Stijn Strongbody

Stijn Strongbody
Basic Information
Former Team(s)	Tokyo Lift
Status	Incinerated
Batting	(3.6)
Pitching	(1.3)
Defense	(3.5)
Running	(2.4)
Modifications	FlippersWhen immateria floods, this Runner will score instead of being cleared from the Bases.
Items	Bat ○
Dates Active	Oct 18, 2020–Apr 21, 2021
External Links	Blaseball-Reference Player Changes Player Page
Personal Information
Evolution	Base
Peanut Allergy	Not Allergic
Pregame Ritual	Advanced Mathematics
Coffee Style	Latte
Blood Type	Basic
Fate	65

Stijn Strongbody was a lineup player for the Tokyo Lift, and was with the team from Season β10 elections until being incinerated on Season β17, Day 44.

Official League Records

Strongbody joined the ILB as a hitter for the Tokyo Lift during the Season β10 Election, after the Ascension of the Baltimore Crabs.

During the Coffee Cup, Strongbody played for Atlético Latte as a lineup player.

During the Season β13 elections, Strongbody received the Flippers modification as a result of the Spare Flippers blessing.

During the Season β14 elections, Strongbody's hitting stats were rerolled. 2.3 → 3.3

On Season β17, Day 44, Strongbody was incinerated and replaced by Rylan O'Lantern.

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

Box of Stijn Strongbody Files

Dust billows as the file box lands on the table. While many archives in the Interdimensional Rumor Mill are unified in some way, this... definitely isn’t one of them. The accompanying Rumor Registry explains all of the contents... wherever it is... but for now you grab the folder labelled IF-1667 and start reading...

AVAST!
The waters beyond this point are uncharted, tales from distant shores echoed back into our reality.

Background

The following accounts can be traced to a single leather-bound journal originally found in a locked wooden chest alongside a sextant-like device of indeterminate origin and a shell that matches no known species of mollusc. The chest was located in a storage room in the Legscraper’s lower levels that was described as “smelling faintly of the sea”. Subsequent attempts to locate and navigate to said room have been unsuccessful thus far. The journal details the exploits of the crew of a large sailing vessel, The Tokyo Adrift, descriptions of which are largely consistent with mid-17th century galleons.

With The Tokyo Adrift

Captain Stijn Strongbody commanded The Tokyo Adrift and its crew. While the ship’s original purpose is uncertain, it is known from several entries in the journal that the Adrift spent a significant amount of time on mussel cultivation. Evidently, mussels grown in the medium of the Immateria that the Adrift sailed on were highly sought after in the ports frequented by the crew. Whilst general descriptions in the journal are vague, there was at least one recorded instance in which a pearl from one such mussel was described as “cracking open from the inside, hatching a [UNCLEAR]”, with the subsequent words being smudged beyond legibility. The journal describes the captain as “spending entire nights in his study without extinguishing his lanterns, so deep was his focus on his research into these pearls”.

The writer notes that Captain Strongbody had a commanding presence about him, possibly owing to “his keen intellect and evident experience on the seas” or “the eight fully prehensile appendages that spring from his back”. The journal describes the captain as having a good working relationship with his crew, often utilising his tentacles to make short work of menial tasks that would otherwise be entrusted to the lowest ranking members aboard the ship. He was often willing to entrust the safety of the ship and crew to first mate Lance Serotonin during deep dives into his research or subaquatic caverns.

Strongbody was notably absent from the journal for at least 44 days, during which First Mate Serotonin was said to take command. Due to damage, is unknown if this is due to shore leave, a particularly enchanting project, or, most popularly speculated, apparent death. His appearance is described as non-specifically "different" after his return.

Strongbody was said to be at the helm during the events of 1667, being the first to spot the [REDACTED] on the horizon. With the extensive damage to the sails and rudder, the captain was unable to set a new course for the ship. His last recorded words were, “We’ve lost all control now, there’s nowhere to drift but…” (the remainder of the last page of the journal is torn away, rendering the rest of the sentence unreadable).

Fan Works

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  Hug Practice by unhenge

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  Stijn and Wyatt Quitter. Art by Atrium.

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  Stijn after receiving the Spare Flippers blessing from the Season β13 elections. Art by Atrium.

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  Stijn and Nandy Slumps bonding. Art by Atrium.

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  An experiment of Diet Coke and Mentos, featuring Ayanna Dumpington, Wyatt Quitter, and Strongbody. Art by Fancymancer

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  Art by Atrium. Tlopps template by SonteyBuffogne#7675 on discord.

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  Art by Fancymancer

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  Art by Atrium

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  Hug training by Fancymancer

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  Stijn Strongbody and Nandy Slumps. Art by Fancymancer

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  Wyatt Quitter explaining how Blaseball works to the then-new team captain, Stijn Strongbody.

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  Art by @saltbuzzard

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  Karaoke Night with the Tokyo Lift during the Grand Siesta. From left to right: Gerund Pantheocide, Yusef Fenestrate, Ayanna Dumpington, Wyatt Quitter, and Stijn Strongbody. Art by Fancymancer

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