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==Skycoder's Forum Post: ASCII Skull== ===Discovery=== On August 23, 2016, [http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20748794686 a locked thread titled "00110010 00110011"] ("23" in binary) was created on Overwatch's General Discussion forums by a user named ''Skycoder'', and remained at the top of the forums. It read, "la que tiene la información; tiene el poder". After remaining on the page for a few seconds, the site begins to glitch out and a text box appears, which then is filled with characters. ... ICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICA6UEKPQms6CiAgICAgICAgI CAgICAgICAgICAgICAsakKIQEJAQkBCQEJCTC4KICAgICAgICAgICAgIC AgICAgIDdHlkKTQpVCTU1NTU1CQEJAQkBOcgogICAgICAgICAgICAgICA 6a0KSQpCIl01NT01PTU9NT01NTU2MQphCQEIxLAogICAgICAgICAgIDo1 kUKNQphCiEJCTU1PTU9NT01PTU9NT01NipJuQm5CQEJCdS4KICAgICAgI CA3MG6GlUKIQpJClEJYQkJPTU9NT01PTU9NT01NQk1QQphCiEJAQkBCQE 5yCiAgICAgIEeYlpdCSiBpQohCh4ggIE9CTU9NT01PTU9NT01PTZYyICB Cj0JAQi4gRUJAQkBTCiAgICAgIJKWQk2HR0pCVS4gIGlTdUKIT01PTU9N T01PTU9NTZdPVTE6ICAua0JMTYhNhkKXCiAgICAgIEKMTU1CmUIgICAgI CAgN4hCQk1NT01PTU9NT01PQkKWOiAgICAgICBCh0JNTYhCCiAgICAgII 2YiEKKQiAgICAgICAgIDeSlkBNTU9NT01PTU1AQkA6ICAgICAgICAgQEB CQEJACiAgICAgII+ST0xCLiAgICAgICAgICBCTkKPTU1PTU9NTY9CRUIg ICAgICAgICAgckJqTYRCCiAgICAgIJBAICBAICAgICAgICAgICBNICBPQ k9NT01NQHEgIE0gICAgICAgICAgLkAgIEBACiAgICAgIISVT3ZCICAgIC AgICAgICBCOnWMTU1PTU9NTUJKaUIgICAgICAgICAgLkJ2TUBCCiAgICA gIIRCkUKYSiAgICAgICAgIDCRQpdNTU9NT01PTUKVQkB1ICAgICAgICAg cUBAQEJACiAgICAgIEKETUJCjHYgICAgICAgR4+LQk1NTU1NTU1NTU1NQ kKINSAgICAgICBGhEJNTUBCCiAgICAgIIdCQk1/QlBOaSAgIExNRUKFT0 1NTU2PQoNNTU9NTYpCWk03ICAgckVxQodNQkKECiAgICAgIEKYloRCTSA gQm1ChEIgIHFCTU9NQpBChUKEQk1PTUJMICBCQEJAQiAgQEJAQkBNCiAg ICAgICBKlm2GhFBCj0KEQplCN0eIT01CQi4gICAsQE1NTUBxTEJAQkBAQ EJxQkBCQnYKICAgICAgICAgIGlHQpUsaTCETZZCbk1NT4tFICA6ICBNQE 9NTUBAQEJAUGlpQEBOOgogICAgICAgICAgICAgLiAgIEKXTZBCj01NTUB CQEJAQkBNTU1AQEBNQEIKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICBAQkBCLmlATUJC QEJAQkBAQk1AOjpCQEJACiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgQkBAQCAuQkBCL jpAQkAgOkJAQiAgQEJATwogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgOjAgckBCQC AgQkBAIC5AQkA6IFA6CiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgdk1CIDp AQkAgOkJPNwogICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAsQkBCCg== ▌ ===Step One=== Decoding the above from Base64 results in the following ASCII art: :PB.Bk: ,jBˆ@B@B@B@BBL. 7G–B“B•BMMMMMB@B@B@Nr :kB’B.ˆ—MMOMOMOMOMMMMŒB˜B@B1, :5‘B.B˜BˆBBMMOMOMOMOMOMOMMŠ’nBnB@BBu. 70n†•BˆB’B”BXBBOMOMOMOMOMOMMBMPB˜BˆB@B@B@Nr G˜–—BJ iBˆB‡ˆ OBMOMOMOMOMOMOM–2 B.B@B. EB@B@S ’–BM‡GJBU. iSuBˆOMOMOMOMOMOMM—OU1: .kBLMˆM†B— BŒMMB™B 7ˆBBMMOMOMOMOMOBB–: B‡BMMˆB .˜ˆBŠB 7’–@MMOMOMOMM@B@: @@B@B@ .’OLB. BNB.MMOMOMM.BEB rBjM„B .@ @ M OBOMOMM@q M .@ @@ „•OvB B:uŒMMOMOMMBJiB .BvM@B „B‘B˜J 0‘B—MMOMOMOMB•B@u q@@@B@ B„MBBŒv G.‹BMMMMMMMMMMMBBˆ5 F„BMM@B ‡BBM.BPNi LMEB…OMMMM.BƒMMOMMŠBZM7 rEqB‡MBB„ B˜–„BM BmB„B qBMOMB.B…B„BMOMBL B@B@B @B@B@M J–m†„PB.B„B™B7GˆOMBB. ,@MMM@qLB@B@@@BqB@BBv iGB•,i0„M–BnMMO‹E : M@OMM@@@B@Pii@@N: . B—M.B.MMM@B@B@B@MMM@@@M@B @B@B.i@MBB@B@B@@BM@::B@B@ B@@@ .B@B.:@B@ :B@B @B@O :0 r@B@ B@@ .@B@: P: vMB :@B@ :BO7 ,B@B ===Step Two=== {{stub-section}} Strip both Skulls of Spaces and then Subtract the bytes of each skull that aren't equal to 0 using a script.<ref group="ascii skull">2016-08-23, [https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4z8y4r/sombra_arg_new_clue_on_blizzards_forums/ First Reddit thread detailing the forum post puzzle], ''Reddit''.</ref> Which gives you this string: OHVSURPHWLXQMXHJR...FUHRTXHXVWHGHVORVGHWHFWLYHVGHMXHJRVOROODPDULDQXQWUDLOKHDG?EOCJGDXVD-DPEDV-FDODYHUDV.KWPO That String is a caesar cipher The Spanish, translated: '':I promised you a game. I believe you game detectives would call it a trail head?'' '''''Note:''''' ''usa-ambas-calaveras'' translates to ''uses-both-skulls''. ===Message=== "blzgda" is the start of links on Blizzard's site, so go to [https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/usa-ambas-calaveras.html blzgda'''pipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/'''usa-ambas-calaveras.html]. There's a [https://blzgdapipro-a.akamaihd.net/media/screenshot/usa-ambas-calaveras.mp4 video] there. The skull icon from Skycoder's avatar appears at 0:09.<ref group="ascii skull">2016-08-23, [https://i.imgur.com/yAW6OMj.png Skull icon in medical video], ''Imgur''.</ref> Downloading the video allows users to see the description, which reads, "Parecen estar muy interesados en estos "héroes". ¿Tal vez les interese conocer algunos detallitos que he averiguado sobre ellos?" Translation: ''You seem to be very interested in these "heroes". Perhaps you would like to know some little details I've found about them?'' ===Step Three=== By assigning the 26 dashes in the video to letters, the pulses translate to "[[A Moment in Crime|amomentincrime]]", the TV show which reported on [[Junkrat]] and [[Roadhog]].<ref group="ascii skull">2016-08-23, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-SIwJKVUYc Explanation of "amomentincrime" from heart beat], ''Youtube''.</ref><ref group="ascii skull">2015-09-21, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5kTATxt7bE A Moment in Crime Special Report: "The Junkers"], ''Youtube''.</ref> [http://amomentincrime.com/ amomentincrime.com] leads to a white page with a message ''(translations in brackets)'':<ref group="ascii skull">2016-08-23, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160823235714/http://amomentincrime.com/ Archive of amomentincrime.com], ''Wayback Machine''.</ref> ...Estableciendo conexión... ''[...Establishing connection...]'' ...Protocolo Sombra v1.3 iniciado... ''[...Protocol Sombra v1.3 initiated...]'' ...Infiltrando la respuesta automática del email de pistas... ''[...Infiltrating automatic email response tracks...]'' ...Terminando conexión... ''[...Terminating connection...]'' Emailing tips@amomentincrime.com, the email originally used when Junkrat and Roadhog were announced, results in an email that says: '''''A Moment in Crime's anonymous crime line!''''' Thank you for contacting A Moment in Crime's anonymous crime line! We have analyzed your submission and forwarded the information to the relevant parties. Your help could be vital in apprehending these cri ...Estableciendo conexión... ...Protocolo Sombra v1.7 iniciado... 01:07:47 02:02:02 01:08:06 02:13:43 01:18:32 01:18:21 02:10:19 01:06:21 02:05:18 01:04:02 01:07:08 02:18:25 01:13:04 02:19:20 01:23:02 01:16:40 02:16:35 01:23:04 02:17:16 01:06:42 01:13:29 02:18:06 01:05:02 02:15:41 01:08:34 j.7F57O,NLv:qj.7B:,1qv@B1j5ivB:, ...Terminando conexión... minals and bringing them to justice. These fugitives are responsible for a string of robberies, arson, and other crimes stretching from Sydney to King's Row. Authorities believe that they have set their sights on crossing the Atlantic to America. Ignoring Sombra's interruption, this was the email received at Junkrat and Roadhog's debut.<ref group="ascii skull">2015-09-16, [https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/3l5n9k/what_i_got_as_an_email_from_the_a_moment_in_crime/ Original ''A Moment in Crime'' Email], ''Reddit''.</ref> ===Step Four=== {{stub-section}} The Numbers are in a AA:BB:CC Format Where AA represents which skull BB represents Which row in that skull it is in and CC represents which Column in that row of the skull that symbol is this will give you a 5 by 5 matrix which can be used as a bifid key to decode the text below the table of numbers ===Final Message=== :SOMBr@1NF:rM@7iON1SP0vvErrSOMBr@ This is [[Wikipedia:Leet|leet speak]] for "Sombra information is power Sombra", a phrase that's come up previously in the ARG. ===References=== <references group="ascii skull"/>
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