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| 9 | [[folder:The Supreme Kais of Universe 7]] |
| 10 | '''[[Manga/DragonBallZ The Supreme Kais of Universe 7]][[note]]Members: West Supreme Kai, North Supreme Kai, South Supreme Kai, Grand Supreme Kai[[/note]], Grand Quadrumvirate of [[GodIsDead Deceased Divinities]]''' (All: Creation Gods, [[GodIsGood Watchers of the Cosmos]] | West Supreme Kai: [[DubNameChange West Kaioshin]], West God of Kings of Worlds | North Supreme Kai: [[DubNameChange North Kaioshin]], North God of Kings of Worlds | South Supreme Kai: [[DubNameChange South Kaioshin]], South God of Kings of Worlds | Grand Supreme Kai: [[DubNameChange Daikaioh]], [[TopGod Great Lord of Lords, Great God of Kings of Worlds]]) |
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| 12 | [[caption-width-right:300:Clockwise from top right: Grand Supreme Kai, West Supreme Kai, North Supreme Kai, South Supreme Kai. Front: East Supreme Kai/Shin]] |
| 13 | * Overdeities as a whole. Grand Supreme Kai is an Overdeity, especially if he has all of his godly powers, South Supreme Kai is a Greater God bordering on Overdeity, and West Supreme Kai and North Supreme Kai are a Greater Goddess and God. |
| 14 | * Symbol: A Golden Fruit with the number "7" on it, and a bloodstained Orange Sash in front of it |
| 15 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW_1wH2TIZo The Sacred Land of the Kais]] |
| 16 | * Alignment: LawfulGood |
| 17 | * Domains: '''[[GodIsDead Long since slain Deities]], [[GodIsGood Valiantly gave their lives fighting Majin Buu and Bibidi]]''', [[PhysicalGod Some of the most powerful entities in all of Universe 7]], [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep The only Supreme Kais who are only referred to by their titles]], [[BewareTheNiceOnes Kind and benevolent deities]] [[BewareTheSillyOnes with comical and mischievous sides]] [[GoodIsNotSoft who will not hesitate to fight evil that comes to them]], [[AlienNonInterferenceClause Not permitted to directly act in Mortal affairs unless attacked first]], [[PosthumousCharacter Have been dead for millions of years by the start of the series]], [[KillTheGod All were either murdered]] [[GodEating or absorbed by Majin Buu]], [[TimeAbyss Had already been alive for millions of years before their deaths]] |
| 18 | ** Grand Supreme Kai: '''[[TopGod The highest ranked Kai in all of Universe 7]]''', [[BigGood Leader of the rest of the Kais, and the reason Buu became the passive Fat Buu, and Moro was able to imprisoned]], [[BigFun A fun-loving and happy deity who values peace]], [[HeroicSacrifice Sacrificed the majority of his goldy power to seal Moro's Magic, and allowed himself to be absorbed by Buu]], [[IncorruptiblePurePureness The only one to be absorbed by Buu to cause a positive morality change]], [[{{Acrofatic}} Agility and speed that is unaffected by his girth]] |
| 19 | ** South Supreme Kai: '''[[TheAce The strongest Supreme Kai after Grand Supreme Kai sacrificed most of his power]]''', [[BloodKnight Shows excitement during his fight with Buu]], [[MightyGlacier Physically huge, bulky, and incredibly strong]], [[WorldsStrongestMan The only Supreme Kai strong enough to stand with Grand Supreme Kai against Moro and later damaged Kid Buu]] |
| 20 | ** West Supreme Kai: '''[[TheSmurfettePrinciple The solitary female Supreme Kai in Universe 7]]''', [[WorldsStrongestMan The most powerful woman in all of Universe 7 while she was alive]], [[ActionGirl The first Supreme Kai to fight against Kid Buu]], [[TheGadfly Likes playing pranks on her fellow Supreme Kais especially South Supreme Kai]], [[EnsembleDarkHorse By far the most popular with the fanbase]] |
| 21 | ** North Supreme Kai: '''[[CoolOldGuy Visibly the oldest of the Universe 7 Supreme Kais]]''', [[MasterSwordsman Engaged Kid Buu with a longsword, and also attempted to free the Z-Sword from its stone]], [[SingleStrokeBattle Cut Kid Buu in half with one swing of his sword before himself being killed with one energy blast from Buu]], [[HeroesGoneFishing Enjoys going fishing in his free time]] |
| 22 | * Domains: Godhood, Creation, Benevolence, Deceased Lore Figures |
| 23 | * Heralds: The subordinate Kais of Universe 7, Old Kai (Shared with Shin) |
| 24 | * High Priest: [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Papa Titan]] |
| 25 | * Followers: [[Myth/NorseMythology Many of the unascended Norse Gods]], [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Falligar the Behemoth]], [[Literature/HighSchoolDXD God (High School DXD)]] |
| 26 | * Superior: '''''[[Pantheon/AuthorityFigures Present and Future Zeno]]''''' |
| 27 | * Allies: '''''[[Pantheon/IntrovertFlaws East Supreme Kai]][[Pantheon/DivineBehavior /Shin]], [[Pantheon/HeroicOutlooks Gowasu]], [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Whis]], [[Pantheon/PowerMentalities Fat Majin Buu]]''''' (Slightly Tentative), '''[[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Hercule Satan]], [[Pantheon/IdentityIssues Android 21]], [[Pantheon/DragonBall The Z-Fighters/Dragon Team]], [[Pantheon/SpaceAndCosmos Rosalina and the Lumas]], [[Pantheon/{{Food}} Kirby]]''', [[Pantheon/ReligiousFigures Mithra]], [[Pantheon/FantasticalJobs Uatu the Watcher]], [[Pantheon/OtherCreatures The Lake Guardians]], [[Pantheon/GenderRoles Alm and Celica]], [[Pantheon/DivineRoles Bruce Nolan]], [[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower God (Bruce Almighty)]], [[Pantheon/TheatricProduction Pit]], [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith Palutena]], [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} Archangel Michael]], [[Pantheon/CommonColors Sailor Galaxia]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery The Sailor Guardians]], [[Pantheon/CouplesOrientation The Acolyte and the Radiant Goddess]], [[Pantheon/DivineRoles The Four Holy Beasts]] |
| 28 | ** Current Apprentices: [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Ping Xiao Po]] [[Pantheon/GroupsAndTeams and the Furious Five, The Xiaolin Dragons]] |
| 29 | ** Tea Drinking Buddies: [[Pantheon/AgeAndYouth Uncle Iroh]], [[Pantheon/{{Reptiles}} Master Oogway]], [[Pantheon/SpeechNToZ Master Yoda]] (Grand Supreme Kai only) |
| 30 | ** Partner: [[Pantheon/NormalCombat Terrakion]] (South Supreme Kai only) |
| 31 | * OddFriendship with: [[Pantheon/{{Sinners}} Kratos]], [[Pantheon/{{Emotion}} Asura]], [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Bayonetta]] (All), [[Pantheon/PositiveReaction Margaret "Peggy" Carter]] (West Supreme Kai only) |
| 32 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork with: '''''[[Pantheon/DivineBehavior Lord Beerus]]''''' (Mainly due to him being bad at his job) |
| 33 | * Enemies: '''''[[Pantheon/GoodAndEvilColors Majin Buu]], [[Pantheon/WitchesAndWizards Babidi]], [[Pantheon/MagicCasters Planet Eater Moro]], [[Pantheon/HatredAndRancor Zamasu]]''''', '''[[Pantheon/OffensivePowers Dabura]], [[Pantheon/{{Words}} Janemba]], [[Pantheon/DragonBall The Frieza Force]], [[Pantheon/GeneticEngineering Cell]], [[Pantheon/NarrativeTone The Dark Matter Horde]], [[Pantheon/AfterlifeEntities The Nameless God]]''', [[Pantheon/ItemsAndObjects Shinnok]], [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Yuuki Terumi]], Sutekh the Destroyer, [[Pantheon/GodlyDomains Chakravartin]], [[Pantheon/MannersOfSurvival Fecto Forgo]], [[Pantheon/EvilActions Hades (Kid Icarus)]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLove Raynare]], [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles Chaos (Sailor Moon)]] |
| 34 | * Conflicting Opinion on: '''[[Pantheon/{{Sinners}} Gorr the God-Butcher]], [[Pantheon/ConquestAndConquerors The Saint of Killers]]''' |
| 35 | * FriendlyRivalry with: [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Wreck-It Ralph]], [[Pantheon/FightingMoves Zangief]] (South Supreme Kai only) |
| 36 | * WorthyOpponent to: [[Pantheon/SwordsAndSabres Dracule Mihawk]] (North Supreme Kai only) |
| 37 | * Protects: [[Pantheon/ClothingTheme Queen Elsa (Frozen)]] (West Supreme Kai only) |
| 38 | * Admired by: [[Pantheon/LustfulActs Xenovia Quarta]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Irina Shidou]] (North Supreme Kai only) |
| 39 | * Fears: [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Galacta Knight and Morpho Knight]] |
| 40 | * Feared by: '''[[Pantheon/ReligiousFigures The Ten Commandments]], [[Pantheon/MagicCasters Lord Tirek]], [[Pantheon/{{Contempt}} Mard Geer Tartaros]]''' (All), [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Kai (Kung Fu Panda)]] (Grand Supreme Kai only), [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour Ithaqua]] (West Supreme Kai only) |
| 41 | * Five Million years ago, Universe 7 had five Supreme Kais. They were the North Supreme Kai, the South Supreme Kai, the West Supreme Kai, Shin the East Supreme Kai, and the Grand Supreme Kai. Shin was the youngest and the older four's apprentice, as they watched over the stars from the peace of the Sacred World of the Kai. Then the wizard Bibidi summoned [[HumanoidAbomination Majin Buu]]. During Buu's Universe wrecking rampage, he landed on their world, and attacked the Kais. West Kai was the first to fight Buu. Despite her best efforts, she was blown to ash along with the surrounding glacier. North Kai was the next to fight Buu, and he was soon blasted to Bibidi's feet. South Kai battled Buu next. While he did much better than his peers, Buu was still too strong, and he was the first to be absorbed by Buu. As the newly formed Ultra Buu beat up Shin, Grand Supreme Kai stepped in and blasted Buu apart to trick Buu into absorbing him, morphing Buu into the passive Fat Buu. [[YouAreInCommandNow Their deaths forced Shin to become the lone Supreme Kai of Universe 7]], a role he was ''not'' ready for. |
| 42 | * For five million years, West and North Kai remained dead, and South and Grand Supreme Kai were [[FateWorseThanDeath fully incorporated into Majin Buu]]. The legacy of their deeds lived on, with their fellow Kais having fond memories of their late friends. Surprisingly, ''Zamasu'' was the most fervent in his admiration. He had heard of the menace of Buu, and the Kais giving their lives to try and stop that [[VillainRespect earned his unironic approval]]. To Zamasu, the dead Kais were examples of what the rest of the Kais should have been, and he decided that they were taken from the world too soon. He once more quietly gathered the Super Dragon Balls and made a wish to revive the four, fully independent of Buu in the case of South and Grand Supreme Kai. The Kais were surprised to be alive again, and were friendly to Zamasu, until they learned of his goals, and how he had committed more atrocities than Bibidi, and Buu combined. They denounced Zamasu, and clashed with him before Zamasu warped back to his temple. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain Despite not being the allies he had wanted, Zamasu had ascended the Kais]]. |
| 43 | * When his peers were slain, Shin was devestated, and mourned their sacrifices for the rest of his days. Wwhen he heard that Zamasu had revived them, he warped to the Sacred World of the Kai, and had a [[TearsOfJoy tearful reunion with his resurrected friends]]. They also had a happy reunion with their fellow heroic Supreme Kai Gowasu, and consoled him on how his apprentice had gone so far astray. They also happily (if ''very'' nervously) greeted Zeno, and promised to help Shin fulfil his role as the sole Supreme Kai of Universe 7 better. That said, not all of their fellow divines were met with such happiness. The revived Kais have a rather frosty relationship with their Universe's God of Destruction, Beerus. If Beerus had actually done his job, they would never have been killed, [[WhatTheHellHero and they are understandably taking that rather personally]]. They were much happier to see Whis once again, and wished him good luck in dealing with [[{{Manchild}} Beerus]]. |
| 44 | ** Due to the absorption of the Grand Supreme Kai, Buu was ultimately able to be redeemed after expelling the evil from himself, and becoming Good Buu. It's recently been discovered that the Grand Supreme Kai can even manifest through Fat Buu if incenses are used to bring his memories to the surface. Thus, when the Grand Supreme Kai was gifted a new body, he was happy to try physically befriending Buu. Oddly, Buu can still manifest him at the same time, to the confusion of many. The rest of the Kais are both puzzled about the above, and apprehensive towards Buu, but they are willing to give him a chance since their benevolent leader vouches for him, even if they are bracing themselves to fight Buu. |
| 45 | ** When Shin described the role that Hercule Satan had played in stopping Majin Buu, the Kais all endorsed the World's Martial Arts Champion, even if he isn't the bravest soul around. Similarly, the Kais offered their utmost thanks to the Z-Fighters for saving the Universe from Buu and stopping other threats such as Frieza, Zamasu, and Moro, offering to repay their gratitude by helping to unlock their full potential. The Kais were intrigued when they learned of Android 21 from Hercule, and her situation due to having Buu's cells. They decided to let her to consume them all to see if a repeat of Ultra Buu tunring into Fat Buu would happen, and neutralize her hunger. While this didn't take place, 21 did appreciate the sentiment. |
| 46 | * While they were working to get on more comfortable terms with Fat Majin Buu, the Kais were stunned when the original Kid Buu warped in, having followed the familiar sensation of their Godly Ki. While Buu isn't terribly bright when he isn't Super Buu, he still recognized his past victims, especially the Grand Supreme Kai for [[BerserkButton turning him into Fat Buu]]. Kid Buu attacked all four Kais at once, shocking them by being ''far'' stronger than when they first fought. While the Kais managed to fend off Buu with the help of Good Buu and Android 21, they don't want to be Buu's victims again, and have been working to get stronger to combat him, Grand Supreme Kai even making a wish to Shenron to restore his ''true'' Godly Power. The clone of Buu's summoner, Babidi, is almost as despised by the Kais as he nearly got their apprentice killed twice, and even succeeded in the timeline [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality Future Trunks]] comes from. While Babidi knows he stands no chance against them directly, he did taunt them with an illusion, gloating to the Kais' faces how much death their failure to stop Buu caused. |
| 47 | * Of course, Buu, and Babidi are hardly the only deities within the Pantheon from their Multiverse that the Kais do not like at all. Zamasu is still furious at how they rebuked his goals in total disgust, bitterly [[NoTrueScotsman declaring the four Universe 7 Supreme Kais to have been brainwashed by the mortals they ended up around in Other World]]. After Grand Supreme Kai had his true power restored by Shenron, he managed to defeat Fused Zamasu by himself. Many deities were left wondering why he didn't flatten Buu with this power, and he explained that he ''would'' have done so, if it hadn't been for the actions of Planet Eater Moro. After devouring all the life from 320 planets, Moro dwarfed the Majin Buu that Bibidi unleashed. Grand Supreme and South Kai engaged Moro, and were struggling to just survive against the wizard. As such, Grand Supreme Kai utilized [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Kai Kai Matoru]], sacrificing the majority of his power to seal Moro's magic, allowing him to be detained. When the four Kais learned Moro was in the Pantheon, they vowed to merge together to stop him if he ever gets out of control, all of them seething with rage, including, and ''especially'' [[AllLovingHero Grand Supreme Kai]]. |
| 48 | ** While Shin was attempting to rally the Z-Fighters against Babidi to save the Universe from Majin Buu, he was nearly killed by the Demon King Dabura. [[VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse Recent stories]] have indicated that feuds between Demons, and Supreme Kais is nothing new, even hinting that the leaders of the Demon Realm are evil Core People, the species of the Kais. Regardless, they aren't happy with Dabura brutalizing Shin, and have vowed to bring him down. Oddly though [[FriendlyEnemy they have also been seen fighting together]] against the likes of Buu, Zamasu, and the personification of evil Janemba. As for Janemba himself, the Kais are fuming with how he disrupted Other World, as the Supreme Kais watch over both it, and the Mortal World. The Kais have begun weaving spells to try and destroy him once and for all, though without success thus far. |
| 49 | ** While the Kais do faithfully abide by the policy of [[AlienNonInterferenceClause non-interference]] laid forth for them by the celestial bureaucracy, they don't attempt to hide their contempt for the [[CompleteMonster monstrously evil]] mortals wreaking havoc through Universe 7. Their hearts broke to pieces when they saw the amount of suffering Frieza, his relatives, and his forces have caused, and they have been arguing with Beerus for him not disposing of Freiza. The Kais also have a rather personal objection to Cell, as when he attempted to blow himself up to destroy the Earth, he ended up killing Universe 7's North Kai, King Kai, due to Goku teleporting himself and Cell to King Kai's planet. Cell is quite jealous of the Kais as they all [[CurbStompBattle crushed him like a bug]]. Cell has been training to try and surpass the Kais, and destroy the Sacred World of the Kai out of spite. |
| 50 | * It goes without saying that the Supreme Kais have a very tumultuous relationship with the god killers in the Pantheon. While many expected them to be terrified of the likes of Gorr the God-Butcher, and the Saint of Killers, the truth is actually more complex. While they ''were'' appalled by the sheer carnage the two god slayers caused, especially Gorr, as one of their followers is one of Gorr's most famous victims, their emotions grew conflicted when they learned how many of the deities Gorr and the Saint killed ''absolutely'' [[AssholeVictim had it coming]], especially with the [[Film/ThorLoveAndThunder most recent iteration of Gorr]]. They are a more negative to the Saint, as his status as a SociopathicSoldier makes them worried that he could be swayed by Freiza against the Gods of Universe 7, and beyond, on top of his less sympathetic origins when compared to Gorr. While they aren't in any hurry to fight either of them, they have decided to try extending an olive branch to them for the sake of others. |
| 51 | * The beautiful Sacred World of the Kai serves as the Kais' temple. As per its name, only people who are directly invited by the Supreme Kais can visit, and while on their world, the Kais live peacefully. At least they would, if evil god-slayers didn't keep coming to try killing them. The Nameless God came first. The Kais were horrified by how he defiled souls, and shoved gods into his basement purely out of jealousy, and quickly expunged him. When Sutehk heard of the Kais, and their connection to one of his strongest foes, Beerus, he invaded the Sacred World of the Kai to kill them. The Kais and Beerus put aside their mistrust to fight him off. After this, the Kais started weaving greater wards around their world to prevent more invasions. |
| 52 | * While they were alive, the Kais, including Shin, were known as the "Watchers of the Cosmos", due to their peaceful observation of the worlds they worked to forge, as per their status as the Gods of Creation. Rosalina took notice of this element of the Kais, and visited their world with Comet Observatory. The Kais happily received her, being intrigued by her usage of the power of the stars, as well as finding the Lumas to be adorable. Uatu the Watcher found many parallels with the Kais, both due to their sacrifices against Moro, and Buu, and their mandated neutrality when the God who is unbound by such things is [[TheGodsMustBeLazy Beerus]]. The Kais related with how helpless Uatu can be to protect the worlds he watches, and while they are more closely adherent to their own neutrality, they do admire how when the chips come down, Uatu will [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight bend his oath to save people]]. |
| 53 | ** Normally, the Kais would coordinate with their Universe's God of Destruction to get rid of overly destructive mortals, and other monsters. While the Kais have been willing to bend this rule against Moro, Babidi, and others, they tend to adhere to it closely, so they have tremendous respect for divine entities who aren't bound by such rules, and use their powers to actively defend Mortals. The Goddess of Light, Palutena, and her Angel, Pit, are near the top of that list. The Kais greatly admired the sacrifices that they have made to defend the Earth, and the Heavens from the likes of Hades. The two offered their utmost praises in turn for the Kais giving their lives to try and stop Majin Buu, as well as their proactivity in stopping Moro. |
| 54 | ** Conversely, as the Kais adore divine beings who do their job and protect Mortals, they loathe divine beings who pervert their domains, and harm Mortals. When Palutena, and Pit informed the Kais of Hades, it was hate at first sight. Hades unleashing monsters from the Underworld reminded the Kais of Bibidi, and his desecration of the afterlife reminded them of Janemba. Hades finds the Kais to be very aggravating as they are individually at least as strong as him, if not stronger, and they are happy to slay his godly lieutenants. They also stand highly opposed to the Elder God Shinnok, as the Netherrealm has similarities to Other World which the Kais also safeguard, and they didn't appreciate his perversion of it. |
| 55 | * While the Kais are known for [[TheWorfEffect getting killed by Buu]], and struggling with Moro, they are still ''extremely'' strong, much more so than [[GodIsInept Shin]]. The Demons that make up the Ten Commandments are terrified of the Kais. Both of their settings run on a power level system, and every Supreme Kai could one shot an untrained Freeza with a finger, when his power level is 120 million, a level so far beyond all of the Commandments put together it isn't even funny given how quick the Kais are to engage evil Demons. Lord Tirek and Mard Geer Tartaros both share this opinion, as the Supreme Kais singled out both for being like Moro. Both villains were horrified to learn that someone as strong as Moro cannot drain Supreme Kai magic, as seen by his inability to stop [[DePower Kai Kai Matoru]], when Moro's [[BroughtDownToBadass baseline]] utterly eclipses Tirek and Tartaros at their ''best''. While the Fallen Angel Raynare doesn't ''fear'' the Kais, she is incredibly jealous of how much their divine power exceeds her own. Of course, while they ''are'' very strong, they aren't the brightest candles around. When Shin asked why they didn't fuse to combat Moro, or Buu, his mentors looked at him [[ForgotAboutHisPowers before admitting it didn't occur to them to do so]]. |
| 56 | * Thanks to their deaths at the hands of Majin Buu, the Kais greatly revile similar entities such as the Dark Matter Horde. Seeing Dark Matter swallow world after world in shadows horrified the Kais, and they quickly took action when the Horde attempted to taint Other World. They found a great deal of struggle as while their Magic was effective, most of their Ki attacks wasn't. Fortunately, they didn't need to hold back Dark Matter, as a certain pink puffball helped fight them back. The Kais were quite intrigued when they saw how similar to Buu this friendly little gumdrop was, and they were happy to befriend them, even being fascinated with how similar Planet Popstar was to the Sacred World of the Kai. |
| 57 | ** In the aftermath of the Kais befriending the Super Tuff Pink Puff, they were introduced to some of Kirby's sisters in arms in fighting Dark Matter: The Sailor Guardians. The two groups quickly took a liking to each other, with the Kais seeing the Senshi as being the Magical Girl equivalent of the Z-Fighters who defeated Buu and Moro, and the Senshi seeing the Kais' creation of new worlds through the universe as being akin to the creation brought upon by the Galaxy Cauldron if it had active agents of its will. The two groups have frequently been found visiting each others' homes and happily trading stories or sharing feasts. |
| 58 | ** Their friendships with Kirby and the Sailor Guardians led the Kais to growing to despise the likes of Fecto Forgo, and Chaos. The Kais have the most direct loathing for Forgo due to it sharing Buu's [[TheAssimilator ability to absorb people]], and Buu's singular drive to destroy everything, a sentiment Forgo enflamed by trying to slam a planet into the Sacred World of the Kai. Chaos meanwhile, earned the Kais' disgust for possessing Sailor Galaxia just like Dark Matter, and forcing her to become a force of devastation that rivaled Moro. The Kais especially loathe Chaos' desire to infect the Galaxy Cauldron to pervert new creation. |
| 59 | * Amongst the many dieites within the Pantheon, the only ones that the Kais truly ''fear'' are the two near almighty knights, Galacta Knight, and Morpho Knight. Galacta Knight horrifies the Kais for his unbelievable destructive power, effectively rendering him a being who is even more powerful than the Gods of Destruction, but with the mind of Kid Buu. Even with knowing how he can be sealed away, the Kais are too frightened by him to actually try. They also tremble in fear at the sight of [[TheGrimReaper Morpho Knight]] due to the Butterfly targeting beings who have been revived from death, or cling to life, including ones as strong as Galacta Knight, and the Kais dread Morpho Knight effectively Hakai'ing them. |
| 60 | * As the Gods of Creation, the Supreme Kais were meant to work alongside Beerus to get rid of old dead worlds and make space for new vibrant ones. As such, the Kais respect deities relating to creation and destruction who help people and do their duties, such as Sailor Galaxia, and the Lake Guardians. Galaxia is who the Kais ''wish'' Beerus had been, as she would have killed Moro, and Buu. The Lake Guardians help balance out the Creation Trio to prevent their powers being used for evil, and despite being godlike beings themselves, they suffered at the hands of Cyrus, just as the Kais were indirectly killed by Bibidi. Conversely, the Kais ''despise'' deities who pervert the balance between creation and destruction, especially Chakravartin, and Yuuki Terumi. While the Kais individually stand no chance against Chakravartin, as with Moro, they are prepared to fuse to fight him. Terumi was furious when he found that North, West, and South Kai could defeat him as a team, and Grand Supreme Kai could defeat him by himself if he has all of his power. |
| 61 | * Due to being killed or absorbed by Buu, the Kais inadvertently left their responsibilities to the woefully unprepared Shin, and they are deeply saddened by how much their student and friend struggled after their passing. As such, they drifted close to God, and Bruce Nolan. They pity God's struggle with his job, and have offered to try and help take some struggle off his shoulders, though he turned them down. Bruce himself earned the Kais admiration for how selflessly he acted while in the role of God, with Bruce returning the sentiment for how noble and selfless the Kais were with their own sacrifices, and efforts to be noble deities. Alm and Celica also earned their praise due to the duo helping to lead their respective nations out from under their own dying Gods, like how the Z-Fighters took up the task of defending the Universe. |
| 62 | ** When Mithra heard of how the Kais sacrificed their lives for the sake of the universe, just as her father did so, she extended a hand of friendship towards them, an offer the Kais accepted. The Kais also grew close with the Acolyte and the Radiant Goddess after meeting them while reporting to Zeno. Both figures are also watchers of the stars, as well as former mortals taking over for another deity, and their hearts broke when they heard of how the Kais were killed by Buu. The Kais also share their appreciation of food, and happily accept the Acolyte's pancakes. Archangel Michael is also deeply sympathetic to the Kais due to one of his [[Literature/HighSchoolDXD iterations]] having to take the place of God after God gave his life fighting [[EldritchAbomination Trihexa]]. |
| 63 | ** Some of the Kais' more unexpected friendships were formed with deities known for slaying Gods. Recently, Kratos has tempered his rage, became a truly noble figure, and even made peace with some Norse Gods, having grown to respect truly noble deities. Asura heard his daughter's praise of the Kais and became fast friends with them, seeing them as the heroic foil to the Seven Deities. The Kais admire both for their shift into kind figures despite their grim backgrounds, and also like Asura becoming a noble [[DestroyerDeity Destroyer God]]. While Bayonetta is famous for felling Jubileus, she does work with divine entities who use their power for good, and related to the Kais' struggles with Bibidi, due to Bibidi reminding her of Loptyr. |
| 64 | * Much like the five lower Kais in Universe 7, the Supreme Kais have a dynamic in the vein of TheFourGods, even if they don't directly reference them. The Kais have four cardinal Supreme Kais (including Shin), and then the Grand Supreme Kai who [[TopGod stands above them all]]. When the Kais heard of the Four Holy Beasts, they were intrigued and quickly befriended the four Digimon. The Digimon were surprised when they learned how the Kais were felled by Majin Buu, but still appreciated their dedication to their job. Oddly, thus far only Universe 7 has shown itself to have four cardinal Supreme Kai, and one Grand Supreme Kai, and Universe 7's Kais are [[EverybodyCallsHimBarkeep only referred to by their titles]], even by Shin. When asked why this is... the Kais opt to not answer. |
| 65 | * While the Kais are mainly known for powerful Magic, and welding the power of creation, like most other people in Universe 7, they utilize Ki, and forms of martial arts in fighting. When Po, and the Furious Five heard of the Kais, they were intrigued, and introduced themselves. The Kais were more than happy to invite them back to the Sacred World of the Kai upon hearing of their many great deeds, and decided to teach them much more advanced ways of utilizing Chi, lessons that all six warriors happily began attending. When the Xiaolin Dragons learned of Po, and the Five's new teachers, they decided to ask what the hubbub was about. When Po, and the Five vouched for them, the Kais were happy to tutor the Dragons in place of Master Fung, and help unlock their full potential. The Kais also appreciated the similar dynamic the Dragons had to them, right down to their most recent iteration including their own equivalent to Shin. |
| 66 | * Grand Supreme Kai: |
| 67 | ** The Grand Supreme Kai, also know as the Great Lord of Lords or Daikaioh, is the [[TopGod highest ranked Kai in Universe 7]]. He's a [[BigFun very large, friendly, and wise]] deity who loves his Universe, and its people. 10 million years ago, Daikaioh sacrificed the majority of his Divine Power to seal away Moro's magic, and would ultimately be absorbed by Majin Buu, reverting Buu into Fat Buu. Despite this, he is actually still able to be brought forth within Buu with special incense. After he ascended along with his friends, he was happy to make new friends of the many other deities present. |
| 68 | ** To the surprise of no one, Daikaioh quickly befriended the likes of Iroh, Master Oogway, and Master Yoda. Like Iroh, Daikaioh is an incredibly powerful fighter who is unimpeded by his girth, but who prefers peacefully enjoying food to combat. Like Oogway, Daikaioh is a wise mentor to his younger pupils who used his powers to seal away an incredibly dangerous villain in the distant past. Like Yoda, Daikaioh is a friendly, and silly being who fought against a threat to all the stars. He frequently invites his three friends to have tea with him on the Sacred World of the Kai. |
| 69 | ** Po took to Daikaioh the most out of all the Kais due to their similarly [[AllLovingHero loving natures]], their talent at martial arts being unimpeded by their size, and their appreciation of food. Crane also took to Daikaioh due to sharing his gentle nature. Both Po and Crane were delighted to listen to Daikaioh's tales of fighting Moro and Buu. Daikaioh has also decided to mentor Omi more personally, hoping to help tame his ego, lessons that he is happy to see Omi has taken to due to Daikaioh reminding him of Master Fung, and so Omi is eager to make Daikaioh proud with his progress. |
| 70 | ** When Kai heard of someone who shared his name as a title and who was friends with Oogway, his curiosity was piqued, and he decided to investigate. He managed to witness Daikaioh battling Moro, only to be horrified when he witnessed Daikaioh once more utilizing Kai Kai Matoru to strip Moro of his stolen Energy and Magic. Kai was so terrified due to knowing that if ''he'' was hit by such an attack, it could wipe him from the Earth due to needing his stolen Chi to remain in the Mortal Realm. In fact, as Chi is the thing holding his soul together it could even ''[[DeaderThanDead erase him from existence]]''. |
| 71 | * South Supreme Kai: |
| 72 | ** The South Supreme Kai is [[TheAce the second strongest of the Universe 7 Supreme Kais]], and became ''the'' strongest and sturdiest of them all when Daikaioh sacrificed most of his power. South Kai's brawn and general appearance attracted the attention of Wreck-it-Ralph, and Zangief. While they stand no chance against his Divine Powers, they do still happily indulge in comparisons of physical strength with South Kai, which South Kai embraces warmly, and the three relate to each other's [[ButtMonkey goofiness]]. South Kai has even offered to unlock their potential to level the playing field in the physicality competition. |
| 73 | ** Out of all of the Kais, South Kai is the most devoted to training as he [[BloodKnight enjoys the thrill of a good brawl]]. Because of this he and Tigress hit it off extremely well, the Kung Fu Master testing the progression of her own skills by seeing if she can make him move. Clay of the Dragons also took to South Kai due to respecting his magnificent strength, and also sharing South Kai's appreciation of a healthily sized meal. South Kai was greatly impressed in both of his pupils, and happily treated them to a feast. |
| 74 | ** When South Kai fought Buu, he was in a rocky crag. While he was tutoring Clay, he was attacked by Yuuki Terumi in a similar area. South Kai fought Terumi into a cave, where he tried to use Clay as a shield. It was then that Terrakion attacked Terumi, helping South Kai drive him away and save Clay. Afterwards, South Kai felt a link with Terrakion, admiring his might and courage just as the Legendary Pokemon admired such traits in South Kai. As the two conversed, [[CommonalityConnection they felt more and more in sinc]], and thus Terrakion ''finally'' found a partner as he declared South Kai to be said partner. |
| 75 | * West Supreme Kai: |
| 76 | ** The West Supreme Kai is the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple sole female Supreme Kai of Universe 7]]. West Kai is notable due to her being [[EnsembleDarkhorse the most popular of her peers]] amongst the fanbase. She was shocked to hear of a story where she became a [[Webcomic/DragonBallAFToyble villain]], which she quickly disavowed. Still, she was tentatively curious about others with similar statuses, and her exploration of this led to her hitting it off with Peggy Carter. West Kai was intrigued when she heard Peggy's tale of a timeline where she became a SuperSoldier and fought an [[EldritchAbomination entity]] like Buu, and they traded tales of their respective efforts to leave a positive change for their successors. |
| 77 | ** West Kai has more to her than being a woman. She's quite courageous as she was the first to battle Buu, a trait that earned the Dragon Kimiko's admiration, and she happily learned from West Kai. West Kai also has a mischievous streak, and she loves playing pranks on her peers, especially South Kai. To aid her friendly pranks, West Kai has been working with Monkey for his skill at hiding things. The two once managed to prank the other Kais, and Terrakion by hiding their food, something they [[ActuallyPrettyFunny all]] found hilarious. |
| 78 | ** Due to being killed in a glacier, West Kai dislikes cold places, and she ''loathes'' [[EldritchAbomination beings like Buu who rule those places]]. While she was heading to meet Uxie in Lake Acuity, West Kai saw Ithaqua, and Elsa. Ithaqua was attempting to make Elsa his Queen, and he had grabbed her. West Kai already pitied Elsa for her struggles with protecting her people and the cold, so she swooped in and [[AlwaysABiggerFish pulverized the Great Old One]]. As Ithaqua fled into the night, West Kai declared that Elsa would never have to worry about Ithaqua again [[DeclarationOfProtection as she would keep a protective eye on her]], something Elsa is deeply greatful for. |
| 79 | * North Supreme Kai: |
| 80 | ** The North Supreme Kai is seemingly the [[CoolOldGuy oldest of the Universe 7 Supreme Kais]]. Much like Daikaioh, North Kai is a mild mannered and laid back deity who enjoys fishing in his free time. He also happens to be one of the deadliest swordsmen in all of Universe 7, being talented enough to get in a bifurcating hit on someone as fast as Majin Buu. When Irina Shidou, and Xenovia Quarta heard of North Kai, they were filled with admiration for their fellow blademaster's bravery, especially when he, much like their version of God, gave his life fighting a Universe devestating abomination. |
| 81 | ** Despite, or perhaps even because of his mild mannered temperament, North Kai has opted to tutor Mantis, and Raimundo, despite both of them being [[HotBlooded hyper active and aggressive warriors]]. The two have been working to hone their aggression, and Raimundo in particular is happy to learn swordsmanship from North Kai. Viper has also taken to North Kai quite a bit, finding the Kai to be very agreeable in attitude, even enjoying North Kai's fishing as he gives her some of his catches. |
| 82 | ** North Kais significant skill with the blade attracted the attention of Dracule Mihawk. Mihawk was intrigued when he heard of a true deity who specialized in wielding a blade when his peers did not, and his curiosity piqued when hesaw North Kai clashing blades with Dabura. Mihawk stepped in as North Kai bested Dabura, and challenged the Kai to a duel of blades. While North Kai was puzzled by Mihawk's desire to fight him, he ultimately accepted. Mihawk was thrilled with his foe, as North Kai's divine blade refused to break. After the two fought to a draw, Mihawk informed the Kai [[WorthyOpponent of his respect]], and walked home satisfied. |
| 83 | * Also found in the Hall of Pantheon/DivineRoles. |
| 84 | [[/folder]] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[folder:Sutekh]] |
| 87 | '''[[Series/DoctorWho Sutekh]], God of Being TooPowerfulToLive''' (Sutekh the Destroyer, The Typhonian Beast, Set, Sadok, Satan, Sssethissi, [[WebVideo/JonTron Heugh]]) |
| 88 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ccb917c5_166b_4187_baaf_5b5a40166d01.jpeg]] |
| 89 | * Overdeity (Intermediate while imprisoned) |
| 90 | * Symbol: His mask |
| 91 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79l217kFatk Sutekh Descends]] |
| 92 | * Alignment: ChaoticEvil |
| 93 | * Portfolio: '''OmnicidalManiac''', PhysicalGod who's TooPowerfulToLive, [[KnightOfCerebus Being One Of The Most Terrifying Foes The Doctor Has Faced]], [[ColdHam Composed Bombasity]], [[AncientAstronauts Helped Inspire Egyptian Religion]], WhatIsEvil, NephariousPharaoh, [[SealedEvilInACan Imprisoned In A Pyramid]], [[AlwaysABiggerFish Not Even The Time Lords Can Stop Him]], [[CompleteMonster Pure, Unrelenting Evil]], EyeOfHorusMeansEgypt |
| 94 | * Domains: Destruction, Death, Power, Terror, Egypt |
| 95 | * Followers: [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs The Darkness of The Book Of Darkness]], [[ComicBook/NewGods Yuga Khan]], [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer The Judge]], [[VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon Dark Matter]] |
| 96 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations SCP-682]], [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} The Lich]], [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Nekron]]... and that's about it (and even then, it's tenuous) |
| 97 | * [[HeadbuttingHeroes Headbutting Villains]] with: All other {{Omnicidal Maniac}}s, [[Pantheon/{{Sports}} Lord]] [[Pantheon/ParadoxesAndTimeLoops English]], [[Pantheon/{{Reptiles}} Apophis]], [[Pantheon/{{Continuities}} The Anti-Monitor]], [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Majin Buu]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Doomsday]] |
| 98 | * Enemies: '''Everyone else''' ([[EnemyToAllLivingThings and we do mean everyone]]), especially '''[[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality The Doctor]]''' (really anyone [[Pantheon/DoctorWho from the Whoniverse]]), every other [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Egyptian god]] (''especially'' [[Pantheon/DivineRoles Ra]] and [[Pantheon/{{Sinners}} Set]]), [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Cosmos]], [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Melkor]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Lucifer]] and [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith YHVH]], [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation the SCP Foundation]], every single Pharaoh, every single Martian (particularly [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers J'onn J'onnz]]), [[Pantheon/DivineBehavior Beerus, Shin]], [[Pantheon/HatredAndRancor Merged Zamasu]], [[Pantheon/HatredAndRancor The Anti-Spiral]], [[Pantheon/HeroicAppearances Finn]] and [[Pantheon/{{Canines}} Jake]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAppearance Prismo]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality The Pantheonic Time Police]] |
| 99 | * Annoyed By: [[Pantheon/{{Memes}} Jontron]] |
| 100 | * Banned from: The House of Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality |
| 101 | * Sutekh the Destroyer was once the head of security for the Osirian Court. Extremely powerful, Sutekh came to fear that one day something might evolve to challenge him. Descending into [[OmnicidalManiac a hatred of all life]], he ended up slaughtering most of his own kind, destroyed his homeworld and embarked on a campaign of death and destruction across the universe, ending up being sealed away on Earth. And when the Doctor came he almost broke out. |
| 102 | * Barring perhaps the Eternals, Guardians and literal gods, Sutekh is the most powerful being in the Whoniverse and someone who even the Time Lords couldn't stop at full power. The Doctor was only able to trap him in a time corridor. He's so dangerous that his temple is actually a similar prison system to what he had on Earth. And even then he has much more influence here than his homeworld. Its believed that the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfDestruction were the only ones mad enough to bring him here. |
| 103 | * In the Whoniverse, his battle with the surviving Osirians was what inspired the Egyptian pantheon. The actual Egyptian pantheon is absolutely horrified of him, as is every single pharaoh. Set is the most offended, angrily stating that he was ''never'' about destruction and wants to make his impostor suffer. His hate of Sutekh is so great that he's willing to work with [[Pantheon/BodyParts OSIRIS]] just to stop the Destroyer. |
| 104 | * As the Eye of Horus is what kept him imprisoned and was located on Mars, all Martian deities find ending him once and for all to be a high priority. The Martian Manhunter in particular because his psychic powers prove somewhat problematic for Sutekh, though he's no slouch in that either. Cosmos wants him dead, and YHVH and Lucifer can't have him destroy all mortals as it would deny them of humanity and/or worship. Melkor opposes him, though more because [[EvilIsPetty he wants to be the one to destroy all life]] and it would get in the way of corrupting the universe as he sees fit. |
| 105 | * Seriously rivals the Anti-Monitor as the biggest OmnicidalManiac in the pantheon. His victory would see every planet laid waste, down to the virus and bacteria. He can barely even get along with the other [[OmnicidalManiac omnicidal maniacs]], such as Apophis, the Anti-Monitor and Majin Buu. Even GUAD walks on eggshells near him. While he is likely to turn on Apophis one day, however, there is mutual respect due to being omnicidal Egyptian figures. |
| 106 | * He was disappointed with the Anti-Spirals. While the desire to crush those who might pose even the slightest threat is a shared opinion, they "merely" stopped at keeping each planet's population under one million. The Anti-Spiral King has stated that he doesn't want to destroy all life, just prevent it from destroying the universe with the Spiral Nemesis. Sutekh has dismissed this, and they consider him too dangerous even by their standards. |
| 107 | * Wasn't impressed by Beerus, believing that a DestroyerDeity should be far more thorough and that he should stop being so lazy. Beerus has made it clear to him that destruction is ''not'' about wiping everything out, and that he's completely mad. While Beerus would probably take Sutekh even if he was freed, the Osirian would rather take out Shin first. |
| 108 | * By contrast Sutekh was ''very'' impressed by the reign of death and terror that the various incarnations of Zamasu brought about, and was willing [[EnemyMine to make an alliance of convenience]], only to be rebuked as Zamasu's hypocrisy cannot permit such a blatant destroyer like Sutekh and (at least in his own mind) he's preserving nature while Sutekh wouldn't let even microbes survive. |
| 109 | * The closest thing Sutekh has to a friend would be SCP-682, due to sharing the exact same mindset; [[EnemyToAllLivingThings a belief that every living thing is abominable]]. Their alliance was ''completely horrifying'', as the SCP Foundation prayed that one might kill the other and now has to try and contain/terminate '''both'''. It is a similar belief that Sutekh shares with Doomsday, however, finds working with the beast challenging due to barely being sapient. It is believed that Sutekh hopes to transfer its consciousness and all its power into Doomsday, becoming even more dangerous than before. |
| 110 | * Has accepted Nekron's offer to help him destroy all life, so long as he is the sole being exempt. Nekron has yet to tell him that others have that in mind, and will likely try to reap the Destroyer after all is said and done. The Lich is happy to help him bring about the extinction of all life. Sutekh has learned of Prismo's Time Room and the one wish to make. He is plotting to wish for the extinction of all life without letting something reverse it as the Lich did. |
| 111 | * Some comparisons can be made between him and Nyarlathotep the Crawling Chaos as they are cosmically powerful monsters with a pharaoh theme, and the Beast for being in-universe inspirations for Devil figures, and having the same voice. The Beast would rather corrupt and spread his evil than destroy everything though, and while Nyarlathotep likes Sutekh's attitude he would rather toy with mortals than destroy them... at least for now. |
| 112 | * Permanently banned from the House of Time and Space. By his own, he's already mightier than the Time Lords. With time travel, the carnage he'd inflict would be incomprehensible and Sutekh ''will not stop'' until all creation is empty. The Pantheonic Time Police is making sure to intervene the moment he manages to get back to his full power. |
| 113 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1xnU2BNryo Would rather not mention the documentary he made with the BBC]]. He will, however, debate on WhatIsEvil [[CardCarryingVillain for what it's worth]]. |
| 114 | ->'''Fourth Doctor:''' You use your powers for evil.\ |
| 115 | '''Sutekh:''' Evil? Your evil is my good. I am Sutekh the Destroyer. Where I tread, I leave nothing but dust and darkness. I find that good! |
| 116 | [[/folder]] |
| 117 | |
| 118 | !Intermediate Gods |
| 119 | |
| 120 | [[folder:Charlie Nash]] |
| 121 | '''[[Franchise/StreetFighter Captain Charlie Nash]], God of [[NeverFoundTheBody Bodies That Went Missing]]''' (Commander Charlie, Paradoxical Avenger, [[FanNickname FrankenCharlie, Nashenstein, Monster Nash]], [[spoiler:Vessel Eleven, Helen's Clay Doll, An Average Puppet [by Urien[=]=]]]) |
| 122 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/charlie_sfa3.png]] |
| 123 | [[caption-width-right:350:Charlie's classic design]] |
| 124 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Charlie after being revived]]\ |
| 125 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/charlie_nash_1.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 126 | * Intermediate God |
| 127 | * Symbol: His forelock hairstyle and square glasses |
| 128 | * Theme Music: [[https://youtu.be/lVBjTC14VfM A Cool Guy Who Sticks to Justice]][-[[labelnote:*]]Nash's catch copy in the ''SFA'' series[[/labelnote]]-] ([[https://youtu.be/nhCn6FvSWak Metro City II]], [[https://youtu.be/BdWh3jgSER4 Detroit Highway]], [[https://youtu.be/roLSnIJB49Y The Man Who Lost it All]][-[[labelnote:*]]Nash's story mode title from ''SFV''[[/labelnote]]-] for more serious fights), [[https://youtu.be/yWIyhokVilU Decisive Bout]] against mooks, [[https://youtu.be/2DhmbZ1vvz8 Nothing Can Keep Me Away]] when being deployed |
| 129 | * Alignment: Usually LawfulGood, but can reach TrueNeutral when angered beyond reason |
| 130 | * Portfolio: [[TheBusCameBack Returning Both to the Scene]] [[BackFromTheDead and From the Death]] ([[CameBackWrong But Not]] [[FacialHorror in the Way]] [[BodyHorror Many Expected]]), [[TheAce Super Talented Fighter]], GeniusBruiser, PatrioticFervor, [[PurelyAestheticGlasses Cool Glasses]], [[WalkingShirtlessScene No Shirt Behind his Jacket]], [[BigBrotherMentor The One Who Taught Guile]] the [[CallingYourAttacks Sonic Boom and Somersault]], Being the SameCharacterButDifferent and NotHimself, [[TheStoic Keeping a Level Head]] [[OOCISSeriousBusiness Except When Dealing with]] [[ArchEnemy M. Bison]], [[TooPowerfulToLive Being Too Skilled For the Villain to Pass Up a Chance to Kill Him]], [[RevenantZombie Paradoxical Avenger]], [[DoomedByCanon Always Has to Die]] [[SacrificialLion to Cement Shadaloo's Destiny]], [[TranquilFury Barely-Contained Rage Post-Revival]], [[YourDaysAreNumbered Living on]] [[LivingOnBorrowedTime Borrowed Time]], AwesomenessByAnalysis, [[spoiler:[[RedemptionEqualsDeath Redemption Achieved via]] [[HeroicSacrifice Heroic Second Death]]]], [[EnergyAbsorption Bullet Clear]], [[FacepalmOfDoom Tragedy Assault]], [[EnemyRisingBehind Judgement Sabre]] |
| 131 | * Domains: Combat, Military, Stealth, Life and Death |
| 132 | * Allies[[labelnote:*]]Unless he's been angered beyond reason[[/labelnote]]: '''[[Pantheon/OffensivePowers Gui]][[Pantheon/NormalCombat le]]''', '''[[Pantheon/FighterArchetypes Chun-Li]]''', '''[[Pantheon/ReligiousPractice Josiah Bartlet]]''', [[Pantheon/PowerAndAbilities Ryu]], [[Pantheon/{{Protagonists}} Abel]], [[Pantheon/WindAndAir Rashid]], [[Pantheon/{{Costumes}} Cammy White]], [[Pantheon/{{Movesets}} Ken Masters]], [[Pantheon/FightingMoves Zangief]], [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Rose]], [[Pantheon/MilitaryRanks Roy Mustang]], [[Pantheon/OtherPowers X]], [[Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes Zero (Mega Man)]], [[Pantheon/FemaleAnatomy Selena Recital]], [[Pantheon/MannersOfDeath Maes Hughes]] |
| 133 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude M. Bison]]''' (ItsPersonal), [[Pantheon/FightingMindsets Balrog, Vega]], [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle F.A.N.G]], [[Pantheon/OrganizedCrime Birdie]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Sigma]], [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} Father and his Homunculi]], [[Pantheon/BodilyForm Dante (Fullmetal Alchemist)]], [[Pantheon/MagicalItems Gul'dan]], [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Master Xehanort]] |
| 134 | * UnwittingPawn of: [[spoiler:[[Pantheon/ElementsAndNatureOther Gill]]]] |
| 135 | * Respects: [[Pantheon/{{Cultures}} Remy]] |
| 136 | * Pities: [[Pantheon/HairStyles Juri Han]] |
| 137 | * Opposed by: [[spoiler:[[Pantheon/CombatClothing Urien]]]] |
| 138 | * Opposes: [[Pantheon/{{Science}} Ryoma Sengoku/Kamen Rider Duke]] |
| 139 | * Supported by: [[Pantheon/ExtrovertCharacterization Crimson Viper]] |
| 140 | * Conflicting Opinion |
| 141 | ** Towards: [[Pantheon/{{Zombies}} Sylvanas Windrunner]], [[Pantheon/FantasticalLeadership Repli]][[Pantheon/AIPersonalities force]], [[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM Commander Epsilon]], [[Pantheon/HybridBeings Ichigo Kurosaki]] |
| 142 | ** From: [[Pantheon/FieldsOfMagic Edward]] [[Pantheon/FieldsOfScience Elric]] |
| 143 | * Complicated Relationship with: [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Kolin]] |
| 144 | * Many deities already know the history of Charlie Nash, as he's the United States Air Force captain[[labelnote:*]]promoted from first lieutenant[[/labelnote]] who pioneered the specialized defend-and-counter fighting style including the arts of Sonic Boom and Somersault, then proceeded to train a major named William Guile in these same arts. Described by gaming fans as "turtling", this style is heavily influenced by Charlie's philosophy for surviving in combat, which he also passed down to his friend: to keep a cool head, avoid making mistakes, and strike at the right time. Along the way in his career, Charlie and Guile became acquainted with Interpol detective Chun-Li, who they ended up working with quite a bit including one mission where Charlie and Chun posed as a husband-and-wife duo. He's also had encounters with others who would turn up to compete in World Warrior tournaments, such as then-Shadaloo Doll who later turned Delta Red agent Cammy, and Anasatsuken pupils Ryu and Ken. He's also done enough research on the Satsui no Hado to see that Ryu's power could be important. |
| 145 | ** His most important mission, however, started when he discovered that there was a hard drug trade going on within his military unit, and he set out to find out who was responsible. His investigation ultimately resulted in discovering the crimes of M. Bison and Shadaloo. During this time, he was once accosted by Cammy, who tried to murder him for her then-master Bison, realizing that she was underage and her strength had been unnaturally augmented. He also once raided a facility including spare bodies for Bison's experiments, one of said bodies having gained sentience in the form of Abel, who he rescued. However, learning more and more about Bison and Shadaloo's sins and atrocities [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness was able to make him lose his cool]] to the point that he charged headlong into a battle with the Dictator in Brazil, despite Guile tracking him down and imploring him to either stand by or let him help. While able to overpower Bison, instead of apprehending the tyrant he found himself straight in the middle of a fatal ambush and CavalryBetrayal, shot down by his own backup helicopter. |
| 146 | * Due to his exploits in life being shown ''after'' his friend Guile's quest to avenge his death was revealed at the end of the second World Warrior tournament, he was registered in the Pantheon under the title of [[DoomedByCanon Those Doomed in Canon]]. However, the guardians of the House of Life and Death found no traces of him in his temple, and the authorities never found his body in their own world either yet had still written him off as dead. This turned out to all be for a good reason, as Charlie somehow reappeared in this very temple instead, with a new title, a drastically stitched-together appearance, a mysterious woman with a Slavic accent named Helen looking after him, and a ruthless attitude where all he cared about was killing Bison to the point anyone who got in his way, friend or foe, was fair game to be vanquished. Understandably, he stopped trusting '''ANYONE''' because of the above ambush save for the woman who nursed him to life, and even that was circumstantial. Ever since his return, Charlie is on the black list of the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfEvil, due to his superior fighting prowess. In fact, many fear him, save M. Bison for obvious reasons. |
| 147 | * Once Nash finally resurfaced in his world, the reason for his return would be explained. The waterfall ambush was confirmed as his canon death, and he'd saved the life of Abel prior to it. The organization Helen worked for, responsible for Charlie's rebirth, is in fact...Illuminati, hence the green jewel located in his forehead. His sickly-looking stitched-together new skin came from one of the special prototype vessels in Urien's laboratory. On top of that, he was amnesiac at first but has recovered his memories. Though still being manipulated by said organization as he isn't fully aware of who they are to this day, Nash no idiot to the fact she has ulterior motives behind the anti-Bison alliance she was forging. Urien tested him out in combat and has since thought of him as a worthless puppet who should be exterminated, but Helen [[spoiler:AKA Kolin working on behalf of her true lord Gill]] was hopeful that he would serve their prophecies. |
| 148 | * Nash once held a photo of Guile, supposedly as a memento... but it was actually because Guile had an important chess piece Helen needed him to take from the man. He went after Guile and took the piece without a word because it was key to stopping Shadaloo. During that mission, he went the jovial Arabian scion Rashid, who grabbed a similar piece from Chun-Li. It would turn out the pieces were among the keys to [[spoiler:seven artificial "Black Moons" used to amplify negative emotions and spiral global society into chaos in order to feed Bison's Psycho Power up to nigh-invincibility]]. They saw each other again at Helen's hideout, where the sadistic Juri revealed her affiliation and the aforementioned test fight with Urien took place. |
| 149 | * Charlie had a strong sense of righteousness as well as a seldom-spoken faith during his life, [[http://www.readcomics.tv/street-fighter-v-the-life-and-deaths-of-charlie-nash/chapter-1/40 having sworn to protect God's creation, peace, and justice]] back when he first became a soldier. This puts him over big time with President Jed Bartlet. Jed was disappointed to see that he lost that spark when he resurfaced after being revived as his idealism had given way to an impatient vengeance. But when [[spoiler:his good sense returned to him thanks to Rashid and Guile helping to reawaken his sense of calm and camaraderie, and he quietly reconciled with his friends and honorably sacrificed himself to weaken the unduly-powered Bison enough to cause the Dictator's ultimate defeat in their mortal universe]], the Pres was once again pleased with Charlie and happy to greet his original self's resurgence in the Pantheon. |
| 150 | ** Shortly after fully reviving as a deity, Nash once again sought out Guile, partly at the request of President Bartlet. This time, he ended up saving his old friend from the ambush of Balrog and his new criminal friend [[Pantheon/MethodsOfKilling Kano]], flooring Kano with a Sonic Hurricane and scaring Balrog away. Furthermore, [[spoiler:due to the above epiphany]] Charlie had much friendlier intentions of his own for finding his friend. |
| 151 | --> '''Charlie:''' We never did get to finish that conversation at Miss Kanzuki's, did we, Guile? |
| 152 | ** Aside from informing Guile of Bartlet's request for a conference, Charlie resumed said conference by revealing to Guile some of the horrors he saw in a mission he conducted against Shadaloo which had made him lose his cool in the first place, as well as the precious little he knows about the people that revived him. |
| 153 | * Nash finds commonality with Sylvanas Windrunner in that they both came back from the dead to stop and destroy a tyrant. However, unlike Charlie, Sylvanas is a true RevenantZombie and cannot get past her hatred, something he pities her for. Likewise, while he gave no thought to Juri at the time they were recruited as Helen's pawns, he now pities her as well for how the dark path she's taken of infiltration for the sake of vengeance has reshaped the core of her being. |
| 154 | * On one hand, he respects the Repliforce trio as well as Rebellion commander Epsilon for leading military orders that represent fighting for freedom. On the other hand, both of their armies have been used as the rubes for one megalomaniac or another with similarities to Bison, so he knows they've been pretty corruptible in the past. On that note, Nash is not a fan of Sigma at all and plans on encountering [[Pantheon/OtherPowers X]] and [[Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes Zero]] to see about a potential alliance to monitor and stop both Sigma and Bison before the two villains can beat everyone to the punch. |
| 155 | * Despite knowing Nash is ultimately here to stop an evil dictator in Bison, Edward Elric, who's been told about him through his link to Guile in a group called the Mighty Majors, has trouble trusting him because he was brought BackFromTheDead by means of arcane experimentation in a clearly affected state, something the high command in Amestris would've done without hesitation if it was at all possible in Ed's world. Roy Mustang, however, likes Nash's pragmatic (if sometimes ruthless) approach, and finds Nash reminiscent of two of his own military buddies when they're being serious. Mustang has taken it upon himself to tell Nash about Father, with Charlie agreeing to keep an eye out for the Homunculus and his children. |
| 156 | * Through his constant association with death, Nash managed to run into Ichigo Kurosaki. Ichigo's various powers as well as his balance between being cool-headed and hot-blooded impressed Charlie, but he thinks the young man is a bit too trusting. Remy, a fighting savant with similar abilities to Guile and Nash, has also caught Nash's eye. Upon looking up his backstory, Charlie understood the young man's hatred towards his father but considered it to be hopelessly misdirected. Upon learning Remy had an epiphany which has enabled him to get past his hatred, Nash gained a small measure of admiration for Remy. That said, he still wants to find out who Remy's father is before Remy himself does. |
| 157 | * Has approached Selena Recital about a mission-related opportunity of some sort, knowing that she too is a former soldier who once struggled with revenge. They initially were not divulging any details about it. When a barracks suddenly appeared in the Pantheon with new [[MagicalEye magic-eyed]] candidate deities rising from the surface only for a single one, King Bradley, to mow down all the others, Guile and Chun-Li went to investigate his temple, with Charlie tailing them. [[spoiler:However, this was a decoy: he helped Selena infiltrate the barracks behind everyone's backs before backing his friends.]] He was able to barely rescue the two from the onslaught of Father's Homunculi, who had all convened with Bradley at the base. The truth about Bradley's revival was soon disseminated: not only was Bradley another Homunculus, with his sin name being Wrath the Furious, Father used help from Master Xehanort and Gul'dan to both draw Bradley out of the afterlife and to create weaker-powered clones of all the other candidates so Bradley could have a glorious display of his power to secure his ascension. When Bartlet contacted Nash to meet again after this revelation, he took Selena to the meeting, and Jed gave her a knowing glance as he congratulated Charlie on a job well done. |
| 158 | * While traveling with Selena to find allies, he met his old friend again in the Pantheon. Rashid of the Turbulent Wind was overjoyed to see him in better spirits than before and in fully alive condition, even if he was still a bit grim and serious due to being mission-focused. At some point Rashid asked him about a one-time partnership with a woman named Maya, claiming that another friend of his also named Maya had been approached about this, saying it wasn't her but she'd be open to a future alliance. Nash recalled [[Film/StreetFighterTheLegendOfChunLi a time when a Royal Thai Police detective helped him investigate Shadaloo]] while he was working with Interpol in Hong Kong, adding that [[FanonDiscontinuity many basically-incorrect and]] [[Headscratchers/StreetFighterTheLegendOfChunLi self-contradictory details]] were publicized about that incident. Given that Rashid's friend is a redheaded CIA agent, they're confident it's not the same person. |
| 159 | * Upon Helen's ascension under the name Kolin, he immediately set out to try discovering who she was, which he'd already been wondering, and now who helped her ascend. His next step was to meet up with Chun-Li and Guile, confirming to them that she was the one who had resurrected him. When Guile then explained that he had encountered her while looking for Charlie but she fought him away, the group's suspicions grew further. Having heard of the evil scientist Ryoma Sengoku, he also wonders if that man had any involvement in his resurrection, but this is not a positive musing as his very minimal trust for the process and state of his initial return obviously turned out to be well-founded. |
| 160 | * Mustang introduced him and Guile to Maes Hughes, Roy's own late glasses-wearing best friend, some time after Maes' ascension to the Pantheon. Aside from relating to each other's discovery of the traitorous elements of their governments, Nash appreciates that Hughes has still maintained his levelheaded demeanor and his death had nothing to do with any loss of cool (indeed, it was Mustang that had to be brought back from tilt). What he ''doesn't'' appreciate, however, is Hughes constantly waving around that FatalFamilyPhoto. He makes him stop doing that by threatening to kill him. Despite this, Charlie intends to help Maes with getting payback against his actual killer, the shapeshifting homunculus Envy. |
| 161 | * ''"If you stand in my way...I will kill you."'' |
| 162 | [[/folder]] |
| 163 | |
| 164 | [[folder:Jonathan Joestar]] |
| 165 | '''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Jonathan Joestar]], God of [[TheHeroDies Heroic Deaths]]''' (The First [[InSeriesNickname JoJo]], Mr. Joestar) |
| 166 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/848f57c3_8e58_4406_ab1d_d5efea0bc53d.png]] |
| 167 | * Intermediate God |
| 168 | * Symbol: The Joestar birthmark surrounded by the Ripple and his sword "Luck and Pluck" |
| 169 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N_Uqd7JBcM Sono Chi no Sadame]] generally, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOVKMSdGhf4 Heritage For The Future ~Jonathan's Ballad~]] during peaceful moments, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAj099JZ4fA Luck & Pluck]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBr65T8PKso his theme from Eyes of Heaven]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlY1rkmTQMc Brave Soldiers]] (shared with the [[Pantheon/CelestialBodiesAndStars Bronze Saints]] and [[Pantheon/DeathAndPostmortem Raoh]]) when in combat, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR-S5OO9A9o&t Overlapping Destinies]] as he ends a fight, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPCLFtxpadE "Roundabout" by Yes]] (shared with William Zeppeli) shortly after fighting. |
| 170 | * Alignment: LawfulGood |
| 171 | * Stand: Jonathan Joestar’s Unnamed Stand |
| 172 | * Portfolio: AdventurerArchaeologist, [[BadassAdorable well-mannered, sincere, sweet-tempered and kind-hearted]], ''[[CulturedBadass the]]'' [[CulturedBadass gentleman of the Joestar family]], [[LightEmUp uses the power of the Ripple]], NiceGuy, [[DefeatMeansFriendship earns friends by defeating them]], [[AllLovingHero can't bring himself to truly hate anyone]], [[CosmicPlaything his luck occasionally fails him]], [[TheDeterminator but his pluck never does]], [[ShaggyDogStory dies a heroic but senseless death]], [[BraveScot Hailing from a Proud Clan of Highland Scottish Warriors]] |
| 173 | * Domains: Sunlight, Kindness, Strength, Friendship, Positive Masculinity, Gentle-Manliness, Family, ManlyTears |
| 174 | * Followers: [[VideoGame/HaloReach Noble Six / SPARTAN-B312]], [[Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners David Martinez]], [[Series/SonsOfAnarchy Jackson "Jax" Teller]] |
| 175 | * High Priest: ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}} / Mar-Vell / Dr. Walter Lawson |
| 176 | * Allies: |
| 177 | ** The Joestars: Erina Joestar (his wife), [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Joseph Joestar]] (his grandson), [[Pantheon/PhysicalPowers Jotaro Kujo]] (his great-great-grandson), Josuke Higashikata (both [[Pantheon/{{Upbringing}} the one from his timeline, who is is great-grandson]] and [[Pantheon/OtherPowers the one from the other universe]]), [[Pantheon/OrganizedCrime Giorno Giovanna]] (his nephew/biological son through Dio), [[Pantheon/WeaponWielding Jolyne Cujoh]] (his great-great-great granddaughter,) [[Pantheon/{{Sports}} Johnny Joestar]] (his AlternateUniverse counterpart) |
| 178 | ** Others: '''[[Pantheon/CommercialArchetypes Robert E.O. Speedwagon]]''', William A. Zeppeli, [[Pantheon/FightingMindsets Dudley]], [[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Alucard (Adrian)]], [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} Seras Victoria]], [[Pantheon/PowerAndAbilities Son Goku]], [[Pantheon/DreadAndValor Naruto Uzumaki]], [[Pantheon/BodilyForm Monkey D. Luffy]], [[Pantheon/DigitalPersonas Yuuki Konno]], [[Pantheon/TragedyAndDespair Portgas D. Ace]], [[Pantheon/{{Superheroism}} Batman]], [[Pantheon/{{Commerce}} Scrooge McDuck]], [[Pantheon/ReasonsForDeath Connor and Duncan Macleod]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Superman]], [[Pantheon/MachineryAndTechnology Optimus]] [[Pantheon/MilitaryTechnology Prime]], [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers Shido]] [[Pantheon/LoveOther Itsuka]], [[Pantheon/EnergyWeaponry Luke]] [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Skywalker]], [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Spider-Man]]/[[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Peter Parker]] |
| 179 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork with: [[Pantheon/{{Shape}} Alucard (Hellsing)]] (one-sided) |
| 180 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/VengeanceArchetypes Enrico Pucci]], [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Dracula]] ([[SympathyForTheDevil with a mixture of pity]]), [[Pantheon/{{Humanoids}} Millennium]], [[Pantheon/FieldsOfScience Doctor Octopus]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Jack the Ripper]] |
| 181 | * [[FriendlyEnemy Brotherly Enemy]]: '''[[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Dio Brando]]''' |
| 182 | * He is the nicest of the [=JoJo=]'s, often trying to be friendly to those close to him, and even those who antagonize him. It was this kindness that gave him his strongest ally, Robert E. O. Speedwagon, who allied with the Joestar family until his dying days. |
| 183 | * Jonathan was ecstastic to see many of his kin in the Pantheon and while he is surprised that most of them are rather [[PragmaticHero pragmatic]] [[CombatPragmatist in combat]] and in personality, he sees the [[GuileHero good in them and accepts as his kin]]. They in turn respect for being ThePatriarch and his accomplishments without a Stand. |
| 184 | * He has been sought out by hunters of supernatural creatures, who'd like to learn how to use his Ripple powers. |
| 185 | ** However, he is one somewhat tense relations with Alucard because of his bloodlust and use of violence, but is still willing to work with him and Hellsing to put down threats. Alucard meanwhile holds nothing but complete and absolute respect and admiration toward Jonathan. In Alucard's eyes, Jonathan embodies many if not all the finest qualities of humanity that makes them the pinnacle of God's creations and he sees the various Jojos as paragons of humanity for their endless fight against evil. The fact that Jonathan can fight evenly against Alucard in the same vein if not ''better'' than ''Anderson'' through just the Ripple is icing on top of the cake. |
| 186 | * Impressed Kenshiro with his fighting ability when using the ripple to defeat a vampire named Buford. |
| 187 | -->[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH9cNAOe34M "Beat, my furious heart!! Burn, flames of passion!! Awaken, the courage of my blood!! SUNLIGHT YELLOW OVERDRIVE!!"]] |
| 188 | * He was saddened to hear what Dio did to his body after they were trapped on that sinking boat, and realized that there's no way he can be redeemed. He doesn't blame Giorno for his {{Dhampyr}} blood, though, and is happy that he's trying to find a shred of goodness in his father. |
| 189 | ** With that being said, Jonathan has occasionally been spotted at the House of Sports playing Rugby with Dio, who curiously does ''not'' use The World to stop time and cheat. They would clasp hands and congratulate each other's skills, affectionately stating "just like old times." Once, as it was reported by Sakuya sneaking nearby, Jonathan was said to have held Dio in a tight brotherly embrace, with the latter profusely crying for the former to forgive the desecration of his body. When asked, Dio would of course deny it ("Tears? I DIO am above such petty mortal weakness!! Hahahahaha!"). Nearby, father Pucci would smile knowingly, understanding the denial to be entirely false. |
| 190 | * To get them out for some fun Jonathan has brought Naruto, Luffy and many others together in a [[VideoGame/JStarsVictoryVS tournament]] that he had discovered so they can fight and celebrate a special anniversary. He was also able to convince Joseph to compete, too. |
| 191 | ** Surprisingly, he kind of bonded with Ichigo Kurosaki well enough that at some point, when he's trying for 'English dubbing', he starts to [[Creator/JohnnyYongBosch sound like him]] much to his surprise. |
| 192 | ** Ace became very thankful for him for letting him compete in the tourney with Luffy after his death. |
| 193 | * Found a kindred spirit in [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Yuuki Konno]], another young warrior taken in the prime of her life, leaving great potential unfulfilled. |
| 194 | * Has been seen playing rugby with [[Franchise/{{Highlander}} Connor Macleod, his grand-nephew Duncan]] and Scrooge [=McDuck=], finding kinship with the tree heroes for sharing a proud common heritage of [[BraveScot Scottish Warrior Blood in their veins]]. |
| 195 | * Jonathan has become good friends with heroes who have died in the line of duty, such as Superman, Optimus Prime, Shido Itsuka and Spider-Man, but he can't help a bit jealous that they were all resurrected and still continue their adventures. He is also surprised by Shido's powers, which even help him survive lethal injuries, and has helped him train in the ways of combat. It was partially because of Jonathan that Shido earned a place in the Pantheon/GUAGCombatDivision. He later went on to comfort Luke Skywalker [[spoiler:after his failure to resurrect the Jedi Order and his indirect role in Kylo Ren's fall to the dark side]]. Jonathan was also outraged when he learned that Spider-Man was temporarily killed when Doctor Octopus stole his body. Angry that Spider-Man's heroic life was temporarily ended by such a cruel and petty motive, Jonathan quickly barged into Doc Ock's temple and punched the evil doctor that he was forced to stay in the hospital for several weeks, causing Ock to swear vengeance. |
| 196 | * Some have speculated that DIO's Stand, the World, may have originally been meant for Jonathan. The GUAE is ''terrified'' at the idea of Jonathan Joestar getting a Stand. He is already capable of standing equal to his descendants without one so the idea of him getting a Stand, ''especially'' one as powerful as The World, has every malicious individual hoping that that day never comes. |
| 197 | [[/folder]] |
| 198 | |
| 199 | [[folder:Mami Tomoe]] |
| 200 | '''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Mami Tomoe]], High Prophet of [[SacrificialLamb Early Deaths]]''' ([[AndThenJohnWasAZombie Candeloro]], [[VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory Holy Mami]]) |
| 201 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mami_magical_girl.png]] |
| 202 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see her normal attire]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mami_casual.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 203 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Candeloro]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0ca581f9_5396_4c35_8b2c_02eb2a636752.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 204 | * Intermediate Goddess |
| 205 | * Symbol: A Yellow Soul Gem in front of a block of cheese with a bite in it |
| 206 | * Theme Songs: [[https://youtu.be/A_J3UhPK-Zo Credens Justitiam]], but when being really badass, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohBfHWZDUH8 Mirai]] and [[https://youtu.be/mBlj0IyB3pk Absolute Configuration]] |
| 207 | * Alignment: LawfulGood, [[spoiler:LawfulEvil as Holy Mami]] |
| 208 | * Portfolio: MagicalGirl, {{Gunslinger}}, WeHardlyKnewYe, CoolBigSis, [[AdaptationalBadass Badass via adaption]], [[SacrificialLamb Victim of a]] [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Gruesome]] [[OffWithHisHead End]], [[{{BFG}} Tiro Finale]], LadyOfWar |
| 209 | * Domain: Magic, Death, Guns |
| 210 | * Followers: [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Gai Daigoji]][[note]]Who, while loyal, is kinda disappointed that Mami isn't a SuperRobot otaku[[/note]], [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Cliffjumper]] |
| 211 | * High Priest: [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Ryoji Hase/Kamen Rider Kurokage]] |
| 212 | * Allies: |
| 213 | ** From her world: [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Madoka Kaname]], [[Pantheon/RevealsAndTwists Sayaka Miki]], [[Pantheon/{{Tics}} Kyouko Sakura]], [[Pantheon/CharacterRoles Charlotte the Dessert Witch]] [[spoiler:and her avatars Bebe and Nagisa]], |
| 214 | ** Fellow Magical Girls: [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Usagi "Serena" Tsukino]], [[Pantheon/{{Popularity}} Nanoha Takamachi]], [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Fate Testarossa]], [[Pantheon/CausesOfSadness Karen Minazuki]], |
| 215 | ** Fellow Gunslingers: [[Pantheon/AimAndSkill Coyote Starrk]], [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} Noel Vermillion]] |
| 216 | ** Tea Buddies: [[Pantheon/{{Tics}} Iroh]], [[Pantheon/FriendshipDynamicsAToL Guan Yu]], [[Pantheon/MartialArts Doctor Wong Fei-Hung]] |
| 217 | ** Others: [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Len]], [[Pantheon/BodyImages Litchi Faye-Ling]], [[Pantheon/WeaponCreation Archer]], Coco Reeve and Miranda Campbell, [[Pantheon/RangedWeapons Ms. Fortune]], [[Pantheon/{{Celebration}} Kiriya Kujo/Kamen Rider Lazer]], [[Pantheon/HeroicOutlooks Kouta Kazuraba/Kamen Rider Gaim]], [[Pantheon/OffensivePowers Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO]], [[Pantheon/PowerLevelsAndAppearance The Hero Club (Especially Fu)]], [[Pantheon/{{Tics}} Takumi Inui/Kamen Rider Faiz]], Kisaragi, [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Guts]], William A. Zeppeli, [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Anna Kozuki/Kaboom]], [[Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives Miyako]], Eddard Stark, [[Pantheon/BodyParts Squigly]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Asgore]], [[Pantheon/{{Philosophy}} Church]], Mia Fey, [[Pantheon/SupportPowers Androids 17]] [[Pantheon/{{Siblings}} and 18]] |
| 218 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} The Incubators]], [[Pantheon/{{Science}} Ryoma Sengoku/Kamen Rider Duke]], [[Pantheon/{{Destinies}} Big Bird]], [[Pantheon/{{Workmanship}} Drawcia]] |
| 219 | * Opposes: [[Pantheon/HardwareAndSoftware Joel]] |
| 220 | * Ascended to the Pantheon after aiding in the defeat of a mad prophet called [[Manga/PuellaMagiOrikoMagica Oriko Mikuni]] and her mass-murdering, [[{{Yandere}} insane]] compatriot (Kirika Kure[[spoiler:, a blade witch]]) while she kept her resolve to fight as a Puella Magi rather than snapping and killing her teammates... [[AlternateTimeline again]]. Mami is thankful to the young Yuma Chitose for keeping her on the right path. |
| 221 | ** Unfortunatly, Oriko has since ascended to the Pantheon with Kirika as her Herald. Mami has made it clear that she will stop them if they try to kill anyone. |
| 222 | * She has no malice towards her mortal killer, [[KillerRabbit Charlotte the Dessert Witch]], in fact Charlotte has become something of a pet of hers, which she loves in an unconditional fashion. In turn, Charlotte is rather protective of Mami's well-being... And gets a lot of cheese. |
| 223 | * She and Kyouko Sakura use to be old friends and a [[LovelyAngels team]]. Much has happened, but they have reconciled that [[HeterosexualLifePartners friendship]]. [[VideoGame/{{Blazblue}} Litchi]] notes that when the two of them are together... they are more like [[LikeBrotherandSister sisters]] than friends. [[spoiler:Kyouko agrees.]] |
| 224 | ** In a somewhat hilarious example, this was partially what lead her to become friends with [[Pantheon/BodyParts Squigly]], as [[Creator/LaurenLanda she's]] almost like a more [[LadyOfWar lady-like]] version of Kyoko. |
| 225 | * Being High Prophet of Early Deaths, Her task in the pantheon is to hear the life and times of the [[WeHardlyKnewYe forgotten...]] to allow their passing. If she deems them worthy, subjects can be given a chance to fight for their credentials (which was denied in the mortal life). |
| 226 | * Part of her past time is spent practising GunKata with Noel, particularly to increase her awareness in combat, is a regular customer at Iroh's tea-hut, meets with Litchi and Paio II ( the three of them are becoming known as the 'Boobie Trio') regularly. Mami made lots of friends since her Ascension and is really glad she won't be alone any longer. |
| 227 | ** This is very important as [[spoiler:any misteps about her being lonely would result in her turning into Candeloro. Thankfully, with someone as kind as Litchi near her, the chances of her turning into that seems... low.]] |
| 228 | ** It was revealed that Paio was flat chested, and the ownership was relegated to Litchi, leaving the group down to the two of them. Fortunately, Paio's place was quickly filled by [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Sona]] [[Pantheon/PersonalAppearance Buvelle]], so technically they're still a trio. Mami herself has come to enjoy Sona's music plays. |
| 229 | * Nanoha and Fate once watched how Mami [[CruelAndUnusualDeath died]] [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/850818/akemi_homura-amasawa_natsuhisa-bow-comic-fate_test once]]. They were REALLY scared. It seemed to provoke their motherly instincts, but they're not sure why. [[NeverLiveItDown Mami doesn't talk a lot about that...]] |
| 230 | * Is rather glad that her sempai, Usagi, has returned to the pantheon. Kyouko can't help but tease her about it. |
| 231 | * As Eddard Stark was horrified to find that she met a similar fate as his, he decided to act as surrogate father to her. Ned feels that she reminds him of his own daughters. |
| 232 | * Ever since Madoka befriended [[Anime/DragonballZBattleOfGods Beerus the Seventh God of Destruction]], poor Mami now has to prepare ''ten'' time the treats for the Afternoon Tea Parties she holds Every Thursday because he is a BigEater who can out-eat '''[[Pantheon/PowerAndAbilities Son Goku]] himself.''' Mami counts her blessings that Beerus is largely indifferent about the Apple Pies she bakes for Kyouko; she simply can't handle the repair bills like King Kai did for his ravaged planet if Kyouko loses her temper about it..... |
| 233 | * Prior to The Great Upheaval, Mami has refined her already powerful yet graceful fighting style to the ''definition'' of deadly-elegance by studying under [[Film/OnceUponATimeInChina Doctor Wong Fei-Hung, the Tenth Tiger of Canton]]; having Creator/JetLi, his most beloved avatar as a classmate ''really'' helps. |
| 234 | * [[Pantheon/FriendshipDynamicsAToL Guan Yu]] allegedly taught Mami the secret to keeping those impossible fabulous twin-corkscrew tails nice-and-curled even in combat. Mami has not remarked on said matter, but nonetheless states she enjoys the company of The Warrior God as a scholar and a gentleman. |
| 235 | * Has formed a strong friendship with [[Pantheon/AimAndSkill Coyote Starrk]], noting the similarities between both their fighting styles and desire for companions. She's one of the few gods in the Pantheon, aside from his Herald [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Lilynette]], who can force [[BrilliantButLazy him]] to actually get off his butt and do something. As such, he's a frequent guest at her Afternoon Tea Parties. |
| 236 | ** He has also taken to training both her and Noel in taking the art of GunKata to the next level, something about learning her own version of [[WaveMotionGun Cero]] [[BeamSpam Metralleta]]... |
| 237 | ** When she heard that Starrk had been seen around the GUAC, she expressed a deep sense of worry for his safety [[spoiler:because it was she who convinced him to join as a [[TheMole spy]] at the request of Madoka to try to both find out more about Lucifer's plans and get close to Homura]]. Even so, she's fearful of what the fallout of these actions might mean. |
| 238 | * Uneasy around her new friend Ms. Fortune considering Fortune's disturbing condition and that she sometimes dresses up as Mami. |
| 239 | * Dislikes Joel ever since [[VideoGame/{{MUGEN}} he made fun of her face]], considering [[OffWithHerHead what happened to her]], and decided to [[MoreDakka obliterate]] him at one of his fighting tournaments. |
| 240 | * She kinda took a shine to Android 17 for awhile because he likes to use guns (albeit not against any serious opponents), but really warmed up to him and 18 after seeing their performance in the Tournament of Power, [[spoiler:seeing the two repeatedly step up to the plate for each other and their teammates, 18 even knocking out a MagicalGirl out of love for her husband, and ultimately sacrifice themselves for the good of the team, with 17 even giving up his life]]. When Usagi proposed the Sisterhood accept them as allies, Mami was one of the quickest to approve. |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[folder:Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki]] |
| 244 | '''[[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki]], Co-Gods of [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest Deceased Good Parents]]''' (Minato: The Fourth Hokage, The Yellow Flash || Kushina: Tomato, Hot-Blooded Habenero) |
| 245 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dd0vio4_18b25782_8b67_4ea1_8670_a3d126200540.png]] |
| 246 | [[caption-width-right:350:Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki]] |
| 247 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Minato in Kurama Chakra]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/images_227.jpeg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 248 | * Intermediate Gods |
| 249 | * Symbol: |
| 250 | ** Minato: A coat with the words Yondaime hokage cloak written and a hiraishin kunai |
| 251 | ** Kushina: Her hair split in 9 different tips |
| 252 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R451rerZ_Fw Minato Saves Kushina]] |
| 253 | * Alignment: |
| 254 | ** Minato: LawfulGood |
| 255 | ** Kushina: ChaoticGood |
| 256 | * Portfolio: '''DeceasedParentsAreTheBest''' |
| 257 | ** Minato: SpeedBlitz, LightningBruiser, SuperSpeed, WeaponizedTeleportation, TeleportSpam, ActionDad, PapaWolf, [[CrazyPrepared Crazy Preparation]] |
| 258 | ** Kushina: [[FieryRedhead Explosive Redheads]], [[ChainPain wielding chains]], [[MamaBear protecting her child]] from a [[DidYoujustPunchOutCthulhu demons]] [[DyingMomentOfAwesome on her deathbed]], [[LongestPregnancyEver Carrying her child for ten months]] |
| 259 | * Domains: Parenthood |
| 260 | ** Minato: Speed, Combat, War, Leadership |
| 261 | ** Kushina: Red Hair, Chains |
| 262 | * Allies: |
| 263 | ** Naruto Deities: '''[[Pantheon/DreadAndValor Naruto Uzumaki]]''' (their son), '''[[Pantheon/LoveAndAffection Hinata Hyuga]]''' (their daughter-in-law), '''[[Pantheon/FightingCombos Boruto Uzumaki]]''' (their grandson), [[Pantheon/{{Costumes}} Kakashi Hatake]], [[Pantheon/LustfulBehavior Jiraiya]], [[Pantheon/CommercialAttitude Tsunade]], [[Pantheon/CharacterArchetypes Sasuke Uchiha]], [[Pantheon/MaleAndFemaleTraits Sakura]] [[Pantheon/PersonalAppearanceOther Haruno]], [[Pantheon/FightingCombos Sarada Uchiha]], [[Pantheon/{{Tics}} Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru]], [[Pantheon/BeastHandlers Shino Aburame]], Shikamaru Nara, [[Pantheon/MealsAToM Chōji]] [[Pantheon/ExternalPowerSources Akimichi]], [[Pantheon/{{Alcohol}} Rock Lee]], [[Pantheon/MultiWieldingWeapons Tenten]], [[Pantheon/OffensivePowers Might Guy]], [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Gaara]] |
| 264 | ** Other Deities: [[Pantheon/{{Mothers}} Jun Kazama]], [[Pantheon/ObedienceMindsets The Boss]], [[Pantheon/PlotArchetypes Anri Sonohara]], [[Pantheon/OtherEmotions Asuka Langley Soryuu/Shikinami Langley]], [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions Barbara Gordon]], [[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers Dante]], [[Pantheon/CombatOccupations Ryu Hayubasa]], [[Pantheon/OffensivePowers Cyclops]], [[Pantheon/MachineryAndTechnology Optimus]] [[Pantheon/MilitaryTechnology Prime]], [[Pantheon/SupportiveCombat Yoruichi Shihouin]], [[Pantheon/HybridBeings Ichigo Kurosaki]], [[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[Pantheon/NonVehicularTravel The Flash]], [[Pantheon/CharacterRoles James Potter]], [[Pantheon/ReasonsForDeath Thomas and Martha Wayne]], [[Pantheon/{{Plants}} Kurama (YuYu Hakusho)]], [[Pantheon/{{Mothers}} Sophita Alexandra]], [[Pantheon/{{Fathers}} Bryan Mills, Professor Utonium]], [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Mufasa]], [[Pantheon/{{Emotion}} Asura]], [[Pantheon/DigitalPersonas Kirito and Asuna]] |
| 265 | * Enemies: Any who would harm their son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren, [[Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery Ragyo Kiryuuin]], [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Ozai]], ''[[Pantheon/PlotArchetypes Madara Uchiha]]'', [[Pantheon/OffensivePowers Dei]][[Pantheon/BodyParts dara]], [[Pantheon/CombatSkill Kaguya Ōtsutsuki]], [[Pantheon/{{Transformations}} Sephiroth]], [[Pantheon/{{Explosives}} Yoshikage Kira]], [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Griffith]], [[Pantheon/PowerGainsAndLosses Yhwach]], [[Pantheon/{{Fathers}} Relius Clover]], [[Pantheon/{{Mothers}} Dr. Sofia Lamb]], [[Pantheon/EyeColors Medusa Gorgon]], [[Pantheon/VillainousSuccessAndFailure Tenjuro Banno]] |
| 266 | * On Good terms with: [[Pantheon/{{Teleporting}} Obito Uchiha]], [[Pantheon/BeastOther Kur]][[Pantheon/BodyParts ama (Naruto)]], [[Pantheon/SupportPowers Nagato]] |
| 267 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Orochimaru]] |
| 268 | * Minato Namikaze is the Fourth Hokage of Konohagakure, famous for having fended off the Nine-Tails' attack on the village. Kushina was a kunoichi from Uzushiogakure's Uzumaki clan and the previous jinchūriki of [[Pantheon/BeastOther Kurama]]. Unbeknownst to Naruto, the two are actually his parents, a secret that was kept from him for his protection. Naruto would eventually learn this from the time he lost control of himself to Kurama during the battle against Pain when Minato's chakra came to aid him, and when Kushina's charkra aided him during the time he attempted to take control of Kurama's chakra. Minato would be brought back by Orochimaru via Edo Tensei to contribute in the war against the Akatsuki and the Ten Tails, helping Obito to come to his senses, aiding him in transfering the other half of Kurama to Naruto when he's on the verge of death, and summoning Team 7 back from Kaguya's dimension alongside all the other deceased Kage. Naruto says his last parting words to his father before the Sage of the Six Paths sends him back to the afterlife. |
| 269 | * Minato originally shared the title of [[FlashStep Fast Movement]] with Yoruichi, before that title was became hers solely, losing his place in the Pantheon. Kushina was less than pleased. Thankfully, the gods found a new title they can share between them, as the Co-Gods of [[DeceasedParentsAreTheBest Deceased Good Parents]]. They wouldn't have it any other way. |
| 270 | * Minato and Kushina are very proud of Naruto for finally getting the acknowledgement he wanted so badly, becoming the Hokage, and even finding himself the love of his life in Hinata Hyuga. The two treat her like their own daughter, and occasionally pay visits to them and their son, Boruto to check how they're doing. Minato and Kushina also act as the doting grandparents to Boruto as well as his sister Himawari Uzumaki whenever she comes to visit the Pantheon. |
| 271 | * The two feel pity for Obito upon learning what he has become, even though he was the reason they weren't around to raise Naruto. Minato regrets never being able to save him, while Kushina is disappointed about what Obito has become since he was her favorite out of Minato's students. Currently, the two are on good terms with Obito and do pay him a visit when they need to talk (after Kushina gave Obito ''one big lecture'' about his choices), sharing advice with him about what he can do to atone. |
| 272 | ** Minato and Kushina are also on good terms with Nagato, though to a lesser extent due to his actions. Regardless, Minato acknowledges that he is just as much of a pawn as Obito was, while Kushina is sympathetic towards her fellow Uzumaki. So they are willing to give a chance just like Naruto did. Nagato in turn respects the two, both their skills, morality, and for being the parents of Naruto. |
| 273 | ** Naruto's parents are also on good terms with Kurama now, since Naruto is able to befriend him and bring out the best in him. Since Kurama was willing to work alongside Minato in the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kurama no longer holds anything against him and Kushina now. |
| 274 | * The two can't stand Ragyo Kiryuuin and Ozai, the two being horrifically abusive to their children. They outright state they are not true parents if they're willing to harm their own children. Ragyo's treatment of Satsuki also revolts them to no end. |
| 275 | ** The two also loathe Medusa Gorgon, Relius Clover and Sophia Lamb, parents who had treated their children as objects without care. They make it clear that they will destroy them if they cross paths with each other. |
| 276 | * The two view Madara as one of their greatest adversaries, since he orchestrated the events that led to Rin's death and corrupted Obito. Minato's students are just like their surrogate children, what Madara did makes it personal. |
| 277 | ** Minato and Kushina also don't like Kaguya, mainly because she tried to kill her own children for opposing her and inheriting her chakra. The two point out that Naruto is right that a mother should be proud of her children becoming independent. |
| 278 | * The two are aware of Orochimaru's presence in the Pantheon, though they weren't around to witness his crimes and had to learn from their peers in the Pantheon. So far, they're only tolerating Orochimaru at the moment, keeping an eye on him to make sure he doesn't try anything funny. |
| 279 | * Naruto's parents see a lot of their child in Anri, even if circumstances that led to her becoming an orphan were quite different. The two grew sympathetic to the fact that Anri isolated herself out of fear of the demon sealed within her, and grew proud of her for finding people to love her, and allowing that love to help her resist the demon's control. Anri appreciates their kindness and admits they're the kind of parents she would have wanted. |
| 280 | * Minato and Kushina are shown to get along with Thomas and Martha Wayne, as well as James Potter. They were parents who weren't there for their son growing up, but their deaths and legacy still played a great role in shaping their children's future. They also cared a great deal for their child from beyond the grave, so they sit down to talk with Minato and Kushina about what they can do to make up for lost time. |
| 281 | ** The two are shown to get along many good parents in the Pantheon, some of them including protective and good parents such as Sophita Alexandra, Mufasa, Professor Utonium, and Bryan Mills. Mufasa in particular even shows sympathy towards Minato for never being interact with his son in his childhood, while he was murdered during Simba's time as a cub. |
| 282 | ** Minato and Kushina would learn of Kirito and Asuna's adoption of Yui, despite still being in their adolescence. They admire how quickly they were able to become GoodParents at such a young age, and they spend some talking to them and sharing tips about raising children. |
| 283 | * Minato and Kushina heard of another fox spirit named Kurama, who just like the Tailed Beast, also resided in a pregnant woman. The two would come to Kurama face to face, and are surprised by just how different he is from the Tailed Beast with the same name. Ever since, they held conversations with Kurama on a daily basis, talking about the Kitsunes from their respective worlds. |
| 284 | * [[Anime/NarutoTheMovieRoadToNinja In an alternate world]], Minato and Kushina lived to raise their child (who is named Memna Uzumaki and still becomes the Jinchūriki of the Nine Tails). Though in this case, Kushina's HairTriggerTemper tends to get the best of her, overreacting and hitting her child. Kushina only hit Naruto once when they met, but she did apologize and admit it was bad habit of hers. Kushina worries she would do the same thing her alternate self did to her son had she lived and possibly alienate him as a result, but Minato promises her she won't end up like that all, and they certainly won't be overprotective of him since he's already proven himself capable enough to stand on his own. |
| 285 | * Exclusive to Minato: |
| 286 | ** Minato tends to visit the House of Pantheon/{{Heroism}} in order to make up for lost time being that he missed his son's entire life. |
| 287 | ** Minato was glad to see that both Jiraiya and Kakashi had ascended and surprisingly enough none of his predecessors had ascended. It was then that both learned that the Pantheon was very different from their worlds. |
| 288 | ** Minato and Optimus Prime mutually respect the other's skills in combat and leadership. Optimus does feel sorry though that Minato's term as the Hokage was rather short. |
| 289 | ** Both Sonic and the Flash are impressed by how Minato combine speed with teleportation and turn it into an offensive tatic. Minato has made an offer to train them how to use speed effectively in battle. |
| 290 | * Exclusive to Kushina: |
| 291 | ** Before the title change, Kushina made her ascension after her son Naruto invited her and Minato in order to join him. They both noted that a title based on her red hair would be perfect which lead to her ascension. |
| 292 | ** A notable event was how she managed to survive a [[spoiler:Bijuu extraction]] a feat that would have instantly killed anyone else. Not only that, but she managed to restrain said bijuu. Even more amazing was this all happened right after giving birth after going through a 10-month pregnancy. The Boss was very much impressed by this. She became the second mother in the Pantheon that no one dares to complain about pregnancy pains. |
| 293 | ** She is considered to have the most beautiful hair amongst the pantheon... well, she tends to get the most compliments at least. |
| 294 | ** She was again utterly horrified to hear what happen to her best friend and her two sons. She decided to visit them both and call them out on their recklessness and punched both on the head. She is happy that Sasuke turned out a little better. |
| 295 | ** She gets really pissed when she heard how many try to pair her with her son. Another way to piss her off is to insinuate that she would neglect Naruto if she was alive and had a second child. That and harming him is a one way of getting an easy asskicking.[[note]]This is a person who subdued a very powerful {{Kaiju}} at her weakest. So it'd be wise not to piss her off.[[/note]] |
| 296 | [[/folder]] |
| 297 | |
| 298 | [[folder:William A. Zeppeli]] |
| 299 | '''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood William Antonio Zeppeli]], God of [[MentorOccupationalHazard Mentors Fated to Die]]''' (The First Zeppeli, Monopoly Man, "Glazed in Bitches" Zeppeli) |
| 300 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7107029f_7e30_4e6a_b559_28f1906fbc33.png]] |
| 301 | * Intermediate God |
| 302 | * Symbol: His hat |
| 303 | * Theme Music: [[https://youtu.be/4q-FPAXIagc Mysterious Visitor]] during peaceful moments, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAFDQ_4QKF0 Zeppeli the Eccentric]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPtJUmL2xq8 Capture the Target]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzmmBXDpk88 his theme from Eyes of Heaven]] while in combat, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPCLFtxpadE "Roundabout" by Yes]] (shared with Jonathan) shortly after fighting |
| 304 | * Alignment: NeutralGood |
| 305 | * Portfolio: [[TheMentor Being the Mentor of the first JoJo]] [[MentorOccupationalHazard and being fated to die while mentoring]], {{Heroic Sacrifice}}s, CoolOldGuy, [[ImprobableWeaponUser using wine as a weapon]], [[KiManipulation Hamon]]/[[ThePoweroftheSun Ripple Master]], SacrificialLion |
| 306 | * Domain: Death, Mentorship, Solar Power |
| 307 | * Followers: [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie Virtuvius]], [[ComicBook/IronMan Ho Yinsen]], [[Series/BabylonFive Kosh]], [[Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba Kyojuro Rengoku]] |
| 308 | * Allies: Jonathan Joestar, [[Pantheon/{{Commerce}} Robert E. O. Speedwagon]], [[Pantheon/{{Weapons}} Caesar Zeppeli, Gyro Zeppeli]], [[Pantheon/{{Accessories}} Bruno Buccellati]], [[Pantheon/{{Knowledge}} Obi-Wan Kenobi]], Mami Tomoe, [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} Yuugi Hoshiguma]], [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Mia Fey]] |
| 309 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Dio Brando]]''', [[Pantheon/NamingReferences The Pillar Men]], Millenium, [[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Dracula]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalism}} Kirei Kotomine]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Jack the Ripper]] |
| 310 | * ''[[BondJamesBond Zeppeli. William A. Zeppeli.]]'' |
| 311 | * William A. Zeppeli was the mentor of Jonathan on the art of the Ripple. He was informed beforehand that he would die if he taught Johnathan...and ''still'' did it anyway. This act caused him to ascend to the Pantheon and meet various deities. This is also strengthened with the fact that anyone bearing his surname is... well, fated to die for helping out a good friend, exemplified with his descendant Caesar. |
| 312 | * William was very delighted to Johnathan in the Pantheon, though he was sadden that his student died, but was proud that he did it for his wife. |
| 313 | * Hates the Pillar Men for creating the Stone Mask that caused his father to use it for evil. Though he is relieved to find that the Stone Masks were destroyed, but he is on guard in case the Pillar Men decide to create another one. He is keeping an eye especially on Kars, as he is the one who is responsible for creating the Stone Masks in the first place. He's also quite distraught that his fellow friend Straizo would descend into evil, tempted with the power of Dio, but overall glad that his successors did not repeat the same mistake. |
| 314 | * While William has some issues with the followers of various Equestrian deities, he has no actual hostile opinions on the deities themselves, and even consider them enjoyable acquaintances. |
| 315 | * Due to influence the Stone Mask, Zeppeli seeks to rid the Pantheon of evil artifacts. For this reason he has made enemies with Kirei Kotomine, for the latter has attempted to release several {{Sealed Evil In A Can}}s. |
| 316 | * Sought out by many hunters of the supernatural determined to master the art of the Ripple. |
| 317 | * Once kicked Speedwagon in the groin for giving him a wine cellar full of purple tanning oil. For this reason, Speedwagon is unable to have kids. Not that he minds though. |
| 318 | ** After Will´s ascension, Speedwagon gave him his hat back. [[VideoGame/JojosBizarreAdventureEyesOfHeaven However, Speedwagon is still seen wearing a Zeppeli hat as he had one made for himself (outfitted with razors) to use in case he needs to fight.]] |
| 319 | * Gets along well with Mami, given their similar fates. He had a good laugh because of how [[OffWithHisHead their]] [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe deaths]] were on opposite results. |
| 320 | ** Also gets along with Yuugi Hoshiguma due to their [[MemeticMutation drinks not even dropping when they fight]], and [[ShoutOut due to visual similarities between her and Johnathan]]. |
| 321 | * Met his grandson named Caesar shortly after his ascension and was happy to see Caesar getting along with Jonathan´s grandson. |
| 322 | * For a time, he was mistaken as a frog-hater, since [[SignatureScene his time of attempting to NOT hit a frog while attempting to punch it with Ripple]] was misinterpreted as otherwise. Zeppeli has no say about frogs in general, but he does see life as a precious thing to every little creatures, frogs included. |
| 323 | [[/folder]] |
| 324 | |
| 325 | !Lesser Gods |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[folder:Gelflings, Mystics, & Skeksis]] |
| 328 | '''[[Franchise/TheDarkCrystal The Gelflings, The Mystics/urRu, and The Skeksis]], Deified {{Dying Race}}s''' ([=urSkeks=] when Mystics and Skeksis are merged) |
| 329 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gelflings.jpg]] |
| 330 | [[caption-width-right:350:L-R: Rian, Deet, Brea]] |
| 331 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rszgelflings.png]] |
| 332 | [[caption-width-right:350:Jen & Kira]] |
| 333 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mystics.jpg]] |
| 334 | [[caption-width-right:350:The Mystics]] |
| 335 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rszskeksisattack.png]] |
| 336 | [[caption-width-right:350:The Skeksis]] |
| 337 | * Lesser Deities; the [=urSkeks=] were Greater Deities |
| 338 | * Symbol: The Crystal |
| 339 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lQ_N3UPBdE The Dark Crystal Overture]] |
| 340 | * Alignment: |
| 341 | ** LawfulGood leaning towards NeutralGood (Mystics) |
| 342 | ** NeutralGood (Jen, Kira, Rian, Brea, Deet) |
| 343 | ** ChaoticGood ([=skekGra=]) |
| 344 | ** LawfulEvil ([=skekZok=]) |
| 345 | ** NeutralEvil (Skeksis except [=skekGra=] and [=skekZok=]) |
| 346 | * Portfolio: |
| 347 | ** Gelflings: OurElvesAreDifferent |
| 348 | *** Jen & Kira: {{Genocide Survivor}}s, [[InterspeciesAdoption Raised by Mystics and Podlings, Respectively]] |
| 349 | *** Rian: TraumaCongaLine, TiredOfRunning |
| 350 | *** Brea: SeekerArchetype, RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething |
| 351 | *** Deet: FriendToAllLivingThings, BlessedWithSuck |
| 352 | ** Mystics: GoodIsImpotent, TheStoic, EmbodimentOfVirtue |
| 353 | ** Skeksis: ImmortalitySeeker, DecadentCourt, MixAndMatchCritters |
| 354 | *** [=skekSo=]: PredecessorVillain, SorcerousOverlord, TheSociopath, EvilerThanThou |
| 355 | *** [=skekUng=]: GeniusBruiser, AsskickingLeadsToLeadership, EvilOverlord |
| 356 | *** [=skekSil=]: ManipulativeBastard, TheUnfettered, AmbitionIsEvil, TheHeavy |
| 357 | *** [=skekZok=]: SinisterMinister,[[LawfulStupid Obsessed With Law And Order]], SmugSnake, [[TheResenter Resents SkekUng]] |
| 358 | *** [=skekTek=]: [[KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect Not Treated Well Despite His Genius]], MadScientist, TheMedic |
| 359 | *** [=skekMal=]: PredatorPastiche, LightningBruiser |
| 360 | *** [=skekGra=]: TokenHeroicOrc, DefectorFromDecadence, TheHeretic |
| 361 | * Domains: Conflict, Lifeforms, Mortality |
| 362 | * Heralds: Various Podlings |
| 363 | * Allies: |
| 364 | ** Gelflings: [[Pantheon/{{Mammals}} Po]], [[Pantheon/{{Heirs}} Peach]], [[Pantheon/HeroicAttitude Naofumi Iwatani]], [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers Martian Manhunter]], [[Pantheon/GamingConsequences Abe (Oddworld)]] |
| 365 | ** Mystics: [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour The Chozo]], [[Pantheon/SpeechNToZ Yoda]] |
| 366 | ** Skeksis: No real alliances and even those that they have an interest in aren’t expected to last long |
| 367 | * Enemies: Any ally of the Gelflings and Mystics is an enemy of the Skeksis (except Skekgra) and vice versa |
| 368 | * Interests: |
| 369 | ** Skeksis: [[Pantheon/ComplexSymbolism Luna]], [[Pantheon/{{Birds}} Lord Shen]], [[Pantheon/{{Reclusiveness}} Davoth, Ra’s al Ghul]], [[Pantheon/CommercialArchetypes The Glukkons]] |
| 370 | * In the mystical land of Thra, there exist many fantastical creatures, among them include the Gelflings, elf-like creatures who have numerous clans of their own. Keeping the land of Thra at ease was the Crystal of Truth, but that peace would gradually deteriorate thanks to it being in the hands of the Skeksis, the malevolent rulers of Thra who took advantage of the Gelflings. Upon the discovery that Gelfling essence could be used to extend the Skeksis’ lifespan (and make those tyrants more likely to be immortal), numerous Gelflings resisted the Skeksis’ reign of terror. As time passed, Thra fell further into ruin as the Skeksis held on to power and nearly all the Gelflings were wiped out save for two: Jen and Kira. With the help of the Mystics, a pacifistic race of creatures who raised Jen and have an unusual link to the Skeksis, the two were able to repair the Crystal and from there, the Skeksis and the Mystics were merged once more into the [=urSkeks=], a mysterious race of alien-like creatures who landed in Thra many years prior. |
| 371 | * In her observatory, Aughra, Keeper of Secrets and the avatar of Thra, continued to observe the planets and stars when she noticed a planet unlike any she had seen. Besides the patterns of the stars and various celestial bodies that surrounded it, what shocked Aughra was that this planet not only had some of the essence of Thra, but that its inhabitants were part of this unusual world that she discovered. That planet wasn’t truly Thra, yet many aspects of that world were found in that planet alongside many strange parts that Aughra never heard of previously. While the Gelflings and Mystics were able to live out their lives as they had before tragedy struck Thra, the Skeksis remained determined in achieving their goals and there were many worse dangers in that planet that could not only endanger this so-called Pantheon, but be of interest to the Skeksis. While the Pantheon had many entities that could counter the threats present, Aughra decided to keep watch of this strange world not only to ensure its safety, but to be on the lookout for any potential intruders from there that would want to devastate Thra. |
| 372 | * Even if the Gelflings, Mystics, and Skeksis in the Pantheon aren’t close to extinction compared to what happened in Thra, there were still plenty of species in the Pantheon whose members had to deal with dwindling numbers. Martian Manhunter is the last of the Green Martians who often battled against the White Martians, a race that is close to extinction despite having more surviving members. Having dealt with what it's like to be one of very few surviving members of a race (if not the only member) in addition to partaking in many hard-fought battles, Martian Manhunter is sympathetic towards the Gelflings and their various challenges, especially regarding what Jen and Kira had to deal with. When they were told about the history of Green Martians and White Martians, Jen and Kira noticed that the peaceful lifestyle of the Green Martians prior to their extinction was similar to the Mystics and the White Martians were just as ruthlessly violent as the Skeksis. |
| 373 | * The Gelflings were a once-prosperous race of elven-like creatures that lived in Thra and consisted of several different clans that had their own unique traits. They are capable of magic, are able to read each other's minds through touching their hands, and the females have fairy wings and are able to have a high-ranking leadership position known as Maudra, with the All-Maudra, being the highest ranked overall. The clans were able to overcome their differences in order to fight back against the Skeksis, but it wasn’t enough as the Skeksis carried out a genocide to eliminate almost all the Gelflings following a prophecy that claimed that a Gelfling would end the Skeksis’ reign of terror. Jen and Kira would be the ones to set things right and while the Gelfling clans in the Pantheon would thrive as they were prior to the Skeksis’ slaughter of them, the two would play an important role in helping the Gelfling clans thrive in the Pantheon and to prepare themselves should the Skeksis go after them again. |
| 374 | ** There exist seven distinct Gelfling clans prior to the Skeksis’ genocide campaign: the scholarly high-ranking Vapra Clan, the combat-capable Stonewood Clan, the subterranean nature-loving Grottan Clan, the aquatic Drenchen Clan, the agricultural Spriton Clan, the sea-faring Sifa Clan, and the desert-dwelling Dousan Clan who revere death. Since initially fighting back against the Skeksis, the clans have been more united in going up against a common threat and the clans have had certain members of the Pantheon become interested in them due to sharing a trait with them. In addition the benevolent princesses and knowledge-seekers that the Vapra Clan learned of thanks to Brea and Deet showing the Grottan Clan other deities who are fond of animals, there were entities that found common ground with a specific clan and befriended them, including Moana getting along with the Sifa Clan and the Drenchen Clan discovering other amphibious creatures that intrigued them. Not only were the Skeksis willing to continue targeting the Gelflings, but there were various other enemies the Gelfling clans had to fend off, whether it’s fiends that actively harm animals for the Grottan Clan or the Vapra Clan learning that there are entities willing to abuse knowledge for personal gain. |
| 375 | ** Abe took a liking towards the Gelflings after learning of how they were taken advantage of by a villainous group that would lead to a confrontation against these baddies. There was something about the Skeksis pretending to be affable towards the Gelflings before showing their true goals that hit Abe close to home and how the Glukkons took advantage of the Mudokans before deciding to use them as an ingredient for food and the Skeksis’ subsequent near-victory in taking over the world was something that Abe saw as a worst-case scenario that could have happened if the Glukkons succeeded in their ambitions. Speaking of the Glukkons, the fact that they used to rely on magic before turning to an industrialized approach was something that perplexed the Skeksis, especially since Skekso used the Darkening born from the corruption of the Crystal to further his goals. Sharing a similar goal in gaining immortality much like the Skeksis, the Glukkons have sought a partnership with the Skeksis to try and strengthen their business empire, but their short-sightedness combined with the volatile behavior of the Skeksis meant that such a collaboration wouldn’t happen anytime soon, especially since they could be a target of Skeksil’s manipulation that could lead to the Skeksis being more of a threat in addition to wasting more of the Glukkon’s resources. |
| 376 | ** Rian is from the Stonewood Clan, the son of the Captain of the Crystal Guard (and a highly revered guard if Rian trying to live up to them is any indication), and a guard of the Crystal Castle who goes through many ordeals after being framed for the death of his girlfriend Mira. Many in the Pantheon have been framed for crimes through various circumstances, with Naofumi Iwatani’s ordeal being one of the more intense ones coming from a Gelfling whose life nearly fell apart after his girlfriend’s death. Having been framed for rape and exiled, Naofumi sought revenge and it through the bonds he found through his companions which included Raphtalia and Filo that not only would he save the fantasy world that he was summoned to, but overcome his cynical attitude that he picked up near the start of his journey. Naofumi’s story made Rian realize that there was far more danger awaiting him in the Pantheon, but Naofumi and his friends understood Rian’s initial troubles and was willing to help him and the rest of the Gelflings stand a fighting chance against the Skeksis, especially if an attempt is made to ruin the Gelflings’ good name. |
| 377 | ** Brea is a princess that’s part of the Vapra Clan, the daughter of the All-Maudra Mayrin (who Brea has a contentious relationship towards due to clashing beliefs until after Mayrin becomes more aware of the Skeksis’ cruelty), and a knowledge-seeker who is determined to uncover the truth of how monstrous the Skeksis really are. Having witnessed how flawed her royalty was due to the Skeksis taking advantage of the Gelflings, Brea was revolted to learn that there were plenty of corrupt royalty figures present in the Pantheon, whether due to incompetence or deliberate malice. That there was a lot in the Pantheon that she wasn’t aware of beforehand gave Brea more of a motivation to seek out knowledge to prevent the Skeksis from succeeding in their mission and she managed to find benevolent princesses and knowledge-seekers to help her in that mission. Whether it’s through princesses such as Peach who have had experience on the battlefield or bookworms that can provide Brea help with something she’s struggling with, Brea will need all the help she can get to prevent the Gelflings from being driven to extinction again. |
| 378 | ** Deet is an animal caretaker from the Grottan Clan and is fond of the wildlife around her even if they are affected by The Darkening, a type of corruption that’s spreading from the Skeksis’ misuse of the Crystal. Only through harnessing the power of The Darkening can she turn the tide of battle against the Skeksis, but at the cost of becoming a risk to everything around her, including the creatures she deeply cares about much to her dismay. It didn’t take long for her to befriend many other entities in the Pantheon who greatly cared about animals such as Fluttershy and they were shocked to learn that someone as kind-hearted as her would have to harness a deadly power to save their friends. While Deet doesn’t have that much Darkening inside of her, it didn’t change the fact that she would have to use this kind of power again when things get dire and it was made worse by the fact that there were villainous entities such as Dark Samus who are willing to take in corruptive power and use it to destroy everything around them. |
| 379 | ** The Skeksis’ brutal genocide of the Gelfling clans resulted in only two Gelflings left: Jen who was raised by the Mystics, and Kira who was raised by the Podlings, a pacifistic race of creatures with a language of their own, like animals, and many of the Podlings were enslaved by the Skeksis. The Mystics send Jen on a quest to restore the crystal, with him discovering Kira, a Gelfling who has an affinity for animals, who accompanies him and they face many dangers together before successfully restoring the Crystal. There were other survivors of genocide that Jen and Kira learned about, with Po being someone who the two Gelflings had strong empathy towards due to the panda and others of his kind being targeted by Lord Shen as a result of the latter hearing of a prophecy that said a warrior of black and white will defeat him in addition to being adopted by someone of a different species, not unlike the Skeksis going after the Gelflings due to a similar prophecy and how Jen and Kira were adopted following it. While there were pandas (which included Po’s biological father) who found a safe haven away from Shen’s genocidal campaign, it didn’t prevent Po from being concerned about the possibility that Shen is willing to use the Skeksis to finish what he started given how much closer to success the Skeksis were in their goals and how Shen and Skeksis’ attempt at instigating a genocide to defy a prophecy that would foretell their defeat could strengthen a potential alliance. |
| 380 | * Despite not being native to Thra, the Urskeks are just as unusual as the creatures that live there. A group of enigmatic entities, the Urskeks’ desire to perfect themselves would lead to them splitting themselves into two separate species that took up specific traits of the Urskeks: the pacifistic, yet mostly inactive Mystics, and the ambitious, yet sadistic Skeksis. While the two separated species were able to become one again thanks to Jen and Kira, such a feat would be more difficult thanks to the varied nature of the Pantheon and the Skeksis taking advantage of that world and being far more ruthless than before. The added challenges in getting the Urskeks to become one again didn’t prevent them from being fascinating to those that study strange creatures and those that have had to put up with a split aspect of their personality at some point in their lives. |
| 381 | ** While certain species in the Pantheon weren’t made from being literally split off from a pre-existing group of creatures, there were members of entire species that did separate from them, with a change in personality often being cited as the reason for that separation. The Chozo were once a race of space creatures with the character of brave warriors, and have since become pacifistic with the exception of a few rogue members such as Raven Beak. The Mystics have struck up a friendship with the Chozo for their pacifistic nature and how they adopted someone (Samus in the Chozo’s case) who would become a key player in saving the world. On his end, the exiled Skeksis Skekgra found Raven Beak to be a near-total opposite of himself in regards to being unlike others of his kind and having goals different from what they’re normally after. |
| 382 | * The Mystics are the pacifistic half of the Urskeks and following a deadly battle against the Skeksis, the Mystics have remained inactive most of the time and have lived in isolation. Their secluded lifestyle carried over to the much more active world of the Pantheon, but there were some additional allies that they had to go alongside their existing alliance with the Gelflings. Yoda was someone who lived in isolation following several battles that led to the Empire rising in power and several Jedi being killed in the process, so he can understand the Mystic’s ordeal in living far from the Skeksis after the latter’s reign of terror grew and that something needed to be done to prevent more tragedy from happening. The Mystics have seen Yoda as a good friend and while the Mystics as a whole are pacifistic to the point of rarely taking direct action, the fact that there were many pacifists who were willing to take action to stop many different calamities from unfolding was something that fascinated them even if they’re unable to be as proactive as them in stopping many wars from occurring. |
| 383 | * As the more cunning and devious half of the Urskeks, the Skeksis have ruled over the Gelflings and upon discovering that the corruption of the Crystal can extract the life essence from those nearby, have taken it upon themselves to extend their lifespan that culminated in the Gelflings being hunted to near-extinction. While no one can truly stay dead in the Pantheon, that hasn’t stopped the Skeksis from finding ways to extend their lifespan and they couldn’t ignore the fact that such a vast setting offered various ways of becoming immortal courtesy of those seeking to attain such status and those that are already immortal. Skektek, the put-upon scientist for the Skeksis, has been extensively looking into these various methods of achieving immortality and how much more effective they are compared to the primary method of extracting the life essence from Gelflings and other related life-forms. While it’s only added to the misfortunes he’s faced (in addition to many benevolent scientists not wanting to go near him or other Skeksis), he’s convinced that he will find a method that will promise permanent immortality for the Skeksis in addition to what he’s already created to help the Skeksis in battles. |
| 384 | ** Luna, an enigmatic girl from a post-apocalyptic world, ended up being strange for the Skeksis given that she can easily give people she encounters immortality should they request it. Being aware of the Skeksis’ desire to avoid death, Luna offered them immortality, but Skeksil, being the cunning manipulator he is, suspected that it felt too easy to get immortality from her and that she wanted them to be loyal to her in exchange. Skeksil told Luna how the Skeksis aim to get eternal life and said that he and Skektek were curious to know what Luna had in her that allowed her to give immortality to others, to which Luna inquired how effective the life essence the Skeksis drink truly is if the Skeksis end up being closer to death at a certain point in time after drinking said essence. While no progress has been made on either side in terms of getting what they want, Luna believes that the Skeksis will need her immortality eventually while Skeksil hopes to find a way to bring a sample of whatever it is that allows Luna to grant immortality and bring it to the Skeksis so that Skektek can study it and find a way for the Skeksis to use it without any adverse effects. |
| 385 | ** That some beings in the Pantheon were already immortal by default was something that confused and irritated the Skeksis, who felt that those beings were hiding something far more potent than the life essence of Gelflings. The Skeksis as a whole, especially Skekso, are deeply afraid of their own mortality, a trait that got the attention of immortals such as Davoth the Dark Lord and Ra’s al Ghul. The Skeksis have been offered compelling ideas to achieve eternal life whether it’s loyalty to Davoth or The Lazarus Pit that Ra’s uses, but much like the life essence the Skeksis drink, those methods came with their own downsides, including facing off against powerful adversaries or simply being used as a pawn by either Davoth or Ra’s. The Skeksis have since continued looking for ways to achieve eternal life beyond draining the life essence from innocent creatures with Davoth biding his time for a chance to get the Skeksis to work with him and while Ra’s did find the Skeksis behavior to be very uncouth, he believes that eventually the Skeksis will have to use The Lazarus Pit once they’re out of options to gain immortality. |
| 386 | ** The primary Emperors who lead the Skeksis are Skekso and Skekung, with the two being very different in how they take action in achieving the Skeksis’ goals. Skekso, who uses the Darkening to gain more power for the other Skeksis, is by far the most openly cruel of the Skeksis, while his successor Skekung (who also served as a successor the temperamental Skekvar in being the General for the Skeksis) uses the deadly Garthim creatures for battle and has a level of intelligence higher than that of the psychotic Skekso that has helped the Skeksis keep their power. While the Pantheon has made it easier for Skekso to avoid a premature death, that hasn’t stopped him from fearing that it is headed this way and since his successor Skekung has proved to be a valuable asset in helping the Skeksis get closer to their goals, he’s let him be a co-leader in their endeavors to achieve immortality. Between Skekso looking at other evil sorcerers in regards to making the Darkening more effective for himself and Skekung seeking potential creatures that can help both the Garthim and Skeksis, the two Skeksis Emperors are looking to finish what they started through taking advantage of the Pantheon’s plentiful resources. |
| 387 | ** Among the selfish Skeksis, Skeksil the Chamberlain is very devious when it comes to wanting power for himself in addition to helping the Skeksis get their eternal life. Skekso and Skekung sharing a leadership role with each other in the Pantheon has made it more difficult for Skeksil to become Emperor, but he hasn’t given up on using underhanded methods to earn that title. While the Skeksis have mainly seen others as potential pawns for their schemes for immortal life and conquest, Skeksil claims to have a genuine understanding towards specific individuals, or more accurately, usurpers who wanted power for themselves such as Starscream. Of course, this only adds to Skeksil’s self-serving nature and he has also been around skilled manipulators to see if he can learn anything from them and be more successful in getting what he wants. |
| 388 | ** Skekzok serves as the High Priest of the Skeksis and oversees the rituals they perform and the laws that they follow. Many of these so-called laws were created by himself and while he is interested in gaining a more prominent leadership role like Skeksil, Skekzok isn’t quite as effective in the manipulation game compared to Skeksil. With Skeksil turning to manipulators and usurpers for his own gain, Skekzok has become interested in other vile priests and those who invoke the word of higher-ups as being absolute to try and find a way to become Emperor of the Skeksis. Skekzok ended up finding obstacles in heroic priests who believed that Skekzok was an aberration in being a high priest (in addition to finding the Skeksis as a whole to be overly corrupt) and his own flaws in believing that he’s more important than he is and his cowards only added to the challenges he faced in getting the throne. |
| 389 | ** Despite being part of the Skeksis, Skekmal the Hunter prefers to live outside of the Skeksis’ castle and not only are the Gelflings terrified of him, the other Skeksis find his presence unnerving. Even though the Garthim have become a critical part of the Skeksis’ army, Skekmal still has a role in helping them if the Garthim isn’t doing enough to take down their enemies. Whenever he isn’t helping the other Skeksis eliminate their enemies, Skekmal hunts for prey throughout the Pantheon, often commending powerful adversaries if they can put up a fight against him. His bloodlust has gotten him involved with confrontations against other hunters in the Pantheon (with some such as Hircine being far more powerful than what the Skeksis as a whole are capable of) and his determination in finishing off his targets meant that regardless of the Pantheon preventing anyone from truly staying dead, he’ll want to settle any unfinished business with targets he considers a great challenge. |
| 390 | ** Skekgra is very different from the rest of the Skeksis when it comes to personality and motivations. Unlike the other Skeksis who live in a castle and seek immortality, Skekgra lives in a secluded area alongside his Mystic counterpart Urgoh and the two hope that the Skeksis and Mystics become one as the Urskeks once more. While the other Mystics would rather just wait for said reunification to happen naturally, the other Skeksis were vehemently opposed to that idea and banished Skekgra as a result. He feels remorse over his past deeds as being the Conqueror when he was working with the Skeksis and in addition to his friendship with Urgoh and willingness to listen to the Pantheonic allies that both the Gelflings and other Mystics have made, has developed camaraderie with other Pantheonic entities who have sought to atone for their violent misdeeds. |
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| 393 | [[folder:Jason Todd/Red Hood]] |
| 394 | '''[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Jason]] [[ComicBook/RedHood Peter Todd]], Patron Saint of {{Dead Sidekick}}s''' (Red Hood II, Robin II, Red Robin I, Nightwing II, Red X?, Wingman, [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight Arkham Knight]]) |
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| 396 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Outlaws Costume]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7219816_rco002_1579806821.jpg]][[/labelnote]] |
| 397 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:The Arkham Knight]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arkham_knightpromo_90.jpg]] [[/labelnote]] |
| 398 | * Lesser God |
| 399 | * Symbol: His Red Hood helmet or a red Bat symbol. |
| 400 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBzQpfLDg1Y Under The Red Hood]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhH6jKGh2eQ Predator Suite]] |
| 401 | * Alignment: ChaoticGood normally, ChaoticNeutral on his worst days |
| 402 | * Portfolio: [[ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily Getting Killed by The Joker]] [[KilledOffForReal and Staying Dead for years]] ([[SubvertedTrope Until 2005]]), [[MyGreatestFailure His Death being Batman's Greatest Failure]], BackFromTheDead, [[MurderIsTheBestSolution Opts for A More Violent Means towards Criminals]], [[GunsAkimbo Uses Guns, in Sharp Contrast to the Bat-Family]], [[BlackSheep Black Robin]], CostumeCopycat, [[AlwaysSecondBest Feeling Inferior to Dick]], JerkWithAHeartOfGold, FallenHero, [[ParentalBetrayal Being Betrayed By His Mother and Feeling Betrayed By Bruce For Not Killing The Joker]], WellDoneSonGuy, GreyAndGrayMorality, PayEvilUntoEvil, AntiHero or AntiVillain. |
| 403 | * Domains: Sidekicks, Weapons, Vigilantes, Revenge, Rebirth, Anti-Heroism |
| 404 | * Allies: '''[[Pantheon/CharacterChanges Terry McGinnis]]''', [[Pantheon/FamilyDysfunctions Damian Wayne, Cassandra Cain]], [[Pantheon/LoyaltyAndServitude Alfred Pennyworth]], [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Bizarro]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Spawn]], [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Starfire]], [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Kiritsugu Emiya]], [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} Akame]], [[Pantheon/AntiHeroism Night Raid]], [[Pantheon/AdaptationalChanges Bucky Barnes]] ([[CommonalityConnection fellow]] dead sidekick), [[Pantheon/AlignmentChanges John Wick]], [[Pantheon/{{Beginnings}} Roxas]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Xion]], [[Pantheon/BladedWeapons Lea]], [[Pantheon/FighterArchetypes Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion]], [[Pantheon/IceAndCold Kuai Liang/Sub-Zero]], [[Pantheon/OtherCriminals Hikage]], [[Pantheon/WeaponWielding Grøh]], [[Pantheon/HeroicAttitude Elliot]] [[Pantheon/{{Despondency}} Alderson]], [[Pantheon/AntiHeroism Kaito Kumon/Kamen Rider Baron]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Guts]], [[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers The Boys]], [[Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes Eddie Brock]], [[Pantheon/CombatClothing Venom]], [[Pantheon/GameCharacters The Eight Travelers]] |
| 405 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[Pantheon/{{Officers}} Commissioner James Gordon]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Clark Kent/Superman]], [[Pantheon/{{Projectiles}} Oliver Queen/Green Arrow]], [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Peter Parker]]/[[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Spider-Man]], [[Pantheon/{{Detectives}} Rust Cohle, Marty Hart, Shinnosuke Tomari/Kamen Rider Drive]], [[Pantheon/HeroicOutlooks Kouta Kazuraba/Kamen Rider Gaim]] |
| 406 | * {{Friendly|Rival}} SiblingRivalry: [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Dick Grayson/Nightwing]], [[Pantheon/MinionsAndSidekicks Tim Drake/Red Robin]] |
| 407 | * Enemies: '''''[[Pantheon/{{Laughter}} The Joker]]''''', '''''[[Pantheon/VillainousCounterparts The Batman Who Laughs]]''''', ''[[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin]]'' ([[Pantheon/DCComics Really, Most of the Batfamily's Rogues Gallery]]), [[Pantheon/{{Fanbase}} Superboy-Prime]], [[Pantheon/FearsomeArchetypes Regime Superman]], [[Pantheon/EvilActions Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin]], [[Pantheon/GoodAndEvilColors Mr Negative]], [[Pantheon/FieldsOfMagic Quan Chi]], [[Pantheon/OrganizedCrime The Slavers]], [[Pantheon/VillainousSuccessAndFailure Takeshi Asakura/Kamen Rider Ouja]], [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles Wild Hunt]] (especially [[MonsterClown Champ]]), [[Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination The Fans]], [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Griffith]] [[Pantheon/{{Demons}} and the Godhand]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Cletus Kasady/Carnage]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude Patrick Bateman]], [[Pantheon/CriminalActions The 456 Ambassador]], [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Clown/The Violator]], [[WouldHurtAChild Anyone Willing to Harm or Kill Children]] |
| 408 | * Special Relationships: '''[[Pantheon/{{Superheroism}} Bruce Wayne/Batman]]''' (his adopted father), [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions Barbara Gordon/Batgirl]] |
| 409 | * Pitied By: [[Pantheon/GenderSexMiscellaneous Kara Zor-El/Supergirl]], [[Pantheon/ClothingTheme Starfire]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Hearts]] |
| 410 | * Conflicted Opinion: '''[[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Madoka Kaname]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Slaughter}} Atrocitus]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Dexter Morgan]] |
| 411 | * Opposes: Any Evil-Aligned Member of the House of Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions, [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Frank Underwood]] |
| 412 | * Jason Peter Todd; a [[TheRunaway runaway]] who first encountered Batman when he was caught [[RefugeInAudacity trying to steal the tires off the Batmobile]]. The [[BrassBalls sheer nerve]] and [[YouGotGuts stones needed]] to commit such an act impressed the Bat, and he would soon be taken under Bruce Wayne's wing and become the second to take up the mantle of Robin, replacing Dick Grayson. Unlike his predecessor and successors, Jason would never be able to completely fulfil his heroic career as he was [[ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily suddenly kidnapped, tortured, beaten and killed by the Joker]] in an effort to hurt Batman. The event left Bruce with the most psychological and emotional scars since the death of his parents and regarded the untimely death of Jason as [[MyGreatestFailure his greatest failure]]. Years later, however, a mysterious figure taking up the "Red Hood" guise began his own vigilante crusade in Gotham, determined to control and oversee crime to a manageable level and to take vengeance upon the Joker. The Red Hood was Jason Todd, resurrected through otherworldly means and was hellbent on killing the Joker for obviously personal reasons. |
| 413 | ** As a vigilante who was [[MurderIsTheBestSolution not hesitant in killing criminals if needed]], Jason would ultimately come to blows against his adopted father and mentor, alongside becoming bitter rivals against the other Robins, especially Dick Grayson whom Dick harboured jealousy against, which lead to an inferiority complex on his part. Over time, however, Jason softened up and was open to helping out his old man and rivals time and again. In time, he would form his own vigilante team, the Outlaws, consisting of himself, Artemis and Bizarro (a previous team exists that had Arsenal and Starfire but since disbanded). Still, he isn't giving up on being lethal if that's what's getting the job done. |
| 414 | * Jason ascended into the Pantheon thanks to his efforts in trying to become a better person after his scuffle against Batman as the Red Hood. Still, he's not exactly the nicest guy, but at least he's making an attempt. That, and while the Jason in the Pantheon is the original version, he has memories and visions regarding his different iterations, including [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries one where he was instead tortured for days by the Joker and then shot dead, only for the latter to be faked and for Jason to later resurface as the Arkham Knight]]. Regardless, most iterations of Jason saw redemption in some way. |
| 415 | ** The former Robin was left stunned by the vastness of the Pantheon before quickly realizing that crime rates here would be reasonably high and demanding. Swiftly making plans, Jason set in motion an effort to make any of the criminals he comes across fear him, and for good reason. Batman may not kill, but Jason is a different story... |
| 416 | * Out of all of the vigilantes from Gotham City, Jason may be one of the most unscrupulous and lethal out of the bunch, and the fact that he's been trained by Batman himself is a testament to how feared he is by the criminal underworld. The House of Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions have been reported to have many of its residents, ascended or not, to fear Jason more than his mentor, because he's simply not hesitant to kill. And in case he doesn't want to be lethal, Jason is still a lot more brutal than his adopted father. |
| 417 | * Despite his status as a lone vigilante, Jason is willing to work with others if that's the best available option. In spite of their differing takes on approaching criminals, he'll team up with Batman and the other Robins if the situation needs it. He doesn't want to admit it, but [[JerkWIthAHeartOfGold Jason does care about them]], especially Alfred and Barbara and is incredibly protective of them. |
| 418 | * If there's any sort of criminals Jason despises the most, it has to be those who are [[WouldHurtAChild more than willing to put children in harm's way or mark them for death]]. It doesn't matter if the idea of killing is morally wrong, Jason will stuff in as many bullets as he could. |
| 419 | ** At some point, Jason came across Wild Hunt and put in a pretty good fight against them, though retreated when he realized he was outmatched thanks to Wild Hunt's use in Imperial Arms. It was also these events that led to Jason meeting up with Night Raid, vigilantes who took to killing as the best route to liberating and providing a ray of hope to the oppressed citizens of their world's empire. Seeing a lot of similarities in them, Jason approved of their methods and declared a working relationship with Night Raid. They, in return, respected Jason's determination in combating crime in his city. |
| 420 | ** Speaking of Wild Hunt itself, Jason's main target for killing is, unsurprisingly, [[CompleteMonster Champ]]. The very idea of someone who has an [[InsaneTrollLogic absolutely deranged mindset]] about children and resorts to killing them to make them be "little angels forever" was mind-numbing on Jason's mind. The cherry on top of the cake was how Champ gleefully raped the young daughter of a respectable fallen soldier, prompting Jason to ''immediately'' blast him to bits anytime he tries to break into the House of Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives. Syura isn't far behind either, and Jason was just as disgusted with the depraved actions the Prime Minister's son is willing to take. He sincerely believes that Wild Hunt are BeyondRedemption (and hardly anyone could argue against Jason for it). |
| 421 | * Predictably, his willingness to kill is a point of contention towards many of the heroes in the Pantheon, the Batfamily aside. To Jason, the existences of the Grand Alliances of [[Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfEvil Evil]] and [[Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfDestruction Destruction]] justify his viewpoint, given that they are not above hiring the biggest scums into their service. |
| 422 | ** Still, there are other beings who are willing to fight for good and justice, even if killing is their main way of securing it. As aforementioned, Jason is respectful of Night Raid and their efforts to combat [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Prime Minister Honest]], [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Esdeath]] and Wild Hunt. He also found himself becoming a close associate with a man named Grøh, who was driven by the death of his family and a friend, Curtis from the Malfested. Jason can also relate to Grøh's more blunt and ruthless approach to handling his foes and is willing to work with him in stopping any potential thugs and Malfested. That and Jason figured that Astral Fissures can potentially pop up in Gotham if left unchecked. |
| 423 | * Outside of the Joker, Jason's biggest animosity towards Bruce's rogues gallery is directed towards the Penguin. This was for incredibly personal reasons, namely that the Penguin was responsible for the imprisonment of Jason's father. To exact his frustration and revenge, Jason decided to not kill the Penguin, but rather invade his headquarters and personal nightclub, the Iceberg Lounge, and proceed to throw him in a safe room before taking over the nightclub for himself. Since then, the Penguin is making plans for a comeback. Jason dares him to do so. |
| 424 | * His bitterness, angsty approach towards relationships and his anger issues towards crime was an intriguing aspect for Atrocitus and the Red Lantern Corps, citing that Jason would make for a very worthy addition. Jason, however, prefers to help his distance from them, claiming that he's rather uncomfortable working with an organization who already have a sour relationship with the Green Lantern Corps and the scope of his goals are at city-range for the time being. That said, Atrocitus did muse that this scope can increase at any point, or maybe in an instant, to which Jason may consider a Red Lantern Ring if it goes too far. |
| 425 | * Spawn and the Punisher are in approval for what Jason undertakes, to the point in which they are pretty willing to take him with their crusade against fighting crime. Jason himself is surprised to see how vicious and brutal the two of them are in their crimefighting career, but given how the two of them have been through a lot of wacky situations, he'll tag along. Additionally, all three of them have emotional family baggage that still tail them around to this very day, which they could relate to. Jason sends his condolences to Frank's family and is helping Spawn out in searching for the Violator after learning of how he killed Spawn's ex-wife, Wanda out of spite. |
| 426 | * Has a great deal of respect towards Kiritsugu Emiya. Jason noticed how he was so determined to save the world that he wouldn't have cared about his own infamous reputation and noticed how he could have potentially gone through that route [[WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood at one point]]. Kiritsugu is open to inviting Jason along in helping to create a better world for everyone, even if it meant using lethal force, though Jason has admitted that he's mellowing out over time. That doesn't change the fact that he will ruthlessly gun down the absolutely depraved if he is allowed the chance, which Kiritsugu could understand. |
| 427 | * Developed a surprising friendship with the Eight Travellers as each of them were incredibly protective and caring for one another, in addition to taking the time to protect others if need be. Jason also respects the fact that they are willing to kill if it means to protect others and to stop their crimes from spreading. That said, Tressa, who is the sole member to refrain from killing, finds it rather difficult to approach Jason, given his psychological issues, though he, in return, doesn't bear any ill will towards her and instead would rather be protective towards Tressa, given she's the youngest of the group. Out of all the members, he personally favours Primrose the most, given that she's determined to avenge her family and loved ones, like how Jason himself is driven to bring crime down. |
| 428 | * The Phantom Thieves of Hearts, especially Makoto Niijima, are conflicted about Jason. On one hand, they are not exactly fond of the fact that he would take lethal measures to ensure his goals of controlling crime and terrifying criminals to submission, or at least the mindset to commit serious criminal actions, given that the Phantom Thieves tend to [[HeelFaceBrainwashing alter their opponent's mindset to a completely different (and more benevolent) personality]]. On the other hand, they do sympathize on Jason's issues and trauma and, given that they are allies with Batman, would like to try helping him out in that regard. And of course, there's also the possibility of Jason having a Palace within him, due to his emotional and psychological scars and angst, which Futaba Sakura knows (and dreads) all too much about. |
| 429 | ** In contrary, Jason finds the Phantom Thieves's ability to basically rewire one's brain and mind to be interesting and a rather effective way of bringing down criminals. Though he does confess that if he were in their place, he would have unhesitantly driven a bullet into many of their targets's skull, especially if they just so happened to be Suguru Kamoshida and Masayoshi Shido. Despite their conflicting approach to crime, The Phantom Thieves simply want Jason to tone down his viciousness and be more open to his adopted family, in addition to wanting to make sure he doesn't suddenly succumb to a potential palace if he does develop one. Jason, while respectful of the Phantom Thieve's efforts, thinks they could be a lot more proactive when it comes to fighting crime. |
| 430 | * While Jason believes that criminals and bad people ''can'' redeem themselves, he also bases this viewpoint in how much damage and misery they have caused throughout and sincerely believes that those who have done too much suffering are simply [[BeyondRedemption incapable of being changed]]. As a result, he has a difficult time grasping how someone like [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Darth Vader]] and [[Pantheon/{{Teleporting}} Obito Uchiha]] can not only suddenly atone, but are also forgiven by those they have directly hurt, physically or psychologically. Not to mention how that they're attempting to benefit for the side of [[Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfGood Good]] in the Pantheon seems rather irksome. |
| 431 | * He's one of the few (anti-)heroes who isn't too fond of Madoka Kaname. He doesn't hate her and Jason is actually commendable in her being able to defeat [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Kyubey]] through a loophole in the latter's logic in granting wishes, alongside being someone of comfort towards hurt souls. This does ''not'' mean Jason cuts Madoka some slack when it comes to not being too proactive in the Pantheonic ForeverWar and becoming a victim to the machinations of [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith YHVH]] and [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Lucifer]] which resulted in the loss of her influence and powers. When he heard she got some of her powers back, Jason's advice was simply telling her to toughen up and be ready, especially when [[Pantheon/TimeTravelling Homura Akemi]] is dead-set on protecting Madoka to the point of actually deterring her needs and confidence. |
| 432 | * For all of his determination in wanting the Joker dead, he was horrified to see how in one continuity, the Joker's death by Batman's hands led to the creation of The Batman Who Laughs. Not to mention Jason was killed a second time in said continuity (alongside Dick, Tim and Barbara) by ''his own adopted father'' when he was in the early stages of transformation. And now that The Batman Who Laughs is in the Pantheon, Jason is taking any step possible to prepare himself in battle against the most twisted iteration of Batman. At the very least, he's got a few new friends on his side. |
| 433 | * There was once the [[MemeticMutation common joke]] that "[[DeathIsCheap No One Stays Dead in Comics]] [[SubvertedTrope except Bucky, Jason Todd and Uncle Ben]]". During the 2000s, the former two were bought back to life, albeit under villainous circumstances. Jason finds the joke to be annoying, but he's glad of the fact that he can closely associate with Bucky, due to their villainous tenures and then patching things up with their mentors later down the line. As for Uncle Ben himself, Jason sends his condolences, to which the old man basically told him to simply become a better man. |
| 434 | ** That said, [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar Wiz and Boomstick]] have discovered at least one timeline where Bucky and Jason [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle came to blows]] when SHIELD sent Bucky to a neglected restaurant where Jason was about to tuck into a Big Belly Burger. It didn't end well... [[spoiler:for Jason, because Bucky ended up crushing his head with one hand.]] Needless to say, Jason's pretty disturbed by that timeline. |
| 435 | * Is somewhat perplexed by Dexter Morgan. On one hand, he is a dangerous SerialKiller who kills his victims gruesomely and is more than ready to do the deed again. On the other hand, he [[SerialKillerKiller exclusively hunts down murderers and other criminal scums]] due to his adopted father telling him to concentrate his murderous urges to those that "[[AssholeVictim deserve it]]". Jason thinks he'd be a very suitable asset if he lived in Gotham, though Bruce is less-than-enthusiastic about him, considering he's, well, a SerialKillerKiller, and most of the Batfamily have a ThouShaltNotKill Policy, so Jason has a hard time wanting to associate with him. Dexter, on the other hand, likes Jason for being unfettered about killing criminals, though Jason does assert that he's toning himself down a few notches, only being willing to kill towards those who are truly depraved. |
| 436 | * While his relationship with Bruce and the Batfamily is vitriolic for the most part, Jason is pretty subtle about showcasing his affection and care towards him. It's a well-known fact that he still sees Bruce as a father and while Dick and Tim are still rivals, the circumstances are on [[FriendlyRival more civil terms]] nowadays. In contrast, Jason is a lot more extrovert towards Alfred who is open to embrace and take care of him, and Jason couldn't thank him any more. As for Barbara, Jason can relate to her in how both of them were damaged by the Joker in one way or another and thus, feels instinctively protective towards her. |
| 437 | ** To his surprise, the Robin he gets along with the most is Damian, Bruce's only biological child, given how the two of them are more HotBlooded than the other proteges' and initially had a lot of difficulty working with Bruce. If anything, Jason is the closest Damian has to an older brother, more so than Dick and Tim. Jason also has some affection for Cassandra Cain for largely the same reasons as Damian and Cassandra's own tenure as a solo vigilante who was more driven by bitterness and personal tragedy more than most of her older sidekicks isn't lost on Jason, who notes the similarities. |
| 438 | ** He initially showed some caution and concern for how Terry [=McGinnis=] would serve as Bruce's predecessor, given how even after all those years, Gotham was still riddled with crime. However, Jason was genuinely surprised and impressed with how Terry was able to permanently stop the Joker (albeit with help from Bruce) and bring an end to his reign of terror. Outside of their crimefighting shticks, Jason would often meet up with Terry and hang out with him as a surrogate "big brother", wanting to spend time like how Dick was able to do so with Tim. |
| 439 | ''You can't stop crime. That's what you never understood. I'm controlling it. You wanna rule them by fear. But what do you do with the ones who aren't afraid? I'm doing what you won't, I'm taking them out!'' |
| 440 | [[/folder]] |
| 441 | |
| 442 | [[folder:Jeanne (''Belladonna of Sadness'')]] |
| 443 | '''[[Anime/BelladonnaOfSadness Jeanne]], Goddess of [[BurnTheWitch Burned Witches]]''' |
| 444 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/belladonnajeanne.png]] |
| 445 | * Lesser Goddess |
| 446 | * Symbol: The plant belladonna |
| 447 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZFWdrYX2fs Kanashimi no Belladonna]] |
| 448 | * Alignment: ChaoticNeutral |
| 449 | * Portfolio: [[RapeAsDrama Raped by a]] [[DroitDuSeigneur baron on her wedding night]], struck many a DealWithTheDevil, becoming a HotWitch [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl and shameless about it]], [[HealingHerb can use belladonna to cure any illness]], [[BurnTheWitch ultimately burned for witchcraft]] |
| 450 | * Domains: Women, Witchcraft, the Abused, Revenge, Rebellion |
| 451 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/PhysicalAttractiveness Akira Fudou/Devilman]], [[Pantheon/RealAndLegendaryPastiches Jeanne d'Arc]], [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers Norman Babcock and Agatha Prenderghast]] |
| 452 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/RoyalActivities Roose Bolton]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLove Claude Frollo]], [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} The Incubators]], the various {{Satan}} / Lucifer figures, [[Pantheon/GamingConsequences Pluto]] |
| 453 | * Interested in: Various {{Magical Girl}}s, especially the [[Pantheon/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magis]] |
| 454 | * Sympathy from: [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Castlevania Dracula]] |
| 455 | * In Medieval France, a peasant girl named Jeanne, newly married to Jean, was raped by an abusive baron when the couple failed to pay the exorbitant marriage fee. After that traumatic event, Jeanne started having visions of a spirit tempting her with power. Jeanne's fortunes increased thanks to her supernatural connections, which led to greater scrutiny from the baron as the villagers often went to her for help with various things. Eventually, the spirit revealed himself to be the Devil and empowered Jeanne with magical abilities. At this point, Jeanne's village was struck by the Bubonic plague and she won the villagers' favor with her remedies. The baron, feeling threatened by her power, offered to make her the second most important noble in the land to try to control her, but Jeanne refused, saying she wanted to conquer the world. The baron had her captured and burned at the stake, ending her life. |
| 456 | * Although her time in the mortal world was finished, Jeanne wound up saved from oblivion by the Devilman Akira Fudou, who felt grief at her tragic life and carried her into the Pantheon himself. Jeanne initially thought he was the Devil himself, come to collect her soul after their dealings, but Akira vehemently insisted he was human and his demon side was forcefully given to him by the Devil, thus making Akira and Jeanne not too dissimilar by his estimation. Another reason for Akira's interest in Jeanne, which she didn't learn until later, is that his love interest Miki was accused of being a witch due to her connection to him. Either way, Akira practically demanded that the Main House make Jeanne a goddess. While the higher gods are not ones to take orders from Akira, they did decide to ascend Jeanne after proper research and deliberation. Jeanne thought this was quite an ironic turn of events for someone such as herself. |
| 457 | * Akira remains her staunchest ally in the Pantheon and he often goes to her for her belladonna remedies whenever he gets injured in battle. In return, few will actively mess with Jeanne for fear of Devilman's vengeance falling upon them. Akira often finds himself flustered with Jeanne's penchant for going around completely naked, with the sorceress being fond of teasing him, much to his frustration as he is not blind to such obvious fanservice, but he really wants to be faithful to Miki. Jeanne has mused to herself that she wouldn't mind replacing Miki in his eyes, although she is wise enough not to voice those thoughts out loud or act on them. |
| 458 | * It's evident from her story that Jeanne has plenty of good reason not to be fond of the aristocracy, what with their potential for abuse that she experienced first-hand. One in particular that she likes to make life a living hell for is Roose Bolton due to his casual admissions of having raped peasant girls and calling it his "rights". Given that's exactly what happened to Jeanne, one can understand why she takes issue with his presence, even being specifically deified for that crime. Roose himself seems to spare few thoughts for Jeanne and considers her as little more than an animal who's gone out of control and thus needs to be slaughtered. |
| 459 | * Although it's thanks to her deal with the Devil that Jeanne has her magical powers, she does not appear to be particularly grateful to him and resents most of the Devil figures in the Pantheon for her fate. She seems to reserve a special dislike for SMT!Lucifer, believing he cloaks his true intentions behind his veneer of pleasantness; she even theorizes that he was the one she interacted with in her world. With that said, Lucifer is decidedly not hostile to her and is happy that she not only did whatever she pleased, flying in the face of the authorities in her world, but also managed to instigate the French Revolution through her death. |
| 460 | * Jeanne also claims that, though the Devil had her body, her soul still belongs to God. This has not translated into any of the God figures in the Pantheon attempting to contact her as of yet, likely because she still made deals with the Devil despite her claims of devotion. However, there is the arguably-next best thing: the Saint Jeanne d'Arc, who feels great compassion for the sorceress' fate, the pyre having been d'Arc's own demise under similar (false) charges of witchcraft. It has not escaped either of their notices that they share the same name besides. The sorceress was considerably surprised that a Saint like d'Arc has no problem with her activities and is seriously trying to reach out to her. This is probably because, as Jeanne soon learned, d'Arc has been often involved in something called the Holy Grail War, where mages tend to commit far worse things than Jeanne ever did. Either way, Jeanne appreciates how d'Arc is very humble for a Saint and the two have formed something of an OddFriendship. |
| 461 | * Jeanne d'Arc is like the proverbial exception that confirms the rule, as most other people of God in the Pantheon don't have such a merciful view of an unholy witch like Jeanne. Judge Claude Frollo seems especially fixated in making Jeanne burn at the stake once more and see if that will purify her once and for all. Knowing him, and knowing how voluptuous Jeanne is, Frollo probably is also lusting after the sorceress in his own sickening and twisted way. Frollo's contradictory relationship to sexual matters is ActuallyPrettyFunny to the very liberated Jeanne, who can't seem to get enough of trolling Frollo in that regard (though she decidedly has no interest in sating Frollo's thirst). |
| 462 | * As far as other witches who met a grisly end go, Jeanne finds herself growing protective of Agatha Prenderghast, a girl born with the ability to see ghosts who was ostracized for her gift and hanged at the age of 12. It also extends to her co-deity Norman Babcock to a lesser extent (given he lives in a more tolerant time). Jeanne feels revolted knowing that people's fear of witchcraft could extend to harming such young children. Agatha and Norman return Jeanne's interest as they realize their similarities to her, though Norman (and some other deities) can't help but half-jokingly wonder if it's inappropriate for minors like them to hang around someone like Jeanne. |
| 463 | * On the other hand, the Pantheon is just chock-full of young girls gifted with magical powers and who use their abilities to fight evil. Jeanne learned these were more commonly called Magical Girls than witches. She is certainly interested in studying where the line between the two concepts is drawn. In the meanwhile, she has heard of a particularly unfortunate group of Magical Girls known as the Puella Magis, who have the caveat that abusing their power leads to them being corrupted into monstrous abominations called Witches. Jeanne traced the origins of the Puella Magis to little alien creatures called Incubators, whose disarmingly cute looks belie their penchant for manipulating girls into becoming Puella Magis while concealing the dire consequences from them. With that in mind, the Incubators are, of course, disgusting to Jeanne, who doesn't have a problem with frustrating their plans every step of their way. |
| 464 | * One of the Count Draculas in the Pantheon became the evil monster he is due to losing his wife in a very similar way to how Jeanne died; she administered a cure for villagers afflicted with the plague, got accused of witchcraft for it and was burned at the stake. For that reason, this Count Dracula, though usually black-hearted, appears to have a soft spot for the witch who reminds him so much of his wife. Jeanne does in return feel for his sad story, although her allegiance to Devilman stops pursuing a true alliance with the evil vampire. |
| 465 | [[/folder]] |
| 466 | |
| 467 | [[folder:Jenette Vasquez]] |
| 468 | '''[[Film/{{Aliens}} Private Jenette Vasquez]], Goddess of [[VasquezAlwaysDies Expendable Tomboys]]''' |
| 469 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vasquez_jeanette.jpg]] |
| 470 | * Lesser Goddess |
| 471 | * Symbol: Her headband and custom M56 Smartgun |
| 472 | * Alignment: ChaoticGood |
| 473 | * Portfolio: [[VasquezAlwaysDies Tomboy Who Dies]], AmbiguouslyBi (to her, it's nobody's business), TheBigGal, BloodKnight, TheBerserker, HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic, TheLadette, SpicyLatina, TankTopTomboy, BetterToDieThanBeKilled and YouShallNotPass |
| 474 | * Domain(s): Tomboys, Military, Sacrifice |
| 475 | * Herald: [[http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Carmen_Vasquez Carmen Vasquez]] (her younger sister) |
| 476 | * High Priestess: [[Film/ResidentEvilFilmSeries Rain Ocampo]] |
| 477 | * Followers: [[Anime/FinalFantasyTheSpiritsWithin Cpl. Jane Proudfoot]], [[Manga/DeathNote FBI Agent Naomi Misora]], [[ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX Kathryn O'Brien]], [[Film/{{Avatar}} Trudy Chacon]], [[Film/StarshipTroopers Dizzy Flores]], [[Literature/TheStand Dayna Jurgens]], [[Series/{{Merlin2008}} Isolde]], [[Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure Pauline Mikado]] |
| 478 | * Allies: '''''[[Pantheon/SoldierActions Cpl. Dwayne Hicks]], [[Pantheon/RuinAndDestruction Ellen]] [[Pantheon/MedicalMiscellaneous Ripley]]''''', [[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} XCOM, Ashley Williams, Berserker!Iji Kataiser, the Tactician]], [[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships Sarah Connor, Kyle Reese]], [[Pantheon/HeroicActions John Connor]] ([[spoiler:Enemy as the T-3000]]), [[Pantheon/{{Heirs}} Princes Daisy]], [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Meryl Siverburgh, Johnny Sasaki]], [[Pantheon/IntrovertCharacterization IF, Compa]], [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Hitomi]] |
| 479 | * Enemies: '''''[[Pantheon/ObsceneActions The Xenomorph Drone]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAppearanceAndBiology Facehuggers]]''''', '''[[Pantheon/{{Attitude}} the android Ash]]''', all evil aliens, [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar SKY]][[Pantheon/RuinAndDestruction NET]], [[Pantheon/{{Economics}} The Fir]][[Pantheon/WeaponWielding st T-800]], [[Pantheon/{{Shapeshifters}} The T-1000]] |
| 480 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: All non-evil alien deities, [[Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes "Uncle Bob" T-800]] |
| 481 | * Ripley and Hicks were surprised to hear that another candidate from their universe was going to ascend to the Pantheon. Both dreaded that it might be perhaps the Xenomorph Queen or someone else at Weyland-Yutani. Thankfully, it turned out to be one of the marines in [[Film/{{Aliens}} the mission at LV-426]]; Jenette Vasquez. Trope she ascended for; VasquezAlwaysDies, a trend where in a group, the least feminine girl in it tends to kick the bucket while the most feminine one makes it to the end, though there have been [[SubvertedTrope subversions]] to that trend. |
| 482 | ** Vasquez doesn't mind this, since she's reunited with not only Ripley and Hicks, but also her sister Carmen, who also "fell" in battle to the Xenomorphs just like her, and now serves as her herald. |
| 483 | * Sarah and John Connor had to check twice in their encounters with Vasquez, somehow almost mistaking her for [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay John's foster mom Janelle Voight]], who was as far from being a tomboy as can be from Vasquez. By extension, she's come to know about SKYNET and the Terminators thanks to them. |
| 484 | * Prior to joining the military, she was (probably) an illegal immigrant from outside the USA. She lived the life of a street gangster, which ultimately led to her committing murder at a young age and being sent to juvenile prison. As part of the Service or Jail Act, in order to avoid further detention, she enlisted in the USCM. As such, she makes time to help young individuals struggling from the same issues that had affected her in her youth. |
| 485 | * As a soldier tasked with killing aliens, not to mention her experiences in LV-426, she's slow to trust any extraterrestrial, regardless of alignment. |
| 486 | * Aside from her smart gun, Vasquez has a Smith & Wesson Model 39 with ivory grips for a sidearm. |
| 487 | * [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenette_Goldstein Given who portrayed her]], some wonder how stacked is she actually. Of course, no one thinking to ask has gathered the courage to. |
| 488 | * Given her track record against the Xenomorphs, X-COM has also thought of recruiting her. Given that Weyland-Yutani considered her and the rest of her squad expendable, even though X-COM tends to lose its operatives quite a bit in their operations, Vasquez immediately signed up. |
| 489 | ** Among the allies she's made while there was Iji Kataiser. The Berserker one, that is. Vasquez is both impressed with her ''massive'' kill count of over 300 alien soldiers as well as the weapon she used to kill them with yet at the same time concerned that this was all at the young age of 20 (to Vasquez's 26) over the course of a single day (or a few), not to mention [[CorruptTheCutie how much it affected her psyche]]. As for the Pacifist one, Vasquez is puzzled with her…[[TechnicalPacifist dubious no-kill code]], but the Berserker vouched for her since the aliens they fought were speech-capable and can be reasoned with to an extent and that between the two, [[spoiler:it's the Pacifist aspect that managed to stop Earth from being wiped of life by way of Alpha Strike, whereas her rage at the time went too far and killed the only one who can call it off, dooming her planet as a result]]. |
| 490 | ** Another person she has high regards for among X-COM's allies is the Tactician due to his/her regard for soldiers' lives. While Weyland-Yutani considered its employees [[WeHaveReserves and even soldiers expendable]], the Tactician gives a damn about each and every single unit under his/her command (though neutral forces not under his/her command can be another matter). However, getting his/her assistance is rare due to [[EarlyGameHell the stress X-COM missions take]] on him/her. |
| 491 | [[/folder]] |
| 492 | |
| 493 | [[folder:Leomon]] |
| 494 | '''[[Franchise/{{Digimon}} Leomon]], God of [[SacrificialLion Stakes-Establishing Deaths]]''' (King of Beasts, Noble Hero, [[EvolutionaryLevels Elecmon, Panjyamon, SaberLeomon]]) |
| 495 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leomon_collectors_card.jpg]] |
| 496 | * Lesser God (Greater God as [=SaberLeomon=]) |
| 497 | * Symbol: A fiery lion head and a short sword |
| 498 | * Alignment: LawfulGood |
| 499 | * Gender: Male |
| 500 | * Portfolio: [[SacrificialLion Tendency to die to establish a mood]], [[PantheraAwesome lion-man]], HandBlast, ForGreatJustice, {{Rugged Scar}}s, WalkingShirtlessScene |
| 501 | * Domains: Death, Tragedy, Good, Justice, Lions, Mons, The Internet |
| 502 | * Allies: Good Pantheon/{{Digimon}} deities, [[Pantheon/MagicCasters Aerith Gainsborough]], Eddard Stark, [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Mufasa]], [[Pantheon/{{Felines}} Simba]], [[Pantheon/{{Felines}} Firestar]], [[Pantheon/{{Romance}} Escanor]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnJob The King of Armello]], [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Artoria Pendragon]], [[Pantheon/{{Transformations}} He-Man]] |
| 503 | ** Partner: [[Pantheon/{{Protagonists}} Marion Crane]] |
| 504 | * Enemies: Evil Digimon deities, [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Scar]] |
| 505 | * Complicated Relations: [[Pantheon/CombinedForms Shoutmon]] |
| 506 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/CombatWrestling Incineroar]] |
| 507 | * Mutual respect: [[Pantheon/{{Felines}} Teostra and Lunastra]] |
| 508 | * Leomon is an Adult-level, Vaccine-attribute Digimon that resembles a very rugged and muscular bipedal lion. They are a courageous and noble species, possessing a very strong sense of justice that leads them to protect the weak and fight evil. They are arguably most famous for an unfortunate tendency to die dramatic and usually irreversible deaths, showing the heroes what is at stake and motivating them to fight harder against the villains. |
| 509 | * The ascended Leomon comes from the same universe as [[Pantheon/HeroicActions Taichi and co.]]; last seen facing a sudden and horrible death (again) at the hands of the corrupted Meicoomon in the real world, this would have been his definitive end, but thankfully the Digital World's reboot undid his deletion and he could start over as a Digi-Egg at the Village of Beginnings. The eight chosen children looked for him after their own ascension and made him one of their Heralds, with the Main House eventually deciding he could be made into a proper deity with domain over SacrificialLion, thanks to his infamous propensity to die. Probably not what Leomon would like to be known for, but he turned away from such shallow misgivings and expressed thanks for being put in a better position to serve the Digital World and its heroes. |
| 510 | * Leomon is greatly admired among the ascended Digidestined for his commitment to fight alongside them for the safety of the Digital World, despite how badly he tends to suffer because of it. The 2002 Digidestined were especially stoked to get to finally meet one of the most prominent allies of their predecessors. Masaru of the DATS Agents immediately threw a punch at him upon first meeting to see how he stacked up against the [=BanchoLeomon=] who mentored him, though as he discovered, this Leomon rejected such pointless violence and even scolded him for fighting an ally, with Masaru arguing back that men speak with their fists. This made Leomon realize that the different groups of Digidestined hailing from different universes may have different values, though even so he's not willing to compromise on his stance as a TechnicalPacifist. He got to meet other rather different Digidestined with the Legendary Warriors, who turn into Digimon themselves, and lamented that a young child like Koichi Kimura was saddled with the deadly fate attributed to many Leomon, though fortunately he managed to barely survive upon returning to the real world. |
| 511 | * Leomon joins the ranks of several other heroic characters primarily famous for their deaths. There's a shared affinity between him and deities such as Aerith, whose death by Sephiroth's hand is considered one of the most shocking ever, and Leomon finds it revolting that such a gentle girl could meet such an ignominious end. Though as Aerith has proven to him, gentle doesn't mean defenseless and she might have gotten away if Sephiroth hadn't come up behind her while she was focused on praying. Leomon is also sympathetic to Ned Stark, an honorable man who tried and failed to right the wrongs in his kingdom and got killed for it, leaving the young children of his family to fend for themselves. Ned has utmost respect for Leomon, though pointed out to him how ironic that a Stark has become friends with a lion. Ned's of course talking about his enemies the Lannisters, who decorate their banners with lions. Not all Lannisters are out to get the Starks as proven by Tyrion and to an extent Jaime, but it's ironic nonetheless. |
| 512 | * Another deity who owes most of her fame to dying is Marion Crane, though she held back from getting acquainted with Leomon initially. Leomon pondered why, discovering in the process that Marion has a less than noble history, due to stealing a large fortune and running away with it. Although she intended to return it and turn herself in to rectify her mistake, she was murdered before she could do any of that. Rather than condemn her for her criminal actions, Leomon was terribly sad that she was not allowed to atone for them. He traveled to her temple to formally extend her his hand in friendship. Rather than take it, she voiced her doubts of her worthiness to be friends with deities like Leomon, or even Aerith and Ned, who had all died for noble causes, while her murder might as well be retribution for her crimes, and the presence of Norman Bates might just be the continuation of that punishment for a crime that she would now never be able to amend. Leomon assured her that realizing her errors and finding the resolve to pay for them already showed that she possessed greater character than many, good or evil, who were never challenged like that. As for that Norman character who tormented her, Leomon would lend her his strength to stop him in his tracks. So it was that the two became partners. |
| 513 | * When the news came that a lion character had been revived from the dead, Simba came rushing forth, thinking another Great King of the Past had perhaps risen, but was instead surprised at the very different kind of lion he came face to face with. Once the misunderstanding was cleared and they spoke at length, Simba was quite taken with Leomon's nobility and wisdom, which reminded the young king of his father Mufasa, whom Simba wasted no time in introducing Leomon to. Leomon and Mufasa have great respect for each other's qualities, and can relate to how their deaths scarred those around them. And of course he despises Scar for his cowardice, treachery and selfishness, thinking of him as bringing dishonor to lions. |
| 514 | * Once came across a common cat, orange in color, which Leomon proceeded to save from a falling boulder, crushing it with his fist. The cat unexpectedly started talking, praising Leomon for his great strength and saying he must be one of the ancestral members of [=LionClan=], before introducing himself as Firestar. Leomon admitted he'd never heard of any Clans and he had often lived alone in the mountains. Firestar thus introduced him to the Warrior Cats, assuaging his compatriots reservations about the huge bipedal lion by telling them to treat him as an honored guest as he had saved their leader's life. Leomon came away from the visit feeling admiration for the Warrior Cats' adherence to a code that compelled them to be courageous and to help one another out in the hostile wilderness. Though he was rather chagrined hearing Firestar told him of a warrior called Lionheart, a mentor of his who sadly died back when he was still an apprentice. Though untimely deaths are a very common occurrence among the Warrior Cats anyway. |
| 515 | * Leomon learned of some other different kinds of lions, Teostra and Lunastra, except they are actually a different class of monster called Elder Dragons. They are capable of destruction on a massive scale, but they are not malicious and won't go out of their way to be destructive. Leomon figured that if he is to meet these creatures it's probably best if he went as [=SaberLeomon=], which he did. The three monsters only saw each other from afar, but they could sense each other's considerable power, leading to them respecting each other's boundaries and agreeing not to open fire. Leomon keeps tabs on the Elder Dragons to ensure nobody tries to abuse their power. |
| 516 | * Leomon was ambushed by another feline {{mon}} with roughly the same body type as him and a much bigger hankering for a good fight. That was Incineroar, the {{Heel}} Pokemon, and he kept goading Leomon and would not leave him in peace until the lion Digimon gave the fight he wanted. Incineroar's relentless, brutal and underhanded attacks proved to be a lot for Leomon to handle, but Leomon managed to draw him into a waterfall and cool him off, [[CatsHateWater to say the least]]. Incineroar's response to this was incoherent (Leomon doesn't understand PokemonSpeak all that well yet) but clearly furious, and Leomon suspects this won't be the last he'll see of the heel. Leomon was left somewhat reminded of Ogremon, his sworn rival who has a similar disposition as Incineroar. |
| 517 | * He-Man misheard the news of Leomon's ascension and thought it was his friend Lion-O that had finally come into the Pantheon. He was eager to meet up with him and see what's new with his friends, and of course discovered it was someone different than whom he was expecting. Leomon, while a humanoid feline, is still quite visibly different from the similarly-shaped Thundercats. This misunderstanding didn't really stop the two from becoming friends though, as they saw each other for the brave warriors they were and Leomon was quite interested in hearing about these Thundercats. |
| 518 | * Escanor of the Seven Deadly Sins was quite excited to meet a noble lion such as Leomon, given he respects lions very much. Leomon thought a title like "The Lion's Sin of Pride" to be rather foreboding, in light of the Seven Great Demon Lords and all, but found Escanor for being a noble guy who is genuinely caring and loyal towards his friends, even if he also flip-flops between being an unconfident and weak man and then an arrogant knight who is very much capable of backing up his boasts, depending on the time of day. |
| 519 | * There are some who are surprised to discover that Leomon is not literally a KingOfBeasts, being instead a lone warrior who tries to help out those in need. It's been remarked on occasion that if anyone deserves to rule over the Digital World, or at least a small part of it, it's definitely Leomon since he has shown he is selfless and fair enough to do it. Leomon disagrees, partly because he simply doesn't desire such power, and also he thinks the Digital World's inhabitants are wild by nature and thus would never be on board with such a thing. Shoutmon, who actually does want to be Digimon King, thinks Leomon lacks ambition and is being half-hearted about wanting to help others. This leads to Shoutmon not entirely seeing eye-to-eye with Leomon, though the more mature mon respects Shoutmon's pluck and thinks if anyone can achieve such a dream, it's him (though he has a lot of growing up to do). |
| 520 | * Leomon does still attract the attention of several monarchs for one reason or another. Artoria Pendragon has a strong fondness for lions, having taken care of lion cub at one point in her life, and so she had a bit of a {{squee}} moment when an impressive specimen like Leomon ascended, before she got herself under control. Another literal lion king is the King of Armello, who has a sad story to tell as he once was a benevolent ruler but became corrupted by something called the Rot, turning him into a tyrant and slowly killing him, which sent his kingdom into a succession crisis. Leomon can certainly relate to being corrupted by evil forces against his better judgement, as he was once under the control of Devimon after he put a Black Gear in him, leading to him being a danger to the all-important Digidestined. |
| 521 | [[/folder]] |
| 522 | |
| 523 | !Demigods |
| 524 | |
| 525 | [[folder:Bristlefrost]] |
| 526 | '''[[Literature/WarriorCats Bristlefrost]], Goddess of [[DeaderThanDead Death Beyond Afterlife or Resurrection]]''' (Bristlepaw, Bristlekit) |
| 527 | |
| 528 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2023_04_19_at_22245_pm_5.png]] |
| 529 | |
| 530 | * Demigoddess (Quasideity by human standards) |
| 531 | * Symbol: A tree in the Dark Forest being covered by dark water |
| 532 | * Alignment: Initially LawfulGood sometimes leaning towards LawfulNeutral, ends up LawfulGood with leanings towards NeutralGood |
| 533 | * Portfolio: ForbiddenLove with Rootspring which started with [[RescueRomance her rescuing him]], was once TheMole for but switched sides and became a ReverseMole, [[HatedByAll but was initially hated for her collaboration]], [[WellintentionedExtremist initially supported Ashfur because she thought his draconian law enforcement would save her Clan and bring back [=StarClan=]]], [[ToBeLawfulOrGood must choose between being lawful or good]], [[AllLoveIsUnrequited loved someone who didn't love her back only to be herself loved by someone she initially wasn't interested in]], [[ActionGirl a warrior of her Clan]], [[SpinOffspring child of a former main character]], fights the Dark Forest's influence with ThePowerOfLove, [[TheRedeemer convinced Dark Forest cats to fight on her side]], [[SwitchingPOV one of three characters with a POV]], [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificed herself]] by [[SuicideAttack pushing Ashfur into the dark water with her]], [[TheHeroDies heroic main character who dies]], [[StarCrossedLovers can't be with her lover even in the afterlife]] |
| 534 | * Domains: Forbidden love, death and the afterlife, cats |
| 535 | * Herald: Rootspring, Spotfur |
| 536 | * Allies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Felines}} Firestar]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnJob Bluestar]], [[Pantheon/PersonalityMisc Jayfeather]]''', the [[Pantheon/LoveAndAffection house of Love and Affection]], especially couples who faced difficulties in getting together like [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Romeo and Juliet, Akihito Kanbara and Mirai Kuriyama, Nabi and Doki]] [[Pantheon/CouplesOrientation Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar]],[[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships Tony and Maria, Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark]], [[Pantheon/LoveInterests Jack Dawson]], [[Pantheon/{{Romance}} Rose De-witt Bukater]], [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Joshua Graham]] |
| 537 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/VillainousSuccessAndFailure Scourge]], [[Pantheon/LoveAndAffection Judge Claude Frollo, Queen Beryl]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Big Brother]], [[Pantheon/TortureAndMutilation O'Brien]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLove Othello, Kotonoha Katsura, Sekai Saionji]], [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Judge Dredd]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLaw the Dark Judges]] |
| 538 | * Pities: [[Pantheon/TortureAndMutilation Winston Smith and Julia]], [[Pantheon/{{Officers}} Inspector Javert]] |
| 539 | * Bristlefrost was chosen by the pantheon to ascend out of respect for her heroic act of drowning herself and [[BigBad Ashfur]] in the [[EldritchLocation waters of the Dark Forest]], saving both the Clans and their afterlife from Ashfur's tyranny, even though she knew dying in the Dark Forest would mean she would [[DeaderThanDead be killed so thoroughly that she would not even be able to go to an afterlife]]. She was happily surprised to still be alive in some sense, though heartbroken about Rootspring not being able to join her except as her herald. |
| 540 | * A cat was born into [=ThunderClan=], one of the four warrior Clans of the forest, enthusiastic just like any other to ascend to the rank of warrior to serve her Clan. But Bristlefrost's innocent desire would be turned against her, because her Clan's leader, Bramblestar, had been possessed by [[FakeKing Ashfur]], a vengeful spirit who romantically coveted Bramblestar's mate Squirrelflight and was willing to go any length to punish her [[IfICantHaveYou if he couldn't have her]]. Ashfur accomplished his goals by taking advantage of the warrior code, the laws that Clan cats loyally followed, telling his Clan that breakers of the code must be punished in order to bring back their missing [[AncestorVeneration dead ancestors]], [=StarClan=]. Bristlefrost initially followed him and helped spy on codebreakers for his sake, but eventually saw how horrible he was and turned against him, joining Rootspring, her lover from another Clan (their relationship itself broke the Code) and the other Lights in the Mist to travel to the [[{{Hell}} dark spiritual world]] of the Place of No Stars/Dark Forest to fight Ashfur and the spirits he controlled. Bristlefrost ultimately defeated Ashfur and saved the Clans, but at the cost of her own life and afterlife. |
| 541 | * Bristlefrost was elated to see Firestar and Bluestar in the Pantheon, as while both died before she was born she had heard legends about their heroic leaderships of [=ThunderClan=], particularly Firestar. Firestar returned Bristlefrost's admiration with his own respect for her heroism, and Bristlefrost, who always looks intensely for approval from authority figures for her heroism and devotion (which led to her being manipulated by Ashfur in the first place), was very proud of herself for getting such praise. As for Bluestar, the two relate to each other in how they both had forbidden lovers from other Clans. Bristlefrost understands why Bluestar would want to choose her Clan over her family, since she ultimately decided to do the same, though she died before learning the Rootspring would have switched Clans for her instead. |
| 542 | * Bristlefrost also got to encounter Scourge, a legendary villain in her time who also died before she was born. For Bristlefrost, Scourge represents the cruelty that would result if the Clans didn't keep their love and loyalty to each other and cared only about power. When she was younger, she would have thought cats like Scourge are the reason one has to rigidly follow the warrior code to not be like him, though hard experience has taught her that following the code too strictly can also make the Clans lose what makes them worthy. |
| 543 | * And then there's Jayfeather, who unlike the others Bristlefrost knew in life, with both of them living in the same Clan at the same time. She doesn't exactly love Jayfeather because he can be quite rude, though she's happy to have a Clanmate with her and they often spend time together. She sometimes stops by to chat with him in the medicine den just to have a familiar face, even if their conversations are a bit awkward sometimes. |
| 544 | * She has taken to spending time in the house of Love and Affection and getting to know the stories of the couples there, many of whom also faced obstacles in their romance and some who also had tragic fates. She was saddened to hear of how Romeo and Juliet's love ended, with both of their deaths - at least for herself she has hopes that Rootspring will be able to live a full life without her, even though she knows how hard it would be for him. She was impressed, however, with how their actions managed to end the strife between their two families, confirming her faith in ThePowerOfLove despite all the tragedy that can surround it. Jayfeather would later tell her that the same happened with her, with Rootspring being inspired by her to successfully advocate for a legal method for cross-Clan couples to get together after Bristlefrost's death. |
| 545 | * She also spent time with their "knockoffs" Tony and Maria, who had a naturally similar story, and with Jack Twist and Ennis del Mar or Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark who had their own tragic story of forbidden love. She was impressed with Jack Dawson sacrificing his life to save his LoveInterest, as well as their stories of the obstacles that had kept them apart, and became friends with him and Rose as well. |
| 546 | * She also got to meet Akihito Kanbara and Mirai Kuriyama in the house of love and affection, and grew to respect them for the amount that they had gone through for their love for each other, and by Mirai sacrificing herself for Akihito - though she does resent a bit that she got to be brought back. They also found they could relate to each other over fighting supernatural beings that possess others. |
| 547 | * While she initially thought Nabi and Doki's relationship was very weird (cats ''eat'' rabbits, why would you ever fall in love with one?), when she got to know them she realized that they were not so different from her and Rootspring, and grew into a friendship with them like the other couples. It is still hard for her to wrap her head around how there are lots of worlds where different species of animals can just talk to each other rather than eating each other, and that some [[FunnyAnimal look way more like humans than she does]], but she's learned to see them as no different than cats like her who are in love. |
| 548 | * Bristlefrost harshly opposes any deity who hurts those they supposedly love out of [[CrazyJealousGuy jealousy]] or [[IfICantHaveYou a desire to possess them at all costs]], and has consequentially made an enemy out of deities like Queen Beryl, Kotonoha Katsura, and Sekai Saionji. They remind her too much of Ashfur, and she believes fully that this kind of cruelty and possessiveness is a mockery of real love. Not only that, but she has her own experience with unrequited love and learned from it that it's not the end of the world, and it's a big overreaction to act like these deities did. She particularly is disgusted by Claude Frollo, who reminds her a ''lot'' of Ashfur with his claim to be a model of virtue, and the two often come to blows. |
| 549 | * She has some sympathy for Othello for being manipulated into his jealousy, given how Ashfur manipulated her, but in the end it was still his choice to have such a violent reaction to Desdemona's "affair" as to kill her, so she thinks he's no different from someone like Ashfur. Like Ashfur, Othello was a respected fighter before his jealousy led him to commit horrific acts, and Bristlefrost feels if he were different, he would be the kind of hero she looks up to like Firestar. |
| 550 | * Bristlefrost also opposes deities who use tyrannical interpretations of the law to oppress others believing it is righteous, again because they seem far too much like Ashfur. She's not a fan of Judge Dredd and even less so of the Dark Judges from his world who are even worse than Ashfur ever was (Ashfur never killed anyone for breaking the Code). Although she opposes Inspector Javert along the same lines, she can understand why he thought he needed to follow the law for a supposed greater good the way she herself did, and pities him for feeling so lost without a system of laws to guide her that he killed himself. She wishes she could have gotten through to him in his world and showed him that there are still valuable things like love to fight for even if you find out the laws you followed are flawed and can be exploited. |
| 551 | * For that reason, she strongly opposes Big Brother and is particularly revolted by O'Brien for seeming like a darker version of herself - like her, he acted as TheMole for the authorities and turned against his own friends. O'Brien to her represents what she could have become if she went farther than she did. She pities Winston and Julia for all they've had to endure under Big Brother. |
| 552 | * Became fast friends with Joshua Graham over them both having experiences serving under a cruel leader. The two often have conversations with each other, reflecting on what they've been through, how to know when an authority is unworthy of being followed, and how they have both tried to make up for their actions. Bristlefrost is horrified by how horrible Joshua's world has become, and the fact that "twolegs" are capable of such destructive powers as to cause that, but is glad people like him are working to try and make things better, and if it wasn't for the non-interference rule she would gladly risk her life again to help people in worlds like his herself. |
| 553 | |
| 554 | [[/folder]] |
| 555 | |
| 556 | [[folder:Dahlia Hawthorne]] |
| 557 | '''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Dahlia Hawthorne]], Unholy Patron of [[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning Actions Even After Death]]''' ([[DubNameChange Chinami Miyanagi, Satoko Mukui]], [[FanTranslation Dolores Willow]], Melissa Foster, [[AffectionateNickname Teen Angel, Dollie]]) |
| 558 | [[quoteright:227:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dahlia_hawthorne_art.png]] |
| 559 | [[caption-width-right:227:[[labelnote:As a spirit]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2a31f76a_7d50_43c4_88b1_40b2972d7f2b.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 560 | * Demigoddess |
| 561 | * Symbol: Her white parasol with butterflies surrounding it |
| 562 | * Theme Song: [[https://youtu.be/5quxFte-97o The Visage of What Once Was / Distant Traces of Beauty]] |
| 563 | * Alignment: ChaoticEvil |
| 564 | * Portfolio: '''WalkingSpoiler, BitchInSheepsClothing, TheSociopath, [[ArchEnemy Mia Fey’s arch-enemy]], HateSink, ItsAllAboutMe''', ManipulativeBitch, SmugSnake, EvilTwin, TheVamp, WoundedGazelleGambit, CrocodileTears, [[AnimalMotifs Butterfly motifs]], BadLiar, '''[[AndIMustScream Got exorcised while being]] [[HumiliationConga humiliated over the failures]] [[KarmicDeath she had been reminded of]]''' |
| 565 | * Domains: Selfishness, Murderers, Facades, Spirits, Possession, Exorcism |
| 566 | * Allies: None. She’s way too selfish to have one and only cares for herself |
| 567 | ** Accomplices: [[Pantheon/LegalProcess Manfred von Karma]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLove Raynare]], [[Pantheon/TaintedFriendship Penelope Mouse]] |
| 568 | * Rivals: '''[[Pantheon/PhysicalAttractiveness Tomie Kawakami]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} Malty S. Melromarc]] |
| 569 | * Enemies: |
| 570 | ** From her universe: '''[[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Wright Anything Agency]] (especially Phoenix and Mia), [[Pantheon/MealsAToM Godot]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Accessories}} Miles Edgeworth]], [[Pantheon/LegalProcess The Judge]] |
| 571 | ** Ghosts/Spirits or anyone involved with them: The good deities of the Hall of Pantheon/{{Ghosts}}, [[Pantheon/PhysicalAppearance Erma Williams]], [[Pantheon/CombatOccupations The Ghostbusters]], [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Luigi]], [[Pantheon/MagicCasters Abe no Seimei]], [[Pantheon/IntrovertCharacterization Nate Adams]], [[Pantheon/GamingGenres Miku Hinasaki]], [[Pantheon/{{Twins}} Miu and Mayu]] [[Pantheon/ReasonsForDeath Amakura]], [[Pantheon/TheatricProduction Ghost Stories cast]], [[Pantheon/GameCharacters Koudelka Iasant]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalPowers Anna Kyoyama]], [[Pantheon/PowerGainsAndLosses Yusa and Misa Kurobane]] |
| 572 | ** Others: the Houses of Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives and Pantheon/LoveAndAffection in general, [[Pantheon/ReligiousFigures Father Kerras and Father Merrin]], [[Pantheon/MonsterTypes Ken Kaneki]], [[Pantheon/LustfulActs Issei]] [[Pantheon/PowerMentalities Hyodo]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Dexter Morgan]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Hearts]], [[Pantheon/OtherEmotions Hikari (PQ2)]], [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} Salazzle]], [[Pantheon/OtherPowers Killua Zoldyck]] |
| 573 | * Opposed/Feared by: [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} Carol Anne Freeling]], [[Pantheon/{{Students}} Libby Chesler]], [[Pantheon/NiceAndNasty Monaca Towa]], [[Pantheon/ScientistsAndGeniuses Bentley]], [[Pantheon/SelflessnessAndSacrifice Anna]] |
| 574 | * Interested in: [[Pantheon/{{Puppetry}} Chucky/Charles Lee Ray]] |
| 575 | * SpearCounterpart: [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} Simon Keyes]] |
| 576 | * Born as a Fey clan member, her mother’s branch was overshadow in favor of her mother’s sister, Misty Fey, thanks to having more power that favors the clan and as a result, Misty became the clan head and her parents divorced with her father taking her and her twin sister Iris in custody and remarrying someone else. Having grown to hate her family, she convinced her father to give Iris away to the Hazakura Temple and wants to scam her father for money by using Terry Fawles and staged a kidnapping with her stepsister Valerie Hawthorne. As part of her secret plan with her stepsister, Valerie shoots Terry’s hand, Dahlia falling into the river, and Fawles being convicted for her “murder”, while escaping with the ransom of expensive jewels. Later on, Valerie became a policewoman and thanks to her job, she forged Dahlia a new life under the name Melissa Foster. |
| 577 | ** Years later, Valerie contacted Dahlia telling her that she’s going to meet Fawles who escaped about the truth of their incident. However, Dahlia’s fears results in her killing Valerie and disguising as her stepsister to meet Fawles, resulting in him being framed from Valerie’s murder. Under her new name, she became a witness in his trial with the prosecutor being Miles Edgeworth and the attorney being Mia Fey. Mia had the necessary evidence to prove Dahlia was the murderer, however, Fawles’s refusal for cooperation and determination to prove Dahlia’s innocence, he committed suicide by secretly drinking a vial of poison, with the trial being unsolved. |
| 578 | ** Enrolling as a literature student in Ivy University, she found out she was investigated by Mia Fey and Diego Armando, she poisoned the latter’s coffee (which she got from an another “boyfriend” named Doug Swallow) after agreeing for a meeting. Later on, she met Phoenix Wright and gave him a bottle necklace as a ”symbol of love” which is actually traced to the poisoning of Diego Armando with Swallow finding out about her true nature and broke up with her. Wanting to kill Phoenix due to having the bottle necklace, Iris decided to take Dahlia’s place to save him. Months later, knowing that Iris would never murder Phoenix, she decided to kill him instead, but found Swallow warning Phoenix about her true nature. Out of disbelief, Phoenix left the scene and in order for Swallow to not expose her, she electrocuted him and framed Phoenix. Becoming a witness again, she was doomed as Mia was the defense attorney and was able to expose her, causing her to be arrested. |
| 579 | ** Before her execution got take place, she met her real mother, Morgan Fey (who was arrested for her involvement in a murder) who both made a plan of Dahlia channeling Pearl by sending her to the Hazakura Temple in the hopes of murdering Maya and the former becoming the clan head of the Feys, since Dahlia wants to get revenge on Mia. When she possessed someone she didn’t knew (revealed to be Misty Fey to save Maya), she was stabbed by Godot, causing her to pull out of Misty’s body. She later got possessed again when an earthquake takes place and Dahlia uses this to escape and lock Iris, disguising as her. Standing as a witness in Misty’s trial, she tried to convince the court that Maya committed suicide out of guilt of killing her mother. However, Phoenix reveals that she’s possessing Maya’s body and Mia revealed her plan of Maya possessing Dahlia to save herself while Mia mocks Dahlia of all of her failures. Distraught over her humiliation of the failures she had to endure especially her plan regarding Maya and Pearl, she was exorcised out of Maya’s body, never to be channelled ever again. |
| 580 | * Her ascension came when she suddenly appeared in the House of Pantheon/DeathAndPostmortem to seek revenge on Phoenix and Mia for humiliating her and causing her exorcism. The Court of Gods made her the '''Goddess of [[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning Actions Even After Death]]''' due to being one of the dangerous criminals that Phoenix has ever face in his entire career and her only reason of channeling someone just to spite Mia is pretty special if not really petty. However, as a consequence because of her trope, she remains as a spirit and never given a living body, something that Dahlia doesn’t really care as long as she could take her revenge on both Phoenix and Mia. |
| 581 | * News of her ascension has reached towards the Wright Anything Agency and Phoenix and his fellow Fey clan members are mad upon seeing her and have already work on their duty to stop her plans of giving Mia the perfect revenge from happening. Wanting to keep Mia safe from harm, Godot decided to work with the Wright Anything Agency even if he still feels guilty from not saving her. While the other members of the Wright Anything Agency haven’t met her, hearing her story from their superiors made them determined to get her behind bars, even if she’s a spirit. Being a prosecutor who now seeks justice, Miles is disgusted at her extreme pettiness and helps the Wright Anything Agency to arrest her while The Judge is exasperated upon hearing her ascension and tells anyone who is a spirit channeler to not ever channel her spirit. |
| 582 | ** The only person in her universe who works with her is Manfred von Karma, but that’s only because they’re accomplices as usual for Dahlia and since he is against defense attorneys in general and wants revenge on Phoenix for exposing him, she figures that his position as a prosecutor could help her destroy Phoenix and Mia’s reputation. That said, von Karma constantly watches her since her plans could be switched at any moment and decides to backstab him if she now regards him as a hindrance. |
| 583 | * Thanks to her existence as a vengeful spirit, the good deities of the Ghost subhouse have really oppose her and work with their fellow ghost/spirit defeaters to make sure that she doesn’t do any damage to humans, especially Phoenix and Mia. Special mention goes to Hisako as she sees her reason of vengeance against her two targets as selfish and a dishonor to the spirits who seek vengeance for good reasons. Outside of the subhouse, Erma Williams hates her like her fellow ghost friends and after hearing about her exorcism, decides to follow Phoenix and Mia’s method of humiliating her of her failures when Dahlia possessed someone one time, thinking that it will be a much more satisfying outcome. It goes as much as you think it happened like before. |
| 584 | ** As opposed to humans hunting down ghosts and spirits, the Ghostbusters and Luigi see how malicious her spirit is and promised themselves to keep her spirit out of sight, even if the latter is literally afraid of her because of how much of a demon she is. Having faced a lot of malicious spirits in his life, Abe no Seimei doesn’t find her as much of a problem to face especially because she doesn’t have any supernatural powers to back her up. Nate Adams also doesn’t like her, if not finds her a bit creepy thanks to her demonic person and the Ghost Stories cast outright hate her, calling her a bitchy manipulative asshole who is way too pathetic for a spirit, something that Dahlia really took much more personal than the other ghost hunters she would face. |
| 585 | ** Regarding those who don’t have a career on hunting ghosts, Miku Hinasaki is a little bit frightened by her yet is determined to face her in the midst of trouble, but as a parent herself, she pities her for having never given love for the people who should have given her that. The same can be said for Mio and Mayu Amakura, both of whom feel bad for how she treated Iris and only seeing her as a nuisance. Considering she never had any defenses on fighting against spirits, Carol Anne Freeling justifiably fears him, not to mention how much of a malevolent spirit she is, but she also wants to find a way to rest her spirit and give her peace, which is not happening anytime soon. |
| 586 | ** Having heard what Dahlia planned to do to Pearl, Koudelka Iasant and Anna Kyoyama willed themselves to never let Dahlia possess them, knowing that her scheming could get anywhere and are willing to help Maya in case Dahlia ever decides to possess her again. Despite both not being a spirit channeler and a spirit anymore, Yusa and Misa Kurobane already don’t like her and Yusa is glad that she never had any of her powers anymore to unwillingly channel her. |
| 587 | * Regarding alliances, Melkor and Nekron have extended an invitation for her to join their alliances, because her revenge and willingness to do anything to achieve it makes her a worthwhile member, even if they knew that she could backstab them any time she wishes, though they are much more powerful and aware of her than she would think. Dahlia accepts the invitation and uses it as sanctuary as long as she would participate in their activities. |
| 588 | * While wanting to find a way to extract her revenge on Phoenix and Mia, she stumbled upon Tomie Kawakami. Rather than using her own looks to charm Dahlia, Tomie decides to torment her of all her failures she extracted on herself and how in the end, her looks didn’t really give her an edge since all of her plans resulted in a failure. This pisses off Dahlia so much she possessed someone and proceeds to kill many of Tomie’s clones but she keeps making more and enters a rivalry with Tomie just to humiliate her. To this day, the rivalry continues and it is not known who is on the edge. |
| 589 | * Both the Houses of Family and Love really hated Dahlia and for good reason, the latter because she never cared any of the "boyfriends" she dated and is only using them for her schemes and the former because for harming her own clan members that never give hell towards her and for not loving Iris despite the fact that her twin sister really loved her despite Dahlia’s cruelty, though both houses pity Dahlia since she was never given any parental love and guidance that could change her life, something that Iris is fortunately given. |
| 590 | ** Both Ken Kaneki and Issei Hyodo hate her because she reminds them of their past girlfriends that backstab them and are actually cruel people in real life. This prompted Raynare to secure a meeting with Dahlia and the former finding much interest thanks to her cunning and scheming, finding a lot of CommonalityConnection with the latter, and being confident that she would be safer since she is much more powerful than her, the two struck an alliance as long as they helped each other in their goals. Issei is not pleased when he found out about this so much so he immediately tried to punch Dahlia in the face despite the fact she’s a spirit. |
| 591 | * Being a killer of killers, Dexter Morgan hates her, calling her a pathetic human being whose only reason of existence is to exact vengeance on people she believes have wronged her. It frustrates him that Dahlia is a spirit and thus, couldn’t really find a way to torture her on killing her just to give her a lesson. |
| 592 | * Despite the fact they’ve only exorcised demons, Father Kerras and Father Merrin find her as much as a demon as the other demons they have faced and have already prepared themselves to do so the moment she possesses someone. They find her exorcism back then a bit satisfying, if not the method for Phoenix and Mia to do so as interesting and wanted to do the same method to Dahlia and to those whom they think couldn’t easily handle the humiliation of their failures. |
| 593 | * Dahlia finds Chucky using voodoo magic to inhabit his spirit into a doll as interesting, wanting to use it in order to stuck her soul into objects in order to escape when she’s being targeted, but she’s willing to betray him of course if they ever enter an alliance. Of course, Chucky wants her to succeed on her goal, but doesn’t enter an alliance with her as doesn’t want to be killed one more time and feels safer without another person targeting him. |
| 594 | * Though they pity Dahlia thanks to the fact of how much her parents have wronged her and never cared for her, an issue that Haru Okumura could relate, the Phantom Thieves of Hearts are willing to change her heart, seeing her revenge towards Phoenix and Mia as toxic and her manipulations towards the innocent as corruptive. One of their friends, Hikari, also hates her, since she forced one of her "boyfriends" to commit suicide to save her own skin, since Hikari herself used to be suicidal, but she pities for the same reason as her own friends, since she was never given any love from her own family other than her father for wanting to become a director. |
| 595 | * Coco and Salazzle already hated her the moment they hear how she had a blind follower committed suicide to save her by drinking poison and murdered Godot by slipping it into his poison (and Phoenix for eating her bottled necklace of poison). Though Killua is impressed with the method of how she does bottle necklace poison method, even for a former assassin like him, he finds her insane and compared how her blindness to vengeance is similar to Kurapika, a comparison the latter isn’t pleased to hear. |
| 596 | * As much of a ManipulativeBitch Libby Chesler and Monaca Towa are underneath, even they find Dahlia a bit creepy and much of a demon they could face that they didn’t even bother approaching her, especially the latter who doesn’t want to become an AxCrazy person anymore. Though they could sympathize with her as they become the way they are because they are given any compassion, especially by their parents. |
| 597 | * ''"From the day I was born to the day I died, I never helped anyone! I lived for myself and, in the end, I died for myself."'' |
| 598 | [[/folder]] |
| 599 | |
| 600 | [[folder:Eddard "Ned" Stark]] |
| 601 | '''[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Lord Eddard]] [[Series/GameOfThrones "Ned" Stark]], God of [[DeadStarWalking Quickly Killed Main Characters]]''' (Lord of the North, Lord Paramount of the North, Warden of the North, Lord of Winterfell, Hand of the King, Lord Regent, Protector of the Realm, [[MemeticMutation Mah Nigga Ned]]) |
| 602 | [[quoteright:299:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eddard_1x01.jpg]] |
| 603 | * Demigod |
| 604 | * Symbol: The Sigil of House Stark, a Gray Direwolf |
| 605 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZrDEUldGr0 House Stark]] |
| 606 | * Alignment: LawfulGood |
| 607 | * Portfolio: [[HonorBeforeReason Firmly believing in doing the right thing]], [[{{Papa Wolf}} Protective of his family]], [[SacrificialLamb Dying to to show that]] AnyoneCanDie, Being a great fighter, [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Being a good ruler]], [[AncestralWeapon Possessing a Valyrian steel sword named Ice]], [[TheLancer Taking up the role of the Hand Of the King]], [[ChildhoodFriends Being friends with Robert Baratheon since he was a child]] |
| 608 | * Domains: Death, Honor, Fatherhood, Leadership |
| 609 | * Avatar: [[Pantheon/TheatricPerformers Sean Bean]] |
| 610 | * Heralds: [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireNorthernHouses All unascended Lords of the North]] |
| 611 | * High Priest: [[Literature/BraveNewWorld Bernard Marx]] |
| 612 | * Follower: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Reks]] |
| 613 | * Allies: |
| 614 | ** From Westeros: '''[[Pantheon/RomanticInterest Catelyn Stark]]''' (his wife), '''[[Pantheon/LustfulActs Robb Stark]]''' (his son and heir), '''[[Pantheon/ActsOfHatred Arya Stark]]''' (his daughter), '''[[Pantheon/OutlooksOnLife Jon Snow]]''' (his bastard son[[spoiler:, actually nephew]]), [[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships Lyanna Stark]] (his sister), [[Pantheon/{{Hats}} Robert Baratheon]] (best friend) |
| 615 | ** Other: Mami Tomoe, Jonathan Joestar, [[Pantheon/{{Royalty}} Aragorn, Zelda]], [[Pantheon/SpeechAtoM Kamina]], [[Pantheon/{{Emotion}} Asura]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAppearance Geralt of Rivia]], [[Pantheon/HeroicActions Gandalf]], and most other LawfulGood deities |
| 616 | * Enemies: |
| 617 | ** From Westeros: '''[[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Categorism}} Cersei Lannister]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar Gregor Clegane]] |
| 618 | ** Other: '''[[Pantheon/CharacterAdaptations Ardyn Izunia]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Melkor]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Sauron]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Lucifer]], [[Pantheon/BluntWeapons The Witch King of Angmar]], everyone within the House of Pantheon/{{Villainy}}, [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} Victor von Doom]], [[Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery Starscream, Arthas Menethil]], [[Pantheon/PrideAndEgotism Gilgamesh]] |
| 619 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation Lord Varys]] |
| 620 | * Conflicting Opinion: [[Pantheon/MilitaryAndWarfare Alexander the Great]] |
| 621 | * Lord of Winterfell and head of House Stark, Eddard, better known as Ned Stark, lived as a man of deep integrity and honor who is devoted to those he loves. However, he was uninterested in politics and unbending in his honor, which tended to get him in trouble. Upon the death of Lord Jon Arryn, Ned was convinced that it was his duty to leave his post as Warden of the North and take the position of Hand of the King, entering into the nest of vipers that is the Royal Court of Westeros. This triggered the first point in the Song of Fire and Ice; however, he would not live to see the legend completed. |
| 622 | * Despite having ascended to godhood himself, he still has a godswood in his domain that he prays to. He doesn't see himself worthy of being a god in his own eyes, and still holds the old gods as higher than him. |
| 623 | * As he was horrified to find that a girl as young as her met a similar fate as his, he decided to act as surrogate father to Mami Tomoe. Ned feels that she reminds him of his own daughters despite the fact Mami herself is an Intermediate Goddess. |
| 624 | * Whetever a new God is joining the Pantheon soon, he announces with a speech like the following: |
| 625 | -->''"[[MemeticMutation Brace yourselves, a new God is coming]]"''. |
| 626 | * Much to the surprise of many within the Pantheon, he is not related to Tony Stark. Tony often jokes that he'll make his own Dire Wolf around him. |
| 627 | * Although he was only [[TheLancer Hand of the King]] for a short time, his skills have made him a well respected ally of many LawfulGood rulers in the [[Pantheon/{{Royalty}} House of Royalty]]. |
| 628 | ** Aragorn and him in particular are good friends. Aragorn was surprised [[Creator/SeanBean at how similar in appearance he was to his late friend Boromir]], but has accepted Ned as his right hand thanks to this friendship. |
| 629 | * Gets along with Jonathan Joestar since Jonathan is a noble gentleman who fights for good. [[spoiler:The fact that they both died also helps too]]. Talks about Ned learning the [[PowerOfTheSun Ripple]] have been heard in certain sections of the Pantheon. |
| 630 | * A few manipulative gods have seen how badly Ned plays The Game and have taken interest in using him for their own ends. Thankfully Ned knows better to trust many of them and avoids the [[Pantheon/{{Mentalism}} House of Mentalism]] to avoid another Littlefinger incident. |
| 631 | ** Speaking of Petyr Baelish, Ned has made it his goal to bring him to justice for all the harm he did to both him, his family, and the kingdom as a whole. [[spoiler:Even if he accepted his death, Petyr betrayed his trust and he will never forgive him for it.]] |
| 632 | * Finds it ironic that [[Pantheon/IceAndCold Elsa]] can cause winter to happen with her powers. Once he saw her approaching and remarked: |
| 633 | --> '''Ned:''' [[MemeticMutation Winter is]] [[DramaticIrony indeed here]]. |
| 634 | * Ned doesn't agree with Alexander the Great's logic of conquering people, especially since that's what the Targaryens of the past did to the world. |
| 635 | * Also present in House of [[Pantheon/{{Protagonists}} Narrative]]. |
| 636 | [[/folder]] |
| 637 | |
| 638 | [[folder:Ernesto de la Cruz]] |
| 639 | '''[[WesternAnimation/{{Coco}} Ernesto de la Cruz]], The DishonoredDead God''' |
| 640 | [[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ernesto_3.png]] |
| 641 | [[caption-width-right:270:[[labelnote:Ernesto when he was alive]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c353bcfd_ece8_49f2_b679_ba18459c499c.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 642 | * Demigod |
| 643 | * Symbol: His white flashy outfit, his (now defiled) mausoleum |
| 644 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsx0pvgls4E Remember Me (Ernesto de la Cruz)]] |
| 645 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil |
| 646 | * Portfolio: [[FakeUltimateHero Fraudulent Celebrity]], [[BigBadFriend Former Friend]] [[EvilFormerFriend of Héctor]], GloryHound, [[ItsAllAboutMe Selfish]], [[CreativeSterility Uncreative]], [[MilesGloriosus Boasting]] [[DirtyCoward Craven]], [[PlagiarismInFiction Plagiarist]], ChickMagnet, [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Loved by millions in life and death]] [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty until his crimes revealed]], [[DishonoredDead condemned in both life]] [[FateWorseThanDeath and death]] [[OvershadowedByControversy for his crimes]], [[AffablyEvil Legitimately friendly unless you get in his way]] |
| 647 | * Domains: Undead, Plagiarism, Defiled, Murderers |
| 648 | * Heralds: His chihuahua dog alebrijes. |
| 649 | * Allies: None (nobody likes his attitude) |
| 650 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Lyrics}} Héctor]]''', '''[[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Miguel]] [[Pantheon/OrderAndChaos Rivera]], Manolo Sanchez''', [[Pantheon/{{Conduct}} Valvatorez]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Yusuke Kitagawa]], [[Pantheon/MindGames The Riddler]], [[Pantheon/FictionalExpies Phantom of the Paradise]], [[Pantheon/{{Superheroism}} Bruce Wayne/Batman]], Jason Todd, Axel the Dark, [[Pantheon/AIPersonalities Freddy Fazbear]], [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Terra Branford]], [[Pantheon/{{Fathers}} Bryan Mills]], [[Pantheon/{{Emotion}} Asura]], [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Bayonetta]], [[Pantheon/ComedyGenres Stan Marsh]], [[Pantheon/{{Upbringing}} Cream the Rabbit]], [[Pantheon/NonVehicularTravel Tails]], [[Pantheon/{{Abilities}} Usalia]], [[Pantheon/CraftingMaterials Satako Houjou]], [[Pantheon/IntrovertCharacterization Rika Furude]], [[Pantheon/LawAndJustice Phoenix Wright]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAttractiveness Quasimodo]], [[Pantheon/CharacterRoles Megan Williams]] |
| 651 | * Ernesto de la Cruz, born in 1896, was a famed musician beloved by millions of people with his hit song, Remember Me. Or... at least, that's what people thought. In reality, de la Cruz was a mediocre musician himself who milked out his fame from stealing and murdering his partner and friend, Héctor. For over 70 years, he was beloved in the afterlife until an adventure of Héctor's great-great grandson, Miguel, exposed the truth of what happened to him and people in both the living and the dead world turned against him. His mausoleum is defiled and in disrepair within a year, with a mocking "Forget You" hanging on the mausoleum. |
| 652 | * Ernesto wakes himself in his own mausoleum (now decrepit due to nobody wanting to maintain a tomb of a murderer) and find himself in the Pantheon. He sees it as a moment for him to restore his reputation in the Pantheon, though that's easier said than done since people are aware of his crimes. Some musicians/boombox owners even play [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKxodgpyGec "Forget You"]] right in front of the temple's door just to drive how ostracized he is. |
| 653 | * A pariah in the eyes of the House of Music for both stealing the works and murdering the more accomplished musician, Héctor. No matter how much "Remember Me" is played, the House refuse to let him in for his fraudulent act and his lack of inspiration since he had to steal another man's work to be famous. |
| 654 | * He is despised by the House of Friendship, who view his betrayal and murder of his best friend, as well as a fallout with his family that made him a {{Unperson}} and nearly got him DeaderThanDead as unforgivable. On the other hand, the House of Betrayal [[DoWrongRight thought that he would have got away with it if he didn't make a movie scene based on that betrayal.]] |
| 655 | ** When Ernesto tried to murder Miguel to prevent the truth from coming out from both the living and the dead world, people do not take kindly of him hurting children. |
| 656 | ** If there is one thing that Ernesto upsets, it is Phoenix Wright because it is stated that he dislikes two things: poisoning and betraying people. |
| 657 | * A lot of people have noted that Ernesto [[CutLexLuthorACheck genuinely did have the talents needed to become famous legitimately]], with the only things holding him back being his lack of creativity and lack of faith in his own skills. He could do his own stunts, had leading man good looks, and the acting skills needed to perform in a variety of roles in multiple films. He's even capable of off the cuff improvisation, as proven by his joining Imelda singing "La Llorona" to keep his fans from realizing that's not part of the act. He could have hired another songwriter instead of stealing Héctor's songs, but he never really stopped to think that. Nobody bothers to point this out to Ernesto, and even if they did, Ernesto had already shot himself in the foot long ago, so it really wouldn't matter. |
| 658 | * Manalo Sanchez doesn't like Ernesto for giving musicians a bad name by stealing Hector's songs but also stealing something that belongs to a dear friend, which Manolo cannot excuse. Ernesto himself views him as some goody two-shoes who shouldn't butt into the business of others. |
| 659 | * He started to grow a fear of bells, since they have been a bane of his life and death as they keep falling on top of him. The sound of bells would freak Ernesto out whenever the Quasimodo does his routine bell-ringing. |
| 660 | * As his crime became known throughout the Pantheon, even the most respectful to the dead are disgusted by his fraudulent acts that he carry to the grave as well as murdering a man that was nearly forgotten. |
| 661 | * His presence cut too deeply for the normally calm Yusuke Kitagawa, once even denouncing him as a disgrace to art (if we could count music as art). Perhaps his action was no different than Madarame, who stole the work of his students and even letting Yusuke's mother die so that he could steal her work. |
| 662 | * The Riddler [[EvenEvilHasStandards shows little amity]] toward the dead musician, perhaps because [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries back when he had a normal life as Edward Nigma]], he was a computer software designer who created a smash game called "The Riddle of the Minotaur," but was fired when his boss, Daniel Mockridge, denied him royalty and stole credit. He would have killed him had Batman not intervened, but his former boss lives in fear of his return. Ernesto stealing credit remind him too much of his own life and he considered scheming to make Ernesto's (after)life miserable. |
| 663 | * Moe Szyslak once kicked him out of his bar because, even for him, he disgust him. [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E10FlamingMoes Even though he once stole an idea, the Flaming Homer, from his best customer]], he never hold bad feelings toward him and was willing to apologize to him for stealing an idea. Plus, he would be displeased if Ernesto put poison in his drinks, like how he poison Hector's drink. |
| 664 | * His {{Catchphrase}} "Seize your moment" would be a great motivator for those who seeks opportunity to reach their goal, if you forgot that he pushed himself to murder his own friend to achieve his goals. |
| 665 | * "''Seize your moment.''" |
| 666 | [[/folder]] |
| 667 | |
| 668 | [[folder:Jon Arryn]] |
| 669 | '''[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Jon]] [[Series/GameOfThrones Arryn]], God of [[PlotTriggeringDeath Plot-Triggering Deaths]]''' (Ser Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie, Defender Of The Vale, Warden Of The East, Hand of the King, Keeper Of The Gates Of The Moon) |
| 670 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jon_arryn_ffg_6658.png]] |
| 671 | * Demigod |
| 672 | * Symbol: His family's sigil of a blue eagle and moon |
| 673 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSu46NxQ_7A Trust Each Other]] |
| 674 | * Alignment: LawfulGood |
| 675 | * Portfolio: CoolOldGuy, ParentalSubstitute, [[PosthumousCharacter Dies At The Start Of The Series]], [[PlotTriggeringDeath Setting Up The Plot]], ReasonableAuthorityFigure, NiceToTheWaiter, [[TheCon His Death Being An Even Deeper Conspiracy Than]] HeKnowsTooMuch, [[HeirClubForMen Needing An Heir Badly]], [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Misjudging His Wife and Janos Slynt]], NumberTwo, TheConsigliere |
| 676 | * Domains: Lordship, Fostering, Mountains, The Air, Reliability |
| 677 | * Superior: [[Pantheon/CharacterWriting George RR Martin]] |
| 678 | * Allies: |
| 679 | ** From Westeros: '''Ned Stark and [[Pantheon/{{Hats}} Robert Baratheon]]''' (his wards), [[Pantheon/RomanticInterest Catelyn Tully/Stark]] (his sister-in-law), [[Pantheon/ASongOfIceAndFire the Starks and Baratheons]] (more so the former) |
| 680 | ** Other: [[Pantheon/{{Birds}} Anivia]], [[Pantheon/ElementalPairings Articuno]], [[Pantheon/{{Fathers}} Chrom, Bryan Mills]], [[Pantheon/SurrogateRelationships Piccolo, Toriel]], [[Pantheon/{{Companionship}} Dunban]] |
| 681 | * Enemies: |
| 682 | ** From Westeros: '''[[Pantheon/{{Planning}} PETYR BAELISH]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Tywin and]] [[Pantheon/SelfHatred Cersei Lannister]], [[Pantheon/RoyalPersonalities Joffrey Baratheon]], '''[[Pantheon/RoyalActivities Aerys Targaryen]]''' [[PapaWolf and those who'd threaten Ned and Robert]] |
| 683 | ** Other: [[TheCaligula Deranged kings]], [[Pantheon/RuinAndDestruction Deathwing]], [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives The Child Abuse Supporters]], [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Prime Minister Honest]] |
| 684 | * Opposes: The Houses/Halls of Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery and Pantheon/TaintedLove |
| 685 | * Opposed by: [[Pantheon/DraconicBeings Daenerys Targaryen]] |
| 686 | * Jon Arryn was the Lord of the Vale, and one of the most powerful men in Westeros. He played a key role in Robert's Rebellion, and served as Hand of the King. His death led to suspicion from all sides, setting Stark against Lannister due to his looking into bloodlines. And while it hid an even greater con, the result was still the War of Five Kings from his assassination. |
| 687 | * Fostered Robert and Ned, [[ParentalSubstitute becoming a second father for them]]. This was especially the case when they lost their fathers, and Robert made him the Hand of the King later on. Knowing Jon's far more responsible than himself, Robert wants Jon to be an adviser to the House of Pantheon/{{Royalty}} and stop the deranged members present. He's proven an effective adviser there so far. |
| 688 | * Most people, Stark and Lannister included, assumed he was killed because [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe he figured out the royal heirs' real lineage]]. And while he did, his poisoning was done by his wife under orders of Littlefinger, to start the accusations that led to civil war so he could climb to the top. Arryn's reaction to learning this was to try and personally throw Littlefinger down the moon door. |
| 689 | * Unsurprisingly he opposes the House of Betrayal, however he also doesn't like the House of Tainted Love. This is due to how his wife Lysa Arryn had MadLove for Petyr, and the whole arranged marriage was a disaster [[IWasQuiteALooker given he isn't the strong and stern man he used to be]]. Of course, this was only done because he needed an heir. And unfortunately Littlefinger plans to use his son as a pawn in his game. |
| 690 | * Aerys was not happy seeing another important opponent of the Targaryens from Robert's Rebellion showing up in the pantheon. And Jon wasn't happy that not only was Aerys back, but he had a dragon friend as monstrous and psychotic as the Mad King himself; Deathwing. He remains neutral [[Pantheon/DraconicBeings on his daughter]], however. |
| 691 | * A strong father figure, and did his best to raise his own son Robert Arryn before his death. As such, he gets along with Piccolo as they both know what it's like to be a kind surrogate father. He doesn't approve of the harsh methods he used earlier on, but understands that it paid off with the threat of the Saiyans and likes how it brought about his HeelFaceTurn. |
| 692 | * He gets along with Chrom and Bryan Mills due to being dedicated and loving fathers, with Chrom having royal credentials and knowing a thing or two about the game of thrones. He thinks Jon did a lot of good work with his son figures, and feels he could've made Sweetrobin great were it not for the poisonous influence around him. Dunban gets along due to how they look out for their men. And Jon Arryn respects Toriel's loving, mother personality, while also sympathizing with how [[spoiler:she lost her son. He also lost a child and first wife in a TragicStillbirth]]. |
| 693 | * Supports [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives The Heroic Protectors of Family]] and opposes the Child Abuse Supporters. Not just out of his instincts, but because Westeros has too many [[BigScrewedUpFamily big screwed up families]] already. Because of Littlefinger using his son as a PuppetKing for his selfish despotic ambitions, he hates Prime Minister Honest, particularly because while he's an HonestAdvisor Honest just uses everyone to fulfill his hedonistic desires. |
| 694 | * Lives in the Eyrie, located high up on steep mountains. Because of this, it's borderline impossible to assault without aerial attacks. Both Anivia and Articuno have perched themselves there, and Jon Arryn soon befriended them. Perhaps it's because they remind him of his house sigil. |
| 695 | [[/folder]] |
| 696 | |
| 697 | [[folder:Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris]] |
| 698 | '''[[Videogame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas Melvin Harris]], God of [[AlasPoorVillain Sympathetic Villain Deaths]]''' (Big Smoke, El Grando Smokio) |
| 699 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bigsmoke-artwork_6748.jpg]] |
| 700 | * Demigod |
| 701 | * Symbol: His hat |
| 702 | * Alignment: ChaoticNeutral (Dipped into NeutralEvil when he sided with C.R.A.S.H.) |
| 703 | * Portfolio: AffablyEvil, AmbitionIsEvil, BigEater, BigFun, FaceHeelTurn, FatBastard, FlunkyBoss, UnwittingPawn, WalkingSpoiler |
| 704 | * Domains: Loyalty, Betrayal, Drugs, Fame, Money, Food |
| 705 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Tommy Vercetti]], Those who fell into [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]] |
| 706 | * Enemies: The Houses of Pantheon/LawAndJustice, [[Pantheon/CriminalActions Franklin Clinton, Trevor Phillips]], [[Pantheon/RevengeAndRetribution Niko Bellic]], [[Pantheon/LuckAndFortune Dimitri Rascalov]] |
| 707 | * On good terms: The House of Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith |
| 708 | * Complicated Relationships: '''[[Pantheon/{{Gameplay}} Carl Johnson]]''' |
| 709 | * Melvin Harris, also known as Big Smoke, was once the right hand man of Sweet Johnson and a loyal member of the Grove Street Families. However, Smoke later was corrupted by the ambition of being powerful and famous and decided to side with the corrupt cops of C.R.A.S.H. and organized the death of the mother of his best friends. However, even after he got what he wanted, he was struck down by CJ [[HeelRealization and realized that everything he did was become he became addicted to power]] and died saying that everyone was going to remember his name. His friend CJ regrets killing him but it was something that had to be done. |
| 710 | * The House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice has kept a close eye on Big Smoke after his rise of power in the crack empire. However, since his mortal his influence has died down overtime and he might not even try to regain his power back. |
| 711 | * CJ was confused when he saw his old buddy Smoke around the pantheon and actually confronted him. He hasn't forgotten that he was the one that betrayed him but Smoke actually regrets his actions. However, they decided to cut ties and never speak again. |
| 712 | * Big Smoke ascension didn't sit well with a few other deities from his home franchise. Franklin found Smoke having too many similarities with Stretch, the man who constantly set up his friend Lamar and Trevor doesn't like him because of how he betrayed his friends (He doesn't take betrayal lightly). Niko Bellic is also another one who doesn't like Smoke, given his backstabbing actions remins him a lot of Dimitri Rascalov. |
| 713 | ** On the other hand, Tommy Vercetti is open to make negotiations with Smoke, provided he becomes one of his henchmen in the drug business. Smoke is considering the offer, but doesn't want to fall into the same trap as before. |
| 714 | * He is not welcome in the House of Pantheon/FriendshipAndCamaraderie given his betrayal. Big Smoke agrees this is a fair punishment. |
| 715 | * He doesn't have the best relationships with the Russian Mafiya, mostly because he had a few run-ins with the Los Santos Russian mafia and even tasked his friends CJ in getting rid of a few members for him. Dimitri Rascalov, notorious russian snake, has had Big Smoke in his sights for a while. |
| 716 | * Smoke can be often found in the House of Pantheon/{{Food}}, [[BigEater not surprising given his love for eating]]. He always makes a particular order everytime he goes. |
| 717 | --> '''Big Smoke''': [[MemeticMutation I’ll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda.]] |
| 718 | * It is adviced to never enter his temple without his permission. He has become very paranoid ever since his mortal death and since he no longer has the Ballas protection, you'll be surprised at what he is going to do to you. |
| 719 | --> '''Big Smoke''': '''[[IncomingHam YOU PICKED THE WRONG HOUSE FOOL!]]''' |
| 720 | * People have asked him about [[MemeticMutation following the damn train]]. He still blames CJ for those countless failures. |
| 721 | ** It's not unlikely to see Smoke in the House of Pantheon/{{Travel}} chasing trains. |
| 722 | * Apparently he is a devout christian, so he sometimes visits the house of Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith. He can believe that he became a god after death, so he must be right that people would remember his name. |
| 723 | * ''"Respect has to be earned Sweet. Just like money."'' |
| 724 | * Can also be found in the House of [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Ambiguity]]. |
| 725 | [[/folder]] |
| 726 | |
| 727 | [[folder:Padak]] |
| 728 | '''Animation/{{Padak}}, Goddess of {{Surprisingly Sudden Death}}s''' ([[BilingualBonus Flip-Flop]], the Mackerel) |
| 729 | [[quoteright:222:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/padak.png]] |
| 730 | * Demigoddess |
| 731 | * Symbol: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_84_5.png A stylized drawing of her]] |
| 732 | * Theme Songs: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2FOjRXXEQM Feel the Ocean]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC_JNnxztq0 Nightmare]] |
| 733 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXmDU8mkRps I'm Sorry/Forgive Me]] (shared with the Master) |
| 734 | * Alignment: NeutralGood; ChaoticNeutral when starving |
| 735 | * Portfolio: '''SurprisinglySuddenDeath''', EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep, OnlyKnownByTheirNickname, BlueIsHeroic, NiceGirl, [[LivingIsMoreThanSurviving believing in life being more than just surviving]], {{Determinator}}, NoOneGetsLeftBehind, CoolBigSis to Spotty, [[TeamMom tries to take an authoritative role with the other fish]] but [[SubvertedTrope fails]], [[OnlyFriend her only friend was Spotty]] (And later, [[spoiler: the Master]]), Gradually becomes a BrokenBird as the film progresses, TheAce, [[spoiler: [[JerkassRealization apologizes to the Master after thinking he was responsible for Spotty's death]], TheHeroDies, InspirationalMartyr for the Master, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath Was served as]] [[BeatMyHeartStill Izukuri]] right after OneLastSong, EatenAlive, UndignifiedDeath]] |
| 736 | * Domains: Fishes, Freedom, Death |
| 737 | * Herald: [[CheerfulChild Spotty]] |
| 738 | * Followers: [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Kaname Tousen]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Maude Flanders]] |
| 739 | * Allies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} The Master]]''', [[Pantheon/WaterAndMoisture Ariel]], [[Pantheon/PowerGainsAndLosses Magikarp]], [[Pantheon/PrehistoricBeasts Relicanth]], [[Pantheon/AquaticLife Qwilfish]], [[Pantheon/FantasticRaces Aquaman]], [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Spongebob]], [[Pantheon/FriendshipArchetypes Patrick]], [[Pantheon/{{Disguises}} Octodad]], [[Pantheon/CharacterReveals Te Fiti]], [[Pantheon/NaturePreservers Gaea, San]], [[Pantheon/SpecializedNarratives The Lorax]], [[Pantheon/BossDesign Viridi]], [[Pantheon/{{Touring}} Hazel]], [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Ash Ketchum]], [[Pantheon/BeastHandlers Steve Irwin, Eliza Thornberry]], [[Pantheon/PovertyAndRiches Sam Manson]], [[Pantheon/IntellectualArchetypes Lisa Simpson]], [[Pantheon/{{Nature}} Aang, Captain Planet]], [[Pantheon/FriendshipAndCamaraderie Fluttershy]], [[Pantheon/CharacterRoles Rose Quartz]], [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Steven Universe]], [[Pantheon/AnthropomorphicAnimals Caesar]] |
| 740 | * Fears: '''[[Pantheon/FleshEaters The Salmonids]],''' [[Pantheon/{{Birds}} The Penguins of Madagascar]], [[Pantheon/AquaticLife the Kraken, Lord Fredrik, Bruce the Shark]], [[Pantheon/CharacterReveals the Liopleurodon]], [[Pantheon/PrehistoricBeasts the Meg, the Raptor Pack, the Spinosaurus]], [[Pantheon/IdentityIssues Smeagol/Gollum]], [[Pantheon/WaterAndMoisture Lagiacrus]], [[Pantheon/GameDesign Plesioth]], [[Pantheon/{{Reptiles}} Ramon]], All Fish-Eating Human Deities in general. |
| 741 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Abilities}} The Scout]], The Pantheon/GUAETrollkaiger, [[Pantheon/{{Consumption}} Monstro]], [[Pantheon/LifeAndCreation The Gyaos]], [[Pantheon/RabbitsAndRodents Woundworth]] |
| 742 | * Opposes: [[Pantheon/NationalMentalities Saxton Hale]] |
| 743 | * Uneasy Relationship with: '''[[Pantheon/AquaticLife Anago]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Anger}} Gordon Ramsay]], [[Pantheon/{{Reclusiveness}} Marlin]], [[Pantheon/RecollectionAndAmnesia Dory]] |
| 744 | * Wary of: [[Pantheon/WeaponizedAppendages Kingler]], [[Pantheon/AquaticLife the Carapceons, Mr. Krabs]] |
| 745 | * Avoids: The House of Pantheon/{{Food}}, mostly the sub-house of Pantheon/ChefsAndEstablishments |
| 746 | * Padak was a free-living mackerel who traveled the seas meeting all kinds of seafolk, but one day ended up caught and sold to a fish market, where she met a group of fellow fish from other species, who weren't quite the nicest bunch. In here, she found out that fish were killed and eaten by humans, much to her horror; she attempted many times to escape and have the rest of the fish in her tank escape as well to the sea, while being opposed by the Master, an old flatfish who told the others that escape was impossible and that they had to merely survive as long as they could, with her only supporter being a young, cheerful fish named Spotty. [[spoiler:Sadly despite managing to change the views of the Master her story didn't end in a happy note, as Spotty died trying to help her, and she herself was killed and eaten, just after she had come to befriend the Master after being enemies with him for the whole movie, and told him to move on, in spite of her imminent death. Despite her death being abrupt, it wasn't all in vain, the Master was motivated by her last words to escape... Sadly, he was the only fish to escape in the end.]] |
| 747 | * She was ascended after the Pantheon handlers watched her story and were downright shocked at her abrupt death near the last 10 minutes of the film, given how she'd been the main protagonist of the film depicting her story. Once ascended, Padak was very confused, not understanding what place she'd been transported to. But once she had been fully adapted to the Pantheon's general lifestyle and events she was quick to request that the fish from Tank #3 be placed as her heralds, her kind actions managed to win all the other fish over, who have ever since pledged to be her loyal heralds in the Pantheon. |
| 748 | ** Once the Master himself had ascended, most of the gang with Padak's consent has transferred over to his temple as his Heralds, but Spotty chose to stay by her side regardless. |
| 749 | * She's made sure to have the Pantheon Handlers make her Temple a safe haven for all sea-life, especially those who've been put through the wringer by the meat industry, a firm warning was placed, for any trespassers that may try to catch and eat some of the fish residing in her temple, that such actions won't be tolerated. |
| 750 | * To everyone's surprise she doesn't hates humans, but does fear the ones who eat fish meat and avoids their presence. She did once thought of them as nothing but "beasts" who killed fish for their amusement and without care, but has found out that there are many opposed to the rather cruel treatment given to her and as such are more than willing to let her be free, following some encounters on the Pantheon, she was quick to abandon this view and soon hopes the Master can as well, but won't pressure him to do so. |
| 751 | * Marlin's first impressions of her weren't pretty to say the least. He was horrified when he heard of her actions of eating a whole clownfish school in an aquarium, going as far as believing her to be an enemy. But calmed down slightly once he heard from other sources that Padak only did that due to days of starvation and being provoked into attacking by one of the clownfish in the tank. Padak herself felt horribly guilty once she was confronted about it and has promised that she'll never eat another fish ever again, even if it kills her. Marlin still doesn't fully trusts her, like he does with Bruce, but is willing to remain civil around her whenever they cross paths. |
| 752 | ** While Dory also feels uneasy around the predatory fish due to the clownfish incident, she is a little bit more lenient to Padak than Marlin, mainly because of her own OddFriendship with Bruce. The two are rather talkative, even if Padak once got rather frustrated by Dory's forgetfulness. Nonetheless, Padak's promise to not feed on fellow fish has made Dory 100% sure to be her friend. |
| 753 | * After her experiences in the mortal world she understandably feels uneasy and scared towards most humans, especially chefs or cooks. Among the few that she does not outright fear is Gordon Ramsay, who was disgusted by learning what kind of things were done to fish in the restaurant where Padak met her demise, while he is not an outright enemy, she still vehemently avoids his presence and Ramsay does his best to let her be. |
| 754 | * She became a favored target of the [[Pantheon/GUAETrollkaiger Trollkaiger]], who decided to catch and prepare several fish around the Houses of the Pantheon as Izukuri and taunt Padak by bringing their still living bodies to her Temple, even trying to force her to eat them. Luckily they were thwarted when Padak's allies came to ward them off. |
| 755 | * Surprisingly enough, she made a bunch of human allies in the Pantheon despite her experiences with them: |
| 756 | ** The biggest one is Steve Irwin, who is an outspoken animal rights defender and FriendToAllLivingThings, he found himself moved by her story and was quick to promise to her that he'll be sure to be a support for her issues anytime he can. |
| 757 | ** On the same boat, Eliza Thornberry was quick to befriend the mackerel, and even bonded with her over their abilities at communicating with various animals. Sam Manson and Lisa Simpson were also two other humans to befriend Padak due to their beliefs. |
| 758 | ** She also befriended Fluttershy, the pony even cried when she heard the full extent of her story and swore to protect Padak against all threats that come her way. |
| 759 | * The Pantheon/GaeasAvengers in general was moved by her story, and have become acquaintances with her. Gaea herself has made sure that Padak's temple be safe from all possible threats, especially predators or humans that might want to kill and eat her. Her experiences also haven't helped the Alliance's views on humanity improve in any way. |
| 760 | * She does not like [[Pantheon/{{Abilities}} The Scout]] at all, not only due to his obnoxious attitude, but also because one of his weapons is a dead mackerel wrapped up in newspaper, which she is not amused at all to see, likewise, the Scout doesn't have much empathy for her situation and has even provoked her at times, but Padak refuses to try and attack him. |
| 761 | * While Steven Universe is much like Fluttershy in terms of friendliness, Padak is a bit unsure of approaching him due to his own fish-eating habits in the past, although Steven turned a vegetarian a while ago, which has calmed her down a bit. |
| 762 | * Other deities from the seas have become her friends/allies too, especially friendly ones such as Spongebob and Patrick are among her closer ones, though she tends to avoid crab deities due to her experiences with the King Crabs, though it's more of a precaution on her part, rather than hate or full-blown fear. |
| 763 | ** On the other hand, she's terrified of possible predators she might encounter, particularly Bruce the Shark, the Liopleurodon, Plesioth, Lagiacrus, Ramon; among many others. She does her best job to stray clear of their paths, and won't bother trying to communicate with such creatures, while some Deities have criticized it as being hypocritical on her part, she's been quick to clarify that she'll gladly talk and communicate with those creatures if she could, but has heard enough about them to know they're bad news and can't really be reasoned with if you're not strong enough to stand on equal grounds with them. |
| 764 | * Was very confused about Octodad at first, due to the octopus' InterspeciesRomance with a human. Although the two became allies following a simple talk, it helped that both had to deal with humans threatening to kill and eat them. Octodad himself has also thought up of removing fish from his diet permanently after his encounters his Padak. |
| 765 | * Vehemently opposes [[Pantheon/NationalMentalities Saxton Hale]], with herself knowing of the Australian's goal of killing all wildlife and viewing it as an unnecessary and cruel killing of innocents. Saxton himself does not care about it, as Padak can't do much to stop him, to her frustration. |
| 766 | * ''Nothing'' terrifies her like [[Pantheon/FleshEaters the Salmonids]]. While being EatenAlive was the most nightmarish experience she had ever suffered, Salmonid culture sees nothing wrong with being eaten, and instead, [[LetsMeetTheMeat they take great pride in being seen as delicious to eat]]. All of their weapons and equipment are themed around cookware, and one of their war machines ''deliberately cooks its own operators alive.'' They are the embodiment of all of her greatest fears, on top of also serving as a reminder of her own clownfish cannibalism, and thus she steers as well clear of them as is possible. |
| 767 | * She was not pleased to hear that Anago had ascended, and made sure that he gets nowhere near Spotty, whom she houses in her temple as her sole herald. She's often reminding Anago to keep himself as far away as possible from her, though Anago has said he has no interest in doing that anytime soon; she does hope he can change his mind about his pessimistic view of life eventually even if she has not much hope for him ever changing after hearing of what he did in the mortal world after the Master left. |
| 768 | * She's currently aligned with the [[Pantheon/HouseUprisings Nature Uprising]] to some degree. While she is supportive of their end goals, she is also not on board with the extremist approaches they can take. |
| 769 | [[/folder]] |
| 770 | |
| 771 | !Quasideities |
| 772 | |
| 773 | |
| 774 | [[folder:Haruki Shiga and Sakura Yamauchi]] |
| 775 | '''[[Literature/IWantToEatYourPancreas Haruki Shiga and Sakura Yamauchi]], Co-Revered Couple of [[ThatWasTheLastEntry Death-Preceding Final Entries]]''' |
| 776 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dim1l0kx0am3ooh.jpg]] |
| 777 | [[caption-width-right:350:'''Left:''' Haruki. '''Right:''' Sakura.]] |
| 778 | * Quasideities |
| 779 | * Symbol: A diary with the title "I Want to Eat your Pancreas" |
| 780 | * Theme Song: ''[[https://youtu.be/x0S85xuM95k Fanfare]]'' by Sumika |
| 781 | * Alignment: NeutralGood, formerly TrueNeutral (Haruki), ChaoticGood (Sakura) |
| 782 | * Portfolio: [[MeaningfulName Names which Symbolise]] CherryBlossoms, [[AnAesop The Importance of Life and Time]], [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim Girl Dating a Rather Unassuming Guy]], [[ThatWasTheLastEntry Writing and Receiving Each Other's Last Entries just before Sakura's Murder]], [[OppositesAttract Opposite Attractions]] |
| 783 | ** Haruki: [[TheStoic Keeps a Reserved Demeanour but]] [[TheComicallySerious Finds Himself in Comical Situations]], TheConfidant, DeadpanSnarker, [[DefrostingIceQueen Becomes more Expressive and Emotional Overtime]], [[FriendlessBackground Doesn't have a Friend from Childhood]], LoserGetsTheGirl |
| 784 | ** Sakura: GenkiGirl, [[ThePrankster Often Pulls Pranks on Haruki]], [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend Often States She is Not Dating Haruki]], [[GallowsHumor Making Jokes about Death]] [[SuicideAsComedy and Suicide]], [[SecretDiary Her Disease Coexistence Journal]], StepfordSmiler, [[KilledOffscreen Is Murdered Offscreen]], [[ItAlwaysRainsAtFunerals Funeral Takes Place during a Rainy Day]], [[ThePhilosopher Has a Profound Belief of Life and Death]] |
| 785 | * Domains: Love, Tragedy, Coming-of-Age, Diaries, Motivation, Death |
| 786 | * Herald: Kyoko Takimoto |
| 787 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/TragedyAndDespair Tomoya, Nagisa and Ushio Okazaki]], [[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics The Civilian Antarctica]] [[Pantheon/{{Touring}} Expedition Crew Girls]], [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Harold and Maude]] |
| 788 | * On Good Terms With: [[Pantheon/{{Upbringing}} Greg Heffley]], [[Pantheon/DeathAndPostmortem Death of the Endless]] |
| 789 | * Opposes: {{Serial Killer}}s (particularly [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Jack the Ripper]], [[Pantheon/ObsceneActions Victor Zsasz]], [[Pantheon/VillainousSuccessAndFailure Takeshi Asakura]], [[Pantheon/{{Explosives}} Yoshikage Kira]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Cletus Kasady]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude Patrick Bateman]]) |
| 790 | * Pitied By: [[Pantheon/AntiHeroism Dexter]] [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Morgan]] |
| 791 | * CommonalityConnection: [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Kousei Arima and Kaori Miyazono]] |
| 792 | * A form of an imaginative, but bittersweet story is one of a blossoming tragic romance and friendship. Sakura Yamauchi is one of them, being a high school girl who is diagnosed with pancreatic disease and is not expected to live beyond a year. She meets a boy of her age, who stumbles across her diary known as the ''Disease Coexistence Journal'' which reveals Sakura's illness. Being the only one to learn of her illness and deciding to uphold confidentiality on keeping it a secret he and Sakura begin to spend time together in high school, hospital and various sorts of places, with her itching to travel across the world. Despite a few hiccups, particularly with the boy's reclusive and unassuming personality and Sakura's knack of playing pranks and setting up games, they start to connect with one another, which often bought the ire of her friend, Kyoko, who is puzzled as to why Sakura is taking an interest on the boy. Then all of that spirals downward when Sakura is randomly murdered by a SerialKiller. Although the boy didn't attend her funeral, he did pay a visit to Sakura's mother, who revealed that she had intended to present her diary to him after she died. He read the diary in front of Sakura's mother, where it was revealed that underneath her optimistic outlook and disposition, she was holding back angst, depression and the fear of dying, followed by keeping up with the philosophy that life is short and making the most of it. The contents of the diary deeply affected the boy who went on to profess his name as Haruki Shiba and chose to keep the diary to remember Sakura. As a promise, Haruki showed the diary to Kyoko, who was unaware of Sakura's illness and expressing that Sakura wanted them to be friends, which was enough to break Kyoko's animosity towards him and for the two to become friends. |
| 793 | * The story of Haruki and Sakura was a bit of an oddball in the Pantheon. While it was generally accepted as a bittersweet tale of love, life, death and the value in all the little things in life, many can't seem to ignore the title. Granted it was a sarcastic Kobe about cannibalism, courtesy of Sakura, many still had the consensus that this was going to be a horror story. That said, they weren't disappointed and took back the phrasing of wanting to "eat someone's pancreas" upon learning of Sakura's circumstance. And the popularity of the tale was what would be the catalyst for the ascension of Haruki and Sakura. |
| 794 | * Sakura ascended into the Pantheon first, given that she died first. She decided to bide her time before Haruki was bought along as well and she was happy and proud to see how Haruki went on to retain the ''Disease Coexistence Journal'', a sign that she made a large positive effect on the boy's life and personality. After white some time, an arrangement by the House of Pantheon/DeathAndPostmortem were able to arrange a schedule to allow Haruki into their domains, a prospect which Sakura was really looking forward to. And indeed, Haruki entered the Pantheon, his first instinct being to reunite with Sakura and share a bittersweet moment together. For some, it was a landmark moment in a House that was usually grim and quiet, though other particular Houses were more open and celebratory about the reunion. |
| 795 | * One of the first deities to visit Haruki and Sakura was Death of the Endless, a personification of the concept of Death (and one of several in the Pantheon) who was eager to visit the two after hearing of their story. Apparently, Death often takes the guise of a mortal being to witness and observe what it means to be a mortal and how it weighs in on her job as guiding souls to the afterlife, something which she does every hundred years. Due to her chipper attitude, she quickly befriended and became friends with Sakura. The latter making death/suicide-related jokes was of little issue to the former and they'll often try to make an effort to liven up a place. Death also feels proud of Haruki in regards to opening up and accepting making relationships with others, no doubt thanks to Sakura's influence. |
| 796 | ** Relating to her time of temporarily taking a mortal guise, Sakura's inspirational take on life, death and how she wanted to live her life to the fullest in spite of it being short was a strong affirmation to Death seeing life as something valuable. And just like everyone else, it's more than the fact that Sakura is a friend, she's a profound person with wonderful ideas and a poignant view on mortality. |
| 797 | * Having a very notable diary, one deity that took notice of this was Greg Heffley, who himself chronicled his life through a diary. Much like Sakura, he wrote about the tribulations and struggles that he had to go through in his life, but it deviates from there as Greg's life experiences are centred on him challenging his family and school authorities, him being a loser and having to put up with classmates, crushes and friends and picturing himself as a self-centred and idiotic jackass who makes a lot of comical effort to be rebellious. He decided to meet Haruki and Sakura so that he could read the ''Disease Coexistence Journal''. He didn't fully grasp the true meaning of the diary's themes, though he does pity Sakura for being senselessly murdered and Haruki being a social outcast at first. Despite their personality differences, Greg is surprisingly affable to the two and treats them with some respect, though he can get annoying when it comes to demanding attention. Sakura will often prank him in return about how he has a diary, something which Greg vehemently refuses. |
| 798 | * Sakura gets panic attacks whenever she hears sightings or events pertaining to {{Serial Killer}}s. Given how she was suddenly killed by one after she was admitted out of the hospital, her fears and anxiety are not without concern and point. As a result, she and Haruki try to do their best to not get too close to the House of Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions, though the fact that a Hall of Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination is situated close to them isn't helping matters either. Fortunately, Sakura is beloved by many of the deities in her House of prominence and being friends with Death of the Endless means that anyone who tries to harm her would incur Death's wrath. |
| 799 | ** In a surprising parallel, Sakura's philosophy about life, death and doing the best possible to enjoy it contrasts starkly to a lot of serial killers. Three in note, come into mind; Yoshikage Kira is not one who desires a life of excitement or memorable events, just one of, in his own terms "peace and tranquillity", Victor Zsasz is utterly convinced that [[StrawNihilist life is meaningless]] and that killing someone is something he sees as "freeing" someone and Patrick Bateman leads a double life as a pretentious, obnoxious and self-absorbed yuppie and as a murder-hungry psychopath and overall represents absolute shallowness. These comparisons are definitely ironic, as many in the Pantheon, Haruki and Sakura included, have noticed. Zsasz, despite having the most fitting opposite to Sakura's philosophy, ultimately sees her as normal prey, his primary fixation being [[Pantheon/{{Superheroism}} Batman]]. Kira is not above desiring a woman's hands for his bizarre fetish and Bateman is unnecessarily upset and angry that Sakura gets more attention and has a better viewpoint in life than he does. |
| 800 | ** One serial killer, Dexter Morgan, however, had a different perspective on the whole matter. While his actions are immoral, he focuses on his rage and violence towards other criminals, [[SerialKillerKiller other killers included]]. To the surprise of many, Dexter was actually sympathetic towards Haruki and Sakura. If anything, the fact that Sakura was murdered while in her teens was not a welcoming fact for Dexter at all. He does have a soft spot for kids and teens at the end of the day, which only makes him more determined to plan and strike against those who indiscriminately kill the underaged. Even then, Haruki and Sakura keep their distance from him due to his profession, which Dexter doesn't mind. He has, however, written a letter to them, expressing his condolences, if that's any compensation. |
| 801 | * The two are greatly welcomed by the House of Pantheon/FriendshipAndCamaraderie and Sakura, in particular, is willing to explore a lot in the House itself. That said, Haruki, does keep to himself at times, though having become more extroverted overtime, he's open to giving it an opportunity to talk and connect with someone. For a while, the fact that Haruki doesn't recall a single friend from Primary School was a concerning point, though since he's making an effort, it's quieted down. It still doesn't stop a few deities from trying to play Truth or Dare with him, which he complies with. Little does he know that Sakura was responsible for telling the House residents to initiate the game with him. |
| 802 | ** Surprisingly, many made comparisons between Haruki and Tomoya Okazaki, given how both of them were known to be unsocial throughout their high school years. Unlike Haruki, however, Tomoya's loneliness was stemmed from tragic factors with which he is understandably hesitant to confide. That said, like Sakura, Nagisa was someone who helped him to open up and become more extroverted... alongside a few other girls and Sunohara. This helped Haruki and Tomoya to connect and get along with one another, both of whom would often visit and provide company with one another, with Haruki sometimes setting up a calendar of when they can meet up. However, Sakura alters things so that she and Nagisa would also join in... as well as all the girls that Tomoya helped to comfort and help out on. Predictably, their meetings end up with a lot of zany and crazy shenanigans, to Sakura's delight. |
| 803 | * Haruki actually shares his name with two particularly notable Japanese authors; Creator/HarukiMurakami and Creator/NaoyaShiga. Furthermore, Haruki as a name translates to "spring", [[MeaningfulName which coincides with]] [[CherryBlossomGirl Sakura's name]]. The coincidence is not lost on them and, if anything, further affirmed their position in the Pantheon. The House of Pantheon/NamingAndEpithets sees the connection as one worthy of being recorded, though only Haruki actually seems to spend time reading and studying either there or the House of Pantheon/{{Knowledge}}. Sakura herself admits that she's not really a reader, though she's open to taking vocational work there if she has time. |
| 804 | * Their story was, in more ways than one, incredibly reminiscent of those regarding Kousei Arima and Kaori Miyazono, all the way to the former being introverted and quiet like Haruki and the latter being energetic and being pushy, traits that are commonly associated with Sakura. Though there was a distinct difference in that Kousei and Kaori had a particular talent in classical music. Haruki and Sakura met them when the latter decided to watch a performance by them held in the House of Pantheon/{{Musicality}}. It was after the performance where they formally met and each of them was rather surprised by how similar they were. It came as no surprise when Kaori and Sakura quickly became accustomed to one another and would look to finding ways to have fun in their own way, particularly in goofing around with Kousei and Haruki, who simply came to respect one another for going through tough times and learning to open up towards others. And yes, Haruki and Sakura came to admire Kousei and Kaori's musical ability. |
| 805 | ** Harold and Maude were rather... [[MayDecemberRomance unorthodox]] when it came to their age difference. Regardless, they did get along with Haruki and Sakura pretty well, particularly with Harold, who, like Sakura, had some kind of fascination with coming up with jokes and humour about Death via faking suicide attempts and relating to Haruki in terms of growing out of a gloomy, reclusive mindset, though a part of his learning experience stems from Maude's suicide, which Haruki and Sakura paid their condolences for. Additionally, Maude doesn't make as many jokes about suicide as he used to for a number of reasons in the Pantheon, though is still willing to come up with a few macabre jokes for his friends while Maude will see how she can have fun with others, Haruki and Sakura included. |
| 806 | * Ever since her diagnosis, Sakura sometimes states that she would like to visit some places abroad to fill up her life with memorable moments. With the Pantheon providing a fantastical alternative, she's still kept her excitement and Haruki himself can understand why she would express a sense of wonder to a new realm where the number of opportunities was bright and expansive. Sakura has made it a point to visit as many Houses as she can and will drag Haruki with him, even if he bluntly states that he would much rather spend his time in the House of Knowledge. |
| 807 | ** One such travel that Haruki and Sakura in the House of Pantheon/{{Philosophy}} led them to meet up with a quartet of girls, who, led by Shirase Kobuchizawa, wanted to go to Antarctica, with each girl having their own reasons why. Their journey and experience were a heartfelt, if bittersweet one, as Shirase had to face the fact that her mother died there. Conversely, the girls themselves were stunned to hear of Haruki and Sakura's story and offered their sympathies. They generally respected each other's life experience and their stories, with Haruki often doing what he can to give the quartet some advice on what they can do in their next journey while Sakura is eager to just tag along and ride off to more places. |
| 808 | ''"The world of fiction is more fun than reality."'' |
| 809 | -> Haruki Shiba |
| 810 | \ |
| 811 | ''"Living means having a bond with others. I think that's what living refers to"'' |
| 812 | -> Sakura Yamauchi |
| 813 | [[/folder]] |
| 814 | |
| 815 | [[folder:Maria Robotnik]] |
| 816 | '''[[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Maria Robotnik]], Goddess Of [[PosthumousCharacter Characters Dead Before The Story Even Begins]]''' |
| 817 | [[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maria_6.png]] |
| 818 | * Quasideity |
| 819 | * Symbol: Her blue hairband. |
| 820 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eUwUiZfE-s Reflection]] |
| 821 | * Alignment: LawfulGood |
| 822 | * Portfolio: [[MoralityChain Moral link for Shadow and Gerald]], [[PosthumousCharacter being dead before Shadow's story started]] [[PlotTriggeringDeath and having her death start the story]], [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold kind hearted blonde haired]] [[NiceGirl girl]] [[ASaintNamedMary named Maria]], [[HeroicSacrifice sending Shadow to Earth at the cost of her own life]], [[HiddenDepths being aware of her grandfather's actions with Black Doom]], [[WhiteSheep only nice person from the Robotnik family line]] |
| 823 | * Domains: Death, Humanity, Illnesses |
| 824 | * Special Relations: '''[[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM Dr. Ivo Robotnik/Eggman]]''' (her cousin), '''[[Pantheon/ActsOfHatred Gerald Robotnik]]''' (her grandfather) |
| 825 | * Allies: '''''[[Pantheon/NarrativeTone Shadow the Hedgehog]]''''', '''[[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} Sonic the Hedgehog]]''', '''[[Pantheon/BluntWeapons Amy Rose]]''', '''[[Pantheon/AntiVillains Sage]]''', [[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships Count Bleck And Tippi]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Madoka Kaname]], [[Pantheon/NicknamesAndRenames Asgore Dreemur]], [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions The kind patients in the Pantheon]], [[Pantheon/CharacterRoles Rose Quartz]] (her former high priestess). |
| 826 | * Enemies: '''''[[Pantheon/FleshEaters Black Doom]]''''', [[Pantheon/FleshEaters SCP-953]], [[Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery Ragyo Kiryuin]], [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Junko Enoshima and Monokuma]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAppearance Nui Harime]], [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations Giygas]], [[Pantheon/AIPersonalities Metallix]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour The Shroobs]], [[Pantheon/NarrativeTone The Dark]] [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles Matter Horde]] |
| 827 | * Conflicting Opinion: [[Pantheon/RobotsAndAutomata Metal Sonic]] |
| 828 | * Pities: [[Pantheon/WaterAndMoisture Chaos]], [[Pantheon/SingularSymbolism Void Termina]] |
| 829 | * Sometimes, the biggest action a character has in the story is to be dead before it even started. Maria Robotnik was struck with [[SoapOperaDisease Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome]], rendering her weak and slowly dying. Gerald Robotnik, her grandfather, worked on Project Shadow with help from the government [[DealWithTheDevil and even Black Doom]] on the Space Colony ARK in order to create a cure for her. However, upon feeling as if Project Shadow was too dangerous, the government sent in soldiers to capture everyone. Maria was able to send Shadow to Earth, but at the cost of her own life, being gunned down afterwards for it, but not before pleading for him to give humans a chance to be happy. This one death set in motion not only Gerald’s start of darkness but also Shadow’s quest for remembering what Maria wanted. It was for this act it was decided to receive a spot here in the Pantheon. |
| 830 | * Sonic took notice of how Shadow was feeling after doing [[Blog/SonicTheHedgehogTwitter a couple Twitter Takeovers with him]], namely after [[https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/926590163605643264?s=20 someone decided to be VERY personal with him]] and hearing about [[https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1132046758379343872?s=20 his personal favorite shop]], ([[ItMakesSenseInContext don’t ask]]) leading him to suggest to him to try and ascend Maria. Shadow scoffed at Sonic for that idea, asking if he thought he really didn’t try that already. Despite this, he was later seen in the waiting line for the Pantheon/CourtOfTheGods, requesting Maria’s ascension, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness stating how much she meant to him despite how they really can’t see that side of her now]]. Surprised to see Shadow’s usual stoic facade break for once, the court approved of Shadow's request after a night of mulling it over. |
| 831 | ** Hearing nothing from the council, he was startled to find a girl with a blue dress and blonde hair. Thinking it was another prank at first thanks to already being duped by Nui Harime dressing up like her to fool him ([[LaserGuidedKarma with Shadow tossing Chaos Spears into her shoulders to pay her back for that]]), he remained skeptical until hearing from her mouth that she not only remembered who he was but also her promise to him, her sacrifice, and how proud she was of him. For once, without any shame, the normally emotionless black hedgehog was reduced to tears as hugged onto Maria. |
| 832 | * News of her ascension quickly spread to Ivo and Gerald Robotnik by word of mouth. Ivo quickly cancelled all villainous schemes he had for the day with [[Pantheon/DraconicBeings Bowser]] and drove off in his egg cruiser at max speed to see if this was true. Realizing the severity of it, Bowser decided to tag along to help clear the air for Ivo’s flight. Despite being repulsed by his CardCarryingVillain status, she still accepted him as her cousin. This won’t stop her from taking Sonic’s side when it comes to their fights, which Eggman accepted, laughing it off and saying that this was why Gerald loved her so much. Despite this difference in morality, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Eggman still orders Metal Sonic from time to time to watch over her]]. |
| 833 | ** Meanwhile, the normally insane Gerald Robotnik, upon reaffirming that what he heard was true, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realized that she wouldn’t be proud of him for what he did after she died]] [[CornerOfWoe and spent the day depressed and crying in his temple]]. Maria, Shadow and even Eggman ended up trekking over to his temple, with Maria being the first one in. Despite his weak protests, Maria still ended up walking over to him... and embracing him, telling him she forgave him for his acts of despair over her death, reaffirming that the good doctor she knows he can be is still there. This only made him cry even more, [[HeelFaceTurn declaring to her that he will work for the good of mankind like he once did before her death]], [[MoralityPet at the very least, for her sake]]. [[ReformedButNotTamed He still harbors hatred for the humans that caused her death, but tries to keep it aimed at authority figures and military might]]. |
| 834 | * Ever since her ascension, Shadow does his best to stay by her side, not only to catch up on lost time with her, but also to make sure that no villainous deity with malicious intention can harm her. Maria doesn’t mind this at all, but still encourages Shadow to live life to its fullest in the Pantheon with his own friends. She has, however decided to at least move into his temple. Given how her temple is in the house of Pantheon/DeathAndPostmortem, she felt like she’ll be more comfortable not only away from a place that reminded her of her fate, but with her best friend. |
| 835 | ** As his MoralityPet, [[TookALevelInKindness Shadow tends to be more calm and pleasant around her]]. [[https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1132050868298166272?lang=en He was able to open up more about his desire to open up a cat orphanage thanks to Maria's encouragement]]. As of now, [[https://youtu.be/QkypVi5R4r0 she is helping Shadow with a side project of arranging flowers]]. |
| 836 | * Thankfully, within the Pantheon, her disease was easily taken care of thanks to the advanced work of the finest doctors in the Pantheon, [[BigBrotherInstinct with thanks to Shadow keeping guard over her to make sure any of the more dastardly residents there don’t try anything]]. During her stay in the hospital to make sure her sickness was permanently removed from her, she ended up meeting with other patients that fallen to various bodily problems. Wally ended up pitying her for failing to conquer her disease, unlike how he managed to survive and get better. She has also expressed pity to Raistlin Majere for how he is still stuck with his IncurableCoughOfDeath as the catch to enter the Pantheon. While at first feeling sorry for Yuuki Konno for losing her real life body and being stuck in her online avatar, she quickly changed her mind and thought of her as lucky after hearing the condition her real life body was in. She was glad to hear that Madeline managed to survive her medical malady and is still alive to this day. |
| 837 | * She managed to make her rounds and meet up with Sonic and his other friends. She is thankful for the hedgehog stopping her cousin's schemes of turning nature into machine, as Sonic just gave her a soft chuckle and thumbs up, alongside being willing to share embarrasing stories of Shadow whenever he sees fit, much to his ire. She is more attached to Amy Rose however, after hearing from Shadow [[MoralityPet how she was what ultimately led him back on the path Maria wanted him on]]. She gave the pink hedgehog not only her praise, [[ShipperOnDeck but her support in trying to get together with Sonic]]. Sonic could only facepalm and run away after hearing this from Amy and being questioned by Maria what he likes most about Amy. [[WhosLaughingNow Shadow only watched on in the sidelines, giving off a chuckle]]. |
| 838 | * It should be clear as day, but if Shadow was willing to destroy the human race and Gerald Robotnik was willing to perform a ColonyDrop for revenge because Maria was killed, [[BerserkButton trying to harm her, let alone kill her]] [[YouAreAlreadyDead is a instant death sentence courtesy of Shadow, Gerald, or both if you’re unlucky, regardless of rank]]. After hearing how Gerald Robotnik dropped out of the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfEvil after realizing that Maria was alive, Melkor commissioned Junko to get him back on his side, [[HopeCrusher given her experiences in causing despair in people]]. Junko proceeded to fake a attack on the House of Pantheon/{{Heroism}} to force Shadow into fighting as she let [[Pantheon/ClothingTheme Tsumugi]] kidnap Maria, planning to cause Maria to fall to despair by corrupting her mind like she did with Chisa before. Hijacking a TV network, Junko planned on using it to not only cause Gerald to feel rage against humanity again, but also for Shadow to fall to his rage once again, like how Class 77th fell to despair after seeing Nanami die. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Unfortunately, Shadow and Gerald didn't lose hope like she thought]]. |
| 839 | ** Firstly, Shadow (after demanding from passerbys where they were [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness and begging Sonic to help him]]) [[BigDamnHeroes used Chaos Control to not only warp into Junko's domain, but also used it to teleport Maria to safety]] while Sonic distracted Junko and Tsumugi by battling their Monokuma army and making quips at their expense. After making sure Maria was safe, Shadow reappeared [[LetsGetDangerous and told Sonic thanks and that he has things under control, taking off his inhibitor rings]]. [[ShooOutTheClowns Realizing what he was doing, Sonic bolted]] [[ThereisNoKilllikeOverkill as Shadow let out a Chaos Blast, bringing down Junko's temple]]. |
| 840 | ** Secondly, after hearing of what Junko tried to do, Gerald decided to ask of Eggman to bring Junko over for a experiment. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Upon hearing what Junko planned]], Eggman agreed and convinced Junko Gerald didn't see Maria get rescued and thought Junko still had her and wanted to work out a deal with her, even escorting her to his temple. Upon entering his temple, she was knocked out by Eggman and upon waking up, found herself strapped in a metallic gurney with Gerald putting on [[Manga/LuckyStar a cheerful slice of life anime]] with Eggman behind her, grinning down with metallic tools. [[OhCrap Realizing what they had planned]], Junko tried to squirm free to no avail until Eggman finished his "experiment". |
| 841 | *** The next day, the House of Pantheon/{{Heroism}} found on their doorstop [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul a Junko who claimed to be a cheerleader for hope with a]] ValleyGirl accent and cheerleader uniform to match. This went on for a week with plenty of Junko’s victims getting a laugh out of it until Naegi and Monomi, not comfortable with the idea of FORCING Junko to be a force for hope, decided to turn her over to the [[Pantheon/GUAELiebertarianMovement Liebertarian Movement]] to undo it. When she finally came to her senses, [[HorrifyingTheHorror Junko was scarred by the event]] and has put the Robotnik family high up on her shitlist. |
| 842 | * She is all for the idea of stopping Black Doom’s plans as well as the plans of anyone else that want to doom humanity. Alongside showing distastes for Black Doom, she has also expressed negativity towards his allies, namely Ragyo for her willingness to abandon and betray humanity, seeing her as her grandfather at the absolute worst and lowest point in his life. She also doesn’t hold SCP-953 in high support as she not only allied with Black Doom, but has showed hatred for her best friend Shadow for being a "furry". Shadow [[EvenEvilHasStandards as well as Eggman and Gerald]] are more than willing to defend her. |
| 843 | * News of Maria’s story and her relationship with Shadow managed to reach the ears of Giygas. Being reminded of his own mother as they both have the same name and being a mortal coil, despite this Maria being more like a friend where as his Maria was a parental figure, Giygas freaked out and threatened to tear apart the Neo Devil machine it was stuck in. The only reason it didn't was that [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Nekron]] [[GodzillaThreshold didn't want him out too early]] [[VillainHasAPoint and to waste him taking revenge on someone that just happens to have a name he is triggered by out of sheer coincidence]]. Shadow swallowed his pride and asked [[Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes Ness]] and [[Pantheon/{{Twins}} Lucas]] for help dealing him should he break out next time. Despite realizing he can’t face him one on one, Gerald Robotnik has gotten to work on at least reinforcing the Neo Devil Machine and teaming up with other scientists to hopefully build a weapon capable of holding Giygas off. |
| 844 | * As her grandfather tried to take revenge upon the entire world due to the army killing her for freeing Shadow, she has shown appreciation for the likes of Asgore Dreemur, who realized that such a pursuit in trying to cause a war after humans killed his son was pointless. The goat king finds her sweet, and helps her and Shadow when it comes to their flower arrangements. |
| 845 | ** She has also expressed delight in Count Bleck not only stepping back from his world ending plans after his love was taken from him, but also managing to marry her after being reunited with her to save the world. The two pity her for her past, but are happy to hear she finally found bliss in the Pantheon. |
| 846 | *** She and Madoka met up thanks to Shadow introducing her to the magical girl when he was tasked with protecting her. She could only smile knowing that Shadow is continuing to make the Pantheon a safer place for all. |
| 847 | * ''“Let them live for their dreams. Shadow, I know you can do it. that's the reason why you were brought into this world. Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog.”'' |
| 848 | [[/folder]] |
| 849 | |
| 850 | [[folder:Seita and Setsuko]] |
| 851 | '''[[Anime/GraveOfTheFireflies Seita and Setsuko Yokokawa]], Guardians of [[DeathOfAChild Dead Children]]''' |
| 852 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seitasetsuko.jpg]] |
| 853 | [[caption-width-right:350:Setsuko (left) and Seita (right)]] |
| 854 | * Quasideities |
| 855 | * Symbol: Fireflies; Setsuko's candy tin |
| 856 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mypgywe49VI Home Sweet Home]] |
| 857 | * Alignment: TrueNeutral |
| 858 | * Portfolio: [[DeathOfAChild Tragic child death]], [[WarIsHell the horrors of war]], ForegoneConclusion, [[DownerBeginning downer]] [[DownerEnding stories]], TheWoobie |
| 859 | * Domains: Children, Siblings, Death, War, Tragedy, Empathy, the Afterlife |
| 860 | * High Priestess: [[Film/Frankenstein1931 Little Maria]] |
| 861 | * Allies: The other Pantheon/StudioGhibli deities, particularly [[Pantheon/ChildArchetypes Satsuki and Mei Kusakabe]] and [[Pantheon/BodyImages Totoro]], [[Pantheon/SurrogateRelationships Toriel]], [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} Charles Dickens]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnLife Charlie Barkin]], [[Pantheon/FightingStyles Mako Shiraishi/Shinken Pink]], [[Pantheon/MealsAToM Hansel and Gretel]] |
| 862 | * Oppose: The House of Pantheon/MilitaryAndWarfare, [[Pantheon/{{Officers}} Cole Phelps]], [[Pantheon/{{Cultures}} America]] |
| 863 | * Seita and Setsuko are two siblings who lost their parents in World War II. Being far too young to live by themselves, they moved in with their aunt. Since they didn't earn their keep and times were trying, she eventually drove them away. Seita and Setsuko were forced to fend for themselves in the streets, living in a cave and stealing food. This being wartime Japan, food was scarce and there was no compassion to spare for the orphans. In the end, Seita's efforts were in vain and he had to bury his little sister Setsuko after she starved to death, while he lost his will to live and followed her shortly. |
| 864 | * Few things evoke a sense of tragedy quite like the sight of a child dying. Accordingly, ''Grave of the Fireflies'' is one of the most notorious {{Tear Jerker}}s of all time. In the midst of the Pantheon bawling their eyes out at a screening of the film, someone drew attention to the DeathOfAChild trope and how Seita and Setsuko were just the perfect representatives for it, as unlike the vast majority of examples, they aren't just disposable side characters that only exist to motivate the hero, but protagonists themselves. Besides the fact that their tale is really important and considered a classic. Thus the Main House unanimously decided that they should be ascended from their status in limbo and well cared for after their trials in the mortal realm. |
| 865 | * It is said that every time a child dies, these two will be there to guide them to the afterlife, with fireflies floating around them to light the path. |
| 866 | * It may seem contradictory, but Seita and Setsuko's story is not, in fact, a dissertation on how war is terrible and must be stopped. It's also not a guilt trip to get rebellious teens to obey their parents. The real aesop of the children's tale is about the need for empathy among people even at the worst of times. |
| 867 | ** The anti-war advocates of the Pantheon will still invoke Seita and Setsuko's story as an argument even so. The siblings don't necessarily mind; after all, war ''did'' take their parents from them and put them in that horrible situation. They know all too well now that in any war, people will suffer through things no one, including children like them, should have to. |
| 868 | ** Seita was very patriotic in life, but considering that didn't help him or Setsuko even a bit, and how he learned about the Axis and their atrocities at the Elysium Academy, he has more conflicted feelings now. He still can't forgive the Allies for causing his parents' deaths though. He's not interested in revenge though, he just wants to live in peace with Setsuko. |
| 869 | *** Seita can't bring himself to have a high opinion of deities who fought on the Allies side. He's profoundly annoyed by America's boisterousness and casting himself as "the hero"; Seita feels that America is just a bully. He was also disturbed at Cole Phelps' history of ordering the flamethrower on his squad to attack a Japanese makeshift hospital (considering his mother died in one of these), even if it was by accident (Phelps thought the cave wasn't a hospital and was full of Japanese soldiers) and Cole feels terrible about it. |
| 870 | * They don't have all that much in common with their fellow Ghibli deities, considering how ''un''fantastical and brutally realistic their home universe is. Still, they managed to make good friends with Satsuki and Mei Kusakabe who lived around the same time period, so they have an understanding, if vague on account of their age, of the harshness Seita and Setsuko had to go through. Seita thinks the sisters make better playmates for Setsuko than him. The Kusakabe sisters have tried introducing them to Totoro, however while Setsuko can see him fine (and often takes naps on top of him), Seita's innocence is so broken down from his experiences that he can barely perceive the spirit (though even without that he might be too old to see Totoro in the first place). |
| 871 | * Being two of the biggest woobies in history leads to a number of deities wanting to look after them. Toriel is an obvious one, as she tends to mother all "lost" child deities. Mako of the Shinkenger is also always checking on them and wanting to comfort them. Setsuko definitely enjoys their attentions and Seita is happy for her, though Seita at fourteen is growing a bit too proud to allow himself to indulge in this, even if he dearly misses their mother. He's more drawn to Charlie Barkin for his tough, street-smart style, which Seita wishes he had when he was living alone with Setsuko (also it probably helps that like the siblings, Charlie knows what it's like to be dead). |
| 872 | * As an author who's always sympathetic to the plights of children, Charles Dickens finds their tale very interesting and is seriously considering writing a tract against war in his next book. In the meantime, Seita has expressed interest in reading ''Oliver Twist''. |
| 873 | * Anyone who gets the bright idea of harming [[SacredCow these two]] is sure to become a target of the wrath of the entire Pantheon (well, the good deities, anyway). But considering the two siblings don't have anything of value to offer, they don't have any real enemies in the first place. |
| 874 | * The House of Pantheon/{{Food}} reports that they are fairly {{Big Eater}}s, which is understandable considering how the war forced them to ration food and they both starved to death. In their frequent excursions to the House, the siblings have become friends with residents Hansel and Gretel, themselves a brother-sister duo where the brother takes good care of the sister. |
| 875 | ** Incidentally, the House decided to stock on Setsuko's favorite candy tins since the siblings' ascension; Setsuko's own candy tin automatically refills through Pantheon magic. |
| 876 | [[/folder]] |
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