I suspect it was from here
#where did ched came form?
copper sigil
These came earlier but were clearly edited to be first
The guy seems to claim the credit too
And we have a source
And I have found it
However
It seems their general was wiped in october 16th 2018
So my search is not over yet
copper sigil
I found this in hk main which may or may not prove ched existed over a year prior to the wipe
"ded" may suggest this user actually used it in the way people use it today
Chat dead
copper sigil
I found this in hk main which may or may not prove ched existed over a year prio...
TSO was created on september 12th 2018 so if this was a coincedence then I have a range
So fundamentally I have answered three different questions
Where did ched come from? Zacc from The Shellwood Ordeal
When can mosscord's ched be traced back to? November 14th 2018
When was the earliest use of "ched" in a hollow knight server? October 11th 2017
I have found a lead of sorts
And I have this just in case
Okay so jan is irene's deadname which I already investigated but can't message
I suspect it is Irene because zacc said it may have been her
Okay yeah definitely Irene
WAIT
There is a small chance this is the first and the screenshot is old
Nope
The forum is from 2019 https://www.reddit.com/r/hyperlightdrifter/comments/c13cnr/i_turned_judgement_into_an_anime_girl/
I got access to the reddit chat
But it was wiped when general was so that's no help
north topaz
Sorry, but this forum is intended strictly for Hollow Knight lore. You should migrate this to a google doc and share it that way, because I am going to delete this thread.