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[[Image:Unholy Strength Comparison.jpg|thumb|A comparison of the Alpha version to the edited 4th edition.]] | [[Image:Unholy Strength Comparison.jpg|thumb|A comparison of the Alpha version to the edited 4th edition.]] | ||
The original art in <c>Unholy Strength</c> featured a pentagram, and as of [[4th Edition (set)|4th Edition]] and subsequent reprinted versions, it had been removed. It was the result of pressure from various groups against the demonic and satanic themes<ref>Mark Rosewater, Making Magic. "''[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/mr131 Where Have All The Demons Gone?]." ( July 5, 2004): "...this, for example, is why the pentagram got removed from the Fourth Edition Unholy Strength"</ref><ref>J.R. Antrim, "[http://thor.mirtna.org/features/tenworstcards.html The 10 WORST | The original art in <c>Unholy Strength</c> featured a pentagram, and as of [[4th Edition (set)|4th Edition]] and subsequent reprinted versions, it had been removed. It was the result of pressure from various groups against the demonic and satanic themes<ref>Mark Rosewater, Making Magic. "''[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/daily/mr131 Where Have All The Demons Gone?]." ( July 5, 2004): "...this, for example, is why the pentagram got removed from the Fourth Edition Unholy Strength"</ref><ref>J.R. Antrim, "[http://thor.mirtna.org/features/tenworstcards.html The 10 WORST Collectible Card Game Cards] (February 2005): "Pressured by parents and teachers, Wizards of the Coast took a card called Unholy Strength and removed the flaming pentagram from the background."</ref> | ||
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Game Cards] (February 2005): "Pressured by parents and teachers, Wizards of the Coast took a card called Unholy Strength and removed the flaming pentagram from the background."</ref> | |||
and Christian Groups started to complain about how MTG was introducing young defenseless minds to the influence of the devil. They caused enough of a stir that WOTC also stopped producing creatures of the subtype Demon for several years. | and Christian Groups started to complain about how MTG was introducing young defenseless minds to the influence of the devil. They caused enough of a stir that WOTC also stopped producing creatures of the subtype Demon for several years. | ||
Revision as of 22:23, 16 April 2007
Unholy Strength is a Black Enchantment card initially printed in Limited Edition Alpha. Its original artwork has drawn moral and religious criticism[1] to the card and Magic: The Gathering as a whole.
Criticism
The original art in Unholy Strength featured a pentagram, and as of 4th Edition and subsequent reprinted versions, it had been removed. It was the result of pressure from various groups against the demonic and satanic themes[2][3] and Christian Groups started to complain about how MTG was introducing young defenseless minds to the influence of the devil. They caused enough of a stir that WOTC also stopped producing creatures of the subtype Demon for several years.
Unholy strength is remarkable on one aspect. It is the only card in magic where the art has been changed due to public demand.
References
- ↑ Brandon Haught, Athiest Parents.org. "The Gap in the Cards" (September 07, 2003): "...such animosity towards these games led to one card being modified"
- ↑ Mark Rosewater, Making Magic. "Where Have All The Demons Gone?." ( July 5, 2004): "...this, for example, is why the pentagram got removed from the Fourth Edition Unholy Strength"
- ↑ J.R. Antrim, "The 10 WORST Collectible Card Game Cards (February 2005): "Pressured by parents and teachers, Wizards of the Coast took a card called Unholy Strength and removed the flaming pentagram from the background."