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Originally Posted by Jigsaw Killer
Yes, but not shown in his demon form sans the statue.
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Actually, I always wondered what that statue was. I was a child when I saw the film on TV. I figured it was the demon, but thought it was merely a creepy shot. When I saw as an adult, I took a mental note to find out if that was an actual idol/demon, but hadn't thought about it till now.
The use of the idol find is an interesting story devise. The priest and demon meet again, so to speak. The film shows Merrin and a larger image of the demon idol, and then shows the dogs fighting. That was meant to indicate Merrin and the demon would fight. But to many that indicated the demon was somehow released by the find. The film doesn't reveal this, but in the wider novels/films, Merrin exercised Pazuzu years early, and Pazuzu is following Merrin. In the Exorcist film itself, the use of Pazuzu and it's link to Reagan and Merrin are left rather puzzling, IMO.