Trope Pantheons/Sports

The House of Sports is basically an Olympic Park, but unlike those built by mortals, the House's Parks is many times bigger and is more majestic. It hosts facilities, training centers, and equipments of all kinds of sports imaginable, either real or "fictional". Because of that, this place is massive, and the House of Travel need to set up some travel services to take athlete around the complex.

Every 4 years the Gods' Olympic Competition is being held here. Of course, given the nature of the House, many victories are from the House members and not from outside.

Sakuragi Hanamichi, God of Basketball (Sakuragi-kun, Genius Basket Man)

 * Lesser God
 * Symbol: Shohoku team uniform, number 10
 * Alignment: Chaotic Good
 * Portfolio: Slam Dunk, Announcing that he is "A BASKETBALL GENIUS!", Determinators, Hot-Blooded, Red hair (dyed), Love Rejected 50 Times, Instant Expert through Training From Hell, Deadly Headbutts
 * Domain: Sports, Basketball, Rookies
 * They say there is a tale where Sakuragi was dumped by every girl in the Love Pantheon. Heartbroken, he was recommended to Basketball by a mortal girl named Haruko Akagi.
 * With the induction of Michael Jordan into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Sakuragi's place in the Pantheon is now put in dire peril. Sakuragi now trains with even harder resolve than before to keep his place.

The Seigaku Tennis Club, Gods of Tennis

 * Lesser Gods
 * Symbol: The Seigaku Tennis Club jacket
 * Alignment: Lawful Neutral
 * Portfolio: Fast Serves, Flashy Moves, Exaggerated Effects, Catch Phrases, Health Drinks as Punishment
 * Domain: Sports, Tennis, Rookies
 * There is currently debate as to whether the captain of the tennis club or ChoRyuJin brought about the extinction of the dinosaurs. No headway has been made so far.

Nicholai Hel, God of Go

 * Lesser God
 * Symbol: A picture of a triangular meadow
 * Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
 * Portfolio: Assassins Using Mundane Objects, Obscure Martial Arts, Bizarre Eye Colors, Philosophizing Via Sports
 * Domain: Sports, Assassination, Philosophy, Mysticism
 * Ascended to the Pantheon after taking out several  terrorists with an ID card, a creased cup, a folded magazine, and a box full of matches.
 * Acquired this spot after besting Shindo Hikaru in a grueling game described by those who watched as "the best game of Go ever".

Ippo Makunouchi, God of Boxing

 * Demigod
 * Symbol: a boxing champions' belt
 * Alignment: Lawful Good
 * Portfolio: Boxing, Boxer Style, Bob and Weave, Fair Play, Badass Normal, Foe Yay, Butt Monkey
 * Domains: Competition, Sports, Boxing, Strength
 * Followers: Manny Pacquiao (his avatar), boxers in manga/anime
 * Allies: None, although Hong Meiling felt a certain camaraderie towards Ippo.
 * Ippo claimed the title as soon as he ascended to godhood. However, boxing gyms and challengers soon sprout left and right, leading Ippo to think that this position is some sort of divine setup. The current challenger is Kenpachi "Kenny" Zaraki, and already the betting market are in uproar since it is unknown if Kenpachi can still win without his sword. It is worth noting though, that the next in line is Rocky "The Italian Stallion" Balboa. And after that, Muhammad Ali has a thing or two he wants to say about not being chosen...

Wayne Gretzky, God of Hockey (The Great One, #99)

 * Greater God (honorary title)
 * Symbol: Replicas of his Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings jerseys
 * Alignment: True Neutral
 * Portfolio: Badass Ice Skaters, Goal-Scoring Machines, 61 separate NHL records
 * Domains: Cold, Competition, Nobility
 * Was given a near-unanimous recommendation for godhood by the American and Canadian sports media for his ability to bedazzle his opponents using only a stick, a hockey puck, and pure unadulterated finesse "mad skillz" on the ice. Once explained that said skillz came from teaching himself to see where the puck was going to be, not where it still was.
 * Sadly, not all of his followers are fully cognizant of the rules of the sport where he earned his mark. This doesn't trouble him much, as he's still mostly happy to sign their autographs anyway.

Edmond Honda, God of Sumo

 * Lesser God
 * Symbol: His face-marking.
 * Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
 * Portfolio: Sumo, Fat fighters, Partial Kabukimono, Boisterous Bruiser, Spirited Competitor
 * Domains: Fighting, Competition, Tradition
 * Followers: Hinako Shijou (King of Fighters), Ganryu (Tekken)
 * Enemies: Scott Steiner
 * His main goal is for all Gods to play Sumo, or at least acknowledge it as the Pantheon's 'official sport'.

John Madden, God of Football

 * Formerly a Greater God, now a Lesser God
 * Symbol: The NFL logo branded into the side of a turducken.
 * Alignment: True Neutral
 * Portfolio: Incredibly Annoying Announcer, Mad Libs Dialogue, Redundancy, Attaching his name to stuff he doesn't do anymore, Product Placement, Redundancy
 * Domains: Sports, Tradition, Football
 * Followers: His successors, and every other game announcer ever (mostly unnamed), especially Chuck Downfield (the only person Madden allows to announce the NFL players' games who was not specifically chosen by Madden)
 * Hates: Flight
 * Mostly retired except for his position as a God. He has chosen other people to do his announcing job for him now.
 * The successor to the position of God of Announcers became Jim Ross. Madden was impressed with his announcing during the 8-man Hell In a Cell Elimination Match that decided the God of Wrestling, so he let Jim have it.
 * Recommended himself for the position.
 * He always makes the best player in the NFL collapse the next season because he is jealous; he thinks no God should get less publicity than his subjects
 * Jim Ross and Madden often converse about their love for football to each other during hangtime.

Tsubasa Oozora, God of Imaginary Soccer

 * Intermediate God
 * Symbol: a black-and-white monochrome soccer ball
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolio: Soccer, Impossible Shots, Soccer Players (imaginary), Fair Play
 * Domains: Glory, Celerity, Soccer
 * Followers: Soccer players in manga/anime; the readers of said fandoms; many people who are inspired to play soccer because they read the manga, including (reputedly) Alessandro del Piero
 * Allies: Shuuichi Shindou and Eiri Yuki (Tsubasa served as their avatar for some time)
 * Tsubasa is currently preparing for The Match to End All Matches, when all the (mainly Brazilian) legends of real soccer, under the leadership of Pele, will clash with their (mainly Japanese) fictional counterparts under Tsubasa's captaincy. The title on the line here are the elevation to Greater Deity, as well as the title of True God of Soccer. Tickets are already sold out, although there's still no certainty on when or where this match will happen.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento a.k.a. Pelé, God of Real Life Soccer

 * Intermediate God
 * Symbol: a Telstar soccer ball
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolio: Soccer, Technical Play, Soccer Players (real), Fair Play
 * Domains: Glory, Celerity, Soccer
 * Followers: Soccer players everywhere; soccer spectators; soccer mangaka
 * Allies: None really, although other gods has been seen enjoying the day by watching a match or two
 * Pelé is currently preparing for The Match to End All Matches, when all the (mainly Brazilian) legends of real soccer, under his leadership, will clash with their (mainly Japanese) fictional counterparts under Tsubasa's captaincy. The title on the line here are the elevation to Greater Deity, as well as the title of True God of Soccer. Tickets are already sold out, although there's still no certainty on when or where this match will happen.

The Stig, God of Test Drivers and Professional Racers (Mysterious Racer, All That We Known of Him, )

 * Demigod
 * Symbol: a generic white full-face helmet
 * Alignment: True Neutral
 * Portfolio: Cars, Racers
 * Domain: Sports, Racing, Celerity
 * Followers: Michael Schumacher (served as his avatar for a time), Flying Finns (and many other Finnish people as well), the cast of Future GPX Cyber Formula, and professional racers worldwide. Speed Racer caters car for both The Stig and Takumi.
 * Allies: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May
 * Enemies: Rubens Barrichelo
 * Maintains a fierce rivalry with Tak Fujiwara, although at present it's limited to open taunting and fierce races on street circuits (because The Stig races exclusively on the circuits while Tak highly prefer streets). Monaco is their favored venue.

Saki Miyanaga, Goddess of Mahjong

 * Demigod
 * Symbol: a 1 of Circles mahjong tile
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolio: Mahjong, Pettanko, Joshikousei, Making Statisticians Cry
 * Domain: Sports, Mahjong, Strategy
 * Followers: Nodoka Haramura (her consort and Head Acolyte), Junichiro Koizumi, Hitler, The Pope, Yulia Tymoshenko
 * Himeko has expressed interest in her and her partner, although it's still too early to say that they will be allies. The same could be said for Nanoha.
 * Won the godhood from a much-vaunted Interdimensional Tournament of Mahjong, largely staying out of the proverbial bloodshed and defeating most other Mahjong masters too busy jockeying for position. She was defeated by Akagi in the final four match (the other two contestants are Junichiro Koizumi and her own sister Teru Miyanaga), but won the godhood anyway since the adjudicators from the House of Justice caught Akagi cheating and Saki's points was still unchanged after a mahjong equivalent of a massacre, thus demonstrating her absolute mastery of the game.

Natsu Ayuhara, Goddess Of Volleyball

 * Lesser Goddess
 * Symbol: The Gorin High Emblem or a Volleyball
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolio: Sport-based Combat, Hugeness
 * Domain: Sport, School
 * Followers: Kozue Ayuhara (Attack No.1)
 * She prefers if you don't bring up her height.

Rincewind, God of Running

 * Demigod
 * Symbol: A pointy hat with stars and the word "WIZZARD" on it
 * Alignment: True Neutral
 * Portfolio: Running Away, Modern Major-General, Battle Luggage, Obfuscating Stupidity, Reason Before Honor, Great Luck, Perfectly Reasonable Cowardice
 * Domains: Travel, Magic
 * Followers (i.e. those running in the same direction): Suicune, Raikou, Entei, Latios, Latias, other cowards (but, as Rincewind is quick to point out, cowards who are still alive)
 * Not the strongest god, but definitely one of the hardest to defeat. It's not easy to find him, especially when he's startled, but he might be in the library or in the Food house, eating potatoes.

Lord English, God of Weird Time Shit and Billiards

 * Greater God
 * Symbol: A cycling billiard-ball animation
 * Alignment: Neutral Evil
 * Portfolio: The End of the World as We Know It, Billiards, Time, Time travel that is really fucking confusing, Rainbow Overcoats, Clocks, Emerging from excellent hosts, Piracy, Incredible vocal volume for the purpose of honking
 * Domains: Confusion, Time, Travel
 * Followers: The Felt
 * Opposed by: Dave Strider, the trolls
 * He rules over all time travel that is so complicated it ventures into Mind Screw territory, to the point that he personally arranged for his own ascension to the Pantheon.
 * Is on good terms with Lord Chaos, due to both being demons and lords, and how their domains frequently overlap. Given the massive Mind Screws he favors, he's also in very good terms with Faction Paradox.

Tyler, God of Nonexistent Sporting Capability

 * Demigod
 * Symbol: Blue circle with Chris McLean's face. Alternatively a red circle with a bass.
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolio: Amusing Injuries, Proclamations of own skills being greater than in actuality, getting his girlfriend to remember his name, being the butt of jokes.
 * Followers: Lindsay.
 * Domains: Amusing Injuries, Sports, Reality Shows.
 * He's got really strong fingers.

The Big Man, God of Misinterpreted Sports

 * Lesser God
 * Symbol: A poorly drawn basketball
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Portfolio: Stylistic Suck, Lack of sporting knowledge, Air that is unreal, Keeping it real about AIDS
 * Domains: Sports, "The Rock", The BIG GAME. (its sports)
 * Allies: Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff, Sakuragi Hanamichi
 * Followers: Geromy
 * and there he goe's..... the big man.... HASS the rock
 * the sport pile doesnt stop from getting taller
 * He occasionally shows up in people's dreams for a little one-on-one, but it turns out to be crazy what kind of dunks he has. On a regular basis, the coart is on fire.
 * He was born through the as-yet unspecified work of Dave Strider. He has no idea of that, though. Nor does anyone else.

Bret Hart, God of Professional Wrestling (The Hitman; The Best There Is, The Best There Was, And The Best There Ever Will Be)

 * Theme Song: "Hart Attack"
 * Intermediate God.
 * Symbol: Winged skull in front of a pink heart
 * Alignment: Lawful Good
 * Portfolio: Professional Wrestling, Canadians, Men Who Wear Pink, Cool Shades
 * Domains: Strength
 * Allies: The Undertaker, Travis Touchdown
 * Followers: The Hart Family, Montreal.
 * Won an 8-Man Hell In A Cell Elimination Match in order to be crowned God of Wrestling.
 * Leads a search of fellow Gods to prevent mortals from finding the fabled Money in the Bank briefcase every year.
 * Trained Travis Touchdown before the latter's ascension into the Pantheon. The two, when fought together, are regarded as one of the most powerful tag teams in the pantheon.

Manami Toyota, Goddess of Women's Professional Wrestling (Flying Angel, Queen of Joshi, Queen of Queens)

 * Intermediate Goddess
 * Theme Song: Mystic Eyes
 * Alignment: Neutral Good
 * Symbol: The "Red Belt" (All Japan Womens Pro Wrestling's title belt)
 * Portfolio: Professional Wrestling, Action Girls
 * Domains: Speed, Flight
 * High Priestess: Trish Stratus

Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas, the Pantheon's Greatest Tag Team

 * Intermediate Gods
 * Symbol: A pair of tag-team belts.
 * Alignment: Lawful Neutral
 * Portfolio: Badass Boasts. Bash Brothers, Lightning Bruisers, Heterosexual Life Partners, Pairings of a white guy and black guy.
 * Domains: Wrestling, Tag Teams.
 * Tag teams are bound to break up, with one side growing more popular. The same happened to Haas and Benjamin, but no matter how popular they get solo, they are at their most powerful when together.
 * Ascended after defeating several other mortal tag teams in the mortal realm.
 * They are sometimes considered the result of JD and Turk turning into wrestlers.
 * It is said that despite being normal competitors who can take on most intermediate gods by themselves, there are little to none teams who can take on both Benjamin and Haas and win.

Jim Ross, God of Announcers (Good Ol´ JR.)

 * Theme Song: "Boomer Sooner"
 * Demigod.
 * Symbol: His hat and his BBQ Sauce placed next to eachothers.
 * Alignment: Lawful Good
 * Portfolio:
 * Domains: Wrestling, Commentary.
 * Allies: Stone Cold Steve Austin as well as most other wrestling gods.
 * Followers: Jerry Lawler, Mike Tenay, Taz, Michael Cole (Even though he refuses to admit it), Josh Mathews, Gorilla Monsoon, Booker T.
 * Most people know not to ridicule or harm Jim Ross if they want to stay alive. Others who has done so in the past often became high priority targets by the Wrestling gods as well as the many followers of Ross.

Babe Ruth, God of Baseball (The Great Bambino, The Sultan of Swat, The Home Run King, George.)

 * Greater God
 * Symbols: A bat hitting a ball, and a half eaten hot dog.
 * Alignment: Chaotic Good
 * Portfolio: Badass Boasts, Big Eaters, Boisterous Bruisers, athletes that completely reinvent a sport and how it's played through sheer awesomeness, stars screwed over by a Pointy-Haired Boss, Curses, those who party hard after work, stars that are larger than life, having lots of Fan Nicknames.
 * Domains: All aspects of baseball, but especially power and home runs. Also, being virtually universally adored by the public.
 * Allies: Every Yankee player and Yankee fan ever. (Albeit with slight reluctance from Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio.) Also gets along famously with Elvis when he visits the house of Music.
 * Enemies: Ty Cobb, Harry Frazee.
 * Still considered either the Greatest Player of all time, (or at worst, one of the Top 5) nearly 90 years after his prime.
 * Was the catalyst for turning a second string team into one of the greatest dynasties of all time, and into the most dominant team in baseball history.
 * Tends to make inspirational appearances in baseball movies, especially if it involves helping kids.
 * The "Curse of the Bambino" was initially supposed to be a short term thing he and God worked out, but neither could resist yanking the chain of Boston and its fans.