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Welcome to the Trope Pantheons thread! Please read the rules:

    Rules 
Rules. The following are not suggestions or tips, but things that have to be followed:
  • When writing a profile, take note of the following:
    • Gods cannot be followers or high priests for obvious reasons. The 'gods' have ascended meaning there is no need for said character to be a follower of another if they have ascended.
    • No hype profiles, please. 'Hype Profiles' are profiles that have been made out of ongoing events and have not been around for a long time. This creates 'hype' due to popularity and certain elements either through certain scenes, memes, dramatic acting or considered overly awesome. They are not bad tropes but building a portfolio solely for that is a bad idea, as they do not say a thing about representing the trope best (unless it's those trope concepts that they are trying to embody for a long time)
      • You can see one if the profile is only showing off how awesome they are or suddenly pushing how 'significant' they are thanks to the just very recent events rather than respecting the longstanding good representations of the trope. And usually having... minimum portfolio or flavor texts and being a bit too generalized or self-contained to events from within their home series instead of interacting with other Pantheon members.
  • When posting in the forum, take note of the following:
    • When you suggest a God, please explain why they fit the trope. Not everyone is going to understand just "X should be the God of Y because they exemplify the trope" off the bat, especially if they're unfamiliar with the work.
    • You must use the Trope Pantheons discussion thread in the forums if you wish to add a new deity, story, something else of importance to the Trope Pantheon canon, or reworking an existing deity (be it simply improving their existing profile or changing their title).
      • For new and reworked deities, 3 [tup] means the profile will have a one week waiting period.
      • For new and reworked deities, 4 [tup] is a 3 day waiting period.
      • 5 [tup] is an automatic ascension for new and reworked deities.
      • Speaking of reworks, for anyone that wants to improve such profiles, they have to review the current trope the character(s) has and see if it still holds up or if there is a better rep for their trope.
    • For adding new Treasures to The Great Treasury or new Dominions to the Dominions, the following rules apply:
      • For new Treasures or Dominions, 3 [tup] is a 3 day waiting period.
      • 4 [tup] is an automatic addition to the Great Treasury or Dominions.
    • Do not repost a profile in the forums more than twice in a day if noticeable changes have not been made in between. If a profile is posted a third time in a row without noticeable alterations, it will be downvoted. This is so spamming of no-effort profiles is less frequent and to prevent tropers from getting aggravated seeing the same profile over and over. The minimum acceptable change has to be a single flavour text.
    • The Pantheon is not a mouthpiece for you to voice your opinions on certain characters. You may like certain characters more than others, but do not make the mistake of making profiles for characters you like look like Character Shilling.
    • Tropers new to the Pantheon are barred from approving or downvoting profiles until they have ascended at least two profiles.
    • Do not include fan reception in any profiles. It has nothing to do with the character themselves and will create unnecessary conflict.
    • Write a detailed explanation on why the character is the best candidate for deity of that trope. If people disagree with you, do not force it on the people.
    • Keep in mind that if you still want to try to find a trope for a particular character, you are only given three chances to find a particular trope for them. If a suggestion goes past three possible tropes, then it will come off as shoehorning a character into the Pantheon just for the sake of that character to be there.
      • On a related note, even if a character does have a free trope being suggested, there is still a limit of three attempts for suggesting that character for that trope. If no one responds to that certain proposal after being posted three times, then it will get to the point where the idea will be seen as being shoehorned into the Pantheon. In addition, the idea needs to be considered acceptable and approved because they are good, not for the sake of pitying others because no one is responding to their idea.
  • When posting Pantheon related stuff to the wiki, take note of the following:
    • Do not put a link to these Pantheon pages into the main wiki page. The moment you want to add in a main Characters page that the character is a God of this trope, do not do it. If you see leftovers of this practice, inform the forum and use the cutlist. This also goes to the Trivia page. The only exception to this rule is if a page in the Pantheon could be confused for a page in Main, like Good Colors, Evil Colors and Good and Evil Colors.
    • Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment ALSO applies here. Do not bring things that would incite fights, even if it is what is currently the hot topic and might be 'urgent'. For example, the political scene and some really bad politicians. We are not here to fight at each other, so don't suggest things that go to that direction, this is a fictional Pantheon after all.
    • To add a Pantheon page for a certain work, 4 or more characters coming from the same series/franchise should be ascended before adding the page. For Creator specific pages, 4 deities coming from the same creator and 2 individual work pages coming from the same creator is the minimum to warrant a page.
    • Do not create a trope page for a story until the story is fully completed.

    Instructions and Tips 
Here are some tips one should keep in mind when editing:

  • Preparing to write:
    • First thing to do before present a profile is to go to the Trope Pantheons discussion thread. In the forums, you must discuss with other users on adding ideas and seek their approval with sound reasoning. You can also get some assistance in the forum thread by either asking for help and those interested asking if they can help. Submissions that are added without discussion are likely to be deleted and those who violate those rules by adding Pantheon content without discussion will get reported to the mods.
    • If you feel the need to remove a character for some reason (poor quality, outdated titles, etcetera) and replace him/her with another or outright rework, please see what the other tropers think about this in the discussion thread before doing anything hasty. Use good reasoning to see if your idea can easily replace the character present without drawing out your statement or giving too ambiguous claims most do not understand.
    • Please be sure to consult others in the discussion about what you want to work before making the profile. This is done to see if your proposal is the best representative and so, in case your profile is turned down, you do not waste time writing something that others might not find suitable.
      • In the same vein, if you adopt a profile from another troper, it is recommended that you make an announcement that you have done so on the discussion thread. More often than not, a trope that was reserved for something was given away to someone else. Check the Related tab on the top of a page to see if a trope or character has been reserved by a user.
    • If, for whatever reason, you are writing about a God who just happens to be a person in real life, just try to be very careful about what you decide to say. Do not try to make the editing seem too meta (self-referential) and use the aformentioned creativity to create hypothetical scenarios towards fictional characters.
  • When writing a profile for a character, here are a few things to note:
    • All deities should be sorted by their divine ranking. Put Overdeities on the top of the page and Quasideities on the bottom. Also be sure to add them in alphabetical order by their first/given name (can be reversed if it is Eastern ordered). For a group, if there is no official name for them all list down all their names by order of relevance or (if too long to list) title them as Insert Name Here Main Characters or some other identifiable title along the same lines.
    • The maximum number of tropes that a god can have is two, but do not try to abuse that fact. If you need to use a second trope to specify a certain thing about their position, that can be excused either because said character represents their trope choice very well alongside the first trope. It is still generally encouraged to only have one trope.
    • A trope can only belong to one profile at a time. The only time two profiles can share a trope is if there are explicit variations listed in the trope page proper (e.g. Muscle Angst is held by both Biscuit Krueger and Chihiro Fujisaki as the former represents "Too Much Muscle" and the latter represents "Not Enough Muscle")
    • If the character you are about to add to a House already exists in another, make sure to mention that this person has spots in other House as well. Up to 2 places can be made for a deity, with the sole exceptions being those at the Main House to highlight those characters’ importance to the Pantheon’s lore.
    • For a character's theme song, try to avoid calling it "Theme of God X" or "Theme of (Show where God X originates from)". If possible, try to find out if the song has an actual name through research. Most importantly, it has to be part their series’ official soundtracks from media. Do not list songs that are made by fans or outside sources. If they were not specifically used as music for that specific character, then they do not count. Furthermore, it has to be a general theme specifically made for that characters’ appearances, not some generic music that plays for many other instances not related to the character in question.
    • For images, when adding an image for your chosen character, it is highly recommended to use a stylized image that embodies the character or renders that also highlights a character’s behavior (such as cool poses). Most images should be from the main adaptations of the character, unless the images from the other media are of a higher quality than the adaptation. Unless it is needed, do not use fanart for images. If you are, please attribute to the original artist. Due to the website’s dark mode, removing white backgrounds from an image is paramount. This website is suggested to do the background removal. If an image you have takes up too much bytes, it is suggestible to use this site to reduce the byte size. If the byte is still too big, put the compressed image to other sites (or even the same one) to compress even further. Use wikias to look for better images, as even wikias for the series might not contain good official images.
    • Creativity is your friend. While it is not recommended to get too ditzy at your ideas, it is best that when writing a profile for a certain character, do you think of capable scenarios between X and Y. Tip: do not use shallow examples (X wields a sword and Y wields one too) and try to think of relationships that makes sense (i.e those characters that are shout-outs for another).
  • Pantheon Content:
    • Some series or genres will eventually have greater representation in the Pantheon than others. This is unavoidable, but a little diversity helps to make you not look like a shill per say. Try to ensure that if you add a deity from a popular series, make sure that it is because they are a good representative for the trope in question, and not just because they are connected to another deity in their respective canon.
      • As far as deities from actual mythologies, there is generally expectation to build the profiles off interactions from fictional portrays rather than basing it entire from the actual myth. Therefore, a mythological deity should be more of a Composite Character whose main identity is from the actual myth.
    • Occasionally there will be Gods that carry a title without a trope. This is not forbidden, but it is well advised not to abuse them. The only house that a tropeless profile are wholly allowed is the House of Food. Mainly due to most food items lacking tropes, and adding tropes about said foodstuffs is slightly unnecessary. However, the character being ascended for their choice of a food, or food-related thing must be a decently good representative of said item. (i.e their Trademark Favorite Food, or something that they are closely associated with In-Universe, or both).
    • For Dominions and Treasures profiles, always consider what made those places/objects popular in the first place. Were they plot-important, identifiable imagery or have a unique aspect of it? Do not just bring regular objects under the basis of following a certain canon.
  • For Profile Standards:
    • Flavor text is used to describe certain things about a character, place or object. To avoid short ones, it is recommended to write flavor text with 4-7 sentences that can fill around 2 lines each. Be warned that adding too many sentences does not equal good flavor text as it is not an essay of sorts (unless words are substantial and do add to the overall line).
    • Character Profiles of a certain person should have the following:
      • A portfolio that contains at least 7 (at the minimum) tropes describing their character.
      • Flavor text count for a deity profile should have by minimum, 10 (depending if the character in question has enough relationships/characterization) to 15 with a maximum of 20-25 for an individual profile.
      • On the other hand, group profiles (profiles of a group that has 4 or more members) have their maximum flavor text count to 15 minimum, giving individual lines for the other members of the group (unless the members are not as characterized) up to 30 at max.
    • Dominion profiles of a certain place should have the following:
      • A portfolio that contains at least 5 (at the minimum) tropes describing the context of the place.
      • Flavor text count should range at least 10 to 15.
    • Treasure profiles (inanimate objects without a trope) should have the following:
      • A portfolio that contains at least 6 (at the minimum) tropes that describes the object itself.
      • Flavor text count should be at least 7 flavor text up to 12 to constitute a treasure profile.

    Divine Ranking System 
  • Overdeity: Omnipotent-level Reality Warpers capable of manipulating the entire universe (or at least the world) at will. Within their own universe they are believed to be omnipotent, or at least impossible-to-completely-destroy embodiments or concepts.
  • Greater Gods: High-level Reality Warpers and that are extremely powerful (capable of destroying or changing anywhere from a large city to a planet at will) and very strong non-reality warpers capable of doing the same thing.
  • Intermediate Gods: Deities at this level are capable of strong but specialized powers such as hydrokinesis, pyrokinesis, etc. without major drawbacks and low level Reality Warpers capable of affecting their immediate area at will.
  • Lesser Gods: Capable of highly specific or little power on their own, or suffer from Power at a Price. However, they may be able to ruthlessly exploit their power or combine it with just being badass enough to make up for it.
  • Demigods: Basically the Badass Normals of the pantheon, making up for their lack of abilities with strength, strategy, and/or planning.
  • Quasideities: Any otherwise normal human, human equivalent, or below without any special powers or training will fall here.

    Templates 
Template for adding a new deity:

God X, God/dess of (Insert Trope Here) (Alternate names/Nicknames, Fan Nickname)

  • An image, if possible. Please use official art or a screenshot for a picture.
  • Rank: This can range from Quasideity, Demigod, Lesser God, Intermediate God, Greater God, to Overdeity, based on representation of power mentioned above.
  • Symbol: An image or icon used to represent the deity.
  • Theme Song: Official song (in other words, no fan music, regardless of quality) that usually is used in affiliation with the character. If the deity is a musician this will most likely be their Signature Song. If possible, give a link for reference, preferably on either a website like Soundcloud or YouTube.
  • Alignment: Good, evil, neutral etc. Forget about The Great Character Alignment Debate here, the Pantheon is one of the few places where you can assign Dungeons & Dragons alignment to characters that don't have alignment system. After all, the Pantheon is based on D&D and is made for fun.
  • For Pokémon deities only:
    • Gender: Defines the gender of the Pokémon; if genderless, it instead defines what gender they identify as.
    • Ability: Provides the Pokémon's ability. If they can Mega Evolve, the new ability is listed as well.
    • Moves: Defines the four moves used by a Pokémon. A Z-Move may also be listed.
  • Portfolio: Tropes associated with the character.
  • Domains: Things that the character has influence over.
  • Herald: Non-ascended loyal character that is from the same series as the ascended character.
  • High Priest: Non-ascended like heralds, but not from the same series, and can serve as a worthy replacement in case something would happen. They can be served as part-time workers in case the originals are busy with some jobs. Co-Godhood is accepted depending on the approval of the originals, usually if the co-deity is from the same series.
  • Followers: Non-ascended characters that are not part of the Pantheon, but would probably worship this character by the fact that they share the ascended character's trope.
  • Relationships between ascended characters go here with your chosen character, it goes something like this:
    • Allies: Members of the Pantheon that are allies, those that share the same values as them and would theoretically be friends with them.
    • Rivals: Members of the Pantheon that are rivals, people who may look at your character with suspicion or a challenge.
    • Enemies: Members of the Pantheon that are foes, those who would see your chosen character as a threat, either on their pespective or yours.
    • Additional Character Relationships: Members of the Pantheon that do not fit in various relationships (examples include Enemy Mine, Vitriolic Best Buds, Teeth-Clenched Teamwork, Headbutting Heroes, Friendly Enemy, Friendly Rival, Just Friends, etc.), allies, rivals, or enemies.
    • Partner: Defines a partnership with an ascended deity and Mon-type. (if any)
    • Feared by/Fears: A deity whom the members of the Pantheon notably fear or are feared by.
    • Respected by/Respects: A deity whom the members of the Pantheon respect or are respected by.
    • Opposed by/Opposes: Not necessarily the same as "Enemies", but this is used for any deity whom the members of the Pantheon directly opposes or is opposed by (basically the opposite of "Respects") terms of certain viewpoints, regardless of alignment.
    • Pitied by/Pities: A deity whom the members of the Pantheon feel pity for or are found pitiable by.
    • Conflicting Opinion: Sometimes, the Deities argue over specific themes and philosophies.
  • Add the Intro. The intro is made up of two trivia, the Ascension Text (or just the Ascension) and The Bio. Both are necessary, but which order you use for them may vary depending on the profile in question. It may be better for one profile to have The Bio first and the Ascension second or vice-versa, although for the most part the order is irrelevant:
    • The Ascension Text: This the story of how the character got into the Pantheon and/or was ascended. There are many ways for this to happen. They may be tricked into it or have simply wandered into the Pantheon, they may have had an already ascended character bring them in, they may already be in the Pantheon (via being another deity's Herald or sharing a trope) and got "promoted", or some combination of the above. Anything is possible in the Pantheon, so use your imagination, but try to incorporate their trope into the story, if possible.
    • The Bio: A brief synopsis on the character's backstory. No need for the character's entire life/production history, but just give enough that those who don't know the character can get an idea of how the character works.
  • Now add some random trivia/facts about events/alignments/moments/fights/friendships/relations etc.
  • And some more trivia/facts.
  • And a couple of more.
    • Note: Standard amount of flavor text for Deities/Characters is 10-15 (15-20 for group profiles) at minimum to 20-25 (30 for group profiles) at maximum.

Template for Dominions profiles:

Place X, Place of (Insert Trope Here) (Alternate names/Nicknames, Fan Nickname)

  • An image, if possible. Please use official art or a screenshot for a picture.
  • Theme Song (Optional): Not important as compared to Deity and Dominion profiles but a notable mention if there is an accompanying song in use with the object.
  • Alignment: Refers to the dominion's role in their story, be it those used by villains or used by the Player Character.
  • Portfolio: Tropes associated with the dominion.
  • Domains: Things that the place has links to.
  • Relationships (Optional): Unless the location has a connection with a specific deity, relationships are optional and may not be required. However, if there are deities linked to the same series as where the dominion is linked to, note them using the relationships, this includes deities that theoretically have interest with said dominion, good or evil otherwise.
  • Add the Intro. Here the introduction of the Dominion is added with some tidbits regarding the origins of its' creation and usage in the story. You can also add what made it popular/iconic/important here.
  • Now add some random trivia/facts about events/alignments/moments/fights/friendships/relations etc.
  • And some more trivia/facts.
  • And a couple of more.
    • Note: Standard amount of flavor text for Dominions is 10 at minimum to 15 at maximum.

Template for Treasure profiles:

The name of the item in here (Alternate names/Nicknames, Fan Nickname)

  • An image, if possible. Please use official art or a screenshot for a picture.
  • Appearance: A shortened description of the item's looks with some notable features also mentioned.
  • Class: Refer to the Treasure Classification System in the Great Treasury.
  • Alignment: Refers to the objects' role in their story, be it those used by villains or used by the Player Character.
  • Theme Song (Optional): Not important as compared to Deity and Dominion profiles but a notable mention if there is an accompanying song in use with the object.
  • Museum Check: A note that says whether the item is viewable by the public.
  • Portfolio: Tropes associated with the item.
  • Domains: Things that the item has links to.
  • Relationships (Optional): Unless the item has a connection with a specific deity, relationships are optional and may not be required. However, if there are deities linked to the same series as where the item is linked to (especially the original owner of the item), note them using the relationships, this includes deities that theoretically have interest with said object, good or evil otherwise.
  • Add the Intro. Here the introduction of the Treasure is added with some tidbits regarding the origins of its' creation and usage in the story. You can also add what made it popular/iconic/important here.
  • Now add some random trivia/facts about events/alignments/moments/fights/friendships/relations etc.
  • And some more trivia/facts.
  • And a couple of more.
    • Note: Standard amount of flavor text for Treasures is 7 at minimum to 12 at maximum.

Edited by Willbyr on May 24th 2021 at 7:52:09 AM

n3xus I am the King! from Somewhere in the Mirror World Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: In season
I am the King!
#64451: Apr 15th 2016 at 6:43:36 AM

@Whirl: Looks like I'm going to take hold on the Roidmude trios for now cuz the Kamen Rider Drive Saga page has just updated with good news, Mach will gained a new form and Heart Roidmude will become a Kamen Rider in this V-Cinema. I'll continue it once I watched Drive Saga Mach/Heart later this year.

edited 15th Apr '16 6:50:16 AM by n3xus

This is all Zi-O's fault!
WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#64452: Apr 15th 2016 at 6:57:43 AM

Cri@ Feel that James Bond should jeep it Spy Fiction since he is the most well known.

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#64453: Apr 15th 2016 at 7:00:14 AM

@ n3xus: Unwitting Pawn isn't taken, so she can have that and we won't have an issue. What more do you think I should add to the Silence and Mr Smithers?

cricri3007 Since: Jul, 2014
#64454: Apr 15th 2016 at 7:18:07 AM

@Whirl Is there a position I could give Mike then ?

TPPR10 Shocking Gun! from out of nowhere Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Shocking Gun!
#64455: Apr 15th 2016 at 9:52:45 AM

So while I am binge-reading Innocent, I just noticed something: Delinquent Hair is surprisingly open trope. Huh. Who would have thought you would see a girl with that hairstyle in a work based around somewhere before and during French Revolution.

On unrelated news, I wonder what deities have basically punched through dimensions. Daidouji punched through time and space to get into the Kagura Millennium Festival (while almost being stuck in time) and did it to try to face Shin (she got her ass handed to her by Shin's pinkie), Azrael punched out of a pocket dimension he was trapped in, and I guess Tail Red once burned through a sub-space.

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#64456: Apr 15th 2016 at 10:17:51 AM

[up] Superboy-Prime punch Reality. That's the explainArion for the many Ret Cons in DC.

Eldrake Since: Oct, 2009
#64457: Apr 15th 2016 at 10:27:18 AM

Nevermore, God of Unholy Nukes (Shadow Fiend, Stealer of Souls, Swag Fiend)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadow_fiendp.png
note 
  • Intermediate God, with varying levels of power boosts based on the number of souls he has in his bondage
  • Symbol: Scattered souls, represented by red and black globs.
  • Alignment: Neutral Evil
  • Portfolio: Shadow Raze, Necromastery, Presence of the Dark Lord, Requiem of Souls, The Assimilator, His Death Activates Requiem of Souls, Eldritch Abomination, Lean and Mean, Our Demons Are Different, Soul Power, Voice of the Legion
  • Domains: Demons, Darkness, Souls, Combat
  • Allies: Doom, Shang Tsung, Ragnaros the Firelord
  • Rivals: The Champions of Runeterra
  • Enemies: Dust, The Chosen Undead and Bearer of the Curse, Ermac, Soma Cruz
  • Teethclenched Teamwork: Arthas Menethil
  • Target for Soul: Ermac, Dust, The Chosen Undead and Bearer of the Curse, the Human Child
  • Rumors had it that Shang Tsung had found an ally in a realm of demons and sought to bring it to the Pantheon for assistance in his schemes. Not many was willing to learn the validity of the rumors, and others who would be willing was either too busy or didn't care much to check it out. The exceptions being Dust and Johnny Cage who both teamed up to stop Shang Tsung from summoning whoever this ally was. The duo managed to catch Shang Tsung during a summoning ritual, but they were far too late to stop it. As something slowly showed up from the summoning portal, Johnny Cage stepped forward to fight it off while Dust kept Shang Tsung occupied.
    • What rose from the portal could be described as a beast, a shadow of evil in the form of a humanoid upper body and dark mists carrying it across the room. From the demon's words, Johnny Cage figured out easily that it's a soul stealing type of demon. While Johnny fought well, it was giving him a hard time regardless, and he would surely have lost were it not for Dust's appearance. The demon, sensing the presence of two souls within one, immediately ceased its assault on Johnny Cage to focus on Dust. While Johnny Cage got away to find reinforcement, the monster and Dust engaged in combat, sword techniques versus demonic magic. When reinforcement showed up, the demon acknowledged that it had to escape. It cast a slow but powerful spell, an attack so mighty that it forced Dust away when the unleashed souls harmed him and limited his power, giving the demon a chance to flee from the area. When research was conducted on the summoning ritual, the group discovered the identity of the beast. It was Nevermore the Shadow Fiend, also known for being a Defender of the Ancients.
    • The Requiem of Souls can be considered one of the most devastating spells in the hands of demons, especially if it manages to impact someone with every unleashed soul contained within. In a perfect situation, Requiem of Souls at max power is capable of inflicting a tremendous amount of damage to one entity that it's likely to wipe out anyone who isn't spell immune or absurdly resistant to magical damage.
    • Nevermore himself is known as the Shadow Fiend. Having stolen and devoured souls throughout his existence, he is more than proud that he has claimed countless souls, including that of poets, priests, emperors, beggars, slaves, philosophers, criminals and (of course) heroes. There is no such thing as a soul that he won't desire to devour, including demons. (Though there is a price for doing that) In some places, he has become something of a boogeyman. He is also willing to show those interested what it's like to have their souls taken.
  • Sometimes he's seen covered in flames and using fire instead of darkness for his spells. When he's in this Demon Eater form, he tend to seek out demon souls, much to the worry of demonic deities. Ragnaros, in the meanwhile, found that in this form, he looks very similar to Firelords. Fascinated and possibly flattered by this, Ragnaros struck up an alliance with Nevermore. He has since been trying to urge him to become a Demon Eater permanently, much to the dismay of the demons of the pantheon.
  • There's many within the pantheon whose souls he wants to devour, but Ermac is at the very top of the list for being host to 10,000 souls, something that Nevermore believes would make for a magnificent feast.
  • When he learned that the Lich King's Frostmourne feeds on souls and traps them within, the Shadow Fiend was curious if he could devour them from the sword. Obviously, Arthas wasn't thrilled with the idea, and the two engaged in vicious combat. It took Doom's interference to break the fight and get them to form a shaky truce.
  • Learning about the strength of the Human Child's soul has made him very curious to know what its taste is like. The Human Child's friends doesn't approve of Nevermore's desire.

In other news, next week on VGCW, the show will be going to the Indigo Plateau to conclude their world tour! And maybe the current storyline.

RokuAlhazared The Emperor Of Darkness Since: Jul, 2015
The Emperor Of Darkness
#64458: Apr 15th 2016 at 11:54:52 AM

Final draft for Ada and EVA.

Ada Wong and EVA, Joint Goddesses of Femme Fatale Spies (Ada: The Woman In Red, The Bitch In The Red Dress - by Jack Krauser; EVA: Cynthia, Tatiyana, Matka Pluku, Big Mama)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ada_and_eva.jpg
Top: Ada Wong; Bottom: EVA
EVA as Big Mama 
 

edited 15th Apr '16 11:55:27 AM by RokuAlhazared

The One Who Crosses The Sky In Flames
TPPR10 Shocking Gun! from out of nowhere Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Shocking Gun!
#64459: Apr 15th 2016 at 12:16:03 PM

Okay, I have finished reading Innocent, so I guess I can work on Sanson in the near future (note that the manga is technically not finished, but... it is a manga based on real-life events, albeit dramatized, so honestly, I think there are some exceptions to that one rule).

Also, I honestly wish to use Sanson in the Law Civil War, due of his supposed "Lawful Evil" alignment, though he heavily leans on the Lawful part (think of him as Necessarily Evil in terms of that alignment).

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
Ore-O Unbroken Bond from Alrest (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#64460: Apr 15th 2016 at 2:40:19 PM

Any more suggestions for ADVENT? What would be a good house for them?

ADVENT, Divine Army of Planetary Dominance

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/xevy7rd.jpg

"I treasure every day with you, darling." "No need to be so sappy, love." "You know that's how she is, Nia." - AU!Pyra, Nia, Mythra
Patrickthekid Since: Sep, 2015
#64461: Apr 15th 2016 at 2:54:24 PM

They will likely NOT ascend today, though the three days are up. Sunday is more likely.

Nick Fury , Divine Spymaster of the Pantheon

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The Earth-616 version
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The Ultimate/MCU version
  • Lesser God
  • Symbol: The S.H.I.E.L.D. logo
  • Alignment: Switches between Lawful Good and Lawful Neutral
  • Portfolios: Badass in Charge, Black-and-Grey Morality, Smoking Is Cool, Eyepatch of Power,
  • Domains: Law, Cooperation, Espionage, Leadership, Defense
  • Followers: Paul Crocker, M, Jack Bristow, Mr. Waverly, Leliana, the Order of Whispers
  • High Priest: The Master of Whispers
  • Heralds: Phil Coulson, Maria Hill
  • Underling: Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
  • Allies:
  • Other Allies: James Bond, Kim Possible, Austin Powers, Big Boss, Solid Snake, The Superhero Division (most of the time), Date Masamune, Duke, Xander Harris
  • Rivals: Amanda Waller
  • Enemies: H.Y.D.R.A, Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, Johann Schmidt/Red Skull, Ultron, Cobra Commander, The Baroness, Destro
  • Opposed by: Amadeus Cho
  • Odd Friendship: Frank Castle/The Punisher
  • Avatar: Samuel L. Jackson (MCU)
  • Head-butting Heroes: Judge Dredd
  • Respects: Nico Yazawa
  • His ascension was marked by the arrival of his helicarrier, a massive flying aircraft that can house thousands of personnel as well as various equipment. An aging man with grey hair and a bald black man use it as his temple as well as their base of operation for various shield agents.
  • In case you're wondering, there are two Nick Furies that share the temple: one as an aging white man with grey hair and the other a black bald man who just happens to look a lot like Samuel L. Jackson. He appears as one or the other depending on the company he's with. Some deities may prefer one over the other, which is probably why both decided to ascend. Both brought a herald to help sort out the paperwork, though Coulson and Hill have started to work with both their bosses.
  • To the surprise of many, this is one spymaster that doesn't mind getting his hands dirty. That puts him at an advantage over his followers. Tales of his adventures can be found in various comic books, only overshadowed due to the many, many other badasses that populate his universe.
  • Shortly after the ascension, the two met with various secret agents throughout the Pantheon. All agreed to work with him to a varying degree. Some like James Bond work completely under him. Others like Kim Possible are given assignments but are not completely under his wing, treating it as a freelance occupation.
  • Their relationship with superheroes varied wildly over the years. Sometimes they's willing to work hand in hand with them. Other times he gets chided for trying to coerce them to do his dirty work. Once in the Pantheon, most superheroes have complied to work with the man.
  • The comics Fury has still not forgiven Norman Osborn for the damage he had wrought during his time as Director of H.A.M.M.E.R. When criticised for his absence during that period, he scoffs it off, saying he was busy at the time.
  • The fact that H.Y.D.R.A. already has a presence in the Pantheon before he arrived was a troubling discovery. That puts the Furys at a disadvantage, as H.Y.D.R.A. has more experience exploiting the system. They hope to quickly close the gap, tracking their members down before exposing them.
  • Hydra isn't the only evil organization Fury battles. S.H.I.E.L.D. also constantly butts heads with COBRA as well as former associates Baroness and Destro. They call for Duke whenever these villains are involved
  • They were intrigued that there was a woman who had similar connections in the DC Universe. The only difference is that she sends criminals and villains to do the dirty work for her. It's not a tactic that they are comfortable (Tony Stark pulled a similar stunt with disastrous results, but do acknowledge it has its advantages. Amanda Waller has not qualm over the arrival of S.H.I.E.L.D... just as long as they don't get in their way. Surprisingly, the trio work together more often they are comfortable with.
  • The Furys are on better terms with the mercenary Big Boss. S.H.I.E.L.D may be shady in its dealings with S.H.I.E.L.D, but he at least values his agents and the ideal of making the word a safer place. He's one of the first people to defend S.H.I.E.L.D on its actions. It took longer for Solid Snake to agree with this.
  • As a being who thinks no one should be above the law, Judge Dredd observes Fury's actions with disdain. The only reason he hasn't actively sought after the men is that he does just as good of a job catching bad guys as other members in the House of Justice.
  • Many were shocked to find out they wasn't even in consideration for the title God of Eyepatches. The Furys points out that as much of a Badass they are, they still don't compare to the historical feats Date Masamune has under his belt. The director may not be as excited for parties, but he is willing to hire Date for mission. As if that's scary enough, the three can be seen fighting together.
  • One of the oddest partnerships is the comic version's association with the Punisher. One would expect him to stay clear from such a loose cannon, but they have been able to set aside their differences. Few Badass Normal pairings put fear in villains' eyes than the duo of Nick Fury and the Punisher.
  • After his ascension, he called Xander not to call himself Sergeant Fury, just not to confuse anyone. A disappointed Xander complied, though he is still giddy about his ascension.
    • Neither does Nico on that matter. Still, rumors persist that the two spend their time watching the idol singers' dance routines.

Thresh, God of the Hook and Chain

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  • Lesser God
  • Theme Song Thresh's login theme
  • Symbol: Soul Lantern
  • Alignment: Neutral Evil
  • Portfolios: Ax-Crazy, Chain Pain, The Dreaded, Faux Affably Evil, Flaying Alive, Paranoia Fuel, Punishment Box, Softspoken Sadist, Torture Technician, Variable-Length Chain, Your Soul Is Mine!
  • Domains: Torture, Evil, Death, Chains, Souls
  • Followers: Jacob Goodnight, Big Ed
  • High Priest: Pinhead
  • Allies: Quan Chi, Shang Tsung, The Dark Judges, Mordekaiser, Xykon, M. Bison
  • Rivals: The Defenders of the Ancients, especially Pudge and Akasha the Queen of Pain, Scharlachrot
  • Enemies: Lucian, Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion
  • Opposed by: The entire Houses of Crime, as well as virtually all in the House of Justice expect those mentioned, Laurie Strode and Sidney Prescott, Andromeda Shun
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Ermac
  • Deities in the House of Weapons woke up to a horrific site. Five bodies were hung by a hooked connected by chains to a relatively new building. The person revealed himself to be a wraith wrapped in green flames. He and his followers have been interested in the souls found within the Pantheon. Now, they get a chance to enact their torture techniques with the other deities. Wayward travels beware, Thresh has arrived in the Pantheon.
    • When Lucian found out that his arch-nemesis has ascended, his screams of raged rivaled that of Asura himself. He marched straight over to Thresh to enact his revenge. After several minutes of fighting, they were broken up by several high-level deities. Both were hereby banned from their respective subhouses in order to keep the peace. If Lucian wants his revenge, he would have to settle with the Summoner's circle.
    • While Lucian was sulking at his failure to get revenge, he was faced with an unlikely ally. Scorpion was wronged the same way by Quan Chi, an evil sorcerer he unwittingly allied with for a long time. He promised to help get his revenge. The fact that Thresh has considered siding with him makes the chance of a double helping of revenge all the more likely.
    • Lucian managed to get some bit of revenge on Thresh... my stealing his bike. When he complained to the House of Justice, they promised to look over it. The bike hasn't been seen since.
  • What was one of Lucian's greatest reasons for hating Thresh was his utter indifference for his victims, including his wife. That gained the approval of M. Bison, who shares a similar philosophy.
  • Many of his followers consist of many monsters one would see in horror films. Indeed, the hook and chain is an ideal weapon for those who want to gore their victims. Final girls Laurie Strode and Sidney Prescott strive to spread awareness to prevent their followers from falling victim to their antics.
  • The shift in followers into Thresh's temple took many of Scharlachrot's former followers away from her. The two groups have agreed not to go to war over the matter, instead competing for jobs criminal masterminds may ask them to do.
  • Her good chain counterpart took this as a worrying prospect. Andromeda Shun is at least glad that the two factions decided not to join forces, or he would be in serious trouble.
  • Among the first to congratulate on his ascension was Mordekaiser. One of the few champions willing to join Thresh on his killing sprees, the two make a formidable team when paired together.
  • It's hard to believe that such a being could get allies, but it has indeed happened. Shang Tsung had always hoped that Thresh would ascend, seeing his abilities as an asset for Shao Khan. The wraith decided on working with the group, finding the huge amount of souls too enticing not to check out. Though one wonders how long this alliance can last before Thresh turns towards his employers...
    • There is one being that was off limits. Ermac relies on one thousand souls for his body to function. The deadly alliance wisely predicted that Thresh would try to take some for himself. The wraith promised not to meddle with Ermac's form, but the two have already made countermeasures in case one tries to backstab the other.
  • Among the Defenders of the Ancients, two of them hold a special interest in him. Pudge sees him as a direct rival as the two play similarly, using their hooks to reel in their prey. Expect the two to try and one-up each other should they face each other in familiar territory. The Queen of Pain also sees him as a rival... but is more amiable about it. She made a game out of it, challenging him to tasks such as who can make their victims last the longest or who can make their victim talk first. Her only regret is that she can't do the same to Thresh... at least not yet.
  • Why most of Thresh's victims have been criminals was subject to debate. It was revealed that his past life was that of a ruthless warden who tortured his victims to the point of death. It was only a rioting mob of prisoners that put him down. That revelation put the entire House of Crime on edge, with every single member opposing what he had done.
  • It's telling that the House of Justice is willing to side with the House of Crime to oppose this man. Even Rosco voiced his disapproval in his actions. The difference is that there is one exception. The Dark Judges have been seen in his temple, hoping to forge an alliance with the wraith to ride the world of criminals. Thresh sees it as an appetizing proposal, but predicts it may falter once he moves on from their targets.
  • Xykon met up with Thresh shortly after his ascension. The lich was impressed with the way he tortures his victims and appreciates his utter disdain with rivals. He does hope to work on Thresh's evil gloating, claiming that his soft-spoken nature doesn't truly strike fear into his enemies eyes. Thresh agreed, though he thinks he's doing a perfectly fine job as is.

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#64462: Apr 15th 2016 at 3:04:08 PM

[up][up] Probably Leadership

[up] Why not today?

edited 15th Apr '16 3:04:54 PM by fasoman1996

Uni cat
n3xus I am the King! from Somewhere in the Mirror World Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: In season
I am the King!
#64463: Apr 15th 2016 at 5:23:32 PM

[up][up]Well you can ascend today, here's your [tup] on your profiles.

This is all Zi-O's fault!
nightelf37 The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread from Hadithi (it's Swahili for 'story') Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: They grew on me like a tumor...
mariovsonic999 Lo L Dating Sim is a real thing. Since: Feb, 2012
Lo L Dating Sim is a real thing.
#64465: Apr 15th 2016 at 5:55:20 PM

Where would Hypno Fool go?

Tra-la-la! Oh no! Here we go again!

edited 15th Apr '16 6:02:35 PM by mariovsonic999

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RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#64466: Apr 15th 2016 at 5:57:31 PM

[up] Mind Games.

I'd like to have Lumine for either Robots Enslaving Robots or Meta Twist. Which do you guys think he fits best? (before you ask, I checked; they aren't taken)

edited 15th Apr '16 5:57:51 PM by RJ-19-CLOVIS-93

mariovsonic999 Lo L Dating Sim is a real thing. Since: Feb, 2012
Lo L Dating Sim is a real thing.
#64467: Apr 15th 2016 at 6:11:47 PM

OK, here's the draft that I am going to finish for Nightelf. I honestly don't know what to do with Odette but I'll try while Tiny I may get done.

Odette, Goddess of Swans (The Swan Princess)

Tiny the Stone Giant, the God of Ironic Names

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Rmpdc Ghoulish Brain Worm from Philippines Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Ghoulish Brain Worm
#64468: Apr 15th 2016 at 6:15:11 PM

Can the Demonica be ascended already?

DEMOuntable Next Integrated Capability Armor (DEMONICA)

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Left, the gold Demonica ; Right, the black Demonica

"We are gonna sit here, and take it!"
fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#64469: Apr 15th 2016 at 6:47:56 PM

[up] I guess it's fine [tup]

Question, is there a trope that's about Flying Mounts? The closest thing i know is Mounted Combat

[up][up] Tiny could have something with The Colossi

edited 15th Apr '16 7:01:09 PM by fasoman1996

Uni cat
TheUncreative Since: Oct, 2014
#64470: Apr 15th 2016 at 7:07:51 PM

Um, hey.

I know I've been out of here for... a frankly quite shameful amount of time. I'm really sorry.

I'd just like to know if there's any of the nominations I made whose title trope (for some reason or another) has been given to another character while I was gone (or whether someone else wants to give it to another character). They're all in my Sandbox.

I just want to make sure that there won't be any problem if I start posting profiles here, starting with the profiles for the Bakuras and probably Katsuya Jounouchi/Joey Wheeler.

edited 15th Apr '16 7:09:48 PM by TheUncreative

WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#64471: Apr 15th 2016 at 7:10:53 PM

mvs@ I'm only familiar with The Swan Princess.

Brynhild, Goddess of Painful Love (The Love-Burdened Valkyrie, Brynhildr, Brünnhilde, Brunhild, Lancer)

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Since Brynhild is a Yandere who killed her lover because of tragedy, I'm wondering who she can be allies with and enemies.

edited 15th Apr '16 8:11:09 PM by WhirlRX

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#64472: Apr 15th 2016 at 7:16:21 PM

[up][up] Oh hey, it's been a while you've been here.

I can say that Alex DeLarge has been ascended for that same trope. The others are fine.

[up] It would help if at least i knew how she looks like.

Dunno how would she feel about the Yandere Quartet/Quintet/Squad/Whatever

Uni cat
RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#64473: Apr 15th 2016 at 7:22:07 PM

Just to be safe, you won't mind me taking these, would you?

edited 15th Apr '16 7:26:28 PM by RJ-19-CLOVIS-93

Donnietu from Stockton, CA Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#64474: Apr 15th 2016 at 7:24:01 PM

@Whirl RX: Bugs Bunny once dressed up as Brünnhilde.

Hello, my baby. Hello, my honey. Hello, my ragtime gal.
rin14100 Darkness' old friend from The Guatemala City Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Darkness' old friend
#64475: Apr 15th 2016 at 7:24:15 PM

@Tiny: Allies with Regirock

@DEMONICA: [tup]

Wasn't there talk about giving Cyber Ninja to Grey Fox?

edited 15th Apr '16 7:29:10 PM by rin14100

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