Council of The Ancients

The Riddle of the Rocks Prequels are Council of the Ancients and Quest for the Octahedron, which are two original Surreal Meme videos made by Timotainment. These two videos are essential for building a stronger backstory to Riddle of the Rocks and showing Meme Man and Orang 's journey to acquire the Octahedron of Transcendence.

Council of the Ancients
This video starts off with Meme Man floating in space, experiencing what, by his standards, is a normal day. He claims that there is nothing to do.

Then, a cosmic vibration occurs. As Meme Man wonders about the vibration, a glowing egg-shaped object flies towards him, spinning. As it hits Meme Man, the screen flashes white.

When the flash fades, Meme Man finds himself in a room floating in space, which happens to be the room where the Council of the Ancients is located. The entire Council is there, Grand Pillar Cl'egius in the center, with the other Council members nearby. Their names, according to their pedestals, are "Lord Bread", "aaaaaAAaAaAaaaAaAa", "Ambassador BL uee", and "T̶̨͙̞́̓̆̈́͘̕̚ͅH̸̞̱́Ḛ̴̡̛̙̩̀̒̌ ̶̺͇̻͚̼̥̋͌͘C̶͖̓͊͠Ȗ̸̢͕͕̭̪́͜B̸̳͇̏͑͆̾͛͝Ȩ̷̭̬̀͗͒͂́͆͘".

The Grand Pillar tells Meme Man that he has been brought in for questioning, and explains that he has destroyed countless dimensions without any noticeable regard for his actions, while showing clips of Timotainment's past Surreal Meme videos, each where Meme Man destroyed/corrupted/messed up a dimension. The Grand Pillar tells him that the Council will decide his fate.

The members of the Council all simultaneously speak in an incomprehensible language that appears to just be strands of the letter A. This lasts 2-3 seconds before they stop.

After they stop, the Grand Pillar tells Meme Man that the Council has spoken, and he shall be sentenced to Yamnation, which appears to be the punishment of being sent to live in a yam dimension for eternity.

A portal to Yamnation opens behind Meme Man, pulling him towards it. He resists the pull at first, but then the portal lifts him off the ground. He grips onto the ground, despite having no visible arms, but the portal is too strong, and he is pulled in. All the while, multiple random objects fly into the portal as well. This include Timotainment's logo.

The portal spits Meme Man and the logo out into a dimension with a giant yam. The logo returns to the bottom of the screen where it usually stays.

Meme Man, while floating around near the giant yam, acknowledges that the situation does not look good.

Then, an orange flash appears. Orang peeks out from behind the giant yam and greets Meme Man. In this video, Meme Man does not already know who Orang is, and asks who he is. Orang tells him the obvious answer - Orang. This is thought to be the origin of the connection between Meme Man and Orang.

Meme Man asks if he can trust Orang, who says yes, telling Meme Man that he knows a way out of the yam dimension. Orang flies upward, followed by Meme Man. They arrive at a strange cube with pictures of space on all of its faces.

Orang clicks the cube, causing a label saying Gravity: Off and a switch to appear. Orang warns Meme Man that his method of escape will be a bit of a bumpy ride, and then he crashes straight into the switch.

In doing so, Orang causes the gravity to switch on, as the label changes to Gravity: On. Things start to fall - first the cube, then Timotainment's logo, then Meme Man and Orang. The giant yam also begins to descend.

Meme Man and Orang scream as they fall at a high speed, the logo spinning wildly in the background. A portal appears underneath them. Meme Man asks if they will make it, and Orang simply replies with "A." Meme Man, Orang, the the logo are sucked into the portal, and the screen turns white.

The white flash disappears. A portal spits out Meme Man and Orang, and then moves off-screen.

Meme Man acknowledges that they made it, but Orang tells him that it isn't over yet, as the Ancients are aware of their precense and may be watching them. He explains that the only way to be free is to acquire the Octahedron of Transcendence, and shows Meme Man a scroll depicting the Octahedron. He also explains that it must be sought after by two equal carbon-based life forms.

Meme Man says "let us go", and the two of them disappear into space, beginning their journey to acquire the Octahedron, as the screen slowly fades to black.

Quest for the Octahedron
This video begins with Meme Man and Orang travelling through space. They come to a stop, and Meme Man asks how they will find the Octahedron. Orang tells him that it is hidden in the depths of the ΠБe145.21th dimension. Meme Man tells Orang to lead the way, and the two of them enter a portal.

The two of them arrive in an area of the ΠБe145.21th dimension, which is inhabited by many Picardía faces, which originate from the Picardía meme. This includes Dr COOL Jasper, as he is a Picardía face. Orang tells Meme Man that they have arrived, and Meme Man replies with "most satisfanctory".

Orang points out a portal nearby, telling Meme Man that the Octahedron lies within it, and that the two of them must go through.

They travel by the Picardía faces. Orang tells Meme Man that they must be careful not to wake them. Meme Man starts to ask what happens if they do, but is cut off by four of the Picardía faces waking up. The faces approach and ask "did some carbon based life form just say... wake?". However, only two at most said wake, the other two saying "awake" and "what".

The Picardía faces begin to chase Meme and Orang around the area. During this, Dr COOL Jasper passes by and freezes Meme Man and Orang in ice cuboids, though they unfreeze not even a second later.

A purple light suddenly appears, causing everything to turn black and white and stop moving, frozen in time. The only thing that isn't frozen in time is Orang, who travels towards the purple light.

He arrives at the source of the light, which is a glowing purple orb in the middle of space. Fragments begin to appear and form together into a Pillar, which is presumed to be the same Pillar from Riddle of the Rocks.

The Pillar asks Orang if Meme Man trusts him, and Orang says that he is beginning to trust him, but he doesn't fully trust him yet. The Pillar calls Orang a fool and says that Meme Man must completely trust him for them to "gain access".

The Pillar then points out that he can't control his brother, who must be the Grand Pillar, and the Council for much longer, and that he and Orang must acquire the Octahedron before they "awaken".

He then reminds Orang what will happen when he and Meme Man enter the portal leading to the Octahedron, that Orang will travel to the Pillar's abode with Meme Man and make him trust him. Orang tells the Pillar that he will not fail him. The Pillar begins to glitch out, and static appears. When the static fades, the Pillar is gone.

Time unfreezes. Meme Man notices that Orang is missing and asks where he is. Orang returns to Meme Man, pushing him out of the way of the incoming Picardía faces. He then says "we must depart with haste" which is a famous line among the Riddle of the Rocks series as Meme Man said it as well later.

Meme Man and Orang arrive at the portal leading to the Octahedron, and Orang asks if Meme Man is ready to enter. Meme Man says yes, and the two enter the portal, as the screen fades to white, and then black. Riddle of the Rocks picks up directly afterward.