History Characters / CodexEquusShinseinaPantheon

[[folder:Princess Higanbana Moufette]]

Princess Higanbana Moufette (first introduced [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/914602463/5005505111 here]]) is the Skunk/Kitsune hybrid goddess of Love, Self-Determination, and Graves, and is a benevolent member of the Shinseina Pantheon.

* ConsummateLiar: As a god of Misdirection, he has a silver tongue, allowing him to fool others [[ExactWords even if he's telling the truth]]. Even before Ascending, he was infamous for his trolling, which caused people to think that him revealing his true form as an [[WingedUnicorn Alicorn]] thought it was one of his pranks at first. His mistreatment at the hooves of Kounnami and Second-Age Neighpon's [[HonorBeforeReason toxic honor system]] also played a part in this, as he had to lie to protect himself from both social abuse and social disapproval.

* EvenTheLovingHeroHasHatedOnes: He loves creating things for the sake of sharing his creations with people and inspiring them to create themselves, and he essentially believes that all people, whether divine or mortal, desire friends to a degree. However, he hates Kounnami, which is understandable due to the sheer amount of abuse he suffered there thanks to his [[BadBoss bosses]], and was instrumental in its downfall. He also hates those who choose to waste and/or destroy their own friendships with others, seeing such acts as foolish and self-destructive.
* ExactWords: As a god of Misdirection, this is how he can fool others -- he can tell the truth while spinning it in a way that makes it appear as if he's telling a lie.

!!The Black Heron Corpse Investigation Team (BHCIT)
-> ''"Your body is our business!"''
--> -- '''Team Slogan'''

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* HurtingHero: By his own admission, his psychological abuse at the hooves of a [[Creator/{{Konami}} tyrannical video-game company that treated its game developers like prisoners]] left him with quite a bit of trauma, which wouldn't be fully resolved until the Fourth Age once Mentálne was born.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While he did manage to break free of his tyrannical employers, start his own successful video-game company, and become an Alicorn god, his abusive experiences [[HurtingHero still left him with quite a bit of trauma]] that wouldn't be fully resolved until the Fourth Age.

* {{Expy}}: They're based on [[Manga/TheKurosagiCorpseDeliveryService the Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service team]]. Collectively, they are both teams of five university students who have the black heron as their call-sign, are regarded as creepy and eccentric weirdos who aren't used to them or their line of work, behave in a cynical, sarcastic, and morbid manner, and are very opportunistic and greedy because of [[PerpetualPoverty their floundering businesses and generally poor financial situations]]. They even rely on a former homicide detective-turned-social services agent for expenses and dead "clients" in return for doing odd jobs for him. However, they are also both compassionate people who are very unwilling to turn down a dead and living person in need, even at the cost of earning more money for themselves. For bonus points, their team names are heavily similar, with "Kurosagi" meaning "black heron" in Japanese. However, what would make them different from their character inspirations is that after they became Alicorn demigods, their nastier personality traits would [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome actually be taken into account]] and curbed by more experienced deities in the Shinseina pantheon, as they want the Black Heron group to become benevolent and proper deities by doing away with unsavory behaviors that would eventually spell not only their doom, but Equus's doom as well.
* FreudianExcuse: All of them have reasons for acting the way they are now. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Unfortunately]], their behavior would come to bite them once they are surrounded with {{Reasonable Authority Figure}}s who can see right through them and [[WhatTheHellHero won't hesitate to call them out for bad behavior]].

* PerpetualPoverty: Justified and deconstructed. Because Neighpon favors cremation and the dead aren't exactly good sources of money, every member was forced to take up other jobs just to make ends meet, and had to rely on the kindness of Fire Bullet, a former homicide detective-turned-social services agent. Because of their constant poverty, all five members of the BHCIT became incredibly opportunistic and greedy, and when they [[DeityOfHumanOrigin were promoted to demigods]] by the Shinseina pantheon and started receiving gifts from grateful mortal followers, they ''celebrated'' their good fortune and the constant rewards, seeing their newly-gained divinity as an "infinite meal-ticket". Apparently this pissed off Empress Izanami-no-kami, the co-TopGod of the Shinseina pantheon, so much that [[WhatTheHellHero she lectured them on their bad behavior]] and warned them that if they continued using their divinity as an excuse to behave irresponsibly, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome severe consequences will follow not only for them, but for Equus as well]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Living in PerpetualPoverty caused them to be opportunistic and greedy when it comes to money, and when they became [[SemiDivine demigods]], they quickly started capitalizing on their newly-gained divinity as an "infinite meal-ticket" since it means any mortal follower they get will give them gifts out of gratitude. This pissed off Izanami-no-kami, who proceeded to lecture them on their bad behavior and warn them that severe consequences would occur if they continue behaving irresponsibly.
** Being cynical and morbidly casual in disposition has led to some individuals being creeped out by them, being unused a group of people [[CasualDangerDialogue conversing with each other like it's just another normal day]] for them while they deal with corpses and other scary threats. Furthermore, the snarky and crass behavior their character inspirations would display in ''Manga/TheKurosagiCorpseDeliveryService'' would also get them into trouble with authority figures - namely, the Shinseina pantheon - who want them to stop acting immaturely and irresponsibly so they could become true heroes.
---> '''Kazekami:''' If you all want to be taken seriously, then ACT like it.

** Empress Izanami-no-kami once lectured them for celebrating the constant cash rewards they would get from their mortal followers and treating their newly-gained divinity like an "infinite meal-ticket". She warned them that [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility being a deity comes with a lot of hard work and responsibility]] than all five demigods realize, and if they continue behaving irresponsibly, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome severe consequences will follow for them and Equus]].

* CripplingOverspecialization: Defied. Pre-Ascension, he only knew how to dowse for corpses, which wouldn't land him a stable job anywhere in Neighpon or any other country. The only job he did get was a corpse-related business that his friend, Lovely Bones, founded, but it ended up floundering [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome because dead people don't really pay well]]. After he became an Alicorn demigod, his divine mentors in the Shinseina pantheon made sure he would learn how to dowse for other things, such as missing people, wayward spirits, lost objects, and valuable treasures.

** He's opportunistic and greedy because pre-Ascension, he lived in PerpetualPoverty due to Lovely Bones' corpse business floundering, and even lost a home since he failed to pay rent. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Unfortunately]], his and his friends' willingness to earn money in any way possible would later get them scolded by Izanami-no-kami after she caught them treating their newly-gained divinity like an "infinite meal-ticket". Guiding Light would later privately admit to the divine Empress that he thought living in the divine realms would be just like Neighpon, rent included, and he and his friends just wanted to stop worrying about living expenses for once. Izanami-no-kami proceeded to point out that requesting money from their followers as gifts could potentially make them destitute in the end, [[NotSoDifferentRemark making them no different from how he and his friends lived in constant poverty in their mortal life]]. Hearing that caused Guiding Light to break his composure and be overcome with guilt.

* DeityOfHumanOrigin: By the Fourth Age, she has ascended to become the modern goddess of all Magical Fillies (and all other deriatives).

* MagicalGirlWarrior: The first one of the 'Second Age' and a superheroine as a Guardian of Love or the Moon. In doing so, she basically '[[TropeCodifier codified]]' the whole subclass of heroes.

!!!'''Portfolio:''' Gaming, Misdirection, World-Building

Heroic Island (his entry [[https://www.deviantart.com/brutalityinc/art/Deities-and-Divines-Shinseina-Pantheon-940323916 here]]) is the Alicorn god of Gaming, Misdirection, and World-Building, and a living legend known for his talent in game development and world-building.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite his mild-mannered appearance, he's a rather impish stallion who likes playing pranks and trolling people, though he generally means no harm and is extremely apologetic whenever people are offended and/or hurt by his pranks. He's also a ConsummateLiar, an ancient god with incredible power and mastery over gaming and [[RealityWarper reality-warping]], and is a skilled combatant thanks to learning from the likes of Luminiferous and [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solitary Serpent]]. One of his most terrifying abilities involves creating {{Pocket Dimension}}s specifically to punish wicked people for their crimes; one such dimension is called the "[[Franchise/SilentHill Quiet Valley Treatment]]", in which anyone left in there are forced to face horrific manifestations of their own sins and flaws.

* OddFriendship: At one point, he befriended [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solitary Serpent]]n (details unknown), though they're complete opposites since he's a somewhat pacifistic video-game creator who loves pranking (and trolling) people, whereas Solitary Serpent is a grizzled, hardened SuperSoldier. Despite this, his friendship saved him when Solitary Serpent [[https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/937051958/5023977496 rescued him from imprisonment by Dalong SynTech forces]].

* StartMyOwn: After leaving [[Creator/{{Konami}} Kounnami]] for good, he started his own video-game company, Heroic Island Productions, so he can freely create his own games without having to deal with abusive bosses like [[BadBoss Auspicious Grace]]. Unfortunately, Kounnami continued to harass him out of sheer spite, even trying to permanently block Heroic Island Productiosn from access to health insurance. The torment finally stopped when he revealed everything he went through to [[WorldsSmartestMan Dr. Silversmith]] and [[HonestCorporateExecutive Prince Maestro I]] during a trip to Ponyland, leading to Kounnami's downfall. While Heroic Island Productions fell during the Second Age's end, he revived his company in the suceeding Ages, with it becoming an ally of benevolent companies like Maestro Multimedia.

* TrollingCreator: InUniverse. Much like Creator/HideoKojima, his character inspiration, he has a tendency to troll both fans and non-fans alike, earning him the epithet "The Stallion Who Trolled the World". In one notable incident, after Ascending to godhood, he announced to his fans that he became a god... [[GodInHumanForm only to show up in person later as a mortal Earth Pony]]. He then proceeded to reveal his true divine form anyway and announce, "[[HesBack I'm back!]]", to enthusiastic applause and cheering all over Equus/Tellus. This also factored into his Ascension itself, where he became the Alicorn god of ''Misdirection''.