Bert Blythe

Bert Blythe is an NPC and shopkeeper from The Saviors of Sunset City. He runs Bert Blythe's Super-Tailor Shop, making and repairing suits for heroes and villains alike on alternating days.
== Personality ==
Bert is unbiased when it comes to who he sells his services to, just as long as they pay. He seems to be against conflict, especially in his store, as he made the alternating-day rule to prevent the potential of battles happening in his store.
== History ==
=== Origin Story ===
A talented costumer for various movies, Bert Blythe always had a passion for fashion and designing. At some point, he began designing superhero costumes, with a notable customer being Rocketman. His career in superhero costuming began in the early 1990s, and eventually supervillains wanted costumes too. To prevent conflict, he has designated days where superheroes and supervillains can come get costumes made or repaired.
=== The Saviors of Sunset City ===
Bert was first seen needing help from the Eight against Pillow Monger, who was causing a scene in his store due to him coming in on a hero day, despite him being a villain. Pillow Monger attempted to smother him with a levitated pillow before Spinflux pried it off of his face. Mayor Strongarm offered to buy Pillow Monger's suit, and this de-escalated the conflict due to a logical loophole. Pillow Monger got his new suit and soon left to do crime another day.
As thanks, Bert gave the Eight access to his services, even giving them a referral bonus if they found any Supes that needed suits and sent them his way. So far, the only one they benefitted from this referral program with was Scorch.
Bert was visited after the party fought The Aces, and upgraded Terraformer, Oracle and Big Red's suits to the maximum available, with 10 and Spinflux getting theirs upgraded to the mid-level upgrade.
Big Red bought a new suit and gym shorts from Bert after the former's fight with Counterfeit King. He returned to Bert's to get his suit cleaned after the Petitionary peed on his suit.
10 donated money to fund Kickbutt's suit upgrades, with Oracle doing the same for The Alchemist.
Bert was last seen when Big Red bought a pair of Jordans before interrupting The Operator's plan.
== Notable Moments ==
* Nearly being smothered by a pillow while awake
* Giving the Eight his services
== Trivia ==
* Bert Blythe is inspired by Leo Zelinsky from Marvel Comics and Art Rosenbaum from Invincible.
Category:Characters
Category:NPCs
Category:Shopkeepers
Category:Humans
Category:The Saviors of Sunset City
Category:Friendly NPCs