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Twitch’s BibleThump will soon go to emote heaven

Tags: new rights
DATE POSTED:September 26, 2024
Graphic of the BibleThump emote ringed with a halo and ascending into the clouds. Image: Edmund McMillen; The Verge

Pretty soon, Twitch users will no longer be able to express their sadness with the BibleThump emote. According to Twitch, on September 30th, its rights to display the popular crying pink blob will expire after over a decade of being one of the foundational Twitch emotes along with Kappa, FrankerZ, and Pogchamp.

The end of the BibleThump Era (2013-2024) is nigh! On 9/30, the rights to our beloved emote expire. While this is sad news, we know that all emotes go to heaven. SPEAKING OF SAD - we’re going to need a new emote to spam these feelings…

— Twitch (@Twitch) September 25, 2024

The BibleThump emote comes from The Binding of Isaac, a 2011 roguelike created by Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl. In the game, you play as Isaac who...

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Tags: new rights