James

*"Hey, we're like, The Newbie Alliance, right?"*
―James to Robert Robertson[src]
**James** was a humanoid being and the leader of the Newbie Alliance who was born with the ability to explode if he were to ever remove his hat from his head. Brought on board to be a contestant along with the other Newbies in *IBLFB*, James and his friends were laid off when Silverhawk cancelled the show, leading them to never get a shot at competing. James and the Newbie Alliance would later get a second chance once Silver and Four began the *Battle for BFLBI* initiative, leading James, Robert Robertson and Jacques to join The All, alongside Chris, Mark, Kevin, Rebecca and Stan. From there, James advanced to the final eight, but gave up his chances to win A BFLBI and The Power of Tanner after he voluntarily sacrificed himself to end Shrek's rampage.

## Origins

### Costume Pieces

* Andreas Hat
* Cheetah Hair (Black Sticker)
* Disco Sack Skin
* Dizzy Eyes
* Shutter Shades (Black Sticker)
* Space Pirate Captain Goatee (Black Sticker)
* Pirate Captain Teeth
* Marie Scarf (Dark Blue Sticker)
* Surreal Suit and Tie
* Console Kitty Gloves
* Ezio Auditore Trousers

## History

### Early Life

*"My parents told me if this hat were to ever leave my head, I would EXPLODE!"*
―James to VCM[src]
Born to inhuman parents, James was equipped with a hat on his head, with his parents telling him that if that hat were to ever be taken off, he would explode. This led James to keep his hat on his head at all times, which resulted in his hair to grow long due to not being able to take that hat off without exploding in order to have it cut.

### Revamped 2011

In an alternative 2011, James competed in a battle for the **Brilliant Factory of LittleBigIndustries**, hosted by Silverhawk. James, alongside Cori, Ked, Jetmir, Robert Robertson, Barry, Tony, Sam, Chris and Clive Handforth, were later dropped into *Cake at Stake*, where James was pleaded safe. James would later be killed by a rampaging Copernicus the Guard Turkey along with the other contestants.

### Eligible *IBLFB* Contestant

*"We were supposed to debut in a BFLBI Reboot that never came to be. We never got our chance to compete..."*
―James to Mark[src]
In 2015, James was set to be featured as a contestant for *IBLFB*, along with the other members of the Newbie Alliance that James established upon arrival. However, Silverhawk cancelled the show and moved on to make *Out Walking the Dog 2* instead, laying James and the other contestants off. This led James to become homeless, and eventually he became a regular at the Disco Jam, where he and the other Newbies met and befriended Sam.

### *Battle for BFLBI: The Power of Tanner*

#### Joining *Battle for BFLBI*

*"Wassup Sam! My friends are ready to party! Let's all go to the DISCO JAM!"*
―James to Sam[src]

In 2022, James invited Sam to go with him and the Newbie Alliance to the Disco Jam together. In Goiky, Sam awaited for the arrival of James and his friends, who then walked out of a nearby forest to reunite with them. James walked off to Sam and told them that the Newbies were ready to party. Suddenly, Mark questioned who James and the other were, having never seen them before. James explained that he and his friends were the Newbies, who were originally intended to appear in *IBLFB*, before it was cancelled. James then followed the rest of the contestants, where he met *The Incredible Crew*, and was later sucked into a Black Atom alongside all the other competitors, sending him to the grounds where Silverhawk and Four were.

#### Joining The All

*"Wow bro, you already found seven members? Let's make it eight!"
"Nuh-uh, you are not allowed on this team."
"What? Why?"
"We're trying to create a Newbie Alliance, of just us newbies."
"But there's only seven newbies though."
"Sorry, bro. Guess you gotta find another team."*
―Sam, Shane, Alex and James[src]

Instructed by Four to form eight teams of eight, James decided to create a team that only consisted of the Newbies who never got to compete in *IBLFB*, including his already known friends and Barry. When Sam tried to join James' team so they could be with their friends, the Newbies refused, telling Sam they were trying to create a team made of purely Newbies. James apologized to Sam and informed them that they should go find another team to be on, and Sam did so.

Not long afterwards, the members of the Newbie Alliance started going their separate ways, as Dan and Alex left to join The Wildhead Nutcats, and Shane left to join Rachel's dehydration team, leaving James, Robert Robertson and Jacques by themselves. Robert then thought of joining Chris' team, which had three empty slots open, so the three went off to join it.

Later on, James asked Robert if they were still pretty much the Newbie Alliance. Robert told James they technically were, but reminded him of the other people who were there. Mark then chimed in, telling Robert that they weren't all in the alliance. Chris then prevailed to take "The All" out of "The Alliance", with the intentions of calling their team the **Iance**, but accidentally ended up with the name of **The All** instead.

#### Beginning the First Challenge

As Silverhawk began the first challenge, one of The All's members, Stan, immediately had a heart attack and died, much to James' shock. Stan's death would result in The All to be given some bad luck that would bite them later on in the competition.

#### Confronted by VCM

*"Heh, my ability to control the weather comes in handy again..."
"What? you did that?! Are you a God or something?"
"Some say VeryCoolMe wasn't ready for this world. I say this world wasn't ready for VeryCoolMe."*
―VCM and James[src]

While out on his own, James came across VCM, who revealed to be the person responsible for striking Dr. Zeon with lightning to his death. James questioned VCM's powers, asking if VCM was a God. VCM then told James that people have said VCM wasn't ready for the world, but stated that the world wasn't ready for VCM. James became confused and watched as VCM indirectly killed Tanner2.

Becoming creeped out, James prepared to leave, but VCM stopped him, asking James for his hat so VCM could add it to a hat collection. James slapped VCM and refused to give away that hat, informing VCM about how he'll explode if it were to be removed. Despite this, VCM refused to give up the hat and threatened to James that VCM would get ahold of that hat one way or another. Suddenly, VCM got distracted and headed towards a bush full of instant-death blueberries, which killed VCM. James looked around, saying that the battlefield was dangerous, and felt slight relief that there were no more robots in the competition. However, James would be one of the many to be temporarily chased by a temporarily revived Robo-Cort.

#### Making a Sacrifice

*"I will... sacrifice myself!"
"No, don't! Wait, why do I care?"*
―James and John[src]

Advancing to the final eight, James was the final member of The All standing and noticed Shrek's rampage. Worried that Shrek would brutally murder the remaining contestants and win, and destroy everything in his path, James decided to give up A BFLBI and The Power of Tanner and sacrifice himself. There, James jumped up into the sky and removed his hat from his head, making him explode. The explosion resulted in Shrek to be reduced back to normal size, and result in both him and James to die, leading to their eliminations.

#### Up for Elimination

Due to James' sacrifice, he ended up putting both The All and *The Shrekbusters* down to zero members. At first, Four couldn't tell who died first, but then Sarah Bermudez returned to inform Four that she never died and was just lost, making Four place James and the rest of The All up for elimination.

## Relationships

* Unnamed Mother

Allies* Silverhawk †
* Simon - Former Host
* Cori - Former Teammate
* Ked/Riyara - Former Teammate
* Jetmir - Former Teammate
* Barry † - Former Teammate
* Sam † - Best Friend and Former Teammate
* Tony † - Former Teammate
* Newbie Alliance - Friends
	+ Shane †
	+ Dan †
	+ Alex †
	+ Jacques †
	+ Robert Robertson †
* The All - Former Teammates
	+ Chris
	+ Mark
	+ Kevin †
	+ Rebecca †
	+ Stan †
* *The Incredible Crew*
	+ VCM † - Attempted Killer
* *The Shrekbusters*
	+ Shrek † - Victim
* LBP Union
	+ Michael Youngling
	+ Ministry of Technology

## Appearances

In chronological order:

* *A Trip Down Silverhawk Lane* (Alternative Timeline)
* *IBLFB* (Cancelled)
* *Battle for BFLBI: The Power of Tanner*
* *The Radical Resurrection of the Canned Bread's Toaster* (Picture)
* *LBP Union's Response to the Enhanced Individual Crisis* (Picture)

## Trivia

* James was originally created by a friend of Silverhawk555, who later gained ownership of James' costume and character.
* James is the only member of the Newbie Alliance to not be human, due to his inhuman skin and his ability to explode without his hat on.
* James' Sticker Panel sprites use the Escape Plan Skin instead of the Disco Skin. This was purposely done to keep the skin colour consistent in various Sticker Panel animations.

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 *Battle for BFLBI: The Power of Tanner*
2. ↑ *A Trip Down Silverhawk Lane*