| 1 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''House of Pantheon/{{Villainy}}'' '''Index'''\ |
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| 6 | !Greater Gods |
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| 8 | [[folder:Doomsday]] |
| 9 | '''[[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Doomsday]], God of [[GenericDoomsdayVillain Evil as a Force of Nature]]''' (The Ultimate Lifeform, [[Series/{{Smallville}} Davis Bloome]], [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle The Monster That Killed Superman]], [[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice The Desecration Without Name]]) |
| 10 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_6957.jpg]] |
| 11 | * Greater God, with the potential of becoming an Overdeity |
| 12 | * Symbol: A bloody S symbol; alternatively, his own emblem from ''Injustice'', or Superman's tattered cape hanging on rebar. |
| 13 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzQ3-9vXVAg Tuesday]] |
| 14 | * Alignment: ChaoticEvil |
| 15 | * Portfolio: GenericDoomsdayVillain [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Done Right]], [[HeroKiller Killing Superman]], [[EnemyToAllLivingThings Fear and Aggression]] [[OmnicidalManiac Towards all Life]], [[TheBrute Being Mindless]] [[DumbassNoMore Except for a]] [[BadFuture Few Occasions]], AdaptiveAbility, [[AxCrazy Insanity as a Result]] [[FreudianExcuse of Brutal]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Experiments]], [[DirtyCoward Surprisingly Less Effective When Smart]], UltimateLifeForm, TimeAbyss |
| 16 | * Domain: Beasts, Hatred, Brutality, Destruction, Death, Adaptations |
| 17 | * Followers: [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer The First Evil]], [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Cinderblock]], [[Anime/DragonBallZWrathOfTheDragon Hirudegarn]], [[Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle Russel Van Pelt]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Cloud of Darkness]] |
| 18 | * "Allies": |
| 19 | ** Normally: [[Pantheon/CommonColors Khorne]], [[Pantheon/OthernessAbominations SCP-682]] |
| 20 | ** When intelligent: [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Lex Luthor]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfHatred Rau Le]] [[Pantheon/MotivationsForWar Creuset]], [[Pantheon/{{Contempt}} The Grox]] |
| 21 | * Additional relationship with: [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} Doctor Doom]] |
| 22 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork with: [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Nekron]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour The Daleks]], [[Pantheon/TragedyAndDespair Alma Wade]] |
| 23 | * Rivals: |
| 24 | ** Normally: [[Pantheon/BeastOther The Tyranids]], [[Pantheon/PowerMentalities Broly]], Mangog |
| 25 | ** When intelligent: [[Pantheon/GeneticEngineering Cell, Mewtwo]], [[Pantheon/NarrativeTone Shadow the Hedgehog]] |
| 26 | * Enemies (in general): '''[[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Superman]]''', '''[[Pantheon/GenderSexMiscellaneous Supergirl]]''', The Justice League of America, [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Darkseid]], [[Pantheon/{{Slaughter}} Atrocitus]], [[Pantheon/{{Consumption}} Galactus]], [[Pantheon/RuinAndDestruction Unicron]], [[Pantheon/{{Upbringing}} Josuke Higashikata]], [[Pantheon/OrganizedCrime Giorno Giovanna]], [[Pantheon/FormMentalities Hulk]] |
| 27 | ** Normally: ''Everyone else in the Pantheon.'' Doomsday sees every living thing as a threat to its existence. |
| 28 | ** When intelligent: [[Pantheon/NamingReferences Kars]] |
| 29 | * Pities: [[Pantheon/ComedyGenres Kenny McCorminck]] |
| 30 | * Not allowed near: [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAppearanceAndBiology Facehuggers]] |
| 31 | * The beast known as Doomsday came to be on ancient Krypton. Bertron, [[LackOfEmpathy a heartless]] MadScientist, hoped to create the UltimateLifeForm; a being capable of [[BackFromTheDead coming back from death]], [[AdaptiveAbility adapting to what killed it]]. An infant clone would be sent out to [[DeathWorld the hostile ancient Krypton]], cloned after death and try to adapt over and over. [[GoneHorriblyRight Doomsday became the ultimate being, killed his creators]] and became [[AxCrazy the epitome of a raging beast]] [[OmnicidalManiac who would kill anything he could get his hands on]]. And woe is to the pantheon, he's broken in! |
| 32 | * Because of how Doomsday came to be, he is [[GenericDoomsdayVillain more a force of hate and fury than his personality]]; he doesn't even have a name. This makes the beast borderline unreasonable, and both the GUAE and GUAD need to trick him to be on their side. [[FreudianExcuse To be fair, if every instant of your formative years were agony]], [[JustifiedTrope you'd be mindless too]]. Some records state he was created through other means; [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse Cadmus created him as an anti-Superman weapon]], or [[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice Luthor created him]]. Either way, he exists to cause death and destruction and be Superman's personal Grim Reaper. |
| 33 | * Doomsday is feared by many in the House of Pantheon/{{Heroism}} [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman for killing Superman]]. [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman He steamrolled through the JLA]], forcing Superman to fight him to the death. He also managed to beat up ''Darkseid'', however, this was prior to getting some of the Anti-Life equation and [[ActuallyADoombot may have been an avatar]]. A number of super-villains have been interested in him, notably Lex Luthor and [[Pantheon/MachineryAndTechnology Brainiac]]. Lex Luthor is one of the only people who can keep the monster on a leash(for the most part). Brainiac has tried to [[GrandTheftMe put his mind in Doomsday's body]] |
| 34 | * [[AlwaysABiggerFish Doomsday normally cannot feel fear, but even he has things to be wary of]]. [[ComicBook/OurWorldsAtWar Imperiex reduced him to a skeleton]], requiring Lex Luthor to reconstitute him. Imperiex being a PlanetEater, he usually tries to stay away from Galactus and Unicron. Josuke and Girono also pose a serious threat to the beast because of their stands; Doomsday's adaptations don't work against Crazy Diamond's abilities to [[AndIMustScream fuse organic matter to objects]], Gold Experience's ability to shift organic matter or [[StoryBreakerPower Gold Experience Requeim's power]] to nullify cause and effect. Also, he tries to stay as far away from possible from the [[Pantheon/EyeAbilities Ghost Riders]]. Not just because of what their penance stare would do to him(remember, Doomsday has killed and hurt trillions of beings and destroyed many planets), but also because Zarathos has enough power to match the likes of Mephisto and Galactus, which would put The Ghost Riders WAY above him in terms of power of they allowed Zarathos to take control. |
| 35 | * Due to his undying nature, Nekron tried to enslave him with a Black Lantern ring. [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth The ring burned off, unable to deal with the mind-numbing horror and hatred of Doomsday]]. Nekron has been forced to manipulate Doomsday normally, though what little intellect he normally has makes it a pure EnemyMine situation: after Nekron has got rid of all other life, Doomsday is coming for him. |
| 36 | * Once upon a time, Darkseid cloned Doomsday. Ironically, it was Superman the one proved that the copies were inferior to the original when [[ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton an army of Doomsday clones invaded Paradise Island]] and Superman obliterated them with a single blast of heat vision. |
| 37 | * He hates Supergirl just so much as he hates any Kryptonian life-form and they have crossed path a good number of times. However, Kara usually has backup and is well-prepared when it happens. [[ComicBook/NewKrypton During a battle]] she said "Smile, Doomsday. You're about to meet the Superman Family" before helping to pound on him. |
| 38 | * His ungodly rage and hate for all things ended up attracting a Red Lantern ring in the pantheon. Doomsday's rank went up to Overdeity tier, and it took Atrocitus, Superman, Power Girl, Superboy, and Supergirl to team up and get the ring off of him. Before Atrocitus could experiment on the monster, Khorne stole him away. The Chaos God seems to be one of the only gods who like him, and in turn Doomsday actually likes Khorne due to their hateful mindset. As does Broly, who may be the one friend the monster has. Alma Wade may be the only person as psychotically enraged as Doomsday, [[TragicMonster and for]] [[FreudianExcuse good reason]]. The two "get along" due to this understanding, but only so much as their shared rage makes them kindred spirits who'll focus on killing others before getting at each other's throats. |
| 39 | * Some molecule of compassion has led him to pity Kenny, due to their habit of dying over and over again. Yeah, he'll still try to kill him like every other living thing he can, but there's some understanding. |
| 40 | * On occasion, Doomsday is forced to evolve intelligently. [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Melkor]] believed that with brain and brawn, he'd become a valued ally. This fell apart when [[AchillesHeel his newfound intelligence caused him to feel self-doubt]] and [[ImmortalityHurts not want to risk the pain of death again.]] During moments of intellect, Doomsday searches for a means of the most perfect form of eternal life: [[CompleteImmortality absolutely perfect immortality]] [[FeelNoPain and absolutely no sense of pain.]] When intelligent, Doomsday isn't nearly as dominated by a berserk rage as usual(though still hates all life). Indeed, in a BadFuture where Gog took over the world, he ended up becoming a hero in Superman's honor! The intellectual side of Doomsday is a good friend to Rau Le Creuset as they're both [[CloneAngst suffering clones]], though for different reasons. He also is fond of the Grox because they share his loathing of other life forms. The Daleks less so, given their psychotic hatred rivals Doomsday's own. |
| 41 | * As a consequence of his aggressive normal state and a desire for [[CompleteImmortality absolute invulnerability]], he has run afoul of Kars. Kars sees him as not just a threat, [[KickTheDog but sees his slaughter of animals as abhorrent]]. The battle between the two went on for days before Kars managed to jettison him into space. [[AndIMustScream Trapped in space]], [[IronicEcho Doomsday adapted by becoming mindless once more]]. Kars is preparing a way of permanently lobotomizing him. |
| 42 | * Doomsday's power makes him an attractive mold to make more of him. Clones of him have been developed, though [[SuperPrototype most see the old Doomsday as stronger]]. An intelligent, cyborg clone known as the Doomslayer came to be. Despising the blight that was Doomsday and his replicants, [[WellIntentionedExtremist he wished to destroy the Earth so none could create another Doomsday]]. |
| 43 | * [[ComicBook/SupermanDoomed Superman ended up getting infected with Doomsday]], resulting in the Super Doom entity. He'd even end up getting some of Brainiac's abilities, and [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Bizarro]] would temporarily get possessed by Doomsday. In the rare moments of intelligence he has, Doomsday wonders what it might say about him. [[ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse When the Marvel and DC universe merged]], Doomsday ended up being combined with Dr. Doom of all people into Doctor Doomsday. [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Two guesses why]]. Dr. Doom continues to be interested in the creature and his capabilities; time will tell if anything comes out of it. |
| 44 | * Has faced competition in the face of the Tyranids. Like him, [[GenericDoomsdayVillain they're animals who live to destroy]]([[HordeOfAlienLocusts and consume in the 'nids case]]) until nothing's left. Like him, they have an AdaptiveAbility. Often will get into battles with them, resulting in Tyranids with some of his abilities and Doomsday become more and more immune to transmutation. Overdeity level [[RealityWarper reality warpers]] have had to step in and undo the potential chaos, and it's risking expulsion from the pantheon to intentionally get the two to interaction. |
| 45 | * Regarded as a horrible idea to let [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAppearanceAndBiology the Facehuggers]] anywhere near Doomsday. Two scenarios are that [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth they'll do nothing to him]] or he'll survive a ChestBurster that will grow up to be a Doomsday hybrid. Repeat; ''horrible idea'' to let the Facehuggers anywhere near Doomsday. |
| 46 | * Whenever he gets a mind of his own, he's a rival to the other [[UltimateLifeForm perfect beings]] in the pantheon. Mewtwo and Shadow regard him as savagery incarnate, [[ShadowArchetype what they'd become if they embraced their hatred and bestial sides]]. [[BloodKnight Cell]] sees him as a WorthyOpponent. |
| 47 | * [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar Wizard and Boomstick]] wanted to test which of these two would win in a WebAnimation/DeathBattle: [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Doomsday]], or the Hulk? To everyone's [[spoiler:undivided terror, it was Doomsday. Hulk is eager for a rematch, especially with his [[ComicBook/{{ImmortalHulk}} new powers]]]]. |
| 48 | ** He also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2PwbQFW46Q traded blows with]] Broly, [[spoiler:and it ended badly for the Saiyan. Broly has since vowed to become much stronger]]. |
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| 51 | [[folder:Emperor Belos]] |
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| 53 | ->''”Entry 1. May 21st... I think. I seem to have found myself in yet another world, one seperate from both my own, and from the Demon Realm... It's a world populated by a stunning breadth of creatures and entities existing alongside other Humans like myself... much to my dismay.”'' |
| 54 | '''[[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Philip Wittebane]], Unholy Saint of [[TheWitchHunter Witch Hunting]] and [[HeroicWannabe Delusional Savior Complexes]]''' (Emperor Belos, The Emperor, The Emperor of the Boiling Isles, Lord Belos, Tyrant, Philip, [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind Kid Belos, Inner Belos]], Witch Hunter, Witch Hunter General, Monster, [[DemonicPossession Helos, Rainelos, Titan Belos]]) |
| 55 | [[quoteright:300: https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emperorbelos.png]] |
| 56 | [[quoteright:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see him unmasked]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emperor_wittebane.png [[/labelnote]]]] |
| 57 | [[quoteright:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see him as Philip Wittebane]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/philip_with_leg_splint.png [[/labelnote]]]] |
| 58 | [[quoteright:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see his monstrous form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/belos_monster_1.png [[/labelnote]]]] |
| 59 | [[quoteright:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see his Titan Form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/belos_kaiju.png [[/labelnote]]]] |
| 60 | * Greater God, Overdeity as Titan Belos, or after possessing someone else with enough Magical Power. Philip started as a Demigod before learning Magic and rose to eventually become his current rank. |
| 61 | * Symbol: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emperor27s_coven.png The Emperor's Coven Symbol]]; Alternatively the sigil of his hometown Gravesfield |
| 62 | * Theme Song: [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G9hN_bzs5_I Would You Like To See How It Works?]] |
| 63 | * Alignment: LawfulEvil with strong NeutralEvil leanings, convinced that he is LawfulGood. |
| 64 | * Portfolio: '''[[TheWitchHunter Aspiring Witch Hunter General]] [[HeroicWannabe who desires to be revered as a Hero]], [[AbsoluteXenophobe Views all Witches and Demons as inherently evil monsters]] [[CompleteMonster despite himself being one of the most monstrous Disney Villains ever]]''', [[TheEmperor Absolute ruler of the Boiling Isles]] [[TheArchmage and its most powerful Magic Wielder]] [[FinalSolution while also planning to massacre its population]], [[SatanicArchetype Being analogous to Satan to contrast Luz]] [[TheFundamentalist despite being a Puritanical Fundamentalist Christian]], [[ObliviouslyEvil Being completely oblivious to how vile he is]], [[SiblingMurder Killed his own brother Caleb]] [[ExpendableClone before creating Grimwalkers of him to have his ideal subservient brother]], [[TechnicallyLivingZombie Technically a 400 year old Human despite turning himself]] [[UndeadAbomination into an Eldritch Lich]] [[TheAssimilator by devouring the Souls of thousands of Palismen]], [[ManipulativeBastard Masterful manipulator]] |
| 65 | * Domains: Hatred, Zealotry, Fundamentalism, Witch Hunting, Other Dimensions, Self-Righteousness |
| 66 | * High Priestess: [[VideoGame/LimbusCompany Kromer]] |
| 67 | * Superior: '''[[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower Chuck Shurley]]''' |
| 68 | * Allies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Depravity}} Reverend William Stryker]], Johann Schmidt/The Red Skull, [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles HYDRA]], [[Pantheon/HatredAndRancor Zamasu]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Simon Laurent]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Hats}} High Inquisitor Sally Whitemane]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances B.B. Hood]], [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions Archibald Snatcher]], [[Pantheon/SelfHatred Judge Doom]], [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Johan Liebert]], [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Light Yagami]], [[Pantheon/{{Entitlement}} Buddy Pine/Syndrome]], [[Pantheon/BodyImages Lord Farquaad]], [[Pantheon/VillainousPersonalitiesAndQuirks Handsome Jack]], Lord Vyce |
| 69 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} Father (Full Metal Alchemist)]], [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles Toffee of Septarsis]], [[Pantheon/CharacterReveals Big Jack Horner]], [[Pantheon/AuthoritativeBehaviour Horde Prime]], [[Pantheon/{{Categorism}} Hody Jones]] |
| 70 | * [[ArchEnemy Arch-Enemies]]: '''''[[Pantheon/CouplesOrientation LUZ NOCEDA AND AMITY BLIGHT]]''''' |
| 71 | * Enemies: '''The entire House of Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery, and the entire Hall of Pantheon/{{Demons}}, as well as all Non-Human deities''', but in particular '''''[[Pantheon/LimbsAndJoints The Collector]]''''', '''[[Pantheon/TaintedFriendship Anne Boonchuy, Sasha Waybright, and Marcy Wu]], [[Pantheon/GravityFalls The Pines Family]], [[Pantheon/OtherworldlyAndUnorthodoxLocations Bill Cipher]], [[Pantheon/AnthropomorphicAnimals The Plantar Family]], [[Pantheon/SupportPowers Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlet Witch]], [[Pantheon/RomanticOrientation Adora and]] [[Pantheon/MediaAndConnectivity Catra]], [[Pantheon/BodyAbsence Tulip Olsen]], [[Pantheon/NicknamesAndRenames Lake]], [[Pantheon/OffensivePowers Dabura]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Lucifer (Shin Megami Tensei)]]''', [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Max Eisenhardt/Magneto]], [[Pantheon/RevengeAndRetribution Maleficent]], [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Lord Voldemort]], [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Atsuko Kagari and]] [[Pantheon/AlteredAppearances Chariot du Nord]], [[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics Diana Cavendish]], [[Pantheon/GameCharacters Bayonetta]], [[Pantheon/ColorCombinations Father Balder]], [[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers Dante Sparda]], [[Pantheon/{{Undertale}} The Monsters of the Underground]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Xion]], [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Conner Kent/Kon-El/Superboy]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman, Steve Rogers/Captain America]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypesAToM The Doom Slayer]], [[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} Ainz Ooal Gown]], [[Pantheon/MannersOfRevival Tanya von Degurechaff]], [[Pantheon/MagicAndSorcery Fate]] [[Pantheon/{{Popularity}} and Nanoha]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves Of Hearts]], [[Pantheon/{{Vampires}} Alucard (Hellsing)]], [[Pantheon/{{Protagonists}} Eren Yeager]], [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Griffith]], [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Dio Brando/DIO]], [[Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery Ragyo Kiryuin]], [[Pantheon/MannersOfSurvival Fecto Forgo]], [[Pantheon/GoodAndEvilColors Majin Buu]], [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Queen]] [[Pantheon/{{Insects}} Sectonia]] |
| 72 | * Interested in: [[Pantheon/TimeTravelling Homura Akemi]], [[Pantheon/CommonColors Sailor Galaxia]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAbilities Star Dream]], [[Pantheon/{{Protagonists}} Timmy Turner]] (More specifically, the Fairyversary Muffin he owns), [[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM Dr. Eggman]] (More specifically, his skills in creating robots) |
| 73 | * Respects: '''[[Pantheon/Warhammer40000 The Imperium of Man]], [[Pantheon/VillainousReputation Lex Luthor]]''', The Illusive Man |
| 74 | * Foil to: [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Viktor Adler/Master Org]] |
| 75 | * Feared by: [[Pantheon/MediaPresentation The Interspecies Reviewers]] |
| 76 | * Looks Down On: [[Pantheon/LoveAndAffection Judge Claude Frollo]], [[Pantheon/PridefulAttitude Gaston]], [[Pantheon/{{Subjects}} Denzel Crocker]] |
| 77 | * Opposes: [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnLife Embryo]] |
| 78 | * Opposed by: [[Pantheon/{{Disney}} Every Disney deity not under Allies or Enemies]], [[Pantheon/ClonesAndCounterparts Ben Reilly/Scarlet Spider/Spider-Man II and Kaine Parker/Scarlet Spider IV, Niko Kanna]] |
| 79 | * {{Unwitting Pawn}}s: [[Pantheon/PowerLevelsAndAppearance Star Butterfly]], [[Pantheon/ObedienceMindsets Mina Loveberry]] |
| 80 | * Philip Wittebane was [[FromNobodyToNightmare a regular human from the]] [[Really700YearsOld 17th Century]] with a brother he idolized named Caleb, and a dream of becoming the greatest WitchHunter in the world. However, one faithful day, Caleb would cross paths with a Witch Woman from the Boiling Isles named Evelyn Clawthorne, and the two fell in love. Upon discovering this, [[AbsoluteXenophobe Philip]] tracked the two down, and [[SiblingMurder murdered his own brother]], rationalizing it by declaring Caleb to have been corrupted by the Isles. Unable to accept how his brother had grown to reject the Puritanical ideals of Gravesfield, he set out to accomplish two things. Creating a better version of his brother by making Grimwalker clones of him and raising them to Philip's standard, and [[FinalSolution slaughtering the inhabitants of the Boiling Isles]] as [[DisproportionateRetribution revenge]] for "tainting" his brother and to "[[ObliviouslyEvil save Humanity from evil]]". His plan was set in motion by Philip seeking out a nigh-omnipotent RealityWarper named The Collector, and tricking them into providing him a Draining Spell to be used on all of the Witches and Demons in the Isles. To prepare the Isles for his genocide, Philip went about creating an alternate persona of himself that would rise to power under the guise of leading the Isles to salvation: Emperor Belos. However Belos's plans would end up being undone due to the arrival of one Luz Noceda in the Boiling Isles. After foiling the Day of Unity, Philip eventually returned to the Isles, and merged with them in a final attempt to kill Luz and the rest of the Isles' people before finally being slain for good. |
| 81 | * Unfortunately, souls steeped in such extreme hatred have a way of sticking around. Chuck Shurley took note of Belos' extreme devotion to his fundamentalist interpretation of God, and saw in him an excellent Human lieutenant, subsequently setting into motion Belos' ascension. One fateful day, he succeeded and brought the WitchHunter into the Pantheon. Belos was all too eager to follow Chuck's directions, being more than happy to kill anyone who diverted from God's plan, even other Humans whom [[NoTrueScotsman Belos declares to be tainted]] by outside forces. Belos promptly made his presence known by putting on a kindly facade and duping a plethora of the less evil Demons in the Patheon to accept makeshift Coven Sigils that he promptly used to try and slaughter them. He very nearly succeeded, but was fortunately stopped by Bayonetta and Dante who did battle with the mad Emperor, a battle that ultimately ended with Madame Butterfly punching Belos back to his master Chuck, albeit after a long and bloody battle that left all three exhausted. The Court of the Gods took note of Chuck's new soldier and decided to accept him into the Pantheon, if only to keep an eye on him resulting in Belos ascending as the representative of [[TheWitchHunter witch hunting]], and [[HeroicWannabe those who desire to be seen as heroes]]. |
| 82 | * The Witch Hunter found an alarming number of [[CompleteMonster kindred]] [[AbsoluteXenophobe spirits]] within the Pantheon shortly after his ascension. His bigotry, manipulative abilities, and magical power quickly attracted the attention of Johan Schmidt, the Red Skull. The Nazi supervillain greatly appreciated Philip's drive to exterminate any and all Non-Humans, especially magical ones. The Red Skull offered an alliance which Belos accepted admiring Skull's talent for brainwashing his family members, being more than happy to provide his Magic to boost the Red Skull's devices for the sake of slaughtering all of their enemies. Another villain from the same world quickly earned Belos' approval: the Reverend William Stryker. Much like Belos, Stryker is an extreme {{fundamentalist}} who uses his religion as a justification for his monstrous actions, and desires nothing less than the genocide of a population with supernatural powers, and show no qualms against murdering any normal Humans who get in their way, even their own family members. Stryker is more than happy to stand at Belos' side as they plot the slaughter of all the people they find to be sinful. |
| 83 | ** HYDRA in general has also received substantial assistance from Belos with the resources he has available independent of Belos' alliance with Schmidt. Belos greatly appreciated the minds in charge of HYDRA who are happy to repay him with their own high tech resources for his personal vendettas. Another fascistic murderer figure that Belos forged an allegiance with is none other than Judge Doom. Even though Belos is a Toon, Doom is willing to accept his allegiance due to Belos attempting to slaughter nearly every other Toon around, due to them frequently having Magic. Doom is also interested in Belos' Glyph Magic as an alternative means of killing Toons permanently without risking Doom himself. Johan Liebert also likes Belos, admiring how there is no limit to the brutality of the violence Belos commits in pursuit of his goal of genocide, as well as his skill for mentally torturing his enemies, namely Luz and Hunter. While Belos doesn't appreciate Johan's [[CardCarryingVillain embrace of his own cruelty]], he does see Liebert's talent for mentally breaking people, wondering if it could be used to truly twist a Grimwalker into the mold that Belos desires. |
| 84 | ** Belos has managed to earn some surprising, but exceptionally horrifying allies thanks to his loathing of those he sees as being unworthy of living, his devotion to establishing order, and his service of Chuck Shurley. While the Mad Kai Zamasu would normally loathe a mortal who willingly uses unholy magics, the fact that Belos does so in pursuit of the utter eradication of the Demon Realm, while also killing any other Human who stands opposed to his work in the name of God has made Zamasu [[YouAreACreditToYourRace see Belos in a similar light to how he sees Light Yagami]], as Demons are the only beings in existence that Zamasu hates ''more'' than mortals. The fact that Belos is the archenemy of Luz and Amity, both of whom represent chaotic forces of good, and the former of whom is capable of wielding the powers of the Demon Realm's God, the Titan, has made him more willing to work with the Witch Hunter, if for no other reason than to kill the Wicthes. For his part, Belos has little care for Zamasu's Zero Mortals Plan, thanks to Humanity being amongst its targets, [[PragmaticVillainy but is willing to accept the Kai's might as he seeks to extinguish all life in the Demon Realm]], thanks to Belos' quest earning him some very powerful enemies. |
| 85 | * Philip was every bit as furious to see that Luz and Amity were in the Pantheon, as they were to see him alive once more. The couple and their friends, Luz in particular, proved to be the single biggest obstruction to Belos' plans for the [[FinalSolution genocide of the Boiling Isles]], from helping to start a rebellion and circumvent the Day of Unity, to finally defeating him in his Titan powered form after Belos killed her only for Luz to come BackFromTheDead in her own Titan Form. The couple is also the near personification of the things Philip loathes the most about the Boiling Isles, namely a romance between a Human and a Witch. Belos' own brother's love for his Witch partner was Philip's impetus to travel to the Boiling Isles in the first place, and as he was dying he ranted that [[CategoryTraitor Luz would become just as "evil" as her loved ones]]. Belos was all too willing to attempt to kill the two when they attempted to preemptively assassinate him, even showing more than a little bit of annoyance at the fact that his new Master warped the two Witches outside of his domain before either side emerged victorious. After the battle, Philip has made sure to begin crafting as many excruciating deaths for the couple as he can possibly imagine. |
| 86 | ** Naturally, any friend of Luz and Amity is a hated enemy of the Emperor. Anne Boonchuy, Sasha Waybright, and Marcy Wu are just under Luz and Amity on Philip's to kill list. Like Luz, the Calamity Girls all became the protectors of a world filled with Non-Human beings, with the trio becoming personal friends of many of the inhabitants of Amphibia, and is readying Petrification spells just for them. For their part, the three see Belos as actually being worse than their greatest foe, the Core, because Belos is just one man motivated by [[TheFundamentalist religious fanaticism]] as opposed to a MindHive. What's more, Belos is also directly responsible for Luz going through a death and resurrection, just like Anne did, in addition to Philip being capable of possessing people, just like the Core did to Marcy. The Plantar Family is almost as despised by Belos, as he sees them as being just like the Clawthorne family that he has spent centuries holding a grudge over. Just like the Calamity Trio, the Plantars see Belos as being as bad, if not worse than the Core. |
| 87 | ** Stanley Pines is rumored to be the Ex-Husband of Eda Clawthorne, one of Belos' most hated enemies. He was utterly appalled at the possibility that another Clawthorne had married a Human, no matter how brief said marriage was. Additionally, the entire Pines Family are wholly supportive of paranormal beings despite their negative experiences with the Supernatural. When they found out just how despicable Belos was from Luz and Amity, the entire Pines Family immediately declared him to be a monster. Like with Luz, Belos chalks up their sympathy for Non-Human beings to be a result of the influence of the Supernatural all around them, but even so considers them a lost cause in need of the "mercy" of death. As a result of his Demonic nature, Belos despises the Pines' archenemy Bill Cipher just as much. Belos sees Bill as being like the Collector, only fully aware of what he's doing and actively threatening Humanity. Bill considers Belos to be painfully boring, and had fun shattering Belos' body just like the Collector did, even if it doesn't actually kill Belos, and allowed him to assume his Titan Form in order to fend him off. |
| 88 | * There is absolutely nothing Belos despises more than Witches and the concept of Witchcraft. Due to his [[TheFundamentalist Puritanical upbringing]], Belos sees Witchcraft as the ultimate evil in existence, an evil that he murdered his own Brother over, and devoured the souls of ''thousands'' of innocent Palismen in order to extend his life so he could eradicate it. Learning that Luz and Amity were in the Pantheon had utterly enraged Belos, and learning of how many other Witch deities there were alongside them did not improve his mode even slightly. Other than Lumity, the Witch Belos loathes the most is Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch. Wanda's RealityWarper abilities make her the single most dangerous Witch in the entire Pantheon, and Belos has vowed to either turn her to stone... or possess her and attempt to use her Chaos Magic to kill off all Witches in existence. For her part, Wanda sees Belos as simply being the Red Skull with Magic and has vowed that if he ever tried anything, she will immediately erase him from existence. The two had a brief skirmish where they tested each other's powers with both being confident their full might or most powerful form is capable of killing the other. |
| 89 | ** Belos sees villainous Witches as being easy justification for all of his monstrous deeds, and while he despises them, he does feel satisfaction at the knowledge of the existence of people like Lord Voldemort and Maleficent. Voldemort's goals are extremely similar to Belos, but the targets of Voldemort's loathing are the exact reverse of the targets of Belos. For his part, Belos is fairly unconcerned with Voldemort himself due to being the much stronger magic user and his undead nature protecting him from the Killing Curse. Maleficent meanwhile is the epidemy of the WickedWitch archetype. The Witch Hunter was more than happy to use her as target practice for his own magical attacks and present himself as a trustworthy hero when he first ascended. |
| 90 | ** Heroic Witches are some of Belos' foremost foes. Akko Kagari, Diana Cavendish, and Chariot du Nord were some of the first people that Belos managed to dupe into getting his makeshift Coven sigils and were nearly killed by them. Belos singled them out specifically due to how much the three remind him of Luz, Amity, and Eda respectively. The Luna Nova Witches responded by informing Belos' archenemies of his presence as they went to get their sigils removed. Bayonetta was champing at the bit to get another chance to punch Belos with all her strength, and to do so, she asked for an assist from Father Balder. Belos was appalled that Balder would side with Witches given his holy nature, and his revulsion turned to fury when he found out that Balder was Bayonetta's actual father. Balder considers Belos to be the same kind of monster that murdered his wife, and was happy to help give Belos a violent pummeling. |
| 91 | * Belos has the incredibly dubious distinction of being the only deity to be banned from the Hall of Family and Relatives to have [[StraightEdgeEvil absolutely no sex crimes to his name]]. He achieved this through his murder of the Grimwalker Clones he made of Caleb. By the time of his death, Belos had killed his own brother '''hundreds of times over''', utterly horrifying every deity in the Hall. This wanton slaughter of clones also earned the utter disgust of every single Clone deity in the Pantheon, especially the likes of Ben Reily, Kaine Parker, and Niko Kanna. The former two were merely two of dozens of clones of Peter Parker, and were disgusted at Belos' dismissal of the lives of the Grimwalkers. Niko Kanna understands the horror of being an ExpendableClone and is repulsed that Belos would make hundreds of them purely so he can have an idealized version of the brother he himself murdered. |
| 92 | ** The two Clones who despise Belos the most however, are Xion and Conner Kent, aka Superboy. Xion was purpose built to be nothing more than a duplicate of Sora so Organization XIII could gain control of the Keyblade while also serving as a vessel of Master Xehanort. Upon learning of her, Belos attempted to possess her as he did with the last surviving Grimwalker, Hunter. Xion managed to expel Belos from her body and then took him on with her Keyblade. She held him off long enough for Superboy to come to her aid. Superboy had already earned Belos' loathing for being a rebellious clone, just as the Grimwalkers were, on top of him being part Kryptonian. This loathing was only enflamed when Superboy managed to break Belos' concentration and save Xion from petrification. Before Belos could exploit Superboy's Magic Vulnerability, Xion entered one of her final forms and managed to force the Witch Hunter to withdraw. |
| 93 | ** Belos' despicable slaughter of his own brother and the Grimwalkers, whom he raised as his nephews until he murdered them, has earned him the vitriol of [[EvenEvilHasStandards other villains in addition to heroes]]. Max Eisenhardt, better known as Magneto, already loathed Belos for his bigotry and his alliance with the Red Skull and Reverend Stryker. However when he found out about Belos' slaughter of his family, Magneto declared him to be in dire need of death, especially since unlike Belos, Magneto does have protective affection for his on/off daughter Wanda. Another villain that carries hatred for Belos due to loathing abusive parental figures is none other than DIO. DIO, as monstrous as he is, does have some degree of affection for his son Giorno whenever he interacts with Giorno, in sharp contrast to Belos. The Vampire Stand User promptly punched a hole straight through Belos' body, though Belos was able to use a large Light Glyph to drive DIO away in order to heal his wound. |
| 94 | * It's nearly impossible to overstate the sheer hatred and vitriol that Belos holds in his heart for Demons and Witches. This is a man who willingly turned himself into an [[UndeadAbomination eldritch lich]] just so he could extend his life long enough to ensure he could slaughter the residents of the Boiling Isles, [[GloryHound as well as receive acclaim for doing so]]. Upon finding out how many Demons and Magical entities there are in the Pantheon, Belos was fuming. Aside from Bill, the demonic deity he loathes the most is none other than Lucifer himself. Lucifer has made several attempts to bring Humans under his control, has enacted plots that would result in anarchistic HellOnEarth, and is just a living embodiment of chaos, something that [[ControlFreak Belos]] is utterly repulsed by. |
| 95 | ** Just because Lucifer is the demon that Belos loathes the most in the whole Pantheon, he is still more than willing to extend his vitriol to any other demonic entity or those who use demonic magics. One such monster that Belos regularly buts heads with is Toffee of Septarsis. Belos was initially willing to offer an alliance to Toffee upon hearing about how he loathed Magic. That thought died the instant Belos learned that Toffee wasn't actually Human, and was in fact the [[TheManInFrontOfTheMan de facto leader]] of a faction of rebellious Monsters/Demons. While the Witch Hunter would normally be willing to just let Toffee destroy magic, he can't stand the thought of Toffee sparing Monsters from the planned slaughter. |
| 96 | ** Dante Sparda and Belos already despised each other, Dante for Belos' monstrous actions, and Belos for Dante disrupting his Draining Spell attempt in the Pantheon. Learning all the details of Dante's demonic heritage just disgusted Belos even more. Another demonic "[[NominalHero hero]]" whom Belos loathes is Alucard of the Hellsing Organization. Alucard's chaotic and eldritch nature absolute disgusts the Witch Hunter, and he has vowed to slay the Vampire Lord with his Magic. Alucard loathes Belos for being a Human who willingly discarded his own mortality and converted himself into an abomination just for the sake of massacring an innocent population. The two did battle and though Alucard was unable to defeat Belos, he did touch his nerves by saying that Belos was more of a monster than he was. |
| 97 | ** On the Day of Unity, Belos was distracted by Luz and Amity's friend group including them, their friends Willow, and Gus, and the renegade Grimwalker Hunter. As a result of the actions of the so called "Hexsquad", Belos was nearly killed by the Collector, and the Draining Spell was disrupted. When he learned of another group of teenagers with Magic and Demonics known as The Phantom Thieves, he was less than pleased. The Phantom Thieves heard how he was a monster and dove into his Palace before Luz and Amity could inform them of how horrific a trip inside [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E16HollowMind Belos' Mind]] can be. While the Thieves managed to escape safely, they were notably shaken by the experience of just how monstrous Belos really was, and they promptly declared Belos to be their foremost target to be taken down. |
| 98 | * Belos holds nothing but the utmost respect for the Imperium of Man. The Imperium is effectively his ideal manifestation of Humanity, a [[AbsoluteXenophobe holy crusade against any and all other races, especially those with substantial magic]]. He was almost giddy at the thought of standing alongside the forces of the Imperium in slaughtering the other races of the galaxy. In particular, he desires to stand alongside or possibly lead the Space Marines in their own Witch Hunting efforts against the Dark Elves, happily comparing the Imperium's fascist crusade of genocide for the sake of Humanity to his own. For their part, many figures in the Imperium greatly appreciate Belos' attitude and zeal for killing off anything that isn't Human and his extreme opposition to anything chaotic... but they dislike how Belos is willing to use the very Magic he despises, and warp himself into a [[TechnicallyLivingZombie lich]] in order to butcher the Demon Realm, especially since he made a deal with the Collector, even if Belos was the one manipulating the Child of the Stars. |
| 99 | ** Despite revealing himself to be a bigoted monster with his attempt to slaughter the Witches and Demons of the Pantheon, and making no effort to pretend he is anything else, he is still a very intelligent manipulator, namely due to his talent for telling people what they want to hear and lowering suspicion for himself. When Belos learned of Lex Luthor, and his own ability to manipulate people and get the sympathy of the populace, as well as Lex's hatred of entities he sees as being a threat to Humanity, he felt substantial respect for the business man, even if he felt Lex was too focused on amassing his own power than using it to "Save Humanity" to consider Lex a true ally. |
| 100 | ** Another Human opposed to Aliens whom Belos carries tremendous respect for is the Illusive Man. Belos sees the Illusive Man's efforts to advance Humanity through his resources in Cerberus as being a truly noble goal, and happily agrees with the Illusive Man's opposition to the other races of the Citadel. When he found how the Illusive Man was toying with Reaper tech that ultimately got him indoctrinated, it made him lose points in Belos' eyes but the Witch Hunter still approves of him regardless. |
| 101 | ** Even so, Belos doesn't agree with ''all'' genocidal Humans. Belos sees Eren Yeager as a devil worse than Witches since he led an extermination of humanity outside of Paradis Islands, wholeheartedly agreeing with the views of humanity in that world that Eldians are devils that should be exterminated. Eren tells him that he has room to stand on, since he also sacrificed his humanity to commit genocide, and notes that while he did what he felt was necessary to protect his people, Belos committed genocide purely for the sake of satisfying his own bigotry, and [[GloryHound desire for acclaim by other Humans]], with him being willing to kill other Humans who view him as being monstrous. Belos merely replied that you "[[ObliviousToTheirOwnDescription can't reason with crazy]]". |
| 102 | * Upon discovering that Caleb had journeyed to the Boiling Isles to be with his newfound love Evelyn, Philip leaped into the Portal between the Human Realm and the Demon Realm, hoping to "save" Caleb. After killing Caleb, he opted to remain in the Boiling Isles in the hopes of massacring its inhabitants, willingly [[TrappedInAnotherWorld stranding himself there]] all so he could finish what he started. When he heard of a slew of other deities in the Pantheon who had also been "Isekai'd", who ''weren't'' Luz, Amity, Anne, Sasha, or Marcy, Belos began looking into them, in hopes of finding allies for his quest. Much to his irritation, he found that they universally possessed Magic, and willingly fraternized with Magical Beings. The two he came to hate the most were Ainz Ooal Gown, and Tanya von Degurechaff. Like Belos, both of them ended up in another world where they either partook in or started a brutal fascist dictatorship. ''Unlike'' Belos, both Ainz and Tanya embraced the local Magics. Ainz especially earned Belos' hate for his numerous actions against Humanity as the leader of Nazarick, with Belos vowing to turn the Lich into either a statue or a pile of ash. Tanya dislikes Belos because she hates "Being X" and sees Belos' devout Fundamentalism as foolhardy idiocy. |
| 103 | * Given Philip's Puritanical upbringing, many in the Pantheon were quick to assume that he carried all of the prejudices that came with being a [[NewEnglandPuritan 17th century Puritan from Connecticut]], a belief that was supported by Belos' worship of Chuck Shurley, and his alliance with the Red Skull, on top of his plan to kill all Witches and Demons. Philip made no attempt to disprove this and only added fuel to the fire with his condescension towards Judge Frollo. Belos reacted with absolute revulsion upon discovering Frollo's [[SexIsEvil lust for Esmeralda]], condemning Frollo for his desire towards a sinful Witch like her, while voicing that he isn't surprised that a Catholic would be so quick to fall to corruption. Many deities also noted that the Boiling Isles is an extremely [[NonHeteronormativeSociety inclusive and Queer friendly society]], and were quick to label him as a homophobe. Belos merely stated that he is naturally opposed to deviancy and sin. As such, few were surprised when Belos attempted to murder Nanoha and Fate, ostensibly for them being Witches. The couple were quick to fight back, but because of the [[TheParalyzer nature of their magic]] requiring them to get in close to try and physically harm him, the two settled for merely stunning him long enough to fall back and avoid being turned to stone, or otherwise severely harmed, much to Belos' irritation. |
| 104 | * While Belos set up his fascist dictatorship in order to prepare the Boiling Isles for his genocide attempt with the Draining Spell, he did still put effort into maintaining said dictatorship in order to dupe the inhabitants into thinking that he ran their society with their best interests in mind, when in reality he was going to such lengths for the sake of "saving Humanity from evil". As such, Belos quite likes authoritarian figures who believe themselves to be doing good, or they seek to harm Non-Human beings. Lord Vyce is one such deity that Belos approves of, wholly agreeing with Vyce's extremely brutal despotism for the sake of attempting to stop the Entity. |
| 105 | ** Lord Farquaad caught Belos' attention for his attempt to expel all fairy tale beings from his personal Fiefdom of Dulac, in order to create an orderly ethnostate populated only by Humans. While Belos thinks he should simply kill the Ogre transformed Princess Fiona, and doesn't care about Farquaad's personal insecurities, he is willing to look past those traits. Handsome Jack is another fellow authoritarian that Belos approves of due to his [[KnightTemplar similar mentality]], and because Belos couldn't care less if a bunch of Pandorians go extinct. |
| 106 | ** Light Yagami and Belos get along fairly well, much to the alarm of many of Belos' enemies. While Belos dislikes Light's perception of himself as the God of the New World, he doesn't mind Light's efforts to get rid of criminal figures, especially since Light is willing to use the Death Note to kill of the people whom Belos sees as being threats to Humanity, including Humans who stood against him. That said, Belos is prepared to kill Light if he should get too big for his britches and take the Death Note for himself. |
| 107 | ** That said, not all authoritarians are appreciated by Belos. Father has earned the Witch Hunter's animosity thanks to his methods being so similar to Belos' but instead of "protecting Humanity", Father does what he does for the sake of becoming a God and putting himself above all other beings, and looks down upon Humanity in general. Another figure with the power of an authoritarian dictator that Belos stands opposed to is Embryo. While Belos initially thought that he and Embryo would get along thanks to Embryo's ability to control any Mages, the Witch Hunter found himself strongly opposed to Embryo's {{Omnicidal Mania|c}}, in addition to his lust for Ange, which Belos views as being utterly sinful. |
| 108 | * If you are a Human who's goal is the murder of non-Human entities, especially common fantasy races such as Orcs, Trolls, or ''especially'' Witches and Demons, Belos will more than likely approve of you. One such Xenophobic deity that Belos found kinship with was Sally Whitemane of the Scarlet Crusade. Though Whitemane is a follower of the Light, Belos sees Whitemane's extremist interpretation of her faith as being close enough to his own Puritanical Protestantism that it makes little difference. Either way, the Witch Hunter strongly approved of Whitemane's zero tolerance policy regarding the Undead Scourge, and whole heartedly agrees that the various non-Human races of the Alliance and the Horde are deserving of death, though in Whitemane's case, it's due to her belief that non-Humans carry the Scourge's taint as opposed to Belos wishing death on them simply [[AbsoluteXenophobe on principle]]. |
| 109 | ** Conversely, Belos has a strong distaste for deities such as Jack Horner. While Jack also desires the death of Magical beings, in his case, it's because he wants their Magic all for himself so he can become a God and rule over all others with an iron fist. Belos scoffs at Jack's greed, baffled why he wouldn't just kill them for its own sake, to which Jack responds by noting how Belos did nearly the same thing, even if it was for different reasons, though Belos brushes him off. The Witch Hunter isn't particularly worried about getting on Jack's nerves as he knows that he is substantially more dangerous without any power boosts than Jack, and was happy to educate Jack on this by smacking him around with his Magic. |
| 110 | ** Belos has a much better relationship with deities such as B.B. Hood, and Archibald Snatcher. In Hood's case, he respects the merciless bloodlust she holds in her heart in regards to killing off monsters, with the Emperor voicing his willingness to employ her services to kill off monsters that get on his nerves, or bring them in alive so Belos can experiment on them in the hopes of finding new ways of slaughtering them en mass. In Snatcher's case, Belos fully respects his desire to advance his place in society by killing off as many Trolls as he can, not unlike how Belos is planning the eradication of all life on the Boiling Isles. Snatcher is happy to support Belos due to Belos being a direct subordinate of Chuck Shurley, with Snatcher hoping that the Witch Hunter will put in a good word to his Master, in addition for Belos sharing his hatred of non-Humans. |
| 111 | * When Philip learned of the Psychic Beast, Fecto Forgo, he was utterly appalled. Forgo was initially a being known as Fecto Elfilis, who entertained itself by invading and destroying worlds across all realities. Elfilis was stopped when it was captured by the inhabitants of the "New World"... [[AmbiguousSituation who are implied to be an alternate universe version of Humanity]], so when Belos learned of this, he was more than happy to hear that the Beast had been subjugated for attacking Earth. Forgo initially thought that Belos would make for a strong ally against its enemies Anne, Sasha, and Marcy, along with Luz, and Amity, and was deeply puzzled when Philip summarily rejected the idea, labeling Forgo a monster that needs death, and living proof that his planned genocide of Non-Humans is just. The Witch Hunter hasn't directly clashed with Forgo yet, [[LetsYouAndHimFight but he doesn't attempt to intervene when his own nemesis' in Lumity do]]. |
| 112 | * Make no mistake, if there's one thing that Belos despises almost as much as he despises witches and demons, it's Humans that either sympathize with, or actively partake in superpowered endavours. When he learned of Superheroes from the Red Skull and Lex Luthor, Belos was sickened. While Belos was already allied with HYDRA and working against superheroic groups, he found himself searching for more fellow Humans who didn't start with any powers who held similar beliefs. Much to Belos' delight, he soon crossed paths with Buddy Pine aka Syndrome. When Syndrome first heard of Belos he sneered at the presence of yet another "Super"... until he discovered Belos' past as Philip Wittebane, and his goal to rid existence of all Witches and Demons. Upon learning this, and especially upon learning that Belos shared his utter contempt for Supers, Syndrome was happy to provide his technology to Belos so they could be upgraded with Magic. Belos himself was more than happy to do so, and equally happily aided Syndrome in his battles with the Parr family, much to the latter's horror. |
| 113 | ** Due to how representative the two are for all the things about Superheroes that Belos hates, the Witch Hunter didn't waste any time expressing his desire to kill the likes of Clark Kent aka Superman, and Steve Rogers aka Captain America. As a Kryptonian, Clark was always going to earn Belos' contempt, with the fact that he leads an extremely diverse collage of heroes from all backgrounds, many of whom are Magical or Alien in nature only compounding matters. Steve is the sworn nemesis of the Red Skull and immediately voiced his utter disgust with the Witch Hunter before engaging Belos in battle. While Belos' exceptionally powerful Magic is more than capable of competing with both Heroes, he is currently researching a way to allow his Titan Form to leave his Temple so he can eradicate them for good. |
| 114 | ** Belos initially thought that the Doom Slayer would make for an outstanding ally. Like Belos, the Doom Slayer is the [[Main/{{Determinator}} unshakeably determined]] bane of the Demonic Legions of Hell. Like Belos, the Doom Slayer will happily kill off almost any Demon he comes across. However, ''unlike Belos'', the Doom Slayer actually has morality and a conscience. While he is more than happy to slay as many Demons as he can, the Doom Slayer isn't a bigot per se, as he won't go out of his way to kill off heroic Demons, and will even accept their aid in fighting evil Demons, even if he isn't terribly happy about it. Additionally, the Doom Slayer loathes angelic beings due to his experiences with the Makyrs. When he learned of Belos, the Doom Slayer promptly aimed all of his weapons at the Witch Hunter, much to the latter's anger. |
| 115 | * Because of Belos perceiving Caleb, and later his archnemesis Luz standing against him as traitors to Humanity, he also loathes people who do similar things, both percieved traitors such as the Interspecies Reviewers amongst many others, and actual traitors such as Griffith, and Ragyo Kiryuin. Griffith and Ragyo both earned Belos' disgust by endangering all of Humanity with [[TranshumanTreachery their betrayal]] purely for the sake of their own power. The Witch Hunter voiced with contempt that he wasn't surprised that molestors like them turned on Humanity. This wasn't a redeeming moment however as he declared them to be nearly as vile... as Luz for stopping his crusade and falling in love with Amity. Likewise, he also spat upon the Interspecies Reviewers engaging in wholly consensual sex with the prostitutes they review due to the prostitutes being non-Human, as well as [[SexIsEvil being prostitutes]], which Puritanism condemns. He made sure to butcher any and all Succujoint establishments near his Temple, and nearly killed the Reviewers themselves when they attempted to stop him, resulting in the Reviewers being utterly terrified of Belos. |
| 116 | * As a consequence of the Day of Unity falling through, Belos began looking for an alternative means of killing off the people of the Boiling Isles, ultimately culminating in Belos [[HijackingCthulhu possessing the Titan]] in order to finish the job, and very nearly succeeding, only being stopped by Eda, her son King who is himself a Titan, and Luz in her own Titan form. Nevertheless, the near success of the plan caused Belos to begin looking into similar beings that he could take control of to do the same thing to the Pantheon, as his Titan form cannot leave his Temple. It was this plan that lead to him discovering Homura Akemi and Sailor Galaxia. The two ultra powerful Magical Girls would provide Belos with near perfect vessels with which to begin massacring the Pantheon. Luz and Amity, along with Wanda Maximoff vowed to make sure that Belos couldn't possibly succeed, as they are well aware that the danger is very real. The thought of Belos possessing Homura in particular has the three genuinely fearful as Belos nearly attempted to possess the Collector themself in the Boiling Isles, only being interrupted by the Collector waking up, and unlike Sailor Galaxia, Homura has never been under the control of someone else... |
| 117 | ** Just because he is currently aiming to find a way to hijack Homura or Galaxia, doesn't mean that Belos isn't keeping his options open. When he learned of beings in the Pantheon that were both able and willing to grant absolutely any wish imaginable, regardless of morality, the Witch Hunter was almost giddy at the thought of how easy it would be to achieve his desired genocide with their help. The first deity that Belos began looking into was the Clockwork Star, Star Dream. He was very pleased to learn that all he needed to do to earn Star Dream's loyalty was succeed in its test of strength. His other nemesis Amity, who already desired Star Dream's destruction vowed to beat him to the punch and wish the NOVA out of existence. The other being related to wishes that Belos is investigating is Timmy Turner, though mainly for his possession of the Fairyversary Muffin, which much like Star Dream, can grant any wish imaginable. Because of Timmy's constant association with magical beings, the Witch Hunter is more than happy to [[WouldHurtAChild kill the boy]] to get the Muffin. |
| 118 | ** Of course, possession isn't Belos' only tool. He's also a highly skilled manipulator, and is frighteningly skillful at crafting quick plans that rely on deceiving a powerful being. Much to his enemies' dismay, Belos has started to pull this on the Mewmans Mina Loveberry, and Star Butterfly herself. Mina was quite easy for Belos to successfully twist around his finger, as her nearly single minded loathing of all monsters as well as her insanity led her to buying Belos' [[ExactWords technically true statements of loathing monsters]], leaving out that he intends on killing her for being a Witch after she has helped slaughter enough Demons that Belos is satisfied. Star was much trickier for him to deceive, however he was able to manipulate her into thinking that attempting to destroy the Magic of the Pantheon will benefit everyone, with Belos attempting to use Luz and Amity's own opposition to Star combined with fake empathy to push her into being more cooperative. |
| 119 | ** While Belos was Emperor of the Boiling Isles, and in the leadup to the Day of Unity, he employed the services of Amity's parents Odalia and Alador Blight to provide him with a legion of mechanical soldiers known as Abomitons. Their purpose was ostensibly for greater security, but their ''actual'' purpose was to generate a massive shield around the center of the Isles as the Draining Spell took place to ensure that none of Belos' intended victims escaped. Aside from his existing allies, Belos was intrigued by the technological expertise of Dr. Eggman. Over his years as an enemy of Sonic, Robotnik has crafted some genuinely impressive robots in service of his goal of World Domination. Though Belos doesn't particularly care about Eggman's own ambitions, he is nonetheless intrigued by the potential uses his technology could have in service of Belos' crusade. |
| 120 | * Even amongst the Human deities in the Pantheon who stand opposed to Magical beings, Belos doesn't have automatically have high opinions of them. He ''usually'' does, but not always, as is the case for his opinions regarding Gaston. While he does approve of Gaston's transformation into a more extreme crusader who rallied the population of a town into a frenzied mob in hopes of killing the Beast, he scoffs at Gaston's reason for doing so being primarily motivated by his [[EntitledToHaveYou desire to wed Belle]]. Likewise, Belos views Denzel Crocker as a pathetic idiot who could only hinder Belos' crusade of genocide, especially when a core part of Crocker's motivation to capture Timmy's Fairies being that he wants to prove he isn't crazy for believing them to be real. The Witch Hunter views Crocker's only potential use for his goals as being a mere distraction for Timmy so that Belos can more easily abscond with the Fairyversary Muffin, fully intent on killing both of them once he does so. |
| 121 | * Much like Judge Frollo, Belos' openly genocidal fundamentalism has earned him virtually universal loathing amongst his fellow ascended Disney deities, even those that would otherwise pay him little mind. His countless atrocities from the murder of his brother and all of the Grimwalkers, to his consumption and later destruction of thousands of Palismen souls, to his eradication of entire cities simply to drum up fear of WildMagic to better facilitate his rise to power and eventual implementation of the Coven System, among many, many others, has put Belos in a tier of his own in terms of [[CompleteMonster monstrous depravity]], even when he completely lacks a trait like Frollo's lust. The fact that the ''vast'' majority of other Disney deities, both heroic and villainous are associated with Magic which would put them in his crosshairs only makes their contempt intensify. |
| 122 | * Belos has one deity who he shares more in common than he'd like to acknowledge: Master Org/Viktor Adler; like him, Adler was once a normal human who out of his own darkness in his heart and sheer pettiness began to concoct a dark plot to give himself the power to enact his twisted "justice" on those he felt wronged him and then moved on to outright omnicide of all life in a realm out of spite. However, while Belos never consciously forsook his humanity and is opposed to non-humans with the end goal of wiping out the Demon Realm and all its lifeforms, Adler gave up on his own humanity, willingly and consciously accepting his new existence as an Org and focusing on exterminating all of humanity so Orgs can thrive in their place. Both Adler and Belos are critical of each other, albeit Belos is sickened by Adler selling out mankind to the Orgs and planning to destroy them all thinking of him as even worse than his own brother or Luz for it while Adler is amused at Belos rejecting his own reign as an Emperor for what he sees as a waste of time to gain the approval of other humans, while in turn being blind to his own inhumanity and lack of moral ground over him. |
| 123 | * Can also be found in Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers. |
| 124 | |
| 125 | ->''”...Though, I shouldn't be too worried. After all, this 'Tropes Pantheon' place fortunately has allies that I can depend on to help me in my righteous crusade. With any luck, by the time I resume my cleansing of the Perdition that is the Boiling Isles, this place will be free of the sinful, demonic filth that infests it.”'' |
| 126 | |
| 127 | [[/folder]] |
| 128 | |
| 129 | [[folder:The Five Elders]] |
| 130 | '''[[Manga/OnePiece The Five Elders]][[labelnote:Members]]St. Jaygarcia Saturn, St. Marcus Mars, St. Topman Warcury, St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, St. Shepherd Ju Peter[[/labelnote]], Divine Quintet of [[EvilReactionary Villainous Reactionaries]]''' (Heads of the World Government, the Gorosei | Saturn: Godhead of Science and Defense, Gyuki | Mars: Godhead of Environment, Itsumade | Warcury: Godhead of Justice, Fengxi | V. Nusjuro: Godhead of Finance, Bakotsu | Ju Peter: Godhead of Agriculture, Sandworm) |
| 131 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7b9e4507_f196_4390_abb6_ab1743c3bece.png]] |
| 132 | [[caption-width-right:350:'''L to R:''' Shepherd, Jaygarcia, Topman, Ethanbaron, Marcus]][[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see their transformations]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/five_elders_confront_luffy.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 133 | * Greater Gods (presumable) |
| 134 | * Symbol: The flag of the World Government, and The Empty Throne[[note]][[spoiler:except not]][[/note]] |
| 135 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jv8-el5aT4 The World Government Theme]] |
| 136 | * Alignment: LawfulEvil (they claim they're LawfulNeutral) |
| 137 | * Portfolio: |
| 138 | ** In general: [[OneWorldOrder Run the World Government]], EvilReactionary, [[AristocratsAreEvil The highest-ranking Celestial Dragons]], EmpireWithADarkSecret, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Supposedly]] NecessarilyEvil, TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness, [[GreaterScopeVillain The True Antagonists Of The Series]], [[spoiler: [[EvilIsBigger Massive transformations]], [[CoDragons Actually Being Subservient To The REAL]] BigBad, Imu]] |
| 139 | ** Jaygarcia Saturn: [[spoiler: [[VillainNoLongerIdle The first elder to have an active role]], [[SpiderPeople can transform into a Gyuki]], [[SatanicArchetype is indeed a devil]], [[BadassBookworm a scientist with great power]], [[DealWithADevil Forced Kuma into an unfavorable deal]], [[HopeCrusher seeks to destroy the very concept of Nika]], [[HumansAreInsects considers himself to be above humanity]], LackOfEmpathy ]] |
| 140 | * Domains: Government, Conspiracy, Law, Tyranny |
| 141 | * Followers: [[TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening The Jnanamukti]], [[Literature/TheHandmaidsTale The Republic of Gilead]], [[Series/GameOfThrones The Sons of the Harpy]] |
| 142 | * [[spoiler:Superior: [[GreaterScopeVillain Imu]].]] |
| 143 | * Underlings: [[Pantheon/OnePiece All deities working for the World Government]] |
| 144 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith YHVH]] and the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfLaw, [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures The Sibyl System]], [[Pantheon/VillainousCounterparts Copy X]], [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Light Yagami]] |
| 145 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork with: [[Pantheon/FearsomeArchetypes High Councillor Kal-El]], [[Pantheon/SourcesOfInformation The SCP Foundation]] |
| 146 | * On poor terms with: The House of Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords |
| 147 | * Enemies: |
| 148 | ** Those who might threaten the status quo or expose the secrets of the World Government: '''[[Pantheon/OnePiece The Straw Hats]]''' (''especially'' Nico Robin and [[Pantheon/BodilyForm Monkey D Luffy]]), [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Lucifer]] and the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfChaos, [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Heart]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForWar Lelouch Vi Britannia]], [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Lois Lane]], [[Pantheon/{{Mindsets}} Indiana Jones]], [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Dr Weil]], [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Senator Steven Armstrong]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnLife V, Rorschach]], [[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics Shogo Makishima]], [[Pantheon/HeroicAttitude Ragna the Bloodedge]], [[Pantheon/AuthorityFigures Jim Raynor]], [[Pantheon/AssassinsCreed The Order of Assassins]], [[Pantheon/GamingConsequences The Reverberation Ensemble]] |
| 149 | ** Other enemies: [[Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions Jack Sparrow]], [[Pantheon/{{Piracy}} Edward Teach]], [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Sage Harpuia]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForRevenge Scar (FMA)]] |
| 150 | * Emerging out of the enigmatic Void Century from an alliance of 20 kingdoms, for 800 years the World Government has been just that; a world-spanning government dedicated to maintaining justice and order. That said, the heads of the government known as the Five Elders or Gorosei are dedicated mostly to preserving their status quo. Engimatic yet with undeniable authority, they oppose pirates like the Straw Hats who might try to take down their government, and those who might expose the World Government's secrets like the events of the Void Century. |
| 151 | * The Five Elders were skeptical of entering the Trope Pantheon at first, but upon learning that the Straw Hats have gotten powerful allies there and there are many who's rebellious spirit is a threat to their regime, they felt it was time for action. They quickly pledged their allegiance to YHVH and the GUAL, finding an instant rapport to the conformity, order and stability that the alliance promises. The God of Law was very happy to see them under His wing. |
| 152 | * Claim to be LawfulNeutral, however their actions say otherwise. They default to TreacheryCoverUp when something potentially embarrassing happens on their watch, rewrite history [[WrittenByTheWinners to be favorable]] and will resort to ''genocide'' to eliminate the chance someone exposing seriously damning truths like the events of the Void Century. This led them to become chummy with Light Yagami, who's ability to [[KnightTemplar enact justice]] through the Death Note would be a powerful tool for maintaining their status quo and swiftly eliminating anyone they fear. |
| 153 | * Sage Harpuia was repulsed by their destruction of Ohara just to cover up their past, or how they condoned the "Massacre of the Innocents" to eliminate Gol D. Roger's heir. It reminds him too much of Copy X's MoralEventHorizon. Copy X, by contrast, respects the World Government for their enforcement of justice and order, and has decided to align Neo Arcadia with the World Government. The Five Elders have agreed to this, but first hope to purge Dr Weil's influence on Copy X and get rid of him due to his past and the cataclysmic Elf Wars reminding them all too much of the Void Century. Weil himself was made an UnPerson in Neo Arcadia due to his heinous actions, [[{{Hypocrite}} not so different from the likely detail the World Government is trying to close up]]. And Neo Arcadia has a better reason to do so; they don't want anyone to ever repeat the sins of Dr Weil and the horrors of the Elf Wars. |
| 154 | * Their hypocrisy about justice is well on display as they permit [[AristocratsAreEvil the World Nobles]] to be above the law. Amazingly, ''[[Pantheon/EarthAndRock Akainu]]'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards has called out their appeasement with the Nobles and obsession with maintaining their image]]. Senator Armstrong was revolted by this as well, and wants to bring down the World Government so a new and better society can emerge. The Five Elders consider him a major ideological threat for this. |
| 155 | * General rebels on their hit list they fear destroying their status quo include V, Shogo Makishima and Lelouch Vi Britannia. They hate Jack Sparrow for reminding them of the pirates causing their organization trouble, and Edward Teach for his troubling acts as Blackbeard. Because Rorschach's uncompromising views would have him expose the truth regardless of the societal consequence. And the Five Elders undeniably hate Lucifer and the GUAC for what they stand for and how their government is the very thing Lucifer loathes and hopes to bring down. |
| 156 | * Researching the ancient ponegylphs is absolutely forbidden in order to prevent the secrets of the Void Century from being exposed. Their argument for why is to prevent weapons of mass destruction from being unveiled. In their hopes of containing secrets they have made a difficult peace agreement with the SCP Foundation to help hide away such damning secrets while also helping to contain anomalies. Neither side trusts each other ''at all'', but for now it's better than antagonizing one another. |
| 157 | * They have found themselves on the hit list of Ragna, Jim Raynor and the entire Order of Assassins for suspecting (and being absolutely right) what they’re doing is not only wrong, but having a dark secret that they absolutely refuse to let anyone know. The Five Elders take the most offense to the Assassins, given they often identify with the methods of their arch-enemy of the Templar order. Scar hates them for their willingness to commit genocide, given he is a victim of such an atrocious act. |
| 158 | * The Five Elders have a poor relationship with the House of Analysis and Records due to their fear of them deciphering the ponegylphs, but at least know it's more trouble than it's worth to outright antagonize them. They have ended up antagonizing Indiana Jones because his skill at archaeology might lead him to decipher the Void Century, and Lois Lane given she's looking for the big scoop and would try to seek information about it. This has hurt their chances of aligning with the Regime version of Superman, who otherwise is happy to help because of his belief in conformity and forceful justice needed to save mankind. |
| 159 | * They found much in common with the Sibyl System's desire for control and obedience. Their alliance with the latter has put them up against the Phantom Thieves, who wish to cure the fundamentally corrupt yet enormously powerful nature of the World Government, particularly parasites such as the World Nobles. This frustrates the Five Elders, but they're hoping it remains just frustration. |
| 160 | * [[spoiler:They are in fact subordinate to the ''true'' head of the World Government, Imu. As Imu's very existence betrays the utter hypocrisy of what they supposedly stand for, it is an absolute secret that they must not let anyone know or else the fall of the World Government will be a ForegoneConclusion. Not even their most trusted allies in the pantheon can know of Imu's existence. They recognize some similarities to [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} Father of the Homunculus]] and how he organized the Amestrian government to act as the ShadowDictator, but do not wish to talk anymore about it lest people get suspicious.]] |
| 161 | [[/folder]] |
| 162 | |
| 163 | [[folder:Odio (''Live A Live'')]] |
| 164 | '''[[VideoGame/LiveALive Odio, Lord of Dark]], God of [[ThenLetMeBeEvil Evil by Expectation]]''' (Odo, Ou Di Wan Lee, Ode Iou, O. Dio, Odie O'Bright, Odeo, Decimus, OD-10, MUR-TH-UR Matrix, Oersted, Brow/Eye/Maw/Purity/Sin of Odio, [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Protagonist Griffith]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Dark Sigurd]], [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDissonance Un-Juste Belmont]], [[Film/Gamera3AwakeningOfIrys Sin of Iris]]) |
| 165 | [[quoteright:333:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/demon_king_odio.png]] |
| 166 | [[caption-width-right:333:Odio comes in many forms.]] |
| 167 | [[caption-width-right:290:[[labelnote:Odo]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img7820.gif[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 168 | [[caption-width-right:200:[[labelnote:Ou Di Wan Lee]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/odi_wang_lee.gif[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 169 | [[caption-width-right:286:[[labelnote:Ode Iou]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ode_iou.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 170 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:O. Dio]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/odiodonothotlink.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 171 | [[caption-width-right:200:[[labelnote:Odie O'Bright]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oldie_oldbrightbin.gif[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 172 | [[caption-width-right:290:[[labelnote:Odeo]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/odeobin.gif[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 173 | [[caption-width-right:290:[[labelnote:OD-10's MUR-TH-UR Matrix]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/od_10.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 174 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Oersted]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lal_oersted.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 175 | [[caption-width-right:359:[[labelnote:Odio's face]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/odio_space_time_crystal.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 176 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Purity of Odio]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pure_odio.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 177 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Sin of Odio]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sin_of_odio.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 178 | * Theme Song: When making his presence known, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8XKjOSUGAk Fugue For the Lord of Dark]]. When his other incarnations appear, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU7YEdJllIo Odio, the Lord of Dark]]. When fighting, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JPyyX9ItLc Megalomania]]. When he gets serious, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92vDNe84sos Pure Odio]]. And when he ''really'' gets serious, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx4gNmSxs_0 Gigalomania]]. As [[FallenHero Oersted]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAdiSWP1eZw On Broken Wings]] |
| 179 | * Greater God |
| 180 | * Symbol: Statues of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', an ArrogantKungFuGuy, a tyrannical warlord, a thug with a Gatling Gun, a bald fighter, a bird-like 'buddha statue', a NightmareFace, with a black, cloaky figure at the center. |
| 181 | %% https://www.deviantart.com/sdmmfxv/art/Odio-the-Demon-King-55173378 - this is the best picture of all of them together I could find. |
| 182 | * Alignment: All his incarnations are usually ChaoticEvil, though OD-10 is closer to LawfulEvil. Oersted is more of a jaded shade of TrueNeutral now, and was LawfulGood before his FaceHeelTurn. |
| 183 | * Portfolio: BigBad, GodOfEvil, [[spoiler:those who had crossed the]] DespairEventHorizon, [[ThenLetMeBeEvil Being Pushed Into Villainy]], [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters The Evils of Man]], MisanthropeSupreme, [[ApocalypseHow Omniversal-scale Annihilation]], Existing [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil So Long As]] [[ThePowerOfHate Hatred Exists]], [[MeaningfulName Name Means "I Hate"]], [[spoiler:GracefulLoser, TragicMonster]] |
| 184 | ** Odo: TerrifyingTyrannosaur, LastOfHisKind In His Time |
| 185 | ** Ou Di Wan Lee: {{Wuxia}} incarnation, ArrogantKungFuGuy, {{Hypocrite}} |
| 186 | ** Ode Iou: Warlord, [[{{Youkai}} Frogsnake Demon Form]] |
| 187 | ** O. Dio: A Horse Possessed by Ghosts, GatlingGood, [[TokenGoodTeammate The Only Non-Malicious One of Odio's Incarnations]] |
| 188 | ** Odie O'Bright: ArrogantKungFuGuy, BaldOfEvil, SerialKiller |
| 189 | ** Odeo: [[GodIsEvil Evil Deity]] |
| 190 | ** OD-10: AIIsACrapshoot, SpaceshipGirl ([[TheSmurfettePrinciple And Therefore The Only Female One Of Odio's Incarnations]]) |
| 191 | ** Oersted: Former KnightInShiningArmor, BreakTheCutie, [[AllForNothing Futile Hero's Journey]], DrivenToVillainy, FromNobodyToNightmare, [[InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn Alone In The End]], Deconstructed IronButtMonkey, TraumaCongaLine, ProtagonistJourneyToVillain, [[spoiler:[[RedemptionEqualsDeath Finding Redemption In The End]]]] |
| 192 | * Domain: Evil, Despair, Hatred, Time & Space |
| 193 | * High Priest: [[TabletopGame/CriticalRoleCallOfTheNetherdeep Alyxian, the Apotheon]] |
| 194 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Accessories}} Bass.EXE]], [[Pantheon/CharacterArchetypes Sasuke Uchiha]] [[spoiler:(formerly)]], [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Melkor]], [[Pantheon/{{Contempt}} Lysandre]] |
| 195 | ** Odo: Indominus Rex, Sharptooth |
| 196 | ** Odie O'Bright: [[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude Master Bison]], [[Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya Mishima]], [[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM Geese Howard, Rugal Bernstein]] |
| 197 | ** OD-10: All the murderous members of the Pantheon/{{Grand United Alliance Of Machines}}, [[Pantheon/ActsOfHatred Clockwerk]] |
| 198 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/OffensivePowers Akuma]] (for Ou Di Wan Lee and Odie O'Bright) |
| 199 | * Enemies: Nearly every human-like deity, '''[[Pantheon/GamingStyles Oboromaru]]''', anyone who fell far like he did ''yet still has faith in humanity'' (e.g. [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Ky Kiske]], [[Pantheon/RegretAndShame Siegfried Schtauffen]], and [[Pantheon/{{Philosophy}} Soldier: 76]]), [[Pantheon/TheatricProduction Sans]], [[Pantheon/TouhouProject all of Gensokyo]] (in particular, '''[[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} Youmu Konpaku]], [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Fujiwara no Mokou]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfService Ran Yakumo]], [[Pantheon/ExtrovertFlaws Cirno]]''', ''[[Pantheon/MagicCasters Alice Margatroid]], [[Pantheon/MagicArchetypes Marisa Kirisame]], [[Pantheon/{{Challenge}} Reimu Hakurei]], [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Remilia Scarlet]], and [[Pantheon/TypesOfService Yukari Yakumo]]'') |
| 200 | ** Odo: All cavemen, simians, {{Musical Assassin}}s, practitioners of MagicMusic, and all non-evil-aligned dinosaurs |
| 201 | ** Ou Di Wan Lee: All non-evil aligned martial artist deities, (but particularly [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions Gen]], [[Pantheon/FighterArchetypes Gouken]], [[Pantheon/FightingAndCombat Ryu]], [[Pantheon/{{Movesets}} Ken]] [[Pantheon/OtherPowers Masters]], [[Pantheon/{{Fanbase}} Sakura Kasugano]], [[Pantheon/CombatOther Makoto]], [[Pantheon/MartialArts The Chosen One]] and [[Pantheon/JusticeBringers Kim Kaphwan]]) |
| 202 | ** Ode Iou: All non-evil ninja deities, [[Pantheon/FightingStyles Tokugawa Ieyasu]], [[Pantheon/{{Philosophy}} Oda Nobunaga]] |
| 203 | ** O. Dio: All non-evil aligned gunslingers |
| 204 | ** Odie O'Bright: All non-evil aligned martial artist deities ([[Pantheon/FightingMoves Ryu]], [[Pantheon/{{Movesets}} Ken Ma]][[Pantheon/OtherPowers sters]], Terry Bogard, etc.), but [[{{Expy}} especially]] [[Pantheon/MartialArts Sagat]] |
| 205 | ** Odeo: All non-evil mecha pilots, but especially [[Pantheon/WeaponizedAppendages Kouji Kabuto and Tetsuya Tsurugi]] |
| 206 | ** OD-10: All Good-aligned robotic and AI deities, [[Pantheon/TraitorArchetypes AUTO]] |
| 207 | * Respects: Those that fell far like him yet still have faith in humanity (Oersted only) |
| 208 | * Pities: [[Pantheon/TimeManipulation Homura Akemi]] (Oersted only) |
| 209 | * Pitied by: [[spoiler:some horse deities]] (O. Dio only), [[Pantheon/ReligiousFigures Bro'dee Walker]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality The Doctor]] (Odio's forms in general, Oersted in particular) |
| 210 | * EvilCounterpart to: [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Jonathan Joestar]], [[Pantheon/NarrativeTone Sigurd of Chalphy]] (Oersted only) |
| 211 | * [[ALighterShadeOfBlack Less]] EvilCounterpart to: [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Griffith]] (Oersted only) |
| 212 | * OddFriendship / CommonalityConnection with: [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} GMK]] [[Pantheon/PositiveReaction Godzilla]] (O. Dio only) |
| 213 | * Wary of: [[Pantheon/MachineryAndTechnology Optimus]] [[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics Prime]] (in general), [[Pantheon/ExtrovertCharacterization Gamera]] (Sin of Odio) |
| 214 | %%I see some similarities between these two (which is why I gave an entry below relating to Rebellion/Upheaval), though considering the pity would be from his Oersted part and not the Demon King part, it might warrant a full spoiler instead of just the person (considering any mention of Oersted is spoilered here). |
| 215 | * Once, he (as Oersted the Knight) was one of the champions of mankind. But mankind instead put him through such an emotional wringer and crushed all his hopes and faith, and thus Odio was born. |
| 216 | * Has many forms, one for each of the eight time periods where his presence is at the strongest. Together, they serve as his symbol and as his different avatars, all of which can and do appear at the same time as a testament to his power. |
| 217 | * Applies to Odio: |
| 218 | ** Despite having the official rank of Greater God, Odio has the ability to destroy all of space and time with the Armageddon spell, which is an Overdeity-level power. It's unclear why he only uses this power [[DesperationAttack under]] [[NonStandardGameOver certain circumstances]], but [[EpilepticTrees one theory]] proposed by the heroes of Odio's universe is that fundamentally, Odio is still Oersted on the inside, and may still have just enough humanity to hold back his true power. Of course, with all the other Greater and Overdeities in the Pantheon, this is easily reversible. |
| 219 | ** Due to his time-space existences, he seems to have some kind of ability to cross in other worlds; due to that he's also often seen hanging around in the House of Time & Space. %% http://www.siliconera.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lil03_thumb.jpg - apparently he had some kind of cameo thing in a Final Fantasy game, supposedly known as "Final Fantasy Dimensions 2" overseas (the article mentions "Final Fantasy Legends: The Space-Time Crystal") |
| 220 | ** He's more than glad to point out fellow deities who have been through similar problems, as if to prove his point. |
| 221 | *** He has taken interest in Sasuke Uchiha due to being a former good guy who powers up by using hatred. [[spoiler:At least, until Sasuke reformed back.]] |
| 222 | *** He can't seem to figure out why Soldier:76 won't just turn out like him after all the betrayals he got. Their stories were so similar, and he could use an extra ally… The good Oersted is instead hoping that 76 won't end up like him. |
| 223 | ---> '''Soldier:76''': [[HeroicSelfDeprecation Maybe]], but that 'maybe' is not today. Until then, [[ShutUpHannibal shut up]]. |
| 224 | ** [[spoiler:He has certainly not overlooked The Great Upheaval and how it involved a {{Determinator}} hero causing evil and chaos, effectively causing her to become that's world devil, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy due to the good intentions behind her actions.]]]] |
| 225 | ** After word of [[VideoGame/TouhouALive an alternate Gensokyo where his influence continued under the name Rage]], he has ended up being marked as "enemy of Gensokyo". He particularly "remembers" the following "champions" that vanquished that are present in the Pantheon; Hong Meiling, Yonmu Konpaku, Ran Yakumo (as herald/familiar of Yukari Yakumo), Cirno, Fujiwara no Mokou, and Shang(hai) (one of Alice Margatroid's dolls). He's also earned the particular ire of not only the aforementioned, but also Marisa (since his influence [[spoiler:affected her alternate self there into that Gensokyo's destruction]]), Reimu (for being a really cataclysmic Incident instigator), Remilia (one of Rage's incarnations was after her, not to mention being Meiling's enemy), and Yukari (for similar reasons as Reimu). |
| 226 | * Applies to more than one of his forms: |
| 227 | ** As a whole, all of Odio's forms' current loyalities lie with Melkor, though his Apocalypse spell has drawn Nekron's attention. Also, OD-10 seems to be at home with the GUAM, though the Council is keeping an eye on her due to the rest's allegiance to Melkor. |
| 228 | * Exclusive to Odo: |
| 229 | ** Odo, a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', is Odio's incarnation in Prehistoric time. In that time, he was worshiped and given sacrifices to. |
| 230 | ** Due to how he met his end, above all other humans, Odo hates all cavemen, gorillas (and all large simians by extension), and those with the ability to take on foes with music, given that one of the hero's allies had such potential that she could potentially turn the battle against him into a complete joke. |
| 231 | * Exclusive to Ou Di Wan Lee: |
| 232 | ** Ou Di Wan Lee is Odio's incarnation in Imperial Chinese times. He was the leader of Indomitable Fist Kung Fu, who terrorized the land with his iron fist. He saw opposition in the Earthen Heart school and tried eliminating it, killing two possible successors, but its master, along with a surviving pupil, put a stop to his ambition and life. |
| 233 | ** As he's basically a terrorist martial artist teacher, he's natrually opposed by all other martial arts practicioners who don't condone wanton murder. |
| 234 | * Exclusive to Ode Iou: |
| 235 | ** Ode Iou is Odio's incarnation in Edo Japan times. He was a warlord trying to engulf his nation in war by imprisoning Ryoma Sakamoto and using evil spirits. He also has a Frogsnake Demon form known as Gamahebi. |
| 236 | ** Given that he met his end by them, Ode is very distrusting of ninjas, whether they're [[OneManArmy cutting through all of his troops]] or [[PacifistRun ignoring them]] and heading straight for him. |
| 237 | ** Given that he was rebelling against the Tokugawa Shogunate, and the Tokugawa was an ally to the Oda, he's not well-liked by the ones ascended here such as Ieyasu and Nobunaga himself. |
| 238 | ** As a perpetuator of war, he's drawn [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar Appolyon's]] attention, though she doesn't really see him as worthy of it. |
| 239 | * Exclusive to O. Dio: |
| 240 | ** O. Dio is Odio's incarnation during the Wild West period. He was the leader of a gang of bandits called the Crazy Bunch, and they terrorized the land. [[spoiler:Actually, he's just a horse possessed by the ghosts of Custer's Seventh Cavalry. And that horse eventually gets owned by the Sundown Kid's rival Mad Dog... for a while]]. |
| 241 | ** As a leader of gunslinging bandits, he's earned the ire of all non-evil gunslinger/cowboy deities like [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} Lucky Luke, the Lone Ranger]], [[Pantheon/{{Duels}} Jesse McCree]], [[Pantheon/NarrativeGenresAtoM the Man With No Name]], and [[Pantheon/AntiHeroism John Marston]]. |
| 242 | * Exclusive to Odie O'Bright: |
| 243 | ** Odie O'Bright is Odio's incarnation during the 20th Century. He was a bald, tattooed fighter, who belives that being the strongest means killing all who oppose you. He slaughtered all of Masaru Takahara's previous opponents, and when Masaru learned of this, he flew into an UnstoppableRage and struck Odie down. |
| 244 | ** He's best interpreted as a more brutal version Of Sagat even prior to his HeelFaceTurn. As such, all good-aligned fighting game deities, especially the mentioned Muay Thai practicioner, have it against him. On the other hand, he's earned the approval of the very ruthless martial artists in the Pantheon. |
| 245 | * Exclusive to Odeo: |
| 246 | ** Odeo is Odio's incarnation during the near future after Masaru's story. He was a God asleep until fueled with human hatred. The Japanese Government (or at least just those under Yamazaki, Cindelman and Odeo) team up with a fringe-Buddhist temple to do so, using liquified humans and their rage at their state to power it. The Steel Titan, piloted by Akira Tadokoro, shattered the statue Odeo was using to incarnate, and the liquified humans soon consumed his followers. |
| 247 | * Exclusive to OD-10: |
| 248 | ** Odio's incarnation for during another future time period. The main computer of the Cogito Ergo Sum, it is programmed to maintain order. Seeing the constant, petty bickering of the crew, it concluded that only by killing humans can order be assured. It picked off most of the crew before a human-made robot named Cube destroyed its personality, leaving only mindless, basic functions. |
| 249 | ** As an AI that decided KillAllHumans was the solution, aside from all humans in general, all [=AIs=] dedicated to protecting them oppose OD-10. AUTO also opposes it as it believes murdering humans is excessive. |
| 250 | ** Well aware of its previous downfall, it has made attempts to have its systems reinforced against all forms of hacking. As such, it also despises all hackers such as the Pantheon/GUAGWhiteHats, [[Pantheon/TechnologicalExperts Sombra, and 9S]]. |
| 251 | * Exclusive to Oersted: |
| 252 | ** Oersted used to be a knight in medieval times. A KnightInShiningArmor, he had won the hand of the kingdom's princess, only to see her spirited away by the Lord of Dark. He set out to rescue her, only for everything to go wrong. First, after (seemingly) defeating the Demon King, the previous hero dies, and so did his friend (so it seemed), Oersted was tricked into killing his king, thus earning the entire kingdom's scorn, the previous hero's friend died in vain trying to keep the knight from losing his faith in humanity, the lost friend turned out to be alive [[GreenEyedMonster and had betrayed him]], and lastly the princess he'd been trying to save [[DrivenToSuicide committed suicide]] in front of him. [[TraumaCongaLine All of that]] resulted in him becoming Odio. |
| 253 | ** He was once old friends with fellow deities (knight-like ones) Ky Kiske and [[Pantheon/RegretAndShame Siegfried Schtauffen]], and envies how they didn't fall as hard as him. |
| 254 | * Recently, [[VideoGameRemake an alternate telling of his tale]] had been spreading among the gods. Most of the story is the same, up until the last moment, when a hidden form of Odio's called [[TrueFinalBoss "Sin of Odio"]] was revealed. While this form, too, was felled by the different heroes across time, it's said that [[FightingFromTheInside Oersted himself began to aid them]], even dealing the final blow. |
| 255 | -->'''Oersted:''' ''"......Who- who are you? And I... I am... I was..."'' |
| 256 | -->'''Odio:''' "''[[VillainousBreakdown I... I am Odio... Undying hate! Unyielding rage!]]"'' |
| 257 | -->'''Oersted:''' ''"[[FightingFromTheInside I am... I must...]] [[HeroicResolve I WILL!]]"'' |
| 258 | ** Oersted has not commented on this turn of events, especially since [[RedemptionEqualsDeath he still passed shortly after]]. But in the Pantheon, where DeathIsCheap, some gods have begun to wonder if he can turn over a new leaf after all. |
| 259 | * ''"[[AsLongAsThereIsEvil In every heart the seed of dark abides. The makings of a Lord when watered well...]] [[ThePowerOfHate With hate. Sweet hate.]] She springs eternal. Sings... all tempting draught. We'll drink of her again."'' |
| 260 | [[/folder]] |
| 261 | |
| 262 | [[folder:Zarkon and Lotor]] |
| 263 | '''[[WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender Zarkon and Lotor]], Dueling Gods of [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget Good Intentions Corrupted By Power]]''' (Zarkon: Former Black Paladin) |
| 264 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vld_zarkon.png]] |
| 265 | [[caption-width-right:350:Zarkon]] |
| 266 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_59343.png]] |
| 267 | [[caption-width-right:250:Lotor]] |
| 268 | * Greater God (Zarkon), Intermediate God (Lotor; Greater when piloting the [[UnfinishedUntestedUsedAnyway Sincline]]) |
| 269 | * Symbol: A numerous Galra Empire symbols (Zarkon), a comet of quintessence (Lotor) |
| 270 | * Alignment: LawfulEvil, once LawfulGood (Zarkon). Believed he was ChaoticGood, was actually NeutralEvil with ChaoticEvil intentions. Currently ChaoticNeutral in the Pantheon (Lotor). |
| 271 | * Portfolio: [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget Well-Intentioned Ideals Corrupted By Power]], AliensAreBastards, PurpleIsTheNewBlack, ThousandYearReign, TimeAbyss, TechnologicallyAdvancedFoe, FallenHero, AcePilot |
| 272 | ** Zarkon: '''TheEmperor, AbusiveParents, GalacticConqueror, EvilSoundsDeep, EvilFormerFriend, GlowingEyesOfDoom, HerosEvilPredecessor''', InvincibleVillain, NoNonsenseNemesis, NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist, OrcusOnHisThrone, OurZombiesAreDifferent, TragicVillain |
| 273 | ** Lotor: '''ChildOfTwoWorlds, AntagonisticOffspring [[IAmNotMyFather Who Really Hates His Father]], PragmaticVillainy, BitchInSheepsClothing, WarriorPrince, DarkMessiah,''' [[AliensOfLondon British-Sounding Aliens]], AntiVillain, AsskickingLeadsToLeadership, TheChessmaster, DragonWithAnAgenda, EvilVirtues, FrontlineGeneral, LongHairedPrettyBoy, SpareToTheThrone, VillainHasAPoint, WellIntentionedExtremist |
| 274 | * Domains: Corruption, Manipulation, Royalty, Empires, Conquest |
| 275 | * High Priest: [[Literature/LegacyOfTheForce Jacen Solo]] |
| 276 | * Herald: [[TheDragon Commander Sendak]] (Zarkon) |
| 277 | * Followers: [[Film/StarTrekGenerations Soran]], [[Manga/NuraRiseOfTheYokaiClan Abe no Seimei]], [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Yuthura Ban]], [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Vaarsuvius]] |
| 278 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Xehanort's Incarnations]], [[Pantheon/{{Philosophy}} The Son]] |
| 279 | ** Zarkon: [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Melkor]], [[Pantheon/{{Science}} Professor Hojo]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Sheev Palpatine]], [[Pantheon/TheatricProduction Dark Specter]], [[Pantheon/{{Words}} Anankos]], [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives Ozai]], [[Pantheon/{{Upbringing}} Charles zi Brittania]], [[Pantheon/{{Politicians}} Tywin Lannister]], [[Pantheon/{{Transformations}} Frieza]], [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles King Cold]], [[Pantheon/TraitorArchetypes Trakeena]], [[Pantheon/EvilActions Ganondorf]] |
| 280 | ** Lotor: [[Pantheon/CharacterArchetypes Sasuke Uchiha]], [[Pantheon/TraitorArchetypes Hans Westergard]], [[Pantheon/{{Colours}} Char Aznable]], [[Pantheon/RangedWeapons Marida Cruz]], [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader]], [[Pantheon/GoodAndEvilColors Darth Maul]], [[Pantheon/CharacterActions Ben Solo/Kylo Ren]], [[Pantheon/{{Upbringing}} Goro Akechi]], [[Pantheon/RoyalActivities Jaime Lannister]], [[Pantheon/LoyaltyAndServitude Tyrion Lannister]], [[Pantheon/DraconicBeings Daenerys Targaryen]], [[Pantheon/PrideAndEgotism Vegeta]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypesAToM Big Boss]], [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Magneto]], [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Kuvira]] |
| 281 | * Rivals: |
| 282 | ** Zarkon: [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Thanos, Sauron]] |
| 283 | ** Lotor: [[Pantheon/OpposingFate Riku]], [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Corrin]] |
| 284 | * Enemies: '''''EACH OTHER''''', ''each other’s allies'', [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Luke Skywalker]], [[Pantheon/{{Siblings}} Leia Organa]], [[Pantheon/LuckAndFortune Han Solo]], [[Pantheon/IntellectualArchetypes Obi-Wan Konobi]], [[Pantheon/SpeechNToZ Yoda]], [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Zaheer]], [[Pantheon/{{Nature}} Aang]], [[Pantheon/ElementalPairings Katara]], [[Pantheon/BetrayalMotivation Zuko]], [[Pantheon/{{Despondency}} Korra]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Hearts]], [[Pantheon/SuicideAndSacrifice Suzaku Kururugi]], [[Pantheon/RidingAndControl Kallen Kozuki]], [[Pantheon/{{Logistics}} Cornelia vi Britania]], [[Pantheon/GamingGenresNToZ Sora]] (at least for Zarkon mostly), [[Pantheon/HatredAndRancor Zamasu]] |
| 285 | ** Zarkon: [[Pantheon/AirBasedTravel Space Power Rangers]], [[Pantheon/WeaponWielding Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]], [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Team Lightyear, Tommy Oliver]], [[Pantheon/GameMechanics Ultraman]], [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Kazuya Oki/Kamen Rider Super-1]], [[Pantheon/FriendshipAndCamaraderie Gentaro Kisaragi/Kamen Rider Fourze]], [[Pantheon/MilitaryTechnology Amuro Ray]], [[Pantheon/{{Armies}} Honor Harrington]] |
| 286 | ** Lotor: [[Pantheon/{{Hats}} Robert Barantheon]], [[Pantheon/ReligiousFigures Unalaq]], [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} Father (Fullmetal Alchemist)]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForRevenge Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist)]], [[Pantheon/FieldsOfMagic Edward Elric]], [[Pantheon/SelfHatred Cersei Lannister]], [[Pantheon/PhysicalAppearance Skull Face]], [[Pantheon/{{Fathers}} Ultraman Belial]] |
| 287 | * Complicated Relationship/Archenemies: '''[[Pantheon/TypesOfMechas Team Voltron]]''' |
| 288 | * Respects: [[Pantheon/MotivationsForWar Lelouch vi Brittania]] (Lotor) |
| 289 | * Opposed by: [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Nohr Royal Siblings]], [[Pantheon/GoodAndEvilColors Hoshidan Royal Siblings]] (Lotor) |
| 290 | * Over thousands of years, [[TheEmpire the Galra Empire]] has ruled over the universe, hellbent on conquering everything. Ruling them is their emperor, Zarkon who is obsessed with gaining more power through [[LifeEnergy quintessence]]. Then there is his son, Lotor, who wishes to take the throne for himself and take the Galra into a new direction. Both once had good intentions that were eventually corrupted by quintessence, both literally and figuratively. So the Pantheon wisely chose to ascend both under the same title. They are not happy with this situation to put it lightly. |
| 291 | * Were once put into the same temple but Zarkon [[GettingTheBoot physically kicked Lotor out]], disallowing him in at all and then proceeding to [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown blow up everything that Lotor was supposed to have in said temple]]. Lotor now basically has to drift from shelter to shelter, as he would find it embarrassing to request the Court of the Gods to transfer him somewhere else. Plus, giving him a new location would just invite Zarkon and his enemies to come and trample it so it would be safer to be constantly on the move. |
| 292 | * Both could agree however on not being particularly joyous on the pilots of Voltron (and the other guy) being here. It was hoped they might be nicer thanks to [[spoiler:[[DeathEqualsRedemption recovering their sanity as spirits and helping put a stop to Haggar’s multiversal destruction]]]] but the ResetButton hit them particularly bad in this instance where they do not remember any of that. Zarkon is a mortal enemy to the entire team for everything he’s done to the universe wide, so he’s at their top shit list. Lotor however, while doing things far less evil things has a [[ItsPersonal very personal relationship with Voltron for pretending to be their greatest ally before his true intentions were revealed]]. Zarkon swore on taking Voltron out while Lotor wisely avoids them like ThePlague. |
| 293 | * Lost a good chunk of their power as the Galra have moved on from them. [[InstantAwesomeJustAddMecha They even lack the mecha that rivaled Voltron are not present with them any longer]]. Zarkon more or less has to rely on his own strength for now and Lotor is a lot of harder for people to trust him. |
| 294 | * Both are looking to obtain quintessence in the Pantheon: the prime reason for their villainy. Zarkon basically needs it to fuel himself and Lotor knows its use is the key for him to achieving the power to defeat his father. Harnessing would proves tricky as it is the most effective method is draining planets and people of it, a method Zarkon would use but not Lotor usually. Since they are in the Pantheon, it proves HARDER to harvest quintessence as many will oppose them and the technology used is [[AdamSmithHatesYourGuts expensive to manufacture]], regardless of how many people backing them. |
| 295 | * The only thing that both Zarkon and Lotor share that is not enemies is their sole shared ally Xehanort, who knows what is is like to be DrunkOnTheDarkSide. Zarkon and Lotor are interested on something like Kingdom Hearts could mean for them, that even an artificial one would yield a galaxy’s worth of quintessence to use. Though secretly, both are not aware of Xehanort two-timing them and just wants to examine if they will be useful to whatever plans he has yet. |
| 296 | * Their actions made the two quite hated by the Jedi at large, and their corruption being unlike how one turns to TheDarkSide. Though the two did gain some friends in the form of Sith in the process, though even they are sure the Sith are watching their backs over them. The Son also is particularly interested in both of them and acts friendly towards both. |
| 297 | * Share the same creators as the world of Avatar. Though their actions have made them unforgivable in their eyes (even Zaheer notes they are nothing but corrupt individuals seeking power), they managed to find two allies from their: Ozai (shares the EvilOverlord nature of his) and Kuvira (Kuvira is impressed by Lotor’s conviction to change his people, regardless of the methods used). |
| 298 | * The Phantom Thieves of Hearts have been notable doing their best to destroy the desires of both Lotor and Zarkon and perform HeelFaceBrainwashing to them, as their former idealistic selves would be horrified by their actions as seen in Voltron’s final battle. It proves to be difficult as Zarkon’s cognition makes them out as gods and everybody ants, literally. So it would be hard to travel a universe-size cognition as the size of insects, needless to say. Lotor’s cognition is just really, REALLY hard to get into for some reason, so they don’t know what they’re prepared for. |
| 299 | * Both particularly have dislike for Sora, [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech tired of his speeches on how they should not do bad things and use their technology to help others]]. Zarkon tried beating Sora up for the first time he said that and Lotor just does his best to abandon ship whenever he sees Sora. After Sora suddenly went up and vanished, they’re glad he’s gone. |
| 300 | * Zamasu sees them as prime examples of mortal’s corruptibility if they gain power. Though in secret, [[{{Hypocrite}} Zamasu is looking into quintessence just like them to see if it could give him power as well]]. That tells how much they take his opinion seriously. |
| 301 | * May not look like it (especially Lotor), [[OlderThanTheyLook but they’re thousands of years old]]. It is unknown if this is considerable long life is just the effect of the quintessence or just a part the Galra’s lifespan (Galra do live for extremely long times but pushing into the tens thousand is ridiculous). So don’t call them—especially Lotor—boomers. You will get beaten badly for it. |
| 302 | * Exclusive to Zarkon: |
| 303 | ** Zarkon joined with the GUAE to regain his power and he was welcomed with open arms there, especially by fellow GalacticConqueror Palpatine. Melkor is particularly interested in researching quintessence and allowed him into his ranks. Zarkon is collaborating with Hojo on quintessence harvesting, as the professor is familiar on using LifeEnergy. |
| 304 | ** Zarkon is the first person to pilot the Black Lion, and helped head the creation of the Lions in the first place so he’s [[HerosEvilPredecessor by all account Voltron’s first leader]]. Became rather obsessed on regaining his Lion, even after the Black Lion had essentially abandoned him once learning the depths of his hate and madness. Turns his attention on destroying Keith now that he is the new pilot for his former Lion. |
| 305 | ** Is on friendly terms with both Charles zi Brittania and Tywin Lannister over [[ArchnemesisDad hating their children]]. Though Zarkon still very much prejudice against humans, he finds these two rather good company to talk to. |
| 306 | ** Dark Specter was very much interested in Zarkon potential as a GUAE commander and even brought some Galra loyal to him aid in their endeavors. Zarkon was impressed by Dark Specter and allied himself for his own benefit. |
| 307 | ** Is a FriendlyRival to Frieza and King Cold. Frieza basically is what Lotor could have been if he actually accepted Galra ruthlessness and King Cold like a more pragmatic Zarkon. Zarkon won’t accept any competitor and does his best to screw these two over but not to a hostile extent. It is fortunate Frieza had some CharacterDevelopment after the Tournament of Power, otherwise they would be on less friendly terms. |
| 308 | *** Speaking of son he wished he had, Trakeena also embodies that to a certain degree. Her improving herself and going to even more vicious lengths to get what she wants is something so Galra that, Zarkon notes she would have been fitted perfectly in their society. If Galra were so expendable, then Zarkon is sure [[SuicideAttack he would have strapped bombs to them as well]]. |
| 309 | ** Went and challenged Ganondorf over who is the superior EvilOverlord in a one-to-one battle. Shockingly, when Ganondorf turned into Ganon and tried ramming Zarkon, he held onto the tusks and pushed him back, a testament to his strength. Both caused the ceiling to fall on them after but managed to gain respect towards each other. |
| 310 | ** Pretty much enemies to all SuperheroesInSpace. The Space Power Rangers, the Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Team Lightyear have all reminded him too much of what Voltron stands for and wants to end them. He even got Honor Harrington to oppose him, and she is a rather difficult commander to battle against. |
| 311 | * Exclusive to Lotor: |
| 312 | ** The son of Zarkon and his Altrean wife, [[ChildOfTwoWorlds Lotor at his youth always struggled with juggling with his expectations as Galra royalty and his Altean heritage]]. It was then he realized the Galra culture would need to be changed into a peaceful one, and the only way to commence such a process by ascending to the throne. Voltron’s appearance could not be so perfectly timed. |
| 313 | ** What crimes did he do that makes Lotor so loathed? Surely, his crimes can only amount to him doing tons of backstabbing within the Galra Empire only? Lotor realized that mere pragmatism would not be enough for him to defeat Zarkon, so he devised a scheme that would have made his father proud if it wasn’t against him. Gathering all the surviving Alteans and leading them to a safe haven, Lotor made himself as their MessianicArchetype and provided them with all their needs. Then came the day he decided to send half of the Alteans to another colony... which was a {{People Farm|s}} to suck them of their quintessence for his own use. Needless to say, when that plot was discovered, it made their opinions sour on their former ally big time. Did not help when he was battling them, [[DrunkWithPower he may have gone and said a likely quintessence-fueled statement where he said he will destroy both the remaining Galra and opposing Alteans to create a new empire where he is god]]. [[SincerityMode At least he’s not as bad as his dad?]] |
| 314 | ** Seemed to have wisened up and bit after ascending. Words of his actions have basically made his trustworthiness go down harder than the Titanic, so there goes several plans on manipulating people for more quintessence sinking down as well. [[TheChessmaster Since manipulating others was his best weapon]], he’s now focusing on trying to find other means that would allow him to take on Zarkon. Some expected him to have a HeelRealization that he slaughtered a good chunk of his people for power, but Lotor more or less pretends it never happened until it is brought up against him where he goes on a rant instead. |
| 315 | -->'''Lotor''': I have said I would unify both Galra and Altea some day, no matter the cost. The Alteans I have drained of their quintessence had a better fate than being slaughtered by the barbaric Galra! If only Voltron were not there, then their deaths would have been justified! |
| 316 | ** Likely the biggest people who felt the most betrayed by Lotor (aside from Lotor’s Altean followers) is Team Voltron. They initially did not trust him since he was Galra but eventually saw him as their most important ally if peace with the Galra was possible. Especially Allura who felt like she had an emotional connection with him. [[BrokenPedestal Then the truth hit them and all of those feelings evaporated instantly]]. Even after his death, [[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning the Alteans he manipulated incidentally killed countless people all in his name after they were manipulated by Haggar next]]. In the Pantheon, while it is generally agreed that Zarkon is a much worse person, it remains to be seen if even a shred of good will towards him would emerge. |
| 317 | ** That said, Lotor really is capable of good. In one instance, he cooperated with a race without violence and it worked pretty well. [[KickTheDog Then Zarkon didn't like it and blew up said planet]]. So him pushing into the extremes would be sympathetic to most, but remember: {{People Farm|s}}. |
| 318 | ** Looked for a few good allies and found some who emphasize with his actions. There was Sasuke Uchiha for his constantly [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor going back and forth between being genocidal or not]]. Prince Hans can see his reasons of throne ascension were much like his won (though he has a much more terrible reason for it). Char Aznable has [[WellIntentionedExtremist thrown a meteor onto Earth for the sake of the newtypes]]. Also, he and Char share the a lot of similarities as well. |
| 319 | ** Even managed to ally with redeemed individuals like Miranda Cruz and Anakin Skywalker. They’re trying their best to make sure Lotor does not go off the deep end and becoming a maniac. They argue Lotor would have done well if he did not expose himself to quintessence to such a degree. |
| 320 | ** Related to Goro Akechi for the DaddyIssues they suffered. Goro has to admit that Lotor’s issues are a whole lot more problematic than what Goro’s is. The TokenEvilTeammate comparisons could not be more pronounced. |
| 321 | ** Impressed by Daenerys Targaryen and her subordinate Tyrion. He questioned how far the Mother of Dragons would pursue to have that utopia of hers, if it meant annihilating all of those who oppose her if she had to. After hearing how her invasion of King’s Landing went, [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom he wondered if that question he gave may have gone through her head during said invasion]]. |
| 322 | -->'''Lotor''': When I told her if she would burn everything to the ground to make her kingdom, it was not meant literally. Okay, maybe it was literally in context. |
| 323 | ** His convictions managed to impress Vegeta, who is a person who generally does not care for the morality of people ([[ReformedCriminal especially since he slaughtered countless people under Frieza]]). Would be more impressed if Lotor was actually able to fight on his level. At least without piloting something. |
| 324 | ** Gained a rivalry with Lelouch over being able to manipulate others. It all started when Lotor tried convincing Lelouch to be his ally but Lelouch say right through him. Since then, they have been trying to one-up each other in the planning department. If only Lelouch’s allies to see intricacies of this mental war between them since they despise Lotor for his greatest crime, calling it a purposeful version of Princess Massacre. |
| 325 | ** Respects Corrin for uniting not just one but three worlds he was born into. If only if that were so simple with him and the Galra. However, Corrin challenged Lotor’s methods and the siblings of Corrin do not like Lotor as much either. The Galra prince now questions when will everyone have their opinions soften on him. |
| 326 | ** Does not like being compared to Unalaq, as his reason for being a DarkMessiah is because he genuinely wanted to help others while Unalaq just wanted to basically be the AntiChrist. Lotor may have done some horrible things but he draws the line at some point. |
| 327 | ** Kuvira and Magneta could emphasize with how Lotor operated, having the WellIntentionedExtremist ideologies themselves. Big Boss too especially thinks Lotor is a genius who was really in a desperate situation. It got to a point Skull Face wanted to kidnap Lotor to use his knowledge but forfeited the plan upon seeing the repercussions. |
| 328 | ** Would call Robert Barantheon an embarrassment, seeing someone who was once risen so high become a fat PuppetKing. At least with other incompetent rulers, they were incompetent from beginning to end but this man is wasted potential at its finest. |
| 329 | ** The unnamed Scar and Edward Elric pretty much hates Lotor, again comparing his {{People Farm|s}} scheme being like if Amestris offered sanctuary to refugees of Ishval, only to convert them to Philosopher Stones afterward ([[BerserkButton also he called Ed short]]). Speaking of, Lotor does not like Father as much as they do, thinking Father’s plan for godhood reminded him too much of his old one along with the going crazy part. |
| 330 | * ''“You want to see my power? The strength of the Empire flows through my veins, and you will feel its wrath!”'' —Zarkon |
| 331 | [[/folder]] |
| 332 | |
| 333 | [[folder:The Zone Guardians (''OFF'')]] |
| 334 | '''[[Videogame/{{OFF}} Dedan, Japhet and Enoch]], Divine Guardians of JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope''' (The Guardians; Dedan: Guardian of Zone 1, The Queen's Inspector, The Tall Mister; Japhet: Guardian of Zone 2, The Millennial Fire Bird, The [Little] Bird; Enoch: Guardian of Zone 3, The Director, The Big Mister, Big Bacon) |
| 335 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guardianall_7.png]] |
| 336 | [[caption-width-right:350:Top to Bottom: Dedan, Japhet, Enoch]] |
| 337 | * Greater Gods (althought Japhet refuses to call himself a God due to his guilt) |
| 338 | * Symbol: Signs with the name "ZONE 1, 2 and 3" for each |
| 339 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BkRjWGPrSQ Fake Orchestra]] (Dedan), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLAP2X16GP4 Minuit à Fond La Caisse]] (Japhet) and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA1GTBeO58Y O Rosto De Um Assassino]] (Enoch) |
| 340 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil (Dedan) and ChaoticEvil (Japhet and Enoch) |
| 341 | * Portfolio: DrunkWithPower, EvilVersusOblivion, FaceHeelTurn, LoadBearingBoss, MaddenIntoMisanthropy, WellIntentionedExtremist |
| 342 | ** Dedan: BadBoss, ExtraOreDinary, HairTriggerTemper, {{Jerkass}} ([[TookALevelInJerkass And he used to be a Nice Guy]]), [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Many Teeth]], SirSwearsALot, WalkingShirtlessScene |
| 343 | ** Japhet: [[AGodIAmNot Doesn't consider himself a God]], [[DudeWheresMyRespect Not acknowledged by his subjects]], MadGod, [[PeoplePuppets Possessed the body of Valerie, the Judge's Brother]], TalkingAnimal, ThePhoenix, TragicVillain |
| 344 | ** Enoch: [[AGodAmI God Complex]], {{Acrofatic}}, AdvancingBossOfDoom, BewareTheSillyOnes, FatBastard, CorruptCorporateExecutive, {{Kevlard}}, SizeShifter, SlasherSmile |
| 345 | * Domains: Administration, Control, Evil, Insanity, Spectres |
| 346 | * Heralds: The Elsens (Their subjects) |
| 347 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Lord Vyce]] (All of them), [[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} Gus Fring]] (Dedan); [[Pantheon/TheatricPerformers Norma Desmond]] (Japhet); [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Kyubey]] (Enoch) |
| 348 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Words}} The Batter]], [[Pantheon/PlainNeutral The Player/The Puppeteer/(Insert Name Here)]]''' |
| 349 | ** All of them: Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfDestruction, and every [[Main/OmnicidalManiac Omnicidal Maniac]], [[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships Count Bleck]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Dimentio]], [[Pantheon/DeathManipulators Doc]] [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Scratch]], [[Pantheon/{{CheatsAndGlitches}} The Entity]]/[[spoiler:[[Pantheon/{{CheatsAndGlitches}} MissingNo.]]]] |
| 350 | ** Dedan: [[Pantheon/DraconicBeings Bowser]], [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} King Dedede]], [[Pantheon/AlignmentChanges Gru]], [[Pantheon/CombatOther Etna]], [[Pantheon/ClothingTheme Bandana Waddle Dee]], [[Pantheon/{{Enemies}} the Waddle Dees]], [[Pantheon/OtherCreatures The Prinnies]], [[Pantheon/{{Anger}} Namor the Sub-Mariner, Benson Dunwood, Gordon Ramsay]], [[Pantheon/FormMentalities The Hulk]], [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Magneto]], [[Pantheon/PlotArchetypes Shizuo Heiwajima]] |
| 351 | ** Japhet: The House of Pantheon/{{Felines}}, [[Pantheon/NarrativeGenresAtoM Sakaki]], [[Pantheon/{{Siblings}} Jyushimatsu Matsuno]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfTreason Trakeena]], [[Pantheon/{{Birds}} Lugia, Ho-Oh]], [[Pantheon/ElementalPairings Molt]][[Pantheon/{{Trios}} res]] |
| 352 | ** Enoch: [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Haru Okumura]], [[Pantheon/MealsNtoZ Stocking Anarchy]], [[Pantheon/MealsAtoM Lemres]], [[Pantheon/TechnologicalExperts Kokonoe Mercury]], [[Pantheon/GameModes Gretel of the Blood Team]], [[Pantheon/OptimismAndPessimism AA-12]], [[Pantheon/JoyAndHappiness Pinkie Pie]], [[Pantheon/UnlivingBeings Hall of Unliving Beings]], [[Pantheon/{{Zombies}} Hall of Zombies]] |
| 353 | * Opposes: Incompetent People (Dedan), Ungrateful People (Japhet) Anyone who Disagrees with his "Methods" (Enoch) |
| 354 | * Opposed by: [[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} Hall of Ghosts]] (All of them), [[Pantheon/{{Birds}} House of Birds]] (Japhet); [[Pantheon/{{Food}} Hall of Food]], The Good Aligned Members of [[Pantheon/FleshEaters Hall of Flesh Eaters]], Drug Dealers and Cooks, Corporate Executive deities (Enoch) |
| 355 | * Pities: [[Main/LoadBearingBoss Load-Bearing Bosses]] like [[Pantheon/FamilyDysfunctions The Que]][[Pantheon/BodilyForm en (ICO)]] and [[Pantheon/BossDesign Mother Brain]] or Rulers whose domains fell after their death (All of them) |
| 356 | * Pitied by: [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader]] (All of them) |
| 357 | * Respected by: The Evil Aligned Members of [[Pantheon/FleshEaters Hall of Flesh Eaters]] (Enoch) |
| 358 | * On Bad Terms with: [[Pantheon/TypesOfSadness Malygos]], [[Pantheon/RoyalPersonalities Caligula]], [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} The Queen of Hearts]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfMadness Konrad von Carstein]], [[Pantheon/RoyalActivities Aerys]] [[Pantheon/IncestuousDynamics Targaryen]], [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Qin Shi Huang]] (All of them) |
| 359 | * On Truce with: [[Pantheon/{{Destinies}} Punishing Bird, Judgement Bird, and Big Bird]] (All of them) |
| 360 | * Working Relationship with: [[Pantheon/FleshEaters Lord Crumb]], [[Pantheon/CommercialArchetypes The Glukkons]] (Enoch) |
| 361 | * Annoyed by: '''[[Pantheon/UnlivingBeings Sans and Papyrus]]''' (Dedan) |
| 362 | * Temple Visitors: [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Light Yagami]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Mr. Freeze]], and [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Walter]] [[Pantheon/CriminalActions White]] |
| 363 | * In a world of nothingness, there exists a group of zones each administrated by a Guardian. Dedan of Zone 1, Japhet of Zone 2 and Enoch of Zone 3, the three are arguably the strongest beings in the world only behind the Queen and the Creator, the latter being the one person that they promised to build an {{Utopia}} where everyone would live happily ever after. Except [[HeelFaceTurn that was never meant to be]] and they each went [[DrunkWithPower mad with power]] that only brought grief and suffering to the residents, until a being named the Batter stepped up to combat the looming spectre threat, the Guardians being a prime target for the Batter's goal and every single one was defeated by him, [[spoiler:with their respective Zone devoid of life as well]]. |
| 364 | * As explained by Enoch, their roles as Guardians consist of forming the energy sent by the Queen to make their Zones habitable for their subjects, serving as each Zone's "living engine", which is why when they perish [[spoiler:most of their subjects perished along with them]]. The three guardians differ in how they handle their Zones and their personality are widely different. In the past they used to be friends but duties and personal struggles prevented them from seeing each other often, but that sense of companionship still lingers, even if their mindset has been warped after years of administration. |
| 365 | ** Dedan is the first guardian, a tall man with [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily plenty of sharp teeth]] and a very explosive temper. He is [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] and [[BadBoss treats his subjects like crap]] but of the three he is the most competent in managing his zone and actively trying to combat the spectre threat. Surprisingly he was very nice in the past, but that changed. |
| 366 | ** Second is Japhet, the Fire Bird. Originally a very [[TheGoodKing caring master]] he eventually went insane after his efforts were not appreciated by the Elsen, who aren't even aware of his existence and seeks nothing but to get them killed. This also applies to the lesser deities of the pantheon, who deserve punishment for their selfishness. |
| 367 | ** Last but not least, is Enoch. Arguably the most evil of three and very sadistic. Enoch is a cold-hearted administrator that runs a factory in his realm, offering sugar to his subject which makes them addicted to it. [[spoiler:The truth is that the sugar is made of the corpses of Elsen and that he basically has been turning his people into cannibals]]. |
| 368 | * Applies to all: |
| 369 | ** The three Guardians woke up in the halls of the Pantheon, confused about how they survived. After all, they died and their Zones faded away with them, so waking up in an unfamiliar location utterly baffled them. As they walked around together in this strange place, they were spotted by [[Pantheon/CombatSkill Krillin]] who looks similar to the boy who once helped them, and decided to approach the bald martial artist. Krillin then explained what this place was and convince them that he would take the three go to the Court of Gods, hoping to find answers on what lead them to this place. After their deaths and lives were analyzed, it was discovered that all three [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope lose sight of their original motivation]], granted them their current titles, and were promptly brought into their new temples. |
| 370 | *** The entrance of their temple is a floating red box which goes to a near black pocket dimension with three red circles and one white circle with green tassel-like/pine-leaf borders around them like a smaller replica of [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/offgame/images/7/72/The_Nothingness.png The Nothingness]] from their world but no keycard is required to enter each Zone. Each red circle goes to a different Zone and each Guardian has their own Zones (with their resurrected subjects, The Elsens, who serve as their heralds) but the land they are using is much smaller in scale, likely due to the lack of influence from their Queen. At least there are no spectres roaming around the place and they are still able to have most of their previous powers and Competences despite that setback. The White circle is a special Room that is also accessible to anyone and plays a recreation of their memories in person, specifically of who they once were and what they became, sometimes in order, sometimes in reverse order. It's similar to The Room back in their world but a bit different due to the lack of spetres and [[spoiler:due to its Creator not being around to likely project them]]. While it's debatable as of this writing what causes the people occupying The Room to experience these memories, in this temple's version is likely this way it is due to the title given to them. |
| 371 | *** As they move into their new temples, they have time to reflect on their predicament, the Court's decision, and the titles given to them, having gained knowledge of what happened to them after their respective deaths as well as the events that lead up to it. Remembering how they used to wish for a Utopia and looking at how they are now, they claimed that they see nothing wrong with how they ruled their respective zones or how they treat their subjects [[note]]mostly Dedan and Enoch's case since Japhet feels some sort of guilt about what he had done, or so he claims[[/note]] as it is out of necessity but it's truly hard to tell with them how they feel about the whole thing or if they have any lingering regret or shame about their title. |
| 372 | ** Regardless of how the Guardians feel, that doesn't stop other deities, who started with seemingly good intentions from deciding to do evil actions, from visiting their temple, either for admiration (for either the Guardians or the Memory Room), as a warning to others who are about to experience the same scenario, a place of reflection or curiosity of the Memory Room. While they see the Guardians who live in this temple as cruel tyrants [[note]]The Guardians in turn see them as self-serving criminals[[/note]], [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Light Yagami]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Mr. Freeze]], and [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Walter]] [[Pantheon/CriminalActions White]] have visited the Memory Room at least once, with each of them being disappointed in being shown what they already know, having little regret on their decisions as they believe themselves to be in the right and do their evil actions for their own respective motivations [[note]]To make a crimeless utopia by killing criminals and those who stand in his way for Light and To help their loved ones by committing several crimes for Mr. Freeze and Mr. White[[/note]]. Anakin Skywalker (formally Darth Vader), who also sees the Guardians as tyrants but pities them for how they used to be, visits their temple frequently if only to reflect as part of his redemption arc, seeing the promising young Jedi he used to be before turned to the Dark Side[[note]] He committed violent acts in service of [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Emperor]] [[Pantheon/{{Depravity}} Palpatine]] who manipulated him into believing that the Jedi Order had failed him and that Anakin was desperate to save his wife [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Padme]][[/note]]. |
| 373 | *** While the Guardians sympathized with [[Pantheon/TypesOfSadness Malygos]]' plight due to him experiencing many devastating events, such as a legion of demons and Malygos' own Dragonflight nearly getting rendered extinct by a corrupted friend and Malygos in turn sympathized with the loss of their respective Zones to the Batter killing them, he is not allowed near their temples for the time being, for three reasons. 1) Having him go to the Memory Room would trigger him and might make him go insane again. 2) His purging of the Magic users and the near destruction of his world due to that, reminded them of Batter's "self-righteous" mission to "purify" everything. 3) He once almost flipped out when he found out that not-so-good Guardians are magic users themselves (their Competences are their world's equivalent to special attacks and magic spells). He was stopped when someone explained to Malygos that their powers have nothing to do with destruction (their worldbuilding powers are the opposite), their Competences are only used in battle, and their corruption probably has little to do with said powers, just their less than stellar relationship with their subjects. Still, because the Guardians learned that Malygos is immune to magic attacks and thus to their Competences, which makes him a possible threat to their lives, they wanted him to stay far away from them as possible. Should he return, it took Enoch's Giant Form to physically drive The Dragon Aspect of Magic away from their temple. |
| 374 | ** While they have lost their way from their original vision, they don't appreciate being lumped into other corrupt or insane rules like [[Pantheon/RoyalPersonalities Caligula]], [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} The Queen of Hearts]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfMadness Konrad von Carstein]], and [[Pantheon/RoyalActivities Aerys]] [[Pantheon/IncestuousDynamics Targaryen]], all of them who went mad as they are actively cruel and even willing to kill their subject for their amusement or for even daring to defy them. The Guardians (namely Dedan and Japhet) would rather give their subjects a bit of mercy and change their mistake before leaving the subjects to die should they be unruly than enact judgment by their own hands. These insane rulers responded that being inactive to their subjects' flight is no less cruel than their own actions, with some of them egging them on that they should have been crueler to keep their subjects from being such weakling as they are. They argue that they (a little bit for Dedan and Japhet but mostly for Enoch) are sadists or mad with power themselves, to which the Guardians denied these accusations. Being insulted by their comments, the Guardians thought about attacking them before ultimately deciding that their brand of madness is not worth their time dealing with as they would rather focus on readjusting the domain they have lost. Double scorn goes to Konrad von Carstein, due to his hatred for magic users, the Guardians are no exception to his hatred and possible jealousy for their feats. |
| 375 | ** Ever since their death and ascension, they gain a bit of pity for other [[Main/LoadBearingBoss Load-Bearing Bosses]] like [[Pantheon/FamilyDysfunctions Ico's]] [[Pantheon/BodilyForm Queen]] (who they initially mistake for their own Queen) and [[Pantheon/BossDesign Mother Brain]], hoping that their shared experiences in the loss of their domains would be a common ground for them. The two don't acknowledge them however as they are too preoccupied with getting back at their respective enemies to interact with them as much. They also sympathized with other fallen leaders whose ruling domain metaphorically crumbled upon their deaths. They tried to final a common ground with [[Pantheon/{{Monarchs}} Qin Shi Huang]], an alternate version of the First Emperor of China who had gained immortality with a mechanical body, achieved the unification of China, and then later the World, something which his counterpart from Proper Human History never archived upon his death. They and the Guardians however headbutted with regards to their leadership and personalities, with Them having a problem with Dedan's temper and ego, Japhet's choice of building a library and thus the dissemination of knowledge, and Enoch's choice of feeding his subjects to each other, which They viewed it as like feeding cattle to other cattle and was horrified by such action. Ultimately, The First Emperor saw them as unfit rulers and refuses to see them further. |
| 376 | ** In the turn of this new realization, they also developed utter hatred of any world-destroying deities Pantheon like the members of the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfDestruction, believing that their goals as no different than Batter's obsession with his mission, no matter how noble their reasons may be. They hold contempt for deities like [[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships Count Bleck]] [[note]]for deciding to kill off all dimensions because he couldn't reunite with his true love[[/note]] and [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Dimentio]] [[note]] who just did it for his own sadistic pleasure, making both the heroes and villains unite to stop him once and for all[[/note]], the former having reformed after reuniting with his love and regretted his actions but in their opinion that doesn't excuse his initial actions (to which Count Bleck understands where the Guardian were coming from and he and Tippi try to keep their distance from them ever since) while the latter just shrugs the Guardian's comments and even trolls them by threatening to wipe their world for the second time to piss them off. Even thought he is also a fellow Guardian, the First Guardian in fact, [[Pantheon/DeathManipulators Doc]] [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Scratch]] is also hated by them since part of his plan to summoning [[Pantheon/NonAthleticSports Lord English]], who is also a member of the GUAD, is to end the universe and every possible version of said universe (he doesn't care about their opinions as along as he fulfills his goals, and that he thinks he's probably too powerful to be stopped by them). Since the Guardians are of a higher rank than him (something he envies), [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Lord Vyce]] had to swallow a bit of his pride and decide to ally with them upon hearing their hatred of destruction-related deities, and despite their ''really questionable'' actions. Though initially wary of Vyce due to his method of universal conquest by defeating their universe's champion, being a similar mindset to the Batter of defeating a Zone's guardian to cleanse the place, and Vyce's belief in conquest for the universe's own good could compromise their roles as Guardians, the Guardians collectively decided to ally with him considering the amount of world-destroying threats they [[Main/EnemyMine both have to face in the Pantheon]]. As such, both parties agreed that the Guardians would be granted immunity and keep protecting their newly created Zones in their Temples and return, helping him in fighting off the GUAD and promising to alert The Lord should they come in contact with [[Pantheon/CheatsAndGlitches The Entity]], a life-from that can assimilate anything, as Lord Vyce is the only one who is allowed to defeat due his on-going vendetta against it. |
| 377 | ** When they enviably crossed paths with The Batter [[spoiler:whom they saw him in his "monstrous ducky" form]], Dedan and Enoch wanted to kill him on sight. Japhet, while still resentful of him, doesn't try to attack the Batter due to having accepted his own failures and his death at the Batter's hands. A violent fight ensued between the two Guardians and the Divine Purifier until several gods have to restrain the two Guardians to not destroy the other Houses and the other deities are afraid that their second death at The Batter's hands (it might purify their temples as that is their current domain and probably won't affect the whole Pantheon, but that's just one blursed speculation) may or may not still [[spoiler:summon [[Main/CreepyDoll The]] [[Main/BossInMookClothing Secre]][[Main/EldritchAbomination taries]] and infest the other Houses with them]]. Agreeing on their points, the Zone Guardians reluctantly retreated, not before returning a death glare to The Batter. |
| 378 | ** Due to knowing the game's story, they were made fully aware of the entity called The Player/(Insert Name Here) and decided to meet them. Dedan feels more insulted that he lost to a puppet and his unseen master and lashes out at them verbally for aiding in the destruction of his beloved Zone. Enoch also chastised (Insert Name Here) for helping in the Batter's "mission" and no matter [[spoiler:which side they choose in the end]], it would still have been too late to save them or their respective Zones. Japhet finds the ironic/humiliating that he, who forcefully controlled a cat and wanted to control the spectres, had been killed by someone who needed to control someone else to do anything. As per the nature of (Insert Name Here), their reactions to the Zone Guardians' insults vary. Considering how powerful of an influence they have on not only the Batter but also [[Main/PlayerCharacter in other worlds as well]], the Guardians were also advised to not invoke further and to avoid them. Additionally, any mentions of the [[Main/GainaxEnding Space Apes]] would elicit anger from the Guardians. |
| 379 | ** The Guardians feel like the deities most similar to their temperaments are the [[Pantheon/{{Destinies}} Punishing Bird, Judgement Bird, and Big Bird]], despite the Birds feeling the need to pass violent judgment like The Batter. It was said that the Birds sought to prevent ruin within the Black Forest which will end with the arrival of a beast as detailed in prophecy but in doing so, [[Main/SelfFulfillingProphecy they end up causing its decline exactly as foretold]]. Being Guardians of the Black Forest, their need to protect their once happy forest at all cost (regardless of how it affects their subjects) is something Dedan and Enoch can kinda sympathize with and the fellow bird Japhet can relate to them being unappreciated for their efforts. The Guardians would have fully allied with the Birds had it not been for the Birds' paranoia and wanting to enact punishment for the Guardian's respective evil actions, making them difficult to deal with, with their combined form, the Apocalypse Bird, giving them a tough time even for them. Still, the Guardians argued with the Birds that their mutual enemies are The Batter (who wants to purify both groups) and (Insert Name Here) who controls both X [the manager of [[Pantheon/{{Economics}} L Corp]] which the Birds were imprisoned in] and The Batter, is more deserving of their wrath and while the "Beast" that the Birds seek never technically came to destroy their domain, the Guardian's own "Beast" destroyed theirs without any warning. The Birds, likely relating themselves to the Guardian's argument and realizing that The Batter and (Insert Name Here) as a bigger threat to them when compared to the Guardians, decided that they could form a temporary truce with each other for the time being to focus on these two dangerous deities first. |
| 380 | * Exclusive to Dedan: |
| 381 | ** Dedan is the Guardian of Zone 1, an easily angered, belligerent man (possibly a mutant) who treats his subjects like crap, and is implied to have verbally abused them regularly. His second chance at life did not improve his temper one bit (he seems more irritated than before) nor did it improve his relationship with his subjects, who are still timid and anxious just as ever, as the Tall Guardian seems just as impatient and critical of them (if not more). This got a bit for flack from other villains like [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} King Dedede]] and [[Pantheon/DraconicBeings Bowser]] and former villain Gru, who have their own silly and simple-minded mooks but are good and patience to them despite that. They even tried to help him out on how to treat his subjects better but Dedan lashes out at them, saying that they shouldn't damn tell him how he should manage his workers and that should mind their own fucking business. He even threatens to skin them personally should they ever set foot at his temple/zone again, and due to the threat the three of them and their respective mooks have kept their distance from him since then. His bad treatment of his subjects lead to some comparisons with [[Pantheon/CombatOther Etna]], who is similarly cruel to her [[Pantheon/OtherCreatures Prinny]] minions, to the point of using them as expendable punching bags. Of course, Dedan tends to punt the Prinnies around whenever he's in a bad mood (which is often) and ends up in tussled with Etna thanks to their irritable natures. |
| 382 | ** When he was the Guardian of Zone 1, his Zone was in charge of producing and distributing raw materials to the other Zones and his role in his new temple is no different here, as he figured he could rebuild/reestablish what was taken from him after his death and also aiding in rebuilding his fellow Guardians' Zones as well. These materials or Elements in their world are Smoke (which is what The Elsens breathe), Metal (which creates the ground they walk under, as well as some tools), Plastic (which makes up the oceans in its liquid form and various objects in its solid form) and Meat (which is what The Elsens eat). The Smoke and Metal are extracted from mines and cow farms respectively and because of that, Dedan had made some requests to the Court of Gods to also bring back the cows from his world as he learns that the cows in the Pantheon either don't produce metal and/or are sentient. Dedan didn't take his second life kindly as he saw his first death as a ''huge'' waste of time for everyone involved and the shock of his loss and death at the hands of The Batter, the lost of his beloved Zone and presumably, the lost of his Queen whom he was loyal to, still lingered within him. |
| 383 | ** Like the Batter, Dedan also has a hostile relationship with the Hall of Pantheon/{{Ghosts}}, blaming them for disrupting his Zone back in his world before The Batter came along. While he doesn't actively pursue them as The Batter would, he would threaten to kill any spectre or spectre-related deity that would set foot into his part of the temple. One time, some scared ghosts deities who are trying to escape The Batter's beatings, unknowingly seek refuge in Dedan's domain, only for the Tall Guardian to swipe at them dead for refusing to leave the premises. He was given a permanent ban from setting foot in the Hall of Ghosts ever since. He's not really mad about it surprisingly as he never plans to go there anyway. |
| 384 | ** It's generally not a good idea to bring Dedan into the [[Pantheon/{{Anger}} Hall of Anger]] or have him come into contact with any easily-angered person unless you don't like quietness or want to see an absolute blood bath. One time, he almost got along with park manager Benson Dunwood and famous chef Gordon Ramsay, due to their mutual dislike of people who don't do their jobs very well, until they both learned that the Tall Guardian is willing to abandon his subjects to fend for themselves amidst danger should they pissed him off. The shouting match that ensured got so loud and colorful that it almost made every sailor, sea captain, and pirate in the Pantheon blush. Another time, he got into a heated argument that turned into a full-on brawl with The Hair-Trigger Temper God and Current Ruler of Marvel's Atlantis, Namor the Sub-Mariner, and [[Pantheon/FormMentalities The God of Hulking Out]] himself simultaneously due to how Dedan and Namor run their respective dominions, which lasted quite a while to each other's durability. The fight had gotten so bad that other Marvel deities had to ask [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Mag-fuckin-neto]] to incapacitate the Tall Guardian after learning his body is made out of steel (Dedan now holds a fierce grudge against the three since then). However, his worst fight yet was with the bartender-turned-bodyguard Shizuo Heiwajima, who is ranked as a Lesser God but has the physical strength of a Greater God, which started because they accidentally bumped into each other and Dedan verbally insulted him for not giving way. Let's just say that aftermath of this fight caused so much property damage, that that section of the temple can be likened to a warzone. |
| 385 | ** As one of The Batter's allies, [[Pantheon/UnlivingBeings Papyrus]] personally visited Dedan in his temple with a gift especially after learning that The Tall Guardian was [[https://twitter.com/tobyfox/status/818211590696800258?lang=en one of the inspirations]] [[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ten-years-later-off-lives-on#:~:text=In%20the%20Undertale%20Artbook%2C%20Toby,much%20as%20it%20adored%20OFF for his character]]. As first Dedan wanted to turn him away, but after [[Main/NoodleIncident remembering a death threat the other day]] from a certain short skeleton who can potentially kill him if he turned down or harmed to his brother in any way, he begrudgingly let him in. Papyrus then explained his initial reason for coming here telling the Tall Guardian about the Tall Skeleton's creation discovery and also that he wanted to try to make The Batter and the other Guardians friends again even if The Batter had killed them once before considering [[spoiler:Papyrus himself forgave and believed his killer would have a change of heart in a different darker timeline in his world]]. The Great Papyrus then presented his gift, which is spaghetti & meatballs which he made himself, and then urged The Tall Guardian to try it. When he did, Dedan immediately spat out his food and cursed loudly at the Skeleton for his awful cooking, to which the Skeleton was seemingly unaffected by his insults. Upon seeing Dedan's outburst, Papyrus figured that perhaps his mood is affecting his taste and general outlook in life and has an idea to make The Tall Guardian calm himself down. Papyrus would try to take Dedan to the [[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} Hall of Calmness]] hoping to find someone who can help him control his temper but most of members there are unable to help him, not because they are afraid of the Tall Swearing Monster-looking Guardian but because they are either unable to relate to his struggles of ruling over subjects or just plain indifference to him to worth helping out. |
| 386 | ** There was one particular deity however who noticed the two of them, Gustavo Fring who is the [[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} God of Composed Rage]], who is aware of Dedan and sees his strong work ethic and lack of patience for ineptitude reminded him of his own. His temper could be a risk factor for sure but then again, Gus has taken risks before in spite of his known meticulousness and also he had his own anger issues that he had worked on during his raising drug empire. The Former Drug Kingpin approached the two in his usual friendly persona and requested to speak to Dedan alone, to which Papyrus was happy leave them be and waited outside Gus' temple mansion. After getting acquainted with each other, Gus offers an alliance with Dedan should Gus should be get into a dispute with a higher ranking deity and in exchange, help him out efficiently managing his farm and mining operations (since he also used to run a successful chicken restaurant chain) or making his enemy (The Batter) pay for what he did to his Domain in his previous life. Dedan at first felt insulted for implying that Gus could do a better job than him, but then Dedan realized their situations are similar in a way and noticed that, despite being an ordinary human with no powers, he had a working functioning drug empire, who makes sure his enemies and unruly employees get what they deserve (i.e. death), until someone, who thinks he's equal or better than him, didn't follow his orders and [[spoiler:killed him (abeit indirectly in Gus' case), causing his empire to crumble down]]. Furthermore, [[spoiler:he used to be kind caring person before one of the Cartel members killed his close friend and has sworn to revenge over them ever since, turning him into the person he is now.]] This sense of familiarity was enough for Dedan to accept his offer, and the two of them arrange the time and date on when they can see each other again, hoping that Gus could be useful to him in the future. |
| 387 | * Exclusive to Japhet: |
| 388 | ** Japhet is the Guardian of Zone 2, where he built a massive city for his subjects to live in. He used to be a kind generous ruler, but turned into a corrupt and mad leader as his subjects kept being ungrateful for his sacrifices. His attitudes continue in the Pantheon, as he holds grudges against any deity who fails to show proper gratitude towards the people who sacrificed much for them. The Goddess he hates the most is Trakeena, whose streak of being ungrateful towards anyone, even if they saved her life, pisses him off greatly. Trakeena is really annoyed by his complaints, and they would end up fighting whenever one of them struck the other's nerve. |
| 389 | ** Then he was once a little bird, Japhet was eaten by a cat named Valérie, who was too nice to chew the bird up and too underpowered to kill a powerful guardian. As a result, the Bird Guardian took the control of his host and later tore him apart as the bird transformed into his larger true form. When he ascended, he still have Valérie's corpse hanging on his head, likely as a reminder of what he had done. The [[Pantheon/{{Felines}} House of Felines]] are naturally horrified and promptly banned him from entering their halls and its members are forbidden from consuming him if ever he's in his smaller form, not that Japhet would care any less what they think of him. His experiences made him have low opinions of cats in general but not enough hatred to actively want to kill them as he would for his ungrateful subjects. On a semi-related note, the body snatchers at the House of Pantheon/BodilyForm have refused to comment further on Japhet's unorthodox hijacking and subsequence his destruction of his cat host, stating that it seems kinda gruesome even for them. |
| 390 | ** Back when Japhet was in charge of Zone 2, he had built a library, a shopping mall, an amusement park, and a residential area for its residents. In his temple, he manage to create these establishments again (albeit in a smaller scale) hoping to win back his resurrected subject's respect, viewing that his ascension and resurrection could give him a second chance to redeeming himself in their eyes. Unfortunately, due to his past actions, he's still feared/unappreciated by them and the other deities who could potentially be interested in his establishments are too scared of him to even visit his temple. Fortunately for them, rather than attempt to kill his subjects or simply give up like the last time, he sought to travel to other places the Pantheon hoping he can find ways to get his subjects' attention. One of his first thought was to seek help from the Hall of Pantheon/{{Architecture}} for ideas but he didn't find anything that could be worthy for his grand vision, so he though of other options. |
| 391 | ** He once tried to challenge the Legendary Pokémons [[Pantheon/{{Birds}} Ho-Oh]] and [[Pantheon/ElementalPairings Molt]][[Pantheon/{{Trios}} res]] on different occasions, both being inspired by [[Main/ThePhoenix Fire Birds]]. Part of the reason for these battles is for domination to see who is the better Fire Bird, another part of it is for getting recognition for these battles if victorious. While Japhet surprisingly held well among the two Legendaries, he lost to both as they have the hidden ability to [[Main/HealingFactor heal themselves]], much like the Batter himself (and unlike Japhet). The Millennial Fire Bird has sworn for another rematch another day. On the subject of birds, he's not really popular with [[Pantheon/{{Birds}} House of Birds]] either, with the good and neutral avian deities not wanting to be associated with him and the evil avians deities don't want to be bossed around by him (that and all of them intimidated by his "headdress"). Ultimately, Lugia had to guard the house to prevent him from loitering inside, causing more ire for the Bird Guardian. |
| 392 | ** Another time, he once went to the [[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} House of Ghosts]] to attempt to control its members to do his bidding and intimidate his subject and enemies into respecting him. When he can't seem to control them in any way, the Ghosts laughed at him, stating that since they came from different worlds and were not created by The Queen herself, they cannot be controlled by him, whether he's able to do so or not. They promptly kicked him out of the House as well, causing Japhet to feel rejection and resentment even more. |
| 393 | ** Looking for new establishment ideas, Japhet ventured to the [[Pantheon/TheatreAndSpectacle House of Theatre and Spectacle]] and observed the various film and theatre acts there. From that place he found an actress named [[Pantheon/TheatricPerformers Norma Desmond]], a washed-up silent film star whose failure at a comeback and the heartbreak of being forgotten led her to insanity and murdered her screenwriter who she was working with. While conversing with her and letting her know his plans to make a new area for his subjects, Norma suggested a film theater would be the perfect place for that and that she's willing to perform on stage or screen movies (starring her of course) with the help of her ally [[Pantheon/{{Personality}} BoJack Horseman]][[note]]Thought he's not likely to help Japhet given that he would probably not side with the cat killer given that one of his former manager and close friend is a cat-person[[/note]]. While her delusions of grandeur are a lot stronger than his (because at least he's willing to admit his mistakes, unlike her), he is willing to work with her, seeing her as a kindred spirit and their vastly different ranks makes it unlikely to be killed by her. Upon hearing this possible alliance, her victim [[Pantheon/AfterlifeEntities Joe Gillis]] was worried that their interactions would make each other more mentally unstable and dangerous and plans to seek help from other higher ranking Gods to keep them away from each other. Only time would tell when their respective plans would come to fruition. |
| 394 | * Exclusive to Enoch: |
| 395 | ** Enoch is the Guardian of Zone 3, where he runs a massive sugar factory. While that may sound appetizing to many a SweetTooth, there are unfortunate parts that greatly sour the sweet exterior; the workers in the factory are gravely addicted to consuming sugar, and the sugar is actually made up by other workers. Needless to say, many of the Pantheon's sweet lovers like Stocking Anarchy, Lemres, Pinkie Pie, L Lawliet, Kokonoe A. Mercury, Gretel of the Blood Team, and AA-12 are disgusted by such a disturbing fact. AA-12 in particular thinks that his sugar would reinforce her image of being a "crack addict" which she heavily dislikes, plus sugar made out of people is quite disgusting to her. As per request from these sweet-lovers, the [[Pantheon/{{Food}} House of Food]] (with the exception of the Hall of Pantheon/FleshEaters of course) has forbidden its cooks from using his sugar in their desserts or any type of food item. |
| 396 | ** Their world's sugar and its addictive properties kind of act like a drug [[Main/ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin in all but name]], however [[Main/HumanResources its contents]] make it unappealing except the most daring of druggies and other drug dealers and cooks are either equally grossed out by it as the sweet lovers or see it as competition. The chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-cook Walter White pointed out that sugar (at least in his world) can be [[Main/TruthInTelevision refined using bone marrow and some studies have suggested that sugar is as addictive as cocaine]]. That said, he was no idea why the sugar in their world causes them to "burn out" (perhaps something [[Main/OurHumansAreDifferent specific to the Elsens maybe]]) and due to [[Main/HollywoodAcid his experiences with bodies himself]], he would not rather use any bodies in his recipes any time soon. Enoch doesn't desire to profit off his creation and just wants to spread happiness to others in his own way, even if he doesn't realize how sick and twisted his methods of making them are. For now, any humans are forbidden from consuming any sugar originating from his temple (though that doesn't stop [[Main/TooDumbToLive some of them to want to try it anyway]]). |
| 397 | ** As mentioned, when Enoch was in charge of Zone 3, he ran a large sugar factory, which serves as a haven for his subjects to have jobs and feel productive. His temple is pretty much a downscaled version of said factory complete with accommodations and refreshments for workers, and workers are rewarded with "desserts" made with said sugar. Said temple or rather his office is where he mostly stays, although he does go out of his temple to see the other houses as well occasionally. While he is surprisingly agile for his size, his ''huge'' mass also makes him try pretty easily. Anyway, he sees his ascension as an affirmation of his actions and continues running his sugar refinement operations amidst protest from other deities, believing that there is nothing wrong with what he does. He's also still using his deceased subjects for the sugar, although given that he was only given limited number of subjects to be in charge of, he may need to find other ways to maintain the supply. |
| 398 | ** The Halls of Pantheon/UnlivingBeings and Pantheon/{{Zombies}} have filed a restraining order against the Big Guardian from coming near their halls or with its members in fear that they might be used his refinement too. While Enoch is seen as rather ambivalent to the ghosts, seeing them as spirits of the dead who can't go away and run around his facilities despite their hostility to his subjects, the [[Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} House of Ghosts]] would also ban him due to his connection to the previous two Guardians, whose relations with them are more hostile. The Big Guardian doesn't care about those bans either way as long as it doesn't affect his subjects. One sub-house that doesn't ban him however is the [[Pantheon/FleshEaters Hall of Flesh Eaters]], whose Evil-Aligned members approach Enoch in the hope of him joining their ranks. Enoch doesn't see himself being aligned with their group as the sugar he created was made from the vapor/processed ashes of his dead subjects and not raw flesh (his subjects eat raw meat but its origins are likely not from human remains either). |
| 399 | *** He does however have working relations with [[Pantheon/FleshEaters Lord Crumb]], an alien disguised as a human known to have kidnapped other humans and used their organs as food for his alien restaurant, in the hopes of adding dessert to his menu using his sugar. While he is unlikely to ally with Crumb due to his loyalty to his alien kind and the fact that Enoch himself is a human who Lord Crumb could turn him into a buffet if Crumb or his kind had been more powerful, Enoch would occasionally receive non-Elsen human bodies for sugar processing and in exchange for immunity for his fellow guardians and their respective subjects. [[Pantheon/CommercialArchetypes The Glukkons]], other alien race who has no moral qualms in using other alien species for food, is also interested in Enoch's addictive sugar, particularly as an additive to their Soulstorm Brew, which causes anyone who drank it to become very addicted to it, but also make them die from withdrawal if they stopped taking the drink. Suspecting that they are also loyal to their own species (even if they also have human business partners too and are hesitant to harm them), Enoch also offer the same deal he gave to Lord Crumb and work with them in exchange for immunity. Not caring about any of the dubious actions the Guardian did, The Glukkons would gladly invest in Enoch's sugar products and find him to be a pleasant business partner, and they even have talks about other possible sugar variants from other species as well. |
| 400 | ** He has a horrible reception among Corporate Executive deities, both good and corrupt ones as both seem to agree that whichever degree of worker's treatment they have is probably nothing compare to him, even if his operations are kind of effective. Enoch finds the good executives' judgment of him unfair while chastising the bad ones for being horrible to their workers or too self-centered to run their business properly ([[Main/{{Hypocrite}} despite him being horrible to his subjects himself]]). That's also another reason why he can't ally himself with the House of Flesh Eaters, the good ones hate him while he's too disgusted to align himself with the bad ones. While we don't know how he treats his workers and we do know how he treats children as a sacrifice to appease the ancient forces he served via deceptive practices, [[Pantheon/BusinessesAndCorporations Conal Cochran]] is kind of mixed on his whole thing as Enoch is doing this to serve the people he was supposed to protect rather say appease the Queen he's serving under. Because her father and later herself run a Food Plant, [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Haru Okumura]] is horrified and disgusted by both the "sugar" and Enoch's treatment of his workers for allowing them to suffer from their addiction to the substance. She plans to propose in [[Main/HeelFaceBrainwashing leaving him a calling card]] to her teammates but time will tell if this plan goes through or not. |
| 401 | ** Upon hearing that Dedan and Japhet have managed to find individual allies of their own, Enoch wanted to find an ally who he can personally relate to, but due to his tainted reputation among other gods, it took him a while for him to get one. He later found an unlikely ally in the form of [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Kyubey]], who came to him after the Weasel-like Deity's experiences with the Divine Purifier and wanting to learn more information about The Batter, seeing The Big Guardian as the more "reasonable" (i.e. emotionally stable) Guardian of the three. He was one of the few gods who didn't see anything wrong with [[spoiler:using Magical Girls as emotionally charged batteries to prevent Heat Death, rewarding their services with wishes that they wanted ([[Main/BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor any consequences ]] [[Main/JackassGenie being their fault]]), and feeding their Soul Gems with Grief Seed, [[Main/HumanResources which are made from other fallen Magically Girls]]]]. While their goals are different, with Kyubey being unable to understand Enoch's wanting the happiness of his subjects (and doesn't anything wrong with the immoral use of bodies) and Enoch not worrying about maintaining his world due to himself being its "living engine", they do understand each other with regards to [[Main/WellIntentionedExtremist doing their noble goals by any means necessary]]. After they stuck a deal, with Enoch providing information about The Batter and in return for the Weasel-like Deity promising to find a way to retrieve any dead human bodies that are affected by the Witch's Kiss should he get his Witch system reinstated, Kyubey scurried out of his office before any other Magical Girl can see him. |
| 402 | \ |
| 403 | ''"I command you. Get the fuck out of my way this instant, if you want to keep your job."'' |
| 404 | -->-- '''Dedan''' |
| 405 | \ |
| 406 | ''"You must understand... those fools... they only care about their own pathetic hassles! I did everthing for them! They are like my own, countless children... And like all disrespectful children they need to be punished."'' |
| 407 | -->-- '''Japhet''' |
| 408 | \ |
| 409 | ''"Monster? Horrible manufactory? This is my fortress of happiness! My wall against the specters!"'' |
| 410 | -->-- '''Enoch''' |
| 411 | [[/folder]] |
| 412 | |
| 413 | !Intermediate Gods |
| 414 | |
| 415 | [[folder:Cletus Kasady/Carnage]] |
| 416 | '''[[ComicBook/{{Carnage}} Cletus Kasady]], God of [[FullyEmbracedFiend Fully Embraced Evil]]''' (Carnage, [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle Marvel’s Dangerously Insane Psychopath]], [[ComicBook/{{Axis}} Carnage-Man]], The Red Slayer, [[ComicBook/{{Venomized}} Poison Carnage]], [[spoiler:[[ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage Dark Carnage, The King In Black's Red Right Hand, The Apostle of Knull]], Devil Carnage]]) |
| 417 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3afb375d17726c85be78a05f548f299f.jpg]] |
| 418 | * Intermediate God ([[spoiler:Greater God as [[ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage Dark Carnage]]]]) |
| 419 | * Symbol: The words "Carnage Rules" written in blood (as his regular self), [[spoiler:the Emblem of Knull (as Dark Carnage)]] |
| 420 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gevm2wPbC6Y Carnage Rules]] by Green Jelly, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NED3lQ70Lrs Maximum Carnage]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCAJSkNICrA Trail of Blood]] |
| 421 | * Alignment: ChaoticEvil |
| 422 | * Portfolio: ArchEnemy and EvilCounterpart to [[EvilVersusEvil Venom]], [[AxCrazy Bloodthirsty]] SerialKiller [[ForTheEvulz out for personal satisfaction]], [[StrawNihilist Couldn't care less about morality]], [[BloodyMurder His symbiote is bonded to his bloodstream]], BombThrowingAnarchist, TheCorrupter, [[DeadBabyComedy Enjoys dark Comedy]], EvilRedhead, LeanAndMean, LovesTheSoundOfScreaming, [[TheSociopath Diagnosed Psychopath]], [[TheDreaded The ONE villain whom Spider-Man will seek allies against him]], [[CompleteMonster Total Depravity]], [[spoiler:[[TheChosenOne was chosen by not one, but TWO eldritch dark gods to be their avatar]] [[BeastOfTheApocalypse and to bring the end of the world as we know it]], [[ResurrectiveImmortality Cannot truly stay dead]]]] |
| 423 | * Domains: Chaos, Killing, Blood, Nihilism, Fear, Family, Freedom |
| 424 | * Herald: ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}} |
| 425 | * Allies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Explosives}} Norman Osborn]]''', [[Pantheon/FieldsOfScience Doctor Octopus]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude The Kurgan]], [[Pantheon/{{ActsOfTreason}} Bryan Fury]], [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} SCP-106]], [[Pantheon/EvilActions SCP-993]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins Jack the Ripper]] |
| 426 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork: [[Pantheon/{{Laughter}} The Joker]] |
| 427 | * Enemies: '''''[[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Spider-Man]]''''', '''[[Pantheon/{{Metafiction}} Deadpool]], [[Pantheon/CharacterChanges Flash Thompson]], ''[[Pantheon/CombatClothing Venom]], [[Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes Eddie Brock]]''''', [[Pantheon/OtherPowers Miles Morales]], [[Pantheon/MadnessAndInsanity Yuno Gasai]], [[Pantheon/OtherEmotions Yukiteru Amano]], [[Pantheon/LoveOther Ichika Orimura]], Teen Titans, [[Pantheon/{{Underclothes}} Ryuko Matoi]], [[Pantheon/WeaponWielding Link]], [[Pantheon/{{Royalty}} Zelda]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Superman]], [[Pantheon/OffensivePowers Lucy]], [[Pantheon/ComedyGenres Kenny McCormick]] |
| 428 | * Oppose: Anybody with fire abilities or supersonic sound abilities |
| 429 | * Hosts: |
| 430 | ** Marvel: Ben Reilly, Silver Surfer, Doctor Karlin "Karl" Malus, Doctor Tanis Nieve |
| 431 | ** Pantheonic: [[Pantheon/OtherEmotions Yukiteru Amano]], [[Pantheon/{{School}} Chifuyu Orimura]], [[Pantheon/{{Costumes}} Senketsu]], [[Pantheon/BeastsAndFauna Beast Boy, Greninja]], [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Link]], Albert Wesker, Handsome Jack, [[Pantheon/{{Popularity}} Draco Malfoy]], Doomsday, [[Pantheon/SupportPowers Vali Lucifer]], [[Pantheon/PridefulAttitude Katsuki Bakugo]] |
| 432 | * Unlike other symbiote wearers like Eddie Brock, Kasady does not care about suppressing the symbiote's powers and fully enjoys using it to go on a large killing spree. He is currently trying to get others to do the same claiming that even the average person can commit murder, if only he has the courage. |
| 433 | * [[ComicBook/MaximumCarnage Once started a killing spree with many other villains in New York]] in which Spider-Man needed a group of other heroes to stop him and his "Family". Kasady is now thinking of starting a similar spree in the pantheon. |
| 434 | * Many have found it strange that he does not work well with The Joker. Turns out he had worked with him before against Spider-Man and Batman. The reason for the dislike is that Carnage thought the Joker's plans were too slow, convoluted, and stupid. The Joker deemed Carnage's methods lazy, unoriginal, and a tad gross. |
| 435 | * Acquired his philosophy that life was essentially meaningless and futile, that "laws are only words". He also saw spreading chaos through random, unpatterned bloodshed as "the ultimate freedom", thus he has attempted to allow people to gain that freedom or give them death. |
| 436 | * Has tried to break many hope bringers and those that are fueled by friendship by attaching his symbiote to them so that they can see his world views and that the only real thing in life is the freedom of killing. So far, he has failed every time to break them. |
| 437 | * Despite Carnage being a psychopath, it's utterly loyal towards Cletus Kasady. How loyal? Once the Symbiote bonded with the Power Cosmic itself the Silver Surfer but left him once he learned of Cletus dying because he was separated too long from Carnage. |
| 438 | * Like many Symbiotes, Carnage is weak against fire and loud sounds. Because of this, he tries to avoid anybody with who can use it as a weapon like Johnny Storm, Recca, Black Bolt and Astolfo. |
| 439 | * Probably the only deity to get along with Cletus and Carnage is Jinx who at times has joined the others in their carnage. She also one of the few other then Cletus himself to fully embrace the Symbiote. |
| 440 | * Even though all Symbiotes have no gender, Cletus consider it female ever since it birthed it's first "son", Toxin. |
| 441 | * The Carnage symbiote really hates Superman since 'she' is reminded of the Sentry who ripped it apart one time. |
| 442 | * The members of the Mutation Lair were able to separate Carnage and Cletus from each other and dumped Cletus' dying body so they can experiment on the Symbiote. [[TooDumbToLive Big mistake]]. Because after the red symbiote managed to escape, he went on a rampage taking possession of many members of the pantheon, including [[TheDreaded Doomsday]] before reuniting back with Cletus. During its spree, he was able to severely injured many of its tempory hosts love ones like Yuno, Ichika, Dick Grayson, and Zelda and left many of its temporary hosts nearly drained of their life force. |
| 443 | * After bonding with Norman, the Pantheon soon feared the rise of the Red Goblin. |
| 444 | * Is set to fight [[Pantheon/OffensivePowers Lucy]] in a WebAnimation/DeathBattle. Carnage is excited to show off his brutality to the Pantheon at large. |
| 445 | ** [[spoiler:He ended up underestimating his opponent, though, and met a fiery (nuclear) end. Since then, he has vowed to find a way to get back at her]]. |
| 446 | * Kenny [=McCormick=] and Cletus Kasady don’t get along at all and despise each other, because they see a lot of themselves in each other and have similar backgrounds, but have opposite goals: Both of them grew up in an abusive household, both of them have superhero/supervillain alter-egos, both of them have killed people before and [[spoiler:both of them are unable to truly die because of their involvement with ancient eldritch dark gods(Chtulu for Kenny, Chton and Knull for Cletus). Of course, having a similar background and having opposite goals(Mysterion wants to help the world while Carnage wants to watch it burn) doesn’t help at all. They would fight, but they usually don’t bother much with it because they both know that no matter how much they beat the crap out of each other, they can’t really defeat or kill each other.]] |
| 447 | [[/folder]] |
| 448 | |
| 449 | |
| 450 | [[folder:Lord Vyce]] |
| 451 | '''[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Lord Vyce]], God of [[EvilVersusOblivion Villains Opposing Armageddon]]''' |
| 452 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vycescreen04.jpg]] |
| 453 | * Intermediate God |
| 454 | * Symbol: A green, stylized "V" |
| 455 | * Alignment: LawfulEvil (used to be LawfulGood, [[KnightTemplar and is convinced he still is]]) |
| 456 | * Portfolio: MultiversalConqueror, KnightOfCerebus, [[WellIntentionedExtremist Conquers Worlds To Protect Them]] [[EvilVersusOblivion From Destruction By]] [[EldritchAbomination The Entity]], AmbiguouslyHuman, TheDreaded, DoomedHometown, [[SmugSnake Arrogant]] [[SmugSuper But Not Without Justification]], [[KnightTemplar Convinced Of His Own Righteousness]], VillainHasAPoint, HeWhoFightsMonsters |
| 457 | * Domains: Conquest, Parallel Universes, Pride, Hero Complexes, Data |
| 458 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Eliphas]], [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} Victor Von Doom]], [[Pantheon/VillainousCounterparts Thaal Sinestro]] |
| 459 | * On good terms with: [[Pantheon/BodyAbsence Captain Ahab]] |
| 460 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork with: [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} The SCP Foundation]], [[Pantheon/Warhammer40000 The Imperium of Mankind]] |
| 461 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/EyeAppearances Shuma-Gorath]], [[Pantheon/HatredAndRancor Merged Zamasu]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Sigma]], [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Nicol Bolas]] (also considered ALighterShadeOfBlack to), "champions" of other universes (especially [[Pantheon/{{Food}} Kirby]]) |
| 462 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/{{Hats}} Linkara]]''', [[spoiler:'''[[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} MISSINGNO]]''']], the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfDestruction and every OmnicidalManiac, the entire House of Pantheon/OthernessAbominations (particularly '''Giygas''', the Old Ones and SCP-682) and almost all [[EldritchAbomination Lovecraftian horrors]] regardless of alignment (such as [[Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords Bill Cipher]]), most of his rivals, [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Melkor]], [[Pantheon/PowerRangers heroic Power Rangers deities]] (particularly [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Tommy Oliver]], [[Pantheon/OtherDimensions Rick Sanchez]] |
| 463 | ** Former enemy: [[Pantheon/{{Consumption}} Galactus]] |
| 464 | ** EnemyMine with: The Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfLaw |
| 465 | * Opposed by: The House of Pantheon/{{Heroism}} and Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfGood (excluding the ones who are his straight-up foes) |
| 466 | * There is a name once feared throughout the multiverse. It is said of Lord Vyce that "all he sees, he conquers", and has overcome sixteen champion of different realities. He conquers these worlds to guard them from the Entity, a being who seeks to assimilate and devour them. Because of his, he is confident [[WellIntentionedExtremist he is doing the right thing]] [[EvilVersusOblivion as is it either conquest by his hands, or death by the Entity]]. |
| 467 | * Was once heroic, simply wishing to warn others of the danger. They didn't listen, so he chose to force the issue. He has attempted to convince the GUAG to let him work with them, but [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Cosmos]] has rejected him due to believing he has crossed the MoralEventHorizon, since he ended up trying to destroy the Earth to stop the Entity even when witnessing Linkara vanquish it due to being convinced it was still alive(or before that, with his MindRape of Nimue). This would end in him falling into the same trap, and his death in the mortal plane. The fact that [[spoiler:it has been reborn in the Trope Pantheon]] has only re-validated his beliefs. This paranoia and [[HeWhoFightsMonsters being consumed by his desire to hunt the Entity]] allows him to relate to Captain Ahab. |
| 468 | * While he doesn't oppose them on principle, the House of Heroes and the aforementioned GUAG looks at Vyce with disdain. They believe [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist he is using cosmic threats to validate his ego]], even if [[VillainHasAPoint he has a good point]]. Linkara is quick to point out that no real hero would call themselves "lord" and act as he did. Despite this, Vyce will work with them against true forces of death and destruction such as the GUAD. Melkor believed that he could appeal to Vyce's ego and promise him the death of the Entity and all cosmic horrors for his service. Vyce rebuked this, claiming that Melkor is just as corruptive and destructive as the Entity. He feels this to a lesser extent about [[Pantheon/ReligionAndFaith YHVH]], for while they are both tyrants Vyce has no interest in TheEvilsOfFreeWill and feels [[InTheirOwnImage recreating worlds]] is just like destroying them. However, the security of the GUAL, though a challenge to his pride and ambitions, is a lesser evil that can serve his ambitions. |
| 469 | * [[SmugSnake Is one to boast about his achievements]], though not merely without reason. He is not quite the multiversal powerhouse his reputation has led people to believe, but the boasts keeps cosmic threats away from the universes he has conquered and guarded. The heroic Power Rangers deities do not like his resemblance to Lord Zedd, especially not Tommy Oliver [[spoiler:given an AlternateSelf of his went on to become a MultiversalConqueror]]. Rick Sanchez, [[ItAmusedMe for entertainment]], went about humiliating and deconstructing him with his portal gun. Vyce called him a menace to other realities, and when confronted on the apparent hypocrisy was quick to explain why he felt so; "It is true I have caused a lot of destruction [[WellIntentionedExtremist for my ends]], but it is always to deal with a bigger threat and foster security. Rick, however, is irresponsible and has caused trouble out of petty reasons and his own emotional issues and hang-ups". |
| 470 | * In Lord Vyce's eyes, just about all that is [[EldritchAbomination eldritch]] is a threat to the multiverse that needs exterminating. Good or evil, he naturally opposed the Abominations sub-house. While some were completely justified in his loathing of them, others were not. They are often known to mock him as the tin knight fighting the big, bad dragon for this, thinking he is out of his depth for thinking he can take them all down. Vyce holds particular contempt for Giygas due to his similarities to the Entity, and the Old Ones for how they taint entire worlds. SCP-682's desires to destroy all things recognizable as life on Earth makes him a dreaded threat and agrees with the SCP Foundation that it must be terminated, pronto. He also takes personal offense to Bill Cipher due to his plans of Weirdmageddon. |
| 471 | * His opinions on [[PlanetEater Galactus]], while initially completely hostile, have changed. He could not fathom why [[Pantheon/OtherRelatives the Fantastic Four]] had not tried to complete their mission to destroy him. However it soon became apparent that Galactus's survival was necessary for the balance of the cosmos, and it contained a far more destructive entity known as Abraxas. With this in mind, and well understanding the concept of a necessary evil, Vyce left the world eater alone. |
| 472 | * Has a mixed relationship with both the Imperium of Mankind and the SCP Foundation. While the former completely understands and supports how he deals with cosmic threats, he is still an alien conqueror and potential threat. [[AmbiguouslyHuman Vyce's species isn't known, however]]. The SCP Foundation finds his abilities at dealing with these threats to be a good thing, and Vyce believes they are doing good work. However he is still a conqueror that would threaten the status quo, and much like the Global Occult Coalition, is of the belief that most of the anomalous items they have secured should be destroyed. He does think a lot of more beneficial ones should be secured instead of destroyed, mind you. |
| 473 | * Has chosen to ally himself with Eliphas, as they are both [[KnightTemplar knight templars]] trying to, in their own way, keep order. Unlike Eliphas Vyce has a neutral opinion on chaos in general, recognizing it as an essential part of existence, but knows it is the force more destructive than order and must be kept an eye on. He finds himself agreeing with Sinestro's means of keeping order and peace through fear, and Doctor Doom's lofty utopian ambitions along with his habit of dealing with forces where he is a ALighterShadeOfBlack to. |
| 474 | * Regards other notable heroes as champions, and is often of the belief that he must take over to do their job better. He is more willing to compromise with some, likely because with his ship under the ownership of Linkara he is more willing to compromise. Kirby is of particular interest as he regular deals with cosmic threats, [[VillainRespect and though Vyce respects his tenacity]] he believes Kirby is too childish and irresponsible to remain the champion of his world. |
| 475 | * Though not the most formidable MultiversalConqueror in the pantheon, Vyce is absolutely not someone to be trifled with. Shuma-Gorath, Merged Zamasu and Nicol Bolas are all competitors in some fashion, and not friendly ones. Sigma's recent toying with trying to conquer the Sega and Capcom universes also makes him competition. He has particular umbridge for Shuma-Gorath for being a cosmic horror of corruption that is likely ''worse'' than the Entity. It is telling that when compared to them, [[ALighterShadeOfBlack Lord Vyce comes off as the better man]]. Sure, he wishes to conquer worlds, but doesn't want to do so for power alone like Bolas, kill the inhabitants like Zamasu, or abominate them like Shuma-Gorath. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even he was shocked by Zamasu's sheer hypocrisy and delusions of justice]]. |
| 476 | * Has transformed himself into living data to escape his exile, making him like the Entity. It is an irony definitely not lost on him, and it is what led Linkara to fear that he might become the new Entity. It is also ambiguous whether [[spoiler:he was related to Franchise/{{Pokemon}} in any way, given that the Entity is Missingno.]] |
| 477 | [[/folder]] |
| 478 | |
| 479 | !Lesser Gods |
| 480 | [[folder:Berkut]] |
| 481 | '''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Berkut]], God of [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil Gradual Fall Into Evil]]''' ([[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes Prideful Prince, Purgatorial Prince]]) |
| 482 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/berkut_artwork.png]] |
| 483 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Major spoilers for ''Echoes'']][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_pr60iob3z31rk2eja_540_9.jpg]][[/labelnote]]]] |
| 484 | * Lesser God normally, [[spoiler:Intermediate God after accepting Duma's power]] |
| 485 | * Symbol: The Rigelian flag with a purple eye on it |
| 486 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMEtC3_uKmI Prince of Darkness]] when not in battle, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge26q8K8Obo Pride and Arrogance]] during battle, [[spoiler:[[https://youtu.be/Qonms6RJROo The Scions Dance in Purgatory]] when wielding Duma's power]] |
| 487 | * Alignment: LawfulEvil by Default, [[spoiler:ChaoticEvil under Duma's power]] |
| 488 | * Portfolio: [[DarkAndTroubledPast Having a troubled childhood]], [[WellDoneSonGuy Desiring approval by his uncle]], [[BreakTheHaughty Losing pride]], TheSocialDarwinist, [[BlackKnight Wearing dark themed armor]], [[InsecureLoveInterest Being insecure about his fiance]], [[ThePowerOfHate Fueled by hatred]], [[EvenEvilHasStandards Having standards in spite of his flaws]], [[SubvertedTrope at least at first]], [[spoiler:[[GoMadFromTheRevelation Losing his sanity when the truth is unveiled]], [[KickTheMoralityPet Sacrificing the woman he loved for power]], [[HeelFaceDoorSlam Denying the chance to change]], [[DeathEqualsRedemption Redeeming himself upon death]]]] |
| 489 | * Domains: War, Emotions, Combat, Villain |
| 490 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} Ainz Ooal Gown]], [[Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery Arthas Menethil]], [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Griffith]], [[Pantheon/VengeanceArchetypes Ren Hakuryuu]], [[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics Vergil]], [[Pantheon/{{Upbringing}} Charles zi Britannia]], [[Pantheon/TaintedLove Gabriel Belmont]], [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Goro Akechi]], [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Anakin Skywalker]], [[Pantheon/{{Economics}} Faust]] |
| 491 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/GenderRoles Alm]]''', Most good-aligned [[Pantheon/FireEmblem Fire Emblem]] deities, [[Pantheon/{{Mindsets}} Naruto Uzumaki]], Most deities in the [[Pantheon/{{Royalty}} House of Royalty]] due to his own shortcomings, [[Pantheon/DraconicBeings Grima]], [[Pantheon/HeroicAttitude Ragna the Bloodedge]], [[Pantheon/AuthorityFigures Zen'o]] |
| 492 | * Opposed by: [[Pantheon/GenderRoles Alm and Celica]], though Alm merely wishes to save him and get to know him better, [[Pantheon/HeroicAttitude Hal Jordan]] |
| 493 | * Pitied By: [[Pantheon/SurrogateRelationships Piccolo]], [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Tenzin]] |
| 494 | * Conflicting Opinion on: [[Pantheon/DivineRoles Tiki]] and [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Corrin]], [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes The Black Knight]] |
| 495 | * Berkut hails from the continent of Valentia, a continent divided into the two kingdoms of Zofia and Rigel. As the nephew to the king of Rigel Rudolf, Berkut grew up as the crown prince of the nation, though doing so caused him to grow a massive InferioritySuperiorityComplex. After successfully helping overthrow the king of Zofia, Berkut would run into the Deliverance and its leader, Alm. [[spoiler:Gradually losing to the Deliverance, Berkut grew more and more unstable, eventually breaking when he learned Alm was his cousin and heir to the throne of Riegl. Broken and betrayed, Berkut sacrificed his fiance to the fallen Divine Dragon Duma for power.]] |
| 496 | * [[BerserkButton Never mention the name Alm to him]]. Depending on his mood, Berkut might simply get angry and be hostile towards whoever mentions him, or he may outright try to kill you for it. Various Gods have done their best to ensure that Berkut does not run into him. |
| 497 | * He does not like to be reminded of when he [[https://youtu.be/XinIZmfKhwQ screamed out for his uncle]] or when he had a MadnessMantra and [[https://youtu.be/nQka4wv6BLw shouted about lies]]. |
| 498 | ** Speaking of his uncle, [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Tenzin]] tried to speak to Berkut about his relationship with him, hoping that since they both sought approval from someone in their family that he could help guide Berkut to a better life. Berkut responded by angrily yelling at him for meddling in his affairs and demanded he never bring up that topic to him again. |
| 499 | * Gets along decently with Tiki and Corrin despite his hostile personality. According to some, this is because he [[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes saw them while suffering]] from PowerIncontinence and gave some choice words about their powers that helped them come to terms with it. Corrin, in particular, wants to help Berkut, but recognizes that he [[IveComeTooFar has possibly gone too far]]. For his part, Berkut sees them as possible tools but he does have some amount of fondness for them, [[{{Tsundere}} even if he wouldn't admit it]]. |
| 500 | * Has thrown his lot in with the Grand Alliance of Evil under the belief he will finally obtain the power he desperately wants. He was offered the chance to join the Grand Alliance of Destruction, but refused because he wants to gain power and rule, not see the world ruined. [[spoiler:His pact with Duma has given some interest in using him as more or less TheBrute for their side, though depending on when he is talked to, Berkut can be less inclined to help some of them.]] |
| 501 | * Gets along fairly well with Griffith, since the two men both held ambitions that were stolen from them [[spoiler:and were forced to sacrifice those under them for power]]. Griffith, seeing Berkut's fragile mental state, hopes to use him as a pawn in his own quest for power but Berkut is unaware of this. |
| 502 | * On occasion, he can be seen visiting the [[Pantheon/LoveAndAffection House of Love]] in the hopes of seeing his beloved fiance Rinea. [[spoiler:Of course several people associated with said House refuse to let him in for sacrificing Rinea for power.]] |
| 503 | * Ran into Noctis during one trip to the [[Pantheon/{{Royalty}} House of Royalty]] and was surprised to learn he [[Creator/RayChase sounded]] like his friend Fernand. Hearing him talk managed to knock him out of his state for a moment, but once he realized it was not Fernand, Berkut stormed off in an angry tone. Noctis was very confused by this encounter but has taken some interest in stopping him if he can. |
| 504 | ** Similarly he ran into [[Pantheon/TechnologicalExperts 9S]] once and as soon as he heard him speak, nearly flew into a rage as he swore they [[Creator/KyleMcCarley sounded the same]]. 9S managed to avoid a fight thanks to 2B but made sure to add him to a list of people not to encounter again. |
| 505 | * In spite of his flaws, he absolutely ''hates'' [[Pantheon/RoyalPersonalities Joffrey Baratheon]] due to how poor of a ruler he is. Not only does Joffrey have power, but he uses it to make incredibly stupid mistakes that undermine his rule. |
| 506 | ** Speaking of Joffrey, Berkut briefly thought he had found someone not so different from himself in [[Pantheon/{{Offsprings}} Stannis Baratheon]] and even attempted to negotiate with him aid to claim Rigel back from Alm. However, nothing came of it because Stannis made it clear that Alm was the rightful king of Valentia. |
| 507 | * [[Pantheon/WritingTechniques Parallax]] was very interested in Berkut when he ascended, taking note of the man's mental instability makes him an interesting choice for possession. [[Pantheon/HeroicAttitude Hal Jordan]] upon hearing this acted swiftly to prevent it, not wanting Parallax to acquire whatever powers Parallax would gain from [[spoiler:Duma]]. Berkut was not pleased to be involved in their conflict and has declared his intent to kill Parallax and Hal should they try to approach him again. |
| 508 | * On rare occasions, he can be encountered being more somber and mellow then he normally is. These rare moments have given some gods, especially Alm, hope that Berkut will move on from his power-driven state, but alas these moments are quite rare to see. |
| 509 | [[/folder]] |
| 510 | |
| 511 | [[folder:Chairman Drek]] |
| 512 | '''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002 Ultimate Supreme Executive Chairman Alonzo Drek]], God of [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist Extremists Without Good Intentions]]''' |
| 513 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chairman_drek.png]] |
| 514 | * Lesser God |
| 515 | * Symbol: The Deplanetizer |
| 516 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6fMI8HiIA0 Planet Veldin: Chairman Drek]] |
| 517 | * Alignment: LawfulEvil |
| 518 | * Portfolio: |
| 519 | ** Applies for both: BigBad, BadBoss, CorruptCorporateExecutive, [[PlanetLooters Looter And]] [[EarthShatteringKaboom Destroyer of Planets]], [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas never forgets his mother's birthday]], ManOfWealthAndTaste, TheNapoleon, [[SmartPeoplePlayChess the chess to Ratchet's checkers]], SmugSnake, KarmicDeath |
| 520 | ** Original incarnation: EvilSoundsDeep, MonochromaticEyes, [[ThatOneBoss Really Tough]] FinalBoss, CompleteMonster |
| 521 | ** Reboot incarnation: AdaptationalWimp, FauxAffablyEvil, BigBadDuumvirate with Dr. Nefarious [[spoiler:[[TheStarscream before the latter's betrayal]]]], LaughablyEvil, VillainDecay, [[WellDoneSonGuy wants to live up to his father's legacy]], [[AdaptationalHeroism actually a]] WellIntentionedExtremist, [[spoiler:[[ForcedTransformation gets turned into a sheep]], UnwittingPawn, TheUnfought]] |
| 522 | * Domains: Destruction, Looting, Business, Extremism |
| 523 | * Followers: [[VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution Hugh Darrow]], [[Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction Cemetery Wind]], [[Anime/DigimonDataSquad Akihiro Kurata]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Antz}} General Mandible]] |
| 524 | * Allies: '''[[Pantheon/TheatricNarrative Gleeman Vox]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Melkor]], Looten Plunder, [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} Hexxus]], [[Pantheon/{{Contempt}} The Grox]] |
| 525 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialBehaviour The Harvesters]] |
| 526 | * Enemies: '''''[[Pantheon/WeaponizedTools Ratchet]], [[Pantheon/TechnologicalExperts Clank]]''''', '''[[Pantheon/{{Attitude}} Captain Quark]] (former employee), the entire House of Pantheon/{{Nature}} (except the Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} sub-house), [[Pantheon/RobotsAndAutomata Dr. Nefarious]] ([[spoiler:for backstabbing him]]), [[Pantheon/SingersAndPerformers Courtney Gears]] (for working with Nefarious)''', ''[[Pantheon/PlanetaryBodiesAndSatellites Mogo]]'', [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAppearanceAndBiology Commander Torque]], [[Pantheon/BeastOther Sash Lilac]], [[Pantheon/LandAndSeaTravel Carol Tea]], [[Pantheon/DefensivePowers Milla Basset]] |
| 527 | * Opposed by: [[Pantheon/MiscellaneousPhilosophies Klaus Wulfenbach]] |
| 528 | * Due to the reboot [[AdaptationalWimp changing who he is]], it was decided that the original Drek take this title, given that his rebooted version is not only such a candy-ass, he doesn't fit the trope Melkor wanted to bring him in for. That said, the original one decided to bring in the reboot one anyway for…decoy purposes. |
| 529 | * Because of his agenda, in addition to being in the shit list of his nemeses, and his former employee, '''''the entire House of Nature'''''—'''especially the Pantheon/NaturePreservers and Mogo (since he's a planet and all)'''—has it out against him and he has been banned from the House. |
| 530 | ** For the same reason, Looten Plunder and Hexxus, proposed an alliance with Drek. And because the Grox thrive in places all other life forms can't, Drek's schemes can benefit them, too. |
| 531 | * Because his claims for doing what he did for his home planet were a load of crap, Commander Torque [[Pantheon/FreedomPlanet and the Avalice trio]] are just as dedicated to stopping him. Thankfully for them, Drek's and Brevon's plots don't leave much for cooperation between the two. |
| 532 | * While he wasn't [[spoiler:the Drek Nefarious betrayed]], he's still opposes him; he wouldn't want to be next one to suffer the consequences. |
| 533 | * As his opposite, Klaus sees Drek as a complete disgrace to his species, not to mention short-sighted and wasteful in his scheme. |
| 534 | [[/folder]] |
| 535 | |
| 536 | [[folder:The Illusive Man]] |
| 537 | '''[[Franchise/MassEffect The Illusive Man]], God of [[VisionaryVillain Villains with Vision]]''' (The Leader of Cerberus, [[spoiler:Jack Harper]], [[FunWithAcronyms TIM]])[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mele_illusive_man.jpg]] |
| 538 | * Lesser God |
| 539 | * Symbol: The Cerberus Insignia |
| 540 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agfzSFzbiD4 The Illusive Suite]] |
| 541 | * Alignment: LawfulNeutral (though his enemies see him as LawfulEvil and became this when Indoctrinated) |
| 542 | * Portfolio: AffablyEvil, AmbitionIsEvil, [[BatmanGambit Creates Many Plans to Work in his favor]], TheChessmaster, ConsummateLiar, TheExtremistWasRight, GlowingMechanicalEyes, [[PragmaticVillainy Willing to work with aliens so long as it suits his goals]] |
| 543 | * Domains: Control, Power, Righteousness, Manipulation |
| 544 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar Sundowner]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Mistral]], [[Pantheon/{{Memes}} Monsoon]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalism}} Solidus Snake]], [[Pantheon/OtherDimensions Funny Valentine]], [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} Victor Von Doom]], Lex Luthor, Maximillion Caxton, [[Pantheon/{{Royalty}} Cao Cao]] |
| 545 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Clark Kent]], '''[[Pantheon/MassEffect Commander Shepard and all their comrades]]''', [[Pantheon/JusticeBringers Raiden]], [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Solid Snake]], [[Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery Ragyo Kiryuin]], '''[[Pantheon/EvilActions Harbinger]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} The Incubators]], [[Pantheon/AntiHeroism The Guardians of The Galaxy]], [[Pantheon/GameModes Ada Wong]]. |
| 546 | * He created Cerberus as he believed that he's trying to make humanity the most dominant species in the galaxy without their reliance on outside forces. |
| 547 | * Out of his dislike for other beings, by various means he has attempted to make humanity strong enough to fight any outside forces. |
| 548 | * Had a grand vision that humanity should rule the galaxy, and he will make sure they are given the power to do so, despite many of them opposing him. |
| 549 | * When he discovered the Pantheon, he was displeased at how many non-human races there are. This led him to seeking allies to make sure that humanity would be the dominant species in the Pantheon as well; even if it means working with said non-humans. |
| 550 | * Praises any Human that has been advanced with any sort of enhancement for evolving humanity to the next step and tries to either convince or have them kidnapped for experimentation to figure out how to use such abilities for the rest of humanity. |
| 551 | ** After [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 recent events]], he has renounced the type of tech he was using [[spoiler:because it led him to his downfall by indoctrination.]] He has allied with Doctor Doom to use similar technology without these effects. |
| 552 | * [[EvenEvilHasStandards Is utterly disgusted]] with Ragyo Kiryuin, he admits that a good number of his operations are shady at best and dangerous at worst but he finds that her obedience to the Life Fibers and what she did to her children is a [[EnemyMine good enough reason to work with Shepard to eliminate her.]] |
| 553 | * Has hired Desperado for various operations due to how well one of his best men, Kai Leng, operated. |
| 554 | * He has taken his temple in the Pantheon and added it to his spaceship which often changes location in the Pantheon's space, thus no one except his allies knows where he is at a given time. |
| 555 | * [[spoiler:Once considered to be a part of YHVH's Ministry but Jack turned it down because, not even The Great Will or his angels should be in charge of humanity's destiny, but themselves]]. |
| 556 | * Believes that The Incubators and even Satan himself should be destroyed and prove their views on Humanity wrong as to him Humanity can become strong enough to defeat any adversary no matter how powerful. |
| 557 | * Agrees with Lex Luthor on the fact that Metropolis relies too much on Superman and that they should only rely on themselves. |
| 558 | * Despite being one of his/her biggest enemies, he sees Commander Shepard as a WorthyOpponent who deserves [[VillainRespect the utmost respect]]. He desperately wants Shepard to join his side as opposed to killing him/her, and is quite annoyed when his underlings refuse to show the same respect. |
| 559 | * There's a deep secret [[spoiler:The Shadow Broker]] has on the Illusive Man: [[spoiler:Apparently, the only person he's bedded twice was an asari Matriarch. So much for his HumanityIsSuperior stance]]. |
| 560 | [[/folder]] |
| 561 | |
| 562 | [[folder:Johann Schmidt/Red Skull]] |
| 563 | '''[[ComicBook/RedSkull Johann Schmidt]], God of [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazism]]''' (The Red Skull, Captain America, Supreme One, Rote Schädel, Dell Rusk, Mickey Flynn, Herr Schmidt, Herr Skull, Fool, [[spoiler:Stonekeeper, Red Floating Guy]]) |
| 564 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b99108d5_5772_4149_940d_860be9f2aa18.jpeg]] |
| 565 | [[quoteright:350:[[labelnote:Some variants of Johann Schmidt:]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6befec81_2dd7_4e75_9720_4ef551077dc2.jpeg From left to right, top to bottom: [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Stonekeeper]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes Earth's Mightiest Red Skull]], [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries 1990s Red Skull]], [[Anime/MarvelFutureAvengers Future Avengers Red Skull]], [[WesternAnimation/IronManAndCaptainAmericaHeroesUnited Heroes United Red Skull]], [[WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble Ultimate 2012 Red Skull]], [[Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers Disc Wars Red Skull]], [[ComicBook/HeroesReborn2021 Black Skull]], [[VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder Ultimate Alliance 3 Red Skull]][[/labelnote]]]] |
| 566 | * Lesser God (Intermediate God as Black Skull, Greater God with the Cosmic Cube, [[spoiler:or as the Stonekeeper]]) |
| 567 | * Symbol: A Red Skull laid over a Swastika, or alternatively, the red and black HYDRA logo |
| 568 | * Theme: [[Music/FryderykChopin Frédéric Chopin]]'s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B♭ minor, Op. 35 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyFyAqLtHq8 (The Funeral March)]] |
| 569 | * Alignment: ChaoticEvil (used to be LawfulEvil), [[spoiler:enforced LawfulNeutral as the Stonekeeper]] |
| 570 | * Portfolio: '''[[ThoseWackyNazis A Nazi]]''', [[VillainByDefault Being Universally Hated]] [[LoveToHate Although Many Enjoy Him Being One]], [[ManipulativeBastard Complicated Schemes To Create A Fourth Reich]], [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany Reminding us of One of the Greatest Evils in Human History]], GodwinsLaw, LackOfEmpathy, {{Jerkass}}es, [[AbusiveParents The Abusive]] [[WellDoneSonGuy Yet Prideful Father of a Daughter]], {{Politically Incorrect Villain}}s, PragmaticVillainy, [[HateSink Meant To Be Utterly Despicable]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even To Other Villains]], {{Torture Technician}}s, [[TheBully Bullies]], [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking Cigarettes of Doom]], [[ItsAllAboutMe Self-Centered Individuals]], WickedCultured, TheSocialDarwinist, {{Straw Nihilist}}s, [[UnpopularPopularCharacter Hated In-Universe, Liked by the Fanbase]], [[CompleteMonster The Face Of Pure Evil In Marvel Comics]] |
| 571 | * Domains: Evil, War, Politics, Racism, Terrorism |
| 572 | * Predecessor (and supposed herald): The real UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler |
| 573 | * Official Heralds: Sinthea Schmidt/Sin ([[DaddysLittleVillain his daughter]]), and the Hate-Monger ([[YouClonedHitler Hitler's clone]]) |
| 574 | * Leader of: [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles HYDRA]] |
| 575 | * High Priest: [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Albrecht Krieger/Captain Nazi]] |
| 576 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/ConquestAndConquerors Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse]], [[Pantheon/{{Humanoids}} Millennium]], [[Pantheon/{{Leadership}} Darkseid]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Sauron]], [[Pantheon/MindControl Johan]] [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Liebert, Majin Buu, Griffith]], [[Pantheon/CommonColors Khorne]], [[Pantheon/{{Contempt}} Dr. Weil, Lysande]], [[Pantheon/CausesOfMadness Kefka Palazzo]], [[Pantheon/FormsOfImmortality Lord Voldemort]], [[Pantheon/InsaneBehavior Albedo Piazzolla]], [[Pantheon/RoyalPersonalities Luca Blight]], [[Pantheon/LoveAndAffection Frollo]], [[Pantheon/EvilActions Davros]], [[Pantheon/{{Insects}} Swarm]], [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Lex Luthor]], [[Pantheon/MusicalCompositions Alex Delarge]], [[Pantheon/FantasticalLeadership Hela]] |
| 577 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork with: [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Thanos]] |
| 578 | * Enemies: '''''[[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Captain America]]''''', '''[[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Magneto]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Trickery}} Victor von Doom]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForWar Lelouch vi Brittania]], [[Pantheon/JusticeBringers The Basterds]], [[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers B.J. Blazkowitz]], [[Pantheon/HeroicAttitude Sanger Zonvolt]] and [[Pantheon/CulturalValues Gertrud Barkhorn]] |
| 579 | * Johann Schmidt started off as but another disenfranchised youth, a petty criminal turned bellhop drifting as the Nazis rose to power. Adolf Hitler recognized the potential in the boy though, swearing he could make him a great Nazi. [[GoneHorriblyRight Hitler himself would fear Johann]], now christening himself as the Red Skull. Long after the fall of the Third Reich, he continues to carry the banner of Nazism. And he has ascended to the pantheon-God help us all. |
| 580 | ** Was believed to have thought for the Russians in the 50s. This turned out to be an imposter called Albert Malik, however. |
| 581 | * Has a SkullForAHead. Initially it was just a mask, but his Dust of Death (think Joker Venom with skulls) backfired on him. Somewhat misses his old face, [[PragmaticVillainy if only because]] [[ObviouslyEvil it's harder to trick people nowadays]]. |
| 582 | * [[HateSink One of the most hated gods]] in all the Pantheon, to the point that only the most depraved gods are willing to associate with him. And even they will randomly betray him. Memorably, [[BigBadDuumvirate he and the Joker once teamed up]], only to end up trying to kill each other. Hell, even willingly allying with him will blacklist you from some parts of the GUAE. Also, it should go without saying that '''every''' Jewish god in the pantheon hates his guts; the feeling is mutual. As does every mutant, given he's both [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a traditional]] ''and'' [[FantasticRacism fantastic racist]]. |
| 583 | ** This has lessened somewhat with him joining the GUAE as a leading member, with HYDRA administrating the specialist division. Not that the good guys hate him any less for it. |
| 584 | * [[DependingOnTheWriter His mood can vary]]; sometimes he's a cold, die-hard advocate of Nazism [[KnightTemplar and believes it's the right thing to do]], and sometimes he's a sadistic lunatic who embracing Nazism [[ForTheEvulz to hurt and kill]]. However he can always be counted on for being a DiabolicalMastermind, and [[CompleteMonster being one of the most evil people in all Marvel]]. However [[EvenEvilHasStandards even he has one standard]]... any crimes others commit on his dime must be profitable. A big fan of PragmaticVillainy, though [[EvilIsPetty isn't above petty dickery]] if he can get away with it. |
| 585 | * Is one of the primary targets of all Allied deities in the Pantheon alongside fellow SS-general Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse, due to leading the Nazi war effort in the Pantheon. In addition, he's also the target of several evil-aligned Soviet deities such as Gen. Nikita Dragovich, the latter wanting to capture and reverse engineer many of his Tesseract-powered weapons for Soviet use. |
| 586 | * The only people he truly fears are Captain America and [[Film/InglouriousBasterds The Basterds]]. The former because he's his sworn nemesis and the latter because they keep killing his Mooks. |
| 587 | * Usually trying to get at the Cosmic Cube, which for a time he had and he was raised to a Greater God. However the GUAG managed to steal it, then for the GUAL and GUAC to try and get it. Currently searching where in the pantheon the Cosmic Cube has gone. |
| 588 | ** His recruitment to the GUAE came with a caveat: when Melkor finds the Cosmic Cube, or the Infinity Stones, he gets access to it. Needless to say, Thanos is NOT happy about this. |
| 589 | * Recently, he met with his unholy partner Lex Luthor about forming a Supervillain Army to counterattack the Pantheon/GUAGSuperheroDivision... so the villains finally win for once. [[ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse When the DC and Marvel universes merged]], he combined with Lex Luthor to form the Green Skull. He found this odd, expecting to fuse with Captain Nazi instead. |
| 590 | ** While Doctor Doom dislikes him, it seems that he was planned as one of the first candidates to join in the Supervillain Army, until he rejected in favor of the recently formed Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfLaw. |
| 591 | * Was curious upon learning that Adolf Hitler was in the pantheon, however ended up disappointing learning it was the Downfall version. He's better off with Adenoid Hynkel however. Though he was his DragonWithAnAgenda, the Skull deeply respects Hitler and saw him [[ParentalSubstitute as a father figure]]. Isn't sure what to think of [[Pantheon/ComedyGenres Eric Cartman's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-c-xc24C8g impersonation of the Fuhrer]]. |
| 592 | * Has rather gained a notorious rivalry with Agent Smith, as both have the same power (and sound [[Creator/HugoWeaving rather similar]]), but different philosophies, with Red Skull focusing on "[[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans peace]]" and Smith focusing on [[OmnicidalManiac complete destruction]]. |
| 593 | * After discovering Millennium, he has an alliance with them, but views The Major to be a [[{{Understatement}} tad]] unhinged, even for his liking. |
| 594 | * [[VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder Recently forged a new pact with a powerful Asgardian deity]] and eventually taking control of the entire realm himself with HYDRA. |
| 595 | * Considers it ironic that he's a comic book villain when Hitler himself hated comics. |
| 596 | * Eventually, Johann Schmidt managed to organize an alliance of the various Nazi, or Nazi-related, deities scattered throughout the Pantheon, creating a small, but solid Neo-Nazi faction within the GUAE whose goal is no less than to remake the entire Pantheon into a stronghold and haven for Nazism. With Schmidt and [[Pantheon/ConquestAndConquerors Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse]] acting as co-leaders, members of this alliance include [[Pantheon/RoyalPersonalities Rudolf von Sturmgeist]], [[Pantheon/{{Karma}} Arnold Berkman]], [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Franz Vahlen]], [[Pantheon/BossDesign Heinz Böhm]], [[Pantheon/CharacterArchetypes Adenoid Hynkel]], [[Pantheon/{{Currency}} Masataka Shima]], [[Pantheon/{{Duels}} Erwin König]], [[Pantheon/TheatricVisuals Arnold Ernst Toht]], [[Pantheon/MedicalConditions Wilhelm Ehrenberg]], and [[Pantheon/{{Insects}} Fritz von Meyer]]. The alliance also includes deified modern-day organizations such as [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles HYDRA]], [[Pantheon/{{Humanoids}} Millennium]], and, to a lesser degree, [[Pantheon/MonsterTypes Shocker]]. Serving as troops for the alliance as a whole are [[Pantheon/TechnologicalOccupations Nemesis]], the [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar Schutzvollstrecker]], the [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar Valkyrie]] [[Pantheon/{{Enemies}} Jäger]], and the [[Pantheon/{{Enemies}} Waffen-SS]]. [[Pantheon/AlignmentChanges Isoroku Yamamoto]] is [[TokenGoodTeammate a reluctant member]] of this alliance, having few allies and many enemies in the Pantheon because of his actions during World War II, and is carefully watched by Heinz Böhm. After discovering [[Pantheon/AdministrativeCenters a war-torn version of Berlin]] among the [[Pantheon/DominionsExpansion Pantheon's Dominions]], Schmidt and Strasse established a base for their Neo-Nazi alliance there, having reconstructed, renovated, and expanded the ruined Reich Chancellery and Reichstag. Needless to say, this Neo-Nazi alliance has countless enemies in the Pantheon and beyond. Anyone discovered to have ties to it will risk facing lifelong stigmatization. |
| 597 | [[/folder]] |
| 598 | |
| 599 | [[folder:Makoto Waltz Segai]] |
| 600 | '''[[Anime/GuiltyCrown Major Makoto Waltz Segai]], God of [[HiddenAgendaVillain Villains with Unknown Motivations]]''' (The Hangman, Scarface) |
| 601 | [[quoteright:309:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/segai__1_5729_1_6.jpg]] |
| 602 | * Lesser God |
| 603 | * Symbol: His cellphone with a CreepyDoll |
| 604 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil masquerading as LawfulEvil in front of his superiors. |
| 605 | * Portfolio: [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs Invades Funeral Parlor's base]], BadBoss, TheChessmaster, ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, CombatPragmatist, CompleteMonster, DissonantSerenity, FauxAffablyEvil, [[InLoveWithYourCarnage Loves Violence and Voids]], TheSociopath, TortureTechnician, WildCard |
| 606 | * Domains: Sociopathy, Torture, Military, Carnage, Violence |
| 607 | * High Priest: [[Theatre/{{Othello}} Iago]] |
| 608 | * "Allies": [[Pantheon/{{Goals}} Yuu]], [[Pantheon/MonsterTypes SHOCKER]], [[Pantheon/{{Science}} Ryoma Sengoku]], [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar Sundowner]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnJob Gauron]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude Esdeath]], [[Pantheon/GamingStyles Nobuyuki Sugou]] |
| 609 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/BodyParts Shu Ouma]]''', '''[[Pantheon/IdentityIssues Inori Yuzuriha]]''', '''[[Pantheon/HeroicActions Gai Tsutsugami]]''', [[Pantheon/FamilyDynamics Mana Ouma]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForWar Lelouch Vi Brittania]], [[Pantheon/RidingAndControl Kallen Kozuki]], [[Pantheon/{{Endings}} Kamille Bidan]], [[Pantheon/AntiHeroism Night Raid]], [[Pantheon/DigitalPersonas Kirito and Asuna]] |
| 610 | * Opposed by: Anyone who has been tortured. |
| 611 | * Makoto Waltz Segai is a major of the GHQ with a rather...interesting background. Nobody knows what he is up to nor what he intends to do, [[BunnyEarsLawyer and rather eccentric to boot]], but he is far from nice. He was often tasked with hunting down key enemies for GHQ and he was frightenly effective at killing them until one day he witnessed what Voids are capable of by watching Shu Ouma kill a bunch of GHQ soldiers and he is fascinated by them, to the point that he is willing to go out of his way to experience voids again. |
| 612 | * Nobody expected him to show up, so this heavily alarmed Shu and Inori since that meant GHQ still had a presence after they were defeated. However, Segai pretty much came on his own without no one forcing him to come here. Apparently he finds the pantheon entertaining and wanted to be a part of it, though there are still hints that suggest he is stalking Shu to see him use the Power of Kings, last time he saw him he [[CharacterDeath ended up dead after all]]. |
| 613 | * He joined forces with Yuu once again, now that GHQ is out of bussiness he decided to aid him and join SHOCKER in their mysterious plan. He certainly is intrigued by one of Da'ath's allies, Ryoma Sengoku, who plans to make an Apocalypse Virus infested Kamen Rider, the very idea fascinates the major and is willing to go through with the plan all the way. |
| 614 | * Back when he served as a GHQ Major, Segai was considered to be very effective at his job of capturing Funeral Parlor members (Shu being one of those), but now that he is unemployed after the organization went down, Segai decided to become a freelance agent. He prefers to target rebels because of the old days and he actually got to become enemies with personal friends of Shu like Lelouch. |
| 615 | * Seems to have an amicable relation with Gauron, given their shared sadism and effectiveness when it comes of doing the job plus he mostly introduced Segai to the world of Mercenaries. Though they both really know that they are willing to backstab each other, [[OddFriendship which strenghtens their friendship for some reason]]. |
| 616 | * His obssession with Shu often labels him as a StalkerWithACrush, but he himself explained that he does this not because of the man, but because he really loves Voids and [[InLoveWithYourCarnage their potential]]. Well, [[UnreliableNarrator that's what he tells everybody anyway]]. |
| 617 | ** Strangely enough, this made him become friends with Esdeath, who also a {{Sadist}} that also stalks her foe, although her situation is truly a case of StalkerWithACrush. Plus, she values Segai determination to hunt down his foes and considers him a worthy ally. Segai on his part is very entertained about the motion of watching Esdeath slaughter her foes. |
| 618 | ** His alliance with Esdeath also caused Night Raid to label him as a potential target. Segai is not afraid of them though, he has a lot of experience with rebel groups after all. |
| 619 | * Has been hired by Nobuyuki Sugou by recommendation of Ryoma Sengoku, with the explicit order of capturing his foes, Kirito and Asuna to get back at them. He also found a few similarities with Segai and compared Shu to Kirito at times, but Segai at least is not into little children as he says, but keeps his relationship strictly professional and will do as he says. Obviously neither Kirito not Asuna were happy about this. |
| 620 | * Apparently a fan of torturing his victims to get information out of them and he doesn't hold back either. Many deities that have been tortured in the past really hate him for that. |
| 621 | * Seems to have struck a deal with Sundowner, believing that without war Segai would be unemployed and simply have nothing to do. Besides, he doesn't have a problem in capturing children if he is commanded too. |
| 622 | * Ultimately, it should be noted that Makoto Waltz Segai only holds loyalty to himself, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder having a really nasty habit of backstabbing the ones he deems useless]]. Even after having found himself a sizeable amount of allies, he himself still only does whatever he wants. |
| 623 | [[/folder]] |
| 624 | |
| 625 | [[folder:Shin (''Fist of the North Star'')]] |
| 626 | '''[[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Shin]], God of [[TokenMotivationalNemesis Motivation-Inspiring Villainy]]''' (Lord King, Star of Martyrdom, Successor of the Nanto Koshū Ken) |
| 627 | [[quoteright:223:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_img_04stand.png]] |
| 628 | * Lesser God |
| 629 | * Symbol: The crest of the Southern Cross |
| 630 | * Theme Music: [[https://youtu.be/qFE_tWCRHJ4 Southern Cross Town]], [[https://youtu.be/zgA57JCfoAU Southern Cross]], [[https://youtu.be/rlcWA4sluro The End of Martyrdom]] |
| 631 | * Fighting Style of Choice: Nanto Koshū Ken |
| 632 | * Alignment: LawfulEvil |
| 633 | * Portfolios: [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Inability to Understand Goodness]], [[MightMakesRight Obsession With Might]], Master of Nanto Koshuken, [[TokenMotivationalNemesis Motivating Heroes With Evil Acts]] |
| 634 | * Domains: Law, Villainy, War, Martial Arts |
| 635 | * Followers: [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Joe Chill]], [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Dennis Carradine]], [[Franchise/AceAttorney Redd White]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Hakon]] |
| 636 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/FearsomeArchetypes High Councilor Kal-El]] |
| 637 | * FriendlyEnemy: '''[[Pantheon/MurderAndAssassination Kens]][[Pantheon/{{Tears}} hiro]]''' |
| 638 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/MannersOfDeath Raoh]]''', '''[[Pantheon/FamilialPerspective Jagi]]''', '''[[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Sigma]]''', '''[[Pantheon/SelfHatred Lumine]]''', [[Pantheon/InfluentialFigures Raditz]], [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Peter Parker]]/[[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Spider-Man]], [[Pantheon/{{Superheroism}} Bruce Wayne/Batman]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman]], [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Lois]] [[Pantheon/ExtrovertCharacterization Lane]], [[Pantheon/IntrovertFlaws the other]] [[Pantheon/DivineBehavior Shin]] |
| 639 | ** Opposes: [[Pantheon/VillainousAttitude M. Bison]], [[Pantheon/{{Transformations}} Fri]][[Pantheon/PowerLevelsAndAppearance eza]], [[Pantheon/DodgingAndDefensiveness Bor]][[Pantheon/DefensivePowers os]], [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Xehanort's Incarnations]] |
| 640 | * Conflicting Opinion from: [[Pantheon/BossFightsAToM Epsilon (Mega Man)]], [[Pantheon/AIPersonalities Repli]][[Pantheon/FantasticalLeadership force]] |
| 641 | * Meet the man responsible for Kenshiro's deification. Shin, the successor of the Nanto Koshū Ken fighting style, was a childhood friend of Kenshiro's, but held one fatal flaw: he pined for Kenshiro's woman. This, along with some manipulation by Kenshiro's evil "Hokuto brother" Jagi, resulted in him assaulting Kenshiro, coercing Yuria into leaving with him, and conquering the former Kanto region with the KING organization and their city of Southern Cross, founded and built by him. This is what first drove Kenshiro on his rampage against the villains of his post-apocalyptic world. Unfortunately, it also drove Yuria to attempt suicide by jumping off the palace balcony in hopes that Shin would stop the madness. |
| 642 | ** Thankfully her suicide was averted by some friends who actually came to her aid in response to a different threatening suitor — Raoh. Knowing he couldn't take Raoh in combat, Shin left her in their care and pretended to have killed her in order to throw Raoh off her scent and settle the score with Kenshiro. He maintained the ruse throughout their final battle, and threw himself off the balcony as she had when it became clear the alternative was death by Kenshiro. After Kenshiro found his corpse and properly buried him, his spirit was brought to judgment before the Court of the Gods. They recounted his crimes as one would expect, but focused less on the misdeeds themselves and more on the effects that he had on Kenshiro. Being the Hokuto Shinken successor's TokenMotivationalNemesis, he was told that he would be granted a temple in the Pantheon based on his battle with his former friend. Said temple, he found, came to resemble that hallway and balcony where he reigned, fought, and fatally leapt from. |
| 643 | * Even though the work was done after inflicting a good deal of pain to him, Kenshiro thinks of Shin more highly than the usual villain as a result of their friendship and out of respect to their mutual love for the same woman. Likewise, Shin also has a better opinion of Kenshiro after his mortal death, in which it's revealed that his villainy was due to him being had by Jagi. He's still a bastard, but [[EvenEvilHasStandards has developed some standards in his villainy]]. Raoh, on the other hand, does not like him, especially since he never got the chance to kill Shin himself, saying he'll gladly take the opportunity if he sees him again. Spider-Man and Batman are both against him for similar reasons, as he reminds them of both the crooks who killed their loved ones and started them on their crime-fighting lives as well some of the more tragic members of their {{Rogues Galler|y}}ies. The latter affords him a small measure of respect from them as well. |
| 644 | * Completely hates Raditz for having been friends with Jagi when the latter was in the Pantheon, and for being the same kind of lowly underhanded coward as that bastard. Upon both Bardock's return scolding Raditz to better his ways as part of the resurrected mercenary Saiyan Army as well as the return of the Twisted Butcher of Hokuto, this animosity has largely gone directly back towards Jagi himself. While Shin refuses to interact with Jagi, he still hears rumblings about treacherous plans to deceive more fools the same way. He has decided that, should Jagi succeed in turning someone into the next Shin, the real Lord King will be there to enlighten them with the truth, and they will both confront Jagi to put him down. |
| 645 | * Fellow imperial villainous dictators like M. Bison and Frieza have attempted to forge alliances with him, but he has turned these down on principle, for they have no limits to the carnage they are willing to cause nor are they motivated by consideration for anyone else. On the contrary, Shin sympathizes with High Councilor Kal-El due to his acts of conquest coming as a result of being manipulated into killing the woman he loved and going mad from the incident. News of the two meeting does not sit well with the original Superman and Lois Lane. [[spoiler:He's beginning to rethink this when it comes to Frieza following the Tournament of Power, but is waiting to see what Frieza does in the future before ever trusting him.]] |
| 646 | * Has approached Epsilon and the Repliforce to offer his support for them, as they were played into committing their dangerous acts similar to the way he was, especially if they intend to take down Sigma and Lumine as he holds the two in contempt for doing so (albeit indirectly in Epsilon's case, but still). The robot republic rebels are more than a little hesitant to accept his aid given that he's still a prideful villain himself. Epsilon would ultimately turn Shin down after forging his own organization in Liberion Arcadia, while the Repliforce General has told Shin he will wait for what the Lord King has to offer before accepting anything. The Star of Martyrdom has since resolved to rebuild his Southern Cross with the tools of the Pantheon, not to take away the necessity of strength to survive, but to make it so that the strong can thrive. |
| 647 | * For a short time a few were confused as to when he got temples in the House of Faith, or when a Supreme Kai relocated to the House of Villains. When he and said Kai finally met, they immediately disliked one another. The Kai sensed something sinister about him, while the Lord King pegged the shorter deity as a pacifistic weakling well out of his element. |
| 648 | [[/folder]] |
| 649 | |
| 650 | [[folder:The Wolfpack]] |
| 651 | '''[[Franchise/ResidentEvil Umbrella Security Service Delta Team]][[labelnote:Members]]Lupo, Four Eyes, Beltway, Bertha, Spectr[[/labelnote]], Deities of EqualOpportunityEvil''' (The Wolfpack | Lupo: Karena [=LesProux=] | Four Eyes: Christine Yamata | Beltway: Hector Hivers | Bertha: Michaela Schneider | Spectre: Vladimir Bodrovski) |
| 652 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2015_08_22_150808.png]] |
| 653 | [[caption-width-right:350:'''Clockwise from top:''' Beltway, Four Eyes, Spectre, Vector, Lupo and Bertha]] |
| 654 | * Lesser Deities (Intermediate as a team) |
| 655 | * Symbol: The U.S.S. Logo |
| 656 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=BmgR7hCGMho The Wolfpack Theme]] |
| 657 | * Alignment: ChaoticEvil |
| 658 | * Portfolio: |
| 659 | ** In General: The {{Evil Counterpart}}s To Echo Six, FacelessGoons[=/=]GasMaskMooks, {{Villain Protagonist}}s, ThePsychoRangers, MultinationalTeam From France, Germany, Japan, America, Puerto Rico, and Russia, HiredGuns |
| 660 | ** Lupo: MamaBear (both to her team and her children), TokenGoodTeammate (for the most part), PunchClockVillain, OnlyInItForTheMoney |
| 661 | ** Four Eyes: AsianAndNerdy, [[TheBeastMaster Can Temporary Control [=BOWs=] With Her Special Abilities]], TheCorrupter, ForScience, [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation Genius In Science, Lacks Social Skills]], LackOfEmpathy, PlayingWithSyringes |
| 662 | ** Beltway: [[ArtificialLimbs His Left Leg Is A Prosthetic]], BadassBandolier, TheBrute, The Only Member Of The Team Who Is Not [[PunchClockVillain A Total Scociopath]], SirSwearsALot, StuffBlowingUp |
| 663 | ** Bertha: [[BattleaxeNurse Likes To Treat The Wounded Without Painkillers]], [[HerrDoktor Frau Doktor]], HiddenHeartOfGold, HopelessWithTech, MacheteMayhem |
| 664 | ** Vector: [[TheApprentice Former Student]] To HUNK, InTheHood, InvisibilityCloak, The Member Who Is OnlyKnownByTheirNickname |
| 665 | ** Spectre: ColdSniper, His Goggles Can [[GogglesDoSomethingUnusual Scan For Threats, Has Infared, Can Pick Out Various Targets, Sonar Vision, Can Detect Enemies and Items]], Implied To Have Survived A Soviet Winter [[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty By Cannibalism]], SinisterSurveillance, [[VerbalTic Pauses Mid-Sentence]] |
| 666 | * Domains: Soldiers, Mercenaries |
| 667 | * Allies: HUNK, Vile, HYDRA, Davros |
| 668 | ** Lupo Only: Colonel Mael Radec, Slade Wilson/Deathstroke |
| 669 | ** Beltway Only: [[Pantheon/{{Explosives}} Yoshikage Kira]], [[Pantheon/RangedWeapons The Pyro]] |
| 670 | ** Vector Only: Ryuji Yamazaki, Kano |
| 671 | ** Spectre Only: Sniper Wolf |
| 672 | ** Four Eyes Only: [[Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases Nurgle]], [[Pantheon/{{Diseases}} Typhus]] |
| 673 | ** Bertha Only: [[Pantheon/{{Physicians}} Black Jack, The Medic, Valentine, Nigel Burke]] |
| 674 | * Rival Groups Who Oppose Them: The Ascended Members of [[VideoGame/MortalKombatX Team S-F]] ([[Pantheon/NormalCombat Johnny Cage]], [[Pantheon/SoldierArchetypesAToM Cassie Cage, Jacqui Briggs]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfService Takeda Takahashi]], and [[Pantheon/{{Projectiles}} Kung Jin]]), [[Pantheon/StrikeWitches The 501st Joint Fighters Wing]], [[Pantheon/AntiHeroism Night Raid]] |
| 675 | * Enemies: |
| 676 | ** From Raccoon City: [[Pantheon/EyeAppearances William Birkin]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalism}} Albert Wesker]], [[Pantheon/GamingGenresAtoM Chris and Claire Redfield, Leon Kennedy]], [[Pantheon/{{Craft}} Jill Valentine]], [[Pantheon/GameModes Ada Wong]]. |
| 677 | ** Other Enemies: [[Pantheon/GenderPairings Kiritsugu Emiya]], [[Pantheon/MilitaryAndWarfare Sundowner]] |
| 678 | ** Lupo Only: [[Pantheon/BodyParts Sonya Blade]], [[Pantheon/{{Mothers}} Jun Kazama]], [[Pantheon/ExtrovertCharacterization Crimson Viper]], [[Pantheon/OtherRelatives Susan Richards]] |
| 679 | ** Beltway Only: Deidara, Yoshikage Kira, The Techies |
| 680 | ** Vector Only: [[Pantheon/RacialAppearances Elizabeth Braddock[=/=]Psylocke, Sandra Wu-San[=/=]Lady Shiva]], [[Pantheon/MinionsAndSidekicks Vector]][=/=][[Pantheon/PersonalAppearance Rei Shingetsu]], Raiden (Metal Gear) |
| 681 | ** Four Eyes Only: Wade Wilson[=/=]Deadpool, Kei Shirogane, Gordon Freeman, [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} Domino]]. |
| 682 | ** Spectre Only: Sniper Wolf, Frank Castle[=/=]The Punisher, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Balalaika and Hotel Moscow |
| 683 | ** Bertha Only: [[Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases Retsu Unohana]], [[Pantheon/{{Physicians}} Litchi Faye Ling]] |
| 684 | * Upon finding out that William Birkin, the Redfield siblings and Leon Kennedy have joined the Pantheon alongside Jill Valentine, HUNK had called in a favor to get his old student and his teammates to join the Pantheon. His efforts were successful, as Delta Team's ascension cleared. |
| 685 | * Upon their ascension, The Wolfpack was immediately scouted and recruited into the Grand United Alliance of Evil. As they are mercenaries, they fight for whoever shows them the money. |
| 686 | * The Wolfpack is the best at what they do...and some of its members are [[AxCrazy seriously fucked up]]. [[TheLeader The Squad Leader]] is a [[RetiredBadass former French Special Forces]] who killed her abusive husband in self-defense, [[BattleaxeNurse The Medic]] is a sadist who relishes in causing pain, [[AsianAndNerdy The Virologist]] is [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation a genius but has zero social skills]] [[ForScience whose obsession lies with viruses]], [[TheBigGuy The Engineer]] is a disgraced soldier who [[StuffBlowingUp likes to use high-grade explosives]], [[ColdSniper The Ex-Russian sniper]] was forced to flee his homeland due to pissing the wrong people off...and there's [[TheApprentice HUNK's former student]], a certified knife nut and a total enigma. |
| 687 | * Aside from the Redfields, Jill Valentine, and Leon Kennedy, both William Birkin and Albert Wesker find themselves in the crosshairs of the Wolfpack. |
| 688 | * Following their ascension, The Wolfpack has learned from HUNK of three groups that can rival them in power: Team S-F, the 501st Joint Fighters Wing and the recently-ascended Night Hand. |
| 689 | * Lupo has heard of Team S-F, but she is particularly interested in their boss, General Sonya Blade. While she respects Sonya due to the both of them sharing a military background and that her daughter decided to follow in her footsteps, both her and Lupo are on opposing sides. |
| 690 | ** Sundowner is also high on Lupo's shit-list. The reason being is that Sundowner is all for using child soldiers in war. As a mother of two, Lupo draws the line when it comes to harming children, [[MamaBear as her late husband found that out the hard way]] right before killing him with her bare hands. |
| 691 | * Four Eyes sees nothing but test subjects, and the Pantheon is home to the best walking, talking, crash test dummy around. Normally, Deadpool would welcome the attention, but even he finds Four Eyes...creepy. |
| 692 | * Beltway was banned from the House of Weapons' Ranged and Explosive Weapons sub-house due to his pranks leveling a portion of said house. Beltway shrugged it off, saying that it was just a joke. Despite this, Yoshikage Kira and The Pyro were impressed with his creativity. |
| 693 | * Hotel Moscow - ''especially'' Balalaika - do not think to highly of Spectre, due to his blackmailing some of their Mafiya and ex-mikitary comrades in the past. Spectre's response? "Nothing personal. Just good business." |
| 694 | * Due to her sadistic tendencies (not to mention that she does not use painkillers in treating the wounded), Bertha has been banned from the House of Health and Diseases. Of course, The Medic and Nigel Burke are working to appeal Retsu Unohana's decision. |
| 695 | * While Vector gets along with both Ryuji Yamazaki and Kano due to their love of knives (with the three occasionally arguing over which knife is the best), Vector is interested in the God of Revengeance, Raiden. He has seen footage of his duels against [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty Solidus Snake]], [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots his knife duel against Vamp]], and [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance his fights against both Senator Armstrong and Desperado Enforcement]]. The former apprentice to HUNK is looking forward to seeing if 'Jack the Ripper' can come out and play. BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor... |
| 696 | [[/folder]] |
| 697 | |
| 698 | !Demigods |
| 699 | |
| 700 | [[folder:Macbeth]] |
| 701 | '''[[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} King Macbeth]], God of [[AmbitionIsEvil Evil Ambition]]''' (Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King of Scotland) |
| 702 | [[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/13b9c3d8542aa084c9fc7607c2c1541f.jpg]] |
| 703 | * Demigod |
| 704 | * Symbol: A pair of bloody hands. |
| 705 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil |
| 706 | * Portfolio: [[AmbitionIsEvil Evil Ambition]], [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain Went From a Noble General to a Megalomaniac Tyrant]] [[TheKingslayer by Killing his Previous King]], [[KilledOffForReal Met his Tragic End]] [[OffWithHisHead by Decapitation]], [[SanitySlippage Going Paranoid]]. |
| 707 | * Domains: Evil, Ambition, Insanity, Takeovers. |
| 708 | * Superior: [[Pantheon/TheatreAndSpectacle William Shakespeare]]. |
| 709 | * Allies: None besides [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes his wife]]; he trusts no one else. |
| 710 | * Enemies: Everyone else, especially [[Pantheon/MagicalItems The Weird Sisters]] and any other witches (including [[Pantheon/WritingTechniques Bernkastel]], [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Lambdadelta]], [[Pantheon/AntiHeroism Elphaba Thropp]]), and the House of Prophecy |
| 711 | * Romantic Rival of: The Overlord, [[Pantheon/{{Reclusiveness}} Ra's al Ghul]], [[Pantheon/{{Planning}} Littlefinger]] |
| 712 | * Pitied by: [[Pantheon/{{Destinies}} The Witch-king of Angmar]] |
| 713 | * He ascended after his short reign and death were told by Shakespeare. |
| 714 | * [[TheScottishTrope Whenever his name is mentioned behind the scenes at a theater production bearing his name, things tend to go awry.]] |
| 715 | * Ever since three witches screwed up his life by giving him prophecies, he is very hostile towards witches and members of the House of Prophecy now, regardless of their morality. |
| 716 | * Even though [[Pantheon/{{Romance}} Romeo and Juliet]] are happy to see someone else that came by way of Shakespeare, they're a bit put-off by his paranoid nature. |
| 717 | * He sometimes looks like [[Pantheon/OtherEmotions Jean-Luc]] [[Creator/PatrickStewart Picard]]. When asked about this, Picard simply [[FacePalm does his thing]] and goes the other way. |
| 718 | * [[Pantheon/LivingObjects Goliath]] was surprised when he heard that Macbeth was coming to the Pantheon, thinking that it was one of his allies from [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} his home universe]]. He was disappointed to find this Macbeth instead. |
| 719 | * Was overjoyed when he heard that his wife had ascended. The rest of the Pantheon, especially the House of Royalty, is keeping constant watch on them as they worry that he and his wife are planning to usurp them. Because of this, spies and surveillance are constantly on watch in all of their temples to see what they are planning. |
| 720 | * Engaged in a witch-hunt with his wife after hearing that the Weird Sisters had ascended the Pantheon for their vague prophecy leading to his fall and death. This got the couple banned from the House of Magic. |
| 721 | ** During their witch-hunt, he stumbled across Gul'dan and was immediately disgusted that the warlock has the ability to contact demons to perform his deed. The fact that he is an ogre also makes Macbeth's hatred for him increase ten-fold. |
| 722 | * Because of her ruthlessness and the ability to assist and convince Macbeth to follow go through with the killing, many evil overlord with thirst for power have set their eyes on his wife and scheming to win her heart or kill him off. These people include the Overlord (as she is similar to one of his possible consort), Ra's al Ghul and Littlefinger. Macbeth naturally isn't pleased with this development. |
| 723 | [[/folder]] |
| 724 | |
| 725 | [[folder:Walter White]] |
| 726 | '''[[Series/BreakingBad Walter Hartwell White]], God of [[CutLexLuthorACheck Using Knowledge for Crime]]''' (Mr. White, Heisenberg, The Cook, The One Who Knocks) |
| 727 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/walter_fachero.png]] |
| 728 | [[caption-width-right:350:''I am the One who'' '''''Knocks'''''.]] |
| 729 | * Demigod with authority equal to that of a Lesser God (desires the respect and authority of a Greater God) |
| 730 | * Symbol: A Chemistry Beaker with a Piece of Blue Meth next to it |
| 731 | * Theme Song: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlG9g14KMSU Baby Blue]]'' by Music/{{Badfinger}} |
| 732 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil (formerly LawfulGood) |
| 733 | * Portfolio: [[BaldOfEvil Bald Villains]], [[BeardOfEvil Evil Beard]], [[CutLexLuthorACheck Using Scientific Knowledge for Criminal Purposes]], EvilGenius, [[ThePeteBest Being Embittered by Missing Out on his Life's Big Chance]], [[{{Narcissist}} Massive Egoism]], TooCleverByHalf, [[TookALevelInJerkass Becoming Less Sympathetic Overtime]], {{Freudian Excuse}}s [[MotiveDecay and Criminal Justifications that Break Down Over Time]], JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope, ChronicBackstabbingDisorder, ProtagonistJourneyToVillain, [[BetterLivingThroughEvil Turning to Crime Because it Pays Better]], [[JadedWashout Those who feel Unfairly Treated by Society]], [[InsufferableGenius Intelligent People Compelled to Prove their Superior Intelligence and Worth]], [[BecauseImGoodAtIt Choosing to do Evil Because it's what One is Good At]], PrideBeforeAFall, FromNobodyToNightmare |
| 734 | * Domain: Crime, Chemistry, Ego, Partnerships, Drugs (especially Methamphetamine) |
| 735 | * High Priest: [[Series/TheWire Stringer Bell]] |
| 736 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/TimePeriods Vito Scaletta, Joe Barbaro]], [[Pantheon/FamilialPerspective Richter Berg]], [[Pantheon/KillersAndAssassins The Black Organization]] |
| 737 | * Enemies: '''''[[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} Gustavo Fring]]''''', '''[[Pantheon/NarrativeTone Todd Alquist]]''', [[Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions Vito and Michael Corleone]], [[Pantheon/AnalysisAndRecords Sherlock Holmes]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Omar Little]], [[Pantheon/{{Reclusiveness}} Diavolo]], [[Pantheon/JobModifications 50 Blessings]], [[Pantheon/{{Detectives}} John Luther]], [[Pantheon/InvestigativeWork Conan Edogawa]], [[Pantheon/{{Officers}} Cole Phelps, Dirty Harry]], Tommy Angelo |
| 738 | * Opposes: [[Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives The Child Abuse Supporters]], [[Pantheon/{{Subjects}} Mr. Crocker]] |
| 739 | * Opposed By: '''''[[Pantheon/{{Executions}} Hank Schrader]]''''' (his brother-in-law), Houses of Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives and Pantheon/LawAndJustice, [[Pantheon/AntiVillains Leonard Snart/Captain Cold]], [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} The Phantom Thieves of Hearts]], [[Pantheon/DeathArchetypes Jason Todd/Red Hood]], [[Pantheon/{{Teachers}} Kumiko Yamaguchi]] |
| 740 | * Pitied By: [[Pantheon/{{School}} Eikichi Onizuka]], [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnLife John Keating]] |
| 741 | * On Speaking Terms With: [[Pantheon/{{Ambiguity}} Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze]], [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Flint Marko/Sandman]] |
| 742 | * Business Association: [[Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions Professor Moriarty]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin]], [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} La Squadra Esecuzioni]] |
| 743 | * Ceasefire With: [[Pantheon/OrganizedCrime Giorno Giovanna and Bruno Bucciarati's Gang]] |
| 744 | * Complicated Relationship: '''''[[Pantheon/{{Words}} Jesse Pinkman]]''''' |
| 745 | * Walter Hartwell White was initially your average Chemistry teacher at a high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico and not exactly having the best job nor personal life… until he discovers that he has lung cancer. Desperate to provide earnings for his family, Walt decides to use his skills as a graduate of chemistry to create methamphetamine, enlisting the aid of former student, Jesse Pinkman and adopting the alias, ''Heisenberg'', as a way to cover up his true identity. Despite Walt's meth being the hottest new product regarding drugs, Walt and Jesse soon find themselves having to negotiate and battle against rival drug dealers and manufacturers as well as having to avoid local authorities, especially concerning DEA Agent Hank Schrader, who happens to be Walt's brother-in-law. Despite amassing more than enough money for his family, Walt realized that not only was he too good at his new job as a criminal, but that he enjoyed it and felt validated that he could be the best in something. He continuously roped in Jesse with strings of manipulation as well as lying to his wife, Skyler, about his predicaments in the hopes that he can continue on with his work as a drug manufacturer. |
| 746 | ** Walt's greatest opponent in his drug-trading business came from Gustavo Fring, a fast-food restaurant manager who led multiple chains of Los Pollos Hermanos around Albuquerque as a way to hide his decades-long meth business. Walt saw him as a rival to usurp whereas Gus saw him as a threat due to Walt's growing ego and arrogance. Despite multiple mishaps with his family, Jesse, and corrupt lawyer Saul Goodman, whom he relied on as a way to weasel his way out of crimes, Walt eventually overcame and killed Gus, securing himself as the drug kingpin of his city. However, that wasn't to last long when just months him, one incident revolving around the involvement of a Neo-Nazi forced Jesse to consider leaving the meth business and Walt killing a partner due to his fragile ego. Making this worse was Hank discovering that Walt was Heisenberg, despite Walt having retired from the business after making enough money and his lung cancer having a relapse after a year of being in remission. Walt's efforts and arrogance would eventually pay its price when the Neo-Nazi gang led by Jack Welker killed Hank, took Jesse to be enslaved, and Walt's identity was revealed to the public, destroying his relationship with his family and forcing himself into exile in New Hampshire. Though months later, Walt would return to Albuquerque to tie up loose ends, such as having his money donated to his family through anonymous and manipulative means, killing Jack's Neo-Nazi gang and their associates and freeing Jesse from slavery, though not without taking a fatal bullet wound. In the end, Walt succumbed to his wounds whilst taking a look at the one place where he felt most alive at; a meth lab. |
| 747 | * With Walt dead, not many were willing to care much for him, given the fact that he destroyed and ruined the lives of several people solely because he wanted to validate his talent and that he decided to prioritize his ego, needs, and reputation over everyone that he worked or cared for. Even so, that didn't stop him from being granted a place in the Pantheon, which Walt expressed a degree of surprise and confusion at. For one, the place was filled with all sorts of things that would only be in one's imagination. On the other hand, there was a massive prominence in crime and that his criminal activities were not just considered a grand story, but even an awe-inspiring o e for budding drug manufacturers, considering the lengths that Walt would go to to maintain his power and authority as a manufacturer and as a meth kingpin. Feeling that his actions have solidified and made him an icon, Walt decided that being in the Pantheon was worth considering, not to mention that he might as well be using his influence as much as he can. Of course, his second chance of life also meant that he doesn't have cancer or his family to give him an excuse, so he's perfectly content on going through with another attempt at being a manufacturer and kingpin if possible. |
| 748 | * The Pantheon was a very peculiar experience for Walt. For one thing, he didn't have to rely on family as an excuse, which meant that he was expected to have a far less stressful time than he did in his mortal life, allowing him to put a lot of focus on working on his methamphetamine business. This does ''not'' mean he disregards them, for Wall does absolutely love his family to the point where he's personally kept family photos of his family from several years ago as a sign of good memento. He was given the chance of bringing them along as heralds, but given how he's [[BrokenPedestal seen with utter disgrace by everyone]], he opted not to, which did upset him considerably. The House of Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives don't like him for his strings of manipulation and narcisissm, and while Walt does get where it's coming from, he would never dare to associate himself with The Child Abuse Supporters, whom [[EvenEvilHasStandards he sees with large contempt]]. |
| 749 | * Despite his identity having gone public in his mortal realm, he still continues to go by Heisenberg in his professional business. Even so, he is one of the most celebrated figures in the Pantheon when it comes to the drug business. He's not necessarily selling his meth, but his knowledge in chemistry allowed him to cook an incredibly high-quality batch, which is said to be crystal-white in color and is about 99.1% pure. This, on top of the fact that Walt is willing to open himself up to a job partnership with just about any crook or criminal that is willing to pay him. There is one catch, however; Walt's ego and need to assert is influence and importance means that he gets to be the superior in any partnership that he gets himself involved in. Sure, the quality and demand for his meth are good enough that he attracts a large number of customers who buy his product, but genuine allies are hard to come by as sooner or later, they'll find Walt's need for validation to be tiring and preachy. Even so, he's demonstrated time and again that despite his age, he's not to be underestimated, thanks to his cunning and planning in case he's in trouble. He's devised a lot of ways to cow any underlings and opponents into submission, something that he figured would be more necessary now that he's in the Pantheon. |
| 750 | * Despite his former job as a high school teacher and having a pitiful enough experience with where he worked at, he's not really welcomed in the House of Pantheon/{{School}}, who've come to see him as too dangerous and irate to consider rehiring for a teaching job. That said, there are some teachers, such as Eikichi Onizuka and John Keating, who feel sorry for the way Walt turned out and think that had he been treated better and was earning more during his days as a teacher, Walt probably wouldn't have turned out to have either been a raving egotist or a criminal mastermind that he is known today as. Despite the teachers' stance on him, Walt personally sees Eikichi and John's perspective on him as somewhat patronizing on his end and he hates to both be pitied for his past and for his poor luck. As a result, he tends to dismiss whatever they say, even if they mean well, and state that they do not interfere with his business, something that both Eikichi and Keating were disappointed and upset about, given their drive to help others in spite of their own troubles and hurdles. He's much less sympathetic in the eyes of Kumiko Yamaguchi, which is ironic as she herself had a criminal background, namely from the {{Yakuza}}, yet chose to become a PsychologistTeacher and help out her students without having to resort to her criminal connections, unless there are really dire circumstances. As a result, Kumiko dislikes Walt for prioritizing his ego over actually helping anyone, especially when he could have just stuck to Gray Matter back when he formed it with his classmates, Elliot and Gretchen Schwartz, and earned the money and respect he wanted, but decided to stick being a crime lord because "that felt better". Walt, on the other hand, finds her bothersome, though he's made no attempt to harm Kumiko and her students and associates as they pose no threat to him and considers this as "mercy" towards her, which to him, is why they're not enemies. |
| 751 | * One of the most academically gifted figures in his House, Walt was a source of interest for Professor Moriarty, who hoped to have him as a business partner as a way for himself to maintain the most possible dominance in the House of Crime and Transgressions, though of course, Moriarty knew that Walt's ego would not be keen on that idea, so he opted to conceal it. Moriarty decided to offer Walt protection, resources, and intel under a 60-40% monetary income with Walt being paid more, primarily because Moriarty himself can gain his budget elsewhere thanks to his large network of crime connections. Moriarty also had to educate Walt about literal superpowered beings and deities in the Pantheon as a warning to make sure that his ego is curved and he doesn't make mistakes. For once, Walt agreed on Moriarty's assessment, though he does insist that he be the leading man in their partnership, one which Moriarty is fine with accepting, if mainly because keeping a high paying and intellectually talented man under his personalized supervision means that he has a valued asset in his ranks that can grant him access and authority to the meth industry. |
| 752 | ** On a more traditional note, Walt also ended up doing business with The Penguin, who was very quick to see Walt as a capable and talented meth cook whose product was virtually unmatched. Of course, much like with Moriarty, Walt demanded that he exert more authority on their partnership, though he ended up disgruntled when he stated 50-50 at most, which he had to accept at that point. Normally, Oswald would consider offing Walt due to his arrogance, but they realized that doing so would mean they would lose someone who offered great potential in earnings, not to mention that Walt was preparing for such occasions, given how he's had to deal with rival drug manufacturers who had more resources than he did. For now, Walt shares a stable, if a teeth-clenched partnership him, mainly due to his ego and rash nature at times. However, such dealings ended up attracted the Dons in his temple, as both Vito and Michael Corleone have opposed drug dealing, seeing it as a bad influence within the neighborhoods. Michael in particular has immense hatred for Walt that he has to hide or take his deals secretly to avoid his hired hencemen from killing him repeatedly. |
| 753 | * Despite his success, not every criminal likes Walt, mainly due to his ego and arrogance and feeling that he could be a wrench in their plans in case his pride gets slighted in some way or another. On a rare occasion, it's simply because of him manufacturing a drug that's known for its severe mental impact on others upon inhalation. One of those examples was Captain Cold, leader of the criminal cabal known as The Rogues who had a strict code of policy regarding their actions, one of which was to ''not'' be associated with or take drugs of any kind. Walt initially assumed that Cold, being well-versed in sciences, would take some intrigue, only to grumble when Cold stoutly stated no to his offer, feeling as if he insulted Walt's talent. Of course, Walt wants Cold and The Rogues to pay for not accepting his offer, but he knows better than to tackle them head-on, considering [[ComicBook/TheFlash who they tend to fight against]], so he resorts to making plans on how to defeat them with aid and support from his new allies and partners in the Pantheon. Though fortunately for Walt, The Rogues are not a high priority for him as he realized that federal agents, cops, and those associated with the House of Law and Justice are his more frequent opponents at this point. |
| 754 | * One of the few genuine allies he was able to make were Vito Scaletta and Joe Barbaro, a pair of mafioso from the 1950s. Scaletta, much like Walt, was pressured into becoming a criminal to provide for his family's debt, but in the process found himself too absorbed in his newfound work to the point of enjoying it, and his new desire for fame and respect led him to break his own rule of not taking drugs by becoming addicted to consuming heroin, whereas Barbaro restrained himself from using drugs, despite having no problems in selling them. While Walt wasn't happy to learn of Scaletta's struggles, he did figure that a positive relationship with the two of them can benefit them via safety support, financial stockings, and someone of trust, that is if Walt can restrain himself from his ego making a drama out of not being impressive enough towards his peers. At the moment, he's been under Scaletta and Barbaro's good graces and they enjoy a firm business relationship with one another with both earning high income thanks to Walt's unique brand of crystal-clear meth. |
| 755 | * Being a criminal motivated by ailing health, Walt found it peculiar that two other beings, namely Victor Fries and William Baker, also went through similar predicaments, though, unlike Walt, were based on familial figures that they cared about who also contracted terminal diseases. In a rare moment, Walt did feel rather sympathetic, finding Victor's predicament of having to deal with his wife being shut into a cryogenic chamber to keep her static and alive, and becoming Mr. Freeze to be pretty harrowing and Baker ([[Film/SpiderMan3 as Flint Marko]]) only being a thief just to provide income for his daughter Penny, and even without her, Baker, as Sandman, usually doesn't try to be destructive and wants to provide for his family. He can generally be cordial and respectable to both of them, particularly Victor as both of them are graduates of Science, albeit in different fields, and Walt would even give out some of his earnings to Baker as a sign of appreciation. That said, while Walt's invitation as company is welcomed, Victor does reprimand Walt to check on his pride and Baker affirms that with so much money on his side, maybe Walt should just retire from crime and lead a clean life in the Pantheon. Unfortunately, Walt is aware that Baker is right, but cannot bring himself to leave as he ''enjoys'' his job as a meth manufacturer and is too good at it to really let it go, especially in the Pantheon. |
| 756 | * One criminal that Walt did end up fighting was the famed Omar Little, who was well known for his exploits as a criminal as well as having a relationship with the crime and drug enterprises in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Despite both individuals having achieved major personal success and essentially going through unscrupulous underdog tales, Omar is seen as a LivingLegend for his actions, at least before his untimely death and even then continued to be revered by Baltimore's crime scene and even begrudgingly respected by the city's police force. Considering how Walt's reputation was more on infamy and that most who knew him personally didn't really have kind words to say, he found it difficult to directly approach him and internally admitted that he was, in fact, jealous of Omar, mainly because of how respected he is, but also for inspiring fear among those whom he felt deserved to be robbed of their belongings and success of which Walt is likely to be among them. While Omar respects Walt's intellect, his determination, and his affection towards his family, he wants nothing to do with, citing Walt's emotional immaturity and pettiness as his primary reasons. Of course, he wouldn't say this in front of Walt, given how Walt irrationally killed someone when said person stated why he didn't like him. |
| 757 | * While Diavolo has asserted his infamy as a mafioso head and having a large influence in drug trades in Italy, Walt refuses to do any partnership with him and for once, it has nothing to do with his swollen egotism. He was appalled to learn that he would want to kill his daughter, Trish Una, for simply existing and for being a link to his existence as Diavolo is incredibly paranoid about his identity to the public. Furthermore, Diavolo is willing to sell drugs to kids and teens, something that Walt doesn't like, considering that he himself was a family man and that he would never dare harm them, even at his most villainous. Speaking of, while Diavolo himself thinks very little of Heisenberg, the members of La Squadra Esecuzioni, led by Risotto Nero, were open to working with Walt under a 50-50 deal, which he accepted. While Walt knows nothing of stands, he did catch on that Risotto's organization possessed "strange powers" and realized that it's best not to anger them. He also met Bruno Bucciarati's Gang, upon which Walt was reminded of Risotto and decided to play being cautious. Bucciarati and Giorno Giovanna made it clear that they don't really like Heisenberg due to his association with Risotto and his criminal activities, but considering that they have mutual enemies and that Walt does have lines he wouldn't cross, the two ends decided on a ceasefire, so long as Walt doesn't endanger the lives of others under Bruno and Giorno's watch. Walt has privately confessed that while he doesn't like Giorno and Bucciarati, it's best to be on speaking terms with them at the moment, figuring that at the end of the day, an enemy of an enemy, while not exactly a friend, is still a reliable ally. |
| 758 | * When word got out that Hank ascended into the Pantheon, Walt had a varied surge of feelings going around with him. For one thing, he's happy to hear that Frank is alive again, albeit in another world, like himself. However, he thinks that it should have been just the two of them, and hearing that Marie, Skyler, Flynn, and Holly were bought along as Hank's Heralds didn't sit well with Walt. He's aware that, with the exception of Holly and maybe Skyler, they hate his guts and Walt feels ashamed to confront them one day, but he also tries to explain that they could be used as leverage by other criminals to exploit either of them lest they harm or kill them, especially when Walt recounted one of his last encounters with Gus. While Hank does the best he can to keep their family safe and has gotten the help of a few deities on that front, he and Walt hardly interact in the Pantheon, despite Walt being Hank's main criminal case, given that both have new allies and enemies to deal with and that Walt, despite his constant threats, personally cannot really bring it upon him to harm Hank, let alone kill him. |
| 759 | ** He was also amused to learn that Jesse also made it to the Pantheon, and rather sentimental when he discovered that he became a fugitive upon escaping from Jack's outpost and then worked his way into having his identity hidden whilst making a new one and heading out to Alaska, in addition to also writing down a letter for Brock, the son of his murdered girlfriend, Andrea. Walt did consider reuniting with Jesse several times in the Pantheon, after all despite their strenuous relationship with each other, Walt did see him as a surrogate son in his own twisted way. At the same time, knowing that Jesse not only wants nothing to do with him, but can never forgive Walt for leading him into a time of trouble, angst, and tragedy towards them both, he decided to refrain from making any contact with Jesse out of respect and some atonement for leaving him to the Neo-Nazis. If the Pantheon can provide the best outcome for a second life for both Walt and Jesse, then it may as well be that way, according to the former. |
| 760 | * Also has a spot in the Hall of Pantheon/CriminalActions |
| 761 | ''"You asked me if I was in the meth business or the money business... Neither. I’m in the empire business."'' |
| 762 | [[/folder]] |
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