User blog comment:Smash The Echidna/Tournament Roleplay idea/@comment-5842470-20160323203819/@comment-1942179-20160323214831

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As I was saying, the villain does not necessarily have to be an employee. As a matter of fact being an employee might be the worst choice out of the options I gave him/her. While he/she would have access all around the pit, this villain also has an agenda: If they aren't doing their job someone will catch on.

That's why I didn't suggest it. Being a fighter is different than an actual employee. If our villain was one of the fighters, they'd have plenty of time to do stuff between their matches. They even have free access to the locker rooms, so that would definitely benefit their plan. If they were absorbing the energy of the fighters in the losers bracket then people watching their matches would notice an increase in power in each fight they've been in. Though whether the villain's teammate is an accomplice or not is up for debate.

Meanwhile, with the other choices, the sponser might be the least complicated one. He/she is a third party that doesn't necessarily have to do anything other than fund the tournament. The sponser would be welcomed into the building, has free access to a couple more rooms than just the lobby and audience, and no one would really suspect too much from them. If he slips out of sight, he's basically free to roam around and work his magic. At least, that's how I think it'd go down.

An outsider would be by far the trickiest to handle, as they would ONLY be allowed in the lobby or audience. They'd have to bypass security and such just to get around.