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    The Factory 
The Factory, Unholy Organization Of Horrific Factories (Bright's Proposal for SCP-001, possibly formerly The Anderson Factory)
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    Jareth 
Jareth, King of the Living Labyrinth (Goblin King)
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  • Greater God
  • Symbol: A crystal ball with his labyrinth inside it.
  • Theme Song: Underground and Magic Dance
  • Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
  • Portfolio: Goblin King, grants wishes without question with less than desirable results, can transform himself into an owl, Unlimited Wardrobe, pants that highlight his package, has many songs in his head, Reality Warper, romantic interest in Sarah
  • Domains: Mazes, Goblins, Crystals, Wishes, Owls, Royalty
  • Heralds: His goblin army, the Fireys
  • Avatar: David Bowie
  • Allies: The Muppets, the Black Queen of Sogo, Tamatoa, Redcloak
  • Enemies: King Oberon AKA Nobuyuki Sugou, Kyubey
  • Circumstancial alliances: Balthier
  • Annoyed by: The Nostalgia Critic
  • Opposed by: The Puella Magis
  • Respects: Skarsnik (one-sided)
  • Jareth is the magical ruler of a land of fairies who one day acceded to the reckless wish of a teenage girl called Sarah to take her baby brother Toby away from her. When Sarah tried to recant, Jareth brought her to his realm and challenged her to retrieve the baby herself by venturing through his city-labyrinth or else Toby would become one of his goblins. As he watched her progress, throwing all manner of obstacles in her way, he grew more and more infatuated with her. When he and Sarah had their final showdown, her growth as person throughout her journey allowed her to overcome Jareth's magic and return to her world with Toby despite the king's pleading for her to become his queen. And so Jareth lost and remained as a lonely Goblin King.
  • Being a much beloved villain in an iconic fantasy film made his ascension to the Pantheon pretty much guaranteed, and what else would he ascend for but the labyrinth he's so proud of? His temple couldn't be anything else but his castle surrounded by that very same labyrinth he's ascended for, which is sure to provide some fun for the more adventurous deities.
  • David Bowie lending his likeness to him is a big reason why Jareth is so remembered, and why he has a talent for catchy musical numbers, so Jareth is grateful to the man. Balthier is also noted for resembling Bowie, though it's a coincidence in his case. Sometimes Jareth's goblins mistakenly regard Bowie and Balthier as their masters. Jareth, to his credit, finds this amusing and doesn't hold it against them (both his lookalikes and his goblins).
    • Tamatoa is another noted Bowie-alike, not due to any physical similarities (Tamatoa is a giant crab), but because he also has a preference for glam rock and flamboyancy. The first time Jareth and Tamatoa met, Tamatoa was attracted to Jareth's shiny crystal balls and tried to kill him and take them, but Jareth easily overpowered him while singing a song at the same time. Tamatoa was actually impressed with how groovy and stylish Jareth was and joined him in a duet, and the crab decided he preferred having the Goblin King as a friend. Jareth sealed the deal by creating some crystal balls specifically to add to Tamatoa's treasure, convincing the crab he made the right decision.
  • He rarely leaves his castle without a purpose, but when he does he may be disguising himself as a random goblin so that people don't notice him. If he gets really ticked off, Jareth will reveal himself and summon the Cleaners to squish the offender.
  • Is on somewhat friendly but mostly distant terms with the Muppets, due to them having a shared creator in the form of the Jim Henson Company, and Jareth sees them as similar to his goblins. Being much more powerful than them, Jareth may help them out of some hassle sometimes, but it's not a common occurrence. Kermit would like to cultivate their relationship by inviting him to the show to perform his famous songs someday.
  • While a good number of deities love making jokes about his "package", which Jareth has learned to ignore, the Nostalgia Critic is particularly keen on cracking those jokes whenever they cross paths, to the point where he came up with a top ten. The knowledge that NC has a whole Internet full of dick jokes that'll never run out and will keep the meme alive depresses Jareth somewhat, considering those jokes sometimes eclipse his other characteristics.
  • Nobuyuki Sugou likes to compare himself to Jareth due to how they're both rulers over fairy lands. Although, Sugou is only a fairy land ruler in a video game, and his reign has long been deposed by Kirito. Nevertheless, Sugou has tried to approach Jareth and paint himself as a victim of Kirito and Asuna in order to try and convince the Goblin King to help him regain his power in ALO. Jareth, however, isn't easily fooled and heard the other side of the story from Kirito and Asuna, and was disgusted at what a lying coward Sugou turned out to be, refusing any connection with him. Comparing Jareth's infatuation with Sarah and Sugou's obsession with Asuna also sets his teeth on edge, as Jareth never once attempted to force himself on Sarah and he's more than a little disgusted with Sugou's actions towards Asuna. When it was clear he wouldn't get any help from the Goblin King, Sugou threw another one of his screeching tantrums about being god and how Jareth was nothing, so they're definitely far from chummy.
  • Jareth got along much better with the Black Queen of Sogo, who has a lot in common with the Goblin King such as being flamboyant rulers of cities surrounded by labyrinths, and they also pine for their respective heroines while said heroines don't give them the time of day. At the same time the Black Queen isn't quite as pushy, cowardly or despicable as Sugou, which is a great comfort to Jareth, and he tries to help her in her method of wooing Barbarella. Jareth is considering trying it with Sarah, though it hasn't exactly been a success for the Black Queen.
  • Was left scratching his head at how Didymus managed to ascend and yet there's still no sign of his beloved Sarah. Jareth sometimes even goes down the list of tropes to see if there's anything available for her. As for Didymus, he doesn't pay him much mind despite his declared hostility, as there's little the fox-like goblin can do by himself against the power of the Goblin King.
  • The Puella Magis are no fans of him due to his penchant for granting questionable wishes to girls who might not be thinking things through, and justifying his actions as good because he was only giving Sarah what she desired. In short, he really reminds them of Kyubey, another seedy wish granter who preys on vulnerable girls. However, and as hypocritical as it may seem from him, Jareth doesn't like Kyubey, as he despises how deceptive the false mascot is, withholding information from the girls and giving them no chance to recant. Thus he also feels sorry for the girls due to what the Magical Girl lifestyle entails for them.
  • As far as interactions with other goblins go, Jareth has sympathy for Redcloak wanting to protect their shared kind from humans, especially paladins. The Goblin King has pledged to support Redcloak in his goal; if he didn't, he'd arguably be failing all of his subjects.
    • Jareth also has a lot of respect for Skarsnik on account of him being a rare smart goblin, not unlike him. However this respect is rather one-sided as Skarsnik doesn't consider a pretty, humanoid boy like Jareth to really be a goblin. The Warlord is even a bit offended that someone as un-goblin-like as Jareth claims to lead his kind.

    Oberon Vortigern 
Oberon Vortigern, Calamity of Bottomless Pits (King of the Moss/Mors, Storm King, Insect of the Abyss, Abyssal Worm, The White Dragon of Faerie Britain, The Hollow Worm, Ancient Fairy King Oberon, King of the Fairies, Pretender, “Ruler”, “Caster”, “Archer”, “Rider”, The Winter Prince, Robin Goodfellow, Prince of Darkness, Insect on the Desk, “Merlin”, Great Liar, King of Debts, Refreshing Summer Prince, Grumpy Summer Oberon, Sus Mothman, Howl, Sus-Man, Sus-moth, Obe-sus, Sus-beron, The 30-billion Yen Man, Mr. Popular, Smolberon, Chibiberon, Obebe, Vorti, Vort)
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Ancient Fairy King Oberon
"Robin Goodfellow"
The Abyssal Worm

"A bottomless sky. Empty lives. Joy shall lose its meaning tomorrow, while suffering will be lost in yesterday. What is beautiful is ugly in its premise; what is ugly is beautiful in its premise...hah, what a farce. Do you really believe that life has substance to it?"

Intermediate Gods

    The Keeper 
The Keeper, God of Sentient Sustaining Dungeons
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The Hand of Evil used by the Keeper
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The Keeper's Dungeon Heart

  • Intermediate God with the potential influence of a Greater God
  • Symbol: The Dungeon Heart
  • Alignment: Chaotic Evil
  • Portfolio: Card-Carrying Villain, Taking Control Of His Minions, Villain Protagonist, Losing Spells And Rooms During Departure From Lands, Variety Of Monsters For Minions, Converting Heroes To His Service Via Painful Torture, Taking Every Chance To Be Evil And Cruel, Themed Cursor, To Create a Playground for Evil
  • Domains: Dungeons, Underworld, Evil, Gold, Magic
  • Heralds: The Mentor, their minionsnote 
  • Allies: Melkor, The Overlords, Sauron, Ainz Ooal Gown, The Evil Geniuses
  • Rivals: Bowser, Smaug, King Dedede, Fafnir, Jareth
  • Enemies: The Grand United Alliance of Good, The Fortress Dwarves, The Kecleon Brothers, Link, The Dovahkiin, The Warden and the Inquisitor, Steve and Alex, The Etrian Odyssey Guilds, The Dragon Hunters, Ittle Dew and Tippsie
  • The Keeper is an evil sentient dungeon, capable of developing minions and assimilating more evil monsters and creatures to its cause for the purpose of growing bigger and bigger, using their resources to get stronger and take on meddling diggers, adventurers, and heroes foolish enough to wander into the Keeper's territory. With the ambition to turn the idyllic and peaceful overworld above into a hellish, violent wasteland, even other rival dungeons fell in the Keeper's quest to conquer the forces of good, which the Keeper had succeeded in twice, with a variety of savage, unholy, and demonic forces alike, including some former foes tortured into new minions. Even the likes of The Avatar, fell to the Keeper's reign of terror as the Keeper turned an Arcadia into a Mordor, so to speak. With the Keeper successful in creating a realm of evil twice, the second time taking down King Reginald and his Stone Knights, all would learn to fear the Hand of Evil and the dark forces the Keeper led.
  • The Keeper, persuaded by their mentor to find more sources of good to crush, decided that conquering the lands alone was not satiating enough, and decided that finding a way to invade the heavens was the next best thing. However, the Keeper's minions were not experienced with such tasks, and instead found a portal that led the Keeper to a new realm that wasn't necessarily heavenly. Instead of the usual fantastical realms he was used to, the Keeper found themselves in the Pantheon, full of both good and evil realms and worlds to integrate with. Despite playing a long game in an attempt to invade the forces of good in the Pantheon, the Keeper found their forces quickly overwhelmed by unfamiliar heroes and powers the Keeper wasn't familiar with, but the Keeper's dungeon would become a battlefield for arriving villains from the Grand United Alliance of Evil, who were intrigued by the place and were searching for the dungeon's leader, only to find that the dungeon was held up by a sentient Dungeon Heart that powered the whole dungeon. Once the Keeper was properly introduced to the Pantheon, the Keeper was offered to be ascended as a deity for more opportunities to conquer, and the Keeper accepted with a trope that represented The Keeper's being as a sentient dungeon itself, conspiring with the GUAE for more opportunities to conquer new and unfamiliar territories in the name of evil, while keeping out heroes that would intrude on them.
  • The Keeper's dungeon relies on being expanded through imps, special minions formed through magic and the basic servant force that digs up new room to set up dungeons, though they are not immune to exhaustion, laziness, and being slapped around when the Keeper wants them to pick up the pace. When it comes to actually defending the dungeon from do-gooders, the Keeper brings out all sorts of traps and wicked minions, from trolls and goblins to demons and vampires, and many more. The Keeper's minions not only enjoy killing the next unwanted visitor, but some enjoying working in various occupations like research, studying, manufacturing, and torturing. On the other hand, there are some minions that simply do not like each other or other types of minions, so the Keeper ends up having to keep their lairs separate. This means for adventurers coming in that when they see Warlocks nearby, it is unlikely for a Vampire lair to be in, and especially Horned Reapers, which hate just about everything, so if it's not in the temple worshipping, it is likely on a blind rampage, usually on intruders. The Keeper hates in-fighting, after all.
  • The Keeper may be relentlessly evil, but he is surprisingly nice to his own minions to an extent. Given that minions are not exactly expendable, he's always watching to ensure not only the safety and health of his minions, but even their happiness and hunger as well, ensuring that evil is having a good time in the Keeper's dungeon. The Keeper also does pay his tougher minions regularly to ensure loyalty as well, so the Keeper is very careful with managing resources to minimize the amount of servants complaining that they aren't paid enough for the job. Unless they're imps, which are much more easily expendable and fun to abuse, though not as fun as torturing heroes. With many other races of potential minions in the Pantheon, the Keeper is always looking forward to hire new faces to deal with all the new threats in the Pantheon. He particularly searches the Hall of Demons in particular for better alternatives to the likes of Horned Reapers, especially Horny, who may be extremely powerful and capable of killing almost any unfortunate adventurer in his way, but bringing the likes of him in is expensive and difficult to maintain. That said, he still is disliked by Bowser and King Dedede due to being more generally kind towards their minions, and despising the cruel through effective management of the Keeper, wanting to prove their own forces as better than the Keeper's. The Keeper on his part, is willing to let them try (not he that thinks they'd be much to worry about).
  • Another source of minions for the Keeper is torturing heroes into joining the forces of evil themselves. The Keeper often sends a representative to the Hall of Torture and Mutilation to watch the Halls' resident deities do their work, usually to take note on improving the Keeper's own ways of torture. Sometimes the deities there will take the representative to become a subject of torture themselves, which is only inconvenient at worst for the Keeper. Concerningly, The Keeper does some work with AM, who is very passionate about giving humans, long, torturous lives. The Keeper "donates" some captured humans for AM to do some work on, and in exchange, AM will provide some resources or knowledge to give to the Keeper. Neither are too thrilled about each other's goals, so they only collaborate for pragmatic reasons.
  • Despite being considered a deity themselves now, the Keeper actually has his monsters pray to all sorts of dark gods themselves. As such, the Keeper isn't unfamiliar in making deals and sacrifices to other dark and wicked deities themselves to earn their favor. Such warped piety does help the Keeper pragmatically, it grants the Keeper a great source of Mana for him to use, for the Keeper happens to be a powerful spellcaster capable of using potent magics anywhere within the Keeper's dungeon, whether to bolster up his own forces or to turn the next incoming intruder into cinders. The Keeper's Temples also attracts Dark Angels, functioning as elite minions not to be trifled with. Sometimes, the Keeper will sacrifice minions or captured heroes to the temples, usually to get stronger minions or more resources, giving minions an incentive to work harder unless they seek to become resources for a sacrifice.
  • On top of crusaders of good attempting to thwart the advances of The Keeper, the dungeon's gold hoard has attract many greedy deities in search for taking at least a few bags of gold for themselves, prompting higher security on the Keeper's end to deal with deities trying to infiltrate or dig into the Keeper's Treasure Rooms. Given that some treasure hunters have proven very adept at stealing from the Keeper and getting away with it, even with minions capable of killing them ten times over, the Keeper attempted to find outside help to guard the Treasure Rooms. During such a search, he made poor choices in enrolling Smaug and Fafnir to guard them. While they did really well in removing intruders, it turned out that they were in for having the gold for themselves. Smaug eventually incinerated the Hand of Evil when it was trying to grab some gold to pay minions, and Fafnir made a suspicious attempt to run away with some of the gold themselves. The Keeper had to kick both out with a lot of effort and workforce lost, and considers them both as problematic deities to stay away from.
  • Usually, the presence of other sentient dungeons or evildoers trying to expand their own territories would be seen as rivals to vanquish, and in the case of enemy Keepers, the Keeper would sent minions to crush their Dungeon Heart and then accumulate the rival's territories to the Keeper's own dungeon. Of course, the evil bases in the Pantheon were far more potent and not something the Keeper could efficiently crush. Given the much greater opposition within the forces of good, and many problematic dungeon crawlers to contend with, the Keeper decided to cooperate with individuals trying to set up their own bases of monsters and fiends, seeing more to gain from them as an ally instead of a rival. Ainz Ooal Gown, master of a 9-floor slaughterhouse of a dungeon known as The Great Tomb of Nazarick, which The Keeper respects for its sheer efficiency and brutality against invaders, and hopes to make his dungeon achieve similar feats, knowing that it's for the best that his relations with Ainz are amicable. The Keeper also is on good terms with his former High Priests, the original 3 Evil Geniuses who also took over their world for evil purposes. Given their different specialties and the kinds of foes they deal with, they don't tread on each others' toes so they can get along decently. The Blue Avatar, also known as The Designer, was also a game designer who has created all sorts of grand dungeons not for evil, but for creating a fulfilling experience. As such, he's been observing the Keeper's recent dungeons for learning purposes, which annoys the Keeper, though the two had made a deal that the Designer can't use his information for the purpose of good, just for his own dungeons. Jareth, however, was a ruler of a land of fairies and also goblins, and with a domain of a grand, shifting labyrinth, and due to different outlooks on an ideal land, The Keeper desires to turn Jareth's castle into a flaming ruin.
  • The Keeper's ventures into "mobile platforms" is a topic you do not discuss within range of the Keeper's domain. Of what the Keeper was willing to discuss to other deities, a Horned Reaper goaded the Keeper into trying out a new "system" of building dungeons. It was an experience the Keeper found to be utterly miserable with waiting times, advertisements, and too many transactions. Eventually, the Keeper decided that enough was enough and fully abandoned the scene, and sent the Horned Reaper who introduced the Keeper into it into a pit of fiery and torturous death, the same fate arriving to any fool who tries to speak lightly of Freemium where the Keeper can hear them. Some have noticed the Keeper being present in an anti-Freemium club set up by South Park's Satan and Game, and one of the club's annual rituals is celebrating the day the Keeper made his departure from the now defunct Free-2-Play mobile game. While the Keeper otherwise looks down on the other two members in terms of villainy, the Keeper appreciates a day to relax, celebration over the end of an unpleasant era, and more importantly, more resources for the dungeon.
  • In spite of the Keeper's feats, there are a great variety of experienced dungeon crawlers that have humbled the Keeper, and managing to clear out The Keeper's more conventional dungeons and destroying the Dungeon Heart, so the Keeper has been forced to learn more about the Pantheon and the worlds around him in order to adapt to his new competition with the help of his allies and potential minions. The Keeper has been troubled by the Etrian Odyssey guilds, full of very experienced and well prepared dungeon crawlers that have been used to much deadlier trials like the Yggdrasil Labyrinths, taking out and harvesting his minions and mapping out his dungeons, making it easier for other adventurers to go through, making them frustrating opponents to the point that the Keeper has to drive them out with his own spells. Although, the Keeper has been observing such labyrinths and similar dungeons in order to take a page out of their enemies' books. The same applied to other sorts of deities whose worlds developed lifestyles out of dungeon crawling, like the Dragon Hunters or the trio of Aladdin, Alibaba, and Morgiana who were among many other dungeon conquerors in their world.
    • And this doesn't get to the kinds of heroes that are able to take down some of the Keeper's toughest and highly fortified dungeons with only an ally or two or even on their loathsome. With highly experienced warriors like Link, the Warden and the Inquisitor, and the Dovahkiin among the most infamous opponents the Keeper has dealt with, with the likes of them even taking on a group of Horned Reapers and coming out completely victorious. The Keeper has to often prepare either the most deadly and creative tricks, traps, and armies the Keeper can conjure up, or prepare to cut their losses for an inevitable defeat, with the hopes of learning something new to eventually pose a greater challenge to them. They're also pissed off at Ittle Dew and Tippsie for just trying to clear his dungeon for the sake of having fun, something the Keeper finds insulting. They also don't appreciate Steve and Alex literally into their dungeons to loot things, and has to adapt dungeons to their new tunnels. But where Steve and Alex are frustrating, the Fortress Dwarves are a nightmare and a half for the Keeper, sometimes coming in waves into the Keeper's dungeon and forcing the Keeper to deal with many more exits and entrances and other tunnels, even if the Dwarves themselves are easy to kill off.

    Latios and Latias 
Latios and Latias, Patron Guardians of Venice Expys (Eon Duo, Eon Dragons, Eon Twins, Guardians of Alto Mare, Lati@s)
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Mega Latios and Mega Latias
Latias's human disguise
  • Intermediate Gods, Greater Gods if wielding the Soul Dew or as Mega Latios and Mega Latias
  • Symbol: The Soul Dew or the Eon Flute
  • Theme Music: The Light of Latios (Latios), Search For the Girl (Latias), Soaring the Sky Day and Night, Battle! Wild Pokémon (RSE remix)note (both)
  • Alignment: Lawful Good (Latios), Neutral Good (Latias)
  • Gender: Male (Latios), Female (Latias)
  • Ability: Levitate (Both)
  • Moveset: Luster Purge, Draco Meteor, Calm Mind, Surf (Latios) Mist Ball, Defog, Wish, Ice Beam (Latias)
    • Z-Moves: Devastating Drake (Latios); Subzero Slammer (Latias)
  • Portfolio:
  • Domains: Location, Water, Light, Death, Souls, Family, Dragon, and Psychic (types)
  • Allies: Ash Ketchum, Ash's Pikachu, Misty, Brock, Yu Narukami, Rincewind, The Mob (Latios only), Bianca (Latias only), Tate and Liza, Hoopa
  • Rivals: Mewtwo (Latios only)
  • Enemies: Pretty much any thief in the Pantheon (Latios only, due to bad experiences), Ghetsis, Acnologia, Neferian
  • Conflicting Opinion: Kabutops, Aerodactyl, Xatu
  • Fears: Arachne
  • Odd Friendship with: Absol (Latias only)
  • Latios ascended due to his heroic actions during the Altomare Crisis, in which he put his life on the line and ultimately sacrificed it, in order to save the city, despite being horribly injured. Latios had only one condition: his sister comes with him. Needless to say, Latias was over the moon.
    • Due to the nature of the Soul Dew, Latios's resurrection into the Pantheon came with a few unforeseen factors for the dragon, chief among them the realization that he is now among the ranks of the undead: his body is a shell remotely animated by the Soul Dew locked safely away in the Treasury. Despite learning that he's a lich, Latios is only somewhat unnerved by it: as long as he can keep his city and his sister safe, that's all he really needs.
  • Latias acts... strangely around Ash. She's already cheerful and playful, but she gets quite affectionate and blushy around the trainer. Latios isn't sure what to think. Oh, sure, he has nothing but respect for Ash, but first of all, that's his little sister. Second of all, that's his little sister. Thirdly, he's a human, she's a Pokémon. Blurgh. Fourth, and most importantly, that's his little sister. He can't bring himself to talk to her about it, though. Neither can he bring himself to talk to Ash about it, largely because Ash doesn't even seem to notice Latias' amorous behavior, so any attempt to address the subject would get awkward very quickly.
  • Targeted by Ghetsis due to their legendary status. While Ash has done his part to fight Ghetsis off, Latios and Latias are still extremely wary of the man's presence, especially that Hydreigon. Dragon and Dark versus Dragon and Psychic CANNOT end well, and the guardians admittedly don't have a very good track record when it comes to combat. For the moment, they're content to flee whenever Ghetsis comes by.
  • Latios is rather uncomfortable around Amy Rose and Melona. While Melona is infamously a total jerkwad, people are curious as to what he has against Amy. Apparently, something about her seems uncomfortably familiar.
  • Recently revealed to be able to Mega Evolve (even though it wasn't much of a secret). Like Rayquaza and Diancie, they are capable of Mega Evolution without the need of stones.
  • Latios is considered one of most loyal Pokémon to serve The Mob. Because even after he was traded away, he would still respond to the sound of the Eon Flute to give them a lift.
  • They don't know what to make out of Kabutops and Aerodactyl as Alto Mare had endured attacks from giant malevolent ones.
  • The two try to stay away from the House of Insects and Arachne due to their weakness to Bug-types and their bad experiences with spiders.
  • They managed to get the Soul Dew into The Great Treasury in order to amp up protection on the sacred jewel. Considering they foiled an attempt by Annie and Oakley to steal it, they are confident in the Vault's security.
  • Acnologia took "interest" in them and because of their actions as saviors of Alto Mare, considers them both to be insults to dragon kind that will be worth the effort of killing. Their invisibility and super speed prevents a nasty fight with the Dragon King.
  • Mewtwo had showed desire in fighting Latios as it sees him as a threat to its title of the World's Strongest Pokémon and an opponent worth fighting and defeating after it learned that while holding the Soul Dew, he will have raw attack power greater than it in either of its Mega forms. Latios however doesn't want to battle Mewtwo for the sake of it due to his pacifistic nature, and possible complications if the Soul Dew gets damaged during the fight. Despite Latios' refusals, Mewtwo is determined to have a fight with him eventually, even making a few not-so-subtle hints that he may drag Latias into the picture if it means driving Latios to combat. Those nearly worked: Latios had to be physically restrained by Latias to keep him from attacking the Genetic Pokémon in his base form in a blind, seething rage.
  • Latias was surprised and happy upon learning that 'Bianca' was in the pantheon. Bianca was overjoyed at being able to meet a legendary, rushing to the Eon Siblings' temple to meet Latias and immediately knocking her into a fountain by accident. Despite this early hiccup, and Latias being a little disappointed that her best friend hadn't ascended, the two became friends.
  • Latias formed an unlikely friendship with Absol, who sensed the cataclysm of Latias' home before it happened, but but as she couldn't get to the island city, she couldn't do anything to stop it. Because of this, Absol tried to avoid Latias out of shame for some time, but she was pleasantly surprised that Latias bears no grudge against her; Latias even told her she's a true hero for doing whatever good she can even if it means being hated. She became one of Absol's closest friends ever since.
  • They show a bit of concern over a shiny Xatu owned by the Mob that knows Mist Ball, Latias' signature attack. When they asked her how she can pull off (and among other things over whether or not it's a scientist that built a Red Gyarados or is a hustler) Xatu just gives them a blank stare.
  • Since the third Smash Bros. Tournament, they can be summoned via Poké Ball to aid fighters in battle by attacking opponents with Steel Wing. However, most fighters stated that they don't dread their strikes as much as their high-pitched cooing. This probably a factor why they are starting to learn telepathy.
  • One day, a Gaming god entered their temple to fight. The Gaming God was Chuggaaconroy, who proceeded to battle and capture Latias with nothing more than a Nest Ball at full health. The chances of that successfully happening was a very low 0.4%. Naturally, the two are very afraid of him now, after they learned about his other "successful" captures of Legendary Pokémon.

Lesser Gods

    Asterion/The Minotaur 
Prince Asterion, God of Beasts Within Mazes (The Minotaur, The Beast of Minos, Asterius, Asterios, Berserker, Ferdinand, the Kythotaur, SCP-432-1)
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His DC Incarnation
As a Berserker
Minotauros
  • Lesser God; Intermediate God as a Berserker
  • Symbol: An eagle-eye view of the Labyrinth itself
  • Theme Song: His God of War boss battle
  • Alignment: Chaotic Evil (Neutral Good around Wonder Woman)
  • Portfolio: Half-Human Hybrid Because of the Queen's Bestiality (The Gods are to Blame), The OG Bull-Man, True Name Means "Starry One", To Serve Man, Beast in the Maze
  • Domains: Bulls, Monsters, Abominations, Hybrids, Cannibalism, Monsters
  • Allies: Frankenstein's Monster, Piggsy, Rajang
  • Odd Friendship with: Mordred
  • On Speaking Terms with: Miltank, Ferdinand
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork with: Khazrak (but not Gorthor), The Fabrication Machine
  • Enemies: Poseidon, Percy Jackson, Kratos, The SCP Foundation, Zebediah Killgrave, The Big Friendly Giant, Baine Bloodhoof, The Hunter (Bloodborne), The Monster Hunters, Scarface, Hoss Delgado, Jareth
  • Pitied by: The Doctor
  • Opposes: Dante Alighieri
  • Prince Asterion is the monster of King Minos, and beast of the Labyrinth. Known better as the Minotaur, it was placed in the heart of the seemingly inescapable maze of the Labyrinth. Having a taste for flesh, King Minos would have youths and maidens sacrificed to it, and Athenian king Aegeus sacrificed to avert a plague. Theseus would volunteer to slay, and using a trick with string was able to escape after slaying the beast.
  • Has attracted a number of monster hunters interested in the bounty that's been placed on it, or for Scarface an interesting challenge. This has only angered the beast. The Onion has released an article that the Labyrinth is used by the military to interrogate terrorists, which Asterion has revealed in a tell-all audiobook.
  • The Minotaur finds its origins to be rather embarrassing. His mother, the Queen Pasiphe, was cursed to fall in love with a bull the king refused to sacrifice to Poseidon because of how beautiful it was. Through a hollow wooden cow, the shameful deed was done. It's aware of the disgusting details, and has come to sympathize with Mordred since he's the royal bastard of a shameful incestuous union, the complex of which drives his villainy. He seems to get along with Rajang as well, being a vicious minotaur crossed with a gorilla with a far less gross origin to it.
  • His abominable origins and aggressive temperament have some within the House of Beast on edge, however with minotaurs actually being a race in many parts of the multiverse, he feels less shameful about his existence. He's actually relieved to be part of the Trope Pantheon since he comes off as much less out of place.
  • Loathes Theseus, and by extension Poseidon. This isn't just because Poseidon is Theseus' father, but because he cursed his mother in the first place. In that way, he could be considered a Child by Rape. For this reason he hates Zebediah Killgrave for using his Compelling Voice to make women sleep with him, which has resulted in the Purple Children.
  • The original bull-man, the Minotaur wanted to ascend with Our Minotaurs Are Different but Baine Bloodhoof already had it. Baine doesn't like the minotaur for being a savage cannibal, even if he's the OG. The Big Friendly Giant would rather the Minotaur grow out of it and embrace his human nature, but the Minotaur isn't hearing of it, claiming "What did humans ever do to me? Besides my own step-father locking me in a maze and treating me like an abomination".
  • The SCP Foundation identified the Labyrinth as what's inside SCP-432, and the Minotaur SCP-432-1. Well it's heavily implied, and the author of the document has confirmed it's the case. To prevent him causing a rampage, they made sure the temple was his labyrinth. This enraged him to no end. It hates Jareth to no end for representing the Labyrinth, seeing him as a symbol of his imprisonment.
  • Dante attests that the Minotaur can be found in the seventh level of Hell, with a bull's body and a man's head. It is the infernal guardian for this circle of violent sinners, and managed to bypass him by taunting the beast. The Doctor believes this in inaccurate, and wonders if it is related to the Nimons. Like the Minotaur he found, he pities the condition that Prince Asterion was left in and believes being there is why it is so monstrous anyway.
  • Generally a loner, however Prince Asterion does have friends. Piggsy is a cannibal driven that way by madness, so the Minotaur sympathizes with his condition. He found an accord with Frankenstein's Monster, since he very well know what it feels to be an unnatural creature abandoned by their "fathers". That feeling of being or made unnatural might be why it likes the Fabrication Machine, but it's a tenuous and more one-sided fondness given the Fabrication Machine's goals.
  • It has a more strained alliance with Khazrak. They're both monstrous beast-men, however some of the things that the Beastmen do disturb the Minotaur somewhat. Also it doesn't like how their race uses bestiality to increase their numbers. Still, Khazrak at least has some standards. Gorthor has absolutely none, however, and the Minotaur doesn't want to be near him.
  • Usually a villain, but in the DC Universe he had a change of heart when Wonder Woman spared him. He serves as the chef of her embassy. Though remaining a villain in the pantheon, he does behave around her. However he prefers to be called the Kythotaur and Kythira is where he comes from, instead of Ferdinand. There's another bull named Ferdinand, and in this more placid form the Minotaur gets along with him. It's hoped he could function as a Morality Chain when not so nice.
  • He lets Miltank call him Ferdinand because she's a bovine and she's so nice. She's unnerved by him, but appreciates him behaving around her. The Master of Chaldea also keeps him in check(and refers to him by his actual name). As a Servant, he goes by Asterios and is under the Berserker rank. He looks much better in this form, having a human face but bull horns. Despite being aligned as Chaotic Evil, he's a rather nice and loyal person in this form.
  • Apparently it's also the berserk form of Shadow Labrys that exists independent of Shadow Labrys, after Shadow Labrys became a separate personality of Labrys after she unintentionally stored her data, it became an actual Persona to Shadow Labrys.

Demigods

    Jack and Annie 
Jack and Annie, Co-gods of Fun Treehouses (Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Jack the Clown [Jack, by Wolfie (aka young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)], Andy [Annie, by William Shakespeare])
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  • Demigods
  • Symbol: The Magic Treehouse itself
  • Theme Song: Message by Kana Uemura
  • Alignment: Neutral Good
  • Domains: Learning, Adventure, History, Reading, Magic, Time
  • Portfolio: brother and sister working together, enjoying the outside (Annie), question boy and hyperactive girl, meeting up with famous people in the past, cool treehouses, having tons of adventures traveling through time having fears of spiders (Annie), learning new things with each adventure they go through.
  • Heralds: Teddy (an apprentice mage) and Kathleen (a selkie) (their best friends)
  • High Priests: The Swiss Family
  • Allies: Fluttershy, Twilight Sparkle, most deities in the House of Knowledge, Belle, King Arthur, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, William Shakespeare, Alexander the Great, the Doctor, Ben and Saorise, Merlin (their teacher), Morgan le Fay (their other teacher), Hercules, Wishbone, Leonardo DaVinci, Jojo Betzler, Luka Redgrave
  • Enemies: The evil deities in the House of Time and Temporality, all deities who would abuse the Magic Treehouse's power and every Nazi-related deity.
  • Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania were your normal siblings. Jack was the older brother who was cautious and Annie was the younger adventurous sister. One day, Annie found a treehouse that appeared as if by magic and after the two entered it, Annie found a book of dinosaurs and wished they could go there...and soon they were whisked into the past where Jack made notes about the dinosaurs they encountered. After one adventure, they returned home and soon found themselves going back again and again until they met with the treehouse's creator, Morgan le Fay. Through her, the siblings would go to the past to learn numerous lessons and gather artifacts as proof of their adventures. Later, they would be tasked under Merlin himself for more higher-end adventures through magic realms and even help King Arthur on his journey, all while learning more and more and helping people in the past become the famous figures they'd be.
  • One day, the two went to their treehouse and found a book that showed them Pantheon. Annie touched it and said, "I wish we were there". The wind began to blow and then things became absolutely still. They found themselves crowned demigods in the House of Travel.
  • There was a lot of debate as to where these two were going to be placed. Their treehouse was enchanted by Morgan Le Fay and they engaged in magic spells, so some said they belonged to the House of Magic. They had books that could let them travel to different time periods, so some said they should go to the House of Time And Space. They were given riddles and Jack was known to write down facts in his notebook so a third party thought that the House of Knowledge would work. In the end, Jack and Annie stated that they wished to be part of the House of Travel and the Main House agreed, although they later became part of the House of Craft (which they don't seem to mind).
    • Many gods wonder if it has any connection to the TARDIS. The Doctor hasn't said anything, for the most part. However, he does hope to have his own adventures through time with the kids one day.
  • Jack and Annie have met up with William Shakespeare and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on separate occasions. With Shakespeare, they played some fairies in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream — albeit Annie had to go under a male name in order to perform — and with Mozart, they met him as a young boy who would eventually write The Magic Flute thanks to them using the Wand of Dianthus to calm the wild animals that nearly mauled Wolfie. When the two reunited with these gods, there was such a magnificent and delightful time to behold (although Jack was slightly annoyed when Mozart remembered him as "Jack the Clown").
    • Jack cringed when he found Alexander the Great though, recalling the very snarky remarks he made towards a younger version of him. Thankfully, Alexander had to admit they were Actually Pretty Funny.
  • Annie loves to explore the House of Beasts and Fauna, but stays clear from the Insects sub-house since she's absolutely terrified by bugs (Jack finds it hypocritical, even stating that she has no fear of the likes of dinosaurs, knights, mummies, pirates or ninjas). She also tends to be with Fluttershy when it comes to taking care of some of the animals in the Pantheon (although she's known to be careful if Discord decides to pop in).
  • Rainbow Dash has tried to use the treehouse once or twice so she could venture into her collection of Daring Do books. Jack and Annie also followed, and the results of their adventure are only known to them. However now that Daring Do is in the Pantheon, this has mostly stopped although the two aren't sure what to think about her lying about most of her deeds.
    • Likewise, Twilight Sparkle comes every now and then to lend Jack and Annie some of her books. She also has gotten to some crazy adventures regarding the treehouse in general.
  • Many malicious Gods have wanted to use the power of the treehouse for their own twisted desires. However, Jack and Annie have stated that while inside the book, no history can be changed (they tried). The two have asked Merlin to enchant the Treehouse so that only the pure of heart can use it.
  • The Cutie Mark Crusaders traveled here and admired that their tree house could do so much and wanted to replicate the ability to travel into books in their own treehouse. Jack and Annie have advised them that instead that they could have their meetings in their treehouse as long as they DO NOT venture into any of the books because they'd have no idea where they would be at any point in time. They have also politely refused any attempts to befriend the Crusaders' wrestling friends (the first group, not the second one.).
  • Belle comes to their treehouse often to reads stories to them, and to let them borrow her own stories so they could experience the tales that she loves.
  • The siblings are very popular with Japanese-based gods, going to the point that gods in the House of Knowledge have translated their stories and the House of Theater, directed by one Miyuki Hoshizora has made a film detailing their origins.
  • One of the most powerful wands in the Pantheon is the Wand of Dianthus, made from the horn of the legendary unicorn Dianthus that is capable of granting any wish they need and can transform into a musical instrument capable of Magic Music as long as the two create the lyrics for it. However, in wand form it has three drawbacks: the wand can only be used after the siblings have tried their best, it can only be used for the benefit of others, and the wish must be made with five words exactly. The instrument form's drawback is that it can only be used once before it becomes a regular musical instrument. Thus the two will not use the wand unless it is extreme circumstances, like the "Muse Hysteria" incidentnote 
  • The two were excited to find King Arthur in the Pantheon and rushed to his temple, since they helped save Christmas in one adventure, and helped retrieve Excalibur for him in another. Arthur was happy to find these two and has promised to be by their side should the need arise. The excitement doubled when they found Merlin too, as they are currently undergoing missions from him to spread magic and teaching lessons to many historical people. Merlin is now giving them extra training for the more dangerous parts of the Pantheon.
    • Their meeting with Morgan le Fay when she finally ascended was...complicated, particularly because she's quite different than the Morgan they knew; a kind, wise motherly figure who created the Treehouse. The Morgan who ascended does have a soft spot for the two and permits them to visit her from time to time. Anyone who threatens to harm them will face her wrath. Also, they're the only gods who are allowed to call her "Peanut", due to an incident in their world when their Morgana was turned into a mouse by Merlin.
  • Upon finding three gods who once boarded the Titanic, they broke down in tears since they were there when the titular ship sank and only had a pocket watch stopped at the time the ship sank into the waters.
  • Various gods looked in shock at how the two once went back in time to bring hope to the British troops before D-Day without the use of their magic and many were shocked at how Jack (driving a bakery truck to get ten Jewish children free, despite being way under-age) had the self-confidence to fool Nazi soldiers and let them be on their way, under the belief that an invisibility spell had been casted. Needless to say, a brief history lesson about the Nazis has made the two really despise them.
    • The two of them learned there was a Nazi Protagonist god in the Pantheon...who was really Jojo Betzler, an innocent boy who didn't know any better and was eventually able to move on from the Nazi ideology by kicking imaginary Hitler out of a window. Jojo was in awe of Jack and Annie's bravery in the face of danger, while Jack and Annie are proud that Jojo decided to change himself after the death of his mother.
  • Befriended Ben and Saoirse since the latter reminded the two of Kathleen (who is also a Selkie). Jack was horrified in how Ben treated his sister, but Ben has apologized for his actions and vowed to never be that jerk ever again.
  • The two of them were overjoyed to reunite with Hercules because he saved them when they decided to take a vacation under the volcano (aka an erupting Mt. Vesuvius). Hercules himself gave the two a bone-crushing hug, glad that the two made it out safe and sound.
  • One day, Jack and Annie wanted to visit Morgan le Fay and were shocked to find her acting motherly to a man with a blue-orange scarf. The man was Luka Redgrave, who was also surprised at how Morgan acted motherly around the siblings. There came a talk about how and why this happened (Luka being the reincarnation of Prince Lukaon, Morgana's son) before Luka decided that he wanted to make the two his apprentices when it came to reporting since they keep plenty of notes on their adventures. He also was kinda nervous about revealing that he can turn into a werewolf...only to have Annie state that she and Jack have turned into different animals all the time so this wasn't new.

Quasideities

    Jack Torrance 
Heeeeeeere's Johnny!

Jack Torrance, God of Breaking Down Doors

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  • Quasideity
  • Symbol: A picture of his head through a door
  • Theme Song: Midnight, the Stars and You
  • Alignment: Chaotic Evil (formerly True Neutral)
  • Portfolio: Ax-Crazy Protagonist Journey to Villain, Sanity Slippage, Alcoholic Troubled Abuser, Kubrick Stare, Hair-Trigger Temper, possibly a Tragic Villain
  • Domains: Evil, Madness, Axes
  • Guardian of: The Overlook Hotel
  • Superiors: Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick
  • Allies: Dr. Angus Bumby, The Joker, Randall Flagg, Annie Wilkes, Joey Tribbiani
  • Rivals: Axe
  • Enemies: Shawn Spencer, Roland Deschain
  • Opposes: Fraiser Crane
  • Opposed by: Alan Wake, The Simpsons, Carrie White
  • Uneasy Relationship: Johnny Cage
  • It has been noted that lesser deities should avoid the Overlook Hotel at all costs. There has been multiple stories of how tenants have gone mad from the isolation before killing each other. This is especially compounded during the winter when access is limited. Often times, people arrive in the spring to see everyone dead. It is with a heavy heart that the infamous hotel has appeared in the Pantheon, and with it its most notorious guest: Jack Torrance.
    • Jack is a writer who was hoping to find peace within the walls of the hotel. Instead, the quiet only isolated him from his family. In a last bit of madness, he sought to kill his own family to be alone, hence the infamous door busting scene. While most people believe he used an axe, the novel depicted him using a croque mallet instead. Either way, subsequent madmen have busted open doors, walls and other places in his honor.
  • Most writers in the Pantheon are delighted whenever they see one of their works ascend. Stephen King had a more mixed reaction regarding Jack Torrance. While he was the architect behind the book, he was not a fan of the movie. This is due to how the movie version was not how he envisioned both in looks and in tone. This was contributed to the directing style of Stanley Kubrick, who also happens to reside in the Pantheon. The movie director was much more happy to see the protagonist of his most acclaimed movie ascend. This has further strained relations between the two writers.
    • Of course that hasn't stopped any of his creations from taking a liking to him. The most prominent of course is Randall Flagg, who found the entire situation hilarious. While people speculate he played a part in Jack Torrance's demise, the Man in Black has stayed coy on his involvement. Instead, he hopes to recruit the writer on his plan of turning the entire Pantheon to a Walking Wasteland. This also puts Jack in opposition of the Gunslinger. Roland has made it clear he would put a bullet into Jack's face should the two meet.
    • He likes that Annie Wilkes doesn't think he did anything wrong in that scenario. With that said, even he is wary of keeping her within his temple for long periods of time. There's no telling if she would do to him the same thing she did to Paul Sheldon.
    • Carrie does not get along with him, even less since it's implied he is sometimes an Abusive Parent.
  • Outright refuses to believe that he is in need of therapy despite Dr. Crane's pleas. Nowadays Frasier can't approach Jack without being forced to run away from axe swings. Dr. Bumby has had more success simply by calling him a friend. Of course he has more sinister goals in mind, mainly to use Jack's occasional mania to good use.
  • The Radiant Hero Axe felt a bit intimidated by his presence. Not out of fear of battle, as Axe could demolish Jack Torrance with easy, but with influence. The writer is far more likely to be known for his axe-wielding skills. His position is safe since Jack isn't always known for using an axe.
  • Alan Wake was quick to inform the public that Jack Torrance's actions does not reflect those of the vast majority of his flock in any way. Wake knew he had to distance himself as Jack is among the more prominent fictional writers who have ascended.
  • It has been rumored that Johnny Cage also snagged a role for Jack Torrance based on one of his fatalities. Cage stated that the homage did not reflect on a positive opinion on the character. Stephen King considered Cage as still a better fit than Jack Nicholson.
  • The Simpsons peered into one particular future in the Treehouse of Horror and immediately recognized one of the scenarios as that of Jack Nicholson. Though they put the blame firmly on Mr. Burns for that mishap, they want no business in dealing with the family.
  • Unlike most, Shawn Spencer was actually happy to be face-to-face with the hotel that one of their adventures was based on. In fact, he wanted to figure out whether the hotel was truly haunted or not. Gus wisely steered Shawn away from such a dangerous plan.
  • To the Joker (with whom he has a Jack Nicholson connection), Jack Torrance is confirmation to a belief he has held for years: that it only takes one bad situation to drive any man insane. While Jack was unsuccessful in killing his family, the Clown Prince of Crime thinks he still has potential. Namely, he taught the writer how to make better use of his weapons to go about more killing sprees.
  • The only normal deity who likes Jack is Joey Tribbiani, who for being a fan of the source material (down to keeping the book in the fridge!), has paid a respectful visit and arranged to get things sent to the Overlook (beer, dirty magazines, tapes of sports events) to keep Jack distracted and thus less prone to going on a slaughter - "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy", after all. In retribution, Jack didn't bother Rachel once she had to spend a night there.
  • Ever since Jack learned that his son Danny might have a reason to return to the Overlook, he has campaigned for his ascension. At most, he served a drink to Obi-Wan Kenobi when the Jedi arrived to investigate the huge disturbance that is the Overlook.

    Jim and Hilda Bloggs 
Jim and Hilda Bloggs, Divine Victims of Poor Fallout Shelters
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  • Quasideities
  • Symbol: Three doors propped up against a wall
  • Theme Songs: "When the Wind Blows", "Folded Flags"
  • Alignment: Lawful Good
  • Portfolio: Happily Married, Wide-Eyed Idealist, Innocent Inaccurate, Art-Style Dissonance, Headache of Doom, Doomed Protagonist, Fate Worse than Death
  • Domains: War
  • Allies: Seita and Setsuko, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Bruce Banner, David Lightman
  • Fear/disapprove of: The Enclave, The Zabi Family, The Lich, Derek Powers, SKYNET, AM
  • Curious about: Salad Fingers
  • Jim and Hilda Bloggs were a kindly elderly couple living in the English countryside. When they learned their country was on the verge of nuclear war with the Soviets, they naively believed it wouldn't be worse than how they lived through the Blitz in their childhood and that their government would take good care of them. Based on the information given on official leaflets, Jim built a shelter that consisted of three wooden doors and some cushions propped up against the wall of the living room. When the bomb dropped, the shelter actually succeeded in shielding them from getting blasted, but there was no chance it would protect them from the ensuing fallout, the effects of which they did not fully understand. Within a few days, they were dying slowly and unknowingly of radiation poisoning, and as they took in the destruction and desolation around them, it started to sink in that no one could help them. As the couple died, the warring factions locked themselves into mutually assured destruction.
  • Jim and Hilda were not very surprised at finding themselves in the Pantheon next thing they knew, quickly figuring out that was to be the afterlife for them. If anything, they were relieved their ordeal was finally over, and that they no longer felt the symptoms of whatever horrible thing they were dying of or were surrounded by desolation and destruction. On that note, one of their first tasks in the Pantheon was to head to the House of School, where they were given an intensive course on nuclear war and radiation poisoning so that they better understood the full implications of what they and their world had gone through. The two realized just how inadequate the leaflets they had relied on were, and the classes were all-around a sobering experience for both of them. They were also warned that the Pantheon was not entirely peaceful and that nuclear war was still a threat even in this realm, albeit one that was more under control. In fact, Jim and Hilda were part of that control in a way, since they were chosen for ascension due to serving as a cautionary tale against the dangers of nuclear war and misinformation on the subject.
  • With all that in mind, Jim and Hilda take their position very seriously and have built a cellar under their temple to serve as a more adequate shelter in case of a bomb strike. They're also frequently seen at anti-nuclear and anti-war protests. They are especially concerned with the fact that the Pantheon is filled with warmongers who bring to the table newfangled weaponry that either equals or surpasses the nuclear bomb; for example, the Zabi family and their method of dropping entire space colonies from the sky. Although their nature as a completely average elderly couple means they actually can't do that much to stop anyone, that doesn't mean their tale doesn't inspire more capable deities to try, so the two can be quite the eyesore for those who benefit from a state of war. This makes them a frequent target for assassination attempts from the aforementioned ambitious Zabis, among many others.
  • The two learned about the Fallout universe, where people struggle to survive after a Great War that turned the world into a nuclear wasteland and many live in vaults to avoid radiation poisoning. The Bloggses think that if this is what their world has become, then it's just as well that they died just a few days after the bomb dropped, as they can't see themselves surviving in such a hellscape. It doesn't escape them that part of the reason for the state of things in the Fallout verse is the dystopic government, known as the Enclave, which wishes to exterminate the population that's been tainted by radiation and uses many monstrous methods to accomplish that. For someone who once had such strong faith in the government, the Enclave really opened Jim's eyes to the reality that sometimes the government is only out for the interests of a select few and just does not care about the general population. It's ensured that he does not blindly trust the authorities' words again, at least.
  • They were surprised to learn that some people can actually benefit from exposure to radiation to a ridiculous extent. They're not overly enthused at the idea, thinking the possibility of acquiring superpowers might lead people to be even more irresponsible with nuclear power. That said, it was through that method that a lot of legitimately heroic deities got their powers, so Jim and Hilda accept it's not necessarily the mark of an evil character. They seem to especially like Bruce Banner for his normally mild-mannered personality and knowledge of nuclear physics; it's helped by the fact that they've been saved a few times by his Hulk form, making them not so fearful of the furious green giant. On the opposite moral end of the spectrum is Derek Powers, aka Blight, who actually uses radiation as a superpower, something that's a very frightening prospect to the Bloggses.
  • One of the most horrifying villains in the Pantheon is the Lich, who just so happened to be born of a human who mutated after suffering a direct nuclear strike. The Lich is in essence a pure evil monster that wishes for all living beings to die, which makes him an apt embodiment of the nuclear bomb, if you asked the Bloggses' opinion. They know they would be as powerless before him as they would be before any nuclear bomb, so they just do their best to avoid him and not draw his attention to them, also keeping their positive spirit alive and their love strong, since they've been told that's one way to stave off his Mind Rape abilities at least.
  • It feels gratifying to the Bloggses that at least some universes managed to avoid the stupidity and pointlessness of nuclear war; they especially praise David Lightman as an exemplary young man for his role in convincing an advanced defense system not to launch all its nuclear missiles at the Soviet Union. They can forgive the fact that he created the problem in the first place by playing games with said computer by acknowledging his ongoing status as an atoner for his world-endangering actions. If anything, they feel it's those cold and unfeeling autonomous defense systems that one needs to watch out for, not humans. The presence of multiple rogue machines (such as SKYNET or AM) that decided to wage war (nuclear or not) againt humans just confirms the couple's opinion.
  • They've gone through a lot and learned some harsh lessons, but it's not as if they have become deadly serious, humorless curmudgeons who can no longer find joy after what happened to them; they are quite happy to lead the serene country life they had before the war and still have an easygoing attitude towards things outside the nuclear question. Some of the more notable friends they've made outside that context are the Bagge couple and their dog Courage. It helps that Jim and Hilda are very similar to Muriel and Eustace, as both are elderly couples living in relative isolation in a rural area. Muriel and Eustace have also gone through their share of horrifying situations, though their aftermaths have been far less dramatic; both couples also have a tendency to underestimate the level of danger they're in. Jim and Hilda think Eustace really ought to be more polite and pleasant in general, though; they don't understand how he can be so rude to his wife (disregarding that Jim has called Hilda certain names in a fit of panic), or so nasty to Courage, who Jim and Hilda think is a very good, loyal dog. Courage himself definitely appreciates how kindly both Jim and Hilda treat him whenever he visits; the fact that he has the utmost loyalty for Muriel is why he doesn't change owners.
  • Upon learning that there are two orphans, Seita and Setsuko, who saw their city bombed, lost everything due to war and died in destitution, Jim and Hilda were eager to visit the two to check on them and help them out where they needed it. Seita was slightly hostile to them at first, partly because of his pride that he can take care of Setsuko alone, partly because Jim and Hilda are British and therefore the enemy, and they had a relatively comfortable existence at the same time that he and his sister were suffering. Jim and Hilda remained patient and positive, however, and Seita eventually came around to the idea that they were ultimately the same, in that war put them through horrors and cost them everything. His change of heart was also probably helped by seeing how much Setsuko brightened up with the two around. Since then, Seita has returned the Bloggses' attention by doing errands for them, with Jim and Hilda boasting about him being an upstanding boy as though they were his grandparents.
  • Salad Fingers once dropped in on the Bloggses out of nowhere; they mainly thought that he seemed very unwell and that he wanted to ask for help. Before Salad Fingers could touch them with his creepy long fingers, they heard Courage screaming and and making a dash to get the Bloggses away from him, leaving the couple bemused. They later looked into Salad Fingers and learned he is an insane nuclear apocalypse survivor who apparently has a tendency to maybe-accidentally murder people by strangling them with his long fingers, despite attempts at being friendly. So maybe Courage was right to be scared, but the Bloggses feel Salad Fingers is more worthy of pity than anything else (though they're definitely wary of him too, what with the strangling) and maybe he'd get better if he wasn't so alone all the time (though they're not sure they want to chance being his friends as of yet).


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