The Complete History of Twitch Plays Pokemon (pt 2) - Schwam Games 

A God, a Messiah, an Angel, a King, a Prince, and an All-Terrain Vehicle lmfao

the fact they used master ball on zapdos on anarchy is already the huge plot twist in the run.

Anarchy: the most destructive tactic to vanish enemies Democracy: the smartest tactic to pass mazes and ledges

Flareon: The loss of 2 pokemon; A false prophet Zapados: The loss of 11 pokemon; an angel and saviour

Shoutout to the heroes that spammed b during the power plant on anarchy, for this is what prevented the loss of the masterball

Helix: Anarchy is superior (Encounters anything difficult) Helix: okay maybe we could use some Democracy. Dome: _you come to me in your hour of need_

Best comment: “what are we going to do after this”

It's ironic how the chat is called "The Hive Mind" even though they are the exact opposite of a hive mind. They're more like a multiple personality disorder, hundred thousand identities big.

An addition: Bloody Sunday happened on Australia's shift, and when the West woke up in the morning it felt like World War III was going to be declared.

I always hated calling him Battery Jesus. It's like we have Bird Jesus. I wanted to call him John the Zaptist

Anarchy: *faces a ledge* Democracy: _You must be truly desperate to come to me for help_

I believe what made the stream decline was the novelty wearing off, most people only played the first gen, and also everyone jumped the gun on the external lore right from the get go instead of it evolving naturally like the first time. I remember that right on the first day of Crystal, people were already forcing lore onto their first Pokemons and encounters

Back when the phenomenon was going on I only ever heard about the Helix thing. Finally learning there was so much more to it is completely mindblowing. Thanks for the incredibly entertaining recap, I can only imagine how much effort it took to create. Hope to see more like this from you guys in the future!

This is great, it's exactly what I was looking for. Although I wish you would have mentioned why people loved the helix fossil, (it was the only item they couldn't toss at the time they got it) other than that. This is the best recap for tpp I've found so far. Thanks

The more rapid conversational exchange, the expansion of the screen to include the comments, and the culminating moment of you simultaneously recounting how many people were present during the final battle all contributed to peak hype. It was incredibly well-delivered. Thanks for recreating the excitement so well. Absolutely got a subscription from me.

Surprised no one talked about how Omynate successfully evolved while in Democracy...

I'm floored by how this has as few views as it does. This is incredibly well done. Great work!

not sure why this was suggested, but I enjoyed every second of it. It just feels so alive when the community makes some funny lore based around the run.

Shit like this will never happen again. Twitch plays Pokemon was so situational, that is nearly impossible to happen again.

I was there when we caught Zapdos. I tried to control the chaos by entering the b button

It's interesting how people people hated democracy yet it was useful in a handful of instances.

Your two videos are a treasure the community. Thanks guys!

This is one of the greatest moments of collaboration in recent human history. This also is a parallel to the evolution of AI.

This is by far the best Twitch plays Pokemon recap, great job guys. I know this video will pick up and gain the views it deserves.

for the love of all things holy please make 11:25 into a t shirt

I think this is the first time I have heard the phrase 'successfully blacked out'.

This is a much better synopsis than a lot of much more watched videos. Great work

Thats one of THOSE gaming moments you will never forget. I actually shed a tear when the video was over. I laughed so much during both videos. Thanks so much for "writing down" this story

What if Dome isn’t all evil? I mean, look at how many times democracy helped. I see Dome not as an enemy to Helix, but an ally

"Sky attack was the only superaffective move on grass type" Didn't AA-j have Drill Peck?

I ran into a Red cosplayer during my first time attending Sakura-Con years ago, and I recalled the cosplayer holding a sign saying, "Would you like to talk about our Lord and Savior, Lord Helix?" It was that moment I went to learn about the Twitch Plays Pokemon lore, with the persistent urge to be taught about it through my sister and that one cosplayer alone. So watching your videos discussing about Twitch Plays Pokemon really helped me come to understand why Omanyte was so loved worshipped at the time.

watching the stream between classes was the best time i had in highschool, and catching up with the amazing artwork through the redit to keep in the loop was heavenly praise helix

Thank you ! I was searching for a clear video on this event and you made it ! It deserves way more views, that is an awesome work

13:36 “Sky Attack was the only super-effective move vs Exeggutor” Zapdos who knows Drill Peck: “Am I a joke to you?”

I have never become so attached to a story before. This is beautiful and one of the greatest moments in history thank you for informing me of this event i sadly missed

It's interesting being there. Being apart of it, seeing art as it comes out, it was the best thing until Pokemon Go was released. Being apart of that history and how little it is remembered or talked about today is sad.

I love coming back and watching these two videos every year or so...

Is anyone else having a weird memory thing where it feels like you remember the Twitch Plays Pokemon thing taking like, a year or more from start to finish?

"what religion do you believe in?" me: it's complicated...

I consider both of the gods good, they were merely unable to work together due to their worshipers.

This is so well done. Truly captures the nostalgy of TPP. And Ive to say the lore of TPP is absolutely nuts, love it.

Democracy (to Anarchy): *You couldn't live with your own failure, and where did that bring you..? Right back to me.*

how do you not have thousands of subs? the quality of this is on par with summoning salt etc

i love the fact that bird jesus's level is 69

the part at 14:36 where you speak all at once is awesome! it made the whole thing feel even more like a legend :)

I'm so glad I watched these 2 vids to get the history of this epic moment in gaming culture

This was so perfectly done. Great job!

God every year or so I have to watch these again. It was fun being there when it happened, but having it recounted like this is amazing.

*Congratulations my boyz, for 1K Subscribers!*

Some things to mention: during this time a second stream started called twitch plays pokemon blue. Its users fluctuated between 400-1000 so it was much more managable so finished the whole game in anarchy. For Catching Zapdos I was there and it was glorious, we all spammed the perfect inputs at the perfect time, it was systematic in its chaos. Blood sunday was hilarious lol Reviving Helix was like magic. During victory road when they first entered you didnt mention it but we actually solved the first boulder puzzle in anarchy and I was the group leader directing people what to spam at what time(to compensate accurately for the delay). This was an effective method of using anarchy that was developed initially by a guy named Zeke that we then impeached with the "impeach Zeke" movement. ATV beating Dragonite was dramatic, hilarious and exhilerating like much of TPP. I distinctly remember the art that came from that being awesome. Now the people who were kids when red/blue first came out such as myself were university kids at this time and as the end drew near it was the time we were supposed to be writing essays and studying, and I just remember thinking I have to be there when it happens no matter how much it fucks with my marks even though I really tried to prevent that. The end happened, it was glorious, and we celebrated in the TPP reddit. Also after crystal we did the other generations and in the first game with DS touch screen commands we beat the game with 100% anarchy while (get this) a flareon was one of our mains. Tons of elaborate lore was written to explain it. Crazy fun times, and the democracy people were grumpy about it lol Edit: another thing worth mentioning is that during this time a guy wrote a song about TPP that was really good.

I was here for it. It was such an exciting time. Reading the twitter when I was at work, up all night watch and participating and the joy when ATV won the last fight! Take me back

I'm kinda sad that theres very little chance twitch plays pokemon will ever be as popular as it was

Thank you for so accurately and succinctly documenting this phenomenon! Future historians will thank you. 🙌

The little bit towards the end where they talk at the same time is literally so dramatic and I effing love it. Amazing video lol Makes me sad I wasn't a part of this when it happened, knowing no other run will prob be this grand. But it's still an awesome story

"Bruno, the next Gym Leader" 11:40

I let the stream run at work and always checked it. What awesome memories this stream created :)

i remember the one time i joined the stream was when they were stuck behind the table and i sat there for like 20 minutes until i went "fuck this" lmao

" This was seen as a miracle granted by helix" Helix: I made you spent 13 hours near a ledge

Thanks a lot for this well-narrated video !

"Sky attack was the only super effective move the team had on Exeggutor" Battery Jesus had Drill Peck, though.

awesome video! great narration

Absolutely criminal that you guys dont have more subs

Oh please do the following parts! Love that content

Thank you for making this

The nicknames are the best thing to come out of TPP lmao

Ah, those were the days... oh, if only someday this phenomenon could see a resurgence. That would be a sight to behold for sure.

Thanks for making this, now I understand the in-jokes without having to actually watch this painful ordeal in full.

"You could not live with your own failure, and where did that bring you? Back to me."- Democracy

I was there for the red run. I didn't even have a twitch account back then. It was the first stream I ever watched on twitch and I started it sometime before mount moon. Because I didn't have an account j couldn't input (or later get the badge) but I was glued to the stream in-between classes. I remember most of these moments with perfect clarity.

I think the whole flareon situation is like if I wrote an essay by punching a keyboard and then got angry at the keyboard for getting a bad grade on it. #Flareondidnothingwrong

This is absolutely amazing

where are y'all. your 2 videos on TPP has been popping up in recommends lately, you guys have a good way of presenting a story

this deserves way more views.

I had no idea of this. This is completely surreal, a truly religious experience out of a strange and creative Twitch live. I cant believe it, thank you for showing me this.

Great trip down memory lane. I remember joining shortly before the ledge, and stuck around until the Helix had been struck down. Ended up falling out as Hoenn began. I feel bad about not sticking around, but at the same time, I'd have a hard time staying involved for half a decade

I called off of work two days in a row to witness the end back when it was live

Amazing 2 part videos.

Brings a tear to your eye doesn't it?

Thank you for your effort !

“We could make a religion out of this”

Great videos guys

I love how they have a depiction of the pokemon who were released. I didn't realize twitch plays pokemon was such an emotional journey

What if they released the Lapras while on the island😂😂

The art that came from the lore was just amazing

Woah thank yo so much forall this story

Amazing vid, thanks!

I was there when we were inputting AATTVVV! That was so much fun!

I will always hold this dear to my heart. What a run.

More of the twitch plays histories would be cool to see

Best lore ever, this was really something

This video deserves more views

The best documentary!

you know, i find it sad how democracy was pictured with an eevee, because i like eevee a lot. but eh, every story has it’s ups and downs, and i really liked to watch these videos. good job, whoever you people are.

The beginning of the end credits music that played when Twitch Plays Pokemon finally beat Red Version was the best that song has ever sounded. It boomed like thunder that night.

This was such a brief but magical time

Happy 10 years of Helix. Incredible.

WoW amazing video I don’t play much games but wow I got so into this video so well made and u only 7k subs.. amazing

This made me cry

That ending portion is so hype

Would love to see you cover the 2nd Twitch plays pokemon