About
Riddle of the Rocks refers to a series of posts and videos contributing to the Surreal Memes universe. The series is a loosely chronological saga involving common Surreal Memes characters like Meme Man and Mr. Orange, following their saga to obtain the “octahedron of transcendence” but must first solve the “Riddle of the Rocks.” Ultimately, Mr. Orange betrays Meme Man, leading to an epic showdown in a lengthy video conclusion that featured multiple collaborators known for creating surreal memes.
Origin
On September 27th, 2017, Redditor Prdalo posted a lengthy comic detailing “Riddle of the Rocks” to /r/surrealmemes, gaining over 9,000 points (example panels shown below).
Spread
On October 2nd, 2017, YouTuber Bagel Boy posted an animation of the comic, gaining over 1.2 million views (shown below, top left). Following that post, YouTuber Timotainment created two videos meant to be prequels to Riddle of the Rocks, gaining over 188,000 and 204,000 views, respectively (shown below, top right and bottom left). On July 22nd, 2018, Bagel Boy posted a massive, 21-minute sequel to Riddle of the Rocks, gaining over 300,000 views (shown below, bottom right). The series was a collaboration between multiple surreal meme video producers, including Timotainment.