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* ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': Because of [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve the way the setting works]], [[UndyingLoyalty Shuna's unyielding faith in Rimuru]] allows her to use [[WhiteMagic Holy Magic]], which is usually fueled by the user's faith in a particular god. [[CrisisOfFaith Adalman]] is so impressed by this that he asks to meet with Rimuru after Shuna defeats him, eventually [[HeelFaithTurn worshipping Rimuru as his new god]].
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* ''Manga/MariaNoDanzai'': [[spoiler:Although Akihiro Yuda decided to [[TheDogBitesBack kill Okaya and his gang with his own hands]], in the end chickened out at the last second as he stalked Kowase to his house. In that moment, he watched [[BullyHunter Maria]] enter Kowase's house to kidnap him, after which he followed her as she drove Kowase to the abandoned church where she ultimately killed him. When Maria confronts Yuda in the present for [[HeKnowsTooMuch murdering Iijima]], he states that seeing Maria [[CradlingYourKill cradling Kowase's corpse]] was like seeing a God, and thus [[PsychoSupporter Yuda has resolved to become her accomplice]].]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Yuda:''' Your presence, through my eyes... was that of a ''God''.]]
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* ''Series/MrAndMrsSmith2024'': In the finale, the "super high risk" John and Jane talk about their employer like he's a god (which Jane lampshades), because they worship their boss's apparent omniscience.
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* ''Fanfic/NewVegasShowtime'': Vince, in reference to [[LetsPlay/MikeBurnfire the Let's Player]] he's an {{expy}} of, invokes the name of John Moses Browning like this when giving Ann a free 1911.


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* ''LetsPlay/MikeBurnfire'': [[GunNut Zach]] refers to John Moses Browning as a god multiple times.
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* In ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', Ishida Mitsunari worships Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a god for having saved his life as a child and giving that life purpose as one of his retainers. When Ieyasu Tokugawa killed Hideyoshi in ''Sengoku Basara 3'', Mitsunari was consumed by rage and despair, founding the Western Army in a RoaringRampageOfRevenge. Mitsunari always prays to Hideyoshi's memory to ask him for the resolve to carry out his vengeance.

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* In ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', Ishida Mitsunari worships Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a god for having saved his life as a child and giving that life purpose as one of his retainers. When Ieyasu Tokugawa Ieyasu killed Hideyoshi in ''Sengoku Basara 3'', Mitsunari was consumed by rage and despair, founding the Western Army in a RoaringRampageOfRevenge. Mitsunari always prays to Hideyoshi's memory to ask him for the resolve to carry out his vengeance.
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* In ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', Ishida Mitsunari worships Toyotomi Hideyoshi as a god for having saved his life as a child and giving that life purpose as one of his retainers. When Ieyasu Tokugawa killed Hideyoshi in ''Sengoku Basara 3'', Mitsunari was consumed by rage and despair, founding the Western Army in a RoaringRampageOfRevenge. Mitsunari always prays to Hideyoshi's memory to ask him for the resolve to carry out his vengeance.
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* ''Film/FairPlay'': Luke tells Campbell that the job is his religion and Campbell is his god to convince him that he would give the PM position everything he's got. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:the PM Campbell has actually hired for the job arrives at that moment, furthering Luke's humiliation.]]
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* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' Ser Davos the Onion Knight greatly revers Stannis Baratheon, his king and the man who raised him to knighthood after the rebellion. Both Stannis and Davos's son Matthos become followers of the Red God, R'hollor, a religion of which Davos himself is skeptical. When Matthos keeps trying to convince him to become a follower as well, Davos finally says that if Matthos wants him to have a god, his god is Stannis Baratheon. Despite (or because of) his feelings, however, Davos is one of the few people willing to stand up to Stannis and [[HonestAdvisor call him out when he feels his king is making the wrong decision]].
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* Said by Roy in the movie ''Film/{{Wolf}}'', when Will tells him of a ballsy business stunt he is going to pull.

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* Said by Roy in the movie ''Film/{{Wolf}}'', ''Film/WolfMikeNichols'', when Will tells him of a ballsy business stunt he is going to pull.
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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In the first scene of [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf the second episode]], when Rashid tires of Daniel Molloys's line of questioning, he simply asserts that his vampire boss Louis de Pointe du Lac is a deity whom he's happy to obey.

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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In the first scene of [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the second episode]], Phantoms of Your Former Self]]", when Rashid tires of Daniel Molloys's Molloy's line of questioning, he simply asserts that his vampire boss Louis de Pointe du Lac is a deity whom he's happy to obey.

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Crosswicking example from Over Lord 2012 Kingdoms.


* ''Literature/Overlord2012'': PlayedForDrama in that the Nazarick denizens ''really do'' think Ainz is a god: [[JustifiedTrope since they're custom-designed NPCs]] brought to life by means unexplained, they think of Ainz and his fellow guildmembers as creator deities, despite Ainz' efforts to convince them otherwise (since they're no longer in a game, he can't edit or create new [=NPCs=] anymore).

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PlayedForDrama in that the Nazarick denizens ''really do'' think Ainz is a god: [[JustifiedTrope since they're custom-designed NPCs]] brought to life by means unexplained, they think of Ainz and his fellow guildmembers as creator deities, despite Ainz' efforts to convince them otherwise (since they're no longer in a game, he can't edit or create new [=NPCs=] anymore).anymore).
** Upon meeting Ainz and seeing for himself how abysmally powerful he is, Fluder comes to believe that Ainz is the world's resident [[PhysicalGod God of Magic]] and prostrates himself before him, begging Ainz to teach him.
--->'''Fluder:''' My faith lies in the god that rules and presides over magic. But if you are not that exalted being, then I shall immediately recant my faith, for the one true god has finally appeared before me.
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* In ''Literature/GirlsKingdom'', this is how Sara sees Sakura, who rescued her from the gutter and gave her a reason to live, by hiring her as her maid. She even says, "To me, I can honestly say that she's akin to a goddess."
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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In the first scene of [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf the second episode]], when Rashid tires of Daniel Molloys's line of questioning, he simply asserts that his vampire boss Louis de Pointe du Lac is a deity whom he's happy to obey.
-->'''Daniel''': Did you always work for [Louis]? Sign an NDA? I mean, is it only work [[SleepingWithTheBoss or are you and he...]]?\\
'''Rashid''': I serve a god. It is my honor to serve.

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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "The Talons of Weng-Chiang", the VillainOfTheWeek Magnus Greel uses a GodGuise, but doesn't try to hide the fact that he's actually a time traveler from [[TheDragon Li H'sen Chang]], to whom it makes no difference as Greel raised him up from a humble Chinese peasant to a magician who performs before crowned heads of Europe.
-->'''Doctor:''' You know he's not a God, don't you?\\
'''Chang:''' He came to me like a God, in his cabinet of fire!



* ''Series/That70sShow'' when Fez and Kelso think Eric slept with Donna's mom, they prostrate themselves on the floor and call him a god.
-->'''Kelso:''' A GOD I SAY!



* ''Series/IClaudius''. Herod tells Claudius that when he first came to Rome as a royal hostage, all the Romans seemed like gods, even him. Ironically Herod later dies after pretending to be the Son of God in a bid for power.



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* ''Series/{{Smallville}}''''Series/MrRobot:'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Tyrell Wellick's]] immediate reaction post [[spoiler:the successful 5/9 hack]] is to manically compare both him and Elliot Alderson to gods. Understandably, Robot isn't exactly pleased by this, viewing Tyrell's obsession with Elliot and his overinflated ego as more of a risk than anything else. [[JerkassHasAPoint He's right,]] and the [[MoreThanMindControl events of Season 2]] combined with Tyrell's increasing instability nearly culminate in [[spoiler:Elliot bleeding out from a gunshot wound,]] Tyrell tearfully insisting throughout that Elliot is meant to be a god and is needlessly throwing away his chances at achieving such a thing. [[spoiler:[[FaceHeelRevolvingDoor Though, it's not as if Robot is entirely blameless for the situation either...]]]]
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* ''Series/DoctorWho''. In "The Talons of Weng-Chiang", the VillainOfTheWeek Magnus Greel uses a GodGuise, but doesn't try to hide the fact that he's actually a time traveler from [[TheDragon Li H'sen Chang]], to whom it makes no difference as Greel raised him up from a humble Chinese peasant to a magician who performs before crowned heads of Europe.
-->'''Doctor:''' You know he's not a God, don't you?\\
'''Chang:''' He came to me like a God, in his cabinet of fire!
* ''Series/IClaudius''. Herod tells Claudius that when he first came to Rome as a royal hostage, all the Romans seemed like gods, even him. Ironically Herod later dies after pretending to be the Son of God in a bid for power.
* ''Series/MrRobot:'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Tyrell Wellick's]] immediate reaction post [[spoiler:the successful 5/9 hack]] is to manically compare both him and Elliot Alderson to gods. Understandably, Robot isn't exactly pleased by this, viewing Tyrell's obsession with Elliot and his overinflated ego as more of a risk than anything else. [[JerkassHasAPoint He's right,]] and the [[MoreThanMindControl events of Season 2]] combined with Tyrell's increasing instability nearly culminate in [[spoiler:Elliot bleeding out from a gunshot wound,]] Tyrell tearfully insisting throughout that Elliot is meant to be a god and is needlessly throwing away his chances at achieving such a thing. [[spoiler:[[FaceHeelRevolvingDoor Though, it's not as if Robot is entirely blameless for the situation either...]]]]

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* ''Series/DoctorWho''. In "The Talons of Weng-Chiang", the VillainOfTheWeek Magnus Greel uses a GodGuise, but doesn't try to hide the fact that he's actually a time traveler from [[TheDragon Li H'sen Chang]], to whom it makes no difference as Greel raised him up from a humble Chinese peasant to a magician who performs before crowned heads of Europe.
-->'''Doctor:''' You know he's not a God, don't you?\\
'''Chang:''' He came to me like a God, in his cabinet of fire!
* ''Series/IClaudius''. Herod tells Claudius that
''Series/That70sShow'' when he first came to Rome as a royal hostage, all the Romans seemed like gods, even him. Ironically Herod later dies after pretending to be the Son of God in a bid for power.
* ''Series/MrRobot:'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Tyrell Wellick's]] immediate reaction post [[spoiler:the successful 5/9 hack]] is to manically compare both him
Fez and Elliot Alderson to gods. Understandably, Robot isn't exactly pleased by this, viewing Tyrell's obsession Kelso think Eric slept with Elliot Donna's mom, they prostrate themselves on the floor and his overinflated ego as more of call him a risk than anything else. [[JerkassHasAPoint He's right,]] and the [[MoreThanMindControl events of Season 2]] combined with Tyrell's increasing instability nearly culminate in [[spoiler:Elliot bleeding out from a gunshot wound,]] Tyrell tearfully insisting throughout that Elliot is meant to be a god and is needlessly throwing away his chances at achieving such a thing. [[spoiler:[[FaceHeelRevolvingDoor Though, it's not as if Robot is entirely blameless for the situation either...]]]]
god.
-->'''Kelso:''' A GOD I SAY!
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->''"You... are... GODS!!!"''
-->-- '''Peter Griffin to Music/{{Kiss}} ''', ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''

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->''"You... are... GODS!!!"''
GODS!"''
-->-- '''Peter Griffin to Music/{{Kiss}} ''', Music/{{Kiss}}''', ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''



* ''Manga/Overlord2012'': PlayedForDrama in that the Nazarick denizens ''really do'' think Ainz is a god: [[JustifiedTrope since they're custom-designed [=NPCs=]]] brought to life by means unexplained, they think of Ainz and his fellow guildmembers as creator deities, despite Ainz' efforts to convince them otherwise (since they're no longer in a game, he can't edit or create new [=NPCs=] anymore).

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* ''Manga/Overlord2012'': ''Literature/Overlord2012'': PlayedForDrama in that the Nazarick denizens ''really do'' think Ainz is a god: [[JustifiedTrope since they're custom-designed [=NPCs=]]] NPCs]] brought to life by means unexplained, they think of Ainz and his fellow guildmembers as creator deities, despite Ainz' efforts to convince them otherwise (since they're no longer in a game, he can't edit or create new [=NPCs=] anymore).
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* ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': After reincarnating in another world, Azusa lived in the highlands above Flatta for 300 years, providing [[TheMedic effective medicine]] at a nominal fee. Because of this, the villagers see her as more of a guardian spirit than a neighbour, though they don't actively worship her.

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* ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': ''Literature/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': After reincarnating in another world, Azusa lived in the highlands above Flatta for 300 years, providing [[TheMedic effective medicine]] at a nominal fee. Because of this, the villagers see her as more of a guardian spirit than a neighbour, though they don't actively worship her.
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--->'''Dog:''' You feed me, care for me, and cater to my every need. YOU MUST BE A GOD!//

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--->'''Dog:''' You feed me, care for me, and cater to my every need. YOU MUST BE A GOD!//GOD!\\
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* What's the difference between dogs and cats?
--->'''Dog:''' You feed me, care for me, and cater to my every need. YOU MUST BE A GOD!//
'''Cat:''' You feed me, care for me, and cater to my every need. I MUST BE A GOD!
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* ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': After reincarnating in another world, Azusa lived in the highlands above Flatta for 300 years, providing [[TheMedic effective medicine]] at a nominal fee. Because of this, the villagers see her as more of a guardian spirit than a neighbour, though they don't actively worship her.


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* ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': Azusa lives in the highlands above Flatta for 300 years, providing [[TheMedic effective medicine]] at a nominal fee. Because of this, the villagers see her as more of a guardian spirit than a neighbour, though they don't actively worship her.

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* ''LightNovel/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'': After reincarnating in another world, Azusa lives lived in the highlands above Flatta for 300 years, providing [[TheMedic effective medicine]] at a nominal fee. Because of this, the villagers see her as more of a guardian spirit than a neighbour, though they don't actively worship her.



* ''Manga/Overlord2012'': PlayedForDrama in that the Nazarick denizens ''really do'' think Ainz is a god: since they're custom-designed [=NPCs=] brought to life by means unexplained, they think of Ainz and his fellow guildmembers as creator deities, despite Ainz' efforts to convince them otherwise (since they're no longer in a game, he can't edit or create new [=NPCs=] anymore).

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* ''Manga/Overlord2012'': PlayedForDrama in that the Nazarick denizens ''really do'' think Ainz is a god: [[JustifiedTrope since they're custom-designed [=NPCs=] [=NPCs=]]] brought to life by means unexplained, they think of Ainz and his fellow guildmembers as creator deities, despite Ainz' efforts to convince them otherwise (since they're no longer in a game, he can't edit or create new [=NPCs=] anymore).

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