Militias! Welcome back to the fourth devlog for Only Lead Can Stop Them. This time we will take a look at the background for one of the more iconic enemies of the game which is called the CAPIROTE. It’s one of the first enemies that I conjured when the idea for the game that would become OLCST started to take shape. The game takes a lot of inspiration from different aspects of Spanish culture and the rich history of Spain. One of the important events in history that has shaped Spanish culture is the notorious Spanish Inquisition. For a lot of people when they think of The Spanish Inquisition it mostly reminds them of a famous sketch by Monty Pyton. When we first let people test the demo of the game people would blast thru a lot of enemies armed with guns just to turn a corner to see a caped magician throw a skull shaped cloud of poison at them. They would often make the comment: [i]“No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!”[/i] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42012077/a26048616a17b3e4ade16c912107140c747148f8.png[/img] Some would also joke regarding historical authenticity and say: “Well how do you know that there weren’t any wizards casting fire balls and skull clouds during the Spanish Civil War! Are you history professor?!” It’s definitely an enemy that spices up what would otherwise be a bit of a mundane environment if it only was filled with bullet and guns like any ordinary war would. It’s something very satisfying we think to be able to dodge certain death from a hug projectile only to return fire and having the Capirote disappear in the style of a knock off Obi-Wan Kenobi. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42012077/81eac68a098e4016ddb83314f2e57a56cbb2c3fb.gif[/img] The inspiration for the capirote comes from several places. One such is different horror movies like the Spanish film The blind dead and the Italian The red monks. Pulp horror in books and film from Spain and Italy often featured different occult priest with covered faces making satanic rituals involving the sacrifice of many naked women often with heavy makeup and even heavier boobs. It was theme as common for a time as the sexy vampire. Some of the horrors have a historical background being that many priest that performed the various tortures and executions of the inquisition had robes that covered their faces with a hood. Long after the Inquisition had ended it was common to see hooded priest participate in performing public executions. Many priests of different brotherhoods until this day wear similar clothes and participate in rituals involving the display of human skulls. Hooded priests of different sorts have in various ways become associated with the fear of death. The Capirote in the game should be seen as a homage to the Spanish culture and the enticing fantasy of horror that has inspired people thru out the ages. Until Next Time I hope you enjoyed this background of one of the many enemies in the game. We hope to give you more exciting stories down the line of current and upcoming features. [b]I’ll see you in the next devlog[/b] - Dan Pettersson, creative director and tech artist https://store.steampowered.com/app/1909100/Only_Lead_Can_Stop_Them/