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But I also had a Catholic upbringing, so my other thought during this scene was "the Girl is Mother Mary giving birth to the Lamb of God."

Not to stir up religious issues or anything, but in some interpretations, Mother Mary was just 14 when she was married to Joseph, an adult man, before impregnated by God and giving birth to the "savior" of humanity.

I think there are some interesting parallels with Mother Mary and the Girl from REANIMAL. Maybe the lamb was also a savior of sorts, bringing an end to the war-torn world (though not in the way the orphans intended).

i was honestly surprised by the lack of religious symbolism and imagery in this game! there’s not as much as i was expecting!

i don’t agree with the theory/idea of the Lamb being a god or deity of sorts (i interpret it as an extension of the Girl), but i definitely see the parallels! the Virgin impregnated with a Lamb. but unlike Mary, Girl didn’t have a choice and did not know what was happening to her (to my knowledge in reference to Mary- not religious, but i think she was confronted about it and told?).

like she hasn’t even had the chance to lose her baby teeth before the adult teeth start coming in, shoving for room until they’re protruding from her mouth.

The enemies are different as well, especially in the final chapter. Aside from the sheep monster, the enemies are seemingly-normal humans. Not fat monsters who eat children, or faceless zombies hypnotized by TV. There's nothing visually disturbing about the design of the soldiers, but the fact that they're soldiers is scary enough.

The fears are more grown up. It's been pointed out the ritual carried out on the Girl very much feels symbolic of SA. She wears a white dress (nightgown?) and a rabbit mask, giving her the appearance of innocence and fragility. She was betrayed by people she trusted, leaving her 'pregnant' with the sheep monster, something that was forced onto her. She has painful moments of feeling the sheep monster inside her, during which the other characters move away from her rather than helping. The sheep monster is born when it violently crawls out of her. Soon after a red stain appears on her stomach, and grows until by the end of the game almost the whole dress is red. Her innocence is gone.

Of course, it’s Hood who had to do the dirty work.

Edited: Added some close-ups, I cant see shit.