Dan Espinoza

"You think Chloe divorced me because I'm a perfect guy? I did a lot of things that I'm not proud of, man. And I'm just trying to work through them."

- Dan to Lucifer

Daniel "Dan" Espinoza is a homicide detective in Los Angeles, working as a member of the LAPD. This leads him to interact with Lucifer Morningstar when Lucifer decides to help the LAPD solve cases. Dan dislikes Lucifer quite a bit, due to Lucifer calling him "Detective Douche" and his connection to Dan's ex-wife, Chloe Decker, and daughter, Trixie. Dan blames Lucifer for Charlotte's death, even when it was Pierce's fault. As a result, he becomes bitter and deluded.

History
Dan is the ex-husband of Chloe Decker. Together, they had a daughter named Trixie. He is currently an active member of the LAPD and is secretly known for being the responsibility of the Palmetto case, which troubled Chloe. Even though Dan dislikes Lucifer, he still stood against Malcolm when it came to killing Lucifer. This can help to conclude that Dan does not hate Lucifer as much as he expresses, thus their on-off relationship.

At the beginning of the series, Dan and Chloe are separated. They later rekindle their relationship and share a kiss. However, things do not work out and they agree to divorce. Soon Charlotte Richards ( Dan's love interest ) dies. Dan is devastated. Dan is blaming Lucifer for Charlotte Richards's death. He "hates" Lucifer Morningstar more than ever.

Powers & Abilities

 * Willpower: Although it could be argued that it may not be necessarily a superpower of his, Dan was the first known human capable of resisting the influence of Azrael's blade as shown in his confrontation with Lucifer, leading the Devil to openly state that Dan had a "hidden strength which he didn't know he had".
 * Marksmanship: Dan rarely uses his gun throughout the show, but he is a skilled marksman nonetheless. He was capable of shooting Malcolm first in the shootout before he could shoot in Chloe Decker's direction.
 * Hand-to-Hand Combat: Becomes shown a few times throughout the show such as one instance during his scuffle with Malcolm (albeit, he got overpowered). However, Dan takes on a gang alongside Maze in hand-to-hand, showing that he is well-trained, which further impressed the battle-loving demon.

Trivia

 * Despite their dislike of each other, Dan and Lucifer both love The Weaponizer and Body Bags film series.
 * Dan is the only known human able to resist the call of Azrael's blade.
 * It is implied by Lucifer that Dan masturbates frequently.
 * The irony of the last name is that Espinosa means "thorny", Dan is a thorn in Lucifer's side.