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 blurb=In a special guest article by Maxite, one of last year's biggest phenomena in the online Pokémon community is discussed.  Learn about how one little social media experiment overthrew Arceus as a god and put a shellfish in his place. }}
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+A year and a month. That’s roughly how long it has been since {{bp|Twitch Plays Pokémon}} first [http://blog.twitch.tv/2015/02/happy-1st-birthday-tpp/ arrived to the internet] and left an impact in the fandom larger than a {{bp|Delta Episode|meteoroid strike}}. Although it was born from a simple concept: streaming a copy of {{bp|Pokémon Red}} over [http://www.twitch.tv Twitch], where the inputs were determined by people from across the globe by typing them into a chatroom, it developed into something more. In a span of just over sixteen days, it evolved from a social experiment to a social phenomenon. Religious and political debates were had, [https://churchofthehelixchoir.bandcamp.com/ art and music were created], and we even saw spin-offs [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28704028 including a stream where a fish played Pokémon]. Given how massive Twitch Plays Pokémon became, we are going to keep our focus on one of the most notable and persistent memes to be born from it: Lord Helix.
-==Introduction==
-A year and a month. That’s roughly how long it has been since {{bp|Twitch Plays Pokémon}} first [http://blog.twitch.tv/2015/02/happy-1st-birthday-tpp/ arrived to the internet] and left an impact in the fandom larger than a {{bp|Delta_Episode|meteoroid strike}}. Although it was born from a simple concept: streaming a copy of {{bp|Pokémon Red}} over [http://www.twitch.tv Twitch], where the inputs were determined by people from across the globe by typing them into a chatroom, it developed into something more. In a span of just over sixteen days, it evolved from a social experiment to a social phenomenon. Religious and political debates were had, [https://churchofthehelixchoir.bandcamp.com/ art and music were created], and we even saw spin-offs [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28704028 including a stream where a fish played Pokémon]. Given how massive Twitch Plays Pokémon became, we are going to keep our focus on one of the most notable and persistent memes to be born from it: Lord Helix.
 ==Lord Helix:  The God of Twitch Plays Pokémon==
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 {{TCGGallery|
-image1=TPP screenshot.gif|
+|image1=TPP screenshot.png
-caption1=At times, thousands of people were controlling the same game via chatroom.|
+|caption1=At times, thousands of people were controlling the same game via chatroom.
-size1=300px|
+|size1=300px
-image2=TPP Crazy Red.png|
-caption2=Some found humor in illustrating the player character's thought process.|
+|image2=Lord Helix GB.png
-size2=300px|
+|caption2=All praise Lord Heli- wait, is that an Omanyte?
-image3=TPP Praise Helix Poster.png|
-caption3=Eheheheh...|
+Fan art by AeroRon ([https://www.reddit.com/r/twitchplayspokemon/comments/1z7ztc/i_made_some_gsc_style_sprites_of_the_tpp_team/ original])
-size3=200px|
+|size2=300px
 }}
 Thus, Lord Omanyte is a meme centered around the Omanyte line and its respective fossil as part of a narrative that was adopted by the community trying to make sense of the seeming chaos and randomness that was at play during the first playthrough of Twitch Plays Pokémon.
-Once the narrative was born and widely adopted, it quickly became a lens through which the rest of the playthrough was viewed. If the Helix Fossil is god and represents all that is good, then the {{bp|Dome Fossil}} is the devil and represents all that is bad. An event known as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7moxz1cbLxI Bloody Sunday] in which several Pokémon were released would be blamed by the community on the work of Dome Fossil. This continued with various Pokémon that were also caught, either being viewed as pro-Helix like in the case of “Bird Jesus” {{bp|Pidgeot}}, or pro-Dome like in the case of “False Prophet” {{bp|Flareon}}. Even the discussion of anarchy vs. democracy became entangled in this, with fans of Lord Helix favoring anarchy, where one command equals one action, while followers of Lord Dome supported democracy, where majority rules in actions taken.
+Once the narrative was born and widely adopted, it quickly became a lens through which the rest of the playthrough was viewed. If the Helix Fossil is God and represents all that is good, then the {{bp|Dome Fossil}} is the devil and represents all that is bad. An event known as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7moxz1cbLxI Bloody Sunday] in which several Pokémon were released would be blamed by the community on the work of Dome Fossil. This continued with various Pokémon that were also caught, either being viewed as pro-Helix like in the case of “Bird Jesus” {{bp|Pidgeot}}, or pro-Dome like in the case of “False Prophet” {{bp|Flareon}}. Even the discussion of anarchy vs. democracy became entangled in this, with fans of Lord Helix favoring anarchy, where one command equals one action, while followers of Lord Dome supported democracy, where majority rules in actions taken.
 The full impact of this narrative went beyond the stream and surrounding community. It was picked up by webcomics such as [http://xkcd.com xkcd], and even made its way into {{bp|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire}} as {{bp|Brawly}} makes a comment about the Helix Fossil in the French translation which steers heavily toward worship. Much of the art and music about Twitch Plays Pokémon focuses on Lord Helix himself or the narrative surrounding him. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YONaicpAwQc In the end], we just have to take a step back and admire how quickly things spiraled out of control and resulted in Lord Helix becoming a fixture of the Pokémon fandom.
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 image1=TPP Team.png|
-caption1=The final team in the first playthrough that defeated the Elite Four.|
+caption1=The final team in the first playthrough that defeated the Elite Four.
+Fan art by EnjoiHunt ([https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/1z2f64/art_twitch_plays_pokemon_wallpaper/ original]) |
 size1=300px|
 image2=Lord Helix Hieroglyphics.png|
-caption2=[[Gotta Meme 'em All: Vietnamese Crystal|SELECT THE HOLY FIGURE, OKAY?]]|
+caption2=[[Gotta Meme 'em All: Vietnamese Crystal|SELECT THE HOLY FIGURE, OKAY?]]
+Fan art by whoaconstrictor ([https://www.reddit.com/r/twitchplayspokemon/comments/1yhopy/a_most_sacred_tablet_fan_art/ original]) |
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 }}
 ==Closing==
-This has been the sixth article of Gotta Meme ‘em All, a column dedicated to exploring the strange depths and origins of Pokémon pop culture and memes. This special article was guest written by fellow Bulbanews staff member [[User:Maxite|Maxite]]. Comments, critiques, and suggestions for future topics can be directed [[Special:EmailUser/ShinyLinoone|here]] as always, but I specifically urge you to contact me and ask how this article went with you, and if you would be interested in more guest articles being written.  As always, keep it [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dank-memes dank] up there!
+This has been the sixth edition of Gotta Meme ‘em All, a column dedicated to exploring the strange depths and origins of Pokémon pop culture and memes. This special article was guest written by fellow Bulbanews staff member [[User:Maxite|Maxite]]. Comments, critiques, and suggestions for future topics can be directed [[Special:EmailUser/ShinyLinoone|here]] as always, but I specifically urge you to contact me and ask how this article went with you, and if you would be interested in more guest articles being written.  As always, keep it [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dank-memes dank] up there!
 -[[User:ShinyLinoone|ShinyLinoone]]
+==External links==
+* [http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1230 Nerf NOW!! - Twitch Plays Pokémon]: Illustration of humor in the player character's thought process
+* [http://rakkuguy.deviantart.com/art/CAN-I-GET-A-SHAYMEN-488375819 RakkuGuy - CAN I GET A SHAYMEN]
 ==References==
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 *[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/twitch-plays-pokemon Twitch Plays Pokémon - Know Your Meme]
 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YONaicpAwQc Twitch Plays Pokemon - Winning Run / Ending (Elite Four & Blue)]
+{{Memes}}