Old Deus

The are the first ranked race of the Exceed. They consist of the old gods, who lost their status after The Great War, where Tet became the One True God. They are created and sustained by sentiments, concepts, desires and belief in their existance. For instance, Tet was created by Riku Dola's imagination and represents the concept of Play, while Artosh's creation was driven by people's desire for War. The lack of belief makes the old gods' demise possible if followed up by almost non-existant mortal perils. Artosh disappeared after his death at the hands of the Imanity - Ex-machina alliance, bringing to pass the end of all wars. Horou, the God of Doubt, doubts her own existance and was close to being wiped from existance if the her identity hadn't been acknowledged by Sora, Shiro and Miko. Despite their dependence upon faith and belief, they are beings of immortality and power, and are responsible for creating some of other Exceed, such as Flugel and Elves. Jibril stated that it would take at least 200 Flügel to challenge a single Old Deus, and even then the chance of losing would be high. According to Izuna, during the wartime, only Flügel and Ex-machina had ever succeeded in killing a god.

As stated by Shuvi, all Old Deus were literally born from the world due to the existence of the spirit circuit. This is why, once the spirit circuit was destroyed, all of the gods lost their powers, as well as all other magic users.

The known Old Deus so far are, the God of War and Creator of Flügels; , the God of the Forge and Creator of Dwarves; , the God of Forest and Creator of Elves; Tet, God of Play and later the One True God; and Horou, the God of Doubt and self-declared Old Deus representative.

One of the Old Deus uses an arrogant and ornate speech style by stating "Question" before proceeding when conversing with Tet. He was described as an imperfect presence with limited powers. The Old Deus now reside on the moon after the Great War for unknown reasons - possibly as punishment for their relentless bloodlust and warmongering.

The Old Deus were the ones who launched The Great War to fight over the title of the One True God, using their creations as weapons, such as the Flügel, to kill other gods. The gods eventually lost their will to continue warring as they died needlessly without enjoying their lives. Tet emerged above the Old Deus as he was the only god who had abstained from the war, and became the One True God.

Etymology
Deus (Latin pronunciation: [ˈdeːʊs]) is Latin for "god" or "deity".

antiguos Dioses