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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.
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.
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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