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| “ | "'Anonelbe'... You don't still believe that, do you?" "That is merely an illusion. Not even an ideal.'"
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The Anonelbe is a belief among Cain and a few others in Solaris in a "long awaited man of god", who is fated to take people born on the planet to "a new horizon".
By the time of Xenogears, Cain remains one of the only people who believes in this concept, believing such a person would be able to free humanity from their destiny as parts for Deus's new body, though he was unsure if this person would do so by rescuing humanity, or destroying humanity altogether.[1] To this end, Cain tasked Citan with watching over Fei Fong Wong in order to determine if he would be a threat to the world, as Grahf had been.
History[]
When the subject of Fei is brought up later when talking with Cain, the Gazel Ministry is quick to dismiss it as a mere illusion, believing that the Contact is only a "poison" to them, not a "remedy".
The Gazel Ministery later chide Fei when he is trapped in a restraining device in Solaris, calling him "cursed, untouchable one", and "god's beloved child, those who prevent our prayers".
After Citan uses the Solaris equipment to safely interrogate Id, he reports to Cain his conclusion: Fei is the Anonelbe and not their enemy. Citan also felt that Cain did not need to intervene, as "humans have the potential", and "[m]anagers are no longer needed".
Cain leaves the rest to Citan, saying that by doing so, he atones for his crime of killing the first body of humanity's Mother, while trying to kill Abel.[2]
Fei would end up fulfilling his destiny when he used the Xenogears, along with his allies, to destroy Deus and free humanity from its fate.
Zeboim[]
Perfect Works also uses this word to refer to the people of Zeboim as the "Third Anonelbe", noting that this name comes from the fact that they are the third instance of the planet's population of people that Myyah resets, due to some trait that made them unsuitable as parts for Deus.[3] For the Zeboim people, it was specifically due to their genetics, which limited their average lifespan and left many unable to have children.
Etymology[]
Anonelbe is a mistranslation[citation needed] of "Ahnenerbe", which translates to "ancestral heritage" in German.
The Ahnenerbe was a think tank in Nazi Germany which eventually became a sub organization of the SS, who, among other things, was tasked with finding information on, as well as the promotion of, the idea of modern Germans being descendants of a superior Aryan race.
Trivia[]
- Perfect Works' epilogue goes over the irony of a 'man of god' saving humanity by destroying Deus.[4]