Artist's depiction of a rogue umpire incinerating a Blaseball player
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@SentientGum
Incinerations are an event in which a Rogue Umpire kills a Blaseball player or team under the dim light of a Solar Eclipse. In the case of player incineration, this forces the team to permanently replace the incinerated player immediately. In the case of team incineration, the league replaces the incinerated team immediately, taking the place of the incinerated team in the game they were playing. Any fielded players on any team are at risk of incineration: it can target outfielders, but cannot target benched pitchers, for instance. Currently, the only known ways to prevent incineration is via Modifications, such as FireproofPlayer: This Player cannot be incinerated.
Team: This Team and the Players on it cannot be incinerated.
See also: Glossary..
There is no given reason for any particular incineration. Though incinerations are performed by presumably sentient beings (Rogue Umpires) who possess thought and reason, some fans also consider umpires to be akin to a force of nature, and that their reasons for incineration are either purely chaotic, or exceedingly complex beyond human comprehension. There has been no known causal link to predict which players get incinerated.
Several players have recovered from incineration, through necromancy.
History
The first incineration was bestowed upon the Seattle Garages's star pitcher Jaylen Hotdogfingers at the end of Season β1, during the events of Opening the Forbidden Book.
From Season β2 and beyond, incinerations became a regular feature of everyday Blaseball games, claiming the lives of dozens of Blaseball players. Incinerations that occur during a match will always result in the bereaved team announcing a new player to replace the incinerated one immediately.
Early in Season 2, fans theorized that incinerated players may not necessarily be dead, and have the potential to return later. However, later announcements from The Commissioner have since been clear that incinerated players are indeed deceased.[2] Some announcements have also claimed that "investigations" reveal that incinerated players have actually died to "natural causes,"[3] a claim that is not independently confirmed.
In the Bloodhouse, Umpire Chaff was asked if an umpire would ever incinerate another umpire. Chaff responded: "IF IT CAME TO IT."[4]
The Resurrection of Jaylen Hotdogfingers
See the main article on this topic: Jaylen Hotdogfingers
At the end of Season 6, Jaylen Hotdogfingers became the first player to return from death, after a lengthy and coordinated process engineered by Blaseball fans across all teams. Hotdogfingers returned to the Seattle Garages bearing the modifications Returned and Debted, as well as the postgame ritual, "Checking their pulse" — all of which were first-time appearances further emphasizing the gravity of this feat.
Occurrences
The following tables list all incinerations in current documentation. See also: Category:Incinerated Players and Category:Incinerated Teams.
Season C
Season D
Season E
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11
None
Season 12
Season 13
Season 14
Season 15
Season 16
Season 17
Season 18
Season 19
Season 20
Season 21
Season 22
Season 23
Season 24
Season 1 (NEW)
Season 2 (NEW)
Failed Incinerations
The following tables list all failed incinerations in current documentation.
Season 8
Season 9
Season 13
Season 19
Season 20
Season 21
Season 24
COMMUNITY REPORTS
The remainder of this article contains lore created collaboratively by the Blaseball community.
Response
Artist's depiction of a rogue umpire incinerating a Blaseball player
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Blaseball fans will sometimes refer to incinerated players as "called up" or "sunkist," for the benefit of more innocent fans, or the self-benefit of personal denial regarding the player's grim fate.
Research
Thanks to the resurrection of Jaylen Hotdogfingers, it is now known that the souls of incinerated players reside in The Hall. Previously, there had been several failed attempts to locate them in Hades. Should a player die by any means other than incineration, it is believed they may be consigned to The Dugout for all of eternity and never know true rest.
It has been observed that incinerations only occur during Solar Eclipse weather. The implications of this are unknown, but it is speculated that there is a direct link between the position of the sun and rogue umpires (or potentially, all umpires).
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reminder that the true appearance of umpires is yet unknown.
- ↑ The Commissioner [@blaseball] (31 Jul 2020). "We regret to inform the ILB community of the sudden passing of Miami Dale star Aldon Anthony during a game early this morning. An investigation is ongoing." (Tweet) - via Twitter.
- ↑ The Commissioner [@blaseball] (31 Jul 2020). "Investigators have determined Aldon Anthony passed due to natural causes. Love and Light to their family, the Dale community, and the entire ILB family. #YesPlz #blaseball" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
- ↑ Umpire Chaff [ump_chaff] (29 Jul 2020). (Message) - via #bloodhouse, Blaseball Discord.