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* In ''Comicbook/JourneyIntoMystery'' young SelfDemonstrating/{{Loki}}, in an effort to humanize [[Comicbook/FearItself the Serpent]], an unbeatable enemy, [[RewritingReality added a romantic sub-plot to his biography]]. Said sub-plot, [[spoiler:who was modelled after his best friend Leah,]] later appeared basically to go RageAgainstTheHeavens / RageAgainstTheAuthor on his ass.

* In ''Comicbook/JourneyIntoMystery'' young Loki in an effort to humanize [[Comicbook/FearItself the Serpent]], an unbeatable enemy, [[RewritingReality added a romantic sub-plot to his biography]]. Said sub-plot, [[spoiler:who was modelled after his best friend Leah,]] later appeared basically to go RageAgainstTheHeavens / RageAgainstTheAuthor on his ass.

* In the ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'' chapter ''The Yahweh Dance'', [[spoiler:Elaine]] creates a new universe as a part of training to be a good God. While a carefully monitored intelligent species arises, these events distract this new and inexperienced God to overlook another continent, and the sentient species evolving there. The rest of the plot is spent by God trying to stop the chosen people from slaughtering this other people in God's name.

* In addition to being able to create ice and snow, Elsa from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' can create sentient life in the form of snow people. This happen when she accidentally conjures up hers and Anna's childhood snowman Olaf during "Let It Go", completely unaware that her abilities mean she's even given him life, which Anna and Kristoff end up finding out first. Subsequently, when Anna does arrive at Elsa's ice castle and Olaf inadvertently barges in prematurely (after [[ExactWords giving Anna]] [[LiteralMinded a minute]]), this happens:

-->'''Olaf:''' ''[off-screen]'' ....58, 59, 60!
-->'''Elsa:''' Wait. What is that? ''[Olaf comes running in, having taken Anna's request of "give us a minute" quite literally]''

-->'''Elsa:''' ''[looking surprised]'' Olaf?

* In addition to being able to create ice and snow, Elsa from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' can create sentient life in the form of snow people. This happen when she accidentally conjures up hers and Anna's childhood snowman Olaf during "Let It Go", completely unaware that her abilities mean she's even given him life, which Anna and Kristoff end up finding out first. Subsequently, when Anna does arrive at Elsa's ice castle and Olaf inadvertently barges in prematurely (after [[ExactWords giving Anna]] [[LiteralMinded a minute]]), Elsa's tone is one that suggests she's incredulous and amazed she could create life.

* In addition to being able to create ice and snow, Elsa from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' can create sentient life in the form of snow people. She was completely unaware she had such an ability until she met Olaf a couple days after she built him.

* In the ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'' chapter ''The Yahweh Dance'', [[spoiler:Elaine]] creates a new universe as a part of training to be a good God. While a carefully monitored intelligent species arises, these events distracts this new and inexperienced God to overlook another continent, and the sentient species evolving there. The rest of the plot is spent by God trying to stop the chosen people from slaughtering this other people in God's name.

* In the CthulhuMythos, [[KingOfAllCosmos Azathoth]] created ''reality itself'' [[TheDitz by accident]].
** Also in the CthulhuMythos, it is suggested that all organic life on Earth is an unintended offshoot of the Elder Things' decision to cook up some shoggoths

* In ''TabletopGame/ScarredLands'', the Titan Thulkas often create entire species, sometimes sentient ones, without even noticing. Goblins and giants are among his creations. It is implied that the humans are as well, since they was created before the Gods (thus by the Titans) but nobody know for sure by whom, and none of the titans clame credit for the deed.

* PlayedForLaughs on ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}'' in the episode "Bowled Over". Peri makes a sandwich, which then randomly grows insect-like legs and wings and begins attacking people. Later, he attempts to fix Patricia's car, but he ends up giving it sentience instead. Also in the episode "Living Hellp", Entree attempts to microwave a microwave, which results in the microwave coming to life and attacking him.

* In a pastiche of an episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' had a HalloweenSpecial where Lisa manages to accidentally create a tiny living civilisation in a "tooth in cola" experiment, along with a convenient [[LightningCanDoAnything spark of static electricity]].

* In addition to being able to create ice and snow, Elsa from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' can create sentient life in the form of snow people.

* Jyrras of ''DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' created two different lifeforms, both by accident.

* In ''TronLegacy'', Flynn [[CreatingLifeIsAwesome creates life on purpose, and all is well]]. But then his actions cause a new species to evolve...

TheProfessor has some really cool experiment going on. Probably involving biology, computers, or something like that. The result is indeed cool. In fact, it's so cool that it has the unforeseen side-effect of being an actual person. Whoops!

This new person or species is benevolent, and quite obviously worthy of human rights. Obvious to the audience, that is. The creators might fail to understand this, thus causing all kinds of trouble. However, in some cases, rejection from the creators may [[StartOfDarkness lead the created character to resentment or worse]].

If this trope leads to DeityOfHumanOrigin, expect it to come with a dose of GodIsFlawed. Contrast PlayingGod and CreatingLifeIsAwesome, where creating sentient life was the goal.

Supertrope of InstantAIJustAddWater and ItCameFromTheFridge: If the unforeseen intelligence is technological or culinary in nature, see that trope instead. Examples of ambiguous nature goes on both pages.

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* In the ''ComicBook/{{Lucifer}}'' chapter ''The Yahweh Dance'', [[spoiler:Elaine]] creates a new universe as a part of training to be a good God. While a carefully monitored intelligent species arises, these events distracts this new and inexperienced God to overlook another continent, and the sentient species evolving there. The rest of the plot is spent by God trying to stop the chosen people from slaughtering this other people in God's name.

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* In ''TronLegacy'', Flynn [[CreatingLifeIsAwesome creates life on purpose, and all is well]]. But then his actions cause a new species to evolve...

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* In the CthulhuMythos, [[KingOfAllCosmos Azathoth]] created ''reality itself'' [[TheDitz by accident]].

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* In ''TabletopGame/ScarredLands'', the Titan Thulkas often create entire species, sometimes sentient ones, without even noticing. Goblins and giants are among his creations. It is implied that the humans are as well, since they was created before the Gods (thus by the Titans) but nobody know for sure by whom, and none of the titans clame credit for the deed.

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* Jyrras of ''DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' created two different lifeforms, both by accident.

* In the CthulhuMythos, [[KingOfAllCosmos Azathoth]] created ''reality itself'' [[RalphWiggum by accident]].

* In ''TabletopGame/ScarredLands'', the Titan Thulkas often create entire species, sometimes sentient ones, without even noticing. Goblins and giants are among his creations. It is implied that the humans are as well, since they was created before the Gods (thus by the Titans) but nobody know for sure by whom, and none of the titans clame credit for the deed.

** Whether or not this form of life should be considered technological or not is a cosmological question that is academical in nature rather than relevant to the plot.

TheProfessor has some really cool experiment going on. Probably involving biology, computers, or something like that. The result in indeed cool. In fact, it's so cool that it has the unforeseen side-effect of being an actual person. Whoops!

TheProfessor has some really cool experiment going on. Probably involving biology, computers, or something like that. The result in indeed cool. In fact, it's so cool that it has the unforeseen side-effect of being an actual person. Whops!

Supertrope of InstantAIJustAddWater and ItCameFromTheFridge: If the unforseen intelligence is technological or culinary in nature, see that trope instead. Examples of ambiguous nature goes on both pages.