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* In ''Webcomic/{{Jack|DavidHopkins}}'' 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.]]

A Hell Seeker is a character who is actively 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 than becoming one of the tormented souls, perhaps thinking that he might even [[DemonOfHumanOrigin become one of the demons]]. (Such a character is usually [[OriginalPositionFallacy eventually proven wrong, ending up at the bottom of the hellish food-chain]].) Maybe he's a hardcore masochist who thinks that an eternity of torture and violation [[TooKinkyToTorture sounds great]]. Maybe he's concerned he'll otherwise [[TheNothingAfterDeath wind up nowhere at all]], or [[CessationOfExistence vanish entirely]]. 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. It might also be that someone he loves has been damned and [[YouAreWorthHell he prefers to spend eternity with them]] or is [[ToHellAndBack trying to rescue them]]. Or maybe he's just looking to kill every damn demon in sight.

** The Master at the end of season one, and Angelus and Drucilla in season two. While their demonic status helps explain this, Spike points out that most vampires only talk about destroying the world and are actually quite happy here, making genuine Hellseekers the anomaly.

** This was the intent of releasing Illyria, although it turned out hell isn't what it used to be.

A Hell Seeker is a character who actively 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 than becoming one of the tormented souls, perhaps thinking that he might even [[DemonOfHumanOrigin become one of the demons]]. (Such a character is usually [[OriginalPositionFallacy eventually proven wrong, ending up at the bottom of the hellish food-chain]].) Maybe he's a hardcore masochist who thinks that an eternity of torture and violation [[TooKinkyToTorture sounds great]]. Maybe he's concerned he'll otherwise [[TheNothingAfterDeath wind up nowhere at all]], or [[CessationOfExistence vanish entirely]]. 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. It might also be that someone he loves has been damned and [[YouAreWorthHell he prefers to spend eternity with them]] or is [[ToHellAndBack trying to rescue them]]. Or maybe he's just looking to kill every damn demon in sight.

* The ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'' movies have several characters with this mindset, and for some of them it even kinda works out - some of them are turned into cenobites, and enjoy it.

* In ''Hideaway'' by Creator/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. It's also hinted at that [[spoiler: his beliefs of demon heritage may not be so delusional after all]]

** In some variants of the joke, it's a DealWithTheDevil, and the GenreSavvy devil sends him to Hell on ''Nightmare''.[[note]]Maximum difficulty level. Monsters are more aggressive and respawn after they die. [[OhCrap And cheat codes are disabled.]][[/note]]

A variation of the Hell Seeker tries to find and open the [[Hellgate Gates of Hell]], but does not plan on actually going inside — instead, he means to release the LegionsOfHell, presumably so that they, in gratitude, will do his bidding. Of course, again, EvilIsNotAToy, and, should he succeed, this variation will proabbly get eaten by the beasties he releases.

A variation of the Hell Seeker tries to find and open the GatesOfHell, but does not plan on actually going inside — instead, he means to release the LegionsOfHell, presumably so that they, in gratitude, will do his bidding. Of course, again, EvilIsNotAToy, and, should he succeed, this variation will proabbly get eaten by the beasties he releases.

* Warboss Tuska from TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}. Led a Waaaagh into the [[NegativeSpaceWedgie Eye of Terror]], the place where the Warp overlaps with reality, all so they could find a good fight. [[WarriorHeaven They found it all right.]]

* The Chaos Wastes lie at the North and South Poles of the {{Warhammer}} world, and is it there that those who serve Chaos make their way to the abodes of the dark gods in the hopes of reaping great rewards (well, only the North- the South Pole is overrun by beastmen, who are thankfully too stupid to figure out how to build boats).

** Exactly what SpaceWolves Primarch Leman Russ was hoping to find when he left Fenris is anyone's guess, but remember the Wolves are space vikings, and the Warp ''is'' Hell, for all intents and purposes.

* ''Inrutat'' of ''Pondus'' has a double subversion: A DeathMetal satanist comes to heaven, looking awfully disappointed. An angel explain to him: "Oh, but this is your hell".

A Hell Seeker is a character who actively 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 than becoming one of the tormented souls, perhaps thinking that he might even [[DemonOfHumanOrigin become one of the demons]]. (Such a character is usually [[OriginalPositionFallacy eventually proven wrong, ending up at the bottom of the hellish food-chain]].) Maybe he's a hardcore masochist who thinks that an eternity of torture and violation [[TooKinkyToTorture sounds great]]. Maybe he's concerned he'll otherwise [[TheNothingAfterDeath wind up nowhere at all]], or [[CessationOfExistence vanish entirely]]. 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. It might also be that someone he loves has been damned and [[YouAreWorthHell he prefers to spend eternity with them]] or is [[ToHellAndBack trying to rescue them]].

* There is an old gamer joke about a hardcore ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' player who finds a GenieInABottle and is granted three wishes: IDDQD, IDKFA, and a one way trip to Hell.[[note]]IDDQD and IDKFA are the GodMode and max ammo [[ClassicCheatCode cheatcodes]][[/note]]
** In some variants of the joke, it's a DealWithTheDevil, and the GenreSavvy devil sends him to Nightmare.[[note]]Maximum difficulty level. Monsters are more aggressive and respawn after they die. [[OhCrap And cheat codes are disabled.]][[/note]]

A '''Hell Seeker''' is a character who actively 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 than becoming one of the tormented souls, perhaps thinking that he might even [[DemonOfHumanOrigin become one of the demons]]. (Such a character is usually [[OriginalPositionFallacy eventually proven wrong, ending up at the bottom of the hellish food-chain]].) Maybe he's a hardcore masochist who thinks that an eternity of torture and violation [[TooKinkyToTorture sounds great]]. Maybe he's concerned he'll otherwise [[TheNothingAfterDeath wind up nowhere at all]], or [[CessationOfExistence vanish entirely]]. 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. It might also be that someone he loves has been damned and [[YouAreWorthHell he prefers to spend eternity with them]] or is [[ToHellAndBack trying to rescue them]].

A Hell Seeker 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 than becoming one of the tormented souls, perhaps thinking that he might even [[DemonOfHumanOrigin become one of the demons]]. (Such a character is usually [[OriginalPositionFallacy eventually proven wrong, ending up at the bottom of the hellish food-chain]].) Maybe he's a hardcore masochist who thinks that an eternity of torture and violation [[TooKinkyToTorture sounds great]]. Maybe he's concerned he'll otherwise [[TheNothingAfterDeath wind up nowhere at all]], or [[CessationOfExistence vanish entirely]]. 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. It might also be that someone he loves has been damned and [[YouAreWorthHell he prefers to spend eternity with them]] or is [[ToHellAndBack trying to rescue them]].

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 latter is when the character accepts 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. This in turn can be contrasted with ImGoingToHellForThis. See also DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans, when they decide to just settle for recreating Hell.

* In ''BarkleyShutUpAndJamGaiden'', the player can choose to perform mean/non-charitable options five times. If he does so, he enters hell when he dies.

* In ''TwistedMetal 3'', Minion (a demon) wishes to be sent to Hell in his ending. [[LiteralGenie Calypso]] complies... and sends him to Hell, Michigan.

* In ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', when the title character is made Archbishop of Canterbury he has to talk a dying landowner into leaving his lands to the Crown instead of the church. Since the landowner is convinced he'll go to hell without the blessing of the church, Edmund resorts to convincing him that hell is ''[[AHellOfATime awesome]]''.

* In the short story "Down Satan!" by Creator/CliveBarker, a wealthy businessman becomes convinced God doesn't exist, and decides to find out whether the devil does by building a literal Hell on Earth.

A Hell Seeker 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 than becoming one of the tormented souls, perhaps thinking that he might even [[DemonOfHumanOrigin become one of the demons]]. (Such a character is usually [[OriginalPositionFallacy eventually proven wrong, ending up at the bottom of the hellish food-chain]].) Maybe he's concerned he'll otherwise [[TheNothingAfterDeath wind up nowhere at all]], or [[CessationOfExistence vanish entirely]]. 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. It might also be that someone he loves has been damned and [[YouAreWorthHell he prefers to spend eternity with them]] or is [[ToHellAndBack trying to rescue them]].

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* A common response to quotes on Website/FundiesSayTheDarndestThings is to suggest that if the person being quoted is going to Heaven, the commentator would rather go to Hell than be stuck with such a person for eternity.
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A Hell Seeker 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 than becoming one of the tormented souls, perhaps thinking that he might even [[DemonOfHumanOrigin become one of the demons]]. (Such a character is usually [[OriginalPositionFallacy eventually proven wrong, ending up at the bottom of the hellish food-chain]].) Maybe he's concerned he'll otherwise [[TheNothingAfterDeath wind up nowhere at all]], or [[CessationOfExistence vanish entirely]]. 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. It might also be that someone he loves has been damned and [[YouAreWorthHell he prefers to spend eternity with them]] or is trying to rescue them.