History DealWithTheDevil / FanWorks

* In ''Fanfic/{{Objective}}'', Ivan, to keep two of Bellisair's goons and Bellisair himself safe, makes a deal with Lunatic to work with him and the other heroes in capturing Luthor Bellisair and keep him alive so they can make him undo the brainwashing he put on Kotetsu. In exchange, Lunatic will have one shoot to kill Bellisair without the heroes interfering after they captured him and make him "atone" for his sins. Of course, [[ExactWords that doesn't stop Lunatic]] [[spoiler:[[ColdBloodedTorture from torturing Bellisair and getting the information on his NEXT power]] and any clues on how to free Kotetsu from his [[BrainwashedAndCrazy objective]]]].

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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20189500/chapters/47837431 A Deal with the Devil]]'' is essentially a 'High School AU' where Chloe Decker, after being raped at school and disregarded and disbelieved by virtually everyone else, impulsively performs a ritual that summons Lucifer to make a deal to get revenge on those responsible for her assault. Unlike most examples, Lucifer and Maze (summoned to help him coordinate his efforts) stick to the terms of Chloe's deal and even accept her input in their plans, such as initially infecting Charlotte Richards (here Chloe's main school nemesis) with a skin-rotting disease and then [[spoiler:curing the infection as part of a plan to frame Charlotte for Chloe's death]]. At the fic's conclusion, [[spoiler:Chloe is 'promoted' to a level where she is essentially the Queen of Hell after her death, as Lucifer and Maze were both intrigued by her passion and ingenuity]].

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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9492161/4/Five-Times-Azazel-s-Plan-Couldn-t-Work Five Times Azazel's Plan Couldn't Work]]'', after a chain of events lead to Crowley learning about Azazel's deals back in 1972, he makes a different deal with Liddy Walsh, one of Azazel's intended targets; in return for curing her father of cancer, rather than the usual ten years before she would go to Hell, Crowley just asks to possess her for a short time so that he can trap Azazel for breaking the rules, although he notes to himself that the experience will leave Liddy with nightmares for the rest of her life.

* In ''Fanfic/AvengerOfSteel'', this is when Logan meets Ichiro Yashida and hears his offer to take away Logan's healing factor. As much as Logan might regret how he'll outlive all his friends, he refuses to help Yashida after the man's actions nearly killed Kitty and Rogue.

* In ''[[Fanfic/AvengersOfTheRing Avengers: Methteilien'', Thanos contacts Earth to suggest an alliance against Morgoth (Morgoth having stolen the Mind Stone to prevent Thanos completing the Infinity Gauntlet to perform his universal cleansing). However, the Avengers and the Free Peoples all know that Thanos is just the lesser of two evils (as Thanos simply wants to kill half of all life where Morgoth would destroy the universe) and refuse to consider such a deal.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20189500/chapters/47837431 A Deal with the Devil]]'' is essentially a 'High School AU' where Chloe Decker, after being raped at school and disregarded and disbelieved by virtually everyone else, impulsively performs a ritual that summons Lucifer to make a deal to get revenge on those responsible for her assault. Unlike most examples, Lucifer and Maze (summoned to help him coordinate his efforts) stick to the terms of Chloe's deal and even accept her input in their plans, such as initially infecting Chloe's main school nemesis with a skin-rotting disease and then [[spoiler:curing the infection as part of a plan to frame the woman for Chloe's death]]. At the fic's conclusion, [[spoiler:Chloe is 'promoted' to a level where she is essentially the Queen of Hell after her death, as Lucifer and Maze were both intrigued by her passion and ingenuity]].

* In ''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/well-traveled-worm-planeswalker-taylor.377626 Well Travelled]]'', Taylor makes one and notes that what people often forget is that when offered a deal with the devil that the the devil usually holds all the Cards.

---> ''The Syndicate, it turned out, were not doing a deal with the devil. On the contrary, a deal with the devil would have been much more moral.''

** One of these, in the form of [[TheBet a bet]], is why [[{{Satan}} the Devil]] gives [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Gaz]] a wish-granting pocket watch in the story "Come and See" from the eighth edition. As per the Devil's arrangement with [[spoiler: Dib]], if Gaz can resist using all seven wishes in the watch (and unleashing the apocalyptic side effects of each) she'll be freed from the damnation [[EnfantTerrible she's already doomed herself to]], but if she uses all seven wishes, she's still damned [[spoiler: and will be immediately [[DraggedOffToHell taken to Hell]]]].
* "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12790800/1/The-Rider-s-Angel The Rider’s Angel]]" is a ''Series/LostGirl'' fic that includes the character of Seth, a motorcyclist who made a deal to save his mother from cancer and thus became the latest incarnation of the ComicBook/GhostRider, even after his mother and sister died in a brutal home invasion. Carver Slade, the original Ghost Rider, explained to Seth that when someone’s time is up they will always die, so Seth making the deal to save his mother from cancer just led to her being killed during a brutal home invasion after seeing his sister die rather than passing peacefully in the hospital. Later in the fic, Seth makes a more standard deal with the Ash and the Morrigan that he will keep both parties up-to-date on his activities in their territories and may assist them if he is willing to take action against their enemies, with the understanding that he won’t be a supernatural hitman and his control over the Rider when the spirit is unleashed in the presence of evil is limited.

* ''FanFic/AGrowingAffection'': Sasuke gives his body to Orochimaru in exchange for Orochimaru killing Itachi.

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* In ''FanFic/BeingDeadAintEasy'', Yami Bakura says he'll help save Joey if he gets the Millennium Puzzle in return. Joey adamantly refuses, so Yami Bakura makes an offer to Seto Kaiba instead--Joey's life for [=KaibaCorp=]. By the end of the story, BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor is in full effect... [[spoiler:for Yami Bakura. The whole plot was kicked off by a disgruntled former employee repeatedly trying to assassinate Kaiba, cumulating in Kaiba heavily injured and the assassin dead. Even though [[NotMeThisTime Yami Bakura wasn't responsible]], the former CEO dragging himself to HQ (where the assassin's dead body is still cooling) to sign over the company and immediately being driven to the hospital makes Bakura look ''incredibly'' guilty. [[ConvictedByPublicOpinion Conviction by public opinion]] aside, normal Bakura has no idea what's going on and neither of them know how to run a company. Yami Bakura decides it's more trouble than it's worth and returns the company]].
* ''Fanfic/BloodThatFlows'':
** The Golden Dragon elder under the Fire Dragon Lord, along with his loyal followers, make one with Dynast Grausherra in hopes of gaining the power to kill the last Ancient Dragon. He's a plain {{Hypocrite}}, as he accused Lina of doing the same earlier with the Lord of Nightmares.
** [[spoiler:Vita and the other Wolkenritter]] made a similar deal with [[spoiler:the Book of Darkness]]. For extra power, they would [[spoiler:become its Guardian Knights upon their deaths. It didn't work well, as Signum was shown murdering Vita shortly after Vita got her powerup]].
** [[spoiler:And now that her plans have been derailed and she's been weakened once more, [[BigBad Levi]] has struck up a lasting bodyguard deal... with [[Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce Curren Huckebein]]. The other Huckebeins followed, except for Cypha and Arnage, with the former preventing the latter from doing so.]]
* ''Fanfic/TheCountsWorld'': Dimentio strikes one with a shady Shaman in "Springtime for Dimentio," transforming him into a Boo (so he could court [[VideoGame/PaperMario Lady Bow]]) in exchange for his voice.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20189500/chapters/47837431 A Deal with the Devil]]'' is essentially a 'High School AU' of ''Series/{{Lucifer}}'' where Chloe Decker, after being raped at school and disregarded and disbelieved by virtually everyone else, impulsively performs a ritual that summons Lucifer to make a deal to get revenge on those responsible for her assault. Unlike most examples, Lucifer and Maze (summoned to help him coordinate his efforts) stick to the terms of Chloe's deal and even accept her input in their plans, such as initially infecting Chloe's main school nemesis with a skin-rotting disease and then [[spoiler:curing the infection as part of a plan to frame the woman for Chloe's death]]. At the fic's conclusion, [[spoiler:Chloe is 'promoted' to a level where she is essentially the Queen of Hell after her death, as Lucifer and Maze were both intrigued by her passion and ingenuity]].
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8559277/1/Death-Becomes-Him Death Becomes Him]]'', when Dean makes a deal to bring Sam back, the demon only brings Sam 'back' in the sense that Sam is walking and talking while leaving him ''physically'' dead. With Sam's body still suffering from decomposition and other issues, eventually the only solution is for Bobby to make another deal, trading his own soul and the now-useless Colt in return for Dean being freed from his deal and Sam being restored to full health.
* ''Fanfic/EbonyDarknessDementiaRavenWayVsCanon'': PlayedForLaughs in ''Sapphire Eleanor Rose Suzette de Mont vs. Canon''. Charlie rather [[BreadEggsMilkSquick casually]] mentions doing this. Multiple times. According to another character, making deals with higher powers in general is fairly commonplace.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9492161/4/Five-Times-Azazel-s-Plan-Couldn-t-Work Five Times Azazel's Plan Couldn't Work]]'', after a chain of events lead to Crowley learning about Azazel's deals back in 1972, he makes a different deal with Liddy Walsh, one of Azazel's intended targets; in return for curing her father of cancer, rather than the usual ten years before she would go to Hell, Crowley just asks to possess her for a short time so that he can trap Azazel for breaking the rules, although he notes to himself that the experience will leave Liddy with nightmares for the rest of her life.
* In ''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-10229/litmouse+Father+Goose+and+the+Black+Knight.htm Father Goose and the Black Knight]]'', Xander and his Slayers sometimes offer demons and vampires a deal for information. The reward varies from getting a pass the next time they meet to, when they're truly desperate, picking up their tab for the next month at a given demon bar.

* In ''Fanfic/TheGodsAwaken'', [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]] makes one with [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Boscha]] promising that he would help her surpass Willow in return for her service.

* ''FanFic/{{Hivefled}}'': The Grand Highblood and the Condesce have a hobby involving inflicting ColdBloodedTorture on teenagers, including their own descendant, and [[SadisticChoice threatening the victims' friends]] until they sign over their souls. The ghosts of the two thousand plus victims are bound to a pocket dimension known as the Trap, until the Grand Highblood dies and hands them over to his patron spirit, who is apparently like him only more so.
* ''FanFic/HorseshoesAndHandGrenades'' has the [[EldritchAbomination Serpents]] imposing deals in order to resurrect the people they want to contract with. For example, [[spoiler: Shun, having been killed by Ryusei, makes a contract with Vasuki but he must live till the Earth's destruction, thus never being able to be with the people he loves. Shotaro gains one with Damballa to never be hurt again, but has his body transformed into one of a CreepyDoll and his sanity shattered along with it.]]
* In ''Fanfic/ItsAllInTheDetails'', the Winchesters spend the first few chapters believing that 'Cas' is a demon or a pagan god that made a deal with Dean to save Sam's life. Later, the Winchesters and their allies form a tentative 'alliance' with [[spoiler:Crowley; they don't make an explicit deal with him, but they agree to support his plans to make himself the King of Hell as they recognise that he's the better candidate than any of Lucifer's followers]].

* ''Fanfic/MegaManRecut'' has Dr. Light accepting funding from Senator King, who is in with the Syndicate. He is not aware of this.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10156375/1/My-Child My Child]]'', an ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' fic, centers around a [[FauxAffablyEvil demon]] named [[OriginalCharacter Xaphan]] trying to get Levi to sell his soul to him, using every method he can to persuade him. However, Levi wants none of it and basically tells Xaphan to fuck off every time. [[spoiler: He does eventually end up making a deal with the demon to save his son from dying in childbirth, and the story ends with him being tortured in Hell for it.]]
* ''Fanfic/PrinceCharming'': Adrien makes one with Plagg, the Spirit of Misfortune. Plagg provides Adrien with a cursed ring that will strip Adrien of his [[BlessedWithSuck blessing of charm and beauty]] each night, and as a side effect transforms Adrien into a cat-human hybrid. Adrien, in return, must provide Plagg with as much cheese as he wants for the rest of his life.
* ''Fanfic/ReadTheFinePrintEvangelion'': Shinji signs a contract to trade his soul to Asuka for chocolate, barely paying any attention to the bit regarding the Infernal Administration. Years later, when Shinji finds out he truly sold his soul, both kids are visited by a demoness who confirms the contract is legally binding.
* In ''Fanfic/{{Ripples}}'', a ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' fanfic, this happens a couple of times:

* ''FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos'' has quite a few from [[{{Satan}} Lord Maledict]];
** Tsali vowed to serve and follow Maledict if he would help the fox get revenge on the Seedrians. The Devil promptly turned him into a Demon Lord and revived him in exchange for eternal servitude. Also, Venus ritually sacrificed several of her fellow Seedrians to Maledict for the power to protect her people from Tsali. [[BodyHorror He answered]], although [[SelfInflictedHell not in the way she expected]].
** The rewrite implies that Dr. Eggman made one with Maledict as well, after Maria and Gerald Robotnik were killed by GUN. Eggman [[FreudianExcuse wanted to get revenge on humanity for destroying his family]]; Satan gave him a genius-level IQ and affinity towards machines, in exchange for [[StartOfDarkness commanding him to hunt down the Chaos Emeralds and helping to conquer the universe]].
* Common among fics taking place in the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' Fanfic/TranscendenceAU, where Dipper and other demons derive their powers from making deals.
* ''Fanfic/ThisBites'': B.R.O.B. isn't a devil, but it's still an omnipotent entity with little conscience that only cares about [[ItAmusedMe staying entertained]]. Case in point, it flung Cross into the world of ''Manga/OnePiece'' with only the clothes on his back, well aware that he was now MadeOfPlasticine in a WorldOfBadass. So from Cross's perspective, it's definitely this when he becomes [[GodzillaThreshold so desperate that he resorts to making a bargain with B.R.O.B. to]] [[spoiler:save the Going Merry from her canon death]]. But for how much of a jerk it is, B.R.O.B. seems to take its deals seriously: in exchange for Cross pulling out all the stops to make the invasion of Enies Lobby as entertaining as possible, it gives him just enough guidance to locate exactly what he needs.
* ''Fanfic/TheVow'', a ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' fic, plays a variant of this. Ten years following [[VillainProtagonist Lord Shen's]] banishment from Gongmen City, he's approached by Master Oogway who asks Shen to design a way to keep the fallen Kung Fu prodigy [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Tai Lung]] restrained. As payment, Oogway tells Shen the location of an abandoned mine rich in metals that are usable in crafting cannons. It's made pretty clear that Oogway considers the entire affair of transacting with the disgraced, ambitious, and mass-murdering noble to be this trope, which Shen -- who greatly dislikes Kung Fu masters -- notes with satisfaction.
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* ''Fanfic/AlabasterOrchestra'': Uryuu does this much like in canon, though his plans are apparently up in the air with [[spoiler: Ichigo remaining loyal to the Emperor and refusing to assist him]].
* In ''Fanfic/AProtectorsPride'', Yhwach made a deal with the ruler of Hell many centuries ago. Yhwach would stop aging and all of his descendants would inherit Quincy powers. In exchange, [[spoiler:anybody killed by a Quincy goes to Hell, no matter their deeds in life.]]
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** In ''Miss the Girl'', Moto makes one of these with Hago in exchange for appearing irresistible to Nala. What does Hago want in return? [[spoiler: Simba.]]

* Happens in one [[Fanfic/TheMansionverse Mansionverse]] story where the Hatbox Ghost actually summons a slew of infernal demons who insist a deal be made to justify the InconvenientSummons. The Ghost Host manages to trick them on Hatty's behalf with some clever LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler: when the time comes to seal the deal, he hands them the standard form for a damnation contract… the one that states the demons will take possession of the soul "once the contractor is dead". Since Hatty's already a ghost, the contract is in fact null and void.]]
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* In ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/237992/who-is-this-lord-tirek-you-speak-of Who Is This Lord Tirek You Speak Of?]]'', King Sombra gained his dark powers by sacrificing his blood relatives to Grogar. In the present, he attempts to keep the Mane Six as {{Sex Slave}}s so that he can have a steady supply of children to sacrifice and dramatically boost his powers. Later subverted when it is revealed that [[spoiler:Grogar has no interest in souls whatsoever. He agreed to the deal because he wanted to empower Sombra so that the tyrant could plunge Equestria into darkness, and, due to things that Sombra was unaware of, Grogar had a loophole in the contract so that he could always do away with Sombra later if he proved ineffective.]]
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* In ''Fanfic/AnimorphsRedux'', David makes a deal with Crayak that allows him to travel back to the past as Crayak and the Ellimist 'reset' the timeline, as well as granting David a new variation of the morphing power.
* ''Fanfic/AttackOfTheTeacherCreature'': Discussed:
--> '''Hobbes:''' I'll pass, thank you. I'm not interested in that stuff. I didn't sell my soul to the devil.\\
'''Calvin:''' Neither have I.\\
'''Hobbes:''' [[NoodleIncident Yes, but you nearly did once.]]\\
'''Calvin:''' [[ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime Well, it seemed like a good offer!]]

* The ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' fic "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1158175/1/Where-Angels-Fear-to-Tread Where Angels Fear to Tread]]" reinvents Angelus as a powerful demon trapped within Angel's body; originally Angelus was the unstoppable Butcher Knight, summoned by Darla to serve as her champion, but after Angelus killed the current Slayer, who was also Angel's lover, Angel made a deal with Heaven where he would be permanently bonded to Angelus to keep him in check. Darla eventually learns a spell that allows the Butcher Knight to retake control for a time even if Angel will eventually force him back down, but when Darla targets Buffy (here the [[ReincarnationRomance reincarnation of the first Slayer Angel loved]]), Angel [[spoiler:makes his own deal with Angelus; as Darla will eventually die for good and remove the only person who can unleash Angelus, Angel will allow Angelus full control for one year every decade, and also be able to call upon Angelus's power when facing a significant enough threat for the other nine years, so long as Angelus doesn't hurt the innocent during his time in control]].
* ''FanFic/YoungOffender'': Since the first generation cyborgs escaped their clutches early on, [[Manga/Cyborg009 the Black Ghost organization]] gets clever when it comes to the second generation. Instead of simply kidnapping people to turn into cyborgs, they find ways to get them into their debt first; that way, if they think of backing out, well... it'd be a ShameIfSomethingHappened.
* In ''FanFic/ZeldasHonor'', this is the underlying reason why Naar and every man in his army is able to revive from the dead moments after they die. [[spoiler: Naar made a deal with Barrachas, a Hunger demon of the old world, loyal to Demise. In return for immortality, Barrachas requested Naar to spread the war to Hyrule and other lands to continually find fresh bodies for him to further link together using shards of the Fierce Deity Mask. This accumulation of souls would eventually be used for the revival of Demise]].
* In an [[http://thornfield13713.tumblr.com/post/129788702243/can-you-do-an-medieval-au-prompt-with-princess untitled]] ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'' fic, Milton Grimm offers Raven and Briar a deal: they can abandon their inherited [[YouCantFightFate destinies]] (which are both ''very bad'', in different ways) ''if'' they take up each other's. They agree, but the resulting BadFuture is only slightly better than it would have been otherwise (and perpetuates the oppressive Legacy system).

* ''FanFic/AgesOfShadow'':
** Brenner agrees to help Jade to gather the power to finally escape her imprisonment in exchange for immortality.
** Jade convinces Alonso to serve her in exchange for safety and power for himself and his sister.

* ''Fanfic/QueenOfShadows'': [[HeroAntagonist Lord Rokutaro]] is implied to have made a dark deal with the entity living in the catacombs under his castle. [[spoiler: As revealed during the Battle of Tobe, he sacrificed his family members to [[AnimalisticAbomination the Weaver]] in exchange for an ImmortalityInducer.]]

* ''FanFic/MegaManRecut'' has Dr. Light accepting funding from Senator King, who is in with the Syndicate. He is not aware of this.

* ''FanFic/PrinceCharming'': Adrien makes one with Plagg, the Spirit of Misfortune. Plagg provides Adrien with a cursed ring that will strip Adrien of his [[BlessedWithSuck blessing of charm and beauty]] each night, and as a side effect transforms Adrien into a cat-human hybrid. Adrien, in return, must provide Plagg with as much cheese as he wants for the rest of his life.

** In ''Heart of Fire'', Sauron tries to make one with [[VillainProtagonist Smaug]]; gain gold and glory by serving the Dark Lord as the unstoppable beast of war. Not wanting to serve anyone, Smaug turns Sauron down, prompting the latter to send Bolg to capture [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Smaug's soulmate Kathryn]], intending to use the {{Seer}} as a bargaining chip.

*** After Kathryn abandons Smaug (who has lost Erebor and Thrór's treasure) [[WomanScorned for hurting her one too many times]], Sauron (who's been driven away from Dol Guldur) contacts the furious dragon and offers his help in regaining Kathryn and Erebor in exchange for swearing allegiance to the Dark Lord. Smaug accepts this time and attacks [[ShiningCity Vathvael]] to take Kathryn back, with [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Sauron's taint controlling him]] with varying decrees of success until Gandalf contains the taint.

* ''Fanfic/TheVow'', a ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' fic, plays a variant of this. Ten years following [[VillainProtagonist Lord Shen's]] banishment from Gongmen City, he's approached by Master Oogway who asks Shen to design a way to keep the fallen Kung Fu prodigy [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Tai Lung]] restrained. As payment, Oogway tells Shen the location of an abandoned mine rich in metals that are usable in crafting cannons. It's made pretty clear that Oogway considers the entire affair of transacting with the disgraced, ambitious, and mass-murdering noble to be this trope, which Shen—who greatly dislikes Kung Fu masters—notes with satisfaction.

* In ''FanFic/BeingDeadAintEasy'', Yami Bakura says he'll help save Joey if he gets the Millennium Puzzle in return. Joey adamantly refuses, so Yami Bakura makes an offer to Seto Kaiba instead--Joey's life for [=KaibaCorp=].

* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9510186/1/Terminal-Justice Terminal Justice]]'' has Batman beg Mr. Black, who the League believes to be [[TheGrimReaper Death]] ([[spoiler:they're right, he just doesn't know it yet]]), to spare his butler Alfred. Mr. Black uses his fragment of a philosopher's stone to give Alfred roughly fifteen more years of life. He then goes on to kill Joker, Two-face, Scarecrow, and Riddler, seemingly as payment.

* ''Fanfic/ThisBites'': B.R.O.B. isn't a devil, but it's still an omnipotent entity with little conscience that only cares about [[ItAmusedMe staying entertained]]. Case in point, it flung Cross into the world of 'Manga/OnePiece'' with only the clothes on his back, well aware that he was now MadeOfPlasticine in a WorldOfBadass. So from Cross's perspective, it's definitely this when he becomes [[GodzillaThreshold so desperate that he resorts to making a bargain with B.R.O.B. to]] [[spoiler:save the Going Merry from her canon death]]. But for how much of a jerk it is, B.R.O.B. seems to take its deals seriously: in exchange for Cross pulling out all the stops to make the invasion of Enies Lobby as entertaining as possible, it gives him just enough guidance to locate exactly what he needs.

* ''Fanfic/TheVow'', a ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' fic, plays a variant of this. Ten years following [[VillainProtagonist Lord Shen's]] banishment from Gongmen City, he's approached by Master Oogway who asks Shen to design a way to keep the fallen Kung Fu prodigy [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Tai Lung]] restrained. As payment, Oogway tells Shen the location of an abandoned mine rich in metals that are usable in crafting cannons. It's made pretty clear that Oogway considers the entire affair of transacting with the disgraced, ambitious and mass-murdering noble to be this trope, which Shen -- who greatly dislikes Kung Fu masters -- notes with satisfaction.

** In turn, wielding the Darkhold opens one up to possession/enslavement by its owner, [[GodOfEvil Chthon]], who has been... making his presence known, shall we say.