History Main / AscendedDemon

* According to the ''Literature/ArsGoetia'', several demons listed in it aspire to become this, and actually delude themselves into thinking they'll succeed, after a set amount of hellish penance. Given that these demons also usually [[ScienceIsBad teach mankind various sciences and natural wonders when summoned]], one has to wonder if there's [[UnfortunateImplications some form of cosmic irony in play, there...]]

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* The desire to become one drives the plot of ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': the princess of Hell, sick of losing so many of her people to the annual population purges, plans on reducing the population by reforming damned souls so that they can go to Heaven. [[spoiler:She finally, albeit unknowingly, succeeds at the end of Season 1, as Sir Pentious's HeroicSacrifice to protect the Hotel from Adam manages to make him qualify for Heaven]].

* The desire to become one drives the plot of ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': the princess of Hell, sick of losing so many of her people to the annual population purges, plans on reducing the population by reforming damned souls so that they can go to Heaven. [[spoiler:She finally, albeit unknowingly, succeeds at the end of Season 1, as Sir Pentious' HeroicSacrifice to protect the Hotel from Adam manages to make him qualify for Heaven]].

* The desire to become one drives the plot of ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': the princess of Hell, sick of losing so many of her people to the annual population purges, plans on reducing the population by reforming damned souls so that they can go to Heaven.

** This has happened to [[spoiler:Rozalin]] prior to the beginning of the story in ''VideoGame/Disgaea2''. [[spoiler:Due to her nature as a being of solitude along with an attempt to start over, she attempted a reincarnation to begin again, something the Fake Zenon took advantage of to take Zenon hostage. He convinced her that she is "Rozalin", his daughter, and showered her in lavish gifts. His revenge was her not realizing she was his enemy, and to love him so much as to see him as her amazing father. Following the revelation of this and the release of her old energy as a [[UltimateLifeform Tyrant Overlord]], Adell manages to [[CooldownHug reach her and bring her back to reason]]. [[{{Tsundere}} She doesn't take it well initially]], but throughout the remainder of the DLC in the franchise, she has taken to just being Rozalin, discarding her past as Zenon almost entirely, and shows strong affection for Adell.]]

It's not all rainbows and lollipops though. Aside from the fear of backsliding into evil, the Ascended Demon has made enemies of his former kind,[[note]](which might not be much worse for them since they're AlwaysChaoticEvil, remember?)[[/note]] and likely faces the [[ReformedButRejected distrust]] of the good guys at the chance they're a FalselyReformedVillain. On the whole, Ascended Demons are a good way to avoid/avert TheUsualAdversaries and change the situation that states AlwaysChaoticEvil races are completely irredeemable. It's usually used to provide AnAesop that ''everyone'' can earn {{forgiveness}}.

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* The desire to become one drives the plot of ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': the princess of Hell, sick of losing so many of her people to the annual population purges, plans on reducing the population by reforming damned souls so that they can go to Heaven.
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* The desire to become one drives the plot of ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'': the princess of Hell, sick of losing so many of her people to the annual population purges, plans on reducing the population by reforming damned souls so that they can go to Heaven.

** The Kalashtar from TabletopGame/{{Eberron}} all have a soul-bond to an ascended EldritchAbomination, which works on the same general principle.

* Though ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} never becomes fully human or loses his demon heritage, he's a very persistent AntiAntichrist. To the point that in one story his spilled blood [[FertileBlood sprouts lilies.]] [[spoiler: This may be what happens to him at the end of ''HellboyInHell'' after he destroys Hell itself, though it's hard to say for sure]].

* Though ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} never becomes fully human or loses his demon heritage, he's a very persistent AntiAntichrist. To the point that in one story his spilled blood [[FertileBlood sprouts lilies.]]

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Disenchantment}}'': [[spoiler: In season 2, Luci gave up his power and immortality to save Bean and Elfo, showing that he had become a true anti-hero. Sadly, this caught up with him at the end of Season 3, where he died trying to save Bean. Despite being a demon, due to his legite care for Bean and Elfo, Luci was permitted into Heaven... much to his ire]].

** [[AvertedTrope An impossibility]], according to traditional [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} Christian]] churches (such as Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy). Demons (or rather {{Fallen Angel}}s) are irredeemable not because they ''can't'' be redeemed, but because they do not ''want'' to. The reason for that is that angels are purely spiritual beings of a [[SuperIntelligence higher intelligence]], not bound by the limitations of the flesh. While humans who commit sins have the excuse of being [[PunyEarthlings weak and fleshy]], as [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody their emotions and bodily urges sometimes get the best of them]] as a consequence of original sin, angels ''always'' have [[PrescienceByAnalysis an absolutely clear understanding of their actions and their consequences]]. Therefore, when an angel does evil, he does it ''only'' out of [[ForTheEvulz pure malice and selfishness]], and is already past the MoralEventHorizon; he will never wish to repent because otherwise, he would not have sinned in the first place. That is not always the case in folk Christianity, however.

** As UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}} has a much different understanding of demons compared to the other Abrahamic faiths, the concept of redeemed demons does not exist in it: fallen angels are not necessarily evil, and many still are considered part of the heavenly host.
** According to the doctrines of the more traditional [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} Christian]] denominations (such as Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy), demons (or rather {{Fallen Angel}}s) are irredeemable not because they ''can't'' be redeemed, but because they do not ''want'' to. The reason for that is that angels are purely spiritual beings of a [[SuperIntelligence higher intelligence]], not bound by the limitations of the flesh. While humans who commit sins have the excuse of being [[PunyEarthlings weak and fleshy]], as [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody their emotions and bodily urges sometimes get the best of them]], angels ''always'' have [[PrescienceByAnalysis an absolutely clear understanding of their actions and their consequences]]. Therefore, when an angel does evil, he does it ''only'' out of [[ForTheEvulz pure malice and selfishness]], and is already past the MoralEventHorizon: he will never wish to repent, because otherwise he would not have sinned in the first place. That is not always true in folk Christianity, however.

* The 17th century ''Lemegeton'' and 19th century ''Dictionnaire Infernal'' (both demonology books) depict Marchosias, a literal NobleDemon looking to achieve this trope. Amy, another demon featured in the ''Lesser Key of Solomon'', the ''Dictionnaire Infernal'', the ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'', and the ''Munich Manual of Demonic Magic'', has the identical goal. However, in both cases, the books describes their hopes to be impossible.

* All the main demons in ''Literature/TheDevilIsAPartTimer'' quickly find that, once traveling to Earth and [[HumanityEnsues becoming human]], they can live quite happy lives just going about as normal humans would. The protagonist, Satan, discovers that his charismatic personality and ability to lead make him the perfect assistant manager at the local [[BlandNameProduct/WcDonalds MgRonald's]], and his roommates/former generals, Ashiya and Lucifer, take time to work as house-caretaker/errand runner and token emo friend, respectively. Ironically, the only characters portrayed as actually malicious are the CorruptChurch leaders, and the Archangel Sarue, who captures and tortures Emilia for believing she has come to sympathize with the Devil once she arrived on Earth (which he was right about). Satan ends up saving her with the help of Church assassin, Crestia, and they all [[GodKartingWithBeelzebub begrudgingly learn to get along]].

** Lucia, the {{Deuteragonist}} of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2'', discovers that she is an artificial demon created by the villain Arius. Despite this, she remains steadfast in her duty to protect humans and defeats Arius.

* The Aburatori of ''LightNovel/TheZashikiWarashiOfIntellectualVillage'' is one of the most evil Youkai in existence as it represents the parents who secretly murdered their children and the rumors surrounding them. However the Aburatori in-story [[TragicMonster hated hurting children]] and was able to become a Kaeshigami by resisting his instincts to kill for nine years. In his new form he became a minor deity who protected children.

* In the ''LightNovel/DisgaeaNovels'', this happens to [[spoiler: Vyers/Midboss]].

** The ''WebVideo/CriticalRole''-inspired sourcebook ''Explorer's Guide to Wildemount'' has a section on Naviask, a powerful Balor demon who once tried to destroy the Feywild, but was tricked by Queen Titania and imprisoned until [[GoingNative the Feywild's magic turned him into an Archfey]]. He now works to repair parts of the natural world that have been destroyed or corrupted.

It's not all rainbows and lollipops though. Aside from the fear of backsliding into evil, the Ascended Demon has made enemies of his former kind,[[note]](which might not be much worse for them since they're AlwaysChaoticEvil, remember?)[[/note]] and likely faces the [[ReformedButRejected distrust]] of the good guys at the chance they're a FalselyReformedVillain. On the whole, Ascended Demons are a good way to avoid/avert the TheUsualAdversaries and change the situation that states AlwaysChaoticEvil races are completely irredeemable. It's usually used to provide AnAesop that ''everyone'' can earn {{forgiveness}}.

** According to the doctrines of the more traditional [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} Christian]] denominations (such as Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy), demons (or rather {{Fallen Angel}}s) are irredeemable not because they ''can't'' be redeemed, but because they do not ''want'' too. The reason for that is that angels are purely spiritual beings of a [[SuperIntelligence higher intelligence]], not bound by the limitations of the flesh. While humans who commit sins have the excuse of being [[PunyEarthlings weak and fleshy]], as [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody their emotions and bodily urges sometimes get the best of them]], angels ''always'' have [[PrescienceByAnalysis an absolutely clear understanding of their actions and their consequences]]. Therefore, when an angel does evil, he does it ''only'' out of [[ForTheEvulz pure malice and selfishness]], and is already past the MoralEventHorizon: he will never wish to repent, because otherwise he would not have sinned in the first place. That is not always true in folk Christianity, however.

The demon looking to ascend has a few avenues to explore. The most common are to go on a literal or metaphorical quest to FindTheCure. If their "evil nature" is biologically based, like [[OurVampiresAreDifferent viral vampirism]] or [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent hereditary lycanthropy]], finding the recipe for an ancient cure or researching a new one is one possibility. When it's mystical, getting an artifact (usually a holy relic) is another. The metaphorical route requires they try and get a [[GodIsGood benevolent god]] to [[PowersAsPrograms "reformat"]] them [[PinocchioSyndrome into a human]] or even angelic body. This often requires doing [[RedemptionQuest lots of good deeds]] or [[EnlightenmentSuperpowers having an epiphany on the nature of good]]. Sometimes, just getting a soul in itself is enough to earn salvation from the NothingAfterDeath and a {{Reincarnation}} as a [[BecomeARealBoy non]]-AlwaysChaoticEvil being.

The demon looking to ascend has a few avenues to explore. The most common are to go on a literal or metaphorical quest to FindTheCure. If their "evil nature" is biologically based, like [[OurVampiresAreDifferent viral vampirism]] or [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent hereditary lycanthropy]], finding the recipe for an ancient cure or researching a new one is one possibility. When it's mystical, getting an artifact (usually a holy relic) is another. The metaphorical route requires they try and get a [[GodIsGood benevolent god]] to [[PowersAsPrograms "reformat"]] them [[PinocchioSyndrome into a human]] or even angelic body. This often requires doing [[RedemptionQuest lots of good deeds]] or [[EnlightenmentSuperpower having an epiphany on the nature of good]]. Sometimes, just getting a soul in itself is enough to earn salvation from the NothingAfterDeath and a {{Reincarnation}} as a [[BecomeARealBoy non]]-AlwaysChaoticEvil being.

* In the first appearance of Nekron in ''Franchise/GreenLantern'', one of his minions demonstrates great courage and disagrees with his boss' invasion of the living universe. He "ascends" to become a Green Lantern that's free of Nekron's influence.

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}} & {{Dracula}}: [[ComicBook/BatmanVampire Red Rain]]'' had this happen to vampires- Batman is completely unharmed by crucifixes and holy water so long as he never drinks human blood- although Joker's OhCrap reaction was a bit {{narm}}y.

* In ''Film/{{Noah}},'' a group of demons known as the [[spoiler:Watchers, former angels who have been cast out of Heaven and encased in stone for their transgressions, help build the ark. When it is completed and they are defending the ark from an attack by Cain's descendants]], God calls them home and they shoot into the sky, becoming angels again.
* ''Film/DarkAngelTheAscent'': Veronica is a young demoness who runs away from her family in Hell to experience what life is like on Earth. Upon arrival she becomes essentially human, at least in appearance.
* The villains in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', Bartleby and Loki, are two fallen angels who ''try'' to do this. Unfortunately, their means of getting back into Heaven involves a mix of LoopholeAbuse and exploiting a [[CorruptChurch corrupt cardinal]], and if successful, they'd bring about the end of the world.

* Season 3 of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' introduces us to Ruby, a demon from hell who becomes an unlikely ally to the Winchesters, claiming that she remembers what it was like to be a human. [[spoiler: This is later subverted in Season 4, however as it's revealed that she had been using them all along for personal gain.]] In later seasons, the demon Meg returns and winds up in an EnemyMine situation with the Winchesters and Castiel. After developing a crush/love for Castiel, she winds up [[spoiler: dying so they can fight another day.]]
* Not a good idea if you're a demon in ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''. Cole tried this, and he died. Kyra also tried this, and she also died. Finally, Drake also tried this, and he was successful, for a year. Then he died (although this was part of the terms of the deal that made him human in the first place).
** Though, Cole's HeelFaceRevolvingDoor and DeathIsCheap situations make him a bit more complex. Cole tried this, and he died, ''and then it got really, really complicated.'' However, in the very end, [[spoiler: his ascension is pretty clearly complete.]]

* The PowerMetal band Music/RhapsodyOfFire uses this trope too in their epic saga that covers a total of nine studio albums and some extended plays. [[HalfHumanHybrid Half Demon]] Dargor is at first loyal to the DarkLord Akron, but upon realizing how much of a dark lord Akron really is, Dargor opposes him and saves the day in the first story arc. Then, in the second story arc, he is part of the RagtagBunchOfMisfits and in the end [[spoiler:he truly ascends, his body merging with an Angel's soul so that "a god of cosmic light" would "breathe upon the Earth... again"]].

** A web article has a [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubus]] [[KnightInShiningArmor paladin]] named Eludecia. [[http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fc/20050824a Here are the stats]], and [[http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/oa/20061017a Here is the adventure]]. Notably, not only does she [[RedemptionDemotion refuse to use her "evil" powers]], but as a being who is LawfulGood but [[MadeOfEvil Made Of]] ChaoticEvil she counts as every alignment at the same time, and thus suffers from both GoodHurtsEvil ''and'' AllergicToEvil (and [[OrderVersusChaos Chaos Hurts Law and Law Hurts Chaos]]). BeingGoodSucks indeed.

* This is possible in TabletopGame/InNomine, but difficult - it requires the direct intervention of an Archangel, and is very painful, and sometimes results in death for the demon trying to ascend.

* In ''Videogame/PathfinderWrathOfTheRighteous'', much like the tabletop version mentioned above, has Arueshalae, a demonic succubus who cast aside her evil ways after the goddess Desna forced her to experience the pain and suffering of her past victims. She still has to struggle with her innate urges constantly. Depending on how the [[PlayerCharacter Commander]] treats her, she can be fully redeemed and have her InUniverse alignment shift to ChaoticGood, or fall back to her original ChaoticEvil alignment.
* Valen in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' and Neeshka in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2'' can end up being good demon-blooded people if your character tries hard enough.
** For that matter, your character can end up as one too.
** Due to the number of times Aribeth passes through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor, some of her later incarnations come across this way.
** [[SuccubiAndIncubi Persey]] in the Tales of Arterra mod discovers a conscience and develops into a priestess of the goddess of love by the end of the story.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', a sidequest involves Link helping a demon named Batreaux who wants to become human, because he is very lonely, and people are too terrified of his appearance for him to make friends.
* ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' has Fall-From-Grace, a succubus who runs a pleasant brothel of platonic prostitution. (A chaste succubus, who runs a brothel that does not sell sex, something that seems a contradiction in every way.) However, she still feels some loss from her ascension to a good-leaning LawfulNeutral cleric from a ChaoticEvil existence, hence the name.
** There is evidence that her "fall" is more than a little uncomfortable for her, as her race is [[AlwaysChaoticEvil evil incarnate]] in a universe where belief governs the laws of physics and 'being evil' is as much a part of their existence as 'breathing air' is for humans. Despite your party being composed of only those in [[TitleDrop true torment]], Ravel claims that Grace suffers more than any of your companions. This is pretty amazing, considering how your remaining party members are tormented.
* A Satyr in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' who came to his senses and seeks redemption culminates when he uses parts of his former tribe and rips out his own heart to use in a potion to save a child dying of sickness. He doesn't actually ascend though: [[spoiler: He just turns back into a night elf]].

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'': Paarthurnax, leader of the Greybeards, views himself as such; [[spoiler:dragons]] are inherently born to conquer and dominate, and he suppresses this desire only through meditation and great effort. Though the Blades doubt this, and it's hinted he might not be quite as good as he seems. [[spoiler: Paarthurnax used to be TheDragon to his brother [[BigBad Alduin]], he made an attempt to do a HeelFaceTurn by teaching humans Thu'um, hoping to undo his atrocities of slaughtering humans in his past days. Depending on how loyal you are to the [[KnightTemplar Blades]], he might not have a chance to redeem himself [[HeelFaceDoorSlam because of you]].]]
** In addition to Paarthurnax, there are some dragons who do not wish to fight or dominate and simply wish to be left alone. These will just fly overhead, out of easy striking range, and won't harm anyone ([[ProudWarriorRace unless you somehow manage to hit one, in which case the dragon is obligated to fight back]]). In fact, at the end of the main questline, [[spoiler:many of these dragons will join Paarthurnax once Alduin is defeated, [[AwesomeMomentOfCrowning proclaiming him as their new leader and following his pacifist ideals of the Way of the Voice]]]].
** Before Paarthurnax there was Nahfahlaar of ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsAdventuresRedguard'' and ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline''. Unlike Paarthurnax, Nahfahlaar agreed that DespotismJustifiesTheMeans is part of a dragon's nature but [[PragmaticVillainy he didn't consider himself above working with mortals]] and even took a liking to some. He [[HunterOfHisOwnKind allied himself with the Blades]] back when they were known as the Dragonguard and helped defeat the evil dragon Kaalgrontiid during the Alliance War before being recruited by the GodEmperor Tiber Septim/[[AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Talos Stormcrown]] himself during [[TheEmpire his conquest of Tamriel]]. He was a proud soldier and a loyal vassal, causing him to be considered "a jewel of the Imperial crown" and assisted in Talos' conquest of Hammerfell before being slain by the [[PlayerCharacter Redguard pirate Cyrus]].
* Flonne has become this, as of ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|APromiseUnforgotten}}''. That is to say, she was ''originally'' an angel, but in the [[MultipleEndings Good (and canonical) ending]] of the first game, the Seraph turned her into a FallenAngel. [[{{Unishment}} Not much of a punishment]] ([[ReasonableAuthorityFigure or even intended to be one]]), since she got to stay with her friends Laharl and Etna, and [[LoveFreak her personality]] remains the same. By D4 she has apparently gotten a promotion, and is now an Archangel, once again serving the Seraph (and is the boss of the new Vulcanus).
** In ''VideoGame/Disgaea5'', this is the net objective of Ultimate Demon Technique, invented by Goldion and mastered by [[spoiler: Killia, and in post game Void]]. Subverted because both a noble heart and sufficient power are required to master it. This is why Zeroken can't use the high level techniques and Liezerota can't use it at all.
* Cthulhu in ''VideoGame/CthulhuSavesTheWorld'' was initially forced into becoming this, setting out to save the world so he could later conquer it. However by the end of the game he's grown to like being a good guy.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' and its spinoffs, [[spoiler:Teddie, who was formerly a Shadow just like most of the enemies in the game, gains a Persona and essentially becomes human]].
** This also applies to [[spoiler:the Personas of the main cast, including all of Yu's Personas besides Izanagi: all of them were originally shadows that were brought under the control of the ego]]. ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' implies that this process is reversible, and that it is only through sustained effort that a Persona can continue to exist.
* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'':
** The "Legendary Dark Knight" Sparda was a demon who rebelled against his kind and fought for humanity, eventually fathering twin sons [[TheHero Dante]] and [[TheRival Vergil]] with a human woman named Eva.
** Trish is a demon created by the Demon Lord Mundus in the image of Dante's mother in order to lure him into a trap where Mundus would kill him. After being shown kindness by Dante, Trish turns on her evil master and becomes Dante's partner in fighting evil.
** Lucia, the {{Deuteragonist}} of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2'', discovers that she is an artificial demon created by the villain Arius. Despite this, she remains steadfast in her duty to protect humans and defeats Arius.
* In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', two Goetic demons, Ose and Flauros, will be purified by Chiaki in her BossBattle and will regain the shapes they had before they fell. Although unlike most versions of this trope, LightIsNotGood is in full effect, and Chiaki is far and away one of the more evil entities in the game by the time this happens.
* The player character in ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' is eventually revealed to be (one of many) children of Bhaal, the late God of Murder. As [[Franchise/BaldursGate the series]] goes on, both the Bhaalspawn part of you and other characters try to get you to embrace your heritage and become a proper successor to the lord of murder (even to the point of giving you a SuperpoweredEvilSide that drains your Reputation every time you use it.) It's up the player whether they actually do this, or fight on the side of good instead.
* Jericho Cross in ''VideoGame/DarkWatch'' becomes an Ascended ''Vampire'' if he is played with [[KarmaMeter good karma]]. By performing several good deeds like [[SuckOutThePoison sucking out tainted blood]] from vampire victims, giving [[MercyKill quick and clean deaths]] to infected Darkwatch members and exorcising Lazarus' victims who had [[YourSoulIsMine their souls almost completely taken by him]], Jericho unlocks several holy powers that he can wield despite being an undead himself. Taken all the way to the end, [[spoiler:he can become human again after killing Lazarus and ending the Curse of the West]].
* In a rather bizarre way, [[EldritchAbomination Shuma-Gorath's]] ending in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' shows that after he defeated Galactus he was lauded as a hero by everyone on Earth and, despite how easily he could conquer it, he decided instead to become a game show host.
* Invoked in ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'', where an attack animation for the Dark Prince (who is supposed to be {{Satan}}, and is explicitly named that in the Japanese originals) has him performing a move called "Ascension" that involves him literally ascending to Heaven.
* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has an instance of this in the "[[WeirdWest High Noon Gothic]]" AlternateUniverse regarding [[YinYangBomb Senna]]. In this version's backstory, she was a human gunslinger who had her heart ripped out by [[TortureTechnician Thresh]], sending her on a path to hell and becoming a demon. However, after her husband Lucian [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificed his soul for her]], Senna was resurrected through "intervention of [[{{Heaven}} a higher authority]]", granting her the heart of [[OurAngelsAreDifferent a literal angel]], giving her both the powers of demonic hellfire with the holy light and hope-bringing conviction of the heavens.

* The French cartoon ''Les Contes de la Rue Broca'' ("The Tales of Broca Street") has an episode called "Le Gentil Petit Diable" or "The Nice Little Devil". The titular character is a young demon who prefers doing good deeds, much to the displeasure of his parents. He ends up heading to heaven where, after confirming he is indeed a good kid, he is transformed into an angel (though he retains his horns and tail, just gold-colored instead of red).

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Disenchantment}}'', [[spoiler: In season 2, Luci gave up his power and immortality to save Bean and Elfo, showing that he had become a true anti-hero. Sadly, this caught up with him at the end of Season 3, where he died trying to save Bean. Despite being a demon, due to his legite care for Bean and Elfo, Luci was permitted into Heaven... much to his ire.]]
* [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] with Sunset Shimmer in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' series. She's not a literal demon, but, in her role as the villain of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1 the first film]], her attempts to harness Equestrian magic in the human dimension results in her transforming into a monstrous, amoral BigRedDevil with leathery bat wings. When she's restored to normal, she tearfully renounces her villainy and pulls a HeelFaceTurn, spending the next two films as TheAtoner and putting in the effort to become a good person. Her full reversal is illustrated in ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames Friendship Games]]'', where she again harnesses magic in an effort to combat the villain -- [[spoiler:and this time, she transforms not into a demon, but [[GoldenSuperMode an angelic form]] with [[GoodWingsEvilWings wings of light]]]].