The power to have powers from an external or artificial divine source. Artificial variation of Divinity. Source-power of False Deity. Opposite to true Divinity. Not to be confused with False Deity.
Also Called
- Artificial Divinity
- Artificial/False/Illusory/Pseudo-Divine/Godlike/Holy Powers
- False Divine Source
- False/Artificial Godhood/Godliness
- The False Ones Power
Capabilities
Users possess an artificial form of Divinity, these types have a pseudo-divinity and gaining divine powers granting them an immense amount of power beyond the normal mundane, though the users aren't actual deities; however, their divine source is from an unknown nature, the belief the users have in themselves as a divine being, or the belief and worship others have in them, enabling the users to become false gods while still considered "holy" beings in the minds of themselves and others.
Applications
- All/Almost All Divine Powers, Almighty Powers,Supernatural Powers
- Belief, Faith, Fear, Fraud, Illusion, Placebo, Prayer, Pride, Rumor, Taboo and Worship Empowerment
- Divine Aura
- Contingent Omnipotence
- Godlike Martial Arts
- Illusory Omniscience (Varies in power between false-divine beings and faith)
- Natural Warping
- Other Soul/Deity Soul or Devil Soul
- Pinnacle Condition (Varies greatly based on faith)
Types of False Divine Beings
- Antichrist (Varies)
- Demiurge (Varies)
- False Deity
- Satanic Incarnation (Varies)
- The Devil (Varies)
Variations
Associations
- Demonic Source
- False Deity
- New/Patron God (Status can be achieved)
- Power Source
- Satanic Entity
- The Devil
- Transcendent Physiology
- Ultimate Power (Rare)
Limitations
- Divinity
- Pales in comparison to true Divinity, and true gods/goddesses can bring them down even lesser divinities can overpower false divinities, even kill the false deities; unless the false deity in question fully believes in their power as much more powerful than the true deities, causing the playing field to shift greatly.
- Faith
- The faith of their people or within themselves in their divine status can affect their own pseudo-divinity, which in turn affects their powers causing the false deity's powers to fade and become weakened. Even losing their powers completely depending on the conditions.
Known Users
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Sosuke Aizen (Bleach)
- Aion (Chrono Crusade)
- Light Yagami (Death Note)
- Arc Company (The Gamer)
- Archons (KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World/Kaminaki Sekai no Onee-chan Katsudō)
Folklore/Mythology
- The Antichrist/The Beast of the Sea (Christianity)
- The Satan (Christianity)
- The Shedim/Demons/Fallen Sons of God (Christianity)
- Mammon (Demonology); As The God Of This World
- Yaldabaoth/Yaipheon (Gnosticism)
- Termagant (Medieval Mythology)
- Beelzebub (Philistine Mythology/Satanism)
- Glycon (Roman Mythology)
- Baphomet (Thelemic Mythology); at first but then evolved into a Dark Divinity.
Comics/Cartoon/Animated Series
- Caine (The Amazing Digital Circus)
- Death (Netflix Castlevania)
- Dread of the Endless/Echo (The Sandman/Vertigo/DC Comics)
- Duplicity and Deceit/ Garamas and Gyges (The Sandman/Vertigo/DC Comics)
Literature
- He Who Walks Behind the Rows (Children of the Corn)
- Lucifer (Paradise Lost)
Live Television/Movies
- Gozer the Gozerian (Ghostbusters)
- Earl Johnson (Lucifer)
- The Goa'uld (Stargate)
- Pagan Gods (Supernatural)
Gallery
Granted the Death Note by the Shinigami Ryuk, Light Yagami (Death Note) used its power to become the God of the New World, with many regarding him as a deity for his ability to kill criminals remotely and creating a cult in his honor.
Despite being just an artificial intelligence, Caine (The Amazing Digital Circus) possesses a virtually divine power within the circus, which he uses to proclaim himself as "god".



