as its reference-point, but the lore of the series has now expanded to include nods to

但暗黑破壞神系列現在也加入了其他的宗教和神話故事

many different beliefs and legends; drawing on faiths that still exist today, and some

有一些宗教現在還存在 有一些則已經消失了千年以上

that have not existed for thousands of years. Still, there’s plenty of biblical allusions

但是我們仍然可以在遊戲當中找到許多與聖經有關的典故

to be found: Diablo 3’s Leah shares her name with Jacob’s wife in the book of Genesis,

在暗黑破壞神三中 莉亞的名字取自於<創世紀>中雅各的夫人

Archbishop Lazarus alludes to the man who Christ resurrects in the Gospel of Luke, and

大主教"拉扎勒斯"暗指<路加福音>中被耶穌復活的人

Baal, one of the three Prime Evils, is a reference to Ba’al, an ancient god from the Middle

還有三大惡魔之一 "巴爾" 則是取自中東的古神 "巴利"

East whose followers can be found tempting God’s prophets in both the Bible and the

我們可以在聖經和可蘭經中找到有關巴力的信徒們誘惑神的先知的故事

Qur’an.

我們可以在聖經和可蘭經中找到有關巴力的信徒們誘惑神的先知的故事

Now, I know what many of you are thinking, that I somehow left out Deckard Cain, one

我大概可以知道你們在想甚麼 我還沒有提到凱恩老頭

of the series’ most well-known characters. But surprisingly, “Cain” is not a reference

作為暗黑破壞神系列中最為人所知的角色 令人意外的是 凱恩並不是取自於<創世紀> 的第一位殺人犯

to Genesis’ first murderer at all but the result of a contest run by PC Gamer in 1996.

而是取自1996年由PC Gamer舉辦的比賽結果

A father submitted his infant son’s unique name to the publication and it was chosen

一名父親用他的特殊名字的小孩來申請這項比賽 並被選為冠軍

as the winner. The family even received a copy of the game, some memorabilia and a note

這個家庭獲得一份遊戲 一些紀念品 和一份由"暗黑破壞神"製作者

from Diablo producer Bill Roper that read “Congratulations! Your postcard was chosen

留下的一份筆記 上面寫者"恭喜 你的明信片贏得了 PC Gamer 和暴雪所舉辦有關暗黑破壞神的比賽"

as the winner in PC Gamer's Name In The Game contest for Diablo by Blizzard Entertainment.

留下的一份筆記 上面寫者"恭喜 你的明信片贏得了 PC Gamer 和暴雪所舉辦有關暗黑破壞神的比賽"

As you will notice, the town elder near the fountain located in the center of Tristram

你可能注意到在 "崔斯特瑞姆"中靠近 市中心噴泉的老人和你同名

is your namesake.” At that point, not even the developers knew that the character would

而在當時 開發者們還沒想到這個角色會出現在暗黑破壞神系列中的每一個遊戲

go on to appear in every Diablo game, as well as Diablo role-playing games and tie-in books.

就像其他暗黑類遊戲和周邊書籍的出現一樣

The real Deckard Cain is now almost twenty and resides in South Dakota.

現實世界的凱恩現在大概20歲 並且住在南達科他州

Another instance of the Diablo series finding inspiration from Middle Eastern culture is

再來看看 另一個例子 暗黑破壞神取材自中東文化做出的怪物"沙漠行者"

the Dune Dervish. Although it may seem like a fairly common video game enemy, its name

儘管它看起來像是常見的遊戲敵人 它的名字和概念

and concept is actually a reference to the followers of the strict “Sufi path” found

則是取自"蘇菲主義"的伊斯蘭追隨者

in the Islamic faith, Dervishes are well-known for their Sema ceremonies where they fall

這些旋中的的苦行僧以他們的"梅夫拉納旋轉舞"聞名

into a trance as they dance, and whirl around for hours without stopping, in an attempt

他們會在舞蹈中進入出神狀態 並不停的旋轉好幾個小時來達到宗教上的狂喜

to achieve religious ecstasy. This practice is what inspired the creature’s constant

這個舞蹈啟發了"沙漠行者"的旋轉和風怒攻擊

spinning and “whirlwind” attack.

同時也啟發了"沙漠行者"的旋轉和風怒攻擊

It’s obvious that Blizzard dug deep into religious history when creating the world

很顯然的 暴雪在建立這個世界時曾經深入研究過這個宗教的歷史

of the series, and there are many small details that even hardcore players may have not picked

而這裡還有許多的小細可能是一些資深玩家都沒注意到的

up on. In Diablo lore, Anu was the first creature in all of time, his death leading to the creation

在暗黑破壞神的故事中 "阿努"是第一個出現的生物 它的死亡造就了地獄和天堂的出現

of heaven and hell, as well as angels and demons. In the real world, Anu is the name

同時也製造了天使和惡魔這兩個種族 在現實世界中

of a god worshipped by the Sumerians and the Babylonians, and is believed by some historians

"阿努"是蘇美和巴比倫崇拜的神 而且也被一些歷史學家認為是

to be one of the first gods worshipped in known history. There are also demons named

最早被崇拜的神之一 另外 有一些惡魔是以埃及的豐收之神"雷內努特" 和東閃米特神"亞述"為名

after the Egyptian god of harvest, Renenutet (also known as Ernutet) and the East Semitic

最早被崇拜的神之一 另外 有一些惡魔是以埃及的豐收之神"雷內努特" 和東閃米特神"亞述為名

god Assur that appears throughout the series.

這些惡魔橫跨整個暗黑破壞神系列

Not every creature is inspired by religious history, there’s a few things pulled from

遊戲中的惡魔並非都是以宗教故事取名的 有一些則是參考神話故事

legends as well. One of the main antagonists, Mephisto, is an allusion to Mephistopheles,

其中一名主要敵人"梅菲斯托"便是影射"浮士德"傳說中的邪靈的名字

who comes from the Faust legend and went on to be a huge part of German folklore, eventually

"浮士德"後來變成德國民間故事 尤其是在宗教上代表與惡魔同義的字眼

becoming synonymous with the devil in that region.

"浮士德"後來變成德國民間故事 尤其是在宗教上代表與惡魔同義的字眼

Another big example is the evil Warlock brothers

另一個比較明顯的例子則是邪惡的術士兄弟

Ennyo, Pemphrido and Dieyno, they are known as the “Eye of the Graeae” and their names

Ennyo, Pemphrido 和 Dieyno 他們的名字取自希臘神話中的"冥女巫"

of witches who only had one eye to share between the three.

"冥女巫" 是古希臘的神話故事中的生物 他們是由三名女巫組成 她們透過分享一隻眼睛來觀察世界

of witches who only had one eye to share between the three.

"冥女巫" 是古希臘的神話故事中的生物 他們是由三名女巫組成 她們透過分享一隻眼睛來觀察世界

Many fans believe that the game’s city of Caldeum was inspired by Constantinople (now

大多數的暗黑迷相信 遊戲中的城市"卡迪安" 是受到"君士坦丁堡"的啟發

known as Istanbul); both cities were world centers of trade and connected the west to

首先 這兩座城市都曾是世界的貿易中心連接者東方和西方的橋樑

the east. The most notable similarity though is the architecture; Caldieum’s epic structures

而最引人注目的相似之處則是建築 卡迪安 的史詩建築

There’s even a few, more modern, references found in the series.

"暗黑破壞神"系列中還有一些數量較少而且也更現代的參考來源

The item description text for

像是 單手劍"怪物獵手"的說明文字 警告玩家"當你在與怪物作戰時 小心變成與它們一樣的怪物"

the one-handed “Monster Hunter” sword warns to "Be wary when you fight monsters,

像是 單手劍"怪物獵手"的說明文字 警告玩家"當你在與怪物作戰時 小心變成與它們一樣的怪物"

lest you become one", this is a quote from Friedrich Nietzsche, the influential German

這段話出自"弗里德里希·尼采"所說 尼采是一位德國非常具有影響力的哲學家和作家

philosopher and author. And lastly, the Vault Sentry Cornelius Panderbelt, is thought to

最後 金庫守衛"科尼利厄斯 潘德貝特"的名字由來

be a name modified from Cornelius Vanderbelt, an incredibly wealthy railroad tycoon in the

被認為是取自於 "康內留斯·范德比爾特" 一名1800年代的鐵路大亨 同時也是一位大富豪

1800s.

被認為是取自於 "康內留斯·范德比爾特" 一名1800年代的鐵路大亨 同時也是一位大富豪

Do you know some Diablo historical or literary references we didn’t cover here? Share them

你還知道哪些暗黑破壞神中參考的歷史或文學典故我們沒提到的嗎?

in the comment section below and we might include it in a future episode. If you liked

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如果你喜歡這個影片 別忘記在底下按下訂閱和喜歡喔