History Pantheon / Gameplay

* Alignment: ChaoticNeutral

* Herald: Since they couldn't, um... -- what'd they say? -- "find a trope to ascend Bow Kid for", I was allowed to bring her on as a herald instead. She seemed pretty happy about it!

* Enemies: [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnJob The Devil]] and [[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM King Dice]] seem rather annoyed with me to say the least, I am NOT trusting [[Pantheon/IceAndCold Queen Elsa]] or any other ice deity here; I already had my experience with ice from Queen Vanessa, thank you very much! [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Oh great, and speaking of Queen Vanessa]]...and ''of course,'' [[Pantheon/OrganizedCrime The Empress just had to return as well]]

* Conflicting Opinion: '''[[Pantheon/WeaponizedObjects Beowulf]],''' ''[[Pantheon/{{Undead}} Bloody Marie]],'' [[Pantheon/OrderAndChaos Discord]]

* Allies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Simon Henriksson]]''' (His patient), [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Frasier Crane]], [[Pantheon/LoveOther Sigmund Freud]], [[Pantheon/{{Characterization}} Carl Jung]], [[Pantheon/PowerMentalities Malcolm Crowe]], [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Dollface (Black)]], [[Pantheon/FearsomeArchetypes The Doki Doki Literature Club]], [[Pantheon/IntrovertCharacterization Adrian Monk]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedObjects Isaac]]

* Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[Pantheon/NonVehicularTravel Tails]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedObjects Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong]], [[Pantheon/AirBasedTravel Dixie Kong]], [[Pantheon/{{Dance}} Amigo]], [[Pantheon/CriminalActions Beat]], [[Pantheon/FightingStyles Kazuma Kiryu]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Morgana]], [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Hello Kitty]], [[Pantheon/OtherCreatures Suezo]], [[Pantheon/{{Food}} Kirby]], [[Pantheon/SocialAndRecreationalWork Lazlo]]

** Flame: ActionGirl, BoobsOfSteel, ExperiencedProtagonist [[ZigzaggedTrope In Rescue Work]], [[RobotGirl Android]], SensualSpandex, [[HairColors Bright Turquoise Hair]]

** Azazel: The House of Pantheon/{{Angels}}, [[Pantheon/{{Protagonists}} The Seven Heavenly Virtues]], [[Pantheon/LoveAndAffection Flonne]]

* Theme Song: [[https://youtu.be/GVo5oqvzl4M Doctor Battle]]

* Followers: [[VideoGame/HotlineMiami The Hitman]], [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2 Jeremy Fitzgerald and Fritz Smith]] (despite the fact they were night guards of Freddy's '''before''' him and didn't have the luxury of door use), [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3 the Fazbear's Fright night guard]] (even though he did not have the luxury of door use either, though vents are close enough), [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4 the Crying Child]] [[spoiler:victim of The Bite of '83]], [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation The Technician/"Eggs Benedict"]], [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtCandys Mary Schmidt]] (older sister?)

* Followers: The [[spoiler: AI]] Colonel, Screaming Mantis (possibly unwilllingly), [[VideoGame/ShadowOfDestiny Homonculus]], [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Mr. Resetti]], [[WebAnimation/MurderDrones Doll]]

* Alignment: TrueNeutral

* Enemies: Humanity in general, [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 the RED Team]], [[Pantheon/FriendshipDynamics Teddie]],

** Swordsmen and Fighters: [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Guts]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality Future Trunks]], [[Pantheon/RoyalActivities Jaime Lannister]], [[Pantheon/AntiHeroes Kaito Kumon/Kamen Rider Baron]]

* Allies: [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Blacker Baron]], [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Big Bull]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAppearance Maximilian Caxton]], [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Bayonetta]], [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Ash Williams]], [[Pantheon/{{Headwear}} Marcus Fennix]], [[Pantheon/SpeechAToM Juliet Sterling]], [[Pantheon/AntiHeroes Travis Touchdown]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes The Doom Slayer]]

** Nippon Ichi Deities: [[Pantheon/AntiHeroes Laharl]], [[Pantheon/CombatOther Etna]], [[Pantheon/InfatuationAndObsession Flonne]], [[Pantheon/{{Touring}} Sicily]], [[Pantheon/NormalCombat Adell]], [[Pantheon/CombatClothing Rozalin]], [[Pantheon/CharacterRoles Almaz von Almadine Adamant]], [[Pantheon/{{Heirs}} Sapphire Rhodonite]], [[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics Raspberyl]], [[Pantheon/SchoolTypes Mao]], [[Pantheon/{{Conduct}} Valvatorez]], [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Artina]], [[Pantheon/HeroicAttitude Killia]], [[Pantheon/CharacterReveals Lizerota]], [[Pantheon/{{Abilities}} Usalia]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfSadness Marona]]

** Other: [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Steve Rogers]], [[Pantheon/SoldierActions Lance Corporal Jack Jones]], [[Pantheon/{{Hunters}} B.J. Blaskowicz]], [[Pantheon/{{Language}} Warspite]], [[Pantheon/MultiWieldingWeapons Sinon]], [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} Yoko Littner, Lockon Stratos]], [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Kung Fury]]

** US Army: [[Pantheon/{{Armies}} Lt. Randall and Sgt. Bill Taylor]], [[Pantheon/MilitaryRanks Major Richard Winters and Captain Ronald Spiers]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes Cpl. Boyd Travers]], [[Pantheon/{{Nationalities}} Pvt. Robert Zussman]]

* Under watch by: The house of Pantheon/TimeAndSpace (They better not be reading this!)

* Allies: [[Pantheon/SocialAndRecreationalWork Isabelle]], [[Pantheon/{{Workmanship}} K.K. Slider]], [[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} Mario]], [[Pantheon/GamingStyles Chuggaaconroy]], [[Pantheon/GamingNarratives The Human Child]], [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Mike Haggar]], [[Pantheon/HobbiesAndLifestyles The Farmer]], [[Pantheon/CharacterRoles Christopher Robin]], Tim Taylor (sometimes), [[Pantheon/PowerLevelsAndAppearance Inklings]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Haru Okumura]] (and by extension the rest of the Phantom Thieves)

** Other: [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Steve Rogers]], [[Pantheon/SoldiersAndWarriors Lance Corporal Jack Jones]], [[Pantheon/{{Hunters}} B.J. Blaskowicz]], [[Pantheon/{{Language}} Warspite]], [[Pantheon/MultiWieldingWeapons Sinon]], [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} Yoko Littner, Lockon Stratos]], [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Kung Fury]]

** One of such logistical problems was not with the quality of the game itself, but with its profitability given the amount of players trapped. Given the multi-million-dollar expenses typically involved with creating an MMORPG to begin with, let alone a virtual-reality one, 10,000 sales would be massively unprofitable unless sold at an unbelievably exorbitant per-unit price. To have such a small player base for such an ambitious project, and 40% of said players being killed by the game, would far more likely KILL OFF the VRMMORPG genre if it were already thriving, rather than be the game that started it all. In fact, the original web novel had the number of players at 50,000, which would still be quite small, but not historically bad. Many believe that the true sales numbers were in fact around 50,000, and 10,000 is just the ones whose log off safety functions were disabled. This would mean 80% of players ''could'' log off safely (but perhaps couldn't log ''back in'') and only 8% of players died by the game instead of 40%, numbers much more salvageable for future investors and developers with less self-indulgent aims to be willing to touch.

* He's still in the Chaser business and as such makes frequent stops to the House of Pantheon/{{Profession}} for work. While Chasers are ostensibly bounty hunters they also double as private investigators and, if the situation calls for it, assassins. Hence why in addition to frequenting the sub-houses of Pantheon/InvestigativeWork and Pantheon/{{Hunters}} he also slips by the House of Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins. Often, he competes with Boba Fett, Rengar, Gondar, Lo Wang, and Agent 47.

'''[[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Akihiko Kayaba]], The GameMaster God''' (Commander Heathcliff, [[WorldsStrongestMan The Strongest Man]], The Living Legend, ThePaladin, [[RedBaron The Crimson Knight]], The GameMaster of Death, [[CharClone SAO's Char Aznable]], Master of the Cyberverse)

* Conflicting Opinion From: '''[[Pantheon/SwordArtOnline The entire SAO cast]]''', especially [[Pantheon/DigitalPersonas Asuna Yuuki]] and [[Pantheon/SurrogateRelationships Yui]]

** One question posed during these therapy sessions which everybody has been curious about: [[InsideAComputerSystem why exactly did he do all of that]]? Aside from creating the '[[FreudianExcuse floating castle]]' from his childhood dreams, [[RiddleForTheAges he claims to have forgotten]]. Many simply do not buy this. Some believe the whole thing was ChristmasRushed, he stayed awake for hundreds of hours trying to finish it before the deadline, [[spoiler:and the whole dying-in-the-game-means-dying-for-real bit is actually a glitch that his sleep-deprived mind decided it would be best to to cover up as intentional]]. Kayaba himself admits that's [[ActuallyPrettyFunny an interesting if hilarious theory]], but sadly that wasn't the case. A more plausible explanation that Kayaba has admitted to be closer to the truth is that he felt frustrated and limited by the arbitrary rules that govern the current reality and wished to exceed them by supplanting it with his own. Thus he created ''Sword Art Online'' to be as sensory and seemingly realistic as possible to support this.

** Sugou completely '''''[[{{Understatement}} lost his shit]]''''' when he learnt that his arch-rival had ascended. He had created [=ALfheim=] Online as a direct response to Sword Art Online to prove he was the better GameMaster, only for Kayaba's VirtualGhost to swoop in and [[VirtualGhost provide Kirito]] the HeroicSecondWind needed to defeat him. Oberon tried [[UnderequippedCharge charging]] Kayaba down in person but Heathcliff deftly sidestepped him and landed a [[OneHitKill one-hit KO]].

** Swordsmen and Fighters: [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Guts]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndSpace Future Trunks]], [[Pantheon/RoyalActivities Jaime Lannister]], [[Pantheon/AntiHeroes Kaito Kumon/Kamen Rider Baron]]

** Sugou completely '''''[[{{Understatement}} lost his shit]]''''' when he learnt that his arch-rival had ascended. He created [=ALfheim=] Online to prove he was the better GameMaster only for Kayaba's VirtualGhost to swoop in and [[VirtualGhost provide Kirito]] the HeroicSecondWind needed to defeat him. Oberon tried [[UnderequippedCharge charging]] Kayaba down in person but Heathcliff deftly sidestepped him and landed a [[OneHitKill one-hit KO]].

** Sugou completely '''''[[{{Understatement}} lost his shit]]''''' when he learnt that his arch-rival had ascended. He created [=ALfheim=] Online to prove he was the better GameMaster only for Kayaba's VirtualGhost to swoop in and [[VirtualGhost provide Kirito]] the HeroicSecondWind needed to defeat him. Oberon tried [[UnderequippedCharge charging]] Kayaba down in person but Heathcliff deftly sidestepped him and landed a [[OneHitKill one-hit KO]] saying: [[DissonantSerenity Greetings, my old friend]].
--> '''Sugou:''' '''''[[VillainousBreakdown Dammit ALL!]]''''' First you spite me by spawning that stupid virtual world of yours. Then you mock me in death by giving '[[ArchEnemy that boy]]' your admin account. And now, when I finally thought I'd gotten rid of you, you come back and assert your superiority as the '''God of {{Game Master}}s'''? '''''[[{{Curse}} CURSE YOU KAYABA!! CURSE YOU!!!]]'''''

'''[[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Akihiko Kayaba]], The GameMaster God''' (Heathcliff, Commander, [[WorldsStrongestMan The Strongest Man]], The Living Legend, ThePaladin, [[RedBaron The Crimson Knight]], The GameMaster of Death, [[CharClone SAO's Char Aznable]], Master of the Cyberverse)

** Also has undisclosed relationships with Jigsaw, since they both have a BlueAndOrangeMorality and hold {{Deadly Game}}s, and George Lucas, most likely due to them being totally immersed and enamoured with their respective crafts and disliking outside influence such as ExecutiveMeddling. He's also one of the few denizens of the House of Pantheon/{{Gaming}} who dares visit the Celestial Toymaker, mainly because the Toymaker had no intention of putting him in a game, as he respects his handiwork with SAO and his GameMaster roles. Akihiko is wary around the Toymaker, though it's difficult to say he has a moral high ground and the Toymaker will play ball around him because of the aforementioned respect.

* Kayaba has had a hand in the origins of nearly every person that has menaced Kirito and his friends due to creating the means of their crimes in the first place, and he has made it a personal goal of his to make them see the light of virtual reality and that it was created with the good of the populace in mind, [[PowerPerversionPotential not for evil purposes such as mind control and warfare]]. Nobuyuki Sugou has long been Kayaba's bitter rival since their university days, and was extremely critical of his detached nature. He also [[StalkerWithACrush courted his girlfriend a few times to disturbing effect]]. Kayaba is incredulous at how Sugou has failed to learn from his past mistakes and continued to use mind-control technology for his own ends. [[EvenEvilHasStandards And for a terrorist organization no less!]] Kayaba has nursed thoughts of talking to him after the incident below but has shelved the idea after seeing the many atrocities he has committed in the name of SHOCKER alongside other depraved individuals. He had ''quite'' a few words to say about this:

** One of such logistical problems was not with the quality of the game itself, but with its profitability given the amount of players trapped. Given the multi-million-dollar expenses typically involved with creating an MMORPG to begin with, let alone a virtual-reality one, 10,000 sales would be massively unprofitable unless sold at an unbelievably exorbitant per-unit price. To have such a small player base for such an ambitious project, and 40% of said players being killed by the game, would far more likely KILL OFF the VRMMORPG genre if it were already thriving, rather than be the game that started it all. In fact, the original web novel had the number of players at 50,000, which would still be quite small, but not historically bad. Many believe that the true sales numbers were in fact around 50,000, and 10,000 is just the ones whose log off safety functions were disabled. This would mean 80% of players ''could'' log off safely (but perhaps couldn't log ''back in'') and only 8% of died by the game instead of 40%, numbers much more salvageable for future investors and developers with less self-indulgent aims to be willing to touch.