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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

Bazzardreturns The Marked Prince from Canada Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: In love with love
The Marked Prince
#121676: Sep 22nd 2018 at 5:33:32 PM

Okay so I was speaking with a couple of the guys last night and we were considering changing up the Tropes for the gods from The Land Before Time. Basically, Sharptooth would be given Scary Teeth for his own trope and all seven main characters (Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Chomper, and Ruby) would be given the trope Stock Dinosaurs, as they all represent dinosaur genera most commonly seen in pop culture. At the same time, the five members already ascended would give up their old tropes for new gods to take.

What do you guys think?

Time to explore the world!
RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#121677: Sep 22nd 2018 at 5:39:33 PM

What else should I add to these drafts?

The World Of Pokemon, Divine Setting Of Originally Being More Like The Real World

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pokemonworldanime.png
The planet as it appears in the anime.

Mars, Divine Seat Of Formerly Lush Worlds (The Red Planet, Sol IV, The Fourth Rock From The Sun, Barsoom, Ma'aleca'andra)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Mars_Planet_7906.jpg

Edited by RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 on Sep 23rd 2018 at 2:16:58 AM

AerialQueen Since: Nov, 2017
#121678: Sep 22nd 2018 at 5:54:58 PM

[up][up] It sounds a bit okay.

Strike Laser Claw!!
WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#121679: Sep 22nd 2018 at 6:08:09 PM

Why can't they all get it? I mean, what's a stock Dino without a T-Rex. Or are we afraid he might eat them?

Bazzardreturns The Marked Prince from Canada Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: In love with love
The Marked Prince
#121680: Sep 22nd 2018 at 6:10:26 PM

[up] Chomper is a T. rex, and they'd be pretty scared of being eaten.

Time to explore the world!
WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#121681: Sep 22nd 2018 at 6:38:12 PM

Ah, didn't see the last two. I thought it was just the original gang.

Bazzardreturns The Marked Prince from Canada Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: In love with love
The Marked Prince
#121682: Sep 22nd 2018 at 6:50:13 PM

[up] Tis all good. So does that concept work for you as well?

Time to explore the world!
CrownlessMimic Ring Pointilist Student from Ring Studio Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Ring Pointilist Student
#121683: Sep 22nd 2018 at 7:03:53 PM

@ Bazzard: I'm alright with the changes.

@ RJ: Speaking of the Doctor, there's stuff regarding Pyramids of Mars and Waters of Mars.

So it's been a while since I brought these three up. Anything to add?

Akantor, Ukanlos, and Odibatorasu, Gods of Incorrect Names (Akantor: The Black God, Tyrant of Fire, The Supreme Monster, Aka, Akamu; Ukanlos: Ukamurubasu, The White God, The Tyrant of Ice, Uka, Jay Leno, Shovelchin, You-Can-Lose; Odibatorasu: Cannon Rock Wyvern, The Sand God, The Third God, Odi, Sand-Blastoise; The Twin Walls, The Triple Walls)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akantor_3109.png
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ukanlos_4128.png
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frontiergen_supremacy_odibatorasu_render_001_2_88.png
From top to bottom: Akantor, Ukanlos, Odibatorasu
  • [tup]s:
  • Potential House: Naming Convention
  • Theme Songs: Tyrant of Hellfire (Akantor) / Absolute Zero (Ukanlos) / Titan of the Desert (Odibatorasu)
  • Greater Gods
  • Symbol: The Hunter Guild's icons for Akantor,Ukanlos, and Odibatorasu
  • Alignment: Chaotic Neutral (Akantor), True Neutral (Ukanlos and Odibatorasu)
  • Portfolio: Acrofatic, Dig Attacks, The Dreaded, Geo Effects, Kaiju, Classified as a Flying Wyverns despite being flightless, Mighty Glaciers, Tunnel Kings, Ultra-Powerful Beam Attacks
  • Domains: Incorrect Names, Wyverns, Flightlessness
    • Akantor: Fire, Sound
    • Ukanlos: Ice, Snow
    • Odibatorasu: Sand
  • Size: 3049cm (Akantor), 3188cm (Ukanlos), Very Large (Odibatorasu)
  • Allies: Godzilla
  • Rivals: Gogmazios (All) Wamuu, Rashid, Von Twirlenkiller (Akantor) Sub-Zero II, Queen Elsa, Cygnus Hyoga (Ukanlos) Gaara, Toph (Odibatorasu)
  • Enemies: Miraak (All) The Corpus (Ukanlos)
  • Opposed by: The Monster Hunters and other hunters, the Dragonborn (All) Daredevil and those sensitive to sound (Akantor) Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Odibatorasu)
  • In a place as active as the Pantheon, there's bound to be more than a few things that tend to get glossed over in the chaos, and it actually took the creation of the House of Naming for deities to notice that Akantor, Ukanlos, and Odibatorasu's temples were starting to fall into disrepair (not that they used them anyways), and that the remote areas the three Flying Wyverns were normally located have become silent and unused. Many took it as a sign that the three have lost interest in the Pantheon and their divine titles. After enough time has passed, it seemed as though their suspicions were confirmed and went in to bulldoze their temple and make use of the territory they once inhabited for other purposes. While the enlisted mix of deities and Mooks were successful in doing the former, they were in for a rude awakening when they found the tenants were still there.
  • They ascended and re-ascended to the Pantheon as the Gods of Non Indicative Names due to the fact that they're in the Flying wyvern classification. Now, the most recognizable monsters are of the Flying Wyvern category — every aspiring Hunter's "baptism of fire", so to speak. They are unofficially divided into two subtypes: "True", which are, for the majority, bipedal that use their wings to fly, and "Pseudo-", which usually use their wing-arms as forearms instead. These three however, are the only "Flying" Wyverns to lack any ability to fly whatsoever, as even the Monoblos, Diablos, Basarios and Gravios have the ability to fly. Many believe these three are actually Elder Dragons that were incorrectly classified, though the Monster Hunters gave an explanation as while they originally qualified as Elder Dragons, The Guild simply discovered their distant ancestry to other Flying Wyverns... Despite the fact that they've long since dropped wings down their evolutionary line, leaving behind only nubs that are wings in the vestigial sense, something no other Flying Wyvern has. Some criticized if they go with that line of qualification, why not just name the class "Winged Wyverns" to begin with. The Monster Hunters rebutted: "It just stuck in the same way the title of 'Elder Dragon' stuck".
  • It's not recommended to tick off any of them. They were previously seen as Elder Dragons for a reason. Besides their affects on the environment whether it's making the very land around them shift up and down like with Akantor and Ukanlos or even shaping an entire desert into what it is today like with Odibatorasu, all of them are capable of throwing their weight around.
    • Akantor has giant fangs in addition to other sharp teeth, which can deliver powerful bites and weaken defenses if the victim wasn't finished already. While ironically not possessing elements befitting its on hand like its other non-flying wyverns, its very roars compensate for this. Not only are they loud enough to do physical harm and even cause some miniature eruptions of lava, but it can condense it into a beam known to many as the Sonic Blast. Unsurprisingly, it's not liked by anyone who are sensitive to sound like Daredevil given that they have it much, much worse. Aka considers the likes of Wamuu, Rashid, and Von Twirlenkiller to be potential threats considering their similar abilities and has taken the time to further its own strengths leading to many noise related complaints from the House of Fire and Electricity as well as some shift in the terrain, though admittedly nothing to completely revamp maps of the House over.
    • Ukanlos' chin is shaped like a spade, allowing to dig up chunks of snow and ice from underneath its opponents and can breathe an icy beam. And speaking of digging it can home in on things much better than its fellow flightless wyverns, acting more like a giant armored land shark rather than just a way to create some distance. Well aware that it's far from the only ice-user in the Pantheon, Uka took it upon itself to further its own abilities, often resulting in much harsher blizzards within the House of Water and Ice. The need for large vehicles meant to push through such harsh weather has rose and made some cash for deities in the House of Travel and Technology, whether operating vehicles or making them.
    • Odibatorasu utilizes sand. Lots and lots of sand, of which it can manipulate like causing large sandstorms or creating sand pillars around itself by simply roaring or just digging through it almost replicating swimming. And on its back lies a cannon which fires, if you couldn't guess already, sand projectiles in addition to the beam of sand from its mouth. If one doesn't like sandnote  you won't like Odi. Not the case with Blastoise, though, since the Cannon Rock Wyvern sees it as almost of its own if you put aside both the size and elements. Acknowledging it's not the only sand user after seeing the likes of Toph and Gaara in action, it took to whipping up its own sand abilities more often as to not fall behind. As a result, sandstorms have become a tad bit more common within the House of Earth and Metal.
  • Even they bow their heads in respect to the King of the Monsters, Godzilla. (expand later)
  • They have managed to avoid to avoid being bent to the will of Miraak by virtue of simply not being in the House of Dragons during his botched resurrection, and even then that was during a time where they were simply "not at home". He has his sights on them now that he's not only banned from the House he just attacked, but also was notified that they indeed exist here in the Pantheon. He has the same problems though, he's not exactly a popular god and the various deities nearby are enough to hound on him before deities such as the Dovahkiin and Paarthurnax come on by as well, not that it has stopped him from trying anyways. There were some times where he did manage to get to the three and control them, but none of them allowed him to fully realize their potential. Obviously, they don't like him as much as anyone, and that same dislike extends to Bowser considering he tried similar things to them like what he did with the Ruined Dragon.
    • Really, if there's anyone with a good enough chance of recruiting them onto their side it would probably go to Viridi given that she's the Goddess of Nature. She tries appealing to their territorial nature by bringing up that if given the chance humans and other enemies of nature will keep on bothering them. While they have nothing against her, time will tell if they will actually go along with her Forces of Nature.
  • Akantor only:
    • If he's not within his claim of the House of Fire and Electricity, it's probably hanging around Flame Princess' temple. Her elemental take on morality could be the result of why they're on good terms with each other, even if she has also approached a "more traditional" take on it. Woe to anyone wanting to pick a fight with the Princess of the Fire Kingdom — Akantor is another hurdle among the allies she has for someone to take on.
  • Ukanlos only:
    • Seeing as though they mainly make their bases within such frigid environments, they and the Corpus have inevitability and violently crossed paths with each other. While they have made sure to avoid doing operations that require them to be in the titanic monster's territory for the sake of saving funds, they do want to evict Ukanlos at some point or another. Well aware of their actions endangering many species on the surface of Venus, some report the White God deliberately going into Corpus bases and destroying whatever it can, claiming it as its own territory.
    • Because of the way its name is spelled, some may also refer to the Ukanlos as You-Can-Lose. Not wanting others to be discouraged, some Monster Hunters took it upon themselves to go to the House of Craft to print up something motivational. This was the result.
  • Odibatorasu only:

Edited by CrownlessMimic on Sep 22nd 2018 at 7:06:45 AM

A universe of infinity held within a singular dot. Thus a collection of dots a collection of infinities does it become...
RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#121684: Sep 22nd 2018 at 7:18:01 PM

Added that to Mars. What do you think?

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
#121685: Sep 22nd 2018 at 7:34:24 PM

[tup] for the new dino profiles. Let's get the gang back together. [tup] for Mars and the Pokémon worlds.

I'm taking a break from profiles this page.

Right now I got pages to get approvals for.

First off:

With the Persona Overhaul approved, I hope we can work together and make this a reality. Remember, the following need to change.

  1. All Pantheon stories from Muse Hysteria onwards. This especially means deleting anything pertaining to the now-defunct Tarot Crusaders storyline. Through Darkness And Mirrors will be in the new canon.
  2. The Pantheonic Rebellion and any connections between Witches and Shadows, which also affects Sayaka Miki's profile.
  3. By extension, the profiles for the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Gentaro Kisaragi, Carly Nagisa/Carmine, Gangrel and Luna Vachon, Nanako Dojima, and possibly more.

The new Pantheonic Personas page can be found right here.

Second is the GUAG Groups. We got too many members scattered to not need this, and there are those who don't exactly fit certain niches. I'll need serious help in the bits regarding threat levels and loyalty to Cosmos. I'll do one for the GUAE once this works out.

Edited by nightelf37 on Sep 22nd 2018 at 10:49:14 PM

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Donnietu from Stockton, CA Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#121686: Sep 22nd 2018 at 7:40:43 PM

@Clovis: [tup] for both.

Hello, my baby. Hello, my honey. Hello, my ragtime gal.
Bazzardreturns The Marked Prince from Canada Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: In love with love
The Marked Prince
#121687: Sep 22nd 2018 at 8:33:23 PM

@ Mars & Pokemon World [tup] for both.

Time to explore the world!
WeirdWarrior Press 5 For Senor from the Sunshine State Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
Press 5 For Senor
#121688: Sep 22nd 2018 at 9:29:24 PM

Reposting updated version of Mordecai. Is he good to go?

Mordecai Heller, God of Stoic Spectacles (Elijah Metzger, Mo'Cai)

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

This time, I'm really gonna do it.
RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#121689: Sep 22nd 2018 at 10:07:57 PM

[up] [tup]

Thanks for the votes, Mars and the World of Pokemon are up

TPPR10 Shocking Gun! from out of nowhere Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Shocking Gun!
#121690: Sep 22nd 2018 at 10:21:50 PM

@MH bio: Wait, why were they deleted again? And why are they being brought back?

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
Donnietu from Stockton, CA Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#121691: Sep 22nd 2018 at 11:40:52 PM

[up][up]I thought your Randy Marsh idea was already approved.

Hello, my baby. Hello, my honey. Hello, my ragtime gal.
Mizerous Takat Empress from Outworld Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Brewing the love potion
Takat Empress
#121692: Sep 23rd 2018 at 12:27:14 AM

I missed the news what's going on with the Persona profiles?

Mileena Madness
Muundeis No. 1 Entourage Fanboy from ANYWHEREEEEEEE!!!! AAAAAHHHHH!!! Since: Dec, 2017 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
No. 1 Entourage Fanboy
#121693: Sep 23rd 2018 at 1:06:06 AM

@Bazzard: Let's do the changes! [tup]

@Crownless: I can't think of anything sadly, so [tup] for the three.

@WeirdWarrior: Mordecai looks good now! [tup]

@Mizerous: The Persona Overhaul is an ongoing operation where interested parties can help delete unnecessary details regarding Persona in outdated profiles and establish new rules on characters outside of Shin Megami Tensei getting Personas. Dunno if this is a great summary or not, but this is what I'm getting at.

Next time on Dr. Phil Straddles The Border...
Ferot_Dreadnaught Since: Mar, 2015
#121694: Sep 23rd 2018 at 1:12:09 AM

FYI, The Equestria Girls are up, in case that effects anything.

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
#121695: Sep 23rd 2018 at 3:04:41 AM

prior to the Persona Overhaul, there were too many new Persona-users thanks to the TV World being accessible. Hotman was like "this has to come to an end", so we (AMD Camilla and a few others) discussed and came to a compromise.

Now, a lot of changes and regulations have been made, and among these is that just like Personas cannot be used in the real world by the canon Persona-users, the same will apply in the Pantheon...except for the canon Persona deities. That way, no one will go in with the idea of getting a power-up. More can be found here.

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WhirlRX Since: Jan, 2015
#121696: Sep 23rd 2018 at 8:39:43 AM

I think we shouldn't let the Koopa family go on the internet for awhile. I don't think they can handle some recent fan development. tongue

TheWikiaEditor Since: Sep, 2018
#121697: Sep 23rd 2018 at 10:54:48 AM

I've revised Hao Asakura into the Invincible Villain trope, although I'm still unsure as to whether or not it might be given to Madara.

As for Horohoro, I think Ice-Based Elemental Punching is a good fit, since his most powerful attacks consist of him creating and using ice gauntlets.

Does this work?

Edited by TheWikiaEditor on Sep 23rd 2018 at 10:54:45 AM

Donnietu from Stockton, CA Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#121698: Sep 23rd 2018 at 11:02:23 AM

[up] I thought we don’t approve of merged titles.

Hello, my baby. Hello, my honey. Hello, my ragtime gal.
ReddishGuy1 Since: Jul, 2014
#121699: Sep 23rd 2018 at 11:18:43 AM

I'm new to this thread and not fully familiar with how it works. Is there a specific format for proposing deities or are they proposed somewhere else?

Just imagine something here.
TheWikiaEditor Since: Sep, 2018
#121700: Sep 23rd 2018 at 11:19:01 AM

I noticed quite a number of merged titles throughout the Pantheon, so I figured that it was allowed.


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