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    Rules 
Rules. The following are not suggestions or tips, but things that have to be followed:
  • When writing a profile, take note of the following:
    • Gods cannot be followers or high priests for obvious reasons. The 'gods' have ascended meaning there is no need for said character to be a follower of another if they have ascended.
    • No hype profiles, please. 'Hype Profiles' are profiles that have been made out of ongoing events and have not been around for a long time. This creates 'hype' due to popularity and certain elements either through certain scenes, memes, dramatic acting or considered overly awesome. They are not bad tropes but building a portfolio solely for that is a bad idea, as they do not say a thing about representing the trope best (unless it's those trope concepts that they are trying to embody for a long time)
      • You can see one if the profile is only showing off how awesome they are or suddenly pushing how 'significant' they are thanks to the just very recent events rather than respecting the longstanding good representations of the trope. And usually having... minimum portfolio or flavor texts and being a bit too generalized or self-contained to events from within their home series instead of interacting with other Pantheon members.
  • When posting in the forum, take note of the following:
    • When you suggest a God, please explain why they fit the trope. Not everyone is going to understand just "X should be the God of Y because they exemplify the trope" off the bat, especially if they're unfamiliar with the work.
    • You must use the Trope Pantheons discussion thread in the forums if you wish to add a new deity, story, something else of importance to the Trope Pantheon canon, or reworking an existing deity (be it simply improving their existing profile or changing their title).
      • For new and reworked deities, 3 [tup] means the profile will have a one week waiting period.
      • For new and reworked deities, 4 [tup] is a 3 day waiting period.
      • 5 [tup] is an automatic ascension for new and reworked deities.
      • Speaking of reworks, for anyone that wants to improve such profiles, they have to review the current trope the character(s) has and see if it still holds up or if there is a better rep for their trope.
    • For adding new Treasures to The Great Treasury or new Dominions to the Dominions, the following rules apply:
      • For new Treasures or Dominions, 3 [tup] is a 3 day waiting period.
      • 4 [tup] is an automatic addition to the Great Treasury or Dominions.
    • Do not repost a profile in the forums more than twice in a day if noticeable changes have not been made in between. If a profile is posted a third time in a row without noticeable alterations, it will be downvoted. This is so spamming of no-effort profiles is less frequent and to prevent tropers from getting aggravated seeing the same profile over and over. The minimum acceptable change has to be a single flavour text.
    • The Pantheon is not a mouthpiece for you to voice your opinions on certain characters. You may like certain characters more than others, but do not make the mistake of making profiles for characters you like look like Character Shilling.
    • Tropers new to the Pantheon are barred from approving or downvoting profiles until they have ascended at least two profiles.
    • Do not include fan reception in any profiles. It has nothing to do with the character themselves and will create unnecessary conflict.
    • Write a detailed explanation on why the character is the best candidate for deity of that trope. If people disagree with you, do not force it on the people.
    • Keep in mind that if you still want to try to find a trope for a particular character, you are only given three chances to find a particular trope for them. If a suggestion goes past three possible tropes, then it will come off as shoehorning a character into the Pantheon just for the sake of that character to be there.
      • On a related note, even if a character does have a free trope being suggested, there is still a limit of three attempts for suggesting that character for that trope. If no one responds to that certain proposal after being posted three times, then it will get to the point where the idea will be seen as being shoehorned into the Pantheon. In addition, the idea needs to be considered acceptable and approved because they are good, not for the sake of pitying others because no one is responding to their idea.
  • When posting Pantheon related stuff to the wiki, take note of the following:
    • Do not put a link to these Pantheon pages into the main wiki page. The moment you want to add in a main Characters page that the character is a God of this trope, do not do it. If you see leftovers of this practice, inform the forum and use the cutlist. This also goes to the Trivia page. The only exception to this rule is if a page in the Pantheon could be confused for a page in Main, like Good Colors, Evil Colors and Good and Evil Colors.
    • Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment ALSO applies here. Do not bring things that would incite fights, even if it is what is currently the hot topic and might be 'urgent'. For example, the political scene and some really bad politicians. We are not here to fight at each other, so don't suggest things that go to that direction, this is a fictional Pantheon after all.
    • To add a Pantheon page for a certain work, 4 or more characters coming from the same series/franchise should be ascended before adding the page. For Creator specific pages, 4 deities coming from the same creator and 2 individual work pages coming from the same creator is the minimum to warrant a page.
    • Do not create a trope page for a story until the story is fully completed.

    Instructions and Tips 
Here are some tips one should keep in mind when editing:

  • Preparing to write:
    • First thing to do before present a profile is to go to the Trope Pantheons discussion thread. In the forums, you must discuss with other users on adding ideas and seek their approval with sound reasoning. You can also get some assistance in the forum thread by either asking for help and those interested asking if they can help. Submissions that are added without discussion are likely to be deleted and those who violate those rules by adding Pantheon content without discussion will get reported to the mods.
    • If you feel the need to remove a character for some reason (poor quality, outdated titles, etcetera) and replace him/her with another or outright rework, please see what the other tropers think about this in the discussion thread before doing anything hasty. Use good reasoning to see if your idea can easily replace the character present without drawing out your statement or giving too ambiguous claims most do not understand.
    • Please be sure to consult others in the discussion about what you want to work before making the profile. This is done to see if your proposal is the best representative and so, in case your profile is turned down, you do not waste time writing something that others might not find suitable.
      • In the same vein, if you adopt a profile from another troper, it is recommended that you make an announcement that you have done so on the discussion thread. More often than not, a trope that was reserved for something was given away to someone else. Check the Related tab on the top of a page to see if a trope or character has been reserved by a user.
    • If, for whatever reason, you are writing about a God who just happens to be a person in real life, just try to be very careful about what you decide to say. Do not try to make the editing seem too meta (self-referential) and use the aformentioned creativity to create hypothetical scenarios towards fictional characters.
  • When writing a profile for a character, here are a few things to note:
    • All deities should be sorted by their divine ranking. Put Overdeities on the top of the page and Quasideities on the bottom. Also be sure to add them in alphabetical order by their first/given name (can be reversed if it is Eastern ordered). For a group, if there is no official name for them all list down all their names by order of relevance or (if too long to list) title them as Insert Name Here Main Characters or some other identifiable title along the same lines.
    • The maximum number of tropes that a god can have is two, but do not try to abuse that fact. If you need to use a second trope to specify a certain thing about their position, that can be excused either because said character represents their trope choice very well alongside the first trope. It is still generally encouraged to only have one trope.
    • A trope can only belong to one profile at a time. The only time two profiles can share a trope is if there are explicit variations listed in the trope page proper (e.g. Muscle Angst is held by both Biscuit Krueger and Chihiro Fujisaki as the former represents "Too Much Muscle" and the latter represents "Not Enough Muscle")
    • If the character you are about to add to a House already exists in another, make sure to mention that this person has spots in other House as well. Up to 2 places can be made for a deity, with the sole exceptions being those at the Main House to highlight those characters’ importance to the Pantheon’s lore.
    • For a character's theme song, try to avoid calling it "Theme of God X" or "Theme of (Show where God X originates from)". If possible, try to find out if the song has an actual name through research. Most importantly, it has to be part their series’ official soundtracks from media. Do not list songs that are made by fans or outside sources. If they were not specifically used as music for that specific character, then they do not count. Furthermore, it has to be a general theme specifically made for that characters’ appearances, not some generic music that plays for many other instances not related to the character in question.
    • For images, when adding an image for your chosen character, it is highly recommended to use a stylized image that embodies the character or renders that also highlights a character’s behavior (such as cool poses). Most images should be from the main adaptations of the character, unless the images from the other media are of a higher quality than the adaptation. Unless it is needed, do not use fanart for images. If you are, please attribute to the original artist. Due to the website’s dark mode, removing white backgrounds from an image is paramount. This website is suggested to do the background removal. If an image you have takes up too much bytes, it is suggestible to use this site to reduce the byte size. If the byte is still too big, put the compressed image to other sites (or even the same one) to compress even further. Use wikias to look for better images, as even wikias for the series might not contain good official images.
    • Creativity is your friend. While it is not recommended to get too ditzy at your ideas, it is best that when writing a profile for a certain character, do you think of capable scenarios between X and Y. Tip: do not use shallow examples (X wields a sword and Y wields one too) and try to think of relationships that makes sense (i.e those characters that are shout-outs for another).
  • Pantheon Content:
    • Some series or genres will eventually have greater representation in the Pantheon than others. This is unavoidable, but a little diversity helps to make you not look like a shill per say. Try to ensure that if you add a deity from a popular series, make sure that it is because they are a good representative for the trope in question, and not just because they are connected to another deity in their respective canon.
      • As far as deities from actual mythologies, there is generally expectation to build the profiles off interactions from fictional portrays rather than basing it entire from the actual myth. Therefore, a mythological deity should be more of a Composite Character whose main identity is from the actual myth.
    • Occasionally there will be Gods that carry a title without a trope. This is not forbidden, but it is well advised not to abuse them. The only house that a tropeless profile are wholly allowed is the House of Food. Mainly due to most food items lacking tropes, and adding tropes about said foodstuffs is slightly unnecessary. However, the character being ascended for their choice of a food, or food-related thing must be a decently good representative of said item. (i.e their Trademark Favorite Food, or something that they are closely associated with In-Universe, or both).
    • For Dominions and Treasures profiles, always consider what made those places/objects popular in the first place. Were they plot-important, identifiable imagery or have a unique aspect of it? Do not just bring regular objects under the basis of following a certain canon.
  • For Profile Standards:
    • Flavor text is used to describe certain things about a character, place or object. To avoid short ones, it is recommended to write flavor text with 4-7 sentences that can fill around 2 lines each. Be warned that adding too many sentences does not equal good flavor text as it is not an essay of sorts (unless words are substantial and do add to the overall line).
    • Character Profiles of a certain person should have the following:
      • A portfolio that contains at least 7 (at the minimum) tropes describing their character.
      • Flavor text count for a deity profile should have by minimum, 10 (depending if the character in question has enough relationships/characterization) to 15 with a maximum of 20-25 for an individual profile.
      • On the other hand, group profiles (profiles of a group that has 4 or more members) have their maximum flavor text count to 15 minimum, giving individual lines for the other members of the group (unless the members are not as characterized) up to 30 at max.
    • Dominion profiles of a certain place should have the following:
      • A portfolio that contains at least 5 (at the minimum) tropes describing the context of the place.
      • Flavor text count should range at least 10 to 15.
    • Treasure profiles (inanimate objects without a trope) should have the following:
      • A portfolio that contains at least 6 (at the minimum) tropes that describes the object itself.
      • Flavor text count should be at least 7 flavor text up to 12 to constitute a treasure profile.

    Divine Ranking System 
  • Overdeity: Omnipotent-level Reality Warpers capable of manipulating the entire universe (or at least the world) at will. Within their own universe they are believed to be omnipotent, or at least impossible-to-completely-destroy embodiments or concepts.
  • Greater Gods: High-level Reality Warpers and that are extremely powerful (capable of destroying or changing anywhere from a large city to a planet at will) and very strong non-reality warpers capable of doing the same thing.
  • Intermediate Gods: Deities at this level are capable of strong but specialized powers such as hydrokinesis, pyrokinesis, etc. without major drawbacks and low level Reality Warpers capable of affecting their immediate area at will.
  • Lesser Gods: Capable of highly specific or little power on their own, or suffer from Power at a Price. However, they may be able to ruthlessly exploit their power or combine it with just being badass enough to make up for it.
  • Demigods: Basically the Badass Normals of the pantheon, making up for their lack of abilities with strength, strategy, and/or planning.
  • Quasideities: Any otherwise normal human, human equivalent, or below without any special powers or training will fall here.

    Templates 
Template for adding a new deity:

God X, God/dess of (Insert Trope Here) (Alternate names/Nicknames, Fan Nickname)

  • An image, if possible. Please use official art or a screenshot for a picture.
  • Rank: This can range from Quasideity, Demigod, Lesser God, Intermediate God, Greater God, to Overdeity, based on representation of power mentioned above.
  • Symbol: An image or icon used to represent the deity.
  • Theme Song: Official song (in other words, no fan music, regardless of quality) that usually is used in affiliation with the character. If the deity is a musician this will most likely be their Signature Song. If possible, give a link for reference, preferably on either a website like Soundcloud or YouTube.
  • Alignment: Good, evil, neutral etc. Forget about The Great Character Alignment Debate here, the Pantheon is one of the few places where you can assign Dungeons & Dragons alignment to characters that don't have alignment system. After all, the Pantheon is based on D&D and is made for fun.
  • For Pokémon deities only:
    • Gender: Defines the gender of the Pokémon; if genderless, it instead defines what gender they identify as.
    • Ability: Provides the Pokémon's ability. If they can Mega Evolve, the new ability is listed as well.
    • Moves: Defines the four moves used by a Pokémon. A Z-Move may also be listed.
  • Portfolio: Tropes associated with the character.
  • Domains: Things that the character has influence over.
  • Herald: Non-ascended loyal character that is from the same series as the ascended character.
  • High Priest: Non-ascended like heralds, but not from the same series, and can serve as a worthy replacement in case something would happen. They can be served as part-time workers in case the originals are busy with some jobs. Co-Godhood is accepted depending on the approval of the originals, usually if the co-deity is from the same series.
  • Followers: Non-ascended characters that are not part of the Pantheon, but would probably worship this character by the fact that they share the ascended character's trope.
  • Relationships between ascended characters go here with your chosen character, it goes something like this:
    • Allies: Members of the Pantheon that are allies, those that share the same values as them and would theoretically be friends with them.
    • Rivals: Members of the Pantheon that are rivals, people who may look at your character with suspicion or a challenge.
    • Enemies: Members of the Pantheon that are foes, those who would see your chosen character as a threat, either on their pespective or yours.
    • Additional Character Relationships: Members of the Pantheon that do not fit in various relationships (examples include Enemy Mine, Vitriolic Best Buds, Teeth-Clenched Teamwork, Headbutting Heroes, Friendly Enemy, Friendly Rival, Just Friends, etc.), allies, rivals, or enemies.
    • Partner: Defines a partnership with an ascended deity and Mon-type. (if any)
    • Feared by/Fears: A deity whom the members of the Pantheon notably fear or are feared by.
    • Respected by/Respects: A deity whom the members of the Pantheon respect or are respected by.
    • Opposed by/Opposes: Not necessarily the same as "Enemies", but this is used for any deity whom the members of the Pantheon directly opposes or is opposed by (basically the opposite of "Respects") terms of certain viewpoints, regardless of alignment.
    • Pitied by/Pities: A deity whom the members of the Pantheon feel pity for or are found pitiable by.
    • Conflicting Opinion: Sometimes, the Deities argue over specific themes and philosophies.
  • Add the Intro. The intro is made up of two trivia, the Ascension Text (or just the Ascension) and The Bio. Both are necessary, but which order you use for them may vary depending on the profile in question. It may be better for one profile to have The Bio first and the Ascension second or vice-versa, although for the most part the order is irrelevant:
    • The Ascension Text: This the story of how the character got into the Pantheon and/or was ascended. There are many ways for this to happen. They may be tricked into it or have simply wandered into the Pantheon, they may have had an already ascended character bring them in, they may already be in the Pantheon (via being another deity's Herald or sharing a trope) and got "promoted", or some combination of the above. Anything is possible in the Pantheon, so use your imagination, but try to incorporate their trope into the story, if possible.
    • The Bio: A brief synopsis on the character's backstory. No need for the character's entire life/production history, but just give enough that those who don't know the character can get an idea of how the character works.
  • Now add some random trivia/facts about events/alignments/moments/fights/friendships/relations etc.
  • And some more trivia/facts.
  • And a couple of more.
    • Note: Standard amount of flavor text for Deities/Characters is 10-15 (15-20 for group profiles) at minimum to 20-25 (30 for group profiles) at maximum.

Template for Dominions profiles:

Place X, Place of (Insert Trope Here) (Alternate names/Nicknames, Fan Nickname)

  • An image, if possible. Please use official art or a screenshot for a picture.
  • Theme Song (Optional): Not important as compared to Deity and Dominion profiles but a notable mention if there is an accompanying song in use with the object.
  • Alignment: Refers to the dominion's role in their story, be it those used by villains or used by the Player Character.
  • Portfolio: Tropes associated with the dominion.
  • Domains: Things that the place has links to.
  • Relationships (Optional): Unless the location has a connection with a specific deity, relationships are optional and may not be required. However, if there are deities linked to the same series as where the dominion is linked to, note them using the relationships, this includes deities that theoretically have interest with said dominion, good or evil otherwise.
  • Add the Intro. Here the introduction of the Dominion is added with some tidbits regarding the origins of its' creation and usage in the story. You can also add what made it popular/iconic/important here.
  • Now add some random trivia/facts about events/alignments/moments/fights/friendships/relations etc.
  • And some more trivia/facts.
  • And a couple of more.
    • Note: Standard amount of flavor text for Dominions is 10 at minimum to 15 at maximum.

Template for Treasure profiles:

The name of the item in here (Alternate names/Nicknames, Fan Nickname)

  • An image, if possible. Please use official art or a screenshot for a picture.
  • Appearance: A shortened description of the item's looks with some notable features also mentioned.
  • Class: Refer to the Treasure Classification System in the Great Treasury.
  • Alignment: Refers to the objects' role in their story, be it those used by villains or used by the Player Character.
  • Theme Song (Optional): Not important as compared to Deity and Dominion profiles but a notable mention if there is an accompanying song in use with the object.
  • Museum Check: A note that says whether the item is viewable by the public.
  • Portfolio: Tropes associated with the item.
  • Domains: Things that the item has links to.
  • Relationships (Optional): Unless the item has a connection with a specific deity, relationships are optional and may not be required. However, if there are deities linked to the same series as where the item is linked to (especially the original owner of the item), note them using the relationships, this includes deities that theoretically have interest with said object, good or evil otherwise.
  • Add the Intro. Here the introduction of the Treasure is added with some tidbits regarding the origins of its' creation and usage in the story. You can also add what made it popular/iconic/important here.
  • Now add some random trivia/facts about events/alignments/moments/fights/friendships/relations etc.
  • And some more trivia/facts.
  • And a couple of more.
    • Note: Standard amount of flavor text for Treasures is 7 at minimum to 12 at maximum.

Edited by Willbyr on May 24th 2021 at 7:52:09 AM

CrimsonShark The Black Blade from The Internet of Loneliness and Beyond Since: Nov, 2018 Relationship Status: One Is The Loneliest Number
#166251: Jul 12th 2020 at 6:34:58 PM

"Next you'll say, Joseph's back and better than ever!"


Anyway, minor update on Hammond. Additionally, I've made a good degree of content jammed into Malcolm. Hey, wanted to do something interesting about representing Chaos Theory in the Pantheon despite not being a mathematician :P.

Any more ideas and suggestions or are they ready to go up?

[tup]'s (John Hammond): 3 (SailorVenus372, fasoman1996, nightelf37)


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Dr. Ian Malcolm, The Tall, Dark, and Snarky God (Brundlefly, Uhm Aah Yes Yes)

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Malcolm, two decades after his trip to Isla Sorna.
  • Demigod
  • Symbol: A Black Jacket. Alternatively, a splintered DNA Helix
  • Theme Song: Malcolm's Journey
  • Alignment: Chaotic Good
  • Portfolio: Tall, Dark, and Snarky, Sarcastic Mathematician and Chaotician, Predicted the Failure of Jurassic Park, Pretty Eccentric, Mr. Fanservice, Becomes Much more Serious Overtime, Much more Careful in his visit to Isla Sorna, Concerned about the State of Science, Took a Level in Badass, Papa Wolf, Determinator
  • Domains: Chaos, Science, Survival, Sarcasm, Prediction
  • Heralds: Dr Sarah Harding, Nick Van Owen, Eddie Carr and Kelly Malcolm (his daughter)
  • Allies: Alan Grant, Jack Tenrec, Hannah Dundee, Vector, Dexter, George, Karl, The Monster Hunters, Isuzu Sento
  • Enemies: Indominus Rex, Indoraptor, Spinosaurus, Riptor, Mesogog, The Gyaos
  • Opposes: Maxie and Archie
  • On Good Terms With: John Hammond, The Gang of Seven, Dino, Hoppy
  • Wary Of: Capturable Legendary Beasts, but notably the Creation and Weather Trios, Rexie, The Raptor Pack
  • Interests: Lucifer
  • Dr Ian Malcolm, a famous mathematician and chaotician, was among the few people who were invited by John Hammond to visit Isla Nublar. The reason; to see Jurassic Park with their own eyes, be amazed and offer their thoughts and suggestions regarding the improvement of the park before it's opening. While the rest of the group remained enthusiastic by the sight of the living, breathing dinosaurs, Malcolm remained skeptical before outright stating that the park would fail, because despite the geneticists's attempt to prevent the dinosaurs from breeding, "Life finds a Way". In time, his predictions turn out to be correct; the dinosaurs soon escape their paddocks, albeit due to a sabotaging attempt to steal dinosaur embryos by a disgruntled InGen employee. In the middle of the doomed tour, Ian, alongside Dr Grant attempted to save Hammond's kids from a rampaging Tyrannosaurus Rex, but was severely injured in the process and had to wait until he was able to evacuate alongside the other survivors.
    • A few years later, Ian was seen as an insane conspiracy theorist and doesn't lecture about Chaos Theory due to slanders by new InGen CEO Peter Ludlow. He was called by Hammond to discuss Isla Sorna, or Site B, the island where the dinosaurs were really cloned and bred before being taken over to Isla Nublar as attractions for Jurassic Park and that his nephew Peter Ludlow was attempting to capture dinosaurs to create another Jurassic Park in San Diego, California. Malcolm initially denied wanting to go, until Hammond told him that Ian's girlfriend Sarah Harding was already in the island researching dinosaurs. This prompted Ian to head out alongside a group consisting of himself, Nick Van Owen, Eddie Carr and his daughter Kelly (albeit by accident). What resulted was a clash between several dangerous dinosaurs and hunters hired by InGen. They eventually banded together to ensure each others' survival, despite Malcolm's group having sabotaged InGen's camp and setting captured dinosaurs free. After several close calls, which includes the deaths of Eddie and most of the hunters and a male T. rex rampaging throughout San Diego, Malcolm's group was successful and managed to prove himself to be telling the truth about dinosaurs, thus regaining his reputation.
  • The following years about Malcolm have mostly been unknown, though he is stated to have written a series of books about Chaos Theory and it's telling that Jurassic Park played a heavy influence in his field of work. He ascended into the Pantheon not long after the San Diego incident, though he remained silent up until the imminent destruction of Isla Nublar back in 2018 where Malcolm diligently stated that the dinosaurs needed to go extinct as per natural order. Alas, things didn't go out as he said, with the dinosaurs now roaming North America without discreet. Malcolm has expressed disappointment in the matter.
  • The Pantheon was, in Malcolm's view, a collective series of events and worlds, all tangled up to one another and creating different sorts of situations that were never meant to happen. In short, the Pantheonic Multiverse is a Multiverse that is very diligent on Chaos Theory. Alas, Malcolm hasn't lectured about this yet, given that some people already see him as rather preachy and nonsensical at times.
  • Beyond dinosaurs, Malcolm has a very skewed opinion about the concept of capturable beasts. He thinks back to how evolution works and seeing how some dog breeds eventually evolved from being savage to docile, Malcolm comes to believe that while Pokémon and Digimon may have a unique set of evolutions, excessive domestication can ruin and distort their natural evolutionary line or natural selection to become more aggressive regarding them. He keeps these reasons to himself obviously, given the abundance of Pokemon trainers and Digimon owners.
    • Malcolm, however, is vocal towards one thing; the idea to keep hold of certain legendary creatures isn't really a good idea. He takes most issue out of the Weather and Creation Pokemon trios as they possess abilities that are beyond mankind's control and to alter it could potentially create problems that would endanger lives on a global and cosmic scale respectively. The Creation Trio's partners, Future Trunks, Yukari Yakumo and Midna responded by stating that they are doing the best they could to allow the Creation Trio to act as independently as they can, though they can see where Malcolm is coming from.
    • Nope, he does not have a positive opinion towards Maxie and Archie. He feels like the two of them were being total idiots for trying to control the weather using Groudon and Kyogre respectively and once called them out for doing something that would have caused mayhem and disasters they wouldn't be able to quell. While they are atoning as Hammond has, Malcolm is still pessimistic about them.
  • He was pissed off when he found out that InGen really learned nothing from their experience in Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna. Case in point, there was another theme park, Jurassic World, the creation of the hybrid, the Indominus Rex caused the park to be shut down upon its escape and rampage and the eventual Indoraptor. Even years later, Malcolm is still bitter about InGen and no one can blame him about it.
  • In contrast to the dinosaurs cloned by InGen, Malcolm himself is far more amicable towards the Prehistoric Beasts Sub-House, given that the residing dinosaurs there are genuine. He predicted John Hammond taking up arms to allow conservation to the place as a sign of goodwill and atonement. As for the dinosaurs themselves, Malcolm is aware that they are just as dangerous as the one InGen cloned, though the more anthropomorphic ones like the Gang of Seven, Dino and Hoppy were easy to get along with.
    • Deviljho was a rather interesting topic for Malcolm. While he is obviously not considering the idea of meeting one, Deviljho's nomadic nature and destructive tendencies are what Malcolm describes, the very personification of nature manifesting itself into a chaotic force of control, forcing other creatures to either be content and fight against it, or perish". The Elder Dragons are more blatant, given how some have elemental control. Malcolm muses them as being literal forces of nature and once considered writing them as a case study for a future book.
  • He is very sarcastic, with some of his lines being straight-up metaphors for unlikely events and sardonically reacting to situations where anyone, himself included would be in a bad position. While his sarcastic wit has never let go, his experience on Isla Nublar did make him more serious and concerned about himself and his close ones. Still, this isn't going to stop Malcolm from equipping every once in a while.
  • Lucifer was rather intrigued about Malcolm's field as a budding chaotician and for being very analytical about shortcomings and predictions, though he doubts if he would work as a member of the Grand United Alliance of Chaos. Given that the Pantheonic Forever War is beyond him, Malcolm doesn't have much of an opinion about him. Instead, he expresses more interest in Homura Akemi, who was a critical aspect in the Great Upheaval. In fact, Malcolm's first book in the Pantheon is about the chaos Homura made in an effort to save Madoka Kaname, resulting in the formation of the GUAL and GUAC.
  • He created an Odd Friendship with an android known as Vector. It turns out she shares Malcolm's pessimism and thus, she can appreciate his snark. It also helps that Vector took the time to read some of Malcolm's books and ended up liking them. Given that his books don't get much appreciation, Malcolm is genuinely surprised by this. That said, Malcolm does acknowledge that he's not an expert in dinosaurs, when Vector herself tourns out to have quite an adequate knowledge about them. Sometimes if he feels like going to the Prehistoric Beasts Sub-House, Malcolm would ask Vector if she can tag along should Grant be absent.
  • He became friends with George and Karl mainly because they have the shared experience of exploring a jungle filled with dangerous dinosaurs. Malcolm also appreciates the duo's friendship, who in turn, like to hear Malcolm's dry humour at times. Like Vector, George and Karl often ask Malcolm if they can come along in adventures inside jungles, knowing that Malcolm's experiences will aid them... and to make sure he doesn't have them walking in the wrong direction.
    • He also has some appreciation with Jack Tenrec and Hannah Dundee, though the two of them sometimes find Malcolm's talks about nature being chaotic and science being hard to control to be rather tedious to listen to. They do appreciate Malcolm's snark though and whenever Jack and Hannah stark fighting with one another, Malcolm would step in to break the fight up, asserting that they have a goal to accomplish.
Yeah. "Ooh, ah," that's how it always starts. But then later there's running and screaming."


Dr. John Alfred Hammond, God of Applicating Potential (John Parker Hammond, Papa Smurf, Santa Claws)

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  • Quasideity
  • Symbol: A Cane with an Amber Embedded on Top
  • Theme Song: Journey to the Island
  • Alignment: Lawful Good
  • Portfolio: Believes Jurassic Park will Blow People's Minds and be Revolutionary, "Spared No Expense", Cool Old Guy, Is Infinitely Better in the Film than he was in the Novel, Very Flawed yet Honest Corporate Executive, Walt Disney Expy, Childish Idealism, Realizes the Flaws and Failure of his Dream, Reasonable Authority Figure, Wishes to Make Amends with the Damage Caused by his Park and InGen
  • Domains: Business, Corporations, Idealism, Dinosaurs, Attractions
  • Heralds: Alexis "Lex" and Timothy "Tim" Murphy (his grandchildren), Simon Masrani (his spiritual successor)
  • Allies: Jack Tenrec, Hannah Dundee, Steve Irwin, Eliza Thornberry, The Gang of Seven, Rampardos, Dino, Hoppy, Speckles, Ross Geller
  • Enemies: Indominus Rex, Indoraptor, Spinosaurus, Riptor, Pokemon Hunter J, Mr Burns, The Gyaos, Dr Albert Wily, Mesogog
  • On Good Terms With: Alan Grant, Ian, Malcolm, Isuzu Sento, Kaban and Serval
  • Under Watch Of: Rexie, The Raptor Pack, Loana, The Carnotaurs
  • Commonality Connection: Dr Thomas Light
  • Special Relationship: David Attenborough
  • John Hammond is the Scottish CEO of International Genetics Incorporated or International Genetic Technologies, short for InGen, a bioengineering company. Owning several capitalistic ventures in different tropical islands as well as Costa Rica and Kenya, Hammond's next step to success was to be something which he thought would blow people's minds. He settled for an island called Isla Nublar where he would set up the foundations of Jurassic Park, a theme park that showcased living, breathing dinosaurs recreated by genetic technology. Inviting a group of people due to a maintenance accident that cost the life of an employee, Hammond tried to keep his idealism affirmed, even after he was facing several criticisms from his visitors. After Jurassic Park had a power outage due to a sabotaging attempt by Dennis Nedry to steal dinosaur embryos and DNA for rival company Biosyn, Hammond was forced to confront the harsh reality that his park was doomed to fail. While he would aid the survivors and eventually evacuate, Hammond was distressed to see that his dream was shattered.
    • Due to the disastrous Isla Nublar incident, Hammond was evicted out of InGen and his CEO position was taken by his nephew, Peter Ludlow and he himself was progressively becoming sick. He called Dr Ian Malcolm a few years later to discuss Isla Sorna, or Site B, the island where the dinosaurs were really cloned and nurtured and told Ian about InGen working with a group of hunters to capture dinosaurs for display at a new Jurassic Park in San Diego, California. He urges Malcolm to take a trip there who, while initially declining it, eventually decides to go after learning that his girlfriend, Sarah Harding is already there. After the events that transpire in the island and the T. rex rampage in San Diego which causes the public to become aware of the dinosaurs' existence, Hammond announces his intent to make Isla Sorna a restricted zone by the Us and Costa Rican armies so that the dinosaurs could thrive without interference, a pact that would later be known as the Gene Guard Act.
  • John Hammond ascended into the Pantheon after his mortal coil had been shed sometime after the San Diego incident. Admittedly, Hammond was at peace, quietly living a life until the Prehistoric Beasts was established whereupon he would take small visits every now and then, only this time, the living dinosaurs there were actually organic without any genetic tampering. He could only smile with some content, knowing that they would be safeguarded without them getting interrupted too much.
    • Hammond was perplexed to learn of a collective series of prehistoric humans known as the Rock and Shell Tribes residing in the Prehistoric Beasts Sub-House. While he would like to see or even meet them, he decided it would be for the best if they were left to their own devices. He would sometimes check to see if they're thriving well enough, considering that one of the members, Loana, is on good terms with Rexxar.
  • Hammond has taken great measures to ensure that the Prehistoric Beasts Sub-House is protected and secured at all costs. He sometimes meets with Rexxar, who, despite his intimidating appearance, complies with the old man and keeps his word regarding the Sub-House's protection. Rexxar also understands the fact that Hammond is trying to make amends with the failure of Jurassic Park, though he does admittedly chastise him for trying to tinker with things that were out of his control. Hammond complies.
    • He's become amicable towards the more residential dinosaurs rather quickly, with Hammond often visiting the Great Valley out of amazement. The Gang of Seven are open to allowing him in, albeit with some permission from their guardians, alongside Speckles, Dino, Hoppy and Rampardos easily tolerating his presence. Regarding predators such as Rexie, the Raptor Pack and the Carnotaurs, Hammond would like to make sure they are monitored and looked after for their protection. The exceptions seem to be the more villainous dinosaurs like Sharptooth, Riptor and the Spinosaurus, but especially the latter as Hammond never commissioned for its creation and the Spinosaurus was a test drive for genetic hybrid dinosaurs, which Hammond sees with disdain.
  • Because Jurassic Park was such a notable event, Hammond is simply best known for being the owner of the park, a position that has remained very controversial on his part. Not to mention he was replaced in InGen which didn't help matters either. In the Pantheon, however, there are far worse and hotly debated topics that dwarf Hammond's complications, so at least he isn't in too much pressure over the Park's failure.
  • While he and Alan Grant do keep in contact, the latter admits that the experience in Jurassic Park did make him very jaded towards dinosaurs in general and much of his frustration is instead sent towards InGen for being reckless in that they could control a series of animals that were heavily genetically modified and were potentially a threat to anyone that crossed their paths.
    • Ian Malcolm, on the other hand, is a lot more jaded and cynical towards Hammond, given that the expedition team being sent to Isla Sorna was not avoiding problems, but in Ian's words, "making all new ones". While the dinosaurs were given proper conservation, later on, Malcolm does seem to have raised a point, given Jurassic World was the result of InGen trying to capitalize in making another theme park due to Isla Sorna and the dinosaurs becoming public knowledge. All that said, Malcolm does admit that Hammond wants to redeem himself and are currently on amicable terms for the time being.
  • Was surprised to learn about an alternate iteration of himself that predated him by three years. Hammond was shocked and appalled by how his novel version turned out; Novel!Hammond was also prone about Cutting Corners, except he was more deliberate about it, intentionally wanted dangerous dinosaurs for a "real experience", blackmailed his employees and clients, actively endangered his grandchildren and admitted that his goal was to make money above all else and personally muses that he would "never help mankind". Movie!Hammond wanted Jurassic Park to be accessible towards everyone and his idealism clearly contrasts the notions of his novel counterpart, in addition to being concerned about the safety of the park's employees, survivors and his grandchildren.
  • Hammond's idealism was a trait that was also apparent under Doctor Light, who had a more grander ambition for a peaceful coexistence between humans and robots. Alas, the machinations of Doctor Wily deterred that nation, although Doctor Light still strived to maintain goodwill between human and robotkind. Hammond was placed to see such a comparison, although both express sorrow over the fact that their aims for benefit get increasingly tarnished in the future. Nevertheless, they became good friends, although they don't have any plans of working together scientifically, claiming they've got their own issues to deal with in the meantime.
  • His attempts at conservation have earned him some respect for the Grand United Alliance of Good, though Gaea thinks he has a lot more to do to get admiration. The other members of the Grand United Alliance Of Nature are rather amicable with Hammond and have invited him to join their ranks. Hammond respectfully declined, though he does invite some members to his household for a good talk and feast.
  • The idea of Jurassic Park intrigued Isuzu Sento, who herself is a security worker for the Amagi Brilliant Park. She found the cloned dinosaurs to be fun to look at, though she expressed disappointment at Hammond for the fact that he couldn't properly maintain control over the park, as can be attested to the power outage and the escaping dinosaurs. Still, Isuzu has no ill will to Hammond and encourages his aim at atonement. She's given a thought about inviting the old man to Amagi Brilliant Park at some point.
    • That said, they can both agree on opposing the Indominus and Indoraptor. For all his thoughts on thinking his ideas would amaze the world, Hammond wouldn't go as far as to create something that was deliberately designed to be a threat, let alone a war weapon. As of currently, the Indominus and Indoraptor have no thoughts on him, given that Hammond died more than a decade before their existence, though if they did meet, the only thing they'd register Hammond as would be prey.
    • Similar to the dinosaurs, Serval was an ordinary serval cat turned into a somewhat beastly human being by a substance called Sandstar, designed for a zoo. Initially, John was not comfortable with meeting her, given she reminds him of how the idea of cloning humans was something he opposed, which led to a fallout between him and fellow InGen worker Benjamin Lockwood, who wanted to bring back his daughter. Still, after meeting up with Kaban, who told Hammond that Serval wouldn't pose a threat, he gradually began to warm up on her. Still, the two were not happy with Hammond's failed dream, though they did appreciate his attempts at making amends. Hammond himself was surprised to learn of the Cerulean threat, which ended the zoo Serval was based under and wishes if he can provide her with a sanctuary.
  • His first interaction with David Attenborough was admittedly surreal for the latter's part. It turns out that Hammond looks strikingly similar to David's late brother, Richard Attenborough. Hammond himself was perplexed to learn of his uncanny similarities and paid condolences to David about it. David has asked if he could document Hammond's dinosaurs, their lifestyle, their interactions with nature and their reputation with a narration of course, to which he complied.
These creatures require our absence to survive, not our help. And if we could only step aside and trust in nature, life will find a way.


Edited by CrimsonShark on Jul 12th 2020 at 2:44:03 PM

"O, Death... become my Blade, Once More"
rinrinboss Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
#166252: Jul 12th 2020 at 6:41:02 PM

[up] What about fossil Pokemon?

Excessive-Menace MaDitto from the Velvet Cage (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
MaDitto
#166253: Jul 12th 2020 at 6:43:37 PM

[up][up] Since Kaban and Serval have been mentioned in Hammond's profile, maybe they can also be mentioned in Malcom's profile

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WeirdWarrior Press 5 For Senor from the Sunshine State Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: They can't hide forever. We've got satellites.
VengefulBale Dagded Dujardin from The Universe (it's his room) Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Dagded Dujardin
#166255: Jul 12th 2020 at 6:47:16 PM

@Hammond and Malcom

A [tup] to both

"Bingo! If two species hate each other, they will wipe each other out on their own."
fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#166256: Jul 12th 2020 at 6:47:47 PM

[tup] for Malcolm seeing as i already approved of Hammond

Uni cat
Bazzardreturns The Marked Prince from Canada Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: In love with love
The Marked Prince
#166257: Jul 12th 2020 at 6:48:58 PM

@Crimsonshark: [tup] for both Hammond and Jeff Goldblum.

Edited by Bazzardreturns on Jul 12th 2020 at 6:49:26 AM

Time to explore the world!
Donnietu from Stockton, CA Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#166258: Jul 12th 2020 at 7:10:04 PM

@Crimson Shark: [tup] for both.

Hello, my baby. Hello, my honey. Hello, my ragtime gal.
Rmpdc Ghoulish Brain Worm from Philippines Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Ghoulish Brain Worm
#166259: Jul 12th 2020 at 7:29:35 PM

[tup] to both Jurassic Park profiles.

The Fight Continues!
M1gamiTensei The Scrappy of the Trope Pantheon, God of Thumps from Punished “Brainwashed” M1gami Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Scrappy of the Trope Pantheon, God of Thumps
#166260: Jul 12th 2020 at 7:38:38 PM

Now excuse me if I slide right in...

Orange, Fruit God of Laughing at Your Own Jokes (The Annoying Orange)

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Pantheon server for all who click here. Freaking lost $410 and I am hunting down for a nuke to reign down.
fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#166261: Jul 12th 2020 at 7:46:00 PM

These three will be going up shortly. The profiles that aren't in any of these three houses will be moved to other houses.

Btw, should i move Catdog to Facial Attributes?

Edited by fasoman1996 on Jul 12th 2020 at 11:46:35 AM

Uni cat
CrimsonShark The Black Blade from The Internet of Loneliness and Beyond Since: Nov, 2018 Relationship Status: One Is The Loneliest Number
#166262: Jul 12th 2020 at 8:08:31 PM

[up][tup] for the ideas.


Welcome... to Trope Pantheons.

The Pantheon, uhh, finds a way.


Also...

The Monsters Sub-House: "Ah crap, I've gotten bloated and my profiles need to be moved elsewhere!"

The Physical Appearance Sub-House: "Allow me to introduce myself..."


[down] Airy might as well get reworked if you ask me. [tup] for her trope change and a potential Scars Sub-House.

Edited by CrimsonShark on Jul 12th 2020 at 4:32:31 PM

"O, Death... become my Blade, Once More"
Excessive-Menace MaDitto from the Velvet Cage (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
MaDitto
#166263: Jul 12th 2020 at 8:19:21 PM

[up] There could be a House for Scars.

I also have an idea to replace Airy's trope (Cute Is Evil) with Continue Your Mission, Dammit!. Whenever you pause the game, Airy will tell you the next step to progress the plot, and eventually the messages just consist of "Awaken the crystals now!" with no regard of the sidequests even though there is no time limit after passing a certain point in the game. Her single-mindedness is explained in that by awakening enough crystals in enough timelines, it will unleash her master Ouroboros on the world, which is her true goal.

[down] Sounds cool. [tup]

Edited by Excessive-Menace on Jul 12th 2020 at 8:25:59 AM

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fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#166264: Jul 12th 2020 at 8:21:15 PM

Also considering the house i mentioned, Seiichirou Kitano should be in Facial Attributes

Uni cat
CrownlessMimic Gatekeep Girlboss Gasharpoon from The Great Lake Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Gatekeep Girlboss Gasharpoon
#166265: Jul 12th 2020 at 8:28:30 PM

[up][up] Airy was one of the older profiles so [tup]

Before I forget, quick question: Where would You All Share My Story go?

All my fault, you say...? What fault? I daresay it's all thanks to me.
Rmpdc Ghoulish Brain Worm from Philippines Since: May, 2015 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Ghoulish Brain Worm
Excessive-Menace MaDitto from the Velvet Cage (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
SailorVenus372 (Apprentice)
#166268: Jul 12th 2020 at 8:54:01 PM

I’m Interested in making a Sally Acorn profile and I know on another page there were tropes stated that could fit her. I just don’t remember what page and tropes they were. (That is if Clovis is fine with it)

Edited by SailorVenus372 on Jul 12th 2020 at 9:02:15 AM

I’m plotting my schemes wherever I go! They’re perfect in every way…
SuperWIKI1 BourbonDiscordia from The Little Red Dot Since: Feb, 2019 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
BourbonDiscordia
#166269: Jul 12th 2020 at 9:13:03 PM

After finishing yet another profile, here's another round of suggestions!


  • Gaia, Ortega and Mash, Divine Trio of Mecha With Hovering Legs (The Black Tri-Stars, Black Trinary, Black Trinity | Gaia: Lieutenant Gaia | Ortega: Lieutenant Junior Grade Ortega | Mash: Lieutenant Junior Grade Mash) (Gamma)
    • Potential House: Types of Mechas
    • Reasoning: They were the characters/plot device that the show used to introduce the MS-09B Dom, for which they served as test pilots. The Doms work differently from Zeon's other ground-use mobile suit in relying on hovering with their feet instead of stepping on the ground for attacks, which perfectly complements their Jet Stream Attack.

  • Laughing Coffin, Divine Player Killing Guild (Gamma)
    • Potential House: Gaming Styles
    • Reasoning: The SAO villains that have appeared in every season thus far. It was started during the SAO incident since the leader correctly assumed Kayaba would be blamed for all deaths in the game and thus they could kill as they liked. Basically a bunch of serial killers.

Edited by SuperWIKI1 on Jul 13th 2020 at 12:21:45 AM

Retired effective March 1, 2022
nwotyzal Since: Sep, 2019
#166270: Jul 12th 2020 at 9:13:57 PM

I have a question: on Asterix, it says Asterix is listed under Heroic Roles, but isn't listed there, or anywhere else on the Heroes section. I couldn't find anything saying that he was removed for what reason. Could I have some clarification (and yes, I am new here)

r-lock256 (Spin-off Series)
#166271: Jul 12th 2020 at 9:17:42 PM

[up] He's in Locations. I just updated Asterix's Pantheon page to reflect that.

wootzits Since: Apr, 2010
#166273: Jul 12th 2020 at 9:19:59 PM

I feel like the cast of Mawaru-Penguindrum is better for Tempting Apple considering the imagery and themes of the whole anime revolve around apples symbolizing desire and rebellion against the system.

If it helps anything, Talk Like a Pirate is a possibility for Barbossa. He's the one pirate in that franchise who consistently uses that accent.

Edited by wootzits on Jul 12th 2020 at 5:23:18 PM

SailorVenus372 (Apprentice)
#166274: Jul 12th 2020 at 9:26:16 PM

Now that I think about it, I’d like to nominate Sally for Team Mom if Clovis is fine with it.

Reasoning: Aside from Uncle Chuck, she is the most mature, level headed and responsible Freedom Fighter. She acts as a surrogate mother to Tails. She comforts and protects Tails and the rest of the Freedom Fighters as if they were her children.

Edited by SailorVenus372 on Jul 12th 2020 at 9:33:09 AM

I’m plotting my schemes wherever I go! They’re perfect in every way…
Excessive-Menace MaDitto from the Velvet Cage (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself

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