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The first recorded appearance of Boss.

Boss is the third entity to arrive in Blaseball, and is the boss of The Monitor and has an ownership stake in Internet League Blaseball.

Appearance

Boss's appearance is that of an ancient Roman coin, depicting Aequitas Augusti, holding the scales of justice in her right hand, and wheat or a cornucopia in her left. The coin says "Aequitas Aug" along the outside, invoking the Latin concept of justice, equality, and fairness, and the justice of Augustus or Caesar.^[1]^[2]

History and Speculation

The first mention of Boss by name was at the start of Season 10 by The Microphone, who implied that a hostile takeover was underway. The Microphone wrote (in its characteristic non-standard lettering):

JAYLEN^[3]
TELL IT^[4]
TELL ITS BOSS^[5]
WE'RE IN^[6]
SHE CAN HAVE THE SHARES^[7]
HOSTILE TAKEOVER^[8]

The next mention of Boss was directly by The Monitor in the aftermath of Day X, saying Boss is on her way.

↑ Arkady Martine [@ArkadyMartine] (18 Oct 2020) "My quick reading is Aequitas Aug., 'the justice/equity of Augustus', so yes, deeply imperial." (Tweet) - via Twitter
↑ Cat Manning [@catacalypo] (18 Oct 2020) "Everything in this thread is correct; I'd also add that the lettering reads "Aequitas Aug", the fairness/justice of Caesar." (Tweet) - via Twitter
↑ The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) (Tweet) - via Twitter
↑ The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) (Tweet) - via Twitter
↑ The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) (Tweet) - via Twitter
↑ The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) (Tweet) - via Twitter
↑ The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) (Tweet) - via Twitter
↑ The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) (Tweet) - via Twitter

[1] Arkady Martine [@ArkadyMartine] (18 Oct 2020) "My quick reading is Aequitas Aug., 'the justice/equity of Augustus', so yes, deeply imperial." (Tweet) - via Twitter

[2] Cat Manning [@catacalypo] (18 Oct 2020) "Everything in this thread is correct; I'd also add that the lettering reads "Aequitas Aug", the fairness/justice of Caesar." (Tweet) - via Twitter

[3] The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) (Tweet) - via Twitter

[4] The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) (Tweet) - via Twitter

[5] The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) (Tweet) - via Twitter

[6] The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) (Tweet) - via Twitter

[7] The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) (Tweet) - via Twitter

[8] The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) (Tweet) - via Twitter

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 == History and Speculation ==
-The first mention of Boss by name was at the start of [[Season 10]] by [[The Microphone]], who implied that a hostile takeover was underway. The Microphone wrote (in its characteristic non-standard lettering): <blockquote>[[Jaylen Hotdogfingers|JAYLEN]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/BlaseballMic/status/1315519294051024898?s=20]</ref><br/>TELL IT<ref>[https://twitter.com/BlaseballMic/status/1315519499072749568?s=20]</ref><br/>TELL [[The Monitor|ITS]] BOSS<ref>[https://twitter.com/BlaseballMic/status/1315519708867649536?s=20]</ref><br/>WE'RE IN<ref>[https://twitter.com/BlaseballMic/status/1315519918729699330?s=20]</ref><br/>SHE CAN HAVE THE SHARES<ref>[https://twitter.com/BlaseballMic/status/1315520032391139328?s=20]</ref><br/>HOSTILE TAKEOVER<ref>[https://twitter.com/BlaseballMic/status/1315520228000886785?s=20]</ref></blockquote>
+The first mention of Boss by name was at the start of [[Season 10]] by [[The Microphone]], who implied that a hostile takeover was underway. The Microphone wrote (in its characteristic non-standard lettering): <blockquote>[[Jaylen Hotdogfingers|JAYLEN]]<ref>The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) [https://twitter.com/BlaseballMic/status/1315519294051024898?s=20 (Tweet)] - via Twitter</ref><br/>TELL IT<ref>The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) [https://twitter.com/BlaseballMic/status/1315519499072749568?s=20 (Tweet)] - via Twitter</ref><br/>TELL [[The Monitor|ITS]] BOSS<ref>The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) [https://twitter.com/BlaseballMic/status/1315519708867649536?s=20 (Tweet)] - via Twitter</ref><br/>WE'RE IN<ref>The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) [https://twitter.com/BlaseballMic/status/1315519918729699330?s=20 (Tweet)] - via Twitter</ref><br/>SHE CAN HAVE THE SHARES<ref>The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) [https://twitter.com/BlaseballMic/status/1315520032391139328?s=20 (Tweet)] - via Twitter</ref><br/>HOSTILE TAKEOVER<ref>The Microphone [@BlaseballMic] (12 Oct 2020) [https://twitter.com/BlaseballMic/status/1315520228000886785?s=20 (Tweet)] - via Twitter</ref></blockquote>
 The next mention of Boss was directly by The Monitor in the aftermath of [[Day X]], saying <span class=squid>Boss is on her way</span>.