10 Times The Lucifer Show Referenced The Comics (And 10 Ways It Totally Ignored Them)

20. "I Look Forward To Eating Your Heart One Day" (Easter Egg)

The pilot episode gave us what's arguably the most direct and obvious reference to the source material, with Lucifer telling Amenadiel "I look forward to eating your heart one day," which is exactly how Amenadiel's story came to an end in the comics.

After numerous threats and quite a bit of posturing and warnings, Lucifer's and Amenadiel's confrontational relationship eventually reached its inevitable conclusion in a death match in Hell.

The problem with death matches in Hell, as Lucifer points out, is that with the combatants in those matches, the concept of death can be very tricky, so specific criteria had been established to determine victory; neither angel could be declared victor until he'd eaten his opponent's heart.

It's unlikely that D.B. Woodside's Amenadiel will meet the same fate as his comic book counterpart, given that his role in the show is more similar to that of Michael in the comics, but it was a fun easter egg nonetheless.