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Human settlements often start small but as time goes, so does the structure. To house more people and other resources, the creation of a city was formed. This hall focuses on cities established in various locations, all with their different laws and systems. It should be noted that other dominions also house their own cities and with it, their own set of rules, so it is best to follow regardless, especially if you are a visitor.

London, United Kingdom

London, Holy Capital of The Centralized British City and Archetypal Victorian Cities

Modern London, with the Big Ben in the background, alongside traditional London telephone booths and a Metroline bus

^{A list of landmarks in London}
Top-To-Bottom, Left-to-Right: London Eye, National History Museum, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, and The Shard.

^{A list of iconic features in London}
Top-to-Botton, Left-to-Right: A London Taxi, a London Underground 1973 Piccadilly Line Stock train, Members of the Royal Guard, and the Palace Theatre.

^{The Core British Royal Family}

^{A list of fictional locations in London}
Top-to-Bottom, Left-to-Right: 221b Baker Street, Anomaly Research Centre, Diagon Alley, The British Ministry of Magic, London Nautica, and Walford East Underground Station.

Victorian London (John Atkinson Grimshaw - 1885)

^{London throughout the ages}
Top-to-Bottom, Left-to-Right: Regency Era, Romanian Era, Tudor Era, and Edwardian Era.

^{London during World War II}

• Description:
  • Modern London: A bustling metropolitan with a large population, rich cultural adoption and presentation, busy travel and working times, and an attraction magnet for tourists
  • Victorian London: A grungy, noir-esque city with frequent steam exposure, an abundance of crude machinery, and the occasional petty crime happening somewhere
• Alignment: True Neutral
• Portfolio:
  • Modern London: Centralized British Setting, A City Full of Life and Adventure, Merchant City
  • Victorian London: Steampunk Pionerr, Often Depicted as Grime, Dirty, and Criminal-like, City Noir
• Domains: Capitals, Multiculturalism, Authority, Pop-Culture, Monarchy, Power
• Past Monarchs: Queen Elizabeth I, King Henry VIII, King Richard III
• Sacred To: Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Inspector Lestrade, The Doctor and Friends, Harry Potter, Paddington Bear, Professor Layton, Withnail, Sebastian Michaelis, Charles Dickens, Jacob and Evie Frye, Jekyll and Hyde, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Freddie Mercury, King Arthur Pendragon, Merlin, The Battlehawks, Robert E.O. Speedwagon, Cammy White, Dudley, Billy Kane, Steve Fox, Lt. Mike Powell
• Unholy To: Jack the Ripper, Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort, William "Deathshead" Strasse, Sophie, Count Dracula^note Depending on the Version, The Chimera, Lt. Col. Arnold Berkman, The Nemesis Squadron, Dio Brando
• Visitors: The Friends Cast, Mr. Bean, Phineas and Ferb, Jonathan Joestar, John Constantine, Lucy and Rick Ricardo, B.J. Blazkowicz, Izetta, Ortfine Fredericka von Eylstadt, Lt. Karl Fairbrune
• Opposes: En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse^note and by extension, must Mutants and those Aligned with Krakoa, Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke/Captain Britain II
• London is the capital, the largest, and most populated city in the United Kingdom. It is also one of the most popular and important cities in the world, boasting a massive influence towards other countries, in and out of the UK and has an indelible impact in the realm of popular culture. The city is also known to be the centrepoint of the British Royal Family, who has affirmed their status as mascots for the country's identity and historical status and is renowned for being one of the largest hubs for multiculturalism, with numerous cultures from all of the world eager to sprout their impact and appeal in London. Regardless of its shining reputation and popularity, London is not without its faults, namely its weather being grimy and unpredictable and its full history covering a vast list of events ranging from humble beginnings and providing support and aid to bloody wars, a spike in poverty and child deaths during the Industrial Revolution, political corruption, and royal strife and dissent. Regardless, London has remained a thriving and powerful city that still attracts millions and its influence remains strong, allowing its place as a major domain in the Pantheon.
• London is unique as a domain in the Pantheon as there aren't just one, but two versions co-existing at the same time; there's London as it is in the present day, which is clearly the one most people would recognize if they were to search for the city, but a strange phenomenon as caused a second iteration of the city to also emerge from the shadows; a version of Victorian London that remains static, ensuring that it would not age and grow past this iteration of the city. Additionally, the Victorian iteration isn't accessible by normal means, it can only be travelled through either specific time portals or through dimensional gateways. This has caused a multitude of events, ranging from historians being ready to take a trip to a historical age of London and even residents of Victorian London finding their way to the modern version and becoming very confused about where they were and how they ended up there. There were also mentions of strange events occurring in both versions, such as the sightings of Spring-Heeled Jack in the old London, big cats and mutant rats in the parks and sewers of modern London, and reports of secret operations, be it Satanic rituals and terroristic spy networks conducting on both sides. Sure London is now facing new dangers, but they're not without new defenses and heroes either, resulting in the city receiving even more coverage and life than it usually does.
• London is one of the most popular cities in the Pantheon, thanks to its generally welcoming nature regarding the arts and technology as well as its symbolic/historic status attracting a massive swath of tourists. Its Victorian counterpart, on the other hand, not so much due to its generally glum and dreary atmosphere, not helped by the fact that there's a notable scale of criminal activity occurring there. If anything, there's more of a relationship with the House of Crime and Transgressions than with any other place for Victorian London, though that's not to say there's a big group of decent people and heroes in that time zone. It doesn't help that Jack the Ripper tends to reside there and nearly everybody is etching to try to find and uncover his identity, it failing results^note further not helped by the fact that the Ripper has had several identities throughout the ages. There are some efforts taken by gangsters to establish a trading/business scene in Victorian London, with some like The Penguin enjoying some success while others like Kingpin and Gus Fring are more comfortable operating under modern times, feeling that working in a static historic timeline would dent their efficiency and their resources, despite the large criminal scene Victorian London exudes.
• While the British Royal Family now has a presence in the Pantheon since London's ascension as a Domain, this doesn't make them deities either. Regardless, they have a symbolic influence over the city, which has since translated into popular culture for generations, making them one of the very few non-ascended individuals in the Pantheon to still exhibit a good deal of influence and a legacy. This also allowed them (and London) to have a relationship with the House of Royalty, where they enjoy a good deal of working and trading together. King Arthur, in particular, expressed surprise by how different London would become since his days as a mortal man and was interested in trying out the various new advancements and attractions that the city has since built. His first time trying out the London Eye was the source of many news publications for just how outlandish it felt for a historic king to be riding a 21st Century mechanical ride, though Arthur made it clear he enjoyed it and would like to invite the other knights of Camelot for a ride one day.
  • The ascended past monarchs of London were a bit taken aback by how different the city became since their time, and this is regarding both Victorian and Modern London. They were confused as to how the city has become a magnet spot for African, Asian and other European ethnicities as this wasn't a norm in their days and how there are more buildings and the population of Modern London generally leading cleaner and happier lives than the populace of their time, though Victorian London is no slouch when it came to shocking news and industrial developments. King Richard I may be peeved off by the fact that he's now more well-known as a fictitious monster, but that's more on William Shakespeare who dwelled in Stratford upon Aves]], despite being a frequent visitor of London, otherwise he does make an effort to at least try to be as nice as he could towards Londoners, hoping they could see past his bastardized version in Shakespeare's play. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, on the other hand, were more surprised about the fact that they've become very polarizing figures after their reign, with many Londoners being very vocal about their distaste for the father-and-daughter rulers. Henry VIII is somewhat embarrassed by the fact that he's more known for having six wives, most whom he treated badly, and wanting a son, than any of his accomplishments and feats as a King of England and tries to be vocal about those, even getting visibly angry anytime the topic of his wives take more precedence. Elizabeth I gets angry anytime someone accuses her of being a tyrant whose reign left England a controversial state. There are some supporters, but Elizabeth I is mostly more neutral than anything else. The fact that she died without any heirs has been a contentious point for her, but she has been struggling to find a way to look good for modern Londoners.
• Being the first trains to use electricity and one of the city's most significant features and icons, The London Underground, or the Tube for short, remains a popular form of travel there and has been a source of attraction for a number of Pantheonic deities, finding the travels to be very good in regards to getting around the city and for having some pretty designs for their stations, though the quality of the trains themselves ranged from great to mediocre. That, and it is possible to stumble across rats either underneath the tracks or on the platforms, much to a lot of musophobes' annoyance^note thankfully, there are no reports of mutated super-rats in the tunnels. For a few stories, Houkago Tea Time once travelled through the Tube during their tour around the city as well as wanted to play there for a gig, Nathan Drake and his group of thieves journeyed through an abandoned station looking for clues regarding the Rub' al Khali and the "Atlantis of the Sands", giant prehistoric bugs infested a maintenance part of the tunnels, preying on anyone unfortunate to pass through, the list goes on. Oddly enough, since London's ascension, the Jubilee Line portion of Charing Cross Station has been used, much to everyone's confusion as that particular section has been closed and only used as a terminus since the Jubilee Line's extension to Stratford Station in 1999. Thor has admitted to using it once to get back to battle against Malekith the Accursed, but otherwise is just as puzzled as how he was using a station that was meant to be closed. Until then, nobody knows how Charing Cross's Jubilee Line services work in the Pantheon when it is supposed to be sealed off.
• London has seen its fair share of creature, supernatural, and alien invasions, and it's not surprising that a number of organizations, such as the Anomaly Research Centre, The Forge, Torchwood One, The Hellsing Organization^note Actually Located in the Outskirts of London, but does Technically Qualify., The Ministry of Magic, and a sect of the Assassin's Order, among many others, are based in the city and aim to overlook and manage these situations as much as they could, with the additional stress of also keeping a lot of this information private to the public to make sure they aren't startled too much to create havoc. Then again, aliens and vampires have shown up on multiple occasions and a Tyrannosaurus ran around the streets in confusion and panic. Thankfully, the Pantheon, being a vastly fantastical place means that London and its residents are better prepared to deal with these, even if there's some nervousness to be expressed. David Kessler would like to return to the city to properly spend a holiday there if it weren't for the fact that his rampage there as a werewolf has made him incredibly infamous to Londoners.
• With Nazism still being an enduring threat, Londoners do worry about fighting them again, given the damage and fatalities the city endured during World War II. Even worse, there were some revelations that London potentially could have been overtaken by several evil forces, Nazi Germany included among them. There was even a "London Nautica", a massively fortified Nazi stronghold created by William "Deathshead" Strasse in a setting where Nazi Germany won WWII and added London as one of their major cities of operations and the Big Ben was destroyed to erect this stronghold in its place. Fortunately, the "London Nautica" doesn't exist in the Pantheon... yet, and Deathshead is rather confused and somewhat disappointed by how modern London looks, claiming it looks rather childish and pampered compared to what it was back during WWII, though he does retain the "London Monitor", a mecha that he created to add surveillance and further resistance to his reign on the city. William Joseph Blazkowicz took a liking to modern London, citing its multicultural atmosphere, caring investment in technology, and offering a cosy source of accommodation as surprisingly refreshing for him and likes to take a few visits during his spare time. He also uses this experience to learn about the city's newer infrastructure and layout, intending to use his skills as a Nazi Hunter to defend London from Deathshead and his twisted compatriots from planning another invasion towards the city, and Blazkowicz is happy that he'll be having more supporters than he usually does.
  • London itself During the War was a major administrative hub and command center for the Allied Forces. And this still holds true in the Pantheon as well, with a large number of deities hailing from the Western allies setting up their bases of operation in and around the city. Of particular note are members of the Special Operations Executive and Office of Strategic Services, which are organizations dedicated to irregular warfare such as sabotage, espionage, infiltration, and the aiding of resistance groups. Lt. Mike Powell and Lt. Karl Fairburne, two such soldiers who have done missions for them, are in fact often seen in their respective headquarters within the city, receiving the latest intelligence on Axis troop movements, weapons deployments, etc. The Battlehawks, having originally been established under the supervision of the SOE, are based just outside the city, with their members often coordinating with Fairburne and Powell during mission briefings, particularly when it comes to raiding important German bases containing their latest wonderweapons projects.
  • On the subject of WWII, London has issued an arrest for a man named Arnold Berkman, a colonel working alongside the Germanian Empire to win the war and claim dominance on the world with their political power as well as wielding magic on their side, helped by an insane witch named Sophie. He visited London in an attempt to track down Izetta, a witch fighting on the Allies' side and Ortfiné, a princess of the country of Elystadt with the goal of retrieving a blood sample from Izetta due to her nature as a witch and intending on giving them to Sophie, so as to restore her past memories. The plan was successful, although Sophie and the Germanic Empire were defeated later on. Still, Arnold managed to escape from being punished and continues working with the Nazis alongside an ascended Sophie, so the battle against him isn't finished. And while technically a very different version of WWII, the Chimera are a destructive force that did destroy London thanks to a surprise attack and using their massive army and advanced weaponry to their advantage, hence the nation doing whatever they could to fortify themselves against another alien invasion by them.
  • Overall, London is still a major target that the Nazis want to see destroyed, even in the Pantheon, and their rationale is based on the fact that the city is a symbol of pride, power, and authority for the UK and that by demolishing their capital, they could easily gain a victory. They have both conventional aircraft and wonderweapons capable of hitting and obliterating London, from conventional bombers to magic-powered nuclear weapons and even chemical-armed missiles, among which the Nemesis Squadron is all too willing to use in the hopes of accomplishing this goal. That said, the UK has become a nuclear power after WWII and has since advanced considerably to be more powerful and fortified than what it used to be during the 1940s. With fellow compatriots and allies such as the Battlehawks, the country remains strong and vigilant to oppose any Nazi forces they are to fight against in the future and would do whatever it takes to minimize any catastrophic damage possible if the results of war-torn London, Eindhoven, and Berling during the war.
• The Secret Intelligence Service, better known as MI6 is the United Kingdom's foreign intelligence service, with its main purpose being to keep track of foreign affairs, analytical data, classified information, and human resources, all to provide safety, support, and aid for the UK's national security. Befittingly it is based in London as which happens to be the nation's capital city, and the organization has played a big role in keeping track of the actions of other countries as well as compromising events and actions to keep the nation safe. Several deities in the Pantheon, most notably James Bond have been directly involved with MI6, especially in regard to dealing with large-scale terrorist activities that threaten the UK and the world, and oftentimes, the organization holds advanced technology that hardly anyone knows about, including Bond's gadgets. Since its rise in prominence in the Pantheon, MI6 has had strong ties with the Houses of Cultures and Law and Justice and keeps a good relationship with several law upholders, spies, and heroes. That said, there is some infamy in that the agency once tried to dabble into supernatural affairs, eventually rebranding itself as MI13 and despite its heroics, did dwell in some degree of anti-mutant sentiment. While this isn't the case in the Pantheon as it is still MI6 there, mutant unease and distrust still remain, and a lot of work would have to be taken if it means things would improve, something that doesn't seem likely.
• Despite its famous nature for its wide-spreading culture, London does have a limit where it does eventually reach a point where it wouldn't accept someone. This is especially apparent with the Mutants, who already have it rough in the United States, and this is thanks to a particular sect of Mutants from the nation of Krakoa, where Apocalypse, a highly infamous figure in his home world and the Pantheon, once held high dominance in. The opposition is so strong on Britain's side that they outright threw back whatever medicine the Krakoans offered them. The mess is further exaggerated when Betsy Braddock, usually known as Psylocke, became the second Captain Britain, succeeding her predecessor and brother, Brian, who was actually popular and acclaimed by the British, and she turned out to be more loyal to Krakoa than her own nation, with her team, Excalibur, even having Apocalypse as a member. As a result, London is not very welcoming of Mutants in general, something that Apocalypse finds funny and embarrassing at the same time, thinking the city and the UK are holding themselves back to lead to their doom by disallowing Mutants in their nation. Even so, Betsy does take her role as a defender of the UK seriously and her brother is more than willing to support that front, but as it stands, the task is still very difficult, given that most of London and the UK aren't on good terms with Mutants, regardless of who is leading the nation.
  • On an extended note, there have been at least two notable superhero teams in the Marvel Universe based in the UK; the aforementioned Excalibur and The Union. And despite great efforts taken by both of them to serve their country, they've had some back luck; Excalibur is a team of mutants, who have a less-than-good reputation in the eyes of the British and while The Union is generally well-regarded, their first mission went awry when their leader and one of Britain's most revered superhero, Britannica, was suddenly killed and Union Jack was appointed leader at a very critical time when symbiote dragons were making rounds in ravaging the world. Still, most of them remain affirmed to defend Britain and London by extension, even if most of Excalibur remains polarizing at best in the eyes of the populace and the Pantheon being more open to helping superhumans out has opened a chance of bettering their reputation, though as stated before, it's going to be a very difficult task given how controversial mutants tend to be in their world.
• During the night, there have been rumours of vampire activity surfacing in Highgate Cemetery. This caused panic among the populace, especially those that lived close to the graveyard, but fortunately, a group of vampire hunters were able to quell the incident from further escalating into an epidemic that would likely cause London to fall to a rise in a vampire outbreak. Ironically, one of those who stopped the event was Genevieve Dieudonné, who happened to be a vampire herself, though she had to keep her activity and presence shadowed by her fellow allies so as to not cause controversy among the city's populace, especially as she did kill a vampirized Queen Victoria to prevent Dracula from marrying her and becoming the UK's monarch. Despite the infamous count having multiple incarnations in the Pantheon, only the original one is hellbent on desiring to conquer London; the Castlevania version would rather destroy the world than rule another land and the owner of Hotel Transylvania wants to just uphold his hotel and make peace with his daughter, monster friends and any humans who pass by. Nobody knows who kickstarted the vampire rise in Highgate Cemetery and multiple necromancers and other evil vampires have been pointed out, but this hasn't stopped a group of vampire hunters, investigators, and police officers from keeping a close watch on the place every night.
• A little east in the city is the Hackney Marshes in the Borough of Hackney, a large open space with thick forestry and the River Lea flowing across the lands. Some people have camped there and even the stadium hosting the London 2012 Olympic Games was built in parts of the land, so it is a popular place for residents and tourists to attend. That said, there is a level of infamy surrounding the Hackney Marshes, namely that there is a peculiar "beast" lurking within the woods, terrifying those that stumble across it. The "beast" was rumoured to be a large sabre-toothed cat, akin to a Smilodon, but was eventually revealed to be a Newfoundland dog, but since London became a Pantheonic Dominion, rumours sparked once again about a giant beast ending up there. Some assumed it was a Jotunheim Beast that became a stowaway after the battle between Thor and Malekith, but that was captured within two days and taken back to its home realm. It turned out that a Zinogre somehow wandered into the Hackney Marshes with some luck on keeping itself hidden and attempted to reside there as an apex predator, which has the unfortunate consequence of damaging the ecosystem of the marsh. A team of officers were called in to capture the Hell Wolf Wyvern, which proved to be much harder than expected, and that's when the Monster Hunters showed up to save the day, incapacitating and sending the Zinogre off to a more suitable environment where it won't pose too much of a threat to its fauna. Since then, the tale of the Hackney Marshes Zinogre has remained a popular story in London.
• A massive stem in the field of entertainment, London maintains a rich and thriving scene when it comes to music, theatre, and art. The House of Theatre and Spectacle has a subsidiary based there and numerous theatre artists, both native to the city and ascended deities in the Pantheon are eager to get a shot playing in venues like the Royal Opera House, Royal National Theatre, the Palace Theatre, and the Apollo Theatre, just to name a few. William Shakespeare himself was surprised and impressed by how much his plays tend to be shown in performance and was even overwhelmed by the number of people who tried to approach him for an interview or conversation as well as offers to conduct one of his works in person, though such plans have yet to occur for now. London is also home to many famous artists and is the starting spot for Rock Music, Punk Rock and Heavy Metal, all three of them having been developed, grown, and spread their influence from there and beyond. Even so, there's a large Pop and Rap scene there too, so it's safe to say that all genres of music are widely played there. There is some contention for Japanese Idol Singers as they are left out and don't generate too much attraction, though notable groups like μ's, Aqours, and 765 Pro plan on at least making enough of an impact on London to generate interest there for the brand of music they love to create.
• With London being ascended, The Leaky Cauldron and subsequently, Diagon Alley also surfaced in the city. This led to a legion of wizard and witch enthusiasts who were inspired by the tales of Harry Potter to come and visit the place, and even foreign wizards like Akko Kagari and Zatanna Zatara went to Diagon Alley to check up on all the fuss. Undoubtedly, the two places became one of the most popular tourist attractions in London, which was rather pleasing for enthusiasts who were overjoyed and blissful to be experiencing all sorts of magical spells, creatures, tricks, and items, but was seen with concern by the Ministry of Magic, who felt that this could potentially lead to demands for many to become wizards which they felt was realistically impossible as well as overstocking how much Hogwarts could manage. And that's not taking into account Voldemort, who felt insulted by London's presence as a domain and seeks to attack and remodel it as a city that solely worships him instead.

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, The Deified Archetypal Californian City (L.A., City of Angels, Tinseltown, La La Land, El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Rio de Porciúncula ^note The City of our Lady, the Queen of the Angels, of the River of Porciúncula)

The City Skyline circa 2019

^{A list of landmarks in Los Angeles}
Top-to-Bottom, Left-to-Right: The Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles Canal in a Dired State, Griffith Observatory, Grauman's (TLC) Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Hollywood Boulevard.

• Description: A metropolitan city with a bustling entertainment industry scene, and varying neighborhood towns, surrounded by colorful forests, beaches, mountain ranges, and a nearby desert.
• Alignment: True Neutral
• Portfolio: The Californian City, City of Adventure, Shining City, Having a Storm Drain that Houses Several Intense Action Scenes, Beverly Hills is a Renouned Spot, South Central is a Breeding Ground for Gangbangers, Sometimes Depicted in a Cynical Light (or Just for Hollywood and sometimes with an Eldrich Twist)
• Domains: Cities, Glamour, Entertainment, Culture, Fame
• Sacred To: Rick Deckard, Tony Stark/Iron Man, Clint Barton/Hawkeye, The Vision, Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, James Rhodes/War Machine, Hank Pym/Ant-Man, Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence, Nariyoshi Miyagi, Sarah Connor, John Connor, Roger Rabbit, Eddie Valiant, Lucifer (DC), The Warner Siblings, Pinky and the Brain, Anne Boonchuy, Sasha Waybright, Marcy Wu, Cole Phelps, Sean Archer, Johnny Cage, Cassie Cage
• Unholy To: Skynet (alongside any Terminator Models in its service), Judge Doom, Toon Patrol, Hans Gruber, Megatron and the Decepticons, Needles Kane, Calypso, Castor Troy
• Visitors: The Rebooted T-800/"Uncle Bob", John McClaine, Optimus Prime and the Autobots, Joe Goldberg, Tom and Jerry
• Los Angeles is, to the view of most people, the city that best represents the state of California. Located on the western coast and consisting of much of the area of Los Angeles County, it is the largest and most populous city of the state and the second most populated city in the United States, only surpassed by New York City. The city is well-regarded for a number of elements, including a bright, sunny climate, gorgeous beaches, fashionable middle-class households, and even more glamorous upper-class settlements, but what's best known for is that it's the centerpiece of the United States' entertainment industry, Hollywood, and hence an icon in popular culture. It's often stereotyped as the go-to city for famous actors and businessmen who want to make a name for themselves in the industry, but the city has seen a colorful cast, ranging from dedicated working-class people and diligent policemen to notorious gangbangers who like to assume control in the southern parts of the city. Though considered a city of dreams, it's not without a darker side, having been the epicenter of a number of criminal activities and, for some reason, it's a favorite for villains to set shop and conduct their evil plans in LA. It still hasn't stopped the city from maintaining its prestigious reputation and continues to do so as it's made a divine domain in the Pantheon to represent, well, stereotypes about Californian cities, oddly enough.
• It should go without saying, but Los Angeles has very strong ties with the House of Theatre and Spectacle. In fact, a good deal of the House itself is stationed in the city, providing a convenient bridge for many Pantheonic deities who would want to visit the city either as a way to participate in its industry or simply as a tourist and marvel at its many landmarks and available activities. Since its ascension, the city has enjoyed a spike in its tourism and economy rate, though the residents are a bit worried that the Pantheon may be an invitation to a whole new bunch of problems, evil warlords, aliens, robots, and such notwithstanding, not that the city has already dealt with enough of those. Fortunately, there are a number of heroes who consider LA their home and are eager to provide its citizens with the support and aid they would want in a wide and daring realm like the Pantheon. It's tough, but surely, LA will persevere in the Pantheon, so long as its residents and protectors will remain to represent it.
• In addition to film and television, the city also has a big music scene, with some of the most promising contracts and up-to-date gear available there and it's not so surprising that music producers and artists flock to LA to set up business there. For one, Universal Music Group, one of the "Big Three" of music companies is based in Santa Monica. Most genres of music, ranging from jazz, pop, rock, heavy metal, and rap have seen strong growth and influence from artists who got their start in LA. Adding to its dominion status in the Pantheon, the House of Musicality has seen a lot of deities wanting to travel to LA and perform in one of their many venues and stadiums, such as the Hollywood Bowl, the Hollywood Palladium, the Greek Theatre, the El Rey Theatre, and many more. Tom Cat, a surprisingly skilled pianist, expresses a desire to play in the Hollywood Bowl another time, though he may or may not want Jerry Mouse to ruin it for him at this moment. Some of the city's most prestigious theatres have sent invitations to some of history's most famed pianists like Wolfgang Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven to attend and showcase a concert. Although idols aren't a bustling scene in the city yet, notable artists like Honoka Kosaka of μ's and Haruka Amami of 765 Pro seek to schedule LA as one of their performing spots in an upcoming tour for their music, hoping that they can spread their popularity there as well as bring more attention to the J-Pop scene there.
• The city is the base of operations for the aptly-named West Coast Avengers, which was led by Clint Barton, better known as Hawkeye, then succeeded by his protege and herald, Kate Bishop, and was even once led by the Scarlet Witch. The idea for said team came about when the Vision suggested a possible expansion for The Avengers to have a subsidiary part of the group be based on the West Coast. Although the team has since disbanded, its members are still dedicated to defending LA and make a point to try to remember whatever good moments they've made since then. There was also another team before the West Coast Avengers known as the Champions, but one would be forgiven for know knowing about them as the team never really was consistent in their lineup and split off before they could even establish a base in LA.
• When it comes to the city's darker side, the Black Dahlia Murder^note Elizabeth Short can be considered LA's version of the Jack the Ripper case regarding the brutality of the killing and public sensation it attracted. The Ripper was quick to notice the grisly event and mused what if this murderer went on to butcher other women with similar motivations. Now, if this was Los Angeles in the 19th Century or even the early 20th Century, the Ripper would delight in the opportunity to visit the city and takes pride in how Hollywood has sensationalized his own name. He also guesses that the Black Dahlia Murderer might be around in the Pantheon and is open to the idea of a rival murderer who is just as enigmatic as him. The Hotel Cecil has an infamous reputation surrounding death and the fact that serial killers Richard Ramirez and Unterweger booked a stay there at one point as well as rumors of strange deaths and paranormal activities. The Bedtime Stories Crew would like to cover Hotel Cecil if paranormal rumors do come true, but have chosen to keep their distance for the time being whereas Jack, an architect who secretly moonlights as a serial killer plans on booking a reservation there partly because of its art deco style and wanting to see how it feels to live in a former hotel where two killers once rented a living space.
• The city has seen... a lot of better days, to say the least. And it's not just Los Angeles; California has the unfortunate reputation of having to endure a number of natural disasters like wildfires, large tsunamis, and especially earthquakes, and it doesn't help that California is situated in the San Andreas fault, and the state, Los Angeles included, alongside San Francisco was utterly decimated. Los Angeles once even had to deal with the sudden appearance of a volcano in the city, which emerged from the Le Brea Tar Pits and was called Mount Wilshire. This didn't result in bad relations with the House of Nature, but most residents of a few Halls, namely those of Fire and Heat and Earth and Rock, are embarrassed at how their associated elemental cataclysms have endangered such a well-known city so many times and fear that the city's residents might not take much of a liking for them as earthquakes tend to be a pretty sour topic for them.
• The city has a known reputation for being a symbol of change; lots of people visit LA either to make a better life for themselves or to enter its bustling, highly promising entertainment industry in the hopes of becoming a big-name actor, musician, producer, or entertainer. In short, Los Angeles can be seen as the Anthropomorphic Personification of The American Dream, which a good deal of people would certainly like to uphold. Two notable field workers, George and Lennie were one of its most famous pursuers and their tale did take place in California, albeit in Salinas, so when George took a look at the kind of city LA is, he was a bit surprised to see all the technology and glitter the city showed. Lennie was excited and expressed a desire to gaze upon "bright, twinkly buildings" and stroke any "fluffy poodle and rabbit" he could come across. Of course, everyone knows George and Lennie's tale were one of tragedy, especially as Hollywood has made a number of adaptations based on their tale. George feels content that their tale showed him and especially Lennie in a sympathetic light, but would rather look after Lennie himself, fearing that LA may not understand his struggles completely and would likely take Lennie away to be in a mental asylum, which George fears would be just as bad as getting lynched.
• The city has been a battleground for robots on a couple of occasions, with Transformers and Terminators being the most famous cases. Skynet muses how Los Angeles is a designated spot for its eternal battle against John Connor for its bit to exterminate humanity and dominate Earth with machines. Megatron expresses some disdain over the fact that he died once here, and to a human at that, but otherwise sees the city as another place on Earth to enslave for his own bid for conquest. From their arch-foes' perspective, John is simply happy that LA is thriving and can just take the time to relax and marvel at the city to remind him of how life is precious and should be fought for. While Optimus Prime is more focused on being a defender of Earth and one of the Pantheon's greatest heroic champions, his close confidant Bumblebee sees Los Angeles as another home, seeing as one of the humans he befriended and serves as a guardian and herald for, Sam Witwicky, is a resident of the city. That, and LA is one of the main cities that the Autobots like to set shop in when it comes to an Earthly base.
• The Los Angeles River is a famous river. And no, it's not a wildlife spectacle nor does it have some kind of historical prominence. The river is mostly dried up, with only a few spaces being filled with water and populated by a couple of mallards. The Los Angeles River is famous because it's a popular place to take a vehicle there and give it a ride. It's a popular path as there's no traffic, allowing for a lot of high-speed races and chases to occur and there's little to worry about regarding involving someone as collateral damage. A few chases in the river drain have occurred in the Pantheon, which didn't come off as a surprise, though anytime there's an explosion, the city's populace, and a few deities grumble at hearing that the drain's gonna need another set of repairs. Maybe a kart course set there by Mario and his friends would be appreciated, after all, they have raced around Los Angeles, but street racing for the hell of it isn't exactly one that's going to be well-received. Finally, Dom Torreto has seen more intense chases, so the storm drain system isn't something new for him, though he'll enjoy a ride there on a few occasions.
• Of course, there's the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and they obviously have a relationship with the House of Law and Justice. Cole Phelps, an officer from the 1940s was surprised to see the city in its modern state and took his time traversing around Los Angeles to refamiliarize himself with the city and hoping to learn about new customary rules regarding the law as well as modern values and ethics and getting comfortable with using technology that didn't exist around his time. Also, he was surprised to see that the Hollywood Sign has had the "land" parts removed due to the sign being in a horribly dilapidated state, though this happened two years after Cole's death. He's surprised by how the city gained a vicious reputation in the 1990s thanks to a wide range of controversial events and the rise of gangbangers who were very picky and violent about asserting their territory and how this bled into the music industry via Gangsta Rap. Of course, these aren't the only crimes he has to deal with and he's being careful about the modern LAPD given how he discovered that the police force was filling up with corruption and deceit. Hopefully, Cole hopes the Pantheon and the city's modern state would treat him better than what was in the past.
• The San Fernando Valley has a special combat competition known as the All-Valley Karate Tournament where dojos bring along their students in their teen years to compete against each other in karate fights and prove that their representing dojos are the best the valley and the city have to offer. The tournament has enjoyed years of popularity though in recent years, karate did become a controversial subject thanks to the actions of John Kreese and Cobra Kai and the sport has seen its series of triumphs and dark times. The Houses of Fighting and Combat and Sports are eager to enlist a deal with the All-Valley in the future to widen the scale of the tournament's popularity. Some deities respect that the tournament seeks to display what a youthful generation can do if their combat is honed and mastered properly, though there are some combat masters in the Pantheon who are a bit skeptical as they believe karate is not something to be utilized for glory and fame, but as something to defend one's self and as a way of enlightenment. They'd probably agree with Nariyoshi Miyagi, who ironically has a reputation for being the founder of one of the tournament's most celebrated dojos, Miyagi-Do, though, despite this, Mr. Miyagi would rather be tending to his home and honoring his family and honor than bask in tournament pride.
• One notable place in the city that surfaced as soon as it ascended to the Pantheon was a town that simply goes by Toontown, though its access is limited to a tunnel at the borders of LA, just behind Acme Warehouse, and through specific extradimensional portals. Obviously, it's a haven for toon characters like Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny, though the city, back in 1947, was threatened by a man named Judge Doom who wanted to destroy the town to establish his own freeway via his own company, Cloverleaf Industries. Doom proved to be a destructive, murderous force, killing several people and driven by an intense hatred for toons, which became more ironic when he himself was a toon. Though he was stopped, Doom has been eyeing to destroy Toontown again since its arrival in the Pantheon, but other than that, the city enjoys a good deal of popularity from cartoon beings of all kinds as well as animation enthusiasts who marvel at the opportunity to physically encounter and interact with animation. For now, Los Angeles has become a haven for literal animation via Toontown, something that has helped to bolster the city's appeal and reputation in the Pantheon.

New New York

New New York, Divine Seat Of Reborn Cities With The "New" Title

A sample of the city

• Description: A stylized almost retro-future mega city in the state of (New?) New York
• Symbol: The same as Old New York, just with "New New" instead of "New" in the symbol
• Theme Song: The video game OST
• Alignment: True Neutral
• Portfolio: Big Applesauce and the Big Rotten Apple In the Future, New Neo City, After the End 1000 Years From Now, Balancing Idealism and Cynicism, Under City of the Old New York, We Will Have Euthanasia in the Future
• Domains: Cities, The Future, Cultural and Cross-Species Melting Pots, Rebuilt Areas, Undercities, Spacious Sewers, Sitcoms, Sci-Fi Comedy
• Sacred to: Hubert J Farnsworth, Carol/Mom, Philip J Fry, Turanga Leela, Bender Beding Rodriguez, Hermes Conrad, Nibbler, Dr John Zoidberg
• On speaking terms with: Mutant deities (formerly officially barred entry from)
• Visitors: The 4th Doctor, Amy Pond (albeit in an altered timeline), Eric Cartman and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, various ascended historical domain characters and 20th century celebrities (as heads in a jar)
• Banned entry: William Stryker, Emperor Belos
• Banes: Robot Santa Claus, the Brainspawn
• Similar locations: Tokyo-3, New Hong Kong, New Chicago, New Earth^note also has a New New York
• One of Earth's most iconic cities, New York City had been settled in 1624 and for centuries it would serve as one of the US' most important cities. That was, at least in one reality, a bunch of UFOs invaded the city in 2308 and tore practically everything down except for the Applied Cryogenics Lab, the bank of one Philip J Fry and probably the Statue of Liberty. A medieval society (or at least something with the Middle Age aesthetic) was built in its place...then another group of UFOs tore that down some centuries later. Over the ruins of Old New York, New New York was built, thought to be some time between 2500 and 2800. In spirit it has that melting pot, Big Applesauce feel but with a seedy underbelly...only now in Zeerust flavor! The sewers, and thus the sewer mutants can be found living amongst the ruins of Old New York. That said, Applied Cryogenics didn't really notice.
• Regarded by some as a Crapsack World, but this is debatable as there are many positives. It has been described by the writers of Futurama to not be a utopia or dystopia, but like real life except more futuristic. As far as Fry is concerned, it's basically a cooler version of his old city though that might just be because he fits into the 31st century better than he did the late 20th. The Simpson family spent some time there and they found it a fine enough city, though admittedly they didn't get to spend much time there. Homer will proudly boast of all the ways New New York is better than Old New York, though again he's biased. For most pantheonic residents of Old New York like Peter Parker, the biggest difficulty is adjusting to the new technology and curious sci-fi conventions. He finds its easy, but that's mainly down to how being a superhero in a comic book means he's dealt with crazier stuff on a semi-regular basis.
• Much like Old New York, New New York is a melting pot of different cultures. Given the setting, there's a bunch of robots and aliens walking around living their lives, treated no different than the human residents. There are some exotic^note by 21st century standards meat markets for the taste of many an extraterrestrial from the Trope Pantheon that wants to have meeting, and yes that even includes human meat. That said, the Hall of Flesh Eaters have been advised other humans getting the meat is still seen as taboo. Though the societal issues of the original New York persist, many within the House of Extraterrestrials and Otherness find it an accepting and interesting place to visit if they're looking for a nice, big city. However, staying there still has the problem of most only being able to afford apartments.
• As mentioned it is quite welcoming to aliens, along with robots. Mind you, hostile aliens and robots are obviously going to be exempt, but of course its not like the Daleks are just gonna casually visit instead of screaming "EX-TER-MIN-ATE!" and trying to level the city to the group. Oddly, this didn't stop one Dalek scout from their early history getting lost in the city, with the Dalek Empire noting it's weird that this happened again in a "York". The T-800 has noted that doing missions for SKYNET would be easier than in regular New York because nobody would care if his robotic endoskeleton gets exposed. On another note, the controversy of euthanasia has been solved by the 30th century...with suicide booths 25 cents a pop. Kent Brockman and J.Jonah Jameson had a field day making news about it.
• New New York has had a history of bigotry towards mutants, who were only allowed on the surface in 3010. It (well, Earth as a whole) has also found Robosexual marriage a controversial thing, having the idea that Robosexuals Are Creeps for a while...however it was legalized in 3010 as well. Mayor Poopenmeyer has tried to monetize this increased tolerance by giving a free tour of the city for Kipo, Kosmo and Nova, and while they recognize what's going on they appreciate the free tour as is. These legalizations have led Reverend Stryker and Emperor Belos to decry the city as "New New Sodom" with future New Jersey as "New New Gomorrah", and the former believes that they shouldn't have just kept the mutants to the sewers...they should've "cleaned" those sewers. Poopenmeyer agreed with the New Jersey statement but has otherwise declared both a Persona Non Grata to the city.
• There are a variety of places to visit New New York. The House of Travel has warned people that the roads aren't exactly designed for non-flying cars, though they can still be used...you might get complaints about being some throwback from "the stupid ages" by an ornery civilian, though. The Bablyon Rogues note that their hover boards are seen as somewhat mundane by the people of the 31st century. Also, you should probably get used to tube travel as a means of transport. Some notable locations of New New York include:
  • Various "Little X" neighborhoods in the same vein as Little Italy or Chinatown. There's Little Bitaly, a robot town, and Little Neptune, a seedy neighborhood of Neptunian immigrants. There's a dodgy organ dealer, but usually the only kind of people he tricks are guys like Fry.
  • MomCorp, the headquarters of perhaps the most influential Earthican business of the 30th and 31st century. Even if her evil nature isn't exactly a secret in the Trope Pantheon, her products still sell like hotcakes here^note insert Capitalism Is Bad joke here and the House of Commerce usually has their eyes on it. More so than the Planet Express HQ, much to Farnsworth's chagrin.
  • The Head Museum, home to many heads in a jar of historical figures and celebrities from time past. Sometimes they have two of the same head like Grover Cleveland, leading to rumors of cloning. George Washington has visited the Head Museum, admitting to the feeling of seeing his own head in a jar to be surreal talking to him. That said, it at least wasn't a Serpent... Sometimes you can also find Eric Cartman and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.
• The Doctor theorizes the area might have some sort of temporal significance, getting the feeling he can almost sense a fixed point but it's one of those rare ambiguous cases. This is mainly down to one Philip J Fry, who stayed at a cryogenic lab that was miraculously untouched for over a millennium. Should the original New York manifest in the Trope Pantheon, it might see the same building appear again, only for a version of Fry to still be chilling in suspended animation with cheap beer in hand. The building is the crux of a major Stable Time Loop due to Fry's "past nastification" and chosen one role, and even though the building has served its purposes the Doctor still visits New New York sometimes (partly for some fun) and has tipped the Elite Time Police Enforcers off on the city's re-ascension as a place of notice. He's mentioned that in exploring time and space, there are at least fifteen New Yorks. The New New York he's familiar with is that 15th version of the city, found on New Earth; a planet so similar to the original Earth that after its destruction in the year 5 billion they made it a nostalgic throwback to the old Earth. Rose Tyler wishes to visit the 31st century's New New York as somewhat of a point of comparison to the New Earth's New New York.
  • In an altered timeline where America Is Still a Colony, Amy Pond can be found in the Head Museum and the 4th Doctor was visiting the city. No-one knows what the Doctor was doing there, though he alludes to adjusting after being swallowed by a Space Whale.
• It's hardly the only place that's getting the "New" suffix. Sol Badguy knows the second New is redundant, but it's useful for distinguishing it from Neo New Yokr. In his world, that's the city that was built in place of Old New York after it was destroyed by worldwide technological collapse and a 100-year war. If it's not New York getting a redundant second "New", it's Tokyo. Whether New (or even New New) Tokyo is a thing in the 31st century is unknown. Shinji had grown up in "New-Tokyo 2", following the original being nuked and submerged, so he's somewhat curious about New New York. Since there was a medieval period (or at least medieval themed) between Old and New New York, he wonders it should be called New New New York instead.

Raccoon City

"It all began as an ordinary day in September. An ordinary day in Raccoon City, a city controlled by Umbrella..."

Raccoon City, Holy Domain Of Company Towns (RC - nickname attributed by Jill Valentine, Raccoon City, Colorado - fandom location, Raccoon City, Pennsylvania - novelization location)

Skyline of Raccoon City.

Raccoon City Destruction Incident, 1998

Map of Raccoon City

• A town situated out in the American Midwest (or in Pennsylvania, according to the novels), financed by the Umbrella Corporation.
• Alignment: True Neutral
• Portfolio: A Town Situated In The American Midwest At The Base Of The Arklay Mountains Financially Backed By The Umbrella Corporation, That Was The Location Of Several Outbreaks In 1998, Resulting In Its Nuclear Destruction To Stop The Outbreak
• Domains: Mountain Towns, Outbreaks
• Places Of Interest Include:
  • Raccoon Police Department
  • Gun Shop KENDO
  • Saint Michael's Clock Tower
  • The Various Umbrella Facilities and Laboratories (NEST and NEST-2, Umbrella Chemical Plant, the Umbrella Executive Training Facility and the Ecliptic Express, the Spencer Mansion, and the Dead Factory)
  • The Apple Inn
  • Bar Jack and J's Bar
  • Raccoon University
  • Raccoon General Hospital and Spencer Memorial Hospital
  • The Abandoned Hospital
  • Raccoon Zoo
  • Raccoon Sewers
  • Raccoon Subway
  • Raccoon Orphanage
  • Raccoon Park
• Sacred To (an extent):
  • R.P.D. Personnel: Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy, Rebecca Chambers, Barry Burton, Brian Irons
  • Umbrella Personnel (current and former): Ozwell Spencer, Albert Wesker, William Birkin, James Marcus, HUNK, The Wolfpack
  • Raccoon City Residents and Other: Claire Redfield, Sherry Birkin, Ada Wong, Moira Burton
  • Umbrella Bioweapons: William Birkin (as 'G'), T-002 Tyrant, The Hunter Series, Lisa Trevor, T-00 (Mr. X), Nemesis T-Type
• Hunting Grounds For: Franks West, The Green Flu Special Infected, The Zombieland Crew, John Rambo, Doom Slayer, B.J. Blazkowicz, Aloy, Deadpool, Negan Smith, Juliet Starling, The Ultimis Team
• Bane Of: Lee Everett and Clementine, Rick Grimes, Vixen, Rocket Raccoon, Yoshi Joel and Ellie, Arthur Maxson
• Place Of Interest For: House of Undead and Phasmata, The Enclave, The Think Tank, Father Elijah
• Situated in Arklay County, Raccoon City was a nothing more than a small mountain town before the Umbrella Corporation moved in during the late 1960's. Among the things built was the revised electrical system devised by engineer Michael Warren, who was also responsible for developing Raccoon City's cable car system. Financially backed by Umbrella, Raccoon City became a company town, Umbrella having built several facilities that contributed to the town's transformation from mountain town to an industrialized city, along with several top-secret laboratories where they could conduct their illegal research into the Tyrant and Golgotha Viruses away from prying eyes. As Jill Valentine so famously put it, "No one dared to oppose them. And that lack of strength would ultimately lead to their destruction." For Raccoon City, the aforementioned destruction would come in the form of what is now known as the Raccoon City Destruction Incident. For those who survived Raccoon's last days, the incident would change their lives forever.
• Ominous, dark, and foreboding, the town known as Raccoon City and the Arklay Forest appeared in the Pantheon. As with the RMS Titanic, the town is a perfect replica of the original Raccoon City, complete with Umbrella's bioweapons roaming the streets. Knowing full well of the events surrounding the destruction of Raccoon City following survival testimonies from Claire Redfield and Sherry Birkin and the dissertations from Jill Valentine and Leon Kennedy, contingency plans have been put in place to ensure that the bioweapons remain within the region. However, there are those brave, foolhardy or outright suicidal that wish to test their skills against Raccoon City's undead and its more monstrous denizens, a fortified safe zone has been created at Saint Michael Clock Tower, complete with medical staff and vials vaccine for anyone infected with the T or G-viruses. The safe zone was originally going to be located at the Raccoon Subway, but that was immediately vetoed due to the infestation of Mega Bytes (fleas mutated after ingesting T-virus infected blood, causing them to grow over a foot in size) in parts of the subway, which led to the clock tower as an alternative safe zone.
  • What is known as the Raccoon City Destruction Incident is known by many names, such as the Raccoon City Incident, Raccoon City Tragedy, Raccoon City Viral Outbreak and Raccoon's Destruction. The two main causes of the outbreak could be traced to the T-virus-infected sewer rats contaminating the sewer ecosystem following G-Birkin's massacre of HUNK's team, with the second cause being that of the T-virus contaminating Victory Lake, which serves as the town's water supply. This was where the Think Tank and the Enclave managed to get their samples of the T-virus. It was bad enough that the Think Tank had the bright idea of using their sample of the virus on a Alpha Deathclaw. If that was bad enough, then the Think Tank had restrained it within the confines of the Z-9 Crotalus DNA Preservation Lab. The same place where the Think Tank created the Night Stalkers. Thankfully, the outbreak was put down, and all remaining samples were confiscated. The Enclave was no better, infecting a Supermutant Behemoth, thus creating a Zombie Behemoth. As with the Think Tank, all T-viris samples were confiscated from the Enclave once the Zombie Behemoth was put down. Following this fiasco, all scientists visiting the various laboratories in Raccoon City are closely monitored and searched.
  • To ensure that the various Progenitor-based viruses do not spread from Raccoon City, contingency plans have been put in place. Jill claims that it's not enough. Some people say that she speaks from experience, as she was one of the last survivors who escaped by helicopter moments before Raccoon City was destroyed. How it was destroyed is left for debate. Some claimed that it was a single nuclear warhead. Others - Jill included - claim that the federal government used a single (or several) experimental thermobaric warhead to sterilize Raccoon City. Some experts claim that the (non) nuclear option is the best option should things get out of hand in containing Raccoon's undead citizens and the rampaging bioweapons. One such device was more than enough for the job. The Pantheon has at least five warheads aimed at Raccoon, in the event things go supercritical.
• Jill Valentine returned to Raccoon City, if only to gain a measure of closure. Chris Redfield (who was in Europe investigating Umbrella at the time), Claire Redfield, Leon Kennedy and Sherry Birkin (also Raccoon Survivors themselves), Frank West, and Rick Grimes accompanied her. For Jill, the wounds are more personal, as she herself was infected with the T-virus, but was later cured. However, it was during her years under Wesker's control that he used her dormant T-virus antibodies to perfect the Uroborous Virus. For Rick Grimes, he was horrified as to what Raccoon City had become, the T-virus reminding him of the Wildfire Virus from his own universe. Unlike the detailed notes of the T-Virus, what Rick knows about the Wildfire Virus is sporadic at best. Of course, Jill and company made sure to avoid most of the undead mob, but made time to visit such old haunts like the R.P.D. Once again, Rick was horrified as to the number of undead cops that roamed the halls. The first thing Claire did was to track down the traitorous police chief, Brian Irons, and began to wring his fat neck. However, Claire was stopped by Chris, claiming that "her hands were too weak," and proceeded to strangle Irons for hurting his sister. It took Jill, Rick and Frank to pull Chris off of Irons, regardless of how much he deserved it. Jill and Rick had to repeat the same thing with Sherry, pulling her off of Irons following her attempt to strangle the sanctimonious prick to death.
• As a town populated with the walking dead, it has piqued the interest of various undead deities from the House of Undead and Phasmata. One major benefit is that they can roam the streets of Raccoon City without being attacked. For Nagash the Undying, he considers Raccoon City as a vacation spot for him to unwind and relax. As most of the denizens of the town are already undead, The Night's King has no power over them, much to his annoyance. Sylvanas Windrunner finds the undead to be rather interesting, a stark contrast to the undead from her universe, those being created by sorcery rather than Umbrella's meddling with science. That doesn't stop her from using Raccoon's undead population as target practice. Hisako is another who can venture Raccoon's streets without being attacked. The Ultimis Team, known for mowing down hordes upoon hordes of zombies, lend their zombie killing expertise in keeping the numbers of the undead down to safe numbers. Interestingly enough, Hanzo Hasashi and Kuai Liang can also venture into Raccoon City without being attacked, due to their past as undead revenants under Quan Chi's control. Jax Briggs doesn't even try, as he still has nightmares from his time as a revenant. Noob Saibot find Raccoon City to be quite interesting, as he too, can walk among the undead without being attacked. For those brave enough (or have a death wish) to venture into Raccoon City, it has a bit of something for everyone:
  • First up, is the Raccoon Police Department. Originally an art museum befire the R.P.D. bought the building, it is where the Raccoon Police made their final stand against the walking dead. It also didn't help matters that Chief Irons went off the deep end and killed any stragglers he came across during the Raccoon Outbreak. Not only is the police station is heavily populated with the undead still clad in the uniforms of the Raccooon police force, it is also home to a small number of Lickers, with most of them populating the lower levels of the police station. The zombified Brad Vickers and Marvin Branagh could be seen in the vicinity, Brad roaming the station's front gates and gun locker, while Marvin can be found in the main hall. It's also the main haunt of Mr. X, who has no qualms about chasing down his prey, knocking any undead aside in his pursuit of anything with a pulse. Negan Smith is a frequent visitor to the R.P.D., as are several members of the Grand United Alliance of Evil, if only to get their rocks off by butchering the zombie cops without consequence. Then, there's Brian Irons, the aforementioned crooked police chief. A notorious psychopath and rapist, Irons has a taste for blondes, which means that if you're a fair-haired female, the zombies and Mr. X will be the least of your concerns... unless you're Juliet Starling. Unlike Claire, Juliet comes from a family of zombie hunters, the last thing Irons want to experience is what a chainsaw-assisted enema feels like.
  • Next, is the Raccoon Zoo. A popular tourist attraction, it was home to Oscar, the bull elephant, Max the lion, and the three lionesses, Silfy, Angela and Jennifer. Pity that pesky T-virus has turned Raccoon Zoo into a deathtrap populated by the now-undead animals, with the aforementioned Oscar now a zombified elephant (the Titan) and Max and his three lionesses suffering the same fate, becoming even more deadlier undead (as the Stalkers). If you can survive such lethal attractions such as the zombie versions of the Hyena, the Hornbill, the Alligator, and the Flying Bugs, then an encounter with eithet Oscar or one of the four lions is in one's inevitable future. Upon traversing through the ruined zoo, Vixen was pissed. The T-virus had all but made a mockery out of the animals. Vixen notes that the Zombie Hyena is torn between running away from her and attacking. But upon seeing the undead bull elephant and the undead pride of lions, Mari was driven to tears.
  • Then, there is the place where Chris and Jill took their first steps into the world of Survival Horror: The Spencer Mansion. Built as a hideaway for Lord Spencer by renowned New York Architect George Trevor, it is a perfect front for the underground laboratory, where Albert Wesker and the other Umbrella scientists conducted T-virus experiments. To anyone venturing in the Spencer Mansion, incincerating the zombies is highly encouraged, lest they would revive as the highly-aggressive Crimson Heads. The Spencer Estate is also home to Lisa Trevor, who stalks the underground areas of the Mansion, and the zombified remains of Forest Speyer, who stalks the mansion identified by the sound of the numerous grenades that are bouncing on his person. In a weird form of familial bonding, Sparda, Dante, Nero and Vergil stalk the halls of the estate, hacking, slashing and blasting away at the undead and monstrous residents of the Spencer Estate, taking great care to avoid shooting at Forest.
  • The Abandoned Hospital is located deep within the Raccoon Forest. As a result of what is now known as the Mansion Incident which took place in May of 1998, the T-Virus had contaminated the area surrounding the abandoned hospital, mutating the plant life. For Joel and Ellie, the poisonous green zombies with pieces of plant life sticking out of them reminds them both of the Clickers. And if one doesn't think that things can't get worse, it does. Stalking the ruined halls of the hospital is the former director, Dr. Albert Lister, better known as the Axe Man. Yes, the abandoned hospital has its own stalker/serial killer, one that feeds its victims to the massive mutant plant that has grown within the hospital. If Vixen was enraged over the state of the Raccoon Zoo, then Poison Ivy was absolutely irate following her and Harley Quinn's visit to the hospital, Harley proving to be more than a match for the Axe Man with her assortment of weapons.
• Raccoon City has also played host to some of the more adventurous (and suite possibly, suicidal) Gods in the Pantheon. Rocket Raccoon paid the town a visit after Chris and Jill told him that their hometown was Raccoon City. While Rocket had fun testing out his weapons on the walking dead, the first thing he did upon returning from the ruined town was to kick Chris' ass for leading him on, believing it to be a safe haven for raccoons, all the while calling Chris a wanker for "letting them mess up Raccoon City." Yoshi also avoids the city like the plague (pun intended), after a wrong turn found him within the city limits, and within reach of about a few dozen zombies who found dinosaur meat to be rather tasty. Terry Bogard, Joe Higashi, and Mai Shiranui all claim that they did not step foot in Raccoon City, although Chris, Claire, Jill and Leon says otherwise.◊ When not hunting down Nazis or Demons, the pair use this time to test out the more powerful weapons. B.J. gave his descendant a fist bump after seeing the Slayer use the BFG 9000 on a horde of zombies. As it turned out, Raccoon City is becoming a place for the gods to test out their more powerful (and destructive) weapons.

"It was Raccoon City's last chance. And my last chance. My last escape..."

SCP-1678

SCP-1678, Unholy Subterranean City of the Gods (UnLondon, the Last City)

An artist's impression of SCP-1678. The entity in the foreground is an instance of SCP-1678-A.

• Rank: Euclid (beings inside are of Lesser God rank)
• Symbol: SCP-1678-A◊, their law enforcement
• Alignment: Ambiguous, though its SCP file portrays it as Lawful Evil
• Portfolio: Underground City For An Apocalyptic Event, The "Bobbies" Can't Be Shot, Victorian London
• Under watch by: The SCP Foundation
• Interests: British deities, YHVH
• Banned entry: The Grand United Alliance of Destruction, Dr. Weil
• SCP-1678. Object Class: Euclid. A kilometre below London is the Underground City referred to as UnLondon. The city is stylized like London. Guarded by anomalous police, or "Bobbies" as they're known, it resembles Victorian England and both the construction and intelligence behind it, if any, is a mystery. It has only partially been contained by the SCP Foundation, and the Bobbies seem hostile to the organization. Besides the anomalies, it is believed to only be inhabited by anomalous beings.
• Though looked at with suspicious by the Foundation, all evidence suggests that SCP-1678 exists for the purpose of being an asylum in case of an apocalyptic event ruining the surface. Because of this, the Bobbies and Foundation are willing to team up to keep the GUAD out. Dr. Weil as well, because he tried to destroy the Last Fertile Region to force people under his dictatorship. Just what that apocalyptic event is, it hasn't been discerned.
• After a trip to the far future The Time Traveler has confirmed that SCP-1678 is still active in 802,701 C.E, and isn't interested in letting Morlocks and Eloi in. Or him, though the Bobbies' reason is unknown. It's also unclear if the Bobbies are merely aggressive to Foundation staff or any outsider, and the Foundation doesn't want the pantheon to investigate.
• SCP-1678-A, aka the Bobbies, look like Victorian policeman bandaged up. They're extremely resilient to damage and bullets, and hostile for motives not fully understood. The House of Law and Justice is investigating how they came to be in hopes of creating loyal Bobbies to service the Trope Pantheon's interest. However the Bobbies will shoot anyone who attempts to analyze them. The Grand United Alliance of Good has the theory they assume the world has ended, so they believe any outsider is compromised.
• SCP-1678-B, the Eyes in the Sky act as surveillance. They are bio-mechanical surveillance drones that are meant to resemble pigeons, and are relatively easy to capture but difficult to deal in large numbers. The House of Cybernetics and Enhancements has been studying the design and how to reverse-engineer for the SCP Foundation, however they lost control of a flock which went on to wonder in and weird out the House of Birds.
• The role of SCP-1678-C, the "Wretch", is unknown. They tend to look like old women dressed in rags, and are condemned to their street urchin life. The radio has announced: "Do not pity the Wretch. Allow them to pay the price of their betrayal for all eternity. Remember, citizen: on the day UnLondon rises I shall reward the loyal, but traitors shall be forever damned". The GUAG wishes to rescue them from this fate, however they first must know what, if anything, they did to deserve to their fate, as per the Foundation's wishes not to release some Sealed Evil in a Can on accident.
• SCP-1678-D is what the primary food supply is referred to. It's a synthetic starch gel with the consistency and taste of porridge, though low levels of fat and protein have the risk of making one dangerously underweight and prone to scurvy in the long-term. Psychological side-effects are increased obedient to authority, diminishing propensity for violence, reduced libido, capacity for fear or panic, and consistently high morale. This has only led to questions on why these effects are in place and if it has anything to do with the apocalypse they're preparing for. YHVH is pleased with SCP-1678-D and wants to take UnLondon for the Grand United Alliance of Law, believing its attitude is perfect for His kind of doomsday preppers. Hopefully He isn't planning to cause some apocalypse in order to utilize UnLondon.
• Because UnLondon is underground far away from the Sun, it might serve as a bastion for an SCP scenario where the Sun's light turns life into a zombie-like Blob Monster. One mortal posits what that scenario may be like. It'd certainly be a good place to hide if the C'Tan start eating and poisoning the Sun, and possibly Sekhment. Some believe that Russian spies discovered its role as a post-apocalyptic asylum, and used this to eventually built an Underground City out of the Moscow Metro system. The Post-Apocalyptic Metro System has its own dangers within the tunnels between the stations like bandits, hostile mutant wildlife and other supernatural threats so if any communication between the two underground locations exists, it'd be really slow.
• The residents of the Underground has an interest in UnLondon, as they are an underground civilization beneath Mount Ebott. Any attempt at communication with the Underground City has been thwarted by the SCP Foundation, however, and they have pointed out until they can fully understand the SCP the monsters interacting with it would be a bad idea. Whether the residents of SCP-1678 even know or care about the Underground, however, is only known to said residents.

War-torn Berlin

War-torn Berlin, Site of Capital Cities Under Siege (Berlin, Germany, Paper City, The City that Trains Built)

A 1945 aerial shot of the River Spree and the ruined Reichstag building

^{The Reichstag building, as depicted in Call of Duty: World at War}

^{The Soviet-occupied Brandenburg Gate, as depicted in Sniper Elite V2}

• The bombed-out, destroyed remains of the capital of the Third Reich, now reduced to a handful of damaged landmarks
• Symbol: A large, crumpled and bullet-ridden Nazi German flag
• Alignment: Lawful Evil
• Portfolio: A Capital City being attacked by an enemy force, with house-to-house fighting happening on every block, street, and building, Host to a massive, climactic battle between two armies, A dramatic last stand by a dying regime
• Domains: Cities, Battlefields, Sieges
• Notable Landmarks: Bellevue Palace, Reich Chancellery Building, Reichstag Building, Brandenburg Gate, Bendlerblock
• Sacred to: Viktor Reznov, Dimitri Petrenko, Sgt. Jack Barnes, Lt. Karl Fairburne
• Similar Locations: Moscow, Warsaw, Washington D.C., Paris, London, Modern Warfare Berlin
• Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany, and the center of the Third Reich. Once a majestic city with several historical landmarks, and the core hub of the Nazi leadership, it gradually became a ruined mess over the course of World War II. Incessant attacks from the air from both the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force destroyed many of the buildings in the city as early as November 1943. And, by April 1945, the Red Army had begun shelling the city with thousands of rockets and artillery shells, destroying the city even further.
• Worse was to come. Not long after shelling the city, the Red Army, with 3 massive Army Groups, began advancing onto the city. Despite concerted German efforts to hold them back around the Seelow Heights, the Red Army either bypassed the aforementioned defenses or crushed the units that resisted them, ultimately ensuring that there would be few German defenses left to defend the city itself.
• With only piecemeal and token forces left to defend Berlin, it was an inevitability that the city would fall. And so it did, on April 30th, 1945, when Soviet soldiers of the 150th Rifle Division captured the Reichstag, and planted the Soviet banner on the roof of the building. Despite this, pockets of German resistance continued both inside and outside the city, either having refused to surrender to the Soviets, or having made attempts to break out and surrender to the Western Allies. These skirmishes would last until the 2nd of May, 1945, when the Battle of Berlin itself would be declared over.
• The Berlin that ascended into the Pantheon is, interestingly, not the Real Life version of the city as it had appeared in 1945. Rather, it is an Alternate Universe version, specifically from at least three similar universes, based on the experiences of a number of deities who had taken part in the battle.
  • The most notable difference is the presence of a makeshift V2 rocket launch facility as well as an underground V2 rocket factory in the city's outskirts. Of special note is that several of the rockets in both facilities, rather than being conventionally-armed, are instead experimental types loaded with Tabun.
  • Other differences are less noticeable. One of these is the Soviet flag that was raised over the Reichstag. Rather than being a Victory Banner like in Real Life, the flag in question is instead a regular Soviet flag with a yellow hammer and sickle on it, complete with bullet holes.
• When word reached the rest of the Pantheon about the ascension of a war-torn version of Berlin, many deities who had fought in the city During the War reacted with mixed emotions.
  • Some, like Lt. Karl Fairburne, feel obligated to enter the city once more in the event that there are WMDs still inside the city, or, in the case of Sgt. Jack Barnes, retrieve important German intel that will be of use to other deities, such as to Captain America or even President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • Others, like Viktor Reznov and Dimitri Petrenko, seek to raise the Soviet banner over the Reichstag once more, and in the process get revenge on the Nazis in the Pantheon by essentially giving them the middle finger. They also intend on helping Lt. Fairburne, now one of their trusted allies amongst the Western Allied deities, fight off Dragovich and his forces should they ever try to get their hands on any Secret Weapon stashes in the city.
• Johann Schmidt, who had once planned on bombing the city, decided instead to rebuild the former Nazi German capital in his own image. With help from Wilhelm Strasse, who had helped rebuild Berlin in one alternate timeline, this became a reality, with several massive structures replacing many of the ruined government offices. However, without its civilian population ascended, the only structures that ended up rebuilt are the aforementioned government buildings, including the Reich Chancellery and the Reichstag. As a result, many of the destroyed civilian structures remain in a state of disrepair and/or decay, contrasting highly with the much newer and newly-constructed structures commissioned by HYDRA and the rest of the ascended Nazi leadership.
  • Ultimately, this Berlin, like Der Flakturm and Fort Schmerzen before it, becomes an important Nazi German, and by extension, HYDRA, base of operations, if not the most important one, for obvious reasons. In particular, the Reichstag and Reich Chancellery are now completely restored and occupied to the brim with officers and soldiers loyal to the new Nazi regime.
  • As a consequence, security in and around the city is tripled, with numerous checkpoints manned by heavily-armed Waffen-SS soldiers and even The Dreaded Nazi Storm Elites, ready to shoot any unauthorized intruder or suspected Allied agents on sight. These soldiers, now loyal to the aforementioned Schmidt rather than the now long-gone Fuhrer or even Adenoid Hynkel, are armed with Alternate Universe 1960s-era weaponry, uniforms, and communications equipment, courtesy of the work of HYDRA Scientist Arnim Zola and the aforementioned Strasse.
  • While the Reich Chancellery and the Reichstag are the two most prominent structures in the city, it's only that way because everywhere is under constant threat of siege. Aside from attacks from the Grand United Alliance of Good and evil-aligned Soviet forces led by Nikita Dragovich, saboteurs in the Wehrmacht who are anti-Nazi, anti-HYDRA or anti-war in general are constantly vying for important government and military facilities in the area. The most hotly contested ones are the Bendlerblock (War Ministry) and the Niederkirchnerstraße street (the latter being headquarters of the Reich Main Security Office). It is said that whoever controls the Chancellery, Reichstag, Bendlerblock and the RSHA controls Berlin as a whole.
• This version of Berlin, interestingly, isn't the only one being besieged by Russian forces. In another timeline, a Berlin from the near-present is attacked and latter besieged by Ultranationalist Forces under Vladimir Makarov's command. In this scenario, the roles are reversed, with the Germans (aided by the US) being on then good side, while the Russians are the clear villains. Unlike this ascended Berlin, the final outcome of this battle is unknown, though given that NATO and Russia sign a peace treaty and cut their World War III short, it is very likely that the city would eventually be rebuilt.
  • In another universe, Berlin is said to be a major Neuroi hub, having been invaded and taken over by them when they commenced their Alien Invasion. However, the ascended Berlin, interestingly, does not attract their attention, thanks in no part to the new German defenses installed in and around the city.

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