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{{quote|''"I am Jerry and I am a prayer warrior. I am a servent of the lord and will do anything to get rid of evil Gods. Lately the Satanic leader Percy Jackson has taken over much of the land, along with his Satanic Army and his girlfriend whore. She has sex with other people just to get Satanic money."''|The first paragraph of ''The Evil Gods I'' (ignoring the author's note and random biblical quote). [[It Got Worse]] after that.}}
{{quote|''"I am Jerry and I am a prayer warrior. I am a servent of the lord and will do anything to get rid of evil Gods. Lately the Satanic leader Percy Jackson has taken over much of the land, along with his Satanic Army and his girlfriend whore. She has sex with other people just to get Satanic money."''
|The first paragraph of ''The Evil Gods I'' (ignoring the author's note and random biblical quote). [[It Got Worse]] after that.}}


''[[The Prayer Warriors]]'' is a series of fanfics written by Thomas Brown, known as BelieverInChrist, and his cousin Ebony Brown.
'''''The Prayer Warriors''''' is a series of fanfics written by Thomas Brown, known as BelieverInChrist, and his cousin Ebony Brown.


The plot has the titular heroes trying to purify the worlds they're on, whether by converting them or killing them because they're Satanic. However, they also face dangers along the way, whether by facing off against other Gods or other powerful beings.
The plot has the titular heroes trying to purify the worlds they're on, whether by converting them or killing them because they're Satanic. However, they also face dangers along the way, whether by facing off against other Gods or other powerful beings.
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* ''The Prayer Warriors: The Evil Gods Part One'', where it focuses on the world of ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]''.
* ''The Prayer Warriors: The Evil Gods Part One'', where it focuses on the world of ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]''.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8170664/1/The_Prayer_Warriors_2 The Prayer Warriors: Battle With the Witches]'', where it focuses on the world of ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''. (NOTE: the reposting is incomplete.)
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20200328024651/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8170664/1/The_Prayer_Warriors_2 The Prayer Warriors: Battle With the Witches]'', where it focuses on the world of ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''. (NOTE: the reposting is incomplete.)
* ''The Prayer Warriors: Threat of Satanic Commonism'', focusing back on the ''Percy Jackson'' characters with a little [[World War One]] thrown in there.
* ''The Prayer Warriors: Threat of Satanic Commonism'', focusing back on the ''Percy Jackson'' characters with a little [[World War I]] thrown in there.
* ''The Prayer Warriors: The Evil Gods Part Two'', co-written by Thomas Brown and his cousin Ebony Brown {{spoiler|with a surprise guest appearance by Noah}} (surprisingly better than the other stories...at least when Ebony is writing).
* ''The Prayer Warriors: The Evil Gods Part Two'', co-written by Thomas Brown and his cousin Ebony Brown {{spoiler|with a surprise guest appearance by Noah}} (surprisingly better than the other stories...at least when Ebony is writing).
* ''The Prayer Warriors: Attack of the Sphinx'', which focuses on ''[[The Kane Chronicles]]''. Co-story with ''The Titans Strike Back''.
* ''The Prayer Warriors: Attack of the Sphinx'', which focuses on ''[[The Kane Chronicles]]''. Co-story with ''The Titans Strike Back''.
* ''The Prayer Warriors: The Titans Strike Back'', which returns to ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''. Co-story with ''Attack of the Sphinx''.
* ''The Prayer Warriors: The Titans Strike Back'', which returns to ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''. Co-story with ''Attack of the Sphinx''.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7577812/1/The_Prayer_Ponies_Friendship_Is_Through_Jesus The Prayer Ponies: Friendship Is Through Jesus]'', a spin-off written by Ebony Brown, focusing on [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]. Decidedly less disturbing than Thomas' fics.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130624135738/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7577812/1/The_Prayer_Ponies_Friendship_Is_Through_Jesus The Prayer Ponies: Friendship Is Through Jesus]'', a spin-off written by Ebony Brown, focusing on [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]. Decidedly less disturbing than Thomas' fics.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8119800/1/The_Player_Worriers_God_is_Dead_Jesus_is_a_Brat The Player Worriers: God is Dead & Jesus is a Brat]'', a parody written by Noah after hijacking Thomas' account.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20200328024651/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8119800/1/The_Player_Worriers_God_is_Dead_Jesus_is_a_Brat The Player Worriers: God is Dead & Jesus is a Brat]'', a parody written by Noah after hijacking Thomas' account.


The Prayer Warriors has also spawned several copy-cat fanfics:
The Prayer Warriors has also spawned several copy-cat fanfics:


* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8097059/1/The_Prayer_Warriros_The_Wrath_of_the_Crusaders The Prayer Warriors: The Wrath of the Crusaders]'', a Hunger Game fanfic.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20200328024652/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8097059/1/The_Prayer_Warriros_The_Wrath_of_the_Crusaders The Prayer Warriors: The Wrath of the Crusaders]'', a Hunger Game fanfic.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8098085/1/The_Prayer_Warriors_The_War_Aganist_Satanism The Prayer Warriors: The War Aganist Satanism]'', a Hetalia fanfic.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20200328024652/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8098085/1/The_Prayer_Warriors_The_War_Aganist_Satanism The Prayer Warriors: The War Aganist Satanism]'', a Hetalia fanfic.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7721769/1/The_bPrayer_b_bWarriors_b_A_Kingdom_Under_Shadow The Prayer Warriors: A Kingdom Under Shadow]'' a Star Wars fanfic. This is most likely a reference to Thomas Brown's "lost" fanfic under the same name.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20161009095048/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7721769/1/The_bPrayer_b_bWarriors_b_A_Kingdom_Under_Shadow The Prayer Warriors: A Kingdom Under Shadow]'' a Star Wars fanfic. This is most likely a reference to Thomas Brown's "lost" fanfic under the same name.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7030814/1/The_bPrayer_b_bWarriors_b_Born_This_Way The Prayer Warriors: Born This Way]'', a Twilight fanfic. It's written in the same style as My Immortal.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20161009093727/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7030814/1/The_bPrayer_b_bWarriors_b_Born_This_Way The Prayer Warriors: Born This Way]'', a Twilight fanfic. It's written in the same style as My Immortal.


You can see the Author's page, which Noah has now hijacked, [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2978425/BelieverInChrist here] and his cousin's page [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3431602/Ebony_Brown here.] Thomas Brown also has a [http://twitter.com/christunite Twitter], but he hasn't tweeted in a long time. [[Tropers/Arcadiarika|Arcadiarika]] has liveblogged [[Trilogy Creep|Thomas' six stories after saying on the third and fourth liveblogs that she's done reviewing the entire series]]; you can read them [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lb_i.php?lb_id=13208528280B41180100 here], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lb_i.php?lb_id=13213828660B59300200 here], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lb_i.php?lb_id=13232121840B84002500 here], [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lb_i.php?lb_id=13257289520B79616000 here], and [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lb_i.php?lb_id=13314475530B17925700 here.] [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2076467/BookObsesserNumberOne BookObsesserNumberOne] has written commentaries on these fanfics; you can read them [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7420125/1/The_pen_is_mightier_than_the_sword_The_Evil_Gods here] and [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7484408/1/TPIMTTS_Battle_of_the_Witches here]. [[Tropers/Taylor Ashmere|Taylor Ashmere]] has liveblogged Ebony Brown's ''Prayer Ponies''; you can read it [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lb_i.php?lb_id=13256487300B25960100 here]
You can see the Author's page, which Noah has now hijacked, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120415204656/http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2978425/BelieverInChrist here] and his cousin's page [https://web.archive.org/web/20120421114407/http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3431602/Ebony_Brown here.] Thomas Brown also has a [http://twitter.com/christunite Twitter], but he hasn't tweeted in a long time. Arcadiarika has liveblogged [[Trilogy Creep|Thomas' six stories after saying on the third and fourth liveblogs that she's done reviewing the entire series]]; you can read them [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lb_i.php?lb_id=13208528280B41180100 here], [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lb_i.php?lb_id=13213828660B59300200 here], [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lb_i.php?lb_id=13232121840B84002500 here], [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lb_i.php?lb_id=13257289520B79616000 here], and [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lb_i.php?lb_id=13314475530B17925700 here.] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120430143418/http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2076467/BookObsesserNumberOne BookObsesserNumberOne] has written commentaries on these fanfics; you can read them [https://web.archive.org/web/20120430143454/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7420125/1/The_pen_is_mightier_than_the_sword_The_Evil_Gods here] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120430143441/http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7484408/1/TPIMTTS_Battle_of_the_Witches here]. Taylor Ashmere has liveblogged Ebony Brown's ''Prayer Ponies''; you can read it [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/lb_i.php?lb_id=13256487300B25960100 here]


Compare ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5102928/1/Harry_Potter_turns_to_the_Lord Harry Potter turns to the Lord]'' and ''[[Starkits Prophecy]]''. Contrast ''[[My Immortal]]'', ''[[Naruto Veangance Revelaitons]]'', (both of which could be considered this fic's [[Mirror Universe]] counterparts) and ''[[Gurren Jesus]]''.
Compare ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5102928/1/Harry_Potter_turns_to_the_Lord Harry Potter turns to the Lord]'' and ''[[Starkit's Prophecy]]''. Contrast ''[[My Immortal]]'', ''[[Naruto Veangance Revelaitons]]'', (both of which could be considered this fic's [[Mirror Universe]] counterparts) and ''[[Gurren Jesus]]''.
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=== ''[[The Prayer Warriors]]'' series provides examples for the following tropes: ===


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== General ==
== General ==
* [[A Million Is a Statistic]]: The Prayer Warriors routinely curb stomp entire armies and destroy buildings with large groups of people in them (a coliseum, the Taj Mahal) without even so much as a thought.
* [[A Million Is a Statistic]]: The Prayer Warriors routinely curb stomp entire armies and destroy buildings with large groups of people in them (a coliseum, the Taj Mahal) without even so much as a thought.
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* [[All Crimes Are Equal]]: And the punishment is almost always death. Jerry even says that if a starving child steals some food, one should cut his/her hands off.
* [[All Crimes Are Equal]]: And the punishment is almost always death. Jerry even says that if a starving child steals some food, one should cut his/her hands off.
* [[Altum Videtur]]: Those that can read his Latin often say it's a [[Blind Idiot Translation]]. For an example, he says "Ego vere fidelis in cuniculis" to prove that he speaks Latin. It means something like "[[Mind Screw|I truly trustworthy in burrows]]."
* [[Altum Videtur]]: Those that can read his Latin often say it's a [[Blind Idiot Translation]]. For an example, he says "Ego vere fidelis in cuniculis" to prove that he speaks Latin. It means something like "[[Mind Screw|I truly trustworthy in burrows]]."
* [[Always Chaotic Evil]]: The villains, as well as [[Stupid Evil|Always Stupid Evil]]
* [[Exclusively Evil]]: The villains, as well as [[Stupid Evil|Always Stupid Evil]]
* [[And That's Terrible]]
* [[And That's Terrible]]
* [[Anticlimax]]: '''MANY''', largely thanks to [[Plot Holes]] or [[Writer Cop Out|Writer Cop Outs]]
* [[Anticlimax]]: '''MANY''', largely thanks to [[Plot Holes]] or [[Writer Cop Out]]s
* [[Art Evolution]]: As the author (assuming he's not a troll) becomes more and more unhinged, the stories become more and more disturbing. The characters - who are already [[Ax Crazy]] - become more and more spiteful and sadistic (such as defiling bodies by urinating on them, hoping Molly Weasley will miscarry, and cackling about sending people to Hell) In ''Battle With the Witches'', curses were introduced, and a few F-Bombs were even dropped. Finally, in ''Threat of Satanic Commonism'', the [[Beige Prose]] beheadings were replaced with graphic depictions of the Prayer Warriors mutilating their opponents in cold blood
* [[Art Evolution]]: As the author (assuming he's not a troll) becomes more and more unhinged, the stories become more and more disturbing. The characters - who are already [[Ax Crazy]] - become more and more spiteful and sadistic (such as defiling bodies by urinating on them, hoping Molly Weasley will miscarry, and cackling about sending people to Hell) In ''Battle With the Witches'', curses were introduced, and a few F-Bombs were even dropped. Finally, in ''Threat of Satanic Commonism'', the [[Beige Prose]] beheadings were replaced with graphic depictions of the Prayer Warriors mutilating their opponents in cold blood
* [[Art Shift]]: Chapters co-written by Noah are much easier to read, and even offer some potential character development. The chapters of ''The Evil Gods II'' that were written by Ebony read like a real fanfic.
* [[Art Shift]]: Chapters co-written by Noah are much easier to read, and even offer some potential character development. The chapters of ''The Evil Gods II'' that were written by Ebony read like a real fanfic.
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* [[Kill the God]]: The Prayer Warriors do this to every non-Abrahamic god and goddess they meet.
* [[Kill the God]]: The Prayer Warriors do this to every non-Abrahamic god and goddess they meet.
* [[Lawful Stupid]]: The heroes
* [[Lawful Stupid]]: The heroes
* [[Madonna-Whore Complex]]: Played [[Anvilicious|Anviliciously]] and nauseatingly straight.
* [[Madonna-Whore Complex]]: Played [[Anvilicious]]ly and nauseatingly straight.
* [[Missing Episode]]: According to the author's profile, and mentioned a certain points in his fanfics, Thomas Brown was going to write fanfic titled ''The Prayer Warriors: Kingdom Under Shadow''. It was going to be a Star Wars fanfic, but so far the author has not publish anything under this name.
* [[Missing Episode]]: According to the author's profile, and mentioned a certain points in his fanfics, Thomas Brown was going to write fanfic titled ''The Prayer Warriors: Kingdom Under Shadow''. It was going to be a Star Wars fanfic, but so far the author has not publish anything under this name.
* [[Moral Dissonance]]: The heroes are fond of denouncing something, and then doing that exact thing a moment later. Like saying [[Science Is Bad]], and then using chemistry to kill poisonous plants.
* [[Moral Dissonance]]: The heroes are fond of denouncing something, and then doing that exact thing a moment later. Like saying [[Science Is Bad]], and then using chemistry to kill poisonous plants.
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* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: In disturbing quantities.
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: In disturbing quantities.
* [[Plot Hole]]: Tons of them throughout the series. Let's just say that they're not known for consistency.
* [[Plot Hole]]: Tons of them throughout the series. Let's just say that they're not known for consistency.
* [[Poe's Law]]: It's really hard to tell if this is a [[Troll Fic]] or not. The author denies being a troll repeatedly (but then again, so do most trolls), and there's a lot of people who also claim he's not. But there are so many over-the-top, offensive Christian and conservative stereotypes, funny misspellings, and obvious [[Critical Research Failure|Critical Research Failures]], that it's hard NOT to believe he's a troll. The ''[[My Immortal]]'' parallels in ''Battle With the Witches'' doesn't help.
* [[Poe's Law]]: It's really hard to tell if this is a [[Troll Fic]] or not. The author denies being a troll repeatedly (but then again, so do most trolls), and there's a lot of people who also claim he's not. But there are so many over-the-top, offensive Christian and conservative stereotypes, funny misspellings, and obvious [[Critical Research Failure]]s, that it's hard NOT to believe he's a troll. The ''[[My Immortal]]'' parallels in ''Battle With the Witches'' doesn't help.
** The writer cites [[Conservapedia]] with apparent seriousness, which suggests he's either a troll or profoundly ignorant.
** The writer cites [[Conservapedia]] with apparent seriousness, which suggests he's either a troll or profoundly ignorant.
* [[Prayer of Malice]]: One of Jerry's methods of offing his enemies, when he's not throwing rocks at them or cutting their heads off.
* [[Prayer of Malice]]: One of Jerry's methods of offing his enemies, when he's not throwing rocks at them or cutting their heads off.
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* [[Religion of Evil]]: All of the non-Christians.
* [[Religion of Evil]]: All of the non-Christians.
* [[Rouge Angles of Satin]]
* [[Rouge Angles of Satin]]
* [[Sex Is Evil]]: [[Anvilicious|Anviliciously]] stated in almost every fic.
* [[Sex Is Evil]]: [[Anvilicious]]ly stated in almost every fic.
* [[Sexy Discretion Shot]]: If there is any sex, the author skips over it because he doesn't want anybody getting "an organism."
* [[Sexy Discretion Shot]]: If there is any sex, the author skips over it because he doesn't want anybody getting "an organism."
* [[Stay in the Kitchen]]: How women are generally regarded throughout the fic.
* [[Stay in the Kitchen]]: How women are generally regarded throughout the fic.
* [[Stop Being Stereotypical]]: Most of the reviews for this fic.
* [[Stop Being Stereotypical]]: Most of the reviews for this fic.
* [[Straw Character]]: ALL of the villains are just there to be "wrong" and "satanic" and to either die horribly at the hands of the Prayer Warriors or (much less often) to convert to their cause. These fics could be called, "[[The War On Straw]]: The Fanfic Series"
* [[Straw Character]]: ALL of the villains are just there to be "wrong" and "satanic" and to either die horribly at the hands of the Prayer Warriors or (much less often) to convert to their cause. These fics could be called, "[[The War On Straw]]: The Fanfic Series"
* [[Take That, Critics!]]: In ''Battle With the Witches'' and ''Threat of Satanic Commonism'', the Prayer Warriors sometimes fight--[[Curb Stomp Battle|and win]]--against representations of the people who badmouthed the fics.
* [[Take That, Critics!]]: In ''Battle With the Witches'' and ''Threat of Satanic Commonism'', the Prayer Warriors sometimes fight--[[Curb Stomp Battle|and win]]—against representations of the people who badmouthed the fics.
* [[Tautological Templar]]: The main heroes, to levels that would even sicken and/or scare the hell out of [[Jack Chick]].
* [[Tautological Templar]]: The main heroes, to levels that would even sicken and/or scare the hell out of [[Jack Chick]].
* [[That Makes Me Feel Angry]]
* [[That Makes Me Feel Angry]]
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== The Battle with the Witches ==
== The Battle with the Witches ==
* [[An Offer You Can't Refuse]]: Voldemort tells Draco to kill Michael, or he'll kill Ebony. [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment|This is never touched upon again]].
* [[An Offer You Can't Refuse]]: Voldemort tells Draco to kill Michael, or he'll kill Ebony. [[Non Sequitur Scene|This is never touched upon again]].
* [[Anticlimax]]: Dumbledore is thrown out of a window, and Harry is struck by a [[Bolt of Divine Retribution]].
* [[Anticlimax]]: Dumbledore is thrown out of a window, and Harry is struck by a [[Bolt of Divine Retribution]].
* [[Beard of Evil]]: Apparently, we can tell Dumbledore is evil just from looking at his beard.
* [[Beard of Evil]]: Apparently, we can tell Dumbledore is evil just from looking at his beard.
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* [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French|Everything Sounds More Satanic In French]]: French is branded as a "Satanic language."
* [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French|Everything Sounds More Satanic In French]]: French is branded as a "Satanic language."
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: Ginny and Harry's offscreen deaths.
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: Ginny and Harry's offscreen deaths.
* [[IKEA Erotica]]: The one time a [[Sexy Discretion Shot]] was not used, we got this. It's largely thanks to [[Unusual Euphemism|Unusual Euphemisms]] like "peeling the skin of an onion."
* [[IKEA Erotica]]: The one time a [[Sexy Discretion Shot]] was not used, we got this. It's largely thanks to [[Unusual Euphemism]]s like "peeling the skin of an onion."
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Nothing happens to Voldemort. Probably because everyone forgot about him.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Nothing happens to Voldemort. Probably because everyone forgot about him.
* [[La Résistance]]: The band of "secret Christians" within Hogwarts in ''Battle With the Witches''.
* [[La Résistance]]: The band of "secret Christians" within Hogwarts in ''Battle With the Witches''.
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== Threat of Satanic Commonism ==
== Threat of Satanic Commonism ==
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: The constant anachronistic battle scenes that seem like bastardized versions of ''[[The Iliad]]'' and ''[[Odyssey|The Odyssey]]'' tend to induce this. Chariots and bronze breastplates are apparently standard military issue... in ''1917 Russia''. For even more weirdness, at one point, Clarisse tries to get a fallen Soviet's weapon "because he had a good gun" <ref>a ''[[Call of Duty]]'' reference?</ref>.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: The constant anachronistic battle scenes that seem like bastardized versions of ''[[The Iliad]]'' and ''[[Odyssey|The Odyssey]]'' tend to induce this. Chariots and bronze breastplates are apparently standard military issue... in ''1917 Russia''. For even more weirdness, at one point, Clarisse tries to get a fallen Soviet's weapon "because he had a good gun".<ref>a ''[[Call of Duty]]'' reference?</ref>
* [[Anticlimax]]: Mary points a gun to Lennon at the end of Chapter 11. Chapter 12 picks up with the Prayer Warriors burning the coliseum to the ground, revealing then and there that Lennon was killed.
* [[Anticlimax]]: Mary points a gun to Lennon at the end of Chapter 11. Chapter 12 picks up with the Prayer Warriors burning the coliseum to the ground, revealing then and there that Lennon was killed.
* [[Artistic License History]]: Apparently, Soviet Russia was ruled by ''[[Critical Research Failure|John Lennon]]''.
* [[Artistic License History]]: Apparently, Soviet Russia was ruled by ''[[Critical Research Failure|John Lennon]]''.
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== The Titans Strike Back ==
== The Titans Strike Back ==
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Harry and Dumbledore are revived...[[As You Know|as shown in an exposition]].
* [[Back from the Dead]]: Harry and Dumbledore are revived...[[As You Know|as shown in an exposition]].
* [[Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome]]: Jerry/Jeremy of all people! This probably won't stick, of course...
* [[Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome]]: Jerry/Jeremy of all people! This probably won't stick, of course...
* [[With Us or Against Us]]: Invoked by Draco when he had cornered a titan on a ship. He immediately threatens to kill anyone who doesn't go along with his plan.
* [[With Us or Against Us]]: Invoked by Draco when he had cornered a titan on a ship. He immediately threatens to kill anyone who doesn't go along with his plan.
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"I am Jerry and I am a prayer warrior. I am a servent of the lord and will do anything to get rid of evil Gods. Lately the Satanic leader Percy Jackson has taken over much of the land, along with his Satanic Army and his girlfriend whore. She has sex with other people just to get Satanic money."

—The first paragraph of The Evil Gods I (ignoring the author's note and random biblical quote). It Got Worse after that.

The Prayer Warriors is a series of fanfics written by Thomas Brown, known as BelieverInChrist, and his cousin Ebony Brown.

The plot has the titular heroes trying to purify the worlds they're on, whether by converting them or killing them because they're Satanic. However, they also face dangers along the way, whether by facing off against other Gods or other powerful beings.

So far, seven stories of The Prayer Warriors have been written:

The Prayer Warriors has also spawned several copy-cat fanfics:

You can see the Author's page, which Noah has now hijacked, here and his cousin's page here. Thomas Brown also has a Twitter, but he hasn't tweeted in a long time. Arcadiarika has liveblogged Thomas' six stories after saying on the third and fourth liveblogs that she's done reviewing the entire series; you can read them here, here, here, here, and here. BookObsesserNumberOne has written commentaries on these fanfics; you can read them here and here. Taylor Ashmere has liveblogged Ebony Brown's Prayer Ponies; you can read it here

Compare Harry Potter turns to the Lord and Starkit's Prophecy. Contrast My Immortal, Naruto Veangance Revelaitons, (both of which could be considered this fic's Mirror Universe counterparts) and Gurren Jesus.


Tropes used in The Prayer Warriors include:

General


The Evil Gods I

  • Anticlimax: Percy suddenly deciding to convert instead of finishing Jerry off, and our heroes killing Hades instantly by praying.
  • Bury Your Gays: The heroes murder two lesbians in Aphrodite's temple.
  • Dirty Coward: What does Jerry do when the bad guys accidentally tell him that The Mole is going to kill him? Run and hide in the next town, leaving his friends and pregnant wife behind to potentially get killed instead.
  • Double Standard: Good Girls Avoid Abortion, because aborting a fetus is wrong. Except in Osama Bin Laden's case, as his mother should have aborted him. Also, it's perfectly okay to "abort" innocent adults and teenagers, especially if they're not Christian.
  • Good Girls Avoid Abortion: Naturally, Mary does this when she decides not to keep her baby.
  • Gratuitous Rape: The random rape scene in a god's temple.
  • Honor-Related Abuse: When Jerry is told that Mary cheated on him with Percy, he immediately kills her without even considering if it might be true or not.
  • "It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It": The heroes come across a girl being raped while steamrolling across Camp Half-Blood. She's screaming, which means she isn't enjoying it–which is lucky for her, or else she would have been convicted of adultery and stoned to death.
  • No Except Yes: From Chapter 1: "I and her are not dating, if you Satanic scum think that there is something Satanic going on. We are dating, but we are not having Sex until we get married."
  • Ten Little Murder Victims: After shooing away Percy, Jerry realizes there's a mole in his midst and goes searching for it...when he's not screwing around, that is.


The Battle with the Witches


Threat of Satanic Commonism

  • Anachronism Stew: The constant anachronistic battle scenes that seem like bastardized versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey tend to induce this. Chariots and bronze breastplates are apparently standard military issue... in 1917 Russia. For even more weirdness, at one point, Clarisse tries to get a fallen Soviet's weapon "because he had a good gun".[1]
  • Anticlimax: Mary points a gun to Lennon at the end of Chapter 11. Chapter 12 picks up with the Prayer Warriors burning the coliseum to the ground, revealing then and there that Lennon was killed.
  • Artistic License History: Apparently, Soviet Russia was ruled by John Lennon.
  • Dirty Commonists
  • Gender Flip: Rika and Books are presented as male.
  • Gratuitous Rape: The extremely pointless scene where a rapist comes right the fuck out of nowhere.
  • Heel Face Turn: Josef Stalin, of all people! After being beaten by the Prayer Warriors in Threat of Satanic Commonism, he decides Being Evil Sucks, and that he will allow complete freedom of religion. The Prayer Warriors kill him anyway, as they don't like that idea.
  • Hitler's Time Travel Exemption Act: Averted. The Prayer Warriors get rid of both Lennon-er, Lenin AND Stalin.
  • Honor-Related Abuse: A man comes out of nowhere and suddenly rapes Ebony. Percy kills her because she is Defiled Forever. Of course, this death doesn't stick, making the whole scene pointless.
  • "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: Jerry vs. a Stalin-controlled Grover.
  • Just Trying to Help: Stalin's last words.
  • No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Rika delivers one to Jerry before he gets killed. Bizarre, considering that all other representations and villains get the opposite treatment.
    • At least, we assume that's what happened. For some reason, the whole battle with Rika is in complete gibberish.
  • Take That, Critics!: This fic is especially bad about it, because it has Benry killed twice, then Idiosy, and it includes two new representations: those of BookObsesserNumberOne, there called "Books", and the aforementioned Arcadiarika, there called "Rika". What's even weirder about this is that Rika is the only character who doesn't suffer a quick death, ending up killed at the end of Chapter 16.
  • Voodoo Shark: Toward the end, the author attempts to explain the reason that Grover keeps coming back: scientists keep cloning him. Of course, the reason why the other characters also come back remains a mystery.
  • X Meets Y: Satanic Commonism: Jack's Iliad of Singularity.
  • Your Head Asplode: When Benry is shot in the head with a sniper rifle, his "head blows up and blood goes everywhere."


The Evil Gods II

"Evil laugh!" said the vampire.


The Titans Strike Back


The Prayer Ponies

  1. a Call of Duty reference?