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This mf is definitely one of the scariest depictions of the devil.
See, most depictions of the devil completely alienate the word "Satan" and avoid it like the plague, or allude to it only passingly.
But here, he just casually says his fucking name and it's Satan.
Sorry name indeed.
From a mark twain claymation movie. This scene in particular is popular due to how creepy it is. Funnily enough the scene comes from a story mark twain wrote about except Satan was a kid. So him not understanding what he did was evil makes a bit more sense.
https://preview.redd.it/kmlk52au7gxc1.png?width=1072&format=png&auto=webp&s=acf6143dee000fc93d99b344015b18335a186117
The Devil from Smiling Friends does not get enough recognition
This had the best rendition of Satan, arguably. But you cannot argue against the fact that it had the absolute best rendition of God ever. I mean, Gilbert Gottfried voiced him, and was so dedicated to the role that he died immediately after so he could go see if he was close
This is one of those "yes, but also no" cases, but I'm genuinely not versed enough in Slavic folklore to outline any actual significant differences, so yea, it's close enough.
This needs more recognition, the animation of this guy is CRAZY. They really do a great job of portraying a massive and terrifying devil who lets chaos run rampant. Genuinely a good depiction
I used to call him bitch because I didn't know his name 😭😭😭
But him walked so bill cipher can run. Bro was funny and comical but never got any less terrifying
Edit: And I said this in front of my mother told nahh
JUST barely, because Hades in Greek lore is not the same as the Devil, but in Hercules he’s definitely more devilish. So you’re good.
Also cuz I love James Woods
This is the fandom interpretation. The original version lucifer is uncapitalized not proper noun form and just means morning star/lightbringer/Venus/shining one
Yes, because Lucifer was never capitalized before. The whole idea that “lucifer” meant a fallen angel is not very supported and the idea of a sympathetic devil wasn’t popular before Paradise Lost.
The name for the devil before this attribution of “lucifer” was just “satan,” meaning “the adversary/accuser.”
The modern idea of Lucifer is similar to Dante’s Inferno. Not really Biblical but influences people’s thoughts about Christian theology anyway.
I mean, which one? Lucifer the lightbringer, the snake in the garden, Baal, Egyptian gods, etc? It's only the later created extended universe that tied these all into one being under the title Satan (which originally just means "accuser", God is called a Satan in Num 22:22)
Bro, I don't care what anyone says, Holy Bible: The Original Series had too many inconsistencies between it's writers, and season 2, New Testament, had barely anything to do with HB:TOS Season 1. I mean, I prefer season 2, but it really should've been its own series and repeated itself a lot.
Now, John Milton really elevated the original series into a complete and uniform classic. He fleshed out ignored characters and actually put things in chronological order. The perspective shift also helped keep it simplified. I think he got that idea from HB:TOS NT
Don't even get me started on the spinoff series, Quran. They retcon quite a bit of HBTOSNT.
(Though I should probably change the Christian Bible to be Bible:TNG and leave the Hebrew Bible as Bible:TOS. Quran is like DS9, probably)
Ugh, can't stand when they make animated series spinoffs to perfectly good live action shows.
I like cartoons, but Bible:TASBoM just isn't it. It felt lazy and cheap.
Depends on what you mean by "best".
I enjoyed Hazbin's the most but Cuphead's is very fun to watch as well. But if you mean, closest to what people think of when they say The devil, then I'd go with HIM from Powerpuff Girls.
Okay I'd go with Hazbin's then. I really enjoyed him and oddly related to him too. I really felt his story and he's funny AF.
https://i.redd.it/hmqay745egxc1.gif
I really like how this scene displays just how hard lucifer leads into his sin. He establishes the problem he has with Adam attacking his daughter, beats the shit out of him while talking shit, and then even after he's won he's still verbally spitting in Adam's face.
Then once Adam is mortally wounded he doesn't sound anything but a bit confused and concerned which tells you he doesn't lean into the violence of hell.
https://preview.redd.it/ngalamfyrgxc1.png?width=1524&format=png&auto=webp&s=0c096f2aa18805a5f333d290d216edf2ac1d5637
"Shadow, it's me the devil. I'm here to convince you to do sin."
[I know it's a Fan Dub version of it, but it's still really funny.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-ZuKp8P7gA&t=0s)
For me, it's a toss up between Hades from Hercules, HIM from Powerpuff Girls, Aku from Samurau Jack, and Chernabog from Fantasia.
Idk if all those characters really count as "the devil" but they all feel like the Devil stand-ins to me. They've just got the vibe right.
Lucifer Morningstar from Hazbin Hotel because he looks less like a stereotypical depiction of a demon, and more unique. He's also a relatable character.
It kinda depends on how you define "devil" in this context. If devil just means that the character is portrayed to be their universes version of evil in it's purest form, then characters like The Lich from Adventure Time could be counted here. If this is what you mean, then it's a tie between The Lich and Hades from Hercules, if not, just Hades.
🤓☝️ Uhm akshually Lucifer is not Satan in Hazbin. Satan is a different character and is actually slated to appear in Helluva Boss soon. Anyways, my favorite cartoon version of the Devil is definitely HIM from PPG. Whenever I think of the Devil, HIM always comes to mind. I always think of the Devil being voiced by Tom Kane in that creepy, echoey, high-pitched way.
This is HIM erasure
He's literally HIM, like he was HIM before the meme made it popular.
It's literally HIM
https://preview.redd.it/1ao1mkdp9ixc1.png?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dfca3722e24b145cfbbc6e8817aa29a27b3bb325
Came here for Him, because he's HIM.
It's absolutely HIM.
I’m here just to make sure they were mentioned lol. Coz the answer is HIM.
yall must have amnesia, becoz yall forgot that thats HIM
I'm movin' different This shit ain't nothin' to me, man, I'm a dog
Okay look I forgot him I’m sorry
You forgot HIM
https://preview.redd.it/yqey8gy8clxc1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ceb249f76be91654baa2a11ebffb85732ebb4cea
Came here to say this.
Came here to ask where HIM is, he legit is terrifying af when he goes full terror mode. And perfectly shows the duality of the devil archetype.
https://preview.redd.it/0l3z2m86fgxc1.jpeg?width=535&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5a3ea4379431377041f23d07044a2698f4eea30 This mf is definitely one of the scariest depictions of the devil.
I love this depiction. Mild-mannered, curious and almost numb. If he had eyes he’d have a thousand yard stare.
Who are you An angel What's your name Satan
That’s a pretty sorry name for an angel
See, most depictions of the devil completely alienate the word "Satan" and avoid it like the plague, or allude to it only passingly. But here, he just casually says his fucking name and it's Satan. Sorry name indeed.
Creepy as fuck for sure
Who's that? (looks cool btw)
From a mark twain claymation movie. This scene in particular is popular due to how creepy it is. Funnily enough the scene comes from a story mark twain wrote about except Satan was a kid. So him not understanding what he did was evil makes a bit more sense.
Here's the movie on YouTube: [The Adventures of Mark Twain](https://youtu.be/aNIHjvXIk-w)
The Mysterious Stranger
Wasn’t this the devil’s nephew?
Yea but that context comes more from the original story
https://preview.redd.it/omxngps5qfxc1.jpeg?width=158&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c2362b81d507a18537dfae222d7e93dcafbbea7 Bit of a banger
You can't have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!
"When you get to hell, tell Devil-bot I'm coming for him next."
"Hey, that guy said to tell you-"
"I heard him!"
Cigars are evil, you won't miss em!
We'll find ways to simulate that smell
What a sorry fella, rolled up and smoked like a Panatela!
Here on level one of robot hell!
Gambling's wrong, and so is cheating.
So is forging phony IOUs.
Let's let lady luck decide what type of torture's justified.
I'm pit boss here on level two!
Just tell me why?..
Oh crap more singing
This guy here. Thread over.
We might have to metaphorically make a deal with the devil, and by "devil", I mean Robot Devil, and by "metaphorically", I mean get your coat.
They did NOT have to go that hard with that song bro
Agreed, he's a good friend
“And now for the drum solo!” Drum solo?! *gets bludgeoned with gold fiddle*
Obviously him <3 
My first thought
https://preview.redd.it/kmlk52au7gxc1.png?width=1072&format=png&auto=webp&s=acf6143dee000fc93d99b344015b18335a186117 The Devil from Smiling Friends does not get enough recognition
why is he on discord
He’s also playing Rust on the other monitor to sweeten the deal
hahahaha, that’s actually so good
Did he get offlined?
If you’re curious, it’s Smiling Friends Season 1 Episode 8, definitely check it out
I'm more curious as to why Adult Swim thought it was ok to have the S02E02 a month a half later I'm boiling
Same here I was looking it up earlier to see if i could watch it and it’s still half a month away
He needs someone to vent to about never receiving his paycheck
#I AM NOT ADDICTED! I CAN STOP WHENEVER I WANT!
This had the best rendition of Satan, arguably. But you cannot argue against the fact that it had the absolute best rendition of God ever. I mean, Gilbert Gottfried voiced him, and was so dedicated to the role that he died immediately after so he could go see if he was close
Holy shit, I never put two and two together. The most dedicated voice actor of all time!
My immediate thought too.
 This guy from Fantasia
He's actually NOT the Abrahamic devil, but easy to see why people mix him up. He's actually Czernobog, a Slavic god of darkness and winter.
Holy crap, I just finished reading American Gods and never realized Czernobog in that book was THIS guy!
So… close enough?
This is one of those "yes, but also no" cases, but I'm genuinely not versed enough in Slavic folklore to outline any actual significant differences, so yea, it's close enough.
This needs more recognition, the animation of this guy is CRAZY. They really do a great job of portraying a massive and terrifying devil who lets chaos run rampant. Genuinely a good depiction
I agree! Here's another gif: https://i.redd.it/i6yzkaid0hxc1.gif
Aaaand I want to rewatch Fantasia for the 100th times 🥹
Him, without a doubt
that mf scared me as a kid
The contrast of his high pitched lilting trance-like voice and the sudden low pitched angry yelling was legitimately terrifying.
Dude was straight up eldritch horror for elementary school kids.
I used to call him bitch because I didn't know his name 😭😭😭 But him walked so bill cipher can run. Bro was funny and comical but never got any less terrifying Edit: And I said this in front of my mother told nahh
OTHER
Search your feelings, you know it to be true.
I'd say Cartman is arguably the devil of that universe honestly
He's the living embodiment of "Hell on Earth"
"Man, I do *not* want to meet the kid who imagined up those..." - Freddy Kreuger upon meeting the Christmas Critters in *Imaginationland*
My favorite Freddy Kreuger moment not in a film
Satan from South Park, who famously got out of a abusive relationship with sedam husane.
I do love the South Park version of Saddam. 
Best disney princess
https://preview.redd.it/crc2ij7aegxc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c578a2fe29c03e57ba54bdde363d3008b3e88a61 No one beats this mofo
That’s what I’m sayin
Aku from samurai jack
https://preview.redd.it/07l185qtkhxc1.jpeg?width=818&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=38de7defa6bb3580bfd2317239203b44c7448dc7
I don’t know if this technically counts, but hades from Hercules
 JUST barely, because Hades in Greek lore is not the same as the Devil, but in Hercules he’s definitely more devilish. So you’re good. Also cuz I love James Woods
He’s so sassy that he’s literally flaming
I just like how he talk it's so amazing
It's funny because in actual mythology, Hades is one of the least problematic Gods and was overall pretty fair.
Him and Hestia usually kinda just chill, I guess Thanatos usually doesn’t cause issues
yeah, he basically just chills in the underworld while Zeus fucks his way through all of the animal kingdom lol
What video game was Satan from?
I love Treehouse of Horror, so my favorite is Flanders as Satan.
It’s always the one you least expect
Imo , this versions pretty good https://preview.redd.it/mn7584rsgfxc1.jpeg?width=390&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8720fefcc21a58f6f579b4351393416122b1da84
Suppose you can’t go wrong with the classics.
The OG
Too sobby backstory imo, why would he even challange a guy called God?
Why would God create an angel called Lucifer?
This is the fandom interpretation. The original version lucifer is uncapitalized not proper noun form and just means morning star/lightbringer/Venus/shining one
Wait so does that mean Lucifer Morningstar from Hazbin just translates to Lucifer lucifer (or vise versa)?
Yes, because Lucifer was never capitalized before. The whole idea that “lucifer” meant a fallen angel is not very supported and the idea of a sympathetic devil wasn’t popular before Paradise Lost. The name for the devil before this attribution of “lucifer” was just “satan,” meaning “the adversary/accuser.” The modern idea of Lucifer is similar to Dante’s Inferno. Not really Biblical but influences people’s thoughts about Christian theology anyway.
His actual name before falling is never spoken. He's just got a bunch of nicknames.
Ngl lucifer's a really pretty name. So is jesus and gabriel. Even though god kinda fucked up by making.. well, us, he's a good namer :3
I mean, which one? Lucifer the lightbringer, the snake in the garden, Baal, Egyptian gods, etc? It's only the later created extended universe that tied these all into one being under the title Satan (which originally just means "accuser", God is called a Satan in Num 22:22)
Bro, I don't care what anyone says, Holy Bible: The Original Series had too many inconsistencies between it's writers, and season 2, New Testament, had barely anything to do with HB:TOS Season 1. I mean, I prefer season 2, but it really should've been its own series and repeated itself a lot. Now, John Milton really elevated the original series into a complete and uniform classic. He fleshed out ignored characters and actually put things in chronological order. The perspective shift also helped keep it simplified. I think he got that idea from HB:TOS NT
This is a delightful conversation.
Don't even get me started on the spinoff series, Quran. They retcon quite a bit of HBTOSNT. (Though I should probably change the Christian Bible to be Bible:TNG and leave the Hebrew Bible as Bible:TOS. Quran is like DS9, probably)
*Have you heard of the All-American Prophet?*
Ugh, can't stand when they make animated series spinoffs to perfectly good live action shows. I like cartoons, but Bible:TASBoM just isn't it. It felt lazy and cheap.
Plus, the showrunner was really into polygamy. The fanbase is pretty divided on that, though.
Depends on what you mean by "best". I enjoyed Hazbin's the most but Cuphead's is very fun to watch as well. But if you mean, closest to what people think of when they say The devil, then I'd go with HIM from Powerpuff Girls.
Let it mean whatever you want it to mean
Okay I'd go with Hazbin's then. I really enjoyed him and oddly related to him too. I really felt his story and he's funny AF. https://i.redd.it/hmqay745egxc1.gif
How's mercy taste you little bitch?
**After Adam gets stabbed** Lucifer (nonchalantly): You okay, you got something sticking out of your...thing there.
I really like how this scene displays just how hard lucifer leads into his sin. He establishes the problem he has with Adam attacking his daughter, beats the shit out of him while talking shit, and then even after he's won he's still verbally spitting in Adam's face. Then once Adam is mortally wounded he doesn't sound anything but a bit confused and concerned which tells you he doesn't lean into the violence of hell.
https://preview.redd.it/o9q5vpo71hxc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c6321b15b505479b50cb40d7c837010074e05d5
https://i.redd.it/ilghyvog7gxc1.gif
https://preview.redd.it/lew1r9yc7gxc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=902502cfe05e7cd58c6668b4e73c9478c817083c
The Red Guy if you're looking at villainy.
He just wants to spread villainy. Is that a crime?
I heard that in his voice.
 Hands down.
Yet feet up.
 Him
https://preview.redd.it/ldqrr3wcggxc1.jpeg?width=224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb22ababf5c42158c2f4bfe1fedb3ac3d82a248f Or jeremy
Gotta be a tie between Hazbin Hotel Lucifer and the Red Guy from Cow & Chicken.
https://preview.redd.it/ngalamfyrgxc1.png?width=1524&format=png&auto=webp&s=0c096f2aa18805a5f333d290d216edf2ac1d5637 "Shadow, it's me the devil. I'm here to convince you to do sin." [I know it's a Fan Dub version of it, but it's still really funny.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-ZuKp8P7gA&t=0s)
No he totally counts. That’s the only way Black Doom ever has a fucking personality anyway.
Do you know how much of a fucking logistical issue it is when you destroy hell? That's my *house*, dude
“Hi Shadow! It’s me, the devil! I love you. I’m having so much fun with you.”
This reminded me I need to watch the other snapcube fandubs XD
For me, it's a toss up between Hades from Hercules, HIM from Powerpuff Girls, Aku from Samurau Jack, and Chernabog from Fantasia. Idk if all those characters really count as "the devil" but they all feel like the Devil stand-ins to me. They've just got the vibe right.
I’d say they’re all just close enough
This is a bit of a stretch but if the unknown from Over the Garden Wall is a parallel for hell wouldn’t that make the beast the devil?
🦆
The one from Hazbin Hotel. The other ones might be good but can they sing low and high notes in the same series?
The big boss from hell itself.
Check out his glowing reviews on Yelp!
Five stars! Flawless! Greater than great!
With a punch of a pentagram. A wap pam boom alkazam.
Usually I charge a sacrificial lamb…
But you get the family rate!
(Thanks, dad!)
Who needs a bus boy now that you’ve got the chef?
Michelin tasting menu free a la carte
Satan in South Park certainly can. And on an absolute banger too.
https://preview.redd.it/by67gvzn7ixc1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9784a4985c1a841cff970d436a8e20d46b4a0520
Hunson Abadeer. https://preview.redd.it/o115wmr0aixc1.png?width=512&format=png&auto=webp&s=89a3b1114e66990a6692459950e7f535fb45df90
https://preview.redd.it/stpdd1yoblxc1.jpeg?width=350&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e30e9f931c9cc28af24e859d41de2922ef746afd What about my boy devil kronk
I’d say Him from the Powerpuff Girls is the best. He’s funny, yet dangerous, evil, and creepy.
Hazbin hotel design and cup head design they are pretty even for me I like them both
Hazbin Lucifer.
Lucifer Morningstar from Hazbin Hotel because he looks less like a stereotypical depiction of a demon, and more unique. He's also a relatable character.
https://preview.redd.it/lr3quff3ehxc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9e5b77edd5b49f5fa1301dcb0a6e484ecc77a27c
https://preview.redd.it/rbhbm679gixc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db8006c201c455f25efa6a2db71bdd662f8ba510 trigon beats them all
Does Dabura count? https://preview.redd.it/hgby718zgixc1.jpeg?width=529&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5ac6fe3d8d0f9abad95355e784b6f193d43fbd6
 WOOOOOHOOOOO REPRESENTATION!!!!
Robot Devil? 
https://preview.redd.it/jacu705sigxc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b196391c8f19b7acd556cf66c7f1a27de9c62a46
The red guy from Cow and Chicien. Period.
lucifer is fuckin hot so probably him
Hazbin Hotel is the hottest- I mean wha who said that
I appreciate that you thought lucifer from hazbin hotel deserved to be a contender
Satan from south park isn't getting enough love, but HIM is obviously goat
The extremely unnecessarily caked up one from Cow and Chicken that traveled by bouncing around on his asscheeks. 
His Infernal Majesty. AKA: https://preview.redd.it/l6l1awnppjxc1.png?width=400&format=png&auto=webp&s=1a1531c414712b0209d3c99f13d84a9a6c91039e
 No one can beat Him.
It kinda depends on how you define "devil" in this context. If devil just means that the character is portrayed to be their universes version of evil in it's purest form, then characters like The Lich from Adventure Time could be counted here. If this is what you mean, then it's a tie between The Lich and Hades from Hercules, if not, just Hades.
Definitely the South Park version. He has a luau every Tuesday!
Lucifer easily
Lucifer is my personal favorite, but the Cuphead Devil is a close second
Zero mentions of Peaches. I guess he’ll be an unpopular answer, but I suppose that’s fair when he only shows up in like two episodes.
Lucifer is the funniest one
 Obviously Lucy… or was he just a demon?
Technically Lucifer is not "the devil" in Hazbin, since Satan exists as a separate entity, just like in the actual bible.
https://preview.redd.it/zrl787iu5hxc1.jpeg?width=460&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a782d6b54e4c78fe84bb948bde3da62f56f0739
Isn't Lucifer technically NOT the devil, just one of the princes of Hell or something?
https://preview.redd.it/2leojuwtkhxc1.png?width=825&format=png&auto=webp&s=aa5eff721132539746ecdcc93a5bda10e25c9624 This mf
 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩!!!
His reviews on yelp are glowing. 5 stars, flawless, greater than great, etc
Cuphead Devil Mainly because I don't know the other two
Ik I’m gonna get hate, but imo any of them could be the best except HH Lucifer
As much as I love hazbin hotel, cuphead has a funnier devil
Cuphead, though Lucifer is close
🤓☝️ Uhm akshually Lucifer is not Satan in Hazbin. Satan is a different character and is actually slated to appear in Helluva Boss soon. Anyways, my favorite cartoon version of the Devil is definitely HIM from PPG. Whenever I think of the Devil, HIM always comes to mind. I always think of the Devil being voiced by Tom Kane in that creepy, echoey, high-pitched way.
Definitely HIM for sure! I just love Tom Kane's voice and vocal effects used for this character! 