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* ''Fanfic/DragonballZLegacies'': Orthros isn't bound by the laws of space-time and has no limitations for where or ''when'' she can go. Not only can she freely travel to every [[AnotherDimension dimension]], [[AlternateUniverse universe]], and [[AlternateTimeline timeline]] in existence, but she can also jump to any time period with perfect accuracy. Even one's thoughts and dreams aren't safe from her reach. This allows her to be "everywhere and nowhere" at the same time, effectively making her [[TheOmniscient omniscient]] as she already knows ''exactly'' what will happen in the future, as well as any alternate futures caused by ForWantOfANail.

* ''Fanfic/DragonballZLegacies'': Orthros is not bound by any rules or limits for where or ''when'' she can be. Not only can she jump to any dimension, AlternateUniverse, or AlternateTimeline that she pleases, but she can also choose whatever time period she wishes to appear in. She can even enter people's dreams. This has effectively made her omniscient as she knows exactly what will happen in the future as well as every possibility for how it will happen.

* Some of the supernatural beings on occasion showcase the power to manifest multiple version of themselves at the same time in different places. [[{{Satan}} Mephisto]] in the Franchise/SpiderMan comic ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' has a conversation with both Peter Parker and Mary Jane at the same time in different locations with one Mephisto disappearing when the two finally meet. From ComicBook/TheMightyThor, [[MotherNature Gaea, the Earth goddess]] is discovered to have an ongoing/nonsuffering manifestation in {{Hell}} since Hell in a metaphysical sense is part of Earth. After ComicBook/FearItself, [[TopGod Odin, king of Asgard]] appears to [[IronMan Tony Stark]] and when Stark says Odin should be at Thor's funeral Odin states he is there as well while talking with Stark.

** Also Lord English. He is already here.

* In ''Film/{{Jumper}}'', the [[KnightTemplar Paladins]] reference this, claiming that the reason they hunt the jumpers is because "Only God should have this power--to be in all places, at all times." Note that the jumpers aren't actually an example (being pretty standard {{teleporters|AndTransporters}}); the Paladins are just over-reacting fanatics.

* On the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', Death is everywhere at once, though we only see him when narrative causality requires it. The best example would be Discworld/WyrdSisters, where he is simultaneously looking at where [[spoiler:King Felmet]] jumped off and waiting for him at the base of the cliff.

* Some of the supernatural beings on occasion showcase the power to manifest multiple version of themselves at the same time in different places. [[{{Satan}} Mephisto]] in the Franchise/SpiderMan comic ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' has a conversation with both Peter Parker and Mary Jane at the same time in different locations with one Mephisto disappearing when the two finally meet. From ComicBook/TheMightyThor, [[MotherNature Gaea, the Earth goddess]] is discovered to have an ongoing/nonsuffering manifestation in {{Hell}} since Hell in a metaphysical sense is part of Earth. After ComicBook/FearItself, [[TopGod Odin, king of Asgard]] appears to [[IronMan Tony Stark]] and when Stark says Odin should be as Thor's funeral Odin states he is there as well while talking with Stark.

* [[AnthropomorphicPersonification The Endless]] from ''Comicbook/TheSandman'' can appear whenever their domain is invoked. The best example is Death, who personally retrieves every person who dies. In one story, she becomes mortal to experience mortal life for a single day only to die, meet herself, and while in two different bodies have a conversation about life.
* Omnipresence becomes a key issue in the ''Comicbook/{{Lucifer}}'' in the second half of the title. [[{{God}} Yahweh]]'s mind is literally every where in the universe, between every atom, and his will sustains everything. This is also one of the key reasons [[TheOmniscient that he knows everything.]] When Yahweh withdraws from the universe to try and create something he does not know the universe no longer exist because Yahweh's omnipresent will is not there to sustain it.

* Some of the supernatural beings on occasion showcase the power to manifest multiple version of themselves at the same time in different places. [[{{Satan}} Mephisto]] in the Spider-Man comic ''Comicbook/OneMoreDay'' has a conversation with both Peter Parker and Mary Jane at the same time in different locations with one Mephisto disappearing when the two finally meet. From ComicBook/TheMightyThor, [[MotherNature Gaea, the Earth goddess]] is discovered to have an ongoing/nonsuffering manifestation in {{Hell}} since Hell in a metaphysical sense is part of Earth. After Comicbook/FearItself, [[TopGod Odin, king of Asgard]] appears to [[IronMan Tony Stark]] and when Stark says Odin should be as Thor's funeral Odin states he is there as well while talking with Stark.
* ''Comicbook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool'' has the potential to be omniscient, due to her powers. Since she can read past, present and future comic pages, she can know everything that happens in the universe, including peoples' thoughts or flashbacks. While Gwen currently can't do this, her evil future self is, and has used it to ruin the lives of everyone around her. The only blind spot is Teddy Poole, her brother; since "he's not a character in her comic," and can't be tracked unless he appears in her book.

* In the ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' the main villain [[BigBad Sauron]] physically stays in his fortress in Mordor, but he is able to project his mind/will across vast distances to unite his armies. Without his presence his armies would turn on each other.

* The Transcendent Pig from Diane Duane's ''Literature/YoungWizards'' series. Yes, it really is an Earth pig, strutting about on its hind legs and chatting with random people. It's also technically not a creature, since none of the gods can remember creating it. Due to the implication that it is also TheOmniscient, all wizards are under strict orders to greet it with "What is the meaning of life?" in the hope that one day it will slip up and answer.

* In the original Franchise/CthulhuMythos stories, Yog-Sothoth was locked out of our universe and had its freedom of movement and appearance severely limited, so it wasn't an example of this trope (but could have been if it is ever gotten loose).
* In Rick Riordan's ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'', the Olympian gods can manifest in multiple places usually whenever they or their domain is invoked. In ''The Last Olympian'', Dionysus manifest physically at a party to talk with Percy while his "main self" is knocked out under a mountain. They can also project their "will" to be at many places at once to take action without being physical present. Hera is noted to several times take action throughout the books to help or hinder the characters without physically manifesting. However, certain magical prisons can prevent them from manifesting in different places forcing them to be in only one place at a time.

[[folder:Religion and Mythology]]
* This is one of the traditional abilities attributed to {{God}}, in addition to [[TheOmnipotent Omnipotence]], [[TheOmniscient Omniscience]], and occasionally "[[AllLovingHero omni-benevolence]]."
* This is also Brahman's attribute in Hinduism.

* Some of the supernatural beings on ocassion showcase the power to manifest multiple version of themselves at the same time in different places. [[{{Satan}} Mephisto]] in the Spider-Man comic ''Comicbook/OneMoreDay'' has a conversation with both Peter Parker and Mary Jane at the same time in different locations with one Mephisto disappearing when the two finally meet. From ComicBook/TheMightyThor, [[MotherNature Gaea, the Earth goddess]] is discovered to have an ongoing/nonsuffering manifestation in {{Hell}} since Hell in a metaphysical sense is part of Earth. After Comicbook/FearItself, [[TopGod Odin, king of Asgard]] appears to [[IronMan Tony Stark]] and when Stark says Odin should be as Thor's funeral Odin states he is there as well while talking with Stark.

* In ''Film/{{Jumper}}'', the [[KnightTemplar Paladins]] reference this, claiming that the reason they hunt the jumpers is because "Only God should have this power--to be in all places, at all times." Note that the jumpers aren't actually an example (being pretty standard {{teleporters|AndTransporters}}), the Paladins are just over-reacting fanatics.

* In Rick Riodan's ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'', the Olympian gods can manifest in multiple places usually whenever they or their domain is invoked. In ''The Last Olympian'', Dionysus manifest physically at a party to talk with Percy while his "main self" is knocked out under a mountain. They can also project their "will" to be at many places at once to take action without being physical present. Hera is noted to several times take action throughout the books to help or hinder the characters without physically manifesting. However, certain magical prisons can prevent them from manifesting in different places forcing them to be in only one place at a time.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', [[spoiler: John]] ends up developing an ability like this.

For whatever reason--inherent trait, aborted [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascension]], whatever, these people can exist wherever and whenever they please. Often results in many, many instances of OffscreenTeleportation, except they didn't teleport; you just noticed that they were somewhere else.

-->--''Literature/YoungWizards''

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', [[spoiler:Aleister Crowley]] is capable of omnipresence, among other things.

* [[AnthropomorphicPersonification The Endless]] from ''Comicbook/TheSandman'' can appear whenever their domain is invoked. The best example is Death, who personally retrieves every person who dies. In one story, she becomes mortal to experience mortal life for a single day only to day, meet herself, and while in two different bodies have a conversation about life.

* Schrodinger of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' is a sort of self-observation with will. Self-described as "everywhere and nowhere," if he wills himself as being in any place at any time, he appears there, including in people's thoughts (as was seen in Zorin Blitz's last moments). [[spoiler:This became Alucard's downfall, as his very existence relies on being aware of himself, and once that self was absorbed into Alucard, who exists beside millions of consciousnesses in a single being, he was no longer able to recognize himself as alive or dead (and neither could Alucard by extension). This erased a once-thought immortal, unstoppable vampire from the series, all the way until the epilogue]].

** ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion'' shows loopholes in her power. [[spoiler:Madoka can be blocked out of a space or be forced to assume a linear and observable form - and thus be controlled.]]

* On the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', Death is everywhere at once, though we only see him when narrative causality requires it. The best example would be Discworld/WyrdSisters, where he is simultaneously looking at where [[spoiler:King Felmet]] jumped off and waiting for him at the boase of the cliff.

* The [[AnthropomorphicPersonifications abstract beings like Eternity and Death]] from MarvelComics exist wherever their concept exist. In Eternity's case, he is everywhere in the universe or more specifically time. They can create multiple copies of themselves if need by, but rarely choose to act on a strictly physical level.

* ''Webcomic/UnwindersTallComics'' has the in-universe short story "The Gimel" (an AffectionateParody of JorgeLuisBorges' "The Aleph"), which appears on pages [[http://tallcomics.com/?id=83 83]] and [[http://tallcomics.com/?id=84 84]]. The Gimel is an object which causes anyone who touches it to become omnipresent--and the incompetent author Soncho Michez accidentally finds one at the bottom of a barrel. "It's sort of like if there were hundreds and hundreds of Sonchos out there all over the whole entire world, and there is nowhere you can go without me being in your way."

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'' magazine #12, "The Lovecraftian Mythos in Dungeons And Dragons''. The CthulhuMythos deity Yog-Sothoth is not subject to the laws of space and time and can appear at various parts of the universe simultaneously.

* In the original CthulhuMythos stories, Yog-Sothoth was locked out of our universe and had its freedom of movement and appearance severely limited, so it wasn't an example of this trope (but could have been if it is ever gotten loose).

* ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': Apocalypse's goal is to "Be everywhere -- Be everyone" through MassHypnosis of the entire planet [[spoiler:by using Charles Xavier as his new vessel so he can amplify Charles's psychic abilities with his own powers.]]