History Main / SatanicArchetype

** Another close Abyssal equivalent, is Lolth, Demon Queen of Spiders, especially in ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms''. Originally a goddess named Araushnee, living in the Upper Plane of Arvandor - the favorite and lover of the ruler of elven gods, Corellon Larethian. But who after an almost succeful coup, she was renamed Lolth, was banished to the Abyss and turned into demon. Indeed becoming one of the most powerful Demon Lords, even arguably the most powerful one[[note]]Despite not rulling the Abyss, nor being the nominal ruler of Demons - the Prince of Demons - the keeper of that title - Demogogon - and the above mentioned Graz'zt are note to be outright wary of crossing her, and multiple sources indeed described her as more powerful than them[[/note]]. Later corrupting dark elves, ultimatelly resulting in them becoming drow, and staying as a corrupting inlfuence on even non-drow elves to a degree. Bonus points for being very probably named after, and partly based on {{Myth/Lilith}}.

** For a while, the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' had the god Gargauth, a former [[note]]he got kicked out of the Nine Hells, allegedly for being too foul even by devil standards[[/note]] archdevil who had made himself into a god of betrayal, cruelty and (political) corruption. Thanks to focusing on the Realms specifically and being a god (albeit a weak one) when Asmodeus wasn't, the 'Tenth Lord of the Nine' was able to temporarily corner this niche for the setting, until Asmodeus ''actually'' became a god after the Spellplague, and Gargauth stopped being mentioned.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[Characters/RWBYSalem Salem]], the BigBad of the series and an AncientEvil. She was once a beautiful being who, after defying the gods' laws and worse yet trying to topple or at least torment them, was punished; similar to Satan's failed rebellion in Heaven and subsequent exile -- she's even portrayed falling from the sky not unlike Satan falling from Heaven when the God of Light teleports her to his domain to receive [[CompleteImmortality her first punishment]]. After her second punishment and bathing in the God of Darkness's Grimm-birthing pools, she's lost her former beauty and become a monstrous being who rules over the Grimm (demons) of the world, not unlike Satan's loss of his angelic beauty in Hell and his rule over the denizens of Hell. Her being cursed to wander Remnant with CompleteImmortality (particularly when she's rendered the only human left on the planet for a time) brings to mind Satan's title of the Desolate One. In the present day, Salem wants humanity to become the worst version of themselves (not unlike Satan creating his own nfernal kingdom of vice on Earth), specifically seeking to essentially divide humanity against themselves so that the gods will destroy the world ("[[Film/TheOmen1976 turning man against his brother 'til man exists no more]]"); she's skilled at utilizing people's desires -- not least their ''worst'' desires such as vengeance and craving for power -- to bend and manipulate them to her will; and during the series' main time frame, Salem is actively looking to hasten the ushering-in of the gods' return (essentially Remnant's Last Judgment, similarly to pop culture depictions of Satan looking forward to and trying to hasten the start of the End Times); and for an extra cherry on the cake, Salem is positioned opposite Ozma/Ozpin in their war for the fate of humanity when the gods cast judgment (not unlike Satan and Jesus' battle for humanity's souls). Salem also invokes the Serpent (who is often regarded as one and the same as Satan in pop culture) in that she convinces the first iteration of humanity to break the gods' law and turn from the gods' path, which directly results in humanity's destruction and eventual rebirth as a mere shade of their former selves; not unlike Adam and Eve being tempted to break God's law and commit the original sin which got all of humanity cast out of the Garden of Eden. Salem's alliance with the aforementioned monarchs against the gods also makes the latter group seem similar to the ten kings aligned with the Beast during the End Times as described in the Book of Revelation, and the lies Salem told the monarchs to make them turn against the gods (that she'd stolen her CompleteImmortality instead of being cursed with it) bring to mind Satan's title as the Prince of Lies. Salem also once tried to set herself up amongst the second iteration of humanity as their new goddess following the God of Light and God of Darkness's departure, making her a false idol.

* [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils A ruler of demons,]] [[TabletopGame/DungeonsandDragons or devils.]]

** Typology[[note]](that is, the Christian practice of interpriting parts of the Bible as foreshadowing the truth of Christ - see the other wiki [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typology_(theology) here]])[[/note]] has led to Christians seeing satanic archetypes all over the Bible. One notable example is the way the conquest of Joshua is read. Since Joshua is generally agreed by Christians to be a type of Christ, his enemies are seen as types of the devil. The Orthodox Church [[https://www.oca.org/reflections/fr.-lawrence-farley/the-god-of-joshua traditionally understood]] the battles in Joshua as being types of the Christian's battle with demons. William Nicholson, in 1862, [[https://www.gracegems.org/Nicholson/joshua_a_type_of_christ.htm understood]] Jericho to be a type of Satan's strongholds.

* [[spoiler:The Darkitect]], as depicted in ''Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG''. A ManipulativeBastard who actively plays with the emotions of his foes to tempt them into doing his bidding? Check. The UltimateEvil of the universe? Check. Ruler of the Stromlings and Mutant Dinos, often referred to as "demons" by the inhabitants of Adventurers' Island? Check. [[spoiler:The Darkitect]] may not be {{Satan}} himself, but he certainly fits the archetype.

* The Wiki/SCPFoundation has the [[BigRedDevil Scarlet King]] as its main BigBad and GreaterScopeVillain. [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/dust-and-blood As shown by this short story]], he was once a divine being who fell from grace when the unbearable pain he felt at his birth drove him to madness and caused him to consume his siblings, making him stronger. Cursing creation, he now seeks to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy all of existence]] by annihilating the Tree of Knowledge. Described as a demonic being heavily associated with the color red, he's the UltimateEvil that watches over everything and therefore the definite antagonistic presence of the setting.

* WebOriginal/{{Zalgo}} is the personification of evil and chaos who is often presented as the UltimateEvil in Creepypasta.

* ComicBook/TheJoker can be described as one, given that he has many [[IHaveManyNames nicknames]], comes off as a trickster who loves to sow discord and [[ForTheEvulz chaos]] just for the sake of it, 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 number one goal is to make Batman laugh (i.e. mentally break Batman) and prove that the world is just as ugly as he is.

* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': Ghidorah, like in ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019''. Vivienne Graham always called Ghidorah the Devil or the Dragon in her notes, it's often compared by human characters' narration in the story to a devil, and if [[TwoBeingsOneBody Viv and San (Monster X)]] are an AntiAntichrist then Ghidorah is to them [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans what Trigon is to Raven]]. [[spoiler:Ghidorah]] even hints in Chapter 13 that the Devil might literally be humanity's mythical memory of Ghidorah after all.

** The closest [[ChaoticEvil Abyssal]] equivalent to Asmodeus' [[LawfulEvil Infernal]] one would be Graz'zt, the Dark Prince, seducer, corrupter, hedonist and schemer extraordinaire, who would look like a stereotypical if handsome BigRedDevil (cloven hooves and all) if not for his pitch-black skin, has six fingers on each hand, and was explicitly inspired by legends of the Devil appearing at witches' Sabbaths in the guise of a Dark Man whom the witches would fornicate with. Depending on the edition and/or different versions of his MultipleChoicePast, it's possible he's either a rogue Archdevil who decided Chaos was more fun than Law, or the offspring of another being who masquerades as the Dark Man at witches' Sabbaths, [[spoiler: the Crawling Chaos AKA [[CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]]]].

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* The ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'' has two beings who share this role. One is Discord's father, Havoc, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Mass Hysteria and one of the four Elders (the {{Top God}}s). He's the DimensionLord of Pony Hell, where the condemned are doomed to pull his chariot across an endless desert for all eternity. The other is Morning Star, a [[FallenAngel Fallen Alicorn]] who was originally supposed to be the Concept of Perfection and Beauty, but, like Old Scratch, became the embodiment of Evil and Temptation when he attempted to overthrow the Elders, seeing himself as more perfect than they are. He was [[SealedEvilInACan sealed away]], but later released by Havoc to fight on his side of a war, and served as ''Discord's'' EvilMentor. What became of him after that is presently unknown, though WordOfGod is that he was either killed during the war or imprisoned in Hell under Havoc's watch as part of the peace treaty between the Alicorns and Draconequi.
* Ho-oh and Uxie both represent this trope in ''Fanfic/PokeWars''.
** Ho-oh is a great and noble angelic being of light whose {{Pride}} made him rebel against God's chosen plan in favor of his own vision, and he makes other Legendaries/Angels join him by preying on their hidden desires. His fall to evil also causes him to lose sight of what he originally fought for, turning him into an angry, spiteful, and petty creature of darkness [[spoiler:that gets trapped inside the Pokemon version of Hell, the Reverse World]].
** Uxie is a monster that was sealed away and is released during an apocalyptic scenario who then proceeds to manipulate events from behind the scenes to his benefit. He looks like a creature of good and light, disguising his evil intent, he believes that he can make the universe superior to God's attempt, and he plans on making mockeries/clones of his creations to act as his army.
* ''Fanfic/{{Revival}}'': Maya Lottie is one of the avatars of the evil Nyarlathotep. Much like her literary counterpart, she makes deals with potential victims such as forcing Lincoln Loud into a game when stealing the souls of two of his sisters among others.

* [=MissingNo=] in ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' pretty much introduces itself as one. It reveals to go by [[IHaveManyNames several demonic names]], [[DealWithTheDevil offers Faustian deals]] and takes pleasure in watching people suffer.
* Dark Raiden in ''Fanfic/MortalKombatDesperation'' fits the bill of one: openly rebels against the Elder Gods, was once TheMentor to many of the heroes but now a BrokenPedestal after his FaceHeelTurn, aspires to become the EvilOverlord of all realms, wears a dark outfit to show his wicked nature, leads an army of evildoers by manipulating them, and is a nihilistic OmnicidalManiac.

* Manfred von Karma from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' is a [[DownplayedTrope more subtle version]], resembling Satan in the sense of his Literature/BookOfJob depiction as an evil prosecutor in a court. Aside from being an evil prosecutor, he's also the manipulative GreaterScopeVillain of the original trilogy. This is slightly less subtle in the Japanese version where his name Karuma (Kanji: 狩 魔) literally means [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "hunter demon"]]. Oh, and he ''[[EvilSoundsDeep sounds]]'' like a demon too.

*** 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 Sangunius, the Primarch closest to his father in both actions and personality and [[spoiler:who [[MessianicArchetype died for his bravery]]]].

** ComicBook/ImmortalHulk introduces the One Below All, the dark reflection of [[TopGod the One Above All]]. His Hell spans the entire multiverse, he is the source of all gamma radiation, and he gives those who channel his power ResurrectiveImmortality while bringing out their darkest self.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'' has a ''lot'' of hostile supernatural forces, but the oldest, most powerful, and arguably most purely malevolent are the Overlords of the Age of Demons, also known as the Rakshasa Rajahs. Each corresponds to a different form of corruption or destruction, and one of them, Bel Shalor, the Shadow in the Flame, is the most clearly Satanic. A tempter and deceiver who specializes in corrupting mortal souls, who likes to whisper from within the Silver Flame (which is the SentientCosmicForce that holds him [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned]]) and convince people to do evil in the Flame's name. Theologically, he pretty much ''is'' the Church of the Silver Flame's Devil, both for the above reasons and because their founder Tira Miron was first given divine power in order to defeat him.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' has the Yozi, the so-called Demon Princes. They're {{Eldritch Abomination}}s who built the universe and were overthrown by the gods and humans they had created (there's a strong [[OurTitansAreDifferent titan]] theme with them). They now sit imprisoned in the BloodyBowelsOfHell, tormenting infinite hapless demons, trying to lure mortals and Exalted into Faustian deals for morally dubious goals. They aren't necessarily pure evil, but they're bad news, very alien, and generally not fond of humanity. For example, the Ebon Dragon is the cosmic embodiment of betrayal, among other things. She Who Lives In Her Name wants to get rid of free will, for the greater good.
* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'''s [[BigBad Nicol]] [[MultiversalConqueror Bolas]]. Starting by the fact that ''[[LouisCypher his own name]]'' is reportedly a German term for the Old Scratch and he [[DragonsAreDemonic is a dragon designed to resemble a demon]], but it goes so much deeper than that. An impossibly old evil member of a host of god-like beings, of which he stood out amidst, he is a designated liar and manipulator as well as an outright [[TheCorrupter corrupter]] who can't resist being worshiped as a god if he can help it. He is thoroughly associated with the most stereotypically evil color association with [[MindRape all]] [[DarkIsEvil that]] [[EvilIsBurningHot entails]],[[note]]and ironically once slaughtered by [[DarkIsNotEvil a benevolent spin]] of that combination[[/note]], and is ''Magic's'' quintessential force of evil.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' presents Asmodeus, God of Slavery, Tyranny, [[DealWithTheDevil Contracts]], and {{Pride}}, pictured above. However, while not quite heroic, he is significantly more [[AffablyEvil reliable, honorable and trustworthy]] [[NobleDemon than most examples]]; he even helped Sarenrae, the local MessianicArchetype, seal away the EldritchAbomination Rovagug, the Rough Beast, and actually holds the only keys to his prison. [[KickTheSonOfABitch Which he uses to taunt Rovagug.]]

** For the "GodOfEvil who rules over demons" archetype: There are actually ''[[FourIsDeath four]]'' of them - the Chaos Gods. All of them rule over legions of daemons, tempt people to their cause, and want to raise hell. Each of them has a certain Satan-like trait - Khorne is all about violence and bloodshed whose daemons [[BigRedDevil look the part]], Nurgle is the {{Plaguemaster}} (a trait often atributed to the devil in medieval Christendom), Slaanesh encourages [[TheHedonist total following of pleasures of the flesh]], and Tzeentch is the ultimate ManipulativeBastard.

** The {{TabletopGame/Birthright}} campaign setting had Azrai, the most beautiful and power of the gods who subsequently turned to evil and became TheCorrupter and was subsequently fought and defeated by the other gods in a titanic battle known as Deismaar.

Chances are, if a work is using EverybodyHatesHades, then Hades or another being or creature associated with death will be depicted as a Satanic Archetype. If the character [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] their satanic qualities, then it falls under DevilComplex.

SuperTrope of DavyJones. See also TheTrickster, HijackedByJesus, GodOfEvil, TheAntiGod, MaouTheDemonKing, SouthernGothicSatan (a DeepSouth version of Satan) and LouisCypher (a trope which frequently overlaps with this one). Contrast with CrystalDragonJesus, MadonnaArchetype, MessianicArchetype, MosesArchetype and BigRedDevil (who looks Satanic but doesn't necessarily act the part). Tends to share traits with the KingKoopaCopy.

* For the entirety of Franchise/TheDCUniverse, ComicBook/Darkseid is the BigBad. He's a GodOfEvil and the EvilOverlord of Apokolips. He's the arch-enemy of the Highfather of New Genesis, and plans to [[GalacticConqueror take over the universe]]. Not to mention he's a powerful deciever.

** Only ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': The Great Horned Rat is the patron god of the Skaven, an AlwaysChaoticEvil race of RatMen. [[https://whfb.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/9/90/HornedRatSymbol.jpg Here]] is what he looks like - remind you of [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baphosimb.svg someone]]?

** If you read the famous Lucifer passage in [[Literature/BookOfIsaiah Isaiah 14]], you will notice it names the subject as a Babylonian king (despite other areas of the same passage describing a heavenly being). While it's common to write this off as hyperbole, some Biblical scholars (like [[https://drmsh.com/the-naked-bible/morning-star/ Michael Heiser]]) believe it's actually comparing the king to a fallen angel. In other wise, Isaiah is making an intentional analogy between the king and Lucifer.

** For the "GodOfEvil who rules over demons" archetype: There are actually ''[[FourIsDeath four]]'' of them - the Chaos Gods. All of them rule over legions of daemons, tempt people to their cause, and want to raise hell. Each of them has a certain Satan-like trait - Khorne is all about violence and bloodshed whose daemons [[BigRedDevil look the part]], Nurgle is the {{Plaguemaster}} (a trait often atributed to the devil in medieval Christendom), Slaanesh encourages total followung of pleasures of the flesh, and Tzeentch is the ultimate schemer and deciever.

** Only ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}: The Great Horned Rat is the patron god of the Skaven, an AlwaysChaoticEvil race of RatMen. [[https://whfb.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/9/90/HornedRatSymbol.jpg Here]] is what he looks like - remind you of [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baphosimb.svg someone]]?

** Just ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':

*** Subverted with Commander Farsight of the Tau. He looks the part due to his crested red armor, but it's played for irony as his motive is to protect his race from actual demons. Only [[spoiler:Shadowsun]] knows his motives are benevolent, but she doesn't know the full truth behind his actions (the Eye of Terror being in the direction of the blockade). Farsight ends up being closer to a Dark Knight Trilogy Batman than a true Satan figure.

* A FallenAngel (or equivalent entity) who rebels against the creator's will, and may or may not want to supplant them. If there are no beings outright called angels in the setting, then said character could be a member of another group of beings who are either divine, otherworldly, or just have abilities that others don't. Bonus points if [[TheParagonAlwaysRebels they are their creator's favorite pre-fall]].

* Is [[AnimalMotif associated with animals]] that are considered [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute dark or malevolent]] (like [[TheBigBadWolf wolves]], [[DragonsAreDemonic dragons]], or [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]]).

* ''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, he loses most of these features.

* ''Series/BlackLightning'': 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, knows 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'' has 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]].

* For the entirety of Franchise/TheDCUniverse, ComicBook/Darkseid is the BigBad. He's a GodOfEvil and the EvilOverlord of Apokolips. He's the arch-enemy of the Highfather of New Genesis, and plans to [[GalacticConqueror take over the universe. Not to mention he's a powerful deciever.