The Barron

Description
In our first introduction of The Barron, he is a slender male Tabaxi who is shorter than average and has a calico pattern. He wears a fancy and finely made black suit with a tucked in red tie, and he speaks in a heavy accent. During the matches of the Paramount Tournament though, his form changes. At this point he becomes a black and orange calico whose suit is dark red and sparkly, with a light blue tie and a tall tophat on his head. He keeps this form until his disappearance at the end of the Paramount arc.

The Barron is the official and popular announcer of the Paramount Tournament, a yearly held series of matches and games between different pirate teams on outlaw land known as Jealdo Island. He manages the champion of the tournament and serves as a commentator when the matches are in session, and may also be the head of the island itself though this is never officially disclosed.

Background/History
Unaware to the island's people and some tournament participants, The Barron tends to rig the tournament in favor of the champion- Most notably, this champion having been La Alma. Before the final matches between the remaining pirate team and the champion, The Barron would give them a deal and a large sum of money if they intentionally lost the battle to let the champion win once again.

It's uncertain where he came from before the events of the Paramount Tournament, though it's safe to assume his shady business had been in action at least ever since La Alma's first win, so around 5-7 years before the Albatrio's arrival on Joaldo. During this period, he kept La Alma in a small room with the bare necessities for survival beneath the tournament stadium, forcing the now former champion to attack losing teams as seen in his and Chip's first encounter in episodes #32-33. He (The Barron) had poisoned the champion that came before La Alma and threatened to frame the other Tabaxi if he tried to leave Joaldo Island.

All of this was done without the knowledge of the tournament participants, regular citizens of the island, audience members, and even other workers within the Paramount Tournament. The most another person knew was Wimfrey, the Ticketmaster, who even then only knew that The Barron was a bit of a shady guy. Eventually, though, his actions and imprisonment of La Alma were put to an end by the Albatrio after they learned of his unethical management and tricks. He was defeated by the pirate crew and their new friend after he attempted to steal back the Luxbris pearl Jay had taken from his office, being brought before the island's people and his true colors revealed by his prior prisoner until he was dogpiled by the entire audience.

He last spoke that this wouldn't be the last of him before he disappeared beneath the angry citizens, and later on, when Gillion returned to the stadium to check on the carnage, The Barron was nowhere in sight.