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Has the LoveGoddess turned into a DamselInDistress? Has TheMessiah fallen victim to a mob hating unbigoted goodness? Is the pantheon dying because people have forgotten that GodsNeedPrayerBadly? Or has it even come to pass that GodIsDead, and now need resurrection badly? In either case, dear hero, it's time for you to [[JumpedAtTheCall Jump At The Call]] and SaveYourDeity!

* For most of the run of {{Bionicle}}, the plot revolved around finding a way to awaken (and later save, and even later return to his body) Mata Nui, the [[CrystalDragonJesus Great Spirit]]. Although, to avoid controversy and UnfortunateImplications, Mata Nui was never truly "worshiped" in the way a god of a real religion might be.

* The main plot of ''[[PokemonMysteryDungeon Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky]]'' actually involves the player trying to save Dialga from -- Dialga.

* In CreatorDavidWeber and Creator/JohnRingo's ''Literature/PrinceRoger'' series, a supporting character is an Armaghan Satanist. This faith holds that Paradise Lost is propaganda; Satan was on God's side in the War in Heaven, and he lost. The angels have imprisoned God, and it is the duty of all good Satanists to receive military training so that, come Armageddon, they can rescue Him from the "Chains of the Angels."

* In ''{{Kickassia}}'', the cast tries to revive Santa Christ after ThatGuyWithTheGlasses accidentally shoots him. Their chosen method of resurrection is to get everyone they know to repeatedly chant "We believe in Santa Christ!"

* The main plot of [[PokemonMysteryDungeon ''Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky'']] actually involves the player trying to save Dialga from -- Dialga.

* In John Ringo's PrinceRoger series, a supporting character is an Armaghan Satanist. This faith holds that Paradise Lost is propaganda; Satan was on God's side in the War in Heaven, and he lost. The angels have imprisoned God, and it is the duty of all good Satanists to receive military training so that, come Armageddon, they can rescue Him from the "Chains of the Angels."

* The "Blink Of An Eye" episode of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' takes place on a planet where the people are living in the stone age when ''Lightbringer, Groundshaker'' arrive. This deity inspire them to much greatness, but also cause them much harm. Over the ages that follow, they develop their culture and technology in their quest for their deity - Eventually realizing that she is stuck in the sky. Eventually they work together with the crew of USS Voyager to save her. [[spoiler:And yes - "Lightbringer, Groundshaker" ''is'' Voyager: Time itself pass differently on the planet. This episode is a rare case of a pre-warp civilization being portrayed as justified in their belief in humans/starfleet.]]

* In ''SouthPark'', the kids work very hard to save Muhammad -- a divine SuperHero fueled by holy power equal to his teammate [[KungFuJesus Jesus]].

** In another book, it's totally inverted: the new Vessel is a small child on the run from her [[TheMole own priests]], and being protected by a follower of the opposing God.

* In Fiona Patton's {{Branion}} novel ''The Granite Shield'', a historical fantasy set in an alternate Britain, the monarchs are the hereditary [[RoyaltySuperPower avatars]] of a fire god, the Living Flame, and the head of its religion, the Triarchy. For the past hundred years, however, the royal family has converted to a competing religion, [[StopWorshippingMe denied their own divinity]], and literally imprisoned the Flame within their own bodies. Until a Triarch woman gets the bright idea to seduce the monarch, have his firstborn child, and raise it to overthrow its father and return the Flame to prominence. In another book, it's totally inverted: the new Vessel is a small child, on the run from her [[TheMole own priests]] and being protected by a follower of the opposing God.

* In Fiona Patton's {{Branion}} novel ''The Granite Shield'', a historical fantasy set in an alternate Britain, the monarchs are the hereditary [[RoyaltySuperPower avatars]] of a fire god, the Living Flame, and the head of its religion, the Triarchy. For the past hundred years, however, the royal family has converted to a competing religion, [[StopWorshippingMe denied their own divinity]], and literally imprisoned the Flame within their own bodies. Until a Triarch woman gets the bright idea to seduce the monarch, have his firstborn child, and raise it to overthrow its father and return the Flame to prominence. In another book, the new sovereign is a small child, on the run from her enemies and being protected by a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits band of artists and traveling players]] -- subverted a bit in that half of them don't follow her religion and don't see her as a god.

* In Fiona Patton's Branion novel ''The Granite Shield'', a historical fantasy set in an alternate Britain, the monarchs are the hereditary [[RoyaltySuperPower avatars]] of a fire god, the Living Flame, and the head of its religion, the Triarchy. For the past hundred years, however, the royal family has converted to a competing religion, denied their own divinity, and literally imprisoned the Flame within their own bodies. Until a Triarch woman gets the bright idea to seduce the monarch, have his firstborn child, and raise it to overthrow its father and return the Flame to prominence. In another book, the new sovereign is a small child, on the run from her enemies and being protected by a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits band of artists and traveling players]] -- subverted a bit in that half of them don't follow her religion and don't see her as a god.

* In Fiona Patton's Branion novel ''The Granite Shield'', a historical fantasy set in an alternate Britain, the monarchs are the hereditary [[RoyaltySuperPower avatars]] of a fire god, the Living Flame, and the head of its religion, the Triarchy. For the past hundred years, however, the royal family has converted to a competing religion, denied their own divinity, and literally imprisoned the Flame within their own bodies. Until a Triarch woman gets the bright idea to seduce the monarch, have his firstborn child, and raise it to overthrow its father and return the Flame to prominence. In another book, the new sovereign is a small child, on the run from her enemies and being protected by a band of artists and traveling players -- subverted a bit in that half of them don't follow her religion and don't see her as a god.

* In Fiona Patton's Branion novel ''The Granite Shield'', a historical fantasy set in an alternate Britain, the monarchs are the hereditary [[RoyalSuperpower avatars]] of a fire god, the Living Flame, and the head of its religion, the Triarchy. For the past hundred years, however, the royal family has converted to a competing religion, denied their own divinity, and literally imprisoned the Flame within their own bodies. Until a Triarch woman gets the bright idea to seduce the monarch, have his firstborn child, and raise it to overthrow its father and return the Flame to prominence. In another book, the new sovereign is a small child, on the run from her enemies and being protected by a band of artists and traveling players -- subverted a bit in that half of them don't follow her religion and don't see her as a god.

* In Fiona Patton's Branion novel ''The Granite Shield'', a historical fantasy set in an alternate Britain, the monarchs are the hereditary [[PhysicalGod avatars]] of a fire god, the Living Flame, and the head of its religion, the Triarchy. For the past hundred years, however, the royal family has converted to a competing religion, denied their own divinity, and literally imprisoned the Flame within their own bodies. Until a Triarch woman gets the bright idea to seduce the monarch, have his child, and raise it to overthrow its father and return the Flame to prominence.

* ''[[GodOfWar God Of War: Chains of Olympus]]'' tasks Kratos with rescuing Helios.

* ''DungeonsAndDragons''

* In ''{{Lunar}}'', the main DamselInDistress turns out to be [[spoiler:the goddess Althena]].

* ''JadeEmpire'': This drives a large part of the plot. The Water Dragon is not only in charge of rain, but she's also the deity in charge of escorting the deceased to the afterlife for reincarnation. Without her, the world's getting overrun with angry and tormented ghosts. [[spoiler: Of course, you don't ''have'' to rescue or restore her if you're playing Closed Fist.]]
* ''KidIcarus'': The first and second games involve saving Palutena.

* In ''{{Dogma}}'', [[spoiler:Yahweh is in a coma for most of the movie. One of the protagonists rescues him by slaying his mortal form]].

* Discussed in ''TheBible'': Peter grabs a sword to save Jesus from the roman soldiers, but Jesus stops him and recommend pacifism. At some point, Jesus also states that he could easily save himself, or summon a legion of angels to his aid, if he wanted to. This would would go against the entire point though.
* In ''PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'', the quest of Grover and the other satyrs is to find their god Pan, who was said to be dead. Heck, book three of the first series is about saving Artemis, and book one of the second series is about saving Hera. Rick Riordan loves this trope.

* In ''HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'', [[LoveGoddess Aphrodite]] need to be saved sometimes.

* ''DungeonsAndDragons''

* In ''{{Disney/Hercules}}'', Herc has to save Zeus and the other gods from Hades and the Titans.

* The ''Blink Of An Eye'' episode of StarTrekVoyager takes place on a planet where the people are living in the stone age when ''Lightbringer, Groundshaker'' arrive. This deity inspire them to much greatness, but also cause them much harm. Over the ages that follow, they develop their culture and technology in their quest for their deity - Eventually realizing that she is stuck in the sky. Eventually they work together with the crew of USS Voyager to save her. [[spoiler:And yes - "Lightbringer, Groundshaker" ''is'' Voyager: Time itself pass differently on the planet. This episode is a rare case of a pre-warp civilization being portrayed as justified in their belief in humans/starfleet.]]

* A trilogy of novels set in ''ScarredLands'' are about a priest who tries [[spoiler:and finally succeeds]] to resurrect the dead god he used to worship until the [[{{Gotterdammerung}} Divine War]]