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Remember that while many Messiahs die, this is still '''not a [[Death Trope]]''', so spoilers should still be marked. |
Remember that while many Messiahs die, this is still '''not a [[Death Trope]]''', so spoilers should still be marked. |
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== Mythology == |
== Mythology == |
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* In [[Norse Mythology]], [[Friend to All Living Things|Baldur]], who like Christ is loved by all, is betrayed by one of his companions ([[Jerkass|Loki]]), and who will eventually return to rule the Earth after |
* In [[Norse Mythology]], [[Friend to All Living Things|Baldur]], who like Christ is loved by all, is betrayed by one of his companions ([[Jerkass|Loki]]), and who will eventually return to rule the Earth after [[The End of the World as We Know It]]. Unlike Christ though, he didn't get better - at least not yet. [[C. S. Lewis]] ([[J. R. R. Tolkien|and his friend Tolkien]]) actually proposed Baldur was a [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute|Norse-friendly version of Jesus]]. |
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** It is believed that the introduction of Christianity to Germany/Scandinavia led to a re-write of many of the myths of [[Norse Mythology]] (Thor's wedding, for one, is believed to have been written after said introduction as a way of mocking the old gods). It is possible the myths about Baldur were written or re-written to better fit the Christian faith, as was the part where Odin hung himself and was impaled by a spear much like Jesus. |
** It is believed that the introduction of Christianity to Germany/Scandinavia led to a re-write of many of the myths of [[Norse Mythology]] (Thor's wedding, for one, is believed to have been written after said introduction as a way of mocking the old gods). It is possible the myths about Baldur were written or re-written to better fit the Christian faith, as was the part where Odin hung himself and was impaled by a spear much like Jesus. |
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* Quetzacoatl - martyred, will rise again. Unfortunately for the Mesoamericans, they thought he had. What they got instead were just [[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens|Sufficiently Advanced Spaniards]]. |
* Quetzacoatl - martyred, will rise again. Unfortunately for the Mesoamericans, they thought he had. What they got instead were just [[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens|Sufficiently Advanced Spaniards]]. |
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== Tabletop Games == |
== Tabletop Games == |
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* [[Warhammer 40000 |
* ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'': The God-Emperor of Mankind, also known as the New Man and the Omnissiah (an incarnation and/or messenger of the [[Deus Est Machina|Machine God]]). |
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* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Abel]] in [[Anima: Beyond Fantasy]], who's an [[Captain Ersatz|Manga/Anime Ersatz]] of Jesus <ref>albeit ''far'' more violent than him (having forged several [[BFS|magical swords]] that need [[Blood Bath|blood from supernatural entities]] in order to maintain their magical properties) and with a more than strong dislike of the supernatural</ref> complete with Apostles and even a crucifixion. |
* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Abel]] in ''[[Anima: Beyond Fantasy]]'', who's an [[Captain Ersatz|Manga/Anime Ersatz]] of Jesus <ref>albeit ''far'' more violent than him (having forged several [[BFS|magical swords]] that need [[Blood Bath|blood from supernatural entities]] in order to maintain their magical properties) and with a more than strong dislike of the supernatural</ref> complete with Apostles and even a crucifixion. |
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== Theatre == |
== Theatre == |
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* Claude from ''[[Hair (theatre)]]'', more of a follower than a leader, but serves as kind of an emblematic persecution sink for the hippie movement, and, in most productions, is implied to have {{spoiler|[[Ascended to A Higher Plane of Existence]] after being killed in Vietnam}}. |
* Claude from ''[[Hair (theatre)]]'', more of a follower than a leader, but serves as kind of an emblematic persecution sink for the hippie movement, and, in most productions, is implied to have {{spoiler|[[Ascended to A Higher Plane of Existence]] after being killed in Vietnam}}. |
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* The Lord of the Dance from...well...[[Lord of the Dance 1997|The Lord of the Dance]]. |
* The Lord of the Dance from...well...''[[Lord of the Dance 1997|The Lord of the Dance]]''. |
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== Web |
== Web Comics == |
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* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', Karkat's ancestor The Sufferer was a troll who spread a message of an Alternia free from the [[Alien Blood]]-based [[Fantastic Caste System]] that rules their culture, leading a massive revolution that was ultimately crushed by the Highbloods and ended with him being tortured and killed. However in his last moments he underwent a [[Face Heel Turn]], going from [[The Messiah]] to a [[Fallen Hero]] as he burned with rage and let out a Vast Expletive that served as his final sermon. |
* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', Karkat's ancestor The Sufferer was a troll who spread a message of an Alternia free from the [[Alien Blood]]-based [[Fantastic Caste System]] that rules their culture, leading a massive revolution that was ultimately crushed by the Highbloods and ended with him being tortured and killed. However in his last moments he underwent a [[Face Heel Turn]], going from [[The Messiah]] to a [[Fallen Hero]] as he burned with rage and let out a Vast Expletive that served as his final sermon. |
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