deal with the devil theme
Someone literally strikes a bargain with the Christian devil, one of his minions, or a closely comparable mythological being from some other creed.
Examples
The Ventaxians had made a literal deal with the devil to provide a thousand years of paradise on their homeworld in return for future enslavement in tng4x13 "Devil's Due".
15 total · 2 choice · 8 major · 5 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tz1985e1x12b | choice | A sub-agent of the Devil appeared out of nowhere to solve a complex mathematical equation for a math professor in exchange for his soul. |
| tz1985e3x28 | choice | Arky struck a deal first with the treacherous, homicidal demon Volkerps, and then the story ended with Arky being left to make a deal with the even worse demon Nino. |
| futurama4x18 | major | Fry and others made deals with the robot devil. |
| ldr2019e4x10 | major | Satan compelled the poet to make a deal by threatening the poet's cat. |
| tng4x13 | major | Ventaxians signed deal with the devil to get neo-luddist utopia |
| tz1959e1x06 | major | Walter made a literal deal with Satan that saw Walter get virtual immortality in exchange for his soul. |
| tz1959e4x07 | major | In this cultural context, we know that the witch that Jesse-Belle sold her soul to was a minion of the Devil. |
| tz1959e4x09 | major | Douglas pledged his immortal soul to the Devil in exchange for his services. |
| tz1959e4x14 | major | The Devil fulfilled Mr. Feathersmith's wish to return to 1910 Cilffordville in exchange for a large sum of money. Later he cut a deal to return to the present in exchange for $40. |
| tz1985e1x08c | major | The deal was $19 and Marty's immortal soul would belong to the winner of one round of poker. |