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Top 10 Characters Who Went Full Jesus
Because this seemed like a good Easter-themed article idea.
By: Scott Sharkey April 22, 2011
Spring is here, and with it rabbits, eggs, and a whole mess of other mostly pagan symbols of fertility and rebirth. Oh, and then there's that thing about some guy who suggested we should be nice to each other and got nailed to a board for it. So in honor of the syncretism of the season I thought I'd run through a few games that drew pretty heavily from it.
Jesus (Jesus: Dreadful Bio Monster)
Alas, the Jesus of this exceptionally weirdly titled NES game isn't a bio monster. Rather, it's a giant sword-shaped space station whose inhabitants battle Giger-esque aliens from Haley's Comet. No, really. This actually has pretty much f**kall to do with anything in the bible other than the name, but I just couldn't pass up the excuse to throw it in here. Then again, you could probably get something like this out of Revelation if you dropped enough acid first.
Aeris (Final Fantasy VII)
I've always been kind of surprised that none of the FFVII sequels and side stories ended up having anything to do with a cult springing up around Aeris and her sacrifice at the end of the first disc. I mean, some people say she never actually came back to life, but believers know better. You just have to find the scuba gear to recover her body, though it only works in the original Japanese printing of the game.
Crono (Chrono Trigger)
Continuing the long tradition of speech impaired videogame Jesii, Crono plays the part pretty well, right down to crucifixion pose he makes when he's eventually vaporized. Thankfully his girlfriend brings him back a few days later and everything works out alright. At least until the sequel, when everyone gets pretty much completely screwed over for no real reason.
Fallout 3
Call this a two for the price of one. Not only does your bible quoting dad get himself killed in the course of trying to save the wasteland, but the player himself gets a chance to follow in his footsteps by getting dosed to death in the exact same radioactive chamber. This is what is known in nerd circles as a "double Spock." Water walking and wine production don't really enter into things and Jesus wasn't really known for killing giant radioactive scorpions with a rusty shotgun, but he did at one point get really pissed off and yelled at a tree a bunch, cursing it to wither. The player can do that himself in a sidequest, if by "curse to wither" you mean "set on fire with a flamethrower." Poor, poor Harold...
Mantorok (Eternal Darkness)
You wouldn't think an enormous, pulsating tentacular blob with innumerable mouths and eyes would be turn out to be the savior of all mankind, but it just goes to show that you can't judge a person by their squamous, rugose exterior, you bunch of racists. Though an exceptionally convoluted plan Mantorok liberates all mankind from the threat of extra-dimensional horrors (well, other than itself), but at the cost of its own life. He doesn't get nailed to a board, if only because the bad guys probably couldn't find one big enough, but he does end up impaled and pinned to a temple floor by giant magical obelisks, which probably hurts pretty badly. Despite being killed this way and being repeatedly and unambiguously described as dead, he's still pulsing away and weaving his plans over the course of just about 2,000 years. You'd think by now somebody would have realized that you can't get rid of saviors by nailing them to things.
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Comments (184)
Aw man...
Posted: May 20, 2011 12:00AM PST by JinBambino
Dammitt...Chrono went full Jesus. You NEVER GO FULL JESUS!
Posted: May 07, 2011 12:00AM PST by SpunkV
and interesting article...not quite as funny and interesting as the intense religious debate that promptly sprung up. you know what else is interesting? Even with all the angry people and trolls, this was still and more respectful and intelligent debate than you'll find on a lot of sites and boards devoted to "serious" political and religious debates. :D I love you guys!
Of course Sharkey did it on purpose!
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 12:00AM PST by Reigel_Seven
Everybody knows that any topic with "Jesus" or "God" in the title will result in a flame war, aka: tons of views and posts.
These 10 characters are so much better than Jesus!
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 12:00AM PST by VDKT
... and so much more believable too!
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by Flashback_80
Comedy is relative to what you do or do not find funny, if you think Jesus is the bee's knees, then the title may have been a good indicator that the article was not for you. Take a step back and try not to take your own opinion so damn seriously. In the interest of full disclosure, I did just return from a week's vacation in Mexico and am feeling rather mellow.
comments r comments
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by validcore
Funny stuff, loved Eternal Darkness. The guys who wrote the new testament didn't show up to see Christ crucified(Its a good thing they would have been killed). These same cowards were killed, some crucified for writing & telling the story of Christ. What caused them to go from everyday coward to "go full Jesus"? Seeing him rise from the dead, touching the holes left by the cross. Not hating on the Easter is Pagan comment, its just something people say. We would not know of Jesus, or believe if He did not rise & the New Testament written. Nobody (very few IDK) BELIEVE (worship) in a pagan Easter or Christmas.
What I think is a real joke....
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
Is that the vast amount of people mocking and poking fun at Jesus right now will be calling out for his help and crying out to be forgiven on their deathbed or when calamity overtakes them.
To those of you who say this article,"made your day", let me ask you this;
Is it worth it to have a single day be,"made" for you at the expense of your remainder in eternity?
Food for thought.
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 12:00AM PST by Lazlo_Mendlebums
I don't think Cthulhucares much about Jesus' feelings.
Jesus laughed
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 12:00AM PST by RaginScotsman
Dude I think your food has gone bad if you believe that. I dont recall the part of the bible that said jesus was a vengeful sort.
My food's just fine, thanks......
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
Well, Scotty-Is it my food? Or your ignorane of the Scripture? Let's take a look......
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats, and He will set the sheep on His right hand but the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those on His right hand, "Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me." ... "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My Brethren, you did it to me."
Then He will also say to those on the left hand, "Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me." ... "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me." And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. (Matthew 25:31-36, 40-43, 45-46 NRSV)
Hmm,sounds pretty vengeful to me........
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 12:00AM PST by Reigel_Seven
If Jesus is really that vengeful, then he deserves a good raping.
I'll rape him.
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
Matthew 12:36
But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.
Heres a wacky thought
Posted: May 02, 2011 12:00AM PST by RaginScotsman
The bible isnt written in the first person. If I write a book and say that "on the day of judgement jesus will mock all those who have followed the words of a bunch of dead men even though its probably complete BS", does that make it so? Something you better think about Brentanimous cos I'm working on my book right now.
As a non-believer...
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by The_Punch_Party_Program
i'm ashamed to see people post things like links to youtube videos callled "the Decpetion of christianity", or writing things like "christ can suck my dick". People already think us non-religious types to be cynical and arrogant already, why give them more reasons to believe that? Can't you guys just enjoy this humorous feature without being complete assholes? Sharkey didn't write this article with the intention of starting a holy war, so lets not try to start one on 1up okay? I'm sure there's probably a much more bigger and much more awesome flame war about religion on some other site you could join in on. I know, i've seen them. And they're also big wastes of time.
Now, with that said, can you christians please stop posting on websites if you can't find humor in anything that even remotely mentions your religion? Seriously, i've just read Sharkey's article about 5 times already! And I still can't find anything that one would consider to be offensive or mean-spirited. You guys are clearly looking for a reason to be upset. If you're gonna be mad at Sharkey for writing a hilarious article about how videogames have used religious refrences in ridiculous fashions, then I don't want you playing any videogames okay? Religion is obviously serious business for you and no matter what, it's not to be joked about. I get that, now can you please get off this page and read something else? The rest of us have some laughing to do.
Oh, by the way, great piece Sharkey! .........and Xenogears blows! Let's start that kind of war here.
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 12:00AM PST by The_Punch_Party_Program
He's also pretty handsome, too. The ladies love him! Of course, I kid...
He did it for the lulz....
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by Gold_Ultima
Funny article. I greatly enjoyed it and thing people need to stop being so sensitive. What's the point of life if you can't make fun of it?
Great article
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by NorthernTorch
It made me LOL several times.
One other nomination, however ... Good old Duke Nukem is about to rise from the dead (after 13 years).
I'll Tell You What . . .
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by MrHibGIb
. . . I promise not to get offended by your off-color, article titles if you promise to write a similarly titled article during Ramadan and work "Muhammad" into the title.
Anyone can take potshots at Christianity - it's convenient and lazy. Let's see 1UP become the American version of Jyllands-Posten and I'll be the first to call you brave and witty. -
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
Hear HEAR! What about it Sharkey? I guess you won't though because that would be a courageous thing to do...... ;-)
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by jakethecowlick
can you name ANY videogames with characters who posess suspicious similarities to Muhammad? No? Well, then STFU
Only problem with that?
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 12:00AM PST by Lazlo_Mendlebums
Is that Muslims are potentially much more crazy than Christians. Sure, Christians used to have a fun habbit of offing people who didn't accept Jesus but over the last thousand years we've learned to calm that down.
I wouldn't really want to see Sharkey attacked (potentially murdered) for nonsense. However, if we as a community would like to collectively discuss how silly these things ultimately are I'd welcome the conversation. Let's include Jesus, Thor, Muhammed, Zoroaster, etc etc....
Actually . . .
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 12:00AM PST by MrHibGIb
@ jakethecowlick - lol troll. That's the point. If you depict Muhammad you're an infidel.
But I'll play along. Muhammad took part in beheadings, stonings, and allowed rape. Hmmmm. What games might parallel those actions?
God of War
Manhunt 1 & 2
Just to name a few. So I think it would be easy to draw an exaggerated correlation between Muhammad and these games. Just like Sharkey did with Christianity and Jesus in this article.
@Lazlo - that's the point. Christianity is an easy target. It takes guts to openly mock Islam and Muhammad.
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 12:00AM PST by Reigel_Seven
I wonder why it's so easy to mock christianity...
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
Because it's easier to be evil than Good, maybe? Nah, that can't be it.....
This and the vapid "Videogame Landlords" article
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by GAM35WH1T3P30PL3L1K3
Should get a few people fired : /
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by CalQL8edKOS
loved the article, ignore the haters sharkey, freedom of speech is a b***h, thank you founding fathers
What's more fun to read? The article or the commenters on either side.
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 12:00AM PST by Dd4rri3nd
To say the least, the article was intresting to read. It's really entertaining to see the debates "ruin" it for it's humor. Example: christians defending our faith..when the article isnt making fun of i; atheist commenting on how christians are disillusional; Trolls trying to piss people off when no one cares; people on both sides throwing facts and talking points...and then there's that huge FAAAAARRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTT which appears halfway into the comments which really almost shat my pants.
Cant we all just get along? The internet is big enough for our egos and opinions.
Also king_mob...prejudice exist all around with every mindset/faith/belief/what have you. Trust me, there are plenty of nonchristians who did far worse than christans have done in the past. Some of them not religious.
Also I'm sure if Jesus was to read this, he'd enjoy it.
(lol on Crono on the header. That's exactly what I thought...XD)
Entertaining but,
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 12:00AM PST by ActivisionStoleMy360
I can certainly see the otherside of this. Some of these comments and even the general statement just doesn't have a place because it does get at somthing very important to (some) people's core values. I do also agree that people should have the right to speak their minds in public and that no one should be made to censor themselves (within the reasonable laws of freedom of speech).
You should think about the people you alienate. While it is true every religion has its share of nut jobs and psychopaths, generally speaking, insulting what is considered a relatively important holiday to a group of people and a core figure in that faith just doesn't seem right.
There is a lot of general intolerance here, and I am not just talking about the pokes at Christianity, people saying "if you make fun of Christianity, you should Muslism," is just as wrong. Some people won't get what I'm getting at, and will probably mock me for it, but religon to most is part of their identity.
I just don't see it
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by jakethecowlick
Where is it offensive? I honestly cannot tell.
The Anglo Saxon God Eastre
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 12:00AM PST by cloud7725
This is where the name easter comes from; easter is 100% pagan, just like xmas. -
I'ii say it agin
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by validcore
Being lost to history is a sad thing, I believe in pagans & honestly believe that YOU believe thats where Easter comes from. But I doubt you're a Pagan, its been erased & forgotten by almost everyone. They tried to do this to Christianity but ist hard to do. The statues of Ceaser have been replaced by statues of Christ. You could say he tore down the temple & rebuilt it in 3 day.
The guys who wrote the new testament didn't show up to see Christ crucified(Its a good thing they would have been killed). These same cowards were killed, some crucified for writing & telling the story of Christ. What caused them to go from everyday coward to "go full Jesus"? Seeing him rise from the dead, touching the holes left by the cross. Not hating on the Easter is Pagan comment, its just something people say. We would not know of Jesus, or believe if He did not rise & the New Testament written. Nobody (very few IDK) BELIEVE (worship) in a PAGAN Easter or Christmas.
I reposted the last bit sorry.
What about Commander Shepard?
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 12:00AM PST by implodinggoat
What about Commander Shepard from Mass Effect?
A: His name is Shepard.
B: In the second game he returns from the dead.
C: He spends pretty much all his time saving mankind.
D: If you really screw up in Mass Effect 2 you can get an ending where he dies saving humanity. -
Holy Crap
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 12:00AM PST by At0mic_Iguana
Also, people going to church are going to, "Mass"...
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by Liquid_Ocelot_Wesker
What are you doing here? You're supposed to be the sad whiteboard guy. ;P
my impression of all of the poo=pooers
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by chrisswiss
I'm offended that Scott Sharkey wrote an article that summed up Jesus' life in one sentence in a non-offensive manner, and then used examples of video game characters that shared a similar fate, because that's what qualifies as offensive apparently. Also, you have a double standard if you don't do one about Mohammed on one of them Muslim holidays, because we all know his story and it's a very common archetype in video games as well.
no chaos?
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by UltimaDestroyer
no mention of chaos from xenosaga?! he literally was jesus!
Absolutely Hilarious
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by leetdrew
I laughed out loud a few times reading this. My favorite:"Sin in this case is giant flying whale-creature that destroys cities by shooting sunflower seeds full of monsters and which is powered by the soul of her boyfriend's dead abusive father. I can understand the Japanese being confused by the subtle difference, however."
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by sepewrath
"...some guy who suggested we should be nice to each other and got nailed to a board for it."
made me lol, should have thrown Andraste in there, we don't actually see it happen, but they talk about it so much in DA, its like we were there.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by To_Mega_Therion
Thisarticle was pretty funneh! Are people getting offended by this? really? Who is still taking religion seriously now a days?
I like most of your articles 1up, but...
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by Matty29
This one was pretty uncalled for. The "fact" that you mocked Jesus Christ is pretty despicable. And it wasn't necessarily how you worded the column, it was how you portrayed Jesus and his deed's. You talked about them as if they were some small acts that didn't amount to anything and then you were smug and sarcastic in your descriptions. And before I get a million replies on how I need to get over it, you have to realize that people who make a mockery of a religion, is worse then the one's who try to convert others to it. -
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by solidsharkey
The most offensive thing about this was that I wrote something that referenced persons and events from the New Testament without actually being all "Oh holy shit wowie zowie!" about it? Righto. No more talking about Jesus unless we're all completely unambiguous about how impressed we are by every aspect of it. Thanks for clearing that up.
I'm sorry...
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by moonstriker
"...people who make a mockery of a religion, is worse then the one's who try to convert others to it."
Why is that again?
Really enjoyed the article.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by trminal_patience
Especially that part about failing to "nail down all the Jesus references" in Xenogears.
That was a classy pun.
Q: Does anyone know the difference between Jesus and a framed picture of Jesus is?
A: It only takes one nail to hang the picture......
And Happy Zombie Jesus Day to all of you out there in 1upland.
I'm jut going to go out on a limb and say...
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by luckynewman13
fuck you, douchebag
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by haonetat01
Way to stay classy there with making fun of an entire religions God. But as a long time member of 1UP I know to expect this sort of thing.
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 12:00AM PST by skyfox
Good argument there, you're local debate team must love you. If anything, the author mocked video games more than the Bible. You generally have to back up your opinions for them to have validity - not just state them and expect immediate acceptance.
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
You said;"The most offensive thing about this was that I wrote something that referenced persons and events from the New Testament without actually being all "Oh holy shit wowie zowie!" about it? Righto. No more talking about Jesus unless we're all completely unambiguous about how impressed we are by every aspect of it. Thanks for clearing that up."
But in the article you said;"You'd think by now somebody would have realized that you can't get rid of saviors by nailing them to things."
Nope. Nothing offensive or disrespectful about that at all.*rolls eyes*
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 12:00AM PST by wiseman4380
no theres not anything offensive about that. If you think there is, you're trying to hard.
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
No-You're not trying hard enough.....Yes there is, and you know it.Referring to The Crucifixion as "nailing them to things" said so glibly is a mockery in and of itself.If that comment was made about an ordinary person who was crucified, it would have been bad enough/ cruel/ unacceptable.
But to say it in reference about who many believe was the SON OF GOD and the sacrifice He made for all mankind?
Wow. Just wow. Even if you don't believe the same, that's not the issue, man.What's being called into question is simple human decency. It's complete inconsideration of a person's deepest feelings and convictions and for what? a few cheap laughs.
What sell outs we as a society have become.
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 12:00AM PST by a1chemi
He wasn't mocking the original act of the crucifixiion. He was mocking the idea that people would try a similar act repeatedly and the idea of using simple means to kill someone that is supposed to be a god-like figure and assuming that it would work.
Your belief in the miracle does not make the story any less of a story, and open to comparison and critque as any other tale. You cannot expect people to believe as you do and hold as sacred those things that you do as well. If someone said that they held Final Fantasy (pick one) as sacred and beyond reproach, would you feel obligated to abstain from critiquing or comparing it to anything? If it's a matter of age, then what about The Illiad and the Odyssey? You wouldn't expect those to be treated with dire reverence by those who might disagree with them would you?
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
"He wasn't mocking the original act of the crucifixiion. He was mocking the idea that people would try a similar act repeatedly and the idea of using simple means to kill someone that is supposed to be a god-like figure and assuming that it would work."
So what similar act was he referring to? Gimmie a break-You KNOW he was talking directly about the Crucifxion. Otherwise, what significance would there be to mention it? Nice try, I guess?
"You cannot expect people to believe as you do and hold as sacred those things that you do as well."
I don't expect people to believe what I do. That's the whole point. I don't believe what Hindus believe, or Muslims. But I don't go around and mock what they believe (especially if my comments were going to be read by many, many people.) Because it's a matter of simple respect. After all, Let's say I did do that (make fun of Hindus or Muslims), and then when people called me out on it, I said,"Now, now-You can't expect me to hold the same things sacred as you do.", you can't tell me that I wouldn't be called a hate-filled bigot, and probably be charged with a hate crime.Or worse.
But when it happens to Christians, it's somehow acceptable? Stop drinking the Kool-Aid , man.That's Ka-rap, and you know it.
But....That's exactly what's going on with the world today, like it or not.
"If someone said that they held Final Fantasy (pick one) as sacred and beyond reproach, would you feel obligated to abstain from critiquing or comparing it to anything?"
That's hardly an adequate comparison.One is literally a game, and one is a way of Life. It's not about abstaining from critiquing or comparing it to anything, it's how it's compared or critiqued.When you are legitimately comparing or critiquing something, it's one thing. But when you are deliberately trying to sound like a smarmy prick (not to mention that you purposely plan what you're going to say at a time when you know it's going to offend the largest number of people) in an effort to just get a few laughs and get a rise out of some people in the process, well, at that point you're just really being an asshole, aren't you?
In short,if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all. Now when did I learn that? First grade I think........
Great Read
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by tahi
Though Bioshock 2 should have made it onto here. Sofia and Eleanor Lamb? ADAM being described in a creationist bent? Admittedly there's more the terminology of a collective, and in reality Sofia's planned use of ADAM was far more scientific and her religion was a massive front, but I liked Bioshock 2's philosophies just as much as the original game's.
The article was a fun read.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by Sweatin'me
Everyone believes In how they think it ought to be; there's always going to be arguments because we are all trying to prove a point.
We're never going to stop arguing if belief is what we're fighting for.
You forgot about JC denton guys.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by Kvass
I mean,
The guy name is J.C. (get it? same initials as Jesus Christ), and in one of the ending he sorta becomes the "savior of humanity". Literally. The game name is Deus Ex, as in Deus Ex Machina, a god brought from a machine. This is a major oversight
BTW to all those christian fanatics out there:
You need to chill guys. I'm christian too and I find this article funny.
Sharkey wrote something offensive?
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by joshnickerson
Someone alert the media!
Seriously though, anyone who has spent even a little time around 1up knows that if they're going into a feature penned by Scott Sharkey, there's a good chance someone will get offended. It's kinda like watching a Kevin Smith movie and complaining that it's full of dick and fart jokes.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by Metroidvaniac
Not bad, guys. The best part, of course, was the subtitle.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by omegawyrm
Great article, the overreactions are pretty funny too.
Why would you get upset about an article highlighting the fact that the Messianic narrative is both compelling and deeply ingrained enough in the public consciousness that many games use it as a story inspiration?
Yeah, a couple of those examples are false messiahs, but most of them were very heroic. It's not like Jesus has a trademark on the messiah narrative and no one else is allowed to use it.
Is it so wrong?
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by =Zombie=
I loled when I read "Oh, and then there's that thing about some guy who suggested we should be nice to each other and got nailed to a board for it."
Does that make me a bad person? I'm christian btw. -
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by joshnickerson
If anything it's a knock on the over-commercialization of religious holidays to the point where the original meaning behind them are almost totally forgotten.
Worst article.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by blankPerson
This article was terrible. From a religious standpoint when it comes to being a Christian, but also from a editorial standpoint.
Offensive and terrible written, and utterly pointless if for a laugh. A shallow laugh at that. -
Not so much
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by EmmanuelMunoz
Thought it was a timely joke and fun association to the holiday. Substantial,not really; Well written, it was a fun puff piece not a review or introspective article. But that is your opinion and this is mine
All he did...
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by AquinasD
Was point out how (some) games take inspiration from the Christian tradition. Except that first one, the Bio thingy, that definitely had nothing to do with Jesus. I think the article was fine, not offensive to Christianity at all, and I would know, I mean, look at my username.I really loved "The sea monster aspect of sin addles even the most learned of theologians."But no Colette from Tales of Symphonia? C'mon.
Space Jesus!
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by pandasnyper723
Never played it, but wasn't Jesus in Xenosaga or something?
Seems To Be Mocking Jesus If You Ask Me
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by Mr.LametoWatch
This whole article is talking about characters who were not truly inspired by Jesus, just using bits and pieces from him. At least dedicate an article to discussing King of Kings and/or some other Wisdom Tree games. -
Not funny at all
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by gamerlegend73
Yeah you all are mocking Jesus. Shame on you all. What does Jesus got to do with any of this?. Celebrate the Resurrection in a cool manner don't mock him! He died for your sins.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by jakethecowlick
I couldn't tell, was that sarcasm or seriousness?
You missed the most obvious one.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by Eviltwinof_Tom
Commander Shepard!Shepard dies, and is resurrected. S/He recruits a team of bad-ass disciples, and faces down a force of evil unheard of in the universe that mortal men cannot comprehend.And s/he's called SHEPARD. Could it be more obvious?
by the way
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by yuri_ha
The deception of Christianism :Part 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zbIrfEQz8UPart 2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTPH9U39v_EPart 3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S84rLzlH5Kg -
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by darkspectre87
This is apparently coming from a Spanish atheist...LoL. FAIL.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by xXreAperXx_777
Cant wait to see you guys with your article poking fun at Muhammad. Oh wait, you won't do that because you feel like you have been given the right to bash Christianity. Did anyone ever think that maybe its stuff like this that makes Christians intolerable of other people's view points? Everywhere I drive I see stickers stating COEXIST...I don't bash other person's beliefs, and would never have written an article like this poking fun of another persons beliefs....it seems like everyone wants to be able to make fun of and bash Christianity until someone says something about their particular beliefs. Coexist.....whatever -
Mebbe you didn't notice...
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by jakethecowlick
...but this article, LIKE EVERYTHNG ON THIS SITE, deals specifically with vidya gaems. If you know of any game with characters whose stories posess striking similarities to Mohammad's, Noah's, etc., please feel free to bring them up as examples. Until then, STFU
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by AStrangeDisease
Christ can sick my duck.
Nice article, by the way. -
Not EVERYone...
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by Namath3030
It's the vocal minority that gets offended and feels they just have to let it be known, some Christians (like myself) see the article and find it amusing. The "messiah story" has been used in popular fiction for a long time. I didn't necessarily find anything offensive in this article. It simply points to some examples of it in video games and laughs at the absurdity of some of the more outlandish ones.
What is particularly offensive is your comments. You might think that bashing Christianity, or any other organized religion, is cool or acceptable, but it just make you look ignorant and immature.
Jesus never existed
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by cloud7725
jesusneverexisted.com -
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by mastertmg
he did exist. its historical and crap.his divinity is debatable, but the Romans have documents talking about some "supposed savior guy" I know 'cause I translated some of 'em for Latin class.also, the website you posted seems like it was written all in one night by someone who was half-drunk and full-angry.
not historical in the least bit
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by cloud7725
There are no written documents relating to Jesus that are from the period in which he lived. This was a period of many so called saviors and messiahs so the fact that Romans wrote about one has no weight historically.
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 12:00AM PST by skyfox
mastermg is mostly correct. Archaeological evidence points to his existence but most scholars are hesitant to say how much of the basic chronology is accurate. It doesn't help that the evidence points to the Bible being written 300 years after the events of the New Testament by 4 separate people.
king Arthur treatment
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 12:00AM PST by cloud7725
None of the alleged evidence people point to, such as Tacitus or Josephus date back to the era in which Jesus was thought to be alive. I find that more and more professionals in the field of history are coming out and voicing their skepticism on the man's existance. If he had thousands of followers kings and scholars during the time he lived would have written something of him. Not saying he could not have existed; just think its plausible that the man was built around legend and folklore.
I'm not arguing
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by skyfox
That the exact numbers referenced in any version of the Bible were accurate. I wish I still had the book I had to study for one of my ME History courses, but I sold it back afterwards. I'm fairly certain they didn't refer to Tacitus or Josephus. It was the Bible Unearthed by Silberman and Finkelstein. Overall quality read. It didn't attempt to debunk or support the Bible, just see what can and cannot be proved through the evidence we have. Amazon link below.
Not that I'm particularly offended or even very religious
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by manoffeeling
but it's a uniquely somber "holiday" to use as the inspiration for something so crassly commercial. On a completely unrelated note, why do so many people think videogame journalists are troglodytes? -
Well, more specifically
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by manoffeeling
I was referring to Good Friday.
Have a sense of humour.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by Eledhrim
A great article, perhaps the most enjoyable 'silly' one I've read in a LONG time. I'm a religious person, so I don't understand why some people are being so 'offended'. Unless they're just trying to make a scene, or be noticed or something.Even if Sharkey isn't religious and really is just having a laugh, poking fun and what-not, who's to say God doesn't have a sense of humour? -
I agree with Darqness
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by SuperNintendoFan
For sure God does, I mean to reference a certain movie which I should not have to name (^_^), just look at the platypus XD.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by BulMastiff
If you guys don't do a mohammed article during some muslim holiday. Way to go 1UP, way to be cutting edge, no wonder other sites are kicking you @sses.
BTW, you bastards are going to burn in HELL, have a great Easter:)
What a nice god you have!
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by moonstriker
He's going to make people suffer eternally because someone wrote an article showing video game characters inspired by a religious figure. It totally makes sense, doesn't it?
Even if that god were real, I'd say fück him and anyone who would support this kind of thinking. Real or not, why the hell would anybody even consider following a god with such a "rationale"?
That something like this would be considered sacred, untouchable and not to be the target of any reasonable thinking is unimaginably dangerous.
Easy, friend
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by jakethecowlick
It's not our God who thinks that. It's the stupid people who happen to be associated with Him. Don't lump the reasonable people in with the nuts.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by solidsharkey
I don't have much against Jesus. It's his fan club I can't stand.
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 12:00AM PST by dictatortot
As a member of the Jesus fan club, I can agree with you that the far out, crazy, everyone-is going-to-hell-but-me, and God-hates-fags types are infuriating. They detract from the faith and make a mockery of its true principles.
In fact, I apologize on behalf of the whole religion, if I could be so bold, to anyone who's been antagonized by those that wish to force my religion upon you. Also, I'll be the first to admit that the Westboro Baptists and the Koran Floridian types are the worst!
I discount them from my religion, for they are clearly using it to hide behind other motives and that's just despicable.
I always like a good Sharkey article, this one was no-exception.
There, I'm getting off my soap box...er...uh.... pulpit.
And btw......
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
And Sharkey,
If there was any doubt-that post was directed to you.
Good-day sir.
Whoa, hey
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by jakethecowlick
Who let the bible-thumping 40-year old in?!
'Tis perfectly acceptable to mock the Easter celebration, as the vast majority of it makes little to no sense to modern Christians, let alone anyone else. As for the rest of it, he wasn't making fun of Jesus, he ws making fun of people whose stories posessed striking similarities to His own. Honestly, its uptight bumbasses like you that make the rest of us Christians look bad. Lighten up, man.
Whoa hey right back jakethecowlick......
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
You see-That's the difference between you and me; no name calling on my end.Only on yours.I'm not sure to interpret it as mere immaturity or what, but at least i'm not afraid to take a stand for what I believe in and I don't just just jump on the ,"I em teh KEWL fer agreeing with ull of da POPULR peeple"-
"Believers" like you are one of the main reasons Christianity is "TEH EPIC FAIL" in many people's eyes.
In other words-Stop being lukewarm.Grow a pair and get some conviction, son!
You'll thank me for it later.
If calling names is immature...
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by jakethecowlick
...then isn't doing stupid impressions of people even worse? Also, it's not jumping on the band wagon if you already belived it. If i had found it offensive, I would have said something. What I did find offensive was how people like you are getting angry over something that wasn't intended to be offensive, and wasn't found as such [offensive] by the vast majority of the people who read this article.
Also, I like how you called me "son," and didn't try to deny that you're a bible-thumping 40-year old (a bad thing to be).
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
You: then isn't doing stupid impressions of people even worse?
Me: You're right. I should just sit here and take your shit and not say anything.(As if?)
You: If i had found it offensive, I would have said something.
Me: Oh! So it's only relevant if it upsets you.....Thanks for clearing that up.It's nice to see that your not self-centered. ;-)
You: What I did find offensive was how people like you are getting angry over something that wasn't intended to be offensive, and wasn't found as such [offensive]
Me: Because again-Your opinion is the only one that matters, right? Other peoples' feelings don't. Gotcha. So, in other words, if they don't agree with you, they must be wrong. Apparently what matters is not if I am a Bible thumping 40 year old, but if you are a spolied, narrow minded,pathetic college kid who thinks that their point of view is the only one that matters....Cause that's how you sound, honestly.You also come off like a real dick, fyi. Move out of your parents' basement. You won't believe how your horizons will expand........
You:the vast majority of the people who read this article.
Me:Because in your spare time you went and took a count of all the people guaging their opinion since this article came out. Not just the people who commented on it, but all of the people who read it and didn't comment as well.(You see, their opinion matters, too, sonny ;-))The truth is you assume the majority of people to have your view. Can't you see how arrogant that is?
Tell you what. When you stop working at Dairy Queen and live out in the real world for awhile, when your wife almost dies from illness and you spend an entire winter without heat. When you have to be a grown-up and not depend on Mummy and Daddy anymore to help you with the bills, why don't you wait to post any comments on the internet until then. Because only then will you have even the sllightest fucking idea of what it means to be an adult, and only then will you have the perspective necessary to formulate semi-intelligent opinions.
In short-My Faith got my family and I through these and many other hard times. I'm not the type to shove a Bible in someone's face; But i'll be damned if i'm going to stand by and let someone shit on my savior after all He has done for me.You have freedom of speech? Fine. So do Christians.
Period.End of story.
I like
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 12:00AM PST by jakethecowlick
how you take my words out of context, and (even better) how you assume that because I am OK with occasional mocking of Christianity I must not be a Christian. Been a devout worshiper of the Lord since I was old enoguh to actually understand what I was doing. So, it's my turn again in this little impromptu debate.
First: Yes, you should have just sat there and "took my shit," because the worst way to prove a point is to openly contradict it. I realize my first comment was a little immature, and I probably should've laid off alittle on the name calling. That doesn't mean you immediately get the right to respond in kind.
Second: That was simply a misconsrtuction of my sentance, and I will take full blame for any misinterpretations. What I was trying to get across was that if people (not me soecifically) had found this offensive, they would've said so. At the very least you could have said what you had found offensive, as opposed to simply condemning the whole article because of one or two percieved sleights. I highly doubt you found the entire article offensive, just one or two points.
Third: Same thing, not gonna bother.
Fourth: No, I can't speak for everyone who read this article, but I realized the same thing you brought up for myself a few hours later. You know what I did? I asked my friends who read the article. I asked my brothers (literal and figurative). I showed it my parents. I got permission, and took a survey in a few of my classes today. Guess what? NO ONE found it offensive. You know what I'd call that? The vast majority.
Last: I apologize. My initial comments were rude, and I could have worded them better. But you were just as bad, if not worse. Insulting my intelligence, my social staus, physical condition? Yes, I did those things as well (except for that last one, I won't admit to crimes I didn't commit), but it completely defeats any reasoning behind your anger if you turn right back around and do the exact same thing. Again, though, this was my fault as well. I'm sorry for what I said.
Posted: Apr 26, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
You're right. I went too far and I apologize too.And I thank you for responding the way you did.
Some things,,,,,
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
Just shouldn't be joked about. You may not give a shit about God......but some people do. You have a right to believe what you want, that's what free will is all about. But I don't know a single person who likes to have anything that is close to their heart mocked...whatever that may be. -
Freedom of Speech
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by Ozmahunter
Sharky can ay whatever the hell he want about whom ever the hell he wants. If you want people to have to be silenced about certain topics because talking about them might make others mad, I suggest you move to the middle east.
It never ceases to amaze me
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by venom77
How heavy religious types think the best way to gain their civil rights is to stomp out yours. Let's not forget, Prime, that in his day Jesus questioned the status quo and even on some level spoke back about the top religion of the time. Sure it wasn't in a fun article about video game Jesus-likes but it does suggest that people should be able to question or even mock a religion. Why not? Christians do it all the time for other people's beliefs and lifestyles.
Oh and are you aware that if your user name is, in fact, even remotely related to Optimus Prime that you are promoting the Transformers, which we all know is a slight against God.
Come on.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by SerpentineZERO
If we censor religious jokes, we'd then have to censor any kind of offensive jokes. I don't see what your problem is, because they're just jokes. I'd say either get a sense of humor, or even more, if it offends you, avoid all forms of comedy. Political correctness and humor don't necessarily go together.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by wiseman4380
you obviously dont know what freedom of speech is. It doesnt mean people can say whatever they want, wherever they want, whenever they want. It means the law or government cant arrest, fine, or punish you for having an opinion that doesnt match their own. So we can sit here and say we dont like the president and we dont believe in your god without being hanged. Threatening somebody isnt just a way to express your opinion, and its silly to use it as an example.
I find it curious the religious sort are so easily offended and quick to defend their religion, almost like they know its a wobbling house of cards on a windy day....
Because yellinng fire in a crowded theater is the same thing as...
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 12:00AM PST by Jiggles
making fun of video games' weird references to religion. Exactly the same. This is sarcasm.
I wish people wouldn't use the word "fallacy" when their own arguments are so full of logical fail.
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 12:00AM PST by Brentanimous_PRIME
Who's stomping? I'm simply saying be respectful. You respect me, I respect you-That's how it works.
2) Well, you also have to remember,Venom that although Jesus did question the status quo, he never mocked-He rebuked....and there is definitely a difference between the two.....This article isn't even remotely comparable to the way that Christ conducted himself.....So,epic Fail, sorry.
3) And why not mock other peoples' religions? I'll tell you why not. It doesn't make things any better to do so. It just causes hurt feelings, and overall just makes the world an uglier place every time you do it.(just as this article unfortuanately has done.Way to go, Sharkey) In short. If you do so, you're part of the problem, not the solution, congratulations.
4) You're right-When Christians act that way, it's inexcusable.I completely agree. But don't put me in the same category, because that's not me, thanks.
5) Who said anything about the Transformers? Not me. It's bad to assume.
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by dictatortot
That is all. -
But seriously....
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by dictatortot
good article Sharkey. I especially like the part about Jesus and video games, not together, but separate... or both, whatever.
Full Jesus...
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by GenesisDoes
The title doesn't get better than that. XD -
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by CordDragonzord
I like how most of the titles were made by squaresoft, lol.
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by Juan__Doe
Kratos (God Of War series)
1. The original God Of War Ares clearly represents Judas with his act of betrayl.
2. Kratos and Jesus are both known in the living world as well as the afterlife.
3. Kratos and Jesus both had large pieces of metal placed in their hands. (I think Kratos got the better end of that deal though.)
4. Kratos and Jesus are the only men that I will give a pass to for wearing open toe sandals on a daily basis.
5. Kratos and Jesus have a large amount of XP in magic.
I am founding The Unholy Church Of Mantorok
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by JonathanDrake
All hail the amorphous glory of the One that saved humankind from murdering god-like creatures that intended of having our souls and sanity for breakfast... So that He could one day free Himself from his prison to that Himself.
And for those who wish to join
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by JonathanDrake
Mantorok will save the believers... For dessert.
Putting the FUN in fundamentalism...
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by king_mob
I love it when video games dis religion. Here's a list of games I can think of that had an evil cult masquerading as a Catholic-like church or a new age religion.Lunar: Eternal BlueGrandia IIFinal Fantasy TacticsFinal Fantasy X & XIIIPhantasy Star IVDevil May Cry 4BayonettaResident Evil 4Dead Space 1&2Breath of Fire (whole series) -
Full Vagina?
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by SuperNintendoFan
Full Vagina eh? To some that would be a good thing, lawlz this is too great ^_^ haha
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 12:00AM PST by skyfox
Nothing wrong with finding a corrupt religious institution to be part of a good story arc. It doesn't mean he automatically regularly participates in bashing people's religious views. Throughout all your comments you've assumed your fellow commentators were all atheist blowhards which actually debased your stance. It's one thing to be offended by the article, but quite another to condemn the people who enjoyed the article or otherwise don't share your viewpoint on the sacredness of religion as horrible people.Also, I played about 80% of those games. The inspiration drawn from western religion isn't exactly buried deep.
Holy Hating?
Posted: Apr 24, 2011 12:00AM PST by king_mob
Holy hating. What exactly does that mean, anyway? Does it help you to know that I was raised Presbyterian and attended two religious schools? For the first eighteen years of my life I believed that Jesus Christ was my personal savior and that when I died I would go to Heaven. Then something happened, one day I realized that I didn't really believe any of it. I was just scared of going to Hell. After that I lost my faith, and when you don't have faith, religion becomes quite different from the way you looked at it before.The truth is that I enjoy making fun of religion, particularly Christianity, because it seems absurd. The idea that the fate of my immortal soul revolves around my acceptance of the "sanctity" of an execution that took place two millennia ago is what determines whether I get to spend my life in eternal paradise or eternal suffering is just plain absurd. Since I live in a culture where that idea is constantly being shoved down my throat, since I've seen firsthand the damage that is done to people who believe those kind of things, I take pleasure in satirizing them.Based on your comments I'm guessing your faith is either a Christian denomination or that you're a Catholic. If so, then you believe yourself to already be saved and me to be damned. Why get upset about my comments then? Why not just tell me I'm going to hell and be done with it?As far as I'm concerned the only difference between Christianity and any given cult is in the number of people who adopt it as a way of life.Christians used the ultimate scare tactic to attract new followers:"If you don't accept Jesus Christ as your personal savior and follow the laws of his Father, The Lord our God, and His Divine Laws then you will spend eternity in the fires of Hell."Understand something, Darqness. I don't hate your religion because I'm prejudiced against Christians. I used to be one! I hate Christianity because, as a former believer, I've witnessed firsthand how prejudiced and ignorant it makes people.Thank you for giving me the opportunity to elaborate on my views on religion. And, for the record, I do believe in divine intelligence. I just think Yahweh is an egotistical prick. If getting into Heaven means I have to spend eternity with people like Anne Coulter, George W. Bush or Hillary Clinton, then I'd rather go to the place where everything is on fire.
No JC Denton?
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by great_cake_bat8
you could sacrifice yourself to the mind of machines, sacrifice all of technology and Paul Denton counts if he died in the first game
More Reasons for Mantorok
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by wolf_eyes
There are a total of 12 playable characters = 12 apostles. Pious "kills" Mantorok making him like Judas. Except you know the apostles didn't try to fight a demonicallly-charged Judas after his betrayal. Man I loved this game.
it may have been a few days for Marle and co.
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by EndlessWinter
But, if you want to get technical about it, poor Crono was actually dead for several thousand years (12000b.c. to 2300a.d.), but who's counting :PI'm just messin' around, another nice and goofy article. I love these little random write ups.
One point about Ajora...
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by T_W_H
...while true he was martyr for his beliefs, I contest that he wasn't like Jesus.
For one: Ajora was more of a revolutionary figure than a religious one that wasn't hesitant about using force. (Granted, that's due to the demon possessing him, but eh, minor details.)
For two; Christ was a pacifist that preached for religious reform in the state of Israel in his time.
Again, it's a minor thing, but some of us are into those kind of things. :) -
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 12:00AM PST by Yettser
One conceit FFT and Xenogears used to draw upon the Christ story was to use the name of the crucifixion site, Golgotha, though poorly translated in each game (Golgorand in FFT, Golgoda in Xeno). Sharkey is however wrong about Fei, as he is clearly Mary Magdalene. Elly is Jesus.
Posted: Apr 23, 2011 12:00AM PST by T_W_H
Golgotha... man, I wasn't sure what I was supposed to be thinking when I saw the pink, fuzzy, gargantuan Chu-Chu crucified... I mean, I didn't feel insulted on any level, but it was just so... Big-Lipped-Allagator-esque, I was sure the writers were running out of ideas at that point.
Ah, yes. The old FFT translation. Now that was a trial of its own.
The divinity and starting a church part? Sure, but the actual meat of what both did were quite different enough that I contend that Ajora wasn't a Full Jesus.


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(Author's note: This is the original, unedited version of the article, though I continually update it with relevant material.) Actors and actresses and comedians and comediennes have exerted enormous influence over this society via TV and cinema. Assuming we should know more about the kind of people exerting that influence, the following. As will be shown, drug use, prostitution (i.e., trading sexual favors for movie roles), and mental illness are very common in Hollywood. Various entertainment writers have drawn attention to the widespread use of illegal drugs in Hollywood. For example: 1) Roger Ebert: "Half the people in Hollywood seem to have gone through recovery from drugs and alcohol by now [1990]."1 2) Jorge Casuso: "During the freewheeling '70s, Hollywood seemed to be riding a coke-induced high. On screen, recreational drugs were the props of the glamorous...[or] they were psychedelic aids in the search for Truth....Off-screen, drugs were part of the Hollywood mystique, seemingly taken as casually as a cocktail. Business deals were cut over vials of cocaine."2 3) Michael Kilian: "Hollywood was notorious [this said in 1984] for its nonchalantly open use of the drug [cocaine] by celebrities."3 4) Clarence Petersen wrote in 1992: Hollywood is "a mean town, run by weird men (mostly) addicted to power, money, deals, drugs, and bimbos."4 5) Walter Scott: "A knowledgeable studio executive tells Parade [magazine in 1996] that drug use is as big---or bigger---than ever in the movie capitol [Hollywood]."5 6) Hilary de Vries, in 1998, noted "Hollywood's renewed use of drugs."6 7) And film critic Michael Wilmington, in 1998, similarly observed that "a sort of heroin/cocaine chic exists in today's Hollywood."7 (Drug use in Hollywood is so "normal" one has to wonder just how corrupt the police force and judicial system have become. And don't Hollywood's drug users care that they are supporting murderous drug kingpins and gangs and armies in Columbia and Mexico and elsewhere?) Wherever you find rampant drug use you will usually find prostitution. It's no big secret that there are a lot of prostitutes in Hollywood. What you may not know, though, is how many actors/actresses prostitute themselves in order to get acting work. Actor Woody Harrelson admitted: "Every [acting] business I ever entered into in New York seemed to have a casting couch....I've seen so many people sleep with people they loathe in order to further their ambition."8 Actress Jenny McCarthy similarly acknowledged: "L.A. [Los Angeles] is the worst place in the world to try to feel secure. The girls that moved out there at the same time as me, I watched them fizzle and turn into walking on the streets at night. You see that in the movies and hear about casting couches---which I thought were just big fluffy couches---but you don't know till you experience it how corrupt it is. I was the only girl in my clique who wasn't sleeping with someone to get a job."9 Chris Hanley, producer of over 20 movies ("American Psycho," "The Virgin Suicides," etc.), "told his class reunion at Amherst College in Massachusetts about the Hollywood casting process: 'Almost every leading actress in all of my 24 films has slept with a director or producer or a leading actor to get the part that launched her career.'"10 Entertainment writer Peter Keough describes Hollywood as "a town where everyone is selling body and soul for fame and fortune, and all---especially women---are considered commodities."11 Entertainment writer Jon Anderson: "Insecure, seeking love, terrified of abandonment, needing public acclaim to quell their private demons, [such are] the creatures who rise to rule over the West Coast entertainment industry....[Former show-business writer Paul] Rosenfield offers evidence [in his book The Club Rules] that this is a world of shallow friendships, blocked emotions, [and] upwardly mobile sex."12 Entertainment writer Bill Zwecker: "Hollywood---a town known for rampant infidelity, sleazy affairs, marital woes and serial romances."13 A couple of business writers, Carol S. Pearson and Sharon Sievert, have noted that in an "organization where it has become normal to sacrifice one's personal life and one's ethical standards to career success...people with deep-seated psychological problems or serious addictions often rise to the top because pathology actually is a pre-condition for making the extraordinary personal sacrifices and ethical compromises required for success."14 Hollywood offers much support for that observation. For example, actress and comedienne Janeane Garofalo admitted: "My self-esteem is always in the toilet....Show business attracts the people with the lowest self-esteem."15 Actor Simon Pegg: "Part of the reason you're an actor is because you're deeply insecure."16 Actor Joe Manganiello was once a "scrawny teen [who] was bullied by his peers, breeding a deep insecurity that stayed with him for years."17 Actress Meryl Streep: "Anybody who picks acting as a profession is bathed in insecurity....I've had those feelings."18 Actress Ali Larter was another bathed in insecurity. "[D]espite her early [acting] success, Larter says she never felt good enough....'[I'd come] home at the end of the day crying because I wasn't good enough.'"19 Actress Emma Stone was once a "little girl with crippling anxiety."20 "Even after winning an Oscar, an Emmy and a Grammy, Kate Winslet [also] has moments of self-doubt. 'When I get to the set on day one, I still feel like I've never made a film before and I'm a complete s--- [sic].'"21 Leonardo DiCaprio, who, like so many Hollywood celebs, came from a broken home, answered thusly a question about why he became an actor: "We're all after love, aren't we? Love is what people are hungry for. That's absolutely why I became an actor."22 (So many celebs are in therapy because they look for love in all the wrong places, as a song put it, going unfulfilled forever. DiCaprio is sadly mistaken when he essentially equates or confuses the shallow adoration of fans with love. Others sadly and misguidedly confuse sex with love.) Actor Shia LaBeouf: "Actors live dependent on being validated by other people's opinions....The good actors are all screwed up. They're all in pain. It's a profession of bottom feeders and heartbroken people."23
"Actor Ryan Phillippe...has struggled with depression his whole life. 'You know, depression has been a huge obstacle for me ever since I was a child.'"24
Actress Anne Heche says she was "sexually abused by her father" when she was a child, and later as an adult suffered a psychological breakdown.25
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman "spoke of the tortures of the damned he endured, regularly, when rehearsing or shooting a project....[He was a] demon-haunted star with lifelong addiction struggles."26
Chris Lemmon, son of actor Jack Lemmon, acknowledged that his dad had a "darker side. 'He had demons.'"27 For example, his dad had a "20-year bout with alcoholism."28
Actress and director Katt Shea had "trauma-filled elementary schooldays. 'I don't know why a certain kid is picked as the scapegoat,' she says, recalling 'very, very painful' years as an outcast in grade school....Shea admits she's 'probably socially dysfunctional.'...To combat her fears and to do something with her life, she chose acting."29
Actor Thomas Middleditch was "bullied all through elementary and junior high school."30
Actor Michael J. Fox also felt like somewhat of an outcast when young: "You become an actor because you're a 15-year-old geek. Ten years later you're on magazine covers because you focused your neuroses in a malleable craft."31
Actor Eric Mabius: "Actors are usually terribly neurotic and worried about what people are thinking of them."32
Like Michael J. Fox, actor Jeff Dorchen also admitted to feeling "geeky" when younger. He described his fellow college arts students as "a bunch of people who, like myself, had been geeks and weirdos in high school."33 Actor Dennis Quaid on his high school years: "I wasn't a popular kid. I spent a lot of time by myself."34 Actor Henry Cavill had an "awkward adolescence...[which he mined] to play a [movie] character steeped in lonliness and confusion."35 Actor Paul Rudd: "I always felt a little bit like an outsider [in high school]. My senior year, I got more confident, I didn't feel like a total nerd."36 When actor Charles Durning enrolled in drama school he "was a dreadfully shy person" by his own admission.37 Actress Claire Bloom described those in the theatrical profession thusly: "we were all outsiders of one kind or another."38 U.S. News & World Report on Steven Spielberg: "An awkward outsider in his youth,...Spielberg found in his father's 8-mm camera a means of escape and connection."39 Actor Cory Monteith "grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, feeling like an outsider....'I never fit in, so I started pretending I was other people.'"40 Actress Charlize Theron, who's father was an alcoholic killed by her mother in self-defense: "I always felt like an outsider [when I was young]."41 Actress Zooey Deschanel: "Feeling like an outsider is part of my nature."42 Actor Daniel Radcliffe, in response to an interviewer's question ("Growing up, did you have the sense of being an outsider?"), answered: "Totally! I remember being 6 years old and knowing that I saw the world differently from the rest of the boys in my class. I have always said to myself there must be a reason for me being this weird."43 Actress Jennifer Morrison: "I was a misunderstood kid. With [the] Cinderella [fairy tale], I [when a child] related to being on the outside and wanting to be understood."44 Screenwriter Graham Moore: "Feeling like a social misfit, I was drawn to other people who were outsiders."45 Actress Carrie Brownstein: "We've [i.e., she and her good friend, actor Fred Armisen] always felt like we are outsiders. There's a feeling of acceptance and home that we have with each other. It's like finding a fellow weirdo and being able to feel normal."46 Outsiders, outcasts, geeks, weirdos, neurotics, people with low self-esteem, prostitutes, and drug users---these are the types of people who are exercising enormous influence over our children via the entertainment industry. And speaking of kids, child-actors in Hollywood are subjected to their own special pressures. According to actor Christian Slater: "You know, I had this belief system for many years that I had to suffer for my art....I thought if I didn't suffer for my art, I couldn't get really deeply into a character....That's what they teach young kids in this [acting] business."47 All we need are more suffering children. Actor and comedian John Cleese: "A lot of creative ability does come from neuroses, pain."48 It's not just creative ability that comes from pain and suffering, but, ironically, comedy too. Comedian Alan King stated this about fellow comedians: "[T]here is some form of deprivation---a large family, an affliction, alcoholic parents---something in early life, that creates this need to attract, to be paid attention to, to be loved. It's been said many times, including by Lenny Bruce: 'If it hurts, wait a minute; it'll become comedy.'"49 Billy Crystal: "I think so much of comedy is based on an anger. We're always looking for approval, looking for somebody to listen to us."50 Comedian Jim "Carrey said his sense of humor 'has always come from desperation.' This desperation for attention led to his performance debut in 3rd grade."51 Rodney Dangerfield: "People think comedians are happy people....It's the reverse. When I was writing jokes when I was 15, it wasn't because I was happy. It was to escape my reality."52 Comedienne Phyllis "Diller thinks there is one universal thing about standup comics. 'They usually are only children, or a child born late in life, or someone who has suffered some sense of abandonment. Check it out. It's true of almost all comics. Comics are searching for love.'"53 Cartoonist/humorist Gahan Wilson: "I think it was S.J. Perelman who said that the requisite for any humorist is an unhappy childhood....For most creative people, there's a great deal of storm and stress associated with it, one way or another. Mine was plenty traumatic."54 Comedy writer Diane English: "The definition of a comedy writer is somebody who did not have a pleasant childhood...and I can definitely put myself in that category."55 Comedian Jim J. Bullock: "Most comedians come from dysfunctional families."56 Comedienne Sarah Silverman on comedic talent: "It's almost like a sickness....I think it comes from some kind of damage or some kind of need or means of survival."57 From TV critic Neal Justin: "Many comedians suffer from depression."58 From film critic Richard Roeper: "Most of the best comics are dark, disturbed, brilliant observers of the human condition."59 Comedian Richard Lewis had a "miserable childhood...[and a later] bout with alcoholism."60 Comedian Sid Caesar experienced "emotional problems...[and had a] tormented inner life."61 Comedienne Whitney Cummings: "My biggest obstacle [to success] was myself, my self-doubt and my low self-esteem."62 "In 2010 [comedian Robin] Williams [who ultimately committed suicide] talked to an interviewer from London's Guardian newspaper about his demons, chemical and psychological, and how pouring himself into work didn't really help."63 "Comedians are notorious for often being miserable human beings off-camera, insecure and misanthropic."64 Chicago Tribune writer Mary Schmich wrote about "the perpetually dark soul that is the curse of so many funny people."65 To return to the subject of child-actors for a moment, in late 2011 film critic Roger Ebert referred to a "recent controversy about Hollywood child sexual abuse and the victims who aren't naming names."66 There is more about this outrage in a Fox News story
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/12/05/recent-charges-sexual-abuse-children-in-hollywood-just-tip-iceberg-experts-say/. From that story:
"Another child star from an earlier era agrees that Hollywood has long had a problem with pedophilia. 'When I watched that interview, a whole series of names and faces from my history went zooming through my head,' [said] Paul Peterson, 66, star of The Donna Reed Show....'Some of these people, who I know very well, are still in the game....The casting couch is a real thing, and sometimes just getting an appointment makes people do desperate things [like prostitute themselves].'"
According to actress Alison Arngrim: "This has been going on for a very long time....It was the gossip back in the '80s. People said, 'Oh yeah, the Coreys [Corey Feldman and actor Corey Haim], everyone's had them.' People talked about it like it was not a big deal....I literally heard that they were 'passed around'....The word was that they were given drugs and being used for sex. It was awful – these were kids, they weren't 18 yet. There were all sorts of stories about everyone from their, quote, 'set guardians' on down that these two had been sexually abused and were totally being corrupted in every possible way."
And if all that wasn't enough to make the case that Hollywood really needs to be cleaned up, there is this somewhat political fact about Hollywood: So many producers and directors and actors are judgmental liberal bigots who believe it's okay to discriminate against conservatives who are in "the biz." As Prof. Patricia F. Phalen, described by USA Today as "a recognized expert on the American TV industry," has noted: "It's no secret that liberal viewpoints are the 'gold standard' in Hollywood, or that careers can rise and fall according to one's political beliefs."67 I think we can safely conclude from all the aforegoing personal testimonials and personal observations by those in a position to know, that many influential actors and comedians are not exactly psychologically "normal" or healthy. Add to them the many drug-using, promiscuous, influential rock 'n' roll stars. Given all that, is it any wonder sexual exploitation (i.e. promiscuity) is becoming more and more acceptable? And extra-marital cheating a la Bill Clinton? Is it any wonder we have an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases? A high divorce rate? A high teen suicide rate? Is it any wonder we have a high out-of-wedlock birth rate? So many young girls becoming mothers? So many fatherless homes? "Gang-banging" kids killing other young gang members? It seems like the patients are taking over the asylum. If we are ever going to durably reverse these trends, if we are ever going to reduce/eliminate the influence of depraved people, we are going to have to do a much better job of learning and imparting moral truths. But we don't teach morality like we teach math or physics or English. We hardly teach morality at all; and it's such a complex subject it's difficult to expect people to learn it on their own. As a society, we not only need to learn how to logically defend our values; but once we learn that, we must teach our children those logical defenses. If we don't, we can't expect them to blindly or automatically adopt those values. It's just not realistic.
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Peter Keough, "Taking it off takes off," Chicago Tribune, April 30, 1995, section 13, p. 3. 12. Jon Anderson, "The lackluster world of Hollywood glitterati," Chicago Tribune, April 16, 1992, section 5, p. 3. 13. Bill Zwecker, "Hollywood 'Bombshell'", Chicago Sun-Times, March 19, 2010, p. 28. 14. Jacqueline Fitzgerald, "Merlin, we beg thee, thy magic, we need some here at the office," Chicago Tribune, Aug. 28, 1995, section 4, p. 3. 15. Nancy Mills, "Real Life," Chicago Tribune, Jan. 7, 1996, section 13, p. 6. 16. Scurrilous (pen name), "The Web truth hurts," Chicago Sun-Times, Oct. 3, 2008, p. 32. 17. Rachel Handler, "True Grit," Splash, Dec. 22-28, 2013, p. 13. 18. Jeanne Wolf, "America's Favorite Stars," Parade, Nov. 9, 2008, p. 4. 19. Rachel Handler, "Living Larter," Splash, Oct. 13-19, 2013, pp. 12-3. 20. Patrick Pacheco, "Like A Rock," Chicago Tribune, Jan. 5, 2015, section 4, p. 4. 21. Cindy Pearlman, "Making eyes, making pies," Chicago Sun-Times, Jan. 29, 2014, p. 30. 22. Dotson Rader, "I Want To Stand For Something," Parade, Oct. 5, 2008, p. 5. 23. Dotson Rader, "The Mixed-Up Life of Shia LaBeouf," Parade, June 14, 2009, pp. 4-5. 24. Bill Zwecker, "Kind of a sad person," Chicago Sun-Times, March 4, 2015, p. 27. 25. Zak Stemer, "super Anne," Splash, March 1-14, 2015, pp. 13-14. 26. Michael Phillips, "Acting didn't come easy, but it did come true," Chicago Tribune, Feb. 3, 2014, section 4, pp. 1-2. 27. Thomas Connors, "Dear Dad," Splash, May 11-17, 2014, p. 18. 28. Hedy Weiss, "Son pays loving tribute to his famous father," Chicago Sun-Times, May 14, 2014, p. 39. 29. Michael J. Bandler, "Vim & Venom," Chicago Tribune, June 28, 1992, section 6, p. 8. 30. Mike Thomas, "The Last Laugh," Chicago Sun-Times, April 7, 2014, p. 29. 31. Michael Gross, "Celebrity shakeout," Chicago Tribune, May 29, 1991, section 5, p. 3. 32. Susan King, "Valerie Harper back with spring in her step after diagnosis," Chicago Tribune, April 22, 2014, section 4, p. 4. 33. Anthony Adler, "Alone, together," Chicago Tribune, June 28, 1992, section 13, p. 12. 34. Dotson Rader, "Dennis Quaid," Parade, Sept. 23, 2012, p. 6. 35. Nicole Sperling, "Cavill knows how Clark Kent feels," Chicago Tribune, June 18, 2013, section 4, p. 5. 36. Cindy Pearlman, "Paul Rudd tries his luck with 'Schmucks,'" Chicago Sun-Times, July 25, 2010, "Sunday Show" section, p. 4. 37. Dennis McLellan, "Honored for war stint, role on Broadway," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 2012, section 2, p. 5. 38. Bettina Drew, "Husbands and Lovers," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 20, 1996, section 14, p. 3. 39. Jay Tolson, "Director With a Cause," U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 1/Dec. 8, 2008, p. 54. 40. Shawna Malcom, "Cory Monteith's Turning Point," Parade, June 26, 2011, p. 11. 41. Mark Morrison, "The Amazing Low-Key Life of Charlize Theron," USA Weekend, Dec. 9-11, 2011, p. 7. 42. Nolan Feeney, "10 Questions," Time, Nov. 24, 2014, p. 68. 43. Dotson Rader, "Life After Harry," Parade, Jan. 8, 2012, p. 12. 44. "A fairy-tale life," USA Weekend, Oct. 4-6, 2013, p. 2. 45. Nina Metz, "Beyond coincidence," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 11, 2014, section 4, p. 5. 46. Greg Braxton, "Brownstein juggles punk, 'Portlandia'," Chicago Tribune, Jan. 15, 2015, section 4, p. 5. 47. Cindy Pearlman, "Actor Slater gets his life together after stint in jail," Chicago Sun-Times, Sept. 27, 1998, "Showcase" section, p. 3E. 48. Abbie Jones, "Cleese's clinic," Chicago Tribune, April 11, 1993, section 5, p. 3. 49. Hugh Hart, "King of the road," Chicago Tribune, Aug. 8, 1991, section 5, p. 3. 50. Richard Zoglin, "10 questions for Billy Crystal," Time, Oct. 17, 2005, p. 8. 51. Diane Joy Moca, "'Living Color's' Jim Carrey flies solo on cable," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 16, 1991, section 1, p. 26. 52. Lawrence Grobel, "One Banana Peel After Another," Parade, Aug. 3, 1997, p. 8. 53. Mal Vincent, "'A Bug's Life' gives Diller the royal treatment," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 17, 1998, section 5, p. 9C. 54. John Blades, "Dead-on humor," Chicago Tribune, April 26, 1991, section 5, p. 2. 55. Michael J. Bandler, "Creative force," Chicago Tribune, Feb. 16, 1992, section 6, p. 4. 56. Ed Bark, "Jim J., Tammy Faye an intriguing team," Chicago Tribune, Jan. 27, 1996, section 1, p. 24. 57. "10 Questions," Time, May 3, 2010, p. 4. 58. Neal Justin, "Women, anti-heroes took spotlight in 2012," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 2012, section 4, p. 4. 59. Richard Roeper, "Comics: If it's unfunny, don't say it," Chicago Sun-Times, July 30, 2012, p. 35. 60. Howard Reich, "Richard Lewis on the phone," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 10, 2013, section 4, p. 1. 61. Dennis McLellan, "A comedy giant who made small screen large," Chicago Tribune, Feb. 13, 2014, section 4, p. 1. 62. Zak Stemer, "Love her, mean it," Splash, Feb. 15-28, 2015, p. 15. 63. Michael Phillips, "5 Williams movies to remember," Chicago Tribune, Aug. 13, 2014, section 4, p. 6. 64. Leah Rozen, "The Most Happy Fella," Parade, Feb. 16, 2014, p. 8. 65. Mary Schmich, "For some, help in resisting impulse really does help," Chicago Tribune, Aug. 13, 2014, section 1, p. 3. 66. Roger Ebert, "Do we really need to see 'Tintin' in 3-D," Chicago Sun-Times, Dec. 30, 2011, "Movies" section, p. 4. 67. Prof. Patricia F. Phalen, "Know Any Republican TV Heroes?", USA Today, Nov. 12, 2014, p. 7A. |


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Can't publish here in this God forgeten country. Does anyone knows someboby in England ou USA that could analise the project?
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just got my 75sq of dampener after only 2 days, gotta love the fast shipping. thanks Coleman :hapydanc:
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I'm really loving my AT so far, too. I did severe overkill to many but it sure as hell worked. Stick to very smooth plastic, sticks to glass, anything.
I did mine using a block of 2x2 that was laying around. Hrm.....could of been done easier.
Any coupon codes floating around? I need to kill my trunk.
Thanks. Will be doing trunk for now (about 25sqft?) and then the floor and doors.
For instance on a door, no more than 5 sq ft should be needed but some people have used 15-20+ sq ft on one door which is not needed (I used less than 20 sq ft to do all 4 of my doors.) I would start with 25-50% coverage and go from there. After applying it if you feel you need more then add more. Covering 100% and/ or doubling up will make the roll disappear fast.
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Every car is different so it is hard to say exactly how much you need, this is why I said start with 25-50% coverage and go from there.
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., March 15, 2002 – Harriett Woods, former lieutenant governor of Missouri, will present the keynote address at an "Empowering Women to Overcome Adversity" seminar on March 25, featuring a special video address by Sen. Jean Carnahan.
The seminar presented by Women in Public Life will be held on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Glenn Auditorium of Robert A. Dempster Hall from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Women in Public Life is an organization at Southeast dedicated to providing women with the skills and training necessary to be active and successful in public life. The organization was founded as the Southeast regional chapter affiliated with the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life in St. Louis.
"It is our second year for this very exciting event," said Dr. Ginny Moore, coordinator of the Women's Studies program at Southeast and faculty advisor to Women in Public Life. "Well over 200 participants from the region attended last year's seminar where Rep. Jo Ann Emerson was our keynote speaker. This year we are looking to have as many or more participants for another great event."
Continental breakfast and registration is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. The seminar will begin at 8 a.m. with a special presentation honoring heroines of Sept. 11. Women from the region's local fire departments, police stations, Red Cross and military will be honored.
The rest of the morning's activities are to include panel discussions on overcoming physical adversity, overcoming emotional adversity and overcoming professional adversity. The seminar will conclude with a luncheon at noon featuring the keynote address by former Lt. Gov. Woods.
To register or for more information, call Dr. Moore at (573) 986-6121. Registration also is available online at www5.semo.edu/wipl/registration.htm.
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Follow Tom Klocker on some of his trips he did in January and February, like the Red Mountain trip with his team buddies Christophe Schmidt and Shayne Pospisil. After that he went back to Austria for the legendary Air & Style Contest in Innsbruck. Finally he had some time to shred his home mountain Penken in Zillertal.
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Roger Federer and Serena Williams through to the fourth round
Defending champion Rafael Nadal blasted French Open schedulers as a "joke" on Friday as long-time rival Roger Federer remained on Roland Garros easy street.
Spanish third seed Nadal, chasing an unprecedented eighth Paris title, saw off Slovakia's Martin Klizan 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to record his 54th win in 55 matches at the tournament.
For the second match in succession, the 26-year-old dropped the first set as he struggled in the cold, heavy conditions where the temperature just crept over the 12-degree mark.
He then launched a blistering attack on tournament chiefs who he described as a "joke" and claimed he was being treated unfairly.
With third seed Nadal having to play his third round match on Saturday, second seed Federer has already ensured his place in the last 16.
His 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 win over France's 30th seed Julien Benneteau marked his best start to the tournament.
He has dropped just 23 games in three rounds compared to 24 in 2007 and 27 in 2010.
Federer, the 2009 champion, next faces Gilles Simon, the 15th-seeded Frenchman who beat American 18th seed Sam Querrey 2-6, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(2), 6-2.
Federer has a 3-2 record over Simon, beating him in Rome two weeks ago in their only meeting on clay.
The 17-time major winner said that Nadal had just been unlucky with the scheduling.
"I understand the frustration, but it's complicated. Fifty per cent of players couldn't complete their matches on Thursday," said the Swiss.
Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer, who made the semifinals in 2012, continued his low-key run, beating compatriot Feliciano Lopez, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4, to set-up a fourth round clash against Kevin Anderson.
The 23rd seed became the first South African to reach the fourth round since Wayne Ferreira in 1996 when he knocked out Canadian 14th seed Milos Raonic, 7-5, 7-6(4), 6-3.
"Wayne was a great player," said Anderson, who made his first career claycourt final in Casablanca this year.
French wildcard Gael Monfils, who had shocked fifth seed Tomas Berdych in the first round, squandered four match points before going down to Tommy Robredo.
The Spanish veteran missed the 2011 and 2012 tournaments due to a leg injury and saw his world ranking plummet to 471.
But the 31-year-old, a four-time quarterfinalist, turned back the clock to win 2-6, 6-7(5), 6-2, 7-6(3), 6-2.
He will meet compatriot, 11th-seeded Nicolas Almagro, for a place in the quarterfinals.
Croatia's 10th seed Marin Cilic was the biggest casualty, losing 7-6(12), 6-4, 7-5 to Serbia's Viktor Troicki.
Troicki will next face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, regarded as France's best hope of a first men's champion since Yannick Noah in 1983.
Sixth-seeded Tsonga defeated Jeremy Chardy, 6-1, 6-2, 7-5.
Sania Mirza and Robert Lindstedt, the top seeds, crashed out in the first round of the mixed doubles event, suffering a 6-2, 6-3 loss to Cara Black and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.
Sania will now pin her hopes in the women's doubles event where she and partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands have been seeded seventh.
Keywords: Rafael Nadal, Martin Klizan, French Open, Roland Garros


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