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** The series as a whole, especially when you consider how Christianity was supposed to be the main religion in Hyrule. A crusader hero (who had a shield with the Christian cross on it in the first game; later changed to a graphic representation of a \
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** The series as a whole, especially when you consider how Christianity was supposed to be the main religion in Hyrule. A crusader hero (who had a shield with the Christian cross on it in the first game; later changed to a graphic representation of a \\\"holy trinity\\\") who gains power and support from a virgin princess, and whose primary enemy is a conquering Arabic sorcerer who becomes porcine when he infuses himself with the Ultimate Evil.
*** Christianity was never \\\"supposed\\\" to be Hyrule\\\'s main religion. True, gravestones and Link\\\'s shield displayed crosses in the original game, but at that point Hyrule was just supposed to be a generic medieval European fantasy setting, and in Japan the cross is typically thrown into such settings regardless of whether or not they are actually intended to be Christian. Just look at one of countless other fantasy games, manga or anime that contain crosses or cross-like imagery, yet have in-game religions that are obviously not Christianity (e.g. \\\'\\\'DragonQuest\\\'\\\').
Chopped from the article. Not only is it natter-filled, but I can\\\'t find any sources that say any of the pointed out symbolism was actually intended by the game makers. If anything, what the original example-giver was pointing out was more an example of EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory than anything.
If someone can find a way to collapse it and make it more relevant to the article, feel free but at the moment I say this particular example stays off.
*** Christianity was never \\\"supposed\\\" to be Hyrule\\\'s main religion. True, gravestones and Link\\\'s shield displayed crosses in the original game, but at that point Hyrule was just supposed to be a generic medieval European fantasy setting, and in Japan the cross is typically thrown into such settings regardless of whether or not they are actually intended to be Christian. Just look at one of countless other fantasy games, manga or anime that contain crosses or cross-like imagery, yet have in-game religions that are obviously not Christianity (e.g. \\\'\\\'DragonQuest\\\'\\\').
Chopped from the article. Not only is it natter-filled, but I can\\\'t find any sources that say any of the pointed out symbolism was actually intended by the game makers. If anything, what the original example-giver was pointing out was more an example of EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory than anything.
If someone can find a way to collapse it and make it more relevant to the article, feel free but at the moment I say this particular example stays off.
