Arceus

> *"Goodbye, my children. I love you all very much."*
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> *-Arceus's final words*
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Arceus (known mostly as Lord Arceus) was a Mythical Pokemon that only appeared in The Legends Before Time. Known as the creator (or "God") of the world and "The Original One", he is well known for his creation to the world, his trust in his statuses, and the father of Palkia, Dialga and Giratina. He resided in a place above in the sky that only statuses can reach, which is the "Palace of the Heavens". It was said that he had someone that helped the creation of his sons before her passing. While he is considered to be the only god-like Pokemon that is known today, it was mentioned by him that there were others before they engaged in a war that resulted in him only surviving. After banishing Giratina, he held some deep regret, but with his return and alliance, it forced him to do it again in order to restore peace to the world.

After his passing by an unknown Pokemon, it is said that his spirit somewhat lingers in the world, although only by religion or selected individuals.

## Physical Appearance

Arceus appears as a white equine-like creature with a dark face and green scleras with red eyes. His belly is dark, with his feet being gold, and wears a cross-like wheel with green jewels around his waist. It is said that his color changes depending on the Plate he wields.

In his Primal form, his mane and tail are longer, with the undersides being darker. He also wears a gold crown and boots symbolizing royalty, with his eyes now the same color as the crown. His body also contains clear white orbs on his now elongated beard, legs and wheel. The wheel itself is also larger, resembling an X with two side pieces floating by it.

## The Legends Before Time

Before the creation of the new statuses, Arceus was known in his earlier times as the Normal-type god Pokemon among several other gods of different types. However, some of the other gods viewed their own types as superior, which resulted in a great war that nearly destroyed the world. Witnessing it, Arceus was the only sole survivor and obtains their memories via their Plates that contained their spirits. However, the entire world was corrupted by the war, forcing Arceus to create the four Pokemon of the Apocalypse. He then used the plates and the four Apocalypse Pokemon to cleanse the planet and create a new world with new Pokemon, including the creation of the new Legendary and Mythical Pokemon known today. Despite this, he had another Mythical Pokemon he bore children with, which were Palkia, Dialga, and Giratina. With every other creation, he assigned tasks for them to keep the world balanced. However, Giratina's playful chaos among the common Pokemon caused Arceus to intervene and banish him into the Chaos Realm.

20 years later after banishing his son, he expressed regret, feeling as if he failed him. However, his son escapes due to some of the statuses inside his forces working behind the scenes. After hearing of their alliance by Messenger Victini, Arceus's forces were fighting against the opposing statuses. Most of the were quickly disposed of, with Xerneas being on the verge of death. While they were having trouble, his son Giratina goes on the attack, damaging Dialga's Dimensional Diamond and crippling others. His son then called the others forth and unleashed an attack that would almost kill Arceus and destroy the Palace of the Heavens. A day after their unconscious defeat, his son and the opposing forces have taken over the world, causing major catastrophe among the common Pokemon.

Once recovered, Arceus set to restore the world when Lugia and Ho-Oh were suddenly sucked into a void, followed by Zygarde in his 100% Form. When him and his other two sons are alone, Giratina easily attacked them with his newfound Primal form, exposing Arceus for his secrets and faults before sending them into the void. Now alone, he unleashed a fatal attack that would kill him until his assistant Waffle stepped in, saving him from it. With Regigigas the only one to protect him, Arceus was forced to rely on his statuses to fight. As Giratina engaged in a fight against them, he sent some of them into a void, quickly reducing the numbers along with the Victini Messengers.

When Giratina unleashed a powerful attack, they were saved by Arceus's Plates, to which Waffle thought ahead to allow Arceus to recover his lost strength. Once he received all 17 Plates, he reverted into his Primal form, easily overpowering his own son. Using Final Judgement, he stripped his son and the opposing statuses of their powers and banished them to the Chaos Realm, restoring the world again.