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When someone wrestles with a temptation, two miniature versions of himself, an Angel and a Devil, sit on each shoulder and try to pull him in different directions. The Devil will invariably be on the left (or [[A Sinister Clue|sinister]]) shoulder. Sometimes, like in ''[[Full House]]'' ("The Devil Made Me Do It"), the Angel and the Devil are full people in the room rather than miniatures on shoulders.
Expect a female character's Devil to dress all [[Stripperiffic]], to [[Invoked Trope|invoke]] [[Evil Is Sexy]] and [[Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains]]. Sometimes, in kids' shows where a little girl is the subject, her Angel self is in a white dress and shoes while her Devil self is in a red dress and shoes. If a character is [[Complete Monster|particularly bad]], a common subversion is to give them ''two'' Devils. Another is for the devil to kill, injure or incapacitate the angel, leaving only the devil as counsel ([[Knight Templar|or vice]] [[Good Is Not Nice|versa]]). Sometimes the devil for males mentions that the Angel wears a "Dress". In some cases - usually comedic, where one choice is of the [[Too Dumb To Live]] type - the two sides ''might'' agree with each other.
A more modern version might include multiple additional characters, based on modern [[Hollywood Psych|pop-psychology]]'s understanding of a person's mind. For example, the inner child, the feminine side, or the gay side.
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* One anti-marijuana PSA had a kid with his pothead friends appearing on one shoulder, and authority figures on the other. More of each kept popping up, until both shoulders were loaded.
* Seen in an ad for TruMoo chocolate milk, to promote that it has "no high fructose corn syrup" and healthy ingredients. A mother asks "What's the bad news?" and the "bad angel" is forced to admit "I got nothing." "He's got nothing" comments the good angel and the bad angel disappears in a puff of red smoke.
* In one Dunkin' Donuts commercial, Fred the Baker is about to get up early to start his day, grumbling "Time to make the donuts..." like he always does. Then a devil version of himself appears, urging him to stay and sleep late in for a change. But an angel appears reminding him of his responsibility to the customers. After arguing, the angel wins, and Fred says, "All right, I'm up already!" getting out of bed.
=== Anime and Manga ===
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* In the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfic ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10191828/1/A-MODern-Man A MODern Man]'' by dogbertcarroll, a world-jumping Harry discovers that he has a tiny Voldemort and a tiny Snape as his shoulder angels.
* In ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11642988/13/The-Boneyard Psychomachia]'', an incomplete ''[[Harry Potter]]'' story by Clell65619, Harry Potter experiences the shattering of his sanity the day after he finally defeated Voldemort, which leaves him with a tiny Voldemort and a tiny Hermione on his shoulders.
* Invoked in the initial story from the ''[[My Apartment Manager is not an Isekai Character]]'' project: Brent finds himself interviewed by a pair of six-inch-tall Celestials, [[Risky☆Safety|Risky and Safety]]. During the interview he asks Risky, tongue-in-cheek, if they shouldn't be standing on his shoulders. "Not my department, I don't do temptation," Risky basically replies. (This despite having ''already'' hopped up on his shoulder and whispered suggestions to him.)
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
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* In one ''Tina's Groove'' strip, Tina is confronted by what she assumes are her shoulder angel and devil, representing her conscience and temptation. They inform her that they're actually the team that warns her of embarrassing dandruff, and are there to recommend a good shampoo.
* In an episode of ''Arlo and Janis'', Arlo is visited by two copies of himself, both identical. One tells him he should be more ambitious, out to change the world. The other says that the world needs more honest, contented, hardworking family men and he's doing fine as he is. He asks, "Shouldn't one of you have a halo and the other horns?" They both shrug blankly.
* In ''Drabble'', when Ralph has to decide how to solve a problem on the spur of the moment, he's consulted by "Smart Ralph" (who tells him to do what makes sense) and "Dumb Ralph" (who tells him to do the wrong thing). Unfortunately, Ralph is pretty dumb, so he usually listens to Dumb Ralph and gets in trouble or gets hurt (or both). One time he has to decide whether or not to tell his wife about her annoying habit, and "Dumb Ralph" actually agrees with "Smart Ralph" and told him not to. Unfortunately, a "Dumber Ralph" appears and tells him otherwise; in the last panel, [[Exiled to the Couch| he is sleeping on the sofa.]]
=== [[Video Games]] ===
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