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    Rules 
Rules. The following are not suggestions or tips, but things that have to be followed:
  • When writing a profile, take note of the following:
    • Gods cannot be followers or high priests for obvious reasons. The 'gods' have ascended meaning there is no need for said character to be a follower of another if they have ascended.
    • No hype profiles, please. 'Hype Profiles' are profiles that have been made out of ongoing events and have not been around for a long time. This creates 'hype' due to popularity and certain elements either through certain scenes, memes, dramatic acting or considered overly awesome. They are not bad tropes but building a portfolio solely for that is a bad idea, as they do not say a thing about representing the trope best (unless it's those trope concepts that they are trying to embody for a long time)
      • You can see one if the profile is only showing off how awesome they are or suddenly pushing how 'significant' they are thanks to the just very recent events rather than respecting the longstanding good representations of the trope. And usually having... minimum portfolio or flavor texts and being a bit too generalized or self-contained to events from within their home series instead of interacting with other Pantheon members.
  • When posting in the forum, take note of the following:
    • When you suggest a God, please explain why they fit the trope. Not everyone is going to understand just "X should be the God of Y because they exemplify the trope" off the bat, especially if they're unfamiliar with the work.
    • You must use the Trope Pantheons discussion thread in the forums if you wish to add a new deity, story, something else of importance to the Trope Pantheon canon, or reworking an existing deity (be it simply improving their existing profile or changing their title).
      • For new and reworked deities, 3 [tup] means the profile will have a one week waiting period.
      • For new and reworked deities, 4 [tup] is a 3 day waiting period.
      • 5 [tup] is an automatic ascension for new and reworked deities.
      • Speaking of reworks, for anyone that wants to improve such profiles, they have to review the current trope the character(s) has and see if it still holds up or if there is a better rep for their trope.
    • For adding new Treasures to The Great Treasury or new Dominions to the Dominions, the following rules apply:
      • For new Treasures or Dominions, 3 [tup] is a 3 day waiting period.
      • 4 [tup] is an automatic addition to the Great Treasury or Dominions.
    • Do not repost a profile in the forums more than twice in a day if noticeable changes have not been made in between. If a profile is posted a third time in a row without noticeable alterations, it will be downvoted. This is so spamming of no-effort profiles is less frequent and to prevent tropers from getting aggravated seeing the same profile over and over. The minimum acceptable change has to be a single flavour text.
    • The Pantheon is not a mouthpiece for you to voice your opinions on certain characters. You may like certain characters more than others, but do not make the mistake of making profiles for characters you like look like Character Shilling.
    • Tropers new to the Pantheon are barred from approving or downvoting profiles until they have ascended at least two profiles.
    • Do not include fan reception in any profiles. It has nothing to do with the character themselves and will create unnecessary conflict.
    • Write a detailed explanation on why the character is the best candidate for deity of that trope. If people disagree with you, do not force it on the people.
    • Keep in mind that if you still want to try to find a trope for a particular character, you are only given three chances to find a particular trope for them. If a suggestion goes past three possible tropes, then it will come off as shoehorning a character into the Pantheon just for the sake of that character to be there.
      • On a related note, even if a character does have a free trope being suggested, there is still a limit of three attempts for suggesting that character for that trope. If no one responds to that certain proposal after being posted three times, then it will get to the point where the idea will be seen as being shoehorned into the Pantheon. In addition, the idea needs to be considered acceptable and approved because they are good, not for the sake of pitying others because no one is responding to their idea.
  • When posting Pantheon related stuff to the wiki, take note of the following:
    • Do not put a link to these Pantheon pages into the main wiki page. The moment you want to add in a main Characters page that the character is a God of this trope, do not do it. If you see leftovers of this practice, inform the forum and use the cutlist. This also goes to the Trivia page. The only exception to this rule is if a page in the Pantheon could be confused for a page in Main, like Good Colors, Evil Colors and Good and Evil Colors.
    • Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment ALSO applies here. Do not bring things that would incite fights, even if it is what is currently the hot topic and might be 'urgent'. For example, the political scene and some really bad politicians. We are not here to fight at each other, so don't suggest things that go to that direction, this is a fictional Pantheon after all.
    • To add a Pantheon page for a certain work, 4 or more characters coming from the same series/franchise should be ascended before adding the page. For Creator specific pages, 4 deities coming from the same creator and 2 individual work pages coming from the same creator is the minimum to warrant a page.
    • Do not create a trope page for a story until the story is fully completed.

    Instructions and Tips 
Here are some tips one should keep in mind when editing:

  • Preparing to write:
    • First thing to do before present a profile is to go to the Trope Pantheons discussion thread. In the forums, you must discuss with other users on adding ideas and seek their approval with sound reasoning. You can also get some assistance in the forum thread by either asking for help and those interested asking if they can help. Submissions that are added without discussion are likely to be deleted and those who violate those rules by adding Pantheon content without discussion will get reported to the mods.
    • If you feel the need to remove a character for some reason (poor quality, outdated titles, etcetera) and replace him/her with another or outright rework, please see what the other tropers think about this in the discussion thread before doing anything hasty. Use good reasoning to see if your idea can easily replace the character present without drawing out your statement or giving too ambiguous claims most do not understand.
    • Please be sure to consult others in the discussion about what you want to work before making the profile. This is done to see if your proposal is the best representative and so, in case your profile is turned down, you do not waste time writing something that others might not find suitable.
      • In the same vein, if you adopt a profile from another troper, it is recommended that you make an announcement that you have done so on the discussion thread. More often than not, a trope that was reserved for something was given away to someone else. Check the Related tab on the top of a page to see if a trope or character has been reserved by a user.
    • If, for whatever reason, you are writing about a God who just happens to be a person in real life, just try to be very careful about what you decide to say. Do not try to make the editing seem too meta (self-referential) and use the aformentioned creativity to create hypothetical scenarios towards fictional characters.
  • When writing a profile for a character, here are a few things to note:
    • All deities should be sorted by their divine ranking. Put Overdeities on the top of the page and Quasideities on the bottom. Also be sure to add them in alphabetical order by their first/given name (can be reversed if it is Eastern ordered). For a group, if there is no official name for them all list down all their names by order of relevance or (if too long to list) title them as Insert Name Here Main Characters or some other identifiable title along the same lines.
    • The maximum number of tropes that a god can have is two, but do not try to abuse that fact. If you need to use a second trope to specify a certain thing about their position, that can be excused either because said character represents their trope choice very well alongside the first trope. It is still generally encouraged to only have one trope.
    • A trope can only belong to one profile at a time. The only time two profiles can share a trope is if there are explicit variations listed in the trope page proper (e.g. Muscle Angst is held by both Biscuit Krueger and Chihiro Fujisaki as the former represents "Too Much Muscle" and the latter represents "Not Enough Muscle")
    • If the character you are about to add to a House already exists in another, make sure to mention that this person has spots in other House as well. Up to 2 places can be made for a deity, with the sole exceptions being those at the Main House to highlight those characters’ importance to the Pantheon’s lore.
    • For a character's theme song, try to avoid calling it "Theme of God X" or "Theme of (Show where God X originates from)". If possible, try to find out if the song has an actual name through research. Most importantly, it has to be part their series’ official soundtracks from media. Do not list songs that are made by fans or outside sources. If they were not specifically used as music for that specific character, then they do not count. Furthermore, it has to be a general theme specifically made for that characters’ appearances, not some generic music that plays for many other instances not related to the character in question.
    • For images, when adding an image for your chosen character, it is highly recommended to use a stylized image that embodies the character or renders that also highlights a character’s behavior (such as cool poses). Most images should be from the main adaptations of the character, unless the images from the other media are of a higher quality than the adaptation. Unless it is needed, do not use fanart for images. If you are, please attribute to the original artist. Due to the website’s dark mode, removing white backgrounds from an image is paramount. This website is suggested to do the background removal. If an image you have takes up too much bytes, it is suggestible to use this site to reduce the byte size. If the byte is still too big, put the compressed image to other sites (or even the same one) to compress even further. Use wikias to look for better images, as even wikias for the series might not contain good official images.
    • Creativity is your friend. While it is not recommended to get too ditzy at your ideas, it is best that when writing a profile for a certain character, do you think of capable scenarios between X and Y. Tip: do not use shallow examples (X wields a sword and Y wields one too) and try to think of relationships that makes sense (i.e those characters that are shout-outs for another).
  • Pantheon Content:
    • Some series or genres will eventually have greater representation in the Pantheon than others. This is unavoidable, but a little diversity helps to make you not look like a shill per say. Try to ensure that if you add a deity from a popular series, make sure that it is because they are a good representative for the trope in question, and not just because they are connected to another deity in their respective canon.
      • As far as deities from actual mythologies, there is generally expectation to build the profiles off interactions from fictional portrays rather than basing it entire from the actual myth. Therefore, a mythological deity should be more of a Composite Character whose main identity is from the actual myth.
    • Occasionally there will be Gods that carry a title without a trope. This is not forbidden, but it is well advised not to abuse them. The only house that a tropeless profile are wholly allowed is the House of Food. Mainly due to most food items lacking tropes, and adding tropes about said foodstuffs is slightly unnecessary. However, the character being ascended for their choice of a food, or food-related thing must be a decently good representative of said item. (i.e their Trademark Favorite Food, or something that they are closely associated with In-Universe, or both).
    • For Dominions and Treasures profiles, always consider what made those places/objects popular in the first place. Were they plot-important, identifiable imagery or have a unique aspect of it? Do not just bring regular objects under the basis of following a certain canon.
  • For Profile Standards:
    • Flavor text is used to describe certain things about a character, place or object. To avoid short ones, it is recommended to write flavor text with 4-7 sentences that can fill around 2 lines each. Be warned that adding too many sentences does not equal good flavor text as it is not an essay of sorts (unless words are substantial and do add to the overall line).
    • Character Profiles of a certain person should have the following:
      • A portfolio that contains at least 7 (at the minimum) tropes describing their character.
      • Flavor text count for a deity profile should have by minimum, 10 (depending if the character in question has enough relationships/characterization) to 15 with a maximum of 20-25 for an individual profile.
      • On the other hand, group profiles (profiles of a group that has 4 or more members) have their maximum flavor text count to 15 minimum, giving individual lines for the other members of the group (unless the members are not as characterized) up to 30 at max.
    • Dominion profiles of a certain place should have the following:
      • A portfolio that contains at least 5 (at the minimum) tropes describing the context of the place.
      • Flavor text count should range at least 10 to 15.
    • Treasure profiles (inanimate objects without a trope) should have the following:
      • A portfolio that contains at least 6 (at the minimum) tropes that describes the object itself.
      • Flavor text count should be at least 7 flavor text up to 12 to constitute a treasure profile.

    Divine Ranking System 
  • Overdeity: Omnipotent-level Reality Warpers capable of manipulating the entire universe (or at least the world) at will. Within their own universe they are believed to be omnipotent, or at least impossible-to-completely-destroy embodiments or concepts.
  • Greater Gods: High-level Reality Warpers and that are extremely powerful (capable of destroying or changing anywhere from a large city to a planet at will) and very strong non-reality warpers capable of doing the same thing.
  • Intermediate Gods: Deities at this level are capable of strong but specialized powers such as hydrokinesis, pyrokinesis, etc. without major drawbacks and low level Reality Warpers capable of affecting their immediate area at will.
  • Lesser Gods: Capable of highly specific or little power on their own, or suffer from Power at a Price. However, they may be able to ruthlessly exploit their power or combine it with just being badass enough to make up for it.
  • Demigods: Basically the Badass Normals of the pantheon, making up for their lack of abilities with strength, strategy, and/or planning.
  • Quasideities: Any otherwise normal human, human equivalent, or below without any special powers or training will fall here.

    Templates 
Template for adding a new deity:

God X, God/dess of (Insert Trope Here) (Alternate names/Nicknames, Fan Nickname)

  • An image, if possible. Please use official art or a screenshot for a picture.
  • Rank: This can range from Quasideity, Demigod, Lesser God, Intermediate God, Greater God, to Overdeity, based on representation of power mentioned above.
  • Symbol: An image or icon used to represent the deity.
  • Theme Song: Official song (in other words, no fan music, regardless of quality) that usually is used in affiliation with the character. If the deity is a musician this will most likely be their Signature Song. If possible, give a link for reference, preferably on either a website like Soundcloud or YouTube.
  • Alignment: Good, evil, neutral etc. Forget about The Great Character Alignment Debate here, the Pantheon is one of the few places where you can assign Dungeons & Dragons alignment to characters that don't have alignment system. After all, the Pantheon is based on D&D and is made for fun.
  • For Pokémon deities only:
    • Gender: Defines the gender of the Pokémon; if genderless, it instead defines what gender they identify as.
    • Ability: Provides the Pokémon's ability. If they can Mega Evolve, the new ability is listed as well.
    • Moves: Defines the four moves used by a Pokémon. A Z-Move may also be listed.
  • Portfolio: Tropes associated with the character.
  • Domains: Things that the character has influence over.
  • Herald: Non-ascended loyal character that is from the same series as the ascended character.
  • High Priest: Non-ascended like heralds, but not from the same series, and can serve as a worthy replacement in case something would happen. They can be served as part-time workers in case the originals are busy with some jobs. Co-Godhood is accepted depending on the approval of the originals, usually if the co-deity is from the same series.
  • Followers: Non-ascended characters that are not part of the Pantheon, but would probably worship this character by the fact that they share the ascended character's trope.
  • Relationships between ascended characters go here with your chosen character, it goes something like this:
    • Allies: Members of the Pantheon that are allies, those that share the same values as them and would theoretically be friends with them.
    • Rivals: Members of the Pantheon that are rivals, people who may look at your character with suspicion or a challenge.
    • Enemies: Members of the Pantheon that are foes, those who would see your chosen character as a threat, either on their pespective or yours.
    • Additional Character Relationships: Members of the Pantheon that do not fit in various relationships (examples include Enemy Mine, Vitriolic Best Buds, Teeth-Clenched Teamwork, Headbutting Heroes, Friendly Enemy, Friendly Rival, Just Friends, etc.), allies, rivals, or enemies.
    • Partner: Defines a partnership with an ascended deity and Mon-type. (if any)
    • Feared by/Fears: A deity whom the members of the Pantheon notably fear or are feared by.
    • Respected by/Respects: A deity whom the members of the Pantheon respect or are respected by.
    • Opposed by/Opposes: Not necessarily the same as "Enemies", but this is used for any deity whom the members of the Pantheon directly opposes or is opposed by (basically the opposite of "Respects") terms of certain viewpoints, regardless of alignment.
    • Pitied by/Pities: A deity whom the members of the Pantheon feel pity for or are found pitiable by.
    • Conflicting Opinion: Sometimes, the Deities argue over specific themes and philosophies.
  • Add the Intro. The intro is made up of two trivia, the Ascension Text (or just the Ascension) and The Bio. Both are necessary, but which order you use for them may vary depending on the profile in question. It may be better for one profile to have The Bio first and the Ascension second or vice-versa, although for the most part the order is irrelevant:
    • The Ascension Text: This the story of how the character got into the Pantheon and/or was ascended. There are many ways for this to happen. They may be tricked into it or have simply wandered into the Pantheon, they may have had an already ascended character bring them in, they may already be in the Pantheon (via being another deity's Herald or sharing a trope) and got "promoted", or some combination of the above. Anything is possible in the Pantheon, so use your imagination, but try to incorporate their trope into the story, if possible.
    • The Bio: A brief synopsis on the character's backstory. No need for the character's entire life/production history, but just give enough that those who don't know the character can get an idea of how the character works.
  • Now add some random trivia/facts about events/alignments/moments/fights/friendships/relations etc.
  • And some more trivia/facts.
  • And a couple of more.
    • Note: Standard amount of flavor text for Deities/Characters is 10-15 (15-20 for group profiles) at minimum to 20-25 (30 for group profiles) at maximum.

Template for Dominions profiles:

Place X, Place of (Insert Trope Here) (Alternate names/Nicknames, Fan Nickname)

  • An image, if possible. Please use official art or a screenshot for a picture.
  • Theme Song (Optional): Not important as compared to Deity and Dominion profiles but a notable mention if there is an accompanying song in use with the object.
  • Alignment: Refers to the dominion's role in their story, be it those used by villains or used by the Player Character.
  • Portfolio: Tropes associated with the dominion.
  • Domains: Things that the place has links to.
  • Relationships (Optional): Unless the location has a connection with a specific deity, relationships are optional and may not be required. However, if there are deities linked to the same series as where the dominion is linked to, note them using the relationships, this includes deities that theoretically have interest with said dominion, good or evil otherwise.
  • Add the Intro. Here the introduction of the Dominion is added with some tidbits regarding the origins of its' creation and usage in the story. You can also add what made it popular/iconic/important here.
  • Now add some random trivia/facts about events/alignments/moments/fights/friendships/relations etc.
  • And some more trivia/facts.
  • And a couple of more.
    • Note: Standard amount of flavor text for Dominions is 10 at minimum to 15 at maximum.

Template for Treasure profiles:

The name of the item in here (Alternate names/Nicknames, Fan Nickname)

  • An image, if possible. Please use official art or a screenshot for a picture.
  • Appearance: A shortened description of the item's looks with some notable features also mentioned.
  • Class: Refer to the Treasure Classification System in the Great Treasury.
  • Alignment: Refers to the objects' role in their story, be it those used by villains or used by the Player Character.
  • Theme Song (Optional): Not important as compared to Deity and Dominion profiles but a notable mention if there is an accompanying song in use with the object.
  • Museum Check: A note that says whether the item is viewable by the public.
  • Portfolio: Tropes associated with the item.
  • Domains: Things that the item has links to.
  • Relationships (Optional): Unless the item has a connection with a specific deity, relationships are optional and may not be required. However, if there are deities linked to the same series as where the item is linked to (especially the original owner of the item), note them using the relationships, this includes deities that theoretically have interest with said object, good or evil otherwise.
  • Add the Intro. Here the introduction of the Treasure is added with some tidbits regarding the origins of its' creation and usage in the story. You can also add what made it popular/iconic/important here.
  • Now add some random trivia/facts about events/alignments/moments/fights/friendships/relations etc.
  • And some more trivia/facts.
  • And a couple of more.
    • Note: Standard amount of flavor text for Treasures is 7 at minimum to 12 at maximum.

Edited by Willbyr on May 24th 2021 at 7:52:09 AM

MysteriousZorua1994 Since: Jan, 2013
#39626: Sep 1st 2015 at 9:31:24 PM

Many of Riku's actions are unforgivable. The Beast will never forgive him for what happened in Hollow Bastion, and one tale shows it. But besides that, the only worlds where Riku was a troll in were Agrabah (kidnapped Jasmine), Monstro/Prankster's Paradise (kidnapped Pinocchio; later protected Pinocchio in a dream) and Neverland (allied with Hook).

Most Disney deities, who have met Sora have actually never met Riku. Also, when the Princesses of Heart were all revived, "Ansem" (Xehanort's Heartless) had regained his real form, and Riku had already gone through a My God, What Have I Done? (leading him to hold "Ansem" back as Kairi escaped with Donald and Goofy).

The honorable Prince of the Sea: Manaphy
MeeMaggot :D from Halcyon Fold Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
:D
#39627: Sep 1st 2015 at 9:43:27 PM

I think Returning Party Members is a game mechanic, known within RP Gs. So I think Hoxton can go to Game Mechanics.

This land is peaceful, its inhabitants kind.. ∩(·ω·)∩ WAIT, is this supposed to be the mistress herself?
r-lock256 (Spin-off Series)
#39628: Sep 1st 2015 at 9:47:52 PM

[up]

  • Firstly, there's no Game Mechanics subhouse (the closest there is Abilities and Movesets, which is about moves that can be done in games and how characters can play; I'm pretty Hoxton doesn't fall into that).
  • I'm a bit weary about He's Back! being a gaming trope. I read that he could go somewhere else, but I'm not sure about it.

edited 1st Sep '15 9:50:27 PM by r-lock256

magnum12 Since: Aug, 2009
#39629: Sep 1st 2015 at 9:49:05 PM

Due to the research done by Toony, there may also be grounds for a player (includes G Ms) sub house should enough of those tropes get represented in the future. That and there's enough for a tabletop sub house.

MeeMaggot :D from Halcyon Fold Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
:D
#39630: Sep 1st 2015 at 9:49:51 PM

Hmm, you wanna remove Hoxton instead?

This land is peaceful, its inhabitants kind.. ∩(·ω·)∩ WAIT, is this supposed to be the mistress herself?
rin14100 Darkness' old friend from The Guatemala City Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Darkness' old friend
#39631: Sep 1st 2015 at 9:50:11 PM

[up][up][up]He's Back! would be more of a Narrative trope

edited 1st Sep '15 9:50:20 PM by rin14100

In times of trouble, turn to the Devil for guidance.
TheUncreative Since: Oct, 2014
#39632: Sep 1st 2015 at 9:50:27 PM

[up][up][up][up] [nja]'d. He's Back! has nothing to do with party members, either.

The Magic Poker Equation could still remain in Gaming, because it refers to card games (any card game). It's also a Gambling Trope.

[down] He's Back! has more to do with characters recovering from a Heroic BSoD (as in, "making a comeback") than coming back to the narrative. I'm not sure if Hoxton even fits.

[down] Readings Are Off the Scale is independent from gaming. It could go to Power.

edited 1st Sep '15 10:02:35 PM by TheUncreative

r-lock256 (Spin-off Series)
#39633: Sep 1st 2015 at 9:53:19 PM

So tomorrow, I might remove Felix from Gaming Overdeities And Greater Gods (he's in Technology Overdeities And Greater Gods as well).

For now, Hoxton is in a questionable state given his title, so unless someone here knows PAYDAY: The Heist and PAYDAY 2 well enough (I don't know these games well enough), I can't be confident with him staying in the Pantheon. Regarding Baal, I feel like Other Powers would work best for him.

edited 1st Sep '15 10:22:14 PM by r-lock256

andykhang Since: Mar, 2015
#39634: Sep 1st 2015 at 9:54:09 PM

@Dhumm: Tenshi would be in his shit list too, consider she escaped death on a daily basic

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#39635: Sep 1st 2015 at 10:29:14 PM

[up][up] If no one can't think of a replacement then i say hoxton could go into Narrative.

Also, does BMO's trope count for gaming? It strikes to me more as a Living Object Trope.

[down] I could maybe get my hands on the GTA V trio as a standalone Profile. I don't know why were they mixed with the PAYDAY crew. It makes it more confusing

edited 1st Sep '15 10:36:08 PM by fasoman1996

Uni cat
MeeMaggot :D from Halcyon Fold Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
:D
#39636: Sep 1st 2015 at 10:30:35 PM

One question, is there anyone who is willing to rework on The Capers and Hoxton?

[up]Well, if you read it carefully, both parties are known for the constant raids and love for money. Plus, they seem good together for The Capers.

[down][down] I told you that you can remove Hoxton.

edited 1st Sep '15 11:02:27 PM by MeeMaggot

This land is peaceful, its inhabitants kind.. ∩(·ω·)∩ WAIT, is this supposed to be the mistress herself?
JD2K Since: Oct, 2011
#39637: Sep 1st 2015 at 10:47:55 PM

Man, this trip is really tiring me out...and here I thought I would get rested.

So...anything of note happen lately here?

r-lock256 (Spin-off Series)
#39638: Sep 1st 2015 at 10:52:01 PM

[up] Right now, there are talks of splitting up Gaming into subhouses. This is what it would look like:

  • Abilities and Movesets (Carl, Chaos Knight, Cyrus, Dural, Yamato & Musahi, Aegislash & Chesnaught, Amane Nishiki, The Scout, Strwygyr & Warwick, Sven, Yasuo, Jagen, Naka, Razzil Darkbrew, Shedinja)
  • Bosses and Enemies (Absolute Virtue, Jeanne, Geese Howard & Rugal Bernstein, Lagiacrus, Magus, The Reaper, WarMech, Firebrand, Juli & Juni, Audino, Black Beanling, The Servbots, Whispy Woods, Zubat)
  • Game Design (Sackboy, Keeper, Luigi, Minako Arisato, The Regi Trio, Han Jee-Han, Kaidan & Ashley, Seija Kijin, Tetriminos, Xan Kriegor)
  • Gameplay (The Guy, Sark, Bartz Klauser, Bullet, Judai Yuki, Mononobe no Futo, Time Goddess, Ryo Hazuki)
  • Gaming Genres (John Carmack, Steve?, Kirito & Asuna, Opa-Opa, The RE Trio, PaRappa, Kazunori Yamauchi & Dan Greenawalt, Reimu Hakurei, Yugi Muto, Wii Fit Trainer, ZUN, Kevin & Alex, Wil Wheaton)
  • Gaming Styles (Godmodder, AVGN, Banjo-Kazooie, Iji Katasier, John & Tycho, Maximilian Christiansen, Roahm Mythril, The Wither, Kite, Noh, Yahtzee, Belkar Bitterleaf, BrainScratch, Chiaki Nanami, Chosen Undead & Bearer of Curse, Postal Dude, Runaway Guys, Solaire, Bandit Keith)
  • Hardware and Software (Atlus, Polybius, Vinny, R.O.B., Vannelope, BMO, Joel Johansson, King Tezro, The CPUs, Nova Terra)

Felix is already in Technology, I was going to move Baal to Other Powers, and I'm uncertain about Hoxton's fate.

A couple of days ago...there has been conflict.

I have to say I'm getting really tired right now and should be going to sleep soon.

JD2K Since: Oct, 2011
#39639: Sep 1st 2015 at 10:55:36 PM

[up]Interesting.

By the way, was able to squeeze in the drafts for Sir Hammerlock and Bacchus while on the trip. Any comments?

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     Sir Hammerlock 
Sir Alistair Hammerlock, Patron Saint of British-Sounding Scholars
  • Possible House: Language
  • Rank: Demigod
  • Symbol: An almanac with his hat over it
  • Alignment: Neutral Good
  • Portfolio: Quintessential British Gentleman…IN SPACE!, Gentleman Adventurer and a Scholar, Smart People Speak the Queen's English…quite sophisticated as Hell to boot, Great White Hunter (formerly), Awesome Mc Cool Name, Artificial Limbs, Friendly Sniper, I Am Very British, Badass Bookworm
  • Domains: British Accents, Knowledge, Reference Guides, Hunting
  • Allies: The Crimson Raiders, Tiny Tina, Mad Moxxi, Historia, Nico Robin, The Librarian, Twilight Sparkle, Ash Ketchum, The Monster Hunters, Steve Irwin, Red XIII, Zak Saturday, Theodore Roosevelt, Tarzan, Dudley, Henry Hatsworth, Hershel Layton, Iroh
  • Enemies: Handsome Jack, all evil deities from the House of Beasts, Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy, Audrey II, Petey Pirahna
  • Vitriolic Best Buds with: Claptrap
  • Conflicting Opinion with: Venusaur, Groot
  • ''Pantheon, ho!''
  • Sir Hammerlock was already well-known for his bestiary almanac of all the creatures of Pandora, but he became fascinated with the multitude of new creatures not only within the Pantheon itself, but also the countless worlds that they have come from. With that mindset in mind, he set out to accomplish the most ambitious project of all time: Create and catalogue a bestiary of every single creature that exists out in the multiverse. He plans to call it the “Encyclopaedia Animalia Plurimundi” (despite many deities saying that is wrongly translated, he doesn’t care).
  • While it is true he used to be an avid hunter, those days are long behind him (along with the loss of his eye, arm and leg), but he is still a crack shot if you give him a weapon, especially a sniper rifle.
  • Is utterly fascinated by many of the animal-based gods in the pantheon and tends to spend most of his time in the House of Beasts. Naturally, his reputation as a hunter precedes him and they tend to avoid him at best or attack him at worst. He at least makes sure to go with one of the three Guardians of the House of Beasts before venturing forth.
    • One day, instead of waiting for them, Hammerlock ventured on his own and was immediately surrounded by the Prehistoric Monster Power Trioand Gwangi. It would have been the end for him if it wasn’t for the timely arrival of Teddy Roosevelt and Tarzan. While the nature hero kept the dinos busy, TR immediately retreated with Hammerlock in tow. Hammerlock later thanked them and promised to mention them in very high regard in the Prologue to his Encyclopaedia.
  • He stays *very* far away from the House of Plants as it was a plant-based lifeform that cost him half his limbs. Even though the Heralds of the Crimson Raiders killed it for him, he still mistrusts any plant-based lifeform deities in the Pantheon with emphasis on Poison Ivy, Audrey II and Petey Pirahna.
    • His opinions on Venusaur and Groot are hard to pinpoint. With the Pokemon, he considers her quite remarkable for a reptile and wishes to test the leaves of her palm tree. As for the Guardian of the Galaxy, Hammerlock sees him quite amicable but hard to understand him with his repetitive “I am Groot”. Unfortunately, Rocket isn’t translating for him as he knows Hammerlock’s hunter rep.
  • Whenever he’s not researching at the House of Knowledge or traversing the House of Beasts, he sits down for a cup of tea with fellow tea-lover Brit deities Dudley, Henry Hatsworth and Professor Layton. He enjoys regaling them with tales of Pandoran wildlife with either hunting them in his prime or cataloging them later in life.

     Bacchus 
Bacchus, God of Power Through Liquor (The God of Wine, Dionysus)
  • Possible House: Other Powers
  • Greater God
  • Symbol: His wine jug and a wreath of grapes
  • Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
  • Portfolio: The Alcoholic, Drunken Master, Booze-Based Buff, Gasshole, Acrofatic, Wild Hair, Badass Beard, Walking the Earth, Life of the Party
  • Domains: Wine, Intoxication, Parties
  • Allies: Zeus, Hercules, Doctor Wong Fei-Hung, Jackie Chan, Tony Stark, Elvis Presley, Moe Syzlak, Pinkie Pie
  • Enemies: Hera, Both Hades, Ares, Dolores Umbridge, Agatha Trunchbull, Peter Griffin
  • Rivals:
    • Fighting: Odin, Kratos, Thor
    • Drinking: Zhang Fei, Andre The Giant, Steve Austin, Homer Simpson, Bender
  • High Priest: Bo Rai Cho
  • Followers: Chin Gentsai, Shun Di, Fujisawa Masamichi, many many fratboys
  • A loud rumble was heard at the Main Gates that signaled the arrival of a new deity. Pinkie Pie and the rest of the welcoming committee set up the party in preparation and waited for the Gates to open. The Gates were thrown open as a deluge of wine flooded the entire entry area and the greeters were swept away. Very bad drunken singing was then heard as a very large man riding a makeshift boat made from a wine cask sailed in, holding a familiar purple wine jug and a large turkey leg. Zeus could only facepalm and shake his head. Bacchus had arrived.
  • Kratos often wondered where the God of Wine was as he never saw his alternate persona at Olympus when he stormed it. Bacchus merely replied he was on a tour of Southeast Asia and China. Being prone to Walking the Earth to spread the “Mysteries of the Vine” obviously saved him from being affected by the evils of Pandora’s Box when it was opened. Still, Bacchus sees the Ghost of Sparta as a good adversary, much to the warrior’s disgust at his behavior.
  • Just because he drinks his life away doesn't make him a pushover, one chug of his wine jug powers him up depending on how drunk he is. His attacks not just get stronger, but his... abilities get powered-up as well. Beware.
  • He is a very welcome deity at the House of Love as one sip of his Wine is able to disinhibit even the most stalwart of heart and soul. Many a Casanova and/or Lovable Sex Maniac wait in anxious anticipation for Bacchus to appear with his Wine to start the party. Unfortunately, even when thoroughly drunk, nobody wants to bed down with Zapp Brannigan.
    • Even when his parties don’t have a romantic tendency, they are still wild and crazy. After all, he didn’t coin the term “Bacchanal” for nothing!
  • Bacchus may specialize in Wine, but he doesn’t shy away from other alcoholic drinks. He was able to guzzle down five Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters and still craved more. Moe told him he already took too many, which Bacchus objected. He still ended up in his Wall of Fame for his troubles.
    • He gets along spectacularly with many other alcoholic gods, which all benefit from his Mysteries of the Vine, as they sometimes are able to relieve their stress. Quite a successful ritual, if there ever was one.
  • He tends to get into many drinking matches with several gods. However, the one god he considers an equal is Dr. Fei-Hung, as he once visited the Drunken Master in an earthly guise and found he could keep up with him in the drinking category. Bacchus places his friendship with the Tenth Tiger as with his master, Solinus.
  • Even though he is a friendly sort, he nothing for spite for certain classic gods, particularly Hera (since being another of Zeus’s illegitimate children, she made his mother vow Zeus into seeing him in all his godly splendor and dsintegrating by the mere sight of it), Ares (as Bacchus thinks wars could be easily solved by a good session of the Mysteries of the Vine) and both Hades (the main one is a major wet blanket as the dead are unable to get drunk and the version known to Pit is an unrepentant jerkass).
    • He also loathes Umbridge and Trunchbull, as he considers them the ultimate party poopers with strict discipline towards students (his favorite followers). Whereas Peter Griffin he considers a dark representation of his good drinking buddy and rival, Homer Simpson.
  • The King of Rock and Roll was slightly bemused when Bacchus actually dressed up as him. Then again, Elvis has many many impersonators so one more couldn’t hurt.
    • On the same subject, Freya had to take a super-dose of Forget-Me-Shots from Moe after seeing Bacchus in the outfit of a Valkyrie.
  • "I need a drink!"

edited 1st Sep '15 11:07:49 PM by JD2K

MeeMaggot :D from Halcyon Fold Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
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#39640: Sep 1st 2015 at 11:41:16 PM

[up] You forgot to mention The Demoman in Rivals: Drinks. He drinks a lot.

This land is peaceful, its inhabitants kind.. ∩(·ω·)∩ WAIT, is this supposed to be the mistress herself?
Monsund Since: Jan, 2001
#39641: Sep 1st 2015 at 11:44:01 PM

I'm thinking of a character for Noble Bird of Prey? That isn't taken, is it?

thatdude Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Monsund Since: Jan, 2001
#39643: Sep 2nd 2015 at 12:07:24 AM

[up]

Ok, looks fitting.

edited 2nd Sep '15 12:11:23 AM by Monsund

BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#39644: Sep 2nd 2015 at 12:08:59 AM

[up]You can't click on the potholed text?

It's Anivia, the Cryophoenix

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#39645: Sep 2nd 2015 at 1:10:42 AM

If there is no death, then this creates a status quo, forever trapping the characters in a conflict they can never end. The White are totally going to use this for their cause. The fourth wall makes slaves of them all. Hmmm...lightbulb

We all know the fourth wall, right? What if that's an actual, physical thing in the pantheon? A meta-fictional, metaphysical and psychic boundary at the edge of the fictional omniverse. For characters created to break the fourth wall, it doesn't mean much. But for those who aren't designed...it's the thing that prevents them learning the existential horror that...they aren't real. None of them are real. They are mindless ideas, their home but an RPG by nerds of a species that's barely left their homeworld. They have no free will, and are slaves to us all

I propose that, similar to the Source Wall, at the edge of the pantheon multiverse is a literal fourth wall that guards the knowledge of their fictionality. And that there are guardians, most notably Deadpool, who's job is to prevent anyone who's not designed to have Medium Awareness break the wall. Because if someone were to break it and gain this knowledge...well, that's for us to decide

But it wouldn't be good. It could drive you insane, to despair, or gain unholy knowledge and power to your benefit. I say we should have a team, who in-canon have broken the fourth wall/have Medium Awareness, and thus are capable of guarding this knowledge without being corrupted by it. And their pantheon job is to prevent that knowledge from leaking out. Members of this include Deadpool, Pinkie Pie and the SCP Foundation(because this is basically that SCP-001 proposal)

Their #1 threat? The Anti-Monitor. Having destroyed the proxy of Real Life, Earth-Prime, the Anti-Monitor knows the existence of the fourth wall. And in his objective to end all creation, he figures he can tamper with metafiction. His backup plan was to master the Disgraces in order to weaken the quality of fiction. The main plan? Storm and destroy the fourth wall. If this is done, it will reveal to every member of the pantheon that not only are they fictional, but part of TV Trope's MMORPG.

This knowledge could drive everyone mad, into despair and end up trashing the Status Quo. This knowledge makes even the Supreme Trinity impotent in fear of their own non-existence. This, above everything, is the biggest threat the Anti-Monitor poses to the pantheon. And it's up to a team of fourth wall defenders to prevent this, lest an age of utter anarchy if not outright apocalypse begin.

TPPR10 Shocking Gun! from out of nowhere Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Shocking Gun!
#39646: Sep 2nd 2015 at 1:56:24 AM

[up] Why does it feel like every single proposal you make makes me want to smash my head into a wall?

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
rin14100 Darkness' old friend from The Guatemala City Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Darkness' old friend
#39647: Sep 2nd 2015 at 1:57:30 AM

[up]Because Clovis doesn't understand the concept of the MST3K Mantra

In times of trouble, turn to the Devil for guidance.
RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#39648: Sep 2nd 2015 at 2:21:59 AM

[up] I'm just trying to give the Anti-Monitor relevance and open up ideas for stories

TPPR10 Shocking Gun! from out of nowhere Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Shocking Gun!
#39649: Sep 2nd 2015 at 2:36:27 AM

[up] We do not need to give to give Anti-Monitor relevance. We do not need to constantly break the 4th wall. We do not need more stories when we have so many stories WIP. We do not need to make a clear idea more messed up because "lol Doctor Doom, lol split some deity up". And we don't need someone who cannot use namespaces properly

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
raziel123 Since: Jan, 2015
#39650: Sep 2nd 2015 at 2:58:41 AM

[up][up] I told you it was getting too meta.

edited 2nd Sep '15 2:59:17 AM by raziel123


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