Messiah complex theme

A character believes themselves to be a divinely chosen leader and savior of their people.

11 total · 6 major · 5 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
bbf2x21 major Delenn was accused of thinking she was divinely ordained
bbf4x10 major Garibaldi thinks Sheridan suffers from
movie: Death Run (1987) major The biker gang leader was called the Messiah and he took his name seriously.
movie: Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996) major Jobe fancied himself as a sort of god to his numerous followers.
movie: The End of the World (1931) major Jean Novalic fancies he will become the shepherd of humanity after cometary impact event and Genevieve sees a vision of Jean as Christ.
movie: The Noah (1975) major Noah came to see himself as a god-like figure who presided over his community of imaginary people. There was a pointed scene which saw Noah hold two slabs of written law in a manner reminiscent of Moses holding the Ten Commandment slabs. A comparison was also drawn between Noah resembling Karl Marx.
ds94x09 minor Worf and Kor developed Messiah complexes
movie: Deep Blue Sea 2 (2018) minor One of the specialists that Carl Durant brought to work at his sea-based facility pointedly accused him of thinking himself the savior of the human race - an accusation that Carl did not deny.
nightgallery2x13a minor There was a lunatic on the street who thought he was the Messiah.
tz1959e4x16 minor Benteen was accused of thinking himself a god.