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When the best romantic option is no romantic option at all... -Official Motto

This very section of the House of Love serves those deities who represent love that's just bad or just crazy. And the fact that they tend to skewer the ideals of the other halls in the process. Heck, some ideals may actually lead to the house fighting against itself, like the Kankers who reside here.

Princess Cadance, a Love Goddess in her own world, opposes every deity in this hall as she feels that they give love a bad name (except for Erina and Brynhild. They're cool with her).

Despite qualifying for a spot in this hall, pair Deities Medea and Souichirou remain in Hall of Couples Archetypes.

Has nothing to do with the song originally recorded by Gloria Jones, and then covered by Soft Cell.


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Greater Gods

    Gabriel Belmont 
Gabriel Belmont, God of Evil Born From Love (The Dragon, Dracul, The Prince of Darkness, The Lord of Shadow, The Lord of Evil, Lord of Castlevania, Dracula, The Evil One, God's Chosen One, Inner Dracula, Behnard Castle)
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Dracula Gabriel
Gabriel before becoming Dracula
  • Greater God, Overdeity while channeling the Holy Fury of God
  • Symbol: A Dragon made of smoke. Alternatively, a burning Golden Cross.
  • Theme Song: Dracula's Theme and The Final Fight, formerly Belmont Theme
  • Alignment: Neutral Good as Gabriel. Chaotic Neutral as Dracula. Chaotic Good post redemption.
  • Portfolio: Fallen Angel, Revels In Being Evil Because Destiny Says So, Can turn into smoke, bats, giant dragons and more, willing to take eternity to get his revenge, Went evil after losing everything, including his humanity, Being feared by practically everyone, Redeeming his soul through the same love that turned him evil
  • Domains: Love, Chaos, Rage, Blood, Despair, Darkness, Light, Fire, Cold.
  • Followers: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Yoshitaka Mine, Viego, Nergal, William
  • Allies: Homura Akemi, Albedo Piazzolla, Dante Alighieri, Big Boss, Asura, Master Chief, The other four members of "The Children of Night", Sayaka Miki, Riku
  • Odd Friendship: Madoka Kaname
  • Enemies: Dracula (the one from the Main Timeline), Satan, Zobek, YHVH, Lucifer, Mundus, Ornstein, Acnologia
  • Former Enemies: (Post redemption): Flonne, Trevor Belmont, Alucard (Adrian), Alucard (Hellsing), Simon Belmont, all deities with a Screw Destiny purview.
  • His son: The Alucard from his timeline
  • His wife Marie was the one thing that kept him from becoming a darker person then he already was and he was happy until she was murdered and it caused him to become cynical never knowing who did it or why, that was until the day when earth was cut off from the heavens and much to his horror later he found out that he was his wife's killer due to being controlled by Zobek.
  • Gabriel went on a quest to save the world after it had been cut off from the heavens, along with Zobek he went on to fight the Lords of Shadow and reclaim a powerful artifact know as The God Mask to break the spell only to later to find out that Zobek was the Lord of the Dead and he later finds out that the key conspirator of all this was Satan.
  • He lost his faith in ever seeing his wife again after succeeding in his quest, then he would lose his humanity and ability to ever see his wife again after becoming a vampire to fight an ancient enemy know as The Forgotten One and gained god like power but lost faith in every thing else and decided he wanted revenge on the world, The Brotherhood, God and Satan.
  • Is confused and saddened when around Trevor or Adrian (Alucard) As they are one and the same in his universe and he regrets killing and turning Trevor into his universe's Alucard. On the other hand, he was surprised to face the Sypha in the Pantheon, as his universe's Sypha died with little resistance, but Sypha here proved to be more than capable to drive off Gabriel's minions with her magic. And he did not recognize Grant at all but does remember a pirate king of the Danasty family dying in his castle thus he sees Grant as no threat.
  • Is openly ready to fight any and all vampire hunters as he has been shown long ago that this would be his eternal fate fighting them and his descendants, when they fight him he claims only this "Your Pantheon has betrayed you! You cannot kill me. You will die in vain, just as the others did!"
    • Even more so if they try to just kill him with just Holy Weapons as they turn out to do nothing to Gabriel.
  • Even though it is what he is know as in the Pantheon, do not refer to him as Gabriel as he will yell "Don't you dare call me that! EU SUNT DRACUL!"
  • He has found a kindred spirit in Albedo as he believes that after he gains his revenge on Satan, he only wants one thing his own death, though he decided to simply walk the earth and is trying to have Albedo travel with him.
  • Although he will not speak of it he still cares for Marie even now and will often be one of the few remnants of humanity left in him.
  • Actively hates YHVH as he reminds him of God who he feels abandoned him and his family to the destiny that turned him into the monster that he is now. He also refuses to acknowledge YHVH as the Christian God that he once followed (and whose power he can channel). He has stopped resenting the God he followed after Marie told him he doesn't hate him at all despite all the years he spent cursing His name accepting he was Good All Along helps.
    "Where is this brother who is the supposed savior? Where is this warrior of light? More lies dreamt up by the Church to keep us subservient to their will, no doubt. How is it possible that God exists when he allows the murder and killing of so many of our brethren?"
    • And while he has no opinion on Madoka, he decided to join the Pantheonic rebellion with the intent to kill YHVH.
  • He also actively hates Lucifer as he feels he is no better then Satan in his manipulations.
    • Despite that, Gabriel shows a lot of kindness towards Homura due to her reminding him of himself.
      • His continuing support and kindness towards Homura Akemi after the Great Upheaval has made him a target of the Sisterhood. A strike force led by Sayaka Miki sneaked into his castle, and entered his Throne Room demanding him to cease. Amused, but annoyed about the girls' entitlement, and his eyes, unjust hatred of Homura, he gave her one of his famous Breaking Speech before engaging and slaughtering the entire force by himself. Despite Sayaka's increase in strength and ability to conjure her witch form, she was no match for the strength of the Dragon. Reminding him of the Brotherhood of Light, and ironically his former self, Gabriel spared Sayaka on the pretense never to attack him or his castle ever again. Both parties are still very sour on the matter, but the Sisterhood dares not to attack him again, fearing his wrath.
        "I was like you once. A champion of light and goodness. But I fell...fell into darkness. And now, I'm feared as the Prince of Darkness. Ironic don't you think? Your definition of good is just as flawed as mine was, and that damnable group of paladins. You think you can judge Homura? You're no better than she. *Dark laugh* There's a reason why your so called "good" cannot destroy me. For I am it's chosen one!!!
    • Their relations warmed up after his Heel–Face Turn, with Sayaka knowing one of Gabriel's objectives ultimately serves their cause. After all, he beat the shit out of Satan.
  • He is also grown to hate the entire House of Love, more specifically Flonne.
    "Love, look at what it cost me, did they tell you of my wife's own death at my hands? Did they tell you what would happen to my child? Did they?! Did they tell you that blood would fight against blood, for all eternity!? ... Tell me, is this Love's reward for the devoted and the foolish?!"
    • That view is gone now, but he's still cold to them due to his traumas.
  • He claims that his path was set before him and he cannot change what he is now, for those that say other wise he claims that they are merely fooling themselves, only very few in his eyes actually changed their fate. He has since recanted those beliefs and gained a new respect for those people, especially towards Rika Furude.
  • Know to many that he has sworn to forever be a thorn in the side of many good aligned members but what many don't know is that he uses his great power to make sure darker villains worse then him do not gain more power in hopes to keep the world safe from them.
  • He has much to say to the alternate Dracula and Alucard if/when they decide to fight against him:
    "I will make those monsters pay. They will know fear. They will taste the bitterness of defeat and look into the eyes of the dragon as their lives spill onto the ground before them. Look upon me, demons. For I am darker and more terrible than thou. I am that dragon. And you... are my prey!"
    • Alucard just sadly laughed, and told him:
      "Been there, done that. How do you think I became what I am?"
    • His relationship with Alucard has somewhat improved after his redemption, as they are both members of the Children of the Night and are both members of the GUAG (albeit different divisions). Still, they are not friends by any means.
  • Is nicer to Gorgons such as Medusa and Rider as he is often reminded of the Gorgon Sisters of his castle serving him gratefully and finds that these creatures need nicer treatment.
  • He is also nicer to the good-aligned vampires like Karin and Seras due to the time he spent with Laura, a vampire that helped him defeat The Forgotten One.
  • Due to certain events he wants something to be clear, he will never be as good a person as he used to be, he will only be good to his family and is still out to destroy his enemies, however, if the forces of Good need to stop a more powerful controlling threat, they can call on him to fight against those darker forces.
  • Has made a bizarre friendship with Davy Jones knowing what Love can do to a person and what it is like to play the role of the monster and due to certain events is trying to help him decide his own fate.
  • When he heard that Zobek ascended despite him shattering Zobek last time they met, he made a vow to destroy his "Old Friend" once again and show him that even Death is not enough to stop Gabriel.
  • His Battle with Satan has left the world safe after defeating Satan's Acolytes and making sure to destroy his greatest weapon "The Leviathan", he has permanently cut Satan off from earth forever, he is now trying to achieve the same goal in The Pantheon.
  • His humanoid appearance is just a ruse, and a shape he takes. His true form is a massive crimson and black dragon-like spirit, filled with the power of chaos and hate.
    • Because Gabriel is a dragon in humanoid form, Ornstein has made it clear that Prince of Darkness is among his prey as well. While Gabriel doesn't care all that much for the Dragonslayer, he will fight if given no choice.
  • It's unknown how powerful he really is, as he was able to destroy an army of over 500,000 with a single blast of holy energy, which devastated the entirety of Europe, and could be seen from space.
  • The entire Pantheon fears him to an extent. While they would die before admitting it, Zobek and Satan are secretly terrified of Gabriel.
  • Despite being uneasy, Adrian and Victor Belmont convinced Simon and Trevor that Gabriel is firmly on there side now. Now, any creature of the night fears to face the combined might of the Belmont Clan, Alucard, and The Dragon.
  • While Zobek, Gabriel, and Satan share a mutual hatred of each other, all three are willing to put aside their differences if the Great Will and Lucifer show their faces around them. Especially if it's just Gabriel and Zobek. The Trinity of Death, The Fallen Angel, and The Prince of Darkness, while extremely rare, is not a situation anyone wants to face.
  • Has made a friend in Dante Alighieri, after hearing about his near-fight with Satan. Gabriel offered the warrior his assistance in any later conflicts. While Dante was a little skeptical due to the vampire's fearsome reputation as the Prince of Darkness, after talking with him for awhile, Dante came to realize they have a lot in common, such as there sinful pasts, there intense desire to atone, and being betrayed by their faith. Dante offered him his everlasting friendship and has been visiting him of late, trying his hardest to restore Gabriel's faith in God. While Gabriel hasn't been that forthcoming with the idea, he nevertheless greatly appreciates that Dante cares so much about his well-being.
  • Is very sympathetic towards Big Boss, knowing how much bad love and betrayal can do to a person. He's made an effort, as there in the same house, to comfort the fallen soldier over the death of the Boss, and the destruction of Motherbase.
    • Big Boss appreciates the effort and has pledged him, and his diamond dogs support towards the vampire.
  • Also respects Asura as he knows what is like to go on revenge for losing someone that loved. It helps that to Gabriel Durga sounds a lot like Marie.
  • To the terror of Satan, Gabriel has joined the GUAG, specifically the Sacred Knights division. He's sworn to permanently kill him, as well as "free" Homura from Lucifer's influence, by showing him why he's the one and only Prince of Darkness. While Lucifer wasn't bothered in the slightest by this at first, according to some sources, his eyes twitched when he found out that Gabriel channels the full power of Jehova, the Christian God, and used it to explode an entire continent killing over 500,000 knights in a single blast of holy energy,
    "I am strong. Powerful beyond measure, beyond imagining. You are ants to me, lower than filth. I will have my vengeance. You will not stand in my way. You will pay. Even if it takes an eternity, you will both pay... For I am the dragon, Dracul! I am the Prince of Darkness! That... is my vengeance."
  • Ever since his son ascended, an unwritten rule was made to never' harm him. All gods follow this rule to the extent it has surpassed the "Don't harm Mithra or Asura will beat the crap out of you" rule. You know why? Because if you do, Gabriel won't beat you up. He'll make you regret you ever lived.
  • Besides his position in the GUAG, he also has a place among the "Children of the Night", as Tyrant's second in command, as afforded to his status as the one and only "Prince of Darkness". He does a lot of the "heavy lifting" and dirty work for the group, frequently fighting alongside Alucard (having somewhat mended there previous shaky relationship) and Remilla. Despite some issues, he mostly gets along with the other four, and doesn't mind assisting Tyrant.
  • Most of the deities people in the corrupted Halls of Love keep there distance away from Gabriel. For several reasons. He is extremely scary, and powerful. And the fact, while his love turned him into an immortal Vampire-god, hellbent on destroying humanity, it also saved his soul, and turned him back to the light.

Intermediate Gods

    Brynhild 
Brynhild, Goddess of Painful Love (The Love-Burdened Valkyrie, Brynhildr, Brünnhilde, Brunhild, Sigrdrífa, Lancer, Berserker)
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As a Berserker
  • Intermediate Goddess
  • Symbol: Brynhild Romantia
  • Theme Song: Ride of the Valkyries
  • Alignment: Neutral Good
  • Portfolio: Lusting After Strong Males and Females, Never Being Happy, Growing More Powerful with Love, Yandere, Fallen Valkyrie, Rune Maker, Mystical White Hair
  • Domains: Sadness, Combat, Magic, Life, Death, Flames
  • Allies: Thor, Both Medea, Bugs Bunny, Shion Sonozaki, King Arthur, Sapphire Rhodonite, The Lost Vikings, Freya, Hera, Sazh Katzroy, Siegfried, Oichi
  • Opposed: Odin, Bacchus
  • Enemies: Ursula, Ato-ko Shirogane, Loki, Loki's Brood
  • Lusts After: Nearly every male hero (and not a few females).
  • Admired By: Melo
  • A fallen Valkyrie, Brynhild loved and was loved by the hero Sigurd who rescued her from her prison of fire. Sadly, tragedy would fall between the two lovers by the curse ring Andvarinaut. First, Sigurd forgot about Brynhild when he drank a poison alcohol and married another woman. Next, he would trick the Valkyrie into marrying his brother. While at first accepting the situation because she thought it was her fate, she was enraged when she learned that Sigurd regained his memories when he presented her as his sister in law. While still madly in love with Sigurd, Brynhild ultimately killed him and then herself out of despair.
  • Even though she knows it will end in tragedy, Brynhild can't help but fall for some of the male heroes in the Pantheon. Siegfried Schtauffen in particular has caught her interest because she is reminded of Sigurd, her former beloved. This is consider a very bad thing because the more she is reminded of her former love, the most likely she will kill that person. Not that she wants to and she does try to repress her lust. But it's just hard. It's because of this that she is banned from ever coming near the House of Heroism.
    • She still has enough decency to not quite bother Sigurd from Chalpy despite sharing the name with her lover, namely because he's already Happily Married and Brynhild isn't about stealing someone else's wife, and she figured that her Sigurd wouldn't feel uneasy when being surrounded with fire. Even if she wasn't planning a BBQ.
    • Heroes aren't the only things Brynhild can love. She can love animals, objects, and even the world itself. And just like how she gets more powerful the more she lust for heroes, her lance will get heavier the more she loves something, causing damage base on how much love she has.
  • Is not on good terms with her father, Odin. That's because during a battle between two kings, Brynhild gave victory to the one Odin wasn't in favor of. As punishment, she was placed in a ring of fire and stripped of her divine powers. Odin, for his part, does feel sorry for what she went through but Brynhild still holds a grudge against him
    • Has a much better relationship with her "brother" Thor. The Thunder God does mention how he sees Valkyrie, a ally from Asgard, in her. He also one of the few to not enlisted lust, if only a little.
    • Brynhild was happy that Freya, the Queen of Valkyries, was in the pantheon. Freya has started to act as a surrogate mother to Brynhild, helping her adjust to life. Also she might consider applying a form for Brynhild if she wants to get into the Battleground of the Gods, never mind the incident below...
  • Had a good laugh when she saw an Affectionate Parody that was sort of based of her and Sigurd lives. Brynhild didn't feel offended that a male bunny dressed up like her. She even wanted a autograph from Bugs because how entertaining his performance was
    • On the other hand, when she saw Bacchus doing that more sluggishly, Brynhild is getting mixed feelings about whether she should feel amused or offended on that parody. One thing for sure, she wants to just stab him repeatedly...
  • Has often been described as a very low talker. So low is her voice that many can barely understand her.
  • For some reason, when ever Brynhild pass the House of Musicality, this particular song would play. This would always cause her to shed tears.
  • As a Norse Goddess, Brynhild has master the use of runes. She primary use it to increase her strength and flight. She also possesses a rune given to her by her father, Odin. With this, she could actually leveled an entire city like Tokyo. She really doesn't like this rune and it was ever activated, she would want people to try and kill her.
  • There are some who believe that Brynhild is some kind of masochist who believes that the only way to express love is through pain. She denies ever saying something like that. She also denies the rumors that she was lusting after Jeanne d'Arc and calling her "Onee-sama".
    • The rumors were confirmed as mere rumors as Brynhild explained that the Brynhild that lusted over Jeanne Alter was a fake. A counterfeit Heroic Spirit made by Jeanne Alter herself (which backfired). She checked her list of 'beloved ones', and Jeanne Alter wasn't there...
  • Brynhild never thought she would meet someone who would actually envy her tragic love life. But then she met Melo who seem to take pleasure of imagining a similar scenario with her Darling.
  • When in one of their numerous outings where they happened to get lost (again), the Lost Vikings stumbled upon Brynhild and mistakenly assumed that she was the Valkyrie that sometimes aided them in their adventures. Even though Brynhild was quick to point out that she wasn't the same Valkyrie they know, she nonetheless became friends with them, often coming to their aid whenever they need her.
  • Brynhild rarely ever express other emotion that isn't related to love. However, she did express disgust at the antics of Ato-ko Shirogane. Ato-ko hasn't responded nor care about the Valkyrie's opinion on her.
    • She shows similar contempt towards Ursula, the Sea Witch when she heard how she manipulated Ariel and tried to steal her lover which reminded her of her own tragedy.
  • Is considered one of the few "good" Yanderes in the Pantheon. The good coming from the fact that her going crazy was caused by outside forces. She did make friends with others like this including Shion Sonozaki, turning into a Yandere thanks to a Hate Plague, and Sapphire Rhodonite, more of the Violently Protective Girlfriend variation. Brynhild does associate herself with goddesses considered "bad" Yanderes like Hera and both Medeas. For Hera it's because she sympathized with her plight of her husband deceiving her while the Medeas know all to well about being playthings of the Gods that ruin their love lives.
  • Brynhild is often consider the pinnacle of beauty among the other Valkyries. However, there are some who imagine her as a big woman which confused the lovelorn Valkyrie. She even more confused when many expect her to sing an operetta. This may be why she reacted extremely against Bacchus at his attempt to dress up as her.
  • While mostly flesh, Brynhild can on occasion take a much more mechanical form and is able to transform into a hot rod. This is her Eidolon form that Sazh Katzroy can summon.
  • She managed to reunite with Siegfried, and seems to be unable to differentiate between him and Sigurd, loving him to the point of nearly wanting to kill him. This puts him in a weird position when dealing with her.
  • Every nights, Brynhild felt like having a Battle in the Center of the Mind as a result of her growing love and being programmed to kill the one she loved. This makes her look like an unapproachable Ice Queen, but for her, it's less painful than eventually giving in to the fire within her and kill her beloved, whoever it is.
  • For the record, she cannot grow tomatoes. That was from a same-named tome belonging to Prince Leo of Nohr. Plantations aren't Brynhild's domain. Thankfully, as much as a good person he is, Leo hasn't gotten into Brynhild's 'Beloved' list, so she doesn't have the urge to kill him. It's better this way...
  • Took quite a shine on Oichi due to not only sounding almost exactly the same as her, but also for the utter tragedy that got onto her due to love. At the very least, about Oichi, Brynhild might not be that tempted to eventually kill her out of love, making her friendship with Oichi one of the safest she ever had. Just not romantically.

    The Kankers 
May, Marie, and Lee Kanker, the Goddesses of Making Women Abusing Men Funny (The Queens Of The Cul-De-Sac)
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The Kanker Sisters; Marie (Left), Lee (Center), and May (Right)

    Sergei 
Sergei, God of Being In Love With Someone's Carnage (God of Vanity, God of Insanity, Sergei of the Seven Deities/Eight Guardian Generals, Dancer)
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  • Intermediate God (potentially capable of becoming a Greater God)
  • Symbol: His crescent moon halo
  • Alignment: Chaotic Evil
  • Portfolio: Loves Carnage, Ax-Crazy, Combat Sadomasochist, Very effeminate appearance, Fighting Narcissist, Laughing Mad, Lunacy, The Unfought
  • Domains: Carnage, Vanity, Beauty, Insanity
  • Allies: Deus, Wyzen, Augus, Kefka Palazzo, The Joker, Vega, Zarbon, Tomie Kawakami, Junko Enoshima, Hisoka
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Yasha
  • Enemies: Asura, Mithra, Chakravartin, Twilight Sparkle, Lea, Team Dai-Gurren
  • Sergei was born in Shinkoku Trastrium to a wealthy family and joined the Shinkoku Army in order to seek inspiration for his compositions of art despite his disinterest in combat. He eventually became one of the Eight Guardian Generals and, together with the other Generals, fought against the dark forces of the Gohma. His mantra affinity is Vanity. After a battle against the Gohma, Sergei and six of the other generals participated in General Deus' coup d'etat. During the coup, Deus ordered Sergei to kidnap Mithra and kill Durga. While Asura was facing off against Wyzen, Sergei murdered Durga and brought Mithra to Deus. After the assassination of the Emperor and the banishment and death of General Asura, who was blamed as the cause, the Eight Guardian Generals were disbanded and transformed into the Seven Deities. 12,500 years later, Sergei still served as Deus' right-hand man and commanded his own fleet. While Sergei and Yasha were purifying corrupted Gohma forces, Asura, after having destroyed Sergei's fleet, appeared before them in his new Wrath form and slashed through Sergei's body, wounding him badly. After explaining the details behind his treachery, Sergei was smashed into the ground by Asura and was killed by him when he stomped on Sergei's head, crushing it. Sergei was later reincarnated into the modern world, where he became a famous pop star.
  • Sergei was originally one of the last of the Seven Deities to be ascended as part of Deus's plans, he was granted the title of Agent Peacock. However, once further scrutiny had been given for each and every one of them, Sergei was removed along with Wyzen, Kalrow and Olga. Unperturbed by this setback, Deus attempted to ascend the remaining Seven Deities once again. After the successful ascension of Wyzen, Deus managed to once again ascend Sergei into the pantheon, this time as the God of Being In Love With Someone's Carnage.
  • Sergei was quite happy to hear that Asura and Yasha were both in the pantheon. Despite Deus' advice to avoid any confrontations for the time being, Sergei decided to pay them both a visit. Asura, understandably, was furious to see him and nearly ripped him apart, but ultimately stopped because he knows that Sergei would enjoy it. Yasha, similarly, decided not to attack Sergei and instead simply greeted him. Somewhat disappointed, Sergei nonetheless remarked that he was looking forward to seeing both of them fight. Since then, Sergei and his comrades have occasionally worked alongside Yasha whenever they end up battling against Chakravartin.
  • Surprisingly, Sergei has rejected membership within the GUAD due to the fact that he doesn't support their goal of destroying absolutely everything. He's shown some interest in perhaps joining the GUAC, but has, for the moment, decided to continue working with Deus.
  • Sergei gets along well with Kefka and the Joker thanks to the trio's penchant for enjoying death and destruction. However, the latter two are confused by Sergei's obsession with the "beauty" of destruction, while Sergei believes that they are horribly undermotivated.
  • He quickly formed a friendship with Vega and Zarbon due to them similarly being physically beautiful fighters. However, both of them are rather weary of Sergei's particular definition of beauty, which revolves around destruction rather than appearance. Nonetheless, they regard him as an ally and occasionally accompany him whenever he requires assistance in destroying something (or someone) he deems to be "hideous".
  • Sergei was absolutely fascinated by Tomie Kawakami when he heard of her strange healing abilities. Upon first meeting her, she tried to seduce him and he subsequently dismembered her with sadistic pleasure. After she regenerated into several brand new Tomies, Sergei thanked her for allowing him to experience such exquisite beauty and allowed the Tomies to each go their separate ways. Since then, whenever they meet, whichever Tomie he's talking to will flirt with him and ask that he kill rival Tomies, which he always does very excitedly. None are certain whether or not Tomie is successfully manipulating him during these encounters or if he's doing all of it out of his own free will.
  • He's also managed to befriend Junko Enoshima, who similarly enjoys destruction due to the despair it causes people. For his part, Sergei appreciates having someone else around with a similar passion as his and is impressed by the despair that she has caused.
  • Sergei is on extremely good terms with Hisoka, whom he regards as a kindred spirit. He respects Hisoka's art of killing with a smile and hopes to one day see him in action. Hisoka similarly appreciates Sergei's love of destruction and enjoys spending time with him.
  • Twilight Sparkle was horrified when she discovered that Sergei was the one who killed Mithra's mother, and immediately went to his temple to confront him. Sergei for his part laughed at her distraught expression, claiming that the pony "had never looked more beautiful".
  • Due to the fact that he has never been seen fighting at full power, many gods have wondered about his fighting style and strength. Lea has theorized that Sergei fights similarly to his old friend Saïx, harnessing the moon's power and amplifying it into energy, and has expressed interest in challenging Sergei to a fight in order to find out.

    Vlad Masters 
Vlad Masters, God of Love For the Sake Of It (Vlad Plasmius, Vladdy, V-Man, Wisconsin Ghost, Cheesehead, Fruitloop)
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Vlad Plasmius

Lesser Gods

    Ato-ko Shirogane 
Ato-ko Shirogane, The Unholy Destroyer of Couples (Atlach-Nacha, The Spinner in Darkness, Atoko, Atko)
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  • Lesser Goddess
  • Symbol: A five-pedalled flower on a spider web
  • Alignment: True Neutral casually, though is more like Chaotic Neutral
  • Portfolio: The Third Wheel To Break Relationships Because She Can, Huge Perversion Under a Lady-like Façade, Canon Immigrant Villainy, Arachnid Appearance and Attire, Parasol of Prettiness, Kimono Is Traditional, Weak, but Skilled Due of Webbing and Poison, Ability to Smell Love, Humanoid Abomination (or just Moe Anthropomorphism)
  • Domains: Love (Betrayer), Lust, Façade, Spiders
  • Allies: Nyarko, Mahiro Yasaka (they are wary of her actions, though), Cuuko, Hasta, Shantak-kun, Sadira, Hatsune Hirasaka, Arachne, Skuld, Tabane Shinonono
  • Enemies: Yoriko Yasaka, Raynare, Queen Chrysalis, Kyu Sugardust
  • Opposed by: Who are we kidding, every single couple in the Pantheon (aside of maybe gay couples), Aphrodite
  • It is one thing to try to sabotage a relationship. It is one thing to do it multiple times. And then there is Ato-ko, who is known to have snatched away men from women and then dump them in numerous times just for the schadenfreude and so that she can feed off the despair the break-up causes.
  • To say that every couple in the Pantheon is wary of her would probably be true. However, Ato-ko does not simply break any relationship. She seeks the one who has the most love poured into it, helped by the fact that she can smell love. Just breaking any relationship wouldn't be exciting.
    • In fact, Ato-ko is known to try to improve relationships between two couples, even if it's to ripen them up. She was the reason why Mahiro's Unwanted Harem was dropped after her willingly kissed Nyarko after a test set up by Ato-ko. The fact that she seems to have a grudge with Mahiro's mother seems to also drive her.
  • In any casual situation, Ato-ko at first looks like a prim and proper lady but in reality, she is anything but. She is actually a huge pervert what even embarrasses Nyarko and Cuuko. If you look at her browser history, it is full of porn sites. You can guess her favourite genre of works. She says that "there is surprising amount of works on that genre about Belldandy".
  • She is seen around Sadira as she also uses webbing to captivate any potential foes in order to poison them.
  • Looks like Hirasaka in a kimono. She herself is keeping a "decent" relationship, saying that she has no interest of breaking the love between her and Kanako. She is straight, not a lesbian. Though both of them have pointed out that she has the same (sur)name as Hirasaka's arc-nemesis. The three of them, however, still maintain a steady friendship.
    • Hatsune, though has on numerous times told her that she thinks her lifestyle is rather disgusting. Her lack of any ethics, may have something to do with it, considering the fact the spider-demon eats/rapes people, but Hatsune has inquired why she hasn't decided to simply settle down with a single partner., due to the fact despite there similarities, Hatsune is forced to have sex with others, simply to survive, instead of malice.
  • Is forbidden getting anywhere near Gomez and Morticia Addams. And she respects that. Really, its not her fault that the guys cheat on their girl for her. If the guy is able to stand above her influence, then fine.
  • Is known to offer up help (direct or hints) to how to break up relationships or get a man who is already in one. One "customer" is Tabane, and where she herself doesn't want to deal with large harems like Ichika, she helps Tabane to do it herself, even if she has to play a bit of The Matchmaker. Besides, seeing the reaction of Ichika's girls when some outsider snatches him to herself is something she wants to see.
  • There is bit of bad blood between her and Aphrodite as the latter really realizes how much suffering she must cause due of how "loose" she is.
  • Queen Chrysalis has her high on enemy list due the fact that she could potentially cut off good sources of love. Ato-ko has called her with different "old timer" names like "Christmas cake" and has managed to kill off any Changelings send after her.
  • Of all the gods she would visit, she seems to like to visit Mara. Mainly because she finds his innuendoes funny. Also there are hints that she might join GUAC, though its hard to tell yet.
    • The innuendo part is also why she likes to visit Moxxi's bar. No word on them getting it on (no one is sure if Ato-ko actually wants to have sex with anyone), but some gods fear that she might turn bi due of this.

    The Black Queen of Sogo 
The Black Queen of Sogo, Goddess of Villains Who Protect Heroes from Harm and Untoward Attentions (The Great Tyrant, Little One-Eyed Wench, Your/Her Majesty, Slupe)
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  • Lesser Goddess
  • Symbol: Her horn
  • Theme Song: "Hello Pretty Pretty" and "The Black Queen's Beads"note 
  • Alignment: Chaotic Evil
  • Portfolio: Saving Barbarella, lusting after her, "have sex with me or the angel gets it" (paraphrased), the raving mad queen of an evil people, swinging both ways, going undercover among the plebe, unimportant villain in the grand scheme of things, escaping punishment while being unrepentantly evil, The Hedonist, Psycho Knife Nut, Proud Beauty, wearing eye patches during badass moments, accidental savior of the universe, asshole aliens that are indistinguishable from humans, the dark to Barbarella's light.
  • Domains: Lust, Pleasure, Royalty, Evil, Madness, Aliens, Protection
  • High Priestess: The White Queen
  • Allies: Lezard Valeth, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Jareth, Caligula, Discord, Aerys II Targaryen, Gilgamesh, Gaston, Rexie
  • Enemies: Durand Durand, many good-aligned members from the House of Royalty, Cersei Lannister, all the Baratheons, Hans Westergard, Scar, YHVH, Katsuragi
  • Protectorate: Barbarella
  • Despised by: Melkor, villains in general
  • Likes: Cosmos
  • Good Counterpart: Malcolm Reynolds
  • Rivals: The Evil Queen, The Queen of Hearts
  • Scares: Miyuki-chan
  • The Black Queen ruled over the city of Sogo in the planet Lythion of the Tau Ceti system, a place where doing evil was law and a new perversion was invented every day. Despite widespread perception of her as a depraved tyrant, she ascended for saving Barbarella's life twice (albeit not with pure intentions; she's Chaotic Evil, not a charity), and the entire universe (by accident).
  • Is not actually a queen anymore, since she totaled the city-state she used to rule in order to get revenge on the man who usurped her. Still gets called Black Queen by most as few people are privy to her actual name.
  • The big reason the Black Queen is in the Pantheon is so Barbarella can have someone to defend her on a regular basis. Cosmos knows Barbarella needs the protection. As far as the Queen is concerned, this is a great chance to convince Barbarella to... reward her. Barbarella is not the least bit interested in thanking her in that specific manner, though she has done favors of another nature for her, like getting her her own Tongue Box so the alien queen can communicate with the other deities.
    • Her taste for the dramatic actually led to her not revealing her presence in the Pantheon to Barbarella until she was needed (which, given that it's Barbarella we're talking about, didn't take long at all).
  • She isn't only capable of protecting Barbarella; others can pray for her to come to their aid in case they run into trouble, though it's something of a Luck-Based Mission given her responses depend on her mood. Maybe she'll stab you right there. Maybe she won't come even if you spend hours praying. Oh, and she also expects to be rewarded for every rescue.
  • Her temple at the House of Evil Actions looks like her throne room, only a lot smaller because Melkor doesn't want to waste too much space on a villain who ascended for saving her respective heroine. The one in the House of Tainted Love resembles the Chamber of Dreams, only there's no invisible wall separating it from the outside world. She practically only lives in the latter because the less Melkor sees of her, the better. As it turns out, the deities at Tainted Love are a lot more understanding of her activities than the ones at Evil Actions.
  • Because she was usurped in her world, she really hates any usurpers in the Pantheon. She's not so great at anticipating them, though.
    • Related to this, she's a Targaryen supporter and wants Daenerys to take the Iron Throne back, but close to no Targaryens want anything to do with her because her way of ruling is similar to that of their crazier members. The big exception is the Mad King Aerys II, who thinks she's a kindred spirit and has requested that she protect Daenerys once in a while too.
    • And now Durand Durand, the one who usurped her, has ascended. She was quite enraged at the news and wanted to just march into his temple and stab him multiple times. Barbarella, ever the pacifist and hoping Durand Durand can be reasoned with, begged her not to do it. Her Majesty thinks Barbarella is simply naive, but she's decided to stick to her job of protecting her from him.
  • Her title makes her rather unpopular among her fellow villains, especially the more hardline ones such as Maleficent. Ironically, various Japanese deities have noticed that she sounds an awful lot like Maleficent anyway. They take care not to actually mention this to Maleficent though.
  • Is surprisingly fond of Cosmos. It's likely because the power of sheer goodness saved her from being digested by an evil lava lamp blob monster. Also has something to do with the fact that Melkor really doesn't like her while Cosmos is cautiously appreciative of what she does in the Pantheon. But above all:
    Black Queen: Cosmos is very pretty-pretty, too.
  • Gilgamesh was rather impressed when he heard about how she effectively used the godlike Mathmos as a nuke to make the usurper of her throne pay. He's of the opinion that someone who places herself in command of a deity so brazenly is worthy of his aid.
  • She, Lezard and Jareth relate to each other a lot because they all have amorous feelings for their respective nemeses. Jareth is also interested in the fact that the city of Sogo was surrounded by a labyrinth and wants to learn all about how it functioned.
  • Miyuki-chan once accidentaly dropped into her temple through a rabbit hole and was scared out of her mind at running into one of the people who once harrassed her in her dreams. She has avoided the temple ever since and prays that a rabbit hole won't transport her there again. Her Majesty doesn't really get it, but is happy to see that someone respects her as a villain. She insists she has never used whips in her life though.
  • YHVH considers her an irregularity that should have been wiped out with the rest of her people given that they existed outside the One World Order spanning several galaxies of Barbarella's universe.
  • As the Goddess of Villainous Rescue she's the dark counterpart to the God of the same-thing-except-heroic Big Damn Heroes, Malcolm Reynolds. Needless to say, they don't get along, though they're less enemies and more like co-workers who hate each other. Malcolm is not allowed to save Barbarella, by the way. But neither is anyone else.
  • Sometimes gets grief from the Evil Queen and the Queen of Hearts because they all have similar names to each other and it's starting to confuse the other deities.
  • Often hangs out with Discord. She finds his chaotic antics extremely entertaining. Although she sometimes feels jealous that he managed to form such a good friendship with Fluttershy when her own relationship with Barbarella is still tense at best. This occasionally leads to Discord plotting out ways for her and Barbarella to become closer.
  • Katsuragi once offered her advice: "We Earth girls use skinship to deepen our bonds. Why don't you try it with Barbarella?" No points for guessing how that ended. The Black Queen has sworn revenge on Katsuragi for it. Katsuragi is surprised it failed and thinks the Queen messed it up somehow.
  • Is close with Caligula since they're both insane rulers with some very peculiar behaviors (he's also reputedly one of her inspirations). She also looked into becoming allies with the similarly infamous Nero, but was disappointed that she doesn't live up to her reputation.
  • As unlikely as it seems, she found a lot of common ground with Gaston since they're both very egocentric and believe they deserve their love (well, in the Black Queen's case, it's lust) interests' affection. And she, too, uses anteaters in all of her decorating.
  • Strictly Just Friends with Frank-N-Furter, because despite having a lot in common with him (being aliens with lustful, hedonistic natures), she has wisen up to his jealous streak and doesn't want him to target Barbarella. Her choices in allies are already limited enough as it is.
  • Has an affinity for the Tyrannosaurus Rex since they're both tyrannical queens who had their rule challenged by upstarts and saved the day in an epic (if unintentional) fashion.

    Garterbelt 
Reverend Garterbelt, God of Raunchy Preachers (Garter, Master G)
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    Dr. Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn 
Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel HA HA, Goddess of Mad Love (Harley Quinn, Harley Hackemup, Yellow Lantern, Hammer Harleen, Batgirl, Dr. Seaborn, The Cupid of Crime, The Maiden of Mischief, Holly Chance)
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  • Lesser Goddess
  • Symbol: A red-and-black jester cap and three diamonds
  • Theme: Harley Quinn (Danger Danger), DC's Harley Quinn
  • Alignment: Chaotic Neutral at best, Chaotic Evil at worst.
  • Portfolios: Perky Female Minions, Chronic Anti Villainy, Failed Attempts to Reform, Supervillains With Meaningful Aliases, Mad Love, Immigration to Canon, Villainous Harlequins, The Nicknamer
  • Domains: Love, Madness, Trickery
  • Herald: Bud and Lou (her pet hyenas), The Brooklyn Bruisers (Harley's roller derby team), the surviving members of the Quinntets (Harley's old gang), the unascended gang from her 2019 animated show
  • High Priest: Jinx (The Flash 1990)
  • Followers: Mao, Lysa Arryn, Karin, Mother Night, Mrs. Lovett, Tsukiko
  • Allies:
  • Villainous Friendship (when with the Joker): Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy (and often more), Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow, Edward Nigma/The Riddler, Arnold Wesker/The Ventriloquist, Basil Karlo/Clayface, Neopolitan (formerly)
  • Odd Friendship: Laura Kinney/X-23
  • Friendly Enemy (when with the Joker) / Teeth-Clenched Teamwork (when not with Joker): Members of the Batfamily (especially Batman, Nightwing, Jason Todd, Batgirl), Wonder Woman, Shazam, Superman, Supergirl, Power Girl
  • Just Friends: Floyd Lawton/Deadshot, Deadpool, Hisoka Morow
  • Complicated Relationship: The Joker
  • Interested in: The Beasts and Fauna House and Christmas deities in the House of Celebration
  • Enemies: The Batman Who Laughs, Regime Superman, Harvey Dent/Two-Face
  • Resents: Mele
  • Respected by: Dr. Angus Bumby and Dr. Frasier Crane
  • Pities: Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze
  • Opposed by: Jimmy Olsen
  • Previously the Herald (ex-Herald!) for the Joker, after being left behind to serve as a distraction for the Jester of Genocide for the last time, Harley Quinn decided not to live under his shadow any more. She went around the Pantheon, stealing random articles of clothing from other gods until she made a new costume for herself to replace her old one, and petitioned the Court of the Gods to become the Goddess of... well, she didn't know yet! But she'd figure it out! Luckily, she gained truly impressive amounts of support from other deities in the Pantheon, who quickly found her a trope for her to take for herself—and all despite the Joker's best efforts.
  • The story of Harley Quinn is a classic: Boy Meets Girl, girl falls for boy, girl breaks boy out of insane asylum and helps him commit immoral acts. A tale as old as crime! Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel was a naïve psychotherapist where she met the Joker. After a great many sessions with the Clown Prince of Crime, Dr. Quinzel quickly fell in love with the Monster Clown. She soon began helping him break out of the Asylum and, when her role in his escapes was discovered, ditched her job and her old identity to aid her "Mistah J" with his laughably unlawful schemes as his girlfriend... Harley Quinn!
    • Yes, that's the story everyone knows, but it turns out it's not so simple. It turns out that when Harleen was in college HA HA, she performed a psychological experiment involving herself and her boyfriend, Guy Kopski, to test her graduate thesis: that people only disregard the social norms when they commit a crime or when they're in love. The experiment, which involved tricking Guy into believing she had committed a terrible crime and seeing whether he still loved her, was a massive disaster. After actually shooting someone himself to protect Harleen, Guy asked Harleen to help him shoot himself. Did she acquiesce to his request? Did she help him shoot himself? All that's known is that he died, and Harleen was set on the road that would eventually lead her to the only person she felt could understand the chaos that had led to her boyfriend's death. The Joker. HA HA
    • But wait, there's more! To cement her change into the new and improved Harley Quinn, The Joker brought her to Ace Chemicals and violently pushed her into a vat of chemicals. These chemicals bleached her skin and shattered her grip on reality—exactly the same way they had the Joker himself. That night, Harley Quinn was officially born.
  • Harley Quinn loves animalsHA HA, and there are no animals she loves more than Bud and Lou, her pet hyenas. Trained by her while she was dating the Joker, Bud and Lou are extremely loyal to Harley, and the affection for her "babies" is mutual. She often goes to the Beasts and Fauna House to let them run around and feed the other hyenas—Banzai, Shenzi, and Ed. She feeds them a lot, and as a result they'll pretty much do anything she says. And that does mean anything.
  • Gossip throughout the Pantheon has suggested that at some point while dating the Joker, she got pregnant. Some say she had a daughter named Lucy with the Joker (of which he's supposedly unaware), while others assert that it was a false positive. True or false, the few times the rumor's been brought to her attention, she's completely denied it ("Somethin' happens ta ya in a couple'a diff'rent universes, and suddenly ev'ryone thinks they happened ta you!")... and then thoroughly beat whoever she found was spreading it around to a pulp.
  • While once the devoted lover of her "Puddin'", Harley has attempted numerous times to get out of her toxic romance with the Joker. Unfortunately, she finds his influence addictive and difficult to shake off, and despite her best efforts she has an unfortunate habit of relapsing and getting back together with him. This results in a dysfunctional on-again, off-again relationship. Many of her relationships are dependent on whether she's with the Joker or not, and it can be difficult at times to discern which side she's on.
    • Applies when her relationship to the Joker is "on":
      • She made quick friends with Bellatrix Lestrange, Tira, and Baroness, as they're all Dark Mistresses who obsess over a really evil guy (or sword, in Tira's case...). Back when Tira was Harley's follower, Harley used to think Tira was using a Unusual Euphemism when she told her that her crush was a sword... but no, it turns out that's literally exactly what Soul Edge is. Even Harley admits that's a little crazy. Their double dates are the definition of awkward.
      • Also has a budding friendship with Other Criminals Jinx, Bad Girl, and Junko Enoshima due to their similar personalities. All of them have been seen arm in arm laughing joyfully while indulging in some girl's night outs.
    • Applies when her relationship to the Joker is "off":
      • Don't think that being away from the Joker makes her harmless... or even necessarily good. While Harley generally does try to be decent when on her own, she'll prove herself every bit as Ax-Crazy and depraved as her ex if the people around her aren't careful. Oh, and if you want to stay alive around her, do not make any reference to the killer clown around her. Just don't.
      • Has been involved in various rebound relationships in between her bouts with the Joker. She dated Jimmy Olsen once. It didn't end well (yeah, bet you weren't expecting to find that trope in this profile). Deadshot, a... er... let's go with "colleague"... that she works with in the Suicide Squad. After a certain incident, however, they've decided to... see other people. In the Pantheon, she's been asked out by both Deadpool and Hisoka Morow. She liked them both (especially Deadpool, who reminds her of Red Tool, a vigilante similar to him who fell in love with her), but decided not to pursue relationships with them after she realized she'd just be using them as obvious replacements for the Joker.
      • When she's not hanging around the Joker, she's almost always hanging around with Poison Ivy. The man-hating plant girl and the fun-loving clown may seem an odd pair, but Poison Ivy is so used to getting what she wants with manipulation and pheromones that the only people that can really interest her enough to enjoy spending time with are those ones that she can't control... which pretty much fits Harley Quinn to a "T"HA HA. "Red" has often proved a more stable and temperate companion to Harley then the Joker has, though not alway perfectly; being a misanthrope, Ivy finds it difficult sometimes to be respectful of Harley's intellect and opinions. Luckily, anytime they have a falling out, they always manage to get back together again. In fact, their romantic relationship, a subject of much speculation, was finally confirmed. Specifically, they've been described as "girlfriends without the jealousy of monogamy". On occasion, they're joined (er... not in that way...) in their schemes by Catwoman. Though Harley and Selina's relationship isn't nearly as tight as hers and Ivy, Harley does consider her a close friend. Together, the three are known as the "Gotham City Sirens".
      • While she still antagonizes the various superheroes she runs into when working with the Joker, she still tends to be pleasant and sociable with them even as she's beating them to a pulp (or, as the case may be, if they're beating her). If she's not, though, then she's really good at cultivating and maintaining friendships (or at least acquaintanceshipsHA HA with some of them. Obviously, while her connections to the Batfamily can be strained (most of them still haven't forgotten that time she dressed as the original Batgirl... while Barbara Gordon was still in a wheelchair because of the Joker), overall she works well with them, so it tends to sadden them whenever they find her partnering up with the Joker again. The next most significant of these is probably Wonder Woman and Power Girl. Not many know this, but she's been a closet fan of Wonder Woman ever since she was a kid, and during one incident she swapped clothes with her and fought bad guys with her (It's a Long Story). Power Girl, on the other hand, is... well... she's a fan of her for a couple of other reasons.
      • She often gets together with Misa Amane to swap stories about their love interests. At first, Misa only accepted the invitation on Light's direction in a bid to see if they could get the Joker's real name out of her. Once it became clear that Harley knows as much about that as they do, Light decided to keep her alive in case by some chance she ever found out... which is just an excuse Misa came up with to avoid having to kill her new friend. Harley got Amy Rose to join in on these discussions after she stole her Piko Piko Hammer to lure her to their favorite restaurant, where they then proceeded to have a duel of hammers. The specifics of that showdown and its ultimate conclusion have not been revealed to the public, but it's rumored that they're in the middle of co-writing a Rock Opera about it now.
      • Stumbled into a fight against Cassie Cage when she mistook her for her "Cassie Quinn" costume and thought she was in the middle of a Mirror Match. After an extended round of combat (mixed with plenty of Snark-to-Snark Combat), Cassie realized her error and apologized. Harley was quick to forgive her (it probably helped that they both know how it feels to get pummeled by the Joker) and afterward Harley gushed over how good said Cassie Quinn outfit looked ("Damn, Casserole! Ya look mo' like me than I do sometimes!"). The clown insists that she wear it any time they hang out, just to mess with people.
  • Has a weird relationship with X-23. On one hand, they don't really have all that much in common on the surface. One's a blonde, colorful Genki Girl driven crazy by love, while the other is a noirette, suicidal Emotionless Girl who only retained her humanity due to The Power of Love. Despite this, Harley initiates frequent encounters with Laura—often without informing her beforehand—to just hang out and try to make her laugh (she has yet to succeed, but she's gotten pretty close), and over time they've realized their subtle similarities—the biggest of which being that they're both Dark Action Girls who have been through serious abuse that they're trying to heal from and channel for good (at least, most of the time for Harley...). Laura once asked the clown what drew her to meet her in the first place, and Harley just shrugged. The truth is, even Harley isn't sure why she likes the clone. She just feels they're both special for some reason.
  • High Councilor Kal-El is one of her biggest adversaries in the Pantheon, and one of the few that opposes her regardless of whether she's with the Joker or not. She, of course, hates him either way, too. If she is, then he killed her boyfriend (even if it was an alternate universe), and if not, well, the fact that he frequently tries to kill her due to her association to the Joker is really all the excuse she needs, isn't it?
  • Though she doesn't particularly like any of the Dark Knights, the one she loathes the most is, who else, the Batman Who Laughs. If she's with the Joker, then he's a corrupt version of her boyfriend. If she's not, then he's a corrupt version of Batman (and her ex-boyfriend, which is saying something). Neither one is a particularly welcoming thought to her.
  • Personally believes that Neopolitan and Roman Torchwick are an Outlaw Couple, finds the pairing incredibly romantic (Who would have guessed?), and no one can tell her otherwise! She'll eagerly assist her in her quest for revenge for Roman's death in the mortal world. Oh, and she's also come up with a couple of different theories about why Neo doesn't speak... but, really, who cares about that?
  • As a former legitimate psychiatrist (Or was it psychologist?), Doctors Angus Bumby and Frasier Crane have (separately, of course) studied her work from her former career and, much to their surprise, found that she's actually quite brilliant (no, really) despite her reputation. She once wrote a diagnosis of the Joker that suggested that he was perfectly sane and merely pretending to be crazy so he would go to Arkham Asylum instead of prison or the electric chair. No one's quite sure how accurate such a diagnosis this is, but since it was written by Harley Quinn—and therefore almost certainly inadmissible in court—it's likely no one ever will be.
  • She gets along really well with B-Man's other villains. There's her obvious friendship with Poison Ivy described above, and she sometimes helps out the Riddler ever now and again in coming up with new riddles. She enjoys huffing Scarecrow's Fear Gas For the Lulz, and he seems to be oddly friendly to her. She's been great friends with the Ventriloquist AKA Arnold Wesker ever since he cheered her up with a puppet show once, and this friendship translates into an affection for puppets and those who manipulate them, like Slappy the Dummy (though she can't really hang around him when she's not with the Joker).
    • She gained a crew made up of what she calls "the f**ken worst". Unfortunately, the only ascended member of this crew (besides Poison Ivy) is Basil Karlo AKA Clayface. She likes him well enough anyway. Beggars can't be choosers, after all.
    • One of the few exceptions to this would be Harvey "Two-Face" Dent. In the past, Harley joined Two-Face's gang after a falling out with the Joker, and ended up wrecking Dent's plans involving a woman with a split personality. That, and she's friends with Poison Ivy, who he used to date before becoming Two-Face.
    • They're not allies, but Harley does have a certain understanding with Mr Freeze. They are both canon immigrantsHA HA after all, and have a shared bad luck with love.
  • Still celebrates Christmas, even though she's Jewish. She just really likes the pretty bright lights and colorful decorations. During the holidays (Probably other times, too, but who can tell?), no one is more excited to party in the House of Celebration than Harley Quinn. On the other hand, she's got nothing against being Jewish (At least, as far as anyone knows—she doesn't talk about it much, though she does say a lot of Yiddish expressions like "Oy!" and the word "Plotz".); so she does like to hang out with some of the other Jewish deities in the Pantheon, like Kyle Broflovski, Shylock, and Magneto to celebrate Jewish holidays.
  • She would never admit it, but she's incredibly jealous of Mele. Not only did she fall in love with a villain, too, but she managed to get him to reciprocate, and in turn his love for her redeemed him! A couple of times it's motivated her to go back to the Joker in the hopes she can do the same... but it never works, which only adds to her frustrationHA HA. While Harley does try her best to keep her envy down, it's pretty hard when they're literally the gods of the trope.
  • Surprisingly enough, Quagmire of all people treats her sympathetically. His sister suffered by the hands of an incredibly abusive boyfriend, and he's planning to try and free her from the Joker. Of course he inevitably would try to bone her, but for once he's not being nice to her for that reason. It'll probably end badly for him though.
  • It's not known yet if she's aware there are three Jokers. The Joker would likely spin doctor this in a way to make her more dependent on him if she ever finds out.
  • Also has a temple in Types of Madness.

    Kotonoha Katsura 
Kotonoha Katsura, Goddess of Removal of Romantic Rivals
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    Raynare 
Raynare, Goddess of Fetishized Abusers (Yuuma Amano, Reynalle, Shitty Fallen Angel)
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    Sekai Saionji 
Sekai Saionji, Goddess of Possessive Love
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Demigods

    Beth Sanchez and Jerry Smith 
Beth Sanchez and Jerry Smith, God and Goddess of Marrying Too Young
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Left to right-Jerry and Beth

    Hans Westergard 
Prince Hans Westergard, God of Love Interest Traitors (13th Prince of the Southern Isles, Sköll)
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    Lady Macbeth 
Lady Macbeth, Patron Goddess of Villainous Wives and Obsessive Guilt Cleansing (Queen of Scotland, Gruoch Ingen Boite)
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  • Demigoddess
  • Symbol: A pair of hands desperately trying to wash blood out
  • Alignment: Neutral Evil
  • Domain: Marriage, Murder, Insanity, Hand Washing
  • Portfolio: Pursues her husband to murder Duncan to become king, wants to become evil to get the throne, good at hiding her evilness, constantly wash her hand out of guilt Driven to Suicide, Happily Married to her husband, Would Hurt a Child
  • Allies: Her husband, Bellatrix Lestrange, Talia al Ghul, David Xanatos
  • Enemies: The Weird Sisters, Aang, Zuko, Katara, Sokka, Toph, Iroh, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Lara Croft, Esmeralda Weatherwax and Gytha Ogg, Ned Stark, every good deities from the Houses of Royalty, Magic and Sorcery and Prophecy and Fate, Gul'dan
  • Respected by: Azula
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Grand United Alliance of Evil
  • Opposed by: Every parents in the Pantheon who care about their child, every children deities in the Pantheon, Light Yagami, The Doctor, James Bond
  • Superior: William Shakespeare (although she has plans to overthrown him with her husband)
  • High Priestess: Duchess Felmet, Lady Asaji, Fox
  • Lust after by: The Overlord, Ra's al Ghul, Littlefinger
  • Her ascension brought fear not only upon the House of Royalty, but also upon pretty much every god in the Pantheon who worries that she and her husband are planning to usurp them. Because of this, spies and surveillance are constantly on watch in all of their temples to see what they are planning.
  • Was given a spot in the GUAE because of her and her followers's exceptional ability to convince their significant others to commit diabolical plan. Lady Macbeth doesn't particularly happy about the position as she refused to be a lackey of anyone but accepted it nonetheless in order to gain influence while planning to overthrow some of her higher up. Her insanity served as a double edged sword to the GUAE: while it dampens her usefulness, it also makes her unable to execute her plan.
  • Constantly washing her hand in the House of Mentality due to the guilt of convincing her husband to kill Duncan to take the throne. While this tendency was lessened somewhat when she ascended to the Pantheon, her temple constantly have various running water fountain.
  • Her temple is despised by Light Yagami due to the fact that one of his "admirers" Misa is inspired to follow this role to assist Light during the time he was mortal.
    • In contrast, her temple is Xanatos's favorite place to visit given the fact that his wife Fox resides there and arranged meetings in his off day. For a reasonable payment toward the Macbeths, of course.
  • Is on good term with Bellatrix Lestrange given the fact that both of the men they are in love with are violent and immoral. However, Bellatrix is jealous that Lady Macbeth actually got the men she loves while the former got stuck in an arranged marriage with someone she hates.
    • Because she chose to ally with Bellatrix, Harry, Hermione, Ron and Neville hate her guts and are on the camp that hope she never regains her full sanity.
  • Azula was at first very excited to hear about her ascension hearing about her deeds and ruthlessness. However, the princess was disappointed to discover that Lady Macbeth went insane out of guilt after what she perceived as a smart political move. While still respect her, Azula sometimes annoyed with her habit of constantly washing her hands and wished that she would someday cured of her insanity to fully used her ruthlessness. Because of Lady Macbeth said similarity with Azula, the Gaang and Zuko all despises her.
  • Engaged in a witch-hunt with her husband after hearing that the Weird Sisters had ascended the Pantheon for their vague prophecy leading her husband's fall and death. This got the couple banned from the House of Magic.
    • Because of said witch-hunt, as well as one of her high priestess is their mortal enemy, Lady Macbeth earned the ire of Granny Weatherwax and Granny Ogg.
    • Upon their witch-hunt, she stumbled across Gul'dan and was immediately disgusted that he has the ability to contact demons to perform his deed. The fact that he is an ogre also makes her hatred for him increase ten-fold.
  • Because of her ruthlessness and the ability to assist and convince Macbeth to follow go through with the killing, many evil overlord with thirst for power have set their eyes on her and scheming to win her heart or kill off her husband (or both). These people include the Overlord (as she is similar to one of his possible consort), Ra al Ghul and Littlefinger.
  • Because of the long-running nature of her play and the fact that she is a pretty popular character, Lady Macbeth acquired a few allies and enemies for her similarity to someone in their world:
    • James Bond once flirted with her as she looks like a few younger versions of his deceased boss M. However, Bond backs away when finding out who she really is in fear of her taking over MI6. Likewise, the Doctor approached her as he mistook her for one of his companion River Song but also backs away in fear that she would take his TARDIS.
    • Talia al Ghul is on good term with her given the fact that they both love their father and the men they fall in love despite their evilness. After learning that she looks like one of Talia's version, Lady Macbeth frequently appears in this form when meeting Ra in order to Squick him out.
    • Lara Croft was creeped out when learned that Lady Macbeth can sometimes speak like her and has been tight up her security system to avoid impersonation.
    • Littlefinger is especially intense in winning her heart and killing her husband as Lady Macbeth sometime looks like his deceased unrequited love Catelyn Stark. This also cost Ned to mistake that his wife has ascended and was quickly heartbroken discover that was not the case and Lady Macbeth is nothing like his wife.

    Othello 
Othello, The Crazy Jealous God (The Green-Eyed Monster, the Moor, the Moor of Venice, An old black ram, A Barbary horse, The Thick Lips - Don't EVER call him by the last three)
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  • Demigod
  • Symbol: The handkerchief he gave to Desdemona
  • Theme Song: "The Willow Song"
  • Alignment: Neutral Good
  • Portfolio: Ambiguously Brown, married Desdemona, killed Desdemona out of jealousy and killed himself after learning the truth, Fallen Hero, Horrible Judge of Character, Love Makes You Crazy, Tragic Hero, A Tragedy of Impulsiveness
  • Domain: Love, Jealousy, Murder
  • Allies: Those who are Star-Crossed Lovers, especially Romeo and Juliet, Jean-Luc Picard, Professor X, Mario
  • Enemies: Pride, those who cheat on their spouse, Claude Frollo, Gaston, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, any racist in the Pantheon, especially Calvin Candie, Stephen and Eric Cartman
  • Pities: King Arthur
  • Pitied by: The rest of the House of Love, Simba, Lara Croft
  • Superior: William Shakespeare
  • Complicated Relationship with: Esmeralda, Belle and the Beast
  • Opposed by: Stephen Strange, Neo, Superman/Clark Kent
  • The tragic man that lets his jealousy and insecurity manipulated by Iago to kill both his wife Desdemona and commits suicide after learning the truth, Othello's spirit wandering aimlessly within the Pantheon until being discovered by the House of Love. Out of pity, many of them voted to let him enter the Pantheon under the temple that is the reason for him to commit his most famous act. Othello took the chance to have some form redemption for his action and swore to make up for the spirit and memory of Desdemona in any way that he can.
  • He and his creator William Shakespeare had a sit down and heart to heart. While Othello is still uneasy around his creator because of his tragic ending, Othello is still thankful that Shakespeare gave him a name, character arc, titled the work after him and remove the racism when adapting the source material.
    • With Shakespeare's introduction, he met another Star-Crossed Lovers Romeo and Juliet. He congrats them for finally being to be together and gives advice for the young couple so their relationship doesn't turn out like him. Doubly so because Romeo and him share many look-a-likes.
  • In his daily duty, Othello usually tries to advice his followers to either give up on their obsession or working out their feeling in a healthy way to avoid the same mistake that he did and would apologizes for any incident his followers cost and harshly discipline them.
  • Dissociate himself with Frollo and Gaston because both of them have resorted to murder in order to prove their obsession, something that reminds Othello eerily of his own shameful act.
    • He especially despises Frollo because of the latter's hypocrisy, the fact that Esmeralda didn't return his affection AND being a big racist against Romani, something that Othello absolutely despises.
  • Because of his action, Othello's very presence is a point of contention in the House of Love. Some are disgusted by his action. Some pitied him for being manipulated by Iago. Even a few thinks his act is romantic and wish their their partner would do the same. Some even took his action to threaten their partner to never cheat on them.
    • Esmeralda, Belle and the Beast are all wary of him due to his action reminds them of Gaston and Frollo. He acknowledges that he can never undid the murder of Desdemona and tearfully said that he is trying to atone for it every single day in the Pantheon. This speech caused the three to soften their opinion on him.
  • Because of his long history of performance, Othello ended up with many look-a-like in the Pantheon, include many with different ethnicity:
    • King Arthur and Othello once had a heart-to-heart because of appearance and Othello feels sorry because Guinevere did cheat on him.
    • Was incredibly disturbed when found out that he looked like the live-action version of Dr. Manhattan and avoids visit his place as often as possible. The same story also happened when he encountered Hannibal Lecter.
    • Doctor Strange once stormed into his temple because he mistook Othello for one of his enemy Baron Mordo. After clearing out the misunderstanding, Strange doesn't particularly like interact with him given that he had lost many of his love ones to death.
    • Neo once thought he is his friend Morpheus and was quite disappointed when that isn't the case. Neo also doesn't particularly like Othello either because he also lost Trinity. Superman also mistook him for his editor Perry and, after knowing what his temple represents, suddenly had the urge to punch his Regime counterpart once again for attempting to kidnap Lois from his universe.
    • Simba was disturbed when heard that Othello shares a voice similar to his father's. After learning about the latter's story, Simba feels incredibly sorry for Othello because the lion had also let his doubt consumed and hurt everyone around him for a long time.
    • Has a deep hatred of the Macbeths because they overthrown their king and the two of them share many look-a-like with either him or his lost love Desdemona. Another part of Othello is also jealous that they're Happily Married to each other. Not to mention that Lady Macbeth once tried to seduce him to help her cause of overthrowing their superior Shakespeare by posing at his dead love Desdemona, causing Othello to nearly kill her if not for Macbeth's intervention
    • Much to the surprise of everyone, he is on decent term with Professor X and Jean-Luc Picard because, outside of similar in appearance, the two of them are sympathetic to his flaws and are working to help him overcome them.
    • Once mistook Lara Croft for his love Desdemona and broke down to tear right after kneeling in front of her begging for forgiveness. After reluctantly clearing out the misunderstanding, Lara took pity on him and is one of the people that hope for his redemption.
    • Mario was once attacked by Othello because the latter mistook one of his live action version for his arch enemy Iago. After clearing out the misunderstanding, the two has a friendly relationship with each other.
  • Advises his sort-of Distaff Counterpart Ooi to not let her jealousy turn into distrust and violence like he did.
  • Being a victim of racism and one of the first "black" protagonist whose work is a Long Runner, Othello understandably HATES any and all racists in the Pantheon, especially hearing the rising of the slave trade in the Western world during the 19th-20th century. This is why he promised to murder Eric Cartman and Calvin Candie whenever he saw them.
    • One night, when he was trying to sneak in to kill Candie, a black man named Stephen asked what Othello is doing. When answering that he is killing a slave owner and offers to free him, not only did Stephen rejects, he sounds the alarm and Othello was almost captured for Candie to enslave. Othello barely escaped and carried intense hatred for Stephen for being a Boomerang Bigot.

Quasideities

    Erina Joestar 
Erina Joestar, Goddess of Stolen First Kisses (née Pendleton)
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  • Quasidiety
  • Symbol: The heart shaped carving on a tree with Jonathan and Erina's initials in the middle
  • Allignment: Neutral Good, with moments of Chaotic Good
  • Portfolio: Losing Her First Kiss to Her Husband's Nemesis And Washing Her Mouth With Dirty Water to Spite Him, Childhood Friend Romance, Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold, Being Much Tougher Than Other Women of Her Era, Conceived Her Son 5 Days After Jonathan's Death
  • Domains: Romance, Unwanted Sabotage, Embarrassment
  • Allies: All the Jojo's, especially her husband Jonathan, William Antonio Zeppeli, Robert Speedwagon, Lisa Lisa (daughter-in-law), Artoria Pendragon
  • Enemies: Dio Brando, The Pillar Men
  • Opposes: Ato-ko Shriogane
  • The matriarch of the Joestar family's arrival was greeted by her husband, his best friend, and her grandson, all of them greatly over joyed to see her again after so long. Jonathan even more so since their marriage only lasted mere moments until the fateful boat incident. It didn't matter them though, because they at least can finally be together again.
  • That said, Erina not was very happy upon discovering the reason behind her ascension to her station. She first got into a relationship with Jonathan when Dio was slowly ruining his childhood and their time together was one of the few happy moments he had. When Dio found out, he confronted her and stole her first kiss to ruin their relationship before gloating about it in her face. Even now, Dio would never allow her to forget that humiliation.
  • Of course, she wouldn't allow him to have the last laugh on it. She purposefully washed her mouth out with dirty water after that kiss just to spit in his face, which was one of the few things to piss Dio off. The act of defiance lead a lot of people to believe that all of the Jojo's after her husband got their rudeness from her, especially since Jonathan was a chivalrous gentleman.
  • She was furious and also a bit terrified that the Piller Men were also in the Pantheon. She has every reason to, seeing as how they are responsible for the Stone Mask that transformed Dio and caused her family a cursed existence. The thought of them is enough to drive her to tears.
  • She found herself a new friendship in the form of one Integra Hellsing. She thought it felt good to be familiar with a fellow British woman. Though she is surprised that Integra has the title of "Sir" which is normally reserved for men. Regardless of the fact, she admires the Hellsing woman for tough attitude.
  • Met another British girl in the form Artoria, one of the few versions King Arthur in the Pantheon. She felt an air of familiarity around her, if only because she shared her voice.
  • As a result of Dio's attempt to drive a wedge between her and Jonathan, she has an extreme disliking of those who who ruin relationships. She especially doesn't like Shriogane, who wreaks relationships simply because she can.
  • And before you ask, no. She did not speak in nothing but "kyaaah"s and "aaahh"s for seven years after Dio kissed her.

    Tess Durbeyfield 
Tess Durbeyfield, Goddess of Those Who Were Ruined by Sex
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  • Quasideity
  • Symbol: Strawberries
  • Alignment: True Neutral
  • Portfolio: Defiled Forever, Break the Cutie, Deus Angst Machina
  • Domains: Womanhood, Trauma, Ostracization, The Country
  • Allies: Helen Graham, Sethe, Sakura Matou, The Farmer, Miltank, Black Beauty
  • Enemies: Dorian Gray
  • Annoyed by: Emma Bovary, Shirou Emiya
  • Tess Durbeyfield's humble farmer life changed for the worse when her father discovered that they were descended from the d'Urbervilles, an ancient family of Norman knights. That knowledge by itself would not have changed the Durbeyfields' lot, but when they ran into money troubles, Tess reluctantly appealed to the wealthy neighboring d'Urbervilles (who were actually completely unrelated) for aid. Tess worked for them for a while, which led to her falling prey to the unscrupulous Alec, who raped her one night. This would forever haunt Tess and damn her in the eyes of others. Tess attempted to escape her past by becoming employed as a milkmaid some distance away from her hometown and found some happiness during that time. She met an apprentice farmer called Angel Clare and the two fell in love. When they married, Tess decided to tell him what happened to her, which turned out to be a mistake as Angel mainly felt disgusted that she was not pure. While the union was not dissolved, Angel abandoned Tess to seek his fortunes in Brazil. Time passed and Tess' family became more and more destitute, forcing her to become Alec's mistress to support them. When a regretful Angel came back for her, Tess ended up murdering Alec. Tess and Angel spent a few days on the run together, the happiest time of Tess' life. In the end, they were caught and Tess was executed.
  • Sullied as she was, Tess thought the best she could hope for was a little mercy when she met her maker; certainly the last thing she expected was to find herself deified for what had happened to her. After getting explanations to what it all meant, she was then told to do whatever she liked with her newfound situation and sent on her way to familiarize herself with this strange new space called the Pantheon to her liking. That being the case, Tess is pretty cautious not to take this positive-seeming arrangement for granted given the long string of misfortunes that had been her life.
  • To begin with, she resolved not to keep herself idle and quickly started looking for a job as a farmhand, that being the kind of work she's most used to. She felt fortunate to find a very pleasant station at the service of a short and rotund boy simply known as The Farmer, who in his kindness felt compelled to employ this troubled newcomer. He realized Tess was especially suited to milking cows and so put her in charge of milking Miltank every day. Tess wasn't so sure about her ability to milk a species of cow that was like none she'd ever seen before, especially as Miltank displayed uncanny human-like intelligence and was even allowed to come and go at her leisure, but refrained from complaining about her work so soon. It paid off as Miltank is quite an understanding and patient bovine. Nowadays the two have a strong bond and Miltank even prefers Tess' skilled hands to milk her.
  • She has found an additional animal friend in Black Beauty the horse, who's sometimes hired to help around the farm as well. Aside the fact that he is a very gentle and calm-tempered animal who's eager to please, which naturally appeals to Tess, Black Beauty is uncommonly intelligent and could sense that he and Tess are birds of a feather in a way. He has seen his own share of abuse at the hands of cruel owners. The abuse might be of a different nature than what happened to Tess, but the two find it all too easy to relate to each other over feeling powerless in the hands of those who took advantage of them with little to no repercution.
  • Tess' arcadian surroundings can draw in some artistic types, which is how she became acquainted with Helen Graham, a painter who felt just then that the time was right for a country-themed piece. With Tess' permission, Helen made the hardworking girl the subject of her painting. As the two came to know each other, they discovered they had a fair bit in common, what with how badly they had been mistreated by certain awful men who had no consideration for their wellbeing whatsoever. The two liked one another very much for their determination in rising above that through hard work and moving on with their lives, even if Tess sadly never did manage to escape completely and in the long run it ended tragically for her. The two women became close friends and promised to always stand by each other from there on out.
  • Although there was a time when Tess was naive, her humble background and overall down-to-earth nature means she was never that much given to romanticism or flights of fancy, and most definitely not to the dangerous extent that the infamous Emma Bovary did. After hearing about her from Helen, who thought it was pertinent as Emma also comes from a farming background, Tess finds it difficult to sympathize with someone who was so incredibly irresponsible in most aspects of her life, and can't stand that Emma dragged her family into ruin when Tess essentially sacrificed her dignity to stop the same from happening to hers. Emma, for her part, seems to think Tess' brief elopement with Angel as they escaped authorities is very romantic, but is at least sensible enough and aware of Tess' opinion of her to know that telling that to Tess would probably get her slapped.
  • After her experiences with men, Tess was not impressed when the handsome Dorian Gray insinuated himself towards her; she thought there was something off about him and that was before she even learned of his true character. That information was supplied to her by Helen when Tess told her about the encounter and asked her opinion. Learning of Dorian's self-centered pursuit of pleasure and shallow obsession with beauty made Tess completely sure that she wanted him nowhere near her, even more so when it's known he'd taken advantage of quite a few women and was cruel to them when he grew bored. The next time he tried approaching her, she coldly told him he ought to go seek his pleasure elsewhere, and if he insisted she would have Miltank attack him. Dorian scoffed at her to cover up his vexation and left. Later she learned that Dorian is also a favorite companion of Emma, increasing her contempt of her as she wondered what she could possibly see in him; Helen replied that Emma wilfully blinds herself to Dorian's true nature.
  • There are a fair amount of deities whose lives were destroyed in much the same way as Tess' life was; one that stuck out was Sethe, an African-American slave treated so horribly by her owners that she killed her Child by Rape so that it wouldn't have to live a miserable life of oppression and submission. The fact that Sethe murdered her offspring left a strong impression on Tess, but having been in a similar situation, she does not entirely feel that Sethe should be condemned for her actions. Tess' own ill-conceived child ended up dying within a few months from illness, and while she certainly grieved, she cannot say with all honesty that it wasn't for the best, given the child would always have a stigma over its head.
  • Then there are those who have had to endure a lifetime of the abuse that Tess went through. That is the case with Sakura Matou, who from the time she was practically a toddler has suffered horrors Tess could not even begin to imagine until she was told. The worst of the abuse came from her grandfather Zouken and the rest of her adoptive so-called family wasn't much comfort to her either. Eventually it became so much that Sakura turned against them in a major way; she might be the only deity who openly approves of Tess' murder of Alec for this reason, and is overall protective of her given their shared sufferings and would certainly harm anyone who attempted to perpetrate them again on Tess. Tess finds Sakura more than a little unsettling given how she seems to be a perfectly polite young girl one moment but can express such violent tendencies, but won't refuse associating with her since she somewhat returns Sakura's sentiment.
  • On the other hand, she can't say that she is terribly fond of Sakura's love interest Shirou Emiya. She realizes he's an overall decent guy who tries to be chivalrous towards women, however his attitude toward women can be pretty patronizing and his previous comments about how one of his female friends should learn to be more feminine after having been assaulted irritate Tess to no end, and she personally thinks it would be more intelligent of him to keep his opinions to himself if he won't make an effort to understand what such things are like from a female perspective.

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