is the goal of the Broken God churches to collect and reassemble Mekhane's broken parts, and to oppose the Sarkites due to their association with Yaldabaoth. In the video game Persona 5 (2016), Yaldabaoth is a malevolent being that appears in the form of the Holy Grail: a Treasure of Mementos created from humanity's wish for order and control. The overarching antagonist of the game, Yaldabaoth leads the conspiracy to give Masayoshi Shido political power and sponsors the Phantom Thieves of Hearts to see which is stronger: their salvation of the world or Goro Akechi's desire to destroy and recreate the world. In the video game Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020), the names Yaldabaoth, Saklas, and Samael are mentioned as individual members of the Isu, an ancient and highly-advanced species. Known as the "Father of Understanding", the "Mother of Wisdom", and the "Sacred Voice" respectively, the triad were responsible for the early stages of Project Anthropos, which was the creation of humanity. In Andrew Hussie's multimedia literary work Homestuck, a character named Yaldabaoth, in the shape of a snake with a sun-like head, appears. He is a Denizen, a powerful enemy created by the code of SBURB for a player or players to overcome. Caliborn defeated Yaldabaoth to achieve his more powerful Lord English form through vague means. Yaldabaoth was referenced as inspiration for the British deathcore band Infant Annihilator's studio album The Battle of Yaldabaoth (2019). See also Ancient Canaanite religion Ancient Semitic religion Atenism Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion Dhimmi Demiurge Dystheism Ethical monotheism Evil God Challenge False prophet God in Abrahamic religions God in the Baháʼí Faith God in Christianity God in Judaism God in Islam God in Mormonism Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs § God God in Zoroastrianism Maltheism Moralistic therapeutic deism Outline of theology Prince of Darkness (Manichaeism) Problem of evil Problem of Hell Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia Satanic Verses Theistic Satanism Theodicy Trickster god Urmonotheismus (primitive monotheism) Violence in the Bible Violence in the Quran Notes References Bibliography Matthew Black: An Aramaic Etymology for Jaldabaoth? In: Alastair H. Logan, Alexander J. M. Wedderburn (Hrsg.): The New Testament and Gnosis. T&T Clark International, New York 1983, ISBN 0-567-09344-1, S. 69–72. (Paperback-Ausgabe 2004, ISBN 0-567-08228-8) Attilio Mastrocinque: From Jewish Magic to Gnosticism (Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum 24). Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2005, ISBN 3-16-148555-6. Karen L. King: The Secret Revelation of John''. Harvard University Press,