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    SCP Foundation 
The SCP Foundation, Organization of Maintaining Normalcy and Classified Information (The Foundation, Soap From Corpses Products Inc., Skeptics of Conspiracy and the Paranormal, South Cheyenne Point, Skippers, Essie P)
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  • Overdeity: The organization as a whole; it consists of a vast number of lesser beings.
  • Symbol: The motto "To Secure, Contain, and Protect" and their official pointed-circle logo.
  • Alignment: Lawful Neutral
  • Portfolio: Extranormal Institute, He Who Fights Monsters, [DATA EXPUNGED], Nightmare Fuel, High Turnover Rate, Necessarily Evil, Paranoia Fuel, ██████ ███, Things Man Was Not Meant to Know, Status Quo Is God, Reset Button
  • Domains: Deconstruction, Skepticism, Containment, Logic, Security, Protection, ███████, Status Quo, Censorship, [REDACTED]
  • Ascended Members: Dr. Alto Clef
  • Allies: Agent K & Agent J
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Gandalf
  • Enemies: SCP-682, SCP-173, SCP-993, SCP-169... In general, any SCPs who refuse to cooperate with the Foundation, The Incubators, The Church of the Broken God (with some exceptions), Sarkicism, The Fifth Church, Ghatanothoa, Ithaqua, The Colour Out of Space
  • Rivals: The Global Occult Coalition
  • Though not a singular entity, the Foundation has collected so many weird and odd artifacts over the years that it has a very in-depth understanding of how extranormal beings operate and, as a result, have developed many effective methods in fighting and containing them. Realizing that they would work better as allies than enemies, the head deities allowed the SCP Foundation to establish a permanent presence in the Main House, where its primary duty is to oversee the House of Treasures, maintain the status quo of the Pantheon, and make sure that the mortal realms remain unaware of the events that transpire in this plane of existence.
  • Operation Gotterdammerung is proceeding as planned. Xanatos: Phase Six, complete.
  • The Foundation once tried to "neutralize" Fred Rogers because they deemed him too powerful. It didn't end well.
  • Batman is rumored to have very close ties to the Foundation; it has been further hypothesized that he may in fact head it, or at the very least provide a rather sizable chunk of its data as regards to other gods in general and super-beings in particular.
  • Due to its vast collection of various artifacts, it's rumored that the Foundation has an SCP or procedure to kill, incapacitate, or contain any being or deity it comes across. It commands great fear and respect among the lesser deities after stories of its "neutralizing" of one of Haruhi's alternate universe counterparts began to circulate.
  • Apparently has a few agents watching Yukari Yakumo, just in case she decided that it would be better if the Pantheon 'disappeared'.
  • Has recently formed an alliance with the agents of the Warehouse, past and present, due to their similar missions. Ditto the Men In Black, who also work for keeping a masquerade.
  • May have The federal Bureau of Control as one of their font.
  • Have refused to comment on the rumors that their logo was originally a "Five-Minute Foundation Orientation" tool.
  • Despite all the truly evil things they have done in their goal of maintaining the Status Quo, the SCP Foundation is forever a true ally to Humanity and their guardians from the things that lie in the dark. The P stands for Protect. Remember this.
  • A break-in at the Foundation caused quite a stir throughout the Pantheon, especially considering it was still dealing with the fiasco dubbed "The Great Upheaval". That is until it was discovered that the only thing missing was the utterly-harmless SCP-999. Agents of the Foundation found the cuddly, blob-like entity in the company of Madoka Kaname. The recently depowered Goddess claimed ignorance, both of the creature's nature and how it had come into her possession; it had apparently appeared in the middle of the night in her room. She reluctantly parted with the creature: after everything she had dealt with, she had found the SCP's presence very cheering. Considering the timing and nature of the breakout, the Foundation has a relatively good idea of who was behind it.
  • Their current project is to find a way to get Isaac in as a SCP after the reveal of his devil form came unwrapped. Unfortunately, Lucifer also took a interest in Isaac and is considering having him as a adopted son he could train. A war to get Isaac first could break out, making the Pantheon anxious.
  • Annoyed at misspellings and ever worried about documentation, the Foundation has created an amusing method to keep the name right: whenever someone in the pantheon calls them "SPC", Bruce is punched and the misspeller is subsequently chased by the shark. Of course this led to problems for the Samurai Pizza Cats once, and the Foundation is currently trying to implant an exception for them.
  • Also present in the Hall of Sources of Information.

Intermediate Gods

    The Outlaw Star Crew 
The Outlaw Star crew Members, Paragons of the Space Western
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From left to right: Melfina, Aisha, Gene, Suzuka, Jim
  • Ranks: Intermediate Deities (Jim and Melfina are Lesser, though)
  • Theme Song: Through The Night
  • Symbol: The Outlaw Star
  • Alignments: Chaotic Good (Gene), Neutral Good (Jim/Melfina), Chaotic Neutral (Aisha), True Neutral (Suzuka)
  • Portfolios:
  • Domains: Space, Westerns Parody, Teamwork
  • Allies: All the GUAG Robot War Division, Son Goku, Superman, Optimus Prime, The Guardians of the Galaxy, Marcus Kincaid, Dr. Kenzo Tenma, Space Dandy
  • Enemies: Every Single Member of the GUAE Mecha Cohort, Darkseid, Thanos, Megatron, Galactus, Lobo, Frieza, Cooler, Cell, the Pillar Men, Johan Liebert
  • Rivals: Coyote Starrk, Revy (for Gene), Saber Marionette Bloodberry (for Aisha) Agent 47, Ra’s Al Ghul, Talia Al Ghul, Lady Shiva, Niko Bellic (for Suzuka)
  • Melfina used to be by herself in the Pantheon as the Goddess of Mysterious Waifs until she couldn’t stand being alone without Gene and was in the process of stepping down. Before doing so, she made a wish on a falling star to see Gene and all her friends again. To her shock, that particular falling star began to grow larger and larger until it became a familiar red spaceship. Tears welled up within her. Her wish had been granted. The Outlaw Star crew was reunited at last.
    • However, she was confused as to how the Outlaw Star was able to find her since she was its navigational unit. Gene explained about fate and destiny, only for Gilliam II (the ship’s AI) to spill the beans that it was mere luck that they managed to land in the Pantheon. Still, Melfina was happy to see them all again.
  • Gene immediately signed up the crew to fight for the GUAG and the Robot War Division as it has two advantages. First, it gave the Outlaw Star a docking area of its own (which he’s very thankful that it’s free of charge, despite Gilliam’s criticism of sharing the facilities with others), and second, he can outfit the Star with weapons and repairs (also free) as the engineers there are happy to supply and fix things. Jim merely mused that Gene joined the GUAG just to get those benefits.
  • Gene prided himself on his shooting abilities which allowed him to become good friends with Vash (who was also one of the core representatives of the Space Western genre). The two are seen hanging out together sharing a box of donuts most of the time. Through Vash, he also met more traditional Western deities such John Wayne, John Marston and Lucky Luke. Alongside the Man with No Name, they’re known as the “Six Shooter Spirits of The West” in the Pantheon.
    • Is also drinking buddies with Spike Spiegel, another well-known Space Western-based deity. Lupin III often joins them for a round as well (although the three of them each make themselves scarce when it comes to paying the tab). Often, Vash, Gene and Spike also share moments of silence, having all gone through similar events.
  • Despite having easy access to weapons for the Outlaw Star and proficient with traditional firearms, Gene has been trying to find Caster Shells to use with his special Caster Gun. Marcus (his go-to guy for regular ammo and guns) claims he has a few but they each cost roughly the equivalent of the Maximum Security items in the Treasures Vault, so it was not practical. However, realizing the presence of a House of Magic and many Good-aligned skillful wizards, he decided to go and make his own Caster Shells. As such, he went to find out about the history and manufacturing of them in the House of Knowledge where Nico Robin and the Librarian immediately helped find him the necessary references (after Gene had to apologize profusely after getting the Librarian mad for accidentally calling him a monkey). Gene was later seen talking with both Vulcan and Negi Springfield about helping him make home-made Caster Shells. He has also gone over to talk to various magicians for their raw power, skill and advice on their creation. Many wonder what could arise from the creation of such unique ammunition.
  • Both Gene and Jim are friends with Kim Kaphwan’s two sons for entirely different reasons. Gene and Dong Hwan hang out often in various activities to slack off and have a good time, whereas Jim and Jae Hoon are always the ones who have to find them and haul them back to work/train.
  • Gene tends to be referred to as “Aniki” by Jim. This caused confusion one time when Jim, Sho Marufuji and a Date retainer each called out “Aniki” only for Gene, Judai Yuki, and Date Masamune (both coincidentally standing nearby) all looked back and called out a greeting in response. The whole group stood around in confusion as they silently pointed fingers all around, until they broke out in laughter. From then on, Judai, Sho and Masamune became friends with Gene and Jim.
  • Jim is a sort of a Cuteness Proximity magnet among many of the female deities around the Pantheon, which unnerves him. He bonds with Negi over this (in addition to both being very smart), even surprised that he is much younger than him.
    • And then there was the time he met the Elric brothers. Jim was impressed in how Al was able to function as a soul bound to armor as he studied him all over. Meanwhile, Ed was glad he wasn’t the short one around for once. Insulted, Jim said that size doesn’t matter (making Ed elbow Al with smugness), only to follow with maturity not also judged by size, which immediately made Ed sulk in a corner. Still, he was comforted by the fact he wasn’t the shortest one between the two in the end.
  • Aside from Negi Springfield, Jim is also good friends with fellow kid geniuses Tails and Dexter. He is currently working with both of them to create a Mini-Mecha of his own to help out the rest of the crew if need be.
    • Not only that, he has a new mentor by the name of Dell Conagher of the mercenaries. Due to this, Jim now knows how turrets work, but he has to know how to make one soon. Dell however, is willing to teach him.
  • One day, a rough voice shouted Jim’s name in a jovial manner, proclaiming that he’s glad he’s finally ascended. When they looked in direction of the voice, they found Long John Silver with a comforting smile on his face. His smile quickly turned to puzzlement and wondered why Jim didn’t recognize him. Jim claimed it was the first time they met. That was when Silver said “he’d never forget his friend Jim Hawkins.” Jim immediately corrected him saying his last name was HAWKING. Silver then excused himself and left. Before he did, he again said that he looked a lot like his Jim that they could be twins.
  • Jim would not be quite the same after an encounter with Johan Liebert. It began innocently with Johan asking if Jim ever fell in love. Jim was wary but told him of his first crush with a girl who liked cats and who strangely enough never returned after setting up a date. Johan took that moment to begin his assault. He told him that Jim himself actually killed her as she was the mysterious attacker who fought against the crew in that area. Jim immediately went into shock as Johan kept his vicious offensive pointing out that it was Jim’s own counterattacks at the control of the Outlaw Star which destroyed her ship, her cats and her life. That he was responsible for the death of a young girl and her pets, he himself destroyed his one and only chance at love and that their blood was in his hands. Jim was immediately devastated as his mind shut down by the look in his eyes. Before Johan could finish, his crewmates finally found them and Johan exited quickly to avoid the hail of bullets from one very pissed off Gene. Jim was completely frozen by shock and sadness after realizing the truth. It was only by taking him to Dr. Tenma and having lengthy visits with him did he eventually manage to snap out of it. He managed to regain his youthful spirit, but one day he managed to slip out of the Pantheon to return to Symka Five and laid a wreath at the side of the fountain where he and Hanmyo first met.
    • Gene meanwhile managed to find his way over to Johan and quietly shot him with three different Caster Shells simultaneously; none other than the three most powerful Caster shells from his world. While very taxing in life force, Gene had prepared himself beforehand and utilized the Pantheon's unique existence to keep himself from dying. Johan had virtually vanished from the Pantheon for weeks before he finally was found and staying far away from the Crew. Gene's message to Johan, his allies and the House of Evil was quite clear: don't mess with a member of the Outlaw Star.
  • Melfina finally finds purpose and a reason to go out now that Gene and the rest of the crew are with her. Still, she tends to visit the House of Philosophy to continue musing over her purpose that she had found the Galactic Leyline and what to do with her life.
  • With no one around to cook for them, she is often chosen to be the cook for the crew. Though sometimes she takes advice from friends and even lets them cook something. One of her favorite cooking partners is Cherry of the Saber Marionettes. Though Melfina often tries talking with her over her existence as an Artificial Human like her, the Marionette tends to reply that she doesn’t care what her origins were as long as she looks forward to her Otaru-sama. At mentioning his name, she immediately went into one of her imagined fantasies and ending up blushing madly and calling out his name. Melfina simply stood there unsure what to say.
    • She was cautioned in allowing friends cook for her after she invited Noel Vermillion. Melfina was scared at the end result of what Noel cooked, but still allowed it to be served. She had to immediately call for Eirin Yagokoro in the House of Health & Diseases for an antidote. The meal was so devastating that even AISHA got sick. Only Suzuka saved herself because she was not around.
  • Aisha can always be found around the Pantheon accompanied by two particular deities: Taokaka and Saber Marionette Lime. For one thing, both are always great to fight with. For another, they know the best places to get a free handout in the House of Food. Though, she and Tao always tend to fight over food more than just playful sparring (and the fact Tao nicknamed her Boobie-Kaka) with Lime cheering them on, no matter who wins.
    • She heard of the Gourmet Race Club table from Tao and is preparing herself for the eventual next Gourmet Race to earn herself a seat there.
    • She is often found in the Combat Dojo, proving her superior Ctarl-Ctarl fighting prowess. She however bit more than she could chew when she challenged both Hercules and Zangief one time. The end result was a severely sore back and stomach after Hercules managed to grab and bear-hug her with the same stamina as when he defeated the Nemean Lion. He then passed her off to the Red Cyclone who immediately gave her a Final Atomic Buster. She yielded much to her embarrassment but enjoyed the fight and promised she’d be much more powered-up next time. When not in the Combat Dojo, she's also likely to hang out in the Feline Sub-House.
    • It was also here when she met the last of the Saber Marionettes, Bloodberry, who was also looking for a fight. Their fight lasted hours, with even Aisha going into “half powered” mode. She then had the Marionette on the ropes and was about to launch the finishing blow…until she fainted from hunger after burning off so many calories in the fight. Aisha and Bloodberry called out a momentary truce to go out for some chow at the House of Food, with neither yielding the results of their fight as a draw.
  • Aisha was shocked to see Guts standing before her one time. He merely looked down and said that for a second he thought he heard the voice of his beloved and walked away. The Ctarl-Ctarl was puzzled by his comment.
    • She also had an ugly encounter with Lord Raptor who rushed towards her in a love-struck frenzy, only to be sent crashing into a nearby wall with one good punch. After regaining his bearing, he cursed her for confusing him with the voice of his sweetheart Hsien-Ko. Already angry, Aisha went into her “half powered” mode and utterly annihilated Raptor, leaving his body in pieces.
    • Still, these strange encounters of her voice being familiar to someone have eventually become friendlier. On one occasion, she met Asuka Langley Soryu, who also sounded like her. After a brief but friendly fight, Aisha went into her were-tiger form and pounced on Asuka. . . then started licking her face as if she were a kitten! Asuka was shocked by this, but complimented Aisha on her were-tiger form, comparing it to Eva Unit 02's feline Beast Mode. Stranger still, on the times she attempts to speak in English, she sounded exactly like a non-accented Rogue. It was being friends with her that allowed Aisha to meet both Wolverine and X-23, whom the latter apparently enjoys sparring with her.
  • As her status of Sixth Ranger in the crew, Suzuka hardly stays in their temple and can be found wandering the Pantheon. Most see her meditating in the House of Nature, enjoying a cup of tea in Iroh’s shop, or friendly sparring with several swordsmen and women in the House of Weapons. Despite having a place to stay in the House of Narrative, she tends to visit Yukiko Amagi’s inn as she claims it feels just like home. Yukiko enjoys having her visit as she is very polite. Yukiko also notes just how much Suzuka is part of a close-knit group, much like the Investigation Team.
  • When Suzuka first met and fought Arturia, she thought for a second she was facing Melfina as their voices were nearly alike. That slight moment of hesitation cost her the match, but she waits for a rematch soon.
  • Suzuka's relations with assassins in the Pantheon are varied. With Ezio, she treats him with utmost respect as one of the original members of the Assassin order. With Agent 47, they treat each other with professional aplomb as each has their own special way of executing their kills. With the League of Assassins, she considers them rivals as Ra’s wants her to join only for Suzuka to politely decline as she works by herself. This sometimes gets her to blows with his daughter Talia who feels insulted by Suzuka rejecting her father’s kindness. Only with Ra’s telling her to not attack does she relent.
  • Currently, Gene and Jim have been discussing the possibility of having "Hot-Ice" Hilda ascend onto the Pantheon upon learning how Death functions much differently here than in the mortal plane.

    Valkyrie Cain 
Valkyrie Cain, Goddess of Urban Fantasy (Stephanie Edgley, Darquesse)
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  • Intermediate Goddess
  • Symbol: A flame in a hand.
  • Alignment: Chaotic Good
  • Portfolio: Action Girl, Pragmatic Hero, Cool Big Sis, "Battle Accessory", Uses a mixture of elemental magicand Necromancy, until losing them a gaining lighting powers.
  • Domains: Magic, Fantasy, Justice
  • Allies: Ascended – Skulduggery Pleasant, Harry Potter, Bigby Wolf, Cole MacGrath, Raiden (Mortal Kombat)
  • Enemies: Darquesse, The Slender Man, Voldemort, Bloody Mary, evil vampire deities, any deity who abuse their siblings
  • Odd Friendship with: Celty Sturluson
  • Caused a bit of a scare at the House of Magic due to her having the same appearance as Darquesse, fortunately Skulduggery came by to clear things up before a fight broke out.
    • After the confusion passed, Valkyrie was surprised when she meant Harry Potter and had a minor geek-out.
    • Also became enemies with Voldemort not only for being an ally of Harry’s but because he blames her for being temporality turned into a rubber duck by Darquesse.
      • Quite a few of the deities at the House have taken an interest in her magical abilities since she's directly connected to the source of magic.
  • Her connection to Darquesse is somewhat complex: In short, Darquesse is Valkyrie’s Superpowered Evil Side. The two where eventually separated but Darquesse survived by finding a host in Valkyrie’s "Reflection" (a magical clone). It Makes Sense in Context.
  • Though her original given name is Stephanie Edgley, she chose the name Valkyrie Cain when she became a sorceressnote . She’s okay with people addressing her by either of those names, as long as it’s not Darquesse.
    • Isn’t exactly happy that Darquesse got to the Pantheon before she did either.
  • Often joins on Skulduggery on detective cases, which has led to her meeting Bigby. While she was wary of him at first due to a near-fatal encounter with a werewolf in the past she eventually warmed-upped him after he help her in an encounter with Bloody Mary.
  • Is currently training with Cole Mac Grath and Raiden on practicing her magic lighting abilities as well as learning some parkour from Cole and new fighting techniques from Raiden.
  • After hearing about a Goddess of Dullahans, she decided to do some snooping and eventually met Celty Sturluson. The two soon became buddies.
  • Her taken name caught the attention of Freya who decided to watch Valkyrie in battle one day. Afterwards Freya praised her by saying she would make a fine warrior.
  • Despises any deity who mistreatments their siblings, this is mainly because Valkyrie has a younger sister who is often a sore topic for her to discuss.
  • Is worried that The Slender Man may be a Faceless One, a concern shared by Skulduggery.
  • Once dated a vampire who turned out to be a yandere who tried to kill her after she broke up with him. It's best to never ask her about it, EVER.

Lesser Gods

    John Carter 
John Carter, God of Planetary Romances (John Carter of Mars, Prince of Helium, Warlord of Mars, Captain Jack Carter of Virginia, Dotar Sojat, Jeddak of Jeddaks)
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    The Paranatural Activity Club 
The Paranatural Activity Club, Representatives of School Club Stories (The Activity Club)
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From Left to Right: Isabel Guerra, Richard "Rick" Spender, Edward "Ed" Burger, Maxwell "Max" Puckett, and Isaac O'Connor

Demigods

    Adam Dressler 
Adam Dressler, God of Alternate History Stories Told Within Alternate History (Fuhrer of the German Reich)
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    The Driver 
"You tell me where we start, where we're going, where we're going afterwards. I give you five minutes when we get there. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything a minute on either side of that and you're on your own. I don't sit in while you're running it down. I don't carry a gun. I drive."

The Driver, God of Noirs Set In Idyllic Cities ("Deluxe", Kid, Guy, Neighbor, Ryan Gosling)
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  • Demigod
  • Symbol: His white satin jacket with a gold embroidered scorpion on the back, his gray 1973 Chevrolet Malibu and a bloodied hammer
  • Theme Song: "Nightcall" by Kavinsky | "A Real Hero" by College & Electric Youth
  • Alignment: True Neutral w/ shades of Chaotic & Good
  • Portfolio: Getaway Driver Whose Good At His Job, The Stoic (Until He's Not), Boring, but Practical, Frog And Scorpion Motif, Byronic Hero, Mysterious Past, Broken Ace, Beware the Quiet Ones, Tranquil Fury, Combat Pragmatist, Unstoppable Rage, Redemption Failure
  • Domains: Driving, Crime, Planning, Revenge
  • Herald: Shannon (his boss)
  • High Priest: J. J. "Jake" Gittes
  • Allies: Jacket, Richter Berg, Claude, Niko Bellic, Carl "CJ" Johnson, Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton, Trevor Phillips, Lincoln Clay, Dominic Toretto, Brian O'Conner, Jesse Pinkman
  • Clients:
  • Distrusts: The Corleones, Tony Soprano and the DiMeo Crime Family, Vito Scaletta, Joe Barbaro, Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin, Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Donald Love, Dimitri Rascalov, Tommy Vercetti, Other various mafia members and crime factions, 50 Blessings
  • Enemy Mine with: Tommy Angelo, Jimmy, John Donovan
  • On Bad Terms With: Walter White, The Fans
  • Opposed by: Various Law Enforcement
  • Complicated Relations: Travis Bickle, Sarah Collins
  • A nameless driver works a stuntman/mechanic by day but moonlights as a getaway driver for robberies by night. He lives in a Los Angeles apartment alone and has no family or past to speak off. One day, he helps out his neighbor Irene and her son Benicio out of kindness. He eventually develops a friendly bond with Benicio and a mutual attraction for Irene. However, when Irene's husband Standard was released from prison and tries to reconnect with his family, it puts a halt into Irene's and the Driver's budding romance. Still, the Driver remains friendly with the family. All of these came ahead as Standard's criminal past caught up with him, and he was forced to do a day-time robbery by his old boss to pay for his protection money and threatens to hurt his wife and child if he refuses. The Driver offers to help Standard with the heist for the safety of Irene and Benicio. Tragically, Standard was killed in the robbery and the Driver and a cohort managed to escape the scene with the money. After a few violent confrontations, he later found out the robbery was set up to steal about a million dollars that belonged to the East Coast mob. Nino, a pizzeria owner and mobster who masterminded the plan to steal the money from the rival mob, wants the money returned to him and plans to kill all the people who may have connections with the robbery, including Standard, the Driver and Irene, in order to clean his tracks.
    • The Driver tells the truth about his involvement in Standard's death, offers Irene the money, and advises that she and her son leave town for their safety. However, she slaps him and refuses his offer. As the two later went into the elevator with another man with them, the Driver notices his gun, assumed he's a hitman and needed to act fast. The Driver turns to Irene and gave one last kiss to her before he brutally beats the hitman to death, revealing his violent side to her as she leaves. After he learns that his boss and friend Shannon was killed by Nino's partner-in-crime, Bernie Rose, he decides to take revenge on both of them. After drowning Nino in the ocean, The Driver calls Bernie to let him know that his partner is dead. Bernie would propose a meeting for The Driver to give back the money in exchange for Irene and Benicio's safety. The Driver agreed to the meeting, even as he knows his life is still in danger. He makes one last phone call to Irene, telling her he is leaving and that meeting her and Benicio was the best thing that ever happened to him. Bernie and the Driver then arrived at the parking lot, where he hands over the cash. As he did so, Bernie stabs him in the abdomen, and the Driver stabs him in the neck in retaliation. Still wounded, the Driver leaves Bernie for dead next to his open bag of cash as he drives away into the night.
  • After several hours of the Driver driving aimlessly into the night, he eventually parks his car at the side of the road and gradually lose consciousness due to blood loss from his injuries. He woke up at daytime to find that the stab wound on his abdomen was gone, and found himself in a part of town he didn't recognize. He also found a strange letter in his windshield, a cryptic letter saying some nonsense about being a God and telling him of directions where he needed to go. With nothing to lose, he followed the directions to an auto shop just from the outskirts of the one of the main Pantheon Houses. He was surprised to see his old boss Shannon there, alive and well, and the cut in his arm that claimed his life was gone as well. Although, he is just as clueless as the Driver on how he turned up alive or where he currently is. With him coming close to dead, his injuries completely gone and his strange circumstances, the Driver assumes he is in some sort of afterlife and accepts it rather calmly (with his boss coming into a similar conclusion). He and Shannon decided to set up shop in the auto shop they have found (which acts as a temple), and resume as car mechanics again, hoping to lie low and try to maintain a normal life once more.
  • According to the original source, as his story takes place in another version of this world, the Driver didn't have a stable home-life growing up. As a kid, his thieving father used him to break into homes due to his small size. His mother later killed his father and he was sent to foster parents until he moved out. Whatever happened between when he left his foster parents' home and the events of his story is not really explained. Back into our Driver, we don't really know if he has the same past as his original counterpart. Considering his involvement in crime and reluctance to disclose his past, it's safe to assume he didn't have a good home-life either. What we do know is that around 5-6 years ago before the events of his story, the Driver arrived to Shannon's auto shop asking for a job and was hired based on his car-related skills. Shannon, jokingly but in his own words, has been "exploiting" him ever since, employing him as a skilled mechanic and later to assist in arranging the cars the Driver would use for his various assignments.
  • The Driver always had an interest with cars. In the original source, before he moved out of his foster home, he hanged out around the desert racetrack and drive around the cars his mechanic friend had modded to test them out. He had a fondness of driving ever since. As most of his related skills are based around cars, it's safe to assume our Driver has a similar fondness for them too. He also resumed applying for stunt driving jobs in the House of Theatre and Spectacle and their car business resumed supplying and repairing the stunt cars for said House. One would assume that there wasn't a need for stunt drivers due to the Pantheon's resurrection polices. But as not all actors are skilled at driving, are willing to do their own stunts, and that there is still the risk of getting hurt during production (which would slow down production time), stunt drivers like him are still needed in that House. The Driver doesn't have much opinion on this job other than it is additional income for their business, and it's a good way to apply his driving skills legally.
  • Ever since the city of Los Angeles was declared a divine domain, there was an increase in robberies due to being one of the wealthier cities in the US. A would-be criminal not native to the City of Angels may have a harder time planning an escape route. If for whatever reason their usual gateway driver is unavailable, the various deified criminals would need to search for a replacement (especially one who knows the layout of the city so well). Some of them have heard of a very skilled gateway driver from LA and their criminal contacts were able to locate and contact him for a future assignment. When offered to do the job from them, he had agreed to do those heists for pragmatic reasons: because he needed the money to sustain his business.
    • The Driver is very impersonal when he comes to his clients, not wanting to know them personally or why they are doing their respective heists. All he needed to learn is the time and place, and he'll meticulously plan the rest. He'll give the thieves five minutes to do their thing before driving off, no questions asked. The only caveat on all this is that he usually only take that client once and never again (as asking him again would really piss him off). It's unknown why, but it's assumed it's to prevent him from being further implicated in his clients' heist. For these reasons, the thieves would only hire him if they are in desperate need of a driver. But once he's able to do his job, he's able to evade most non-superpowered law enforcement with relative ease.
  • Given their accidental involvement with The Mafia lead to each other's deaths, the Driver and Shannon try to avoid dealing with any mafia related deities. The Driver doesn't even take assignments from them, not trusting if he's going to be alive by the end of it. Various mobsters, like the Corleones and the DiMeo Crime Family, have heard of a gateway driver who have managed to kill two mob members and have been on their guard more than usual, to the point of considering trying to screen potential getaway drivers, should they ever had a need for one. Other crime bosses like The Kingpin and The Penguin don't seem to fear the Driver given that they are capable fighters in their own right, and compared to the superheroes they have to deal with, the Driver seems like a joke compared to them. Still, given that he can still hurt their henchmen and fellow mafia associates, they also try to be cautious should they ever cross paths with him.
  • Claude, a criminal of unknown background, is a frequent customer in Driver's auto shop. They don't talk to each other much, but they were able to form some sort of mutual understanding with each other. It's because of him did the Driver started to encounter the other gods from his world. Through Claude's allies, he learns that they had a lot more in common than they thought: both had relations with a criminal's lover, both were betrayed during a robbery that was meant to kill them, and both are willing to get their hands dirty to seek revenge on those who wronged them.
    • For the most part, he gets along with other criminals from Claude's world (like Carl "CJ" Johnson, Niko Bellic, and the Los Santos trio). It helps that each of them had experiences with crime and betrayals during their respective stories (with all of them succeeding on getting their revenge). Plus, they were frequent customers of his auto shop due to their frequent handling of various cars. He doesn't trust everyone from their world, though. The Driver has worked with the corrupt millionaire Donald Love, upon Claude's recommendation, once to deliver a mysterious package to him. While Donald Love has not attempted to betray the Driver yet, his previous association with Dimitri Rascalov and Tommy Vercetti (both of whom he distrusted more due to their current mafia affiliations), he's not willing to fully trust him either.
  • The Driver has come to learn of other people who have been betrayed by the Mafia. One of them was Tommy Angelo, a taxi-driver-turned-mafia-member-turned-police-informant after he was betrayed by his mob associates. Given that Tommy is no longer on the side of crime unlike the Driver, they are hesitant fully trust each other. But given their mutual distrust for the Mafia as well as their respect for each other's driving skills, they are not opposed to working with each other should they be unfortunate enough to cross paths with the Mafia again. Vito Scaletta and Joe Barbaro were also have been in a similar situation as Tommy Angelo, who have also experienced various betrayals by the Mafia. But given the two having resumed their criminal activities in the Pantheon, with Vito possibly being a crime boss himself, the Driver isn't willing to trust them. He had a much easier time befriending Lincoln Clay, who retired from the mafia and became a drifter after he had got his revenge over the crime family he worked for. He also gets along with hitman Jimmy and former CIA agent John Donovan, although he isn't interested in just solely taking out Mafia members unless they had personally crossed him.
  • One day, the Driver received a mysterious package in his temple, which contained a frog mask and an invitation to a sketchy location. The Driver ignored the packages until he suddenly received several calls, saying they are planning to hurt Shannon should they not comply with their demands. Wanting to get to the bottom of this, he did some research and found out about a group known as 50 Blessings, who recruited people into committing murders against the Russian mafia to drum up anti-Russian sentiments. The Driver was under the assumption they have heard of his killings of a few hitmen and mafia members and took an interest in enacting murders on their behalf. He asked his allies and contacts about the group and their underling in order to confront them. Through these, he found and befriended Richter Berg, a masked assassin who formerly worked under them, although he only does his work for his mother's safety. Being forced into committing crimes for the sake of their loved one reminded him of Standard and himself. He also got acquainted with The Masked Maniac, only known as Jacket, a former target for Richter and who also worked under 50 Blessings (although he doesn't know he too was also being manipulated by them). As someone who has had bad experiences with the Russian mob, he pities the Driver due to his encounters with mobsters and his subsequent demise by one of them.
    • Through them, the Driver managed to track down an associate of 50 Blessings. After making the associate sing due to threats of hitting him with The Driver's hammer, they told him they have long abandoned the Masked Killings since their ascension, as the Pantheonic Police were already aware of their modus operandi. The Driver, undeterred, went back to square one and managed to track down the packages to their senders, The Fans, a group of Loony Fans of Jacket. He called them and only asked one of them to meet up with him without bringing any weapons, to which their leader Tony decided to take the offer. Speaking on their behalf, they were interested in recruiting the Driver into their group, seeing as his own jacket and hearing about his feats of violence reminded them of their idol (which is fitting as Jacket is often considered an Expy of the Driver himself). They also assume he shares their love for violence as well (he does not). When he started to ignore their package, they started to threaten to hurt his boss to get his attention. His fellow gang members later found Tony laying in a pool of blood and a shoe-shaped dent in his head, well aware of the Driver's answer to their invitation.
  • In a lot of ways, the Driver and taxi driver Travis Bickle have a lot in common. Both are mentally unwell loners with violent tendencies but can still hold a normal job. Both have wanted to become the "hero", even risking their lives for someone that they haven't known for very long, and violently killing people who become a threat to them. The main difference is that the Driver can be quiet and sociable, is no stranger to crime, and mostly draws blood out of revenge for his loved ones; while Travis is someone with No Social Skills, has a dim view of society in general, and is willing to kill anyone he perceived as "wicked". He has first heard of Travis after hearing his infamous reputation in the Pantheon. Travis first heard of the Driver as he was travelling to LA for a brief while, first seeing him during one of his heists he was driving for. Travis thought about enacting violence on the Driver, even driving to the Driver's temple to stalk him, to which the Driver noticed his glares. Travis then reconsidered attacking him and started seeing him more favorably, after he heard about his situation with the Mafia, their commonalities, and how he protected his lover and her child at the cost of his life. After confronting and chatting with each other, they have agreed to stay out of each other's way, should they avoid a violent confrontation in the future.
  • The NASCAR driver Richard Petty was one of the first car-related clients of their auto shop, and one of the few customers they had that wasn't involved in crime at all. After some small talk with Shannon, he discovered that the Driver was going to participate in a race, but the plans fell through (but didn't tell Petty that it didn't work out because Bernie Rose, who was at first interested in investing a racecar from Shannon and have the Driver drive it, betrayed and killed both of them). Petty offered the Driver to demonstrate his racing skills and when the Driver got going behind the wheel, Petty was really impressed in what he saw. He then offered the Driver if he can participate in official races one day. While Shannon was ecstatic for the offer, the Driver was hesitant on taking it, not wanting the attention drawn on himself if he ever gained fame as a racer. Still, Petty remains a good auto shop client to their business as long as he remains unaware about the Driver's criminal past.
  • Dominic Toretto, a former illegal street racer and fugitive, has heard of the Driver from the grapevine due to the recent criminal activity in the LA area. As a fellow LA resident, Dom took interest in recruiting him in his band of government-sanctioned karmic car-jackers, which lead him to going to the auto shop that he runs. After learning about his recent racing demonstration with Petty, Dom decided to asked the Driver to compete in a friendly street race with him (to which he agreed). Dom won that race, but he was really impressed on the maneuvers the Driver took (although he never mentioned if he ever competed in illegal street racing at any point). Dom also respected the Driver after leaning about how he was willing to help out and protect his neighbor's family, reminding Dom on how dedicated he was in protecting his own crew. After much thinking however, the Driver declined his offer to join him on the account of wanting to lie low (and his crew's missions are not the sort of thing he would do), although they remain allies. The Driver also got acquainted with Dominic's best friend Brian O'Conner, who is currently retired from criminal life. He gained similar respect for him after learning about the Driver from Dom, being someone with a family of his own.
  • It should be noted that the Driver has never being involved in any drug related crimes. That all changed when he met the chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-kingpin, Walter White. Walt first went to the Driver's auto shop to have his Pontiac Aztek be looked at. The Driver and Shannon looked at Walt, curious about his similar looks to Shannon, although they quickly got over it. Their initial interaction with Walt appeared to be friendly at first. Due to his prior connections to the criminal underworld, Walt then recognized the Driver as the skilled getaway driver from LA he's been hearing about. He then offers the Driver to do some deliveries to the City of Angels; some new associates of his have duffle bags with them, and they were to be dropped off somewhere in the city. Thinking it was just an ordinary robbery job, the Driver agreed to do this one favor for him and letting him know of his strict guidelines. Sometime after he did his delivery, he watched some news about an increase of addicts and crimes related to blue crystal meth in the LA area that was unheard off before. The Driver was smart enough to put two and two together, and when Walt tried to meet up with the Driver to possibly do a second run, he snapped at Walt, angry at being deceived yet again. The Driver threaten him to hurt him if he's unwittingly involved in the drug trade again, and that was the end of their brief partnership.
    • Jesse Pinkman also had his car looked at the same auto shop a few weeks after the incident. It startled him when he first saw Shannon, thinking this is another identity Walt has changed into. The Driver saw Jesse's nervous look and clarifies the situation that Shannon was not Walt, correctly assuming he's reacting that way due to meeting Walter White before. The Driver then asked Jesse about the blue meth (and told him about his involvement with Mr. White). Jesse, a bit hesitantly, told about his prior animosities with his former teacher and partner Mr. White, as well as his own past as a meth cook. Jesse wanting to leave the criminal life due to his many misfortunes and wanting to protect his girlfriend and her child, reminded the Driver of both himself and Standard. He befriended Jesse after that, and Jesse learned about the Driver's recent past and how he died protecting his lover and her child, with Jesse noting that he himself failed to save both of his girlfriends and envies the Driver in that regard.
  • The Driver met the widow Sarah Collins as she was a friend of Jesse. As the Driver was a kind-looking guy, they initially formed a friendship and hang out with each other more often. Sarah was even comfortable enough to tell about her past to him and even have him look after her kids when Jesse is away. Over time, the Driver had fallen for Sarah, although he himself wasn't sure if his feelings for the widow was due to her similarities with Irene (being a hard-working single mom who was once married to a criminal) and/or a genuine respect for her. One unfortunate day however, as the Driver and Sarah was on their way to the Driver's car at a parking lot near a bar they went to, they were ambushed by two random thugs with guns (presumably sent by Mr. White after The Driver turned down their partnership). The Driver was able to disarm and quickly stab one of the thugs and then stabbed him repeatedly out of pure rage. Sarah was also able to disarm and shot the second thug dead right in the head twice. When the deed was done, they looked into each other and was at a lost for words, having seen their violent side for the first time. Although they don't really arbor any hard feelings after that since they are only protecting each other, the Driver and Sarah mutually decided to stop seeing each other soon after, both for her and her kids' safety. The Driver did called her after that to tell her that she reminded him of a kind mother he used to know and that he enjoyed her company as much as when he was with her.
  • Based on the Driver's violent outburst, his lack of reaction to blood, and his willingness to kill, it's safe to assume he's already a harden criminal by the time we meet him. As mentioned before, his violence is mostly done out of self-defense or revenge. Although as implied when he gets verbally aggressive at returning clients, he can barely keep his anger in control. He has heard of the legendary hitman John Wick, who retired after marrying his wife and came back after someone killed his dog (which was a gift from his late wife) and murdered the people responsible for it. The Driver mused about it for a moment; whether he was to give up his criminal life should he even had a chance with Irene. Well, it's too late to think about that now. He's not interested in getting into the hitman business either. They haven't met each other yet; but if they had, he wonders if they might get along with each other.
  • That night as he mused about his thoughts and drive around LA by himself, he had a "daydream" (or more accurately, a vision from another world). In it, he survived being stabbed, gave up his life of crime, took a new name, founded a business and lived peacefully with his fiancée. All of it came crashing down however and he was back to his old ways once again to seek revenge on what he lost. His mind then returned to reality, pondering if he could ever escape his past or if it is destined to follow him. He sometimes wonder if his whole experience in the Pantheon was just all in his unconscious mind and he would awake up one day to have his story continue where it left off or be involved in someone else's tale. Only time would tell and for now, he would just rather live in the moment.
"Can I talk to you? I won't keep you long. I have to go somewhere and I don't think I can come back. But I just wanted you to know getting to be around you and Benicio was the best thing that ever happened to me."

    James Marshall 
James Marshall, Holy Herald of Hostage Situations in a Closed Space
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President Marshall
  • Theme Song: Air Force One Theme.
  • Demigod
  • Symbols: Air Force One and the Seal of the President of the United States
  • Alignment: Lawful Good
  • Portfolio: Die Hard on the Air Force One, Badass President In A Nice Suit, Papa Wolf
  • Domains: The Presidency of the United States, Family
  • Followers: Frank McCloud, Casey Ryback, Darren McCord, Gabe Walker, Kit Latura
  • Heralds: First Lady Grace Marshall (his wife), Alice Marshall (his daughter), Kathryn Bennett (his vice president), and rest of the crew of Air Force One.
  • Allies: Theodore Roosevelt, Josiah Bartlet, John McClane, Snake Eyes, Duke, Steve Rogers/Captain America, Ellen Ripley
  • Enemies: Cobra Commander, The Baroness, Destro, HYDRA, Johann Schmidt/Red Skull, Nikita Dragovich, Kane, The Xenomorphs, The Enclave
  • Uneasy Relationship: Snake Plissken
  • Commonality Connection: Indiana Jones, Han Solo, Rick Deckard
  • There are a couple of presidents who currently reside in the Pantheon. Teddy Roosevelt represents historical presidents who turn out to be badass in real life. Josiah Bartlet represents fictional ones who are experts in being the Guile Hero. And then there is James Marshall. Held hostage in Air Force One, he not only single-handedly freed all of the hostages in the plane, but also took down all of those responsible for the heinous act. That heroic act awarded him a prestigious spot in the Pantheon.
    • Sadly, he couldn't save Air Force One herself as she is currently at the bottom of the Caspian Sea. In response, the House of Leadership created a replica of the aircraft just for him upon his ascension. The new Air Force One serves as his temple, capable of flying as well as any Boeing 747 in the air as well as a base whenever it lands.
  • When it was revealed there was no room for him in Leadership, it was John McClane who came to his rescue. He felt that Marshall's incident mirrored that of his own. As such, he found space in the House of Narrative for Marshall to stay in the Pantheon. Marshall had pity on the former officer for what he went through in his life and hopes that things will improve in time.
  • Was greeted by both Roosevelt and Bartlet soon afterwards. While Marshall's policies are vague compared to the other two, he has remained friends with them to this day. He joked that both men are just as capable of great acts when pressured. Some deities worry that the men should have more security on them when together, but others state that the three alone are more than capable of taking care of themselves.
  • That hasn't stopped terrorists from trying. There was one time when he was blinded and taken to COBRA headquarters. There, Cobra Commander demanded a large sum of money from the GUAG or he would take Marshall's life. They were ready for any sort of forces coming their way. They were not ready for Marshall slipping out of his prison. It took hours for the villains to track him down. By the time they finally cornered him, the Joes had already infiltrated the base, forcing COBRA to retreat. The Joes knew that it would take more than threats to force Marshall to negotiate with terrorists.
  • It was hard to say if his original captors were Communists, but it is agreed that they most likely worshiped Nikita, a soldier who was notorious for only caring about saving his own skill. Besides them, there are other followers of him who would love to hold him hostage to show their capabilities to their leader. Marshall is willing to oblige... on his way to killing their asses afterwards.
  • Marshall has also come in contact with HYDRA. Led by the Red Skull, the group was hoping to find a way to permanently off the former president. They even tried to replace him with an LMD a couple of times, but he proved to be too tenacious to hold him for long.
  • Sometimes, it's versions of America itself that is capable of the most heinous acts. Marshall was disgusted with the actions of the Enclave, a dystopian version of America built from the remnants of its eradicated predecessor. Things got worse when the Enclave kidnapped him and took him into a bunker. They figured that having a living president would unite their world while keeping it under their control. With no experience with that kind of president, it wasn't long until Marshall was able to escape.
  • There was one time when Marshall was acting strangely. He was seeking alliances with enemies of America as well as pulling back on alliances with allies. After seeking help from the Martian Manhunter, it was revealed that he was under some sort of mind control. Tracing the energy led him to Kane's temple where it was revealed he had taken over Marshall's mind using a pin to enhance his influence. It was only a matter of destroying the pin to bring Marshall's mind back to normal, but he wouldn't forget the stunt he pulled.
  • Naturally, a number of people end up assisting him whenever he is put in sticky situations. Amanda Waller is fond of placing Snake Plissken alongside Marshall for protection. Neither man likes the situation; Marshall is unsure if he could trust the ex-criminal while Snake has plenty of things he would rather do than take care of yet another president. No one would say that they are terrible together though; both are rather efficient in getting out of hairy situations.
  • Stan Smith is a more reliable protector for Marshall. Mr. Smith even experienced such a situation himself in a football stadium. Either way, he's glad that more US Presidents are making their mark in the Pantheon. Marshall appreciates the help, though it is annoying that he constantly forgets lessons given to him in life.
  • One day, his temple was completely overrun with Xenomorphs. Apparently, the aliens felt he was responsible for thwarting their survival in multiple encounters with humans. Unfortunately for the aliens, their arch-nemesis was at the temple as well. Ellen Ripley helped Marshall to escape the building and call for help. It wasn't long before the GUAG got rid of the infestation. Marshall gave Ripley the Medal of Honor shortly afterwards.

    Max Rockatansky 
Max Rockatansky, God of Desert Punk (Mad Max, The Maximum Force of the Future, The Road Warrior, Captain Walker, Raggedy Man)
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  • Demigod
  • Symbol: His leather jacket
  • Theme: "We Don't Need Another Hero" by Tina Turner, or "Brothers In Arms"
  • Alignment: True Neutral
  • Domains: Earth, Madness, Toil, Racing
  • Portfolio: Awesome Aussie, Badass Driver, Captain Crash, Crazy-Prepared, Dented Iron, Heartbroken Badass, Jerk with a Heart of Gold, The Quiet One, Walking the Earth, Still wears his cop uniform
  • Followers: All allies of his respective movies, The characters of Desert Punk, Tank Girl, Eli
  • Herald: The Interceptor
  • Allies: Imperator Furiosa, Steve Irwin, Ashley Williams, Saxton Hale, Vash, The Crimson Raiders, Kenshiro, Toki, Solid Snake, Samurai Jack
  • Enemies: Immortan Joe, Kano, Handsome Jack, Souther, Calypso
  • Rivals: Leto Atreides II
  • Opposes: Bane, Raoh
  • When the latest of Max's adventures was recorded in film, many gods awaited his ascension. Surprisingly, that did not happen. In fact, the whereabouts of his location were unknown for many months. It was only the investigation of Steve Irwin that revealed his fate: Max had been held prisoner all that time in revenge for his death. The two managed to escape Immortan Joe's temple, with massive help from a bald-headed woman. The three ventured out on the Interceptor with the War Boys in hot pursuit. The resulting car chase drew enough attention to force a settlement. The Court of the Gods ruled Max's imprisonment a violation of neutrality. With no one else to oppose him, Max became the rightful owner of the Desert Punk franchise.
  • He wasn't pleased in the slightest to not only find another god who looked like Immortan Joe, but one who looked just like him. Bane merely scoffs at the Max's ascension, not seeing him as much of a threat.
  • His most well-known weapon of choice has been the sawed-off shotgun, making him a former follower of Ash Williams. Max sometimes pities him, seeing the man as one of the few gods that has had it worse in his mortal life than himself.
  • He was glad that there were other Aussies in the Pantheon... he just didn't expect one as eccentric as Saxton Hale. The Australian Champion greeted him with a hug that could choke a kangaroo before offering to tour the area. Max finds it difficult to stick with him for long, so he finds excuses to leave early.
  • Vash offered to teach him how to be more accurate, given Max was getting rusty by the looks of his latest film. He silently shrugged, taking up the offer. It can be in handy in future adventures.
  • Kano took to the task of hunting down Max, hoping to receive a reward from Immortan Joe. Max has been keeping an eye out on the mercenary ever since.
  • His stories have said to inspire entire worlds to take a similar path. It didn't take long for many of their rank to give thanks to them... but not all of them. He woke up one day to see his temple covered in graffiti. A quick investigation with the help of the Crimson Guard laid the blame on Handsome Jack. The God of Petty Villains tried and failed to take up Max's title and is currently planning to take it back.
  • Many gods believe that Max has sworn not to hook up with any other woman in respects to his dead wife and daughter, victims of the early phase of the post-apocalyptic future.
  • Speaking of similar premises, Raoh turned out to be too similar to Immortan Joe for his liking. Although he stands no chance of defeating him, Max received the backing of Kenshiro and Toki. Some say the Mad Max series inspired the world of Fist of the North Star, allowing Max to call in a couple favors from powerful friends.
    • Souther was not pleased with the development of his latest film, claim it to be shameless propaganda in favor of friendships. He hopes to prove this point by stomping Max into a bloody pulp. So far Max has been able to avoid the God of Abhorrance Towards Love.
  • Leto had hoped to take the title from Max in order to increase his power. The Court of the Gods denied the request, citing that Max appeared two years earlier than the Dune series. The two are still bitter over the attempted insurgence.
  • Among the various gods who saw inspiration from his movies was Solid Snake, as his creator is a huge fan of The Road Warrior. Although Metal Gear Solid isn't usually set in a desert environment, the dialogue is remarkably similar.
  • Calypso had hoped to invite Max to his Twisted Metal tournaments, to which the later vehemently refused. Max is wary with how Calypso manipulates people to give them corrupted deals and wanted no part of it.
  • Samurai noted when he was in a similar predicament, forced to fight in the Dome of Dome. He doesn't lay any blame on Max, instead congratulating him on his ascension.
  • He feels some sort of connection to Babe - even if it reminds him of the underground pigsty of Bartertown - and sees fit to protect the pig whenever he faces danger in the Pantheon.

    Michael Scott 
Michael Gary Scott, Patron Saint of Work Comedies (Prison Mike, Ping, Blind Guy McSqueezy)
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  • Demigod
  • Symbol: The Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company logo
  • Theme song: The Office Theme Song
  • Alignment: Neutral Good
  • Portfolio: Aesop Amnesia, Attention Whore, Stupid Boss, Camp Straight, Frequently Uses the phrase "That's What She Said", Cloudcuckoolander, Contemplate Our Navels, Crippling Overspecialization, Dirty Coward, Fourth-Date Marriage, Friendless Background, Genius Ditz, Idiot Houdini, Innocently Insensitive, Jerk with a Heart of Gold, Manchild, No Social Skills, Small Name, Big Ego, Wrong Genre Savvy, Ungrateful Bastard
  • Domains: Good, Business, Stupidity
  • Followers: Ally McBeal, The crew of Better off Ted
  • Heralds: Hollis Partridge "Holly" Flax (his wife), his former coworkers at Dunder Mifflin.
  • Allies: Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, Leslie Knope, Segata Sanshiro
  • Enemies: Looten Plunder, Amadeus Cho, Tsunade
  • Rivals: Weird Al, Isabela of Riven, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart
  • Opposes: GUAE Trollkaiger
  • Annoys: Ron Swanson, Commander Shepard, Retsuko
  • Odd Friendship: The Minions
  • Conflicting Opinion: Liz Lemon
  • Thinking he could make a name of himself in business, Michael Scott made his case for a spot in the House of Commerce. Kaiba allowed him to pitch the sale of Tickle-Me Elmo dolls to parents. Although he made a lot of dumb decisions, he made up for it in having an expertise for his job. He ultimately came up short, but another deity offered him a spot. Lucy Ricardo had selected him as the God of Work Comedies. Thinking this was his big break, he accepted the offer with glee.
  • He made a plea to the Pantheon to also receive the title of Benevolent Boss. That suggestion only caused the entire House of Commerce to break down in laughter. They were quick to point out many complaints that other deities made for being too aloof for the title. Not even his employees could defend him.
  • Despite his aloof nature, he's turned out to be a great salesman when the chips are down. When Segato asked for help selling Sega products, Michael managed to increase sales by 80%. Of course, that cost him his temple which caught fire in the calamity but he's not complaining.
  • Made an enemy of Looten Plunder when Michael rejected his bid to buy a plot of forest under the advice of Leslie Knope. He plots to make a hostile takeover of Michael's business to throw him out of the Pantheon.
  • Speaking of Leslie, the Goddess of Beleaguered Bureaucracy was delighted to have her spiritual descendant into the pantheon. Ron was more nonplussed with him, hoping that a more competent boss could have taken the position. The three are plotting to ascend more of their kind into the Pantheon.
  • Sees the Pantheon as the perfect grounds to launch his song parodies. What he didn't know is that he's got competition. Weirld Al took up the challenge, with two often competing in a Battle of the Parody Bands in the House of Music. Al may have the experience, but Michael does have his followers.
  • Loves to put in in a sexual innuendo, so much that some deities considered giving him an additional title for it. To his delight, many other gods were more than willing to to exchange sexual innuendos with him. Despite all this, he hopes to settle down in a loving relationship and have kids.
    • When Isabela heard news of his innuendo skills, she couldn't help but answer the challenge. The resulting double entendres lasted for hours on end, causing many to shake their heads in disgust. In the end, the two lest satisfied taking on a Worthy Opponent.
  • He's often seen to have mental breakdowns numerous times. Trollkaiger released a video to one of his most famous outbursts, causing most in the Pantheon to burst out in laughter. Michael Scott responded with a smear campaign against the group. Reception was... more mixed, and only convinced them to troll them further by hacking his computers.
  • He's also known for creating alternate personas for himself, usually ending badly for those on the receiving end. Amadeus Cho claimed only through willpower of Hal Jordan prevented him from punching his Ping character. His Prison Mike character induced the eyerolls of the entire House of Crime. Things went heated when he used his Blind Guy McSqueezy to cop a feel of Tsunade. His return trip to his temple was courtesy of the Megaton Punch she delivered him. He's been more careful about using his alternate identities from now on.
  • Initially, he was surprised to see a group of short yellow beings hunched up outside his temple. Turns out the Minions thought that he was their boss Gru who share the same actor. They were disappointed that that wasn't the case, but Michael invited them in anyways. The Minions turned out to be one of his most loyal allies in the Pantheon. The Minions' competence is a different story, but it's not like he's fared any better.
  • Another person who confused him for the actor was Stephen Colbert. Apparently the two worked under the leadership of Jon Stewart, a man who ascended after him. Although he doesn't have any knowledge of that part of his life, the two decided to become friends to get to know each other.
  • Once that that telling a Chris Rock impersonation to Mr. T would be a good idea. He's been pulling out glass in his head from the window he got thrown out of to this day.

    The School Life Club 
The School Life ClubMembers, Goddesses of Adult-less Settings (Yuri: Rii-chan, Miki: Mii-chan)
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In clockwise order: Yuki, Yuri, Miki, Taroumaru, and Kurumi

Quasideities

    Suzu Houjou 
Suzu Houjou, Goddess of War Settings (Suzu Urano)
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  • Quasideity
  • Symbol: A black pencil with a sketchbook
  • Theme Song: I Can't Bear How Sad It Is
  • Alignment: Lawful Good
  • Portfolio: Genius Ditz, Housewife, Forgot how she met her husband, Perfectly Arranged Marriage, Loses her right hand, Break the Cutie
  • Domains: World War II, Housewives, Artists, Struggles, Countryside
  • Herald: Shuusaku Houjou and the rest of their family
  • Allies: Seita and Setsuko Yokokawa, Yusuke Kitagawa, Victor Van Dort and Victoria Everglot, Link, Steve Rogers/Captain America, Kiritsugu Emiya and Irisviel von Einzbern, Shirou Emiya, Luke Skywalker
  • On good terms: Anakin Skywalker
  • Enemies: Ares, Apocalypse, Sundowner, Hydra, The Lich, Sheev Palpatine
  • Opposes: Commander Masataka Shima, The Banzai Chargers
  • Pitied by: Sgt. Roebuck, Pvt. Miller, and Pvt. Polonsky, Sgt. Conlin, Gunnery Sgt. Minoso, Pvt. Gaines, and Corpsman Sullivan, Black Cat Mantaray 5-4, The Flag Raisers, Sgt. John Basilone, Cole Phelps
  • Respected by: House of Family and Relatives
  • Suzu Houjou (née Urano) was a young woman who was born in Hiroshima, where she spent her time drawing and working with her family's seaweed farm. One day, she was told by her aunt that a man from Kure had proposed marriage to her, who turns out to be the boy she had saved during their childhood whom she never remembered. After marrying him, she moved to Kure and became a housewife in his household. However, the war made their lives increasingly difficult, being forced to endure a lot of hardships to survive the war gave her depression, especially after she lost her right hand and blamed herself for being unable to save her niece-in-law. She originally wanted to go back on her hometown, however, a snap back to reality eventually made her realize how much she wanted to stay in her new home. After the bombing of Hiroshima, she got better and she and her husband adopted an orphan girl.
  • In his spare time, Yusuke Kitagawa was painting an ocean for some enjoyment and to make it an entry on an art contest. That is when he met a young woman who was painting in the same spot as him. During his conversation with her, she introduced herself as Suzu Houjou, how she painted the ocean with the imagination of rabbits appearing in the waves, and her life during the war that caused her to lose her artist hand. Impressed with her art style, the imagery of hownshe described her painting, and her life during the war, he recommended her for ascension and has been approved.
  • Having been a survivor in World War II, she met Seita and Setsuko when she saw them playing outside with her adoptive daughter and her niece-in-law, Harumi. Knowing how a war could make someone suffer, she grew worried about their mental state and wants to take care of them for it, especially because they are children in spirit. She’s also proud of Seita taking care of his sister despite the aftermath, reminding her of her relationship with her niece-in-law.
  • Originally, she didn’t loved her husband and only married him because of her grandmother, however, she eventually love him and have a happily married life together after the war. Her growing love for her husband got praised by Victor and Victoria, who got married because of their feelings for each other. They are also suprisingly proud of how Suzu chose to stay in her new home despite her frustrations with reality and staying in Kure is a risky move and how staying in Hiroshima seems like the right solution at first. She thanked them for this and hopes that they’ll find happiness in their married life.
  • Because of how much she had to suffer because of war, she hates Ares for his obsession with it. She is disgusted at how he’ll do anything to achieve war despite the consequences he had to do to achieve that and how he found enjoyment in it and is never concerned with the consequences behind it. The War God thinks that she’s just whining and that she needs to grow up.
    • She shared this opinion with Apocalypse. She’s disgusted at his ideology of how peace and any kind of virtue involving it could make people weak and told him that they don’t need to fight to become strong. Apocalypse as usual disagrees with her and continues to do what he believes is right.
    • Abhors Sundowner for profiting war for the fun of it. She’s also afraid of his bloodthirsty and cruel nature and knew that she couldn’t easily fight him. Besides, she doesn’t want to kill or fight people and would rather be a peaceful housewife.
  • One of the good aspects of Suzu as a housewife is how she is good at cooking. During the war, because she was raised in a farm, she uses random ingredients to make good food and knows a lot of methods on how they should be made. This got her to become friends with Link, because he also mixed ingredients to make good friend. Due to her interest on the ingredients in his world, Link has took his time to teach her the different ingredients and how they'll be made when mixed together.
  • She has been respected by the House of Family for being such a good housewife and going through war doesn’t stop her for it. Because she is also an artist, she occasionally went to the House of Craft to draw, paint, or any other art-related activity.
  • Originally, she opposes anyone that is an enemy to Japan, however, after the war, she is now okay with their presence, having to accept what reality is. When she was sketching in a park, she met Steve Rogers who was doing the same thing. In their first meeting, the two have talked to each other about their experience in the war and what it’s like living in their country during it. Steve is certainly proud of her overcoming her opposition on the enemy and hopes that she’ll live a peaceful life. Suzu was happy of Steve’s praise and hopes that he’ll continue fighting for what’s right.
    • Many of the ascended World War II-era US Marines and Navy personnel, namely John Basilone, The Flag Raisers, Roebuck's and Conlin's squads, and even the Black Cats crew at first distrust her due to coming from the Empire of Japan. Eventually, however, they come to pity and eventually sympathize with her after hearing about the horror she went through. It helps that she's a non-combatant unaware of her own military's ambitions at the time.
    • Cole Phelps, a former US Marine himself, feels massive guilt when he sees her, reminding him of a questionable act he ordered on some Okinawan civilians during his tour of duty in the Pacific.
  • It is never known if Suzu knows the reasons why Japan fought in the war or it’s allies since she is a ditz, but considering how good-natured she is, she would actually hate Nazis. Hearing about Hydra thanks to Steve Rogers, she hates Hydra that way, having not accepted that the reality has moved on and couldn’t never accept the ideology of the organization. She also believes that their presence could give much more violence and fear from the civilians.
    • She massively dislikes her own country's warmongers in the Pantheon as a result, particularly Commander Masataka Shima and the Banzai Chargers. It doesn't help that Shima plans on continuing the War against the Allies by assisting HYDRA via funding in return for them helping rebuild his sunken aircraft carrier.
  • Because of the bombing of Hiroshima, she hates anyone that reminds her of that bomb, especially if they are nuclear. She hates The Lich in that way, being that his current incarnation is made of nuclear and surrounds himself with nuclear waste. And considering his infamous feats as a villain, people couldn’t blame her for hating her.
  • Having adopted an traumatic orphan girl upon meeting her, she befriended Kiritsugu Emiya for doing the same thing. She’s happy that Kiritsugu has abandoned his ideals to sacrifice others for the greater good and has made peace with his life before his death. Because of their friendship, she also met Irisviel von Einzbern and the two started getting along pretty well for remaining nice friendly girls with the girls sympathizing each other for their former situation.
    • She also befriended their adoptive son, Shirou Emiya. The two became friends for being housewife material, with Shirou complementing her from learning to improve as one and her determination to help her new family despite losing her right hand. But the two mostly get along because of their cooking skills, having collaborate each other in the kitchen cooking food for their loved ones and Shirou taught her the different cooking appliances that have built throughout the years and teaching her how to use them and the different food recipes that she hasn’t learn due to being from the 1940s and the countryside.
  • Having been raised in a farm who also lose his right hand in tragic circumstances, she befriended Luke Skywalker for that. They could also relate to him of reminding themselves of their own failure and suffering from despair for it but found hope in the end.
    • Her friendship with Luke made her enemies with Sheev Palpatine. She knows that his goals for the Dark Side could inspire much more war, not to mention how it takes place in a galaxy and hating him for being such a manipulative bastard.
    • She has some tense moments with Anakin Skywalker because despite being manipulated by Palpatine, he is the one who who leads the Galactic Empire and committed a lot of bad things. However, because he redeemed himself before his death and wants to make up for it, she is on good terms with him despite how uncomfortable it is.
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