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** ''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}}''.
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* ''Series/SeigiNoSymbolCondorman'': King Monster is three-faced, [[HornsOfVillainy horned]], a HornedHumanoid who resembles a classical depiction of Lucifer, Lucifer and leads an organization of monsters bent on corroding the Earth and wiping out the human race. The only thing zig-zagging this is that he's implied to actually be ''be'' {{Satan}}, particularly at one point when he's shown to have control over {{Hell}}.
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** 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.
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** ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman'': [[BigBad Great Professor Bias]] is a charismatic and manipulative cult leader who, at the start of the series, corrupts three of the Livemen's classmates into becoming his followers and guides them throughout the series to [[TranshumanTreachery sacrifice more and more of their humanity]]. He claims to want to create a utopia ruled by the most intelligent in society, but his true goal is eventually revealed to be [[spoiler:to [[ImmortalityImmorality sacrifice his followers to keep himself perpetually immortal]] and to MindControl everyone on Earth into forever worshipping him]].
** In ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', Witch Bandora's true master is named Dai (Great)Satan. Satan and is the source of her powers through a pact she made with him. He looks nothing like the usual depiction of the Judeo-Christian devil, being a floating blue head who yells a lot, and is mostly more of 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/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', Witch Bandora's true master is named Dai (Great)
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* 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.
** ''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.
