History Main / DenOfIniquity

* Appears in ''TheEyeOfArgon'' as part of its [[{{Understatement}} massive collection]] of [[ClicheStorm stock fantasy cliches]].

* In ''Literature/IgnorantArmiesClashByNight'', every human settlement on Aelevan is '''required by law''' to have one. The reasons why: The human scientists and soldiers need somewhere to get drunk, gamble, have sex, and overeat, and because these settlements are basically government-made military bases, the aforementioned activities are not available anywhere else; and because the Kaexals (who don't really care much for sensual pleasures) will become more curious about the human race in trying to find out exactly how this inefficient, wasteful debauchery is enjoyable. The EAA doesn't miss a trick.

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* ''TheVentureBrothers'' showed a low-key example of this in the fourth season, a room inside the Monarch's cocoon where his minions would quietly gather for drinks on their downtime.

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* In ''IgnorantArmiesClashByNight'', every human settlement on Aelevan is '''required by law''' to have one. The reasons why: The human scientists and soldiers need somewhere to get drunk, gamble, have sex, and overeat, and because these settlements are basically government-made military bases, the aforementioned activities are not available anywhere else; and because the Kaexals (who don't really care much for sensual pleasures) will become more curious about the human race in trying to find out exactly how this inefficient, wasteful debauchery is enjoyable. The EAA doesn't miss a trick.

A DenOfIniquity is typically a room, auditorium, or stadium in the EvilOverlord's EvilTowerOfOminousness where all sorts of sin and wrongdoing takes place. Although towers are in short supply nowadays, if the BigBad happens to [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem make and/or enforce the laws]] they might have one in their mansion (but explaining them to less debauched guests might be tricky).

Often populated with the PaidHarem and BodyguardBabes. Note that the Den Of Iniquity isn't limited to "evil" characters, but is simply beneath most heroes.

Often populated with the PaidHarem and BodyguardBabes.

A DenOfIniquity is a room, auditorium, or stadium in the EvilOverlord's EvilTowerOfOminousness where all sorts of sin and wrongdoing takes place. Although towers are in short supply nowadays, if the BigBad happens to [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem make and/or enforce the laws]] they might have one in their mansion (but explaining them to less debauched guests might be tricky).

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* In the book ''Third And Indiana'', several of Diablo's hideouts are dens of iniquity.
* Ctuchik's tower in TheBelgariad is described as having several levels, one for each of his "exotic perversions". They include torture, wealth and one which [[NothingIsScarier the hero isn't allowed to enter]]

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* Ctuchik's tower in TheBelgariad is described as having several levels, one for each of his "exotic perversions". The include torture, wealth and one which [[NothingIsScarier the hero isn't allowed to enter]]

* In the book ThirdAndIndiana, several of Diablo's hideouts are dens of iniquity

* Tiberius' mansion in ''[[IClaudius I, Claudius]]'' has one of these.
** Tiberius's manision in ''{{Caligula}}'' too, UpToEleven.
** The historical Tiberius, on the other hand, did not want and did not need one of these: an antisocial prick but [[BunnyEarsLawyer able administrator]], he preferred to spend his time mostly alone in his pleasure palace on the island of Capri "[[CartoonHistoryOfTheUniverse indulg[ing] his pedophilic predilections]]" in private.
* Appears in ''TheEyeOfArgon'' as part of its [[{{Understatement}} massive collection]] of [[ClicheStorm stock fantasy cliches]].

* Xerxes' royal pavilion in ''ThreeHundred'', filled with drugged courtiers and all forms of sex.
* Babel Tower from the begining of the second season of ''CodeGeass''. Gambling, blood-sports, waitresses in bunny-girl outfit... and particularly rich and influential guests could indulge in 'rabbit-hunts'. It's never specified exactly what that means for the caught 'bunnies', but one can make [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean reasonable guesses]]. Unfortunately for one mafia-boss, however, he happened to catch a KillerRabbit...
* The Den of Mortal Delights in the Black Temple raid instance in ''WorldOfWarcraft'' has parks, fluffy pillows, fountains, hookahs, silk curtains, nubile dancing blood elves, [[HornyDevils succubi and other female demons]] in stark contrast to the rest of the temple.
** Sunwell Plateau has a zone ''called'' the Den of Iniquity but its empty and wrecked.

* ConanTheBarbarian: Thulsa Doom's orgy chamber
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* ''TheVentureBrothers'' showed one of these in the fourth season, a room inside the Monarch's cocoon where his minions would quietly gather for drinks on their downtime.

* Thulsa Doom's orgy chamber in ''ConanTheBarbarian''.

* ''Ahem'' "This is a DenOfIniquity, I should not be here."