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2022/02/15 16:10:45
Subject: Emperor of Men inspired by Inca emperors?
Hecaton wrote: There are definitely some similarities. I dunno if they were intentional on GW's part.
There's a well-known fanmade chapter called the "Blood Jaguars" that uses an Aztec motif for their worship of the "Sun Emperor," replete with human sacrifice via cardiectomy (they are BA successors).
I think that the idea of a "priest-king" is something that pops up in a number of different cultures around the world, and the Emperor as a "God-Emperor" is a fantastical version of that.
That sounds cool as hell. I'm definitely going to look up Blood Jaguars.
