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The supreme deity of a given setting is not just a mere jerkass -- he is actively malevolent, a callous, sadistic, tyrannical monster who created the world or universe to be a miserable sack of crap. The classic problem of evil tends to be invoked in this trope, along with the irrationality of religious extremism. People foolish enough to try a Religious Russian Roulette to get a god like this to answer their prayers are unlikely to like the result. Examples of God Is Evil include:

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  • The supreme deity of a given setting is not just a mere jerkass -- he is actively malevolent, a callous, sadistic, tyrannical monster who created the world or universe to be a miserable sack of crap. The classic problem of evil tends to be invoked in this trope, along with the irrationality of religious extremism. People foolish enough to try a Religious Russian Roulette to get a god like this to answer their prayers are unlikely to like the result. Examples of God Is Evil include:
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  • The supreme deity of a given setting is not just a mere jerkass -- he is actively malevolent, a callous, sadistic, tyrannical monster who created the world or universe to be a miserable sack of crap. The classic problem of evil tends to be invoked in this trope, along with the irrationality of religious extremism. People foolish enough to try a Religious Russian Roulette to get a god like this to answer their prayers are unlikely to like the result. In some works, this being is the supreme deity of a Fantasy Pantheon, while in others, the being is a powerful monotheistic deity, with some works casting the Big Guy himself -- or his nearest fantasy analogue -- in the role. Sometimes, the being calling itself a god ... isn't. Its powers are just so close to omnipotent that it makes no difference. In settings that take the controversial stance of God being evil, it is not uncommon for his opposite to be good. This isn't strictly necessary, however, especially in darker Crapsack Worlds whose authors take a more humanistic stance on things. Ninety-eight times out of one hundred, where an evil supreme god is in charge of things, you will also find a Knight Templar. Whether or not that person (or group) follows this evil supreme deity is entirely dependent on the Knight's alignment. This trope can also be called dystheism, or maltheism. These are beliefs that a monotheistic god is (respectively) lazy or evil. This trope is often found in Rage Against the Heavens plots (and will likely invoke misotheism -- hatred of God or the gods), and is a common belief of Nay Theists. Compare and contrast with Gnosticism, Everybody Hates Hades, God of Evil, God Is Inept and God Is Flawed. The flip side is Satan Is Good. See Also: Devil but No God, Neglectful Precursors, Jerkass Gods for when the deities are not really evil but just neglectful. Definitely the polar opposite of God Is Good. Examples of God Is Evil include:
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