Scarmiglione is one of the twelve named
Malebranche in the 8th Circle of Hell's 5th Gulf, where corrupt politicians are immersed in burning pitch, the
Malebolge, from the ''
Inferno'' of
Dante Alighieri's ''
Divine Comedy''.
In popular culture
*''
Final Fantasy'' series:
**In the ''Dawn of Souls'' and 20th anniversary remakes of ''
Final Fantasy I'', Scarmiglione is the name of an optional boss.
**In ''
Final Fantasy IV'', Scarmiglione is the name of the Fiend of Earth
**In ''
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years'', Scarmiglione is again a boss.
**In ''
Dissidia
is a fighting game with action RPG elements developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable as part of the campaign for the ''Final Fantasy'' series' 20th anniversary. It was released in Japan on December 18, 2008, in No ...
'', Scarmiglione is a summon.
**In ''
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker'', Scarmiglione is one more time a boss.
*In the 2012 video game ''
Resident Evil: Revelations'', Scarmiglione is a large, hulking shark-based creature.
*The card game ''
Yu-Gi-Oh!'' features a series of cards called Burning Abyss, which is based on the Divine Comedy, one of which is known as "Scarm, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss".
*In the popular
Manga
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and
Anime series, ''
Fairy Tail'', a legal magical guild is named Scarmiglione.
See also
*
Divine Comedy in popular culture
The ''Divine Comedy'' has been a source of inspiration for artists, musicians, and authors since its appearance in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. Works are included here if they have been described by scholars as relating substantially ...
*
Malebranche in the Italian Wikipedia
External links
Dante's ''Inferno'' Information at Brainstorm-Services.com
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