Official Arknights merch accused of containing excessive formaldehyde? Chaolong Mountain (朝陇山) fires back with a lab report — and it shows zero formaldehyde detected. Welcome to yet another round of the 'Formaldehyde Saga' tearing through the gacha community.
It all started when a blogger claimed they tested an Arknights official merch product from Chaolong Mountain — HYPERGRYPH's merchandise subsidiary — and found alarming formaldehyde levels. The news exploded across Chinese gaming forums, since we're talking about a legitimately harmful chemical substance, not some trivial aesthetic complaint.
But Chaolong Mountain didn't just sit there. They released third-party laboratory test results showing the product tested negative for formaldehyde across the board — essentially, zero detection.
The top-voted comment on NGA cut straight to the bone: 'The blogger's testing methodology was a joke... all they proved is that their own room has excessive formaldehyde.' The implication? The tester probably couldn't even control their testing environment — the formaldehyde might not have come from the product at all.
Other commenters laid out multiple scenarios: 'Option 1: a one-off defect. Option 2: the company sent a cherry-picked batch for testing. Option 3: the buyer accidentally contaminated the sample without realizing. Option 4: clout chasing — same energy as hiding razor blades at anime conventions. Alright, let the flame war begin.'
Another user sarcastically tacked on: 'Option 5: Chaolong Mountain products are green, healthy, and a must-have for all Arknights fans — please use with confidence. I don't have any investment in this anyway.' The meme energy was strong, but underneath the sarcasm was a 'both sides are sus' vibe that resonated with many.
But the most intellectually honest take came from this comment: 'Everyone says Chaolong Mountain merch is punishment for the merchandise community (谷圈), so why would you blindly trust what those people say? This whole gossip board is just a faction war (屁股大战) — everyone believes what they want to believe and declares victory, even when both sides are winning on the exact same issue.' This perfectly captures the absurdity: no matter what evidence surfaces, each camp cherry-picks the version that fits their narrative.
One veteran player voiced a sentiment shared by many longtime Arknights fans: 'Rationally I want to believe it's true (that the products are safe), but after so many Chaolong Mountain flops over the years, emotionally I just can't.' It's not about the evidence being insufficient — it's that Chaolong Mountain's credibility balance is deep in the red.
Another player delivered the most brutal summary: 'If this was the first incident, I'd suspect the blogger. If it were the second, I'd sit on the fence. But if it's happened a third time... it's really hard to give you the benefit of the doubt anymore.' Combined with observations like 'the gossip board is just faction warfare for certain games — fact-checks get zero engagement,' it's clear this formaldehyde debate has long since transcended factual analysis and become pure tribalism.
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