Forum:Who is "Great Ma' in Raidou 2?

I am really confused about Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abbaddon. It has been a very long time since I originally played the game, and after replaying it, I have many questions. The villagers at tsukigata and the Tento Lords worship "Great Ma"(I think), yet the child poem, as observed by the main characters, basically refers to "Great Ma" as the apollyons. Which are an army of giant black locusts that have saw blades for tongues. Yet at the same time, the Tento Lords and Tuskigata refer to the apollyons as servants of "Great Ma". Also, where does Shinado fit into all this? Don't the Tsukigata village also worship Shinado? They even put his masks everywhere. Who the heck do the Tento Lords and Tsukigata serve? I am fairly certain that Shinado isn't "Great Ma", as Shinado himself literally says that Abbadon is the result of losing faith in the world God created, and thus in God himself. Obviously Shinado is referring to someone else besides him. And aren't the apollyons created by God(YHVH)? I mean, there are several instances where Louis Cypher literally paraphrases Revelations from the Bible, or in his words, "God's divine word to man". So who the heck do the apollyon serve? I know King Abbadon, but who created the option for someone to become "King Abbadon"?

So who is "Great Ma" and what is its relation to everything I mentioned here. I am so confused lol. --Wolfen1356 (talk) 18:47, April 1, 2014 (UTC)