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Candi Sorcerer in training Since: Aug, 2012
Sorcerer in training
Apr 14th 2021 at 10:04:13 PM •••

  • Most codified monotheistic religions give this, or close enough, as one of the myriad titles of its given subject deity. Eric Peterson, a prominent Catholic theologian, pointed out that some early Christian writers referred to the Christ as the Emperor and to His reign as the Imperium. Jesus is also known as the King of Kings through to today, and this was the grounding principle in the divine right of kings—you may rule over your country, but God rules over you.

Examples are not general. Name a specific work or put this on the Trivia page for the Bible.

Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
PalmerianProfessor Since: Jun, 2016
Dec 18th 2017 at 11:21:24 PM •••

Does it count for anything that Hirohito was literally called 'God-Emperor' in American WWII propaganda? It should at least be mentioned in his entry, maybe?

—- Doctor Philip Trelawney, Ph.D, Jordan College, Oxford
Protagonist506 Since: Dec, 2013
Nov 6th 2015 at 3:55:28 PM •••

Wilfried Daim's photo of Hitler signing a document that said "Immediate and unconditional abolition of all religions after the final victory"-can someone site that/track down the photo?

"Any campaign world where an orc samurai can leap off a landcruiser to fight a herd of Bulbasaurs will always have my vote of confidence"
VVK Since: Jun, 2009
Sep 30th 2012 at 1:21:29 PM •••

Look, while Discord is a Physical God, no-one ever said he is. In fact, I know of no records of what he or anyone else said about anything at the time when he ruled. This is about being called a god, not being.

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VVK Since: Jun, 2009
Oct 19th 2013 at 2:49:53 PM •••

Maybe I was a bit hasty in removing him again, but I don't think that latest version was right either. Being (called) an Anthropomorphic Personification, which he actually is pretty explicitly, doesn't make one a god.

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entonerd Since: May, 2012
Aug 29th 2013 at 2:33:46 PM •••

There are better pictures of the Emperor; please can we use one.

This is the best of the bunch in my estimation; http://www.deviantart.com/art/MiniMasterpieces-The-Emperor-122346646, but you might want to get artist permission 1st.

DialgaX Since: Jan, 2001
Jan 9th 2012 at 12:15:29 AM •••

What about the mayor (I.E. the player) in Simcity and other such games?

You're just the mayor but you can do things like demolish buildings with no repercussions, rearrange the landscape at your whim, summon disasters and you live forever.

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VVK Since: Jun, 2009
Sep 30th 2012 at 1:25:53 PM •••

If no-one calls you a god and you don't say so yourself in-game, then it's not an example of this.

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
Apr 5th 2010 at 7:42:18 PM •••

Pulled the Eight Bit Theatre quote from the Quotes Wiki and put it back here. I just think it illustrates the trope better than the current one (though I left that one—two quotes is hardly too many).

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