xxSiobahnxx wrote:If the 'pregnancy' of God, were to have continued until birth, would Heather have any physical signs of pregnancy?
No. Like I said, it's not a normal birth or pregnancy. Heather was "pregnant" with God from the moment of her creation (Heather herself wasn't "born" like a normal person but created by the dying God at the end of SH1). Even as an infant she had the God within her. At that age, there's no way a fetus would be able to exist in her womb. God seems to be within the very being of the mother, rather than as a fetus in the womb.
Besides, we see the lead up to God being born in the premature bad ending of SH3 when you have a choice to kill Claudia or take the red tablet in Heather's pendant (can't remember the correct spelling of what it is). It's been a while since I've played the game, and I can't seem to find a video for it, but from memory Heather's skin changes colour and she doubles over in pain. The screen then fades to black which is presumably when God is born. Right up until the screen fades to black (or game over or whatever) Heather doesn't look pregnant. It's just easier to say "pregnant" than it is to say something like "carrying God within her" or something.
xxSiobahnxx wrote:Or is this all just a figment of imagination in the minds of the followers of The Order?
More like people's thoughts and beliefs made real. For example, God's appearance in SH3 was based on what Claudia thought God would look like because in the end she's the one who "birthed" it. If it had been Heather, it would have looked different, instead looking like whatever she thought it would look like.
xxSiobahnxx wrote:Also, could someone please explain the meaning behind Claudia's quote to Heather "Remember me, and your true self as well, also that which you must become. The one who will lead us to Paradise with blood stained hands..."
My personal interpretation:
"Remember me and your true self as well" = remember that she's Alessa and was once friends with Claudia, remember that they both suffered, that they both believe in God and paradise.
"also that which you must become" and "The one who will lead us to Paradise" = remember that she must become the mother of God
"with blood stained hands" = God is nurtured on pain and suffering, and the last requirement to birth God is revenge against Claudia for having Harry killed. "Blood stained hands" allude to revenge and murder (blood on ones hands, for example).
Basically I think she's saying "remember that you're Alessa, and we both want God to be born to end everyone's suffering and bring everyone to Paradise, a paradise that you have to make through pain and suffering and by spilling blood." Of course, what Claudia doesn't realize is that Alessa doesn't actually want God to be born.
xxSiobahnxx wrote:If God does indeed destroy or consume the Holy Mother, what does the 'blood stained hands' part of the quote actually mean? This is one of the reasons why I asked about God's birth, I somehow linked 'blood stained hands' with a 'normal' birth.
Thanks!
Claudia's not being literal, but speaking figuratively.