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===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.