History Main / SlidingScaleOfDivineIntervention

See also SuperWeight.

* While most [[OlympusMons Legendary Pokémon]] consistently fall under Class 4, Arceus, the creator of the Pokémon who in turn created the universe, tends not to show itself in [[Franchise/Pokemon the Pokémon world,]] making it a Class 2. For years, it was only obtainable through exclusive event distributions, meaning it was impossible to actually seek out and catch it in-game. ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus,'' naturally, upgraded it to Class 3 by having it [[spoiler: send the PlayerCharacter back in time]] to stop [[spoiler: Volo.]] However, while [[spoiler: it can be caught without an event distribution, it still only appears in the Hall of Origin,]] [[GodWasMyCopilot sending occasional texts]] to the player character's [[{{Magitek}} Arc]]-[[SchizoTech Phone,]] and [[spoiler: even when you ''do'' catch it, the Pokémon you obtain is described as "a piece of Arceus," implying it is simply a significantly nerfed Arceus-shaped stand-in for an omnipotent, unknowable entity.]]

* While most [[OlympusMons Legendary Pokémon]] consistently fall under Class 4, Arceus, the creator of the Pokémon who in turn created the universe, tends not to show itself in [[Franchise/Pokemon the Pokémon world,]] making it a Class 2. For years, it was only obtainable through exclusive event distributions, meaning it was impossible to actually seek out and catch it in-game. ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus,'' naturally, upgraded it to Class 3 by having it [[spoiler: send the PlayerCharacter back in time]] to stop [[spoiler: Volo.]] However, while [[spoiler: it can be caught without an event distribution, it still only appears in the Hall of Origin,]] [[GodWasMyCopilot sending occasional texts]] to the player character's [[Magitek Arc]]-[[SchizoTech Phone,]] and [[spoiler: even when you ''do'' catch it, the Pokémon you obtain is described as "a piece of Arceus," implying it is simply a significantly nerfed Arceus-shaped stand-in for an omnipotent, unknowable entity.]]

* While most [[OlympusMons Legendary Pokémon]] consistently fall under Class 4, Arceus, the creator of the Pokémon who in turn created the universe, tends not to show itself in [[Franchise/Pokemon the Pokémon world,]] making it a Class 2. For years, it was only obtainable through exclusive event distributions, meaning it was impossible to actually seek out and catch it in-game. ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus,'' naturally, upgraded it to Class 3 by having it [[spoiler: send the PlayerCharacter back in time]] to stop [[spoiler: Volo.]] However, while [[spoiler: it can be caught without an event distribution, it still only appears in the Hall of Origin,]] [[GodWasMyCopilot sending occasional texts]] to the player character's [[Magitech Arc]]-[[SchizoTech Phone,]] and [[spoiler: even when you ''do'' catch it, the Pokémon you obtain is described as "a piece of Arceus," implying it is simply a significantly nerfed Arceus-shaped stand-in for an omnipotent, unknowable entity.]]

* While most [[OlympusMons Legendary Pokémon]] consistently fall under Class 4, Arceus, the creator of the Pokémon who in turn created the universe, tends not to show itself in [[Franchise/Pokemon the Pokémon world,]] making it a Class 2. For years, it was only obtainable through exclusive event distributions, meaning it was impossible to actually seek out and catch it in-game. ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus,'' naturally, upgraded it to Class 3 by having it [[spoiler: send the PlayerCharacter back in time]] to stop [[spoiler: Volo.]] However, while [[spoiler: it can be caught without an event distribution, it still only appears in the Hall of Origin,]] [[GodWasMyCopilot sending occasional texts]] to the player character's [[Magitek Arc]]-[[SchizoTech Phone,]] and [[spoiler: even when you ''do'' catch it, the Pokémon you obtain is described as "a piece of Arceus," implying it is simply a significantly nerfed Arceus-shaped stand-in for an omnipotent, unknowable entity.]]

* While most Legendary Pokémon consistently fall under Class 4, Arceus, the creator of the Pokémon who in turn created the universe, tends not to show itself in the Pokémon world, making it a Class 2. For years, it was only obtainable through exclusive event distributions, meaning it was impossible to actually seek out and catch it in-game. ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus,'' naturally, upgraded it to Class 3 by having it [[spoiler: send the PlayerCharacter back in time]] to stop [[spoiler: Volo.]] However, while [[spoiler: it can be caught without an event distribution, it still only appears in the Hall of Origin,]] [[GodWasMyCopilot sending occasional texts]] to the player character's [[Magitek Arc]]-[[SchizoTech Phone,]] and [[spoiler: even when you ''do'' catch it, the Pokémon you obtain is described as "a piece of Arceus," implying it is simply a significantly nerfed Arceus-shaped stand-in for an omnipotent, unknowable entity.]]

* While most Legendary Pokémon consistently fall under Class 4, Arceus, the creator of the Pokémon who in turn created the universe, tends not to show itself in the Pokémon world, making it a Class 2. For years, it was only obtainable by exclusive event distributions, meaning it was impossible to actually seek out and catch it in-game. ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus,'' naturally, upgraded it to Class 3 by having it [[spoiler: send the PlayerCharacter back in time]] to stop [[spoiler: Volo.]] However, while [[spoiler: it can be caught without an event distribution, it still only appears in the Hall of Origin,]] [[GodWasMyCopilot sending occasional texts]] to the player character's [[Magitek Arc]]-[[SchizoTech Phone,]] and [[spoiler: even when you ''do'' catch it, the Pokémon you obtain is described as "a piece of Arceus," implying it is simply a significantly nerfed Arceus-shaped stand-in for an omnipotent, unknowable entity.]]

This entity is a god, but for all intents and purposes, does not realize that they are a god. Can manifest as any of the above 5, as since they don't know what they are, their power, while undeniable, is also random (''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''). Said ignorance can be due to any number of factors, including a divine memory gambit meant to delay insanity due to being everything and every possibility at once, and being unable to evolve or change (see ''[[Literature/{{Dune}} God Emperor and Heretics of Dune]]'', and ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'').

* Koizumi's theory about why LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya can create Closed Spaces and subtly modify reality to her liking is that she is a deity who doesn't know it. However, he doesn't give this as anything more than a [[GodzillaThreshold worst-case scenario that his Organization is operating under just in case]], and the later novels establish that other characters had the RealityWarper powers before Haruhi did, and that they can be transferred with enough power. But back when [[AdaptationDisplacement Season 1 of the anime was all the non-Japanese fanbase had to go on]], [[MisaimedFandom this was ignored]], particularly [[WMG/GrandUnifyingGuessesHaruhiSuzumiya on this very wiki]], and the fans spoke about her as though she were truly a god.

* Wholly {{Constructed World}}s made for the sole purpose of fleshing out [[ConLang constructed languages]] will be this if the idea is to make the world as naturalistic as possible. Mark Rosenfelder's [[https://www.zompist.com/virtuver.htm Almea,]] for instance, is as religiously diverse as Earth, and several of its myths have been written down by the author, but the [[FiveRaces Thinking Kinds]] are the only sapient creatures and they all evolved naturally from animals. (But magic does work in the setting, though [[WildMagic not consistently]].)

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* Books from ''Literature/TheCampHalfBloodSeries'' (''[[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians PJO]], [[Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus HoO]], [[Literature/TheTrialsOfApollo ToO]]'') (plus spin-offs like ''[[Literature/TheKaneChronicles Kane]]'' and ''[[Literature/MagnusChaseAndTheGodsOfAsgard Magnus]]'') by Creator/RickRiordan generally follow in the footsteps of the myths they came from with gods walking about, [[ModernizedGod enjoying modern life]], and [[DivineParentage having]] [[SemiDivine kids]].

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* The Star-Eyed Goddess of the Hawkbrothers, Shin'a'in, and Kal'andel, and Vkandis Sunlord of Karse and Iftel in the Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar series. The latter got fed up with the CorruptChurch that ruled Karse for a couple centuries and rearranged things for the better, with a BoltOfDivineRetribution for starters.
* The VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} goddesses all fit this. They live among people and use their powers to keep them safe, usually by going out and beating up whatever is causing the problem.

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* In ''Creator/JohnRingo'''s ''Literature/SpecialCircumstances'', Barbara Everette is a devout Christian, who is openly and emphatically ''Main/ThePaladin'' for the Christian God (many times respectfully referred to as "The White God" by devoted followers of many other religions). She channels God's power in battles with demons and other [[Main/AlwaysChaoticEvil dark creatures]].

* Wholly {{Constructed World}}s made for the sole purpose of fleshing out [[ConLang constructed languages]] will be this if the idea is to make the world as naturalistic as possible. Mark Rosenfelder's [[https://www.zompist.com/virtuver.htm Almea]], for instance, is as religiously diverse as Earth, and several of its myths have been written down by the author, but the [[FiveRaces Thinking Kinds]] are the only sapient creatures and they all evolved naturally from animals. (But magic does work in the setting, though [[WildMagic not consistently]].)

Otherwise known as "When a character yells SmiteMeOMightySmiter!, the chance that the Mighty Smiter will [[LiteralGenie actually oblige]]."

* Books from ''Literature/TheCampHalfBloodSeries'' ([[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians PJO]], [[Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus HoO]], [[Literature/TheTrialsOfApollo ToO]]) (plus spin-offs like [[Literature/TheKaneChronicles Kane]] and [[Literature/MagnusChaseAndTheGodsOfAsgard Magnus]]) by Creator/RickRiordan generally follow in the footsteps of the myths they came from with gods walking about, [[ModernizedGod enjoying modern life]], and having [[SemiDivine kids]].

* Chaos Gods from TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}/[[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} 40k]] are Type 2. The spend most of their time fighting amongst themselves, but occasionally somebody or something in the physical universe manages to attract their attention. They cannot interact with the physical universe directly but can grant their followers new powers and mutations, as well as send their daemonic servants into the physical universe.

Religion exists but no one is really receiving the prayers. At best, the gods are myth and superstition; if the author is charitable enough toward religion, they may have religiously-motivated characters at least doing good works in the name of their god. If the author is less sympathetic, then BeliefMakesYouStupid and better people have OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions. Or you have a ReligionOfEvil and/or PathOfInspiration where the only real benefactors are the corrupt men that run it.

A god or gods exist, but they keep out of worldly affairs. They may be The Creator and may keep the laws of nature working behind the scenes, but there's no way to tell if they care about being worshiped or not. Might be either TrueNeutral or AboveGoodAndEvil. Or they are NeglectfulPrecursors. Authors who write Watchmaker gods are either neutral about the idea of God or hold the viewpoint that the beauty of nature, physics, math, order, etc, are sufficient justification for God's existence (A.K.A. the Watchmaker Argument), though they may not share the same views about organized religion. [[MohsScaleOfSciFiHardness Sufficiently hard sci-fi works]] rarely go above this level on the scale.

* Books from ''Literature/TheCampHalfBloodSeries'' ([[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians PJO]], [[Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus HoO]], [[Literature/TheTrialsOfApollo ToO]]), plus spin-offs like [[Literature/TheKaneChronicles Kane]] and [[Literature/MagnusChaseAndTheGodsOfAsgard Magnus]], by Creator/RickRiordan generally follow in the footsteps of the myths they came from with gods walking about, [[ModernizedGod enjoying modern life]], and having [[SemiDivine kids]].

* Books from ''Literature/TheCampHalfBloodSeries'' ([[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians PJO]], [[Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus HoO]], [[Literature/TheTrialsOfApollo ToO]]), plus spin-offs like [[Literature/TheKaneChronicles Kane]] and [[Literature/MagnusChaseAndTheGodsOfAsgard Magnus]]) by Creator/RickRiordan generally follow in the footsteps of the myths they came from with gods walking about, [[ModernizedGod enjoying modern life]], and having [[SemiDivine kids]].

* The gods of Greek and Roman mythology would be roughly a 4.5 on the scale, falling short of 5 only because they can be tricked and ''could'' probably be defeated by something powerful enough. (And because Fate, not they, control the actions of mortals.) They take human shape and walk among their subjects often, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Fate spins the thread of men's lives and you ''really'' don't want a god ticked off at you, least they turn you into a spider or keep you from getting home to your family for 20 years.

* The works of Creator/GregEgan fall here whenever the subject of religion comes up (except for "Crystal Nights", which has a Sandbox God instead). Religions are invariably portrayed as the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_reservoir disease reservoir]] from which every human flaw and wickedness springs, and the people who run them are never anything more than abusive authoritarians who treat their followers the way a totalitarian government treats its citizens, and they always, ''always'' [[PersecutedIntellectuals forbid scientific inquiry]]. ''Literature/PermutationCity'' has the female lead discover at the very end that not only do no gods exist, but no gods ''can'' exist, since creating a self-consistent simulated reality and turning the simulation off causes it to appear in an alternate universe that can never be visited from the "original". "Literature/{{Oceanic}}" has fictional religions exist in the future solely because [[ApocalypseHow society reverted back to the Middle Ages]] at some point and scientists have desperately clawed their way back to a 21st-century understanding over the course of millennia. Representatives of those religions are either [[SnakeOilSalesman frauds]], [[TautologicalTemplar bigots]], or [[SuperGullible imbeciles]].

* Koizumi's theory about why Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya can create Closed Spaces and subtly modify reality to her liking is that she is a deity who doesn't know it. However, he doesn't give this as anything more than a [[GodzillaThreshold worst-case scenario that his Organization is operating under just in case]], and the later novels establish that other characters had the RealityWarper powers before Haruhi did, and that they can be transferred with enough power. But back when [[AdaptationDisplacement Season 1 of the anime was all the non-Japanese fanbase had to go on]], [[MisaimedFandom this was ignored]], particularly [[GrandUnifyingGuesses/HaruhiSuzumiya on this very wiki]], and the fans spoke about her as though she were truly a god.

* The {{Penelopiad}}.

* In Literature/TheBible, God is Category 3 and up, depending on when you're talking about.

* The gods of Greek and Roman mythology would be roughly a 4.5 on the scale, falling short of 5 only because they can be tricked and ''could'' probably be defeated by something powerful enough. They take human shape and walk among their subjects often, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Fate spins the thread of men's lives and you ''really'' don't want a god ticked off at you, least they turn you into a spider or keep you from getting home to your family for 20 years.

This entity is a god, but for all intents and purposes, does not realize that they are a god. Can manifest as any of the above 5, as since they don't know what they are, their power, while undeniable, is also random (LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya). Said ignorance can be due to any number of factors, including a divine memory gambit meant to delay insanity due to being everything and every possibility at once, and being unable to evolve or change (see ''[[Literature/{{Dune}} God Emperor and Heretics of Dune]]'', and ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'').

Gods can manifest themselves directly. It may be a GodInHumanForm and it may be [[GodWasMyCopilot your copilot]]. Probably makes the rain fall and the wheat grow. May even take human husbands and wives. If you piss this type of god off, expect a mighty smiting. Pray that they aren't JerkassGods or expect to be smote more often and painfully. However, people still have reasonable free will and the gods are not necessarily infallible and may still need the help of their followers to do their smiting.

God is everywhere, omniscient, omnipresent and truly omnipotent, and makes sure everyone knows it. In this universe, YouCantFightFate if Fate does indeed exist.

This entity is a god, but for all intents and purposes, does not realize that they are a god. Can manifest as any of the above 5, as since they don't know what they are, their power, while undeniable, is also random (Suzumiya Haruhi). Said ignorance can be due to any number of factors, including a divine memory gambit meant to delay insanity due to being everything and every possibility at once, and being unable to evolve or change (see God Emperor and Heretics of Dune, and Ghost in the Shell).

** Seasons 6-15 confirm that the prophet Chuck is God and introduce beings as powerful as him, such as Amara his sister, and The Empty, a cosmic entity that embodies nothing. Nephalim, angel/human hybrids, are portrayed as powerful as God and one defeats Chuck to become the new God, more benevolent God in the final season.