Rapidly

**Rapidly** is a current member of the Savage Speeders. They are currently the most decorated athlete in Marble League history, winning 5 individual medals. They have competed along with their sibling Speedy in the Marble League. They've recieved and 2 silver medals in Marbula One as well.

Known for being a speed merchant, Rapidly is regarded as one of the best, and fastest competitors in the Marble League, as they also set the record for the fastest 10-meter Sprint in 2016.

Rapidly was well known for their partnership with their sibling Speedy in 2020, with coach Quickly playing the two on numerous occasions, including both Marbula One seasons and Marble League 2020. The partnership paid off, as the Savage Speeders won both Marbula One and the 2020 Marble League, with Speedy and Rapidly clinching a gold in the Black Hole Funnel event.

However, Rapidly has suffered a drop in form during Marbula One Season 2, as they finished last in every Grand Prix they participated in, even suffering a DNQ at the sixth Grand Prix of the season. By the Season 2 Momotorway Grand Prix, Rapidly is one of only three racers who haven't scored a point yet, alongside Lemonlime and Hop. However, Rapidly's drop in form would end at the Misty Mountain Grand Prix, winning a bronze medal, which lifted the Savage Speeders to 4th at that moment. They would then clinch their first Marbula One gold at the Midnight Bay Grand Prix, catapulting themselves to 14th in the individual championship, while pulling the Savage Speeders to 2nd overall.

## Appearances

### Pre-Marble League

Rapidly and their sibling Speedy come from the city of Accellaise. They met Whizzy, Swifty and Velocity during Le Tour de Vellis in 2010, and had no hesitation forming a team when Velocity brought up the idea. The five trained vigorously over the next two years in order to qualify for the marathon. After successfully qualifying, they then made headlines by finishing in fifth, a feat unheard of for a rookie team.

They continued to compete in the next three years, never finishing below the top five. In 2014, they won the Tour for the first time, and repeated that victory the next year. The public started to compare the team to the unstoppable force of early berserkers, describing them as "savage". The team liked it and decided to adopt that word for themselves, becoming the Savage Speeders.

### 2016

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Rapidly participated in the Marble League 2016 alongside with three other teammates. Rapidly competed in the first event, Balancing with their team. Rapidly managed to score 57, the lowest of the team and the team finished 5th this event. The following event, Relay Race saw them breaking the record in the final, getting a gold medal. The team started to lose momentum but Velocity's gold in Water Race elevated them back to 2nd. Rapidly then participated in 10 Meter Sprint, Rapidly easily got first in heats and moved on to the final. They not only won the final easily, also managed to break the ML Record as well. Rapidly participated in next three team events and non of them were top half finishes, and they dropped to second, two points behind the leader, Thunderbolts. Speedy managed to get gold in the last event and the team eventually won the season.

### 2017

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The Savage Speeders automatically qualified for Marble League 2017 because of winning Marble League 2016. Rapidly participated in Long Jump and got 6th in this event. Followed by that, the team got only 11th in Fidget Spinner Collision and dropped to 11th in the standings. But three consecutive podiums in the next three events elevated them to 1st in the standings.Rapidly then participated in Block Pushing. The team got 1st in the heats but wasn't able to advance to the finals, placing 5th this event. Rapidly scored a 6.5 in Archery, the lowest of the team. The team only got 13th in this event and they failed to score enough points in the last two events. O'rangers were able to overtake them in the final event and the team finished 2nd overall in the end.

### 2018

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The Savage Speeders automatically qualified for Marble League 2018 because of the 2nd place in Marble League 2017. They participated in the Friendly Round. They got 3rd out of four in all 3 events and placed last.Things turned out much better in the Marble League as they started off with a bronze. However, the inconsistency dropped them to 6th after a 13th-place-finish in Bobsled. Rapidly was sent to compete in Speed Skating. Rapidly started out strong and took the early lead, they were 0.09 seconds behind the ML record during the first 5M and closed the gap to 0.06 sec after 10M. Rapidly was ahead of the record by 0.04 seconds after 15M and ironically tied the record at the finish line. This amazing performance was beaten by Misty from Hazers as they set a record-breaking time and settled for silver.

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The Savage Speeders moved to the top of the standings after Whizzy getting a silver in Snow Rally. But bad performances in Curling and Biathlon dropped them to 3rd in the standings. The Speeders had high hopes coming in Ice Hockey as they qualified in group stage in 2nd, and managed to beat O'rangers in quarter-final. They eventually beat Team Galactic in 3rd-place-match and moved up to 2nd in the standings, just two points behind Oceanics. Whizzy's second place finish was not enough and they settled the season in 2nd, just one point behind Midnight Wisps.

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Rapidly participated in Amazing Maze Marble Race alongside other teammates. They placed 4th out of 16 competitiors in Group Stage, making the Savage Speeders getting 2nd in this event, which enabled them to advance. They placed 5th in semi-final and the team advanced into the final. Rapidly did not do well and placed only 12th, which led to the team's 3rd place finish in this tournament.

### 2019

The Savage Speeders automatically qualified for Marble League 2019 because of the 2nd place in Marble League 2018. They participated in the Friendly Round and did not finish 1st in any events, placing dead last in Friendly Round again.

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Rapidly participated in the first event, Underwater Race. They were able to turn the tables quickly as they managed to qualify in 2nd place, They got off to a bad start in semi-final but made a comeback and won the semi-final easily. They also managed to gain a huge lead in the final and it was enough for them to win the event. Speedy's gold in Funnel Race stretched their lead. This was followed by five mid-low packs as the team lost momentum and lost the early lead, dropping to 4th place. Rapidly hoped to turn things around in Summer Biathlon but failed miserably as they placed only 13th, dropping thee team to 7th place.

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Rapidly participated in the Hubelino Maze and the redemption they neede finally came, as they scored 73 in the final, getting 3rd in this event, also elevating the team to 4th in the standings. The team was able to be in 4th in the next few events with mid-pack finishes. The team participated in Collision and lost all three group stage matches, getting last in this event, dropping to 5th, with 7 points behind Mellow Yellow. Rapidly was sent to take part in Sand Rally. Despite placing in the mid-pack for most of the races, Rapidly was able to finish strong and finished 5th, but it was still not enough for Savage Speeders to overtake Mellow Yellow in the standings. They finished the season in 5th.

### 2020

#### Marbula One Season 1

Rapidly, alongside with their teammate Speedy, were invited to participate in Marbula One Season 1. Rapidly placed 6th in Qualifiers in O'raceway Grand Prix. Rapidly started strong and elevated to 3rd in the standings, and managed to overtake Hazy from Hazers on the front-stretch, up into 2nd place. During the start of Lap 4, Wospy from Midnight Wisps fell from the conveyor belt and got stuck on the course, and the safety marble wasnt able to save them. Rapidly slowed down during the frontstretch and brought Wospy back into the track, dropping themselves to 7th place. Rapidly was able to gain ground and finished 2nd, and earned tons of respect from fans all over the world. Rapidly did not lose the momentum and placed 2nd in Hivedrive Grand Prix.

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Rapidly placed 1st in the individual standings during halfway of the standings and the team placed 3rd in the standings. Rapidly placed 11th in qualifiers in Greenstone Grand Prix and was hoping to make a comeback in the main race. Instead they fell to 15th and finished there. Rapidly placed 3rd in qualifiers in Razzway Grand Prix, hoping to podium in the main race. They were not able to keep the momentum and placed 7th, and finished in 6th in individual standings. Thanks to Speedy's gold in Midnight Bay Grand Prix, the team was able to win the season.

#### Marble League 2020

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Rapidly participated in Marble League 2020 Qualifiers alongside the team and the team did strong in all four events, and qualified for Marble League 2020 in 1st place. The team however, wasnt able to keep the momentum as they placed last after two events. Thanks to Whizzy's bronze in Funnel Endurance, the team jumped up to 11th. Rapidly and their sibling Speedy participated in Newton's Cradle, and Rapidly jumped to 99.80 cm, getting 9th in this event. A couple of consecutive top-half finishes jumped them to 7th in the standings.

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Rapidly and Speedy again participated in Black Hole Funnel. The siblings managed to roll the longest score of all competitiors with a score over 105, jumping the team to 5th in the standings. The team continued to impress in the Relay Run, Rapidly served as the 3rd runner of the race, and Rapidly proved themselves in the final, jumping frm 3rd to 1st, and Speedy was able to win the race, the team jumped all the way into 2nd place. The team only got stronger as they managed to podium in Team Aquathlon and Collision, overtaking the O'rangers and led the leaderboard. They never let the lead go and won the season.

#### Marbula One Season 2

Rapidly again was invited to participate in Marbula One Season 2, but could not keep the momentum they had in M1S1 and ML20, as Rapidly failed to score any points in the first half of the competition, getting last in both O'raceway Grand Prix and Aquamaring Grand Prix, even failed to qualify for Arctic Circuit Grand Prix. Rapidly placed 38th in individual standings while Speedy was in 7th, as the Savage Speeders sits 11th in the Marbula One Championship, behind the Kobalts. After a Speedy got some good runs in the next races Rapidly was finally able to win a Gold Medal at Midnight Bay Grand Prix, Securing 2nd Place and auto-invitation for the next Marbula One Event.

### 2021

#### Marble League Winter Special

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During the mid-season break, Savage Speeders were invited and particpated in Marble League Winter Special and Rapidly only participated in both team events. The team were placing 9th after first three events, even a 6th-place-finish in Bobsled wasn't able to save them as they fell to 10th. For the first time ever since Marble League 2019, they were not eligible to win the championship with only one event to go. In the Ice Hockey event, they easily knocked out the Green Ducks and Snowballs and barely beat Team Galactic. They eventually lost to Raspberry Racers in the final and took the silver. They ended this season in 7th overall.

#### Marbula One Season 2

After the Winter special, the Marbula One season continued. At the Momotorway Grand Prix, it was Rapidly's turn again. Rapidly's woes continued as they finished dead last again, a whopping 8 seconds behind 15th-placed Lemonlime. As a result, Rapidly dropped to dead last in the individual standings, while their team-mate and sibling Speedy was sitting in 4th. In the teams' standings, the Savage Speeders sat in 9th after this race.With another second place from Speedy at the Palette Park Grand Prix, the Savage Speeders climbed back up to 5th. With three races left to go, however, they were no longer able to defend the Teams' Championship. Rapidly did well in Misty Mountain Grand Prix, floating around 5th until the race restart at lap 13. They eventually finished 3rd. At the final race at the Midnight Bay Circuit, they started in 10th but were slowly making their way up until lap 8 when they get into the top 5. They took fastest lap on lap 9, then took the lead on lap 10 and held it until the end of the race, securing their first race win in Marbula One. This got the Savage Speeders into second overall with 122 points and Rapidly to 14th in the individual standings with 42 points.

After Marbula One Season 2, Rapidly was sent to participate in the Marble League 2021 Practice Race. Rapidly was in top 8 for the first half of the race, but they chose the slower path during midway of the race and was never able to recover. They finished the race in 23th out of 28 marbles.

## Career Points

### Marbula One

 S2 | 6
 Total

## Gallery

Rapidly2016.jpgRapidly after winning gold in 10 Meter Sprint in ML 2016Rapidly.pngRapidly winning gold for Savage Speeders in Underwater Race in ML 2019RapidlyO'raceway.jpgRapidly getting a silver at the O'raceway Grand Prix (S1)RapidlyHivedrive.jpgRapidly getting another silver at the Hivedrive Grand Prix (S1)Rapidly after winning gold in Midnight Bay GP (S2)
## Trivia

* Rapidly places first for having the most medals in the Marble League with four medals. Interestingly, their sibling, Speedy, also has four medals.
* They're also one of only three athletes so far to earn four Marble League medals, with the other two being the aforementioned Speedy and Team Galactic's Starry.
* Rapidly is one of only two athletes to have won nine medals in their career, alongside their sibling, Speedy.