Idols
An Idol is a fan's favorite Blaseball player, whom they support and cheer for every game. All fans are incredibly loyal to their Idol, and thus may only have one at a time. Idols need not even be on a fan's favorite team.
Fans may choose to idolize a player on that player's page. It will cost a fan 200 coins to betray their idol and choose another.
The Idols Leaderboard stands as a monument to the 20 most idolized players, displaying their popularity for all to see. The most popular players are given the extra honor of being lofted above The Red Line, an imposing, red, dotted figure cleaving the board.
Pendants
Pendants are adornments purchasable in the Shop. They are the conduit through which fans are rewarded for their undying loyalty in their Idol. When an Idolized player performs well, fans receive Coins in return.
Pendants exist in 4 different forms, each reacting to different accomplishments a player may make during a game. For lineup players, pendants may track hits or home runs. For pitching players, they can track strikeouts and shutouts.
Upgrades
Pendants may also be upgraded in the Shop. Each upgrade will cost more, but will provide a fan a bigger payout for each of their Idol's actions.
These upgrades are detailed below. (Prices shown in coins. Upgrade 0 is the initial Shop purchase.)
Upgrade | ||||||||
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Pendant | ||||||||
Hit | Home Run | Strikeout | Shutout | |||||
Price | Payout | Price | Payout | Price | Payout | Price | Payout | |
0 | 50 | 5 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 5 | 100 | 500 |
1 | 100 | 10 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 10 | 200 | 1000 |
2 | 200 | 20 | 300 | 150 | 200 | 20 | 300 | 1500 |
3 | 300 | 30 | 400 | 200 | 300 | 30 | 400 | 2000 |
4 | 400 | 40 | 500 | 250 | 400 | 40 | 500 | 2500 |
5 | 500 | 50 | 600 | 300 | 500 | 50 | 600 | 3000 |
6 | 700 | 60 | 700 | 350 | 700 | 60 | 700 | 3500 |
7 | 800 | 70 | 800 | 400 | 800 | 70 | 800 | 4000 |
8 | 900 | 80 | 900 | 450 | 900 | 80 | 900 | 4500 |
9 | 1000 | 90 | 1000 | 500 | 1000 | 90 | 1000 | 5000 |
10 | 1100 | 100 | 1100 | 550 | 1100 | 100 | 1100 | 5500 |
11 | 1200 | 110 | 1200 | 600 | 1200 | 110 | 1200 | 6000 |
12 | 1300 | 120 | 1300 | 650 | 1300 | 120 | 1300 | 6500 |
13 | 1400 | 130 | 1400 | 700 | 1400 | 130 | 1400 | 7000 |
14 | 1500 | 140 | 1500 | 750 | 1500 | 140 | 1500 | 7500 |
15 | 1600 | 150 | 1600 | 800 | 1600 | 150 | 1600 | 8000 |
16 | 1700 | 160 | 1700 | 850 | 1700 | 160 | 1700 | 8500 |
17 | 1800 | 170 | 1800 | 900 | 1800 | 170 | 1800 | 9000 |
18 | 1900 | 180 | 1900 | 950 | 1900 | 180 | 1900 | 9500 |
19 | 2000 | 190 | 2000 | 1000 | 2000 | 190 | 2000 | 10,000 |
20 | 2000 | 200 | 2000 | 200 |
History
Fans first became aware of their penchant for Idolatry at the beginning of Season 6. The fad quickly spread, and fan favorite Players such as Jessica Telephone, Nagomi Mcdaniel, Axel Trololol, PolkaDot Patterson, York Silk, and Randy Weed shot to the top of the Leaderboard; both for their popularity and for their reliable success in games.
Season 6
In Season 6, the dotted red line split the top three players in the leaderboard from the rest of the top idols. The purpose of this wasn't revealed until The Third Strike, when The Shelled One encased the non-peanut named players above the line in gigantic peanut shells. After this, fans pushed the three Peanuts above the line, and the line disappeared shortly after.
Season 7
The dotted red line reappeared on the leaderboard again in Season 7, this time splitting the top 10 idols from the following 10 idols. It is unknown at this time what the line will mean.