Who is 626?
626 was originally believed to be fake upon its first encounter in code Tr33—until it stopped acting like a kid trying to fake a ghost and actually started banning people in the code. 626 is usually characterized as a black monkey that initially pretends to be a ghost until someone calls it out. Then, it begins exhibiting the following behaviors: teleporting around, making extremely loud noises, banning people, etc.
The ghost appears to be a mimic when first encountered. If left undisturbed, it will leave.
History[]
October 2023[]
In October 2023, 626 was first encountered on the 25th. However, it seemed different—it was gray, lacked report immunity, didn’t have strobing fur, and couldn’t fly. It appeared much weaker in October than in any other month.
A theory was proposed by a friend of mine after we left the code unbanned and quit Gorilla Tag for about two weeks. He said, "What if that ghost... 626? Is fake and just had mods?" At the time, I personally disagreed with this. I had no clue what would happen later...
November–December 2023[]
Throughout November and December 2023, my friend and I couldn’t find 626. I would’ve thought it was just bad luck, but when I asked around, nobody had heard of the ghost. I thought back to what had happened and wondered if I was going crazy. I decided to search YouTube for any mention of the ghost but found nothing—no trace of him.
January–March 2024[]
The next three months were intense. I started being stalked by 626 in private lobbies, and it seemed like nobody else could see him. The peak of the terror was when I got banned for the first time in February.
I went down to the old caves because I wanted to be brave and face my fears of the mines. While I was down there, I knew I wasn’t alone... and I was right. He was following me—I could hear him. When I finally saw him, he emitted a loud static noise and chased me toward the computer. I quickly turned off my headset, but that turned out to be a mistake.
Later, I attempted another test where I went down there without my volume on, thinking it would make me less paranoid. I shouldn’t have done it... because I heard someone whisper "Hello" right behind me.
April–June 2024[]
Things cooled down for a while—I hadn’t heard of 626 for some time. But soon enough, I encountered him again. This time, it was in code Run. He was terrorizing the lobby when I joined.
Because I had changed my username and outfit in May, he didn’t recognize me immediately, but he still went after me. I’m glad I changed my identity, because who knows what he would’ve done after the fiasco in February. That was when I first noticed his shift from gray to black—and when he gained new abilities.
Appearance[]
Past: 626 was a gray monkey with no accessories.
Present: 626 is now a black monkey with no accessories.
Documented Codes[]
Below is a list of codes where 626 has been documented to spawn:
- Tr33
- Run
- Mirror
- PBBV
- Daisy
- Daisy09
- Bot
- Ghost
- Banshee
- Dead
- Sren17
- Sren18
- Spider
- 626
- Cave
- Hide
- TipToe
- Burn
Trivia[]
- First discovered on October 25, 2023.
- It is unknown whether 626 has to be provoked to ban players or if it acts randomly.