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{{quote|''"Kageyama, won't you go to Hell with me?"''|'''Sou Yaguruma''', ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto]]''}}
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Contrast [[Heaven Seeker]]. Also contrast [[To Hell and Back]] and [[Deal with the Devil]]. The former is for characters who want to go to hell but want to get out afterwards, while the latter is when the character accept hell after death in return for getting good things in life - but does NOT have ending up in hell as a goal in itself, and is likely to try to escape from the deal.
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* In Hideaway by [[Dean Koontz]], the [[Serial Killer]] antagonist calls himself Vassago, believing he is the human incarnation of one of the demon princes of Hell and that by hideously murdering enough people, will be allowed to return to Hell at Satan's right hand. After killing them, he arranges their corpses in ways that symbolically/artistically represent the sins he fancies they committed, but truly knows the reason for doing this has [[For the Evulz|nothing to do]] with punishing the guilty. Its also hinted at that {{spoiler|his beliefs of demon heritage may not be so delusional after all}}
* Hattie Durham is one briefly in the [[Left Behind]] series, after deciding that she does believe in God and the Bible, but doesn't believe she deserves to go to Heaven. She comes around eventually.
* Quentin from [[The Sound and
* Alma from ''Suffer the Little Children'' attempts to sell her soul to the Devil - she's from a very abusive family who are all convinced they are going to heaven, and she wants more than anything to escape from them. ([[Author Appeal|It's a story by Aleister Crowley, who went through pretty much the same experience in his childhood.]])
* Mapleshade from ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' was this when alive: she hated StarClan and wanted to go to the Dark Forest.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* Many of the Nephandi (fallen mages) in ''[[Mage: The Ascension]]''. By the time they Descend they are already twisted enough to actually enjoy it in there.
* The ''Fiendish Codex'' sourcebooks for ''[[Dungeons
** It is said, however, that when bargaining with devils, powerful enough characters can bargain for early or even immediate promotion to higher ranks.
* In the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' setting, devils are allowed to bargain with deceased mortals awaiting judgment in the Fugue Plane due an agreement they have with Kelemvor, the ruler of the place and the god of death. While not allowed to lie to or kidnap the dead souls, they may try to offer souls a bargain in exchange for coming with them, such as wealth for living families on Faerun, vengeance against still-living enemies, or even rapid promotion to stronger forms in the infernal hierarchy. Some mortals who worshipped cruel gods and/or lived lives where they violated their faiths may actually think Hell is better than the fate that awaits them, so while the devils' success rate isn't all that high, it's enough for them to keep at it.
* Warboss Tuska from [[Warhammer
== Video Games ==
* There is an old gamer joke about a hardcore ''[[Doom]]'' player who finds a [[Genie in a Bottle]] and is granted three wishes: IDDQD, IDKFA, and a one way trip to Hell.<ref>IDDQD and IDKFA are the [[God Mode]] and max ammo [[Classic Cheat Code|cheatcodes]].</ref>
* The backstory of ''[[Zork]]'' has the legend of Saint Yoruk, who travelled to Hades to meet with the Devil and learn the secrets of magic from him. When Yoruk died, his soul went to heaven, but as he'd gotten used to Hades, he fought his way back there.
* In ''[[Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden]]'', the player can choose to perform mean/non-charitable options five times. If he does so, he enters hell when he dies.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[Jack (webcomic)|Jack]]'' Lita wanted to go to hell so she could kill her father, again. Of course, she had no idea he had become [[Anthropomorphic Personification|one of the]] [[Seven Deadly Sins|Seven Sins]] and {{spoiler|she ended up helping him.}}
* Black Mage of ''[[8-Bit Theater
* Ink Catherly from ''[[Hitherby Dragons]]'' is a preteen adventurer determined to reach hell "because I'm an explorer". In this case, hell is located in an infinitely-tall tower inside her closet.
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