@backagain88 it would be interesting to see the alternate universe where zelda stuck with the christian iconography throughout the series, and instead of Hylia we got God Almighty.
@beardalaxy @backagain88 It's been theorized that Hyrule became a Christian nation during the downfall timeline because everyone lost faith in the Goddesses after the defeat of the Hero of Time.
But this doesn't explain why Christianity exists in a fantasy world unless Hyrule exist in an alternate universe Earth.
@beardalaxy @backagain88 The first Phantasy Star game had Catholic style churches in it and that game is set in a star system that clearly has no connection with Earth. (spoiler alert: Earth does exist in the Phantasy Star universe but this was before that happens) The Japanese version even mentions God when you visit the Church but this was changed to Gods (plural) in the international versions. The fourth game eventually created their own mythos, saying that the Algo system was created by a cosmic entity to seal the Profound Darkness.
@Hyolobrika @beardalaxy @backagain88 There is a fan translation of the game that is more of a literal translation of the original Japanese version. That translation just mentions God.
How can this be? Japanese doesn't have singular and plural, I thought.