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* '''Defied''': ???"... You're suggesting I should take human form? What good would THAT do?!"
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** The deity takes on a form that is far more humanoid than their true form, but it still has some noticeable differences from actual humans, such as [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation an odd skin color]].
** The deity has ''some'' human form, but doesn't use it very
** The deity takes on a form that is far more humanoid than their true form, but it still has some noticeable differences from actual humans, such as [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation an odd skin color]].
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** In a setting with multiple deities, every single one takes a human form.
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* '''Downplayed''': The deity has ''some'' human form, but doesn't use it very often.
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** The deity has some business in material world, but it's true form would cause this very world to shatter.
** A trickster/malevolent deity likes to pretend to be human in order to screw with it's followers.
** The deity has fallen in love with human and assumes human form to be able to be with them.
** The deity has to pass some crucial information to TheHero without attracting to much attention to both of them.
** The deity is punished by stripping it of it's powers and sending it to [[BroughtDownToNormal the world in regular body]].
** As an immaterial being, the deity can't do anything in mortal world unless it has material body.
** The deity hides from [[GodOfEvil different deity]] as a [[BeneathSuspicion mortal being]].
** A trickster/malevolent deity likes to pretend to be human in order to screw with it's followers.
** The deity has fallen in love with human and assumes human form to be able to be with them.
** The deity has to pass some crucial information to TheHero without attracting to much attention to both of them.
** The deity is punished by stripping it of it's powers and sending it to [[BroughtDownToNormal the world in regular body]].
** As an immaterial being, the deity can't do anything in mortal world unless it has material body.
** The deity hides from [[GodOfEvil different deity]] as a [[BeneathSuspicion mortal being]].
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** The deity has some business in the material world, but it's its true form would cause this very world to shatter.
** A trickster/malevolent deity likes to pretend to be human in order to screw withit's its followers.
** The deity has fallen in love with a human and assumes human formto be able to so they can be with them.
** The deity has to pass some crucial information to TheHero without attractingto too much attention to both of them.
** The deity is punished by stripping it ofit's its powers and sending it to [[BroughtDownToNormal the world in a regular body]].
** As an immaterial being, the deity can't do anything in the mortal world unless it has a material body.
** The deity hides from a [[GodOfEvil different deity]] as a [[BeneathSuspicion mortal being]].
** A trickster/malevolent deity likes to pretend to be human in order to screw with
** The deity has fallen in love with a human and assumes human form
** The deity has to pass some crucial information to TheHero without attracting
** The deity is punished by stripping it of
** As an immaterial being, the deity can't do anything in the mortal world unless it has a material body.
** The deity hides from a [[GodOfEvil different deity]] as a [[BeneathSuspicion mortal being]].
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* '''Subverted''': Everyone suspects that Bob is god in human form, but it turns out it's just human with superpowers.
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* '''Subverted''': Everyone suspects that Bob is god in human form, but it turns out it's just a human with superpowers.
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* '''Averted''': Gods can't fit into a human form because they're too powerful.
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** "I wonder... what if one of them is a god? Would we recognize him?".him?"
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** Pretending to be human requires deity to give up it's godly powers, meaning this form is utterly useless... Or worse, as without its powers it can't leave it's human body and it could be stuck in it forever.
** Alternatively, human form is extremely uncomfortable/limited and annoys the deity endlessly.
** Or the deity forgets about it's god-being and, upon finding out the truth, prefers to stay human.
** Alternatively, human form is extremely uncomfortable/limited and annoys the deity endlessly.
** Or the deity forgets about it's god-being and, upon finding out the truth, prefers to stay human.
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** Pretending to be human requires a deity to give up it's its godly powers, meaning this form is utterly useless... Or worse, as without its powers it can't leave it's its human body and it could be stuck in it forever.
** Alternatively, the human form is extremely uncomfortable/limited and annoys the deity endlessly.
** Or the deity forgets aboutit's its god-being and, upon finding out the truth, prefers to stay human.
** Alternatively, the human form is extremely uncomfortable/limited and annoys the deity endlessly.
** Or the deity forgets about
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** Deities are able to retain enough of their powers to return to their original form. However, the suppressed state is otherwise functionally human and does not run the risk of causing supernatural effects.
** The ability to experience pain is irritating, but pleasant sensations overwhelm deities that have no prior experience with them, so becoming mortal is never-the-less fairly common.
** The character did all they needed to as a God (they might be replaced in the future if the need arises), and lives a fulfilling life among their former worshippers, who are grateful for being granted miracles.
** Creation was made intrinsically stable to allow it's God to live as a human with no consequence, just in case this eventuality came up.
** Deities are able to retain enough of their powers to return to their original form. However, the suppressed state is otherwise functionally human and does not run the risk of causing supernatural effects.
** The ability to experience pain is irritating, but pleasant sensations overwhelm deities that have no prior experience with them, so becoming mortal is never-the-less fairly common.
** The character did all they needed to as a God (they might be replaced in the future if the need arises), and lives a fulfilling life among their former worshippers, who are grateful for being granted miracles.
** Creation was made intrinsically stable to allow it's God to live as a human with no consequence, just in case this eventuality came up.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Everyone suspects Bob is a deity. Other gods of the setting repeatedly confirm Bob is not a deity... only to be revealed that he truly is, and just asked his fellow deities to hide it from everyone else
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** Everyone suspects Bob is a deity. Other gods of the setting repeatedly confirm Bob is not a deity... only to be revealed that he truly is, and just asked his fellow deities to hide it from everyone else
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* '''Straight''': Setting's deity takes the human form, bones and flesh, to walk the world unspotted.
* '''Exaggerated''': In setting with multiple deities, every single one takes a human form.
** Alternatively, deity takes a human form so successfully it's basically human being with interesting backstory.
* '''Exaggerated''': In setting with multiple deities, every single one takes a human form.
** Alternatively, deity takes a human form so successfully it's basically human being with interesting backstory.
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* '''Straight''': Setting's A deity takes the human form, bones and flesh, to walk the world unspotted.
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** In setting with multiple deities, every single one takes a human form.
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** In setting with multiple deities, every single one takes a human form.
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** deity has some business in material world, but it's true form would cause this very world to shatter.
** trickster/malevolent deity likes to pretend to be human in order to screw with it's followers.
** deity has fallen in love with human and assumes human form to be able to be with them.
** deity has to pass some crucial information to TheHero without attracting to much attention to both of them.
** deity is punished by stripping it of it's powers and sending it to [[BroughtDownToNormal the world in regular body]].
** as immaterial being, deity can't do anything in mortal world unless it has material body.
** deity hides from [[GodOfEvil different deity]] as a [[BeneathSuspicion mortal being]].
* '''Inverted''': deity guises itself as a human physically, but can't act like a human at all. Or it does take a human form, but doesn't fool anybody for a second.
* '''Subverted''': everyone suspects that Bob is god in human form, but it turns out it's just human with superpowers.
* '''Double Subverted''': everyone suspect Bob is a deity. Other gods of the setting repeatedly confirm Bob is not a deity... only to be revealed that he truly is, and just asked his fellow deities to hide it from protagonists.
** or it turns out that Bob is not a god after all, merely a superpowered human... but later on he ''becomes'' a god.
* '''Parodied''': god doesn't look like human at all, but keeps on telling everybody "I'm not god! I'm a human! [[BlatantLies I'm absolutely ''Homo Sapiens''!]]". Other comply just to make it feel nice.
* '''Averted''': gods can't fit into human form because they're too powerful.
* '''Enforced''': author writes the story for religious organization and their deity must be present, no matter what.
* '''Lampshaded''': "You mean you actually came to Earth and pretend that you're human?"
** trickster/malevolent deity likes to pretend to be human in order to screw with it's followers.
** deity has fallen in love with human and assumes human form to be able to be with them.
** deity has to pass some crucial information to TheHero without attracting to much attention to both of them.
** deity is punished by stripping it of it's powers and sending it to [[BroughtDownToNormal the world in regular body]].
** as immaterial being, deity can't do anything in mortal world unless it has material body.
** deity hides from [[GodOfEvil different deity]] as a [[BeneathSuspicion mortal being]].
* '''Inverted''': deity guises itself as a human physically, but can't act like a human at all. Or it does take a human form, but doesn't fool anybody for a second.
* '''Subverted''': everyone suspects that Bob is god in human form, but it turns out it's just human with superpowers.
* '''Double Subverted''': everyone suspect Bob is a deity. Other gods of the setting repeatedly confirm Bob is not a deity... only to be revealed that he truly is, and just asked his fellow deities to hide it from protagonists.
** or it turns out that Bob is not a god after all, merely a superpowered human... but later on he ''becomes'' a god.
* '''Parodied''': god doesn't look like human at all, but keeps on telling everybody "I'm not god! I'm a human! [[BlatantLies I'm absolutely ''Homo Sapiens''!]]". Other comply just to make it feel nice.
* '''Averted''': gods can't fit into human form because they're too powerful.
* '''Enforced''': author writes the story for religious organization and their deity must be present, no matter what.
* '''Lampshaded''': "You mean you actually came to Earth and pretend that you're human?"
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** The deity has some business in material world, but it's true form would cause this very world to shatter.
** A trickster/malevolent deity likes to pretend to be human in order to screw with it's followers.
** The deity has fallen in love with human and assumes human form to be able to be with them.
** The deity has to pass some crucial information to TheHero without attracting to much attention to both of them.
** The deity is punished by stripping it of it's powers and sending it to [[BroughtDownToNormal the world in regular body]].
**as As an immaterial being, the deity can't do anything in mortal world unless it has material body.
** The deity hides from [[GodOfEvil different deity]] as a [[BeneathSuspicion mortal being]].
* '''Inverted''':deity guises itself as a human physically, but can't act like a human at all. Or it does take a human form, but doesn't fool anybody for a second.
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* '''Subverted''':everyone Everyone suspects that Bob is god in human form, but it turns out it's just human with superpowers.
* '''Double Subverted''':everyone suspect Everyone suspects Bob is a deity. Other gods of the setting repeatedly confirm Bob is not a deity... only to be revealed that he truly is, and just asked his fellow deities to hide it from protagonists.
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**or Or it turns out that Bob is not a god after all, merely a superpowered human... but later on he ''becomes'' a god.
* '''Parodied''':god God doesn't look like human at all, but keeps on telling everybody "I'm not god! I'm a human! [[BlatantLies I'm absolutely ''Homo Sapiens''!]]". Other comply just to make it feel nice.
* '''Averted''':gods Gods can't fit into human form because they're too powerful.
* '''Enforced''':author Author writes the story for religious organization and their deity must be present, no matter what.
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** "You mean you actually came to Earth and pretend that you're human?"
** A trickster/malevolent deity likes to pretend to be human in order to screw with it's followers.
** The deity has fallen in love with human and assumes human form to be able to be with them.
** The deity has to pass some crucial information to TheHero without attracting to much attention to both of them.
** The deity is punished by stripping it of it's powers and sending it to [[BroughtDownToNormal the world in regular body]].
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** The deity hides from [[GodOfEvil different deity]] as a [[BeneathSuspicion mortal being]].
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** "You mean you actually came to Earth and pretend that you're human?"
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** The universe has multiple legends about gods taking human form.
** The universe has multiple legends about gods taking human form.
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* '''Discussed''': "I wonder... what if one of them is a god? Would we recognize him?".
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** "I wonder... what if one of them is a god? Would we recognize him?".
* '''Discussed''':
** "I wonder... what if one of them is a god? Would we recognize him?".
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* '''Implied''': sometimes Sometimes things happen around Bob, things that aren't exactly... normal.
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** pretending to be human requires deity to give up it's godly powers, meaning this form is utterly useless.
** or worse, without it's powers it cannot leave it's human body and is stuck in it forever.
** alternatively, human form is extremely uncomfortable/limited and annoys the deity endlessly.
** or deity forgets about it's god-being and, upon finding out the truth, prefers to stay human.
* '''Reconstructed''': deity who forgot about being human remembers everything and gets it's powers back just in time for BigDamnHeroes.
* '''Played for Laughs''': upon taking human shape god has no idea how to ''act'' as a human, utterly [[PopcultureOsmosisFailure fails Popculture Osmosis]] and stumbles upon trouble after trouble it had no idea about before. HilarityEnsues.
** or worse, without it's powers it cannot leave it's human body and is stuck in it forever.
** alternatively, human form is extremely uncomfortable/limited and annoys the deity endlessly.
** or deity forgets about it's god-being and, upon finding out the truth, prefers to stay human.
* '''Reconstructed''': deity who forgot about being human remembers everything and gets it's powers back just in time for BigDamnHeroes.
* '''Played for Laughs''': upon taking human shape god has no idea how to ''act'' as a human, utterly [[PopcultureOsmosisFailure fails Popculture Osmosis]] and stumbles upon trouble after trouble it had no idea about before. HilarityEnsues.
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** pretending Pretending to be human requires deity to give up it's godly powers, meaning this form is utterly useless.
** oruseless... Or worse, as without it's its powers it cannot can't leave it's human body and is it could be stuck in it forever.
**alternatively, Alternatively, human form is extremely uncomfortable/limited and annoys the deity endlessly.
**or Or the deity forgets about it's god-being and, upon finding out the truth, prefers to stay human.
*'''Reconstructed''': deity who forgot about being human remembers everything and gets it's powers back just in time for BigDamnHeroes.
*'''Played for Laughs''': upon Upon taking human shape god has no idea how to ''act'' as a human, utterly [[PopcultureOsmosisFailure [[PopCulturalOsmosis fails Popculture Osmosis]] and stumbles upon trouble after trouble it had no idea about before. HilarityEnsues.
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'''Basic Trope''': A god takes the form of a human.
* '''Straight''': Setting's deity takes the human form, bones and flesh, to walk the world unspotted.
* '''Exaggerated''': In setting with multiple deities, every single one takes a human form.
** Alternatively, deity takes a human form so successfully it's basically human being with interesting backstory.
* '''Downplayed''': deity has ''some'' human form, but doesn't use it very often.
* '''Justified''':
** deity has some business in material world, but it's true form would cause this very world to shatter.
** trickster/malevolent deity likes to pretend to be human in order to screw with it's followers.
** deity has fallen in love with human and assumes human form to be able to be with them.
** deity has to pass some crucial information to TheHero without attracting to much attention to both of them.
** deity is punished by stripping it of it's powers and sending it to [[BroughtDownToNormal the world in regular body]].
** as immaterial being, deity can't do anything in mortal world unless it has material body.
** deity hides from [[GodOfEvil different deity]] as a [[BeneathSuspicion mortal being]].
* '''Inverted''': deity guises itself as a human physically, but can't act like a human at all. Or it does take a human form, but doesn't fool anybody for a second.
* '''Subverted''': everyone suspects that Bob is god in human form, but it turns out it's just human with superpowers.
* '''Double Subverted''': everyone suspect Bob is a deity. Other gods of the setting repeatedly confirm Bob is not a deity... only to be revealed that he truly is, and just asked his fellow deities to hide it from protagonists.
** or it turns out that Bob is not a god after all, merely a superpowered human... but later on he ''becomes'' a god.
* '''Parodied''': god doesn't look like human at all, but keeps on telling everybody "I'm not god! I'm a human! [[BlatantLies I'm absolutely ''Homo Sapiens''!]]". Other comply just to make it feel nice.
* '''Averted''': gods can't fit into human form because they're too powerful.
* '''Enforced''': author writes the story for religious organization and their deity must be present, no matter what.
* '''Lampshaded''': "You mean you actually came to Earth and pretend that you're human?"
** "You don't look like a god at all..."
* '''Invoked''': the universe has multiple legends about gods taking human form.
** Alice pretends to be god in human form in order to execute her plan.
* '''Defied''': all gods are [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] so that they can't appear in mortal world.
* '''Exploited''': Alice, knowing that Bob is a deity, isn't scared of the mortal danger, because she knows Bob will save her with his powers.
* '''Discussed''': "I wonder... what if one of them is a god? Would we recognize him?".
** "Well... it's technically possible for god to take human form. By why would he do that?"
* '''Conversed''': "... and in the end it turned out Bob was the god all along, would you believe?"
* '''Implied''': sometimes things happen around Bob, things that aren't exactly... normal.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** pretending to be human requires deity to give up it's godly powers, meaning this form is utterly useless.
** or worse, without it's powers it cannot leave it's human body and is stuck in it forever.
** alternatively, human form is extremely uncomfortable/limited and annoys the deity endlessly.
** or deity forgets about it's god-being and, upon finding out the truth, prefers to stay human.
* '''Reconstructed''': deity who forgot about being human remembers everything and gets it's powers back just in time for BigDamnHeroes.
* '''Played for Laughs''': upon taking human shape god has no idea how to ''act'' as a human, utterly [[PopcultureOsmosisFailure fails Popculture Osmosis]] and stumbles upon trouble after trouble it had no idea about before. HilarityEnsues.
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice finds out that Bob, with whom she's completely in love, is a god and as such, unable to feel love.
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* '''Straight''': Setting's deity takes the human form, bones and flesh, to walk the world unspotted.
* '''Exaggerated''': In setting with multiple deities, every single one takes a human form.
** Alternatively, deity takes a human form so successfully it's basically human being with interesting backstory.
* '''Downplayed''': deity has ''some'' human form, but doesn't use it very often.
* '''Justified''':
** deity has some business in material world, but it's true form would cause this very world to shatter.
** trickster/malevolent deity likes to pretend to be human in order to screw with it's followers.
** deity has fallen in love with human and assumes human form to be able to be with them.
** deity has to pass some crucial information to TheHero without attracting to much attention to both of them.
** deity is punished by stripping it of it's powers and sending it to [[BroughtDownToNormal the world in regular body]].
** as immaterial being, deity can't do anything in mortal world unless it has material body.
** deity hides from [[GodOfEvil different deity]] as a [[BeneathSuspicion mortal being]].
* '''Inverted''': deity guises itself as a human physically, but can't act like a human at all. Or it does take a human form, but doesn't fool anybody for a second.
* '''Subverted''': everyone suspects that Bob is god in human form, but it turns out it's just human with superpowers.
* '''Double Subverted''': everyone suspect Bob is a deity. Other gods of the setting repeatedly confirm Bob is not a deity... only to be revealed that he truly is, and just asked his fellow deities to hide it from protagonists.
** or it turns out that Bob is not a god after all, merely a superpowered human... but later on he ''becomes'' a god.
* '''Parodied''': god doesn't look like human at all, but keeps on telling everybody "I'm not god! I'm a human! [[BlatantLies I'm absolutely ''Homo Sapiens''!]]". Other comply just to make it feel nice.
* '''Averted''': gods can't fit into human form because they're too powerful.
* '''Enforced''': author writes the story for religious organization and their deity must be present, no matter what.
* '''Lampshaded''': "You mean you actually came to Earth and pretend that you're human?"
** "You don't look like a god at all..."
* '''Invoked''': the universe has multiple legends about gods taking human form.
** Alice pretends to be god in human form in order to execute her plan.
* '''Defied''': all gods are [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] so that they can't appear in mortal world.
* '''Exploited''': Alice, knowing that Bob is a deity, isn't scared of the mortal danger, because she knows Bob will save her with his powers.
* '''Discussed''': "I wonder... what if one of them is a god? Would we recognize him?".
** "Well... it's technically possible for god to take human form. By why would he do that?"
* '''Conversed''': "... and in the end it turned out Bob was the god all along, would you believe?"
* '''Implied''': sometimes things happen around Bob, things that aren't exactly... normal.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** pretending to be human requires deity to give up it's godly powers, meaning this form is utterly useless.
** or worse, without it's powers it cannot leave it's human body and is stuck in it forever.
** alternatively, human form is extremely uncomfortable/limited and annoys the deity endlessly.
** or deity forgets about it's god-being and, upon finding out the truth, prefers to stay human.
* '''Reconstructed''': deity who forgot about being human remembers everything and gets it's powers back just in time for BigDamnHeroes.
* '''Played for Laughs''': upon taking human shape god has no idea how to ''act'' as a human, utterly [[PopcultureOsmosisFailure fails Popculture Osmosis]] and stumbles upon trouble after trouble it had no idea about before. HilarityEnsues.
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice finds out that Bob, with whom she's completely in love, is a god and as such, unable to feel love.
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