made an fc for iron leaguer a long while back! meet ollie: the skateboardin' star!
shoutout to @odybramm and @gayelectro for givin' me the motivation to finally post this dude after being nervous about it for so long!! it really means a lot!!! :D
i came up with...QUITE the story for this dude lmao, a very long (and tbh maybe kinda mid-) one though. it was very fun to come up with tho! if you're interested in that, read below! here's some fun facts otherwise
ollie's wheels are retractable! that means he can both walk around as well as skate around without a board quite casually
apart from his cap, another spot where his old team logo can be found is on the bottom of his skateboard! it's a bit more visible, showing a trophy in the middle of a ramp
speaking of his skateboard, it's actually the one he always had ever since his old league days! he just gave it a custom do-over
this mf drinks the oil equivalent of monster energy
Ollie was once part of a formidable skateboarding team, and he took great pride in his teammates. Unfortunately, a win over a Dark Sports team sealed their fate, as they got screwed over by the corrupt organization. He was then sent to the scrap heap, where he'd eventually meet an abandoned Topjoy. The two became "oil brothers" (robo equivalent of blood brothers, shoutout to my bf for that idea), sharing an unbreakable bond and helping each other out. However, the duo had been separated once the basketball leaguer was picked up by Section X, leaving Ollie to worry about any further attachments. This caused Ollie's insistence on independence as he rose to stardom in the Iron League by himself.
Following the events of the Stray Leaguer Arc, Silver Castle came across the skatepark Ollie frequents, and the skateboarder was quickly able to recognize to his long lost friend, excitedly shouting "TJ?!" as he ran to him for a hug. Ollie is rather surprised by Topjoy's new team while his friend is shocked that Ollie had been alone for so long. While Ollie was quick to introduce himself to the team, so was the unfolding conflict. Some of the teammates found Ollie to be arrogant while some believed he truly was content by himself, and some thought he did yearn for a team once again. After someone (imagine whoever wkfnwj-) briefly points out Ollie's newfound "overconfidence", tension rises. This escalates to Ollie challenging Silver Castle to a 7v1 at a large, abandoned skateboarding arena. After heading off, Magnum is quick to notice a worn off logo on the back of Ollie's cap, recognizing it as an old team logo. While Windy has his doubts about Ollie, he learned better than to instantly assume the worst regarding others after what happened with Topjoy and Gold Mask (nods to episodes 9 and 23 respectively). Despite the earlier tension, Ollie still assists the team with custom boards and practice, refusing to accept that he truly enjoyed their company (apart from his oil brother's, of course, that he genuinely did). From there, the team came to realize that behind Ollie's false bravado, he did actually want a team again; what held him back is his fear of losing one yet again.
The match at the arena, formerly known as The Crossbone, finally took place once Silver Castle was ready to face Ollie. My idea here is that skateboarding matches are like the Iron League's equivalent of Beyblade: eliminate opponents out of the arena for the win. Sometimes matches were one vs one, team vs team, or (in this case, the most extreme matchup) many vs one. The team worked together to eliminate him from the rink, subtly showing him what good a team can do. Eventually, this led to Ollie saving someone from injury mid-match (again, you can imagine whoever tbh!!), which made him remember not only how his oil brother helped him out of a situation at the scrap heap but also what a team truly meant to him. A team wasn't a group of people that were only good for stardom's sake, which was a belief he self-deluded himself with to avoid the pain of losing another team; it was a group of people one could always depend on through times good and bad, win or lose. Silver Castle came out victorious, and after having been eliminated from the arena, Ollie heartily laughed, enjoying himself in a match after what felt like forever. He thanks Silver Castle for helping his best friend as well as himself. Before going their own ways, Ollie wishes them luck on the world championship and even invites them for a rematch once he finds a team. After all, they were "almost as good as the best", making a small nod at how him and his friend both referred to themselves at the best in their respective sports. Having learned the true value of companionship from a team, he promises to kickstart a new era for skateboard leaguers, both current and aspiring ones.
