Appears
#3 «Yabba Dabba Do Me» Appears
#4 «Pin the Tail on the Daddy» Appears
#5 «The Murder of Lucifer Morningstar» Appears
#6 «A Lot Dirtier Than That» Appears
#7 «My Best Fiend’s Wedding» Appears
#8 «Save the Devil, Save the World» Appears
#9 «Goodbye, Lucifer» Appears
#10 «Partners ‘Til the End» Appears

Relationships[]

Maze is friends with Linda who is one of the few humans who knows that Maze is a demon. However, she is extremely upset with both Linda and Amenadiel after they lie about not being together.

Maze lived with Chloe and Trixie. She particularly likes Trixie who is not scared of her and even looks up to Maze. Unfortunately, Maze upsets Trixie during her fight with Dan by calling Trixie a stupid little brat. Maze and Trixie meet again at the LAPD. As Maze tries to apologize, Trixie runs and hugs her, saying that she can’t be mad at her.

She became close friends with Dan and was devastated when he was killed by Vincent Le Mec.

She dated and later married Eve, and the two engaged in bounty hunting as a couple.

Behind the scenes[]

Lesley-Ann Brandt was announced as the actor playing Mazikeen on March 17, 2015.[1]

Trivia[]

Maze revealing her demonic face.

  • Mazikeen has worked with every main antagonists of every season or people who work with the main antagonists, betraying Lucifer several times in the process.
    • In Season 1, she worked with Amenadiel, who resurrected Malcolm to kill Lucifer.
    • In Season 2, she worked with Goddess briefly.
    • In Season 3, she worked with Marcus Pierce to kill him and blame it on Lucifer.
    • In Season 4, she worked with Eve, who helped William Kinley to escape captivity, which eventually resulted in summoning of demons.
    • In Season 5, she worked with Michael to get a soul.
  • In the comics, Mazikeen’s original appearance showed the left half of her face to be horribly scarred and mutilated-looking. This is hinted at when we see her reflection in «Sweet Kicks», implying that she is purposefully hiding this physical quality in order to blend in. This is a departure from the comics where she prefers to look as she does but conceal her face when necessary.
    • In the comics, she would hide her disfigurement from humans with a white mask that covered half her face. The Maze of the alternate universe shown in «Once Upon a Time» resembled her comic book counterpart, wearing a white mask over half her face.
    • Her true face might be an allusion to Hel, The Norse Goddess of Death, whose appearance was described as half beautiful and half scarred.
    • There is another example of this in the episode «Monster», Maze, and Trixie Espinoza go trick-or-treating. When Trixie asks Maze why she didn’t bring a costume Maze responds that she did and changes half her face to the demonic way we can assume it would in hell.
  • The show refers to Mazikeen as a demon. At the end of «Mr. & Mrs. Mazikeen Smith» her dossier is labeled «Mazikeen of the Lilim».
    • The comics go in more depth, stating she is one of the Lilim, the children of Lilith fathered by various demons and angels, and that her father is the serpent demon Ophur.
  • Mazikeen’s character in the show departs almost completely from how she acts in the comics, where she behaves much more formally around Lucifer (referring to him almost exclusively as ‘my lord’ until the end of the series). But her devotion to him remains absolute, often being the one dispatched to accomplish tasks Lucifer himself cannot do for various reasons. And likewise, his confidence in her is equally strong as he often depends entirely on her to see a task completed in a timely manner.
  • Maze was surprisingly able to find a potential partner in the human Ben Rivers, who chose to «live in the moment» like her. However, she wasn’t able to go with him due to a bond with her friends.
  • Mazikeen seems to be very powerful for a demon, as she was able to fight Lucifer on more-or-less even grounds (though it should be noted that neither of them actually tried to kill the other, and they fought simply out of mutual frustration.).
  • Due to Maze being a Demon she does not possess a soul, therefore her death will mean the end of her existence, «That’s it, lights out Maze». Because of this, she chooses to «Live in the moment». This also means the only way for her to travel between Hell and Earth is with the aid of a winged angel.
    • However, said claim might not be true, as it was previously implied that demons do have an essence of sorts that can be eradicated by Azrael’s Blade.
    • If this is true, then she has unknowingly broken this rule as she was killed by the anti-matter at some point between 2011 and 2016 due to the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths before being brought back to life when the multiverse was restored.
    • In «Family Dinner», Maze asked God for a soul, but He questioned why she wanted one. She answered as she felt alone but He told her she was perfect just the way she was.
    • In «Resting Devil Face», God cryptically tells Maze she has a soul. When Maze still deemed it impossible for a demon to grow a soul, only for God to smile and knowingly ask if that truly was the case. As He walked away, He knew Maze finally understood His earlier comment when she first asked for a soul. She already had one; it’s why she can feel empathy.
  • In «Everything’s Okay», when Mazikeen speaks to Linda in Lilim, she is in fact speaking in Afrikaans. Translated, she says: «Can you understand me when I speak, because I want to speak with you, but I can’t.» («Kan jy my verstaan as ek praat, want ek wil met jou praat, maar ek kan nie.») which was later demonstrated by Lesley Ann Brandt.
  • In Hebrew mythology, the name Mazikeen refers to a variety of minor demons.
  • During Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 3 Lucifer reveals that he owes John Constantine for helping him out with something to do with Maze.
  • The name «Mazikeen» is an Anglicized variation of a Hebrew name, Mazikin, meaning “those who do harm.” In Jewish mythology, Mazikin are invisible demons that cause annoyances or dangers.
  • Maze has kissed Chloe in the episodes «Deceptive Little Parasite» and «Really Sad Devil Guy».
  • Maze’s first and only title drop is «Goodbye, Lucifer».

Gallery[]

Links[]

Main Characters

Lucifer Morningstar •
Chloe Decker •
Dan Espinoza •
Amenadiel •
Mazikeen
Trixie Espinoza •
Linda Martin •
Malcolm Graham •
Ella Lopez •
Goddess •
Charlotte Richards •
Marcus Pierce •
Eve •
Michael •
Aurora Morningstar

Non-Humans
Angels
(Archangels)

Amenadiel (formerly) • Azrael • Castiel • Gabriel • Hanjobadiel • Ibriel • Jophiel • Lezmegadiel • MichaelLucifer MorningstarRaphael • Raziel • Remiel • Saraqael • Uriel • Zadkiel

Deities

Amenadiel • God • Goddess

Demons

Belios • Dromos • Gromos • Mazikeen • Squee

Nephilims

Charlie • Aurora Morningstar

Other

Gaudium • Lilith

References[]

  1. Lesley-Ann Brandt Joins Lucifer Fox Pilot in Recasting

External links[]

  • Mazikeen (TV series) at the DC Comics Datebase

Mazikeen (comic) at the DC Comics Datebase

This article is about Mazikeen from the comic series. You may be looking for Mazikeen from the Netflix adaptation.

Mazikeen was introduced to Dream as a Daughter of Lilith in Season of Mists, indicating she was demon kin of the Lillim. She served as both Lucifer Morningstar’s consort and assistant.

Appearance[]

From the right side profile, Mazikeen appeared entirely human, a woman with long dark hair and fair skin, but the left side of her face appeared to have rotted away, exposing teeth, brain, bone. Her left eye was missing, and so apparently, was half her tongue, making her speech difficult to understand.

History[]

After Lucifer Morningstar abdicated Hell, Mazikeen remained to the last, refusing to leave Lucifer’s side before he forced her to, insisting that she wished to stay by his side forever. Lucifer, however, said he would be traveling alone. He took her knife and then told her she was beautiful. When she was gone, Lucifer gave her knife to Dream and asked him to cut his wings off.

In the spin-off Lucifer series, she reappeared working in Lucifer’s bar in Los Angeles.

This article is about Mazikeen from the comic series. You may be looking for Mazikeen from the Netflix adaptation.

Mazikeen was introduced to Dream as a Daughter of Lilith in Season of Mists, indicating she was demon kin of the Lillim. She served as both Lucifer Morningstar’s consort and assistant.

Appearance[]

From the right side profile, Mazikeen appeared entirely human, a woman with long dark hair and fair skin, but the left side of her face appeared to have rotted away, exposing teeth, brain, bone. Her left eye was missing, and so apparently, was half her tongue, making her speech difficult to understand.

History[]

After Lucifer Morningstar abdicated Hell, Mazikeen remained to the last, refusing to leave Lucifer’s side before he forced her to, insisting that she wished to stay by his side forever. Lucifer, however, said he would be traveling alone. He took her knife and then told her she was beautiful. When she was gone, Lucifer gave her knife to Dream and asked him to cut his wings off.

In the spin-off Lucifer series, she reappeared working in Lucifer’s bar in Los Angeles.

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Мазикин едет на битву

Информация о публикации
Издатель Комиксы DC
Первое появление Дрема (том 2) # 22
(Декабрь 1990 г.)
Сделано Нил Гейман (писатель)
Келли Джонс (художник)
Внутренняя информация
Разновидность Лилим
Место происхождения красное море
Известные псевдонимы Мазикин «Лабиринт» Смит
Способности
  • Физиология демона
  • Сверхчеловеческая сила, скорость, выносливость, стойкость, выносливость, ловкость, рефлексы, чувства
  • Бессмертие
  • Ускоренный лечебный фактор
  • мастер боевых искусств и рукопашный боец
  • метатель ножей
  • вооруженный и невооруженный комбатант
  • мечница
  • трекер
  • Оборотень
  • Нестареющий

Mazikeen вымышленный персонаж в комикс опубликовано Комиксы DC. Она одна из лилим, ребенок Лилит. Она впервые появилась в Дрема (Vol. 2) # 22 (декабрь 1990), и был создан Нил Гейман и Келли Джонс.[1] Ее имя происходит от термина «Маззикин «, невидимые демоны, которые могут создавать незначительные неприятности или большие опасности в зависимости от Еврейская мифология. Мазикин появляется в телесериале вживую. Люцифер к Лесли-Энн Брандт.

Биография вымышленного персонажа

в комикс серии Люцифер Мазикин — преданный союзник и любовница Люцифера Самаэля Морнингстара. Она также была известна как военный лидер лилим, раса слабых воинов произошла от Лилит которые были сосланы. Грубый воин с смехотворной боевой тактикой и надменным лидером, Мазикин — видный персонаж в Люцифер комиксы. Она похожа на женщину с длинными иссиня-черными волосами. Мазикеен впервые появилась в Песочный человек, где она была служанкой Люцифера, пока он правил в аду. В то время половина ее лица была нормальной, но другая половина была ужасно деформирована и похожа на скелет (мало чем отличавшийся от полутрупного вида того, богиня, «Хель / Ад / Хела «, из Норвежская мифология ), из-за чего ее речь стала почти неразборчивой (Гейман написал диалог Мазикин, пытаясь говорить, используя только половину своего рта, и записывая фонетически то, что получилось).

Когда Люцифер подал в отставку, Мазикин покинула ад и в конечном итоге последовала за своим хозяином (даже когда он велел ей перестать следовать за ним), став частью персонала в Люксе (лат. свет), элитный бар Лос-Анджелеса, который открыл Люцифер и в котором он играл на пианино. Чтобы скрыть свою демоническую природу, она закрывала деформированную половину лица серебряной маской и редко говорила.[1] В Люцифер, Лицо Мазикин стало полностью человеческим, когда она была воскрешена Basanos после уничтожения «Люкс» в огне. Это произошло потому, что судно Басано, Джилл Престо, не осознало, что лицо Мазикин было естественным образом деформировано, и предположило, что оно сгорело в огне.

Когда Люцифер отказался помочь ей восстановить ее лицо до прежнего состояния, она перешла на сторону своей семьи, Лилим в изгнании. Как их военачальник, она повела их армию против космоса Люцифера, на короткое время объединившись с Басано. Однако это была уловка; после отчаянной игры она дала Люциферу достаточно времени, чтобы уничтожить Басано и восстановить контроль над своим творением. Даже во время ее бегства ее показывают плачущей в одиночестве в своей палатке военачальника, и ее неоднократно рассматривают как яростную защитницу Люцифера и его целей.

С новым лицом она сначала хотела, чтобы Люцифер удалил магию, вызванную желанием Престо. Сказав, что это потребует значительных усилий и времени, она смягчилась и начала носить полумаску, которая была у нее раньше. С тех пор она носит его с перерывами, обычно во время битвы или во время миссии Люцифера, например, во время путешествия в Особняки Безмолвия.

Выпуск № 72 из Люцифер увидел драматические изменения в характере Мазикин. Люцифер, делая свои приготовления к тому, чтобы навсегда покинуть творение Яхве, Люцифер передает часть своей силы Мазикин. Часть силы была силой, которую Яхве вначале дал Люциферу, теперь была дана Мазикеен. Однако это сильно злит Мазикин, поскольку она видит этот шаг как то, что Люцифер убегает и уклоняется от всех своих обязанностей. Она набрасывается на Люцифера своим мечом, оставляя шрам на его лице. Она говорит ему, что он может вылечить свое лицо, если захочет, но это сделает его трусом. [1]

Мазикин и ее мать Лилит не ладили, и Лилит в конце концов попыталась убить ее. Примечательно, однако, что Мазикин не принимала участия в событиях во время битвы Армагеддон, которые привели к смерти ее матери. Во второй части сериала Мазикин вступила в сексуальные отношения с женщиной по имени Беатрис (бывшая сотрудница Lux), которая призналась, что любила ее много лет. В конце концов Беатрис была изгнана в пустыню по приказу Лилит, но ее спасла Элейн. В выпуске № 74 Элейн дарит своим друзьям самый счастливый финал. Когда дело доходит до Мазикин, Элейн отмечает: «Я бы не осмелился» в ответ на вопрос, планировала ли она дать Мазикин один. Затем она добавляет, что Беатрис работает в баре, в котором они были раньше.

В ходе Люцифер В сериале раскрываются некоторые подробности прошлого Мазикин. В выпуске № 14 установлено, что Лилит родила своих детей, предположительно включая Мазикин, когда она жила на берегу Красного моря. Отец Мазикин идентифицирован как демон-змей Офур — факт, который позволил Мазикин пить и извергать яд (что является единственной силой, которой она обладает). Одноразовый рассказ «Лилит» в № 50 рассказывает о детстве Мазикин с матерью на берегу Красного моря. В это время Мазикин выглядела как нормальный человеческий ребенок, яростно защищающий свою мать и с некоторой долей жестокости. Воспоминания в выпуске №75 показывают, что Мазикин впервые поступает на службу к Люцифер, когда она попадает в ад в поисках убежища по неизвестной причине. К этому времени ее лицо искажено так, как в первый раз В Дрема.

После того, как Люцифер оставил это творение в выпуске №75 оригинальной серии, как показано в новой серии[2] Мазикин стала правительницей ада, после чего ее братья лилим пригвоздили ее руки к трону, чтобы эффективно удерживать ее пленницу. Она освободилась от гвоздей, заставив павшего архангела Гавриила отрубить ей руки после того, как он поклялся ей в верности, после чего она снова сцепила руки и сразилась на дуэли с Люцифером и сыном Изанами, Такехико, за правление Ада. Затем она вернулась к Люциферу Самаэлю Морнингстар и снова последовала за ним, замышляя убить Нового Бога, который был воскрешен как злое божество.

Телеадаптация

Мазикин появляется в Лиса /Netflix Сериал Люцифер, изображаемый Лесли-Энн Брандт.[3]

Мазикеен, часто называемый «Лабиринт«для краткости, это доверенное лицо и преданный союзник Люцифера Морнингстар. «Выкованный в недрах ада, чтобы мучить виновных на всю вечность», Мэйз — архидемон, который, прослужив на протяжении многих лет в качестве главного мучителя, сопровождал Люцифера «через врата ада» на Землю (пять лет назад к событиям сериала), где ее первым действием, по указанию Люцифера, было отрезать его ангельские крылья своим близнецом Керамбит — ножи в стиле «кованые в аду».

В начале сериала Мейз работает главным барменом в клубе Люцифера, Люкс, а также его личным персоналом. телохранитель, консьерж, и адъютант.[3] Она вступает в отношения с братом-ангелом Люцифера, Аменадиэлем, и даже жертвует своим шансом вернуться в ад, чтобы спасти его.[4]

Во втором сезоне Лабиринт, неспособный вернуться в ад, начинает искать новое направление на Земле. Позже она становится охотником за головами, обнаружив что-то, что ей понравилось. Лабиринт также переезжает с Дет. Хлоя Декер и ее дочь Трикси, с которой Мейз, как ни странно, ладит.[5] Кроме того, в этом сезоне проверяются отношения Мейз с доктором Линдой Мартин, ее терапевтом, ставшим лучшей подругой, которая раскрывает ее секрет.

К 3 сезону Мэйз стала более человечной в эмоциональном плане, но при этом сохранила демоническое чувство юмора и увлечение оружием.

Mazikeen был описан как пансексуальный.[6][7]

Рекомендации

  1. ^ а б c Ирвин, Алекс (2008). «Люцифер». В Дугалле, Аластере (ред.). Энциклопедия головокружения. Нью-Йорк: Дорлинг Киндерсли. С. 118–124. ISBN  0-7566-4122-5. OCLC  213309015.
  2. ^ Рено, Джеффри (15 декабря 2015 г.). «Новая серия» Люцифера «Vertigo отправляет Блэка и Гарбетта в ад и обратно». CBR. Получено 21 июн 2019.
  3. ^ а б Андреева, Нелли (18 марта 2015 г.). «Лесли-Энн Брандт присоединяется к пилотной программе» Люцифер «Fox в процессе переделки». Крайний срок Голливуд. Получено 21 июн 2019.
  4. ^ Макдональд, Линдси (1 августа 2016 г.). «Люцифер: Каковы позиции Мазикин и Аменадиэль во 2 сезоне? «. Скринер. Архивировано из оригинал 6 марта 2019 г.. Получено 21 июн 2019.
  5. ^ Митович, Мэтт Уэбб (23 января 2017 г.). «Видео Люцифера: Лабиринт предлагает Хлое советы после того, как увидела выходки в спальне». TVLine. Получено 21 июн 2019.
  6. ^ Бономоло, Кэмерон (10 июня 2018 г.). «Актриса Люцифера Лесли-Энн Брандт сердечно прощается с фанатами, актерами и командой «. ТВ шоу. Получено 21 июн 2019.
  7. ^ Майерс, Мэдди (4 мая 2016 г.). «Об адаптации Люцифера, свободы воли и радикального согласия на телеканале Fox». TheMarySue.com. Получено 21 июн 2019.

внешняя ссылка

  • Руководство DCU: Mazikeen
  • Sacred-texts.com: Мазикеен

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