Some of the most pervasive images of our time are Twitch emotes—who among us hasn’t said “poggers” in real life? A decade-old icon of streaming is now on its way out, however, as the BibleThump emote reaches the end of its licensing period and Twitch searches for a replacement.
The news that BibleThump would soon be disappearing broke just yesterday. It was, perhaps, unavoidable: While the crying, cartoonish face has grown synonymous with expressing sadness in your favorite streamer’s Twitch chat, it in fact originates from roguelike indie darling The Binding of Isaac. As such, Twitch originally agreed to use it through a limited licensing agreement, and now that agreement is ending, it’s time to find something to take its place. No statement about their plans to replace BibleThump was included with that initial announcement, but now Twitch has turned to the community for help.
