History Main / DevilInDisguise

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* In the backstory of ''TheLordOfTheRings'', Sauron presented himself to the Elves of Eregion as 'Annatar', the Lord of Gifts, and with their help made the Rings.

* Crowley from ''Literature/GoodOmens''. He is Hell's field-agent on Earth, who has taking the guise of a bon viveur by the name of Anthony J. Crowley.

* Crowley from ''Literature/GoodOmens''. His immediate superior is Hastur, who works for Beelzebub, who, in turn, reports to {{Satan}} himself.

* In Susan Cooper's ''TheDarkIsRising'', [[spoiler:Blodwen Rowlands]] turns out to be The White Rider, one of the most powerful Lords of the Dark (the other being The Black Rider.)

* In ''HellgateLondon'', the story's narrator / hero's sidekick Murmur turns out to be [[spoiler: the Duke of Hell with the same name]]. To be fair, the name's a lot more subtle that Lou Cypher, and isn't likely to mean anything to players without a background in demonology mythology/MegaTen fan.
* In ''PhantasyStar 4'', you are accompanied for the span of one dungeon by an adventurer named Seth. While his name doesn't really say anything of what he really is, using the Talk command from the menu gives subtle hints, and his abilities (most, if not all of which were used in previous fights by [[spoiler: Dark Force]]) are almost a dead give away if you are paying attention. "Seth" is also the name of the ancient egyptian god of darkness, as well as the father of all mankind in Judeo-Christian mythology.

* Xellos from ''{{Slayers}}''. Among his AlwaysChaoticEvil kind he's the most powerful one not counting godlike Dark Lords, but prefers to use [[XanatosGambit manipulation]] rather than violence. Two most powerful Dark Lords died from consequences of one of them employing Xellos against the other -- the second strongest managed to injure him in one-on-one battle, but he still got away. He's also [[NobleDemon honorable in his own way]] and [[AffablyEvil can be a good company]] when he wants. In his world few humans have thorough knowledge of demonology, so he walks among them under his own name and title.

* Crowley from ''GoodOmens''. His immediate superior is Hastur, who works for Beelzebub, who, in turn, reports to {{Satan}} himself.

* In ''TheTwilightZone'' the Devil usually appears in the guise of a regular person. In "The Howling Man" he appears to be some poor guy who's been imprisoned by a madman, but when someone takes pity and releases him his horns and tail reappear.

* [[spoiler:Ronnie Sukiart]] from ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' is the demon who gave the alchemists immortality taken human form.

* Xellos from ''{{Slayers}}''. Among his AlwaysChaoticEvil kind he's the most powerful one not counting godlike Dark Lords, but prefers to use [[XanatosGambit manipulation]] rather than violence. Two most powerful Dark Lords died from consequences of one of them employing Xellos against the other -- the second strongest managed to injure him in one-on-one battle, but he still got away. He's also [[NobleDemon honorable in his own way]] and [[AffablyEvil can be a good company]] when he wants. In his world few humans has a thorough knowledge of demonology, so he walks among them under his own name and title.

* In ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'', The Hidden Secret Reports reveal that [[spoiler: Sanae Hanekoma is a fallen angel that gave the taboo powers to Sho Minamimoto]]. Although technically, the TWEWY cast is not alive at all.

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SuperTrope to LouisCypher, which is a trope where he leaves rather obvious hints as to his identity. Contrast GodGuise.

* [[spoiler:Ronnie Sukiart]] from ''{{Baccano}}'' is the demon who gave the alchemists immortality taken human form.

* Satan from ''OldHarrysGame'' disguises himself whenever he visits Earth (except when he's going to scare somebody).

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* In ''TheTwilightZone'' the Devil usually appears in the guise of a regular person. In "The Howling Man" he appears to be some poor guy who's been imprisoned by a madman, but when someone takes pity and releases him his horns and tail reappear.

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* In ''{{Whacked}}'', the host and producer of the titular BloodSport game show is Satan. He doesn't look out of place with all of the other toon characters until he reveals himself when his show gets canceled. He invented the game show to attract malevolent souls to claim.
* In ''{{The World Ends With You}}'', The Hidden Secret Reports reveal that [[spoiler: Sanae Hanekoma is a fallen angel that gave the taboo powers to Sho Minamimoto]]. Although technically, the TWEWY cast is not alive at all.

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* [[spoiler:Ronnie Sukiart]] from ''{{Baccano}}'' is [[spoiler:the demon who gave the alchemists immortality taken human form]].

* All the demons in {{The World God Only Knows}}.

SuperTrope to LouisCypher, which is a trope where he leaves rather obvious hints as to his identity.

SuperTrope to LouisCypher where he leaves rather obvious hints as to his identity.

* In ''TheSimpsons'' episode "Lady Bouvier's Lover", Marge's mother goes out dancing with Mr. Burns:

* Played in a wonderful subversion in Heinlein's ''Job: A Comedy of Justice'' when the protagonist finds out that the only friend he and his wife made through their ordeal was actually the devil himself. Not only had he shown him genuine mercy and friendship, he had ''turned down'' the bet with God, thinking it sick and cruel.

* In ''PhantasyStar4'', you are accompanied for the span of one dungeon by an adventurer named Seth. While his name doesn't really say anything of what he really is, using the Talk command from the menu gives subtle hints, and his abilities (most, if not all of which were used in previous fights by [[spoiler: Dark Force]]) are almost a dead give away if you are paying attention. "Seth" is also the name of the ancient egyptian god of darkness, as well as the father of all mankind in Judeo-Christian mythology.

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