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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?]]'', our hero has to rescue his patron deity during the final story arcs of both of the first two seasons. Granted, he has to rescue her from a kidnapping in both cases, but they're still rescues.
== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[Dogma]]'', {{spoiler|Yahweh is in a coma for most of the movie. One of the protagonists rescues him by slaying
* ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'': Fails miserably in the 1973 version: Peter and the others try to save Jesus, but are overwhelmed by the Romans—Jesus' surrender clearly save them from getting slaughtered. Various theater versions of the play may handle this scene in different ways, since it's mostly a matter of choreography.
* In ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', Herc has to save Zeus and the other gods from Hades and the Titans.▼
== [[Literature]] ==
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* This is what drives the plot for most of ''[[Small Gods]]''.
== [[Live
* In ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'', [[Love Goddess|Aphrodite]] need to be saved sometimes.
* The
== [[Tabletop
* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''
** In the adventure ''For Duty and Deity'', the high priestess of Waukeen gathers a group of adventurers who worship the goddess and sends them to the Abyss to rescue her from the demon lord Graz'zt.
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* In ''[[Lunar]]'', the main [[Damsel in Distress]] turns out to be {{spoiler|the goddess Althena}}.
* ''[[God of War|God Of War: Chains of Olympus]]'' tasks Kratos with rescuing Helios.
* The main plot of '[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon|''Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky'']] actually involves the player trying to save Dialga from—Dialga.
* ''[[Jade Empire]]'': This drives a large part of the plot. The Water Dragon is not only in charge of rain, but she's also the deity in charge of escorting the deceased to the afterlife for reincarnation. Without her, the world's getting overrun with angry and tormented ghosts. {{spoiler|Of course, you don't ''have'' to rescue or restore her if you're playing Closed Fist.}}
* ''[[Kid Icarus]]'': The first and second games involve saving Palutena.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
▲* In ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', Herc has to save Zeus and the other gods from Hades and the Titans.
* In ''[[South Park]]'', the kids work very hard to save Muhammad—a divine [[Superhero]] fueled by holy power equal to his teammate [[Kung Fu Jesus|Jesus]].
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