Editing List of The Sandman characters (section)

==Angels, fallen angels, and demons==
The following characters are either [[angel]]s, [[fallen angel]]s, or [[demon]]s:

===Azazel===
'''Azazel''' is a demon and a former ruler of Hell, reigning for a time alongside [[Lucifer (DC Comics)|Lucifer]] and [[#Beelzebub|Beelzebub]].  Based on a statement from Agony and Ecstasy in ''[[Hellblazer]]'' #12, he may have usurped his position from [[Belial]] (described at the time was the third member of the triumvirate). He appears as a ragged opening into darkness, full of disembodied eyes and mouths. He was cast out after Lucifer abandoned Hell and later imprisoned by Dream in a glass jar. He reappears, still in Dream's glass jar, in ''[[Lucifer (DC Comics)#Volume 2 (2015–2017)|Lucifer Volume 2]]'' (2015).

He is based on the demon [[Azazel]].

Azazel first appeared in DC Comics battling [[Madame Xanadu]] in the story intended for ''Doorway to Nightmare'' #6 (it was cancelled after #5) that was eventually published in ''[[Cancelled Comic Cavalcade]]'' #2 and ''[[The Unexpected (1968 comic book)|The Unexpected]]'' #190. As with Lucifer's appearance in ''The Brave and the Bold'', he looked more like a traditional devil, but was identified as an [[incubus]]: here, a creature who steals people's dreams and imprints them upon tapestries that give him power, and cannot be destroyed without killing the victims.

In the podcast, Azazel is voiced by [[Kerry Shale]].

In the Netflix series, Azazel is voiced by [[Roger Allam]].

===Beelzebub===
Along with Lucifer and Azazel, '''Beelzebub''' is a demon who was the third King of Hell. He often appears as either a gigantic green [[fly]] or a fly's head on two short human legs. Sometimes, a human face can be seen between the fly's eyes. His constant buzzing slurs his speech (for example, 'Bbbbut nooo. Itzzz a Triummmvirate.').

He is based on the demon [[Beelzebub]].

In the podcast, Beezlebug is voiced by [[Ray Porter]].

===Choronzon===
'''Choronzon''' is a demon and a former duke of Hell who served under [[#Beelzebub|Beelzebub]]. He has pink skin and two mouths, one under the other.

Chronozon had possession of Dream's helm, but lost it in a challenge where he had Lucifer fight Dream on his behalf. He later reappeared briefly as one of [[#Azazel|Azazel's]] tactics to gain ownership of Hell.

Chronozon is based on the demon [[Choronzon]].

Choronzon appears in ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'' #25 (Late October 2006).

In the podcast, Chorozon is voiced by [[Paterson Joseph]].

In the Netflix series, Choronzon is portrayed by [[Munya Chawawa]].

===Duma===
'''Duma''' is a fallen angel from the [[DC Comics|DC]] [[Vertigo Comics|Vertigo]] series ''[[The Sandman (comic book)|The Sandman]]''. Duma's name means "silence", and he is based on the angel [[Dumah (angel)|Duma]] from [[Jewish mythology]].

In ''[[The Sandman: Season of Mists|Season of Mists]]'', [[Lucifer (DC comics)|Lucifer]] abdicates Hell and gives the key to Dream until God assigns Duma and [[#Remiel|Remiel]] to take control of Hell.

Remiel and Duma lose ownership of Hell in the ''Lucifer'' spin-off series. Duma eventually allies with Lucifer and Elaine Belloc to save creation, and persuades Hell's new ruler Christopher Rudd to bring his army to Heaven's aid at the Battle of [[Armageddon]].

===Lucifer===
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'''Lucifer''' is the sometime ruler of Hell and a fallen angel. He is based on the fallen angel [[Lucifer]], whose story was created by [[John Milton]] in his epic poem ''[[Paradise Lost]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.techtimes.com/articles/127292/20160125/david-bowie-inspired-comic-book-character-lucifer.htm|title=How David Bowie Inspired The Comic Book Character Lucifer|last=Keating|first=Lauren|date=25 January 2016|work=Tech Times|access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> Neil Gaiman also used the character Lucifer in his short story 'Murder Mysteries', wherein he was a captain in the Silver City, with [[Azazel]] as his protégé.

In the book "Hanging out with the Dream King" (a book consisting of interviews with Gaiman's collaborators), one of Gaiman's artists, Kelley Jones, states that Lucifer's appearance is based on that of [[David Bowie]]:

{{quote|Neil was adamant that the Devil was David Bowie. He just said, "He is. You ''must'' draw David Bowie. Find David Bowie, or I'll send you David Bowie. Because if it isn't David Bowie, you're going to have to redo it until it ''is'' David Bowie." So I said, "Okay, it's David Bowie."}}

Lucifer made at least three previous appearances in DC Comics (''[[Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen]]'' #65, ''[[Weird Mystery Tales]]'' #4, and ''DC Special Series'' #8, a.k.a. ''[[The Brave and the Bold]] Special''), but his appearance was more traditional.  Lucifer as he appeared in ''The Sandman'' also appeared in issues of the series ''[[Etrigan the Demon|The Demon]]'' (vol. 3) and ''[[Spectre (DC Comics character)|The Spectre]]'' (vol. 2) and in the miniseries ''[[Stanley and His Monster]]'' (vol. 2).

In the podcast, Lucifer is voiced by [[Michael Sheen]].

In the Netflix series, Lucifer is genderbent (but still physically accurate to her comic variant) and portrayed by [[Gwendoline Christie]].

===Mazikeen===
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'''Mazikeen''' is a fictional character from [[Neil Gaiman]]'s ''[[The Sandman (comic book)|Sandman]]'' [[Mythology|mythos]]. The name "[[Mazikeen]]" comes from that of a shapeshifting demon of [[Jewish mythology]].

Mazikeen first appeared in ''The Sandman'', where she was [[Lucifer (DC Comics)|Lucifer]]'s consort while he reigned in Hell. At the time, half of her face was normal, but the other half was horribly misshapen and skeletal, causing her speech to be nearly unintelligible. (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, becoming part of the staff at the "Lux" (Latin for ''light'', and the first root word in "Lucifer"), an elite Los Angeles bar that Lucifer had opened and played piano at. To conceal her demonic nature, she covered the deformed half of her face with a white mask and rarely spoke.

In the ongoing comic book series ''[[Lucifer (DC Comics)|Lucifer]]'', Mazikeen is a devoted ally of Lucifer Morningstar and the war leader of the [[Lilin]], a race descended from [[Lilith]]. A fearsome warrior and a respected leader, Mazikeen is a prominent character in the Lucifer comics. She has the appearance of a human female with long black hair.

In ''Lucifer'', Mazikeen's face was turned fully human when she was resuscitated by the [[#Basanos|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. Lucifer then accepted her into his service once more and made the Lilim-in-Exile the standing army of his universe.

Lucifer ultimately restores Mazikeen's half-skeletal face shortly before departing the known universes.

In the podcast, Mazikeen is voiced by Karen Batke.

In the Netflix series, Mazikeen is portrayed by Cassie Clare. She has a few lines of dialogue and serves as Lucifer's servant and bodyguard.

===Remiel===
'''Remiel''' is an [[angel]] in the comic book series ''[[The Sandman (comics)|The Sandman]]''; based on the angel [[Remiel]]. He first appears in ''[[The Sandman: Season of Mists|Season of Mists]]''. In Biblical and Judaic traditions, Remiel is an [[Archangel]] and a ''[[Watcher (angel)|Grigori]]''; a [[Choir]]/[[Hierarchy of angels]], whose role is to observe humanity, lending a helping hand when necessary but not interfere.

Remiel, along with [[#Duma|Duma]], is sent to observe when [[Dream (comics)|Dream]] is given the key to [[Hell]]. Dream finally gives the key to Remiel and Duma, and the two angels descend to Hell to rule over the countless sinners and demons there.

Following the end of the ''Sandman'' series, Remiel and Duma lose ownership of Hell in the ''[[Lucifer (DC Comics)|Lucifer]]'' spin-off series. At the end of the series, Remiel tries to rebel against [[Elaine Belloc]], refusing to accept her as God's successor. When he tries to kill Gaudium and Spera, friends of Elaine's, she puts him in his own Hell until he reforms.

In the podcast, Remiel is voiced by [[Adrian Lester]].

===Minor angels and demons===
====Squatterbloat====
'''Squatterbloat''' is a rhyme-speaking demon who serves as the Gatekeeper of Hell.

In the Netflix series, Squatterbloat is performed by Martyn Ford.

====Ketele====
'''Ketele''' is a demon in Hell who doubted that Lucifer was originally from Heaven during Dream's second visit to Hell and prior to Lucifer's abdication.

====Rimmon-My-Petal====
'''Rimmon-My-Petal''' is a demon in Hell who doubted that Lucifer was originally from Heaven during Dream's second visit to Hell and prior to Lucifer's abdication.

====Merkin, Mother of Spiders====
First appeared in ''[[Season of Mists]]'', '''Merkin, Mother of Spider''' is an envoy with Azazel. A lumpen, hideous, vaguely feminine figure, whose womb produces [[spider]]s. The Merkin's facial form was almost certainly based upon a photograph by the artist [[Joel-Peter Witkin]] entitled "Amour, New Mexico, 1987", showing a naked female figure wearing a spider-like horned mask.

In the podcast, Merkin is voiced by [[Clare Corbett]].