History Main / Satan

* In ''FanFic/ManchesterLost'', he is a menacing figure who mostly considers the archangels to be idiots (Raphael: too nice, Michael: too boneheaded, Uriel: completely out of it most of the time) with the possible exception of Gabriel. There is a great deal of FoeRomanceSubtext between him and Michael and in [[Fanfic/ParadiseThwarted the sequel]] [[spoiler: he and Gabriel work out a custody agreement for Michael. This is somewhat unnerving since he had recently killed Michael in a 3 way battle with Michael against Satan and the new Anti Christ]].
* In ''Fanfic/SonicXDarkChaos'', Lord Maledict is the titular Devil. Ruler of the [[TheEmpire Demon Empire]], he's also the maker of the Chaos Emeralds, and helped create the entire universe. [[spoiler: And he also [[LukeIAmYourFather created Sonic the Hedgehog]]]]. Uniquely for the setting, Maledict is portrayed as far stronger than Jesus [[CurbStompBattle as he proves in Episode 75]] - while Jesus is simply a powerful (but technically mortal) Angel, Maledict is literally divine.
* In ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'', Morning Star, one of Celestia's siblings, is presented as a clear SatanicArchetype as is. However, it's eventually revealed the pantheon have counterparts in the human world of Equestria Girls, Morning Star included, and Christianity also exists, implying Morning Star may in fact ''be'' Satan, or at least his human world counterpart inspired him.
* The ''Fanfic/HalloweenUnspectacular'' anthology series has the Devil appear in the story "Come and See" from the eighth edition, manifesting as a [[LightIsNotGood woman with pale skin, wearing a white dress, and with an angelic aura]].
* The ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5389454/1/ To Hell With Gaz]]'' sees the Devil [[AfterlifeTour guiding Gaz through Hell]] after she dies. He appears in the typical form of a ruddy-skinned HornedHumanoid in a black hooded robe with a thick mustache, and keeps an affable air about him, even as he uses explanations of the various tortures throughout the CirclesOfHell to [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech berate Gaz for her sins]]. After eventually trapping her in the ice of the ninth circle as her final punishment, he lets his cool temperament drop, transforming into the monstrous Beast to angrily rant at her, before returning to his previous form.
* ''Fanfic/WingsOfTheFallen'': Rastapopulus' ultimate goal is to summon him and have him destroy the entire world. When Satan does show up, he is a pretty chill guy who doesn't want to destroy the world yet.
* Appears as Lucifer the shining angel in the ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' story "The Smurf Village Revival" as the mastermind behind the "revival", using his servant Benedictus to deceive the Smurfs into receiving a false spirit that he claims is the "Holy Spirit".

* In ''Anime/BelladonnaOfSadness'' he seduces formerly innocent Jeanne, has sex with her, and turns her into a HotWitch.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'': The large demon of the "Night on Bald Mountain" sequence, Chernabog, was originally noted by Creator/WaltDisney himself, as well as Deems Taylor in the roadshow footage, as being Satan himself. Disney hired Creator/BelaLugosi to come and be filmed as a model for this scene. They photographed him in his cape to capture his movements, flourishes, facial expressions and signature hand gestures to bring their Satan to life.
* One of the most bizarre and terrifying depictions of Satan (though, if it is true to its original material, it is Satan's nephew, and not Satan himself) occurs in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfMarkTwain'', a claymation film ostensibly intended for children. The segment is based on Creator/MarkTwain's ''Literature/TheMysteriousStranger''. Satan is a shapeshifting RealityWarper wearing a white mask who lives in an empty void on a BabyPlanet, where he experiments with creating life before destroying it in disgust.
* An equally bizarre version appears in the film ''WesternAnimation/ThePoint''. This version appears as a “man” called [[https://youtu.be/FCDGjhoj4fs the Pointed Man]], with three different heads[[note]]Much like Dante’s depiction in the Inferno[[/note]] one of whom is female for some reason. “His”purpose throughout the film is trying to convince Oblio that nothing has a point citing “a point in every direction is the same as no point at all.”

** In ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga 2,'' Satan is present as the ultimate hidden BonusBoss. Aside from being as insanely powerful as you'd expect from a BonusBoss in an SMT game, he only appears in Hard Mode.

* ''Myth/TheScholomance'', in Romanian mythology, is an evil school for dark wizards and witches and is run by this guy. As befitting his evil nature, he keeps one of the students for all eternity in payment for the whole class's tuition, and he puts the enslaved student to work riding a terrible dragon while controlling the weather.

%%** Giratina definitely fits the role of Satan on a cosmic level: it's a literal god/EldritchAbomination that was banished for its aggressive tendencies(in particular, [[SuperOCD its obsession with balance]]) by what is implied to be the aformentioned Arceus. While [[SatanIsGood not evil]](it prevents [[OmnicidalManiac Cyrus]] from achieving [[GodhoodSeeker godhood]]), it's a fearsome opponent that has the potential of threatning the world. One could say it's more Hades, keeper of the Underworld, than Satan.

** The Literature/BookOfJob introduces its exploration of the problem of evil, the idea that an infinitely good God could not exist if there is no evil, by painting a scene where the satan, or "the accuser" in English, goes to God's court and wagers that God's most righteous follower, Job, can be turned away from him if he was faced with evil and suffering. With God's allowance, Satan strips Job of his property, his wealth, his family, and his health, and goes unmentioned as Job questions why God would allow such a thing.

Satan is traditionally associated with a host of [[QuirkyMiniBossSquad archdemonic sidekicks]], among the best known of which are {{Mephistopheles}}, Azazel, Belial, {{Mammon}}, Moloch, Baal, {{Asmodeus}}, {{Beelzebub}}, and [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Lilith]]. These are sometimes seen as [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils servants of Satan]] (often with more effective power over humans, presumably because their actions are not so closely watched), but are also (with the obvious exception of Lilith) often conflated into alternate names for the same being. Most of these names, as with "Lucifer", derive from supernatural figures from pre-Jewish beliefs in the Middle East, who were [[RetCon changed into devils]] as the new Abrahamic faiths took over.

* Lucifer's mentioned in ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', but he isn't responsible for sending Bartleby and Loki on their quest- after all, if they succeeded, he'd also be wiped out of existence; hence, Metatron dismisses Rufus' idea that this was his plot. It turns out another fallen angel, Azrael, is behind it all.

* [[spoiler:Dr. Clef]] of ''The Wiki/SCPFoundation'' may or may not be Lucifer. A storyline involving both [[spoiler:Dr. Clef]] and [[spoiler:SCP-239]] strongly implies it. His response when interviewed about it is to first claim he is, then claim he was lying, then point out there's no way to be sure whether he was lying about being Lucifer, or lying about lying about it. Oh, and if this is the case, [[spoiler:SCP-239]] may or may not also be the physical incarnation of God or the Second Coming of Christ. WordOfGod says that he's ''not'' Satan in the traditional sense, but he ''does'' rebel against God (Not to mention the Foundation's lore already has a more blatant SatanicArchetype in the form of [[GreaterScopeVillain The Scarlet]] [[BigBad King]]. Word of God also says that [[spoiler: Clef's]] the one who cast Adam and Eve out of Eden, which either makes him the serpent or the Archangel Jophiel [[spoiler: which, incidentally, would make Clef his ''own'' SCP-001 proposal]].

** WordOfGod has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD93EWy3KKk&t=3674s stated]] that Satan is a separate character from Lucifer, but at the point where only the trailer of the show has been released, not a lot is known. Considering that the top-tier DemonLordsAndArchdevils in the show are rulers of rings of Hell based on the SevenDeadlySins, and Lucifer's sin is Pride ([[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss and Asmodeus's is Lust]]), it's likely Satan is the ruler of Wrath, as per an old typology of demon lords corresponding to the seven sins that also mentions Lucifer and Satan separately.

** WordOfGod has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD93EWy3KKk&t=3674s stated]] that Satan is a separate character from Lucifer, but at the point where only the trailer of the show has been released, not a lot is known. Considering that the top-tier DemonLordsAndArchdevils in the show are rulers of rings of Hell based on the SevenDeadlySins, and Lucifer's sin is Pride ([[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss and Asmodeus's is Lust]]), it's likely Satan is the ruler of Wrath, as per an old typology of demon lords corresponding to the seven sins.

** WordOfGod has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD93EWy3KKk&t=3674s stated]] that Satan is a separate character from Lucifer, but at the point where only the trailer of the show has been released, not a lot is known. Considering that the top-tier DemonLordsAndArchdevils in the show are rulers of rings of Hell based on the SevenDeadlySins, and Lucifer's sin is Pride (and Asmodeus's is Lust), it's likely Satan is the ruler of Wrath, as per an old typology of demon lords corresponding to the seven sins.

** WordOfGod has stated that Satan is a separate character from Lucifer, but at the point where only the trailer of the show has been released, not a lot is known. Considering that the top-tier DemonLordsAndArchdevils in the show are rulers of rings of Hell based on the SevenDeadlySins, and Lucifer's sin is Pride (and Asmodeus's is Lust), it's likely Satan is the ruler of Wrath, as per an old typology of demon lords corresponding to the seven sins.

* Charlie's father, Lucifer Magne, is Hell's "head honcho" in ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel''. While there are overlords in Hell and criminals fight in turf wars over parts of Pentagram City, everyone recognizes Lucifer as the man on top. [[IControlMyMinionsThrough Though most denizens of Hell don't respect authority, they fear Lucifer's power enough to show fealty.]]

* ''Webcomic/TheAngelWithBlackWings'' - An angel mentioned the name "Lucifer" in Chapter 12: Enemy, Page 27.

** The Literature/BookOfJob introduces its exploration of the problem of evil, the idea that an infinitely good God could not exist if there is no evil, by painting a scene where the satan, or "the accuser" in English, goes to God's court and wagers that God's most righteous follower, Job, can be turned away from him if he was faced with evil and suffering. With God's allowance, Satan strips Job of his property, his wealth, and his family, and goes unmentioned as Job questions why God would allow such a thing.

* Subverted in Creator/HarlanEllison's ''The Deathbird''.

* ''Hell's Highway'' features a female Satan who [[HostileHitchhiker poses as a hitchhiker and kills those who give her a ride]], such as a memorable scene where she [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYpzLTzm3NM cuts the infamous Ron Jeremy's penis off]], which causes him to crash into a gas station after he takes several seconds to even notice it occurred.

* In ''The Devil and Max Devlin'', the devil is played by Bill Cosby.

** In ''Last Days in the Desert'', set during Jesus's desert sojourn, Creator/EwanMcGregor [[ActingForTwo plays both]] Jesus and Satan. The latter is dressed nigh-identically but wears jewellery.

* In ''Videogame/{{Hades}}'', one of the unlockable Aspects for the Exagryph (an Ancient Greek assault rifle with an underbarrel grenade launcher) is Lucifer's laser rifle that he used in his war on God. While the Olympians don't actually know anything about Lucifer other than his name and that he fought his father, the fact that Zagreus is using his weapon in rebellion of his own father is something that is noted.

* There are at least two ''major'' literary versions of the Myth/{{Faust}} legend: Marlowe's ''Theatre/DoctorFaustus'' and Goethe's ''Theatre/{{Faust}}''. There are also several major operas based on one or the other of these, all with varying views as to whether Faust can be saved. Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_based_on_Faust a list]]. Incidentally, Mephistopheles was originally just a demon serving under Lucifer/Satan; he became Satan in Goethe's version.

Another common plot revolves around Satan's son, presumed to be TheAntichrist. Some common subversions are that this child's [[AntiAntiChrist just a normal person]], or that he's [[HotAsHell a she]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Afterparty}}'' revolves around two teens who end up in Hell and try to escape by beating Satan in a celestial drinking tournament. The game heavily parodies and deconstructs the whole ManOfWealthAndTaste portrayal; here, Satan comes off more like a [[TheDevilIsALoser pathetic]], [[TheAlcoholic drunken]] {{Fratbro}} than a stylish UltimateEvil.

* Heavily {{implied|Trope}} in the ''WebVideo/MandelaCatalogue''. The "[[KillAndReplace Alternate]]" who disguises itself as the ArchangelGabriel is stated in all but name to actually be the DevilInDisguise., and [[spoiler:to have hijacked the world's major religions to really be the worship of himself]].

[[folder:Mythology and Religion]]
* The TropeMaker and TropeNamer is Literature/TheBible:

** The Literature/BookOfJob introduces its exploration of the problem of evil, the idea that an infinitely good God could not exist if there is evil, by painting a scene where the satan, or "the accuser" in English, goes to God's court and wagers that God's most righteous follower, Job, can be turned away from him if he was faced with evil and suffering. With God's allowance, Satan strips Job of his property, his wealth, and his family, and goes unmentioned as Job questions why God would allow such a thing.

** The Literature/BookOfRevelation gives us the image of a great red dragon with seven heads, one who leads one third of the angels in Heaven against God and his ArchangelMichael, only to be thrown out of the Heavens, as the narration reveals that the Dragon would come to be known as the Serpent of Genesis, the Devil, and Satan. However, this time Satan goes to the [[AndIMustScream lake of fire]] for his ''immense'' evil.