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Page 9: “a child of about 10.” describing Joseph.

Page 11: “the young Joseph, age 7…”

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It also references their elementary school, which typically holds children between the ages of 5 and 11, going to see ‘Gone With the Wind’ in theatres.

This movie was re-released in theatres in Atlanta in 1989, and theatrical runs back then lasted around 4-6 months, the passage references Old Man Seed lecturing the school with both Joseph and Jacob attending.

“With Joseph under one arm and Jacob under the other, he stormed out of the room, still hurling curses.”

They’re two years apart, meaning Jacob would be 9 and Joseph 7… in 1989.

Meaning Joseph would have had to have been born in 1982 and Jacob in 1980, but that makes them 36 and 38 respectively in 2018 when Far Cry 5 is set, but they’re said to be 42 and 44.

John is said to be 32 in Far Cry 5, but if my numbers are right… he’d actually be born in 1992, as he’s 10 years younger than Joseph. So John would be 26… but he’s a lawyer, and it’s rare to be younger than 23 to receive that title. And he was a lawyer for years before he reunited with Joseph and Jacob…

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But supposedly, Jacob was born in 1974 and Joseph in 1976, which would make John born in 1986.

If these birth years are true:

• Jacob would be 15 in 1989, not in Elementary School but High School.

• Joseph would be 13 in 1989, still not in Elementary School, but High School.

• John would be 3.

So why has Joseph made them all 6 years younger in his book?

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(Keep ibis paint away from me when I’m high…)

It’s still cooking but it’s gonna be good…

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I’ve been playing Far Cry 5 since 2019, I love this game and can honestly recite half of the dialogue by memory at this point… but how is it that I never clocked a specific design choice of Joseph’s?

Specifically that he wears an inverted version of a Priest’s Collar and Shirt?

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Visually it serves as a way to distinguish himself from Catholic priests, as we know The Project at Eden’s Gate doesn’t follow a distinct religion - it’s simply grasping at different areas of Abrahamic faiths - so I doubt he’d want to seem like an ‘ordinary’ Clergy member.

It also separates The Project and Joseph from the only other Clergyman in the game, Pastor Jerome Jeffries. Joseph is the clear visual, spiritual and physical opposite of Jerome - which further distances Eden’s Gate from the usual Christian-based religious narrative and teachings.

It sets up a narrative of A Father vs The Father, Clergyman vs Prophet and it’s done through subtle design differences and obvious religious differences.

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[This part may be a stretch, but stick it out!]

You can also make the connection that Joseph wearing an inverted version of a Catholic garment is a visual representation of corruption in the church.

The white collar, specifically the white part is most likely linked to purity and how a Priest is one of God’s holiest followers.

An inversion of that, to have the collar suddenly turn to black, could represent corruption and sin.

The white collar hidden in a black shirt could represent purity shining through the cloak of shadow and sin, something that almost everyone houses inside of them.

Whereas a black collar hidden in a white shirt could represent sin being cloaked and shielded behind the guise of purity, luring wayward souls into believing their sins will be cleansed - when in reality they’re simply being hidden behind a superficial mask of purity.

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[I’ve probably given Ubisoft a little too much credit here, but this analysis wouldn’t leave my head - so I’m burdening you with it!