History Main / GodIsDispleased

* Atlantis The Lost Empire: Kida muses that the titular city was sunk because of the gods’ jealousy towards the Atlanteans. [[spoiler:In truth, the Heart of Atlantis didn’t appreciate being used as a weapon, and sealed both itself and a comparative handful of the city’s population away while the rest perished under the flood]]

* Atlantis The Lost Empire: Kida muses that the titular city was sunk because of the gods’ jealousy towards the Atlanteans . [[spoiler: In truth, the Heart of Atlantis didn’t appreciate being used as a weapon, and sealed both itself and a comparative handful of the city’s population away while the rest perished under the flood]]

* ''Film/{{Constantine}}'': [[spoiler: Gabriel]] believed that in order for humanity to be worthy of God's love, it had to suffer first. So they [[spoiler: conspired with Mammon]] to unleash Hell on Earth. They try to destroy [[spoiler: Satan]] when he intervenes, only for [[spoiler: Satan]] to stop the blow from landing, revealing that [[spoiler: Gabriel]] no longer has God's favor.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Bastion}}'', it's heavily implied that the Gods turned on Caelondia. Trying to invoke them from their idols makes things harder (essentially serving as a challenge mode) by doing things like making enemies regenerate health or deal more damage. It's implied this is because Caelondia (unlike the Ura) had stopped treating them respectfully. [[spoiler: Whether they're also pissed off that the Caelondians blew themselves up with a DoomsdayDevice, or they had a hand in making it backfire in the first place is left ambiguous.]] Downplayed in that the harder settings also give the player more experience and fragments, implying that they might simply be demanding penance rather than abandoning [[PlayerCharacter The Kid]] completely.

** In the Dawnguard DLC, there are some subtle indications that Auri-El [[spoiler: knew that Arch-Curate Vrythur would betray him]] and did not protect him from becoming a vampire in the first place as a result.
** At some point prior to the events of main game, the Daedric Prince Nocturnal cursed the Thieves Guild with a long string of bad luck, [[spoiler: having withdrawn her protection and influence as its unknown (to all non-Nightingale members of the Guild) patron deity, because of Mercer Frey's theft of the Skeleton Key and murder of Gallus, the previous Guildmaster.]]

* Atlantis The Lost Empire: Kida muses that the titular city was sunk because of the gods’ jealousy towards the Atlanteans . [[spoiler: In truth, the Heart of Atlantis didn’t appreciate being used as a weapon, and sealed both itself and a comparative handful of the city’s population while the rest perished under the flood]]

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* ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'': [[spoiler:Maxo]], a high-ranking cleric of [[spoiler:the Sun God Nehhilio]], has his position and his magical powers [[http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0626.html revoked]] for the unprecedented cock-up of [[spoiler:releasing a {{Demon Lord|sAndArchdevils}} into the world with a [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor careless wish]]]]. Rather than make amends, he immediately jumps ship to a different patron deity.

Can sometimes result in DisproportionateRetribution. May also overlap with GoodIsNotNice and GoodIsNotSoft, if the gods in question are usually benevolent. JerkassGods may frequently invoke this, especially over lesser offenses. HaveYouSeenMyGod may also come into play, if this trope has been invoked over a prolonged period of time.

Can sometimes result in DisproportionateRetribution. May also overlap with GoodIsNotNice and GoodIsNotSoft, if the gods in question are usually benevolent. JerkassGods may frequently invoke this, especially over lesser offenses.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'': During the attack on the town by Dracula's forces, [[spoiler:the bishop comes to find out that in response to his abuse of power and the burning of Dracula's wife, God withdrew his protection--even being ''inside of a chapel'' provides no protection.]] Seconds later, the demons tear into and devour him.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'': During the attack on the town by Dracula's forces, [[spoiler:the bishop comes to find out that in response to his abuse of power and the burning of Dracula's wife, God withdrew his protection.]] Seconds later, the demons tear into and devour him.

* The Judeo-Christian-Abrahamic God is one of the strongest forces of Light, Good, and Love. He normally keeps to the background, working with {{Contrived Coincidence}}s as His Hands are frequently [[GodsHandsAreTied tied because of respecting Free Will]]. That said, if a human agent of His acts improperly when using one of the Swords of the Cross, He will, if temporarily, revoke the Blessings of the Sword. Or if one is a supernatural being who has done evil or holds certain evil within, the Sword won't allow itself to be used.

Their GodIsDispleased, and has withdrawn all favor and protection they were once granted.

* The Judeo-Christian-Abrahamic God is one of the strongest forces of Light, Good, and Love. He normally keeps to the background, working with {{Contrived Coincidence}}s as His Hands are frequently [[GodsHandsAreTied tied because of respecting Free Will]]. That said, if a human agent of His acts improperly when using one of the Swords of the Cross, He will, if temporarily, revoke the Blessings of the Sword. Or if one is a supernatural being who has done evil or holds certain evil within, the Sword won't allow itself to be used.

Examples:

* ''Series/{{Kings}}'': King Silas Benjamin ascended to the throne of Gilboa by the [[DivineRightOfKings grace of God]], as he loves to recount the story where butterflies flocked on his head in the shape of a crown as a sign from the Lord. His rule causes a rift between him and his head priest, before the same butterfly crown is bestowed on David, thus indicating to Silas that he has fallen out of favor with God and starting his rivalry with the young war hero.

* The Judeo-Christian-Abrahamic God is one of the strongest forces of Light, Good, and Love. He normally keeps to the background, working with ContrivedCoincidences as His Hands are frequently tied. That said, if a human of His acts improperly when using one of the Swords of the Cross, He will, if temporarily, revoke the Blessings of the Sword. Or if one is a supernatural being who has done evil or holds certain evil within, the Sword won't allow itself to be used.

Their God Is Displeased, and has withdrawn all favor and protection they were once granted.

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': [[spoiler:ThePaladin Miko]] slips from KnightTemplar to TautologicalTemplar and ultimately plays JudgeJuryAndExecutioner against her liege lord, an offense so great that her entire pantheon [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0408.html manifests]] to [[DePower strip her]] of her [[spoiler:paladin]] powers.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'': During the attack on the town by Dracula's forces, [[spoiler:the bishop comes to find out that in response to his abuse of power and burning of Dracula' wife, God withdrew his protection.]] Seconds later, the demons tear into and devour him.

Their God Is Displeased, and withdrew all favor and protection they were once granted.

Their GodIsDispleased, and withdrew all favor and protection they were once granted.

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* ''ComicBook/BlackMoonChronicles'': After Wis destroys the Tables of the Covenant, God and the angels pull back from the world, although ThePaladin managed to get his country magically teleported away. Wis manages to thwart the demonic invasion that soon followed, but unfortunately the villain's failsafe involved the inevitable destruction of the world. So Wis instead organized a massive exodus of humans to other worlds (the elves and dwarves chose to stay).

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* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'': In the Dawnguard DLC, there are some subtle indications that Auri-El [[spoiler: knew that Arch-Curate Vrythur would betray him]] and did not protect him from becoming a vampire in the first place as a result.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'': During the attack on the town by Dracula's forces, [[spoiler: the bishop comes to find out that in response to his abuse of power and burning of Dracula' wife, God withdrew his protection.]] Seconds later, the demons tear into and devour him.
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*** God was very displease with David's UriahGambit and subsequent marriage to Bathsheba, so he punished the household with public shame and war.

** In the Bible this is why God sent the flood, humanity had become too corrupted. So he told Noah to prepare the ark and basically just rebooted humanity.

* ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania'': During the attack on the town by Dracula's forces, [[spoiler: the bishop comes to find out that in response to his abuse of power and burning of Dracula' wife, God withdrew his protection.]] Seconds later, the demons tear into and devour him.