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* '''Straight''': [[ElectricBlackGuy Umeme]], the African god of lightning, used to torch rain forests, trees, and living beings for fun. In modern day, he is less crazy and regulates over all the electrical technology in the world.

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* '''Straight''': [[ElectricBlackGuy Umeme]], the East African god of lightning, used to torch rain forests, trees, and living beings for fun. In modern day, he is less crazy and regulates over all the electrical technology in the world.



* '''Subverted''': Umeme is first seen commanding the South African military in a modern fashion, before making a childish snap decision to just electrocute the arena, his own soldiers included.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Turns out this was a protocol made by Umeme where these men would lay down focused panels to prevent his attack from short-circuiting all of South Africa before he let out a weak wave to ''incapacitate'' enemy soldiers and only kill their commanders.

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* '''Subverted''': Umeme is first seen commanding the South African Ugandan military in a modern fashion, before making a childish snap decision to just electrocute the arena, battlefield, his own soldiers included.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Turns out this was a protocol made by Umeme where these men would lay down focused panels to prevent his attack from short-circuiting all of South Africa Uganda before he let out a weak wave to ''incapacitate'' enemy soldiers and only kill their commanders.



* '''Enforced''': [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness As the franchise went on, a desire for quality and "Integrity" grew]]. The producers realized having a toga-clad African thunder god running around in a live-action UrbanFantasy wouldn't cut it and demanded Umeme be removed or changed.

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* '''Enforced''': [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness As the franchise went on, a desire for quality and "Integrity" grew]]. The producers realized having a toga-clad African thunder god running around in a live-action photo-realistic UrbanFantasy setting wouldn't cut it and demanded Umeme be removed or changed.
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* '''Double Subverted''': .. Turns out this was a protocol made by Umeme where these men would lay down focused panels to prevent his attack from short-circuiting all of South Africa before he let out a weak wave to ''incapacitate'' enemy soldiers and only kill their commanders.

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* '''Double Subverted''': .. Subverted''': ...Turns out this was a protocol made by Umeme where these men would lay down focused panels to prevent his attack from short-circuiting all of South Africa before he let out a weak wave to ''incapacitate'' enemy soldiers and only kill their commanders.
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* '''Straight''': [[ElectricBlackGuy Umeme]], the African god of electricity, used to torch rain forests, trees, and living beings for fun. In modern day, he is less crazy and regulates over all the electrical technology in the world.

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* '''Straight''': [[ElectricBlackGuy Umeme]], the African god of electricity, lightning, used to torch rain forests, trees, and living beings for fun. In modern day, he is less crazy and regulates over all the electrical technology in the world.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob, the American god of electricity, used to be a tech-savvy god who teaches humans the art of telecommunication. Now he has [[GoingNative gone native]] and becomes a mad god who would torch cities and trees for fun, life be damned.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob, the American god of electricity, used to be a tech-savvy god who teaches humans the art of telecommunication. Now he has [[GoingNative gone native]] and becomes a mad god MadGod who would torch cities and trees for fun, life be damned.



* '''Implied''': A power plant has a shrine to Umeme and people offer a prayer to it every day.



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* '''Straight''': [[ElectricBlackGuy Umeme]]. the African god of electricity, used to torch rain forests, trees, and living beings for fun. In modern day, he is less crazy and regulates over all the electrical technology in the world.

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* '''Straight''': [[ElectricBlackGuy Umeme]]. Umeme]], the African god of electricity, used to torch rain forests, trees, and living beings for fun. In modern day, he is less crazy and regulates over all the electrical technology in the world.
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* '''Enforced''': [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness As the franchise went on, a desire for quality and "Integrity" grew]]. The producers realized having a toga-clad African thunder god running around in a live-action UrbanFantasty wouldn't cut it and demanded Umeme be removed or changed.

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* '''Enforced''': [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness As the franchise went on, a desire for quality and "Integrity" grew]]. The producers realized having a toga-clad African thunder god running around in a live-action UrbanFantasty UrbanFantasy wouldn't cut it and demanded Umeme be removed or changed.

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Removed: 240

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* '''Exaggerated''':
** Umeme can control anything related to electricity, including power plants and electromagnets. Technically this includes the air itself...
** Umeme went from your average deity figure that controls humanity to an AI that controls humanity.

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* '''Exaggerated''':
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'''Exaggerated''': Umeme can control anything related to electricity, including power plants and electromagnets. Technically this includes the air itself...
** Umeme went from your average deity figure that controls humanity to an AI that controls humanity.
itself...



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness As the franchise went on, a desire for quality and "Integrity" grew]]. The producers realized having a toga-clad African thunder god running around in a live-action UrbanFantasty wouldn't cut it and demanded Umeme be removed or changed.



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???The writers wanted to create a unique interpretation of Umeme.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Umeme is a traditionalist who makes an effort to remain as he's always been.

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* '''Straight''': [[ElectricBlackGuy Umeme]]. the African god of electricity, used to be a mad god who would torch rain forests and trees for fun, life be damned. Now he's more sane and reins over all the electrical technology in the world.
* '''Exaggerated''': Umeme can control anything related to electricity, including power plants and electromagnets. Technically this includes the air itself...
* '''Downplayed''': Umeme has very little control over electrical technology.

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* '''Straight''': [[ElectricBlackGuy Umeme]]. the African god of electricity, used to be a mad god who would torch rain forests forests, trees, and trees living beings for fun, life be damned. Now he's more sane fun. In modern day, he is less crazy and reins regulates over all the electrical technology in the world.
* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
**
Umeme can control anything related to electricity, including power plants and electromagnets. Technically this includes the air itself...
** Umeme went from your average deity figure that controls humanity to an AI that controls humanity.
* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
**
Umeme has very little control over electrical technology.technology.
** Umeme is a demigod that learned to change with the times
** Umeme hasn't learned much from zapping people back during the age of Egypt.



* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
Umeme is first seen commanding the South African military in a modern fashion, before making a childish snap decision to just electrocute the arena, his own soldiers included.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???Subverted''': .. Turns out this was a protocol made by Umeme where these men would lay down focused panels to prevent his attack from short-circuiting all of South Africa before he let out a weak wave to ''incapacitate'' enemy soldiers and only kill their commanders.
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* '''Straight''': [[ElectricBlackGuy Umeme]]. the African god of electricity, used to be a mad god who would torch rain forests and trees for fun, life be damned. Now he's more sane and reins over all the electrical technology in the world. He makes it work faster when he's feeling kind, but can and will stop it and kill you with it if you piss him off.
* '''Exaggerated''': Umeme can control anything related to electricity, including power plants and electromagnets.

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* '''Straight''': [[ElectricBlackGuy Umeme]]. the African god of electricity, used to be a mad god who would torch rain forests and trees for fun, life be damned. Now he's more sane and reins over all the electrical technology in the world. He makes it work faster when he's feeling kind, but can and will stop it and kill you with it if you piss him off.
world.
* '''Exaggerated''': Umeme can control anything related to electricity, including power plants and electromagnets. Technically this includes the air itself...
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???GodsNeedPrayerBadly, so it's only natural for Umeme to provide blessings that are relevant to his followers' needs as their culture inevitably changes and evolves.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Umeme can control anything related to electricity, including power plants and electromagnets
* '''Downplayed''': Umeme has very little control over electrical technology

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* '''Exaggerated''': Umeme can control anything related to electricity, including power plants and electromagnets
electromagnets.
* '''Downplayed''': Umeme has very little control over electrical technologytechnology.



* '''Zig-Zagged''': Umeme only has control over a certain technology

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Umeme only has control over a certain technologytechnology.
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
Umeme can control anything related to electricity, including power plants and electromagnets
* '''Downplayed''': ???Umeme has very little control over electrical technology



* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???Umeme only has control over a certain technology
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* '''Inverted''': Bob, the American god of electricity, used to be a tech-savvy god who teaches humans the art of telecommunication. Now he has [[GoingNative gone native]] and becomes a mad god who would torch rain forests and trees for fun, life be damned.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob, the American god of electricity, used to be a tech-savvy god who teaches humans the art of telecommunication. Now he has [[GoingNative gone native]] and becomes a mad god who would torch rain forests cities and trees for fun, life be damned.
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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???Bob, the American god of electricity, used to be a tech-savvy god who teaches humans the art of telecommunication. Now he has [[GoingNative gone native]] and becomes a mad god who would torch rain forests and trees for fun, life be damned.
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'''Basic Trope''': A god adapts their role to the modern day.
* '''Straight''': [[ElectricBlackGuy Umeme]]. the African god of electricity, used to be a mad god who would torch rain forests and trees for fun, life be damned. Now he's more sane and reins over all the electrical technology in the world. He makes it work faster when he's feeling kind, but can and will stop it and kill you with it if you piss him off.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': ???
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
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%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
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