There are many religions throughout the world. Many have their own deities, prophets and rules. However, new religions aren't just started up spontaneously in a matter of days... right?
Just ask the 35 MILLION people who have been watching the famous TwitchPlaysPokemon stream that has been taking the internet by storm. Over there, there is only one god - the Lord Helix.
What started out as an in-joke between a few people has started to transcend the stream and even into the real world. The Helix Fossil is an in-game item, which in the heat of the chaotic battles often got accidentally clicked on. Players started referring this to as 'consulting the Helix' which kept escalating until we were hailing it. Our Lord.
For those of you who don't know, TwitchPlaysPokemon was a social experiment to see if everyone on Twitch could play a game of Pokemon Red. Their inputs were collected through the chat, which with thousands of people playing was just as chaotic as expected.
But what is truly amazing is that it worked. Through luck, or co-operation, the numerous challenges were fought through. On the morning of 1st March, Red finally defeated Blue, in a battle of the ages. It serves as a reminder that strangers over the Internet are capable of fantastic things.
There are so many references and jokes that have come out of it, that it's a shame to see it finish. These have become almost mainstream - it's strange to find someone who doesn't know who 'Bird Jesus' is (ok, maybe not). Those who started watching at the first day of the excruciating 16 day excursion will be left with a Helix shaped hole in the heart, but it was fun while it lasted.
It wasn't all easy - there were plenty of hiccups along the way. A day referred to as Bloody Sunday, for example, where fan favourites Dux and xCabbage, to name a few, were released. This was, apparently, an act of the Dome Fossil sabotaging our plans, the Satan to our Lord Helix. The 'false prophet' Flareon was also involved in this. The Rocket Base, which took a whole day to complete, as there was a puzzle that was impossible without the dreaded democracy.
Those of you who watched it had a great time, and it is a true shame to see it finish. It proves that with a little direction, 40,000+ strangers can work together to complete a game.
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