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Welcome to the Trope Pantheons thread! Please read the rules:

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

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

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

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

    Templates 
Template for adding a new deity:

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

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

Template for Dominions profiles:

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

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

Template for Treasure profiles:

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

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

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

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#189401: Jan 25th 2022 at 10:06:27 PM

Standard repost time

Thomas J. Whitmore, God of the Rousing Speech (The 42nd President of the United States Of America)

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Top: Whitmore in 1996, bottom; Whitmore in 2016.

Russell Casse, God of Washed Up Heroes Getting Back In The Game

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Edited by RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 on Jan 27th 2022 at 1:18:57 AM

nightelf37 The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread from Hadithi (it's Swahili for 'story') Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: They grew on me like a tumor...
The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread
#189402: Jan 26th 2022 at 3:26:53 AM

I better get back into the game.

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The Green Flu Special Infectedvariants , Unholy Horde of Elite Zombies (Boomernote  | Hunternote  | Smokernote  | Chargernote  | Jockeynote  | Spitternote  | Witchnote  | Tanknote  | )

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Left to right: Charger, Hunter, Spitter, Jockey, Tank, Witch, Boomer, Smoker
  • Potential House/Returning To:
  • [tup]s:
  • Ascending/Rework Done on: ??? ?? (repost on ??? ??)
  • Borderline Intermediate Deities (Tanks and Witches), Lesser Deities (the rest)
  • Symbol:
  • Leitmotif: Each of them have their own unique tunes. (Hunter, Smoker, Boomer, Charger, Spitter, Jockey, Witch, and Tank)
  • Alignment: Chaotic Evil (the Witch has Neutral leanings as long as she's left alone)
  • Portfolio: A Cut Above The Common Infected, Technically-Living Zombie, Body Horror, Hell Is That Noise, Can Accidentally Screw Each Other Over, Roar Before Beating, With Catlike Tread
  • Domain(s): Infected,
  • Herald: The Director
  • Followers: All sorts of zombies that are a cut above the usual shambler
  • Allies: Albert Wesker, Spooky, Koume Shirasaka, Dr. Zomboss,
    • Tanks: Stitches
  • Enemies: The Green Flu Survivors, all Zombie Apocalypse Survivors, all Zombie/Undead Hunters, most living beings in general, The Hunter, Bloom and Doom Seed Co. Plants, The Griffin and Kryuger Tactical Dolls, All pyrokinetics (special mention to Firefly and the Pyro)
  • Source of Interest for: Edward Richtofen, Abathur
  • Respected by/Respects:
  • Pitied by/Pities:
  • Opposed by/Opposes:
  • Conflicting Opinion:
  • In the world of Left 4 Dead, there came an outbreak known as the Green Flu, an unknown bio-hazard level 4 virus (and likely mutated strain of rabies) that broke out in the United States and converted most humans who came into contact with it into homicidal and zombie-like beings known as the Infected.
    • The usual zombie is often shambling and shuffling and moaning with no variation in their tactics or dramatic potential, though there are those that run if they're technically still alive. And so to spice things up narratively, if one isn't inclined to (just) work on the fraying cohesiveness of the survivors, "upgrading" the zombies is another option. Enter the Green Flu Special Infected. A cut above their Common counterparts, the Specials possess unusual symptoms that grant them inhumane abilities designed to maim, obstruct and kill any Survivors they encounter. They can be easily identified from the Commons by said symptoms heavily mutilating and mutating their bodies to the point of irreversible trauma. They're also smart enough to wait in ambush, flee when under fire (for some of them), and not go for loud noises like their Common brethren.
  • While three of them have already made their debut in the Pantheon already, the presence of the rest became known upon sightings of the Hunter abandoning his temple and converging in on the House of Undead. Once sightings of more Special Infected were reported by the token good teammates of the House, the Green Survivors realized one thing; someone has ascended the rest of them to the Pantheon, and has gathered them all together.
  • Applies to all or some of them:
    • When certain villainous undead deities gathered together where the Special Infected now resided, an unknown entity made themselves known to be the "ringmaster" behind them all; the Director. Their goals are unknown, other than to spread the Green Flu, and kill the immune, though they've been known to have a tendency to give them a fighting chance, or screw them over out of boredom, which is most of the time. For some reason, despite how quickly the Green Flu mutates, it's unable to infect most of the Pantheon, and the Director is confused by this.
    • There seem to be two unique mindsets the Special Infected take (with the exception of Witches) during hunts. One is the default "Director" mindset, where they act independently and perform only their assigned roles in taking out Survivors. The other is the "Player" mindset, where they're a lot more sentient, enact really creative strategies, and even work in tandem with one another.
    • Just one Tank was bad enough, and one Hunter a bit less so, but now that there are several more of each (though slightly less in terms of Tanks), any so with many more variants now present, their threat level has now skyrocketed.
    • Albert Wesker is more than pleased with the ascension of more Special Infected, and has taken a lot more time to study them. None of them seem to be hostile to him (except the Witches after after the first time he ended up provoking and killing one, though he's learned to take stricter measures against the likes of her), so who knows what would happen if Wesker gets a sample of Green Flu or manages to weaponize the Special Infected.
      • Richtofen has also taken interest, though mostly on the Tank, and is working with Wesker on investigating how to weaponize a serum in order to transform anybody into a Tank. Obviously, this was met with a lot of opposition.
      • On the other hand, Abathur has taken a liking to the Special Infected, seeing them as potential targets for evolution, but only on the ones that have shown signs of further evolution as some like the Boomer and Spitter are too feeble and unable to ascend further, lacking little usefulness for the Zerg.
      • Dr. Zomboss is interested in making the Special Infected part of his henchmen, especially Tanks given their similarities to Gargantuars. However, controlling them hasn't been easy for the undead doctor, as Tanks care little about allies and is bound to crush anyone who gets in his way, while Witches would rather stay put or walk at their own pace. Zomboss is not giving up however, and still tries to find a way to make them useful.
    • Like most undead, fire is a key weakness against the Special Infected, especially against Tanks (though Witches actually run faster). As such, they all have a huge aversion towards fire, making them avoid the Hall of Fire and Heat like the plague. A fair number of pyrokinetics have been commissioned, The Pyro and Firefly being the top Hired Guns for the job whenever a Tank (or two, or three) is on a rampage, which infuriate them to no end. Vector frequently handles incendiary grenades as well.
    • When Spooky found out about the existence of the Tank when the first one ascended, she immediately captured and brought it to her mansion. Of course, the authorities had to step in when they heard that the Tank was a very effective Specimen when it comes to killing the unfortunate visitors of Spooky's mansion. Though Spooky was able to make a deal that she would take care of the Tank in the weekends in order to stop his constant rampages if he is put in her home.
      • That said, with the ascension of the rest, she's only content with containing a few Tanks, and has also took interest in the other strains, especially Witches and Spitters.
    • As zombies, all hunters of such, as well as Zombie Apocalypse survivors oppose the Special Infected by default, most of all the Green Flu Survivors, who have experienced their work firsthand.
  • Exclusive to Boomers:
    • Boomers are a special type of Special Infected whose mutation allows them to store immense quantities of bile inside their bodies. This bile can come out through the mouth, or violently everywhere out of the body should they be killed, leaving the victim(s) thoroughly covered in bile for a couple of seconds before it mysteriously evaporates. In between, the bile combined with the victim's natural pheromones (prior to ascension, this has only been proven in the case of humans) produces a scent that is strong enough to attract a large horde of Green Flu Infected out of seemingly nowhere.
      • It is unknown as of yet if the bile is capable of driving other types of zombies under a similar frenzy, or if the bile reacting to natural pheromones of other extraterrestrials will also attract a horde (in regards to synthetic beings, contact with organics can leave their pheromones on them from interaction). For some reason, despite being borne from the Green Flu, it hasn't been able to spread the infection via this bile.
    • Scientists have managed to extract some of CEDA's research data to produce Bile bombs that can replicate the effects of a Boomer's bile. Their bile's interaction on human skin still takes precedence over this synthetic knockoff though when both stenches are emitted in the same area.
      • The Boomer's own bile has no effect on its own kin, but the synthetic bile does. Tests are being done on other zombie test subjects.
    • It is not known if Boomers were obese prior to infection, or if the chemicals within their bodies cause them to look so bloated. It may also explain how they can still climb stairs and ladders; the bile or air inside makes them lighter than they look.
    • Atros noticed that, aside from their lantern powers, the Red Lanterns can vomit "corrosive plasma", and just barely pass on the undead stipulation, since they die if they take their rings off (not him, though). He's taken a slight interest in the Boomers.
    • It's always advisory to keep Boomers at a distance when you're blowing them up; anything near will be stumbled from the impact, friend or foe. It's also a rule of thumb to get rid of the Boomer first, even before a Tank; overall health aside, having a horde of Infected swarm on your position would make dealing with the Tank that much harder. On occasion, some Boomers may kamikaze from high areas to explode their puke all over an unsuspecting party, if they aren't just vomiting from that vantage point.
    • In a "Player" mindset, Boomers can "snipe" survivors from afar with bile, jump amidst them and be jostled like a hot potato, or get themselves blown up to knock away a Hunter or Charger attacking a Survivor so they can pull back and attack again later.
  • Exclusive to Hunters:
    • Judging from their getup, it seems that Hunters were into Le Parkour pre-infection, explaining their proficiency with jumping. This has made them quite a lot of enemies with those who practise said activity, as Hunters seem to bump into them fairly often.
    • Closer examination has determined that Hunters have no eyes and is actually blind, which raises the question as to why they're effective at killing humans. Many attribute this to their screaming to be some kind of echolocation, but other are not so sure.
      • Rei Miyamoto and Saeko Busujima have stated that Hunters is eerily similar to "Them" from their world, who rely on their hearing to attack survivors. However, they have also said that Hunters are much more dangerous, as they're able to track down their prey much more easily than the average infected. Link also has a really big dislike towards them, as they remind him of the ReDead skeletons, who also like to pounce on their foes, though it's nothing he can't handle.
    • The Hunter attire has been proved to be very popular among the community of his fans. So popular in fact, that the Scout made a costume based on them, called Rooftop Rebel. This ends up getting him in trouble with the Hunters whenever the Mann Co. Mercenaries are purging Green Flu infected.
    • Often compared to Alex Mercer given their shared inhuman nature and their shared use of Parkour abilities. However, while the Hunters don't mind Alex's presence, the latter has adopted a few like some sort of pet, since he sees no use in absorbing them. The other strains, though, are fair game.
    • For some reason, one Hunter has a weird obssession with Medkits ever since his infection. He can be often be seen in the House of Health and Diseases trying to steal some of them. Nobody knows why he wants them.
    • When pushing a Hunter off someone, make sure not to do it at the left hip. If that's done, instead of staggering, the Hunter will perform a back roll and be ready to strike again in just a second.
    • In a "Player" mindset, Hunters can pounce from lesser or greater distances, can claw at Survivors amidst Common Infected (though some Director"-mindset Hunters do this too), pounce during Horde events or Tank attacks rather than just group strays, hit-and-run with claw attacks at a group from behind, Wall Jump to crazy degrees to reach great heights, pounce on a Smoker or Jockey's victim to free them to attack another Survivor (or allow them to get to safety at risk of the Hunter's life), hide behind or stand in front of car alarms or Witches for baiting and combos, or even prod said Witch while Survivors are in range.
  • Exclusive to Smokers:
    • Smokers are Special Infected that shoot out their extremely long tongue (which might also be their intestines or as a result of fungus growth on their faces) at a Survivor and drag them away to claw at. Though if there's something in the way like a high wall or gravity to hang, the tongue will tighten and choke the Survivor. The main reasons Smokers are called as such however is, well, the green smoke that spews out from them, in addition to their coughing. This smoke also bursts out when a Smoker is killed, and it reported to be rancid and cough-inducing but is otherwise harmless apart from being obstructive to vision.
    • Some Smokers usually cry out a warning call before snagging a Survivor. Others just get straight to it. For all its strength to pull its victim, a Smoker's tongue is easily cut by any bladed weapon, bullet, or even a door closing on it. Even so, it regenerates to full length after 30 seconds. Given they use their tongues as a form of attack, they loathe those able to easily neutralize that, such as those able to slice it with ease, or even use it against them by pulling the Smoker instead.
    • Resident Evil deities regard Smokers like Lickers used by Umbrella given their common use of tongues for attack. Gordon Freeman and Adrian Shepard are reminded of Barnacles. Naturally, except for Weaker and his ilk, they're all enemies of the Special Infected.
    • Under a "Director" mindset, Smokers always run after their tongues get cut until they're ready again. In a "Player" mindset, not only do they melee attack if need be, they also tend to drag victims directly into hazards such as fire, large drops, a Boomer, a Charger, a Spitter's puddle, or even a Witch. They're dedicated to stalling for the other Special Infected, also also tend to stay in high places for better snags, between car alarms to incite a Survivor to trigger them in the process of killing the Smoker, or even low places just to waste their adversaries' time having to climb again. They can even snag Survivors mid-jump (both them and Smokers). In terms of cooperation, they can even work with Hunters by pulling Survivors towards them, then claiming another while the first is getting attacked by the Hunter, or grabbing a Jockey's victim so they can pounce on another.
  • Exclusive to Chargers:
    • Chargers are easily one of the toughest of the Special Infected, only behind the Witch and the Tank in terms of sheer powerm and have the capability of taking down a group of survivors if left unchecked. They have a preference of ramming their victims and pummeling them to the ground util they are dead. However, while rushing, they can't move or turn until a certain distance or hitting a wall. Due to their size, they cannot be shoved off of Survivor's they're attacking unless they have the strength of an explosive.
    • Because of their method of attack, fighting a charger should be the same as "fighting" a bull. It is not known why there are no Chargers with vestigial right arms and swelled left arms. It's always huge right arms and small left arms.
    • Under a "Director" mindset, Chargers take 1/3 less damage when charging. In a "Player" mindset, they're usually the first on the attack to allow for other Special Infected to do their thing, deliberately take a Survivor with them down a lethal or long drop, will always try to ambush when possible, go for the healthiest/busiest/least Boomer-biled of a Survivor group, charge from high places, or knock a Jockey in trouble out of danger (or better yet, onto another Survivor).
  • Exclusive to Jockeys:
    • Jockeys are Special Infected that have the ability to jump onto Survivors and cling to their head and upper-back. From there, they can steer the Survivor while clawing at their face. Usually, this steering usually means away from the group, other Infected, into flames, ledges, or car alarms, the attack path of another Special Infected like Spitter puddles or Witches, and even off great heights.
    • Given how Jockeys do their thing, it often looks like humping, and none of the Survivors (or most anyone else for that matter) find it dignified to be at the receiving end of their forceful moving.
      • Speaking of that, Joseph Joestar and Muhammad Avdol once got stuck in such a compromising position during their battle with the Stand-user Mariah. To add insult to injury, a crowd gathered around by that point and a old woman that Joseph accidentally charmed earlier ends up whacking them both with an umbrella for playing with her heart. As a result, the two end up killing such Special Infected with extreme prejudice if those humpers ever try.
    • Under a "Director" mindset, Jockeys will always just steer Survivors into hordes, Spitter acid, fires, Witches, and Tanks. In a "Player" mindset, they're as likely to change steering directions at random to confuse their victim, drop on them from above, adapt similar tactics used by "Player" Hunters, capitalize on indoor areas to pull victims into rooms or against walls, or pull Survivors away from those already snagged by Hunters or Smokers.
  • Exclusive to Spitters:
    • Spitters are Special Infected that can spit out a ball of mutated stomach acid which, upon hitting the ground, spreads out into a large pool (and glows in the dark). Any Survivors standing within the pool of acid take increasing amounts of damage based on how long the acid has been down, though it's not very reliable in that regard as it only lasts for a short time. Another pool spawns when a Spitter is killed.
    • For some reason, Spitter acid does not arc when upchucked. Instead of being pulled downward by gravity, it will go perfectly straight, and after a short distance, make a sudden ninety-degree turn towards the ground. "Player" Spitters in particular use this trick to attack from across buildings while seemingly doing so from above. Out of all Special Infected, only Spitters can attack while jumping (not counting jump attacks by Hunters and Jockeys) or on ladders.
    • Under a "Director" mindset, Spitters will usually get themselves killed after hurling on their location in order to create another acid patch to zone out Survivors. In a "Player" mindset, they never attack from the front, sometimes upchuck in where Survivors are going or where they're waiting, spit at gas cans to set them ablaze or at ladders, strike from above and/or afar, hawk up goo while a Survivor is being helped up to their feet, or attack those gunked in Boomer bile or being attacked by other Special Infected.
  • Exclusive to Witches:
    • Witches are Special Infected that aren't not initially hostile and are always found in a dormant sitting or slow walking state. However, if startled or attacked, they can instantly incapacitate, or even kill, their provoker.
      • When alerted to the presence of a non-Infected or a flashlight, a Witch will look in the Survivor's direction and make a low warning growl, signalling an incipient attack. If the Survivor immediately backs away and/or turns the flashlight away, the Witch will gradually return to her wailing state. Otherwise, she will slowly stand and flail her arms in a threatening manner. If the provoker still has not stopped, she will single them out and run at incredible speeds (shoving other Survivors in her way), and can incapacitate her victim instantly whereupon she frenziedly slashes that person with her clawed hands, only stopping if either she or the victim dies. If shot, struck by explosives/exploding Boomers, or physically collided, the Witch will instantly gun for the culprit.
      • That said, if set on fire, thrown bile on, or physically blocked, the Witch will switch targets to that particular interferer. If the Witch is still alive after killing a Survivor or she's unable to reach her target, she will go into a panic and attempt to flee the area, successfully doing so after the Survivors lose sight of her for 1-2 seconds. Speaking of bile, she's the only Special Infected to mow down Common Infected that converge on her position so long as they're in the way of the bile tosser.
    • Besides the usual stationary kind (at least by the time Survivors spot them), there are also the Wandering Witches, who walk around aimlessly in the day. Becuase of the sunlight, these Witches are less prone to flashlights, but because they're already upright, they're more easily startled.
    • Despite the many things that can provoke Witches, they're not distracted by flashing lights, beeping sounds, or car alarms (though the last will alert her of the Survivors' presence and thus make her more susceptible to startling). As for whether thunder can startle a Witch, that's an interesting story.
    • Witches are known to have a strange attraction to the smell of sugar, which explains why there are a large number of Witches near Ducatel Sugar Mill as attested to by the Savannah Survivors. As such, there have been sightings of several of them at Sugar Rush and approaching the Candy Kingdom (and not provoking the Gumball Guardians since they're less evil and more lost souls). This has caused distress for Vanellope even if she's not ruling Sugar Rush anymore and Princess Bubblegum as dealing with Witches is difficult as it is for four gun-toting humans.
    • Among certain daredevil zombie hunters is the challenge of "Cr0wning" a Witch by killing her without startling her, usually with a shotgun. Usually, this means the chalenger has to approach the Witch, and land all their pellets on her body or head. Any less will usually spell instant incapacitation or death given how tough Witches are.
    • Unlike other Special Infected, there are no instances of Witches in a "Player" mindset. That said, "Player" Special Infected may take a chance to claw her to alert them and be more easily driven berserk by flashlights or approaching Survivors, or even use them in their attack plan. That said, some Witches have been known to strike down "Player" Hunters for that clawing, and those Hunters usually head for Survivors to capitalize on the panic.
  • Exclusive to Tanks:
    • The Tank is arguably the most powerful Special Infected along with the Witch. Unless the team works together to take a Tank down, it can wipe out entire squads with or without help. The reason why is because not only are Tanks huge and strong, they're fast enough to keep up with a healthy Survivor, and can even climb buildings. Besides punching obstacles into Survivors, they can also pick up rubble from the ground (or other things like cars) and toss it at them. And they will not stop until all Survivors are dead, or until the Tank is dead.
    • Are the sole reason there are very few visitors, given they're openly hostile to all humans and many other living beings. And those that aren't (including other Special Infected) still run the risk of getting punched out of the way if between a Tank and its target.
    • It is said that the Tank mutation heavily resembles that of The Hulk. Banner himself pities the poor soul that was unlucky enough to become what we know as the Tank and has even try to find a cure, but so far he has been unsuccessful.
    • Stitches considers Tanks to be the perfect playmates as the creature doesn't attack him on sight like he does with others (provided that he doesn't get in the way). His favourite game is hooking someone only for the Tank to punch them away, which amuses the abomination.
    • In one ocassion, the first ascended Tank stumbled upon the young Gnar, who was standing before him, looking to pick a fight. But when he transformed into Mega Gnar, the fight quickly turned into a huge mess that destroyed the entire area. The Court is taking extra measures in case these two encounter one another again.
    • Surprisingly, they have developed a rivalry with the Goliath, another hulking creature that causes havoc whenever he is around. Goliath has come to blows with them from time to time, but they have an affinity to hunt down humans, so in a sense, there is respect between the creatures.
    • The Hall of Combat Wrestling used to exploit the Tank as a "perfect sparring partner", with a challenge amongst its members on who can defeat the tank in a direct fist fight, which is no easy task. With more Tanks in the Pantheon, they're required to make sure that there's only one Tank in the House of Combat/Sports before sparring with them, and to help exterminate the rest.
    • Apparently, frying pans used to do extra damage on him compared to other standard weapons. Its effectiveness has since been halved, making everyone running up to a Tank and smashing him with four Frying Pans Of Doom very impractical in taking him down. Also, despite their bulk, dead Tanks float on water. No one knows how this is possible.
    • There have been reports of one Tank behaving like an english gentleman. Whenever this is true or not remains a mystery.
    • Under a "Director" mindset, Tanks never attack Survivors pinned by other Special Infected unless they collide during the Tank's attack, and always go for those still standing rather than risk its life taking out the one already downed. In a "Player" mindset, some Tanks are more comfortable "sniping" down Survivors with thrown items, dip into nearby water to douse any fire on them, punch Survivors away from one another or even off large drops when possible, avoid mounted guns and other high DPS weapons, punch chainsaw wielders as soon as they enter range, or stand between pinned Survivors (by way of Hunter, Smoker, or Charger) and their allies.

Edited by nightelf37 on Jan 26th 2022 at 8:16:32 PM

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#189403: Jan 26th 2022 at 11:44:14 AM

@RJ That was in my plans yes. Still wanted to get Class 3E finally completed first however. To get to the point, this was the last profile I was working on. Any interactions, changes, links that require modifications (I seem to have two red links at least at a quick skim-through), and the sort?

Class 3-E, Divine Dustbin School of the Pantheon (Members: Nagisa Shiota, Kaede Kayano, Karma Akabane, Tomohito Sugino, Manami Okuda, Hiroto Maehara, Sousuke Sugaya, Yukiko Kanzaki, Meg Kataoka, Touka Yada, Hinano Kurahashi, Rinka Hayami, Ryuunosuke Chiba, Hinata Okano, Yuuma Isogai, Ryouma Terasaka, Takuya Muramatsu, Taisei Yoshida, Kirara Hazama, Koutarou Takebayashi, Sumire Hara, Rio Nakamura, Kouki Mimura, Taiga Okajima, Justice "Masayoshi" Kimura, Yuzuki Fuwa, Autonomous Intelligence Fixed Artillery (Jiritsu Shikou Kotei Houdai) / Ritsu, Itona Horibe)

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  • House: School
  • Demigods individually; Ritsu is a Lesser god; Kaede and Itona are Intermediate gods when they are in their tentacled forms.
  • Symbol: An anti-Koro-Sensei knife
  • Alignment: Most are Chaotic Good; Nagisa, Ritsu, and Takebayashi are Lawful Good.
  • Portfolio:
  • Domains: School, Rejects, Defiance, Assassination, Loss
  • Followers: Hufflepuff House
  • Allies:
  • Enemies:
  • Opposes: Relena Darlian, The Human Child (Karma), the GUAC, evil scientists
  • Pities: Evil AIs (Ritsu)
  • Kunugigaioka Junior High is a rather prestigious school, one built on high academic achievement. The best students attend Class A, while poorer performing students attend Classes B-E, with the bottom 5% attending the latter. The students in Class 3-E are treated with contempt, and are not allowed to attend the main campus, instead being sequestered in an old wooden cram school. This system went on for some time, until one of these classes was taught by Koro-Sensei. The students in this class were assigned to kill the strange organism before he blew up the Earth in March of the next year. Throughout the year, the students grew and changed, improving in their studies and defying the system set up by Principal Asano. The students earned respect in their school, and as a result of their tribulations, the system within it was dismantled after the media got wind of the whole incident. Their time at school ended during one final attempt on Koro-Sensei's life by the government, which ended with one final attendance report as Nagisa Shiota tearfully dealt the final blow to Koro-Sensei. The students graduated the next day, ready to take their experiences onward in life.
  • The class ascended upon learning that Koro-Sensei was in the Pantheon, they greeted him warmly, thankful he was alive somewhere, and continue learning from him. He too was happy to meet with them once again, and congratulated them on their achievements.
  • While the Pantheon is far more bizarre than their home world, they got used to it pretty quickly. Having Koro-Sensei as a teacher or an acquantice tends to help people adapt to strange situations.
  • It should be noted that despite being in Class 3-E (i.e. a class of failures), all of them, in fact, are actually quite skilled at what they do, but because of Kunugigaoka Junior High's rigid curriculum, simply couldn't keep up, or another factor just caused them to fall in. As such, while they may be class of failures on paper, in practice, they're quite good at what they do.
  • Social Darwinists or ones who follow similar ideals of the rule of the strong remind them strongly of Principal Asano, who, although his methods worked fairly effectively, still didn't make life easy or good for them. They are keeping their eyes peeled should these people in the Pantheon attempt an attack on them, considering how Class 3-E effectively created a counterpoint to such views.
    • Because of this, they are opposed to the GUAC, whose emphasis on 'Might Makes Right' and the destruction of society manages to be both a corruptionnote  and an antithesisnote  to what Koro-Sensei was teaching them.
  • Light Yagami is something of an Evil Counterpart to the class, as while they learn the art of killing while keeping up with school for good, he only kept up his education as a front for actually being Kira, and passing judgement upon those believed to have committed crimes. They've made plans to deal with him should they ever come to blows.
  • Ezio Auditore helps to train Class 3-E to become better, and relates to them because they both practice the art of assassination in the name of Good.
  • Lobo disgusts them, because they can't even imagine killing purely for fun. Even Karma, who openly takes pleasure in combat, hates the idea of taking life unnecessarily.
  • Neville is glad to have found others who were treated as the worst, but rose from the bottom of the class to become heroes. Dumbledore likewise also approves of Class 3-E, and they in turn, think he's a much better Headmaster than Asano. He regrets that they can't be trained in wizardry due to coming from another universe, though even if they could learn magic, the students would probably turn down such an offer, preferring to hone their innate abilities rather than utilize a foreign one.
    • Mind, there IS a universe where they WERE studying magic, but suffered from glitches that resulted them being placed in Class 3-E. While this hasn't changed their polite refusal to learn magic itself, it has resulted in some members researching methods to fight or counter magic users should the need ever arise. Roy Greenhilt's Spellsprinter Maneuver is one such technique, as the more knife-adept wielders (Sugino, Kataoka, and Isogai for instance), have been trying to adapt it to their preferred weapon.
  • As a group of assassins, they got on well with Night Raid, though unlike Class 3-E, Night Raid actually works to kill. But considering that the world that Night Raid lives in is not too different from the areas that Irina (AKA, Bitch Sensei) and Koro-Sensei as the Reaper grew up in, they can understand why the assassin guild does so.
    • As such, Class 3-E is no fan of Esdeath, though her treatment of her subordinates is actually better than Asano's, to their bewilderment. However, she's still a sadistic monster who, unlike Asano, has been cruel and evil from birth, and actually wonders how Class 3-E would challenge her given their lack of powers and helplessness during Koro-Sensei's final battle in the mortal realm. The fact that she's part of the GUAC also increases the risk of the organization deciding to attack them. Luckily, Koro has sworn to protect them from Esdeath and her allies should they ever come to blows.
  • The Mythbusters', eh, interesting methods of learning are incredibly fascinating to many Class 3-E students, especially Okuda, due to her proficiency in Chemistry, and as such, she has been taken on as an intern.
  • Are a bit unnerved by Haru Ichninose due to her Mind Control ability being used to protect from assassins. Regardless, they've assured her that their only targets are Koro-Sensei due to that being part of their curriculum, and anyone who wrongs the class in some way.
  • After comparisons were made, Class 3-E became acquainted with the ascended cast of Danganronpa due to the structure of their education. Their interactions vary from student to student, but on the whole, they are allies with them.
    • Though all of them despise Junko Enoshima for perverting the concept of their Assassination Classroom. Koro-Sensei has advised Class 3-E to merely keep on the defensive, pointing out that that would be the best strategy against someone like Junko. His advice proved sound when Junko confronted them, and the conflict quickly ended with Karma shoving Wasabi and Mustard up Junko's nostrils, before Nakamura photographed the scene and spread it around the Pantheon.
  • Upon seeing Red Skull, they thought for a moment that the second Reaper, Koro-Sensei's former disciple, was in the Pantheon. They soon found out that that wasn't the case, because while the two may look similar, their motivations and personalities are completely different.
  • They sympathize with Killua Zoldyck, given his quite-frankly terrible childhood and a backstory not that different from Irina and Koro-Sensei, having been forced to learn to kill since he was a child. He's quite grateful for their companionship, and finds the class' wackiness quite warm. He particularly bonded with Itona and Kayano due to how they implanted tentacle cells into them, and was glad to know that they were able to move past such a dark point in their lives. They've also recommended he seek out Koro-Sensei for advice concerning the possibility of escaping the life of an assassin and becoming a regular member of society.
  • Their reputation and title eventually reached Raul Menendez, who regards Class 3-E with a fair amount of interest. While he is dismayed at them taking Koro-Sensei's final lesson to integrate with society instead of working to destroy it, their status as underdogs, and versatile array of skills is enough that he has decided to keep an eye on them for future schemes.
  • Due to Nagisa becoming a teacher, Eikichi and him have become good friends, trading stories about their awful classrooms, and both agree on an absolute disgust for Agatha Trunchbull, for her cruel and awful teaching.
    • He also gets along well with Suzaku Kururugi, due to both of them being incredibly capable fighters who both took risks in who they sided with and had to kill a close ally.
    • Nagisa's most noted physical quality is how he looks very much like a girl and has cross-dressed more than once (Against his will). This is not without reasons however, as his mother forced him to grow out his hair and mime dressing him in girl's clothing, due to her own past failings. Astolfo came by to comfort Nagisa, considering his own reputation, while Gasper Vladi finds Nagisa to be an inspiration due to how he has overcome his past doubts and weaknesses. Likewise, Nagisa was able to find consolidation with Bridget and Hideri, bonding with the former with his natural prowess and similar circumstances as well as finding Hideri's goals and mindset to achieving them quite admirable. He also sympathizes with Naoto concerning gender roles in society (though Nagisa's issues were more personal than societal), as well as Chihiro Fujisaki considering how both considered themselves to be weak/were considered to be weak by others.
  • Karma is studying under Bruce Lee, partially to become stronger and partially to achieve his defeat, for the sake of having beaten one of the strongest warriors in the Pantheon.
    • He and Lelouch enjoy thinking circles around their opponents, and have similar ideals and values. Some of their enemies are nervous about this alliance, as Karma brings direct physical combat skills to the table Lelouch doesn't possess while being almost as intelligent on top of that. There's also the fact that Karma grew up into a government official, which could easily prove beneficial for both men.
    • Karma finds Relena's pacifism stupid and annoying, and although he's always stopped short of doing real harm, he's gone to... worrying lengths to get her to see that violence is a necessary part of doing good.
      • In addition, Karma is on the fence about the Human Child, since their determination in combination with their pacifism enabled them to free monsters from the underground, among other feats. Though what truly worries Karma is Chara, whom he views as being far more terrifying than Nagisa's latent bloodlust. Karma is tempted to force Chara to manifest so that he can destroy the Fallen Child, except Frisk has plenty of determination to ensure that the situation does not escalate to that point...plus, there's the matter of Sans getting involved should Karma ever attempt something like that. For now, Karma is content to simply watch the Human Child from a distance, but is keeping on his toes.
    • As a prankster, Karma has been meeting up with many of the other troublemakers in the Pantheon. While some had to suffer the wrath of Karma's wasabi torture (Such as Cartman, whose attempts at revenge on Karma have failed spectacularly), others found Karma to be either a Worthy Opponent, or an ally from conflict.
  • The following information was decided to be declassified, so as to help two certain students of Class 3-E integrate into the Pantheon. Those two students are Itona Horibe and Kayano Kaede note , the former being a test subject of "Shiro" note , and the latter being the younger sister of Aguri Yukimura, Class 3-E's former teacher. note  Both utilized Tentacle Implants that hid their true skills (Electronics for Itona and acting for Kayano), and it is because of that period of their lives that the following resulted.
    • Itona sympathizes with Octodad, and helps him to control his tentacles and blend in better. Kayano also feels sorry for him, but isn't very active about it, recognizing that almost everyone accepts him as he is, and is slightly bitter about it.
    • On the other hand, Kayano tries to help out Desco, because of their similarities.
    • Both Kayano and Itona dislike Cthulhu for being an evil and destructive tentacled humanoid. The class has considered targeting the Great Old One, but the price for failure would be too great...not to mention that while there is indeed potential to use their out-of-the-box tactics to trick Cthulhu, the risk is still too great.
  • Kayano, being an actress, soon found herself back at work at the House of Theater, where just as on the mortal plane, the skills she gained from being an assassin were put to good use. She is NOT however, fond of the House of Love trying to pester her about her crush on Nagisa and confirm if they did, indeed, get together, though she's able to avoid the topic whenever someone tries to pry it out of her.
    • As a pudding lover, Stocking quickly interacted with Kayano...via them trying to get the last cup of a limited edition pudding. The results were...quite...well...filled with much yelling (from Kayano) and taunting (from Stocking), in particular concerning a certain subject on Kayano's part. The two still don't get on quite 'right' to the present-day.
    • Of course, even Kayano knows better than to try to do the same with Beerus. Though, he was interested in the giant pudding once made to kill Koro-Sensei, ignoring the bomb of course. That being said, after the first one, Kayano abhors the idea of blowing up a pudding no matter what the circumstances, to Beerus' approval (ignoring how it would work on him even less than on Koro-Sensei).
  • Despite being freed from the Tentacles, some people from the House of Pride tried to catch Itona's attention. They failed. The House of Technology however, was very much the opposite, as that is where Itona's true skills lie.
    • After what Shiro did to him, Itona is not exactly supportive of the evil scientists in the Pantheon, in particular the ones with a focus in biology and bio-tech considering what the Tentacles truly are. It doesn't help that some of them want to find a way to snag the means of doing so...
  • Ritsu is good friends with The Machine and Bastion, as all are AIs who are capable of caring and goodness. She can't make herself hate the evil machines, seeing them as merely not having achieved true understanding yet, even AM.
    • Though, of the evil A.I.s, she's a tad curious about XANA, due to how little is known about his motives. One individual posited that XANA believes that Humanity Is Insane and went evil after seeing Franz Hopper's sanity deteriorate. She's tried establishing contact with XANA to confirm or deny this, but the A.I. has refused to respond.
    • Ritsu's eventual release into the internet and becoming a completely sentient being has also resulted in encounters with Lain Iwakura, another extremely powerful feminine Artificial Intelligence who lives within the internet. Ritsu has tried to get Lain to come out of her shell and interact with the Pantheon more, to the Goddess of the Wired's resistance. At the very least, Ritsu has succeeded in getting a chuckle out of Lain by wearing one of her bear footie pajamas.
  • As someone who breaks the fourth wall and knows she's in a fictional work, Fuwa gets along with Deadpool pretty well. The reactions of her classmates when the Merc with a Mouth pops up range from bemusement to utterly shocked astonishment.
    • Since she's a big fan of detective stories, Fuwa looks up to Sherlock Holmes. He's found an interesting companion in his cases to say the least.
  • Having once been called the 'Naruto' kid due to his poor grades, Terasaka eventually met the Seventh Hokage in person. Naruto had a bit of a chuckle over that, to Terasaka's annoyance, though Naruto was sincere in seeing how Terasaka improved himself, not unlike Naruto. They've been firm friends ever since.
    • Murasata also got along with Naruto, seeing how his specialty; Ramen, easily attracts the Hokage's eyes.
  • Murasata and Hara found themselves getting along with the ascended members of Tootsuki Academy. Yukihara in particular for Muramatsu due to the former's experimentation with food, which Murasata was not able to do due to his father's handling of their ramen shop. Both were wary of Erina at first thanks to the similarities between the elites of Tootsukui and Kunugigaoka, but after her history with her father came up, along with a change in attitude towards Souma, the two warmed up to her a tad. Especially since Erina's father is somehow MORE abusive than Asano Sr.!
  • Okajima was immediately attracted to the House of Lust, though he was advised by Koro-Sensei to keep his distance from several of the deities there, given how they could overwhelm him. Okajima was able to become allies with Jiraiya, due to both sharing perverted qualities, and Jiraiya being rather friendly.
  • Kanzaki was discovered to be an excellent gamer, and made some waves in the House of Gaming as a result. It's turned out to be helpful in real-life as well, as it helped out her marksmanship immensely.
  • Sugino was delighted to meet Babe Ruth, considering his own passion for baseball.
  • Takebayashi's first solo appearance in the Pantheon was to complement virtual female A.I.snote . This was...not the best of first impressions, though Kosmo and Nova became allies with him, as did Jeremie Belpois and Aelita Schaffer. He has also struck up casual conversation with Cortana as well.
    • On a more serious note, Takebayashi is also Class 3-E's explosives expert, and immediately became enemies with Deidara for his artistic obsession with bombs. He also is no fan of Michael Bay, because while Bay is a Nice Guy...he has no understanding of how explosives are NOT something to ever be messed with...and on that note, this distaste expands to anyone who views explosions with fascination rather than precision.
  • Due to still maintaining a low income even with godhood, Isogai has had to continue working part-time jobs to make ends meet. Due to his first name, he has been confused for both Kyoko Sakura's apprentice, and the duelist Yuma Tsukumo. The resulting confusion caused by this during one of his shifts nearly destroyed the cafe he was working at...and yet he somehow managed to get the situation under control, to the surprise of everyone.note .
    • Also, as Class 3-E's class representative alongside Kataoka, Isogai tends to be his class's spokesperson whenever contact is required of the class as a whole.
  • Hazama, as a noted fan of dark literature, quickly searched the Pantheon to see if some of the characters and author were present. She was quite pleased to meet Edmond Dantes, having been fascinated by his tale and even recommended it to Itona...while informing him to skip the part where the Count began to regret his actions. Dantes didn't know whether to be horrified or laugh when he heard of the story, but he did inform Hazama about why he chose to pull back on his original vengeance.
  • A group of junior high students are joyfully discussing an assassination. If you look at it normally, this is the pinnacle of madness.

I wonder if people avoid me because of the tarantula...
SailorVenus372 Since: Nov, 2019 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#189404: Jan 26th 2022 at 11:54:19 AM

[up] They would definitely be enemies with the Death Busters, a group of evil aliens who use a School for Scheming and have no problem with harming the people attending. They want to summon their leader to destroy the world and are pretty much universally hated by everyone else in their house.

Edited by SailorVenus372 on Jan 26th 2022 at 12:15:03 PM

I’m plotting my schemes wherever I go! They’re perfect in every way…
Necromancer10 Buddy from Crakcarz, the Continent of Wacky Necromancers Since: May, 2019 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
Buddy
#189405: Jan 26th 2022 at 12:07:46 PM

[up][up] A little note, relation links should be checked since some deities are either not in the Pantheon or moved, notably Koro-sensei who is currently removed but planned to be reworked and added back later. Anyway...

Denzel Crocker is obsessed with giving students really bad grades, Terence Fletcher is an abusive and manipulate drumming teacher whose harsh methods have even driven a student of his to suicide, The Spy is a deadly backstabbing assassin in his own right, and for Ritsu, Lea is a digital clone of a human known as an Evotar with great speech problems, who had to overcome her identity crisis of being someone else's clone.

Edited by Necromancer10 on Jan 26th 2022 at 3:23:09 PM

Beep-beep
Excessive-Menace uwu from the Velvet Cage (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
uwu
#189406: Jan 26th 2022 at 12:09:05 PM

[up][up][up] Maki Harukawa is also a teenage assassin.

For Kayano, Primrose Azelhart and Silica also want to kill the people to avenge a loved one (father and mother respectively). Like Kayano, Silica's target (Meta Knight) wasn't actually responsible for her mom's death, but the Crow Men truly did kill Primrose's father.

Edited by Excessive-Menace on Jan 26th 2022 at 12:09:13 PM

THE GOLDEN AGE WILL RETURN AGAIN!
safind The Grand Spider Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
The Grand Spider
#189407: Jan 26th 2022 at 12:46:51 PM

@Necromancer: Well then, mind if I take him up then for restoration/rework? He was due for one anyways.

I wonder if people avoid me because of the tarantula...
Excessive-Menace uwu from the Velvet Cage (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
uwu
#189408: Jan 26th 2022 at 1:21:11 PM

[up] I don't mind if you rework him, just state why he fits Color-Coded Emotions and/or Excuse Me While I Multitask or some other trope in a paragraph, but you know all about that part already.

THE GOLDEN AGE WILL RETURN AGAIN!
r-lock256 (Spin-off Series)
#189409: Jan 26th 2022 at 1:26:53 PM

Anything else for the Corps or are they good to go?

Small Fry Corps.members , Deified Legion of the Multi-Mook Melee

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Clockwise from top-right: Fighting Mii Team, Fighting Polygon Team, Fighting Wire Frames, Fighting Alloys
  • Lesser Deities
  • Symbol: The Smash Logo
  • Theme Music: Cruel Brawl (when they’re very aggressive)
  • Alignment: True Neutral(?)
  • Portfolio: Conservation of Ninjutsu, Evil Knockoff
  • Domains: Armies, Fights
  • Superiors: Master Hand & Crazy Hand
  • Rivals: All ascended Smash fighters
  • Enemies: Galeem & Dharkon, Polygon Man
  • Target Practice for: Hank J. Wimbledon, Jack Cayman, various characters from Dynasty Warriors
  • Foil to: AAHW
  • Source of Interest for: Teseo, Sigma
  • There are many things that can happen in the Smash tournament and besides various fighters from different worlds duking it out with each other, there are other side-events they can take part in. One of these events involves fighting against an army of nondescript enemies and the goal can be either defeating a certain number of them or to survive for a period of time. While these enemies can easily be defeated, they get more aggressive over-time and anyone fighting them can go up against much stronger versions of these enemies (often described as “Cruel”) that can send Smash participants flying in just a few hits. The Small Fry Corps come in different varieties, including polygons, wire frames, alloys, and Miis that have stolen the faces of others.
  • A few sections of the Pantheon were closed off to make some different battlefields one day and a few curious fighters decided to make some separate visits to them to see what was going on. It didn’t take long until some rivals arrived on the scene and they happened to look like some of the Pantheonic denizens, but with some rather obvious visual differences. At first, it seemed like those rivals looked easy to fight against, but as time progressed, they became more aggressive and it got to a point where the fighters who arrived were having a hard time before they ultimately got sent flying out of the arena after taking plenty of damage. As it turned out, the Pantheon had set up various challenge arenas and that Master Hand and Crazy Hand were responsible for getting these Multi-Man Smash challenges into the Pantheon for others to try out. Given that the Smash participants had done these challenges in the past, it only made sense that other fighters not involved in these tournaments can try them out, partially for fun and partially to hone their skills.
  • While different divisions of the Small Fry Corps have been used in different Smash tournaments, the Pantheon has given many individuals beyond the Smash participants the option to pick a specific type of enemy to fight against and a mission set related to such to complete. Master Hand and Crazy Hand provide oversight for these particular battles and sometimes use them to determine if a fighter is ready to go up against one or both of the Hands. Although the Fighting Polygon Team and Wire Frame Fighters haven’t been extensively involved in major events related to Smash, the Fighting Alloys ended up being victim to Galeem’s attack that resulted in many turning into Spirits. Since Master Hand and Crazy Hand are in opposition against Galeem & Dharkon’s separate plans for total conquest, the Small Fry Corps have used their members to fight back, even if they don’t stand much of a chance against Galeem & Dharkon even if members of the Corps are at their strongest.
  • Polygon Man, who is already resentful of being forgotten within the video gaming realm and attempted revenge via dragging various Sony characters into a tournament he made, is enraged by the Small Fry Corps and how they (except the Fighting Mii Team) also appear as simplistic-looking knockoffs of existing fighters, similar to the Polygonal All-Stars he made. He is particularly insulted by the Fighting Polygon Team not just due to visual similarities, but because they’re weak in comparison to his own Polygonal All-Stars, with the same being said for the rest of the Small Fry Corps minus the visual aspect of such. Regardless of the flaws the Small Fry Corps have collectively, it has given Polygon Man the motivation to create a bigger army of Polygonal All-Stars to fulfill his plan of revenge after being defeated back then. The Polygonal All-Stars can make short work of the members of the Small Fry Corps normally and even though the Corps being in “Cruel” mode can put up a fight against the Polygonal All-Stars, the latter has access to stronger moves that can defeat those “Cruel” Corps members with ease.
  • Hank J. Wimbledon is notable for fighting plenty of mooks, many coming from the AAHW, in spectacularly violent fashion and he is more than capable of delivering similar chaos against members of the Small Fry Corps that go after him, even when the playing field gets evened out somewhat with the “Cruel” Corps members. While the Small Fry Corps are more affiliated with a relatively neutral party to be used as fighting practice for others in spite of appearing as visual knockoffs of various individuals, the AAHW have a clear goal in mind even if they are unsuccessful at reaching it. Given how weak the members of the Corps are, some of the AAHW believed that the Corps can’t get anything accomplished until some of the Corps entered “Cruel” mode and got into a fight with the AAHW. Because of how the “Cruel” aspect of the Corps gave them a significant advantage when it comes to power, the AAHW only grew to hate the organization for not really doing anything and has since tried to find ways to become more powerful themselves, even if the Corps don’t care what a rival organization thinks of them.
  • Besides Hank, there were a plethora of fighters in the Pantheon that are skilled in fighting large numbers of enemies, with some delivering a violent beatdown similar to what Hank dishes out. Jack Cayman was one such fighter who has delivered stylishly brutal beatdowns on the Corps whenever he needs to train or just kill some time. Compared to many other enemies Jack and other brutal combatants go up against, the Corps aren’t traditional flesh-and-blood enemies, so leftover polygons, wireframes, and alloy parts tend to be left behind in the wake of such battles if said enemies don’t end up getting launched off far away. Another group of fighters that have used these Corps for fighting practice, albeit in a less brutal manner than Jack or some others, include those from Dynasty Warriors, who have fought against thousands of weaker enemies numerous times, so fighting against some enemies, even in “Cruel” mode, shouldn’t be too much of a problem before getting down to business with more important matters.
  • Teseo of The Seven is able to use Hack the Planet to create knockoffs of existing entities to fight his foes and is also able to summon other enemies for his needs. Learning about the Small Fry Corps and the fact that their members consist of strange-looking versions of notable characters gave Teseo plenty of ideas to use the Corps to his advantage or at least refine his Septima to be able to create more knockoffs of other characters he sees as potent enough to use for battle. The Corps typically aren’t that strong unless they’re in “Cruel” mode and they don’t have any intention with getting involved in wide-reaching battles compared to other armies in the Pantheon, but it hasn’t stopped Teseo from finding a way to integrate the source fighter’s stronger abilities into these Corps outside of the Mii Team and from him forcibly using them to suit whatever Teseo and The Seven want. Then again, if the Corps really don’t want to get near them, then Teseo could just create knockoffs of knockoffs, but from his perspective, his copycats would be far more superior than the mostly disposable Corps members.
  • In general, the Corps have no intent on taking a side when it comes to the Pantheon and the good/evil conflict that’s at its core, even if there is a “cold war” of sorts when it comes to determining if good or evil should run the place. That hasn’t stopped some villainous deities from looking at the Corps with some curiosity, noting that their numbers could be of use to them and, like Teseo, they believe that with some enhancements, the Corps could make for a threatening army. As the Sigma Virus, Sigma appears as a wireframe and while he was amused at the fact that there are living wireframes that exist to fight, he noticed that said wireframes were part of an organization whose members exist in high numbers, giving him the idea to potentially assimilate most, if not all, their members to serve him via the use of a modified and more dangerous version of the Sigma Virus. Even if those villainous figures don’t share the same appearance as the members of the Corps for the most part, they’re still looking at the Corps with some level of interest and hoping they’d be of more use serving villains like them.
  • Unlike the other sectors of the Corps, the Fighting Mii Team aren’t knockoffs of existing fighters, but instead described as taking the faces of notable characters. This particular fact got the attention of Koh, who was notable for stealing faces and in general, only the Fighting Mii Team took his interest as the other sectors of the Corps don’t have anything resembling emotive faces. Koh believed that the Corps had access to a large number of faces, but no one really knows where to directly access the Corps and where they store those faces. While the Miis are more emotive than the rest of the Corps, their facial movements are more limited compared to a typical human. This didn’t exactly hold back Koh from looking to add to his already extensive collection of faces and may have given him ideas on what other victims to look for.
  • As mentioned, the Small Fry Corps are a more neutral group of mooks and this applies to the armies that appear as knockoffs of existing fighters. While some of the Smash tournament participants have fought against knockoffs of themselves at different points, there are others in the Pantheon that went through an event of that sort before using the Small Fry Corps as means to refine their abilities. The Symphogear users have had experience fighting Noise, strange artificial creatures that can disintegrate people on contact, and while the Small Fry Corps aren’t as threatening as the Noise, the fact that those enemies exist as knockoffs of existing characters was mildly disturbing, especially since the FIS Receptor Children had to fight an illusion of a past version of Maria Caddenzava Eve. Even if the Corps don’t have much in the way of motivation for doing things other than fighting others, many don’t want to imagine what could happen if the Corps develop corrupted traits of the characters they copy and develop ambitions greater than what they were initially designed for.

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The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread
#189415: Jan 26th 2022 at 4:46:21 PM

So, are the Mii Team distinctly different from the Mii Fighters introduced as playable characters in SSB 4?

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Karkat_Kitsune Master of Nero from Earth C Since: Jun, 2018 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Master of Nero
#189417: Jan 26th 2022 at 5:23:39 PM

Is it just me or is there no deity for the Time Master trope?

Karkat Kitsune
HamanaHamanaHamana Dog or Oni? (Bitroper)
Dog or Oni?
#189418: Jan 26th 2022 at 5:53:58 PM

@Koro-sensei This is the same situation with Akame since she should have been merged with Night Raid (or just like the profile where The Batman Who Laughs was kept while the group profile was disbanded). If you ask me, Koro-sensei should be merged with Class-3E.

@RJ Remove the Order of Humanity mentions since they will be either overhauled or removed at some point.

I swear Loid, you can't draw worth shit!
RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#189419: Jan 26th 2022 at 6:20:01 PM

@ Hamana: OK, changed

@ Karkat: Dialga has Time Master, but for some reason it and the rest of the Creation Trio are joined together despite having different tropes instead of a shared trope.

SailorVenus372 Since: Nov, 2019 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#189420: Jan 26th 2022 at 6:33:27 PM

[up] Dialga actually has Time Tropes

I’m plotting my schemes wherever I go! They’re perfect in every way…
RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#189421: Jan 26th 2022 at 6:36:13 PM

Never mind then

Got a few ideas in mind for gods. What do you think works?

wootzits Since: Apr, 2010
#189422: Jan 26th 2022 at 6:48:21 PM

[up]It seems to me like neither you nor Phantom Fire actually read the trope page for Can Only Move the Eyes.[tdown]

TPPR10 Shocking Gun! from out of nowhere Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Shocking Gun!
#189423: Jan 26th 2022 at 6:55:00 PM

[up][up] I am going to say that FGO Tiamat is on the hold for some time since they decided to sort of bring her back with Larva/Tiamat and there is a chance she might come back later on.

Continue the bloodline, Fujimaru!
safind The Grand Spider Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
The Grand Spider
#189424: Jan 26th 2022 at 8:49:55 PM

@Hamana: I'd have to disagree there. I can see your logic, don't get me wrong, but Koro-Sensei on his own is a rather distinctive character, and I presume such logic was used for Akame when she was given a separate profile.

As an example of personal experience, I worked on the Lyoko Warriors as my second profile all the way back in 2016 around, and they quite frankly weren't distinct enough as individual characters to earn individual spots anyway concerning more in-depth profiles that would better represent certain tropes, hence the usage of grouping them and why I referred to them as an overall conglomerate (Note to self, rework them if I have the time now that I've a bit more experience, disregarding the gap).

Class 3E falls under a similar boat, unless arguments can be made for the other characters (I myself took a look at the Character page for Assassination Classroom and noted that it was organized to separate the main viewpoint characters from the rest of the class and so on and so forth). As such, I think it's okay for Koro-Sensei to have a separate profile.

Likewise, the profile might become too long and unwieldy if he's suddenly included, and while I do so like to ensure that a profile is nicely detailed, there is such a thing as too much.

I wonder if people avoid me because of the tarantula...
CrimsonShark The Black Blade from The Internet of Loneliness and Beyond Since: Nov, 2018 Relationship Status: One Is The Loneliest Number
#189425: Jan 26th 2022 at 9:11:44 PM

Bottom Posting.

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