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Lucifer

Character

Lucifer is a vampire-like demon lord who rules over Devil's Castle in the second Dragon Ball movie. He plots to use the Sleeping Princess, actually a massive gemstone, to power a weapon capable of destroying the sun and plunging the world into eternal darkness.

Race: Demon (vampire)
Gender: Male
Status: Deceased

First Appearance

Film: Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
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Devil's Castle Villain

Lucifer appears in the early Dragon Ball movie Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle, where Goku and Krillin are sent by Master Roshi to rescue what they believe is a kidnapped princess. Upon arriving at Devil's Castle, they discover that the Sleeping Princess is not a person but a giant jewel that Lucifer has been using to gather energy.

As a demon with vampiric qualities, Lucifer possesses supernatural abilities including flight, superhuman strength, and the ability to command lesser demons. He is refined and aristocratic in manner, presenting himself as a gentleman even while carrying out villainous schemes. His ultimate plan involves using the Sleeping Princess to fire a giant laser at the sun, which would eliminate sunlight and allow demons to roam the Earth freely.

Goku ultimately defeats Lucifer by deflecting the laser beam back at him using a Kamehameha wave. The demon lord and his castle are destroyed in the resulting explosion. Lucifer remains a curiosity in Dragon Ball history as one of the few supernatural, non-martial-arts villains in the franchise, predating the series' later shift toward increasingly powerful alien and divine threats.

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