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I've always found Lucifer to be an interesting character, regardless of wether he is real or not. He is supposed to be an infinitely evil figure, but you almost can't help feeling sorry for him.
If you look at his fall from a sympathetic point of view it's easier to relate to him than any other heavenly presence.
First of all he was not omnipotent but flawed, like us. Secondly, the only choice he was ever given was to serve or be cast through chaos into a fiery abyss. Granted he went schizo after he fell, but why did he even have to fall? Everyone has their breaking point, couldn't god have offered an alternative to damnation to placate him a little?
Lord only knows I'm not the sharpest crayon in the box, so I can imagine what it would be like to have to live in the shadow of a less imperfect being than myself. But to have to kowtow to the almighty for eternity would not be pleasant. Hell, this whole can of worms could have been avoided if the omnipresent G could have devoted a little more of that divine intellect and attention of his to his own creations.
It seems like what it really boils down to is the fact that God doesn't want to be held accountable for his failure to be a good parent.
oops, that was a little long.
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