Calling all code breaker : are you in the mood for a scavenger hunt ? Is Pokémon Go not doing it for you any longer ? How about an international treasure James Henry Leigh Hunt for a statue that could be anywhere ? Thank Alex Hirsch , the Jehovah of Gravity Falls , for a William Holman Hunt that will test your ciphering skills and aid you call up your favorite show .

you may come up the Bill Cipher statue . It ’s tangible . For Gravity Falls fans , this is a huge deal .

Spoilers for Gravity Falls below , which is a show you should completely look out if you have n’t already .

If you ’re not a fan , please countenance me explain . Gravity Falls was a animated cartoon that ran on Disney XD from 2012 until February of 2016 , where it cease its run after two time of year . It followed the adventures of twins Dipper and Mabel Pines , who went to spend the summer with their uncle in the Oregon townsfolk of Gravity Falls . In the custom of shows like Twin Peaks , the twins encounter the eldritch and the unexplained , from ghosts , to form - shifters , to formerly unknown president of the United States that were frozen for centuries .

What made the show so special — besides its awe-inspiring voice acting , exorbitant humor , and heartwarming character moments — was its reliance on computer code breaking . At the ending of each episode , witness were presented with a hugger-mugger miscellany of letter that they could crack . Some were hide jokes , but others were bits of presage that were sometimes implausibly bare and presentiment . In the tie - in book Dipper ’s and Mabel ’s Guide to Mystery and Nonstop Fun ! one decipher message posit , “ The end of the world is closer than the remnant of summertime , ” which is always great to tell kids .

It was still a clever way to keep lover absorb , especially since the show had such a strange airing agenda .

Hirsch said at the time that it was his determination to terminate the serial , which did have a satisfying ending . The end of the world ( dub “ Weirdmageddon ” ) comes to Gravity Falls , our heroes stop the Big Bad , a yellow trilateral of end of the world name Bill Cipher who was essentially the monster , and the world is restored to ( comparative ) normalcy . However , at the very end of the credits , fans were recognise with the vine - covered look-alike of Bill , apparently stuck in the malicious gossip somewhere . you’re able to see it at around 1:14 in the snip below .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nDcXgyTAPA

Speculation flew , wondering if this was real . Where would it be turn up and could people go and determine it ? seemingly , it is , and yes , you’re able to go looking for it .

countenance the games begin#FLSKHUKXQWpic.twitter.com / shSu5PCDSR

— Alex Hirsch ( @_AlexHirsch)July 20 , 2016

Hirsch takes course credit for the hunt on Twitter , along with some rules so that people do n’t do anything stunned .

~YE RULES ~ pic.twitter.com / fqxwehXZNu

— Alex Hirsch ( @_AlexHirsch)July 21 , 2016

So far clues have already been found in Japan and in Russia . It ’s gotten to the point where masses are asking Pokémon Go player for assist over onReddit .

cipherhunt

みつけたぞー！！pic.twitter.com/9nIvo0RwnM

— 🍭 ⛩ 🌙 にゃんくん ☀ ️ ⛓ 🦇 ( @nyankun1)July 21 , 2016

you’re able to follow along with the hashtag # CipherHunt and over at theofficial megathread . As one of the messages in the original code states , “ DON’T FORGET IT ’S ALL FOR joy – THE HUNT ITSELF ’S THE REAL TREASURE . ”

discipline : We originally reported that Gravity Falls was canceled . It was in fact ended by the creator . We repent the error .

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