This was brought up on Allakhazam in the Bubbly Bernie Theory thread. I have seen this theory tested nowhere and thought it would be a good idea to post it here and see if anyone has in fact tested it out. It seems like a theory that isn't too impractical too attempt and worth a shot in my opinion.
As JoeAllakazhamPoster said:
I'm positive I'll be flamed and torn apart for posting "another lolBBtheory", followed by some "go back to KI", but I'm just as eager to see Bubbly Bernie defeated legitimately as Rocl, along with quite a few other people in the endgame community. This theory seems to be the only still conceivable concrete theory that hasn't been tested. The crabs are NMs. Their are 12 of these throughout the fumaroles. 12 is the amount of advanced jobs available to us when Bubbly Bernie was implemented. The crabs also just happen to be the same mob as Aquarius, which is directly connected to Bubbly Bernie by way of how Bubbly Bernie's Bubble Shower spam is reduced. SE continuously sticks to hinting about focusing on influencing Bubbly Bernie's Bubble Shower whenever asked to give information regarding the secret behind defeating Bubbly Bernie.Having it coordinated so every Crab in South Gustaberg is defeated moments before Bubbly Bernie is popped.
If this isn't it, their isn't much left to go on that isn't "out there". It would be something if an LS does test this theory out and it is in fact the secret behind defeating Bubbly Bernie.
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