Difference between revisions of "Tezcatlipoca"

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** His name in [[Wikipedia:Nahuatl|Nahuatl]] language is often translated as "Smoking Mirror", which is one of Tezcatlipoca's titles in the game.

* Tezcatlipoca's skills are referencing some aspects of the deity.

** "~~Smokescreen~~ Commander" is a reference to his name of "Smoking Mirror" which itself alludes to [[Wikipedia:Obsidian_use_in_Mesoamerica|obsidian]] which were made into mirrors in Mesoamerican cultures and was often time described to be emanating smoke.

** "Smoke Commander" is a reference to his name of "Smoking Mirror" which itself alludes to [[Wikipedia:Obsidian_use_in_Mesoamerica|obsidian]] which were made into mirrors in Mesoamerican cultures and was often time described to be emanating smoke.

** "~~Sacrifice Receiver~~" is a reference to how Mesoamerican cultures would have rituals of human sacrifice and as a central deity he had his festival held during [[Wikipedia:Toxcatl|Toxcatl]] where a warrior is chosen as a sacrifice to the god.

** "Claimer of Offerings" is a reference to how Mesoamerican cultures would have rituals of human sacrifice and as a central deity he had his festival held during [[Wikipedia:Toxcatl|Toxcatl]] where a warrior is chosen as a sacrifice to the god.

** "~~Overthrower of the~~ Sun" is a reference to the legend of the Fifth Sun where Tezcatlipoca was the first sun who was overthrown by Quetzalcoatl due to a sibling rivalry and him overthrowing all the other suns that followed except for the last and current sun, Huitzilopochtli.

** "Sun Transgressor" is a reference to the legend of the Fifth Sun where Tezcatlipoca was the first sun who was overthrown by Quetzalcoatl due to a sibling rivalry and him overthrowing all the other suns that followed except for the last and current sun, Huitzilopochtli.

** "~~Remainder~~ of Great War" is a reference to Tezcatlipoca's status as a war god.

** "Vision of the Great War" is a reference to Tezcatlipoca's status as a war god.

* Tezcatlipoca calls the {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} as his exiled brother [[Exile#El_Dorado|Quetzalcoatl]].

** As {{Transient icon|Xolotl}} is considered Quetzalcoatl's twin brother, it would effectively mean that Xolotl and Tezcatlipoca are also brothers.

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 ** His name in [[Wikipedia:Nahuatl|Nahuatl]] language is often translated as "Smoking Mirror", which is one of Tezcatlipoca's titles in the game.
 * Tezcatlipoca's skills are referencing some aspects of the deity.
-** "Smokescreen Commander" is a reference to his name of "Smoking Mirror" which itself alludes to [[Wikipedia:Obsidian_use_in_Mesoamerica|obsidian]] which were made into mirrors in Mesoamerican cultures and was often time described to be emanating smoke.
+** "Smoke Commander" is a reference to his name of "Smoking Mirror" which itself alludes to [[Wikipedia:Obsidian_use_in_Mesoamerica|obsidian]] which were made into mirrors in Mesoamerican cultures and was often time described to be emanating smoke.
-** "Sacrifice Receiver" is a reference to how Mesoamerican cultures would have rituals of human sacrifice and as a central deity he had his festival held during [[Wikipedia:Toxcatl|Toxcatl]] where a warrior is chosen as a sacrifice to the god.
+** "Claimer of Offerings" is a reference to how Mesoamerican cultures would have rituals of human sacrifice and as a central deity he had his festival held during [[Wikipedia:Toxcatl|Toxcatl]] where a warrior is chosen as a sacrifice to the god.
-** "Overthrower of the Sun" is a reference to the legend of the Fifth Sun where Tezcatlipoca was the first sun who was overthrown by Quetzalcoatl due to a sibling rivalry and him overthrowing all the other suns that followed except for the last and current sun, Huitzilopochtli.
+** "Sun Transgressor" is a reference to the legend of the Fifth Sun where Tezcatlipoca was the first sun who was overthrown by Quetzalcoatl due to a sibling rivalry and him overthrowing all the other suns that followed except for the last and current sun, Huitzilopochtli.
-** "Remainder of Great War" is a reference to Tezcatlipoca's status as a war god.
+** "Vision of the Great War" is a reference to Tezcatlipoca's status as a war god.
 * Tezcatlipoca calls the {{Transient icon|Protagonist}} as his exiled brother [[Exile#El_Dorado|Quetzalcoatl]].
 ** As {{Transient icon|Xolotl}} is considered Quetzalcoatl's twin brother, it would effectively mean that Xolotl and Tezcatlipoca are also brothers.