Devil
Devil verb - Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
Goad
Goad verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Both words in one sentence
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There's a secret mission in Devil May Cry where Dante is fighting against a pair of rock-spitting spider demons, and has to goad one of them into destroying the other using this trope.
Source: Deadly Dodging -
While Vaaruvius is fighting an imp who was trying to goad her into a Deal with the Devil, he/she says it'd take a lot more than a few missing comrades to make her side with evil.
Source: Right Behind Me -
Deal with the Devil: If you drink Skullni's potions, you become beautiful, but in exchange he will goad you into either getting killed by your stupidity and jealousy like Aza or induce a Despair Event Horizon like in Ivi.
Source: Literature / Fairest
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