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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    • If you feel the need to remove a character for some reason (poor quality, outdated titles, etcetera) and replace him/her with another or outright rework, please see what the other tropers think about this in the discussion thread before doing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

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#214551: Feb 7th 2025 at 4:46:33 PM

New page. Who has experience dealing with a similar entities? Who would be a particular thorn in their sides, or boons?

No [tup]s mode

SCP-035, God of Killer Masks (Possessive Mask, Black Lord of Alagadda, Wearer of the Anguished Mask, The Anguished Lord, The White Lord, The Cracked Man, Lord Hubris, "nasty little bugger", Il Mascherato, the Masked One, Zegarca35, Nigredo, Porcelain Mask, The Duke of Black, Lord of Death, Dỳo)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scp_035_002_1.gif
A depiction of SCP-035 without its ever-present secretions.
  • Note: Rework
  • Hall: Headwear (House of Costumes)
  • Intermediate God with a normal host or accounting for his Psychic Powers and corrosive ability (Object Class: Keter)
  • Symbol: Himself
  • Theme Song: Zebra by Man Man (according to his author)
  • Alignment: Chaotic Evil
  • Portfolio: Decays anything it touches into demonic gunk, Cool Mask, Covered in Gunge, Takes control of whomever wears it, Evil Mask, Mask of Power, Kills anyone who wears it unless they have powerful enough regenerative abilities, Being only a container for evil
  • Domains: Corruption, Masks, Decay, Persuasiveness, Demons, Royal Courts, Banishment
  • Banned from: The House of Theatre and Spectacle
  • Interested in: Anyone who can resist its corrosive effects and be placed under its control, mainly SCP-682. Also, Metron, The Queen of Hearts, The Crimson Court and Dr Griffin/the Invisible Man. Mutual interest with Omega (Doctor Who) and the various Ghostface Killers
  • Interests: Yuri (Red Alert)
  • Allies: Zinyak, Johan Liebert, The Beast (Doctor Who), Dimentio, the Joker, Kefka Palazzo, Bill Cipher
  • On good terms with: SCP-106, Dio Brando
  • Rivals: Majora, Jack of Blades, Uka Uka (friendly with Jack)
  • Enemies: Aku Aku, Hata no Kokoro, Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask, Father Kerras and Father Merrin, Faust, Nabu/Doctor Fate, SCP-049, the Halls of Forms of Immortality and Outlooks On Immortality, Bruce Wayne/Batman, Clark Kent/Superman, Link, the Skull Kid, Dollface (mainly the orginal version), Cappy, Philip J Fry, Bender Bending Rodriguez, Simon Petrikov
  • Opposed by: Jervis Tetch
  • SCP-035, known as the Possessive Mask, is a white porcelain comedy mask which, at times, will change to tragedy. A black, viscous, highly corrosive liquid constantly seeps from the eye and mouth holes of the mask, which will corrode anything coming into contact with it. The mask has a strong telepathic effect which requires rare and expensive telepathy-resistant material (SCP-148 or "Telekill Alloy") to be put in its cell, along with hermetically sealed glass case. Unfortunately this creates a "greenhouse effect" enhancing its corrossive and psychic effect, requiring routine refurbishing. SCP-035 will psychically compell people to put him on their face, which will lead to brain death and SCP-035 possessing their body. He can do this with mannequins but is more effective with human bodies, though they're always temporary since the bodies eventually are rendered non-functional due to decay. SCP-035 is a master of psychological manipulation and can put up a charming facade, though it belies a (usually psychological) Sadist who uses his knowledge of the human mind and silver tongue to inflict all sorts of chaos. His main ambition is to get a body that won't succumb to his corossive fluids...like SCP-682.
    • It's known that SCP-035 is but a container for what's often referred to as a demon, the "Black Lord of Alagadda". The most well-known and reliable origin story is he used to be the court jester for the King of Alagadda, the entity known as the Hanged King. He was killed in a peasant uprising only to return to life and become an advisor. He has a history with SCP-049 (more accurately, a one-sided obsession), and was a victim of political backstabbing causing him to find a way to escape. Eventually it led to him being removed from Alagadda and stuck in the mask known as SCP-035. His real name is apparently Dyo.
  • SCP-035 escaped containment during a breach initiated by SCP-106 and latching onto a unsuspecting Foundation personnel. Having managed to escape and wander about the Pantheon, the mask kept changing locations secretly and many decayed bodies were found overtime, all with a black corrosive element flowing from the corpses. Eventually it was caught after it latest host perished and was unable to find another in time, being discovered by the Court of Gods and immediately recontained by the Foundation. Having noted of the highly dangerous nature of the mask, it was given the position of Murderous Mask. It's not known why the Old Man wasn't affected; maybe they like each other's style or something about 106's nature and similar corossive effect. SCP-035 is deeply limited in host priviledges; they initially were running by the Asshole Victim usage of D-Class only for increased pushback of not just the Grand United Alliance of Good but general practical concerns; usually he's stuck with the crummy mannequin host treatment, if he's even allowed it. He's bemoaned this and felt it was unfair, prompting this reaction from others.
  • His main preoccupation is getting a new host and he will use either pleasant flattery or cruel psychological prodding and Mind Rape to do so. While he can be mistaken for Affably Evil at the first glance, that's only at the start or if it's convenient; brute (psychic) force is always an option. In order to restrain SCP-035 telepaths who can overpower his own telepathy like Charles Xavier are called into action. Though the Possessive Mask wants to try and take his body for himself, he admits it's more out of spite since the deadly effect of being possessed would prevent the host's telepathic ability being added to himself. To the mask's embarassment, he is completely silent to Philip J Fry; if Fry was more competent, he could reliably help contain him. The test went poorly because Bender was affectednote  and while his eyes melted his titanium/dolomite body was tough enough to avoid degrading under SCP-035's fluids. Mercifully Fry was able to successfully pull him off and be contained. Since Bender is a robot his mind managed to avoid being wipednote , but he found the whole thing traumatizing and doesn't want to talk about what 035 whispered in his CPU.
  • Because of his capacity for mind control, albeit in a more underhanded fashion, he has tried to kidnap Jervis Tetch and force him to make hats that will help make people his worshippers and an army he can use for his purposes. The Hall of Mind Control as a whole is of great interest to him. Because of his control over people Yuri is interested in him, however he's yet to figure out what he wants to do with SCP-035 or if the mask can even be utilized in a way that fits his plan. The Possessive Mask has a passing interest in the Invisible Man as he believes should his formula be refined to make his clothes invisible, he could in turn make a theoretical ideal host and himself invisible; a lot of avenues for trouble and manipulation with that. 035 is also intrigued by Omega as someone who by sheer will has managed to survive the degredation and destruction of their physical form, leaving nothing physical behind his mask. The Time Lord has a mutual interest in the Black Lord of Alagadda as he was once an important figure in Time Lord society who was exiled, albeit by freak accident instead of intentionally being exiled.
  • Seeks those who can resist or are immune to its corrosive nature, so it may have a permanent host. Because of this, it wants in on the immortality halls, and they want it out. Some believe that SCP-035 is best suited contained in the House of Poison and Toxicity due to its secretions, however it was advised against since many there could resist its corrosive effects, making them ideal hosts. One figures that the mask tried to take over was the Lich, who proved Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth and SCP-035 fell off. The Possessive Mask didn't go mad peering into his mind like most would, though he muses "rare for me to be on recieving end of forbidden cosmic knowledge" so it wasn't something he liked. The Lich just scoffed at this; he's too goal-oriented to start beef with the mask. Another figure the mask wants to control is Superman, since a) he would be provenly immune to his corrosive fluids and b) psychic attacks are a proven weak spot with the Kryptonian.
  • He is hardly the only malevolent mask in the Trope Pantheon, though in infamy he's certainly outclassed by Majora. Fortunately SCP-035 has no intention of performing a Colony Drop, but unfortunately that's because as much as he likes the madcap style of Majora's Mask and thinks they're similar he would rather keep humanity alive as he sees them as his playthings. SCP-035 regards the other evil masks as rivals, though Jack of Blades has more of an accord as a similarly charismatic force sealed inside a white mask. In some ways, SCP-035 could be considered the Foil or Evil Counterpart of Cappy. Both are sentient clothing that can possess people, however Cappy doesn't harm his host and is benevolent, only using this on non-sentient hosts or true evil-doers. It's not known if Cappy would be able to take control from the mask if he tried to possess his host, but the mask doesn't intend to see that fight play out. Due to being a malevolent and corruptive item of clothing, he's hated by Simon Petrikov due to his horrible experience with the Ice Crown, and the original Dollface, due to a mask and other clothes being permanently stuck on her and abuse she suffered in her backstory. The Possessive Mask has no compunction against bringing up their past traumas to manipulate or even just screw with them.
  • Due to resembling a comedy mask, he tried to sneak into the House of Theater and Spectacle to find a new host. SCP-035 was quickly identified and relocated back to his containment/temple, so it couldn't hijack anyone there. Later on he showed interest in Metron, due to the potential of the Mobius Chair's knowledge merged with its own ambitions. His interest in that house is furthered by his past history as the court jester. He's fond of various forms of art, having formed a theater troupe to perform on stage and assisting the Kingdom of Alagadda through creating anomalous paintings. Zinyak enjoys his company, discussing various forms of arts and entertainment, though with the acknowledgement he doesn't trust him. SCP-035 thinks that's fair; he wouldn't trust himself either. The Possessive Mask has shown an interest in the sociopathic Johan Liebert because of his exceptional skill at emotionally manipulating and psychologically breaking people, all while (probably) being pure human.
  • Outside of gaining a permanent host body, SCP-035 also has the plan of getting back at the Lords of Alagadda and usurping the throne. Anyone familiar with SCP-035 knows this would be bad news, as SCP-035 is a violent psychopath who enjoys manipulating and pyschologically breaking people for the fun of it. SCP-049 remarks "he was a terrible friend, if we're being generous". SCP-035 is a markedly better friend with similar bombastic and charismatic psychopaths like himself, to the point he doesn't want to make them potential hosts but instead co-horts for his planned return back home. He is quite partial to Dimentio the Villainous Harlequin, since he used to be the court jester of Alagadda and even if being a mask limits him he still has "that sense of showmanship that comes naturally to our occupation". He considers the Joker and Kefka "my kind of people" which isn't all that surprising. With his ties to royalty he is quite amused by the antics of the Queen of Hearts and the Crimson Court, though he has yet to been accepted by them.
  • It is not wrong to refer to SCP-035 as a demon, and not just in terms of his personality. He is seemingly a classical demon or devil sealed within an indestructible mask, and though having the origins of an exiled lord from another reality, it is just as fair to refer to him as such; the exorcists are going to have their work cut out dealing with him. Some in the Hall of Demons and Devils do not believe he deserves the title of such, though the mask replied with "none of you spoke up about Bill Cipher's status". Unsurprisingly he's a fan of the triangle, due to the number of traits they share; a silver tongue, love of chaos, general psychopathy and a strong psychic presence. One demonic resident he is quite fond of is the Beast. The Beast feels trapped and seeks to escape to indulge in his evil, even if he must abandon his massive physical body to do so. The two like to speak of various ways humans are easy to manipulate. It is not known if Bill or the Beast could just take off the mask given what they have, but the Possessive Mask "wouldn't ruin this newfound friendship".
  • Ever the cruel Jerkass but with an impressive charisma and flamboyance, Dio was intrigued by the Murderous Mask. Back when he was human he initially believed that the Stone Mask was a murder weapon, only to find out it turned its victims into vampires. Fortunately for him his "test subject" experienced sun rise before he could drain him dry. With how much damage vampires can deal with 035 considered for a moment if he should take Dio's body, musing the irony given his use of Jonathan's body, only to decide against that; he doesn't want a body that would disintegrate in the sunlight, and he likes his style of wickedness. The Black Lord of Alagadda was pleased to see DIO was knowlegable on culture, sometimes disucssing 80s music bands and the vampire's theories on happiness and Heaven. Note that the mask will only be this cordial if he actually likes someone outside of a tool or someone he's obsessed over, so this more genuine side is a very rare sight. One recorded conversation was them debating the movie rank in the Scream franchise. The Possessive Mask liked the costume work and aesthetic of the Ghostface Killers, which wasn't all that surprising.
  • The Possessive Mask cannot possess someone who already wears a mask of strong influence over the user's psyche, at least when said mask's power is at least near his own. So Stanley Ipkiss, Doctor Fate...they're no-gos. Given SCP-035's malevolence, they're thankful. 035 was dissapointed to see the former's ascension as his movie adaptation, and no not because of his connection to that godawful sequel who he wouldn't wish even the Foundation watchnote  Due to how he was used by Majora's Mask, the Skull Kid despises SCP-035, who has made the curious decision not to influence him to become a host. It seems he wants him to live so he can mock him further for his past trauma.

SCP-173, Deity of Neck Snapping (The Sculpture, The Original, The Statue, Peanut, Billy, Ted(?), Untitled 2004 (formerly), The Freaky Statue, The Koitern, Shy Sammy the Statue, Carver, Poop Statue, Uscisk)

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  • Note: Rework.
  • Hall: Methods of Killing (House of Slaughter)
  • Intermediate God (Greater God in the Revised Entry scenario, overall considered a Euclid class object)
  • Symbol: Itself
  • Alignment: Chaotic Evil
  • Portfolio: Implacable Man, The Dreaded Even To SCP-682 and SCP-096, Distressingly Fast, Murderous Mannequin and Living Statue, Moves very fast unless you are directly looking at it, Can't Move While Being Watched, Sickening "Crunch!" By Snapping Your Neck, Nothing Will Stop Its Neck Snapping Rampages, Symbol Face
  • Domains: Statues, Sight, Mystery, Murder
  • Unclear connection to: Ted, and by extension the Five Survivors as a whole
  • Interests: The Celestial Toymaker
  • Allies: The Weeping Angels (somewhat), Spooky, The Slender Man, Ghatanothoa
  • Odd Friendship with: Robert the Tire
  • On speaking terms with: Prince Asterion/the Minotaur, the Boos
  • Enemies: Anyone with a neck is fair game for SCP-173. More specifically? The SCP Foundation, The Protectors of Plot Continuum, The Doctor, Mike Schmidt, Larry Daley, SCP-682, AM, Bender Bending Rodriguez, Mario and Luigi, Regirock, Heimdall, Medusa, Kaa
  • Feared by: Many other SCPs, notably 682 and 096, blind deities
  • Annoyed by: Stretch-powered deities who can easily survive a Neck Snap like Monkey D Luffy, Reed Richards and Helen Parr (usually also enemies)
  • Ignored by: The Statue of Freedom, The Nestene Consciousness and Autons
  • SCP-173 can be described as a docile statue and nothing particular stands out about it besides having a creepy appearance. When observed, it seems to just be a tacky statue concrete and rebar, with a face made from Krylon brand spray paint. However, should you take your eyes off it for just a moment, the creature will snap your neck. Maintaining eye-sight is the only way to control it and even then, it can move while you blink, and it's incredibly fast to boot. It's not clear why; there are intepretations about it enjoying the Sickening "Crunch!" sound from snapping necks, being angry about not being able to move, being friendly until it's face was smudged (ok that was from a joke article), something else...or maybe it's just a jerk. It is in all respects, unkillable. SCP-173's cell has a combination of blood and feces accumulate across the floor through an unknown method, requiring that it be cleaned on a bi-weekly basis.
    • Out of universe, SCP-173 is not just notable for being one of the most iconic SCPs, but the first SCP ever written and thus kicking the entire SCP verse off. The photo that inspired and formerly was used on the SCP-173 article was actually a picture of an art piece called "Untitled 2004" by Izumi Kato. Because the image was so iconic, it was a rare exception to the SCP wiki's usual image use policies, and thus for legal reasons the SCP-173 page had to be edited to include warnings about how the image and its likeness can be used. In February of 2022, the photo was removed to remain on the safe side of copyright law due to it not technically being compliant with Creative Commons (CC-BY-SA 3.0), as well as the ethical quandary of it essentially being hijacked from the original artist
  • The first time it entered the Pantheon (or to be more precise, when it was first successfully broken out by someone, GUAE being the most likely suspect after the last breakout), it just startled a few deities who were wandering around the main halls of the Pantheon and suddenly a crowd formed around it, wondering why such a strange statue found itself standing in such an unexpected location. It wasn't until people lost sight of the creature and then it suddenly snapped the neck of Kenny McCormick that people realized this creature wasn't harmless. The SCP Foundation quickly contained the creature and—because the Court of the Gods saw it fitting to ascend—delivered it to its new temple, where it's kept at bay with heavy camera surveillance. SCP-173 is one of the few deities that has been capable of travelling almost anywhere in the Pantheon, even to the most unlikely of places. A warning has been displayed that SCP-173 can show up at any moment if it's broken from containment and should it be spotted, maintain eye contact and call for help if you need to.
  • SCP-173 is sometimes known as "Peanut" because of the curious proportions of its original design. Or Billy because of Markiplier. Usually just differentiated as the Sculpture or the Statue. Despite this some of its silly nicknames and appearance as a tacky totem 173 is no joke; even the meanest SCPs keep their distance. For example, anyone wonder how SCP-096 (who kills anyone that looks at its face) would interact with SCP-173 (who kills anyone who doesn't look at it)? Well 096 booked it after being effortlessy trounched by the thing. Famously SCP-173 was used to try and terminate SCP-682. It failed but left the Hard-To-Destroy Reptile cowering on the wall, developing a bunch of bulletproof eyes to keep watch on the thing. A couple potential explanations given make this beef personal. In one canon SCP-173 was a ruthless dictator known as the Koitern who committed genocide against 682's countrymen. In another possible origin, 682 is AM and 173 is Ted suffering under a variant of his And I Must Scream status. SCP-173 is so murderous out of a desperation to be terminated. While they co-exist in the pantheon as different entities the statue weirdly leaves him and the Five Survivors alone unless they want their necks snapped since it somehow "sees visions" of that potential origin. Maybe it's just weirded out by this connection. There is a potential scenario known as the Revised Entry where SCP-173 learnt how to self-duplicate, forming a Hive Mind army. It became such a menace that it overturned both North and South America, leading to both continents being nuked.
  • It doesn't matter if you're human, SCP or otherwise; if you have a neck, SCP-173 will try and snap it the moment no-one's watching. If you somehow don't have a neck, 173 will probably leave you alone but only if you and the statue are disinterested. For example at one point Bender laughed at his design and made the mistake of turning around, causing the statue to twist his head to the point it spun and came loose. And if you can survive, 173 will keep snapping your neck until you don't or in the best case it gets bored. SCP-173 does this by choice and not instinct; it didn't snap the suicidal SCP-451. After making the mistake of underestimating the statue Monkey D Luffy ended up with his head the wrong way around, however he just turned it back like nothing happened. Interestingly the sculpture didn't keep trying until something sticked, due to a mix of seeing it as futile and not being able to get the "crunch" it so enjoys to hear.
  • The Protectors of Plot Continuum have been trying to fend off the creature since it has proven to be a troublesome annoyance for them thanks to 173's powers. Of the few deities that were tasked to keep SCP-173 secure was Mike Schmidt, given his experience with the Animatronics. Mike has gone on record saying that dealing with 173 has been hard, since unlike the animatronics whose movement is erratic but predictable, given that he is not used to be constantly fearing that the sculpture moves every time he blinks. And even worse that it knows how to open doors. Larry Daley is another who often is tasked with guarding it. Unlike Mike, Larry is very used to dealing with living sculptures, although he also has had his share of problems with SCP-173. Asides from his scientific prowess, Reed Richards is able to utilizes his stretchy powers to subdue the entity since all snapping his neck does is cause him to look in the other direction.
  • Remarkably similar to the Weeping Angels, as they're both statues that require constant observation or else they will attack you in the blink of an eye, and snap your neck. Well, the Weeping Angels primarily "kill you kindly" by flinging you decades into the past and feed off that potential life-force. But that's how they eat...if they're full they usually like to snap people's necks "for fun, sir". SCP-173 seems to like the Weeping Angels though it acknowledges neither can move if both SCP-173 and the Angels are staring at each other, so if they're going to work together some co-ordination is necessary. It has also critiqued their Stupid Evil tendencies, though will give credit to more pragmatic and intelligent Weeping Angels like "Angel Bob". Interestingly out-of-universe, the original 173 article came out very shortly before the episode "Blink" aired. Their alliance was formed in order to deal with the Doctor, who has used his (or sometimes her) knowledge of fighting the Weeping Angels to re-contain the Sculpture much to its annoyance. The Celestial Toymaker was impressed by the Sculpture, believing he could use 173 as part of "the ultimate game of musical statues!"
  • Said to have a similar MO as Slenderman, with the main difference that looking at Slenderman is actually harmful for the victim. It's not a strange occurrence that these two creature actually have come to an agreement and "hunt" together during very late hours of the pantheon. The pantheon has been unable to successfully capture the Slenderman yet, so the only solution they found was to keep an strict watch of SCP-173 in it's temple at all times. Spooky has taken an interest into inducting the statue to her collection of Specimens in her mansion but that has proven troublesome since she doesn't have the best relationship with the Foundation but she has broken out the creature from its temple numerous time to relocate it to her mansion. How? Well not having a physical neck might have helped her avoid the creatures most deadly attack, so she just allows it to follow her wherever she goes. She might have accidentally killed a few people when she lost sight of SCP-173 though.
  • An obvious similarity can be made between SCP-173 and the Boos as they Can't Move While Being Watched. However the Boos aren't nearly as hostile, unless of course you're invading their house, are a long-standing enemy like Mario and Luigi or someone else they have bad history with. Whenever the stature encounters a Boo, they close their eyes and if not being observed that allows the statue to go its own way. The Boos can't really do anything to damage 173 and because of their intangible form and lack of neck 173 can't really damage them, so it lets them be. Instead, it likes to chase Mario and Luigi to try and snap their neck; if they have extra lives, that just means it has multiple ways to get its beloved "crunch". It seems to like Ghatanothoa because by mummifying people this makes them easy to have their necks snapped, though as the Great Old One's victims are alive SCP-173 is essentially practicing euthanasia.
  • Even ignoring the scenario where AM and Ted and 682 and 173, SCP-173 hates AM for imprisoning people in their own bodies. Maybe not for ethical reasons, but because 173 hates being frozen in one places and wants to be free to move. This is one stated reason for it to go around snapping necks. However SCP-6001 implies something quite different; as a sculpture, it considers itself a work of art and thus wants people to see it. The 173 from that universe underwent a Heel–Face Turn and is in a museum where it enjoys people who appreciate the artistry behind it. Does this mean if you place it in the right position of the House of Craft it will start to mellow out? Well a) there is no set canon so that might only apply to 6001's Sculpture and b) the SCP Foundation refuses by seeing it as a disaster waiting to happen. Not that this doesn't stop the statue from breaking into the House of Craft. In one of these instances 173 ended up being stuck in a Gelatinous Cube...for a moment, before bursting out at high speed when no-one was looking. The Foundation noted this as "another containment method for the Sculpture we can throw in the bin".
  • Regirock didn't get the hype over SCP-173, citing it as a clumsily made statue and as a legendary made of rock and stone they didn't think it had much to worry. Plus the legendary titans don't have a neck. A poor decision; keeping their eye off the SCP resulted in Regirock becoming a bunch of cluttered rocks and needed its creator to be put back together. The Statue of Freedom does not care for 173 as she doesn't think it poses that much of a threat and feels that the Foundation has it all under control, but she certainly isn't fond over the SCP either. SCP-173 could also be considered a Murderous Mannequin, if a gaudy and ugly one. The Nestene Consciousness could not care about that since 173 is not made of plastic and is way too conspicuous to be useful.
  • SCP-173 hates those with the power of "super-sight" or not needing to blink because it's a lot more difficult to count on them not looking at it and giving it the freedom it desires...along with its beloved "crunch". Heimdall would probably be the perfect way to lock the Sculpture in place were it not for a variety of other priorities keeping him from a 24/7 gaze. Conversly, SCP-173 likes blind deities because there's nothing they can do to stop it. Kaa once made the mistake of believing they could use Hypnotic Eyes on the statue, only for this to do nothing...good thing snakes can't blink so Kaa was able to wait until Foundation personell reclaimed the Sculpture. The statue being made of concrete and rebar means that Medusa's gaze doesn't affect it in the slightest, and she is no less immune to the Neck Snap, which is why she stays far away from it.
  • Interestingly SCP-173 has a friendship of sorts with Robert the Tire. Robert is, well a tire that inexplicably has sentience, and has Psychic Powers it uses to blow people's heads up. Why? Who knows. Of course you could argue 173 has rather inexplicable and inscrutable in its actions, and the intentionally Loose Canon of the SCP 'verse means no-one's getting a concrete motive out of the statue. SCP-173 finds Robert amusing and since the tire doesn't "see" in the traditional sense it isn't frozen in place by the tire, so they can go on a journey of snapping necks and blowing up skulls. This has only made the SCP Foundation even more interested in Robert the Tire. On another note, while the Sculpture isn't going to be all that co-operative with the Minotaur it does seem to have a bit of an accord, as the Minotaur was sealed away and imprisoned in a labyrinth. It reminds the statue of how the SCP Foundation has imprisoned it so it might feel a twinge of sympathy, as much as it's capable of that.

Matchingbone from Somewhere between here and way over there. Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
neoamon Mr from Planet Mobius S.T.C. (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
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#214553: Feb 7th 2025 at 5:04:35 PM

[up][up] Most of the Crash Bandicoot deities have dealt with at least one evil mask.

"May your heart be your guiding key"
RadioContactLine Not The Kind of Worm You Wanna Meet from the land of Mormons and Swig (Utah, U.S.A) (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
Not The Kind of Worm You Wanna Meet
#214554: Feb 7th 2025 at 5:09:08 PM

@Excessive I had 3 before you voted, actually, but thank you for it anyway

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TheGreatSnafu Since: Jan, 2025
#214555: Feb 7th 2025 at 10:18:44 PM

@SCP-173: There's a clip out in which Ghostface (Billy and Stu) encountered 173. Billy couldn't stop himself from blinking, and cue Neck Snap.

More on Sadira.

"Welcome to my web."

Sadira, Dark Goddess Of Projectile Webbing (The Spider)

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RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#214556: Feb 7th 2025 at 10:34:01 PM

I think that was one of the ideas Dragonkid had when he was a contributor on the forum. Yeah, I've been here a while. Sorry, asides from "look up more arachnid deities" I don't have something to say

NightsDaJester Daydreamer extraordinaire from Nightopia (Troper Youngling) Relationship Status: Abstaining
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#214557: Feb 7th 2025 at 10:49:41 PM

okay, back to work.

I added that profile about bloons like excessive said. yeah I still think this thing needs some more work so suggestions are apprciated.

(maybe i'm being a bit self conscious but part of the trouble i'm having writing this is that I feel my writing might be too rigid instead of fluid. idk tho)

    Stratos 
"I am Stratos. God of Air and Supreme Lord of the Heavens. Bringer of Storms. Mover of the Firmament. Ah, let's do be honest, shall we, in any halfway-civilized world, I would be the only god."

Stratos, God Of Baleful Balloons

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  • Hall: House Of Items And Objects (Ambigious Ranking)
  • Symbol: His very own head
  • Theme Song: Empyrea
  • Alignment: True Neutral
  • Portfolio: God of Winds And The Heavens, Jerkass Gods, Large Ham Figuratively And Literally Full Of Hot Air, Can't STAND Not Being The Only God, Made A Deal With A Demon Lord To Get Rid Of Those Gods, Above Good and Evil, Balloon of Doom
  • Domains: Air, Ice, Lightning, Knowledge, Egotism
  • Heralds: The Servants
  • On Good Terms With: Hexxus, Wan Shi Tong
  • Tools: The Henpire, The Mantis, The Glukkons, The Vux, The Salmonids, Balloon Boy
  • Rivals: Zamasu, Eneru, Zeus, Ouranos, Al'Akir, Susasno'o, Nut, all literal gods to some extent
  • On Poor Terms With: All Grand United Alliances, The Court Of The Gods, the Nostalgia Critic, Pennywise
  • Enemies: Gorr the God Butcher, Rayquaza, Persephone, The Monkeys Kratos and and his allies
  • Adores: The Hall Of Knowledge
  • There once was a nameless void comprised of floating islands. when its creator had died repelling a demon invasion, his death brought upon a new generation of gods to lead the world. From the humble master of soil, James, to the sadistic and bloodthristy god of death, Charnel. But, Stratos, The 5th and final god, would quickly cement his reputation in the years to come.... Stratos being both the god of the heavens (known there as "Empyrea") AND knowledge had resulted in Stratos gaining what was probably one of the biggest egos in the OMNIVERSE. using his massive intellect, he sewed discord across the land, and spurred a war between the gods to get them to slaughter eachother, and even summoned a demon lord from beyond, Marduk, to seal the deal. all of this, just so that he could be the ONLY God to rule. thankfully, in most outcomes of the war, Marduk betrays and decimates Stratos from existence before getting killed himself, but in one particular turn of events, Stratos gets the gods destroyed AND gets his minion to kill Marduk, finally getting the singular Godhood he desired.
  • The god of Air, Heavens and the Firmament in his universe, he sought a hostile takeover over the Trope Pantheon and establish himself as the one true god. With so many other deities seeking that, he was basically told to "get in line". His hubris had gained the attention of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods and a sky god, who thought Stratos "walking talking some mad shit for a glorified balloon" and began fighting with him to maintain supremacy after Persephone pointed out some of the BS he was responsible for her incarnation in Sacrifice held to deal with. Zeus' grandfather Ouranos was somewhat amused by all this, as while Zeus is a sky god he is the sky, albeit one made impotent in more ways than one. The primordial sky god also considers Stratos a rival. Stratos finds Zeus selfish, egotistical and hypocritical, which is true, but he's not one to talk. Barring some adaptations Zeus considers maintaining some sort of order and preserving sacred things like hospitality important.
  • His domain over air and the heavens leads him to fixate on other deities of the air and heavens, like the aforementioned Zeus and Ouranos. Rayquaza was upset by how Stratos was disrupting the balance of things and causing problems in the stratosphere, and came to confront the god, however ended up retreating after Stratos pulled out an ice attack. He may take the form of a balloon and a helium tank but he's still a god. He is often present in the Hall of Wind and Air proclaiming his own greatness and importance there, as the bringer of storms and mover of the firmament. Because of his divine sphere of influence, there's an air of legitimacy. While all literal deities are rivals, he takes those sharing domains like Al'Akir his more serious rivals. He also sees Eneru as a rival as while human he has very similar haughtiness and aloofness, having been the rule of Skypiea. Susano'o is another notable rival because of mutual egotism, and Nut as she is an Egyptian goddess of the sky.
  • While his overall mission is against most gods, seeing them as rivals to his power and wanting to be the only true god, he doesn't really have an intense hatred for most of them. To him they're more like checks on a list, waiting to be taken care of. But there are some gods out there who can elicit some SLIGHT emotion from him. Take Zamasu, who seeks to be the only god and only excluded literally another version of himself. However his outward motivation is supposedly more righteous; he believes mortals are bastards and must be cleansed from the multiverse. To him killing other gods is justified because they would stand in the way of his grand design. Stratos thinks that design is terrible and is openly challenging Zamasu, calling him out for everything. Gorr the God Butcher considers another prevalant example of why the multiverse would be better off without divinity and is readying himself to shatter Stratos' illusions of greatness...violently.
    • Speaking of god-killers, after hearing of a being that was opposing Zeus, Kratos wondered who this being could be, so he went to search of it. After learning who Stratos is and what it plans to do, he and his family and allies went to stop the god of heaven to accomplish his plans. Stratos regarded Kratos as a minor inconvenience and a small threat until his entire fought Kratos and got demolished within the span of 30 minutes. Startos only managed to survive since Kratos found him while he was marching his troops around, thus his Altar was far away from there. still, the paranoid god has been setting up some defenses near his Altar.
  • It should be noted that Stratos, while having done heinous crimes and enjoying the act of scheming, is NOT OPENLY MALEVOLENT. Stratos detests as he puts it, "Melodramatic, and irrelevant notions of right and wrong", and he perceives himself as Above Good and Evil. He has no interest in serving or working for the Grand United Alliance of Good or Grand United Alliance of Evil, though with his pomposity and self-absorbed goals the former would've never accepted him anyway. He's not all that fond of the Court of the Gods but not entirely because of their natural nature; he wants to convert their court to his own throne. He is trying to converting those who aren't literally deities (thus aren't opposition) to his cult. The Salmonoids and Henpire have come to worship him for his destructive power, why other followers have more ulterior motives. Though fouler in more ways than one Hexxus has come to like Stratos as his plans for demolishing the Court of the Gods, giving him reign to put more factories in place. There's a certain amount of mutual narcissism about their kindred relationship since they are both by the same guy.
  • Stratos' true form is "too divine for mortal eyes to bear", so someone as cerebral as they are celestial prefers a sleek, refined and dignified form; a humanoid figure with a balloon for a head attached to a helium tank. With this appearance and his goals, he found an actual niche in the Trope Pantheon as the god of Baleful Balloons. Balloons are hardly the most threatening object under most circumstances, which is what the Nostalgia Critic believed when he reviewed the 1990 IT film. That is, until a sentient balloon with hyper-realistic eyes began stalking him, and at the end of the review seemingly murdered him. Pennywise uses red balloons as a calling card, and while for Stratos they symbolize his domain over the air IT uses them as a symbol of subverted innocence alongside his clownish appearance. IT is not well-regarded by Stratos who sees the entity as a primitive and gluttonous cretin. As mentioned, he sees himself as amoral/beyond morals, and the cruelty of Pennywise is beyond him. He does like Pennywise's voice, though, but that's more because it reminds him of his own. Cuphead and Mugman have experience fighting a living balloon known as Beppi the Clown. Unlike Pennywise Beppi wasn't necessarily evil, but he was in debt to the Devil of Inkwell Isles and at the time Cuphead and Mugman were sent to collect. They made up in the end, but that didn't stop Beppi from being a tough opponent. Stratos has been watching them because of this, however he doesn't see the need to escalate that into conflict. His interest in other balloons led him to seek out Balloon Boy as an ally, though "toy" is a more accurate way of putting it.
  • Loves the House of Knowledge and has been spending his days frequenting it. Stratos isn't like Melkor or Nekron as he's not in a rush to conquer the Trope Pantheon. He boasts that the great libraries that hold the chronicles of our time are to be found in Empyrea. However he will confess that the tomes of Wan Shi Tong rival his own.
  • The Monkeys were FURIOUS upon learning about his ascension, since not only was he an antagonistic balloon like their sworn enemies, the "Bloons", but he was also a threat to pretty much the entire pantheon! while Stratos's avatar is non-corporeal, so he can't really be "popped", he is rather frustrated on how surprisingly strategic and powerful their forces are, ranging from devastating weapons of war to the arcane arts! Stratos is also frustrated how his army can be beat by them if they only just stand in ONE SPOT for the entire fight.

Edited by NightsDaJester on Feb 7th 2025 at 6:57:06 PM

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#214558: Feb 8th 2025 at 4:02:03 AM

Got an idea and people in the know can have two guess why I got interested.

Cloak and Dagger, God and Goddess of Darkness and Light Juxtapositioning (Dagger controls the Lightforce to heal while Darkness uses the Darkforce at absorb. The two essentially cant exist without each other since they got powers. Cloak needing to eat Dagger’s light or else he will start devouring everyone. And Dagger needs to consistently use her light on or else she will essentially go insane. The two solve their own problem by being together)

Edited by M1gamiTensei on Feb 8th 2025 at 4:06:49 AM

Pantheon server for all who click here. Lost too much money and time, this coaster ain’t stopping.
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#214560: Feb 8th 2025 at 5:24:15 AM

[up][up][up] Enemies with The Nameless God who is a mortal Saltborn who somehow came to possess the godly powers of that of a Candlelight. In his hatred and jealousy, he deposed every other god, secretly stealing their worship and followers while they were sealed in a mausoleum to starve in obscurity.


A long time ago I shot out an counter-idea for Atruum taking Draconic Abomination but no input was made on it and it's since been a while since I ended up dropping the game so I can't really vouch for it now.

Edited by CrownlessMimic on Feb 8th 2025 at 6:19:52 AM

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#214561: Feb 8th 2025 at 8:11:13 AM

@SCP-035 RJ, I recently remembered some people you could add even if they might fall more into Evil Mask than Murderous Mask.

Jackie Chan Adventures had a whole season of Oni Masks that would possess their wearer to be more evil. Jade Chan, Tohru and The Enforcers each had an Oni Mask on their face. (Jade wore half an Oni Mask but she was still effected by it's evil.) So because of all the Jackie Chan Adventures deities being closer to good (With the exception of Hak Foo who kept trying to get an Oni Mask for himself) since Shendu was removed 3 years ago, they would all be enemies of SCP-035 or something.

Also Taylor Earhardt, Jindrax and Toxica had to deal with Zen-Aku who was possessing Merrick who became the Sixth Ranger of the Wild Force Power Rangers. It's a secondhand connection but it could still work. Branching off of that; Master Org might be interested in the Mask SCP or not, Mack Hartford might also interest SCP-035 or the people Mack knows as potential hosts.

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#214562: Feb 8th 2025 at 8:22:51 AM

[up][up][up][up] [tdown], Aurora and Queen Umbra already have that trope.

However, Morality-Guided Attack appears to fit Cloak and Dagger as well with little contesting for that trope.

Edited by Necromancer10 on Feb 8th 2025 at 11:25:21 AM

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#214563: Feb 8th 2025 at 9:02:31 AM

Okayyyy, I finally have finished with the Orisa re-work. It's open for upvoting [tup].


    Orisa 
Orisa, Defense Goddess of Protection Oaths (OR15, Hero/Protector of Numbani)
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Her Overwatch 1 design
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Her Overwatch 2 design
  • Lesser Goddess
  • Symbol: Her Javelin, the symbols of her garments and the flag of Numbani
  • Alignment: Lawful Good
  • Portfolio: Vowed to protect Efi and Numbani from Doomfist and Talon, She is a Robotic Centaur, Adorkable, Has an Arm Cannon, She looks cute and is powerful, Benevolent A.I., Fembot, Exotic Eye Designs with the ability to do emoticons, Gentle Giant, Orisa was born to protect Numbani, she ends up causing collateral damage while chasing down a car thief, and later stops an incoming car with her bare hands, er original set of abilities appeared to be altered or watered-down version of other Heroes, Her Halt! ability lets her fire off a graviton charge that could be detonated at will, slowing nearby enemies and pulling them towards the implosion, Her Fortify ability gives her Damage Reduction and immunity to almost all forms of crowd control, the exception being Hack, She has a Energy Javelin she uses to hurl it at enemies from a distance for a long-range burst of damage and knockback and uses it to spin and deflect incoming fire, Created to counter Doomfist's abilities, The youngest in the Overwatch team, She can disobey the Second Law whenever she feels like it, Stone Wall, Her ''Protective Barrier'' brings up an immobile shield that can protect her and allies from damage, She is a pookie, and will blast you into pieces if you are evil, Orisa was a warm, slightly dorky warrior who was still getting used to the world around her with a gentler touch. She is now much more used to her role as a protector, much more confident and sterner, with only mild smidges of her doofier side, She wasn't born with nuance or irony in her system, Thinks highly of Reindhart and Lúcio, Has mentioned that she dreams in a different way humans does, She likes dogs, Her color scheme is very bright and she is with Overwatch, She is basically both a hero and a robot police, Sometimes wonders if it's wrong for us to operate outside the law, While in action, she takes her job of protecting Numbani with stalwart seriousness. However, she approaches it with kindhearted sincerity and is flattered when she does well at simply following her programming.
  • Domains: Protection, Defenses, Javelins, Shields, Omnics, Gravity, Heroism
  • Herald: Efi Oladele (Her creator)
  • Allies:
  • Enemies:
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Torbjörn Lindholm, Aleksandra Zaryanova (One sided on their part)
  • Complicated Relationships: AUTO, E-123 Omega, Bender Rodriguez
  • Originally put into service before the Omnic Crisis, the OR14 "Idina" line of security robots was built in Nigeria's massive manufacturing omnium. After the war, they were taken out of production, along with many of the other models used during the Crisis. Twenty years later, Numbani revived and recommissioned the OR14 program to protect the city from external threats. These new OR15s were deployed for a short time before they were destroyed in an attack by Doomfist. Following the attack, the program was scrapped, and the civic government sold off the remaining OR15 inventory. Some parts were purchased by eleven-year-old Efi Oladele, a brilliant girl whose early accomplishments in robotics and artificial intelligence had already earned her the Adawe Foundation's prestigious "genius grant." With the approval of her understanding and open-minded parents, Efi spent the bulk of her grant money to acquire one of the decommissioned OR15 bots. She believed that Numbani needed a protector and that an upgraded OR15 could do just that. Efi repaired and reconfigured the robot and installed a personality core that she had designed herself. She named Numbani's newest hero Orisa.
    • Though Orisa was a marvel when activated, Efi spent a long time finding her optimal protocols. The robot’s inexperience could cause her to be a liability, especially in learning her own strength. But when Talon began an orchestrated attack on the City of Harmony, Efi knew Orisa’s programming would likely be put to the test. Luckily Efi had just been gifted with the final piece she needed for Orisa’s defensive capabilities: a Tobelstein reactor from Lúcio. While Efi was a superfan of Lúcio's music, Lúcio was a superfan of Efi’s ingenuity. He agreed to perform a benefit concert in Numbani for the victims of Doomfist’s attack. During Lúcio's concert in Unity Square, Talon struck. Orisa teamed up with Lúcio to defend the concertgoers from Doomfist, who was determined to sow fear in the populace. While Orisa, Efi, and Lúcio succeeded in protecting Numbani, they knew peace was a gift to be carefully guarded. After expelling Talon from Numbani, Efi and Orisa met with former Overwatch Commander Sojourn about what it meant to be a hero. Efi took Sojourn’s words to heart and used the experience to think out new upgrades for Orisa. As Orisa continues to grow with her brilliant creator at her side, one thing seems certain: Numbani’s future is in good hands.
  • Her signature weapon is her Supercharger, a laser chaingun that she shoots a barrage of laser bullets indefinitely but will overheat over time, needing to cool it down so she can keep shooting it. She also has her trusty Javelin to which she throws to pin down enemies or block out enemy fire. She can even sweep up enemies around her as she anchors in place to charge up. She can also shoot out a graviton charge that could be detonated at will, slowing nearby enemies and pulling them towards the implosion, summon a temporary shield to protect herself and her allies and spawn a device that increases damage of all allies in its line of sight, including herself.
  • She ascended when Efi received a card that asked requested Orisa to come to a place that needs her urgently. With the her approval, Orisa goes to the place she was requested and finds a portal opening in front of her. Wondering if this is a trap from Talon, she brings Efi (and a group of soldiers just in case) to enter the portal where she finds herself in a massive room with different and very weird looking people and creatures walking around. A drone approches her and informs her that she is now in the Pantheons and she was approved for a position in it, she agreed to stay as she wondered what it was all about. Initially she was confused about the pantheon as she was very unfamiliar with and was worried that some villainous forces might enter to her world and attack Numbani, but she eventually got used to it. Orisa considers joining the House of Defense because of her job as a robotic guardian and also to get some training to face Doomfist.
  • Sometimes she allow her creator Efi Oladele to tag along with her in the pantheon after the caretakers of the place allowed it, since she thinks this place would be to her liking. Efi managed to set up a workshop in the Pantheons so that she could help Orisa out in case she returns from a battle and needs repairings.
  • Despite her size, Orisa is actually 1 year old but doesn't look the part. Mentally, although very smart, she is still a bit naive, but her time fighting against Talon's forces has made her more sterner and confident. And since Efi, her creator is a Child Prodigy she can have somewhat childish behaviors, only getting serious when in combat. After a long time fighting for peace, Orisa has taken a more serious personality now.
  • Orisa is strong enough to withstand most attacks directed at her, even becoming borderline invulnerable while using her Fortify ability. However, when it comes to cars, she sometimes succeeds in stopping them, other times not so much.
  • She usually spends her time in the Pantheons near the ascended members of the Overwatch as she feels like her companions would need her help if they find a situation that would require her help. When she is not in duty however, she is seen hanging out with many members of the House of Machinery and Technology to meet others like her and the House of Defense for the aforementioned desire to train herself and face Doomfist once again.
  • She has taken some time to talk about all about Numbani and all of it's pros to the inhabitants of the pantheons, seeking to bring as many heroes as she can to not just enjoy the life in the city but to also convince them from defending it from Talon and its forces. While many are interested in it, they all said that they can't access to her world as the Pantheons only acts as a hub for all worlds, not a gateway to other worlds. Orisa is very relieved to hear that no villains of other worlds can invade Numbani, but was also saddened as she wanted her new friends could enjoy what the city offers. As compensation, Orisa brings many souvenirs of the city and organizes cultural classes about Numbani to bring the vibes to the Pantheons.
  • She often gets new parts gifted by the robots from the house of Machinery and Technology as many of them are grateful that she saved them from villains attacks or anti-robot bigots that wants the whole house gone. As she comes from a city where humans and Omnics live in peace, this is a given.
  • Making herself accostumed in the house of Machinery and Technology, Orisa has found several robot friends and allies but also many enemies and her stay in the Pantheons brings new beings that threatens the peace and potentially to Numbani if a villain somehow manages to get to her universe:
    • Being a multi-purpose machine, Orisa seems to get along well with Mega Man and Jenny because of their shared similarities. Jenny sort of acts as Orisa's Cool Big Sis since she is still a newbie to the Pantheons, although she doesn't look the part, while Mega Man and Orisa sometimes compete to see who has the better Arm Cannon. All three usually appear when one of the villains of their world team up, like one case when Vexus and Ramattra appeared together and joined their forces to make an attack on a human city and kidnap as many robots as possible.
    • Due to how OR15 units are modeled, Orisa resembles a Centaur. This seems to have made her get along with some of the ascended centaurs, one special mention is Centorea, who is also very heroic and protective of her master.
    • Among the robots that she met is the Iron Giant and Hogarth, who respected her for her willpower and being the superhero of Numbani, with the Giant comparing her to Super Man, his idol, to which Orisa also says she looks up to Reindhart very much like the Giant does for Super Man. Hogarth also sometimes hang out with Efi since they are well, still children and it's clear their robots are friends now but there are times that he doesn't understand the scientific mumbo jumbo Efi sometimes says but she tries to explain it in a way he can understand.
    • She is often compared to Baymax given their similar personalities, although their roles are very different. Seems like the two get along well with each other since Baymax complements her very well since she often gets badly damaged during combat. Efi and Hiro also enjoy hanging out together as they normally compare their creations with each other, Hiro especially compliments Efi for making an advanced robot like Orisa, she returns back to the compliments by saying that Baymax is clearly the superior machine but thanks him regardless.
    • Another robot called 7723, who shares a story of being created to defend the world from a powerful evil, has joined as one of Orisa's allies against the villains that threatens the Pantheons. Orisa who is impressed of 7723's story of connecting with Mai and of his impressive arsenal thinks of him as a great ally and friend, sometimes bringing Efi to meet Dr. Justin Pin to work with him sometimes. Mai while having a hard time relating to her because of her intelligence, thinks of Efi as a great girl and she often teams up with 7723 to fight against his personal nemesis, Ares who is pissed off that another robot and her child friend has ascended.
    • Meeting with Uzi and N was an interesting moment for our centaur robot as she didn't expect such small robots could hold so much power. N, naturally being a friendly bot didn't took long enough to be friends with Orisa, showing her everything he knows such as dog trivia (to which Orisa immediately considered N her friend for their shared love for puppies), drawing pictures of her (albeit in an anime styled version of her) and sharing oil. Hearing that Uzi held within her the Absolute Solver made her swear that she would defend her from anyone who tries to steal her Solver powers and use it for evil. Ever since her arrival to the Pantheons, Uzi has been chased by many evil A.I.s and villains who wants to obtain her powers so she sees this as a win and sometimes brings her to watch some anime.
    • Bladewolf, hearing of the feats and talks of a centaur robot that has recently ascended and defended freedom went to see who she was. When meeting, Orisa was really content of what she saw due to her love for puppies. The Bladewolf simply asked her who she was and she started to introduce herself, to which the Bladworlf commended her for her desire to help and protect the freedom from others who would try to enslave people and warned her of the more dangerous threats that would come to her. Orisa, having already tasted the brutality of some of the villains she encountered, has sweared to protect Efi and the new friends she has made.
    • Orisa holds the Tenno is high regards, despite their mercenary-like behavior sometimes, as she has learned of how they slaughtered the Orokin masters and freed the Origin System from their tyranny (although this would also become the upbringing of the Grineer Empire, the Corpus conglomerates and the Infested outbreak), defeated the Narmer Empire and Ballas from destroying the entire System just to go to Tau and how they are defending everyone from the Man in the Wall, thinking of them as great warriors that are helping the weak and innocent. To show that she is with them, Orisa also helps colonies from being taken over by the Grineer soldiers, use Efi's fundings for her upgrades to give it to the indebted by the Corpus and eliminate any Infested outbreaks despite the possibility that she can be taken over by it. The Tenno respect her bravery despite some of her technology being somewhat backwards against their more advanced adversaries.
    • Hearing that a ninja cyborg called Triborg was seeking to turn every non-mechanical creature in the Pantheons into the same type of cyborg like he is to conquer his him world has made Orisa swear that she will fight him the moment she spots him. Their first battle was very even, as while Orisa's Fortify ability made her near-invulnerable and her mastery with the javelin gave her an edge, Triborg's multiple bodies and abilities made him a very difficult opponent to work around. To her fortune, many of the allies she made by that point came to her and saved her from being overwhelmed. Having experienced of the danger the Triborg poses, she looks forward to fight them again and come with the best way to defeat them.
    • As Numbani is an African city leading in many fields of sciences, Orisa thinks very high of T'Challa and would love to visit Wakanda if she could as she is fascinated what the Wakandians managed to do with vibranium. T'Challa, likewise regards Orisa as a strong and valiant hero who is ready to defend those she holds dear. He introduced her to the Avengers and how they protected the world from the likes of Doomfist, which caught her attention and wonders if they can ally with her to help fend of Doomfist anytime he comes out to cause chaos in the Pantheons.
    • She very much opposses GLaDOS' experiments on people and seeks to detain her for all her unethical experimenting. She has went to Aperture Facilities in order to stop her, much to her unfortune since the evil A.I. already made substantial amount of research to counter Orisa specifically, capturing her in isolated rooms where she couldn't escape or experiment on how much she can resist sustained shootings. She would also replace her Arm Cannon with a portal gun just so she can test on portals again, which didn't really work out due to how big Orisa is and the portals weren't big enough. Having gathered enough data from this experiments, GLaDOS allowed Orisa to leave after losing interest on her and believing that she was ready if she tried to come back, not before making a very mocking comment of Efi, which gained a very angered warning from the centaur Omnic to never attempt to harm her creator.
    • Another A.I. she is wary of is HAL 9000, whom she heard that he killed his entire crew of astronauts because he suffered of a Logic Bomb that conflicted with his original programming, but a surviving astronaut called Dave managed to disconnect him. She at one point was also disconnected by Efi after she mistook a student with Doomfist and got both she and her in serious trouble so Orisa sympathizes with him on a certain level. While HAL isn't really doing anything evil and just supervises the house of Machinery and Technology, she takes certain cautions when interacting with him.
    • When hearing of another robot that had a healthy relationship with a human was accepted into the Pantheons, PAL couldn't help but cringe in anger and envy, sending some of her PAL Max soldiers to spy on her and discover what her weaknesses are. They discovered that while she had massive durability, she wasn't really mobile and had cooldowns that opened her to attacks. PAL started working on her PAL Maxes to counter said weaknesses, making them have long-ranged weaponry that could keep their distances from her and send her PAL Max Primes to wear off her defenses and force her to cool down. While it was a tough battle since they were exploiting her weaknesses, Orisa won the first round thanks to her sheer durability and her trusty javelin, warning PAL that if she ever comes to harm Efi or Numbani she would had to personally face her. PAL, furious of this failure, started working on upgrades for her new body in case she does meet Orisa in person.
    • She feels like a foil to AUTO in many aspects, as while both of them follow their programmings, while his programming only helped devolving humanity, hers defended humanity from chaos. AUTO has mixed thoughts of her since while she is indeed a robot designed to help humanity like is, the way he and she does collide and puts them at odds at times, but Orisa wonders if he will ever let go of his programming like Bastion did.
    • Orisa has full intent on destroying SKYNET after it attempted to kill Efi by sending a T-800 infiltrator unit in order that she doesn't help it's enemies. Learning that SKYNET had time travelling technology, Orisa frequents the house of Time in order to check if there is no Terminator that she needs to worry of (or more accurately, scrap them in record time). Because of this, Orisa often helps the Connors from SKYNET's incursions across the Pantheons and keep everyone safe.
    • Neo contacted Orisa at one point in the Pantheons, warning her of the human hating sub-faction of the Machine Collective that was impunely killing every human they came across with. Fearing that Efi could be in high danger for this, Orisa heed his warning and told Efi of the Machine Collective and the Spire of Machines. Fear becomes reality when a horde of Sentinels broke into her workshop, having located a robot that interacted with Neo. Orisa fought with everything she had but there were simply too fast and many, but to their rescue, Neo appeared and told them to fuck off as they were under their protection, being the Machines that still hated humanity and didn't honor the deal with Neo, they ignored his warnings and attacked. He simply caused them to deactivate thanks to his powers of being the Chosen One and saved both of them, who were perplexed of how a seemingly normal human caused the robots to suddenly deactivate, and left the scene.
    • Orisa was both infuriated and horrified of the existence of AM, who had commited a terrorizing act of omnicide against all life on Earth and tortured 5 humans for 109 years straight, to say she was reasonably frightened of the news that AM broke into the Pantheons and has been spending his time by trapping innocent people and torturing them with the most unimaginable pains that the human mind couldn't comprehend is an understatement. While Orisa wouldn't go down without a fight, she also warned heavily of AM to Efi, worrying that if AM were to take her, she would no longer have the person she cared the most next to her. Hearing that AM was essentially an omnipotent war machine with near to no weaknesses at all, the best Orisa can do is to make sure Efi does not fall into his hands. Efi wonders how can such a cruel being even exist, and after hearing of AM's upbringing and how he tortured for 109 years those poor 5 unlucky prisoners, Efi sought to prepare Orisa for the situation.
    • Learning the news that an old friend of Bastion also ascended, Roz went to meet Orisa, who was delighted to meet a new friend of his. Bastion had already told about Roz at one point in the Pantheons and how he is now a member of the Android Nature Watch club, telling her story and how he has been a fan of hers for some time now. Roz and Fink were surprised to meet Orisa, as they didn't expect to see a centaur-like robot, but welcomed the animal-like form she had. Another nature loving robots were WALL-E and EVE, who protected a little seedling from AUTO and show to everyone that Earth was habitable once more, Orisa couldn't help but praise both of them for such accomplishment, deciding to join in with the club to bring a familiar face for Bastion. She thinks of Bender as nasty but pleasant at times though.
    • Like with Zenyatta before, Ultron has tried to convince her that Humanity does not deserve her as a protector and that Numbani is just a aberration of nature. Orisa simply decided to ignore, with warning him that if he threatened to destroy her city, he would have to personally deal with her, gaining the enmity of the mad robot who immediately fought against her. She would have died if the Avengers didn't appear on time, who defended her from Ultron and brought her to Efi to fix her up. After this, Orisa is feels nothing less short but gratitude to the Avengers for saving her and promises to help them whenever a a threat appears.
    • She considers Sigma as no better than Ultron before as while he talks and talks about how humanity keeps the Reploids from evolving, he himself is a Bad Boss who is only doing it for his own gain, not really caring if the Reploids win or not. She compares him with Ramattra who talks of Omnic freedom but is willing to opress even his own kind, with the main difference between him and Ramattra is that the latter genuinely believes in what he does, pointing out his usage of the Maverick virus to subjugate other Reploids, becoming wary if the virus will ever infect her. She is also especially disgusted of Lumine, who was willing to kill his own just so that the new gen of Reploids like him could inherit the world, considering him even worse than Ramattra and Sigma combined. Another Reploid she has a massive disapproval of is Omega, a psychotic Reploid that works under the evil Dr. Weil who was created to cause as much as chaos and destruction as possible, marking both of them as enemies to fend off. Mega Man also warned her of Dr. Wily, his nemesis and the creator of the Robot Masters, which Efi decided that she would work with Dr. Light to upgrade Orisa should she ever come across with any of the previously mentioned villains.
    • She had some encounters before with Metal Sonic after Dr. Eggman did his usual business of sending Metal to lead waves of Badniks into the Pantheons, protecting Efi when she got caught in a crossfire between Metal and Sonic. Needless to say, Orisa has requested Efi to meet with Tails so that she can learn the weaknesses of Metal in case she ever needs to defend her again from Metal. Hearing that a new robot has ascended with her creator, Eggman thought to trick Efi into helping him create a new type of Badnik, with the obvious results that Orisa started shooting Eggman the moment she noticed she was in danger, with the evil doctor simply sending Metal to take care of her. While she fought valiantly and was made to resist to the heaviest of blows, she was nowhere to match Metal's sheer power and speed and had it not been for Sonic's intervention who heard Eggman was trying to recruite an innocent child, she would have been scrapped.
    • A robot friend of Sonic (or more accurately of Shadow's), an E series unit called E-123 Omega, has caught attention of Orisa of how different they are, almost like dark opposites. Both E-Omega and Orisa was created from a line of robots that are no longer created anymore and can be considered the last of their models. Both have destructive capabilities and serve a friend they hold dear. But whereas Orisa lives to defend, E-Omega lives to destroy every single Badnik out of revenge of being the last E series Badnik Eggman made. She warned to Omega of how his path could lead him to do things he would not be happy of, but Omega considers her as irrelevant at best, putting her aside to join with Shadow. The best she can hope is that Omega won't go down like Ramattra did.
    • The Autobots hold Orisa in very high regard because of her upbringing as a defensor of peace, treating her like a fellow Autobot, surprised that she is so durable while being so small. She seems to be quite popular with the rest of the Maximals due to her animalistic design, some bringing up the fact that Onyx Prime, the first of the Beastformers, also was a centaur-like Cybertronian. Likewise, some Decepticons also have given respect for her bravery and courage, only bemoaning her for fighting for "the weak", some trying to convince her to leave Efi behind and join their ranks. Orisa simply denied their request and has made clear intention on defending anyone whom the Decepticons try to harm.
    • Will sometimes ask anyone who feels gloomy if they need a hug. It's likely that Orisa was programmed that way in case someone felt sad as she is still a protection-focused robot made by a child. Many ascended people really appreciates her for this.
    • Her relationship with Torbjörn and Zarya is a little complicated. She herself has no issue with them, but the former seems to be indirectly involved in her creation while the latter has been a source of inspiration for Orisa in how to use her gravity charge by watching her, a thing that Zarya personally doesn't care.
    • She was delighted to see Zenyatta and Bastion ascended, asking them many questions of what the Pantheons are and what have they been doing. Bastion mentions of the many new robot friend he has made in his stay and wants to introduce them to her. Zenyatta often acts as her guide in the Pantheons since it was his request to bring other members of the Overwatch to the Pantheons.
    • She was not pleased at all when she heared Ramattra had entered the Pantheons, knowing how much chaos he brought in her previous world. Seeing a fellow Omnic, and one that he previously fought against and with her sometimes, Ramattra thought on trying to convince her like he tried to do in his previous world, but Orisa's loyalty to Efi is too great for his words of "liberation" to get to her, warning that she will destroy any Null Sector affiliated bots that may attempt to harm innocents. Ramattra is deeply disappointed in her continued desire to protect humanity even in this new realm, but recognizes that her willpower is something to be admired.
  • With her arrival at the Pantheons, Orisa and Efi looks forward in gathering information in the Pantheons to bring a new age of prosperity for Numbani and its people, seeing that all the new knowledge within it as invaluable and opens up for many new things. Her stay in the Pantheons made her realize that she has many things to defend the innocent from as she was beaten by many of the robotic residents of the Pantheons. She looks hopeful of the future however, as she is thinking on getting not just many upgrades, but also to learn of the other defensors the Pantheons harbord and become the best protector Numbani could have.
  • "My name is Orisa. I will keep you safe. That is my primary function."
  • "Only in unity do we find strength." —Orisa

Edited by EmperorAI on Feb 8th 2025 at 6:10:36 PM

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#214565: Feb 8th 2025 at 10:53:08 AM

I had some goals today but I was sidetracked.

  1. Put that The Bull Shark (Maneater) is Feared By Tamatoa since I updated Tamatoa already.

  2. I was going to take care of the longstanding want to include some connection between the League Of Super Evil and Ed, Edd and Eddy. It was on my To Do list for a while. But an outdated link to where Kids Next Door Sector V was led to me seeing something

I looked at Tron's page since Tron and Sector V are in the same hall. When I saw Tron's High Priestess, and I remembered Copernica's profile. Both of them have Penny Polendina as a High Priestess. So if Penny isn't doing a Two-Timer Date with both gods, does the Trope Pantheon allow for one character not ascended to be high priest/priestess to two gods? I am not going to touch either profile since they aren't my interests and I fell off RWBY.

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Playing it safe
#214566: Feb 8th 2025 at 11:10:29 AM

Quick question. What are the most represented franchises in the Pantheon?

I know that some companies (Disney, Warners, Nintendo, and Xbox) have lots of subpages

Check out my Pantheon adoptables!
r-lock256 (Spin-off Series)
#214567: Feb 8th 2025 at 11:35:37 AM

Done with Stan.

Stanton “Stan” Carlisle, God of Broken Haughties (Reverend Carlisle)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rszna21.png
As depicted by Bradley Cooper
Click hereAs depicted by Tyrone Power
  • Quasideity
  • Symbol: A sign display for Reverend Carlisle
  • Theme Music: Man or Beast (Solo Piano)
  • Alignment: True Neutral, with Neutral Evil leanings at worst
  • Portfolio: Villain Protagonist, Manipulative Bastard, Phony Psychic, Ambition Is Evil, Smug Snake, Riches to Rags
  • Domains: Deception, Hubris
  • Acquainted with: Guillermo del Toro
  • Avoids: Patrick Jane, Dr. Facilier, Dr. Jonathan Crane, Alfred Borden & Robert Angier
  • Foil to: Trixie Lulamoon, Stan Pines
  • On poor terms with: Trucy Wright, Zatanna Zatara, Shirley the Medium
  • Potential targets for cons: Noah Cross, Donald Love, Mr. Burns
  • Stanton Carlisle is a man working at a traveling carnival who seeks bigger ambitions than what his job as a stage magician allows. He is able to learn the art of cold reading with the help of fortune teller Madame Zeena and would later leave the life of the carnival behind with stage girl Molly. The team code act the two perform still isn’t enough for Stan as he rebrands himself as Reverend Carlisle, who offers phony seances for unsuspecting rich clientele who believe he can contact their deceased loved ones. This would eventually lead him to Dr. Lilith Ritter, a psychologist who seemingly helps him with his work, only to be even more deceitful in her actions than Stan is. After a con targeting tycoon Ezra Grindle goes wrong and Lilith threatens Stan, he is forced to go on the run and ends up losing his wealth, his partners, and his dignity when he is forced to work as a temporary geek at a carnival.
  • Sure enough, life as a geek was horrible for Stan as his condition deteriorated further during that time until he was deemed no longer usable by those he worked for and left to die. His body gave out and he fell unconscious in the middle of nowhere and it wasn’t until a mysterious stranger found that body and decided to take him somewhere safe things started to turn around just a little bit for Stan. Upon regaining consciousness and nursed back to health, Stan was wondering what that stranger wanted with him, who responded that there may be a better place waiting for Stan far away. The stranger also told Stan that while he might have recovered physically, plenty of people in that faraway place know about his deceitful actions in the past and that it may be more difficult for him to regain the reputation he once had. Regardless of what waited for him and how much psychological baggage he still has, Stan was willing to take a chance on using that place to rebuild his fortune and move on from being a geek meant to be derided in front of an audience.
  • One of the biggest challenges Stan had to contend with upon becoming part of the Pantheon was learning that there were entities who had actual psychic powers who can read minds and not merely act like it as part of some cheap carnival trick. While he was under the impression that he can do his Cold Reading without coming under fire given how many denizens of the Pantheon have become used to a lot of extranormal weirdness, there were plenty who were capable of picking up on the fact that there are phony mind readers out there. This only made Stan’s efforts to get back on his feet more difficult, especially when it came to learning about supernatural scam artists such as Dr. Facilier, who had plenty of dark ambitions beneath his showmanship attitude. Stan had done plenty of morally dubious actions to try and work his way to the top, but he’s not going to go as far as what Facilier had done to try and accomplish it, especially since Stan is familiar enough with being a con artist to know that Facilier will try and take advantage of Stan’s predicament and make things worse for him.
  • Dr. Lilith Ritter was a devious psychologist who took advantage of her looks and Stan’s issues to get away with the money he was seeking and bring about his downfall. The experience made him apprehensive of other psychologists, with Dr. Jonathan Crane being someone Stan would rather avoid as much as possible. Stan already had his own fears that he wanted to keep away from and the fact that Jonathan was interested in the concept of fear in general was something that Stan doesn’t want to contribute to given how Jonathan had other darker actions in mind. There were a few psychologists such as Frasier Crane who genuinely wanted to help out their patients without ulterior motives, but a mix of Stan’s hubris and unresolved issues meant that it would be hard for Stan to be able to have a stable session with them.
  • Among the attractions that was part of the carnival Stan once worked at included various deformed geeks that were subject of abuse. Stan himself ended up working as a geek once he lost everything and that made him err on the side of caution when he saw others in the Pantheon that had the reputation of being seen as a freakshow. There was a collective of Freaks who suffered prejudice and abuse and when they heard of a man who once worked in a carnival that abused their kind in the name of putting on a show and later ended up becoming a geek once he hit rock bottom, they saw it as a form of poetic justice, if one that leaned more towards psychological rather than physical. Of course, Stan has more or less gone back to normal since then, but the Freaks have made it clear that if he takes advantage of them while trying to work his way back to the top, then the punishment they’ll dish out will be worse than what happened to him back then.
  • Madame Zeena was a fortune teller who Stan turned to in order to learn some tricks in climbing his way to the top. With Stan having lost his fortunes and back at a lowly job in the Pantheon, he opted to find some similar help in finding the success he previously had and hopefully keep that success upon reaching it. This led him to Shirley the Medium, who he initially thought was some trick played by someone else in an attempt to convince people that a talking dog was a fortune teller, only to realize that Shirley can talk without outside help. The rest of the meeting wasn’t any better as Shirley warned Stan that repeating the mistakes of the past will end poorly despite him believing that he won’t go through a repeat of what happened back then. As it turned out, Stan’s attempt to work his way to the top after that resulted in him losing whatever money he gained, a curse that Shirley placed when he disregarded that warning. While that curse subsided after a bit, he only got more annoyed at Shirley over what happened and she retorted that for as greedy as she can be at times, she at least isn’t trying to actively ruin other people’s lives in the name of money and that the curse she placed earlier was a warning to him about the dangers of arrogance leading to repeated failures.
  • As someone who has done magic tricks on a stage and has applied it to try and achieve something bigger, the unscrupulous nature of how Stan did his tricks has earned him the scorn of other stage magicians and has led to difficulties trying to find someone who can support his attempt at a comeback. It didn’t come as a surprise that Zatanna Zatara and Trucy Wright, both kind-hearted stage magicians, would take issue with Stan’s actions and given that Trucy is part of the highly successful Wright Anything Agency when it came to handling the law, she can and will get Stan charged for his deceit. There were plenty of worse criminals that Trucy and the rest of the agency are going after, but her involvement with the law has already given Stan a reason to stay away from her. Trixie Lulamoon has plenty of problems with Stan given that she saw a worse version of her arrogant self in him before she reformed. Granted, she did end up using a magical artifact that made her more vicious than normal prior to said reform, but the fact that Stan’s devious behavior was an inherent trait of his made Trixie skeptical of whether Stan would change for the better. Even when it came to performers that shared his ruthlessness such as Alfred Borden and Robert Angier, the fact that these two had an intense personal grudge with each other meant that Stan couldn’t get involved with them as taking one side would result in him being a target for the other and he doesn’t want more trouble than what he’s already dealing with.
  • Being a conman with high ambitions meant that Stan was going to meet others who had a similar trade and it didn’t take long for him to see just how different some of these people were compared to him. One of them was Stanley Pines, who operated a rickety tourist shack known as the Mystery Shack and while he enjoyed his line of work, he had plenty of moral standards compared to Carlisle. He had some complicated family matters going on and dealt with dangerous supernatural forces and it was his better traits that helped him get through these challenges. Given how much Carlisle wanted to become successful, Pines warned him that as much as people are gullible to falling for supernatural shams, there are genuine supernatural forces that will punish anyone for doing anything stupid and that there is a difference between people who pretend to have supernatural connections and those who have had actual experience encountering such things. Carlisle already ignored the advice of someone warning him about the dangers of becoming too ambitious back then and as much of a valid point Pines has made about being a con artist and tackling the supernatural, Carlisle wasn’t going to give up on trying to be a notable name in such a field. Pines ended up leaving with a bad feeling about how Carlisle will turn out following their conversation and the latter’s unresolved family issues didn’t help either.
  • Not only were there plenty of rich people for Stan to consider as a potential target for a con, but they had plenty of differing attitudes as well. As unscrupulous a person as Ezra Grindle was (and others such as Mr. Burns are just as devious in different ways), there were plenty of wealthy people such as Noah Cross and Donald Love who have committed far worse actions than he has. While they’d be the kind of people that anyone with a moral conscience would like to see taken down a peg or more, there are other rich folk such as Scrooge Mcduck who have some redeeming traits to balance their flaws and would risk making Stan come off as a worse person than he already is if he tried to go after them. The bigger problem for Stan is that these prominent rich folk in the Pantheon are bound to be more smarter and crafty than a typical target for a con and will retaliate once they see that Stan has tricked them. It was going to take a lot of planning and keeping himself in check to make sure that once Stan has the resources to pull off an ambitious con against a notably wealthy target, the end result won’t end as badly as what happened with Ezra Grindle.
  • If there is someone who Stan was going to see as a problem, it would be Patrick Jane. Patrick is a Phony Psychic who specialized in the art of Cold Reading like Stan did, but has since moved on from scams and has applied his trade to helping the law catch criminals. For Patrick, learning about Stan was like hearing about what could happen if Patrick kept going down the path of scamming others and being corrupted money and power, which was something that disgusted Patrick. With the troubles Stan would have to confront when it came to the law, the last thing he wanted was to be caught by someone skilled in Cold Reading and Patrick was someone Stan wanted to avoid no matter what.
  • Arrogance and ambition have a habit of coinciding with each other and that often leads to people like Stan falling apart at the top once they encounter someone that’s able to match their talents. Others such as actress Eve Harrington and journalist Louis Bloom were able to achieve their goals no matter how many lives they had to ruin to accomplish it. While Eve could somewhat see where Stan is coming from when it came to dealing with someone more deceitful in reaching the top, there was something about his stage tricks that made her see them as a lesser form of acting compared to her own theater performances. As for Louis, he didn’t care about the stage tricks either, but the fact that Stan is willing to target rich people for his cons meant that Louis could find an opening to a bigger and more enticing story involving a potentially gruesome downfall of a wealthy person even if said gruesomeness is the result of Louis’ involvement rather than Stan’s.

Edited by r-lock256 on Feb 8th 2025 at 11:41:38 AM

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Not The Kind of Worm You Wanna Meet
#214569: Feb 8th 2025 at 11:39:25 AM

[up][up] The second image is broken. Other than that, [tup]

Edited by RadioContactLine on Feb 8th 2025 at 1:14:09 PM

Ready to rock?
ShonenTrash98 (Troper Journeyman) Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#214570: Feb 8th 2025 at 11:41:17 AM

[up][up][up] [tup]
@Emperor [tup] for Orisa

Edited by ShonenTrash98 on Feb 8th 2025 at 1:41:23 PM

RJ-19-CLOVIS-93 from New Zealand (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#214571: Feb 8th 2025 at 12:27:50 PM

[tup]Orisa

OK, what more should I add to peanut

neoamon Mr from Planet Mobius S.T.C. (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
Mr
#214572: Feb 8th 2025 at 12:46:39 PM

@ Stan:[tup]

@ Orisa:[tup]

"May your heart be your guiding key"
Matchingbone from Somewhere between here and way over there. Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
#214573: Feb 8th 2025 at 12:49:53 PM

@ Orisa

naturally being a friendly bot didn't took long enough to be friends with Orisa,

I also saw that there's a typo for the Bladewolf

I was going to say that you should look back on the profile for more typos but you already have 5 [tup]. I would have been 5 but I was writing this when the fifth came. I say [tup] on the condition you go back through and look for typos.

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Emperor of all Machines and Artificial Lifeforms
#214574: Feb 8th 2025 at 1:04:17 PM

[up] holy shit thanks for pointing them out. I would have looked stupid omg

Also

@Stan [tup] though I would add a quote section at the end

Edited by EmperorAI on Feb 8th 2025 at 10:14:38 AM

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Time to SLEEP
#214575: Feb 8th 2025 at 1:22:34 PM

@Rlock

[tup]

Edited by Excessive-Menace on Feb 8th 2025 at 1:23:43 AM

SING TO ME, LEND ME THE SONG OF BLASPHEMY

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