Emblem Warhorse

Emblem Warhorse
The Emblem shared by all who call themselves Emblem Warhorse. Design by Cori
Basic Information
Team	Seattle Garages
Status	Incinerated
Batting	(3.1)
Pitching	(2.7)
Defense	(3.3)
Running	(2.2)
Modifications	UnstablePlayer: Unstable Players have a much higher chance of being incinerated in a Solar Eclipse. Team: Unstable Teams have a chance of being incinerated in a Solar Eclipse.
Items	Hot Shoes of Fourtitude ●●●
Dates Active	May 23, 2021–present
External Links	Blaseball-Reference Player Changes Player Page
Personal Information
Evolution	Base
Peanut Allergy	Not Allergic
Pregame Ritual	Glimpsing the infinite
Coffee Style	Flat White
Blood Type	Psychic
Fate	14

See Emblem Warhorse (bar) for the establishment of the same name.

Emblem Warhorse is a player in the Shadows for the Seattle Garages, and has been with the team since the Season β19 Elections.

Official League Records

Warhorse joined the ILB as a lineup player in the Shadows for the Seattle Garages as the Garages' Season β11 Playoff Birth.

During the Season β19 elections, Warhorse joined the Garages' active roster in exchange for Brisket Friendo as a result of the Garages' Foreshadow will.

On Season β21, Day 79, Warhorse retreated to the Shadows in exchange for Oliver Loofah at The Hotdogfingers Memorial Climate Pledge Garage and Parking Facility via the Ratified Voicemail.

COMMUNITY REPORTS
The remainder of this article contains lore created collaboratively by the Blaseball community.

Background

Emblem Warhorse describes many things: a bar, a band, a Blaseball player, but most importantly, a community. The Emblem Warhorse is a dive bar in Seattle, and Emblem Warhorse is a collective of people who have at some point in their life found refuge within its walls, becoming Patrons of The Emblem Warhorse. Patrons can be found doing a variety of activities, including (but certainly not limited to) celebrating after a minor league blaseball game, chatting with fellow motorcycle gang members, performing in the group's band (titled Emblem Warhorse), performing at the bar's drag shows under the moniker Emblem Warhorse, or simply enjoying the atmosphere of the bar. A watchful reader may have noticed that some of these activities involve being named Emblem Warhorse; this stems from the bar’s motto: “If you’re here, you’re Emblem Warhorse.” Upon entering the bar, one's name becomes Emblem Warhorse for the duration of one's stay. All are Emblem Warhorse. All is Emblem Warhorse.

Warhorses who frequent the bar often note having never seen the bar before finding it, despite it being located across the street from the Queen Anne Dicks Drive In. Some speculate the bar is only visible when one is truly prepared to find it. The exception to this rule is when the bar hosts events, though visitors who are not meant to become a Patron often find themselves shooed out the door by The Emblem Warhorse itself. Visitors have reported experiencing this phenomenon differently, some finding chairs feeling more uncomfortable, others noticing the water tasting off or the music being just a little too loud. Some have taken to challenging The Emblem Warhorse, ready to prove themselves worthy candidates of the Emblem Warhorse name. It is unclear at this point if any such challenges have been successful.

After the name Emblem Warhorse appeared on the Seattle Garages active roster, at least one Warhorse has been chosen to play in each Garages game. How a Warhorse is chosen for play on a given day is unclear, as Patrons have given conflicting reports. It is possible that there is no clear way of deciding play, or that it changes from day to day. Some cite a competitive game of dlarts, others claim they simply feel the compulsion to pick up the bat and head out the doors.

Qualifications of becoming an Emblem Warhorse

Of the players who take up the moniker Emblem Warhorse, only two things are consistent:

• They have at one point in time been considered a regular at The Emblem Warhorse, and have been deemed worthy.

• They are required to wear the Emblem, a design featuring an upside-down chess knight, somewhere on their person.

The bar has a strict no quadruped policy, though there have been known instances of quadruped Emblem Warhorses managing to get around this rule.

Patrons of the Emblem Warhorse

Many people and beings have come to take up the moniker of Emblem Warhorse throughout time, as deemed worthy by The Emblem Warhorse bar. Below is one such Warhorse.

This time, the Interdimensional Rumor Mill reveals a Patron Rumor from IF-14.566 out of its Patron Rumor Registry...

Umpire or The Ump is a Blaseball umpire and a Patron of the Emblem Warhorse. It sits silently atop a stool at the end of the bar and speaks to no one. It is currently unknown how or when Umpire became a Patron, with most reporting that Umpire has been a fixture there as long as they remember. Only the bar's managers are allowed to serve it, and it communicates with them by writing notes on lined paper it rips out from a decrepit black notebook. The wires of its mask are shaped into the emblem.

Umpire can be seen at the bar at all hours of the day, and has even been seen at special events such as concerts and drag shows. It typically remains motionless and statuesque, only moving to drink or write a message. Its signature drink comes from an expensive-looking wine bottle that must be retrieved from the basement. It is poured into a freshly polished chalice and garnished with three raspberries on a skewer of rosemary. Umpire has never been seen with its mask off, and appears to drink with its mask on. How Umpire drinks--whether it has a mouth or simply a black hole (as theorized by some) behind its mask--is unknown.

Many visitors fear Umpire due to the possibility that it may go rogue, but Patrons are aware that Umpire will not incinerate anyone while inside of the bar. This knowledge is a comfort, but it has not stopped Patrons and visitors alike from maintaining a clear distance from Umpire. Umpire seems to enjoy this arrangement just fine.

Trivia:

• Umpire's true name is unknown to anyone except one bartender, who claims to have seen it on its ID when carding it years ago. When asked for further details, she politely excused herself.
• It is unknown if the Umpire has ever batted for the Seattle Garages as Emblem Warhorse. All who have claimed to have witnessed such an act have since gone missing, with a pile of ashes found in their homes not long after.
  • If it were to bat as Emblem Warhorse, it is theorized that it would solely do it during Solar Eclipse weather, when it is at its full power. During an away game in Solar Eclipse, it may choose to go for an Alley Oop.
• It has been theorized that Umpire solely communicates via note writing because its mask would require it to yell, and it does not want others to hear it. What it is communicating or why it chooses to keep it private is unknown.

Fan Works

Art

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  Emblem's blaseball mini by @Hetreasky

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  The exterior of the Emblem Warhorse bar, by Cori

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