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[[File:marie de medici royal dress.jpg|link=Pimped-Out Dress|frame|The French royalty paired this symbol with [[Pretty in Mink|ermine, the fur of purity]].<ref>Insert joke about France and promiscuity here.</ref>]] |
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French for "flower of the lily", the |
French for "flower of the lily", the '''Fleur-de-Lis''' is a common symbol used in medieval heraldry, often to signify purity (in some cases, it was associated with the Virgin Mary). |
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The symbol was used in many countries, but is most notable with France, because of their common use of gold fleur-de-lis on royal blue backgrounds. It was used on their flags, coats of arms, and as [[Symbol Motif Clothing]] on the kings' [[Requisite Royal Regalia|royal]] [[Pimped-Out Cape|robes]] and the queens' [[Pimped-Out Dress|Pimped Out Dresses]] (as in the picture). |
The symbol was used in many countries, but is most notable with France, because of their common use of gold fleur-de-lis on royal blue backgrounds. It was used on their flags, coats of arms, and as [[Symbol Motif Clothing]] on the kings' [[Requisite Royal Regalia|royal]] [[Pimped-Out Cape|robes]] and the queens' [[Pimped-Out Dress|Pimped Out Dresses]] (as in the picture). |
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== Video Games == |
== Video Games == |
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* Some of the [[Castlevania]] games have this on the walls in some areas. |
* Some of the [[Castlevania]] games have this on the walls in some areas. |
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* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' uses this symbol as a motif, stylising both the Heartless and Nobody emblems after it. Also, it features on [[The Hero|Sora's]] Valour Form, one of his [[Super Mode |
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' uses this symbol as a motif, stylising both the Heartless and Nobody emblems after it. Also, it features on [[The Hero|Sora's]] Valour Form, one of his [[Super Mode]]s. |
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* The [[Saints Row|Third Street Saints]] use it as their symbol. |
* The [[Saints Row|Third Street Saints]] use it as their symbol. |
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