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* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', Tim Marcoh is largely responsible for the near extermination of the Ishvalan race, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone feels horrible about it]]. Marcoh ends up saying this to Scar, one of the surviving Ishvalans, as a sign of his own humility, but it only serves to [[BerserkButton piss Scar off]]. Marcoh [[DeathSeeker wanted Scar to kill him]] (both to atone for his sins and so that he could never be forced to make another Philosopher's Stone), but in the end Scar had other plans.

* ''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.

* ''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. [[FaceHeelRevolvingDoor Though, it's not as if Robot is entirely blameless for the situation either...]]

* ''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, the 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).

-->-- '''Peter Griffin''', ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''

* ''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, the 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).

->''"You...are...GODS!!!"''

* Spoken word for word by Wrestling/HulkHogan to Wrestling/AndreTheGiant when he is trying to talk Andre out of his FaceHeelTurn during their appearance on [[Wrestling/RoddyPiper "Piper's]] [[TalkShowWithFists Pit"]] on the February 2 (taped January 26), 1987 ''Wrestling/{{WW|E}}F Superstars.''

A SubTrope of BlasphemousPraise. SisterTrope to BiggerThanJesus (when someone gets this a lot and quotes Music/TheBeatles) and AnswersToTheNameOfGod (when someone says "Oh God" and the character replies, "Yes?").

* in the ''Anime/{{Bleach}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Heirverse}} Gin's petname for Aizen is his 'Sun', and references to the legend of Helios are made constantly.

-->--'''Peter Griffin''', ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''

* ''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 TheChosenOne in a bid for power.

* ''Series/DoctorWho''. In "The Talons of Weng-Chiang", the VillanOfTheWeek 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.

* Referenced very quietly in one passage of LouisaMayAlcott's ''Eight Cousins'', when Uncle Alec's beloved niece Rose is battling what appears to be pneumonia, and may die. Alec, a seasoned world traveler, has many relics of his visits to India and other faraway lands, and he shakes his fist at the carved image of an Indian god as if the god had somehow caused the illness in "[Alec's] own little goddess."

-->Downplayed in ''Fanfic/{{Domovoi}}'', as the Jaegers do refer to Caitlin Lightcap as a deity of sorts for creating the Jaeger project, but mostly in the form of swearwords ("Lightcap-dammit" being one example). Dr. Lightcap is not amused.

* ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': Ultra Magnus is well regarded and feared by both sides in the war. When dealing with a Galactic Counsel detachment, who are known for their hatred of Cybertronians, the captain is honored to meet Magnus and it's revealed that most of the command structure respects his rigid adherence to the law both in letter and spirit. [[spoiler:With the Reveal that Magnus is a LegacyCharacter who's original died long ago, the current Magnus, Minimus Ambus, reveals that he thought of Ultra Magnus as this, the fair and just lawman that he always aspired to be.]]

* {{Discussed|Trope}} in ''Fanfic/PokeWars: The Defervescence'', when Ho-oh and Uxie meet a giant Alakazam that quickly pledges his services to Uxie:
-->'''Ho-oh''': "Might I ask what you told the Alakazam to inspire such reverence for you?"
-->'''Uxie''': "Alakazam are creatures of intellect, more so than other psychics. Knowledge valued as much as air. Meeting creator of their lively hood akin to humans meeting their god. Am in uncomfortable position of being revered as much as Arceus."
-->'''Ho-oh''': "Many would kill for that kind of loyalty."
-->'''Uxie''': "Unnecessary reverence. Did not bestow knowledge, only gave tools with which to reach current status. Sculptor praised for creating art from block of marble, not manufacturer of chisel and hammer. Illogical to believe otherwise. Saddening to see one of such wisdom and intellect blinded by unnecessary worship. [[TheSpock Another example of emotions becoming obstacle in clarity. Preferable to no longer have them.]] Allows for better work ethic."

* In ''FanFic/MegaManDefenderOfTheHumanRace'', Metal Man sees Wily as a god. It's not played for laughs.
* Touched on in the [[Fanfic/{{Cinderjuice}} Contractually Obligated Chaos]] series, in a CallBack to an episode of [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} the show]]. Reminding his listeners (and the reader) that Beetlejuice has an actual functioning shrine for Lydia inside his head, the Fairy Godfather observes that while best friends don't normally get shrines, ''goddesses'' do. She's naturally a little uncomfortable with that implication.

* Said by Roy in the movie ''Film/{{Wolf}}'', when Will tells him of a ballsy business stunt he is going to pull.
* When Neo gives a hacking disk to a client in ''Film/TheMatrix'', the client says "You're my savior, my own personal Jesus Christ." This is a {{downplayed|Trope}} variation, as he seems to be just being nice instead of thinking Neo was amazing. Also a very subtle form of {{Foreshadowing}}, as that's [[MessianicArchetype what Neo ends up becoming]].

* A non-humorous example occurs in ''Literature/TaiPan'', when one character tells Dirk Struan that [[BlasphemousPraise he is God to her]]. He doesn't actually like hearing this, as he is a devout Christian, has been trying to have a mentor-relationship with the woman in question, and probably recognises such a declaration as the result of her slavish admiration and unhealthy obsession with him.

* ''Series/{{Smallville}}''
** While Chloe has always been a HeroWorshipper to Clark, ironically, the only time she called him something along the lines, he was demanding her to help him find a [[MacGuffin crystal]] when she is already waist-deep in her own problems. She tells him to stop looking down on her from [[Myth/GreekMythology Olympus]].
** A straight(er) example in ''Lara'': Kara says Zor-El always seems to be a god to her [[spoiler:but she finds out he has a thing for his brother's wife]].

* The Music/DepecheMode song ''Personal Jesus'', where its arguably deconstructed, as the one who has a personal Jesus is alone and lonely.

* In ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', Juhani describes the renegade Jedi who freed her from slavery on Taris as this, citing them as the reason why she felt the call to go to Dantooine and pursue the Jedi path. It's later revealed that this Jedi was actually ''Darth Revan'' before their fall to the Dark-Side, [[spoiler: ironically the very person she's speaking to, implanted with LaserGuidedAmnesia by the Jedi Council]].

* In ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance are seen this way by the Vortigaunts, calling them "the Freeman" and "the Alyx Vance" respectively.

* In ''Gravitation'', Shuichi has said numerous times that Ryuichi is a god to him.

* ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetstheEye'': Ultra Magnus is well regarded and feared by both sides in the war. When dealing with a Galactic Counsel detachment, who are known for their hatred of Cybertronians, the captain is honored to meet Magnus and it's revealed that most of the command structure respects his rigid adherence to the law both in letter and spirit. [[spoiler:With the Reveal that Magnus is a LegacyCharacter who's original died long ago, the current Magnus, Minimus Ambus, reveals that he thought of Ultra Magnus as this, the fair and just lawman that he always aspired to be.]]

* In ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', Juhani describes the renegade Jedi who freed her from slavery on Taris as this, citing them as the reason why she felt the call to go to Dantooine and pursue the Jedi path. It's later revealed that this Jedi was actually ''Darth Revan'' before their fall to the Dark-Side, [[spoiler: ironically the very person she's speaking to, implanted with LaserGuidedAmnesia by the Jedi Council]].

* When ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'' reviewed ''VideoGame/UltimaI'', Noah gushed about the high concept mixing fantasy and sci-fi works, then saying about RichardGarriot, "He is a god among nerds."