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#4 - Fiddler (Isaac Bowin)

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Fiddler died in week 10. This week is week 85. And yet, here he still sits near the top of my rankings. And I will not be judged for this thank you.

Fiddler was a member of the Secret Six when we first met them. He seemed to care less about the infighting and drama amongst the others members of the Six, perhaps due to his age. He didn't get involved, in fact he offered the party to take his seat at the table during one such fight, and he keptto himself. Brennus and Taliesin talked to him the night before we went to Toronto and he admitted to us that he felt he was past his prime. The Society treated him as a joke, an old man who played the fiddle and Mockingbird's offer to him was a simple one - when we take down the Society, you'll get the respect you deserve. He talked to us about his legacy, about respect and about what he'll be remembered for when he's gone.

And then, Cheshire betrayed us. She betrayed all of the members of the Secret Six - she no longer trusted Mockingbird and she believed that if she got back in with the Society, that she could rescue her child herself. And to get back in with the Society, she called a full Society cell down upon our location. They invaded the house and we fought them off - Fiddler cut one soldier in half with his music and with that we realized he wasn't the joke that others were acting like he was. Despite succesfully defending the house, we were surrounded by hundreds of grunts and some big name villains. The remaining five members of the Six and our group started trying to figure out an escape route. Our illusionist had his powers blocked by a poison Cheshire preemptively hit him with so he couldn't cover their escape. Mr. Terrible blocked our beacon so we couldn't call Snapper for an escape. What could we do? The consensus was someone would need to stay behind and cause a distraction... but who?

The Six began bickering about who was going to stay behind, all pointing fingers to someone else. Before a decision could be made, we noticed that Fiddler was missing. He slipped out the door quietly and shouts that the maestro is at his podium. This is his swan song, the most memorable performance of his life. He unleashes his sonic waves at the forces outside and they attack him back. We make our escape, hearing his music continuing to play the whole way. The silence that lingers after the music stops playing is heavy.

For someone who was worried about his name being forgotten, he ensured that he will be remembered - and not as a villain. Not for him taking over Keystone City for a decade, but for being a hero. For saving our lives at the expensive of his own. His name was the first NPC to be carved in our memorial wall.

Scar's voice broke during this scene - we could tell that he got choked up. And so did I, at the very least. I cried at this moment and I got emotional again writing this. There's a reason I can put him this high 75 weeks later. Here's to you, Fiddler.

Hint for #3: Brennus has hugged this person. And yes, this hint applies to all three of my top three.