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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. | |||
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| | |||
==Lord Helix: The God of Twitch Plays Pokémon== | ==Lord Helix: The God of Twitch Plays Pokémon== |