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* ''Webcomic/{{Minus}}'' is about a seemingly omnipotent child, who mostly uses her power as a toy.

%%* Sarda the Sage from ''WebComic/EightBitTheater''

* [[spoiler:Ronnie Schiatto]] of ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', the resident HumanoidAbomination, is virtually omnipotent. Of course, [[AllPowerfulBystander rather than actually using his phenomenal cosmic powers for anything especially useful]], he just employs omnipotence for [[MundaneUtility inconsequential things]] like scaring small children or saving himself a long train ride.
-->"Do you want me to die of boredom?"

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', any supreme deities in [[AllMythsAreTrue mythologies and religions]] are potrayed as virtually omnipotent here, and there are beings "even closer to omnipotence than them". [[AbstractApotheosis La Persona Superiore la Dio]] and the [[EldritchAbomination Invisible Thing]] are examples.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is absolutely omnipotent, unbeknownst to herself. And considering [[{{Jerkass}} her behaviour]], it's probably better for the SOS Brigade to keep all paranormal stuff away from her in secret,since if she knows [[ApocalypseHow/ClassZ horrible things might ensue]]. She apparently already unknowignly destroyed and recreated the universe once, before the series began.

* The White Queen from ''LightNovel/TheUnexploredSummonBloodSign'', who can destroy the entire universe on a whim. She was originally "just" the strongest being in the universe, able to defeat any opponent. After [[spoiler:defeating the other Unexplored-Class Materials (the [[AnthropomorphicPersonification Anthropomorphic Personifications]] of the laws of the universe), they submitted to her]], resulting in her current state. However, there is one thing she absolutely cannot do: [[spoiler:making the main character Kyousuke love her again. In the past, she murdered an enormous number of people (including Kyousuke's adoptive family), for which he has never forgiven her. She could easily mind control him into becoming her toy, but then he wouldn't be himself any longer]].

** In ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'', Ryougi Shiki's third personality ''was'' thought to be this, and has nigh-omnipotence at least. However, WordOfGod later states otherwise.
** Also, subverted by the Holy Grail in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' and its prequel ''LightNovel/FateZero''. It appears to be an omnipotent, wish-granting device, but in reality it just materializes the form of the wish from the wisher's soul. So, it can't grant wishes that the wisher themselves do not understand, as [[spoiler:Kiritsugu]] learned the hard way.

** The position that {{God}} can do anything that is ''logically'' possible (while still possessing absolute supernatural power), but cannot do things that are mutually exclusive, like making a stone so big even He can't lift it, is generally the position taken by some Christian theologians and philosophers such as St Augustine or St Thomas Aquinas-God can do anything, except that which makes God "not God", so He cannot do something that removes or defies His omnipotence, including simply making himself not omnipotent (since one paradox is that an omnipotent being can make himself powerless, but still be omnipotent, since he ''is'' omnipotent-these philosophers say that He can't, thus removing the paradox). For Augustine, this is because God is perfectly rational, and is also perfect, and being perfect would not act contrary to His nature, which is to be rational, and since such paradoxes are irrational He can't do them. In other words, the question is regarded as fallacious and nonsensical, and just a trick of word play.

* Happens at the very end of ''Brain Jack'' by Brian Falkner. Sam ends up merging with the [[AIIsACrapshoot A.I.]] Ursula and gaining the ability to control everything and know almost everything as well, because in this future, EverythingIsOnline.

* Specialized Omnipotence: The character is omnipotent within a field or concept. Specialized omnipotence, if you will. {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s are almost guaranteed to display this with the concept they embody.

** [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 Dormammu]] was the closest to this before ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' as he can [[OmnicidalManiac send entire multiverses into calamity]], and can do some serious RealityWarping. The only reason why he is only near-omnipotent is because he's limited to his own dimension. [[spoiler:The concept of time is also foreign to him, thus allowing Doctor Strange to use a temporal loop as a bargaining chip.]]

* Narrative Omnipotence: This Type of Omnipotence is on the level that only characters with AuthorPowers have or the writers themselves.

* Narrative Omnipotence: This Type of Omnipotence is the author Level, which only the writer characters have, or the writer themselves like Creator/AkiraToriyama/Tori Bot or TOAA/Creator/StanLee. For their power see also: {{Author Powers}}.

*** Almost all but the weakest characters in ''Literature/{{Suggsverse}}'' are beyond absolute Omnipotence.

* Man of Miracles or M.O.M. for short in the Creator/ImageComic Universe, or at least in Spawn, S/he is also Kali and [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} Jesus Christ]], and God of the [[Literature/TheBible Old Testament]] is just his/hers son.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is absolutely omnipotent, unbeknownst to herself. And considering [[{{Jerkass}} her behaviour]], it's probably better for the SOS Brigade to keep all paranormal stuff away from her in secret, [[AGodAmI le]][[ApocalypseHow/ClassZ st]][[GodIsEvil ..]]
** ''How'' omnipotent? Most of the characters are not what they seem, and were sent by their respective factions to make sure she doesn't realize what she can do. If she does, or even if she becomes displeased with the current universe enough to deeply desire a different one ''without'' knowing she can make it so, the entire universe could be heavily altered or even erased and utterly rewritten... just like when she rewrote the universe into ''this'' one only a few years ago, even though it ''seems'' to have a vast history. The whole premise of the show is that she seeks the paranormal because she finds the 'normal' world boring - so they'd better show her the more interesting side of the world, ''or else.'' Ironically, she's surrounded by just the kind of beings she was hoping to find, ''herself'' at the top of the list... but her knowing any of that might lead to the bored {{Jerkass}} realizing she's God.
** It turns out that her omnipotence can actually be [[spoiler:given to other people, when she gives it to Yuki]].
* ''Anime/HareGuu'' - why, Chet and Addie. (Not really.)

* [[spoiler:The titular character]] ([[MindScrew probably]]), in ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''.

* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': The Anti-Spirals is not ''quite'' absolutely omnipotent, but it comes close. They can manipulate probability, create Big Bangs, and create and destroy universes by themselves. Entire galaxies and super-galaxies are mere tools in its hands ([[NotHyperbole literally]]).

* In Marvel, a supposed characteristic of the One-Above-All, who is also hinted to be ''the'' capital-G {{God}}. The most powerful entity stated that appears, the Living Tribunal, seems like this compared to the protagonists but it can't act without all three of its heads in agreement. [[AchillesInHisTent So it usually does nothing.]] The Living Tribunal outright admits the One-Above-All is far above him.
* The ComicBook/FantasticFour met the One-Above-All once. Fittingly, he was Creator/JackKirby, and mentioned that he had a collaborator. [[Creator/StanLee 'nuff said.]]
** The DC Presence is, or was, occasionally referred to as The One Above All by some, including ComicBook/TheSpectre. The Spectre is the prime example of a character whose power has no limits except for those [[TheFettered he places on himself]]. This was a probably deliberate hint that the Marvel and DC God are actually the same being. In other words, He is the most powerful comic book character ''period''. Assuming He isn't simply code for "the writers".

* Man of Miracles or M.O.M. for short in the Image Universe, or at least in Spawn, s/he is also Kali and [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} Jesus Christ]], and God of the [[Literature/TheBible Old Testament]] is just his/hers son.
* Mr. Mxyzptlk is a ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' villain from the 5th dimension whose abilities makes him a RealityWarper in the 3rd dimension. Fortunately, he's more interested in messing with Superman and playing tricks than doing anything really malicious.
** That said, at least once he did something so utterly imbecilic he was "sorry on a biblical scale" - trying to rope ComicBook/TheJoker into the fun, ''[[MassOhCrap he got scammed out of 99.99% of his power]]''.

* Tomas and Pug by the later books in Creator/RaymondEFeist's ''Literature/TheRiftwarCycle''.
* The Ellimist and Crayak from ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' both have unlimited power, and regularly cause the creation or destruction of species. While they agreed to no ''direct'' interference as part of their "game," neither of them fit the AllPowerfulBystander trope - they both are skilled enough at manipulation to still cause massive changes in the history of the galaxy.
** A difference in these two from most of the rest of the list: they both used to be mortal. They became omnipotent through a combination of being in real space, death, [[SubspaceOrHyperspace Zero space]], and within a black hole.
* Anthony Fremont of the short story ''Literature/ItsAGoodLife''.

* Almost all but the weakest characters in ''Literature/{{Suggsverse}}'' are beyond absolute Omnipotence.

* [[OurGeniesAreDifferent Genies]]. Most mythologies/folk tales about them indicate the only restriction is that they are bound to their lamp/jar/whatever, and must obey the one who frees them (and this gets subverted sometimes). Some works add rules for plot convenience like Aladdin, but generally a genie = Phenomenal cosmic power, itty bitty living space.

* Averted by most Polytheistic pantheons, since even the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Gods]] are subject to [[YouCantFightFate fate]].

* In ''Franchise/BlazBlue'', anyone connected to [=BlazBlue=] Embryo, a Phenomena formed by a huge amount of [[{{Mana}} seithr]], can use the Embryo's nigh-omnipotent power to warp reality. Examples include the Master Unit Amaterasu, Takamagahara, and [[spoiler:Izanami by the end of ''Chronophantasma'']].

* In ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'', the Great Will (what God is called here), plays with the trope. In most games, he is nigh-omnipotent god. However, this doesn't prevent him from being defeated by the player. In some games, such as ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'' and ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'', Great Will averts this trope entirely.

* In the ''Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}'', introduced in ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'', Ryougi Shiki's third personality ''was'' thought to be this, and has nigh-omnipotence at least. However, WordOfGod later states otherwise.

* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' has [[AuthorAvatar Featherine Augustus]] [[RewritingReality Aurora]], who is perfectly capable of pausing the ''plot'' of the visual novel she's in, when she wants a scene to play out a different way.

* Sarda the Sage from ''WebComic/EightBitTheater''

** On the Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom forums, the same role is filled by the term AlienSpaceBats (though this meaning is usually in the singular).

* In the ''WesternAnimation/Ben102016'' episode, ''Xingo,'' Ben accidentally [[RefugeeFromTVLand brings the titular character into his reality]] when he goes Upgrade to fix the TV and lightning strikes the satellite dish. Xingo, despite no longer being in his own reality, still operates ''entirely'' on [[ToonPhysics cartoon logic]]. He's [[NighInvulnerability nigh-invulnerable]], capable of seemingly unlimited [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting]], can [[RealityWarper materialize any object out of thin air]], and is at the very least Type Two omnipotent. He's also completely incapable of distinguishing between what is harmless fun and actually ''harmful'' outside of his normal cartoon reality.

* A pair of supposed omnipotent entities in the MarvelUniverse once got into a debate over this when they ran into the the [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens Celestials]]. One of them didn't understand why the other was so intimidated by the Celestials because they were both omnipotent and nothing should be able to threaten them; the other told her that yes, they were omnipotent, but there are "levels of omnipotence" and the Celestials are on a much higher level than either of them. This was stated as fact in the ''ComicBook/OfficialHandbookOfTheMarvelUniverse''. See SuperWeight for details.

** Though, to date, they have only been hinted-at in-game or have been mentioned dripping in heavy metaphor, there exist several "[[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascended]]" metaphysical states in the ''ES'' universe. (Each has been further fleshed out by [[AllThereInTheManual developer]] [[LooseCanon supplemental texts]].) The first of these states is CHIM, where one [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall becomes aware of the nature]] of [[GodOfGods Anu's]] Dream but exists as one with it and maintains a sense of individuality. (Dunmeri PhysicalGod Vivec claims to have achieved this level.) Taking another step, the second is Amaranth, where one exits Anu's Dream to create one's own, essentially becoming the Omnipotent deity of their own universe. Considering that CHIM alone, based on a few examples in the lore such as the aforementioned Vivec (who attempts but fails to achieve Amaranth in another developer written work) and the DeityOfHumanOrigin Talos, allows for the [[RealityWarper rewriting of reality]] at will, this places Amaranth at least at the Type 2 level of Omnipotence (stopping short of treu omnipotence if only because it is possible for multiple beings to accomplish).

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** The EU novels have 0, a former friend of Q who is arguably more powerful than Q, but in the past was crippled to not be able to travel in time or faster than the speed of light.

* Narrative Omnipotence: This Type of Omnipotence is the author Level, which only the writer characters have, or the writer themselves like Creator/AkiraToriyama/Tori Bot or TOAA/Creator/StanLee. For their power see also :{{Author Powers}}.

* Ultraman King from the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' is referred to as being almighty. So far there's been no limit to his power, with resurrecting someone who's been cut to pieces and [[CurbstompBattle curbstomping and making a moon around Belial]] being a cake walk to him. For reference, Belial is capable of curbstomping an entire army of Ultras by himself and only two normal Ultras are capable of fighting him one on one. Ultraman King only needs three moves to beat him, one of which was telekinetically throwing him into space. If that's not enough, in ''Series/UltramanGeed'', ''he recreates the entire universe''.

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Almightiness: The character is "merely" an almighty being, whose power is far beyond any other in the setting. For practical purposes though, they're basically omnipotent.

Usually Omnipotent User are:TheOmniscient and TheOmnipresent as well due their Unlimited Power. If they don't actually do anything, they're an AllPowerfulBystander. When someone of this trope gets [[TheWorfEffect defeated]], the one who defeated them is usually EvenMoreOmnipotent. DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu could also be in effect.

* Type 0: Narrative Omnipotence: This Type of Omnipotence is the author Level, which only the writer characters have, or the writer themselves like Creator/AkiraToriyama/Tori Bot or TOAA/Creator/StanLee. For their power see also :{{Author Powers}}.
* Type 1: Absolute Omnipotence: The character has absolute omnipotence. As in, nothing can challenge them, and they can literally do anything and everything, logic and causality be damned as the character made those concepts up themselves.
* Type 2: True Omnipotence: The character is omnipotent. They can break even logic and causality to achieve anything, but there are others who can do this as well (sometimes they're TheAntiGod). What happens if they go against each other can be a massive MindScrew.
* Type 3: Nigh-Omnipotence/Virtual Omnipotence: The character can do just about anything that's logically possible (i.e. virtual omnipotence), or at least appear to, thus making sure MagicAIsMagicA in the process. This type of omnipotence is also more frequent than the above type to have multiple characters that operate at this level. The term nigh-omnipotent is often thrown about at this level.
* Type 4: Specialized Omnipotence: The character is omnipotent within a field or concept. Specialized omnipotence, if you will. {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s are almost guaranteed to display this with the concept they embody.
* Type 5: Almightiness: The character is "merely" an almighty being, whose power is far beyond any other in the setting. For practical purposes though, they're basically omnipotent.

** [[spoiler:Castiel]] became a Type 5 at the end of Season 6 after absorbing the souls of all the monsters in Purgatory. He blew [[spoiler:the ArchangelRaphael]] to smithereens with the snap of his fingers and broke chains strong enough to bind [[TheAntiGod Death]] himself. However, he couldn't control his own power.
** {{God}} is around a Type 2. He is the creator of everything [[spoiler:except the Darkness]], and [[TheGrimReaper Death]] claims that even during his own aforementioned bout of omnipotence [[spoiler:Castiel]] was nowhere near the real God. However, Death is capable of killing him, and even he couldn't [[spoiler:beat the Darkness]] on his own. With the S10 finale, he might not be able to [[spoiler:kill the Mark of Cain's bearer]], which would bring him closer to a Type 5.
** [[TheGrimReaper Death]] is another Type 5. He's powerful enough to kill {{God}} himself, the reason he [[spoiler:gives the Winchesters his ring]] in Season 5 is because he can't bear to be bound by someone as far beneath him as Lucifer (yes, ''[[{{Satan}} that]]'' Lucifer), and he was able to break into and out of and retrieve a soul from the Cage in a few minutes, something that both Crowley, the King of Hell, and Castiel, a Seraph of the Lord, deemed impossible. However, he can be bound by ordinary humans, and his own scythe may be capable of killing him. The S10 finale reveals even he can't [[spoiler:kill the bearer of the Mark of Cain]].

** Jesse Turner, TheAntichrist, is a Type 4. He can kill Archangels with a single word, but his powers only effect things within a certain radius of him.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Nobilis}}'': type 4. Nobles can do virtually ''anything'' within the confines of their Estate, especially if they invested heavily in Domain and Persona, which govern (respectively) your control over the raw material of your Estate, and your control over the little "[Estate]ness" dial on everything else in the world.

** Though, to date, they have only been hinted-at in-game or have been mentioned dripping in heavy metaphor, there exist several "[[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascended]]" metaphysical states in the ''ES'' universe. (Each has been further fleshed out by [[AllThereInTheManual developer]] [[LooseCanon supplemental texts]].) The first of these states is CHIM, where one [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall becomes aware of the nature]] of [[GodOfGods Anu's]] Dream but exists as one with it and maintains a sense of individuality. (Dunmeri PhysicalGod Vivec claims to have achieved this level.) Taking another step, the second is Amaranth, where one exits Anu's Dream to create one's own, essentially becoming the Omnipotent deity of their own universe. Considering that CHIM alone, based on a few examples in the lore such as the aforementioned Vivec (who attempts but fails to achieve Amaranth in another developer written work) and the DeityOfHumanOrigin Talos, allows for the [[RealityWarper rewriting of reality]] at will, this places Amaranth at least at the Type 2 level of Omnipotence (stopping short of Type 1 if only because it is possible for multiple beings to accomplish).

* Type 0: Narrative Omnipotence: This Type of Omnipotence is the author Level, which only the writer characters have, or the writer themselves like Akira Toriyama/Tori Bot or TOAA/Stan Lee. For their power see also :{{Author Powers}}.

** The Administrators of the Tower each control one floor of the Tower and enforce its unbreakable rules. Not even Jahad, the GodEmperor of the Tower, could contest their power. Even in a setting with plenty of {{Physical God}}s, for everyone except the [[ParadoxPerson Irregulars]], the Administrators and their rules are simply an unchangeable given. The one time somebody tries to break the [[MagicallyBindingContract Magically Binding]] LeonineContract of the floor he's on, he gets disintegrated by the Administrator.

** The Administrators of the Tower each control one floor of the Tower and enforce its unbreakable rules. Not even Jahad, the GodEmperor of the Tower, could contest their power. Even in a setting with plenty of {{Physical God}}s, for everyone except the [[ParadoxPerson Irregulars]], the Administrators and their rules are simply an unchangeable given.

''WebComic/TowerOfGod''
** The Administrators of the Tower each control one floor of the Tower and enforce its unbreakable rules. Not even Jahad, the GodEmperor of the Tower, could contest their power. Even in a setting with plenty of {{Physical God}}s, for everyone except the [[ParadoxPerson Irregulars]], the Administrators and their rules are simply an unchangeable given.
** Speaking of Irregulars, the most powerful one among them, Phantaminum, is according to WordOfGod (see the wiki) a RealityWarper with in-universe AuthorPowers who can't be interfered with by anyone not of the same status.

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** The Administrators of the Tower each control one floor of the Tower and enforce its unbreakable rules. Not even Jahad, the GodEmperor of the Tower, could contest their power. Even in a setting with plenty of {{Physical God}}s, for everyone except the most powerful [[ParadoxPerson Irregulars]], the Administrators and their rules are simply an unchangeable given.

** In the [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 original continuity]] there is an alien race called the [[PhysicalGod Celestialsapiens]] that were referred to as omnipotent. Rightfully so, as one time when Ben turned into one, he got hit with a bomb that completely destroyed the entire universe around him, [[NighInvulnerability and didn't get a scratch]] and then proceeded to re-make the destroyed universe, almost perfectly, with a thought.