CCRB RECORD No. 0080

South Park: The Stick of Truth

Determination: Implied — Blasphemy 2

Jesus is an unlockable party summon, found hiding in the church pews and called into combat once a day.

The religious content in The Stick of Truth is a recruitment side-quest. Priest Maxi sends the player to the South Park church; Jesus has to be located twice — first popping up from behind the pews, then by aiming the pulpit spotlights — after which he joins the roster as a once-per-day summon who fires a machine gun. The framing is the show's standard treatment of Jesus as a recurring minor character rather than any argument about Christian belief. The church itself is not an antagonist and no doctrine is contested. The placement is mockery by reduction — a holy figure used as an RPG ability — which is why this sits at implied rather than explicit.

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