History Main / AngelDevilShipping

* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': A ''literal'' case of this trope winds up appearing in [[spoiler: heroine [[BigRedDevil Charlie Morningstar]] the daughter of Lucifer, and her girlfriend Vaggie, a FallenAngel.]]

We all know the appeal of MindGameShip, playing another person's mind like it's a game and what not, and this trope can go hand in hand with that one. It may overlap with FoeRomanceSubtext, FoeYayShipping, or DatingCatwoman if the two characters are actual enemies in canon. Compare BeastAndBeauty. Sometimes a IHaveYouNowMyPretty scenario may occur from the devil to the angel. A FetishizedAbuser, DepravedBisexual, DepravedHomosexual, PsychoLesbian, or a {{Yandere}} may be the devil, and TheIngenue, AllLovingHero, PluckyGirl, or NiceGuy may be the angel.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' Adventure Path Wrath of the Righteous, the [[HornyDemons succubus]] Arueshalae is attempting redemption after seducing and assassinating the high priestess of Desna. Arueshalae entered the drying priestess' mind and ends up meeting Desna, the ChaoticGood goddess of dreams, luck, stars, and travel, herself. Desna received her priestess, touched what was left of Arueshalae's mortal soul, then told Arueshalae 'Even demons can dream.' Being spared - and made to dream - sent the succubus into an existential crisis. Experiencing a genuine romance is part of her redemption path. Wrath of the Righteous as an adventure series tends to get a lot of half-angel holy warrior player characters who seem to have a thing for penitent succubi.

* ''ComicBook/FinePrint'': Cupids and [[IncubiAndSuccubi Cubi]] are not exactly angels and demons in the Christian sense, more minor Greek gods with new jobs, but they are rivals competing to inspire love and lust in mortals. And the emotions they inspire are like addictive drugs to their counterparts, leading to a large number of illicit Cupid/Cubi liasons.

See also EvilDesiresInnocence.

** [[spoiler: [[BigBad Salem]] and her lover [[DeathIsNotPermanent Ozma]] have a long and complicated history. She's an immortal sorceress transformed by the same dark force that creates the Grimm, he is a [[ResurrectiveImmortality multi-incarnate wizard]] resurrected by [[AboveGoodAndEvil the Gods]] before they [[ButNowIMustGo departed Remnant]]. Their story only gets darker, sadder and weirder from there.]]

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' Adventure Path Wrath of the Righteous, the succubus Arueshalae is attempting redemption after seducing and assassinating the high priestess of Desna. Arueshalae entered the drying priestess' mind and met Desna, the ChaoticGood goddess of dreams, luck, stars, and travel. Desna received her priestess, then told Arueshalae 'Even demons can dream.' Being spared - and made to dream - sent the succubus into an existential crisis. Experiencing a genuine romance is part of her redemption path. Wrath of the Righteous as an adventure series tends to get a lot of half-angel holy warrior player characters who seem to have a thing for penitent succubi.

** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'': Ariel/Ursula has its share of fans, no doubt partly to do with Ursula's [[EvilIsCool popularity]] and [[EvilIsSexy sex]] [[BigBeautifulWoman appeal]]. The infamous criticism of Ariel and Eric's relationship[[note]]that being Ariel was willing to risk her very soul on forming a relationship with a man she just met[[/note]] also helps. In case you forgot, Ariel is the adventurous and kind-hearted (if a bit foolish and naïve) princess of the sea, while Ursula is the sea witch who rigged their deal to get King Triton to surrender his soul and his ruler-ship of the sea to her.

** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': Belle, while considered odd by others, is an [[CuteBookworm intelligent and beautiful]] NiceGirl. Gaston, on the other hand, [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype flips everything about the typical Disney hero on its head]] by [[EntitledToHaveYou lusting after Belle, despite her lack of intrest]], and [[HeManWomanHater his contempt for her desire to read and think for herself]], and then [[NotGoodWithRejection has her dad sent to the nuthouse]], and [[MurderTheHypotenuse tries to murder the man she actually loves]]. And yet, some actually do ship Belle/Gaston, due to fans [[MemeticBadass ironically]] (and [[RootingForTheEmpire unironically]]) [[EvilIsCool buying in how awesome Gaston claims to be]]. Not to mention how [[EvilIsSexy attractive Gaston]] is considered to be, and (no matter how unwarranted) Belle/Adam gets accused of romanticizing UsefulNotes/StockholmSyndrome, which leads to [[DracoInLeatherPants people painting Gaston in a better light]].

* ''WesternAnimation/AngelsFriends'': The main couple, Raf and Sulfus, are literally angel and demon. While Raf is an optimistic, compassionate angel, and strong-willed, Sulfus is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold devil who is arrogant and pessimistic.

* ''WesternAnimation/AngelsFriends'': The main couple, Raf and Sulfus, are literally angel and demon. While Raf is an optimistic, compassionate, and strong-willed, Sulfus is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who is arrogant and pessimistic.

* ''Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx'': Hiro and Zero-Two's relationship can be considered as this, as Hiro has a jovial, optimistic, and hopeful personality, whereas Zero Two has a very unruly, passionate, fierce-tempered, self-confident, smug, assertive, and carefree girl who hated to follow the rules.

** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': Belle, while considered odd by others, is an [[CuteBookworm intelligent and beautiful]] NiceGirl. Gaston, on the other hand, [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype flips everything about the typical Disney hero on its head]] by [[EntitledToHaveYou lusting after Belle, despite her lack of intrest]], and [[HeManWomanHater his contempt for her desire to read and think for herself]], and then [[NotGoodWithRejection has her dad sent to the nuthouse]], and [[MurderTheHypotenuse tries to murder the man she actually loves]]. And yet, some actually do ship Belle/Gaston, due to fans [[MemeticBadass ironically]] (and [[RootingForTheEmpire unironically]]) [[EvilIsCool buying in how awesome Gaston claims to be]]. Not to mention how [[EvilIsSexy attractive Gaston]] is considered to be, and (no matter how unwarranted) Belle/Adam gets accused of romanticizing StockholmSyndrome, which leads to [[DracoInLeatherPants people painting Gaston in a better light]].

** A very popular ship in ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'' is Zarc and Ray due to three of their four reincarnations being good friends despite them having no relationship themselves. Zarc is described in-universe with terms like demon and devil and desired to destroy all reality. Ray is his opposite and protects the world instead, usually being shown in golden light, and was ultimately the person that saved reality twice, thus acting as the angel or god to his demon or devil.

** Shadow/Amy comes down to this. Amy reminds Shadow of Maria, which is a major factor in his [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]]. Amy is loving and energetic while Shadow is cold and dark.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': Rouge and Knuckles aren't a couple but they get a lot of ShipTease. Their relationship sways between this and DatingCatwoman depending on [[DependingOnTheWriter how heroic Rouge is portrayed]]. At minimum, she's a coy thief that contrasts with Knuckles' straight-laced heroism.

** After the [[Series/GoodOmens2019 TV adaptation]] came out, Gabriel/Beelzebub gained some popularity, largely for the inherent humor of the most HolierThanThou archangel in existence getting involved with a grimy demon who walks around with a giant fly on zir head.

** Naruto/[[DarkChick Karin]], even though they didn't officially meet until [[spoiler: her HeelFaceTurn]]. That, and [[spoiler:they're cousins, though no one knows exactly how close, since Karin is a member of Naruto's mother's clan]].

* Sousuke in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' slash works is sometimes made to be an innocent angel character to Gauron's canon devil character. Also, in the novels, being the sick pervert he is, he shows interest in humiliating and possibly molesting/raping Tessa (to "break" her spirit, since he's annoyed with "righteous" people). He makes it very clear to the other submarine personnel that if they try to do anything, he ''will' do "X-rated" things to the cute captain. When she acts defiant towards him, it "pleased him from the bottom of his heart," and he exclaims, "Ohhh, she's cute!" and proceeds to jokingly ask the Mithril traitors if they're sure they want to leave, since this place seems like a nice place to work.

* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'' has a variation of this with Issei Hyoudou (a [[OurDemonsAreDifferent reincarnated devil]]) and his PatientChildhoodLoveInterest Irina Shidou (an [[OurAngelsAreDifferent exorcist who is later reincarnated as an angel]]).

* Played fairly canon in ''LightNovel/{{No 6}}'' with all the HoYay between Shion (angel) and Nezumi (devil).

* ''Fanfic/MarriageOfHeavenAndHell'' is a literal example, as the angel protagonist Makoto unwittingly starts building a harem from the devils of the [[LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD Occult Research Club]].

** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': Belle, while considered odd by others, is an [[CuteBookworm intelligent and beautiful]] NiceGirl. Gaston's on the other hand [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype flips everything about typical disney hero on its head]] by [[EntitledToHaveYou lusting after Belle despite her lack of intrest]] and [[HeManWomanHater his contempt for her desire to read and think for herself]] and then [[NotGoodWithRejection has her dad send to the nuthouse]] and [[MurderTheHypotenuse tries to murder the man she actually loves]]. And yet, some actually do ship Belle/Gaston due to fans [[MemeticBadass ironically]] and [[RootingForTheEmpire unironically]] [[EvilIsCool buying in how awsome Gaston claims to be]]. Not to mention, how [[EvilIsSexy attractive Gaston]] is considered to and (no matter how unwarranted) Belle/Adam gets accused of romanticizing StockholmSyndrome which leads to [[DracoInLeatherPants people painting Gaston in a better light]].
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Shipping Elsa and [[spoiler:Hans]] comes down to this, usually with [[spoiler:Hans]] being given a redemption arc in fanworks. Elsa is a kind, if troubled, queen while [[spoiler:Hans]] is the secret villain of the film who [[spoiler:always planned to murder her. When that failed, he went after her naive sister Anna with goals of marrying her then killing Elsa in an "accident"]].

[-[[caption-width-right:350:[[OrderVersusChaos Chaos dates harmony]]? What ''[[{{Shipping}} is]]'' the world [[WorldGoneMad coming to?]]]]-]
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*** That being said, Ariel/Ursula is only popular in the original film's fandom, as in the stage musical Ursula is both [[NoYay her aunt and the murder of Ariel's mother]].

* ''Film/Scream2022'': Much of the fandom walked away from this film shipping the sweet and innocent Tara with one of the serial killing Ghostfaces, [[spoiler: Amber, mainly due to their chemistry and the fact that one of the earlier drafts had them as ex-girlfriends.]]

* ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada'': Easily the biggest ship in the fandom is the sweet and kind Andy with her abusive and often rude boss Miranda (who is the titular Devil). This is mainly because of the chemistry between the two and the fact that many fans don't like Andy's canon relationship with Nate, as well as the fact that Miranda is a frequent target of the DracoInLeatherPants treatment.

* ''[https://incorrectsmashbrosquotes.tumblr.com Incorrect Smash Bros Quotes]]'' has the aforementioned example of Galeem/Dharkon, though amusingly, ''personality-wise'' [[PowerStereotypeFlip the angel/devil roles are swapped]]--Galeem is the dour, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] {{Tsundere}} Devil, while Dharkon is the cheerful, energetic, [[TheDitz and none too bright]] Angel.

* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': There is an unholy amount of [[LauncherOfAThousandShips Chloe]]/Kal[[note]]Clark's SuperpoweredEvilSide[[/note]] shipping fan fiction. Often ends with Kal corrupting [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Chloe]] and CoitusEnsues. Chloe has also been paired with [[spoiler:Davis Bloome]] may count. [[spoiler:He is usually a nice guy though. When he is not busy being ''Doomsday''.]]