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* The identity of Damien's mother, a jackal. First it's the UrExample of PredatorsAreMean, Damien being the son of Satan and a predatory animal and second the animals were going crazy at the zoo due to the fact that Damien is [[spoiler: half jackal and jackals are predators to those animals in the wild]].

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* The identity of Damien's mother, a jackal. First it's the UrExample of PredatorsAreMean, Damien being the son of Satan and a predatory animal and second the animals were going crazy at the zoo due to the fact that Damien is [[spoiler: half jackal and jackals are predators to those animals in the wild]].wild.

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* The identity of Damien's mother, [[spoiler:a jackal]]. First it's the UrExample of PredatorsAreMean, Damien being the son of Satan and a predatory animal and second the animals were going crazy at the zoo due to the fact that Damien is [[spoiler: half jackal and jackals are predators to those animals in the wild]].
** Also a bit of FridgeLogic, since [[spoiler: a female jackal only weighs about 20 pounds, and wouldn't be big enough to carry a human newborn to term, even if it were given a Cesarean]].

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* The identity of Damien's mother, [[spoiler:a jackal]].a jackal. First it's the UrExample of PredatorsAreMean, Damien being the son of Satan and a predatory animal and second the animals were going crazy at the zoo due to the fact that Damien is [[spoiler: half jackal and jackals are predators to those animals in the wild]].
** Also a bit of FridgeLogic, since [[spoiler: a female jackal only weighs about 20 pounds, and wouldn't be big enough to carry a human newborn to term, even if it were given a Cesarean]].Cesarean.



** It might not even be the dagger that finishes him off; remember, the film plot includes the Second Coming, and at the end of the film, [[spoiler:Christ returns to Earth as an adult, and even appears in front of Damien. It's not hard to imagine that Christ would be able to dispatch an already weakened Anti-Christ.]]

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* Why does Robert Thorn get a hero's burial at the end of the first film? I mean, sure he was a good-hearted man and a good ambassador, but the police walked in on him attempting to kill a child. ''His child'', as far as they knew. '''On the grounds of a church!''' ''We'' know Damien is the Antichrist, and although it's an appalling idea to kill a child, better to cut him down in his prime to prevent the terrible things he does in the sequels or, if you're feeling sympathetic, to save him from following his father's evil destiny, but nobody else knows that. As far as the world knows, he snapped and tried to kill his own child in the middle of a church for absolutely no damn reason at all. I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty sure child murderers don't get off that easy in real life.
** Robert Thorn was a very powerful diplomat, and almost definitely had powerful friends and allies. They likely covered it up, as it would've been a PR nightmare.
** They may have believed that Robert had gone mad from grief over the death of his wife, and that it was an act of insanity rather than malice.
* Why does the priest in the first movie tell Robert Thorn that his baby had died and encourage him to adopt Damien, when he could just have given him Damien and told him that this was his child? Robert wasn’t present for the birth, Katherine wouldn’t have known, and it would remove the risk that Robert would decline to adopt Damien. Keeping the real Thorn baby alive, and in the care of Damien’s followers, would also have given them a hostage in case the Thorns learned about Damien’s true origins.
** Robert Thorn was a smart, deductive person, while his wife was likely not. Damien looked enough like Thorn to fool his mother maybe, but possibly not Thorn, thus it was better for them to tell Thorn a half-truth then to just try to pass Damien off as his living son which he would undoubtedly catch on. His concern for his wife's happiness and sanity would be all that was needed for him to maintain the deception, and thus there would be little risk for him to decline the offer. Also a living Thorn heir would be a constant threat to Damien's intention to inherit all of Thorn's power and wealth and carries too many risky factors (what if the child escaped and underwent a blood test? What if they were found out?). Also it was implied that the coven that arranged Damien's conception and the real baby's murder fell apart and they were all dealt with by Satan once they had outlived their usefulness, so they were in no position to keep a hostage in their care for the rest of Damien's intended career.

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** It might not even be the dagger that finishes him off; remember, the film plot includes the Second Coming, and at the end of the film, [[spoiler:Christ Christ returns to Earth as an adult, and even appears in front of Damien. It's not hard to imagine that Christ would be able to dispatch an already weakened Anti-Christ.]]

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* Why does Robert Thorn get a hero's burial at the end of the first film? I mean, sure he was a good-hearted man and a good ambassador, but the police walked in on him attempting to kill a child. ''His child'', as far as they knew. '''On the grounds of a church!''' ''We'' know Damien is the Antichrist, and although it's an appalling idea to kill a child, better to cut him down in his prime to prevent the terrible things he does in the sequels or, if you're feeling sympathetic, to save him from following his father's evil destiny, but nobody else knows that. As far as the world knows, he snapped and tried to kill his own child in the middle of a church for absolutely no damn reason at all. I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty sure child murderers don't get off that easy in real life.
** Robert Thorn was a very powerful diplomat, and almost definitely had powerful friends and allies. They likely covered it up, as it would've been a PR nightmare.
** They may have believed that Robert had gone mad from grief over the death of his wife, and that it was an act of insanity rather than malice.
* Why does the priest in the first movie tell Robert Thorn that his baby had died and encourage him to adopt Damien, when he could just have given him Damien and told him that this was his child? Robert wasn’t present for the birth, Katherine wouldn’t have known, and it would remove the risk that Robert would decline to adopt Damien. Keeping the real Thorn baby alive, and in the care of Damien’s followers, would also have given them a hostage in case the Thorns learned about Damien’s true origins.
** Robert Thorn was a smart, deductive person, while his wife was likely not. Damien looked enough like Thorn to fool his mother maybe, but possibly not Thorn, thus it was better for them to tell Thorn a half-truth then to just try to pass Damien off as his living son which he would undoubtedly catch on. His concern for his wife's happiness and sanity would be all that was needed for him to maintain the deception, and thus there would be little risk for him to decline the offer. Also a living Thorn heir would be a constant threat to Damien's intention to inherit all of Thorn's power and wealth and carries too many risky factors (what if the child escaped and underwent a blood test? What if they were found out?). Also it was implied that the coven that arranged Damien's conception and the real baby's murder fell apart and they were all dealt with by Satan once they had outlived their usefulness, so they were in no position to keep a hostage in their care for the rest of Damien's intended career.
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** This becomes a major point in the non-canon sequel novels after the third film. Damien was stabbed by one dagger, killing his physical body but not his spirit, which reincarnates in the form of his son whom the reporter woman gives birth to and grows up. The son kept the body of his father in a shrine. At the climax of the books, the corpse is then stabbed with all seven daggers, and the body crumbles to dust and his son loses all his powers and purpose.

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** This becomes a major point in the non-canon sequel novels after the third film. Damien was stabbed by one dagger, killing his physical body but not his spirit, which reincarnates in the form of his son whom the Damien Jr., conceived when Damien raped reporter woman gives birth to and Kate Reynolds. Damien Jr. grows up. The son kept up and keeps the body of his father in a shrine. At the climax of the books, ''Omen IV'', the corpse is then stabbed with all seven daggers, and causing the body crumbles to crumble to dust and his son loses Damien Jr. to lose all his powers and purpose.
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** Robert Thorn was a smart, deductive person, while his wife was likely not. Damien looked enough like Thorn to fool his mother maybe, but possibly not Thorn, thus it was better for them to tell Thorn a half-truth then to just try to pass Damien off as his living son which he would undoubtedly catch on. His concern for his wife's happiness and sanity would all that was needed for him to maintain the deception, and thus there would be little risk for him to decline. Also a living Thorn heir would be a constant threat to Damien's intention to inherit all of Thorn's power and wealth and carries too many risky factors (what if the child escaped and underwent a blood test? What if they were found out?). Also it was implied that the coven that arranged Damien's conception and the real baby's murder fell apart and they were all dealt with by Satan once they had outlived their usefulness, so they were in no position to keep a hostage in their care.

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** Robert Thorn was a smart, deductive person, while his wife was likely not. Damien looked enough like Thorn to fool his mother maybe, but possibly not Thorn, thus it was better for them to tell Thorn a half-truth then to just try to pass Damien off as his living son which he would undoubtedly catch on. His concern for his wife's happiness and sanity would be all that was needed for him to maintain the deception, and thus there would be little risk for him to decline.decline the offer. Also a living Thorn heir would be a constant threat to Damien's intention to inherit all of Thorn's power and wealth and carries too many risky factors (what if the child escaped and underwent a blood test? What if they were found out?). Also it was implied that the coven that arranged Damien's conception and the real baby's murder fell apart and they were all dealt with by Satan once they had outlived their usefulness, so they were in no position to keep a hostage in their care.care for the rest of Damien's intended career.
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** Robert Thorn was a smart, deductive person, while his wife was likely not. Damien looked enough like Thorn to fool his mother maybe, but possibly not Thorn, thus it was better for them to tell Thorn a half-truth then to just try to pass Damien off as his living son which he would undoubtedly catch on. His concern for his wife's happiness and sanity would all that was needed for him to maintain the deception, and thus there would be little risk for him to decline. Also a living Thorn heir would be a constant threat to Damien's intention to inherit all of Thorn's power and wealth and carries too many risky factors (what if the child escaped and underwent a blood test? What if they were found out?). Also it was implied that the coven that arranged Damien's conception and the real baby's murder fell apart and they were all dealt with by Satan once they had outlived their usefulness, so they were in no position to keep a hostage in their care.
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* Why does the priest in the first movie tell Robert Thorn that his baby had died and encourage him to adopt Damien, when he could just have given him Damien and told him that this was his child? Robert wasn’t present for the birth, Katherine wouldn’t have known, and it would remove the risk that Robert would decline to adopt Damien. Keeping the real Thorn baby alive, and in the care of Damien’s followers, would also have given them a hostage in case the Thorns learned about Damien’s true origins.

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** They may have believed that Robert had gone mad from grief over the death of his wife, and that it was an act of insanity rather than malice.
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** It might not even be the dagger that finishes him off; remember, the film plot includes the Second Coming, and at the end of the film, [[spoiler:Christ returns to Earth as an adult, and even appears in front of Damien. It's not hard to imagine that Christ would be able to dispatch an already weakened Anti-Christ.]]
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* Why does Robert Thorn get a hero's burial at the end of the first film? I mean, sure he was a good-hearted man and a good ambassador, but the police walked in on him attempting to kill a child. ''His child'', as far as they knew. '''On the grounds of a church!''' ''We'' know Damien is the Antichrist, and although it's an appalling iea to kill a child, better to cut him down in his prime to prevent the terrible things he does in the sequels or, if you're feeling sympathetic, to save him from following his father's evil destiny, but nobody else knows that. As far as the world knows, he snapped and tried to kill his own child in the middle of a church for absolutely no damn reason at all. I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty sure child murderers don't get off that easy in real life.

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* Why does Robert Thorn get a hero's burial at the end of the first film? I mean, sure he was a good-hearted man and a good ambassador, but the police walked in on him attempting to kill a child. ''His child'', as far as they knew. '''On the grounds of a church!''' ''We'' know Damien is the Antichrist, and although it's an appalling iea idea to kill a child, better to cut him down in his prime to prevent the terrible things he does in the sequels or, if you're feeling sympathetic, to save him from following his father's evil destiny, but nobody else knows that. As far as the world knows, he snapped and tried to kill his own child in the middle of a church for absolutely no damn reason at all. I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty sure child murderers don't get off that easy in real life.
** Robert Thorn was a very powerful diplomat, and almost definitely had powerful friends and allies. They likely covered it up, as it would've been a PR nightmare.
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* Why does Robert Thorn get a hero's burial at the end of the first film? I mean, sure he was a good-hearted man and a good ambassador, but the police walked in on him attempting to kill a child. ''His child'', as far as they knew. '''On the grounds of a church!''' ''We'' know Damien is the Antichrist, and although it's an appalling iea to kill a child, better to cut him down in his prime to prevent the terrible things he does in the sequels or, if you're feeling sympathetic, to save him from following his father's evil destiny, but nobody else knows that. As far as the world knows, he snapped and tried to kill his own child in the middle of a church for absolutely no damn reason at all. I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty sure child murderers don't get off that easy in real life.
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** This becomes a major point in the non-canon sequel novels after the third film. Damien was stabbed by one dagger, killing his physical body but not his spirit, which reincarnates in the form of his son whom the reported woman gives birth to and grows up. The son kept the body of his father in a shrine. At the climax of the books, the corpse is then stabbed with all seven daggers, and the body crumbles to dust and his son loses all his powers and purpose.

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** This becomes a major point in the non-canon sequel novels after the third film. Damien was stabbed by one dagger, killing his physical body but not his spirit, which reincarnates in the form of his son whom the reported reporter woman gives birth to and grows up. The son kept the body of his father in a shrine. At the climax of the books, the corpse is then stabbed with all seven daggers, and the body crumbles to dust and his son loses all his powers and purpose.
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** This becomes a major point in the non-canon sequel novels after the third film. Damien was stabbed by one dagger, killing his physical body but not his spirit, which reincarnates in the form of his son whom the reported woman gives birth to and grows up. The son kept the body of his father in a shrine. At the climax of the books, the corpse is then stabbed with all seven daggers, and the body crumbles to dust and his son loses all his powers and purpose.

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** This becomes a major point in the non-canon sequel novels after the third film. Damien was stabbed by one dagger, killing his physical body but not his spirit, which reincarnates in the form of his son whom the reported woman gives birth to and grows up. The son kept the body of his father in a shrine. At the climax of the books, the corpse is then stabbed with all seven daggers, and the body crumbles to dust and his son loses all his powers and purpose.purpose.
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* Why only a single Dagger of Megiddo is able to finish Damien off in the third film, instead of all Seven mentioned in previous films? Because throughout ''The Final Conflict'', Damien complains that his power has been waning due to the arrival of the Nazarene, so it's convievable that the Seven Daggers of Megiddo were only required when he was at the ''height'' of his powers. He's been effectively nerfed to the point where he can get mortal wounds.

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* Why only a single Dagger of Megiddo is able to finish Damien off in the third film, instead of all Seven mentioned in previous films? Because throughout ''The Final Conflict'', Damien complains that his power has been waning due to the arrival of the Nazarene, so it's convievable that the Seven Daggers of Megiddo were only required when he was at the ''height'' of his powers. He's been effectively nerfed to the point where he can get mortal wounds.wounds.
** This becomes a major point in the non-canon sequel novels after the third film. Damien was stabbed by one dagger, killing his physical body but not his spirit, which reincarnates in the form of his son whom the reported woman gives birth to and grows up. The son kept the body of his father in a shrine. At the climax of the books, the corpse is then stabbed with all seven daggers, and the body crumbles to dust and his son loses all his powers and purpose.
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* Why only a single Dagger of Megiddo is able to finish Damien off in the third film, instead of all Seven mentioned in previous films? Because throughout ''The Final Conflict'', Damian complains that his power has been waning due to the arrival of the Nazarene, so it's convievable that the Seven Daggers of Megiddo were only required when he was at the ''height'' of his powers. He's been effectively nerfed to the point where he can get mortal wounds.

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* Why only a single Dagger of Megiddo is able to finish Damien off in the third film, instead of all Seven mentioned in previous films? Because throughout ''The Final Conflict'', Damian Damien complains that his power has been waning due to the arrival of the Nazarene, so it's convievable that the Seven Daggers of Megiddo were only required when he was at the ''height'' of his powers. He's been effectively nerfed to the point where he can get mortal wounds.
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*** [[AWizardDidIt Satan did it.]]

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*** [[AWizardDidIt Satan did it.]]]]
* Why only a single Dagger of Megiddo is able to finish Damien off in the third film, instead of all Seven mentioned in previous films? Because throughout ''The Final Conflict'', Damian complains that his power has been waning due to the arrival of the Nazarene, so it's convievable that the Seven Daggers of Megiddo were only required when he was at the ''height'' of his powers. He's been effectively nerfed to the point where he can get mortal wounds.
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* The identity of Damien's mother, [[spoiler:a jackal]]. First it's the UrExample of PredatorsAreMean, Damien being the son of Satan and a predatory animal and second the animals were going crazy at the zoo due to the fact that Damien is [[spoiler: half jackal and jackals are predators to those animals in the wild]].
** Also a bit of FridgeLogic, since [[spoiler: a female jackal only weighs about 20 pounds, and wouldn't be big enough to carry a human newborn to term, even if it were given a Cesarean]].
*** [[AWizardDidIt Satan did it.]]

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