| abstract | - A vision of paradise that is anything but that -- to the average observer, anyway. However, some people in fiction have built their religion around an idea of paradise that might seem a little... off to outsiders. Not all shady cults and religious nuts belong in this category. If someone believes the god they are trying to summon is going to bring on a new era of hugs and puppies, only to discover to their horror that all it does is unleash mayhem and rain of fire upon the world, it's not this trope. However, if the person knows from the start that their god is going to bring mayhem and rain of fire in its wake, but sincerely sees this as the epitome of ultimate bliss, then you have an Infernal Paradise. Most instances of Warrior Heaven are this for non-warrior cultures. Contrast A Hell of a Time and Hell of a Heaven. Examples of Infernal Paradise include:
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