 He is, despite his frail appearance, apparently quite capable in combat, "[dealing] with" several unpleasant creatures who escape imprisonment during the events of "The Kindly Ones".In issue #68, it is revealed that Lucien's existence in the Dreaming began as serving the role of Dream's first raven.When writing "The Sandman Companion", author Hy Bender interpreted this as meaning that Lucien was also the first man.