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[[Image:Minakamistatue.JPG|right|300px]]'''Twin Deity Statues''' (Twin Guardian Statues in [[Deep Crimson Butterfly]]) appear in [[Fatal Frame II]], scattered throughout [[Minakami Village]]. A new one was erected whenever a set of twins performed the [[Crimson Sacrifice Ritual]] successfully. One of the twins depicted on the statue is always missing a head,<ref>''[[Village Report 1]]'', [[Fatal Frame II]].</ref> a reference to the younger twin that is strangled during the ritual. After [[the Repentance]], all that remained of the village was a statue in the middle of the forest. Anyone who passed it became [[Spirited Aways|trapped]] within the village.<ref>''[[Woman's Notebook 1]]'', [[Fatal Frame II]].</ref> <ref>''[[On the Urban Legend]]'', [[Fatal Frame III]]</ref> In the game's opening cutscene, the moment Mio passes the Twin Deity Statue hidden at the foot of a tree is the moment she enters the village's [[Darkness|endless night]]. 

The [[folklorist]] [[Seijiro Makabe]] writes about the statues in his [[Folklorist's Note 2|notes]] about village customs. Later, [[Masumi Makimura]], a land surveyor trapped in the village, [[Village Report 1|takes note]] of them as he looks for a way to escape.

The [[Twin Statue Key|keys]] that open the door to [[Whisper Bridge]] and [[Kurosawa House]] are hidden inside two Twin Deities statues.

==Misc Info==
*The Twin Deity Statues are based on Japanese [[Dosojin|Dōsojin]], protective stone markers used in both the [[Shinto]] and [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] faiths.
*In the original concept art of the Twin Deity Statues, both shrine maidens had their heads intact.

==Gallery==
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