The Vanilla Kingdom castle also contains a chapel, although it's unclear whether the Vanilla Kingdom followed any specific religion. The Kingdom features the approximate icon of the Christian cross and the Star of David, marble-like statues depicting reverent, angelic figures, columned arcades amongst wide-open, high-ceilinged spaces, countless uses of stained glass, and more. The Vanilla Kingdom infrastructure (both in its Story Mode depictions and in the Land of Peace and Healing set) seems to take substantial inspiration from church architecture, featuring motifs characteristic to Christian chapels and European architecture in general.Some species feature speckled petals, which have been compared to the blood of Christ, and there is even a group of orchid species dubbed the crucifix orchids (genus Epidendrum). Orchids, a type of flower tied to Pure Vanilla Cookie, often symbolize Jesus Christ.The bursts of light correlated with Pure Vanilla Cookie's magic, particularly in his gacha illustration, resemble common stylizations of the Star of Bethlehem, an icon largely tied to the nativity of Jesus.The Temptation of Christ from Christianity is also quite similar to Pure Vanilla Cookie's desert journey from his youth. Pilgrimages are very significant aspects of Abrahamic religions, as with the pilgrimage to Mecca in Islam and the pilgrimage to Jerusalem in Christianity and Judaism. A significant part of Pure Vanilla Cookie's story is his pilgrimage through a desert, leading to two landmarks noteworthy enough to have their own Story Mode Episodes.Pure Vanilla Cookie petting a Cotton Candy Sheep Furthermore, sheep and lambs are strongly associated with Christianity in general. Jesus is famous for being associated with sheep as well, having shepherds spread the word of his coming and being present for his birth as well as being titled the " Lamb of God". Pure Vanilla Cookie has a clear connection to sheep, embracing a Cotton Candy Sheep in one of his overworld special animations and featuring Cream Sheep in the Land of Peace and Healing Decor set, along with habitually toting an (embellished) shepherd's crook and perhaps being a shepherd himself in the past.Pure Vanilla Cookie is known for his devout humility, altruism, and forgiving nature as well as his borderline-miraculous light-based healing abilities, all of which are commonly attributed to Jesus Christ. ![]() Tapestry found in Hero's GateSimilar to the prodigal son, Pure Vanilla Cookie started from humble beginnings likely as a shepherd, adopting a kind demeanor and gaining followers, and eventually rising to power and becoming the head of a kingdom with a noteworthy religious following. Fittingly, orchids represent purity, reverence, hope, and dignity.Īdditionally, Pure Vanilla Cookie's character likely takes heavy inspiration from the prophet(s) of Abrahamic religions, such as Jesus Christ of Christianity. He also has strong ties to Vanilla orchids (genus Vanilla), which are used to create many vanilla-flavored products this can be seen with his orchid staff, the Vanilla Orchid Garden, and other references to the plant throughout his kingdom. Pure Vanilla Cookie is more based on vanilla as a general dessert flavor rather than vanilla extract itself "pure" was likely taken from pure vanilla extract as a play on his honest, good nature. Pure Vanilla Cookie's name is a play on pure vanilla extract. II: The Glory of the Crème Republic - June 14th, 2022
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