History Main / HaveYouSeenMyGod

* In ''{{Goats}}'', Jon and Philip meet God, who inexplicably acts like a [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean swishy pirate guy]]. Philip then suggests that he change himself into a pork chop. God does so, and Philip eats him. This ends up being a contributing factor to the state of the universe - It is destined to self-destruct pretty soon unless someone renews the warranty.

** It's described along the lines of playing poker with Him, but all the cards are blank.

* To an extent, this trope is applicable to the DungeonsAndDragons setting ''{{Infernum}}'' - while the existence of angels is confirmed, and the most famous First Fallen do have names of fallen angels (Lucifer and Azazel being the primary), there's no evidence for whether or not God exists. Of course, the game revolves around fighting for survival in Hell, so traveling to Earth itself isn't covered, let alone Heaven, and the Fallen Angels that are player characters don't remember a thing before actually falling. What about the First Fallen, who didn't plunge through the memory-sapping Lethe Clouds? Oh, the demons ate them centuries ago - it's how the Infernum was founded.

* Two, it may establish the setting as a CrapsackWorld when even the deity in charge of it gives up in disgust.

* The first half of ''{{Lunar}} 2: Eternal Blue'' is devoted to Lucia's search for the local goddess to discuss the urgent matter of a awakening CosmicHorror. Then [[spoiler: the woman claiming to be the goddess is unmasked as a fraud. The true goddess decided that mankind no longer needed her and chose to reincarnate as a mortal, and has been dead for centuries.]]

** Something very similar to this trope happens in ''Reaper Man'' and ''Soul Music'', in which Death goes missing, presumed...er...

* {{The Riddle Master of Hed}} trilogy has elementals and humans with elemental inheritance, the most powerful of whom is the High One. The problem is no one has any idea where he is or what he's doing.

->''"I wanted to know about [[DoctorWho the Doctor]] - the man who appears out of nowhere and saves the world. Except sometimes he doesn't. All those times in history when there was no sign of him. I wanted to know why not. But I don't need to ask anymore. I know the answer now. Sometimes, the Doctor must look at this planet... and turn away in '''shame'''."''
-->-- '''Gwen Cooper''', ''{{Torchwood}}''

Compare GodIsEvil, NeglectfulPrecursors and RageAgainstTheHeavens. Contrast DevilButNoGod. In polytheistic settings, it's not impossible for there not to be a god because the GodOfEvil ''killed him.''

* In [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefano_Benni Stefano Benni]]'s ''Spiriti'', a depressed God could only find solace in music. He quit his cretion in disgust after JohnLennon's assassination, and the world is now run by spirits.

* Garth Nix's ''KeysToTheKingdom'' septology features a multiverse missing its deity, The Architect.

* In ''{{Goats}}'', Jon and Philip meet God, who inexplicably acts like a [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean swishy pirate guy]]. Philip then suggests that he change himself into a pork chop. God does so, and Philip eats him. This may be a contributing factor to the state of the universe - it is destined to self-destruct pretty soon.

* The ''HisDarkMaterials'' trilogy has the entity that everyone thinks is God reduced practically to nonexistence after millennia of rule. Still, his followers fight on in his name, generally making a mess of things on Earth.

->''"And if he comes back, take him to court. He walked out on us, he oughta pay."''
--->-- '''Prior Walter''', ''{{Angels In America}}''

--->-- '''Gwen Cooper''', ''{{Torchwood}}''

* In "God", Tori Amos bemoans "sometimes you just don't come through" and asks "why you always go when the wind blows"?