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One step below being one of the [[Powers That Be]]. Occasionally shares space with The [[Great Gazoo]]. They usually start out as a [[Powers That Be|Power That Is]] but [[Badass Decay|gradually the plot drives them downward.]]

 

Typical god [[Stock Super Powers|powers and traits]] can include:

* [[Super Strength]]

* [[Mind Over Matter|Telekinesis]]

 

([[I Thought It Meant|No this ''isn't'' about]] [[Odd Job Gods|the Goddess of Exercise...]] Let's get Physical)

 

** The ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'' version of Unit-01 during the Zeruel battle soooo counts. It doesn't look like much, but once it runs out of battery power... In the original, it {{spoiler|rebounded Zeruel's attack, regrew one of its own arms with the Angel's severed tentacle then ''ate'' it}}. In ''Rebuild 2.0'', it {{spoiler|manifested the strongest-ever AT-field, it created a new arm '''out of energy''' then morphed it into an AT-cannon, Ramiel-style. Next it manifested a freakin' '''HALO''' and shot Zeruel-like [[Eye Beam|EyeBeams]] that cannot be stopped by AT-fields, finally using a '''mental invasion on Zeruel''' to get Rei back, merging with the Angel in the process, turning into a huge white energy being and nearly extinguishing mankind just by existing.}} And Shinji was '''in control the whole time'''. The awesomeness is debated by fans, however.

* The higher-ranked Gods and Goddesses from ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' ''appear'' to be physical gods, but this may be deceptive—their physical bodies are mere virtual projections generated by Yggdrasil, the world-computer. Furthermore, unless they wear a limiter device, their full divine power manifests so easily through these projections that they could accidentally crack a planet in half. For example, in the ''AMS'' movie Belldandy removes her limiter and takes a direct blast from Heaven's ultimate weapon—and it doesn't even muss her hair.

* {{spoiler|Mikoto}} from ''[[Mai-Otome]]''. Even {{spoiler|Mai, a Meister-level Otome and the one contracted to her}}, is unable to beat her in one-on-one combat. Also an example of the [[Great Gazoo|playful trickster spirit]].

* {{spoiler|Hakuoro and Dii}} from ''[[Utawarerumono]]'' are two halves of the same god, {{spoiler|though Hakuoro manages to put them back together at the last episode.}}

** Then there's {{spoiler|Tenchi himself}}, whose actually {{spoiler|the avatar of the first-tier [[Powers That Be]]}}. Unlike a few other cases, he actually learns this fact and actively uses it when necessary {{spoiler|like his battle against Z}}.

* For all intents and purposes, {{spoiler|Hao Asakura}} of [[Shaman King]] becomes like this {{spoiler|once he reawakens as the titular king and does battle with Yoh and the other good guys in the spiritual dimension inside the Great Spirit known as the "Shaman King's Society."}} Yeah, it's confusing. But [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|so,]] ''[[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|so]]'' worth it to read the ''Kanzenban'' reprints.

** Don't forget Rouge, who Jusenkyo [[Cursed with Awesome]] to transform into an Ashura, a literal goddess/demoness with [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous|multiple arms]], [[Multiple Head Case|several faces]], the ability to fly, [[Kill It with Fire|breath fire]] and [[Shock and Awe|throw lightningbolts]], as well as an impressive level of physical ability. The only drawback is all those arms gives her wicked backache, so much so that she chased [[Embarrassing First Name|Pantyhose]] [[Mix-and-Match Critters|Taro]] all the way to Japan from China in order to retrieve the backache relievers he stole from her.

* Many characters in [[The Law of Ueki]] ([[A God Am I|well]], [[Our Demons Are Different|sort]] [[Our Angels Are Different|of]]...). Probably the best example would be whoever becomes the Supreme God.

** The witches in ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' blur this trope somewhat with [[The Fair Folk]], at least in the meta-world. How "physical" this makes them is up for a lot of [[Mind Screw]]-tastic debate.

* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', there are at least three trios of these. There are the Egyptian God Cards (which actually exist and can do magic in the real world, as [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|LittleKuriboh is quick to point out]]. There are also the Wicked Gods, and the Sacred Beasts. There's also the Great Leviathan and Zorc, the Dark One.

** Zorc is closer to a genuine god, seeing as he defeated the Egyptian Gods, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and Exodia with very little effort.

** {{spoiler|''Ichigo'' became one for the final battle against Aizen. At first, Aizen thought Ichigo had become a [[Badass Abnormal]] because he couldn't feel his Spirit Energy. It turned out this was because Ichigo had basically gone [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]. Cue [[Curb Stomp Battle]].}}

* The various gods in ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' fit the criteria, though the other main characters are generally stronger.

* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', the ultimate goal of {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Father]] was to become a Physical God. Although he succeeded in consuming what he claimed to be a god, he requires a massive number of souls to keep it bound. It [[Superpower Meltdown|didn't end well]].}}

** To be fair, the problem wasn't {{spoiler|getting that many souls}}, the problem was that {{spoiler|Hohenheim sure as hell wasn't letting him keep them}}.

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' naturally turns this trope [[Up to Eleven]] having both the titular mecha and it's Anti-Spiral counterpart, the Grand Zamboa. The latter can summon an energy attack ''powered by a Big Bang''. The two smaller hero mechas can also count: the Arc Gurren-Lagann '''PUNCHED ITS OPPONENT OUT OF THE UNIVERSE''' in it's debut fight.

** The movie took this [[Serial Escalation|even further]]: when the [[Energy Being|Super TTGL]] launched a [[Finishing Move|Giga Drill Breaker]] at the Super Grand Zamboa, it retaliated with a Giga Drill Breaker of it's own. The two attacks connect... and [[HSQ|the universe collapses in on itself]]. And ''then'' the Gurren-Lagann charges the Super Grand Zamboa which is several '''trillion''' times bigger than itself, and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|wins]].

** Their role model is the Sage of Six Paths who really ''was'' one of these, {{spoiler|if limited to a mortal lifespan.}} The Sage is still considered a legend and god centuries after his death and with good reason; he {{spoiler|slew an immortal beast and took its power, with which he was able to create reality from illusions, including the bijuu and ''the moon''}}.

** Naruto himself might be approaching this. Now that {{spoiler|he has befriended the Ninetails/Kurama}}, his power has increased by an insane degree, {{spoiler|his Version 2 form after defeating Kurama was overpowered enough, now he can use Kurama's full power}}. Furthermore, {{spoiler|a flashback where the Tailed Beasts recall meeting with the Sage of the Six Paths involves him telling them that they will become "together" again, and someone else will show them a more righteous path. The Tailed Beasts interpret the Sage as referring to Naruto, and if they are "together" again, that could mean Naruto will be the Ten Tails host, which is Tobi's plan for godhood.}}

* By the end of ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'', {{spoiler|Madoka herself}} has shades of this. {{spoiler|She rewrites all of reality so that witches are no more and Puella Magi don't turn into them. When your powers bend reality to make it [[Lighter and Softer]], you know you are this.}} Possibly [[Abstract Apotheosis|disqualified on the 'physical' part at the very end]], though.

* [[Toward the Terra|Type Blue]] [[Psychic Powers|Mu]] seem to be this at first. They not only can [[Person of Mass Destruction|singlehandly destroy starships]] or stop beams from [[Earthshattering Kaboom|Planet Killer]], but move in a space without any protection, affect large groups of people on a great distance, [[Create Life]]… Their lifespan is implied to be [[Wizards Live Longer|even longer than other Mu]] and [[Really 700 Years Old|they age much slower]]. Yet, it’s a subversion. They pay for this power with their fragile bodies and in some situations even a normal weapon pose a serious threat, to say nothing about [[Power Nullifier]].

** Suzaku and Seiryuu both appear in human forms, as well as in their animal forms

** Arguably, Taiitsukun is this, considering that {{spoiler|she ''created'' The Universe of the Four Gods}}

* Zeus of ''[[Saint Beast]]'' has [[Nigh Invulnerability]], [[Elemental Powers]], [[Teleportation]] and a certain degree of [[Reality Warper|reality warping]] and [[Omniscience]]. There were [[The Old Gods|other physical gods]], but he killed them all, barring the Goddess.

** Not to count the Non Canon ones, of the other adaptations: Eris, Abel, Lucifer, The Other Artemis, The Twelve Titans, Pontos, Mars, and perhaps other lesser gods.

 

* [[Marvel Universe|Marvel Comics's]] gods such as [[The Mighty Thor|Thor]].

** And Jack Kirby's Eternals were godlike immortals who supposedly [[God Guise|inspired the myths]]. When they were [[Retcon|RetConned]] as [[Canon Immigrant|part of the main]] [[Marvel Universe]], a conflict with the real gods had to be resolved.

** His sister is, in turn, somewhat less powerful, but still strong enough to kick a Sorceror Supreme's ass without much difficulty.

** And then we have the "One Above All", also known as the author.

* [[The DCU]]'s gods, both the classic ones and the [[New Gods]].

** But in particular from latter is the being known as '''[[Darkseid]]'''.

* The fairy-tale characters of the ''[[Fables]]'' comic book series. With some of them (such as Aslan or Weyland Smith) actually ''supposed'' to be gods. Others... not so much (Goldilocks).

* In ''[[Captain Atom]]'' #54 to #57, Cap created and ruled his own universe. {{spoiler|He turned out not to be very good at it, and had to destroy his universe after his own dark side took it over.}} Of course, it could all have been just a [[Fever Dream Episode|fever-dream]] he had after Shadowstorm blasted him.

* Ever since [[Superman]] died and came back from the dead, he has had a cult of worshipers though he tries to discourage them.

* During the Power of Ion storyline [[Green Lantern]] Kyle Rayner took the powers that Parallax absorbed from the Central Power Battery, plus his own Lantern powers, the Oblivion's Energies and (possibly) The Ion Entity. That allowed him to be in more places at once, to better focus his creativity, to teletransport things, and bend reality to his will. His girlfriend Jade gets surprised when Kyle tells her this, and she even tells him that his new abilities can be compared to the ones of God. His talk with the Spectre Hal Jordan even makes clear that Kyle could alter the past and make the future go as he wanted, something that as Parallax he couldn't do at all. Rayner eventually relinquishes his power to reignite the Central Power Battery and resurrect the Guardians of the Universe.

* [[Hellboy]] has Hecate, the [[Cosmic Horror|Ogdru Jahad]], and various creatures, monsters, and demons that have all been worshipped at one point or another. There was also a giant genocidal homunculus who declared himself a god and fought Hellboy.

** And in an [[Alternate Universe]], the fate of the world's people in this alternate reality is unknown - while the main cast have all had their souls ripped out by Knuckles, the only city that's seen - Enerjak's capital - is completely deserted. It is possible Knuckles-Enerjak killed them all or likewise ripped out their souls. ...or that nobody sane would choose to live within a hundred miles (if that) of the tyrant.

* [[Paperinik New Adventures]] has Xadhoom, an alien scientist who experimented a procedure on herself and became nigh-invulnerable (meaning you can stun her with enough force to blast apart a small moon, but the only way to actually harm her is to drain away her power, and even then you have to do it faster than she can see where you hide or you're dead), capable to change her form at will, fly faster than light and fire any form of energy she knows of with enough power to shatter a planet. And she has a vendetta against the Evronians, who conquered her homeworld and enslaved her people while she got her powers.

* The Norse Gods from [[Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose]]. They easily outstrip any other character in the series (besides the Goddess), and Hel can {{spoiler|use a world-wide [[Reset Button]].}}

 

* {{spoiler|Takato and Rika}} in Digimon Fanfic, ''[[Dimensions (Fanfic)|Dimensions]]'', thanks to being the current incarnations of {{spoiler|Chaos and Harmony}} respectively. Also a major case of subverted [[Personality Powers]].

* In ''[[With Strings Attached]]'', George meets and talks to Ardav, one of the Dalns gods. What this genderless god's powers are is unknown, except that it can bring people to its home dimension, and that anyone who speaks to it cannot remember what it looks like.

** Given how powerful the four become, the trope could possibly apply to them.

** Well before they get any power, John sardonically refers to the four as the gods of rock 'n' roll.

* ''[[Ponies Make War]]'': Princesses Celestia and Luna, of course, as per canon, but the story also adds their equally strong brother Prince Empyrean, and their even ''more'' powerful parents [[Big Bad|King Titan]] and Queen Terra. And then, near the end of the story, {{spoiler|Twilight taps into the full power of the Elements of Harmony and becomes so powerful that only Titan himself is able beat her in a fight}}.

 

* Horus from [[Enki Bilal]]'s ''[[Immortal (film)|Immortal]]'', and the comic series it was based on, along with the rest of the Egyptian pantheon in the flying pyramid fit the bill. They only demonstrate a limited range of abilities, such as [[Body Snatcher|possession]], [[Compelling Voice|mind control]] and [[Eye Beams]], but it's implied that they're not using more than a fraction of their actual powers. Their pyramid transport is only a mechanical ship that needs fuel and maintenance (in the comic, at least), so they're not exactly omnipotent, although the credit of Earth's creation is given to them.

* In the [[Roland Emmerich]] universe, [[Stargate (film)|Ra]] and the [[10,000 BC|God of the Pyramid]]. [[Ancient Astronauts|Sort of.]]

* [[Thor (film)|Thor]] once he gets his powers back. Before that he is just [[Badass Normal]]. After...he absolutely [[Curb Stomp Battle|curbstomps]] something that just beat up 4 of the most powerful warriors in Asgard.

 

* Steven Erikson's ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'' is chock full of these, called Elder Gods and Ascendants. All are implied to have physical forms even if they don't outright appear that way in the novels. At least two of them are humans who took over an attunement that was vacant.

** They are far from omnipotent, though. In ''Reaper's Gale'' (book 7), {{spoiler|Trull Sengar}}, a mortal Tiste Edur, manages to hold his own in combat against {{spoiler|Silchas Ruin}}, at least for a while.

* Another Sanderson book, [[Warbreaker]] has the Returned, who are [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|people who have died and been returned to life, minus any conscious memories of their previous lives]], they are worshiped as gods in the kingdom of Hallandren where most of the story takes place. As it happens, they aren't quite gods, but merely infused with a portion of the power of one, as those who are familiar with Sanderson's other works, including [[Mistborn]] mentioned above, and the wilder cosmology behind them, will know.

* Coyote in [[Christopher Moore]]'s ''[[Coyote Blue]]'' and Babd, Macha and Nemain in ''[[A Dirty Job]]''

** Another good example would be Melian, a Maia, who was able to have a child with an Elf, and who used her powers to defend the kingdom of Doriath. Tolkien discussed at length the effects of being incarnated, especially where Morgoth and Sauron were concerned.

* At the end of [[Dean Koontz]]'s short story, A Darkness in My Soul, {{spoiler|a psychic goes on a [[Journey to the Center of the Mind]] and finds God trapped in the psyche of an insane genius. He then absorbs God's powers and then takes over the universe after giving half of the power to his girlfriend. Bored with exploring the universe, they decide to start a world war back on Earth for amusement, using humans as playthings.}}

* In ''[[Everworld]]'' the gods of mythology are supposed to have abandoned Earth centuries ago for an alternate universe, taking a portion of their followers with them. They were later joined by gods from other worlds, too, who bear no resemblance to anything from human legend. Including one [[God of Evil|rather nasty one]] named Ka Anor.

* In Mika Waltari's ''The Etruscan'', the title character Turms is ultimately a "lucumo" or a holy king, not much short of a god, and can summon storms, can't be killed in battle and can converse with gods. For most part, though, he doesn't know it yet.

* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s [[Conan the Barbarian]] story "[[Iron Shadows in the Moon|Shadows in The Moonlight]]" [[Dreaming of Times Gone By|Olivia dreams]] that the statues were [[Taken for Granite]] at the hands of a Physical God, after they had [[Cold-Blooded Torture|tortured to death]] his [[Half-Human Hybrid|demigod son]].

* In L. Jagi Lamplighter's [[Prospero's Daughter]] trilogy, the Greek wind gods are major characters. They are, in fact, balanced with the main characters, Prospero's children.

* The gigantic sandworm hybrid Leto II Atreides becomes in ''[[God-Emperor]] of [[Dune]]'' fits many of these requirements (invulnerability, difficult to kill—except [[Kill It with Water|with water]]—limited omniscience<ref>limited because he ''wants'' it to be</ref>)...except for the fact that he doesn't consider himself a god. He naturally lets the people worship him (it's all part of the plan), but he never buys his own propaganda. On the other hand, it's not clear if [[Frank Herbert]] exactly meant that he ''wasn't'' a god: one of the novels' themes is the meaning of messiahdom and godhood.

* Played with frequently in ''[[Discworld]].

* AM from [[I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream]] is a Earth-spanning computer of such power it is almost omnipotent. Unfortunately for the last five humans it is also an insanely spiteful sadist.

* The Shrike from [[Hyperion]]. A [[Nigh Invulnerability|nigh-invulnerable]] construct/machine/being who can manipulate/travel through time and space, he/it is the most feared entity in the universe. He has a church devoted to him (although it doesn't seem to answer prayers or supplications).

* The Naked God from the ''[[Nights Dawn]]'' trilogy, an artificial construct with godlike powers and a benevolent personality.

 

* ''[[Charmed]]'' had various characters with every power listed above, some possessing them seperately, others possessing them all at once, like the Avatars.

* The Doctor from [[Doctor Who]] could arguably considered a physical god. He is practically immortal, regenerating when he gets too old or is seriously injured, he can sense time changing around him, he can travel through all of time and space, and, according to the Ood, his song is sung throughout the universe. The description could be expanded to include all Time Lords in general, who in fact made it part of their mission to preserve timelines and prevent paradoxes.

* On ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Peter Petrelli becomes this by about midway through Volume One. He's got [[Nigh Invulnerability]], [[Telekinesis]], [[Super Strength]], [[Flight]], [[Teleporters and Transporters|teleportation]], the ability to [[Playing with Fire|shoot fireballs]] and [[Shock and Awe|unleash lightning bolts]], a [[Healing Factor]] that gives him Type III [[Immortality]], and he's a [[Time Master]]. In Volume Three, he gets [[Nerf]]ed by the [[Big Bad]]—his own father, Arthur Petrelli—who steals his powers and soon after was himself deemed [[Too Powerful to Live]] by the show's writers.

 

** All gods can send avatars to the Realms, though only a few do so regularly. The main problem with the Avatar Crisis (another name for the Time of Troubles) was that they were stuck in avatar form, and barred from leaving the Realms (the other problem was that killing them while they were in avatar form would kill them, rather than merely stripping them of the power invested in the avatar).

** Also, the Avatars of Khaine.

** Not to forget the aptly-named God-Emperor of Man. Well, back when he was still up and walking rather than on life support. [[A God Am I|Despite his insistance]] [[Defied Trope|he wasn't.]]

** The Old Ones (aztec god-like extraterrestrials worshiped by Lizardmen). They modified the orbit of the planet, the planet's continents and tectonic plates, created the Lizardmen from actual reptilians that already existed to protect their ''creation'' and then created elves, dwarves and humans and ''gifted'' them magic. They have spaceships, too. Also, Chaos is more or less the ''dark side'' of their magic powers.

* The tabletop RPG ''[[Scion]]'' focuses on the children of couplings between gods and mortals. In time, the characters grow so powerful that they become gods themselves.

** Don't forget the hated ''Book of Immortals''

** Early editions also had a book called Deities and Demigods, and an adventure with deity rules called ''Wrath of the Immortals''.

*** Of course most players just surrender once Karn gets to that point. Considering you don't make use of his other ability or if he doesn't take any damage, you can win most games after 3 turns with Karn on the field.

 

* Oberon and Titania in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''.

* The Roman gods in ''[[Gilbert and Sullivan|Thespis]]'' have ended up old, powerless and ridiculously out of touch. Apparently they still get sacrifices from Australia.

 

* ''[[Mabinogi (video game)|Mabinogi]]'' has [[Lady of War|Morrighan]], [[God of Evil|Cichol]] and [[Light Is Not Good|Neamhain]] so far, as well as a couple others who [[Powers That Be|have yet to be seen physically]], notably [[Religion Is Magic|Lymilark]].

** [[Top God|Nuadha]] joined the party a while back.

** This was initially handwaved as Raiden taking a mortal form in order to compete in Shang Tsung's tournament in the first Mortal Kombat, but has since been retconned.

* ''[[Okami]]'' is based around playing one of these (although you happen to be incarnated as a particularly doglike wolf).

* {{spoiler|[[Evil Mentor|Sun Li]]}} and {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Sun Hai]]}} do their best, but the [[Player Character|Spirit]] [[Jade Empire|Monk]] can still beat them both into the ground. They are the toughest foes in the game, true, but swords and fists can still kill them.

* Althena and Lucia of the ''[[Lunar]]'' franchise are certainly this; however, the plot of the games take pains to make them considerably less awesome when they're in your party (to wit, Althena {{spoiler|is actually the protagonist's girlfriend, who doesn't know that she's the goddess incarnate and only has the vaguest notion of her power until the end of the game, at which point she's, uh, ''hostile'' and [[Puzzle Boss|will utterly wreck you unless you know how to reach her heart]]}} and Lucia {{spoiler|gets her shit wrecked about an hour into the game and spends most of the rest of the game at roughly the same level as the mortal heroes}}.)

* as of [[Skyward Sword]] It would seem that Demise would qualify, and according to his testimony, and the existence of items called the goddess plume, it is likely true for Hylia as well.

* In ''[[Darkstalkers]]'', the [[Our Demons Are Different|demons]] of Makai [[Power Levels|are gauged by their strength]] (for the record, a Class ''C'' Darkstalker could solo an entire ''platoon'' of trained marines). Anyone who makes it to Class S qualifies for this trope (with a dash of [[Reality Warper]]), rivaling [[Galactus]] in terms of planet-busting destruction. As an ''infant'', Morrigan unknowingly could create and destroy whole dimensions ''in her sleep''. She eventually had her soul split into thirds so that [[Comes Great Responsibility|she could learn to properly wield these powers]]... and ''still'' ended up as a powerful demoness. Jedah could create an entire realm that sucked in souls like a magnet and his plan for Makai's [[Dark Messiah|"salvation"]] was to [[Assimilation Plot|absorb all of Makai's souls into his body and reset reality]]. Perhaps the best example comes from Morrigan's adopted father Belial, a Class ''[[Rank Inflation|S+]]''. When Demitri(a class A) challenged Belial for the throne of Makai, Belial nonchalantly ripped Demitri and his castle ''out of reality'' and exiled him to the human world. And even ''Belial'' was fearful of Morrigan's powers, seeing her to have the potential to not only rule Makai, but eventually surpass him.

* In ''[[Diablo]]'', you have the Lord of Terror. The sequel has three of these, aptly named the Prime Evils.

** In spanish, the world Diablo actually means the Devil.

* The Devil Kings from the ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' series, in particular, Amon, Astaroth, and Asmodeus

* The [[Eldritch Abomination|Reapers]] from the [[Mass Effect]] series present themselves as such and honestly believe themselves to be gods. It doesn't help between the first two games how they act, how powerful they are and how other characters talk about them to portray them as anything '''but''' gods.

'''Cerberus Operative''': Chandana said this ship was dead. We trusted him. He was right. But even a dead god can dream. }}

* All of the Gods in ''[[Lusternia]]'' qualify, with the exception of [[Eldritch Abomination|The Soulless Gods]]. In descending order of power: the Elders were created by the [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of creativity, and are immortal [[Reality Warper]]s - but they are also sterile, and can be killed. The Vernals are mortals who raised themselves up by draining a Nexus of power, becoming godlike, but significantly less powerful than an Elder. Half-formed are "baby" Elders, consigned to [[Pocket Dimension]]s that serve as "creches": with the departure of the [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of creativity, they will never fully mature into Gods, and must remain there eternally. Ascendants are mortals who drain a ''portion'' of a Nexus of power, and are incredibly strong, but can be killed by concerted effort of even other mortals. Demigods are mortals who have fanned the spark of divinity within themselves, and are essentially ageless mortals at an olympian physical peak. (Read as "[[Level Grinding]] your way to level 100.")

* All of the Guardian Generals from ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' count to some degree. Despite the mixture of Buddhist Myth and Sci-fi, it turns out they are descendants of Genetically altered humans that were turned into something Akin to this.

** {{spoiler|Chakravartin}}, however, is a literal god that takes this to a much, much ''much'' '''much''' greater level than the above generals. {{spoiler|A creator Deity that embodies the Wheel of Life and the spinner of Mantra, as well as the personification of Samsara, he allowed Said Guardian Generals to exist in the first place, due to being the embodiment of all Mantra energy in existence. He can become bigger than Galaxy clusters, throws planets, stars and meteors at you, and even Makes super noves just to defeat Asura. And this isn't even his strongest form, which becomes [[Humanoid Abomination|Humanoid]] [[Eldritch Abomination]] that can do all the above and more, stop time, fire [[Storm of Blades]] like no tomorrow, and literally has his own QTE's that mimic your own, just to prove that he's basically able to lean on the fourth wall.}}

 

* Coyote from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' is physical enough to be... [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=284 spanked.] Doing so is strongly discouraged, however.

** And if you think Ysengrin was just protecting his little talking doggie, Coyote will be quick to remind you [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=286 who's in charge.] He gave Ysengrin and Renard their powers, [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=491 dug the giant ravine outside the Court with his bare paw,] and can [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=492 pull the moon out of the sky on a whim.] It's a good thing he doesn't share Ysengrin's [[Kill'Em All|desired fate for humanity...]]

*** {{spoiler|But PM is now his equal.}}

*** {{spoiler|In fact, a big part of the game is to forge its players into these, worthy of overseeing their own universe. All the human players John Egbert, Jade Harley, Rose Lalonde, and Dave Strider have completed the quests to ascend to the God Tiers, and in addition to having power over the elements the game has laid out for them, can only be killed through their own heroic actions or the just actions of another. Vriska Serket and Aradia Megido, two of the twelve trolls that created our universe, also succeded in ascending to God Tier, and earned the right to wear their [[Punny Name|God Hoods]].}}

{{quote|'''Bun-Bun:''' You omnipotent or something?

'''Uncle Time:''' I'm ''omnitastic!'' }}

* {{spoiler|He-is, the bound god}} from ''[[Digger]]''.

* The Cheese from the [[Walkyverse]]. That's what [[The Men in Black|SEMME]] calls him, but others know him as "the Wanderer" or occasionally just God.

* The gods in [[Juathuur]]. Merlu, Moire and Lok especially are human in appearance.

* ''[[Slightly Damned]]'' has Gaia and Syndel who rule over and live in Heaven and Hell {{spoiler|as far as we know}}, Death, who presides over purgatory {{spoiler|or does he?}} and the Twelve Guardians who keep an eye on Medius in the absence of the higher gods {{spoiler|at least, they're ''supposed'' to...}}.#

* In ''[[Endstone]]'', [http://endstone.net/2009/03/15/issue-1-page-7/ Jon's attempt to end the world was in service of one.]

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

* ''[[Trinton Chronicles]]'' features at least two true-to-life god entities and one specific to the TC universe; Isis & Hermes are prominently mentioned and one actually shows up (in a way)to help out one of her believers. The other one, Gralla, appears only in dreams and through telepathy but one gets the idea that if she manifests physically no one would be to surprised.

* In [[Terramirum]], they apparently used to have a whole pantheon of living gods.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' and [[Sequel Series]] ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' [[Reincarnation|Avatars]] are the physical incarnation of the [[Nature Spirit|spirit]] of the ''entire planet'', and as such, the only individual capable of [[All Your Powers Combined|wielding]] all four [[Elemental Powers]] in the form of [[Supernatural Martial Arts]]. This is quite necessary, as they lack invulnerability and need to actively defend themselves like anyone else.

* Amazo's animated counterpart in ''[[Justice League]]'', more specific when he came back in Justice League Unlimited, Amazo travelled through galaxies and collected as many powers and knowlege as he could, it resulted in him being able to "think" planets out of his way and battle against all available JLU members like they were nothing. He was only stopped because JLU's reasons to fight him was all a misunderstanding, Amazo is really a good guy, put the planet back to it's place by "thinking it", then he left to play chess along with other absurd beings.

* The Greek Gods in ''[[Class of the Titans]]''. Especially the series [[Big Bad]] Chronus.

* The Ninja Tribunal in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] (2003)'' are four humans turned gods after intensive, if unspecified, training; when we first see them in the present, they are shown to possess immortality, limited omniscience, and the ability to reshape reality, among other perks.

* In the [[Grand Finale]] of ''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien|Ben 10 Ultimate Alien]]'', {{spoiler|Ben possesses the powers of the Ultimatrix, Ascalon, and Diagon. Vilgax tries to corrupt him into becoming a universe conquering tyrant by pointing out that Ben could do ''anything'', and fix ''everything'' with that much power at his fingertips. Ultimately, Ben's girlfriend Julie convinces him not to abuse the power. Ben only uses his powers to restore Earth's population back to normal before relinquishing them to Azmuth.}}

** Diagon was also this, considering that he is a [[Eldritch Abomination|half-mile-wide octopus thing]] who can {{spoiler|change size, mind control people, control the weather, and a few other godly things.}}

 

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