InTheLittleWood

aka Martyn, here to answer all your LORE questions or random queries. Plus reposting amazing community creations!!

[inthelittlewood]

ARE YOU REAL? AND WHAT ARE YOUR TAGS?

Yes. I get this message in my Inbox constantly, even moreso due to the recent Twitter fallout. So I’ve thrown tumblr in my Twitch’s about section so you can use that as means of verifying this page is legit 👍

Also, here are the tags I’ll be keeping an eye on and contributing to:

#inthelittlewood - literally anything relating to me

#itlw - for the VTuber story

#eyesandears - no spaces (currently only 7 all time posts) this is for Watcher Listener stuff to ‘my cannon’

#itlwart - all artwork for anything related to me

[inthelittlewood]

hi Martyn! Question for pantheon, a few people remember stuff from their lives/how they died, does everyone remember their past, or it is bits and pieces?

You'd genuinely have to ask each person separately. I only really know what I've been told in character on the videos, so you know as much as I do.

I think a lot of us have kept our lore close to our chest so we get more authentic reactions or can change those narratives BTS if needed to fit the world

[inthelittlewood]

will you have data stream defender lore in pantheon smp?

Nah, doesn't feel like the vibe for it. Unless something insanely compelling came across my path, but it's highly unlikely.

I did see some people point out the scars on my announcement art. They weren't on there with that in mind though

[inthelittlewood]

out of curiosity, is there a reason you tend to stick to a very similar character style? The standoffish, quite skittish, poorly disguised trust issues, funny guy who ends up with people hating him all the time are similar traits throughout most characters. Also usually the voice of opposition to create balance. I find it interesting how it’s a recurring theme! Although, i can’t really imagine you playing a pushover or super soft sensitive guy either, or god forbid — an agreeable and calm character 😭

Also, do you plan on settling with a group in Pantheon? Every time i thought there’d be a new friend or ally they either got their ass beat or accused of something later on. Frogue vibes haha

I think I naturally fall in to that slot because other creators often don't enjoy being the bad guy or point of friction. They don't like the flack audiences give them for playing that role where as I'm a little more hardened or idgaf about those who vocally can't seperate characters from the people playing them

I hadn't planned on doing that with Nobody but the blessing stuff was bad RNG for me (it's apparently totally random which god it selects each time) and things went the way they did - fml

As I mentioned in a previous ask, I like finding the gaps in casts and filling them so we have a well rounded production. I wouldn't enjoy playing a pushover / pacifist, but there's usually no room for more neutral ground characters tbf

[inthelittlewood]

I feel as though this may have been asked already in the past—But is Pantheon SMP a weekly thing or do we have to wait a long while before getting more episodes on it?

Every single week just like Vampires SMP was 💪🏹

[inthelittlewood]

Any particular reason why you chose to keep your name in Pantheon SMP Anonymous? Was it because you weren’t sure what to go with or was there another reason?

There are reasons, maybe we'll find them in time..

Fun fact though, ooc the name didn't come to me until a few days after the recording. It literally screamed in my mind waking me up that morning, a very surreal experience

[millastaria]

today's mini fella is pan!martyn

[inthelittlewood]

first of all, i SWEAR i noticed a little reference to empires SMP and deal with destiny or i was just like dreaming it- anyways, what's the backstory for your Pantheon SMP character? or will it be revealed later on in?

Owen threw that out, I'm surprised I caught it and could reply so quickly lol

Backstory may come with time. Let's see how the series plays out.. You got some crums today already, I saw the live premiere folks spotting the details

[inthelittlewood]

did you know ren was gonna be the voice of the guy???? were you shocked about it i can’t imagine ur reaction behind the scenes

I had no idea lol - I also don't think the others know yet, so PLEASE DON'T SPOIL IT for them tyty

(edit: Looks like they announced it on the official Twitter. That said, don't message the other champions about it until they've witnessed it themselves or engaged with the socials post. Best to leave it a surprise as long as possible)

[inthelittlewood]

Do you have a story idea for your Pan!Character?

I do yeah! I have a back story that leads up to the moment episode 1 begins (if it isn't fully explored in series, I'll do a little write up on here post season. It's not much, but nice to pop out there)

That also includes their core ideals and goal for the show

Aside from that though, I don't have any planned narrative beats with anyone as I've gone in blind as we always do. Stories will blossom naturally like they always do in SMPs

[robinsobsession]

Planned to do a detailed headshot of both Cleo and Martyn but then spent all day working on that Cleo I posted earlier. So here’s what I did for Martyn instead

[inkcoffinz]

I owe Cherri CherriFire my firstborn child for the gift she has given me

[peanutbutter255]

Flowing with the wind 🌿

[watercoloredpuppet]

bleh go my martyn

[starry-nite03]

Hunter’s Mark

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[inthelittlewood]

I’m super curious about why you might have chosen Hermes if he wasn’t already taken? He’s my favorite of the Olympians (don’t tell them I said that) and would love to hear any reasoning you might have had :D

Fast, mischievous, a bit of flight for mobility perhaps. It's all right up my street!

That said, I'm very happy Sausage got him because of that Empires reference. I completely forgot about that until chat mentioned it

[inthelittlewood]

do you have a planned out backstory for pan!martyn or is it vague/up to interpretation like vampires, the flight, etc?

I went in with a core motive/drive and was a blank canvas beyond that

I was talking to Apo about this, I like to find the gaps in an ensemble and try to fill them. It's not wrong to have a few matching characters and ideologies but if we need an anarchist, a saint, a rebel or a hero and we're lacking one. I'm happy to fill in. I enjoy the improv nature of that

Buuuuuut within the first like 10 minutes of recording, my interactions with people immediately guided my mind to a simplistic back story that I can develop more as it unfolds. It's more than I had, but it's not particularly deep atm