- "The power...to kill a god..."
- ― Kratos (God of War)
- "God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God."
- ― Ian Malcom (Jurassic Park)
The ability to possess powers capable of killing a deity. Sub-power of Deity Manipulation. Opposite to Deity Creation.
Also Called
- Deicide
- Deity/God Killer/Slayer/Destruction
Capabilities
The user can kill a deity/deities or any divine embodiment they may choose to get rid of. They are resistant to the effects of a deity and are capable of killing the specified deity. The user may be a deity with vast or corrupting powers or a being higher than a deity. Because deities are powerful and numerous, it may require instigating a war to kill them all at once.
Applications
- Absolute Attack
- Absolute Condition
- Absolute Combat
- Absolute Defense
- Divine Siphoning
- Immortality Negation
- Smite
Variations
Associations
- Almighty Object
- Deity Manipulation
- Demonic Weaponry
- Divine Banishment
- Divine-Demonic Force Manipulation
- Divine Ingestion
- Divine Weaponry
Limitations
- Cannot kill an Omnipotent Deity.
- Can not kill true immortals.
- Killing a god may have profound consequences of the natural order within their domain. For example, if one were to kill a sea-god, the sea may become erratic and uncontrollable.
Known Users
Comics
- Aldrich, Devourer of Gods (Dark Souls III)
- Anti-Monitor (DC Comics)
- Darkseid (DC Comics)
- Death (DC Comics)
- Infinity Man (DC Comics); empowered by The Source.
- Titus (DC Comics)
- Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
- Lucifer Morningstar (DC Comics)
- Godslayer (Image Comics)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Chaos King (Marvel Comics)
- Demorgorge/Atum (Marvel Comics)
- Desak (Marvel Comics)
- Gorr The God Butcher (Marvel Comics)
- The Sentry (Marvel Comics)
- Saint of Killers (Preacher)
Folklore/Mythology
- Diomedes (Greek Mythology)
- Hunahpu and Xbalanque (Mayan Mythology); Maya Hero Twins
Literature
- Chthonians (Dark-Hunter series)
- Karna (Fate/Apocrypha)
Live Action TV
Manga/Anime
- Campione (Campione!)
- Dark Schneider (Bastard!!)
- God Slayers (Fairy Tail)
- Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Oda Nobunaga (Fate/Koha-Ace, TYPE-MOON)
- Ark (The Rising of the Shield Hero)
- Pegasus Cloth Users (Saint Seiya)
- Enryu (Tower of God)
Video Games
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- The Hunter (Bloodborne)
- The Chosen Undead (Dark Souls)
- Ashen One (Dark Souls III)
- Kratos (God of War series)
- Claire "Lightning" Farron (Lightning Return: Final Fantasy XIII)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series)
- Aleph (Shin Megami Tensei)
- Demi-Fiend (Shin Megami Tensei)
- Shinbu (Kingdom of Paradise)
- Gilgamesh (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Longinus (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Ragnarok (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Goetia (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Enkidu (Valkyrie Crusade)
- True Wolf Fenrir (Valkyrie Crusade)
Known Objects
- The Godkiller (Drive Angry)
- Longinus sacred gears (Highschool DxD)
- Hanzo's Armor (Kubo and the Two Strings)
- Azrael's Blade (Lucifer)
- Amulet of Power (Marvel Comics)
- All Black The Nercosword (Marvel Comics)
- God Bomb (Marvel Comics)
- Dragon Sword (Ninja Gaiden)
- Blade of the Archfiend (Ninja Gaiden)
- Olympian Crystal (Once Upon a Time)
- Last Word (Planescape)
- Divine Focus (RuneScape)
- Elder Mirror (RuneScape)
- Staff of Armadyl (RuneScape)
- Golden Dagger (Saint Seiya)
- Artemis Bow and Knife (Supernatural)
- Death's scythe (Supernatural)
- Mjölnir (Supernatural)
- Vasavi Shakti (TYPE-MOON)
- Longinus (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Hind's Blood Dagger (Xena: Warrior Princess)
- The Monado (Xenoblade Chronicles); via The True Monado
- Five Sacred Swords (Kingdoom of Paradise); are weapons that can harm and kill the four gods.
- Ginmei Sword (Kingdom of Paradise); is a weapon Shinbu used to kill the four gods.
- New Moon Sword (Kingdom of Paradise)