Harambe petitioned to be included in Pokemon Sun and Moon
Supporters sign petition to pay tribute to the late Western lowland gorilla
Gamers who mourn the tragic fate of Harambe, a gorilla from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, gathered together to sign a petition to make him a character in the upcoming Nintendo game "Pokemon Sun and Moon" for the 3DS.
The petition can be found on Change.org and currently has over 20,000 signatures.
“Harambe deserves to live on forever in our hearts. Support this petition if you want Harambe to become a Pokemon,” the description reads. Netizens in the petition are requesting for a "Fighting" and "Ghost" type Pokemon called Hambo to be created. The said Pokemon will evolve into Harambe at a certain level. There is also a conceptual design included in the petition created by a Twitter user.
Coming soon to Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. pic.twitter.com/sWqfFmhqgq
— Shigeru Miyamoto (@RealShigeruM) August 9, 2016
The petition was made by a user under the name Eric CreamyMemes on Wednesday. In two days, he has gathered over 22,000 signatures from concerned gamers around the globe. The quota of the signatures is at 25,000. and once it reached that number, the petition will be sent to Nintendo and the Pokemon Company.
“I’m just trying to keep Harambe’s legacy alive," Eric said. "All of these poor animals are getting killed and I feel like they should be represented by something.” He also said that he thought of starting a petition when he saw a Harambe meme while scrolling through Facebook. The meme-maker thought that it “would be really cool if that actually happened.”
Harambe was shot when he approached a three-year-old boy who fell into his cage in a zoo in May. The gorilla's death made headlines and controversy around the world. Supporters of animal rights and welfare called out Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden for their lack of precautionary measures and reasoning. Up until now, activists and concerned citizens fight for his right and pay homage to his abrupt death.
