Gods and Buddhas

**Gods** (神, *Kami*) and **Buddhas** (仏, *Butsu*), also called **Divine Beings**, **Deities**, **Aesir** (Norse) and **Deva** (Hindu and Buddhism), are one of the various races in *Vampyre, Knights and Boobs* and are a principal object of faith and worship in religions and mythologies.

## Appearance

Most Gods and Buddhas share the appearance of humans (with Hades possessing greyish-blue skin, and Persephone possessing purple-pink skin), though some (such as Sun Wukong) can have animal-like appearances, while others (such as (usually) Morpheus and Tartarus) look like nothing that could possibly be alive (a mass of mist and hundred-meter ball for example).

## Powers and Abilities

All Gods have powers surpassing those of even Ultimate-Class Vampyres and Satan-Class Devils, while the most powerful Gods like Indra is said to have power exceeding the combined powers of the current Five Faction Leaders, rivaled only by the Heavenly Dragons; possibly Draculs and Super Devils; and exceeded by the Dragon Gods and the True Dragon. All the Gods, so far, have displayed expertise in their particular faction's magic system.

Due to their immense powers, strong weapons such as the replica Mjölnir, Gungnir or the top-tier Ancient Gears, such as the Longinus are able to significantly injure or kill them. However, while they are long-lived, with lifespans seemingly measured in millennia, Gods are not immortal, growing old and weakening in their later years. In a case where they are defeated, Gods can be revived so long as there is a sufficient amount of human faith.

Gods are immune to the power of the Master-Servant Contract and those of it's variants, the Evil Pieces and Brave Saints, as well, so they cannot be transformed into either Vampyre, Devil or Seraph. Though half-gods such as the Valkyries like Afleya and Waltraute and/or a half-grim reaper like Sasha are able to be reincarnated and bound to the Master-Servant Contract.

In Volume 9, Sun Wukong states that some Heroes have become gods hinting that humans can become Gods, and according to him and Indra one must have a pure soul, benevolence, and righteousness to become a god. As stated by Indra that gods are honest when it comes to their personalities whether they were good/benevolent gods or an evil god.

In Volume 10, Indra makes a comment stating that the Gods gather the thoughts and beliefs of humans. The purpose of this gathering is not stated, but it is hinted to have something to do with the strength and influence of their religion.

## Mythologies/Religions

* Christian Mythology - Christianity & Judaism
* Hindu Mythology - Hinduism
* Norse Mythology - Germanic Paganism
* Greek Mythology - Greco-Roman Paganism
* Japanese Mythology - Shinto
* Irish Mythology - Irish-Celtic Paganism
* Chinese Mythology - Chinese Folk Religions, Taoism
* Egyptian Mythology - Ancient Egyptian Religion
* Celtic Mythology - Celtic Paganism
* Slavic Mythology - Slavic Paganism
* Persian Mythology - Zoroastrianism
* Buddhism
* A×ΩAlpha Omega
* ExExEEvie Erotica Etoulde
* DxDxDDiablo Draconic Deus
* FxFxFFadir Faedra Factus

## Known Gods

* Christianity
* Norse
* Greek
* Hindu
* Shinto
* Celtic
* Egyptian
* Buddha
* Slavic
* Persian
* Dragon
* ExExE
* A×Ω
* FxFxF

 **Shiva** ()
 **Mahabali** ()
 **Brahma** ()
 **Vishnu** ()
 **Varuna** ()
 **Hanuman** ()
 **Ganesha** ()
 **Virochana** ()
 **Prahlada** ()

 **Susanoo** (須佐之男スサノオ)
 **Tsukuyomi** (月読ツクヨミ)
 **Ame-no-Uzume** (天鈿女アメノウズメ)

 **Balor** | The Evil God of Irish-Celtic Mythology with the Evil Eyes that were able to control the strongest Evil Dragon, Crom Cruach. The actual Balor was killed by the God Lugh, while a fraction of his consciousness resides within Nanao Tepes.

 **Aten** | The Disk of the Sun in ancient Egyptian mythology.
 **Bennu** | An ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation, and rebirth. He is considered to be the ancestor of the legendary immortal firebird: Phoenix.

 **Chernobog** | The "Black God" in Slavic mythology, opposite of the "White God" Belobog.

 **Aka Manah** | The Persian God.

 **Scarlet Grand** | The True Dragon recorded in the Apocalypse.

## Trivia

* Gods are said to be prone to easily getting jealous and tend to harbor grudges for eternity.
	+ The Olympian Gods are said to be notably fickle, lively, and irrational among Gods.
* There are beings such as humans and youkai who despite not being born Gods or Buddhas are able to ascend into that status through completing various tasks for gods, an example of this being Sun Wukong, the First Generations Sha Wujing, Zhu Bajie, Nezha and Psyche, the first three being youkai and the latter two being humans.
* There are a number of Gods and other beings who are noted for their immense level of power, who are considered the **Top 10 Strongest Beings in the World** (世界10最強の存在達, *Sekai 10-Saikyō no Sonzai-tachi*), being much stronger then normal Gods. The list includes the True Dragon Scarlet Grand, the Dragon Gods Ophis and Wagyl, the Apocalypse Beast Trihexa, the Trimurti (Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma) and Indra from Hindu mythology, Thor, Loki and Fenrir from Norse mythology, Hades, Morpheus and Typhon from Greek mythology, Aten from Egyptian mythology, Lugh from Celtic mythology, and the Devils Percival Lucifer, Myrddin Beelzebub, and Kason Belphegor.
	+ Dragon Goddess Ophis was considered the strongest being on the list (not counting Scarlet Grand) until losing her powers to Samael's curse, and becoming "finite".
	+ There are also beings that are said to be close or equal in power to the Top 10 Strongest Beings in the World, but, for one reason or another, are not included. Some known people includes the Heavenly Dragons Ddraig and Albion, the Evil Dragon Crom Cruach, Persephone, Zeus and Poseidon from Greek mythology, Odin from Norse mythology, and the Vampyres Marius Karnstein and Maria Karnstein.
* The Totsuka-no-Tsurugi, such as the Ame-no-Ohabari, are swords who were able to gain divinity, thus becoming gods in the form of swords.
* Valkyries, such as Rosweise, Waltraute and Reginleif, are all considered as "Half-Gods".
* Grim Reapers, Hollows and Dreamers/Oneiroi are three sub-species of Gods serving under Hades, Persephone and Morpheus.
* Keito is another name for Ketu, a mythical being associated with eclipses and is the tail that corresponds to Rahu (or Ragou), which is the head of the same being. Tenkai, which could roughly translate to "sky ocean", is the name of a renowned Japanese Buddhist monk.
* Swarbhanu is an translation of Svarbhānu, is the name of a Hindu Asura traditionally held responsible for solar eclipses in Vedic mythology. He is also often attribute of Rahu/Ragou and Keito/Ketu. Inex is an eclipse cycle of about 29 years minus 20 days.
* Megami Tensei is named after the Megami Tensei franchise.
* AxΩ is called Alpha Omega, and is a reference to Alpha and Omega.
	+ Alpha (Entrants, who are those who wish to involve themselves with DxDxD and ExExE's affairs) Omega (Observers, who are those who wish to leave DxDxD and ExExE to their own affairs)
* DxDxD is called Diablo Draconic Deus.
* ExExE is known as Evie x Erotica x Etoulde.
	+ Evie (Machine Life Forms) Erotica (Machine Spirit Gods) Etoulde (High Class Spirit God)
* FxFxF is known as Fadir Faedra Factus.