If nobody else has yet, I would like to propose Grian, Gem, and Pearl be called the Saturn Trio for this season simply because Saturn is the God of Time and Agriculture.
My reasoning:
They named their base the Lighthouse of Time
They were one of, if not the only, group to attempt farming so far
Pearl has already had a scythe weapon thing going on from past seasons
The Villies/Villains/Victims are kinda generic names (the Villies is fun though)
so, we all suffered through ao3âs recent downtime:
so i got curious, because i was bookmarking things when the site went down and wouldnât it be funny if i was the one who broke it lmao (đno it wasnât me but i helped)
https://archiveofourown.org/bookmarks/2147483647 is this
absolutely iconic 10/10 no notes good job team đ
wanting to talk to people is so fucking embarrassing. literally hi it's me again I wanted to have a conversation with you because I think you're fun to talk to. oh god you can just fucking kill me if you want sorry
This is a great example of Grian's high standards for himself and tendency toward guilt, by the way.
In his mind Scar committed a cheap kill on him last session after saying he wouldn't. So this week Grian commits a kill on Scar that he also considers cheap.
You would think these would be even acts in Grian's mind, a cheap kill for a cheap kill, it's even in the most literal sense. But Grian doesn't feel even.
Grian feels cheap. It doesn't matter if Scar did the same thing, or that Scar did it first, Grian feels like he owes Scar something, and he goes out of his way to seek Scar out and promise him basically the first thing Scar asked for.
So many players wouldn't have even clocked anything wrong with that kill. So many players would have been satisfied with their revenge. So many players would have considered this even.
Meanwhile Grian just felt..guilt..as he often tends toward, enough guilt to make him bend over backwards to 'make it up to' Scar. I think this is very telling of his character.
I decided to start compiling speech patterns and such for the Hermits I watch the most, because being a fic writer is hard sometimes đ then I thought âwhy not share it here?â
so hereâs my very rough analysis of my most viewed Hermits, this is just what Iâve managed to gather so please donât call me out for what Iâm missing
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Scar
Rarely stutters in normal speech. Maybe pauses if heâs started a sentence and doesnât know where itâs going, but he doesnât tend to trail off unless something interrupts his train of thought
Stutters a LOT when heâs startled. Also makes âhoo!â noises repeatedly before he finds his words
Lays on the charm THICK when heâs trying to convince someone over literally anything; compliments their looks, their handiwork, and then pitches his proposition in smooth segue. Not one to entertain haggling though (however he DOES do a âlook if youâll pay full price Iâll throw in xyzâ thing). King of upselling even the most mundane things.
His tone is cheerful most of the time, no matter what heâs saying. Heâll actually often say very disturbing things with a light voice (ex. when discussing how to retaliate ie âwhat should we do about him?â âwe could kill him! :)â)
Builds and locations somehow are always capitalized in his voice?? Like he says them differently. I canât really explain it (when he talks about Aqua Town or Scarland or The Big Dig)
Literally has an evil laugh when he thinks of a way to prank someone or mess with people
Hums in thought quite often, and uses âhuh!â quite often when confused or finding out something new (Mostly with redstone)
His farewell is almost always âByeeee, have a great time!â even if the conversation he left was not a pleasant one. Iâm almost certain he does this in tense situations just to get under other peopleâs skin and really push how unbothered he is
Doesnât tend to insult people, the farthest heâll take it is backhanded compliments
That said he is not afraid to outright threaten (âI will murder them.â)
References media a lot, both for concepts for builds and in speech (ie his greeting âWell hello there!â is from Star Wars)
Number one exclamation is âSweet Baby Jellie!â
(More under the cut!)
Grian
Cold opens, both in videos and conversations (rarely says âhello, how are you, etcâ when encountering someone, but he does say farewells/âthank youâs)
Likes to sneak up on people and scare them if he realizes they havenât noticed him yet, usually does so by getting real close and then yelling (âHEY!â/âHI!â/âWHATâS THAT?â)
Uses the name of whoever heâs talking to pretty often while speaking to them (âWell, Mumbo, you never knowâ/âSo, Scar, as you can see here-â), same goes for often addressing his audience (âyou allâ/âyou lotâ/âyou guysâ)
Usually pretty focused (when he wants to be) but oftentimes takes a minute to laugh at things he notices in the natural environment (An accidental face in a build, a mob in a strange place, etc)
Takes the lead in a conversation if nobody is the clear leader, but generally only speaks when spoken to if someone else has risen to that spot
Clarifies instructions after something is explained, both to his viewers and to anyone heâs grouped up with (most often seen in the Life Series)
Uses âPardon?!â/âBeg your pardon?!â most often when surprised or startled (heâs very British), also sometimes uses âSorry??â
Things are way more funny to him when heâs tired
Deadpans a lot in conversation ie âwhy not do xyz?â âWell because weâll horrifically die đâ
This man is allergic to committing to the bit unless heâs the one that initiated it
Not one to sugarcoat (âhow is it?â âwell to be honest itâs miserableâ)
Number one exclamation is âWHAT?!â (though he often uses âoh my GOODNESSâ quite a bit)
Mumbo
The start of nearly every episode is almost a pitch, does the same when bringing up an idea to others (âI have this ideaâ/âI was thinkingâ/âI noticedâ etc)
Often laughs a little at himself when he speaks
Also often brings up how inexperienced/unqualified he thinks he is with literally any task heâs doing
Gets very distracted with the smallest things
Uses similes a lot when trying to describe a concept (âIâm thinking a this-type thingâ/âSomething like a [xyz]â/âImagine like a [thing]â)
His voice gets higher when heâs startled or panicking
A very vocal thinker, which makes sense because heâs a MC Youtuber, but he also just. Seems to think out loud regardless
Comments a lot on the feel of things (âOh this feels menacingâ/âThis looks like itâd mess you upâ/âThis makes it feel very intimidatingâ), often with building
Extremely modest. However will celebrate when he does something right in redstone/building (âYES! Oh my days, that took foreverâ)
Once and a while will have a rare banter moment with people heâs comfortable with (ie teasing and making fun)
Related to above, he gets very giggly when heâs hanging out with people heâs familiar with (Grian and Scar most often, but also Iskall)
Number one exclamation is âWhat on earth?!â
Joel
Greets people most often with âHow you doing [name]?â/âHow are ya [name]?â
Heâs very northern. He often leaves out words in his sentences bc thatâs just the way his dialect is (âWhat you doinâ?â vs âWhat are you doing?â)
Says his thâs like fâs (âsomefingâ/ânofingâ/âfinkingâ) ((Stress also does this))
His jokes/teasing are very deadpan (âI made you this extra thing, because youâre trash at thisâ)
Actually gives gifts of resources very often, and always leaves it with a little note and signs his name
His voice gets higher pitched when heâs defensive/being extremely cheeky but other than that his tone rarely changes
This man. Flirts so much. If any other person initiates even the slightest of flirty banter he takes that and dials it to eleven I cannot believe this is a straight married man sometimes
Joel commits to the bit 100% of the time (slightly related to above), unless of course itâs jokes about his height
Makes a point to compliment himself if he gets the chance (words most often used are âhandsomeâ âstrongâ and âhumbleâ, as well as comments about his muscles and physique)
Insults his enemies diminutively (âlook at you down there, tiny idiotâ/âYouâre wrong and also weakâ) ((seen most often in Empires SMP)
His most often used insult is âidiotâ
When heâs flustered/frustrated he uses âbloodyâ a lot (ie âbloody heckâ or âthis bloody thingâ (loves to toe the PG line), also uses âbloomingâ (âbloominâ heckâ)
Most often used exclamation is also âWHAT?!â
Bdubs
Opens videos very jovially, talks almost like a radio host
Breaks down his builds down to the block, spends a lot of time discussing his block pallet choices and giving tips while he builds
Uses the affirmation âsure enoughâ a lot, and often addresses himself as âOlâ Bdubsâ
Talks affectionately about other hermits often (â[name], the absolute sweetheart, left me some materialsâ, â[name], you angel!â)
Adding to above, âangelâ or âsweet angelâ seems to be his most often used affectionate terms
Switches on a dime, though, if he gets offended (which of course causes others to poke fun at him even more)
Calls mobs âstupidâ a lot when they donât do what he wants (but takes it back if he says it to one of his horses ex. âCome here, stupidâwonderful, I mean, beautifulâ)
THIS MAN IS THE #1 HORSE ENJOYER. He gets a horse first thing every season and rides it everywhere, and theyâre always a focal point of his theme or builds in some regard
Pauses whatever heâs doing to sleep as soon as itâs possible, and gets very antsy if he canât do it for some reason (âOne moment, time to shreep!â)
Related to above, EVERYONE messes with him if heâs trying to sleep in their presence ie breaking his bed over and over, and he gets increasingly more frustrated when it happens
Rarely is soft spoken or quiet, he projects his voice and uses a lot of emphasis in his tone
Either straight up screams (and peaks the mic đ) if heâs startled or scared, or yells âoh my GOODNESS!!â
Oh hey I'm actually doing something similar here! Do you mind if i add some of your notes onto this page? I'll add credits on the hermits sections + the special thanks at the end.
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