History Main / KillTheGod

* The Sinistrals in the ''{{Lufia}}'' series claim to be gods, and they've got the power to back up that claim. They're also [[GodOfEvil evil]], so the plot of the games usually revolves around finding the [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Dual Blade]], a sword which can kill gods, and then kicking the Sinistrals' asses with it.

* In the SCPFoundation universe, the Global Occult Coalition (an organization devoted to destroying the supernatural) traces its origin, in part, from a [[http://goc.wikidot.com/lte-0913-exmachina group of German occultists that killed the biblical God.]]

* In ''XenaWarriorPrincess'', the title character is billed as "[[http://hercxena.wikia.com/wiki/Xena Xena of Amphipolis, the Warrior Princess, Slayer of Gods and Defender of the Elijans]]."
** On the Hercules and Xena Wiki, there's a ''category'' on the trope "[[http://hercxena.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Power_to_kill_Gods Power to kill Gods]]".

* The ''ShinMegamiTensei'' series has this alongside DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu, what with being able to fuse gods like [[ClassicalMythology Pallas Athena]], [[HinduMythology Vishnu]], or [[JapaneseMythology Amaterasu]] and getting them to fight other demons based on deities (including [[{{God}} YHVH]]!). [[ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne Nocturne]] has the Hito-Shura, a [[WasOnceAMan human turned demon]], fighting various gods, [[spoiler:with the True Demon ending ultimately tasking him [[RageAgainstTheHeavens to fight YHVH under Lucifer's command]]]].

* ''GodOfWar'', [[UpToEleven of course]]. [[HeroicSociopath Kratos]] goes on a killing spree in Olympus as well as many other legends from GreekMythology.

* In season five of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', Lucifer wipes out a hotelful of gods in about five minutes.

* [[spoiler: [[TheBible Jesus Christ]]]]. HeGotBetter.

* [[spoiler: [[TheBible Jesus Christ]]]]. HeGotBetter

* In ''TheBible'', YourMileageMayVary as to whether Jesus' crucifixion counts as deicide, considering that [[spoiler: HeGotBetter]].
** Theologically speaking it is; traditional Christianity is basically centered around this fact, and throughout history Jesus' death has been the most common use of the phrase "deicide."

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* In season five of ''{{Supernatural}}'', Lucifer wipes out a hotelful of gods in about five minutes.

* ''{{Exalted}}'' is full of [[{{Exaggerated}} exaggeration]], and this trope is no exception. You can trivially kill the vast majority of gods right out of chargen. And not only you can kill typical day-to-day house-spirit gods, you can also kill the Incarnae, who are the big bosses of the gods. And ultimately you can kill the [[TheOldGods Primordials]], who are ''the'' gods of the gods. In fact, that last one was the very reason why the Exalted were created.

* In ''TheBible'', YourMileageMayVary as to whether Jesus' crucifixion counts as deicide, considering that [[spoiler: HeGotBetter.]]

* In ''{{Hogfather}}, a ''{{Discworld}}'' novel, the plot is driven by an attempt to assassinate the SantaClaus {{Expy}}, the Hogfather, by [[spoiler:[[GodsNeedPrayerBadly using magic to keep children from believing in him]]]]. At one point the protagonist stops to consider that the Hogfather really ''is'' a god when you get down to it, and indeed, the story explains that he's basically the modern incarnation of an old solstice deity.

* In the 2010 remake of ''ClashOfTheTitans'', various rulers are trying to do this to the Olympians by [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly destroying their temples and denying them worship.]] While it does weaken them, the gods are still powerful enough to inflict misery on the commonfolk, whose suffering their arrogant rulers ignore. It also doesn't do anything to weaken Hades, since he draws power from their fear of death.

* In ''{{Morrowind}}'', you can kill [[PhysicalGod Vivec]]. In the ''[[ExpansionPack Tribunal]]'', Almalexia.

* ''StarTrekV'' has earned the FanNickName ''StarTrek: Shoot God in the Face'' since its climax involves going to the heart of the galaxy and meeting an {{omnipotent}}, godlike being in need of a starship, and then shooting it in the face.

* One of the enemies of the MarvelComics version of ''{{Thor}}'', Desak, wants to ill every god in the universe because of the actions of his home planet's JerkassGods.

But that doesn't sit well with how deities are portrayed in stories, where they have a [[AnyoneCanDie tendency to die]], as [[OlderThanDirt mythology]] often shows. As a result, you may have a setting where you can [[TitleDrop Kill The Gods]]. This makes sense if the character who kills the god is its equal or [[TheOldGods greater]] in power, [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu although it's not unheard of to see someone who's weaker than the god kill them anyway]].