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==Team Cheers==
 
==Team Cheers==
  
*''72 and Infinite —'' (formerly Spicy) the team's official slogan. This includes other derivations of 72'''°''', of terms for spiciness, and also of simply shouting the name of a favorite source of capsaicin in one's life.
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*''TACO BACO'' — Sometimes used as a call-and-response (i.e., "TACO" "BACO"), TACO BACO is a reference to [https://www.reddit.com/r/sbubby/comments/5e2gvn/taco_baco/ a popular edit] made of the Taco Bell logo and slogan to read "Tinkle Outside The Binkle. Taco Baco."
*''22.2 repeating —'' the temperature conversion to Celsius for fans in non-US countries.
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*''Live ''s — A reference to a now-defunct, turn-of-the-century taco-based dining establishment. Live is pronounced with two syllables.
*''Live Más —'' a reference to a now-defunct, turn-of-the-century taco-based dining establishment.
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*''Taco Tuesday'' a date invoked even on days that are not Tuesday. Sometimes, "Taco Tuesday came early this year," an exclamation that ignores the guaranteed frequency of Tuesdays.
*''Taco Tuesday '' a date invoked even on days that are not Tuesday. Sometimes, "''Taco Tuesday came early this year''," an exclamation that ignores the guaranteed frequency of Tuesdays.
 
 
*''We eatin' tonight; Tonight we feast;'' and other emphatic turns of phrase referring to consumption of tacos.
 
*''We eatin' tonight; Tonight we feast;'' and other emphatic turns of phrase referring to consumption of tacos.
*''Carne Asada,'' sung in the meter of the 1990s hit single, ''Macarena''. Commonly used when the Tacos are facing the Steaks.
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*''WE DON'T CRACK'', referring to their firm taco shells and "exceptional" ""defense"".
*''WE DON'T CRACK'', referring to their firm taco shells and exceptional defense.
 
*''Let's go TA-COS,'' 👏, 👏, 👏👏👏 ''—'' Chanted during particularly tense moments to invigorate the team.
 
 
*Liberal use of the taco emoji (🌮), sometimes accompanied by the chili emoji (🌶) to denote spicy plays.
 
*Liberal use of the taco emoji (🌮), sometimes accompanied by the chili emoji (🌶) to denote spicy plays.
 
*Occasional use of the pineapple and crown emojis (🍍👑), a reference to franchise manager [[Al Pastor]].
 
*Occasional use of the pineapple and crown emojis (🍍👑), a reference to franchise manager [[Al Pastor]].
*''BONGERS '' Used either positively or negatively, often with "(positive)" or "(negative)" following it.
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*''BONGERS'' Used either positively or negatively, often with "(positive)" or "(negative)" following it.
*TACO BACO - General chant to generate enthusiasm or display excitement.
 
 
*''EAT'' — EAT.
 
*''EAT'' — EAT.
  
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==Player-Specific Cheers==
 
==Player-Specific Cheers==
  
*''Hex 'em!'' ''—'' Halexandrey Walton
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===== Active Players =====
*''Apex Hex/Apex Predator *'' — Halexandrey Walton
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*''Believe in Sasquatch'' — Mcdowell Mason (née Mcdowell Sasquatch)
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*''Hex 'em!'' — Halexandrey Walton
*McDinger! * - McDowell Mason
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*''Apex Hex/Apex Predator'' — Halexandrey Walton
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*''(I) Believe in Sasquatch/Mason'' — Mcdowell Mason (née Mcdowell Sasquatch)
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*''McDingers/McDouble'' — Mcdowell Mason (due to his affinity for home runs and doubles)
 
*''That's my Valentine!'' — Valentine Games
 
*''That's my Valentine!'' — Valentine Games
 
*''Val's our gal!'' — Valentine Games
 
*''Val's our gal!'' — Valentine Games
*''Rat at bat! Bat it rat!'' — Rat Mason
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*''Rat at bat! Bat it rat!'' — Rat Mason (sometimes used as a call-and-response)
*''Drag 'em! '' Basilio Mason
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*''B Mase on Base'' — Basilio Mason
*BMase on base! * - Basilio Mason
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*''Drag 'em!'' — Basilio Mason
*''Fig hits big!/Fig hit it big!''  *'''' Basilio Fig
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*''Fig hits big!/Fig hit it big!''  — Basilio Fig
*''Swing for the stars! '' Nicholas Vincent
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*''Swing for the stars!'' Nicholas Vincent
 
*''Send 'em to orbit!'' — Nicholas Vincent
 
*''Send 'em to orbit!'' — Nicholas Vincent
 
*''Eyes on the skies'' — Nicholas Vincent
 
*''Eyes on the skies'' — Nicholas Vincent
*''Who?'' — Nicholas Vincent
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*''Who?'' — Nicholas Vincent*
*''No L in his name no L in his game '' Sexton Wheerer
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*''I trust Sexton Wheerer'' — Sexton Wheerer**
*''Scuttle scuttle'' '''' Sexton Wheerer
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*''No L in his name no L in his game'' Sexton Wheerer
*''Upnut'' ''—'' Yummy Elliott*
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*''Scuttle scuttle'' — Sexton Wheerer (ask Hen.)
*''BONGERS'' ''—'' Yummy Elliott (in remembrance of Peanut Bong, whom Elliott replaced)**
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*''Wheerer, Wheerer, he's our man, if he can't do it no one can!'' Sexton Wheerer (reminiscent of when he was literally our only pitcher)
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*''Wheerer, Wheerer, he's our horse, if he can't do it, no remorse!'' — Sexton Wheerer
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*''Upnut'' Yummy Elliott***
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*''BONGERS'' — Yummy Elliott (in remembrance of Peanut Bong, whom Elliott replaced)****
 
*''Ellie Ellie Oxenfree!'' — Yummy Elliott
 
*''Ellie Ellie Oxenfree!'' — Yummy Elliott
*🚚 ''SPAM THIS CHARIOT TO HELP YUMMY ELLIOT'' 🚚 '''' Yummy Elliott
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*🚚 ''SPAM THIS CHARIOT TO HELP YUMMY ELLIOT'' 🚚 — Yummy Elliott
*''(YUM YUM) EAT EM UP'' ''—'' Yummy Elliott
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*''(YUM YUM) EAT EM UP'' — Yummy Elliott
*''AYCE'' ''—'' Yummy Elliott (All Yummy Can Eat)
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*''AYCE'' — Yummy Elliott (All Yummy Can Eat)
 
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>This phrase, or a portion of this phrase, is often also used as a nickname.
 
  
 
=====Shadowed Players=====
 
=====Shadowed Players=====
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*''Knock 'em dead!'' — Vito Kravitz
 
*''Knock 'em dead!'' — Vito Kravitz
 
*''[Insert Skeleton Pun Here]'' — Vito Kravitz
 
*''[Insert Skeleton Pun Here]'' — Vito Kravitz
*''VROOM VROOM '' Vito Kravitz (for when Vito would hit a home run)
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*''VROOM VROOM'' Vito Kravitz (for when Vito would hit a home run)
 
*''WWND'' — Wyatt Dovenpart (standing for What Would Naruto Do?)
 
*''WWND'' — Wyatt Dovenpart (standing for What Would Naruto Do?)
*''Dovenpart do your part! '' Wyatt Dovenpart
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*''Dovenpart do your part!'' Wyatt Dovenpart
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Nicholas Vincent's first appearance in #blasebot-events was when she was swept elsewhere during S14 day 9, and someone reacted to the blasebot messaged with "WHO".
  
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<nowiki>**</nowiki>Season 12 was the first appearance of wills, once of which was Trust. "I trust Sexton Wheerer" was our campaign slogan to let other tacos know to vote for it, and it stuck.
  
<nowiki>*</nowiki>When doing the lore jam for Yummy Elliot, we made a starboard specifically for it, messages needing 5 peanut emojis to make it to the board. Someone said "Upnut" and it stuck.<br />**Often not followed by "(positive)" or "(negative)" as it's assumed to be negative, stemming from Yummy Elliott's misuse of the term.
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<nowiki>***</nowiki>When doing the lore jam for Yummy Elliot, we made a starboard specifically for it, messages needing 5 peanut emojis to make it to the board. Someone said "Upnut" and it stuck.
  
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<nowiki>****</nowiki>Often not followed by "(positive)" or "(negative)" as it's assumed to be negative, stemming from Yummy Elliott's misuse of the term.<br />
  
 
==Player Nicknames==
 
==Player Nicknames==
Halexandry Walton:
 
  
*Apex Hex/Apex Predator
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===== Active Players =====
*Hex
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Halexandrey Walton:
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*''Apex Hex/Apex Predator''
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*''Hex''
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*''Howlexandrey Walton''
  
 
Mcdowell Mason
 
Mcdowell Mason
  
*Mcmason
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*''Mcmason''
*McD
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*''McD''
*Capt. Mason
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*''Capt. Mason''
  
 
Valentine Games
 
Valentine Games
  
*V games
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*''V games''
*Val
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*''Val''
*V
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*''V''
  
 
Rat Mason
 
Rat Mason
  
*Ratthrew
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*''Macy'' — Macy refers to the specific IRM in which Rat Mason is a girl named Macy and her pet rat, Mason.
*Ratrick
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*''Ratthrew/Ratrick/Ratherine/Rathaniel'' (mostly tongue in cheek)
*Ratherine
 
  
 
Basilio Mason
 
Basilio Mason
  
*Baby basil lito (and other variations)
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*''Baby basil lito'' (and other variations)
*B mase
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*''B mase''
*Basil
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*''Basil''
  
 
Basilio Fig
 
Basilio Fig
  
 
*''none''
 
*''none''
 
Basilio Mason & Fig
 
 
*Basilibros
 
*The Twins
 
  
 
Nicholas Vincent
 
Nicholas Vincent
  
*Envy (their initials, NV)
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*''Envy'' (their initials, NV)
*Nick/Nicky/Nico
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*''Nick/Nicky/Nico''
*Vince
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*''Vince''
  
 
Sexton Wheerer
 
Sexton Wheerer
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Yummy Elliot
 
Yummy Elliot
  
*Yumi
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*''Yumi''
*Ellie
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*''Ellie''
*Elena
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*''Elena''
  
 
=====Shadowed Players=====
 
=====Shadowed Players=====
 
Vito Kravitz
 
Vito Kravitz
  
*Bone king
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*''Bone king''
*2-star king (then 3-star king)
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*''2-star king'' (and later, 3-star king)
*Grunkle Sans
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*''Grunkle Sans''
  
 
Wyatt Dovenpart
 
Wyatt Dovenpart
  
*Dove/Dov
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*''Dove/Dov''
  
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Revision as of 06:44, 16 March 2021

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


Team Cheers

  • TACO BACO — Sometimes used as a call-and-response (i.e., "TACO" "BACO"), TACO BACO is a reference to a popular edit made of the Taco Bell logo and slogan to read "Tinkle Outside The Binkle. Taco Baco."
  • Live Más — A reference to a now-defunct, turn-of-the-century taco-based dining establishment. Live is pronounced with two syllables.
  • Taco Tuesday — a date invoked even on days that are not Tuesday. Sometimes, "Taco Tuesday came early this year," an exclamation that ignores the guaranteed frequency of Tuesdays.
  • We eatin' tonight; Tonight we feast; and other emphatic turns of phrase referring to consumption of tacos.
  • WE DON'T CRACK, referring to their firm taco shells and "exceptional" ""defense"".
  • Liberal use of the taco emoji (🌮), sometimes accompanied by the chili emoji (🌶) to denote spicy plays.
  • Occasional use of the pineapple and crown emojis (🍍👑), a reference to franchise manager Al Pastor.
  • BONGERS — Used either positively or negatively, often with "(positive)" or "(negative)" following it.
  • EAT — EAT.


Player-Specific Cheers

Active Players
  • Hex 'em! — Halexandrey Walton
  • Apex Hex/Apex Predator — Halexandrey Walton
  • (I) Believe in Sasquatch/Mason — Mcdowell Mason (née Mcdowell Sasquatch)
  • McDingers/McDouble — Mcdowell Mason (due to his affinity for home runs and doubles)
  • That's my Valentine! — Valentine Games
  • Val's our gal! — Valentine Games
  • Rat at bat! Bat it rat! — Rat Mason (sometimes used as a call-and-response)
  • B Mase on Base — Basilio Mason
  • Drag 'em! — Basilio Mason
  • Fig hits big!/Fig hit it big! — Basilio Fig
  • Swing for the stars! — Nicholas Vincent
  • Send 'em to orbit! — Nicholas Vincent
  • Eyes on the skies — Nicholas Vincent
  • Who? — Nicholas Vincent*
  • I trust Sexton Wheerer — Sexton Wheerer**
  • No L in his name no L in his game — Sexton Wheerer
  • Scuttle scuttle — Sexton Wheerer (ask Hen.)
  • Wheerer, Wheerer, he's our man, if he can't do it no one can! — Sexton Wheerer (reminiscent of when he was literally our only pitcher)
  • Wheerer, Wheerer, he's our horse, if he can't do it, no remorse! — Sexton Wheerer
  • Upnut — Yummy Elliott***
  • BONGERS — Yummy Elliott (in remembrance of Peanut Bong, whom Elliott replaced)****
  • Ellie Ellie Oxenfree! — Yummy Elliott
  • 🚚 SPAM THIS CHARIOT TO HELP YUMMY ELLIOT 🚚 — Yummy Elliott
  • (YUM YUM) EAT EM UP — Yummy Elliott
  • AYCE — Yummy Elliott (All Yummy Can Eat)
Shadowed Players
  • Bone King! — Vito Kravitz
  • Knock 'em dead! — Vito Kravitz
  • [Insert Skeleton Pun Here] — Vito Kravitz
  • VROOM VROOM — Vito Kravitz (for when Vito would hit a home run)
  • WWND — Wyatt Dovenpart (standing for What Would Naruto Do?)
  • Dovenpart do your part! — Wyatt Dovenpart


*Nicholas Vincent's first appearance in #blasebot-events was when she was swept elsewhere during S14 day 9, and someone reacted to the blasebot messaged with "WHO".

**Season 12 was the first appearance of wills, once of which was Trust. "I trust Sexton Wheerer" was our campaign slogan to let other tacos know to vote for it, and it stuck.

***When doing the lore jam for Yummy Elliot, we made a starboard specifically for it, messages needing 5 peanut emojis to make it to the board. Someone said "Upnut" and it stuck.

****Often not followed by "(positive)" or "(negative)" as it's assumed to be negative, stemming from Yummy Elliott's misuse of the term.

Player Nicknames

Active Players

Halexandrey Walton:

  • Apex Hex/Apex Predator
  • Hex
  • Howlexandrey Walton

Mcdowell Mason

  • Mcmason
  • McD
  • Capt. Mason

Valentine Games

  • V games
  • Val
  • V

Rat Mason

  • Macy — Macy refers to the specific IRM in which Rat Mason is a girl named Macy and her pet rat, Mason.
  • Ratthrew/Ratrick/Ratherine/Rathaniel (mostly tongue in cheek)

Basilio Mason

  • Baby basil lito (and other variations)
  • B mase
  • Basil

Basilio Fig

  • none

Nicholas Vincent

  • Envy (their initials, NV)
  • Nick/Nicky/Nico
  • Vince

Sexton Wheerer

  • none

Yummy Elliot

  • Yumi
  • Ellie
  • Elena
Shadowed Players

Vito Kravitz

  • Bone king
  • 2-star king (and later, 3-star king)
  • Grunkle Sans

Wyatt Dovenpart

  • Dove/Dov

Know more about the fan culture of the Tacos? Add it here!