I find it hilarious that Joel is short but still taller than Pix, so that means by God standards he is small. There are deities bigger than him and that's so funny to me
That’s a cool headcanon
But personally I headcanon that Joel actually started out as a thunder spirit who got elevated to god hood through increased worship (cough cough pixandria) which gave him the ability to change his appearance. His 11ft stature is compensation for his true form:
A little guy who is no bigger than a peach
See Joel, we can both win
Watched Pix’s new empires and just thought. What if he just had frog friends. All the time.
He is the frog man.