History Main / God

** "Once Upon A Time" is an AlternateRealityEpisode where God narrates how the characters' lives would have played out if he'd made one minor change to events. The voice of God in this episode is provided by Creator/NeilGaiman who [[CreatorCameo wrote]] ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' which this series' version of Lucifer is loosely based on.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' franchise has [[OlympusMons Arceus]], a [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine gold and white]] Pokémon who apparently hatched out of a CosmicEgg and created the Pokémon universe with 1000 arms (although its form is quadrupedal). [[TrulySingleParent It also created several other legendary Pokémon]]. It is certainly possible to have this creator deity [[OlympusMons under your control in the games]].
** [[FightingAShadow Though only a fragment of it]], as revealed in ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus''.

Metaphysical human concept or not, He's got a pretty large chunk of humanity as believers and followers, thanks in part to best-selling books such as Literature/TheBible and Literature/TheQuran, which feature God as a prevalent character, if not the main character, books stated to have been inspired by Him.

* On Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, a God-like stand-in called Santa Christ makes occasional appearances, usually doing something incredibly awesome and helpful (like erasing a reviewer's memories of a horrible movie) and then doing something else very nice for the reviewer (such as curing their diabetes or giving them a present). Everyone is always very happy to see him. [[spoiler:In the second year anniversary video, he is shot, but rises from the grave in three days. When the Chick asks why it took a full three days, he points out that she never rose from the grave and thus has no point of reference.]]

* As said, God has shown up in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. His face is never shown on screen, except for a couple of occasions. He's also the only character with [[FourFingeredHands five fingers]]. [[spoiler: As well as [[MindScrew five thighs.]]]]

** In the episode "[[Recap/FuturamaS3E20Godfellas Godfellas]]", Bender has an encounter with a galaxy-sized being that appears to be God (though, in a ShoutOut to ''Franchise/StarTrek'', Bender theorizes that it's the remains of a satellite that collided with God). It seems to care about living creatures, but espouses a "light touch" philosophy to keep them from dependency. God also has a cameo in ''Bender's Big Score'', wherein he makes a sound of surprise and coughs up a TimeyWimeyBall in response to the speaking of the universal time code.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "Godfellas", Bender has an encounter with a galaxy-sized being that appears to be God (though, in a ShoutOut to ''Franchise/StarTrek'', Bender theorizes that it's the remains of a satellite that collided with God). It seems to care about living creatures, but espouses a "light touch" philosophy to keep them from dependency. God also has a cameo in TheMovie ''Bender's Big Score'', wherein he makes a sound of surprise and coughs up a TimeyWimeyBall in response to the speaking of the universal time code.
** Robot God appeared in the Season 6 episode "Ghost in the Machines" while [[EldritchAbomination Yivo]] from The second movie "The Beast with a Billion Backs" has elements of the Judeo-Christian God (albeit slightly twisted ones).[[note]]Prior to Season 6, Robot God had been an unused concept dating back to Season 1's ''Hell is Other Robots''. In that episode, he would have been seen in Robot Hell giving robots electricity to "jack on" with.[[/note]]

* In the lolcat universe, Ceiling Cat fills the role. He battles to save souls against Basement Cat.

The Big Boss of the universe in monotheistic and monolatric religions. [[GratuitousGreek The Alpha and the Omega]], the Big Cheese, the Big Guy in the Sky, the Man Upstairs, the Almighty, the Creator, Capital G, Ceiling Cat, Old Beardy. %% That's plenty. The reader gets it.

* God appeared in late-season ''[[Series/TheXFiles X-Files]]''...as a ratings stunt! Here he's played by Burt Reynolds, adding a salty, world-weariness to the role. In "Improbable", God is sitting at a bar playing cards with himself whilst watching over one of his troubled souls, willing him to make better choices in life without actually giving him any options because he has to make that choice himself. The distress on God's face when the man heads into the toilets to kill again despite every opportunity he has had to walk away reveals a momentary disappointment in the species he has created. The fact that a man heads to the machine that Vicky was playing on and scores a jackpot just as she is murdered goes to prove [[CrapsackWorld what a bitch fate can be.]]

* A little girl appears in one episode of the first season of ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy'', appearing to Klaus [[spoiler: after his death in episode seven, when he wakes up in a black-and-white world]], riding a bicycle, dispensing cryptic bits of information, and mentioning that she made everyone. Much different from the comics version, who is a cowboy.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'':

* An interesting take in ''LightNovel/{{DDD}}'' by [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} Kinoko Nasu]]: TheMultiverse being the way it is, even the phenomenon of "God" was most likely [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve willed into existence by humanity's beliefs]]. However, while [[OurMonstersAreDifferent demons are incomplete beings]] (which is why they need humans to define their existence), if God was truly omniscient and omnipotent, then He would have no need to interact with human beings since He only needs Himself.

* God is a BonusBoss in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVII''. The greatest power of the Supreme Being? [[UselessUsefulSpell Terrible jokes.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' has Jubileus, who is referred to as "The Creator" by just about all other bosses in the game and her {{Boss Subtitle|s}} is Dea, which is Latin for goddess. It is worth noting that despite her status as God, she is not the hardest boss in the game... [[spoiler:that honor goes to [[BonusBoss Rodin]]. She's also not the only God in the game; it's revealed she's only the Creator-God of [[{{Heaven}} Paradiso]], and at the end of the game, Bayonetta summons the Dea of [[{{Hell}} Inferno]], Queen Sheba, who kicks Jubileus's soul right out of her body and HurlItIntoTheSun]].