by Cody Moore
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The Cast

Recurring characters. The Eagle is the same Eagle every week — that's harder than it sounds — and each opponent brings their own.

The Eagle
Brentwood Academy · Home · since Vol. 1

The Eagle #26

  • Wears 26 for the season, not a roster spot — though he wore 71 in Vol. 1, before the kit was settled
  • Taped forearms, bare talons, no helmet
  • Beak stays closed
  • The same Eagle every week — the hardest thing in the series
The Bruin
Brentwood High · Opponent · since Vol. 1

The Bruin #53

  • A real bear, not a bird in a jersey — the only opponent so far who walks on all fours
  • Brentwood High blue and white, 53 on the back
  • Met the Eagle on Granny White Pike, then took the road home
  • Survives only as the reel's own thumbnail; the reel was made before any of this was written down
The Hawk
St. Joseph's Prep · Opponent · since Vol. 2

The Hawk #24

  • Rust-red fanned tail feathers — canon, and the thing that stops him reading as a second eagle
  • Long trailing forearm feathers
  • Maroon jersey, grey 24
  • Never redrawn
The Tiger
Ensworth · Opponent · since Vol. 5

The Tiger #33

  • Upright, in Ensworth black and orange, 33 on the chest and both sleeve caps — a number no Ensworth player wears
  • Paws and claws, not gloves; no helmet, mouth closed
  • Has a four-legged twin: the real tiger from EVEN and THEIR HOUSE. The two never share a reel
  • The kitted one walked in for WE WALK IN
The Owl
Memphis University School · Opponent · since Vol. 6

The Owl #99

  • Ear tufts, a tan facial disc and a dark grey beak — what keeps the series' second opponent bird from reading as a second eagle
  • Royal blue, red U, white 99. The costume wears 77, but 77 is taken on the MUS roster
  • White gloves, bare talons, no helmet, beak closed
  • On the tape in EYES OPEN, under the dark board in ZERO