An attempt at summarizing Elden Ring subreddit history

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#Summary

Hello my fellow Hollows. I have tried to compile a "historical record" of the subreddit, including lore and memes. Please let me know in the comments if you think I am missing anything major, etc. This is possibly only the first draft, we'll see.

#Milestones/state of the subreddit

####In the beginning:

2017 July 3 - r/GreatRune is created. From May 26-June 9 2019, there are 50 posts of people discussing leaks/info.
2019 May 27 - r/EldenRing is created
2019 June 9 - Elden Ring announcement trailer shown at E3 2019
2019 June 9 - OHHH ELDEN RING and "someone or something" are memes from day one
2019 June 9 - Some users attempt to legitimately discuss the trailer
2019 June 10 - Someone or something
2019 June 10 - Some users are still trying to have legitimate discussion
2019 June 11 - An interview with Miyazaki is published
2019 June 11 - What about swamps?
2019 June 12 - Within days, we already have ohhhhhhhverused memes
2019 June 14 - /u/ElgardOfCarim posts the earliest fan art (that I could find)
2019 June 14 - /u/bioeng_ makes the first reference (that I could find) of "going hollow" on the subreddit

####Things start to get a little weird:

2019 July 5 - A French fry gets 900 upvotes. Oh, Elden Ring...
2019 August 5 - Still some good discussion here and there
2019 August 19 - More thoughts regarding swamps
2019 August 23 - Blood Souls VI: Demons Die Twice
2019 August 24 - Gamescom 2019 ends with no Elden Ring news
2019 August 27 - /u/ElbowStromboli makes the earliest reference (that I could find) of the subreddit collectively becoming "hollow"
2019 August 31 - Even Elden Ring's official instagram account has run out of things to say

####We lose it:

2019 September 4 - r/BloodborneKart is created, godspeed
2019 September 5 - TGS 2019 ends with no new Elden Ring news, hollowing continues
2019 September 8 - /u/TheHangedKing shares a meme from the future, making the first "fake lore"
2019 September 11 - /u/Mithrandir_MH requests help on NG+2,
2019 September 16 - /u/Velvet_Daze creates the first "posting every day until..." streak post
2019 September 22 - /u/master3786 introduces Glaive Master Hodir and other fake bosses
2019 October 23 - [By popular demand (see some lore listed below), moderator u/AOD_Saenai adds a fake lore link flair](https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/dlxru7/an_update_on_fake_lore/)
2019 November 7 - First article written about Elden Ring fans going "feral"
2019 December 7 - Oh, Elden Ring
2019 December 12 - TGA 2019 ends with no new Elden Ring news, hollowing continues
2019 December 14 - /u/stray_demon posts their first fake boss drawing
2019 December 16 - /u/flipperkip97 makes the first mention of a feet obsession that I could find
2020 December 23 - /u/Lolailo900 posts their first of 34 status reports
2020 January 1 - Some users are still holding onto their humanity by dissecting the trailer
2020 January 2 - Elder Ring
2020 February 6 - /u/Gael459 introduces Darron the Dwarf
2020 March 3 - Some poor hollow tries to make a tier list meme, but gets downvoted

####Coronavirus locks down most of the world.

2020 March 11 - E3 is cancelled, hollowing continues
2020 March 15 - /u/merkuruial posts their first fan art on the subreddit
2020 March 23 - Trademark speculation regarding EldenTec
2020 May 7 - One of several Xbox events ends with no new Elden Ring news, hollowing continues
2020 May 10 - Earliest reference of "make this a __ subreddit" meme that I could find
2020 May 12 - /u/KailReed posts on behalf of Hollow Gang
2020 June 9 - Happy one year anniversary...
2020 June 10 - Oh, Elden Ring
2020 June 11 - Demon Souls remaster is announced
2020 July 6 - /u/OrkiPe collects known/rumored information into a compilation
2020 July 7 - /u/ongoaviv1 posts their first Elden Ring song track
2020 July 19 - The subreddit reaches 50k subscribers
2020 July 21 - [Oh, Elden Ring... Shoutout to u/tpuser6 and u/Bazooka944](https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/hv8pb5/ever_wondered_what_the_sound_of_over_50_hollows/)
2020 July 24 - More ponderings of swamps
2020 August 1 - Beast Blood Gang declares hate for Hollowing, triggering a gang war
2020 August 1 - Hunters Gang, Broccoli Gang, Humanity Gang, Dragon Gang, Carp Gang, Mimic Gang, and others join the gang war.
2020 August 24 - A false Prophet speaks
2020 August 27 - We become a Bugsnax subreddit

####It's getting pretty dark now:

2020 August 30 - Gamescom 2020 ends with no Elden Ring news, hollowing continues
2020 September 6 - /u/RedBullBird accurately summarizes the state of the subreddit
2020 September 17 - /u/ManiacGaming1 attempts to summon an Elden Ring trailer
2020 September 19 - Some Russian guy tries to toy with the Elden Ring community using Instagram
2020 September 27 - TGS 2020 ends with no new Elden Ring news, hollowing continues
2020 November 11 - Phil Spencer claims to have played Elden Ring, subreddit goes crazy
2020 November 19 - The subreddit starts to rally around voting Elden Ring as the Most Anticipated Game at TGA
2020 December 8 - By popular demand, unique flairs are issued to users who were early contributors to the subreddit
2020 December 10 - Elden Ring wins Most Anticipated Game at TGA 2020
2020 December 10 - TGA 2020 ends with no new Elden Ring news, hollowing continues
2020 December 10 - We become a Wooper subreddit
2020 December 11 - [Moderator u/imomushi8 changes the hollowed2 flair to a wooper. (please don't get mad at me when we switch it to something more elden ring related). Shoutout to u/PixelatedCatMom for this underrated meme](https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/kburxa/can_we_hold_your_wooper_flair_just_one_time/)
2020 December 13 - Elden Ring civil war
2020 December 13 - /u/PHD-Chaos compiles all of Miyazaki's interviews
2020 December 21 - /u/spriteblood shares their progress on Bloodborne Kart
2020 December 23 - /u/Wersaus33 shows Wooper Ring footage
2020 December 23 - /u/21ew_ posts their first rotating Solaire image, putting streak posts back on the menu... (I secretly want to strangle you btw)

####Is there any hope for 2021?:

2021 January 1 - A touching thread of compassionate hollows in the new year
2021 January 6 - Rats are suspected on the subreddit
2021 January 8 - /r/Gatekeeping misinterprets our suffering, leading to war
2021 January 16 - Tier lists have become a popular meme on the subreddit
2021 January 18 - Covenants of Elden Ring create conflict within the subreddit
2021 January 21 - Oh, Elden Ring
2021 January 24 - Miyazaki starts to go fade away
2021 January 29 - It's been 600 days..
2021 February 20 - Please send help
2021 February 22 - The Elden Ring subreddit reaches 100k subscribers
2021 February 28 - /u/ELDENRING_fan posts his first Miyazaki "deep fake" video
2021 March 1 - Something leaks, providing new hope
2021 March 8 - Streakposts become restricted to once a week
2021 March 28 - /u/ArchibaldBeddows creates what is basically the subreddit's anthem
2021 April 1 - Banner and hollowed flair are changed to Bugsnax for April fools but changes are reverted after a couple days
2021 April 7 - BIG dark souls
2021 April 8 - A false prophet is exiled
2021 April 30 - Kadokawa financial results mention Elden Ring
2021 May 1 - Hollows begin bracing for for E3
2021 May 5 - Another possible leak? Hmmmmm
2021 May 9 - 700 days... ooh... elden ring...
2021 May 20 - It's announced that Kentaro Miura, the mangaka behind Berserk, has died
2021 May 25 - Yakul has entered the chat and ...some other stuff...

####A NEW ERA:

2021 June 10: The second trailer is shown at Summer Game Fest

#Additional lore/fanart posts: (I know I am probably missing other loyal contributors/lore - sorry, please comment!)

/u/stray_demon fan art
/u/ongoaviv1 soundtracks
/u/merkuruial fan art
2019 September 25 - More Hodir and Drumvar
2019 October 8 - Gimmick boss
2019 October 9 - Heatmoor Deepdweller
2019 October 9 - Azgoch Herald of Chaos
2019 October 9 - Anira Dutchess of Black Sands
2019 October 23 - Vagrant Shore
2019 October 23 - Briarwatch Graves
2019 October 23 - Flayed King
2019 October 23 - Church grim
2019 October 24 - Yantev, Sage of the Ring
2019 October 24 - Executioner Golem meme
2019 October 25 - Banshi of the Ashes
2019 October 25 - Music compilation fake soundtrack
2019 October 25 - Fake lore corresponding to the music compilation
2019 October 31 - Fionnuala the Tethered
2019 November 1 - Trygve meme
2019 November 3 - Moon White Queen Lerina
2019 November 4 - Fionnuala the Forsaken Choir
2019 November 4 - Serpent's Fjord
2019 November 6 - Rune stone bonfire concept
2019 November 8 - Rotten Village
2019 November 25 - Stickmanus, the soul slayer
2020 January 21 - Top ten saddest moments
2020 February 6 - Gladimeir
2020 February 10 - Poor Armiger
2020 February 17 - Speed run
2020 May 30 - The Ringkeeper
2020 September 9 - Top ten hardest bosses
2020 December 15 - Wooper, the Eldest Beast
2020 December 17 - Wooper in the Abyss
2020 December 18 - Oz, the Mad Jester

#A smörgåsbord of popular meme formats:

2019 June 9 - Dickbutt meme
2019 June 9 - Vince McMahon reaction meme
2019 June 9 - Shit negro, that's all you had to say meme
2019 June 10 - Homer Simpson's in a bar meme
2019 June 11 - Spiderman with a wrench meme
2019 June 12 - I'm about to end this whole man's career meme
2019 June 12 - Bart hits Homer with a chair meme
2019 June 18 - Knight protecting princess meme
2019 June 20 - Awkward look monkey puppet meme
2019 June 26 - Master's blessing meme
2019 June 26 - This is brilliant but I like this meme
2019 August 9 - Thanos and Corvus Glaive meme
2019 August 20 - What are you waiting for? meme
2019 August 29 - Pennywise in the sewer meme
2019 August 30 - Mom can you give me money? meme
2019 September 26 - Oh yea, it's all coming together meme
2019 October 2 - Slav squat meme
2019 October 8 - Joker getting hit by a car meme
2019 October 13 - Do not cite the deep magic to me witch meme
2019 October 16 - Floating boy chasing running boy meme
2019 October 18 - Couple watching clouds meme
2019 November 5 - Joker getting hit with sign meme
2019 November 6 - Drakeposting meme
2020 Jan 3 - Trump showing Pence nothing meme
2020 Jan 3 - WW3 This is fine meme
2020 Jan 3 - WW3 Joker getting hit by a car meme
2020 Jan 3 - Australia on fire meme
2020 February 2 - Bernie asking for support meme
2020 February 12 - Kitty licking dinner box meme
2020 February 17 - Bernie not asking for support meme
2020 February 20 - Matt Damon aging meme
2020 February 20 - Anime girl hiding from a terminator meme
2020 February 22 - El Risitas meme
2020 March 1 - Harold meme
2020 March 5 - Rug doctor woman meme
2020 March 6 - There is no queen of England meme
2020 March 8 - James Franco staring meme
2020 March 8 - Epic handshake meme
2020 June 8 - Great Gatsby reaction meme
2020 June 8 - Woman holding dog's mouth meme
2020 June 10 - Panik meme
2020 June 11 - Yellow glasses guy meme
2020 June 12 - Melting Harambe meme
2020 June 13 - Damn I'm kinda... meme
2020 July 22 - Clown makeup meme
2020 July 23 - Always has been meme
2020 July 24 - Crying mask meme
2020 September 13 - Food chain meme
2020 November 16 - Cat in the hat with a bat meme
2020 November 23 - Witcher Geralt's hmm meme
2020 December 8 - What if god said meme
2020 December 9 - Crazy Ukrainian kid meme
2020 December 11 - El Risitas meme updated
2021 January 22 - Tier list meme
2021 January 31 - Fat guy in a blanket meme
2021 February 13 - Walter White breaks down meme
2021 February 20 - SpongeGar meme

Posted Feb 22, 2021, 11:28 AM UTC · edited

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