Fitzgerald Blackburn

Fitzgerald Blackburn
Basic Information
Team	Houston Spies
Status	Alive
Batting	★★
Pitching	★★½
Defense	★★★½
Running	(bugged)
Personal Information
Item	None
Armor	None
Evolution	Base
Pregame Ritual	Showtunes
Coffee Style	Americano
Blood Type	H₂O
Fate	41
Soulscream	AIEOHAIEOHAIIAAUIIAAUIIUAXXIUAXXIUEAEAUEAEAU
Biographical Details
Pronouns	Multiple (he/she/they/xe/ze/dey/ey)
Horse	Occasionally
Other Background Information
Catchphrase	"We burn. You burn."

Fitzgerald Blackburn is a lineup player for the Houston Spies, and has been with the team since Season 3, Day 76, replacing Miki Santana due to incineration.

Official League Record

Blackburn has no notable events on record.

Physical Appearance

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

Blackburn's physical form is said to be highly reminiscent of the silhouette left behind by someone caught in a nuclear blast. Constantly emanating from eir body is a thin veil of black smoke. The effects of breathing in this smoke aren't known, but as of yet no long-term effects have been reported. When referring to Fitzgerald it's preferred to cycle through the pronouns used, to reflect the numerous entities composing dem. However, for clarity's sake, she also approves of using they/them. They do have a voice of their own, despite the fact that shadows aren't known for possessing voice boxes; the story of how was relayed to our correspondent from Hades by the soul of a radio announcer who died in 1956, entirely through sign language. Evidently, Blackburn is not opposed to gambling when the urge strikes, and they are very, very good at it - especially because they cheat.

Activity

Intel confirms that Blackburn is a shadow person, and in accordance with the lore surrounding creatures such as him, blaseball fans have observed her manifesting near their beds during episodes of sleep paralysis, in these cases to offer them Spies season tickets. How Fitzgerald chooses individuals to bless with recruitment to the Spies fanblase is currently unknown, although it is believed to be decided through the intel that zey acquire through their daily wanderings - at any given moment, there is an estimated 5% probability that the shadow of a given blaseball player or fan is an aspect of Fitzgerald collecting information on errands known only to itself.

Fitzgerald is observed to perform rather oddly in eclipse weather, likely because the blocking of the light interferes with the shadows out of which eir corporeal form is made. Because of this, it seems that she hates playing on sunny days close to high noon or against the Hellmouth Sunbeams, simply because holding onto physical reality becomes such a pain.

Fitzgerald has one documented hobby as of the writing of this article, and it is the delivery of death omens; it is this which brought him to the Houston Spies after the tragic death of Miki Santana.

Origin

Exactly thirty seconds after Miki Santana's incineration on Day 76 of Season 3, various non-Blaseball related media outlets around Hellmouth and Hades reported steady streams of black ichor flowing outwards from the Blaseball Stadium of each city, roughly in the direction of Houston. These streams quickly converged at the site where Miki fell, congealing around their burnt skeleton in shadowy knots until assuming the humanoid form that fans now refer to as Fitzgerald Blackburn. It is unclear exactly why this phenomenon occurred; however it has become an increasingly common sight for Spies fans to see figures reminiscent of Blackburn stand atop various structures, staring and shaking their heads in the direction of both Hellmouth and Hades.

Rumours swirl around Fitzgerald Blackburn like the inky blackness of their tendrils: constantly, mysteriously, and to uncertain purpose. Some say Blackburn is a refugee from Hades or Hellmouth or both; others assert with false confidence that Blackburn was a mortal so skilled at heists that they bet Hades they could escape the realm of Death itself, bringing hundreds of souls with them. (Hades denies this, but then, they would.)

The only certain facts in the case of Fitzgerald Blackburn are this: they appeared after Miki Santana's incineration; they don't appear on film; and in certain slants of light, their silhouette resembles a famous 19th century painting of a divinity known for katabasis.

Katabasis, of course, is another word for stealing blases, a skill which Fitzgerald Blackburn possesses in spades.

Regarding Replacing Miki Santana

The various shadowy entities that form Fitzgerald have gone on record to say that while they may be replacing Miki on the team, they have no intention of taking their place within the hearts of fans. Xe has also stated that Miki was "still with us" and that "they should be proud that their hard work has paid off".

We pray to the gods of Blaseball that this is a good sign.

Knowing Blackburn, it is not.