EclipseXVIII

## The Poet

One of the first Muses on Rhapsody, Eclipse left Rhapsody in October of 2021 for personal reasons, and finally returned in August of 2023.

## EclipseXVIII

A void with a TV screen displaying SMPTE color bars for a face.

## On Rhapsody

### First Build

Cobblestone Barracks on an island near spawn.

## History

One of the earliest members of the server that came directly from tiktok, Eclipse is remembered for how fucking hilarious he was all the time, as well as his lyrical poetry, some of which still remains far back in the server's channels. When he first joined, he enjoyed and contributed greatly to the lighthearted and casual banter in the server's then-active voice channel, which has been devoid of much interaction since his absence began in 2021.

   Only playing on the server for a handful of months, Eclipse made a lasting impression on the server owner which quickly brought him to musehood, and he maintained his reputation as a muse until he suddenly disappeared.

Although his first construction was a comically shitty cobblestone shack carved out of the interior of an island close to spawn, he went on to build much funnier, cooler things alongside his server pals such as the swamp Shrek statue (which was later relocated on top of his "space house"), and the sever's most infamous structure, beeg monke.

In memorial of Eclipse, Beeg Monke still stands tall on a mountain peak slightly southeast of spawn, however he was "neutered" per request of Varntex due to being an "inappropriate build". (monke dick is no longer clearly visible,.,). There is also a memorial to Eclipse beside the floating church directly in spawn.

Regardless of his return, the memorials for Eclipse still stand as a reminder to him that he is appreciated and leaving again would make everyone sad.

## Musehood

Eclipse earned the muse rank after only a few days conversing and interacting on the server. While other players may have found him forward or too comically inclined, Bunny became astonished immediately by his ability to spit bars, (incredible lyrical poetry), which he used as a medium for expressing himself and his feelings when he felt comfortable doing so.

*"Other people might look at him, and see right past all the best parts. But he was really something special, and every day I hate that he decided to leave. I understand it, and it was a choice only he could make, but there's a big eclipse size hole in my heart. I miss hearing his humor and just having the best damn time with him on the server or otherwise. He really made me smile and laugh during some of the most complicated times of my life, and when he wasn't joking around, everything that came out of his mouth was straight up art." -Bunny/Dyatlov* regarding Eclipse's musehood and past with Rhapsody following his prolonged absence.

The following statement has been made by the server owner regarding his welcome return:

"*I sleep better at night knowing where he is and how he's doing. I can tell that he overcame a lot in the time that he was absent, and I am so very proud of him. He's a welcome addition to Rhapsody, and my goal is to make sure he knows how much he's appreciated within our community regardless of how infrequently he interacts with the big picture. He's one of my greatest friends now, and our chats serve as a reminder to me that it's always a good thing to reach out to others.*"

## Space House

Eventually, Eclipse's permanent home became "Space House". Space house was previously a large unfinished and abandoned estate which was moved from the plains just east of spawn (per request of someone claiming the house was "in the way"), and put up into the sky in another widely unknown location. Since nobody else seemed to want a house floating all the way up at the build height, Eclipse offered to move in and Bunny gladly assisted by building a floating island beneath the house to "support" it so that he could have an actual yard, as well as somewhere to mine. In interest that he would actually find anything mining, Bunny filled the floating island with ore as a joke gift to Eclipse, knowing it would be a pain in his ass to actually mine any of it out without falling hundreds of blocks down to his death. He did manage to get most- if not all- of the ore out of the island all by himself.

Later, one of his builds which could originally be found nearby JacarandaBear's house in the spawn swamp, (A Big statue of Shrek) was relocated (as a prank) to stand on top of Space House. Shrek still remains standing on the roof even today, as of July 2023.

## Inside Jokes

Several references can be found throughout the server (including on this wiki) which point back to some of Eclipse's dialogue and inside jokes.

* Several named cats in and around spawn are named "Hotcakes" as a nod to a bit he and Bunny liked to perform involving acting like they were going through a McDonald's drive through, ordering pancakes (which McDonald's calls hotcakes, for some reason).
	+ The term "Bancakes" is another subtle gesture towards the hotcakes joke.
* Bunny continues to refer to anything muscular as something with "*beeg moskles*", as the two often joked around about going to the gym and getting absolutely ripped- and "*beeg moskles*" was the ultimate goal in such a scenario.
* A 'floating island biome' is planned to be manually constructed and added to the list of custom biomes in reference to Eclipse's Space house, and the biome will be called the "*Space Islands*".
* Beeg Monke still stands on a peak southeast of spawn, constructed with Bunny over a discord call in September of 2021. It is considered a historical construct, and it is protected vigilantly.
* Dinner 9000 was composed solely due to an inside joke that begin during one of the server owner's shitty streams, and Eclipse is still credited for its existence.

## Legacy

In the short time Eclipse joined us on Rhapsody, he made an incredible legacy for himself as an inspiration to others. It is no doubt that, where ever he went while he was absent from the SMP, he left a similarly powerful and positive impression on everyone in his life in the meantime. We are all elated that he has returned to continue his legacy and share his talent. We all wish him well in all of his endeavors.