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    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

Davekazer Filled With Ideas He Cannot Draw from Somewhere, Probably Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Filled With Ideas He Cannot Draw
#82101: Nov 1st 2016 at 9:26:44 PM

@TPPR 10 Yeah, I thought that as well. Now that I've given it more thought, maybe one of these would be a better fit than Invulnerable Horses? And again, not sure if any of these have been used already, so some help would be appreciated.

[down]Just looking at the facts, I'd have to agree with Black Sun Nocturne in this case. Even though Four Is Death is a common Japanese theme, Jhin was specifically created with this in mind as a focal point for his entire character.

edited 1st Nov '16 9:33:39 PM by Davekazer

WARNING: Subject can and will disappear off the face of the planet for unspecified amounts of time.
Drope Since: Oct, 2012
#82102: Nov 1st 2016 at 9:28:30 PM

[up][up]The thing though, is that a Japanese-created character wouldn't even have to need Word of God to speak about the influence of the number.

The whole thing is based on a common Asian superstition, like the number 13 for westerners. The moment you see the number 13 in a western work, you know there's trouble ahead.

edited 1st Nov '16 9:29:59 PM by Drope

BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#82103: Nov 1st 2016 at 9:36:28 PM

[up]I've just messaged Thavidux about this, let's drop this discussion until I get a response from them.

In other news: Anyone got any recommendations for Otoha here?

Yousuke Otoha, God of Crow-Themed Heroes (Karas of Shinjuku, Doctor Karas, Otoha)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7a4880df07d006977f38cf4499095741.jpg
Karas (with Yurine) 

edited 1st Nov '16 9:39:13 PM by BlackSunNocturne

DonaldthePotholer Since: Dec, 2009
#82104: Nov 1st 2016 at 9:45:59 PM

Just have to pass this along to R-Lock:

The Tiny Toons are not Spin-Off Babies. Spin-Off Babies are the base characters themselves as Children. The Spin-Off Babies show for the Looney Tunes is Baby Looney Tunes.note 

The Trope you are probably looking for is Spin-Offspring, which is the children of the base characters staring in their own series. Except that there is no real family relationship between the Looney Tunes and the Tiny Toons, and so they would not qualify for that Trope either. While they are intended as the Tunes' successors, family ties are a prerequisite the last time I checked.

Also, re: The actual Bad Writing Tropes that are in The Fallen: Would these be transferred to the actual houses that they would otherwise be members of? Because, IIRC, Dungeons & Dragons does put their gods of Always Chaotic Evil on the same level as the Purest-Of-The-Pure. So all that would be needed is to be the "Most Iconic" example of a Trope; the implications of the Trope itself do not govern "worthiness".

On that note, a recent curiosity: How would one be a paragon of a Discretion Shot Trope?

EDIT: And if we do get rid of The Fallen (and Purgatory), then I'd like to redesignate Unsorted as "Former Gods" and include former Trope Namers as these were previously perceived as Paragons of their respective Tropes.

edited 1st Nov '16 9:49:31 PM by DonaldthePotholer

Drope Since: Oct, 2012
#82105: Nov 1st 2016 at 9:56:17 PM

[up][up]Dumbo is friends with a bunch of crows.

Murkrow ascended a few weeks ago.

Maleficent has a pet crow called Diablo. It's also a henchman of hers.

Also, aren't Tengu crows? I think there's a Tengu in the Pantheon.

By the way, I cannot find this Shogo Makishima fellow in the link you provided.

edited 1st Nov '16 10:05:03 PM by Drope

Davekazer Filled With Ideas He Cannot Draw from Somewhere, Probably Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Filled With Ideas He Cannot Draw
#82106: Nov 1st 2016 at 10:16:10 PM

[tup] to Severus, [tup] to Samael, and [tup] to Lola

Just gonna post a quick WIP for Kled before I go to bed. Feedback and/or criticisms are appreciated!

Kled, the God who Hates Everybody (The Cantankerous Cavalier, The Fuzzy, Bloodthirsty Spirit of Noxus, The Noxian Meme, Other Titles )

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kled_originalloading.jpg
Click to see Skaarl 

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RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#82107: Nov 1st 2016 at 10:46:51 PM

Thanks Davekazer. With that, a different kind of Devil sets up shop in the pantheon.

Here's my drafts for my first dominions. I wasn't sure how big to make the profiles, given they seem smaller/less consistent from what I've seen, but I still wanted to give enough detail

The North(Westeros), Divine Seat of Harsh Northern Regions

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michael_gellatly_world_of_ice_and_fire_north.jpg
A map of the North by Maester Yandel, from The World of Ice & Fire
  • Description: The coldest region of Westeros, similar to Northern England/Scotland in environment
  • Symbol: Their banner; a greyish-black horse on a white background. Alternatively their lords' family sigil of a direwolf(Stark) or flayed man(Bolton) during the latter's usurpation.
  • Alignment: Lawful Neutral, leaning to good when the Starks are in charge.
  • Portfolio: Grim Up North, Utmost Respect of Guest Right, Best Served Cold, Values Honor But Can Be Ruthless Like The South, Good Old Ways, Had to Be Sharp
  • Domains: The North, Winter, Honor, Guest Right
  • Sacred to: Ned Stark (Lord of Winterfell), Jon Snow (current king), Roose Bolton, Catelyn Stark, Arya Stark
  • Unholy to: Anyone who breaks guest rightnote . Also on poor terms with Tywin and Cersei Lannister
  • Similar regions: Drachma, Fenris, Northrend
  • The continent of Westeros is a harsh land, but few places are as grim as its North. The largest kingdom on the continent, it is a cold region where people have to be tough, and honor is essential. It's often said that "winter is coming", which with the threat of the White Walkers may take on an even darker meaning. Recognized bastards in the North take the surname "Snow", such as Jon Snow. Though he could be considered a Sand, Waters or even Targaryen nowadays.
  • For thousands of years the region was ruled by the Starks, a family known for their utmost honor even if it kills them. They ruled as kings until Aegon and his sister-wives invaded, leading king Torrhen Stark to kneel rather than have the region ravaged by conflict. Seven hundred years before this they managed to get their arch-rivals of the Boltons to become vassals, up until Roose's usurping in the Red Wedding. Right now Jon Snow has managed to become King of the North, but with his ascension Roose hopes to claim the North back for the Boltons.
  • The most well-held virtue in all the North, even more than the rest of Westeros, is that of guest right. Once you break bread and are under someone's roof, no matter how much the two of you may hate each other, you are completely forbidden to attack one another. Breaking guest right is a sin only equaled(at best) by direct kinslaying, and there will be no mercy to those who break it. The Freys learned this the hard way. Frey pie, anyone?
  • The belief in the Old Gods is retained in the North, which has recently led to some followers of Cthulhu coming to the North and being disappointed. Most assume they're talking about the Drowned God and direct them to the Iron Islands. Leman Russ and Arthas can be seen visiting the area due to its similarity to their homes of Fenris and Northrend
  • Asides from the main landmass there are two notable islands. Bear Island is known for having women as fighters, and is open to any bear god in the pantheon. It's even joked that Lady Maege Mormont's children were fathered by a bear. Then there's Skagos, a place of little contact with the mainland and dreaded by them. Said to be a place of cannibals, and a reputation that even Roose Bolton is unnerved by. They supposedly have killer unicorns, which leads people in the North to freak out whenever Lady Amalthea or the Alicorns visit.
  • Despite the name, the North isn't the most northern part of Westeros. A massive ice wall blocks it from what lies Beyond the Wall, which has been guarded by the Night's Watch for 8000 years. You can find wildlings there, but it's not advised to go much further since the White Walkers are there. Now that the Night's King has ascended to the pantheon, good-aligned members of the House of Fire and Electricity have been spending some time there to stop him, while Lissandra can be seen trying to break down the Wall.

Planet Krypton, The Celestial Seat That Exists To Die

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/krypton_map.jpg
A map of Krypton while it still stood
  • Description: Currently a kryptonite asteroid belt around the red sun Rao. Formerly a Super-Earth sized planet with Earth-like conditions and many crystalline structures on its surface
  • Symbol: An asteroid of kryptonite
  • Alignment: Lawful Neutral or Lawful Good, Depending on the Writer
  • Portfolio: Planetary Destruction By Origin Story, Crystal Spires and Togas, Source of Kryptonite, Earth-Shattering Kaboom, Human Aliens, Contradictory Accounts Depending on the Writer
  • Domains: Cloning(formerly), Science, Pride, Power, Radiation
  • Sacred to: Every Kryptonian in or out of the pantheon
  • Unholy to: Doomsday, and for good reason
  • Barred entry: Vril Dox, Lex Luthor, the Galactic Empire
  • Similar planets: Planet Vegeta, Alderaan
  • Over twenty years ago, a planet was nearing its end. Krypton, a technologically advanced civilization with a race of potential superhumans, had lived for thousands of years in relative peace. However a greater disaster than the ancient clone war would occur; the planet itself was unstable. Though it would explode, its death throes would have Jor-El send his son to Earth in order to survive. Through Krypton's death, Earth would have its greatest hero.
    • The star it orbited, Rao, was revered as an ancient deity. Human astronomers know it as LHS 2520, a red dwarf star 42 light years from Earth.
  • The state of Kryptonian society varies from time to time. Sometimes it's a beatific near-utopia and nothing short of utter tragedy that it died, using crystal technology and architecture. Other times it's more dystopian, a sterile world isolated from the rest of the universe out of xenophobia and having a creepy eugenics vibe from it. Even Jor-El can't keep the story straight, but he always points out the Kryptonian Council were idiots.
  • What's left of Krypton itself is an asteroid belt of kryptonite, however under strict guidance by the Court of the Gods the House of Time and Space will allow people to visit it when it still stood. The city of Kandor managed to escape before the destruction because Brainiac stole it, as did Argo City by reverse engineering his technology...at least before the kryptonite under them poisoned the lot, leaving Kara Zor-El an orphan saved by her father Zor-El.
  • Doomsday may hate everyone and everything, but he hates Krypton the most. He was created in its ancient past, killed over and over by hostile creatures and environments, so is naturally frightened about the planet. Brainiac is explicitly banned due to stealing the city of Kandor and possibly even having a hand in destroying it. Lex Luthor is banned due to his hatred of Kryptonians and desire to steal its radioactive remains.
  • Princess Leia sometimes visits Krypton in order to pay her respects for the Kryptonians who were killed in its destruction. The Galactic Empire, on the other hand, has been barred entry due to having destroyed a sacrificial planet of their own. It's said that the spirits of Krypton tremble upon the fact the Death Star is a Dominion as well.
  • It's not quite clear what caused Krypton to explode, but the consensus is it was probably unstable geology and possibly even fowl play by Brainiac that brought its end. Dream and the Endless remember a different origin; the first Despair gave the idea to Rao to create an inherently unstable planet where a civilization would flourish, only to meet its end and the survivor to be full of despair. This failed completely, since the Last Son of Krypton was Superman.
  • Doesn't have anything to do with the element of the same name. If anything, being so unstable makes the planet antithetical to the noble gas.

rin14100 Darkness' old friend from The Guatemala City Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Darkness' old friend
#82108: Nov 1st 2016 at 11:03:22 PM

@BSN: There's another Otoha that uses a katana.

In times of trouble, turn to the Devil for guidance.
mariovsonic999 Lo L Dating Sim is a real thing. Since: Feb, 2012
Lo L Dating Sim is a real thing.
#82109: Nov 1st 2016 at 11:21:03 PM

Sharla, Goddess of Overheating (Carna)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sharla_4370.png

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fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#82110: Nov 2nd 2016 at 2:49:10 AM

Yo, is Kled actually an intermediate God? He doesn't look the part

edited 2nd Nov '16 2:51:06 AM by fasoman1996

Uni cat
ChaosMarineNautilus The Killer of Yasuo from A wonderful place called Heaven Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
The Killer of Yasuo
#82111: Nov 2nd 2016 at 3:43:45 AM

Another repost of OD. Please tell me if i need to fix something.

Potential House: Prophecy

Harbinger the Outworld Devourer, Harbinger of Impending Doom (the Outworld Devourer, Obsidian Destroyer, Outhouse Decorator, Outland Demolisher, Overpowered Destroyer, Ominous Dominator, Overused Dumbjoke)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/obstructive_dumbificator.png

I now have a girlfriend.
RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#82112: Nov 2nd 2016 at 4:00:59 AM

[up] [tup]

[down] He's an expy of Kaworu, just to keep in mind

edited 2nd Nov '16 4:15:53 AM by RJ-19-CLOVIS-93

ZeroL *Vague plotting intensifies* from a dimension with 700 too many of me Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
*Vague plotting intensifies*
#82113: Nov 2nd 2016 at 4:09:18 AM

Alcor isn't done yet; I haven't sorted through the good guys who oppose him yet. Suggestions are welcome.

Alcor, the god with a Stellar Name (Al Saiduq, The Anguished One, the Eighth Septentrione)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Anguished_One_9078.jpg
  • House: Naming Tropes, Planetary and Celestial (House of Narrative and Time and Space)
  • Greater God; Overdeity if given access to the Akashic Record
  • Symbol: The Nicaea logo
  • Theme Song: Septentrione, the Devil Survivor 2 opening, or The Anguished One
  • Alignment: Chaotic Neutral Orange
  • Portfolio: Walking Spoiler, Anti-Villain, Gravity Master, The Lucifer Of The Star Race, Inhuman Morality, Mystical White Hair, Power Floats, Older Than Mankind, ET Gave Us Summoning Spells, It's All My Fault, Sinister Geometry, Rage Against the Heavens, The Starscream, Dragon Ascendant, Well-intentioned Manipulative Bastard, Skill Crack, Even Chaos Has Standards
  • Domains: Enigmas, stars, freedom
  • Followers: Benevolent Eldritch Abominations, Miyako Hotsuin, Bifrons
  • Allies: Yamato Hotsuin, The SCP Foundation, the Grand United Alliance of Chaos, the Chaos Brigade, Greed, The Men In Black, The Machine, Samael
  • Enemies: The Administrators, Azathoth, Cthulhu, the Eldrazi, Father and all Homunculi loyal to him, the Grand United Alliance of Law, Arceus, Airy, HAL 9000, Samaritan, Loki's Brood, Lord Chaos
  • Complicated relationship with: H.P. Lovecraft
  • The first sign of Alcor's appearance in the Pantheon was when the Men in Black and the SCP Foundation each found new technology in their bases, complete with instruction manuals and [REDACTED]. He was given an SCP classification and works actively with both organizations, although neither is given full knowledge of his plans and nature. He is also responsible for the acquisition of [DATA EXPUNGED].
  • Arcturus, once feared by many for its invulnerability, is now much more vulnerable due to the presence of Yamato and now Alcor, both of whom can destroy it, resulting in something very much like hatred from the usually emotionless Administrator.
  • Polaris, after one more request for Alcor to return to her side, sent every Septentrione after him at once. Using the Four Prime Factors (Space, Time, Gravity, and Heat) he was capable of destroying all of them in only a short time. When finishing off Mizar, it is rumored that, under his breath, he said, "I'm sorry, my brother..."
  • Many Lawful deities have teamed together to protect Polaris from Alcor, as they see him with the power to reshape reality with the Akashic Record as a greater threat than the Administrators.
  • Alliance with him is very desirable, as his Nicaea app allows for the summoning of demons and the learning of one ability used by an enemy in every battle. However, no one seems to be able to find him unless he wants them to.
  • Gets along splendidly with Lucifer, since they have a lot in common. However, he is somewhat put off by the idea of Natural Selection unchecked, and refuses to join the GUAC because of that. He still works with the Chaos Brigade, though.
  • His long business relationship with Yamato has allowed them to work well together against the Administrators, as well as the Grand United Alliance of Law and perceived overlords such as Arceus.
  • Despises YHVH for being so much like Polaris, despite it actually being the other way around
  • Good friends with Greed, since they both rebelled against and ultimately destroyed their evil masters. Also, they find it amusing that each of them is the rebellious one out of a group of eight (although Greed was two of them).
    • Due to this, Alcor has proven to be one of Father's most dangerous enemies, once almost defeating him before being fended off by Pride, giving Father time to escape. Alcor beat Pride, and wrote a message to that effect in the sky... with shadowy tendrils that he had skillcracked from Pride.
  • Since he is a good AI, Alcor gets along with The Machine and hates the many evil computers in the Pantheon such as HAL 9000 and Samaritan who encourage technophobia.
  • He actually gets along better with Samael than Lucifer due to Samael not being a Social Darwinist.
  • Alcor has a strange relationship with H.P. Lovecraft, since he would very probably not exist without the concept of Eldritch Abominations, but Lovecraft portrayed the Great Old Ones as uncaring and malicious, whereas Alcor argues that Orange And Blue Morality can just as easily go the other way, and since Azathoth, Cthulhu, and the other Lovecraftian horrors are categorized as Blue, Alcor publicly identifies as Orange, despite arguments to the effect that assigning a duality to Orange And Blue Morality merely creates a third alignment axis.
  • He claims to be Good, but most divinely associated deities, notably Cosmos and Michael Carpenter, get an uneasy feeling when around him, possibly due to his role in his own world.
  • Feels absolute disgust and contempt for Airy because she chose to side with her eldritch master against her traveling companions, whereas he resisted Polaris in favor of humans and the world.
  • Seeks to defy the future by allowing people to see videos via Nicaea of those close to them dying in order to prevent it. This causes an emnity with Loki's Children, who would foretell the end of existence themselves, and do not want for it to be prevented.
  • Despises Lord Chaos for giving his namesake alignment a bad name. Alcor firmly believes that Chaos is a force for freedom, not destruction.

My new plan is so secret that even I cannot understand its full scope!
TPPR10 Shocking Gun! from out of nowhere Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Shocking Gun!
#82114: Nov 2nd 2016 at 4:47:03 AM

and perceived overlords such as Arceus.

I just wanted to address this, but Arceus is not someone I would classify as a "overlord". He might be a Top God, but he isn't really active most of the time. He generally lets mortals do their own stuff without interfering.

I guess to bring back something from previous comment, I might give Possessive Paradise to Superfly. Just to do another Dominion.

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
Gehayadren Bad Movie Binge Collector from A Garbage Fire Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#82115: Nov 2nd 2016 at 7:19:35 AM

[up]I can confirm this. He's too busy traveling with a 10 year old boy in a ball shape device.

Ha ha ha. What a story, Mark.
ZeroL *Vague plotting intensifies* from a dimension with 700 too many of me Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
*Vague plotting intensifies*
#82116: Nov 2nd 2016 at 7:30:16 AM

[up][up] key word is perceived. Alcor believes that anyone vaguely like an Administrator is a cruel and unnecessarily lawful overlord. I can make that clearer in the next post.

My new plan is so secret that even I cannot understand its full scope!
BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#82117: Nov 2nd 2016 at 9:25:11 AM

[up]Good god, if that's the case he's very narrow-minded. So he even thinks people like Mata Nui and Cosmos are bad guys?

Ferot_Dreadnaught Since: Mar, 2015
#82118: Nov 2nd 2016 at 9:41:30 AM

@Davekazer: Kled's trope (Hates Everyone Equally) has nothing to do with Gameplay, try Hatred.

shatterstar Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#82119: Nov 2nd 2016 at 10:40:52 AM

Repost Lear & Cordelia (1 [tup] so far):

King Lear and Princess Cordelia (the Shakespeare version), Patron Deities of Those Who Received Death by Adaptation (Lear: Leir of Britain; Cordelia: Cordelia of Britain)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/king_lear_5.jpg
  • Potential House: Character Writing.
  • Symbol: A man sitting on a throne asking for a declaration of love from three women.
  • Theme Song: "Suite"
  • Alignment: Neutral Good (for Cordelia), True Neutral (for Lear)
  • Quasideities
  • Domain: Family, Royalty, Love, Death, Narrative
  • Portfolio: Death by Adaptation, Downer Ending, Kill Them All
  • Allies: The good-aligned deities in the House of Family,
    • Cordelia: Every deities who love their parents
    • Lear: Tintin
  • Enemies: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth
  • Complicated Relationship with: British loyalties like King Arthur, King Richard III of England
  • Opposes:
  • Superior: William Shakespeare
  • The famous father and daughter duo whose deaths by Shakespeare was incredibly unexpected, the duo was brought back to life thanks to the influence of their superior and bring into the Pantheon
  • Sometime the two can be seen as Japanese Warlords named Hidetora and Saburo.
  • Has avoided their superior Shakespeare due to how awkward it is to meet the person who wrote their death and being the only author to do so.
  • Macbeth and his wife were at first tried to have contact with the two because hearing that they are also usurpers but was rejected violently by both Lear and Cordelia due to how evil and a bad ruler he is. The fact that the four of them have many look-a-like and one of Lady Macbeth's High Priest is Lady Kaede doesn't help.
  • Due to the fact that the entire tragedy started because of Poor Communication Kills, Cordelia and Lear have been trying to rebuild their relationship and establish clear communication with each other. It isn't easy because Lear has gone insane due to grief of seeing his daughter beheaded, but Cordelia determines to not stop trying. Her effort moved many deities in the Pantheon who love their parents.
  • Due to her status as an exile, married to the King of France and led a coup against the English throne to reinstall her father, Cordelia has a tense relationship with other British royalties like King Arthur and Richard III. They sympathize with her situation but not her action of threatening the crown. They also have problem with the fact that Cordelia knows that her father isn't the most stable ruler and try to re-install him anyway.
    • Their relationship with Richard III is especially on bad term considering the fact Lear and him have many look-a-like.
  • Being a relatively popular work that has a long history, the duo has encountered many interesting interaction thanks to their incarnation:
    • Every mutants in the Pantheon are creeped out by Lear due to the fact that he sounds like a Sentinels that hunt them. Lear knows this and usually appear under one of his counterpart that looks like Magneto.
      • On the other hand, Tintin really warms up to Lear after meeting him due to the fact that his voice sounds like his good friend Capt. Haddock.
    • Lear is NOT pleased when discover that he looks like one of Jack Sparrow's pirates Capt. Barbossa and has been avoiding Sparrow ever since.

ZeroL *Vague plotting intensifies* from a dimension with 700 too many of me Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
*Vague plotting intensifies*
#82120: Nov 2nd 2016 at 11:25:14 AM

@BlackSunNocturne: Alcor isn't exactly the champion of freedom he sees himself as. He's behind a major antagonist that shows up in the middle of the game, and he does work on Blue-and-Orange Morality. He opposes every form of Top God he knows about, and it doesn't help that he's dangerous and chaotic enough that most of them would naturally oppose him as well. He is a Satanic Archetype, after all. His good intentions are why he's Chaotic Neutral and not Chaotic Evil, and he's just naturally on the same side as the good guys when the bad guys are A God Am I figures who want to decide the course of everyone's destiny.

My new plan is so secret that even I cannot understand its full scope!
TPPR10 Shocking Gun! from out of nowhere Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Shocking Gun!
#82121: Nov 2nd 2016 at 1:36:51 PM

Okay, I wanted to suggest Carbuncle for Attack Reflector, but I guess Accelerator has it (Attack Deflector redirects to it, someone should reword his title). Though isn't No-Sell taken by someone else? I guess in regards to Carbuncle, maybe Glowing Gem could work?

Unrelated, fun times will be had when Pokémon Sun and Moon comes out.

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#82122: Nov 2nd 2016 at 1:51:39 PM

[up] I checked the sheet, nobody else has No-Sell.

TPPR10 Shocking Gun! from out of nowhere Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Shocking Gun!
#82123: Nov 2nd 2016 at 1:56:50 PM

[up] Actually, now I remembered, Hulk Hogan also has it.

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#82124: Nov 2nd 2016 at 1:58:18 PM

[up] Could go for Showy Invincible Hero. Unless John Cena has that.

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#82125: Nov 2nd 2016 at 3:04:44 PM

Me think Accelerator could be looked into.

On another note, what happened to the houses of Philosophy? Are they still happening?

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