History Pantheon / ArtifactsLibrary

** [[Pantheon/{{Swords}} Soul Calibur]]: Doesn't work when she's in sword form, even if the name Elysium is written with her goddess form in mind. She's also older than 124 anyway.

* There are two Iron Thrones. One is the aforementioned time copy that Bender stole from the ''Series/GameOfThrones'' show, and the other is the more impressive and far more unwieldly book version. It's "on loan" because so many claimants were busy fighting over it and responded with "fine, get it over with" so they can get back to squabbling. Both incarnations of the Iron Throne have a new problem in the Trope Pantheon; the Halls of Pantheon/{{Swords}} and Pantheon/{{Thieves}}. Some the former Hall consider it a waste of swords and want to try and reclaim it with the latter's help. Fighter [=McWarrior=] was perhaps the most vocal about it, and had to be distracted with the premise of an Iron Sword-Chuck Throne before he could convince Thief to steal it.

** The ultimate winner of the contest wasn't surprising; it was the Hall of Pantheon/{{Swords}}. They wanted to make an Iron Throne out of the different types of swords they had to spare on this project. These include a black sword by Dracula Mihawk, a katana by Samuel Rodriguez, a SwordCane by Kisuke Urahara, a scimitar by Xiahou Dun, machete by, well Machete, a rapier by Orie and a bunch of uniquely shaped swords by Proyhas and Vambre Warrior. Given all the money they spent making their Iron Throne pastiche, the Valyrian Sword might not have been worth it.

* Immune Against: Classical Gods (especially Death Deities)
* One day, a man named Michael Newman gets frustrated with having too many remotes in his house; so, he goes to ''Bed Bath and Beyond'' to buy a universal remote. After he falls in a bed and then goes inside a room marked "Beyond", he meets a mysterious man named Morty (who is secretly the Angel of Death). Michael explains his personal dilemma to him; wanting a device that can do all things for him, making his life easier, quicker and not complicated. Morty then introduces him to the Universal Remote and gives some tips on its usage; just point and click and the remote would program itself. He gives away the remote for free but warns that it can never be returned. After playing with the remote, Michael realizes it has the power to control reality much like a TV (like slowing down, fast-forward or pausing time ect.) and starts to use it for selfish reasons. He then uses it to skip/fast forward the boring and dull parts of his life. However, during these fast forwards, he has no control over his body and going through "auto-pilot".
** Despite this knowledge and a warning from Morty about using the remote this way, he continues to use it to get ahead of his job but at the cost of his life spiraling downward. Because he used the remote a lot, it starts to auto-skip based on his preferences, missing more valuable time with his family and later fast-forwarding to his death. Michael reawakens to the bed at the retail store, but despite thinking it was all a dream, he took his dream to heart and chooses to spend time with his family more. When the remote suddenly reappears in his kitchen (with a note from Morty saying he's given him a second chance 'cause he knows he's going to do the right thing). Without a second thought, Michael throws the remote in the trash, which doesn't reappear in his hand.
* Right after Michael had thrown the remote in the trash bin, a random portal was briefly created, sending the remote falling from the sky and into the Pantheonic landfill. Somehow, a random quasideity had found the remote while digging through trash, played with it, discovered its abilities and used the remote for various petty crimes. This led to a wide-scale crime wave that officers struggled to understand. Several months later, the same deity went to the House of Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality as they had claims that the remote is causing them to fast-forward themselves in time uncontrollability, forcing them to confess to their crimes and seek help. The Time Enforcers had never seen such a device, and had to call the tech experts at the House of Pantheon/MachineryAndTechnology to help study it. Here is the list of abilities this device is observed to have:
** '''Menu Mindscape and Viewing Past Memories''': When pressing the menu button, the user of the remote get access to a blue mindscape that resembles a DVD menu. From there, the user can select a variety of options to review their past experiences. During '''Rewind''', the mindscape turns into a recreation of the chosen memory but it does not affect the actual past. It can view any memory (in a third-person perspective) from the user's date of conception to the present, as long as the user is present or is there to witness it. It also has a '''Commentary''' mode, where a narrator, voiced by Creator/JamesEarlJones, makes observations on what's happening around the user and what other people around him are thinking of.
** '''Time Manipulation''': Pointing and click the remote to someone can cause them to either freeze in place (Pause), slow down their movements (Slow-Mo) or speed them up. It not only affects the target but also literally everyone and everything else. The user, in Pause mode, remains unaffected and can freely move objects and people. You can also hurt people while in this state, with the damage inflicted by the user being felt by the target after the pausing has ended.
** '''Sound and Appearance''': It can increase the volume of the target's voice/sound (even from far way) or remove them entirely (like a Mute button). The Language function can either change the language of everyone in the vicinity, including the user, as well as, make the user understand the foreign language of their choosing. (In the Pantheon, the Language function isn't that useful where people of all nationalities can understand each other. However, it can change a person's default speaking language to another one.) The remote can also change the size and width of a target as well as their color. Interestingly, only the user can notice these aesthetic changes and that the remote can also make changes to the user as well.
** '''Fast-Forward''': This allows the user to skip to a certain point in the future. Between the present and the point they decide to skip to, their mind jumps ahead into the future while their body goes through "auto-pilot". During this, the user has no control over their body and its actions would default to their most prominent parts of their personality without any of their compassion. They are also unable to remember events that they have skipped. Use it enough times and it will eventually be programmed to skip by itself based on how the user uses it (i.e. if a user frequently uses it to skip cold showers, it would eventually skip every time they take a cold shower). If given a set goal with a time period (like skipping to the time they get a promotion), the auto-piloted body would be driven to achieve said goal until their mind returns to their body in the future. The only proved way to stop the remote from skipping itself is if the user ''dies''.
* The criminal eventually fast-forwarded to the end of their life, which stopped skipping and they were revived back to life shortly after. The Time Enforcers tried to investigate the origins of the remote, which world did it came from and who made it. Meanwhile, the device was placed in Pantheon/ArtifactsLibrary section of Pantheon/TheGreatTreasury for safekeeping. It's publicly available for view but not available to be used until further tests were made. Besides various time keepers, The Teen Titans are often called to guard the remote or deal with any would-be thieves. While they are not exactly immune to the remote's effects, they were called in due to their experiences with a villain (a normal human) who used a similar universal remote control.
* Having encountered and contained a number of time-altering objects, various researchers of the SCP Foundation are also interested in studying the remote and its effects. Despite the immense power of the remote, the Foundation would classify it as a Safe object as long as no one is using the remote or contain anyone who has been found using it (if the remote cannot be removed from their hands). Asides from any Reality Warper [=SCPs=] they have contained in their dimension, no ascended SCP so far has comparable powers to the remote. Suggestions to use the remote against other [=SCPs=] for testing is still pending for approval from their higher-ups.
* Based on testing so far in the Pantheon, besides the remote user, Classical Gods (and especially Death Deities) are the few beings to not be affected by the remote's effects. Those who are studying the remote suspected that the remote must be of divine or supernatural origin despite its technological appearance. It would also explain why its scope is very "universal" (it can affect everyone around the remote user). Due to this immunity, some good-aligned classical gods have volunteered to deal with a rogue remote user as a last line of defense should some remote shenanigans happen. The knowledge of this specific weakness of the remote is also being withheld from the public as to prevent the classical gods being taken out first since they would be the only ones able to move during its pause mode. Interestingly, [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Dio Brando]] and his stand The World, who can stop time for a limited number of seconds, would be affected by its pause function as both lack actual divine powers and also because they had trouble dealing with other time stops in the past.
* Despite confirming it's possible divine origins, some more scientific folk are still convinced there must be a scientific explanation for the remote's power. Some of them citing that they themselves have created similar time-altering devices or remotes before. [[Pantheon/ScientistsAndGeniuses Jimmy]] [[Pantheon/SpeechAToM Neutron]], for example, was one of those people as he was able to create a remote that can rewind events and also time travel. [[Pantheon/{{Science}} Dexter]] and [[Pantheon/JokesAndPranks Stewie Griffin]] are on the boat, having created similar time-altering devices.
* Being less restrictive compared other places in the Treasury, other deities have managed to successfully "borrowed" and used the remote, with mixed results. Thankfully, these are easy to deal with as the people who usually try to "borrowed" the remote are quasideities on a power trip. Pranks are one of the more common uses of the remote as the would-be victim isn't aware of their surroundings during pause or fast forward mode. More dubious uses of the remote include its PowerPerversionPotential or its potential for crime like stealing. Paul and Peter, [[spoiler:who have used a remote to prevent one of their victims from killing one of the duo]], have been banned from going near the remote. Same goes to Vicky, at the behest of [[Pantheon/{{Protagonists}} Timmy]] [[Pantheon/PlotPoints Turner]], knowing what she might do with the remote [[WesternAnimation/ChannelChasers given the last time she had used it]].
** [[Pantheon/{{Logic}} The Brain]], the smart mouse, wanted to steal the remote to fulfil his plans for world domination. But after hearing about one of its effects, its skip function, he gave up on his plan entirely. You see, he once had [[Recap/PinkyAndTheBrainS3E7 a device where he can see into the future]], only to realized he never fulfilled his goal in taking over the world, which left him depressed. He doesn't want to risk that again, so he instead tries to make his own universal remote, which still didn't work out for him.
* The presence of the remote caused fear for some who had encountered similar remotes before. Glitchy and his dimension's Mario fear the remote as it reminded of The [=YouTube=] Remote, which controls everything on that website (and can also control time similar to other universal remotes). [[spoiler:Their rival got a hold of said remote and once succeeded by banishing them to the Internet Graveyard]]. Bart and Lisa Simpson also fear the remote as they [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E4TreehouseOfHorrorIX had vague memories]] of being once banished to [=TVLand=] due to a similar reality altering remote. While it has never shown to banish anyone to anywhere, they are still wary about the other effects that universal remote has.
* The researchers had managed to track down the universe where the remote came from. With the help of the High Court, they summoned its originator, a warehouse worker in a blue coat who introduces himself as Morty. Despite his annoyance at being randomly summoning while in the middle of his job, he was polite and was very cooperative, able to answer the questions the researchers had told him. You see, Morty is not only a warehouse worker, [[spoiler:but also an Angel of Death]], which confirmed what the researchers already knew regards to its divine origins. He's even kind enough to demonstrate the features of the remote to the researchers. After hearing how the remote is being handled within its new realm, he decides it should remain in its realm rather than take it back, maybe it has more of a use in this realm now that its original owner threw it away. When pressed further, he explained how this remote used to belong to a mortal named Michael Newman and told his adventures with the remote. This story inspired the mortal's ascension to the Pantheon.
* Due to past incidents, it is currently only being used to view memories. It works even if one has memory lost, given that the recreated memories are filmed like a tv show, and can retrieve given memories even when the user is young or has no memories of the event, as long as the user is there for those events. Due to a high demand for its function (as it is very useful for those with memory lost and detectives who what to solve crime), loan request are currently on a long queue list. Although, many are still hesitant give a remote a try given that if one person has the remote, the only way it can be removed from someone's possession was if someone dies. Some people don't want take that risk, even in a realm where they can be revived again. That and the fact that its skip function also remains untouched.
* Michael, shortly after ascending, visited its current location. He was holding the remote when a blue cat person smacked the remote out of his hands and trying to stomp it on the ground. The remote doesn't break fortunately, and upon realizing his actions, the boy apologized to a confused Michael as and said he didn't understand why he instinctively did that. The architect learned earlier that the cat's name is Gumball and learned that [[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS4E40TheDisaster someone with a universal remote once tried to ruin his life]] (as retribution for perceiving that Gumball ruined his life first). [[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS5E1TheRerun Gumball put a stop to his plan]] and his nemesis undid all the changes (and made Gumball and his family forget) after his enemy had a change of heart. Michael tried to tell the cat what happened to help ease his mind, but the cat tells him to just ignore everything. Michael has a feeling [[StatusQuoIsGod he's not supposed to know that info at all]].

!Class 2

[[folder:The Wonder/Royal Seeds]]
'''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder The Wonder/Royal Seeds]]'''
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[[caption-width-right:200:A Royal Seed]]
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[[caption-width-right:200:A Wonder Seed]]
* Appearance: A large, glowing seed
* Class Level: 2
* Alignment: ChaoticNeutral by default (ChaoticEvil when under Bowser's control)

* Portfolio: [[RealityWarper Can Warp Reality In Various Ways]], [[RealityIsOutToLunch Often In Very Weird Ways]], [[ForcedTransformation Usually Takes The Form Of Transformations]], [[UnexpectedGameplayChange Can Change The Game Itself]], [[MusicalGameplay Can Cause Musical Numbers]], GravityScrew
* Domains: Seeds, Randomness, Warping, Transformations
* Protected By: '''[[Pantheon/SuperMarioBros Mario and Friends]]'''
* Protected From: '''[[Pantheon/DraconicBeings Bowser]], [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Bowser Jr.]]'''
* The Wonder and Royal Seeds are the flagship collectibles for the Flower Kingdom, a neighboring land of the Mushroom Kingdom and a more eccentric land than it, partially thanks to these seeds. Containing bundles of "Wonder Energy", when unleashed these seeds warp the surrounding area into a more wacky realm. Pipes coming alive, terrains tuning into boats, enemies bursting into song and dance, improv pop quizzes, anything is possible with these seeds. Meanwhile, the Royal seeds are much larger seeds that are capable of Wonder Effects of an even ''larger'' scale. For the most part, Prince Florian and the Poplins all took good care of these seeds, right up until they invited Mario and his friends to visit their kingdom. As soon as Florian showed off a Royal Seed, Bowser swooped in and used the seed to fuse with Florian's castle, becoming Castle Bowser while absorbing its Wonder Energy and imprisoning the Poplins in their home. Bowser planned on absorbing enough energy to create a rock concert so Wonderful, it'll hypnotize the universe, sending Junior to cause as much chaos as possible while he begins absorbing. This forced Mario and friends to locate the other Wonder and Royal Seeds so they can use their power to get to Bowser, with them having to deal with their powers in the process. Despite their, and sometimes because of, their strange powers Mario and pals were able to dispel Bowser's wonder and defeat him, saving the universe once again.
* After that adventure, Mario and his friends (and Bowser) returned to the Pantheon with new stories to tell regarding these wonderful artifacts, causing many to be curious on their power and what they can do as Mario didn't bring any with him on behalf of Prince Florian. A few months later, the main house got a letter from Florian himself asking for their help: ever since Bowser attacked, they've been more wary of another villain stealing them again, and so he and his people have came to the decision to give some to The Pantheon for safekeeping as, from what Mario's been telling him, they're very good at keeping chaotic artifacts protected. The Main House agreed to the proposition, and sure enough a batch of Wonder Seeds and a Royal Seed got mailed to them the next week. Mario was naturally asked to take extra good care of the Seeds, seeing as he and his allies have the most experience with them, with Mario also offering to train others in learning how to deal with its affects. While the Royal Seed has yet to be stolen, the same cannot be said for the Wonder Seeds, which somehow keep finding themselves in various bizarre scenarios.
* The way an average Wonder Seed works is this: when activated, the seed unleashes a bunch of Wonder Energy, warping the surrounding area/deities into something more bizarre, ranging from bringing objects and setpieces to life, speeding up or slowing down time, transforming the user into an enemy, ect. While its unpredictable, all one needs to do to stop it is find and touch the original seed, undoing all of its effects and rendering the seed harmless. Helps that the seed is usually located not far from its area and the effects only affect said area, thankfully limiting it more than your average reality warping artifact. As such, Wonder Effects tend to end shortly after they're activated, with whatever potential damage they can do reversed, so they're far from impossible to contain. Still, while a museum check is granted, the treasure makes sure nobody touches the thing out of fear that the entire house and its treasury could be affected. Security is especially tight on the Royal Seed, as its affects could happen on a much larger area, as shown with Bowser using one to infuse himself with its Wonder Energy, though his hypnotization scheme needed a lot more energy than what even the Royal Seed was capable of.
* All of that has unfortunately not stopped the seeds from periodically getting out of the house one way or another. How they do tends to vary; sometimes they're stolen by another party, sometimes a worker at the Treasury misplaces it, sometimes they're lost during shipping, ect. When it does, it doesn't take long for it to be found, because something weird even by Pantheon standards would have happened somewhere shortly after they lost it. For instance, the first time had the Pantheon's hills come alive and start dancing to some sudden beat. Usually the victims of the seeds return it after they located and dealt with the seed, but some more sinister gods try to keep the seeds to themselves. At least one ended up weaponizing one in a bank robbery, activating it in the middle of a bank and then proceeding to rob them and escape while they're distracted trying to fin the seed while gravity becomes topsy turvy. More often than not, Mario's sent in to find and bring back the seed from anyone misusing it, as he's more or less an expert in handling their effects.
* Another, fairly common effect from the Wonder Seeds is that the user is generally transformed into something, either a normally inanimate object or an enemy, complete with all the handicaps that entails with those, which make retrieving the Seed more difficult than usual. For instance, Goombas remove the ability to jump, bolders make one roll uncontrollably, slimes cause the user to stick to walls, ect. Many a deity have accidentally stumbled upon a seed and transformed into something like a thwomp, forcing them to have to navigate a maze just to find the original seed so they can turn back. Thankfully, some experimentation in The Pantheon shows that its limited to items found in Mario's world, but that's still no small amount of possibilities. It seems like deities like Kuzco, already prone to being transformed by accident, almost always get hit with this effect, much to their dismay.
* On the topic of actually reaching the Wonder Seeds so one can turn it off, many deities noticed how it usually involves going through a platforming gauntlet to find the damn thing, generally of varying difficulty. Sometimes it even requires the user to find other coins so they can actually summon the seed. Considering what world these seeds came from, this perhaps isn't too surprising. Still, it came as a hassle for those not used to jumping around as now they need to generally think outside the box to find the seed. Those actually experienced with platforming generally have a more easy time reaching the seed, with some particularly skilled platformers being able to reach the seeds within ''seconds''. Hell, a few, more thrill-seeking deities actually find the seeds fun and seek them out for a challenge. The treasury doesn't mind them coming across them as long as they return it afterwards, considering they're generally better at beating their challenges.
* One day, some poor deity found a Wonder Seed and managed to conquer its effects, preparing to send it back to the treasury. That was, until an interesting though came through their head: "what if they were to plant it underground? Considering its a seed, wouldn't it sprout into a tree?" they initially just shrugged off the though and went to return the seed, but ultimately curiosity got the better of them and they went to the house of Pantheon/{{Nature}} to plant it, finding a nice, open spot in the middle of the house. After burying it, to their surprise it immediately sprouted a big tree... that proceeded to turn the entire house sideways. Multiple gardens were ruined, everyone was interrupted from their work, nearly every window was broken and overall it was a miserable time trying to find the seed. The deity responsible for the whole mess was given a firm scolding and it was advised not to pull the same stunt he did. Nobodies quite sure if what sprouted was an actual tree or just an effect of the Wonder Seed.
* Another common effect of the Wonder Seeds are, of all things, causing musical numbers. Whenever this comes up, the user has to endure a musical number the seed creates on the spot, often involving enemies singing, before they can snag the seed. These tend to be a bit less perilous than the usual effects as said enemies tend to be more than happy to just sing their hearts out. Piranha Plants seem to be the most common choice for it, and its tune, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzsJQnC_UTw Piranha Plants on Parade]], has been stuck in the heads of many a deity. This actually made the seeds popular with people in the house of Music, since a fun jingle involving enemies sounds like fun to them, and actually asked the treasury if they can use some for some parties. The treasury ultimately agreed, but only if they set it up beforehand, warn the other housegoers that something was about to go down, and again return it afterwards.
* While most deities see the seeds as a nuisance at best, there are a few that actually like them and use them whenever they find them, using it on either themselves or others. Some pranksters for instance find it hilarious to hide the seed somewhere and have someone come across it, turning everyone in the area into a Goomba and having a good laugh about it. Some more villainous deities found them excellent as a distraction, having one go off and distract everyone while they do something else, as the bank robbery mentioned earlier showed. And of course, there are some deities weird enough to actually enjoy their effects, such as the King of All Cosmos and the Wonderland deities, seeing them as the closest way to enjoy home again. As such, it takes them a while to actually return the seed, sometimes taking some bargaining to get it back from them. Naturally there are those who're more interested in what the Royal Seed can do, considering the amount of havoc Bowser was able to wreak with only one, and so many an evil deity tried to steal the Royal Seed just to try and harness their Wonder energy. Thankfully, the guards are usually competent enough to stop them before they can do anything with it.

!Class 3

[[folder:Clow Cards[=/=]Sakura Cards]]
'''[[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Clow Cards/Sakura Cards]]''' ([[DubNameChange Star Cards]])
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[[caption-width-right:199:Back of a Clow Card]]
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[[caption-width-right:180:Back of a Sakura Card]]
* Appearance: A deck of fifty-three tarot cards contained within the Clow Book / Sakura Book.
* Class Level: Between 5 to 4 (or even 3) for each card

[[folder:SCP-914]]

* The Bag briefly came into the possession of [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar Count Dooku and the C.I.S.]] after scamming it off of Professor, believing he could use the power of The Force to coerce the Bag to his will and use it to expand his droid army (to no avail, as the bag transformed itself into a lightsaber and duelled Dooku one on one in retaliation when he tried to do this), but Professor formed a PowerTrio with [[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM Dr. Eggman]] and [[Pantheon/TechnologicalExperts Dr. Wily]] and managed to retrieve it with their help, only for [[Pantheon/{{Hunters}} Boba Fett]] (who had been hired by Felix to trail Professor) to steal it and return it back to its owner for an undisclosed fee.

* The Iron Throne had initially been part of the treasury, but following its reconstruction was lost. [[spoiler:Having being melted down by Drogon]] [[Pantheon/AIPersonalities Bender Bending Rodriguez]] was hired to pull a time heist [[Recap/FuturamaM1BendersBigScore given his experience]] with some exquisite booze as payment, wish he managed to sneak it back from when King Robert was still alive in the mortal plane, [[InSpiteOfANail but avoided changing history]] because the time-code corrected paradoxes and he knew not to interact with a past Bender. Unfortunately he also went back to steal the booze and take the throne for himself, and found himself on the end of Sir Ilyn Payne's chopping block. [[EasilyDetachableRobotParts However he was able to put his head back on easily]], and didn't bother fighting because he was feeling lazy. Robert found the whole thing [[ActuallyPrettyFunny funny]] and since he has a double of the Iron Throne it doesn't really matter.

* In order to make it more comfy upholsteries and pillows were put on the Iron Throne, only to be thrown off by [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Spider Man]]. He did this to remind people Aegon I made it very clear that it's uncomfortable status is meant to be symbolic of how [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility kingship is a burden, not a privilege]]. [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint He's sick to death of people thinking it's a prize to be won]]. The rest of the House of Pantheon/{{Royalty}} either agrees with him, fell into the same trap much of Westeros has, or are cheeky and bring up their own throne. [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Settra]] is one deity who has a fourth opinion; it is a demonstration of the Conqueror's domination and as much as force of it symbolically as the dragons were physically. When asked if he thinks that more so than the burden, his response was harsh but on point.

!Class 5

[[folder:A Behelit]]
'''[[Manga/{{Berserk}} A Behelit]]''' (Beherit, "primed droplets connecting to the beyond")
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[[caption-width-right:300:An unactivated behelit]]
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* Appearance: An ovoid tailsmen with mismatched facial features
* Class Level: 5

* Alignment: NeutralEvil
* Portfolio: ArtifactOfDoom, ClingyMcGuffin, [[DemonOfHumanOrigin Lets Someone Become An Apostle]]...[[DealWithTheDevil At The Cost]] [[KillTheOnesYouLove Of Someone They're Close To]], requires a DespairEventHorizon
* Domains: Spirituality, Evil, Deals, Despair, Demons, Fate
* Creator: [[spoiler:[[Pantheon/MentalismOther The Idea of Evil]] ]]
* Sacred to: [[Pantheon/{{Demons}} The Godhand]] ([[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} that includes Griffith]])
* Associated with: [[Pantheon/{{Berserk}} Any and all Apostles]]
* Source of interest for: [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Guts]], [[Pantheon/ClothingTheme the Skull Knight]] [[Pantheon/{{Warhammer}} Those who]] [[Pantheon/Warhammer40000 embrace Chaos]], the Hall of Pantheon/{{Demons}}, [[Pantheon/{{Slaughter}} Pinhead]], [[Pantheon/TragedyAndDespair Junko Enoshima]],
* Similar artifacts: [[Pantheon/MaximumSecurity The Lament Configuration]]
* The Behelit is a highly spiritual stone link that acts as keys that link a deep layer of the Astral World to the Physical World. It is said that they govern the fate of humanity. They are primarily used to allow humans to become Apostles, however only under specific conditions; one must [[DespairEventHorizon reach their emotional nadir]] for it to activate, where they are offered a choice by the Godhand-either do nothing, or "overcome" their ennui for a cost; sacrifice someone they care about, the sacrifice being "akin to tearing off your own arm". If the user still has loved ones left as an Apostle, they can use it again to save their life. But if they aren't willing to sacrifice said love one, they will die and be sent to the Vortex of Souls.
** Much less common is the Crimson Behelit, which is reserved for future Godhand members. They show up once every 216 years and require a far bigger sacrifice in an event known as [[TotalEclipseOfThePlot the Eclipse]]. It's most well-known usage was by Griffith, who ascended to become Femto, fifth member of the Godhand.
* Among the ascended and asides from the Godhand, [[Pantheon/{{Demons}} Nosferatu Zodd]], [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Wyald]], [[Pantheon/BluntWeapons Grunbeld Ahlqvist]], [[Pantheon/{{Contempt}} Rosine]] and [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Emperor Ganishka]] have utilized a Godhand. There has also been talk of non-Berserk deities who might have become Apostles had they have access to a Behelit. [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13108032/1/A-Coat-of-Red One scenario]] predicted [[Pantheon/LoyaltyAndServitude Tyrion Lannister]], if he had a Behelit, would've become an Apostle by sacrificing Jaime and slaughtered his family, Mace Tyrell and Oberyn Martell afterwards. Naturally the idea scares the hell out of Tyrion.
* The Great Treasury was hoping to get the Crimson Behelit, but given its very special status they failed to find it... the Godhand certainly wasn't going to let that escape their watching eye. A regular Behelit, however, wasn't something they cared about. Because of the nature of fate in the ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' universe if the pantheon's Behelit isn't disposed of it seems destined to end up with someone, and no-one knows who. It is advised that no member of the House of Pantheon/{{Despondency}} should visit the Behelit without some security detail, since they are the house most vulnerable to being potential choices for the artifact. The Skull Knight was the one who delivered the Behelit to the Great Treasury, but he's not explained why that is.
* The Behelit is similar in some respects to the Lament Configuration, as they are both cursed artifacts that require some sort of desperation to activate and has the potential to turn the user into something non-human and powerful. That said, what that desperation entails and the likelihood this will be anything you want is quite different between the two artifacts. One of the Cenobites who's story might be akin to an Apostle is Captain Elliot Spencer, who's fall into hedonism to escape the trauma of WWI led him to become Pinhead. [[{{Expy}} As the Godhand take a fair amount of inspiration from him and his cohorts]], he's quite interested in the Behelit. Naturally a lot of people are suspicious he has something bigger planned.
* There is also some comparison behind becoming an Apostle via the Behelit, and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Lucavi possession]]. The Behelit and Zodiac Stones offer someone a DealWithTheDevil when at their lowest points. The Behelit's mechanics were deemed similar by the Octopath Travelers to [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Odio]]; he prays on people who give in to strong negative emotions. Odio was killed by Hashe and Uranus and needs a human host to manifest his full power; Oersted just happened to be his most desired target. However there is absolutely no question one who activates the Behelit is fully in charge of themselves, [[TinMan even if they claim to no longer have human emotions]].
* Some have wondered what would happen if the Behelit was put in SCP-914. [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} The SCP Foundation]] quickly vetoed this, smartly pointing out EvilIsNotAToy and they would rather research it in order to find some way to counter-acting and containing the influence of the Godhand... [[spoiler:and the Idea of Evil especially]]. Others have wondered if it could potentially react to the Philosopher's Stone, seeing as how [[spoiler:it is made of screaming human souls]]. So far, nothing. A test with a second behelit was made thanks to Skull Knight's donation seeing how [[Pantheon/TheArmory Samurai Jack's katana]] [[HolyBurnsEvil would affect it]]. Unsurprisingly it made a clean cut, then the two halves became dust. It's possible a different result would happen [[LikeCannotCutLike if it had activated]] but no-one's dumb enough to set that up.
* Given the nature of the sacrifice one requires to become an Apostle, behelits are considered profane artifacts by both the House of Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives, and the House of Pantheon/FriendshipAndCamaraderie. The fact they require the user to be at an emotional low to work, and thus making it easier to make the decision, is seen as all the more insidious. Naturally this exploitation of ennui fascinates [[Pantheon/TragedyAndDespair Junko Enoshima]], however the Godhand are ambivalent to her for a number of reasons. One of which is that she's incapable of the genuine emotional nadir needed to become an Apostle, [[TooKinkyToTorture since her enjoyment of her own despondency]] stops her from reaching that point.
* Another reason Junko is considered invalid for using a behelit to become an Apostle is because you obviously need to have a loved one to sacrifice. As such, [[CompleteMonster even the absolute worst Apostles]] like [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Wyald]] had to at some point had someone they cared about, even if in a narcissistic way like [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Griffith]]. True [[TheSociopath sociopaths]] from the start like [[Pantheon/VillainousPersonalitiesAndQuirks Patrick Bateman]] could ''never'' activate the Behelit, even if they can feel despair or seek the power. A good demonstration of this is Tom Riddle. Voldemort has more than proven his willingness to throw his humanity away by splitting his soul to create horcruxes, and he would desire additional power as an Apostle. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood But as he cannot even grasp the idea of love or friendship]], he could never perform a sacrifice. [[spoiler:Though if he ''was'' viable, one wonders if his death would lead to him being stuck in Limbo or going to the Vortex of Souls]]. [[Pantheon/RuinAndDestruction Randall Flagg]] is also invalid for Apostle-hood due to his nature... but he doesn't care, as he would rather ''[[TheCorrupter create]]'' demons and he gets a kick out of the idea of using the Behelit on other, broken souls.
* Despite these conditions, there is an outlier in the question "what if someone can care, but circumstance meant they never had someone to care about them". That being a nameless outcast who became the Egg of the Perfect World. He had nothing tangible to sacrifice, instead sacrificing "the world in its current state". Otherwise even those capable of empathy still need ''living'' loved ones for any sacrifice to take place. This again puts Junko Enoshima in an interesting theoretical spot in that she ''specifically'' killed her sister Mukuro because she loved her, as Junko wanted to experience the despair of losing her sister and she wanted to give her sister the despair of being betrayed by a loved one. Basically there was a point in her life where she was ''really'' close to being viable, but her... unique outlook. However, there's nothing saying that she couldn't try to break someone else so they could and would activate their own behelit... and she really wants to.
* While not explicitly stated, it is presumed that the behelit can't be used by non-humans no matter what. After all, they're related to human fate and desire, [[spoiler:and their creator was born from human desire]]. Sure the Hall of Demons is intrigued by them as a means of creating more demons, with Malebolgia noticing some similarities between Hellspawn and Apostles. He definitely approves of their existence, but knows even if [[CompleteMonster he]] had loved ones or a capacity for emotional ennui he couldn't use it to "magnify my own demonhood". Eventually Void confirmed that non-humans aren't applicable for using it as it doesn't relate to them.
* Void has also mentioned that [[WasOnceAMan if one was human but became non-human]] they are still able to use the behelit under the right conditions. No words on [[HalfHumanHybrid partial humans]], though. On the flip side, non-humans [[HumanityEnsues that become human]] still aren't eligible. Rumor has it he remarked [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality the Doctor]] could've made a fine Apostle. Given the Time Lord has had many a low point and a dark side, particularly following the Last Great Time War, had the Godhand capitalized on the right opportunity (ie: Time Lord Victorious) he would've made a very dangerous Apostle, [[OutsideContextProblem especially given his time travel and sci-fi technology]].
* There isn't anything stopping an Apostle from transforming further due to another demonic or demon-adjacent power. One of the more interesting speculations is what would happen if the behelit gets taken by [[TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy the forces of]] [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Chaos]]. Unless its a potential future member the Godhand don't particularly care if the Ruinous Powers choose to "experiment". And theoretically if an agent of Chaos has the right state of mind and relationships to qualify for Apostle-hood, [[CrossoverComboVillain a Chaos Apostle could result]]. It's far easier for "Chaos Apostles" to become so by an Apostle making deals with the Ruinous Powers, though. The Imperium of Mankind has declared behelits to be yet another form of Chaos corruption and destroy them whenever given the chance.
* While it's primarily meant to transform humans into Apostles, Guts has a behelit in his possession to serve as a way to make contact with the Godhand [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge and guess why]]. Heroic deities want to use the behelit to get at the Godhand, and Skull Knight has forged a bunch of behelits into a weapon. Most prefer to just leave it alone. The Great Treasury is neutral and refuses to state any agenda it has in having a behelit in storage.
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[[folder:Cryo-Tube]]
'''[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Applied Cryogenics Cryo-Tube]]'''
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[[caption-width-right:350:Applied Cryogenics on New Year's Eve, 1999]]
* Appearance: An easy to open tube with a transparent view on its occupant.
* Class Level: 5

* Museum Check: Denied
* Portfolio: TheConstant, HumanPopsicle, RagnarokProofing, TimeyWimeyBall
* Domains: Freezing, Preservation, Time Travel(sort of), Narrative
* Located in both Old and New New York is Applied Cryogenics, a state of the art cryogenics lab. Ever since its last power failure in 1997, the facility's cryo-tubes are able to instantly suspend anyone for five minutes to a million years; it has allowed one-way time travel to [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Philip J Fry]] among others up to the 31st century and possibly beyond. They won't ask questions, as per their motto "You can solve all your problems by freezing them".
* Serves as one of the most effective cryo-presentation out there. For over a millennium there hasn't been a single CryonicsFailure, and the building has survived the destruction of the city it was in ''twice''. They can fit at least two people, and can be used [[MundaneUtility as a fridge or to have a nap]]. Some gods freeze themselves out of impatience.
* Has been utilized by the House of Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases in order to help preserve some of their patients. So far nothing's gone wrong. Ice wielders have helped to keep the cryo-tube in pristine condition. It is suspected that [[Pantheon/{{Currency}} Nibbler]] may have had an involvement with how long they lasted as part of ThePlan to freeze Fry.
* The cyro-tubes pose a major significance to the space-time continuum, due to being the only way Fry was able to reach the 31st century and achieve his destiny of defeating [[Pantheon/MonsterTypes the Brainspawn]]. There's also the fact that as his existence is a StableTimeLoop involving the Planet Express ship, it's a sort of nexus point to causality. [[Recap/FuturamaS2E16AnthologyOfInterestI Bad things happen when that causality is broken]].
* [[Recap/FuturamaM1BendersBigScore In recent times]], Applied Cryogenics has seen a lot of time travel, and the facility has been very useful to overcome TheSlowPath. The House of Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality has tried to keep this under control to avoid paradoxes, and has been investigating [[https://thedcontinuum.wordpress.com/2014/03/08/applied-cryogenics-at-the-turn-of-the-millenium/ the security videos on the turn of the millennium]].

[[folder:The Ice King's Crown]]
'''[[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime The Ice King's Crown]]'''
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* Appearance: A golden crown with three red gems embedded in it
* Alignment: ''Supposed'' to be LawfulGood, instead ChaoticNeutral leaning towards [[ChaoticEvil Evil]]

* Portfolio: ArtifactOfDoom, WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity, [[AnIcePerson Turns People Into Ice Wizards]] [[ImmortalityInducer That Are Practically Immortal]], {{Magitek}}, TheFogOfAges, [[WasOnceAMan Converts Wearers To]] [[ReplacementGoldfish An Imitation Of Evergreen]], TimeAbyss, BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
* Domains: Ice, Wish Magic, Corruption, Imitation, Madness, Immortality
* Similar artifacts: [[Pantheon/MaximumSecurity The One Ring]], [[VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} The Helm of Dominance]]
* Current owner: [[spoiler: [[Pantheon/BodyImages Gunther/Orgalorg/The Ice Thing]]]]
* Millions of years ago, the ice elemental Urgence Evergreen hoped to create a magic crown to stop a deadly comet. Powered by the ruby eyes of Magwood, this item of wish magic is meant to grant the user's deepest wish. But when it came to testing the item it ended up in the hands of Evergreen's apprentice Gunther, whose deepest wish was to be just like his idol. Due to his skewed perception of the {{Jerkass}}, it drove him and future wearers insane.
* Anyone who puts it on is transformed into an immortal ice wizard like Evergreen, but with a skewed and crazy personality. The stronger someone's will is the longer it takes, and in Simon's case, he's more a pathetic crazy as the Ice King. Usually, it makes people dangerously crazy and want to freeze the world. The reason why it's in Magical Artifacts instead of Pantheon/MaximumSecurity is it doesn't make people crazy so long as it already has an owner. Plus it's usually in the Ice King's possession.
* As it is naturally tied to the Ice King, its position in the treasury is due to convincing him to put it aside for some time. However, without the Ice Crown's influence, he reverts back to Simon and suffers NoImmortalInertia. [[DeathSeeker Initially desiring this]], he was convinced otherwise. The Ice King remains oblivious to the effect it has on him, claiming he made the crown with magic that he stole.
* Similar to the One Ring, another ancient ArtifactOfDoom that turns who wields it into a shade of what they once were. However while the One Ring is an extension of [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Sauron's will]], the Ice Crown isn't inherently evil. It merely wants to fill its original owner's wish. Unfortunately, this comes from the owner's distorted view of his master.
* [[Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery Arthas]] and [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} Bolvar]] recognize the Ice Crown as being similar to the Helm of Dominance which also drives people mad, and with the soul of the original Lich King converts them into another Lich King (no relation to [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} Adventure Time's Lich]]). Add in Arthas' [[EvilIsDeathlyCold ice powers]], he has a morbid sense of curiosity about the Ice Crown [[PetTheDog and some pity for Simon's situation]].
* It is not clear what might happen if it was used or owned by someone who already has [[AnIcePerson ice powers]], or is already some form of insane. It's considered a wise idea not to try this lest things go FromBadToWorse. How it interacts with other [[ArtifactOfDoom artifacts of doom]], those transformed by them or those who WasOnceAMan is also unknown, but again very few want this to happen.
* A {{Magitek}} device, there are intricate matrices within this device and it possesses some primitive kind of sentience. The Houses of Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery and Pantheon/MachineryAndTechnology have researched into the Ice Crown in hopes of unravelling the mysteries lost since the death of Urgence Evergreen. This has been difficult as all but the most extreme caution [[Recap/AdventureTimeS7E26BrokeHisCrown can mess things up]]. It has revealed to contain programs with the personalities of all who wear it. One is the first Santa Claus, which [[Pantheon/{{Celebration}} Nicholas St. North]] is curious about.
* [[spoiler: Due to the crown fusing with Gunter, it is no longer available for view in the Pantheon's Treasury. What's here is a replica for the Museum]].

[[folder:Lasso of Truth]]
'''[[Franchise/WonderWoman The Lasso of Truth]]''' (Magic Lasso, Lasso of Hestia, The Golden Perfect)
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* Appearance: A golden lasso, shining when in use.

* Alignment: LawfulGood