Ryusei the Morning Star Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatMed Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 So Exodia is Jewish. Neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 I thought Exodia was black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 That's not exodia it's clearly Darkly Big Rabbi.That being said... So Exodia is Jewish. Neat Exodia is literally the Hebrew God(though it also references Osiris so it's weird) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mido9 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 I thought Exodia was blackHey it's still pretty darkly so it all works out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr47t Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Exodia is literally the Hebrew GodThat can't be right. The Hebrew God has no official image and yet Exodia definitively does. The Hebrew God is believed to be all-powerful and yet Exodia is only powerful when all five pieces are together. The Attribute for every Exodia card is DARK, which doesn't line up with the way the Hebrew God is seen by the Hebrews (or by other Abrahamic religions). And if we want to get technical, the themes present in Exodia Necross (a contract, the pieces in the graveyard, etc) are more similar to views of the devil (or some other evil) than to any Abrahamic concept of God. (With that being said, I have gotten rid of my Exodia pieces after taking a close look at these things.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Hey it's still pretty darkly so it all works outResident Jew, please weigh in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 That can't be right. The Hebrew God has no official image and yet Exodia definitively does. The Hebrew God is believed to be all-powerful and yet Exodia is only powerful when all five pieces are together. The Attribute for every Exodia card is DARK, which doesn't line up with the way the Hebrew God is seen by the Hebrews (or by other Abrahamic religions). And if we want to get technical, the themes present in Exodia Necross (a contract, the pieces in the graveyard, etc) are more similar to views of the devil (or some other evil) than to any Abrahamic concept of God. (With that being said, I have gotten rid of my Exodia pieces after taking a close look at these things.)Yeah it doesn't line up with how the Hebrew God is seen by the HebrewsIt does line up how it was seen by the ancient EgyptiansWhich is the perspective that matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Yeah it doesn't line up with how the Hebrew God is seen by the HebrewsIt does line up how it was seen by the ancient EgyptiansWhich is the perspective that mattersThis is more of a theory, but CowCow is right. Exodia can be taken as the Egyptian understanding of the Hebrew or Abrahamic God. The Egyptians didn't see "God" as a entity of spirituality, but a more metaphysical entity that was all-powerful and had dominion over all with no bounds. It is more of a illustration of how God broke the Jews out of slavery and the reign of a monotheistic entity. I read this on reddit somewhere some time ago, so my memory is a little backed. But most of it is just the story of how God helped Moses to break the Jews out of Slavery when the Pharoah kept them in captivity. The story of this is also noted to be when polytheism had come to an end where monotheism, in as many different forms, came to be more prominent. Book of Exodus is dope, this is a cool take. Egyptians saw the abrahamic god as evil.  found the thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/27h6yg/exodia_from_yugioh_is_god/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Reading more into the thread, someone else brings up the etymology of Exodia; 'Εξοντωσε' (Exondose) which means ' Destroy, Annihilate '. The attack, "Exodia, Oblierate" takes from the same format as the translation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodfusion Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 My favourite fake card is an ULTRA RARE Yado Karu that this 10 year old kid had in his collection about a year ago. I ended up trading for it because it's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 This is more of a theory, but CowCow is right. Exodia can be taken as the Egyptian understanding of the Hebrew or Abrahamic God. The Egyptians didn't see "God" as a entity of spirituality, but a more metaphysical entity that was all-powerful and had dominion over all with no bounds. It is more of a illustration of how God broke the Jews out of slavery and the reign of a monotheistic entity. I read this on reddit somewhere some time ago, so my memory is a little backed. But most of it is just the story of how God helped Moses to break the Jews out of Slavery when the Pharoah kept them in captivity. The story of this is also noted to be when polytheism had come to an end where monotheism, in as many different forms, came to be more prominent. Book of Exodus is dope, this is a cool take. Egyptians saw the abrahamic god as evil.  found the thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/27h6yg/exodia_from_yugioh_is_god/I wonder if Evil and Forbidden One aren't just coincidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 We should combine every religionto make people realize that the grand, overarching theme is: humans ain't sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei the Morning Star Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 We should combine every religionto make people realize that the grand, overarching theme is: humans ain't sheet.Ironically the alternate holds too: Humans ARE sheet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 I wonder if Evil and Forbidden One aren't just coincidence That's part of the "From the Ancient Egyptian perspective" We should combine every religionto make people realize that the grand, overarching theme is: humans ain't sheet.Tell that to Kratos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 (With that being said, I have gotten rid of my Exodia pieces after taking a close look at these things.)this is definitively the wrong game for you if you can't stand themes like this. Also, exodia is "forbidden" as well as finite because he is imprisoned in a magic spell. Guess the Egyptians got the last laugh there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 That's part of the "From the Ancient Egyptian perspective"I feel like this is just a cop out and doesn't actually answer the question. "The Forbidden One" can refer to two things here: The worshipping of God was strictly forbidden, seen as an insult to the Egyptian Pantheon. Or it could be a reference to Egyptian practices of Godship, where knowledge of anything was seemingly forbidden outside of what was practiced. To the common folk, Gods were just a name and an object of worship, where few were bound and restricted to certain names. Exodia could be a God that was forbidden to be recognized as one, as well. The evil part is how the Egyptian people saw God, ruining the way of life that was based around Jewish slaves. Once the slaves were to be free, Egypt would never be the same. That was seen as evil. There was nothing that could be done to change the events that were to occur. Kind of cool theory. I think it has some backing. I don't like saying the, "from Egyptian perspective" because even the Jews saw God as evil in some form. Just all-powerful, not multiple forms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr47t Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 this is definitively the wrong game for you if you can't stand themes like this. I can stand them as long as they aren't portrayed in a positive light. I haven't seen Konami do anything of that sort - at least, not yet. (If they have, please let me know.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 I can stand them as long as they aren't portrayed in a positive light.What's this mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr47t Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 What's this meanWhat I mean is that if the referenced material is connected to the bad guy(s), it's bearable, because it's saying "this is a bad thing" about the referenced material, whereas if the reference is tied to the good guys or if the product otherwise says "this is a good thing" about the referenced material, I can't tolerate that. I hope this clarifies things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 What I mean is that if the referenced material is connected to the bad guy(s), it's bearable, because it's saying "this is a bad thing" about the referenced material, whereas if the reference is tied to the good guys or if the product otherwise says "this is a good thing" about the referenced material, I can't tolerate that. I hope this clarifies things.Sounds dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 What I mean is that if the referenced material is connected to the bad guy(s), it's bearable, because it's saying "this is a bad thing" about the referenced material, whereas if the reference is tied to the good guys or if the product otherwise says "this is a good thing" about the referenced material, I can't tolerate that. I hope this clarifies things.What do you feel about Dark Magician? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr47t Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 What do you feel about Dark Magician?I don't like it, but I don't think it's on a a same level of bad as Nurse Reficule (reversed name), Infernoids and Darklords (OCG card names), etc. Those are references: Dark Magician is technically not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 I don't like it, but I don't think it's on a a same level of bad as Nurse Reficule (reversed name), Infernoids and Darklords (OCG card names), etc. Those are references: Dark Magician is technically not."evil is only okay if it doesn't specifically reference the Bible or biblical texts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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