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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"
#107826: Dec 20th 2017 at 9:05:35 PM

Sabbat is officially gone so Because Destiny Says So is free.

I'm still awaiting some input on Null Sector sad (Besides what Existential Tempest said)

Uni cat
RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#107827: Dec 20th 2017 at 9:08:00 PM

People don't really care about the Pantheonic Toa

Existential_Tempest Since: Jun, 2017
#107828: Dec 20th 2017 at 9:18:51 PM

[up] I care about the Pantheonic Toa!

[up][up][up] My interpretation of the group is based on this excerpt from Mata Nui's entry: 'He agreed to help, and also informed Eliphas that while order is good, chaos is also a necessary and fundamental force of existence. Balance between the two is better than having one or the other, as he pointed out what happened with Eliphas' Astral World.' From that, and from Mata Nui's Virtue of Unity, one can conclude the Pantheonic Toa as an organisation exist to preserve a balance between the Alliances and concord within the Pantheon as a whole. Looking back at the group's main page, though, I don't think the original writer did a very good job of communicating that concept; if you'd like, I can rewrite it.

edited 20th Dec '17 9:26:52 PM by Existential_Tempest

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#107829: Dec 20th 2017 at 9:37:24 PM

Pantheonic Toa seems to be more inclined to be an order of the elements.

Were they going to be involved in a story?

Uni cat
CrownlessMimic Gatekeep Girlboss Gasharpoon from The Great Lake Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Gatekeep Girlboss Gasharpoon
#107830: Dec 20th 2017 at 9:41:07 PM

As they say, there's always room for improvement. There's nothing stopping people from improving on what exists. And like that story involving the GUAD, nothing came out of it.

@ Null Sector: For the extremo-robos, [tup]

@ Nuka World: [tup]

Another project here. Manny Pardo, God of Murderous Cops

  • Reasoning: When not investigating or talking with other characters, much of Manny Pardo's time being played involves him killing off gangsters on his own in raids. The fact he also moonlights as the Miami Mutilator is also worth mentioning, committing murder for attention and offing others getting in the way of it. All of which with no discernible motive.

And before anyone asks, yes I did ask for that second trope. I did get approved of. I'd like some more relations, if a tad bit more.

The Guardians, The Divine's Chosen Many of Close Comebacks (Risen, Warlords, Iron Lords, Mote of Lights, Thieves of Light, Traveler Thieves, Ghouls, Dead Soldiers [by the Fallen], Hive Bane, Those who wield what we cannot predict [by the Vex])

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guardians.jpg
  • Potential House:
  • Rank: Intermediate Gods but can take on Greater Gods.
  • Symbol: Titan Banner, Hunter Banner, Warlock Banner, Guardian Crest
  • Theme Songs: The Tower, Surge of Light, The Farm, Be Brave, Tower Reborn
  • Alignment: Neutral Good
  • Portfolio: The Chosen Many, One Man Armies, Those who defy fate, Elemental Powers and Bizarro Elements (Solar, Arc, and Void), Came Back Strong, Back from the Dead, Feared among alien races, Fighter, Mage, Thief, Functional Magic, Reality Warping Liches born from a Silent Alien God, Humans Are Cthulhu, Mage Marksman, Magitek, Mildly Military, Killer of gods, Resurrective Immortality, Ace Pilots, Their Ghosts are weak but expect heavy resistence
  • Domains: Undead, Light, Magic, Protectors, Loot
  • Allies: XCOM, Master Chief, the Tenno
  • Unnerved by: Wish granting deities, The House of Dragons, The God Emperor of Mankind and the Imperium of Man
  • Enemies: The Vex, The Eliksni, Oryx, ADVENT, The Devil, Kyubey and the Incubators, GUAD
  • After the Traveler's sacrifice to protect humanity from annihilation, it fragmented itself in the form of Ghosts to seek out and resurrect those who have potential to wield the Light to not only fight the Darkness' disciples, but to recover and rebuild civilization. While early on the candidates became Drunk with Power, after infighting against the injustices that took place is where the Guardians officially were formed, defending the last of humanity from spider-like space pirates, undead krill zealots, time traveling radiolorian cyborgs, and rhinoceros Space Romans. Besides being responsible for granting their Guardians their powers the Ghosts are also responsible for resurrecting their Guardians, transmating vehicles and gear, hacking into nearly all forms of technology, and opening doors.
  • It started with but a skirmish but it quickly escalated into a full-scale battle. Oryx's Hive and Taken forces have stormed their way through. XCOM, despite the odds, held the line and kept both at bay yet it was still quite the stalemate until one side falters. Bursting in guns blazing and quickly turning the tide over to XCOM's were the Guardians in all their glory. It turns out they shortly after storming the Last City to take it back, successfully killing Domninus Ghaul who was empowered by the stolen Light and witness the Traveler awaken from it's comatose state, break free from the Cabal restraints, and destroy Ghaul after resurrecting as a being of Light. XCOM was grateful for their efforts and the two have decided to aid each other whenever they needed it.
    • Of course, the Vex, Oryx, and the Eliksni were furious that their archenemies had ascended. For the time traveling cyborgs, they are a major hurdle to their goal of reshaping everything where there is only Vex, always destroying their Axis Minds and stopping whatever plan they had in store for existence. For the Taken King, they are a civilization that relied on artificial strength and not on warring and conquest in the name of Sword Logic, but it's more personal than that. For one, they killed Crota along with many of his family members before moving on to him. Lastly for the Space Pirates, they believe they stole their "Great Machine" for their own use, deprisving them of the one hope they have at restoring their former gloary. They share this hatred, since much of humanity was lost because of them and many Guardians fell to their forces before, and they are the things standing in the way of humanity' survival.
  • Their temple is the Tower, their base of operations and where they stop buy from time to time to deposit their spoils, acquire new gear, and check in with the Vanguard advisers. If one's fast enough you'll find corpses of Guardians on the base who fell off the top, unintentionally or otherwise. What also often happens is Guardians running around playing the Floor is Lava, except it actually does harm participants. Seeing them host dance parties even when there is no music playing is also common, but it can happen whenever.
  • Realizing there are many more malicious aliens in the Pantheon there was back home, they nonetheless decided to take up arms against them. Hearing of XCOM's Archnemesis ADVENT they decided to start there, deciding to help take out a facility. Resurrective Immortality does wonders when your enemies realizes it too late. Already, it prompted the more elite alien occupants forces to take action in the future.
  • Two fireteams were running the Crucible in the House of War where after the match they happened upon John 117/Master Chief. Noticing the similarities (mostly towards Titans) alongside sharing similar creators they decided to team up during a couple missions. Their enemies did not stand a chance. Although many Guardians are driven for other goals than to protect the Last City like personal achievement or loot, they all undoubtedly respect the Spartan.
    • Days later, during an assault on an Eliksni hideout they broke in only to realize the Tenno had already beaten them to the punch. There was some (albeit kinda onesided) rivalry with them until some members proposed that they go in and share their respective tech. One modding session with rocket launchers later, the two groups became fast allies. (expand later)
  • Are weary of any wish granters and dragons, having a bad enough experience with the now extinct Ahamkara, who grant knowledge and power but with, as usual, a very high price. Hearing of how the Devil tricked Inkwell Isles' residents into selling their souls didn't do him any favors, though he seems to be cautious in return after what happened with his last deal. They aren't in good terms with Kyubey and the Incubators either, and seem to have taken up target practice whenever they rear their heads. They also don't take kindly to any Omnicidal Maniacs since half of their enemies back in their home universe are that, and they had enough of them already. Hearing Oryx's allegiance, they will protect the Pantheon from the GUAD at all costs.
    • Some of the less saner gods and goddesses have claimed that the dragon-like bone armor some of the Guardians wear have spoken to them. No one really believed them, and investigations conducted from various deities reveals otherwise. While the Ahamkara's nature does prove to be solid at first, it's unlikely as their presence would be limited due to who the general denizens are. So rest assured, O Troper mine.
    • They also are cautious of the God Emperor of Mankind and by extension deities affiliated with the Imperium of Man. Besides being disturbingly similar to the Cabal (who blew the Last City to cinders once). This, coupled with their attitude on xenos and the origins of their powers keep many Guardians on edge.
  • Have a somewhat difficult time when encountering deities not in the futuristic era. While society in the last city isn't too drastically different from the modern era given the emphasis on other aspects like colonization (there were still regular cars lying around), they can be still baffled by certain normal things. Like pineapples, for instance.
  • Beyond Reality Warping powers and weaponry or technology specifically tailored to cutting off their connection to the Light, to ensure a Guardian's final death you must target their Ghost. Without their Ghost, they cannot resurrect or do many of the aforementioned functions. Of course, targeting a Ghost gives any Guardians justification to end your life in return since they're not only a incredibly useful but limited resource but also a Guardian's True Companion.
  • Due to the nature of their loot system, their fates lie within RNG's hands. It could mean the difference between new gear, or the same old one they got way too many times. It was no secret that long ago they were not in good graces and got pretty bad gear decrypted for them despite the tiring effort. When bringing up RNG, Guardians tend to lament of those dark times, mourn the loss of a "loot cave", or mutter angrily about a man named Rahool.

edited 20th Dec '17 9:43:45 PM by CrownlessMimic

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Existential_Tempest Since: Jun, 2017
#107831: Dec 20th 2017 at 9:45:38 PM

[up][up] No clue.

Hmm; perhaps there's a way to keep the Pantheonic Toa around while still instituting the GUAP. If you're struggling for subdivisions, RJ-19-CLOVIS-93, how about the Pantheonic Toa becoming one of those subdivisions? I'd be happy to enact the transition if you're willing.

edited 20th Dec '17 9:48:33 PM by Existential_Tempest

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#107832: Dec 20th 2017 at 9:50:54 PM

That might work, though I suppose until things are more streamlined and the Toa dealt with I won't touch the GUAP

Due to the diversity of the Aliens idea, as talked about before would it work as a house in itself? Also, does anyone else have their own ideas for a new house?

MasterHero Since: Aug, 2014
#107833: Dec 20th 2017 at 10:25:10 PM

@ Crownless Mimic: [tup] for the Guardians! Possible allies: the Jedi (magic space warriors), Starfleet (protectors of Earth and space explorers), the Autobots, Mata Nui (benevolent god the same as the Traveler), the Toa Mata, the Turaga and Link (heroes and adventurers with magic powers) Shido Itsuka, Ayato Amagiri and Lux Arcadia (they'd help defend the Last City the same way they'd defend their homes).

edited 20th Dec '17 10:30:22 PM by MasterHero

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#107834: Dec 20th 2017 at 10:37:36 PM

Got some ideas about sub-houses. Which do you like?

  • Love: I am thinking of a sub-house of Romantic Orientation, for tropes that specifically deal with someone's romantic and/or sexual orientation, and tropes related to that
  • Magic: Would a "Fields of Magic" work, for types of magical arts that are more general than magical actions? Like dark magic, red magic, white magic, magitek for example
  • Personality: Due to the size of Flaws, I am thinking of splitting it into Introvert and Extrovert Flaws
  • Popularity: If it were to be split into proper sub-houses, I am thinking Reputation, Representation, Fame, Infamy and Popularity Other
  • Power: Would Sources of Power work as a sub-house?
  • Villains: Villainous Counterparts might work. Those who's tropes deal with evil or other counters to heroic tropes like Evil Me Scares Me or Evil Knockoff. Or becoming evil. I say because the appearances and archetypes is getting a bit big

nightelf37 The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread from Hadithi (it's Swahili for 'story') Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: They grew on me like a tumor...
The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread
#107835: Dec 20th 2017 at 10:53:35 PM

[up]All sound good. In regards to the Flaws sub-house, I got an idea for the split. Of course, this is my first draft, so it can easily change.

  • Introvert Flaws (most would go here by default)
  • God (God, the Devil and Bob), Angron, Kumbhakarna, Shin, Shinji Kido/Kamen Rider Ryuki, Sid/Kamen Rider Sigurd, Goofy Goof, Lord Djibril, Nana Habutae/Sister Nana, Rana Linchen, Teru Mikami, Tira, Yuma Tsukumo, Hachiman Hikigaya, Heinz Windermere, Misato Katsuragi, Eeyore, Mikan Tsumiki, Owl, Piglet, Tomoko Kuroki

  • Extrovert Flaws (now finding these was a tad difficult; they should go here if their flaws have direct factors to things outside them)
    • Sora Takigawa/Gremlin (desire to be human), Tenzin (father's approval), The Ancestor (the genre), Chuck (prone to physical trauma), Draven (attention from others), Rubeus Hagrid (animal love), Taokaka (attention to things), Barney Gumble (alcohol), Dee Dee (buttons), Captain Haddock (alcohol), Houtarou Oreki (motivation), Mako Reizei (morning), Sanae Nagatsuki (personal space),

Approval Mode (feedback or [tup]s).

Qwilfish, God of Pufferfish (the Balloon Pokémon)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/240px_211qwilfish.png

True first draft.

Isabeau, Goddess of Neutrality Backlash ("Iron Mask", Weeabeau)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/200px-isabeau_5583.png
  • Potential House:
  • [tup]s:

edited 20th Dec '17 11:27:04 PM by nightelf37

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rinrinboss Since: Apr, 2011
#107836: Dec 20th 2017 at 10:53:45 PM

[up][up] I think that could work, but that's just me. also [tup] for Qwilfish


https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_3088_2.jpg
Left:Maki Right:Taki
Taki Tachibana and Mitsuha Miyamizu co-gods of Mental Time Travel
This what I got for now does it look good? any suggestions?

edited 20th Dec '17 10:57:59 PM by rinrinboss

M1gamiTensei The Scrappy of the Trope Pantheon, God of Thumps from Punished “Brainwashed” M1gami Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Scrappy of the Trope Pantheon, God of Thumps
#107837: Dec 20th 2017 at 11:36:21 PM

[up] Enemies should be Sephiroth and the Ginyu Force due to meteors and body switching. Also, their Chaotic Good actions still lie with Neutral Good. If anything Taki should be Chaotic Good since it's implied he gets into fights and wasn't a pushover as Mitsuha.

edited 20th Dec '17 11:42:57 PM by M1gamiTensei

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RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#107838: Dec 21st 2017 at 12:45:30 AM

@ nightelf: Do the Flaws thing

nightelf37 The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread from Hadithi (it's Swahili for 'story') Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: They grew on me like a tumor...
The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread
#107839: Dec 21st 2017 at 12:51:18 AM

[up]Nah, you do it. wink

Nah: Don't involve me in this.

Anyway, I got this suggestion for a future profile.

Thoughts? If the latter, I'm leaving this for adoption.

edited 21st Dec '17 12:58:55 AM by nightelf37

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OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#107840: Dec 21st 2017 at 1:12:16 AM

@Nightelf: I almost feel Commander Gore could share Neutrality Backlash with Isabeau, being a fellow representative of Neutral and being destroyed when he opposes a Chaos/Law aligned Space Marine. Then in Deep Strange Journey For bonus points his Neutral route leads to humanities extinction and Lucifers daughter goes back in time to help cause the New Law/Neutral/Chaos routes that ensure mankinds survival over blind path of hope Gore foolishly followed, along with Strange Journeys original Law and Chaos.

edited 21st Dec '17 1:13:54 AM by OmegaRadiance

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CrownlessMimic Gatekeep Girlboss Gasharpoon from The Great Lake Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#107841: Dec 21st 2017 at 1:17:42 AM

@ Qwillfish: Maybe one of Lagiacrus' would of tried to eat it at one point, which would be bad since it uses electricity and a Lightning Bruiser. I dunno, I'm trying my hardest to find some good stuff. Plus, I'm tired.

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nightelf37 The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread from Hadithi (it's Swahili for 'story') Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: They grew on me like a tumor...
The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread
#107842: Dec 21st 2017 at 1:54:25 AM

[up]Um, Qwilfish doesn't have any Electric attacks. Best it could learn via TM is Thunder Wave.

[up][up]Damn, I want to see that story already.

edited 21st Dec '17 2:01:11 AM by nightelf37

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RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#107843: Dec 21st 2017 at 1:58:37 AM

Here are sub-house ideas. What should I add? What should I take away?

  • Love sub-house: Romantic Orientation. Details those who's trope deals with romantic and sexual orientation. Contains Jack Harkness (Intermediate), Amane Nishiki, Bambi Hughes, Cuuko, Hasta, Herbert Garrison, Lissa and Maribelle, Pegasus J Crawford (Lesser), Soleil, Tsukuyomi, Yuki Ashikaga (Demigod), Ditto (Quasideity)
  • Magic sub-house: Fields of Magic. For general classification of overall magic and its genres. Contains Sarda (Overdeity), Rand al'Thor (Greater), Asuna Kagurazaka, Edward Elric, Quan Chi, Rosa Farrell, Sorin Markov, Yuki Nagato (Intermediate), Kat, Kokone Mercury (Lesser)
  • Power sub-house: Sources Of Power. It's what you think. Contains Bacchus, Kishin Asura, Son Gohan, Yuuka Kazami (Greater), Happiness Charge Pretty Cures, Jennifer Walters, Kosh, Marceline the Vampire Queen, Ryotaro Nogami, Rubick, Shigeo Kageyama, William Hand (Intermediate), Frog, Matilda Wormwood, The Meta, Minako Aino, Reinforce Zwei, Yang Xiao Long (Lesser), Utena Tenjou (Demigod)
  • Villain sub-house: Villainous Counterparts. There are a lot of tropes under the general "evil counterpart" role. Contains Darquesse (Overdeity), Jeanne d'Arc Alter, Plutonian (Greater), Albedo, Katsumi Daido, the Psycho Rangers, Shadow Moon, Thaal Sinestro (Intermediate), Copy X, Metal Sonic (Lesser)

WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#107844: Dec 21st 2017 at 3:13:01 AM

Since destiny says so is free, it can be given to Kyo and Iori.

TimeLordVictorious Never Ask Me For Anything Ever Again from the Devil May Cry series Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Never Ask Me For Anything Ever Again
#107845: Dec 21st 2017 at 4:10:15 AM

@Clovis: All sounds great to me

Alright, I received approval on Bobby Singer, Lucifer, and Chuck Shurley several days ago, and I wanted to post their profiles all in one go. Feedback would be appreciated, as this is the first draft for all of them.

...and sorry making this post so damn long.

EDIT: Wasn't aware you couldn't post more than two profiles. Sorry (again.)

[tup] so far (for all of them): Master Hero

Bobby Singer, God of Honorary Uncles (Uncle Bobby, Robert Steven "Bobby" Singer)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bobby_singer_sn_4256.jpg

Lucifer, Unholy Patron of Aggressive Categorism Against Humans (Luci, Hallucifer, Padre, "Nick", the Devil, Satan, Beelzebub, Serpent, Heaven's Most Wanted, Lightbringer)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lucifer-1_5301.jpg
  • Potential Rank: Overdeity in Categorism (House of Hatred)
  • Symbol: The Four Horsemen Rings
  • Theme Song: "Sympathy For the Devil" by The Rolling Stones
  • Alignment: Chaotic Evil, but will try to convince you that he's Neutral Good or Chaotic Good.
  • Portfolio: Satan, Pride, Narcissist, Fallen Angel, Fallen Hero, The Paragon Always Rebels, Fantastic Racism, Humans Are Flawed, Jerk with a Heart of Jerk, Even Evil Has Loved Ones, Spoiled Brat, Psychopathic Manchild, Believing Their Own Lies, Sealed Evil in a Can, Greater-Scope Villain, Jerkass, It's All About Me, The Man Behind the Man, Invokes Not So Different, Evil Counterpart, Envy, Ambition Is Evil, Daddy Issues
  • Domains: Satan, narcissism, Hell, hubris, fallen angels
  • Herald: Ruby
  • Followers: The Demons in Hell
  • Allies: Azazel, Ramiel, Dagon, War the Horseman, Famine the Horseman, Pestilence the Horseman, Lucifer, Satan (Paradise Lost), The Beast, Samael, Teridax, SCP-682, Nyarlathotep, The Master, General Zod, Melkor
  • Enemies: Sam and Dean Winchester, Castiel, Crowley, Death the Horseman, Asmodeus, Michael, Pit, YHVH, God (God, the Devil, and Bob), The Doctor, Lord Voldemort, Dolores Jane Umbridge, Wilhuff Tarkin, Mata Nui, Palutena, all Pagan Gods in the Pantheon
  • Before he fell, he was the most beautiful angel in Heaven, and God's most trusted lieutenant, as well as his favorite child. He was trusted so much by God that the latter bestowed upon Lucifer the Mark of Cain. That decision, however, had terrible repercussions, as when God created humanity and started paying more attention to them, Lucifer became jealous and bitter, and rebelled against God, with God eventually locking him in a Cage located in the darkest pits of Hell.
  • He was eventually freed from his Cage, and tried to bring on the Apocalypse, only to be imprisoned back in Cage again. However, he was soon able to escape from his Cage again, by possessing Castiel's vessel, after Castiel gave him permission to possess him in order to stop the Darkness. He has since been thrown out of Castiel's vessel, and was placed back in his "Nick" vessel, which had been reconstructed.
  • Upon his ascension, Death the Horseman came to him and told him exactly what would happen if Lucifer tried to bound Death to him again. Lucifer reluctantly agreed, although how much of his agreement he actually meant is up for debate.
  • Sam and Dean constantly try to avoid him, due to Sam being Lucifer’s one true vessel. Lucifer, for his part, is banned from the House of Emotion as a result of this, though he is trying his best to convince the Maintainers of Emotion that he isn't as bad as Sam and Dean say he is, and that he's not that bad of a guy. The Maintainers of Emotion luckily aren't buying it.
  • Castiel holds a major grudge against Lucifer, due to Lucifer killing him twice, as well Lucifer using Cas' vessel for causing chaos after Cas gave him permission to use it in fighting against the Darkness.
  • While Azazel, Ramiel, and Dagon all welcomed him with open arms, Asmodeus avoids him since he captured Lucifer in their universe, when the latter was lacking some of his grace. Lucifer promises to return the favor to Asmodeus when he gets the chance. Conversely, Crowley does his best to spite Lucifer whenever he gets the chance, with Lucifer making a point to cause trouble for Crowley too.
  • Despite his hatred for humans and demons alike, he ultimately despises Pagan Gods the most out of all of the residents in the Pantheon.
    "You know, I never understood you pagans. You're such...petty little things! Always fighting...always happy to sell out your own kind. No wonder you forfeited this planet to us! You are worse than humans. You're worse than demons. And yet you claim to be gods? And they call me prideful..."
  • His hatred of humans isn't just limited to heroes. He despises evildoers like Tarkin and Umbridge, due to their sadism and how sociopathic they are. At least he has some love for his siblings and father (though not as much as he has for himself); Umbridge and Tarkin represent what he sees in humanity; "broken, flawed abortions".
  • He also despises Voldemort, mostly due to Voldemort seeing himself as someone of Lucifer's caliber. But even he thinks that what Voldemort did to his own soul was nasty.
  • That being said, he gets along well with Teridax for a variety of reasons, such as sharing similar histories, and that Lucifer admires how Teridax was able to succeed in his plans, as well as how much of a Magnificent Bastard Teridax is. However, Lucifer may or may not realize that Teridax doesn't plan on making him an equal partner in his endeavor...
  • His views on humanity puts him directly at odds with the Doctor, due to their views on humanity being on completely opposite ends of the spectrum. Lucifer cannot just understand why someone like the Doctor would tolerate, let alone protect, humanity, while the Doctor swore to defend humanity from threats like Lucifer long ago. Though Lucifer doesn't know what the Doctor means by "an encounter near a Black Hole". On the other hand, his quarrel with the Doctor has brought him a new ally in the Master, who enjoys causing trouble for humanity, and similarly holds humans in low regard.
  • Quickly became allies with SCP-682, due to the both of them sharing a "kill all humans" mentality. Lucifer also implies that he may have had a hand in SCP-682's creation.

Chuck Shurley, God of Missing Gods (God, The Big G, Carver Edlund, the Lord, the Prophet Chuck, Father, the Big Man)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chuckshurleygod.jpeg

edited 21st Dec '17 11:17:43 AM by TimeLordVictorious

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rin14100 Darkness' old friend from The Guatemala City Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Darkness' old friend
#107846: Dec 21st 2017 at 4:26:34 AM

[up]Only post a max of two profiles per post

In times of trouble, turn to the Devil for guidance.
nightelf37 The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread from Hadithi (it's Swahili for 'story') Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: They grew on me like a tumor...
The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread
#107847: Dec 21st 2017 at 4:33:42 AM

After finishing Doki Doki Literature Club, I found their profile... lacking. I wanna rework it. Is that okay? I'm sure I won't get as much resistance as when I noted the Divine Powers.

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Existential_Tempest Since: Jun, 2017
#107848: Dec 21st 2017 at 4:37:08 AM

@Whirl RX I thought that we were giving Because Destiny Says So to Aeneas...

edited 21st Dec '17 4:37:17 AM by Existential_Tempest

M1gamiTensei The Scrappy of the Trope Pantheon, God of Thumps from Punished “Brainwashed” M1gami Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Scrappy of the Trope Pantheon, God of Thumps
#107849: Dec 21st 2017 at 5:07:08 AM

[up][up] I'm vouching for you. They emphasized too much on Monika instead of talking about everyone else.

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AjWargo Lord Barglebroth, Come For Your Souls! from Westfeild, New Jersey Since: Dec, 2014
Lord Barglebroth, Come For Your Souls!
#107850: Dec 21st 2017 at 5:11:01 AM

First Draft for I. M. Meen. Don't be suprised if I make a few mistakes here and there, like I said. I'm not very good with images for one. And I might make mistakes with links.

2012/04/meen.png I. M. Meen Ignatius Mortimer Meen, God Of Her Code Name Was "Mary Sue" Making Stories About Onself (I. M. Meen, Big M)

  • Ranking: Views himself as a Overdeity, but is actually a Demigod at best
  • Theme: His Villian Song
  • Allegiance: Some kind of Evil, either Chaotic or Lawful
  • Symbol: His magic book
  • Portfolio: Memic Molester
  • Herald: Ophelila Chill
  • Allies: No one. The other villains view Meen as a failure.
  • Enemies: Every child deity in the pantheon, especially Video Game/Undertale The Human Child, and Video Game/Scribblenauts Maxwell, King Harkonian
  • One day, various child deites in the Pantheon vanished. It was mostly ignored at first, but when the Human Child dissapeared, the Court of Gods sent Maxwell to investigate. He found a cyan book in the House Of Knowledge. When he opened up the book, he was sucked inside to the most unpleasant place he'd ever seen: the magic labyrinth of I. M. Meen.
    • Maxwell went through the labyrinth and fought his way through every one of Meen's minions. He began unlocking the cells of each captured child deity, which had sloppily written paragraphs as locks. As his magic notebook refuses to work if he miswrites a word, he was able to easily break the locks. He soon came face to face with Meen and easily defeated the egotistical sorcerer. Before he could banish him to the Phantom Zone, however, Meen escaped and managed to trick the Main House into giving him a spot in the House of Knowledge.
  • Meen often writes stories where he is the main star and anyone else is a side character, at best. However, he refuses to use proper grammar in these stories, leading to them to be detested by the rest of the house.
  • To make sure Meen could not abduct any more child deities, his magic book was confiscated and placed in the Treasury. Meen has employed various gods from the House of Crime to try and get it back, but no one has been sucessful.
  • King Harkonian was enraged to see his rival had acended, as was Meen himself. The two had engaged in several You Tube Poops against each other, and they are likely to do it again, given the chance.
  • Melkor views Meen as a failure of a villain, noting he was defeated by a child. As such, he refuses to allow him entry into the GUAE.

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