History Main / DemonSlaying

** Played straight in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}'' when Gomorrah, one of the demons that Bayonetta uses to finish off angels, turns on her and she has to put him down. She then has to save Jeanne, who was DraggedOffToHell after saving Bayonetta from the aforementioned demon, by penetrating into the heart of Inferno and killing her way to the demon who's claimed her.

** Played straight in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}'' when Gomorrah turns on Bayonetta and she has to put him down, and when our heroine ventures in to Inferno to save Jeanne's soul.

* Most non-Persona Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei games have the main characters act as this, [[{{Mon}} while allying with a handful of 6-12]]. Though [[SummonMagic only]] [[RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy one]] [[RaidouKuzunohaVsKingAbaddon group]] actually does so for a living.

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* Guts in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. As the Black Swordsman, his role fits squarely into HunterOfMonsters, thanks to him being madder than hell about the events of the Eclipse, and the [[MoralEventHorizon actions]] [[FaceHeelTurn of]] [[DarkMessiah Griffith]] in particular. Eventually, he stops actively seeking out [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Apostles]] to kill in order to focus on healing Casca's insanity, but still runs into them, largely because of [[MagneticPlotDevice the Brands of Sacrifice]] borne by both of them.

* Devil-Slayer from ''MarvelComics'' is a former Marine and mafia hitman who was trained as an assassin by a cult that turned out to be seeking to unleash HellOnEarth. After turning his back on the cult, he became a demon hunter and seeks to destroy the cult.

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* Manga/FairyTail: After the [[TheDragonSlayer Dragon Slayers ]] and the God Slayers, we learn of a new type, Devil Slayers. They function pretty much the same. Ironically enough, the first and only known user of this type of Magic, [[KillItWithIce Ice Devil Slayer]] Magic to be precise, so far happens to be a member of a guild composed almost entirely of demons.

* A [[TheHunter Hunter]] who hunts down and kills demons for {{revenge}} or other personal reasons.

* Guts in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. As the Black Swordsman, his role fits squarely into TheHunter, thanks to him being madder than hell about the events of the Eclipse, and the [[MoralEventHorizon actions]] [[FaceHeelTurn of]] [[DarkMessiah Griffith]] in particular. Eventually, he stops actively seeking out [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Apostles]] to kill in order to focus on healing Casca's insanity, but still runs into them, largely because of [[MagneticPlotDevice the Brands of Sacrifice]] borne by both of them.

* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'': The job of the [[TheHunter Spirit Detective]]

* Main characters from {{Shadowgirls}}, especially [[spoiler: Shadowchild - they don't call her Slayer of the Elder Gods without a reason]]. However, only if we count beings from the CthulhuMythos and its [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] as demons.

* The protagonist of the ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' games, affectionately nicknamed Doomguy. As a SpaceMarine, killing demons isn't exactly in this guy's job description, but when the monsters from hell go on the loose, it's up to him to blast them right back where they came from with a heaping helping of serious firepower.

* Luke Rutherford from ''Series/{{Demons}}'' is a descendant of a legendary vampire hunter, and thus has to fight vampires and other unholy beings.

%% * The Shadowhunters' whole schtick in ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' and ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices''.

* ''Series/{{Demons}}''

* Both the [[TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness Old]] and [[TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness New]] versions of Worlds of Darkness have Hunters (detailed in ''[[TabletopGame/HunterTheReckoning The Reckoning]]'' and ''[[TabletopGame/HunterTheVigil The Vigil]]'' respectively), humans with supernatural abilities to fight the [=PCs=] from the other games.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealHostbusters'' and their successors ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' bust demons in several episodes, albeit the nature of what a demon is may change in each series.

->'''Abe Sapien:''' Behind this door -- a [[EldritchAbomination dark entity, evil, ancient, and hungry]].\\
'''Hellboy:''' Oh, well. [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Let me go in and]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu say hi]].

* Webcomic/IronGate is about defending the world from supernatural threats, so this just goes with the territory.

* [[{{Badass}} Adell's]] title in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 2|CursedMemories}}'' game is Demon Hunter. Before Disgaea, this was the mission of the Church of the Maiden of Light in ''LaPucelle.''

* Manga/FairyTail: After the [[TheDragonSlayer Dragon Slayers ]] and the God Slayers, we learn of a new type, Demon Slayers. They function pretty much the same. Ironically enough, the first and only known user of this type of Magic, [[KillItWithIce Ice Demon Slayer]] Magic to be precise, so far happens to be a member of a guild composed almost entirely of demons.

* DGrayMan's baddies are called akuma, which normally gets translated into "demons". So yep, DGrayMan is pretty much this.

* This pops up occasionally in ''Anime/DogDays'', although demon ''sealing'' is far more common since demons are normally spirits who have been corrupted and need to be slowly purified . It's also revealed in the third season that the primary purpose behind the {{Friendly War}}s is to make sure that the various kingdoms always have an army ready in the event of a massive demon attack.

* March's job in ''Manga/MarchStory'' is to hunt the Ill, which possess ordinary objects and through them, anyone who touches them. If an Ill kills someone while in your body, you will never be able to be rid of it.

* Devil-Slayer from ''MarvelComics'' is a former Marine and mafia hitman who was trained as an assassin by a cult that turned out to be seeking to unleash HellOnEarth. After turning his back on the cult, he became a demon hunter dedicated to killing demons and seeks to destroy the cult.

* ''{{Demons}}''