- "YES! Yes... I feel it, the power... fills me. Yes, I feel the universe within me! I am... I am a part of the cosmos! The power flows... Flows through me! Of what consequence are you now? This planet, these people. They are NOTHING to me! The universe is power! Real, unstoppable POWER! and I am that force! I am that power! KNEEL BEFORE YOUR MASTER! Fool! you are no longer my EQUAL! I am more than man! MORE THAN LIFE! I... am... a.. GOD!"
- ― Skeletor (Masters of the Universe: The Movie)
- "I have crossed the oceans of time in search of this place where I would fulfill my destiny. ...and this is where my journey ends. This is where I become a god. Welcome to Necrosha"
- ― Selene Gallio (Marvel Comics)
The circumstance of being granted godhood by the means of a specific supernatural source. Variation of Nigh-Omnipotence.
Also Called[]
- Bestowed Godhood
- Godhood Ascension
- Godhood Bestowal/Bestowment/Granting
Capabilities[]
Users can gain godhood via contact with or assimilation of a supernatural source or entity. With this event, the user can utilize the virtually limitless power and bring order or chaos to the universe itself.
Depending on the nature of whatever supernatural source or entity that grants them their powers users can gain powerful abilities based on the nature behind their power making them potential avatars representing their power and godhood by its nature and their own.
Applications[]
- Nigh-Omnipotence/Conditional Omnipotence (Varies)
- God Form
- Transcendent Physiology
- Absolute Superpower Manipulation
- Autopotence
- Creation-Destruction Manipulation
- Divinity/Greater Divinity/Supreme Divinity
- Ethereal Manipulation/Etherius Warping
- Omnifarious
- Complete Arsenal/Nigh-Complete Arsenal
- Science-Magic Transcendence
- Physical/Psionic Godhood
- Selective Transcendence
- Ultimate Power
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- If the user is cut off or removed from their source of godhood, they will become powerless.
- Users of Divine Slayer and Transcendent Weaponry can kill the deity.
- The user's power can be stolen from them.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach); via the Hogyoku
- Son Goku (Dragon Ball series); via Super Saiyan God
- Vegeta (Dragon Ball series); via Super Saiyan God
- Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail); via the Fairy Heart
- Father (Fullmetal Alchemist); via absorbing God
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto); via Six Paths Chakra
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto); via Six Paths Chakra
- Arthur Pendragon (The Seven Deadly Sins); via becoming one with Chaos
- Rimuru Tempest (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime); via absorbing Veldanava
- Willful Master (Wolyaverse)
Cartoons
- Freakshow (Danny Phantom); via the Reality Gauntlet
- Rex Salazar (Generator Rex); via Meta-Nanites
- Ben Tennyson (Ben 10); via Alien X
- Gene Khan/Mandarin (Iron Man: Armored Adventures); via the Makluan Rings
- Lex Luthor (Justice League Action); via Oculus
Comics
- Chaos Energy (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Elaine Belloc (DC Comics)
- God of Strength, Superman (DC Comics); via Apokolips Fire Pit
- God of Death, Flash (DC Comics); via fusing with Black Racer
- God of Gods, Shazam (DC Comics); via the Old Gods
- God of Light, Hal Jordan (DC Comics); via the Mother Box
- Lord Chaos (DC Comics); via godly energies inherited from Donna Troy
- Danik (CrossGen); via the Transition process
- Solusandra (CrossGen); via the Transition process
- Appoloyon (CrossGen); via the Transition process
- Charon (CrossGen); via the Transition process
- Spawn (Image Comics); via the Fruit from the Tree of Life
- Hercules (Marvel Comics); via the ingredients of full all-powerful and undeniable godhood
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics); via the Crystal of Ultimate Vision
- Various Hosts (Marvel Comics); via the Phoenix Force
- Doctor Victor von Doom (Marvel Comics); temporarily in multiple forms
- Doctor Stephen Strange (Marvel Comics); via Eternity and other cosmic abstracts he invokes
- Selene (Marvel Comics); temporarily via the reanimated souls of a million mutants
- Godlike Doctor Robotnik (Sonic the Comic); temporarily by absorbing the Chaos Emeralds
- Max Faraday (WildStorm); via the Creation Equation
- Eddie Brock (Marvel Comics); via slaying Knull and obtaining the power of the King in Black
Movies
- Bruce Nolan (Bruce Almighty); temporarily
- Lucy (Lucy); via CPH4 drug
- Skeletor (Masters of the Universe: The Movie)
Live Television
- Castiel (Supernatural); via all the souls from Purgatory
- Metatron (Supernatural); via connection to the Angel Tablet
Video Games
- Arkantos (Age of Mythology); via Athena's powers
- Asura (Asura's Wrath); via the Mantra Reactor
- Mundus (Devil May Cry); via the Qliphoth Fruit
- Urizen (Devil May Cry); via the Qliphoth Fruit
- Kratos (God of War); via Pandora's Box
- Lucia (Lunar: Eternal Blue); via Althena's powers
- Shizel (Tales of Eternia); via possession by Nereid
- Asriel Dreemurr (Undertale); via absorbing every soul in the underground.
- Frostbite (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Oracle Ascendant (Valkyrie Crusade); via the gifts of the gods.
- God Scheherazade (Valkyrie Crusade); via worship
- Divine Murakuma (Valkyrie Crusade); via Serpent Slayer and War Godess Dress
- Shulk (Xenoblade Chronicles); via the True Monado
Known Objects[]
- Hōgyoku (Bleach)
- Heart of the Master (Boom Studios!'s Power Rangers)
- Reality Gauntlet (Danny Phantom)
- Anti-Life Equation (DC Comics)
- Life Equation (DC Comics)
- Element X/Tenth Metal (DC Comics)
- Laurel Wreath (Ducktales 2017)
- The Qliphoth Fruit (Devil May Cry)
- Meta-Nanites (Generator Rex)
- The Oculus of the Argo (Justice League Action)
- Chaos Emeralds (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Master Emerald (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sol Emeralds (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Infinity Gauntlet (Marvel Comics)
- Cosmic Cube/Tessaracts (Marvel Comics)
- Crystal of Ultimate Vision (Marvel Comics)
- The Word of God (Supernatural)
- Creation Equation (Wildstorm Comics)
- Zeus’s Wreath (DuckTales 2017)
Known Locations[]
- Valley of the Gods (Forgotten Realms)
Gallery[]
Knuckles (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) in his Chaos Knuckles form which essentially made him a living Chaos Emerald, possessing a direct connection to the Chaos Force stronger than that of any other known living being and the closest thing to a God.
Lord Chaos (DC Comics) is the son of Donna Troy and wields the power of not only the gods but also the titans of Myth.
Upon gaining the power from the ingredients of true godhood, Hercules (Marvel Comics) became the veritable All-Father and God of Gods.
The Tenth Metal/Element X (DC Comics) is the purest form of the creation itself that will grant any user of it (in its' pure form) vast reality warping abilities, becoming nigh omnipotent and capable of overwhelming anything from the Dark Multiverse.
In the majority of his machinations, Doctor Victor von Doom (Marvel Comics) has attained different forms of Godhood, one of the first instances being when he stole the Power Cosmic from the Silver Surfer...
For the briefest of times, Wolverine (Marvel Comics) had been touched by the power belonging to the Crystal of Ultimate Vision. When Mr. Howlett was infused with all the knowledge, therefor, all the power of the cosmos and its various denizens for in actuating the Crystal's power, made him all powerful through the law of EVERYTHING before willingly giving it.
The Oculus of the Argo (Justice League Action) is an artifact of the Olympian Gods that can imbue a mortal with the power of Zeus,...
...granting Lex Luthor enough power to single-handedly defeat Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman when he obtained it.
After absorbing the infinite cosmic power of Castle Grayskull, Skeletor (Masters of the Universe: The Movie) was transformed into a god.
Godlike Doctor Robotnik (Sonic the Comic) has become a godlike being, even that can warp reality right after he is absorbing the Chaos Emeralds, and their radiations.
After emptying Purgatory of its souls, Castiel (Supernatural) became a god, surpassing most beings, including Archangels.
Metatron (Supernatural) tried to play God by connecting to the Angel Tablet, acquiring the power of God.
As part of a plan to receive humility, Bruce Nolan (Bruce Almighty) temporarily received the powers of God himself.
After ingesting CPH4 and it accidentally leaks into their bloodstream, Lucy (Lucy) was able eventually to unlock 100% of her brain capacity, transcending physical limitations.