The Chungus Pantheon

The Scrimmy Bingus franchise takes place in a chaotic universe run by twelve canonical gods, referred to as Ungi. Below is the list of gods in the universe, known as Crogus.

These Ungi's powers are ranked based on 4 factors (ranked out of 10): Availability (A), Influence (Inf), Creativity (C), and Involvement (Inv). Availability determines how easy it is to contact or engage with them, Influence denotes how much they participated in the creation and building of the early world, Creativity signifies how imaginative they are with their appearances/actions/attacks, and Involvement indicates how active and how much they participate with the modern world and the heroes of the franchise.

Each Ungi can appear in a human form, but has a preferred form/natural state that they usually are found in. Below is a table of the Ungi, what they preside over, what month they represent, their true form, power levels, and power total:

## The Twelve Gods of Crogus

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## **The Myth of Creation**

The Ungi named Chungus presided over an empty universe where he exercised his creative abilities in an empty void. Growing bored, Chungus decided that he wanted to create a world and universe that would keep him entertained. Chungus tried time and time again to form an interesting universe, but each time he tried, he would grow bored. Finally, after 46 attempts, the universes collided and exploded, creating the stars, sun, planets, dimensions, and even Newark, New Jersey. Chungus named this universe Crogus.

Crogus was beautiful, except for Newark, New Jersey. Chungus attempted to destroy it, but because he was the Ungis of Creation and not Destruction, he found it diffucult. During his attempt to destroy Newark, he accidently created the Bingus. Bingus erupted into a water that flooded the entirety of Newark, and the world around them.

An infinite ocean surrounded Bingus and Chungus, covering Newark and all of its evils. Bingus remarked to Chungus that if he were not created, Newark's destructive forces would have spread to infect every star in the universe. As the two spoke, the ocean surrounding them began vibrate. Chungus swam down to see what was wrong, and found Newark ruptured, with a newly-formed Glungus climbing out of the cracks.

Glungus and Chungus did battle beneath the sea, a battle that resulted in the oceans being washed away and Crogus, the dimensions, and Newark rising again. From the energy eruption, the nine other Ungi rose and presided over various elements of the newfound world. Chungus, Bingus, and Glungus observerved their new partners, and they held their first Council of Ungi.

There, each Ungis decided to create species of humanoid and monsters, and they populated the earth with their creations. They then spread out in the world and hid themselves, observing their creation. Chungus rested, finally having found a universe that amused him.

## **Myths of Death and the Afterlife**

Not much is known about the Crogan afterlife, though there are myths surrounding the exploits of Glungus. The most prominent of these is a tale in which Hoopie Bing Bong (the Ungus of chaos) is sent down to Newark by Chungus as punishment for Hoopie's creation of internet trolling. Hoopie retaliates by turning Glungus into a bear and bringing a second bear with her down to Newark. When she came back up, she returned with only one bear, which she released into the overworld. None of the Ungi could tell whether the bear still in Newark was Glungus or not, and frankly, none of them really cared.

Most versions of the myth state that the bear brought to the overworld *was* Glungus, and that death was created when he was released. Competing versions, however, posit that Glungus is still trapped, and that the dying just need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.