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* [[Dirty Old Man]]: Krishna, technically. Later, he becomes a straight example while stranded in an old body.
* [[Do Not Call Me Paul]]: Sam seals his fate with the gods when he dares refer to Brahma by his birth name: Madeleine.
* [[Don't Call Me "Sir"!]]: Sam has dozens of titles, but likes none of them.
* [[Don't Touch It, You Idiot!]]: The door to [[Sealed Evil in A Can|Hellwell]] is inscribed with the words:
{{quote| ''"Go away. This is not a place to be. If you do try to enter here, you will fail and also be cursed. If somehow you succeed, then do not complain that you entered unwarned, nor bother us with you deathbed prayers." Signed, "The Gods."''}}
* [[Duel to The Death]]
* [[Earth -That -Was]]: "Lost Urath."
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: The Mothers of the Terrible Glow are implied to be something like that.
* [[Elemental Embodiment]]: Sam has a ring that gives him control of a bevy of fire elementals, which he won from a Rakasha in a game of craps.
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* [[Hindu Mythology]]: Sort of a given.
* [[Hitman With a Heart]]: Rild, sanctified killer-priest of Kali.
* [[How Much More Can He Take?]]: Yama and Rild have one of these fights, since Rild is [[Made of Iron]] and Yama is the world's greatest swordsman.
* [[I Have Many Names]]: He is Mahasamatman, Siddhartha, Buddha, Kalkin, Maitreya, Tathagatha, the Enlightened One, Binder of Demons, and Lord of Light. You may call him Sam.
* [[Immortality]]: Everyone who uses the reincarnation machines has Type IX, although they use cloning to provide new bodies, instead of stealing them.
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* [[Rebellious Spirit]]
* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Mara, the Lord of Illusion, disguises himself as a beggar named "Aram." [[Sarcasm Mode|Shockingly, Yama sees through this ruse.]]
* [[Schizo -Tech]]: Necessary, so that the gods can maintain their "divine" cover when dealing with their followers, who are still living in [[Medieval Stasis]].
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: When he and the rest of the First conquered the planet, Sam bound the Rakasha inside Hellwell, a specially-created cavern inside a mountain. After he decides to embark on a campaign against Heaven, he releases them to serve in his army.
* [[Shapeshifter Guilt Trip]]: attempted during Mara's clash with Yama, resulting in Mara's death.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Sam's power is the ability to redirect electrons, which has a surprising variety of uses, such as calling down lightning or controlling mechanical devices. It's very hard to zap him with an [[Energy Weapon]], because he can turn it off with his mind.
* [[Stop Worshipping Me!]]: Sam doesn't insist on it, but he certainly does nothing that would encourage it.
* [[Sufficiently Advanced Alien]]: Actually, sufficiently advanced ''humans''.
* [[Transsexual]]: The first Brahma was originally a woman named Madeleine, and used the advent of "reincarnation" as an opportunity to become male. He continually frets that the women in his harem may be able to sense that he is "naturally" female.