Six months ago, CaptainR3dBeard started creating a replica of the assault bomb from some foam, hardening goo and olive drab paint. The original idea was to pass the bomb from one community member to another and to post pictures of the bomb’s journey, but when he heard about Extra Life, R3dBeard “put two and two together” and decided to donate the bomb to charity.

The bomb traveled to Seattle for PAX 2009 where it was signed by members of the Rooster Teeth, Bungie, and Grifball.com staff. It was put up for auction on ebay with the starting bid of $24; the same amount as the suggested individual donation for Sarcastic Gamer’s Extra Life charity gaming marathon. The final bid for the bomb was $290.

RedB3ard – “I was hoping for maybe $50, may $100, something like that. I never, never thought it would get to $290 like it is right now. It’s just crazy.”

This truly was a community effort and we are thankful for every repost, journal entry and bid that was made in promoting and supporting this event. Our sincerest gratitude to CaptainRedB3ard for creating and donating the bomb and to Mr Loots for placing the winning bid of $290, and special thanks to everyone who made this event possible:

It’s a Lemon PM
PP MooCow PP
RvB Leo
Griffon Ramsey
Burnie Burns
Puptastrophe
HighlndHellrazr
GreenTeamTex
Mikinater
Sarcastic Gamer
Bungie.net
Anubis
Dragon of Exile
Halo.Bungie.org
I CITI I
Sp0ny
armyman09
Seanzie253
Hawty McBloggy

If you contributed to the auction or will be participating in Extra Life and are not on this list, let us know and we’ll make sure that you are recognized.

The Extra Life 24-hour gaming marathon is this Saturday, starting at 8 a.m. in your local time zone. Remember that any kind of gaming works, from solitaire on your cell phone to Grifball. Donations will be accepted up until a week after the event, and can be made here.