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* Averted with the ''[[Nasuverse]]'' when the Age of the Gods was coming to an end. The Gods were changed into Divine Spirits, the highest form of Nature Spirits. There's also how people reborn as gods became closer to humans, though they still became beings of worship.
* In ''Records of Ragnarok'', Alcides was a human who stood up to the Gods when they would punish humanity with Ares and his army. He called them out on their self-righteous nature and wagered his life to oppose them by drinking ambrosia. After drinking the entire jar, he was put through immense pain but survived and became a demigod. He wiped out the divine army and fought Ares to a standstill but was stopped by Zeus. Zeus then offered Alcides godhood. The demigod accepts if the gods promise they will never harm humanity again. Zeus then says he will accept if Alcides leads humanity towards righteousness. The demigod agreed, and he protected humankind. After he died, he had to complete 12 labors and become a god. During Alcides' ascension ceremony, Zeus gave him the name Heracles after his wife, Hera.
** Gautama Siddhartha was a prince of Nepal who was prophesized that he would become a great and respected leader who would become the greatest among humanity, destined to rule the world. He met his distant relative, King Jataka, who ruled his nation to prosperity but became bedridden with a terminal illness. The prince expressed how Jataka was fortunate to have led an extraordinary life. However, Jataka disagreed because he had yet to see the vast outside world. During the king's funeral, Siddhartha recalled his conversation and began questioning his life. Siddhartha realized his life was like Jataka, where his will and fate were dictated by others since his birth. This realization leads to him attaining enlightenment and abstaining from his royal life. He traveled alone, where he opposed harmful religions and gathered followers, where he found his own religion, Buddhism. He became known as the Buddha, continuing to ease people's suffering and guiding them to enlightenment while becoming a God.
* In ''[[Future Diary]]'', 12 people are selected for a [[Battle Royale]] to the death that will decide who will become the next God of Time and Space due to Deus dying soon, which means the end of the universe. {{Spoiler|Yukiteru becomes the winner and becomes the victor. Yuno becomes Deus' successor in an alternate universe but by choice rather than the battle royale.}}
* ''Space☆Dandy'': {{spoiler|In the final episode, when reality is being destroyed, Dandy is given the opportunity by the narrator, aka the current god, to become a god to prevent the destruction due to his omnipresence in multiple universes.}}
* {{spoiler|Ayato Kamina fuses with}} ''[[RahXephon]]'', {{spoiler|and he becomes a being that can alter reality where Mu didn't even exist in the first place.}}
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*** And in the relaunch, {{spoiler|it turns out ''both'' endings are true, as Kronika's defeat has split reality into two simultaneous timelines.}}
* In ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'', the transformation of an unnamed Breton student at the College of Winterhold into the glowing ball of sapient magical energy known as the Augur of Dunlain has been described as an apotheosis, although the Augur has little in common with the divine and infernal beings of the ''Elder Scrolls'' universe. If it is indeed a god, one must wonder why it lets itself be shut away in the College's Midden.
{{spoiler|After killing Ares, Kratos is rewarded by being absolved of his crimes while under the god and made into the new}} ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]''.
* ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'':
** Stephen was a computer programmer, the leading architect for a teleportation system, and the creator of the Demon Summoning Program, becomes a higher being after coming into contact with the Axiom.
** In ''[[Digital Devil Saga]] 2'', {{spoiler|Seraph (the fusion of Sera and Serph) becomes one with Brahman, where they achieve Nirvana. However, Sera and Serph don't achieve enlightenment and thus are reincarnated.}}
** ''[[Devil Survivor 2]]'' Record Breaker's Human Administrator ending has the protagonist become the Administrator with control over the universe and access to the Akashic Record.
* In ''The Guided Fate Paradox'', Renya Kagurazaka was your Unlucky Every dude. Where he won the position of God through a street raffle. With his new position, he has the duty of answering prayers from all beings in the universe, from animals, humans, and aliens. He does this through the Fate Revolution Circuit. This divine machine manifests prayers that need to be fulfilled, and Renya must defeat the obstacles to make them be answered. If he fails or refuses, then he will be 'consumed.'
** ''The Awakened Fate Ultimatum'': Shin Kamikaze gets attacked by devils and almost near death. He wakes up in a lab and is greeted by Jupiel Soraumi and the devil, Ariael Agarie, to find out he has been brought back to life by being implanted with the Fate Awakening Crystal, which means he has become God and has to aid the angels in defeating the devils before they are eliminated.
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* ''[[Ōban Star-Racers]]'': {{spoiler|The prize of the Great Race is becoming the Avatar, a god-like being whose duty is to be the guardian of the galaxy fo 10,000 years, though they are limited.}}
* ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'': {{spoiler| In the finale, Anne is given the opportunity for this, [[Big Good| the Guardian]] wanting her to be its successor. Anne, however, refuses, claiming her successes have been marred by numerous mistakes, and she doesn’t want them to mar up all of existence. The Guardian sees her point, but implies it will make the offer again in 78 years.}}
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'': Princess Yue sacrifices her life to revive the Moon Spirit since it gave her a portion of its life. When the Moon Spirit was vivified, she became the new Moon Spirit.
* In ''[[Adventure Time]]'''s season 6 finale, {{spoiler|the Catalyst Comet offers Finn ascension but refuses to live his life on Ooo. Martin, Finn's deadbeat dad, takes the offer, and it's implied he has committed crimes enough to be on the list of a god actuator in ''Fionna and Cake''.}}
** {{spoiler|Betty fuses with GOLB in the series finale to prevent Ooo's destruction.}}
* ''[[Star Trek]]: Lower Decks'':
** {{spoiler|In Moist Vessels, O'Connor lies about reaching enlightenment but achieves it when they commit a selfless act that causes him to ascend while burning and scream in pain as he turns into energy while obtaining cosmic knowledge, such as knowing how the universe is balanced on the back of a cosmic Koala.}}
** {{spoiler|In A Few Badgeys More, Badgey expands himself throughout the universe by using the Federation's subspace relay for revenge against Ruther. By doing this, he gained cosmic awareness, where he sees the pointlessness of revenge and decides to travel to other universes or even create his own.}}
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