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Consider the following scenario. A given work of fiction becomes successful after its release. Very, very, ''very'' successful. So successful, in fact, that it manages to achieve what only a very small number of works throughout history have done: spawned its own religion.

** Prayer and meditation may involve [[Gendo Pose|clasping one's hands]].

* '''[[TV Tropes|Tropology]]''': [[There Is No Such Thing as Notability|"Notability" is an illusion,]] we judge works not by how familiar they are to society at large, but how they fit the Tropes. All events in life either play straight, [[Subverted Trope|subvert]], [[Double Subversion|subvert twice]], [[Not a Subversion|don't subvert]], [[Inverted Trope|invert]], [[Lampshade Hanging|point out]], [[Satire, Parody, Pastiche|make fun of]], [[Deconstruction|deconstruct]], [[Reconstruction|reconstruct]], [[Averted Trope|ignore]], [[Invoked Trope|invoke]], [[Defied Trope|defy]], [[Discussed Trope|discuss]], [[Conversational Troping|mention]], [[Enforced Trope|enforce]], [[Zig-Zagging Trope|twist]], [[Exaggerated Trope|exaggerate]], [[Justified Trope|or justify]] certain patterns. Those who learn to recognize these patterns will become [[Genre Savvy|enlightened]], but those who fail the journey shall be condemned to [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|eternal damnation]].

* '''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Spiralism]]:''' [[Beyond the Impossible|"Impossible" is nothing more than a challenge]]. With enough willpower, [[Screw Destiny|the success rate of 0% might as well be 100%]], so never let high probabilities of failure discourage you. Approach all tasks with [[Hot-Blooded|passion]] in your heart. [[The Power of Love|Love]], [[The Determinator|spirit]] and [[The Power of Friendship|friendship]] are the most precious possessions any being can have, being able to [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|outshine the despair caused by cosmic Lovecraftian monstrosities.]] Progress and evolution are key aspects of life, sure those who try to stop it [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|may have noble ideals]], but then again without progress and evolution life would be meaninglessly pathetic. Hope must never, under any circumstances, be discarded, and above all else: believe in those who believe in you, believe in the you who believes in yourself, know yourself, be true to yourself, and whenever possible, act as an inspiration to others.

** {{spoiler|[[Messianic Archetype|Kamina also died for your sins.]]}}

** '''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam|Path of Tohou Fuhai]]''': LOOK! HEAVEN IS BURNING RED!

** '''[[After War Gundam X|Vulturism]]''': Is the Moon out?

* '''[[WWE|Hulksterism]]''': The Four Commandments: Train, say your prayers, take your vitamins, and believe in yourself... BROTHER!

* '''[[Power Rangers|Oliverism]]''': Get the girls in Pink, sacrifice the mecha, and never quite decide what your carreer is. Oh, and be very, very good at kicking ass.

** '''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|United Church of Spike]]''': Do what you want because you can.

*** Not related to '''[[Portal (series)|Aperturism]]''': You do what you must because you can, which is more related to [[Spider-Man|Parker]][[Comes Great Responsibility|ism]]. {{color|white| And in the end, there will be cake.}}

** Where there's smoke, they pinch back.

* '''[[Moulin Rouge|Toulouseism]]''': Live your life according to the Bohemian principles of Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Love. Remember: [[Power of Love|The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return]].

* '''[http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/friends-chat/do-you-believe-in-mods/t.1494572/ First Gaian Church of the Mods]''': Initially an sarcastic panning of "Cotton Candy Christianity", the Church did spawn dedicated believers who tried to keep the standard of discussion in GAIA's Extended Discussion forums relatively high-brow. Lost cause, but hey, they tried.

* '''[http://www.examiner.com/x-4908-Twilight-Examiner~y2009m4d2-Twilight-series-spawns-religion-Edward-Cullen-is-real-members-should-read-the-books-like-a-Bible Cullenism]''': Basic tenets are that the ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' series is essentially sacred scripture, the characters of said series are real, and Stephenie Meyer is canonically the greatest author of all time. To deny otherwise is HERESY.

** '''The Imperial Cult''': [[Church Militant|The God-Emperor Protects!]] [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|Suffer not the]] [[Fantastic Racism|Mutant, the Heretic, and the Xenos to live!]]

** '''Chaosism''': Sanity is for the weak! Also has a pretty minor conflict with the Imperial Cult above.

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