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Relationship with Blaseball

Due to the Escobar family’s long history with Blaseball, Escobar was raised entirely surrounded by the splort from a young age. In early seasons, many fans noted Escobar seemed to have little in terms of interests outside of it. When the Houston Spies were not playing, Escobar would commonly be found at the stadium or in practice areas, seemingly lost outside of a Blaseball-based scenario. Upon being asked about their hobbies in a rare Agency-approved interview during Season 3, Escobar stated they enjoyed “studying the rulebook” and “trying out different bats.”

Some have suggested that Escobar’s quick association with magic following the use of the Summoning Circle occurred partially due to this, as it would have been one of their first new interests since their childhood. This was backed up by comments overheard by Spies fans during a game in Season 5, where Reese Clark stated that Escobar’s early years involved “going to training camp after school every day and Blittle League all summer.”

Though members of the Houston Spies are rarely seen in public, the team’s few appearances in public during the Grand Siesta seemed to imply Escobar’s teammates became interested in diversifying their interests. Escobar was once seen visiting a skate park with Theodore Holloway and their son, Son Scotch, where they tested the skateboard by swinging it akin to a bat multiple times before using it. Escobar was later seen at team practice looking through a Sudoku book with Math Velazquez.

Upon being asked about their future goals in a Grand Siesta interview, Escobar commented, “well, for most of my life I’ve been planning on playing Blaseball and eventually getting incinerated. But I guess it would be nice to complete a spellbook before that happens.”

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-=== Blaseball Worship ===
+=== Relationship with Blaseball ===
-Escobar is the world's only known practitioner of an esoteric Blaseballic Rite. In accordance with their religious beliefs, Marco Escobar has no life outside of Blaseball.
-When the [[Houston Spies]] aren't playing, Escobar can commonly be seen at their stadium or practice areas, looking utterly lost when not in the midst of a Blaseball-based scenario. Escobar has made several comments in interviews suggestive of a theological interpretation of Blaseball, and appears to regard multiple players, including teammates [[Morrow Wilson]] and [[Math Velazquez]], as prophets—a classification which all of these players strenuously deny. Escobar pays very close attention to their chosen prophets during matches, considering their every move to be mystically significant. According to Escobar, Wilson and Math are "living vessels of the words of the Blaseball Gods" in their aspects as Atlas, carrier of the burden, and Kronos, lord of time, respectively. Math insists that Math is exactly what Math appears to be ("Math is math."), but Escobar remains convinced that Math is a prophet of some yet-to-manifest divine entity.  Morrow has simply declined to comment.
+Due to the Escobar family’s long history with Blaseball, Escobar was raised entirely surrounded by the splort from a young age. In early seasons, many fans noted Escobar seemed to have little in terms of interests outside of it. When the [[Houston Spies]] were not playing, Escobar would commonly be found at the stadium or in practice areas, seemingly lost outside of a Blaseball-based scenario. Upon being asked about their hobbies in a rare Agency-approved interview during [[Season 3]], Escobar stated they enjoyed “studying the rulebook” and “trying out different bats.”
-Escobar's fixation on Wilson does not end at believing them to be a living vessel for the gods—in fact, their interpretation of their teammate also positions them as the "god-man" destined to supplant the Blaseball gods in the "final days," or "twilight of the gods." Though Wilson has repeatedly asked how they can be both an aspect of the Blaseball gods and destined to destroy them, Escobar simply answers with, "Yes." Though Wilson has stated unequivocally that they do not agree with Escobar's assessment, Escobar seems to be nonetheless right about Wilson's Feedback trade—prior to Wilson's transfer, Escobar proclaimed that the coming game would be "the last sign before the Titanomachia."
+Some have suggested that Escobar’s quick association with magic following the use of the Summoning Circle occurred partially due to this, as it would have been one of their first new interests since their childhood. This was backed up by comments overheard by Spies fans during a game in [[Season 5]], where [[Reese Clark]] stated that Escobar’s early years involved “going to training camp after school every day and Blittle League all summer.”
-Because Escobar believes wholeheartedly in Wilson's destiny, they have established a sort of one-sided rivalry between themself and the Tigerbeams alliance. To Escobar, both teams' affiliation with hell and/or the underworld constitutes "favor from the false gods." Some speculate that Escobar's blasphemy is to blame for the Spies' notoriously bad luck with blessings, but this has yet to be proven. Escobar has affirmed that their ultimate goal is to be incinerated during a match, stating that it's "the only way to enter Ballhalla."
+Though members of the [[Houston Spies]] are rarely seen in public, the team’s few appearances in public during the [[Grand Siesta]] seemed to imply Escobar’s teammates became interested in diversifying their interests. Escobar was once seen visiting a skate park with [[Theodore Holloway]] and their son, [[Son Scotch]], where they tested the skateboard by swinging it akin to a bat multiple times before using it. Escobar was later seen at team practice looking through a Sudoku book with [[Math Velazquez]].
+Upon being asked about their future goals in a Grand Siesta interview, Escobar commented, “well, for most of my life I’ve been planning on playing Blaseball and eventually getting incinerated. But I guess it would be nice to complete a spellbook before that happens.”