Some organizations opt for a rebrand after a while, and most of the time, change is good. That was not entirely the case for HellRaisers, an Esports organization, as they made many blunders along the way and were made fun of by Immortals.
HellRaisers is a Ukrainian Esports org that indulges in games such as CS: GO, Fortnite and DOTA. They were formed from the previous Astana Dragons team but has now gone out to make a name for themselves.
Worst Esports rebrand of all time?
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The whole matter is centered around HellRaiser’s new logo. The old logo was a bit pedestrian, to say the least, so them opting for a change is understandable. HellRaisers, just like any org, wanted to announce it in fashion and, well, that didn’t go exactly as planned.
We started in 2014. Do you remember Flappy Bird and Harlem Shake? We don't either. It's been 10 years, and a lot has changed, so it's time we made an upgrade too.
We're unpredictable and always fight until the end.
We're underdogs.
We're HellRaisers. 😈#UniteTheHellraisers pic.twitter.com/82E7ePzGFs— HellRaisers Esports (@HELLRAISERSgg) July 31, 2020
Hellraisers took to Twitter to reveal their new logo. Doing so, they made a big error. In the tweet, they wrote that they started in 2014. However, they went on to mention that it has been “10 years” already. That would necessarily mean the year we are currently living in is 2024; messing up the whole timeline. We wouldn’t want that to happen given what the year has already been doing to most of us.
So Hellraisers announced a rebrand today… Before and after for reference.
Yes, those two lines are the logo. That's the entire logo.
This has to set a new record for the worst esports rebrand of all time. pic.twitter.com/zCsCf9qKXY
— Owen M. Roe (@OwenMRoe) July 31, 2020
The new logo wasn’t entirely bad. In fact, it was very different from the original. Although, many termed it as the worst Esports rebranding of all time.
They cut down the logo to just merely brows that does kind of go with org name of “Raisers”. We aren’t sure if that is what they meant with the logo, but another Esports org came into the scene and made fun of HellRaiser’s newfound logo.
Immortals roast HellRaisers
US-based Esports organization Immortals took to Twitter in a rather mocking style. They updated their logo with that from HellRaisers stating they just got their “brows” done. It was a pretty good dig at HR’s new logo but things didn’t stop there.
Immortals is considered one of the best Esports organization out there. They have competed for many titles and in many tournaments.
HR’s rebrand wasn’t that exceptional and not many have accepted it. Things could change with time and the new design could gain a following but it looks like a long shot.
Just got our brows done, how we looking @HELLRAISERSgg? 😉 pic.twitter.com/b39q8oK6qs
— Immortals (@Immortals) July 31, 2020
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HellRaisers wasn’t the only organization Immortals targeted this time. They even tweeted about their merchandise being better than 100 Thieves. This wasn’t taken well by members of the organization and led to many retweets taking a dig at Immortals.
WE BACK FOR ROUND 3 LMFAOOO pic.twitter.com/9FYQOSaTVs
— Classy (@Classify) July 31, 2020
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Debating on the matter is hard. 100 Thieves have been doing exceptionally well with their merchandise and apparel, so it goes out to say that Immortals tweet is just another joke they pulled off. What do you think about HR’s new logo and Immortals take on the matters? Let us know in the comments.