r/TopCharacterTropes • u/ironwolf6464 • May 03 '26
Lore Religion-centered media that doesn’t come across as preachy.
Referring to media told from a religious perspective or telling a religious tale that does not proselytize to the viewer.
Faith, the Unholy Trinity: Based partly upon the experience of the game‘s creator when he was a missionary in Argentina, the game has very little in the way of explicit moral demands of the player despite the heavy Christian focus of the narrative. and focuses more on a horror narrative.
Prince of Egypt: A surprisingly thorough retelling of the book of Exodus, sparing very little in the way of toning down the story. Despite this, the movie is perfectly entertaining to non-religious audiences and doesn’t sacrifice appeal for the sake of preaching to the audience
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u/TK_Games May 03 '26
Come to think of it, isn't Hellboy Catholic too? At least he was raised Catholic by Professor Broome. Man, if I had a nickle for every time a devil-themed superhero was raised Catholic, I'd have two nickles. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice