In Constantine, why did Lucifer grant John a wish?
In the climactic sequence of Constantine, Lucifer and John Constantine face off. John tells "Lou" that the archangel Gabriel is in the other room with Lou's son. Lucifer steals his son away from Gabriel, sends him back to hell, and burns Gabriel's wings off. He then comes back to John and grants John a wish. Specifically, he says, "What do you want?"
Why does Lucifer do that? Why doesn't he just drag John down to hell? Lucifer can't have a sense of moral obligation ("he did me a favor so now I have to do him a favor"), can he?
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Lucifer offers John a favor for helping stop his son from ruling Earth.
Lucifer wants John's soul for all of the demons he's sent back to hell, but Earth is the overall goal of his ambitions.
Lucifer explains his motivations for the exchange in question below.
Lucifer: [To Gabriel] This world is mine, in time. You, best of all of us, Gabriel, should understand ambition.
Lucifer's son was attempting to work with Gabriel to come to Earth through Angela Dodson via the Spear of Destiny. Had Gabriel pierced Angela's stomach with the spear, Lucifer's son would have reigned over Earth instead of Lucifer.
Gabriel: [Gabriel sits on top of John Constantine, explaining her rebellion] You're handed this precious gift, right? Each one of you granted redemption from the Creator – murderers, rapists, molesters – all of you just have to repent, and God takes you into His bosom. In all the worlds and all the universe, no other creature can make such a boast, save man. It's not fair. [Gabriel leans closer to Constantine's face]
Gabriel: If sweet, sweet God loves you so, then I will make you worthy of His love. But it's only in the face of horror that you truly find your nobler selves – and you can be so noble. So … I will bring you pain. I will bring you horror. [Gabriel lifts up Constantine from his collar]
Gabriel: So that you may rise above it. So that those of you who will survive this reign of hell on earth will be worthy of God's love.
Constantine alerted Lucifer of the events transpiring in the adjacent room; at first Lucifer is hesitant to trust Constantine.
John Constantine: [Regarding Lucifer's son] He's in the other room.
Lucifer: Boys will be boys.
John Constantine: With Gabriel.
Lucifer: [disgusted] Huh? No accounting for taste, really.
John Constantine: They have the Spear of Destiny.
Lucifer: [mocking, mimicking] "They have the Spear of Destiny." [becomes serious, leans in] Or is it another one of your cons?
Lucifer then stops Gabriel, sends his son back to Hell, and offers a favor in exchange for stopping his son from ruling Earth instead of him.
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Lucifer is often protrayed as having a sense of obligation. (e.g. The Devil Went Down To Georgia - "The Devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat and he laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny´s feet.") Satan begrudgedly asked Constantine what he wanted as a reward for alerting him to Gabriel's attempt to free Satan's son Mammon. He felt that Constantine had done him a favor and owed him something in return. That feeling of being in Constantine's debt would be galling to Lucifer. Granting Constatine a favor would make them square.
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