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Greater Gods

    Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious 
Emperor Sheev Palpatine, God of The Empire And The Dark Side (Darth Sidious, Dark Lord Of The Sith, The Emperor, Senator/Supreme Chancellor/Palpatine, possibly Cosinga Palpatine IInote , "The Shadow"note , King of The Beasts, The Sith'ari (self-proclaimednote ), The Dark Side, The Phantom Menace, D the Superior, The D, The Pudding, Dark Improbity, Merke, Map, Jehovah the West Four, Paul, Pa El Pattinson, Mahler T, Parkinase Frank, Alright, Evil, Too Weak, The Senate, "All The Sith"...or just Palpatine for short)
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As Supreme Chancellor
Click here for Palpatine's clone bodies left to right: Legends and Canon (initial and rejuvinated) incarnations

Lesser Gods

    William Stryker 
William Stryker, God of Unprovoked Hatred (Reverend Stryker, Colonel Stryker)
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Quasideities

    The Four Libertines 
The Four LibertinesMembers, Gods of Depraved Bisexuals
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Clockwise from top left: The Duke, The President, The Magistrate, The Bishop
  • Quasideities
  • Symbol: A black spider
  • Theme Song: "Veris Leta Facies"
  • Alignment: Neutral Evil
  • Domains: Depravity, Fascism, Authority, Abuse
  • Portfolio: Depraved Bisexual, For the Evulz, Faux Affably Evil, Hate Sink
  • Heralds: Three prostitutes/storytellers, four guards and four "studs"
  • Allies: Gregor Clegane, Wild Hunt, Slaanesh, Dr. Weil, Lionel Starkweather, Heinz Böhm, The Valkyrie Jäger, Waffen-SS, Waffen Storm Leaders and Nazi Storm Elites
  • Enemies: More-or-less anyone who's not an ally. Special mentions are Night Raid, John Doe, The Five Survivors, Karl Fairburne, Boyd Travers, Vito Scaletta, SCP-2578-D
  • Banned (on pain of death) from: House of Childhood and Adolescence
  • These thoroughly vile degenerates were high-ranking fascists in the Republic of Salò, a puppet state created by Nazi Germany when Italy was in dire straits in the later years of World War II. However, they did not care about the ongoing war; instead they took advantage of their power to fulfill a much more debauched goal. They started by marrying their downtrodden daughters off to each other, and then kidnapped about 18 teenaged boys and girls. The libertines absconded in a large estate with their captives, alongside a circle of accomplices consisting of three prostitutes to entertain them with stories, four guards and four "studs". The libertines made their captives into sex slaves, subjecting them to some of the most atrocious indignities imaginable, all for the sick erotic pleasure that they derive from watching an "inferior"'s suffering. In the end, they cruelly killed most of the captives for arbitrary reasons and faced no repercussion that could be seen, although one can take some comfort in the Fascists' eventual fall.
  • Nobody precisely knows how they found their way into the Pantheon. One could be poetic and say that the hatred for these four and the sheer disgust at their actions is so powerful, that those two feelings singlehandedly propelled them into the eternity of the Pantheon. The fact remains that they are here to stay, as the Main House has given them Depraved Bisexual to rule over. Unsurprisingly, the deities that were outraged were not few and there was much wondering on how it is possible that these rapists-torturers-pedophiles-murderers could be considered acceptable as deities. Some cooler heads pointed out they were not exactly the first such villains in the Pantheon, although they may have the others beat in that they were actually very successful in their pursuits. At any rate, an instatement ceremony was skipped entirely for fear of the whole thing turning into a bloody riot.
  • The libertines have no intention of abandoning their "hobbies" and are looking forward to the possibilities the Pantheon provides them with, but they are still aware enough to realize they are not as free to do as they would back in Salò. In fact, they hardly leave their temple (the palace estate where they conducted their ritual) because a LOT of deities would not hesitate to kill them on sight, thus they have left it to their guards and studs, who are rather less recognizable, to go outside and procure new slaves for them. Although if that yields no results, then the libertines are temporarily content with satisfying their sick urges with each other and the rest of their circle; Death Is Cheap, after all, and they're all such extreme sadomasochists that they don't hold it against each other.
  • One can imagine that with the libertines' presence in the Pantheon, life has become ever so much worse for the younger deities, and that is entirely true, as concerned adult deities have started to enforce stricter rules to keep them safe from the fascists' abject cruelty (although this doesn't mean they all listen). Certain deities have gotten particularly bearish about protecting the House of Childhood and Adolescence from them and have agreed any of the fascists should just be eliminated the moment they are spotted within 2 km of the House. Granted, this comes with the caveat that any minor not belonging to that House is not as safe. Other deities started planting signs in the general area of the libertines' temple warning off anybody who approached, resulting in a minor war with the guards who always took down the signs or attempted to shoot those who planted them, until the matter was taken to the Court of Gods, who decreed the signs were entirely justified, and so the fascists were forced to conceed.
  • Although they are some of the most loathed deities in the Pantheon, that does not make them entirely bereft of allies; remember the note about them not being the first deities with their... specifications? Well, the libertines certainly did their research and came upon a certain deranged knight, Gregor Clegane, whose obscene exploits were much admired by the libertines. The guards were sent to summon him to their temple, wherein the libertines offered that he join their circle and enjoy the "delights" they have to offer, in exchange for him fighting for them when needed. They even offered to let him smash one of their guards' head in, as token of what passes for goodwill around here. Gregor, a very sadistic rapist himself, did so, and it convinced him that he would really enjoy himself if he associated with the libertines (even if it's in-between his service to the Lannisters).
  • They further obtained some more powerful allies in the equally depraved Wild Hunt, with Syura and Champ in particular feeling irresistably attracted to the libertines' activities. As enforcers for an evil empire, Wild Hunt have quite a history of abusing their position to commit unspeakable crimes against the empire's citizens, crimes which they take great pleasure in, and so they are glad to meet a likeminded group in the libertines and their circle. The libertines of course return their enthusiasm and the two groups often get together to share the stories of the depravities they've committed. That's when Wild Hunt isn't helping them fend off their enemies or kidnap new victims whom they can all abuse.
  • The rebel group Night Raid already utterly despised these four; after all, they are vile, high-ranking members of a corrupt and authoritarian government which they take advantage of to indulge in their criminal hedonism; basically the types that Night Raid has enough of dealing with in their own world. Now that the libertines have gotten very friendly with their sworn enemies from Wild Hunt, Night Raid feel they have even more reason to undermine them at every step, by hopefully stopping their kidnapping operations and preventing any more suffering wrought by them. The libertines, being fascists, are used to hearing about rebel groups trying to overthrow the government, so nothing about Night Raid particularly fazes them. In fact they seem to have a lot of faith that Wild Hunt will eventually kill them all in the end and things will remain "as they ought to".
  • And speaking of their historical context, the Pantheon has quite a few WWII veterans who served in Italy and definitely have a bone to pick with the quartet, not just for being unrepentantly aligned with the axis, but also for the sheer horror that their heretofore unheard-of crimes evoke. Their enemies thus include Karl Fairburne (who's personally killed some high-ranking Italian officers and wouldn't mind at all assassinating these four), Boyd Travers and Vito Scaletta. Conversely, the libertines have the help of several Nazi German units and officers, namely The Valkyrie Jäger, a Fallschirmjager unit that fought in Italy, who have occasionally been tasked with guarding high-ranking Axis officers, several members of the Waffen-SS who coincidentally also assisted them before their ascension, and Heinz Böhm, a Nazi Luftwaffe General put in charge of the Axis occupation and defense of a region of Southern Italy, and who's nearly as sadistic as they are. It's a bit doubtful whether they are on board with the full extent of the libertines' actions, but they haven't pronounced themselves on the matter one way or another.
  • They have gotten blessings and patronage from certain divines who are pleased with their philosophy and actions, most notably the Chaos God Slaanesh, who's thrilled with the extents they will go to in order to fulfill their lusts. The same goes for Slaanesh's underling of sorts, Mara. While the libertines find the two to be worth worshipping, Mara is their pronounced favorite on account of its being a literal giant penis; there's nothing else that's more appropriate to worship, in the libertines' opinion.
  • They can be said to embody many sins (lust is the most obvious, but they've shown just about every other one at some point); the infamous Seven Deadly Sins-obsessed killer John Doe has certainly noticed it and has accordingly put them on his hit list. If there were any human beings that proved, beyond any doubt, John Doe's incredibly cynical and misanthropic view of the human species, these four are definitely it. For that reason, John Doe would like to take his time in planning something really big for them. His murder schedule is packed as it is, too, so they might just be left for last. Needless to say, the libertines look at John Doe and his condemnation of sin with mingled contempt and pity; he is only one unremarkable guy, and besides, they wonder how he could possibly see life devoid of sin as being worth living.
  • The Five Survivors absolutely hate the libertines, with good reason as they see the four and their circle as being something like a collective human version of their digital tormentor AM. The fact that there are humans whose love for cruelty towards their fellow man matches that of AM could almost drive the Survivors to despair. The libertines look at the Survivors' situation as very amusing, and would probably attempt to take part in it if AM weren't so murderously hateful towards humans in general. Actually, the libertines do wonder why AM wallows in hatred and self-loathing when he could be having the time of his life torturing his five prisoners for all eternity. They suppose it's a quirk of this newfangled technology others call a computer.
  • Now that technology is mentioned, if there is one very advanced deity the libertines get along with, that would be Dr. Weil. While the cyborg is a peculiar sight to them, they soon discovered Weil has similar views to them, mainly in his belief in how there's nothing like lording over one's perceived inferiors, forcing them to do whatever you please and shooting down their hopes. In the name of creating a world where such is the rule, Weil seems to be quite comfortable allying himself with the libertines and looking the other way when it comes to their more perverse activities, which don't appeal to him. The libertines are pretty satisfied with this, especially as being allied with Weil gives them access to robotic warriors that might succeed in matters where Gregor or Wild hunt, with their human limitations, can't.
  • They were more than happy to receive a film director who showed genuine interest in their activities and committing them to film; that was snuff film director Lionel Starkweather, who has made quite a name for himself filming various elaborate and gruesome murders. The libertines, having seen a few of them, thought that was all well and good, but found the lack of intercourse a pity. Well, that's what Lionel visited them for, and the libertines were more than happy to oblige, provided they get their a copy of the film for their own enjoyment, of course. Ever since then, the libertines have supported Lionel in other ways, mainly by funding more of his filmmaking efforts.
  • Because they've been confirmed to be fascists, SCP-2578-D has also taken time to shoot at their temple from time to time. The SCP Foundation hopes that SCP-3922-As, which is associated with the Three Moons Initiative like 2578, don't get ascended, because things would get complicated and ugly real fast.
  • "Idiot, did you really think we would kill you? Don't you see we want to kill you a thousand times, to the limits of eternity, if eternity could have limits?"

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