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* In ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion|The End Of Evangelion]]'', Ritsuko uses program 666 to protect NERV from being hacked by SEELE.

** ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion|Rebuild]]'''s Mari Illustrious Makinami {{spoiler|hijacks Unit-2 in order to fight the last Angel in You Can (Not) Advance, she activates the Eva's Berserker mode with Code: 666, named, you guessed it, The Beast}}

** Ironically, the new version of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2N8woYX7io~~&feature=related~~ The Beast] has the vocals (rather, vocal, as it's only one word) of ''Hallelujah''...which, given the use of Handel's [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Messiah Chorus]] in the original continuity, [[Mind Rape|caused many fans to freak out]].

** Ironically, the new version of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2N8woYX7io The Beast] has the vocals (rather, vocal, as it's only one word) of ''Hallelujah''...which, given the use of Handel's [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Messiah Chorus]] in the original continuity, [[Mind Rape|caused many fans to freak out]].

* In one Japanese ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'' episode, we see a card with 666 ATK and 666 DEF points. The US version [[Bowdlerise|Bowdlerised]] it to 1000/1000.<ref>In the real-life game, the Attack and Defense stats for nearly all cards are some multiple of 50, before modifiers. Except the two cards Castle of Dark Illusions, which is 920 ATK/1930 DEF, and Reaper of the Cards, with 1380 ATK/1920 DEF. There are three others that break the "multiples of 50" rule, King of Yamimakai (2000 ATK, 1530 DEF), Barox (1380 ATK, 1530 DEF), and Dark Chimera (1610 ATK, 1460 DEF). It probably was no coincidence that all of these monsters were used in one duel, one before the rules for the [[Real Life]] version of the game came out, implying that they may have been planning to break that standard increments pattern further.</ref>

* In the Eighth Child arc of ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'', a prophecy stated that the [[Big Bad]] Vamdemonm, [[Not Quite Dead|who was thought to be killed moments ago]], will rise in [[Satan|his true form]] at the hour of the Beast. And that evening, at 6:06 PM and 6 seconds, his insanely powerful [[One-Winged Angel]] form arises. Surprisingly, this plot point survived completely intact in the dub.

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* "Disconnected 666", a spooky audio collage by Cop Shoot Cop, has an excerpt from a prerecorded disconnection notice repeating the number 666 over a backdrop of busy signals.

* Mentioned in The Wicked End by [[Avenged Sevenfold]].

* ''(665) Hell Neighbour'' by Italian band Menace. It's about "[[Exactly What it Says on the Tin|livin' just a span from hell]]".

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== Tabletop Games ==

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* In ''Dungeons & Dragons'', according to most editions' Dungeon Master's Guide, one of the planes, the Abyss, has supposedly infinite layers, but "conventional wisdom" says the bottom layer is the 666th.

* Ed Greenwood sometimes used the number 666 (or variations thereof) when creating Forgotten Realms spells for the 1st and 2nd editions of ''Advanced [[Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]''.

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* ~~Speaking of~~ ''Dungeons & Dragons'', according to most editions' Dungeon Master's Guide, one of the planes, the Abyss, has supposedly infinite layers, but "conventional wisdom" says the bottom layer is the 666th.

* The secret Grey Knights chapter of [[Super Soldier|Space Marines]] in ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' is Chapter 666. They are an all-psyker, elite-among-elites group serving under the aegis of the Inquisition's Ordo Malleus and dedicated to combating Daemonic threats.

** Also before they join they have to go through the 666 Rites Of The Emperor, which can be described as 666 [[Mind Rape|Mind Rapes]].

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* ''[[Freefall]]'''s 666th strip (officially #00666) [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff700/fv00666.htm sees Florence pondering the choice between good and evil].

* In ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' [[Satan]] is the father of a litter of incredibly evil, violent kittens (nicknamed The Evil). There are 18 of them, because 18 is equal to 6+ 6+ 6.

* ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'': [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0631.html According to Qarr], the application form for a [[Deal with the Devil]] is 666 pages long. Subverted with the IFCC's ~~adress~~, which is "9 Hells Plaza, Lower Planes 00999".

* ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'': [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0631.html According to Qarr], the application form for a [[Deal with the Devil]] is 666 pages long. Subverted with the IFCC's address, which is "9 Hells Plaza, Lower Planes 00999".

** Had two extra strips not been added to commemorate the deaths of D's co-creators, OotS #666 would have featured a scene of three fiends revealing their diabolical intentions to a fourth.

* In ''[[Blip]]'', strip #666 features the very ominous arrival of [http://blipcomic.com/666/ some kind of demon-baby].

* The author of [[Sequential Art]] would like to point out that he's much too mature and classy to include some arbitary and random occult references in his [http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=666 666-th strip].

* The author of ''[[Sequential_Art_(webcomic)|Sequential Art]]'' would like to point out that he's much too mature and classy to include some arbitary and random occult references in his [http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=666 666-th strip].

* ''[[Ansem Retort]]'' Season 7 [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=666 ended] on this exact strip number. As did the use of Comic Sans in the comic. {{spoiler|And AR's dominance of [[Reality TV]] since Season 6, with the premiere of rival show Shibuya Shore.}}

* Causes a customer to freak out in [[Mike Bookseller]].