Definitely Not Rick and Morty

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Definitely Not Rick and Morty
Active since 2017-04-03
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The Definitely Not Rick and Morty ARG centered around eBay auctions for Szechuan dipping sauce.
Type [[List_of_Investigations#Investigation|Investigation]]
Creator Definitely Not Dan Harmon
Discovered 2017-04-03

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This is an ARG relating to the Rick and Morty TV show. This page is maintained in collaboration with /r/SzechuanSauceSeekers For live discussion join our Discord.

Background

On April 1st, 2017, there was a surprise airing of a long awaited new episode of Rick and Morty. The episode featured a sequence about a 1998 McDonalds promotion, which offered "Mulan Szechuan Teriyaki Dipping Sauce", promoting the release of the 1998 Disney Film Mulan. Following the airing, a slew of 'Zigerian' scammers took to eBay to capitalize on the sauce hype, attempting to sell fake sauce-related items. Some of these items were: packets, pictures of packets, screenshots of listings of photos of packets, etc.

Amidst the chaos of fabricated listings, one posted by the mysterious DefinitelyNotDanHarmon reached $100,000 before being taken down due to multiple false reports on the item. Screenshots of the listing can be viewed here. Reports confirming the listing are available from this article and an inverse.com article. Since then, it has surfaced that DefinitelyNotDanHarmon is part of an ARG. We know that he has taken to Reddit and has assembled r/SzechuanSauceSeekers in effort to retake his rightful place as the DEFINITE Unofficial AUTHENTIC sauce distributor on eBay, and to uncover the mystery behind The GOLDEN PACKET. DefinitelyNotDanHarmon has appeared on Reddit, masquerading as a number of users.

On Friday, May 8, 2017 a /u/StrangeManInBlack came into our discord channel causing havok. Posing as a newbie posting what was assumed to be a previous encryption text, presumably looking for answers. After spamming this text and a zip file repeatedly, the strangemaninblack was banished to reddit (temporarily), where he started posting.

Join the Szeekers at the official SzechuanSauceSeekers Discord

New Seeker Guide

This is an obvious viral campaign. Do not try to adjust your monitor. The best way to enjoy this game and solve these puzzles is to start from the beginning and solve them yourself, read the pages linked behind the codes and understand why they are there. The sauce posts are posted on reddit and usually have comments made by either the OP or an alt account that help lead to discovery of the solution. There are also sauce packets available on ebay (100% goes to Habitat for Humanity, ebay verified) which contain clues to future puzzles. Part of the journey is trying to figure out five big questions. Who is DNDH? What is IT? Where? When? Why? IT is coming. The Sauce is a Lie. The Szauce is Much More.

Description

There are a number of posts on the reddit with the tag "Saucepost", which is where most of the puzzles occur with images that contribute. These images often are encrypted and able to be decrypted with [www.encipher.it enchiper.it] or conatain QR codes for information. The QR codes often lead to TV Tropes wiki pages which give insight into the back story, or otherwise reveal behind the scenes transcripts and logs of DNDH. However, not all information is contained in these and further research may be found in these Reddit accounts.

NOTE: All of the post titles are clickable and will bring you to the reddit post it is from. It is a good idea to click it if you are stuck or don't really understand it, as there are usually comments that will help provide some revelation.

If you want to skip all this crazy fake nonsense and just get your hands on some szauce, they're selling one pack per day for 100 days... head on over to their listings on eBay and get em while they're hot!

All proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity! Don't get bamboozled, check the top of the descriptions!

Sauceposts

Archived

Sauceposts Must Die" - the most bizarre saucepost yet from "DefinitelyNotDanHarmon

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Submitted to r/rickandmorty by u/AlsoNotDanHarmon on Monday, April 3

Main QR Code:

When scanned, it returned SPOILER

Other QR Code (Bottom Left):

When scanned, it returned SPOILER

(ARG SaucePost) Indisputable proof that I am DEFINITELYNOTDANHARMON

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Submitted to r/rickandmorty by u/ObviousViralCampaign on Friday, April 7

Main QR Code:

When scanned, it returned SPOILER

Other QR Code (Bottom Left):

When scanned, it returned SPOILER

"Revelation" - Yet another stupid pointless saucepost for the Rick and Morty Alternate Reality Game...

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Submitted to r/RickandMorty by u/AlsoNotDanHarmon on Tuesday, April 11

encipher.it (http://encipher.it/?DnHw):

The password is SPOILER

BY FAR the best szaucy image to spread in your travels right now. Contains short, text only ARG pitch with link to Jerry's eBay thread post on r/szechuansauceseekers . SPREAD DAT SAUCE BABY ITS COMING INSIDE YOU.

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Submitted to r/SzechuanSauceSeekers by u/AlsoNotDanHarmon on Thursday, April 13

QR Code:

When scanned, it returned SPOILER

IT cannot be stopped.

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Submitted to r/SzechuanSauceSeekers by u/ObviousViralCampaign on Friday, April 14

Middle QR Code:

When scanned, it returned SPOILER


Left QR Code:

When scanned, it returned SPOILER


Right QR Code:

When scanned, it returned SPOILER


Left encipher.it (http://encipher.it/?DnRw):

The password is SPOILER


Right encipher.it (http://encipher.it/?DnSA):

The password is SPOILER


IT is coming

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Submitted to r/SzechuanSauceSeekers by u/AlsoNotDanHarmon on Tuesday, April 18

Top Left QR Code:

When scanned, it returned SPOILER


Top Right QR Code:

When scanned, it returned SPOILER


Bottom Left QR Code:

When scanned, it returned SPOILER


Bottom Right QR Code:

When scanned, it returned SPOILER


Bottom Text:

DNDH vs DH - August 2017: DNDH is Definitely Not Dan Harmon, which has been stated previously on previous sauceposts, against Dan Harmon.

Current

NOTE, no puzzle under the current section will have a solution, if you need help click on the title or join the SzechuanSauceSeekers Discord

Found this blatant clickbait on 4chan last night and thought you guys might be interested...

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Submitted to r/rickandmorty by u/AlsoNotDanHarmon on Monday, May 1

Freshly released Szauce being dipped by nuggets!

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Submitted to r/rickandmorty by u/thesobercasinoman on Monday, May 8

Hello World

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Submitted to r/SzechuanSauceSeekers by u/StrangeManInBlack on Friday, May 12

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Submitted to r/SzechuanSauceSeekers by u/StrangeManInBlack on Friday, May 12

Wikileaksz: https://mega.nz/#!Mv4gBJwQ

Submitted to r/SzechuanSauceSeekers by u/StrangeManInBlack on Friday, May 12


Time to delete Facebook, hit the gym, and lawyer up, Morty!

EnCt2dc9ee42044689053277ff2d154f66ec96af44ccadc9ee42044689053277ff2d1NUzpPTIiswH 4l/F+FlmMdgwDFOtVa+J7sIREVY1hoq8njvuKnDfMRiInpM+E31IzPg+FmDTKTCXoKlZZayCPzW4qtZG uy7njw8GEOBVmI+H3f6GIwPvFakPcWm15algzawJL85DakxiL1bGEXBk1nofTevolKr9Laqt+I17sOGA vfhk/1uOF+Ezfc46dvSPq+IBZFAq9opfNCkACKW7SyrLpl88lfxvAe2O7IxGTnfDI/VNB0qGeNKi7UAr jWAlNdFeglACMdXeVA/XvNr6f4q6onkZTiT0=IwEmS Packet prize preview! Juice not included.

Submitted to r/SzechuanSauceSeekers by u/StrangeManInBlack on Friday, May 12

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Submitted to r/SzechuanSauceSeekers by u/StrangeManInBlack on Friday, May 12

Accounts to Watch

DNDH Accounts

Copycat Accounts

Possible Alts

The above alts all appeared at the same time in the same thread, each using a different one of Rick's catchphrases.

Known Copycats


This page is a work in progress, and will be updated as new leads emerge.

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