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| Industry | Gaming, Social |
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| Founded | Hollywood, FL, United States September 20, 2011 |
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| Headquarters | Hollywood, FL, United States |
Key people | See Staff |
| Products | Media |
| Services | Sapphire's TeamSpeak3, Game Servers, Tournaments |
| Divisions | Sapphire Gaming, Bank of Sapphire, Keyboard Warriors Association, Low Orbit Ion Soldiers, Institute of Jimmeological Research and Development of America, Dirty Gaming (previously) |
| Other names | The Circle |
| Website | sapphiredev |
Sapphire Development, more commonly known as Sapphire, the Circle, or simply the group, is a social and gaming organization. Sapphire is mainly exclusive, as it is composed of friends and mutual friends. It was originally intended to be a dedicated media/developer hence the name Sapphire Development but has since become merely a group of friends. The most common hangout place for the group is Sapphire's TeamSpeak3.
The History of Sapphire
Pre-Sapphire
October 2010 - September 2011
The group originated on a Minecraft server called ArmiTunes Freebuild, and was formed officially in September of 2011. However, the earliest traces of Sapphire can be found in 2010, when Bryan Gregory and Emanuel Cicortas, also known as t3sla, found the server on a Minecraft server list, whilst looking for the legendary "Sexy Town" which was mentioned in SeaNanner's (a famous YouTuber) interview with the creator of Sexy Town. By mistake, they thought ArmiTunes was the server which held the Sexy Town. People falsely confirmed this with them, and so they began the search for Sexy Town on ArmiTunes. It wasn't found, however, ArmiTunes proved to be a fun place, therefore Bryan and t3sla became regular players. Eventually a town called Seaport was established, in which the gang begun.
The Originals
September 2011 - December 2011
About a year later, the basic foundation of the group had formed: Bryan, t3sla, along with new members Mohammad Bhatti (Funky), Caleb Duke (Slar3xSpr33), Ole Martin Fiska (Cydax), and Jjhawk152, who did not stick around with Sapphire.
The server had a procedure to follow when a new Minecraft update broke the server's plugins and configurations. It was to back up the normal map and replace it with a temporary map, until the plugins were updated. This temporary map was survival (as opposed to the regular creative/freebuild). Naturally, it got chaotic. By this time, Bryan, t3sla, and JJ had become moderators under Armitage (the administrator). Therefore, they helped ensure that the procedure happened smoothly.
On one temporary map, fellow players Jack Campbell and James Lockwood joined the group in building a great underground fortress known as Keldagrim. Cydax also brought his Norwegian friends Sindre Boe and Tor Thorkildsen (AKA Sarim). In order for the construction to work out as planned, there must have been some sort of coordination. They first talked over Skype. After a few shy introduction, everyone began to befriend each other. Note: JJhawk152 did not participate in this.
Keldagrim was a brilliantly designed. It had a red herring fortress on the surface with shops and farms and a large wall. At the front gate, there was a gate system with a defense mechanism designed by Jack and James. This was Surface Keldagrim. This created time for the development of Underground Keldagrim, which was dug out from two crossing ravines, with a half-water, half-lava river remaining, revealing the original outline of the ravines.
During this time, the group began to take form with leaders to light the way for the group. Bryan assumed a general leader position while Cydax became a financial leader. They asked t3sla to take charge of Technical inquiries. Caleb was assigned to be the leader of the community (which was later passed to Mike), and Funky was assigned Art & Media leader.
Sometimes, working on Keldagrim was a bit boring for the group. They became quite fond of a griefing group called Team Avolition and decided to follow them. To kill some time, they asked t3sla to begin developing a Minecraft griefing client similar to Team Avolition's Reliant client. The group used this client to redecorate some servers. Today, these things are the things that shan't be spoken of. The client was eventually called SapphClient and continued to receive updates for a long while after. After the Keldagrim project, the group decided to stay together and frequently meet over Skype. After another temporary map was placed on ArmiTunes, the group began to act malevolently. They began to grow impatient of waiting for the plugins to update. Therefore, they redecorated the entire spawn area of the temporary map, and Bryan performed an act known as The Punisher which is still renowned today. ArmiTunes was taken offline, "for maintenance and will be back up shortly". It never returned.
The group had many mixed feelings: confusion, anger, anxienty. They decided to start their own server, as an ArmiTunes legacy server project. Initially, Bryan hosted the server. This is about the time when the group decide to pave its pathway to success. They were now named Sapphire Development. They started a YouTube channel and began advertising their server. Funky brought his friends Michael McGloin (aka Mike), Ethan Schulze (lilfizzhead), and Alexander Thomas in order to aid the popularization of the server. Cydax offered to start paying for a dedicated server, to increase interest in the server.
The server didn't get too far and eventually the group turned back to redecorating other servers for fun. The group eventually stumbled upon an "ungriefable" server. It was not griefable because griefing was encouraged. It was a HardCore PvP server called Darkholm, where the next chapter of Sapphire began.
Darkholm Age
December 2011 - May 2012
Darkholm was not a welcoming place. In fact, Ethan and Alex had already left because they lost interest in the group right after the decline of the Sapphire server. The group split into two sub-groups united by one "faction" (which was a group plugin on Darkholm which allowed the protection of the group's land from other people). At first it was Bryan & Caleb and Cydax, Sindre, & Sarim. t3sla began to stray away from the group at this point. Mike and Funky were dealing with in real life issues at the time.
The faction's first de facto leader was Cydax. Only donators to the server could start a faction, therefore Cydax (being the rich person he is) was able to get the faction started. It was named Void, as Bryan suggested it should have been. The faction quickly gained opposition and before they knew it, had a bounty on its head. After many base moves, Void's HQ were at a far away sanctuary. One of the main goals of Darkholm was to PvP. There was a PvP designated zone at the spawn. Frequently, people would leave their most prized posessions at their faction bases, get equipped, and go to the PvP Zone. While in the PvP zone, Void attracted the attention of a devout warrior Nick Zaslav whom was known as Creasingwolf. Creasingwolf was instantly an enemy to the faction. After much shit-talking, the battle against him ended in a draw.
The encounter with Creasingwolf only made the situation worse. He was apart of a faction with some great PvPers who were out to eliminate Void. As more hatred grew towards Void, they decided to just embrace it by forcefully destroying factions who opposed them. It picked up some lost individuals who contributed greatly to the faction. Tybljo was a great addition to the team, who always located the bases of anti-Voiders. He was picked up after his home base was destroyed by Void. Alas, Void had to keep moving.
Bryan had met another Minecraft player at his school (in real life). His name was Jeremy Plasencia. He was interested in the whole Void business, and joined in. Ever since Jeremy joined Sapphire, there has been a rise in conflict within Sapphire. He would either be friends with the group or decide to leave and then later come back.
Eventually, Void settled on an island. It was temporarily renamed to RedStoners and was now led by Caleb. Cydax, Sarim, and Sindre began laying low and stopped associating with RedStoners. They reserved the name Void, just incase it would someday return. Caleb's plan did not turn out well. People discovered that RedStoners was the new Void. A new foe from Creasingwolf's unknown faction, turned up: Kenan Heath, known in-game as SpecialK.
SpecialK was thought to be a friendly figure, until it was discovered that he was showing bandits the way to RedStoner's newest base on the island. The bandits raided and destroyed the base. One figure, Dakota Warner (known as hyprman33 in-game) was revealed to be the warlord controlling Creasingwolf and Specialk. RedStoners began to fall.
At about this time, Darkholm's VIP system was revamped. Instead of three simple donator ranks, there were about five. Ranging from Squire (5 dollars) to King (100 dollars), they were extremely over powerred and were in high demand. A ten year old rich boy named 74 became famous for spending money on everyone he saw. He was exploited, even by RedStoners, to gain power. After countless trials, RedStoners was still showing decline. Caleb decided he would step down from leadership and split off making his own faction called Onyx, while making a mockery of Sapphire. Caleb leaves not only the faction, but Sapphire as a group.
Void was back to Cydax's leadership. Bryan decided to stick with Cydax, while tybljo and Jeremy went with Caleb. There were often fueds between Void and Onyx. This went on for months until eventually Caleb crossed the line. He united with the master of Creasingwolf and Specialk, hyprman33. Effortlessly, Void was wiped out, again. One of the tallest standing nations on the server, destroyed by one man. Caleb reduced his Minecraft hours, as Dakota (hyprman33) showed him a new game, League of Legends. Void saw an opportunity to rebuild. After inviting Creasingwolf, Specialk, and their other two friends Woods Connell and Will Messick (AKA weyrt), they agreed to merge, making one superfaction, positioning Bryan as Supreme Chancellor of the Void Empire.
The requirements to join the new superfaction was at least Baron (a 50 dollar VIP rank) or King (100 dollar VIP rank). Putting together all the building material the ranks gave, the Void Empire was born. The Headquarters at the core was an obsidian box which contained all of Void's goodies. This obsidian box was surrounded by a lava moat. Both this box and the moat were also encased in another obsidian box. Void by itself was one of the largest factions the server has ever witnessed the rise of, especially in such a short time span. Now, being merged with about five other huge powers, it definitely became the largest faction. Meanwhile, hyprman33 decided to lay low for the time being.
The main anti-Void powers were the followers of Glen, a rebel who was tired of being crushed by the Void Empire. There was no calm before the storm. It was obvious that many soldiers lined up against the walls of Void ready to knock it down. While the battle started, Bryan snuck out to make sure the HQ was locked down. Just then, hyprman33 appears inside the base. He entered through illegitimate means. Since he was already inside, Void decided to run a self-destruct sequence to make sure that if they couldn't have their treasure, he couldn't either. Thus that ended the Great Void Wars.
After all that, Nick Zaslav (Creasingwolf), Will Messick (Weyrt), and Dakota Warner (hyprman33) became Skype regulars, and Caleb had made a return to Sapphire. They focused less on the factions, and more on getting staff positions on Darkholm. After a long campaign, Caleb and Cydax both became moderators. However, due to the obvious corruption in the server, the group decided to withdraw from the server. During this time, the group began to transition from Skype to Raidcall, in hopes of better voice communication service. Caleb and hyprman33 also persuaded the entire group to play League of Legends, which brought t3sla back. One final note to make is that Jeremy Plasencia brought two new members to the group: Jimmy Hong and Jessenia Otalora, who were already League of Legends veterans. Finally, a new chapter shall be started.
Jimmy Hong and co
May 2012 - May 2013
May of 2012 was spent playing League of Legends. The group needed to learn how to play, and the time was right. Caleb left Sapphire for the second time and eventually came back. As soon as June hit, school broke out. People left on holiday trips. This was something new to Sapphire. It was their first Summer together. Almost everyone had gone out somewhere. In July, when everyone reunited, the group began playing the newest hit game, DayZ. It was a zombie mod of ARMA 2. The group, along with its newest members, had the time of their lives. One notable figure in this section is El Saviour which is an armed rescue ranger vehicle, which appears all over in ARMA, who has saved many members of Sapphire from certain doom.
Eventually August came, giving everyone an unpleasant reminder that school was coming. As soon as school started back up, everyone went back to playing League of Legends. Throughout the school year, Jimmy Hong began to establish himself. He brought in his younger brother, Johnnie Hong, sometime in late 2012. Around this time is when Caleb made his third leave, which was thought to be the final one.
Over the new years, it was settled that Sapphire would upgrade to a 20 slot TeamSpeak server, funded by Bryan. As the transition was being made, Caleb Duke returns to Sapphire. In early 2013, Jimmy Hong brings in a new friend from school named Ryan who didn't do much but talk to the group. Jimmy began to take League of Legends seriously. By this time, most of the group has developed decent skills. During the months of March and April of 2013, the group organized a League of Legends team called Sapphire Gaming. The team had fun and practiced frequently, but it was obvious that the team was dysfunctional and at a decline. Bobo also frequented the TeamSpeak server around these times.
Callisto raid
April 2013 - May 2013
See Callistostarianism and Callistover for the full articles.
Sapphire Gaming was scrimming against a team, when they decided to take it outside of League of Legends. SG had the enemy team join the TeamSpeak server to have a chat and play some All Random All Mid games together. They eventually befriended each other, for the day. The whole TeamSpeak was shocked by the following: a figure named Callisto whose voice can only be described as divine joined the TeamSpeak server for an hour and held a Q&A session. Appropriately, this occurred on 4/20, National Weed Day. That day, the events of Callistostarianism occurred, and every 4/20 is now also known as a Callistover.
At the request of Callisto, the server was became the People's Republic of Callisto [of Sapphire] but is still often referred to by its original name and rarely by its new name. The reason for this is that a few members were not present during these events, and refuse to accept Lord Callisto. Callisto still appears to date, but for very few seconds. All the members of the team which joined the TeamSpeak server left, except for one member who grew fond of Sapphire: Brandon Lin. He was interested in playing League of Legend with the group, however, the group itself began to lose interest in League of Legends.
A New Age
May 2013 - December 2013
The League of Legends team sponsored by Sapphire, Sapphire Gaming led by Jimmy Hong, was disbanded when Jimmy Hong and co got into a big argument with the rest of the group. Jimmy, Johnnie, Jessenia, and Ryan all leave. With the fall of Jimmy Hong and co, some room was cleared for new members. The coming of a new age demanded for new culture in Sapphire, and as such the usage of Dis Dik begins to inflate.
During this time, Mohammad Bhatti brought a new member, Usama Riaz. Caleb Duke recruits a new member, Chase Jenkins, during the Summer of 2013. Chase Jenkins quickly passed his Initiation which involved a lot of DIK. Over the Summer of 2013, the group took interest to online Poker and an MMORPG called Haven and Hearth. After the summer holiday trips occurred, the group reorganized to see each other off to school. This also involved the miraculous resurrection of Nick Zaslav and Will Messick who is now a cool kid, 420.
During the Fall of 2013, Jimmy Hong and co return, except for Ryan. Furthermore, they have resumed playing with the crew of Sapphire Gaming to warm up for Season 4. The group has shifted its focus primarily back on League of Legends. The TeamSpeak server, at the time provided by GameServers, crashed frequently, and many exploits were found. Jimmy took over the server, with the help of everyone else, and defaced it. These events are known as the Happening of Jimmy. This prompted the group to switch to a better host. From this point on, the server was provided by MainVoice.
One fateful One For All match in League of Legends, Bryan, Jimmy, t3sla, and Johnnie meet Blood1310017. Half of the group wanted to play Fiddlesticks and Leona respectively. Yet, Blood, a randy, picked Malphite and won over the other two proposals, Fiddlesticks and Leona. From watching him play, the group came to the conclusion that he is the best player, ever. An episode of THE BEST RIGHT NOW, MALPHITE IS THE BEST RIGHT NOW, also known as The Life of Blood1310017, centered around the events that occurred with Blood. Meanwhile, a large portion of the group gets together with a few non-members to play Haven and Hearth once again.
During the Winter of 2013, the group began to play Dota 2. Mike and t3sla play only Dota 2, while the rest of the active group members either juggle playing both games or only League. A few months back, Bryan invented a new noise which complemented DIK. The act of making this noise was called thumping. During the month of December 2013, usage of thumping begins to inflate at rates faster than DIK.
Return of the Circle(jerk)
January 2014 - present
Over the new year, the group began to spread out a bit. It is distributing people into separate "packs", however the group is still able to unite as one, when necessary. However, t3sla prefers to go solo, but, his influence will still be put onto the group. As t3sla harnesses his old Counter-Strike skills and one-trick pony's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, he has been coming in TeamSpeak not as frequently as before. He has re-entered t3sla mode. Even though he's back in t3sla mode, he still has contact with the group and has influenced the group to play CS:GO; as suspected, playing CS:GO became a trend in the group.
Back to migrations, Jeremy has gone to hang out with a clan called Mantis, although he often comes back to visit Sapphire. Meanwhile, the Norwegian Pack (Cydax, Sindre, and Sarim) reserves a channel on TeamSpeak to hangout with their real-life friends, and less with the core part of the group. Mike, Funky become less active as they start to hangout with their real-life friends more in Skype. Finally, Slar and Chase begin introducing more friends to the group such as Ben Thomas. The remaining core pack begins to form as Bryan, Slar, Chase, Creasingwolf, Ben, Weyrt, Jimmy, and t3sla (occasionally) remain.
Ben "PuriFy" Thomas is one of the most controversial members to join the group. So far, all members are east coast rep'n, but Ben represents the west coast, specifically California. Another problem is that everyone in California blazes. Yet, Ben is self-proclaimed "clean" of drugs and is determined to demonstrate his above-average Einsteinian IQ.
With this new age beginning, an opportunity to start new trends has opened, especially since DIK is slowly dying off. Creasingwolf was a major force in the revival of necking. He was extremely dedicated to the game and spread it everywhere he went, including school. Meanwhile, Bryan and Slar took the jinxing game to the next level. A jinx, as referred to by the cool kids, fifth graders, and niggas, is when two people say the same thing at the same time without having prior knowledge of the fact that the other party would say the same thing as them. However, in Slar and Bryan's version of this, they would say "Get out of my mind/head!"
On top of these, many other trends have spread throughout the group. Among recent events, the revival of swagfaggotry is one of the greatest things to have happened. The leaders of this revival were Jimmy and Funky, each bringing their own unique techniques to the table. Due to swagfaggotry being integrated into Sapphire, one new graduation requirement of the DIK Academy is to study the HOW NIGGAS ACT AT SCHOOL video, as it is essentially the textbook of Sapphire. Not only does it cover swagfaggotry, it also covers DIK and many other fundamental topics to a certain extent.
Culture of Sapphire
| WARNING! This article or section might seem unreal, unserious, and possibly offensive. |
The Sapphire crew hangs out in their TeamSpeak server virtually every day. A distinct, one might go as far as to say phenomenal, culture is found there known as the Circle culture (see the Circle Podcast). The Circle culture is influenced by many factors. The material borrowed from parts of the Internet goes through Sapphirization, or adaptation to the group. The highest online influence comes from the image board 4chan. The second highest online influence comes from news board Reddit. The remaining influence is from random parts of the Internet. Another large portion of its influence comes from the real life East Coast & school life culture (most members that live in the United States are located near the East Coast). Since gangsta style is predominant in the area, it is incorporated into Sapphire culture as well. One video in particular covers most of the culture, HOW NIGGAS ACT AT SCHOOL!. It's essentially a textbook for the group.
See the Circle for the full article on the name.
Bad manner
Within Sapphire, a concept of wrongness exists. It's called bad manner and the term hails from StarCraft II and related games, thus obviously making it is a term t3sla picked up for the group. Bad manner is often abbreviated as BM. BM is defined as annoying, harassing, making fun of , flaming, pestering, etc. Most of Sapphire agrees that BM is a hate crime and is punishable. Sapphire has odd methods of punishment, however, usually nothing extreme.
"It's not BM if it's true"
It's not BM if it's true is a justification of BM which states, quite literally, that it is not BM if it is true.
t3sla exception
Credited to t3sla, the t3sla exception is an exception to the It's not BM if it's true justification. It states that sometimes it is BM even if it is true.
Callistostarianism
See Callistostarianism for the full article.
Callistostarianism is a religion in Sapphire and a collection of doctrines which were taught by Callisto. Callisto randomly joined the TeamSpeak server one day and began to answer questions which are recorded in the Callisto Dialogues and in an episode of the Circle Podcast. During the Q&A session, Callisto recited his epic poem, I'm not Callisto. In addition to Callisto, there are other figures. Gatzi Almighty, involved in Callistostarianism, is mentioned frequently in Sapphire. His name is usually used in vain, Oh my gat-almighty.
Cannabis culture
Even though no one in Sapphire actually blazes it 420 (well, maybe weyrt), it is a big part of Sapphire's culture. The most important terms are 420 and Blaze it faggot which are manipulated at an insane rate. The most popular byproducts are 420 blaze it fgt or 120, 220, 320, 420, 520, 620, 720, 820, 920, 1220, blaze it fgttttt.
Cannabis culture in Sapphire is mainly Sapphirized and used to mock stoners. It is thought to have originated from when the group was heavily interested in That '70s Show, which had a circle of pot smokers who regularly blazed together in a basement.
Coke vs. Pepsi
One of the biggest arguments in the world is Coke or Pepsi? Well, the group is undecided on Cok or Pepso, but some can agree that Dr. Pooper is master race. Other popular beverages in Sapphire include tea, water, and others.
"Death" & Mike's Grandfather's Funeral
A very interesting part of Sapphire cultural is the practice of "death". When a member is away from (keyboard announced/unannounced) they "die". Nick Zaslav and Will Messick are two people who often die and return to life months later. Michael McGloin and Mohammad Bhatti also died before, but have since been resurrected.
"Death" was expanded in late 2013 when Mike, after a long time of being active in TeamSpeak, had to go to his late grandfather's funeral (may he Rest in Peace Grandpa McGloin). Mike, being known for a bumpy record of activity in TeamSpeak fluctuating from very active to sometimes off for months, set himself up for a running gag that would run until this very day. After going to his grandfather's funeral, he would rarely show up in TeamSpeak. Whenever he would show up, he would be asked "Mike, are you still at your grandfather's funeral? It's been x amount of weeks!"
Departure of Duke
See three times for the full article.
Caleb Duke, founder, has left Sapphire a total of three times. Initially, he made his first departure hoping to fool the whole group. It was such a long departure time wise that it was considered an actual leave. The second time was a rather legitimate departure because of the project he started known as Dirty Players Gaming. Duke, at this point, transitioned his name from Slar3xSpr33 (commonly shortened as Slar pronounced SLEYR) to DirtySpr33 or just Dirty. This group disbanded rather fast even after being picked up by Sapphire and sponsored. He returned due to the fact that he was bored. The final departure caused him to start his new and success group solely focused on him. He makes videos on YouTube and streams on Twitch. So far he has actually even streamed for Charity. He claims to have "a more successful life" without the group being in his way. More recently, Duke has returned; see Three times for more information.
DIS DIK
With the new age rising in Sapphire, the demand for a new fad grew. Bryan proposed the perfect solution, which wasn't recognized until the new age arose: DIS DIK which was the real answer to 1x/1. Furthermore, a similar solution was proposed also by Bryan back in 2011. DIS DIK began mutating, as most fads do in Sapphire. From it spawned: DEEZ NUTZ, DIESENUHTZ, DIESELFUUL, SUK MI DIK, SUK MEIN DIK, DISDIK.CUM, DEEZ.NUTZ etc. DIS DIK is also used as a response to most sentences. For example: What is the time? DIS DIK!
Dikology, the study and practice of "DIS DIK", has become one of the most important aspects of culture in Sapphire. So great, that it was heavily involved with the Initiation of Chase Jenkins, who managed to pass the trials. It is frequently exploited and snipped to be used on audio tracks creating what is known as a DIK remix or DIKmix, which Bryan's rap career is based on.
Etymology
The phrase DIS DIK comes from two origins, as explained previously. From its ancestor, Suck my dick! and from a descendant This dick!. Following the Sapphirization of the phrase, it became DIS DIK. D- replaces th- and -k replaces -ck. Furthermore it is also spelled in all caps.
DIS DIK: THE FRANCHISE
As Bryan foresaw, DIS DIK can be exploited in many ways. He is starting a franchise which is planned to include a game, movie, novel, TV show, and album.
| Product | About |
|---|---|
| DIS DIK: THE GAME | Before Bryan went on vacation during the summer of 2013, he mentioned making a game about DIK, DIS DIK: THE GAME. It was supposed to be released in a day after its confirmation, but rather it was decided to be released in waves. The alpha will be released in 8 months (from any given time), the beta in 16 months (from any given time), and the full game in 24 years (from any given time). |
| DIS DIK: THE NOVEL | On September 21, 2013, Bryan announced a new product of the DIK franchise called DIS DIK: THE NOVEL, which is about a high school student competing with others to see who is the most powerful DIK user. |
| DIS DIK: THE MOVIE | To be announced. |
| DIS DIK: THE SHOW | To be announced. |
| DIS DIK: THE ALBUM | On Hallowe'en of 2013, Bryan published two tracks of the new 'DIS DIK: THE ALBUM' with promises of more to cum soon. The playlist can be found here. |
Funky's Law
Funky's Law of League of Legends states clearly that:
- To play an AP character, you must build AD.
This law has caused conflict and unleashed massive amounts of BM within Sapphire due to the fact that it is encourage a troll build that most of the time might fail.
Jimmies and Rustling
At a point in time during Sapphire's history, a new meme arose on the Internet: That Really Rustled My Jimmies. According to sources it began as "an image macro of a frowning gorilla with the overlaid text 'That really rustled my jimmies'". It was accepted into Sapphire, as it was an okay thing and not as bad as other things (9GAG). It began to mutate into many variations, as most fads do in Sapphire. A coincidence is that around this time Jimmy joined Sapphire.
Jimmeology
See Institute of Jimmeological Research and Development of America for the full article.
As the jimmy phenomenon was occurring, Bryan and Jeremy decided to research jimmeology and start the Institute of Jimmeological Research and Development of America as head jimmeologists, hoping to get government-sponsored. As a result of much time and dedication, Dr. Gregory and Dr. Plasker have made many discoveries about the human JNS (jimmeological nervous system). The JNS is closely related to the nervous system. They often work together. The doctors discovered that while most things are felt by nerves, certain, specific actions rustle the jimmies which in turn stimulate the nervous system in a certain way that the nervous system alone cannot do. The duo coined the jimmeological rustle scales which included the rage scale. One of their top experimentees was Caleb Duke, who apparently often had his jimmies rustled.
Initiation
The Initiation into Sapphire, also known as the DIK Academy, is a series of trials that are usually different for all new members and each last a different amount of time. Initiation usually involves a lot of DIK, as demonstrated in the Initiation of Chase Jenkins. The DIK Academy does not have textbooks, but rather an educational video--HOW NIGGAS ACT AT SCHOOL! The main focus of the DIK Academy is on the fields of Dikology, Jimmeology, & Swagfaggotry. At the graduation from DIK Academy, one's soul has successfully been transferred to the grim reaper of Sapphire, Bryan Gregory, whether they were conscious of this or not, the deed is done, they have become members of Sapphire, and a diploma of the DIK Academy is offered. Furthermore, one can progress into the University of Deez Nutz, however this is optional.
Meme Controversy
One of the biggest conflicts on the Internet is 4chan v. 9GAG. Sapphire's material is essentially Sapphirized material from 4chan and Reddit, therefore most people in Sapphire would cling to the 4chan side of the argument. To legitimately enjoy browsing 9GAG is looked down upon within Sapphire.
Necking
When someone commits a mindless, unintelligent act, or says something unintelligent, a Sapphire member should feel obligated to correct them and proceed to get their "neck". Getting a neck is achieved by playing a flat palm on the other person's neck, and swiping it with a varying speed and force. When calling a neck, or getting necked, people have the option to...
- call no nothing. Meaning a neck is theirs regardless of self-serve or any other call.
- call self-serve. Giving a cheap swipe to your neck to "self serve" and avoid the gravity of the real thing.
- call teleport/time travel into the past and self-serve.
- call my big toe. Don't touch it.
- claim false neck when a neck is truly unjustful. This results in a counter-neck.
Remember, no nothing overpowers all other calls. Brief history: necking originated in Southern Florida where Bryan, t3sla, and Jeremy all live.
Sapphirization
Sapphirization refers to the adaptation of certain material to fit the standards or needs of Sapphire. Typically, Sapphirized material is goofy and mocks certain things or is simply just more convenient for the members of Sapphire. Most material that cycles within Sapphire is Sapphirized material from 4chan, Reddit, and various parts of the Internet. Some Sapphirized material is created with the purpose of mocking cancerous places of the Internet, such as 9GAG. When material is too 9GAG, but is potentially good material, it is sapphirized so that it can be used with ease. An example of this scenario is troll; a term used on 9GAG and just about everywhere where AIDS are prevalent. Troll was sapphirized to le bait for more convenient usage.
Sapphire Speak
Sapphirization also refers to sapphire speak, a slang of English (and small fractions of other languages) that is spoken in Sapphire. This includes changing the spelling and sounds of certain words that are commonly used. For example: Dick, Suck, Fuck, Shit, Balls become dik, suk, fuk, sht, bals. A common rule of thumb is that words usually drop a few consonants and usually are pronounced the same, with some exceptions. Dick loses a c; it is either pronounced dihk or deek. Fuck loses a c, it can either be pronounced fook or as originally pronounced fuhk. In the case of Shit -> sht, the i is dropped but is still implied as a softer pronunciation. Finally, when Balls loses an l, it goes from being pronounced bols to bals, the same as it is written. There are many variation just among these words listed, and many more in usage.
Occasionally numbers may be factored into sapphire speak. One variation of sht is sh1t. Numbers usually aren't used as exaggeratedly or seriously in sapphire speak as they are in the common-day leetspeak. The word to is often replaced by the number 2, in leetspeak. This was sapphirized in a jokingly way to literally any number you can think of. For example: Got 2 go can become got 6 go. There is a freedom of creativity here in which Sapphire exploits greatly.
Snapchat
Snapchat is a mobile application in which users can take snaps (called snappers by Bryan, and snapperoonies or snapperinos by others), pictures, and send them to another person or group of people for a limited amount of time. The receiver can screenshot, if they're fast enough. Sapphire exaggerates its trends on Snapchat. The group also takes many bizarre pictures and usually exploit any opportunity they have to get a laugh out of something and then sharing it with everyone else. More recently, Cydax got mad at everyone for screenshotting and sending "retarded" snaps, and therefore blocked Bryan. It has since turned into a joke, for example: Playing CSGO Don't shoot him, he might block you on Steam.
Swagfags
No offense to homosexuals. None was intended, anyway.
Swagfaggotry is the act of having and displaying large amounts of swag. Swagfaggotry has been integrated into Circle culture due to its proximity to it. It is one of the key points of the DIK Academy. A great video demonstrating a highschool population with a large percentage of swagfags would be HOW NIGGAS ACT AT SCHOOL!
Characteristics of swagfags are...
- collecting sneakers/shoes/kicks
- use instagram, kik, and/or vine
- listen to rap and hip hop
- act like a pimp
- use swagfaggotric terminology and/or speak in a ghetto accent of English
t3sla mode
Before the Summer of 2012, when DayZ became popular in Sapphire, t3sla never spoke a word over the microphone. Until then, he was in what was known as t3sla mode. It was considered massive BM and therefore he was prompted to start using his microphone.
Dictionary
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| autism | dumb beyond comprehension |
| bad manner, bm | bad manner; annoy, harass, make fun of, flame, pester, etc.; originated from starcraft 2 |
| bals dep | balls deep |
| bent | banned; see also rekt |
| bitcoin | see mining |
| blaze | see 420 |
| book club | church |
| broken | 'overpowered' or 'underpowered' and sometimes 'dysfunctional'; originated from league of legends |
| bryan, pulling a bryan | dropping from Bronze I to Bronze V |
| clown | a dick, to dick around |
| cok, pepso, and dr. pooper | soft drinks |
| dis dik, deez nuts, suk, etc. | see Dis Dik |
| doge | see shibe and dogecoins |
| dogecoin | see mining |
| down's syndrome, left's syndrome, etc. | see autism |
| ecksdee, xD | a dik sukking face, used to mock 9GAGers |
| hue, huehuehue, kek, kekeke | chuckles |
| inb4 | in before |
| jeremy, do the jeremy | a rather interesting sigh that Jeremy does and claims to have obtained it from a Dunkey video. |
| jimmy, pulling a jimmy | going from 3-17 to a much better score in League of Legends. |
| jimmies | the gland in the jimmeological nervous system that is "rustled" by physical or mental contact |
| le | comes before a noun or verb, used jokingly to mock 9GAGers |
| le baited, to le bait | to be trapped, tricked; a sapphirized version of the word troll(ing) |
| mfw, tfw | mfw, tfw |
| mining | mining bitcoins, litecoins, dogecoins; an obsession of Jimmy's |
| ooo, kill'em | see swag or this |
| randy, randies | a random person among a bunch of premades in League of Legends |
| rekt | destroyed, banned (on Destiny's chat); see also bent |
| rustle | the act of upsetting the jimmies (see jimmies) |
| sapphire speak | slang of English used in Sapphire; See Sapphirization |
| sapphirization | to adapt to the style or needs of Sapphire; See Sapphirization |
| scale | a scale is used to measure something; example: the rage scale, ranging from one to Caleb Duke, etc. |
| shibe, so shibe | 
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| shots fired | indicating that shots have been fired; used literally (in ARMA 2: DayZ) and metaphorically with BM |
| snap, snapper | an image on snapchat |
| suffixes: -ino, -ito, -ado, -oonie, etc. | makes a word cool; ex: snapperino, bandito, reportado, blazeroonie |
| swag, swagfag | dumb shit; sapphirized in a comical way |
| top kek, top lel | see hue and kek |
| t3sla mode | communicating strictly through typing, and not via voice chat |
| worth, el wortho | the assurance of value in a recently performed action |
| 420 blaze it fgt; x20 blaze it fgt | cannabis culture; the Callistover holiday, which is celebrated on April 20 |
| 9GAG, 9FAG | something that is vile; disgusting; cringe-worthy; a website full of faggots (see autism) |
Ideals of Sapphire
Sapphire functions by being centrally united by certain cultural aspects, yet having every member holding personal ideas. Having personal ideas and not having central personal beliefs allows legitimate arguments to occur, tying the group closer together.
Religion
Most people in Sapphire have some sort of belief. The main identifications in Sapphire are Christianity, Catholicism, Islam, and Callistostarianism.
Politics
Within Sapphire, politics aren't much of a concern. Everyone has a few fundamental political ideas, as everyone else does. But of course, most members would just tell you politics are broken (see dictionary).
Staff of Sapphire
The Staff of Sapphire is more commonly known as The Circle or the group. A member of Sapphire is defined as a person who is at least one of the following:
- A) a founder of Sapphire
- B) a once-active or currently-active person who is involved with Sapphire
- C) or somehow associated with Sapphire (be it Sapphire Gaming, etc.)
The definition of a member of Sapphire has three main aspects (as listed above), however it is subjective. Most members join as mutual friends of current members.
| Name | Joined |
|---|---|
| Bryan Gregory | Founder |
| Ole Martin Fiska | Founder |
| Emanuel Cicortas | Founder |
| Michael McGloin | Founder |
| Mohammad Bhatti | Founder |
| Caleb Duke | Founder |
| James Lockwood | 2011 |
| Jack Campbell | 2011 |
| Sindre Boe | 2011 |
| Tor Thorkildsen | 2011 |
| Ethan Schulze | 2011 |
| Alexander Thomas | 2011 |
| Ellen Hermansen | 2012 |
| Jeremy Plasencia | 2012 |
| Nick Zaslav | 2012 |
| Will Messick | 2012 |
| Dakota Warner | 2012 |
| Kenan Heath | 2012 |
| Woods Connell | 2012 |
| Jimmy Hong | 2012 |
| CobraStrike | 2012 |
| Jessenia Otalora | 2012 |
| Johnnie Hong | 2013 |
| Ryan | 2013 |
| lekk | 2013 |
| Brandon Lin | 2013 |
| Chase Jenkins | 2013 |
| Usama Riaz | 2013 |
| Ben Thomas | 2014 |
| Ryan Casta | 2014 |
The legendary figures of Sapphire are people who are:
Note: some of these legendary figures are fake and some are real.
| Name | About |
|---|---|
| El Saviour | Rescue vehicle; met Sapphire in ARMA. |
| Bobo | Black man; randomly joined Sapphire's TeamSpeak. |
| Callisto | A deity; randomly joined Sapphire's TeamSpeak. |
| Blood1310017 | A professional Malphite player; met Sapphire on League of Legends. |
| Gatzi Almighty | A deity; appeared in a vision of Bryan's. |
Game Timeline
The history of all major games played in Sapphire. Major is defined by a group of players that contain 3 or more people and was played for at least a month.
| Game | Introduced to Sapphire by | Time span |
|---|---|---|
| Minecraft & Mods | Most early members of Sapphire | September 2011 (Foundation of Sapphire) - May 2012 (Regular Minecraft),
September 2012 - August 2013 (Mods) |
| Terraria | Many members | Various amounts of time in 2011, 2012, and 2013 |
| League of Legends | Jeremy, Slar, hyprman33 | February 2012 - present (with various pauses) |
| ARMA 2 & Mods | t3sla, Cydax | June 2012 - present (everyone now and then) |
| OMGPOP | Funky | ? 2012 - April 2013 |
| Counter-Strike:Source | Many people | Various times,
November 2013 - present |
| GMOD | Many people | Various times |
| Dota 2 | Mike | November 2012,
December 2013 - present |
| ARMA 3 | t3sla, Cydax | March 2013 - present |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | Slar, Chase | July 2013 - August 2013 |
| Full Tilt Poker | t3sla | July 2013 - August 2013,
December 2013 |
| Haven and Hearth | Cydax, t3sla | August 2013 - November 2013 |
| Solstice Arena | Slar | November 2013 |
| Starbound | Slar | December 2013 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: | Many people | November 2013 - present |
| Rust | Cydax, Slar | December 2013 |
| DayZ | Almost everyone | December 2013 - present |
Media
Sapphire produces massive amounts of media and culture. Some members of Sapphire each have solo or partnered projects on YouTube. This allows for a more diverse source of income and reference to Sapphire. The rest of the members either work for a person with the channel or the main Sapphire network itself.
Social Networks
Sapphire has a Facebook and a Twitter.
YouTube
| Channel | Link |
|---|---|
| Sapphire Main Channel | SapphireMovies |
| Bryan's Channel | Bryan Gregory |
| Funky's Channel | MZAAO |
| Jimmy's Channel | Jimmy Hong |
| Cydax's Channel | Cydax |
| Mike's Channel | Compare To Advil |
| Slar's Channel | SlaresProduction |
Twitch
| Channel | Link |
|---|---|
| Sapphire Main Channel | Sapphire |
| Bryan's Channel | bryan plays schtuff |
| t3sla's Channel | thestreamscribe |
| Slar's Channel | Dirty |
| Jimmy's Channel | 15 Year Old Jimmy! |
| Funky's Channel | Doing stuff |
| Cydax's Channel | ShinyPaperClip |
| Mike's Channel | xICExFROZEN |
| Chase's Channel | FUNTIME!!! |
Filmography
Series directly related to Sapphire that are on YouTube.
| Series | Creator | About | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Circle Podcast | Bryan | The Circle Podcast is a series of random recordings by Bryan.
It is focused on capturing the most glorious or dark moments of the Circle (see Culture of Sapphire). |
Playlist |
| THE BEST RIGHT NOW | Bryan | THE BEST RIGHT NOW is a series of films created by Bryan from the perspective of t3sla,
called Draven Knoxville in the videos. They are about the meta-games of League of Legends. |
Playlist |
| Animation Adventures | Funky | A series of random recordings by Funky
that are accompanied by animations of sorts. Similar to the Circle Podcast. |
Playlist |
Discography
| DIS DIK: THE ALBUM by MC Bran Gregz | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "DIS DIK" (Originally "TeeFlii - This Dick") | Bran Gregz | Bran Gregz | 1:45 | ||||||
| 2. | "Sapphire Hospitality" (Originally "Ludacris - Southern Hospitality") | Bran Gregz | Bran Gregz | 1:08 | ||||||
| 3. | "Dream" (Originally "Biggie Smalls - Juicy") | Bran Gregz | Bran Gregz | 1:40 | ||||||
| Bad Cop by MC Bran Gregz | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Bad Cop" (Originally "Inner Circle - Bad Boys") | Bran Gregz | Bran Gregz | 0:41 | ||||||
| 2. | "Dream (Remastered)" (Originally "Biggie Smalls - Juicy") | Bran Gregz | Bran Gregz | 1:39 | ||||||
Bibliography
| Title | Author | About |
|---|---|---|
| Callisto Dialogues | Bryan | The dialogue that occurred on the very first Callistover. |
| I'm not Callisto | Callisto | An epic poem on fraud and egoism. |
| Poetry | t3sla | A short poem about Ole Martin Fiska. |
Teams and Divisions
Sapphire sponsors teams and has divisions.
Dirty Players Gaming
See Dirty Gaming for the full article.
Dirty Players Gaming was a division of Sapphire which was originally created by Caleb Duke. It was picked up by Sapphire a few days after the creation. Days later, it was disbanded and Caleb Duke assumed his normal position in Sapphire. Eventually, Caleb Duke picked the project back up.
Sapphire Gaming
See Sapphire Gaming for the full article.
Sapphire Gaming is the professional game division of Sapphire. The head of the division is Jimmy Hong. It is currently composed of two League of Legends teams: the A Team and B Team.
Bank of Sapphire
See Bank of Sapphire for the full article.
The Bank of Sapphire regulates the transactions within Sapphire.
Institute of Jimmeological Research and Development of America
See Institute of Jimmeological Research and Development of America for the full article.
The Institute of Jimmeological Research and Development of America was started by Dr. Bryan Gregory & Dr. Jerry Plasker in effort to research the newly discovered field of jimmeology.
Team Vision
Sapphire also sponsors a European League of Legends team called Team Vision. It is composed of Cydax, Sarim Cast, Sindre, and Sinson.
Online Militia
See Keyboard Warriors Association and Low Orbit Ion Soldiers for the full articles.
Sapphire has two online militias, which should present no threat in actuality considering they're just for sh*ts and giggles. The first would be the Keyboard Warriors Association with no apparent commander, however, having Caleb Duke's mother as the de facto leader. The second army is called the Low Orbit Ion Soldiers who utilize the Low Orbit Ion Cannon and is famous for Platoon 15 Squadron 5 commanded by Jimmy Hong and includes the war hero Captain Creasingwolf.
Game Servers
One of Sapphire's main attractions is its game servers. Currently, all funds are paid by Bryan, and previously were paid by Cydax.
Minecraft
Minecraft is where Sapphire started. There is one Sapphire sponsored server available currently.
| IP Address | Availability | Location | Operator | Running |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174.48.154.154 | Up by request. | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Bryan | Tekkit, Feed the Beast, vanilla Minecraft. |
TeamSpeak3
See Sapphire's TeamSpeak3 for the full article.
TeamSpeak3 is a voice communication program that allows members of Sapphire to communicate daily, however, anyone is welcome to join.
| IP Address | Availability | Location | Operator | Running |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ts3.sapphiredev.org:7103 | 24/7/365 | Atlanta, GA | Paid by Bryan, hosted by MainVoice | 20 Slots |
Acknowledgements
In Sapphire, members are acknowledged by the Board of Directors for their hard work and determination.
Awards
Awards are bestowed upon those who have accomplished something greatly for Sapphire, or simply just a great work. These are usually given to by the Board of Directors.
| Award | Description |
|---|---|
Year Milestones |
Every Sapphire birthday of a member they will receive a new Year Milestone. Ex: 1 Year Milestone, 2 Years Milestone, etc. |
Tournament Awards |
Tournament Winners receive an award on the forums and/or on the TeamSpeak server. |
L'art de Trolling |
L'art de Trolling is an award given to those who greatly contributed to the field of Trolling. |
Honors and Titles
Members of Sapphire are commended for their great deeds. Title are in hierarchical order and vary in prefixes and suffixes.
| Title | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Saint (St.) & Sage | Michael McGloin |
| Blessed | El Savior, Gatzi Almighty, Gabe Newell, Blood1310017, Peecock |
| Lord | Callisto |
Tournaments
Sapphire hosts tournaments, though, not all for a prize pool. Some are purely for fun and/or recognition.
League of Legends
| Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Jayce SA | Never occurred. |
| Hallowe'en 2013 1v1s | Never finished. |
Pool Tournamenets
Pool Tournaments are hosted once per month, and the current Prize is an award-recognition. Actual prizes might be sponsored soon. Pool is played on famous mini-game network OMGPOP.
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Dakota Warner | 1st Place February 2013 |
| Caleb Duke | 1st Place March 2013 |
| Never occured | 1st Place April 2013 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournaments
Dueling Network tournaments will now be hosted aswell, for similar prizes as to the Pool tournament. It will NOT be on a strict schedule.
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Never occured | 1st Place May 2013 |
Poker Tournaments
During the Summer of 2013, the group began to play online Poker on programs such as Full Tilt and Carbon Poker.
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| To be announced | - |