@Crimson As per the rules:

• For new and reworked deities, 3 s means the profile will have a one week waiting period.

Which means both of them had 3 thumbs for one week.

I swear Loid, you can't draw worth shit!

Oh I see. I was double-checking just in case, but yeah, you can post post the profile onto its designated page if you want.

"Money is the goddamn plan! Have some faith, y'all!"

Standard repost time. Is Victini ready to be reworked too?

Mewtwo, God of Modified Clones (The Genetic Pokémon, The World's Strongest Pokémon, A Legend Reawakened, DJ Fuckface)

• Votes: 3(Crimson Shark, Crownless Mimic, Tropers/nightelf37)
• Date of rework: 2 August (repost 28 and 31 July)
• Note: Rework
• Greater God
• Symbol: The Berserk Gene or Mewtwonite X and Y.
• Theme
  • Leitmotifs: Mewtwo's Awakening, The Mighty Mewtwo, Enter Mewtwo
  • Battle Theme: Battle! (Mewtwo)
• Alignment: True Neutral (formerly Chaotic Neutral)
• Gender: Genderless (Identifies as male)
• Ability: Pressure (Steadfast as Mega Mewtwo X, Insomnia as Mega Mewtwo Y)
• Moveset: Psystrike, Aura Sphere, Shadow Ball, Recover
  • Z-Move:
• Portfolio: Genetically Created Super Soldiers Gone Horribly Right, Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke, Modified Mew Clone, Designed To Be The Strongest Pokemon, Shadow Archetype to most Pokémon, Blood Knight Without Concern For Others, Troubled Development Making A Troubled Pokemon, Where I Was Born and Razed, Breakout Character, Godlike Psychic Powers, One-Man Army, Can Mega Evolve, Resembles A Grey Alien, Final Boss
• Domains: Cloning, Psychic Powers, Experimentation, Combat, Aggression, Might
• Special relationship with: Mew (his "parent")
• Interested in: Son Goku, Shigeo Kageyama
• Allies
  • Pokemon deities: Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu, Pokemon Trainer Red, Gym Leader Sabrina, Calem and Serena
  • Artificial/engineered beings: Solid Snake, Frankenstein's Monster, Meruem, The Magician, Laura Kinney
  • Other allies: Komugi, Carrie White, Vegeta
  • Partner: Anne-Marie
• On good terms with: Ben Reilly and Kaine Parker, Lea
• Rivals: Arceus, Shadow the Hedgehog, Bass, Greninja, Metal Sonic, The Indominus Rex, Cell, Infinite
  • Friendly Rivalry with: Silvally, J'onn J'onnz
• Enemies: Pokemon Hunter J, Rusty, Cell, Frieza, Professor Hojo and the Evilutionists of Mad Science, Victor Frankenstein, Rau Le Creuset, Father of the Homunculi, Maxwell Lord
  • Friendly Enemy: Giovanni, surprisingly enough
• Opposes: The Grineer
• Opposed by: The Mob
• Good(-ish) Counterpart to: Giygas
• Annoyed by: Bizarro
• Distrusts: The SCP Foundation, Dr Franken Stein, the Hall of Scientists and Geniuses
• Pities: Prince Asterion/The Minotaur, Bandit, Tinker and Pirate, Rowf and Snitter, The Chimeras
• Unclear opinion on: Lucy/Nyu
• Mewtwo the Genetic Pokémon is a genetically augmented clone of Mew, itself one of the most powerful Pokémon. Years of horrific gene splicing created an Ultimate Lifeform...and things quickly went out of control. Possibly fatally. Mewtwo later set base in Cerulean Cave. It thinks nothing but battling other opponents and proving its supremacy, and while not the monster when first introduced Mewtwo remains one of the best Pokémon, keeping pace with legendaries in theory its equals (and in a few places, a bit superior). And through Mega Evolution, stat-wise Mega Mewtwo X and Y tie with Mega Rayquaza as the strongest Pokémon except for Eternamax Eternatus (who can't be played anyway).
• Mewtwo's personality in the Trope Pantheon is a composite of his (technically genderless, but identifies as male) first anime adaptation and game counterpart. Like in the games he thinks little beyond fighting, but like his anime adaptation he was a creature looking for purpose and who's initial antagonism was feeling used and slighted by the world. The "used" part was from his creators only seeing him as an experiment, and Giovanni (who funded his creation in most canons) seeing him as a tool rather than an equal. He initially planned to Kill All Humans but Ash convinced him of the errors of his ways and that the circumstances of one's birth is irrelevant. The two remain on good terms.
  • Giovanni status of Arch-Enemy has been changing as of late. Mewtwo was shocked to learn that a version of Giovanni that was unopposed wields a Mega Mewtwo X or Y; the fact that Mega Evolution requires a strong bond with that Pokémon proves he can be close to his team. Eventually Mewtwo decided he'd try working with him out of shared lust for power and hate. Though still enemies, the two have gained a respect for one another and will stop fighting each other if it they need to fufill some shared ambition.
• John Hammond, creator of the Jurassic Bark, was impressed by the personal development Mewtwo went through and proving the potential he has. Mewtwo is mostly ambivalent to this, but he does respect that he treats the dinosaurs he revives with respect rather than as a scientific tool like his own creators did to him. He believes the good doctor would like to study the Red Genesect, who his more feminine interpretation taught respect for the world that the legendary itself had gained. Dr Hammond was intrigued to learn that despite his difficult relationship with humans, Mewtwo might be partially human. While explicit in one canon, it's at most implied in the games. The Genetic Pokémon doesn't care all that much, since as mentioned he finds the circumstances of one's birth irrelevant.
• Mewtwo holds a similar respect to Red, who succeeded at capturing him. Granted he could've just used a Master Ball, but to even reach him one has to be Pokémon Champion and deal with very strong wild Pokémon. He holds similar respect for Calem and Serena for reaching a similar level to travel him. By complete contrast, Hunter J is an Arch-Enemy given she sees him as a super-valuable black market target. Fortunately Mewtwo has a powerful ally in Sabrina; she's an introvert turned extrovert Psychic trainer (both speciality and her powers) who briefly worked with him in a Pokémon event.
• Some gods have noted that he looks a lot like Giygas before his descent into madness. Mewtwo believes the original Giegue is a reflection of his past misanthropy, and the resultant Transhuman Abomination that is Giygas is if he lost full control of his own power. Giygas is not the only deity Mewtwo regards as his Evil Counterpart either: he feels the same towards the I.Rex for being genetic titans like himself, the former growing out of her creator's control as he did. While the I.Rex is too savage to get along with Mewtwo, he feels the tiniest bit of pity for why she was like that as he was once like her. Additionally, he and Cell see each other as rivals given their "genetically engineereed Ultimate Lifeform" roles. However Mewtwo feels not a nanometer of pity for Cell as he has no Tragic Monster elements; he was built as an Enemy to All Living Things, and embraces the role. Plus he mocked Mewtwo by pointing out when he fought his genetic precursor Frieza he got his ass utterly kicked .
• His contempt for Cell seems to further disprove the claims that, he has no no concern for others. His soft side is best seen in his partnership with Anne-Marie; she reminded him of his first and only human friend, a clone girl called Ai/Amber. He witnessed the sight of a little girl talking to animals, a scene that made the Legendary Pokémon instantly recall back to Amber. Her immense empathy and cheerfulness in spite of her tragedy reached his augmented heart, and he gave her a hug while saying he would protect her. Mewtwo's soft side can be seen with animals who were lab experiments like the cast of We3 or the Plague Dogs. And he considers what happened with the Chimeras to be especially offensive. Surprisingly Mewtwo pities the Minotaur, as he is a Tragic Monster born from unnatural and abominable circumstances who's driven to eat flesh out of being such an affront to natural law.
• Because of his past trauma Mewtwo has a stark distrust of the Hall of Scientists and Geniuses, and a starker hatred of the Evilutionists of Mad Science as they^note well not Mesogog but they still don't like each other are scientists who embody everything that led to his trauma and initial hatred for humanity. He's especially disgusted by Professor Hojo, who doesn't do himself any favors by experimenting on his own blood. Naturally, Hojo simply sees Mewtwo as a powerful resource and lab creation. While not nearly as repulsive, Dr Frankenstein's past actions and abandonment of his creation bring up Mewtwo's own issues and he hates him too. He also has an ax to grind against Maxwell Lord, who wants to use his psychic powers and his own mind control to get rid of metahumans. Someone tried to pull a similar stunt in the past.
• He once held the trope Gone Horribly Right. Or as one of his creators said before he burned with the rest of the lab, "we dreamed of creating the world's most powerful Pokémon...and we succeeded". Currently the holder of the trope is Bass, who doesn't wish to kill his creator, but the desire to impress means he intervenes with any other attempt to take out Mega Man. Mewtwo regards Bass as immature, but he's also well-aware his initial rebellion had a fair amount of immaturity as well. Though Bass didn't regard him as a robot to surpass at first, as another being born artificially as a might fighter the Genetic Pokémon sees him as an opponent to prove his strength. And Bass admits he'd love to prove which of humanity's creations is superior-one of metal, or one of flesh.
• Mewtwo's greatest Pokémon rival is Arceus, the Alpha Pokémon. Arceus was the first to exceed him in raw stats, and handed him a definitive defeat. However Mega Evolution allowed Mewtwo to surpass even Arceus, though it was not easy to win a second time. Even then Arceus has told him that while they enjoyed their fight, the Arceus he knows is a piece and not the whole. The genetic experiment has sworn to surpass even that, and is perfectly cognizant of the whole "man/science versus God" subtext that exists in their rivalry. His former greatest rival was Mew, the very being his DNA derived from. They stopped their rivalry after seeing how pointless the clone vs original battle was, but remain aloof to one another.
• He has a less intense rivalry with Silvally. Because of their similar backgrounds of scientific creations that..didn't go according to their creators plan they relate to one another. But both were made to be fighters, and Silvally seeks to challenge Mewtwo to prove it is no mere Expy of the older legendary. Mewtwo welcomed this. The Martian Manhunter is another rival and friend, having started by fighting him over the legendary causing a ruckus for reasons lost to time. Mewtwo finds his introspective and calm personality combined with his ability to live among humanity interesting. He was a bit surprised someone as powerful as him was so vulnerable to fire, though as Mewtwo himself has a weakness to bugs perhaps he shouldn't really talk.
• Other than challenging others or accepting challenges to combat, Mewtwo prefers a secluded existence and spends most of its time within its shrine. He has accepted many challengers, perhaps the most notable being Shadow. The two are well-aware of their similar backstories, to the point some speculate Mewtwo started the fight by accusing him of "copyright infringement". Through his psychic powers he swiftly beat Shadow by impaling him with a spoon. Afterwards Mewtwo mused to himself that he should try to master the Chaos Emeralds' powers to become "Super Mewtwo". The hedgehog robot Metal Sonic and the ever smug Infinite decided after this they want to do what Shadow failed and defeat the legendary Pokémon. Mewtwo welcomed Metal to try, and simply said nothing to Infinite because he's considers him "pathetic".
• He likes Vegeta. They have a fair bit in common, if in a Red Oni, Blue Oni outlook, and they bonded over owning Shadow and hatred of Frieza. Mewtwo is interested in Goku as a potential sparring partner, however he's a bit more interested in Shigeo Kageyama due to his psychic powers. Mewtwo has shown more interest in Carrie White due to her psychic and anger brought out by trauma, something he's more familiar with, leading to him wanting to aid her in fine-tuning and increasing her powers. Another friend of his he's gained Meruem, and by extension Komugi. Mewtwo used to have similar goals to Meruem and they share the "engineered Ultimate Lifeform" traits.
• As one of those who took part in Master Hand's competitions, Mewtwo is often called on by other "Smashers" to join the fray. His arrival is often met with much fanfare by followers. Unfortunately, Mewtwo has been having trouble getting reinvited. The Brawl iteration had him not only have a single trophy in his name but also replaced by Lucario (who has also come back for the 4th tournament). Then, an announcement trailer that had someone similar to Mewtwo revealed that a newcomer named Greninja has also come in. Since both of these Pokémon ascended into the Pantheon, Mewtwo has trained hard to beat them to the ground for taking his spot. However, it was revealed that he was coming back for the fourth Smash Tournament (albeit, as a latecomer, but better than never). His return was met with a bigger fanfare by his followers. As of now, he is currently training to achieve his revenge against the two usurpers.
• Some see him as his world's answer to Frankenstein's Monster. It's not something he denies, as they are intelligent beings who turned against their creator and to put it lightly had reason to distrust people. The two like to philosophize together. Along with disliking the Monster's creator, the Genetic Pokémon can't ever get himself to trust Dr Fraken Stein, and he's not exactly wrong to do so. He doesn't trust the SCP Foundation either, as while many of the anomalies they contain are better contained someone like him doesn't like their attitude of everything anomalous needing to be kept under wraps^note though with ethics of the practice considered for some masquerade. They're leaving Mewtwo alone for now, but don't think he gives a good case for himself by being friendly with The Magician. Mewtwo has defended this friendship by stating he's interested in a kindred spirit who desires to defeat anyone and not something nefarious.
• Mewtwo has found himself relating with Laura Kinney and Solid Snake, fellow clones like himself that he's personally impressed with and can understand the trauma. He's generally on good terms with Spiderman's clones and Lea too, though not as much. However just because someone's a close doesn't mean Mewtwo likes them; he cannot imagine why the Grineer consider themselves some supreme species due to their severe Clone Degeneration while he holds an immortal lifeforce. It's one he gets from Mew, who imagines the Grineer are greedily looking at their genetic code for their own villainous goals. Mewtwo straight up dislikes Rau Le Creuset, due to his misanthropic goals as revenge for his doomed nature as a clone. Before anyone calls him a hypocrite, it's BECAUSE he used to be similar as to why he's offended. On a lighter note Mewtwo is annoyed by the imperfect duplicate Bizarro due to how...weird and backwards a copy of Superman he is. Bizarro believes this is a compliment.
• Fecto Forge finds itself relating to Mewtwo as a powerful, psychic being pushing the Animalistic Abomination line and having no compassion to others (though that's more true with Fecto). It was amused by Mewtwo having his own "Elfilin" in Mew and tried to bond with Mewtwo over how they both broke out of a lab. Mewtwo refuses to bond with Fecto though, due to being asocial and seeing Fecto too violent and destructive.
• Another person who finds himself relating to Mewtwo is Agent 47, being that they were both created as genetic experiments whose creators sees them as a tool for their own end. The stoic bald hitman can also relate to his struggles in finding a purpose upon discovering their clone origins. While 47 does show hints of compassion compared to someone like Fecto, Mewtwo still can't find himself bonding with him either given his profession and that Mewtwo tries to distance himself from such violence. Nevertheless, they would come to a mutual understanding with each other as they go their separate ways.
• Was recently embarrassed at how he was captured by a girl named CLY on the first turn at full health. With a Timer Ball. LOLRanger laughed for days on end at the initial encounter. Later, he became major target of interest for The Mob as they have tried several times to capture Mewtwo only to fail. He takes great amusement in taunting them every time they fail to capture him.

Victini, Godess of V Signs (Victory Pokémon)

• Votes: 2(Crimson Shark, Crownless Mimic)
• Note: Rework
• Intermediate Goddess
• Symbol: A basket full of Macarons or her V-shape ears.
• Alignment: Neutral Good
• Gender: Genderless (identifies as female)
• Ability: Victory Star
• Moves: Flame Charge, Psychic, Searing Shot, V-create
• Portfolios: Psychic-type and Fire-type, Letter Motif, V-Sign, Mythical Pokémon, Secret Character in the Unova Dex, Badass Adorable, Cute Little Fangs, Being Over 1,000 years old, Successor Of Mew, loves macarons
• Domains: Victory, Power, Macarons, Fire, Psychic Powers, Mythicals
• Interests: Bugs Bunny
• Interested in: The House of Luck and Fortune
• Special Relationship: Reshiram and Zekrom
• Allies: Ash Ketchum, Pikachu, N, Sora, the Avatars of Friendship (Elena, Pinkie Pie and Steven Universe), The Kamen Rider Club, Ryusei Sakuta/Kamen Rider Meteor, Theodore Roosevelt, Android 17 and 18, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Alex (Street Fighter), Zeus and Athena, Hestia, XCOM
  • Partner: Gentaro Kisaragi/Kamen Rider Fourze
• On good terms with: Applejack, Good-Aligned deities of the House of Sports
• On speaking terms with: The Hall of Aim and Skill
• Enemies: Ghetsis Harmonia, Giovanni, Pokemon Hunter J, The Lich, Lord Vyce, Dr Gero, Surtr
• Sympathy for the Devil towards: Asterion/the Minotaur, Elmer Fudd
• Wary of: The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, Missingno, Ragnaros, Tulzscha and Aphoom-Zhah
• Victini the Victory Pokémon is a Mythical Pokémon from the region of Unova. This Psychic/Fire is called such for a good reason: containing unlimited energy that it can share with people, it's said that Victini can grant anyone victory. Its ability, Victory Star, boosts the accuracy of itself and its allies. Victini has a lot of the "V for victory sign" in its design; its ears are a V shape, it makes the V sign and has the signature move V-Create. In the main timeline Victini was put in Liberty Garden for its own protection from greedy humans, like Team Plasma.
  • Another well-known depiction of Victini, was born and raised in the Kingdom of the Vale and friend of the king who's sons would tame Reshiram and Zekrom. However they went to war over different views, so their father moved the Sword of the Vale to a nearby mountain with Victini's help to stop the Dragon force from destroying Unova. Sadly he couldn't stop Victini from being sealed in Eindoak Town for a millennium. A descendant of the People of the Vale, Damon, tried to use Victini to return the Sword back to the Vale, but since moving said castle could result in her death, Ash and his friends had to put a stop to this. The out of control Dragon force flung the castle into space, so Victini saved Ash and co with V-create, destroying the corrupted pillars of protection and gaining her freeedom.
• Identifying as female, the Trope Pantheon's Victini is a mix of her anime and game incarnation. This has the curious effect of Victini remembering both her service in the Kingdom of the Vale, and being protected in Liberty Garden; the latter is a clear analogue for the Liberty Island that the Statue of Liberty is found on. The fact that Victini is from the equivalent of New York City caught the attention of none other than Theodore Roosevelt, a New York native and governor before becoming vp then president. Knowing the evil out there who would exploit her powers and equally impressed by them, he used his political influence to increase protection for her. Fellow New Yorker Alex was interested in helping her as well, mainly seeing it as a mix of "the right thing to do" and comparing his home to Unova.
• Back in the day Team Plasma tried to take Victini from Liberty Garden. Being the true leader and the epitome of the selfish hypocrisy in the team, Ghetsis was high on Victini's hit list. J and Giovanni are major enemies of hers because they sell and exploit rare and powerful Pokémon, but Ghetsis happens to be closer and more interested in her. N mused that while the reason Victini was isolated is what his adoptive father would try to exploit so he thinks Humans Are Bastards, a human still made a garden to protect them so it's more a lesson that Humans Are Flawed. Because of his love of Pokémon N is protective of Victini. She was impressed that he managed to gain the trust and capture one of the Tao trio.
• Having been sealed away for one reason or another, Victini holds a modicum of pity towards the Minotaur. Granted, his unnatural existence means keeping him locked up or just putting him out of his misery is the preferable option, but it speaks more for her empathetic nature. Less controversially, Victini is friendly with Rudolph because she feels he was treated unfairly for his red nose when he ultimately proved himself valiant. The House of Commerce speculates Victini was sealed for a good reason beyond her own safety; if she can truly produce unlimited energy, the impact on energy-based industries with her around could be catastrophic.
• Her powers, V-shaped ears and just showing the V-sign in official portraits are why she is the official goddess of the V-Sign. Some have doubted the claim any trainer who wields Victini will always win, especially when you consider the possibility of two Victini fighting one another...unless of course that isn't an option. Though she's still a popular figure among the House of Sports, the Court of the Gods act a lot stricter when it comes to her interactions with the House of Sports or Gaming because they feel her powers would count as cheating. A more legal use of her powers is aiding those within the Hall of Aim and Skill; the gameplay attributes of her Victory Star ability is boosting her allies' accuracy. She'll accept aiding people there in their aim, if it means she gets to have macarons. Her ability of Victory Star is why she's valued among XCOM, in order to aid in their legendary accuracy.
• Victini has shown to get along with Sora and Gentaro very well, due to their own cheerful personalities, especially towards their (many) friends. Gentaro has taught Victini how to do his signature handshake and they tend to give off a V-Sign whenever they play together. Any friend of Gentaro's is a friend of Victini, so Victini has been introduced to the Avatars of Friendship and travels with them whenever they go out to befriend others. Unfortunately, Bayley heading off into a Face–Heel Turn has caused problems with the Avatars. The Kamen Rider Club were interested in seeing Victini up close, with Miu, Tomoko and Yuki getting into a fight to see who would be the first to feed her macarons. Ryusei Sakuta finds Victini to be adorable too, even though he won't admit it out loud.
• A Psychic/Fire type, Victini's signature move is V-Create. It is an immensely powerful Fire move, but causes Victini's speed and both defense stats to drop by a stage. The explosive power of the move has some wonder if Victini is meant to be like a nuke going off. With its limitless energy and guaranteeing victory, some speculate its analogous to nuclear power. She would rather not think about it or consider herself destructive. The Lich has considered her potential for destruction and believes zombifying her to serve as his minion would be worth his time, and naturally she wants nothing to do with him. The Lich embodying a nuclear bomb seems to have started his interest in her.
• Surprisingly for someone like him Zeus has a real soft spot for Victini. The Mythical Pokémon reminds him of one of his and Athena's faithful attendant Nike. She is the goddess of victory, as Victini is the Pokémon of victory. Being the bastion of compassion she is, Hestia convinced the two of them to be on their best behavior around the Mythical so that she will aid them whenever they're the "hero" or "good" part of Anti-Hero and Good Is Not Nice. This includes not getting mad they can't have Victini as a partner when she's already allied with Gentaro. As a Fire type Pokémon she was interested in Hestia's own powers over fire, and was pleasantly surprised to see fire be used so comforting.
• Because of her Fire type Victini has a minor position in the Hall of Fire and Heat. Some of the members there intimidate her, though: she thinks Ragnaros is a bit too zealous when it comes to burning things, and Surtr is flat out insane in her eyes. The Fire Giant simply replied "I prefer the term fatalistic". The Lovecraftian entities representing the Cold Flames also creep her out, mainly because they're such an unnatural antithesis to fire as she both knows and witnesses. Both Ragnaros and Surtr found her concern one-sided, as they were impressed by her potent pyromancy; with 180 base Attack, V-Create is the strongest non-Z move Fire type attack (and given STAB, is effectively stronger than Explosion).
• As Victini can give power to other Pokémon and it is said that trainers with Victini can always win, she is popular among the House of Sports. While she's fond of good gods in said house, she's creeped out by Paul London who thinks that Victini is "The White Rabbit" that leads the Rabbit Tribe even though 1) she's not a rabbit and 2) she's not white^note unless we're talking about her shiny, but that's never even been released. Victini's response was to get Brian Kendrick to put Paul London into the BURNING HAMMER to shut him up. Paul eventually stopped chasing after her when he found the true White Rabbit...and subsequently sacrificed people to appease him. Now she wants nothing to do with this creep.
• Her dislike of being compared to a rabbit only increased after Elmer Fudd assumed she was a rabbit and went out hunting. Unsurprisingly he was outsmarted by the Mythical, who actually came to feel a bit bad for him due to how much of an Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain he is. Bugs Bunny was somewhat interested in the "not-really-a-rabbit" due to her luck powers. Victini's bad luck with rabbits eventually stopped as she wisely learnt enough about the Killer Rabbit before daring to intrude on its territory. Not that she couldn't fight the Killer Rabbit, but it's best to be safe than sorry.
• As her abilities to bring about victory count could be said to count under probability manipulation, she is interested in the House of Luck and Fortune and how it may relate to her. That said, there might be some exaggeration at her claims of ensuring victory. There doesn't seem to be evidence against the unlimited/infinite energy, which would probably be akin to the infinite energy drive Android 17 and 18 have. Dr Gero took notice and is planning to either "adapt" Victini into a theoretical Android 21, or incorporate its DNA into a new bio-android for his evil schemes. 17 and 18 certainly don't want that to happen, and they've allied with Victini to help prevent this and have a good sparring partner.
• Interestingly Victini is the only Mythical Pokémon (or any Pokémon) to appear in their native dex before the starters. Specifically, she's Unova Dex entry number 000; Missingno jokes were inevitable. She isn't sure how to feel about the Glitch Entity, and being so...unnatural has her stay her distance. The glitch is more bemused than anything with the number thing. This ended up catching the attention of Lord Vyce. He didn't assume any connection between Victini and his most hated enemy, but he was interested in capturing and exploiting Victini for his purposes. Vyce's own use of "V" in his ship and armor might have had a part in his decision as well. Naturally, the Mythical Pokémon wants nothing of his schemes.

Hmm, with the culling of certain SMT protagonists, and thus the need to "complete the set" is no longer there, I wonder if Kazuya from Shin Megami Tensei I is still a better fit for Cutting Off the Branches than anyone else? In case you need a reasoning again: there are three endings in the game, which most SMT games follow: Law, Chaos, or Neutral. Shin Megami Tensei II eventually reveals that Neutral was Kazuya's chosen path (even though Law managed to reign in the interim).

I also intend to re-nominate Tadano Hitonari, Avatar of Alignment-Based Endings, since not only does he have six of them, they're all mostly different from one another.

Thoughts?

Bub and Bob, Twin Gods of Encasing Things In Bubbles (Bubblun and Bobblun, Bubby/Babby/Bibby and Bobby/Buddy)

• Potential House: Water and Moisture
• s:

• Lesser Deities
• Symbol: Their bubbles
• Theme Song: their arcade theme (Quest Begins, the NES version) (Pao Pao Island for their Puzzle spin-off)
• Alignment: Neutral Good
• Portfolio: Baleful Polymorph, Kid Heroes, Firing Bubbles To Trap Foes, Color-Coded Characters, Death Throws, Forgetting Abilities Between Games, Strategy Guide Needed, Improbable Weapon User, Can Blow Bubbles Even As Humans, The Power of Friendship, Ridiculously Cute Critter As Dragons, Can Fall Slowly, Super-Deformed, Super Not-Drowning Skills, Becoming Royalty At The End Of Bubble Symphony
• Domain(s): Bubbles, Curses, Dragons, Rainbows, Parasols
• Heralds: Their girlfriends Betty/Kululun and Patty/Cororon, their cousin Bubu, Robolun, and Lovelun
• Followers: Fizzy
• Allies: Tiana and Naveen Kuzco, Odette, Prince Adam/The Beast, Link, most friendly dragons (particularly Spyro and Jake Long), Ceasar Zeppeli, Powerpuff Girls Z (particularly Miyako Gotoukuji), Stella of the Angry Birds, SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star
• Enemies: Dr. Facilier, Yzma, Ripto, all malicious dragon hunters
• Fear: the Dovahkiin
• Feared By: Squidward Tentacles
• Oppose: The Enchantress
• In a world called Rainbow Star, the story of Bub and Bob began when their friends Betty and Patty left the village they lived in to explore the nearby woods, stumbling into a mysterious area known as the Magician's Forest. Due to their unfamiliar surroundings, the two became lost, accidentally wandering into a cave deep in the forest known as the Cave of Monsters. The girls met Super Drunk, master of the cave, who kidnapped them and trapped them on the 100th floor. Bub and Bob set out to rescue the two, but ran afoul of Super Drunk as well, who transformed them into Bubble Dragons. Using their newfound abilities, the two set out to journey through all one hundred floors of the cave in order to rescue the girls. Not only did the pair accomplish this, they also found their parents, and they turned back to normal. However, canon gets much murkier from then on. Besides two other adventures as humans, more battles against Super Drunk and other villains commence, and sometimes the boys are cursed into bubble dragons again or perhaps they've always been bubble dragons to begin with.
• What remains consistent however is that Bub and Bob are able to shoot out bubbles and encase foes in them before tackling and defeating them, converting them into food items to eat. This serves as their main method of attack, and bubbles are also what transport them between levels in most games. As such, given their entire shtick, this makes them viable candidates for the trope Floating in a Bubble.
• For consistency's sake, Bub and Bob are contacted as they are in the True Ending of Bubble Symphony, where the brothers and their girlfriends (who happen to be sisters) regain their human forms, vanquish Hyper Drunk, and are crowned royalty by the denizens. They were aware that there was still a new adventure awaiting them, and it indeed came when an envoy of the Pantheon arrived to invite them. They were all eager to see this new place, but due to "clerical issues", only Bub and Bob can be official deities by way of them having much more adventures. Still, that doesn't mean their girlfriends can't come along; it's just under the Herald rank.
• Due to continuity issues in regards to whether they were cursed or if they've always been bubble dragons, in the Pantheon, Bub and Bob (plus their girlfriends) are given the ability to transform between their more popular bubble dragon forms and their original human forms. While they are each a One-Hit-Point Wonder in their games due to a Curse, that doesn't apply here, but they're still only somewhat more durable than your average kid, even as bubble dragons.
  • As dragons, they can shoot bubbles from their mouths, and not just a spray of little ones, either. These bubbles come out their own size, and upon contact with a target, it traps them inside and floats them upward, and when these bubbles are burst from the outside, this will usually fell most Mooks, but enough bubbles can eventually encase tougher foes once they're sufficiently weakened. Shooting bubbles at each other will just bounce them off and float up. However, if not interacted with for some time, victims of these bubbles can break out safely. Empty bubbles can be bounced on.
    • There are other things they can do with their bubbles, though. They can inflate themselves to float, encase themselves in a bubble to do the same, shoot bubbles in a pattern (Bub's is three bubbles straight forward, and Bob's is in a spread pattern), and shoot larger bubbles (which can trap multiple targets at once). These larger bubbles can bounce off walls, and if it catches either Bub or Bob, they can enter it and perform the Rolling Bubble, where they can charge into more foes.
  • That's not to say their human forms are helpless though. With bubble pipes, they can still shoot bubbles, shoot them in patterns, and bounce on them, all with as much effect as their dragon forms. They also have Rainbow Magic, where they can summon a rainbow in front of them that will damage foes when summoned or when falling from above. These rainbows crumble and fall when jumped on if they will it so, and they can walk on them safely. They can also slow their fall by flapping their arms. Additionally, they also have Magic Parasols with which they can pick up (and stun other foes of similar or smaller size by touching them) and toss foes with, float down a la Parasol Parachute, shield against things like missiles and laser beams, and travel across worlds with them a la Mary Poppins. Between the two, Bub prefers his bubble dragon form more since he likes being called cute.
• Another thing that showed up in their temple is a Puzzle Bobble gaming machine, and this a popular go-to for gaming visitors as they play against each other, against the bubble dragons (deities or heralds), or against preset puzzles.
• When it comes to suffering a different from due to a curse and trying to find a way to change back, Bub and Bob… weren't exactly alone in that regard, such as Tiana and Naveen (frogs), Kuzco (llama, and a few others), Odette (swan), Prince Adam/The Beast, and Link (all sorts). Being friendly folks, the duo made friends with all of them, and oppose those responsible for the transformations (if they're in the Pantheon), such as Yzma, Dr. Facilier, and the Enchantress.
• Being dragons (at least some of the time), Bub and Bub inevitably encountered others of their kind. While they've become friends with most of the friendly dragons in the Pantheon, one particular one was Jake Long, who can also switch between human and dragon forms, even if that privilege is Pantheon-exclusive for the bubble dragons. Another is Spyro, who can also shoot bubbles among his many breath attacks.
  • This also came with enemies, such as Ripto (dragon hater, never mind that Bub and Bob's forms were maybe from a curse), and most dragon hunters (except the Dovahkiin, who is "merely" scary). On the other hand, unless the hunter is particularly evil, returning to human form usually spares them from murder… but may also subject them to different fates instead.
• One idiot claimed to have seen another bubble dragon around and directed them to the House of Science. Turns out that idiot was referencing Dr. Alphys, given their superficial similarities in body shape. When the monster scientist cleared up the confusion, she also noticed that despite their forms, Bub and Bob's SOULs are still human. They parted ways as friends anyway.
• One time, while rescuing the Gang of Seven from a bunch of Shadow Heartless, upon seeing them get bubbled, Cera charged at them with more anger than she was normally, helping deal with them. When Bob asked, she was cagey until Petrie blurted out that one time she got trapped in a bubbly mud pit bubble and he had to burst her out. When Bub then asked why she didn't just pop herself out with her horn, she refused to answer and walked away.
• As fellow bubble-shooters, the pair have also gotten along with Stella of the Angry Birds, Ceasar Zeppeli, and Rolling Bubbles of the PPGZ.
• Bub likes all sorts of fruits, but not umeboshi (very sour preserved Japanese plums). He mistook it for a cherry once, and he felt his cheeks almost fall off as a result.
• Upon being introduced to YouTube, video games, Let's Play, streaming, and V-Tubers, Bub decided to try his hand at them.
• As avid bubble lovers, Spongebob and his best friend Patrick became best buddies with the bubble dragons. Squidward by contrast was fearful of them given the last time he got trapped in a bubble. Thankfully, he and his house came out of it fine, but the same can't be said for his clarinet skills he seemed to gain while inside that bubble.

Miriam and Gebel, Co-Deities of Gem Tissue

• Potential House: Metal and Minerals
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• Intermediate Deities
• Symbol: Their shards (the rose-like formation over Miriam's heart, and the formation over Gebel's eye)
• Theme Song: Theme of Bloodstained (both), Voyage of Promise (Miriam), Theme of Gebel (Gebel)
• Alignment: Miriam is Neutral Good, while Gebel became Neutral Evil after getting Drunk on the Dark Side plus Gremory's influence, but he managed to return to Neutral Good before dying.
• Portfolio: Gem Tissue, Body Horror, Cursed To Become Crystal, Mercy Kill Arrangement, Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold Before Shard Power Dyed Their Hair
  • Miriam: Slept Through the Apocalypse, The Chosen One Not By Fate But By People, Feminist Fantasy Protagonist, All-Loving Heroine, Blue Is Heroic, Contrasting Sequel Protagonist to the Belmont Clan, Demon Slaying, Magic Knight, Summon Magic, Multi-Melee Master Plus Firearms, Ms. Fanservice, 28 In Body, 18 In Mind, Perky Goth, Starring Smurfette, Last of Her Kind
  • Gebel: Resilient To The Curse Through Exorcist Blood, Brainwashed and Crazy, Pay Evil unto Evil, Walking Shirtless Scene, We Can Rule Together, Your Days Are Numbered, Decoy Antagonist, Dying as Yourself, Face Death with Dignity, Plotline Death
• Domain(s): Gems, Curses, Demons
• Heralds: Johannes, the survivors. of Arvantville^* Anne Knolles, Susie Quinn, Harry Benson, Abigail Cleese, Lindsay Blair, Benjamin Judd, Alfred, Demon Barber Todd, Orlok Fahrenheit Dracule as Miriam's unwilling servant (though she didn't actually mean to make him such)
• High Priest: Ashton Greymore
• Followers: Diamondback, Crystal Slimes, Skydancer Dragons, the Vulptex
• Allies: The Belmont Clan and their allies, Alucard, Bayonetta, Jeanne, Rodin, Dante Sparda and his allies, Flynn, Shovel Knight, Shield Knight, Merlin, Elsa la Conti, Clarice di Lanza, Rosette Christopher, Aurora
  • Miriam: Shanoa, Soma Cruz, The Aerospace Sanitation Janitor
  • Gebel: Mewtwo, Father Balder, Rias Gremory
• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Sam and Dean Winchester, Castiel
  • To Gebel only: Princess Sakuna, Hoss Delgado
• Special Relationship: Alexander Anderson (Gebel is his enemy no matter what, but as long as she doesn't get in his way, Miriam is an ally)
• Enemies: All malevolent demons, Vlad Dracula Ţepeş, prejudiced demon hunters/monster killers who care not for their condition or circumstances,Jubileus, the Angels of Paradiso, the Demons of Inferno, YHVH, Chuck Shurley, Judge Frollo, William Stryker
• Respected By: The Doom Slayer
• Their story begins during the Industrial Revolution, which this universe's Alchemists Guild was in very strong opposition. To this end, they resorted to trying to summon demons, among them the Demon King Bael, in order to scare the masses away from relying on technology, and their method involved crystals filled with demon energy called Shards. They infused these Shards to abducted orphaned children, making them Shardbinders, and Miriam and Gebel were among them. These children were raised to fight demons and disciplined to obey the guild. Years later, the time came for the summoning ritual, and the Guild would successfully summon their demon army at the expense of all their Shardbinders, save two. Miriam and Gebel would miraculously survive, he by sheer willpower and fortune and having an exorcist in his ancestry, and she by being put into slumber by the repentant Alfred in order to cut in half the power of the ritual, thus denying at least the summoning of Bael. The Guild's plan was a colossal backfire as their intended plan did not come to fruition (and caused a calamity), the Church (after quelling that calamity) executed its higher-ups, and the remnants would be hunted down in their own Guild by none other than Gebel himself (though Alfred would escape before then). The last waking Shardbinder vanished after that, Miriam continued sleeping, and the Guild apprentice Johannes—who was close to the two—studied the effects of the shards with Dominique Baldwin, an agent of the Church, and predicted that Miriam would wake in 10 years.
  • Just as that time came, Gebel returned, brought a castle called the Hellhold with him, and summoned a legion of demons to ravage Earth in revenge for what mankind has done to the Shardbinders so long ago. With Miriam awake, she, Johannes, and Dominique (the former two on a galleon, the latter separately) set off to Arvantville, which was close to the Hellhold. As the only other Shardbinder left, Miriam has to be the one to put a stop to Gebel, and the two had even made a promise long ago that if either of them lost their way, the other would stop them. On the way, they were beset by demons, and upon vanquishing them, their Shards forced themselves into Miriam, granting her their powers, but also running the risk of the crystals overtaking her body though this is put into question given the source of this factoid. However, upon Miriam and Gebel first meeting each other again after so long, it seems he's forgotten that promise, and wants Miriam to join him so they can sequester themselves away from mankind. Naturally, she refused, and he dared her to ask him again after absorbing more Shards before departing.
  • Throughout her journey, she would be forced to absorb Shards from slain demons to acquire their powers, cross paths with Guild remnant and Johannes' master Alfred who seems obsessed with reclaiming the Liber Logaeth, cross blades with the Oriental demon hunter Zangetsu (and eventually earn his trust), help villagers with their woes, trade with Johannes, Dominique, and a few other kooky benign demons for wares, supplies, and services. All the while, Gebel waited, hoping Miriam would see things his way and join her side.
  • In the end, the True End where Gremory is outed as being the one actually controlling Gebel, he's just bait for Miriam who's the true target the entire time, as well as Dominique being revealed to have been working against Miriam all along, Gebel returned to his senses and thanked Miriam only to fully crystallize in the end, Miriam put a stop to the real mastermind Gremory (with Zangetsu's help), the woman behind her Dominique, who sought to summon Bael in order to kill God due to losing faith in Him, then had the Hellhold sent back from whence it came by Johannes following instructions left by Alfred.
• While there's an alternate tale featuring almost all the main cast where Gebel does survive, this Miriam and Gebel come from one timeline, and following their ascension is a Tear Jerker of a reunion given there was no way to save Gebel from death. Still, they have Ghost Memories of that timeline, which can be confusing given that Gebel and Alfred are still alive in that mortal realm^* Zangetsu is already confirmed to have escaped Gremory's trap eventually and Dominique isn't secretly evil, as well as the ability to Mascotify.

• Applies to both:
  • With the help of Johannes and some of Alfred's suggested improvements, Miriam no longer has to worry about the crystals from overtaking her body, and the same privilege is now applied to Gebel post-resurrection. All the Shards acquired thus far is all that will be available. There will be no extra Shards in the Pantheon, and both wouldn't have it any other way.
  • In terms of their residency, Miriam and Gebel's temple takes the form of Arvantville where Miriam stayed during her battle against the demons, and a few elements of the Hellhold, including Gebel's throne room, O.D.'s library after Miriam ended up taking him in as a servant when she forgot to return a certain book to him before wrapping things up with Gremory, and he engaged her in a battle that she just barely won, and Todd's room. The latter elements are hidden away so as to not distress the villagers, and Gebel's status as instigator of the incident is kept a secret from them; all they know about Gebel is that he's a friend of Miriam, and that he has a terrible affliction. Johannes resides at the village with Alfred.
    • Miriam was surprised to see the Demon Barber in her and Gebel's temple. He responds that he still needs her help to cut 666 hair styles, and that such a feat was unresolvable during their time at the Hellhold. Hopefully he'll have better luck in the Pantheon, and hopefully she might discover more hairstyles for him to cut (for her or anyone else who visits and isn't afraid of him).
  • As for what Mascotify is, it's a (non-Shard powered) ability that transforms them into an invincible box that hovers around another person as long as they're within a set distance, and back at the "escorter's" present location. This way, the "carried" can be escorted around difficult areas easier without worrying about getting hurt or the risk of crumbling bridges, but their life is now linked to the "escorter" during this, and their death would also mean the death of the "carried".
  • When it comes to dealing with people who think being altered with anything non-human automatically makes someone less than human, or when faced with prejudice for involuntary transformation, Gebel has these words of wisdom he once told Miriam when she had lost her will to live before he snapped her out of it.
  Gebel: If we ask for the demons' power, then we're monsters. But if people force us to take it, then our power doesn't make us good or bad. Our choices do. That freedom of choice is proof we're human.
  • As a result, they have dim opinions on those who blame the victims for their condition, harbor empathy for the altered who still hold on to their humanity however they can, and hold contempt for those who either use their condition as an excuse for terrible things or if they willingly throw away their capacity to care for others.
  • On top of corroding their bodies, Shards also make them susceptible to Demonic Possession. With plenty of powerful demons in the Pantheon, this means both Gebel and Miriam are at risk if they ever take on any of the powerful ones. The only reason Miriam dodged those particular bullets back then is because Gremory—once she was ousted from Gebel—pursued the Liber Logaeth, then was sealed in a room by Zangetsu before taking him away, and then Miriam used the demon hunter's sword to send her back to whence she came, and Bael already took Dominique as a host by the time he encountered Miriam.
    • As a result, it's now become ironic that despite their powers meant for slaying demons, Miriam and Gebel are unable to go out and do that without proper countermeasures first, of which they will hopefully find in the Pantheon.
  • Given their story is apparently a Spiritual Successor to the Castlevania series, it was inevitable that Miriam and Gebel would be approached by the Belmont Clan and their allies. And given the fact that Alucard is one of their allies, they all (with varying degrees of caution, or full trust) accepted the male Shardbinder after Miriam vouched for him. Naturally, this made them enemies with the Clan's archenemy Dracula as well.
    • Speaking of Alucard, during a duel between him and Miriam, it was apparent that for some reason she already knew how to fight someone like him. She explained about O.D. and how she had to fight him after forgetting to return one of his books.
  • Miriam's first encounter with Shovel Knight ended up as a clash, because she had assumed he was a stray small Shovel Armor demon, and because an Itazura Griefer deceived her for laughs. She then assumed he was some sort of elite variant after he started using his Relics as well as him asking her why are they fighting. It was only through interference by Shield Knight was the misunderstanding cleared, and Miriam profusely apologized for it. Shovel Knight let the matter slide, complimented Miriam's skill, and they parted ways as allies. They were easy to convince of Gebel's turn back to good, given Shield Knight was similarly brainwashed before into the Enchantress.
  • Another fight borne from a misunderstanding came from Dante Sparda, and actually mirrored the first time Miriam met Zangetsu. However, this fight would slow down after Miriam discovered that Dante clearly wasn’t taking the fight seriously and was almost literally playing around (his cocky grin making it more evident), and she made her frustration clear. They had a brief talk after that, and they eventually got a better understanding of one another. Dante also found Miriam's mastery over numerous different weapons fun and entertaining. Afterward, Dante decided to introduce her and Gebel to other Demon Slayers... as soon as a countermeasure for Demonic Possession is found (and they eventually do).
    • Gebel's actions under Gremory's brainwashing brought chilled receptions from these other demon slayers, and required a lot of convincing from Miriam that he's on the up and up now. The Doom Slayer's helmet-obscured glare unnerved even the male Shardbinder, but he understood his words given a demon also helped him. Bayonetta kind of understands Gebel's situation given her Father Balder was also under Mind Control all along before being freed from it by her, though there was also time travel involved on his end, so it's a bit confusing. Princess Sakuna is more concerned with Gebel's ability to summon demons than whether or not he (or Miriam) can be trusted, but she'll hold the female Shardbinder to her word. The Winchester brothers and Castiel—given all their troubles with demons (not to mention Crowley entangling himself in their affairs and them in his several times over)—have difficulty trusting either of them, even Miriam, despite her best efforts, though they won't stop them when fighting the same foes. Flynn trusts them, and himself summons demons anyway. THe Demi-Fiend doesn't have any particular opinions for or against them. Hoss Delgado, for all his boneheadedness, shares the same opinions as the harvest-war goddess; doesn't quite trust Gebel, but will hold Miriam to her word that he's not evil anymore, and they're fine as long as neither of them summon any demons around him.
  • Despite no longer having to worry about corruption from their Shards, that doesn't mean certain parties (mostly from the Houses of Knowledge and Magic) won’t be interested in them, and may try to use them, or capture them for experiments. Most attempts from evil or insensitive people have usually ended with a plethora of demons from Gebel coming their way, and neither he nor Miriam are slouches by any measure in fending off personal attacks. That's not to say there aren't any benign interested parties who wish to learn about Shards, but most of them know better than to press the subject given how traumatic and disastrous their childhoods were. On a lighter note, Marisa Kirisame has been seen eyeing them whenever they're in battle, trying to learn to emulate their techniques for herself.
    • Merlin's also expressed great interest in them given his origins. In fact, their Shards are something he considers unique and new, something he hasn’t seen or experienced before. As a reward for this new experience, he provided the Shardbinders with an enchantment that would ward off Demonic Possession as a result of their Shards. It did take the form of a Shard for each of them however, but unlike all other Shards, these ones did not cause any pain upon insertion. And with Merlin’s status as powerful wizard and seer, he has learned everything others know, will know, and also things they will never know about Shards from a first glance. Merlin also complimented their Herald Johannes in his skills in alchemy, successfully creating and replicating powerful weapons, like the Carnwennan.
  • On top of malicious demons, the Shardbinders eventually had to contend with zealous angels as well, particularly those under YHVH and Paradiso. And in more complicated matters, the latter's counterparts the Demons of Inferno also get involved, and they usually target Miriam more given how many demons she's slain while also trying to curry favor with Gebel, who rebuffs them at every turn.
    • While Dominique was a traitor to her faith, those overzealous in their belief in God that lead to depraved acts are no better, such as Judge Frollo for his lust and his desire to purge gypsies, and William Stryker for claiming oppression from people different from ordinary humans. Alexander Anderson however is a unique case; he wishes to strike down Gebel for the whole Hellhold affair, but as long as she's not with him, he's perfectly fine with Miriam's presence given how she not only laid Gebel to rest in the mortal realm, but stopped the heretic Dominique as well from successfully bringing Baal to Earth.
  • As for working alongside people of the Catholic Church, given Miriam did work on their behalf assuming Dominique wasn't pulling a solo operation unbeknownst to even Johannes, similar problems were encountered as with the demon hunters given Gebel's actions. Given he has an ally demon, Rosette already has confidence in Miriam that Gebel really won't turn against them. The same goes for Elsa la Conti and Clarice di Lanza, the latter of whom is a demon herself. The Imperium of Man is better off avoided entirely due to their fanaticism. (add more later)

• Exclusive to Miriam:
  • Is well-versed in all sorts of weapons: kicking, daggers, swords, clubs, greatswords, axes, staves, spears, whips, and firearms. Her bullets for the last can range from mundane hollow-points to elemental or diamond-made, and even if she runs out (which it won't when Miriam has the Recycle Hat on), she has the Infinite Rounds, though they're much weaker.
  • Can empathize with those who lost their faith in God after suffering great loss, but it still doesn't excuse turning against their own kind and/or setting loose demons, as Dominique Baldwin had. She also opposes those who seek godhood for selfish reasons or wish to kill gods. Unless said gods are malevolent, such as YHVH or Chuck Shurley.
  • On top of her talents in combat, Miriam is also a talented pianist, and may occasionally play some tunes when she has the time. If her summoned Familiar is a Carabosse, she will sing along.
  • Wants to make sure that if someone needs to use a Waystone or some other one-use teleportation item that doesn't already have a set destination locked (such as a Scroll of Town Portal), the user should have their destination in the forefront of their mind and nothing else. She's had to deal with someone who got lost a few more times due to getting distracted.
  • As someone who's also had to fight against a brother figure who did everything for them but lost themselves to the power they have, in addition to coming to their senses just as they were defeated and passing away, Miriam got along well with Shanoa. They also discovered that they both help townspeople in their adventures, use shards/glyphs embedded in their skin, and were both taken in as a child by a demon/dracula-worshipping organization who tried to use her to summon forth said demons/dracula at the cost of her life (and thankfully didn't come to pass).
  • She also got along well with Soma Cruz given their ability to acquire abilities from enemies (souls for Soma, Shards for Miriam), their expertise with multiple melee weapons, and their antagonists trying to urge them to absorb as many as possible so they can become more powerful, and while their special abilities is seen as a weapon that can be used for evil, they both wanted nothing to do with it and use it to fight for good. They also both have alternate fates where they fell to the dark side.
  • The Aqua Stream Shard is Miriam's primary means of traversing underwater, and she can use it with impunity while down there. It helps that she has Super Not-Drowning Skills.
  • Another notable Shard of hers is Summon Chair, where she does exactly that, and can spawn several at a time. They're not just for show, for they can regenerate MP while one is seated on such a chair, but they are temporary and will disappear when Miriam leaves the area or dismisses it manually. When waiting, and unable to find an adequate seat, Miriam will use this Shard instead, and may be convinced to summon more for others.
  • When in a pinch, and there's a lot of blood spilled, she has the Blood Steal Shard to heal herself with that blood. Unlike other blood-related magics, it cannot affect blood still inside the body; it has to be already spilt. This makes battles against her in the House of Slaughter or in slaughterhouses in her favor as there is plenty to absorb. On occasion, the Aerospace Sanitation Janitor appreciates her company if she has the time to clean up blood (leaving just the rest of the junk), making their job easier even for just a day.
  • Was once read a tale back as a child that's similar to her own adventure, except the protagonist was a redheaded girl named Aurora. It was just a story on Miriam's side of the tale, but what of on the Child of Light's end?
    • According to Aurora (who regarded Miriam with caution at first, having only met her Doppelganger before), this tale rings true on her side, taking place just after she vanquished Queen Umbra, and crossed the mirror back to her home kingdom, which was about to be swallowed by floodwater. She was taken to this realm instead, her friends turned into Shards, and Aurora regressed to a child once more. Still, by fighting the demons of the castle, she slowly regained her lost power, and eventually stopped Dominique and Bael, and on doing so was spirited (with her friends back to normal) back to her intended destination; her kingdom in Austria, in time to evacuate her people to Lemuria.
    • As for the two Shardbinders, Aurora gets along with them well, even Gebel (since she somehow deduced his real situation), but also laments that his fate (and she was aware of his…controlled state) was no different in Aurora's side of the story than in Miriam's.
  • Takes great care to return any borrowed books and makes sure others do the same. Orlok Dracule's Bonus Boss fight taught her the hard way, even though it did grant her the Standstill Shard, as well as O.D.'s services.
• Exclusive to Gebel:
  • Despite his redemption, his faith in humanity is yet to be entirely restored due to all the sins the Alchemist Guild committed, and mostly keeps to himself unless he's accompanying Miriam, or when receiving visitors who wish to see him personally.
  • When it comes to what Shards he has, besides those he showed during his boss fight, given all the demons he's summoned, it's highly likely that he has most of the same Shards as Miriam, though some that she has are definitely unavailable to him as they are either optional, or are acquired after Gremory was outed. Speaking of summoned demons, he is still able to do that, having first known to have done it when he hunted down the remainder of the Alchemists Guild that had experimented on him and Miriam so long ago.
    • As for weaponry, it's not known if he's even a Multi-Melee Master like Miriam, given all the training Shardbinders are subjected to, but he usually defaults to a sword, or sending out bats from his cape.
  • As someone else who suffered abusive experiments from those who made him who he is, and eventually rebelled against them before turning on all humanity for a while before being convinced to abandon that line of thinking, Gebel actually finds a kindred soul in Mewtwo. The Genetic Pokémon can see this too and finds his words to Miriam wise even if it can't apply to Mewtwo himself since he never was human.
  • Having heard of him from Bayonetta, Gebel has considered visiting Father Balder, but the stances of their powers made him concerned given the Church's stance against demons and Dominique may have been working alone when she concocted that plot with Gremory. However, Balder himself had no problems seeking him out after hearing of the Shardbinders through the proverbial grapevine. After all, he did fall in love with and marry an Umbra Witch, so the concept of someone benevolent who consorts with demons isn't foreign.
  • Given what Gremory did to him, and her pride in her heritage stained by that act against him, Rias Gremory made contact with him and wanted to apologize for what Gremory did and forced him to do. Gebel in turn had a few problems the first time around, in a combination of trauma and horror of what happened to him and with what he did because of Gremory, but at the same time he's more upset with himself since Rias had no involvement with what happened, and recognizes her to be a literal different demon, so he shouldn't even place her in the same category, and eventually warmed up to her.

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Reposting the Chimera yet again, now with additions based on Hamana's critique. Either, I believe it's good to go, though I don't mind any last-minute suggestions.

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The Chimera, Unholy Race of Viral Infections (Daedalus: Jordan Adam Shepard)

• Varies (Standard Chimeras are roughly between Demideities and Lesser Deities whereas stronger ones are Intermediate Deities. An army of Chimeras has power and authority equal to a Greater Deity's.)
• Symbol: A silhouette of a Chimera's skull.
• Theme Song: Extermination, Can You Hear Them?, The Collapse - Chicxulub Ending, Into the Fog, Fighting the Chimera
• Alignment: Chaotic Evil
• Portfolio: Hostile and Aggressive Extraterrestrial Lifeforms, Specialize in Killing and Converting Other Races into their Own, Exclusively Malicious and Dangerous, Spearheading a Grand Assault on Mankind and Coming Out Victorious for Some Time, Body Horror, Energy Weaponry, Want to Render Earth into an Inhospitable Glacial Climate, Hostile Terraforming, Hybrid Monsters
• Domains: Aliens, Invasions, Terraforming, Armies, Conversion
• Allies: None; they are Exclusively Kept to Themselves and Plot to covert other Lifeforms into New Chimera. Some Chimeras even Fight against Each Other for Dominance and Resources
• Rivals: The Martians, The Shroobs, The Tyranids, The Flood, The Combine
• Enemies: Everybody
  • Specifics: The God-Emperor of Mankind and the Imperium of Man, Clark Kent/Superman, Kara Zor-El/Supergirl, J'onn J'onnz/Martian Manhunter, Lee Everett, Clementine, Rick Grimes, Statesman, Eddie Brock/Venom, Flash Thompson, Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman, Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, The Fantastic Four, Black Ops, HECU, The Ur-Quan Kzer-Ka, XCOM, B.J. Blazkowicz, Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse
• Opposed By: Every Participant of World War II (yes, even the Axis Powers and Alliance)
• Admired By: Nurgle
• Avoids: Hall of Fire and Heat
• In an alternate future where World War I was won by the Western Powers without the intervention of the United States and History taking a different course thanks to this, World War II never occurs, or at least not in the way you would have expected. It all began in the last weeks of 1949 with reports of Russia suddenly becoming attacked and destroyed in what is called "The Angry Night" by witnesses, with reports of an infection and massacres taking place thanks to a mysterious, yet savage race, soon to be dubbed The Chimera. Sometime after what is said to be a "Deathless Plague", human armies prepare to fight back against this rising threat, only turning worse when the Chimera manages to overrun Europe and infest the United Kingdom. Despite the United States sending in trained forces to combat what they assume to be an invading Russian Army, they are unprepared for what they actually face, with the American Troops quickly being slaughtered save for one, Nathan Hale, surviving mainly thanks to being immune against the Chimeran virus and retaliating against the invading Chimeran forces before being captured and returned to the United States.
  • Despite their loss in Britain, the Chimera quickly plotted to recover and kickstart a new invasion in the western hemisphere, quickly decimating Canada and South America before attacking the United States on both sides. Despite information on the hostile race being exploited and Hale now being promoted to Lieutenant and grouped alongside a pack of like-minded soldiers to find Russian scientist Fyodor Malikov whom they think can create a cure to the virus, the Chimeran army, now led by an Angel named Daedalus, fight back more aggressively and gradually destroy the United States with little setback. Even with Malikov being found and secured, Hale's team is systematically killed during the fight, and Hale himself succumbs to the virus and becomes a Chimera after killing Daedalus, ultimately being executed by his squad's only survivor, Joseph Capelli. It's also revealed that the Chimera were not a freak viral infection accidentally released by Russia like everyone else assumed, but rather a lifeform from space that actually colonized the Earth 60 million years ago and left the planet after a devastating war against another alien race, leaving behind the Chicxulub Crater and a series of peculiar towers buried underneath certain major cities as evidence of this historical event. They returned to Earth via a virus-infused meteor hitting in Siberia at 1908 before making their presence known in 1927.
  • Daedalus's death was nothing more than just a minor setback with the goal of him and fellow Angels to bring in the Pure Chimera still going ahead without hindrance. With Hale's death and the Chimera's attacks being seemingly unstoppable, the United States crumbled and billions of people lost their lives at that point, though years later, Hale's body did produce a vaccine that eliminated any chance of anybody converting into a Chimera, though by that point, the Chimera had already dominated the world and were now scouting out any remaining humans to kill whilst also planning to bring the Pure Chimeras to Earth via a wormhole to terraform the planet into their liking, even it if meant killing any other species other than themselves. Left with no other choice, Joseph Capelli made one final attempt with Fyodor Malikov to put a stop to Chimeran dominance, with part of Capelli's motivation being to provide a hopeful future for his wife and son. Despite severe setbacks and hardships, including Malikov's death, Capelli managed to destroy the central tower that sustained the Chimera's reign and seal their portal connection with the Pure Chimeras, finally severing their advantage and allowing the remaining human survivors to fight back to properly reclaim Earth from their alien invaders.
• The Pantheon has had a rich history regarding extraterrestrials, ranging from typical bestial beings without sapience, to usual invaders and even benevolent, inspiring heroes who have earned Mankind's adoration. Even so, most of them have a defined background and origin, something that is difficult to say about the Chimera, whose origins are just as vague and mysterious as how and when they ascended into the Pantheon. The closest that can be said were recorded sights from the early days of the Pantheon's recovery period from a seemingly endless war and their response was to viciously lash out and attack whoever they encountered. Most of these sightings either led to death or survival… for only a brief amount of time before supposed survivors developed symptoms that eventually morphed them into additional Chimera. However, despite their newfound notoriety, the alien race was about to face off against a tougher army, one that would not go down as easily as the ones the Chimera forces did in the alternate history they came from. They engaged in a brutal battle, which ended with the Chimeras retreating to another planet to terraform whilst a vaccine to the Chimera Virus was created to treat patients. Though their battle and influence in the Pantheon is nowhere finished.
• The Chimera, at first glance, appears to be what you'd expect for the generic negative interpretation of aliens; invasive, aggressive, and taking no stops in attacking others and wanting to destroy and colonize their world and belongings. And for the most part, this is true, they are feral, brutal, and uncompromising towards anyone they deem an enemy. However, one thing they are distinct for, and why they were so successful and feared, was their ability to infect and corrupt others into suddenly changing into their kind without consent and overriding their mind. Essentially, with one Chimera dead, they will infect others to add into their ranks, and their technology is as advanced as aliens can get, albeit with some degree of primitiveness, given the Chimera's warlike and savage outlook. Don't be fooled into thinking killing and infecting is everything they think; some Chimeras, especially Angels, and Daedalus himself, are exceptionally intelligent and plan events and actions ahead. With the right leadership, the Chimera are some of the deadliest aliens in the Pantheon, though that doesn't prevent them from having competition regardless.
  • Chimeras come in different forms, shapes, and sizes, ensuring that the entire army is diverse and encompassing all sorts of occupations that are relevant to their goals from engineering and planning strategies to rounding out those affected with the Chimeras Virus and participating in invasions, seized, and massacres. Land, sea, sky, every possible place is something the Chimera can somehow occupy and make a settlement under, though the most notable is a series of towers that they use to communicate with each other and house their main military operations in, though the biggest tower is designed for the express purpose of creating a wormhole to their previous homeworld with which a Pure Chimera can migrate from. To everyone's dismay, the towers have been in the Pantheon, having been buried underneath the Earth for millions of years until the Chimera suddenly resurfaced. However, the Pantheon means the Chimera can experiment and come up with new strains to diversify their army and possibly bring their fights to their favor. They're doing everything they can to make things tough for everyone involved in their battle against this hostile alien army.
• Given their enmity towards, well, everyone else that is them, the Chimera are an enemy first and an ally to virtually no one, considering they simply want to terraform whatever planet they're in so they can colonize and conquer it for themselves. None hate the Chimeras more than the Imperium of Mankind, who have spent thousands of years fighting against extraterrestrial forces and become jaded and xenophobic as a result, regardless of their noble intentions. Having seen numerous horrific acts back in their day and while not too fazed by their actions, the Imperium quickly declared the aliens to be guilty of crimes against Humanity and have made a decree that they will not stop their fight until virtually every single Chimera is dead, even those who are mildly affected by the virus and are taking treatment. Of course, the God-Emperor seeks to eliminate the threat as soon as possible, recognizing that remaining unchecked would prove a fatal mistake for humans, guessing that the Chimera are more than willing to do anything to win their fights. As a result, he personally takes it upon himself to engage in battle against the aliens, determined to preserve Humanity and their legacy, even if it means committing genocide towards a universally malicious race.
• In spite of their diverse strains, weaponry, artillery, and presence, one thing that is dependent on the Chimeras is that they prefer to be in colder climates. This is because their body temperature generates approximately 12 times more metabolism than the average human does, which is to say they expend and use up a lot of energy and body heat. In a warmer climate, a Chimera would find it difficult to adapt to their circumstance as this metabolism would prove fatal if kept unchecked. This is why most Chimeras are equipped with a cooling tank embedded on their backs to regulate their body temperature in any non-friendly climate areas they visit. As a result, the Chimeras tend to keep a distance from warmer areas of the Pantheon, especially the Hall of Fire and Heat, as they are aware that being there is disadvantageous for them. They do, however, have no problem being in cooler parts of the Pantheon, such as most of the House of Space and Cosmos and the Hall of Ice and Cold as their metabolismeans they can get used to the temperamental surroundings there.
• Despite being one of many alien races that invaded Earth and waged war against Humanity due to the mystique and incredible danger they posed, the Chimera have also seen themselves fighting against other invasive alien races, furthering the fact that they really don't have any allies other than their own kind, and even this is debatable as more feral Chimeran strains would fight against each other and their more advanced brethren simply for the sake of maintaining their territory. For one, the Martians thought the Chimera were funny-looking, although they were rather jealous that they succeeded where they didn't regarding their attacks on mankind. The Chimera, on the other hand, doesn't particularly care about this sentiment, instead seeing the Martians as additional fodder that they can see being converted into more Chimeras, which obviously brought the two into intense conflict. Of course, it didn't help that the Chimera are willing to create any weapon they deem necessary to take on their enemies, including enhanced sound waves, knowing that the Martians are deathly vulnerable to loud sounds.
  • Arguably the closest rival the Chimera have faced were the Shroobs, a race of malicious alien humanoid mushrooms who, despite coming from a dying world, made no pretenses of laying havoc upon another world, usurping the Mushroom Kingdom and dominating anyone they came across partly to provide for themselves and to instill fear and authority in the cruelest way possible. It turned out that the Shroobs' way of converting others into their own wasn't too different from the Chimera, but neither really cared about their similarities. While Princess Shroob saw potential in an alliance, if mainly for her own self-benefit, the Chimera's savage mentality refused this notion and saw the Shroobs as an invasive group that they can't allow to let overtake. They battle against each other just as much as they do with heroes and both groups are taking interest in each others' military might and ways of sustenance, believing learning about their enemy would allow them to have a better advantage. Strangely, some have seen the rivalry as a more violent, extraterrestrial way to represent the company rivalry between Sony and Nintendo, though neither group care about this perspective in the slightest.
• As a group of aggressive invading aliens, they naturally made enemies against many heroes who've dealt with these kinds of threats several times, such as Superman, Statesman, and Captain Marvel, though they've expressed worry about their high multiplying rate and their deadly persistence, not to mention that the Chimera are certainly going to try finding out and exploiting the weaknesses of their foes by any means necessary. Some heroes like Martian Manhunter and Eddie Brock (for a given definition) have seen the very worst of extraterrestrial malice several times and express the most concern. While Venom is willing to kill, J'onn's pacifistic mentality causes him grief that lethal force is the only action he can take against the Chimera as they have no intention of stopping their attacks and colonizing planets.
  • They also made enemies with the HECU and the Black Ops, especially considering their own experience in fighting against similar extraterrestrial threats in Black Mesa and the Combine, who eventually defeated and enslaved Mankind in their grasps, though both parties, despite their shady allegiance, continued to fight back in spite of suffering massive casualties. The fact that the Chimera were not just more savage, but had every intent on destroying civilization to replace it with their own caused both parties to make further plans and preparations in taking them on, knowing that the Chimera may be more dangerous than Black Mesa and the Combine simply because of their differing goals and their savagery. Speaking of, the Chimera also shares a rivalry against the Combine as the latter seeks a lawful if still repressive subjugation and feels that the former's more destructive terraforming and destruction would heavily counteract the Combine's goals.
• The Chimera are largely unfamiliar with World War II, given that such an event never actually occurred by the time their invasion reached its peak. That said, the very nature and scale they established meant that they did start off a World War II, with the Chimeras being the main aggressor. For once, both Allies and Axis powers had an agreement for once in regards to opposing the Chimera. Many in Nazi Germany felt that the Chimera were a threat to their ultimate ambition of spreading their belief of the Master Race whereas Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan similar saw them as grave dangers to their overall existence. While this doesn't mean the Allies and Axis would ally themselves against a mutual threat, they will fight the Chimeras if they have to. That said, the two do wonder whether nuclear weaponry would have at least given them some advantage over the aliens be it its large destructive power and its radioactive aftereffects and if it would affect the Chimera in some way.
  • Deathshead sees the Chimera as a grand example of how the unknown is simply a bad topic to pursue regarding any sort of military, social, or financial benefit in the eyes of Nazi Germany, and that was mainly because these sorts of forces are simply too unpredictable and risky to manage. The fact that the Chimera was deemed a case of paranormal activity in Russia before their big invasion is something Deathshead sees as further validation of his beliefs, especially when one of his trusted subordinates, Helga von Schabbs, was killed by a monster during an archaeological excavation. Next to the Allied Forces, Deathshead makes it clear that the Chimera is one of the foes he's most concerned about due to their invasive brutality and the fact that their extraterrestrial nature is simply too much of a burden to fight against, let alone understand. B.J. B.J. Blaskowicz has also seen himself fighting the Chimera thanks to his own experience of fighting monsters and beasts, with even him admitting the Chimeras are a threat that needs to be neutralized after learning about their attack on Earth.
• Despite the Chimera holding universal enmity towards pretty much anyone due to their invasive nature, they did attract a certain admirer in the Plaguemaster Chaos God, Nurgle, who saw that the Chimera represented diligence, endurance, and a will to persevere. The fact that the Chimera were a race that experimented on themselves and others and practically recreated themselves by affecting others, thus making them a virus of the sort, was a splendid bonus for Nurgle as diseases and spreading something akin to a pandemic was a major theme for the Chaos God. The two treat each other differently though; Nurgle is friendly and appreciative towards the Chimera and wants to make them followers of him, stating that he would give the aliens lots of blessings if they pledge allegiance to him. On the other hand, the Chimera, like anything they know and encounter, don't care, much less reject, what Nurgle has to offer them, much to his own dissatisfaction.
• The origins of the race as well as their structures can be traced back to what is known as the "Pure" Chimera, who were the first inhabitants of their kind and who originally colonized Earth 60 million years ago. While evidence, studies, and even fossilized remains have been made and discovered, they remain a mystery, even by the standards of the Chimera themselves. What makes this stand out more is that there is no known encounter of the Pure Chimera by reliable sources, be it in their home universe or in the Pantheon. That said, the existence of the Chimera in the Pantheon is confirmation that the Pure Chimera exist there too and while many assume it's only a matter of time before they reveal themselves, they've remained elusive and not even generating huge levels of concern, if mainly because of the multiple number of other alien threats in the Pantheon. Even so, there plans to find and combat the Pure Chimera when they ever reveal themselves.
  • Of course, Daedalus is the most powerful Chimera, or at least the one with the most authority on Earth, and his resurfacing has made him among the more notorious aliens in the Pantheon, which is made all the more bizarre as Daedalus was once a former human named Jordan Adam Shepherd, who enlisted in the army as a way to atone for his past actions as a domestic abuser. He (and Nathan Hale at the end of his life) is not the only human-turned-chimera as proven by Chrysalis, who was originally Raine Bouchard, who converted herself in a desperate attempt to stop the Chimeran virus and failing as a result, which ended with her consciousness falling prey to the Chimera's desires and instinct. While not as powerful as Daedalus, Chrysalis still remains one of the most powerful of the Chimera and together with Daedalus, seeks to further their race's influence and power by the time the Pure Chimera publicly show up in the Pantheon.

Edited by CrimsonShark on Jul 28th 2022 at 1:01:03 PM

"Money is the goddamn plan! Have some faith, y'all!"

The Fight Continues!

Next time on Dr. Phil Straddles The Border...

"Bingo! If two species hate each other, they will wipe each other out on their own."

I better get ready to update the names the same database and add Chrysalis to it. This one, and the (deposed) Changeling Queen.

TV Tropes Pantheon Group Members Database

@Crimson

Think I'm pretty much done with this profile, accepting s unless anyone has any more feedback to give.

Allen Walker, God of Soulsavers (Beansprout, Cheater Boy A, The Destroyer of Time, Red Arm, 14th Noah)

• Potential Hall: Religious Figures
• Intermediate God
• Symbol: The cross of the Crowned Clown
• Theme Song: Crown Clown
• Alignment: Neutral Good
• Portfolio: All-Loving Hero, Crowned Clown, Big Eater, Cross Attack, Evil Detection, Fake Memories, Guilt Complex, The Cursed Eye, Messianic Archetype, Prematurely White-Haired, The Soulsaver, Wide-Eyed Idealist
• Domains: Soul-Saving, Exorcism, Compassion, Crosses, Clowns
• High Priest: Morpheus
• Herald: Timcanpy
• Allies: Rin Okumura, Ichigo Kurosaki, Dante Alighieri, Madoka Kaname, Sig, KiraKira Cures, Hal, Ben Tennyson, Cloud Strife
• Enemies: Dis, Diablo, Melkor, Damian Thorn, Ganondorf, Griffith, Satan, Demise, Lucemon, Mephisto, The Violator, Joker
• Interested in: Dorian Gray
• Allen Walker is a young man born with a deformed left arm who was abandoned by his family. Raised by Mana Walker, when he tried to resurrect his adoptive father by accepting a deal from the Earl of Millennium Mana was brought back as an akuma that Allen destroyed with his arm, which turned out to be an Innocence, a weapon that destroys akuma. His left eye was cursed by Mana, letting him see the souls of akuma. Then taken in by Cross Marian, Allen was trained to become an exorcist and join the Black Order. A kind idealist, Allen wishes to save the souls of both humans and akuma and release them from their suffering. As a result, he opposes the Earl, the creator of the akuma who wants to destroy humanity. This goal of providing salvation to the akuma puts him at odds with not only the Noah, the group led by the Earl, but also the Black Order itself as Allen learns more about his mysterious past.
• Allen was eating a giant pile of dango skewers when Tincampy came to him with a letter. Allen wondered whatever the letter could be, possibly a message from the Black Order for him to slay an akuma, or even from one of the Noah, maybe from the enigmatic Tyki Mikk. Allen's curiosity was piqued when learning that the letter Tincampy gave him came from the Pantheon. Having obtained his records from the Black Order, they honored Allen with an invitation to the Pantheon, bestowing upon him the title of God of Soulsavers for his intent to save the souls of both humans and akuma, a goal they found noble for its compassion and admirable for his determination despite the challenges he faces from both allies and enemies. Given the opportunity to save more souls by becoming a god in the Pantheon, Allen heartily accepted the position.
  • Becoming an exorcist in the Pantheon now entails Allen fighting its many different demons, in contrast to the akuma he fought in his home world. The Crowned Clown's Sword of Exorcism, with its power to harm only evil, only made Allen more suited for the role. In his experiences, Allen's idea of evil, which affects what the sword harms, has included the many purely irredeemable entities he has encountered, such as Dis, Melkor, and Gandondorf. In his duties, Allen can be seen defeating the demonic beings that serve under these devilish lords, hoping for these poor souls' salvation and freedom from their twisted existences. His compassion for even his unholy enemies has made Allen Walker both an admired and disapproved figure in the House of Religion and Faith.
• Allen has formed an exorcist duo with Rin Okumura, the son of Satan the Demon King who joined True Cross Academy to become an exorcist and kill his father for the death of his adoptive father. Rin's energetic laidback nature meshed well with Allen's kind, patient personality. Despite their very different temperaments, the two found common ground to bond as they learned more about each other's motivations and backgrounds. They found someone to talk to about their complicated relationship with their fathers — Allen's adoptive father being one half of the Earl of Millennium and Satan killing Rin's adoptive father and wanting to be him, the man Rin's mother loved. The two came to the consensus that exorcism was tough work, to say the least, but do it to make the world a better place.
• Saving souls stirs up a large appetite in Allen. Due to the parasitic type of Innocence he uses in his endeavors, Allen has to eat a huge amount of food. Thanks to growing up as a circus hand without being taught any manners, Allen tends to gulp up plenty of food in short time. Thus, in his free time Allen can be found in the House of Food eating its most delicious dishes. Allen's love for dango has him often perusing the KiraKira Cures', the Goddesses of Desserts, sweets shop, gobbling up its confectionaries. Allen's idealistic, incorruptible nature fits right in with the Cures, with some of the other shop's customers joking that he could be their newest member as Cure Dango. With how much time he spends at the Cures' shop, the thought of it arises in Allen's mind from time to time.
• On his quest to save as many of the lost, tortured souls within the Pantheon, Allen inevitably crossed paths with Dante Alighieri. Allen was expecting to meet the legendary poet that he had heard of. Instead, Allen was surprised that when needing to whoop ass and save souls Dante can be a violent, powerful warrior who had served in the Feditore as a cavallo. Dante's gritty views on absolution and the need for souls to face their sins contrasted Allen's ideology on saving souls. Allen, firm in his resolution to save all souls, continues to try to free souls from their miserable existences and reiterated this goal to Dante with the determination built from his journey in his home world. Dante was taken aback by Allen's resolve, reminded of his desire to reunite with Beatrice's soul. Allen's staunch idealism appealed to the more romantic aspects of Dante, who wished Allen the best of luck on his quest.
• Wanting to learn more about his past which he's unable to remember, Allen consulted Hal, Goddess of Amnesiac Heroes, famed for her power to "read" the memories of those she touches and help them recover their memories, as she had done for her teacher Miss Sakura. Allen, wanting to learn more about his past and its ties to the Earl of Millennium, was now in the Pantheon, a place with fellow deities who have the power to help give him the answers he wanted. Having dealt with the loss and regaining of her own memories, Hal warned Allen that he might be happier without them and asked if he was sure that this is what he wanted. Allen reiterated his resolve to see his memories. Understanding, Hal touched Allen and saw memories of his old life as the abused circus hand Red Arm, how he came to meet Mana Walker, and first encountered the Earl. Shaken by the intensity and pain of these memories and concluding that they were intentionally repressed, Hal knew these memories were not something that could just be described by another and Allen had to remember them himself if he wanted to truly understand himself. Allen, despite not getting the answers he sought out, could understand that Hal's reasons were genuine and sincerely thanked her.
• Allen's appearance, his Innocence the Crowned Clown, and tricks from a childhood working in the circus have drawn him comparisons to the Italian Pierrot from those in the Pantheon. Thanks to his good deeds as the Pantheon's God of Soulsavers, he's garnered admiration, but drawn comparisons to one of the most infamous clowns in the Pantheon the Violator. Upon confronting him, Allen was surprised to learn that the Violator actually hated his guise, and isn't a clown but moreso a demon, and a psychotic one at that. Different from the akuma he had defeated, beings of human souls who were brought back by their loved ones through the Earl of Millennium only to kill the ones who called them back and go on to kill other humans as their souls are tormented by hatred. Allen came to learn that some souls, like the Violator, are truly monstrous and undeserving of salvation.
  • Ben Tennyson, who has a fear of clowns that includes the Violator, wasn't exactly thrilled to learn that another pierrot was joining the Pantheon. After hearing about Allen, he was pleasantly surprised to learn that he was worried for nothing when he met the selfless, compassionate exorcist and didn't have to use his Omnitrix to fight him. Luckily, the two got along just fine no thanks to Allen's affability and Ben's friendly, outgoing nature, with Allen reminded of his life with his friends in the Black Order before he had to go on the run. Allen, wistful of his old life, was grateful to have made a friend who shared his compulsion to save others no matter what, as the life of an exorcist and especially one as loyal to his ideals as he is can be tough. Ben did ask Allen to never wear this look◊ again, with Allen humorously agreeing to his new friend's request.
• His ascension doesn't mean that Allen can slack off on his exorcist training. Allen's swordsmanship with the Crowned Clown's sword form is amateurish at best and was training with Kanda before he came to the Pantheon. Knowing that he can't be complacent if he wants to save as many souls as he can, Allen sought out the best person who could teach him a few tips on using a giant sword. Everyone he asked pointed him to the way of Cloud Strife, God of Giant Swords, who agreed to teach the exorcist a few things. Allen had a hard time getting through to Cloud at first, reminded of Kanda's coldness and pragmatism that got them to squabble a lot when they first met. Cloud didn't exactly fit well with the cheerful, idealistic exorcist. Allen could see underneath the aloofness Cloud was suffering from trauma, and learned about how he created a fake past and personality to deal with it, not dissimilar to Allen himself. Having learned this, Allen was able to understand Cloud better. This showed through in Allen's swordsmanship as he incorporated Cloud's lessons better. Cloud could see that he'd begun to form a kinship with Allen, with the beansprout beginning to warm up to the former SOLDIER.
• As an exorcist, Allen spends much of his time thwarting the evil plans of demon lords like Diablo, Demise, and Mephisto. However, of all the depravity Allen has encountered here since ascending he's had the most fascination with the hedonistic, narcissistic Dorian Gray. Gray's pleasure-seeking nature in contrast to his sinful existence was represented in his portrait, which mirrored his sins and turned ugly and old with each crime he committed while he himself remained young and beautiful until he destroyed the painting that he came to hate, killing himself. Allen could only be reminded of his arch-nemesis the Earl of Millennium, a monstrous Victorian England gentleman with a whimsical yet disturbing side. With the Earl's inner conflict represented in two separate existences in the past, Allen wanted to understand more about the psychology of Mr. Gray. Dorian, now immortal and able to destroy his painting whenever desiring to appease his guilt, didn't like Allen's presence for its reminder of Gray's sins and self-contradiction, aware of why the exorcist is so fascinated with him. As a result, Gray has barred Allen from entering his temple and avoided him whenever he can, unable to bear the exorcist's fascination with his inner evil.
• "With my right hand I will save humans, and with my left hand I will save the Akuma."

Since he's also a exorcist, how's an interaction with Alexander Anderson? Also what would Allen think of some the Angels like Archangel Michael, Imperius, Tyrael, Castiel, The Angels of Paradiso, and The Seven Heavenly Virtues? Also we have Noah in Pantheon.

@Crimson Shark

Edited by AzureLegacy on Jul 28th 2022 at 1:18:03 PM

THE GOLDEN AGE WILL RETURN AGAIN!

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"This is just the beginning."

Edited by CrimsonShark on Jul 28th 2022 at 10:13:30 AM

"Money is the goddamn plan! Have some faith, y'all!"

So I guess this guy has two

Agni, God of People Inflamed (Fire Man, Fire Punch, Brother, Firewood, The Hero of This Movie, The Flaming/Burning/Matchstick Man, Lord Agni, God of Fire, Flaming Devil, The Founder, “Sun-sensei”)

• Intermediate God. Greater God when engulfed in eternal flames.
• Symbol: Crispy scorched corpses
• Alignment: True Neutral, really trying his best to be Neutral Good. Chaotic Evil as Fire Punch. Lawful Good as Sun.
• Portfolio: Immortality Hurts, Healing Factor, Anti-Hero, Villain Protagonist, A God I Am Not, Idiot Hero, I'm a Humanitarian, Nigh-Invulnerability, Roaring Rampage of Revenge
• Domains: Regeneration, Flames, Cannibalism, Incest
• Allies: Garfield Logan, Alexstrasza, Charlie McGee, Portgas D. Ace, Fisher Tiger, Byakuya, Mana Ouma, Haruka and Sora Kasugano, Zuko
• Enemies: Volgin, SCP-457, Gwyn, Five Elders, Akainu, The Hag, SCP-3166, The Crimson Court, Ragnaros, Surtr
• Respects: Sabo
• Opposes: Elsa, Lord Frederick, Bashmaster
• Conflicting Opinion: Soul of Cinder
• Agni and his younger sister, Luna, were orphans tasked with feeding their village of the elderly. Humanity by the 23rd century has barely tethered on due to the perpetual ice age the Earth is surrounded in, but humans have been "blessed" with superpowers. Agni and Luna had the power to regenerate, though Agni's regeneration was noted to be particularly strong. Most of his village enjoyed eating pieces of Agni, though that changed when soldiers from the city of Behemdolg came to enslave the village and their commanding officer decided to burn it all down after learning of their cannibalistic ways. With all of his loved ones burned to unrecognizable char, Agni survived sharing the same fate thanks to his regeneration but is in constant agony due to the flames' nature being to burn until whatever it has touched ceases to be burnable. His wandering around to look for the one who destroyed his life landed Agni in a rather horrific mess of events that allowed him to ascend. Many people of the Pantheon should be grateful that Agni was not ascended being on fire and ends up being seen as a dumb beefcake, as Fire Punch wandering around means setting everyone and everything on fire. He is aware enough to know there is a lot of irony in his ascension, as there is the religion of Agniism formed around himself. He takes "this is my body" quite literally as a deity.
• The only thing that Agni wanted to do was go watch movies with his sister (and maybe bang her too). Agni is bummed that he cannot actually do that though is happy that the world is not under the knife and is stable as it could be. Agni is also happy that he does not have to have cook his ass to stop people from starving too. It is not as if he wanted to eat his own flesh for the rest of his life and did so out of circumstance, though it would be dishonest to say that Agni does not remise occasionally on his flesh's flavor. His ass truly was a delight when cooked correctly.
  Agni: Do you want a taste of it?
  The Hag: Yes, when I'm done cooking you. Now, are you better with salt or paprika?
  Agni: Sorry, my sister did the cooking.
  The Hag: I'll just mix both.
• Th reason why Agni had an entire religion formed around himself was his siege of Behemdolg, which was brought about when a good friend of Agni really wanted to film a Superhero movie about him and beating up "bad guys" on camera. To be fair, Behemdolg is a place that many would want to burn down as well. The people of Behemdolg go out to capture slaves outside of their domain, having the males in hard labor and having females as Sex Slaves for the men to enjoy. Those blessed with powers are meant to spend the rest of their lives as batteries to fill the cities' resources. A too forgiving of a person (who probably desires slavery's widespread reinstatement anyway) would say that since humanity was barely surviving as it was and exploiting people who can bring a semblance of civilization is perfectly okay. Conveniently, the high-ranking military officer whose hobby is forcing children to have sex with dogs while he watches is not brought up in the conversation. Agni fought off the entire military force of Behemdolg when freeing the city's slaves and ended up being tossed from building to building, collapsing the fragile infrastructure and setting thousands on fire. As a result, Agni is seen as a God delivering justice onto evil and will protect the innocent... even though he does not like the role. He also does not like he is celebrated for killing so many people either though was willing to serve that role if it meant people would be happy. As a result, Fisher Tiger who freed the slaves of the Celestial Dragons has the utmost respect for Agni for sacrificing himself to be the savior of others.
• Since he spent much of his teenage years (which is way long for humans in the 23rd century) on fire, Agni is unhinged, to say the least. When he found his sister's murderer, the guy basically gave up on being a Knight Templar and decided to dedicate his life to helping people. Agni accepted that his vengeance was now pointless and left the man and his adopted family in peace. Then Agni came back and burned them all to death. You can say he killed all the men (which was only one), all the women, and all the children in a swiftly brutal moment. Agni's power as Fire Punch comes from lasting flames which those blessed with fire ignition have. Since that specific kind of power is uncommon, someone has to light Agni up to bring out the deadly Fire Punch. Only having Agni dipped entirely in cold water can stop his fire (and likely drown him in the process). Surtr and Ragnaros who have these eternally burning flame capabilities have respected the infamous Fire Punch as a destroyer. So when they are bored, they discreetly set Agni on fire and just watch the shitshow that follows. Grocery store? Agni sets it on fire. Fancy restaurant? Everything is now overcooked. Daycare? Good thing Agni has no reason to go to one.
  • At the same time, Agni can be afflicted with flames that can help people rather than the normally harmful ones. Alexstrasza set Agni on fire with her flames meant to cleanse people and he can carry those flames on him for as long as he wants as a result. It is odd for Agni that as Fire Punch, he can finally beat a person without killing them instantly. On the other hand, Agni is useless in fighting due to Alexstrasza's flames simply healing whoever Agni is fighting. Fire Punch is essentially a bloodthirsty persona Agni takes, so Fire Punch dips into a place of cold water to save himself. Agni is thankful for the option at the very least.
• Gwyn actually considers Agni to be one of the greatest threats to the First Flame if not incidentally THE greatest threat. As the First Flame is fire, then Fire Punch could take its power for itself as his own flames. Not only this would probably remove the universe-shaping benefits of the First Flame as a result of its removal from its kiln, but it would also ascend Agni to a Lord of Cinder that can freely use the First Flame for whatever purpose. Since Gwyn has his own vision of how the world should be guided by the First Flame, that is something that he wants to prevent desperately. However, as many thunderbolts as Gwyn could throw at Agni, it would not be effective due to Agni's regeneration and Gwyn does not know how he can get rid of Agni aside from being confrontational himself which Gwyn does not want to do lest he makes Agni aware of this potential outcome. Ironically, the Soul of Cinder itself does not mind this situation. Whatever takes the First Flame would probably be responsible and if it brings light to the world or incinerates it to the ground, there is no issue from its end if Agni took it.
  Agni: Do I have to pour some gasoline in my face again?
• Agni has a budding friendship with Charlie McGee over their mutual experiences in setting things on fire that became mostly out of their control. Then they got better with it and could set things on fire on a whim. What Charlie could say about Agni is that he is a nice person who does his best to help others even if it is clear that he is a bit unhinged. Agni is just happy someone wanted to be friends with him. To be fair, Agni is still mentally a young teenager despite being physically around his twenties, so he does have an inherent need for socialization more than anything. Ironically, Charlie is one of the few who can bring out Fire Punch with her powers of fire and finds it a bit unsettling how Agni just reverts to that personality almost instantaneously.
  Fire Punch: Welp. It's punch'n time.
• The Five Elders are concerned over the infamous reputation of Fire Punch, being seen as a religious figure who frees slaves and strikes down the wicked societies that perpetuate it. The World Government is exactly in this role when it comes to protecting the Celestial Dragons who enslave people as a hobby. As the leaders of the World Government and Celestial Dragons themselves, the Five Elders are very concerned about Agni potentially coming after the Celestial Dragons next and demanded that Fleet Admiral Akainu do something about it. Despite Akainu's willingness to stamp out crime as brutally as possible, he does not approve of such preemptive action as Agni's existence has not violated any laws under the World Government yet. If Agni does something, then Akainu will deliver him to justice. However, upon learning of the inherently lethal regeneration that Agni brings and how infectious his flames are, Akainu may find punching a hole through Agni to be more difficult than he would like. Akainu is afraid that his lava may not be hotter than this man's fire.
• Garfield Logan started to be a Big Brother Mentor to Agni due to finding sympathy with their shared long lives and similar powers of regeneration. However, Logan would like to admit that Agni's regenerative powers are far stronger than Logan's own much to his surprise. Their relationship is tight enough for Logan to be one of the few to reign in Agni's rampages as Fire Punch and can briefly handle the flames that Fire Punch emits compared to anybody else. Though even he has also gone into the water to douse the flames that are burning faster than what his regeneration can keep up with.
• The Crimson Court once captured Agni to have him be a good food source for themselves as they cut him to bits in a cellar while they have the Hag cook the bits of Agni. The Crimson Court loved the taste of him and threw feasts every night and simply needed the spices and sides to make Agni taste even better than he did. The Hag felt as though her career as a chef would be lasting... until she accidentally burnt the kitchen down and a person can guess what happened to Agni throughout that. One member of the Crimson Court wanted their Agni meal to be more cooked, though did not expect the flaming wad of meat they eat to hug them to death. Though some Crimson Court members remarked that the odor left by Agni smelled great.
• SCP-3166 has nothing but admiration for Agni being able to stomach his own flesh like itself and really, really likes people to acknowledge that the best food that a person has is themselves. Agni is... appreciative of that sentiment from the weird cat-thing.
• SCP-457 who is a literal person on fire has wandered around the Pantheon looking for what it could call its brethren. Then it saw Fire Punch one day and was enamored by the arson that Fire Punch wrought onto everyone he saw. Recognizing Agni as Fire Punch, SCP-457 latches onto Agni to become Fire Punch once more but as Fire Punch's flame. Doing so makes SCP-457 feel like is extending its burning flames on a vessel that is more powerful than it. Agni may have wanted to do many inappropriate things with his sister, but having a "sibling" be this intimate is not welcomed in regards to SCP-457.
• Volgin wanted to see how powerful Fire Punch is as Volgin states much like how communism and capitalism should not coexist, two men whose powers are to be set in agonizing flames cannot coexist as well. So Volgin went to become the Man on Fire and tried to beat the will out of Fire Punch. Volgin knew that the fire he spouts would only empower Fire Punch, so he opted to rely upon his fists to get his results. That was a mistake. Volgin kept pounding on Fire Punch's chest in a rather familiar scene and ended up burning himself out in the process. It was then Fire Punch's turn and Fire Punch ended up cutting a hole through Volgin. It was then the colonel had it literally drilled into him that two men who can be set on fire with agonizing flames can exist. Except one collapsed before the other.
• Ace laughed at Fire Punch's name and how similar it is to his own epithet of "Fire Fist" Ace. He would not fight Fire Punch for the title and instead befriended Agni. The two can be seen watching movies together a lot. Agni also somewhat reveres the brother of Ace, Sabo for his use of flames and went as far as to call Sabo "Flame Emperor" as it popped into his head. Ace said such a tacky name would probably not be placed onto Sabo.
• As where he lived was just a winter hellscape that was a fight for survival, it is understandable that Agni does not want to the world to experience that same thing again. The world freezing was blamed to be due to a witch's curse but in actuality, it was the result of nanomachines that humans created. Not that this fact really matters to Agni as aside from the struggles that the apocalyptic winter caused for everyone, it affected him by taking his (not really) sister away to become a World Tree to warm everyone. Due to this, Agni watches out for people who can bring such a winter such as Elsa and Lord Frederick. Even the relatively "normal" bear Bashmaster is not safe from his suspicions. It is not as if Agni wants to be wary of them, but he does not want anymore suffering to be brought either due to their capabilities on bringing that reality again.
• Since Agni really, really, really wanted to have his sister be his lover, he is friends with similar people who also held those same feelings. There is Byakuya and Mana Ouma who essentially told him to, "FUCK ALL THOSE FUCKING DUMBASS LAWS" and go for it when he finds his sister again. Then again, they more or less know how complicated Agni's circumstances with his sister is and stated he has to choose whether he is a, "share blood" guy or a "not sharing blood" guy. Agni does not get it, so he thinks drawing blood ma7 be a normality in incestual romances.
  Haruka Kasugano: I mean, she bled a little-
  Agni: Do I have to drink the blood too?
• Zuko has helped out Agni in removing the fires from his body. Even though any bender could cause Agni to become Fire Punch at any time, the more precise the bender is, a firebender could also reduce the flames enough for a traditional hosedown to stop Fire Punch. Surprisingly, the flames were reduced enough for even pee to extinguish such fire. Zuko points out that Agni smells horrific afterward.
• Live.

Pantheon server for all who click here. Freaking lost $410 and I am hunting down for a nuke to reign down.

So, uhh, sorry to dig up something from over 2 weeks ago but I just have a question.

RE: HamanaHamanaHamana (191905)

I don't pay much attention to the site owners, but what do you meam by "The project is hanging by a thread on whether it would be deleted or not"? Are the moderators or the site owners thinking about deleting the Pantheon? If they are, why are they considering deleting it, and what rules are we even breaking in the Pantheon? Can you link me to some places where they bring it up?

I hope this isn't too big of a question.

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Those are four questions.

Going to explain this are thoroughly as I could. In regards to how moderators see the Pantheon, there are mods from the highest galaxy questioning the purpose of the Pantheon in regards to it being seen by them as a platform for a Fan Fic which TVT does not want to host. There is also the fact this forum has had a few scuffles over itself as years passed which haha, its way fewer than the political discussions on this site that mods are more involved in which is absurd its singled out.

These are all true, no denying that and you can easily argue this is random fiction project. However, I believe what justifies the Pantheon is that the project creates an interesting lens on how media connects with each other. To say it, the Pantheon really is one of if not the biggest interconnected piece fanmase projects out there that uses the unique structure of TVT to construct a world around itself. Many would see it as a shill-machine and while that has been a issue especially in the past, the Pantheon has grown to be this giant experimental attraction that has so many unseen readers to it. Trying to get rid of it would be like getting rid of YMMV or any interpretive discussion on this site at all. TVT is a unique site because it analyzes the conventions of media with opinions and the Pantheon is another important flavor to it. If there is an effort to get rid of the Pantheon, then I guess there would also be the day the site’s leadership entirely wants the site to be more objective and rid of creative expression. Needless to say, we know what happened to Tumblr when it tried restraining its users.

Going to be frank, I doubt nearly all of those against the Pantheon’s existence has seen its current state and still think its 2012. Even the TVT’s owner saw the value of the Pantheon considering he allowed the project after all these years. We arent hanging by a thread since getting rid of the Pantheon is stupidly more trouble than it is worth and a person might as well initiate a dystopian amount of creativity purging as well. Again, Tumblr. We arent hanging by a thread but we dont want to exert ourselves beyond and subsequently pull other parts of the site too, which is something that no side of the site should do anyhow. We’re a nexus point anyone can jump in, like a random sidegig that shouldnt interfere in other happenings. The biggest crisis we ever had was a guy trying to manipulate us to war with a youtube over a zelda speedrun. I have seen people do worse on this site in places where mods convene at and again, we’re somehow singled out. We have faith in our admins but like them, we have to cast a doubt on benevolence like they have to cast doubt on the benevolence on users too.

What do I know? Im considered a cancerous idiot here (with actually cancer now haha) and those are my two cents.

Edited by M1gamiTensei on Jul 28th 2022 at 7:28:06 AM

Pantheon server for all who click here. Freaking lost $410 and I am hunting down for a nuke to reign down.

Wait, you actually have cancer now? I'm so sorry dude, I hope that you take care and rest up. Be sure to schedule any potential doctor's appointments to treat it.

Edit: Spelling error

Edited by kingvideogames on Jul 28th 2022 at 7:43:27 AM

Time to rise and shine. Good morning!

Can I put Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence, Mr.Miyagi, and John Kreese as Demideities because they're simply just Badass Normal?

Edited by Titania21 on Jul 28th 2022 at 11:05:22 AM

Please explain why that proposed ranking fits those characters better than their current ones.

THE GOLDEN AGE WILL RETURN AGAIN!

x4

Thank you for the explanation, kind forum-dweller. So based on your response the debate is effectively over whether this counts as a fanfic.

Well that's comforting to hear. Glad that we aren't hanging under the Sword of Damocles 24/7.

Very sorry to hear that.

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@M1gami — Damn, sorry to hear about your personal predicament. Hope you'll get better soon. Also, just letting you know that I did give you an approval for your draft before, so you're at 4 as of writing this.

@Titania — As someone whose watched The Karate Kid films and Cobra Kai, then to the ranking change.

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Beta draft for Jack and Ally from A Star is Born, an idea that I adopted from PhantomFire. For specific suggestions, any singers who connected with each other due to sharing similarities, especially if they have a Dark and Troubled Past? Anyone who had conflicting opinions about music like they did regarding Ally changing her style? Anyone who struggled with alcoholism and drugs that end up damaging their relationships and reputation and any examples that conclude with suicide like Jack does?

With that said, I'm still welcome for any additional ideas and thoughts.

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Prototype Mode

Jackson "Jack" Maine and Ally Campana Co-Performing Deities of Conflicting Musical Authenticity

• Quasideities
• Symbol: A makeshift wedding ring made from a loop of a guitar string
• Theme Song: Shallow and I'll Never Love Again by Lady Gaga (Ally) and Bradley Cooper (Jack)
  • Jack: Black Eyes, Maybe it's Time
  • Ally: Always Remember Us This Way, Why Did You Do That?
• Alignment: True Neutral, though Jack becomes Chaotic when Drunk
• Portfolio: Music Mentor and Apprentice who become Romantically Involved and later Marry, Past-Driven Grievances which makes them Connect with One Another, Missing Moms, Pygmalion Plot, End Up having Differing Views on Ally's Change of Style in her Music
  • Jack: Has an Alcohol Problem and a Drug Addiction but can still Play Very Well on Stage even if Drunk or Highly Dosed, Has Attempted Suicide, Living with a Deadbeat Father, and Struggling with Tinnitus, Eventually Commits Suicide by Hanging so that he doesn't have to Burden Ally's Career and Success
  • Ally: Unkempt Beauty, Changes her Music Style and Genre for More Success, Stays with Jack to help him recover even after his Severe Mishaps
• Domains: Music, Love, Difference, Dysfunctionality, Tragedy
• Heralds: Charlie (their pet dog), Bobby (Jack's older half-brother)
• Allies:
• Opposes:
• Jackson Maine was a popular country rock singer who, despite his success, struggles to deal with an addiction to drugs and alcohol in his personal life. Despite this hardship, things begin to look up when he sees a tribute performance by a waitress named Ally Campana and is impressed enough to convince her to pursue a singing career in spite of her failed previous attempt. Eventually, the two join together in Jack's next concert, performing Shallow and developing a romantic relationship during their tour. Things take a sharp turn downward when an altercation between Jack and his manager/half-brother, Bobby severs ties over a personal matter, and Ally meets Rez Gavron, a record producer who convinces Ally to sign a contract with him. Despite Jack supporting her decision, Ally's music changes from Country to commercial Pop, which, despite increased success and fame, alienated her relationship with Jack as he feels her sound doesn't sound organic and is instead too commercialized. Regardless, the two get married and Bobby is reunited with his brother, but issues persist when Jack's alcoholism ruins several big moments for him and his wife, especially when Ally is nominated for three Grammy Awards and wins one for Best New Artist and a drunken Jack uncontrollably urinates himself, further alienating himself from everyone and being forced into rehab and counseling even confessing to suicidal thoughts and having tinnitus, which had been getting worse. Despite managing to reconcile, Jack and Ally try to work things out, only for Rez to demoralize Jack and Ally lying to him about canceling her own tour being the last straw for Jack who commits suicide by hanging himself once he's alone. Later on, Ally makes a singing performance as a tribute to her late husband, singing a song written by him that he never finished and addressing herself as Ally Maine.
• Jack's premature death would not end his story, for he would instead end up in a world that would come across as unfamiliar. He awakened in a garage, dazed and was stunned to see that his surroundings did not look like his native Maine. He trotted around to make sure of what was going on, eventually realizing that he was in a whole new world. He caught wind of a musical performance being played at what was called a House, which puzzled Jack further as it didn't mean the conventional term of one's residential building. Eventually, he realized the world he's in is known as the Pantheon and that he was to be a permanent resident due to his death. Jack discovered that, in addition to how he ended his life, his own life experiences, all the way from childhood, his personal demons, and his first meeting with Ally, to their eventual marriage and high points were known by several beings who were referred to as deities, who also declared Jack as one, given that he was chosen to represent his claims of his preferred genre being real and authentic whereas mainstream is manufactured and ungenuine, alluding to his conflicting beliefs against his style of music and Ally's later down their marriage.
  • Seeking questions, Jack decided to ask somebody either in the Houses of Musicality and Despondency about the Pantheon and his own predicament in being brought to a new realm. One of the answers surprised him; he's meant to represent his position together with Ally, but given his death, there's been a delay, though with Ally's own performance to commemorate Jack's memory, a chance of luck sparked, with which Ally was given an invitation to the Pantheon. The two had a bittersweet reunion with offers of support and well-being being given to the two of them. Jack and Ally visited Despondency first to discuss Jack's needs and what can be done to improve his situation, even if most of it has to be done by himself. Jack remains adamant in continuing to perform music and is happy that Musicality gets to be his and Ally's main domain. On a brighter side, Jack is happy to learn that Ally is continuing her success in music as well as doing the best to make sure her material is natural and self-assured.

"Money is the goddamn plan! Have some faith, y'all!"

Too bad Lady Gaga's pantheon profile seems to have been deleted (or I can't find it) because there could have been an interaction between her, Jack and Ally.

Edited by lawliet-saw-whet on Jul 28th 2022 at 11:54:36 PM

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@ Megami Tensei: I'm sorry about your diagnosis

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