History Pantheon / Planning

* Doc Scratch has some aggrievances with The Incubators considered their abilities to manipulate without lying almost as good as his, he is against them trying to prolong the lifetime of the Universe. Since he has to wait for the universe the Pantheon is in to end naturally, since trying to end it prematurely will just have him be foiled by Deities far more powerful than him, prolonging the heat death of the Pantheon's universe is delaying his master's inevitable summoning. How did he lower their Contracting amount? By gathering as many clips of their Contracts as he could, using his Omniscience for ExactWords and Word of Mouth, and gathered clips of Magical Girls becoming Witches. Then, he hacked into nearly every broadcasting media, be it radio, computer, etc, and revealed EVERYTHING, including how Homura Akemi has caused needless problems for many other villains and it is their fault, putting both a target on the back of the Incubators and Homura. [[TheBadGuyWins And it went perfectly.]] Their successes in contracting others HAVE decreased.

* Theme Songs: [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/scratch-2 Scratch]], [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/baroqueback-bowtier-scratchs-lament-2 Baroqueback Bowtier (Scratch’s Lament)]], [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CiwajO6_LQI White Host, Green Room]], [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/worst-end WORST END]]

* Doc Scratch completely immune to the powers of [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} The Narrator]] and [[Pantheon/{{Mentalism}} The Mob]] due to his status as a First Guardian. Not only do their orders not work on Doc Scratch at all, but the option to order him around doesn't even exist. They can't tell him what to do. Guardians can never be told what to do. Neither the {{reality warp|er}}ing kind, nor the ordinary kind who raise kids in houses. It's a universal law of reality. [[BerserkButton This pisses off]] the Narrator to no end. (The Mob is too chaotic to have an opinion about this). The Narrator is ESPECIALLY pissed about Doc Scratch's ability to [[HostileShowTakeover take over the narrative]], seeing as he did so for Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} for a decent chunk of Act 5. Monika is quite envious that he is able to ignore the script and being told what to do, but has [[HeelFaceTurn moved past]] the HostileShowTakeover stuff. Yet, she doesn’t want to go near Scratch, and he has not taken any interest in her.

"[[white:You rang? That was a joke. Of course you didn't. I don't have a doorbell. Haa haa, hee hee, hoo hoo.]]

[[white:Please come in.]]"

'''[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Doc Scratch]], The One [[ThanatosGambit Whose Plan's Final Step was his Own Death]]''' (Lil Call, Mirthful Messiah, White Text Guy, Mr. Vanilla Milkshake, An Excellent Host, [[VideoGame/{{Hiveswap}} The White Man]])
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* First Guardian (Equivalent to a Greater God, near Overdeity)
* Symbol: a Cue Ball
* Theme Song: [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/scratch-2 Scratch]] and [[https://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/baroqueback-bowtier-scratchs-lament-2 Baroqueback Bowtier (Scratch's Lament)]]
* Alignment: LawfulEvil
* Portfolio: '''[[ThanatosGambit Planning His Death]]''', [[TheOmniscient Being Borderline Omniscient]], [[SmugSuper Being Incredibly Smug and Powerful]], Being TheChessmaster, [[CardCarryingVillain Making It Very Clear He is Evil]], [[ManipulativeBastard Successfully Manipulating EVERYONE]], [[TheCorrupter Corrupting a Peaceful Species Into a Warfaring Race]] [[FinalSolution AND Setting Up Their Extinction]], [[AbusiveParents Being a HORRIBLE]] ParentalSubstitute, Speaking Entirely in White, [[FriendlyEnemy Being a Friendly Enemy Despite Being a]] CompleteMonster, [[VillainsNeverLie Never Lying]], [[ExactWords But Never Needing To]], [[HostileShowTakeover Successfully Taking Over the Narrative for Awhile]], [[NighInvulnerability Being Nigh Invulnerable]], [[NonHumanHead Having a Cue Ball for a Head]], {{Satanic Archetype}}s
* Superior: [[Pantheon/NonAthleticSports Lord]] [[Pantheon/ParadoxesAndTimeLoops English]]
* Allies: [[Pantheon/EvilActions Davros]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalism}} Tzeentch]], [[Pantheon/MonsterTypes The Brainspawn]], [[Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords Bill Cipher]]
* Enemies: Andrew Hussie, [[Pantheon/WindAndAir John Egbert]], [[Pantheon/OtherPowers Dirk Strider]], [[Pantheon/{{Romance}} The Trolls]], [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation Lucy]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndSpace The Doctor]], [[Pantheon/FictionalExpies Professor Paradox]], [[Pantheon/{{Family}} Piccolo]], [[Pantheon/EmotionalCombat Asura]], [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} The Incubators]]
* Opposed by: [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} The Narrator]], All of the good members of the House of Pantheon/{{Family}}.
* Special Guest: [[Pantheon/PlainNeutral The MSPA Reader (AKA You)]]
* Annoyed with: Those who have the power over [[PowerOfTheVoid the Void]]
* {{Unwitting Pawn}}s: [[Pantheon/{{Metafiction}} Strong Bad]], His enemies from Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}, the exception being [[Pantheon/{{Workmanship}} Andrew Hussie]]
* Doc Scratch came to the Pantheon with the single goal of summoning his master; the demon Lord English. This requires two things; his death, caused due to Lord English's summoning involving using him as a host, and the end of the universe (and every possible instance of said universe). However, due to Lord English being able to time travel, being summoned at the end of the universe is hardly an inconvenience. In fact, it was Lord English that created [[Pantheon/MaximumSecurity Lil Cal]], a puppet required for Doc Scratch's creation. Needless to say, Doc Scratch is quite positive the summoning will be a success. After all, [[YouCantFightFate the demon is already here]].
** However, Doc Scratch fully realizes that any plan to end the universe early would be suicidal; there are plenty of deities who would oppose him, [[WorldofBadass many who far more powerful than him, and some whose intelligence rival even his omniscience]]. Therefore his plan has been simplified to ensuring his creation in the Pantheon and staying alive until the universe ends naturally. Fortunately for him, there doesn't seem to be any other instances of the Pantheon. It's one of a kind.
* Should be noted that [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Doc Scratch is only his nickname]]. His true name is only known to himself, Lord English and [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} The Felt]].
* Doc Scratch is a First Guardian. First Guardians are incredibly powerful creatures that gain [[RealityWarper reality warping powers]] and a near-endless source of power from [[StarPower an object called the Green Sun]], a sun made up of the mass of two universes that resides in an EldritchLocation [[PlaceBeyondTime beyond time]] called the Furthest Ring. If a First Guardian has a high enough intelligence, (which Doc Scratch has), the First Guardian will also have near [[TheOmniscient Omniscience]] as well.
** A First Guardians main purpose is to ensure the planet they are on's main sapient species plays the game Sburb once their technology levels can use the coding. This game is also where First Guardians come from, as the NPC equivalents of the game create the First Guardian for the planet playing the game using the blueprint of an artifact (or two, in Doc Scratch's case) and a genetic code that grants them access to the Green Sun's powers. The First Guardian is then sent to it's designated planet, back in time to the Planet's beginning.
** Since he was at the Pantheon since the beginning, [[TimeAbyss this makes Doc Scratch one of the Pantheon's longest-lasting residents]]. However, as far as Doc Scratch is aware, the Pantheon is not destined to play Sburb, meaning he had to use a different method to ensure his existence and bring Lil Cal out of the realm of nightmares.
*** Fortunately for him, getting Lil Cal was easy. He just needed someone who could make their nightmares reality and do it subconsciously. [[Pantheon/NarrativeGenres Haruhi]] was out, due to being in the impenetrable Main House and [[Pantheon/FriendshipDynamics Prismo]] was out due to what the [[PersonaNonGrata punishment was for giving him nightmares was]]. That left Strong Bad. Lord English put the Lil Cal nightmare into Strong Bad's head and then Doc Scratch gave Strong Bad an SB email asking him what the creepiest thing he could come up with was. Strong Bad answered with a drawn picture of Lil Cal and the only thing left to do after that was to see if Strong Bad's subconscious would [[RealityBleed make the doll a reality like it did with the band Limozeen, and Trogdor the Burnininator]]. [[AllAccordingtoPlan It did]]. [[Pantheon/FantasticalBeasts Luna]] took care of the nightmare shortly afterwards, so don't worry about Strong Bad having trouble sleeping.
*** The second part was getting the machinery that was used to bind the First Guardian Code with the Lil Cal and Magic Cue Ball blueprints to make his younger self. The difficult part was finding a scientist both [[MadScientist smart enough and evil enough]] to make the machine that would be a catalyst to summoning one of the most powerful and omnicidal Monsters to ever exist. Of course, being Omniscient, he knew who to get to help; Davros. With his help, The Felt were able to make Doc Scratch's younger self and send it to the past to when the planet was young.
* [[FauxAffablyEvil Although he is very polite, never lies and is an excellent Host]], do not be fooled. [[CompleteMonster There is NO line he won't cross to summon his master]] and it bears repeating that the requirement for summoning him is [[ApocalypseHow the end of the universe]] and that his master is a very evil man. One of his incarnations on Alternia was responsible for [[TheCorrupter turning what would have been a relatively peaceful race into group of cruel, war-hungry group of galactic conquerers]], and plotting the entire races deaths, and [[ManipulativeBastard was able to manipulate EVERYONE he met]], and [[TheChessmaster several he never even spoke to into doing what he wanted]]. [[LackOfEmpathy He really does not care about anyone]] and made his opinion on them quite clear;
-->"[[white:S u c k e r s .]]"
** Oh, that part about turning the race into a bunch of war-hungry conquerors? His tool he used to do that was a little girl, [[ParentalSubstitute who he basically groomed]] to do have a [[FateWorseThanDeath job and life that she hated]] so much that the only reason [[DriventoSuicide she didn't kill herself]] was because she was [[ImmortalityHurts cursed with immortality]] by Lord English and the only reason [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds she did her job]] was so [[DeathSeeker she could have the curse lifted and finally be able to die]]. [[AbusiveParents Said grooming included locking her in a room for most of her life, and whenever she tried to rebel, disciplining her with a broom and]] ''[[AbusiveParents teleporting her into space]].'' Needles to say, he is [[{{Understatement}} NOT liked]] by the good members of the House of Family.
*** Due to being one of the worst {{Parental Substitute}}s ever, the people who hate him the most are Piccolo, who is DISGUSTED at him, and Asura, who hates him because Scratch reminds him about how the Seven Deities used his daughter. Doc Scratch doesn't really think they are strong enough to kill him prematurely, [[NighInvulnerability since one of his incarnations was able to survive the destruction of the universe]], but they have caused enough problems that his first reaction to one of them approaching is to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere teleport himself and his temple somewhere far away from them]].
* Though Piccolo and Asura are annoyances, there are three others he considers genuine threats; The first is Lucy, since she is one of the few people who can actually damage his plans due to being as smart as he is.
** The other two are The Doctor and Professor Paradox, who, due to being just as skilled {{Time Master}}s as Lord English, are considered by him and Doc Scratch to be two of his biggest threats.
* Giving Doc Scratch a Rank was a little tough. As a First Guardian, the power he gets from the Green Sun is insane. One creature with the same power source was able to destroy a creature that embodied and contained an entire universe ([[https://www.homestuck.com/story/5083 and every possible instance of said universe]]), which should give him a rank of Overdeity. However, Doc Scratch, for all his power, seems to have only very passive abilities, such as teleportation, due to his biology basically being that of a puppet. He doesn't seem to have any attacks to actually use his power with and if he does, he hasn't shown them. Therefore he is stuck as a very high ranked Greater God.
* While borderline Omniscient, [[NotSoOmniscientAfterAll there are a few gaps in his knowledge]]. These come from three different things. Some gaps in his knowledge are simply there by design, as pillars for the foundation of his vast knowledge. Their main purpose is to tell him when to stop observing and when to start influencing things. He doesn't actually mind these as they give him things to figure out through deductions and his deductions are almost never wrong. And even if he doesn't deduct it, the answers alway come to him in time. The second cause comes from people who have powers related to the [[PowerOfTheVoid Void]], or more specifically, the Void's ability to obscure and destroy information. These ones actually piss him off to no end.
** The third cause comes from {{Author Avatar}}s. [[Webcomic/{{ParadoxSpace}} He once tried to play a game of chess against]] Andrew Hussie, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAIGgTfyh_A but it... didn't go very well]]. Omniscience blocking aside, he would have avoided them anyway. Whenever an AuthorAvatar is around him, he turns limp, easily damaged and lifeless due to technically being a puppet.
* When not manipulating people, or doing whatever he can to make the end of the universe come a little sooner, Doc Scratch enjoys playing games with people, notably chess. When asked if it is really that enjoyable to play a game when his near Omniscience means he knows every outcome and is pretty much guaranteed to win. Doc scratch has made his answer quite clear;
-->"[[white:Yes, yes! The answer is an unequivocal yes! I am always certain to win, and yet I play the game. I play the game and love every moment. Knowing the steps does not ruin the dance, it improves it! A worthy foe need not a challenge, the need only dance the dance.]]"
* Gets along VERY well with Tzeentch. Tzeentch is incredibly impressed with his manipulation skills, orchestrating a plan that involves two worlds, spread over two universes, perfectly. Doc Scratch enjoys his company, but has made it clear he has no intentions of being his follower of his; he has one master and one master alone
* Is completely immune to the powers of The Narrator and [[Pantheon/{{Mentalism}} The Mob]] due to his status as a First Guardian. Not only do their orders not work, the option to order him around doesn't even exist. They can't tell him what to do. Guardians can never be told what to do. Neither the [[RealityWarper reality warping]] kind, nor the ordinary kind who raise kids in houses. It's a universal law of reality. [[BerserkButton This pisses off]] the Narrator to no end. (The Mob is too chaotic to have an opinion about this).

** The Narrator is ESPECIALLY pissed about Doc Scratch's ability to [[HostileShowTakeover take over the narrative]], seeing as he did so for Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} for a decent chunk of Act 5.
* Has some aggrievances with The Incubators. While he considered their abilities to manipulate without lying almost as good as his, he is against them trying to prolong the lifetime of the Universe. Since he has to wait for the universe the Pantheon is in to end naturally, since trying to end it prematurely will just have him be foiled by Deities far more powerful than him, prolonging the heat death of the Pantheon's universe is delaying his master's inevitable summoning.
* Get's along well with Bill Cipher due to them both being knowledgeable manipulative {{Reality Warper}}s and for both Doc Scratch and his master reminding him of his Henchmaniac 8-ball.
* Is helping out The Brainspawn gain as much knowledge as possible, since they plan to destroy the Universe when they know everything. Everyone Wins! The only condition for his help is that they actually destroy the universe itself, not simply everything in it.
* [[Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder Has heard of the possibility of creating a Red Sun equivalent to the Green Sun]], with [[TimeMaster temporal powers]] instead of [[RealityWarper reality warping]] ones. He's not interested. From what he's heard, he would have to choose between the two power sources and Lord English already has all the time powers he needs while Doc Scratch is fine with the powers he already has.
* Is actually rather fond of [[Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff's]] antics and has even named his pistol after their stupidity; [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/3869 The Deudly]] [[https://www.homestuck.com/sweet-bro-and-hella-jeff/23 Firearm]].
** Said firearm is also one of the few things that can permanently kill Lord English due to firing cue balls related to [[KryptoniteFactor the Magic Cue Ball]]. Unfortunately for everyone else, Doc Scratch hasn't loaded the thing, since he knows he won't be needing to use it in the Pantheon.
* Has his own page.
** '''[[SelfDemonstrating/DocScratch > Be Doc Scratch]].'''

* Respects: The House of Pantheon/{{Craft}} and Pantheon/TheatreAndSpectacle, [[Pantheon/{{Mentalism}} Tzeentch]], Genghis Khan, [[Pantheon/{{Profession}} Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfPopularity Vincent Van Gogh]]

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'''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Adamska]], God of {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry''' (Adam, ADAM, Major Ocelot, Revolver Ocelot, Shalashaska, A Rival living a lie, Liquid Ocelot, Liquid's Doppelganger, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Lynx]], [[WebVideo/{{videogamedunkey Big Boss’s Father]], [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers John Carpenter]])

'''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Adamska]], God of {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry''' (Adam, Major Ocelot, ADAM, Revolver Ocelot, Shalashaska, A Rival living a lie, Liquid Ocelot, [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers John Carpenter]])

* Allies: Those who've he's struck deals with, which include [[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM Dr. Eggman]], [[Pantheon/{{Categorism}} Calvin Candie and Stephen]], [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Voldemort]], [[Pantheon/EffectsOfPopularity Lucius Malfoy]], [[Pantheon/{{Demons}} Pazuzu]], Grand Admiral Thrawn, [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Walter White]], [[Pantheon/{{Crime}} James Moriarty]], and anyone else who has made a deal with him

* Portfolio: [[AffablyEvil Very Respectful Even to Enemies]], '''[[AwesomenessByAnalysis Is Exceedingly Good at Analyzing People]]''', BadassInCharge, '''[[BoringButPractical Prioritizes Function over Form]]''', '''TheChessmaster''', CrazyPrepared, [[spoiler:[[TheExile Falsely]]]] [[TheExile Exiled By His Own People]], [[KickTheSonOfABitch Constantly Embarrasses Inept Imperials Under His Command]], '''[[ManipulativeBastard A Manipulative Strategist]]''', [[OnlySaneMan One of The Few Reasonable People in the Empire]], [[VillainousFriendship A Close Friend to Eli Vanto]], '''[[XanatosGambit Deliberately Allows Military Losses to Ensure A Later Victory]]''', [[XanatosSpeedChess Can Improvise When Necessary]]

*** Fortunately for him, getting Lil Cal was easy. He just needed someone who could make their nightmares reality and do it subconsciously. [[Pantheon/NarrativeGenres Haruhi]] was out, due to being in the impenetrable Pantheon/MainHouse and [[Pantheon/FriendshipDynamics Prismo]] was out due to what the [[PersonaNonGrata punishment was for giving him nightmares was]]. That left Strong Bad. Lord English put the Lil Cal nightmare into Strong Bad's head and then Doc Scratch gave Strong Bad an SB email asking him what the creepiest thing he could come up with was. Strong Bad answered with a drawn picture of Lil Cal and the only thing left to do after that was to see if Strong Bad's subconscious would [[RealityBleed make the doll a reality like it did with the band Limozeen, and Trogdor the Burnininator]]. [[AllAccordingtoPlan It did]]. [[Pantheon/FantasticalBeasts Luna]] took care of the nightmare shortly afterwards, so don't worry about Strong Bad having trouble sleeping.

* [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder He once decided to help out during the Incineration of Humanity]] by "possessing" one [[LightNovel/FateZero Waver Velvet]], though in the end he decided that the best course of action was to give Waver all of his knowledge and skills and let him do all of his work with his own knowledge while he sits on the background.

* Thus far he has failed to add the names of [[LightNovel/{{Baccano}} Issac Dian and Miria Harvent]] on the Death Note since it apparently has no effect on immortals.

* Allies: '''[[Pantheon/FriendshipDynamicsAToL Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei]], [[Pantheon/NormalCombat Zhao Yun]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Emotion}} Kenshiro]], [[Pantheon/MilitaryAndWarfare Sun Tzu]]

* Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/RoyaltyOther Cao Cao]], [[Pantheon/MilitaryAndWarfare Sima Yi]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} Sun Li]], Light Yagami

'''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Adamska]], God of {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry''' (Adam, Major Ocelot, ADAM, Revolver Ocelot, Shalashaska, Liquid Ocelot, [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers John Carpenter]])

'''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Adamska]], God of {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry''' (Adam, Major Ocelot, ADAM, Revolver Ocelot, Shalashaska, Liquid Ocelot)

'''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Adamska]], God of {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry''' (Adam, Major Ocelot, ADAM, Revolver Ocelot Shalashaska, Liquid Ocelot)

'''[[Characters/MetalGearSolid Adamska]], God of {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry''' (Adam, Major Ocelot, ADAM, Revolver Ocelot Shalashaska, Liquid Ocelot)

'''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Revolver Ocelot]], God of {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry''' (Shalashaska, Major Ocelot, Liquid Ocelot, [[spoiler:Adamska]])

* Alignment: ChaoticEvil [[spoiler:NOT! More of a brand of ChaoticNeutral]]

* According to rumors, he's also had a reputation amongst the House of Pantheon/{{Romance}}. No, it's not because he's a womanizer, but because of his taste on women, seeking his lifetime partner not because of looks, but more because of their talent ([[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant not that]] [[BuxomIsBetter kind of talent]]), symbolized with his mortal wife Huang Yueying ([[AdaptationalAttractiveness who in some forms... is quite a looker]]).

* Followers: [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW Slinger Ocelot]]

-->'''''Lex''': You dissected a psychic's brain, enlisted the morally bankrupt minds from the likes of Hollywood and comic books, and created an "alien invader" to murder three million people to unite the world...and you're SURPRISED that humanity hasn't stayed united? If you're the smartest man on your planet, I'd hate to meet the dumbest!''

* Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Light Yagami

** [[ComicBook/DoomsdayClock As it turns out]]... [[spoiler:it didn't last. The nations of the world are at each other's throats again and Ozymandias himself has brain cancer.]] Many gods berated Ozymandias for his shortsightedness and questioned if he ever considered the possibility that Dr. Manhattan's abandonment of humanity was ''not'' motivated by indifference.

* Followers: Slinger Ocelot (IDW Sonic)

* Followers: Slinger Ocelot.

* Enemies: Besides Light Yagami, [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Misa Amane]] and [[Pantheon/IntrovertFlaws Teru Mikami]], any deity that kills left and right, mostly the House of Pantheon/{{Villains}} and the House of Pantheon/{{Crime}}. Also hated by Religious deities for deciding his own moral code.

* Portfolio: [[TheChessmaster Chessmasters]], {{Magnificent Bastard}}s, {{Manipulative Bastard}}s, DeadpanSnarker, DevilInPlainSight, EvilChancellor, FromNobodyToNightmare, ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, HiddenAgendaVillain, LackOfEmpathy, LovableTraitor, NotSoHarmlessVillain, TheSociopath, SchmuckBait Personified, AmbitionIsEvil, [[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste Using Every Crisis and Piece of Chaos to his Advantage]].

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[[folder:Joseph Joestar]]
'''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Joseph Joestar]], God of [[CrazyEnoughToWork Unconventional Combat Techniques]]''' (The Second [[InSeriesNickname JoJo]], New York's [=JoJo=], [[{{Troll}} Trollseph Trollstar]], [[WebVideo/JoJosBizarreAdventureAbridged GDILF Magazine's Sexiest, Most Fuckable Grandpa]])
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[[caption-width-right:300:Joseph Joestar (age 17-18) in ''Battle Tendency'']]
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Joseph Joestar (age 79) in ''Diamond is Unbreakable'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/joseph_joestar_part_4_anime.png[[/labelnote]]]]
* Intermediate God
* Symbol: His clackers infused with the Ripple surrounded by his Stand, Hermit Purple.
* Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgH23pGZHA4 Bloody Stream]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7A7iAsxKho&list=UUiispHYMkIKhTLSFgpmA7sQ I'm In Control]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVNRYQ10IXk Overdrive]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_P_RznuEGs Appearance]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36RSuRPVO5w Day Job]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIyJjoAFbxY New York's JoJo]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpJWQlw9Xec Lovable Guy]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB8LcQucKyY Crazy My Beat]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLetT53GBLU "OH MY GOD, JAHHHHHHH!"]]
* Alignment: ChaoticGood
* Stand(s): Hermit Purple
* Portfolio: '''[[ContrastingSequelMainCharacter Couldn't be Any more Different from Jonathan]]''', [[TheAce Exceptionally Talented]] [[BrilliantButLazy but Slacks off Very Often]], JerkWithAHeartOfGold, HeroicBuild, [[LargeHam Being Over-The-Top]], '''[[CrazyEnoughToWork Fights in a very Unorthodox and Unusual Style]]''', [[GuileHero Using his Wits and Tricks to his Advantage]], [[CrazyPrepared Coming Up with Wacky Plans]] [[IndyPloy and Improvising them a Lot]], GeniusBruiser, [[{{Geek}} A Fan of Movies, Comic Books and Popular Music]], IconicSequelCharacter, [[IShallTauntYou Taunting his Enemies]], [[KnowWhenToFoldEm The Joestar Secret Technique]], [[{{Catchphrase}} "Next you'll Say..."]], [[GratuitousEnglish Blurting out English in Shocking Moments]], [[ThePowerOfTheSun Hamon User]], CoolOldGuy, PapaWolf, [[CombatTentacles His Stand, Hermit Purple]]
* Domains: Sunlight, Respect, Trickery, Taunting, Fun
* Heralds: Suzi Q Joestar (his wife), Smokey Brown (his friend).

** The Joestar Family: '''[[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Jonathan Joestar]]''', [[Pantheon/TaintedLove Erina Joestar]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAppearance Lisa Lisa]], '''[[Pantheon/PhysicalPowers Jotaro Kujo]]''', [[Pantheon/CriminalPunishment Jolyne Kujo]], [[Pantheon/{{Upbringing}} Josuke Higashikata]]
** From his Universe: '''[[Pantheon/{{Weapons}} Caesar Zeppeli]]''', [[Pantheon/CommercialArchetypes Robert E.O. Speedwagon]], [[Pantheon/TechnologicalExperts Rudolph von Stroheim]], [[Pantheon/MagicCasters Muhammad Avdol]], [[Pantheon/CharacterAdaptations Noriyaki Kakyoin]], [[Pantheon/EmotionalCombat Jean-Pierre Polnareff]]
** Other Allies: [[Pantheon/GamingNarratives Chrom]], [[Pantheon/LustfulActs Issei Hyodo]], [[Pantheon/{{Celebration}} Kiriya Kujo]], [[Pantheon/RangedWeapons Green Arrow]], [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} Carol Anne Freeling]], [[Pantheon/{{Students}} Johnny Lawrence]], [[Pantheon/{{Despondency}} Yuri Nakamura, Raiden]], [[Pantheon/ChildhoodAndAdolescence Baby]] [[Pantheon/CourageAndVirtue Bink]]
* Rivals: [[Pantheon/NamingReferences Wamuu]], [[Pantheon/RoboticsAndMachinery Canti]]
* Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Dio Brando]]''', '''[[Pantheon/NamingReferences The Pillar Men]]''' (Excluding Whammu), [[Pantheon/{{Explosives}} Yoshikage Kira]], [[Pantheon/NarrativeActions Count Dracula]], [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Castlevania Dracula]], [[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Count Orlok]] and other Evil Vampires, [[Pantheon/FightingMindsets Balrog]], [[Pantheon/{{Laughter}} The Joker]]
* Fan Of: [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Superman]], [[Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes Batman]], [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Spider-Man]], [[Pantheon/{{Musicality}} The Beatles]]
* Grandson and son of the late Jonathan and George Joestar respectively, Joseph was raised by his grandmother Erina and close friend Robert E.O. Speedwagon. He displayed massive talent and skills in using Hamon, but Joseph was not really motivated and tended to slack off to messing around in New York City... until Speedwagon was kidnapped by Nazis to awaken the Pillar Men and Joseph was confronted by former ally Straizo, prompting Joseph to travel to Europe to seek training from Hamon master Lisa Lisa and meeting Caesar Zeppeli, a young descendant of Jonathan's master, William Anthonio. Together with some unexpected allies, they worked to retrieve the Red Stone of Aja from the Pillar Men. Even with the death of Caesar, Joseph continued on, ultimately [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] to defeat Kars... except he didn't really die. He was scheduled to return to New York to reunite with his family and friends, even secretly marrying Suzi Q during his recovery period. Suzi QQ apparently forgot to send a mail about Joseph's survival. HilarityEnsues.
** [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Decades later in the 1980s]], Joseph would embark on another adventure, this time to save his daughter Holly and accompanied by his grandson, Jotaro Kujo and a group of young men and a dog, after Holly was contracted by a Stand that began to sap her life-force. Soon enough, they came into blows against Dio Brando, who had survived his last encounter with Jonathan. Despite ''numerous'' close calls and the deaths of half of their comrades, they succeeded with defeating Dio and restoring Holly's health.
* Due to a series of events revolving around a particular type of arrow, those that are shot by it are imbued with the power to harness a spiritual entity to fight alongside its user, known as Stands. Joseph possesses Hermit Purple, which takes on the appearance of a vine, covered with thorns. While they ideally can be used as grappling hooks to swing around, trip opponents and be used in a defensive sort of way, their main strength is allowing Joseph to see precognitive images in photographs and television. Of course, he can also infuse Hermit Purple with Hamon to provide an extra offensive edge when need be. Compared to other stands, Hermit Purple stands out by being very unorthodox in both appearance and function.
* Joseph ascended into the Pantheon sometime after Jotaro did, though he had no ill will about his grandson making it first. That said, Joesph came along in his youthful iteration when he fought against the Pillar Men, much to his surprise as he expected to come in his elderly phase. Not long after, he went along in his own fun-filled adventure around the Pantheon, wanting to experience whatever new hobbies and lore he could.
* Despite his laid-back attitude, Joseph is actually one of the most talented and most successful of his lineage. Granted he did defeat a quartet of muscle-men who themselves posed a threat to humankind, but the fact that he's lasted up to [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable the events of Morioh]] is a feat none of the Jojo's has been able to replicate as of now. If there was a singular LongRunner in the Joestar Dynasty, it's Joseph.
** Still, his greatest strength is his [[IndyPloy habit of coming up with ideas and strategies in the middle of a critical situation]] and utilize them [[CrazyEnoughToWork in the most unorthodox of ways]]. He primarily uses Hamon when it comes to combat, with his own Stand, Hermit Purple, being more suited for environmental and/or escaping measures, though is just as good at deceiving and tricking opponents.
* He was ''really'' happy to see his grandfather and Caesar ascend. While the other Joestars and their allies elected a similar response, neither of them had the same emotional impact as those two did, especially considering how Jonathan never met his grandson and Caesar died without having any meaningful last conversation with Joseph.
** Jonathan, however, is not all too happy to learn that his descendants are very very different from him, and not in a good way either. Joseph doesn't escape this, what with the fact that he dodged a lot of responsibility back in his youth and cheating on Suzi Q's back during the 80s. Still, Jonathan is proud of Joseph of managing to save the world from the Pillar Men and Dio and for keeping the Joestar Family preserved for so long. Caesar is similarly happy to see that Joseph avenged his death and kept onto his promises.
* Is a pretty big fan of popular culture in general, with comic books being at the top of the list. It's not a surprise when Joseph squeed upon meeting Superman and Batman, though the ''bizarre'' part came when he asked if he could join the Justice League under the moniker of "Trickstar", much to Clark and Bruce's chagrin. That said, he did get along quite easily with Green Arrow, often messing around with lame jokes and puns during their off-time.
** That said, Batman is rather impressed with Joseph's fighting skills and determination and has had him invited on a few missions every now and then, mainly because Joseph's combat analysis is something Bruce can take notes on and prove useful against stronger opponents. To Batman, his experience with Joseph, while somewhat annoying and childish, can work out in his favour thanks to Joseph's talents. To Joseph himself, it's another ''Bizarre Adventure''.
* Is at a very awkward situation towards the House of Pantheon/LoveAndAffection because of his affair towards Tomoko Higashikata, which did ''not'' bode well with Suzi Q. Whenever Joseph visits the House, most of the residents just stare in bewilderment towards him. Aphrodite doesn't mind him and occasionally acts playfully towards him. Probably because Aphrodite herself is not a stranger to having romantic connections without someone else's consent.
** Still, it should be said that Joseph did save Suzi Q back when she was suddenly invaded by Eisidisi, plus she nursed him back to health after the final fight against Kars. And that he isn't necessarily hated by the House of Love if Aphrodite hasn't proven it as of yet. Still, Joseph treads a thin line, despite being a popular ladies man.
* It has been advised that Joseph should ''not'' be in the seat of any vehicle. At one point, he tried to get on board of ''Thunderbird 1'', only to get forcibly removed by the Tracys. When Joseph asked what was the deal about it, many of the Gods had to step in and say every vehicle he piloted was [[CaptainCrash destroyed]] in some capacity, especially planes. Joseph blushed awkwardly... before running off to pilot another plane instead. Results were... predictable, much to everyone's dismay.
* His Hamon powers make him a [[WeakenedByTheLight threat]] against the Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Sub-House in general, with Count Orlok taking him very seriously. Still, Joseph was surprised to see a rather sizable amount of Vampires who weren't evil (then again, all the vampires he did meet were bad). He has no ill will towards the good or neutral aligned ones but has made it clear that any evil vampire that gets in his way will learn hard.
* He loves a lot of contemporary music (of his time) and has gone to see concerts of The Beatles, Freddie Mercury and many other famous music artists of the 60s-80s. However, the fact that the Pillar Men are named after notable bands (Music/TheCars, Music/{{ACDC}} and Music/{{Wham}} respectively) had Joseph somewhat bewildered for quite some time. Oddly enough, there was an instance of Joseph jamming into some Wham music at one point, much to Wammu's curiosity. He also enjoys Music/WeirdAlYankovic, often citing his sense of humour and musical style.
* His tendency to trick people got him to make a quick accomplice with Yuri Nakamura. The two often times try to find ways to troll their friends every once in a while, with Yuri coming up with multiple elaborate schemes to prank the SSS Battlefront Crew, something which made Joseph proud. Not long after, Green Arrow himself would join along, though Joseph and Yuri themselves really hesitate in trying out his (in)famous chilli.
* Another one of Joseph's odd Pantheonic experiences involved Carol Anne Freeling. This was mainly due to the fact that Carol Anne, with her ability to see ghosts in television projections, allowed her to see Stands, which was unheard of regarding non-Stand users. Hearing that Yoshikage Kira [[WouldHurtAChild would try to kill Carol Anne]] for learning about his powers (and inadvertently messing with his "ordinary" life), Joseph and Jotaro decided to look after the little girl for her protection. Kira himself already had a lot of beef with Joseph, given how he clashed against Joseph's son, Josuke, who along with his friends were able to hold off Kira.
** In the midst of all this, Joseph was able to get along with Carol Anne, who manages to become rather happy and content around his presence, a trait that is rare for Carol Anne. This earned Joseph some sort of respect from fatherly figures in the Pantheon like Chrom. Turns out, Joseph is pretty good at handling and looking after kids, considering how he had to deal with baby Shizuka alongside his son, Josuke. That said, he only babysat Carol Anne out of protecting her and usually prefers to travel around. [[PapaWolf But if anyone dares to harm a child within his presence]]...
** However, if there was one baby that really pushed Joseph to the edge regarding babysitting, Baby Bink may be sitting at the top. For fun, Joseph decided to ask the Cotwell's to look after their son. Instead, he found himself enlisting in what could be his most stressful time in the Pantheon that had nothing to do with villains. He chased Baby Bink all the way to the House of Pantheon/{{Crime}}. He feared using Hermit Purple would harm the kid and by the end of it, he declared he might as well have a drink with the [[Pantheon/JokesAndPranks Three Stooges]], [[Pantheon/ComedyGenres Tom, Jerry]] and [[Pantheon/FightingStyles Kazuma Kiryu]], seeing as they all struggled to get one baby boy out of harm's way. Not to mention the fact that he was making a fool out of himself throughout all of it.
*** Still, Baby Bink did like Joseph for his overall goofiness, if that's worth some sort of compensation and his parents took it a sign that he would like to see Joseph babysit him again. Joseph thinks that while Baby Bink may be the single most annoying baby he's dealt with, he's still willing to protect him regardless.
* Has a sort of OddFriendship with Issei Hyodo and Raiden. In the former's case, he shares Joseph's same unconventional fighting tactic and the two of them are notable heroes despite their rather questionable approach with girls, though Joseph is open in admitting that Issei does earn the affection of the girls that he looks after in the Occult Research Club. In the case of the latter, Raiden can understand Joseph's plight regarding ParentalAbandonment and Joseph somewhat reminds him of Johnny Cage. Not to mention, as Joseph got older, [[Creator/RichardEpcar they started to sound alike]].
* Expect him to say [[{{Catchphrase}} "Next you'll say..."]] at some moment as a means to let his opponents know they've been outwitted and for them to repeat what Joseph said, followed by a BigWhat, usually as a means to troll them and underscore their defeat. Something which Kars has never truly gotten over with, and now that he's back, he's ''very'' willing to dice Joseph apart.
* Once had a rather... interesting experience with a Tequila outfit, which he tried to use as infiltration. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNN4IEeV66s&t=3s Many of Joseph's allies and adversaries took note of his looks]] and are utterly flabbergasted. To make matters worse, his old self [[OldShame isn't all too impressed either]], thinking what on earth was he thinking. As for the Pantheon, well... Joseph hasn't said much, although there are rumours of a crossdresser in a Tequila makeover in the House of Pantheon/{{Costumes}}.
''"A true magician... NEVER REVEALS HIS SECRET! EAT THIS!"''
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[[folder:Robin (''Fire Emblem'')]]
'''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Robin]], Deity of [[ChessmasterSidekick Loyal Tacticians]]''' (The (other) Avatar, My Unit, Reflet, Bubbles, The Tactician ([[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Magician]]), [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Tome-toting Strategist]], High Redeemer, [[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes High Deliverer, Mystery Tactician]])
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[[caption-width-right:350:Robin's Male default appearance]]
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* Intermediate God/dess
* Symbol: The symbol for the [[LimitBreak Ignis]] skill. Normally, it would be [[spoiler:the Mark of Grima]], but s/he agreed with Chrom that it would be better to use something else instead.
* Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss8_Om7trGs Id (Serenity)]] most of the time, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsi541fat7w Id (Purpose)]] [[ThemeMusicPowerUp when the chips are down.]]
* Alignment: NeutralGood
* Portfolio: AmnesiacHero, [[spoiler:AntiAntiChrist, [[ApocalypseMaiden The vessel of the Fell Dragon]]]], BadassBookworm [[BadassLongcoat in a nice coat]], [[AFatherToHisMen A Parent to Their Men]], [[TheStrategist Strategy]], [[CrazyPrepared Crazy-Effective Preparations]], [[LauncherOfAThousandShips Very popular with men and women]], [[MagicKnight Using magic and swordplay simultaneously]], ScrewDestiny.
* Domains: Amnesia, Tactics, [[GuileHero Leadership, Communication]]
* Herald: His/her child, Morgan
* High Priest: [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Armin Arlet]]
* Allies: