Act as
Act as verb - Function as or act like.
Make
Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
Both terms in one sentence
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Petrellism: Superpowers make you special and/or better than everyone else (depending on which Petrelli you talk to), so you should either act as a Deus ex Machina or play God.
Source: Intellectual Property Religion -
Yuki's older brother Ayame offers to act as a literal Parental Substitute, to make up for the years when he was an Aloof Big Brother to Yuki.
Source: Parental Substitute - The phlebotinum doesn't actually work in the way it's supposed to; instead, the psychic or reality-warping powers of its creator make it act as they intended.
Source: Placebotinum Effect
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