| NOTE: Only some Gnostic sects version of Demiurge such as Marcionism are allow on this page, as some Gnostic sects view Demiurge such as Valentinianism as simply arrogant or misguided but not entirely evil. |
Demiurge, also known as Yaldabaoth, is the malevolent entity commonly associated with Gnosticism. Masquerading as the Supreme Deity, the Demiurge is in fact an inferior being that has full power over the material realm but cannot act beyond it. Egotistical and power-hungry, its goal is keeping humanity trapped inside the physical world so he can keep lording over it.
What Makes It Pure Evil?[]
- Created the material universe, imprisoning the souls of all living beings inside it, and their motivation is keeping them ignorant of the wider spiritual realm while also tormenting them.
- Due to being an reinterpretation of old testament God YHVH, it inherited all of his crimes such as the Flood whenever humanity displeased him or out of sadism, all while pretending that the catastrophes were committed for humans' benefit. And unlike mainstream monotheism, these actions are not viewed as necessary to preserve moral purity but completely unjustifiable.
- Has no objective beyond keeping humans suffering in the material realm to feed its egocentrism.
- Depending on the interpretation, it killed their own mother Sophia, with the fragments of her soul forming humanity.
External Links[]
- The Demiurge on the Villains Wiki
- Yaldabaoth on the Wikipedia
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