A Chat with Satan: Difference between revisions

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== Anime & Manga ==

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* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', Frodo has this chat with Galadriel in Lothlorien, as she probes the purity of his heart around her mirror.

** Frodo also plays Satan to Galadriel, tempting her with the offer of the Ring.

* In the ''[[Betsy the Vampire Queen]]'' series by Mary Janice Davidson, Lucifer (in the form of a woman) pops by to have a little chat with Betsy. Lucifer says she looks forward to working with Betsy and please keep an eye on [[Anti Anti Christ|her daughter]] until she's ready to claim her destiny. Betsy defies her, and she asks if Betsy won't reconsider for a pair of thousand-dollar, one-of-a-kind, mint condition, truly fabulous shoes. Betsy hesitates - and Lucifer smirks, her point made.

* In the ''[[Betsy the Vampire Queen]]'' series by Mary Janice Davidson, Lucifer (in the form of a woman) pops by to have a little chat with Betsy. Lucifer says she looks forward to working with Betsy and please keep an eye on [[Anti-Anti-Christ|her daughter]] until she's ready to claim her destiny. Betsy defies her, and she asks if Betsy won't reconsider for a pair of thousand-dollar, one-of-a-kind, mint condition, truly fabulous shoes. Betsy hesitates - and Lucifer smirks, her point made.

* ''Satan: His Psychotherapy and Cure by the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, JSPS'' consists largely of backstory and this trope.

* Part of the test Gerald has to face in Witches Incorperated (Rogue Agent book 2 by K.E. Mills) to become a Janitor involves a chat with the very dead villain of the first book.

* In one of the later ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]'' books, [[Eldritch Abomination|Crayak]] offers to give [[The Big Guy|Rachel]] all the power she needs to defeat the Yeerks if she [[Deal With the Devil|agrees to serve him]]. This forces Rachel to confront the fact that she's been steadily turning into a [[Blood Knight]] over the course of the series.

* In ''[[The Neverending Story (Literature)|The Neverending Story]]'' Atreyu has to pass through a mirror gate and face his true self. {{spoiler|So does Bastian, the kid reading the book.}} The latter doesn't take it well.

* In [[HP Lovecraft (Creator)|H.P. Lovecraft's]] ''The Dream-Quest of the Unknown Kadath'' the protagonist Randolph Carter meets Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos on top of the titular fortress of gods, in the shape of a handsome youth. In this case Carter fails to pass the temptation of the easy path, and almost meets his doom, before finding a loophole in Nyarlathotep's own boasting.

* In [[H.P. Lovecraft (Creator)|H.P. Lovecraft's]] ''The Dream-Quest of the Unknown Kadath'' the protagonist Randolph Carter meets Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos on top of the titular fortress of gods, in the shape of a handsome youth. In this case Carter fails to pass the temptation of the easy path, and almost meets his doom, before finding a loophole in Nyarlathotep's own boasting.

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** Also in Season 5, Dean had a similar encounter with {{spoiler|Death}}.

* ''[[Lost]]'': In his flashbacks, {{spoiler|Richard Alpert}} is tempted by {{spoiler|the Man in Black/Smoke Monster}}, who tells him he must kill "the devil," {{spoiler|Jacob}}, if he wants to see his dead wife again. He ultimately refuses and sides with {{spoiler|Jacob}}.

* In ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'', Gene Hunt doesn't so much as have a chat with Satan as {{spoiler|get ''audited'' by Satan, in the form of D&C officer Jim Keats. Apparently, Gene runs this corner of Purgatory (for God, we think), and Keats and his side are kind of pissed that Gene keeps changing the rules. Keats gets in a [[The Reason You Suck Speech|Reason You Suck Speech]] against Gene in his opening episode, and they continue to have face-offs whenever Keats wants to remind Gene that Gene isn't fooling him}}.

* In ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'', Gene Hunt doesn't so much as have a chat with Satan as {{spoiler|get ''audited'' by Satan, in the form of D&C officer Jim Keats. Apparently, Gene runs this corner of Purgatory (for God, we think), and Keats and his side are kind of pissed that Gene keeps changing the rules. Keats gets in a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|Reason You Suck Speech]] against Gene in his opening episode, and they continue to have face-offs whenever Keats wants to remind Gene that Gene isn't fooling him}}.

* In a show as old as [[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]], this has definitely happened a few times. In the Classic Series 'Trial of a Time Lord', the Doctor faces his evil future self, and has to resist the temptation of the power the Valeyard has. More recently, the series five episode "Amy's Choice" has {{spoiler|the Doctor and his companions trapped in two dream worlds by a manifestation of his darker impulses.}}

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== Western Animation ==

* ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': Nightmare Moon does this to Rainbow Dash when she's off alone, attempting to tempt her into forsaking her friends for the chance to live her dream. Rainbow Dash is quick to refuse and help her friends.

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': Nightmare Moon does this to Rainbow Dash when she's off alone, attempting to tempt her into forsaking her friends for the chance to live her dream. Rainbow Dash is quick to refuse and help her friends.