Trope Pantheons Discussion

Probably Motivations for Evil.

What character are you working on?

@Balto: In real-life, Balto only handled the last stretch. In reality, Togo did most of the grunt work. And yet that movie did not even include him. Might want to mention that.

@ faso: I honestly don't know how to rephrase it without making it sound more awkward. Aside from that, you think he learned his lesson from that? Cause there's plenty of more opportunities to learn when dealing with the likes of Jacket, Dollface (Black), who'd be more than happy to remind him. Manny Pardo would probably try to eliminate him whenever he can, too. Although, it's only because he doesn't like those who would threaten his fame.

@ Backdrift Group: The Corpus would be interested in their services as I think they would be enticed by Zoids when it comes to their own ends for profit. They already were interested in Pokemon before they ascended, might as well add more stuff for them to use for their business ventures.

@ Starlight: Dollface (Black) can sympathize with being a latch-key kid, though it quickly turned abusive when at the age of 10 her mother passed away with her father blaming Dollface for it all. Although, that's not going over everything after college.

@ Balto: Besides an interaction with other Canines, he wouldn't like Dr. Borous for the experiments he done on dogs including his own dog Gabe. Though he does feel remorse over doing it to Gabe, however.

@ Rico: Probably not going to have any good interaction with Seltas and Seltas Queen or Atoraru Ka, moreso for the latter as it's a very active threat thanks to its intelligence and Humongous Mecha it controls through its webbing whereas the former are just wild animals. Plus Atoraru Ka has a habit of attacking human settlements to constantly build upon its mech.

@ M1gami: There were a couple wishes that involved de-aging someone that Calypso granted. For example, one guy wished to have the body of a 20-year old : He gave him just that, minus the head leaving it very old. Another guy asked to be reborn to better protect his tower after dying and becoming a ghost: He turned him into a baby, very much aware that he can't do anything.

Admittedly not a lot of progress since I've devoted a lot of my time to World, too busy admiring the Coral Highlands. Anything for Glavenus? And who would win between this and Indominus Rex?

Glavenus, God of Tail Attacks (Dinovaldo; Glavenus: The Cutting Wyvern; Hellblade Glavenus: Burning Blade, Black Knight of Ferocious Flames)

^{Hellblade Glavenus} 

• Potential House: Fighting Moves
• Intermediate God
• Symbol: Their Hunter Icons
• Theme Song: Scorching Blade
• Alignment: True Neutral
• Portfolio: Lightning Bruiser (Though a Glass Cannon compared to other Brute Wyverns), Dinosaurs Are Dragons, Spinning bladed tail attacks, Smartest Brute Wyvern in the series and it shows, Breathing fire & creating explosions, Part of the Fated Four, Flagship Monster
• Size: 2234.75cm - 3174.36cm (Glavenus) 2727.22cm - 3380.61cm (Hellblade Glavenus)
• Domains: Wyverns, Blades, Fire, Theropods, Intellect, Aggression
• Allies:
• Rivals: Deviljho, Indominus Rex
• Enemies: Those wanting to weaponize it, really anyone within its vicinity
• Opposed by: The Monster Hunters
• Opposes: The House of Water And Ice (former only, both for Hellblade)
• Heralds: The other Fated Four members
• It's no secret that the world of Monster Hunter holds many, many dangerous creatures. Whether you refer to the catastrophic Elder Dragons such as the Fatalis' or other monsters like the erratic Rajang or the fired up Varusaburosu. Glavenus is certainly no different. Besides looking very similar to the Carnotaurus, the most eye catching thing about it is the giant bladed tail, something you really don't want to be the end of especially when it's heated up. That much is made clear the Pantheon when it took down the Deviljho prior to its ascension. Jho wants to pay back the thing at some point in the future.
• Unlike most monsters, it has a more broader range of habitats within the House of Nature. It prefers warm environments and as such can be often seen roaming the great deserts of Earth And Metal, the dense forests of Plants, or the volcanic parts of Fire And Electricity though it doesn't dare go to Water And Ice due to its own weakness to water (and ice if referring to the Hellblade). Outside of Nature, it too roams the House of Beast. To those who frequent those three Houses you'd better watch yourself around them, the Glavenus is a very aggressive monster and a good sign to back off is when it's roaring at you whilst dragging its tail on the ground.
• The Glavenus is noted to be a pretty smart monster contrary to what it appears to be. This is often exemplified by doing more complex actions like using its own mouth as a whetstone. Plus, it's weak to the Dragon Element, and that is influenced by how smart a monster is. It's the other factor as to why Glavenus is the most dangerous among its fellow Brute Wyverns, as it doesn't rely on charging excessively.
• Although the plans to utilize the Deviljho against her hasn't changed, nor did the talk of who would win, there are some deities who would like to see a fight between the Indominus Rex and Glavenus. Besides, the Cutting Wyvern could function as an alternative to the Great Devourer.
• Is a potential monster able to be raised and bonded with, although no such attempts at stealing eggs were made. Though there were attempts at trying to mechanize it for their own purposes, those who tried just got cut down. That hasn't stopped people from thinking of the potential of a creature with a giant blade for a tail on their side.

edited 18th Mar '18 1:29:52 PM by CrownlessMimic

@ Mr Doodle Noodle: It is on his character sheet

Standard repost of Blackbeard. What else should I add?

Edward Teach, God of Pirates With Beard Motifs (Blackbeard, Edward Thatch, Marshall D. Teach, Rider)

^{Click here}  for his "Marshall Teach" incarnation

^{Click here}  for his Servant incarnation

• Votes: 2(fasoman1996, Master Hero)
• Date of ascension: 25 March(repost 19 and 22 March)
• House: Thieves (House of Crime)
• Intermediate God
• Symbol: His beard, with smoldering incense in it
• Theme Song: His theme from Pirates of the Caribbean
• Alignment: Chaotic Evil by most estimations, and that's how he wants it
• Portfolio: Captain Colorbeard, Cool Ship, Often Portrayed As Even More Of A Badass And Supervillain (which he encouraged), The Dreaded, Badass Beard, Died As Cool As He Lived, Fighting Till He Drew His Last Breath, Made of Iron, Large and in Charge, One Of, If Not THE Most Iconic Pirate ever, Icon Of The Golden Age of Piracy
• Domains: Piracy, Infamy, Intimidation, Legends, Swindling, Treachery, Beards
• Followers: Captain Bonebeard, Captain Metalbeard, Ivar Forkbeard, Yellowbeard
• Allies: Thaal Sinestro
• On good terms with: Eric Cartman
• Rivals: All other pirates, Al Capone
• Additional relationship with: Ben Grimm, Vandal Savage (supposed alternate identities), Ares
• Enemies: Edward Newgate, The Straw Hats, Jack Sparrow, Arthur Curry, Ariel, King Triton, Smaug, the House of Justice in general, Davos Seaworth, Julius Caeser
• Opposes: Jack the Ripper (one-sided)
• Opposed by: Ned Flanders
• Not much is concretely known about Edward Teach's early life, though it is presumed he was from Bristol, England. What is more well-known is his time as a pirate, the most iconic example of the The Golden Age of Piracy. His career began as a British privateer in War of the Spanish Succession, being unemployed and turning to piracy in the Caribbeans for money. He may not have been the baddest, nor the richest pirate, but his flair, talent in intimidation and attitude has led to being romanticized and admired centuries after his death.
• According to Fantastic Four he was a legend inspired by Ben Grimm, as the crew as trying to get his buried treasure. Vandal Savage claims that he was Blackbeard once. It was awkward for a bit when the three were in a bar, but after being liquored up they had a moment of camaraderie. He then stole money from the both of them, to neither of their surprise. According to Percy Jackson and the Olympians he's the son of Ares, and has been imprisoned on Circe's island instead of dying in battle.
• Probably the most iconic pirate, like how Al Capone is the most iconic gangster and Jack the Ripper the most iconic Serial Killer. Due to being such memorable criminals, there's competition on who is the most iconic criminal. Blackbeard ignores Jack since he doesn't think the killer has style, and is focused on competing with Capone. They even had a rap battle, of which Blackbeard lost. He intends to settle the score.
• Teach was a shrewd and calculating leader who spurned the use of force, instead utilizing intimidation. He commanded the vessels of his crews with the consent of his crews and there's no account of him harming or murdering those he held captive. He's determined to keep it that way in the pantheon. Because of how he utilized fear, Sinestro felt he was a potential candidate for the Sinestro Corps. Blackbeard is honored and hopes to prove the universe's greatest pirate with fear manifested in a lantern ring.
• As one of the most iconic pirates, he is considered an enemy to the House of Justice. King Triton also opposes him, as does former smuggler Davos Seaworth. He's not that worried about them, but he is worried about Julius Caeser. He knows what he does to pirates. He's also learned what Smaug does to those that dare steal even a single piece of his treasure.
• Upon his ascension, he realized there were a lot of pirate gods who might compete for the title of best pirate. As such, he considers all other pirates rivals to him. While some he gets along with, others he thinks bring shame upon pirate kind. He doesn't like Black Manta, less so because of being a modern pirate (pirates have always been seen as ruthless and cutthroat) but because he murdered a child.
• To almost no-one's surprise, he exists as a pirate in One Piece. He partly inspired Whitebeard, but the Blackbeard of that universe is the treacherous Marshall D Teach. He comes off as friendly despite being a dick and having no real sense of loyalty, and wields the Dark-Dark Devil Fruit. He will step on anyone to achieve his goals, and doesn't understand grudges. Particularly charismatic in this form, possessing an Übermensch personality. The Straw Hats hate him, particularly Monkey D Luffy and Portgas D Ace given his hand in the latter's death.
• Often treated even more villainous than he actually was, though a lot of this was trying to come off as more ferocious. He's said to have said to his first mate "If I don't kill one of you every now and then, you'll forget who I am". Said to be a voodoo sorcerer who lived long after his supposed death, and seeks the Fountain of Youth.
• Proud of being considered a Chaotic Evil ruthless pirate, but sometimes he's more lighthearted. Pretty chummy in Assassins' Creed, piracy being more of a job for him. He's also a Rider-class Servant who acts like a buffoon though ends up as the Butt-Monkey anyway. He retains the lewdness pirates are often stereotyped with, having gotten some Otaku traits over the centuries. Fond of kids as well.
• Apparently he's part of the Jury of the Dead, working with the Devil. Who turns out to be Ned Flanders. Needless to say, the real Ned Flanders is disturbed by this and refuses to associate with the pirate. It's said Blackbeard and his crew used sulfur pots to simulate Fire and Brimstone Hell, which he came out sauntering and proud of his endurance. This earned him some respect from the House of Demons, which has only increased by being able to haggle and drink with them without a hint of fear.
• Impressed by Eric Cartman's attempt to bring the romanticized pirate mindset to Somalian pirates. It didn't work in the end, but props for trying.

edited 18th Mar '18 2:38:04 PM by RJ-19-CLOVIS-93

@ Roku: Rico would have a difficult working relationship with both James T. Kirk, whose Federation emphasizes peaceful relations with alien species, and Luke Skywalker, who would be reminded of the ineffectual New Republic.

@ Mariovsonic: Balto could be friends with Link, who turned into a wolf once.

More of The Abyss. Any more ideas to suggest or fix for it. Otherwise, does it look good to go? Also, where in Dominions would Death World fit best at?

The Abyss, Unholy Death World (The Netherworld)

• A subterranean location with seven layers of beautiful scenery and dangerous creatures
• Symbol: A map of The Abyss
• Theme Music: Made in Abyss; Hanazeve Caradhina
• Alignment: An extreme shade of Chaotic Neutral for the first (and possibly second) layer; heads into Chaotic Evil for the deeper layers
• Portfolio: Really Long Pit with Seven Layers, Eldritch Location with Eldritch Abominations, Daylight Horror, Distorted Time, Really Beautiful Scenery Regardless
• Domains: Depths, Death
• Similar Locations: Pandora, a different Pandora, The Dark Continent, Mira
• Sacred to: Bondrewd
• A long time ago, a really wide and deep pit was discovered near an ocean. This particular pit has its own ecosystem, home to plenty of unusual wildlife. Not only that, but plenty of treasures can be found throughout, prompting a town to be established near the Abyss. There are plenty of secrets to discover throughout the Abyss, but getting through its seven layers, let alone exploring them, is no easy task to say the least. The deeper one goes, the more dangerous things get. And then there's what happens when one tries to ascend from the depths, with fatal consequences ranging from losing humanity to death. Needless to say, it's a long way down and getting back up is a challenge in and of itself.
• The Edge of the Abyss makes up the first layer and although it's nowhere near as dangerous as later layers, there's still a few problems here and there to contend with. The second layer, the Forest of Temptation, where the trees are upside down and the winds are heavy, is when things start to get serious. The Great Fault found in the third layer is essentially a giant vertical shaft. The fourth layer, dubbed as the Goblet of Giants, features humid jungles and more dangerous creatures, but somewhere lies a beautiful field of flowers. The Sea of Corpses within the fifth layer is where Bondrewd resides. The Capital of the Unreturned, the sixth layer, gets its name from the fact that any attempt to ascend from it results in loss of life or humanity. The seventh layer is known as the Final Maelstrom, though there isn't much other information about it beyond that.
  • As for what the deepest point of the Abyss is, it's been believed that it's well over 200,000 meters deep. Given that no one was ever reached that part of the Abyss yet, it's hard to say what could be found there and it's only something the bravest of explorers want to find out.
• The treasures that can potentially be found here has caught the attention of archeologists and those looking to make money. The League of Explorers has already made preparations for them and their friends on how to get through The Abyss and not suffer too badly in the midst of it. And then there are the greedier deities who believe that the deeper one gets in The Abyss, the more likely that it will be to find highly valuable treasures there to make a profit of. Not that the first layer will have something potentially valuable, but it's not going to be easy and things will get harder beyond that layer.
• With all the potential treasures that can be found there, it's no wonder that The Corpus is very interested in The Abyss to the point where they've tried to take ownership of at least part of it. There's even rumors going around that The Corpus is interested in a partnership with Bondrewd of some sort.
• Not only are the treasures and locations subjects of interest regarding The Abyss, the curse that pervades the place has been something a number of deities are interested in. It'd be horrifying to imagine what could happen is someone were to take the Curse of The Abyss and spread it outside of it's normal location, especially with what happens in the deeper parts of The Abyss.
• Even if it's to a far lesser extent compared to other parts of The Abyss, the wildlife that lives there has left some deities who like animals really intriguied. Progress on researching those creatures has been slow thus far, due to a combination of dangerous factors the place is known for. On the other hand, rumors have been going around of certain deities wanting to hunt down those creatures for reasons that could include money, but nothing concrete has emerged yet.
• Despite those specific deities not having taken the plunge into The Abyss yet, a few really smart ones have made some comparisons between the layers of The Abyss to various aspects of the Inferno that Dante Alighieri went through way back then. Upon hearing about The Abyss, Alighieri really wasn't sure if it's even worse than the Inferno he went through, but it's clear he hasn't made any plans to go into The Abyss.

for the Abyss.

I guess that Eddie won't really learn from his experience because he is so far gone that any semblance of common sense is lost with him.

Then again, any psychopath that would be friends with him?

Edward Low, God of Attacking Someone More Dangerous (Eddie Low, Eddie, Ed, Filth Slayer, No-name killer, Keep-Fit Killer, Head Hunter)

• Potential House: Criminal Punishment
• Demigod
• Symbol: His Knife as well as his blog avatar.
• Alignment: Chaotic Evil
• Portfolio: Serial Killer, A Love to Dismember, Creepy Blue Eyes, Depraved Bisexual, Horrible Sense of Humor, Enfant Terrible, Psychopathic Manchild, Self-Made Orphan, The Sociopath
• Domains: Murder, Insanity, dismemberment, Criminals, Twisted Love, Sexual Abuse
• Allies: Jack The Ripper
• Enemies: Niko Bellic, Jacket, Dollface (Black), Manny Pardon
• It was a day like any other, many deities doing their things as usual, until someone discovered a mutilated body of a deity who happened to be strolling around. When the person in question was revived, they felt shocked and couldn't describe who or what killed them. This series of events kept going for weeks, until the House of Justice commenced a special operation to find the culprit. After a long investigation and finding paralels to an infamous killer belonging to Liberty City, whose modus Operandi was killing random joggers in different places, it was found that the culprit was Eddie Low, a deranged human being whose hobbies consist of masturbating in public and tearing off the limbs of his victims. He was quickly apprehended after he tried to murder another deity but killing was not an option. In the end, Eddie Low stuck around after managing to evade the authorities and escape his trial by getting a house in the Crime House, although he is not very proud of why.
• While Eddie was already infamous in Liberty City as the "Keep-Fit Killer", he met a rather unfortunate end when he attacked the wrong person. That being Niko Bellic that while they started on somewhat decent terms and Eddie believing he made a new friend, he eventually got angry at Niko because Eddie was creeping him out and decided to try to kill him. Big mistake as unbeknown to Eddie, Niko has killed dozens of mobsters and policemen and was a trained hitman at that, so he easily dispatched Eddie by gunning him down. Thus, the deranged Eddie Low met a gruesome end and a well deserved at that.
• He wants to take revenge on Niko for, in his own words, betraying his friendship. Of course, given how deranged Eddie is, it's pretty likely that he forgot what happened the last time he threatened Niko. Then there are other, like Jacket and Dollface, who have heard of Eddie and wouldn't mind reminding him what happens when you go attacking any random person because he felt like it and like Niko, they won't hesitate to kill him.

edited 18th Mar '18 6:55:45 PM by fasoman1996

@r-lock: I'd like to see more of the Abyss (you working on it, not the Abyss itself), and how the Pantheon's House of Life And Death can change how things go for explorers. After all, Death Is Cheap, though loss of humanity might be tougher to cure. And what about teleporters, or does the Abyss crash all the symptoms down on those who do so?

Is it time for them to get to work? But seriously, I want to know if I wrote Stain's bit here correctly. Eh, I'll let someone correct it in my stead.

Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog, Godly Duo of Nemeses Who Enjoy Off-Time Together (Sam: Ralph, Ralph: George)

• Potential House: Plain Neutral
• s: 2 (Bazzardreturns, MasterHero)
• Ascending on: Mar 19 (repost on Mar 16)
• Lesser Gods
• Symbol: The punch clock where they start and end work
• Alignment: Lawful Neutral (Sam), True Neutral (Ralph)
• Portfolio: Friends Off The Clock, Together As Neighbors, Stops Fighting Immediately During Breaktime, Species Surname, Cartoon Physics
  • Sam: Punch-Clock Hero, Blinding Bangs, Distinguished Gentleman's Pipe
  • Ralph: Punch-Clock Villain, Meat-O-Vision, Wants Sheep For Dinner
• Domain(s): Occupation, Wolves, Stealing (Ralph), Dogs, Guarding (Sam)
• Heralds: George Wolf and Fred Sheepdog, their night shift colleagues
• Allies: Wreck-It Ralph
  • Sam: Babe
  • Ralph: Wile E. Coyote (his long-lost cousin)
• Rivals:
• Enemies: Hero Killer Stain
• Other Relationships: the Tazmanian Devil (Ralph's one-day substitute and Sam's one-day coworker)
• Avoids: Ampharos (Ralph)
• Respects: Bowser, Mario
• Opposed by: all farmland animal deities (Ralph)
• It's normal for the good guy and the bad guy to be at odds with each other, and sometimes there's a chance of befriending or just this "relationship" ending once it's over. What is odd though is when they spend their time as adversaries and as buddies with equal dedication, nothing tense in either sitch. This is the case for Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog. Sam was nominated at first to take the role of Punch-Clock Hero, but because it seemed strange to not ascend Ralph Wolf with him—as it had been also strange for Pumbaa to ascend without Timon—Sam's coworker joined him. But this also meant Punch-Clock Hero was no longer a title Sam could take. Given how casual they are off-hours, they were ascended under a different trope.
  • As such, after their ascension ceremony, Ralph and Sam sent their regards to Bowser (whom the trope is named after) as well as Mario.
• Applies to both:
  • In regards to how their life goes, it's still the same as before; when "at work", Ralph tries to abduct a sheep in the pasture (which is now just outside their temple), while Sam has to stop him (which he does rather easily). The difference is that they have less work days than before, giving them more time off work for hanging with people other than each other. And while they've never really had to do it before, any who interfere with their operation (like abduct a sheep, attack Sam (or Ralph), or mess with the pasture) during their work hours will be on the receiving end of both of their retributions. That said, these interferences can mess up with their routine, so increased security (and alarm systems have been ).
  • There were plans to have their work continue while under the Grand United Alliances, but Melkor wasn't having any of the strict villainy-on-the-clock nonsense (he's had enough of that with Wreck-It Ralph, who has since cut ties with the GUAE).
  • Speaking of that Ralph, the three sometimes have drinks together and is glad that his wolf namesake didn't have to go through the crap he had to deal with in his time in the GUAE.
  • Sam drives to work on an old Ford Model T, while Ralph uses a drag racer. Of course, they've since updated to the times in the Pantheon, though their styles remain; Ralph drives fast, while Sam prefers to cruise.
  • Sometimes, one can see multiple instances of both of them during many of Ralph's hijinxes. However, given that these only occur during work, it's not known if they can so this off-hours too.
  • Sam's an early riser, while Ralph has an ACME Instant Awakener system to get him up and at 'em. At least that's how things were; in the Pantheon, given that they share temples, it's Sam who wakes his colleague whenever it's a work day, but the Instant Awakener system is still there for off-days.
• Exclusive to Sam:
  • Is impressed that a young pig such as Babe can do sheepdog duties, even if it's just herding them to the fenced areas.
  • Out of principle, Stain loathes Sam for his strict on-the-clock dedication to his (hero) job and finds the very idea repulsive. Sam on the other hand never considered himself a hero: protecting the sheep is all he's doing.
    • He loathed the idea so much that Stain once interrupted one of their work days, and soundly trashed both Sam and Ralph (after one of his schemes ended up hitting Stain) before more heroes entered the scene and dealt with him. It was one of the few times Ralph showed worry for Sam as not once in his career has he ever suffered injuries, let alone any so severe.
  • No, that Peter asshole never subbed in for him at work. Ralph also denies this ever happening.
• Exclusive to Ralph:
  • Met up with his long-lost cousin Wile E. Coyote, who doesn't get Ralph's willingness to abandon his chase just because the clock says so. He offered once to pull a switcheroo with Ralph (except for the nose (red and black) and eyes (white and yellow), and sometimes a protruding fang efrom Ralph, they looked alike, and even use ACME products), but the wolf doubted Sam wouldn't notice the difference; they've been co-workers for a long time, so Sam would surely be able to tell. Ralph doesn't have the upper-class accent or the egotistical bearing of Wile E. when he speaks. Ralph is willing to have Wile E. sub in for him, but only if he adheres to the rules.
  • After one electrifying incident with Ampharos, Ralph has no intention of taking any of his pre-evolutions, given they can easily zap him by themselves.

There's this trope called Villain-Beating Artifact. Does anyone have a candidate for this one? I was thinking of someone. Like, I guess... someone from Fire Emblem? Was thinking Julia, but I could mix her up with her mom Deirdre. I have my reasons.

edited 18th Mar '18 8:19:01 PM by ChrisX

Sounds good to me.

Stain is a psychopath with a very narrow philosophy that anyone who doesn't fit his very strict standards of a hero is a phony. I guess casual relation between hero and villain is a huge no-no to him and i guess he would attack sam and ralph. So i guess the text is ok.

On second thought, perhaps it's better that it isn't Julia that rises from that, but put the Book of Naga into the Treasures. Though that book was basically usable only by Julia (or her mom). Which alternative is better?

edited 18th Mar '18 8:35:05 PM by ChrisX

Treasures don't need tropes, so i guess you should stick to the characters.

@ Blackbeard. Clovis, do you mind helping me with Crocodile?

Thanks for confirming that tidbit for me.

Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog start their first day of work in the Pantheon.

There's this idea that's been circling my mind.

• The Key Seekers/Keepers of Fœnum^candidates Arizona, Velvet, Paprika, Oleander, Pom, Tianhuo, Divine Champions of Infighting Factions Despite Looming Crisis
  • Reasoning: Um…because Fœnum's plan to combat the looming threat of the Predators seems to be 1) Find the Key, 2) Defeat the Ultimate Predator and close the portal, and 3) pick a Key Keeper to safeguard the key for the future. Unfortunately for the rest of Fœnum (or maybe it's they who mandated it, it's not known yet), their champions want to decide step 3 right now… through hooficuffs, if possible. I think I'll wait until Story Mode's come out before I even think of beginning work on them.

I'm sure I can make do without much adding allies/enemies. It worked for the Marked Ninja. Then again, that was when God of Realistic Ninjas was a sufficient title.

Anataeus Vaya, Patron Saint of Programming Games

• Potential House: Gaming Genres
• s:

• Demigod
• Symbol: A hex grid with elemental/metal Reagents, manipulators, and glyphs.
• Theme Song
• Alignment: True Neutral
• Portfolio: Insufferable Genius, From A Steampunk World, Alchemy as Mundane Utility, Alchemy Not Being Magic
• Domain(s): Alchemy, Genius, Programming
• Precursor: The Incredible Machine
• Herald: Concordia Lem
• High Priests: the SpaceChem reaction enigneer, the Infinifactory engineer
• Followers: Opus Magnum players, Master Factory Computers
• Allies:
• Rivals:
• Enemies:
• Finding a representative for Programming Game was a hard task, given that either only the "programming" and machine where the work is done matters, or the player character is lacking in details. And then came Anataeus, protagonist of Opus Magnum, and who has actual characteristics. Anataeus is rather miffed that that was why he was invited to the Pantheon, but he's certainly not complaining.
  • Nobody knows for sure what had happened to him and Concordia after fleeing once the latter's vengeance on House Colvan was fulfilled, but it's known that the offer for ascension was given after that, which is why Anataeus accepted the position. His companion Concordia was then chosen as his herald and to sort of serve as his moral compass and pull him away from his work if need be.
• Brought with him upon his ascension are his transmutation engine^* Less brought and more restored given he's destroyed his at the end of his tale (and all its parts and how to make them), special dispensaries for all the basic alchemical atoms (fire, water, air, earth, lead, quicksilver), and all the glyphs and tools he needs for making the various devices he's created over the course of his story, which in turn are all brought^* read:restored as well.
• Among those machines are those that create simple things like refined/purified gold (though he finds it trivial), face powder, waterproof sealants (for seafaring ship hulls), hangover cures (potable water), fuel (for airships), (precision) machine oil, hair gel (at a noble's insistence; fragrances can be added by someone else), rocket propellants, explosive phials, armor filaments, courage potions (actually, alcohol), cloth stain removers, sword alloys, invisible ink, (alchemical) jewels, voltaic coils, unstable compounds (for explosives), poison lipstick, etc. And then there are other wonders such as…
  • A health tonic for regulating irregular heartbeats.
  • A "stamina potion" for "a little boost at the necessary time". Apparently, it has something to do with reproduction and is for men's consumption.
  • Mist of incapacitation (a.k.a. knockout gas).
  • A water purifier, though the result is slightly sour and somewhat bitter.
  • A solvent for removing (document) seals, though it potentially has more uses than just that.
  • Climbing rope fibers that are strong and resilient, yet light and easy to carry.
  • A warming tonic for keeping the body warm.
  • A "life-sensing potion", which can be used by stealthy folks for sensing heartbeats of patrollers in the form of pulses. It's advised to stay away from crowded areas while using it, though, but rest assured the drinker won't collapse into a quivering heap of nerves when that happens.
  • Very dark thread for easier shadow-sneaking. The House of Costumes (and some sectors in the House of Crime) make several orders for this product.
  • Golden thread. The House of Costumes make several orders for this, too.
  • Mist of hallucination, which probably works as advertised. It seems best appropriated for small spaces.
  • A "timing crystal". Only Anataeus knows how this should operate.
  • The "universal solvent", which he wistfully bemoaned would never be known in his world due to survival and their revenge against House Colvan hinging on no evidence of his work remaining taking precedence over his desire for recognition. Given what the Pantheon is, now it is known.
    • However, because of its potential to change the course of the war, and it's implied that Anataeus dissolved his original transmutation engine with that solvent, Anataeus knows he has to eventually pick a side lest he be kidnapped by one of the Grand United Alliances and be forced to make the solvent for them, or be otherwise removed for a long time (while death is not an issue, there are fates far worse). As such, he's decided that joining the GUAG is his best choice, and Concordia concurs.
• Due to his alchemy being a delicate process, he's not willing to let just anybody use his transmutation engine without his supervision. That said, there is a simulation program—which Anataeus is still grasping at the subject of—available for "public" use and for his followers (which he's still getting used to having), which emulates all the features in Anataeus' transmutation engine. One just has to make sure that their device (with its parts and the instructions they input) can perform at least six cycles without screwing up before submitting their "blueprint" to Anataeus. After that, he may decide to have the device replicated for use, but without being customizable like his engine.
  • To his surprise, he ends up getting several thousands of submissions, and—barring inefficient models that just focus on getting the job done—he deduced that they're all classified into at least three different types; those that focus on production speed, those that are concerned with minimizing space, and those that are very economical with machine parts. Thankfully, his followers volunteered to filter through them, and even improve on them.
  • Given that he didn't think one alchemist could change the world alone, and that he doubts one could get more than one alchemist to even agree on anything, Concordia had to convince Anataeus to teach them how to use the engine for real for purposes other than constructing devices after several replicas have been commissioned. Even though they don't actually understand the fundamentals of alchemy the way he does, they do know how to operate it. Besides, if things should go wrong, the Pantheon has the means to get him spares.
• Aside from turning lead into gold, no work on any product is beneath him. Of course, gold isn't the only precious resource in the Pantheon, though he risks messing up the economy if he overdoes it.
• Anataeus' interests lie solely on practicing his brand of alchemy, though Concordia's been getting him to go out more and learn all the other parts of life. And among the things he's learned doing so are the other forms of alchemy, namely that in the world of Fullmetal Alchemist. Right now, he's reserved his opinion of them to himself.
• Can't really stand overly formal dinners given the stuffiness he had to endure in his time as Head Alchemist of House Van Tassen. Nor does he tolerate those who don't take warfare seriously or value property more than victory.
• In his downtime, Anataeus sometimes plays a solitaire game called Sigmar's Garden for unwinding purposes. And to get around the issue of using alchemical proxies, Concordia commissioned actual marbles for the game. So as not to end up getting bored with that game, Anataeus sometimes takes a gander at the House of Gaming for other (non-fast-paced) time-consumers. He's stayed away from the digital consoles though after finding himself having wasted so much time in one of them.
• Doesn't converse with his "colleagues" in the GUAG Engineering Division unless absolutely necessary. That said, he sometimes gets visitors, some who are genuinely fascinated with his transmutation engine and all the products he's able to produce with them.

Starlight Glimmer, Goddess of Former Main Villains

^{her Eq G human form} 

• Potential House: Character Roles
• s:

• Intermediate Goddess
• Symbol: Her cutie mark, a star with wisps of magic above it
• Theme Song: The closest she can think of is Friends Are Always There For You for her redemption. Formerly Our Town, which she's since denounced.
• Alignment: Neutral Good (used to be Lawful Evil, then Chaotic Evil)
• Portfolio: Ex-Big Bad, The Atoner, Anger Issues And Over-Reliance On Her Magic, Friendless Background In Youth Leading To Madness And Fear Of Loss And Pain, Innocently Insensitive, No Social Skills Yet Is The Social Expert, Princess Twilight Sparkle-Levels Of Magic Fueled By Emotions, Self-Levitation, Very Logical, Not Thinking Things Through, Never Living Down Her Transgressions And Being Self-Punished For Them
• Domain(s): Former Villainy, Magic, Redemption
• High Priestess: Regina Mills
• Followers: Given the many paths Ex-Big Bads can take after their defeat, three different sects were formed. Starlight mainly acknowledges the first, is wary of the second, and would prefer to remove the third.
  • Redeemers Sect^? Exactly What It Says on the Tin: Rob Lucci and the CP 9, Hector Barbossa, Flenser, Lord Steel, Captain Bialar Crais, Scorpius, King Richard, Mona Vanderwaal, Mir, Teyrn Loghain Mac Tir, Optimatus
  • Retirees Sect^? Those who have simply stopped doing evil work: Evil Harry Dread, Valmont, Dark Star and Phala
  • Demoted Sect^? Those who are still bad guys, but merely aren't the main villain anymore: "Tin-Plate" Wapol, Buggy "the Clown", Warren Mears, Malcolm Merlyn, Mr. Big, Daolon Wong
• Allies: Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Trixie, Maud Pie, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, the CUtie Mark Crusaders, Princess Cadance, Shining Armor, Zuko, the Human Child, Sans
  • Other Ex-Big Bads: Discord, Sunset Shimmer, Piccolo, Vegeta, Androids 17 and 18, Fat Majin Buu, Lordgenome, King Dedede, Sagat
• Enemies: Queen Chrysalis, Nightmare Moon, Tirek, The Dazzlings, Amon, YHVH, Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash
• Distrusts: Negan
• Opposed by: the Dakaha
• Not every Big Bad who is thwarted by the heroes (or a mistreated minion, or a traitorous Dragon) goes down in death or is sent behind bars never to be seen again, but what does happen to them if that's the case? Sometimes their villainous role is merely reduced. Sometimes they just retire and stop doing villain work altogether. Sometimes, they even turn to the side of good. Starlight Glimmer is among the last, and quite a few of her friends (like her nemesis-turned-mentor Twilight Sparkle, as well as Trixie, her first real friend after her reformation) petitioned for her ascension. Starlight was overjoyed to be reunited with them once more, and honored that she's here.
  • That said, her title brings forth a slew of followers, and not all of them are redeemed like Starlight. The Court of the Gods helped get these "sects" segregated to mitigate chances of in-temple conflict. That said, given her title, she was glad not to have been sent to the House of Villains instead.
  • Out of the friends Starlight hangs with, Maud is the most frequent (by virtue of being in the same sub-House), with Trixie as a very close second as she always makes time for visits. In fact, other deities can swear that Maud smiles around her almost as much as she does around Pinkie, perhaps even a little more. Still, any who mention how Maud directed Starlight to the rock that she used for her Our Town scheme
• Is truly ashamed of her actions in the past and naturally opposes Amon (whom she was surprisingly a lot like at first, and was extremely unnerved at that) and Eobard Thawne (for the things she's done in vengeance of her first plot failing). Plots involving loss of individuality also brought her to hate YHVH (but then again, aside from His most devoted, who doesn't hate Him?), and her past sins earned her the Dahaka's scrutiny.
  • He in particular is particularly pissed at her given how she's not only screwed up Equestria's timeline several times over, but also thwarted several efforts to fix it, resulting in those numerous timelines. As such, she's been banned from the House of Time And Space for her own safety lest she incur his wrath.
  • And of course, most displeased to hear of her arrival is Queen Chrysalis, but after her massive decrease in changeling followers, she's biding her time because she knows what happened last time she attacked a newly-ascended deity (Princess Cadance). Starlight for her part hopes to eventually reach out to and reform the Changeling Queen, just as Twilight had done with her. Opinions from others are divided on this choice.
• Is glad she doesn't need to cross worlds just to meet Sunset, now that they're both in the same place. She's also been "given access" to her human form there should she ever wish to take on that.
• Twilight once noted to Barbie that she sometimes sounds like Starlight. Now that she's here, the princess has taken the chance to have the two meet. Barbie was glad to finally meet her, and to see her finally reform and solidify her position as a heroine. And to think that Twilight took her in because she was too dangerous as an enemy and would be valuable on the side of good.
• Having been a latch-key kid◊, she sympathizes with victims of Parental Neglect and opposes those who perform such acts (of course Abusive Parents are much worse).
• Heard of an alternate timeline where instead of Twilight who redeems her, it was Sans of all people. That said, in there, he did give her a bad time first before presenting the Human Child to prove his point.
• Is really good at reading others, proven when she swayed the inhabitants of her village to her way of thinking, and when she helped resolve an internal strife between Princesses Celestia and Luna (helped by the fact that she doesn't default to being delicate around either like most anypony else due to being outdated in current events prior to her Heel–Face Turn).
  • In fact, the events in the latter have brought the concept of Personas to her attention. Naturally, she asked Twilight about this, who directed her to Yu Narukami, who explained as much as he can on the subject. She also learned that among the Equestrian deities who have become Persona-users were the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Rarity, Princess Luna, Sunset Shimmer, and (thanks to Starlight) Princess Celestia. And with the ever-rising threats in the Pantheon like the Divine Powers and Zamasu, Twilight's been thinking it's about time to get Personas for the rest, and Starlight's naturally among them.
  • Just like anybody else, the fillies' recent un-childlike behavior unnerves her, and Twilight has told her about their experiences in Limbo.
• There are those who theorize that in her time as a villain Starlight wasn't just rebelling against cutie marks, but against destiny itself. After the theory video has been reviewed, the Hosue of Prophecy has their sights on her.
  • And there are those who wonder if she really did break destiny and Twilight fixed it in her attempts to stop her, or if destiny was fated to be broken only to be fixed later and for Starlight to be reformed. That kind of question about destiny when time travel gets mixed up in it is often a big headache to ponder on for too long.

edited 19th Mar '18 3:47:39 AM by nightelf37

Not much to suggest for Crocodile really from my part.

But hey, if you like One Piece, maybe you can take over Boa Handcock

@The Abyss: You could write something about robotic deities not having any troubles with travelling since the abyss' curse only affects those who have a heart or psychic/extremely perceptive deities being able to see the places where the forcefield is weaker.

@ Mizerous: I don't really know One Piece well enough to help with that

Who do you think would be a good choice for Future Foil? Should it be the future foil of a character in the pantheon, or be a dual profile of the present and future incarnations?

As his original drafter, I think that Ginosaji should also have a place in the Weaponized Objects pantheon, since he's also listed as God of Spoons. Plus, if Mahiro is there as the God of Forks, it only makes sense.

EDIT: Sorry, didn't realize there was different thread for that. I'll move this discussion there.

edited 18th Mar '18 9:33:04 PM by XenXero

Alright I just need to wrap up Crocodile first.

I probably should've done this beforehand but I adopted the Phoney Bone profile from @Argonian Lorekeeper and wish to propose him again.

Phoncible P. Bone, God of Get Rich Quick Schemes Reason: Phoney has had a long track record of trying to get rich, no matter the situation. Even when the world is on the brink of destruction, he's still attempting to gain vast amounts of monetary wealth (taking Atheia's lost treasure during the siege and pretending to be a dragonslayer to gain the possessions of Barrelhaven's citizens).

I don't know, i just felt like doing this

New profile? Let's check it out...

Grand Dad, God of Unlicensed Games (GRAND DAD, FLEENTSTONES?!)

• Potential House: Hardware and Software
• Lesser God
• Symbol: His Sprite Form
• Theme Song: 7 Grand Dad
• Alignment: Chaotic Good (Some versions suggest he might be Chaotic Evil)
• Portfolio: Adaptational Villainy or Adaptational Heroism depending on what he does, Cool Old Guy, Serial Killer (As a villain), Head Swap of Mario and Fred Flinstone, Palette Swap, Shoddy Knockoff Product, Older Than They Look
• Domains: Bootleg Games, Weirdness, Licenses, Murder, Memes
• Allies: Joel, SiIvaGunner, Chad Warden
• Enemies: The Voice Inside your Head
• Weirds Out: Mario, Fred Flintstone
• What is Grand Dad? A huge icon of the Bootleg Gaming Market and someone who took the internet by storm. He was discovered by Joel when he was playing a Mario Collection game and stumble upon him. The rest is history.

for the profile. One thing I would like to see is how the real Mario and Fred Flintstone would react to this guy.

@nightelf37: The Fat Majin Buu pothole in Starlight’s profile is broken.

In smg4 video, he tried to take over the world and turn it into a bootleg world when Mario took him to his world.

edited 19th Mar '18 10:08:35 AM by mariovsonic999

Just a couple more new ideas I'm pitching:

• Horton (Egg Sitting): The point of Horton's debut was him taking care of an egg for a selfish bird for 51 weeks. He endures a lot of pain doing so, but ends up hatching a bird-elephant hybrid in the end.
• Penrod Pooch & Spot (Canines Primary, Felines Secondary): Penrod (aka Hong Kong Phooey) is the idiotic main character and Spot is his Hyper-Competent Sidekick/Silent Snarker. Whenever he's involved, Spot will end up solving whatever crime HKP is up against and yet, HKP will get the credit (and other times, if it's just HKP by himself solving crime, he wins through dumb luck).

Do these ideas sound good?