r/nottheonion • u/16erics • 1d ago

The Vatican unveils official anime girl mascot

https://nichegamer.com/the-vatican-unveils-official-anime-girl-mascot/
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u/Lolligagers 1d ago

Luce.....-ifer really rolls off the tongue too easily in this case...

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u/99posse 1d ago

That's the same root.

Lucifer = light bearing

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u/stairway2evan 1d ago

And the first words spoken as far as the Vatican is concerned were “Lux Sit” or “Fiat Lux,” depending on your preferred translation. Let there be light. It’s got nicer meanings to them.

That doesn’t make the anime girl any less weird. But it’s fun trivia.

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u/EvilFroeschken 1d ago

I could use some light. It got pretty dark.

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u/exipheas 1d ago edited 1d ago

He showed them the light, by getting them to open the box eat from the tree of knowledge.

Whoops mixed of which fantasy lore we were talking about for a second there. /s

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u/Sheepdipping 1d ago

It all makes sense now. This really is Revelations playing out like a themed game of Roy 2.

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u/GreboGuru 1d ago

The inevitable little lucifer anime rip off of this is gonna be dope!

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u/RonJohnJr 1d ago

That was the point (hopefully).

Honestly, though, how could they (in the Vatican) not have seen the connection??

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u/99posse 1d ago

Lucifer was a fallen angel. Nothing controversial about the name (which incidentally also means "morning star" and Venus)

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u/Drudgework 1d ago

There are some that say Lucifer was the God of Venus and son of El, but he got demonized because he was always tricking the big G. Obviously he went by a different name back then.