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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:
    • The very first thing any contributor should do before working on an idea or a profile is to propose and nominate the idea on the Trope Pantheons discussion thread. In the forums, you must discuss with other users on adding ideas and seek their approval with sound reasoning, a paragraph of reasoning to justify taking a trope should be sufficient. 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. You can also get some assistance in the forum thread by either asking for help and those interested asking if they can help. Attempting to work on ideas without a nomination and at least one net thumbs-up will not be accepted regardless of how much you have written already. 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    • If you feel the need to remove a character for some reason (poor quality, outdated titles, etcetera) and replace him/her with another or outright rework, please see what the other tropers think about this in the discussion thread before doing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. For reworks in particular, nominate the idea as you would with new characters or profiles. 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.
      • 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, either in the Pantheon or the Sandbox sections.
    • 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 creativity to create hypothetical scenarios towards fictional characters. Some real-life individuals, including content creators (fictional content created by them is still fair-game, but do not bring up the creators themselves in such cases), may be considered disqualified for profiles due to controversies that would make them concern the Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment. To determine where a current creator would be disqualified:
      • Wait for at least a month after the latest significant update for a creator's controversy before any decision can be made. If a confirmation from the questioned creator (or associates) themselves occurs, then wait for a week.
      • Immediate disqualification for either a guilty sentence in a significant court case against the creator, or evidence of consistently repeated, deliberate, and/or intentionally provocative hate speech and advocacy of dehumanizing perspectives, with lesser examples warranting caution instead.
      • For creators with a clear persona of their character disclosed before any scandal, the persona can have a profile with no mentioning of their real-life information. Ambiguous existence of a persona would have to be discussed further hand for anything more decisive.
    • For obvious reasons, gods cannot be followers, high priests, or heralds. 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 Expansion, 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 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 one flavor 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 to look like Character Shilling.
    • Every troper new to the Pantheon is barred from approving or downvoting profiles until they have ascended at least two profiles, this means avoiding the usage of "[tup]" or "[tdown]".
    • 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 the 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. After all, no one is responding to their idea.
    • You can also adopt a profile or idea to work on from another contributor by messaging a request to them (preferably through private messages). Even if you get their permission, you still have to announce your adoption to the forum. Note that if the idea wasn't nominated in the first place you still have to properly nominate it.
  • 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 note in a trope example that the character is a God of this trope, do not do it. If you see leftovers of this practice, correct the situation by deleting the offending text. This goes for any non-Pantheon 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 Pantheon.Good And Evil Colors.
    • Do not bring things that would incite fights; hot topics and 'urgent' news are not pertinent to the Pantheon's mission. For example, the political scene and some really bad politicians. We are not here to fight each other, so don't suggest things that go in 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:
  • When writing a profile for a character, here are a few things to note:
    • Please refer to Text Formatting Rules when writing a profile, since understanding how to make and edit site pages in general is a necessity for working on profiles or other Pantheon content. Additionally, if you are not experienced with English, refer to this forum page, as proper English spelling and grammar is expected.
    • 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 another House as well. Up to 2 places can be made for a deity at most.
    • 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 of their series' official soundtracks from the 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 highlight 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 it 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 many bytes, it is suggestible to use this site to reduce the byte size. If the byte is still too big, run the compressed image through other sites (or even the same one) to compress even further. Use wikis to look for better images, as even wikis 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 make 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. 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 an expectation to build the profiles off interactions from fictional portrays rather than basing it entirely 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 where trope-less profiles 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 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.
    • Do not write in self-promotion or blatant advertising. Minor references to something are fine but writing that clearly intends to advertise something will not be given toleration.
  • 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 on 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 Warper deities 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 Warper deities 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 Warper beings 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: Badass Normal citizens of the pantheon, making up for their lower status 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/Goddess/Deity 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 the 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 alignments to characters that don't have an alignment system. After all, the Pantheon is based on D&D and is made for fun.
  • For Pokémon deities only:
    • Gender: Defines the gender of the Pokémon; if genderless, it instead defines what gender they identify as.
    • Ability: Provides the Pokémon's ability. If they can Mega Evolve, the new ability is listed as well.
    • Moves: Defines the four moves used by a Pokémon. A Z-Move may also be listed.
  • Portfolio: Tropes associated with the character.
  • Domains: Things that the character has influence over.
  • Herald: Non-ascended loyal character that is from the same series as the ascended character.
  • High Priest: Non-ascended like heralds, but not from the same series, and can serve as a worthy replacement in case the deity would be unavailable, incapacitated, dead, or otherwise incapable of carrying out their duties. 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 from their perspective 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 oppose or are opposed by (basically the opposite of "Respects", "On Good Terms With", and/or "Commonality Connection") in 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.
      • OPTIONAL NOTE FOR CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS: Should the list for Character relationships (IE. Allies, Enemies, etc.) become too big, categorize a certain number of characters to a specific group putting them on a sublist (One example: Luigi is from the same world as his brother Mario, hence Luigi should be fall under the Super Mario Bros sublist.)
  • 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 is 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 of 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 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 to 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 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 to 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 more.
    • Note: Standard amount of flavor text for Treasures is 7 at minimum to 12 at maximum.

Edited by Tabs on Jun 24th 2024 at 7:51:43 AM

nightelf37 The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread from Hadithi (it's Swahili for 'story') Since: Jul, 2010 Relationship Status: They grew on me like a tumor...
The Scrappy and Butt-Monkey of the Pantheon Thread
#208651: Jun 28th 2024 at 6:36:20 AM

Welcome to the Discussion Thread, where we tally up the [tup]s and [tdown]s for all our favorite characters, and explain why they deserve to be here!

I'm Nightelf 37, and this page I'm posting these again.

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Gelatinous Cubes, Deities of Gelatinous Encasement ("Scientific Name: Athcoid")

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  • Potential House: Traps
  • [tup]s:
  • Lesser or Intermediate Deities
  • Symbol: Itself with a number of floating bones, armor, and loot inside
  • Alignment: Unalignednote 
  • Portfolio: Blob Monster, Gelatinous Encasement, Acid Attack, Color-Coded for Your Convenience (or, non-color coded, rather) Blending In The Background, Stripped to the Bone 10 to 15 only
  • Domain(s): Ooze, Absorption, Acid
  • High Priest:
  • Followers:
  • Target of Interest From: SCP Foundation
  • Those Who Can Beat Them:
  • Those Who Can't Beat Them: B.O.B., the Slime family
  • Note: Standard amount of flavor text for Deities/Characters is 10-15 at minimum to 20-25 at maximum.
  • Now, Gelatinous Encasement can either be hilarious or nightmarish depending on what the substance trapped in is. And the Gelatinous Cubes from the realms of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse were chosen for this trope because they're all about this gimmick, and are mostly on the nightmarish end since they consume whatever organic matter they encase. Oh, and by the way, the term Gelatinous Cube? That's just what adventurers call it. Scholars from the realms it originates have a scientific term for them: the Athcoid.
    • As for how they arrived in the Pantheon… they've always been there from the start. They only just recently gained notice after the appearance of a specimen in Edgin's party's adventure. Once that happened, somebody in the Court of the Gods decided to officiate it. And with no real competitors for the title in mind, the Cubes were made Pantheon deities, where pretty much nothing has changed for them.
  • Gelatinous Cubes are immune to being Blinded, Charmed, Deafened, put to Exhaustion, Frightened, or knocked Prone (as a cube, it has no "upright" side to be knocked out from). They have a "blindsight" of 60 feet (and are blind beyond that), though some specimens have a range as large as 120 feet. Cubes take up their entire space (usually a 5 x 5 x 5 foot cube, but can expand as far as 10 feet in all dimensions), and weigh as heavy as 15,000 pounds. Other entities can enter said space, but if they do, they're subjected to the cube's Engulf and have disadvantage escaping it. Those inside the cube can be seen, but are completely protected by the Cube from outside attacks (though the Cube itself takes damage from those attacks).
  • Anyone within 5 feet of a Cube can try to remove anyone or anything out of it, but it requires significant strength, and will suffer some acid damage during the attempt. Cubes can only hold one living entity of similar size—or up to four living entities of smaller sizes— at a time, and any number of items. That said, they're mostly transparent and thus beneath notice unless the cube has moved or attacked within sight of them (or floating objects in its mass are noticed), and Gelatinous Cubes tend to stay in place for long periods of time, so anything that runs into them tend to be surprised.
  • Don't let their size fool you: Gelatinous Cubes can be a bit faster than expected if need be, and can travel up to 15 feet within 6 seconds (since 1 D&D!round is roughly that much time). In terms of offense, if it's not moving to engulf its target (who can resist it enough to just be shoved back or aside), a Gelatinous Cube attacks with a Pseudopod (extends a part of itself), dealing acid damage to whatever it touches. And if one is Engulfed, it's even worse; the victim can't breathe, is restrained, and takes more acid damage as long as they're inside the Cube, and are naturally move with the Cube if it does move. But it's not impossible to escape the Cube once inside, just rather difficult.
    • That said, previous iterations of these entities don't actually attack with a pseudopod, and there's more to it than the Monster Manual tells. These Cubes have a layer of anesthesia that cause the entire outside of its body, and looks like a gummy secretion that is absorbed within the bloodstream of the prey through the skin when the Cube uses a pseudopod to apply it. This would paralyze its victim for 1 to 2 minutes, making them mostly unable to "swim" out of the Cube.
  • Athcoids are non-sentient, and therefore cannot be charmed or magically controlled. They do however always respond to certain stimuli the exact same way, enabling it to be manipulated by evil and good alike.
    1. An Athcoid will cease to advance upon encountering a cold surface or object, and will instead probe to find a way past or around it. That said, it is actually resistant to the cold, on top of being immune to electricity.
    2. An Athcoid is lured to warmth and vibrations, which explains its "blindsight". On a different note, this means Athcoids can be lured by lava, and some folks have seen these Cubes get immolated throwing themselves into volcanoes.
    3. Despite their name, Gelatinous Cube bodies are remarkably moldable. They could flow around objects and through narrow passages as small as 1 foot, quickly returning to their shapes once enough space was available. They even sometimes take the form of rhombohedrons when at rest.
    4. Athcoids actually can move underwater with ease, though its paralyzing agent is diluted while submerged.
  • In terms of reproduction, Athcoids are functionally immortal, only dying from adventurers, starvation, or natural disasters. They have a tendency to split every 6 years into smaller identical halves that go their separate ways. That said, these Cubes may sometimes also just bud away a small "baby cube" amongst trash or in a dark corner, letting it grow eventually as it absorbs smaller entities until it reaches full "maturity" (if it doesn't get reabsorbed by its "parent" by then). But when two Athcoids meet, they always fuse into a much larger and stronger version of themselves, though this only lasts between 2 to 8 days, after which they split and part ways again. This only applies to two Athcoids; three or more that fuse just split up again as soon as possible.
  • Those who have manipulated these Cubes into their lairs have found them to be rather efficient cleaners, removing all manner of roaches, vermin, and moss, while leaving weapons, armor, and magical items intact (either left behind or inside itself). As such, they're a staple in most dungeons that don't wish to hire traditional cleaners. Despite their threat level to adventurers, there are those who have "domesticated" them for waste disposal in sewers and outhouses. since they can't climb or dissolve non-organic tissue, they're mostly unable to escape if the hole they're in is deep enough. Given how Athcoids reproduce, its population does need to be kept under control so as not to flood the hole they're in.
  • When it comes to rescuing anyone from these Cubes, those with the ability to phase through objects such as Shadowcat or any ghosts like Danny Phantom should be able to remove anyone stuck inside them easily. And anyone immune to acid such as The Powerpuff Girls, The Knight (if they have Isma’s Tear), all Kryptonians, Viltrumites, or similar races, Doomsday, all Steel-Type Pokémon, and The Hulk don't have to worry about the Cubes' paralyzing agent, and most of these have the strength to treat them as child's play. Wolverine and Deadpool have ended up inside these cubes once or twice, but were always able to slice out of them from within.
  • Naturally, there have been plenty of Blob Monsters in the Pantheon already, so comparisons have been made with the other ascended specimens. But since the Athcoids have no thoughts of their own, all incidents of contact have ended in consumption of either the Cube or the other Blob Monster, mostly the former given how strong some of the latter are. The lesser members of the Slime Damily and maybe B.O.B. (at least he won't be facing them alone) would certainly struggle, but everyone else such as Hedorah, The Goo, and Rimuru Tempest can assimilate Athcoids with little effort.
  • Of course, given how many kinds of blob monsters exist across fiction, so have those who encountered such. The Chosen Undead, the Ashen One, all the Dragon Quest'' heroes, The Fortress Dwarves, Steve and Alex. None of them are strangers to dealing with Oozes, and swiftly learned how to handle these specific specimens. And as with all strange things, the SCP Foundation has its eyes on these Cubes as well.
  • There have been talks of using Athcoids as small cleaners. Well, after a specimen has been attacked enough to be shrunken to safe sizes. At least they're less threatening and more easy to subdue than the Grey Goo, which was initially created to clean bathrooms. Potential uses can range from fantasy Roombas to deep "wastebins" stuck in pits.

  • These Cubes were especially favored by the drow god Ghaunadaur, who is thankfully not in the Pantheon. They've also been believed to be either fragments or the spawn of Juiblex (not in the Pantheon either), who is able to exert control over them, imbuing them with a sense of purpose and even intelligence. One of these intelligent cubes calls itself Glabbagool, though it wanted to avoid fighting, and was genuinely curious about the world and the people that inhabited it. But he's not in the Pantheon, just his less intelligent kin.

Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuzaki, and Fuu Hououji, Celestial Fire, Water, Wind Trinity (Girls From Another World)

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  • New House: Elemental Pairings
  • [tup]s:
  • Intermediate Goddesses
  • Symbol: Their Escudo blades
  • Theme Song: Unyielding Wish
  • Alignment: Neutral Good
  • Portfolio:
  • Domain(s): Magic, Swords, Destiny
  • Herald: Mokona
  • High Priest: Dan, Marucho, and Shun
  • Followers: the Guling Supermen, Homura Sarutobi, Shizuku Kirigakure, and Nagi Fūma, The Jersey Club, Teru Tendo, Kaoru Sakuraba, and Tsubasa Kashiwagi
  • Allies: Kazuma Satou, Subaru Natsuki, Rimuru Tempest, Naofumi's party, the Dungeon Master's Adventurers, the Pevensie siblings, Anne Boonchuy, Sasha Waybright, Marcy Wu, the Plantars, Luz Noceda, Amity Blight, Ryoma Nagare, the Bebop Crew, Kouji Kabuto and his friends, Domon Kasshu, Kamille Bidan, and Guy Shishioh
  • Rivals:
  • Enemies: , Char Anzable, Emperor Belos, Dr. Hell
    • Hikaru:
    • Umi:
    • Fuu:
  • Additional Character Relationships: Members of the Pantheon that have various relationships (examples include Enemy Mine, Vitriolic Best Buds, Teeth-Clenched Teamwork, Headbutting Heroes, Friendly Enemy, Friendly Rival, Just Friends, etc.) other than allies, rivals, or enemies.
  • Respected by/Respects:
  • Pities: Wander (Shadow of the Colossus) (Fuu)
  • Opposed by/Opposes:
  • Conflicting Opinion:
  • Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuzaki, and Fuu Hououji were average 14-year-old middle-schoolers from different schools who were all attending a field trip to Tokyo Tower. Their life changed when they were summoned to Cephiro to save the realm on behalf of Princess Emeraude. They were under the assumption that this adventure was like the video game stories of their time, where it was clear who was in the right and who was in the wrong. Unfortunately, just like real life, moralities aren't so clear-cut, and it turns out that they had basically been sent on an assassination mission, and "Big Bad" Zagato was getting in the way because he loved Emeraude and didn't want to see her die, Cephiro be damned. Ultimately, he lost his life trying to stop them, and even when the ugly truth was brought to light, they… carried out their mission to the end, and were sent back to Tokyo as if no time had passed at all, but the emotional burden from having to commit murder would remain.
  • As for their second adventure, they were still suffering from the aftermath of the first one, and when Hikaru declared she wanted to make things right this time, they ended up being called back to Cephiro courtesy of their own desires, where things were certainly not alright. On top of the world falling apart at the seams due to the Pillar's death, there was also the matter of three invading nations previously kept out by the Pillar protecting Cephiro. Eventually, amidst tragedy and communication, peace was established, and the new Pillar, Hikaru, found a way to permanently save Cephiro: abolish the system, and spread its power to Cephiro's populace, to those who love their nation. And with that, they're ave to return home…and find themselves with the ability to also go back and forth thanks to their willpower.
    • Be it from the "manga" or "animé" timeline, this is the iteration of the Magic Knights who were invited to the Pantheon. Another obscure account said that ascended after they managed to prevent the Cephiro invaders from taking over earth. After seeing how much more cynical that timeline was, many including the Magic Knights agreed not to talk about this. Or of the "Sega Saturn" timeline, though that isn't nearly as traumatic.
    • Originally, the trope they represented was Magic Knight given that was what they were called and what they were. But a transfer was called for in light of a review of their repertoire of spells, (Hikaru has Fire [and a few Lightning], Umi has Water, and Fuu has Wind) as well as having some of the looks and demeanor to match, and the fact that their hold on their current trope is not as ironclad as they hope to be compared to other Magic Knights in the Pantheon. And so Cephiro's Magic Knights were soon transferred out of the House of Magic and into the House of Nature.
  • Applies to all or some of them:
    • The first thing that was established to them is (apart from being Pantheon deities, what that entails, and how things back home don't need to be worried about) the fact that they're able to use magic here, and that everything they've acquired is available to them here. The second is the matter of their equipment. Their armors used to evolve in accordance to their Character Development, but their new set during their second visit now responds to their hearts. In the Pantheon, though, its default state is in the form as seen in the picture, but changes whenever they summon their Rune Gods to don.
    • Speaking of the Rune Gods, in regards to them, they usually slumber in a separate dimension until called by name by the Magic Knights, and are dismissed back there if need be. That said, they can still stick around while their ones that don them have to disembark but also have no need for them to leave just yet. And for unfathomable reasons, mecha parts can be installed in them as well. They were supposed to be called away by Manga!Mokona after the Pillar System was abolished since there would no longer be a need for them since the purpose of the Rune Gods was to eliminate an unfitting Pillar, but negotations from the Pantheon ensured that they would stay.
    • Their Escudo blades have special defensive measures when anyone else holds them, even each other. Umi's turns to water and falls to the ground before reforming there, but it would instead reform in Umi's hands if she's nearby. Fuu's becomes unbearingly heavy until it is dropped, crashing hard enough to form its own crater (it's light as a feather in her hands otherwise without losing any mass). And Hikaru's completely immolates the improper holder, though it's only extremely painful and not actually that damaging. However, the Escudo blades are transposed when the Magic Knights don their Rune Gods, and if one of them loses their sword to damage, that damage also applies to their Escudo as well.
      • With a lot more various things to do in the Pantheon, this means these countermeasures also end up getting tested, either for retrieval or for disarmament depending on their intentions. First up are the hydrokinetics who could manipulate the water Umi's Escudo turns into, at least until it reforms into its blade form again (though touching it would usually turn it into water again). Next are the very strong deities who test Fuu's Escudo and just how heavy can it get. And then there are the fire resistant deities who could resist immolation from Hikaru's Escudo (she in particular was alarmed when the Pyro tried to take it and they screamed in surprised painnote ). Additionally, telekinetics and ferrokinetics can potentially bypass this security system entirely, unless or even if the Escudo consider this as making contact, in which case only Fuu's might be safely bypassed unless the lifter's power has a weight/mass threshold.
    • When it comes to the culinary arts, Fuu is the best at cooking, having packed lunch every day for herself and her elder sister. Umi on the other hand is more specialized in baking cakes, while Hikaru has zero experience in any complex food preparations. While it's true that Umi doesn't like anything sweet, it's presumably fine if it's her own creations, since the resultant sugar level is on her in that case.
    • Due to… how things ended up during their summons to Cephiro, the Magic Knights always wish to understand their opponent's desires before judging them as a reason to oppose them. And being bamboozled into killing someone—even if it's the requester who does it—is never a good idea. Of course, should the reasons for the party ever be For the Evulz or they're proud of their villainy, such as Ali-Al Saachez or Lord Xykon, then all pretenses of mercy are gone. Speaking of Ali, they get along well with his enemy Setsuna F. Seiei, given that just like them, he was tricked into killing before he was even an adult. But unlike Emeraude, there were no benevolent intentions from Setsuna's manipulator.
    • As they would discover, being sent to another world from Earth is actually distressingly common enough across certain universes, many of them are one-way trips, and some of those have death as a catalyst. The one-ways include Kazuma Satou, Subaru Natsuki, Rimuru Tempest, and Naofumi and the other Three Heroes. The last they feel had it hard and deserved it hard given they were incredibly reckless with their perceived importance to the point of collateral damage, and it took countless deaths, getting themselves and their weapons cursed, and being helped by the hero who they had looked down on to see the error of their ways; the Magic Knights only took the lives of monsters borne from Cephiro's fears, a few of Ascot's Beasts, Inouva, the perceived Big Bad Zagato, and their "recruiter" Emeraude herself (at her request). Whether or not the Dungeon Master's Adventurers eventually made it home without the need to return to the realm to stop Venger from messing with Earth, the Magic Knights understand wanting to do what needed to be done to return home, yet at least the Magic Knights never had to worry about trouble possibly following them back (except in the SRW T timeline, where the threat is much bigger and more widespread and involved far more than just the three of them).
      • And then there are those who do manage to make it back, such as the Pevensies (even if three of them meet the same fate as the ones above much later, not that the "survivor" fares better or anything like that), the Amphibia visitors, and Luz Noceda. They notice a contrast with the middle group, who were friends that fractured when they ended up in a strange world and continued to be so until near the end, whereas the Magic Knights were complete strangers not even from the same school who were brought together by a common mission. And while the idea of same-sex relationships was new to them, they still became friends with Luz and her girlfriend Amity.
    • Their association with Luz, as well as being magic users period, has drawj the ire of Emperor Belos. And it's a surprise that he was actually an Earth migrant just like them, as well as being a massive threat, he somehow believes he's doing good while being a massive hypocrite who wants to destroy all magic and nonhumans, down to killing his own brother multiple times over. Declaring he's doing all of this as a mercy is even more disturbing.
    • Despite Umi acting as the big sister in the trio (and being the tallest of the three), she's actually marginally the youngest between them. The more childish-looking Hikaru is actually the eldest. Again, this is marginally speaking, since they're all 14 years old.
    • While they're not from the SRW timelines, the Magic Knights somehow have memories of those timelines thanks to the Pantheon. As such, they got reacquainted with the likes of Ryoma Nagare, the Bebop Crew, Kouji Kabuto and his friends, Domon Kasshu, Kamille Bidan, and Guy Shishioh. In that timeline, Hikaru is a fan of Kouji's mecha, while Umi is more into Tetsuya's. Unfortunately, the fates of Zagato and Emeraude are still the same even with all the extra players in the narrative.
      • During this, while he wasn't around to meet them the first time around, it eventually reached their ears that Domon once had to wreck the whole Tokyo Tower to root out his Brainwashed and Crazy friends by the Devil Gundam. As for Master Asia, his fate (depart from the conflict or join the heroes) can actually depend on certain choices made by the player, but they understand his pro-environmental outlook. As they had encountered him during his Neo Zeon phase, the Magic Knights oppose Char Anzable, even though there's a bit of conflict given what he ultimately desires for humanity in regards to outer space, even though his methods certainly aren't okay.
      • While Dr. Hell is an enemy by default due to his vile reputation, there's an extra reason for this in regards to the SRW T timeline, even if he isn't technically associated with them: the Mycenae civilization once tried to invade Cephiro long ago, but was repelled by Emeraude, Zagato and the Rune Gods. In retaliation, they created Mazinger Infinity based on the Rune Gods, since they believed that it could destroy the order of nature, in a similar way that the Rune Gods are the only beings capable of killing the Pillar that provided order and stability in Cephiro. At least they never got the chance to use it due to their affairs on Earth that ended with their defeat by Tetsuya's Great Mazinger.
    • When it comes to those whose tales were assumed to be like a Heroic Fantasy video game only to be horribly mistaken, Lenna shares that particular aspect. After getting through the horrible aspects of her past, they all get along with her just fine. When it comes to fighting a battle that turns out to not be black-and-white, the Magic Knights share this aspect with the Animorphs. Only difference is, the trio only suffered one set of damning tragedies, whereas the sextet were worn down over the course of several months, and a few even began crossing moral lines, such as Jake's flushing of defenseless yeerks, Rachel's escalating violent tendencies, some of Cassie's reckless gambits, Marco's dilemma regarding his mother forcibly on the other side of the conflict, and so on.

  • Exclusive to Hikaru:
    • Some people were under the assumption that Hikaru is poor because she doesn't go to a fancy private school like Umi and Fuu, and because her house is a kendo dojo. However, when one takes another look, it's realized that said dojo is quite the Big Fancy House anyway, just a more traditionally Japanese one. Therefore, her family is probably just as loaded as her friends'.
    • (other kendoka, such as Suguha Kirigaya)
    • (Ruby Rose)
    • (Guy Shishioh)
    • (Lilina, Roy, and Hector)
    • (despite her Fire affinity, dislikes spicy foods)
  • Exclusive to Umi:
    • The type of lady Umi is isn't special, but it does make for meeting new friends, such as Lili de Rochefort and Lilly Satou. While the former is also a combatant just like Umi and both learned after being forced into the thick of danger, Rochefort's more into barehanded combat and basically got hooked to the point of looking for (specific) fights, whereas Ryuzaki is into fencing and water magic and would only fight to protect her friends. And she would meet Asuka Kazama too, who is very much a friendly sort. In regards to encounters with the latter, at least tea time is peaceful (at least as much as it can get in the Pantheon), and of course she would also get acquainted with her friends Hisao and Hanako… after getting through the initial faux pas that comes with figuring out how to non-offensively address disabled people (especially towards Hanako).
    • (False rumored relations to Kazuya Ryuuzaki)
    • (Wealthy families and doting parents who still flirt with one another)
    • (fencing)
    • (Confusions with pronouncing her Rune God's name: Ceres or Selece?)

  • Exclusive to Fuu:
    • (Primary in archery, second in swordplay, and the fact that it's really really big)
    • (positive interpretation of valuing oneself the most)
    • (bookworms such as Matilda Wormwood and Twilight Sparkle)
    • While it's true that Wander is better with the bow than with the sword, that and his devotion to Mono are the only nice things Fuu can say about him. His quest to slay the Colossi regardless of their passiveness all to bring his girl back is not something she can abide by. But at the same time, she harbors pity for him, and thinks Zagato probably had similar feelings in regards to Emeraude and the lengths he would take to find a way for them to be together without the Pillar system coming between them.

Edited by nightelf37 on Jun 28th 2024 at 9:53:11 PM

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NitroIndigo ♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves from West Midlands region, England Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves
#208652: Jun 28th 2024 at 7:37:06 AM

[up] The pothole to Pantheon.Pokemon is broken, but it doesn't need to be a pothole anyway because it already has the custom-title with the é.

As for interactions with the cubes, Beatrix LeBeau takes care of other blob monsters. They'd be right at home in the Monster Sanctuary, which is home to other Dungeons & Dragons-esque fantasy monsters.

ForgoLight The Ultimate Lifeform Since: Oct, 2022 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
The Ultimate Lifeform
#208653: Jun 28th 2024 at 10:23:42 AM

[up][up][up][up]Oh, the tripe was a typo. And I don't see how I was being passive aggressive?

"Us weirdos have to stick together!"
HamanaHamanaHamana Dog or Oni? (Bitroper)
Dog or Oni?
#208654: Jun 28th 2024 at 11:00:27 AM

[up]Well you changed it, tripe does put a new meaning into the sentence but at least it was corrected and sounds less condescending.

I swear Loid, you can't draw worth shit!
Snailfish Silver Shamrock's Halloween three from Santa Mira, California Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
Silver Shamrock's Halloween three
#208655: Jun 28th 2024 at 11:59:33 AM

[up][up][up]@nightelf37 Clayface is not only an amorphous being who can engulf others in his body, but some versions have the power to dissolve people into goo with a touch.

And with that, here's my final draft:

Lauren Wolfe and Jennifer, Goddesses of Fabricated Individuals(Lauren:UnwantedGuest (screen name) Jennifer: Jennifer Tynan (human identity))

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Lauren (left) and Jennifer (right)
  • Lesser Goddesses(Jennifer is an Intermediate after becoming "real")
  • Symbol: Jennifer's "Outer Zone" profile
  • Alignment: Neutral Good with shades of True Neutral(Lauren) Neutral Evil(Jennifer in Lauren's view, True Neutral to most)
  • Portfolio:
  • Allies:
  • Commonality Connection: (Jennifer) Kuneko
  • Pitied by: Harvey Dent/Two Face
  • Annoyed By: (Lauren) Blooregard Q. Kazoo
  • Of Interest to: Diavolo, The Investigation Team
  • Enemies: Each Other
  • Rivals: (Jennifer) Tomie Kawakami
  • 13 year old Lauren Wolfe always had trouble fitting in. At her new school this was no different. Until she logged onto a social media website and decided to ingratiate herself to her schoolmates through someone who could fit in: Jennifer. Glamorous, talented, charming, Jennifer was everything Lauren dreamed of, at least that's how it seemed to those unaware she was really an identity the lonely girl fabricated. In short time, the kids who used to ostracize Lauren now wanted to know Ms. Wolfe and her mysterious friend. Lauren went along with it but was anxious at being discovered. How could she introduce a friend who didn't exist? An answer to Lauren's dilemna came in the most uncanny way when "Jennifer" began showing up in real life, as well as her creator's dreams to remind her that she was real. After Jennifer formally introduced herself, poor Lauren nearly broke down and tried to ignore the new girl, but Jennifer was inescapable. The once imaginary Jennifer took over her old identity's life, and Lauren faded from existence, forced to watch her beloved parents embrace Jennifer, who had now always been their daughter.
  • For a while, Jennifer enjoyed living as a real girl, but still had difficulty being a convincing human. She was a psychic facsimile, after all, made to be impossibly perfect from the mind of a troubled child. Even so, Lauren watched furiously, waiting for the opportunity to undo her former alter ego and get her life back. Eventually, Jennifer was invited to a Pantheon position, and was naturally eager to become a goddess. She soon learned she'd be sharing this position with her former timid self, who regained her physical form in the Pantheon. Lauren had no interest in godhood, just wanted the chance to defeat Jen, and maybe actually make some real friends along the way.
  • Naturally, Lauren flowed to other girls who had a miserable time in school. Carrie White, who developed devastating psionic powers that she unleashed on her school for months of torment. Lauren actually thinks she's lucky compared to the poor Christian girl. Matilda Wormwood, who gained similar powers, but used them in a more healthy way by taking down her school's monstrous headmistress. Lauren couldn't help but wonder if her creation of Jennifer was also a psychic manifestation. Either way, she hopes her new friends can aid in vanquishing Jen for good.
  • Another companion is Tomoko Kuroki, who also has issues making friends, but is more abrasive about it and tends to lash out more. Lauren feels she's at least a truer friend than anybody at her old school. Hitori Gotoh is another introvert who is more approachable. Lauren is amazed by Hitori's journey to being a rock guitarist, even if she herself prefers classical music.
  • Other such "friends" are Taylor Hebert/Skitter, and Kageo Shigayama/Mob, both also Espers in some way. Taylor sympathizes with Lauren's situation, but she has far more backbone and is more ruthless. Meanwhile Mob admits that while it isn't right to lie about who you are, the bullies of Lauren's school are at fault for their callous treatment of her. He has promised to exorcise Jennifer one day for stealing the girl's life.
  • Being an invisible outcast, Lauren has encountered others of such nature, but some are far too nasty to be sympathetic. Dr. Jack Griffin, AKA "The Invisible Man" is resentful of his condition, yet uses it to wreck wanton havoc. Z'Skayr is a creature who was trapped in an alien device for years and possesses beings to survive in the sun, but he's a monstrous sociopath. Lauren generally avoids them out of fear, but will sometimes take advantage of her own condition to help their visible enemies thwart them.
  • As a popular athlete and model, Jennifer is used to being in the popular crowd. Ironically, her notion of friendship is skin-deep since she's not truly human. A girl she's taken interest in is Mary, a refugee from a mysterious painting. Jennifer sees herself in Mary's desire to be human, and Mary is keen on Jennifer teaching her how to insert into people's lives and history like what happened to poor Lauren. Similarly, the Masked Mutant is a Shape-Shifter manifested from a comic book who seeks new thrills in the real world and even morphed into the form of a young girl to blend in. Jennifer is quite amiable with him/them, even if she doesn't share an interest in world domination.
  • A group of so called "Imaginary Friends" offered Lauren a place to stay since she is technically one of them. Lauren politely declined, although she appreciates their company. However she's irritated by Blooregard, the most immature and selfish, who casually mentioned he thinks Jennifer is cooler than her creator and that Lauren would be better off at Foster's. Jennifer on the other hand finds the idea of such a place laughable and considers being called "imaginary" an insult.
  • Lauren was stunned to learn that of all people to relate to her situation, it was a talking blue cat. Gumball Watterson also struggled with a malevolent "cooler" alter ego trying to replace him. Fortunately he was able to vanquish "Zach" with help from his family. Additionally he's tried to help(with varying success) other kids come out of their shells, namely his shape-shifting girlfriend Penny and the neurotic Clare. Lauren is interested in visiting the town of Elmore, as it seemed a perfect place for an oddball like her. Jennifer also expressed interest, as she believes she can attract even more friends. Lauren has warned Gumball to never allow her other half to mingle with the students of Elmore Junior High.
  • As someone who knows what it's like to see a world where you never existed, George Bailey felt sad for Lauren. He isn't sure if it's better to wander the world an unseen phantom or be a complete stranger with no history who comes off as a raving lunatic to everyone around you. George also assured Lauren that her life still held meaning, something he learned from his friend Clarence. Lauren appreciates the gesture and hopes that her family and peers' lives didn't become significantly worse thanks to Jennifer.
  • Jennifer has had a rocky relationship with another supernatural beauty: Tomie Kawakami. Neither think much of the other, and Jennifer doesn't like being compared because for how bad she is, unlike Tomie she isn't out to destroy the lives of everybody she encounters. Tomie has considered killing Jen but just as she herself is immortal, it's hard to kill a psionic entity.
  • Jennifer is considered a Parody Sue due to being a teenage girl's fantasy come to life, and another girl who fits that description is the infamous Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, who is even more exaggerated then Jen. Despite this the two do get along, and Jennifer is amused by Raven's eccentricities. Although since she suspects Ebony is of similar nature to herself, she's disturbed by the implications:
Jennifer: Whoever thought her up must've had bigger issues than Lauren.
  • Similarly Jennifer found herself relating to a being called "Shining Kuneko". Kuneko is a chimera-like warrior who began life as a drawing by a teenager. Unlike Jennifer though, Kuneko is now on good terms with her creator, which puts her at odds with Lauren's creation, something Jen considers a shame.
  • Two different scientists have achieved through chemistry what Lauren did through social media: create a more popular and outgoing alter ego that gained a life of their own. While Lauren is glad they found a way to be normal again, Jennifer is furious because she sees herself as a living, thinking being and considers what Kelp and Bump did equivalent to murder. She is currently planning to rewrite history so the men's handsome forms succeeded in taking over their lives. That would not be a good thing, as like Jennifer, both versions of "Buddy Love" are handsome and charismatic, yet conceited, vain and haughty. Lauren found it surprising how even middle aged men can fall to the same insecurities a little girl can.
Lauren:: Maybe it's better to be a nice nobody than a popular sociopath. At least I didn't actually turn into that witch Jennifer.
  • The girls have oddly enough received the attention of the mysterious superpowered mob boss Diavolo. This is because like Jennifer, Diavolo is a powerful reality-defying entity born from the mind of a timid youth, his being Vinegar Doppio. The difference is while Jennifer wants to prove she exists and loves attention, Diavolo hates attention and would rather almost nobody know he exists. He believes Jennifer could either be an ally or another threat that must be wiped out. Both girls avoid him, but Jennifer is confident her history altering abilities can match King Crimson.
  • Lauren's dilemna has caught the attention of a certain group of Japanese youths who investigate supernatural identity related cases. They noted the similarities between Lauren/Jennifer and a girl named Rise, who's insecurities took her over as her Shadow Self. Lauren was unnerved to hear this but has maintained hope that maybe, it's possible to expell Jennifer as it was for Shadow Rise.

Edited by Snailfish on Jun 28th 2024 at 12:35:25 PM

All witches, all skeletons, all jack O Lanterns, gather round your TV set, put on your masks, and watch...watch the magic pumpkin, Watch...
NitroIndigo ♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves from West Midlands region, England Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves
#208656: Jun 28th 2024 at 12:05:05 PM

[up] You have Jennifer and Lauren the wrong way around in the image caption.

RadioRavenRide It's Radioing Time from The End of Time Since: Mar, 2023 Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
It's Radioing Time
#208657: Jun 28th 2024 at 1:05:26 PM

[up][up] I don't think that's quite and accurate representation of what the Investigation Team would want to do. "Expelling" a person's shadow has terrible efffects in the person, so they would instead want to try to integrate the shadow and the original person together, i.e. getting the person to accept their shadow as a part of themselves. Otherwise, [tup]

It's time to face your fears
neoamon Mr from Planet Mobius S.T.C. (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
Mr
#208658: Jun 28th 2024 at 2:23:25 PM

I was thinking about nominating the The Animals of Farthing Wood for the position of gods of an Unusual Animal Alliance or for the position of gods of What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?. But I would like to know if people already have plans for the two tropes that I have missed before I nominated them.

"May your heart be your guiding key"
Excessive-Menace Time to SLEEP from the Velvet Cage (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
Time to SLEEP
#208659: Jun 28th 2024 at 2:26:47 PM

[up] I have Popee approved and reserved for What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?.

Edited by Excessive-Menace on Jun 28th 2024 at 2:27:37 AM

SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMY
leafsaber47 Hm? Am I late? from post-apocalyptic world (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Singularity
Hm? Am I late?
#208660: Jun 28th 2024 at 2:27:02 PM

Should Kimberly Jackson become Dr. McNinja's High Priestess? She's not the Trope Namer by any means, but she has grown to be the most popular character that's an example of the McNinja trope that I can think of.

Edited by leafsaber47 on Jun 28th 2024 at 5:27:57 AM

"You can't spell 'Wario' without 'war'."
neoamon Mr from Planet Mobius S.T.C. (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
Mr
#208661: Jun 28th 2024 at 2:35:33 PM

[up][up]I figured that someone would have that trope reserved that I missed. Am I alright to propose the The Animals of Farthing Wood for Unusual Animal Alliance then?

Edited by neoamon on Jun 28th 2024 at 10:36:09 AM

"May your heart be your guiding key"
RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#208662: Jun 28th 2024 at 2:52:59 PM

Condemned by History should at most be represented by a fictional work. Any real person, I feel, shouldn't be considered for it. Though if we're talking about in-universe ideas I think the cast of Horsin' Around would make an...an interesting choice. Just my two cents

I am contemplating a choice for Extremophile Lifeforms but I want to hear if anyone has their own pick they think is good first

Edited by RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 on Jun 28th 2024 at 9:54:33 PM

Iceaura39 from Where joy and happiness go to cry (Petty Master) Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
#208663: Jun 28th 2024 at 4:04:41 PM

I would like to propose an ascension/mass rework:

  • The Order of the Stick, Divine Party of Worlds Running on RPG Logic
    • Possible House: Narrative Settings
    • Reason: As a comic set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons, OotS frequently spoofs on the RPG's mechanics by treating them as laws of the world that everyone is aware of and abides by, usually for comedic purposes. The comic currently provides the page quote and the picture, so why not have its protagonists represent the trope in the pantheon? The characters (save for Belkar) are already here in the Pantheon, but their profiles are all rather short, underdeveloped and outdated, so I figured it would be a good idea to put them all together and develop their profiles here.

Edited by Iceaura39 on Jun 28th 2024 at 11:11:45 AM

It is I, the narrator, categorising addict and writer of books you haven't read.
Excessive-Menace Time to SLEEP from the Velvet Cage (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
SoaringEagle A figment of your imagination from A dream you had (Troper Youngling) Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
A figment of your imagination
#208665: Jun 28th 2024 at 4:58:23 PM

hey, so, i believe a few months back i got approval to write a profile for Mari to represent the trope Staircase Tumble, but truth be told? i don’t have much time in my life anymore to dedicate to the pantheon, as fun as it is. so, i am hereby putting Mari’s profile up for adoption. who wants it?

hit me up on MSN messenger! ;D
ForgoLight The Ultimate Lifeform Since: Oct, 2022 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
The Ultimate Lifeform
#208666: Jun 28th 2024 at 5:44:18 PM

[up][up][up][tup]!

Would they find Anime RPG Mechanics Verses to be amateurs? I wouldn't know as I don't know Order of the Stick. Though they'd hate Ainz due to their experience with Xykon...

"Us weirdos have to stick together!"
Excessive-Menace Time to SLEEP from the Velvet Cage (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
SoaringEagle A figment of your imagination from A dream you had (Troper Youngling) Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
A figment of your imagination
#208668: Jun 28th 2024 at 7:52:01 PM

[up] thanks a bunch, excessive-menace. i leave her profile to you smile

hit me up on MSN messenger! ;D
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Dog or Oni?
#208669: Jun 28th 2024 at 9:14:44 PM

One question, if Order of the Stick gets a rework, how many titles would end up being freed? Curious.

[down]Thanks, sadly all these tropes hold no use to me.

Edited by HamanaHamanaHamana on Jun 29th 2024 at 12:02:37 PM

I swear Loid, you can't draw worth shit!
Muundeis Acheron is SUS from ANYWHEREEEEEEE!!!! AAAAAHHHHH!!! Since: Dec, 2017 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Acheron is SUS
#208670: Jun 28th 2024 at 9:23:53 PM

[up] I checked, and five tropes would be freed up which are To Be Lawful or Good, Miser Advisor, Wandering Minstrel, Elfeminate and Token Religious Teammate. BUT. Don't get ahead of yourself, let Iceaura finish the merger/rework and only then, you get to propose your ideas for these freed up tropes.

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NitroIndigo ♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves from West Midlands region, England Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves
#208671: Jun 28th 2024 at 10:45:36 PM

@neoamon: Could you explain why the Animals of Farthing Wood represent Unusual Animal Alliance?

neoamon Mr from Planet Mobius S.T.C. (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
Mr
#208672: Jun 29th 2024 at 3:51:04 AM

[up]Ok I was waiting to see if anyone had it reserved before I nominated them.

I wish to nominate The Animals of Farthing Wood for the position of gods of Unusual Animal Alliance

The Animals of Farthing Wood are a group of animals who's homes are going to be destroyed by humans in order to build a housing estate. The animals decided to hold a truce meeting, during which Toad mentioned a place that they could be safe from humans a nature reserve called White Deer Park. It was decided to go to White Deer Park and that the animals would work together and swear not to eat each other, not to hurt each other and not to bully each, that was their Oath of Mutual Protection. This protected the prey animals from the predatory animals.

Edited by neoamon on Jun 29th 2024 at 11:53:12 AM

"May your heart be your guiding key"
NitroIndigo ♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves from West Midlands region, England Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves
#208673: Jun 29th 2024 at 5:54:59 AM
ShonenTrash98 (Troper Journeyman) Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#208674: Jun 29th 2024 at 7:27:40 AM

Back after a hiatus thanks to life and working on this profile again. Looking for potential enemies and interactions - possibly horrific high school bullies who got their long overdue karma by a victim many years after.


Moon Dong-eun, Goddess of Sweet Revenge (Bitch, Clever Girl)
https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moon_dong_eun_9.png
  • Potential Hall: Vengeance Archetypes
  • Demigoddess
  • Symbol: Devil's Trumpet
  • Theme Song: You Remember
  • Alignment: True Neutral
  • Portfolio: Aloof Dark-Haired Girl, Broken Bird, The Chessmaster, Covered in Scars, Dark Lady, Determinator, Devil's Trumpet Motif, Driven to Suicide, The Power of Hate, Sweet Revenge, The Unfettered, Upholding Grudges
  • Domains: Vengeance, Bullying Victims, Manipulation, Teaching
  • High Priestess: Mariam
  • Herald: Joo Yeo-jeong and Kang Hyeon-nam
  • Allies: Jimmy Hopkins, Beatrix Kiddo, Shoko Nishimiya, Helena Bertinelli
  • Enemies: Agatha Trunchbull, Biff Tannen
  • Moon Dong-eun was a student in Sunghan High School when she became the target of a group of bullies led by Park Yeon-jin. Suffering school violence at their hands in being assaulted, burned, and mocked, no one, including her mother and the teachers, helped save her from the horrible bullying, with the bullies facing no consequences when she chose to report them. As a result, she dropped out of school and lived for revenge against them, planning for eighteen years. Almost two decades later, she becomes the elementary school teacher of Park Yeon-jin's daughter and begins rolling out her plan for revenge against her former bullies with the help of Joo Yeo-jeong, a plastic surgeon she had met, and Kang Hyeon-nam, a housekeeper who promises to help Dong-eun if she arranges the murder of her abusive husband.
  • Dong-eun was teaching a class at Jisan Prison as part of helping Yeo-jeong's plan for revenge against his father's murderer when she had received an anonymous text message on her phone. She was wary at the message, thinking it to be from someone trying to interfere with the revenge scheme she was currently part of. She was pleasantly surprised to learn that thanks to her satisfying, eighteen-years long revenge plan she was being ascended as the Goddess of Sweet Revenge. Dong-eun was pleased at this turn of events, as many had and would have urged her to give up her vengeance and move on with her life. It was nice for her to have the acknowledgment that revenge truly can be cathartic contrary to what many people think, as seen with how she triumphed over her school bullies.
  • Dong-eun has an admiration for Beatrix Kiddo, who vowed to get revenge against the DiVAS after they had tried to kill her on her wedding day in her attempt to live a new life. The path of bloody revenge she went on immediately after waking up her coma was nothing short of impressive to Dong-eun, who took her revenge through many years of careful manipulation and scheming instead of with a deadly katana. Kiddo offered to be Dong-eun's sword if so she wished, knowing what it is liked to be wronged and have your life ruined. Dong-eun, while appreciate, turned down Kiddo's offer, as she had already achieved her revenge. Seeing Kiddo with her beloved daughter B.B. who she went on to raise after and ascended with her by her side now as a teenager, Dong-eun was glad to know that Kiddo had something to live for after attaining her vengeance, knowing how it can be to have nothing left to live for after doing so when she nearly committed suicide after her revenge if not for her love for Yeo-jeong.
  • "I want you to wilt away slowly, over a long period of time. Let's slowly wilt and die together, Yeon-jin."

RadioRavenRide It's Radioing Time from The End of Time Since: Mar, 2023 Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
It's Radioing Time
#208675: Jun 29th 2024 at 7:59:21 AM

[up] The God of Vengance Edmond Dantes also spent years organizing a revenge plot against the three men that ruined his life and put him in prison.

It's time to face your fears

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