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Amonimus (Sergeant)
2021-11-10 05:27:11

As a subtrope of Adaptational Villainy, the cases you mention sound like misuse.

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Theriocephalus Since: Aug, 2014
2021-11-10 07:35:19

Yeah, Everybody Hates Hades rather specifically centers around the discrepancy between a deity's portrayal in their mythology of origin and their portrayal in modern works, so gods of death who were simply invented as new characters for their works shouldn't count by definition. That page will definitely need a lot of cleanup, I think.

monotrematum Since: Nov, 2021
2021-11-10 23:06:56

I think it should refer primarily to historical deities, like Hades and his analogues elsewhere like like Yama, Hel or Mictlantecuhtli. However, fictional deities alluding to these concepts (i.e. Erebos from Magic The Gathering or Inlé from Watership Down) must be considered as well.

Chabal2 Since: Jan, 2010
2021-11-11 06:08:07

Death-is-not-evil would fall under Don't Fear the Reaper anyway.

miraculous (Apprentice)
2021-11-11 06:12:23

I know that.

Its just this trope is specifically for the demonization of actual mytholgical death gods. Not fictional characters.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
SebastianGray (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
2021-11-11 10:09:06

There is also God of the Dead for the general concept. Unfortunately, the description of that trope seems to misuse Everybody Hates Hades as well if I am reading it right.

miraculous (Apprentice)
2021-11-11 16:07:55

I think probably comes down to the fact we dont have a trope for when death itself is protrayed as evil. To contrast Don't Fear the Reaper hence why people are adding non adaptations here

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
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