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

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

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

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

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

    Templates 
Template for adding a new deity:

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

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

Template for Dominions profiles:

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

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

Template for Treasure profiles:

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

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

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

Excessive-Menace uwu from the Velvet Cage (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
m-95 Har har har from my place of residence Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Loves me...loves me not
Har har har
#193502: Oct 10th 2022 at 2:40:27 PM

I'm in a bit of a predicament at the moment, relating to how draft adoptions work. I'll keep the people involved anonymous for the moment since it involves PM stuff. My issue:

  • Troper A sent me a PM of profiles I might be interested in adopting. I said yes, and they let me know that the profiles I wanted to adopt currently belonged to Troper B and not themselves, so I'd need to ask Troper B.
  • I sent a PM to Troper B asking if I can adopt their profile. They did not answer. I poked around and discovered that Troper B hasn't been active for years. They're not part of the community. Meanwhile they have work I need their permission to adopt.

So, what do I do? Are those tropes and characters just in a perpetual state of limbo for the Pantheon? Or is there some way to adopt from an inactive user?

Please visit the "AITA" forum game
Excessive-Menace uwu from the Velvet Cage (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
uwu
#193503: Oct 10th 2022 at 3:06:04 PM

[up] When it comes to absent tropers, I believe that adopting their profiles is more of a free action, you can just snatch them from the sandbox and work on them. However, it is good to tell others in advance of what you want to adopt in case someone else is also interested in taking the same profile.

THE GOLDEN AGE WILL RETURN AGAIN!
CrimsonShark Mr. Tahiti Plan der Linde from The Internet of Loneliness and Beyond Since: Nov, 2018 Relationship Status: One Is The Loneliest Number
Mr. Tahiti Plan der Linde
#193504: Oct 10th 2022 at 3:25:40 PM

[up][up] when you're adopting an idea or draft, it's always best to tell the forums about it just to clarify the situation + avoid any awkward comments made on your posts.

Sometimes they can depend on whether the idea/draft was approved before your adoption was made or not. If the idea was not approved, you'd have to propose the idea in addition to telling the forums that you adopted it. If the idea was approved before your adoption, just state that you adopted the idea in one post and then you can post a draft any time you like.

That's my take on the situation. Hope I explained things clearly enough.


"Heroes always make a difference."


Throwing this out, but I played with the idea of a House solely dedicated to Angels, Demons, and Divine Beings as a way to alleviate some space from Otherness. While the idea for Angels and Demons having their own House seems fine, there's a problem in that I'd have to move out deities who already have a place in Religion and Faith, where I believe Gods and Divine Beings already have a strong and necessary standing there I suppose. Lastly, while Divinity and Damnation was a potential House name, I tried thinking of others, but then I hit a brick wall.

Just wanted to throw this thought out in the forums and see what others think, though I'm not sure if it would work...


On an easier note, given that Rinoa Heartilly has Mage Species, would it be okay if I could add her in Humanoids as well, given that despite her appearance, she actually belongs in a more magical species in comparison to normal humans.

Furthermore, given how Fantastical Beasts look like, should its general structure (sorted via type of race) should be revamped to be more traditional (sorted dop-down from Overdeity to Quasideity)?

[down] Yeah, sorry about that, I was referring to Fantastic Races. I got mixed up for Beasts and ended up with a red link. Silly me. tongue.

Edited by CrimsonShark on Oct 10th 2022 at 11:57:57 AM

"Money is the goddamn plan! Have some faith, y'all!"
Excessive-Menace uwu from the Velvet Cage (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
uwu
#193505: Oct 10th 2022 at 3:53:49 PM

[up] Do you mean Fantastic Races? That Hall's unconventional sorting always bugged me, so [tup] to change it to be sorted by divine rank.

THE GOLDEN AGE WILL RETURN AGAIN!
m-95 Har har har from my place of residence Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Loves me...loves me not
Har har har
#193506: Oct 10th 2022 at 4:42:18 PM

[up]x3&2

Thank you for letting me know. In which case, I would like to say which profile I would like to adopt. It was posted by Black Sun Nocturne back in 2017, as:

I think the trope Machine Worship still works fine for him, even if "Representative of The Adeptus Mechanicus" is awkward phrasing IMO. For those non-40k-fans, Cawl is the leader of a mechanical-religious institution that worships "machine spirits".

I can't seem to find BlackSunNocturne's sandbox, so copying their draft may take a tad while, but I hope I can still do it. There are other abandoned profiles I might want to adopt later, but this is the one I'm most interested in ATM. Do I have permission from you guys?

Edited by m-95 on Oct 10th 2022 at 7:46:38 AM

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HamanaHamanaHamana Dog or Oni? (Bitroper)
Dog or Oni?
#193507: Oct 10th 2022 at 7:20:48 PM

[up]I actually took that idea however, I feel like Cawl alone is unfair given that the Adeptus Mechanicus alone has a history altogether. So, instead of just Cawl, the idea on my sandbox was that the whole Adeptus Mechanicus would be given Machine Worship as the whole faction's theme around the Imperium of Man is to facilitate and create machines while having a holy atmosphere. The faction as a whole has a "god" called the Omnissiah which they worship as their god (whether that the Omnissiah is either the Emperor of Man or the Dragon God within Mars is another thing entirely).

If you are wondering, the Adeptus Mechanicus' profile is in a notepad file at the moment due to clearing out my sandbox.

Edited by HamanaHamanaHamana on Oct 10th 2022 at 10:21:33 PM

I swear Loid, you can't draw worth shit!
r-lock256 (Spin-off Series)
#193508: Oct 10th 2022 at 8:06:58 PM

3 days since Q*bert's rework was done and...

<(@!#?@!)

magnum12 Since: Aug, 2009
#193509: Oct 10th 2022 at 9:20:16 PM

Now that 40k is being talked about…

Dark Mechanius got foreshadowed as becoming a playable faction in the near future.

World Eaters are getting a codex Q1 2023, meaning Kharne and Angron are gonna need updates in a few months.

The Salamaders notorious restraint regarding civilains has a tragic backstory stemming from an incident in the Great Crusade where Vulkan went on a berserk rampage upon seeing a human Eldar cohabitation. Keep in mind the horrors of what the Dark Eldar did on Nocturne for centuries burned deeply and freshly in the Salamanders minds and the legion doesn’t know the difference between Craftworld and Dark Eldar. Needless to say, Vulkan was later filled with remorse in a My God, What Have I Done? moment where he vowed Never Again regarding mass collateral damage. Vulkan eventually developed a professional relationship with Eldrad where they got stuff done when fighting Chaos. Eldrad regards Vulkan as embodying humanity’s best traits.

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from Australia Since: Feb, 2015
#193510: Oct 10th 2022 at 10:02:05 PM

@ Crimson Shark: That's a good idea, but I would have no idea what name'd fit

CrimsonShark Mr. Tahiti Plan der Linde from The Internet of Loneliness and Beyond Since: Nov, 2018 Relationship Status: One Is The Loneliest Number
Mr. Tahiti Plan der Linde
#193511: Oct 10th 2022 at 10:18:01 PM

[up][up] I get where you're coming from and you're right in that the characters you mentioned who have profiles in the Pantheon need an update, but simply mentioning it isn't going to further said profiles' improvement.

If you're into WH40K, I'd actually like to see you contribute to reworking old profiles, but I wouldn't want to force you into it.


Still waiting on whether Rinoa should be added in the Hall of Humanoids.


Halloween is approaching, so better get these horror/thriller ideas out of the way...


  • Sarah CollinsBeneath Notice
    • Sarah is a widowed mother of two whose husband was murdered in a drug deal gone wrong. However, Sarah herself gets into conflict with the drug dealers when one of their associates, Tito, escapes and uses Sarah as a forced confidant. Although Sarah manages to kill Tito and the gang responsible for her husband's death, hardly any attention is given to her, with the authorities mostly seeing her as a grieving mother who is struggling with her husband's death and trying to take care of her children and the fact that she would be contending with drug dealers would be seen as very unlikely. It allows her to avenge her husband's death with little interruption.
  • JackFour Eyes, Zero Soul
    • Jack is an architect who is struggling to build an ideal house and his most distinctive feature is his glasses. He also moonlights as a psychopathic, remorseless serial killer who has no qualms about who to kill, be it children, adults, the elderly, and even veterans and the disabled, not to mention he takes intense enjoyment from killing and tormenting his victims. The glasses are a highlight to his complete detachment towards humanity.
  • Deathmaster SnikchShrouded in Myth
    • Snikch is considered to be the most infamous Skaven to have ever lived with a frightening body count and striking terror into the hearts and minds of even hardened warriors. However, barely anyone, even most of the Skaven, have physically seen him, much less known him personally. The Skaven actively try to attribute many of their greatest accomplishments and kills to him as well as never utter a word about him. This causes Snikch to be seen as a terrifying boogeyman and for many to be uncertain of when he may strike. In short, this trope is enforced by the Skaven upon Snikch to make him unpredictable as well as a legend by their standard.

Edited by CrimsonShark on Oct 10th 2022 at 6:21:36 PM

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#193514: Oct 11th 2022 at 12:34:32 PM

[up]x7

I actually took that idea however, I feel like Cawl alone is unfair given that the Adeptus Mechanicus alone has a history altogether. So, instead of just Cawl, the idea on my sandbox was that the whole Adeptus Mechanicus would be given Machine Worship as the whole faction's theme around the Imperium of Man is to facilitate and create machines while having a holy atmosphere. The faction as a whole has a "god" called the Omnissiah which they worship as their god (whether that the Omnissiah is either the Emperor of Man or the Dragon God within Mars is another thing entirely).

So you're working on it, then?

Good to know. Even if I personally don't like ascending whole organizations (you can ask me why), I'm glad that at least someone is working on the profile and that it's not just abandoned. I wish there was a way to tell, though.

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#193515: Oct 11th 2022 at 12:46:43 PM

[tup] for Deathmaster Snikch

Edited by SailorVenus372 on Oct 11th 2022 at 12:47:13 PM

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CrimsonShark Mr. Tahiti Plan der Linde from The Internet of Loneliness and Beyond Since: Nov, 2018 Relationship Status: One Is The Loneliest Number
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#193516: Oct 11th 2022 at 8:22:25 PM

Oh, it seems we've had a dull day. Time to break the monotony then...

Here's a beta draft for "Jack the Glasses-Wearing Killer" (not to be confused for the other killer named Jack). Other killers are an obvious idea I'm looking for, but I would also like to hear suggestions regarding architects, those with an appreciation of art, pretentious assholes, and potential characters who were condemned to Hell. Also, any police officers who would take an interest in his crimes and victims of Domestic Abuse?

As usual, additional suggestions are welcome.


Prototype Mode

Jack, The Bespecled Monstrosity (Mr. Sophistication)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/merlin_147854913_e088ebd2_06ad_45e4_beb7_b86053590db0_videosixteenbyninejumbo1600.jpg
  • Demigod
  • Symbol: A house silhouette and his glasses
  • Theme Song: Fame by David Bowie
  • Alignment: Chaotic Evil
  • Portfolio: Serial Killer who Sees his Work as Art, Wears Glasses that Highlight his Evil, Often Associated with Red, The Sociopath, Solely Motivated by getting a kick out of his Victims's Suffering, Faux Affably Evil, Refuge in Audacity, Utterly Inhuman and Depraved, A Wholly Contemptible Figure, Creepy Stalker Van, Has an Extremely High Opinion about Himself, Has a Taste for Classical and Fine Art (Though not Enough to Impress Verge), Ultimately Falls into the Darkest Pit of Hell to be Eternally Damned
  • Domains: Evil, Artistry, Architecture, Depravity, Damnation
  • Allies:
  • Rivals: Patrick Bateman
  • Enemies:
  • Jack is what everybody would assume to be a normal man with an ordinary job. At an outward glance, he's an architect who struggles to create a house that looks ideal to him, with multiple attempts failing to meet up with is expectations. That said, this "normal man" was actually abnormal; Jack moonlighted as a Serial Killer who took his time stalking, attacking, torturing, and killing other people for the hell of it, with all of his heinous acts intertwining with his efforts to construct a house over a number of years. His victims included all sorts of demographics from children, women, and men, whose bodies he has stored in an industrial freezer inside a factory, and he assumes to have accumulated a body count of 66 people. After years of trying, Jack is approached by Verge who recounts Jack's morbid and depraved acts via a structure similar to the Nine Circles of Hell before telling him that he never really made the house he desired. This causes Jack to go and retrieve the bodies of his victims that he stored in his freezer and use them to create a makeshift house. Upon entering the "house", Jack is led to Hell in the Ninth Circle where he reencounters Verge, who shows him that at the center is a massive hole with the cries and agonies of the underworld echoing from the said hole and that at the other side of the broken bridge that they're in is a stairway that's the way out of Hell. Despite being told by Verge that his sins are incalculable and that he's to be damned, Jack ignores his words and tries to scale up a wall to reach the other side. He fails and Jack is left screaming as he falls into the depths of Hell.
  • While Jack was stated to have been damned for eternity, considering Verge did tell him that trying to cross the bridge would yield worse results, he actually did end up in the Hall of Otherness (or more specifically, the depths of the Hall of Demons) where not much has been said about him. Even then, most records stated that Jack has since been haunted by the spirits of the people he had murdered and that he was ravaged and tortured by demons. This was before Jack properly ascended into the Pantheon, which only happened after Melkor managed to learn about his tale and off-handedly bring him back from Hell, in addition to having Jack be a representative of malicious beings often seen with glasses. Oddly enough, Jack doesn't know the full context of how he got back and who even did so, but regardless, he was simply glad that he can do whatever he wants, though he had to learn about the Pantheon at first by going around locales and reading/watching news about any notable events. Melkor personally doesn't think much about Jack, though he snickered on the idea of bringing him out of Hell because he thought he would amuse himself by releasing a detestable murderer and narcissist into the public.
  • Not much is known of Jack's past, but that information seems to be irrelevant as he simply appears to be a simple architect who wants to build a house. The fact that he's a sadistic serial killer is not a public fact, though there are some detectives and officers who were able to identify his modus operandi and determine his ways of killing as well as connecting the disappearances of several missing people. The Pantheon is very different from 1980s Washington state, where Jack resided and he quickly freaked out on the fact that technology used to solve crime cases has increased on a massive scale and that Jack believes that his stroke of luck may be meeting its match. To that end, he's become very hyperfocused on details, wanting to make sure that any crimes he commits can be cleared in whatever way it takes, and makes a lot of effort to remove any and all incriminating evidence at any place he's in. Though Jack may have come back, his time in the Pantheon is going to be a lot harder than his past life, something that Jack acknowledged and hated thinking about.

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#193517: Oct 11th 2022 at 8:39:47 PM

[up] Netzach of the Sephirah/Librarians has dreams of becoming an artist, was the Patron Librarian of Art in the Library and hates any kind of "art" that involves hurting others.

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#193518: Oct 11th 2022 at 8:53:36 PM

[up][up] Weird suggestion to add, but Marianne and Heloise would be disgusted by Jack's taste of art and try to avoid him at all costs.

Edited by Titania21 on Oct 11th 2022 at 11:55:37 AM

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#193519: Oct 11th 2022 at 10:48:08 PM

@ Jack: In terms of mad artists, the Joker's M.O is often akin to the Mad Artist trope in the sense of a form of stand-up comedy. That said, he would likely see Jack as pretentious (eg: his issue with Carnage is his kills have no style and it's entirely For the Evulz without the twisted sense of humor). Gilles Da Rais and Ryuunosuke may be more his style since they're serial killers (with the latter being some normie) who likes to mutilate people in creative and gruesome ways

He would likely fear any being in the Trope Pantheon associated with Hell and any demon, even if they approve of his psychopathy.

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#193520: Oct 12th 2022 at 6:06:15 AM

@ CrimsonShark - Jack

I know there's more examples out there but I'm just going to put the ones that I think would be interesting to see. Please check their trope pages entries for explanation.

Edited by lawliet-saw-whet on Oct 12th 2022 at 11:01:33 PM

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#193521: Oct 12th 2022 at 6:28:14 AM

@Jack- Ethan Mars is a fellow architect who was suspected of being the Origami Killer, but in reality Ethan and his beloved son were the near victims of the child murderer. And so, Ethan would be nothing short of disgusted at Jack for his murders and makes sure to keep him clear of his son Shaun. And yet even the Origami Killer, Scott Shelby, would hate Jack since his own killings were done solely to find an ideal father, whereas Jack kills for his own entertainment.

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#193522: Oct 12th 2022 at 1:07:52 PM

3 nominations, two being large group profiles.

The Family Madrigal: Multigenerational Household (Yes, I got permission from nightelf who also had this idea)

Reason: Their home, Casita, is self-suited to hold rooms for essentially all 3 generations of the family who all live together, built off of the closeness of the family (and temporarily falling apart when family bonds critically weaken), including Alma (oldest generation), her three children and in-laws (second oldest), and their children, whether young adults or kids (youngest).

The WarioWare Inc. Employees: Minigame Game

Reason: The whole series entirely revolves around playing many minigames known as "microgames" that are brief and simple in nature. In-universe, all of the characters working under Warioware Inc. are employed to make said microgames, with each character typically having a set of their own microgames tied to them or related to them in general.

Cybersix: Tamer and Chaster

Reason: The animated adaptation this idea focuses on has the titular character not participate in overtly sexual Fanservice and nudity, while the original comic in general having far more sexual content, panels, and the like for both the character and even the supporting cast.

Edited by Necromancer10 on Oct 12th 2022 at 4:15:35 AM

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#193523: Oct 12th 2022 at 1:15:06 PM

[up] All of them seem cool with me [tup].

Also, with the second idea, this would also free up New Job as the Plot Demands, Fanboy, and Bragging Theme Tune.

Edited by CrimsonShark on Oct 12th 2022 at 9:16:58 AM

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#193524: Oct 12th 2022 at 1:32:42 PM

[up][up]Oh, they all look like they could definitely be interesting ideas. I'm down for all 3. [tup]

Edited by kingvideogames on Oct 12th 2022 at 1:33:04 AM

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