History Pantheon / Reclusiveness

* OddFriendship With: [[Pantheon/{{Mothers}} Jun Kazama]], [[Pantheon/BladedWeapons Shigure Kosaka]], [[Pantheon/{{Musicality}} Maki Nishikino]].

* At one point, she bumps into Jun Kazama and Shigure Kosaka, as both all of them quickly became close friends in a odd way mostly due to [[Creator/MamikoNoto their voices sounds similar]] to each other.

* Domains: Singing, Acting, Insanity, Stalking victims
* Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Personalities}} Sayaka Maizono]], [[Pantheon/{{Protagonists}} Marion Crane]], [[Pantheon/RomanticOrientation Miku Izayoi]]
* Enemies: The entire House of Pantheon/TaintedLove (barring the good or sympathetic ones), [[Pantheon/{{Fanbase}} Annie Wilkes]], Any rapist and stalker in the Pantheon

''"The Dark Lord is the leader of Hell's armies. Not a king, but a warrior of the Dark Realm. The fiercest among them, as only the strongest could rule the demons. He is [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes you]], in their world"''

* Enemies: '''''[[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes The Doom Slayer]]''''', [[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers Dante]], [[Pantheon/HatredAndRancor Zamasu]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith YHVH]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Spawn]], [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Nekron]], The Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfDestruction

* Is probably the only one of Big Boss's clones to not have a problem with [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypes Big Boss]], instead visibly treating his progenitor with great respect.

'''[[VideoGame/FreedomPlanet Neera Li]], Goddess of Being ImproperlyParanoid''' (Panda Girl)

* Herald: General Gong

* Symbol: Their classic arcade sprites.
* Alignment: Generally ChaoticEvil, but can be ChaoticNeutral on their best days. NeutralGood [[WesternAnimation/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures in at least one situation]].

* Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} Pac-Man]]''' (Verges on FriendlyEnemy at times), [[Pantheon/CombatOccupations The Ghostbusters]], [[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} Danny Phantom]], [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Luigi]], [[Pantheon/{{Language}} Professor E. Gadd]], [[Pantheon/{{Words}} The Batter]], [[Pantheon/OrderAndChaos Galeem and Dharkon]]

[[folder:The Ghost Gang (Pac-Man)]]

'''[[VideoGame/PacMan Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde]], The Gods of Going BlueWithShock''' (The Ghost Gang, [[EarlyInstalmentWeirdness Monsters]]; Akabei, Shadow (Blinky); Aosuke, Bashful (Inky); Speedy (Pinky); Guzuta, Pokey (Clyde))
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[[caption-width-right:300:Clockwise: Pinky, Clyde, Inky, Blinky]]
* Lesser Gods
* Symbol: Their classic arcade sprites.
* Alignment: Generally ChaoticEvil, but can be ChaoticNeutral on their best days. NeutralGood [[WesternAnimation/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures in at least one situation]].
* Portfolio: {{Bedsheet Ghost}}s, [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Strange Specters]], [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Often Appear As Boss Minions For A Bigger Threat]], [[VideoGameAI The First Proper Video Game A.I]], [[EnemyMine Will Help Pac-Man If The Need Arises]] ([[GoKartingWithBowser Or Just Hang Out With Him Anyways]])
** Blinky: TheLeader, RedIsViolent, [[DependingOnTheWriter Is Sometimes Orange]]
** Inky: [[ArtificialBrilliance The Most Complicated A.I In The Game]], CowardlyLion
** Pinky: PinkIsFeminine, [[VillainousCrush Has An Unreciprocated Crush On Pac-Man]], TheSmurfettePrinciple, LeadTheTarget
** Clyde: OddNameOut, TheDitz
* Domains: Ghosts, "Monsters", Mazes, Minions
* Heralds: Fellow ghosts Sue, Tim, Yum-Yum, Funky, Spunky and Kinky
* Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Enemies}} King Boo]] (Depending On His Mood), [[Pantheon/{{Tics}} The Boos]], [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles The Koopalings]], [[Pantheon/NamingIdentification BeetleJuice]], [[Pantheon/FearsomeArchetypes Spooky]], [[Pantheon/GamingGenresAToM The Devil World's Devil]], [[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM Dr. Eggman]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Wreck-It Ralph]]
* Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} Pac-Man]]''' (Verges on FriendlyEnemy at times), [[Pantheon/CombatOccupations The Ghostbusters]], [[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} Danny Phantom]], [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Luigi]], [[Pantheon/{{Language}} Professor E. Gadd]], [[Pantheon/{{Words}} The Batter]], [[Pantheon/OrderAndChaos Galeem and Dharkon]]
* Friendly With: [[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} The House of Ghosts (C most notably)]]
* The Ghost Gang, consisting of Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde, are considered gaming's first proper A.I enemies and are arguably just as recognizable as Pac-Man himself. Initially starting out as generic "monsters" chasing Pac throughout a maze, they've since evolved into a pack of specters who spend their time terrorizing others, with Pac-Man either being the target of said terror or just him stepping in to stop them. Occasionally they've helped a bigger evil try and take over Pac-Man's world, with the four acting as their minions and QuirkyMinibossSquad, [[VideoGame/PacManWorld3 though at least once]] said evil was so great they [[EnemyMine reluctantly teamed up with Pac-Man to stop them]]. While their exact thoughts on Pac have varied over the years, either considering him their greatest foe or treating their conflicts like a 9-to-5 job, They've almost always represented the bad guys Pac-Man must beat to win. [[WesternAnimation/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures Almost]].
* They first made themselves known to The Pantheon doing what they do best: hiding in mazes or otherwise cramped buildings and domains and terrorizing anyone that steps foot in there. They mostly stuck with bothering Lesser or weaker deities, though they'll occasionally tangle with Intermediate ones if they were feeling brave. Either way, most victims noted that they weren't a joke despite their silly appearances, as they were fully capable of flanking or organizing ambushes to catch their victims. It didn't take long for the news to reach Pac-Man, who pretty much immediately knew what was happening once he heard about ghosts in mazes and so took off to put an end to their shenanigans locating and countering their strategies while systematically eating them one by one. Unfortunately for Pac, by the time they fled he found out that they were summoned to The Pantheon to get the title BlueWithShock, thanks to them, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin becoming blue when scared]]. The Ghosts shenanigans haven't changed much after properly ascending, save for their hauntings becoming more sporadic in favor of them targeting Pac-Man more.
* As for their relationship with Pac-Man, it tends to very for the most part. On a normal day they're opposed to each other, but just ''how'' opposed tends to change. Sometimes the ghosts hate Pac enough that they intentionally summon that game's villain just to kill them, other times they're just doing their jobs as ghosts and are more or less strong-armed into schemes by a more scarier villain. If nothing else Pac-Man himself is consistently shown to not really mind them, considering them annoyances at worst with him focusing on whoever their boss is at the moment. Of course, there's the inevitable kart races and party games that the ghosts are invited to without problem or complaint, but at this point that kind of thing's expected for mascots like them. More recently, both parties discovered an alternate universe/potential future where the Ghost Gang are straight good guys and friends of Pac-Man's son Pacster, secretly helping him fight their abusive ruler Betrayus. The Gang aren't too sure what to feel about this even on their best days, but Pac himself thought it was more funny than anything and has joked that they'd get along great with his own son.
* Despite the Gang not really being the ambitious sort, they've still been involved with countless large-scale attempts at conquering Pac-Man's world via becoming the minions of the villains responsible. Sometimes they've joined for a chance to get back at Pac, sometimes they were basically strong-armed into doing so, and occasionally they were actually the ones responsible for bringing the villain in. Regardless, they've resumed their habits in The Pantheon, as whenever they're not just terrorizing others they're helping some other BigBad try and take over the Pantheon, often of (but not limited to) the specter variety. While they're generally compliant with whatever boss they have, with someone like King Boo it's a complicated case:: when he's just a minion of Bowser they're perfectly fine with him, [[VideoGame/LuigisMansion but whenever he's fixated on taking revenge on Luigi]] he becomes ''much'' more ruthless and cruel to a degree that [[EvenEvilHasStandards freaks out even them]], and as such they end to sit out on his more destructive schemes.
* Some gods aren't quite sure if the Gang are really ghosts or not, and if they are they deviate from the usual stereotypes quite a bit: they can't go through walls, are considered a separate species from Pac-People altogether, and their first outing treated them more as generic "monsters" wearing sheets. Still, with each game they get progressively more ghost-like, starting with them being plainly labeled "ghosts" and going from there, so both gaming and The Pantheon lump them with other ghosts for the sake of simplicity. For what it's worth, they get along just fine with most other ghosts, at least the ones that are just as enthusiastic about scaring as they are. Beetlejuice, a ghost that specializes in spooking people, thinks the Gang are good company and has invited them to help terrorize whoever he was hired to scare, and while his DirtyOldMan antics are a bit gross to them they otherwise think of him as a fine example of a ghost. Suprisingly, they get along fairly well with the BedsheetGhost C, possibly because of their similar appearances, though they usually try to convince him to go scare some people, which the passive C just finds annoying but otherwise tolerates their presence.
** Most notably, the Gang have managed to get on the good side of the particularly vicious ghost child Spooky. The story goes that Pac-Man and the gang were doing their usual thing when all of a sudden, Spooky shows up with a knife and tried to stab Pac-Man. While Pac managed to escape, it was barely with his life and he was notably much more intimidated by her than he was with the Gang. Naturally, they were impressed and approached Spooky, who explained that she had a mission to create a whole ghost army to TakeOverTheWorld with so ghosts like her can finally be seen as scary, and came to recruit the Gang to her cause, knowing their enthusiasm for scares. The Gang immediately agreed and are now awaiting the day Spooky launches her scheme so they can terrorize as many people as they want.
* Compared to other specters in The Pantheon, the Gang are generally seen as some of the less dangerous "evil" ghosts: they focus more on scaring and causing shenanigans than really hurting people when acting on their own accord, making them easier to deal with than other ghosts. That's not to say they're ''harmless'', as they're more than willing to defend themselves when pushed and can be tricky to catch, but they all have a set pattern to their behavior that can be exploited. The Pantheon's most famous spook-catchers, the Ghostbusters, have had a few cases involving the Gang, and while the first time around the Gang gave them some trouble thanks to their maze navigating skills, the Ghostbusters figured out the aforementioned pattern and afterwards are able to capture them just fine, though the Gang have shown quite a knack for escaping to spook another day. Half-ghost hero Danny Phantom also had a few encounters with the Gang and considers them more of a nuisance than anything, helped by the fact that Danny can just go through their mazes while the ghosts cannot, which the gang consider cheating. There was also the time where they tried scaring Luigi after finding out of his fear of ghosts, but what they somehow didn't know was his Poltergust 300 and how willing Luigi was to use it, resulting in the gang becoming paintings for E. Gadd for a few hours before escaping.
* If there's one thing that they're as good as Pac-Man at, it's navigating mazes, showing the same skills as Pac-Man at identifying and memorizing where they are no matter the maze. Where they really shine is using their design to flank others for a quick scare/kill, which is where they're at their most dangerous as they're also very good at it. Pac's usually able to avoid them just because he knows them and their "patterns" really well, and even he's admitted that they managed to get him a few times. As soon as the gang ascended, they were immediately contacted by the Devil of Devil World, who had repeated fights with Pac-Man and wanted revenge on him, ruling over a maze world that Pac constantly dominated. Thinking it would be a fun way to kill some time, the Gang agreed and can occasionally be seen in his world, adaptig their usual techniques to the ever-changing maze. Not only has Pac-Man tangled with both parties, they've also targeted others who got lost in Devil Worl, and they've admitted they make it much more trickier as well.
* Being popular gaming characters with an important history, they've naturally played a role in the Smash Bros. tourneys, starting when Pac-Man joined the roster. While they aren't proper fighters, they play a number of roles: Pac-Man's actually able to summon them for attacks for starters, resulting from a temporary truce they made with Pac so they can be there to begin with. They themselves star in their own assist trophy, coming out to wander the battlefield as usual, even retaining their usual patterns during it. Finally, some versions come with their home maze as a stage, translated as a series of platforms transplanted over the iconic maze itself. Of course, their role in Smash resulting in them being some of many, many victims of Galeem and Dharkon's war, turning them into spirits that would attack others. They obviously found the whole thing unplesant and are willing to continue their truce with Pac-Man whenever Galeem tries anything funny again.
* As with all Arcade characters, they have enough respect for Wreck-It Ralph and Fix-It Felix to leave them alone thanks to the two saving the arcade from being Cy-Bug chow, even when the two wander into their territory. Their respect for Ralph was also present even before Ralph saved the arcade thanks to Clyde: he used to hold "Bad-Anons" for other arcade villains so they can feel better about being the bad guy as part of their job. Clyde was notably more soft-spoken and intelligent back there and even expressed sympathy for Ralph's reluctance for his role, though he still encouraged Ralph to stick to the role. As soon as they ascended Clyde tried starting another Bad-Anon for other reluctant villains, only to see that {{Punch Clock Villain}}s are much more rare in The Pantheon than it was in the Arcade. Still, they remain good buddies with Ralph, who has also invited them over to Fix-It Felix's game to spice it up.
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** Pantheon/GUAGTokuDivision: [[Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes Kouta Kazuraba/Kamen Rider Gaim]], [[Pantheon/{{Friendship}} Gentaro Kisaragi/Kamen Ridet Fourze]], [[Pantheon/OffensivePowers Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO]], [[Pantheon/HeroicAppearances Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters]]

* Opposes: The House of Pantheon/{{Betrayal}}, [[Pantheon/{{Laughter}} The Joker]], the Hall of Pantheon/{{Memes}}

* Enemies: [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Ryoma Sengoku/Kamen Rider Duke, Enter]], the Pantheon/GUAETrollkaiger, [[Pantheon/PrideAndEgotism Gilgamesh]], [[Pantheon/{{Betrayal}} Ragyo Kiryuin]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Monokuma and his Mastermind]], [[Pantheon/MonsterTypes SHOCKER]]