NaN

NaN
Art by safetybot on Discord
Basic Information
Aliases	Wyatt Mason, Wyatt Mason
Team	San Francisco Lovers
Former Team(s)	Unlimited Tacos, Houston Spies, Mexico City Wild Wings
Status	Active
Batting
Pitching
Defense
Running
Modifications	FlickeringFlickering Players have a much higher chance of being Feedbacked to their opponent.  ReceiverThis Player is a Receiver. Receivers deliver messages from The Microphone via their pregame ritual attribute.
Dates Active	Jul 20, 2020–present
External Links	Blaseball-Reference Player Changes Player Page
Personal Information
Item	None
Armor	None
Evolution	Base
Pregame Ritual	Have Hope
Coffee Style	Cold Brew
Blood Type	Love
Fate	95
Soulscream	HAEEUHAEEUHIHAXEIHAXEIHEAUEHEAUEHAIAOOAIAOOAHIAHIHIAHIH
Biographical Details
Pronouns	They/He
Species	Posthuman Anomaly

NaN is a lineup player for the San Francisco Lovers. NaN joined the Lovers due to a feedback swap with Kennedy Meh on Season 9, Day 98.

NaN became the center of an unexplained phenomenon at the end of Season 3, when all Tacos players came to bear NaN's previous name, Wyatt Mason. This event is a significant chapter of league history called The Wyatt Masoning.

From Season 1, NaN was a middling hitter for the team, but since suffering two allergic reactions in Season 3, they are one of the team's worst batters, as well as one of the worst players in the entire league.

NaN was formerly the only player with a mononym rather than a first and last name, until GM joined the league during The Coffee Cup

Official League Records

Debut

NaN joined the league under the name Wyatt Mason in Season 1, playing for the Los Angeles Tacos.

Double Allergic Reactions

NaN was the first player on the team to swallow a stray peanut, in a game against the Boston Flowers on Season 3 Day 50. Though the Tacos would go on to win the game 6-2, NaN suffered an allergic reaction, dropping them from their original rating of two stars to . This made them the new worst hitter on the team, taking the title from Taiga Quitter.

Quitter then suffered an allergic reaction on Season 3 Day 63, once again making Quitter the worst hitter.

However, NaN swallowed yet another peanut on Season 3 Day 64 and had another allergic reaction. Their star rating remained at and it is now undetermined if NaN or Quitter is a worse hitter.

The Wyatt Masoning

Immediately following the Season 3 election, the entire Tacos roster was named Wyatt Mason.

Upon passing of the Interviews decree at the end of Season 3, spacetime tore over Los Angeles and the infinite cit(ies) was/were revealed due to the ongoing aftereffects of The Grand Unslam. In the aftermath of this event, it was quickly discovered that all players of the (newly renamed) Unlimited Tacos bore the same name as NaN at the time: "Wyatt Mason." Fans came to call this event The Wyatt Masoning.

Within hours, Umpire Chaff spoke directly to Tacos fans and said:

WE TRIED TO KILL THE MASON, AND THE MASON'S POWER EXCEEDED OURS. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. I FEAR THE MASON.

Later statements from The Commissioner confirmed this to be an unintended occurrence, stating that "the League is looking into the situation in Los Angeles." However, said situation may have been referring to much bigger problems at the time.

The Unmasoning

During the Grand Siesta, league officials engaged in a semi-successful attempt at repairing the Wyatt Masoning in an event known as The Unmasoning. This process involved "localizing" each player's "frequency," in the words of The Commissioner.

The then-named Wyatt Mason was the final Tacos player to undergo frequency-localizing. Rather than displaying a frequency number like every Tacos player who had previously experienced name repairs, Mason was given the designation NaN—most likely short for the computing term, Not a Number, which indicates a value that is missing or unrepresentable. It is possible that NaN's frequency is either non-existent or astronomically large. It is unknown what form of existence NaN takes; human, glitch, or otherwise.

Upon this result, The Commissioner remarked on this information by saying, "wait" and then ending all frequency-localizing with the alert, "FEEDBACK DETECTED." This may indicate that NaN was the "Feedback" error itself that caused the Tacos' name changes, rather than the incident being purely external. It is possible NaN has some impact or part in the weather, Feedback.

Ultimately, the original Wyatt Mason came to be named NaN as a result of the localizing; an outcome that was deemed "Good Enough" by league officials.

Several fans have speculated that The Microphone contains the voice of the original Wyatt Mason, based on The Microphone's sudden appearance as a direct reaction to The Unmasoning, as well as the mysterious account's repetition of the word "Wyatt."

Idolatry

When Idols were introduced in Season 6, NaN shot to slot 7 on the list of most idolized players - making them not only the sole Tacos player to chart, but also by far the player with the lowest stats on the list despite being in the top 10.

Blooddrain

On Season 7, Day 23, NaN siphoned some of San Francisco Lovers batter Helga Moreno's hitting ability in a game with Blooddrain weather, bringing it from to .

Pregame Ritual Changes

At the conclusion of Season 8, NaN was 11th on the Idol leaderboard, in a Feedback position. NaN received the Modifications Receiver and Flickering, and their Ritual changed in quick succession:

hi friends
it is Wyatt
I have a plan

During the Season 9 Preseason, NaN's Ritual changed twice more:

Jaylen
Time for Phase Two

The ritual then returned back to "I have a plan".

Immediately after Season 9, Day X, their Pregame Ritual changed to:

Have Hope

where it has remained since.

Season 9 Feedback Swaps

As a result of the Flickering modification, NaN joined the Houston Spies (swapped with Valentine Games) on Day 6, then the Mexico City Wild Wings (swapped with Sosa Hayes) on Day 7, then the San Francisco Lovers (swapped with Kennedy Meh) on Day 98.

Coffee Cup

During the Coffee Cup, NaN played for the Cold Brew Crew as a lineup player.

Background as Wyatt Mason

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

As often seen on the Unlimited Tacos, Al Pastor often tricked those looking to join Kickball leagues into joining his team. Wyatt comes from a dynasty of prodigious Kickball players and their unexpected entry into the Blaseball league caused significant tension between them and the extended Mason family.

League Career

Wyatt's calves are their most notable feature as a result of years spent sculpting them into perfect Kickball form. Because of this, Wyatt has attempted to forego the use of a bat altogether and instead kick the blaseball with their formidable legs. While this is not technically against the rules, this practice was ineffective to the point that manager Al Pastor politely discouraged it in future games.

At 14, Wyatt is one of the youngest players in the league. They are known for chafing against some of the more formal rules of Blaseball and have been warned multiple times for bad word usage. If this behavior continues, they risk not only expulsion from the league but also being grounded by their dad.

Background as NaN

After the events of the Unmasoning, Wyatt Mason's physical body appears to have been replaced by a void in physical space that bears the rough shape and general personality of Wyatt Mason. It is presumed that this was simply a radical change in form, not altogether unknown in the world of blaseball, however physicist and Mexico City Wild Wings pitcher Burke Gonzales has theorized that the being known as NaN may in fact be an independent entity; the space in reality that was left behind after the original Wyatt Mason.

Regardless, NaN has continued to play to the best of their ability. This has been met with somewhat mixed success as their presence in reality is occasionally inconsistent. Their body seems to gain or lose physical coherence in accordance with NaN’s mental state.

During Season 6 NaN celebrated what would have been Wyatt Mason's 15th Birthday. However due to the unusual nature of NaN's physical form and the strange passage of time in the Infinite Los Angeli, the team decided to decorate NaN's cake with an infinity candle.

After the conclusion of Season 8 NaN has forged a connection with the The Microphone and has taken their new Flickering and Receiver traits as a sign that they must go on a journey to find themself.

NaNventure

Houston Spies

After being possessed by The Microphone, NaN resolved to find answers about what was happening to them. The Houston Spies visiting Los Angeli to play against the Tacos provided the perfect opportunity to touch base with members of the Spies, known for their detailed dossiers—including the possibility of more information on the mysterious "Wyatt." NaN's newfound flickering and Receiver role caught the attention of the Spies' upper management. During the seventh-inning stretch of Game 6, NaN's intense flickering (allegedly brought on by the interference of several Spies agents who were spotted meddling with some kind of transponder in the dugout), caught the attention of the Spies, who offered to help them in their search for answers in exchange for the excellent research opportunity NaN provided. Valentine Games immediately volunteered to swap to the Tacos in their stead, reciting a poem about "new horizons" and "delicious tacos" that left most of the team nonplussed but teary-eyed.

Aided by fellow curious Spies, including Malik Romayne (who had also joined the Spies to research alternate dimensions in search of their original spouse), fellow shadowperson (and reluctant but ultimately helpful mentor) Fitzgerald Blackburn, Math Velazquez (who assured them of their welcome with the Spies despite their nonnumerical status), and Son Scotch, their little brother (NaN doesn't remember having another sibling in the Mason Kickball Dynasty that also took up Blaseball, but why question it? They're siblings!), NaN devoted their brief time with the Spies to learning everything they could. The Spies seemed very friendly, and equally interested in NaN, for reasons unstated but probably altruistic and straightforward. In turn, NaN shared some of their information on alternate dimensions with Math and Malik, both of whom have a vested personal interest in the concept.

After less than one game with the Spies, it was time for NaN to move on. They left laden with gifts (among them a Spies standard-issue trenchcoat and fedora, a magnifying glass, and, from Math, a souped-up compass and the suggestion that, if anything happens, Nan "simply draw a circle in the air and Math will be there."), secret handshakes, memories, and the assurance that the Spies are looking into Blaseball's strange phenomena.

Mexico City Wild Wings

Armed with their new spy gear, NaN set out on the next leg of their journey. When playing a game against the Wings, NaN became aware of their stadium seeming to have a strange protection against weather events, and realizing that their flickering seemed to worsen under feedback weather, they wanted to see if The Bucket had any insight on the strange phenomenon.

Before the game, NaN and Son Scotch were playing some video games, and they invited Sosa Hayes to join. Sosa Hayes ended up liking the games so much that he was willing to stay as NaN continued on their journey.

Burke Gonzales allowed NaN to stay in his apartment with Joshua Watson, as there was room now that Sosa had left. Burke and the rest of the team were very sad about losing Sosa due to them rarely experiencing roster changes, but they began to bond with NaN.

During their journey, NaN was instructed to continue their studies by their dad. Case Sports took the opportunity to teach NaN about the law and helped them learn Spanish, as well as learning Spanish braille. Burke and Rafael Davids attempt to teach NaN advanced science, although they seemed to not fully understand it.

NaN also did other activities with the team. For example, they took NaN to the zoo to see the red pandas, and they sat around the campfire and ate spicy wings, giving NaN the recipe to take back to Los Angeli. In addition to this, Rafael decided to share one of his favorite beverages with the new team member: a beverage simply known as “Pitching Juice.” It was later revealed that this concoction was made from hot sauce and warm milk, which was then either carbonated or mixed with sparkling water. Despite most of the team warning them that the beverage is terrible, NaN seemed to love the spicy milk, allowing them to bond with Rafael.

Eventually, at the last minute, NaN knew that they had to leave. They tried to put it off as long as possible, but they knew they would eventually have to leave Mexico City and continue their journey. The Wings gave them a few souvenirs for the road, including some wings hot sauce, a sauce recipe, and a whole lot of spicy milk.

San Francisco Lovers

NaN, having learned a sufficient amount of information on their journey, decided to return home to Los Angeli, and thus they decided to stay with the San Francisco Lovers for a few days since it was in the same state. However, upon many of their closest friends being taken by the Shelled One, they realized that they had to complete their journey.

As a result of the events of Day X in Season 9, this leg of their journey became focused on self betterment and training. Upon hearing this, Knight Triumphant decided that it could be a quest of sorts, and the other members of the team, with Theo King leading the charge, put together a squire outfit for NaN.

Each member of the team trained NaN in different ways. Their training began with Knight Triumphant, who worked to teach them about blaseball, yet their true intention was to help them learn about their strengths and weaknesses. NaN took a mentor role in their next lesson, teaching Ortiz Lopez how to play kickball, which was one of NaN’s favorite activities prior to their entry into the ILB. This did not go well, as Ortiz’s heels ended up popping many of the kickballs.

Parker Meng taught NaN lessons on how to be charming and suave, although Parker, accustomed to using her charm on ILB’s many eligible ladies, had to adjust her teaching style. She eventually gave up on getting NaN a date and instead gave them the assignment of making strangers smile. They also talked with Theo about gender, as their identity had been somewhat confusing to them after the events of Season 3. In addition to this, the Helgas, Helga Burton and Helga Moreno, taught NaN a lesson about self acceptance and identity, helping them learn to accept the changes that have occurred in their life since the Grand Unslam and its aftermath.

Milo Brown taught NaN about friendship, and how to show affection before it’s too late. Milo taught them that it’s okay to show affection, and that they aren’t hurting their friends by being close with them.

Percival Wheeler taught NaN about courage by taking them to an amusement park and riding all the biggest and fastest roller coasters. Her greatest contribution was to teach NaN that courage isn't being fearless, but doing things even when you are afraid.

Don Mitchell took NaN to rob a bank. Considering that NaN is anticapitalist, they were okay with this. Their tendency to glitch-out electronics came in handy as they were able to cause interference with the security cameras.

Finally, NaN visited Yosh Carpenter. It was here that they received one of their souvenirs: a functional wooden heart that pumps pure love. In addition to this, Yosh and the Batsmith helped NaN create their very own swordbat.

Gallery

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  by p_a_mcg

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  NaN during The Wyatt Masoning, by Cobaltcakes

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  "Just the Two of Us" with NaN & Patel Beyonce talking tacos, by Loxosceles

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  NaN celebrating the Tacos making it to Party Time, by Loxosceles

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  Vote for NaN, by @Fancymancer

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  NaN by @kayleerowena.

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  by @Jordan's tacos

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  NaN with Pothos and Dovenpart, by @Fancymancer

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  NaN (with Quitter) starstruck by Allison Abbott, by @Fancymancer

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  Comic about Enhanced Party Time feat. Pothos & NaN, by @Fancymancer

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  Mini-Blaseballer by @HetreaSky

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  NaN wearing a San Francisco Lovers Jacket by DarkwaterSmidge

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  NaN's postcard to the tacos when on the spies by DeejayRingis

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  NaN's postcard to the tacos when on the wild wings by DeejayRingis

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  NaN's postcard to the tacos when on the lovers by DeejayRingis

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  NaN's postcard to the wild wings when on the lovers by DeejayRingis

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  Wyatt Mason and Lee Davenport cosplaying Naruto characters for Halloween (before joining Blaseball.) Art by uwunium

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  Wyatt Mason in their kickball uniform. Art by uwunium

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  Wyatt Mason (as the microphone) with lyrics from The Garages 'A Warning.' Art by uwunium.

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  NaN and Wyatt Mason (as the microphone) in a propaganda drawing for the DEVOB semifinals. Art by uwunium.

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  Wyatt Mason moments before the Wyatt Masoning, by lizzyserf on discord.

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  NaN with York Silk and Lars Taylor at the Vlalentines Day ren faire by CassiniKepler

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  By @BardSupreme

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