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* Though it's not to a devil, it's possible to this with Akasha or the world in VisualNovel/FateStayNight. [[spoiler:Archer did it and so did Saber.]] The agreement is that in exchange for something, you agree that after your death you will enter the Throne of Heroes outside of time and from there be summoned forth to keep humanity from being destroyed [[AntiHero through brute force]] with no heed to who is innocent or guilty. Said contracts have no end and cannot be broken [[spoiler:unless, as with Saber, you choose to give up on what it was you agreed to go for.]] Real heroes don't need to do it [[spoiler:so Saber is going to end up with this fate, anyway.]]
** [[spoiler:Except she gets her almost-personal ([[TogetherInDeath Shirou]] [[LoveTranscendsSpaceTime can get there also]]) afterlife, [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Avalon]].]]
** [[spoiler:Except she gets her almost-personal ([[TogetherInDeath Shirou]] [[LoveTranscendsSpaceTime can get there also]]) afterlife, [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Avalon]].]]
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* Though it's not In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' Alaya, the will of Humanity to a devil, it's possible to this survive, is capable of making deals with Akasha or the world in VisualNovel/FateStayNight. [[spoiler:Archer did it and so did Saber.]] The agreement is that in humans. In exchange for something, you agree that after your death you will a miracle granted via Alaya's power, the human agrees to become a Counter-Guardian in death. Counter-Guardians are dispatched to destroy threats to humanity, which more often than not are humans themselves, and destroying anything associated with the threat, up to and including entire nations. The only way to escape the contract is if the Counter-Guardian's legend becomes revered enough for them to enter the Throne of Heroes outside of Heroes.
** [[spoiler:Archer]] entered a contract to save a few hundred people from a natural disaster. He despises his existence as a Counter-Guardian, as even though he is saving more people in the long term, all he ever sees are the people he slaughters indiscriminately.
** [[spoiler:Saber]] regretted her choices in life and made a contract with Alaya. In exchange for undoing her choices, she would become a Counter-Guardian. [[spoiler:Prior to death, her soul was removed from time and sent to claim the Holy Grail, which could grant the wish. She ultimately chooses to accept her life, and so is freed fromthere be summoned forth to keep humanity from being destroyed [[AntiHero through brute force]] with no heed to who is innocent or guilty. Said contracts have no end and cannot be broken [[spoiler:unless, as with Saber, you choose to give up on what it was you agreed to go for.]] Real heroes don't need to do it [[spoiler:so Saber is going to end up with this fate, anyway.]]
** [[spoiler:Except she gets her almost-personal ([[TogetherInDeath Shirou]] [[LoveTranscendsSpaceTime can get there also]]) afterlife, [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Avalon]].]]the contract]].
** [[spoiler:Archer]] entered a contract to save a few hundred people from a natural disaster. He despises his existence as a Counter-Guardian, as even though he is saving more people in the long term, all he ever sees are the people he slaughters indiscriminately.
** [[spoiler:Saber]] regretted her choices in life and made a contract with Alaya. In exchange for undoing her choices, she would become a Counter-Guardian. [[spoiler:Prior to death, her soul was removed from time and sent to claim the Holy Grail, which could grant the wish. She ultimately chooses to accept her life, and so is freed from
** [[spoiler:Except she gets her almost-personal ([[TogetherInDeath Shirou]] [[LoveTranscendsSpaceTime can get there also]]) afterlife, [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Avalon]].]]
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* When you finally confront the Dragon in ''Videogame/DragonsDogma'', he reveals that he's captured your "Beloved" as determined by the in-game Affinity System and offers you the choice of either facing him in battle or sacrificing your Beloved, in which he will willingly leave Gransys and leave you as an immortal with a claim to the Duchy. [[spoiler:He reveals that Edmun Dragonsbane, the current Duke of Gransys took the deal.]] However, accepting said deal results in a NonStandardGameOver.
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* When you finally confront the Dragon in ''Videogame/DragonsDogma'', he reveals that he's captured your "Beloved" as determined by the in-game Affinity System and offers you the choice of either facing him in battle or sacrificing your Beloved, in which he will willingly leave Gransys and leave you as an immortal with a claim to the Duchy. [[spoiler:He reveals that Edmun Dragonsbane, the current Duke of Gransys took the deal.]] However, accepting said deal results in a NonStandardGameOver.NonStandardGameOver.
* The [=DLC=] content of ''VideoGame/TotalWarShogun2'' features a new building called Lend Lease. Taking it gives you an immediate one-time lump sum of 4500 gold, but permanently dents your Daimyo's honour rating. Being in league with the invasive Portuguese is bad enough, but is it really worth publically pissing on the tenets of Bushido and Buddhism ''AND'' spreading sentiments of betrayal among your generals, just for a quick injection of cold, hard cash?
* The [=DLC=] content of ''VideoGame/TotalWarShogun2'' features a new building called Lend Lease. Taking it gives you an immediate one-time lump sum of 4500 gold, but permanently dents your Daimyo's honour rating. Being in league with the invasive Portuguese is bad enough, but is it really worth publically pissing on the tenets of Bushido and Buddhism ''AND'' spreading sentiments of betrayal among your generals, just for a quick injection of cold, hard cash?
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* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', the Daedric Prince Clavicus Vile loves making deals with mortals that they later come to regret, though in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', [[spoiler:he makes a deal he later comes to regret, in acquiring Umbra. This results in him losing some of his Daedric power.]]
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* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', the Daedric Prince Clavicus Vile loves making deals with mortals that they later come to regret, though in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', [[spoiler:he makes a deal he later comes to regret, in acquiring Umbra. This results in him losing some of his Daedric power.]]]] Though Clavicus Vile is indicated to ''sometimes'' make agreements that the recipient doesn't regret (this probably has something to do with the fact that unlike ''most'' devils, he actually has a fairly strong conscience. It just happens to be external).
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* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', Bowser and Antasma make a deal with each other. Bowser gets Peach, Antasma gets the world. If it's not immediately clear who the devil here is, [[spoiler: it's '''Bowser''']].
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* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', Bowser and Antasma make a deal with each other. Bowser gets Peach, Antasma gets the world. If it's not immediately clear who the devil here is, [[spoiler: it's '''Bowser''']].'''Bowser'''(not suprising since he's [[{{Satan}} the Great Demon King]])]].
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* In an Etna mode chapter break in the UpdatedRerelease of ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}'', she offers to beat up bullies harassing a 7-year old kid, in exchange for the kid's servitude after he dies. Seeing as this is [[BadBoss Etna,]] a nearby prinny immediately objects.
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* In an Etna mode chapter break in the UpdatedRerelease of ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea|HourOfDarkness}}'', she offers to beat up bullies harassing a 7-year old kid, in exchange for the kid's servitude after he dies. Seeing as this is [[BadBoss Etna,]] a nearby prinny immediately objects.
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** In fact, depending on how thorough you are, by the end of the game you may have pledged yourself/sold your soul to around ten different gods.
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* Twisted a bit thanks to the ambiguous nature of the 'demon' in ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'': Wander brings the corpse of his love to a forbidden temple and strikes a deal with the power sealed there (Dormin), slay the sixteen Colossi, and Dormin will revive Mono. Exactly ''what'' Dormin is never fully gets explained, but [[spoiler:Lord Emon and his men treat Dormin like a horrific demon, and Dormin's true form being a giant horned LivingShadow and [[DemonicPossession taking over Wander's body]]]] don't exactly help Their case. That said, [[spoiler:Dormin does keep Their end of the bargain: in the end, Mono is resurrected, just as They promised.]]
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* Twisted a bit thanks to the ambiguous nature of the 'demon' in ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'': Wander brings the corpse of his love to a forbidden temple and strikes a deal with the power sealed there (Dormin), (Dormin): slay the sixteen Colossi, and Dormin will revive Mono. Exactly ''what'' Dormin is never fully gets explained, but [[spoiler:Lord Emon and his men treat Dormin like a horrific demon, and Dormin's true form being a giant horned LivingShadow and [[DemonicPossession taking over Wander's body]]]] don't exactly help Their case. That said, [[spoiler:Dormin does keep Their end of the bargain: in the end, Mono is resurrected, just as They promised.]]
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* Subverted in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}''. The final DLC introduces Mr. Blake of the Hyperion corperation, who talks with an EvilBrit accent and is introduced with horn-like prongs in his hair and a ring of fire around him. He serves as your questgiver (offering you vast amounts of money in exchange for ending a RobotWar they started accidentally started while ''trying to kill you''). Despite all these hints, he doesn't betray you and pays you well for your services. In the sequel, where his boss is the BigBad, [[spoiler: it's revealed he helped Dr. Zed escape from some assassins Hyperion sent after him]].
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* Subverted in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}''. The final DLC introduces Mr. Blake of the Hyperion corperation, corporation, who talks with an EvilBrit accent and is introduced with horn-like prongs in his hair and a ring of fire around him. He serves as your questgiver (offering you vast amounts of money in exchange for ending a RobotWar they started accidentally started while ''trying to kill you''). Despite all these hints, he doesn't betray you and pays you well for your services. In the sequel, where his boss is the BigBad, [[spoiler: it's revealed he helped Dr. Zed escape from some assassins Hyperion sent after him]].
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* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', Bowser and Antasma make a deal with each other. Bowser gets Peach, Antasma gets the world. If it's not immediately clear who the devil here is, [[spoiler: it's '''Bowser''']].
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* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', Bowser and Antasma make a deal with each other. Bowser gets Peach, Antasma gets the world. If it's not immediately clear who the devil here is, [[spoiler: it's '''Bowser''']].'''Bowser''']].
* When you finally confront the Dragon in ''Videogame/DragonsDogma'', he reveals that he's captured your "Beloved" as determined by the in-game Affinity System and offers you the choice of either facing him in battle or sacrificing your Beloved, in which he will willingly leave Gransys and leave you as an immortal with a claim to the Duchy. [[spoiler:He reveals that Edmun Dragonsbane, the current Duke of Gransys took the deal.]] However, accepting said deal results in a NonStandardGameOver.
* When you finally confront the Dragon in ''Videogame/DragonsDogma'', he reveals that he's captured your "Beloved" as determined by the in-game Affinity System and offers you the choice of either facing him in battle or sacrificing your Beloved, in which he will willingly leave Gransys and leave you as an immortal with a claim to the Duchy. [[spoiler:He reveals that Edmun Dragonsbane, the current Duke of Gransys took the deal.]] However, accepting said deal results in a NonStandardGameOver.
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* FearEffect has Mr. Lam do this with the King of Hell in order to get rich quick. Unfortunately, he has to raise a girl who is supposed to destroy the world. Naturally, this deal comes back to bite him and bite him hard.
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* FearEffect ''VideoGame/FearEffect'' has Mr. Lam do this with the King of Hell in order to get rich quick. Unfortunately, he has to raise a girl who is supposed to destroy the world. Naturally, this deal comes back to bite him and bite him hard.
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* In ''VideoGame/GrimGrimoire'', [[CuteWitch Lillet Blan]] ascends to {{Magnificent Bastard}}hood by making complete mockeries of two {{Big Bad}}s, both of which had only been [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] before since they were too powerful to defeat. She does this by abusing a very big loophole -- on HER side -- in a Deal With The Devil, a loophole which Hell's lawyers are probably going to need to patch to standard contract procedure in the future...
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* In ''VideoGame/GrimGrimoire'', [[CuteWitch Lillet Blan]] ascends proves herself to {{Magnificent Bastard}}hood be a {{Guile Hero}}ine by making complete mockeries of two {{Big Bad}}s, both of which had only been [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] before since they were too powerful to defeat. She does this by abusing a very big loophole -- on HER side -- in a Deal With The Devil, a loophole which Hell's lawyers are probably going to need to patch to standard contract procedure in the future...
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* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', Bowser and Antasma make a deal with each other. Bowser gets Peach, Antasma gets the world. If it's not immediately clear who the devil here is, [[spoiler: it's '''Bowser''']].
* In ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'', the devil can randomly appear and offer you various {{Power Up}}s at the cost of your soul (which in this game means MaximumHPReduction).
* In ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'', the devil can randomly appear and offer you various {{Power Up}}s at the cost of your soul (which in this game means MaximumHPReduction).
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* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', Bowser and Antasma make a deal with each other. Bowser gets Peach, Antasma gets the world. If it's not immediately clear who the devil here is, [[spoiler: it's '''Bowser''']].
* In ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'', the devil can randomly appear and offer you various {{Power Up}}s at the cost of your soul (which in this game means MaximumHPReduction).'''Bowser''']].
* In ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'', the devil can randomly appear and offer you various {{Power Up}}s at the cost of your soul (which in this game means MaximumHPReduction).
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* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', Bowser and Antasma make a deal with each other. Bowser gets Peach, Antasma gets the world. If it's not immediately clear who the devil here is, [[spoiler: it's '''Bowser''']].
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* In ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', Bowser and Antasma make a deal with each other. Bowser gets Peach, Antasma gets the world. If it's not immediately clear who the devil here is, [[spoiler: it's '''Bowser''']].'''Bowser''']].
* In ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'', the devil can randomly appear and offer you various {{Power Up}}s at the cost of your soul (which in this game means MaximumHPReduction).
* In ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'', the devil can randomly appear and offer you various {{Power Up}}s at the cost of your soul (which in this game means MaximumHPReduction).
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* ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'' is pretty much all about this: Wander brings the corpse of his love to a forbidden temple and strikes a deal with the power sealed there (Dormin), slay the sixteen Colossi, and Dormin will revive Mono. Exactly ''what'' Dormin is never fully gets explained, but [[spoiler:Lord Emon and his men treat Dormin like a horrific demon, and Dormin's true form being a giant horned LivingShadow and [[DemonicPossession taking over Wander's body]]]] don't exactly help his case. Somewhat surprisingly, [[spoiler:Dormin does keep his end of the bargain: in the end, Mono is resurrected, just as he promised.]]
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* ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'' is pretty much all about this: Twisted a bit thanks to the ambiguous nature of the 'demon' in ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'': Wander brings the corpse of his love to a forbidden temple and strikes a deal with the power sealed there (Dormin), slay the sixteen Colossi, and Dormin will revive Mono. Exactly ''what'' Dormin is never fully gets explained, but [[spoiler:Lord Emon and his men treat Dormin like a horrific demon, and Dormin's true form being a giant horned LivingShadow and [[DemonicPossession taking over Wander's body]]]] don't exactly help his Their case. Somewhat surprisingly, That said, [[spoiler:Dormin does keep his Their end of the bargain: in the end, Mono is resurrected, just as he They promised.]]
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* In ''HalfLife'', the [=GMan=] takes the liberty to conscript Gordon Freeman into his service without ever offering him a choice [[spoiler: or actually informing him about it until the end of the game]]. In both the first and second game, he's constantly around manipulating events to turn out favorably for Gordon and his allies. Episode 2 informs us [[spoiler:that he did the same to Eli Vance. Instead of forcing them to do the work for him, he arranges it so that by achieving each of their own goals, they actually further his own hidden agenda.]]
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* In ''HalfLife'', ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'', the [=GMan=] takes the liberty to conscript Gordon Freeman into his service without ever offering him a choice [[spoiler: or [[spoiler:or actually informing him about it until the end of the game]]. In both the first this and second game, ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', he's constantly around manipulating events to turn out favorably for Gordon and his allies. Episode 2 informs us [[spoiler:that he did the same to Eli Vance. Instead of forcing them to do the work for him, he arranges it so that by achieving each of their own goals, they actually further his own hidden agenda.]]
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* In VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam, Bowser and Antasma make a deal with each other. Bowser gets Peach, Antasma gets the world. If it's not immediately clear who the devil here is, [[spoiler: it's '''Bowser''']].
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* In VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam, ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', Bowser and Antasma make a deal with each other. Bowser gets Peach, Antasma gets the world. If it's not immediately clear who the devil here is, [[spoiler: it's '''Bowser''']].
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* TheSecretWorld has many examples of characters who, whether directly or indirectly, were offered opportunities in this spirit from the beings behind the filth. The players are offered such opportunities at some points, and fight other characters who have done so.
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* TheSecretWorld has many examples of characters who, whether directly or indirectly, were offered opportunities in this spirit from the beings behind the filth. The players are offered such opportunities at some points, and fight other characters who have done so.so.
* In VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam, Bowser and Antasma make a deal with each other. Bowser gets Peach, Antasma gets the world. If it's not immediately clear who the devil here is, [[spoiler: it's '''Bowser''']].
* In VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam, Bowser and Antasma make a deal with each other. Bowser gets Peach, Antasma gets the world. If it's not immediately clear who the devil here is, [[spoiler: it's '''Bowser''']].
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* [[EldritchAbomination The Reapers]] in ''MassEffect' often make use of humanoid aliens to assist them in their repeating genocides of all galactic civilizations. Since they know that nobody would willingly help them or even be fooled by offers to be spared for their help, they instead rely on Indoctrination, distorting the minds of all sentient creatures within several dozen kilometers around them to make them see the Reapers as trustworthy and not all bad. While it has only limited reach and takes time, strong individuals can retain their personalties and abilities almost intact for quite a long time, making them extremely valuable to infiltrate any group that might be a real problem in the next comming extermination. At shorter range, even small parts of dead Reapers still have that effect after millions of years.
** Saren attempts to make a deal with [[EldritchAbomination the Reapers]], assisting them in their return in the hope of securing a better fate for him and those who will follow him in submiting to them [[CosmicHorrorStory when they will arrive]]. It is made quite clear that the Reapers have [[ILied no intention in letting anyone surive]].
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Illusive Man]] does not fall for the story that the Reapers would spare anyone who surrenders to them. Instead he believes that the Reapers are just machines and that they can be controlled if one has sufficient knowledge of their technology. To him the potential of Reaper technology is too great to allow it to be lost, and so he fights those who would destroy them, greatly weakening the resistance the Reapers are facing in their invasion.
** [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it turns out that in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', all of the Illusive Man's {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry is not enough to keep him and most of Cerberus from being indoctrinated]].
** Saren attempts to make a deal with [[EldritchAbomination the Reapers]], assisting them in their return in the hope of securing a better fate for him and those who will follow him in submiting to them [[CosmicHorrorStory when they will arrive]]. It is made quite clear that the Reapers have [[ILied no intention in letting anyone surive]].
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Illusive Man]] does not fall for the story that the Reapers would spare anyone who surrenders to them. Instead he believes that the Reapers are just machines and that they can be controlled if one has sufficient knowledge of their technology. To him the potential of Reaper technology is too great to allow it to be lost, and so he fights those who would destroy them, greatly weakening the resistance the Reapers are facing in their invasion.
** [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it turns out that in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', all of the Illusive Man's {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry is not enough to keep him and most of Cerberus from being indoctrinated]].
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* [[EldritchAbomination The Reapers]] in ''MassEffect' ''Franchise/MassEffect' often make use of humanoid aliens to assist them in their repeating genocides of all galactic civilizations. Since they know that nobody would willingly help them or even be fooled by offers to be spared for their help, they instead rely on Indoctrination, distorting the minds of all sentient creatures within several dozen kilometers around them to make them see the Reapers as trustworthy and not all bad. While it has only limited reach and takes time, strong individuals can retain their personalties and abilities almost intact for quite a long time, making them extremely valuable to infiltrate any group that might be a real problem in the next comming coming extermination. At shorter range, even small parts of dead Reapers still have that effect after millions of years.
** Saren attempts to make a deal with [[EldritchAbomination the Reapers]], assisting them in their return in the hope of securing a better fate forhim himself and those who will follow him in submiting submitting to them [[CosmicHorrorStory when they will arrive]]. It is made quite clear that the Reapers have [[ILied no intention in letting anyone surive]].
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Illusive Man]] does not fall for the story that the Reapers would spare anyone who surrenders to them. Instead he believes that the Reapers are just machines and that they can be controlled if one has sufficient knowledge of their technology. To him the potential of Reaper technology is too great to allow it to be lost, and so he fights those who would destroy them, greatly weakening the resistance the Reapers are facing in theirinvasion.
**invasion. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it turns out that in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', all of the Illusive Man's {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry is not enough to keep him and most of Cerberus from being indoctrinated]].
** Saren attempts to make a deal with [[EldritchAbomination the Reapers]], assisting them in their return in the hope of securing a better fate for
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Illusive Man]] does not fall for the story that the Reapers would spare anyone who surrenders to them. Instead he believes that the Reapers are just machines and that they can be controlled if one has sufficient knowledge of their technology. To him the potential of Reaper technology is too great to allow it to be lost, and so he fights those who would destroy them, greatly weakening the resistance the Reapers are facing in their
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* Subverted in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''; the contract the main character signs with Pharos in the opening sequence practically ''screams'' Deal With The Devil -- but despite granting the main character the services of the slightly creepy TricksterMentor Igor, the contract in itself has no negative repercussions (it turns out to be implicitly vital in saving the world, in fact).
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* Subverted in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''; the contract the main character signs with Pharos in the opening sequence practically ''screams'' Deal With The Devil -- but despite granting the main character the services of the slightly creepy TricksterMentor Igor, the contract in itself has no negative repercussions (it turns out to be implicitly vital in saving the world, in fact). Furthermore, the ''only'' condition on your side of the contract is to accept the consequences of your actions. ''Nothing more.''
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* ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'' is pretty much all about this: Wander brings the corpse of his love to a forbidden temple and strikes a deal with the power sealed there (Dormin), slay the sixteen Colossi, and Dormin will revive Mono. Exactly ''what'' Dormin is never fully gets explained, but [[spoiler:Lord Emon and his men treat Dormin like a horrific demon, and Dormin's true form being a giant horned LivingShadow and [[DemonicPossession taking over Wander's body]]]] don't exactly help his case. Somewhat surprisingly, [[spoiler:Dormin does keep his end of the bargain: in the end, Mono is resurrected, just as he promised.]]
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* ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'' is pretty much all about this: Wander brings the corpse of his love to a forbidden temple and strikes a deal with the power sealed there (Dormin), slay the sixteen Colossi, and Dormin will revive Mono. Exactly ''what'' Dormin is never fully gets explained, but [[spoiler:Lord Emon and his men treat Dormin like a horrific demon, and Dormin's true form being a giant horned LivingShadow and [[DemonicPossession taking over Wander's body]]]] don't exactly help his case. Somewhat surprisingly, [[spoiler:Dormin does keep his end of the bargain: in the end, Mono is resurrected, just as he promised.]]]]
* TheSecretWorld has many examples of characters who, whether directly or indirectly, were offered opportunities in this spirit from the beings behind the filth. The players are offered such opportunities at some points, and fight other characters who have done so.
* TheSecretWorld has many examples of characters who, whether directly or indirectly, were offered opportunities in this spirit from the beings behind the filth. The players are offered such opportunities at some points, and fight other characters who have done so.
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** In ''Dragonborn'', Miraak the First Dragonborn gained the power he needed to defy his former dragon masters through a deal with Hermaeus Mora.
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** In ''Dragonborn'', Miraak Miraak, the First Dragonborn Dragonborn, gained the power he needed to defy his former dragon masters through a deal with Hermaeus Mora.Mora. [[spoiler:The player must make that same deal in order to gain the power necessary to slay Miraak.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' ''3'', Grom Hellscream and the rest of the Warsong clan drink the blood of Mannoroth and use their restored chaos-empowered strength to slay the demigod Cenarius. This puts them under the thrall of Mannoroth again. When Thrall confronts Grom, the latter confesses that the Orcs were not forcefully corrupted by the Burning Legion as Thrall always believed. Grom and the other chieftains gave themselves and their clans willingly to the Legion, and drank Mannoroth's blood.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' ''3'', Grom Hellscream and the rest of the Warsong clan drink the blood of Mannoroth and use their restored chaos-empowered strength to slay the demigod Cenarius. This puts them under the thrall of Mannoroth again. When Thrall confronts Grom, the latter confesses that the Orcs were not forcefully corrupted by the Burning Legion as Thrall always believed. Grom and the other chieftains gave themselves and their clans willingly to the Legion, and drank Mannoroth's blood.blood.
* ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'' is pretty much all about this: Wander brings the corpse of his love to a forbidden temple and strikes a deal with the power sealed there (Dormin), slay the sixteen Colossi, and Dormin will revive Mono. Exactly ''what'' Dormin is never fully gets explained, but [[spoiler:Lord Emon and his men treat Dormin like a horrific demon, and Dormin's true form being a giant horned LivingShadow and [[DemonicPossession taking over Wander's body]]]] don't exactly help his case. Somewhat surprisingly, [[spoiler:Dormin does keep his end of the bargain: in the end, Mono is resurrected, just as he promised.]]
* ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'' is pretty much all about this: Wander brings the corpse of his love to a forbidden temple and strikes a deal with the power sealed there (Dormin), slay the sixteen Colossi, and Dormin will revive Mono. Exactly ''what'' Dormin is never fully gets explained, but [[spoiler:Lord Emon and his men treat Dormin like a horrific demon, and Dormin's true form being a giant horned LivingShadow and [[DemonicPossession taking over Wander's body]]]] don't exactly help his case. Somewhat surprisingly, [[spoiler:Dormin does keep his end of the bargain: in the end, Mono is resurrected, just as he promised.]]
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*** In addition, if you ask "Who am I?" to the pillar and [[KnightTemplar Vhailor]] is in earshot, when Vhailor hears the answer he will fight you to the death for your many injustices.
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* Subverted in [[DevilMayCry Dante's]] ending in ''MarvelVsCapcom3'', were Mephisto appears before him and offers to revive his mother and fix his relationship with Virgil. Dante, being too smart to fall for such things, aims Ebony at Mephisto's throat and retorts:
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** Eventually, The Nameless One can come to the Pillar of Skulls himself. The pillar promises to answer all your questions - with a dear price for each answer. For every answer, it demands one of the following before it answers your question:
*** Placing Morte back in the Pillar [[spoiler: though you can break him out later - you'll lose some max HP from all the skulls biting you, and they'll refuse to answer any more questions - instead yelling for abashis to come tear you to ribbons.]]
*** The location of Fhjull Forked-Tongue [[spoiler: which you can get aways with lying about if your Charisma is good enough, essentially paying nothing.]]
*** The Modron Cube [[spoiler: which is immediately and irrecoverably destroyed]]
*** Fall-From-Grace [[spoiler: if you choose her, she will assume you're joking. If you confirm you're serious, she will dissappear into thin air, never to be seen again. The Pillar doesn't accept this, given she escaped and all.]]
*** Annah [[spoiler: if you choose her, she'll assume you're joking as well. Confirming you're serious will make her fight you to the death. The Pillar doesn't accept her corpse.]]
*** The blood of an immortal (yours) [[spoiler: Picking this will result in hundreds of skulls biting you and draining your blood, making you lose a lot of max HP.]]
*** Placing Morte back in the Pillar [[spoiler: though you can break him out later - you'll lose some max HP from all the skulls biting you, and they'll refuse to answer any more questions - instead yelling for abashis to come tear you to ribbons.]]
*** The location of Fhjull Forked-Tongue [[spoiler: which you can get aways with lying about if your Charisma is good enough, essentially paying nothing.]]
*** The Modron Cube [[spoiler: which is immediately and irrecoverably destroyed]]
*** Fall-From-Grace [[spoiler: if you choose her, she will assume you're joking. If you confirm you're serious, she will dissappear into thin air, never to be seen again. The Pillar doesn't accept this, given she escaped and all.]]
*** Annah [[spoiler: if you choose her, she'll assume you're joking as well. Confirming you're serious will make her fight you to the death. The Pillar doesn't accept her corpse.]]
*** The blood of an immortal (yours) [[spoiler: Picking this will result in hundreds of skulls biting you and draining your blood, making you lose a lot of max HP.]]
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** That said, he still ends up the loser. Driven to madness by what Ares had him do, he prays to the other Gods to make his nightmares stop. Athena agrees to forgive his deeds if he somehow stops Ares. After Kratos slays Ares, Athena honors the agreement and forgives his deeds. Unfortunately for Kratos, [[ExactWords she never agreed to stop his nightmares]]. This drives Kratos to suicide. [[spoilers: Which Athena refuses to let proceed - as there is an empty chair on Olympus for the new God of War.]]
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** That said, he still ends up the loser. Driven to madness by what Ares had him do, he prays to the other Gods to make his nightmares stop. Athena agrees to forgive his deeds if he somehow stops Ares. After Kratos slays Ares, Athena honors the agreement and forgives his deeds. Unfortunately for Kratos, [[ExactWords she never agreed to stop his nightmares]]. This drives Kratos to suicide. [[spoilers: Which Athena refuses to let proceed - as there is an empty chair on Olympus for the new God of War.]]
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* ''DragonAge'' has numerous demons all seeking to makes deals with everyone, especially magi. They ''will'' keep their word, but are usually pretty jerkassy about how they do it. And after the deal they generally turn you into an abomination and take over your body. Strangely enough, it's actually the ''better'' way to become possessed because it leaves your will intact (as opposed to the demon crushing your spirit) because then the control can be broken. [[spoiler:As proved with Connor.]]
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* ''DragonAge'' ''Franchise/DragonAge'' has numerous demons all seeking to makes deals with everyone, especially magi. They ''will'' keep their word, but are usually pretty jerkassy about how they do it. And after the deal they generally turn you into an abomination and take over your body. Strangely enough, it's actually the ''better'' way to become possessed because it leaves your will intact (as opposed to the demon crushing your spirit) because then the control can be broken. [[spoiler:As proved with Connor.]]
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** ''DragonAge2'' has [[PlayerCharacter Hawke]] being forced to make one of these with Flemeth: help with Flemeth's ThanatosGambit in exchange for getting Hawke's family and Aveline to safety. [[SubvertedTrope By the end of the game, there appear to be no negative consequences for this deal, at least for Hawke.]]
*** ''DragonAge2'' also has two party members who have made such deals with all the best intentions. [[Cloudcuckoolander Merrill]] made a deal with a demon to become a blood mage so that she could help her clan rebuild its former glory. [[WellIntentionedExtremist Anders]] made a deal with the benevolent Fade spirit Justice; Justice could possess him, preventing Justice's death and augmenting Anders's powers...but, since Fade spirits are essentially [[BeingOfPureThought creatures of emotion]], his own anger at the Templars and the injustices he saw in the world corrupted Justice into a demon of Vengeance. Both end up suffering greatly for their poor judgment later.
*** ''DragonAge2'' also has two party members who have made such deals with all the best intentions. [[Cloudcuckoolander Merrill]] made a deal with a demon to become a blood mage so that she could help her clan rebuild its former glory. [[WellIntentionedExtremist Anders]] made a deal with the benevolent Fade spirit Justice; Justice could possess him, preventing Justice's death and augmenting Anders's powers...but, since Fade spirits are essentially [[BeingOfPureThought creatures of emotion]], his own anger at the Templars and the injustices he saw in the world corrupted Justice into a demon of Vengeance. Both end up suffering greatly for their poor judgment later.
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** ''DragonAge2'' ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' has [[PlayerCharacter Hawke]] being forced to make one of these with Flemeth: help with Flemeth's ThanatosGambit in exchange for getting Hawke's family and Aveline to safety. [[SubvertedTrope By the end of the game, there appear to be no negative consequences for this deal, at least for Hawke.]]
***''DragonAge2'' ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' also has two party members who have made such deals with all the best intentions. [[Cloudcuckoolander Merrill]] made a deal with a demon to become a blood mage so that she could help her clan rebuild its former glory. [[WellIntentionedExtremist Anders]] made a deal with the benevolent Fade spirit Justice; Justice could possess him, preventing Justice's death and augmenting Anders's powers...but, since Fade spirits are essentially [[BeingOfPureThought creatures of emotion]], his own anger at the Templars and the injustices he saw in the world corrupted Justice into a demon of Vengeance. Both end up suffering greatly for their poor judgment later.
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* In ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'' [[spoiler:Seda makes a deal with a Robed man, by infusing the blood of witches in him, he would gain immense Magical power to aid him in winning the war he was in to protect his kingdom, however there was a price: When his hatred and sorrow peaked; the Dark Genie was born.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'' [[spoiler:Seda makes a deal with a Robed man, by infusing the blood of witches in him, he would gain immense Magical magical power to aid him in winning the war he was in to protect his kingdom, however there was a price: When his hatred and sorrow peaked; the Dark Genie was born.]]
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* Used in ''{{Bayonetta}}'', as the [[DarkIsNotEvil Umbra Witches]], including the heroine, gain their power from making pacts with Infernal powers. As a consequence, if and when the Witches die their souls are DraggedOffToHell. Presumably the [[LightIsNotGood Lumen Sages]], as the counterparts to the Witches make the same kind of deal but with different entities, but it's not really elaborated upon.
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* Used in ''{{Bayonetta}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', as the [[DarkIsNotEvil Umbra Witches]], including the heroine, gain their power from making pacts with Infernal powers. As a consequence, if and when the Witches die their souls are DraggedOffToHell. Presumably the [[LightIsNotGood Lumen Sages]], as the counterparts to the Witches make the same kind of deal but with different entities, but it's not really elaborated upon.
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* Subverted in [[DevilMayCry Dante's]] ending in ''MarvelVsCapcom3'', were Mephisto appears before him and offers to revive his mother and fix his relationship with Virgil. Dante, being too smart to fall for such things, aims Ebony at Mephisto's throat and retorts:
-->'''Dante''': I'm not really interested in mending fences with my brother, so here's my counteroffer: You give me a job that can pay my electric bill for the year, and I'll leave you here with your head attached to your body.
-->'''Mephisto''': ...Actually, there's a fiend called Blackheart who has caused me trouble to no end.
-->'''Dante''': Done. [[TheDevilIsALoser But I'm charging you triple because you're such a tool]].
* FearEffect has Mr. Lam do this with the King of Hell in order to get rich quick. Unfortunately, he has to raise a girl who is supposed to destroy the world. Naturally, this deal comes back to bite him and bite him hard.
** Do you know what the funny and ironic part about this is? When the girl, who is effectively the AntiChrist, finds out about the deal and the terms, she calls out Mr. Lam on making such an evil and stupid pact. Yes, even the AntiChrist had moral objections to this!
* This is how most of the bosses in the ''MegaManStarForce'' games become bosses in the first place.
* Subverted in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''; the contract the main character signs with Pharos in the opening sequence practically ''screams'' Deal With The Devil -- but despite granting the main character the services of the slightly creepy TricksterMentor Igor, the contract in itself has no negative repercussions (it turns out to be implicitly vital in saving the world, in fact).
* In ''Mask of the Betrayer'', the expansion pack to ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'', at one point you have to free a wizard who struck a deal with the devil and 'just signed it'. The resulting conversation and comment options while you comb the fine print of the contract and question both the devil and the wizard about it are close to being the most hilarious in the game.
-->'''Faras:''' So you have some experience with infernal beings, then?
-->'''PlayerCharacter:''' You could say that. I once knew a warlock who collected them, actually,
** Interestingly enough if you dig completely through the contract and both sides of the story you can find that the devil a) cheated and b) doesn't realize it. He is forced by his very nature to declare the contract void if you point it out.
** Mask of the Betrayer also has Oronock and Thael'ka, a pair of Devils who've set themselves up as merchants to control the trafficking of souls between hell and a wizard's academy.
** In the original campaign, this trope was played straight by Ammon Jerro, who sold his soul to the Devil Levistus. Jerro's ally Mephasm subverts this, however; he'll reject buying your soul if you offer to sell it to him, and only seems interested in trading magical artifacts.
* Used straight in ''GuitarHero III'', with your agent [[LouisCypher Lou]].
** In ''both'' forms. Not only does the small print state that "Your soul is mine", but you can attempt an ordeal to recover it. The song used for that final battle? ''The Devil Went Down To Georgia'' (quoted up top).
* After failing a DemonicPossession of the main character in ''SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'', Gig, who is now fused to your soul, offers the main character a Deal With The Devil: He'll lend you ''some'' of his divine powers in return for limited control of your body, allowing you to create your army. During certain points in the story, he'll offer you ''better'' access, granting you incredible powers that will allow you to grind whoever you're facing into fine powder... But once you're done with said grinding, you get a NonStandardGameOver as Gig uses that access to boot your soul out of your body and takes it for himself.
* In ''HalfLife'', the [=GMan=] takes the liberty to conscript Gordon Freeman into his service without ever offering him a choice [[spoiler: or actually informing him about it until the end of the game]]. In both the first and second game, he's constantly around manipulating events to turn out favorably for Gordon and his allies. Episode 2 informs us [[spoiler:that he did the same to Eli Vance. Instead of forcing them to do the work for him, he arranges it so that by achieving each of their own goals, they actually further his own hidden agenda.]]
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', Ashe is offered the chance, by the deities of her world, to cut some pretty shards from a big crystal. These shards are weapons of mass destruction, and with them she could become Queen of the World - the problem is, it's implicit that if she were to do that, the deities would have indirect control over mankind through her. The deities present her with apparitions of her late husband to tempt her. Ultimately, the crystal is destroyed before she can truly decide.
** It's implied that the most famous King who 'united' the world and left three of those shards as his legacy actually did the deal good and proper.
* Riku, from ''KingdomHearts''. Also, Cloud Strife, with Hades.
** Subverted with Auron, who is offered a deal to get out of Hell, and refuses, and then gets out anyways.
-->'''Auron''': "This is my story, and you're not part of it."
* Subverted early on in ''ShadowOfDestiny'': Eike assumes that the Homunculus is after his soul, but Homunculus isn't interested. One possible ending [[DoubleSubversion double subverts]] this, implying that [[spoiler:the only reason Homunculus doesn't want Eike's soul is that ''he already owns it''.]]
* In ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'' [[spoiler:Seda makes a deal with a Robed man, by infusing the blood of witches in him, he would gain immense Magical power to aid him in winning the war he was in to protect his kingdom, however there was a price: When his hatred and sorrow peaked; the Dark Genie was born.]]
* In ''VideoGame/GrimGrimoire'', [[CuteWitch Lillet Blan]] ascends to {{Magnificent Bastard}}hood by making complete mockeries of two {{Big Bad}}s, both of which had only been [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] before since they were too powerful to defeat. She does this by abusing a very big loophole -- on HER side -- in a Deal With The Devil, a loophole which Hell's lawyers are probably going to need to patch to standard contract procedure in the future...
** [[spoiler:In case you didn't know, she just conned one Big Bad into killing the ''other'' Big Bad (by summoning him outside of the first Big Bad's bindings), then sold her soul to the surviving Big Bad for one wish, in a contract that is only breakable if the demon volunteers to be sucked back to Hell and tortured for eternity. Her wish? She asks the demon to embrace God.]]
--->[[spoiler:'''Grimlet:''']] (realizing to his horror that he'd just been suckered by a little girl) Mephistopheles... is this your doing?\\
[[spoiler:'''Advocat:''']] (laughing like a maniac) No. But, I so wish that it was.
* Kazuya Mishima in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' survives being thrown to a cliff because he made a Deal With The Devil to give him strength so he can [[CallingTheOldManOut take revenge on his dad Heihachi]].
** However he [[FaustianRebellion took control]] of the Devil and his power in Tekken 4.
* In ''VideoGame/TheNeverhood'', Klogg offers you Hoborg's crown. [[spoiler:[[BadEnding You probably shouldn't take it.]]]]
* Richter Abend from ''TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'' struck a deal with the demons of Niflheim (the land of the dead) for enough unholy power to avenge his best friend. Since the target of his revenge is also the [[BarrierMaiden seal]] that stops the demonic populace from invading the world, ''and'' the absence of the seal would allow aforementioned best friend to come back to the world of the living, it works out quite well for all concerned. [[spoiler:Except Richter is planning to double-cross the demons by turning himself into a new seal after his friend is reborn]].
* In ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'', Dr. Doom trades Nightcrawler and Jean Grey for a PlotCoupon as part of his ChainOfDeals to steal Odin's power. The players eventually reach Mephisto, but have to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu beat him up to proceed. No deals allowed.]]
* In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn]]'', mages sometimes entice spirits to enter their bodies, giving them great power... for a price... Such mages are called Spirit Charmers, for obvious reasons. While the spirits themselves are not diabolical, the effects of charming one are. (Supposedly...)
* ''TheDarkMeadow'' uses this as the main backstory in the game. [[spoiler: Suffering from a terminal illness, Ben Jacobi's parents sell their souls in order for their son to be cured of his illness and receive 17 great years afterwards. 17 years later, an overwhelmingly successful Ben feels invincible and thus agrees with the Trickster to [[KickTheDog sell his daughter's soul so he could live for another 17 years.]] His wife never gets over their daughter's subsequent abduction and divorces him, leaving Ben as a penniless, drunken mess. Ben's time is nearly up once more, hence why he's in the hospital.]]
* Deliciously subverted in ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' with Fhjull Forked-Tongue, a devil who tried to tempt a fallen angel with a deal... Only to find that said angel was ''considerably'' defter at contract manipulation than he, with the end result being that he's forced to be good for as long as he and the angel remain alive (both are, naturally, immortal). It goes without saying that when you meet him, he's ''not'' having a happy existence.
** Played straight in the same game [[spoiler:should the Nameless One come across the Grimoire of Pestilential Thought. It offers rather cynical wisdom such as "There are two secrets for becoming truly powerful. The first is to never tell anyone everything you know." But, it can teach you powerful spells, at a price. It starts off just wanting a drop of your blood, but it then demands you sell one of your party members into slavery. Finally, in exchange for "Power Word: Kill", you must murder another one of your party members.]]
** In the same vein, The Dustmen will let anyone sell themselves into a contract where their body is reanimated into a zombie, then a skeleton, for work in the Mortuary. In the Hive you'll find someone upset that they sold their body after death and want the contract back, a zombie holding a note that says "Please cremate me after death - take this magic item in exchange", and the Nameless One himself can sign such a contract - three times over!
** When visiting the Sensate Hall, you can attend a lecture from Ghysis The Crooked, one of the veterans of the Blood War - an all-consuming war taking place on the lower planes since time immemorial. He offers advice on how to stay out of it, and asks everyone there to lead a good life so that they won't fall to the lower planes in death and be conscripted into the war for eternity. If you've asked Verusika about him, though, you can get Ghysis to tell his story on how he got out...
-->'''Ghysis The Crooked''': "Me an’ two other lads fled like dogs, that’s what ‘appened. We scurried across the Plane fer a handful o’ days afore we came to this great pillar o’ livin’ ‘eads… an awful sight, it was... they jabbered an’ hissed at us, callin’ fer us ta come closer. That night I stole away from the others an’ went ta talk ta th’ pillar." ''Ghysis shut his eyes and rubbed at his temples'' "I… I asked this pillar ‘ow I might be freed, ‘ow I might escape Baator... an’ it told me in exchange fer th’ two o’ my brothers." ''He was quiet for a moment, biting on his knuckles as if fighting back tears'' “Ta me... at th’ time... t'was just math."
* ''{{Castlevania 64}}'' offers a very interesting variation. In the Villa, the heroes encounter a demon salesman called Renon who offers to sell you potions and other items. (His stock is not very impressive compared to most merchants, but unlike most, his shop can be accessed from anywhere, using magical scrolls, making him somewhat of an asset.) However [[spoiler:he neglects to mention that spending more than 30,000 gold in his shop equals to selling your soul to the devil (that clause is technically written into the contract, but in a [[LoopholeAbuse demonic language that humans can't read]]), in which case Renon will be more than eager to claim his fee when the time comes. (If this happens, you have to fight him as a BonusBoss, and the contract is rendered void if you defeat him.)]]
** DawnOfSorrow features the Devil Soul. It's a familiar soul - press R and you will begin to lose ten HP a second in exchange for much higher power. It'll stop before it kills you though. Great if you're good at not getting hit or if you're doing a BossRush.
* In ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights: Hordes of the Underdark'', [[DiscOneFinalBoss the Valsharess]] hasn't to her own mind even made a deal with the devil, but simply [[spoiler:made him her [[TheDragon servant]] (somehow). However, considering he is an archdevil called Mephistopheles, she should have known it was not going to end well. There are rules, whatever they may be, and eventually he uses the player character to manipulate her to break them enough that he can bend the bounds of her control and have her killed. Then, [[XanatosSpeedChess since he now happens to be in the material world]], he sets out to [[TakeOverTheWorld conquer it]]. Later, he may simply talk the player's companions into joining him before the final encounter.]]
** It is even hinted that the entire "deal" was an EvilPlan by [[spoiler: Mephistopheles]] himself, started as far back as the previous game.
* ''ShadowHearts'' has as a major plot point in ''Covenant'' that mortals can make pacts with the three most powerful demons in that universe: Amon, Asmodeus, and Astaroth. Doing so will let the demons eventually hollow out your soul and take up residence. [[spoiler:Yuri Hyuga, who made the pact with Amon, is in no danger because [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer he simply beat Amon into submission]]. Nicholai, who made the pact with Astaroth, had enough willpower to stop the DemonicPossession... until he got captured by another faction of bad guys and was tortured to the point where his spirit broke]].
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' starts with Link being recruited by a a wicked-looking [[TheImp Imp]] who will help you rescue your friends in return for retrieving [[SealedEvilInACan three forbidden artifacts sealed away by Hyrule's light spirits]]. [[spoiler:Subverted -- the imp, Midna, may ''look'' wicked, but she isn't. Well, not much]].
** The game also has a variant on this in Zant, who [[spoiler:sells his allegiance to Ganondorf in exchange for the latter's help in usurping the throne of the Twilight Realm. Zant, mistakenly believing Ganondorf to be a god, can't be killed as long as the immortal thief-lord lives, but in exchange for the Twilight throne, Ganondorf forces Zant to turn his people into monsters and invade Hyrule. (Zant didn't really need much persuasion on that matter, though.)]] In the end, this deal [[spoiler:backfires on Ganondorf when he tries to reach out to Zant for power to save him from dying, but a disillusioned Zant opts to kill himself instead by snapping his own neck, taking Ganondorf with him.]]
* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'': Kratos makes a deal with Ares to save his life. Then Ares [[spoiler:tricks him into murdering his wife and daughter]]. (More) Killing ensues.
-->'''Kratos''': "'''ARES!''' Destroy my enemies -- and my life is yours!"
** Kratos manages to get out of this deal in a rather badass way -- by absorbing the power of Pandora's Box, growing to Godly size, and killing the hell out of Ares - becoming the new God of War.
* ''DragonAge'' has numerous demons all seeking to makes deals with everyone, especially magi. They ''will'' keep their word, but are usually pretty jerkassy about how they do it. And after the deal they generally turn you into an abomination and take over your body. Strangely enough, it's actually the ''better'' way to become possessed because it leaves your will intact (as opposed to the demon crushing your spirit) because then the control can be broken. [[spoiler:As proved with Connor.]]
** This is how one becomes a blood mage.
** [[spoiler:Connor]] himself made a deal with a demon to [[spoiler:save his father after he was poisoned.]]
** [[spoiler: The protagonist and/or Alistair]]'s deal with Morrigan to [[spoiler: not die killing the Archdemon]] has the distinct scent of this trope about it. Its all about the way she presents it, combined with ominous camera angles and background music.
** ''DragonAge2'' has [[PlayerCharacter Hawke]] being forced to make one of these with Flemeth: help with Flemeth's ThanatosGambit in exchange for getting Hawke's family and Aveline to safety. [[SubvertedTrope By the end of the game, there appear to be no negative consequences for this deal, at least for Hawke.]]
*** ''DragonAge2'' also has two party members who have made such deals with all the best intentions. [[Cloudcuckoolander Merrill]] made a deal with a demon to become a blood mage so that she could help her clan rebuild its former glory. [[WellIntentionedExtremist Anders]] made a deal with the benevolent Fade spirit Justice; Justice could possess him, preventing Justice's death and augmenting Anders's powers...but, since Fade spirits are essentially [[BeingOfPureThought creatures of emotion]], his own anger at the Templars and the injustices he saw in the world corrupted Justice into a demon of Vengeance. Both end up suffering greatly for their poor judgment later.
* [[EldritchAbomination The Reapers]] in ''MassEffect' often make use of humanoid aliens to assist them in their repeating genocides of all galactic civilizations. Since they know that nobody would willingly help them or even be fooled by offers to be spared for their help, they instead rely on Indoctrination, distorting the minds of all sentient creatures within several dozen kilometers around them to make them see the Reapers as trustworthy and not all bad. While it has only limited reach and takes time, strong individuals can retain their personalties and abilities almost intact for quite a long time, making them extremely valuable to infiltrate any group that might be a real problem in the next comming extermination. At shorter range, even small parts of dead Reapers still have that effect after millions of years.
** Saren attempts to make a deal with [[EldritchAbomination the Reapers]], assisting them in their return in the hope of securing a better fate for him and those who will follow him in submiting to them [[CosmicHorrorStory when they will arrive]]. It is made quite clear that the Reapers have [[ILied no intention in letting anyone surive]].
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Illusive Man]] does not fall for the story that the Reapers would spare anyone who surrenders to them. Instead he believes that the Reapers are just machines and that they can be controlled if one has sufficient knowledge of their technology. To him the potential of Reaper technology is too great to allow it to be lost, and so he fights those who would destroy them, greatly weakening the resistance the Reapers are facing in their invasion.
** [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it turns out that in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', all of the Illusive Man's {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry is not enough to keep him and most of Cerberus from being indoctrinated]].
* Used in ''{{Bayonetta}}'', as the [[DarkIsNotEvil Umbra Witches]], including the heroine, gain their power from making pacts with Infernal powers. As a consequence, if and when the Witches die their souls are DraggedOffToHell. Presumably the [[LightIsNotGood Lumen Sages]], as the counterparts to the Witches make the same kind of deal but with different entities, but it's not really elaborated upon.
* Happens to [[spoiler:the main character]] in ''BreathOfFire: Dragon Quarter''. When struck down by his rival [[spoiler:Bosch]], the dragon Odjn restores [[spoiler:your character]]'s life and gives him the power of the Wyrm. From then on, during any battle he can call upon the Wyrm's power and do ''tremendous'' damage to anything in his way. However, every time he does so, the Wyrm takes over more of his soul. When the Wyrm takes over his soul completely, it bursts out of his body, ending the game. [[spoiler: Later on, Bosch gets a similar power from another dragon.]]
* [[spoiler:Wiegraf]] in ''FinalFantasyTactics''.
-->'''Velius''': "God Stone Bearer, with me now do treat. Your spirit and my flesh as one shall merge. Life undying yours forever more."
-->[[spoiler: '''Wiegraf''']]: Help me... I beg you...
-->'''Velius''': I am Velius... the devil. Your wish is granted."
* Before that, there was ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''. BigBad TheEmperor made a deal with Satan (and yes, [[{{Satan}} they do invoke him by name]] in the [[NoExportForYou Japanese]] [[AllThereInTheManual novelizations]])--his soul for the power to command the LegionsOfHell in order to TakeOverTheWorld. And when he is killed and Satan comes to collect...[[FaustianRebellion the Emperor uses this power to meet Satan in combat]] ''[[LikeABadassOutOfHell and kills him dead]]'', then goes on to ''[[UpToEleven conquer hell itself]]''. And if you think ''that's'' CrazyAwesome? [[SerialEscalation He did the same thing in Heaven]].
* In the [[SpyroTheDragon The Legend of Spyro Trilogy]], the Apes made a pact with Malefor to free him from the Well of Souls in exchange for power. Well they work their butts off to free him and he 'rewards' them [[spoiler: by turning them into undead skeletons forever condeemed to live in the dark.]]
* VideoGame/StarCraftII has this going on between Tychus and Arcturus. No points for guessing who the devil is.
-->'''Arcturus''': They say a man doesn't know anything about himself... until his freedom's been taken away. I wonder... how much do you know about yourself?\\
'''Adjutant''': Please step onto the platform.\\
'''Arcturus''': Convict 626. Murderer. Pirate. Traitor. Today, you go free. But as you'll soon learn, even freedom has its price.\\
''*cue various machines assembling a Marine suit on Tychus*''\\
'''Adjutant''': Combat suit sealed and locked.\\
'''Arcturus''': You will carry your prison with you. That armor will be your new cell. Make no mistake. War is coming, in all its glory and all its horror. Mister Findlay, your freedom awaits.\\
'''Tychus''': Hell, it's about time.
* Though it's not to a devil, it's possible to this with Akasha or the world in VisualNovel/FateStayNight. [[spoiler:Archer did it and so did Saber.]] The agreement is that in exchange for something, you agree that after your death you will enter the Throne of Heroes outside of time and from there be summoned forth to keep humanity from being destroyed [[AntiHero through brute force]] with no heed to who is innocent or guilty. Said contracts have no end and cannot be broken [[spoiler:unless, as with Saber, you choose to give up on what it was you agreed to go for.]] Real heroes don't need to do it [[spoiler:so Saber is going to end up with this fate, anyway.]]
** [[spoiler:Except she gets her almost-personal ([[TogetherInDeath Shirou]] [[LoveTranscendsSpaceTime can get there also]]) afterlife, [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Avalon]].]]
* In an Etna mode chapter break in the UpdatedRerelease of ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}'', she offers to beat up bullies harassing a 7-year old kid, in exchange for the kid's servitude after he dies. Seeing as this is [[BadBoss Etna,]] a nearby prinny immediately objects.
* He's not exactly the devil, but in ''{{Avernum}} 5'' the mysterious mage Gladwell is certainly willing to offer you a deal. Just for agreeing to work for him, every party member will get an additional point to every primary statistic (a significant boost in power), plus powerful magical items in return for every artifact you bring him. The catch is that this power comes with his control--if he wants you to get him an artifact near your current location, you'll be physically incapable of proceeding until you get it, regardless of whether stealing the artifact will piss off a town and prevent you from completing further quests there. [[spoiler:He cannot, however, prevent you from [[FaustianRebellion physically attacking him . . .]]]]
** He's back in game 6, and this time he's a bit more subtle. He tells you he'll reveal his goals to you once he trusts you more, but in the meantime you'll just have to take his word for it that he has a good reason for telling you to go to various places filled with powerful undead and [[SealedEvilInACan set them loose]]. As early as his second mission you can attempt to warn people about what he's up to, but you'll find that your jaw refuses to obey you.
* Before the story begins in EienNoAselia, Yuuto somehow managed to make a contract with Desire, a living weapon. The deal was that it would save his little sister's life, and when the time came Yuuto would wield it to destroy its enemy, Oath. Both swords are evil. Played with a little in that Desire never really gains the degree of control over Yuuto that it expected it to. [[spoiler:And that it dies before achieving its goal and lightens up a little at the end.]]
* Close to the end of ''{{Oni}}'', Konoko discovers that Muro is planning to pollute the environment worldwide to kill everybody. However, he will save people who sell their souls to him for a Daodan Chrysalis. On their part, they will survive the polluted with a Daodan Chrysalis implanted in each of them. On Muro's part, he gets people who will serve under him, and will kill and destroy on his command, which would make them as monstrous as him. If that is not a Deal With The Devil, then what is?
* Towards the end of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''. [[spoiler:Raiden]] tries to make one with [[spoiler:Quan Chi]] to help turn the tide against the BigBad after Sindel's massacre; [[spoiler:the souls of all those killed in the battle for Netherrealm's aid]]. Unfortunately, the BigBad had already sold [[spoiler:all the souls to Quan Chi.]]
* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', the Daedric Prince Clavicus Vile loves making deals with mortals that they later come to regret, though in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', [[spoiler:he makes a deal he later comes to regret, in acquiring Umbra. This results in him losing some of his Daedric power.]]
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' shows that Nocturnal also likes cutting deals. [[spoiler:specifically she grants you special powers and badass armor, along with largely free reign in return for protecting her shrines in life and death]].
** The first Werewolves sold their souls to Hircine in exchange for their power. When a werewolf dies, his or her soul is doomed to join Hircine's eternal hunt. Some werewolves see this as a curse, and wish to be cured. Others see it as a blessing and offer it to those they deem worthy.
** In ''Dawnguard'' it's revealed that making a pact and submitting yourself to Molag Bal will turn you into a more powerful Vampire than simply letting the disease that leads to vampirism run its course does. The BigBad of ''Dawnguard'' did this long ago to stave off death, draggin his wife and daughter into it and sacrificing many of his own subjects in the process.
** In ''Dragonborn'', Miraak the First Dragonborn gained the power he needed to defy his former dragon masters through a deal with Hermaeus Mora.
* The winner of ''TwistedMetal'' gets one wish from Calypso, when he grants it things aren't always what they'll expect.
** In ''TwistedMetalBlack'' though, the wishes have to malicous in nature to not be twisted as we learn.
* In ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'', Devil Rooms sometimes appear after boss fights. Inside these rooms, Isaac can trade hearts from his LifeMeter for extremely powerful items and upgrades.
* There's a few of these in ''VideoGame/OdinSphere''. [[spoiler:Ingway]] makes one with the queen of death herself for a power to get revenge on [[spoiler:Odin]] in exchange for his soul. It seems something similar happened with the same power to [[spoiler:Cornelius's grandpa]] when his home country was being invaded many years ago. [[spoiler:Oswald]] is tricked into one by [[spoiler:Melvin]] by not being told that using the demonically powered blade he uses will eventually deliver his soul to the queen of death when he dies. However, all three of these don't go as planned. [[spoiler:Ingway]] doesn't actually die until [[spoiler:the queen of death is dead and can't collect.]] [[spoiler:Cornelius' grandpa]] got free during [[spoiler:the end of the world]] and took the place of [[spoiler:the queen of the dead.]] [[spoiler:Oswald]] is ultimately saved from his fate by [[spoiler:Gwendolyn]] when she goes down to the underworld to get him back and [[spoiler:kills the queen of death herself.]] He's also rescued the first time by [[spoiler:Odin]] but he ends up making a deal with [[spoiler:him]] in exchange for [[spoiler:Gwendolyn]]. This one is foiled by [[spoiler:Gwendolyn herself]] when she decides not to give [[spoiler:the ring]] to [[spoiler:Odin]] because [[spoiler:Oswald]] gave it to [[spoiler:her]] as a sign [[spoiler:of his feelings for her]]. [[spoiler:Odin]] also failed to add in the deal of giving the [[spoiler:ring]] up because he only asked for [[spoiler:the death of a dragon that originally had it]], which was carried out. The parties that would normally benefit all get screwed over. Except maybe the case of [[spoiler:the Fire King]] who does get screwed over but would be consider the usual sucker in these types of deals.
* Inverted in VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten, where it's a desperate ''demon'' who ends up making a Deal With The Human.
** In VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories, it's suggested that Adell had such a deal with a HornyDevil, but it ended with him getting the scars on his face. It's implied that it was for the identity of his MissingMom and DisappearedDad.
* Murphy Pendleton in ''SilentHillDownpour'' strikes a deal with corrupt corrections officer Sewell [[spoiler:to get revenge on the pedophile who killed his son in exchange for a favor. Said favor turns out to be offing benevolent corrections officer Coleridge.]]
* Subverted in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}''. The final DLC introduces Mr. Blake of the Hyperion corperation, who talks with an EvilBrit accent and is introduced with horn-like prongs in his hair and a ring of fire around him. He serves as your questgiver (offering you vast amounts of money in exchange for ending a RobotWar they started accidentally started while ''trying to kill you''). Despite all these hints, he doesn't betray you and pays you well for your services. In the sequel, where his boss is the BigBad, [[spoiler: it's revealed he helped Dr. Zed escape from some assassins Hyperion sent after him]].
* In ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' ''3'', Grom Hellscream and the rest of the Warsong clan drink the blood of Mannoroth and use their restored chaos-empowered strength to slay the demigod Cenarius. This puts them under the thrall of Mannoroth again. When Thrall confronts Grom, the latter confesses that the Orcs were not forcefully corrupted by the Burning Legion as Thrall always believed. Grom and the other chieftains gave themselves and their clans willingly to the Legion, and drank Mannoroth's blood.
-->'''Dante''': I'm not really interested in mending fences with my brother, so here's my counteroffer: You give me a job that can pay my electric bill for the year, and I'll leave you here with your head attached to your body.
-->'''Mephisto''': ...Actually, there's a fiend called Blackheart who has caused me trouble to no end.
-->'''Dante''': Done. [[TheDevilIsALoser But I'm charging you triple because you're such a tool]].
* FearEffect has Mr. Lam do this with the King of Hell in order to get rich quick. Unfortunately, he has to raise a girl who is supposed to destroy the world. Naturally, this deal comes back to bite him and bite him hard.
** Do you know what the funny and ironic part about this is? When the girl, who is effectively the AntiChrist, finds out about the deal and the terms, she calls out Mr. Lam on making such an evil and stupid pact. Yes, even the AntiChrist had moral objections to this!
* This is how most of the bosses in the ''MegaManStarForce'' games become bosses in the first place.
* Subverted in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''; the contract the main character signs with Pharos in the opening sequence practically ''screams'' Deal With The Devil -- but despite granting the main character the services of the slightly creepy TricksterMentor Igor, the contract in itself has no negative repercussions (it turns out to be implicitly vital in saving the world, in fact).
* In ''Mask of the Betrayer'', the expansion pack to ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'', at one point you have to free a wizard who struck a deal with the devil and 'just signed it'. The resulting conversation and comment options while you comb the fine print of the contract and question both the devil and the wizard about it are close to being the most hilarious in the game.
-->'''Faras:''' So you have some experience with infernal beings, then?
-->'''PlayerCharacter:''' You could say that. I once knew a warlock who collected them, actually,
** Interestingly enough if you dig completely through the contract and both sides of the story you can find that the devil a) cheated and b) doesn't realize it. He is forced by his very nature to declare the contract void if you point it out.
** Mask of the Betrayer also has Oronock and Thael'ka, a pair of Devils who've set themselves up as merchants to control the trafficking of souls between hell and a wizard's academy.
** In the original campaign, this trope was played straight by Ammon Jerro, who sold his soul to the Devil Levistus. Jerro's ally Mephasm subverts this, however; he'll reject buying your soul if you offer to sell it to him, and only seems interested in trading magical artifacts.
* Used straight in ''GuitarHero III'', with your agent [[LouisCypher Lou]].
** In ''both'' forms. Not only does the small print state that "Your soul is mine", but you can attempt an ordeal to recover it. The song used for that final battle? ''The Devil Went Down To Georgia'' (quoted up top).
* After failing a DemonicPossession of the main character in ''SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'', Gig, who is now fused to your soul, offers the main character a Deal With The Devil: He'll lend you ''some'' of his divine powers in return for limited control of your body, allowing you to create your army. During certain points in the story, he'll offer you ''better'' access, granting you incredible powers that will allow you to grind whoever you're facing into fine powder... But once you're done with said grinding, you get a NonStandardGameOver as Gig uses that access to boot your soul out of your body and takes it for himself.
* In ''HalfLife'', the [=GMan=] takes the liberty to conscript Gordon Freeman into his service without ever offering him a choice [[spoiler: or actually informing him about it until the end of the game]]. In both the first and second game, he's constantly around manipulating events to turn out favorably for Gordon and his allies. Episode 2 informs us [[spoiler:that he did the same to Eli Vance. Instead of forcing them to do the work for him, he arranges it so that by achieving each of their own goals, they actually further his own hidden agenda.]]
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', Ashe is offered the chance, by the deities of her world, to cut some pretty shards from a big crystal. These shards are weapons of mass destruction, and with them she could become Queen of the World - the problem is, it's implicit that if she were to do that, the deities would have indirect control over mankind through her. The deities present her with apparitions of her late husband to tempt her. Ultimately, the crystal is destroyed before she can truly decide.
** It's implied that the most famous King who 'united' the world and left three of those shards as his legacy actually did the deal good and proper.
* Riku, from ''KingdomHearts''. Also, Cloud Strife, with Hades.
** Subverted with Auron, who is offered a deal to get out of Hell, and refuses, and then gets out anyways.
-->'''Auron''': "This is my story, and you're not part of it."
* Subverted early on in ''ShadowOfDestiny'': Eike assumes that the Homunculus is after his soul, but Homunculus isn't interested. One possible ending [[DoubleSubversion double subverts]] this, implying that [[spoiler:the only reason Homunculus doesn't want Eike's soul is that ''he already owns it''.]]
* In ''VideoGame/DarkCloud'' [[spoiler:Seda makes a deal with a Robed man, by infusing the blood of witches in him, he would gain immense Magical power to aid him in winning the war he was in to protect his kingdom, however there was a price: When his hatred and sorrow peaked; the Dark Genie was born.]]
* In ''VideoGame/GrimGrimoire'', [[CuteWitch Lillet Blan]] ascends to {{Magnificent Bastard}}hood by making complete mockeries of two {{Big Bad}}s, both of which had only been [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] before since they were too powerful to defeat. She does this by abusing a very big loophole -- on HER side -- in a Deal With The Devil, a loophole which Hell's lawyers are probably going to need to patch to standard contract procedure in the future...
** [[spoiler:In case you didn't know, she just conned one Big Bad into killing the ''other'' Big Bad (by summoning him outside of the first Big Bad's bindings), then sold her soul to the surviving Big Bad for one wish, in a contract that is only breakable if the demon volunteers to be sucked back to Hell and tortured for eternity. Her wish? She asks the demon to embrace God.]]
--->[[spoiler:'''Grimlet:''']] (realizing to his horror that he'd just been suckered by a little girl) Mephistopheles... is this your doing?\\
[[spoiler:'''Advocat:''']] (laughing like a maniac) No. But, I so wish that it was.
* Kazuya Mishima in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' survives being thrown to a cliff because he made a Deal With The Devil to give him strength so he can [[CallingTheOldManOut take revenge on his dad Heihachi]].
** However he [[FaustianRebellion took control]] of the Devil and his power in Tekken 4.
* In ''VideoGame/TheNeverhood'', Klogg offers you Hoborg's crown. [[spoiler:[[BadEnding You probably shouldn't take it.]]]]
* Richter Abend from ''TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'' struck a deal with the demons of Niflheim (the land of the dead) for enough unholy power to avenge his best friend. Since the target of his revenge is also the [[BarrierMaiden seal]] that stops the demonic populace from invading the world, ''and'' the absence of the seal would allow aforementioned best friend to come back to the world of the living, it works out quite well for all concerned. [[spoiler:Except Richter is planning to double-cross the demons by turning himself into a new seal after his friend is reborn]].
* In ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'', Dr. Doom trades Nightcrawler and Jean Grey for a PlotCoupon as part of his ChainOfDeals to steal Odin's power. The players eventually reach Mephisto, but have to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu beat him up to proceed. No deals allowed.]]
* In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn]]'', mages sometimes entice spirits to enter their bodies, giving them great power... for a price... Such mages are called Spirit Charmers, for obvious reasons. While the spirits themselves are not diabolical, the effects of charming one are. (Supposedly...)
* ''TheDarkMeadow'' uses this as the main backstory in the game. [[spoiler: Suffering from a terminal illness, Ben Jacobi's parents sell their souls in order for their son to be cured of his illness and receive 17 great years afterwards. 17 years later, an overwhelmingly successful Ben feels invincible and thus agrees with the Trickster to [[KickTheDog sell his daughter's soul so he could live for another 17 years.]] His wife never gets over their daughter's subsequent abduction and divorces him, leaving Ben as a penniless, drunken mess. Ben's time is nearly up once more, hence why he's in the hospital.]]
* Deliciously subverted in ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' with Fhjull Forked-Tongue, a devil who tried to tempt a fallen angel with a deal... Only to find that said angel was ''considerably'' defter at contract manipulation than he, with the end result being that he's forced to be good for as long as he and the angel remain alive (both are, naturally, immortal). It goes without saying that when you meet him, he's ''not'' having a happy existence.
** Played straight in the same game [[spoiler:should the Nameless One come across the Grimoire of Pestilential Thought. It offers rather cynical wisdom such as "There are two secrets for becoming truly powerful. The first is to never tell anyone everything you know." But, it can teach you powerful spells, at a price. It starts off just wanting a drop of your blood, but it then demands you sell one of your party members into slavery. Finally, in exchange for "Power Word: Kill", you must murder another one of your party members.]]
** In the same vein, The Dustmen will let anyone sell themselves into a contract where their body is reanimated into a zombie, then a skeleton, for work in the Mortuary. In the Hive you'll find someone upset that they sold their body after death and want the contract back, a zombie holding a note that says "Please cremate me after death - take this magic item in exchange", and the Nameless One himself can sign such a contract - three times over!
** When visiting the Sensate Hall, you can attend a lecture from Ghysis The Crooked, one of the veterans of the Blood War - an all-consuming war taking place on the lower planes since time immemorial. He offers advice on how to stay out of it, and asks everyone there to lead a good life so that they won't fall to the lower planes in death and be conscripted into the war for eternity. If you've asked Verusika about him, though, you can get Ghysis to tell his story on how he got out...
-->'''Ghysis The Crooked''': "Me an’ two other lads fled like dogs, that’s what ‘appened. We scurried across the Plane fer a handful o’ days afore we came to this great pillar o’ livin’ ‘eads… an awful sight, it was... they jabbered an’ hissed at us, callin’ fer us ta come closer. That night I stole away from the others an’ went ta talk ta th’ pillar." ''Ghysis shut his eyes and rubbed at his temples'' "I… I asked this pillar ‘ow I might be freed, ‘ow I might escape Baator... an’ it told me in exchange fer th’ two o’ my brothers." ''He was quiet for a moment, biting on his knuckles as if fighting back tears'' “Ta me... at th’ time... t'was just math."
* ''{{Castlevania 64}}'' offers a very interesting variation. In the Villa, the heroes encounter a demon salesman called Renon who offers to sell you potions and other items. (His stock is not very impressive compared to most merchants, but unlike most, his shop can be accessed from anywhere, using magical scrolls, making him somewhat of an asset.) However [[spoiler:he neglects to mention that spending more than 30,000 gold in his shop equals to selling your soul to the devil (that clause is technically written into the contract, but in a [[LoopholeAbuse demonic language that humans can't read]]), in which case Renon will be more than eager to claim his fee when the time comes. (If this happens, you have to fight him as a BonusBoss, and the contract is rendered void if you defeat him.)]]
** DawnOfSorrow features the Devil Soul. It's a familiar soul - press R and you will begin to lose ten HP a second in exchange for much higher power. It'll stop before it kills you though. Great if you're good at not getting hit or if you're doing a BossRush.
* In ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights: Hordes of the Underdark'', [[DiscOneFinalBoss the Valsharess]] hasn't to her own mind even made a deal with the devil, but simply [[spoiler:made him her [[TheDragon servant]] (somehow). However, considering he is an archdevil called Mephistopheles, she should have known it was not going to end well. There are rules, whatever they may be, and eventually he uses the player character to manipulate her to break them enough that he can bend the bounds of her control and have her killed. Then, [[XanatosSpeedChess since he now happens to be in the material world]], he sets out to [[TakeOverTheWorld conquer it]]. Later, he may simply talk the player's companions into joining him before the final encounter.]]
** It is even hinted that the entire "deal" was an EvilPlan by [[spoiler: Mephistopheles]] himself, started as far back as the previous game.
* ''ShadowHearts'' has as a major plot point in ''Covenant'' that mortals can make pacts with the three most powerful demons in that universe: Amon, Asmodeus, and Astaroth. Doing so will let the demons eventually hollow out your soul and take up residence. [[spoiler:Yuri Hyuga, who made the pact with Amon, is in no danger because [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer he simply beat Amon into submission]]. Nicholai, who made the pact with Astaroth, had enough willpower to stop the DemonicPossession... until he got captured by another faction of bad guys and was tortured to the point where his spirit broke]].
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' starts with Link being recruited by a a wicked-looking [[TheImp Imp]] who will help you rescue your friends in return for retrieving [[SealedEvilInACan three forbidden artifacts sealed away by Hyrule's light spirits]]. [[spoiler:Subverted -- the imp, Midna, may ''look'' wicked, but she isn't. Well, not much]].
** The game also has a variant on this in Zant, who [[spoiler:sells his allegiance to Ganondorf in exchange for the latter's help in usurping the throne of the Twilight Realm. Zant, mistakenly believing Ganondorf to be a god, can't be killed as long as the immortal thief-lord lives, but in exchange for the Twilight throne, Ganondorf forces Zant to turn his people into monsters and invade Hyrule. (Zant didn't really need much persuasion on that matter, though.)]] In the end, this deal [[spoiler:backfires on Ganondorf when he tries to reach out to Zant for power to save him from dying, but a disillusioned Zant opts to kill himself instead by snapping his own neck, taking Ganondorf with him.]]
* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'': Kratos makes a deal with Ares to save his life. Then Ares [[spoiler:tricks him into murdering his wife and daughter]]. (More) Killing ensues.
-->'''Kratos''': "'''ARES!''' Destroy my enemies -- and my life is yours!"
** Kratos manages to get out of this deal in a rather badass way -- by absorbing the power of Pandora's Box, growing to Godly size, and killing the hell out of Ares - becoming the new God of War.
* ''DragonAge'' has numerous demons all seeking to makes deals with everyone, especially magi. They ''will'' keep their word, but are usually pretty jerkassy about how they do it. And after the deal they generally turn you into an abomination and take over your body. Strangely enough, it's actually the ''better'' way to become possessed because it leaves your will intact (as opposed to the demon crushing your spirit) because then the control can be broken. [[spoiler:As proved with Connor.]]
** This is how one becomes a blood mage.
** [[spoiler:Connor]] himself made a deal with a demon to [[spoiler:save his father after he was poisoned.]]
** [[spoiler: The protagonist and/or Alistair]]'s deal with Morrigan to [[spoiler: not die killing the Archdemon]] has the distinct scent of this trope about it. Its all about the way she presents it, combined with ominous camera angles and background music.
** ''DragonAge2'' has [[PlayerCharacter Hawke]] being forced to make one of these with Flemeth: help with Flemeth's ThanatosGambit in exchange for getting Hawke's family and Aveline to safety. [[SubvertedTrope By the end of the game, there appear to be no negative consequences for this deal, at least for Hawke.]]
*** ''DragonAge2'' also has two party members who have made such deals with all the best intentions. [[Cloudcuckoolander Merrill]] made a deal with a demon to become a blood mage so that she could help her clan rebuild its former glory. [[WellIntentionedExtremist Anders]] made a deal with the benevolent Fade spirit Justice; Justice could possess him, preventing Justice's death and augmenting Anders's powers...but, since Fade spirits are essentially [[BeingOfPureThought creatures of emotion]], his own anger at the Templars and the injustices he saw in the world corrupted Justice into a demon of Vengeance. Both end up suffering greatly for their poor judgment later.
* [[EldritchAbomination The Reapers]] in ''MassEffect' often make use of humanoid aliens to assist them in their repeating genocides of all galactic civilizations. Since they know that nobody would willingly help them or even be fooled by offers to be spared for their help, they instead rely on Indoctrination, distorting the minds of all sentient creatures within several dozen kilometers around them to make them see the Reapers as trustworthy and not all bad. While it has only limited reach and takes time, strong individuals can retain their personalties and abilities almost intact for quite a long time, making them extremely valuable to infiltrate any group that might be a real problem in the next comming extermination. At shorter range, even small parts of dead Reapers still have that effect after millions of years.
** Saren attempts to make a deal with [[EldritchAbomination the Reapers]], assisting them in their return in the hope of securing a better fate for him and those who will follow him in submiting to them [[CosmicHorrorStory when they will arrive]]. It is made quite clear that the Reapers have [[ILied no intention in letting anyone surive]].
** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Illusive Man]] does not fall for the story that the Reapers would spare anyone who surrenders to them. Instead he believes that the Reapers are just machines and that they can be controlled if one has sufficient knowledge of their technology. To him the potential of Reaper technology is too great to allow it to be lost, and so he fights those who would destroy them, greatly weakening the resistance the Reapers are facing in their invasion.
** [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it turns out that in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', all of the Illusive Man's {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry is not enough to keep him and most of Cerberus from being indoctrinated]].
* Used in ''{{Bayonetta}}'', as the [[DarkIsNotEvil Umbra Witches]], including the heroine, gain their power from making pacts with Infernal powers. As a consequence, if and when the Witches die their souls are DraggedOffToHell. Presumably the [[LightIsNotGood Lumen Sages]], as the counterparts to the Witches make the same kind of deal but with different entities, but it's not really elaborated upon.
* Happens to [[spoiler:the main character]] in ''BreathOfFire: Dragon Quarter''. When struck down by his rival [[spoiler:Bosch]], the dragon Odjn restores [[spoiler:your character]]'s life and gives him the power of the Wyrm. From then on, during any battle he can call upon the Wyrm's power and do ''tremendous'' damage to anything in his way. However, every time he does so, the Wyrm takes over more of his soul. When the Wyrm takes over his soul completely, it bursts out of his body, ending the game. [[spoiler: Later on, Bosch gets a similar power from another dragon.]]
* [[spoiler:Wiegraf]] in ''FinalFantasyTactics''.
-->'''Velius''': "God Stone Bearer, with me now do treat. Your spirit and my flesh as one shall merge. Life undying yours forever more."
-->[[spoiler: '''Wiegraf''']]: Help me... I beg you...
-->'''Velius''': I am Velius... the devil. Your wish is granted."
* Before that, there was ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''. BigBad TheEmperor made a deal with Satan (and yes, [[{{Satan}} they do invoke him by name]] in the [[NoExportForYou Japanese]] [[AllThereInTheManual novelizations]])--his soul for the power to command the LegionsOfHell in order to TakeOverTheWorld. And when he is killed and Satan comes to collect...[[FaustianRebellion the Emperor uses this power to meet Satan in combat]] ''[[LikeABadassOutOfHell and kills him dead]]'', then goes on to ''[[UpToEleven conquer hell itself]]''. And if you think ''that's'' CrazyAwesome? [[SerialEscalation He did the same thing in Heaven]].
* In the [[SpyroTheDragon The Legend of Spyro Trilogy]], the Apes made a pact with Malefor to free him from the Well of Souls in exchange for power. Well they work their butts off to free him and he 'rewards' them [[spoiler: by turning them into undead skeletons forever condeemed to live in the dark.]]
* VideoGame/StarCraftII has this going on between Tychus and Arcturus. No points for guessing who the devil is.
-->'''Arcturus''': They say a man doesn't know anything about himself... until his freedom's been taken away. I wonder... how much do you know about yourself?\\
'''Adjutant''': Please step onto the platform.\\
'''Arcturus''': Convict 626. Murderer. Pirate. Traitor. Today, you go free. But as you'll soon learn, even freedom has its price.\\
''*cue various machines assembling a Marine suit on Tychus*''\\
'''Adjutant''': Combat suit sealed and locked.\\
'''Arcturus''': You will carry your prison with you. That armor will be your new cell. Make no mistake. War is coming, in all its glory and all its horror. Mister Findlay, your freedom awaits.\\
'''Tychus''': Hell, it's about time.
* Though it's not to a devil, it's possible to this with Akasha or the world in VisualNovel/FateStayNight. [[spoiler:Archer did it and so did Saber.]] The agreement is that in exchange for something, you agree that after your death you will enter the Throne of Heroes outside of time and from there be summoned forth to keep humanity from being destroyed [[AntiHero through brute force]] with no heed to who is innocent or guilty. Said contracts have no end and cannot be broken [[spoiler:unless, as with Saber, you choose to give up on what it was you agreed to go for.]] Real heroes don't need to do it [[spoiler:so Saber is going to end up with this fate, anyway.]]
** [[spoiler:Except she gets her almost-personal ([[TogetherInDeath Shirou]] [[LoveTranscendsSpaceTime can get there also]]) afterlife, [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Avalon]].]]
* In an Etna mode chapter break in the UpdatedRerelease of ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}'', she offers to beat up bullies harassing a 7-year old kid, in exchange for the kid's servitude after he dies. Seeing as this is [[BadBoss Etna,]] a nearby prinny immediately objects.
* He's not exactly the devil, but in ''{{Avernum}} 5'' the mysterious mage Gladwell is certainly willing to offer you a deal. Just for agreeing to work for him, every party member will get an additional point to every primary statistic (a significant boost in power), plus powerful magical items in return for every artifact you bring him. The catch is that this power comes with his control--if he wants you to get him an artifact near your current location, you'll be physically incapable of proceeding until you get it, regardless of whether stealing the artifact will piss off a town and prevent you from completing further quests there. [[spoiler:He cannot, however, prevent you from [[FaustianRebellion physically attacking him . . .]]]]
** He's back in game 6, and this time he's a bit more subtle. He tells you he'll reveal his goals to you once he trusts you more, but in the meantime you'll just have to take his word for it that he has a good reason for telling you to go to various places filled with powerful undead and [[SealedEvilInACan set them loose]]. As early as his second mission you can attempt to warn people about what he's up to, but you'll find that your jaw refuses to obey you.
* Before the story begins in EienNoAselia, Yuuto somehow managed to make a contract with Desire, a living weapon. The deal was that it would save his little sister's life, and when the time came Yuuto would wield it to destroy its enemy, Oath. Both swords are evil. Played with a little in that Desire never really gains the degree of control over Yuuto that it expected it to. [[spoiler:And that it dies before achieving its goal and lightens up a little at the end.]]
* Close to the end of ''{{Oni}}'', Konoko discovers that Muro is planning to pollute the environment worldwide to kill everybody. However, he will save people who sell their souls to him for a Daodan Chrysalis. On their part, they will survive the polluted with a Daodan Chrysalis implanted in each of them. On Muro's part, he gets people who will serve under him, and will kill and destroy on his command, which would make them as monstrous as him. If that is not a Deal With The Devil, then what is?
* Towards the end of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9''. [[spoiler:Raiden]] tries to make one with [[spoiler:Quan Chi]] to help turn the tide against the BigBad after Sindel's massacre; [[spoiler:the souls of all those killed in the battle for Netherrealm's aid]]. Unfortunately, the BigBad had already sold [[spoiler:all the souls to Quan Chi.]]
* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', the Daedric Prince Clavicus Vile loves making deals with mortals that they later come to regret, though in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', [[spoiler:he makes a deal he later comes to regret, in acquiring Umbra. This results in him losing some of his Daedric power.]]
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' shows that Nocturnal also likes cutting deals. [[spoiler:specifically she grants you special powers and badass armor, along with largely free reign in return for protecting her shrines in life and death]].
** The first Werewolves sold their souls to Hircine in exchange for their power. When a werewolf dies, his or her soul is doomed to join Hircine's eternal hunt. Some werewolves see this as a curse, and wish to be cured. Others see it as a blessing and offer it to those they deem worthy.
** In ''Dawnguard'' it's revealed that making a pact and submitting yourself to Molag Bal will turn you into a more powerful Vampire than simply letting the disease that leads to vampirism run its course does. The BigBad of ''Dawnguard'' did this long ago to stave off death, draggin his wife and daughter into it and sacrificing many of his own subjects in the process.
** In ''Dragonborn'', Miraak the First Dragonborn gained the power he needed to defy his former dragon masters through a deal with Hermaeus Mora.
* The winner of ''TwistedMetal'' gets one wish from Calypso, when he grants it things aren't always what they'll expect.
** In ''TwistedMetalBlack'' though, the wishes have to malicous in nature to not be twisted as we learn.
* In ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'', Devil Rooms sometimes appear after boss fights. Inside these rooms, Isaac can trade hearts from his LifeMeter for extremely powerful items and upgrades.
* There's a few of these in ''VideoGame/OdinSphere''. [[spoiler:Ingway]] makes one with the queen of death herself for a power to get revenge on [[spoiler:Odin]] in exchange for his soul. It seems something similar happened with the same power to [[spoiler:Cornelius's grandpa]] when his home country was being invaded many years ago. [[spoiler:Oswald]] is tricked into one by [[spoiler:Melvin]] by not being told that using the demonically powered blade he uses will eventually deliver his soul to the queen of death when he dies. However, all three of these don't go as planned. [[spoiler:Ingway]] doesn't actually die until [[spoiler:the queen of death is dead and can't collect.]] [[spoiler:Cornelius' grandpa]] got free during [[spoiler:the end of the world]] and took the place of [[spoiler:the queen of the dead.]] [[spoiler:Oswald]] is ultimately saved from his fate by [[spoiler:Gwendolyn]] when she goes down to the underworld to get him back and [[spoiler:kills the queen of death herself.]] He's also rescued the first time by [[spoiler:Odin]] but he ends up making a deal with [[spoiler:him]] in exchange for [[spoiler:Gwendolyn]]. This one is foiled by [[spoiler:Gwendolyn herself]] when she decides not to give [[spoiler:the ring]] to [[spoiler:Odin]] because [[spoiler:Oswald]] gave it to [[spoiler:her]] as a sign [[spoiler:of his feelings for her]]. [[spoiler:Odin]] also failed to add in the deal of giving the [[spoiler:ring]] up because he only asked for [[spoiler:the death of a dragon that originally had it]], which was carried out. The parties that would normally benefit all get screwed over. Except maybe the case of [[spoiler:the Fire King]] who does get screwed over but would be consider the usual sucker in these types of deals.
* Inverted in VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten, where it's a desperate ''demon'' who ends up making a Deal With The Human.
** In VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories, it's suggested that Adell had such a deal with a HornyDevil, but it ended with him getting the scars on his face. It's implied that it was for the identity of his MissingMom and DisappearedDad.
* Murphy Pendleton in ''SilentHillDownpour'' strikes a deal with corrupt corrections officer Sewell [[spoiler:to get revenge on the pedophile who killed his son in exchange for a favor. Said favor turns out to be offing benevolent corrections officer Coleridge.]]
* Subverted in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}''. The final DLC introduces Mr. Blake of the Hyperion corperation, who talks with an EvilBrit accent and is introduced with horn-like prongs in his hair and a ring of fire around him. He serves as your questgiver (offering you vast amounts of money in exchange for ending a RobotWar they started accidentally started while ''trying to kill you''). Despite all these hints, he doesn't betray you and pays you well for your services. In the sequel, where his boss is the BigBad, [[spoiler: it's revealed he helped Dr. Zed escape from some assassins Hyperion sent after him]].
* In ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' ''3'', Grom Hellscream and the rest of the Warsong clan drink the blood of Mannoroth and use their restored chaos-empowered strength to slay the demigod Cenarius. This puts them under the thrall of Mannoroth again. When Thrall confronts Grom, the latter confesses that the Orcs were not forcefully corrupted by the Burning Legion as Thrall always believed. Grom and the other chieftains gave themselves and their clans willingly to the Legion, and drank Mannoroth's blood.
