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The power to use the abilities of a demiurge. Variation of Transcendent Physiology and False Deity. Counterpart of Demogorgon and (sometimes) opposite to the Supreme Being.

Also Called[]

  • Creator/Ruler of the Physical World
  • God of the Physical Plane/World
  • Lower God/Deity
  • Personal Creator God/Deity

Capabilities[]

User with this ability either is or can transform into a demiurge, an artisan-like being responsible for the fashioning, shaping, and maintenance of the physical universe, or at least some portion of it. It may clear things to know that in Greek dēmiourgos means literally "public worker" and was originally a common noun meaning "craftsman" or "artisan", but gradually it came to mean "producer" and eventually "creator" or "maker". Depending on the system, they may be considered to be either uncreated and eternal or considered to be the product of a supreme entity.

According to the Platonic and Gnostic philosophical teachings, the Demiurge is a supernatural being imagined as creating or fashioning the world in subordination to the Supreme Being and sometimes regarded as the originator of good or evil. This being is regarded as the creator of the world but inferior to the Supreme Deity, who is the creator of the universe itself and the Demiurge. The Demiurge is also incapable of creating perfect world forms, and all of their planetary creations are flawed as a result.

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Limitations[]

  • User's power may pale in comparison to a higher-level deity.
  • Every creation of the user may be flawed at some level.
    • That is a reflection of the user's own flaws and imperfections.

Known Users[]

See also Demiurge Archetype

Mythology

  • Yaldabaoth (Gnosticism)
  • Indra (Hinduism)
  • Vishvakarman (Hinduism)
  • Mana Rabba (Mandaeanism)
  • Ptahil (Mandaeanism)
  • Yushamin (Mandaeanism)
  • Abathur (Mandaeanism)
  • Zeus (Platonism/Greek Mythology); via Logos.
  • Lucifer (Catharism); in Mitigated Dualism
  • Rex Mundi (Catharism)
  • ǀKaggen (San religion)
  • Satan (Judaism/Christianity); in works of Athenagoras
  • Kaptan and Magwayen (Philippine Mythology); Negros Island variation

Comics

  • Adam Warlock (Marvel Comics)
  • Demiurge (Marvel Comics)
  • William Kaplan (Marvel Comics) as Demiurge.
  • Galactus (Marvel Comics)
  • Celestials (Marvel Comics)
  • Michael Demiurgos (Vertigo Comics)
  • God (Image Comics)
  • Satan (Image Comics)
  • Spawn (Image Comics)

Anime/Manga

  • Supreme Deity (Seven Deadly Sins)
  • Ialdabaoth/The Lifemaker (UQ Holder)

Literature/Live Television

  • The Turtle/Maturin (The Dark Tower/IT)
  • Creator (Discworld)
  • Creator (of the Continent XXXX) (Discworld)
  • God (The Brand New Testament)
  • The Authority (His Dark Materials)
  • Azathoth (Cthulhu Mythos); In comparison to The Supreme Archetype
  • He Who Remains/Nathaniel Richards (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
  • Lesley (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared TV Series)
  • The Benefactor (The Shift)

Video Games

  • The High Wills (Blasphemous)
  • Elder God (Legacy of Kain)
  • Demiurge (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • The Father/Vega (Doom Eternal)

Web Animation/Comic/Series

  • Jack 'Bec' Noir (Homestuck)
  • Peregine Mendicant (Homestuck)
  • Doc Scratch (Homestuck)
  • First Guardians (Homestuck)
  • Lord English (Homestuck)
  • Yaldabaoth (SCP Foundation)
  • The Maker (SCP Foundation)
  • Roy (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Web Series)

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