Hey guys, re: the scourge that was used to wreck up the temple and Castlevania: I think that hasn't been used as an origin for the vampire killer whip because associating a weapon that was originally used against Jews with a weapon especially effective against evil, blood-sucking creatures is just a biiiiiiiiiiiiit antisemitic. If it was just a generically anti-evil whip used to kill demons, sure, but it is specifically called the "vampire killer" so it's hard to escape that connotation.
Oof. That is a connotation I absolutely had not considered. Yeah, perhaps it’s for the best that they didn’t go with that one.
--Chris













