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"Nisekami" (JP) is a term for a character who sees themself as a god and at first wants to be worshipped by their love interest, but eventually adopts a cute, selfless, and affectionate deredere side towards their love interest. Their god complex makes them self-centered and arrogant towards those they see as inferior to them and and that are not deserving of their time. They will demand to be treated like the perfect being they think they are, but will eventually drop the ego and show a more respectful, selfless, and loving side towards their love interest.
Etymology
Meaning of the Term
Nisekami (偽かみ) is a combination of "nise" (偽), meaning "false, immitation", and "kami" (かみ), meaning "deity".
Personality
Kami Period
They believe that they are a god or superior being and want to be worshipped as such by those around them, especially their love interest. They feel that they are in a higher position, compared to others, even though they aren't actually a deity. They are also highly arrogant and proud, and aren't afraid to speak their minds and show everyone how right they are.
They believe that they are the most perfect and infallible beings, and think they should get special attention and priority. Their pride makes them highly arrogant, overconfident, and stubborn. They think that they are better than everyone and that they are always right.
Those who act like gods but are not deities usually live in their own fantasy world where they see themselves as the most powerful creature, which can confuse the other characters.
Some will act lordly, pridefully, selfishly, arrogantly, over-confidently, and oftentimes narcissistically.
Dere Period
Despite their arrogant exterior, they do still have a loving soft side.
When they get closer to their love interest, they will start to let down their cold bossy exterior. They will lower their superiority complex and will genuinely care about what their love interest has to say (even if they pretend it was suddenly their idea all along). For some, this may extend to other people around them too as they grow less prideful, but for others they will only listen to their love interest.
When they show their "dere" side, they will no longer view their love interest as an inferior being or look down on them. They will start to view their love interest as an equal, or in some cases, they may even start to view their love interest as being above them.
The sweeter ones will show a somewhat prideful personality, thinking they are amazing, powerful, and admired by others, while at the same time, they will show respect towards other characters and beings. It is very likely that this type of nisekami actually has the wrong idea of their true power or the real view of others towards them, usually shown in a comical way.
Sometimes this is just an act; where the character is afraid to show their true personality. Therefore, they will eventually show their more "dere" side when their "kami" exterior is broken.
Differences From Other Archetypes
Nisekami can be considered an extreme version of himedere and oujidere.
Similar Archetypes
- Chuunibyou: A term for a character who has delusions of grandeur. Many nisekami also fall under this type since they imagine themselves as a powerful deity.
List of Characters
Gallery
 Kokomi Teruhashi from Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan  Kokomi Teruhashi from Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan  Satsuki Kiryuuin from Kill la Kill  Mio Isurugi from MM!  Mio Isurugi from MM!  Sinbad from Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic |