Mephisto or

Mephistopheles Mephistopheles ( , ), also known as Mephostophilis or Mephisto, is a demon featured in German folklore, originating as the chief devil in the Faust legend. He has since become a stock character appearing in Mephistopheles in the arts and popular ...

is one of the chief demons of German literary tradition. Mephisto or Mephistopheles may also refer to:

Film and television

* '' Méphisto'', a 1931 French film * ''Mephisto'' (1981 film), a German-Hungarian film based on Klaus Mann's novel ''Mephisto'' * Mephistopheles, an antagonist in the film ''

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'' * Dr. Mephesto, a mad scientist in the ''South Park'' TV series * Mephistopheles (''Xena''), a villain in the ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' TV series * Mephisto, a character on the Australian television series, ''

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'' * Mephisto, a character in the anime

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* Mephisto Pheles, a son of Satan in the manga/anime ''

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'' * Mephisto, a character in the feature art film ''

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'' *''Mephisto'', a 1912 British silent film written by

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and directed by Alfred de Manby and F. Martin Thornton * Captain Mephisto, a time-travelling, shapeshifting pirate in the 1945 Republic Pictures movie serial ''

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'' * Dark Mephisto and Dark Mephisto (Zwei), two of the villains in ''

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'' * Mephisto, one of the main villains in the series

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Gaming

Mephisto (automaton) Mephisto was the name given to a chess-playing "pseudo-automaton" built in 1876. Unlike The Turk and Ajeeb it had no hidden operator, instead being remotely controlled by electromechanical means. Constructed by Charles Godfrey Gumpel (c.1835 - 1 ...

, a chess-playing pseudo-automaton *

Mephisto (chess computer) Mephisto was a line of Chess engine#Commercial dedicated computers, chess computers sold by Hegener & Glaser (H+G). In addition to integrated travel and sensory computers, they also sold a line of modular electronic autosensory boards (M ...

, a line of chess computers sold by Hegener & Glaser * Mephistopheles (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a character in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * '' Mr. Mephisto'', an early video game * Mephisto, a character in the '' Diablo'' series * Mephisto (crossword), a long-running competition in the ''Sunday Times'', set by various compilers * Mephistopheles, a character in

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* Mephisto, a character in

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*Mephiles the Dark, the main antagonist of the 2006 video game ''

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Literature and publications

Mephisto (comics) Mephisto is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Silver Surfer'' #3 (December 1968), and was created by Stan Lee and John Buscema and based on Mephistopheles: a demo ...

, a supervillain demon in the Marvel Comics universe * ''Mephisto'' (novel), a novel by Klaus Mann * ''Mefisto'', a novel by

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* ''Mephisto'', a Japanese literary magazine which publishes the winner of the

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* ''Mephisto'' or Mephi, a freedom-fighting organization in the 1920 novel ''We'' by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Music

* Mefisto (band), a Swedish black metal band *

Mephisto Waltzes The ''Mephisto Waltzes'' () are four waltzes composed by Franz Liszt from 1859 to 1862, from 1880 to 1881, and in 1883 and 1885. Nos. 1 and 2 were composed for orchestra, and later arranged for piano, piano duet and two pianos, whereas nos. 3 and ...

(1859–1885), waltzes by Franz Liszt * ''

Mefistofele ''Mefistofele'' () is an opera in a prologue and five acts, later reduced to four acts and an epilogue, the only completed opera with music by the Italian composer-librettist Arrigo Boito (there are several completed operas for which he was lib ...

'' (1868), an opera by Italian composer Arrigo Boito * "Mephisto" (song), a 2023 song by Queen Bee, served as an ending theme to the anime adaptation of ''Oshi no Ko'' * "Mephisto", a song by Moonspell from the 1996 album ''Irreligious'' * "Mephisto", a song by Klaus Schulze from the 2005 album ''

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'' * Mephisto, a character in the two-part rock opera by Kamelot, ''Epica'' and ''

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'' * "Mephistopheles", a song by Deicide from the album ''

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'' * "Mephisto", a song by Bushido from the 2018 album ''Mythos''; see

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Vehicles

Mephisto (tank) Mephisto is a World War I German Empire, German tank, the only surviving example of an A7V. In April 1918, during Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, a German attack at Villers-Bretonneux on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front, it be ...

, a First World War German tank preserved in Australia * Mephistofeles (car), a one-off racing car created by Ernest Eldridge * VCAC Mephisto, a French anti-tank guided missile carrier

Other uses

* ''Mephisto'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Triacanthodidae *

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, a Mexican wrestler * Mephisto, musician and songwriter for

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