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Being Dragged Off to Hell (or if being clever, Descend To A Lower Plane Of Existence) is a common villain fate, especially for those who previously made a [[Deal
Like [[Ascend to
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* This happens to {{spoiler|Shiva}} in [[Saint Beast|Saint Beast: Seijuu Kourin Hen]].
* Essentially the ''premise'' of ''[[Hell Girl]]''. In exchange for their souls at death, people can have those who wronged them immediately dragged to Hell.
* This is the fate of who ever looks behind in [[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure
* Losing a [[Bakugan]] Brawl when a Doom Card is in play automatically results in being sucked into the Doom Dimension for the unlucky Bakugan that loses, which is pretty much the Bakugan Hell. Thankfully, the Brawlers when a bet that allows all the Bakugan sent there to be set free after being sent there themselves. According to [[Word of God]], this happened to [[Big Bad|Naga]] when he was defeated, though we don't see it.
* Although she doesn't die, Miko's sister Miyu is kidnapped by demons in ''[[La Blue Girl]]'' because they believe her to be the princess (because Miko wore her panties, so she has Miko's scent all over her lady parts.) Miko has to go rescue her from the [[Hell|Shikima Realm]] and its [[Horny Devils]].
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* Depending on your interpretation, this may be the final fate of the eponymous ''[[Cerebus the Aardvark]]''.
* Anton Arcane's most despicable act in ''[[Swamp Thing]]'' is {{spoiler|condemning his own niece, Abby, to this horrible fate}}.
* The villains in the [[Tintin
* The final fate of Palpatine in ''[[Dark Empire]]''. Having cheated death by [[Body Surf|Body Surfing]], he is finally defeated when the Force Ghost of a Jedi grabs his spirit and departs for the afterlife.
* A more mundane variant in ''[[BPRD]]'' in that there's no dimensional transfer, but after Katha-Hem is destroyed {{spoiler|Pope}} is dragged off by the frogs, servants of the [[Eldritch Abomination|Ogdru-Hem]]. When he's next seen he no longer has any desire but to serve them, and may no longer be human.
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== Film ==
* This is the ultimate goal of the [[Gypsy Curse]] placed upon the protagonist of ''[[Drag Me to Hell]]''. {{spoiler|She fails to break the curse in time and ultimately suffers this fate}}.
* ''[[Ghost (
* The ending of ''[[Nightmare On Elm Street]]''.
* At the end of ''[[
* The fate of the two serial killers turned serial ghosts in ''[[The Frighteners]]''.
* Adam West in ''[[Zombie Nightmare]]''.
{{quote| '''Crow:''' ''(thoroughly impressed)'' '''''WOW!''''' So Hell's right there!<br />
'''Servo:''' Yeah. That’s why you should call before you dig. }}
* ''[[
** Imhotep in ''[[The Mummy
** Imhotep in ''[[The Mummy
** The Emperor in ''[[The Mummy
* Satan shows up in person to drag John Constantine to Hell in ''[[
* This is the ultimate fate of [[The Butler Did It|Ramsley]] in ''[[The Haunted Mansion (
* ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'' does this twice with {{spoiler|Satan}}: First in a flashback explaining the origins of the Pick of Destiny, and secondly at {{spoiler|the climax of the movie when JB seals Satan back in Hell after breaking his horn}}. In both cases, though, there aren't really any hands - it's an invisible force which does the (very forceful) dragging - though there are pentagram-style portals to the underworld involved.
* Lady van Tassel's eventual fate with the Hessian whom she cursed to make her servant of revenge at the end of ''[[Sleepy Hollow]]''.
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== Folk Lore ==
* Pretty much the norm in the traditional [[Faust]] legend and any [[Deal
== [[Literature]] ==
* In the ''[[Dragon Knight]]'' series, this happened to the evil magickian Malvinne after one of his [[Death Trap|deathtraps]] encroached on the Kingdom of the Dead (which in this setting is an actual place).
* In "The Friar's Tale" in ''[[
* This is the ultimate fate of the title character in [[
* In ''[[
* In the second ''[[Black London]]'' book, ''Demon Bound'', it's what's supposed to happen, but Jack Winter just sort of willingly goes along to hell after lots of having tried to get out of it already because his [[Deal
* In ''[[The Hollows]]'' series, if a demon escapes from a summoning circle, it can do whatever it wants to you, up to and including taking you to the demonic underworld.
* In ''Wolfie'' by Theodore Cogswell, this is what [[Satan|Dr. Arsoldi's colleague]] will do to him if ever [[You Have Failed Me|a murder goes awry]].
* ''[[Sandman Slim]]'' deals with a sorcerer who had this happen to him when he was betrayed by his cabal. The first book opens [[Like a Badass Out of Hell|just as he gets out]].
* This is the fate The Hunter in the ''[[Coldfire Trilogy]]'' is trying to avoid.
** He actually started out as a Prophet, but since in this setting [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe|belief becomes reality,]] getting excommunicated from his own church and slandered as the Antichrist was [[Fate Worse Than Death|very, very bad news for him.]] To avoid this fate he made a [[Deal
* In ''[[Neverwhere]]'' this befalls {{spoiler|Islington, Croup and Vandemar}} thanks to a clever switcheroo that prevents a door to heaven from being opened properly, making it a door to hell instead.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* At various points during the second series of ''[[
* In the 1970s British [[Time Travel]] show ''Timeslip'' the villain is dragged screaming through a time portal at the end. Whatever's on the other side will probably be pretty hellish for him.
* Almost happens to Spike on ''[[
== Music ==
* Allegedly [[
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* A common plot device in any RPG with fantastic bend. Some ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' modules have this befalling the [[Big Bad]] of the story, half the time due to a botched attempt to summon something from the Nine Hells / The Abyss / what-have-you.
** In 4E, several Warlock powers (such as the epic-level Hurl Through Hell) have this effect. It's (usually) not final for the unfortunate target. But even a drop-by to a local Cthulhu might be unhealthy to the mind.
* [[Exalted]] have this as the backstory of ''any and all'' [[Deal
* [[Warhammer]] has several spells that cause this effect - mostly Chaos (specifically [[The Chessmaster|Tzeentchian]] spells) but also some like the Lore of Life spell ''The Dwellers Below'', which has the spirits of nature itself drag victims through the ground to an unknown, but definitely nasty, fate.
* The [[New World of Darkness]] book ''Inferno'' introduces Hell and its metaphysics to the setting. It's perfectly possible to open a gate to Hell... but when it pops open, everyone in the immediate vicinity has to fight not to get dragged in (and if they fail, there's no coming back). It also happens in a metaphysical sense, as everyone who looks on the mouth of Hell has to make a Morality check - not because they did anything wrong, but because [[Go Mad From the Revelation|they stared into the incarnation of all sin]], and that can screw with even saints.
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== Theater ==
* In pretty much every version of the Don Juan story (including Molina's original, Moliere's ''Dom Juan'', and Mozart's ''[[Don Giovanni]]''), Juan accepts an invitation from a statue of someone he murdered, the father of one of his conquests, and when the statue returns for him, a portal opens up into Hell and Juan enters.
* Drawing from the folklore about [[Faust]], Marlowe's ''[[
* This was the fate of J. Wellington Wells from Gilbert and Sullivan's ''The Sorcerer''.
* In the stage musical version of [[Mary Poppins|Disney's Mary Poppins,]] the evil Miss Andrews who replaces Mary and rules tyrannically over the children eventually gets [[Nightmare Fuel|locked into a giant birdcage by her predecessor and sent to hell.]] Mary got her job back.
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== Video Games ==
* A few fatalities in ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' feature this:
** Shinnok in ''[[
** Scorpion in ''[[
** Scorpion's fatality in ''[[Mortal Kombat 3
** In ''[[Mortal Kombat 3
** In 2011, Noob Saibot uses this as his basic throwing attack. One of his fatalities has his shadow begin to drag the victim into hell, but as soon as the shadow is below the portal, Noob Saibot closes it off, cutting the victim in half.
* ''[[
* In ''[[Bayonetta]]'', whenever you finish off a boss, it gets dragged to hell by a bunch of clawing red arms. Also happens to Bayonetta on the game over screen if you choose not to continue.
* A variation is used in ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'' - there is a high level spell that does it, opening a portal to the Abyss under the target, resulting in him being pulled in by some demons [[For Massive Damage]]
** Also happens to {{spoiler|the protagonist himself at the end of the game, unless he imagines himself out of existence.}}
* ''[[Silent Hill 1]]'' - Happens to {{spoiler|Dr. Kaufman}} if he survives to the end of the game.
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* In ''[[Theme Hospital]]'', when a patient dies, they either float up to heaven as angels, or the ground opens up beneath them and they sink in a fiery pit.
* [[Word of God|Canonically]], this is what [[Street Fighter|Akuma/Gouki's]] Shun Goku Satsu move does: pulls both him and his victim to the underworld, where they're set upon by demons based on how evil their souls are. For a guy like [[Big Bad|Bison/Vega]], it's pretty much a [[One-Hit Kill]], but if one manages to clear their mind of all thoughts, you won't be harmed, which is how Gen {{spoiler|and Gouken}} survived it.
* In ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)]]: Dark Legacy'', many of the boss fights end with a defeated boss being dragged off by ''something''. The Lich is probably closest to the literal trope.
* Kratos's death at the start of ''[[God of War (
** Expect a temporary visit to Tartarus to be a feature of every [[God of War (
*** It's a well known fact among videogame players that death's revolving door was inaugurated in Tartarus by Hades entirely for Kratos' personal use.
* At the end of ''[[The Legend of Spyro Trilogy]]'' {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Malefor]] meets his demise when he's grabbed by a group of dragon spirits whom are heavily implied to be the souls of his elders, who drag him down screaming into the core of the planet to an unknown but likely horrific and [[Complete Monster|well-deserved]] fate.}}
* In ''[[
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== Western Animation ==
* Dr. Facilier's fate in ''[[The Princess and
* Parodied on ''[[Futurama]]'' when the Robot Devil drags Richard Nixon's head to Robot Hell...because they've got a poker game to get to.
* In ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven]] 2'', the bulldog antagonist made a pact with the demonic [[Big Bad]] Red (who is, of course, [[Cats Are Mean|a cat]]). At the end, he gets dragged to hell with the revelation that he sold his soul - thinking that all he was selling was the soles of his shoes.
** This was also Red's fate, after Charlie defeats him and frees his captives. Charlie claims 'his boss yanked his chain', implying the Devil himself was responsible.
** Also, at the climax of the original film, as Charlie is saying his last goodbye, a huge demonic dragon (heavily implied to be the Devil himself) comes to drag his soul to hell (since he gave up his place in heaven to return to Earth) but thankfully for him, Anabelle comes to take him back to heaven because he'd died in a [[Heroic Sacrifice]].
* Happens to The Gentleman Ghost in one episode of ''[[Batman:
* Grim can do this to people in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'', but he saves it for people who ''really'' piss him off, like The Boogeyman, proving that, unless you're a really smart little kid, messing with Death is a very, very bad idea. He's occasionally seen doing his job of reaping people, but he says there are a large number of afterlives so it's likely not all of them are taken to Hell.
* Happens to Hades in [[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]], by his own subjects no less.
** And [[Aladdin (Disney film)|Jafar]] at the end of the ''Hercules''/''Aladdin'' crossover episode.
* At the end of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', [[Complete Monster|Frollo]] gets weighed down into a sea of molten lead at the bottom of the Notre Dame cathedral by a sinister-looking gargoyle.
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