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* In ''[[Green Lantern]]'' the False Guardians who empowered G'nort and others to intentionally discredit the Green Lantern Corps fill this role.

** Arguably, "The Guardians of the Universe" have a hint of this as well, acting as an Empowering Entity to the Corps but with their qualifications sometimes called into question. Unlike most, it's not out of manipulation, misunderstanding, or madness, but arrogance; consider for a moment that they gave ''themselves'' their title. While they mean well, they generally refuse to show any hint of humility or [[The Spock|emotion]]. They also have a tendency to cover up things they feel [[Man Was Not Meant to Know]] (Parallax, the massacre of sector 666, Agent Orange, the Blackest Night prophecy, the White Entity), and those coverups have an equal tendency to come back and bite them in the rear.

* In the ''Nighthawk'' mini-series in the [[Marvel Universe]], Nighthawk is in a coma and has a vision of an angel that facilitates his healing and bestows on him a "second sight", which enables him to see criminal acts before they are committed. In return, he must punish the would-be criminals. Once healed, Richmond becomes Nighthawk once again and fights crime until forced into a confrontation with [[Daredevil]], whom he kills. The "angel" then reveals itself to be the demon Mephisto, who transports Nighthawk and Daredevil's corpse to Hell, intending to claim Daredevil's soul.

* An issue of [[Madman (Comic Book)|Madman]] had a powerful being claim to be God and empower an IRA agent who sought redemption. This was all a ruse in order to create an avatar to kill the title character. Once the agent realized Madman was innocent and that he was trying to kill an innocent man {{spoiler|he [[Driven to Suicide|killed himself]]}}.

 

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