In most incarnations, the grotesque entity will move from side to side in an almost imperceptible motion, although never getting too far from its initial place at the center of the room. In most portrayals of this enemy, when the shell is hit, pieces of it will crumble to the floor, these usually being either the bodies that conform its structure and which sometimes will aimlessly shamble across the floor in a zombie-like manner, or small and infectious maggots, or even harmless spurts of bodily fluids. In most cases, the shell must be broken apart piece by piece by striking it repeatedly before parts of the core can be exposed, and only by damaging it can the boss be defeated. This enormous lump of flesh conceals an inner core whose identity can vary depending on the game it is encountered in. In almost all of its appearances, Legion is depicted as a floating sphere that is protected by an outer shell composed of a massive gathering of innumerable humanoid bodies. The Granfaloon in Castlevania would be a literal representation of this idea. It is a satirical reference to a group of high-minded people who share a similar belief, described by Vonnegut as "a proud and meaningless association of human beings". They also define a "granfaloon" as a "false karass", or a group of people who think they are in a karass together, but actually aren't because their connection is meaningless. In the novel, the fictional religion of Bokononism defines a " karass" for a group of people who are linked together by some purpose or destiny. The English localized name used for this boss enemy in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, "Granfaloon", has its origin on a concept found in Kurt Vonnegut's 1963 science fiction novel, Cat's Cradle. Jesus consents, causing the possessed swine to run down a hill into a lake and drown (other variants of the story have the demons allowed to run free and they enter the herd of swine on their own resolution). The demons make a plea that Jesus will not cast them out of the region (in the Gospel of Luke, they plea not to be sent back into Hell) but instead to send them into a herd of swine on a nearby hillside. In most accounts of the story, however, it is a large number of demons who possessed the man. Jesus approached and called the demon to come out of the man and asked him his name, to which the demon replied: "My name is Legion, for we are many." Thus, from the concept of being composed of "many" came the design of the shell composed of a large number of human bodies. The story has many variations according to the Gospel of Mark, a man "possessed by a demon" came from the caves to meet Jesus. The New Testament outlines an encounter where Jesus healed a man from Gadara possessed by demons while traveling, in an event that came to be known as " the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac". The origin of Legion's design comes from a biblical account about a demon –or several demons– who possessed a man. 3.8 Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night.3.5 Akumajō Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku.
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