Line #92 Main/OlympusMons


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2	[-[[caption-width-right:350:[[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=282 You're kids]]...[[TemptingFate what's the worst that could happen?]]]]-]
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4	->''"I wish I was old enough to breed monsters, but my dad says I have to wait till I'm thirteen to play God."''
5	-->-- '''Rich Boy''', ''VideoGame/MonsterRacers''
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7	Sometimes, in {{Mon}} games, the game will allow the player to [[CapturedSuperEntity capture and control creatures]] that a [[KidHero preteen hero]] has absolutely no business owning. A kind of DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu moment for TheKidWithTheRemoteControl, {{Mon}} games will allow the player to capture [[CosmicEntity cosmic entities]], [[PhysicalGod living forces of nature]], and other cataclysmal beings. Of course, other media occasionally have gods captured by humankind as well.
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9	Don't expect this power to be easy to come by, however. A lot of Olympus Mons require that you prove yourself worthy to command them by [[DefeatMeansFriendship defeating them in combat first.]] If this is the case in a [[VideoGames video game]], this often means that the fight against them will be ThatOneBoss, or a {{Superboss}} that isn't accessible until later in the game. Basically the living equivalent of an InfinityPlusOneSword.
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11	Strangely, these beings seem to be perfectly content with their human masters, and rarely rebel. If they do, though? [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Be very, very afraid.]]
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13	The name is a play on Olympus Mons, Latin for [[Myth/GreekMythology Mt. Olympus]] and also a volcano on UsefulNotes/{{Mars}} that's also the largest known planetary mountain in the solar system. This trope is the exact opposite of ComMons.
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21	* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'':
22	** The original ''Anime/YuGiOh'' has the playable [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Egyptian God]] [[CardGames Cards]]. There are also a number of arch-demonlike/godlike cards out there. Timaeus & company, [[InstantWinCondition Exodia]], Dark Ruler Ha Des, Dark Creator, the Sacred Beasts, Black Luster Soldier and Chaos Emperor Dragon, Five God Dragon, and the list goes on. Most characters who use these cards do so frivolously; Yugi, being the hero, is likely the only one who at first realizes the potential danger they may pose. (As he says when he wins Sky Dragon Osiris, "I must be ''very'' careful with this...") Heck, even Blue Eyes White Dragon had a god-like backstory before the game's PowerCreep got the better of it. And there's still its fusion forms, the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon]] (which even after the power creep still has the 5th highest attack power in the game, with all of the stronger cards being ludicrously impractical to use) and the even more powerful Dragon Master Knight.
23	** The spinoff manga ''Manga/YuGiOhR'' features the Devils, [[EvilCounterpart demonic doppelgangers]] of the God Cards. The second series, ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' has the Sacred Beasts, ''another'' set of [[EvilCounterpart Evil Counterparts]] of the Egyptian God Cards. To make that even worse, there's even a far stronger monster that's summoned by [[FusionDance fusing]] all three of them. The third series, ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'', features two ''opposing'' sets of "God Cards" in the form of the eponymous Five Dragons, each wielded by chosen heroes called Signers, and the seven Earthbound Gods, nightmarish monsters of enormous size inspired by the Nazca Lines whose masters, the Dark Signers, came BackFromTheDead through a DealWithTheDevil.
24	** Trueman, in the fourth season of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', actually summons ''two copies of Five God Dragon at once''. (Which kind of makes you wonder, [[FridgeLogic just how many people in this reality have access to this card]], which is stronger than Obelisk? Even Judai had a copy.) In fact, the method he used was even possible in the real game at the time. (But not anymore, at least currently, because Future Fusion is now illegal.)
25	** ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL'' introduces Number 100: Numeron Dragon who was before before being reborn as a Number said to create the universe and was used by Yuma and Nasch/[[spoiler: Shark]] in their battle against Don Thousand.
26	* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' has multiple {{Fantasy Pantheon}}s ruling over the Digital World.
27	** The Royal Knights are a group of 13 "Holy Knight" Digimon that serve the WorldTree, King Drasil. Their most famous member Omnimon was shown taking down hundreds of other Mega-level Digimon (most of these are city-leveling creatures) with a single shot. Omnimon X is even more ridiculous, able to destroy the entirety of the Digital World in a single blow if it so wished with its All Delete attack.
28	** Opposing the Royal Knights are the [[SevenDeadlySins Seven]] Great [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Demon Lords]]. In ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' Impmon becomes the Demon Lord of Gluttony Beelzemon and an AntiAntichrist, and in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', the Demon Lord of Sloth Belphemon becomes the BigBad.
29	** In ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', Guilmon's "[[SuperpoweredEvilSide dark evolution]]" turns him into Megiddramon, a member of the Four Great Dragons who can [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroy all of reality.]] Unlike most examples, Takato could ''not'' control him, and he had to come to grips with his own anger at someone who had killed a friend before Guilmon would revert back.
30	** There's also the Olympos XII, a group of 12 "Deity" Digimon based on Myth/ClassicalMythology ruling over [[AnotherDimension the "Iliad" server of the Digital World]].
31	** The Digimon Sovereign (Four Holy Beasts) are a group of powerful Digimon based on TheFourGods that rule over the Digital World in the contuinuity of [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Adventure]] and [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Adventure 02]], as well as in [[Anime/DigimonTamers Tamers]]. Consisting of: The Azure Dragon of the East, Azulongmon (Qinglongmon), The Vermillion Bird of the South, Zhuqiaomon, the Black Tortoise of the North, Ebonwumon (Xuanwumon), and the White Tiger of the West, Baihumon.
32	* In ''Manga/ShadowStar'', two characters get control of a shadow dragon of incredibly ridiculous proportions: [[spoiler:the Earth itself.]]
33	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
34	** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
35	*** Ash has encountered a couple of trainers with Legendary Pokémon on their teams, such as the Pyramid King Brandon who owned all three of the "lesser" Regis, and the mysterious Tobias, who owned Darkrai, Latios, and possibly others. He defeated Brandon after the third attempt, but failed to defeat Tobias, although he did put up a far better fight than any of Tobias' other opponents did. Ash has befriended a ''lot'' of Legendary Pokémon over his career. In fact, Ho-Oh[[note]]First seen at the VERY FIRST EPISODE[[/note]] seems to favor him at times, as it has appeared on many occasions to give him inspiration when he is considering giving up.
36	*** If the [[Anime/PokemonTheRiseOfDarkrai 10th]] and [[Anime/PokemonGiratinaAndTheSkyWarrior 11th]] movies didn't prove how good Ash is at making friends with actual ''gods,'' then the [[Anime/PokemonArceusAndTheJewelOfLife 12th]] movie will go to show that he's now officially friends with [[PalsWithJesus Arceus itself.]]
37	*** In several story lines [[UnbuiltTrope it's been treated as an innately bad thing to capture a Legendary Pokémon against their will]] (in ''Anime/Pokemon2000'', for example, capturing the Legendary Birds [[TheProblemWithFightingDeath causes the world's weather to go haywire]]). But befriending one and getting it to voluntarily join your team? That's always fair game.
38	*** One of the first cases of such in the anime was an Articuno that Frontier Brain Noland had befriended in the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Advanced Generation]]'' series. Though not officially captured, Articuno formed a strong bond and recurrently hung out with Noland after he treated it from an injury. When Ash suggests battling him using Articuno, it gladly accepts and follows Noland's commands.
39	*** And you don't need to be a full trainer to befriend them in the first place. [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY Bonnie]], despite not being a trainer yet (albeit with some training and battling experiences from being with Dedenne) befriended one of the two Zygarde, to the point that in the final battle she commanded the combined Complete Forme Zygarde as if she were their trainer.
40	*** The first instance of a Legendary Pokémon[[note]]Okay, it's technically a Mythical Pokémon, but the only distinction is that Mythicals are limited-time events that are otherwise unobtainable, making them even more valuable than Legendaries[[/note]] being captured by a main character finally happens in the Alola region. Ash catches a Meltan in the 112th episode of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'' [[spoiler:which later evolves into Melmetal in the 138th episode]]. Within the same series, Gladion also inducts the man-made Legendary Pokémon, Silvally, into his team, while Mallow unofficially has a Shaymin in hers. All three are utilized by said trainers in the Alola League. [[spoiler:Also, Tapu Koko appears in the final match between Ash and Kukui and forces itself into the role of Kukui’s final Mon. Ash ultimately defeats it and wins the whole tournament, ensuring that his losing streak is well and truly over.]]
41	*** In ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'', Goh ends up catching a [[spoiler:Suicune]] in an attempt to rescue it from Pokémon poachers. After they come to an understanding, it remains his Pokémon but is free to go around the world helping others until its trainer needs it.
42	** In ''Manga/PokemonDiamondAndPearlAdventure'', Candice’s roster of Pokémon consist of Regice, Regirock, and Registeel, using Regice and Regirock to battle Hareta. After Hareta wins, he battles Regigigas and manages to catch it, adding it to his team in preparation to battle Team Galactic. He later uses Regigigas in the Pokémon League, one of which consisting of it being used in the battle against Flint, taking down Flint’s Rapidash (by [[ATwinkleInTheSky blasting it into the sky with a Mega Punch]]), after which Flint forfeits, knowing that his Steelix would stand no chance against Regigigas.
43	* ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'' has Opal, designated as the Jewelpet of "Awakening and Miracles" and the only pet based on [[WingedUnicorn a mythical animal]]. She plays this trope straight in [[Anime/{{Jewelpet 2009}} the first season]], where she single-handedly stopped a war in the backstory, and later gets summoned by the heroes to defeat a rampaging villain in a climactic mid-season battle. However, later seasons have diminished her godly characteristics and put her on par with most other pets.
44	* ''Anime/{{Kiba}}'' has the six key spirits, which are exceptionally powerful spirits that the various villains are trying to collect. [[spoiler:Turns out EvilIsNotAToy. When they are brought together they form Tusker, an ultimate spirit that wants to KillAllHumans.]]
45	* ''Manga/ShamanKing'' has various tiers of spirits and their power. The Kami-class or God-class of spirits is the highest tier of spirits that are essentially these. In manga and 2021 anime it is even implied that using one requires special TrainingFromHell (literally). The Great Spirit is above all spirits and the whole Shaman King Tournament is actually a contest to determine the shaman worthy of merging with it. The five elemental spirits, including Hao's Spirit of Fire, are its direct 'descendants' and only a tick below it in terms of power.
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49	* {{Averted}} in ''Fanfic/{{Traveler}}'': These Legendaries may be benevolent, blindly destructive, or outright homicidal, but they are by no means controllable, let alone able to be captured, and any attempt to do either often results in them moving towards the homicidal end of the spectrum, as [[spoiler:Giovanni]] and [[spoiler: [[Anime/{{Pokemon 2000}} Lawrence III]]]] discover.
50	* Several in ''Fanfic/HarryPotterPokemonMaster''. Harry has a Zygarde, Ron eventually gains a Gyarados (which had evolved thanks to a MillionToOneChance), Hermione finds a Celebi...
51	* ''Fanfic/TokimekiPokeLiveAndTwinbee'':In addition to certain ''Pokémon'' characters such as Hilda (Who owns a Reshiram), Hilbert and N (Who co-own a Zekrom), there are also ''Love Live!'' girls who have Legendaries as well, such as Rina Tennoji, who has a Kyogre (And she's also the only character to own an Ultra Beast, namely Kartana.), Shizuku Osaka (Who co-owns a Reshiram alongside Hilda) and Coco Miyashita (Who co-owns a Zekrom alongside N and Hilbert) and even Freya Jerbarn, who originally hails from the ''VideoGame/{{Xak}}'' series of games and owns a Groudon.
52	* ''Fanfic/TheMostEvilTrainer'': Discussed at length, and deconstructed: the idea of even ''speaking'' to a Legendary Pokemon is considered so dangerous that region governments put heavy restrictions on whose allowed to even try, with only Elite Trainers being allowed to make the request. The idea of ''capturing'' a Legendary is never even brought up, as the idea is considered too ludicrous. The main character's entire motivation in the story is to meet Hoopa, in the hopes he can convince it to send him back to his own universe, and the extraordinary danger of that is brought up more than once, not just for him and his Pokemon, but for the entire Kalos region if it goes poorly; if he had been requesting to meet one of the region's Legendary Trio, the request would've been dismissed out of hand. It's suggested at one point that he might instead try his luck with Palkia, and that the Sinnoh region might be more sympathetic than Kalos, but after the events with Team Galactic, they're refusing point blank to allow ''anyone'' access to the Creation Trio.
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56	* The plot engine of the Literature/SpiritAnimals series. The Four Fallen, the four [[PhysicalGod Great Beasts]] who died centuries ago to stop the Devourer, have returned as the [[BondCreatures spirit animals]] of four eleven-year-old kids. Suddenly, those four become the center of the defense against the new Devourer.
57	* The Materials (summoned beings) in ''Literature/TheUnexploredSummonBloodSign'' are divided into three classes - Regulation-Class (OurMonstersAreWeird), Divine-Class (the gods and other legendary figures of myth) and Unexplored-Class ([[AnthropomorphicPersonification Anthropomorphic Personifications]] of the laws of the universe), with the latter two qualifying for this trope. Notably, even rookie summoners are theoretically capable of summoning the higher classes. Summoning 100 Regulation-Class Materials (within one battle) grants temporary access to the Divine-Class, and summoning 50 Divine-Class grants access to the Unexplored-Class. That said, in practice [[DifficultButAwesome only skilled summoners can pull this off in actual combat]].
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61	* ''Roleplay/PokemonDigimonMonWars'': The Digidestined learned the hard way just how powerful Legendary Pokemon are. Originally only the Legendary Pokemon (and Mega Evolved) could have stood up to Ultimate and above leveled digimon, but once the Sealed Evolution had been unlocked, its possible for Pokemon to reach such a status.
62	* In the ''Roleplay/LegendariesLost'' roleplay, [[spoiler:Zapdos is eventually resurrected, but in [[SleepModeSize the form of a baby.]] Nathaniel captures them to keep them safe.]]
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66	%%* ''TabletopGame/{{Pokethulhu}}''
67	* ''TabletopGame/MonstersAndOtherChildishThings'' is based on this concept. Your character (who may be anywhere from 8 to 18 years old depending on the game) has a pet monster that's his or her absolute best friend, and backs the character up in fights against other kids and their monsters. The adult world generally knows about these monsters, but is powerless to stop them - only monsters can really hurt other monsters, and they can tear through people and most earthly materials like tissue paper. Most monsters are some form of EldritchAbomination to boot.
68	* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'':
69	** The game has '''tons''' of creatures that can easily count, most of which are Legendary. One of the most famous examples is [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=370405 Progenitus]], with his famous "protection from everything". The flavor text, "The Soul of the World has returned", says it all.
70	** The same game lets you control [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=261321 many]] [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193632 Eldritch]] [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193452 Abominations.]]
71	** Any creature listed as a God, an Avatar, or an Elder anything.
72	** Not all of them are even Legendary. [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=253575 Worldspine Wurm]] is apparently every bit as strong as the strongest of the aforementioned {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, [[http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/db48a the Spirit Avatars have an epic poem dedicated to them]], and [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=373555 Colossus of Akros]] is indestructible, starts out ''huge'' and gets '''gigantic'''.
73	* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', the Necrons shattered their former C'tan masters after the latter were weakened from infighting. The Necrons can unleash these shards on the battlefield. However, the larger shards are too powerful and volatile to be used this way and are simply imprisoned in the tesseract labyrinths. The Necrons are also very careful to prevent the shards from merging together since this will lead to the rebirth of a very pissed off star-god.
74	* Probably not a surprise to anyone the monsters that TabletopGame/{{Yugioh}} allows you to control numerous gods and divine beasts. Some of them even allow outright victory for basically just having it on the field or in the hand.
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78	* ''VideoGame/AzureDreams'' has 15-year-old hero Koh obtain the world's only Shadow-type dragon monster which is supposedly capable of destroying the world. That is not hard to believe, given that its two main abilities are bestowing invulnerability and unleashing an OneHitKill on anything...
79	** Long before obtaining [[{{Macguffin}} The Ultimate Egg]], though, Koh trains up a lot of other terrifying monsters - from the lowly [[ComMons Pulunpa]] up to [[ArtificialHuman Golems]], [[AxCrazy Killers]] and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragons]]. Quite a few of these creatures qualify as Olympus Mons themselves.
80	* ''VideoGame/CrashFever'' has Cost 55s, Cost 58s, and Academics. There's also Azathoth, who has a cost of 60 and is almost a PhysicalGod due to her immense power.
81	* In ''VideoGame/CustomRobo'' you can acquire the illegal parts for your robo. These parts are said to be so powerful that they actually pose a high chance to cause mental and physical harm to those who use them. Yet, the main character (usually a kid who basically started using Custom Robos a week ago) is fully capable of using them. That includes the parts for the final boss of the Gamecube one, which was bio-mechanical [[spoiler:[[AfterTheEnd and destroyed most of the Earth and Humanity, save for a single dome.]]]]
82	* Became a problem in ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'', particularly [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories the second one]], where a bug made it possible to capture a level 9999 [[CatGirl Nekomata]] early on, and use her to steamroll the entire rest of the game. Later games fixed this by making it impossible to capture any monster who is higher level than the main protagonist.
83	* In ''VideoGame/DragonQuestMonsters,'' you can create your own versions of the bosses. Multiples, even.
84	** In ''VideoGame/DragonQuestMonstersJoker,'' it's not difficult (though it is time-consuming) to have an entire party of the final boss by the time you fight him. Additionally, two of the higher-level Monsters in ''Joker'' are the {{final boss}}es of ''Dragon Quest II'' and ''III''. The punchline? They're most useful as healers.
85	** In ''VideoGame/DragonQuestMonstersJoker2'', one of the monsters you can have as a companion is God from ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVII'' who is now named Numen.
86	* In ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' certain large and potentially quite dangerous creatures can be tamed if captured without killing a dwarf, including ''dragons'' (officially bosses). You can KO the Hidden Fun Stuff via cave-ins and stuff them in cages; they aren't tameable without a minor hack, but can be tossed into a pit to be fed with enemy prisoners.
87	* Naturally, as a Gacha game that deals with mythologies ''Videogame/FateGrandOrder'' lets you roll for various divine figures of various different pantheons in various forms. This includes the Babylonian goddess Ishtar (taking the form of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Rin Tohsaka]]) or Quetzalcoatl (taking the form of a woman who really loves Lucha Libre). Most notable of these are the Grand servants, considered the greatest of their respective classes as well as the Lostbelt Kings, all of whom are limited-event 5* Servants.
88	* It is unclear in ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' lore exactly who or what the [[GameBreaker Knights Of the Round]] are, and even more unclear why exactly they are taking orders from creatures they could kill 10 times over with a single go.
89	** The leader of the Wild Hunt and patrician of all glorious souls, the king of all dragons, either the female side of the Hindu god(dess) of destruction (and currently second or third most worshiped deity, behind the Abrahamic god) or a deity from another pantheon, an embodiment of untamed and destructive nature that had to be imprisoned by a more civilized god, another god of death (named after the Greek deity, portrayed as the Celtic Arawn or Dagda), the Garden of Eden, and a living black hole (that doesn't kill the players). None but perhaps that dragon or the Garden of Eden are as powerful as Knights of the Round, but it's not surprising that the eponymous Unlimiteds from ''Anime/FinalFantasyUnlimited'' are described as having power surpassing that of the gods.
90	** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', the summons are treated like the god-like beings they are by the plot, and controlling them is a very big deal.
91	** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2'', DLC allows you to unlock Omega as a Mon. Its bio states ''it once destroyed an entire civilization.'' [[GameBreaker You do the math]].
92	* Frigisaur and Ignosaur in ''VideoGame/FossilFighters''. Not only do they belong to an InfinityPlusOneElement, they're the only viviosaurs stated to be imbued with ''actual'' magic, instead of the merely [[FunctionalMagic functional]] variety.
93	* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact''
94	** The game allows you to roll Archons, specifically [[spoiler:Venti, Zhongli, Nahida]], Furina and the Raiden Shogun, as promotional 5-star characters. Their true identities are an important plot point, but they can only be acquired through the game's gacha system. The archons are consistently powerful characters, but they don't stand head and shoulders above the other characters.
95	** Xiangling's animal companion Guoba is revealed to have formerly been [[spoiler:Marchosius, the God of the Stove.]] While Guoba has long since [[spoiler:lost a vast majority of his power,]] he is still a powerful summon and Xiangling is considered one of the strongest units in the game.
96	* In ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'', primal beasts are [[PhysicalGod powerful]], legendary creatures born from an ancient civilization and often [[BlueAndOrangeMorality programmed for specific purposes]]. And in true gacha fashion, you can recruit a good number of them (usually the humanoid ones) to your party and let them mingle with the rest of your crew.
97	* ''VideoGame/GotchaForce'' also features this, though attempts to mitigate it by having borgs above the ComMons level require "data crystals" - "A" and "B" for things a bit beefier than the basic set, all the way through "A" through "E" for the most powerful. The problem is that you need one of each letter, so it's common to sit on multiple copies of "B" while you wait for a single "A". Also, the different [[PaletteSwap palettes]] do not have interchangeable crystals - good luck getting some of those.
98	* The eponymous final bosses of ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork6CybeastGregarAndCybeastFalzar'' are two enormous cyber-monsters capable of destroying the [[TheMetaverse cyberworld]]. [[spoiler:Late in the game, it's revealed that Falzar was actually artificially engineered by its creator in hopes that it would destroy Gregar, because no other Navi was able to. Unfortunately, Falzar got out of control and the two beasts are locked in a stalemate that threatened the cyberworld even further.]]
99	* In ''VideoGame/{{Micromon}}'', a Pokémon knockoff, you can capture Vaithe [[spoiler: (once you collect all the chip fragments, that is)]]. He is actually the only godly Micromon that can be legitimately captured, the other godlies have to be hatched from a golden egg.
100	* In ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher,'' the Gali species (and, in the first game, the Magic species) are said to be gods in the guise of monsters, with all the attendant power. People and other monsters are awed by them. This is mostly reflected by the absurd base statistics of Gali sub-breed monsters, with a lot of them having a noticeably higher base stats relative to its peers, but the stats are still low enough to be a subject of the MagikarpPower trope associated with the game. Even at the competitive level, the Gali species aren't particularly notable. The Dragon and the Phoenix species (the latter debuting in ''2'') are also said to be among the strongest monsters competitively in the games and they also have their own tales of their legendary prowess which causes other people to remark in both awe and fear. While Dragon is clearly a DifficultButAwesome monster to both obtain and raise in any game featuring it, the Phoenix is ironically one of the easiest monsters to both obtain and raise in ''2'' thanks to its straightforward stats growth and not so difficult method of obtaining it under the right circumstances.
101	** In the DS game, Xenon is said to have been granted the title "King Of All Monsters" by the gods, and is said to be the strongest species ever. [[GameBreaker Sadly, this is true]], making them look like {{God Mode Sue}}s in comparison to other monsters (for which the idea has always been, [[HardWorkHardlyWorks you have to work to be awesome.]])
102	* Interestingly, you ''start'' with one of these in ''VideoGame/MonsterSanctuary''. The spectral familiars are immortal quasi-deities who helped construct and [[BarrierMaiden uphold]] the Sanctuary, and they have guided the four bloodlines since the founding of the Sanctuary. Statistically, however, they're not outstandingly better than other monsters. More traditionally, champion monsters (other than the first few) are unique, meaning you can only get one instance of them per play through. Most of them are still regular wildlife according to the lore, but some are stated to be deities or demigods of immense power. For example, Vertraag is a god of time that occasionally manifests avatars into the mortal world; the Vertraag you can hatch is implied to be one of them.
103	* The entire point of ''VideoGame/NamuAmidaButsuUtena'': You collect, train and send Buddhist deities into battle.
104	* ''VideoGame/NetHack'' lets you tame two of the three Horsemen of the Apocalypse ([[spoiler:the player is implied to be War, and outright stated in a comment in the source code]]). It's a bit tricky, and requires you to hit them with a few LevelDrain spells first. You can get the third if you slime him, but then he's permanently transformed and thus not a Horseman anymore.
105	* The Valsharess in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights Hordes of the Underdark'' summoned and bound Mephistopheles. And if you find his True Name you can claim absolute authority over him in the endgame.
106	* ''VideoGame/{{Nexomon}}'': Omnicron is the godlike primogenitor of all Nexomon, and his seven children, the Primordial Tyrants, are themselves godlike in terms of power. There is also Ziegler, the ghostly ruler of the Netherworld, and his subordinate Wardens. All of them can be caught in the postgame.
107	* In ''VideoGame/OctopathTravelerII'' Ochette's story centers around her efforts to collect all three Creatures of Legend - enormous, sapient beasts with powers over the elements. After completing corresponding chapters, she gains the Creatures at her beck and call, available for summon as any other captured beast in any random battle. They have the highest possible strength rating, but [[LimitBreak require maximum Boost]] to be summoned.
108	* ''VideoGame/{{Palworld}}'' has four "Legendary Pals"; Frostallion, Jetragon, Necromus, and Paladius. All four are max level and require the highest level Spheres to catch, with the latter two being a DualBoss. Frostallion also has a [[UndergroundMonkey Dark-Elemental version of itself]] in Frostallion Noct, which can only be obtained by breeding Frostallion with a Helzephyr.
109	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
110	** The franchise is rife with Olympus Mons, each of which run the gamut from "very powerful" to "PhysicalGod". Officially, there are two categories; Legendary Pokémon, who are found in-game and range from having above-average stats to (in the case of box-art Legendaries) being full-on PurposelyOverpowered, and Mythical Pokémon, who aren't found in-game and are [[TemporaryOnlineContent restricted to limited time Wi-Fi (formerly in-person) events]]. Though their stats also vary, they are generally just as overpowering as the major mascot Legendaries. And [[ObviousRulePatch to stop players getting a whole party of them]], none of them are able to breed and create more.
111	** The trope image is from a [=VGCats=] comic, and it displays one of the main characters riding a Pokémon. That Pokémon is Arceus, a Pokémon described as the closest thing to the Judeo-Christian "God" that exists in the world of Pokémon. And yes, you ''can'' catch it.
112	** There are some Pokémon who have similar characteristics or stats to Legendary Pokémon, but aren't officially considered such. These include "[[InfinityMinusOneSword pseudo-legendaries]]" such as Tyranitar, Metagross, and Hydreigon, the Ultra Beasts, and Phione (a Pokémon obtained by breeding the Mythical Manaphy), though the latter is [[FlipFlopOfGod subject to change]].
113	** ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' establishes that catching Dialga and Palkia (two {{physical god}}s that control time and space) in Poké Balls [[PowerLimiter ends up cutting them off from their cosmic power]], thus causing the BigBad to seek an alternate way of capturing them. It's not clear if this aspect of Poké Balls applies to the other Legendaries (who generally aren't powerful enough to alter reality) or not.
114	** From Gen III onwards, Legendary Pokémon often factor into the antagonist's plans, which often involves their powers being misused for evil. With a scant few exceptions[[labelnote:*]]Namely [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite N]], [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Ghetsis]], and [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Lusamine]] (and [[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Necrozma]], who itself is an antagonist)[[/labelnote]], this ''never'' works out well for the villains as the Legendary either [[TheDogBitesBack rebels against them]], or [[EvilIsNotAToy threatens to cause far more damage than intended]].
115	* ''VideoGame/PocketMortys'' has the One True Morty who is also a supreme example of MagikarpPower. Honorable mention goes to Prancer Morty, who is designed in the style of Pokemon's legendary Pokemon.
116	* In the Undead Nightmare expansion pack for ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption,'' it is possible for John Marston to tame all four of the Horses of the Apocalypse (Death, War, Pestilence, and Famine). All are incredibly fast and have infinite stamina, and Death causes any zombies it touches while sprinting to have their heads explode.
117	* ''VideoGame/{{Robopon}}'' has Golden Sunny, Silver C-Cell, and Scar in the first game, and Nebulus in the second.
118	* ''VideoGame/RuneScape'' has the summoning skill, where a player can keep a series of more dangerous "familiars" that approach Olympus Mon strength as the player levels up.
119	* ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}'' lets you summon, and then mind control, Cthulhu. You may then RIDE HIM AROUND. You can also summon {{God}} and [[TheGrimReaper Death]] and have them fight each other for your amusement. Really, ''{{VideoGame/Scribblenauts}}'' is practically built on this kind of power-abusing potential.
120	* The ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' series has several examples over the course of its history.
121	** Satan? The Fates? Every mythological god ever? Sure--you can [[TheKidWithTheLeash order them around to your heart's content!]] Notably, however, the ultimate antagonist in each game can only be defeated and/or destroyed even if your party has previously subdued the opposite-aligned equivalent -- not that there would be any point in a capture. Example: in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', [[spoiler:[[{{God}} Kagutsuchi]]]] sends out Metatron, the Voice of God, to warn you against doing a very bad thing. You do the very bad thing, and Metatron fights you. You defeat the Voice of God, and it becomes [[{{Mooks}} just another one]] of your [[{{Mons}} foot soldiers]]. Whom you can use against [[spoiler:[[{{God}} Kagutsuchi]] himself]]. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! It's also possible to have LITERAL Olympus Mons, too: the Greek pantheon is well-represented in the series. The game's version of Cerberus is also one of the game's mascots, along with good ol' Jack Frost.
122	** One particular deconstruction of this trope is ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor''; you play as a group of teenagers with Nintendo DS-like portable gaming consoles that can summon demons to attack their enemies -- and so can anyone else in the city with the same device. Society quickly begins to break down, since people aren't supposed to have this kind of power without restriction, and the whole area is devastated within a week's time.
123	** In the MMORPG, ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIMAGINE'', one creature implies that when they allow you ally with them, you gain huge control over them via the device used. This implies that if they don't like you, such as being allowed to die all the time, they still have to serve you because the device controls them directly. She notes:
124	---> '''Fairy:''' I don't like being told what to do, but when my partner presses that button I just can't help myself.
125	** By maxing out your Social Links in the ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' sub-series, you're given the ability to fuse and create the "ultimate forms" of that Link's [[TarotMotifs Arcana]]. For example, by meeting the right conditions in ''[[UpdatedReRelease Persona 4 Golden]]'', you can create the end game [[spoiler:Izanagi-no-Okami]]. Fittingly, one of questions given at school in Persona 4 has "Olympus Mons" as its answer.
126	* In ''VideoGame/SummonersWarSkyArena'', summoning the elusive natural 5* mons are these. Summoning one is totally dependent on the RandomNumberGod that even [[BribingYourWayToVictory paying]] customers have reported not getting one despite spending hundreds of dollars, and when you do summon one, it's broadcasted in the chat channel for everyone to see.
127	* ''[=NetHack=]'' GameMod ''VideoGame/SlashEM'' makes it possible to transform monsters temporarily. Thus, in it you can potentially lead all three of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse around on leashes.
128	* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfMajEyal'', you can wield one of the Bonus Bosses as a symbiote if you have a high enough level, and make the other two "join" you by killing them, then using a wish spell to create a loyal companion possessing spirit to revive their bodies. Plot-wise, it's not ''their'' souls running the bodies, but mechanics-wise it works. Note, one of these characters is the ''AuthorAvatar'' of the programmer.
129	* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
130	** Many games in the series have characters dedicated to summoning elemental spirits, who are often minor gods of their respective worlds. Often the games' storylines will involve recruiting these beings to aid in your quest, though there are some exceptions.
131	** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' has Sheena, who can summon the eight beings that embody the elements (known in-game as Summon Spirits)[[spoiler:, along with Origin and Maxwell, both essentially gods,]] and Corrine, a man-made [[spoiler: (not exactly)]] lesser Summon Spirit. Dialogue makes its clear its more of a contract than an actual owner-property relationship. [[OlderThanTheyThink This isn't actually all that dissimilar]] to how gods are treated in some religions (including [[UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}} early Judaism]]) where the relationship between god and worshiper is essentially a contract (or in other words, covenant).
132	** And its predecessor [[spoiler: (chronologically its distant sequel)]], VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia has Klarth/Claus, who can do the same thing.
133	** ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia'': Both Keele and Meredy draw their magical abilities from the power of the Craymels they make contracts with.
134	** ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2'': Both Harold and Reala can summon elemental spirits as their limit bursts.
135	** ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'' has Milla, who can control the four great spirits of the elements in battle, what with how she outranks them in the hierarchy of spirits. She loses this ability for most of the game after she gets de-powered by the [[ArtifactOfDoom Lance of Kresnik]], but regains it when she rejoins your party late in the game. Jude also briefly has the ability to summon Muzet, who is equal in rank and power to Milla, but he loses the ability after she [[FaceHeelRevolvingDoor betrays the party.]]
136	* ''VideoGame/{{Temtem}}'' has the two Mythical Temtem Tyranak and Volgun, the former being a [[FeatheredDragons flaming feathered tyrannosaur]] and the latter being an electric Eastern dragon. They can only be obtained by fighting them in a [[MarathonBoss raid battle with 3-5 people]], upon which you receive an egg to raise after defeating the parent. There's also Anatan, a FlawedPrototype you rescue from the [[NebulousEvilOrganization Belsoto Clan]] during the main story.
137	* The freeware RPG ''Well of Souls'' has several unusually powerful creatures available for taming, such as the embodiments of all the world's elemental forces. However, it also averts it, in part--there are some monsters whom you can never, ever tame; usually because they're a higher level than you can ever be, and you must be at least a level higher than a monster to tame it.
138	* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' occasionally scratches this with Hunters being able to tame creatures far more exotic than your average bear or turtle. Indeed, a recently added Beast Mastery talent lets Hunters tame several types of animals classified as exotic, including two-headed hounds (one variety looking like a raid boss, one being almost exclusively encountered in a raid dungeon, and, most recently, one that ''IS'' a raid boss, and gets to keep it's raid boss level tag) and the infamous Devilsaurs. And then there is the collectors edition bonus, noncombat pet [[VideoGame/{{Diablo}} from another Blizzard game]].
139	** Perhaps more fitting to the trope, there are some minor god-things (like Arikara or Anzu) that can be used as mounts or hunter pets.
140	** And there are tried and true gods hunters can tame, Loque'Nahak, mate of the snow leopard goddess Har'koa, and three more loa (a cougar, an alligator, and a gorilla) in Stranglethorn Vale as of ''Cataclysm'', the latter of the three don't even need to be beast masters to tame and use.
141	** Battle pets are a bit more subdued but still provide examples. On the benevolent side are the children of the four Celestials who can be purchased after defeating them multiple times in a tournament. On the negative side are fragments and servants of the Old Gods, whose mere presence can drive a person insane. And they're used for ''Pokemon''.
142	* The ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch'' franchise is loaded with these given it's a series about mythical {{Youkai}}. These include the multiple sealed Legendary Yo-kai, Mermother (who is based on Izanami-no-Mikoto), Venoct (based on Yamata-No-Orochi), Kyubi, and many more.
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146	* Pedro Araujo's ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' Series:
147	** In ''WebAnimation/PokemonRedFanmade'', we see Red catch all Legendary Pokémon in the Gen 1 games: [[spoiler: Mew (via the Mew Glitch)]], Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres and [[spoiler: Mewtwo]]. He also brings [[spoiler: Mew]] and Articuno for his Gym Battle with [[BigBad Giovanni]].
148	** In ''WebAnimation/PokemonGoldFanmade'', we see Jasmine having a phone call with her childhood friend [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire May]]. Cut to May's end of the conversation, and we see that she managed to catch Rayquaza.
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153	* ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'':
154	-->[[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5758783607eaa0b68fc52697/1466007640818-60P69VMU1F6WVEXXYPYB/adventurers20050917a.gif "Ain't that right, Legendary Evil?"]]\
155	"Hate you so much."
156	* ''WebComic/TowerOfGod'': The Lo Po Bia family are expert [[TheBeastmaster Beastmasters]], and Traumerei is their GodEmperor, so it's not surprising he's got a whole array of enormous primal beings at his beck and call, along with something that's described as a frog that ascended to godhood.
157	* The page pictures comes from a ''Webcomic/VGCats'' [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=282 page]] where Aeris voices her concerns with letting people harness the power of gods, only to be dismissed with the quote.
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161	* ''Website/{{Mortasheen}}'':
162	** Well, the creator has never really mentioned whether this is correct or not, but it's safe to hazard a guess that Vivipahge, Vaccuthax, Psychodrome, Azavoth, Grenzo, Ziafel, Chimerinsect, and most of the Devilbirds are these.
163	** Caterpucker and most of the "Ultimate Garbage" are this combined with MagikarpPower.
164	** There's also the Ultimates, which include [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/tormanshee.htm Tormanshee]], which turns people into a neural network computer with MindRape, [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/mothneaser.htm Mothneaser]] who is a giant floating pillar of flesh which creates horrible things out of its own blood, as well as using it to puppeteer beings that come into contact with it, [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/hestermoan.htm Hestermoan]] who is a horrible Nucklavee looking thing that spreads plague and was; to quote; "engineered by an unknown party as an instrument of genocide against an entire civilization, and so effective that their very name remains unrecoverable", and [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/necromon.htm Necromon]], who is the Mortasheen equivalent of Mew who specializes in {{Karmic Transformation}}s.
165	** Another example is [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/oovule.htm Oovule]], which can only be described as a CrystalDragonJesus that [[spoiler:has brought countless beings back to life, and its considered a ''Zombie'' type]]; the [[http://bogleech.com/mortasheen/abnortis.htm Abnortis]], which is a Zombie type and [[spoiler:a corrupted clone of Oovule]]; and two Devilbirds, [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/astarath.htm Astarath]] the ultimate liar and [[http://www.bogleech.com/mortasheen/mephilas.htm Mephilas]], which can extend your knowledge to the point that you'll become a StrawNihilist... and ''no one knows where they come from''.
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169	* ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon'':
170	** While [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Omanyte]] usually isn't this trope, Twitch has wholeheartedly adopted it as its Lord and Savior after [[CompanionCube accidentally consulting the Helix Fossil hundreds of times]]. Some people have done this to the Dome Fossil/Kabuto, however, and yet others (mostly those who are tired of the other two groups fighting) are loyal to Old Amber/the Amber Fossil/Aerodactyl.
171	** The same playthrough also did this to a [[ComMons Pidgeot]], of all things. When the starter was [[AnyoneCanDie accidentally released]], the Pidgeot became the only high-leveled Pokémon in the party and carried much of the run by himself. This led to him becoming known as Bird Jesus, Savior and Messiah of Twitch. When a Master Ball was successfully used to capture a legitimate Olumpus Mon: [[ShockAndAwe Zapdos]], he became widely known ([[IHaveManyNames among other things]]) as "Bird Jesus 2: [[OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo Electric Boogaloo]]".
172	** Since then they've obtained two more legendaries (Mew and Groudon) though not in the usual manner--they were obtained from NPC's in randomized games, whereas in the unmodified game they wouldn't have been anything too special.
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176	* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', the Brain actually gave the Earth itself a voice and befriended it. This was possibly the closest he came to truly conquering the world, as he was able to force nations to submit to him, able to drag them under the sea if they didn't comply. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for him, he made it angry at him and it wanted to kill him, a very good example of why this trope is so dangerous. When it looked like his only means of survival would be to escape into outer space, Pinky convinced the Earth that it wasn't happy the way it was, and it let Brain reverse the process and return it to an inanimate state.]]
177	* The Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' reads Finn's mind to determine if he is worthy to command it. He is.
178	* The 6-series of [[Characters/LiloAndStitchExperiments experiments]] (600 through 627) in ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' were created with this trope in mind. Unfortunately for their creator, most fall very short of the mark.
179	* The Legendary Titans from ''WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers''. Originally there were only three, which could summon a fourth one when they were all brought together. Season 2 introduced many more.
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