Messiah complex theme
A character believes themselves to be a divinely chosen leader and savior of their people.
11 total · 6 major · 5 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |