Kamidere (Western)

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Kokomi Teruhashi from "Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan"
Dere Type	Gap Moe
Romanized Name	Kamidere
Personality
God-like, prideful, arrogant, bossy, self-important, entitled, demanding, manipulative, rude, brash, passive-aggressive, immature, loudmouth, insensitive, authoritarian, strict, narcissistic, selfish, loving, caring, proud, afraid, distant, lovestruck

Don't worry. This Goddess will melt your frozen heart. —Kokomi Teruhashi, from Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan

"Kamidere (Western)" is a term for a character who sees themself as a god and wants to be worshipped by 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 open up and show a more respectful and loving side towards their love interest.

This is a Western variation for characters who "think" they are a kami. For the original Japanese meaning see: kamidere.

Etymology

Meaning of the Term

Kamidere is a combination of "kami" (かみ), meaning "god", and "deredere" (デレデレ), a mimetic word for "being lovestruck".

Origin

While the exact origin is unknown, this is a misunderstanding of the original Japanese kamidere. When being translated it seems to have been misinterpretted as a "god complex" as opposed to being actual goddesses. Use of this meaning dates back to at least 2015.

Personality

Kami Period

Kamidere characters 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. Kamidere characters 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 kamidere will act lordly, pridefully, selfishly, arrogantly, over-confidently, and oftentimes narcissistically.

Deredere Period

Despite their arrogant exterior, kamidere do still have a loving soft side.

When a kamidere gets 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 a kamidere shows 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 kamidere 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 kamidere 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, the kamidere will eventually show their more "dere" side when their "kami" exterior is broken.

Differences From Other Archetypes

Kamidere can be considered an extreme version of himedere and oujidere.

Due to the god-complex of these characters to the point where they see themselves as gods, kamidere can be seen as the counterpart and compatibility of goudere who view their love interest as the ultimate being and think they deserve the entire world.

Similar Japanese Archetypes

• Chuunibyou: A term for a character who has delusions of grandeur. Many kamidere also fall under this type since they imagine themselves as a powerful deity.

List of Characters

See Kamidere (Western)/Japanese Characters to see characters from Japanese media.
See Kamidere (Western)/Non-Japanese Characters to see characters from non-Japanese media.

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

References

v • eDere Types
Japanese	Standard	Bakadere ♥ Biridere ♥ Bokodere ♥ Butsudere ♥ Dandere ♥ Darudere ♥ Deredere ♥ Dorodere ♥ Erodere ♥ Gandere ♥ Goudere ♥ Gundere ♥ Hajidere ♥ Himedere ♥ Hinedere ♥ Kamidere ♥ Kichidere ♥ Kiridere ♥ Kuudere ♥ M Dere ♥ Nyandere ♥ Onidere ♥ Rindere ♥ Roshidere ♥ S Dere ♥ Shindere ♥ Shundere ♥ Tsundere ♥ Tsuyodere ♥ Undere ♥ Usodere ♥ Utsudere ♥ Uzadere ♥ Wandere ♥ Yandere (Yanderu) ♥ Yandere (Yankii) ♥ Yoidere ♥ Zondere ♥
	Variations	Deretsun ♥ Tsun-Aho ♥ Tsun-Ama ♥ Tsunbaka ♥ Tsundora ♥ Tsunneko ♥ Tsun-Pure ♥ Tsunpuri ♥ Tsunshun ♥ Tsuntere ♥
Western	Standard	Bocchandere ♥ Byoukidere ♥ Kanedere ♥ Kekkondere ♥ Nemuidere ♥ Oujidere ♥ Oujodere ♥ Smugdere ♥ Teasedere ♥ Thugdere ♥
	Variations	Ahodere (Western) ♥ Kamidere (Western) ♥ Kidere ♥ Mayadere (Western) ♥ Megadere (Western) ♥
Other	Dere Types ♥ Unofficial Dere Types ♥