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The Big Boss of the universe in monotheistic religions. The Alpha And The Omega, the Big Cheese, the Big Guy in the Sky, the Almighty, the Creator, the Capital G, the Ceiling Cat, Old Beardy. %% That's plenty. The reader gets it.

** Or [[spoiler:Jasmine. Could be Jasmine, saving her future grandfather. Which would explain a lot of stuff behind Angels motivation in season five]].

* ''OhGod'' and its sequels (starring GeorgeBurns as God)

* In ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', a certain [[spoiler:overpowering GenkiGirl unwittingly]] seems to possess godlike abilities, though Itsuki, the philosopher of the group, would not go so far as to designate them God (and later novels support him).
** There's also a strong fan theory that [[spoiler:the girl is actually ''not'' the one with powers, but instead they belong to her seemingly-normal DeadpanSnarker boyfriend, who lets everyone believe she has them because he doesn't ''want'' them]].

In pretty much every case, though, God is shown as being [[TheOmnipotent very powerful]], and usually [[TheOmniscient all-knowing]]. Since God is believed by followers to be the driving force behind the ''entire universe'', this also makes a good deal of sense. Also common is a portrayal of God as the ultimate [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]], and capable of executing a eternity spanning {{plan}}. This, of course, leads people to wonder [[WhatTheHellHero why God doesn't just solve the problem of evil]] with a single metaphysical finger snap, but that's a discussion best left to theologians.

* ''Bayonetta'' surprisingly has something like this. Her, yeah, her, name is Jubileus, and in order to reawaken her, the Left Eye and Right Eyes of the world need to unleash their power and go inside her eye sockets. If one is removed she will go berserk and destroy everything not because she can recreate the universe, but because she is unbalanced... but she is not the hardest boss. That title goes to Rodin.

** Also a case of [[HaveYouSeenMyGod Have You Seen My Maker?]] as He got fed up with humanity's sins and left them to rot after they executed His Prophetess. Or so His [[TheChurch Chantry]] says.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Jack}}'', God is a more-or-less constant presence behind the scenes, since the comic is essentially about the morality of the afterlife, and how to deal with it. When Sie finally showed up in the flesh, so to speak, Sie manifested as a sheep.

* God is stated to exist in ''Film/Constantine'' and has a wager with Old Lou for all of Earth as the prize. He never appears but twice intervened. First was [[spoiler:stripping His Favor from the half-angel Gabriel before Gabriel could strike Satan, as Gabriel is the BigBad of the movie and wants to unleash Hell on Earth to make humans worthy of God's Love]]. Later [[spoiler:because the hero Constantine summoned Lou there by committing suicide and asked for the soul of another be freed from Hell as payment and no personal gain, it was enough to absolve him of all sins and not on a trip to Hell, which Lou was hoping for. God possibly even moved Constantine's hand to flip Lou off before Lou]].

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** In ''ShinMegamiTenseiI'' he makes no direct appearance, but everyone on his side is working to build a kingdom on Earth where all men and demons shall fall prostrate before him for eternity, even completing a massive Cathedral that will serve as his Terrestrial Throne, and from all appearances, even though he doesn't show up, God approves of the above. We also learn that he long ago sealed away all the other demons and deprived them of the right to meddle in Man's affairs, but now they are back and aren't leaving without a fight.
** In ''ShinMegamiTenseiII'', He is specifically named as [=YHVH=] and is a vain dictator who has created the universe in such a way that it will be subjugated under him forever. He essentially states that He exists [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly because people believe in Him]], making ''humanity'' the real source of all evil.
** In ''Shin Megami Tensei III'' it is heavily implied that [[spoiler:Kagutsuchi is a facet of God]] and that He is the "true enemy" of all who live.
** In ''StrangeJourney'' it is implied that the evil God from the other games has been broken into pieces in the games backstory and that his pieces have got a life of it's own. The game also reveals, albeit subtly [[spoiler: that God forgot his love for humans.]]

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* In the ''Literature/{{Dragons}}'' series, God [[spoiler: is the first dragon, named Godith. ''All'' dragon's names [[ThemeNaming start with G.]] [[RunningGag Every last one.]]]]

If all of existence is one big story, ''He's'' THE BigGood, GodOfGood, and [[GodIsGood just generally good]]. [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Or not]].

God is also not always seen as the benevolent ruler of everything, hence why tropes such as GodIsEvil exist. Some of this is AlternateCharacterInterpretation from ''Literature/TheBible'' (or other similar works), but some of it is authors liking to throw in a twist or subvert audience expectations. Works which feature RageAgainstTheHeavens often feature God being a jerk, if not outright malevolent, to his creation, though some would say he's [[LawfulGood more concerned with perfect justice]] [[GoodIsNotNice than just being nice]]. Taking this depiction to its furthest extent creates a variation on the CosmicHorrorStory.

Also, had you been the first person to edit this article, you'd have seen the phrase "[[DescribeTopicHere Describe God here]]." A daunting task, to say the least.

* The re-imagined ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'' is fairly explicit about God's existence in-universe, and while He doesn't exactly show up, we do learn some things about Him, like the fact that He is very much like the Jewish/Christian/Muslim God in that he is omnipotent and omniscient, but unlike the Jewish/Christian/Muslim God in that He doesn't much care for smiting and [[DoNotCallMePaul doesn't like being called "God."]]
** Actually, this is never canonically established as fact, and indeed at various points it is implied that the "God" was at one time affiliated in some way with the [[Characters/ClassicalMythologyOlympians Lords of Kobol]] and split from them because he wanted monotheistic worship. It is only that certain characters ''believe'' that "God" is omnipotent and omniscient, as opposed to being a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien. Notably, the Number One series humanoid Cylons are strongly atheistic, despite many of the other models being devoutly religious.

* In ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'', God calls to Isaac's mother to make a sacrifice using her son, thus starting the game's events. [[spoiler: [[HeelFaceTurn God later saves Isaac's life at the last second.]]]]

--->'''Robin:''' ...why are you eating a chocolate Easter cross?
--->'''Jesus:''' Did you know they sell these at the grocery store? What the ''fuck'' dude?

* In ''[[TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen Century: 2009]]'', God appears to take care of the Anti Christ: an evil, drug-addicted version of HarryPotter. [[spoiler: It turns out God is MaryPoppins]].

* The Almighty One in ''Manga/AhMyGoddess''. [[WildMassGuessing Theorized]] Father of Belldandy and Skuld, as well as Urd, who was produced by a tryst with [[strike:{{Satan}}]] the Ruler of Demonkind. Possibly Baldur.

* On ThatGuyWithTheGlasses, a God-like stand-in called Santa Christ makes occasional appearances, usually doing something incredibly awesome and helpful (like erasing a reviewer's memories of a horrible movie) and then doing something else very nice for the reviewer (such as curing their diabetes or giving them a present). Everyone is always very happy to see him. [[spoiler:In the second year anniversary video, he is shot, but rises from the grave in three days. When the Chick asks why it took a full three days, he points out that she never rose from the grave and thus has no point of reference.]]

* Eru Iluvatar in ''TheSilmarillion'', also known as "The One".

* Agents of God are present in ''TheDresdenFiles'', and the Man Himself is referred to as the "White God" by various supernatural entities. Other gods exist as well, though it's implied that most of them aren't very active any more. [[spoiler: Odin seems to be doing well for himself, though.]]