List of deities in fiction

This compilation of lists is organized primarily by media type then by title of the fiction work, series, franchise or author. At the end there is a miscellaneous list.

Multiple media franchises

Digimon

Pokémon

Transformers

Literature

Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe saves and befriends a Native American whom he calls Man Friday. Once they are able to communicate, Friday recounts that his religion involves the worship of a mountain god named Benamuckee, officiated over by high priests called Oowokakee.

Watership Down

American Gods

Old gods

Discworld novel series

Main article: Discworld gods

The Power of Five

Robert E. Howard works

Stephen King works

H. P. Lovecraft works

Melniboné

Middle-earth

Queens (Valier)

Harry Potter

The Chronicles of Narnia

Television programs

Buffyverse

Supernatural

Many deities have appeared in Supernatural, and some other characters have been deified, such as Lucifer. The angel Castiel also became a deity when absorbing the souls of monsters from Purgatory. The gods in the show include:

Charmed

Greek deities, Hindu deities, and many other mythological beings have been adapted into the Charmed version of them. One example of this would be; thousands of years before the main storyline, the Titans once ruled the world, but were abusive of their powers. Seeking to entomb them, the Elders of that time created the Greek gods by infusing mortals with a mystical power beyond their own. Ironically, the self-declared Gods of Mount Olympus would later force the world to worship them too for many years.

Doctor Who

British sci-fi drama Doctor Who's setting has featured many god-like beings, with rational explanations for their presence. Earlier seasons presented the White Guardian and Black Guardian, personified forces of the universe. There was also the Mara, an evil entity which occupied "the dark places of the inside (or mind)", during the Fifth Doctor era. The first story that featured the Mara, entitled Kinda, contained elements of animistic tribal beliefs, whereas the second story, Snakedance, contained elements of Buddhist belief. The new series features the demonic, Devil-like adversary "The Beast" and its son Abaddon. References have also been made to a Kaled god of war and various other deities inspired by the Beast. In the far-flung future, the feline humanoids called The Sisters of Plenitude worship a Goddess of Antori, although it's clear that some elements of Christianity, such as its hymns, still exist in this era.

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess

Metal Hero Series

Power Rangers

Super Sentai

Beast Tank: DinoTanker (Jūsensha: Dainotankā) / Great Beast God: Combination of Tyrannosaurus, ZyuMammoth, Triceratops, SaberTiger and Pteranodon. That name means "Great Beast God".

Guardian Beast Dragon Caesar (Shugojū Doragon Shīzā):. Beast Knight God King Brachion (Jūkishin Kingu Burakion) / Super Beast Tank King Tanker (Chō Jūsensha Kingu Tankā):

Three God Generals (Sanshinshō): Three sentient mecha who serve as mentors for the Ninja Sentai Kakuranger.

Comics

DC Universe

The DC Universe simultaneously adapts every aspect of theology into its mythos, from Greek to Norse to even atheism and various fictional religions. Examples of gods featured in its narrative include:

Marvel Universe

Oh My Goddess!

Shaman King

Yu-Gi-Oh!

Video and tabletop games

Destroy All Humans! game series

The furon God is portrayed by a statue which resembles an ancient North American or Hawaiian tiki god.

Dungeons & Dragons game series

Main Setting

Dragonlance

Forgotten Realms

Greyhawk

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

RuneQuest

The world of RuneQuest, created by Greg Stafford, was one of the first to bring myths, cults and religions to become major plot themes, rather than plot devices, in a fantasy setting. It is also very diverse in that it features 13 main pantheons and "arrays" of deities, and numbers some 250 single or small groups of divine aspects.

Main article: Glorantha

Legacy of Kain

The Legend of Zelda

Various characters are described as gods or deities in The Legend of Zelda series. While the three primary gods of Hyrule are its three creator goddesses (Din, Farore and Nayru) as worshipped by Hylians, Dekus, Gorons and Zoras alike, there are other guardian spirits on Earth such as The Great Deku Tree, Lord Jabu-Jabu (or Jabun) and Valoo who act in a divine, planetary guardian role and are worshiped as deities. Operating in a similar protective role of the planet are the Light Spirits, Ordona, Faron, Eldin, and Lanayru. Other characters such as Zephos and Cyclos, while clearly demonstrating godlike abilities, have not had their place in the pantheon of Hylian gods and spirits clearly established. The major gods are channeled through various sages and oracles, the oracles carrying names in likeness of their gods. Separate from the rest of the species and races of Hyrule, the Gerudo worship a fourth sand goddess, although it is unclear whether or not she actually exists.

Alternate worlds such as Termina seem to carry their own pantheon of gods, such as its creator gods, The Four Giants and "The Fierce Deity". Foreign lands seem to also have gods or spirits protecting them separately, such as the Maku Tree of Labrynna and Maku Tree of Holodrum. The Wind Fish is another deity of power enough to create an entire living world within his sleeping mind. In addition to these, several central villains of the series who did not start life as gods have either achieved the status, power or at least belief in themselves as such later in their character histories, including Ganondorf, Vaati and Majora.

Little Big Adventure

Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim

Mortal Kombat

Sonic the Hedgehog

Soul

Tekken

Warhammer Fantasy

Warhammer 40,000

Miscellaneous

See also

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