Summary
- An Animal Crossing player built a sacrificial bell prank for villagers, creating dark humor in the community.
- The player sets a bell on the ground in front of a cherry tree, accompanied by a sign that reads, “Ring to get sacrificed to Satan!”.
- When sweet Soleil rings the bell out of curiosity, the player suddenly jumps out from behind the tree to chase her with an axe.
An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player has designed an evil trap for pleasant villagers on their island, and while the prank takes a dark turn, the result has the whole community chuckling. The villagers of Animal Crossing: New Horizons make up the heart and soul of the game, boasting friendly conversations, generous gifts, and even throwing a thoughtful party on players’ birthdays, which is why this player’s trick is a particularly mean one (but very funny).
Animal Crossing: New Horizons was first released in 2020, providing a welcome escape from the real world during the pandemic. Serving as the fifth main title in Nintendo’s Animal Crossing series, players move to a desert island to develop a space for tourism, run by the unforgiving Tom Nook, and some fans think developer Sunblink’s new Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a good indicator that the Animal Crossing franchise should continue New Horizons’ spirit.
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Posted on Reddit by thatweezel, a 10-second video was posted on the Animal Crossing subreddit which showcased a sinister prank for villagers, similar to another Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ player who built a pig pen with a dark secret. The player sets a bell on the ground in front of a cherry tree, accompanied by a sign that reads, “Ring to get sacrificed to Satan!” Of course, none of the villagers would be programmed to read and understand the notice, and when sweet Soleil walks up to ring the bell out of curiosity, the player suddenly jumps out from behind the tree to chase her wearing a red, cult-like suit and wielding an axe.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Player Creates Sacrificial Bell Prank for Villagers
More islanders have turned their slice of paradise dark before, including one Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ fan who turned their entire island into Resident Evil Village, but the community was not prepared for the laughs that followed the sacrificial bell prank. The original poster claimed they waited an hour in-game for a villager to ring the bell, and several Redditors admitted they laughed far too long at the players’ sudden slasher-like reveal.
On closer inspection, the gaming community has gradually uncovered several dark secrets hiding in Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ gameplay, despite some theories stemming from fans’ urban legends. For example, Gyroids are thought to contain the souls of deceased villagers, and Nintendo’s gameplay may hide animal and human segregation underneath. A more disturbing theory suggests New Horizons’ economy is based on child labor, and for the conspiracy theorists, aliens may be observing the world of Animal Crossing from afar.
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March 20, 2020
- ESRB
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E for Everyone: Comic Mischief
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Nintendo EPD
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Nintendo