The Ringmaster

Photograph of The Ringmaster

## Basic Info

The Ringmaster is the creator of Miguel's Emporium and host of almost every social event in the Miguel's Emporium Timeline. He is an eldritch being that feeds off of partychlorians, which are generated by the party energy of successful social gatherings. He serves as the main mascot for Miguel's Emporium, and so far Miguel and Drew have been possessed by his soul and transformed into The Ringmaster.

## Early History

Not much is known about the origin of The Ringmaster, although he is believed to have existed at least since the planet Earth was created. It is currently unknown how many hosts he has possessed in his lifetime, or what type of lifeform he is exactly. He appears to be a manifestation of the partychlorians themselves, as multiple people have been transformed into The Ringmaster within the same timeline. A concentration of partychlorians from the Tennis Tournament appear to have transformed Miguel into The Ringmaster, and Miguel's soul was so compatible that The Ringmaster himself became an identity intertwined with it.

## Miguel's Emporium Timeline

After manifesting as Miguel through the Tennis Tournament, The Ringmaster signs the group up for a talent show at their university. This leads to the formation of Cool Angel's Hypothesis, a jazz band that eventually falls apart before the talent show. The Ringmaster, wanting his show to go on, pitches the idea of the band performing at their own venue, and by brain rotting with Matt at a McDonald's he comes up with the idea for Miguel's Emporium.

Miguel's Emporium is set to be a huge carnival extravaganza, however The Ringmaster is only interested in collecting the partychlorians generated. He also uses the fair as an excuse to scam people out of their hugs, and he ends up escaping during the emporium. This leads to the FBI opening a case against him and Miguel's Emporium LLC, putting him on the run. He attempts to flee to the sea and sail to Cuba, however his raft capsizes and he is lost at sea.

After James purchases Miguel's Emporium LLC, The Ringmaster washes ashore on the beach where he is constructing his beach resort. His involvement in the disappearance of James is unknown (though heavily implied), and he takes over the beach resort and attempts to throw another huge social gathering.

## Death

Due to his status as a wanted man, the beach resort is a huge failure and he is killed by Hulk Hogan. Miguel's spirit is unable to pass on in the afterlife, likely due to its new connection with The Ringmaster. He believes that the only way his soul can pass on is by throwing a successful social gathering, but in reality this is a mix between his soul's unfinished business and The Ringmaster's need for partychlorians. After throwing a successful BBQ on Halloween night, Miguel's soul is banished to Hell rather than Heaven, and The Ringmaster is believed to be destroyed.

## Revival

Due to the Sandman Cult and Drew's ritual in the woods, Miguel's spirit is summoned from Hell and bound to his top hat. This revives The Sandman and traps him within the hat, however he gains the ability to possess anyone who wears the hat. When Drew eventually puts the top hat on his corruption begins, as he mentally and physically transforms into The Ringmaster, who has adopted Miguel's appearance as his permanent look. After he gains enough power, he attempts to throw a second emporium, however his tarnished reputation from the first emporium prevents a big turnout, preventing him from gaining as much power as he intended.

## Current Status

The Ringmaster currently is wandering the Earth, throwing small-scale parties for the consumption of partychlorians. He is currently being tracked by The Wanderer, whose intentions with The Ringmaster are unclear.

## Other Timelines

The existence of The Ringmaster is never outright confirmed in other timelines of the Emporium Multiverse, however the fact that the Purple Deez Eater arrives on Earth to join the Emporium Band implies the existence of an emporium in this timeline, and therefore a Ringmaster as well. The song on the Halloween Album *Miggy Went Down to Jacob's* also implies that this emporium is Miguel's Emporium, as it retells the origin of the carnival.

The second Halloween Album also hints at The Ringmaster in the song *There is a Fair in Florida*, as it also confirms the existence of Miguel's Emporium.

~~Currently, there is no canon reference to The Ringmaster in the Christmas Album universes, although he is likely to exist there as well.~~

As of "???" on the fourth Christmas album, ***"someone"*** stumbled across the hat of the ringmaster and found it to fit quite well. what this means for the future of the ringmaster is uncertain.