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Contemporary voodoo doll, with 58 pins. The association of the voodoo doll and the religion of Voodoo was established through the presentation of the latter in Western popular culture during the first half of the 20th century [1] as part of the broader negative depictions of Black and Afro-Caribbean religious practices in the United States. [4]
The term Voodoo doll commonly describes an effigy into which pins are inserted. [5] Such practices are found in various forms in the magical traditions of many cultures around the world. [5] Although the use of the term Voodoo implies that the practice is linked to Haitian Vodou or Louisiana Voodoo, the voodoo doll is not prominent in either. [5]
A voodoo doll, sometimes known as a Louisiana Voodoo doll, is a supposedly magical object associated with some forms of voodoo and folk magic. Voodoo doll may also refer to: Film and TV
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In the game, the player controls Vince, a voodoo doll who can perform an assortment of moves to make his way through the levels. Vince can perform standard moves such as jumps, punches, and a spin attack. The game revolves around Vince's ability to use voodoo powers, which the player can get by finding special voodoo icons scattered through the ...
Servant to a long-dead weapons merchant, Voldo guards his treasure vault, attacking intruders while occasionally wandering out in search of a cursed sword named Soul Edge. Designed by Aya Takemura and Takuji Kawano around his dual hand katars, Voldo went through several designs, and in the early design phases was called "Psycho Murder".
A doll of the Baron can be found in Gibbous – A Cthulhu Adventure at the vodou Gentleman's place; A zombified version of Baron Samedi is called "Baron von Bats" in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. A character who styles himself after Baron Samedi in Shadowrun Returns is a Decker allied to the player.
In the Child's Play franchise, Damballa's name is used in the voodoo incantation by the main antagonist Chucky to transfer his soul into his Good Guy doll host. In Sierra's Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers , while investigating a series of murders in New Orleans, protagonist Gabriel Knight learns about Damballa as one of the main Voodoo loas ...