| 1 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''House of Pantheon/LegacyAndInfluence'' '''Index'''\ |
| 2 | '''Influential Figures''' | Pantheon/PredecessorsAndMentors | Pantheon/{{Successors}}]] -]]] |
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| 6 | !Overdeities |
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| 8 | [[folder:Richard Nixon (The Monument Mythos)]] |
| 9 | '''[[WebVideo/TheMonumentMythos Richard Milhous Nixon]], God of [[HistoricalDomainSuperperson Superpowered Historical Figures]]''' (The Moon God, Man of Steel, God) |
| 10 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nixonmm1.png]] |
| 11 | [[caption-width-right:320:Nixon as witnessed by the Apollo 11 crew]] |
| 12 | * Overdeity |
| 13 | * Symbol: A trinity of a lunar crescent, skull of the Horned Serpent and a miniature of Alcatraz |
| 14 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLVHuvmawWw Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring]] |
| 15 | * Alignment: TrueNeutral |
| 16 | * Portfolio: WalkingSpoiler, HistoricalDomainCharacter [[HistoricalDomainSuperperson That Became Superpowered]], [[RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman Richard Nixon]] [[AlternateHistory The Failed Presidential Candidate]] Turned PhysicalGod and RealityWarper, {{Expy}} of Dr Manhattan, DeityOfHumanOrigin, [[HumansAreBastards Has A Low Opinion Of Humanity]] [[BoomerangBigot Despite Having]] [[WasOnceAMan Been Human]], [[GreaterScopeVillain Greater Scope]] AntiVillain, TheHermit, AlienNonInterferenceClause, [[MesACrowd Created Three Beings Out Of Himself To Test Mankind]], [[spoiler:[[LastOfTheirKind One Of The Only Humans To Survive The Great Division]], LegacyCharacter]], TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt |
| 17 | * Domains: Alternate History, Higher Beings, Historical Figures, Tests, Neutrality, Divinity |
| 18 | * Special relationship with: '''[[Pantheon/AlignmentChanges The Last Son of Alcatraz]]''' |
| 19 | * Complicated relationship with: [[Pantheon/FacialAttributes The head of/President of Earth Richard Nixon]] (his AlternateSelf), '''[[Pantheon/InfluentialFigures James Dean (The Monument Mythos)]]''' (his [[FriendlyRivalry friendly rival]]) |
| 20 | * Observed by: [[Pantheon/NarrativeSettings The SCP Foundation]] |
| 21 | * Interests: '''[[Pantheon/ReasonsForDeath John F Kennedy]]''' ([[AlternateHistory possibly]] his 1960 rival and former political friend), [[Pantheon/SingularSymbolism Edward Blake/the Comedian]] |
| 22 | * Interested in: [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} The Son and the Daughter]], [[Pantheon/FamilyDysfunctions Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader]], [[Pantheon/FictionalExpies Robert Reynolds/the Sentry/the Void]], [[Pantheon/RegretAndShame Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Odio]] |
| 23 | * Allies: '''[[Pantheon/PowerArchetypes Jon Osterman/Doctor Manhattan]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} The Father]], [[Pantheon/CrossoversAndReferences the Monitor]], [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Clockwork]], [[Pantheon/TimeTravelling Chronoa]], [[Pantheon/FictionalExpies Professor Paradox]], [[Pantheon/{{Metafiction}} The Shadowy Author]], [[Pantheon/FantasticalJobs Uatu the Watcher]] |
| 24 | * On good terms with: [[Pantheon/ReligiousPractice Josiah Bartlet]], [[Pantheon/{{Weather}} Artemis, Selene]], [[Pantheon/FantasticalBeasts Princess Luna]] |
| 25 | * On speaking terms with: [[Pantheon/{{Beginnings}} Adam and Eve (Record of Ragnarok)]], [[Pantheon/OptimismAndPessimism Dracula (Hotel Transylvania)]] |
| 26 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/LegacyAndInfluence Abraham Lincoln]] (as [[ComicBook/{{Invincible}} The Immortal]] and [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime King of Mars]]) |
| 27 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Humanoids}} THE HORNED SERPENT]]''', '''[[Pantheon/ClothingTheme The Plutonian]], [[Pantheon/{{Derivatives}} The Batman Who Laughs]]''', [[Pantheon/RealAndLegendaryPastiches Wick]], [[Pantheon/HatredAndRancor Zamasu]], [[Pantheon/OtherDimensions Barbatos]], [[Pantheon/HorrorGenres the Alternates]], [[Pantheon/PlanetaryBodiesAndSatellites the Iris]], [[spoiler:[[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower Chuck Shurley]] ]] |
| 28 | ** One-sided on their part: [[Pantheon/CritiqueAndParody Black Dynamite]] |
| 29 | * Opposes: [[Pantheon/OtherDimensions Funny Valentine]] |
| 30 | * Respects: '''[[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman]], [[Pantheon/{{Superheroism}} Bruce Wayne/Batman]], [[Pantheon/{{Philosophy}} Diana of Themiscyra/Wonder Woman]]''' |
| 31 | * Disrespects: [[Pantheon/{{Derivatives}} Homelander]] (mainly his TV incarnation), [[Pantheon/NarrativeTone The Antagonist (Hatred)]], [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Frank Underwood]] |
| 32 | * Lawyer, member of the House of Representatives, senator, Vice President to Eisenhower, and presidential hopeful. Anyone familiar with UsefulNotes/RichardNixon knows this of him, and know he ran for the 1968 election. [[WebVideo/TheMonumentMythos But in another world]], [[AlternateHistory someone else proved the better candidate for president]]. Nixon and Dean were able to be friends, however the anomalies of their world would change Nixon. He would become a composite of Alcatraz matter and [[spoiler:following the Great Division]], become something akin to a god. Moving to a new universe he would become the Moon God, sending three extensions of himself as a test for humanity since he knew it was better if he stayed on the Moon. The Last Son of Alcatraz, the D-Day Knight and The Queen of the Lunarians formed a parallel to DC's Trinity, [[SuperheroHorror but everything went wrong]]. After all, [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters we were not kind to them]]. Eventually it got so out of hand that Nixon was forced to render that timeline as fiction, to prevent further suffering. The new timeline? None other than our own. |
| 33 | * To the alternate Nixon's initial horror, he found himself "made real" alongside [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds the broken Last Son of Alcatraz]], [[LegacyCharacter now the new Horned Serpent]]. That horror shifted to curiosity when he learned where exactly he was; the Trope Pantheon, a vast multiverse where practically any series and even some real life figures exist. This included another iteration of himself, the 31st century President of Earth, and his old political rival Jack Kennedy. To differentiate himself he prefers to go by the Moon God, as though he was once human he sees himself as something more and perceives the disembodied head of Nixon as the venal, embittered parts of himself he cast aside. Said self was perplexed and jealous at another Nixon being so mighty, musing "I've seen some pretty weird crap but you? [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Multiverse theory really is a bitch, isn't it]] [[{{Expy}} Dr Dickhattan?]]" The Moon God seeing his OTL self's presidency and downfall was...interesting. He has taken note of some presidents he doesn't recognize. He likes President Bartlet and he thinks Frank Underwood [[PresidentEvil is a lot more disgraceful]] than even the notoriety of his OTL counterpart. However Funny Valentine gets the brunt of his ire as it was his jingoistic, America first mindset that led to the Last Son's abuse and mind control in Vietnam. |
| 34 | * To avoid causing more problems for humanity, or humanity misusing his powers, the superpowered Richard Nixon has chose to stay in his temple on the Moon. He will only leave the Moon [[GodzillaThreshold should the situation absolutely require it]], such as to contain the Horned Serpent so [[spoiler:it doesn't destroy the world like it did to his own]]. A supernatural seventies-style phone capable of instant communication and speech in the vacuum is present at his person so he can talk to other deities. He has gotten a lot of communication from President Kennedy, whom presumably also defeated him in the Deanverse if Dean's "37th president" status is any indication[[note]]of course, John D Rockefeller was also a president in the Deanverse[[/note]] as he's quite curious to see what a RealityWarper version of his old rival is up to. He gets a bit choked up when Dean calls him because while they parted on good terms, Nixon did engineer James Dean's death in the Nixonverse as part of his plan. [[AntiVillain Of course, even his nefarious actions here often had a good reason for it]]. |
| 35 | * Though he has no interest in worship and avoids many of the egotistical trappings his power has, this version of Richard Nixon prefers to go by the Moon God as more of a matter of fact and to distance himself from his human roots. However, while he goes by the Moon God he ''isn't'' a GodOfTheMoon; he just lives on it. Since he lives on it he does have a fair bit of contact with [[GodOfTheMoon moon goddesses]] and he will give them help if they need be, however he's not "involved in their politics" and only really talks with them for the company. He has a much closer connection to an alien resident that keeps their eye on the Earth while swearing not to intervene, except in cases of emergencies; Uatu, the Watcher. The Moon God doesn't want the tragedy of his extensions to repeat in any way, so he has chosen to work with the Watcher to keep order. One deity they are mutually observing is Odio and his various incarnations, as his story of a great menace born out of humanity's evils is very similar to the Last Son of Alcatraz's story. |
| 36 | ** As he lives on the Moon, he is also a contemporary of [[Pantheon/FieldsOfScience Eirin Yagokoro]], [[Pantheon/FantasticalBeasts Reisen Udongein Inaba]], [[Pantheon/PlotPoints Princess Kaguya]], [[Pantheon/MusicalCompositions Magnolia Arch]] and [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAppearanceAndBiology Chang'e]]. Nixon had started wondering if he should move to another celestial body to avoid accidentally messing his own plans up by interacting with them, but those worries went away as his time in the Trope Pantheon has made him more sociable. He did give them a word of warning, though; should the Lunarians he created ascend, there might be some sort of argument because of their differing views on humanity. |
| 37 | * When it came to determining who would get the trope "HistoricalDomainSuperperson", one man suggested he should have a trope change; Grigori Rasputin. He was countered by saying that they have similar tropes, so perhaps Rasputin could be a more general take while the Moon God can be a more specific incarnation. Besides, it was almost unanimous nobody wanted the controversy of the OTL Nixon ascending. [[spoiler:Technically the Moon God is an Alcatraz-based clone, but since he has all of Deanverse Nixon's memories and personality he still counts as a Richard Nixon]]. Some have also noted that the trope fits a number of people from the Pantheon/FateSeries, however he only does chit-chat at most with Servants because [[WasOnceAMan he doesn't see himself as human anymore]]. Interestingly, there's another president, and member of the Republican Party, that also has memories of being a superhuman; Abraham Lincoln. As the Immortal or the King of Mars he has a rivalry of sorts with the Moon God, as they have differing views on humanity and what is the best. Some think the Moon God is actually jealous of Lincoln for "getting it right", but if it's true he's not leaving any hint. |
| 38 | * While he doesn't see himself as human anymore, he still thinks of himself as Richard Nixon and he has used his powers to observe some other interesting variations of himself. He figured out why Black Dynamite hates him [[Film/BlackDynamite because that version tried to emasculate the black community]]. The Moon God insists he's not racist like Black Dynamite, though he pointed out that his poor view on humanity is still a prejudice, [[BoomerangBigot and a hypocritical one]]. Given what happened to his three "extensions", it isn't an unfair viewpoint that he has. It helps that he isn't a misanthrope on the level of, say, Zamasu, who he rightly considers a threat to the universe, and in turn Zamasu considers a human with the powers of a god to be utterly blasphemous. That said, he does see Adam and Eve as having potential to change his mind. The Dracula from Hotel Transylvania muses that perhaps he has another interest given his Quaker beliefs when he was still mortal. Having regained his faith in humanity, the Moon God considers him a person of interest and will consider giving him his phone number to discuss things with. |
| 39 | * His three extensions, that being the Last Son of Alcatraz, the D-Day Knight and Luna, Queen of the Lunarians. They are clear [[{{Expy}} expies]] of DC's Trinity of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, and they went mad in their own ways. That said they tend to be on the more sympathetic side of the CorruptedCharacterCopy angle compared to, say, the Plutonian who the Moon God sees as a maniac who he should intervene and stop [[spoiler:before he awakens his true RealityWarper potential]]. Or Homelander (mainly his TV incarnation given he is more malicious) who the Moon God regards as an embarrassment. Of course, being in the Trope Pantheon means that he is able to meet the superhero trinity in person. He holds nothing but respect for them for, despite everything that they've had to deal with, retaining their heroic spirit and convictions. And the fact they in turn are loved (especially Superman)? This has not fully swayed his outlook on humanity, but it has him see hope in them yet. However, he also fears that perhaps [[AnalogHorror there was something wrong with his reality]] that their worlds lacked. |
| 40 | * There are a couple of other [[SupermanSubstitute Superman parallels]] that, due to reminding him of the Last Son, are individuals he has chosen to observe. One is Omni-Man, who he muses is somewhat of a contrast in that he used to be a VillainWithGoodPublicity in the guise of a Superman, only to prove he had humanity and gradually improve as a person. The other, and the one Nixon has the most vested interest in, is the Sentry. Much like both the Last Son and the D-Day Knight he has potential for good and greatness, but his unstable personality and dark side makes him vulnerable...the Moon God has witnessed [[WhatIf a universe]] where the Void took full control and laid waste to that reality; the very kind of scenario he averted by fictionalizing his reality after the Last Son lost it. While observing them he noticed that he too was observed, by none other than the SCP Foundation. They have classified him as an Type-Green, Keter-class anomaly that might go to explain [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-2736 the SCP-2736-1 and SCP-2736-2 cases]]. Some have nicknamed him as SCP-2736-0 but it's not official. The Moon God has chosen to ignore them, but not before warning them they should be cautious with how they treat anomalies [[NiceJobBreakingItHero lest their callousness cause an unavoidable XK-Class Scenario]]. He should know; he witnessed it himself. |
| 41 | * Richard Nixon himself is a parallel to another superhero, or maybe superhuman is a more accurate term; Jon Osterman, or Dr Manhattan. Once a man [[TranshumanAbomination that became a transcendent entity]], distanced from humanity. For Dr Manhattan this ennui comes from [[NonLinearCharacter his higher perspective]]. The Moon God is one of few who comes close to truly understanding each other, musing "we both tried to make life in a place less complicated". [[spoiler:Dr Manhattan didn't just make JLA expies, but outright altered the DC Universe's timeline as part of his experiment]]. The Moon God found it interesting that [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} his counterpart]] was the one to authorize Dr Manhattan's involvement in the Vietnam War, [[AlternateHistory winning it there]] and securing terms even past [[Pantheon/{{Luckiness}} FDR's]] record. Having served for Nixon, the Comedian was both shocked and intrigued to see him be a Dr Manhattan equivalent in another timeline. |
| 42 | * The friendship he had with Dr Manhattan and the conversations he had with DC's Trinity led him to learn of a being that gained a similar power, known as the Darkest Knight. Or as he's more well-known, the Batman That Laughs. This twisted embodiment of [[ShadowArchetype everything Batman feared he would become]] puts the D-Day Knight and the Last Son of Alcatraz to shame in superheroes that went very, ''very'' bad and his desire to reshape creation into his nightmarish image, [[ForTheEvulz all out of a compulsive lust for suffering]], has had the Moon Knight declare him [[EvilerThanThou a greater menace than even the Crescent King and the Horned Serpent]]. The Batman That Laughs [[CardCarryingVillain takes this as a compliment]], and has rather shamelessly stated [[PassThePopcorn the tragedy of the Nixonverse was one of his best movie nights]]. The Moon God had also learned of the dark underbelly of creation that TBWL comes from, and the dark god Barbatos who seeks to drag existence into the Dark Multiverse. One of the alternate Nixon's private fears is that the Nixonverse itself was a faraway part of the Dark Multiverse, and that is the ''real'' reason why everything went wrong. It's highly unlikely as Barbatos' influence doesn't go that far, but he hasn't ruled it out. |
| 43 | * The Moon God is among the most powerful beings to originate from the AnalogHorror franchise. Unlike the Horned Serpent, Iris or "Gabriel", he is not malevolent; and he despises them for it. There's a sort of {{Foil}} like relationship between "Gabriel" and the apotheosized Nixon, as they are both god-like figures however "Gabriel" is a DemiurgeArchetype who uses his powers to rule the world and subvert God's creation, while the Moon God is closer to being an actual {{God}} parallel and tries to act tactfully, being an AntiVillain while the Mandela Catalogue's Satan is a CompleteMonster. Even if he doesn't thing humans are all that kind, [[AlwaysChaoticEvil the Alternates are far worse]]. So's the Iris for that matter, and he curses it as a being like the Horned Serpent and Special Trees for "turning a normal universe [[CosmicHorrorStory into one of madness]]". He is contemplating fictionalizing the settings should they prove wholly compromised as the Nixonverse did. As the Moon God is an Overdeity, the Alternates don't take this threat lightly. |
| 44 | * He isn't any more fond of the pantheon's official DemiurgeArchetype, Wick, either, as his childish sadism in playing with people's lives serves as a lesson in what not to do with playing the role as a god. [[spoiler:He is not amused by Chuck Shurley's treatment of His creation as a TV show, and how He reacted when things went off-script]]. Seeing the many cosmic, celestial dickheads has motivated the Moon God into siding with those who try to keep balance and order to the cosmos, a list of which includes Chronoa, Clockwork, Professor Paradox (to prevent timelines [[spoiler:like his original one]] from going off the rails) and the Father of the Mortis Gods. Out of them, he only considers the Father a true friend because he can relate to him due to the chaos that their children can cause. Though the Force isn't a concern of the Moon God, he is interested in its intricacies and has been observing the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. One wonders if he may see some of his extensions [[FallenHero in him]]. |
| 45 | * As he had rendered the Nixonverse as fiction, there's inevitably an honorary position in the Hall of Pantheon/{{Metafiction}} for him. However, the Moon God is like the Crimson Chin in that his is NoInnerFourthWall; having been reborn in the Trope Pantheon he can now perceive the "real world" of which Ed Dwight made the Nixonverse a comic book series, but is unaware of what Deadpool knows; that said "real world" is but a FramingDevice and still fictional, [[BreakingTheFourthWall as the Trope Pantheon ultimately is]]. This massive [[RealityWarper reality bending]] is something he would only consider using if he finds a world excessively bleak and hopeless...so perhaps he will render [[VideoGame/{{Hatred}} "the Antagonist"]] as fiction. Probably not, since [[MemeticMutation he's not important]]. The Authors from ''WebComic/BobAndGeorge'' are of more importance to him because of [[AuthorPowers their specific, metafiction-based powers]]. Having witnessed the Cataclysm and working to avert it, the Shadowy Author sympathizes with the Moon God's plight and they have chosen to collaborate to prevent the tragedies of the Nixonverse from spilling out to the larger multiverse now that it has partially de-fictionalized in the Trope Pantheon. |
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| 48 | !Greater Gods |
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| 50 | [[folder:Evolto/Blood Stalk/Kamen Rider Evol]] |
| 51 | '''[[Series/KamenRiderBuild Evolto]], God of [[INeedYouStronger Needing Others to Get Stronger]] and [[CreateYourOwnHero Creating the Hero]]''' ([[InconsistentSpelling Evolt]], Soichi Isurugi, Blood Stalk, Kamen Rider Evol, Masakuni Mido) |
| 52 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/krbu_evolcobra_phase1_0.png]] |
| 53 | [[caption-width-right:250:Evol Cobra Form (Phase 1)]] |
| 54 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see Evolto as Blood Stalk]]\ |
| 55 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/krbu_blood_stark_7.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 56 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see Evolto's true form]]\ |
| 57 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/evolt.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 58 | * Greater God, Lesser as Blood Stalk, borderline Overdeity in his complete form |
| 59 | * Symbol: The [[https://pre00.deviantart.net/83d6/th/pre/i/2018/119/a/d/kamen_rider_evol_logo_by_zeronatt1233-dca63ls.png Kamen Rider Evol]] emblem. Alternatively, the [[https://pre00.deviantart.net/e3bc/th/pre/f/2018/041/6/9/blood_stalk_by_markolios-dbtbh33.png Blood Stalk]] emblem |
| 60 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LsbZ-e1328 EVOLUTION ]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdrgm78jeOM Ready Go!!～Burning My Soul～Evolution～Accelerated X Linking 21st build mix～]] |
| 61 | * Alignment: ChaoticEvil, possibly ChaoticNeutral in his tamer moments or when [[EnemyMine teaming up with the heroes]] |
| 62 | * Portfolio: [[AliensAreBastards Bastard Alien]], OmnicidalManiac, [[PlayingBothSides Manipulating Everybody]], [[SnakesAreSinister Cobra Motifs]], [[{{Sadist}} Enjoying Causing Pain to Others]], [[UnrealisticBlackHole Creating Black Holes]], PlanetEater, PersonOfMassDestruction, ManipulativeBastard, [[HumanityIsInfectious Becoming More Human in a Bad Way]], SmugSnake, HiddenAgendaVillain, [[BigBad Being Responsible For Everything Wrong]], [[DemonicPossession Possessing Others to Get Stronger]], ConsummateLiar, TheCorrupter, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Does A Lousy Job]] [[RunningGag At Making Coffee]], [[CompleteMonster Utterly Depraved]] [[HazyFeelTurn Turned]] MagnificentBastard. |
| 63 | * Domains: Destruction, Death, Space, Science |
| 64 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/UnorthodoxCombat Both]] [[Pantheon/PersonalityMisc Nyarlathoteps]], [[Pantheon/RuinAndDestruction King Ghidorah]], [[Pantheon/{{Transformations}} Fri]][[Pantheon/PhysicalPowers eza]], [[Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery Ragyo Kiryuin]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude Lord Dominator]], [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Yuuki Terumi]], [[Pantheon/{{Science}} Professor Hojo, Ryoma Sengoku]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Dimentio]], [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Monokuma and Junko Enoshima]], [[Pantheon/AfterlifeEntities Ryuk]] |
| 65 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/WeaponWielding The Build Kamen Riders]]''' and all other Toku heroes, '''[[Pantheon/{{Siblings}} Killbus]]''', [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers Martian Manhunter]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Rei Hino/Sailor Mars]], [[Pantheon/AirBasedTravel Silver Surfer]], [[Pantheon/GenderSexMiscellaneous Samus]] [[Pantheon/CharacterReveals Aran]], [[Pantheon/PlanetaryBodiesAndSatellites John Carter]], [[Pantheon/DCComics Green Lantern Corps]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality The Doctor]], [[Pantheon/LivingWeapons Altera]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Hearts]] ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg even]] Sojiro Sakura), [[Pantheon/TypesOfMechas Tony Stark]], [[Pantheon/{{Underclothes}} Ryuko Matoi and Senketsu]] |
| 66 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Tha]][[Pantheon/ConquestAndConquerors nos]], [[Pantheon/SpaceManipulation Sirius]] |
| 67 | * A member of the mysterious race of PlanetLooters known as the Blood Tribe, Evolto destroyed many planets across the galaxy as well as the ancient civilization of Mars before being sealed away from his powers by the Mars Queen Vernage. Coming to Earth, Evolto founded the evil organization Faust and manipulated nearly everybody to regain his powers by increasing their Hazard Levels. He was also the reason for the creation of Sento Kiryu aka Kamen Rider Build, whom Evolto used to be fully completed. However, Sento would ironically also be the one to bring his downfall. |
| 68 | * Currently Evolto only has access to his Phase 1 to 4 forms with no way to achieved his true form since there's no Black Pandora Panel in the Pantheon. This hasn't deterred the planet destroyer as he been scheming a way to regain his completed form and has allied himself with several evil scientists in pursuit of this goal. Among these include Ryoma Sengoku and Professor Hojo, whom Evolto sees as suitable replacements for his former ally Nariaki Utsumi. |
| 69 | ** One attempt of restoring his ultimate power was with the Infinity Stones when he learned they were used to wipe out half of the universe. Evolto couldn't help but laugh at the reason it happened in the first place was because Thanos wanted to impress Death. And he thought humans were petty beings. |
| 70 | * [[OhCrap Evolto has not taken too well]] to the recent arrival of the heroic Riders from his home series. This is due to the fact while he ''was'' able to [[TheChessmaster manipulate all sides of that world into doing his bidding]], he is still '''extremely''' aggravated at the fact that [[spoiler:[[DramaticIrony they turned HIM into their]] {{unwitting pawn}} by using the energies [[HoistByHisOwnPetard he's been gathering from all of the planets he's destroyed into a power source for the creation of a new world]]]]. Knowing that he was very lucky that his [[Recap/KamenRiderBuildNEWWORLDKamenRiderCrossZ brother's unexpected arrival]] [[spoiler:paved the way for his restoration]], the alien destroyer has decided not to confront the FourManBand on account of their recent EnemyMine and has chosen to wait things out like he's done before [[FatalFlaw his human emotions get the better of him]]. |
| 71 | * After learning the existence of so many worlds after entering the Pantheon, he been trying to find an easy way to travel to those worlds so he will be able to devour their planets and increase his strength. |
| 72 | * Since he did destroy Mars' civilization, Evolto has earn the ire of many Martian deities, including Mars' Princess Rei Hino. Evolto himself express irritation towards the Sailor Soldier since her presence reminds him of Queen Vernage who actually defeated the planet destroyer in the past. He also became enemies with the Martian Manhunter and John Carter since Mars was their home. |
| 73 | * Laughed evilly when he found a kindred ally in King Ghidorah who is also a sadistic planet destroyer who ravaged Mars at one point. He also got along with both versions of Nyarlathotep for their sadism and their hatred for humanity and loving to mess with them. |
| 74 | * While naturally Evolto would be enemies to the Toku heroes of the Pantheon, there's seem to be a special animosity between him and the Pantheon's own Fruit God Kouta Kazuraba. It might be that they are polar opposites; Evolto is a alien who destroys planet with sickening glee while Kouta is a human who created a planet for life. There's also the fact that Evolto shares more than a few traits with [[SatanicArchetype Satan]] while Kouta is [[MessianicArchetype Christ like]]. |
| 75 | * Was amused when he learned about Ragyo Kiryuin and how she was willing to betray her entire race and her own humanity for the Life Fibers. Evolto also didn't mind the fact she would violate her own daughters. These actions prove, at least in his twisted mind, that humans are a scum race. |
| 76 | * Ran afoul with the Martians. While the trigger happy green aliens admire Evolto's destructive nature, they couldn't let it slide that he destroyed a Mars. The outcome didn't go well for the Martians as Evolto decimated their forces. |
| 77 | * Allied with Lord Dominator who was very interested in his planet busting abilities. There seems to be a mutual teaming of the two in trying to gain more power and trying to find a substitute for Pandora's Box. Though, knowing Evolt he is just using Dominator for his own gain. The only downside to this is having to deal with the annoyance of Lord Hater and Commander Peepers. |
| 78 | * Came under the radar of the Green Lantern Corps who were concern with his planet destroying abilities. The one member that Evolto became interested is Mogo. This is because Evolto had never destroyed a living planet before and wanted to find out what draining its life away would be like. |
| 79 | * Got along very well with Yuuki Terumi since he shares a lot of traits with Evolto of being a manipulative, sadistic bastard who will use everybody to gain what they want, as well as a [[SnakesAreSinister serpent motif]]. That said, the two would easily betray the other if it suits them. |
| 80 | * He has also become amused by Junko Enoshima's actions of plunging her world into despair, noting that as [[HumansAreBastards one of the reasons]] why he "loves" humans so much and looks forward to seeing more of the killings she arranges. |
| 81 | * Also became enemies with both Futaba and Sojiro Sakura. Why? Because the two reminded Evolto of Soichi and Misora Isurugi, another father and daughter duo who lives he ruined when he possessed Soichi's body and captured Misora to be used by Faust. Seems like he wants to repeat the terror on Sakura. There's just one problem. [[CordonBleughChef Even when posing as Soichi, he had no idea how to brew coffee]]. All it would take the Phantom Thieves [[ImpostorExposingTest is to have a cup in order to tell if something was wrong with Sojiro]]. |
| 82 | ** On that note, while he's impressed with how [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith Yaldabaoth]] also managed to [[spoiler:[[RunningBothSides manipulate all sides of the conflict so the outcome would be in his favor]]]], he still steers clear of him [[PragmaticVillainy due to knowing that his own chaotic nature wouldn't let them join forces]]. |
| 83 | * Became rivals with Sirius when he boast about his destructive black hole. Evolto ever the bastard that he is attempted to prove his superiority by destroying parts of the Pantheon with his black holes. |
| 84 | * Has become very good allies with Dimentio, after it was noted they have [[TheSociopath similar]] [[FauxAffablyEvil personalities]] and that both have "Ciao" as a catchphrase, as well as the goal of [[ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil creating a new world in their own image]]. |
| 85 | * Developed something of an OddFriendship with Ryuk due to their shared interest and amusement in humanity. Evolto was also amused to hear of Ryuk dropping the Death Note into the human world and instigating Kira's murder spree. |
| 86 | [[/folder]] |
| 87 | |
| 88 | [[folder:King Cold]] |
| 89 | '''[[Anime/DragonBallZ King Cold]], God of [[VillainousLegacy Villainous Legacies]]''' (Cold the Great, Papa Frieza, Lord King Cold, Admiral Cold) |
| 90 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/main_qimg_56edd222924765830597feed3b542b61.png]] |
| 91 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Cold in the Cold Force era]]\ |
| 92 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/king_cold_redesign.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 93 | * Greater God |
| 94 | * Symbol: The original Cold Force logo, before becoming the Frieza Force |
| 95 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M4czJaBEBs King Cold]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od_0tNw8vEk Ruled by Freeza]] |
| 96 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil |
| 97 | * Portfolio: GreaterScopeVillain, LargeAndInCharge, [[MinorMajorCharacter Casting A Large Shadow]] [[WeHardlyKnewYe Despite His Minor Screentime]], implied AbusiveParents, TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether, [[VillainousLegacy Setting A Legacy]] [[SmallRoleBigImpact Far Greater Than Himself]], [[FauxAffablyEvil Extremely Cold, Yet Gentle Demeanor]], TheWorfEffect, UnderwearOfPower, [[NoNonsenseNemesis Far More Practical Than His Son]], [[BrilliantButLazy But Still Pretty Lazy]], HornedHumanoid, StatingTheSimpleSolution, KilledOffForReal |
| 98 | * Domains: Conquest, Legacies, Retirement, Power |
| 99 | * Followers: [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet Captain Nathaniel Flint]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Pamela Voorhees]], [[Literature/HarryPotter Salazar Slytherin]], [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Fire Lord Sozin]] |
| 100 | * Allies: |
| 101 | ** ''Dragon Ball'' deities: '''[[Pantheon/{{Transformations}} Fri]][[Pantheon/PhysicalPowers eza]]''' (his son), [[Pantheon/GeneticEngineering Ce]][[Pantheon/LifeAndCreation ll]] (genetic relative), [[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude The Ginyu Force]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAttractiveness Zarbon]] |
| 102 | ** Other: [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Melkor]], [[Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery Ragyo Kiryuin]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfTreason Felix]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAppearanceAndBiology the Mars People]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAppearanceAndBiology Wat Tambor]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Sheev Palpatine]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude Zinyak]] |
| 103 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins The Black Organization]] |
| 104 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/EvilActions Davros]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour The Harvesters]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Thanos]] |
| 105 | * Enemies: |
| 106 | ** ''Dragon Ball'' deities: '''[[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality Future Trunks]]''', [[Pantheon/PowerAndAbilities Son Goku]], [[Pantheon/PrideAndEgotism Vegeta]] [[Pantheon/DragonBall and their friends]], [[Pantheon/CharacterAdaptations Pikkon]], [[Pantheon/HatredAndRancor Merged Zamasu]] |
| 107 | ** Other: [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers J'onn J'onnz]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Clark Kent/Superman]], [[Pantheon/SurrogateRelationships Whitebeard]], [[Pantheon/DCComics The Green Lantern Corps]], [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Magneto]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAppearance Charles Xavier]], [[Pantheon/LegacyAndInfluence All Might and Izuku Midoriya]] |
| 108 | * Respects: [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Tywin Lannister]], [[Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination Heihachi Mishima]] |
| 109 | * Fears: [[Pantheon/DivineBehavior Beerus]], [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Majin Buu]] (less so the latter) |
| 110 | * Annoyed by: [[Pantheon/{{Extraterrestrials}} Zim]] |
| 111 | * Complicated Relationship: [[Pantheon/NarrativeActions Cooler]] (his other son) |
| 112 | * Frieza did not start his empire of planet conquest, as the power originally was held by his father King Cold. Cold was the man who saw his son into power, and despite being semi-retired and handing the reins to his son his shadow is cast on Universe 7. He was the one who initially ordered the Saiyans around until about the time of Vegeta's birth, had many of his son's future minions originally under his employ, and even his DNA was used to help construct Cell after his death. [[MinorMajorCharacter Despite his brief appearance, he is a rather important figure]]. |
| 113 | * King Cold's relationship with his sons is frayed. He appears callous to Frieza as a person, offering Future Trunks his job in place after killing his son (though that may just be him trying to lower Trunks' guard down), and Frieza had no interest in reviving him nor did he care for his fate when Universe 7 was at risk of erasure. However Cold also spoiled Frieza. Doesn't care much for Cooler. Despite this, they are still TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether and work better with each other. |
| 114 | * Most in the House of Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives aren't impressed by his apathetic and somewhat abusive parenting of his sons, though whether it might explain their cold-hearted nature or not is up for debate. Whitebeard doesn't like him one bit, being a true father to his men, and Cold believes he's a potential threat to his power. [[VillainRespect He admits the man is a good commander]]. Tellingly, Cold has some respect towards Heihachi Mishima for his personal and physical strength and "[[MurderInTheFamily willingness]]" to deal with "[[BigScrewedUpFamily family problems]]". |
| 115 | * Much like his son, [[DirtyCoward he is a coward at heart]] and begged for his life against Future Trunks. Depending on who you asked, he either [[BlatantLies said he wanted to do good, his son was just evil]] or [[WeCanRuleTogether offered him a position]]. He has fatally learned that swords are almost never the source of someone's power, though is fond of using swords in the House of Pantheon/SwordsAndSabres. He admires their craftsmanship. |
| 116 | * Warned his son never to mess with Majin Buu or Beerus the Destroyer. While he is likely to have met Beerus, how he knew of something sealed away 5 million years ago is uncertain. Perhaps it might have to do with, much like his son, [[OlderThanTheyLook he is also probably a lot older than he seems]]. Frieza's training and new golden form suggests that he may have been selling himself short. It is also a mystery if he can transform or not, given both his sons and other members of his race like [[Pantheon/TheatricNarrative Frost]] can yet he has never shown it. He's almost as powerful as Frieza was anyway. |
| 117 | * Much more sophisticated [[WickedPretentious than Frieza]], tending to speak in a gentle tone [[FauxAffablyEvil even when he tried to kill Future Trunks]]. As such, he gets along with Zinyak as he respects the conqueror's WickedCultured mindset. He seems to be fond of Palpatine given his top-down leadership, and has told Frieza he believes the Frieza Force would work better as allies to the Galactic Empire. |
| 118 | * He is willing to work with the Mars People for conquest, and hire Wat Tambor to serve as an inventor for the force. Felix is also someone he's willing to hire. Worryingly for many gods, Ragyo Kiryuin's Life Fibers and willingness to sell out humanity also makes her a viable ally. He doesn't care much for her molestation of her daughter, though. Some have wondered if Cold's race reproduces asexually like Namekians, and while he apparently "birthed Frieza alone" this may just be a mutant trait of his or some other ability. |
| 119 | * Considers Thanos and Davros to be competition towards his clan, Davros being more troublesome because of his {{Omnicidal Mania|c}}. Thanos doesn't care much for Cold, due to his choice to be an OrcusOnHisThrone and letting his sons do his work. King Cold considers the Harvesters to also be competition that he can't simply bargain with, [[InscrutableAliens as they don't talk much]]. |
| 120 | * His and his sons' power is due to being some sort of hybrid mutant, extraordinarily powerful by even their own kind. This power [[BewareTheSuperman also lends to them being ruthless and cold-hearted]]. Recognizing this, he wanted to hijack Magneto's mutant brotherhood as he believes an army of mutants would be more effective for his clan's power base. Neither Magneto nor Professor X would let this happen. |
| 121 | * King Cold perceives the Green Lantern Corps the main threat to his overarching ambitions of conquest, since they prove more effective in tackling his and his sons' forces than the Galactic Patrol. He opposes Superman and the Martian Manhunter as well since they often fight off alien tyrants. He is watching Deku and All Might, due to believing their heroic legacy could threaten the supremacy of his clan in the long term. |
| 122 | * [[NoNonsenseNemesis Is no-nonsense]], wanting to just blow up Earth from space. [[AntiClimaxBoss Frieza should have really listened to him]]. He prefers [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatic approaches]], which is why he's become proud of Frieza that [[CharacterDevelopment he's finally overcoming]] [[StupidEvil his impulsive villainy]]. He seems to respect Tywin Lannister for the efforts he went to cast a legacy for himself and how practical he is, while pitying to some extent having to put up with troublesome and rebellious offspring. By contrast he has no respect for Zim, for being a complete idiot conqueror. |
| 123 | * Could've been revived by Sorbet and Tagoma, if the Pilaf Gang didn't steal the other wishes once they revived Frieza. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness The usually implacable Cold scowled]], and stated that if he ever meets them, [[FateWorseThanDeath they will beg never to be revived]]. |
| 124 | [[/folder]] |
| 125 | |
| 126 | !Intermediate Gods |
| 127 | |
| 128 | [[folder:Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel and Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel]] |
| 129 | '''[[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Susan Jane Danvers]] and [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]], Co-Goddesses of [[AffirmativeActionLegacy Lasting Affirmative Action Characters]]''' (Carol: ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}, formerly known as Comicbook/MsMarvel, Binary, [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 "Vers"]] | Kamala: Ms. Marvel) |
| 130 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ms_3.jpg]] |
| 131 | * Intermediate Goddess (Carol Danvers is a Greater Godess going Binary), Lesser Goddess (Kamala) |
| 132 | * Symbol: Carol's insignia or Kamala's lightning bolt. |
| 133 | * Leitmotif: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bntO0f92iu0 Slugger]][-[[labelnote:*]]Captain Marvel's tutorial overview from ''[=MvCI=]''[[/labelnote]]-] |
| 134 | * Alignment: LawfulGood (Carol), ChaoticGood (Kamala) |
| 135 | * Portfolios: ActionGirl, HalfHumanHybrid, SuperStrength, AffirmativeActionLegacy |
| 136 | ** Carol: '''BreakTheBadass''', AcePilot, AmazonianBeauty, BoisterousBruiser, DarkAndTroubledPast, [[DudeWheresMyRespect Gets little respect]], FlyingBrick, NighInvulnerable, PrimaryColorChampion, StatuesqueStunner, YouAreFat, ColonelBadass |
| 137 | ** Kamala: AlliterativeName, AscendedFangirl, BreakoutCharacter, GamerChick, HealingFactor, JumpedAtTheCall, RubberMan, SizeShifter, [[spoiler: TenMinuteRetirement]], WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld |
| 138 | * Domains: Heroism, Good, Strength, (Carol: Sun, Void, Law), (Kamala: Chaos, Rubber) |
| 139 | * Heralds: [[ComicBook/{{Nova}} Sam Alexander/Nova]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsMarvels Monica Rambeau]]/[[IHaveManyNames Photon/Pulsar/Daystar/Sceptre/Lady of Light/Monica Marvel/Sun Goddess/Spectrum]] |
| 140 | * Followers: [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica Courtney Elizabeth Whitmore/Stargirl, Michael Holt/ Mr. Terrific]], [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010 Kaldur/Aqualad]]. There were many others... only to be replaced/killed off. |
| 141 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Shape}} Billy Batson/Shazam]], [[Pantheon/{{Despondency}} Avatar Korra]], [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Peter Parker/Spider-Man]], [[Pantheon/OtherPowers Miles Morales]], [[Pantheon/EffectsOfPopularity James Howlett/Wolverine]], |
| 142 | ** Kamala: The House of Pantheon/{{Gaming}}, [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Black Bolt]], [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Steven Universe]], [[Pantheon/CausesOfSadness Illyana Rasputin/Magik]]. |
| 143 | ** Carol: '''[[Pantheon/OtherPowers Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman]]''', [[Pantheon/PowerLevelsAndAppearance Jessica Jones]] |
| 144 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[Pantheon/OtherPowers Anna Marie/Rogue]] |
| 145 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} Victor von Doom]], [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Lex Luthor]], [[Pantheon/LegacyAndInfluence Ultron]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Johann Schmidt/Red Skull]], [[Pantheon/TimeTravelling Kang the Conqueror]] |
| 146 | * Opposes: '''[[Pantheon/{{Shapeshifters}} Raven Darkholme/Mystique]]''' |
| 147 | * Neutral with: [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Alison Blaire/Dazzler]] |
| 148 | * It takes a lot of determination to make a name for oneself in the Superhero Pantheon. That goes double for those who hope to take on the legacy of previous characters. Out of those, Carol may win the title of those who went through the roughest times. Her perseverance finally paid off when she took over Marvell's title of Captain Marvel. Her warm reception while replacing a male character with a female one earned her a place in the Pantheon. But she wouldn't enter alone. A Pakistani girl named Kamala Khan took her former title of Ms. Marvel. For being such a popular character while replacing a white female, Carol decided to make her a full-fledged goddess instead of a herald. |
| 149 | %%** It was not an easy decision. Many like the two strive to become legacy characters to their inspirations, with many failing to do so. Some of their kind were either killed off or sidelined shortly afterwards. Carol and Kamala seek to help those in need, with Carol especially distraught with her followers suffering the same abuse she had endured. |
| 150 | %% (How much is the above referring to in-story events, and how much is referring to fanbase reaction? This is worth clarifying within the text itself.) |
| 151 | * Kamala made sure to visit ''every single house in the Pantheon. Twice over''. Sure it left her exhausted for a week, but it was well worth it. She squeed to find not only many of her favorite superheroes, but characters she read and played games in. |
| 152 | * Billy Batson put up his best smile when the two ascended, but he couldn't help but feel deflated. That's due to being involved in one of the most peculiar naming battles in the Pantheon. After Billy's stories were shut down, Carol's predecessor took the name "Captain Marvel" for himself. Once Billy returned, he wasn't allowed to use that name in his books. It got to the point where DC decided to just call him Shazam and end it there, even though he has [[IAmNotShazam never been called that before now]]. Carol and Kamala heard his plight and decided to pay him a visit, saying he could use the name whenever he wanted. A teary Billy gave the two a hug before taking them to the House of Food to eat. |
| 153 | * Rumors have been swirling around the Pantheon, claiming that Danvers still has a crush on Spider-Man. Carol refuses to buy into the claim, but Kamala thinks she's lying. She even wrote a fanfic of the two together. Spider-Man takes the notion with pride and even teasing Marvel about it. |
| 154 | ** This has come to bit him on the butt when many pointed out Peter's thoughts indicated he may have wished the two became a formal item, successfully shutting down the Spider and causing a large blush from Carol and a squeal of excitement from Kamala. |
| 155 | * Some say Ms. Marvel shares a resemblance with Korra, especially after the later cut her hair. Kamala was grateful for the compliment, but points out she usually doesn't have the physique to match. [[MostCommonSuperpower It's that some of her artists that don't know that]]. |
| 156 | ** Carol seems to have the opposite problem. Despite having a figure most goddesses would dream of, some still think of her a more thick-skinned than most other superheroes. This accusation dates back to when [[https://comicculturewarrior.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/bendis-loves-ms-marvel.jpg Doctor Doom called her a "fat cow"]] Doom admittedly stated that it was a Doombot that said that, as he would ''never'' resort to such childish insults. Carol felt even more embarrassed that she let that get to her. |
| 157 | * Both stand opposed to the usual villainous gods in the Pantheon, particularly Lex Luthor, God of Supervillains. The GUAE have acted accordingly to counteract the threat. |
| 158 | * It is almost certain that Carol is currently finding an opportunity to ascend her best friend Jessica Drew, AKA Spider-Woman, into the Pantheon. To her surprise, she previously had a seat in the House of Heroes before circumstances disqualified her from the title. Carol hopes to find a new one for her. Many deities theorized their friendship is more than that given Jessica's [[AmbiguouslyBi sexual tendencies]]. Both parties deny those charges. Carol even noted she was already in a relationship; that with James Rhodes, formerly known as War Machine. |
| 159 | * One of Carol's lowest points as a mortal was the time when she was depowered by Rogue, forcing her to [[BroughtDownToNormal live her life with no superpowers for a long time.]] She may have forgiven the mutant for ruining her life, but the two still don't see eye to eye on a number of issues. |
| 160 | ** The reason she could forgive Rogue is that she found out she only acted on the will her former superior: Mystique. So when she found out that the shapeshifter had a temple of her own... well, saying she was angry would be an understatement. Carol flew over to Mystique and gave her a beating to remember before being restrained in the House of Justice. She may not be allowed to kick her out, but Carol is willing to make her life a living hell for what she did. |
| 161 | * As such she serves as a motherly figure to all deities who felt neglected, superhero or otherwise. That attitude was why she supported Jessica Jones more than any other superhero at the later's lowest point. She was elated to find her ascended in the Pantheon. |
| 162 | * After her initial tour of the Pantheon, Kamala settled down in the House of Pantheon/{{Gaming}}, fulfilling her wishes of playing video games. She was glad there were many other deities who were gamers like her, even willing to roleplay online. |
| 163 | * As an Inhuman, Kamala respects the lone deity in the Pantheon. Black Bolt and his wife Medusa have tasked themselves in training Kamala to improve her powers. |
| 164 | * It was no surprise that Kamala got along well with Steven Universe. Kamala was in contention for the title herself given how well received she has been with her fans. Her in-universe popularity... could use some work. She hopes that Steven can win back her support in Jersey City. |
| 165 | * She was also a fan of her appearance in the [[VideoGame/AvengersAcademy Avengers Academy]]. Amusing, as she is probably the only one who appeared at their exact age. |
| 166 | * Carol also placed shrines in her temple to her predecessors (and successors of the original Captain, most notably Spectrum, Monica Rambeau ( a female Afro-American who was the second Captain Marvel and the first Photon) along with Mar-Vell's children (Genis-Vell, his son who was the third Marvel before becoming the second Photon and Phyla-Vell, who became the fourth Marvel before becoming the second Quasar). All next to a shrine of Mar-Vell himself. The Vell family's shrines also serve as memorials, given their ultimate fates. |
| 167 | ** Kamala also made one to her predecessor and Carol's successor for Ms. Marvel, who is now She-Thing when she learned about her. |
| 168 | * Some have pointed out why Carol chose to call herself Captain Marvel despite her being a US Airforce Colonel in rank and thus technically ''outranks'' Captain America himself and making her new title a ''demotion.'' She takes it in stride since she did choose the name to honor Mar-Vell though she has said that Colonel Marvel had a nice ring to it. |
| 169 | * Marvel has been trying to make Carol into their counterpart for Wonder Woman, thus leading Carol to befriend the Amazonian. Both of them hit it off well, while Kamala has been spending time with both Wonder Girls. |
| 170 | ** Diana and Carol also find a hilarious common ground in that both of their metaphysical origins were inspired by those of Billy Batson as Captain Marvel; (For Diana, both got powers from the Greek Gods, with Diana having been made by DC to Captain Marvel back when he was with Fawcett Comics. In turn, Carol and her predecessor, Mar-Vell, were Marvel's answer to Billy. |
| 171 | * Unfortunately, the two are rarely seen together nowadays as a result of the events of [[TearJerker/CivilWarII the second Civil War.]] Both heroines are also seen in much more depressed moods. |
| 172 | ** Fortunately, the two are able to patch things up when Carol goes to talk to Kamala and convinces her to come out of retirement. |
| 173 | * [[ComicBook/SecretEmpire During the HYDRA takeover of the world Kamala had met Illyana again]], but despite their different nature as Inhuman and Mutant both joined together in the fight eventually coming to respect one another. Illyana wasn't ready to call Kamala a friend, even when she was invited over for some more sweets in Kamala's house. |
| 174 | * Carol's [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 live-action debut]] has brought her to the attention of some other deities. [[Pantheon/MusicalGenres Trent Reznor]], in gratitude for her wearing a Music/NineInchNails shirt, gifted Carol with [[https://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2019/03/NIN_MARVEL_WHITE_TEE_1024x1024.png?w=720&h=720&q=75 a specially made one]]. [[Creator/BrieLarson Her portrayer]] made [[Pantheon/LearningTools Scott Pilgrim]] consider Carol familiar and [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} King Kong]] to take a liking to her. |
| 175 | * Due to the OneSteveLimit, Khan is often confused with Kamala Harris. |
| 176 | * Carol despises Kang for his villainy but mostly for what his son did to her when she was Ms. Marvel. Kang actually doesn't hold it against her as he [[AbusiveParents hated Marcus too]]. |
| 177 | [[/folder]] |
| 178 | |
| 179 | [[folder:Deathmaster Snikch]] |
| 180 | '''[[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} Snikch]], He Who Is ShroudedInMyth''' (Deathmaster Snikch, Chief Assassin) |
| 181 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/snikchwin.png]] |
| 182 | * Intermediate God |
| 183 | * Symbol: The Clan Eshin Flag |
| 184 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhfPKHRrdKA The Shadow & The Blade]] (Shared with Malus Darkblade) |
| 185 | * Alignment: ChaoticEvil |
| 186 | * Portfolio: '''[[YouDirtyRat Utterly Vile]] [[RatMen Rat-Man]]''', '''[[ProfessionalKiller A High Member of]] [[MurderInc Clan Eshin]]''', ''StealthExpert'', ''[[ShroudedInMyth Has his Existence Covered Up by his Clan to Inspire Mystique]]'', SuperReflexes, [[TheDreaded Feared by Many]], [[AxCrazy Utterly Insane]], [[BloodKnight Fights and Kills for the Thrill of It]], [[PsychoKnifeNut Weilds a Trio of Daggers to Compliment his Barbaric Nature and Profession]] [[PoisonedWeapons and are Laced with Poison]], PrehensileTail, [[WorldsBestWarrior Among his Setting's Most Effective and Powerful Assassins]], FauxAffablyEvil |
| 187 | * Domains: Rodents, Assassination, Daggers, Stealth, Mystique, War |
| 188 | * Heralds: [[Characters/WarhammerSkaven Clan Eshin]] (especially his master and Nightlord, [[TheLeader Sneek]]) |
| 189 | * Allies: None (Skaven have no loyalty to anyone beyond themselves, and very loosely at that) |
| 190 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour The Daleks]], [[Pantheon/{{Reclusiveness}} Ra's al Ghul]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypesAtoM Master Chief]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Agent 47]][[note]]all one-sided on Snikch's end[[/note]] |
| 191 | * EnemyMine: [[Pantheon/{{Warhammer}} The Forces of Chaos]] ([[Pantheon/FamilyDysfunctions Archaon]], [[Pantheon/EnvironmentalSettings Wulfrik]]) |
| 192 | * Enemies: ''[[HatesEveryoneEqually Basically Anybody that's Not a Skaven]]'' |
| 193 | ** Specifics: '''[[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Lord Kroak]]''', '''[[Pantheon/BeastsAndFauna Kroq-Gar and Grymloq]]''', '''[[Pantheon/VengeanceArchetypes Thorgrim Gurdgebearer]]''', ''[[Pantheon/FamilialPerspective Malus Darkblade]]'', [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Sigmar Heldenhammer]], [[Pantheon/{{Costumes}} Makekith]], [[Pantheon/{{Royalty}} Aragorn]], [[Pantheon/HeroicActions Gandalf]], [[Pantheon/LocationsAndSettings The Pevensie Siblings]], [[Pantheon/{{Teenagers}} Group 1]], [[Pantheon/JobModifications The Rat Clan]], [[Pantheon/ReligiousPractice Binah]], [[Pantheon/MilitaryRanks Ronald Spiers]], [[Pantheon/GroupsAndTeams The Ninja Turtles]], [[Pantheon/RabbitsAndRodents Master Splinter]], [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Peter Parker/Spider-Man]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Steve Rogers/Captain America]], [[Pantheon/RoyalActivities Amica and Hugo de Rune]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality The Doctor]] |
| 194 | * Opposes: ''[[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Nagash]]'' |
| 195 | * Opposed By: [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Sauron]], House of Pantheon/BeastsAndFauna |
| 196 | * Interests: [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Melkor]] |
| 197 | * Are you afraid of rats? Well then, [[SarcasmMode good for you]], the Skaven will exactly expand on that, plus more! They're not just evil RatMen, they're literally the vilest, most evil race in a grim setting that's already filled to the brim with bloodthirsty vampires, sadistic dark elves, barbaric Norscans, warmongering Beastmen, battle-hungry ogres and orcs, and the destructive Warriors of Chaos. While not much is known about the Skaven race other than their exclusivity and their desire to conquer and destroy every race they stumble across, their extremely self-centred, cowardly, and paranoid nature has them divided their sects into clans, with Eshin representing a branch that contains assassins, ninjas, and {{professional killer}}s from all fronts. Among their ranks is Snikch, who started off as an ordinary Skaven like any other, but very quickly grew into something of a legend for the race and a symbol of fear and dread for anyone who came to know him. Indeed, Snikch went on to become one of the greatest warriors the Skaven had under their ever-growing army, taking on tasks of killing and massacres whilst concealing his identity, which Clan Eshin has planned as they felt that hiding Snikch's presence would likely inspire more fear towards their enemies as well as fellow Skaven, likening him as a legend as he was christened the title of ''Deathmaster. |
| 198 | * Little is known about Snikch's ascension or how he came to learn about the Pantheon. To Snikch, on the other, he doesn't concern himself with that and is simply more than eager to discover a new land that he and the Skaven set out to plunder simply for the sake of their xenophobic hatred and disproportionate superiority towards all other races. Some speculate that the Great Horned One might have discovered the Pantheon at some point, which would explain the Skavens' presence in these divine lands. Even so, many are concerned about the Skaven more than how they came to the Pantheon, speculating that Snikch's arrival would mean more Skaven may potentially become ascended beings, and they don't want an army of murderous RatMen to start pillaging lands for the sake of it. Snikch is simply content with serving House Eshin, hence why they were bought along as his heralds and is willing to demonstrate just how far will his reputation will reach in a more daring land. |
| 199 | * Snikch's reputation is well earned; as a ninja trained under Clan Eshin with the express purpose of infiltration, assassination, and murder as well as employing those in war battles if need be, he is a master in stealth and sudden attacks. He's made quite the infamy for himself, and not just towards other races, but also towards his own kind. It's not for nothing that many consider him the most dangerous rat in the Pantheon as Snikch can and will murder anybody he stumbles across without fail and still cover his tracks, helped by the fact that Clan Eshin does whatever they could to keep his identity a secret to project boogeyman tales and legends to keep Skaven in line. The fact that the Dwarfen King Thorgrim Grudgebearer was among those killed by Snikch is telling of how much of a threat he is. Wielding a trio of 'Weeping Blades'', one slung onto his tail and each blade coated with poison and draped in a ''Cloak of Shadows'', Snikch is fully armed for the occupation of being both an agent of stealth, providing Clan Eshin with information, and taking out targets quickly and efficiently without leaving a trace behind. Even so, Snikch possesses a sense of unusual valor that contrasts a Skaven's usual cowardice and would involve himself in a head-on fight, enjoying the taste of blood and tussling against a foe in personal combat. Not that it hampers Clan Eshin much as Snikch's combat experience and gear are enough for him to win or at least make a tactical retreat. The Pantheon might be a more challenging experience for him since the End Times, but Snikch welcomes a good challenge. |
| 200 | * Snikch has ''no'' genuine allies. This is more of a byproduct of the Skaven's nature to despise everyone, including themselves if they meet up to their insane standards, though his clan is someone that Snikch could get back on if mainly because they rely on each other and Snikch needs an outlet to have someone direct him towards a goal. While the Skaven, Snikch included, joined along with the Forces of Chaos to bring about the End Times, this was entirely out of a mutual goal, as there was no respect between each faction. This remains in the Pantheon, as Snikch will work alongside Archaon and Wulfrik whilst making it blatantly clear that he's in it for his own agenda and both Champions of Chaos are tolerant of him so long as Snikch knows exactly what's he doing. The Skaven themselves are too astray to decide on who to work alongside in their quest to assert dominance and Snikch has not said anything about the matter, only caring about his work. |
| 201 | * Melkor and Sauron have rather differing views on Snikch and the Skaven. Given his nature as a GodOfEvil, Melkor generally finds appreciation for the Skaven and believes that they would make a great addition to his growing alliance of evil. The fact that the Skaven want to destroy every species and race they come across is not too different from Melkor's own desire to eradicate existence, though there's a certain difference in that the Skaven is motivated by personal supremacy and Melkor is acting out of spite and jealousy for not having ultimate power and authority. Regardless, the Great Enemy of Middle-Earth has been open about a potential alliance with the Skaven and eyes on Snikch as a useful force of strength and slaughter upon hearing of his tales as an assassin and boogeyman. Sauron, on the other hand, came to despise the Skaven. Not because of any moral standard, but because he finds the entire race to be far too chaotic and unruly for him to consider keeping control of and would rather wipe out the Skaven as he feels that they may become too much of a burden to manage. And while the One Ring might overwhelm any Skaven, Snikch included, who dares to take the ring, Sauron would rather not as he thinks they would have no idea how to keep his ring under proper grasp. Snikch personally has little to say about Melkor and Sauron's opinion of him and his race and keeps his opinion to himself. |
| 202 | * His infamy as a killer did catch the attention of a few others who could match his pedigree. However, none of them are in any condition to even encounter Snikch in their spare time, let alone commend him for his skill, though Snikch himself couldn't care less about camaraderie. While the two of them are as different as night and day, Snikch did recognize Agent 47 as a skilled assassin and a WorthyOpponent when it came to reputation. On the other hand, Agent 47 has very little to say about the Skaven and would rather avoid any confrontation against him, mainly because doing so would mean himself becoming a magnet for other Skaven, which he cannot afford to do so. Even then, he does consider the possibility of killing Snikch if it's ever necessary, but that time doesn't seem to be looming anytime close. His battlefield rep also bought to mind the accomplishments of Master Chief, himself a hardened war veteran, but the two have never met and probably wouldn't. Chief has no problem killing the Skaven due to how much of a problem they could pose to the Pantheon while Snikch sees Chief as someone who would be worth a challenge. |
| 203 | ** Binah of the Sephirot and the Patron Librarians was one of the few killers that Snikch had a positive reaction towards, even if was more based on the fact that he saw her as a WorthyOpponent. Much like the Deathmaster himself, Binah also has a similar reputation of being a boogeyman[[note]]or "bogeywoman" in her case[[/note]] under the orders of The Head during her days as an Arbiter. Also, like Snikch, Binah is a {{sadist}}ic {{blood knight}} who would enjoy a good kill, but there's a clear difference in that Binah is still rational enough to be cordial and polite in spite of her shady reputation while Snikch revels in his bloodthirsty nature. Despite the weird coincidence of the Sephirot and Sneek ordering Binah and Snikch respectively track down and assassinate one another, both killers didn't express many surprises about the occasion and just went right into fighting each other, with only an unexplainable event causing the two to fall back without a victor. A thoroughly honest person, Binah admitted to enjoying her time fighting Snikch, finding the rat to be capable of backing up his reputation and be one of the more interesting members of his race while Snikch is fully intent on finding and killing Binah, wanting to settle the score and prove himself the superior fighter/assassin. |
| 204 | * The idea of a rat ninja seems pretty cool, if rather radical. But when the ninja rats in question are xenophobes who want to kill everything, yeah, not so cool. That's the perspective of the Ninja Turtles when they themselves had to deal with a pack of Clan Eshin numbers who gave them a tough time. Snikch himself almost defeated the turtles, who were only saved by a timely intervention from their master and another ninja rat, Splinter. Snikch almost managed to kill Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael and fought Leonardo to a standstill, albeit with the element of surprise giving him an advantage prior hand. Though Snikch retreated before the fight could see any proper conclusion, Clan Eshin held a ceremony to commemorate their supposed victory in fighting the Ninja Turtles, in spite of the casualties they've endured. Sure the other turtles recovered, but it still took some time and a lot of stress as they were poisoned by Snikch's daggers, with Leonardo feeling somewhat disappointed in not doing enough to help his brothers and not stopping his enemy, even when Splinter told him that he did well enough. At the very least Leo intends to use his memory of fighting Snikch as a way to further train and improve himself as well as pass that down on the other turtles as well, while Snikch has committed to having a rematch and killing off the turtles to cement his superiority against them. |
| 205 | * He and his race are despised by Ra's al Ghul, with the League of Assassins leader decrying them as a perversive blight to nature who should be eradicated at all costs. Ra's was also perplexed and confused about how the Skaven came to be and this came to a conclusion that because their reproduction rate is tied to the massive swath of dark magic, Ra's saw the excess of such, especially if it comes from Chaos, as a threat to nature and, consequently, to his goals. Being one of the few to have personally dealt with the Skaven and one of the even fewer to confront and survive an encounter with Snikch, Ra's has seen the Deathmaster as a dangerous foe whom he couldn't even bring to respect due to the Skaven's cowardly and treacherous nature defining their evil, though he does acknowledge that Snikch is among the deadliest foes he's met in the Pantheon, having been poisoned by him in their first duel and being forced to use the Lazarus Pit to provide ailment. Speaking of, Ra's dreads the possibility of the Skaven finding any Lazarus Pits and given their high reproduction rate is even more determined to bring extinction to the Skaven. In the perspective of Clan Eshin, Ra's and the League of Assassins are simply a similar force of violence who pose a threat to them for that very reason and task many of their members to slaughter them, with Snikch seeing Ra's as someone to test his blades against solely for his pleasure. |
| 206 | * The Skaven also caught the attention of Group 1, a quintet of teenagers who were engineered to inherit psychic powers that made them living nukes, but were also conditioned to be incapable of harming another person, let alone killing them, as the psychic backlash of doing so would also mean their own deaths through an aneurysm. The Quintet have their own experiences with a RatMen race, particularly Squealer, though the circumstances of their villainy come from historic grievances, discrimination, and desperation rather than misplaced paranoia and an irrational hate for everything. All things considered, Snikch ended up meeting Group 1 by chance, with the teens having a gruelling fight that nearly left them dead and barely avoiding the deadlier rat with the aid of Kiroumaru. Group 1 has since been trying to learn more about the Skaven in the hopes of better combating themselves and gaining more combat support from their new friends in the Pantheon while Snikch's experience caused him to send a report to Sneek to begin their own plans of dealing with psychic individuals, be it by creating their own or devising a weapon specifically designed to combat them. |
| 207 | * The Skaven, Snikch included, were surprised to learn about the de Rune siblings, especially the younger one, Hugo, as he possessed the innate ability to control rats via the Prima Macula whose dormancy was a reason for Hugo's ill health throughout his life before his ailment was cured with the help of his sister Amicia. Needless to say, the de Rune siblings were shocked and terrified to learn of the Skaven as considering they were raised during the times when the Bubonic Plague was commonplace, they wouldn't want to imagine a malicious race wanting to deliberately spread that sort of disease out of hate and paranoia, not to mention Hugo only controlled rats as a means to keep him and his sister and friends safe from an Inquisition and oppose said Inquisition for their tyranny in Aquitaine. While the Skaven don't normally spread diseases and would rather directly (if cowardly) attack others head-on, they wouldn't mind the idea of using a plague for their ends. That and Snikch are rather intrigued by the idea of someone controlling rats, even if the concept does make a lot of the Skaven terrified about the idea of their own kind suddenly turning against them. Unfortunately, Hugo is unable to use his powers to make a Skaven under his control, likely due to some sort of overriding power from either the Chaos Gods or the Great Horned Rat, something that scared him, and while Snikch is relieved to learn of such, he still would want to kill Amicia and Hugo as they could still pose a threat to Clan Eshin. |
| 208 | * He is opposed by the ''entire'' House of Pantheon/BeastsAndFauna, with every single animal being completely disgusted, terrified, or simply against what sort of creatures the Skaven are. Other rodents and rats are in the boat that they give them a bad name and even other beastly villains, including the likes of [[Pantheon/AnimalBehavior Dag]] and [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Gorilla Grodd]] are less appalled and more annoyed by the fact that the Skaven don't want to even consider the possibility of an alliance, which they felt didn't make sense as they think the Skaven would greatly benefit from such. Snikch doesn't care about any of this and the Skaven would rather bring the House down so they could take it over for themselves and ''only'' themselves, but he was surprised to see that Kroq-Gar and Grymloq were among the House's representing members, which ended up giving him further motivation to go against the House, while the Lizardman and Carnosaur took Snikch's presence as a further drive to assert his place as a House Guardian. On a lesser note, the Deathmaster also made enemies against Spider-Man and Captain America of all people as the two heroes have fought against a RatMan known as Vermin and they feel that they have a responsibility to stop the Skaven. Snikch only feels more invigorated to fight the two, knowing of their status as [[TheCape heroic capes]] and that killing them would demoralise others greatly, an advantage the Skaven would gladly seize, though the Desthmaster does find annoyance from Spidey's quips and wisecracks anytime they fight. At the very least, at least Snikch doesn't have clones, unlike Vermin, a prospect that would be horrifying if the Skaven ever got a hold of the potential to create such. |
| 209 | [[/folder]] |
| 210 | |
| 211 | [[folder:Grigori Rasputin]] |
| 212 | '''[[UsefulNotes/GrigoriRasputin Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin]], God of [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy Fantastical Historical Figures]]''' (The Mad Monk, Lover of The Russian Queen, Russia's Greatest Love Machine, The Magician Arcana, [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-4680 SCP-4680]], [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Kirei Kotomine, Alter Ego]]]]) |
| 213 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grigori_rasputin_1916.jpg]] |
| 214 | [[caption-width-right:350:A RealLife photo of him]] |
| 215 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c03c9a528c01fb4ac2dca4f5a8a830c4.png]] |
| 216 | [[caption-width-right:350:How he's usually seen in fiction]] |
| 217 | * Intermediate God |
| 218 | * Symbol: The Flag of the Soviet Empire; for the fictional iteration, the reliquary Rasputin sold his soul for |
| 219 | * Theme Songs: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSXWsWDbm4 Rasputin]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_k6hAVmn8Q In the Dark of the Night]] for the fictional iteration |
| 220 | * Alignment: TrueNeutral in RealLife (most likely), though is often [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade interpreted as]] ChaoticEvil |
| 221 | * Portfolio (in RealLife): KavorkaMan, [[DirtyOldMonk Perverted Monks]], RasputinianDeath ([[DatedHistory Except]] [[BoomHeadshot Not Really]]), SocialClimber, SweetTooth |
| 222 | ** Fictional iterations: HistoricalVillainUpgrade, [[TreacherousAdvisor Evil Advisor]], BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy, [[EvilSorceror Villainous Mage]], [[OurLichesAreDifferent Lichdom]], BeardOfEvil, [[GreaterScopeVillain Being Behind Seemingly Unrelated Awful Things Happening]] |
| 223 | * Domains: Mysticism, Lust, Healing, Conspiracy, Blame, Mystery |
| 224 | * Allies (normally): Richard the Third, [[Pantheon/{{Alcohol}} Bacchus]], [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Glenn Quagmire]], [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions Wally]], [[Pantheon/ReligiousPractice The Flying Spaghetti Monster]] |
| 225 | ** Allies (fictional iterations): [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil The Red Skull]], [[Pantheon/{{Humanoids}} Millennium]], [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations Cthulhu]], [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Sauron]], [[Pantheon/FantasticRaces Jafar]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Baba Yaga]] |
| 226 | * On good terms with: The Halls of Pantheon/LustfulBehavior and Pantheon/LustfulActs |
| 227 | * Enemies (normally): [[Pantheon/LoveAndAffection Judge Claude Frollo]], [[Pantheon/IceAndCold Sub-Zero]], [[Pantheon/{{Commerce}} The T-800 (First Film)]] |
| 228 | ** Enemies (fictional iterations): '''[[Pantheon/{{Heirs}} Anastasia]]''', '''[[Pantheon/PersonalAppearance Hellboy]]''', '''[[Pantheon/HeroicAchievementsAndLosses Yuri Volte Hyuga]]''', [[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers Ezio Auditore]], [[Pantheon/FanserviceAttires Princess Jasmine]], [[Pantheon/OtherCriminals Aladdin]], [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Larry Daley]] |
| 229 | * Opposes: The blood-related deities in the House of Pantheon/{{Slaughter}}, [[Pantheon/FormsOfMedia Don Bluth]] |
| 230 | * Opposed by: [[Pantheon/{{Physicians}} Valentine]] |
| 231 | * Additional Relationship with: [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Hades]] (possible father), [[Pantheon/CausesOfSadness Illyana Rasputin]] (his great-granddaughter) |
| 232 | * Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic and priest, starting as a mere peasant. A drunk lecher, he would've been a footnote in history were he not sought out by the wife of the Tsar Alexandra Feodorovna. By curing her son of hemophilia, he became an influential figure of the Tsar's family, and ultimately a target of those who feared his influence. |
| 233 | * He initially held the position of RasputinianDeath, having supposedly survived cyanide poisoning, beatings, being shot, stabbed, and thrown into the icy waters, clawing his way to life. Despite being the TropeNamer, his real death was an immediate [[BoomHeadshot headshot]]. He would later take the role of BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy instead, seeing as how often in fiction he's treated as fantastical in some measure. |
| 234 | ** According to the Assassins, the reason he got killed off was that he was an agent of the Templars. |
| 235 | * It's not how he died, but he does have some bad memories of his supposed death. He is frightened of Sub-Zero, and wary of the original T-800's skill with firearms. He makes sure to check any cakes or sweets he eats for poison, which he only avoided the last time because of a bad stomach. |
| 236 | * History has a habit of treating him [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade as the bad guy]] due to his perverted and unorthodox nature, and his involvement with the Tsar's family; many believe he was scheming for power. [[ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} One of his stronger incarnations]] is [[OurLichesAreDifferent a lich]] working for [[EldritchAbomination Ogdru Jahad]] and [[{{Ghostapo}} the Nazis]], with Baba Yaga guiding him. A separate incarnation is the head of the mystical terrorist organization [[VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant Sapientes Gladios]], which schemes for global domination and indirectly drove Cardinal Albert Simon to attempt to destroy the world in part to prevent them from conquering it. The fictional iterations share their position with the main Rasputin, who's rather embarrassed by them. He and Richard the Third bonded over their treatment. |
| 237 | * At work, one can find him in the House of Health and Diseases helping out with patients. [[PetTheDog He tries to help out the sick child deities]]; however, it's unclear if there's an ulterior motive. He often gets beat up by Valentine for trying to hit on her. |
| 238 | * He has a number of children and [[ReallyGetsAround likely a lot of illegitimate ones]], with one of his known descendants being Illyana Rasputin/Magik, and the X-Men member Colossus. Supposedly this was a scheme to be reincarnated through their blood. While his father is generally considered to be Efim Vilkin Rasputin, [[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians he may be a son of Hades]]. |
| 239 | * He is [[DirtyOldMonk very perverted despite being a preacher]], his personal relief requiring sin followed by repentance. As such, he spends time hopping between the Houses of Faith and Lust. [[KavorkaMan Somehow he's scored a bunch]], and [[ItMakesSenseInContext is proud to admit his penis was preserved by a Russian collection]]; sometimes he and Glenn Quagmire wingman each other. Judge Claude Frollo hates Rasputin for his lusty ways, while Rasputin hates the lengths he'll go to [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny to cover his own lust]] and thinks he's jealous that he's gotten some. |
| 240 | * [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei He's shown up in the Amala multiverse]], representing the Magician Arcana. There he's capable of [[NoSell nullifying magic attacks]]. Weirdest of all, [[VideoGame/RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy he manifested as a cyborg from the future]]. |
| 241 | * [[WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} In one universe]], Rasputin was supposedly a warlock who swore vengeance on the Tsars for being looked down upon, laying a curse to take them out thanks to a DealWithTheDevil. [[OurLichesAreDifferent He became a lich]] and tried to kill off Anastasia. That version has allied with Jafar due to their scheming around royalty. He initially lost his position of HistoricalVillainUpgrade and NightmareFuel, but has managed to get back into the pantheon by being part of the RealLife Grigori Rasputin upon changing his title. Said Rasputin isn't fond of him, as he professes loyalty to the Tsars and wanted to help them out (such as rightfully predicting being part of World War 1 would be a bad idea for Russia), and is annoyed at Don Bluth for vilifying him. |
| 242 | * Loves to drink, even if it got his dad fired. He believes that the Flying Spaghetti Monster is actually what God has been like all the time upon learning the Pastafarian god's love of booze, and has been seen praying to him. |
| 243 | * Rumor has it he's Creator/AlanMoore, however, he won't confirm or deny this. [[Creator/AlanRickman There's a possible relationship to]] [[Pantheon/{{School}} Severus Snape]] as well. Asides from the name he has no connection to [[VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}} Razputin]] though. |
| 244 | * [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder He has somehow gotten into the Throne of Heroes]] and only called upon the world by [[spoiler:possessing a body belonging to Kirei Kotomine]]. At the very least, the Throne of Heroes called upon his more normal persona who was actually still loyal to the Tsars and still had a trusting relationship with Anastasia. [[spoiler:And somehow, Rasputin has left that body of Kirei, returning to the throne, so nobody knows what Kirei himself plans to do with it.]] |
| 245 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT2z0nrsQ8o Once rapped against Joseph Stalin]]. |
| 246 | [[/folder]] |
| 247 | |
| 248 | [[folder:Kylo Ren]] |
| 249 | '''[[Franchise/StarWars Ben Solo]], God of [[HistoryRepeats Repeating History]]''' (Kylo Ren, [[FanNickname Benjamin Chewbacca Solo]], Supreme Lord, Son of Darkness, Creature in a Mask, Monster, Jedi Killer, Leader of the Knights of Ren, Little Starfighter, [[MemeticMutation Ben Swolo]], [[FanNickname Edge Lord of the Sith]], [[WebVideo/HonestTrailers Better Anakin, Ky So Serious, Gentle Ben]]) |
| 250 | [[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ddhkouw_8b890283_d536_4552_8a2a_df88f1b6dd35.png]] |
| 251 | [[caption-width-right:270:[[labelnote:Kylo Unmasked]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kylo_ren_umasked.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 252 | * Intermediate God |
| 253 | * Symbol: A shattered/decrepit First Order Symbol. Alternatively, his full-face helmet and crossguard Lightsaber |
| 254 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vQJ1sIOL0o The Abduction]] |
| 255 | * Alignment: LawfulEvil, formerly ChaoticGood [[spoiler:and returns to latter alignment]] |
| 256 | * Portfolio: '''[[WellDoneSonGuy Wishes to Surpass his Father's Legacy]], [[HistoryRepeats But ends up Repeating Tragedies similar to Vader]]''', [[HotBlooded Emotionally Unstable]] [[AxCrazy To the Point of Violent Outbursts]], MalevolentMaskedMan [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Hiding a rather Young Man]], TheStoic [[SubvertedTrope Except Not at All]], [[{{Patricide}} Killing his Own Father]] [[VillainousBSOD Which Further Conflict's his Mind]], [[{{Tyrannicide}} Killing]] [[AssholeVictim Snoke]], KnightTemplar, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Does Love his Family]], '''{{Determinator}}''', [[BeingEvilSucks His Villainy only brings him more Suffering]], BrokenAce, AntagonisticOffspring, [[spoiler:[[HeelFaceTurn Eventually Becomes Good]], [[LastOfHisKind The Last of the Skywalker and Solo Family Tree]], [[HeroicSacrifice Sacrifices himself to save Rey]]]] |
| 257 | * Domains: Leadership, Control, Emotion, Instability, Conflict |
| 258 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Armies}} The 501st Legion]] (has joint-leadership authorities with Vader), [[Pantheon/SupportPowers Nagato]], [[Pantheon/FictionalExpies Golbez]], [[Pantheon/FightingMindsets Vlad von Carstein]], [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Captain Cold]], [[Pantheon/ChildhoodAndAdolescence Illyasveil von Einzbern]], [[Pantheon/CharacterArchetypes Sasuke Uchiha]], [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Mordred (Saber of Red)]], [[Pantheon/{{Upbringing}} Goro Akechi]], [[Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes Eddie Brock/Venom]], [[Pantheon/AntiHeroism Kaito Kumon/Kamen Rider Baron]] |
| 259 | ** TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar Count Dooku]], [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions General Greivous]], [[Pantheon/StarTrek Starfleet Command]] |
| 260 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Emperor Palpatine]]/[[Pantheon/{{Depravity}} Darth Sidious]]''', [[Pantheon/GoodAndEvilColors Maul]], [[Pantheon/{{Language}} Darth Nihilus]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Sauron]], [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Darkseid]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Thanos]], [[Pantheon/{{Transformations}} Frieza]], [[Pantheon/BeastOther The Tyranids]], [[Pantheon/{{Explosives}} Ezekyle Abbadon]], [[Pantheon/PlotArchetypes Madara Uchiha]] |
| 261 | * On Good Terms With: [[Pantheon/IntellectualArchetypes Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano]], [[Pantheon/PowerMentalities Cal Kestis]], [[Pantheon/SpeechNToZ Yoda]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAppearance Qui-Gon Jinn]], [[Pantheon/{{Emotion}} Raiden]] |
| 262 | * CommonalityConnection: [[Pantheon/CombatClothing Malekith]], [[Pantheon/IncestuousDynamics Mordred]] |
| 263 | * Special Relationship: '''[[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader]]''' (his grandfather and a former herald of his), '''[[Pantheon/{{Siblings}} Leia Organa]]''' (his mother), '''[[Pantheon/LuckAndFortune Han Solo]]''' (his father), '''[[Pantheon/SwordsAndSabres Luke]] [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Skywalker]]''' (his uncle and former master), '''[[Pantheon/IntellectualArchetypes R]][[Pantheon/OptimismAndPessimism ey]]''' |
| 264 | * Additional Relationship: [[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM Henry Cooldown]] |
| 265 | * Allegiance: Difficult to Pinpoint as Kylo works with more morally ambiguous deities. That said, his actions do tend to favor more towards the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfGood. |
| 266 | * Kylo Ren is the mysterious mascot and frontline general of the First Order, a remnant of the Galactic Empire dedicated to rebuilding itself to match it's predecessor's might and oppression. Kylo was the Order's most notable and feared member, being a former Jedi with a very strong affinity to the Force. In truth, he is Ben Solo, the son of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, heroes of the Rebel Alliance who put an end to the Galactic Empire. This also made him grandson to Anakin Skywalker, better known as Darth Vader. He has convinced himself into fulfilling Vader's wishes into restoring order to the galaxy, never really considering that Vader turned back from the Dark Side shortly before his death. |
| 267 | ** He was an apprentice to his uncle, Luke Skywalker, who established a new Jedi Order after the defeat of the Galactic Empire. However, tragic circumstances prompted Kylo to turn on his master and fellow students, slaughtering most of them and joining Snoke to become his personal apprentice. Despite his affinity to the Dark Side of the Force, Kylo's psyche felt incredibly conflicted. He tried to sever this by personally [[{{Patricide}} killing his father]], but that only worsened his situation. Eventually, he would execute Snoke to take his place as Supreme Leader of the First Order. Along the way, he formed a [[MoralityPet surprisingly positive relationship]] with Resistance Fighter Rey and tried to convince her to join alongside him as a means of [[LetThePastBurn leaving the past away and starting anew]]. Likewise, his considerations were not reciprocated. |
| 268 | *** [[spoiler:Kylo would eventually realize that he was manipulated by Emperor Palpatine throughout his entire life. He was commissioned to kill Rey, but soon after, he finally let go of the Dark Side after talking to a vision of his father Han. He would join alongside Rey in defeating Palpatine, though he gave his life to revive a dead Rey, but not before having a first and last kiss of affection]]. |
| 269 | * Kylo was initially a herald to his grandfather in his first days in the Pantheon. That said, he was relegated to events regarding his mortal life, never really getting a chance to have an opportunity to act in a multiversial world. It was only after [[spoiler:he shed his mortal coil]] that Kylo managed to ascend into the Pantheon, though his representing trope was an allusion to his sins and faults. |
| 270 | ** It turns out that even as his herald, Kylo never met his grandfather. Upon meeting for the first time in a military base for the 501st Legion, Vader shared his heartfelt experience about his life as Anakin Skywalker and as Darth Vader. Now understanding how it truly felt to be like his grandfather, Kylo tearfully embraced his predecessor, cursing himself for being far too reckless and angry to fully realize the path he was going down on. Vader simply reciprocated by telling him that much of his grief wasn't fully his fault either and that he could try to do something about his newfound redemption in the Pantheon. |
| 271 | * In a very short amount of timespan, Kylo found himself to be a very polarizing figure; heroes aren't too trusting of him given his actions as First Order Commander, yet villains are wary of Kylo being willing to go against their orders and wishes due to his conflicted feelings towards the Light and Dark Sides. Vader, in addition to giving him joint-leadership position in the 501st Legion, nominated him to join a band of morally complex deities headed by Nagato. Kylo has since taken up the offer, feeling like this may be the crowd that he would integrate into without much issues. |
| 272 | ** While Kylo gets along with Nagato, given that the latter understands suffering and is willing to aid the former out in emotional aspects, Kylo's feelings towards his new companions are mixed. Captain Cold seems easy to work with given his code of ethics, but Golbez and Vlad von Carstein seem to be more difficult. Golbez seems incredibly aloof and spends more time monitoring his brother Cecil. Vlad's ruthless demeanor towards his enemies and his vampire forces renders him a very hard man to come across. Illyasveil von Einzbern seems sweet and polite, but Kylo is wary enough to not push her buttons too much lest she unleashes Berserker to wreak havok. In spite of these issues, they acknowledge Kylo's presence, power and past and genuinely see him as a valuable ally to work with. Kylo himself doesn't have any hard feelings towards them and would often send them Stormtrooper factions to provide them with additional artillery. |
| 273 | * Despite his reputation however, he has managed to back in good graces with the ascended members of the Jedi Order. It helps that he was redeemed [[spoiler:before his death]] and that he was comforted by his grandfather during his ascension. Still, they're wary of what the former Jedi and First Order Commander is capable of and considering for his future actions. Kylo has assured that he'll try to do better in the future. |
| 274 | * Because of his conflicted thoughts, emotional nature and his redemption, Kylo is often sympathized by Raiden. He understands the burden of carrying too much expectations and drama thanks to his experiences in defending Earthrealm. That said, he acknowledges that his circumstances and Kylo's are vastly different. Still, Raiden will try to see if he can work to socialize and help Kylo open up more about his insecurities. |
| 275 | * Despite his eventual turn to Good, he's still seen wielding his trademark red lightsaber with a customized crossguard. It seems to be because it is his most notable weapon and Kylo would be most recognizable ad favored with his First Order garb by the Pantheon, much to his dismay. Fortunately, he doesn't have to replicate Vader to the point of wearing a [[DarkLordOnLifeSupport life-support armor]] which his grandfather is pleased to know about. |
| 276 | * Despite his obvious affection, Kylo refuses to meet with his parents. Maybe it's to do with the guilt of killing his father, putting further grief towards his mother and playing a role in his uncle's death. So far, no one has asked Kylo about why he keeps distance, even if there's an obvious answer. For now, the only family he regularly meets up with is Vader, which thankfully, is on a more healthier and productive approach. |
| 277 | * To his surprise, Kylo seems to find himself relatable to Malekith. The Witch King acknowledges this and poses no enmity on Kylo, despite his FriendlyEnemy stance on Vader. Kylo highlights the fact that Malekith's desire to live up to the reputation of his father Aenarion is pretty similar to his past actions of trying to surpass Vader. That, and both were [[FaceHeelTurn lulled into darkness]] through a series of tragedies and manipulations. They have a ceasefre for now, though Malekith has pondered about working with Kylo when it comes to fighting the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfEvil, seeing as the two of them have a common enemy in mind. |
| 278 | ** There is also Mordred, a man with antagonistic feelings towards his father/uncle, [[Pantheon/{{Royalty}} King Arthur]]. While Kylo finds the situation around his conceiving to be pretty controversial, he does sympathize with him to an extent and wishes to find a way to help him out. On the other hand, the other Mordred, Saber of Red, is a straight ally as the two of them get along with their similarities of having difficult familial relationships and trying to better themselves as a person in the very end. Saber of Red has since been encouraging of trying to get Kylo to be a leader in his own unique way. |
| 279 | * Kylo opposes space tyrants like Darkseid, Thanos and Frieza. It's mainly to do with the fact that Kylo himself was raised by a GalacticConquerer and the experiences around it were not nice to say the least. Still, it's a relief that Kylo managed to stop a potential threat [[spoiler:despite that being but a ploy devised by Palpatine himself]]. That, and he also saved Rey from being killed. The other space tyrants however think of Kylo as inconsequential and annoying compared to their grand scheme of things. |
| 280 | ** Some might see Sauron as an EvilCounterpart of his to an extent. While their settings can't be any more different, the fact remains that both Sauron and Kylo were apprentices and the top commander of their master, Melkor and Snoke respectively. The differences end there however; despite both of them proving themselves treacherous towards their masters, Sauron continued to commit evil having completely forgone whatever good intentions he may have had whereas Kylo clung onto to the fact that he may be the galaxy's best chance of maintaining order and control. The Dark Lord found this comparison amusing, but still sees Kylo as just another pest to deal with. |
| 281 | * While he may be better known as Kylo Ren, it's rare to see someone actually call him by his real name, Ben Solo. Initially, his family members were the only ones to refer him by the latter, though overtime, a few of his allies have begun to do it too, either as a means of being playful or showing a sign of respect. Kylo doesn't mind it. |
| 282 | * Was amused to see that the lightsaber crossguard concept was done by Henry Cooldown 8 years prior to his formal introduction. As a result, Kylo pays some degree of respect to him and is eager to one day fight against Henry to see how well he could hold up against him. |
| 283 | * To a lot of people's surprise, Kylo was able to defeat and even kill the legendary Zillo Beast. Even Darth Vader wasn't able to do the deed. This has been able to strengthen the 501st Legion's morale up by some notches, given he was able to accomplish a feat that very little have managed to do. [[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers The Monster Hunters]] have admitted to giving Kylo some sort of respect about this in some regard and even considered inviting them for creature hunting. He declined, stating that monster hunting isn't exactly his job, but respects the Monster Hunters' wishes regardless. |
| 284 | * [[PsychicLink Is linked to Rey via the Force, hence them being a Dyad]]. This is one of the reasons that Kylo wanted Rey to join with him in the First Order rather than killing her. Additionally, [[spoiler: it's what [[HeelFaceTurn redeemed him]] as well]]. While some Force users are impressed by Kylo's feat in this and him no longer being an evil threat means the Jedi don't have to worry about him too much, Maul has expressed interest in such a concept. This led to scuffles between the two every now and them. That said, Maul has expressed interest in being a Dyad with Savage Oppress, should he be ascended, an idea that Kylo couldn't care less for. |
| 285 | * Kylo is apparently very muscular and fit. Not exactly news-worthy, but some took his physique and promoted it like wildfire, alongside proclaiming him as [[MemeticMutation Ben Swolo]]. He finds this pretty amusing. |
| 286 | * While he's mellowed out considerably thanks to his experience of being humbled and understanding his flaws, many simply remember Kylo for [[AxCrazy losing his shit]] [[{{Wangst}} to the point of exasperation]]. Didn't take long before he was declared an Edgelord, complete with a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fF1ZSNTtBQ compilation of songs emphasizing this nature.]] Again, Kylo doesn't know what to make of it. And no, he doesn't have built-in headphones in his mask either. |
| 287 | * Also in the Pantheon/{{Destinies}} Sub-House. |
| 288 | ''I'm being torn apart. I want to be free of this pain. I know what I have to do but I don't know if I have the strength to do it. Will you help me?'' |
| 289 | [[/folder]] |
| 290 | |
| 291 | [[folder:Raditz]] |
| 292 | '''[[Franchise/DragonBall Raditz]], God of [[SmallRoleBigImpact Unexpected Catalysts]]''' (Mr. Radish, Radish Boy, [[Manga/DragonBall The Mysterious Warrior from Space]], [[VideoGame/DragonBallZKakarot Long-haired Man, Raditz the Runt]], [[VideoGame/DragonBallZDokkanBattle Ruthless Invader]], [[WebAnimation/{{HFIL}} New Nail]]) |
| 293 | [[quoteright:319:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/raditz_render_dokkan_battle.png]] |
| 294 | [[caption-width-right:319:[[labelnote:Super Saiyan 3!]]\ |
| 295 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/raditz_ssj3_render_sdbh_world_mission.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 296 | * Intermediate God (borderline Greater God as a Great Ape or if powered by [[VideoGame/DragonballXenoverse Demigra]], Greater God as a [[VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes Super Saiyan 3]]) |
| 297 | * Symbol: His long hair |
| 298 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-fkqLh7Snc Move Forward Fearlessly]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bKJU6ZY4WA Fortitude ~Indomitable Spirit~]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KcMMZ_KaLA The Formidable Warrior, The Saiyan]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXGNwpWhy4s Battle at the Edge of the Galaxy]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo0WfYo0syU Space]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsLmXRFrE-o Unveiling of Power]] |
| 299 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil, {{Chaotic|Neutral}} or LawfulNeutral post-ascension (TrueNeutral [[VideoGame/DragonballZBudokaiTenkaichi in the "Fateful Brothers" timeline]], NeutralGood in [[Creator/TeamFourStar MasakoX's]] [[WhatIf most popular]] [[Fanfic/WhatIfRaditzTurnedGood hypothetical timeline]]). |
| 300 | * Portfolio: StarterVillain, [[MemeticLoser The Weakling of His Group]], [[CainAndAbel Evil Brother]] [[EvilUncle and Uncle]], [[DirtyCoward Cowardice]], [[HateSink Meant to be Unlikable]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse But Popular]] [[DracoInLeatherPants For Some Reason]], [[SmallRoleBigImpact Small Role, MASSIVE Impact]], BigBrotherBully |
| 301 | * Domain: Evil, Storytelling, Paper Tigers. |
| 302 | * Saiyan Army Comrades: '''[[Pantheon/ReasonsForDeath Nappa]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Scars}} Bardock]] (his father), [[Pantheon/MannersOfDeath Paragus]], [[Pantheon/RebellionAndRevolution Turles]] (TeethClenchedTeamwork) |
| 303 | * Former Allies: [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Bab]][[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAbilities idi]], [[Pantheon/FamilialPerspective Jagi]], [[Pantheon/{{Contempt}} Father (KND)]], [[Pantheon/CombatMagic Ultimecia]], [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} Father and the Homunculi]] |
| 304 | * Pities: [[Pantheon/{{Memes}} Yamcha]] |
| 305 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/PrideAndEgotism Vegeta]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Lord King Shin]], [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} Greed the Avaricious]], [[Pantheon/MannersOfAuthority Lin Beifong]] |
| 306 | ** Ceasefire towards: [[Pantheon/PowerAndAbilities Kakarot]], [[Pantheon/InternalPowerSources Son Gohan]], [[Pantheon/CombatOther Krillin]], [[Pantheon/OtherRelatives Piccolo]] |
| 307 | * Supports and is supported by: The ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' fanbase |
| 308 | * Opposed by: [[Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination Kens]][[Pantheon/{{Tears}} hiro]], [[Pantheon/BodyImages Kara Zor-L/Karen]] [[Pantheon/{{Defense}} Starr/Power Girl]], [[Pantheon/RecollectionAndAmnesia Android 21]], [[Pantheon/InternalPowerSources Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk]], [[Pantheon/CharacterAdaptations Sabrina]] |
| 309 | * Fears: [[Pantheon/{{Transformations}} Fri]][[Pantheon/PhysicalPowers eza]], [[Pantheon/PowerMentalities Broly]], [[Pantheon/CharacterAdaptations Broly: BR]] |
| 310 | * Several years after his Tenkaichi Budokai victory against Piccolo Jr., Son Goku decided to go to Kame House and visit his friends, accompanied by his progeny Son Gohan and a hat with the Four Star Dragon Ball on it. Meanwhile, Piccolo was meditating in mountain seclusion as usual, plotting his eventual takeover of the world. At the same time, a long-haired and monkey-tailed man in a strange armor-and-trunks uniform landed on Earth in a strange circular pod, casually caught and deflected a bullet from a farmer, and used his green power-scouting monocle to look for a being called Kakarot. The scouter pointed him first in the direction of Piccolo, who attempted to attack him only to be completely no-sold. Before he could retaliate, though, another, stronger power level reached his device's detection. When he went there, he found Kame House, with Goku and friends. He introduced himself as Raditz, as one of the last remaining members of the Saiyans, a race of warriors who specialize in depopulating planets and selling them to the highest bidder. Furthermore, he admonished Goku as the aforementioned Kakarot, revealing that this was his true name and Raditz was his older brother. |
| 311 | ** Raditz was disgusted that not only had Kakarot not liquidated the Earth for sale as he was sent to do, but instead became a protector of the backwater planet as Goku. He was also flabbergasted that his little brother had allowed his tail to be cut loose, as it was key to triggering a Saiyan's true power. After one-shotting both his brother's bald friend Krillin with his tail as well as Kakarot himself with his knee, Raditz took Gohan hostage and gave Kakarot a SadisticChoice: kill 100 humans, or your son dies. Instead, Kakarot came back with his green rival, demanding Raditz give back his son and leave the Earth alone. Raditz in turn chose to fight and kill the lot of them. |
| 312 | ** The invading Saiyan's power may have been superior, but their skills and resilience kept them alive long enough for Kakarot to realize they shared a common weakness. Kakarot effectively depowered Raditz by grabbing his tail, leaving him ripe for Piccolo's secret killshot — but then Raditz resorted to begging for mercy, promising to leave the planet as his brother demanded. Kakarot relented, much to Piccolo's chagrin, and Raditz thanked his brother by proceeding to pulverize and taunt him, with his screams of pain reaching the ears of his son who was captive in his pod. Triggered into rage, Gohan busted out of Raditz's spaceship and rammed head first into Raditz's gut to make the bad man leave his daddy alone; much to everyone's shock, this attack was actually strong enough to hurt the Saiyan invader. Raditz, while impressed with his nephew's strength, resolved to kill the boy, which left him open for Kakarot to grab him in a full nelson. Raditz begged his brother's mercy again, but this time it didn't work. Piccolo was ready to run his killshot straight through them both, and Kakarot was willing to sacrifice himself to stop his evil brother. Thus, Piccolo's special beam cannon technique, Makankosappo, earned itself a lethal debut, claiming the lives of both Saiyans. |
| 313 | * While lamenting his and his brother's fate on this measly backwater planet, Piccolo boasted to Raditz that Goku would likely be brought back to life with the Dragon Balls. Raditz, however, had turned his scouter's transmitter function on so his fellow Saiyans would know of his defeat, which means they were also inadvertently scooped in on the secret of these magical wish orbs. Thus, Raditz bled out to death confidently believing [[WhosLaughingNow his Saiyan brethren would take vengeance as well as resurrect him]]. Being the cruelest Saiyan of them all, Vegeta promptly disregarded this idea, instead seeking the balls to wish for immortality while desiring Kakarot's second and ultimate downfall as a consequence for "betraying" him as the Prince of Saiyans. Even this would fail, as the resulting conflict led to a near-death stalemate and an arms race on Piccolo's home planet of Namek for a different set of Dragon Balls. Said arms race culminated in Kakarot becoming the first publicly-confirmed Super Saiyan in a thousand years and actually defeating Frieza, the true employer behind the space pirate real estate criminal organization that ruled over the Saiyan Army. This would result in Vegeta becoming Kakarot's ultimate rival, both having long since neglected to spare even a thought to visiting Raditz, let alone reviving him. For years the cowardly Saiyan dwelled in Hell, pretty damn pissed about this. |
| 314 | ** One day, a gateway opened in front of Raditz from whatever special corner of Earth's Hell he resided in, taking him to a strange place where he was surprised to find his body was fully in tact. Standing in front of a tribunal called the Court of the Gods, he was acknowledged for the fact that his actions in coming to Earth and introducing Son Goku to his true Saiyan origins as Kakarot ultimately took the scope of both his exploits and powers to otherworldly levels. For this, he was rewarded with a temple and a title as the God of Unexpected Catalysts. Having learned the Kakarot as well as Vegeta had ascended as well, he swore he would get back at them both. |
| 315 | * In order to get close enough to even touch the Prince or his brother, he had to figure out how to get strong like they did. Fortunately for himself, deities affiliated with the Grand United Alliance of Evil had provided him with a gravity chamber similar to the one Vegeta has in his Capsule Corporation remodeled spaceship on Earth. He also allied himself with Kenshiro's evil brother Jagi, as well as the man called Father opposite the Kids Next Door, as he sympathized with being the BlackSheep and [[DirtyCoward comparative wimp]] within a "family" of elite fighters. The alliance with Jagi earned the ire of Kenshiro and especially Lord King Shin. |
| 316 | * While a weakling in the large scale of things, one must remember [[SmallRoleBigImpact if it weren't for him, the events in his home universe wouldn't have happened]]. Kakarot would've never known about the Saiyans and fought them, Piccolo might never have become an ally, Vegeta would still be under Frieza's reign (or dead), Frieza himself would still be terrorizing the universe, Kami knows what [[Pantheon/{{Siblings}} the Androids]] or [[Pantheon/LifeAndCreation Cell]] would be like, and [[Pantheon/GoodAndEvilColors Majin Buu would be stuck in his ball]]. In the grand scheme of things, he's made quite an impact. Ironically, were it not for his death, neither Kakarot nor Vegeta would've become the pinnacle of his Saiyan race, the very thing he thought he could help Kakarot with by [[EvilUncle stealing his son]] [[BigBrotherBully and being a general dick to him]]. His anger would cool down some after discovering [[EnsembleDarkhorse he has a relatively large fanbase because of this]], [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter who believe he should've had a bigger role]] within the course of history he so effectively catalyzed. This has made Raditz feel slightly better about his predicament, but still cross it involved his death. |
| 317 | * Raditz periodically allows Babidi to use him as a minion for his Majin spells, the wizard seeing potential in him due to his Saiyan properties as well as his resentment for being seen as [[BigBadWannabe a glorified Saibaman]] in an age where being comparable to a Saibaman [[SoLastSeason is hardly glorious]]. [[ButtMonkey It didn't really help]] against most foes; it boosted his advantage over most of the Pantheon who he's already powerful enough to take, but against those whose power [[OvershadowedByAwesome outmatched his]] all he really managed to do was be a bit tougher to take down. Babidi has also tried to get him a haircut, but the Saiyan was able to ignore this order despite his mind control. For these reason, Babidi never bothers keeping him under control for long. In addition, he normally releases him without incident. This is because the one time Babidi [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness killed Raditz for no longer being of use]], he found himself vaporized by a powerful blue-white energy wave two weeks later. DeathIsCheap in the Pantheon, but that doesn't make it any fun. |
| 318 | * In his search for a better life, Raditz came across [[VideoGame/DragonballZBudokaiTenkaichi an alternate timeline where]] [[WhatIf he lost his memory]] and had a gradual HeelFaceTurn as a result. [[RedemptionEqualsDeath He still presumably died.]] The main Raditz isn't sure what to take from this. He much later came across [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNSgpJTAeqwl1ILSHjUC84Hh1obBMtYxM another possible exploration]] of a potential better life for himself. Long story short, had he been able to escape Kakarot's full nelson hold, dodge Piccolo's Makankosappo, and survive to report to Vegeta after recovering, he would've replaced Vegeta as Kakarot's link to the Saiyans and Kakarot as Vegeta's despised rival, as well as achieved both a life of peace on Earth and incredible power much like they did. This time he was much more pissed off at his own missed opportunity. |
| 319 | ** Since seeing this, Raditz has been trying to make passes at strong attractive female deities in hopes that one of them will serve as his key to catching up. He made a passing remark about how Karen Starr would make a great female Saiyan in a way that he knew would get spread out and catch her ears, as well as offered to serve as Android 21's assistant the minute she ascended. Naturally, these proposals have been rejected out of hand. Furthermore, She-Hulk, a friend of both of theirs, has had the message sent out that he needn't bother try with her. Vegeta and Turles note that per the usual, he's going about this in a "coward's way". |
| 320 | * Once attacked Republic City on behalf of Melkor's associates while Avatar Korra was absent, hoping to earn some respect. However, Greed and Lin Beifong both used their powers and team coordinating skills to lead the defense of Lin's city in fending him off. Though they couldn't do much damage, they were able to take advantage of his IncompletelyTrained tail in order to stall him long enough for Vegeta to show up and send him packing. This was the first time they had worked together as Beifong had previously rejected the homunculus' advances. Upon learning about this, Raditz was not too amused about once again being a forgotten kickstarter to other people's development. |
| 321 | * Some people have joked about Raditz's hair in regard to going Super Saiyan, in particular, what Super Saiyan 3 would be like. Thanks to revelations from the ''VideoGame/DragonBallHeroes'' timeline, both questions have been answered. Raditz was able to achieve the forms in the Pantheon through training and vengeful rage; the first one a result of [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Yuuki Terumi]] stoking the flames of his resentment, revealed publicly during the attack on Republic City, and the third being unveiled after further training as he sought to avenge yet another embarrassment at the hands of his prince and former leader. As Vegeta was looking for his son Future Trunks, who'd gone missing following a particular criminal event, Raditz accosted him and challenged him to battle again. Vegeta was rather nonplussed about this interruption, but when Raditz transformed into a Super Saiyan 3, the reaction changed to being actually rather impressed. |
| 322 | --> '''Vegeta:''' Hahahahahahaha! Well, it looks like the cowardly mouse has finally gained enough power to be worth some respect! |
| 323 | ** Overconfident of his power boost, Raditz engaged his prince in combat, only to promptly discover he was still outmatched. Vegeta stopped mid-fight to recall the Saibaman training incident that allowed him to give him a good spar before the mission to Earth, finally giving Raditz the credit he was seeking all this time for having helped change the course of the Saiyans' history. However, this wasn't simply to praise Raditz, but to prepare him for the sight of the Ultimtate Saiyan transformation, also known as Super Saiyan 4, which Sun Wukong had taught Kakarot and Vegeta based on the ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' timeline. [=SSJ4=] Vegeta was far stronger than [=SSJ3=] Raditz; even so, Vegeta was not prepared for Raditz to have an ally, in the former of the Sorceress Ultimecia, using her incredible magical powers to subdue him. |
| 324 | ** Raditz and Ultimecia took him to Homunculus Father's temple, where the Prince was strapped to the unwilling participant Greed as part of a ritual to generate a new Great Philosopher's Stone. While the ritual worked, Vegeta's resistance introduced a chink in the stones, which caused them to be painful. Still, Raditz took the opportunity to come after Lin Beifong and her allies, who had tried and failed to stop the rites, while at the same time holding his power back to avoid destroying the lair. Due to the latter, he was able to be surprised by Touta Konoe's electric Raiten Taisō form, as well as promptly overwhelmed when Vegeta recovered and turned Super Saiyan Blue, handing him his ass. However, not only did Vegeta also defend his honor as a Saiyan when the Ouroboros Homunculi tried to disrespect his worth despite his having helped them, he also spared Radtiz's life and gave him some sound advice: |
| 325 | --> '''Vegeta:''' Abandon this nonsense about taking revenge on Kakarot and myself, or gaining respect through Melkor and his pond of scum. Get stronger, come back and fight me again, and then we'll see what you've got. Understand? |
| 326 | * The entire incident with Vegeta rented space in the Raditz's head as he represented his former teammate Nappa in a bet with Sabrina, wherein if he was able to defeat the martial artists Ryu and Ken Masters without going Super Saiyan, Sabrina would aid Nappa in ascending to the Pantheon. Raditz was initially distracted by his reflections on Vegeta's words, allowing Ryu and Ken the upper hand as he contemplated the fact that his standing within Melkor's clientele, the now-unofficial army backing the GUAE, was no safer and even less dignifying than his days serving the Frieza Force. Eventually Nappa got through to him by reminding him of the bet, which he had voluntarily taken on as a Saiyan-to-Saiyan favor, and he proceeded to unleash his [[VideoGame/DragonBallZKakarot red power]]. While the details are unknown, it is presumed that Raditz won the match, as Nappa has since ascended, although it did take awhile to go through. |
| 327 | * Was given the order again by Melkor to try and attack the World of ''Avatar'', but refused this time, as he was far more interested in watching the Tournament of Power; partially in hopes that Universe 7 survives and he stands a chance at an honest revival, partially because he wants to see what the Saiyans from Universe 6 can do. He was surprised to see Frieza alongside the Universe 7 party, amused at how badly the tyrant and Vegeta got along, intrigued at the newfound strength of Kakarot's human friends and the guts of the old teacher, slightly gobsmacked at the U6 Saiyans' strength including the Broly-esque berserker Kale, surprisingly pissed throughout Frieza's entire [[spoiler:betrayal gambit involving Gohan and playing Frost]], but what truly caught him in disbelief was seeing Kakarot survive a Singularity by achieving Ultra Instinct, a power which even frightens the ''Dragon Ball'' multiverse's {{Physical God}}s, as well as Vegeta push beyond his Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan power [[CharacterDevelopment to fulfill a promise to one of the Universe 6 Saiyans]]: |
| 328 | --> '''Raditz:''' '''WHAT THE HEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!''' |
| 329 | * Things were rather rocky when Raditz finally saw his father again after Bardock's ascension to the Pantheon. Bardock [[{{Understatement}} very disappointed]] with [[BigBrotherBully his eldest son's treatment of Kakarot]], [[EvilUncle his grandson]], and his general [[SmugSnake attitude]] altogether bringing shame to the Saiyans; it was during this berating that Raditz finally learned the truth that his brother [[Manga/JacoTheGalacticPatrolman was sent to Earth for his own protection, instead of slaughtering the population like normal]]. Raditz attempted to call his father out on this, asking why he and his mother didn't tell Raditz about this sooner, but Bardock sternly reminded him that it was Gine who told him about Kakarot being sent off-world since Bardock was preparing for the last stand against Frieza, effectively putting it back on Raditz that he simply presumed Kakarot had been sent on a Frieza Force mission to destroy Earth. When their shouting match concluded, Raditz and Bardock agreed to patch things up for the sake of the family. Bardock is currently trying to teach Raditz to be less of a self-preserving coward. Because of this and the Super Saiyan 3 development, Babidi is no longer strengthening Raditz with his spells. |
| 330 | * Well after being consumed in the Android 21 incident, Nappa finally ascended to the Pantheon, presumably the result of Sabrina completing her promise. The former Saiyan General was glad to see his longtime charge and teammate, and unlike Vegeta this case wasn't complicated by said former charge executing him for failure and then turning to Kakarot's side. That said, Nappa has attempted to get Raditz to formally step away from Frieza for good, since he tried to stomach that overlord's rule to survive 21's schemes only to find it wasn't worth it. |
| 331 | * Later, the Saiyan known as Paragus came to him with an offer to join forces and get payback against Vegeta, even acknowledging the forgotten fact that [[WordOfGod Raditz was actually regarded as an above-average warrior]] within the overall ranks of the Frieza Force. Glad to finally get some respect, Raditz accepted this. Not too fond of Kakarot's doppelganger Turles, though, who holds a low opinion of him regardless. After Paragus talked Bardock into joining, and then Bardock got Nappa on board, Raditz agreed to the conditions put in place by his father and the former colonel as to the missions they would take on, which included no full-time conscription, no ineffectual targets, and no attacks on Kakarot's friends aside from Vegeta. After hearing Nappa gloat in celebration that the Saiyans had now "freed themselves" of Frieza's domination once and for all, Raditz had to admit it felt nice. He's even tried to commiserate with one of his brother's friends, as he can feel for Yamcha being [[MemeticLoser treated as such]] [[ButtMonkey a weakling]], although Nappa's antagonism towards Yamcha due to being embarrassed by him during the 21 saga quickly put that to a halt. |
| 332 | * ''"[[NoSell A fine display of dust.. if such were your intention. Is it my turn? May I show you some real power now?]]"'' |
| 333 | [[/folder]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder:Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond]] |
| 336 | '''[[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Rose Quartz]], Goddess of [[PresentAbsence One's Absence Affecting Others]]''' (Pink Diamond, Starlight, "Weird Mom" [by Lars Barriga]) |
| 337 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rose_quartz_weaponized.png]] |
| 338 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see her as Pink Diamond]]\ |
| 339 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pink_diamond_button.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 340 | * Presents herself as an Intermediate Goddess, actually a Greater Goddess (as Pink Diamond) |
| 341 | * Symbol: Her sword and shield |
| 342 | * Theme: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNcXFlcBJy4 Rose's Fountain]] |
| 343 | * Alignment: Started out as ChaoticNeutral, became NeutralGood over time (with flashes back to ChaoticNeutral) |
| 344 | * Portfolio: LackOfEmpathy, [[AllLovingHeroine but not sympathy]], DarkAndTroubledPast, BreakingTheCycleOfBadParenting, NiceGirl, InnocentlyInsensitive, [[ThatWomanIsDead Pink Diamond is Dead]], [[FreudianExcuse Has numerous psychological issues]] [[AbusiveParents because of how the Diamonds treated her]], TheHeart, DeathByChildbirth, TwoAliasesOneCharacter, Pedestals (Both [[BrokenPedestal Broken]] and [[RebuiltPedestal Rebuilt]]) |
| 345 | * Domains: Motherhood, Life, Leadership |
| 346 | * Followers: [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange Rachel Amber]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} Ellie]], [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Joyce Summers]], [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Lu Ten]], [[VideoGame/Persona5 Wakaba Isshiki]], [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Summer Rose]] |
| 347 | * Heralds: Bismuth, Lapis Lazuli (despite their...''complicated'' relationship) |
| 348 | * Allies: '''[[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Greg Universe]]''' and '''[[Pantheon/GuardiansAndProtectors Pearl]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Romance}} Garnet]], [[Pantheon/{{Tastes}} Amethyst]], [[Pantheon/CharacterRoles Connie Maheswaran]], [[Pantheon/BetrayalMotivation Peridot]], [[Pantheon/ReasonsForDeath Izanami-No-Mikoto]], [[Pantheon/IntrovertFlaws BoJack Horseman]], [[Pantheon/GiantsAndSmallfolk The Big Friendly Giant]], [[Pantheon/NaturePreservers Gaea]], [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Maria Robotnik]], [[Pantheon/BeastHandlers Hazel Levesque]] |
| 349 | * Complicated Relationship with: '''[[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Steven Universe]]''' (her son) |
| 350 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics The Emperor of Mankind]], and [[Pantheon/BodyParts the other Diamonds]] |
| 351 | * Opposes: [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives The Child Abuse Supporters]] |
| 352 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/CelestialBodiesAndStars The Sleeper]] |
| 353 | * Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond is one of the most important characters in her universe, in terms of how she has directly or indirectly influenced nearly every character in the series to some degree - in many cases, how her absence has affected them. |
| 354 | ** The original rebellion against the other Diamonds was started by her and Pearl, and her decision to fake her death when the other Diamonds refused to let her stop the colonization of Earth led to the survival of the human race, the corruption of nearly every other gem on Earth, the start of Era 2, and the Diamonds more or less disintegrating as a family unit. |
| 355 | ** Her decision to fake her death also led partly to the deterioration of Jasper’s mental state, given that Rose was her Diamond. As well as the “Famethyst” being sent to watch over the Human Zoo (though they are in a much better state mentally than Jasper is). |
| 356 | ** Later on, after giving birth to her son Steven, her passing was part of what caused the character arcs of the Crystal Gems in the main storyline, since she was previously their LivingEmotionalCrutch (a role that her son Steven took up later). |
| 357 | * Her son Steven has issues with her, to say the least, considering that most of ''her'' actions came back to haunt ''him''. While Steven knows that Rose never wanted her mistakes to cause him problems and the fact they did before he even turned 18 was more or less sheer coincidence, her attempts to fix things in the Pantheon or apologize haven’t been able to fix all of Steven’s trauma and issues with her. |
| 358 | * Was previously the main thing keeping the Diamonds a semi-functional family unit before she faked her death and ran away. She claims to not miss the Diamonds, and has been avoiding them since her first encounter with them in several thousand years, when they ascended to the Pantheon at roughly the same time. They tried to talk to her. Rose's response was loud and (according to other people) expletive-filled. |
| 359 | ** To clear things up - she knows that they are trying to change, and was not opposed to them joining the GUAG's Ministry of Atonement. But eons of abuse at their hands has left her with very little love for them, and not much of a desire to try to mend that relationship on her end. No matter how much the other Diamonds are sorry... in the distant future, she might reconsider. But for the moment, them being sorry [[RejectedApology is too little, too late]]. |
| 360 | * Due to the circumstances of her disappearance when she gave birth to Steven, it wasn't clear at first if she was actually dead or if she continued to exist dormant in his Gem, which was a contested subject that prevented her from ascending to the Pantheon. However, the ''Diamond Days'' arc finally concluded through the Pink Steven that emerged from Steven's Gem [[spoiler:when White Diamond forcibly extracted it from his body]] that she was definitely gone for good, and so she was finally cleared as dead and therefore permissible for Pantheon ascension. |
| 361 | * Is never found in her temple (which looks like her Room in the Beach House on Earth), partly because she prefers to be roaming the Pantheon and partly since she is the goddess of PresentAbsence. |
| 362 | * Currently, she wants to spend time with Steven, since she has never had the chance to know him before. She was horrified to learn what had happened after she died, but is not sure how she can make it up to him. However, after some… initial friction… between the two, she is willing to give him his space until he is willing to approach her. |
| 363 | * [[ThatWomanIsDead Don’t call her Pink Diamond or “My Diamond”]]. It’s not quite a BerserkButton, but it isn’t a name she wants to use anymore. Comparisons have been made that it’s similar to deadnaming someone who’s transgender. This particular fact has not helped the attempts of the other Diamonds to bond with her again. |
| 364 | * The Emperor of Mankind (and thus, the Imperium) have a somewhat… conflicted opinion on her and the Crystal Gems. On one hand, they’re all aliens, but they also saved humanity despite being aliens, and in her case alien royalty. For that, he's willing to give them a pass, and if the Imperium’s alien issues ever boil over the Crystal Gems would likely be spared their wrath. Rose herself, on the other hand, sees the Emperor's treatment of the Primarchs as being far too similar to the Diamond's family relationship - and while he is more sympathetic and understandable in some ways than the Diamonds are, the Emperor is in a lot of ways the human version of the Diamonds. Considering what he is capable of and how he would probably react, she has never voiced this opinion to his face. |
| 365 | ** It should be noted that the Imperium’s opinion on the [[HumansAreInsects other Diamonds and Homeworld Gems in general]] is far clearer. If any of the Homeworld Gems, especially the Diamonds, ever backstabs the Imperium or betrays the GUAG, or gives them any reason to think they have done so, they will be ground to dust beneath humanity’s boots. |
| 366 | * Heavily opposed to the Child Abuse Supporters due to her own history with the other Diamonds (said history of abuse is also why she avoids them even within the Pantheon despite their attempts to turn over a new leaf). |
| 367 | * After learning that her sword had been destroyed by Blue Diamond when Connie Maheswaran tried to use it on her, she quickly went to speak with her, and assured her that there was no real grudge on her part. And that if she did have an issue, it was with Blue Diamond, not Connie herself. She also is trying to strike up some sort of friendship with both Connie and Peridot, since they are the newest members of the Crystal Gems in the Pantheon (not to mention, she and Connie are the only Crystal Gems in this sub-house). |
| 368 | ** Is also striking up a friendship with the newest members of the Crystal Gems, Lapis Lazuli and Bismuth; she started by making them her heralds. |
| 369 | * While things were awkward at first when she arrived in the Pantheon with the other Crystal Gems, given that they all now knew everything she had been hiding, things are... not going back to the way that they were, but the newly arrived problems between them are being worked out. If nothing else, Pearl and Greg were both overjoyed to have her back without anything happening to Steven. |
| 370 | * Currently seeing a therapist in the GUAG to help her work through her many psychological problems. Given how long said issues have had to sink in, it's slow going. |
| 371 | ** It should be noted that Rose currently does not seem to be capable of accessing her more destructive abilities, such as the ones used in "Pink Mode" by her son Steven. Some people think this is just due to her own regret at having cracked her first Pearl, "Volleyball", while others theorize it is a mental block she unknowingly placed on herself. |
| 372 | * Has started developing a friendship with [[Pantheon/ReasonsForDeath Izanami]], originating at first because they both succumbed to DeathByChildbirth. However, their lives being similar at several points beyond that started cementing a deeper relationship between them. Izanami herself is trying to get Rose to realize that she has changed over the years and become a better person, [[HeelFaceTurn like Izanami herself did]]. |
| 373 | * While she and [=BoJack=] Horseman are very different people, their similarly {{Dark And Troubled Past}}s caused them to bond, considering they both involved AbusiveParents. Their shared self-loathing and issues with relating to other people even though they cared for them have led each to consider the other a kindred spirit of sorts. Albeit, considering said low self-esteem, their friendship has had its share of rough patches. |
| 374 | * The Sleeper brings up… some bad memories, to say the least. The whole “turning everything into gems/crystal” part, and the infant EldritchAbomination inside the MagicMeteor itself… yeah. Basically a more disturbing version of gem reproduction. |
| 375 | * Nobody’s sure what Wonder Woman’s [[Pantheon/ArtifactsLibrary Lasso of Truth]] would do to Rose if she ever came into contact with it. Wonder Woman isn’t really in a big hurry to create additional stress for her fellow heroine, and has stated she only plans to use it on Rose ''with her permission''. |
| 376 | * Rose didn't initially understand the concept of marriage, since she didn't entirely understand human culture (and gem culture not having any equivalent of marriage, and Rose herself not being a legal human citizen). After having it explained to her, both Pearl and Greg have started to approach her on the subject. Whether she plans to marry both of them, just one of them, or neither of them, is not something she has told anyone else yet. |
| 377 | * In her Pink Diamond form (which she rarely takes), she's a LargeRunt compared to the other Diamonds, in addition to being their TokenGoodTeammate. She bonded rapidly with the [[Pantheon/GiantsAndSmallfolk Big Friendly Giant]] as a result of this. |
| 378 | * There are more than a few gods who are... displeased with her actions in the past. While she's not a borderline TheFriendNobodyLikes in the Grand United Alliance of Good like the other Diamonds are, she's not exactly Ms. Popularity, despite her NiceGirl personality. |
| 379 | * Rose was Gaea’s High Priestess before she officially entered the Pantheon (before people realized that she didn't really work for the trope that Gaea represented), and while she isn’t always a fan of her methods, or an official member of the Grand United Alliance of Nature (yet), the two of them remain on good terms. Gaea is grateful to Rose herself for protecting Earth instead of trying to create another Gem colony, and if nothing else, makes an effort to treat Rose better than the other Diamonds did (whether it’s [[ManipulativeBastard to ensure she’s semi-loyal to her]], out of [[PetTheDog gratitude]] [[NiceGirl or kindness]], both, [[TakeAThirdOption or something else entirely]] depends on who you ask and/or Gaea’s mood). |
| 380 | * As it turns out, someone in the Court of the Gods got things mixed up and declared Rose to be the High Priestess of [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Maria Robotnik]] as well. Rose has continued to speak with Maria after her own ascension, and the two remain on close terms. Opinion widely holds that part of the reason for this is because both of them are the WhiteSheep of their family. If nothing else, Rose is closer to and more trusting of Maria than she is to Gaea, her other former patroness. |
| 381 | * Has an… odd relationship with [[Pantheon/BeastHandlers Hazel Levesque]]. While the two get along fine, the fact that Rose was Gaea’s high priestess before the position was corrected, and her remaining on (mostly) good terms with Gaea to boot, has soured any camaraderie they might have beyond being friendly acquaintances within the GUAG. |
| 382 | [[/folder]] |
| 383 | |
| 384 | !Lesser Gods |
| 385 | |
| 386 | [[folder:Impa]] |
| 387 | '''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Impa]], Goddess of {{Legacy Character}}s''' ([[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Sage of Shadow]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Servant of the Goddess, Agent of the Goddess]], [[VideoGame/HyruleWarriors General Impa]]) |
| 388 | [[quoteright:299:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/impa_collage_9.png]] |
| 389 | [[caption-width-right:299:Impa's incarnations.\ |
| 390 | Starting top-left counterclockwise: [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]], [[VideoGame/HyruleWarriors Hyrule Warriors]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames The Oracle of Seasons/Ages]]]] |
| 391 | * Lesser Goddess |
| 392 | * Symbol: The Sheikah Eye symbol |
| 393 | * Alignment: LawfulGood |
| 394 | * Portfolio: [[{{Ninja}} Member of the Sheikah,]] [[DarkIsNotEvil the shadow tribe]], UndyingLoyalty to Zelda, [[LastOfHisKind Last Known Member of the Sheikah]], MsExposition, [[TeamMom Zelda's Nursemaid]] |
| 395 | ** Young: ActionGirl |
| 396 | ** Elder: CoolOldLady |
| 397 | * Domains: Legacy, Shadow, Incarnation |
| 398 | * Allies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Royalty}} Princess Zelda]]''', [[Pantheon/MultiWieldingWeapons Link]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Lana]], [[Pantheon/DarknessAndShadow Midna]], [[Pantheon/GameDesign F]][[Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords i]], [[Pantheon/CombatOccupations Ryu Hayabusa, Kasumi, Ayane]], [[Pantheon/LoyaltyAndServitude Alfred Pennyworth]] |
| 399 | ** Fellow Sages: [[Pantheon/TypesOfNarration Kaepora Gaebora/Rauru]], [[Pantheon/BodyImages Ruto]], [[Pantheon/RevealsAndTwists Saria]]. |
| 400 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Ganondorf]], [[Pantheon/{{Demons}} Ghiraham]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfRevenge Demise]], [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Cia]], [[Pantheon/InsaneBehavior Zant]], [[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} King Boo, Sadako Yamamura, Gengar]], [[Pantheon/{{Popularity}} Shredder]], [[Pantheon/DarknessAndShadow Ze]][[Pantheon/{{Teleporting}} d]] |
| 401 | * Impa is a name associated with the woman of the Sheikah Tribe, a mysterious tribe who guarded the Royal Family of Hyrule (or more specifically, the Goddess Hylia). These incarnation of Impa has only one important purpose: to protect Princess Zelda and she intent to do so from any dangers. |
| 402 | * Impa is constantly different from every incarnation, much like how Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf. Her appearance, as one can see, can differ in age, size, and method of mentorship, even as [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames a large, fat woman]]. However, there are two archetypes that are consistent in her role of guardianship: one as a young warrior who will fight for her liege, and the other as an old mentor and nursemaid who leads through wisdom. |
| 403 | * As her name is passed down from the Sheikah Tribe and given to women who would be given the purpose of protecting Princess Zelda, she is found to be a more suitable to this purpose of legacy than the Phantom, where he takes up the legacy to the point of being mistaken as "immortal." |
| 404 | * Strangely, as she ascended in the Pantheon to guard her lady, many Gossip Stones sprung from the ground everywhere in the Pantheon. As she is the only known deity to understanding the Stones due to owning a Mask of Truth, she knows the secret and information of the Pantheon and some of the deities. |
| 405 | * It is said that she made Zelda an honorary member of the Sheikah as Zelda assumed the identity of Sheik in order to hide from Ganondorf in his seven-year reign of terror. |
| 406 | * Impa respects Alfred Pennysworth due to his loyalty and servitude to Bruce Wayne, much like her servitude to Princess Zelda. |
| 407 | * Due to her training as a warrior resemble that of ninjas, she earned some respect by many ninja in such. Though she doesn't respect to evil ninjas as [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild she had to deal with a splinter faction]] known as the Yiga Clan who sided with Ganon and betrayed their loyalty to the Goddess. |
| 408 | * Due to the reclusive nature of her tribe, much of her culture and past is left in the shadows. [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild It is only through some word of mouth]] that her people used to be an advanced civilization until they were feared by the people of Hyrule which forced them to abandoned them. Despite this, Impa expected the people would both feared and be tempted by the power and dependence of the technology, much like the Triforce. |
| 409 | * Impa has been in charge of dealing with evil spirits as [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime she once sealed away Bongo Bongo in the bottom of the Kakariko Village's well]]. With that said, she is more likely going to destroy them as they are proven to be too powerful for simple sealing. Considering that her village is near the Shadow Temple which hosts many evil spirits and the undead, she is not taking any chances with the dead in the Pantheon. |
| 410 | ** It is said that her people honored the dead as her village's graveyard is the resting place of many loyal citizens, the Royal Family of Hyrule, many Sheikahs, and even [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess the Zora King]]. Her people would watch the spirits of the dead, even in their eternal slumber, making it clear that she is vigilant of spirit that may cause harm to the living. |
| 411 | [[/folder]] |
| 412 | |
| 413 | [[folder:James Potter]] |
| 414 | '''[[Literature/HarryPotter James Potter]], God of [[RebuiltPedestal Flawed But Vindicated Idols]]''' (Chaster, Head Boy, Prongs) |
| 415 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/james_potter.jpg]] |
| 416 | * Lesser God |
| 417 | * Symbol: A stag (his animagus form and patronus) |
| 418 | * Alignment: NeutralGood (TrueNeutral in his youth) |
| 419 | * Portfolio: PosthumousCharacter, RebuiltPedestal, [[JerkJock Jerk Jocks]] [[LovableRogue That Are Somewhat Lovable]], {{Animorphism}}, BigManOnCampus, [[CharacterDevelopment Maturing Over Time]], [[SpecsOfAwesome Bespectacled Like His Son]], TookALevelInKindness, TeamDad, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Troublemakers With A Good Heart]], [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade Flaws Covered Up Post-Mortem]], LikeFatherLikeSon, DeathByOriginStory |
| 420 | * Domains: Magic, Defense, Pride, Development, Heroism |
| 421 | * Followers: [[Manga/FruitsBasket Kyoko Honda]], [[Film/StarTrekFirstContact Zephram Cochrane]], [[Series/TwentyFour Allison Taylor]] |
| 422 | * Herald: Lily Potter (his wife). |
| 423 | * Allies: The heroic Pantheon/HarryPotter gods, ''especially'' his son [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Harry Potter]] and the other Marauders ([[Pantheon/FormMentalities Remus Lupin]] and [[Pantheon/TaintedLaw Sirius Black]]), [[Pantheon/{{Ungulates}} Xerneas]], [[Pantheon/BeastOther Garfield Logan]], [[Pantheon/NiceAndNasty Ryuji Sakamoto]], [[Pantheon/{{Students}} Roy Bromwell]] |
| 424 | * On good terms with: [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Kuzco]], [[Pantheon/ChildBehavior Dennis Mitchell]] and [[Pantheon/JokesAndPranks Bart Simpson]], the House of Pantheon/FriendshipAndCamaraderie in general |
| 425 | * On speaking terms with: Non-evil werewolf deities |
| 426 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/HarryPotter The Death Eaters]], ''especially'' [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Voldemort]] (for killing him) and [[Pantheon/TraitorArchetypes Peter Pettigrew]] (for betraying him), [[Pantheon/{{Karma}} Metal Face]], [[Pantheon/TaintedFriendship Felix (Red vs Blue), Penelope Mouse]], [[Pantheon/{{Students}} Biff Tannen]], [[Pantheon/{{Popularity}} Gaston]], [[Pantheon/{{Philosophy}} Amon]] |
| 427 | * Opposes: [[FantasticRacism Fantastic racists]] |
| 428 | * Opposed by: '''[[Pantheon/{{School}} Severus Snape]]''', [[Pantheon/IntrovertCharacterization The Dursleys]] |
| 429 | * Interested in: [[Pantheon/BeastHandlers Eliza Thornberry]] |
| 430 | * Respects: [[Pantheon/FriendshipArchetypes Podrick Payne]] |
| 431 | * James Potter was the father of Harry Potter and wife of Lily Evans. A prodigious student, he was part of the LovableRogue group of the Marauders, and was an important figure of the original Order of the Phoenix that opposed Voldemort's first Wizarding War. He left a heroic legacy; however, he was not perfect, given how he was prone to gloating, arrogance and his complicated relationship with Snape. |
| 432 | * Severus Snape and James Potter were boyhood enemies practically from the beginning, but for far different reasons. On Snape's end, he resented how James led a charmed life compared to his while also being Snape's equal in spells ''and'' being a superb athlete and popular kid. For James, all we know is it was because of his intense disdain for the Dark Arts and as he would admit later, because Lily was friends with someone like him. This mutual disdain boiled over into open antagonism because both liked Lily. |
| 433 | ** Despite this, he has pretty much avoided Snape for the most part. No one knows how James feels about Snape nowadays. |
| 434 | * Some fans [[RonTheDeathEater tend to forget that he]] TookALevelInKindness, which James rolls his eyes at. Even at his worst [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he looked out for his friends]] and was vehemently opposed to prejudice against muggles. The anti-magical Amon doesn't care for James, preferring to see both him and Snape as pricks due to his contempt towards the magical. Both James and Snape are in agreement that they oppose Amon in equal measure. |
| 435 | * He has no respect towards asshats who refuse to grow up. He may be prideful, but he's not the narcissist hunter that Gaston is. It doesn't help that he mistook James for something he could hunt when he went into his animagus form. He doesn't like Biff Tannen due to [[MoralEventHorizon his attempted rape of Lorraine]] and remaining a bad person. |
| 436 | * Absolutely enraged at his former friend Peter Pettigrew for betraying the Marauders, all out of a selfish desire [[DirtyCoward to save his own skin]]. Pettigrew stays far away both to avoid his wrath, and out of some sliver of shame. James has a disgust of treacherous friends like Felix or Penelope Mouse due to Pettigrew's actions. [[spoiler:This is also why he hates Mumkhar aka Metal Face]]. |
| 437 | * He is allies with Ryuji Sakamoto and Roy Bromwell. The former is because they're students [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold with a heart of gold at the end]], and the latter because they're lovable jocks who eventually became nicer people. He also is on good terms with Kuzco due to how they became better people and dealt with their ego. |
| 438 | * A strong supporter of the House of Pantheon/FriendshipAndCamaraderie, as he always looks out for his friends even in the worst of times. He respects Podrick Payne for staying loyal to his allies even when most of the world doesn't care about them. |
| 439 | * James and the rest of the Marauders are one of a handful of magic users capable of an animagus, that is turning into a certain animal. He turns into a stag, which is also the animal he uses as a patronus. Xerneas is rather intrigued by this. [[Pantheon/{{Hats}} Robert Baratheon]] was intrigued, but James doesn't pay much attention to him because he considers Robert a prick. |
| 440 | * He and his friends would turn into their animagus forms to make Remus feel more comfortable whenever he turned into a werewolf. The non-evil werewolves appreciate this trait in him. He seems interested in Beast Boy's ability to transform into any animal, or Eliza Thornberry's ability to talk to animals. James [[BerserkButton really doesn't appreciate]] snide remarks that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j67FlSknHB8 he used his stag form as an excuse to have sex with deer]]. |
| 441 | * Along with the rest of the Marauders he created the Marauder's Map, which allowed them to sneak around Hogwarts. Mischievous and prone to pulling pranks in his youth, he has some fondness for the likes of Bart Simpson and Dennis the Menace. |
| 442 | * Despite his presence, he keeps to himself alot and it's become obvious that [[WeHardlyKnewYe he actually maintains alot of secrets to himself and much of his own opinions remains secret.]] As such, it's become difficult to guise how he was. |
| 443 | [[/folder]] |
| 444 | |
| 445 | [[folder:Zhao]] |
| 446 | '''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zhao]], God of [[DeliberatelyBadExample Counter-Exemplars]]''' (Captain/Commander/Admiral Zhao, "Admiral Choi", "Zhao the Conquerer, Zhao the Moonslayer, ZHAO THE INVINCIBLE") |
| 447 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/general_zhao_5.png]] |
| 448 | * Lesser God |
| 449 | * Symbol: The Fire Nation flag |
| 450 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil |
| 451 | * Portfolio: [[ArcVillain First Major Opponent of the Avatar]], [[PlayingWithFire Firebender]], [[GloryHound Glory Seeker]], [[HairTriggerTemper Bad Temper]], {{Pride}}ful, [[KillTheGod Wants to destroy the Moon Spirit]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough without consideration]], [[DraggedOffToHell Sent into the Spirit World]] [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu by the Ocean Spirit]], [[AndIMustScream Trapped in]] [[SanitySlippage the Fog of Lost Souls]] [[FateWorseThanDeath for Eternity]] |
| 452 | * Domains: Bad Examples, Admiral, Fire |
| 453 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Ozai]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfSadness Azu]][[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude la]], [[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers Miles Quaritch]] |
| 454 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/BetrayalMotivation Zuko]]''', [[Pantheon/MealsNtoZ Iroh]], [[Pantheon/{{Nature}} Aang]], [[Pantheon/ElementalPairings Katara]], [[Pantheon/RangedWeapons Sokka]], [[Pantheon/EarthAndRock Toph]], [[Pantheon/AnimalCompanions Appa and Momo]], [[Pantheon/{{Despondency}} Korra]], [[Pantheon/ExtrovertFlaws Ten]][[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics zin]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon]], [[Pantheon/FantasticalBeasts Princess Luna]], [[Pantheon/DarknessAndShadow Nightmare Moon]], [[Pantheon/ElementalPairings Selene]], [[Pantheon/SpaceManipulation Nebby/Lunala]], [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers Tyrande Whisperwind]], [[Pantheon/TacticsAndStrategies Thrawn]], [[Pantheon/AquaticLife Ackbar]], [[Pantheon/TortureAndMutilation Euron Greyjoy]], [[Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords Twilight Sparkle]] |
| 455 | * An ruthless officer of the Fire Nation and a dangerous Firebender, he has relentlessly pursued the Avatar in order to claim glory and spite his archrival, the then-exiled then-Prince Zuko. Through the contrast with Zuko's very real virtues, numerous standards and countless PetTheDog moments, he ''ironically'' proves that the Fire Nation is not inherently evil. |
| 456 | ** His last moment in his life was the siege of the Northern Water Tribe, where he tried to kill the Moon Spirit, Tui. Though he succeeded in killing the Spirit, this moment sealed his fate as Aang and La the Ocean Spirit merged to destroy his invasion forces and was taken into the Spirit World by La (self-inflicted as he refused to take Zuko's hand out of pride). He was thrown into the Fog of Lost Souls, where he will forever wander in its mist, losing mind believing his self-glory and arrogance. |
| 457 | ** While he was ascended from the Pantheon, he was still insane from his experience in the Fog of Lost Souls. It was said that the GUAE rescued him from the Spirit World and recuperated him until he recovered from his mind. While he regained his arrogance, he still experienced some episodes as a result of his imprisonment, though Ozai doesn't seems to lead his rescue or even care about his fate. |
| 458 | * This man is the rival of Zuko, butting heads in regards to who could capture the Avatar. He views him a failure for his exile, then a traitor upon learning that he was the Blue Spirit that freed Aang when he captured him. It becomes humiliating for him when he learned that Zuko is now the Fire Lord after Aang defeated Ozai. He still refuses to acknowledge Zuko's sovereignty out of petty arrogance and spiteful anger. |
| 459 | ** The Gaang are not happy to see Admiral Zhao again. Toph doesn't really seem to care all that much since she never met him once in her life, as she joined after Zhao was imprisoned in the Spirit World. |
| 460 | ** Tenzin recognized him as that crazy guy that he was rambling about "being a legend" and "capturing the Avatar for his lost glory" when he and his siblings were in the Fog of Lost Souls to look for his daughter, Jinora. The fact that he doesn't recognize him as a legend, not even mentioned as an adversary to his father, wound his pride quite a lot. |
| 461 | * Many will not forget his "destiny" of destroying the Moon because his brash arrogance could have nearly destroyed the world as the result of the lost balance. Lunar deities of the Pantheon glare at him scornfully for murdering Tui the Moon Spirit. |
| 462 | ** Even Nightmare Moon was concerned with his moon-destroying "destiny" that she was willing to end opposition with the Protectors of Night and Day to prevent a disaster like that from happening again. |
| 463 | ** Tyrande will tear him a new one if he were to do something like what he did to Tui to her people. Hell, there is a precedent for that considering what happened to her after Telldrassil burned. |
| 464 | * He is an Admiral of the Fire Navy who lead its forces for the capture of the Avatar and sieging the North Pole. However, not many naval officers took him very seriously, considering that [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheDeserter the one time he fought Aang]], he inadvertently destroyed his ships because Aang was making fun of him. Thrawn viewed this man as a disgrace to the navy for his negligence. |
| 465 | * Arrogant and ill-tempered, his firebending is strong but very uncontrollable. He once tried picking fights with other fire deities in an Agni Kai, but it comes to an end when Zuko decided to put an end to his persistence. Zuko defeated him easily since he had a lot from the last year of the War, but Zhao refuses to accept his defeat from the exile. |
| 466 | * Knowledge seekers were furious when they learned that when he found Wan Shi Tong's Library, he took the knowledge of the Moon Spirit and destroy much of the information stored that could harm the Fire Nation. Such disrespect practically banned him from the House of Knowledge. |
| 467 | [[/folder]] |
| 468 | |
| 469 | !Demigods |
| 470 | |
| 471 | [[folder:Cleopatra VII]] |
| 472 | '''[[UsefulNotes/CleopatraVII Cleopatra Thea Philopator the Seventh]], Goddess of [[HistoricalBeautyUpdate Beautified Historical Figures]]''' (Cleo, [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Assassin]]) |
| 473 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cleopatra_1.jpg]] |
| 474 | [[caption-width-right:300:An artist' rendering of Cleopatra]] |
| 475 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cleopatrastage4.png [[/labelnote]] for her Servant incarnation]] |
| 476 | * Demigoddess (Intermediate as a Servant, Greater Goddess as a Demon) |
| 477 | * Symbol: A golden asp |
| 478 | * Theme Song(s): El Helwa Di ([[https://youtu.be/_1n8gzUmuHs Ancient,]] [[https://youtu.be/AflSBsLVpew Medieval,]] [[https://youtu.be/4fOqvG6KIpc Industrial,]] and [[https://youtu.be/koKQdZCIM_Y Atomic]] versions) |
| 479 | * Alignment: LawfulNeutral |
| 480 | * Portfolio: [[HistoricalBeautyUpgrade Allegedly]] the WorldsMostBeautifulWoman, [[TheMistress Lover To Julius Caeser]], [[GodEmperor God Empress]], NephariousPharaoh [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade According To Some]], MayDecemberRomance, [[BrotherSisterIncest Married To Her Brother]] [[RoyalInbreeding As Per Custom]], [[RoyallyScrewedUp Royally]] BigScrewedUpFamily, TheVamp or HeroicSeductress [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade According To Others]], [[CainAndAbel Violent Relationship With Siblings]], [[LastOfTheirKind The Last Egyptian Pharaoh]], DrivenToSuicide |
| 481 | * Domains: Egypt, Royalty, Riches, Combat, Passion |
| 482 | * Followers: UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette, UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre, [[WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}} John Smith]], UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn |
| 483 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/MilitaryAndWarfare Alexander the Great]], [[Pantheon/DraconicBeings Daenerys Targaryen]], [[Pantheon/RoyaltyOther Margaery Tyrell]], [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Romeo and Juliet]], [[Pantheon/{{Smite}} The Egyptian Gods]], [[Pantheon/{{Locations}} Asterix]] and [[Pantheon/BodyImages Obelix]], [Pantheon/RangedWeapons Xena]], [[Pantheon/ClothingTheme Gabrielle (Xena)]] |
| 484 | * Special relationship with: Her lover, [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar Julius Caesar]] |
| 485 | * On good terms with: The House of Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire |
| 486 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Ramses]], [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Anarkaris]], [[Pantheon/GamingStyles Yami Yugi]] |
| 487 | ** FriendlyRivalry with: [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Artoria Pendragon]], [[Pantheon/RoyaltyOther Elizabeth I]], [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Jeanne D'Arc]], [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Joseph]] [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Joestar]] |
| 488 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnLife En Sabah Nur]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith YHVH]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfTreason Akechi Mitsuhide]], [[Pantheon/RoyalPersonalities Caligula]], [[Pantheon/CommercialAttitude Fafnir]], [[Pantheon/LocationsAndSettings Dante Alighieri]], [[Pantheon/{{Reptiles}} Apophis]] |
| 489 | * Pities: [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Romeo and Juliet]], [[Pantheon/{{Siblings}} Azula]] |
| 490 | * Opposed: [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Nanashi]] |
| 491 | * Disappointed in: [[Pantheon/LustfulActs Robb Stark]], [[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships Rhaegar Targaryen]], [[Pantheon/{{Workmanship}} Nero]] |
| 492 | * Cleopatra VII Philopator is the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty, and the last pharaoh in over 3000 years of Egyptian history. Born in a time where the Roman power held a grip on Egyptian power. While her father Ptolemy XII was a weak vassal, she was determined to restore the might of the pharaohs and independence. She would go on to shape Roman history and become one of the most influential pharaohs in history, however would fall in battle and kill herself rather than be subject to humiliation. |
| 493 | * Considered by many through history, and her own time, as the WorldsMostBeautifulWoman. This isn't exactly true; while not ugly, she wasn't too spectacular. However her intelligence and charm, combined with her famous seduction of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, led her to get a HistoricalBeautyUpgrade. She competes with many goddesses in her house for who's the most attractive. Notably [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vICX-6dMOuA had a rap battle with Marilyn Monroe]]. |
| 494 | * Realizes that she is one of several pharaohs in the Trope Pantheon. Determined to prove herself as the greatest leader Egypt has, she competes with all of them. That rivalry is very strong with Ramses, who's in top billing for the one of the greatest pharaohs ever. She admires his desire to keep Egyptian values though believes he goes too far. Ramses considers her somewhat hypocritical as her family is Greek, yet identifies completely as Egyptian. There's no good will towards Apocalypse and Nyarlathotep however, for [[WarIsGlorious obvious]] [[EldritchAbomination reasons]]. |
| 495 | * Claims to be the reincarnation of Isis, though [[Pantheon/BodyParts Osiris]] says that's bull. [[Pantheon/ElementsAndNatureOther Zia Rashid]] and a lot other other magicians in the [[Literature/TheKaneChronicles House of Life]] don't have a high opinion of her since in her universe the fall of Egypt was partly caused by her failed attempt to host Isis. While she keeps Hellenistic customs, she promotes [[Pantheon/{{Smite}} the Egyptian Pantheon]]. As such, she opposes YHVH like so many others. |
| 496 | * She was not pleased ''at all'' to learn that the Caligula would try to rule as a pharaoh in Egypt. She considers the man a complete disgrace to the lineage of her lover, Julius Caesar. She was rather upset to learn that the last of his line in power was Nero. Not that she dislikes her, she does doesn't think she should be the final link to her beloved. |
| 497 | * [[BigScrewedUpFamily Had a rather turbulent relationship with her family]]. Granted, the Ptolemies were infamous for familial backstabbing and the more reasonable/compassionate members of the House of Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives would rather her not visit. She spent a good portion of her life trying to bump off her sister Arsinoe, and spent time co-ruling with [[BrotherSisterIncest her brother-husband]] while at each other's throats. She can sympathize with Azula over this. |
| 498 | * Competes with other famed female rules from history. Right now, that includes Elizabeth the First, Artoria Pendragon and Jeanne D'Arc. It's all a FriendlyRivalry, as the four respect each other's achievements. Is a straight up ally with Daenerys Targaryen. The two are products of RoyalInbreeding, and the last of a once glorious line of rulers. She really respects what she's done and her willpower, hoping the Mother of Dragons succeeds where she has failed. |
| 499 | * Is thankful of Xena and Gabrielle for saving her life from an assassination attempt. While they couldn't prevent her death, they did keep Egypt out of Roman hands for the time being in their world. |
| 500 | * Managed to seduce both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, both who fathered her children, which was one of the main reasons Rome considered her such a threat. Allegedly she sent herself to Caesar in a rolled up carpet. Her and Caesar were overjoyed to see each other once again, though they are trying to take a more professional relationship at the moment given everything that's happened. She despises Akechi Mitsuhide for his betrayal, as it reminds her of Brutus'. |
| 501 | * Seen often in the Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire sub-house. In terms of consorts and seductresses, she is ''very'' impressed by Margaery Tyrell and her rise in power, especially with handling [[RoyalBrat a psychopathic brat]] and a PuppetKing. Sad to see her consumed by wildfire, though hopes [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire her literary counterpart]] has a lot more success. Contrasting this is her disappointment with Robb Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen; the former for letting his SexForSolace utterly doom him and the latter for screwing over the realm due to his love for Lyanna Stark. |
| 502 | * Feels plain old sorry for Romeo and Juliet due to how their love went. Given her own relationship with Mark Antony, it stings to see how they ended up. She found it mildly interesting that like them, she was a subject that [[Pantheon/TheatreAndSpectacle the Bard]] wrote about. Sometimes she joins the Virgin Queen in watching Shakespeare's plays. |
| 503 | * Very rich, and refuses to let anyone in the pantheon get their hands on her treasures. When she committed suicide by asp or overdose, she managed to make sure the Romans would never get their hands on it. Became really angry when Fafnir managed to steal her gold. |
| 504 | * May have some demonic influence ties to her. It's said [[VideoGame/DantesInferno she is a demon queen of lust]], and the epitome of FanDisservice. Cleopatra is vehemently against this incarnation due to the HistoricalVillainUpgrade and claims it's an imposter, though Dante does not believe this. She's a lot more pleased with [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse her SMT iteration]] however. She was summoned with specific body parts of 1465 women with the hope of making a world of "peace and salvation". Despite showing a stunning amount of power in her new demonic form, she was ultimately defeated, killing herself rather than dying by the hands of the Hunter sent to defeat her. |
| 505 | * [[VideoGame/FateGrandOrder Recently served as a Servant]], existing as an Assassin and spirit of magical and bewitching beauty, and [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica may have been a magical girl]]. Ironically, the fact that she was one of the Assassin Brotherhood's first enemies has not been overlooked. |
| 506 | ** When Julius Caesar ascended as a Saber-class Servant, she called out to him with a very familiar-sounding "[[SayMyName CAESAR!!!]]", earning her a friendly rivalry with Joseph Joestar; once she learned about his crossdressing caper, she volunteered to help him perfect the craft. Naturally, he refused... but that golden snake hovering around her looked a lot like a Stand, which she denied, [[YouWannaGetSued as litigation would be too much of a hassle for her]]. |
| 507 | ** Her time as an Assassin-class Servant also brought her into contact with [[Pantheon/SingersAndPerformers Michael Jackson]], and she's working on picking up the choreography for "Remember the Time". |
| 508 | * [[Pantheon/RuinAndDestruction Beerus]] was confused upon seeing Cleopatra. She looked distinctively like Helles, the Goddess of Destruction of Universe 2, and was wondering what she was doing in the Trope Pantheon when most gods of destruction are busy with the Tournament of Power. He was informed otherwise. She smirked at this, knowing her beauty is comparable to a CosmicEntity who values beauty. |
| 509 | * Has been portrayed by a number of actors, such as Creator/ClaudetteColbert, Creator/VivienLeigh and Creator/ElizabethTaylor. As such she's said to resemble [[Pantheon/{{Touring}} Ellie Andrews]], [[Pantheon/{{Cultures}} Scarlett O'Hara]] and [[Pantheon/{{Personalities}} Amy March]]. [[Pantheon/TimePlacement River Song]] once impersonated her...132 years after her death. |
| 510 | * She also totally did not [[VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan use pharaoh magic empowered with the work of slaves cheered by the Ouendan in order to attain her beauty]], otherwise she's a fat slob. What kind of story is that!? |
| 511 | * Has a good relationship with Asterix and Obelix, who once helped build a palace for her. Both are often seen complimenting her nose. |
| 512 | * Can also be found in Pantheon/PhysicalAttractiveness. |
| 513 | [[/folder]] |
| 514 | |
| 515 | [[folder:James Dean (Monument Mythos)]] |
| 516 | '''[[WebVideo/TheMonumentMythos James Dean]], God of of [[RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman Historical Figures With Different Roles In Different Timelines]]''' (Jimmy, President Dean, 37th President of the United States, [[MaliciousSlander Satan]]) |
| 517 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jamesdean.png]] |
| 518 | * Demigod, possibly Lesser [[AmbiguouslyHuman if he's anomalous]] |
| 519 | * Symbol: His MAIZE hearing aids |
| 520 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bDgEu83k-o The Larry Page Orchestra]] |
| 521 | * Alignment: LawfulNeutral, [[AmbiguouslyEvil though some might argue]] LawfulEvil instead |
| 522 | * Portfolio: AlternateHistory in AnalogHorror, [[RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman James Dean The]] [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent 37th President]], CharmPerson, somewhat of an ActionPolitician, [[AmbiguouslyEvil Possibly]] [[AffablyEvil An Affable]] VillainWithGoodPublicity ([[AntiVillain at worst]], a WellIntentionedExtremist), also AmbiguouslyHuman, {{Determinator}} |
| 523 | * Domains: Analog Horror, U.S Presidents, Charisma, Alternate History, Ambiguity, Race Cars |
| 524 | * Under the watch of: [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} The SCP Foundation]], [[Pantheon/PlainNeutral The Men In Black]] |
| 525 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/MentalismOther John F Kennedy]], [[Pantheon/LandAndSeaTravel Lightning McQueen]], [[Pantheon/RidingAndControl Dominic Toretto]] |
| 526 | * HeadbuttingHeroes with: [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Steve Rogers/Captain America, Clark Kent/Superman]], [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Theodore Roosevelt]] |
| 527 | * FriendlyRivalry with: [[Pantheon/MindControl The Hypnotoad]] |
| 528 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Frank Underwood]], [[Pantheon/OtherDimensions Funny Valentine]], [[Pantheon/{{Reptiles}} Apophis]], [[Pantheon/FearsomeArchetypes the Alternates]], [[Pantheon/{{Categorism}} Col. Benjamin Button]], [[Pantheon/{{Logic}} Charles Victor Szasz/the Question]], [[Pantheon/{{Headwear}} Walter Kovacs/Rorschach]], [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Johan Liebert]], [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Senator Seven Armstrong]], [[Pantheon/JobModifications 50 Blessings]] |
| 529 | * Distrusted by: Various conspiracy theorists in the Trope Pantheon |
| 530 | * Pities: [[Pantheon/FacialAttributes Richard Nixon's head]] |
| 531 | * The world of ''WebVideo/TheMonumentMythos'' is [[AlternateHistory another timeline]] where many American landmarks and iconography have a dark, otherworldly secret to them. One of the changes to the timeline is to actor Creator/JamesDean; in this universe he never died of a car crash. Instead [[RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman he would eventually get into politics]], and in 1968 won a landslide election against UsefulNotes/RichardNixon. President Dean was a wildly popular president who initially focused on bringing the troops back from [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam]], and he would legalize same-sex marriage while also supporting the Civil Rights movement. However he would deal with a domestic terrorist group called the Anti-Dean Association/ADA, who treated him like the Devil and caused a variety of incidents like mass deafness. He would serve two full terms. |
| 532 | * When learning of the "[[RealLife main]]" timeline, all he had to say was "[[DullSurprise I'm surprised]]". As Dean likely knows where some of the multiple dimension doppelgangers come from, it could be [[SarcasmMode a privately sarcastic moment]]. He was kind of upset to learn that his OTL counterpart died in a car accident, but he is more glad to see that OTL lacks the various anomalies causing problem for the nation. He still needs a guide to the differences between the timelines, so he has tried to get advice on the differences from Presidents Kennedy and Ford as they're the closest presidents to him timeline-wise. Dean has taken a particular liking to the former as he's a handsome, young and incredibly charismatic Democrat not afraid [[HandicappedBadass to let their disability get in the way of dealing with crises]]; Kennedy the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Dean the Anti-Dean Association terrorist group. |
| 533 | * How many presidents in OTL were also presidents in the Deanverse isn't clear, asides from the obvious exception of Nixon ([[TwentyFifthAmendment and by implication]], Gerald Ford). He tries to be generally cordial with them, though it is unknown how he would react [[spoiler:to [[Pantheon/AuthoritativeBehaviour George Washington]] since if he knows who the Horned Serpent was, he knows [[TranshumanAbomination the evil he has potential for]].]] Theodore Roosevelt respects him for [[ActionPolitician his willingness to take a personal hand]] fighting American threats, though he can't say he trusts Dean outright. Ford thinks that he needs to lighten up, though maybe that's just because he has more chill than most presidents. |
| 534 | * James Dean tries to be friendly with other leaders, however he shows nothing but contempt for Frank Underwood. Yes you can argue Dean [[PresidentEvil is evil]], [[{{Hypocrite}} and Frank is quick to point out his ethically dubious actions]], but [[AntiVillain he genuinely means well and wants to help America in his own way]]. By contrast Frank is [[ItsAllAboutMe an entirely myopic leader who only sees America for how it can serve his interests and ego]]. Dean has called President Underwood a ''terrorist'' for organizing cyber attacks that lead to numerous horrible riots and accidents and sitting idly by as sarin gas is deployed against countless innocents, outright declaring Underwood an enemy of the United States just like the ADA. Dean is a lot less venomous in his response with Funny Valentine as he respects his dedication to American exceptionalism, [[EveryoneHasStandards but he disagrees on how he disregards the rest of the world to do so]] and considers him potentially dangerous. |
| 535 | * In his timeline while Nixon lost decisively, [[FriendlyRivalry the two remained on good terms with each]] and liked to race cars with one another. [[spoiler:There's an element of tragedy considering that Nixon would survive as a god-like entity and orchestrate Dean's death in another timeline [[WellIntentionedExtremist in part to try and make sure that reality doesn't suffer as his own did]].]] While OTL Nixon was considered too controversial to ascend, [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} his 31st century head in a jar]] was fair game. Dean pities how he has stewed in his resentment and became an insane PresidentEvil, though the Earth president has no idea what he's talking about. However he was able to warm up a bit to the cyborg president [[GoKartingWithBowser with a derby race]]. |
| 536 | * James Dean is under investigation by both the Men in Black and the SCP Foundation for the fact he may be an anomalous entity. He was able to be elected effortlessly off apparent sheer charisma and uses mere honeyed words to win the hearts of thousands. He even distracted Nixon with derby races and even when the sound was cut out of an ad, people still cheered. The thing is, however, that [[AmbiguouslyHuman there is nothing that 100% proves he's not just an ABSURDLY charismatic man]]. In addition, President Dean believes co-operation for both secretive groups is in his best interest. He knows more about the more clear-cut anomalies than the public does, but it's unknown to what extent asides from "definitely not as much as the Foundation and Men in Black would be able to find out". He's personally asked them to help him keep an eye on the alternate 23rd president as his interdimensional Stand might give him a better understanding on the capabilities of the [[BotanicalAbomination Special Trees]] |
| 537 | * [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Magneto]] has his own theory for what James Dean really is; a mutant. [[Pantheon/PersonalAppearance Professor X]] asked "are you sure it's not just [[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast JFK]] like you claim", only for the former to go "it's an AlternateHistory, perhaps it was James instead of Jack". They're both in agreement that James Dean is not [[WebVideo/MandelaCatalogue an Alternate]]. Asides from being from different types of AnalogHorror, President Dean is actively opposing the Alternates. And it's not like the Alternates are known for infighting, [[AlwaysChaoticEvil or having any positive traits that Dean does]]. James Dean is paranoid about them because they're malevolent beings who reminds him of reports he got from [[GeniusLoci Alcatraz]], which assimilates and copies things. [[spoiler:By the [=2020s=], it succeeds at replacing the entire U.S.]] |
| 538 | * It's not clear how much he is aware of the Horned Serpent and its true nature, though one of the major tech companies he collaborated with (Maize Machines) is aware of a lot. [[spoiler:Possibly that the Horned Serpent is the Deanverse's [[TranshumanAbomination George Washington]].]] However Dean has publicly stated that he has a special concern surrounding giant monstrous snakes like Apophis ([[OmnicidalManiac guess why]]). He also isn't that comfortable with the Aztec deities also existing to an extent in the Trope Pantheon given they're known for HumanSacrifice; it's a reminder [[EvilStatesOfAmerica of the dirty dealings]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist his government has felt necessary]]. President Dean is relieved to know [[Pantheon/{{Reptiles}} Quetzalcoatl]] is a giant serpent ''not'' interested in sacrifice. |
| 539 | * President Dean isn't [[PresidentEvil outright evil]] and at worst he sits on the "well-intentioned" side of the WellIntentionedExtremist trope. But he has still been complicit in morally dubious acts, which is why [[TheParagon paragons]] and exemplars of the American dream look at him with a hefty bit of skepticism. The 37th U.S President has a whole lot of respect for Captain America and Superman for all their work, however they are wary of Dean. He's certainly a better president and person than [[Pantheon/TypesOfPopularity Lex Luthor]] was, but they can't shake off the feeling he probably shouldn't be allowed the amount of power he has. To his credit, James Dean has made no moves against them in part because "I'm not stupid enough to believe getting rid of two of Earth's great protectors would ever be a good thing". To Dean's fans they applauded wildly, but cynics just thought this was a case of PragmaticVillainy. |
| 540 | * Conspiracy theorists don't like Dean since even if many think the ADA's claims he's {{Satan}} to be MaliciousSlander, they do think he's some sort of HumanoidAbomination up to even more shady activity than what's been revealed. The Question is currently trying to kidnap him to find out his deal and expose whatever his ''real'' goal is. These conspiracy theories include being in collusion with [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures The Patriots and the Enclave]], but as far as any serious research into the Dean administration has considered he is merely intrigued by them. Rorschach is of a similar mind to the Question that James Dean is dangerous and must be stopped, which was fueled by his moral absolutism [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero and reactionary/conservative political views]]. |
| 541 | * Though the ADA aren't reliable narrators, Dean does have a dark side. He [[HumanSacrifice sacrificed members of]] the ADA, merging of all tech companies into a single government- controlled entity and erasure, and is a potent enough CharmPerson that some have seen it as evidence [[AmbiguouslyHuman he's not truly human]]. However at worst his more amoral actions [[WellIntentionedExtremist were done for the good of his country]], and he isn't the first that had to sacrifice people to [[BotanicalAbomination the Special Trees]] [[LivingStatue and Freedom]]. Senator Armstrong respects this resolve in doing what's necessary, but he fears what he's doing may make America weak. James Dean isn't fond of Armstrong as he sees him as a loose cannon, but he does admit [[WellIntentionedExtremist it's out of a desire to better the country]]...[[NotSoDifferentRemark he understands that]]. |
| 542 | * Curing deafness was an important part of his administration after the ADA terrorist attack that deafened millions, Dean included, one of his focuses was curing deafness. He succeeded doing so across America thanks to implants, however his has been met by some criticism in the Hall of Pantheon/{{Disabilities}} given it was also an (unintentional) erasure of deaf culture. When asked if he would try to give an implant for other deaf deities, Dean tactfully stated "no comment" as he doesn't intend to cause controversy. [[Pantheon/CausesOfSadness Ruben Stone]] has come to accept his disability and isn't interested in any implants. Neither are [[Pantheon/LoveInterests Shoya Ishida or Shoko Nishimiya]]; again Dean isn't going to press the issue more than he should. |
| 543 | * In addition to paranormal terrorist groups, James Dean also takes umbridge with the more conventional hate group of the Klu Klux Klan. As with the OTL Presidents Kennedy and [[UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson his successor]], he was supportive of the Civil Rights movement and allowed a [[AlternateHistory not assassinated]] Martin Luther King Jr to represent the cause in a speech about it. One of the main reasons the ADA opposed him is that they didn't like that [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain he likes Jazz music and demonizes pre-Civil War slave laborers as incompetent]]. Col Benjamin believes that Dean is a {{Hypocrite}}; he condemns the terroristic ADA members to HumanSacrifice or turning them into [[LosingYourHead the Canyon]] [[SlaveRace Crowns]]. Dean justifies this [[WellIntentionedExtremist as a necessary evil]], and it's not like he opposes the ADA on a ''racial'' basis. |
| 544 | * Farnsworth assumed [[Pantheon/ParadoxesAndTimeLoops Fry]] had messed up and "[[OnceDoneNeverForgotten really screwed the granny]] [[MyOwnGrampa again]]" for there to be a president James Dean, before realizing that James Dean was in fact part of a parallel universe. James Dean doesn't know and probably doesn't want to know what he's talking about, but he likes Fry's fashion sense since he rocks the look Dean had [[Film/RebelWithoutACause playing Jim Stark]]. Also of note is that [[Pantheon/MentalismOther Mordecai and Rigby]] have wondered if somehow the Canyon Crowns he keeps under wraps are distantly related to one [[{{Cephalothorax}} Gary Bobby Ferguson]]. Though the world of ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' [[WorldOfWeirdness is anything but]], Dean doubts the anomalies of his world could extend that far. |
| 545 | * On another light-hearted note, the Hypnotoad was annoyed by Dean's TV interviews distracting people from "Everybody Loves Hypnotoad", as the amphibian felt that Dean was stealing viewers away. The Hypnotoad confronted Dean with the intent to mind control him to humiliate the guy, but ended up seeing his ads and [[WorthyOpponent realizing the man's charisma is commendable]]. Though President Dean admitted that a sentient toad was "strange", he did reach out to the Hypnotoad by saying they could always race cars together...however that'd work with a toad. The Hypnotoad mind-controlled his chauffer to do so. On his off days you can see James Dean having fun with Dominic Toretto and trying to beat Lightning [=McQueen=] in a race. He's really gotten into ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' as of late and often joins up with the Pantheon/SuperMarioBros deities in their tournaments. |
| 546 | * It's not known what will happen if someone as skilled at the BreakingSpeech and MoreThanMindControl as Johan Liebert meets as big of a CharmPerson as James Dean. The latter isn't taking any chances and plans to shoot him on sight, since "he's just a man...[[AmbiguouslyHuman probably]]". James Dean has no patience for [[TheSociopath his psycho]][[ForTheEvulz pathic]] nihilism or his crimes, no matter what the ADA say about him. He also doesn't have patience for another jingoistic terrorist group that calls itself the 50 Blessings, as he has no intention of becoming the president who ushers war with Russia to "make America strong [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist or some nonsense the Janitors tell themselves]]". |
| 547 | * [[spoiler:Two other timeline versions of James Dean are known to exist. The ''Nixonverse'' James Dean had the same life as his OTL self, but his death was caused by the Last Son. The ''Montyverse'' James Dean suffered a breakdown in his political career due to his sister's death and resigned himself to being vice president. He learned it was caused by one Howard Melrose and went on a blood path of vengeance, not knowing he was framed for what was a suicide. [[ArcWords Grief has]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge made him a monster]].]] |
| 548 | * ''"This is Jimmy, signing off."'' |
| 549 | [[/folder]] |
| 550 | |
| 551 | [[folder:Dutch van der Linde]] |
| 552 | '''[[VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption Dutch van der Linde]], God of [[BrokenPedestal Disgraced Inspirational Figures]]''' (Hoagy Macintosh, Aidan O'Malley, Archibald Smith, Yankee) |
| 553 | [[quoteright:590:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dutch_cleanup.png]] |
| 554 | [[caption-width-right:590:Dutch [[VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2 during 1899]]]] |
| 555 | [[caption-width-right:1000:[[labelnote:Dutch in-game]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/red_dead_redemption_2_dutch_van_der_linde_v9_662629_1200x1200.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 556 | [[caption-width-right:1000:[[labelnote:Dutch during 1907]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dutch_van_der_linde16.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 557 | [[caption-width-right:1000:[[labelnote:Dutch during 1911]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dutch2010jpg_6.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 558 | * Demigod |
| 559 | * Symbol: His Ledger and his Black Hat |
| 560 | * ThemeSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaqIoO6F0B8 Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICvl8JmdgDU Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC9owaRLqFg Urban Pleasures]] |
| 561 | * Alignment: Currently a Dark Shade of ChaoticNeutral, bordering [[ChaoticEvil Evil]] (Believed himself to be ChaoticGood despite Committing Several Clear Acts of ChaoticEvil throughout his Career) |
| 562 | * Portfolio: [[TheLeader The Leader of the Van der Linde Gang]], [[ParentalSubstitute Essentially Arthur and John's Father]], [[TheAce Skilled and Talented Overall]], [[AffablyEvil Is Honestly Polite and Fatherly]] [[TookALevelInJerkass Before his Mentality Dwindled to]] [[FauxAffablyEvil False Civility]], [[VisionaryVillain Has Grand Ambitions for his Plans and Gang]], [[AFatherToHisMen Initially Respected and Held High by his Subordinates]], [[BadassBookworm Well-Educated and Read]], CulturedBadass, [[JustLikeRobinHood Initially Led his Gang to Commit Crimes for Altruistic Reasons]], WarriorPoet, [[WeHelpTheHelpless Initially Held a Creed for Helping the Needy]], [[SecretlySelfish Is Implicitly More Self-Centered than he Lets On]], [[{{Narcissist}} Constantly Touts Himself as All-Important and Necessary]], ControlFreak, ByronicHero, [[TheCorruptible Easily Susceptible to Temptation]], [[{{Hypocrite}} Doesn't Really Act on his Beliefs and Ideals]], ManipulativeBastard, [[OpportunisticBastard Finding and Exploiting any Opportunity Possible]], FameThroughInfamy, [[FromNobodyToNightmare Had Humble Beginnings before his Status as a Notorious Gangster]], [[SanitySlippage Undergoes a Descent to Madness after Several Failures and]] [[HeWhoFightsMonsters Becomes the Very Being he Tried to Fight Against]], [[NewTechnologyIsEvil Has an Opposition Against Technological Advancement]], [[PoliticallyCorrectVillain Was Fairly Forward-Thinking and Progressive for his Time]], [[EqualOpportunityEvil Willing to Work with Anyone Regardless of their Ethnicity, Social Status, or Background]], [[SignificantWardrobeShift Going from Refined Clothing to Roughened Plain Outfits]], [[TheSocialDarwinist Has a Darwinistic Attitude]], ThrillSeeker, [[AxCrazy Eventually Becomes Just as Bloodthirsty as his Enemies]], [[WellIntentionedExtremist Good Intentions]] [[MotiveDecay which are Ultimately made]] [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Corrupted and Obsolete]], [[BrokenPedestal Utterly Destroys his Reputation and Relationship with his Found Family]], TheFatalist, TragicVillain, [[DespairEventHorizon Coming to Believe that Everything he did was Pointless]], [[DrivenToSuicide Commits Suicide to Escape from his Hopeless Fate in Life]], AlasPoorVillain |
| 563 | * Domains: Outlaws, Leadership, Influence, Insanity, Planning, Control, Robbery, Reputation, Anarchy |
| 564 | * High Priest: [[VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice Aurum]] |
| 565 | * Allies[[note]]Business Associates[[/note]]: [[Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions Tony, Jo, Mario Ferrati, César]], [[Pantheon/CombatClothing The PAYDAY Crew]], [[Pantheon/ExtrovertCharacterization Bodhi]] |
| 566 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude Yosemite Sam]] (one-sided), [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} Erron Black]], [[Pantheon/{{Titles}} Billy the Kid]], [[Pantheon/GameCharacters Franklin Clinton, Michael DeSanta, Trevor Philips]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedAppendages Rattlesnake Jake]] |
| 567 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/GroupsAndTeams Micah Bell III]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Projectiles}} The Lone Ranger]], [[Pantheon/NarrativeGenresAtoM The Man with No Name]], [[Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination The Fans]], [[Pantheon/{{Successors}} Rango]], [[Pantheon/AimAndSkill Lucky Luke]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLaw Frank Tenpenny, Eddie Pulaski]], [[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} Gustavo Fring]], [[Pantheon/OrganizedCrime The Salamancas, The DiMeo Crime Family]], [[Pantheon/{{Endings}} Tony Soprano]], [[Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions Vito and Michael Corleone]], [[Pantheon/{{Weapons}} Vash Stampede]], [[Pantheon/RomanticLoss Spike Spiegel]], [[Pantheon/CriminalActions Tommy Angelo]], [[Pantheon/{{Underclothes}} Hannie Caulder]], [[Pantheon/{{Duels}} Louise Leroi and Maria Sarrazin]], [[Pantheon/{{Categorism}} Benjamin Cameron]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude Calvin Candie, Stephen]] |
| 568 | * Opposes: House of Pantheon/MachineryAndTechnology, [[Pantheon/TacticsAndStrategies The Etente Forces]], [[Pantheon/PrehistoricBeasts Gwangi]] |
| 569 | * Opposed By: [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnLife V]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Robin Hood]], [[Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions Carmen Sandiego]], [[Pantheon/CommercialArchetypes The Courier]] |
| 570 | * {{Foil}}: [[Pantheon/CriminalActions Walter White]] |
| 571 | * Complicated Relationship: '''''[[Pantheon/{{Diseases}} Arthur Morgan]]''''', '''[[Pantheon/OtherCriminals John Marston]]''', '''[[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Jack Marston]]''' |
| 572 | * Not much is known about the past of Dutch van der Linde, but what is known was that he was a destitute boy who managed to build and steel himself to become a reputable and feared outlaw in the harsh fields of the American West. We would create a gang with himself and Hosea Matthews as co-leaders, recruiting and training young orphans and vagabonds into joining for a noble cause by helping the poor via stealing from the rich, gathering enough resources and equipment to help and nurture each other and one day gather enough funds and collectables to one day settle down peacefully in a far off land with no one to impede them. Unfortunately, Dutch's optimism and desire for his ambitions caused him to severely underestimate many of his attempted raids and robberies, eventually making new enemies with other outlaws and becoming a target for the Pinkerton Agency. Although Dutch continued with his life of crime, he quickly began to descend into paranoia and madness after numerous failures and setbacks, among them being Hosea's death as well as many other trusted gang members, he began eschewing his beliefs and virtues in favour of becoming a crazed madman and endangering his gang, culminating in its dissolution once Arthur Morgan, his most trusted confident and surrogate son, came to question him about his failures and letting a potential mole dictate his actions. Years later and despite helping to kill the said mole, Dutch would try to restart his reputation and influence, but would ultimately fail and come to a realization that everything he did was hopeless and nothing would go in his favour due to the life he chose. When confronted by John Marston, a former member of his gang, one last time, Dutch confided about his despair and misery before choosing to commit suicide by leaping off a cliff. |
| 573 | * Dutch’s ascension to the Pantheon was a very sombre and bleak experience for him. When he saw himself in an unfamiliar land for the first time, his first response was to learn about his new surroundings and quickly determined that he was given a second chance in life. But where things went downhill from there was that life in the Pantheon was very much the same as it was in the ruthless American West, a fact that left Dutch sad and lonely and he began to contemplate that his suicide was even worth it at all. There was one speck of hope that sprung when Dutch realized that Arthur and John were also in the Pantheon and found out that both men were doing what they could to lead a life separate from their outlaw days, something he acknowledged solemnly as he realized that he would have liked some company. At the very least, the Pantheon seemed like a more open and tolerable world compared to his home world, which Dutch felt quickly, but even then, he was unsure of what was to be expected from the divine realms. For now, he's cautiously optimistic but has no idea whether he could build a new gang of outlaws in this case. |
| 574 | * Dutch van der Linde is a man of many capabilities; skilled marksman, a good fighter, able to think on the fly and conduct risks to success, intuitive and forward-thinking, and flexible in teamwork, he proves himself to be one of the most capable and feared criminals of his time by using his skills to accomplish many goals and feats. Dutch’s greatest ability, however, was his cunning mind, able to sway and convince people into believing his convictions and beliefs almost seamlessly and persuade them into his services, the ultimate way to ensure loyalty and servitude. The fact that he exuded a well-meaning and relatable desire also helped in garner a well-respected creed among his followers. Despite Dutch falling from grace hard and losing his ability to charm others to his side later on in his mortal life, he has since been taking his time to regain them and trying to plot out his desires in the Pantheon. Perhaps he could end up more successful if he could temper his anger and temper and focus on his ability to cooperate and communicate well with others. And on a good day, Dutch is a fairly well-spoken and polite man willing to offer praise, and appreciation towards others, provided they earn his goodwill. He's currently making an effort to be nicer, but how much of it is genuine or falsified is an unpredictable factor, just as much as his HairTriggerTemper. |
| 575 | * While Dutch is one of the more notorious and successful outlaws in his realm and the Pantheon, this didn't translate well into popularity and appeal. Instead, most outlaws and gunslingers rather more inclined to see him as a competition or rival to their notoriety and goals. That's not to say that some of them are willing to work with Dutch so long as they can benefit from one another mutually, but his own grand visions as well as his paranoiac desire for control mean he's a very hard man to get along or work with. Among the outlaws and gunslingers he came to respect were Erron Black, Billy the Kid, and Rattlesnake Jake, though these were mainly out of aesthetical and pragmatic reasons as they were skilled and famed gunslingers and Dutch realized that while working with them is possible, they expect respect and some monetary gain in return, a difficult prospect for Dutch as he is trying to find a way to build back his riches. Yosemite Sam amuses Dutch with his deranged yet comical desire to get back at [[Pantheon/LuckAndFortune Bugs Bunny]], though Sam himself doesn't take lightly on Dutch’s supposed lack of respect towards him and dares him to a gunfight to settle who's the better shooter. |
| 576 | * The Pantheon's take on the Wild West was intriguing, to say the least, and Dutch was surprised to see the scope and wonder it showcased in comparison to the one he roamed in his mortal life. For one, he was not expecting to see something like a dinosaur roaming the desert or some kind of blue "human-thing with one eye holding a revolver" either. Even Wild West society in the Pantheon felt a bit different here with the populace being all too familiar with technology centuries ahead of their comprehension, something that Dutch personally had an opposing view towards as he didn't see advancing technology as a good thing. People were still fervently religious about the Judeau-Christian God, but there were also revered mentions of someone called [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Cosmos]] and a fearful quotation of a devil-like figure named [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Melkor]]. Guns came in many shapes from the antiquated Cattleman Revolver to snipers that emitted a red straight line and "shiny purple shotgun with flashy red stickers", not to mention the abundance of food products that were not normally available in the American West. Dutch was mystified by it all and admitted that he was just as impressed as he was uncertain about how he was going to settle in. |
| 577 | ** Not surprisingly, Dutch became enemies with several sheriffs in the Pantheon due to his infamy and criminal occupation, something that he saw coming and had to prepare for if it meant he had to fight for his place in the Pantheon. Most of these lawmen understandably saw him as a dangerous man who was waging a war against society and daring to impose anarchy and chaos onto them. As far as Dutch is concerned, ''they'' are the lost ones and ''he'' is the one fighting for a noble cause, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist despite his claims having been eroded and instead replaced with simple banditry and thuggery]], incidentally proving the lawmen's point. Dutch personally has a level of amusement for Rango, partly because he's a chameleon and because his newfound bravery and desire to be exactly what he claims to be was something Dutch found endearing, yet misplaced while Rango sees the outlaw as a bad man. And despite his own vices, even Dutch has some standards, sympathizing with the plight that Hannie Caulder went through, which reminded Dutch of Sadie Adler and detesting slavers such as Calvin Candie, Stephen, and the Ku Klux Gang as they represented ideals Dutch went against during his better days and their brutality and incompetence reminding him of the savage O'Driscoll gang. |
| 578 | ** If there's a House that Dutch keeps a great distance from for his self-preservation, it's the one of Pantheon/LawAndJustice. Being a gunslinging outlaw with grand ambitions was already enough to make him a Most Wanted figure, but the police and law enforcement in the Pantheon were vastly different from the ones from the mortal world he came from. Dutch expected them to be rather stronger due to the passage of time, but he was still caught with surprise at how well-adapted they've become in identifying and combating criminals like him as well as other factors like public services and forensic analysis, which Dutch was not anticipating. Needless, to say, he's bummed that he might need to rely on technology to an extent if it means keeping himself protected and secured. As for cops themselves, the ones Dutch hates the most are, oddly enough, Frank Tenpenny and Eddie Pulaski; while Dutch is aware of [[DirtyCop criminal cops]], Frank and Eddie are so odious and blatant about it that they make Andrew Milton and Edgar Ross look like saints in comparison and Frank, to a degree reminds Dutch about the worst parts of himself, which makes him grumble in frustration. To Tenpenny and Pulaski, Dutch is just some "fuck-off outlaw" while said outlaw sees them as just as much a criminal as he is and at least with other, law-abiding cops, Dutch's enmity towards them is strictly professional while Frank and Eddie piss him off enough that Dutch has no problems killing them even if they meet by chance. |
| 579 | * Arthur Morgan and Micah Bell III being in the Pantheon left Dutch with a wide mix of feelings. On one hand, he was happy to hear about Dutch again while showing clear contempt and dismissal towards Micah, but he also had a feeling of despondency and shame to be reminded of them, especially given that he was scolded by Arthur in one of the latter's last moments, which still ring fresh in Dutch’s mind. Given their outcome and the two realizing the suffering and folly that comes with being an outlaw, both Dutch and Arthur are too hesitant to encounter each other, especially when Arthur is making an effort to make something of himself without going back to his old ways, the opposite of what Dutch is planning on as he feels that he can't be anything else but an outlaw. He would never admit it, but Dutch does feel ashamed for having failed Arthur but also feels that the chance for forgiveness has expired, furthering Dutch’s isolation towards his surrogate son, as much as he does want to reconnect with Arthur, who similarly pities Dutch for doing enough to give his own life a purpose besides being a criminal as well as thinking Dutch is too dangerous and unruly to reconnect with, even if Arthur also admits. With Micah, Dutch would much rather riddle his body with bullets again and cannot stand his former compatriots' sight these days. On Micah’s side, he's just amused by the chance of seeing Dutch again and likes to act jolly and respectful towards his former boss. He still intends to kill Dutch to satisfy a petty grudge, but Micah will rub on Dutch for having good times together, which only further exacerbates Dutch’s desire to kill Micah. |
| 580 | ** The idea of Dutch reuniting with John in the Pantheon was just as befuddling for the former as it was to the latter, not helping was the fact that Dutch was vindicated by how the law and society were going to catch up to them when John was killed by Ross and his agency after John had completed Ross’s task of hunting down former members. Sure both of them were now in a more optimistic world, but their scars, mental and physical, not only remain intact but still influence their decisions and motives. The most Dutch could do is solemnly accept that maybe he and John may never reclaim their past relationship as a surrogate family, which was evident as John personally wanted nothing to do with Dutch, even if he admits that he does miss the man Dutch used to be. John’s son, Jack, was in a more heartbreaking situation as he grew up to become a gunslinging outlaw despite protests from Arthur and John to not go down that path, something that Dutch, in a rare moment, agreed with them on. He's sad to see how a surrogate grandson went down that line and is even more afraid of encountering him than either Arthur or John. Jack could barely recall moments of Dutch’s kindness back in their younger days, but even if he had a small measure of sentimentality, Jack wasn't hesitant to fight and kill Dutch if he ever tried to attack him or his family. |
| 581 | * Dutch is a unique criminal in that he sees himself as a freedom fighter, a "hero" in his own tale -- who is trying to do the best for the people he loves. While his convictions and beliefs are genuine, most beg to differ on the falsified altruism Dutch has crafted for himself, especially when, years later, he was no better than a common bandit or thug. Dutch’s self-projected hero complex was something he shared in common with Walter White despite their differing criminal profession and the two found some irony that they claimed that much of their actions were for the sake and betterment of their loved ones when, in reality, both were more concerned about their own pride and self-worth and eventually ruined their reputation and relationships with them. Yet despite their striking similarity, both were critical of one another for essentially sharing the same flaws as one another, neither aware that they had the same issues either because their pride refuses to acknowledge such. Plus while both were intelligent men, Heisenberg thinks Dutch is wasting his time in banditry while Dutch himself is baffled at how Heisenberg would rather produce meth than do anything else productive, especially given Walt’s esteemed academic record. Finally, both pity each others’ misfortune, but would never say it outright because the first time they did so, they got into a fight, with Dutch winning and only relenting from killing Walt because he wasn't going to enjoy the idea of killing a cancer patient, which Heisenberg took as an offence. |
| 582 | ** Arthur and John would recall how back in the old days, Dutch's actions weren't just for the sake of their gang, but they would also give out portions of their stolen loot and money to the poor and needy and this was a factor in his popularity and affection from his gang members as many came from destitute backgrounds before Dutch helped them out. The old Dutch might have been an Old West take on Robin Hood, but the one in the Pantheon is but a fallen, disgraced shadow who has no chance of going back to that past version. Robin Hood himself was a bit intrigued by Dutch's history but was conflicted about whether these acts of altruism were genuine or not and Carmen Sandiego was on a similar boat given her career as a master thief. They determined that Dutch's own past might have influenced him into becoming sympathetic to the poor and desolate and they pity the outlaw for falling into despair and madness after one too many failures. Regardless of this, they also concluded that [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse his past and his depressing circumstances don't justify him continuing to be a feared outlaw]] and that trying to meet him, let alone relate on a personal level, would be pointless, feeling that getting involved with Dutch would just spell more trouble for them due to his destructive habits and paranoia. |
| 583 | ** While it was inevitable that outlaws would not be the only type of prominent gangsters in the divine realms, Dutch was a bit surprised and intimidated by the variety and scope provided by the many criminal enterprises and organizations in the Pantheon. Groups like Gangbangers, Yakuza, Triads, and Cartels looked quite distinctive and unique, though Dutch did note that they all relied on control, hierarchy, and authority to some degree and while he does fall into that category as well, Dutch is insistent that his gang focused on being free and wholly autonomous from the confines of authority. Given his experience with Angelo Brontë, Dutch has a degree of uncertainty towards Mafia organizations, which was justified as many of them, such as the [=DiMeo=] under Tony Soprano were very prone to petty and self-destructive actions, though was misplaced about Tommy Angelo as while his decision to rat out his gang does bring to mind Micah’s deceptiveness, Tommy’s motivation were more sympathetic though he wouldn't want anything to do with Dutch either. And while the Corleones had an emphasis on family honour, Dutch didn't buy it, seeing Vito and Michael as sanctimonious for trying to display themselves as honourable men in a field like crime where such notions are easily compromised. Even then, Dutch is willing to make negotiations so long as he can acquire resources and aid for his own profession, especially as many of the gangs and organizations are genuinely respectful of Dutch so long as he doesn't let his pride and hubris overtake his common sense. |
| 584 | * As a staunch anarchist, Dutch is not one to conform to city or industrialized life, seeing them as the antithesis to his view of prosperity and freedom. While an idealist, this had the unfortunate effect of turning Dutch into a {{control freak}} desperate to grasp onto power and assert dominance for the sake of his beliefs, which grew worse with his loosening sanity and eventually costing him the respect and loyalty of his subordinates. In the eyes of anarchists in the Pantheon, V sees him as a failure to anarchistic beliefs, believing that Dutch was ultimately a victim and unfit to represent freedom, Anarky is similarly cautious and puts his distance from Dutch after seeing how bad his delusions and flawed his ideas were, Bill Williamson[[note]]not the one from the Wild West[[/note]] respected his beliefs but expressed disappointment in not taking them further to destructive levels to make a difference, and Shogo Makishima simply saw him as a potential experiment to play around and is willing to have Dutch be a ploy on one of his future schemes as well as test the limits of his beliefs. Dutch is on bad terms with all of them for varying reasons, the first two because of their conflicting views on idealistic anarchy and the latter two because Dutch tries to persuade himself to be not as destructive and murderous as they could be despite his infamous rapport and his fall from sanity. |
| 585 | * As a disgraced man, Dutch has a rather unfortunate reputation overall; some outlaws respect his leadership and charisma but are wary of his flawed planning and occasional lapse to lunacy if slighted badly. Being part of the House of Pantheon/LegacyAndInfluence has a very awkward air for Dutch as he is recognized, but not for the best reasons and he tends to have an expression of shame and resignation about what he's representing in the divine realms. He knows he's a disgraced man and his past is always going to define him as well as being constantly reminded of it by many in the Pantheon. He honestly would rather kill himself if it means moving on, but the nature of the divine realms means Dutch believes he is cursed to be reminded all over, so the only option left for him is to live out like an outlaw again because that's all he's ever been in his mortal life. As a disgraced man, Dutch has problems establishing relations in the Pantheon and he's painfully aware of it, hating the fact that even after death, he's going to be haunted and that he might just get back to being a criminal, even if the Pantheon would offer a better shot for his dreams and ambitions. |
| 586 | * NewTechnologyIsEvil as far as Dutch is concerned. To him, the advancement of such is an anathema to prospects of freedom, prosperity, and liberty and learning about a couple of deities, especially ones like [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Big Brother and the SIBYL System]] seem to vindicate his opposition as they were adamant on using technology to confined others into their servitude and force them under their services with severe threats in case anyone goes out of line. Furthermore, the advanced weaponry that was developed and used during the [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI Great War]] and [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII its successor]] actually terrified Dutch due to the sheer destructiveness and power technology had become during that time and by extension, he fears facing the United States Army due to their advancements in weaponry, resources, and travel, with the Entente Forces being a key example due to their battle experience and their tech. In a logical conclusion, Dutch has nothing but distaste for the House of Pantheon/MachineryAndTechnology and dreads the possibility of a possible robot/machine takeover from there, feeling that those may contribute to a downfall in civilization, liberty, and prosperity. To Dutch's credit, his fears are somewhat vindicated by the actions of A.I. like [[Pantheon/{{Slaughter}} AM]] and [[Pantheon/RuinAndDestruction Skynet]], though he makes an effort to not think about it too much, hoping that his Pantheon experiences and the turf he ventures in aren't suddenly invaded by robots and other advanced technology, hopefully. |
| 587 | * Dutch is an idealistic visionary and has always held an ambitious streak in securing enough money to reach a personal paradise where he could live out his days in peace, with Tahiti being his most preferred destination. On one hand, his nature as a visionary did benefit him greatly, making him a {{determinator}} who saw big success in his crime schemes and established a collective of loyal subordinates who saw Dutch as a father figure, lending his credentials as a capable and inspiring leader. However, being an idealistic visionary also made him prone to arrogance and short-sightedness, which would get worse as he started to experience multiple failures in his schemes, further exacerbated by Micah's deceit and lies in convincing Dutch to doubt and eventually turn against his surrogate sons. Despite his despair, Dutch has managed to slowly rebuild his past reputation in the Pantheon, but comparisons to his visionary nature against fellow anarchists tend to be polarizing as Dutch seems to be quite small-minded in comparison; Anarky uses his hacking talents to give money to the poor as well as kickstart a group of followers to fight against democracy, Shogo wants to enforce people to give into their primal desires, and V, for all his violent acts, wants to inspire the oppressed to riot and fight back against their oppressors in a dystopian London. This also played a part in why Dutch, despite his beliefs, hardly makes allies with anarchists, for he is a man of his time and despite his grand ambition, he can't truly be compatible with contemporary. Even so, he was still quite radical for his time, but Dutch does feel despondent over his seeming inability to properly adapt to the modern world. |
| 588 | * Despite his fearlessness and his reputation, Dutch has a very insecure side and while a good deal of his competency and talents are restored in the Pantheon, his paranoia and tendencies of distrust remain, albeit he's making some effort in restraining those to make sure he doesn't screw up as badly next time. Where he dwells in the divine realms is a giant, open field of nature with some towns and a large city somewhere on the horizon, meaning he's at least in his element, but Dutch does sometimes express concern about the possibility of more contemporary cops and advanced technology being stumbled across. He's already had to deal with cars and even the idea of computers and mobile phones and their capabilities of ensuring or exposing autonomy further adds to Dutch's paranoia, and that's not getting into how developed organizations like the CIA and the FBI have become over the years and their increasing rate of capturing and exposing criminals like Dutch, whom they see as a terrorist. Even with his paranoia and the fragility of his mental state, Dutch dislikes being compared to figures like [[Pantheon/{{Reclusiveness}} Diavolo]] as even at his worst, he felt that he was working for a greater purpose and doesn't like the idea of being so paranoid that he would hole himself and kill anyone for simply being remotely related or tied to him. |
| 589 | * Although a despondent man chasing a fruitless dream, Dutch admits that the House of Pantheon/{{Despondency}} might be a decent place, a rare sentence as he is generally distrustful of the idea of Houses in the Pantheon due to their rigid organization and establishing themselves as giant institutes, which Dutch sees as unwelcoming. He's not one to be interested in therapy, but he does like to keep to himself and dwell on his past. As for suicide, it's not a really touchy subject for him as he'd do it again if it meant giving him peace of mind and if asked, much of his depression comes from the fact that he's a fatalist, comparing life, events, and one's characters to gravity, namely that you can't oppose the establishment of one's nature nor can you avert fate once its set in stone. The Pantheon might seem like a punishment to him, but even after accepting that, Dutch has found it hard to cope with his depression over the circumstances of his fate. In a way, he's a melancholic contrast to Anton Chigurh, who was also a fatalist but bent it in a self-centred fashion, using his beliefs as an excuse to justify his profession as a hitman and whatever murder he commits. Dutch and Chigurh admitted to having a reflective conversation with each other, though the sheer differences in their core values meant that Dutch saw him as a threat, especially when Chigurh showcased himself to be far too detached to be convinced in any way as well as the sheer remorselessness he displayed in his actions, especially admitting in having no problems killing Dutch for any reason. |
| 590 | ''The game ain't over... I ain't played my final move.'' |
| 591 | [[/folder]] |
| 592 | |
| 593 | [[folder:Jor-El]] |
| 594 | '''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Jor-El]], God of [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture Giving Hope to the Future]]''' ([[spoiler:[[ComicBook/TheOzEffect Mr. Oz]]]]) |
| 595 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/79641b05_63d2_4876_8b81_9666d226b1d9.jpeg]] |
| 596 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see his scarred appearance in ''DC Rebirth'' (spoiler)]]\ |
| 597 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/f464b111_3b3b_44cc_8aff_7bd644a58c2d.jpeg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 598 | * Demigod (Greater God under a yellow sun, Overdeity under a blue star) |
| 599 | * Symbol: The House of El family crest |
| 600 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WOi6AlDXM4 Jor-El steals the Codex]] |
| 601 | * Alignment: NeutralGood, ChaoticNeutral (as of DC Rebirth) |
| 602 | * Herald: Lara (his wife) |
| 603 | * Portfolio: LikeFatherLikeSon, FlingALightIntoTheFuture, [[CassandraTruth Knows Of Doom, But None Believe Him]], StrongFamilyResemblance, [[VirtualGhost His Recordings]], MrExposition, [[PosthumousCharacter Dead For Over 20 Years Because Of]] DeathByOriginStory, [[HappilyMarried Good Marriages]], [[InTheBlood Heroic Like His Son]], IgnoredExpert, ScienceHero |
| 604 | * Domains: Science, Astronomy, Wisdom, Hope |
| 605 | * Special Relationships with: '''[[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Kal-El]]''' (his son), '''[[Pantheon/HeroicAppearances Kara Zor-El]]''' (his niece), [[Pantheon/FemaleAnatomy Kara Zor-L]] (his alternate universe niece), [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Lois Lane]] (his daughter-in-law) |
| 606 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/MannersOfDeath Thomas and Martha Wayne]], [[Pantheon/{{Prophecy}} Absol, Cassandra]], [[Pantheon/{{Fathers}} Professor Utonium]], [[Pantheon/OtherRelatives Doctor Light]], [[Pantheon/CharacterRoles N]], [[Pantheon/IntellectualArchetypes Obi-Wan Kenobi]], [[Pantheon/PowerAndAbilities Goku]] |
| 607 | * On good terms with: The JLA, especially [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers J'onn J'onzz]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour Astral]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality The Doctor]] |
| 608 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/PrideAndEgotism General Zod]], [[Pantheon/TechnologicalExperts Vril Dox]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Darkseid]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Big Brother, Arcturus Mengsk]], [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} The Lich]], [[Pantheon/{{Explosives}} Abaddon]], ''[[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Lex Luthor]]'', [[Pantheon/ActsOfHatred Rau Le Creuset]], [[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics Ghetsis]], [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Nox]] |
| 609 | * Opposes: [[Pantheon/TraitorArchetypes Penelope Mouse]], [[Pantheon/MannersOfAuthority Cornelius Fudge, The Pointy-Haired Boss]] |
| 610 | * Pities: [[Pantheon/IntellectualArchetypes Gate]] |
| 611 | * SitcomArchNemesis with: [[Pantheon/PhysicalAppearance Bardock]] (long story) |
| 612 | * Over twenty years ago, the planet Krypton was dying. Its innards unstable, the famed scientist Jor-El had discovered this early yet the Council refused to believe. He and his wife Lara knew there would be no hope, that they would perish with the planet. However, they did not their infant son Kal-El to die with them. Using a prototype rocket, Jor-El managed to make sure Krypton would survive in his son. It is thanks to this that the universe would be offered one of its greatest heroes of all time. |
| 613 | * Krypton's destruction was brought in part to the ancient and massive conflict involving clones, and the deadly radiation deposited in Krypton's innards. As such, he opposes the violent and evil clone Rau Le Creuset, and the toxic Lich. He also opposes Abaddon for his shtick of destroying planets. |
| 614 | * One of, if not the smartest men of all Krypton. Upon his many discoveries was the PhantomZone, which was used to help imprison criminals. It's an invention he regrets somewhat, given what would happen to General Zod and [[FateWorseThanDeath proving a worse condemnation than execution]]. Zod was eager to get back at [[WeUsedToBeFriends his former friend]] now that the two had ascended, [[EnemyMine but both will put their differences aside to fight against Brainiac]]. |
| 615 | * Likes to go on adventures with the Doctor, who had his own dusty council to deal with. He is also impressed by Astral by how well he had adapted to human cultures, just like his son. |
| 616 | * Alive once more in the Trope Pantheon, Jor-El sought to meet his son all-grown up. It wasn't the first time [[ComicBook/KryptonReturns due to a time travel mishap]], but now he gets a proper look at his son's adopted world. He was incredibly happy to learn of the superheroes on Earth and its vibrancy, and was incredibly proud of his son's heroism as Superman. In the pantheon, he gets to be a superhero of his own right; superpowers like laser vision and super-strength have helped his scientific endeavors greatly. |
| 617 | ** Has come to pity J'onn J'onzz a lot, since unlike his son he had to live on through and remember the death of his world. |
| 618 | * He also sought out to meet his brother's daughter once he learned she also survived. To his surprise, he met [[Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} Kara Zor-El]] ''and'' her countepart of Earth-2 [[Comicbook/PowerGirl Kara Zor-L]]. Their reunion was filled with hugs and tears. |
| 619 | * Lex Luthor was pretty pissed upon learning that Superman's dad had become part of the pantheon, being yet another Kryptonian in the pantheon. He feels much the same about Lex, given he destroyed New Krypton. |
| 620 | * Like the Waynes, he's annoyed that [[MyParentsAreDead a lot of supheroes have dead parents]]. [[ComicBook/SupermanBatman He actually met Thomas Wayne]], where Thomas helped convince him that Earth is the best place to send the infant Kal-El. The two continue to be friends, watching over their sons. |
| 621 | * Has nothing good to say about the Kryptonian Council. [[DependingOnTheWriter Most of the time]] they're stuck-up assholes more focused on preserving the status quo than anything else. He dislikes Cornelius Oswald Fudge and the Pointy-Haired Boss for embodying that incompetence, and hates Big Brother for wishing to crush intellectualism and freedom in general ForTheEvulz. Thankfully for him, the House of Knowledge is willing to listen to his urgent messages. He gets along with Professor Utonium and Doctor Light, being fathers and scientific mentors to the hero. |
| 622 | ** Though [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Zod doesn't get it]], he chose Earth as his son's new home in part because of the rustic, simplistic life. He would be free to live a natural life, not the sterile life of Krypton. |
| 623 | * Naturally he feels really bad for Absol and Cassandra for [[CassandraTruth their curse]], and is trying to promote awareness for them. He also feels kind of bad for Gate. Despite his genius, [[PersecutedIntellectuals he was persecuted for it]] and his Reploid creations were killed in [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident "accidents"]]. Of course he doesn't approve of his villainy, but does feel he was served an injustice. |
| 624 | * Though the man himself died in the apocalypse of Krypton, the Fortress of Solitude holds [[VirtualGhost a recorded simulation of Jor-El]]. He's there whenever Superman needs help with Kryptonian issues, [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture because Supes' dad knew what he was doing]]. His VirtualGhost iteration hangs out Doctor Light's hologram and Obi-Wan's Force ghost, sharing knowledge together. |
| 625 | * Notices that the Saiyan Goku has a lot in common with his son, and approves of the rivalry between the two. He did make a mistake by believing [[DubInducedPlotHole his dad Bardock was a brilliant scientist like him]]. When Bardock showed up and corrected this notion, he recognized the warrior culture of the Saiyans as providing the very corruption of power he had been seeking to avoid for his son when he sent Kal-El to Earth. |
| 626 | * [[Creator/MarlonBrando He sometimes looks like]] [[Pantheon/OrganizedCrime Vito Corleone]]. He doesn't exactly like the comparison. He's [[Creator/RussellCrowe got a passing resemblance to]] [[Pantheon/CompetitorsAndContenders Maximus Decimus Meridius]] as well. |
| 627 | * Anything his followers knew about him was turned on its head when it was revealed that [[spoiler:he has actually survived Krypton's destruction thanks to [[Pantheon/PowerArchetypes Dr. Manhattan]] [[ComicBook/TheOzEffect and has lost his faith in humanity after seeing the worst of what it has to offer]]]]. However, Superman and his family have been trying their hardest to change his new cynical outlook. |
| 628 | ** [[spoiler:Superman's son, Jon, (also his herald) has come to respect his recently-regained grandfather as a CoolOldGuy.]] |
| 629 | [[/folder]] |
| 630 | |
| 631 | [[folder:King Richard III of England]] |
| 632 | '''[[UsefulNotes/RichardIII King Richard]] [[Theatre/RichardIII the Third of England]], God of [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade Vilified Historical Figures]]''' (Richard III, Duke of Gloucester, [[VideoGame/YuGiOhTheDuelistsOfTheRoses Richard Slysheen]], [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho081TheKingmaker "William Shakespeare"]]) |
| 633 | [[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/RichardOfGloucester.JPG]] |
| 634 | [[caption-width-right:275:King Richard normally]] |
| 635 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Olivier_-_RichardIII.JPG]] |
| 636 | [[caption-width-right:250:King Richard [[Theatre/RichardIII under Shakespeare's influence]]. ]] |
| 637 | [[caption-width-right:324:[[labelnote:Click here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/richardiii1_451.jpg[[/labelnote]] for [[Film/RichardIII his "British Fascist" form]].]] |
| 638 | * Demigod |
| 639 | * Symbol: UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfPlantagenet's [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/220px-Royal_Arms_of_England_1340-1367_svg_5621.png Coat of Arms]] |
| 640 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQoU47FbSxE his Horrible Histories song]] |
| 641 | * Alignment: LawfulNeutral historically, though is often depicted as [[LawfulEvil Lawful]] or NeutralEvil (especially under Creator/WilliamShakespeare) |
| 642 | * Portfolio: PublicDomainCharacter [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade Often Portrayed As Villainous]], Victim of WrittenByTheWinners, [[ObnoxiousInLaws Was In Conflict With His In-Laws]] [[CainAndAbel And Brother George]], OutlivingOnesOffspring, DeadpanSnarker, WarriorPrince, [[DefiantToTheEnd Really Did Die Fighting]] |
| 643 | ** As portrayed by Theatre/RichardIII: [[HistoricalUglinessUpdate Having A Hunchback]] [[RedRightHand As An Indicator Of His Villainy]], KavorkaMan, FauxAffablyEvil, [[EvilUncle Killed His Nephews]] [[ComfortingTheWidow And Married Anne]], proving AmbitionIsEvil [[CardCarryingVillain And Being Well Aware Of It]], [[EvilIsCool Being Seen As A Cool Villain]] [[CompleteMonster Despite Being Absolutely Evil]], VillainWithGoodPublicity |
| 644 | * Domains: History, Storytelling, Vilification, Legacy, Monarchy, Civil War |
| 645 | * Varying opinion: [[Pantheon/{{Protagonists}} Ned Stark]] (on speaking terms with the historical Richard, enemies with the Shakespearian Richard), [[Pantheon/{{Royalty}} Arthur]] and [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Artoria Pendragon]] (interests the historical Richard, enemies with the Shakespearian Richard), [[Pantheon/{{Tics}} King John]] (VitriolicBestBuds with the Shakespearian Richard, annoys the historical Richard), [[Pantheon/{{Heirs}} Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov]] (HeadbuttingHeroes with the historical Richard, enemies with the Shakespearian Richard) |
| 646 | * Allies (in general) |
| 647 | ** Historical incarnation: [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Stannis Baratheon]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality the 5th Doctor]] |
| 648 | ** Shakespearian version: [[Pantheon/{{Romance}} Claudius]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Macbeth]], [[Pantheon/InsaneBehavior Lady Macbeth]], [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Scar]], Devil King Oda Nobunaga, [[Pantheon/FamilyDysfunctions Mordred (original version)]] |
| 649 | * VitriolicBestBuds with: [[Pantheon/LoyaltyAndServitude Tyrion Lannister]] |
| 650 | * On speaking terms with: [[Pantheon/{{Words}} Marie Antoinette]], [[Pantheon/CharacterizedAppearances Quasimodo]] (historical version) |
| 651 | * Enemies (in general): '''[[Pantheon/TheatreAndSpectacle William Shakespeare]]''', '''[[Pantheon/{{Fathers}} Henry VIII]] and [[Pantheon/RoyaltyOther Elizabeth I Tudor]]''' (his great-nephew and great-great niece), [[Pantheon/OtherRelatives Prince Edmund "the Black Adder" Plantagenet]] (his other great-nephew ([[BastardBastard except not really]])), [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Sergey Taboritsky]] |
| 652 | ** Historical incarnation: His Shakespearian version's allies, [[Pantheon/TraitorArchetypes Hans Westergard]] |
| 653 | ** Shakespearian version: His historical version's allies, [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Mufasa]] and [[Pantheon/{{Canines}} Simba]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Robin Hood]], Quasimodo, [[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships Rhaegar Targaryen]], [[Pantheon/CourageAndVirtue Oberyn Martell]], [[Pantheon/TheatricConvention Prince Hamlet]], [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Max Eisenhardt/Magneto]] |
| 654 | * Opposes: [[Pantheon/CourageAndVirtue Leeroy Jenkins]] |
| 655 | * Drinking buddies with: Grigori Rasputin, [[Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination Marcus Junius Brutus]] |
| 656 | * England has had a number of civil wars, but none are as remembered as much as the UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses (or by contemporaries, the Cousins' War). To make a long story short, it was a 30 year war over rival royal factions of the House of York, and the House of Lancaster. The victor was ultimately Henry Tudor, or Henry VII as he was later known. The last Yorkist king was Richard the Third, who was bested in the Battle of Bosworth. Richard had governed northern England during his brother's reign, and though he had nephews he would declare them illegitimate due to Edward IV's prior engagements. They disappear from the history books afterwards, which led to some speculation he was involved (but never proven; it could've been some illness). To his fans Richard was an effective monarch with legal reforms beneficial to the common folk. To his enemies he was a sinister Machiavellian kinslayer. At the very least, they can agree on him being a DeadpanSnarker with a tumultuous relationship with his brother's in-laws. |
| 657 | * More so than his reign or service under his brother Edward IV, Richard the Third is remembered for being a major subject of the HistoricalVillainUpgrade. Plenty of controversial but not necessarily evil people have been cast as the villain, but he had [[Theatre/RichardIII a famous play]] of him as a scheming, malevolent hunchback [[CardCarryingVillain determined to prove a villain]]. It is worth noting that the vilification began under a work by one Thomas More under Henry the Eighth...son of the same Henry Tudor who bested Richard. In other words, a WrittenByTheWinners situation. Naturally Richard the Third holds a seething contempt for the Tudors due to how their vilification of him has never really gone away. Still, he thinks he got a better rap than his ancestor King John...[[SissyVillain especially the Disney version]]; Richard III considers him a straight-up embarrassment. |
| 658 | * Within the Trope Pantheon, Richard the Third is akin to Jekyll and Hyde. The Jekyll is the historical Richard, a decent king who might have done some amoral stuff, but was no worse than his contemporaries. The Hyde is Shakespeare's Richard, the wicked [[TheUsurper usurper]]. [[OtherMeAnnoysMe These two personas hate each other]], though if they are united in anything it is hatred towards William Shakespeare. The two believed his own HistoricalVillainUpgrade in ''Literature/FateApocrypha'' [[LaserGuidedKarma was a long time coming]]. Shakespeare takes this insult in stride, pointing out [[MagnificentBastard when he plays the villain he plays it magnificently]]. Annoyed, Richard went off to eat cake with Marie Antoinette, as he is sympathetic to her for getting the HistoricalVillainUpgrade treatment. |
| 659 | * Given his disability and smeared reputation Richard, when not in villain mode, is relatively sympathetic to Quasimodo. He will sometimes drink with Brutus, noting "we've been portrayed as [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade vile by many]], yet [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade kinder than we may deserve]] by a few...and yes, I am aware there's some irony [[Theatre/RichardIII of me saying this]] [[Theatre/JuliusCaesar to you]]". Richard drinks particularly heavily whenever Leeroy Jenkins shows up; as an effective cavalry fighter [[HandicappedBadass despite his disability]] the moronic "[[LeeroyJenkins strategies]]" of Leeroy drive him nuts. And when Prince Hans showed up at the bar, Richard threw his drink at him. He was in conflict with the Woodvilles and considers Hans' schemes of marrying into royalty to be reminiscent of the worst of his in-law's schemes. |
| 660 | * The wicked side of Richard the Third might agree with his more accurate alter on not liking Shakespeare, but he'd be an idiot for claiming he's not a good writer...which the historical Richard III [[{{Touche}} admits]]. Yes, under the pen of the bard he becomes a CompleteMonster, [[EvilIsCool but a really entertaining one]]. There's obvious comparisons between him and Claudius, being fratricidal usurper monarchs [[VillainWithGoodPublicity with good publicity]] (historically it was Richard's brother George that fit the usurper part more), and with the scheming Macbeth and his wife. Together, they plot to take control of the House of Pantheon/{{Royalty}}. Also, while put off by the patheticness of King John, the Shakespearian Richard still sees [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade a kindred spirit]] and there's a mutual agreement to maintain each other's [[BlatantLies rightful place as king]]. |
| 661 | * The Shakespearian Richard will sometimes take [[AdaptationalVillainy and even viler]] [[Film/RichardIII form]] [[Creator/IanMcKellen who looks kind of like]] Magneto...which the mutant ''despises''. This is because that Richard [[ANaziByAnyOtherName is a goddamn Nazi analogue]]...a decision he defends as being "period appropriate" (it's a retelling set in the [=1930s=]). Personally he thinks he's closer to Oswald Mosely. Magneto was no less disgusted [[NaziHunter and will treat him like he treats any Nazi]]. Still, even then Richard III is smart enough not to ally with any actual Nazis like [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil the Red Skull]], [[PragmaticVillainy since the English and Nazi Germany]] [[{{Understatement}} got along poorly]]. |
| 662 | * While you will never see him in public with Rasputin, both Richard III incarnations do like to go to the pub with him and talk about how they have been made victims of the HistoricalVillainUpgrade. That said, he's of one mind in thinking Rasputin [[DirtyOldMonk is a pervert]]. Rasputin pointed out that he had two illegitimate children, only for the Yorkist king to point out that was while he was a teenager and there's no evidence of adultery on his part. Another drinking buddy is Oda Nobunaga; they're on friendly term despite Richard taking one title away from the latter. The vilified version of the two men had a good EvilLaugh as it means the two can cause even more trouble in their quest for power, while the more accurate incarnations would rather discuss policies and potential diplomatic relationships. |
| 663 | * Will probably never completely shake off the reputation that he's an EvilUncle, though it's equally likely that the fate of the princes in the Tower will forever remain unsolved. Rhaegar and Oberyn were unsettled by the whole thing as the whole "murdering kids to secure victory" is reminiscent of the Sack of King's Landing and the fate of Elia's children...though not [[CruelAndUnusualDeath as brutal]]; hard to top Amory Lorch and ''the Mountain'' in sheer cruelty. The Shakespearian version of Richard III reminds them of [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Tywin Lannister]], though that Richard takes it as more of a compliment. Said Richard III sees more of himself in Scar however, and the two enjoy plotting to re-conquer their respective kingdoms. This is a sentiment Mufasa and Simba agree with, and have pretty horrible memories. Richard III has also counted on Hamlet as an enemy, who's entirely aware of the parallels between his uncle Claudius and the ''other'' famous EvilUncle of the Bard's work. |
| 664 | * Richard III muses that their disappearance (of which at least historically he insists he had nothing to do with) is reminiscent of Princess Anastasia. There were people during Henry VII's reign who claimed to be a surviving prince in the tower, though they were all proven or at least more than likely pretenders. The historical Richard fancies that at least one of them was real, since it might vindicate him of any wrongdoing to his nephews. This projection is probably why he supports the claims she's legit, though there is general interest. Anastasia is nervous around him due to knowing what his darker half is like, [[PetTheDog but the historical Richard has promised to keep him in check]] and thwart the mad schemes Sergey Taboritsky has for her; both sides of the king call him more volatile than GreekFire. |
| 665 | * Naturally interested in King Arthur, what with being an iconic English monarch himself. He did not expect a female version of Arthur to exist, nor a female version of Mordred. His Shakespearian incarnation is also interested, but in an envious and power-hungry manner. In his ambitions, he has aligned with the original version of Mordred and has even started to entertain a dream of being "king eternal of England". He's also not a fan of Robin Hood, given that his myths usually vilified King John (his former follower). Also worth noting that the historical Richard has good reputation with French deities; he's one of the few people that helps them to repel the myth of CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys that is usually associated with them, due to personal experience on the battlefield. |
| 666 | * Richard the Third believes that George R.R Martin is a Rickardian because of the multiple characters he created [[NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed that were based on him]], though he's replied that "it's only natural when your story is inspired by the War of the Roses". The most obvious similarities are with Stannis and Tyrion. Tyrion carries the negative reputation of flirting with ThenLetMeBeEvil and deformities, along with plenty of DeadpanSnarker traits. Stannis is a great military commander like Richard III and desires to prove his nephews' illegitimacy. The more sympathetic side of Richard is good friends with the two. To a lesser extent there's Ned Stark, who's reputation as a fair lawgiver of the north and being framed as a usurper are fitting of the more positive side of Richard III. However, he's less trustworthy of Richard due to the influence of his evil Shakespearian self. |
| 667 | * [[Series/{{Blackadder}} Secondary sources state]] that Henry Tudor actually rewrote history to hide the fact that one of the Princes in the Tower (portrayed by [[Creator/BrianBlessed BRIAN BLESSED!]]) apparently survived and became Richard IV after Richard the Third's death. Which wasn't due to Henry VII like he claimed, but [[Pantheon/OtherRelatives Prince Edmund "Blackadder"]] [[OffWithHisHead lopping his head off]] due to mistaking him for a Lancaster soldier. Richard III's spirit has a great misliking towards his great-"[[BastardBastard nephew]]" and he was not impressed by [[ButtMonkey how he handled himself]]. Granted, he was contemptuous of the guy even without that and thought he'd be great for arrow fodder. He also isn't fond of the cars in the House of Pantheon/{{Travel}}, as it's a reminder that a car park was built over his remains. That, [[TheFutureIsShocking and he is bewildered by "horseless metal carriages that exhale smog"]]. |
| 668 | * Of all things, [[VideoGame/YuGiOhTheDuelistsOfTheRoses he is apparently a Yu-Gi-Oh player]]. Hilariously, despite his hatred of William Shakespeare he may ''be'' William Shakespeare from 1597 onwards [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho081TheKingmaker due to a bizarre time travel mishap]] which led Shakespeare to die in his place...maybe. He didn't mention it when [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E2TheShakespeareCode they met a couple years later]] so the TimeyWimeyBall could be in effect. He's grateful towards the 5th Doctor for walking him through the paradox and giving him a fair shake, as he is sick and tired of time travelers going back and anticipating him as a villain. |
| 669 | * Though his deformity of being a hunchback was an invention after the fact, analysis of his skeleton reveals that he there was a bit of truth in it; he suffered from scoliosis. Due to the time period he lived in [[HidingTheHandicap it was best for his social standing that he kept it a secret]]. Though they are more hesitant on having [[EvilCripple his Shakespearian incarnation]] as disability representation, the Hall of Pantheon/{{Disabilities}} is welcoming to the historical Richard the Third. Being from the 15th century Richard III finds the House of Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases to be a miraculous place, barring [[Pantheon/{{Disabilities}} certain areas]] of course, and has become a patron of the House |
| 670 | [[/folder]] |
| 671 | |
| 672 | [[folder:Tatsuya Yuuki/Meijin Kawaguchi III]] |
| 673 | |
| 674 | ''(Flamenco intensifies...)'' |
| 675 | |
| 676 | '''[[Anime/GundamBuildFighters Tatsuya]] [[Anime/GundamBuildFightersTry Yuuki]], God of Those who Became LegendaryInTheSequel''' ([[LegacyCharacter Meijin Kawaguchi III]], [[RedBaron The Crimson Comet]], Yuuki-sempai, [[MemeticBadass The REAL Gundam Jesus]]) |
| 677 | [[quoteright:291:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_58.png]] |
| 678 | [[caption-width-right:291:Tatsuya, prior to the start of ''Build Fighters'' (Left); Meijin, during the events of ''Build Fighters Try'' (Right)]] |
| 679 | * Demigod |
| 680 | * Symbol: The stylized letters "SK" emblazoned on the Amazing Red Warrior's left shoulder. Alternatively, his CoolShades |
| 681 | * Leitmotifs: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj61XvOR7lU The Crimson Comet ~ The Usual Flamenco at Three Times the Passion]]", as Yuuki; "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO7FDs_q_og Meijin ~ Six Times the Passion of the Ordinary Flamenco]]", under his Meijin Persona |
| 682 | * Alignment: NeutralGood, by default; ChaoticGood in Meijin Mode |
| 683 | * Portfolio: [[AcePilot Ace Gunpla Fighter]], BadassNormal, CoolShades [[SunglassesAtNight which he even wears inside his motorcycle helmet]], HotBlooded LargeHam, '''[[LegendaryInTheSequel Became a Three-time Gunpla Battle Champion and Hall-of-Famer within the seven-year story gap between series]]''', StudentCouncilPresident (formerly), does a SplitPersonalityMakeover to switch to his Meijin side |
| 684 | * Domains: Craft, Sports, Popularity |
| 685 | * Herald: [[Characters/GundamBuildFightersTry Lady Kawaguchi]] (his potential successor). |
| 686 | * Direct Mentor: [[Pantheon/{{Colours}} Char Aznable]] |
| 687 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Continuities}} Sei Iori, Reiji]] (Both bordering also on FriendlyRivalry territory), [[Pantheon/JobModifications Aila Jyrkiäinen]], [[Pantheon/PowerLevelsAndAppearance Team Try Fighters]] (more of a StealthMentor Vibe), Most other good-aligned Franchise/{{Gundam}}-related Deities, [[Pantheon/{{Nature}} Aang]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedTools Kamina]], Other good-aligned deities who themselves became Legends in their respective sequels. |
| 688 | * Rival: [[Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives Kogane]] |
| 689 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/MindControl Jervis Tetch, Yuri, any other deity who is into Mind Control]] |
| 690 | * Prior to the events of the [[Anime/GundamBuildFighters the 7th Gunpla Battle World Champoinship]], Tatsuya Yuuki was just a simple fellow at Seiho Academy, serving as its StudentCouncilPresident ''and'' ClubPresident of its model-building club. While he had been involved in Gunpla since his childhood, he had stayed back in the sidelines until his fateful encounters with Sei and Reiji. Thus prompting him to reignite his passion for the hobby and take the mantle of the master Gunpla Builder, as [[LegacyCharacter Meijin Kawaguchi III]]. Fast forward seven years later, not only did he win the Gunpla Battle World Championship for three years straight, but he was also inducted into the Gunpla Hall of Fame, and is looked up as one of the authorities in Gunpla Building and Combat. Such achievement quickly made its rounds in the Pantheon, thus kickstarting movements for his eventual ascension. |
| 691 | * His arrival was [[https://cdn2.streamable.com/video/mp4/pd0f.mp4 reminiscent of the time he rescued]] the Try Fighters in a completely epic fashion with his Amazing Red Warrior. Only this time, with the infinite leeway into various aspects like resources and advanced technology, he did it aboard a life-size and completely combat-capable version of the same Gunpla, and with him inside a working cockpit. To say that a lot of jaws dropped, and wilted plants revived by the light, would be an understatement. |
| 692 | ** In addition, as he descended, his second {{Leitmotif}} started playing in the background, which made everyone in the vicinity dance the Flamenco. |
| 693 | * His realm, much like Sei's, is a tidy hall of Gunpla workspaces and working Battle Arenas, which he personally oversees to pick out his worthy successor. So far, a lot of deities have taken interest in this, but has yet to match, moreso surpass, his prowess and that of his Gunpla. |
| 694 | * Thanks to his other nickname, diehard followers of [[Pantheon/{{Prophecy}} Kira Yamato]] have taken up arms, calling blasphemy to his presence. This is despite the fact that there seems to be no actual animosity between the two deities. |
| 695 | * Deities who became their own legends have welcomed his ascension with open arms. In particular, Kamina has been eager with inviting the Meijin for a few drinks. Turns out that they have [[CoolShades a lot]] [[HotBlooded in common]] [[LargeHam together]]. |
| 696 | * He still bears resentment of the time he was briefly [[BrainwashedAndCrazy subjected to the Embody System]], depriving him of free will and forcing him to become obsessed with victory out of destroying other people's Gunpla; as a result, he has stayed well away from Yuri and The Mad Hatter. |
| 697 | * Kogane has somewhat reminded him of his predecessor, the Second Meijin, as apart from the former's hatred of sports, his actions mirrored the latter's obsession with becoming the strongest Gunpla battler, removing the joys of the hobby in the process. |
| 698 | * His official motto: Gunpla is... '''[[LargeHam FREEDOM!!!]]''' |
| 699 | -->'''''¡OLE~!!!''''' |
| 700 | [[/folder]] |
| 701 | |
| 702 | [[folder:Tutankhamun]] |
| 703 | '''UsefulNotes/{{Tutankhamun}}, God of DatedHistory''' ([[InconsistentSpelling Tutankhamen]], Living Image of of Amun, born Tutankhaten ("Living Image of Aten"), King Tut) |
| 704 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tut.jpg]] |
| 705 | [[caption-width-right:300:Virtual rendering of Tutankhamun based off 3D scans of his mummy]] |
| 706 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cairoegmuseumtaamaskmostlyphotographed.jpg[[/labelnote]] for his death mask]] |
| 707 | * Demigod |
| 708 | * Symbol: His cartouche |
| 709 | * Alignment: LawfulNeutral |
| 710 | * Portfolio: HistoricalDomainCharacter made into a {{Mummy}}, [[GodEmperor Pharaoh Of Egypt]], AChildShallLeadThem, [[BrotherSisterIncest Married To His Sister]], result of RoyalInbreeding, [[DatedHistory Used To Be Thought To Be Killed By His]] EvilChancellor, WarriorPrince [[HandicappedBadass Despite His Handicaps]] |
| 711 | * Domains: Egypt, Dynasties, Incest, Divinity, Royalty, Disability |
| 712 | * Allies: |
| 713 | ** Other Egyptian deities: [[Pantheon/{{Smite}} The Egyptian gods]], fellow pharaohs ([[Pantheon/GamingStyles Yami Yugi]], [[Pantheon/UnlivingBeings Anakaris]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAttractiveness Cleopatra]]) |
| 714 | ** In general: [[Pantheon/IdentityIssues Ryou Bakura]], [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions Nunnally Lamperouge]], [[Pantheon/LoyaltyAndServitude Tyrion Lannister]], [[Pantheon/{{Heirs}} Prince Eric]], [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Tommen Baratheon]] |
| 715 | * On speaking terms with: [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Pharaoh Ramses II]] |
| 716 | * Enemies: |
| 717 | ** Those associated with Egypt: '''[[Pantheon/{{Reptiles}} Apophis]], [[Pantheon/{{Sinners}} Set]], [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Sutekh the Destroyer]]''', [[Pantheon/UnorthodoxCombat Nyarlathotep (Cthulhu Mythos)]], [[Pantheon/IdentityIssues the Spirit of the Millennium Ring]], [[Pantheon/PersonalAppearanceOther Zorc Necrophades]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnLife En Sabah Nur]] |
| 718 | ** In general: [[Pantheon/FantasticRaces Jafar]], [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Prime Minister Honest]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith YHVH]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Seth Briars]], [[Pantheon/IncestuousDynamics Mordred, King Aerys II Targaryen]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Ah Puch]], [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Nagash the Undying]] |
| 719 | * Opposes: The Hall of Pantheon/{{Thieves}} |
| 720 | * Pities: [[Pantheon/IncestuousDynamics Oedipus]] |
| 721 | * Respects: [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions Wally (Pokemon), Okita Souji]], young [[HandicappedBadass handicapped badasses]] |
| 722 | * Avoids: [[{{God}} Capital-G Gods]] |
| 723 | * Tutankhamun was a young pharaoh from the 18th Dynasty, ruling from about 1334-1325 BC over Ancient Egypt. Believed to be the son of [[TheHeretic Heretic Pharaoh]] UsefulNotes/{{Akhenaten}}, he became pharaoh young and lost his life at just 18. He would've remained an obscurity had his tomb not had the fortune of avoiding graverobbing for over 3200 years. Howard Carter discovered the tomb in 1922, proving one of few intact mummies and becoming an iconic figure of the times. |
| 724 | * It was initially believed that "King Tut" was killed by his vizier and eventual successor Ay, however evidence shows it was probably a broken leg that got infected and malaria. The archeologists are thought to have damaged his skull. Of course, this doesn't mean he likes the evil chancellors in the pantheon. By contrast, he appreciate honest advisors like Tyrion Lannnister. |
| 725 | * He also wasn't a mere inconsequential PuppetKing, at least not as much as you'd expect the young pharaoh. His leather armor has marks of cuts and rust, along with various injuries suggest he was a WarriorPrince. He is quite capable of taking care of himself, [[HandicappedBadass though he has ailments like scoliosis]]. Still, he has sympathy for those like Tommen who are made puppets of those around them, and wishes he lived to become a strong king in his own right. |
| 726 | * Tutankhamun respects those who are determined and tough even if they're disabled, much like himself. His disabilities are down to [[RoyalInbreeding being the product of incest]]-his parents are thought to be siblings, and he married his sister. He doesn't get why those in the pantheon were grossed out by this, since Ancient Egypt haven't got much of a taboo over it, particularly among royalty. That's not to say he's insensitive to those [[{{Squick}} disgusted at]] [[SurpriseIncest realizing they're related to their significant other]]; he finds Oedipus tragic because of how this and fate screwed him over. |
| 727 | * Tutankhamun finds King Aerys II Targaryen to be a disturbed individual, and the fact like him the Mad King is the result of BrotherSisterIncest is something that worries him. King Tut's tried to console himself by pointing out that Aerys's madness was more the result of increasing paranoia and envy than genetics, and only a handful of Targaryens were truly mad. The young pharaoh doesn't care for Mordred either, being an incestuous rebel and traitor to the king/his father and uncle. |
| 728 | * Much of his reign was reversing the religious upheaval caused by the Heretic Pharaoh, who he's reluctant to refer to as his father, [[BerserkButton and will get angry]] if people refer to him by his birth name of Tutankhaten. Ironically the monotheism that Akhenaten pursued would become a whole lot more mainstream thanks to the Abraham faiths he predates. Still, while he only truly opposes YHVH because of His inherent pushiness and desire to supplant other faiths, Tutankhamun would prefer the monotheistic gods in the pantheon to leave him be. |
| 729 | * Tutankhamun understands where Ramses II is coming from and his frustration with the God of Abraham, and has respect for a fellow pharaoh not all too removed from him. However he feels his pursuit of the Hebrews goes a bit too far. He is on better terms with the more reasonable pharaohs in the pantheon, particularly Yami Yugi. And Tutankhamun was disturbed by Apocalypse(who he regards as a usurper and threat to Egypt) and [[HumanoidAbomination Nyarlathotep]]. |
| 730 | * Tutankhamun was welcomed to the House of Pantheon/{{Royalty}}. Though turned off by some madmen like King Aerys, there were good princes and royalty to meet him. As a charming and honorable prince, Tutankhamun has some fondness for Prince Eric. Due to his handicaps, King Tut is empathetic to Nunnally's wheelchair status and was impressed to see [[spoiler:she became the empress of Britannia]]. |
| 731 | * Was overjoyed to see that many Egyptian deities had entered the pantheon and he could talk to them in person. And he was even more overjoyed to learn they were proud of him for playing an important part in removing heretic Akehnaten's monotheism and restoring their roles in Egyptian life. Unfortunately both Apophis and Set had ascended as well, the former particularly horrifying the boy king. |
| 732 | * Tutankhamun believes that Sutekh the Destroyer is some alternate form of Apophis, given they're complete [[OmnicidalManiac omnicidal maniacs]]. His pharaoh association is rather sinister. Others he was quick to put on his enemy include the Spirit of the Millennium Ring and Zorc, for being Ancient Egyptian-based villains seeking to bring an end to the world. Plus the former is a graverobber, and really that gets under King Tut's nerves. Tutankhamun's there to help Ryou fight him/them off. |
| 733 | * Holds contempt for the House of Thieves, and above them graverobbers like Seth Briars. Given his belief that the body needs to be preserved to have a proper afterlife, and how most pharaohs ended up being robbed, it's completely justified. The monstrous Ah Puch's treatment of the dead is absolutely horrific for Tutankhamun. The House of Pantheon/RevengeAndRetribution believes he may have cursed those who found him given the mysterious deaths of some involved with his uncovering. However King Tut has explained that most of these are coincidences, and his mummy is being treated with dignity. |
| 734 | * Tutankhamun and his father have learned of [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} The Tomb Kings]] and know that they took a lot of inspiration from their own domain of Ancient Egypt. They're impressed by how they [[OurLichesAreDifferent are a lot more active in death than the pharaohs]]. On the ascended Tomb Lords, father and son had an immediate feeling and disgust for Nagash the Undying due to how cruel, omnicidal and [[CompleteMonster utterly devoid of redeeming qualities]] he was. [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Settra]], however, they remain neutral on so long as he doesn't interfere with them. |
| 735 | [[/folder]] |
| 736 | |
| 737 | [[folder:Ulysses S. Grant]] |
| 738 | '''UsefulNotes/UlyssesSGrant, God of [[HistoricalDowngrade Being Downplayed in the History Books]]''' (6th Commanding General of the U.S Army, 18th President of the United States of America, "Unconditional Surrender" Grant, Hero of Appomattox, Lyss, Mr Grant, Sam, TheButcher, Ulyss, Uncle Sam, "My Ulysses" (only by his dad Jesse), General of the Army'''[[labelnote:formerly]]Cadet, Brevet 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant, Brevet 1st Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain, Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General'''[[/labelnote]]. Birth name: Hiram Ulysses Grant) |
| 739 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ulysses_s_grant_1870_1880_7.jpg]] |
| 740 | * Demigod |
| 741 | * Symbol: His memoirs, with a $50 bill as a bookmark |
| 742 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AykF0gNqa4s His theme from Books of Bokonon]] |
| 743 | * Alignment: LawfulGood |
| 744 | * Portfolio: FourStarBadass, [[HistoricalDowngrade Cast By Historians As]] TheAlcoholic and WeHaveReserves (more accurately, CantHoldHisLiquor), [[WithFriendsLikeThese Many Friends In His Administration Were Corrupt]] [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Because Of A Poor Judge Of Character]], [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents His Dad Tried To Be A]] CoattailRidingRelative, [[NeverLiveItDown Never Living Down Alleged Drunkness And Administrative Corruption]], CigarChomper [[DeconstructedTrope Who Died Of Throat Cancer]], [[BittersweetEnding Ensured His Family Would Be Well-Off As He Died From Cancer]], DeadpanSnarker, OurPresidentsAreDifferent, [[HumbleHero Having A Humble Personality]] |
| 745 | * Domains: War, Leadership, Historical Figures, (Alleged) Drunkness, Friendship, Scandal |
| 746 | * Heralds: Julia Boggs Grant (his wife), Frederick Dent Grant, Ulysses S. Grant Jr., Nellie Grant, Jesse Root Grant (his children), Henry Wilson (his second vice president[[labelnote:note]]Colfax absent due to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9dit_Mobilier_of_America_scandal Crédit Mobilier scandal]][[/labelnote]]), John Aaron Rawlins (his chief of staff, later Secretary of War) |
| 747 | * Allies: |
| 748 | ** Fellow U.S Presidents: '''[[Pantheon/LegacyAndInfluence ABRAHAM LINCOLN]]''' (superior during the Civil War and the prior elected president), [[Pantheon/AuthoritativeBehaviour George Washington]], [[Pantheon/MannersOfAuthority William Henry Harrison]] (presidents who served before him), [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Theodore and]] [[Pantheon/{{Luckiness}} Franklin Roosevelt]], [[Pantheon/MentalismOther John F Kennedy]], [[Pantheon/LegalProcess Gerald Ford]], [[Pantheon/ReligiousFigures Josiah Bartlet]] (presidents who served after him) |
| 749 | ** Other generals and commanders: '''[[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Steve Rogers]]''', [[Pantheon/MilitaryRanks Colonel Roy Mustang, Jeor Mormont]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypesNtoZ Nathaniel Adam]] |
| 750 | ** Other: [[Pantheon/AidesAndBenefactors Kif Kroker]], [[Pantheon/BeastHandlers Hazel Levesque]] |
| 751 | * On speaking terms with: [[Pantheon/{{Metafiction}} Deadpool]] |
| 752 | * OddFriendship with: [[Pantheon/SpeechAToM Abraham Simpson]] |
| 753 | * Enemies: |
| 754 | ** Fellow U.S Presidents: [[Pantheon/FacialAttributes the head of Richard Nixon]], [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Frank Underwood]] |
| 755 | ** Other politicians and generals: [[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers Colonel Miles Quaritch]], '''[[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Prime Minister Honest]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Steven Armstrong, Ethan Roark Sr]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures The Enclave]], [[Pantheon/TacticsAndStrategies Zapp Brannigan]] |
| 756 | ** Other: [[Pantheon/ActsOfFriendship Trakeena, Felix (Red vs Blue)]], [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} Ethan Roark Jr]], '''[[Pantheon/{{Categorism}} Calvin J Candie and Stephen, Col. Benjamin Cameron]], [[Pantheon/OrganizedCrime The Slavers]]''', [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil slavers in general]], evil zombies |
| 757 | * Opposes: Racists and corrupt politicians in general, scam artists, the House of Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery |
| 758 | * On poor terms with: The Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins and Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination sub-houses |
| 759 | * Avoids: The Pantheon/BloodAndGore sub-house |
| 760 | * Pities: [[TheAlcoholic Alcoholics]] like [[Pantheon/{{Alcohol}} Barney Gumble]], [[EtTuBrute those manipulated and betrayed by their friends]] |
| 761 | * Annoyed by: [[Pantheon/JokesAndPranks Peter Griffin]] |
| 762 | * Hiram Ulysses Grant, or better known as Ulysses S Grant was an Ohio-raised soldier who first served with distinction in the Mexican-American War. He would rise to be one of the top generals for the Union during UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar, and a favorite of Abraham Lincoln. His popularity led him to be elected president in 1868 and re-elected in 1872. While he achieved a lot of good like ending the first iteration of the Klu Klux Klan, a lot of scandal was attached to his administration despite not being personally involved. Sadly near the end of his life he would fall into poverty due to a ponzi scheme, so he would write his memoirs to help his family financially. It ultimately paid off, though he would die shortly after completing said memoirs. |
| 763 | * [[HistoricalDowngrade Tends to get portrayed]] [[TheAlcoholic as a chronic drunk]] whose military successes were simply the result of him [[WeHaveReserves sending his men into the meatgrinder until the enemy lost]]. Grant finds this reputation quite unfair; many of his successes were down to innovative combat engineering and strategems. He was no warhawk, and his "drunkenness" is more because he CantHoldHisLiquor. Grant personally abhors the likes of Zapp Brannigan as he's every negative stereotype said about him multiplied; [[GeneralFailure an inept]] yet overranked general who gives no thought to those he sends to their deaths. |
| 764 | * Given the ineptitude of Zapp, Grant has sympathy for Kif Kroker and is proud that he is genuinely competent. He also holds pity towards genuine alchoholics, especially Barney Gumble who's life has been ruined due to drink. Interestingly he and Grandpa Simpson get along, as they are both veteran soldiers who in their old age were dealed a crummy hand. |
| 765 | * He's not the only U.S President to ascend to the Trope Pantheon, or even the only one on money. |
| 766 | ** Cried ManlyTears upon seeing his former superior, Abraham Lincoln, in the pantheon. He seriously regrets not being there for his president at Ford's Theatre, believing had Mary Todd not rejected his and his wife's invites he may have prevented John Wilkes Booth assassinating Lincoln. Lincoln holds no hard feelings, and remains proud of Grant's accomplishments. |
| 767 | ** Both historical and fictional presidents alike have joined up in an alliance with Grant in order to guard the various incarnations of America in the pantheon's multiverse. Grant was nothing short of awed to meet and be liked by Washington, and to a lesser extent Harrison. On the flip side, both Roosevelts, Kennedy, Ford and Bartlet felt the same way. As a group they are working to eliminate corruption and tyranny from the US, starting with the Enclave. |
| 768 | ** Ulysses S Grant was rather infuriated to learn of Frank Underwood and the head of Richard Nixon. Underwood [[LackOfEmpathy couldn't give a damn what anyone thinks of him]]. Nixon's head pointed out that they are not so different; he got a negative view by historians, [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade albeit a more nefarious depiction]], and Grant's administration had plenty of scandal as well. Grant admits that, though he was never involved in any wrongdoings, but he's more concerned [[TookALevelInJerkass with what happened]] [[SanitySlippage after Nixon spent long disembodied]]. |
| 769 | * Among the corruption in his cabinet, one of the most severe was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9dit_Mobilier_scandal the Credit Mobilier scandal]] which even involved his vice presidents[[note]]Schuyler Colfax was guilty, but his replacement Henry Wilson was found innocent though still hurt from it[[/note]]. While part of it is [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter poor judge of character]](remember, Grant never held a political position before the presidency), part of it is also his unwillingness to fire people as he often appointed friends. Naturally he doesn't like the House of Betrayal both due to being a Union General and also the scandal associated with his cabinet. He really doesn't like Felix for being a FalseFriend or Trakeena for being an UngratefulBastard, along with being generally bad people. |
| 770 | * Utterly disgusted by the likes of the Yellow Bastard, but the fact he was protected by his senator father is even more alarming. Grant shudders at the thought of people using the presidency and government positions for sexual abuse and murder, and hates how Senator Roark has helped make Basin City [[ViceCity Sin City]]. He's far more revolted by Prime Minister Honest, for his manipulation of the Emperor to turn TheEmpire into a den of corruption and vice, [[TheHedonist all to fill his wanton desires]]. |
| 771 | * Since he was young he had an unusual ability in riding horses, something he continues to do whenever he's in the Pantheon/{{Ungulates}} sub-house. He shares these passions with Hazel Levesque. Grant holds a dislike of the tannery, which plays into [[AfraidOfBlood his nervousness around blood]]. He doesn't like his steaks too raw, and he was rather disturbed by the fact there's a sub-house for Blood and Gore. He doesn't like anything related to assassination either, which given what happened to Lincoln is personal. |
| 772 | * [[HumbleHero Has a humble personality]], and was never one to boast about his Civil War accomplishments; as far he saw it, he was just doing what was right and what he needed to do. It's one of many reasons he has contempt for the egotistical Zapp Brannigan. He doesn't like Colonel Quaritch for being a warmonger and invader of the Na'vi, though he defends his actions [[WellIntentionedExtremist by trying to save Earth from resource depletion]]. Grant, like most politicians and generals, regards Senator Armstrong as insane. |
| 773 | * By contrast, General Grant is on good terms with Colonel Mustang, Jeor Mormont and Captain Atom for being military figures with a strong moral code. Then there was Captain America, who fanboyed at meeting General Grant. Steve wasn't told he was one of the presidential zombies Deadpool had to deal with, but Grant doesn't any hard feelings to the Merc With A Mouth [[CameBackWrong as he wasn't himself]]. And [[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow he does know a thing or two about fighting zombies]]. The two decided to team up in order to fight evil zombies even if Grant finds him kind of annoying. |
| 774 | * Though not an abolitionist he was never fond of slavery, and one of his greatest personal shames was acquiring one from his father-in-law. To his credit he could never bring himself to make the man work and freed him at the cost of $1000 when he could've really used the money. So one could imagine him living at likes of Calvin Candie [[BoomerangBigot and Stephen]] attempting to keep it going. However they were saints in comparison to [[HumanTraffickers the Slavers forced prostitution and slavery]]. To a lesser extent he hates scam artists as he got screwed over by a ponzi scheme. |
| 775 | * Peter Griffin claimed during his brief rule over a micro-nation[[note]]more like ''nano''-nation; Petoria was mostly just his house[[/note]] Ulysses S Grant([[NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed well Griffin]]) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J3J1_PKrbI was his distant great-uncle]]. Grant doubts this and is generally annoyed at Peter for claiming he beat Robert E. Lee in a drinking contest, plus being a {{Jerkass}}. But he is proud that, dumb as Peter is, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCwTqaXnFOg he still knows the North won the Civil War]]. |
| 776 | * The "S", [[UsefulNotes/HarryTruman like another president]], doesn't really mean anything. His real name is Hiram Ulysses Grant, but H.U.G weren't good initials for him. |
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