History Main / GodIsDispleased

* ''Fanfic/TheLastFirebender'': Agni, the Great Spirit who is the patron of the Fire Nation, has been growing steadily more displeased over the Hundred Years War. In fact, the only reason he hasn't intervened is because Great Spirits don't perceive time in the same way as humans; waiting a few hundred years to see if they sort things out on their own seems like a good idea. That is, until the Fire Lord (who is supposed to be Agni's voice) brutally scars his own son for suggesting they not murder their own troops while the crowd cheers. Agni responds by instantly removing ''[[TheMagicGoesAway all firebending]]''--except for Zuko's. [[NeverMyFault Ozai blames Zuko for all of this]], and Iroh barely manages to get him out of the Fire Nation before he is killed.

* The Chantry of ''Franchise/DragonAge'' teaches that their god, the Maker, turned His back on humanity after they started worshipping the Old Gods instead of him, which caused Him to refuse to answer their prayers and [[BarredFromTheAfterlife bar]] their souls from entering his realm, the Golden City, after death. His opinion of them only got worse when 1. arrogant [[TheEmpire Tevinter]] magisters tried to breach the Golden City with BloodMagic, accidentally corrupting it into a place of darkness and nightmares in the process, and 2. killing His mortal wife and prophet [[CrystalDragonJesus Andraste]]. It is said that He will only come back permanently once the entire world converts to the Chantry's teachings, although until then He supposedly occasionally comes back to give humanity a helpful nudge in its hours of need, only to leave again out of disappointment in His creations.

* The Chantry of ''Franchise/DragonAge'' teaches that their god, the Maker, turned His back on humanity after they started worshipping the Old Gods instead of him, which caused Him to refuse to answer their prayers and [[BarredFromTheAfterlife bar]] their souls from entering his realm, the Golden City, after death. His opinion of them only got worse when 1. arrogant [[TheEmpire Tevinter]] magisters tried to breach the Golden City with BloodMagic, accidentally corrupting it into a place of darkness and nightmares in the process, and 2. killing His mortal wife [[CrystalDragonJesus Andraste]], the Chantry's central religious figure. It is said that He will only come back permanently once the entire world converts to the Chantry's teachings, although until then He supposedly occasionally comes back to give humanity a helpful nudge in its hours of need, only to leave again out of disappointment in His creations.

* The Chantry of ''Franchise/DragonAge'' teaches that their god, the Maker, turned His back on humanity after they started worshipping the Old Gods instead of him, which caused their souls to be [[BarredFromTheAfterlife barred]] from entering his realm, the Golden City, after death. His opinion of them only got worse when 1. arrogant [[TheEmpire Tevinter]] magisters tried to breach the Golden City with BloodMagic, accidentally corrupting it into a place of darkness and nightmares in the process, and 2. killing His mortal wife [[CrystalDragonJesus Andraste]], the Chantry's central religious figure. It is said that He will only come back permanently once the entire world converts to the Chantry's teachings, although until then He supposedly occasionally comes back to give humanity a helpful nudge in its hours of need, only to leave again out of disappointment in His creations.

* The Chantry of ''Franchise/DragonAge'' teaches that their god, the Maker, turned His back on humanity after they started worshipping the Old Gods instead of him, which caused their souls to be [[BarredFromTheAfterlife barred]] from entering his realm, the Golden City, after death. His opinion of them only got worse when 1. arrogant [[TheEmpire Tevinter]] magisters tried to breach the Golden City with BloodMagic, accidentally corrupting it into a place of darkness and nightmares in the process, and 2. killing His mortal wife [[CrystalDragonJesus Andraste]], the Chantry's central religious figure. It is said that He will only come back permanently once the entire world converts to the Chantry's teachings, although until then He supposedly occasionally comes back to give humanity a helpful nudge, only to leave again out of disappointment in His creations.

* The Chantry of ''Franchise/DragonAge'' teaches that their god, the Maker, turned His back on humanity after they started worshipping the Old Gods instead of him, which caused their souls to be [[BarredFromTheAfterlife barred]] from entering his realm, the Golden City, after death. His opinion of them only got worse when 1. arrogant [[TheEmpire Tevinter]] magisters tried to breach the Golden City with BloodMagic, accidentally corrupting it into a place of darkness and nightmares in the process, and 2. killing His mortal wife [[CrystalDragonJesus Andraste]], the Chantry's central religious figure. It is said that he will only come back permanently once the entire world converts to the Chantry's teachings, although until then He supposedly occasionally comes back to give humanity a helpful nudge, only to leave again out of disappointment in his creations.

* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'': Priests with access to [[ReligionIsMagic divine magic]] can lose access to it if they frequently or seriously violate their patron god's tenets. At least one heretical sect struggles with this, but rationalizes it as a test of faith from their god.

-->'''Brian''': "You want an explanation?! [Grabs Peter and smacks him repeatedly] [[PunctuatedPounding GOD... IS...PISSED!]]"

*** Invasions from other nations are attributed to God withdrawing His protection after disobeying Him.

* ''LightNovel/TheTwelveKingdoms'': Rulers are appointed by divine mandate and are granted {{immortal|Ruler}}ity. However, both are revoked if they perform badly enough to lose Heaven's favour; in that case, they either get killed by their subjects or AbdicateTheThrone and die soon after.

** The Cleric CharacterClass is built around ReligionIsMagic, receiving their [[VancianMagic daily spells]] from a patron deity or power through prayer. If they offend their deity badly enough, it can refuse them, leaving them without magic until they make amends or find a different god.
** Paladins also have to deal with this. While the gods may forgive bad things done while under compulsion, duress or lack of choice, and allow for an ''atonement'' spell to be cast in order to have one's paladin status restored under such circumstances, the same cannot be said of deliberate and willful acts of evil, which will cost you your paladinhood permanently.

On occasion, the gods may also decide that withdrawing their favor and protection isn't enough, [[BoltOfDivineRetribution and may go out of their way to personally punish the offenders]], or send another powerful servant to do it in their place.


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. If the evil in question was sent by the gods as punishment, then the evil could be considered TheScourgeOfGod. HaveYouSeenMyGod may also come into play, if this trope has been invoked over a prolonged period of time in-universe.

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. If the evil in question was sent by the Gods as punishment, then the evil could be considered TheScourgeOfGod. HaveYouSeenMyGod may also come into play, if this trope has been invoked over a prolonged period of time in-universe.

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 in-universe.

* ''Theatre/OedipusTheKing'': The Oracle at Delphi reveals that the [[MysticalPlague plague]] ravaging Thebes is sent by the gods because the murderer of their former king Laius was never punished. The new king Oedipus immediately vows to bring the murderer to justice, unaware that [[TheKillerInMe it's actually him]].

-->'''Brian''': "You want an explanation?! [Grabs Peter and smacks him] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis GOD... IS...PISSED!]]"

** One of the many reasons why Jason was so successful was because he held the favor of the Goddess Hera. Unfortunately for him, Hera grew angry and withdrew her favor when Jason broke his oath to Medea (who sacrificed practically everything for Jason because she was in love with him) and abandoned her for the princess of Corinth. Medea punished Jason by [[WomanScorned killing the princess]] (and in some versions, Jason's twin sons, [[OffingTheOffspring which she was the mother of]]) as well as burning down Corinth, which she was only able to do because Jason no longer had Hera's protection.

** One of the many reasons why Jason was so successful was because he held the favor of the Goddess Hera. Unfortunately for him, Hera grew angry and withdrew her favor when Jason broke his oath to Medea (who sacrificed practically everything for Jason because she was in love with him) and abandoned her for the princess of Corinth. Medea punished Jason by [[RevengeByProxy killing the princess and Jason's twin sons as well as burning down Corinth]], which she was only able to do because Jason no longer had Hera's protection.

** One of the many reasons why Jason was so successful was because he held the favor of the Goddess Hera. Unfortunately for him, he lost that favor when he broke his oath to Medea (who sacrificed practically everything for Jason because she was in love with him) and abandoned her for the princess of Corinth. Medea punished Jason by [[RevengeByProxy killing the princess and Jason's twin sons as well as burning down Corinth]], which she was only able to do because Jason no longer had Hera's protection.

*** This is why God sent the Flood, humanity having become too corrupted. So he told Noah to prepare the ark and basically just rebooted humanity.
*** Invasions from other nations are attributed to God withdrawing his protection after disobeying him.
*** God was very displeased with David's [[UriahGambit sending of Uriah to his death]] and subsequent marriage to Bathsheba, Uriah's wife, so he punished the household with public shame and war.

* ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'': 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 -- the demons can go straight into the town's chapel.]] Seconds later, the demons tear into and devour him. Notably, Trevor ''is'' able to find a priest in the town who is still able to create holy water. God is displeased, but only against those who are actually corrupt -- unlike Dracula, who is willing to kill everyone over the actions of a few.