delusion of grandeur theme
A character exhibits fantastical beliefs that they are famous, omnipotent, wealthy, or otherwise very powerful.
Examples
Navigator Riley suddenly thought he was the captain in tos1x06 "The Naked Time".
14 total · 7 major · 7 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| bbf4x01 | major | the emperor fancied himself a budding god |
| bbf4x04 | major | Emperor thought he was a God much like Caligula |
| bbf4x05 | major | Emperor thought he was a God much like Caligula |
| futurama3x11 | major | Fry thought he was a battle-droid and various robots were under the delusion that they were Napoleon. |
| ic1976e08 | major | Caligula came to believe that he was a god, as alluded to in the title. |
| ic1976e09 | major | Caligula thought he was the god Zeus. |
| tos3x16 | major | Garth, an institutionalized former starship captain, fancied himself a monarch and had delusional dreams and creating for himself a little interstellar empire. |
| movie: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920) | minor | Jane thought she was a queen. |
| movie: Zone 414 (2021) | minor | Marlon revealed that he viewed himself as the god of the androids he'd created. |
| rd1988e6x01 | minor | Lister was remarkably deluded regarding his ability to play the guitar. |