![]() Buddhists regard the third eye as the "eye of consciousness", representing the vantage point from which enlightenment beyond one's physical sight is achieved. The Mind's Eye is said to be located around the middle of the forehead, slightly above the junction of the eyebrows. But I think it may also have another meaning, one that once again connects to Buddhism. That's something Maelstrom love to do to themselves, look almost human but still not completely. This could just be an attempt to put extra focus on it, to signify that this *looks* like a human skull but isn't quite one. (Yeah yeah, this isn't an ingame screenshot, but I couldn't actually find this one anywhere, I just know they use it, so gimme a break here.) I personally feel this is a more solid correlation than the first example but still.Īlso worth noting is that the Maelstrom tend to put extra emphasis on their middle, large eye in all their skull-centered art. These things directly link to the teachings of Buddha, which is what the statue FF:06:B5 is based on. Spiders are notoriously used to represent death, influence, and bad omens, but they can also represent artistry, illusion, balance, and ancient wisdom. It's a stretch, and technically just a pun, but it's a possibility. They could be signifying that the connections Maelstrom has, their "web" of influence on the city, is far larger than we realize. But if we take into consideration their connections to the corporate elite from the Prophet's Song quest, we can take the spider half of things more literally. ![]() They attempt to do this through cyberware modifactions, and tend to force this upon anyone that is unfortunate enough to cross them, like the monk from that one side quest you know about but I cannot be bothered to find. If you know anything about Malestrom then you know they're obsessed with the idea of transhumanism, or ascending beyond being simply human. The legs are clearly arachnid, but the body is a human skull, and the legs themselves are made of cybernetics. Scares people well enough I'm sure, but lets pick it apart, talk about symbolism.įor one, it's a skull/spider/mech all in one. I mean, it's a fine mascot for who they are. Maelstrom fucking love this thing, they throw it anywhere they can, sometimes repeating the exact same texture on the same damn wall of the same damn buinding (thanks CDPR, love you guys). While I may accidentally be about to show graffiti that doesn't necessarily *originate* from Maelstrom, I think it's at least arguable that they lay claim to most of the art here.įirst things first, lets start with the very first example most people think of when they think Maelstrom Today I want to look at Maelstrom's graffiti across their turf in the city and try to pick apart what they may be meant to represent.Īll the screenshots of the graffiti I am about to discuss comes from Northside, Watson.
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