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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

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#65226: Apr 24th 2016 at 8:38:41 AM

[up] How about Mounted Combat? I see that the holder has two tropes

Uni cat
mariovsonic999 Lo L Dating Sim is a real thing. Since: Feb, 2012
Lo L Dating Sim is a real thing.
#65227: Apr 24th 2016 at 9:10:07 AM

Sean Archer and Castor Troy, Dual Gods of Facial Removal

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nicolas_cage_and_john_travolta_in_face_off.jpg
Sean Archer is the left, Castor Troy is the right. They switched faces.
  • Demigods
  • Symbol: Their own faces
  • Alignment:
    • Sean Archer: Neutral Good
    • Castor Troy: Neutral Evil
  • Portfolio: Playing each other, Arch-Enemy of each other, changed faces through plastic surgery, Ham-to-Ham Combat, Papa Wolf ironically to each other's child
  • Domains: Face, Identity, Switch
  • Allies:
  • Enemies: Each other (of course)
  • Avatar: Nicolas Cage (Castor)
  • The two deities were mortal enemies for many years, especially in a botched assassination by Castor Troy which results in Sean Archer's son's death. When he caught Troy, he has placed a bomb in the city and only his brother knows of its location. The only solution was switching faces and identity in order to gain the information but Troy manage to take his face and poses as him. With a criminal taking his identity and his family, it became personal.
  • In the House of Faith, a choir was set up singing Hallelujah. While Castor was finish setting up a bomb to explode, he decide to take part in the choir while groping one of the choir girl. HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH!
  • Castor has a strange fetish to peaches as he had said it to his girlfriends and even toward Sean's daughter while wearing his face.

Fire Emblem Heroes Code: 4547311645 Fate/Grand Order Code: 188037115
JRads47 Me Listening to You RN from Emperor Palpatine Surgical Reconstruction Center Since: Dec, 2014
Me Listening to You RN
#65228: Apr 24th 2016 at 10:29:01 AM

[up]Make Castor allies with Yoshikage Kira, who is also a Serial Killer who switched faces with someone else.

Patrickthekid Since: Sep, 2015
#65229: Apr 24th 2016 at 10:30:04 AM

Looks like I lost count. I'll ascend Dr. Doofenshmirtz as soon as I know where to put him. Elan ascends later tonight.

Elan, God of Wandering Minstrels

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elan_oots_2958.png
  • Rank: Demigod
  • Symbol: His lute
  • Alignment: Foolish Good, though is improving as of late
  • Portfolio: Achievements in Ignorance, Quirky Bard, All-Cheering All the Time, Brainless Beauty, Cargo Cult, Cheerful Child, The Ditz, Chick Magnet, Contractual Genre Blindness, Genre Savvy, Distressed Dude, Dumbass Has a Point, The Face, The Fool, Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold, The Heart, Hurricane of Puns, Master of Illusion, Nice Guy, Meta Guy, Royal Rapier, Took a Level in Badass, You Fight Like a Cow
  • Domains: Music, Chaos, Good, Charm, Healing (all clergy can spontaneously cast Remove Poison, for tragic reasons)
  • Followers: Minstrel, Despina, Jon-Tom, The Bard,
  • Herald: Banjo the clown
  • High Priest: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
  • Allies: The Order of the Stick, Garbielle, Edward Chris von Muir, William Shakespeare, Abed Nadir, Dr. Evil, Slowking, Zorro, Guybrush Threepwood
  • Enemies: Redcloak
  • Opposes: Xykon, Tarquin, Hel
  • Annoys: Ezio, The Arbiter
  • Respected by: Odin
  • Aberrant Admirers: Morrigan and Lilith Aensland
  • Once the God of Genre Savvy Morons... until he found out that it's not even a real title. Thus, he had never ascended in the first place. One quick visit in the Main House corrected that mistake; he now represents those bards who travel the worlds with their instruments, using their music to influence their champions to fight more competently.
  • The Order of the Stick's tolerance of Elan varies depending on the member. To Haley, he was a crush that eventually developed into a blossoming romance. To Roy and V, he serves as the spanner in all of his plans, those the two always manage to forgive him. Belkar just sees him as a kid that's too nice for even him to kill
  • As stated, he is bound to help Roy vanquish the Evil Overlord known as Xykon. The lich didn't really care if Elan's a god or now: only in how entertaining his eventual fight will be. Redcloak is savvy enough not to take him lightly, even if he's the weakest member of the group.
    • To say his relationship with his dad was a rollercoaster ride would be a massive understatement. There was a time when he even thought Tarquin wasn't so bad. Until he found out he burned hundreds of prisoners to spell out his name. Nowadays, he concocted a plan to overthrow his father's empire. Despite this, there is little doubt he hopes that his dad will have a change of heart.
  • His fellow bards were more than obliged to congratulating him on officially becoming a god. Gabrielle offered up some poems for him to read while Shakespeare promised to make a play on his adventures. His closest bond, however, is with Edward, God of Quirky Bards. Some thought Elan would have taken the title, but he lucked out on the chance. Still, Elan admits Edward was probably the better choice, especially with how more useful he has become.
  • He hoped that the Pantheon would be the perfect opportunity to ascend Banjo the Clown (actually a sock puppet). It didn't take as he was laughed out of the Court of the Gods. With that said, rumors persist that Odin is secretly trying to make that happen, given his love of puppets. For now, Elan will have to settle with making him his herald.
  • One day, Elan found a knife driven into the wall of his temple. It turned out to be from the God of Assassins. Ezio made a formal warning, telling Elan to stop his followers from asking money from him all the time. It has ruined many assassination attempts.
  • As the most Genre Savvy person in his world (and that's saying something), he is in good terms with Abed Nadir, seeking advice in how to handle situations. The two agree with each other in the most part... until Elan insists on feigning stupidity on certain situations. In those cases he turns to Dr. Evil, who he was glad with his decision to give up evil.
  • Despite his lack of intelligence, he is quite attractive. Those who gave a peek will have to dealt with the Green-Eyed Monster that is Haley. Elan has since laid off his seduction skills. Still, that hasn't stopped succubi Morrigan and Lilith to go after him, especially after he managed to seduce Sabine, one of their followers.
  • He is certainly not the smartest person the ground (he even admits to dumping Intelligence in his stats), but he has made an effort to wisen up. To that he thanks Slowking, especially when the Pokemon pointed out he had never ascended in the first place.
  • As with the rest of the Order of the Stick, he was appalled with Durkon's Face–Heel Turn and his subsequent loss of rank. He now serves Hel, seeking to give more power to his goddess. The group is currently doing everything they can to prevent this from happening.
  • The Arbiter would sternly point out that stripping oneself of all of their clothes does not make them invisible. One would have to get an invisibility cloak for that.
  • Has recently taken up levels of Dashing Swordsman with the help of Zorro. He has also offered lessons to improve his skills with a rapier. Elan did ask for Weiss for help in that regard, but she lasted 30 minutes before she threw him out of her temple in annoyance.
  • He also learned how to throw out quips with the man who popularized the fighting style. Guybrush was glad to find at least one person who appreciates his abilities, sending a pirate crew to help the Order of the Stick in their latest mission.

Heinz Doofenshmirtz, God of Tragic (Yet Funny) Backstories (Doof, Dr. D)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/DoofenshmirtzRaygun_1053.jpg
  • Theme Song: "Doofenshmirtz Evil In~coper~at~ed! and its variation".
  • Rank: Lesser God
  • Symbol: An oddly shaped building, that almost looks like a stylized wrench.
  • Alignment: Chaotic Neutral, (formerly Chaotic Evil, trying to become Chaotic Good)
  • Portfolio: Action Dad, Affably Evil, Big Bad Wannabe, Bond Villain Stupidity, Born Unlucky, Card-Carrying Villain, Chaotic Stupid, Ditzy Genius, Heel–Face Turn, Even Evil Has Standards, For the Evulz, Freudian Excuse, Genre Savvy, Jerk with a Heart of Gold, Kavorka Man, Large Ham, Motor Mouth, Multiple-Choice Past, Punch-Clock Villain, Raised By Ocelots, Sibling Rivalry, The Unfavorite.
  • Domains: Tragic Backstories, Paradoxical Backstories, Chaos, Self-Destruct Buttons, Lab Coats.
  • Followers: Sergent Calhoun, Kafuka Fuura, Jimmy Chance, Harper
  • Allies: Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher (occasional), Dr. Evil
  • Rivals: Cave Johnson
  • Enemies: Lex Luthor, Superman, Balthier (one-sided), The Ghostbusters (on principle), Roger Doofenshmirz (his brother, non-ascended).
  • Opposes: Ghetsis Harmonia
  • Enemy Mine: Crash Bandicoot, and by extension Perry the Platypus.
  • Respects: The Brain
  • Pities Meg Griffin
  • Pitied by: Those with Abusive Parents, especially N
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Dr. Cortex
  • Herald: Norm the Robot Man.
  • Was actually seeking to ascend into either the House of Technology as the God of Inators or the House of Villains as God of Evil But Not Mad Scientists. Doof was as surprised as anyone when he ended in the position of God of Tragic Backstories. Despite the fact that he doesn't have the most tragic of backstories, many of the gods that do respect him, because he focuses on how to help gain strength from the tragedy.
    • His chances of gaining the former were dashed with Cave Johnson's disapproval, fearing that Doofenshmirtz would take too many followers away from him. The later responded by self- naming himself 'Unofficial God of Mad Scientists'. Not that it helped gain any more followers, even when he uses many of Johnson's methods himself.
  • Of course, this makes him sympathize with those who suffered from more serious abuse such as Meg Griffin, as well as despising Abusive Parents, with Ghetsis on the top of his hate list.
    • To his surprise, he received aid from many others of his kind, treating it as seriously as their own. This is especially true for N, one who has received the most abuse from Ghetsis.
  • Has been temporarily banned from the House of Technology after he 'sabotaged' half of their inventions by adding self-destruct buttons.
  • Doofenshmirtz ran into Balthier shortly after Ascending, and Balthier had his typical reaction upon meeting a Mad Scientist, despite Doofenshmirtz insistence that he was an Evil Scientist, not a Mad Scientist. Afterwards, Doofenshmirtz expressed a kinship with Balthier, but when questioned further, he merely said that it was Balthier's backstory to tell.
  • Every single time Doofenshmirtz interacts with the House of Crime, he ends up helping foil whatever plan is being worked on while he is there. Most of those foilings were accidental (except when Lex Luthor is involved).
  • Once, Doofenshmirtz tried to host an 'intervention' and lock Lex Luthor and Superman in a box together to 'discuss being nemesises'. As this was after their respective ascensions, but before Doofenshmirtz's, it worked about as well as one might expect.
  • Doofenshmirtz has tremendous respect for the Brain, given how he continues to plot for world domination despite setbacks, and he considers him to be something of an inspiration. However, he does think that the Brain is a bit too ambitious with starting out taking over the world, and he has suggested several times that The Brain try breaking down his goal into steps, starting with a state-sized area. The Brain has thus far ignored his suggestions.
  • Every deities in the Pantheon are trying frantically to keep him and Phineas and Ferb separated from each other in order to prevent Doof from remember the time they crossed another dimension and his counterpart successfully conquered the tri-states area.
    • Has recently had a change of heart in his last adventure with the boys. When he ended up saving the world, he decided to use his technology for good, even joining O.W.C.A.
    • His relationship with Crash's high priest, his former arch-nemesis Perry the Platypus changed once more. Once the bane of all of his plans to take over the Tri-State area, the two now managed to patch things up. By extension, he volunteered to patch up all the holes and destruction his gizmos caused in Crash's temple.
    • This latest development put a strain on his relationship with Neo Cortex. While Doofenshmirtz is more than willing to help out his former rival, the mad scientist never liked the times he teamed up with the bandicoot. The two constantly argue over their opposing philosophies, even when they make a damn good team.
  • His change of heart also gained a new friendship. While Dr. Evil was already one of his greatest inspirations, his appreciation for the man grew even more when he formally left the GUAE. The two scientists reminiscent on their past lives and what they plan to do with their lives in the future. Not to mention the fact that Dr. Evil may be the only other person in the Pantheon with a backstory ''as hilariously twisted as Doofenshmirtz's.

edited 24th Apr '16 3:28:13 PM by Patrickthekid

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#65230: Apr 24th 2016 at 10:36:53 AM

[up] I should point that Hayate is already ascended, so you should take him off followers.

And probably Children seem to be the best pick.

So can i use Mounted Combat?

Uni cat
Eldrake Since: Oct, 2009
#65231: Apr 24th 2016 at 10:37:56 AM

A teamfight in Competitive Dota 2 made it to ESPN. My thoughts of the average sports fan having no clue what the hell happened in that fight sent my sides to the orbit.

I think there was an ally I'd suggest for Elan, but I forgot who. Let me see if I can remember it later.

TPPR10 Shocking Gun! from out of nowhere Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Shocking Gun!
#65232: Apr 24th 2016 at 11:06:31 AM

So should I maybe give The Fatalist to Malzahar, or does anyone else have other suggestions?

Also, while normally I don't really dwell into Ship Tease, I sort of want to ship Azrael with Daidouji after the former heard of the latter's little dimension-hopping trick. Even if I imagine Daidouji being with more meek of a guy.

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
shatterstar Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#65233: Apr 24th 2016 at 11:09:57 AM

Repost the Queen of Hearts to seek opinion / [tup]

Queen of Hearts, Goddess of Tyrannical Queen (The Red Queen, Cora, Lizzie Hearts, Iracebeth)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/php8nsqML_c2PM_9691.jpg
The Queen's "regular" form
The Queen's monsterous form 
The Queen's live-action form 

edited 24th Apr '16 11:44:42 AM by shatterstar

WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#65234: Apr 24th 2016 at 11:33:38 AM

Faso@ If the person has another trope, go for it.

Tppr@ Don't have an opinion on the ship teasing, but go for the trope for Mehzar.

Shatter@ Make a mention she has a daughter name Lizzie Hart from Ever After High. She also cares very deeply for her daughter as well.

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#65235: Apr 24th 2016 at 11:41:05 AM

[up] Then i would like to reserve it.

Also, i will start Rehgar for Nemean Skinning cause i reserved it a while back. Any objections?

Uni cat
LadyJaneGrey Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: I've got a total eclipse of the heart
#65236: Apr 24th 2016 at 11:49:11 AM

Question:

Has anyone ever even tried to use Astral (from Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL? If not, I'm a little confused by his exclusion.)

If there's no reason for his absence, I'd like to reserve him.

edited 24th Apr '16 11:49:51 AM by LadyJaneGrey

MeeMaggot :D from Halcyon Fold Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
:D
#65237: Apr 24th 2016 at 12:06:20 PM

Astral? She's right here

This land is peaceful, its inhabitants kind.. ∩(·ω·)∩ WAIT, is this supposed to be the mistress herself?
WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#65238: Apr 24th 2016 at 12:13:17 PM

I honestly don't know how many votes this guy has since people gave me them when I wasn't done.

Archangel Michael, Celestial Angel of the Pantheon (Saint Michael the Archangel, Who is Like God, Who is Equal to God, Mikail, Archangel of Mercy, Angel of the Sword, Unyielding Archangel, Archangel of Annihilation)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_446.jpg
Michael on vacation
Michael on duty 
Past Michael 
  • Overdeity
  • Symbol: Sword of Michael
  • Alignment: Use to be Lawful Neutral. Is now Lawful Good
  • Portfolio: Former Knight Templar, Nice Guy Sometimes, Deadpan Snarker, Authoritive Combat Angel, Blood Knight, Big Good,
  • Domain: Healing, Faith, Marriage, Fire, Sun, Milatary, Law Enforcement
  • Allies: Pit, Tyrael, Manwe, Senguinus, Flonne, Belldandy, Skuld, The ascended Occult Club members, Superman, Seraph Lamington, Artina, Colette Brunel, Odin, Robin, Bladewolf, Moses, Kenny McCormick, Kyle Brovolscki, Rosetta Christopher, Erica la Conti, Erica Fontaine, Purist Thunderwrath, Emilia Justina, Usalia
  • Prayed by: Ned Flanders, Alexander Anderson, Jeanne d'Arc
  • Enemies: YHVH, Metatron, Satan, Satan and, Satan, Scanty and Kneesock, Mundus, The Beast, Fortinbras, Azmodan, Lucifer, Gabriel, The Four Horseman, Diablo, Jedah Dohma, Corset, Frollo, Lord Jaraxxus
  • Oppose to and by: Jibril, Bayonetta, Jeanne, Garterbelt
  • Conflicted Relationship: Dokuro Mitsukai, Anarchy Panty and Anarchy Stocking
  • Archangel Michael, one of the four top Angels in the All Mighty's fold. He is the commander of Heaven's army of angels. It's been said that when Lucifer rebelled against The All Mighty, it was Michael himself who battled his fallen brother and cast him into Hell. It has also been foretold that when the Revelation is upon man, it would be again Michael to take up arms against the armies of Hell and face Lucifer for one final battle. But until then, he is taking a long vacation in the Pantheon.
  • in the past, Michael was a very devout follower of his Father's will to Knight Templar levels. Very scary Knight Templar levels. Not only that, he once considered humans beneath Angels. He actually changed considerably to the Nice Guy he is today. It's to the point that if the Almighty ever lost faith in humanity and decide to end it all, Michael would defy his Father and side with humanity.
  • Doesn't like when people ask him if they could pull his wings to see where they are attach. You don't expect him to ask to pull your "you know" to see where it's attach. Also, his wings are a bit sharp and could slice a person. If he wanted to.
  • Became close friends with Tyrael. Michael actually sees himself in the fellow angel. He sympathized with Tyrael when he wanted to help humanity but was stop by his angel brethrens and had to renounce his angelhood to help.
  • When Issei and the other Occult Club members encounter Michael, they were shock at his appearance and attitude. Especially for Irina when she saw him smoking and using vulgar language. He did tell them that since he considers being in the pantheon as a vacation, he wanted to let loose. But despite this, Michael still acts like the Nice Guy they know and respect.
  • Really loves his sugar. So much that he put eight spoonful on everything he eats. Not only that, he also enjoys devil's food cake. Nobody missed the irony of an angel enjoying food with the word devil in it.
  • His relationship with the Anarchy sisters are a bit conflicting. On one hand, he doesn't have nothing against their vulgarity or Panty's promiscuity and Stocking's gluttony. He does have a problem with them doing it while on duty and that they should be doing their job in eliminating evil ghost. It might be the only time the Archangel will revert to his Lawful form to lecture them on their attitudes, which they completely ignore. He understands why they became fallen angels. He is also confuse why the two would be part of Lucifer's GUAC.
    • Michael also has trouble with with dealing with Dokuro Mitsukai's crazy nature, seeing her a bit too violent of an angel. Then there's Jibril's own racism towards other species. But despite these troubling Angels, Michael does try and be nice to them. What ever that accomplish.
  • Has mention that that he invented marriage and can see when two people are meant to be. Because of that, he makes frequent trips to the House of Love. He became friends with two of its Guardians; fellow angel Flonne and Goddess Belldandy. Michael finds the former's devotion of love to be very admirable and inspiring with her being embarrassed with such compliments. For the latter, the Archangel sees her as a sort of "sister" since she too is a child of the All Mighty. The two, however, find it weird that the they sort of sound alike when they speak Japanese. Sometimes.
  • Was very displeased at Claude Frollo's action against the gypsies and justifying it by saying it was Almighty's will. He was also disgusted by Frollo's obsession with Esmeralda. There has been reports that when Michael confronted the Judge, Frollo was frightened beyond belief as he thought he was being judged for his sins.
  • Doesn't have a very good opinion on YHVH when he heard the atrocities he has committed in the name of absolute law. Michael feels he is smearing the name of his Father. And when he found out he was a rogue Avatar of the Great Will pretending to be him, he got furious.
  • Oppose every single form of Satan that is present in the Pantheon. He is most strongly against the Satan from the Castlevania realm since he considers himself equal to or greater to the Almighty. That's heresy in eyes of the Archangel.
    • Michael also doesn't care for Lucifer. While the Fallen One does oppose YHVH total law which Michael is also against, he doesn't care for Lucifer's total chaos. Especially when he manipulates others to achieved it. Also, a part of Michael sees him as a pale imitation to the "true" Lucifer, his brother.
  • Both Bayonetta and Jeanne don't have the best relationship with Michael. This is because he is an Angel which the two Umbra Witches do hunt. Not only that, Michael in the past once antagonized a young witch who wanted to stop wars. The two, however, don't have any true animosity towards the Archangel.
  • Michael has often visit both the House of War and Justice. That's because the Archangel is the Patron Saint to the military and police officers. He been also giving blessing towards the good aligned deities in those houses.
  • Turns out, Michael is the protector of both the Jewish people and Germany itself. While obvious he has given his blessing towards Moses and Kyle Broflovski, he has only been giving blessing to good Germans in the pantheon.
  • Became close friends with the Celestia, Seraph Lamington, who, just like Michael, wanted to bring peace between races that were fighting. He also became allies with Usalia, a peace loving demon. The two are very happy to help Michael in forming a much better relationship between the Heavenly and Otherworldly deities in the Pantheon.
  • Has shown interest in Emilia Justina when he found out she was a Nephilim, a child born from human and angel. Though, he was more interest in her relationship with Satan Jacob, one of the few Satan he isn't hundred percent against. He was surprise to see how close the two are. Either way, he was happy to see a angel and devil getting along.
  • Is actually prayed to by Jeanne d'Arc, Alexander Anderson, and Ned Flanders. While he is please with Jeanne's work in the name of the Almighty, the other two are a bit of a problem. It mostly because of Anderson's violent nature and Ned's holy then thou attitude. Though, Michael knows the two care deeply for the Almighty, so he haven't intervene on there actions.
  • Michael once actually try to start the Apocalypse when he release The Four Horseman. The reason why he did it was because he thought humanity was a lost cause. However, thanks to Hercules bravery and fighting Death itself, Michael reconsider his actions. Michael considers this one of his most regrettable action. And he does have a lot of them. And because of that, he has been trying to be a much better Angel for men.

edited 25th Apr '16 7:06:53 PM by WhirlRX

LadyJaneGrey Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: I've got a total eclipse of the heart
#65239: Apr 24th 2016 at 12:31:30 PM

In that case, the Anime page has to be edited.

shatterstar Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#65240: Apr 24th 2016 at 1:03:41 PM

Looking through the Sherlock Holmes Pantheon, I'm kind of surprise that Irene Adler hasn't ascended. Is there any good trope for her? Maybe Promoted to Love Interest given that almost every adaptations gives her the role of Sherlock's LI?

edited 24th Apr '16 1:05:08 PM by shatterstar

WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#65241: Apr 24th 2016 at 1:10:51 PM

Who knew Godzilla was so patriotic◊.

r-lock256 (Spin-off Series)
#65242: Apr 24th 2016 at 2:26:07 PM

Does it feel like things move faster whenever I'm not around and things go slower if I show up?

Whatever it may be, I really don't like it when people make a suggestion and go ahead with it without anyone else saying a thing about it. Just because no one said a thing about it doesn't mean the suggestion is good.

Also the forcing ideas onto others thing is something that I don't like. I really don't know how good of an idea the concept of "adoptables" is (I'd define it as an idea you have, but want to see if someone else wants to work on it).

edited 24th Apr '16 2:30:10 PM by r-lock256

rin14100 Darkness' old friend from The Guatemala City Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Darkness' old friend
#65243: Apr 24th 2016 at 2:30:20 PM

[up]Adoptables are a terrible idea because they only because the person making them is lazy and wants make other people make their ideas come to fruition.

In times of trouble, turn to the Devil for guidance.
Donnietu from Stockton, CA Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#65244: Apr 24th 2016 at 2:32:39 PM

@Whirl RX: I thought you have 3-4 [tup]s on Michael.

@Patrickthekid: "Evil Overload?" Shouldn't it have been Evil Overlord?

Hello, my baby. Hello, my honey. Hello, my ragtime gal.
fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#65245: Apr 24th 2016 at 2:43:39 PM

@R-lock If i ask multiple times but i don't get an answer, i will automatically assume i can use it. And tend to ask A LOT.

And here is a case. Quick draft for Rehgar.

For starters, he has a Wolf Motif, he is a Shaman and he is voiced by Matthew Mercer

Rehgar Earthfury, God of Skinned Animal Fur (Hero of the Storm, Shaman of the Earthen Ring, Rehgod, Wolfman, Dogman)

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

Uni cat
WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#65246: Apr 24th 2016 at 3:00:27 PM

Shatter@ Go for it.

I tend to ask things multiple times and wait for a day or two for any response. If people are ok with it or don't response, I take it it's ok. I did do that recently.

On another thing, would it be ok to merge Final Fantasy 8 Squall and Rinoa for Official Couple. If not, are there good canidates for this trope?

Faso@ Allies with Hercules since he skinned the Nemean Lion for its pelt.

r-lock256 (Spin-off Series)
#65247: Apr 24th 2016 at 3:23:27 PM

@Whirl: Regarding Official Couple, whenever I look at a trope page like that and I see a lot of possible examples, it makes me uncertain as to whether or not I'm OK with a possible idea for certain tropes. That said, I can kind of see why you're thinking about that Official Couple representation looking at the page.

Patrickthekid Since: Sep, 2015
#65248: Apr 24th 2016 at 3:30:46 PM

Curse you Perry the Platy... oh wait. I'm in the Pantheon now? Nvm.

LadyJaneGrey Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: I've got a total eclipse of the heart
#65249: Apr 24th 2016 at 4:05:49 PM

Okay, since this one doesn't seem to be taken yet, I'd like to reserve the Flying Spaghetti Monster under the Otherness/Living Objects section. (God of Anthropomorphic Food and Amusing Satire.)

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#65250: Apr 24th 2016 at 4:20:16 PM

[up] That's taken by Chase but he has another trope. Buuut i'm a little iffy on your choice

Uni cat

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