#THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS SERIAL#

note Whose original definition did not mean 'abstinence' but was closer to 'monogamy'. The punishment in Hell for committing this sin is to be smothered in fire and brimstone. er, roosters or goats, and the color blue or pink. Lust is usually associated with cows, bulls, cocks.

#THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS SERIAL#

The worst practitioners of this sin are usually sexual predators of some kind, like the Stalker with a Crush, the practitioner of Villainous Incest, the Combat Sadomasochist, the child molester, the vilest of Serial Killers, or the villain who says ' I Have You Now, My Pretty.' Hedonists, villainous or otherwise, are always motivated by Lust. Authors more negative on the concept will say No Sex Allowed, Evil Is Sexy (possibly reversed to ' Sexy is Evil,' and more), or Death by Sex. Authors with a much more positive view of the matter will show this trope via Lovable Sex Maniacs and occasional bouts of Deus Sex Machina, and maybe a Parental Bonus if the work is theoretically for kids. How evil this is depends often on the author's view of sex. It's the desire to know someone Biblically, but traditionally included all other sins of physical desire or luxury (such as drug addiction), not just sex.

Lust (Latin: Luxuria): Desire for Pleasure.

The punishment in Hell for this is to be boiled alive in oil. Greed is usually associated with foxes or frogs and the color gold. When treated as a vital part of the economy rather than a sin, it's called 'the profit motive'. Usually has a character with dollar signs in their eyes. Greed is also very commonly associated with ambition. This one is popular amongst Rich Bitches, Corrupt Corporate Executives, Con Artists (also driven by Sloth), the Diabolical Mastermind and anyone who would say Screw the Rules, I Have Money!. What was ROMA? Radix Omnium Malorum Avaritia, or: the Root of All Evil is Greed. An oft-misquoted passage in The Bible says that 'the love of money is the root of many kinds of evil.' In 3rd century AD, Christians used the acronym ROMA as a veiled insult against the Empire. Often simply referred to as greed, but avarice includes spending money pointlessly as well as hoarding it. Greed (Latin: Avaritia): Desire for Things.The patron demon of Envy is either Leviathan or Belial. The punishment in Hell for committing this sin is to be put in ice-cold water. Envy is usually associated with snakes, dogs or goats and the color green. Taking pleasure at the pain or misfortune of another person is called Schadenfreude and can be a demonstration of Envy.

Given the context, either can accurately refer to almost anything - a bauble, money, significant other, or baseball card collection. As such, they are easily and often confused for each other. Whereas Envy is a desire for what someone else possesses, Jealousy is the fear of losing what you possess. Other villains who qualify include The Resenter, the Clingy Jealous Girl or Crazy Jealous Guy, the Fairest of Them All, the Beta Test Baddie (also driven by Pride), the Green-Eyed Monster, the Yandere (also driven by Lust and occasionally Greed) and anyone who murders the hypotenuse or suffers from Tall Poppy Syndrome. Those that act on this tend to be thieves of any stripe (also driven by Greed). Envy is often considered the second-gravest of the sins, after Pride, due to encouraging an active and deliberate hatred of others.

Hey, sometimes others get the cool stuff first. Envy (Latin: Invidia): Desire to have Others' Successes, as well as Hatred for said Other's Success and the Desire to Ruin them.In alphabetical order, here are the big seven, along with a few examples of tropes embodying each (keep in mind that there are plenty of tropes that reference them, but including them all would make this entry nigh-unreadable): Originally they were termed the seven deadly vices (which are the opposite of 'virtues' Ah-ha, Theme Naming!). The Seven Deadly Sins is a classic interpretation of seven basic concepts that will lead your soul to ruin.

The seven deadly sins