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Welcome to the Trope Pantheons thread! Please read the rules:

    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

ChrisX ..... from ..... Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Singularity
.....
#83551: Nov 27th 2016 at 7:52:45 PM

He somehow can't have his cigar (removed in HOTS). I know Graves isn't in, but it's worth noting. On the other hand Tychus might be just smart to hide his cigar in public... though sometimes cigar fell over to the inside of his armor and he starts freaking out with Cluster F-Bomb

BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#83552: Nov 27th 2016 at 8:04:01 PM

Tychus losing his cigar is probably the same reason why Graves lost his:

Values Dissonance.

Also, speaking of Graves: He could probably ascend for Shotguns Are Just Better or Short-Range Shotgun. I mean, I know the first is taken by Ash Williams, but he has three tropes all potholed as BOOMsticks.

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#83553: Nov 27th 2016 at 8:22:04 PM

[up] Ash Williams is more of an old pantheon thing, though I guess if elaborated on and he just has This Is My Boomstick (he was the Trope Namer) he could stick around

RonnieR15 Ronnie from Earth Since: May, 2013
Ronnie
#83554: Nov 27th 2016 at 8:41:38 PM

Okay since no one has anything to say about Nemesis I'll just put her with the reworks.

nightelf37 The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread from Hadithi (it's Swahili for 'story') Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: They grew on me like a tumor...
The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread
#83555: Nov 27th 2016 at 8:59:40 PM

First drafts.

Jill Dozer, Goddess of Drill Tanks ('Boss' by the Red Dozers)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/i_8727.jpg

Rusty, Mimic, and Cube, Godly Triumvirate of Monster Adventurers (Mimic: Boxford, Rusty: Mister Russell, Cube: Gelly C, Gelatinous Cube)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rusty_7444.jpg
From top to bottom: Rusty, Mimic, and Cube

edited 27th Nov '16 9:03:57 PM by nightelf37

TV Tropes Pantheon Group Members Database
ChrisX ..... from ..... Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Singularity
.....
#83556: Nov 27th 2016 at 9:16:50 PM

@Ronnie: I thought the explanation was meant to be "No need for rework, she actually fits even outside Smite". So I think it's not that there's no answer but there is an answer and it's "NO NEED".

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#83557: Nov 27th 2016 at 9:18:46 PM

[up][up] Drizz do whatever his name is ascended in Fantastic Races btw

Uni cat
kingvideogames Every Kel Profile is Canon from SOMEWHERE down in Fullertown; don’t know where.. Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
Every Kel Profile is Canon
#83558: Nov 27th 2016 at 9:24:36 PM

Hey look; I'm not dead yet! First draft of Big Band is up and ready for review! Please feel free to add any suggestions or modifications.

And I think this is the first time my plotholes are all aligned...

Big Band, God of Musical Gameplay (Band Camp, Ben Birdland, Detective Sax)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/big_band_tvtropes_1725.png

edited 28th Nov '16 8:24:37 PM by kingvideogames

Time to rise and shine. Good morning!
BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#83559: Nov 27th 2016 at 9:25:59 PM

[up][up]Drizzt Do'Urden

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#83560: Nov 27th 2016 at 9:36:06 PM

[up][up] Looks like someone Epic Sax Guy is going to enjoy being around.

Doesn't he do the dance in a victory pose?

Uni cat
RonnieR15 Ronnie from Earth Since: May, 2013
Ronnie
#83561: Nov 27th 2016 at 10:05:24 PM

@ Chris X: How is it not needed? The trope doesn't work outside of Smite.

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#83562: Nov 27th 2016 at 10:10:13 PM

Is there anything left I should add to these two?

Koichi Hirose, God of Short Students

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/epyxi88.png

Polpo, The God Who Might as Well Not Be in Prison at All

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/polpo.png

rin14100 Darkness' old friend from The Guatemala City Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Darkness' old friend
#83563: Nov 27th 2016 at 10:22:08 PM

[up][tup]

In times of trouble, turn to the Devil for guidance.
Patrickthekid Since: Sep, 2015
#83564: Nov 27th 2016 at 10:28:12 PM

With 2 [tup]s I can move on. I'll work on Leeloo for Birthmark of Destiny and Calistria for Lust. Also, I just gave Lobo Where I Was Born and Razed, so someone can give Bounty Hunter to Boba Fett.

Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers, Gods of the Space Opera

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rogers_8.jpg
Buck Rogers
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gordan_1.jpg
Flash Gordan
  • Theme Songs: Flash Gordon by Queen or Buck Rogers In The 25th Century Intro
  • Lesser Gods
  • Symbol: Flash Gordan's◊, Buck Rogers'◊
  • Alignment: Neutral Good
  • Domains: Good, Void, Travel
  • Portfolios: Action Hero, Determinator, Master Swordsman , Like a Duck Takes to Water, Swashbuckler
  • Followers: Many of those who venture into space.
  • Heralds: Wilma Deering (Buck Rogers), Dale Arden and Hans Zarkov (Flash Gordan)
  • Allies: The Doctor, Captain Kirk, Samantha Walker, Starlord, Samus Aran
  • Rivals: Fiora Laurent
  • Enemies: Trollkaiger, The Combine, The Dalek Emperor
  • Odd Friendship: Seth MacFarlane
  • Uneasy Relationship: Cartman
  • Conflicting Opinion: Hawkgirl
  • Not to be Confused with: Barry Allen/The Flash
  • The title of Space Opera has been a coveted position for those who follow deities in the Hose of Time and Space. The Doctor and Captain Kirk wanted to make such that the perfect person gets chosen. The only problem was that the top 2 candidates were too evenly matched. Buck Rogers, a veteran from the future after being trapped for nearly 500 years, arrived earlier and has many imitators to his name But Flash Gordon, a polo player sent into space, was the ultimate expy, even exceeding his predecessor in popularity. In the end, it was decided that the two would share their power.
    • Both astronauts have been subject to various serials, movies and tv series dating back to the 30s. While they haven't reached the success of more recent sci-fi series, they are both revered by their peers for establishing the genre.
  • Superman has also expressed his thanks to the duo. Rumor has it that the Man of Steel fashioned his iconic outfit after Flash's famous tights and cape.
  • Daffy Duck has a persona that mimics the adventures of Buck Rogers as ... Duck Dodgers. He and Porky Pig would travel through space to take on Martians. While the two appreciated the homage, neither would admit they were that egotistical. Their heralds beg to differ.
    • If there's any consolation for Gordon, he has his own inspiration. Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth! regularly pays tribute to his fellow namesake. Flash hopes to make his Captain Ersatz more useful for his crew... with mixed results
  • As soon as their temple was created, they were bombarded with porn sites. To their horror, they were all under names similar to themselves. Apparently their names were fairly easy to convert to porn ones, and Trollkaiger thought it would be a fun idea to introduce the fact to the newcomers.
  • George Lucas stated that he got the idea of Star Wars from reading Flash Gordon comic strips. That's at least one advantage the blonde has over his rival.
  • With Seth's infamous list of people who have a beef with him, it's odd that he has a more amiable relationship with Flash Gordon. He helped promote the space man in one of his movies.
  • There has already been comparisons between Gordon and the other Flash: Barry Allen. The former holder of the title Jay Garrick confirmed that his appearance was shaped by the space pilot.
  • Samantha was duly impressed with how well these two were successful in helping others, even versions who weren't astronauts in the beginning. The two were equally impressed that she hasn't fallen over heels over them, like many other ladies they have met.
  • Starlord wanted to bet the duo to see if they would fit with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Turns out the two were not antiheroic enough for their tastes. They two do sympathize with the human as they two were taken out to space.
  • Flash Gordon is not sure what to make of the resident hawk person in the Pantheon. Although he knows she's not a member of Prince Vulcan's group of Hawkmen, he does go wary of teaming up with her. The fact that one version had her as a traitor didn't help her case. Still, just Prince Vulcan wasn't entirely evil, he is willing to give her a chance.
  • The two are under constant threat from the Combine and their vast network of evil alien empires. The organization was not happy to see two humans take that title, especially those who only recently got taken to space.
    • The Dalek Emperor agreed to help the Combine in exterminating those two human interloopers from the Pantheon.
  • Samus the bounty hunter was amused the two didn't know that she is a guy. It was refreshing to see people who were still shocked with the reveal. Still, she sees the two as valuable allies in space.
  • Turns out the band Queen are a huge fan of Flash Gordon. Freddie Mercury even made a song for his movie.
  • E.T. gave Buck Rogers his thanks for giving him the inspiration to build a communication device to call home.
  • Cartman claimed to have suffered the same fate as Buck Rogers, only he had to deal with rival atheists. The duo aren't comfortable siding with such a vindictive jerk, but they are curious with how many other deities had to handle a similar jump in time.
    • That adventure led Buck Rogers to the House of Time and Space where they met Axl Low. The Brit has taken care of those who were flung into different time periods, either to the past or to the future. Axl was impressed with how well Buck Rogers coped with living in the far future.
  • Fiora thought it was impossible for space advenurers to ever be well versed in swashbuckling. Flash and Buck paid a visit to prove her wrong. While neither hero was able to defeat her, she was impressed with their. That didn't stop her from bragging about her victory.

edited 27th Nov '16 10:28:29 PM by Patrickthekid

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#83565: Nov 27th 2016 at 10:47:45 PM

Your talk of tabletop reminds me-despite being the basis of this entire forum game and the granddaddy of tabletop rpgs, we only have six gods from that series. Three of them the same dragon family, two being both a shared profile and its out of universe creators. Anyone got some ideas of their own for D and D gods showing up here?

Something to note is that the biggest concentration of Pokemon and Game of Thrones gods seems to be Insects and Royalty respectively. Which I suppose is fitting, as the former came to be thanks to its creator's bug collection and the latter is about royalty

ChrisX ..... from ..... Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#83566: Nov 28th 2016 at 12:31:21 AM

Well I think I missed that. But still, before you put a rework, let's have a hearing first. Particularly, BSN.

Here's his research about that blind lady justice not being Nemmy What says you on this, put her on a rework?

And Ronnie... What's your proposed replacement trope?

TPPR10 Shocking Gun! from out of nowhere Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Shocking Gun!
#83567: Nov 28th 2016 at 1:00:30 AM

Uhh, where the hell is Nemesis, anyway?

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
ChrisX ..... from ..... Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#83568: Nov 28th 2016 at 2:04:15 AM

I think House of Justice. Or somewhere within it.

TPPR10 Shocking Gun! from out of nowhere Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Shocking Gun!
#83569: Nov 28th 2016 at 2:11:32 AM

I just realized that Ronnie just deleted her. Ronnie, just because you want to "rework" her doesn't mean you should just delete her.

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
RokuAlhazared The Emperor Of Darkness Since: Jul, 2015
The Emperor Of Darkness
#83570: Nov 28th 2016 at 4:33:06 AM

First draft for Sun Tzu.

Sun Tzu, Chinese God of Military Treatises and Divine Patron of Using Deception As A Weapon (Master Sun, Suntzi)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/deadliest_warrior_legends_sun_tzu.jpg

edited 28th Nov '16 4:33:50 AM by RokuAlhazared

The One Who Crosses The Sky In Flames
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Shocking Gun!
#83571: Nov 28th 2016 at 5:26:30 AM

You know, there is this one profile what seemed to have been abandoned into the pending gods page and I wonder if they are really any good to ascend. I can't really tell since it is hard to tell if big chunks of text is actually any good or bad. And I guess there is a sequel coming up for this game, but apparently the two games are unrelated.

Metallia, Goddess of Deadly Swamps (Metallica, The Swamp Witch, Lia)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/metallia14.png
  • Intermediate Goddess (Prone to fluctuation based on the presence of her swamp muck)
  • Symbol: Her witch hat over her broom
  • Theme Song: Dear Metallia
  • Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
  • Portfolio: Personification of the Nibelheine Swamp, Wicked Witch with pitiable circumstances and occasional show of kindness, foul yet strangely censored cussing, preference for her cooler name, bad karma and betrayal for good deeds
  • Domains: Swamps, Witches, Magic
  • Allies: Lucifer
  • Enemies: Mordremoth, Tirek, Queen Metallia
  • Opposes: All foul-mouthed deities, Shrek
  • Conflict Opinion: Malygos
  • Minions: The Hundred Knight, Arlecchino, Viscole Dotrish
  • Her temple resembles her home in Medea's Nibelheine Swamp, a small cottage surrounded by a moat filled with swamp muck from her home world. The swamp muck is made up of highly concentrated mana that is known to kill low ranking deities. It also really really stinks. Because of this, protection is recommended when going near her temple. High level magic resistance or Anti-Magic also helps though sometimes even that isn't enough to combat the smell.
    • Metallia, being born from the swamp itself, has total control over the mana within the swamp muck, making her very dangerous within it's proximity, possessing Greater God-level abilities when plenty of it is present. However, using powerful magic drains the swamp and being away from her swamp for too long without anything to support her can weaken her considerably.
  • Because of the nature of her and her swamp, she has restricted access to the House of Magic, fearing that the mana might actually revitalize Tirek. To say, Metallia hates Tirek is an understatement and regularly makes death threats against him. Tirek, in turn, has been taunting Metallia to make good on her threats, hoping to see her and her mana become eventually become his. In spite of this, Metallia usually backs down. She has read enough about Tirek to know how dangerous he is as he gains more mana and the last thing she wants is for Tirek to become as powerful as the destroyer god from her world. Even if there is a possibility that the swamp muck could be too much and actually kill him, she doesn't want to take the risk.
    • Moredremoth is even worse as, unlike Tirek, he isn't sealed away and occupies the same House as her. Having learned about Metallia's swamp muck, he has made several attempts at trying to attain it for himself, sending minions to her temple. Metallia, having regularly dealt with enemy plant life from her mother, Malia the Forest Witch, was able to keep them at bay. Still, she finds the whole thing really annoying as it was like fighting Tirek and Malia at the same time. However, unlike her century long fight with Malia, Moredremoth is actually trying to win (Malia was just pushing her until the swamp dried up from Metallia overusing her magic).
    • Malgyos will once awhile come in to help her protect her swamp but it's only to make sure the mana in her swamp does not fall into the wrong hands and it's a partnership that neither of them like. Metallia hates Malgyos' for trying to reign her in while Malgyos sees her as a brat who thinks magic is a toy. Not helping is Metallia trying to treat him as her pet dragon, which great annoys him. Still, he usually gets the last laugh when he calls her "Lia", resulting in Metallia trying to blast him for it. It never works and he calls her out on wasting mana on him, leading her to return to her homeworld to bring in more swamp muck.
  • For whatever reason, the Pantheon does not let her swearing go uncensored, which is strange considering that most other foul-mouthed deities are allowed to cuss freely.
  • Lucifer appealed to Metallia's rather restrictive situation, claiming that joining the GUAC will aid her in keeping her swamp safe and will allow the true freedom she had been seeking for so long. While she liked the idea and the nature of GUAC appealed to her far more than any of the other alliances, she read enough about Lucifer to know the lengths he'd go through to fulfill his goals, noting that he's no better than many of the backstabbers she had dealt with in the past. She eventually chose to support him, but made it very clear that if she feels that he or anyone in GUAC is taking advantage of her trust, she will immediately turn on the GUAC. Lucifer agreed to her terms and ever since then, she's been bringing in even more swamp muck.
  • She is trying to petition that she be acknowledged as "Metallica" instead due to the fact that a certain band is not in the Pantheon and that a certain queen also has her name. Even then, she despises the fact that the queen had "stolen" her awesome name and has made numerous death threats against her for it.
  • Every so often, when she has the Hundred Knight running errands for her, he will accidentally end up in Shrek's temple instead of his master's. Shrek would then grab the little guy and toss him at Metallia, telling her that while he knows his swamp is better, he would prefer it if her midget off stayed his property. Naturally, both of them end up arguing over who has the better swamp.

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
Gehayadren Bad Movie Binge Collector from A Garbage Fire Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Bad Movie Binge Collector
#83572: Nov 28th 2016 at 6:00:45 AM

How does her top stay in place?

To quote the expy entry on her page, "She's basically Marisa Kirisame with Etna's sense of clothing and Revy's personality."

Also, I don't think many people will let her live down the part where she turned her mother into a mouse, and then summoned a bunch of mice to do their business with her.

edited 28th Nov '16 6:13:36 AM by Gehayadren

Ha ha ha. What a story, Mark.
BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#83573: Nov 28th 2016 at 7:19:06 AM

In regards to D&D deities:

We have:

  • Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson
  • Io
  • Bahamut
  • Tiamat
  • Drizzt Do'Urden

If we count D&D's offspring, Pathfinder we can add two more:

  • Asmodeus
  • Cayden Cailean

Though, Asmodeus is in both series as a deity, as well as Pazuzu (well, demon lord)

So technically, there's 9. I'm also working on Orcus, Lord of the Undead for the trope he named.

OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#83574: Nov 28th 2016 at 7:30:11 AM

TPPR 10: Lucifer's not a backstabber and he's always upfront about what he does and more honest than Law, which makes that paragraph feel out of place.

Law is the one who ironically uses Blatant Lies, Half-Truth, and other forms of deceit to make people blindly follow them. Makes him being the Father of All Lies a hilarious ironic title. Apocalypse is the only time a deal he speaks of comes at a price and that one is actually half of Satan.

Also man I need to bump Satan up to Overdeity now and include the Beast of Revelations design.

edited 28th Nov '16 7:32:23 AM by OmegaRadiance

Every accusation by the GOP is ALWAYS a confession.
Donnietu from Stockton, CA Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#83575: Nov 28th 2016 at 7:58:39 AM

@Patrickthekid: Actually, you have 3 [tup]s for Flash And Buck.

Hello, my baby. Hello, my honey. Hello, my ragtime gal.

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