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Author: Snowy66

Oct 3rd 2017 at 10:48:58 PM

There can be overlap with AGodAmI, but the key difference is the person only ''believing'' they are a god (which can be due to a variety of reasons like arrogance or hallucinations), while this trope is specifically they are actually '''trying''' to be god.

Example. A Pharaoh can just sit on his throne and tell his servants "I am a god and I'm going to be worshiped", he thinks he's a god but hasn't actually done anything to back up his claims.

Contrast someone PlayingGod, a MadScientist who wants to actively take up God's duty and reshape the evolutionary path of humans. He's not just sitting their passively thinking it, he's going to great lengths to accomplish it.

@intastiel. For instance, Light Yagami both believes himself to be a god due to his power, but is also taking up god's role in judging who lives and who dies. But then we have someone like Vegeta who after attaining Super Saiyan is so arrogant he believes himself to be a shiny golden god. But he really isn't at all and does not perform any of god's duties.