First appearance: S1E4 — Multiclass — Kleen v Ivanna Kishu · watch it on YouTube
Larry has never set foot in the arena, yet his name keeps turning up in it. The first Larry is a friend of The Arbiter who works at a blood bank and was once thrown out of a Christmas party. The second is the better-fighting brother of the champion Derick, whose armor Derick wore into a Deathmatch. Nothing in the Void’s records says whether these two Larrys are the same man. The Grandmaster did note that it’s “a family name.”
Story
The Blood Bank Larry
Larry first came up early in S1E4 — Multiclass — Kleen v Ivanna Kishu, when the Arbiter announced that he “knows a guy.” His friend Larry works at a blood bank and had come to the Christmas party. The Grandmaster remembered him immediately, and not fondly: “That Larry. Who spiked the punch, and we had to kick out early?” The Arbiter could not deny it, but he stood by his man: “He’s not perfect, but he does know blood.”
That expertise became relevant later in the same match. Bloodied in her fight with Kleen, Ivanna Kishu began licking her own blood to put it back inside her body, declaring it “the new way of healing. You drink your blood back.” The Arbiter, ever helpful, offered her a referral: “Would you like to talk to my guy, Larry?” Ivanna also turned to more traditional magic and healed herself with her hands. Whether she ever took the Arbiter up on the offer is not recorded.
Derick’s Brother
The name returned in S3E15 — Sunday Slam — Belet v Derick. Late in Derick’s battle against Belet, the Arbiter asked what was spinning in “that old noodle,” and Derick admitted to a regret. The armor he wore was not his own. It belonged to his brother, Larry, who was much better at this than Derick was.
The Arbiter’s verdict on the name was simple: “Strong name.” The Grandmaster added, “It’s a family name,” which may or may not explain why the Void seems to have more than one Larry in it.
Personality and Abilities
The blood-bank Larry is a man of specialist knowledge and questionable party manners. He knows blood, by the Arbiter’s personal recommendation, and he cannot be trusted near the punch bowl. The Arbiter calls him a friend and still vouches for him. The Grandmaster still remembers having to show him the door.
Derick’s brother Larry is known only through Derick’s words. He was a better fighter than his brother, and he owned the armor Derick took into the arena. By Derick’s own account, he should not have done that.
Relationships
- The Arbiter: The blood-bank Larry is his friend and his go-to “guy” for anything involving blood.
- Grandmaster Elusia Skypiercer: Remembers the blood-bank Larry as the man who spiked the Christmas punch and had to be kicked out early.
- Ivanna Kishu: Was offered Larry’s services by the Arbiter when she started drinking her own blood to heal.
- Derick: Larry’s brother, who wore Larry’s armor into a Deathmatch and came to regret it.
Memorable Quotes
- “That Larry. Who spiked the punch, and we had to kick out early?” (the Grandmaster, S1E4)
- “He’s not perfect, but he does know blood.” (the Arbiter, S1E4)
- “Would you like to talk to my guy, Larry?” (the Arbiter, S1E4)
- “I shouldn’t have taken my brother’s armor. He was much better at this than I was.” (Derick, S3E15)
- “It’s a family name.” (the Grandmaster, S3E15)