I imply this with all the love on this planet—I can not consider a single gaming group that’s as cooked because the Silksong fanbase. “Cooked” as in, stewing in their very own juices for thus lengthy that mentioned juices have evaporated, abandoning a shiny braised lump in a scorched pot. This isn’t an indictment, it is a assertion of reality.
In case you’ve got missed this descent into insanity, some context: Silksong, the successor to Hollow Knight, was introduced again in 2019. Then, in 2022, it surfaced once more—participating in a showcase displaying video games meant to be launched within the subsequent “12 months”. This has not confirmed to be true, since you are studying this text.
The r/Silksong subreddit has, particularly, been spiralling right into a bout of prolonged insanity for a whereas. Its newest conniption? A developer’s X account, used primarily for making shitposts, like “find out how to completely calcify your pineal gland for an excellent night time’s relaxation” (I do not know, both), has modified their profile image to one in every of a chocolate cake. I had a smart chuckle at this at first, earlier than veering dangerously near changing into a convert myself.
Little bomey/everydruidwaswr on X, previously referred to as Wilbop/Wilboooo (a fast google search confirms this on the time of writing) is believed to be the account of William Pellen, co-founder of Team Cherry. On January 16, the account modified their profile image to that of a chocolate cake and posted the next: “one thing large is coming. maintain your eyes closed tomorrow.”
Like deep sea creatures descending on whalefall, the Silksong group instantly started feasting. A reverse picture search of the cake in query led to a recipe for Brooklyn Blackout cake on Bon Appétit, posted on April 2, 2024. April 2 is when the “direct”, which usually reveals a bunch of video games, for the Nintendo Switch 2 is slated for this 12 months.
What’s extra, whereas “little bomey” isn’t too dissimilar from a vineyard in South Australia, and Team Cherry is a South Australian growth studio. Napoleon Bonaparte (naked with me) was additionally referred to as “Little Boney” by James Gillray as a part of anti-French propaganda comparable to “Little Boney in a robust match”.
He simply so occurred to marry Marie-Louise of Austria on April 2, 1810, who—quoting napoleon.org, was “dressed within the imperial cloak, fabricated from crimson velvet with gold stitching.” Hornet wears a crimson cloak. Coincidence? Honestly, I’m form of convincing myself it isn’t. You can thank RennugunneR on the Silksong Subreddit for that connection.
But wait, there’s extra—followers additionally found that Imagine Dragons introduced their track “Eyes Closed” on April 2, 2024 (“eyes closed tomorrow”), and as for the “everydruidwaswr” factor—properly, individuals are stumped.
The closest they’ve come to a solution is the truth that The Druid of the Moss Temple is an NPC in Silksong—spied on a noticeboard throughout a trailer—with the phrases “merciless world, will you not present me with the fruits I want?” If we take “wr” to imply “was flawed”, then one might surmise this hints on the desired fruits lastly being offered, however—look, I’m beginning to imagine. I’ve contracted SKONG insanity, and I’m taking a step again earlier than it will get its hooks in me correct.
This is, to be clear, all unsubstantiated rumour-milling and sample recognition thus far. But in case you be part of the choir and begin drawing these strains on a corkboard, maybe you too will come to suppose that the cake is a reality.
