harambe

In many ways, everyone on the planet would like to never hear the name Harambe again. We get it, ok? Dudes on Reddit think the gorilla getting shot is very funny. The joke is played.

But almost by divine providence, if you will, someone found a new way into the joke.

Reddit user agc4 is now the founder and first member of the Church of Latter Day Harambe, a new holy community that just received approval from the IRS.

As of now, we only have a letter addressed to the founder and not much more information on how to join the church because apparently the founder "lost" the letter. Not a great sign for the new religion.

That doesn't mean she doesn't like Harambe memes. 

If you recall, a while ago we ran a bit on how some fans out there were banding together to put in motion a petition for a Harambe Pokémon. Well, it looks like that was either destined to be, or some higher level execs pulled through in the clutch last minute to deliver with 'Oranguru.'

What did you make of this trailer in general though? How about that Pikachu dance?

This Kickstarter, called "Shots for Harambe" had a goal of $1,500 and so far it has reached a backing of $29,285.  Hopefully production is able to scale up for the demand because it looks like a lot of people want to take shots out of Harambe glasses. 

The petition, which was started up over on change.org has already gained over 57,000 supporters, and 'needs 75,000 total'. Harambe is a dual ghost and fighting type-- a gorilla who died abducting a child. His ability is “Meat Shield.” Seriously though, could any Pokémon be more legendary?