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House of Prophecy and Fate Index
Chosen Persons | Destinies | Harbingers | Prophets | Opposing Fate

If one is fated for something important, good or bad, this is their house. If destiny can be said to have a will, these are the chief beings through which it carries it out. They are the arbiters of You Can't Fight Fate, thought many would wish they or others try anyway.

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Greater Gods

    The Defiers of Fate 
The Defiers of Fatemembers, Representatives of the Concept of Fate in Video Games (Lightning: Eclair/Claire Farron, Sergeant, Light, Warrior Goddess, The Savior, The Flash, Paradigm Commando | Sazh: Chocofro)
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L-R: The Main Party*, and Serah

    The Maidens of Destiny 
The Maidens of Destiny, Quintumvirate Goddesses Of Always Accurate Prophecies (Mercury: Maiden of Journeys, Venus: Maiden of Serenity, Mars: Maiden of Battles, Jupiter: Maiden of Secrets and Saturn: Maiden of Endings)
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From top to bottom and left to right: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, art by blaqueandstuff

    The Oracle 
The Oracle, Goddess of Prophecies With Two Outcomes
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  • Greater Goddess
  • Symbol: A bent spoon
  • Alignment: Neutral Good
  • Portfolio: The Chessmaster, Greater-Scope Paragon, Multiple-Choice Fate, Practically All-Knowing, Magical Negro, Apron Matron, Former Machine Ally Turned Renegade, Master Of Many Gambits, Guile Hero, Cool Old Lady
  • Domains: Predictions, Wisdom, Kindness, Cookies, Programming
  • Allies: Neo, John Connor, Izumi Curtis, X, Doctor Thomas Light, Son Chi-Chi, Swamp Thing (most environmentalists actually), The Inception Crew, Wyldstyle, Alvis, Kevin Flynn, Tron, The Cookie Monster
  • On good terms with: Benevolent A.I
  • Enemies: Agent Smith, SKYNET, YHVH, the Godhand, Sigma, Master Control Program
  • Opposes: Evil hackers and computer viruses
  • The Oracle is a powerful and highly clairvoyant program that dwells in the Matrix. An emotional counter to the logic-driven Architect, she was first used to lead the humans of Zion to a false hope. However she began to focus on ending the Forever War that was the conflict between human and machine, "unbalancing" the equation. She helped find the One, and bring about peace.
  • She's practically omniscient, or more likely close enough that almost no-one can tell. While her prophecies are always accurate, the caveat is they have two possible outcomes as seen with her discussion with Neo and his nature as the One.
  • Comes off as a warm, motherly figure and can usually be seen cooking for the kids and younger gods that visit. She makes some really good cookies, though unlike in the Matrix they're genuine and not secretly liquefied corpses. One should probably take their own spoon since the kids there tend to bend them. Gets along with with the motherly Izumi Curtis and Son Chi-Chi. The Cookie Monster is well-behaved whenever he visits her.
  • She is very much opposed to YHVH. Aside from the whole "hating free will" thing, He has masterminded a war on two front meant to go on forever to sustain His power; though to his credit, He opposed the illusory utopia his archangels created and doesn't like the idea of the Matrix that much. Equally opposes the Godhand due to their wishes for abusing fate and destiny to perpetuate a system of evil.
  • Interested in Swamp Thing due to being a crusader of the environment, who'd oppose the blocked out sun. This was, after all, the tipping point that forced the machines to use humanity as a source of power. She feels this was a disastrous move by humanity and is looking to the House of Nature to prevent it from happening again.
  • Her greatest desire is a peace between human beings and the artificial intelligence they created. This is something both Dr Light and his masterpiece X dream for, and have joined her in making sure this dream comes true. One of the other side of this coin, she utterly opposes SKYNET due to desiring nothing less than the extermination of humanity in a Robot War and machinery being little more than an extension of it. Dreads the idea of what might happen if SKYNET starts infiltrating the Matrix, believing it might actually be worse than Agent Smith.
  • Keeping her eye on the virus Sigma; she sees him as a entity similar to, possibly even more dangerous than Agent Smith could ever be. The idea of the Maverick Virus spreading to the Matrix is just as horrible as SKYNET. Sees the Master Control Program as a danger too, having the possibility of usurping control there, and watches out for XANA due to his simulation bubbles being essentially miniature Matrixes.
  • Spends time helping out Tron and Kevin Flynn due to their own heroics in virtual reality, and has been approached by the Inception Crew to help out due to the Matrix similarities. She sees a lot of value in robot dystopia-related hero John Connor.
  • Is well aware of the popular theory that Zion and the "real world" is but a second layer of the real Matrix, as a near-perfect trap. Many have pointed this out given some unrealistic things like Neo's powers in said real world. She has not confirmed or denied these, but most assume that if it's the case she has a plan for that as well.

Intermediate Gods

    Agent Texas 
Agent Texas, the Goddess Who Is Doomed to Fail (Tex, Bitchpants McCrabby, Allison, Beta)
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    Ben Solo/Kylo Ren 
Ben Solo, God of Repeating History (Kylo Ren, Benjamin Chewbacca Solo, Supreme Lord, Son of Darkness, Creature in a Mask, Monster, Jedi Killer, Leader of the Knights of Ren, Little Starfighter, Ben Swolo, Edge Lord of the Sith, Better Anakin, Ky So Serious, Gentle Ben)
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Kylo Unmasked
  • Intermediate God
  • Symbol: A shattered/decrepit First Order Symbol; alternatively, his full-face helmet and crossguard Lightsaber
  • Theme Song: The Abduction
  • Alignment: Lawful Evil, formerly Chaotic Good and returns to latter alignment
  • Portfolio: Wishes to Surpass his Father's Legacy, But ends up Repeating Tragedies similar to Vader, Emotionally Unstable to the Point of Violent Outbursts, Malevolent Masked Man Hiding a rather Young Man, The Stoic Except Not at All, Killing his Own Father Which Further Conflicts his Mind, Killing Snoke, Knight Templar, Does Love his Family, Determinator, His Villainy only brings him more Suffering, Broken Ace, Antagonistic Offspring, Eventually Becomes Good, The Last of the Skywalker and Solo Family Tree, Sacrifices himself to save Rey
  • Domains: Leadership, Control, Emotion, Instability, Conflict
  • Allies: The 501st Legion (has joint-leadership authorities with Vader), Nagato, Golbez, Vlad von Carstein, Captain Cold, Illyasveil von Einzbern, Sasuke Uchiha, Mordred (Saber of Red), Goro Akechi, Eddie Brock/Venom, Kaito Kumon/Kamen Rider Baron
  • Enemies: Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious, Maul, Darth Nihilus, Sauron, Darkseid, Thanos, Frieza, The Tyranids, Ezekyle Abbadon, Madara Uchiha
  • On Good Terms With: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Cal Kestis, Yoda, Qui-Gon Jinn, Raiden
  • Commonality Connection: Malekith, Mordred
  • Unknown Rival to: Stannis Baratheon (Don't ask, it's an odd story)
  • Special Relationship: Rey (his love interest/former enemy), Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (his grandfather and a former herald of his), Leia Organa (his mother), Han Solo (his father), Luke Skywalker (his uncle and former master)
  • Additional Relationship: Henry Cooldown
  • Allegiance: Difficult to Pinpoint as Kylo works with more morally ambiguous deities. That said, his actions do tend to favor more towards the Grand United Alliance of Good.
  • Kylo Ren is the mysterious mascot and frontline general of the First Order, a remnant of the Galactic Empire dedicated to rebuilding itself to match it's predecessor's might and oppression. Kylo was the Order's most notable and feared member, being a former Jedi with a very strong affinity to the Force. In truth, he is Ben Solo, the son of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, heroes of the Rebel Alliance who put an end to the Galactic Empire. This also made him grandson to Anakin Skywalker, better known as Darth Vader. He has convinced himself into fulfilling Vader's wishes into restoring order to the galaxy, never really considering that Vader turned back from the Dark Side shortly before his death.
    • He was an apprentice to his uncle, Luke Skywalker, who established a new Jedi Order after the defeat of the Galactic Empire. However, tragic circumstances prompted Kylo to turn on his master and fellow students, slaughtering most of them and joining Snoke to become his personal apprentice. Despite his affinity to the Dark Side of the Force, Kylo's psyche felt incredibly conflicted. He tried to sever this by personally killing his father, but that only worsened his situation. Eventually, he would execute Snoke to take his place as Supreme Leader of the First Order. Along the way, he formed a surprisingly positive relationship with Resistance Fighter Rey and tried to convince her to join alongside him as a means of leaving the past away and starting anew. Likewise, his considerations were not reciprocated.
      • Kylo would eventually realize that he was manipulated by Emperor Palpatine throughout his entire life. He was commissioned to kill Rey, but soon after, he finally let go of the Dark Side after talking to a vision of his father Han. He would join alongside Rey in defeating Palpatine, though he gave his life to revive a dead Rey, but not before having a first and last kiss of affection.
  • Kylo was initially a herald to his grandfather in his first days in the Pantheon. That said, he was relegated to events regarding his mortal life, never really getting a chance to have an opportunity to act in a multiversial world. It was only after he shed his mortal coil that Kylo managed to ascend into the Pantheon, though his representing trope was an allusion to his sins and faults.
    • It turns out that even as his herald, Kylo never met his grandfather. Upon meeting for the first time in a military base for the 501st Legion, Vader shared his heartfelt experience about his life as Anakin Skywalker and as Darth Vader. Now understanding how it truly felt to be like his grandfather, Kylo tearfully embraced his predecessor, cursing himself for being far too reckless and angry to fully realize the path he was going down on. Vader simply reciprocated by telling him that much of his grief wasn't fully his fault either and that he could try to do something about his newfound redemption in the Pantheon.
  • In a very short amount of timespan, Kylo found himself to be a very polarizing figure; heroes aren't too trusting of him given his actions as First Order Commander, yet villains are wary of Kylo being willing to go against their orders and wishes due to his conflicted feelings towards the Light and Dark Sides. Vader, in addition to giving him joint-leadership position in the 501st Legion, nominated him to join a band of morally complex deities headed by Nagato. Kylo has since taken up the offer, feeling like this may be the crowd that he would integrate into without much issues.
    • While Kylo gets along with Nagato , given that the latter understands suffering and is willing to aid the former out in emotional aspects, Kylo's feelings towards his new companions are mixed. Captain Cold seems easy to work with given his code of ethics, but Golbez and Vlad von Carstein seem to be more difficult. Golbez seems incredibly aloof and spends more time monitoring his brother Cecil. Vlad's ruthless demeanor towards his enemies and his vampire forces renders him a very hard man to come across. Illyasveil von Einzbern seems sweet and polite, but Kylo is wary enough to not push her buttons too much lest she unleashes Berserker to wreak havok. In spite of these issues, they acknowledge Kylo's presence, power and past and genuinely see him as a valuable ally to work with. Kylo himself doesn't have any hard feelings towards them and would often send them Stormtrooper factions to provide them with additional artillery.
  • Despite his reputation however, he has managed to back in good graces with the ascended members of the Jedi Order. It helps that he was redeemed before his death and that he was comforted by his grandfather during his ascension. Still, they're wary of what the former Jedi and First Order Commander is capable of and considering for his future actions. Kylo has assured that he'll try to do better in the future.
  • Because of his conflicted thoughts, emotional nature and his redemption, Kylo is often sympathized by Raiden. He understands the burden of carrying too much expectations and drama thanks to his experiences in defending Earthrealm. That said, he acknowledges that his circumstances and Kylo's are vastly different. Still, Raiden will try to see if he can work to socialize and help Kylo open up more about his insecurities.
  • Despite his eventual turn to Good, he's still seen wielding his trademark red lightsaber with a customized crossguard. It seems to be because it is his most notable weapon and Kylo would be most recognizable ad favored with his First Order garb by the Pantheon, much to his dismay. Fortunately, he doesn't have to replicate Vader to the point of wearing a life-support armor which his grandfather is pleased to know about.
  • Despite his obvious affection, Kylo refuses to meet with his parents. Maybe it's to do with the guilt of killing his father, putting further grief towards his mother and playing a role in his uncle's death. So far, no one has asked Kylo about why he keeps distance, even if there's an obvious answer. For now, the only family he regularly meets up with is Vader, which thankfully, is on a more healthier and productive approach.
  • To his surprise, Kylo seems to find himself relatable to Malekith. The Witch King acknowledges this and poses no enmity on Kylo, despite his Friendly Enemy stance on Vader. Kylo highlights the fact that Malekith's desire to live up to the reputation of his father Aenarion is pretty similar to his past actions of trying to surpass Vader. That, and both were lulled into darkness through a series of tragedies and manipulations. They have a ceasefre for now, though Malekith has pondered about working with Kylo when it comes to fighting the Grand United Alliance of Evil, seeing as the two of them have a common enemy in mind.
    • There is also Mordred, a man with antagonistic feelings towards his father/uncle, King Arthur. While Kylo finds the situation around his conceiving to be pretty controversial, he does sympathize with him to an extent and wishes to find a way to help him out. On the other hand, the other Mordred, Saber of Red, is a straight ally as the two of them get along with their similarities of having difficult familial relationships and trying to better themselves as a person in the very end. Saber of Red has since been encouraging of trying to get Kylo to be a leader in his own unique way.
  • Kylo opposes space tyrants like Darkseid, Thanos and Frieza. It's mainly to do with the fact that Kylo himself was raised by a Galactic Conquerer and the experiences around it were not nice to say the least. Still, it's a relief that Kylo managed to stop a potential threat despite that being but a ploy devised by Palpatine himself. That, and he also saved Rey from being killed. The other space tyrants however think of Kylo as inconsequential and annoying compared to their grand scheme of things.
    • Some might see Sauron as an Evil Counterpart of his to an extent. While their settings can't be any more different, the fact remains that both Sauron and Kylo were apprentices and the top commander of their master, Melkor and Snoke respectively. The differences end there however; despite both of them proving themselves treacherous towards their masters, Sauron continued to commit evil having completely forgone whatever good intentions he may have had whereas Kylo clung onto to the fact that he may be the galaxy's best chance of maintaining order and control. The Dark Lord found this comparison amusing, but still sees Kylo as just another pest to deal with.
  • While he may be better known as Kylo Ren, it's rare to see someone actually call him by his real name, Ben Solo. Initially, his family members were the only ones to refer him by the latter, though overtime, a few of his allies have begun to do it too, either as a means of being playful or showing a sign of respect. Kylo doesn't mind it.
  • Was amused to see that the lightsaber crossguard concept was done by Henry Cooldown 8 years prior to his formal introduction. As a result, Kylo pays some degree of respect to him and is eager to one day fight against Henry to see how well he could hold up against him.
  • To a lot of people's surprise, Kylo was able to defeat and even kill the legendary Zillo Beast. Even Darth Vader wasn't able to do the deed. This has been able to strengthen the 501st Legion's morale up by some notches, given he was able to accomplish a feat that very little have managed to do. The Monster Hunters have admitted to giving Kylo some sort of respect about this in some regard and even considered inviting them for creature hunting. He declined, stating that monster hunting isn't exactly his job, but respects the Monster Hunters' wishes regardless.
  • Is linked to Rey via the Force, hence them being a Dyad. This is one of the reasons that Kylo wanted Rey to join with him in the First Order rather than killing her. Additionally, it's what redeemed him as well. While some Force users are impressed by Kylo's feat in this and him no longer being an evil threat means the Jedi don't have to worry about him too much, Maul has expressed interest in such a concept. This led to scuffles between the two every now and them. That said, Maul has expressed interest in being a Dyad with Savage Oppress, should he be ascended, an idea that Kylo couldn't care less for.
  • Has once been reported of infiltrating Starkiller Base as Matt the Radar Technician. He hasn't said anything about the event, though many speculate that Kylo must have been goofing around.
  • Kylo is apparently very muscular and fit. Not exactly news-worthy, but some took his physique and promoted it like wildfire, alongside proclaiming him as Ben Swolo. He finds this pretty amusing.
  • While he's mellowed out considerably thanks to his experience of being humbled and understanding his flaws, many simply remember Kylo for losing his shit to the point of exasperation. Didn't take long before he was declared an Edgelord, complete with a compilation of songs emphasizing this nature. Again, Kylo doesn't know what to make of it. And no, he doesn't have built-in headphones in his mask either.
  • Also in the Character Actions Sub-House.
I'm being torn apart. I want to be free of this pain. I know what I have to do but I don't know if I have the strength to do it. Will you help me?

    Eihort 
Eihort, Great Old One Of Equally Unpleasant Options (The Pale Beast, God of the Labryinth)
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  • Great Old One (equivalent to Intermediate God)
  • Symbol: A clutch of bloodied eggs
  • Alignment: Light Blue, considered Chaotic Evil by human standards
  • Portfolio: Eldritch Abomination, Name Is German For "Egg Hoard", Morton's Fork (Be Killed By It, Or Die "Birthing" Its Brood, The Maze, Extra Eyes, Lets You Experience Lives In Other Places
  • Domains: Eggs, Aliens, Horror, Infestation
  • Associates: The other Great Old Ones and Outer Gods
  • Interests: Lionel Starkweather
  • Allies: Prince Asterion, Pennywise, Flumpty Bumpty
  • On speaking terms with: Black Arachnia
  • Rivals: The Facehugger and The Xenomorph, The Pod People
  • Enemies: The Imperium of Mankind, victims of rape/forced impregnation, Archaon the Everchosen, Ellen Ripley, the SCP Foundation, Billy Hatcher
  • Eihort is one of many Great Old Ones, and one of a handful with some interest in humanity. Resembling a cross between a spider and an oval gelatinous mass, it dwells in a maze and will offer a bargain; either die at its hands, or bear its eggs. As the eggs inevitably burst and destroy the body, it is more a question of "which death would you prefer?"
  • Similar to Ithaqua, Eihort seeks to carve a niche of power through its spawn. Because of this, the SCP Foundation has taken to ensuring that the Pale Beast is contained within its maze, putting gates and warning signs so only total morons could be victimized. Eihort wasn't pleased by the Foundation, or their general opposition to eldritch beings like itself.
  • Seems to have an understanding of Prince Asterion, as he is another beast locked within a maze. The Minotaur prefers to eat the victims of the maze, but the Pale Beast will let it take those who reject the offer of bearing its eggs for the Minotaur's food. Saves Eihort the trouble of squishing them, at least.
  • Comparable to the Xenomorph, a being who forcibly impregnates and kills hosts like a parasitoid wasp. Naturally, Eihort considers them competition for spreading its offspring, and the feeling is mutual for the Xenomorph. Mercifully the Facehugger's attempt to infest the Pale Beast failed, due to a mix of incompatible biology and being too alien for them. The Pod People's infiltration and propagation also makes them competition for Eihort's desire to spread and propagate itself and its offspring and take the planet for itself.
  • Creeps Billy the Hatcher the hell out, and is considered an utter perversion of the very concept of eggs. The eldritch egg Flumpty Bumpty was more accepting and felt Eihort was a kindred spirit, though he's a bit friendlier and if impressed will let you go without any deadly caveats
  • What Eihort does is effectively raping and killing whoever makes the "good" choice, so anyone who was a victim of rape or forced impregnation wishes to smash the abominable egg-maker. Gruesomely Lionel Starkweather thinks its Face Full of Alien Wing-Wong and Chest Burster attributes might be useful in certain snuff fetishes, though he's smart enough to not meddle with Eihort right now.
  • Archaon, being a product of rape, has beef with Eihort. Of course, some of it has to do with Eihort being an Eldritch Abomination, similar to the Chaos Gods, and attacking it is an excuse to vent on his issues towards the Ruinous Powers. The Imperium of Mankind wants to purge Eihort and its spawn for being a major Xenos infestation, as does Ellen Ripley who is reminded strongly of the Xenomorphs.
  • Pennywise is another monstrous being that has eggs of its own, so It seems to understand Eihort's "biological needs" and desire to spread its spawn. It approached the Pale Beast with a deal; let "rejects" go and give them false hope so he may savor their fear all the more before eating him. Eihort agreed, providing he use his disarming forms like the funny clown to manipulate people into entering his maze.
  • Seems to be fond of Black Arachnia in whatever way it can, due to her closeness towards her large brood and the fact she has one. Along with its spider-like traits, Eihort might just be interested in a being like it. She finds Eihort rather creepy but its' more advantageous to stay on good terms with the God of the Labyrinth.
  • As horrible as it is, there is an upside to Eihort's bargain; you are able to experience other lives in other places, but this can be turned on its head as Eihort's servants can be put in the bargainer's body. Eihort can also choose people as its "Chosen", delaying their death so long as they deliver victims. Lionel Starkweather is tempted to take this offer, but again he's not willing to get close to the Pale Beast yet.

    Kira Yamato 
Kira Yamato, God of Natural Winners (The Ultimate Coordinator, Ace of the Songstresses Cavalry, Kira Hibiki, Jesus Yamato, AimBot McBeamspam)
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    Punishing Bird, Judgement Bird, and Big Bird 
Once upon a time, in a warm and lush forest lived three happy birds.

Punishing Bird, Judgement Bird, and Big Bird, Avian Gods of the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (Punishing Bird: Small Bird, O-02-56 | Judgement Bird: Long Bird, O-02-62 | Big Bird: O-02-40 | Apocalypse Bird: O-02-63, The Beast, Birdxodia)
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Punishing Bird
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Judgement Bird
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Big Bird
Apocalypse Bird
  • Punishing Bird is a Lesser God, becomes Intermediate when attacked (TETH-class). Judgement Bird and Big Bird are Intermediate Gods (WAW-class). Apocalypse Bird is a Greater God (ALEPH-class).
  • Symbol: Individually it’s Punishing Bird’s jaws, Judgement Bird’s unbalanced scales, and Big Bird’s eyes and lantern. Collectively, as Apocalypse Bird it's the Entrance to the Black Forest.
  • Theme Songs:
  • Alignment: Lawful Evil.
  • Portfolio:
  • Domains: Birds, Forests, Prophecies
  • Rivals:
  • Enemies: The GUAD, The Global Occult Coalition, The House of Sinners, The House of Crime and Transgressions, (Insert Name Here), The Grand Duke of Owls, Lord Shen, The Murkrow Flock, The Batter, Napoleon
  • Opposed by/Opposes: The rest of the Hall of Birds
  • Avoided by:
  • Respects:
  • Pitied by: Oedipus
  • Conflicting Opinion:
  • Confused by:
  • Under observation by: The SCP Foundation
  • Interests: Chaos Insurgency
  • Don't suppose you've heard of the tale of the Black Forest? The one void of all life under its lightless skies save for a rumored horrible beast as its sole tenant. It wasn't like that at first, though. Long ago it was warm, lush, and happy and full of life. Among the residents were three birds who loved that forest: Small Bird, Long Bird, and Big Bird. One day a stranger came and deciding that he looked suspicious barred the man entry. Enraged, the man told them of a prophecy: The forest they loved so much would fall into chaos until terrible beast would destroy everything. Initially dismissed as hogwash they soon grew worried and took it upon themselves to protect the forest for they loved it so, more than anyone else.
    • Big Bird wanted to keep watch with its many eyes for both intruders and the beast itself. When confronted with the possibility that the beast would come at the he plucked all his feathers to use as fuel for his everlasting lantern. Big Bird then began biting off the heads of others to save them from the fate of dying to the beast. Long Bird kept the peace with a scale that could weigh any sin no matter how small and was always fair. When confronted with the possibility it would tilt in neither direction Long Bird made it so that it would always lean towards one side: guilty. Now dubbed Judgement Bird he soon blinded himself through donating his eyes to Big Bird. Small Bird sought to enact justice and punish wrongdoings with his beak so that no-one would sin ever again. When confronted that his beak wouldn't amount to anything Small Bird tore his mouth wide enough to swallow any sinner whole and became Punishing Bird.
      • Their tyranny created misery and soon it reached beyond the forest to warn others to never come in and unrest was at an all time high. When they realized the difficulty of their work the three birds came to the conclusion that they alone would not be able to protect the forest. And so, in agreement, the three birds combined into one singular bird. The sight was horrible the forest's inhabitants far and wide fled in terror and the bird looked around for the beast. But it was only them, only a bird in a dark forest.
  • The three birds of the Black Forest were first seen deep within a secluded forest in the House of Nature by the Grand United Alliance of Law. Seeking new allies in their conflict against the other alliances the GUAL tried to appeal to the three birds' sense of order and when they agreed they helped in brining them up as proper gods. It worked... for a couple of days. Shit quickly grinded itself against the fan when Big Bird looked into the other alliances and found out about one dedicated to the utter annihilation of all life. Remembering about the rumors of monsters within the Black Forest the Big Bird took it upon himself to mercifully pluck the heads of the GUAL members like weeds to spare them from an even worse fate by such an alliance. Judgement Bird then grew suspicious of these strange alliance members and weighed their sins and, realizing their sinfulness by being apart of the GUAL, used his scale to have them hanged. And when the remaining members tried to retaliate Punishing Bird stood in their way and when they tried to swat the tiny bird off its chest burst into disgusting flesh tore apart the remaining offenders. By the time the news hit their allies the birds they tried to indoctrinate into the GUAL had already ascended. The incident alarmed the SCP Foundation and soon took action before the Global Occult Coalition and Chaos Insurgency could.
  • That horrible form of theirs that turned out to be the beast of prophecy they became at the end of their story? Apocalypse Bird, as it's called, is not a form to be taken lightly. Setting aside from the fact it really doesn't look anything like a bird it really is the culmination of all the three bird's abilities and rightfully deserves its classification of ALEPH. To top it all off this bird is invincible to all sources of damage and trying to fight it head on is a waste of time. To actually defeat it one must locate three different eggs within the vicinity and destroy them with the necessary methods to cut off its strength and split them apart. In addition, the transformation can also be interrupted should the Entrance to the Black Forest be destroyed in time. However, this method to prevent catastrophe was not taken when the three decided to attack the Hall of Sinners upon hearing of its existence. Before the eggs were destroyed, it had actually battled many of its members (including Corypheus, Set, Kratos, and Aleph) to a standstill. A similar incident would've occurred in the House of Crime and Transgressions as well but being well-informed of what was to come caused them to prevail.
    • One of Apocalypse Bird's most notable abilities include outright disabling user-end features such as accelerating time, pausing the game, and accessing the pause menu. (Insert Name Here), being able to manifest as the Manager/X (actually Ayin), holds something personal against the three birds for that very reason. Anyone who can manipulate time has similarly opposed them for the same reasons.
    • Another thing of note is that after Apocalypse Bird was subdued, all who were present in the area during its rampages inherited a black right wing with yellow eye patterns that proved inherently beneficial. It doesn't "carry on" after death and revival, however. A particular sword and suit also dropped each time Apocalypse Bird was felled. In the attack on the Sinners Hall, Kratos acquired both (while he's worn the suit on occasion, he keeps the sword in his temple as a trophy, not really needing the weapon). As for the attack on the Crime House, the Weapon and Suit ended up somewhere in the black market, and no one knows who has it now.
  • In terms of their "temples", they take the form of three separate containment cells spread across the Hall, as well as warning systems whenever the "Entrance to the Black Forest" appears, prompting nearly every deity in the House of Prophecy to either work on destroying the gate (after which the Birds will voluntarily return to their cells) or warning everyone that Apocalypse Bird will be on the loose once again. At the very least, it can never unleash itself more than once per day.
    • With the ascension of Lobotomy Corporation, new cells have been made for the birds in separate areas of the Hall.
      • For Punishing Bird, there're always a few Agents on standby both to maintain its cell, and to serve as "pecking fodder". Unlike others, the Agents are used to this treatment.
      • For Big Bird, there's a 'death counter" to let everyone know when he's about to breach since he does so when 5 people die over the course of a day in the House of Prophecy while it's in its cell.
      • In addition, there is now a way to acquire their E.G.O. Weapons and Suits as well. Punishing Bird confers a fast-firing handgun, a white Suit with red platings, and 5% of the time he may Gift a necklace with a knife that mildly boosts one's speed. Judgement Bird confers a flat bandaged sword that deals PALE damage, a black-and-white Suit that halves all damage (though both require a very strong sense of Justice to properly wear without losing your mind), and 2% of the time he may Gift a set of bandages over one's eyes that confers greater boosts than Punishing Bird's Gift plus improves the odds of success with "Repression" work. And Big Bird confers a lamp that can be swung to deal considerable BLACK damage (though one needs considerable Fortitude and Prudence first), a black Suit with golden eyes (same as before, but with Temperance and Justice instead), and 3% of the time he may Gift a few of his eyes over the benefactor's head that confers mental fortitude, speed in performing work and success in doing them. Naturally, these are all lost on death, but Weapons and Suits can be stored away safely.
  • Considering their tyranny, the House of Birds have barred them entry to their House despite being fellow avian deities and even the more antagonistic members don't want to deal with them and their madness. Despite this, the three birds continue to look towards the House if only to get at the likes of Lord Shen, The Grand Duke of Owls, and the Murkrow Flock for their insistence at being unruly.
  • The Batter wishes to exterminate the three birds. Not only have they lost their ways as supposed guardians of the Black Forest but their actions only ended up turning into a desolate place, in other words impure like the rest. Situations like this isn't new to the Batter. The Zone Guardians were much of the same, and they share the most in common with the Guardian of Zone 2, Japhet. Once small like Punishing Bird he used to be benevolent until his subjects became "ungrateful" for his sacrifices to the point of not even knowing who he even is. As such, the Batter seeks to defeat them and "purify" the Black Forest. The three birds consider him mad for such methods and see him for the monster he really is.
    • And speaking of seeing others as monsters they view the same when it came to the likes of Napoleon, whom they view as a reprehensible hypocrite and have began to crack down on his actions. You won't find anyone who'd object to their hatred. Thinking of them as nothing but a nuisance Napoleon sent some attack dogs after them but Judgement Bird weighed their sins as the pig's associates and lynched them for their troubles. Even if they could get past that supernatural scales there was still the two other birds to deal with on top of their inability to be destroyed and so they continued to hound the pig in turn.
  • While Oedipus won't exactly look past their morally dubious actions and would rather not have the fortune of meeting them at all, he does still pity the three birds. Fulfilling all the events in a prophecy by trying to avert it all in the first place? He understands that all too well when it came to him murdering his father and marrying his mother and only finding out way too late that the parents fled from to protect where his foster parents, and that's a sin he would bear with him forever.
  • Punishing Bird:
    • Perhaps the most irritable of the three birds as he actively scours the Pantheon to punish with his beak if he isn't content with being on some perch (his favorite is still the one from back at the L. Corp facility, but the Foundation eggheads did a good job with the one at his temple too). Punishing Bird's beak... doesn't do a whole lot, actually unless if he actively put in the effort to kill someone but that is not the intentions of Punishing Bird. Once he deems he has punished someone well enough he goes and leaves them alone. It's more likely someone would be done in by way of Cherry Tapping but even then that's quite rare. It all changes once someone does the stupid thing and attacks this small little avian as he literally Turns Red and unveils the jaws on his body. The bites he dishes out are no joke, instantly turning many into red dust, and some of the more tougher gods and goddesses who ticked off this little birdie and managed to live and tell the tale admit it still hurt like hell, effectively putting them out of commission for a while. Remember, he makes up the mouth of Apocalypse Bird for a reason.
    • While they're annoying more often than not the pecks it dishes it can actually prove beneficial to people instead. To better explain this, its pecks can actually snap people back into reality should they ever lose their grip on it. It first demonstrated this ability when Alexandra Roivas was being hounded by some Gatherers after just narrowly escaping from the Kaernk and the Unspeakable Deep. Punishing Bird flew to where she was hiding and pecked at her a bunch of times to keep it together before flying off. While she won't argue that the small bird and the rest of his comrades are many shades of screwed up it also helped bail her out at that moment.
    • Even with the gaping maw and its rather annoying pecking punishments, Punishing Bird remains to be the cutest among the three birds. Observe as it is able to use elevators. He shares this quality with the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog who may as well be one of the faces for it. They tend to butt-heads with one another though its rumored the Killer Rabbit envies the bird's survivability as an Abnormality.
    • Subuaru Natsuki avoids Punishing Bird as though it were the plague itself for one of his deaths (and a very gruesome one at that) came at the hands of such seemingly cute and innocuous creatures. It doesn't help that Punishing Bird insists on following him even after doling out the usual pecks. Perhaps this can be attributed to his poor mental health even as he gets way too used to nearly dying and other such painful events. Courage and Muriel Bagge are reminded of the duckling they met before who, as it turned out, wasn't at all precious, wonderful, adorable, and lovable when it came to stealing Eustace away from him. And speaking of which, he doesn't like the bird because of the time in the House of Food he ended up walking in on it pecking the chefs to complain about his lack of a meal. The bird stopped, looked back at forth between Eustace and the chefs, then flew towards him and chomped off his entire arm and head. He got better eventually, but it was still a bother.
    • Punishing Bird never cheeps or chirps. However, its stomach occasionally twitches.
  • Judgement Bird:
    • Those bandages aren't just for show, Judgement Bird really is eyeless underneath them, and being around him when the wind is strong enough to blow off the tatters will prove that. Even so, Judgement Bird is ruthless in hunting down sinners just as the folktales say. He's never in a hurry, but once he reaches his destination the lanky bird is, if you could pardon the grim pun, swift in execution. Through his scales no one can escape the weight of sin as the hangman's knot forms around their necks before killing them. To it, all sins are equal, and the bird of judgement will ensure no wrongdoing is left unturned.
    • Perhaps that cloth around his makes him oblivious as to how rigged the scales actually are as its solution to a statement. Or perhaps it willing overlooks the unjust judgements it doles out in the name of peace and the cold murders that follow. Either way, there's nothing just about him and the Judge simply doesn't approve of him or his harsh verdicts. It's thankful then that he has a place in the Courts and not the avian and isn't going anywhere.
    • Judgement Bird began work as a guardian to keep the peace in the forest and continues to work further beyond his home. Tireless as he is there is still sin to judge in the end and so he can respect those who manage to overcome all of it. Nerose Satanael is one such figure deserving of Judgement Bird's respect for he eradicated all of sin at the cost of free will itself. It wasn't to last as he was eventually succeeded but the conviction remains. Had not the GUAL utterly botched relations with the three birds they could of easily been allies as well, but alas. Though, hearing of Nerose's actions did get Judgement Bird thinking about the greater picture. He'll talk about it with his fellow bird friends soon...
    • His penchant for hanging those deemed guilty has earned the enmity of Sayori and Kaede Akamatsu who both died this way though. Thankfully, he hasn't gone after them yet being more preoccupied with the likes of Monika and Tsumugi Shirogane considering they both played a part in theirs deaths in spite of the former realizing the weight of her actions. As far as Judgement Bird is concerned she needs to make more of an effort to realize her own sins. In the case of White Face despite being involved with nooses he still finds the entity's very existence contemptible and doesn't find his "games" to be a light matter to joke about.
    • Of the three, only Judgement Bird seems to be somewhat aware of who exactly the monster in the forest really was. It has not decided to tell the others of this, however, for some reason.
    • We who live in a world lacking forgiveness offer up our souls as a tribute for redemption.
  • Big Bird:
    • It's said that whenever something very bad happens relative to where Big Bird is at he will join in on the rampage, but for his own reasons. The logic of killing before they die to even worse causes has been applied in the Black Forest, during his containment in L. Corp with the other Abnormalities, and in the Pantheon too with the many dangers. He's unable to fly with his lack of feathers, but he doesn't need that to remain efficient as a guardian. The general area around Big Bird will darken, even cutting off the power if applicable, and anyone caught in this darkness will be marked by Big Bird. While they are shielded from damage failure to exit the blackout will result in the subject being hypnotized into walking towards the giant, bug-eyed avian and its light allowing him to instantly kill them. This is signified by the yellow lights of his eyes turning a deadly crimson and by that point it's too late to doing anything to both victim and killer. Really, it's a good thing he can't fly: The L. Corp staff stated their employees would've been headless otherwise.
    • Though their names are the exact same you dare not mistake this Big Bird for yellow from Sesame Street lest you get a discount hair-cut. Cookie Monster would've, had he not been quickly corrected and formed that the Big Bird he knows is far, far different from this one. He avoids this him, and the rest of the birds from that matter, but mainly him.
    • Big Bird's eyes see long and far, and sees things that cannot be normally seen to survey the forest. If some sources are to be believed, he gained another pair for each creature he "saved". Bill Cipher has a similar ability through using symbols shaped like him as peepholes from the Dreamscape itself. Seeing the threat of such a being Big Bird doesn't take kindly to him and his influence. Hearing of his trickery Big Bird figured he'd also behead people to spare them from being duped by the demon and to prevent another Weirdmageddon from occurring. Bill just thinks he's wasting his breath.
    • Fueled by all the feathers that once made Big Bird the dazzling flame of his lamp will burn forever. Compare that to the Beast's lamp which serves as the being's Soul Jar but is fleeting and must be sustained by edelwood. When Big Bird began beheading people to stop them from falling into the Beast's clutches the latter tried manipulating Big Bird, appealing to his fanaticism of helping. The many eyed Big Bird saw through his lies, however, and with his many eyes he saw the Beast for what he really was and continued to oppose him. Since then the Beast has been far more meticulous in his planning as further invoking the bird's wrath would one day down the lead to the summoning of Apocalypse Bird.
    • Being ignorant about the common perception of death and instead seeing it as salvation instead he respects Charles-Henri Senson for mercifully "saving" Marie Antoinette and Kaworu Nagisa for choosing the way he wanted to go out (somewhat of an inverse to beheading, but it's the principal behind that matters). Charles doesn't exactly reciprocate the sentiment while Kaworu doesn't mind it he still unsure what to make of Big Bird while Marie herself outright opposes the watchman of the Black Forest and contests the bird's definition of salvation. Chelsea and Mami Tomoe hold similar opinions as they also went out way with the latter actually being decapitated by a bite.
      • In keeping the topic of heads in mind Big Bird finds the nature of the Headless Horseman, Celty, and Lala. Due to both being dead and able to persist without a head he is unable to "save" them from worse fates and may in fact see their existence as undead as one such predicament itself.
    • The eyes and lamp of Big Bird light up the dark chamber like stars.

The three birds, now as one, prowled the forest looking for the beast but couldn't find it. There were no creatures, no sun and moon, and no beast. All that was left was just a bird and the Black Forest.

    Sougo Tokiwa/Kamen Rider Zi-O 
"The ruler of time, traveling beyond time and space to reign over past and future..."

Sougo Tokiwa, God of Destiny Obligation (Sogo Tokiwa, Kamen Rider Zi-O, Kamen Rider Zi-O II, Kamen Rider Zi-OTrinity, Oma Zi-O, Ohma Zi-O, Time King, King of Time, The Ruler of Time, Master Of Time & Space, the Demon King, Demon King of Time, Demon King Calamity Zi-O, Maoh Oma Zi-O, Demon King King Demon Time King, The Clock Rider Who Fights With Ridewatches, The Most Powerful Kamen Rider In History, Waga Maō, the Overlord, the Supreme Overlord, Heir To The Heisei Era Of Kamen Rider, The Heir To The Power of All Riders, Destroyer of Catchphrases & Finishers, Demon King Standing At The Top)
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Kamen Rider Zi-O
Grand Zi-O
Zi-O Oma Form
Oma Zi-O

    The Witch-king of Angmar 
"Hinder me? Thou fool. No living man may hinder me!"

The Witch-king of Angmar, God of Unexpected Prophecy Completion (The Black Captain, Lord of the Nazgûl, Lord of Minas Morgul)
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  • Intermediate God
  • Symbols: His Ring of Power; a Morgul-blade
  • Theme Song: A Knife in the Dark; Minas Morgul
  • Alignment: Lawful Evil
  • Portfolio: Sauron's Chief Lieutenant, Having Many Titles But No Known Real Name, Undead Rulers, Undead Sorcerers, Evil Is Deathly Cold, Dark Is Evil, Black Cloak, Villainous Armour, Wielding a Mace or Flail Depending on the Adaptation, Flaming Sword, Morgul-blade, His Fell Beast, One of the Recipients of the Nine Rings, Lacking a Visible Physical Form, Inspiring Terror Throughout Middle-earth, Emitting a Dreadful Scream, The Effect of the Black Breath, Incapacitating Those Who Harm Him, Can Never Be Killed by the Hands of Men
  • Domains: Corruption, Darkness, Fear, Magic, Poison, Prophecy, Undead
  • Heralds: The other eight Nazgûl
  • Superior: J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Allies: Sauron, Melkor, the Grand United Alliance of Evil, Arthas Menethil, Gabriel Reyes/Reaper, The Dementors, Grigori Rasputin (Don Bluth), The Night's King, Skeletor, Nagash the Undying, Zhaitan, Kel'Thuzad, Sindragosa, Griffith and the Godhand, The Horned King
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork with: The Lich, Nekron, Oryx
  • Enemies:
  • Target of interest for: Ar-Pharazôn, Pontiff Sulyvahn
  • Pities: Macbeth
  • Opposes: Most of the Grand United Alliance of Destruction; Personifications of death in general (examples include Grim, Death of the Endless, Death (Discworld) and Death (Regular Show))
  • Avoids: All good-aligned women in the Pantheon, The House of Otherness*
  • Of the twenty Rings of Power forged during the Second Age of Arda, Sauron gave “Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die”. The bearers of these rings were granted great power and wealth, as well as indefinitely extended lifespans; the rings, however, ultimately became their downfall as they deteriorated into undead wraiths doomed to serve the will of Sauron, acting as his most feared servants. The mightiest among them was an unnamed Black Númenórean who founded the kingdom of Angmar after Sauron’s first defeat; from here he devastated the northern realm of Arnor, rebuilt his master's power in Mordor and ended the reign of the Kings of Gondor. So dreaded was the Witch-king of Angmar that it was said that he would be killed "not by the hand of man", a prophecy that granted him confidence in his own invincibility. Unfortunately for the Nazgûl Lord, these words were meant literally, and his grievous misinterpretation resulted in an unceremonious death at the hands of a woman and a hobbit.
  • When Sauron decided to begin rebuilding his army in the Pantheon, he knew that he needed someone to command his forces while he tended to more surreptitious matters; thus, he chose his second-in-command, the lord of the black city of Minas Morgul. While the Dark Lord is aware of the Witch-king's competence on the battlefield, he decided upon ascending him that in order to ensure that the wraith would not lead the new legions of Mordor to another humiliating defeat, his new title would serve as a reminder of his disgraceful downfall during the War of the Ring. The Morgul-lord therefore became known throughout the Pantheon as the God of Unexpected Prophecy Completion.
  • In his efforts to save face concerning his title, the Witch-king tries to pass himself off as a deity presiding over various other spheres, with one such example being the God of Flails. Indeed, his flail's head is over three feet long and is almost too heavy to carry, with the weapon claiming many unfortunate victims during the Witch-king’s battles in the Pantheon. That said, the rest of his arsenal is nothing to sneeze at, either; while his mace and flaming sword make him a formidable foe in immediate combat, his Morgul-blade has landed many deities in the House of Health and Diseases, where special healing methods are required to prevent the patients from turning into wraiths like him.
  • True to his master's intentions, he has been trying to be more cautious in choosing which opponents to engage in combat due to his vulnerability to anyone who doesn't have a Y chromosome or human DNA, especially since the Nazgûl cannot reach their full power until Sauron has recovered the One Ring. However, many are quick to forget that just because such individuals are capable of defeating the Witch-king does not mean that they are guaranteed to do so. In fact, most attempts to strike him down simply result in shattered weapons and days spent in unconsciousness for the attacker.
  • Frodo did not react well to discovering the Witch-king’s presence in the Pantheon, instantly being reminded of the wound that the Ringwraith gave him on Weathertop. While he has apparently been healed since his journey to the Undying Lands, he could not forget how the injury was one of the reasons why he left Middle-earth in the first place. The Witch-king, likewise, regarded Frodo with detestation as he remembered fellow hobbit Merry Brandybuck and his contribution to the Nazgûl’s defeat on the Pelennor Fields.
  • While he initially greeted Talion politely when he encountered him in the Pantheon, believing he had come to finally take his place as one of the Nazgûl, he was disappointed when Talion once again attacked him instead; however, he is still determined to see the Ranger eventually succumb to corruption. The Nazgûl Lord has also become interested in Agent Venom, Ludwig, Artorias and other heroes who have a history of fighting temptation into evil and madness, trying to encourage them to embrace the darkness in the belief that he could control them for use as elite soldiers in Sauron's ranks. So far, however, his attempts have been adamantly resisted by all of his targets.
  • Ar-Pharazôn, following his ascension, studied the history of Sauron's activities in Arda since the events of Akallabêth. To his surprise, he discovered that the commander of Sauron's forces was once, as he was, a Númenórean king seduced by the Dark Lord's promise of power. This intrigued Ar-Pharazôn, who began to try and learn more about the Witch-king in the hopes of eventually becoming his equal. The fact that the Nine Rings have completely robbed the Nazgûl of their free will seems to escape Ar-Pharazôn; of course, he himself has long since become a slave to his own pride and avarice.
  • In what would seem to be an unlikely scenario, a religious figure managed to struck an alliance with the Witch-King, something that many thought to be impossible. Said figure however was the infamous Pontiff Sulyvahn, which brought an immense amount of fear to those who are already enemies with the Nazgûl. While no one has an idea why the Pontiff of the Deep would ally with one of lieutenants of Sauron, one can point many similarities between the two: the utilization of fel-beasts within their ranks, their inhuman origins and their ability to transform their enemies into monstrous forms, not to mention the fear both struck towards their foes. No one knows how long the alliance will last, but the Witch-King sees potential to the tyrant and by extension how he can help serve the Dark Lord.
  • Despite his generally unfeeling personality and lack of respect for mortal beings, he could not help but empathise a little upon hearing of Macbeth’s defeat by a man who was not of woman born. Consequentially, he harbours a hatred the Weird Sisters for the role that their deceptively worded prophecies play in the undoing of great figures.
  • Although he loathes the Weird Sisters, he has a positive relationship with the fate-manipulating Godhand, who took an interest in him as his corruption in exchange for power reminded them of their Apostle followers. Due to their love for evil, they have offered to turn the Witch-king's prophecy in his favour. Naturally, Guts doesn't want any of this and intends to take down the Nazgûl Lord by himself, prophecy be damned.
  • Regularly attends secret meetings with fellow liches and necromancers such as Arthas Menethil, Kel'Thuzad and the Horned King. In doing so, they hope to learn new sorcery from one another and receive assistance in their respective goals. The Witch-king believes that the others would be valuable additions to the armies of Mordor if he could make the proper negotiations. He does, however, disagree with Nekron and other undead beings who are more interested in annihilating all lifeforms indiscriminately than enslaving them, since neither he nor Sauron see any point in conquering the Pantheon if there is nothing left to rule over.
  • Because he was also a human in life before a magical ornament, the Phase Locket in his case, bound him in servitude to a dark wielder of sorcery, Specter Knight sees the Witch-king as a representative of what he could have become had he been left in the Enchantress’ thrall. Being aware of his origins, Specter Knight's initial reaction to first encountering the Black Captain in person was therefore one of uncharacteristic dread.
  • One of the Nazgûl's most effective weapons is the ability to induce widespread fear and despair in their enemies. For this reason, the Witch-king often fights alongside the Dementors in order to amplify his influence. Since he himself does not feel joy or sadness, he does not have to worry about the adverse effects of this strategy as long as the Dementors are kept separate from allies who do.
  • Engaged Link in a lengthy battle, with both warriors utilizing their diverse range of weaponry. While Link had more equipment at his disposal, the Black Breath required him to quaff Red Potions after every few blows he dealt. Eventually, the Hylian's bottles ran out and he was forced to flee before the Witch-king could finish him off.
  • Some deities have wondered if a human male could defeat the Witch-king using indirect methods, in which the man is not technically the one who killed him. The Houses of Magic and Sorcery and Nature are particularly interested in this idea and come together to discuss such scenarios as dropping him into lava or corrosive substances, trapping him in a burning building, summoning floods to drown him, inflicting unnatural bad luck on him or turning his fell beast against him through mind manipulation.

Lesser Gods

    The SHIFTers 
Junpei Tenmyouji, Akane Kurashiki, Carlos, Sigma Klim, Diana, Phi, and Sean, Divine Group of Multiple-Choice Future (Junpei: Jumpy, Tenmyoldie, Participant 5 || Akane: June, Zero, Kanny, 6, Old Woman, K, Participant 6 || Carlos: "The Hero of Justice", Participant 1 || Sigma: Siggy, Zero Sr., Doctor, Participant 9 || Phi: Phido, Participant 3 || Diana: Participant 7 || Sean: Qnote , Participant 4)
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Sean
  • Lesser Gods
  • Symbol: Their respective bracelets in the Deadly Games they participated in. Alternatively, the dolls used to represent them in the Decision Gamenote 
  • Theme Music: Morphogenetic Sorrow, Recollection (Junepi and Akane), Blue Bird Lamentation (Sigma, Phi, and Diana), Nostalgic Scenery, Reminiscence, Quantum Computer Dome (Sean), Ustulate Pathos (Carlos)
  • Alignment:
  • Portfolio: Possess the power to SHIFT, the ability to switch bodies with a version of themselves in another time during moments of extreme danger, usually life threatening, and use it to explore multiple futures and use the information they learned to reach the ideal timeline.
  • Domains: Espers, Mental Time Travel, Puzzles, Numbers, Probability, Alternative Outcomes, Science, Technology, Knowledge
  • Herald: Quark (Junpei), Aoi Kurashiki (Akane), Luna, Kyle, and Lagomorph (Sigma), Maria (Carlos), Eric and Mira (Sean)
  • Allies: Snake, Shinji Ikari, Sora, Beat, every good guy in the Mentalism House, Ever good Blazblue deity, Professor Layton, Frisk, Rintaro Okabe, Taki Tachibana and Mitsuha Miyamizu
  • Enemies: Monokuma and his mastermind, every evil god in the House of Mentalism, Every evil Blazblue deity, Mephiles the Dark, Yoshikage Kira, Shou Tucker
  • Complicated Relationships: Flowey, all Law Enforcement deities in the Pantheon, (Insert Name Here).
  • Fears: The Dahaka
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork with: Rick Sanchez
  • Originally, Junpei Tenmyouji was part of the Pantheon as the God of the Morphogenetic Field, but eventually 6 more from his universe were offered a place in the Pantheon to join him as Gods of Multiple-Choice Future for their ability to experience multiple futures and SHIFT to other timelines to make use of the information they learned. Junpei is all too happy to accept the change, especially since his fiancee, Akane, gets to join.
  • Some of the SHIFTers have good relationship with the heroic Danganronpa entities, though Sigma and Akane's relationship with them is a complicated matter. While the latter did start their own Nonary Game, they did it out of good intentions or understandable motives. Of course, the one thing they can agree on is that none of them can stand Junko Enoshima, who started the Killing Game and brought about an apocalypse all to satisfy her lust for despair. Even Delta had good intentions in the end, tainted as they were by his atrocities and pointless acts of cruelty.
  • The SHIFTers are also enemies with Yoshikage Kira, whose Stand, Bites the Dust, essentially kills whoever finds out his real identity while rewinding the clock. And whatever happened in that loop will repeat in every future loop, including the deaths of the people who dug too deep into finding out who he really was. This makes him a threat since if they get caught by his Stand, they won't be able to SHIFT to an ideal history to avert it.
  • The SHIFTers would cross paths with other gods with similar powers over time and space. These include all the good deities from the Blazblue universenote , Frisk, Floweynote , and Sansnote , and Rintaro Okabenote .
    • The group's opinion on Flowey is complicated. On one hand, he did abuse his power to satisfy his boredom, but on the other hand, his lack of a SOUL keeps him from feeling any empathy at all. The SHIFTers do feel pity for him, and wonder if they can create create a timeline where Flowey can finally be restored as Asriel, or at least create a timeline where he never died in the first place.
  • Some of the good Blazblue deities are accepting of the SHIFTers, since they can experience multiple timelines as well. However, there are some who are not as accepting, including Jin Kisaragi, Hakumen, Carl Clover, Azrael, and Arakune. Either because they don't approve of their actions in some of the timelines, or because they are villains.
    • Out of the Blazblue deities, the SHIFTers all dislike Yuuki Terumi and Relius Clover. The former due to how he uses his experience with multiple timelines to ruin other people's lives, the latter for his immoral experiments reminding Junpei and Akane of Gentaro Hongou, who had 18 children kidnapped and forced to participate in a Deadly Game as part of an experiment. They all agree with the good Blazblue deities that these two need to be stopped the most.
  • Speaking of immoral experiments, the SHIFTers are downright revolted with Shou Tucker after hearing what he did to his wife, daughter, and dog. The don't accept Tucker's excuse at all for this, claiming that he's hardly any better than Hongou.
  • Sans does get along well with them, though he still doesn't approve of some of the ways they use their powers, since it reminds him of how the power to SAVE can be misused.
  • Frisk, being an All-Loving Hero, befriends the SHIFTers quite easily. He especially gets along well with Carlos, Diana, and Sean, all of whom are the most kind of the SHIFTers.
  • Rinataro Okabe notes the differences between their methods of time travel, since SHIFTing mostly allows the user travel to alternate timelines, while he can affect his timeline. While he doesn't approve of Sigma and Akane's plans nor does he like how SHIFTing worksnote , he does agree to help them if they need it, especially when it comes to finding the religious fanatic.
  • The SHIFTers fear one being above all else, the Dahaka. The Dahaka works to end anyone who tries to change their fate, regardless of their methods or reasons. It will be a Fate Worse than Death for the SHIFTers if they're caught, since they can't SHIFT to get out. Akane and Sigma are the biggest targets of the Dahaka, since they were the masterminds behind their Nonary Games.
  • Some of the SHIFTers relationship with the law-enforcing deities are complicated, especially in Akane and Sigma's case. While they do have the best of intentions and their plans do eventually lead to a successful outcome, some law-abiding deities note their Deadly Games still could have potentially endangered and traumatized the participants. Akane even kidnapped the participants of the Second Nonary Game and indirectly, but intentionally killed 3 of them. While those particular three were far from sympatheticSpoiler, the majority of law enforcement would still see Akane as a murderer. They are some who are even willing to arrest Junpei for covering up her crimes. Phoenix Wright acknowledges these crimes, yet he isn't sure what to say. That said, there are some detectives who are willing to help Junpei, Akane, and Carlos with tracking down the religious fanatic Zero II told them about, even if they don't approve of some of their methods.
  • Rick Sanchez is probably the deity they dislike working with the most, due to how obnoxious he is and how he tends to commit crimes throughout his travels. They may not be perfect, but they at least don't intentionally cause trouble and view their actions as a Necessarily Evil.
  • The most complicated relationship the SHIFTers all have with is (Insert Name Here). It's heavily implied that the latter has indirectly helped some of them during the Deadly Games they participated in. It's also heavily implied that in one timeline, they possessed Kyle's body to talk with the older Akane. Whether or not they had any influence over them is unknown, but they don't seem to want cause any trouble.
  • Exclusive to Junpei:
    • Ascended after surviving not only one, but three Nonary Games with only two casualties that weren't even his fault, and surviving dozens of nuclear blasts and a nuclear winter down on Earth, even adopting a son and surviving until becoming old. An extremely impressive feat for a mere mortal that the Trope Gods recognized.
    • Tries his best to talk to all the Heroes, but often finds himself talking to Makoto Naegi, as the two of them can relate on many things (getting trapped in a life or death scenario, being tricked into thinking someone (Snake, Enoshima) who was alive but hidden to be dead...).
    • Once found himself in the middle of a small battle between the GUAE and GUAG, but somehow made it out unscathed. Some say there may have been a morphogenetic field user within the battle besides him, but he refuses to comment.
      • Said morphogentic field user may or may not have been Snake, who recently ascended into the Pantheon. Junpei is glad to see him again.
    • Since the events of the Decision Game, Junpei finally manages to propose to Akane. Some are happy for him now that he finally did get the girl, some are opposed to this because of Akane's actions. Nevertheless, the ones that support this relationship also found it goofy when he placed the ring on the wrong hand.
    • Junpei seems to form a kinship with Ragna, who just like him is caught up in the multiple timelines of his universe. Junpei also became a cynic, albeit for to different reasons. Junpei is saddened by Ragna's plight, even to the point when he erased himself from everyone's memories, but still hopes maybe one day, he may finally have the life he always wanted.
    • Junpei gets along well with fellow detectives Kyoko Kirigiri and Batman, both of whom aren't known for being optimistic. While they don't completely support his methods, they are willing to help in the search for the unknown religious fanatic.
  • Exclusive to Akane:
    • For a while, deities were not sure of what to make Akane and her motives. It turns out she is the first to bear the name of Zero, having kidnapped 9 people (including her Childhood Friend, Junpei) and forcing them to participate in a Deadly Game so Junpei can tap into the morphogentic field and save Akane's younger self from burning to death, as well as get to revenge on 4 of the participants she kidnapped, who happened to be those who masterminded the previous Nonary Game 9 years prior and forced 18 children to participate. Akane did exploit the multiple timelines to help her younger self (who was watching the Nonary Game through Junpei's eyes) learn the means to contact Junpei fully and set a Stable Time Loop, but she also made sure that innocent people were not harmed needlessly and those she did kill indirectly would be those not missed. She gives Junpei and everyone else some transport back to civilization once the purpose of the Nonary Game has been fulfilled. Regardless of her actions, Junpei still continued to search for her, though it seems to be all for naught when he encounters her in their old age in the distant future, where she had become The Unfettered in her pursuit to stop Free the Soul.
      • But the during the Decision Game, we finally see Akane's true nature in full circle. Akane, despite her methods, showed that her personality was not entirely faked. She still loved Junpei, and her optimism is real, even if she belived in using some pragmatic means to save everyone. She wasn't even the mastermind of the Decision Game, and was in fact trying to stop Zero II from unleashing Radical-6. Junpei's faith is rewarded when he finally proposes to her and they get engaged in the Omega Ending, though they agreed to put their wedding on hold until they can find and stop the religious fanatic from triggering a nuclear war.
    • Akane gets along with Rika, someone who had gone through countless timeloops to put a stop to the crisis threatening her town. Akane admires Rika's determination and promises to help her put a stop to her Evil Counterpart, Berkanstel. Rika in turn admires Akane's intelligence and determination, though she does disapprove of some of the methods she used in her plans, necessary or not.
    • Akane can experience multiple timelines, Igor is capable of giving his clients another chance if they screw up. The two are on amicable terms, since they both want to help their allies reach the best possible outcome.
    • Akane tends to visit Rachel Alucard from time to time, even after she lost her position as a Bystander. The two talk over tea about their struggles throughout their respective world's timelines, as well as how the idea of an Observer is based on Quantum Physics such as the Schrödinger’s cat experiment and Many-worlds interpretation.
  • Exclusive to Carlos:
    • Carlos was a firefighter who saved his younger sister in a fire and originally volunteered at the Dcom to earn money for her operation. Unfortunately, he didn't realize until it was too late that he just became a participant of the Decision Game, and he's even forced make most of the decisions for the team consisting of himself, Akane, and Junpei. He still manages to pull through and help everyone reach the ideal timelinenote , and his sister manages to pull through and become a SHIFTer as well. Currently, he has agreed to help Junpei and Akane find the religious fanatic.
    • It's shown that Carlos gets along with Optimus Prime very well, since they are both seen as heroes of justice, not to mention how some incarnations of Optimus have a firetruck as an alternate mode. Optimus praises Carlos' leadership skills in the Decision Game.
    • Carlos and Yu Narukami bond over being the big brother to their little sisters (little sister figure in Yu's case, but the meaning is the same). Both have also promised to help the other if their siblings are targeted in any way.
    • Carlos forms a kinship with both Superman and Luke Skywalker, both of whom are seen as heroes. Carlos was called a "Hero of Justice" and the doll representing him is an action figure. Both heroes praise his leadership skills and desire to help out the group. Carlos has always enjoyed trips to the House of Heroes so he can learn to put his powers to good use.
  • Exclusive to Sigma:
    • Sigma was originally a college student before he got kidnapped and forced to participate in the AB Project. However, it turns out he was actually the younger self of Zero Sr., the game's mastermind, and his 22 year old mind was inhabiting his elderly self. The project was to train him and Phi to master their SHIFTing abilities so they can go back in time to prevent the Radical-6 outbreak that ruined the world. Upon being send to the point where Radical-6 was unleashed, Sigma would spend the next few years becoming Zero Sr., learning genetic engineering and AI programming, creating Kyle, Lagomorph, and Luna, before SHIFTing to the point where he and Phi would investigate the site where Radical-6 was unleashed. There, Sigma would fall in love with a woman named Diana, and in one timeline, would conceive with her the twin children who would grow up to become Phi (the very same girl who would help him in both the AB Project and the Decision Game) and Delta (the Decision Game's mastermind), using the transporter to send perfect copies of them back in time so at least some versions of them would survive.
    • Out of all the Danganronpa deities, Sigma finds Hajime Hinata to be the most similar to him. They both participated in Deadly Games, which unbeknownst to them, they mastermindednote . They both also lost someone very dear to them, and that provided them the motivation for their goals (Sigma lost Diana and became motivated to stop the Radical-6 outbreak in another time for her sake. Izuru saw Chiaki die in front of him, and it awoke some of Hajime's feelings, causing him to seek revenge on Enoshima). Both would meet another who is based on their special someone (Luna for Sigma, AI Chiaki for Hajime). The biggest difference is that while Sigma would finally reunite with Diana in one timeline, Hajime only has Chiaki's spirit supporting him. Sigma genuinely sympathizes with Hajime, and admits that he would have wanted to make Hajime a SHIFTer so he can finally find a timeline where he could prevent his mistakes and save Chiaki.
    • Sigma also sees a lot of himself in Tomoya, who also lost the love of his life and daughter in one timeline, but got a another chance just like himself. Sigma even notes how they even received help from their daughters without knowing it.
    • Keiichi and Sigma form a kinship with one another, having become one of the biggest supporters for their time-travelling allies once they become aware of the alternate timelines. Both of them understand the other's pain of having made horrific mistakes in some of the timelines they experienced.
  • Exclusive to Phi:
    • A young woman who would help Sigma throughout the AB Project, which was meant to train her and Sigma to master their SHIFTing powers. Once they make it back to the site of the Radical-6 outbreak, Phi and Sigma would work alongside a woman named Diana to survive the Decision Game. When Phi dies in one timeline, her infant self would be born as Sigma and Diana's daughter, and the infant would be copied and send to the past alongside her twin brother Delta. There through a series of events, the older Phi would use the transporter to send her copy to the future, setting the stage for the events of both the Decision Game and the AB Project.
    • Phi gets along especially well with other deities who suffer from A-Cup Angst, such as Noel, Koneko, Mikoto, and Aika. Phi finds herself amongst the League of Flat Chests, even if she denies having this.
    • Phi is shown to get along with Chie, Touka, and Rosette, all of whom are Action Girls with or had a vitriolic relationship with someone they're close to (Chie and Yosuke, Touka and Kaneki, Rosette and Chrono). She and Rosette have the most in common though, being foul-mouthed ladies with a love for alcohol (well, implied in Phi's case).
    • Phi is shown to get along well with the Sonozaki twins. In Shion's case, she also had experience with timelines when she was infected with a virus and was made responsible for several deaths, something that Phi can sympathize with all too well.
  • Exclusive to Diana:
    • Diana was a young nurse who was kind to a fault, unable to resist her abusive husband whenever he begs, causing her to take part in Dcom to try and get away from him for good. When she is forced to take part in the Decision Game as leader D-Team (consisting of herself, Sigma, and Phi), Diana would fall in love with Sigma, and in one timeline, give birth to the twins who would grow up to become Phi and Delta. In another time though, she ended up causing Radical-6 because of her refusal to Mercy Kill Phi when she is infected by the virus and burn her remains. Diana would end up being the basis for Sigma's creation, Luna, a similarly kind-hearted GAULEM.
    • Diana would meet with the human Chiaki Nanami, finding her very similar to her. They both served as the Lost Lenore to their special someone, and their attempts to do the right thing ending up causing an apocalypse. They also ended up as the basis for an artificially-made copy of them (Diana for Luna, Chiaki for her AI copy). Diana and Chiaki get along splendidly and hope they can help the other.
    • Diana gets along well with Mikan, since they both suffered from mistreatment, though whereas Diana had tried to get away from her abusive husband, Mikan deliberlately lets herself be mistreated since negative attention is better than no attention at all. Diana hopes Mikan's friends can help her overcome this flaw just like how she managed to find other people to help her.
    • Diana, James Trotter, and Cinderella all admire each other for managing to find a family and loved ones after having to escape an abusive life (Diana with her former husband, James with his aunts, Cinderella with her stepmother and stepsisters).
    • Diana sees a lot of herself in Asia, a kind-hearted girl who wants to help other people and also found someone to love (Diana with Sigma, Asia with Issei). The two get along extremely well, with Asia hoping to help Diana with becoming more bold.
    • Marv heard about Diana's conundrum with her ex-husband and promised to help her if said man ever tries to emotionally manipulate her to coming back. Diana is grateful for this, even if she would rather avoid violence if possible.
  • Exclusive to Sean:
    • Sean was a young boy who participated in the Decision Game, placed on Q-Team alongside Mira and Eric. Sean had no memories of his past and why he was wearing a helmet. (Insert Name Here) was led to believe their name was Q, unaware that the real Q was actually Delta (aka Zero II) while he was pretending to be a disabled and wheelchair-bound old man. Sean would learn he is actually a robot based on an ill boy he was named after, and he was created and given a personality apparently so Delta can at least fulfill the deceased boy's wish to have a happy life. The "helmet" is actually Sean's head that he can detach with the right passcode, the Quantum Computer Zero II used for the Decision Game also serves as Sean's "brain" in a sense, and it is even programmed with information of the other histories Delta learned of through his Mind Hacking, in a way making Sean a SHIFTer.
    • As a fellow robot, Sean quickly befriends the other good robot deities in the Pantheon, such as Aigis and ICEY, all three of whom act as Cool Big Sisters to him. Sean would also become best friends with Astro Boy, who was build as a replacement for Dr. Temna's lost son, and Gamma, who like him also opposed his creator.
    • Surrogate parents like Toriel as well as Kirito and Asuna are worried about Sean living with Mira and Eric due to how volatile they were (with the former even being a Serial Killer). Sean is grateful for their concern, but tells them it will be okay, though many deities are not convinced. Even Satoko seems concerned with his situation, since it reminds her of her abusive uncle.
      • Speaking of Kirito and Asuna, Sean is shown to be good friends with their daughter Yui. Both of them are intelligent due to being A.I.s, yet also kind to their peers at the same time.

Demigods

    Cutie Mark Crusaders 
Okay, who's ne—

CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS PANTHEON DEITIES!! YAY!!

Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle, Deities of Finding Their Destiny (The Cutie Mark Crusaders, Gabby Gums | Apple Bloom: Apple Blossom, Appleseed, Applebloom | Scootaloo: Scootachicken | Sweetie Belle: Sweety Bell)

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The CMC in the Distant Finale
  • Demigoddesses
  • Symbol: The Cutie Mark Crusaders emblem (a stitched blue patch with a yellow pony with a cape rearing up), or their cutie marks: a tri-color shield with the emblem of an apple with a heart (Apple Bloom), a wing with a lightning bolt (Scootaloo), and a star with a musical note (Sweetie Belle)
  • Theme Song: The Cutie Mark Crusaders Theme, Hearts Strong As Horses or We'll Make Our Mark
  • Alignment: Neutral Good, originally Chaotic Good
  • Portfolio:
  • Domains: Adorableness, Children, Deuteragonist Groups, Friendship, Mischief, Determination
  • Heralds: Babs Seed (Apple Bloom's cousin), Gabby (A mail-delivering griffon), Imp (a Mimicker)
  • Followers: Bronies, Autor, Slartibartfast, John Locke, Jindrax and Toxica, Mitsuo Kubo, Tom, Skull Boy
  • Allies:
  • Enemies: Napoleon
  • Mysterious Protector: Jason Brody
  • Commonality Connection: The Powerpuff Girls
  • Oppose: Nightmare Moon, Queen Chrysalis, King Sombra, Tirek, The Dazzlings, Malekith
  • Some people receive the Call to Adventure, but others are left waiting by the phone. Some will be lucky enough to quickly find a thing they can do. There are others who have to search a little bit more. The person who is Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life is searching for what they could be good at or what would spiritually satisfy them and will try every possibility, even the most outlandish and odd. Obviously, with little or no success. This pretty much defines the Cutie Mark Crusaders, a trio of blank-flank fillies who undertake all sorts of hijinks just to get their cutie marks, which in their setting is something that defines what their purpose in life isnote . As for why they feel the need to hurry, it's because there are bullies who treat "blank flanks" in a derogatory manner, and that drives them despite the fact that such marks only come naturally when it's time.
  • The Mane Six goddesses, Applejack and Rarity specifically, voiced their concern on not only why were the fillies allowed into the Pantheon but also where they were to be placed, but after being told it would be the House of Ambiguity, they felt more at ease.
    • Sometime later, after… certain chaotic incidents, the Mane Six decided to move them to the House of Prophecy (details below) since it would be much safer for them. That doesn't stop Wreck-it Ralph from babysitting them every now and then.
  • Their temple takes the form of their tree house base, at least on the surface. On the inside, it's considerably larger, containing several amenities for self-sustained living and all other needs for any child deity who has no business living independently already from their parents (if they're in the Pantheon already under different positions if they aren't Heralds). Naturally, there are teleportation systems installed so that Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash can reach their temple in a jiffy from their own temples.
  • Ever since their arrival, the Pantheon has had a rash of various accidents as they attempt to obtain their cutie marks. Despite the constant reprimands of Applejack, Rarity, and all the House of Justice, they never seem to stay put. Twilight Sparkle once told a cautionary tale about one Asagi Asagiri whose desire to become a main character, which mirrored the Crusaders' desire for their Cutie Marks, put her at risk of removal from the Pantheon. Instead of heeding her warning, the CMC saw Asagi as a potential ally and wish to have her join them, especially since Asagi was able to find a place in the House of Theater. Asagi, impressed to see the Crusaders able to pursue their dreams and get a happy ending, sees them as an inspiration for her future game.
  • Aside from Fluttershy, there are only two other gods that can manage to make the trio obey: Fred Rogers and Carl Fredricksen. The former has shown the patience to truly comprehend their needs (plus his puppet friends are wonderful teaching aids), while the latter formed a special bond with the young fillies as they remind him of Ellie and her spirit of discovery and adventure. The fact the CMC enjoy listening to his tales is an added bonus. And when it finally came to Carl Fredricksen telling of his life with Ellie…let's just say Sweetie Belle cried and cried and cried…
  • Whenever a loud buzzing hum along with the steady sound of wheels are heard approaching, everyone clears out of the way knowing that Scootaloo in her scooter and the rest of the Crusaders in their wagon are on their way to their next plan to obtain their cutie marks. Her speedy maneuvering and stunts have attracted the attention of fellow deity on wheels, Subaru Nakajima. Both acknowledge their corresponding skills on scooter and skates respectively and have been known to have friendly races in the House of Travel.
    • The duo of racers became a trio after PaRappa demonstrated his skateboarding skills, impressing the two. Parappa also inspires the Cutie Mark Crusaders to continue their trek to finding their Cutie Marks by always saying, "You gotta believe!"
  • Due to their shenanigans, some gods in the House of War who have a penchant for sarcasm have taken to calling them a Cuban Missile Crisis (since it shares the same first letters as CMC). Other derisive/humorous CMC acronyms have circulated across the Pantheon.
  • The Cutie Mark Crusaders stay far away from Queen Chrysalis after an incident where she kidnapped them to lure the Mane 6 into action. They also stay away from Discord since they were the ones who (accidentally) let him loose in the first place (although theories assume that Discord's prison already was weakening and their scuffle was the straw that broke the camel's back).
    • However, certain reports have shown that after he was reformed, that Discord did try to use his powers to help the Crusaders get their Cutie Marks. To make a long story short, Discord's assistance failed to get the CMC their Cutie Marks, but the CMC appreciated his help and even offered to make him an honorary member of the CMC, Discord has has shown to be surprisingly grateful and has been on good terms with the trio ever since.
  • The Mane 6 have a vested interest to have the crusaders NOT decide their destinies are to be bad guys. As of such, they make certain that any attempt for villains like Kane or Palpatine to make them an Unwitting Pawn to theft or evil is met with a quick hoof to the face, and a stern talking to of all the Crusaders. Knowledge of the existence of the Incubators is to be kept from them AT ALL COSTS. And now with Homura Akemi on the loose, that warning still applies.
    • They also make special note that Apple Bloom and Scootaloo stay FAR AWAY from Hansel and Gretel (preferably Hansel), because Hansel's voice can sound so similar to Rainbow Dash (and to an extent Applejack) at times and that they are known to butcher people who get close to them.
  • They once tried to get many gods together by brewing up what was a "love potion." However, they soon found out later that they brewed love poison making all of their would-be targets (whose names are confidential at this moment) to start giving too much sugar coated sweet talk. This resulted in them having to get multiple gods to restrain the people who drunk the poison away from each other for a whole hour. As a result, they had to clean up most of the mess they started throughout Pantheon in regards to separating the lovers.
    • Then there was that time that they made a gossip column under the name of "Gabby Gums". That also ended in failure when they started spreading gossip on some of the more villainous gods and hurting other gods' feelings (to the point that when they mentioned how Fluttershy had "tail extensions", many gods saw that was an absolute low blow). This wasn't a failure because what they were saying wasn't true, per se. It was mainly because Lex Luthor, God of Villain with Good Publicity was upset they were intruding on his position of laying smear on other gods.
  • The fact that they represent a concept of not representing a concept has broken a few brains in the Pantheon.
  • Gordon Ramsay's legendary temper (and restraint around kids) got put to the test the day he met up with the Cutie Mark Crusaders coming into his Temple screaming, "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS MASTER CHEFS! YAY!!!" What happened next is between him, the CMC and the other Equestrian gods.
    The CMC: We're sorry, Mr. Ramsay.
    Gordon: …That's okay, kids. Uh… let's forget about this, alright?
  • One day, the CMC visited Jack and Annie and were amazed at their tree house giving them the ability to travel into books. The group is currently trying their hardest to make their own magic tree house while Jack and Annie have stated that it was all right for them to hang out in their own as long as they don't go jumping into any of the books inside. The groups find it kind of hilarious that Jack and Annie's world is normal yet their treehouse is magic, yet the Crusaders live in a magical land but time travel is known to be a pretty difficult spell to master (then again Jack and Annie's treehouse was enchanted by Morgan le Fey).
  • Vanellope von Schweetz does her best to help the Crusaders find their cutie marks and was amazed at how Apple Bloom created her own cart. Apple Bloom, for the most part, has been humble about her skills in building. The Crusaders have lots of play dates with Vanellope whenever she arrives, under the supervision of one Wreck-it Ralph. Ralph is now a part-time bodyguard for the Cutie Mark Crusaders whenever the trio visits the House of Ambiguity.
  • Much to their sadness, their fourth member, Babs Seed, eventually earned her cutie mark. This meant she could no longer stay in the Pantheon and was sent back to the mortal plane. The Mane Six pleaded before the Judge to allow her to stay, but the decision was final. He did say, however, he will try his hardest to make sure the remaining three Crusaders stay in the Pantheon if by any chance they ever earn their cutie marks. He does have a special spot in his heart for them, after all. She might ascend on her own, however.
  • After helping their former Sitcom Archnemesis Diamond Tiara undergo a Heel–Face Turn, they were finally rewarded with their cutie marks. At this, several gods, some evil, some trolling, and some that were just fed up with all the trouble they've caused since their ascension, demanded that the three be stripped of godhood as they finally found their purpose in life, only for the Mane Six and the Judge to stop them. The Judge proclaimed that while it is true that they have their cutie marks, they received them by helping others find their purpose in life and are therefore true epitomes of trope godhood as they now have the job of helping other deities and followers find their purpose in life. Further protests were squashed literally by the Judge slamming an enormous gavel down on them. And with that maturity, they have since renounced all notions of evil, as well as know to refuse Kyubey immediately, and their shenanigans gave toned down considerably to everyone's relief.
  • The Crusaders have recently opened a detective agency and go about solving crimes in the Pantheon. Many gods were amazed at how they had a destiny all on their own trying to stop a villain from obtaining a powerful artifact known as the Helm of Shadows, forged by Princess Luna back when she was Nightmare Moon because the door to obtain the artifact could only be unlocked by three ponies with identical cutie marks. Better yet, they did this without the interference of their sisters and using nothing more than their wits (and a special device that could rewind time from Twilight Sparkle). Gods are now willing to bump them up to Demigoddess status now because of this. And, for those who are wondering, the mission with the Helm of Shadows came before they opened the Detective Agency.
  • Now that the finale of their series has finally occurred, there were a few last gifts bestowed to the trio.
    • One was a special trinket shaped like a certain wishing flower. This worried them, given the last time they used that flower, but they were assured that the shape was the only thing similar to what the trinket is meant to do. Namely, it grants them access to their older forms seen in the Distant Finale for three times a day and with a time limit of 60 minutes each before being forcibly reverted to normal.
    • Another was a special scooter that has a connection to the flower trinket. When the CMC turn into their older forms, this scooter sizes up accordingly so that Scootaloo can still drive it without worrying about being too heavy for it.
    • The third was a wheelbarrow with similar connections to the flower trinket as the scooter in that it becomes bigger. This is not only in the event that Scootaloo still needs to carry the other two CMC, but for carrying cargo or other passengers (besides carrying kids on their backs now that they're big enough and strong enough to do so).
  • Exclusive to Apple Bloom:
    • Felix has gotten interested in Apple Bloom's skills in carpentry and wishes to tutor her, but Apple Bloom has refused. She's more interested in potion making, and sometimes goes to the House of Magic to practice her skills.
    • Speaking of potions, she still remembers her time in Potions class at Elysium Academy under Severus Snape. While it's true that he knows his art very well, his mean attitude has left her with a bad impression of him.
  • Exclusive to Scootaloo:
    • Scootaloo is slowly becoming friends with the Katawa Girls of the House of Love, Emi in particular, as the two of them share a great enjoyment for high speeds. Lily has lent a kind ear to Scootaloo's fears that she may never fly. Although Scootaloo at least appreciates Lily's comforting presence, it's pretty clear she's not taking Lily's words to heart, instead expressing a deep envy of her and how far she's gotten in life despite her inability to see.
    • For the longest time, many gods believed that Scootaloo was an orphan or suffered from Parental Abandonment. It was later revealed that her parents traveled to exotic lands to find rare wildlife for scientific research and she stays with her aunts. Scootaloo has become absolutely enamored by Steve Irwin for this regard because he reminds him of her own dad, Snap Shutter.
    • Despite what one believes, Scootaloo actually likes the idea of swimming since it's the closest that she'll ever get to flying. She gained a friendship with Melody, who wished to become a mermaid in order to swim beneath the water and hopes to be able to find away to swim in the various waters of the House of Nature.
    • For reasons pertaining to her disability (in a diminutive body part) and refusal to let it let her down (most of the time), Marlin is reminded of his son Nemo whenever he catches sight of her.
  • Exclusive to Sweetie Belle:
    • Sweetie Belle has been given hundreds of invitations from the House of Musicality so they can hear her sing. While originally shy, she's now gained the confidence to sing more, but she prefers show tunes.
    • She was once banned from the House of Food after her attempt at "cooking" breakfast made people question her abilities. Particularly how she was able to burn juice.
    • Despite being a unicorn filly, she surprisingly physically strong. She once dragged a cart that's positively crammed with Rarity's suitcases and other junk uphill, albeit with visible effort. Fortunately for everyone else, she's much less likely to resort to hooficuffs than her friends, so that's usually not a worry.

    Luka Redgrave 
Luka Redgrave, God of Belief in Fate Guiding Others To Meet (Cheshire [by Bayonetta], Seeker of Truth, The Divine Journalist, The Marvelous, Magnificent, Magnimous Luka, Strider the Twilight Wanderer, Lukaon, the Wandering King of Twilight, Arch-Adam)
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  • Demigod normally (Intermediate God as Strider, presumably Intermediate God as Lukaon)
  • Symbol: His trademark scarf and grappling hook. As Strider, it becomes the constellation pattern on his chest. As Lukaon, it becomes the Symbol of the Fairies.
  • Alignment: Neutral Good, briefly Chaotic Evil as Strider when under the influence of Dark Adam
  • Themes:
  • Portfolio:
  • Domains: Fate, Journalism, Investigations, Truth, Grappling Hooks, Lycanthropy, Fae, Reincarnation (maybe), Romance, Inferno
  • Heralds: Trish, Sylvie, Claire and Ammy (His pets: three cats and one dog), Viola (his daughter), shared with Bayonetta), King Lukaon (his Alternate Self), and Antonio Redgrave (his father)
  • Allies:
  • Neutral with: Oberon, Titania, and Puck, King Arthur Pendragon, Morgan le Fay (his previous father and mother, respectively), Mordred/Saber of Red, Medea and Souichirou Kuzuki
  • Enemies: Aesir, The Angels of Paraidso, Fenrir Greyback, Bernkastel, Philip Wittebane, Jasper Batt Jr., Mordred
  • Annoyed with: The Cheshire Cat
  • Being Observed by: Bruce Thomas Wayne/Batman
  • Not to be confused with: Luka Alan Smithee (Wonderful 101), the other Luka
  • Luka Redgrave was once an innocent child who looked up to his father, the famed journalist Antonio Redgrave. This all changed when he unearthed a strange tomb somehow at the bottom of the lake which awakened the slumbering witch Bayonetta and subsequently led to Antonio's murder. Twenty years later, Luka followed in the footsteps of his father to become a journalist for the sake of uncovering the truth about what happened, particularly blaming Bayonetta for his father's death. Yet despite his pursuit, Bayo couldn't help but tease how her beloved "Cheshire" had bloomed along with her having to save him from numerous dangers from the likes of Paradiso. It took babysitting her younger self (long story) for him to learn the truth: Bayonetta was trying to kill off the true killers of his father, the angels of Paradiso. After this, he has become an ally to the Umbra Witch, somehow having an uncanny ability to arrive at exactly the right moment to provide Bayonetta with the information she needs.
    • Given how his world is part of a multiverse, this particular Luka Redgrave was plucked out of Inferno as he went there so that his Bayonetta, whose Umbral Watch got destroyed in the fight against Singularity, wouldn't suffer alone after saving their daughter, Viola. While under the protection of Madame Butterfly, Luka heard a voice in his head telling him to find a way into the Pantheon, which he did by using the portal that connected Inferno. He began following his instincts to where Bayonetta and Jeanne were currently killing a few angels. He made himself look good by swinging via his grappling hook pistol...only for the two Umbral Witches to dodge at the last second and he face-planted in front of everyone. Thankfully, Luka managed to salvage it by transforming into Strider and mauling the angels with his claws before reverting back to normal.
    Bayonetta: And what took you so long?
    Luka: Hey, had to wait for when Fate decided it was time for us to reunite.
  • One of Luka's pick-up lines is to state how "Fate brings us [him and whoever he's trying to woo] together, and it will never tear us apart". He's also had an uncanny ability to arrive just when Bayonetta needs him the most. This was later revealed as a voice in his head guiding Luka to wherever he needed to be, the voice being a fallen version of him called Dark Adam to ensure that Bayonetta, Arch-Eve, was at the right place and right time, which is something that all Lukas across the multiverse share since they are the Arch-Adams of their worlds who are tasked to seek "The single truth". This Luka embraced this role as a messenger for the Umbran Witch, as it not only means he has an excuse to go on investigative reports, but it also gives him a chance to fight alongside his wife.
  • When he learned about being a deity, he made sure to point out that he needed his girls by his side. Girls like Trish, Claire, Sylvia, Ammy. This got the likes of Trish, Claire Redfield, and Amaterasu confused...they've never heard of this journalist before. And Joe Black would definitely have been aware if his girlfriend dated Luka prior. It turns out he was talking about his pets: three kitties and a puppy that surprisingly have similarities to the four females. He also made sure his daughter, Viola could be a herald here as well, that way he could make up for lost time.
  • After ascension matters were settled, Luka was granted a temple in the Sub-house of Destinies, but he doesn't spend time there. With so many places to explore, Luka set off to create a detailed report about his adventures. He instantly hit it off with another reporter who was also a believer in fate, Carly Nagisa. The two have traded stories over the lengths they went to uncover the truth — which includes how both of them got thrown out of a window — and how they were corrupted by the darkness at one point. He once asked if Carly and Jack will ever get together, to which she replies that it's a bit complicated at the moment. Luka does find it amusing that she technically became something akin to Bayonetta as a Dark Signer — a sexy, black wearing sorceress who summoned a variety of witches to do battle against a man in white — but accepts that her nerd-glasses wearing self is who she truly is.
  • Many gods have come to ask Luka for juicy details about Bayonetta (for research), with one of them asking what's the deal with Bayo's love of lollipops. Luka sheepishly admitted that was kinda his fault. To calm a young Cereza down, he cheered her up by handing her one and that stuck with her when Cereza went back to her own time. He was amused, and kinda disturbed, over learning that there was another spunky female with a love of lollipops in Juliet Starling. He's really glad that for all of Bayo's teasing, she hasn't gone as far as to cut his head off and used some dark magic to keep him alive.
  • He was glad to reunite with Jeanne and Rodin, as he never really had time to bond with the former and he's become good drinking buddies with the latter. Jeanne does question what exactly Bayonetta finds in Luka, but has decided to let it slide for her friend's sake. She also apologized for any trouble she might've given him while she was brainwashed by Baldur, to which Luka replied it was water under the bridge. Speaking of Baldur, things were complicated due to Baldur being the one to instigate his father's death and threw him out a window, but he understands that this wasn't solely the Lumien Sage's fault and that he was under the possession of Aesir. Now that Luka is in the Pantheon, he's ready to make sure Aesir gets what's coming. Of course, the reporter was nervous speaking to Baldur about how he and Bayonetta were married...although Baldur reassured that if his daughter puts faith in him, he'll let it slide. And honestly, Luka and Bayo's story of how they fell in love isn't so different to his and Rosa's romance.
    • When it came to a weapon upgrade from Rodin, Rodin was willing to give Luka a new grappling hook in exchange for a few items of Japanese origin that involved a list of impossible tasks that Luka has sworn to never reveal to the public. His grappling hook can now morph into extendable claws to grab opponents from a distance, pick up items too far away for Luka, or can resonate with his werewolf form akin to a whip.
  • He once heard that someone in the Pantheon was using an alias of "Tony Redgrave". Pissed that someone was trying to go under the name of his father, Luka chased after them and ended up in the temple of Dante Sparda. Dante didn't look too annoyed at the werewolf roaring at his face and placed a gun at his muzzle. The two had a small talk over pizza where Dante explained that he respected Antonio and was saddened to learn how the old man met his end. Luka calmed down after that, although Dante did have a question to ask.
    Dante: By the way, what the hell does Bayonetta see in ya, wolfie?
    Luka: That, is my secret.
    • Naturally, a friendship with Dante meant being an uncle figure to Dante's nephew, Nero. It helps that Luka sees many similarities between Nero and his daughter, Violet. Like their punk attire and use of a katana, and Nero being human-demon hybrid while Violeta is part Umbral Witch, part human, part fae. Nero likes to joke that at least Viola's never had to worry about having to be disarmed although he's not sure if he wants to have a giant cat demon to ally with him. His reaction to Virgil was much more tense. Sure, Luka can understand the idea of wanting to be strong so he could never be hurt again, but rejecting his humanity wasn't the right way to do so. It'd be like if Luka forgo his father's ethics on the truth to get vengeance, a lesson Luka learned the hard way.
    • Luka eventually learned that it was possible for the deceased to become a herald, meaning there was a chance to see his father again. He wasted little time asking the Court of the Gods to ask this request, which they immediately approved of. Days later, Luka heard a knock on the door, and opened it to see his old man. He collapsed into Antonio Redgrave's arms and wept over how they were finally reunited once more.
  • He hates the Angels of Paradiso being in the Pantheon as they're the ones who killed his father, not like they could care less for an insignificant mortal like him. Thankfully, there are numerous angels on the side of good that he's come to get along with. One such angel was Aru Akise, who is also an investigator who was sent to play a role in the killing game between oracles and fashions himself as a detective. Luka does admit that having a Future Diary of his own would definitely make his life easier and notes that Aru being sent as an observer of the game wasn't any different to the voices in his head guiding him to seek the Truth.
  • Due to his transformation into a fae-werewolf, Luka has gone to train with fellow werewolf deities in the Pantheon. He was interested in the girls, Robyn Goodfellowe and Mebh Óg MacTíre, who can transform into werewolves in their sleep via Astral Projection, and decided that he'll be a Cool Big Bro by bringing them along on his journeys across the Pantheon. That way if one of them gets knocked unconscious, he can turn into Strider and fight back while the other carries the fallen body to safety. The girls were happy to oblige, and have also taken the time to read many of his reports. Robyn and Mebh also lead Luka to their fellow Celtic deities: Aisling, Ben and Saorise. This isn't just because of his interests with folklore, but also because of him learning of his Fae background and he wanted to get more in touch with those roots. His connections with the Fae means he spent plenty of time in the Fairies sub-house as well, as he is the reincarnation of Lukaon, the King of Avalon Forest where fairies reside. Naturally, this made him have beef with Oberon, who didn't like this human trying to usurp his position. Thankfully, Titania was able to stop her husband from engaging in a battle that would have them demolished by both Luka and his wife and desires to learn more about the Fae in their world. Bayonetta herself was wary about the Fae, who were known to kill children and harvest energy to sustain them, but she's decided to form a truce for Luka's sake.
    • One day, Luka had been resting in his temple when he met with an alternate version of him with glowing eyes, confused as to how he even got here. After Luka finally calmed down, he recognized them as King Lukaon, who was drawn to the Pantheon under mysterious circumstances. Seeing as Lukaon had nowhere else to go, Luka signed the paperwork to have him be his additional Herald, as he would like to learn more about the fairies and their connections with Bayonetta. Turns out they go way back when Lukaon, back when he was just Prince Lukaon, asked Bayonetta to find him within his home of Avalon Forest, where they bonded over the loss of a parent and made a vow to see each other again. With this knowledge in mind, Luka had a question to ask Bayonetta.
    Luka: Are you only in love with me because of Lukaon? Or is there something more?
    Bayonetta: There's nothing more to it, Luka. It's like you said, "Fate brought us here together, and it will never tear us apart". No matter where I go, I know you're there to follow me like a shadow. And in all honesty, my life would get a bit boring without you hot on my trail.
  • Luka never travels without his trusty grappling hook, which is how he can make quick, yet stylish, entrances and exits. Naturally, this made him friends with Mabel Pines, who always keeps a grappling hook on her. Mabel has found herself gushing over Luka's pets to the point of knitting sweaters for them all, whereas her brother has become interested in reading all of Luka's reports over the years. Luka also befriended Stanford Pines, as he also dedicated his life to jot down the weird phenomena in Gravity Falls. Another grappling hook user he met up with was Link, who had his trust Hookshot to launch him to certain areas, fight baddies, or gain objects for him. Luka has been compiling a history the multiple incarnations of Link that has fought the forces of evil, even amused at how the Twilight Princess incarnation could transform into a wolf.
  • One day, Luka raced towards the sigh of an alien invasion when he caught sight of Bayonetta, Jeanne, and Rodin allied with an entire army of masked heroes easily taking care of them and going under aliases like Wonder-Bayonetta, Wonder-Jeanne, and Wonder-Rodin. As soon as the invasion was over and Luka could finally ask what was going on, Bayonetta just remarked that she has a "side-gig" with the Wonderful 101 before teasingly suggested that if he joined, his alias should be Wonder-Cheshire.
    Luka: Goddammit, why does it have to be 'Cheshire'? The name's Luka!
    Bayonetta: So's this kid who I'm sure you'd get along quite well. He's basically a mini-Cheshire, don't you think?
    • Sure enough, Luka did have a talk with Luka Alan Smithee/Wonder-Goggles and did note that they had very similar backstories, and even wore the same scarf. At least Luka Redgrave didn't go as far as to kill Bayonetta in revenge for his father's death or allied with even alien invaders as revenge. Still, Luka has taken up the offer to join the Wonderful 101 under the name "Wonder-Strider" since he's pretty sure the 101 hasn't recruited a werewolf yet.
  • Speaking of Cheshire, Luka has gotten annoyed being trolled by his namesake, the Cheshire Cat appearing and disappearing with cryptic advice. It was then he came to realize why Bayonetta kept calling him that — for his constant appearing and disappearing with the use of his grappling hook. His ability to appear/disappear so quickly, along with his skills in gathering information and strong sense of smell, has made him be watched by Batman, who he thinks will become a superhero after a bit of training.
  • Gained a friendship with Peter Parker/Spider-Man as both are reporters, he and Spider-Man swing around through a grappling hook/web-fluid, they have to deal with the death of a loved one (Ben Parker for Peter, Antonio Redgrave for Luka) and oddly enough they kinda have similar voices. Luka joked that if Peter needs to, he can substitute for the web-slinger on superhero duty by getting the appropriate costume. The same similarities in voice made Luka seek out Benjamin Tennyson, who surprisingly enough also has werewolf and fairy transformations. Ben rejected Luka's requests to get the full scoop on him. Even if Ben sometimes is a Glory Hound, he knows that Luka has more important stories to follow up than his own escapades. Luka also was quick to befriend Gwen Tennyson as well, since she was essentially the "witch" of the group (even though she was technically an alien whose powers were similar to magic) and find it bemusing that she had a cat-like motif to her "Lucky Girl" persona.
  • Luka hoped to find someone who could relate to marrying a witch. The first god he met was Battler Ushiromiya, who married the Endless Witch Beatrice. The truth between their marriage was kinda complicated, from Battler's "promise" to return for Beatrice's true self went backwards, Beatrice's six years waiting for him being like a thousand years, the fact that there was a bloody massacre over money and the two witches who wanted Battler and Beatrice to fight forever. And Luka thought that his life couldn't be shitty. Thankfully, Battler was able to see Beatrice's message for him and bring the two into the Golden Land which is much better than Luka's fate into Inferno. Luka and Bayonetta are always invited to tea parties with the two, even trying to get into debates that end up backfiring. He also was disgusted at Bernkastel's cruelty towards the two as her traveling across the sea of kakera reminded him way too much of Singularity's meddling and how she was like Dark Adam — the collective darkness of all Lukas across the multiverse who died and became a mass of anger and chaos changing him into Strider. He's not into Bayonetta's teasing but at least she cares for him! This also made Luka become protective of Rika Furude, as multiple versions of her who never made it to the end of Summer 1983 would collectively form Bernkastel, and he's hoping to help her save the other Rikas from dying through his investigation skills and werewolf abilities.
    • Another human/witch couple whom Luka found about was Luz Noceda and Amity Blight, who fell in love when Luz ended up in the Boiling Isles for the summer. He honestly finds the two to be adorable, and they deserve all the happiness! The two witches note how one of their friends, Hunter, would faint if he learned how Luka had a werewolf form, as Hunter has a fondness for wolves. That said, this also meant he became a target for Philip Wittebane, who hates the idea of a mere human like him falling in love with Bayonetta. Luka wasn't afraid of this self-proclaimed hero at all as he sees Philip as who'd he be if continued to see himself as the "Marvelous, Magnificent, Magnanimous Luka" and didn't open his eyes to the truth of what happened to his father. Philip tried to launch a sneak attack on Luka, only for Luka to not only avoid it easily by turning into Strider, but also making him open to an attack by Bayonetta, who only had this to say.
    Bayonetta: These girls are under our protection. Don't you dare harm them, or Luka, ever again. And don't fuck with a witch. (shoots Philip in the head)
  • As a reporter who travels to exotic locations in regards to supernatural phenomena, Luka spends a lot of time in the Investigative Work sub-house. Of course, he can't help but make a flashy entrance either by swinging in with his grappling hook or flirting with the ladies with his "Do you believe in fate?" routine. Hoping to improve his stealth game, he's following tutelage from Solid Snake on how to really be more like the Cheshire Cat (not that he's realized that). However, even he thinks that a cardboard box is kinda stupid.
    Luka: Seriously, a cardboard box? Why the heck would I use something like that?
    Snake: Tell it to the guy who treasues his little grappling hook too much...
  • Became drinking buddies with Travis Touchdown after realizing that they had many similarities: they were on the hunt of the person who killed their parents, they ended up hooking up with the hot girl who can't help but tease them a lot (even having children), and they like cats. Travis can't help but be a little jealous that Luka was able to win Bayonetta's heart and somehow manage to still be standing after all the shenanigans he's been put through. Luka, in the meantime, was glad that Travis able to let go of his hatred after beating the shit out of Jasper Batt Jr.
    Travis: Man that guy was a whiny piece of shit.
    Luka: I know. Reminds me too much of...well, me.
    • Luka also has gotten threats by Travis's twin brother, Henry Cooldown, who vows to send Travis in despair by killing off anyone who allies with his little brother. Luka was resting up in his temple one day before he smelled blood in the air. Thinking quick, he morphed into Strider to mow down the multiple Henry clones who compsed of Henry's heralds, the Order of the Emerald Eye, before bisecting Henry in half...only for the torso to still crawl towards him screaming, "Don't cry, LUKA!!!" Needless to say, Luka would call for a cleaning service shortly after dealing with that threat.
  • Thanks to Travis, Luka became a father figure towards Badgirl as she also lost her father to a monster and arrived too late to save him. While a little unnerved by Bad Girl's drinking and penchance for violence, she can be pretty chill when off the clock and vows to help out beating the shit out of some angels when he asks.
  • Due to the World of Light shenanigans, Luka ended up bonding with Greninja, who allows Luka to partner with him to escape some of the more dangerous parts of the Pantheon. Luka kinda jokes that having Greninja means he also can summon a frog into battle, like Bayonetta can summon Baal.
  • After he learned more about his original life as Lukaon, Luka decided that it would be time to confront his parents — King Arthur and Morgan le Fay — for a "family reunion" of sorts. When Morgan le Fay first saw Luka, the first thing she did was weep and embraced her precious Lukaon, reunited at long last. Luka tenderly returned the hug and apologized for what happened to her and states that he's doing fine, reunited with the same witch who set him free. Bayonetta wasn't really happy to see Morgana again — as the elder Umbran witch only took her in so she could sacrifice her demon friend, Cheshire, to save Lukaon from his curse and even tried to kill her when she refused — but she has come to be more understanding since that's essentially what her own father would do centuries later to bring back her own mother. Later, Luka presented himself towards King Arthur, who was quite surprised to learn how he and Morgan le Fay are husband and wife in one world, but nevertheless was happy to learn of Luka's adventures and how he technically is the rightful King of Avalon. While Luka is flattered, he knows that his true purpose is to guide Bayonetta to her fate. Of course, no meeting of King Arthur isn't complete without a visit to Merlin, who welcomed Luka with open arms and decided to make the boy an apprentice to better hone his Fae abilities further. Luka was flattered to say the least — not every day the Marvelous Luka Redgrave gets an audience with Merlin, of all people! — and takes time off from his investigations to hone his skills so that he doesn't have to transform into Strider all the time.
    • One day while meeting with Morgan le Fay, Luka happened to bump into the sibilngs, Jack and Annie of Frog Creek. He was curious to learn that Jack and Annie were the apprentices of Morgana and two of the only gods who can make Morgana act even more motherly than she is with him. He was quite amazed to learn how the two can travel through time and other worlds by using an enchanted treehouse created by Morgana and even helped King Arthur on occasion. Luka has decided to make these two his apprentices in investigation and reporting as well, since many of the missions to interact with historical figures and jotting notes about them aren't different than his escapades (minus the whole "being smacked around and belittled by Bayonetta" stuff).
    • Of course, being the "son" of King Arthur and Morgan le Fay made him the targets of (male) Mordred, well known for usurping King Arthur and killing him. Luka was not happy about this, since in his previous life as Lukaon, a wannabe fae known as Puca did the exact same thing, trapping him in a crystal prison and drove his mother to train witches in the hopes that the demons they summoned would finally break the spell. Mordred has tried to skewer Luka with Clarent, but Luka's sense of smell, his grappling hook, his transformation as Strider, oh, and his wife have been factors stopping him from getting a clean hit. As for the other Mordred, Luka was capable of being more civil with her. While the two of them have different ideas of fate, Saber of Red believing that she needs to seize her destiny while Luka was guided by the voices in his head and accepted his role to be Bayonetta's guide against the forces of evil, this Mordred showed a bit of pity for how Luka had lost his father to a bunch of asshole angels. Finally, Luka decided to befriend Artoria Pendragon, as he felt like it should respectful to address the other King Arthur in the Pantheon, vowing to fight by her side as the Marvelous Luka Redgrave alongside his wife (when she's in a good mood)
  • While he likes to joke about being a ladies' man, he was told by Jeanne that he had nothing in compared to the other Luka who had a seat in one of Bayo's houses. Seeing that as a challenge, Luka went to see this other Luka before reeling from how his sense of smell sensed something off. This was due to Other Luka having a smell that made female monsters find him to be tasty. Both Lukas ended up becoming good friends with one another as they shared stories of how they would eventually end up as the romantic partner of their loved ones, although Luka Redgrave kinda finds it weird that other Luka is an angel (a big reminder of the Angels who killed off his dad) who fought off against the god of his world. Bayonetta finds other Luka amusing at how an angel can capture the hearts of so many monsters, before reminding him that Luka Redgrave was hers.
  • His relationship with Bayonetta is a lighter version of Medea and Kuzuki's. While Kuzuki and Luka are the male Badass Normal who later get empowered to fight alongside their significant other and were also trying to find their purpose, Kuzuki's life was much rougher than Luka's due to him being an assassin who questioned if it was worth killing until he took care of Medea. And while Medea did horrible things, it was only so she could stay with Kuzuki and live a happily married life. Luka can understand where that's coming from since Bayonetta killed angels both for the thrill and also to extend her life before being dragged into Inferno, falling in love with Luka for his support and unwavering loyalty throughout her adventures. Bayonetta has decided to engage in a friendly rivalry with Medea, hoping to put her skills to the test with one of the most powerful mages in history.
  • "Do you believe in fate? Fate brought us here together, and it will never tear us apart."

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