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* ''Website/SFDebris'' gives [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Janeway]] these. Befitting his interpretation of her as an insane tyrant, no angel appears. Instead she has a devil, whose advice she dismisses as "religious crap"; an atom, who can only offer suggestions about the behavior of atoms like combining to form a molecule or splitting to release energy; a cowboy, who is terrified and just wants to get out of there (i.e. away from Voyager); and a spider, who always recommends eating people. Initially she goes with shoulder cowboy and decides to leave, and later listens to the cowboy, who transformed into a devil wearing a cowboy hat.
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* ''Website/SFDebris'' gives [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Janeway]] these. Befitting his interpretation of her as an insane tyrant, no angel appears. Instead she has a devil, whose advice she dismisses as "religious crap"; an atom, who can only offer suggestions about the behavior of atoms like combining to form a molecule or splitting to release energy; a cowboy, who is terrified and just wants to get out of there (i.e. away from Voyager); and a spider, who always recommends eating people. Initially she goes with shoulder cowboy and decides to leave, and though she later listens to the cowboy, who transformed into a devil wearing a cowboy hat.devil, when he steals the cowboy's hat and pretends to be him.
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* This trope originates with Greek mythology, wherein each mortal has a pair of spirits, which are aspects of themselves, and represent good and evil and actually sit on the character's shoulders. The angel/devil interpretation, however, according to Website/TheOtherWiki, originated with Islam in the form of ''kiraman katibin'' (literally, "honorable recorders"-their job is to write down a person's good and evil thoughts and deeds).
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* This trope originates with Greek mythology, wherein each mortal has a pair of spirits, which are aspects of themselves, and represent good and evil and actually sit on the character's shoulders. The angel/devil interpretation, however, according to Website/TheOtherWiki, originated with Islam in the form of ''kiraman katibin'' (literally, "honorable recorders"-their job is recorders"), though in Islamic beliefs, they are both considered angels; they were ordered by God to write down a person's good and evil thoughts and deeds).deeds.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'': In the second game, there are two characters named Devil and Angel, which symbolize Kazuya Mishima's conflicted desire to use the Mishima Zaibatsu to take over the world. In the Arcade Mode, Devil is faced by all characters except Devil himself as the final opponent (implying that he is real, being Kazuya's SuperpoweredEvilSide), while Angel is only faced by Devil as the final opponent (implying that she is only imaginary, representing Kazuya's [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind last attempt to fight off his darker side]]). By later games, it's clear that Angel has lost the fight, as [[FallenHero Kazuya is now firmly evil]].
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* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'': In the second game, there are two characters named Devil and Angel, which symbolize Kazuya Mishima's conflicted desire to use the Mishima Zaibatsu to take over the world. In the Arcade Mode, Devil is faced by all characters except Devil himself as the final opponent (implying that he is real, being Kazuya's SuperpoweredEvilSide), while Angel is only faced by Devil as the final opponent (implying that she is only imaginary, representing Kazuya's [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind last attempt to fight off his darker side]]). By later games, it's clear that Angel has lost the fight, as [[FallenHero Kazuya is now firmly evil]].
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* ''Advertising/DairyQueenLips'': In one commercial, the lips consider the 2.99 deal to be so good that it almost feels like stealing. Cue the good and bad angels appearing right next to them and subsequently telling them to go right ahead.
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* ''Advertising/DairyQueenLips'': In one commercial, the lips Lips consider the 2.99 deal to be so good that it almost feels like stealing. Cue the good and bad angels appearing right next to them and subsequently telling them to go right ahead.
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* ''WebVideo/TheVault'': Two Vault rooms have characters called "Angel" and "Devil". Fittingly, they wear angel and devil costumes and argue with each other when trying to solve other character's problems. [[InvertedTrope Notably, "Devil" tries to give practical advice while "Angel" prefers messing with people]].
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* ''WebVideo/TheVault'': Two Vault rooms have characters called "Angel" and "Devil". "Devil" who act as these for "Coffin Lid Girl" when the group tries to solve her room's puzzle. Fittingly, they wear angel and devil costumes and argue with each other when trying to solve other character's problems. [[InvertedTrope Notably, "Devil" tries to give practical advice while "Angel" prefers messing with people]].
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* WebVideo/TheVault: ''WebVideo/TheVault'': Two Vault rooms have characters called "Angel" and "Devil". Fittingly, they wear angel and devil costumes and argue with each other when trying to solve other character's problems. [[InvertedTrope Notably, "Devil" tries to give practical advice while "Angel" prefers messing with people]].
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* ''Advertising/DairyQueenLips'': In one commercial, the lips consider the 2.99 deal to be so good that it almost feels like stealing. Cue the good and bad angels appearing right next to them and subsequently telling them to go right ahead.
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Expect a female character's Devil to dress all {{Stripperiffic}}, to {{invoke|dTrope}} EvilIsSexy, HotAsHell, and SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains. [[DeadHorseTrope Thanks to how common this trope is]], it's generally given some kind of parodic twist. If a character is particularly bad, it's common is to give that character ''two'' Devils (and vice versa for particularly good characters). Another is for the Devil to kill, injure or incapacitate the Angel, leaving only the devil as counsel ([[KnightTemplar or vice]] [[GoodIsNotNice versa]]). Occasionally, the two may end up agreeing, usually in the form of the Angel giving in to a violent choice, particularly if it's [[AssholeVictim well deserved]]. Sometimes the Devil for a male character mentions that the angel wears a "dress." ("It's a ''robe''.") It is far less common for the angel to tell the Devil to PleasePutSomeClothesOn. As the conversation among the three progresses, it may drift away from anything to do with good or evil and resemble a SeinfeldianConversation involving {{Metaphorgotten}} or SidetrackedByTheAnalogy.
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Expect a female character's Devil to dress all {{Stripperiffic}}, to {{invoke|dTrope}} EvilIsSexy, HotAsHell, SexyVillainsChasteHeroes, and SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains. [[DeadHorseTrope Thanks to how common this trope is]], it's generally given some kind of parodic twist. If a character is particularly bad, it's common is to give that character ''two'' Devils (and vice versa for particularly good characters). Another is for the Devil to kill, injure or incapacitate the Angel, leaving only the devil as counsel ([[KnightTemplar or vice]] [[GoodIsNotNice versa]]). Occasionally, the two may end up agreeing, usually in the form of the Angel giving in to a violent choice, particularly if it's [[AssholeVictim well deserved]]. Sometimes the Devil for a male character mentions that the angel wears a "dress." ("It's a ''robe''.") It is far less common for the angel to tell the Devil to PleasePutSomeClothesOn. As the conversation among the three progresses, it may drift away from anything to do with good or evil and resemble a SeinfeldianConversation involving {{Metaphorgotten}} or SidetrackedByTheAnalogy.
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* The Hong Kong comedy film ''TwinkleTwinkleLuckyStar'' has one such moment when Kwok contemplates on forcing himself on his new secretary (played by Crerie Chung), or not. Cue an angel and a devil ([[ActingForTwo both played by Kwok's actor David Lo]]) telling him to "consider his actions" or "make his move".
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* Referenced in John D. Fitzgerald's ''Great Brain'' series: the Great Brain's father comments that he must be deaf in the right ear, since that's the one the good angel is supposed to whisper into.
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* Referenced in John D. Fitzgerald's ''Great Brain'' ''Literature/GreatBrain'' series: the Great Brain's father comments that he must be deaf in the right ear, since that's the one the good angel is supposed to whisper into.
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* The concept appeared in ''Series/SesameStreet''.
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* ''Website/SFDebris'' gives [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Janeway]] these. Befitting his interpretation of her as an insane tyrant, no angel appears. Instead she has a devil, whose advice she dismisses as "religious crap"; an atom, who can only offer suggestions about the behavior of atoms like combining to form a molecule or splitting to release energy; a cowboy, who is terrified and just wants to get out of there (i.e. away from Janeway); and a spider, who always recommends eating people. Initially she goes with shoulder cowboy and decides to leave, and later listens to the devil, who she mistakes for the cowboy because he's now wearing a cowboy hat.
** In a later episode she decides to obey the spider, because it's now wearing the cowboy hat. No other advisers appear, suggesting the spider ate them all.
** In a later episode she decides to obey the spider, because it's now wearing the cowboy hat. No other advisers appear, suggesting the spider ate them all.
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* ''Website/SFDebris'' gives [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Janeway]] these. Befitting his interpretation of her as an insane tyrant, no angel appears. Instead she has a devil, whose advice she dismisses as "religious crap"; an atom, who can only offer suggestions about the behavior of atoms like combining to form a molecule or splitting to release energy; a cowboy, who is terrified and just wants to get out of there (i.e. away from Janeway); Voyager); and a spider, who always recommends eating people. Initially she goes with shoulder cowboy and decides to leave, and later listens to the devil, cowboy, who she mistakes for the cowboy because he's now transformed into a devil wearing a cowboy hat.
** In a later episodeshe decides to obey the spider, because it's now he transformed into a spider wearing the cowboy hat. No other advisers appear, suggesting the spider he ate them all.
** In a later episode
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* LetsPlay/{{Jacksepticeye}}: The [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6YZL6KOlbrk/maxresdefault.jpg thumbnail]] for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YZL6KOlbrk Jack's 2nd episode on ''Peace, Death!'']] shows him contemplating with little demon and angel versions of himself standing on his shoulders. His demon seems gleeful, while his angel is seemingly panicking.
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* LetsPlay/{{Jacksepticeye}}: WebVideo/{{Jacksepticeye}}: The [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6YZL6KOlbrk/maxresdefault.jpg thumbnail]] for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YZL6KOlbrk Jack's 2nd episode on ''Peace, Death!'']] shows him contemplating with little demon and angel versions of himself standing on his shoulders. His demon seems gleeful, while his angel is seemingly panicking.
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* ''ComicBook/TroubleMarvelComics'' sees a version of this with with what was, until the backlash forced it into Canon Discontinuity, a teenaged version of [[Franchise/SpiderMan Peter Parker]]'s future Aunt, May dealing with this when she finds out she's pregnant and is considering an abortion.[[note]]The reason for the backlash? [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo The child, whom she decides against aborting, is really Peter himself, as the story attempted to retcon he was the product of]] [[AFamilyAffair an affair May and Richard had behind Ben and Mary's backs]][[/note]]
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* ''ComicBook/TroubleMarvelComics'' sees a version of this with with what was, until the backlash forced it into Canon Discontinuity, a teenaged version of [[Franchise/SpiderMan [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]]'s future Aunt, May dealing with this when she finds out she's pregnant and is considering an abortion.[[note]]The reason for the backlash? [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo The child, whom she decides against aborting, is really Peter himself, as the story attempted to retcon he was the product of]] [[AFamilyAffair an affair May and Richard had behind Ben and Mary's backs]][[/note]]
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** The second issue of the first volume has Harley being told by a shoulder angel taking on the form of her former self Dr. Harleen Quinzel dressed in white with a halo that she must use her experience to pursue a legitimate career, afterwards a shoulder devil with the appearance of the Joker in a red suit with devil horns and a pitchfork tells Harley she must go on a crime spree to resolve her money issues.
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** The second issue of the first volume has Harley being told by occasionally converse with a shoulder angel taking on the form of resembling her former original self Dr. Harleen Quinzel dressed in white with a halo that she must use her experience to pursue a legitimate career, afterwards and a shoulder devil with resembling the appearance of the Joker in a red suit with devil horns and a pitchfork tells Harley she must go on a crime spree to resolve her money issues.Joker.
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* In an issue of ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'' (Vol 4), Harley's friend Kevin is debating with himself whether to rescue minor villain Lockwood from a fire or leave him to die. His shoulder angel and devil are both sexy versions of Harley. Who then end up ignoring him and having a CatFight.
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* ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'':
** The second issue of the first volume has Harley being told by a shoulder angel taking on the form of her former self Dr. Harleen Quinzel dressed in white with a halo that she must use her experience to pursue a legitimate career, afterwards a shoulder devil with the appearance of the Joker in a red suit with devil horns and a pitchfork tells Harley she must go on a crime spree to resolve her money issues.
** In an issue of''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'' (Vol 4), the fourth volume, Harley's friend Kevin is debating with himself whether to rescue minor villain Lockwood from a fire or leave him to die. His shoulder angel and devil are both sexy versions of Harley. Who then end up ignoring him and having a CatFight.
** The second issue of the first volume has Harley being told by a shoulder angel taking on the form of her former self Dr. Harleen Quinzel dressed in white with a halo that she must use her experience to pursue a legitimate career, afterwards a shoulder devil with the appearance of the Joker in a red suit with devil horns and a pitchfork tells Harley she must go on a crime spree to resolve her money issues.
** In an issue of
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* Music/OneRepublic's song "Love runs out", the singer mentions having "an angel on my shoulder and Mephistopheles".
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* Music/OneRepublic's song "Love runs out", Runs Out", the singer mentions having "an angel on my shoulder and Mephistopheles".
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* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'':
** The [=AIs=] play with this trope -- there's (usually) only one of them to an individual, but they appear floating over the person's shoulder and exist to help and give advice. If you have a good one, great -- you don't have to worry about its evil counterpart undermining its efforts. Unfortunately, that same lack of symmetry means that if you get stuck with an evil one, you're pretty much hosed.
** Season 10 gives us an instance of "Bad Angel, Worse Angel" when Gamma and Sigma team up to dupe Carolina into [[spoiler:choosing to have two AI implanted into her]].
** The [=AIs=] play with this trope -- there's (usually) only one of them to an individual, but they appear floating over the person's shoulder and exist to help and give advice. If you have a good one, great -- you don't have to worry about its evil counterpart undermining its efforts. Unfortunately, that same lack of symmetry means that if you get stuck with an evil one, you're pretty much hosed.
** Season 10 gives us an instance of "Bad Angel, Worse Angel" when Gamma and Sigma team up to dupe Carolina into [[spoiler:choosing to have two AI implanted into her]].
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* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'':
In ''WebAnimation/TheAnnoyingOrange'' episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C41IBSKGF4w "Cruel as a Cucumber,"]] Orange wants to get Cucumber to [[HoYay like him.]] Angel Orange and Devil Orange both pop up to give him advice, but both of them just suggest ways to annoy Cucumber. Angel Orange's suggestions are nicer, though.
* ''WebAnimation/AstroLOLogy'':
**The [=AIs=] play with this trope -- In the short "To Do or Not to Do", while at the store, Libra has both halves of Gemini serving as his angel and devil when he seems to be contemplating taking money from the register while Sagittarius is sleeping at the counter. His devil wins out, but it turns out Libra really just wanted to take a nearby marker and [[FaceDoodling draw on Sagittarius' face in her sleep]].
** "Naughty or Nice" does a variant: as the show is a MimeAndMusicOnlyCartoon where the only speech is indistinct, Taurus, working as a MallSanta, asks Capricorn and Gemini if they've been nice or naughty by conjuring angel and devil versions of them and having them pick one.
* In ''Chargesdotcomdotbr'', there's(usually) only one story with Corrupt Politician Paulo Maluf receiving visits from these angels. When Maluf stated there was no Money of them to an individual, but they appear floating over the person's shoulder and exist to help and give advice. If you have his in any tax havens, a good one, great -- you don't have to worry about its evil counterpart undermining its efforts. Unfortunately, that same lack of symmetry means that if you get stuck with an evil one, you're pretty much hosed.
** Season 10 gives us an instance of "Bad Angel, Worse Angel" when Gammaangel showed up and Sigma team told him not to lie. Then a bad angel showed up to dupe Carolina into [[spoiler:choosing point out he's telling the truth. The money he keeps in Cayman Islands [[ExactWords isn't his; it's the people's]]. Then Maluf claims that, if anything on his name is found, he promised to have two AI implanted into her]].donate everything to Saint House. Upon the good angel's doubts, the bad one claimed he meant the house where Maluf lives with his ''saint'' family. Maluf also claimed the accusations are a consequence of the Brazilian Presidential elections of that time because he led the run. The bad angel said it's just someone summon him for an official statement and he runs off to Paris. The good angel quit after that.
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**
** "Naughty or Nice" does a variant: as the show is a MimeAndMusicOnlyCartoon where the only speech is indistinct, Taurus, working as a MallSanta, asks Capricorn and Gemini if they've been nice or naughty by conjuring angel and devil versions of them and having them pick one.
* In ''Chargesdotcomdotbr'', there's
** Season 10 gives us an instance of "Bad Angel, Worse Angel" when Gamma
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* Parodied in the {{machinima}} series ''The Strangerhood'', where Griggs' Good Angel and Bad Angel get into a fistfight, then the other characters' Good Angels show up and throw a party.
* The ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' cartoon "The Baloneyman" uses Strong Bad's good and bad angels together as a (neutral) personification of his brain, which he tries to "fool" into feeling refreshed by rubbing a baloney sandwich shaped like a popsicle on his head:
-->'''Devil Strong Bad:''' You see this guy? Rubbin' a sammich on his head?\\
'''Angel Strong Bad:''' I know, I know... just let it go. You gotta pick your battles.
:: It's probably worth mentioning that Angel Strong Bad is noticeably shorter than Devil Strong Bad.
* In ''WebAnimation/TheAnnoyingOrange'' episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C41IBSKGF4w "Cruel as a Cucumber,"]] Orange wants to get Cucumber to [[HoYay like him.]] Angel Orange and Devil Orange both pop up to give him advice, but both of them just suggest ways to annoy Cucumber. Angel Orange's suggestions are nicer, though.
* In the ''WebAnimation/NapsterBad'' short "Metallica Millionaire", [[Music/{{Metallica}} James Hetfield]] has just one of these, a devil in the shape of Lars Ulrich.
* In ''Chargesdotcomdotbr'', there's one story with Corrupt Politician Paulo Maluf receiving visits from these angels. When Maluf stated there was no Money of his in any tax havens, a good angel showed up and told him not to lie. Then a bad angel showed up to point out he's telling the truth. The money he keeps in Cayman Islands [[ExactWords isn't his; it's the people's]]. Then Maluf claims that, if anything on his name is found, he promised to donate everything to Saint House. Upon the good angel's doubts, the bad one claimed he meant the house where Maluf lives with his ''saint'' family. Maluf also claimed the accusations are a consequence of the Brazilian Presidential elections of that time because he led the run. The bad angel said it's just someone summon him for an official statement and he runs off to Paris. The good angel quit after that.
* In the ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' short featuring [[OneManArmy Sly]] [[ScreamingWarrior Marbo]], tiny demonic and angelic versions of Sly appear when he's confronted with a SadisticChoice. Their advice? [[spoiler:[[ScreamingWarrior "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"]]]]
* The ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' cartoon "The Baloneyman" uses Strong Bad's good and bad angels together as a (neutral) personification of his brain, which he tries to "fool" into feeling refreshed by rubbing a baloney sandwich shaped like a popsicle on his head:
-->'''Devil Strong Bad:''' You see this guy? Rubbin' a sammich on his head?\\
'''Angel Strong Bad:''' I know, I know... just let it go. You gotta pick your battles.
:: It's probably worth mentioning that Angel Strong Bad is noticeably shorter than Devil Strong Bad.
* In ''WebAnimation/TheAnnoyingOrange'' episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C41IBSKGF4w "Cruel as a Cucumber,"]] Orange wants to get Cucumber to [[HoYay like him.]] Angel Orange and Devil Orange both pop up to give him advice, but both of them just suggest ways to annoy Cucumber. Angel Orange's suggestions are nicer, though.
* In the ''WebAnimation/NapsterBad'' short "Metallica Millionaire", [[Music/{{Metallica}} James Hetfield]] has just one of these, a devil in the shape of Lars Ulrich.
* In ''Chargesdotcomdotbr'', there's one story with Corrupt Politician Paulo Maluf receiving visits from these angels. When Maluf stated there was no Money of his in any tax havens, a good angel showed up and told him not to lie. Then a bad angel showed up to point out he's telling the truth. The money he keeps in Cayman Islands [[ExactWords isn't his; it's the people's]]. Then Maluf claims that, if anything on his name is found, he promised to donate everything to Saint House. Upon the good angel's doubts, the bad one claimed he meant the house where Maluf lives with his ''saint'' family. Maluf also claimed the accusations are a consequence of the Brazilian Presidential elections of that time because he led the run. The bad angel said it's just someone summon him for an official statement and he runs off to Paris. The good angel quit after that.
* In the ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' short featuring [[OneManArmy Sly]] [[ScreamingWarrior Marbo]], tiny demonic and angelic versions of Sly appear when he's confronted with a SadisticChoice. Their advice? [[spoiler:[[ScreamingWarrior "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"]]]]
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* In the ''WebAnimation/{{Robotzi}}'' episode "Sugstanță'', Mo gets both an angel Mo and a devil Mo when he plans to drink the toxic substances prepared by F.O.C.A. However, their personalities are almost the same. Angel Mo at first says they seem very toxic, while Devil Mo wants Mo to drink them and the angel agrees.
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* When WebAnimation/{{hololive}} English [=Vtubers=] Ceres Fauna and Ouro Kronii collaborated for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urMWdWlzDCw an ASMR stream]], the end result was something like this, with them whispering competing advice into the listener's earphones, [[LampshadeHanging something they noted.]] Who was the "good" and who was the "bad" angel depended on [[RuleOfFunny which was funniest at the moment.]]
-->'''Fauna:''' Everything will be okay. You can do it, I believe in you. It's never too late to learn.\\
'''Kronii:''' That's called toxic positivity.\\
(''both laugh'')\\
'''Fauna:''' It's not bad to have an optimistic outlook on life.\\
'''Kronii:''' Wake up.\\
'''Fauna:''' Go to sleep.\\
'''Kronii:''' You know what? Stay asleep-\\
'''Fauna:''' [[OpinionFlipFlop Wake up.]]\\
'''Kronii:''' Stay blind.\\
'''Fauna:''' Wake up, wake up.
* The ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' cartoon "The Baloneyman" uses Strong Bad's good and bad angels together as a (neutral) personification of his brain, which he tries to "fool" into feeling refreshed by rubbing a baloney sandwich shaped like a popsicle on his head:
-->'''Devil Strong Bad:''' You see this guy? Rubbin' a sammich on his head?\\
'''Angel Strong Bad:''' I know, I know... just let it go. You gotta pick your battles.
** It's probably worth mentioning that Angel Strong Bad is noticeably shorter than Devil Strong Bad.
* In the''WebAnimation/{{Robotzi}}'' episode "Sugstanță'', Mo gets both an angel Mo ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' short featuring [[OneManArmy Sly]] [[ScreamingWarrior Marbo]], tiny demonic and angelic versions of Sly appear when he's confronted with a SadisticChoice. Their advice? [[spoiler:[[ScreamingWarrior "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"]]]]
* In the ''WebAnimation/NapsterBad'' short "Metallica Millionaire", [[Music/{{Metallica}} James Hetfield]] has just one of these, a devilMo when he plans to drink in the toxic substances prepared by F.O.C.A. However, their personalities are almost the same. Angel Mo at first says they seem very toxic, while Devil Mo wants Mo to drink them and the angel agrees.shape of Lars Ulrich.
-->'''Fauna:''' Everything will be okay. You can do it, I believe in you. It's never too late to learn.\\
'''Kronii:''' That's called toxic positivity.\\
(''both laugh'')\\
'''Fauna:''' It's not bad to have an optimistic outlook on life.\\
'''Kronii:''' Wake up.\\
'''Fauna:''' Go to sleep.\\
'''Kronii:''' You know what? Stay asleep-\\
'''Fauna:''' [[OpinionFlipFlop Wake up.]]\\
'''Kronii:''' Stay blind.\\
'''Fauna:''' Wake up, wake up.
* The ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' cartoon "The Baloneyman" uses Strong Bad's good and bad angels together as a (neutral) personification of his brain, which he tries to "fool" into feeling refreshed by rubbing a baloney sandwich shaped like a popsicle on his head:
-->'''Devil Strong Bad:''' You see this guy? Rubbin' a sammich on his head?\\
'''Angel Strong Bad:''' I know, I know... just let it go. You gotta pick your battles.
** It's probably worth mentioning that Angel Strong Bad is noticeably shorter than Devil Strong Bad.
* In the
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* ''WebAnimation/AstroLOLogy'':
** In the short "To Do or Not to Do", while at the store, Libra has both halves of Gemini serving as his angel and devil when he seems to be contemplating taking money from the register while Sagittarius is sleeping at the counter. His devil wins out, but it turns out Libra really just wanted to take a nearby marker and [[FaceDoodling draw on Sagittarius' face in her sleep]].
** "Naughty or Nice" does a variant: as the show is a MimeAndMusicOnlyCartoon where the only speech is indistinct, Taurus, working as a MallSanta, asks Capricorn and Gemini if they've been nice or naughty by conjuring angel and devil versions of them and having them pick one.
** In the short "To Do or Not to Do", while at the store, Libra has both halves of Gemini serving as his angel and devil when he seems to be contemplating taking money from the register while Sagittarius is sleeping at the counter. His devil wins out, but it turns out Libra really just wanted to take a nearby marker and [[FaceDoodling draw on Sagittarius' face in her sleep]].
** "Naughty or Nice" does a variant: as the show is a MimeAndMusicOnlyCartoon where the only speech is indistinct, Taurus, working as a MallSanta, asks Capricorn and Gemini if they've been nice or naughty by conjuring angel and devil versions of them and having them pick one.
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** The [=AIs=] play with this trope -- there's (usually) only one of them to an individual, but they appear floating over the person's shoulder and exist to help and give advice. If you have a good one, great -- you don't have to worry about its evil counterpart undermining its efforts. Unfortunately, that same lack of symmetry means that if you get stuck with an evil one, you're pretty much hosed.
** Season 10 gives us an instance of "Bad Angel, Worse Angel" when Gamma and Sigma team up to dupe Carolina into [[spoiler:choosing to have two AI implanted into her]].
* In theshort "To Do or Not to Do", while at the store, Libra has ''WebAnimation/{{Robotzi}}'' episode "Sugstanță'', Mo gets both halves of Gemini serving as his an angel Mo and a devil Mo when he seems plans to be contemplating taking money from drink the register toxic substances prepared by F.O.C.A. However, their personalities are almost the same. Angel Mo at first says they seem very toxic, while Sagittarius is sleeping at the counter. His devil wins out, but it turns out Libra really just wanted Devil Mo wants Mo to take a nearby marker and [[FaceDoodling draw on Sagittarius' face in her sleep]].
** "Naughty or Nice" does a variant: as the show is a MimeAndMusicOnlyCartoon where the only speech is indistinct, Taurus, working as a MallSanta, asks Capricorn and Gemini if they've been nice or naughty by conjuring angel and devil versions ofdrink them and having them pick one.the angel agrees.
* Parodied in the {{machinima}} series ''The Strangerhood'', where Griggs' Good Angel and Bad Angel get into a fistfight, then the other characters' Good Angels show up and throw a party.
** The [=AIs=] play with this trope -- there's (usually) only one of them to an individual, but they appear floating over the person's shoulder and exist to help and give advice. If you have a good one, great -- you don't have to worry about its evil counterpart undermining its efforts. Unfortunately, that same lack of symmetry means that if you get stuck with an evil one, you're pretty much hosed.
** Season 10 gives us an instance of "Bad Angel, Worse Angel" when Gamma and Sigma team up to dupe Carolina into [[spoiler:choosing to have two AI implanted into her]].
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** "Naughty or Nice" does a variant: as the show is a MimeAndMusicOnlyCartoon where the only speech is indistinct, Taurus, working as a MallSanta, asks Capricorn and Gemini if they've been nice or naughty by conjuring angel and devil versions of
* Parodied in the {{machinima}} series ''The Strangerhood'', where Griggs' Good Angel and Bad Angel get into a fistfight, then the other characters' Good Angels show up and throw a party.
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* ''ComicBook/Batman66 Meets ComicBook/WonderWoman77'' has a retired Bruce Wayne (who hung up the cowl out of shame for resorting to killing the Joker after the villain's discovery of the Batcave caused Alfred to have a fatal heart attack) ponder on whether he should get out of retirement or stay retired, with a vision of Alfred informing Bruce that he shouldn't keep punishing himself for what happened and a vision of the Joker taunting that Bruce lost all credibility when he took his life.
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* ''Film/GuardianAngels'': Antoine Carco (Creator/GerardDepardieu) has a good angel ([[ActingForTwo also played by Depardieu]]) who always suggests him to do good actions for his redemption. Father Hervé Tarain (Creator/ChristianClavier) hass... a bad angel ([[ActingForTwo also played by Clavier]]) who always tempts him to sin/do nasty things.
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* In ''ComicStrip/{{Drabble}}'', when Ralph has to decide how to solve a problem on the spur of the moment, he's consult by "Smart Ralph" (who tells him to do what makes sense) and "Dumb Ralph" (who tells him to do the wrong thing). Unfortunately, he usually listens to Dumb Ralph and gets in trouble or gets hurt (or both). One time he had to decide whether or not to tell his wife about her annoying habit, and "Dumb Ralph" actually ''agreed'' with "Smart Ralph" and told him not to. Unfortunately, a "Dumber Ralph" appeared and told him otherwise, and in the last panel, [[ExiledToTheCouch he was sleeping on the sofa]].
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* In ''ComicStrip/{{Drabble}}'', when Ralph has to decide how to solve a problem on the spur of the moment, he's consult consulted by "Smart Ralph" (who tells him to do what makes sense) and "Dumb Ralph" (who tells him to do the wrong thing). Unfortunately, he usually listens to Dumb Ralph and gets in trouble or gets hurt (or both). One time he had to decide whether or not to tell his wife about her annoying habit, and "Dumb Ralph" actually ''agreed'' with "Smart Ralph" and told him not to. Unfortunately, a "Dumber Ralph" appeared and told him otherwise, and in the last panel, [[ExiledToTheCouch he was sleeping on the sofa]].
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* ''TabletopGames/MagicTheGathering'' has the card [[https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=589584 Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence]], a tiny Devil Advisor who tries to convince her planeswalker controller (the player) to deal damage to themselves, growing stronger in the process. She is naturally affiliated with red mana, the color of impulse and blind aggression, and plenty of cards in that color are more than happy to oblige.
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* ''TabletopGames/MagicTheGathering'' ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has the card [[https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=589584 Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence]], a tiny Devil Advisor who tries to convince her planeswalker controller (the player) to deal damage to themselves, growing stronger in the process. She is naturally affiliated with red mana, the color of impulse and blind aggression, and plenty of cards in that color are more than happy to oblige.
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* In ''ComicBook/TankGirl'', Satan offers the eponymous heroine beer in exchange for a powerful artifact: God's Housecoat. Her shoulder angel argues that the Devil is a rotten bastard, while her shoulder devil tells her to take the beer. [[spoiler:She takes the beer, but uses God's Housecoat to cause its next wearer to put all of his energy into charitable causes. When we next see the Devil, he is participating in a televised run for charity to raise money for a children's hospital.]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Finder}}'', an A.I.'s angel and devil are represented by a one and a zero.
* ''Comicbook/TheSimpsons'':
** A comic features Bart suffering from a moral dilemma, complete with good and bad angels; the good angel knocks out the bad angel by ''throwing its halo like ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's shield'', at which point Bart remarks, "It figures that ''my'' conscience would suffer from mood swings."
** One of the earlier comics has Bart visited by good and bad angels, until he tells the good angel to get lost, and flicks it away.
* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'' has these appear to Snowy and Haddock on different occasions (most often prompted by the presence of whiskey).
* Guy Gardner in ''[[ComicBook/SuperBuddies "I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League"]]'' had a Good Angel and a Bad Angel appear at one point when he was facing an unconscious ComicBook/PowerGirl (which is to say, facing a once-in-a-lifetime chance to cop a feel).
-->'''Bad Angel:''' Go on. You know you want to.\\
'''Good Angel:''' ...\\
'''Bad Angel:''' Well? Aren't you going to say anything?\\
'''Good Angel:''' I don't have to say anything. Guy would never do that. He's a hero, after all.\\
'''Bad Angel:''' AntiHero.\\
'''Good Angel:''' Close enough.\\
'''Guy:''' I hate it when that guy's right...
* ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' takes this to a strange place, as there are three major voices talking to him, that comprise about half the supporting cast. These are Psychodoughboy, voice of depression and self-destruction, Mr. Fuck, voice of violence and destruction, and Nail Bunny, voice of reason (or something approximating it). This seems more a metaphor for horrible, horrible, manic depression as much as anything else, although it just keeps getting weirder. And then there's Reverend Meat, voice of emotion, whom Johnny and Nailbunny are opposed to.
* The ''Film/NationalLampoon'' did a number of comic-book stories based on Doug Kenney's high school/college life. One of them is the basis for the ''Film/AnimalHouse'' reference in Film- his shoulder angel probably doesn't help his case by calling Doug by his nickname "Four-Eyes".
* In ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'s Team-Up with Machine Man, Deadpool experiences this with the angel being represented by his current partner (Machine Man) and the devil is being represented by the Puppet Master, who they were currently fighting. [[CloudCuckoolander True to his character]] (as well as Machine Man's partially) Deadpool pictured the angel as a drunk spouting off boring robot logic which quickly devolved to binary code speak.
** Not to mention [[https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/8506/deadpool_1997_5 this cover]].
* The DC Thomson strip "Jimmy Jinx (And What He Thinks)" (originally in ''Buzz'', then ''ComicBook/TheTopper'', then ''ComicBook/TheDandy''). His angels were called Goodie and Baddie, and appeared in red-outlined thought bubbles.
* Creator/DoriSeda had them in her autobiographical comic. With the devil wearing a leather corset and stockings.
* Michael Turner's ''Shrugged'' depicts a world where these angels and devils actually exist and come to Earth from a world called Perspecta to guide and advise people.
* A ''Bec & Kawl'' strip from ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD'' subverted this with a Pagan avatar showing up to present a [[TakeAThirdOption third option]] when Beccy is finally given the chance to rule the world.
* One ''ComicBook/PS238'' storyline involved "cherubs" and "imps", representing [[OrderVsChaos Order and Chaos]] rather than Good and Evil, influencing people's behaviour, and resembling the GoodAngelBadAngel to those who could see them.
* ''Minnie The Minx'' from ''ComicBook/TheBeano'' in one issue had a shoulder devil pop up, with a caption reading "Here's Min's bad side", with the devil encouraging Minnie to commit mischief, and then a shoulder angel pop up with a caption reading "Here's Min's good side". However, in the next frame the angel also encouraged Minnie to commit mischief, with a caption reading "Oh, forgot. Min doesn't ''have'' a good side!"
* ''ComicBook/ThePowerpuffGirls'' story "Amoeba Prime" (issue #49) had the Amoeba Boys congealed into a monster amoeba invading an amusement park. Blossom is disguised as a ride barker with Bubbles as an angel (what else?) and Buttercup as a devil trying to sway the Amoeba(s) from riding the rides.
* ''ComicBook/Hitman1993'' had a clever instance in the 15th issue where a drunken Tiegel tried to initiate sex with Tommy and Tommy's Good and Bad angel said the exact same words, but in a different tone that even comes across in print. His good side [[SarcasmMode using guilt-inducing sarcasm]] and his bad side [[SincerityMode is encouragingly sincere]]:
-->'''Good Tommy''': Go ahead. Do it. That's exactly what I'd expect from you, taking advantage of a drunk woman in her moment of weakness. I bet your conscience won't trouble you for a second.
-->'''Bad Tommy''': Yeah! Go ahead. Do it. That's exactly what I'd expect from you, taking advantage of a drunk woman in her moment of weakness. I bet your conscience won't trouble you for a second.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Noob}}'', [[ManipulativeBastard Gaea]] is shown to have an ignored/mistreated good angel.
* During ''[[ComicBook/{{Knightfall}} Knightquest]]'' [[ComicBook/{{Azrael}} Jean-Paul Valley]] had them in the form of Saint Dumas and his father, the previous Azrael. Unfortunately, this was due to his HeroicSafeMode kicking into overdrive with no sign of the off button anywhere.
* ''[[Webcomic/{{Bobbinsverse}} Giant Days]]'': Dark Esther's good and bad angels show up for a page in issue 14 of the ongoing series. Unusually for the trope, they're Esther's own size. Being Esther's good and bad angels, they're a couple of rather fetching, slightly snarky goths.
* In "Capt. Sprocket Meets His Greatest Foe [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Neutron]]" in ''Mad House Comics Digest'' #5 an angel and devil show up when Captain Sprocket considers running out on a fight which much better superheroes than him are ''losing''.
* The third issue of the black-and-white 64-page run of ''ComicBook/HowardTheDuck'' had an Angel Howard and a Devil Howard argue over whether Howard should save Christmas or ignore the danger and look out for himself.
* In ''ComicStrip/DykesToWatchOutFor'' by Alison Bechdel, a pair of these show up. The devil is a hetero girl with a skirt.
* ''ComicBook/TroubleMarvelComics'' sees a version of this with with what was, until the backlash forced it into Canon Discontinuity, a teenaged version of [[Franchise/SpiderMan Peter Parker]]'s future Aunt, May dealing with this when she finds out she's pregnant and is considering an abortion.[[note]]The reason for the backlash? [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo The child, whom she decides against aborting, is really Peter himself, as the story attempted to retcon he was the product of]] [[AFamilyAffair an affair May and Richard had behind Ben and Mary's backs]][[/note]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Chlorophylle}}'', Minimum's good angel appears sometimes. Anthracite's too... but obviously he's not in good form.
* The backup story for issue 52 of the ''ComicBook/{{Futurama}}'' comic book has Zapp Brannigan being told by Angel Zapp that he must tell the truth of how the soldier he's praised for saving the life of got into a coma, while Devil Zapp insists that Zapp should stick to his lie that he selflessly rescued the injured soldier from danger. In the end, Zapp covers everything up by lying that the soldier was the one who risked his own life to rescue Zapp, which disappoints Angel Zapp but impresses Devil Zapp.
* In an issue of ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'' (Vol 4), Harley's friend Kevin is debating with himself whether to rescue minor villain Lockwood from a fire or leave him to die. His shoulder angel and devil are both sexy versions of Harley. Who then end up ignoring him and having a CatFight.
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* In ''ComicBook/TankGirl'', Satan offers the eponymous heroine beer in exchange for a powerful artifact: God's Housecoat. Her shoulder angel argues that the Devil is a rotten bastard, while her shoulder devil tells her to take the beer. [[spoiler:She takes the beer, but uses God's Housecoat to cause its next wearer to put all of his energy into charitable causes. When we next see the Devil, he is participating in a televised run for charity to raise money for a children's hospital.]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Finder}}'', an A.I.'s angel and devil are represented by a one and a zero.
* ''Comicbook/TheSimpsons'':
** A comic features Bart suffering from a moral dilemma, complete with good and bad angels; the good angel knocks out the bad angel by ''throwing its halo like ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's shield'', at which point Bart remarks, "It figures that ''my'' conscience would suffer from mood swings."
** One of the earlier comics has Bart visited by good and bad angels, until he tells the good angel to get lost, and flicks it away.
* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'' has these appear to Snowy and Haddock on different occasions (most often prompted by the presence of whiskey).
* Guy Gardner in ''[[ComicBook/SuperBuddies "I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League"]]'' had a Good Angel and a Bad Angel appear at one point when he was facing an unconscious ComicBook/PowerGirl (which is to say, facing a once-in-a-lifetime chance to cop a feel).
-->'''Bad Angel:''' Go on. You know you want to.\\
'''Good Angel:''' ...\\
'''Bad Angel:''' Well? Aren't you going to say anything?\\
'''Good Angel:''' I don't have to say anything. Guy would never do that. He's a hero, after all.\\
'''Bad Angel:''' AntiHero.\\
'''Good Angel:''' Close enough.\\
'''Guy:''' I hate it when that guy's right...
* ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' takes this to a strange place, as there are three major voices talking to him, that comprise about half the supporting cast. These are Psychodoughboy, voice of depression and self-destruction, Mr. Fuck, voice of violence and destruction, and Nail Bunny, voice of reason (or something approximating it). This seems more a metaphor for horrible, horrible, manic depression as much as anything else, although it just keeps getting weirder. And then there's Reverend Meat, voice of emotion, whom Johnny and Nailbunny are opposed to.
* The ''Film/NationalLampoon'' did a number of comic-book stories based on Doug Kenney's high school/college life. One of them is the basis for the ''Film/AnimalHouse'' reference in Film- his shoulder angel probably doesn't help his case by calling Doug by his nickname "Four-Eyes".
* In ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'s Team-Up with Machine Man, Deadpool experiences this with the angel being represented by his current partner (Machine Man) and the devil is being represented by the Puppet Master, who they were currently fighting. [[CloudCuckoolander True to his character]] (as well as Machine Man's partially) Deadpool pictured the angel as a drunk spouting off boring robot logic which quickly devolved to binary code speak.
** Not to mention [[https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/8506/deadpool_1997_5 this cover]].
* The DC Thomson strip "Jimmy Jinx (And What He Thinks)" (originally in ''Buzz'', then ''ComicBook/TheTopper'', then ''ComicBook/TheDandy''). His angels were called Goodie and Baddie, and appeared in red-outlined thought bubbles.
* Creator/DoriSeda had them in her autobiographical comic. With the devil wearing a leather corset and stockings.
* Michael Turner's ''Shrugged'' depicts a world where these angels and devils actually exist and come to Earth from a world called Perspecta to guide and advise people.
* A ''Bec & Kawl'' strip from ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD'' subverted this with a Pagan avatar showing up to present a [[TakeAThirdOption third option]] when Beccy is finally given the chance to rule the world.
* One ''ComicBook/PS238'' storyline involved "cherubs" and "imps", representing [[OrderVsChaos Order and Chaos]] rather than Good and Evil, influencing people's behaviour, and resembling the GoodAngelBadAngel to those who could see them.
* ''Minnie The Minx'' from ''ComicBook/TheBeano'' in one issue had a shoulder devil pop up, with a caption reading "Here's Min's bad side", with the devil encouraging Minnie to commit mischief, and then a shoulder angel pop up with a caption reading "Here's Min's good side". However, in the next frame the angel also encouraged Minnie to commit mischief, with a caption reading "Oh, forgot. Min doesn't ''have'' a good side!"
* ''ComicBook/ThePowerpuffGirls'' story "Amoeba Prime" (issue #49) had the Amoeba Boys congealed into a monster amoeba invading an amusement park. Blossom is disguised as a ride barker with Bubbles as an angel (what else?) and Buttercup as a devil trying to sway the Amoeba(s) from riding the rides.
* ''ComicBook/Hitman1993'' had a clever instance in the 15th issue where a drunken Tiegel tried to initiate sex with Tommy and Tommy's Good and Bad angel said the exact same words, but in a different tone that even comes across in print. His good side [[SarcasmMode using guilt-inducing sarcasm]] and his bad side [[SincerityMode is encouragingly sincere]]:
-->'''Good Tommy''': Go ahead. Do it. That's exactly what I'd expect from you, taking advantage of a drunk woman in her moment of weakness. I bet your conscience won't trouble you for a second.
-->'''Bad Tommy''': Yeah! Go ahead. Do it. That's exactly what I'd expect from you, taking advantage of a drunk woman in her moment of weakness. I bet your conscience won't trouble you for a second.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Noob}}'', [[ManipulativeBastard Gaea]] is shown to have an ignored/mistreated good angel.
* During ''[[ComicBook/{{Knightfall}} Knightquest]]'' [[ComicBook/{{Azrael}} Jean-Paul Valley]] had them in the form of Saint Dumas and his father, the previous Azrael. Unfortunately, this was due to his HeroicSafeMode kicking into overdrive with no sign of the off button anywhere.
* ''[[Webcomic/{{Bobbinsverse}} Giant Days]]'': Dark Esther's good and bad angels show up for a page in issue 14 of the ongoing series. Unusually for the trope, they're Esther's own size. Being Esther's good and bad angels, they're a couple of rather fetching, slightly snarky goths.
* In "Capt. Sprocket Meets His Greatest Foe [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Dr. Neutron]]" in ''Mad House Comics Digest'' #5 an angel and devil show up when Captain Sprocket considers running out on a fight which much better superheroes than him are ''losing''.
* The third issue of the black-and-white 64-page run of ''ComicBook/HowardTheDuck'' had an Angel Howard and a Devil Howard argue over whether Howard should save Christmas or ignore the danger and look out for himself.
* In ''ComicStrip/DykesToWatchOutFor'' by Alison Bechdel, a pair of these show up. The devil is a hetero girl with a skirt.
* ''ComicBook/TroubleMarvelComics'' sees a version of this with with what was, until the backlash forced it into Canon Discontinuity, a teenaged version of [[Franchise/SpiderMan Peter Parker]]'s future Aunt, May dealing with this when she finds out she's pregnant and is considering an abortion.[[note]]The reason for the backlash? [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo The child, whom she decides against aborting, is really Peter himself, as the story attempted to retcon he was the product of]] [[AFamilyAffair an affair May and Richard had behind Ben and Mary's backs]][[/note]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Chlorophylle}}'', Minimum's good angel appears sometimes. Anthracite's too... but obviously he's not in good form.
* The backup story for issue 52 of the ''ComicBook/{{Futurama}}'' comic book has Zapp Brannigan being told by Angel Zapp that he must tell the truth of how the soldier he's praised for saving the life of got into a coma, while Devil Zapp insists that Zapp should stick to his lie that he selflessly rescued the injured soldier from danger. In the end, Zapp covers everything up by lying that the soldier was the one who risked his own life to rescue Zapp, which disappoints Angel Zapp but impresses Devil Zapp.
* In an issue of ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'' (Vol 4), Harley's friend Kevin is debating with himself whether to rescue minor villain Lockwood from a fire or leave him to die. His shoulder angel and devil are both sexy versions of Harley. Who then end up ignoring him and having a CatFight.
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* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'':
** The August 18, 1996 strip had Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1996/08/18 debating whether to eat a donut]]. He is confronted by a shoulder angel and shoulder devil in the shape of donuts (respectively marked by a halo and a devil tail), the angel donut telling him not to eat the donut and the devil donut telling him to go right ahead. In the end, Garfield eats all three donuts.
** The ''Garfield'' book ''A Garfield Guide to Safe Downloading: Downloading Disaster!'' (from the ''Garfield's Guide to Digital Citizenship'' series) has Nermal laying in bed with a laptop, too sick to go to the movies. He contemplates that he can't go out to the movies with the guys and will have to wait till next weekend when everyone has already seen the film, a zombie cats movie. "Or... you could go online right now and download the movie," encourages a shoulder devil Odie, but a grandmotherly shoulder angel cat tells him "Oh no! Downloading a film before it's officially released sounds like stealing!"
* In a ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' Sunday strip, we see all four main characters (Rat, Pig, Goat and Zebra) go through this...except Rat, who has ''two'' shoulder devils.
--> '''Devil!Pig:''' Why do you put up with that stupid rat?? He plays you for a sucker! Stand up for yourself!!!\\
'''Angel!Pig:''' No, Pig, you must love Rat. He is your friend, and he cares about you.\\
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'''Devil!Zebra:''' Why do you care so much about the other zebras?...You need to look out for Number One!!\\
'''Angel!Zebra:''' No, no....You must love your fellow Zebras...they depend on you for their existence.\\
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'''Devil!Goat:''' Why do you even talk to the others? They're idiots...you're much too smart for them.\\
'''Angel!Goat:''' No, Goat, you must share your gift of knowledge and help the others learn.\\
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'''Devil!Rat:''' Punch the pig.\\
'''Devil!Rat:''' Punch the pig.
** Another Sunday strip has Zebra talking with one of the crocodiles, and explaining that he'd never be able to go through with eating Zebra because his conscience wouldn't let him. When the croc asks, "What is dis conshuss?" his Good Angel appears... and the croc pops it in his mouth and eats it.
** The dailies also show tiny angels and devils fighting for Rat's soul. [[spoiler:The angels give up without a fight.]]
** Comes up in another Sunday strip, and again featuring Rat. The devil is a fiery LadyInRed, and the angel...is some fat guy in his undies.
* In one ''Tina's Groove'' strip, Tina is confronted by what she assumes are her shoulder angel and devil, representing her conscience and temptation. They inform her that they're actually the team that warns her of embarrassing dandruff, and are there to recommend a good shampoo.
* In an episode of ''ComicStrip/ArloAndJanis'', Arlo is visited by two copies of himself, both identical. One tells him he should be more ambitious, out to change the world. The other says that the world needs more honest, contented, hardworking family men and he's doing fine as he is. He asks, "Shouldn't one of you have a halo and the other horns?" They both shrug blankly.
* ''ComicStrip/ZippyThePinhead'' has The Kool-Aid Man and Speedy the Alka-Seltzer Mascot. [[http://zippythepinhead.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ZTP&Product_Code=18-Oct-13&Category_Code= Because.]]
* This was spoofed in [[http://johnhartstudios.com/ckennelstrips/2014/march/ckn140323d_stc.jpg this]] ''ComicStrip/DogsOfCKennel'' strip, where Will sees that the kennel handler's wallet is exposed. Will's bad side appears, telling Will to do it, before Will [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] about there not being a good angel, before his good side appears afterwards... and steals the handler's wallet then disappears, to then Will's bad side remarks, "[[EvenEvilHasStandards Wow... you're one evil soul.]]"
* In ''ComicStrip/{{Drabble}}'', when Ralph has to decide how to solve a problem on the spur of the moment, he's consult by "Smart Ralph" (who tells him to do what makes sense) and "Dumb Ralph" (who tells him to do the wrong thing). Unfortunately, he usually listens to Dumb Ralph and gets in trouble or gets hurt (or both). One time he had to decide whether or not to tell his wife about her annoying habit, and "Dumb Ralph" actually ''agreed'' with "Smart Ralph" and told him not to. Unfortunately, a "Dumber Ralph" appeared and told him otherwise, and in the last panel, [[ExiledToTheCouch he was sleeping on the sofa]].
* Once in German comic ''ComicStrip/{{Rudi}}'', they're fighting whether he should take up smoking again or not. (His buddy Freddy started it again, we see, because his five or so shoulder devils mashed up his shoulder angel.)
* In ''ComicStrip/SafeHavens'', in her youth Samantha was so nice that she had two angels and no devil. One of them eventually turned into a devil as Samantha grew up and became more aware of moral ambiguity and the duality of man.
* ''ComicStrip/ScaryGary'': The Evil Conscience "- that usually sits on your shoulder." visits Gary at one point, except he is life-sized and dressed up in a suit and tie because he figured it would be more convincing, and wants to expand his business model. When Gary asks where the angel is, the Evil Conscience claims he didn’t share his vision, so he just ate him.
* In one ''ComicStrip/{{Retail}}'' strip, Marla is considering taking a sick day just because it's too nice to be indoors. Her good angel says that would be wrong, and her bad angel points out other employees do it all the time. Then her good angel says someone else would have to do her work, and that wouldn't be fair. The bad angel points out it would be [[PointyHairedBoss Stuart]], and the good angel concedes.
* In the February 24th 2020 strip of ''ComicStrip/{{Luann}}'' Tiffany's roommate Stef asks her if she want to come to the union with her, but Tiffany tells her she's behind on her college work, she then asks her Angel and Devil consciences what she should do, her angel conscience tells her to ignore Stef while her devil conscience who has a megaphone tells her to go with her.
* ''ComicStrip/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn'': In [[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2021/07/25 this comic]], a devil unicorn tries to convince Phoebe to secretly take a cookie, while an angel unicorn tells her not too. Then Marigold shows up and orders both to leave, revealing they're her cousins who love to mess with human children by sowing moral confusion.
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* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'':
** The August 18, 1996 strip had Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1996/08/18 debating whether to eat a donut]]. He is confronted by a shoulder angel and shoulder devil in the shape of donuts (respectively marked by a halo and a devil tail), the angel donut telling him not to eat the donut and the devil donut telling him to go right ahead. In the end, Garfield eats all three donuts.
** The ''Garfield'' book ''A Garfield Guide to Safe Downloading: Downloading Disaster!'' (from the ''Garfield's Guide to Digital Citizenship'' series) has Nermal laying in bed with a laptop, too sick to go to the movies. He contemplates that he can't go out to the movies with the guys and will have to wait till next weekend when everyone has already seen the film, a zombie cats movie. "Or... you could go online right now and download the movie," encourages a shoulder devil Odie, but a grandmotherly shoulder angel cat tells him "Oh no! Downloading a film before it's officially released sounds like stealing!"
* In a ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' Sunday strip, we see all four main characters (Rat, Pig, Goat and Zebra) go through this...except Rat, who has ''two'' shoulder devils.
--> '''Devil!Pig:''' Why do you put up with that stupid rat?? He plays you for a sucker! Stand up for yourself!!!\\
'''Angel!Pig:''' No, Pig, you must love Rat. He is your friend, and he cares about you.\\
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'''Devil!Zebra:''' Why do you care so much about the other zebras?...You need to look out for Number One!!\\
'''Angel!Zebra:''' No, no....You must love your fellow Zebras...they depend on you for their existence.\\
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'''Devil!Goat:''' Why do you even talk to the others? They're idiots...you're much too smart for them.\\
'''Angel!Goat:''' No, Goat, you must share your gift of knowledge and help the others learn.\\
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'''Devil!Rat:''' Punch the pig.\\
'''Devil!Rat:''' Punch the pig.
** Another Sunday strip has Zebra talking with one of the crocodiles, and explaining that he'd never be able to go through with eating Zebra because his conscience wouldn't let him. When the croc asks, "What is dis conshuss?" his Good Angel appears... and the croc pops it in his mouth and eats it.
** The dailies also show tiny angels and devils fighting for Rat's soul. [[spoiler:The angels give up without a fight.]]
** Comes up in another Sunday strip, and again featuring Rat. The devil is a fiery LadyInRed, and the angel...is some fat guy in his undies.
* In one ''Tina's Groove'' strip, Tina is confronted by what she assumes are her shoulder angel and devil, representing her conscience and temptation. They inform her that they're actually the team that warns her of embarrassing dandruff, and are there to recommend a good shampoo.
* In an episode of ''ComicStrip/ArloAndJanis'', Arlo is visited by two copies of himself, both identical. One tells him he should be more ambitious, out to change the world. The other says that the world needs more honest, contented, hardworking family men and he's doing fine as he is. He asks, "Shouldn't one of you have a halo and the other horns?" They both shrug blankly.
* ''ComicStrip/ZippyThePinhead'' has The Kool-Aid Man and Speedy the Alka-Seltzer Mascot. [[http://zippythepinhead.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ZTP&Product_Code=18-Oct-13&Category_Code= Because.]]
* This was spoofed in [[http://johnhartstudios.com/ckennelstrips/2014/march/ckn140323d_stc.jpg this]] ''ComicStrip/DogsOfCKennel'' strip, where Will sees that the kennel handler's wallet is exposed. Will's bad side appears, telling Will to do it, before Will [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] about there not being a good angel, before his good side appears afterwards... and steals the handler's wallet then disappears, to then Will's bad side remarks, "[[EvenEvilHasStandards Wow... you're one evil soul.]]"
* In ''ComicStrip/{{Drabble}}'', when Ralph has to decide how to solve a problem on the spur of the moment, he's consult by "Smart Ralph" (who tells him to do what makes sense) and "Dumb Ralph" (who tells him to do the wrong thing). Unfortunately, he usually listens to Dumb Ralph and gets in trouble or gets hurt (or both). One time he had to decide whether or not to tell his wife about her annoying habit, and "Dumb Ralph" actually ''agreed'' with "Smart Ralph" and told him not to. Unfortunately, a "Dumber Ralph" appeared and told him otherwise, and in the last panel, [[ExiledToTheCouch he was sleeping on the sofa]].
* Once in German comic ''ComicStrip/{{Rudi}}'', they're fighting whether he should take up smoking again or not. (His buddy Freddy started it again, we see, because his five or so shoulder devils mashed up his shoulder angel.)
* In ''ComicStrip/SafeHavens'', in her youth Samantha was so nice that she had two angels and no devil. One of them eventually turned into a devil as Samantha grew up and became more aware of moral ambiguity and the duality of man.
* ''ComicStrip/ScaryGary'': The Evil Conscience "- that usually sits on your shoulder." visits Gary at one point, except he is life-sized and dressed up in a suit and tie because he figured it would be more convincing, and wants to expand his business model. When Gary asks where the angel is, the Evil Conscience claims he didn’t share his vision, so he just ate him.
* In one ''ComicStrip/{{Retail}}'' strip, Marla is considering taking a sick day just because it's too nice to be indoors. Her good angel says that would be wrong, and her bad angel points out other employees do it all the time. Then her good angel says someone else would have to do her work, and that wouldn't be fair. The bad angel points out it would be [[PointyHairedBoss Stuart]], and the good angel concedes.
* In the February 24th 2020 strip of ''ComicStrip/{{Luann}}'' Tiffany's roommate Stef asks her if she want to come to the union with her, but Tiffany tells her she's behind on her college work, she then asks her Angel and Devil consciences what she should do, her angel conscience tells her to ignore Stef while her devil conscience who has a megaphone tells her to go with her.
* ''ComicStrip/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn'': In [[https://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2021/07/25 this comic]], a devil unicorn tries to convince Phoebe to secretly take a cookie, while an angel unicorn tells her not too. Then Marigold shows up and orders both to leave, revealing they're her cousins who love to mess with human children by sowing moral confusion.
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* {{Discussed|Trope}} in ''Film/CrimsonTide'', when Ramsey and Hunter argue over whether to launch, Ramsey insists they have valid clear orders and that they aren’t open to interpretation or little devils or angels on your shoulder.
* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'' gives Jack Sparrow two smaller Jacks that appear to come out of his hair. Instead of the traditional good and evil, the dilemma is between rum and immortality without rum, at least until they point out to him that having rum once every ten years for eternity is still more rum than having it every day of a normal lifetime. He also has less traditional hallucinations that are his size and identical to him, as well as one that is part of Davy Jones' ship.\\\
Hilariously spoofed in a Russian fandub. Two mini-Jacks introduce themselves as Jack's conscience and egoism. Then they start giving him advice:
-->'''1st mini-Jack:''' I say we waste the lot of them and beat it!\\
'''Jack:''' Whoa! And what does the conscience have to say to that?\\
'''1st mini-Jack:''' You dimwit, I ''am'' the conscience.\\
'''2nd mini-Jack (egoism):''' I don't even want to think of what I actually thought!
* In ''Film/NationalLampoon's Film/AnimalHouse'', Pinto brings Clorette up to Hoover's room, where they have a make out session. After Clorette strips down to her panties, she passes out drunk on Hoover's bed, whereupon Good Pinto (dressed as an angel) and Bad Pinto (dressed as a devil) appear on Pinto's shoulders and fight over whether Pinto is going to [[DudeShesLikeInAComa take advantage of the situation.]] [[spoiler:(He doesn't.)]]
-->'''Good Pinto:''' I'm proud of you, Lawrence.\\
'''Bad Pinto:''' You homo.
* ''Film/BachelorParty'' has a scene that plays with this trope, although there is no shoulder angel/devil. Rick is tempted to sleep with his smoking hot ex, whose face morphs into that of various other characters encouraging him to screw her/stay true to his fiancée.
* This is the main drive of plot in ''Film/CabinInTheSky''. When Little Joe is near death, his pious wife Petunia prays for another chance, alerting the attention of both heaven AND hell. The angels and demons then interact with the human characters from Petunia and Joe to TheVamp Georgia Brown, influencing their decisions without the humans actually knowing why their thoughts are being swayed.
* Tinkered with in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''. Jay is visited by a shoulder devil at first, then is visited by ''a second'' devil, who explains they ambushed the shoulder angel on their way over. Once they deliver their tirade, they disappear. Then said angel appears, robes messed up, a few strings on his harp broken, and complete with delirium-induced singing. As the angel leaves, he notes he's going to pay back the two sucker-punching devils. Jay's angel isn't completely pure, though -- his parting words are "Don't pull your dick out 'till she asks, [[DudeShesLikeInAComa or until she's sleeping]]," accompanied by the same rock music as the devils.
* Played for laughs in ''Film/MyNameIsBruce''. Bruce gets these when thinking about returning to Gold Lick.
* ''Film/{{The Muppets|2011}}'': Animal's Good Angel and Bad Angel succinctly debate whether or not he should play the drums again (with Bad Angel for -- it's connected to his taking Anger Management classes) during the big number during the Muppet Telethon:
-->'''Bad Animal:''' DRUMS!\\
'''Good Animal:''' NO DRUMS!
* ''Film/TheVoices'' has a cat and a dog filling these roles. No prizes for guessing which one is the [[HeroicDog "good angel"]] and which one is the [[CatsAreMean "bad angel."]]
* Shows up in ''Film/OutOfThisWorld'', a short 1950s instructional film for bread salesmen and delivery drivers. There's the [[SissyVillain flamboyant devil]], Red, who watches the books for all the salesmen who are ''bad'' at their job, and the [[AngelicBeauty attractive female angel]], Whitey, who watches over the ''good'' salesmen. In a plot oddly reminiscent of [[Literature/BookOfJob Job]], Whitey brags about how one salesman, Bill Dudley, has just turned his career around and been transferred to her books, so Red makes a bet with her that Bill will slide right back into his old ways if he's tempted. Bizarrely enough, the terms of the bet are that Whitey, the ''good'' angel, should be the one to tempt Bill into being lazy and not taking his job seriously; Red never directly interacts with Bill, and only shows up to get on Whitey's case for not tempting him hard enough.
* ''Film/Pitch2009'': The demon presses Gene to act on his dark desire for revenge, while the angel tries to convince him otherwise.
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* {{Discussed|Trope}} in ''Film/CrimsonTide'', when Ramsey and Hunter argue over whether to launch, Ramsey insists they have valid clear orders and that they aren’t open to interpretation or little devils or angels on your shoulder.
* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'' gives Jack Sparrow two smaller Jacks that appear to come out of his hair. Instead of the traditional good and evil, the dilemma is between rum and immortality without rum, at least until they point out to him that having rum once every ten years for eternity is still more rum than having it every day of a normal lifetime. He also has less traditional hallucinations that are his size and identical to him, as well as one that is part of Davy Jones' ship.\\\
Hilariously spoofed in a Russian fandub. Two mini-Jacks introduce themselves as Jack's conscience and egoism. Then they start giving him advice:
-->'''1st mini-Jack:''' I say we waste the lot of them and beat it!\\
'''Jack:''' Whoa! And what does the conscience have to say to that?\\
'''1st mini-Jack:''' You dimwit, I ''am'' the conscience.\\
'''2nd mini-Jack (egoism):''' I don't even want to think of what I actually thought!
* In ''Film/NationalLampoon's Film/AnimalHouse'', Pinto brings Clorette up to Hoover's room, where they have a make out session. After Clorette strips down to her panties, she passes out drunk on Hoover's bed, whereupon Good Pinto (dressed as an angel) and Bad Pinto (dressed as a devil) appear on Pinto's shoulders and fight over whether Pinto is going to [[DudeShesLikeInAComa take advantage of the situation.]] [[spoiler:(He doesn't.)]]
-->'''Good Pinto:''' I'm proud of you, Lawrence.\\
'''Bad Pinto:''' You homo.
* ''Film/BachelorParty'' has a scene that plays with this trope, although there is no shoulder angel/devil. Rick is tempted to sleep with his smoking hot ex, whose face morphs into that of various other characters encouraging him to screw her/stay true to his fiancée.
* This is the main drive of plot in ''Film/CabinInTheSky''. When Little Joe is near death, his pious wife Petunia prays for another chance, alerting the attention of both heaven AND hell. The angels and demons then interact with the human characters from Petunia and Joe to TheVamp Georgia Brown, influencing their decisions without the humans actually knowing why their thoughts are being swayed.
* Tinkered with in ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''. Jay is visited by a shoulder devil at first, then is visited by ''a second'' devil, who explains they ambushed the shoulder angel on their way over. Once they deliver their tirade, they disappear. Then said angel appears, robes messed up, a few strings on his harp broken, and complete with delirium-induced singing. As the angel leaves, he notes he's going to pay back the two sucker-punching devils. Jay's angel isn't completely pure, though -- his parting words are "Don't pull your dick out 'till she asks, [[DudeShesLikeInAComa or until she's sleeping]]," accompanied by the same rock music as the devils.
* Played for laughs in ''Film/MyNameIsBruce''. Bruce gets these when thinking about returning to Gold Lick.
* ''Film/{{The Muppets|2011}}'': Animal's Good Angel and Bad Angel succinctly debate whether or not he should play the drums again (with Bad Angel for -- it's connected to his taking Anger Management classes) during the big number during the Muppet Telethon:
-->'''Bad Animal:''' DRUMS!\\
'''Good Animal:''' NO DRUMS!
* ''Film/TheVoices'' has a cat and a dog filling these roles. No prizes for guessing which one is the [[HeroicDog "good angel"]] and which one is the [[CatsAreMean "bad angel."]]
* Shows up in ''Film/OutOfThisWorld'', a short 1950s instructional film for bread salesmen and delivery drivers. There's the [[SissyVillain flamboyant devil]], Red, who watches the books for all the salesmen who are ''bad'' at their job, and the [[AngelicBeauty attractive female angel]], Whitey, who watches over the ''good'' salesmen. In a plot oddly reminiscent of [[Literature/BookOfJob Job]], Whitey brags about how one salesman, Bill Dudley, has just turned his career around and been transferred to her books, so Red makes a bet with her that Bill will slide right back into his old ways if he's tempted. Bizarrely enough, the terms of the bet are that Whitey, the ''good'' angel, should be the one to tempt Bill into being lazy and not taking his job seriously; Red never directly interacts with Bill, and only shows up to get on Whitey's case for not tempting him hard enough.
* ''Film/Pitch2009'': The demon presses Gene to act on his dark desire for revenge, while the angel tries to convince him otherwise.
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''
** Although it doesn't actually appear in the form of an angel, Rincewind has an argument with his conscience in ''Literature/{{Sourcery}}''.
** Carcer, the villain of ''Literature/NightWatchDiscworld'' is described as having a devil on each shoulder, working together and egging him on.
** The Omnian priest The Quite Reverend Mightily-Praiseworthy-Are-They-Who-Exalteth-Om Oats has two voices in his head which he thinks of as the Good Oats and the Bad Oats. That is: ''one'' of them thinks of ''itself'' as the Good Oats who encourages living properly and devotion to Om and the other as the Bad Oats who gives him impious and improper thoughts; but the ''other'' one thinks ''it's'' the Good Oats who encourages being sensible and thinking logically, and the other one's the Bad Oats that just wants blind obedience to the church. In the end, he's able to get them to work together at last.
** The witch Agnes/Perdita Nitt has the same issue, although in this case it's between the kind, clear-headed Agnes and the sassy, dare-devil Perdita.
* In Creator/TerryPratchett and Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Literature/GoodOmens'', the demon Crowley and the angel Azaraphale, detailed by Heaven and Hell respectively to remain in the human world since the expulsion from Eden and, er, guide its steps, could fairly be described as the Angel and the Devil standing on opposite shoulders of ''the whole human race''. This does not work out as their superiors intend: most of the time they informally agree to cancel each other out, spare thenselves the effort, and let Humanity find its own middle way. But just sometimes...
* Referenced in John D. Fitzgerald's ''Great Brain'' series: the Great Brain's father comments that he must be deaf in the right ear, since that's the one the good angel is supposed to whisper into.
* Creator/{{Plato}}:
** ''Phaedrus'' describes the psyche as composed of a PowerTrio: a light horse, proud, noble, and good-intentioned; a dark horse, crippled and malevolent; and the charioteer who must keep rein on both. AllPsychologyIsFreudian, but Freud is, apparently, a copycat.
** Plato tells us that he said to have a personal daemon (who was basically a Jimminy Cricket figure). Plato is one of the first recorded instances of people using daemon/daimon to mean something personal and guiding. Earlier it had been used to mean the same thing as deity and only much later was demon exclusively evil. Post-Alexander The Great they started to come up with "Good Demon, Bad Demon".
* {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in ''Literature/TheScrewtapeLetters'', where the title character is writing instructional letters to Wormwood, who is a literal version of the shoulder devil. The Tempters are highly organized, with a training college, middle management, and harsh punishments for devils who fail to corrupt their "patients." At one point, Screwtape orders Wormwood to subvert this trope by impersonating the good angel and arguing with the other angel over who actually is the one giving good advice.
* Another Creator/CSLewis book and a rare deadly-serious example is ''[[Literature/TheSpaceTrilogy Perelandra]]''. The protagonist, Dr. Ransom, (reluctantly) acts as the "good angel" for the Lady of Perelandra ([[AdamandEvePlot a next-generation Eve]]) while she is tempted to [[ForbiddenFruit disobedience]] by a/the devil (the "bad angel") possessing the body of Ransom's former colleague.
* Referenced in ''Literature/PaperTowns'' when Q is blackmailing a classmate into paying for the bikes his friends wrecked.
-->"I understand that you do not control Chuck and Jasper. But you see, I am in a similar situation. I do not control the little devil sitting on my left shoulder. The devil is saying, 'PRINT THE PICTURE PRINT THE PICTURE TAPE IT UP ALL OVER SCHOOL DO IT DO IT DO IT.' And then on my right shoulder there is a little tiny white angel. And the angel is saying, 'Man, I sure as shit hope all those freshmen get their money bright and early on Monday morning.' So do I, little angel. So do I."
* In Creator/AndreiBelyanin's ''Literature/MyWifeIsAWitch'' duology, the main character, a poet, finds out that his HotLibrarian wife is actually descended from a long line of witches. When she disappears into the magical realms because of him, he goes to find her. Once he is exposed to magic, though, he begins to see two figures, both looking like him: an angel in a white robe and with wings and halo named Ancipher and a red, horned (possibly Jewish) demon named Pharmason. Unlike the other cases, these two are real, although no one else can see or hear them. They become the poet's companions (and friends) as he travels through the magical realms looking for his wife and, in the sequel, for her cousin. As can be expected, the angel and demon constantly engage in arguments, usually started by the demon. Ironically, it's the angel who turns these into fist fights. While it may seem that the demon is there only to lead the poet down the wrong path, it's really just his job, and he's actually not a bad guy. In fact, he argues with the poet that if he only had an angel, he'd be married to a nice, proper Christian woman (not a witch), go to church every week, and only have sex for procreation. The demon provides a healthy counterbalance. They can appear either as tiny people on his shoulders or human-sized versions. The second book reveals that Heaven is operated by a CelestialBureaucracy. Hell then decides to adopt this system, forcing Pharmason to fill out and submit multiple reports in triplicate every day.
* In ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfHuckleberryFinn'', when Jim is telling Huck's dad's fortune, he says that there are two angels at his side: a good, white one at his right shoulder, and an evil, black one at his left.
* Played with in ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices'' having Jem and Will be Tessa's angels. It doesn't hurt that they're both part angel.
* This appears in Creator/WilliamShakespeare's Sonnet 144 and is interesting in that his Devil seduces the Angel. While it's not literally presented as them being on his shoulder, and the Angel and Devil represent the Young Man and the Dark Lady, respectively, it is carried out in much the same way as a classical Psychomachia.
* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': Kaladin has a Good Angel in the form of Syl, a [[ElementalEmbodiment windspren]] who constantly pushes him to help others and do the right thing. His Bad Angel is something he calls "the Wretch," a part of him that is concerned with nothing but pure survival. It doesn't push him to explicit evil, but simple and pragmatic selfishness. This is still evil enough, though, because he and the slaves around him are in a very dangerous situation, and if he doesn't help them they ''will'' die.
* Creator/WilliamBlake's ''[[http://www.levity.com/alchemy/blake_ma.html The Marriage of Heaven and Hell]]'' revolves around this trope with several of the poems as philosophical discussion between angels and demons.
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''
** Although it doesn't actually appear in the form of an angel, Rincewind has an argument with his conscience in ''Literature/{{Sourcery}}''.
** Carcer, the villain of ''Literature/NightWatchDiscworld'' is described as having a devil on each shoulder, working together and egging him on.
** The Omnian priest The Quite Reverend Mightily-Praiseworthy-Are-They-Who-Exalteth-Om Oats has two voices in his head which he thinks of as the Good Oats and the Bad Oats. That is: ''one'' of them thinks of ''itself'' as the Good Oats who encourages living properly and devotion to Om and the other as the Bad Oats who gives him impious and improper thoughts; but the ''other'' one thinks ''it's'' the Good Oats who encourages being sensible and thinking logically, and the other one's the Bad Oats that just wants blind obedience to the church. In the end, he's able to get them to work together at last.
** The witch Agnes/Perdita Nitt has the same issue, although in this case it's between the kind, clear-headed Agnes and the sassy, dare-devil Perdita.
* In Creator/TerryPratchett and Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Literature/GoodOmens'', the demon Crowley and the angel Azaraphale, detailed by Heaven and Hell respectively to remain in the human world since the expulsion from Eden and, er, guide its steps, could fairly be described as the Angel and the Devil standing on opposite shoulders of ''the whole human race''. This does not work out as their superiors intend: most of the time they informally agree to cancel each other out, spare thenselves the effort, and let Humanity find its own middle way. But just sometimes...
* Referenced in John D. Fitzgerald's ''Great Brain'' series: the Great Brain's father comments that he must be deaf in the right ear, since that's the one the good angel is supposed to whisper into.
* Creator/{{Plato}}:
** ''Phaedrus'' describes the psyche as composed of a PowerTrio: a light horse, proud, noble, and good-intentioned; a dark horse, crippled and malevolent; and the charioteer who must keep rein on both. AllPsychologyIsFreudian, but Freud is, apparently, a copycat.
** Plato tells us that he said to have a personal daemon (who was basically a Jimminy Cricket figure). Plato is one of the first recorded instances of people using daemon/daimon to mean something personal and guiding. Earlier it had been used to mean the same thing as deity and only much later was demon exclusively evil. Post-Alexander The Great they started to come up with "Good Demon, Bad Demon".
* {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in ''Literature/TheScrewtapeLetters'', where the title character is writing instructional letters to Wormwood, who is a literal version of the shoulder devil. The Tempters are highly organized, with a training college, middle management, and harsh punishments for devils who fail to corrupt their "patients." At one point, Screwtape orders Wormwood to subvert this trope by impersonating the good angel and arguing with the other angel over who actually is the one giving good advice.
* Another Creator/CSLewis book and a rare deadly-serious example is ''[[Literature/TheSpaceTrilogy Perelandra]]''. The protagonist, Dr. Ransom, (reluctantly) acts as the "good angel" for the Lady of Perelandra ([[AdamandEvePlot a next-generation Eve]]) while she is tempted to [[ForbiddenFruit disobedience]] by a/the devil (the "bad angel") possessing the body of Ransom's former colleague.
* Referenced in ''Literature/PaperTowns'' when Q is blackmailing a classmate into paying for the bikes his friends wrecked.
-->"I understand that you do not control Chuck and Jasper. But you see, I am in a similar situation. I do not control the little devil sitting on my left shoulder. The devil is saying, 'PRINT THE PICTURE PRINT THE PICTURE TAPE IT UP ALL OVER SCHOOL DO IT DO IT DO IT.' And then on my right shoulder there is a little tiny white angel. And the angel is saying, 'Man, I sure as shit hope all those freshmen get their money bright and early on Monday morning.' So do I, little angel. So do I."
* In Creator/AndreiBelyanin's ''Literature/MyWifeIsAWitch'' duology, the main character, a poet, finds out that his HotLibrarian wife is actually descended from a long line of witches. When she disappears into the magical realms because of him, he goes to find her. Once he is exposed to magic, though, he begins to see two figures, both looking like him: an angel in a white robe and with wings and halo named Ancipher and a red, horned (possibly Jewish) demon named Pharmason. Unlike the other cases, these two are real, although no one else can see or hear them. They become the poet's companions (and friends) as he travels through the magical realms looking for his wife and, in the sequel, for her cousin. As can be expected, the angel and demon constantly engage in arguments, usually started by the demon. Ironically, it's the angel who turns these into fist fights. While it may seem that the demon is there only to lead the poet down the wrong path, it's really just his job, and he's actually not a bad guy. In fact, he argues with the poet that if he only had an angel, he'd be married to a nice, proper Christian woman (not a witch), go to church every week, and only have sex for procreation. The demon provides a healthy counterbalance. They can appear either as tiny people on his shoulders or human-sized versions. The second book reveals that Heaven is operated by a CelestialBureaucracy. Hell then decides to adopt this system, forcing Pharmason to fill out and submit multiple reports in triplicate every day.
* In ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfHuckleberryFinn'', when Jim is telling Huck's dad's fortune, he says that there are two angels at his side: a good, white one at his right shoulder, and an evil, black one at his left.
* Played with in ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices'' having Jem and Will be Tessa's angels. It doesn't hurt that they're both part angel.
* This appears in Creator/WilliamShakespeare's Sonnet 144 and is interesting in that his Devil seduces the Angel. While it's not literally presented as them being on his shoulder, and the Angel and Devil represent the Young Man and the Dark Lady, respectively, it is carried out in much the same way as a classical Psychomachia.
* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': Kaladin has a Good Angel in the form of Syl, a [[ElementalEmbodiment windspren]] who constantly pushes him to help others and do the right thing. His Bad Angel is something he calls "the Wretch," a part of him that is concerned with nothing but pure survival. It doesn't push him to explicit evil, but simple and pragmatic selfishness. This is still evil enough, though, because he and the slaves around him are in a very dangerous situation, and if he doesn't help them they ''will'' die.
* Creator/WilliamBlake's ''[[http://www.levity.com/alchemy/blake_ma.html The Marriage of Heaven and Hell]]'' revolves around this trope with several of the poems as philosophical discussion between angels and demons.
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