History Film / TheOmen

* VillainDecay: In universe. When Jesus Christ makes his second coming, Damien states that he feels that his powers are weakening day by day.

* SavedForTheSequel: The first two films heavily hint that Damien will grow up to become some important world leader, perhaps even world dictator, and be the head of a "revived holy roman empire" after he "rises from the eternal sea" of politics. In the very least, he prophesied to "raise armies on either shore" and cause people to kill other until the human race is extinguished. And then Omen III the Final Conflict came out and Damien's seven year "reign" consists of simply being the head of Thorn industries for seven years, which while a major company, is not a "holy roman empire" in any sense of the word. He doesn't even use his company's power to exert influence on starving nations as he could. He also never actually engages in much politicking other than calling in some favors from the President of the United States to be appointed to a position in his cabinet, and vaguely promises to run for the Senate in a few years (the Senate, not even the Presidency). Ultimately, Damien turned out to be somewhat a disappointment as far as [[EvilOverlord Evil Overlords]] go, having [[spoiler: been defeated by the Nazarene]] before he could do much of anything on a global scale.

* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Damien Jr. was [[spoiler: conceived through an act of sodomy, and initially mistaken for bowel cancer before being born through his mother's rectum]].

After the first three films were novelized, two non-canon book sequels were written by Gordon [=McGill=] (''Omen IV: Armageddon 2000'' and ''Omen V: The Abomination'') chronicling the exploits of Damien's son and his attempts to cause the end of the world through interfering with the international peace process. There were a number of copycat films such as the Italian-made Kirk Douglas movie ''Film/{{Holocaust 2000}}''. The death scenes and causes of them also allegedly inspired the ''Film/FinalDestination'' film franchise.

* BodyHorror / DeathByChildbirth / FetusTerrible: How Damian's son is born. [[spoiler:Conceived through an act of sodomy, and consequently born through his mother's rectum.]]

''The Omen'' is a horror film series that started with a 1976 film.

* DrivenToSuicide: In the first film, the famous "It's all for you!" scene where a maid hangs herself. In the third film, an ambassador is spellbound to kill himself with a gun so Damien can take his place. In the fourth film, [[spoiler:Karen York shoots herself as she's unable to kill the Antichrist]].

** Inverted with Damien. While he showed promise, ultimately he seemed content to spend his seven years as merely being the head of Thorn Industries and being appointed Ambassador to Britain with some vague political aspirations which he never actually gets around to in the film series itself. About the worst things he does is ordering a massacre of 33 innocent children, brainwashing a single kid, and routinely beating up a statue of Jesus Christ to relieve stress.

** Inverted with Damien. While he showed promise, ultimately he seemed content to spend his seven years as merely being the head of Thorn Industries with some vague political aspirations which he never actually gets around to in the film series itself. About the worst things he does is ordering a massacre of the innocent, brainwashing a single kid, and routinely beat up a statue of Jesus Christ to relieve stress.

** Damien never actually does much of anything that the Antichrist is prophesied to do. He never [[TakeOverTheWorld takes over the world]], or even a significant portion of it. His political manipulations consist of calling in a favor or two from the President (rather than, you know, actually becoming President or someone as powerful as the President). He never "raises armies on either shore," let alone leads the world's armies at Armageddon to battle Jesus Christ. Even his control (his "seven year reign") of Thorn industries doesn't lead to anything really significant as far as world affairs go. If Damien Thorn was a real person, he'd be less Adolf Hitler and more Steve Jobs.

** Inverted with Damien. While he showed promise, ultimately he seemed content to spend his seven years as merely being the head of Thorn Industries with some vague political aspirations which he never actually gets around to in the film series itself.

** Damien never actually does much of anything that the Antichrist is prophesied to do. He never [[TakeOverTheWorld takes over the world]], or even a significant portion of it. His political manipulations consist of calling in a favor or two from the President (rather than, you know, actually becoming President or someone as powerful as the President). He never "raises armies on either shore," let alone leads the world's armies at Armageddon. Even his control (his "seven year reign") of Thorn industries doesn't lead to anything really significant as far as world affairs go. If Damien Thorn was a real person, he'd be less Adolf Hitler and more [[Creator/SteveJobs]].

** Damien never actually does much of anything that the Antichrist is prophesied to do. He never TakesOverTheWorld, or even a significant portion of it. His political manipulations consist of calling in a favor or two from the President (rather than, you know, actually becoming President or someone as powerful as the President). He never "raises armies on either shore," let alone leads the world's armies at Armageddon. Even his control (his "seven year reign") of Thorn industries doesn't lead to anything really significant as far as world affairs go. If Damien Thorn was a real person, he'd be less Adolf Hitler and more Creator/SteveJobs

* SavedForTheSequel: The first two films heavily hint that Damien will grow up to become some important world leader, perhaps even world dictator, and be the head of a "revived holy roman empire" after he "rises from the eternal sea" of politics. In the very least, he prophesied to "raise armies on either shore" and cause people to kill other until the human race is extinguished. And then Omen III the Final Conflict came out and Damien's seven year "reign" consists of simply being the head of Thorn industries for seven years, which while a major company, is not a "holy roman empire" in any sense of the word. He doesn't even use his company's power to exert influence on starving nations as he could. He also never actually engages in much politicking other than calling in some favors from the President of the United States to be appointed to a position in his cabinet, and vaguely promises to become run for the senate in a few years (the Senate, not even the Presidency). Ultimately, Damien turned out to be somewhat a disappointment as far as [[EvilOverlord Evil Overlords]] go, having [[spoiler: been defeated by the Nazarene]] before he could do much of anything on a global scale.

* SavedForTheSequel: The first two films heavily hint that Damien will grow up to become some important world leader, perhaps even world dictator, and be the head of a "revived holy roman empire" after he "rises from the eternal sea" of politics. In the very least, he prophesied to "raise armies on either shore" and cause people to kill other until the human race is extinguished. And then Omen III the Final Conflict came out and Damien's seven year "reign" consists of simply being the head of Thorn industries for seven years, which while a major company, is not a "holy roman empire" in any sense of the word. He doesn't even use his company's power to exert influence on starving nations as he could. He also never actually engages in much politicking other than calling in some favors from the President of the United States to be appointed to a position in his cabinet, and vaguely promises to become run for the senate in a few years (the Senate, not even the Presidency). Ultimately, Damien turned out to be somewhat a disappointment as far as {{EvilOverlord Evil Overlords}}s go, having [[spoiler: been defeated by the Nazarene]] before he could do much of anything on a global scale.

* SavedForTheSequel: The first two films heavily hint that Damien will grow up to become some important world leader, perhaps even world dictator, and be the head of a "revived holy roman empire" after he "rises from the eternal sea" of politics. In the very least, he prophesied to "raise armies on either shore" and cause people to kill other until the human race is extinguished. And then Omen III the Final Conflict came out and Damien's seven year "reign" consists of simply being the head of Thorn industries for seven years, which while a major company, is not a "holy roman empire" in any sense of the word. He doesn't even use his company's power to exert influence on starving nations. He also never actually engages in much politicking other than calling in some favors from the President of the United States to be appointed to a position in his cabinet, and vaguely promises to become run for the senate in a few years (the Senate, not even the Presidency). Ultimately, Damien turned out to be somewhat a disappointment as far as {{EvilOverlord}}s go, having [[spoiler: been defeated by the Nazarene ]] before he could do much of anything on a global scale.

* SavedForTheSequel: The first two films heavily hint that Damien will grow up to become some important world leader, perhaps even world dictator, and be the head of a "revived holy roman empire" after he "rises from the eternal sea" of politics. In the very least, he prophesied to "raise armies on either shore" and cause people to kill other until the human race is extinguished. And then Omen III the Final Conflict came out and Damien's seven year "reign" consists of simply being the head of Thorn industries for seven years, which while a major company, is not a "holy roman empire" in any sense of the word. He doesn't even use his company's power to exert influence on starving nations. He also never actually engages in much politicking other than calling in some favors from the President of the United States to be appointed to a position in his cabinet, and vaguely promises to become run for the senate in a few years (the Senate, not even the Presidency). Ultimately, Damien turned out to be somewhat a disappointment as far as [[EvilOverlord]]s go, having [[spoiler: been defeated by the Nazarene ]] before he could do much of anything on a global scale.

* BodyHorror / DeathByChildbirth / FetusTerrible: How Damian's son is born.

[[IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] American heavy metal band Omen.

[[folder:General]]
* TheAntichrist: Damien.
* ArcWords: "Look at me Damien! It's all for you!"
** Also doubles as [[spoiler:FamousLastWords]].

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Damien's many secret protectors are often seemingly nice individuals. Damien is a debatable example as he never does anything overtly evil in the first film directly and it's left ambiguous of how aware he is of ''what'' he is.

* ChildrenAreInnocent: [[SubvertedTrope ... not.]]
* CreepyChild: Well, he's quite adorable for the son of Satan but he still does things that creep out other characters and of course the audience. Interestingly this trait is ramped up considerably in the 2006 version.

* DrivenToSuicide: In the first film, the famous "It's all for you!" scene where a maid hangs herself. In the third film, an ambassador is spellbound to kill himself with a gun so Damien can take his place.

* OffingTheOffspring: The 'Bad Seed' variant. [[spoiler:It doesn't work]].

* ShootTheShaggyDog: The first two films end like this.

* SugaryMalice: The babysitter.

[[folder:The [=NonCanon=] Novels]]
* BodyHorror/ DeathByChildbirth / FetusTerrible: How Damian's son is born.

->''When the Jews return to Zion and a comet rips the sky ''
->''And the Holy Roman Empire rises, then You and I must die. ''
->''From the eternal sea he rises, creating armies on either shore ''
->''Turning man against his brother 'til man exists no more. ''

* SecretCircleOfSecrets: Nearly other person around Damien seems to be a member of a [[ReligionOfEvil Satan-worshiping cult]] who are loyal to the death and do the dirty work of murdering those could threaten Damien when the accidents don't.

After the first three films were novelized, two non-canon book sequels were written by Gordon [=McGill=] (''Omen IV: Armageddon 2000'' and ''Omen V: The Abomination'') chronicling the exploits of Damien's son and his attempts to cause the end of the world through interfering with the international peace process. There were a number of copycat films such as the Italian-made Kirk Douglas movie ''Film/{{Holocaust 2000}}''.

** Well outside of throwing a temper tantrum when he comes near a church, and knocking his mother off the stairs (which may or may not have been a accident) it's debatable on this in the first film.

* NothingIsScarier: The build up to the deaths in thoughout the original trilogy were pretty intense, the deaths themselves were terrible ways to go for the most part but almost a relief when they come. The remake has elements of this too. It could be argued that [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwgSX7a9yDs this teaser]] for the remake is infinitely more terrifying than the movie itself.

* ReligiousHorror

* SickbedSlaying: [[spoiler: Katherine Thorn]] in the first film and its remake. The way it's done is different in the remake, though.

* SwitchedAtBirth

* OmnicidalManiac: Unlike his father who intended to rule the Earth, Damian Jr just wants to see it burn.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Damian Thorn Jr looks just like a younger version of his father. Not surprising, as Junior is heavily implied to be Damian's reincarnation. He's kept in hiding for this reason.

[[IThoughtThatWas Not to be confused with]] American heavy metal band Omen.