“ | One does not become a god of one's own accord. However, the day when this new race of humanity will clamor to anoint me as such is not far away. | „ |
~ Emperor boasting about how he is worshipped. |
“ | You judge me. You judge us. The things that we have done… but people say… that I'm crazy, but when you wake up in the morning you look at the same news that I do. Do your eyes not fill with horror? This is the world?! This? This is the world we have built for our children? Communities being torn apart. Walls being erected. Because leaders are too impotent to act. Bullies are too addled to lead righteously. I did not ask for this. I was chosen. | „ |
~ Joseph Seed |
Dark Messiahs are held as Gods, Messiahs and/or similar icons by supporters. Unlike God Wannabes, not all Dark Messiahs seek worship and their followers often do so willingly rather than by force. People are willing to lay their lives down to protect and/or serve the Dark Messiah.
Often they will rise in power and may be prophesied to rule the world, destroy the world or save their own culture, race, faction or people and doom everyone else, thus acting as a reverse of the traditional role of a "Savior". They differ from Dark Lords in the sense that "messiah" literally means "savior" or "liberator" by their followers; Lords or Ladies do not need to seek out the purpose of saving and/or protecting subordinates.
Villains openly worshipped and/or revered by large groups of followers and take on the role of amoral saviors and liberators (at least to said followers) belong here. This includes Fanatics who commit atrocities in the name of God(s) and/or religions by presenting themselves as spokespersons or guardians of faith albeit with twisted views of what religions and subsequently an ideal world should be.
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- Z-one
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- Zahhak
- Zalgo (Creepypasta)
- Zalgo (Slenderverse)
- Zamasu
- Zamorak
- Zaria
- Zein
- Zeke Yeager
- Zennon (Devilman 1972)
- Zeref Dragneel
- Zero (Kirby)
- Zero (The King of Fighters)
- Zeus (Lostbelt)
- Zhan Tiri
- Zhang Chunhua
- Zhang Jiao
- Zhar and Lloigor
- Zinco Corporation
- Zinyak
- Zod (Earth-89)
- Zodiac Master (Legend of the Dragon)
- Zola Malfeazium
- Zombogod
- Zongazonga
- Zoom (Arrowverse)
- Zoran Lazarević
- Zorc Necrophades
- Zuben
- Zvilpogghua