A Meccha Chameleon Player Dodges Instead of Hiding — and Japan Can't Stop Laughing
めっちゃカメレオン、隠れずに“逃げ回る”猛者に日本のファン爆笑—「ゲームの趣旨変わってて草」
“The entire point of the game has changed lol”
ゲームの趣旨かわってて草
Meccha Chameleon is the hide-and-seek party game out of Japan that just exploded worldwide: hiders disguise as objects while a seeker hunts them. But in this clip — shared by Japanese creator Sekai Ojisan — the hider does the exact opposite of hiding: he juke-dances around the 'stop man' seeker with pinpoint emote-cancels, and Japanese fans lost it. The most-liked comment simply declares that the entire point of the game has changed. From there the thread crowns a whole new archetype ('there are chameleon players, hide-and-seek players… and now: the dodge faction'), marvels at how the player shrinks his hitbox with emotes ('so crafty'), and notes that Chinese players in particular tend to run circles rather than hide. It's the affectionate, in-the-know laughter of a fanbase watching someone break their favorite game in the funniest possible way — right down to the exasperated question every player ends up asking about who gave the chameleon dodge skills in the first place.
Japanese fan reactions (excerpted from 817)
It's not that HE stops — he's making the OTHER guy stop. I'm dying lol
自分がSTOPするんじゃなくて 相手をSTOPさせてるのマジ草
— @こうちゃ-v8p-l6o2,041 likesHis dodging is way too good lol. He's the 'Stop Man' who never stops — a walking contradiction.
避けるの上手すぎだろw ストップマンなのに止まらない矛盾の塊
— @RaruKunn_YT175 likesHe's supposed to STOP and he doesn't stop at all lol. Just STOP already, STOP.
STOPの癖に全然STOPしないの草。 はよSTOPしろやSTOP
— @りく-y4n72 likesDon't Stop!
Don't Stop！
— @ノギミカゼ22 likesThe chameleon players. The hide-and-seek players. And now, the newcomer: the dodge faction.
カメレオン勢 かくれんぼ勢 新規：回避勢
— @monolith-p7s1,772 likesRather than a 'dodge faction,' isn't this just tag? If we're sorting them into categories, next to hide-and-seek.
回避勢と言うより鬼ごっこじゃないか?区切りとして作るならかくれんぼと来てるなら
— @ドラえもんとアンダーテール好き26 likesSeriously, with Chinese players especially, there are legit a ton of these beasts who run circles like this instead of hiding lmaooo
マジで中国人プレイヤーとか隠れると言うよりこうやって逃げ回る猛者ガチで多いwwww
— @satomasu56591,574 likesHis play skill is so high it's hilarious
プレイスキル高すぎておもろい
— @ゾンだー_SSBU427 likesHis character control is way too good lol
キャラコン良すぎww
— @user-mr4jg1bm3i5 likesShrinking his hitbox with emotes — so crafty it's funny lol
エモートで被弾範囲狭めてんの小賢しくて草
— @グチョ-i7c37 likesHe genuinely dodges the very instant they emote lol
マジでエモートした瞬間に避けられてて草w
— @ロブロ民なんだぜ19 likesHe's literally changing his stance to dodge lol
本当に体制変えて避けてて草
— @イーーー9 likesThe unhinged laughter got me lol
狂気じみた笑いに吹いたww
— @mikan1287148 likesInfuriating if you're on the receiving end, but hilarious to watch lol
やられてる方はムカつくけど見てる分にはおもろいw
— @とらじろう-u2s37 likesWhat is that, so funny lol. Though I'd hate to actually run into him.
ナニソレめっちゃおもろいw 遭遇は嫌だけど。
— @apparedaikiti61 likesLighthearted party games have a way of exposing real skill gaps, surprisingly.
愉快なパーティーゲームは意外と実力差がつきがち
— @haru-p4m6z113 likesWhat's this game called?
このゲームなんていうやつ？
— @だい-y4l8k4,131 likesIt's Meccha Chameleon.
めっちゃカメレオンです
— @世界で話題shorts683 likesIf he were also good at actually hiding on top of this, he'd be unbeatable lol
これで隠れるのも美味かったら無敵で草
— @あん肝みかん46 likesWe've gotta add 'the builder faction' too.
制作勢も追加しなくては
— @竜海-n1v58 likesIf you can actually pull that off, you're just unbeatable at that point lol
それできちゃったらもう最強なんよwww
— @user-greenspike5 likesWho is it that gave the chameleon dodge skills, exactly?
誰だ、カメレオンに回避スキル持たせたやつ
— @領域展開グレイファントム5 likes
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