Lucifuge Rofocale

"I don't care if my name got dragged through the mud and the other demons see nothing of me but a mere servant. As long as my Great Lord, the Bringer of Light and the Ever-Glorious Morning Star, acknowledge my existence. It doesn't need to be as his servant, even as a slave or a walking piece of garbage, as long as he cares enough to notice me, I would be so happy that I might even reach salvation."

- Lucifuge Rofocale.

Lucifuge Rofocale, or simply Lucifuge, is the Prime Minister of Hell and one of Lucifer's most faithful supporters.

Overview
Lucifuge Rofocale (pronounced with a silent 'e') is the demon in charge of Hell's government by order of Lucifer. According to the Grand Grimoire, Lucifer granting him power over all worldly treasures along with control of the treasury in Hell along with Mammon. He is also a member of the Six Great Officers.

He counts the Goetic nobles Bael, Agares, and Marbas among his direct subordinates.

Personality
Lucifuge is utterly devoted to Lucifer, being close to over-zealousness and obsessiveness. He faithfully carries out every one of Lucifer's orders while ensuring his leader is not harmed. Lucifuge is so loyal that he will kill other demons for the sake of his master.

Despite this, he also has an irrational fear of light, which always radiated from Lucifer in powerful waves, much to his dismay and the other demons' delight, as they often used this to tease him.

Myths and Legends
Lucifuge isn’t actually someone who appears in any prominent religious scripture or even mythology. In fact, it doesn’t look like he is even mentioned anywhere before the 18th Century.

The inclusion of modern democratic titles like Prime Minister, instead of usual aristocratic titles like Earl, Count, Duke etc. insinuates that Lucifuge as the Prime Minister is more important to the practitioner than the Emperor, which is Lucifer.

The method of evocation itself is very similar to the Ars Goetia. However, it is a lot more elaborate and instead of letting the magician experiment, it is very specific, and mentions the exact sequence of events that will take place. Basically, Lucifuge is evoked, ask him to lead you to hidden treasure, and then promise to repay him with very complicated and time consuming rituals for the rest of your life or he comes and takes away your soul, or all your treasure.

Modern Demonology
In some modern left-hand path belief systems, the demon Lucifuge is said to be the ruler of the qliphoth Satariel. This belief originally comes from a claimed translation of an ancient Hebrew manuscript made by Eliphas Levi and has since then gained acceptance.

Modern-day occult orders such as Dragon Rouge, the Order of Phosphorus and the Temple of the Black Light incorporate the idea of Lucifuge as one of the eleven rulers (there are ten qliphoths, and the last one, Thaumiel, is split in two, thus making eleven).

Magician Contract
The Grimoire's initial spells (as in the ones that must be done before the magician can do anything else, or at least any other conjurations) require the magician to first bind Lucifuge to a pact, which involves a fair amount of risk on the magician's part--if he does not give Lucifuge a small portion of every treasure he attains, show charity to the poor, and keep the pact's existence a secret, Lucifuge can take his soul for himself.

When Lucifuge appears, he demands that in exchange for his services, the magician “give thyself over to me in fifty years, to do with thy body and soul as I please.” After more bargaining that involves threats from the magician to send him into eternal fire with the blasting rod, the demon agrees to appear twice a night except on Sundays and makes a written conditional pact with the magician.

He recognizes the authority of the magician and his grimoire, agrees to grant requested services if properly summoned, and demands certain services and payment in return, on penalty of forfeiture of the magician’s soul: ''"I also approve thy Book, and I give thee my true signature on parchment, which thou shalt affix at its end, to make use of at thy need. Further, I place myself at thy disposition, to appear before thee at thy call when, being purified, and holding the dreadful Blasting Rod, thou shalt open the Book, having described the Kabbalistic circle and pronounced the word Rocofale. I promise thee to have friendly commerce with those who are fortified by the possession of the said Book, where my true signature stands, provided that they invoke me according to rule, on the first occasion that they require me. I also engage to deliver thee the treasure which thou seekest, on condition that thou keepest the secret for ever inviolable, art charitable to the poor, and dost give me a gold or silver coin on the first day of every month. If thou failest, thou art mine everlastingly."''

Etymology
The name "Lucifugus" comes from two Latin words: lux ("light"; genitive lucis), and fugio ("to flee"), which means "[he who] flees the light". "Rofocal" may be an anagram of "Focalor", the name of another important demon who is possibly in Rofocale's servitude. Another possibility for the origin of "Rofocal" is intimately connected to the very nature of Lucifuge. As Lucifuge is the reverse of Lucifer (Latin for "light bearer"), so is the name "Rofocal" derived from "Lucifer" reversed – that is, "Reficul".

Quotes

 * "Do you not see that everywhere you go is either a fragment of Darkness or Darkness itself? Darkness is the same as Light, it's everywhere and it's here for a purpose." - Lucifuge Rofocale.


 * "Impressive that you summoned me. I am the Tyrant Lucifuge. Remember that name well!" - Lucifuge to his summoner.


 * "You must be quite capable to summon me. I am the Demon Lord Lucifuge. Fear my name!" - Lucifuge to his summoner.


 * "Manifestation of the Spirit Lo! I am here! What dost thou seek of me? Why dost thou disturb my repose? Answer me." - Lucifuge after being summoned.
 * "It is my wish to make a pact with thee, so as to obtain wealth at thy hands immediately, failing which I will torment thee by the potent words of the Clavicle." - The summoner's reply
 * "I cannot comply with thy request except thou dost give thyself over to me in twenty years, to do with thy body and soul as I please."
 * "I promise the grand Lucifige to reward him in twenty years’ time for all the treasures he may give me. In witness thereof I have signed myself. N.N."'- After throwing him a pact, written with summoner's own hand, on a sheet of virgin parchment and signed with your own blood.
 * "I cannot grant thy request."
 * "Of the Spirit’s Second Manifestation Why dost thou torment me further? Leave me to rest, and I will confer upon thee the nearest treasure, on condition that thou dost set apart for me one coin on the first Monday of each month, and dos not call me oftener than once a week, to wit, between ten at night and two in the morning. Take up thy pact; I have signed it. Fail in thy promise, and thou shalt be mine at the end of twenty years." - Summoner enforcing his obedience, again recite the Supreme Appellation, with the terrible words of the Clavicle, till the demon reappears.

Trivia

 * Lucifuge name is so similar to Lucifer that it is likely that he based his name on Lucifer.
 * Some say that Lucfiuge Rofocale actually fell way before Lucifer and his rebel angels but it is still not proven correct.

Image Sources

 * (Oliver-acuna-lucifago.jpg) Lucifago - Espiritus Infernales by Oliver Acuña
 * (Rsz lucifuge rofocale.png) Lucifuge from ???
 * (Lucifuge rofocale.jpg) Lucifuge from IzFact
 * (Lucifuge Rofocale Smilingdemon.jpg) Lucifuge Rofocale by smilingdemon/Sylvain Dousset
 * (Lucifuge rofocale by machta laterrouge ddwyo8j-fullview.jpg) Lucifuge Rofocale by Machta-Laterrouge
 * (Lucifuge rofocale by fierysnowfairy dc035zq-fullview.jpg) Lucifuge Rofocale by FierySnowFairy
 * (Lucifuge Rofocale Behind the Pillars.png) Lucifuge Rofocale from ???
 * (Lucifuge Rofocale 01.png) Lucifuge Rofocale from The Grand Grimoire
 * (440 - Lucifuge.jpg) Lucifuge from Shin Megami Tensei II
 * (Lucifuge.jpg) Lucifuge from Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers