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SuperTrope of DavyJones. See also TheTrickster, HijackedByJesus, GodOfEvil, TheAntiGod, MaouTheDemonKing, ClassicVillain, SouthernGothicSatan (a DeepSouth version of Satan), LouisCypher (a trope which frequently overlaps with this one) and DemiurgeArchetype (who ''impersonates'' God rather than going head-to-head against Him) Contrast with CrystalDragonJesus, MadonnaArchetype, MessianicArchetype, MosesArchetype, BigRedDevil (who looks Satanic but doesn't necessarily act the part).
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SuperTrope of DavyJones. See also TheTrickster, HijackedByJesus, GodOfEvil, TheAntiGod, MaouTheDemonKing, ClassicVillain, SouthernGothicSatan (a DeepSouth version of Satan), LouisCypher (a trope which frequently overlaps with this one) and DemiurgeArchetype (who ''impersonates'' God rather than going head-to-head against Him) Contrast with CrystalDragonJesus, MadonnaArchetype, MessianicArchetype, MosesArchetype, BigRedDevil (who looks Satanic but doesn't necessarily act the part).
part). For Anti-Heroic or at least benevolent examples see SatanIsGood.
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* Myth/EgyptianMythology: One might claim that Satan himself is actually an [[UrExample Apophis archetype]]. Apep (or Apophis in Greek) was the ancient Egyptian GodOfEvil/[[GodOfChaos Chaos]] (which were [[ChaosIsEvil pretty much the same thing to the Egyptians]]), and thus was never 'worshiped' in any real way. He took the form of a [[SnakesAreSinister giant serpent]]/[[DragonsAreDemonic dragon]] who constantly tried to destroy all the gods and thus the universe itself. Every night, it was believed, he would battle the sun god Ra. Ancient Egyptians would prepare prayers for fighting against Apep as they went to the underworld.
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* Myth/EgyptianMythology: One might claim that Satan himself is actually an [[UrExample ''[[UrExample Apophis archetype]]. Apep Archetype]]''. [[SnakesAreSinister Apep]] (or Apophis in Greek) was is the ancient Egyptian GodOfEvil/[[GodOfChaos Chaos]] (which were [[ChaosIsEvil pretty much the same thing to the Egyptians]]), and thus was never 'worshiped' in any real way. He took the form of a [[SnakesAreSinister [[TheGreatSerpent giant serpent]]/[[DragonsAreDemonic dragon]] who constantly [[OmnicidalManiac tried to destroy all the gods and thus the universe itself. itself]]. Every night, it was believed, believed that he would battle the [[BigGood sun god Ra.Ra]], and should Apep win, [[EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce the universe will be instantly obliterated]]. Ancient Egyptians would prepare prayers for fighting against Apep as they went to the underworld.
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*** For the Miltonian "FallenAngel Rebel" archetype: Horus, who was the favorite son of the Emperor, rebelled, and tried to overthrow the Emperor in the early days of the Imperium. Further reenforcing the analogy, when he rebelled, one-third of all Imperial forces followed suit. The only Son who would stand up against him is the angelic Sanguinius, the Primarch closest to his father in both actions and personality and [[spoiler:who [[MessianicArchetype died for his bravery]]]].
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*** For the Miltonian "FallenAngel Rebel" archetype: Horus, who was the favorite son of the Emperor, rebelled, and tried to overthrow the Emperor in the early days of the Imperium. Further reenforcing the analogy, when he rebelled, one-third of all Imperial forces followed suit. The only Son who would stand up against him is the angelic Sanguinius, the Primarch closest to the best parts of his father in both actions and personality and [[spoiler:who [[MessianicArchetype died for his bravery]]]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'' features a terrifying canine Satan equivalent, depicted as a titanic BigRedDevil resembling a cross between a {{dragon|sAreDemonic}} and a {{hellhound}}.
* Holli Would from ''Film/CoolWorld''. She rebels against the authority of the world both Frank and The Professor because they stand against her rebellious nature, seduces a man into committing a grave sin that has grave consequences on the world, and causes an apocalyptic event out of amusement. She is associated with a [[LightIsNotGood light color palette]], is associated with a hellish location and her defeat echoes the Devil in being [[DraggedOffToHell dragged back down to the hell she belongs to]].
* Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse: Trigon in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTeenTitans''. He is even referred as Satan by other Titans, before Raven revealed his true name.
* Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon:
** Chernabog in ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' is portrayed as a giant black demon with horns and bat wings. Creator/WaltDisney even described him as being Satan himself. The god was based on a lesser-known Slavic god, which may be an example of EverybodyHatesHades. Presumably, using the title "Satan" outside the film just wouldn't be marketable.
** Maleficent, the Evil Fairy in ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' is referred to [[RedBaron the Misteress of All Evil]] and claims to wield "all the powers of Hell". She also looks the part with her OminousOperaCape and HornsOfVillainy.
** Hades, the ancient Greek lord of the underworld, as depicted in ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}''. He acts a lot more like a cartoon Satan than how he's depicted in the old myths. His brother Zeus is essentially the GrandpaGod, as Hades' scheme is to rebel against him and take over Mount Olympus, i.e. Heaven.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'': Scar turns the Pridelands into Hell after killing his brother, gorges himself at the expense of others (including his own hyena minions), and his personality embodies all of the SevenDeadlySins. ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' pushes it further: he returns as a demonic AnimalisticAbomination in stark contrast to the heavenly apparition of his brother. His dark lust for power remained even when he was [[FallenHero the Fiercest of the Lion Guard]], having killed the remaining members when they didn't support his coup against Mufasa. As a result, he permanently lost the MightyRoar that is bestowed upon to the Fiercest of the Lion Guard, as it was never meant to be used for evil purposes. For this reason, Kion constantly makes sure to not become like Scar. ''The Lion Guard'' states that Scar's "FreudianExcuse" is flimsy. He was ''always'' a monster.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'': Ursula was once a member of King Triton's court, but he banished her after she attempted to overthrow him.[[note]]This backstory isn't made explicitly clear in the actual movie, but is canon in deleted scenes and in related media like [[Theatre/TheLittleMermaid the Broadway version]].[[/note]] She made her home in a dark lair on the seafloor, where she routinely makes [[DealWithTheDevil deals]] with merfolk, most of which end with her screwing her clients over, transforming them into immobile creatures, and keeping them trapped in her lair. The way she, Flotsam, and Jetsam, manipulate Ariel into signing her contract is quite reminiscent of how Literature/TheBible describes Satan tempting humans, along with the story of Satan tempting Jesus in the desert. While this is going on, she also plots to take Triton's domain. It's worth noting that Ursula looks drastically different from typical depictions of Satan, but her nemesis Triton very much looks like the typical GrandpaGod.
** Judge Claude Frollo, [[ChurchgoingVillain of all people]], in ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney''. It isn't obvious at first, but over the course of the movie, Frollo reveals himself to be a man who believes himself to be better than everyone else. Increasingly, he begins to put [[ItsAllAboutMe his ideas of what is good]] before everyone else, willing to commit genocide against the Gypsies, and force a woman to feed his lustful instincts or else be burned. Among his weapons for hunting down Esmeralda: ''fire''. Finally, he rebels against the very church he claims to defend, burning it with molten lead, and attacking the Archdeacon, TheParagon of the movie.
** The Coachman of ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' may lack the rebel aspects or the obvious pride, but he makes deals with boys to give them everything they think they want at Pleasure Island, causing them to [[{{Animorphism}} lose their humanity]] and be sold into permanent servitude. His NightmareFace also looks [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/ab6a951b7f4c9be977b42d8f657a32dc/tumblr_muoy9t70hS1rcb0d2o1_500.jpg rather demonic.]]
** ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': Doctor Facilier, the Shadow Man, presents himself as a suave conman who makes deals with people but is actually planning on feeding them to his Friends on the Other Side to pay his debts to them.
** ''WesternAnimation/Wish2023'': Magnifico is a deal maker who promises to grant the wishes of his subjects when they hand over their wish (a part of their soul) to him in a ceremony held when they turn 18, but instead hogs all the wishes out of paranoia that any one wish would endanger his rule. Much like how Satan is described as an angel of light, Magnifico wears bright clothes. His Villain Song even has him describing how he got his genes from outer space again reinforcing his celestial connections with Lucifer.
* Lord Shen from ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2''. He is not only the KnightOfCerebus of the entire franchise and represents a great threat to China, but also his fall is announced from a prophecy in which a savior (Po, a MessianicArchetype) is going to defeat him. Consumed by his SocialDarwinism and blinded by his [[{{Narcissist}} narcissism]], {{pride}}, and thirst for power, Shen attempted to commit genocide against the species he feared. The fact that his scenes are associated with fire and dark colors only enhances his Satanic qualities. In fact, the flashback of Po recalling the trauma of his village being decimated by Shen gives us Shen himself surrounded by fire, almost as if he were {{Satan}}.
* Necross from ''WesternAnimation/MuneGuardianOfTheMoon'' was formerly a respected Guardian of the Sun who got greedy one day and tried to keep the sun's power all for himself. He was defeated by a young Xolal, who banished Necross into the Underworld, where he fell into a pit of lava and was transformed into a giant molten beast. He now plots to get revenge on the world by destroying the sun and plunging the world into eternal darkness. He also sends out snakelike creatures to manipulate others into turning to the dark side. Subverted in that [[spoiler:he only got greedy in the first place because he himself was corrupted by those snake creatures, and Mune manages to redeem him by using his powers to destroy the snake inhabiting Necross' body]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'' features a terrifying canine Satan equivalent, depicted as a titanic BigRedDevil resembling a cross between a {{dragon|sAreDemonic}} and a {{hellhound}}.
* Holli Would from ''Film/CoolWorld''. She rebels against the authority of the world both Frank and The Professor because they stand against her rebellious nature, seduces a man into committing a grave sin that has grave consequences on the world, and causes an apocalyptic event out of amusement. She is associated with a [[LightIsNotGood light color palette]], is associated with a hellish location and her defeat echoes the Devil in being [[DraggedOffToHell dragged back down to the hell she belongs to]].
* Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse: Trigon in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTeenTitans''. He is even referred as Satan by other Titans, before Raven revealed his true name.
* Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon:
** Chernabog in ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' is portrayed as a giant black demon with horns and bat wings. Creator/WaltDisney even described him as being Satan himself. The god was based on a lesser-known Slavic god, which may be an example of EverybodyHatesHades. Presumably, using the title "Satan" outside the film just wouldn't be marketable.
** Maleficent, the Evil Fairy in ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' is referred to [[RedBaron the Misteress of All Evil]] and claims to wield "all the powers of Hell". She also looks the part with her OminousOperaCape and HornsOfVillainy.
** Hades, the ancient Greek lord of the underworld, as depicted in ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}''. He acts a lot more like a cartoon Satan than how he's depicted in the old myths. His brother Zeus is essentially the GrandpaGod, as Hades' scheme is to rebel against him and take over Mount Olympus, i.e. Heaven.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'': Scar turns the Pridelands into Hell after killing his brother, gorges himself at the expense of others (including his own hyena minions), and his personality embodies all of the SevenDeadlySins. ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' pushes it further: he returns as a demonic AnimalisticAbomination in stark contrast to the heavenly apparition of his brother. His dark lust for power remained even when he was [[FallenHero the Fiercest of the Lion Guard]], having killed the remaining members when they didn't support his coup against Mufasa. As a result, he permanently lost the MightyRoar that is bestowed upon to the Fiercest of the Lion Guard, as it was never meant to be used for evil purposes. For this reason, Kion constantly makes sure to not become like Scar. ''The Lion Guard'' states that Scar's "FreudianExcuse" is flimsy. He was ''always'' a monster.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'': Ursula was once a member of King Triton's court, but he banished her after she attempted to overthrow him.[[note]]This backstory isn't made explicitly clear in the actual movie, but is canon in deleted scenes and in related media like [[Theatre/TheLittleMermaid the Broadway version]].[[/note]] She made her home in a dark lair on the seafloor, where she routinely makes [[DealWithTheDevil deals]] with merfolk, most of which end with her screwing her clients over, transforming them into immobile creatures, and keeping them trapped in her lair. The way she, Flotsam, and Jetsam, manipulate Ariel into signing her contract is quite reminiscent of how Literature/TheBible describes Satan tempting humans, along with the story of Satan tempting Jesus in the desert. While this is going on, she also plots to take Triton's domain. It's worth noting that Ursula looks drastically different from typical depictions of Satan, but her nemesis Triton very much looks like the typical GrandpaGod.
** Judge Claude Frollo, [[ChurchgoingVillain of all people]], in ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney''. It isn't obvious at first, but over the course of the movie, Frollo reveals himself to be a man who believes himself to be better than everyone else. Increasingly, he begins to put [[ItsAllAboutMe his ideas of what is good]] before everyone else, willing to commit genocide against the Gypsies, and force a woman to feed his lustful instincts or else be burned. Among his weapons for hunting down Esmeralda: ''fire''. Finally, he rebels against the very church he claims to defend, burning it with molten lead, and attacking the Archdeacon, TheParagon of the movie.
** The Coachman of ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' may lack the rebel aspects or the obvious pride, but he makes deals with boys to give them everything they think they want at Pleasure Island, causing them to [[{{Animorphism}} lose their humanity]] and be sold into permanent servitude. His NightmareFace also looks [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/ab6a951b7f4c9be977b42d8f657a32dc/tumblr_muoy9t70hS1rcb0d2o1_500.jpg rather demonic.]]
** ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': Doctor Facilier, the Shadow Man, presents himself as a suave conman who makes deals with people but is actually planning on feeding them to his Friends on the Other Side to pay his debts to them.
** ''WesternAnimation/Wish2023'': Magnifico is a deal maker who promises to grant the wishes of his subjects when they hand over their wish (a part of their soul) to him in a ceremony held when they turn 18, but instead hogs all the wishes out of paranoia that any one wish would endanger his rule. Much like how Satan is described as an angel of light, Magnifico wears bright clothes. His Villain Song even has him describing how he got his genes from outer space again reinforcing his celestial connections with Lucifer.
* Lord Shen from ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2''. He is not only the KnightOfCerebus of the entire franchise and represents a great threat to China, but also his fall is announced from a prophecy in which a savior (Po, a MessianicArchetype) is going to defeat him. Consumed by his SocialDarwinism and blinded by his [[{{Narcissist}} narcissism]], {{pride}}, and thirst for power, Shen attempted to commit genocide against the species he feared. The fact that his scenes are associated with fire and dark colors only enhances his Satanic qualities. In fact, the flashback of Po recalling the trauma of his village being decimated by Shen gives us Shen himself surrounded by fire, almost as if he were {{Satan}}.
* Necross from ''WesternAnimation/MuneGuardianOfTheMoon'' was formerly a respected Guardian of the Sun who got greedy one day and tried to keep the sun's power all for himself. He was defeated by a young Xolal, who banished Necross into the Underworld, where he fell into a pit of lava and was transformed into a giant molten beast. He now plots to get revenge on the world by destroying the sun and plunging the world into eternal darkness. He also sends out snakelike creatures to manipulate others into turning to the dark side. Subverted in that [[spoiler:he only got greedy in the first place because he himself was corrupted by those snake creatures, and Mune manages to redeem him by using his powers to destroy the snake inhabiting Necross' body]].
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* [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] can be described as one, given that he has many [[IHaveManyNames nicknames]], comes off as a trickster who loves to sow discord and chaos just ForTheEvulz, and embodies most of the SevenDeadlySins. He also dresses in light colors compared to Batman's DarkIsNotEvil vibe. In the comics and in many adaptations, and being a foil to the Dark Knight, the Clown Prince of Crime's two main goals are to make Batman laugh (i.e. mentally break Batman) and prove that the world is just as ugly as he is. Joker also frequently lies about his backstory to distort reality and twist the truth.
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* [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] can be described as one, given that he has many [[IHaveManyNames nicknames]], comes off as a trickster who loves to sow discord and chaos just ForTheEvulz, and embodies most of the SevenDeadlySins. He also dresses in light colors compared to Batman's DarkIsNotEvil vibe. In the comics and in many adaptations, and being a foil to the Dark Knight, the Clown Prince of Crime's two main goals are to make Batman laugh (i.e. mentally break Batman) and prove that the world is just as ugly as he is. Joker also frequently lies about and twists his backstory to distort reality and twist finagle the truth.truth, which is how he was able to manipulate Harley Quinn to become his moll.
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* [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] can be described as one, given that he has many [[IHaveManyNames nicknames]], comes off as a trickster who loves to sow discord and chaos just ForTheEvulz, and embodies most of the SevenDeadlySins. He also dresses in light colors compared to Batman's DarkIsNotEvil vibe. Being a foil to the Dark Knight, the Clown Prince of Crime's two main goals are to make Batman laugh (i.e. mentally break Batman) and prove that the world is just as ugly as he is.
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* [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] can be described as one, given that he has many [[IHaveManyNames nicknames]], comes off as a trickster who loves to sow discord and chaos just ForTheEvulz, and embodies most of the SevenDeadlySins. He also dresses in light colors compared to Batman's DarkIsNotEvil vibe. Being In the comics and in many adaptations, and being a foil to the Dark Knight, the Clown Prince of Crime's two main goals are to make Batman laugh (i.e. mentally break Batman) and prove that the world is just as ugly as he is. Joker also frequently lies about his backstory to distort reality and twist the truth.
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* ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'':
** ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' has Damien Darhk. He was a potential candidate for the next Ra's al-Ghul, but was cast out of the League of Assassins along with his League allies, similar to Lucifer and angels sympathetic to him being expelled from Heaven. His light blonde hair brings to mind the meaning of Lucifer's name, "light bringer." He infiltrates Star City under the guise of a benefactor, before using it as a base to try and destroy and remake the world in his image. After experiencing a RoguesGalleryTransplant to ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', he loses most of these features.
** ''Series/BlackLightning2018'': If the titular Black Lightning is the show's Jesus-figure, his arch-enemy Tobias Whale is the show's devil stand-in. He was a Freeland politician who was expelled from politics after being exposed for corruption. He's an albino and therefore has LightIsNotGood built into his character. Gambi, who has dealt with Whale in the past, notes that he's exceptionally good at bringing out the worst in people, of which he uses Whale's right-hand woman Syonide and Jefferson's former student Lala as examples. In the show proper, we see it when Whale approaches Khalil, a teenager paralyzed in a shooting Whale ordered, posing as a sympathetic benefactor to try and poison him against Black Lightning. Sadly, it works.
** ''Series/TheFlash2014'':
*** Savitar, an ancient and extremely powerful speedster that [[LightIsNotGood always wears shining armor and uniquely leaves a trail of white lightning whenever he runs.]] He promises potential followers superhuman powers in exchange for their service, leaving them to torment the people of Central City and Team Flash.. He also turns out to be a FallenHero, [[spoiler: since he's a potential future self of Barry Allen]].
*** This trope is invoked in [[Recap/TheFlash2014S6E7TheLastTemptationOfBarryAllenPart1 "The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 1."]] The episode, being a WholePlotReference to ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist'', places Bloodwork in the role of Satan as a {{Foil}} to the Speed Force's MessianicArchetype.
* In the ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978'' episode "War of the Gods", the fleet is tempted by the promises of the mysterious "Count Iblis" (an Islamic name for Satan), who turns out to be a fallen angel from Caprican mythology.
* ''Series/TheBoys2019'': Homelander provides a chilling example of this, being Satan [[SupermanSubstitute crossed with Superman]]. He's a blonde, charismatic and handsome man who was supposed be a true hero -- in other words, an angel -- but toxic egotism and the desire to do whatever he wants has turned him into a monster who is incapable of true heroism, only fooling others into thinking he's a pure person while manipulating people to serve his own ends. Season 1 even hints towards this allusion with graffiti of an upside-down cross being framed behind Homelander at one point.
* ''Franchise/{{Buffyverse}}'':
** Glory from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' shares a lot in common with you-know-who; a fallen god exiled to Earth who lives in a lavishly decorated apartment, wears expensive clothes, takes on the form of someone nobody would suspect, and is called "The Beast" despite her followers describing her as a "shining light".
** The Beast, the highlight from series four of ''Series/{{Angel}}'', is the most [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b1PZH0vWfHg/U0GKL2iaQ-I/AAAAAAAAJi4/XBlA_RYTLUQ/s1600/The-Beast-Angel-Season-4-01.jpg demonic monster]] in the whole franchise, and nearly unstoppable since the only thing that can harm him is a dagger made from his own bones. [[spoiler:But the Beast being the ultimate evil gets subverted as he's taking orders from Cordelia, who is being controlled by Jasmine, who appears in the world as a beautiful goddess but who also removes the free will from every human, which Angel takes issue with.]]
** Wolfram and Hart is the underlying evil and the final villain to beat in ''Angel'', having existed at the dawn of time and having connections to many separate dimensions. Even when apparently being in control of Wolfram and Hart, the Angel gang suffer their greatest losses just getting sucked into the evil business. [[spoiler:Even killing all the top staff merely gets the Senior Partners angry, which leads to a seemingly unwinnable battle, but Angel and his friends decide to go out fighting.]]
** The First Evil, an incorporeal being who first appears in the ''Buffy'' episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E10Amends Amends]]" as well as [[spoiler:taking the role of [[BigBad major antagonist]] in season 7]], is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ultimately the source of all evil in the Buffyverse]].
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** The Master/Missy was always Satanic as well as being the Doctor's [[EvilFormerFriend childhood friend]] and counter to all the Doctor's goodness. The Master takes pride in being a megalomaniacal time-travelling killer, and who could forget that [[BeardOfEvil devilish beard]]. Though The Master usually wants to kill/torture The Doctor, they also want the Doctor to give into power and corruption and [[EvilCannotComprehendGood cannot understand the Doctor's fixation with "mercy"]]. Despite the Master's evilness, the Doctor cannot bring themself to destroy the Master since they have a connection that's lasted thousands upon thousands of years.
** The MonsterOfTheWeek in the two-parter "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E8TheImpossiblePlanet The Impossible Planet]]"/"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit The Satan Pit]]" is the Beast, a monstrously large creature with red skin and curved horns, imprisoned within a large chamber deep underground, put there by the so-called "[[BenevolentPrecursors Disciples of the Light]]". It claims to be the inspiration for all the Devil figures in all of the religions of the universe, and to be older than the universe. However, it clearly does have a liking for messing with people's heads, so it's entirely possible that it's simply a {{Sufficiently Advanced|Alien}} EldritchAbomination with a good grasp of psychology. Whatever the case may be, the Beast's attempt to escape its prison is thwarted by the Doctor, [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane and no definitive answer is ever put forward]]. The Beast's greatest feat is making the Doctor question his own belief and even consider the metaphysical.
** There is also the Black Guardian, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Chaos, who claims to act in the name of evil, and wants to plunge the Universe into eternal chaos.
** Swarm in "Doctor Who: Flux" is very much framed as a Satanic figure, having been imprisoned in the distant past for rebelling against the established order, before breaking free. They even talk about reigning in Hell.
*** There's also the Grand Serpent, who was exiled from the world he once ruled and who uses serpentine imagery, plotting to betray Earth to the Sontrans before he is exiled again.
* Verna from ''Series/TheFallOfTheHouseofUsher2023''. If she's not literally the capital-D Devil, then she's at least an extremely close relative. In her case, though, she's very much the 'Satan-as-prosecutor' version of this archetype, a supernatural force who exists to test people's susceptibility to evil through traps and temptations (and exact terrible punishment if they fail those tests). She's not so much malicious as she is responsible for dealing with human malice, and can actually be quite pleased when people prove themselves better than she expects.
* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Frasier's agent, Bebe Glazer. She'll pull any trick for her clients, including (but not limited to) seducing them, sabotaging the competition, and staging a suicide attempt, all for better contract deals and greater exposure. Niles never fails to draw the comparison to her as a literal devil.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': The Night King is this, in contrast to Jon and Dany's MessianicArchetype (s). He rules over a kingdom of what are essentially ice demons, and he either serves or is R'hllorism's equivalent of Satan. As far as we know, the Night King is the ultimate evil of Westeros.
* In ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'', Hannibal Lecter serves as a Satanic figure vis-a-vis Will Graham's {{messianic archetype}}. Mads Mikkelsen plays Hannibal as if he were Lucifer, a destructive and inhuman being living among humanity. Hannibal tempts, manipulates, deceives, and destroys those around him. He appeals to the worst impulses in his targets (fear in Abigail, guilt in Jack, and ambition in Sutcliffe). He mimics God's power over life and death and arrogantly thinks he understands the Almighty, as suggested by his conversation with Will about how God enjoys killing, [[spoiler:and his conversation with the "muralist" about reflecting God's light in his "mural"]]. In several scenes, he's lit with bright light from behind, evoking Lucifer as an angel of light. Finally, in Will's dreams and hallucinations, Hannibal is symbolized by a monstrous horned man.
-->'''Will:''' Hannibal's not God. Wouldn't have any ''fun'' being God. ''Defying'' God, that's his idea of a good time. There's nothing he'd love more than to see this roof collapse mid-Mass, choirs singing...he would just love it, and he thinks God would love it, too.
* ''Franchise/KamenRider'':
** The Great Leader in the original ''Series/KamenRider'' is a faceless, shapeless being which tempts others to do evil and forfeit their humanities in exchange for greater power, and who ultimately desires to corrupt the human race by [[ReforgedIntoAMinion remodeling select humans]] into kaijin and enslaving the rest.
** ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'': The lord of the Grongi, [[BigBad N-Daguva-Zeba]] is [[LightIsNotGood a man in white]] whose the sadistic ruler of a race of effectively demons and who plans to [[TheCorrupter corrupt humanity into evil and wicked creatures]].
** ''Series/KamenRiderAgito'' has an interesting take on it. The BigBad known as the Overlord Theos proves to be the one who created humanity, and the low-level superpowers some people have -- Riders like Agito being what you get when that power fully matures -- turns out to be the "Seed of Agito" left by Prometh, an El Lord identical to Theos, who wanted to help humanity break free of his superior's control. As a guy with a light-based name who leads humans to rebel against their creator, ''the BigGood is actually based on the devil!''
** ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' gives us an unusual example in [[spoiler:DJ Sagara. The show features an extended metaphor for the [[Literature/TheBible Book of Genesis]], and Sagara has the {{Animal Motif|s}} of the snake. He's also the avatar of Helheim, the AlienKudzu trying to destroy the world. In spite of this, Sagara/Helheim is never depicted as malicious or evil, but simply a very harsh SecretTestOfCharacter because the power of the [[MacGuffin Golden Apple]] is quite literally world-shaping. In fact, at several points in the story he helps out the protagonists (particularly [[TheHero Kouta]], to whom he takes a liking), and at the end of the story when Kouta and Mai [[ButNowIMustGo leave the Earth]], he remarks "[[LampshadeHanging Though I'm probably the last one who should be saying this]], be fruitful and multiply!"]]
** ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'': [[TheChessmaster Blood Stalk]]/[[spoiler:[[BigBad Evolto]]]] is the being his primary Fullbottle and first Evolbottle with red being his main color motif. He also fits in terms of role, as a [[SnakesAreSinister Cobra]]-themed manipulator who [[DealWithTheDevil offers power to the other villains in exchange for doing his bidding]] only to [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder screw them over in the end]] while furthering his own plans to [[spoiler:[[OmnicidalManiac kill everyone]] by starting TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]]. The ''ROGUE'' spinoff even has him be directly compared to Mephistopheles from ''Literature/{{Faust}}''.
** Storious of ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' is a cunning manipulator who makes [[DealWithTheDevil deals]] with others, only to inevitably backstab them when they're of no more use. His monster form also resembles a BigRedDevil, being largely [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black]] with two [[HornsOfVillainy large horns]] coming from either side of his head. The comparisons are further amped in his backstory, where it's revealed [[spoiler:Storious was once one of five followers of an angelic {{Miko}} who was the embodiment of the Wonder World, until he selfishly tried to steal the GreatBigBookOfEverything for himself and led two others to follow him]]. Furthermore, [[spoiler:when he obtains a Kamen Rider form, it summons [[NumberOfTheBeast six wings]] behind him during the TransformationSequence]].
* ''Series/Loki2021'': The BigBad, [[spoiler:He Who Remains]]. He calls himself a devil, is introduced holding an apple, says that he's seen all and knows all, and tempts a pair of characters, a male and a female, both created [[AlternateSelf from the same source]], with a choice to maintain or disrupt the status quo. His Citadel with pointed arches, rose windows and candelabrum looks like a dark gothic church, and on his official poster he has a BackgroundHalo on the purple background.
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'':
** Morgoth is the Satan analogue of Middle-earth, as a fallen archangel who led a failed rebellion against heaven. Sauron was his right-hand demon. Given Tolkien's strong Catholic faith and his statements that Middle-earth is meant to actually be our own world, but in a lost historical age thousands of years ago, Morgoth is ''literally'' meant to be Satan, just appearing in a different version (it's complicated).
** Sauron becomes the next one by the end of Season 1, after deceiving everyone around him with a handsome and charming human form. Bonus points for having Hellish Pupils and Mordor as his lair.
* The two deity-like figures on the island of ''Series/{{Lost}}'', [[spoiler:Jacob]] and the "Man in Black", both share numerous traits with the devil as a way of making it unclear who is good and who is evil:
** [[spoiler:Jacob]] has blonde hair, likes wine (and uses it as a metaphor for evil "corked" by the island), interferes with the lives of the characters in subtle ways, and is explicitly called "the devil" by the Man in Black, though he was presumably saying this metaphorically to [[BeliefMakesYouStupid exploit]] [[spoiler:Richard]]'s Catholic faith. He's also played by Mark Pellegrino -- Lucifer in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.
** The Man in Black is a shapeshifter and manipulator, known for taking the forms of the dead and deceiving mortals. He cannot kill [[spoiler:Jacob]] himself and must use someone else to do it. He takes the form of a [[spoiler:giant cloud of black smoke]] that sometimes looks like a slithering snake. He has been called "evil incarnate" and a personification of hell by various characters.
* ''Series/Lucifer2016'': Ironically is not Lucifer, the InUniverse Devil himself, but his EvilTwin, Michael, who behaves more like the stereotypical idea of {{Satan}}. His motivations are based on sheer sadism brought on by a wounded ego towards his brother, [[spoiler:even implying that ''he'' planted the idea into Lucifer's head to rebel against God]]. He is infamous for his lies (making him the "King of Lies"), [[ManipulativeBastard he corrupts those around him like Amenadiel and Dan into doing genuine harm]] unlike Lucifer's less damaging PokeThePoodle temptations, his powers are based around causing chaos through fear and doubt; even his [[RedRightHand scarred face, lop-sided posture, and mangled wing]] all make it look like ''he'' was the one who fell instead of Lucifer, having once been beautiful before being permanently scarred by wickedness.
* Mr Gold[=/=]Rumplestiltskin in ''Series/OnceUponATime''. An immensely powerful being who loves to make deals, he'll make all your dreams come true, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor for a price]]. He even looks vaguely demonic- long nose, pointy ears, goatee.
* ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' has Samaritan. A malevolent A.I. that sees itself as God meant to rule mankind, has a near infinte amount of followers (referred to as "Assets") all of which wear black and are more than willing to die on its name, directly opposes The Machine (regarded as a God) and finally, its human avatar is a young boy named Gabriel. The Archangel Gabriel is usually said to be God's herald, the same way Gabriel Hayward acts as a herald to Samaritan, as fitting of its biblical references.
* In ''Series/{{Lexx}}'', the planet Fire is a hot, barren world where people can only survive by living in cities built on top of tall pillars that hold them in the slightly-cooler higher altitudes. The planet is ruled by the AffablyEvil Prince, and [[spoiler:it turns out to be the afterlife for people who make bad decisions in life]]. Prince himself often claims ignorance of his origins and purpose, but understands that his job is to make sure the people of Fire suffer forever.
* Khan in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. He was genetically engineered by ambitious scientists to improve the species, [[TheParagonAlwaysRebels and instead became a tyrant]] (but a more benevolent one than his buds). His exile at the end of "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E22SpaceSeed Space Seed]]" draws a parallel to Lucifer in ''Literature/ParadiseLost''. And [[spoiler:he opens up ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' by making a very Faustian little deal with a desperate archivist to further his own goals]].
* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E13DevilsDue Devil's Due]]", an alien claims to be the devil-figure from any number of mythologies (including Klingon) and "proves" it by taking their forms.
* ''Series/StrangerThings'' Season 4 has Vecna [[spoiler:aka Henry Creel]], who masterfully checks all the boxes for this. He's an inhuman sociopath that seeks out tormented souls and plays on their anxieties and guilt, before killing them and taking their minds/souls to live with him in his hellish domain. He commands an army of monsters and a legion of bats creatures in particular (in the Bible bats are the messengers of Satan), his first victim in the show is someone called Chrissy which can be short for Christina/Christine (strongly related to Christianity in Latin) and even gets wreathed in fire courtesy of Steve and Robin. [[spoiler:Henry's backstory in the Hawkins lab and the events that turned him into Vecna only cement this, as he appears as a seemingly kind white-clad handsome orderly to Eleven yet subtly manipulates her into bringing him back to full power, using the gratitude she feels in him helping her escape to get her to remove the PowerLimiter from his neck. Henry in this grand spirit of this, even tries to lure Eleven into temptation offering a WeCanRuleTogether, though she refuses and casts him down to "Hell" aka the Upside Down and just like Lucifer Henry is burned in the descent turning into a demon-like being.]]
* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'':
** In ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', Witch Bandora's true master is named Dai (Great) Satan. He looks nothing like the usual depiction of the Judeo-Christian devil, being a floating blue head who yells a lot, and is mostly just an evil spirit that just happens to be named "Satan" (as opposed to being the "actual" Satan). When footage of Dai Satan was used for ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', he was renamed "Lokar" and his role on the story was demoted to a monster who just served Rita Repulsa.
** In ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger,'' OurAngelsAreDifferent, but [[spoiler:Burajira of the Messiah is a fallen Gosei Angel and the manipulator behind the series' events. At one point, when Gosei Knight is being mind-controlled by him and Alata (Gosei Red) is trying to talk him down, we get each over his shoulder, GoodAngelBadAngel style]].
* ''Series/Titans2018'': Trigon is a red devil from a world of fire and brimstone that dupes mortals into working for him.
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'':
** The aliens from "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E22TheMonstersAreDueOnMapleStreet The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street]]" are, when it all comes down, non-human beings who deliberately encourage the worst in others with the goal of said others' destruction.
** Several episodes involving [[DealWithTheDevil deals with the devil]]:
*** Cadwallader in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E6EscapeClause Escape Clause]]".
*** Mr. Smith in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S4E9PrintersDevil Printer's Devil]]".
*** Miss Devlin in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S4E14OfLateIThinkOfCliffordville Of Late I Think of Cliffordville]]".
* [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Ultraman Belial]] of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', a being of light cast from his home for his insatiably arrogant hunger for absolute power (which he eventually got when he merged with [[HumanoidAbomination the Reiblood alien]]) to the point where he tried to steal the life source of M78. He was successfully imprisoned after an assault on the Land of Light with an army of monsters and aliens, but was eventually freed and now seeks to take over the Land of Light and destroy his good counterparts once and for all.
** Alien Mefilas from ''Series/{{Ultraman}}''. Named after the devil Mephistopheles, he tried to convince Satoru to hand over the Earth to him, in a parallel of the Devil himself trying to tempt Jesus.
* Gorog, the BigBad in ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' is the leader of the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Angels of Darkness]]. It's not clear if he is The Devil, or a high ranking minion of his, or simply an {{Expy}}. He does show some traits of the Biblical Satan, such as trying to tempt the main characters into joining him. It also appears his minion base is made up of people he tempted and fallen angels.
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* ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'':
** ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' has Damien Darhk. He was a potential candidate for the next Ra's al-Ghul, but was cast out of the League of Assassins along with his League allies, similar to Lucifer and angels sympathetic to him being expelled from Heaven. His light blonde hair brings to mind the meaning of Lucifer's name, "light bringer." He infiltrates Star City under the guise of a benefactor, before using it as a base to try and destroy and remake the world in his image. After experiencing a RoguesGalleryTransplant to ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', he loses most of these features.
** ''Series/BlackLightning2018'': If the titular Black Lightning is the show's Jesus-figure, his arch-enemy Tobias Whale is the show's devil stand-in. He was a Freeland politician who was expelled from politics after being exposed for corruption. He's an albino and therefore has LightIsNotGood built into his character. Gambi, who has dealt with Whale in the past, notes that he's exceptionally good at bringing out the worst in people, of which he uses Whale's right-hand woman Syonide and Jefferson's former student Lala as examples. In the show proper, we see it when Whale approaches Khalil, a teenager paralyzed in a shooting Whale ordered, posing as a sympathetic benefactor to try and poison him against Black Lightning. Sadly, it works.
** ''Series/TheFlash2014'':
*** Savitar, an ancient and extremely powerful speedster that [[LightIsNotGood always wears shining armor and uniquely leaves a trail of white lightning whenever he runs.]] He promises potential followers superhuman powers in exchange for their service, leaving them to torment the people of Central City and Team Flash.. He also turns out to be a FallenHero, [[spoiler: since he's a potential future self of Barry Allen]].
*** This trope is invoked in [[Recap/TheFlash2014S6E7TheLastTemptationOfBarryAllenPart1 "The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 1."]] The episode, being a WholePlotReference to ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist'', places Bloodwork in the role of Satan as a {{Foil}} to the Speed Force's MessianicArchetype.
* In the ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978'' episode "War of the Gods", the fleet is tempted by the promises of the mysterious "Count Iblis" (an Islamic name for Satan), who turns out to be a fallen angel from Caprican mythology.
* ''Series/TheBoys2019'': Homelander provides a chilling example of this, being Satan [[SupermanSubstitute crossed with Superman]]. He's a blonde, charismatic and handsome man who was supposed be a true hero -- in other words, an angel -- but toxic egotism and the desire to do whatever he wants has turned him into a monster who is incapable of true heroism, only fooling others into thinking he's a pure person while manipulating people to serve his own ends. Season 1 even hints towards this allusion with graffiti of an upside-down cross being framed behind Homelander at one point.
* ''Franchise/{{Buffyverse}}'':
** Glory from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' shares a lot in common with you-know-who; a fallen god exiled to Earth who lives in a lavishly decorated apartment, wears expensive clothes, takes on the form of someone nobody would suspect, and is called "The Beast" despite her followers describing her as a "shining light".
** The Beast, the highlight from series four of ''Series/{{Angel}}'', is the most [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b1PZH0vWfHg/U0GKL2iaQ-I/AAAAAAAAJi4/XBlA_RYTLUQ/s1600/The-Beast-Angel-Season-4-01.jpg demonic monster]] in the whole franchise, and nearly unstoppable since the only thing that can harm him is a dagger made from his own bones. [[spoiler:But the Beast being the ultimate evil gets subverted as he's taking orders from Cordelia, who is being controlled by Jasmine, who appears in the world as a beautiful goddess but who also removes the free will from every human, which Angel takes issue with.]]
** Wolfram and Hart is the underlying evil and the final villain to beat in ''Angel'', having existed at the dawn of time and having connections to many separate dimensions. Even when apparently being in control of Wolfram and Hart, the Angel gang suffer their greatest losses just getting sucked into the evil business. [[spoiler:Even killing all the top staff merely gets the Senior Partners angry, which leads to a seemingly unwinnable battle, but Angel and his friends decide to go out fighting.]]
** The First Evil, an incorporeal being who first appears in the ''Buffy'' episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E10Amends Amends]]" as well as [[spoiler:taking the role of [[BigBad major antagonist]] in season 7]], is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ultimately the source of all evil in the Buffyverse]].
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** The Master/Missy was always Satanic as well as being the Doctor's [[EvilFormerFriend childhood friend]] and counter to all the Doctor's goodness. The Master takes pride in being a megalomaniacal time-travelling killer, and who could forget that [[BeardOfEvil devilish beard]]. Though The Master usually wants to kill/torture The Doctor, they also want the Doctor to give into power and corruption and [[EvilCannotComprehendGood cannot understand the Doctor's fixation with "mercy"]]. Despite the Master's evilness, the Doctor cannot bring themself to destroy the Master since they have a connection that's lasted thousands upon thousands of years.
** The MonsterOfTheWeek in the two-parter "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E8TheImpossiblePlanet The Impossible Planet]]"/"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit The Satan Pit]]" is the Beast, a monstrously large creature with red skin and curved horns, imprisoned within a large chamber deep underground, put there by the so-called "[[BenevolentPrecursors Disciples of the Light]]". It claims to be the inspiration for all the Devil figures in all of the religions of the universe, and to be older than the universe. However, it clearly does have a liking for messing with people's heads, so it's entirely possible that it's simply a {{Sufficiently Advanced|Alien}} EldritchAbomination with a good grasp of psychology. Whatever the case may be, the Beast's attempt to escape its prison is thwarted by the Doctor, [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane and no definitive answer is ever put forward]]. The Beast's greatest feat is making the Doctor question his own belief and even consider the metaphysical.
** There is also the Black Guardian, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Chaos, who claims to act in the name of evil, and wants to plunge the Universe into eternal chaos.
** Swarm in "Doctor Who: Flux" is very much framed as a Satanic figure, having been imprisoned in the distant past for rebelling against the established order, before breaking free. They even talk about reigning in Hell.
*** There's also the Grand Serpent, who was exiled from the world he once ruled and who uses serpentine imagery, plotting to betray Earth to the Sontrans before he is exiled again.
* Verna from ''Series/TheFallOfTheHouseofUsher2023''. If she's not literally the capital-D Devil, then she's at least an extremely close relative. In her case, though, she's very much the 'Satan-as-prosecutor' version of this archetype, a supernatural force who exists to test people's susceptibility to evil through traps and temptations (and exact terrible punishment if they fail those tests). She's not so much malicious as she is responsible for dealing with human malice, and can actually be quite pleased when people prove themselves better than she expects.
* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Frasier's agent, Bebe Glazer. She'll pull any trick for her clients, including (but not limited to) seducing them, sabotaging the competition, and staging a suicide attempt, all for better contract deals and greater exposure. Niles never fails to draw the comparison to her as a literal devil.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': The Night King is this, in contrast to Jon and Dany's MessianicArchetype (s). He rules over a kingdom of what are essentially ice demons, and he either serves or is R'hllorism's equivalent of Satan. As far as we know, the Night King is the ultimate evil of Westeros.
* In ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'', Hannibal Lecter serves as a Satanic figure vis-a-vis Will Graham's {{messianic archetype}}. Mads Mikkelsen plays Hannibal as if he were Lucifer, a destructive and inhuman being living among humanity. Hannibal tempts, manipulates, deceives, and destroys those around him. He appeals to the worst impulses in his targets (fear in Abigail, guilt in Jack, and ambition in Sutcliffe). He mimics God's power over life and death and arrogantly thinks he understands the Almighty, as suggested by his conversation with Will about how God enjoys killing, [[spoiler:and his conversation with the "muralist" about reflecting God's light in his "mural"]]. In several scenes, he's lit with bright light from behind, evoking Lucifer as an angel of light. Finally, in Will's dreams and hallucinations, Hannibal is symbolized by a monstrous horned man.
-->'''Will:''' Hannibal's not God. Wouldn't have any ''fun'' being God. ''Defying'' God, that's his idea of a good time. There's nothing he'd love more than to see this roof collapse mid-Mass, choirs singing...he would just love it, and he thinks God would love it, too.
* ''Franchise/KamenRider'':
** The Great Leader in the original ''Series/KamenRider'' is a faceless, shapeless being which tempts others to do evil and forfeit their humanities in exchange for greater power, and who ultimately desires to corrupt the human race by [[ReforgedIntoAMinion remodeling select humans]] into kaijin and enslaving the rest.
** ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'': The lord of the Grongi, [[BigBad N-Daguva-Zeba]] is [[LightIsNotGood a man in white]] whose the sadistic ruler of a race of effectively demons and who plans to [[TheCorrupter corrupt humanity into evil and wicked creatures]].
** ''Series/KamenRiderAgito'' has an interesting take on it. The BigBad known as the Overlord Theos proves to be the one who created humanity, and the low-level superpowers some people have -- Riders like Agito being what you get when that power fully matures -- turns out to be the "Seed of Agito" left by Prometh, an El Lord identical to Theos, who wanted to help humanity break free of his superior's control. As a guy with a light-based name who leads humans to rebel against their creator, ''the BigGood is actually based on the devil!''
** ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' gives us an unusual example in [[spoiler:DJ Sagara. The show features an extended metaphor for the [[Literature/TheBible Book of Genesis]], and Sagara has the {{Animal Motif|s}} of the snake. He's also the avatar of Helheim, the AlienKudzu trying to destroy the world. In spite of this, Sagara/Helheim is never depicted as malicious or evil, but simply a very harsh SecretTestOfCharacter because the power of the [[MacGuffin Golden Apple]] is quite literally world-shaping. In fact, at several points in the story he helps out the protagonists (particularly [[TheHero Kouta]], to whom he takes a liking), and at the end of the story when Kouta and Mai [[ButNowIMustGo leave the Earth]], he remarks "[[LampshadeHanging Though I'm probably the last one who should be saying this]], be fruitful and multiply!"]]
** ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'': [[TheChessmaster Blood Stalk]]/[[spoiler:[[BigBad Evolto]]]] is the being his primary Fullbottle and first Evolbottle with red being his main color motif. He also fits in terms of role, as a [[SnakesAreSinister Cobra]]-themed manipulator who [[DealWithTheDevil offers power to the other villains in exchange for doing his bidding]] only to [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder screw them over in the end]] while furthering his own plans to [[spoiler:[[OmnicidalManiac kill everyone]] by starting TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]]. The ''ROGUE'' spinoff even has him be directly compared to Mephistopheles from ''Literature/{{Faust}}''.
** Storious of ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' is a cunning manipulator who makes [[DealWithTheDevil deals]] with others, only to inevitably backstab them when they're of no more use. His monster form also resembles a BigRedDevil, being largely [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black]] with two [[HornsOfVillainy large horns]] coming from either side of his head. The comparisons are further amped in his backstory, where it's revealed [[spoiler:Storious was once one of five followers of an angelic {{Miko}} who was the embodiment of the Wonder World, until he selfishly tried to steal the GreatBigBookOfEverything for himself and led two others to follow him]]. Furthermore, [[spoiler:when he obtains a Kamen Rider form, it summons [[NumberOfTheBeast six wings]] behind him during the TransformationSequence]].
* ''Series/Loki2021'': The BigBad, [[spoiler:He Who Remains]]. He calls himself a devil, is introduced holding an apple, says that he's seen all and knows all, and tempts a pair of characters, a male and a female, both created [[AlternateSelf from the same source]], with a choice to maintain or disrupt the status quo. His Citadel with pointed arches, rose windows and candelabrum looks like a dark gothic church, and on his official poster he has a BackgroundHalo on the purple background.
* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'':
** Morgoth is the Satan analogue of Middle-earth, as a fallen archangel who led a failed rebellion against heaven. Sauron was his right-hand demon. Given Tolkien's strong Catholic faith and his statements that Middle-earth is meant to actually be our own world, but in a lost historical age thousands of years ago, Morgoth is ''literally'' meant to be Satan, just appearing in a different version (it's complicated).
** Sauron becomes the next one by the end of Season 1, after deceiving everyone around him with a handsome and charming human form. Bonus points for having Hellish Pupils and Mordor as his lair.
* The two deity-like figures on the island of ''Series/{{Lost}}'', [[spoiler:Jacob]] and the "Man in Black", both share numerous traits with the devil as a way of making it unclear who is good and who is evil:
** [[spoiler:Jacob]] has blonde hair, likes wine (and uses it as a metaphor for evil "corked" by the island), interferes with the lives of the characters in subtle ways, and is explicitly called "the devil" by the Man in Black, though he was presumably saying this metaphorically to [[BeliefMakesYouStupid exploit]] [[spoiler:Richard]]'s Catholic faith. He's also played by Mark Pellegrino -- Lucifer in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''.
** The Man in Black is a shapeshifter and manipulator, known for taking the forms of the dead and deceiving mortals. He cannot kill [[spoiler:Jacob]] himself and must use someone else to do it. He takes the form of a [[spoiler:giant cloud of black smoke]] that sometimes looks like a slithering snake. He has been called "evil incarnate" and a personification of hell by various characters.
* ''Series/Lucifer2016'': Ironically is not Lucifer, the InUniverse Devil himself, but his EvilTwin, Michael, who behaves more like the stereotypical idea of {{Satan}}. His motivations are based on sheer sadism brought on by a wounded ego towards his brother, [[spoiler:even implying that ''he'' planted the idea into Lucifer's head to rebel against God]]. He is infamous for his lies (making him the "King of Lies"), [[ManipulativeBastard he corrupts those around him like Amenadiel and Dan into doing genuine harm]] unlike Lucifer's less damaging PokeThePoodle temptations, his powers are based around causing chaos through fear and doubt; even his [[RedRightHand scarred face, lop-sided posture, and mangled wing]] all make it look like ''he'' was the one who fell instead of Lucifer, having once been beautiful before being permanently scarred by wickedness.
* Mr Gold[=/=]Rumplestiltskin in ''Series/OnceUponATime''. An immensely powerful being who loves to make deals, he'll make all your dreams come true, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor for a price]]. He even looks vaguely demonic- long nose, pointy ears, goatee.
* ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' has Samaritan. A malevolent A.I. that sees itself as God meant to rule mankind, has a near infinte amount of followers (referred to as "Assets") all of which wear black and are more than willing to die on its name, directly opposes The Machine (regarded as a God) and finally, its human avatar is a young boy named Gabriel. The Archangel Gabriel is usually said to be God's herald, the same way Gabriel Hayward acts as a herald to Samaritan, as fitting of its biblical references.
* In ''Series/{{Lexx}}'', the planet Fire is a hot, barren world where people can only survive by living in cities built on top of tall pillars that hold them in the slightly-cooler higher altitudes. The planet is ruled by the AffablyEvil Prince, and [[spoiler:it turns out to be the afterlife for people who make bad decisions in life]]. Prince himself often claims ignorance of his origins and purpose, but understands that his job is to make sure the people of Fire suffer forever.
* Khan in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. He was genetically engineered by ambitious scientists to improve the species, [[TheParagonAlwaysRebels and instead became a tyrant]] (but a more benevolent one than his buds). His exile at the end of "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E22SpaceSeed Space Seed]]" draws a parallel to Lucifer in ''Literature/ParadiseLost''. And [[spoiler:he opens up ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' by making a very Faustian little deal with a desperate archivist to further his own goals]].
* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E13DevilsDue Devil's Due]]", an alien claims to be the devil-figure from any number of mythologies (including Klingon) and "proves" it by taking their forms.
* ''Series/StrangerThings'' Season 4 has Vecna [[spoiler:aka Henry Creel]], who masterfully checks all the boxes for this. He's an inhuman sociopath that seeks out tormented souls and plays on their anxieties and guilt, before killing them and taking their minds/souls to live with him in his hellish domain. He commands an army of monsters and a legion of bats creatures in particular (in the Bible bats are the messengers of Satan), his first victim in the show is someone called Chrissy which can be short for Christina/Christine (strongly related to Christianity in Latin) and even gets wreathed in fire courtesy of Steve and Robin. [[spoiler:Henry's backstory in the Hawkins lab and the events that turned him into Vecna only cement this, as he appears as a seemingly kind white-clad handsome orderly to Eleven yet subtly manipulates her into bringing him back to full power, using the gratitude she feels in him helping her escape to get her to remove the PowerLimiter from his neck. Henry in this grand spirit of this, even tries to lure Eleven into temptation offering a WeCanRuleTogether, though she refuses and casts him down to "Hell" aka the Upside Down and just like Lucifer Henry is burned in the descent turning into a demon-like being.]]
* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'':
** In ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', Witch Bandora's true master is named Dai (Great) Satan. He looks nothing like the usual depiction of the Judeo-Christian devil, being a floating blue head who yells a lot, and is mostly just an evil spirit that just happens to be named "Satan" (as opposed to being the "actual" Satan). When footage of Dai Satan was used for ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', he was renamed "Lokar" and his role on the story was demoted to a monster who just served Rita Repulsa.
** In ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger,'' OurAngelsAreDifferent, but [[spoiler:Burajira of the Messiah is a fallen Gosei Angel and the manipulator behind the series' events. At one point, when Gosei Knight is being mind-controlled by him and Alata (Gosei Red) is trying to talk him down, we get each over his shoulder, GoodAngelBadAngel style]].
* ''Series/Titans2018'': Trigon is a red devil from a world of fire and brimstone that dupes mortals into working for him.
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'':
** The aliens from "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E22TheMonstersAreDueOnMapleStreet The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street]]" are, when it all comes down, non-human beings who deliberately encourage the worst in others with the goal of said others' destruction.
** Several episodes involving [[DealWithTheDevil deals with the devil]]:
*** Cadwallader in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E6EscapeClause Escape Clause]]".
*** Mr. Smith in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S4E9PrintersDevil Printer's Devil]]".
*** Miss Devlin in "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S4E14OfLateIThinkOfCliffordville Of Late I Think of Cliffordville]]".
* [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Ultraman Belial]] of the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', a being of light cast from his home for his insatiably arrogant hunger for absolute power (which he eventually got when he merged with [[HumanoidAbomination the Reiblood alien]]) to the point where he tried to steal the life source of M78. He was successfully imprisoned after an assault on the Land of Light with an army of monsters and aliens, but was eventually freed and now seeks to take over the Land of Light and destroy his good counterparts once and for all.
** Alien Mefilas from ''Series/{{Ultraman}}''. Named after the devil Mephistopheles, he tried to convince Satoru to hand over the Earth to him, in a parallel of the Devil himself trying to tempt Jesus.
* Gorog, the BigBad in ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' is the leader of the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Angels of Darkness]]. It's not clear if he is The Devil, or a high ranking minion of his, or simply an {{Expy}}. He does show some traits of the Biblical Satan, such as trying to tempt the main characters into joining him. It also appears his minion base is made up of people he tempted and fallen angels.
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** Swarm in "Doctor Who: Flux" is very much framed as a Satanic figure, having been imprisoned in the distant past for rebelling against the established order, before breaking free. They even talk about reigning in Hell.
*** There's also the Grand Serpent, who was exiled from the world he once ruled and who uses serpentine imagery, plotting to betray Earth to the Sontrans before he is exiled again.
*** There's also the Grand Serpent, who was exiled from the world he once ruled and who uses serpentine imagery, plotting to betray Earth to the Sontrans before he is exiled again.
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* Verna from ''Series/TheFallofTheHouseofUsher2023''. If she's not literally the capital-D Devil, then she's at least an extremely close relative. In her case, though, she's very much the 'Satan-as-prosecutor' version of this archetype, a supernatural force who exists to test people's susceptibility to evil through traps and temptations (and exact terrible punishment if they fail those tests). She's not so much malicious as she is responsible for dealing with human malice, and can actually be quite pleased when people prove themselves better than she expects.
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* Verna from ''Series/TheFallofTheHouseofUsher2023''.''Series/TheFallOfTheHouseofUsher2023''. If she's not literally the capital-D Devil, then she's at least an extremely close relative. In her case, though, she's very much the 'Satan-as-prosecutor' version of this archetype, a supernatural force who exists to test people's susceptibility to evil through traps and temptations (and exact terrible punishment if they fail those tests). She's not so much malicious as she is responsible for dealing with human malice, and can actually be quite pleased when people prove themselves better than she expects.
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* ''Series/StrangerThings'' Season 4 has Vecna [[spoiler:aka Henry Creel]], who masterfully checks all the boxes for this. He’s an inhuman sociopath that seeks out tormented souls and plays on their anxieties and guilt, before killing them and taking their minds/souls to live with him in his hellish domain. He commands an army of monsters and a legion of bats creatures in particular (in the Bible bats are the messengers of Satan), his first victim in the show is someone called Chrissy which can be short for Christina/Christine (strongly related to Christianity in Latin) and even gets wreathed in fire courtesy of Steve and Robin. [[spoiler:Henry’s backstory in the Hawkins lab and the events that turned him into Vecna only cement this, as he appears as a seemingly kind white-clad handsome orderly to Eleven yet subtly manipulates her into bringing him back to full power, using the gratitude she feels in him helping her escape to get her to remove the PowerLimiter from his neck. Henry in this grand spirit of this, even tries to lure Eleven into temptation offering a WeCanRuleTogether, though she refuses and casts him down to “Hell” aka the Upside Down and just like Lucifer Henry is burned in the descent turning into a demon-like being.]]
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* ''Series/StrangerThings'' Season 4 has Vecna [[spoiler:aka Henry Creel]], who masterfully checks all the boxes for this. He’s He's an inhuman sociopath that seeks out tormented souls and plays on their anxieties and guilt, before killing them and taking their minds/souls to live with him in his hellish domain. He commands an army of monsters and a legion of bats creatures in particular (in the Bible bats are the messengers of Satan), his first victim in the show is someone called Chrissy which can be short for Christina/Christine (strongly related to Christianity in Latin) and even gets wreathed in fire courtesy of Steve and Robin. [[spoiler:Henry’s [[spoiler:Henry's backstory in the Hawkins lab and the events that turned him into Vecna only cement this, as he appears as a seemingly kind white-clad handsome orderly to Eleven yet subtly manipulates her into bringing him back to full power, using the gratitude she feels in him helping her escape to get her to remove the PowerLimiter from his neck. Henry in this grand spirit of this, even tries to lure Eleven into temptation offering a WeCanRuleTogether, though she refuses and casts him down to “Hell” "Hell" aka the Upside Down and just like Lucifer Henry is burned in the descent turning into a demon-like being.]]
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* Dennis from ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'' first offers the protagonist deals and free information that will supposedly help the two of them get “tons of sex,” but he reneges on his promises, and eventually gets what he wants out of the protagonist using trickery, manipulation, and blackmail.
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* Dennis from ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'' first offers the protagonist deals and free information that will supposedly help the two of them get “tons "tons of sex,” sex," but he reneges on his promises, and eventually gets what he wants out of the protagonist using trickery, manipulation, and blackmail.
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** First we have Megatron. Once a [[FallenHero former hero that fell to the dark side]], turned his entire homeworld into a wasteland as a consequence of his quest for power, Megatron arrived on Earth by falling from the skies, much like the deciptions of Lucifer being expelled from Heaven. Upon firming resindence on Earth, Megatron became an EvilMentor to Charles zi Britannia, corrupting the young prince with the social darwinist ideology that drives the Britannian Empire. He also controls Dark Energon, a malevolent and highly dangerous power that descends from Unicron, the Cybertronian GodOfEvil, capable of raising the dead as horrific abominations. [[spoiler:Megatron also gains the power of Dark Geass, a corrupted form of Geass capable of killing anyone with a single glare. Being a Code Bearer also allows him to form contracts with others, as shown with V.V. after his capture.]] To put it in the bluntest way possible, C.C. calls him the Devil, and the leader of the Decepticons doesn't make an effort to convey his unhinged nature.
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** First we have Megatron.[[Characters/CodePrimeMegatron Megatron]]. Once a [[FallenHero former hero that fell to the dark side]], turned his entire homeworld into a wasteland as a consequence of his quest for power, Megatron arrived on Earth by falling from the skies, much like the deciptions of Lucifer being expelled from Heaven. Upon firming resindence on Earth, Megatron became an EvilMentor to Charles zi Britannia, corrupting the young prince with the social darwinist ideology that drives the Britannian Empire. He also controls Dark Energon, a malevolent and highly dangerous power that descends from Unicron, the Cybertronian GodOfEvil, capable of raising the dead as horrific abominations. [[spoiler:Megatron also gains the power of Dark Geass, a corrupted form of Geass capable of killing anyone with a single glare. Being a Code Bearer also allows him to form contracts with others, as shown with V.V. after his capture.]] To put it in the bluntest way possible, C.C. calls him the Devil, and the leader of the Decepticons doesn't make an effort to convey his unhinged nature.
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* ''Fanfic/AvengersInfiniteWars'' has The Son, who is the living embodiment of the Dark Side of the Force, and shares so many similarities with Lucifer, it isn't far fatched to believe he is Satan himself. Originally member of a race of beings of Light and goodness, [[spoiler:the Celestials]], after his Mother's was emprisioned, he, his Father and sister were exiled to the world of Mortis, [[FallenAngel where the Son grew bitter and resentful of his family]], secretly planning to overthrow and kill his father. Said opportunity presents itself when MessianicArchetype Anakin Skywalker shows up at Mortis. He tries to corrupt Anakin to the Dark Side by taking the form of his dead mother and tormenting him for his failure to save her, not much different from how Satan tempted Jesus in the desert, and when it fails he temporarily corrupts Ahsoka to do his bidding. To fit his demonic aesthethic, the Son's OneWingedAngel form is a gargoyle bat, and in Christian terms, bats are viewed as "the birds of the devil", an incarnation of the Prince of Darkness, as well as omens of death and misfortune. [[spoiler:After escaping Mortis, the Son takes residence in Mustafar, a DeathWorld that resembles Hell in every conceivable way, and he starts to work alongside members of the True Sith faction to ressurect long dead Sith Lords to bring chaos and destruction across the Galaxy.]]
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* Is [[AnimalMotif associated with animals]] that are considered [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute dark or malevolent]] (like [[SavageWolves wolves]], [[DragonsAreDemonic dragons]] or [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]]).
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* For the entirety of Franchise/TheDCU, [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid Darkseid]] is the BigBad. He's a GodOfEvil and the EvilOverlord of [[VillainWorld Apokolips]]. He's the arch-enemy of the Highfather of New Genesis, and plans to [[GalacticConqueror take over the universe]] [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans just to make everything in it suffer]]. Not to mention he's a powerful deceiver.
** In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', he's upgraded to the status of a MadeOfEvil HumanoidAbomination OmnicidalManiac.
** In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', he's upgraded to the status of a MadeOfEvil HumanoidAbomination OmnicidalManiac.
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* For the entirety of Franchise/TheDCU, [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid Darkseid]] is the BigBad. He's a GodOfEvil and the EvilOverlord of [[VillainWorld Apokolips]]. He's the arch-enemy of the Highfather of New Genesis, and plans to [[GalacticConqueror take over the universe]] [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans just to make everything in it suffer]]. Not to mention he's a powerful deceiver.
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* The Dark Queen Olga from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' is a [[{{Pride}} prideful]] LadyOfBlackMagic who starts a ForeverWar by rebelling against the [[CrystalDragonJesus Goddess Reborn]], is associated with [[PlayingWithFire fire]] and [[DarkIsEvil dark]], and [[IHaveManyNames is known by various titles]]. Later {{subverted}} as she is merely the DiscOneFinalBoss, her [[FantasticRacism motive]] for rebellion is portrayed in a sympathetic light, she gets a HeelFaceTurn, and her association with dark (dark elves) [[DarkIsNotEvil is not malicious]] in nature.
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* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'': Although [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] exists in the setting (he’s the main character’s father), it’s [[TheDreaded Alastor the Radio Demon]] who fills this role for story purposes, as a stylish, red-clad dealmaker with unbelievable power over the physical and political landscape of Hell.
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* While not outright stated to be the devil, [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Diabolos,_King_of_the_Abyss Diabolos]] from the Tabletopgame/YuGiOh card game seems clearly inspired by the devil. If his name (devil in Greek) and the title "King of the Abyss" did not tip you off already, there's also a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Lightray_Diabolos LIGHT version]] of him, indicating he did at one point fall from grace or possibly the opposite. The manga, on the other hand, has a much more straight example. See that section for more information.
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** While not outright stated to be the devil, [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Diabolos,_King_of_the_Abyss Diabolos]]from the Tabletopgame/YuGiOh card game seems clearly inspired by the devil. If his name (devil in Greek) and the title "King of the Abyss" did not tip you off already, there's also a [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Lightray_Diabolos LIGHT version]] of him, indicating he did at one point fall from grace or possibly the opposite. The manga, on the other hand, has a much more straight example. See that section for more information.
** The [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Evil_HERO Evil HERO]] archetype has some elements of this. Lore-wise, they are [[FallenHero Elemental [=HEROes=] who gave into darkness to obtain greater power]], with the Japanese names of some of their members (as well as their attacks and effects in the anime) referencing Hell in some way. Taken to its logical conclusion with [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Evil_HERO_Dark_Gaia Dark Gaia]], who is the most outright demonic-looking and has a background resembling a burning hellscape.
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** The [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Evil_HERO Evil HERO]] archetype has some elements of this. Lore-wise, they are [[FallenHero Elemental [=HEROes=] who gave into darkness to obtain greater power]], with the Japanese names of some of their members (as well as their attacks and effects in the anime) referencing Hell in some way. Taken to its logical conclusion with [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Evil_HERO_Dark_Gaia Dark Gaia]], who is the most outright demonic-looking and has a background resembling a burning hellscape.
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* Verna from ''Series/TheFallofTheHouseofUsher2023''. If she's not literally the capital-D Devil, then she's at least an extremely close relative. In her case, though, she's very much the 'Satan-as-prosecutor' version of this archetype, a supernatural force who exists to test people's susceptibility to evil through traps and temptations (and exact terrible punishment if they fail those tests). She's not so much malicious as she is responsible for dealing with human malice, and can actually be quite pleased when people prove themselves better than she expects.
