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* [[Kuroshitsuji Sebastian Michaelis]] is insanely overpowered, being able to solve more or less any problem the series throws at him or Ciel with incredible ease. The peak of this is probably him throwing an armed criminal off a moving train, locating a well-hidden bomb, tearing the roof off of one of the carriages and throwing it away as if it were nothing, and then stopping a moving train with his bare hands, all in the course of 5 minutes, without so much as breaking a sweat.

God Mode Sue is so powerful because he or she often gets NewPowersAsThePlotDemands, and without any explanation or any of the normal limitations that a good writer will insert. In most balanced fiction, we generally know the hero's going to win, DownerEnding aside (StatusQuoIsGod, after all), but their abilities may fail them (or something like that) and so we watch to find out HOW they do it. God Mode Sue's powers never fail, nor is there any point where you think, "I KNOW the hero's gotta win, but how are they going to get out of this mess?" The plot and the fight is so blatantly biased towards the God Mod Sue that it becomes rather boring (and sometimes insulting).

* [[FanFic/SoullessShell soulless shell]]'s Leif Melyamos. [[SoBadItsGood Mere words cannot describe him.]]
** He has the power to shoot energy beams, teleport and [[OneWingedAngel transform into a demon]], and if the fic continues, he's on his way to getting a sentient sword. All this is in a world with no supernatural powers to speak of.

* Fey from WhateleyUniverse. Depicted as hands-down the most beautiful girl in school (with a magical effect that adds to it, so not only the straight guys and lesbian girls want her, but also everyone else. Including the elements.), the SINGLE most powerful wizard in the world, being the only one who does not conform to MagicAIsMagic A, has the highest possible Wizard Rank when she's not bound to her spirit, and only gets more powerful from there. Broke the supposedly indestructible Arena forcefield, and has been referenced being potentially powerful enough to defeat the multitude of Lovecraftian horrors in the setting. And the whole "Queen of the West" bit with convenient claims to rulership of the Sidhe and ancient pacts with the elements, the Weres, and no doubt a bunch of other supernatural beings we haven't seen yet? And I'm sure I'm forgetting some things.

* {{Recess}} has an interesting case. One episode revolved around a new kid showing up who's at first reluctant to engage in the various activities of the playground. The gang, however, convince him to at least try and it turns out he's not just good, but better than everyone at everything. In fact, his only flaw (self admitted) was that ''because'' he was so perfect, no one ever liked him (are you listening, fan fic writers?). The episode ends with the kid being called up by the president of the United States to solve some national problems and he's never heard from again.

*** [[spoiler: So Lelouch is going to be worse at mimicking the guy he has known for pretty much all his life as opposed to the guy he has had roughly 15 minutes of conversation with?]]

* ERAGON.

** I'm sorry, but he lost to far more people cleanly then you would care to admit. Some of them [[WallBanger wallbangingly]] so.

* The [[strike: Ultimate]] Warrior in WCW was an attempt at a GodModeSue, and the result of what happens when you have two of them dueling. For some strange reason, he now had the powers of teleportation (via trapdoors), could fill the ring with a smoke that knocked out every member of the NWO aside from Hogan, and [[MindScrew could appear in mirrors visible to Hogan (and the announcers, and the viewing audience) but invisible to the other members of the NWO). The he finally fought fellow GMS Hogan, and was humiliated.

** No, there really isn't. Lynn Cullen is not only a GodModeSue, she's a '''textbook''' AuthorAvatar. Canadibrit, the writer of The Look-Alike Series, also had one of the first major Daria fan sites that [[LampshadeHanging all but had flashing neon lights to this effect.]] The name of her web site (because she supposedly looked and carried herself a lot like '[[FanNickname Our Heroine]])?' '' 'I Am (NOT!) Daria'.''

** No, there really isn't. Lynn Cullen is not only a GodModeSue, she's a '''textbook''' AuthorAvatar. Canadibrit, the writer of The Look-Alike Series, also had one of the first major Daria fan sites that [[LampshadeHanging all but had flashing neon lights to this effect.]] The name of her web site (because she supposedly looked and carried herself a lot like '[[FanNickname Our Heroine]])?' '' '[[SoYeah I Am (NOT!) Daria]]'.''

* Though YourMileageMayVary, Crow in ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds}}'' comes close to this. Introduced as a childhood friend of Yusei ''and'' Jack, Crow is almost universally loved and adored by the children of Satellite, and rides a customized black D-Wheeler that ''can fly''. He also introduced a brand-new, some would say overpowered deck theme called Black Wings, and has only lost once during his appearances, and that single duel he lost was lost on purpose - even Yusei, the protagonist, has lost more than him. When he was introduced, Crow was ''not'' a Signer - following the climax of Season 1, Yusei's Dragon Mark changed, and Crow got the mark that used to be Yusei's. No adequate explanation (or really, any explanation at all) has been given for this. As of Season 2, [[ShillingTheWesley Crow has risen to third billing in the opening credits]] behind Yusei and Jack. [[SoYeah Yeah...]]

** It could be argued that Elminster actually ''grew'' into this over time (not that that makes it any better, per se). His earlier AD&D stats are largely just those of a wizard of high but theoretically reachable level with a few custom tricks and mostly rumors for background; somebody player characters might someday catch up to. Cue the later novels (by his original creator) ''detailing'' said background and introducing the whole 'getting there by boffing the goddess of magic herself' bit apparently wholly out of the blue, and...[[SoYeah yeah]].

** And she got taken out in seconds in the Thursday holographic simulation in "Ayla and the Breakfast Brawl".

** But he spends most of the show absolutely hated (in-universe), loses when Shinn takes advantage of his no-killing handicap (in subsequent battles Kira does resort to trying to kill Shinn) and generally has no real success outside of combat until the end of the series. Every intervention he makes, while tactically successful, turns more of the world against him. Basically, Kira can ususally God Mode in combat, but doesn't have it nearly as easy off the field, and even then, his ability to always win doesn't always translate into a victory for his side (at best it's usually a draw). And when you consider the strength of the other cast members, he's not ridiculously overpowered, at least not in comparison. He's just slightly stronger than they are.

* The brilliant minds scripting ''[[Series/RobinHood Robin Hood]]'' weren't finished after making [[JerkassSue Kate]]. In the third season they introduced us to [[MeaningfulName Archer]]. Yes, ''Archer''. He's brought in as the obvious replacement to Robin and given full responsibility of leading the outlaws by Robin. He's related to ''both'' Guy and Robin as their half-brother. He has a birthmark in the shape of an arrowhead. He was raised an orphan with no idea who his parents were. He's irresistible to women. He's travelled in the east and returned with "mystical knowledge." He fights with [[DualWielding two]] [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]], has perfect aim with a ninja star, and he's as good at archery as Robin. He's got the gift of the gab and a twinkle in his eye. The BBC website describes him [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/robinhood/characters/archer.shtml as a master of all weapons]]. Yes, a '''master''' of '''all''' weapons. The show was cancelled two episodes after his introduction. [[SarcasmMode The world clearly wasn't ready for so much concentrated awesomeness.]]

** Except that God was specifically not the Creator, and that the aftermath of the batle left Id incredibly weakened. To the point that has of this update, he was unable to defeat a particularly skilled warrior, utterly failed to harm a bunch of Chimeras and was KO'ed by a Magic Swordsman despite attempting a desperation technique. So YourMileageMayVary on that.

* The SpaceMarine known as Ghost from {{Halo}} Origin's "prototype" anime short:
#He uses a "prototype" God Mode suit, more powerful than anything anyone (including the Covenant and the forerunners) had used on the series to that point, despite being an "average marine".
#He was able to use the suit despite the fact that in canon, only the Spartans are able to use powered armor and he's not a Spartan.
#He kills hundreds of Covenant's ships, tanks and infantry with ease, a feat that even [[OneManArmy The Masterchief]], who is the hero and a supersoldier, couldn't do.
#His armor has a ridiculous amount of big, overpowered guns, its shields are thicker than those of a tank and it's able to fly like a plane (In canon it is impossible for one armor to have all this because of energy cost.)
#His final act is a Taking You With Me suicide that kills even more Covenant than he had before and he's considered instantly a legend.

*Charlotte Watsford from ''H2O: Just Add Water''. She's pretty, smart, and talented and science and art and pretty much everything she does. But, she's not a PuritySue due to the fact that she's ''[[BitchInSheepsClothing controlling, manipulative, and jealous to the point of being a psycho]]''. But what really puts her in this trope is the fact that not only does she become a mermaid like the three main characters, but she gets all three of the powers that the other girls have combined (Emma can freeze things, Rikki can boil things, Cleo has the power to manipulate water, and Charlotte has all three) and is twice as powerful and easily able to beat all three girls on her own. And not only that, but she's also [[spoiler:the granddaughter of Gracie, one of the original mermaids who first discovered the power of the moon pool on Mako Island]]. But luckily, [[spoiler:she's later stripped of her powers]].