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Not to be confused with animator [[Lauren Faust]], though that may explain how she [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|got grown men to adore ponies]]. Also not to be confused with [[Guilty Gear|a certain baldheaded ex-homicidal doctor]]. |
Not to be confused with animator [[Lauren Faust]], though that may explain how she [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|got grown men to adore ponies]]. Also not to be confused with [[Guilty Gear|a certain baldheaded ex-homicidal doctor]]. |
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* [[All Women Are Lustful]]: Almost all the women lust after Mephistopheles in Goethe's ''Faust'', especially if they're witches. The attraction, however, is not mutual. In Marlowe's version, the only female presences are the spirit of Lust, Helen of Troy (who is presented as a succubus), and the pregnant Duchess. |
* [[All Women Are Lustful]]: Almost all the women lust after Mephistopheles in Goethe's ''Faust'', especially if they're witches. The attraction, however, is not mutual. In Marlowe's version, the only female presences are the spirit of Lust, Helen of Troy (who is presented as a succubus), and the pregnant Duchess. |
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* [[Alternate Continuity]]: Different authors have different takes on this story, including several that show Faust actually outsmarting the devil with whom he makes a pact. |
* [[Alternate Continuity]]: Different authors have different takes on this story, including several that show Faust actually outsmarting the devil with whom he makes a pact. |
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