History AGodAmI / ComicBooks

-->'''Sarah''': Gentlemen, welcome to ''godhood.

* The First in CrossGen comics ("We call ourselves the First, but you would call us gods."). Somewhat justified in the fact that they really do possess godlike powers and a murky sense of their own origins that leads them to believe that they created the universe. Their actual creator [[spoiler: Solusandra]] also adopts this attitude sometimes, or even flat-out declares herself above gods (having created a lot of them after all).

* Another [[IncrediblyLamePun X-ample]] with [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Apocalypse]], who claims to have masqueraded as various gods during his millennia-long life. In the [[WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}} '90s cartoon]], he delivers a great line to Graydon Creed: "I am as far beyond mutants as they are beyond you!"

* In ''TheBoys'', the Homelander develops this mindset after being driven insane by pictures of himself [[spoiler:actually his clone Black Noir dressed up as him]] committing horrific crimes like baby eating and rape, crimes that he didn't remember committing.

* In ''TheBooksOfMagic'', Timothy Hunter may become this in the future, and we catch glimpses of it. The first story arc of the series involves various magicians in TheDCU trying to decide what to do about this.

*** In the Chaos Engine series of novels, Doom rebuilt the siphoning device and used it on Roma, Guardian of the Omniverse to try to claim her throne. The titual Chaos Engine itself was a (faulty) Cosmic Cube that granted Doom whatever he wished within its power- he used it to TakeOverTheWorld, rewrite history [[hottip:*: [[ParallelUniverse Or so he thought.]], and secretly use MindControl on {{Magneto}} to make him into a genocidal monster to be his new ArchEnemy (after he finally defeated that accursed Richards) because VictoryIsBoring. He did not quite claim godhood...but, apart from making himself King of the Earth, he ''did'' think he had the right to kill everyone on the planet when he realised that the Cube was ''killing'' him.

* {{Wolverine}} narrowly avoided this during ''Lost in the Funhouse''. After being imbued with the power of the issue's MacGuffin, he briefly revels in the thought of what he could do - before realising that if he starts using it, he'll never be able to stop and [[HeWhoFightsMonsters end up like the villain of the issue]].

* ''{{Batman}}'' villain Max Zeus is one of the 'so mad he thinks he's God' versions; although he doesn't possess any superpowers himself, he's managed to delude himself into believing that he is Zeus, All-Powerful Lord of Olympus. His [[PropheticNames last name doesn't help matters]]. Nor does his lightning cannon.

** Evronians of the same subspecies as their emperor tend to imply being gods who know everything happening in their realm. Thankfully, they don't have the ability to back up these claims.

* Ironically subverted during "The Korvac Saga" in ''Comicbook/TheAvengers''. Korvac, a supervillain, accidentally gains cosmic powers and knowledge... and, realizing humanity is at the mercy of [[CosmicHorrorStory uncaring cosmic beings]], decides to help free the universe from them. Unfortunately, he is tracked down by The Avengers (who had no idea what had happened to him) and is exposed, ruining his plans. In the end, he commits suicide out of despair. This story has been retconned later to make it seem that Korvac was still villainous and that the Avengers were right in opposing him, but anybody who reads the original version can clearly tell that wasn't the case.

* The First in CrossGen comics ("We call ourselves the First, but you would call us gods."). Somewhat justified in the fact that they really do possess godlike powers and a murky sense of their own origins that leads them to believe that they created the universe. Their actual creator [[spoiler: Solusandra]] also adopts this attitude sometimes, or even flat-out declares herself above gods (having created a lot of them after all).

* Winnowill from ''ElfQuest'' has some very distinct ideas about The World How It Should Be - including her own unquestioned dominion over earth and space, and the non-existence of the main cast. Her LoveMartyr Rayek suffers from the same malady, to a somewhat lesser extent (not that much lesser, though).

*** Knuckles is almost the most susceptible to this trope, he fell into this again during his stint as Enerjak.

*** Also, Ivy used the name "Dr. Demeter" in an earlier episode.

* In ''TheBoys'', the Homelander develops this mindset after being driven insane by pictures of himself [[spoiler:actually his clone Black Noir dressed up as him]] committing horrific crimes like baby eating and rape, crimes that he didn't remember committing.

* There's a curious heroic version of this trope in the final Eighth Doctor comic strip in ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine''; the Doctor merges with the space-time vortex in order to defeat the Cybermen, becoming a being of practically godlike omnipotence in the process. Although he remains benevolent, his omnipotence distracts him; he's so enthused about how he can see everything and feel everything that he doesn't notice that his companion remains on the Cybermen's rapidly decaying space ship and is about to fall to her death. Then, as the Doctor's about to say goodbye to her forever, he notices her about to fall to her death... and instantly gives up godhood without a second thought so that he can catch her before she falls.

*** In the Chaos Engine series of novels, Doom rebuilt the siphoning device and used it on Roma, Guardian of the Omniverse to try to claim her throne. The titual Chaos Engine itself was a (faulty) Cosmic Cube that granted Doom whatever he wished within its power- he used it to TakeOverTheWorld, rewrite history [[hottip:*: [[ParallelUniverse Or so he thought.]], and secretly use MindControl on {{Magneto}} to make him into a genocidal CompleteMonster to be his new ArchEnemy (after he finally defeated that accursed Richards) because VictoryIsBoring. He did not quite claim godhood...but, apart from making himself King of the Earth, he ''did'' think he had the right to kill everyone on the planet when he realised that the Cube was ''killing'' him.

*** In the Chaos Engine series of novels, Doom rebuilt the siphoning device and used it on Roma, Guardian of the Omniverse to try to claim her throne. The titual Chaos Engine itself was a (faulty) Cosmic Cube that granted Doom whatever he wished within its power- he used it to TakeOverTheWorld, rewrite history [[hottip:*: [[ParallelUniverse Or so he thought.]], and secretly use MindControl on {{Magneto}} to make him into a genocidal CompleteMonster to be his new ArchEnemy (after he finally defeated that accursed Richards). He did not quite claim godhood...but, apart from making himself King of the Earth, he ''did'' think he had the right to kill everyone on the planet when he realised that the Cube was ''killing'' him.

*** In the Chaos Engine series of novels, Doom rebuilt the siphoning device and used it on Roma, Guardian of the Omniverse to try to claim her throne.

* In one two-part story in CaptainAmerica, the Red Skull obtains the [[MacGuffin Cosmic Cube]] and becomes this. He demonstrates by making himself a suit of golden armor and generating a {{Mook}} for Cap to fight. Eventually, Captain America knocks the Cube from the Skull's hand, and the Skull [[DisneyDeath presumably dies]] diving into the water after it.

* A... different example was [[CrazyAwesome Snowflame]] from ''New Guardians'', a villain whose power source was ''cocaine''. After snorting a massive amount of it, he declares himself "a true god" -- never mind that he has made it expressly clear that he worships cocaine itself as his god. But, then, cocaine and logic haven't always been the best of friends.

* In a Marvel UK ''TransformersGeneration1'' story, Galvatron fits a massive energy collector to a volcano and keeps telling everyone present that as soon as he absorbs all the energy, he'll become a god. He fails, but just barely.

** Doom is the unsurpassed master and monarch of this trope. "I want that power. By right, it is mine. For ultimate power is the ultimate destiny of Doom!" And, in fact, Victor von Doom has come within a fraction of a hair's width of securing Real Ultimate Power (TM) several times in the past - to the extent of successfully stealing not only the Power Cosmic of {{Galactus}} but also The Beyonder's apparently omnipotent abilities in the course of the ''SecretWars'' story arc. Naturally, [[StatusQuoIsGod he is beaten in the end once again]], but still...

* In ''ActionComics'', LexLuthor merges with a Phantom Zone entity and becomes a massive godlike EnergyBeing. He uses his new power to halt entropy in all of existence and grants everyone immortality and eternal bliss while reveling in his godhood and flaunting it in the face of {{Superman}}. [[spoiler:Then his Loisbot informs him that the zone entity made sure Luthor couldn't do anything negative with that power such as killing Superman. He can't refrain from trying, and so squanders his power in self-destructive pettiness.]]

* Even though (DependingOnTheWriter) the NewGods aren't really gods per se, rather being highly advanced aliens, the New God {{Darkseid}} has always held himself to be a dark god in the flesh and is indeed worshiped as such by the people of Apokolips. He is the unquestioned ruler of his planet, has highly advanced powers and the only opponent who can stop him even temporarily is {{Superman}}. In [[SupermanTheAnimatedSeries the animated series]], when Supes manages to beat Darkseid in battle, his followers pick him up and help him.

* In ''{{Sonic the Comic}}'' this happens ''twice'' to Robotnik. The first time, in the "Robotnik Reigns Supreme" storyline, he manages to absorb the power of the [[GreenRocks Chaos Emeralds]] and has reality completely at his whim until he gets outwitted by Sonic and drained of his powers. Much later he is hooked up to an alien machine supposed to drain the life force out of the planet and into his body, which gives him a brief moment of god-like powers until he is defeated again.

* Doctor Destiny from TheSandman when he briefly acquires one of Morpheus' artifacts. He actually does manage to cause mass chaos in both the real world and the dream world, and almost destroys the dream world entirely... [[spoiler: until he accidentally gave the Lord Of Dreams a PowerUp]].

* A ChickTract had one of these -- an approximately 8-year old boy deciding he was a god after his mother explained to him the point of atheism -- thus, he thought that if there is no god, he could become one. StrawAtheist? What else do you expect from JackChick?