History Main / HellSeeker

* The backstory of ''{{Zork}}'' has the legend of Saint Yoruk, who travelled to Hades to meet with the Devil and learn the secrets of magic from him. When Yoruk died, his soul went to heaven, but as he'd gotten used to Hades, he fought his way back there.

* Many of the Nephandi in ''TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness''. By the time they descend they are already twisted enough to actually enjoy it in there.

* Many of the Nephandi in ''WorldOfDarkness''. By the time they descend they are already twisted enough to actually enjoy it in there.
* The ''Fiendish Codex'' sourcebooks for ''DungeonsAndDragons'' 3.5 claim that many evil characters make deals with devils on the assumption that, after they die, they'll rocket to the top of Hell's hierarchy. "None ever look at a lemure [the bottom of Hell's food chain] and think that will be their eternity."

* Black Mage of ''EightBitTheater'' wants to get to Hell to rule it. [[spoiler:He succeeds...for a time. One thinks he's got to die again ''eventually'', though.]]

* Ink Catherly from ''HitherbyDragons'' is a preteen adventurer determined to reach hell "because I'm an explorer". In this case, hell is located in an infinitely-tall tower inside her closet.

** [[DidNotThinkThisThrough He hasn't really thought this plan through, has he?]]

A HellSeeker is a character who actively is trying to get into Hell. Literally Hell, as in [[{{Hell}} the afterlife of endless torment]]. Maybe he thinks that he will like it there, being allowed to "reign in hell" rather then becoming one of the tormented souls. (Such a character is usually eventually proven wrong, ending up at the bottom of the hellish food-chain.) Or maybe he's just trying to punish himself. Or maybe he lives in a setting where Hell is [[AHellOfATime something much cooler]] than the horrors believed in by certain RealLife religions.

* In Hideaway by DeanKoontz, the SerialKiller antagonist calls himself Vassago, believing he is the human incarnation of one of the demon princes of Hell and that by hideously murdering enough people, will be allowed to return to Hell at Satan's right hand. After killing them, he arranges their corpses in ways that symbolically/artistically represent the sins he fancies they committed, but truly knows the reason for doing this has [[ForTheEvulz nothing to do]] with punishing the guilty. He hangs around a creepy abandoned amusement park that emulates Hell. Its also hinted at that [[spoiler: his beliefs of demon heritage may not be so delusional after all]]

->''"Kageyama, won't you go to hell with me?"''

* In ''{{Jack}}'' Lita wanted to go to hell so she could kill her father, again. Of course, she had no idea he had become [[AnthropomorphicPersonification one of the]] [[SevenDeadlySins Seven Sins]] and [[spoiler: she ended up helping him.]]

Contrast HeavenSeeker. Also contrast ToHellAndBack and DealWithTheDevil. The former is for characters who want to go to hell but want to get out afterwards, while the later is when the character accept hell after death in return for getting good things in life - but does NOT have ending up in hell as a goal in itself, and is likely to try to escape from the deal.

A HellSeeker is a character who actively is trying to get into Hell. Literally Hell, as in [[{{Hell}} the afterlife of endless torment]]. Maybe he thinks that he will like it there, being allowed to "reign in hell" rather then becoming one of the tormented souls. (Such a character is usually eventually proven wrong, ending up at the bottom of the hellish food-chain.) Or maybe he's just trying to punish himself. Or maybe he lives |(B)(A)(B)(A)GAR(E)(E)(B)|in a setting where Hell is [[AHellOfATime something much cooler]] than the horrors believed in by certain RealLife religions.

A HellSeeker is a character who actively is trying to get into Hell. Literally Hell, as in [[{{Hell}} the afterlife of endless torment]]. Maybe he thinks that he will like it there, being allowed to "reign in hell" rather then becoming one of the tormented souls. (Such a character is usually eventually proven wrong, ending up at the bottom of the hellish food-chain.) Or maybe he's just trying to punish himself. Or maybe he lives in a setting where Hell is [[AHellOfATime something much cooler]] than the horrors believed in by certain RealLife religions.

Not to be confused with the HellRaiser movie of the same name, although that movie is an example.

* There is one in ''{{Jack}}'', who wants to get revenge on one of its inhabitants.

* In ''{{Hellsing}},'' the members of Iscariot are like this, although it's less seeking and more resigned to their fate and planning to spend eternity killing demons.e

* In ''Charles Berekley: Shut Up and Jam Gaiden'', the player can choose to perform mean/non-charitable options five times. If he does so, he enters hell when he dies.

* In ''{{Hellsing}},'' the members of Iscariot are like this, although it's less seeking and more resigned to their fate and planning to spend eternity killing demons.

* There is an old gamer joke about a hardcore ''{{Doom}}'' player who finds a GenieInABottle and is granted three wishes: IDDQD, IDKFA, and a one way trip to Hell. (IDDQD and IDKFA are GodMode cheatcodes.)
* The backstory of {{Zork}} has the legend of Saint Yoruk, who travelled to Hades to meet with the Devil and learn the secrets of magic from him. When Yoruk died, his soul went to heaven, but as he'd gotten used to Hades, he fought his way back there.