10 Fictional Religions That Embrace Darkness

Rapid Summary:

• The article explores examples of fictional religions that exhibit malevolent traits and harmful doctrines across various stories.
• Cult of the Pah-wraiths (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine): Uses terroristic rituals to free exiled entities through manipulation.
• Church of Yevon (Final Fantasy X): Deifies a sorcerer while keeping civilizations in fear through revisionist history about Sin’s wrath.
• Kali cult (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom): Depicts twisted acts like human sacrifices based on inaccuracies surrounding the Hindu goddess Kali.
• Sith Order (Star Wars): Harnesses anger and passion to wield power through the Dark side, disregarding harm caused to others.
• Cult of the absolute (Baldur’s gate III): A telepathic Elder Brain manipulates followers to spread destruction with infection-based control mechanisms.
• Church of Eternal Fire (The Witcher series): Advocates purity with violent persecution against non-human races or magical beings via witch hunts.
• Children of Doom (Conan The Barbarian): Follows lethal sermons under Thulsa Doom, demanding suicidal loyalty from cult members.
• Immortan Joe’s Followers (Mad Max series): Promises glory after death while exploiting survivors for dynastic ambitions in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
• Daughters Of Aku Samurai Jack cult-programming masked elites, adults swim ).