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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Zig-zagged with Thor in [[Marvel Comics]]. In the earliest version of Thor's origin story, ordinary human Dr. Donald Blake discovered Mjolnir, the possession and use of which let him turn into Thor, Norse god of thunder. (The story is written such that the reader might conclude that the original Thor no longer exists for some reason, and Blake has become a "new" Thor to replace him -- which [[Fridge Brilliance|might also explain]] why he's blond and cleanshaven when Norse myth describes Thor as a bearded redhead.) Later expansions and [[Retcon]]s subverted the trope when they revealed that Blake had been Thor all along, [[Brought Down to Normal|reduced to merely human and stripped of his divine identity]] by Odin as a punishment for arrogance.
** Played straight with other mortal beings who have been endowed with Thor's power, including Beta Ray Bill, Eric Masterson (aka Thunderstrike), and Jane Foster.
* Happens in the campaign in ''[[Knights of the Dinner Table]]'': After Bob's character Knuckles III dies, his next character (Knuckles IV) manages to get Knuckles III promoted to [[Phantasy Spelling|gawdhood]]. The promotion appears genuine, and temples to Knu-Kyle-Ra are now a recurring feature in the comic.
* In the ''[[Harry Kipling]]'' series published in ''[[2000 AD]]'', being regarded as a god by his sort-of clone Klux actually elevates Kipling to godhood, or at least to a level where he gains the ability to kill (other) gods.
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