History Heartwarming / SmallGods

** Especially awesome because, as a couple of people note, Vorbis' insidious reign of terror turns everyone he meets into another cruel, greedy copy of himself. Everyone, apparently, but [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Brutha]]. And Brutha notes that even ''he'' was changed by his encounter with Vorbis; indirectly, Vorbis had changed him from a simple novice to [[spoiler:a Prophet and great leader]]. As the book says, "...he always changed them. That was his triumph."

* Maybe you have to be religious for this one, but it's pretty powerful when Brutha finally finds a good comeback for Om's nihilistic mantra. What the hell is religion about if it isn't about that?

* [[spoiler: The Great God Om's first words after recovering his powers and saving Brutha:]]''"I. He is Mine."'' Gave me some serious goosebumps.

** Especially awesome because, as a couple of people note, Vorbis' big evil superpower is that he turns everyone he meets into another cruel, greedy copy of himself. Everyone, apparently, but [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Brutha]]. And Brutha notes that even ''he'' was changed by his encounter with Vorbis; indirectly, Vorbis had changed him from a simple novice to [[spoiler:a Prophet and great leader]]. As the book says, "...he always changed them. That was his triumph."

** Especially awesome because, as a couple of people note, Vorbis' big evil superpower is that he turns everyone he meets into another cruel, greedy copy of himself. Everyone, apparently, but Brutha.

--> Om: "What does it matter [whether or not we kill Vorbis]? In a hundred years, we'll all be dead."
--> Brutha: "Yes. But here (picks up bowl) and now (throws bowl), we are ALIVE! (CRASH)"

** Just to put things in context, this represents Lu-Tze's most blatant break of the rule of non-intervention, all done in the name of cheering someone up. It involves travelling several miles moments after sabotaging the super-powered evil tank and is evidence that he thought that it was just as important.

* ''"I. He is Mine."'' Gave me some serious goosebumps.

** Especially awesome because, as a couple of people note, Vorbis' big evil superpower is that he turns everyone he meets into another cruel, greedy copy of himself. Everyone, apparently, but Brutha.

* Maybe you have to be religious for this one, but it's pretty powerful when Brutha finally finds a good comeback for Om's nihilistic mantra. What the hell is religion about if it isn't about that?
--> Om: "What does it matter [whether or not we kill Vorbis]? In a hundred years, we'll all be dead."
--> Brutha: "Yes. But here (picks up bowl) and now (throws bowl), we are ALIVE! (CRASH)"

* Lu-Tze cheering up Brutha in the Citadel Gardens when he could no longer hear his God.
** Just to put things in context: This is easily overlooked but it a Lu-Tze's most blatant break of the rule of non-intervention was done in order to cheer up Brutha when he was in the depths of despair. The fact that Lu-Tze even did the pep-talk BEFORE sabotaging the evil superpowered tank which was miles away is evidence that he thought that cheering up the hero was more important.

* Brutha, separated from his tiny, self-centered tortoise god and trapped in the Citadel, storms down to its enormous, immovable Great Gates and starts shouting, "I carried you in the desert! I believed all my life! Just give me this one thing! Give me a sign!" And the Great Gates, thanks to an unrelated (right?) subplot coming to its head at exactly the right moment, swing open.
* ''"I. He is Mine."'' Gave me some serious goosebumps.
* Om struggling his way across the land to make it to Brutha before he is killed.

* It is a small and easily overlooked episode but Lu Tze broke his "rule" of non-intervention by directly talking and (comically trying) to cheer up Brutha when he was on the edge of despair in the vegetable garden. It may not seem much but consider the fact that Lu Tze never did anything without a reason and suddenly, this small insignificant action is the real-life version of Mysterious Mentor Shows Up In The Hero's Darkest Hour And Gives Him A Revelation.
** The fact that Lu-Tze even did the pep-talk BEFORE sabotaging a tank which was miles away is evidence that he thought that cheering up the hero was more important.

--> Brutha: "Yes. But here (picks up bowl) and now (throws bowl), we are ALIVE! (CRASH)"

* Om struggling his way across the land to make it to Brutha before he is killed.

* Brutha in the afterlife, deciding to help out the CompleteMonster of the book.

** And also, when asked if 16 is less than 17 (read: if a follower was expendable), he answers "A lot less."

* Om struggling his way across the land to make it to Brutha before he is killed. Hadn't he been a tortoise at the time, I would have shipped them so hard. Actually, I still do.