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* '''Enforced''': The author is a cynic who believes that any being of a higher place than others will either be indifferent or downright hostile to lower-plane beings.
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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
** The author is a cynic who believes that any being of a higher place than others will either be indifferent or downright hostile to lower-planebeings.beings.
** The story would be no fun if the gods were kind and simply solved the conflict effortlessly, so the author makes them jerks to explain why they don't.
** The author is a cynic who believes that any being of a higher place than others will either be indifferent or downright hostile to lower-plane
** The story would be no fun if the gods were kind and simply solved the conflict effortlessly, so the author makes them jerks to explain why they don't.
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** The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings which can make them come across as jerks.
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** The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings but less on purpose, which can make them come across as jerks.
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** As higher beings, they have no reason to care or sympathize with puny mortals. All they care about is doing whatever they want with them and nothing else.
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* '''Enforced''': The author is a cynic who believes that any being of a higher place than others will either be indifferent or downright hostile to lower beings.
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* '''Enforced''': The author is a cynic who believes that any being of a higher place than others will either be indifferent or downright hostile to lower lower-plane beings.
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** The gods recognize that mortals could, potentially end them -- whether by [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly lack of worship]] or blunt deicide -- and so keep at least decent relationships.
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Hey, dipshit, drag your ass back to Jerkass- GREAT! JUST GREAT! [[JerkassGods THE GODS ERASED THE LINK!]] [[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!]]
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** Or they ''were'' good, or at least well-meaning, but they suffered some sort of trauma that made them TookALevelInJerkass, becoming increasingly cold, vengeful, and petty. Naturally, their inability to let go of old grudges leads to everyone suffering.
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** Or they ''were'' good, or at least well-meaning, but they suffered some sort of trauma that made them TookALevelInJerkass, becoming increasingly cold, vengeful, and petty. Naturally, their inability to let go of old grudges leads to everyone else suffering.
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** [[GodOfEvil Gods Of Evil]].
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** [[GodOfEvil Gods Of Evil]].GodOfEvil.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** As higher beings, they have no reason to care or sympathize with puny mortals. All they care about is doing whatever they want with them and nothingelse.else.
** Or they ''were'' good, or at least well-meaning, but they suffered some sort of trauma that made them TookALevelInJerkass, becoming increasingly cold, vengeful, and petty. Naturally, their inability to let go of old grudges leads to everyone suffering.
** As higher beings, they have no reason to care or sympathize with puny mortals. All they care about is doing whatever they want with them and nothing
** Or they ''were'' good, or at least well-meaning, but they suffered some sort of trauma that made them TookALevelInJerkass, becoming increasingly cold, vengeful, and petty. Naturally, their inability to let go of old grudges leads to everyone suffering.
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* '''Played For horror''' the gods enjoy sending plagues and suffering to mortals.
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* '''Played For horror''' the Horror''': {{The Sociopath}}ic gods enjoy sending plagues and suffering to mortals.
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* '''Downplayed''': The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings which can make them come across as jerks.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings which can make them come across asjerks.jerks.
** The gods run on BlueAndOrangeMorality, but a clever mortal can get them to be helpful as long as they understand how they think.
** The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings which can make them come across as
** The gods run on BlueAndOrangeMorality, but a clever mortal can get them to be helpful as long as they understand how they think.
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** Gods are, on average, no crueler (or kinder) than mortals.
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*'''Played For horror''' the gods enjoy sending plagues and suffering to mortals.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...just before they all [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk treat them crueler than they could possibly imagine]].
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...just before they [[TheSociopath they]] all [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk treat them crueler than they could possibly imagine]].
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* '''Played For Laughs''': The gods aren't even mean to mortals. [[UngratefulBastard Mortals still think the gods are jerks.]]
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Laughs''':
** The gods aren't even mean to mortals. [[UngratefulBastard Mortals still think the gods are jerks.]]]]
** The gods cross over into ComedicSociopathy.
** The gods aren't even mean to mortals. [[UngratefulBastard Mortals still think the gods are jerks.
** The gods cross over into ComedicSociopathy.
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** The gods are not only jerks to mortals, but also to each other.
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** The gods are not only jerks to mortals, but [[WorldOfJerkass also to each other.other]].
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* '''Parodied''': God's fist crushes humans from time to time.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** God's fist crushes humans from time totime. time.
** The gods scowl at the audience by BreakingTheFourthWall.
** God's fist crushes humans from time to
** The gods scowl at the audience by BreakingTheFourthWall.
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** The gods are seen as sadistic and monstrous to mortal beings and will always use DisproportionateRetribution.
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** The gods are seen as sadistic and monstrous [[TheSociopath sociopaths]] to mortal beings and will always use DisproportionateRetribution.
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* '''Downplayed''':
** The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings which can make them come across as jerks.
** The gods are JerksWithHeartsOfGold.
** The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings which can make them come across as jerks.
** The gods are JerksWithHeartsOfGold.
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* '''Downplayed''':
**'''Downplayed''': The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings which can make them come across as jerks.
** The gods are JerksWithHeartsOfGold.jerks.
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** The gods are JerksWithHeartsOfGold.
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* '''Downplayed''': The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings which can make them come across as jerks.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings which can make them come across asjerks.jerks.
** The gods are JerksWithHeartsOfGold.
** The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings which can make them come across as
** The gods are JerksWithHeartsOfGold.
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* '''Justified''': As higher beings, they have no reason to sympathize with puny mortals.
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* '''Justified''': As higher beings, they have no reason to care or sympathize with puny mortals.mortals. All they care about is doing whatever they want with them and nothing else.
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* '''Subverted''': The gods turn out to have a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold soft spot for the mortals deep down inside]].
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** The gods turn out to have a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold soft spot for the mortals deep down inside]].
** The gods turn out to have a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold soft spot for the mortals deep down inside]].
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* '''Averted''': The gods are neither cruel or kind.
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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
** The gods are neither cruel orkind.kind.
** The gods don't exist.
** The gods are neither cruel or
** The gods don't exist.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "I [[NayTheist hate the gods.]] They're massive jerks."
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* '''Lampshaded''': "I [[NayTheist "[[NayTheist I hate the gods.]] They're massive jerks."
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** While most gods play this trope perfectly straight, we then meet [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold Serenity]], goddess of the harvest, who aids the heroes with her divine powers.
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* '''Parodied''': ???God's fist crushes humans from time to time.
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* '''Implied''': Unfortunate events keep on happening to the characters.
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* '''Implied''': Unfortunate events keep on happening to the characters.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': It shows that the gods were never good anyway.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': It shows that the gods were never good anyway.
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Back to Jerkass- GREAT! JUST GREAT! [[JerkassGods THE GODS ERASED THE LINK!]] [BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!]]
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"I think our gods might not be so good after all..."
* '''Conversed''':???"Whats with deities and acting cruelly?!"
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* '''Played For Drama''': The gods end up erasing themselves from existence because they treated their worshippers cruelly. Only one god doesn't do so and suffers from SurvivorGuilt.
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* '''Played For Drama''': The gods end up erasing themselves from existence because they treated their worshippers cruelly. cruelly, and [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly their worshippers decide to stop believing in the gods]]. Only one god doesn't do so treats their worshippers kindly and suffers from SurvivorGuilt.
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Back to JerkassGods.
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** The gods are seen as sadistic and monstrous to mortal beings and will always used to {{disproportionate|Retribution}}ly punishing them.
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** The gods are seen as sadistic and monstrous to mortal beings and will always used to {{disproportionate|Retribution}}ly punishing them.use DisproportionateRetribution.
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* '''Justified''': As higher beings they have no reason to sympathize with puny mortals.
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* '''Justified''': As higher beings beings, they have no reason to sympathize with puny mortals.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...just before they all [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk treat them more cruel than they could possibly imagine]].
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...just before they all [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk treat them more cruel crueler than they could possibly imagine]].
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* '''Zig Zagged''': It appears that the gods can vary between cruel and kind whether they were having a bad day or when they're nice when they feel like it.
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**It appears that the gods can vary between cruel and kind whether they were having a bad day or when they're nice when they feel likeit.it.
**Alternatively, some gods are cruel while others are kind.
**It appears that the gods can vary between cruel and kind whether they were having a bad day or when they're nice when they feel like
**Alternatively, some gods are cruel while others are kind.
* '''Implied''': Unfortunate events keep on happening to the characters.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': It shows that the gods were never good anyway.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The gods aren't even mean to mortals. [[UngratefulBastard Mortals still think the gods are jerks.]]
* '''Played For Drama''': The gods end up erasing themselves from existence because they treated their worshippers cruelly. Only one god doesn't do so and suffers from SurvivorGuilt.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': It shows that the gods were never good anyway.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The gods aren't even mean to mortals. [[UngratefulBastard Mortals still think the gods are jerks.]]
* '''Played For Drama''': The gods end up erasing themselves from existence because they treated their worshippers cruelly. Only one god doesn't do so and suffers from SurvivorGuilt.
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* '''Invoked''': ???A mortal who already treats their fellow humans as playthings seeks to ascend to godhood in order to more openly get away with it.
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** Somebody decides to {{kill the god}}s to deal with the problem permanently.
** The gods recognize that mortals could, potentially end them -- whether by [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly lack of worship]] or blunt deicide -- and so keep at least decent relationships.
** Somebody decides to {{kill the god}}s to deal with the problem permanently.
** The gods recognize that mortals could, potentially end them -- whether by [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly lack of worship]] or blunt deicide -- and so keep at least decent relationships.
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* '''Inverted''':
** The gods are really {{Nice Guy}}s.
** [[GodOfGood Gods Of Good]].
** The gods are really {{Nice Guy}}s.
** [[GodOfGood Gods Of Good]].
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* '''Inverted''':
**'''Inverted''': [[GodIsGood The gods are really {{Nice Guy}}s.
** [[GodOfGood Gods Of Good]].good.]]
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** [[GodOfGood Gods Of Good]].
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???It appears that the gods can vary between cruel and kind whether they were having a bad day or when they're nice when they feel like it.
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* '''Lampshaded''': I [[NayTheist hate the gods.]] They're massive jerks.
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* '''Lampshaded''': I "I [[NayTheist hate the gods.]] They're massive jerks."
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The author is a cynic who believes that any being of a higher place than others will either be indifferent or downright hostile to lower beings.
* '''Lampshaded''':???I [[NayTheist hate the gods.]] They're massive jerks.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Exploited''': ???Someone uses the jerkass nature of the gods to gain political power to create a secular state that [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu tells the gods to sod off.]]
* '''Deconstructed''': The jerkass nature of gods makes mortals constantly cower in fear and servitude of them.
* '''Reconstructed''': Mortals build themselves up in response and [[RageAgainstTheHeavens surpass the gods.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': Mortals build themselves up in response and [[RageAgainstTheHeavens surpass the gods.]]
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* '''Justified''': ???As higher beings they have no reason to sympathize with puny mortals.
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* '''Averted''': The gods aren't jerks to the point it defines each of their character.are neither cruel or kind.
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'''Basic Trope''': The deity or deities are portrayed as cruel.
*'''Straight''': The gods are seen as petty, abusive, and uncaring to mortal beings and play around with their lives like as though it's their cosmic toys.
*'''Exaggerated''':
** The gods are seen as sadistic and monstrous to mortal beings and will always used to {{disproportionate|Retribution}}ly punishing them.
** The gods are not only jerks to mortals, but also to each other.
** [[GodOfEvil Gods Of Evil]].
*'''Downplayed''': The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings which can make them come across as jerks.
*'''Justified''': ???
*'''Inverted''':
** The gods are really {{Nice Guy}}s.
** [[GodOfGood Gods Of Good]].
*'''Subverted''': The gods turn out to have a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold soft spot for the mortals deep down inside]].
*'''Double Subverted''': ...just before they all [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk treat them more cruel than they could possibly imagine]].
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*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': The gods aren't jerks to the point it defines each of their character.
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*'''Straight''': The gods are seen as petty, abusive, and uncaring to mortal beings and play around with their lives like as though it's their cosmic toys.
*'''Exaggerated''':
** The gods are seen as sadistic and monstrous to mortal beings and will always used to {{disproportionate|Retribution}}ly punishing them.
** The gods are not only jerks to mortals, but also to each other.
** [[GodOfEvil Gods Of Evil]].
*'''Downplayed''': The gods are aloof and apathetic to mortal beings which can make them come across as jerks.
*'''Justified''': ???
*'''Inverted''':
** The gods are really {{Nice Guy}}s.
** [[GodOfGood Gods Of Good]].
*'''Subverted''': The gods turn out to have a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold soft spot for the mortals deep down inside]].
*'''Double Subverted''': ...just before they all [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk treat them more cruel than they could possibly imagine]].
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': The gods aren't jerks to the point it defines each of their character.
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