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The official logo of Soffish
Soffish
Soffish is a water-absorbent toy fish. Soffish was first found here on Bungie.net. The reasons why Bungie seems to have an obsession with Soffish remain a mystery. Soffish apparently went missing during Bungie's move to Washington, and has yet to be found.
Back of Box[]
The front of the Soffish box
The back of the Soffish box
Attention
- This Soffish DO NOT EAT.
- Not recommended for age under 3.
- Put Soffish in a half-filled bottle, the water will be absorbed soon.
Safety
- Real fishes might hurt human body. Soffish is 100% harmless.
- Put Soffish beside real fish as indoor decoration is also fun.
Instruction
- Put Soffish in water and watch it grow.
- Soffish can easily absorb water.
- Put Soffish in fish-globe or bottle as indoor decoration.
- As bath-toy is also very fun.
Attention
- Transparent resin might come out of the Soffish. If so, clean it with water.
- Do not keep Soffish in water too long.
Origin[]
“I bought it at the American Science and Surplus tent sale in Chicago, Illinois. I actually bought two of them, one carp-like one (the "official" Soffish, or at least what Bungie vets might think of as the official one) and another which resembled a rainbow trout. They were 10 cents each and if I had known what a cultural phenomenon they would become I would have bought the entire stack instead of just two.
The carp-like Soffish lived in a Gatorade bottle filled with water. The second one was never removed from his packaging. Both have long since gone missing.
At one point (when Bungie was still in Chicago) the then-manager of the Bungie Store, Jim Ruiz, called American Science and Surplus to see if they had any more. They did not even know what he was talking about. And that was just a couple years after I'd bought them.
There are many mysteries associated with Soffish - where they came from, where they are now, and what does it all mean? I think we should just be grateful to have had Soffish in our lives for the brief period we did.
Remember, if you find Soffish: do not eat!
-Matt”
~ Matt Soell on the origin of Soffish and how someone can buy a Soffish toy[1]
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Trivia[]
- The toy was purchased by Matt Soell at the American Science & Surplus Store in Chicago, Illinois. He actually purchased two for 10 cents USD each. "In hindsight," he said, "I wish I had bought their entire stock."[2][3]
- According to Stosh, Brian Jarrard (Sketch) still has the box.[4]
- When the Bungie Webcam was active, fans would watch for glimpses of Soffish, becoming so popular that Bungie named the Bungie Webcam site: soffish.bungie.com.
- On December 25, the sign on the Halo 2 map, Zanzibar, changes to an image of Soffish on a dinner plate with the caption, "Danger, This Soffish, DO NOT EAT!"