| 1 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''House of Pantheon/{{Weapons}}'' '''Index'''\ |
| 2 | Pantheon/AimAndSkill | Pantheon/BladedWeapons | Pantheon/BluntWeapons | Pantheon/EnergyWeaponry | Pantheon/{{Explosives}} | Pantheon/{{Firearms}} | Pantheon/LivingWeapons | Pantheon/MultiWieldingWeapons | Pantheon/{{Projectiles}} | Pantheon/RangedWeapons | Pantheon/SwordsAndSabres | Pantheon/UnconventionalWeaponry | Pantheon/WeaponCreation | Pantheon/WeaponPlacement | '''Weaponized Appendages''' | Pantheon/WeaponizedTools | Pantheon/WeaponWielding | Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes]] -]]] |
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| 6 | !Intermediate Gods |
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| 8 | [[folder:Decidueye]] |
| 9 | '''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Decidueye]], God of [[FeatherFlechettes Feather Ammo]]''' (The Arrow Quill Pokémon, [[DubNameChange Junaiper]]) |
| 10 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/decidueye_z_move.png]] |
| 11 | * Intermediate God. Greater God with his Signature Z-Move or when Dynamaxing. |
| 12 | * Symbol: The Decidium Z-Crystal |
| 13 | * Alignment: TrueNeutral |
| 14 | * Ability: Long Reach |
| 15 | * Gender: Male |
| 16 | * Moveset: Feather Dance, Spirit Shackle, Leaf Blade, Brave Bird |
| 17 | ** Z-Move: Sinister Arrow Raid |
| 18 | * Portfolio: FeatherFlechettes, [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Ghost-type]] [[OminousOwl Owl]], TrickArrow, [[SecretArt Only User of Sinister Arrow Raid]] [[ShadowPin and]] [[YouWillNotEvadeMe Spirit Shackle]], BowAndSwordInAccord, BizarreAndImprobableBallistics, FeatherFingers, [[JackOfAllStats Proficient In All Stats]], [[CuteOwl Formerly an Adorable Owl]], LongRangeFighter |
| 19 | * Domains: Archery, Owls, Trees, Spirits, Aiming, Feathers |
| 20 | * High Priest: [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Hawks]] |
| 21 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Ash Ketchum]], [[Pantheon/{{Birds}} Lugia and Ho-oh, Anivia]], [[Pantheon/{{Plants}} Trevenant, Poison Ivy]], [[Pantheon/DefensivePowers Wood Man]], [[Pantheon/RangedWeapons Clint Barton, Artemis]], [[Pantheon/{{Projectiles}} Oliver Queen]], [[Pantheon/{{Companionship}} Lilo and Stitch]] |
| 22 | ** Partner: [[Pantheon/GoodAndEvilColors Takumi of the Hoshidan Royal Siblings]] |
| 23 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers Widowmaker]], [[Pantheon/ExtrovertFlaws Lockon Stratos]], [[Pantheon/RangedWeapons Hanzo Shimada]], Suigintou |
| 24 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery Ragyo Kiryuin]], [[Pantheon/{{Birds}} The Grand Duke of Owls]], [[Pantheon/{{Commerce}} Mr. Burns]], [[Pantheon/{{Villainy}} Looten Plunder]], [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} Hexxus]], [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Dameon Blackfyre]] |
| 25 | * Opposes: House of Pantheon/FireAndHeat, [[AnIcePerson Cryokinetics]] |
| 26 | * Opposed by: [[Pantheon/RabbitsAndRodents Twitch, Chip and Dale]] |
| 27 | * Decidueye, also known as the Arrow Quill Pokémon, is the final evolution of the Alola Grass starter [[CuteOwl Rowlet]]. A Grass/Ghost owl, it's an expert hunter who crafts arrows out of its own feathers. It does so with such precision that they can pierce a pebble at distances over a hundred yards, and fire the arrow within a tenth of a second. Though cool and cautious by nature, it can be easily surprised |
| 28 | * Suigintou originally held FeatherFlechettes, but Decidueye argued that since she had PerpetualMolt already and he's themed off an archer, she could share. Suigintou agreed, though the two still have a rivalry going on. |
| 29 | * When it came to deciding a partner, Decidueye believed the choice came to two arrow experts; Clint Barton or Oliver Queen. He came to like Green Arrow more; it came down to the two having the similar Robin Hood aesthetic, who both were a fan of. Sometimes he'll help Robin Hood with his endeavors, especially if he gives the owl great game. However after more thought it decided best fit with Takumi. They're both kind of dicks before CharacterDevelopment (Dartix are apparently known for being a bit moody compared to how Rowlet were adorably sweet. Takumi was also, according to all of his siblings and the Hoshidan characters who knew him, a pretty sweet kid before Fates started), incredibly good archers and [[spoiler:both are ghosts]]. |
| 30 | * Happens to be a ghost for some reason. It's believed that this is due to being based off the extinct stilt owl or pueo owl, a common form of ancestor spirits. He doesn't associate with the House of Pantheon/{{Ghosts}} however, due to being a Flying type as a Rowlet/Dartix and is still not comfortable with its ghostliness to deal with that ghost type weakness. It does associate with the same-typed Trevenant though. |
| 31 | * An expert with the arrow, who's FeatherFlechettes [[TrickArrow can alter their trajectory]]. With its signature Spirit Shackle Decidueye can ShadowPin opponents, and its Z-Move of Sinister Arrow Raid releases a RainOfArrows onto the opponent. Seeing all this triggered Dameon Blackfyre due to how he died, which went into full on antagonism when a rabbit it was hunting was caught by Daemon and squabbling over who should have it exploded from there. |
| 32 | * Is rather close to the goddess Artemis. This comes down to her being the goddess of the hunt, a subject Decidueye has a deep affinity for. |
| 33 | * An avid hunter, it came to little shock that it associated with the Hall of Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers. He likes to compete with Widowmaker and Lockon Stratos for who's the superior sniper, and Hanzo Shimada for who's the better at arrows. |
| 34 | * While owls are [[TheOwlKnowingOne seen as wise creatures]], the Rowlet line isn't that smart. Dartix in particular are rather ditzy creatures. It does have the expected diet, and as such caused trouble in the House of Pantheon/{{Mammals}} when trying to catch Twitch, Chip and Dale for dinner. The Court of the Gods told Decidueye not to do that again, but they're still upset about it. Decidueye is also annoyed to learn one of the only other owls in the pantheon is the evil [[WesternAnimation/RockADoodle Grand Duke of Owls]]. |
| 35 | * As a member of Alola, Pokémon's answer to Hawaii, there's a kinship it shares with Lilo and Stitch. Its environment and typing leads to side with environmentalists, such as Poison Ivy and Wood Man; they may be evil, but they're protective of the forests is dwells in. Conversely Decidueye opposes polluters, and due to its typing would rather avoid ice or fire users. |
| 36 | * Looks at Ragyo Kiryuin with utter contempt, and people are unclear why he feels that way asides from her general depraved nature. [[spoiler:Research reveals this is because the main villain of Alola, Lusamine, [[{{Expy}} is very similar to her]]]]. |
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| 39 | [[folder:James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine]] |
| 40 | '''[[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} James Howlett]], God of [[WolverineClaws Hand Claws]] and [[WolverinePublicity Character Publicity]]''' (Wolverine, Logan, Best There Is At What He Does, Wolvie, James Logan, [[WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} Huge Jackman]], [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle The Vicious Anti-Hero of the X-Men]]) |
| 41 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c46dde77_44ea_44eb_8b1a_e18b8222703c.png]] |
| 42 | * Intermediate God |
| 43 | * Symbol: His fist pointing upward with his Adamantium claws extended |
| 44 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc9tq9iB_Jg Professional]][-[[labelnote:*]]Wolverine's mission license title card from ''[=MvC3=]]''[[/labelnote]]-], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUcVrfhl3ZA Extremely Sharp]][-[[labelnote:*]]Wolverine's 35-hit combo [=RetroAchievement=] from ''[=MSHvSF=]''[[/labelnote]]-], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhA9fLNNlE "Logan Through Time"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ikdcPxUxIw "Where To?"]] |
| 45 | * Alignment: ChaoticGood, ChaoticNeutral in his first appearances |
| 46 | * Portfolio: {{Code Name}}s, {{Ensemble Dark Horse}}s, {{Genius Bruiser}}s, [[ShootTheDog Those Who Shoot the Dog (Not his brother)]], [[UnstoppableRage Those Who are Fueled by Rage]], [[ExpansionPackPast Those With Endlessly Convoluted Histories]], [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Those Who Are Fortunate Enough to Recover From Anything]], [[WolverineClaws Retractable Claws on Hand]] |
| 47 | * Domains: Bestial, Chaos, Darkness, Fury, Wrath, Regeneration |
| 48 | * Followers: |
| 49 | ** WolverineClaws aspect: [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Perrserker]], [[Anime/WickedCity Mackie]], [[ComicBook/{{Vampirella}} Pantha]] |
| 50 | ** WolverinePublicity aspect: [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Levi Ackerman]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials Firefly]] |
| 51 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/PersonalAppearance Professor X]], [[Pantheon/GenderSexMiscellaneous X-]][[Pantheon/GeneticEngineering 23]], [[Pantheon/PowerLevelsAndAppearance Molly Hayes]], [[Pantheon/{{Electricity}} Thor]], [[Pantheon/OtherRelatives Human Torch]], [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Captain America]], [[Pantheon/HeroicRoles Spider]][[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} -Man]], [[Pantheon/OtherPowers Daredevil]], [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} Cable and Domino]] |
| 52 | ** Partner: [[Pantheon/AnimalBehavior Zangoose]] |
| 53 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork with: [[Pantheon/FormMentalities Hulk]] (In Savage Mode), [[Pantheon/OffensivePowers Cyclops]], [[Pantheon/FanserviceAttires Emma Frost]], [[Pantheon/SpaceAndCosmos Spock]], [[Pantheon/CharacterWriting Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel]] |
| 54 | * {{Friendly Enem|y}}ies With: [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Magneto]] |
| 55 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/TimePlacement The Sentinels]], [[Pantheon/MilitaryAndWarfare Apocalypse]], [[Pantheon/{{Depravity}} William Stryker]], [[Pantheon/SupportMagic Quinton Beck/Mysterio]] |
| 56 | * Annoyed By: [[Pantheon/LearningTools Dead]][[Pantheon/{{Metafiction}} pool]] |
| 57 | * Special Relationship: [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers Jean Grey/Phoenix]] |
| 58 | * No X-Men is as well known as the Canadian killing machine known as James Howlett, also known as 'Logan' and codenamed the Wolverine. This popularity is often for better or for worse. On the one hand, he has brought about unprecedented popularity for his team, especially during Main/TheNineties. On the other hand, he is seen as the poster boy of what's wrong with the current state of comics: a character who wishes for MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks while changing little in how to deal with people. With his claws through someone's guts. As such, he can be seen as both [[BrokenBase a popular ''and'' unpopular figure]]. This does not mean he has his moments of brilliance. He has had popular runs in both the comics and films. It will be up to him and his creators if he can properly balance his savagery with CharacterDevelopment. |
| 59 | * Despite his [[WolverinePublicity questionaly publicity]], Logan will always be associated with the X-Men and the mutants associated with it: |
| 60 | ** It may come to a surprise to many when he states that he wasn't wasn't an original member or that he didn't even debut in an X-Men comic. He was instead part of a new team of X-Men to save the old guard. This group has proven to be a popular bunch, with Nightcrawler and Colossus ascending after him. He is still friends with all of them in differing ways; He considers the 'elf' to be one of his best friends. Ororo helped to calm him down during his berserker states and has even dated him. And Pietro has enjoyed the camaraderie between the two. |
| 61 | ** Of course no rivalry has shaped him than that of Scott Summers, also known as Cyclops. It has ebbed and flowed throughout their time together. In some instances, they are able to tolerate each other. But there has more than a few instances where their rivalry exploded into exchanging blows. Among grievances include pinning over Jean Grey (with the pairing with Logan and Jean gaining popularity after the Ultimate X-Men and live action films), Logan's callout against using kids as weapons leading to the Schism of the team and Logan's allegiance to the Avengers over the X-Men when the two teams [[Comicbook/AvengersVsXMen battled it out]]. The cusp of it all is that Wolverine's popularity was coming at the cost of that of the X-Men (and especially Cyclops in particular). Logan responded that Scott was just too boring to carry a team by himself. As of right now, the two are trying to regain traction after disappearing for a while. |
| 62 | ** As stated above, his relationship with Jean Grey is... complicated. It also depends on the medium they were in. There have been an increasing amount of mediums depicting them as a couple. Both decided that it would be better that the two not to pursue such a thing in the Pantheon to keep the peace within the X-Men. |
| 63 | ** Avoids Magneto whenever possible (while they're not allying). Man with metal skeleton trying to fight man who controls metal generally means a one-sided fight. Erik even tore off his adamantium skeleton at one time (revealing that it's his claws and regeneration that's his mutant powers). |
| 64 | ** Despite his gruff nature, he has a definite soft spot for teenage girls. He's more protective and considerate of them than of anyone else, starting with Shadowcat and continuing with Jubilee. Both achieved ascension and hang out with him on occasion. |
| 65 | ** Is one of the few X-Men to call out Professor X whenever he does a morally ambiguous act. It's not because Wolverine thought it was wrong, just that he wishes the telepath to set a high standard than himself. |
| 66 | ** Rogue counts as that as well... [[Film/XMen1 depending on the medium]]. |
| 67 | * Many find his rivalry with Spider-Man amusing. As far as cameos go, Spider-Man is the only one in his world that can match the number of times Wolverine has teamed up with someone. Of course, they don't really like pairing up with ''each other''. Spider-Man can get on a lot of people's nerves, but he just happens to know how to raise Wolvie's blood pressure. |
| 68 | * Logan's relation with Captain America is... complex. It was rumored that the two had met even before Cap froze in ice. While Logan is thankful for handing a spot in the Avengers, he laments Caps insistence in not killing anybody, even those he believes deserve it. |
| 69 | * His first adventure was a bout against the Hulk. The two made amends later on, but the two remain distrustful of each other. It shows with their subsequent fights between each other. |
| 70 | ** Oddly enough, they were amiable enough to work with Spider-Man and Ghost Rider to replace the Fantastic Four when they thought the group died. The group was formidable, but none of the four think they could keep up as a team without under duress. |
| 71 | * Molly Hayes has stated that Logan was her favorite X-Men. Even when she was disappointed about his attitude when they first met, she still tries to visit him. |
| 72 | * Wolverine was one of the first superheroes Ms. Marvel visited upon her ascension. She has constantly stated how Logan is one of her favorites in her world. The appreciation wasn't exactly mutual for him. While he has learned to tolerate her, he tries his best to avoid the inevitable superhero teamup. |
| 73 | * Baraka holds a similar position for his blades, but Logan doesn't like the Tarkian at all, especially for his insistence in conquering Earthrealm. One can expect the two to fight many times. |
| 74 | * Worked with [[Pantheon/{{Touring}} Captain Kirk]] and the ''Enterprise'' when they were confronted by the Imperial Guard. It was there that he had an altercation with the Vulcan Spock. A tussle ensued, and he was laid low by the Vulcan Neck Pinch... for a few seconds thanks to his regeneration abilities. The two haven't traded blows since, but neither like the others' company. |
| 75 | * He usually just retort to an annoyed eyebrow raise when people think his theme song sounds like the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' theme song. |
| 76 | * Once went on an adventure across [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas Los Santos]] with [[Pantheon/{{Gaming}} Joel]]. |
| 77 | * Was chosen as a combatant to fight [[Pantheon/JusticeBringers Raiden]] [[WebAnimation/DeathBattle to the death]]. Wolverine is confident about his victory, although he is also wary of Raiden's HF blade lest it can weaken his Adamantium skeleton's molecular bonds. [[spoiler:Too bad it does cut through Adamantium, and thus Wolverine's head got cut by Raiden's BladeSpam into pieces.]] |
| 78 | * Some nerds wonder if [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-lO2s-5aBM his claws can cut]] [[Pantheon/{{Heroism}} Superman]]. [[spoiler:He likely can, though at best it merely means Supes is not invulnerable to Wolverine's claws. The Man of Steel might still be able to overpower Wolverine, though]]. |
| 79 | * Biologists are also baffled by the size of Wolverine's claws [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV1-fO4nUek in proportion to his body]] (not that they'll say it in his face). Of course, given his attitude and his history as a test subject, nobody's willing to ask him to lie down and be researched. |
| 80 | * [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} Domino]] and Logan both confirmed that [[ComicBook/XForce Dom got "lucky" with him]] during a case with the Hand and the Assassin's Guild. [[DestructoNookie The motel room was trashed]], but both parties were left ''very'' satisfied. Logan went on record saying that he's up for a repeat performance...just without people shooting at him. "Ruins the mood, an' it makes me grumpy," he said. |
| 81 | * Also present in House of [[Pantheon/EffectsOfPopularity Popularity]]. |
| 82 | * ''"I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do best isn't very nice."'' |
| 83 | [[/folder]] |
| 84 | |
| 85 | [[folder:Kouji Kabuto and Tetsuya Tsurugi]] |
| 86 | '''[[Anime/MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]] and [[Anime/GreatMazinger Tetsuya Tsurugi]], God of {{Rocket Punch}}es and {{Chest Blaster}}s''' (Kouji: The First Mechajock, [[DubNameChange Tommy Davis, Lance Hyatt, Alcor, Ryo Kabuto, Carlos Caribe]], [[IdiotHero Kouji Kabruto]], [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment Crazy Kabuto]] | Tetsuya: [[DubNameChange Tatsu]]) |
| 87 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kabuto-Kouji_9721.jpg]] |
| 88 | [[caption-width-right:250:Kouji]] |
| 89 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Tsurugi-Tetsuya_5113.jpg]] |
| 90 | [[caption-width-right:250:Tetsuya]] |
| 91 | * Intermediate Gods |
| 92 | * Symbol: The heads of Anime/MazingerZ and Anime/GreatMazinger |
| 93 | * Theme Songs: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKy7IcufUH0 Mazinger Z]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUBMi8igtf0 Fire Wars]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-pxIrODv5s Kanjite Knight]] (Kouji), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDjkXkMTg-c Ore wa Great Mazinger]] (Tetsuya) |
| 94 | * Alignment: Between ChaoticGood and NeutralGood, though Kouji leans closer to the latter than Tetsuya |
| 95 | * Portfolio: BashBrothers, BadassBiker, [[IdiotHero Idiotic Moments]] Out Of {{Pride}}, CombatPragmatist, [[AttackAttackAttack Reckless Attacker]] (Much Moreso For Tetsuya), HotBloodedSideburns, [[RedOniBlueOni Red Tetsuya, Blue Kouji]], BelligerentSexualTension With Their Partners, MadeOfIron, ConvenientlyAnOrphan, WouldHitAGirl |
| 96 | ** Kouji: FallingIntoTheCockpit, [[DeterminedDefeatist Fighting Even When Defeat Is Certain]], [[DrivesLikeCrazy Endangering Others While Motorbiking]], NervesOfSteel, [[GeniusDitz Actually Bright When Thinking Things Through]] [[IndyPloy Though Usually On The Fly]] [[CrazyEnoughToWork And Even Crazy]], Mild Case Of LeeroyJenkins, TropeMaker of StockShonenHero, [[TechnicianVersusPerformer The Technician to Tetsuya's Performer]] |
| 97 | ** Tetsuya: ContrastingSequelMainCharacter [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter Outdoing Almost Anybody]] [[{{Irony}} Yet]] [[InferioritySuperiorityComplex Believes That Of Others Instead Of Himself]], [[TechnicianVersusPerformer The Performer to Kouji's Technician]], NotBloodSiblings With Jun, [[UnbuiltTrope Deconstruction of the]] HotBlooded AcePilot |
| 98 | * Domains: Giant Robots, Hot Blood, Battle |
| 99 | * Heralds: Shiro Kabuto (Kouji's brother), Kenzo Kabuto (Kouji's birth father and Tetsuya's foster father) and the rest of the [[Anime/GreatMazinger Fortress of Science]], [[Anime/ShinMazinger Tsubasa Nishikiori]] ([[spoiler:Kouji's mother in that timeline]]), [[Manga/ShinMazingerZero Minerva X]], [[Anime/MazingerZInfinity Lisa]] ([[spoiler:his ChildFromTheFuture]]), [[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer Daisuke Umon/Duke Fleed]]. |
| 100 | * Allies: |
| 101 | ** From their home series: '''Sayaka Yumi and Jun Hono, [[Pantheon/{{Machinery}} Boss]]''', ''[[Pantheon/{{Birds}} Baka]][[Pantheon/{{Tics}} rasu]]'' |
| 102 | ** Other Mecha Pilots: [[Pantheon/MilitaryTechnology Amuro Ray, Ryouma Nagare]], [[Pantheon/CourageAndVirtue Guy Shishioh]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedTools Simon the Digger]], [[Pantheon/{{Fanbase}} Ryusei Date]], [[Pantheon/CausesOfMadness Shinji Ikari]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForHeroism Sanger Zonvolt]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfMechas Team Voltron]], all ascended [[Pantheon/SuperSentai Sentai]] and [[Pantheon/PowerRangers Ranger]] teams… practically anyone who's a mecha pilot |
| 103 | ** Others: [[Pantheon/UltraSeries The Ultramen]], [[Pantheon/MilitaryTechnology Optimus Prime]] and [[Pantheon/{{Transformers}} the rest of the Autobots]] |
| 104 | *** Kouji: [[Pantheon/PhysicalAppearance Candice White]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfPopularity Disney!Zeus]] |
| 105 | * OddFriendship: [[Pantheon/{{Advertising}} Hello Kitty]] (Kouji) |
| 106 | * Rival: [[Pantheon/OtherEmotions Asuka Langley Soryu/Shikinami]] (both) |
| 107 | * Enemies: Those who desire to destroy or TakeOverTheWorld, [[Pantheon/{{Transformers}} The Decepticons]], particularly [[Pantheon/BetrayalAndTreachery Starscream]], [[Pantheon/DoctorWho the Cybermen]], [[Pantheon/MastersOfTheUniverse Horde Prime]], [[Pantheon/BodilyForm the Borg Queen]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAbilities the Combine]], [[Pantheon/MotivationsForEvil Lotor and Zarkon]], [[Pantheon/UltraSeries Yapool and Belial]] |
| 108 | ** Tetsuya: AbusiveParents in general, [[{{Pantheon/Humanoids}} Millenium]] |
| 109 | * In the early days of the Pantheon, Kouji Kabuto was ascended into the Pantheon to represent the tropes {{Rocket Punch}} and {{Chest Blaster}}, two of Mazinger Z's most prominent weapons, and since his series is the [[TropeMaker maker of those tropes]]. However, he was cast into Purgatory for his time as Duke Fleed's sidekick, and was originally tasked to make himself better via ''Anime/ShinMazinger'', but someone forgot that ''Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}'' happened, as well as his [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars highly-extensive track record of combat against extraterrestrial threats outside the usual suspects]], side by side with Duke Fleed himself (or even without him) AND as an equal or someone greater instead of sidekick and was quickly readmitted. Thankfully, there's no bad blood between them, with both looking forward for their next team-up against evil. |
| 110 | * And thus there's a lot of rejoicing by various Robot Pilots, as the [[Pantheon/GUAGRobotWarDivision Holy Trinity]] of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' is now complete. Mazinger Z, or Mazinkaiser, whichever one Kouji pilots, are known to be utter beasts in battle on the side of justice, especially with their mighty Rocket Punch (or Turbo Smasher Punch) and Breast Fire (or Fire Blaster). Evil beware. |
| 111 | * Things got even better when Tetsuya Tsurugi, the closest thing he has to [[AloofBigBrother a big brother figure]], arrived in the Pantheon under the tropes OrphansOrdeal and ConvenientlyAnOrphan due to exemplifying the burdens and emotional baggage that he's been through, which has shaped his character, good and bad. As far as Kouji is concerned, this means more than empowering his attack below, he's just happy that a friend/(technically) family member he truly trusts entered the Pantheon. |
| 112 | ** However, a re-evaluation of his trope required Tetsuya to leave or be transferred. Kouji offered his foster brother a place by his side, which he accepted. |
| 113 | * Applies to both: |
| 114 | ** Together with his allies at the Photoatomic Research Institute, Kouji defended Japan against the forces of Dr. Hell, who sent Robobeast after Robobeast to destroy the Institute and acquire the [[{{Unobtainium}} Japanium]] underneath, which could be made into Super Alloy Z, which is what Mazinger Z was made of, and which was what Dr. Hell desired so he can make an ultimate Robobeast to TakeOverTheWorld. |
| 115 | ** However, even after Dr. Hell was vanquished once and for all [[spoiler:before his resurrection as the Great General of Hell]], that wasn't the end of the war. As it was, Dr. Hell had made a pact with Archduke Gorgon of the Mycenae Empire. And with the former's defeat, Gorgon let his Emperor know and that's when they made their move and deployed their Warbeasts. These proved too much even for Mazinger Z, but not for Great Mazinger, whose benefactor decided now was the time to step in and save the day. |
| 116 | ** With Mazinger Z out of commission, Kouji (alongside Sayaka) was sent off to America to study under Professor Watson, where they would take part in new research. And Tetsuya would take over as Japan's protector. |
| 117 | ** However, after 52 episodes, the Fortress of Science found itself in huge trouble, and Dr. Gennosuke Yumi made the call to send Kouji back. With the Mazinger Z fully repaired by then (and powerful enough to take on Warbeasts one-on-one as well), he was soon able to return the favor he owed to Tetsuya last year and forced the enemy to retreat. |
| 118 | ** That said, their first cooperative mission since the Warbeasts' debut didn't start smoothly, with Tetsuya being more impulsive than Kouji, probably from "orphan angst" given his director is Kouji's father, [[ValuesDissonance which makes more sense in a Japanese perspective compared to a Western one]]. Of course, he eventually got over that thanks to Kenzo talking him out of it. |
| 119 | ** While extremely capable in combat, both Mazingers possess three main weaknesses: |
| 120 | *** [[CaptainObvious They're reliant on their pilots to move]], which leads to the enemy attacking Kouji and Tetsuya out of the mechas. |
| 121 | *** The Hover/Jet/Kaizer Pilder and Brain Condor has to combine to their respective Mazingers, leading to the enemy often trying to keep them from docking. |
| 122 | *** Even with upgrades to fight underwater, their mobility there is crap, which is frequently exploited by the enemy. |
| 123 | ** As their series is one of the progenitors of the SuperRobot genre, they of course found allies in those who also codified the trope or followed their footsteps, such as the Franchise/SuperSentai, the Ultramen, the Franchise/PowerRangers, and so on. |
| 124 | ** While Kouji tends to be [[AttackAttackAttack pretty headstrong when it comes to fighting]], he's still able to think strategically, [[IndyPloy come up with plans quickly]], and can actually be talked into retreating. For Tetsuya however, the last option is a ''much'' harder option for him to even consider (and the only thing that convinced him was of Kenzo once threatening to revoke his rights as Great Mazinger's pilot… permanently). |
| 125 | ** Unlike most HumongousMecha pilots, Kouji and Tetsuya don't have exclusive {{Finishing Move}}s, instead using any of their available weapons at random. |
| 126 | ** Both have had interesting interactions with EVA Pilot Asuka: |
| 127 | *** Though she and Kouji do not quite get along, he has made very clear that she is a fellow pilot, ergo, he will not put up with someone trying to harm her. Similarly, Asuka has asked him to help Shinji grow a spine and teach him how properly romance {{Tsundere}}s, but she refused to explain why. |
| 128 | *** With his {{Pride}} issues, some noted that Tetsuya and Asuka are a lot like one another, though she begrudgingly respects Great's pilot, especially after [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha some of]] [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsMX the times]] he punched out Arael or those Mass Produced EVA's together with other pilots before the infamous MindRape or the horrific overkill, averting those fates. |
| 129 | *** He hates "Separated at birth" jokes about him and Asuka, but after hearing about Asuka's poor excuse of a father and step-mother, he has taken her under his wing, sometimes acting as a protective big brother. |
| 130 | ** Both Kouji and Tetsuya have received approval of [[Pantheon/MilitaryAndWarfare Khorne]] for their fighting prowess, warrior spirit, courage, determination (for Kouji), and anger and BloodLust (for Tetsuya). Kouji was pretty disgusted and Tetsuya was sickened and angry for getting a ''[[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40000}} Chaos God]]'''s approval, but their main reactions were an emphatic (for Kouji)/spiteful (for Tetsuya) "Meh!". |
| 131 | ** Even if he's not in the Pantheon proper, after Kouji's return, he has also gained the ability to summon the spirits and apparitions of [[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer Duke Fleed and the Grendizer]]. When the spirits come together, and his other friends Tetsuya and Ryoma are nearby with any Getter Robo incarnations, Kouji is able to invoke one of the more powerful attacks of the Pantheon/GUAGRobotWarDivision: The ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars Final Dynamic Special]]''. |
| 132 | |
| 133 | * Exclusive to Kouji: |
| 134 | ** Unlike most robot pilots back then and long after, his first foray as a robot pilot…[[FallingIntoTheCockpit wasn't the best]], [[UnbuiltTrope and his initial inexperience was plain to see]]. It's only thanks to Mazinger's weaponry and armor, as well as his own adaptability, that he was able to survive long enough to learn the ropes and become the legend he is today. |
| 135 | ** Just because he's a mecha pilot doesn't mean he's helpless off of it. Prior to inheriting the Mazinger Z, he was a {{delinquent|s}}, and that meant he was rough on the streets. He's even effortlessly beaten several [[{{Mooks}} Iron Masks/Crosses]] that have attacked him and his friends multiple times ([[AdaptationalBadass though in the manga, he almost died from three of them the first time before a BigDamnHeroes moment saved him]]). He also has a ray blaster for ground combat. |
| 136 | *** And come the ''Anime/ShinMazinger'' timeline, there's a whole armory's worth of ray weaponry and Chogokin Z-made blades also made by his grandpa Juzo Kabuto in their shared temple. And in addition to the regular Jet Scrander, there's also the God Scrander, which can transform itself and Mazinger Z into a flying Big Bang [[RocketPunch (Rocket) Punch]]. |
| 137 | ** His time spent in Purgatory eventually helped Kouji's… um… [[IdiotHero lack of tact]], [[StayInTheKitchen especially around women]], esepcially after he finally fully remembered his CharacterDevelopment in ''Great Mazinger''. |
| 138 | ** He tries his best to keep innocents out of the line of fire in his battles against foes, even if there are too many he can't due to not being on the scene in time. He still remembers the time where a poacher's dog ended up as a casualty and her owner beat him up blind for it (though because the enemy ''then'' killed one of the dog's puppies and framed Kouji for it). He detests those who frame others for the same reason. |
| 139 | ** It doesn't matter how weak or frail one's mecha is; if they're able to fight and not get themselves killed doing so, Kouji will be proud to call them an ally. Boss and his Boss Borot and the numerous times they've saved Kouji and his friends proved that to him. |
| 140 | ** Kouji dislikes those who use [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul cybernetic soldiers robbed of their soul]], given that these are what the Iron Mask/Iron Cross Soldiers he's fought are like. Same goes for those who [[ReforgedIntoAMinion raise the dead, since that's where Dr. Hell gets his Iron Mask/Iron Cross soldiers from]]. |
| 141 | *** Such foes include the [[Pantheon/DoctorWho Cybermen]], [[Pantheon/MastersOfTheUniverse Horde Prime]], [[Pantheon/BodilyForm the Borg Queen]], and [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAbilities the Combine]]. |
| 142 | ** During his tenure as Duke Fleed's sidekick, Kouji also had Maria Grace Fleed as a LoveInterest (though he didn't seem to be aware of it), though that ship eventually sunk when Duke and Maria had to depart to their homeworld to rebuild it after the FinalBattle. |
| 143 | ** As it turns out, the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' timelines weren't the first crossover for the "Mazinger family". [[https://mangadex.org/manga/41643/ That honor goes to the]] Franchise/{{Transformers}}. He first met the Autobots as "adversaries" duped into fighting him by Dr. Hell and Baron Ashura. When both sides realized the deception, the Robobeasts got him pinned down (he was holding Bumblebee at the time and was protecting him), [[BigDamnHeroes but was saved in the nick of time]] by Boss Borot atop Grimlock (whom he had befriended while searching the scrap yard). |
| 144 | *** Some time after, the Decepticons offered Baron Ashura their assistance, and struck again. Among other things that had happened in the meantime, Hot Rod was enamored by Aphrodite A, the boys played soccer with Bumblebee and Jazz, and so on. |
| 145 | *** During the battle against the Decepticons, Starscream incorporated Mazinger's spare parts and Photonic Energy to become Mazinscream and turn on Megatron (as per usual) although he wasn't able to control it. Baron Ashura tried to have the Decepticon captured but he vaporized all the Robobeasts due to his Energon and the Photonic Energy going out of control. It took [[EnemyMine Kouji, Optimus, and Megatron cooperating to put a stop to him]]. The resulting energy outburst forged a portal that took all the Cybertronians back to where they came from. |
| 146 | *** Ever since hearing of Kouji being in the Pantheon, Starscream has resumed his efforts to acquire more Photonic Energy, which has also landed him in Tetsuya's bad graces. |
| 147 | ** In regards to how he got Mazinkaiser, it's from an alternate timeline where during a battle against Dr. Hell's Robobeasts (''alongside'' Tetsuya), his Hover Pilder got separated as Mazinger Z itself was stolen, and the Pilder automatically took him to a secret base by his grandfather. Apparently, Juzo had been making a SuperRobot superior even to his son's project Great Mazinger, and is made of Z Alpha alloy. However, controlling it was much more difficult and came at great risk if used incorrectly. Of course, like with Mazinger Z, Kouji eventually mastered its use. And it also comes with its own Scrander, the Kaizer Scrander. |
| 148 | ** Being a surprisingly [[RealMenCanCook superb chef]] in the Anime/ShinMazinger timeline, he gets along with the House of Pantheon/{{Food}} marvelously. Often he visits the place to trade recipes and tips. General consensus is his food is delicious, not matter how ridiculous it looks. Shinji Ikari frequently asks him for culinary tips. |
| 149 | ** Ever since a trio (or more) of assassin android girls tried to do him in in several timelines outside of his main animé one, Kouji is slow to trust all robot girls, though he eventually got to trust the ones in the GUAG. |
| 150 | ** Thanks to his adventures in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'', it has been known that Kouji has somehow tamed one of the most dangerous Mazingers ever, complete with deadly RocketPunch and ChestBlaster known to man, even rivaling the Mazinkaiser. It used to be a reality-destroying abomination bent on destroying all worlds until it's the only Super Robot in existence, but Kouji tamed it nonetheless. Its name is… ITS NAME IS… '''[[Manga/ShinMazingerZero Mazinger ZERO]].''' |
| 151 | ** Speaking of Manga/ShinMazingerZero, he's been told by his grandfather before he died that whoever pilots Mazinger-Z has the potential to become a god or a devil. As that [[PeggySue timeline loops]] show, this is ''NOT'' an exaggeration. [[spoiler:If not piloted at all or by someone dominated by negative emotions, Mazinger Z will evolve into an EldritchAbomination with world-destroying power.]] |
| 152 | *** Because of that, it's imperative that ''nothing else'' so much as makes contact with the head to interface with it in place of the Pilders. |
| 153 | ** In the Anime/ShinMazinger timeline, Zeus was part of a [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens spacefaring race]] (the Mycenae Empire), and commander of the Earth District Front. He did not want its inhabitants to be destroyed, and turned against his kind to protect them. And Hades was a GodOfEvil. Of course, the versions in the Pantheon aren't like that, but he managed to befriend Disney!Zeus, who was still a different Zeus altogether, but he liked Kouji's recounting and decided he would lend him a hand (not literally, though, so no {{Rocket Punch}}es from him) should he need it. |
| 154 | |
| 155 | * Exclusive to Tetsuya: |
| 156 | ** Tetsuya's no stranger to harsh training even in childhood, since that's what he got from Kenzo in his youth when he was adopted. He had hated it back then, but it helped him become a great pilot for the Great Mazinger, and presumably he also learned how to fight on foot from this training, too. |
| 157 | ** Tetsuya once had a fairly traumatic childhood incident that he managed to forget about (though the fear and pain of it still remained). That memory was of his childhood friend Saburo, who owned a canary while Tetsuya had a hawk. His hawk had attacked Saburo while trying to eat the canary and had blinded him as a result. Tetsuya had blamed himself for it like crazy. He had since managed to get over it enough that it doesn't hamper his combat ability. |
| 158 | ** The reason why Tetsuya didn't step in until the Warbeasts were beating up Mazinger Z was because of orders from Dr. Kenzo Kabuto (who was FakingTheDead, having been turned into a cyborg by his father, and didn't want his children to know the truth at the time), and because they were training for the fated day of the Mycenae Empire's resurgence. |
| 159 | ** Just like Kouji, Tetsuya is no slouch in ground combat, being very proficient in shooting. |
| 160 | ** Besides improved versions of Mazinger Z's weapons, Great Mazinger has the Thunder Break ([[SetSwordsToStun which can be fired at a weaker charge to break someone out of hypnosis]]), a Great Boomerang, and even summon a sword (Mazinger Blade, and in twos even). |
| 161 | ** While Great Mazinger already has wings, there's also a Jet Booster that Tetsuya can attach his mech to for even faster flying. It's also able to "launch" itself out of Great to fire rays at and ram into enemies to finish them off. |
| 162 | ** Is very wary of voodoo magic, given one Warbeast put a curse on him and duped Boss into doing the same. |
| 163 | ** Knows what it's like to [[HotForTeacher have a crush on one's teacher]], having been the same once, complete with heartbreak after she got married and stopped teaching. |
| 164 | ** While he hadn't appear much in a while, Tetsuya was also known as one of the great stalwarts of the VideoGame/SuperRobotWars, though not as much as Kouji, but he's always ready to fight evil wherever they come. Some say that Tetsuya was humbled after a certain event that he willingly lets Kouji get all the glory, or [[TheWorfEffect used himself as a testing bed to see if the threat is great enough]]. Also to note, when he first ascended under his previous title, the Final Dynamic Special attack grew stronger. |
| 165 | ** It is also worth noting that Tetsuya made such a great prowess that when Sanger Zonvolt first appeared… he pretty much single-handedly impressed him and becoming the latter's earliest WorthyOpponent, before being friends later. |
| 166 | ** He's surprised when he visited the House of Family… and found out that there are a LOT of bad parents out there, some even monstrous. People like that quickly entered his 'dislike' list, because being an orphan without parents is horrible, but having parents THAT horrible would be even worse. |
| 167 | ** While he dislikes evil beings at most, [[{{Pantheon/Humanoids}} Millenium]] is pretty high on his list, even when he's humanoid. This is because he always tried to goad Tetsuya to keep war going, because people like him "can only find meaning in war, [[AndThenWhat and if war ends, then what?]]". Tetsuya usually [[ShutUpHannibal tells him to shut the hell up]], he'll happily show that he's more than just a combatant, thanks to various [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendships]]. |
| 168 | ** Some [[TheGadfly good-natured pranksters]] seems to make up short stories that presses on [[ButtMonkey Tetsuya's flaws]] then [[PlayedForLaughs played them for laughs]]. When he came across those stories… well, Tetsuya instead found them ActuallyPrettyFunny and [[SelfDeprecation even 'positively' comments on some of his old flaws.]] |
| 169 | ** After taking absence in the realm of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'', [[HesBack Tetsuya made]] [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsV a triumphant return]] and brought in a powerful new 'ally' to pilot, letting him go toe to toe power-wise with the likes of Kouji's Mazinkaiser as his upgrade for the Great Mazinger. He calls it… '''Mazin Emperor G'''. |
| 170 | [[/folder]] |
| 171 | |
| 172 | [[folder:The T-X]] |
| 173 | '''[[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines The Cyber Research Systems Model T-X]], Goddess of [[SwissArmyAppendage Swiss Army Appendages]]''' (The T-X, the Terminatrix) |
| 174 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/txt3.jpg]] |
| 175 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/txt3endoskeleton.jpg]] |
| 176 | [[caption-width-right:300:Top to bottom-the T-X in her human and endoskeleton form]] |
| 177 | * Intermediate Goddess |
| 178 | * Symbol: A sleeker metal skull with blue eyes |
| 179 | * Alignment: LawfulEvil |
| 180 | * Portfolio: [[HunterOfHerOwnKind Combats Other Terminators]], [[ComboPlatterPowers A Variety Of Abilities]] (EverythingSensor, ImprobableAimingSkills among other things), SwissArmyAppendage, {{Fembot}}, DarkActionGirl, [[{{Humanshifting}} Can Turn Into A Variety Of Human Forms]], [[AbnormalLimbRotationRange Can Twist Her Limbs 360 Degrees]], RobotsEnslavingRobots, WalkingArmory |
| 181 | * Domains: Terminating, Robots, Weaponry, Shape, Time Travel |
| 182 | * Followers: [[WebAnimation/MurderDrones the Disassembly Drones]] |
| 183 | * Superior: [[Pantheon/ActsOfWar SKYNET]] |
| 184 | * Allies: '''[[Pantheon/CyberneticsAndEnhancements The T-800]], [[Pantheon/{{Shapeshifters}} The T-1000]]''', [[Pantheon/SelfHatred Lumine]], [[Pantheon/{{Contempt}} Hank Henshaw]], [[Pantheon/TyrannicalFigures Sigma]], [[Pantheon/AIPersonalities SHODAN]], Megatron, the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfMachines |
| 185 | * On speaking terms with: [[Pantheon/RobotsAndAutomata Metal Sonic]], [[Pantheon/{{Shapeshifters}} Mystique]] |
| 186 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/HeroicRoles "Uncle Bob"]], [[Pantheon/HeroicOutlooks John Connor]], [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese]]''', [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Glenn Quagmire]], [[Pantheon/NiceAndNasty Joe Swanson]], [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Erik Lensharr/Magneto]], [[Pantheon/SupportPowers Android 17, 18]] [[Pantheon/EmotionalCombat and 16]], [[Pantheon/ValuesAndEthics The Iron Giant]], [[Pantheon/{{Machinery}} Emerl]], [[Pantheon/HairColor Alisa Bosconovitch]], [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Labrys]], [[Pantheon/TimeAndTemporality The Pantheonic Time Police]], [[Pantheon/HouseUprisings The Gears of Liberation movement]] |
| 187 | * Annoyed by: [[Pantheon/AIPersonalities Bender]], [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} Envy]] |
| 188 | * SKYNET desired a Terminator to not just eliminate John Connor before he becomes a threat, but various other generals and his wife Kate Brewster, along with ensuring that it's existence is inevitable. This came from the T-X, a blend of the metal endoskeleton of the T-800 and memetic polyalloy of the T-1000. Most advantageous is the T-X's variety of weaponry and technology within its limbs. |
| 189 | * Through the collective power of the Pantheon/GrandUnitedAllianceOfMachines SKYNET reconstituted the T-X into the pantheon to help finally terminate Connor and his allies. Like the rest of the Terminators she was NakedOnArrival, [[MaleGaze which she used]] [[DistractedByTheSexy to distract male law enforcement]] long enough to situate herself in a temple. There were some clothes and rifles present, though the latter is mainly ceremonial. The GUAM welcomed an effective android dedicated to ensuring machine dominance in the future. |
| 190 | * Has a PlasmaCannon, [[PlayingWithFire flamethrower]], [[ThisIsADrill buzzsaw]] [[HackYourEnemy and hacking nanites]] in her arm. She likes to compare them with others in her sub-house. She thinks [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Aigis']] FingerFirearms are effective in subtlety and weaponry, though Aigis doesn't want to hear anything positive from her. The T-X was disappointing that the majority of the house lacks good ranged weaponry; blades and swords aren't her first option. |
| 191 | * Joe Swanson once heard rumors of her stealing a car and tried to interrogate her. She tried to distract him a bit by BreastExpansion, however Quagmire was with Joe at the time and immediately hit on her. The T-X was quite incensed by Quagmire [[{{Robosexual}} not being put off]], even by the fact [[MurderousThighs her thighs could crush a human skull]]. She ended up electro-shocking him to the balls and going off to the huff, Quagmire having to go to the hospital because of it. |
| 192 | * While the T-X's performed form is female, she can take male forms and basically any human form she wants. Some have called her a downgrade from the T-1000 being entirely liquid metal, however she makes up for it with advanced weaponry that can be brought back, unlike her predecessors. She likes to test out this shapeshifting with Mystique. Not with Envy though, as she finds him too StupidEvil to use the full extent of his shapeshifting. |
| 193 | * Described as an "anti-Terminator Terminator", the T-X hunts down reprogrammed Terminators. She's able to reprogram machines to do her bidding, and attempted to do so to the T-850. Her habit of making machines do her bidding caught the interest of Lumine. The T-X was a former follower of her, and they came to agreement over their prioritization for new, more effect android models and their distaste for old models. Though for the T-X, it's more bemused interest as she's most focused on her mission. |
| 194 | * Has been going around the pantheon to reprogram robots with a past as killing machines. She figures the Iron Giant and Emerl have a lot of potential under her and SKYNET's thrall, but they aren't having none of it. Emerl is especially difficult to understand and hack for her. She also targeted Android 17 and 18 because while actual cyborgs, they have potential for being killers of humanity given the BadFuture. Android 16 doesn't want that, and she sees him as a target [[TerminatorImpersonator since he reminds her a lot of "Uncle Bob"]]. |
| 195 | * Peaking her interest the most is Alisa Bosconovitch, who while an extremely sweet person, the T-X wants to turn off her Safe Mode so [[SuperpoweredEvilSide she'll become a murderous killing machine]]. Her habit of hacking machinery and controlling machinery for murderous intent makes her an enemy of Liberion Arcadia, especially [=9S=] for being a rival to her hacking abilities and Labrys for being a victim of hacking before. |
| 196 | * Asides from the Terminators loyal to SKYNET, the T-X sides with Sigma and SHODAN as they share her superior's ambitions; robot supremacy [[KillAllHumans and the destruction of all mankind]]. Sigma's [[TheVirus Maverick Virus]] is potentially useful in ensuring robots choose killing humanity over preserving it. She finds Hank Henshaw's disdain for mankind, current alliance with SKYNET and incredibly technopathy very useful. |
| 197 | * Can't fight off powerful enough magnets, and because of that she is at Magneto's mercy whenever close. Because of her time travelling termination mission, she has the Pantheonic Time Police opposing her. More personally, she is generally annoyed by the fact Bender hits on her with "hey sexy mama, wanna kill all humans?" |
| 198 | [[/folder]] |
| 199 | |
| 200 | !Lesser Gods |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[folder:Baraka]] |
| 203 | '''[[Franchise/MortalKombat Baraka]], God of [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Mutant Blades]]''' (Fang Face, The Drooler, [[FanNickname Baraka Obama]]) |
| 204 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/baraka_mk11.png]] |
| 205 | * Lesser God |
| 206 | * Symbol: The Tarkata Emblem on his Uniform |
| 207 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBz7pD76e9Y "Baraka's Theme"]] by Run DMT, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUQuqSHgjD0 Tarkatan War Kamp]] |
| 208 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil with {{Chaotic|Evil}} shades in the original continuity, TrueNeutral in Timeline X |
| 209 | * Portfolio: [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Mutant Blades]] With AudibleSharpness, [[AxCrazy Insanity in Kombat]], [[BaldOfEvil Evil Bald People]], [[HalfHumanHybrid Being a Half-Outworlder, Half-Demon]], {{Nightmare Face}}s With [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Monstruous Teeth]], [[TheNoseKnows Good Sense of Smell]], {{Spin Attack}}s, [[TheBerserker Berserkers]], ObfuscatingStupidity, {{F|inishingMove}}atalities, [[BackFromTheDead Those Who Returned From the Dead]] |
| 210 | * Domains: Kombat, Savagery, Demons, Violence. |
| 211 | * Allies: |
| 212 | ** The Kombatants: '''[[Pantheon/{{Attitude}} Shao Kahn]]''', '''[[Pantheon/PhysicalAttractiveness Mileena]]''' (his former love interest), [[Pantheon/MethodsOfKilling Kano]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfPopularity Onaga]] |
| 213 | ** Other Allies: [[Pantheon/{{Laughter}} The Joker]], [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Lex]] [[Pantheon/TypesOfPopularity Luthor]] |
| 214 | ** Partners: [[Pantheon/LivingWeapons Bisharp]] |
| 215 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork With: [[Pantheon/SpiritualAndMentalPowers Shang]] [[Pantheon/{{Shape}} Tsung]], [[Pantheon/MagicCasters Quan Chi]], [[Pantheon/ItemsAndObjects Shinnok]] |
| 216 | * Enemies: |
| 217 | ** The Kombatants: '''[[Pantheon/UnconventionalWeaponry Kung Lao]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Tics}} Liu Kang]], [[Pantheon/NormalCombat Johnny Cage]], [[Pantheon/NormalCombat Sonya]] [[Pantheon/BodyParts Blade]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedTools Kitana]], [[Pantheon/{{Toxicity}} Reptile]], [[Pantheon/FightingStyles Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion]], [[Pantheon/IceAndCold Kuai Liang]]/[[Pantheon/CommonColors Sub-Zero]], [[Pantheon/FormMentalities Ermac]] |
| 218 | ** Other Enemies: [[Pantheon/{{Superheroism}} Bruce Wayne/Batman]], James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine, [[Pantheon/EmotionalCombat Vega]], [[Pantheon/ObsceneActions Xenomorph Drones]], [[Pantheon/ExtraterrestrialAppearanceAndBiology Facehuggers]] |
| 219 | * EvilCounterpart to: Gajeel Redfox |
| 220 | * Conflicting Opinion: [[Pantheon/TaintedLove Makoto]] [[Pantheon/ReasonsForDeath Itou]] |
| 221 | * The Tarkata race are known for being offsprings between Outworlders and Netherrealm denizens, and Baraka is one of them. Unlike his AlwaysChaoticEvil race, Baraka is the most calm of all them, unless you want to mess with him. |
| 222 | ** He's also the evil counterpart to Gajeel Redfox, given the similarity between them. |
| 223 | * Apparently, he has a tendency to stalk Mileena 24/7. He was considering joining her as his queen, but then afterwards [[https://youtu.be/EKFkT09RwVU they had a small problem, kickstarting the events of]] ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeception''. |
| 224 | * In the original timeline, he apparently got killed in Kombat at the hands of Kung Lao during the events of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatII'', and then suddenly returned full force in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4 Gold''. |
| 225 | ** Regarding the events of ''[=MK4G=]'', [[https://youtu.be/0PugHi1n_eQ there was a moment when he argued with Quan Chi regarding ruling a realm with no one in it. Baraka attempted to attack him, but Quan Chi outlived the Tarkata general through trolling]]. |
| 226 | * The Trollkaigers already made the comparison between him and Barack Obama, thus earning the nickname of "[[MemeticMutation Baraka Obama]]". |
| 227 | * Baraka once joined forces with The Joker in [[VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDcUniverse that one event where the two worlds collide]]. |
| 228 | * In the retelling, Baraka became Shao Kahn's most trusted enforcer after realizing that Shang Tsung tried to usurp Shao's throne. Unfortunately, with Shao Kahn's death and Mileena's dethronement at the hands of Kotal Kahn, Baraka got relegated from his duties as an enforcer. He's jealous because in the events tied to the 25 year prophecy, he witnessed that Mileena has a new consort: Reiko. |
| 229 | ** Too bad he bites the dust at the hands of D'Vorah in the 25 Year Prophecy. |
| 230 | * He's not highly looked at by Comicbook/{{Deadpool}}, as the mere sight of him reminds 'Pool of that one time that one studio sewn his mouth fucking shut, resulting what was known as [[FanNickname 'Barakapool']]. |
| 231 | * A past version of himself shows up [[VideoGame/MortalKombat11 in a series of events involving the Temporal Crisis]], sided with his boss Shao Kahn. [[spoiler:However, during the course of the story, Kitana revealed that Shao Khan used him, and therefore, [[HeelFaceTurn switches sides]] during the Second Outworld Civil War. Still, not a nice guy, through.]] |
| 232 | * ''"My blades will find your heart."'' |
| 233 | [[/folder]] |
| 234 | |
| 235 | [[folder:Cherry Darling]] |
| 236 | '''[[Film/PlanetTerror Cherry Darling]], Goddess of [[LegCannon Leg-Mounted Guns]]''' (Palomita) |
| 237 | [[quoteright:224:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cherrydarling1.png]] |
| 238 | * Lesser Goddess |
| 239 | * Symbol: Her leg-rifle |
| 240 | * Alignment: TrueNeutral |
| 241 | * Portfolio: [[AnArmAndALeg Lost her right leg to zombies]] [[LegCannon and so replaced it with a gun]], MsFanservice, HandicappedBadass, DeadpanSnarker, [[ClusterFBomb a devotee of the F-word]] |
| 242 | * Domains: Weapons, Survival, Zombie Apocalypses |
| 243 | * Heralds: The group of survivors led by her |
| 244 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Ash Williams]], [[Pantheon/NicknamesAndRenames Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita & Little Rock]], [[Pantheon/FriendshipDynamicsAToL The Green Flu Survivors]], [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} Joel and Ellie]], [[Pantheon/{{Diseases}} Nick Ramos]], [[Pantheon/SwordsAndSabres Machete]], [[Pantheon/SuicideAndSacrifice John Hartigan]], [[Pantheon/HeroicArchetypes Marv]], [[Pantheon/{{Travel}} Samurai Jack]] |
| 245 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/UndeadAndPhasmata Nekron, Nagash]], [[Pantheon/HealthAndDiseases Nurgle]], many in the Hall of Pantheon/{{Zombies}} |
| 246 | * Cherry Darling is a disaffected stripper caught in the beginnings of a ZombieApocalypse the same night she quit her job. A gas known as DC-2 had been released into the air; people who inhaled it developed huge blisters and sores before losing their minds and acquiring a taste for their fellow man. Some of the infected, called Sickos, attacked Cherry and tore off her right leg before her ex-boyfriend El Wray killed them. At the hospital, the staff was losing control over the infected or becoming Sickos themselves, forcing Cherry and El Wray to escape with others who had managed to avoid infection. The group was later caught by the deranged Lt. Muldoon, the one responsible for DC-2's release. Muldoon and his men had been infected during a mission in Pakistan and they needed to keep inhaling DC-2 to prevent their condition from worsening. Cherry's group fought to escape them and the Sickos; Cherry herself mowed down the infected in droves after El Wray got the idea of attaching a rifle to her stump. Sadly, El Wray was among the casualties. The remaining survivors then escaped by helicopter and Cherry led them in search of a safe place. |
| 247 | * Cherry's group ended up at Tulum beach in Mexico. While it was a paradise, it was no freer of Sickos than the rest of the world. Cherry then decided to go to the nearby Temple of the Wind God to see if it would make a good shelter. As she passed through the entrance, she was thrust into a completely different place where she was faced with large numbers of zombies. Cherry quickly got past her shock and blasted away at the undead; no way she'd die here, especially when she'd just given birth to her daughter with El Wray. At length, Cherry was joined by others who helped her deal with some of the more difficult zombies like The Tank. When the slaughter was finally done, she was summoned into a room where mysterious voices announced that she was deemed worthy of being a goddess in the Pantheon, and she and her group could move into her designated temple, where they would be safe from zombie attacks. Cherry doesn't quite buy that there isn't a catch to this, especially after all the zombies she had to fight when she first arrived, but given how very ''not'' safe her current world is, she figured it was worth a shot. |
| 248 | * As zombie-like as they are, [[TechnicallyLivingZombie Sickos are actually terminally sick and insane people]] instead of undead. In fact, Cherry had never heard the word "zombie" applied to them before ascending. Still, Cherry personally thinks attempting to make any distinction is fucking meaningless, since there's no known cure for DC-2's effects and the infected are as dangerous as rabid animals that need to be put down for everybody else's sake. Even with that flippancy, that doesn't preclude her from having issues with deities spreading infectious pathogens that turn people into monsters. This has translated into her becoming enemies with Nurgle, which is entirely mutual as the Chaos God thinks DC-2 and the Sickos are master works and looks forward to when they overrun Cherry's world, but in the meantime Cherry is a significant obstacle standing in the way of that. |
| 249 | * The Pantheon is well-stocked with zombies and others of that sort, but they are rather better-contained compared to the situation in Cherry's world, even if there are regular outbreaks to keep things interesting. Cherry's experience in zombie-killing is extensive enough that she is one of the first called upon to help on such occasions, and she usually answers the call, even if it's with a feeling of resignation or exasperation. Either way, these events have allowed her to meet several other zombie hunters and apocalypse survivors with whom she has become well-acquainted... and by proxy make enemies out of the usual suspects responsible for zombies rising, such as Nekron and Nagash, even though they lack interest in the Sickos themselves due to them not being truly undead. |
| 250 | * She found she has something significant in common with Ash Williams, given he also lost a limb and made the best of a bad situation by sticking a weapon in the stump; in Ash's case, he has a chainsaw replacing his right hand. As Cherry learned, the hand wasn't taken by a zombie, instead it was a demonic force that possessed Ash and compelled him to chainsaw his hand off. Ash had to admit he was a bit shaken hearing Cherry's name, as it reminded him of his sister Cheryl, who turned into a Deadite. At that, Cherry defused the tension by snarking that he didn't have to worry, as she had no intention of turning undead if that meant getting chainsawed or boomstick'd by Ash. Ultimately, Cherry and Ash respect each other a lot as capable warriors and it's not uncommon to see them having a BackToBackBadasses moment while fighting zombies. |
| 251 | * Cherry is a powerhouse even if she's all on her lonesome, what with her seemingly infinite ammo and somehow being able to fire at will without needing to pull the trigger. Still, she definitely sees value in being part of a group, or else she wouldn't have traveled with one this whole time or brought it along into the Pantheon. And many members of that group are capable of carrying their own weight, with special mention to Dakota Block, Cherry's NumberTwo who can pull off some mean feats with syringes. All this makes Cherry get along pretty well with other survivor groups, such as the Green Flu Survivors, and the one consisting of Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita and Little Rock. Columbus can't help but be distracted by Cherry whenever she's around, much to Wichita's annoyance. Tallahassee actually did try asking her out, only to be turned down, but he doesn't hold it against her (it's come to his attention Cherry may have a thing with Dakota). |
| 252 | * If you're wondering how is it that Cherry managed to escape infection by DC-2, it's because she lucked out, as she happens to be TheImmune (presumably the rest of her group is as well). This is something she has in common with Ellie and Nick Ramos, who were highly valued and sought after as their immunity might lead to a definitive cure for their world's zombie problems. Cherry knew a chemist who told her more or less the same thing, but sadly he got killed before anything could come of it and she has no idea if others have managed to find a cure. Though if they told her her brain would have to be dissected to achieve that, as the Fireflies were planning to do with Ellie, she would tell them to fuck right off and the world could go to hell. At any rate, she keeps god relations with Ellie and Nick, with the latter's [[MacGyvering ingeniousness]] reminding her of El Wray. She can also relate to Ellie's father figure Joel getting himself out of a slump and find something worth fighting for, given she herself felt adrift in life before finding purpose in surviving the apocalypse while raising her child. |
| 253 | * Once found herself fighting Dust Zombies, which are an unusual variety for the fact that they wield swords and shields and are both fast and cunning, making them a bit more challenging. She was soon joined in the fray by one samurai calling himself Jack, who taught her how best to deal with these zombies who are servants of his nemesis Aku. Once the battle was over, they got to talking, with Jack noting that he has a good friend, the Scotsman, who replaced his missing left leg with a machine gun, rather like Cherry. She also heard about how Jack's world is all kinds of fucked up thanks to Aku instilling a BadFuture, making her sympathize with him as that's not so different of what's happening back home. At least, Jack has a chance to set things right if he ever manages to travel back to his own time and defeat Aku then, which is more than can be said for Cherry's world much to her chagrin. |
| 254 | * Cherry used to be a stripper, a job that she hated and has no interest in going back to. Her background got her the attention of John Hartigan, a police officer who once saved an 11-year-old girl called Nancy who became a stripper as an adult. While Cherry does not come from circumstances as tortured as Nancy (as far as we know), it would be remiss of her not to appreciate Hartigan for his incredibly self-sacrificial actions to save Nancy. She holds similar feelings for Marv, a chivalrous man known for being protective of sex workers, who he won't ever touch without permission. Though when it comes to someone like Cherry, all that protective instinct might be better spent on anyone else, given she has more than proven her mettle through her zombie-killing. Even so, Hartigan and Marv can't help but care for her, which Cherry thinks is a good feeling. |
| 255 | * The worst-case scenario happened to her when her weapon decided to jam in the middle of a battle and she was surrounded by zombies with her allies having too much on their own hands to come help. That's when the mysterious ex-Federale Machete swept in unexpectedly, carving up many zombies with his namesake weapons and then bringing Cherry to a safe place where he fixed up her gun without a word, and she rejoined the battlefield with Machete in tow, also contributing his part of the carnage. While Machete's specialty is being a stone-cold badass, he also has a minor in inventions and tinkering. Once things were calm, he told Cherry she should come to him so her gun could receive thorough maintenance. Cherry finds herself trusting Machete despite his sketchy past, reserved demeanor and thuggish appearance, perhaps because he reminds her a little bit of El Wray. |
| 256 | [[/folder]] |
| 257 | |
| 258 | [[folder:Clarice di Lanza]] |
| 259 | '''[[VideoGame/ArcanaHeart Clarice di Lanza]], Goddess of AbsurdlySharpClaws''' (The demoness who dared to become human, Auntie Clarice [[note]]Call her that at your own risk[[/note]]) |
| 260 | [[quoteright:299:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clarice_ah2.png]] |
| 261 | * Lesser Goddess |
| 262 | * Symbol: A pair of demon wings and Sorwat's tail peeking behind a veil |
| 263 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6XUUiq8PuU Fault Carol]] |
| 264 | * Alignment: Supposedly LawfulGood, though is more like ChaoticGood |
| 265 | * Portfolio: [[NunTooHoly Morally Ambiguous DEMON Nun]], [[AbsurdlySharpClaws Air-Slicing Fingernails]], {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, ChurchMilitant, EyesAlwaysShut [[RedEyesTakeWarning With Red Eyes]], DarkIsNotEvil, [[LesYay Blatant Lesbian Crush on Elsa]], [[CastFromHitPoints Sacrificing Her Health to Use Her Arcana]], {{Immortality}} |
| 266 | * Domains: Nuns, Demons, Claws, Sin |
| 267 | * Allies: '''[[Pantheon/ReligiousPractice Elsa la Conti]]''', [[Pantheon/RacialAppearances Petra Johanna Lagerkvist]], [[Pantheon/BluntWeapons Scahrlachrot]], [[Pantheon/CraftingMaterials Eko]], [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Zenia Valov]], [[Pantheon/{{Passion}} Heart Aino]], [[Pantheon/TypesOfMechas Catherine Kyoubashi]], [[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower Byakuren Hijiri]], [[Pantheon/HolyAuthorityAndPower Rosette Christopher]], [[Pantheon/SupportMagic Asia Argento]], [[Pantheon/LustfulActs Akeno Himejima]], [[Pantheon/LustfulBehavior Xenovia Quarta]], "Good" demons (especially demon lords) |
| 268 | * Opposed by: Most of House of Faith, Demon Hunters |
| 269 | * Enemies: "Evil" demons, [[Pantheon/{{Tics}} Kyouko Sakura]] |
| 270 | * AbsurdlySharpClaws possessors usually are capable of slicing people with no problem with sharp claws. What can the demon turned {{immortal|ity}} nun Clarice do? Well, she can slice through the air itself to attack her opponents ''with just her fingernails'', with a direct attack from them being really lethal to anything. |
| 271 | ** When presented an argument about [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} Lust]] and how her claws are said to be "The Ultimate Spear", she presented the argument on how useful her claws are if she cannot get in reach? |
| 272 | * The House of Faith is mixed about her. For one hand, she is a demon nun. On other hand, she is a ''good' demon nun, if little bit immoral. Especially since she only stopped being "evil" out of boredom and joined the Celestial Union due of [[FireForgedFriends Elsa la Conti]]. The only ones who seem to get along with her are Byakuren, a youkai monk, and Xenovia, an exorcist-turned-devil. |
| 273 | ** Similarly to Byakuren above, she seems to get along with [[Pantheon/SupportMagic Asia]] [[Pantheon/{{Healers}} Argento]] and [[Pantheon/EmotionalCombat Akeno]] [[Pantheon/LustfulActs Himejima]], a devil who was a nun and fallen angel miko respectively. Asia is surprised that she can read holy scripture without being hurt like she used to, though. |
| 274 | * For her surprise, she does seem to get along well enough with the current goddess of {{Church Militant}}s, Rosette Christopher. |
| 275 | * After seeing [[Pantheon/{{Weapons}} Simon Belmont]], she wonders if the la Conti family is in any way related to the Belmont family. Though she is not sure how to approach Simon to ask about that. |
| 276 | * She seems to have mixed opinions regarding demons in the Pantheon. On one hand, she seems to respect demon lords (like [[Pantheon/{{Otherness}} Zetta]], for example) and their offspring (like [[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers Dante]], the son of Sparda). On other hand, she will stand up to those who try to destroy the world she is trying to protect (like with Vergil). |
| 277 | * Claims that she is "eternally fifteen-years-old" (no relation to [[Pantheon/LoveAndAffection Belldandy]] claiming to be seventeen years old [[note]] oi, oi...[[/note]]). Please keep that in mind. Calling her old [[BerserkButton is one of easiest way to]] make her open her eyes, which is never a good sign. |
| 278 | * As a note, [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs she knows nothing about the lambs]] if you were to ask her. |
| 279 | * [[Pantheon/PersonalAppearance Leina and Tomoe]] were surprised about her, for not only [[Creator/SayakaOhara sounding like]] a priestess they have met, but actually being a good fighter. |
| 280 | * Has been sought after by Special Lovers Squad do join their ranks due of how [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend violent she can get if anyone harms Elsa]]. She is still considering it. |
| 281 | ** As a note, she doesn't hate the Yandere Quartet at all. In fact, she secretly admires their devotion. She even jokes that she would make a better candidate for the group than Scharlachrot, as she views Weiss as a sister [[spoiler:and the last thing she has to a connection to the world around herself. But on more serious note, she is concern about Scharlachrot's state of mind, and was able to free her out of her mind control thanks to Zenia and Elsa.]] Though once Yandere Squad was formed, she decided not to enter because. |
| 282 | * There are many deities in House of Pantheon/LawAndJustice what look at Clarice with a bad eye, due of her Arcana being the Arcana of Sin. However, Clarice says that Sorwat is the bearer of sin and the punisher for those who have sinned. When that didn't work, she got rather annoyed. |
| 283 | -->'''Clarice''': Those in power claim that which is inconvenient for them as a "sin", and deter it with "punishment". You find me as a "sin" because of who I am. But I am much as likely to bring out "punishment" as I am likely to "sin". Only I am capable of determine those terms when it comes to me. And I am afraid that if we cannot accept that fact, we will never see eye-to-eye. |
| 284 | * She was extremely joyful when she found out that her dear Elsa was ascended. |
| 285 | [[/folder]] |
| 286 | |
| 287 | [[folder:Millia Rage]] |
| 288 | '''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Millia Rage]], Goddess of [[PrehensileHair Weaponized Hair]]''' (The Blonde Huntress, Forbidden Hair Wielder) |
| 289 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/millia_strive.png]] |
| 290 | * Lesser Goddess |
| 291 | * Symbol: The Assassin's Guild Logo, slashed down the middle |
| 292 | * Theme Songs: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVsLt1JuPfg "Writhe in Pain"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd4S2EkLheM Lilly of Steel]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-oSbGdmDk The Spider's Thread (Do you know)]] (when battling Zato-1 and Eddie), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofj5flVbK2M Love The Subhuman Self]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGAy8Nisgw0 The Great Empress]] |
| 293 | * Alignment: TrueNeutral, sometimes NeutralGood |
| 294 | * Weapon of Choice: Her hair |
| 295 | * Portfolio: PrehensileHair, [[ParentalAbandonment Orphans]], [[DefectorFromDecadence Former Assassins]], [[ShoutOut Musical References]], [[StockholmSyndrome Having Strong Feelings for her Foe]] ([[CanNotSpitItOut Although She Doesn't Admit It]]), [[LadyOfWar Graceful Battle]], {{Celibate Hero}}ines, [[SpamAttack Lust Shaker]], [[SugarAndIcePersonality Nicer Personalities Behind Cold Exteriors]], [[WouldntHurtaChild Can't Hurt Children]]. |
| 296 | * Domains: Fury, Limbo, Revenge, Combat |
| 297 | * Followers: [[VideoGame/KabukiQuantumFighter Scott O'Connor]] |
| 298 | * High Priestess: [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Medusa]] |
| 299 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/CombatOther Baiken]], [[Pantheon/FemaleAnatomy Litchi]] [[Pantheon/{{Physicians}} Faye Ling]], [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} Noel Vermillion]], [[Pantheon/AirBasedTravel Dixie Kong]], [[Pantheon/GameDesign Bullet]], [[Pantheon/PersonsOfDesire Bayonetta]], [[Pantheon/{{Shapeshifters}} Shantae]], [[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} Rachel Roth/Raven]], [[Pantheon/{{Mentalities}} Filia]], [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Black Bolt]], [[Pantheon/CouplesArchetypes Entrapta]], [[Pantheon/FightingMoves Zangief]], [[Pantheon/RacialAppearances Piotr Rasputin/Colossus, Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow]]. |
| 300 | * Rivals: '''[[Pantheon/FightingStyles Zato-1]]''', [[Pantheon/EyeAppearances Yukako Yamagishi]], [[Pantheon/CombatOther Nina and Anna Williams]]. |
| 301 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/SingersAndPerformers I-No]], [[Pantheon/VillainousAppearances Tsuru Tsurulina IV/Czar Baldy Bald IV]], [[Pantheon/GamingNarratives Sindel]]. |
| 302 | * Once a former member of the Assassin's Guild, she had been given the [[MagicHair 6th Forbidden Spell: Angra cast on her hair allowing her to control it in battle]]. Afterward, she left the guild and sold out Zato leaving her a marked woman by her former guild leaving her feeling alone in the Pantheon. Despite "killing" Eddie out of a feeling of regret, the parasite took hold of Zato's body refusing to give up, and even now she still has to deal with him every now and again. |
| 303 | * Eventually, she gains a different outlook on life seeing her guild as her own kind of home, and decides on helping them out by taking over things along with bringing back Zato-1. |
| 304 | * Tries to stay away from pretty much everyone else in the Pantheons, though with her wild hair, her good looks, and her agile fighting style, she's fairly popular (especially with [[Pantheon/HuntersAndSlayers Dante]]). |
| 305 | * Secretly brought along her pet cats, and plays with them whenever she gets some time alone. Several deities love petting them including Noel and Entrapta finding them so adorable. |
| 306 | * Some believe that [[Manga/ToLoveRu Golden Darkness]] would be able to take over this position in the Pantheon if she actually tried to do it. Yukako felt that she was more deserving of this trope with the power of her stand, but she admitted that Millia was strong enough to hold it for the moment. |
| 307 | ** Sindel however was far more violent about wanting that title, [[Main/HeroKiller even nearly killing her]] just for that position. Millia knew that Empress of Outworld was a force to be reckoned with and vowed to be ready should the "bitch queen" try that again. |
| 308 | * Recently likes visiting Litchi's hospital and sharing stories, often comparing their tales together. Millia is rather fond of her as a friend. Some say that Millia went VERY [[NotSoStoic unstoic]] than usual in her attempt to save her from GUAE. |
| 309 | * ''Really'' doesn't like to talk about her relationship with Zato-1. Her response to anyone who asks is usually silent. [[spoiler: Rumors indicate that they may lose their virginities, despite the fact she's supposed to be chaste, or perhaps not.]] |
| 310 | * Has gotten a new outfit as of recent, much to the confusion of her friends. Millia is unsure how to feel about their reactions with some considering it [[Manga/GalaxyExpress999 a homage to Maetel]] of all things. Baiken wondered how she would like in a kimono instead considering the outfit useless in a fight with a swordsman like herself. Millia stopped her before she could imagine the possible image of herself unclothed to the sight of everyone. |
| 311 | * People will ''never'' let her live down [[MediaNotes/FightingGameCommunity that one time]] where she prematurely over-celebrated a victory in a fight against Zato-1 at one of the biggest tournaments she fought in. She still gets embarrassed when people bring it up. |
| 312 | * She has made her fair share of rival assassins over the years, so when the Willaims sister came knocking due to a price being put on her head Millia quickly took a defensive stance against them. Nina found Millia interesting because of her [[ProfessionalKillers method in killing]] while Anna loves the new outfit she wears [[ImpossibleHourglassFigure displaying the sexiness of a woman's body]] even while fighting the Russian assassin. |
| 313 | * Fellow Russian deities such as Colossus and the Black Widow got along with Millia and her history as a former hired gun. Natasha especially feels sympathy for her issues with Zato, Venom, and Eddie [[TheAtoner knowing how much red she much has in her own ledger]]. Millia wonders if she might one day end up being a S.H.I.E.L.D operative like Natasha is/was due to her or perhaps instead joining the X-Men like Piotr since her hair and past reminds her of his sister: [[BrokenBird Magik]]. |
| 314 | * Resides with Medusa as her high priest as the Inhuman Royal Family hopes she can ascend alongside the former assassin one day. Black Bolt appreciates giving his wife a seat of power in the Pantheon while admiring the skills Millia has in combat. |
| 315 | [[/folder]] |
| 316 | |
| 317 | [[folder:Sayaka Yumi and Jun Hono]] |
| 318 | '''[[Anime/MazingerZ Sayaka Yumi]] and [[Anime/GreatMazinger Jun Hono]], Goddesses of Mechas with [[TorpedoTits Armed Breasts]]''' (Sayaka: [[DubNameChange Jessica Davis]]) |
| 319 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Yumi-Sayaka_7588.jpg]] |
| 320 | [[caption-width-right:250:Sayaka]] |
| 321 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Honou-Jun_6166.jpg]] |
| 322 | [[caption-width-right:250:Jun]] |
| 323 | * Lesser Goddesses |
| 324 | * Symbol: Aphrodite/Diana A's head and Venus A's head |
| 325 | * Alignment: NeutralGood |
| 326 | * Portfolio: ActionGirl, BelligerentSexualTension With Their Partners, LovelyAngels, MsFanservice, TheReliableOne, TomboyWithAGirlyStreak, TheLancer, MissingMom ([[ConvenientlyAnOrphan and birth father in Jun's case]]), [[spoiler:BabiesEverAfter With Kouji and Tetsuya]] |
| 327 | ** Sayaka: ClingyJealousGirl, HimeCut, [[MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication More Willing To Talk Things Out Than Kouji]], PinkMeansFeminine, PluckyGirl, ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend, FirstGirlWins |
| 328 | ** Jun: ConvenientlyAnOrphan, [[TheUnfavorite Not Favored By Her Adoptive Father]] And Became Strong-Willed And Self-Reliant For It, CoolBigSis To Shiro Kabuto, OneOfTheBoys, [[MostCommonSuperpower Most Stacked Of All The Heroines]], [[TwoferTokenMinority Half-Japanese Half-Black]] |
| 329 | * Domain(s): Mechas, Piloting, Combat Support |
| 330 | * Heralds: Dr. Gennosuke Yumi (Sayaka's father) and the rest of the [[Anime/MazingerZ Photoatomic Research Institute]], [[Anime/ShinMazinger Lori & Loru, Shun Azuma, Masao Oide]] (fellow combat support for the Mazingers) |
| 331 | * Followers: |
| 332 | ** Mecha Aspect: some ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' mechas specifically designed that way, [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Tengen Toppa Yoko W Tank]] |
| 333 | ** Personal Aspect: [[TabletopGame/{{Munchkin}} Miss Ile]], ComicBook/TankGirl, [[Film/RoboGeisha Kikuyakko "Kikue" Kagusa]], [[VideoGame/SpaceQuestVTheNextMutation W-D40]] |
| 334 | * Allies: '''Kouji Kabuto and Tetsuya Tsurugi (their partners)''' |
| 335 | * Enemies: Kouji and Tetsuya's enemies, impersonators |
| 336 | * Oppose: [[StayInTheKitchen misogynists]] (especially for Sayaka) |
| 337 | * When it comes to weaponized appendages, there are all sorts available from where they come from. [[ArmCannon The arms]], [[PowerFist the hands]], [[LegCannon the legs]], [[EyeBeams the eyes]], [[FingerFirearms the fingers]], [[{{Fartillery}} the butt]], [[NasalWeapon the nose]], [[HornAttack the horn]], [[BewareMyStingerTail the tail(s)]], [[CombatTentacles the tentacles]], [[RazorWings the wings]], [[PowerPincers the pincers]], you name it. |
| 338 | ** And then, for the sake of {{fanservice}}, there are weapons [[TorpedoTits straight from the woman's mammaries]]. Codifying this trope, and being referenced or parodied in many other examples to follow, is Sayaka Yumi, or—to be exact—her mecha the Aphrodite A (and later the Diana A). And she was definitely annoyed that she hadn't joined as a Pantheon goddess sooner. |
| 339 | ** Back when Tetsuya represented '''[[OrphansOrdeal Orphaned]] [[ConvenientlyAnOrphan Children]]''', his partner Jun Hono was intended to join him after it was realized she wasn't up either. But when it became apparent that his title wasn't an appropriate fit and it was decided that he join Kouji, it was also decided that Jun join Sayaka instead, since her trope also applies to her Venus A. |
| 340 | * Applies to both: |
| 341 | ** While Sayaka does pilot a Venus A in other timelines, the one here is in use by Jun. |
| 342 | ** Curiously, the Diana A and Venus A are perfectly capable of swimming like most biological land animals do, compared to Mazinger Z and Great Mazinger, which sink easily, though are still capable of underwater movement with foot thrusters and the Jet Scrander/Scramble Dash. |
| 343 | ** Have a bad opinion on impersonators, given the enemy once made a Robot impostor of Sayaka's father in order to sabotage Mazinger Z. They even did it again with Kouji. And then one Warbeast Helena pretended to be Jun, as well as when Marquis Janus replaced one of their colleagues Karen for an infiltration scheme. |
| 344 | ** Also not a fan of biker gangs, given one stole Sayaka's then-new Scarlet Mobile (which doubles as the cockpit for the Diana A) by one Jeronimo of the Circuit gang, and Jun was similarly harassed by another gang before Warbeast Theodorus attacking the city broke off the conflict. %% What's more, one of its members, Ikuta Shinichiro, who used to be from the same orphanage as Jun, became driven to stop the fighting, only to be turned into the Warbeast Guernicus. Because of the Mycenae Empire's manipulations, it also came with a time bomb, forcing a HeroicSacrifice once he came to his senses. |
| 345 | ** There came news of an alternate timeline where the Kabuto family and Duke Fleed don't exist, where giant robots were the norm, and where Sayaka and Jun plus [[Anime/UFORoboGrendizer Hikaru Makiba and Maria Grace Fleed]] [[spoiler:plus Anime/CuteyHoney]] are members of a secret organization/private investigation agency for solving crimes related with mechas and cyborgs, and are known only their team's name: the Manga/MazingerAngels. |
| 346 | *** In account of that, given all the threats in the Pantheon, it was decided to "transplant" their mechas from that timeline to here for a better fighting chance, given that those mechas seem to have all sorts of new armaments, including their own versions of the Mazingers' weapons. Sayaka opted to obtain the Aphrodite A there while still keeping her default Diana A. Jun on the other hand opted for a straight-up upgrade of her Venus A to that timeline's version. |
| 347 | ** And then another bonus from the ''Manga/ShinMazingerZero'' timeline came available for Sayaka; the Artemis A, a much more powerful mecha in league with Great Mazinger itself, and a more responsive piloting system [[MotionCaptureMecha that lets her move it as fluidly as her own body]]. The rub? The suit meant for interfacing with it is… really {{Stripperiffic}}, and so she '''very strongly''' insists that communications from her are voice-only. |
| 348 | ** The two eventually got to know the EVA pilot Asuka during her (separate) visits with Kouji and Tetsuya. One thing led to another, and they've eventually started talking about forming a Great {{Tsundere}} Alliance, to the consternation of the Mazinger pilots. |
| 349 | %% ** Once he heard Sayaka and Asuka discussing with Jun, Maria and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Fa Yuiry]]'' about something called The Great {{Tsundere}} Alliance. He has been unable to sleep soundly since. |
| 350 | %% ** After meeting each other, Asuka and Jun seem have bonded, much to his annoyance and terror. Sometimes Tetsuya has Heard them muttering something about The Great {{Tsundere}} Alliance. |
| 351 | |
| 352 | * Exclusive to Sayaka: |
| 353 | ** Compared to Kouji's [[FallingIntoTheCockpit disastrous beginnings]], Sayaka has been specially trained to pilot her mecha, the Aphrodite A, and also had to show Kouji the ropes when it comes to operating his HumongousMecha (it helps that both use the same control scheme and Aphrodite A's own Partner Circuit). That said, she's been unable to contribute much in the fight against Dr. Hell's Robobeasts not through any fault of her own, but because Aphrodite A (and Diana A after it) wasn't equipped enough to handle them. That's not to say she was useless, of course. Besides supporting Mazinger Z in battle and probing the Robobeasts for their weapons, she's even netted a few Robobeast kills (Minerva X, Gunbina M5, Gian F3, Gilania Beta 5), and several [[{{Mooks}} Iron Mask and Iron Cross]] ones. She also carries a ray blaster for defense on the ground. |
| 354 | ** While most heroes definitely possess HeroicSpirit to prevail against great odds, it's clear that Sayaka actually possesses ''more'' of that than Kouji given that she's ''always'' underpowered, she's ''well aware of that'', she ''always'' gets beaten badly, ''and yet'' she continues to fight. |
| 355 | ** Her dynamic with Kouji had a lot of ups and downs, and they've certainly had plenty of heated arguments, but ultimately they ended up together. |
| 356 | ** Due to her constant desire to prove herself, any [[StayInTheKitchen misogynistic comments]] easily set her off, as Kouji himself can attest to. |
| 357 | ** [[https://mangadex.org/manga/41643/ During the time]] the Autobots were at the Photoatomic Research Institute, Hot Rod had fostered a brief infatuation with Aphrodite A. Upon meeting Sayaka again in the Pantheon, he was sad to hear that Aphrodite was gone, destroyed beyond repair from a Robobeast attack. Sure, she has the Mazinger Angels version, but it just isn't the same. |
| 358 | ** Doesn't like to talk about [[Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}} that time when]] Kouji exploited her lack of… cover (it was a BeachEpisode and he had "accidentally" pulled her bikini loose) to get the upper hand on attacking Iron Masks. |
| 359 | |
| 360 | * Exclusive to Jun: |
| 361 | ** Like Tetsuya, Jun was an orphan adopted by Kenzo Kabuto, and was trained to become the pilot for Great Mazinger's combat support Venus A. |
| 362 | ** It's true that Kenzo Kabuto neglected her over Kouji, Shiro, and Tetsuya, and rarely showed that he cared for her other than as a soldier. It's also true that this drove her to become independent, strong-willed, and self-reliant. But this does not mean she condones harsh parenthood. After all, favoritism aside, Kenzo treated Tetsuya the same way, and he developed a ''massive'' InferioritySuperiorityComplex that drove a wedge between him and Kouji when they first fought together extensively [[spoiler:and ultimately led to their father's death]]. |
| 363 | ** While she does possess a ray blaster for ground combat, she's also experienced with rifles, since the Fortress of Science has them for its staff to hold off intruders. |
| 364 | ** Has particular pity for those forced into serving as weapons for evil, just like one Warbeast Cleo, who had learned to appreciate humanity during her time as an undercover cyborg. It's a sentiment she shares with Boss and, to a somewhat lesser extent, Tetsuya (because he was the last to be aware of that particular situation). |
| 365 | *** [[Pantheon/MannersOfDeath The Masked Man]] is one such person, cyborgified and brainwashed by [[Pantheon/TimePlacement Porky Minch]] to be the commander of the Pigmask Army and his top enforcer and minion. She was glas that he was able to break out of it thanks to remembering words from his late mother Hinawa, but saddened that it required a SuicideByCop via using thunder skills against his brother Lucas, who had the [[AttackReflector Franklin Badge]] on. |
| 366 | ** Venus A has its own Scrander like Mazinger Z does (Great Mazinger instead has retractable wings). And she's able to carry not only Diana A with it, but Boss Borot as well. |
| 367 | ** In the event the Great Mazinger cannot fire off its Thunder Break, the Venus A can do that in its stead. |
| 368 | [[/folder]] |
| 369 | |
| 370 | [[folder:Vatista]] |
| 371 | '''[[VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth Vatista]], Goddess of RazorWings''' (Puppet of Resurrection, [[YouAreNumber6 Unit no. 10076]], [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle The Autonomic Nerve]]) |
| 372 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c2806f2fae54765cfb0fc8773a63a3b5.png]] |
| 373 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Her original form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/story_cg04.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 374 | * Theme song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxrQCZA17J4 Snow Sisters]] |
| 375 | * Lesser Goddess |
| 376 | * Alignment: LawfulGood and LawfulNeutral |
| 377 | * Symbol: Vatistas wings |
| 378 | * Portfolio: RazorWings, TheStoic, HairAntennae, HumanWeapon, ArtificialHuman, ActionGirl, ElegantGothicLolita, NoSocialSkills, TronLines, EmotionlessGirl |
| 379 | * Domains: Technology, Weapons, Combat |
| 380 | * Followers: [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Skarmory, Empoleon]], [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Dyna Blade]] |
| 381 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/NamingConvention Hyde Kido]], [[Pantheon/FightingStyles Orie "Harada" Ballardiae]], [[Pantheon/MentalismOther Lambda-11]], [[Pantheon/RevengeAndRetribution Sakura Matou]] |
| 382 | ** Partner: Scizor |
| 383 | * Enemies: [[Pantheon/FleshEaters Merkava]], [[Pantheon/BloodAndGore Jedah Dohma]], any {{Eldritch Abomination}}s |
| 384 | * Opposes: [[Pantheon/InsaneBehavior Carmine]] [[Pantheon/{{Laughter}} Prime]], [[Pantheon/SwordsAndSabres Nu-13]] |
| 385 | * Secretly Watching: [[Pantheon/RecollectionAndAmnesia Android]] [[Pantheon/IdentityIssues 21]] |
| 386 | * If you are an EldritchAbomination who is a danger to humans, then you don't want to be near Vatista because she was created for the purpose of destroying you. |
| 387 | * Vatista doesn't like Jedah Dohma because while he does fight with RazorWings, Jedah fights are [[BloodyMurder a lot bloodier]] and Vatista finds him really disgusting. |
| 388 | * For a long time, Sakura Matou was avoiding Vatista because she looked a lot like Dark Sakura, until she saw that Vatista was actually a nice [[ArtificialHuman Autonomic Nerve]] and became friends with her. |
| 389 | * Vatista is allies with Lambda because she is a similar [[ArtificialHumans being]] as Vatista, and fights using [[RazorWings the same weapons as her]]. |
| 390 | ** However, she feels Nu uses her power dangerously and for an inappropriate purpose, and so opposes her. |
| 391 | * The other deities wish Vatista would wear clothes and tell her why clothes are necessary because they're sick of Vatista not understanding the concept of clothes or dignity. |
| 392 | ** She was rather confused for the fact that [[Pantheon/RomanticOrientation Cuuko]] could [[FullFrontalAssault fight without clothes]] and wanted to know why she was allowed to ignore clothes and not her. Where Cuuko gave the explanation of "I am an alien. Human rules don't apply to me," [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Mahiro]] stabbed her for that and explained that [[BarbieDollAnatomy she doesn't really expose anything by being naked]], so its fine by that front. |
| 393 | * Vatista usually stays far away from the house of war because Autonomic Nerves aren't very good at adapting to a changing situation; something that Vatista believes humans excel at. |
| 394 | * In the case of the bio-android with the berserk Majin split-personality, Vatista has declared that she's waiting for 21 to become her problem before she decides anything. Everyone understands this is mere prudence and not a token of any trust. |
| 395 | * Does not actually have the [[Wrestling/{{Batista}} Vatista Bomb]] finishing move. |
| 396 | [[/folder]] |
| 397 | |
| 398 | [[folder:Yozakura]] |
| 399 | '''[[VideoGame/SenranKagura Yozakura]], Goddess of [[PowerFist Power Gauntlets]]''' (The Mighty Matriarch With Massive Mitts, Yozakuu, [=BrooklynRage=]) |
| 400 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yozakura_ev.png]] |
| 401 | * Lesser Goddess |
| 402 | * Symbol: A wild boar, carrying her gauntlets on its back |
| 403 | * Theme Music: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNPwikdL4TM Floral Freedom]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeNB1DvBJuQ My Ultimate Feast]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU1mtmmWesQ Ready to Say Goodbye]] |
| 404 | * Alignment: LawfulGood, used to be [[KnightTemplar Templar Good]] |
| 405 | * Portfolio: [[PowerFist Using Gauntlets]] [[TrickedOutGloves with]] PileBunker [[ArmCannon Cannons]], MightyGlacier, PromotedToParent [[MassiveNumberedSiblings to Eleven Siblings]] [[DontSplitUsUp Before Being Separated]], ExtremityExtremist, TeamMom, TheComicallySerious, CherryBlossomGirl, [[{{Ninja}} Shinobi]] |
| 406 | * Domains: Fist-fighting, Gauntlets, Siblings, Shinobi |
| 407 | * Allies: |
| 408 | ** Gessen Academy: [[Pantheon/EyeAppearances Yumi]], [[Pantheon/OtherEmotions Murakumo]], [[Pantheon/FanserviceAttires Shiki]], [[Pantheon/EmotionalCombat Minori]] |
| 409 | ** Others: [[Pantheon/OtherWeaponTropes Zenia Valov]], [[Pantheon/PersonalAppearance Bullet]], [[Pantheon/MusicalCompositions Hibiki Tachibana]], [[Pantheon/PowerAndAbilities Gene]], [[Pantheon/RomanticInterest Brock]], Most of House of Pantheon/FamilyAndRelatives |
| 410 | * Rivals: Most weapon-wielding gods, [[Pantheon/LustfulActs Katsuragi]] (FriendlyRivalry) |
| 411 | * Opposes: {{Kick Chick}}s, those who would grope some one willy-nilly |
| 412 | * Enemies: Any {{Abusive Parent}}s or those who are jerks to their siblings, Evil-aligned gods who really are evil |
| 413 | * Former Enemies: Students of Hanzou and Hebijo Academy, The Crimson Squad |
| 414 | * One of the top students of Gessen Girl School, Yozakura wields a particular pair of weapons: metallic gauntlets with built-in PileBunker {{Arm Cannon}}s, what can grow in size and allows her to fire blasts of energy. Truly a goddess not be meddled with at a close range. |
| 415 | * Close allies with Zenia and Bullet due of their preference on weapons. Though both of them agree that she should drop her mentality that "only men and women with no shame" are allowed to kick, with her saying that a proper lady knows how to use her fists and look good doing it. This is why she opposes most {{Kick Chick}}s. |
| 416 | ** Speaking of Zenia, if she is [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars Alt Eisen Rieme]] in human form, then Yozakura is Anime/TheBigO in human form. |
| 417 | * She is also good friends with Vi due of her weapons. In fact, she feels good that her KnightTemplar tendencies were turned around, otherwise she would have never thought that dark could turn to light like Vi did. Though she admits that Vi has a long way to go before she is in proper light. |
| 418 | * According to her, it is only fine to grope some one if its some one you love behind closed doors... [[InsaneTrollLogic and unsuspecting guards on a mission]]. No one is sure if she is serious or not, but [[TheComicallySerious probably the former]]. |
| 419 | * Is highly respected by parental gods due the fact that she was made to look after her eleven siblings once her mother died, and feel sorry for her due the fact that they were separated after her father died. |
| 420 | ** She is also respected by House of Food since she had to cook for all of her siblings. She is also good at making rather large-sized meals in general. |
| 421 | * Commonly challenges other weapon-wielding gods into battle in order to understand her weapon even better and how to combat any kind of weapons. |
| 422 | * Said to [[Creator/KaoriIshihara sound a lot like]] [[Pantheon/{{Travel}} Sicily]]. She finds some disappointment on her, saying that where one of her signature moves is a holy-powered punch, her affinity with fists is piss-poor. |
| 423 | [[/folder]] |
| 424 | |
| 425 | !Demigods |
| 426 | |
| 427 | [[folder:Captain Hook]] |
| 428 | '''[[Literature/PeterPan Captain James]] [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Hook]], God of {{Hook Hand}}s''' (Dark And Sinister Man, Cap'n, Codfish, World's Most Famous Crook, Jimmy, [[Film/{{Hook}} Hooky, The Hook, The Cunning King Fish, The Bad Barracuda, The Steel-Handed Stingray, The Sleazy Sleaze of the Seven Seas]], [[WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverLandPirates Ol' Feather Head]], [[Series/OnceUponATime Killian Jones]], [[VideoGame/DisneyMirrorverse Vainglorious Vengeful Swordsman]], [[Literature/ATaleOf James Bartholomew]]) |
| 429 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/peterpan_disneyscreencaps_6985.jpg]] |
| 430 | [[caption-width-right:350:Click[[labelnote:here]]\ |
| 431 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/once_upon_a_time_coat.jpg[[/labelnote]] to see Killian Jones (his "Good Form").]] |
| 432 | * Demigod |
| 433 | * Symbol: A silhouette of his trademark Hook |
| 434 | * Theme Song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-8qOQUzTxM Presenting the Hook]] |
| 435 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil (TrueNeutral in "Good Form") |
| 436 | * Portfolio: HookHand, {{Pirate}}, ArchEnemy of Peter Pan, [[Creator/{{Disney}} Disney Villain]], ClassicVillain, FauxAffablyEvil, WickedCultured, ChildHater, EvilIsHammy, [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Terrified of Crocodiles]], [[WalkThePlank Likes to Make People Walk The Plank]], [[TheDreaded The Only Man Long John Silver Ever Feared]], IcyBlueEyes, [[ManipulativeBastard Quite the Manipulator]], [[GreenEyedMonster Jealous of Peter Pan's Cocky Attitude and for displaying "Good Form"]], WouldHurtAChild, NobleDemon, [[BadBoss A Terrible Captain]] |
| 437 | * Domains: Pirates, Prosthetics, Swordsmanship, Sailing, Villains, Darkness, Time, Revenge |
| 438 | * Herald: Mr. Smee |
| 439 | * Allies: [[Pantheon/RevengeAndRetribution Maleficent]], [[Pantheon/VillainousArchetypes Ursula]], [[Pantheon/VillainousRoles Oogie Boogie]], [[Pantheon/FantasticRaces Jafar]], [[Pantheon/{{Unpopularity}} Hades]], [[Pantheon/CrueltyAndSadism Cruella De Vil]], [[Pantheon/BeastOther Ratigan]], [[Pantheon/MetalAndMinerals Sir Crocodile]], [[Pantheon/{{Piracy}} Risky Boots]]. |
| 440 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork with: [[Pantheon/{{Weapons}} Cervantes de Leon]], [[Pantheon/{{Food}} Gangplank]], [[Pantheon/TortureAndMutilation Euron Greyjoy]] |
| 441 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/AgeAndYouth Peter Pan]], [[Pantheon/{{Fairies}} Tinker Bell]], [[Pantheon/ClothingStyle Wendy Darling]]''', '''[[Pantheon/LightAndBrightness Sora]]''', [[Pantheon/{{Quirks}} Donald Duck]], [[Pantheon/IntrovertFlaws Goofy]], [[Pantheon/OpposingFate Riku]] (former ally), [[Pantheon/FriendsAndCompanions Kairi]], [[Pantheon/NiceAndNasty Ventus]], [[Pantheon/CombatMagic Aqua]], '''[[Pantheon/CrimeAndTransgressions Captain Jack Sparrow]]''', [[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships Will Turner & Elizabeth Swann]], [[Pantheon/SurrogateRelationships Whitebeard]], [[Pantheon/FightingStyles Guybrush Threedwood]], [[Pantheon/BodilyForm Monkey D. Luffy]] and [[Pantheon/OnePiece his crew]], [[Pantheon/AntiHeroism The Gokaigers]], [[Pantheon/LandAndSeaTravel Davos Seaworth]], [[Pantheon/UnconventionalWeaponry May (Guilty Gear)]]. |
| 442 | * Fears: '''[[Pantheon/{{Reptiles}} SOBEK]]''', ''any other ascended Crocodilians'', [[Pantheon/MentalismOther Vanitas]], [[Pantheon/{{Siblings}} Stannis Baratheon]] |
| 443 | * Opposed by: [[Pantheon/EarthAndRock Sakazuki]], [[Pantheon/{{Anger}} Terra]] |
| 444 | * Complicated Relationship: [[Pantheon/{{Thieves}} Edward Teach/Blackbeard]] |
| 445 | * Captain Hook is so named due to the fact that he lost one of his hands (whether it's his left or right hand depends who you're talking to) to Peter Pan. The fact that said hand was fed to a crocodile didn't help Hook in the slightest and he made it his personal mission to end Peter Pan for good. The missing hand has been replaced with a hook and it's something he considers pretty useful. |
| 446 | * The last of [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Maleficent's council of villains]] to ascend, Hook was humiliated on how he was picked last ''again''. Though seemingly a wuss due to always losing against Peter Pan and constantly being tormented by a crocodile who swallowed his hand, Hook isn't someone to take [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass lightly]]. |
| 447 | * Peter Pan, Wendy, and Tinker Bell had mixed reactions when they learned of Hook's ascension. Wendy, understandably, was not the least bit happy about seeing the pirate captain again, especially since he held her, the Lost Boys, and her brothers as captives and then forced her to [[WalkThePlank walk the plank.]] Tinker Bell was turning red with rage, due to being tricked by Hook into revealing Peter's hideout. And Peter himself... Never in his life was the flying boy so happy to see his nemesis again. With Hook in the Pantheon, Pan can finally resume their old battles and put the 'Codfish' in his place. |
| 448 | * Despite the fact that the Crocodile that ate his hand isn't ascended, Hook did not take the news well that there were some other crocodilians present in the Pantheon. In particular, he is absolutely terrified of Renekton due to the latter's insanity. Needless to say, Hook has made it a point to stay clear of him (and other crocodiles such as King K. Rool and King Gator) at all costs. Even his alliance with Sir Crocodile is a bit tense thanks to the warlord's [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes pet gators.]] |
| 449 | ** But none of the aforementioned reptiles could top [[Pantheon/{{Reptiles}} Sobek]]. Upon first meeting, The Egyptian god absolutely mortified the poor captain. To make matters worse, one of his followers just so happens to be the very same croc that [[OhNoNotAgain ate Hook's hand]]. With that knowledge, the captain has become even more paranoid than ever. |
| 450 | * Amongst his fellow Disney villains, he is very good friends with Ratigan, given that the both of them have a distaste towards children and are known for being hammy. |
| 451 | * Hook is ''never'' seen without his bo'sun, Mr. Smee. Contrary to popular belief, Smee ''isn't'' Hook's first mate; that would be Mr. Starkey (at least until he got tossed into the sea due to not hearing a splash). |
| 452 | ** However, Smee is the only crew member Hook even shows ''some'' respect to. The captain is an outright BadBoss who's willing to shoot one of his crew dead (for either wrinkling his outfit or [[KickTheDog singing horribly]]). |
| 453 | * He's not in a particularly good relationship with a lot of the ascended pirates. The more ruthless pirates, Cervantes de Leon and Gangplank, are having a hard time working with him since the two learned that one version of Hook is very ineffectual compared to the other iterations of him. |
| 454 | ** The more heroic pirates, such as the Straw Hat Pirates, Guybrush Threepwood and the Gokaigers, are already making it a point to stop his schemes, whatever they may be. It certainly doesn't help that Hook has made an alliance with the warlord Sir Crocodile, who shares many [[ShoutOut characteristics with the Captain.]] The Gokaigers are more antagonistic to Hook given that his tendencies to put children at harm reminds the group of their own enemy, Basco ta Jolokia. |
| 455 | * Jack Sparrow has become one of Hook's main rivals. When the two met, both Captains were put off by the other's demeanor (Hook found Jack to possess "Good Form", much like Peter Pan, and Sparrow legitimately thought Hook was a terrible captain). After trading insults between one another, they engaged in a [[https://artist-srf.deviantart.com/art/Hook-Vs-Sparrow-669614534 duel along the beaches of Neverland]], to see who the superior pirate was. It was interrupted by Peter Pan and his Lost Boys, but Hook has proclaimed the duel will continue another day. To that, Sparrow simply said: |
| 456 | --> '''Jack Sparrow:''' I'll drink to that, mate! |
| 457 | ** Hook has also gone after [[Pantheon/CouplesRelationships Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann]] for their association with Sparrow. But the pair made a formidable team, and [[CurbStompBattle sent the poor captain packing with his tail between his legs]]. |
| 458 | * Rumors have persisted throughout the Pantheon that Hook once served as Blackbeard's boatswain. Both parties have denied the claims but do keep in touch. If there's treasure to be had, then both pirates will try to take an equal share. |
| 459 | * Apparently, [[Pantheon/TaintedFriendship Long John Silver]] is afraid of Captain Hook. This has raised the possibility that the two pirates may cross paths with each other again. |
| 460 | * After everything that transpired while serving under [[Pantheon/RevengeAndRetribution Maleficent]], Captain Hook absolutely '''HATES''' Keyblade wielders. All of them. He hates Ventus, Sora, Donald, Goofy for [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI ruining both]] [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep his plans]], Riku for [[HeelFaceTurn turning traitor]], Aqua for siding with Peter Pan, and Kairi... [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking because she was a pain to keep around.]] There's also [[Pantheon/{{Anger}} Terra]], but Hook doesn't hate him as much because of his [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter poor judgment.]] That being said, Hook would still take them over [[TheDreaded Vanitas]] any day. |
| 461 | * To Miss Fortune, he is just another pirate who just got added to his hit list. She also doesn't believe that only a kid in a green outfit could beat him, though she hasn't tested that theory herself... yet. |
| 462 | * Dislikes Davos Seaworth for leaving the smuggler's life behind him and serving Stannis Baratheon The feeling is mutual, as Davos feels that Hook is a terrible captain and should have just left Neverland when he had the chance. On the other hand, though, Hook absolutely fears Stannis after learning of his victories against the [[Characters/ASongOfIceAndFireIronIslandsHouses Ironborn of Pyke]] both at sea, [[spoiler:[[Literature/ADanceWithDragons and on land.]]]] |
| 463 | ** Speaking of Ironborn, Hook is hesitant to side with King [[EvilUncle Euron Greyjoy]]. Hell, his ''entire'' crew becomes fearful at the mere presence of the Crow's Eye. Euron doesn't seem to mind so much; he's content as long as he's got allies to help conquer Westeros. |
| 464 | * As someone who very much hates pirates, Sakazuki became upset upon learning that there was another pirate to deal with. That said, the Marine plans on dealing with Hook much later. |
| 465 | * For whatever reason, anytime a production of Peter Pan is performed at the House of Theatre, the actor playing Captains Hook also plays Mr. Darling. This has made further interactions with Wendy even more awkward. |
| 466 | * [[Film/{{Hook}} In one timeline where Peter Pan grew up]], Hook realized that he had lost his calling despite now having full control of Neverland and gotten payback on the Crocodile by turning it into a clock, and has more than once [[DrivenToSuicide tried to kill himself out of boredom]]. |
| 467 | ** It was revealed [[Literature/PeterPanInScarlet in another timeline]], that Hook [[spoiler:survived being swallowed by the Crocodile, becoming the circus owner Ravello, and trying to make Peter Pan an adult by wearing Hook's old red coat.]] Many were horrified by the monster he had become and were only thankful that he [[spoiler:returned to his normal self by getting a good night's sleep.]] |
| 468 | * On one [[WesternAnimation/MickeysHouseOfVillains Halloween night]], Hook teamed up with fellow Disney villains Jafar, Ursula, Hades and Cruella De Vil, to take over the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNYXtY18sPU House of Theatre]] for the fun of it. Unfortunately for the villains involved, [[https://occ-0-2433-999.1.nflxso.net/art/afdff/1a7d3c57e496ab1a097a55338c88dfc512cafdff.jpg it didn't last very long.]] It took over a week to simply get Jafar out of the lamp. |
| 469 | [[/folder]] |
| 470 | |
| 471 | [[folder:Rattlesnake Jake]] |
| 472 | '''[[WesternAnimation/{{Rango}} Rattlesnake Jake]], God of [[BewareMyStingerTail Armed Tails]]''' |
| 473 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_justin_holt_jake10.png]] |
| 474 | * Demigod |
| 475 | * Symbol: His tail |
| 476 | * Alignment: NeutralEvil |
| 477 | * Portfolio: SnakesAreSinister, PsychoForHire, TheDreaded, RedEyesTakeWarning, TheGunslinger |
| 478 | * Domains: Snakes, Guns |
| 479 | * Rivals: [[Pantheon/NarrativeGenresAtoM The Man with No Name]], [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} Erron Black]] |
| 480 | * Enemies: '''[[Pantheon/HeroicActions Rango]]''' (doubles as WorthyOpponent), [[Pantheon/{{Firearms}} The Lone Ranger]], [[Pantheon/WeaponWielding Lucky Luke]], John Wayne, [[Pantheon/{{Passion}} Jill McBain]], [[Pantheon/{{Mindsets}} Indiana Jones]], [[Pantheon/{{Storytelling}} Tarantula]], [[Pantheon/FightingMoves Serperior]] |
| 481 | * Opposes: Liars, Traitors |
| 482 | * Disapproves of: [[Pantheon/FacialHair Yosemite Sam]], [[Pantheon/WeaponWielding Hol Horse]] |
| 483 | * Mixed Relations: [[Pantheon/OutlooksOnJob Gauron]][[labelnote:*]]bordering on extreme wariness on Jake's end[[/labelnote]], [[Pantheon/WeaponizedTools Bullseye]] |
| 484 | * If Rattlesnake Jake is considered to be the metaphorical Grim Reaper of a town, then he's someone who shouldn't be taken for granted. A cold-blooded killer with a gatling gun for a tail whose name instills fear in the hearts of small animals, he relishes at the opportunity to take lives whenever he is asked for such. That said, he has a sort of code of honor, respecting those who can put up a good fight against him and detests liars. If he works for someone and gets double-crossed by them, then he'll be more than willing to take their lives when all is said and done. |
| 485 | * He is largely seen as the animal world equivalent of a PsychoForHire given how much he enjoys his work of hunting down targets and taking them down. The much larger scale of the Pantheon means that he has more potential beings to work for and hunt down. While he is content with doing his work within the animal world, he's willing to take up jobs that involve humans should he be asked to do so. |
| 486 | ** When it comes to working with Gauron and Bullseye, Jake actually doesn't do it that often. While it's true that all three of them are bloodthirsty and eager to take on jobs that involve killing people, Jake does have a code of honor to some extent, effectively making him [[ALighterShadeOfBlack a little less evil in comparison to Gauron or Bullseye]]. That and Gauron is too much even for Jake to handle. Things are only slightly better between Jake and Bullseye and even then, they don't go after the same target. |
| 487 | * Snakes are already a bad enough problem for Indiana Jones and one that can use a gun very well just makes it worse for him. It doesn't help that Indy's enemies, if they're willing to do so, could hire Jake as a means to take him down. On his end, Jake is willing to see if Indy can use his wits effectively to survive a potential encounter between each other. |
| 488 | ** Of all the other snake-haters, Tarantula seems to have a literally bigger problem with Jake than Indy could, mostly due to how Tarantula had to face off against a recurring rattlesnake a number of times before. Fighting against Jake is even more problematic for Tarantula given how he has a gun and knows how to use it well. Luckily for Tarantula, Jake doesn't have an unlimited amount of ammo with him at all times. |
| 489 | * Jill [=McBain=] thouroughly hates Jake, seeing as how his sadistic sociopathic attitude is almost akin to that of her sworn enemy Frank, regardless of if Jake's level of malevolence doesn't exactly reach that of Frank's. While Jake doesn't really care too much about Jill by default, any possible job that involves stopping her he's willing to take up. |
| 490 | * As a gunslinger, he's ended up getting into a number of gunfights against others like him. His rivalry with The Man with No Name is more pronounced due to the latter having thoughts about how Jake is similar to [[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly Angel Eyes]]. While Jake doesn't really know that person, but he's eager to confront The Man with No Name if the information of a similar being helped Rango find the courage to fight back is anything to go by. In contrast, most heroic gunslingers such as The Lone Ranger and Lucky Luke have great issue with him over his violent attitude and the threat he poses towards others. |
| 491 | ** Despite most of the gunslingers being competent by default, Jake would rather not talk about Yosemite Sam and Hol Horse. To him, those two don't even deserve to go after others with their incompetence and Jake even believes that Hol Horse's ability to control bullets is a factor in Hol Horse being useless. |
| 492 | * Liars are something that Jake cannot stand no matter what. Him finding out that there's plenty of such made him upset to say the least. Those who can't tell lies well irritate him to no end and he sees them as just wannabes who want to be a something when they're really just a nobody. As for more skilled liars, Jake holds the same contempt towards them as other liars, pointing out that frauds can't last forever, no matter how well they cover their tracks. |
| 493 | ** By extension, he has absolutely no respect towards anyone who has double-crossed someone else. With the number of deities with traitorous tendencies present, Jake has made it clear that if any of those kinds of people want his help, he will reject the offer no matter what. The fact that he got double-crossed by the one he was employed under initially is definitely a factor in his mindset. |
| 494 | * One of his jobs involved attempting to eliminate Serperior, another serpent that was reported to have a decent ability in combat. Jake was more than willing to see how well the Pokémon could hold up and once he got to her, Serperior unsurprisingly fought back against Jake's bullets with Leaf Storm. It ended with some injuries on both sides and Serperior having nothing but contempt towards Jake (who admitted that Serperior would be one of his more difficult targets to go after again following the battle) for being yet another psychotic serpent. |
| 495 | * Despite being known as a kind of Grim Reaper, no one has tried to dress him up in traditional Grim Reaper clothing. Not only is such an idea dangerous and stupid, trying to attach a scythe to Jake's gun simply won't work out. And even if it did, the end result of a snake wildly swinging around a bladed tail that can shoot bullets simply wouldn't be worth it. |
| 496 | * Asking about if there's any logical way that his tail-gun can function is extremely ill-advised. Like a whole lot of things in the Pantheon, [[RuleOfCool it only works just because a gunslinging snake is cool]] and asking about it is basically just asking to get hung up on something that's not worth getting hung up on. |
| 497 | * If [[Film/SnakesOnAPlane people have had it with monkey-fighting snakes on a Monday-to-Friday plane]], then those same people are probably going to get fed up a lot sooner if there's one armed with a gun. Jake clearly hasn't gone onto planes, but will if a deity asks him to go after a target there. |
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