Ella Lopez

"Well, I was religious and... when I used to believe in all that stuff, I really thought that I was doing my part to uphold right and wrong on Earth and everyone would get their comeuppance eventually, but we still needed to keep people safe. But now I believe we are all anybody's got and if we don't hold people accountable, nobody will because Heaven and Hell, they don't exist."

-Ella to Chloe

Ella Lopez is the Los Angeles Police Department's forensic scientist.

History
Ella grew up in a pretty rough neighborhood in Detroit, but also in a strong, Catholic family, under the watchful and protective eye of her five brothers. Her grandmother taught her how to pick locks and she used the skill to steal cars, she admits, "It's not fun if you don't drive 'em really, really fast."

One day when Ella was eight she was in a car accident, and she was met by Azrael. However, Azrael "didn't do her angel of death thing" because it was a false alarm, but she took a liking to Ella who she found to be a good person, especially because she makes a person feel good about themselves. Upon becoming friends with her, Azrael befriended Ella and introduced herself as a ghost named Rae-Rae, Lucifer's nickname for his sister. While Ella moved onto law enforcement, some of her family, including her brother Ricardo, are still involved in shady business. Ella moved to Los Angeles to keep an eye on Ricardo, but he "totally ghosted" her. Azrael brought Ella closer to Lucifer because she couldn't be around them for long.

Ella Lopez is a friendly loveable forensic scientist with a bubbly personality. She is in the habit of hugging people in greeting. She is known to have a sense of humor and a strong belief in Christianity. She forms a special relationship with Lucifer when he asks a favor for her to examine the grave where Lucifer buried Uriel and she asks for him to go to church with her.

Personality
Ella is easy-going, friendly, and quick to greet Chloe and Lucifer with a hug. She seems to be quick to trust people as well and enjoys making jokes, even at her own expense. She has a mischievous side, getting a stripper for Chloe's birthday at the precinct; oddly a quirk one would expect from Lucifer. As a forensic scientist for a major city police department, Ella is well-educated and has a quick and curious mind. When she accompanies Lucifer to Las Vegas, it turns out that she is such a good blackjack card-counter that she is banned from at least one casino. She is also an expert in pistol marksmanship.

Ella also talks about faith a lot. Religion is a large part of her life, as evidenced by her favor from Lucifer, which was to go to church with her. To Lucifer's surprise, she thinks the devil gets a bad rap. She does not believe that rebelling against his father and offering Eve an apple makes him evil. However, she thinks him running Hell "with the torture and eternal damnation" is "not so great".

Abilities

 * Forensics Specialist: Ella Lopez is a well-educated forensic scientist. Her knowledge assists in many homicide cases. Even Lucifer trusted her skills and asked her to perform an analysis of Uriel's grave to uncover who stole Azrael's Blade.
 * Blackjack Expert: She is a highly capable blackjack player and an excellent card counter. Her abilities have gotten her banned from at least one casino in Las Vegas.
 * Marksmanship: She is skilled with firearms. She was able to precisely shoot Judd in the leg.
 * Lockpicking: She is a proficient lockpicker, which according to her she learned in middle school by her grandma.
 * Multilingual: She speaks both English and Spanish fluently, having grown up in a Hispanic neighborhood. In one episode, she also spoke a bit of French.

Trivia

 * In called in the middle of the night, she wears glasses, implying that she usually wears contacts.
 * She's seen wearing glasses in the forensics lab and at the crime scene.
 * Unlike most people, Ella constantly gets along with Lucifer and does not get annoyed by him.
 * It is revealed that everyone enjoys Ella's quirky commentary while they're at the crime scenes.
 * Ella tells Lucifer that she counted cards to drown out the voices in her head. When Lucifer gets confused, she refuses to elaborate and abruptly changes the subject.
 * This is a likely reference to Azrael, who Ella doesn't know is real.
 * She might be clairvoyant to some degree, as she once stated that when Goddess possessed Charlotte Richards, she saw a light in her, which she hadn't seen anymore after Charlotte was resurrected.
 * Ella talks about making a book about a forensic scientist who talks to ghosts.
 * This is most likely a reference to Azrael, who Ella doesn't know is real.