Welcome to the Trope Pantheons thread! Please read the rules:
- 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 means the profile will have a one week waiting period.
- For new and reworked deities, 4 is a 3 day waiting period.
- 5 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 is a 3 day waiting period.
- 4 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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
on that new division. Would the Abyssal Fleet be part of the GUAE fleet?
And for Char and Ghiren's split factions. Would Rau be on the latter, or will he joining the GUAD full-time?
This be the Pantheon, where there'll be a lot of brief identity confusions all around come Halloween, if you catch my drift.
Accepting s for the Turrets now.
"Target acquired."
Sentry Turrets, Collective Deities of Fragile Turrets and Shooting The Entire Bullet (Aperture Turret)
- Potential House: Robotics & Machinery and Firearms
- s:
- Demideities
- Symbol: Themselves
- Alignment: Lawful Evil under Aperture Science, otherwise varies depending on their purchasers' morality
- Portfolio: Weak Turret Gun, Nigh-Infinite Ammo Supply, Laser Sight, Shooting The Entire Bullet, "Dispensing Product", Adorable Evil Minions, Cute Machines, Helpless When Grabbed, Excellent In A Choir
- Domain(s): Turrets, Bullets, Testing
- Other Turrets: Defective Turrets, Oracle Turret, Animal King Turret
- High Priest:
- Superiors: Cave Johnson, GLaDOS
- Couriers (all part-time): Derpy Hooves, The Courier, Cloud Strife, Kiki
- Enemies: All Black Mesa personnel, the Spy
- Punch-Clock Villain to: Chell, anyone who enters their sights
- While Torbjörn and the Engineer were discussing sentry guns one day, and the topic eventually came to the Sentry Turrets of Aperture Science. Naturally, both had fun ridiculing its design flaws. The next day, a file from Cave Johnson with an attached video was delivered to the Court of the Gods. Turns out he had been listening in on that conversation in secret.
- It showed the features of his Sentry Turrets, the very ones GLaDOS used in the tests she forced Chell through. After going through the file, they decided to "ascend" them for two titles: Weak Turret Gun for how easy it is to take them out, and Cartridges in Flight, since their firing system actually spring-launches the entire bullet.
- The day after Cave delivered his file, his proposal to ascend his Sentry Turrets was approved, but there was a certain issue...
- Given the nature of the trope and the deity, there was some debate on how to bring them up and how to represent them. It was one thing to ascend a squadron of unnamed human soldiers as can be seen in the House of War, but this was what was essentially a consumer product (with battle applications, admittedly) that just happened to never make it to the shipping stage. Eventually, a verdict was reached.
- And so the Sentry Turrets' two temples (in Robotics & Machinery and Firearms) were essentially turned into Aperture Facilities for manufacturing these things, and then actually shipping them all over the Pantheon. Due to their... "reliability", they come relatively cheap, despite Cave's protests. Shipping is handled both by on-site pick-ups and hired delivery services (though Derpy often gets them jostled, and the Courier either actually delivers on time, or his usual and they actually prove useful for the customer's situation).
- That said, there's a chance that a Defective Turret might be manufactured instead, but the facilities actually have quality checks to make sure none of those actually get shipped. It's one of the actual competent things Aperture does, though it's done by having a Sentry Turret as a template for its quality checker; swap that with a Defective Turret and you'll get good Turrets being tossed out.
- Here's an advertisement for the Turrets in case you wish to make a purchase.
- Aperture Science advises to only use Aperture-brand Resolution Pellets when loading the Sentry. "Incident resolution" is not guaranteed if anything else is loaded. Also make sure the turret is in Non-Judgment Mode before doing so.
- They don't just come in plain white chassis, one can request for different kinds of designs, like Forest Camo, Desert Camo, Wood (Table), Brick (Evening At The Improv), an orange-and-white design (What Idiot Picked This?), and more. And there's always the option to paint it afterwards.
- As for why Turrets are able to sing, it's meant for soothing any babies it's protecting back to sleep after shooting any house intruders.
- Due to how the Turrets fire their bullets, they're actually far weaker than if it had been fired by striking the primer hard and thus using the gunpowder to propel the bullet, which explains why Chell is able to survive their attacks despite lacking any sort of armor.
- Naturally, with no one saying otherwise, most gods who order their turrets get theirs modified (either by themselves or someone else) in all sorts of ways, like clamps to keep from falling over, changing up the firing systems so that they actually shoot bullets like bullets, and so on. Thankfully, since the "vanilla" versions still fit their current tropes, these mods don't affect their divine positions in the Pantheon.
- Those commonly known to mod these turrets are the Engineer and Torbjörn (only for purposes of study), Peridot, Cyborg, Tony Stark (same reasons as Torb and Dell), Lucca, San Francisco DedSec, Tali'Zorah, Nitori Kawashiro, Miles Prower, etc.
- Symmetra looks down on these turrets not only for their "medieval" design despite their smooth aesthetic (the only positive quality she considers), but for actually being far weaker than Torbjörn's and Dell's (let alone her own). Still, she has had one purchased for modification purposes; perhaps she can come up with a far superior design than Aperture's.
- Asroc, being his team's resident Gadgeteer Genius, would try his hand on making his own improvements on them with his Septima. Not only to further aid his comrades and their efforts, but also as an opportunity to showcase his superiority over others in his field of work. Heck, with his abilities he could even turn the Defective Turrets into something useful with just the right amount of parts of junk lying around.
- Plenty of evil armies, such as the Helghan Empire and the 501st Legion purchase these en masse either for cheap security or as expendable mooks for their armies. After getting them all retrofitted to have more lethal shots, of course.
- The Grand United Alliance of Machines would have similar reasons for buying and modifying. GLaDOS being part of the GUAM helps.
- The two ascended Weyland-Yutani soldiers (Hicks and Vasquez) bought a few to see how they would fare against Xenomorphs. Let's just say the Turrets didn't make the cut, and the soldiers ceased to be customers.
- Those commonly known to mod these turrets are the Engineer and Torbjörn (only for purposes of study), Peridot, Cyborg, Tony Stark (same reasons as Torb and Dell), Lucca, San Francisco DedSec, Tali'Zorah, Nitori Kawashiro, Miles Prower, etc.
- The Spy finds them hilariously easy to thwart. He doesn't even need a Sapper to destroy them. They particularly don't like it when he uses am Ap-Sap on them, which looks like Wheatley.
- Speaking of Wheatley, anybody carrying the Idiot Ball from the Treasury since the two are one and the same will get fired upon with extreme prejudice. Which is merely getting fired upon without and prior greeting. This prejudice also applies to all Black Mesa personnel given they're Aperture Science products.
- "No Hard Feelings."
Is there anybody who would covet the Asterisks?
- Potential Place: Magical Artifacts
- Class Level: 4
- s:
- Apperance: hexagonal stones that bear the symbol of an asterisk
- Alignment: Depending on its holder('s party)
- Portfolio: Job System, Anti-Escape Mechanism, Amazing Technicolor Battlefield
- Domains: Job Classes, Artifact,
- Owners: The Heroes of Luxendarc
- Asterisks are jewel-like objects that were created by the Sage Yulyana in his plot to usurp the Crystal Orthodoxy's authority in "granting vocations".
- Initially, changing one's job or 'vocation' required a special approval from within the Crystal Orthodoxy. With the asterisks however, the Sage would be able to prevent the institution from growing rich from fat profits known as 'alms'. Sage approached the panicked high officials and the grand patriarch, proposing to them the asterisks, mentioning that "granting vocations should be based on it, as overseen by the Orthodoxy." To that end, those wanting to apply for a 'vocation' would apply to the Orthodoxy and pay a fair price. Those who could pay may apply to change their jobs. The grand patriarch and his officials only sought profit through it, thus they agreed to Sage's proposal.
- Afterwards, Sage was then appointed by the grand patriarch as the 'overseer' of the new asterisk system. However, since Sage was the only person who possessed the knowledge of creating the asterisks, coupled with the fact that he had changed the previous system of changing jobs towards the asterisk system, he had essentially robbed the Crystal Orthodoxy of their authority to grant vocations. Acknowledging his success in having robbed the Orthodoxy of their influence, he escaped from the position, taking with him the knowledge of creating the asterisks. Since the profits gained from the asterisk system were controlled by Sage who had already sequestered himself within the Yulyana Woods, the Crystal Orthodoxy were thus rendered incapable of gaining any semblance of profit from the asterisk job system.
- These Asterisks were once held by various officials in the Eternian Empire before being… "relieved" of them by Tiz and company, and a few others were also retrieved from various elites in the Glanz Empire. Due to the risk of these Asterisks getting stolen (and thus bequeathing their powers to those thieves, not to mention anyone else who gets their hands on them), they requested for the Court to place these in the Treasury. As for how they'll be able to change jobs without them, turns out their ascension already grants that, just like how Bartz doesn't need the Crystal fragments from his world to do the same anymore.
- Aside from offering Job Classes to their holders, these Asterisks can conjure an "asterisk space" that prevents the holders' opponents from escaping. Aside from Sage Yulyana, the creator of these Asterisks, there's no known way of entering it from the outside, either, or what it even looks like from the outside. The only way out is through possessing an Asterisk of your own, or—as stated above—defeating the Asterisk holder(s) (taking their Asterisk is actually optional).
- There are thirty-five Asterisks in total that are known to exist thus far: Monk, White Mage, Black Mage, Knight, Thief, Merchant, Spell Fencer, Time Mage, Ranger, Summoner, Valkyrie, Red Mage, Salve-Maker, Performer, Pirate, Ninja, Swordmaster, Arcanist, Spiritmaster, Templar, Dark Knight, Vampire, Conjurer, Wizard, Charioteer, Fencer, Bishop, Astrologist, Catmancer, Hawkeye, Patissier, Exorcist, Guardian, Kaiser, and Yōkai.
- Due to not being Player Characters in the second game, the powers of the Wizard Asterisk onward are not available to Agnès and Ringabel.
- Due to not being Player Characters in the first game, the powers of the Spell Fencer, Salve-Maker, Arcanist, Spiritmaster, Vampire, and Conjurer Asterisks are unavailable to Yew and Magnolia.
- Having featured in both as Player Characters, only Tiz and Edea have the powers of all thirty-five.
Edited by nightelf37 on Oct 23rd 2019 at 11:41:34 PM
TV Tropes Pantheon Group Members DatabaseI think Sander is done. Any
Harland David Sanders, God of Deep-Fried Food (Colonel Sanders)
- Intermediate God
- Symbol: A bucket of fried chicken with his smiling face on the side
- Theme Song: this song from an old ad
- Alignment: Lawful Good
- Portfolio: Deep-Fried Whatever, Absurdly Dedicated Worker, Suffering A Lot Before Success, Memetic Badass
- Domains: Chicken, Fast Food, Hotels
- High Priest: Jollibee
- Herald: Every hard-working KFC employee
- Allies: Gordon Ramsay, Takeshi Kaga, Kirby, The Flash, Hal Jordon/Green Lantern, Leonard Snart/Captain Cold, Toriko and Komatsu, Ignis Sciencia, Sanji, Mr. Champloo, Max Tennyson, Hisao Nakai, Spongebob Squarepants, Meta Knight, Soma Yukihira, Pepsiman
- Friendly Rival: Ronald McDonald
- Enemies: Eobard Thawne/Reverse-Flash, Gorilla Grodd, Mr. Krabs, Plankton
- Respected by: Larfleeze
- Opposes: Yoh Asakura
- Conflicting Opinion: Robbie Rotten
- The best tasting fried food is subjective though one will find it quite hard to not think of the Colonel himself during that discussion. An iconic figure, his legacy of Kentucky-styled cooking cemented his status in the world of fast food. Ascended to show the Pantheon how real fried food is made.
- The Colonel has had a hard life before starting his restaurants. He had many failed business ventures before making his fried chicken recipe of eleven herbs and spices. Since then, he’s been a a brand symbol even after his death, but in the Pantheon proper he treats any misadventures he was portrayed doing as what actually happened, regardless of their ridiculousness.
- Despite having created his company with the best intentions to sell high quality food, he didn’t have the best of relations with his company especially after it was acquired by the bigger one. The Colonel would always say about the food being served being below subpar, going to restaurants himself and lambasting employees if the food is not up to his standard. He complained so much publicly that Sanders actually got into legal trouble for it. After his departure from his business, he and his wife started a hotel that sells food with original recipes at its restaurant. If they won’t listen to him, he might as well do it itself.
- No, he did not achieve an actual colonel rank in the military. It’s a rather hectic story where a business rival tried going on a killing spree at the gas station Sanders was employed at. Apparently the guy thought his business was getting screwed over after the sign was changed to redirect traffic to the station. Sanders was awarded the title of Kentucky colonel due to being present when the guy came in and killed a fellow employee. Was commissioned the title again by the his friend who was the governor. Sanders took the title proudly as his current dressing is still based upon that title.
- If there is anything Sanders hates more, it’s laziness. He believes that by working through thick and thin, you’ll be able to find success even if it isn’t what you intended. Thinks the entire process is cheapened if people take the shorter way to do things. Has allies himself with Meta Knight to get those lazy people to do something. Attempts to get slackers like Yoh Asakura to do things like work at a KFC. That’s an idea with no Product Placement behind it once so ever.
- Is rather conflicted on Robbie Rotten. The man wants everyone to be lazy but somehow goes through extreme lengths to make sure they are. Quite a paradox indeed.
- Made friends with several fellow cooks who believe in making others good meals as well. While many of them are opposed to fast food, they do recognize that frying food is still an legitimate cooking style. They respect Sanders advocating serving quality food and has invited him as a judge in several cooking contests.
- Naturally a rival to Ronald McDonald as the businesses they represented are competing up until now. Their rivalry though is a bit tamer than one would think, as Sanders and Ronald just want to bring happiness to consumers in peace. Doesn’t stop them from taking potshots at each other. Had a one minute battle between each other to show who was superior. The Colonel showed the clown why he was an Intermediate deity.
- Appreciates Spongebob for being a hard worker who’ll do anything to make who he serves happy. The same opinion cannot be said however for his boss, Mr. Krabs. Sanders thinks the crustacean will do the most heinous things for the a quick buck, actions which he lambasts. Plankton thought that maybe he could have the Colonel on his side but Sanders just said Plankton should work hard make his own recipe instead of trying to steal one himself.
- Actually is connected to the DC Comics multiverse, as he had to battle against his Evil Counterpart, Colonel Sunder. Colonel Sunder managed to recruit multiple villains to join his crime syndicate. The Colonel with the help of the Flash and Green Lantern, they were able to stop that. Plus, the Colonel managed to befriend a few of the villains who joined in, making them be temporary employees at KFC to make up for their evil actions.
- Afterward, had to stop Colonel Sunder again who teamed up with another alternate Colonel, Colonel Grodd to take over The Multiverse. Pulling a Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sanders went in to gather of team of several different Colonels across dimensions to stop the two. Managed to defeat them rather easily thanks to their numbers.
- Somehow was also named an honorary Green Lantern as well. Helped Hal Jordon stop Larfleeze from stealing hordes of chicken sandwiches in a rather peaceful matter by showing the Orange Lantern on how to run his own KFC restaurants. Sanders is somehow of the few people Larfleeze is amicable towards thanks to this. Larfleeze still isn’t sharing his chicken sandwiches though.
- Rejoiced upon seeing heroes he was helped out by were in the Pantheon. Vice versa, was pretty peeved that Gorilla Grodd and Reverse-Flash were here after hearing of their terribleness. Sanders has sworn to stand beside the Justice League despite not being exactly a superhero himself to much applause.
- Particularly a beloved figure in Japan, where it’s tradition to eat his chicken at the holiday season. As humbled as Sanders is about this, he is quite unsure on how to feel about this fact. Sure, he likes the thought of them enjoying his food but believes Christmas should be about spending time with loved ones. Every Japanese person in the Pantheon comes up to him for an autograph, to which the Colonel is happy to give anyhow.
- One of Japan’s Urban Legends surrounds him as well oddly enough. In 1985, a statue of the Colonel was thrown into the river to celebrate the Hanshin Tigers’ victory. However, for eighteen straight years after, the same team would always find themselves losing. It is believed that the Colonel had cursed them for throwing a statue of himself into the river. The team’s misfortuen was broken in 2004 and the statue itself was fished out in the river in 2009 though Sanders is more concerned over the constant acts of vandalism done to KFC restaurants thanks to this superstition, leading up to a guy getting killed.
- Apparently is in a Dating Sim. No, really. During cooking school, Sanders’ cooking was so powerful, it gave everyone who ate it orgasms. Thanks to this rather... strange fact Sanders befriended Soma, a fellow cook who could make others taste buds explode in happiness. Also Hisao Nakai, who he recommended NOT to eat any KFC meals thanks to his heart condition.
- Has a bit of an odd relationship with Pepsiman since KFC stocks up on Pepsi drinks. Pepsiman thinks Sanders is an ally thanks to this but to the Colonel, it’s just business. If there was a Cokeman, Sanders would say the same. Wisely, he decided just to shake hands and smile.
- Absolute horrified by the Cheetos chicken sandwich his company managed to make. The thought of it made of the Colonel puke.
- “''It’s finger licken’ good.''”
Colonel
Reposting this because it got skipped over.
Can I move Shenron (Literal Genie) to Magic Casters? His trope is about wishes, not genies.
Now having read the trope page, I think he's okay in his current position, but I still think he could fit in Magic Casters as that's where other wish tropes fall under.
Edited by Excessive-Menace on Oct 23rd 2019 at 8:37:29 AM
What you feel isn't real.
Unlike your previous moves, I'm not on board with this one.
Edited by SuperWIKI1 on Oct 23rd 2019 at 11:28:51 PM
Retired effective March 1, 2022Why not put him in both?
Jawbreakers on sale for 99¢for the Turrets and the Colonel.
@Colonel Sanders:
Hello, my baby. Hello, my honey. Hello, my ragtime gal.for Sanders.
Just a sad, lonely girls for the Turrets, the Asterisks and Colonel Sanders!
yeahOther mixed couple?
Candyman, God of Urban Legends (Daniel Robitaille, The Writing on the Wall, The Whisper in the Classroom)
- Lesser God
- Symbol: The mural of Candyman
- Theme Song: Candyman Main Theme
- Alignment: Chaotic Evil
- Portfolio: Man turned Urban Legend, Born of Human Belief, Appear by a mirror when his name is spoken five times, Murdered for loving a white woman, Wears a longcoat to conceal his exposed chests covered with bees, Murder with his hook hand and bees, Vengeful Ghost, Scary Black Man (was white in the original book)
- Domains: Urban Legend, Mirror, Murder, Bees
- 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.
- Herald: Helen Lyle
- Allies: Bloody Mary
- Enemies: Sumaru City Persona-Users, Rosemary Woodhouse
- Pitied by: Luke and Jessica Cage, Jacqui Briggs and Takeda Takahashi, Alana and Marko
- Candyman was once a man named Daniel Robitaille, a "freedman" and painter who fell in love with a plantation owner's daughter and was murdered by her father and a lynch mob. His death involved the men sawing off his right hand, replacing it with a hook and leaving him to be stung to death by bees when they smeared him with honey. Since then, he became a legend in modern society, with his legend spoken from Cabrini-Green to New Orleans and to Los Angeles.
- During the dead start of Halloween, the urban legend of Candyman began spreading through the temples with many gods gossiping of his existence and the possibility of his ascension under the relevant trope. One decided to test the legend for themselves by calling out his name to a mirror five times. Sure enough, Candyman appeared and gutted him and alerted the Pantheon to his existence.
- Though it is required for his name to be called to a mirror five times for him to kill people, it appears that he despises people that try to deny his existence. Because he is a ghost born of urban legend, he requires people's belief of his existence to remain in the mortal world. Those that try to deny his existence are often the victims of his wrath or merely collateral damage just to prove his existence, as he did to Helen Lyle.
- Candyman respects Bloody Mary, another creature born of an urban legend. In fact, Candyman's MO is practically identical to Mary's since they need someone chanting their name in a mirror a number of times in order to make them attack.
- He was drawn to Rosemary Woodhouse as a poor victim like Helen, though he is amused with rumors of the founder of the Church of Satan involved with the movie and alleged with playing the Devil himself.
- Because of his love for Caroline Sullivan, he often stalks those that easily remind him of her. It was very convenient that his targets included Helen Lyle, who resembled her lover, and Annie Tarrant and Caroline McKeever, who are actually his descendants.
- Some people pity him because his only "crime" was falling in love with a white woman at a time when racism was prevalent. Even Candyman sheds a tear whenever he is reminded of his death, particularly through other deities who have suffered because of racism.
- Luke Cage, whose marriage with Jessica is met with disdain, even pities him. "And I thought I had it bad. Sweet Christmas."
- The Sumaru City Persona-user dread his existence as he is a killer born of an urban legend, with the widespread belief of him keeping his existence in the Pantheon. Nyarlathotep would be proud.
- Final Destination's Death seems rather interested in Candyman, as an entity that brings certain death to those that call his name five times. Death knows a mortal known as "William Bludworth", a mortician who looks and acts remarkably similar to Candyman.
I'm not sure if you keep missing this or if you're just deliberately ignoring it, so here you are again. Tell me why it won't work out if it doesn't work out.
What would the Candyman think of this song? Would it inadvertently propagate his name? Would Deadpool ask if he came from "Bountyland"?
It's blocked in your country? Oh. How about this? Or are Aqua songs in general blocked in your country?
EDIT: Well, I had no idea! It works perfectly fine in the Philippines. How was It to know which videos are blocked in which countries where specific tropers live in?
Okay, okay. What would Candyman react to someone asking him to "take him to Bountyland"? And what if it was Deadpool?
Edited by nightelf37 on Oct 24th 2019 at 2:02:36 AM
TV Tropes Pantheon Group Members DatabaseHow the @*4! would I know about it if it's blocked. How about finding an actual video. The fact that I have to google the song myself means you really need to fix your crap.
DO it youself if you are so damn insistent!
I literally said that your link doesn't work.
Edited by mariovsonic999 on Oct 23rd 2019 at 11:01:53 AM
Fire Emblem Heroes Code: 4547311645 Fate/Grand Order Code: 188037115Okay. Letting it go now. I have added that Aqua bit in.
So, there's another topic I wish to broach. Ness's profile isn't looking up to standards, and it might be time to rework him. Question is, should he be reworked on his own, or should his friends join him for Kid Hero? I ask because you have a profile set up for Jeff for Muggles Do It Better, and I wouldn't want to intrude on your work.
TV Tropes Pantheon Group Members DatabaseAight, so considering how he doesn't get much attention these days, and that a few notable character from his world have been ascended, Nagash could have a rework.
Again, refining Otonashi, Kanade and Settra as usual. Any thoughts and feedback?
Feedback Mode:
Yuzuru Otonashi and Kanade Tachibana, Co-Gods of Finale Credits (Yuzuru: Otonashi, Kanade: Angel/Tenshi)
- House of Narrative (Beginnings And Endings)
- Lesser God (Otonashi) and Intermediate Goddess (Kanade)
- Alignment: Neutral Good (though Kanade was accused of being Lawful Neutral)
- Theme Song: My Soul, Your Beats! (Both), Otonashi (Otonashi), Kanade and Angel's Flight (Kanade)
- Symbol: An Electrocardiogram
- Portfolio:
- Otonashi: The Protagonist, Cared for a Dying Sister, Was Motivated into becoming a Doctor, but Died before He could fulfill his Goal, The Only Normal Member of the SSS, Nice Guy, Doesn't Remember his Past at first, Initially Didn't have much thought on Friends, Nice Guy, Usually reffered by his Surname, First met Kanade when she stabbed him in the Heart, Really didn't want Kanade to depart from the Afterlife, Spent his Energy trying to have Everyone Move on from their Guilt but he remains the Only One left in the Afterlife
- Kanade: Rei Ayanami Expy, Student Council President, Action Girl, Waif-Fu, Weilds Dual Sonic Blades, Is not the Major Threat as perceived by the SSS, Highly Relentless, Mystical White Hair, One-Woman Army Talks Rarely, Angelic Motifs, The recipient of Otonashi's Heart Donation, Departs from the Afterlife after hearing Otonashi's Confession, May Reunite with Otonashi in the Next Life
- Allies: Yuri Nakamura, Tomoya Okazaki, Nagisa Furukawa, The Charlotte Cast, Raiden, Scorpion, Daniel LaRusso, Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Colette Brunel, Shirou Emiya, Rei Ayanami, Origami Tobichii
- Enemies: Yuuki Terumi, Zamasu, Agatha Trunchbull, Issac Wescott, Biff Tannen
- On Good Terms With: Johnny Lawrence
- Opposes: Nekron, Nagash, YHVH
- Suddenly waking up in the middle of a high school in night, Otonashi was puzzled about how he ended up here, before encountering and being killed by a white-haired girl only known as Angel. He woke up again in a hospital bed, still confused about what was going on, until input from the SSS Battlefront Afterlife, led by Yuri Nakamura, confirmed that Otonashi was in the afterlife. Joining the SSS in Yuri's attempt to rebel against "God", Otonashi took arms, being the Only Sane Man in a whole slew of different situations. He would encounter Angel several times, ultimately learning her identity as Kanade Tachibana, the current Student Council President of the afterlife's high school.
- Otonashi was an ordinary boy who spent most of his time tending and caring for his sister who was terminally ill. After she died on Christmas Eve in the middle of a walk, Otonashi decided to become a medical doctor in the hopes of saving lives as a sort of atonement to being unable to save his sister. Unfortunately, a train crash rendered Otonashi with a fatal injury, but decided to try maintaining the survivors's morale. He succeeded and wrote to donate his heart to save someone's life. This would prove to be his last action as Otonashi died as soon as rescue arrived...
- Otonashi's ascension was marked by a tearful reunion with Kanade, which must have stated He really waited for the day he was reunited with his lover. On a similar note, Otonashi was surprised to see what the Pantheon was about; a Forever War between different factions, mainly Good and Evil, to which Otonashi knew he was in for a new and more chaotic life than what was in the Afterlife. Luckily, with Angel and Yuri at his side, Otonashi is going to have a big experience.
- Otonashi and Kanade are a good deal respected by the House of Love, considering the two's incredible devotion to one another, plus Otonashi's donation posthumously saving Kanade in the living world. The two evidently spend a lot of time with each other, with Otonashi doing the best he could to spend as much time with his love as possible.
- As someone who is eager to help out as much as he could, Otonashi made quick friends with Tomoya Okazaki and Nagisa Furukawa, often getting himself involved in some of their activities and understanding the pain of losing someone close. This also extended to a quartet of high school students with superpowers who have difficulty maintaining their powers and are afraid that someone may exploit them. Kanade has since done her best to keep them safe and secure.
- Kanade found a good friend under Origami Tobichii. Aside from the fact that the two resemble each other in a lot of ways and are normally quiet, they respect each other for their lovers's devotion a lot and the two would often try to defend any defenseless Pantheon residents from enemy attacks. Though unlike Origami, Kanade has an angelic motif that's closer to their expies. They both, unsurprisingly, get along with their inspiration, Rei Ayanami, considering how similar they are, alongside Rei being rather protective of the two of them.
- Being individuals who entered the afterlife with angst and depression during their dying moments, they are often visited by Raiden who commends Otonashi for trying to do his best in helping others, even being sacrificial about himself in the process. He praises Kanade for doing the most she could to aid the SSS. A similar sentiment came from Shirou Emiya who finds a lot of common ground with Otonashi regarding prioritizing others over themselves regarding danger. The two have admitted that it could cause trouble, and are taking lessons to better themselves out of it.
- Thanks to the above, there's a surprising friendship with Scorpion. Otonashi is nervous to approach Scorpion given his temper, though he feels a lot of sympathy regarding what he had to go through. Kanade is often seen dueling with Scorpion, the latter seeing him as a challenging and worthy ally if need be.
- Despite living in a high school in the afterlife, there's not much to talk about regarding teachers. That's not going to change the fact about how much Otonashi and Kanade despise Agatha Trunchbill, given how she resorts to needless cruelty and sadism when it comes to punishing students. Yuri is thinking of a way to get back at Agatha, clearly disgusted by her actions, and Otonashi and Kanade are more than willing to help.
- Dislikes Biff Tannen because he would never give up on being a bully and outright refuses to owe up to his mistakes. They'd have a similar feeling towards Johnny Lawrence, but the fact that he's trying to become a better person has made Otonashi and Kanade get along with him rather begrudgingly. It also helps in that Johnny himself has a lot of personal angst going around his mind.
- Found opposition under Issac Wescott and Yuuki Terumi. Luckily, there's Origami and Raiden regarding aid and battling against two of the most depraved beings in the Pantheon.
- Though she may be stoic, Kanade is actually just as oblivious and ditzy as any other SSS member. Though unlike them, she's a lot better at reserving them. That said, its a rather difficult task to make her express openly.
- Are frequent visitors of the House of Health & Diseases, considering Otonashi wanted to be a doctor during his mortal life. Seeing his opportunity open up again, he's doing his best to learn as much as he could and become a doctor one day.
- Though they separated after Kanade received Otonashi's donated heart in the living world, it is presumed they reunited there. Whether they truly were Otonashi and Kanade is up for anyone's guess.
Settra, The God Who United Kings (Settra the Imperishable, King of Nehekhara, Lord of the Earth, He who Holds the Sceptre, Ruler of the Four Horizons, Mighty Lion of the Infinite Desert, Great Hawk of the Heavens, Majestic Emperor of the Shifting Sands, and many, many more...
- House of Royalty (Monarchs)
- Greater God
- Symbol: The Scarab Brooch of Usirian
- Alignment: Lawful Neutral (With Occasional Lawful Evil Moments)
- Portfolio: The Creator of the Nehekharian Empire, The Mortuary Cult and its Ultimate Uniter, Immensely Driven to his Goals, Boasts Hundreds of Titles, Led a Golden Age of Tyranny that Preserved the Populace of Nehekhara, Sacrificed his sons to prove his Dedication to his Gods, Seeked to Gain Immortality and succeeded but with a Hideous Appearance and inability to Taste, The Mortuary Cult indirectly led to Nagash's reign and terror, Incredibly Vain but still An Effective and Just Ruler, An Accomplished General, Magic Knight, Religious Bruiser, Expy of Qin Shi Huangdi, The Blessed Blade of Ptra, Respected by his Arch-Enemy
- Domains: Mummies, Undead, Pharaohs, Kings, Emperors, Ruling, Pride
- Herald: Grand Hierophant Khatep
- Allies note : Darth Vader, Bowser, Bowser Jr., Nagato, Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, Alexander the Great, The Skull Knight, Harry Dresden, Gaara, Reptile, Aegon I Targaryen, Visenya Targaryen and Rhaenys Targaryen, Margaery Tyrell
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Karl Franz, Thorgrim Grudgebearer, The Emperor of Mankind, Homura Akemi, Bruce Wayne/Batman, Death the Nephilim, Sasuke Uchiha, The Ice King
- Enemy Mine: Vlad von Carstein, Artix Von Krieger, Guts, Artoria Pendragon, Scorpion, Raiden, Kotal Kahn, Sora, Riku, Kairi, Aqua, Ventus, Terra, Dipper and Mabel Pines, Naruto Uzumaki, Link, Princess Zelda
- Rival: Regime Superman
- Enemies: NAGASH THE UNDYING, Archaon the Everchosen, Gilgamesh, Khazrak and Gorthor, Griffith, The Godhand, Shao Kahn, Shinnok, Quan Chi, Molag Bal, Ganondorf, Apocalypse, Master Xehanort, Wyald, Emperor Ganishka, Dracula, Madara Uchiha, Bill Cipher, Joffrey Baratheon, Cersei Lannister
- Opposes: The Four Chaos Gods, Darkseid, The Anti-Monitor, Cosmos, Melkor, YHVH, Lucifer, Nekron, The Machine Council
- Opposed By: The House of Family
- Respects: Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson
- Conflicted Opinion: Daenerys Targeryan
- Pities: Tommen Baratheon
- Born to a prestigious family in the harsh, divided deserts of Nehekhara, Settra quickly developed an unquenchable thirst of power and dominion. He rose to become an excellent soldier and politician devoted to his beliefs and the deities he worships. He was so driven, he forced himself into sacrificing his sons to appease his gods into granting him divinity. Through all of this, Settra became a notable leader, eventually conquering and subjugating the several cities of Nehekhara into forming a kingdom, with Settra as its ruler. Though he was ruthless and egotistical, his reign was rather celebrated and prosperous, with Settra promising rewards and services to his company. However, there was one thing he coveted above all else; immortality. In his pursue, he created the Mortuary Cult to advance his research and goals for immortality, although he died before his dream was realized. His infamous successor, Nagash would succeed in the engineering of immortal beings, but his ambition and general disregard for everything led to the bankruptcy and destruction of Nehekhara, in addition to creation and rise of the vampires. Several centuries later, Grand Hierophant Khatep stumbled across Settra's tomb and resurrected him with an immortal life, albeit not in the state Settra had intended. Furious at his current appearance and at what Nagash had done, Settra immediately set off to reclaim and reunite Nehekhara, eventually succeeding and retaining his status as one of the most ambitious and feared leaders in the Warhammer World.
- "SETTRA DOES NOT SERVE!!!", called out the King of Nehekhara the moment he stepped foot into the Pantheon and announced his presence. It was surely a dramatic entry, though for the Leading Figures, it was incredibly frustrating on their part, seeing as Settra wasn't going to take anybody's side.
- Settra is a contender for being among the biggest Wild Cards in the entire Pantheon. His pride is so huge, he has distanced himself from all of the Alignment Incarnations unable to comprehend the idea of him serving any of them. YHVH is the most frustrated out of the whole predicament, seeing as Settra perfectly aligns with Law and would have been an incredible asset to the GUAL. Melkor doesn't have much thoughts about him, but notes that as a strong enemy to the Chaos Gods, he is not to be trifled with. Cosmos really has no strong feelings for him, in addition to thinking that he's willingly done some unforgivable acts throughout his life and Lucifer can't really invite Settra to the GUAC unless he were to suddenly pit a fight against Vlad von Carstein.
- That said, Settra doesn't mind making allies with other individuals, regardless of their moral alignment. There's just one golden rule: Don't mention anything remotely stating yourself or anyone else of having a higher position than Settra.
- While he is known for a plethora of achievements and his reputation has become legendary for leadership and history, The House of Family are only going to remember him as the one leader who sacrificed his two sons to appease to his gods to stop a natural disaster. Sure it worked out on Settra and Nehekhara's part, but the House of Family aren't going to be forgiving anytime soon.
- Has made diplomatic relations with Darth Vader, Bowser, Nagato, Wilson Fisk and Alexander the Great via trading, exporting resources and general funding for each others' services. So far, things are looking good with Settra being cordial about his new relationships. And while Bowser is rather uncomfortable about Settra did to his sons, he does feel that Settra is a good leader and a worthy ally if he needs one.
- His appearance in the Pantheon caused a severe rattle and discomfort on Nagash. Seeing that his Arch-Enemy has finally returned, he is taking countermeasures and bolstering his forces to prepare for an eventual rematch. Settra, having never forgotten what Nagash did to Nehekhara is more than ready to wage war. Archaon was also surprised and knowing that Settra will likely target him for permanently destroying Nehekhara, is making preparations with Darkseid in taking him on. For now, Settra just wants to establish his own land and relations in the Pantheon, in addition to hopefully being seen as the greatest leader there.
- Despite his grandiose vanity Settra is known to be a rather effective and capable ruler, and in a good way, considering his rather harsh approach and brutal tactics in combat. His servants have been noted to be rewarded justly and Settra is someone who manages to keep his end of the bargain. Even some of his enemies are able to at least respect him in that regard, and they're rather lucky in the sense that Settra doesn't pay attention to them.
- Reptile has seen Settra in a very favorable light and is willing to serve him. Kotal Kahn however isn't fond of him, though the two are bound to a non-aggression pact, which is mediated by Reptile being allies for both rulers. Settra and Kotal will, however, ally with each other if it means taking on Shao Kahn, Shinnok and Quan Chi if need be.
- Is impressed by Aegon Targaeryan and decided to try establishing a strong relationship with him. Similarly, Aegon commends Settra for his implacable determination and for being able to unite a socially divided landscape into a singular kingdom like how Aegon did with dragons. The two often import trades and engineer weapons for each other out of goodwill.
- On a similar note, he has mixed feelings for Aegon's descendant, Daenerys. He liked the fact that Daenerys wanted to establish herself as being different from her predecessors and for being a strong leader, but Settra was very disappointed by how she concluded her reign, to which he wanted to scold her for allowing her emotions to get the better of her. He is more optimistic about Margaery as her manipulation skills were adept and Settra is more than willing to have her as one of his advisers.
- Like everyone else, he sees Joffrey Baratheon as an idiotic scum and can't comprehend the idea of how he was able to become king. He found his death as amusing as it was satisfying. That said, he has a much better, if not, more sympathetic viewpoint towards Joffrey's brother Tommen. Settra thinks he could have been a good king if he were given more time to wisen up, and as a result, dislikes Cersei for treating his death with complete apathy.
- For all his boasts about not wanting to be looked down by anyone else, he has nothing but utmost respect for Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. As they are archetypal pioneers of the Tabletop Game media, he feels indebted to them, thus making them the ONLY deities in the Pantheon that Settra would outright bow to. Though he does this privately and not to anyone else, just in case he wants to preserve the image of him being not taking any chances at serving under someone.
- Hates Darkseid with every fiber of his being; As feared and notorious as he could be, Settra isn't going to resort his followers into becoming slaves and be needlessly cruel. He sees Darkseid as what a leader shouldn't be and his partnership with Archaon only furthers his disdain towards the Lord of Tyranny. Darkseid on the other hand, respects Settra's prowess, but thinks of him as a Hypocrite as Settra himself is a tyrant. Settra takes it as an insult, and is willing to lash out towards Darkseid, regardless of their massive power difference.
- His enemies are an equal amount of heroes and villains, to which Settra isn't really startled by. He is opposed by the likes of Guts, Sora, Dipper and Mabel Pines, Link and Princess Zelda. However, they also share a good deal of enemies with Settra. Sometimes Settra would agree on a temporary alliance, which heroes are able to tolerate due to Settra being more concerned about his own kingdom than usurping lands.
- Nobody gains more ire and frustration towards Settra than Gilgamesh. The reason is because Gilgamesh suddenly and forcibly demanded that he bow towards him. Given how he feels about kneeling towards someone, Settra immediately waged a battle. That didn't stop Gilgamesh from rambling about how he should be looked up upon by everyone, to which Settra became more annoyed. Ever since then, Settra has been taking an uneasy alliance with Saber, herself an Arch-Enemy of Gilgamesh. Despite their enmity, Settra and Saber do acknowledge each other as good rulers in their own right.
- And no, he isn't dumb enough to consider hiring Wyald into his services, given how mindless and depraved he is. Emperor Ganishka disgusts Settra due to the former's extreme paranoia and lengths he goes to regarding his loathsome actions and treatment. And Griffith and The Godhand are too eerily similar to the Chaos Gods. Because of this, he often allies himself with The Skull Knight to go up against them.
- Spent his final moments battling against Nagash and defying the Chaos Gods despite being offered everything he ever wanted. While the Old World was destroyed by Archaon, at least Settra went down true to his character and by opposing his enemies with valor.
Corrected.
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Edited by CrimsonShark on Oct 24th 2019 at 3:08:48 PM
"O, Death... become my Blade, Once More"The Theme Song goes after the Rank.
What you feel isn't real.Accepting thumbs now.
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The 501st Legion, Legion of The Gods and Gods of Mooks (501st Battalion, Vader's Fist, Five Hundred And First)
- Demigod Squadron, more elite troops like death troopers are Lesser Deities but are the exception rather than the norm
- Symbol: This crest◊.
- Theme Music: "Jedi Temple March", "The Imperial March"
- Alignment: Lawful Neutral for all intents and purposes in the Pantheon and Lawful Evil under the Empire and the GUAE, but each member (especially the more individualistic Clones) has his or her own alignment
- Portfolio* : Armor Somehow Doesn't Protect Against Blaster Bolts, Elite Mooks, Worst Shots Ever, Iconic Design, Footsoldiers Of The Empire, Specifically Lord Vader, Easily Replaceable
- Domains: Conformity, Elite, Footsoldiers, Obedience, Order, Slaughter, War
- Followers: They're Mooks, way too many to list.
- Heralds: The rest of the Stormtrooper Corps
- Commanding Officer(s): Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Ahsoka Tano, the entire House of Defense
- Notable Members: CT-7567 "Rex", CC-1119 "Appo", CT-1409 "Echo", CT-5555 "Fives", CT-5597 "Jesse", CT-6116 "Kix", Sergeant Kreel (commander of SCAR squad), Denal, Dogma, Kimmund (commander of the First Legion)
- Superior: George Lucas
- Alliesnote : Any and all denizens of the Pantheon with the authority to lead them, especially military officers and members of all Grand United Alliances. Prominent ones include...
- Star Wars: Grand Admiral Thrawn, Grand Moff Tarkin, Orson Krennic, Admiral Ackbar, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu
- Others: Captain America, Taskmaster, Robocop, The Immortal God-Emperor of Mankind, Sam Vimes, The Commander, every hero and villain in the Pantheon who doesn't give them trouble
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Emperor Palpatine (since their commander pulled a Heel–Face Turn), Boba Fett (their genetic donor's son), Rogue One
- Enemies:
- The Separatists: Count Dooku, General Grievous, Nute Gunray, Wat Tambor (the Separatists), anyone who directly opposes them personally and all enemies of Vader
- Commonality Connection with: Fellow mooks in the Pantheon, such as SHOCKER Combatmen, HYDRA footsoldiers, the Crimson Raiders, the Helghan Empire, the Black Ops, Sauron's orcs, et cetera
- Oppose: The three individuals responsible for their collective instances of demise, Castellan Creed (Thrawn's high priest), Anavel Gato and the Godmodder
- Uneasy Relationship: The 501st Joint Fighter Wing, including Mio Sakamoto (one of their trainers)
- Complicated Relationship: The Tactician
- From the Republic to the Empire, from the Clone Wars to the Galactic Civil War, this is the definitive model of mook the entire omniverse of fiction has seen. The 501st Legion was known far and wide for its military and tactical capabilities, especially their creativity on the battlefield, rendering them some of the most loyal and capable soldiers in the Grand Army of the Republic. After Order 66 was enacted and the Great Jedi Purge carried out (with the help of those very same troopers), all that was wiped clean as the aging clones were replaced by fresh new human recruits to serve as Imperial stormtroopers. What was once a stellar unit serving under General Anakin Skywalker, Commander Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex had degraded into the still exemplary yet lacklustre personal unit of Darth Vader, chief enforcer of Emperor Palpatine.
- After seeing the House of Defense resembling a pigsty for the 37th time in a month, Captain America sought a restructuring of the House, with the goal of creating a unified infantry corps to police and enforce discipline throughout the Pantheon. However, the many dossiers and troop reports in the Defense archives were so out-of-date that it was impossible to draft any sort of re-organization plan. He switched gears and decided to find an already unified force to serve. Darth Vader (a GUAE spy at the time), seeing a chance to advance his master's agenda, offered his squadron. Captain America, glad that he could finally sleep again, agreed. And so it was the 501st Legion, Vader's Fist, the vaunted personal unit of Darth Vader himself, was ascended into the Pantheon.
- Emperor Palpatine requested that Vader ascend the entire Imperial Stormtrooper Corps as well as its First Order successors into the Pantheon. Vader knew that would be unrealistic as that would mean ascending a party numbering in the millions, the very idea of which the Court would find unacceptable even if they were ascending under the trope Mooks. Hence, he defied his master's orders, a quiet show of insubordination that would eventually lead to him splitting ties with Sidious and later the GUAE entirely. Palpatine was displeased that Vader hadn't at least tried to appeal to the Court for leniency, but he wisely acknowledged that doing so would show weakness, probable cause for him to be ousted as Commander of the GUAE Conquest Army and went:
Palpatine: So be it, Lord Vader. But see to it that your men are stationed in every area of our godly abode, enforcing everything that transpires in our wake. Do not make me regret having them ascended under such a humiliating title. - Applies to all of them:
- While most of them are former clone troopers and/or stormtrooper recruits (possibly including First Order stormtroopers in Imperial-era armor), a small percentage started off as cosplayers with really, really good costumes. Of course, these are members of the original fan group called the 501st Legion that lent its name to the esteemed group. If said fan club members want to be part of the real 501st Legion, they have to have at least 5 years of prior military experience. Lord Vader doesn't want ordinary schmucks in the 501st.
- They are currently stationed in most areas of the Pantheon, serving as its premier peacekeeping force, performing regular patrolling, defusing riots, and performing the majority of arrests in small cases. At least one 501st garrison is stationed in each House of the Pantheon, with the largest one serving the House of War. Until recently they served as the main infantry of the GUAE reporting to Vader, but when Vader resigned his commission in the GUAE after his status as a GUAG agent was exposed, he took most of the 501st with him. Their primary temple in the House of War only acts as a supplementary training centre; most of their operations are centred in the House of Defense.
- Note that these non-partisan duties extend to routine military action and response, specific duties such as dealing with Eldritch Abominations are best left to those with that specialty, such as the SCP Foundation and Men In Black. They aren't always successful with stronger deities, however. Their armor makes them essentially Immune to Bullets, but who in the Pantheon uses a gun? Well, a lot, but mostly those guns have either proven superior to their armor or other abilities (including shooting at terrain that can kill them just as easily) they have offset that.
- Some people wonder if their armor is even effective in the first place and why they even bother with such things. As it happens, there is a good reason. They're light, imposing, effective (at least when it comes to glancing shots, and doubles as an environmental and space suit), and cheap (especially since the Emperor spent a lot of credits on the Death Star(s)).
- As the Pantheon's resident non-aligned military force (for the most part), the 501st is one of the few deified groups who can outright have allies of all alignments without anybody taking action for that reason. The rare one that does receives strict punishment. Lord Brevon is rumoured to have been on the receiving end of this after his invasion of the Main House, as are those responsible for the three times their members were completely exterminated. The GUAE often uses their role as a way to access important Pantheon places and objects, though checks and balances are in place to prevent massive security breaches.
- While they officially defer to Vader, they also take orders from anyone of sufficient authority, good or evil. This extends to all members of the Main House and House of Defense. The most elite squads occasionally receive missions from the Progenitors, a rare and highly sought-after postinh. Before that, they reported to the Holy Trinity of Dream of the Endless, Haruhi Suzumiya and Eru Ilúvatar.
- People were worried about the needless deaths that could happen from Vader's outbursts of anger and assertions of failure (i.e. force-choking them to death). Vader doesn't really engage in such slaughter anymore, but is still prone to snapping if the 501st repeatedly goes below his high standards. They are the elite after all, so they should not fail too often if they have prepared sufficiently.
- In the case of Ahsoka Tano, especially since they now know that Vader pre-Mustafar was her master and former commander Anakin, they follow her orders the same way they do Anakin, though it's clear that this working relationship is more out of professionalism than a clear sense of camaraderie.
- Trained under some of the best military officers and combat experts in the Pantheon. However, none have stayed long due to personal commitments, Batman being a prominent example. Their current commanders besides Vader and Ahsoka are Grand Admiral Thrawn, who leads the remnants that continue serving the Grand United Alliance of Evil and Taskmaster, their main combat instructor. Thrawn's pride in them, especially the First Legion (see below), coupled with the Taskmaster's photographic memory and skills in dealing with metahuman entities have made the once mediocre force into an army fully capable of dealing with the many threats in the Pantheon without being humiliated.
- They've had their share of difficult commanding officers, but at the top of all of them is the Tactician. If they happen to be in the battle area, the Tactician would either just ignore them, use them as meatshields for his/her own troops, or put them under the same "umbrella of protection" (i.e. don't let any one of them die). If they're under his/her command, s/he is hard pressed to keep every single one of them alive.
- Nearly wiped out three times:
- First was after 100 Baneblades charged inside the Pantheon, no doubt led by a tactical geni-CREEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!;
- Second, after some pilot who hijacked a nuke-loaded Gundam shot them with it (GATOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!)
- Third was after their initial involvement with the Godmodder's attack on the Pantheon. In the middle of a full-scale civil war in the House of War which spread to the entire rest of the Pantheon no less.
- Not to be confused with that other 501st. Thought once the second-in-command of the 501st Joint Fighter Wings, Mio Sakamoto, ascended, she was made into the personal trainer of the 501st Legion alongside Taskmaster. They commend that where she is rather strict in training, she is surprisingly nice to them all things considered.
- Applies to specific units/individuals:
- You'd be hard-pressed to find an actual individual among the 501st. Since the majority of them are from the age of the Empire, they've been indoctrinated with the values of conformity and compliance, which extends to their blank, white armor and overall lack of identity. Do not call them 'bucketheads' though, they will snap.
- However, there are some special little snowflakes that stand out from the crowd, the clones that stayed on from the era of the Clone Wars. None of the clones listed under individual members aside from Appo, the trooper who led the raid on the Jedi Temple have been identified as of yet. Appo is reportedly trying to encourage individualism in his personal squadron to repent for the atrocities he committed slaughtering thousands of Jedi, in direct defiance of the Emperor's orders.
- Despite Darth Vader's redemption and Heel–Face Turn, Captain Rex has not yet renewed relations with his former commander and as such is not regarded as a member of the 501st in the Pantheon. However, most Clone Wars-era 501st members look back on him fondly, and proudly defer to him whenever they have to work with the Rebellion. Despite the best efforts of the Imperial-era troopers, a memorial has been erected in the 501st's temple honouring Rex as well as clones who fell in the line of duty.
- Being a legion for operating under Vader in any and all environments in the Pantheon, the 501st obviously has its share of Elite Mooks. These include shoretroopers, snowtroopers, jumptroopers, magma troopers, riot troopers, sandtroopers, scout troopers and swamptroopers. The most elite of them all are death troopers, unquestionably loyal soldiers donning black armor who serve as security detail for high-ranking Imperial officers in the Pantheon, ascended or non-ascended. The most prominent units serve ascended officers Director Krennic and Thrawn. In addition to these routine duties, the death troopers also serve as the first line of defense for any Imperial resources in the Pantheon, primarily stationed around the Vault to defend the Imperial Missile Boat.
- Another cream of the crop unit is the First Legion, the unit that personally escorts Darth Vader and any officers serving aboard his flagship, the Super Star Destroyer Executor. As such, they have well-toned temperaments and behaviour to remain under the radar and escape punishments from Vader. Any troopers here that fail to meet expectations are either demoted and returned to the general 501st and/or executed (especially if treason is suspected). Commanding officer Kimmund already has his hands full with smoothing relationships between the Legion and his superiors and now he's in a Forever War? Pretty clear why the First Legion had three previous commanders in quick succession. They are rarely distinguishable from other stormtroopers, with their only noticeable trait being that their primary vessel is a repurposed Separatist freighter.
- Finally, we have Task Force 99, or SCAR Squad, a special ops team specializing in missions requiring unorthodox skills. Each member of the squad specializes in specific tactics, making them good pair-ups with other counterparts in the Pantheon, such as the Suicide Squad and Rogue One. Sergeant Kreel, one of the best examples of Badass Normal within the legion, is perfectly capable of battling with a lightsaber.
- Serve as the bulk of the forces in the House of Defense.
Edited by SuperWIKI1 on Oct 24th 2019 at 11:48:36 PM
Retired effective March 1, 2022@501st: Add this (edit it however you like so it can fit) and you'll get my .
- Some people wonder if their armor even works in the first place and why they even bother with it. As it happens, there is a good reason. They're light, imposing (to the average person, anyway), effective (at least when it comes to glancing shots, and doubles as an environmental and space suit), and cheap (especially since the Emperor spent a lot of credits on the Death Star(s)).
Oh, okay. Must've Failed a Spot Check. Sorry. Accept my all the same.
for the rename.
Edited by nightelf37 on Oct 24th 2019 at 11:34:53 PM
TV Tropes Pantheon Group Members Database
Let's do that!
Edited by Muundeis on Oct 24th 2019 at 11:33:57 PM
yeahGood morning/evening ladies, gentlemen and hamsters!
So there has been some discussion as of late about taking down and reworking the Toku Base and Demonic Legion pages, mostly because they are not only outdated but also chalk full of non-ascended characters; most of whom are just there for the sake of people having their favourites in. Now nothing has come of it so far but I was thinking about getting rid of the non-ascended rosters from both groups, allowing for only ascended characters. The non-ascended ones can be called in at anytime but would not be listed on the main page.
As for what they would be renamed, Toku Base will remain the same, while Demonic Legion will be retitled, SHOCKER Industries, as SHOCKER is the premier monster makers in the Pantheon.
Any thoughts?
Time to explore the world!I have the GUAG Toku Division, you can use that. Meanwhile, I'll move the original Toku Base and Demonic Legion to sandbox pages tomorrow, so if a non-ascended member from there gets ascended, we can more easily transplant them from there to the main divisions (i.e. snagging them for myself).
Sound good?
A question: if the Great Leader of Shocker is the leader of an ascended group (SHOCKER), can he be listed on his own as the sole leader of SHOCKER Industries? Also 'Industries' sounds too corporate for me, but I can live with it.
Edited by SuperWIKI1 on Oct 25th 2019 at 12:46:25 AM
Retired effective March 1, 2022Yeah sure, however works. And I guess the Great Leader of SHOCKER can listed by himself since he leads everything SHOCKER here.
Should it also be a GUAE division as "GUAE SHOCKER Industries"?
Edited by Muundeis on Oct 25th 2019 at 12:05:53 AM
yeahWorks for me!
Time to explore the world!Speaking of GUAE, I got this in my sandbox.
What other groups are there? Are Zonda and the Seven in the GUAE? So far, I got the original High Command (led by Father) and Talon (led by Doomfist).
TV Tropes Pantheon Group Members DatabaseWow no one's here? At this time the forum's usually buzzing...
I'll be revamping the Toku Base and Demonic Legion for easier collection of data, they'll still remain under sandbox.
Edited by SuperWIKI1 on Oct 25th 2019 at 2:44:05 AM
Retired effective March 1, 2022
Done.
WTTP
Reposting:
GUAE Defense Fleet: The GUAE fleet. They are the chief of sea and naval operations of the GUAE and led by Thrawn.
Also plan to create two supplementary pages to the GUAE Mecha cohort, Char's and Gihren's factions based on their established civil war. Char's faction will have all Char Clones except for Rau obviously, and Gihren's are made of devout violent pilots. Due to lack of staff, some are bound tb non ascended.
once I get some opinions on these. Abyssal I mean.
I did not know that existed.
For Rau, there's no dedicated mech division in the GUAD so he's here for pragmatism and tb with his own ppl. Still a GUAD member tho. He's part of the latter obviously.
Edited by SuperWIKI1 on Oct 23rd 2019 at 11:56:52 PM
Retired effective March 1, 2022