One of the most stereotypically God-looking gods on this list is also one of the meanest, it only taking an understandably sceptical comment from Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) to get him all riled up into a lightning-shooting rage. But first, some background: escorting Spock's half-brother Sybok across the galaxy to find the mythical planet of Sha Ka Ree, the crew of the starship Enterprise discover what appears to be what Sybok seeks - a blue planet beyond a supposedly impenetrable barrier, the place where creation began. On the planet, Sybok, Kirk and crew are met by what appears to be a gloriously-maned, white-bearded, friendly Old Testament God. Sybok is asked by 'God' to bring the Enterprise closer to the planet, to which Kirk reasonably asks, "What does God need with a starship?". The apparition then shoots lightning out of his eyes, directly into Kirk's bad self, and puts Sybok in a position where he has to sacrifice himself just so the others can get the hell out of there and away from this psychopath.
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