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{{quote|''". . . If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that--for that--I would give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I would not give! [[Speak of the Devil|I would give my]] '''[[Our Souls Are Different|soul]]''' [[Be Careful What You Wish For|for that]]!"''|'''[[Oscar Wilde]]''', ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]''}}
{{quote|''". . . If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that--for that--I would give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I would not give! [[Speak of the Devil|I would give my]] '''[[Our Souls Are Different|soul]]''' [[Be Careful What You Wish For|for that]]!"''|'''[[Oscar Wilde]]'''|''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]''}}


{{quote|''"The more of my power you use, [[Demonic Possession|the more control I gain over your body]]. You use your power to get what you want, and I come a little closer to my own goals. You scratch my back, I crush yours. Pretty sweet, huh?"''|'''Gig''', ''[[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters]]''}}
{{quote|''"The more of my power you use, [[Demonic Possession|the more control I gain over your body]]. You use your power to get what you want, and I come a little closer to my own goals. You scratch my back, I crush yours. Pretty sweet, huh?"''|'''Gig'''|''[[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters]]''}}


{{quote|''"God Stone bearer, with me now do treat..."''|[[Satan|Belias]], [[Final Fantasy Tactics]]}}
{{quote|''"God Stone bearer, with me now do treat..."''|[[Satan|Belias]]|[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]}}


{{quote|''"[[Eldritch Abomination|Friends]], I know I'm in hock to y'all pretty deep already, but it seems our [[Baleful Polymorph|little froggy prince]] lost his way, and I need your [[Living Shadow|generous]] [[The Legions of Hell|assistance]] gettin' him back. ([[Evil Laugh]]) I hear ya- now what's in it for y'all? Well, as soon as I [[Voodoo Doll|dispose]] of [[Adipose Rex|Big Daddy Lebouff]], and '''I'm''' runnin' this town, I'll have the entire city of New Orleans in the palm of my hand... and '''you'll''' have all the [[Your Soul Is Mine|wayward souls your dark little hearts desire]]. Ya'll love that, doncha? So, we got ourselves a deal?''|'''Dr. Facilier,''' ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]''}}
{{quote|''"[[Eldritch Abomination|Friends]], I know I'm in hock to y'all pretty deep already, but it seems our [[Baleful Polymorph|little froggy prince]] lost his way, and I need your [[Living Shadow|generous]] [[The Legions of Hell|assistance]] gettin' him back. ([[Evil Laugh]]) I hear ya- now what's in it for y'all? Well, as soon as I [[Voodoo Doll|dispose]] of [[Adipose Rex|Big Daddy Lebouff]], and '''I'm''' runnin' this town, I'll have the entire city of New Orleans in the palm of my hand... and '''you'll''' have all the [[Your Soul Is Mine|wayward souls your dark little hearts desire]]. Ya'll love that, doncha? So, we got ourselves a deal?''|'''Dr. Facilier,''' ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]''}}


{{quote|''"If you think you've gotten a good deal from a Deveel, first count your fingers, then your limbs, then your relatives."''|'''Aahz''', ''[[Myth Adventures]]''}}
{{quote|''"If you think you've gotten a good deal from a Deveel, first count your fingers, then your limbs, then your relatives."''|'''Aahz'''|''[[Myth Adventures]]''}}


{{quote|''If you want to cross the bridge, my sweet''<br />
{{quote|''If you want to cross the bridge, my sweet''
''You've got the pay the toll''<br />
''You've got the pay the toll''
''Take a gulp and take a breath''<br />
''Take a gulp and take a breath''
''And'' '''go ahead and sign the scroll!'''<br />
''And'' '''go ahead and sign the scroll!'''
''[[Those Two Bad Guys|Flotsam! Jetsam!]] Now I've'' '''got''' ''her, boys!''<br />
''[[Those Two Bad Guys|Flotsam! Jetsam!]] Now I've'' '''got''' ''her, boys!''
''The boss is on a roll!''<br />
''The boss is on a roll!''
''This'' '''[[Punctuated for Emphasis|POOR! UN! FOR! TUNATE! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL!!!]]'''|'''[[Large Ham|Ursula]]''', ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''}}
''This'' '''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|POOR! UN! FOR! TUNATE! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL!!!]]'''
|'''[[Large Ham|Ursula]]'''|''[[The Little Mermaid]]''}}


{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Inkyrius'''}}: ''You sold your soul to fiends?''<br />
{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Inkyrius'''}}: ''You sold your soul to fiends?''
{{spoiler|'''Varsuvius'''}}: ''Technically, it is more of a fixed-term lease with an occupancy date yet to be determined.''|''[[The Order of the Stick]]''}}
{{spoiler|'''Varsuvius'''}}: ''Technically, it is more of a fixed-term lease with an occupancy date yet to be determined.''|''[[The Order of the Stick]]''}}


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{{quote|[[Large Ham|AAAAAREEEES!]] Destroy my enemies, and my life is yours!|'''Kratos''', ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]''}}
{{quote|[[Large Ham|AAAAAREEEES!]] Destroy my enemies, and my life is yours!|'''Kratos''', ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]''}}


{{quote|'''Bart''': I'd sell my soul for a racing car.<br />
{{quote|'''Bart''': I'd sell my soul for a racing car.
'''[[Satan|Devil Ned Flanders]]''': ''[Appearing in a puff of smoke with a racing car]'' That can be arranged...<br />
'''[[Satan|Devil Ned Flanders]]''': ''[Appearing in a puff of smoke with a racing car]'' That can be arranged...
'''Bart''': Meh; I changed my mind. ''[Pissed, the Devil disappears]''<br />
'''Bart''': Meh; I changed my mind. ''[Pissed, the Devil disappears]''
'''Marge''': Bart, stop pestering Satan.|''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''}}
'''Marge''': Bart, stop pestering Satan.
|''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''}}


{{quote|''One must be wary in dealing with the Spirit Forges: the Wraiths and Shades that inhabit them offer items beyond mortal dreams, in exchange for a [[The Power of Blood|sampling of your blood]]. The Wraith Smiths forge their items with forfeit souls... ''|'''Kain,''' ''Blood Omen: [[Legacy of Kain]]''}}
{{quote|''One must be wary in dealing with the Spirit Forges: the Wraiths and Shades that inhabit them offer items beyond mortal dreams, in exchange for a [[The Power of Blood|sampling of your blood]]. The Wraith Smiths forge their items with forfeit souls... ''|'''Kain,''' ''Blood Omen: [[Legacy of Kain]]''}}
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{{quote|''It is the magician's bargain: give up our soul, get power in return. But once our souls, that is, ourselves, have been given up, the power thus conferred will not belong to us. We shall in fact be the slaves and puppets of that to which we have given our souls. ''|'''[[C. S. Lewis|CS Lewis]]''' in ''The Abolition of Man''}}
{{quote|''It is the magician's bargain: give up our soul, get power in return. But once our souls, that is, ourselves, have been given up, the power thus conferred will not belong to us. We shall in fact be the slaves and puppets of that to which we have given our souls. ''|'''[[C. S. Lewis|CS Lewis]]''' in ''The Abolition of Man''}}


{{quote|'''Justin Crowe''': ''(after making an agreement with Tommy Dolan) I am reminded of the old saying "To make a deal with the devil"''<br />
{{quote|'''Justin Crowe''': ''(after making an agreement with Tommy Dolan) I am reminded of the old saying "To make a deal with the devil"''
'''Tommy Dolan''': ''(Laughs timidly) Oh, but I'm not ''that'' bad, am I?''<br />
'''Tommy Dolan''': ''(Laughs timidly) Oh, but I'm not ''that'' bad, am I?''
'''Justin Crowe''': ''No, you're right. You aren't.''<br />
'''Justin Crowe''': ''No, you're right. You aren't.''
Hint: {{spoiler|Justin Crowe is the incarnation of all evil}}|''[[Carnivale]]''}}
Hint: {{spoiler|Justin Crowe is the incarnation of all evil}}|''[[Carnivale]]''}}


{{quote|'''Fry''': That could be ''my'' beautiful soul sitting naked on her couch. If I could just learn to play this stupid thing.<br />
{{quote|'''Fry''': That could be ''my'' beautiful soul sitting naked on her couch. If I could just learn to play this stupid thing.
'''Bender''': Oh, but you can. But you may have to metaphorically make a deal with the devil. And by "devil", I mean Robot Devil. And by "metaphorically", [[Dissimile|I mean get your coat]].|''[[Futurama]]''}}
'''Bender''': Oh, but you can. But you may have to metaphorically make a deal with the devil. And by "devil", I mean Robot Devil. And by "metaphorically", [[Dissimile|I mean get your coat]].
|''[[Futurama]]''}}


{{quote|'''Seth''' ''"Colonel Presley could have made a deal with me. I have always taken an interest in music. His life would have been different."<br />
{{quote|'''Seth''' ''"Colonel Presley could have made a deal with me. I have always taken an interest in music. His life would have been different."''
'''Krokodil''' "Better?"<br />
'''Krokodil''' ''"Better?"''
'''Seth''' "Different."''|'''Elder Seth and Krokodil''' ''[[Dark Future (novel)|Comeback Tour]]''}}
'''Seth''' ''"Different."''|'''Elder Seth and Krokodil''' ''[[Dark Future (novel)|Comeback Tour]]''}}


{{quote|''[[Be Careful What You Wish For|What do you want?]]''|'''[[Mouth of Sauron|Mr.]] [[The Dragon|Morden]],''' ''[[Babylon 5]]''}}
{{quote|''[[Be Careful What You Wish For|What do you want?]]''|'''[[Mouth of Sauron|Mr.]] [[The Dragon|Morden]]'''|''[[Babylon 5]]''}}


{{quote|''Satan frequently runs into credit payment risks.''|'''[[Roger Ebert]]''', [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100106/REVIEWS/100109988/1023 review] of ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]''}}
{{quote|''Satan frequently runs into credit payment risks.''|'''[[Roger Ebert]]'''|[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100106/REVIEWS/100109988/1023 review] of ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]''}}


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Latest revision as of 21:21, 12 February 2024


". . . If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that--for that--I would give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I would not give! I would give my soul for that!"
"The more of my power you use, the more control I gain over your body. You use your power to get what you want, and I come a little closer to my own goals. You scratch my back, I crush yours. Pretty sweet, huh?"
"God Stone bearer, with me now do treat..."
"Friends, I know I'm in hock to y'all pretty deep already, but it seems our little froggy prince lost his way, and I need your generous assistance gettin' him back. (Evil Laugh) I hear ya- now what's in it for y'all? Well, as soon as I dispose of Big Daddy Lebouff, and I'm runnin' this town, I'll have the entire city of New Orleans in the palm of my hand... and you'll have all the wayward souls your dark little hearts desire. Ya'll love that, doncha? So, we got ourselves a deal?
Dr. Facilier, The Princess and the Frog
"If you think you've gotten a good deal from a Deveel, first count your fingers, then your limbs, then your relatives."
AahzMyth Adventures

If you want to cross the bridge, my sweet
You've got the pay the toll
Take a gulp and take a breath
And go ahead and sign the scroll!
Flotsam! Jetsam! Now I've got her, boys!
The boss is on a roll!
This POOR! UN! FOR! TUNATE! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL!!!

Inkyrius: You sold your soul to fiends?

Varsuvius: Technically, it is more of a fixed-term lease with an occupancy date yet to be determined.
"Yes. YES! He bought it! I win! AA HA HA HAAAAA!"
AAAAAREEEES! Destroy my enemies, and my life is yours!
Kratos, God of War

Bart: I'd sell my soul for a racing car.
Devil Ned Flanders: [Appearing in a puff of smoke with a racing car] That can be arranged...
Bart: Meh; I changed my mind. [Pissed, the Devil disappears]
Marge: Bart, stop pestering Satan.

One must be wary in dealing with the Spirit Forges: the Wraiths and Shades that inhabit them offer items beyond mortal dreams, in exchange for a sampling of your blood. The Wraith Smiths forge their items with forfeit souls...
Kain, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
It is the magician's bargain: give up our soul, get power in return. But once our souls, that is, ourselves, have been given up, the power thus conferred will not belong to us. We shall in fact be the slaves and puppets of that to which we have given our souls.
CS Lewis in The Abolition of Man

Justin Crowe: (after making an agreement with Tommy Dolan) I am reminded of the old saying "To make a deal with the devil"
Tommy Dolan: (Laughs timidly) Oh, but I'm not that bad, am I?
Justin Crowe: No, you're right. You aren't.

Hint: Justin Crowe is the incarnation of all evil

Fry: That could be my beautiful soul sitting naked on her couch. If I could just learn to play this stupid thing.
Bender: Oh, but you can. But you may have to metaphorically make a deal with the devil. And by "devil", I mean Robot Devil. And by "metaphorically", I mean get your coat.

Seth "Colonel Presley could have made a deal with me. I have always taken an interest in music. His life would have been different."
Krokodil "Better?"

Seth "Different."
Elder Seth and Krokodil Comeback Tour
Satan frequently runs into credit payment risks.