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Hjhjhjhjhjh — This appears to be a glitch in which a Bard empire uses a Zealot text string for mission completion. The text is in Portuguese. The English translation reads "The glory of Spode shines in each of these samples! Please accept 30,000 Sporebucks and talk to our missionary brother when you leave."

Spode is a deity worshipped by Philosophy of Faith (Zealot) civilizations in the Space Stage. These civilizations have a habit of having violent traits, being distrusting of strangers, and being aggressive towards anyone who refuses to accept "the wisdom of Spode", including fellow Zealot factions.

About Spode

Spode's name is a mixing of "Spore" and "God". Little is known about Spode, but the Scrolls of Faith dictate some, if not all, of the beliefs. They detail how Spode is almighty and how his teachings will bring enlightenment, as well as instructing that all who reject the ways of Spode must be destroyed. They also state that the Grox are evil and so is the "False God That Will Come", and that a 'Day of Reckoning' will come where Spode's faithful will destroy the Grox. They also tell people to seek the 'Eye of Spode', which likely refers to the Galactic Core.

According to what Zealot empires say on delivery missions, Spode has tentacles. As the Galactic Core is interpreted as being the 'eye', the tentacles would in turn refer to the Spore Galaxy's arms. One of the missions you can receive from a Zealot civilization is a retrieval mission in which they ask you to bring them a creature that some of their people believe to be the same species as Spode's companion, which implies they believe Spode exists in a physical form.

The Zealot adventure, Temple of Spode, displays Spode smiting the Black Claw Clan after answering the prayers of Priest Falloha. This shows that, while unseen, Spode exists and is able to directly interact with the universe when he wish to.

Trivia

The word 'Spode' is used in other forms of media, bearing no relation to its use in the game.
- Spode is an Archchancellor from the Unseen University of Ankh-Morpork, on the Discworld (Terry Pratchett books), as seen in the book "Hogfather".
- Spode is a brand of British Pottery.
- In PG Wodehouse's book series, Roderick Spode leads an amateur Fascist party in London, named the "Black Shorts". His followers also frequently shout "Hail Spode" during meetings and parades.

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-'''Spode''' is a deity worshipped by Philosophy of Faith ([[Zealot]]) civilizations. These civilizations have a habit of having violent traits, being distrusting of strangers, and being aggressive towards anyone who refuses to accept "the wisdom of Spode". Spode is most prominent in the [[Space Stage]], but religious cities in the [[Civilization Stage]] may also give a player a bonus or a penalty depending on if they are religious or not. However, they worship a deity known as [[The Source]].
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-[[File:Hjhjhjhjhjh.png|thumb|200px|After completing a [[Bard]] empire's mission, they sometimes begin talking about Spode. The text is in Portugese. The english translation reads "The glory of Spode shines in each of these samples! Please accept 30.000 spore bucks and talk to our missionary brother when you leave."]]
+[[File:Hjhjhjhjhjh.png|thumb|200px|This appears to be a glitch in which a [[Bard]] empire uses a Zealot text string for mission completion. The text is in Portuguese. The English translation reads "The glory of Spode shines in each of these samples! Please accept 30,000 Sporebucks and talk to our missionary brother when you leave."]]
+'''Spode''' is a deity worshipped by Philosophy of Faith ([[Zealot]]) civilizations in the [[Space Stage]]. These civilizations have a habit of having violent traits, being distrusting of strangers, and being aggressive towards anyone who refuses to accept "the wisdom of Spode", including fellow Zealot factions.
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 == About Spode==
-Spode's name is a mixing of the words "Spore" and "God". Little is known about Spode, but the [[Scrolls of Faith]] dictate some, if not all, of the beliefs. They detail how Spode is almighty and how his teachings will bring enlightenment, as well as instructing that all who reject the ways of Spode must be destroyed. They also state that the [[Grox]] are evil and so is "[[The God That Will Come|The false God That Will Come]]". They also tell people to seek the Eye of Spode. This likely refers to the center of the galaxy. After completing the Tribal stage as a friendly tribe, the villagers will talk of vehicles and the vehicle will have a large eye over it. Religious Civilizations in Civilization Stage are also represented by a stylised eye, meaning the symbol of the religion of Spode may be an eye.
+Spode's name is a mixing of "[[Spore]]" and "God". Little is known about Spode, but the [[Scrolls of Faith]] dictate some, if not all, of the beliefs. They detail how Spode is almighty and how his teachings will bring enlightenment, as well as instructing that all who reject the ways of Spode must be destroyed. They also state that the [[Grox]] are evil and so is the "[[The God That Will Come|False God That Will Come]]", and that a 'Day of Reckoning' will come where Spode's faithful will destroy the Grox. They also tell people to seek the 'Eye of Spode', which likely refers to the [[Galactic Core]].
-Also, according to what Zealot empires say on delivery missions, Spode has tentacles. This has led some to believe that the Eye of Spode is the [[Galactic Core]] and the tentacles are the arms of the spiral galaxy, This would mean that Spode is the entire [[Spore Galaxy|Galaxy]]. Based on how Spode is referred to, it's possible that Spode created the Galaxy in his image. Because of Zealot empires' violent tendencies, they will often be among non-religious players' first enemies. One of the missions that you can recieve from a Zealot civilization is a retrieval mission in which they ask you to bring them a creature that some of their people believe to be the same species as Spode's companion, which implies that Spode supposedly exists in a physical form.
-It is also possible that the [[Debug Squid]] could be Spode, being the first creature created, having tentacles (see below), and being unmakeable in-game. The tentacles also appear to resemble the Spore Insignia.
+According to what Zealot empires say on delivery missions, Spode has tentacles. As the Galactic Core is interpreted as being the 'eye', the tentacles would in turn refer to the [[Spore Galaxy]]'s arms. One of the missions you can receive from a Zealot civilization is a retrieval mission in which they ask you to bring them a creature that some of their people believe to be the same species as Spode's companion, which implies they believe Spode exists in a physical form.
-[[File:Debug Squid.JPG|thumb|The Debug Squid.]]
+The Zealot [[adventure]], [[Temple of Spode]], displays Spode smiting the Black Claw Clan after answering the prayers of Priest Falloha. This shows that, while unseen, Spode exists and is able to directly interact with the universe when he wish to.
-In [[Spore Galactic Adventures]], there is a mission called, "Shenanegan's Fun-Tasy Theme Park". In this adventure, one of the clowns says "Oh Steve,if you are up there, please put me out of this misery...", implying that [[Steve]] could possibly be Spode. It is also possible that Spode is [[Will Wright]], as he created [[Spore]]; or even the player, as the player can create many of the creatures in the galaxy.
 == Trivia ==
+*The word 'Spode' is used in other forms of media, bearing no relation to its use in the game.
-*Spode is also an Archchancellor from the Unseen University of Ankh-Morpork, on the Discworld (Terry Pratchett books), as seen in the book "''Hogfather''".
+**Spode is an Archchancellor from the Unseen University of Ankh-Morpork, on the Discworld (Terry Pratchett books), as seen in the book "''Hogfather''".
-*Spode is also a brand of British Pottery.
-*Spode is furthermore a character in the British Comedy Series Jeeves and Wooster.
+**Spode is a brand of British Pottery.
+**In PG Wodehouse's book series, Roderick Spode leads an amateur Fascist party in London, named the "Black Shorts". His followers also frequently shout "Hail Spode" during meetings and parades.
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 *[[The Source]]
 *[[The God That Will Come]]
-*[[Debug Squid]]
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