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Barnes McBride
Barnes McBride is an NPC in Beastieball. He is the coach of the Crimson Racers, the #3 ranked team in the League, and the highest-paid sports franchise in the world.
Personality
Barnes McBride is impatient and disrespectful, even to the Sports King. He frequently uses ”colorful” language that has to be censored by the game.
Story
McBride is first introduced to the player by the Sports King after their third Ranked victory. He positions McBride as their rival, much to the latter’s annoyance, as he is eager to get to a sponsorship engagement he has soon. The King explains that, as the #3 ranked player, he’s “good, but not TOO good,” which annoys McBride further.
During the player’s match with McBride, the King changes the rules to completely randomize all damage. Afterwards, while the King seems enthusiastic about this, McBride says that it’s terrible, basically functioning as a glorified slot machine. He then leaves for his sponsored engagement.
The player can also spectate a match between Barnes McBride and Valerie Stride with Riley. McBride tells Stride that everyone’s already tired of her, and that he’s excited to see her face after he’s the one to finally beat her, however Stride immediately shuts him down after dismissing his aggressive talk.
