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Rigby Vault. Adding this onto the icecube goldfish irm

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Tenarhyacinth (talkcontribs)

Rigby and The Vault

Rigby had gotten onto the idolboard at the end of season 23 in recognition of his audacious basestealing. However as he had never been awarded ego+ in any seasons played he was not called up to the Rising Stars active roster instead he was called up to the remain in the shadows until getting sent back to Atlantis at the game’s cancellation.

Amidst the tumult of Season 24 Rigby is recalled to have cursed the Supernova along with every other player and person in Atlantis despite his usual preference for Solar Eclipses. People who had attention to pay him recalled “he was dismissive of it, it wasn’t ‘high’ enough” and “he hated how bright it was, called it an interrupter and distraction”. Rigby was foremost amongst those leading the Atlanteans away from it to the Vault. His determination throughout was a steady anchor even, or especially, when it drove him to repeatedly smash himself on the Vault doors.

After being taken into the Vault Rigby expressed an interest in finding the ILB Historical Preservation Site. His eventual discovery was marked by a cube shaped hole in the wall.

Although it is not unusual for Rigby to spend time away from his team usually his team has a good idea where he is. As time passed on in the Vault while Blaseball was Elsewhere he was nearly never anywhere to be found. What was behind these frequent disappearances turned out to be the ILB Historical Preservation Site where he would practice his pitching and batting, making sure to spend a long time waiting in the dugout between each. No other player or fan had been present with him in the stadium at these times. All Rigby had to say on the matter was that he’s “not some forgotten knock-off”.

Tenarhyacinth (talkcontribs)

very much a first draft

WayslideCool (talkcontribs)

Might need small grammar touches, but I can probably manage those as I get this on the wiki page. Also plan on adding Rigby's favorite fish as "Rigby Friedrich"

Undoing Undiscussed Lore Edit - IF-76.383

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Inumo (talkcontribs)

Wiki mods were alerted to an edit to Friedrich's IRM entry Rigby Friedrich/IF-76.383 that was made without going through the Talk page process as described in our Contribution Policies. The full text of the edit is below. In accordance with Help:Content Not Suited to This Wiki, wiki mods also advise that Friedrich not be directly linked to the actual, real-life Rigby's. We'd rather not have to make a ruling about whether this is "sufficiently minor" for it to be accepted as-is, we're very tired. This edit was made by Toadprincey, who can update the content and add it to the page if there is no further discussion in 24h.


  • Rigby is the owner of a wildly successful entertainment empire called Rigby's. He has never spoken about this to anybody, and simply left the public to find out about it on their own.
Beelijah (talkcontribs)

I would like to update Rigby's player box to reflect that one of the versions uses she/her, as well as change it so that the species box says "Goldfish (usually), boat (when it suits her), statue (on occasion), threat (ever-present)" if that is too verbose for an info box then I would like to propose changing it to just species: a threat

Beelijah (talkcontribs)

Got some feedback on discord, and I think that "a threat" on its own is the best option

Beelijah (talkcontribs)

The Mutiny

Rigby Friedrich is the assumed name of a 18th century sailing vessel that plays for the Atlantis Georgias. The name refers to both the ghost of the ship and the ship itself, the HMS Princess Sapphire. The vessel is sentient, and the two exist together as a gestalt consciousness.

The two met when her human half was abducted from a merchant vessel and pressed into service for the Royal Navy. The human found camaraderie with the ship, and the two bonded over their shared love of the sea and exploration, as well as the shared trauma of working for the navy against their will. The human told the ship about her desire to see the world, as well as her desire to live as the self she chose and not the self that was imposed on her. The two began to plot a mutiny together.

The traitorous intent of the human was discovered by her captain, and she was set to be executed. The ship intervened, killing the captain and marooning members of the crew that had hurt her human. Friedrich spent several years as a fugitive before she was eventually brought down in the west Atlantic.

The Myth

Despite having been destroyed in battle, ships continued to report sightings of the HMS Princess Sapphire. Stories spoke of a figure on the water, sometimes a woman, sometimes a ship, and sometimes a formless mass of broken ships and debris rolling across the ocean, sinking ships and claiming their parts for herself. While merchant ships were occasionally spared, she was said to sink any military ship she came across. Official reports alleged that the ship was a mere superstition, but the legend remained popular among sailors for over a century.

The Marriage

Neerie McCloud was the first one to reach out to Friedrich, offering to guide her to a city where she could live without having to fight. In response, the human threw a glass at McCloud, because she enjoyed fighting. The human and the ship had become intrinsically linked, bound together by a shared love of their way of life, the sea, and each other. She did not want to be separated from herself. McCloud, impressed with Friedrich's throw, returned with another offer; to join Atlantis's blaseball team, and achieve a new kind of glory and legend. Friedrich accepted, and the human and the ship became formally married after arriving in Atlantis. Friedrich can still occasionally be seen on the open ocean, flying the transgender and lesbian flag, and only sometimes terrorizing other vessels.

Daydream02 (talkcontribs)

Rigby's IRM is broken, which means he is neither coming or here. The IRM update will probably be to the "filebox" type because that's what fits but...I'm unsure if that's the right type.

Beelijah (talkcontribs)

Filebox sounds correct to me

Beelijah (talkcontribs)

Background

Rigby Friedrich’s true age is unknown, though reports and personal statements allude to the fact that Friedrich witnessed the Bronze Age collapse, indicating that he is at least 3,000 years old. Friedrich currently takes the form of a 6 foot tall neoclassical marble statue, though his soul has been bound to other vessels. The changing nature of his form has made Friedrich difficult to track through history.

Rigorous examination of the historical record has pieced together a tentative timeline of Friedrich’s life that most historians agree upon, though it is not without controversy. Leading researcher Niq Nyong'o has argued that various financial documents indicate that Friedrich was commissioned for a king during the Protopalatial Period on the island of Crete. Friedrich has seemingly confirmed this, allegedly alluding to a dispute between his sculptor and the king. Friedrich has openly admitted to being responsible for the death of his own creator, though the exact nature of that event is unknown.

Arrival at Atlantis

The fractal nature of time and reality around the city of Atlantis has made tracing Friedrich’s history even more difficult. It is theorized that Friedrich’s status as an immortal, unkillable, untiring statue gained the interest of ████████, the patron deity of Atlantis. Payroll records indicate Friedrich operated as his bodyguard for some time. It is unknown if Friedrich sought out this position with the intention of killing ████████, or if the decision to murder the King-God of the Seas came after he grew close to ████████.

While some have speculated that the act of deicide caused Atlantis’ unstable reality, this theory has largely been dismissed. The existence or lack thereof of patron deities has not been found to be directly related to a city’s causal stability. Urban planners agree that godslaying regularly is a key part of any city’s health, as evidenced by the vibrant art and culture of cities like Atlantis and Baltimore.

Blaseball Career

The notoriety of Friedrich’s distaste for the press and public is matched only by the notoriety of his competitiveness. An anonymous source, allegeding to be a teammate, has stated that “he cares more about winning than he does about our safety.”

Friedrich is not oblivious to the dangers presented by blaseball. Indeed, he seems to revel in it, reportedly stating that it reminds him of his time as a gladiator. Friedrich is on record for having said that they appreciate how Solar Eclipses and the constant looming threat of death “keeps things spicy”

Trivia

  • His one weakness is peanuts. It’s unknown how Rigby, a statue, even managed to ingest a peanut.
  • Friedrich and Geraldine Frost have something of a rivalry from when they were back-to-back in the Georgias’ pitching rotation. This rivalry, however, seems fairly one sided; it’s mainly Friedrich intimidating Frost to the point of an anxiety headache. They are reportedly still close acquaintances despite this.
  • Friedrich has a known distaste for fellow immortal Tot Clark. According to him, “ze knowns what ze did”
  • Killing a god is the most satisfying way for Rigby to win, so it will likely happen again. Soon.
  • His favorite flavor of Ooze!™ is Diet.
  • Despite everything, Rigby is quite the party animal.
  • Watch out.

Crossposting reference

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Beelijah (talkcontribs)
Toadprincey (talkcontribs)

rigby page entry i know it's cursed i swear the georgias have talked about this it's not me just being weird

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Cahill455 (talkcontribs)

He's Coming

Canti (talkcontribs)

Rigby knows 2 emotions: spite, and the joy of victory.

Wdtefv (talkcontribs)

he is going to

Cahill455 (talkcontribs)

you

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