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* Followers: [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Decoy Octopus]], [[Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo Riko Mine]] (his great-granddaughter?), [[Manga/Cyborg009 Great Britain/007]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Duplica, Copycat Girl]], [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Dmitri Kravinoff/Chameleon]]
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* Followers: [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Decoy Octopus]], [[Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo Riko Mine]] (his great-granddaughter?), [[Manga/Cyborg009 Great Britain/007]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Duplica, Copycat Girl]], [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Dmitri Kravinoff/Chameleon]]
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* Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Dragons}} Mushu]] (her Guardian Dragon), [[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ Sora]], [[Pantheon/{{Quirks}} Donald]], [[Pantheon/IntrovertFlaws Goofy]], [[Pantheon/{{Personalities}} Lie Ren]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Alice]], all goddesses in the House of Royalty and good-aligned members in the House of Combat, [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Po]], [[Pantheon/{{Power}} Goku]], [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Mai Shiranui]], [[Pantheon/{{Weapons}} Anji Mito]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedTools Kitana]], [[Pantheon/FantasticRaces Ariel]], [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Belle and the Beast]]
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* Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Dragons}} Mushu]] (her Guardian Dragon), [[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ Sora]], [[Pantheon/{{Quirks}} Donald]], [[Pantheon/IntrovertFlaws Goofy]], [[Pantheon/{{Personalities}} Lie Ren]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Alice]], all goddesses in the House of Royalty Pantheon/{{Royalty}} and good-aligned members in the House of Combat, Pantheon/FightingAndCombat, [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Po]], [[Pantheon/{{Power}} Goku]], [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Mai Shiranui]], [[Pantheon/{{Weapons}} Anji Mito]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedTools Kitana]], [[Pantheon/FantasticRaces Ariel]], [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Belle and the Beast]]
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* Though [[AxCrazy criminally psychotic]], he's a genuinely good surgeon. The problem is that he uses these techniques in his feuds. This often puts him in opposition to Dr Jack Black, who's an honest surgeon with less severe [[OedipusComplex daddy issues]] compared to [[AbusiveParents Dr Elliot]]. He's done some honest, good work for the Evil Queen in order to restore her beauty from her transformation. This is almost certainly down to relating to her envy towards [[Pantheon/{{Contempt}} Snow White]].
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* Surprisingly, he's been [[VideoGame/IndiePogo invited to a tournament]] somewhat similar to that of [[Pantheon/LimbsAndJoints Master Hand]]'s. And fellow Indie Game deities like [[Pantheon/WeaponizedObjects Shovel Knight]], [[Pantheon/BeastOther Sash Lilac]], [[Pantheon/SpaceManipulation Captain Viridian]], and [[Pantheon/LifeAndCreation Dust]] have been invited as well.
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* Enemies: [[Pantheon/DigitalPersonas The]] [[Pantheon/SupportPowers Meta]], [[Pantheon/{{Betrayal}} Felix]], [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Cinder Fall, Adam Taurus]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedObjects Roman Torchwick]], [[Pantheon/TortureAndMutilation AM]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLove Harley Quinn]]
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* Enemies: Basically everyone else is regarded as food and/or a threat to the Weeping Angels. However they take special umbridge with '''''[[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality the Doctor and all others from the House of Time and Space]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Amelia Pond]], [[Pantheon/TimeTravelling River Song]], Rory Williams, [[Pantheon/OpposingFate Clara Oswald]]''''', [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} The SCP Foundation]], [[Pantheon/HatredAndRancor Zamasu]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith YHVH]], [[Pantheon/EarthAndRock both]] [[Pantheon/LegendaryBeings Medusas]], the Pantheon/{{Voices}} sub-house, [[Pantheon/{{Tics}} The Boos]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour SCP-682]], actual angels, anything mirror-related, most beings they're interested in
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'''[[Film/{{Gattaca}} Vincent Anton Freeman]], God of the BorrowedBiometricBypass''' (Jerome Eugene Morrow)
[[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vincent_freeman.png]]
* Quasideity
* Symbol: Space shuttles, fingernails, eyelashes, the moon Titan
* Alignment: TrueNeutral
* Portfolio: [[FantasticUnderclass Naturally-born with a slew of potential health problems in a world of]] DesignerBabies, [[CasualInterstellarTravel dreams of being an astronaut]], job prospects ruined by RapidDNATest, but he said ScrewDestiny and went on to PursueTheDreamJob [[BorrowedBiometricBypass by using someone else's samples]], [[GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty nearly blows his cover when he becomes suspected of murder]], [[DarkhorseSibling ultimately more successful than his genetically engineered brother]], {{Zeerust}}
* Domains: Eugenics, Underdogs, Space Travel
* Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Disabilities}} Ruben Stone]], [[Pantheon/{{Physicians}} Black Jack]], [[Pantheon/{{Destinies}} Kira Yamato]], [[Pantheon/{{Healers}} Robert Capa]], [[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships WALL-E and EVE]], [[Pantheon/CelestialBodiesAndStars The Earth Sciences Club]], [[Pantheon/SocialAndRecreationalWork Aerospace Sanitation Inc. Janitor]], [[Pantheon/CriminalPunishment John Anderton]], [[Pantheon/LastMoments Kaito Momota]], [[Pantheon/{{Mindsets}} John Crichton]], [[Pantheon/FriendshipAndCamaraderie Gentaro Kisaragi]], [[Pantheon/{{Subjects}} Kamen Rider Club]], [[Pantheon/{{Language}} Poland]]
* Enemies: [[Pantheon/DigitalPersonas HAL 9000]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfMadness Pinbacker]]
* Vincent was born into a world where genetic selection made it possible to have babies with the specific hereditary characteristics desired by the parents, while erasing any potential downsides. Vincent was naturally conceived, leaving his genetic traits up to chance; consequently, his prognosis included myopia, several mental disorders, a heart condition and a life expectancy of 30 years. Despite that, Vincent nurtured a dream: becoming an astronaut. Unfortunately, his society practiced genetic discrimination (regardless of it being technically illegal) and so the best he could hope for was a janitor job at Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, Vincent found a workaround: through a very complex process, he adopted the identity of embittered, wheelchair-bound, former swimming star Jerome Morrow (who was in on it) and passed off his perfect genes as his own. Vincent got a job as navigator at Gattaca, getting selected for a mission to the moon Titan. But then, a Gattaca higher-up was found murdered and Vincent became the prime suspect when one of his eyelashes was found, nearly blowing his cover. He dodged authorities until the true culprit, the mission director, was found. Afterwards, he was finally able to depart to Titan, fulfilling his dream.
* As the shuttle passed by Titan, Vincent suddenly found himself on the moon's surface without so much as a space suit, somehow, as though he was in a dream, which he assumed was the case. Since he might as well, he walked around and contemplated the rocky, desolate landscape while reflecting on all the events that led him there, until he chanced upon a very monolith-like doorway to seemingly nowhere. He went through it because, again, might as well, and his surroundings changed completely to a very different kind of place, much to his surprise. He took his time exploring this place too, introducing himself with his borrowed identity of Jerome Morrow to be safe, or maybe out of habit. At some point he was detained by some cops, who asked him to come along and he did so, not seeing a way out of this. He was brought to the Main House, whose mysterious inhabitants called him by his true name of Vincent Freeman, making him break out in a cold sweat. He was then congratulated for the very intricate way in which he borrowed someone else's identity and offered deification for it, catching Vincent completely off-guard. At any rate, the details were hashed out (including making Vincent sure he knew this wasn't a dream) and he accepted his title; he still retains his drive to explore space and outer worlds, after all.
* Due to his high likelihood to develop a serious heart disease, the House of Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases keeps him on their watchlist and he often has to check in with them, which naturally led to him making some close friends there. Chief among them is Ruben Stone, who had ambitions of becoming a metal drummer that got derailed as he found himself slowly becoming deaf. Given Vincent was told his entire life that his dream of going to space was impossible on account of his many genetic problems and it was practically a stroke of luck and a lot of illegality that made it feasible for him, he can sympathize with Ruben's tragic fate, though he also wants to believe it is not entirely over for him, given he does have his cochlear implants. However, Ruben seems to have come to terms that his condition means forfeiting his dream and he's not really interested in going back on that resolution or following Vincent's example. Ruben does admire Vincent's resolution to pursue his dream despite everything and is rooting for him, but he thinks it can't happen for himself; the nature of their disabilities (or "disabilities" in Vincent's case) is simply too different.
* In the Pantheon, the knowledge of Vincent's conditions is easily accessed by any deity who cares to know, whether he likes it or not. Even so, when it comes to doctors, Vincent prefers those that won't disclose any sensitive information about his health that could compromise his career, causing him to favor back-alley sorts like Black Jack. The doctor with the skin-grafted face is more than happy to assuage Vincent's fears, so long as he knows it'll cost him a pretty penny. Fortunately for Vincent, he's learned to compensate for that pretty penny through his underground dealings; you don't sustain a borrowed identity 24/7 without learning some useful tricks.
* He comes from a world where he was discriminated against for not being genetically enhanced, so he has reason to take issue with the whole notion of DesignerBabies and eugenics. Those who agree with him feel that Vincent is living proof of genetic engineering being a faulty science, given he was one of the best at his dream job regardless of any undesirable traits he might have had. With that said, Vincent realizes demonizing all DesignerBabies is idiotic (his brother, girlfriend and patron are part of them, after all) and he went on to befriend some he met in the Pantheon, such as Kira Yamato, rather ironically since Kira is extra-special even compared to the typical DesignerBabies in his universe. Despite that, Vincent could respect Kira for valuing the lives of both Naturals (people like Vincent) and Coordinators (people like Kira) equally and adopting a pacifistic stance in a horrific war that pitted the two factions against each other, choosing to wield his supreme weapon, the Gundam, mainly as a deterrent. If Vincent is honest, this makes him wonder whether his own world might be on the verge of a similar conflict with the way people like him are kept in inferior conditions. But on a more positive note, he is completely marveled at the strides in space travel and colonisation that have been taken in Kira's universe.
* Given his occupation as an astronaut and navigator, he spends a lot of time working at the House of Pantheon/SpaceAndCosmos plotting out routes for the spaceships and often going on voyages himself in the vast and diverse expanse that the Pantheon offers. He's made a lot of friends in fellow astronauts as a consequence, with John Crichton being someone Vincent found similarities with given Crichton is used to hiding an aspect of himself to thrive (namely, pretending to be dumb to hide his intelligence). Vincent also enjoyed learning that Robert Capa is not an astronaut, but still made himself essential to a mission by being the only one to fully understand what was to be done in reigniting the sun. Plenty of deities hoping to become astronauts admire Vincent for achieving his goal against all odds, as well, such as the Kaito Momota, the girls of the Earth Sciences Club or the Kamen Rider Club; in the latter case, Vincent also liked that Kamen Rider Fourze is an astronaut-themed superhero, as well as the fact that they have the Rabbit Hutch, which allows one to walk on the surface of the moon; besides that, he can certainly relate to their efforts to cover up Gentaro's activity as Kamen Rider, being reminded of all the people who took pains to cover for himself as well.
* There are some who would gladly put obstacles in the way of humanity traveling through space; malignant alien races aside, two that Vincent could feasibly handle on his own are HAL 9000, a computer originally meant to aid a crew en route to Jupiter that ended up killing most of the astronauts out of fear of being shut down after making an error. Nowadays, HAL spends his time plotting humanity's demise along some other machines, occasionally acting out to make things difficult for other astronauts out of revenge; he's still primitive enough that Vincent can simply enter his core and disconnect him unimpeded. The other one Vincent can deal with is Pinbacker, Robert Capa's enemy and an astronaut who abandoned his mission to restore the sun after going mad during the voyage and convincing himself the sun should go out and humanity should go extinct. Pinbacker's issues stemming from SpaceMadness is something for Vincent to keep in mind so he doesn't suffer the same fate while traveling through his beloved cosmos.
* Even though HAL 9000 sets a bad example, Vincent had a good time in one of his voyages when EVE was assigned to aid the crew and brought WALL-E along. The two bots were friendly, kind and helpful in their own ways, and Vincent could see something of himself in WALL-E, who was far less advanced than EVE and designed for compacting trash instead of traveling through space, but the goggle-eyed little robot didn't let his supposed inferiority bother him and simply followed his heart, and how can Vincent not respect that kind of determination. WALL-E's relationship with EVE also reminds Vincent of his own relationship with his girlfriend Irene.
* His lifelong goal of going to space barely escaped becoming a TragicDream, so when he heard the jokes about how Poland "cannot into space", as the saying goes, Vincent did not find it funny at all. After getting over the fact that Poland, ''an entire country'', was somehow a single living being in the Pantheon and represented as a ball in the colors of its flag, Vincent could easily relate to his frustration over not being able to go to space due to his innate characteristics preventing him from doing so. Even worse, space apparently came to Poland (somehow) and promptly killed Earth's whole population, and apparently any shuttle that tries to carry Poland runs into massive danger of getting destroyed, so Vincent is highly discouraged from doing him the solid of smuggling him in a shuttle or do something else to help him realize his dream, and you can believe that Vincent often feels strongly tempted to. He sure admires the determination with which Poland keeps trying again and again, despite that.
* Vincent's unsupportive father once told him that the only way he'd ever go to space is if he were hired to clean the shuttle. Vincent was thus amused (in a bittersweet way) to make his acquaintance with the Aerospace Sanitation Inc. Janitor, whose entire job is exactly what Vincent's father had (wrongly) predicted for him. Or perhaps not exactly, as the Janitor is specialized in cleaning much bloodier messes than what Vincent is used to seeing, and in much shadier circumstances. Vincent prefers not to know what's going on there for fear of getting in more trouble with authorities, but it's difficult not to respect the Janitor's nerves of steel to hold such an occupation. He figures the Janitor must be paid pretty well too (they totally have the right to), though in any case he would not consider regressing in his career at this point in time.
* Many characters who make use of the BorrowedBiometricBypass usually do so in a much shorter timeframe than Vincent does, and sometimes in much more violent ways such as cutting off arms, eyes or other body parts. Vincent had to do his own share of painful or disgusting stuff to make things work, and he almost backed off entirely when he was told he had to have a very painful operation to increase his height so it matched Jerome's. Still, he soldiered on, and just thanks his lucky stars he didn't have to have his eyes replaced as well (lenses sufficed), or something equally awful. That's why John Anderton's story stuck out to him; in order to hide his identity, he had to have eye transplant surgery so he could fool retina scans, and on top of that he barely managed to dodge authorities while he was healing. And all this was because Anderton was signaled by his world's Precrime program, which predicts crimes and sends out warrants to arrest the future perpetrators before anything can happen. Vincent hates the notion that everything is predetermined and unchangeable, so for him the Precrime program is something to be despised. He felt rather vindicated to learn that Anderton's efforts to get to the bottom of things averted Precrime's predictions and even led to the end of the program entirely. For scoffing at their world's systems of predetermination, the two wound up easily becoming good friends.
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'''[[Film/{{Gattaca}} Vincent Anton Freeman]], God of the BorrowedBiometricBypass''' (Jerome Eugene Morrow)
[[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vincent_freeman.png]]
* Quasideity
* Symbol: Space shuttles, fingernails, eyelashes, the moon Titan
* Alignment: TrueNeutral
* Portfolio: [[FantasticUnderclass Naturally-born with a slew of potential health problems in a world of]] DesignerBabies, [[CasualInterstellarTravel dreams of being an astronaut]], job prospects ruined by RapidDNATest, but he said ScrewDestiny and went on to PursueTheDreamJob [[BorrowedBiometricBypass by using someone else's samples]], [[GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty nearly blows his cover when he becomes suspected of murder]], [[DarkhorseSibling ultimately more successful than his genetically engineered brother]], {{Zeerust}}
* Domains: Eugenics, Underdogs, Space Travel
* Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Disabilities}} Ruben Stone]], [[Pantheon/{{Physicians}} Black Jack]], [[Pantheon/{{Destinies}} Kira Yamato]], [[Pantheon/{{Healers}} Robert Capa]], [[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships WALL-E and EVE]], [[Pantheon/CelestialBodiesAndStars The Earth Sciences Club]], [[Pantheon/SocialAndRecreationalWork Aerospace Sanitation Inc. Janitor]], [[Pantheon/CriminalPunishment John Anderton]], [[Pantheon/LastMoments Kaito Momota]], [[Pantheon/{{Mindsets}} John Crichton]], [[Pantheon/FriendshipAndCamaraderie Gentaro Kisaragi]], [[Pantheon/{{Subjects}} Kamen Rider Club]], [[Pantheon/{{Language}} Poland]]
* Enemies: [[Pantheon/DigitalPersonas HAL 9000]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfMadness Pinbacker]]
* Vincent was born into a world where genetic selection made it possible to have babies with the specific hereditary characteristics desired by the parents, while erasing any potential downsides. Vincent was naturally conceived, leaving his genetic traits up to chance; consequently, his prognosis included myopia, several mental disorders, a heart condition and a life expectancy of 30 years. Despite that, Vincent nurtured a dream: becoming an astronaut. Unfortunately, his society practiced genetic discrimination (regardless of it being technically illegal) and so the best he could hope for was a janitor job at Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, Vincent found a workaround: through a very complex process, he adopted the identity of embittered, wheelchair-bound, former swimming star Jerome Morrow (who was in on it) and passed off his perfect genes as his own. Vincent got a job as navigator at Gattaca, getting selected for a mission to the moon Titan. But then, a Gattaca higher-up was found murdered and Vincent became the prime suspect when one of his eyelashes was found, nearly blowing his cover. He dodged authorities until the true culprit, the mission director, was found. Afterwards, he was finally able to depart to Titan, fulfilling his dream.
* As the shuttle passed by Titan, Vincent suddenly found himself on the moon's surface without so much as a space suit, somehow, as though he was in a dream, which he assumed was the case. Since he might as well, he walked around and contemplated the rocky, desolate landscape while reflecting on all the events that led him there, until he chanced upon a very monolith-like doorway to seemingly nowhere. He went through it because, again, might as well, and his surroundings changed completely to a very different kind of place, much to his surprise. He took his time exploring this place too, introducing himself with his borrowed identity of Jerome Morrow to be safe, or maybe out of habit. At some point he was detained by some cops, who asked him to come along and he did so, not seeing a way out of this. He was brought to the Main House, whose mysterious inhabitants called him by his true name of Vincent Freeman, making him break out in a cold sweat. He was then congratulated for the very intricate way in which he borrowed someone else's identity and offered deification for it, catching Vincent completely off-guard. At any rate, the details were hashed out (including making Vincent sure he knew this wasn't a dream) and he accepted his title; he still retains his drive to explore space and outer worlds, after all.
* Due to his high likelihood to develop a serious heart disease, the House of Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases keeps him on their watchlist and he often has to check in with them, which naturally led to him making some close friends there. Chief among them is Ruben Stone, who had ambitions of becoming a metal drummer that got derailed as he found himself slowly becoming deaf. Given Vincent was told his entire life that his dream of going to space was impossible on account of his many genetic problems and it was practically a stroke of luck and a lot of illegality that made it feasible for him, he can sympathize with Ruben's tragic fate, though he also wants to believe it is not entirely over for him, given he does have his cochlear implants. However, Ruben seems to have come to terms that his condition means forfeiting his dream and he's not really interested in going back on that resolution or following Vincent's example. Ruben does admire Vincent's resolution to pursue his dream despite everything and is rooting for him, but he thinks it can't happen for himself; the nature of their disabilities (or "disabilities" in Vincent's case) is simply too different.
* In the Pantheon, the knowledge of Vincent's conditions is easily accessed by any deity who cares to know, whether he likes it or not. Even so, when it comes to doctors, Vincent prefers those that won't disclose any sensitive information about his health that could compromise his career, causing him to favor back-alley sorts like Black Jack. The doctor with the skin-grafted face is more than happy to assuage Vincent's fears, so long as he knows it'll cost him a pretty penny. Fortunately for Vincent, he's learned to compensate for that pretty penny through his underground dealings; you don't sustain a borrowed identity 24/7 without learning some useful tricks.
* He comes from a world where he was discriminated against for not being genetically enhanced, so he has reason to take issue with the whole notion of DesignerBabies and eugenics. Those who agree with him feel that Vincent is living proof of genetic engineering being a faulty science, given he was one of the best at his dream job regardless of any undesirable traits he might have had. With that said, Vincent realizes demonizing all DesignerBabies is idiotic (his brother, girlfriend and patron are part of them, after all) and he went on to befriend some he met in the Pantheon, such as Kira Yamato, rather ironically since Kira is extra-special even compared to the typical DesignerBabies in his universe. Despite that, Vincent could respect Kira for valuing the lives of both Naturals (people like Vincent) and Coordinators (people like Kira) equally and adopting a pacifistic stance in a horrific war that pitted the two factions against each other, choosing to wield his supreme weapon, the Gundam, mainly as a deterrent. If Vincent is honest, this makes him wonder whether his own world might be on the verge of a similar conflict with the way people like him are kept in inferior conditions. But on a more positive note, he is completely marveled at the strides in space travel and colonisation that have been taken in Kira's universe.
* Given his occupation as an astronaut and navigator, he spends a lot of time working at the House of Pantheon/SpaceAndCosmos plotting out routes for the spaceships and often going on voyages himself in the vast and diverse expanse that the Pantheon offers. He's made a lot of friends in fellow astronauts as a consequence, with John Crichton being someone Vincent found similarities with given Crichton is used to hiding an aspect of himself to thrive (namely, pretending to be dumb to hide his intelligence). Vincent also enjoyed learning that Robert Capa is not an astronaut, but still made himself essential to a mission by being the only one to fully understand what was to be done in reigniting the sun. Plenty of deities hoping to become astronauts admire Vincent for achieving his goal against all odds, as well, such as the Kaito Momota, the girls of the Earth Sciences Club or the Kamen Rider Club; in the latter case, Vincent also liked that Kamen Rider Fourze is an astronaut-themed superhero, as well as the fact that they have the Rabbit Hutch, which allows one to walk on the surface of the moon; besides that, he can certainly relate to their efforts to cover up Gentaro's activity as Kamen Rider, being reminded of all the people who took pains to cover for himself as well.
* There are some who would gladly put obstacles in the way of humanity traveling through space; malignant alien races aside, two that Vincent could feasibly handle on his own are HAL 9000, a computer originally meant to aid a crew en route to Jupiter that ended up killing most of the astronauts out of fear of being shut down after making an error. Nowadays, HAL spends his time plotting humanity's demise along some other machines, occasionally acting out to make things difficult for other astronauts out of revenge; he's still primitive enough that Vincent can simply enter his core and disconnect him unimpeded. The other one Vincent can deal with is Pinbacker, Robert Capa's enemy and an astronaut who abandoned his mission to restore the sun after going mad during the voyage and convincing himself the sun should go out and humanity should go extinct. Pinbacker's issues stemming from SpaceMadness is something for Vincent to keep in mind so he doesn't suffer the same fate while traveling through his beloved cosmos.
* Even though HAL 9000 sets a bad example, Vincent had a good time in one of his voyages when EVE was assigned to aid the crew and brought WALL-E along. The two bots were friendly, kind and helpful in their own ways, and Vincent could see something of himself in WALL-E, who was far less advanced than EVE and designed for compacting trash instead of traveling through space, but the goggle-eyed little robot didn't let his supposed inferiority bother him and simply followed his heart, and how can Vincent not respect that kind of determination. WALL-E's relationship with EVE also reminds Vincent of his own relationship with his girlfriend Irene.
* His lifelong goal of going to space barely escaped becoming a TragicDream, so when he heard the jokes about how Poland "cannot into space", as the saying goes, Vincent did not find it funny at all. After getting over the fact that Poland, ''an entire country'', was somehow a single living being in the Pantheon and represented as a ball in the colors of its flag, Vincent could easily relate to his frustration over not being able to go to space due to his innate characteristics preventing him from doing so. Even worse, space apparently came to Poland (somehow) and promptly killed Earth's whole population, and apparently any shuttle that tries to carry Poland runs into massive danger of getting destroyed, so Vincent is highly discouraged from doing him the solid of smuggling him in a shuttle or do something else to help him realize his dream, and you can believe that Vincent often feels strongly tempted to. He sure admires the determination with which Poland keeps trying again and again, despite that.
* Vincent's unsupportive father once told him that the only way he'd ever go to space is if he were hired to clean the shuttle. Vincent was thus amused (in a bittersweet way) to make his acquaintance with the Aerospace Sanitation Inc. Janitor, whose entire job is exactly what Vincent's father had (wrongly) predicted for him. Or perhaps not exactly, as the Janitor is specialized in cleaning much bloodier messes than what Vincent is used to seeing, and in much shadier circumstances. Vincent prefers not to know what's going on there for fear of getting in more trouble with authorities, but it's difficult not to respect the Janitor's nerves of steel to hold such an occupation. He figures the Janitor must be paid pretty well too (they totally have the right to), though in any case he would not consider regressing in his career at this point in time.
* Many characters who make use of the BorrowedBiometricBypass usually do so in a much shorter timeframe than Vincent does, and sometimes in much more violent ways such as cutting off arms, eyes or other body parts. Vincent had to do his own share of painful or disgusting stuff to make things work, and he almost backed off entirely when he was told he had to have a very painful operation to increase his height so it matched Jerome's. Still, he soldiered on, and just thanks his lucky stars he didn't have to have his eyes replaced as well (lenses sufficed), or something equally awful. That's why John Anderton's story stuck out to him; in order to hide his identity, he had to have eye transplant surgery so he could fool retina scans, and on top of that he barely managed to dodge authorities while he was healing. And all this was because Anderton was signaled by his world's Precrime program, which predicts crimes and sends out warrants to arrest the future perpetrators before anything can happen. Vincent hates the notion that everything is predetermined and unchangeable, so for him the Precrime program is something to be despised. He felt rather vindicated to learn that Anderton's efforts to get to the bottom of things averted Precrime's predictions and even led to the end of the program entirely. For scoffing at their world's systems of predetermination, the two wound up easily becoming good friends.
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'''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Sports Maxx]], God of [[VisibleInvisibility Identifiable Invisibility]]''' ([[DubNameChange Sports Maximum]])
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* Lesser God (Intermediate as a zombie under the influence of Limp Bizkit)
* Symbol: His Stand Disc, or fancy suit
* Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8sDLEqeOM4 Reanimate]]
* Alignment: NeutralEvil
* Portfolio: ArchEnemy to Ermes [[YouKilledMyFather Due To Killing Her Sister]], TokenMotivationalNemesis, [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Wields Invisible Zombies]] [[VisibleInvisibility That Can Be Identifiable To The Audience]] [[SeeTheInvisible Or Opaque Liquid Spilled On Them]], {{Necromancer}}, FunctionalAddict, FauxAffablyEvil, [[HateSink A Despicable Opponent]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing That Pretends To Be A Model Prisoner]], IcyBlueEyes, UnusualEyebrows, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Just As Sexist As Dio]], [[SirSwearsALot Foul Mouthed Criminal]], FunctionalAddict
* Domains: Gangsters, Hedonism, Prisoners, Zombies, Invisibility
* Interests: [[Pantheon/PhysicalPowers SCP-049]]
* Allies
** Business associates: ''[[Pantheon/VengeanceArchetypes Enrico Pucci]]'', [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Ungalo]], [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} La Squadra Esecuzioni]], [[Pantheon/CriminalPunishment Al Capone]], [[Pantheon/{{Words}} Tony Montana]], [[Pantheon/CriminalActions Walter White]]
** Other allies: [[Pantheon/{{Headwear}} Griffin (The Invisible Man)]], [[Pantheon/LegalProcess Manfred Von Karma]]
* On good terms with: The Hall of Pantheon/OrganizedCrime
* Enemies
** ArchEnemy: '''[[Pantheon/{{Economics}} Ermes Costello]]'''
** Fellow Jojo deities: ''[[Pantheon/WeaponWielding Jolyne Cujoh]], [[Pantheon/{{Weather}} Weather Report]], [[Pantheon/NecromancyAndReanimation Foo Fighters]]'', [[Pantheon/FightingMoves Jotaro Kujo]]
** Other enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Heart]], [[Pantheon/LegalProcess Sae Niijima]], [[Pantheon/UnlivingBeings Marie Kobel]], [[Pantheon/UnorthodoxCombat Nadia Fortune]], [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} Light Yagami]], [[Pantheon/{{Costumes}} Frank Castle]], [[Pantheon/LivingObjects The Great Mighty Poo]], [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Wright Anything Agency]]
* Opposed by: The House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice, Thel 'Valdem, [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Harry Potter]]
* Fears: [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Nekron, Nagash]], [[Pantheon/{{Wardening}} Tartarus]], SCP-049
* Wary of: [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Dio Brando]], ''[[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Bucciarati's Gang]]''
* Sports Maxx was one of the inmates of the Green Dolphin Street Prison, having been a car dealer by trade and a gangster in private. Despite having over forty counts of various crimes, including the murder of Ermes Costella's sister Gloria due to being a witness to another murder, he was busted on racketeering and given a lenient sentence. [[BitchInSheepsClothing Though he acts the model prisoner, this is just in hopes of getting parole]]. Sports Maxx is a misogynistic, violent hedonist who benefited from getting a Stand Disc from Enrico Pucci. Not because he liked them, but as part of the Heaven plan. He would be confronted by Ermes in prison and was unapologetic about his crimes. She managed to kill him, and despite returning as a zombie he was put to rest via removing his Stand Disc.
* Sports Maxx is aware that many find the name of his Stand impossible to take seriously, especially if one of the dub names is used (''Flaccid Pancake''; really?). However this hides the danger it causes; he can summon inaudible, invisible zombies from nearby corpses that are only visible either by being coated in some opaque liquid like blood, or by the person reading the manga/watching the anime (though not at first). Even if he dies he can come back as an invisible and inaudible zombie, mentally unchanged except with the craving for blood and brains. Instead of respawning like most do in the Trope Pantheon, he will become this invisible zombie and he needs to be pummeled hard enough for the Stand Disc to fall out.
* Though his zombies are invisible, possibly even doubly invisible to non-Stand Users, there are those like [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Superman]] and [[Pantheon/SupportPowers Heimdall]] who's super-sight is so good they can detect them. Since he's just a normal human gangster without the Stand, [[PragmaticVillainy he's not stupid enough to antagonize them]]. In addition, while he can bring the dead back as zombies, it creates a ghostly copy of their corpse and whatever damage the zombie goes through gets reflected on the corpse. Any undead are fair game to be copied by virtue of technically being a corpse, but that risks antagonizing said undead. As such, he rarely touches the Halls of Pantheon/UnlivingBeings or Pantheon/{{Zombies}}; a later experiment reveals the Limp Bizkit zombies don't gain any of the undead's powers.
* Sports Maxx was pleasantly surprised to learn he was fully alive when he entered the Trope Pantheon, but that joy soon became frustration that Ermes Costello and many of her friends were waiting for him. His defense of his actions (that her sister shouldn't have been near his "business" at the time) hasn't endeared him to anyone. Despite his fearsome reputation [[DirtyCoward he doesn't actively participate unless he can be sure his opponents are at his mercy]] and outside of wanting to avenge both his deaths, the gangster prefers to not get involved with fellow Jojo deities...more out of pragmatism, and not having any lofty interest like Dio and Pucci's Heaven Plan. He's still begrudgingly thankful for the latter unlocking his Stand, but the former? He's intimidated by him, to be honest.
* His control of the dead makes him an honorary member of the House of Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata, and a tricky opponent to those who oppose the undead. He can't help any undead member by making them invisible and inaudible as Limp Bizkit only does that on corpses it raises, but he can bolster their numbers. However he rarely enters that House because he is terrified of two heavy hitters present; Nekron and Nagash. [[EvilVersusOblivion He considers them insane]] and is mortally afraid of them subverting his Stand's thralls (or even himself if he becomes a zombie) to their purposes. Because of how his Stand worked, [[Pantheon/{{Zombies}} Springtrap]] let Sports Maxx make an invisible zombie out of him since while animated he is technically a corpse. The result is an invisible form of William Afton's body inside the suit. Sports Maxx hasn't tried experimenting with other undead out of fear it might backfire, since the mauve murderer only did it basically as a favor/out of scientific curiosity.
* Because his Stand can work even as a member of the undead, Nekron is considering the option of a Black Lantern Sports Maxx, and so are others with power over necromancy. SCP-049 is intrigued by his invisible Stand zombies, and has stated that he wishes to study him and his Stand as he believes replicated the effect will have his own undead more effective helpers with invisibility as a power. Fortunately for many [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation in the SCP Foundation]] Sports Maxx refuses to be anywhere near the Plague Doctor. He even had a nightmare where he was turned into an instance of SCP-049-2, still possessing the power of his Stand but becoming a full thrall instead of a RevenantZombie. The gangster is also fearful of Tartarus; he doesn't want to be moved to a literal hellish prison, though he has reminded that you have to ''really'' be a dick for the Greek gods to send you there.
* Harry Potter and Thel 'Valdem aren't impressed by Sports Maxx in the slightest. They're heroic characters who utilize invisibility cloaks, so seeing someone reprehensible like Sports Maxx wear them isn't something they like to see. The enemy Stand user isn't interested in what they think, but he has wondered; if Stands are usually invisible to non-Stand users anyway, would the tricks to expose his Limp Bizkit zombies even work for them? Questions that the Invisible Man might solve. Being a criminal fiend and a MadScientist he decided to go along with Sports Maxx's mafia schemes in hopes somehow he can gain a Stand of his own. Sports Maxx wants him to make a variant of his serum that lets him be invisible without having to die and be zombified for it.
* Is decidedly not a [[NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters neighborhood friendly gangster]] like Bucciarati's gang, and he can only imagine how awkward their interactions with Ermes might be. [[PragmaticVillainy He's level-headed enough to know antagonizing them would be a poor decision]], which is why he's not teaming up with [[Pantheon/{{Reclusiveness}} Diavolo]] to climb the organized crime ladder (that and [[BadBoss Diavolo has a reputation]]). Rather, he's joined La Squadra Esecuzioni, who are more willing to tolerate his nasty side. [[EnemyMine Due to their armistice with Bucciarati's gang]], Sports Maxx may be hedging his bets. He also is working with Walter White and Tony Montana to get money via the drug trade, plus he himself likes to partake in their drugs. Being a junkie who was closer allied to Pucci, Ungalo was offered some parties and blow in exchange for some loyalty to Sports Maxx
* While Frank Castle has contempt towards gangsters in general, he really doesn't like Sports Maxx due to what he did to Ermes' sister. As his family were casualties of a gang war, the callousness in Sports Maxx's elimination of Gloria [[BerserkButton brings up bad memories]]. The "bad memories" is why Ms Fortune and Bloody Marie want him dead, as he is every bit as ruthless and unsympathetic as the Medici that ruined their lives. [[ItsAllAboutMe Sports Maxx only started caring when he realized they planned to go after him]].
* The fact that he got a lighter sentence than he deserved is partly that he was a VillainWithGoodPublicity and a car dealer. Some have compared this to Al Capone getting busted on tax evasion. Sports Maxx noted that, as he has been working with Al Capone for "business reasons". [[VillainWithGoodPublicity He's good at the whole charming criminal facade]]. [[JuryAndWitnessTampering Also, he rigged the trial for a lighter sentence]]. The House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice wasn't proud of that one, nor the fact that he's only trying to act in good behavior to get parole. Realizing he may need to rethink his scheme, he has asked Manfred Von Karma to act as his attorney and in return he can expected to be paid handsomely...and his men will try to get rid of some of his enemies to sweeten the deal. Phoenix Wright and his friends were appalled at this.
* Light Yagami sees Sports Maxx as validation on why he should kill criminals even when they're in jail. Unlike some who pointed to Kira being far more dangerous than Sports Maxx, the Stand gangster couldn't care about his justice spiel and just wants to avoid having another hit on him. The Phantom Thieves of Heart, however, believe what he ''really'' needs [[HeelFaceBrainwashing is his heart stolen]]. He's not someone like Dio [[CardCarryingVillain who knows what he is]] or some non-human being so he absolutely has a Palace they could steal his heart (unless he's in zombie mode). Sae Niijima sees Sports Maxx as the kind of person who helped fuel her old cynical perspective on law, so she's all for it. [[FateWorseThanDeath The gangster would honestly prefer his name be written in the Death Note than deal with them]].
* During his time in jail he has taken up the hobby of taxidermy. It foreshadows his necromancy skills, and [[TaxidermyIsCreepy kind of tells you he's]] [[AxCrazy not the most stable of fellows]]. Some think he and [[Pantheon/EvilActions Brian Irons]] might get along with their shared hobby, and while Sports Maxx admits he could do with a DirtyCop [[EvenEvilHasStandards he considers Brian Irons a pervert]]. He also didn't appreciate a male inmate feeling up a female inmate so beat him up. [[{{Jerkass}} He's hardly a pleasant person]] when not acting nice [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain and has a habit of calling women "bitches"]], so this little moment of humanity hasn't endeared him to anyone.
* Not at all proud of how he died the first time, that being [[UndignifiedDeath drowning in a sewage pipe]]. Anyone who says he "ate shit and died" [[BerserkButton will find themselves at the mouth end of invisible alligator zombies]]. Another way to make him angry is to ask him if he met [[Pantheon/{{Reptiles}} the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] on his way out. Bad memories are also the reason why he has a burning hatred for the Great, Mighty Poo so he flung a hoard of invisible flies on him. Sports Maxx eventually blew the whole thing off with some HookersAndBlow at [[Pantheon/EstablishmentsAndInstallations the Succubus District]]. It's pretty typical of him, though even with the fact they're [[CuteMonsterGirl monster girls]] he still thinks [[TooImportantToRememberYou he's too important to remember their name]].
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'''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Sports Maxx]], God of [[VisibleInvisibility Identifiable Invisibility]]''' ([[DubNameChange Sports Maximum]])
[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/45e9d79f_ded2_43cb_bf38_9f4e6bd26c45.png]]
* Lesser God (Intermediate as a zombie under the influence of Limp Bizkit)
* Symbol: His Stand Disc, or fancy suit
* Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8sDLEqeOM4 Reanimate]]
* Alignment: NeutralEvil
* Portfolio: ArchEnemy to Ermes [[YouKilledMyFather Due To Killing Her Sister]], TokenMotivationalNemesis, [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Wields Invisible Zombies]] [[VisibleInvisibility That Can Be Identifiable To The Audience]] [[SeeTheInvisible Or Opaque Liquid Spilled On Them]], {{Necromancer}}, FunctionalAddict, FauxAffablyEvil, [[HateSink A Despicable Opponent]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing That Pretends To Be A Model Prisoner]], IcyBlueEyes, UnusualEyebrows, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Just As Sexist As Dio]], [[SirSwearsALot Foul Mouthed Criminal]], FunctionalAddict
* Domains: Gangsters, Hedonism, Prisoners, Zombies, Invisibility
* Interests: [[Pantheon/PhysicalPowers SCP-049]]
* Allies
** Business associates: ''[[Pantheon/VengeanceArchetypes Enrico Pucci]]'', [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Ungalo]], [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} La Squadra Esecuzioni]], [[Pantheon/CriminalPunishment Al Capone]], [[Pantheon/{{Words}} Tony Montana]], [[Pantheon/CriminalActions Walter White]]
** Other allies: [[Pantheon/{{Headwear}} Griffin (The Invisible Man)]], [[Pantheon/LegalProcess Manfred Von Karma]]
* On good terms with: The Hall of Pantheon/OrganizedCrime
* Enemies
** ArchEnemy: '''[[Pantheon/{{Economics}} Ermes Costello]]'''
** Fellow Jojo deities: ''[[Pantheon/WeaponWielding Jolyne Cujoh]], [[Pantheon/{{Weather}} Weather Report]], [[Pantheon/NecromancyAndReanimation Foo Fighters]]'', [[Pantheon/FightingMoves Jotaro Kujo]]
** Other enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Heart]], [[Pantheon/LegalProcess Sae Niijima]], [[Pantheon/UnlivingBeings Marie Kobel]], [[Pantheon/UnorthodoxCombat Nadia Fortune]], [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} Light Yagami]], [[Pantheon/{{Costumes}} Frank Castle]], [[Pantheon/LivingObjects The Great Mighty Poo]], [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Wright Anything Agency]]
* Opposed by: The House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice, Thel 'Valdem, [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Harry Potter]]
* Fears: [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Nekron, Nagash]], [[Pantheon/{{Wardening}} Tartarus]], SCP-049
* Wary of: [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Dio Brando]], ''[[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Bucciarati's Gang]]''
* Sports Maxx was one of the inmates of the Green Dolphin Street Prison, having been a car dealer by trade and a gangster in private. Despite having over forty counts of various crimes, including the murder of Ermes Costella's sister Gloria due to being a witness to another murder, he was busted on racketeering and given a lenient sentence. [[BitchInSheepsClothing Though he acts the model prisoner, this is just in hopes of getting parole]]. Sports Maxx is a misogynistic, violent hedonist who benefited from getting a Stand Disc from Enrico Pucci. Not because he liked them, but as part of the Heaven plan. He would be confronted by Ermes in prison and was unapologetic about his crimes. She managed to kill him, and despite returning as a zombie he was put to rest via removing his Stand Disc.
* Sports Maxx is aware that many find the name of his Stand impossible to take seriously, especially if one of the dub names is used (''Flaccid Pancake''; really?). However this hides the danger it causes; he can summon inaudible, invisible zombies from nearby corpses that are only visible either by being coated in some opaque liquid like blood, or by the person reading the manga/watching the anime (though not at first). Even if he dies he can come back as an invisible and inaudible zombie, mentally unchanged except with the craving for blood and brains. Instead of respawning like most do in the Trope Pantheon, he will become this invisible zombie and he needs to be pummeled hard enough for the Stand Disc to fall out.
* Though his zombies are invisible, possibly even doubly invisible to non-Stand Users, there are those like [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Superman]] and [[Pantheon/SupportPowers Heimdall]] who's super-sight is so good they can detect them. Since he's just a normal human gangster without the Stand, [[PragmaticVillainy he's not stupid enough to antagonize them]]. In addition, while he can bring the dead back as zombies, it creates a ghostly copy of their corpse and whatever damage the zombie goes through gets reflected on the corpse. Any undead are fair game to be copied by virtue of technically being a corpse, but that risks antagonizing said undead. As such, he rarely touches the Halls of Pantheon/UnlivingBeings or Pantheon/{{Zombies}}; a later experiment reveals the Limp Bizkit zombies don't gain any of the undead's powers.
* Sports Maxx was pleasantly surprised to learn he was fully alive when he entered the Trope Pantheon, but that joy soon became frustration that Ermes Costello and many of her friends were waiting for him. His defense of his actions (that her sister shouldn't have been near his "business" at the time) hasn't endeared him to anyone. Despite his fearsome reputation [[DirtyCoward he doesn't actively participate unless he can be sure his opponents are at his mercy]] and outside of wanting to avenge both his deaths, the gangster prefers to not get involved with fellow Jojo deities...more out of pragmatism, and not having any lofty interest like Dio and Pucci's Heaven Plan. He's still begrudgingly thankful for the latter unlocking his Stand, but the former? He's intimidated by him, to be honest.
* His control of the dead makes him an honorary member of the House of Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata, and a tricky opponent to those who oppose the undead. He can't help any undead member by making them invisible and inaudible as Limp Bizkit only does that on corpses it raises, but he can bolster their numbers. However he rarely enters that House because he is terrified of two heavy hitters present; Nekron and Nagash. [[EvilVersusOblivion He considers them insane]] and is mortally afraid of them subverting his Stand's thralls (or even himself if he becomes a zombie) to their purposes. Because of how his Stand worked, [[Pantheon/{{Zombies}} Springtrap]] let Sports Maxx make an invisible zombie out of him since while animated he is technically a corpse. The result is an invisible form of William Afton's body inside the suit. Sports Maxx hasn't tried experimenting with other undead out of fear it might backfire, since the mauve murderer only did it basically as a favor/out of scientific curiosity.
* Because his Stand can work even as a member of the undead, Nekron is considering the option of a Black Lantern Sports Maxx, and so are others with power over necromancy. SCP-049 is intrigued by his invisible Stand zombies, and has stated that he wishes to study him and his Stand as he believes replicated the effect will have his own undead more effective helpers with invisibility as a power. Fortunately for many [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation in the SCP Foundation]] Sports Maxx refuses to be anywhere near the Plague Doctor. He even had a nightmare where he was turned into an instance of SCP-049-2, still possessing the power of his Stand but becoming a full thrall instead of a RevenantZombie. The gangster is also fearful of Tartarus; he doesn't want to be moved to a literal hellish prison, though he has reminded that you have to ''really'' be a dick for the Greek gods to send you there.
* Harry Potter and Thel 'Valdem aren't impressed by Sports Maxx in the slightest. They're heroic characters who utilize invisibility cloaks, so seeing someone reprehensible like Sports Maxx wear them isn't something they like to see. The enemy Stand user isn't interested in what they think, but he has wondered; if Stands are usually invisible to non-Stand users anyway, would the tricks to expose his Limp Bizkit zombies even work for them? Questions that the Invisible Man might solve. Being a criminal fiend and a MadScientist he decided to go along with Sports Maxx's mafia schemes in hopes somehow he can gain a Stand of his own. Sports Maxx wants him to make a variant of his serum that lets him be invisible without having to die and be zombified for it.
* Is decidedly not a [[NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters neighborhood friendly gangster]] like Bucciarati's gang, and he can only imagine how awkward their interactions with Ermes might be. [[PragmaticVillainy He's level-headed enough to know antagonizing them would be a poor decision]], which is why he's not teaming up with [[Pantheon/{{Reclusiveness}} Diavolo]] to climb the organized crime ladder (that and [[BadBoss Diavolo has a reputation]]). Rather, he's joined La Squadra Esecuzioni, who are more willing to tolerate his nasty side. [[EnemyMine Due to their armistice with Bucciarati's gang]], Sports Maxx may be hedging his bets. He also is working with Walter White and Tony Montana to get money via the drug trade, plus he himself likes to partake in their drugs. Being a junkie who was closer allied to Pucci, Ungalo was offered some parties and blow in exchange for some loyalty to Sports Maxx
* While Frank Castle has contempt towards gangsters in general, he really doesn't like Sports Maxx due to what he did to Ermes' sister. As his family were casualties of a gang war, the callousness in Sports Maxx's elimination of Gloria [[BerserkButton brings up bad memories]]. The "bad memories" is why Ms Fortune and Bloody Marie want him dead, as he is every bit as ruthless and unsympathetic as the Medici that ruined their lives. [[ItsAllAboutMe Sports Maxx only started caring when he realized they planned to go after him]].
* The fact that he got a lighter sentence than he deserved is partly that he was a VillainWithGoodPublicity and a car dealer. Some have compared this to Al Capone getting busted on tax evasion. Sports Maxx noted that, as he has been working with Al Capone for "business reasons". [[VillainWithGoodPublicity He's good at the whole charming criminal facade]]. [[JuryAndWitnessTampering Also, he rigged the trial for a lighter sentence]]. The House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice wasn't proud of that one, nor the fact that he's only trying to act in good behavior to get parole. Realizing he may need to rethink his scheme, he has asked Manfred Von Karma to act as his attorney and in return he can expected to be paid handsomely...and his men will try to get rid of some of his enemies to sweeten the deal. Phoenix Wright and his friends were appalled at this.
* Light Yagami sees Sports Maxx as validation on why he should kill criminals even when they're in jail. Unlike some who pointed to Kira being far more dangerous than Sports Maxx, the Stand gangster couldn't care about his justice spiel and just wants to avoid having another hit on him. The Phantom Thieves of Heart, however, believe what he ''really'' needs [[HeelFaceBrainwashing is his heart stolen]]. He's not someone like Dio [[CardCarryingVillain who knows what he is]] or some non-human being so he absolutely has a Palace they could steal his heart (unless he's in zombie mode). Sae Niijima sees Sports Maxx as the kind of person who helped fuel her old cynical perspective on law, so she's all for it. [[FateWorseThanDeath The gangster would honestly prefer his name be written in the Death Note than deal with them]].
* During his time in jail he has taken up the hobby of taxidermy. It foreshadows his necromancy skills, and [[TaxidermyIsCreepy kind of tells you he's]] [[AxCrazy not the most stable of fellows]]. Some think he and [[Pantheon/EvilActions Brian Irons]] might get along with their shared hobby, and while Sports Maxx admits he could do with a DirtyCop [[EvenEvilHasStandards he considers Brian Irons a pervert]]. He also didn't appreciate a male inmate feeling up a female inmate so beat him up. [[{{Jerkass}} He's hardly a pleasant person]] when not acting nice [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain and has a habit of calling women "bitches"]], so this little moment of humanity hasn't endeared him to anyone.
* Not at all proud of how he died the first time, that being [[UndignifiedDeath drowning in a sewage pipe]]. Anyone who says he "ate shit and died" [[BerserkButton will find themselves at the mouth end of invisible alligator zombies]]. Another way to make him angry is to ask him if he met [[Pantheon/{{Reptiles}} the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] on his way out. Bad memories are also the reason why he has a burning hatred for the Great, Mighty Poo so he flung a hoard of invisible flies on him. Sports Maxx eventually blew the whole thing off with some HookersAndBlow at [[Pantheon/EstablishmentsAndInstallations the Succubus District]]. It's pretty typical of him, though even with the fact they're [[CuteMonsterGirl monster girls]] he still thinks [[TooImportantToRememberYou he's too important to remember their name]].
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* Allies: [[Pantheon/SingersAndPerformers Amigo, The Elite Beat Agents]], [[Pantheon/{{Commerce}} Scrooge McDuck]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Superman]], [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Perry The Platypus]], [[Pantheon/MentalismOther Mordecai]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedObjects Ratchet]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Sly Cooper, Ren Amamiya and the other Panthom Thieves]], [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} The Nerima Daikon Brothers]], [[Pantheon/OtherCriminals Aladdin]], [[Pantheon/OtherCriminals Flynn Rider]], [[Pantheon/HairStyles Rapunzel]]
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* Portfolios: AsskickingLeadsToLeadership, '''BadassBaritone''', FourStarBadass, BlueBlood, CoolSword, CombatPragmatist, FrontlineGeneral, HeroOfAnotherStory, LaserBlade, ReasonableAuthorityFigure, ShamefulStrip, TheStrategist, WarriorMonk
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* Allies: '''[[Pantheon/LifeAndCreation Epsilon]], [[Pantheon/PowerLevelsAndAppearance Agent Washington]]''', ''[[Pantheon/MiscellaneousPhilosophies Leonard Church]], [[Pantheon/{{Sports}} Dexter Grif]], [[Pantheon/{{Language}} Lopez]], [[Pantheon/{{Phrases}} Lavernius]] [[Pantheon/LifeAndCreation Tucker]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfTreason Caboose]], [[Pantheon/ObedienceMindsets Simmons]], [[Pantheon/RomanticOrientation Donut]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Sarge]]'', [[Pantheon/BladedWeapons Pyrrha Nikos]] and the rest of [[Pantheon/{{RWBY}} Team RWBY and JNPR, Qrow Branwen]], [[Pantheon/SoldiersAndWarriors Master Chief]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Commander Shepard]], [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Solid Snake]].
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* Allies: '''[[Pantheon/LifeAndCreation Epsilon]], [[Pantheon/PowerLevelsAndAppearance Agent Washington]]''', ''[[Pantheon/MiscellaneousPhilosophies Leonard Church]], [[Pantheon/{{Sports}} Dexter Grif]], [[Pantheon/{{Language}} Lopez]], [[Pantheon/{{Phrases}} Lavernius]] [[Pantheon/LifeAndCreation Tucker]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfTreason Caboose]], [[Pantheon/ObedienceMindsets Simmons]], [[Pantheon/RomanticOrientation Donut]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Sarge]]'', [[Pantheon/BladedWeapons Pyrrha Nikos]] and the rest of [[Pantheon/{{RWBY}} Team RWBY and JNPR, Qrow Branwen]], [[Pantheon/SoldiersAndWarriors [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes Master Chief]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Commander Shepard]], [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Solid Snake]].
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* Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Dragons}} Mushu]] (her Guardian Dragon), [[Pantheon/GameProgression Sora]], [[Pantheon/{{Quirks}} Donald]], [[Pantheon/IntrovertFlaws Goofy]], [[Pantheon/{{Personalities}} Lie Ren]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Alice]], all goddesses in the House of Royalty and good-aligned members in the House of Combat, [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Po]], [[Pantheon/{{Power}} Goku]], [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Mai Shiranui]], [[Pantheon/{{Weapons}} Anji Mito and Kitana]], [[Pantheon/FantasticRaces Ariel]], [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Belle and the Beast]]
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* Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Dragons}} Mushu]] (her Guardian Dragon), [[Pantheon/GameProgression Sora]], [[Pantheon/{{Quirks}} Donald]], [[Pantheon/IntrovertFlaws Goofy]], [[Pantheon/{{Personalities}} Lie Ren]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Alice]], all goddesses in the House of Royalty and good-aligned members in the House of Combat, [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Po]], [[Pantheon/{{Power}} Goku]], [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Mai Shiranui]], [[Pantheon/{{Weapons}} Anji Mito and Mito]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedTools Kitana]], [[Pantheon/FantasticRaces Ariel]], [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Belle and the Beast]]
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* Followers: [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Decoy Octopus]], [[LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo Riko Mine]] (his great-granddaughter?), [[Manga/Cyborg009 Great Britain/007]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Duplica, Copycat Girl]], [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Dmitri Kravinoff/Chameleon]]
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** Etc.: Many deities in the House of Pantheon/{{Crime}}, some of them [[AvertedTrope not]] [[FriendlyRival friendly]], [[FriendlyRival Carmen Sandiego]] most of all
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* Enemies: [[Pantheon/MusicalCompositions Shan]][[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances -Yu]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForRevenge Maleficent]], [[Pantheon/TimePlaement Master Xehanort]]
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* Enemies: Basically everyone else is regarded as food and/or a threat to the Weeping Angels. However they take special umbridge with '''''[[Pantheon/TimeAndSpace the Doctor and all others from the House of Time and Space]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Amelia Pond]], [[Pantheon/TimeTravelling River Song]], Rory Williams, [[Pantheon/OpposingFate Clara Oswald]]''''', [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} The SCP Foundation]], [[Pantheon/HatredAndRancor Zamasu]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith YHVH]], [[Pantheon/EarthAndRock both]] [[Pantheon/LegendaryBeings Medusas]], the Pantheon/{{Voices}} sub-house, [[Pantheon/{{Tics}} The Boos]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour SCP-682]], actual angels, anything mirror-related, most beings they're interested in
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** Other [[Pantheon/TouhouProject Touhou]] deities: '''[[{{Pantheon/Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]]''', [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Marisa Kirisame]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith Sanae Kochiya]] (and by extension, Kanako Yasaka & Suwako Moriya), [[Pantheon/CommonColors Sumireko Usami]]
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-> [[Pantheon/CommonColors "Do you think that classical, behind-the-times youkai like yourselves can stand up to this era's humans and their collective knowledge?"]]
-> "Humans truly have become foolish. Have you forgotten the enigmatic terror of the youkai? Have you forgotten the mind-numbing darkness of the night?"
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** Halls to Ascend to: Hall of Identity Issues (House of Personality) and Hall of Disguises (House of Clothing)
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[[folder:Kasen Ibaraki]]
'''[[{{Franchise/TouhouProject}} Kasen Ibaraki]], Goddess of [[CoverIdentityAnomaly Lacking Disguise Knowledge]]''' (Kasen: [[MeaningfulName Ibaraki-douji]], [[MeaningfulRename Ibarakasen]], One-Armed Horned Hermit, The Hermit, Protagonist of the Main Part, One-Armed Horned Hermit Costuming Shrine Maiden of Hakurei Shrine, Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes, Covet! The Hermit Who Grants Wishes, Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit, Wile and Cunning Oni/Crafty and Treacherous Oni, Mountain Hermit | [[spoiler: Ibaraki-Douji’s Arm: The Inhuman Arm That Abandoned Virtue and Embraced Vice]])
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[[caption-width-right:350:From top left to right: Mukou the raijuu, Kume the eagle, Kasen, [[spoiler: Ibaraki-Douji’s Arm]]]]
* Greater Goddess (though prefers to mostly fight as an Intermediate Goddess)
** Halls to Ascend to: Hall of Identity Issues (House of Personality) and Hall of Disguises (House of Clothing)
* Symbol: A bandage-wrapped hand with a stemless pink rose in its open palm
* Theme Song: [[https://youtu.be/52xbP44bQA8 Battlefield of the Flower Threshold]]
* Alignment: TrueNeutral
* Portfolio: '''[[CoverIdentityAnomaly Having no idea what a “Taoist Hermit” actually is]], HermitGuru''', AmbiguouslyHuman, [[TheAlcoholic Sake Enjoyer]], TheBeastmaster, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Strange Ethics]], CompassionateCritic, HandicappedBadass, [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep Her Name Really Is “Kasen”]], HornedHumanoid, {{Oni}}, ProHumanTranshuman, PublicDomainCharacter, SweetTooth, WillfullyWeak
** [[spoiler:Ibaraki-Douji’s Arm: '''[[SealedEvilInACan Sealed Evil In An Arm]]''', DarkSecret, ObviouslyEvil, BloodKnight, VileVillainSaccharineShow, LiteralSplitPersonality, WalkingSpoiler]]
* Domains: Hermitry, Arms, Flowers, Animals
* Heralds: [[Characters/TouhouKaeidzukaPhantasmagoriaOfFlowerView Komachi Onozuka]] (shared with [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Eiki Shiki]]), [[Characters/TouhouChireidenSubterraneanAnimism Yuugi Hoshiguma]], [[Characters/TouhouSideGames Suika Ibuki]], her animals (Koutei the dragon, Kumei & Kanda the eagles, Mukou the raijuu, & Houso the tiger)
* Followers: [[Characters/YuGiOhCardGame Visas Starfrost]]
* Allies:
** The Sages of Gensokyo: [[Pantheon/TypesOfService Yukari Yakumo]], [[{{Pantheon/Teleporting}} Okina Matara]]
** Other [[Pantheon/TouhouProject Touhou]] deities: '''[[{{Pantheon/Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]]''', [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Marisa Kirisame]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith Sanae Kochiya]] (and by extension, Kanako Yasaka & Suwako Moriya), [[Pantheon/CommonColors Sumireko Usami]]
** Other deities: Most of the good- and neutral-aligned deities from the House of Pantheon/BeastsAndFauna (especially Rexxar), [[Pantheon/SurrogateRelationships Rem & Ram]], [[Pantheon/ColorCombinations The Masters of Spinjitzu]], [[Pantheon/TheatricVisuals Sr Pelo]], [[Pantheon/HardwareAndSoftware Ritsuka Fujimaru]], [[Pantheon/LimbsAndJoints Hassan of the Cursed Arm & Hellboy]],
* Enemies: [[spoiler:Herself (or rather, her cursed arm)]], the more hostile & malicious deities from the House of Beasts And Fauna (including [[Pantheon/BeastHandlers Chantel DuBois & The Dovahkiin]]), [[Pantheon/MannersOfRevival Tanya Von Degurechaff]], [[Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords Bibliomania Alice]], [[Pantheon/ObsceneActions Yuuki Terumi]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Odio]], [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations Gigyas]] & [[Pantheon/VillainousReputation Junko]], [[{{Pantheon/Advertising}} Brand X]], [[Pantheon/WeaponPlacement Adam Taurus]]
* Opposes/Opposed by: [[Pantheon/MannersOfAuthority Keiki Haniyasushin]], [[{{Pantheon/Titles}} Oriko Mikuni]]
* Respects: [[{{Pantheon/Swords}} Samuel Rodrigues]], [[Pantheon/WeaponPlacement Blake Belladonna]]
* Pities: [[Pantheon/PowerGainsAndLosses Yang Xiao Long]]
* Complicated Relationship: [[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower Byakuren Hijiri & Toyosatomimi no Miko]], [[Pantheon/{{Shapeshifters}} Nue Houjuu]], [[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} Youmu Konpaku & Yuyuko Saigyouji]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Ragna The Bloodedge]], [[Pantheon/LifeAndCreation Momotaro]]
* Self-proclaimed to be a hermit, Kasen Ibaraki is actually many things, and hiding so much more, behind her human-like appearance, ranging from being an oni, to being a Sage of Gensokyo. However, she would much prefer living life as it is now, taking in the beauty of normalcy and calm. Despite being a kind and helpful person, however, Kasen has quite a few dark shades to her disposition and process.
* Her ascension was arranged by Yukari and Okina as a result of everything that began happening with Gensokyo and its residents since [[{{Pantheon/Currency}} Chimata Tenykuu]]’s ascension. The fallout of that event has culminated in quite a turbulent series of events for the Touhou deities, both already and newly ascended. Yukari & Okina both knew that they really needed to step up their game and catch up with the modern times of the Pantheon, so they decided to enact a plan to ascend the last known member of the Sages.
** Kasen had been mainly hanging around Reimu’s shrine up until the day she would be ascended, when both Yukari & Okina showed up before her to request her aid in something. This unnatural reunion obviously made the hermit suspicious, especially knowing of the events that occurred since the market goddess’ ascension, but given her duties as a Sage, she accepted. Once they passed through the Land of the Back Door, they found themselves at the Pantheon/CourtOfTheGods, and suddenly Kasen knew- she had mainly known of the things that recently transpired, but never got involved as she wasn’t ascended. Yukari and Okina were gonna change that, much to the annoyance of the hermit.
* Regarding Reimu, Kasen is one of her closest true friends and allies, alongside Marisa…a feeling not so reciprocated by the shrine maiden at first. She once saw Kasen as an annoyance, but over time, she grew to learn and like her quite a bit. Kasen also served as TheMentor to Reimu, [[spoiler: guiding and training her for when she has to seal away her cursed arm again,]] helping her raise more money for the Hakurei Shrine, and other such tribulations. They don’t always see eye-to-eye on things, but they are very much in agreement to them whrn it comes down to it.
** Kasen, by extension, is also friends with quite a fair bit of Reimu’s camaderie. Marisa is a strong supporter of Kasen’s mentorship to Reimu, which while made the shrine maiden annoyed, it also pleased the hermit. Sanae is pretty much a neighbor to Kasen, as they both live on Youkai Mountain, and are also friendly with each other. With Sumireko, though, things are slightly more tense (especially given [[VideoGame/TouhouShinpirokuUrbanLegendInLimbo what Sumireko did]]), but they still have an amicable relationship, sometimes finding excuses to visit the Outside World.
** As a Sage of Gensokyo, she has a sworn duty to maintain the land of fantasy and its integrity. However, of the trio, she is probably the most vocal when it comes to expressing her opinions on the others. Kasen, like Reimu, finds Yukari to be cowardly and annoying, pestering and bothering others into stopping or starting things for her. She echoes this for Okina as well, as well as citing that she has an idea on the inner workings of that secret god’s mind. However, in the end, she still regards them as allies, as they are just as much protectors as she is.
** Is weirded out a little by Miko’s strange infatuation towards her. Well, Kasen does call herself a “Taoist Hermit”, so it would make sense that Miko would be asking for advice from someone like her, right? Well, she may not really know the full extent of what Taoism is, but her affinity with animals and nature as well as her kindhearted personality have made her quite a fond character in the Crown Prince’s eyes and mind. Kasen isn’t sure of what to make of all of this, really.
* Ever since her ascension, Kasen has begun wandering around as usual, looking for new experiences. This has resulted in quite a few new friends and foes for her to juggle.
** The House of Beasts And Fauna welcomed the hermit with open arms (or paws? Appendages?), making her an honorary member of the House. Rexxar in particular respects her quite a lot, as she is a beastmaster in her own right, also having tamed 5 beasts like him as well as being a hermit. The rest of the Beasthood, and by extension most of the House, are also respectful of Kasen, and are more than willing to take her side if she ever is put in a tight situation.
** Howled with laughter upon seeing Sr Pelo's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sOAkdu3tRo recreation]] of the events that occurred within the [[VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil Scarlet Mist Incident]]. She found his playful artstyle and animation to be very endearing, as well as its tongue-in-cheek and slapstick humor sparsed with clever soundclips and effects. For a day or so, it was all Kasen can talk about to Reimu and co., who while annoyed at first, eventually decided to watch the video themselves. Since then, Sr Pelo had become a celebrated icon in Gensokyo, and is one of the few deities who have been allowed in and out of it freely without reprecussion.
** Not all is fine and dandy for the hermit, however, as there are always going to be obstacles in her life. She had been made aware of some recent threats to Gensokyo and its residents, such as Tanya, Alice ([[OverusedRunningGag not Margatroid]]), Brand X, Terumi, and older foes like Odio. She’s also found some rather unscripulous characters in the House of Beasts & Fauna, like Chantel [=DuBois=] and in her opinion, The Dovahkiin. To Touhou deities in particular, Kasen is quite a critic towards Keiki Haniyasushin, thiugh given their respective stances on animals, this shouldn’t come as a surprise; it’s also not surprising that Junko would be an enemy of Kasen’s as well, given that the divine spirit is in association with [[TheDreaded Gigyas]].
* Not many people beyond those from Gensokyo know that Kasen is actually an oni. But if you’ve researched Kasen’s last name, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibaraki-d%C5%8Dji Ibaraki]], then it does become a bit more obvious as to what she actually is. Her supposed actual identity became one that quite a few took notice of.
** Rem & Ram, two fellow oni in the Pantheon, became acquainted with Kasen through [[Pantheon/RangedWeapons Sakuya Izayoi]]. The hermit felt bad for Rem’s current condition, and adds herself to the growing list of deities who’ll help them whenever she can to restore Rem’s memories. Kasen was also acquainted with the Masters of Spinjitzu through the oni servants, who were, again, surprised to find more friendly oni in the Pantheon now, but have since become friends with her.
** Ritsuka Fujimaru, the master of Chaldea, was quick to locate Kasen, as they suspected that she was ''their'' Ibaraki-Douji. Though that wasn't really the case for Ritsuka, Kasen herself was rather unnerved of their description of Ibaraki-Douji[[spoiler:, it deeply reminds her of herself, especially when she merged with her arm to truly become Ibaraki-Douji herself]]. Thankfully, though, when the two oni did meet in Ritsuka's temple, no true animosity emerged, as they instead recounted their respective pasts without much judgment. Since then, both Ibarakis, as well as Ritsuka, have become friends.
** A deity that gives Kasen some pause is Momotaro, who along with animal companions of his own, took to taking down an island full of oni. While she was more concerned about the oni that had dealt the damage first, she was wary that Momotaro's skills with a blade are not to be underestimated. The boy himself also expressed concern about Kasen, [[spoiler: as she is Ibaraki-Douji although not as evil nor powerful without her true right arm,]] but was still nonetheless rather rattled at such a powerful oni could be around in the Pantheon- and that's not counting Kasen's heralds...
* Kasen has a myriad of abilities at her disposal, learned from her many years. Ranging from hiding her home in different ways (potentially similar to how Miko does with Senkai), channeling and manipulating light spheres, [[FlashStep instantaneous movement]], and of curse, incredible strength. She also is in possession of a magical box/cup that seems to have the ability to cure its drinker's ailments and wounds completely as well as grant them strength, but in return, their disposition becomes similar to that of an oni's. For the former, the manipulation of light orbs has gotten her the attention of ne of Miko's training buddies, Oriko Mikuni, but the hermit doesn't think too highly of her despite both of them having a bond with the Crown Prince. The House of Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases are quick to ask Kasen for samples of medicinal salve from her box, but she refuses to budge when it comes to that, as she states that there's other, and probably better, alternatives that they can explore first.
* [[spoiler:Kasen's main reason for training and mentoring Reimu was so that the shrine maiden can be prepared to strike her, or rather her evil self that was sealed in her severed right arm, down, so that said arm can be resealed.]] Kasen had planned quite extensively to pull this off, much like how her other fellow Sages have pulled off extensive plans of their own. Since her ascension, she has had many aspects of those events reflected in many of the deities she has seen and met with.
** Ritsuka, learning of Kasen's previous plight, referred her to the Hassan With The Cursed Arm to spend some time with. They both have cursed right arms, though compared to Kasen with hers being cut off and [[spoiler:housing her malicious and evil side]], the Hassan's right arm houses a full-on demon, and is attached to him still. Another such friendship would be struck with Hellboy, in the same house as Hassan, also with a cursed right arm. They both also happen to choose to leave behind what they used to be and become better people- and they do like animals, with Hellboy having a fondness for cats while Kasen is much less specific on her likings.
** Once watched on Sumireko's phone how Samuel Rodrigues brutally slashed off Raiden's arm, and was piqued. She wondered if that, in the unlikely event the seal for her right arm would be removed, she can call upon Sam's help instead. While their first meeting was normal and they were friendly about it, he did bring up the heated moments between Yang, Blake, and Adam, especially with the fall of Beacon. She then encountered the aforementioned trio, one by one, over the course of the following day. While she sympathized with Yang's situation and what resulted from it, she doesn't hold Adam to that degree, but maintains as much neutrality with the other as possible.
* Did you know that Kasen got banned from the House of {{Pantheon/Food}} for a few days? Many cite it as an incident caused on purpose, but the actual events were much simpler than that. The hermit once was at that House to get some food and talk to some of Reimu’s other friends, when she caught whiff of Ragna’s cooking. After a bit of chat about [[spoiler: living with cursed arms that can make them evil if unleashed/unsealed and]] and how good Ragna’s cooking is (which, of course, he didn’t [[LargeHam ham]] about), she took him to meet with her correspondents- Yuyuko and Youmu, both ghosts. [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Naturally, Ragna freaked out about seeing ghosts, which in turn caused Youmu to freak out about ghosts as well]], and now both have their weapons drawn, shrink-eyed and scared. However, Ragna in particular laid eyes at a table where Byakuren Hijiri and her disciples sat- including Nue; his fear becoming rage, he took off and went to assault the alien for that nasty scare she inflicted upon him a while back, which devolved into a brief but full blown battle across the House. [[{{Scapegoat}} And then everyone but Ragna & Nue (who blamed each other) pinned the situation on Kasen, the only noncombatant in that whole ordeal]]; thankfully, Eiki and co. knew what actually happened, and only gave a light sentencing to the hermit in the form of a three-day ban.
--> '''Yukari:''' That’s the spirit! Now you’ve really become a resident of Gensokyo!
--> '''Okina:''' An impressive feat, indeed- what an incident you’ve managed to cause, Ibaraki.
--> '''Kasen, annoyed:''' Another word from either of you and I’m going to apply intense percussive therapy on your smug faces.
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'''[[{{Franchise/TouhouProject}} Kasen Ibaraki]], Goddess of [[CoverIdentityAnomaly Lacking Disguise Knowledge]]''' (Kasen: [[MeaningfulName Ibaraki-douji]], [[MeaningfulRename Ibarakasen]], One-Armed Horned Hermit, The Hermit, Protagonist of the Main Part, One-Armed Horned Hermit Costuming Shrine Maiden of Hakurei Shrine, Menace! The Hermit Who Listens to Wishes, Covet! The Hermit Who Grants Wishes, Taoist-Minded and Animal-Loving Hermit, Wile and Cunning Oni/Crafty and Treacherous Oni, Mountain Hermit | [[spoiler: Ibaraki-Douji’s Arm: The Inhuman Arm That Abandoned Virtue and Embraced Vice]])
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[[caption-width-right:350:From top left to right: Mukou the raijuu, Kume the eagle, Kasen, [[spoiler: Ibaraki-Douji’s Arm]]]]
* Greater Goddess (though prefers to mostly fight as an Intermediate Goddess)
** Halls to Ascend to: Hall of Identity Issues (House of Personality) and Hall of Disguises (House of Clothing)
* Symbol: A bandage-wrapped hand with a stemless pink rose in its open palm
* Theme Song: [[https://youtu.be/52xbP44bQA8 Battlefield of the Flower Threshold]]
* Alignment: TrueNeutral
* Portfolio: '''[[CoverIdentityAnomaly Having no idea what a “Taoist Hermit” actually is]], HermitGuru''', AmbiguouslyHuman, [[TheAlcoholic Sake Enjoyer]], TheBeastmaster, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Strange Ethics]], CompassionateCritic, HandicappedBadass, [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep Her Name Really Is “Kasen”]], HornedHumanoid, {{Oni}}, ProHumanTranshuman, PublicDomainCharacter, SweetTooth, WillfullyWeak
** [[spoiler:Ibaraki-Douji’s Arm: '''[[SealedEvilInACan Sealed Evil In An Arm]]''', DarkSecret, ObviouslyEvil, BloodKnight, VileVillainSaccharineShow, LiteralSplitPersonality, WalkingSpoiler]]
* Domains: Hermitry, Arms, Flowers, Animals
* Heralds: [[Characters/TouhouKaeidzukaPhantasmagoriaOfFlowerView Komachi Onozuka]] (shared with [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Eiki Shiki]]), [[Characters/TouhouChireidenSubterraneanAnimism Yuugi Hoshiguma]], [[Characters/TouhouSideGames Suika Ibuki]], her animals (Koutei the dragon, Kumei & Kanda the eagles, Mukou the raijuu, & Houso the tiger)
* Followers: [[Characters/YuGiOhCardGame Visas Starfrost]]
* Allies:
** The Sages of Gensokyo: [[Pantheon/TypesOfService Yukari Yakumo]], [[{{Pantheon/Teleporting}} Okina Matara]]
** Other [[Pantheon/TouhouProject Touhou]] deities: '''[[{{Pantheon/Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]]''', [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Marisa Kirisame]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith Sanae Kochiya]] (and by extension, Kanako Yasaka & Suwako Moriya), [[Pantheon/CommonColors Sumireko Usami]]
** Other deities: Most of the good- and neutral-aligned deities from the House of Pantheon/BeastsAndFauna (especially Rexxar), [[Pantheon/SurrogateRelationships Rem & Ram]], [[Pantheon/ColorCombinations The Masters of Spinjitzu]], [[Pantheon/TheatricVisuals Sr Pelo]], [[Pantheon/HardwareAndSoftware Ritsuka Fujimaru]], [[Pantheon/LimbsAndJoints Hassan of the Cursed Arm & Hellboy]],
* Enemies: [[spoiler:Herself (or rather, her cursed arm)]], the more hostile & malicious deities from the House of Beasts And Fauna (including [[Pantheon/BeastHandlers Chantel DuBois & The Dovahkiin]]), [[Pantheon/MannersOfRevival Tanya Von Degurechaff]], [[Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords Bibliomania Alice]], [[Pantheon/ObsceneActions Yuuki Terumi]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Odio]], [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations Gigyas]] & [[Pantheon/VillainousReputation Junko]], [[{{Pantheon/Advertising}} Brand X]], [[Pantheon/WeaponPlacement Adam Taurus]]
* Opposes/Opposed by: [[Pantheon/MannersOfAuthority Keiki Haniyasushin]], [[{{Pantheon/Titles}} Oriko Mikuni]]
* Respects: [[{{Pantheon/Swords}} Samuel Rodrigues]], [[Pantheon/WeaponPlacement Blake Belladonna]]
* Pities: [[Pantheon/PowerGainsAndLosses Yang Xiao Long]]
* Complicated Relationship: [[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower Byakuren Hijiri & Toyosatomimi no Miko]], [[Pantheon/{{Shapeshifters}} Nue Houjuu]], [[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} Youmu Konpaku & Yuyuko Saigyouji]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Ragna The Bloodedge]], [[Pantheon/LifeAndCreation Momotaro]]
* Self-proclaimed to be a hermit, Kasen Ibaraki is actually many things, and hiding so much more, behind her human-like appearance, ranging from being an oni, to being a Sage of Gensokyo. However, she would much prefer living life as it is now, taking in the beauty of normalcy and calm. Despite being a kind and helpful person, however, Kasen has quite a few dark shades to her disposition and process.
* Her ascension was arranged by Yukari and Okina as a result of everything that began happening with Gensokyo and its residents since [[{{Pantheon/Currency}} Chimata Tenykuu]]’s ascension. The fallout of that event has culminated in quite a turbulent series of events for the Touhou deities, both already and newly ascended. Yukari & Okina both knew that they really needed to step up their game and catch up with the modern times of the Pantheon, so they decided to enact a plan to ascend the last known member of the Sages.
** Kasen had been mainly hanging around Reimu’s shrine up until the day she would be ascended, when both Yukari & Okina showed up before her to request her aid in something. This unnatural reunion obviously made the hermit suspicious, especially knowing of the events that occurred since the market goddess’ ascension, but given her duties as a Sage, she accepted. Once they passed through the Land of the Back Door, they found themselves at the Pantheon/CourtOfTheGods, and suddenly Kasen knew- she had mainly known of the things that recently transpired, but never got involved as she wasn’t ascended. Yukari and Okina were gonna change that, much to the annoyance of the hermit.
* Regarding Reimu, Kasen is one of her closest true friends and allies, alongside Marisa…a feeling not so reciprocated by the shrine maiden at first. She once saw Kasen as an annoyance, but over time, she grew to learn and like her quite a bit. Kasen also served as TheMentor to Reimu, [[spoiler: guiding and training her for when she has to seal away her cursed arm again,]] helping her raise more money for the Hakurei Shrine, and other such tribulations. They don’t always see eye-to-eye on things, but they are very much in agreement to them whrn it comes down to it.
** Kasen, by extension, is also friends with quite a fair bit of Reimu’s camaderie. Marisa is a strong supporter of Kasen’s mentorship to Reimu, which while made the shrine maiden annoyed, it also pleased the hermit. Sanae is pretty much a neighbor to Kasen, as they both live on Youkai Mountain, and are also friendly with each other. With Sumireko, though, things are slightly more tense (especially given [[VideoGame/TouhouShinpirokuUrbanLegendInLimbo what Sumireko did]]), but they still have an amicable relationship, sometimes finding excuses to visit the Outside World.
** As a Sage of Gensokyo, she has a sworn duty to maintain the land of fantasy and its integrity. However, of the trio, she is probably the most vocal when it comes to expressing her opinions on the others. Kasen, like Reimu, finds Yukari to be cowardly and annoying, pestering and bothering others into stopping or starting things for her. She echoes this for Okina as well, as well as citing that she has an idea on the inner workings of that secret god’s mind. However, in the end, she still regards them as allies, as they are just as much protectors as she is.
** Is weirded out a little by Miko’s strange infatuation towards her. Well, Kasen does call herself a “Taoist Hermit”, so it would make sense that Miko would be asking for advice from someone like her, right? Well, she may not really know the full extent of what Taoism is, but her affinity with animals and nature as well as her kindhearted personality have made her quite a fond character in the Crown Prince’s eyes and mind. Kasen isn’t sure of what to make of all of this, really.
* Ever since her ascension, Kasen has begun wandering around as usual, looking for new experiences. This has resulted in quite a few new friends and foes for her to juggle.
** The House of Beasts And Fauna welcomed the hermit with open arms (or paws? Appendages?), making her an honorary member of the House. Rexxar in particular respects her quite a lot, as she is a beastmaster in her own right, also having tamed 5 beasts like him as well as being a hermit. The rest of the Beasthood, and by extension most of the House, are also respectful of Kasen, and are more than willing to take her side if she ever is put in a tight situation.
** Howled with laughter upon seeing Sr Pelo's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sOAkdu3tRo recreation]] of the events that occurred within the [[VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil Scarlet Mist Incident]]. She found his playful artstyle and animation to be very endearing, as well as its tongue-in-cheek and slapstick humor sparsed with clever soundclips and effects. For a day or so, it was all Kasen can talk about to Reimu and co., who while annoyed at first, eventually decided to watch the video themselves. Since then, Sr Pelo had become a celebrated icon in Gensokyo, and is one of the few deities who have been allowed in and out of it freely without reprecussion.
** Not all is fine and dandy for the hermit, however, as there are always going to be obstacles in her life. She had been made aware of some recent threats to Gensokyo and its residents, such as Tanya, Alice ([[OverusedRunningGag not Margatroid]]), Brand X, Terumi, and older foes like Odio. She’s also found some rather unscripulous characters in the House of Beasts & Fauna, like Chantel [=DuBois=] and in her opinion, The Dovahkiin. To Touhou deities in particular, Kasen is quite a critic towards Keiki Haniyasushin, thiugh given their respective stances on animals, this shouldn’t come as a surprise; it’s also not surprising that Junko would be an enemy of Kasen’s as well, given that the divine spirit is in association with [[TheDreaded Gigyas]].
* Not many people beyond those from Gensokyo know that Kasen is actually an oni. But if you’ve researched Kasen’s last name, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibaraki-d%C5%8Dji Ibaraki]], then it does become a bit more obvious as to what she actually is. Her supposed actual identity became one that quite a few took notice of.
** Rem & Ram, two fellow oni in the Pantheon, became acquainted with Kasen through [[Pantheon/RangedWeapons Sakuya Izayoi]]. The hermit felt bad for Rem’s current condition, and adds herself to the growing list of deities who’ll help them whenever she can to restore Rem’s memories. Kasen was also acquainted with the Masters of Spinjitzu through the oni servants, who were, again, surprised to find more friendly oni in the Pantheon now, but have since become friends with her.
** Ritsuka Fujimaru, the master of Chaldea, was quick to locate Kasen, as they suspected that she was ''their'' Ibaraki-Douji. Though that wasn't really the case for Ritsuka, Kasen herself was rather unnerved of their description of Ibaraki-Douji[[spoiler:, it deeply reminds her of herself, especially when she merged with her arm to truly become Ibaraki-Douji herself]]. Thankfully, though, when the two oni did meet in Ritsuka's temple, no true animosity emerged, as they instead recounted their respective pasts without much judgment. Since then, both Ibarakis, as well as Ritsuka, have become friends.
** A deity that gives Kasen some pause is Momotaro, who along with animal companions of his own, took to taking down an island full of oni. While she was more concerned about the oni that had dealt the damage first, she was wary that Momotaro's skills with a blade are not to be underestimated. The boy himself also expressed concern about Kasen, [[spoiler: as she is Ibaraki-Douji although not as evil nor powerful without her true right arm,]] but was still nonetheless rather rattled at such a powerful oni could be around in the Pantheon- and that's not counting Kasen's heralds...
* Kasen has a myriad of abilities at her disposal, learned from her many years. Ranging from hiding her home in different ways (potentially similar to how Miko does with Senkai), channeling and manipulating light spheres, [[FlashStep instantaneous movement]], and of curse, incredible strength. She also is in possession of a magical box/cup that seems to have the ability to cure its drinker's ailments and wounds completely as well as grant them strength, but in return, their disposition becomes similar to that of an oni's. For the former, the manipulation of light orbs has gotten her the attention of ne of Miko's training buddies, Oriko Mikuni, but the hermit doesn't think too highly of her despite both of them having a bond with the Crown Prince. The House of Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases are quick to ask Kasen for samples of medicinal salve from her box, but she refuses to budge when it comes to that, as she states that there's other, and probably better, alternatives that they can explore first.
* [[spoiler:Kasen's main reason for training and mentoring Reimu was so that the shrine maiden can be prepared to strike her, or rather her evil self that was sealed in her severed right arm, down, so that said arm can be resealed.]] Kasen had planned quite extensively to pull this off, much like how her other fellow Sages have pulled off extensive plans of their own. Since her ascension, she has had many aspects of those events reflected in many of the deities she has seen and met with.
** Ritsuka, learning of Kasen's previous plight, referred her to the Hassan With The Cursed Arm to spend some time with. They both have cursed right arms, though compared to Kasen with hers being cut off and [[spoiler:housing her malicious and evil side]], the Hassan's right arm houses a full-on demon, and is attached to him still. Another such friendship would be struck with Hellboy, in the same house as Hassan, also with a cursed right arm. They both also happen to choose to leave behind what they used to be and become better people- and they do like animals, with Hellboy having a fondness for cats while Kasen is much less specific on her likings.
** Once watched on Sumireko's phone how Samuel Rodrigues brutally slashed off Raiden's arm, and was piqued. She wondered if that, in the unlikely event the seal for her right arm would be removed, she can call upon Sam's help instead. While their first meeting was normal and they were friendly about it, he did bring up the heated moments between Yang, Blake, and Adam, especially with the fall of Beacon. She then encountered the aforementioned trio, one by one, over the course of the following day. While she sympathized with Yang's situation and what resulted from it, she doesn't hold Adam to that degree, but maintains as much neutrality with the other as possible.
* Did you know that Kasen got banned from the House of {{Pantheon/Food}} for a few days? Many cite it as an incident caused on purpose, but the actual events were much simpler than that. The hermit once was at that House to get some food and talk to some of Reimu’s other friends, when she caught whiff of Ragna’s cooking. After a bit of chat about [[spoiler: living with cursed arms that can make them evil if unleashed/unsealed and]] and how good Ragna’s cooking is (which, of course, he didn’t [[LargeHam ham]] about), she took him to meet with her correspondents- Yuyuko and Youmu, both ghosts. [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Naturally, Ragna freaked out about seeing ghosts, which in turn caused Youmu to freak out about ghosts as well]], and now both have their weapons drawn, shrink-eyed and scared. However, Ragna in particular laid eyes at a table where Byakuren Hijiri and her disciples sat- including Nue; his fear becoming rage, he took off and went to assault the alien for that nasty scare she inflicted upon him a while back, which devolved into a brief but full blown battle across the House. [[{{Scapegoat}} And then everyone but Ragna & Nue (who blamed each other) pinned the situation on Kasen, the only noncombatant in that whole ordeal]]; thankfully, Eiki and co. knew what actually happened, and only gave a light sentencing to the hermit in the form of a three-day ban.
--> '''Yukari:''' That’s the spirit! Now you’ve really become a resident of Gensokyo!
--> '''Okina:''' An impressive feat, indeed- what an incident you’ve managed to cause, Ibaraki.
--> '''Kasen, annoyed:''' Another word from either of you and I’m going to apply intense percussive therapy on your smug faces.
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