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-->''SevenDeadlySins'',\\
''Seven ways to win'',\\
''Seven holy paths to {{Hell}}''\\
''And your trip begins''.\\
''Seven downward slopes'',\\
''Seven bloodied hopes'',\\
''Seven are your burning fires''\\
''Seven your desires''\\
--Iron Maiden.

-->'''The Operative:''' Do you know what your sin is, Mal?\\
'''Mal:''' Aw hell, I'm a fan of all seven. ''(headbutt)'' But right now, I'm gonna have to go with '''wrath.'''\\
- ''[[{{Firefly}} Serenity]]''

Most people have an idea of the Seven Deadly sins, but probably can't name all of them, but if they have to guess, they'd say Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sneezy, and Sleepy. Oh wait, that's the [[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Seven dwarfs]]. Well, at least ''forgetful'' isn't one of the SevenDeadlySins or we'd probably all be in trouble!

The Seven Deadly Sins are the [[NumerologicalMotif seven]] basic concepts that will lead your soul to ruin. They're the basic seven personality traits which lead people to wrongdoing, and the various ways to sin are just combinations and permutations of these seven ideas. Obviously, these are the basic "rules of behavior" for any self-respecting CardCarryingVillain.

In alphabetical order, here are the big seven, along with a couple examples of tropes embodying each (keep in mind that there are plenty of tropes that reference them, but including them all would make this entry nigh-unreadable):

'''[[{{Greed}} Avarice]]''' - Desire for Things. Often simply referred to as greed, but avarice includes spending money pointlessly as well as hoarding it. An oft-misquoted passage in TheBible says that "the love of money is the root of many kinds of evil." This one is popular amongst {{Rich Bitch}}es, {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s, and anyone who would say ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney. When treated as a vital part of the economy rather than a sin, it's called "the profit motive". The patron demon of Avarice is Mammon (as in [[ChronoTrigger the Mammon Machine]]).

'''[[GreenEyedMonster Envy]]''' - Desire for Other People's Things. Or simply hatred of others' good fortune. Hey, sometimes others get the cool stuff first. Doesn't stop you from wanting it. Those that act on this tend to be thieves of any stripe, be it a GentlemanThief, a ClassyCatBurglar, a highwayman, or a plagiarist. What separates Envy from simple Jealousy is that Envy is Jealousy '''+''' a malicious desire to harm or punish the person you're jealous of. The patron demon of Envy is Leviathan.

'''[[VillainousGlutton Gluttony]]''' - Desire for More. Have you ever wanted to just sit around and eat all day? That's a start, but to fully commit gluttony one must also waste food. This is one of the sins more likely to appear in heroic characters - after all, {{Big Eater}}s are funny, and their obvious extension ExtremeOmnivore is even funnier. Also, this might explain why so many tropes have food in their names while having nothing to do with food. The most villainous practitioners of this sin typically say ImAHumanitarian. (Note: in pop culture, gluttony is almost always associated with overeating, but theologically it applies to overconsumption of anything. Taking more than your share is the key thing.) The patron demon of Gluttony is Beelzebub.

'''{{Lust}}''' - Desire for Pleasure. It's the desire to [[SexTropes know someone biblically]], but traditionally included all other sins of physical desire or luxury (such as drug addiction), not just sex. How evil this is depends often on the author's view of sex. Authors with a much more positive view of the matter will show this trope via {{Lovable Sex Maniac}}s and occasional bouts of DeusSexMachina, and maybe a ParentalBonus if the work is theoretically for kids. Authors more negative on the concept will say NoSexAllowed, EvilIsSexy (possibly reversed to "[[SexIsEvil Sexy is Evil]]"), or DeathBySex. The worst practitioners of this sin are usually predators of some kind who prey on others, like the StalkerWithACrush, those who practice VillainousIncest, the vilest of {{Serial Killer}}s or the villain who says "IHaveYouNowMyPretty." The patron demon of Lust is Asmodeus.

'''{{Pride}}''' - Desire for Attention. Often said to be the big one, as "pride [[YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe cometh]] [[PrideBeforeAFall before a fall]]." Traditionally the most vile of the Seven Deadly Sins, it was the one that corrupted {{Satan}} as it involves [[KneelBeforeZod placing yourself above God (or whatever deity you're invoking) and all others]]. In fact, pretty much every villain, in part, is motivated by pride - the idea is, they'd make things work better than what's going on now. So, they feel it's only right they should TakeOverTheWorld. The ones more blatant about it are the EvilOverlord, the NietzscheWannabe, and the CorruptHick. By definition, it is the one Sin that prevents the sinner from repentance, as they are too proud to admit that they were wrong. Termed "self respect" when treated as a virtue. The patron demon for Pride is, understandably, Lucifer.

'''[[LazyBum Sloth]]''' - Desire for Rest. The reason this entry didn't become into existence earlier despite the fact that everyone liked the idea, sloth is the lack of desire to actually do some work. This one isn't possessed by villains often, but if heroes possess too much of it the BigBad will find it much easier to succeed. Sometimes this results in a RefusalOfTheCall, and more than one creator who DidNotDoTheResearch has been accused of this. While obviously not main characters, ApatheticCitizens are clearly slothful. The DumbBlonde and the BrainlessBeauty may not be so much lacking in intelligence as too slothful to cultivate it. Sloth may result in SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids; idealism is too much work. Frequently results from the DespairEventHorizon; in fact, the sin of Despair was classified under this because to despair is to give up. The patron demon of Sloth is a little-known figure named Balphegor.

'''Wrath''' - Desire for Harm. Darth Vader tried to lure his son to TheDarkSide by using his anger. He ought to know that lust was a much better temptation. ''StarWars'' complaints aside, this is rage taken up a few dozen notches, combined with blood-thirstiness and a general appreciation of too much violence. It can be easily seen in a BloodKnight, during an UnstoppableRage, and in general anyone with a BerserkButton. It's also a common problem of those who seek {{revenge}}. The patron demon of Wrath is Satan.

Remember them with the handy acronym WASPLEG!

There are also seven holy virtues, but those don't get as much play on their own, even as a contrast to the deadly sins. In order of their opposites above, they are charity, kindness, temperance, chastity, humility, diligence, and forgiveness.

There is another traditional list of Seven Virtues which do not precisely correspond to the Seven Deadly Sins: The Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Temperance and Fortitude (or Courage); and the Three Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope and Charity (or Love). The first four were recognized by Classical pagans, the rest added by Christians. These virtue are presented in the DivineComedy as [[AnthropomorphicPersonification angelic women]], in keeping with the work's tendency to [[HijackedByJesus appropriate classical ideas into a Christian context]].

One more list of Seven Virtues comes from the musical {{Camelot}}, sung by Mordred. Those "Seven Deadly Virtues" are: Courage, Purity, Humility, Diligence, Charity, Honesty, and Fidelity; these, in turn, are the aspects which a Knight of the Round Table were supposed to adhere to from mid to late ArthurianMythology.

Compare the ScaleOfScientificSins. See also MrViceGuy.
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[[folder: Anime and Manga ]]

* In ''FullmetalAlchemist'', the [[ArtificialHuman homunculi]] are named after the sins. Many of them have powers appropriate to their name: Envy is a shape shifter who can imitate anyone, Gluttony can consume anything, and Lust is beautiful but deadly. This is made more obvious in the manga where Sloth is a giant that frequently falls asleep, Pride looks like Father's original form, and Wrath [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry constantly mentions how angry he is]].
** And Greed actually betrays Father and runs away to lead his own life because, as he explicitly tells Father, following him wouldn't satisfy his consuming greed.
** Let's be fair to Wrath. Despite what he says, the real expression of his nature is in how he fights and how he [[spoiler:runs Amestris]]. The guy is an absolutely ''brutal'' fighter; in his fight with Greed, he could have pinned him and ended the battle quickly, but chose instead to "kill" him at least 15 times before ending it. And as [[spoiler:Führer, he leads Amestris in constant wars and pointless campaigns meant only to cause bloodshed for Father's plans]]. As Ed says, Amestris had always had a few boarder conflicts, but "it wasn't until [[spoiler:King Bradley became Führer]] that war became our life."
** In the anime, Pride is [[spoiler: King Bradley]], who's Wrath in the manga but who does act very arrogant. Wrath is a character original to the anime and is indeed one angry little guy. And Sloth doesn't seem particularly lazy, but her 'nature' as a kind of [[spoiler: slimy water-like thing that creeps on the ground and walls]] possibly fits... plus her desire to [[spoiler:take the easy way out by killing Ed and Al rather than come to terms with what she is]].
***Thats probably because the original meaning of sloth as a deadly sin was sadness to the point of despair.
** In one of the recent manga chapters Hohenheim says that the seven sins are the seven emotions that constitute human nature. This is why [[spoiler: Father]] discarded them and formed the seven Homunculi from them.
* ''{{Digimon}}'' has the Seven Demon Lords, each one representing a sin. ''DigimonSavers'' used the general sins as [[spoiler: part of the reason for the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Week]] showing up for the first 12 episodes, and the Digimon representing Sloth was used for the MagnificentBastard to control]].
* The {{shonen}} manga series ''KatekyoHitmanReborn'' has the seven sins represented by the seven top members of an elite assassination squad, the Varia. The seven protagonists set to battle against them in a fight for the right to inherit a powerful [[{{TheMafia}} mafia]] family embody the seven holy virtues (but not as obviously as the antagonists).
* ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' features the Stakes of Purgatory, a group of seven sisters with red eyes who serve the Golden Witch, Beatrice. They turn into stakes to kill those guilty of their respective sin. They even have [[QuirkyMinibossSquad personalities]] that reflect each sin.
* A prominent motif in ''[=~11eyes~=]''. The main enemies, the Black Knights, are named after the Latin names of the sins (only Lust is absent), and the traits are reflected in the heroes.
* {{Bleach}} had a series of chapters named after the Sins, each seemingly refering to the characters and their actions (sorta, it's a bit vague)
**341 - The Envy: [[spoiler:ClingyJealousGirl team Lolly and Menoly]]
**342 - The Greed: [[spoiler:Ichigo shuts down Orihime from getting involved in HIS fight]]
**343 - The Gluttony: [[spoiler:starts with Yammy stuffing his face, then has him kill Lolly and Menolly for the lulz]]
**344 - The Pride: subverted [[spoiler:Ishida has accpeted help from Mayuri, likely a big blow to his pride, but doesn't really fit the "Sin" theme]]
**345 - The Sloth: [[spoiler:Rudobone's fighting style, maybe???]] (this is where the theme gets a bit convoluted)
**346 - The Wrath: [[spoiler:possibly Ulquiorra's TranquilFury as he thrashes Ichigo]]
**347 - 352 - The Lust 1 - 6: [[spoiler:The emergence of Ichigo's new hollow form, it's vicious overkill of Ulquiorra, and attacking Ishida for getting in its way. All of this to protect Orihime.]]
*In ''KarakuridoujiUltimo'', there is a group of 50 evil robots called Douji who each represent a different negative trait. The seven deadly sins are something of a subgroup within their ranks. There is an equal number of good Douji representing positive traits, but it is currently unknown whether the seven heavenly virtues are among them. However, in a rare Buddhist twist on the trope, the six perfections are among the good Douji.

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[[folder: Comic Books ]]

* In the DCComics Universe, the Seven Deadly Sins, or rather their {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s, are imprisoned inside the Rock of Eternity by the wizard {{Shazam}} (Same guy who empowered Captain Marvel of IAmNotShazam fame), though their influence is still passively felt throughout creation.
** Until recently "Injustice" took the place of "Lust", presumably due to the [[AnimationAgeGhetto Comic Book Age Ghetto]].
*** Lust first appeared in 2002, as the Sins were released as part of an attack on the [[JusticeLeagueofAmerica JLA]] & the [[JusticeSocietyofAmerica JSA]]. The Sins ended up possessing various members of both groups.
* AlanMoore's run on ''Supreme'' included the seven-headed demon lord Sin. Each head represented a different Deadly Sin, and their sometimes conflicting motivations were his greatest weakness.
* A French graphic novel, ''Seven Monks'', told the story of seven irish monks, each embodying one of the deadly sins, receiving punishement for their sins by being sent to convert a village of pagan vikings. Incredibly, by applying their sinful behaviors in creative ways (the avaricious monk uses the lure of profitable trading with Byzantium, the envious monk convinces the chieftain's second-in-command to take over upon his death, the lustful monk seduces just about every important wife in the village, and so on) and with some incredible coincidences, they succeed in their mission without changing their ways in the slightest.
* The 2009 ''{{Batman}}'' annuals feature a group of seven villains who call themselves La Saglia (an [[FunWithAcronyms acronym]] of the Latin names of the sins), and seek to awaken the Eighth Sin. Any connection to the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man is unknown.

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[[folder: Film ]]

* ''{{Se7en}}'' centered around a serial killer committing his murders based on these sins.
* In the 1967 DealWithTheDevil film ''Bedazzled'', the protagonist meets incarnations of the seven deadly sins. In the 2000 remake, Brendan Fraser receives seven wishes, six of which correspond to a sin (such as the wish for a hamburger for gluttony or sensitivity to the point of inaction for sloth)
* 1927's ''{{Metropolis}}'' includes a dream sequence featuring embodiments of the Seven Deadly Sins and Death. [[TheGrimReaper Death]] aside, you'd be hard pressed to recognize them, but they ''are'' listed in the credits, apparently playing themselves.
* ''{{Serenity}}'' revolved somewhat around the nature of sin, with the Operative remarking on what he perceived to be his victims' sins, and the attempt to eliminate sin [[spoiler: being the cause behind the deaths of thirty million people and the creation of the Reavers.]]
**Oddly enough the sins of the Operative's enemies were perceived quite well. Dr Matthias certainly was Pride(in a rather banal sense)in thinking his subjects less human then himself. And as Mal admitted, his sin was Wrath. But the Alliance's sin of trying to eliminate sin by mere human effort would certainly be Pride as Shepherd Book would note.
*In the Disney movie ''[[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]]'' the dwarves represent the seven deadly sins, and even have the same names as them. Pretty deep for a kid's film.
** This troper would be interested to know which sin Sneezy was supposed to represent.
***sleepy=sloth, grumpy=wrath, bashful=lust (Secretly in love with Snow White), Happy=pride, Sneezy=gluttony (He's allergic to not-eating), Dopey=envy (Ok, sorta?), Doc=Avarice. After all doc s the leader of the mining operation.
*** That paragraph [[ItGotWorse started out]] ''so'' well...

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[[folder: Literature ]]

* Dante's ''[[DivineComedy Purgatorio]]'' had each level of Purgatory represent each one of the deadly sins, making this OlderThanPrint.
* Garth Nix's seven-part ''KeysToTheKingdom'' series features a different villain in each one, named after a different day. Since the breaking of the Will, each of these Trustees has also been afflicted by a particular Deadly Sin.
** Monday is '''Sloth''' - he allows his dominion to fall apart because he can't be bothered to do anything about it.
** Tuesday is '''Avarice''' - He is desperate for Nothing, the raw material of everything, and his mining operations almost makes his Realm collapse into the Void.
** Wednesday is '''Gluttony''' - she is cursed to eat constantly and has swollen to become a giant whale.
** Thursday is '''Wrath''' - He can't control his anger.
** Friday is '''Lust''' - She is addicted to mortal experiences and uses her magic to steal them.
** Saturday is '''Envy''' - She is resentful that Sunday rules the House, when she is the elder of the two.
** Sunday is '''Pride'''. Thus far, he has refused to get involved in the battle for the House, believing there can only one result, and instead delights in his demesne, the Incomparable Gardens, and is fond of showing Saturday brief glimpses of it. He also controls the most powerful of the Seven Keys.
**Also, the Keys themselves seem to be reflective of the sins. Sloth, a waste of time, is paired with a sword resembling a clock hand. Greed, a pair of gloves, wrath a sword, gluttony a trident (and in some descriptions, very obviously portrayed as a big fork), lust a mirror, and envy a quill. The last 2 I have trouble figuring out. Or maybe I'm just reading too much into this.
*** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint You couldn't figure out the]] ''[[VainSorceress mirror!?]]'' Geez, I hope you don't watch NeonGenesisEvangelion...
**** Actually, I can see the confusion. The mirror would be a lot more fitting of Pride than Lust. Barring the interpretation of Lust being ''[[{{Squick}} sexual attraction to yourself,]]'' of course.
*** The quill would let a person keep track of all the things others are getting, perhaps.
** This series is also an example of the Seven Heavenly Virtues, exemplified by the seven pieces of the Will. Fortitude, Prudence, Faith, Justice, Temperance, and Charity have been seen so far, with the first five having merged together. These characters are highly unbalanced and are supposed to become more reasonable as they merge into one entity. This doesn't seem to be working.
* An incomplete example-given that there's four, not seven-is that many people believe the four bad children from ''[[CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' to be representatives of sin; Augustus Gloop is gluttony, Veruca Salt is greed, Mike Teavee is wrath and Violet Beauregard is pride.
**This troper always interpreted Mike Teavee as sloth, and Wonka as Wrath, if anything. In some versions Charlie can be interpreted as envy, but this troper doesn't recall that being present in the original book. (Interestingly, in the new movie, the ''parents'' also have a dominant sin. Mrs. Gloop as pride- though for Augustus, not herself, Mr. Salt as sloth, and Ms. Beauregard quite explicitly as lust.)
* TerryPratchett's {{Discworld}}. In the country of Lancre, one family went and named their daughters after the virtues, Faith, Hope, Charity, Prudence so forth. And out of a misinformed sense of continuity, named their sons along the lines of Bestiality, Anger (among others). [[spoiler: Subverted, because each of the daughters came to embody the sin opposite of her virtuous name. Meanwhile, despite everything else, Anger was a kind and calm man, while his brother Bestiality [[DoubleEntendre was kind to animals]]]]
**Also, in ''Going Postal'', it turns out that there are actually eight virtues: Patience, Chastity, Silence, Charity, Hope, Tubso, Bissonomy and Fortitude.
* Arguably, the [[spoiler:doomed]] characters in ''SweeneyTodd'' represent the seven deadly sins: Todd is Wrath, Mrs. Lovett Avarice, Judge Turpin Lust, Pirelli Pride, the Beadle Envy, and the citizenry of London generally Gluttony.
** Sloth could be the Beggar Woman [[spoiler: Sweeney's wife]] who "just lay there in bed" and hasn't really bettered herself since the "incident" (but really, can you blame her?) or Toby, in an ironic way: he's very industrious (mild gin addiction aside) until the very end where he just wants to sing [[IronicNurseryTune nursery rhymes]].
** If you want to add "Ignorance" as a sin, Anthony could qualify for being woefully WrongGenreSavvy.
* Some people have argued that C. S. Lewis' seven Narnia books each focus on one of the seven deadly sins: so Edmund in ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' is symbolic of Gluttony [[spoiler: betraying his family for ''candy'']] whereas Jill in ''The Silver Chair'' represents Sloth [[spoiler: since she keeps forgetting to look for the "signs" she was told to watch for.]] The main conflict in ''The Horse And His Boy'' centres around Prince Rabadash's lust for Queen Susan. This is quite possibly an EpilecticTree however.
** Continuing this Epileptic Tree: Eustace in ''Dawn Treader'' would probably be Pride; and the villains of ''The Last Battle'', who [[spoiler: want the "perks" of being Aslan]] are motivated by Envy. Digby's uncle in ''The Magician's Nephew'' is pure Avarice, and, um, Prince Caspian's guardian gets quite angry...
*** Or maybe Eustace is Avarice, with his "greedy, dragonish thoughts".
* Four of the SevenDeadlySins yield bigotry in ''The Cold Within''. The first and second people are consumed by {{Pride}}, the third by {{Envy}}, the fourth and sixth by {{Greed}}, and the fifth by {{Wrath}}.

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[[folder: Live Action TV ]]

* ''TopChef'' and ''AmericasNextTopModel'' have each had challenges associated with the seven deadly sins, where each contestant (at the stage where there were seven remaining) was assigned a sin to represent through cooking or modelling, respectively. (This editor is disappointed that in neither case did the person assigned Sloth have the ''chutzpah'' to say "I'm representing Sloth by not doing anything at all.")
* An episode of ''{{Supernatural}}'' had the protagonists fighting seven demons who were the deadly sins personified.
--->"All right, guys, the big man is here!"
--->"Let me guess. You're Pride."
* The Seven Deadly Sins of ''GilligansIsland''. Mr. Howell = Greed, Mrs. Howell = Sloth, The Professor = Pride, Ginger = Lust, Mary-Anne = Envy, The Skipper = Gluttony and Wrath. The Island = Hell. All their attempts to get off the island were thwarted by Gilligan's bumbling. Who keeps people in hell? Gilligan = Satan.
** Hey, who planted these EpilepticTrees here?
* ''TheOtherWiki'' lists the RoguesGallery of the Phillipine {{superhero}} series ''Lastikman'' to each represent one of the [[SevenDeadlySins deadly sins]], with the BigBad representing Greed.
* An episode of ''{{Charmed}}'' -- OrSoIHeard -- had a demon hitting residents of San Francisco with concentrations of the Seven Deadly Sins; those who got infected pursued said sin with ever mounting concentration. Needless to say, the main cast got hit, with Phoebe getting Lust, Piper getting Gluttony, Leo getting Sloth, and Prue getting Pride.
* The never-aired ''TheMuppetShow'' pilot featured personifications (Muppetifications?) of the seven sins for a pagent, and the host recieves a call asking if they're interested in an eighth--[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Wearing Funny Pants to a Funeral]].

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[[folder: Music ]]

* In the Flogging Molly song "Seven Deadly Sins", the sins are personified as pirates tempting people to sail away with them and be free.
* The page quote, which appears at the beginning and end of {{Iron Maiden}}'s ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son''.
* The Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht cantata/ballet ''The Seven Deadly Sins''.

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[[folder: Music Videos ]]

* The videoclip for the PetShopBoys song ''It's a Sin'' has a bunch of actors personifying the Seven Deadly Sins. Particularly noticeable is Geena Davis playing Pride as a RichBitch in black with a huge peacock fan.

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[[folder: Tabletop RPG ]]

* In the New ''WorldOfDarkness'', all characters have a Vice, selected from one of the seven deadly sins. By fulfilling their Vice, the character can gain a point of Willpower (a vital resource) due to gratifying their ego. (A character with Greed as a Vice, for example, can fulfill it by screwing someone over for a quick buck.) However, acts that fulfill Vices are usually going to damage the KarmaMeter, so the player has to weigh the cost against the gain. In contrast, characters also have Virtues (such as Charity or Faith), which take much more work to fulfill, but fully restore Willpower when pulled off.
** Then, in ''WerewolfTheForsaken'', you have the Maeljin - powerful spirits that embody abstract concepts that twisted in upon themselves until they just became ''wrong''. Needless to say, the Seven Deadlies are well represented.
* In ''The Book of Fiends'', a third-party {{Sourcebook}} for ''DungeonsAndDragons'' 3rd Edition from Green Ronin Publishing, the embodiments of NeutralEvil, the daemons, are ruled by the Exarchs of Gehenna. These seven near-godlike daemons each represent one sin: Tyrexxus for wrath, Ulasta for envy, In'nassi for lust, Viasta for sloth, Yungo for gluttony, Myrtaxx for greed, and Gravicarius for pride.

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[[folder: Video Games ]]

* In ''{{Overlord}}'', the [[FallenHero fallen heroes]] who serve as the bosses are each themed for a sin.
**[[spoiler: Melvin Underbelly (Gluttony): A small halfling who discovered he could have all the food he wanted and forced nearby villagers into slave labour, becoming morbidly obese from all the food.]]
**[[spoiler: Oberon Greenhaze (Sloth): An elf who's fallen into a deep sleep... which lead to his fellow elves being all but slaughtered by the invading dwarves, and Oberon's [[YourWorstNightmare Oberon's nightmares becoming real,]] in case you were wondering what was so bad about this.]]
**[[spoiler: Sir William the Black (Lust): Abandoned his fiancee after being seduced by a succubus.]]
**[[spoiler: Goldo Golderson (Greed): Kidnapped the surviving elves and forced them to mine gold for him.]]
**[[spoiler: Jewel, the Thieving Hero (Envy): Kleptomanic thief, constantly steals things other people want.]]
**[[spoiler: Kahn the Warrior (Wrath): He gets really angry when Jewel is defeated...]]
**[[spoiler: The Wizard (Pride): Possessed by the protagonist's predecessor. He was responsible for the downfall of the other heroes and attempts to usurp (well, reclaim) the player's position as overlord.]]
* ''DevilMayCry 3'' uses the seven deadly sins to represent both the standard scythe-bearing enemies and various bosses. [[{{SmallNameBigEgo}} In a semi-subversion]], Pride is the weakest of the normal enemies.
* ''ShadowHearts: From the New World'' features a dungeon called "Purgatory" where the monsters and bosses are all themed on the seven deadly sins. The most powerful is envy.
** The Four Masks from the first ''Shadow Hearts'' are, according to their monster information, based on four of the seven deadly sins. And more obviously, on the four minor arcana of tarot, and the four Western Elements. Because just one numerical theme isn't enough!
* In the Worlds of Power book based on ''{{Castlevania}} II'', Simon Belmont instructs his companion to hit him any time he acts out any of the seven deadly sins, as Dracula can claim his soul if he is not virtuous enough.
* The Seven Deadly Sins are ''skills'' one can buy and learn from [[strike:Hell]] Hey Deze in the special "Bad Moon" difficulty of ''KingdomOfLoathing''. Each one gives an advantage and disadvantage, but you can strategically cancel the disadvantages out with each other.
* The little-known LucasArts [[SimulationGame world-building]] (or, technically, ''worlds''-building) game ''{{Afterlife}}'' had this as one of its primary game mechanics. As the Demiurge charged with building both Heaven and Hell, you had to construct zones for each of the seven vices or their corresponding virtues (most with {{PunnyName}}s, and entering IronicHell).
* Four of the Sins are embodied in ''JeanneDArc'''s major Reapers, and [[BigBad Gilvaroth]]'s lieutenants: Superbia (Pride,) Luxuria (Lust,) Avaritia (Avarice,) and Ira (Wrath.) They have thus possessed humans, usually in the upper echelons of power, that have fallen prey to their particular sins. Ira itself manifested when [[spoiler:Roger's unmeasurable rage at Jeanne after Liane's death made him go mad]], and was only redeemed when [[spoiler:the soul of Liane herself helped Jeanne release his heart from the Reaper]].
* Many of the enemies in the Flash game ''[[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/467236 Grey Matter]]'' are named for the SevenDeadlySins, albeit in Latin like the ''JeanneDArc'' example above: the exception is Gluttony, which is inexplicably named in English.
* 7 Sins. The entire game is about this. You play a Ladie's man/porn star/criminal (well, you get 7 different jobs actually) and you have to build up your reputation and become successfull, and you do so by commiting sins.
* In the ''Ultima'' series, starting from the fourth game, there are eight sins that are the opposite of the eight Virtues. While the Virtues are represented by seven shrines throughout the land [[spoiler:and the eighth in the Ethereal Void]], the Vices are represented by seven dungeons [[spoiler:and the eighth in the vast underworld]].
**Honesty / Deceit, Compassion / Despise, Valor / Destard, Justice / Wrong, Sacrifice / Covetous, Honor / Shame, Spirituality / Hythloth, Humility / The Great Stygian Abyss
* ''{{Persona}}'' has you fighting embodiments of the deadly sins during your JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind.

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[[folder: Web Comics ]]

* [[http://www.sincomics.com The Sins now star in their own webcomic.]]
* ''{{Jack}}'' beats that record. The title character is Wrath, as well as TheGrimReaper.
** It also evades the usual "hot chick" depiction of Lust in that the personification of Lust is a serial rapist/murderer with a mutant penis. An excellent example in that it shows how it's not lust itself that's bad, it's what it can make you do.
* An ''[[EightBitTheater 8-bit Theater]]'' arc shows the Light Warriors in the "Castle of Ordeals", wherein each warrior has to face a personification of their own personal sin. Played straight ''and'' subverted seemingly simultaneously:
** Thief, whose sin is [[CaptainObvious Avarice]], does not actually face his ordeal, as Black Mage stumbles into the room and kills it for him.
** Fighter, whose sin is [[HardWorkHardlyWorks Sloth]] (for not seeking to hone his swordsmanship, and instead relying upon what he already knows). The personification then explains that he must learn to use his brains instead of his brawn, prompting Fighter to slay him on the spot because his "brain said this was faster."
** Red Mage's sin is Pride, because he severely lacks humility, demonstrated by his {{Munchkin}} trait as he changes his character sheet to say "Humble +2000". Eventually realizes that he cannot argue his way out of the ordeal, and submits. He passes the ordeal. He then proceeds to gloat about his mind working on levels he isn't consciously aware of.
** Black Mage's sin is [[spoiler:Black Mage.]]
* Subverted in ''{{Nodwick}}''; [[TheBigGuy Yeager]] (who indulges in all of them to some degree) is implied to have given them up as a NewYearsResolution some time before Nodwick was hired, but promptly invented [[BeyondTheImpossible an eighth]] - [[PerfectlyCromulentWord blasphotrociterra-o-rama]].
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