The God That Will Come

The "False" God That Will Come is the less prominent deity in the Space stage. Followers of Spode despise this deity, and will immediately attack any of its followers. The only thing Zealots hate more than False God That Will Come and its followers are the Grox. Shaman Empires have made references to this god, and so possibly indicates that they worship it, and also suggests that the two religions are in conflict.

Possible Deities

 * The player - Omnipotent means all powerful. Since you can become Omnipotent through gaining enough Badge Points, its very possible you are the "false god". However, it would be rather paradoxical if a player plays the Zealot path and gain this, though this may mean nothing, as Zealots will treat the player as a non-believer even if they are a Zealot. It may not be the player, as one can have several Omnipotent empires at once. Or, it could be you in the sense that you can control your own galaxy and pick what's in it.


 * Steve - Steve could be the false god who will come, since in the Galactic Core he could have interrupted Spode. Since he seems to be a refrence to the Wizard of Oz, he may actually be Spode himself.


 * The Grox - The Grox being the by far the most powerful race encountered in the game may in fact be what the Zealots refer to in the game as The False God That Will Come, although since they are mentioned elsewhere, this is unlikely.


 * Gar' skuther - From Spore Creatures, as he is cybernetic, which is possibly a sin in the Book of Spode (as shown by what it says on the Grox), and is a powerful conqueror with the ability to control minds, with his victims as the worshipers. Also, at the time the original Spore had been released, Spore Creatures had not, thus, Gar' skuther had not existed yet. The title "False God That Will Come" may hint that Gar' skuther would arrive in the future to threaten those who follow Spode. Although he is probably only going to appear in Spore Creatures, and not in the actual Spore game.


 * A scapegoat - Merely an excuse to attack another Empire, in missions in which Zealots order the player to attack another Empire they will accuse them of worshiping the "False God That Will Come." It should be worth noting that if the player is a Zealot other Zealot Empires will still act just as hostile towards him or her, and it can be assumed that they treat other NPC Zealots in the same fashion. Zealots are often associated with Abrahamic religious extremists and when different sects war with each other they often accuse each other of worshiping the Anti-Christ. This may also suggest that Spode himself is the False god.


 * Something yet to be encountered?


 * Player's choice - Is it up to the player to make up his or her mind who is this god?

Links

 * The Source
 * Spode
 * Steve