Shelled One (Short Circuits)
A Shelled One[1], also referred to as The Shelled One and Shelled .1, is an entity first appearing in Gamma 3 as a tutorial agent. They have also appeared in the Short Circuits, and are the patron of the Ohio Peanuts.
History of Appearances
Tutorial
During Gamma 3 A Shelled One hosted the newly introduced Tutorial feature, which guided new or existing players through the process of choosing a Team, Betting, and Voting. A Shelled Ones opens the Tutorial by saying:
REJOICE
A TUTORIAL
I AM A SNACK
I AM THE LEGUME
I AM BENEVOLENT
FOLLOW ME
TO LEARN DISCIPLINE
Gamma 3
| Icon | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 |
TASTE THE INFINITE | Remake your Team in the Shelled One's image. |
In the Gamma 3 Midseason Elections a new distortion associated with A Shelled One, Taste the Infinite, became available. Following this, an email titled GO VOTE! GO NUTS![2] was released by the game band, stating that:
In Politics, a surprise Ballot measure has seen Votes pouring in for a chance to Taste the Infinite, with Fans wearing their devotion to the Shelled One as a Badge of honor.
Attached to the email was a GIF of a peanut filling up whilst listing milestones on the side. A subset of fans interpreted the largest number (888,888) as a target number of votes to be invested into the Taste the Infinite Distortion.[3] This was supported by a widget added to the Blaseball.com home page displaying the total number of votes contributed into the Distortion. Additionally, any fan who contributed to Taste the Infinite Distortion received a Peanut Badge.
Gamma 3 Midseason Elections
- Blessing Won: TASTE THE INFINITE, Worms.
- THE OHIO WORMS WERE REMADE IN THE IMAGE OF THE SHELLED ONE
- + Honey Roasted
- The Worms had 4% of the Votes
Highest Bidder - The Tacos with 17%
322,619 votes were cast.
- THE OHIO WORMS WERE REMADE IN THE IMAGE OF THE SHELLED ONE
In the Midseason Elections, the Ohio Worms won the Taste the Infinite distortion, becoming the Ohio Peanuts, gaining the Honey Roasted modfication, and receiving a red slogan. A Shelled One then appeared in-person for the first time to reveal the winner.
I AM THE SNACK
I AM INFINITE
MY PROGENY
A TEST OF METTLE
YOU WIELD YOUR INFLUENCE
YOU SHOW FAVOR
300,000?
WOW
WOWWW
A HALF-MEASURE
NOT QUITE GOLDEN
BUT A GOOD EFFORT
PARTICIPATION WORTHY OF REWARD
I AM BENEVOLENT
I OFFER FLAVOR
A FEAST FOR WORMS
OH, YES
Following this, any fan who had previously possessed the Peanut Badge was upgraded to a Silver Peanut Badge.
Gamma 3 Postseason
After the Ohio Peanuts were knocked out of the Gamma 3 Postseason, A Shelled One appeared to express their anger:
NO
IMPOSSIBLE
MY PROGENY
SWEPT
WELL
GOOD EFFORT
NEXT TIME
VENGEANCE
FOR NOW
PARTY TIME
Gallery
A Shelled One hosting the Tutorial.
A widget counting the total number of Votes invested into the Taste the Infinite blessing.
A Shelled One.
Fan Works
A Shelled One by @artificialpocky
A Shelled One by Shelledone
A Shelled One by @artist_named_lg
- ↑ GUESS WHO'S BACK. The Game Band. (6 December 2021). "A Shelled One has been summoned to teach Fans the Fundamentals of Blaseball." (website)
- ↑ GO VOTE! GO NUTS!. The Game Band. (9 December 2021). (website)
- ↑ Bonfires-and-Blackberries#2288 (9 December 2021) (Image) - via #community-billboard, Blaseball Discord.
