Myth-wise, I think the Buffyverse basically runs on a variation of Rule 34: If there is a story of it, it exists on some level. (My favourite explanation for how religious items work on vampires is from Matheson's I Am Legend; it works because the vampires believe it works, but only for the religion the vampire him/herself belongs to - a Jewish vampire gets hurt if you whack him with the Torah, but the cross does nothing.) Plus, well, scimitars and shuriken are pretty good weapons either way... ;)
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Date: 2011-05-08 10:45 pm (UTC)Myth-wise, I think the Buffyverse basically runs on a variation of Rule 34: If there is a story of it, it exists on some level. (My favourite explanation for how religious items work on vampires is from Matheson's I Am Legend; it works because the vampires believe it works, but only for the religion the vampire him/herself belongs to - a Jewish vampire gets hurt if you whack him with the Torah, but the cross does nothing.) Plus, well, scimitars and shuriken are pretty good weapons either way... ;)