#Watcher grian

[lunarcrown]

is the reason your grian design wears sunglasses to make it less obvious his eyes aren’t real?

Yes!! They’re supposed to help sort of cancel out the purple color when his eyes flash watcher-style, and the shine and color of the glasses also hide some of the fake-ness of them!

Mumbo made really good cybernetic eyes though, so it’s hard to tell unless you’re up close, but Grian wants and needs that extra layer of barrier.

The purple tears that spring up on occasion though, those are a lil harder to hide…

[k1ngsnak3]

Grian when he knows he has to kill Scar but also Secret Life is the first season he hasnt wronged Scar badly in some way shape or form and he just cant bring himself to

Me: Looks at Martyn saying that Scar was kept alone and mad in Secret Life to serve as Watcher food.

Me: Looks at Grian being the one to do the /kill on the other winners and therefore the one that chose not to kill Scar.

Me: ...

Me: HUH.

[hoppingcarrots]

Ceaseless Watcher...

(You will quickly find that I have no consistency with anything 👍)

[loveaurapearl]

First Out (Wild Life Spoilers)

Hey guys, I'm still reeling from Wild Life's first permadeath, and it had me thinking.

Mumbo wasn't supposed to be the first out. It was meant to be Scar. The winner of Secret Life was meant to be the first to die.

What lead me to think that?

First, the Secret Keeper wanted Scar to be the villain and in my head, I don't think it was because they wanted Scar to win. Sure, in the life series, it's kill or be killed, but you need alliances to make sure you don't die first. You can't fight an army alone if your name isn't Technoblade. So by making Scar the villain and trying to make everyone hate him, the Secret keeper was trying to get him killed early. Sure, they didn't want him out first since the Canary Curse was still activated, but still they wanted him out early. But that didn't happen. Scar managed to wriggle his way through the other teams so their eyes were on other people and not him.

Now why did they want Scar to be the villain? Because he was a thorn in their side since the first session. He failed his first task and then got Grian, the guy they hate and the ruler of Life series games, to make a loophole so he could get a re-roll, messing up their order of plans and accidentally giving Scar a really easy 'HARD TASK'. (Anyway, that's my headcannon on why Scar's Hard Task was so much easier than any of the other hard tasks we saw later in the season.) Scar used Mumbo's task to bribe him so he looked the other way so Scar could easily complete his task. Scar got Bdubs killed even though he was Green and he found a loophole in their task so there would be two winners in the Chicken game. He distracted the Wither for so long that it made everyone gather up and defeat it and the Warden with the only casualties being Jimmy, Mumbo, Grian trading his life for Scar's, and an accidental death of BigB on Scar's end. Grian cheated to spare Scar's life by allowing him to log off then log back in. And Lizzie managed to break the curse on Jimmy, allowing Jimmy to not go out first. So the Watchers turned their heads to Scar, the watcher's favorite, and decided that the only way to hurt Grian was to hurt Scar. And while their plans work on making Scar the villain, it worked too well. Scar wasn't just going easy and he won. Sure, Grian helped him a bit with bringing Gem and the Scotts' health low, but it was all Scar's skills that got him the title of winner.

Wild Life was meant to be the Watcher's revenge on Scar. After all, they allowed him to be paired up with Jimmy and Lizzie. Scott said it himself that their teaming up would mean they would be out of the series the fastest. And while the Watchers hate Scott, they realize he was right. So to try and restore order, they decide to let Scar have friends and then kill him so fast that he couldn't even be allowed to enjoy it. And session 3 was when the Watchers struck. They were so close to Scar losing his final life thanks to the invisible Snail trap that Martyn used. Martyn, an agent of the Watchers who they had been using for years and who was the winner of Limited Life because of their will. Sure, it meant the Canary Curse would be broken, but they didn't care. Scar would be gone and his team would be in ruins. They were so close too. The snail almost ended Scar's series. But then Grian, who had been avoiding Scar for so long and was trying to deny his feelings towards him, stopped the world and ended the Session early before Scar could die. Grian ended the game early for Scar again, and they weren't happy.

The one guy they wanted dead was now alive all thanks to Grian. It made them extra mad because it meant Scar now had a chance to not only live but thrive. They knew that if they didn't get him with snail now, they wouldn't know when Scar would be out next. And that's what Scar did. Scar not only got back to Green by killing Etho and Grian, but he managed to help the Canary regain his lives even after Martyn accidentally killed him with Jimmy's own trap by using Grian's own trap against him. And it was all thanks to Grian.

So the Watchers were glad to hear Grian vow his revenge against Scar and Jimmy, it meant that Grian was now on their side. They were so sure the Canary Curse would continue and Scar would be dead soon. And it at first worked, Grian got Scar on Yellow due to his admin 'Watcher' powers and it seemed like things were going well. But then Scar called out Grian for cheating. For using his Admin/Watcher powers against a player and this snapped Grian out of their trance. For all of Wild life, Grian had been using his Admin/Watcher powers more and more. At first, it was harmless, he knew all the Wild Cards. It would be impossible for the game to happen if Grian did not know the Wild Cards and Grian refused to simply just watch the games like the Watchers originally planned. But then Grian began using his Admin/Watcher powers more and more. Threatening to use his powers to ban people and using his powers to have an edge over the other players. He was becoming more and more like the Watchers he hated.

But then Scar called Grian out. Scar, the only one who could get to Grian, saw what Grian was doing, saw that it was unfair to the other players, especially him, and called Grian out for cheating. And it gets to Grian. At first, Grian tries to brush it off as them just being even. After all, Scar did the first underhanded shot by shooting him off the Bridge of the Spanners' headquarters, so it was only fair that Grian got him back. But the more and more he thought about it, the more it bugged him. He tried to ignore it. Try and push it to the back of his mind, but he couldn't. And Grian realizes he made a mistake. That he abused his Watcher powers and was becoming more like them. So to try and make amends, he gives Scar the mace. But of course, it wasn't that simple. Scar didn't care that much about the mace. What he truly, truly wanted was to have Grian back. To end their fighting and to be Best Friends again. To be like Third life again.

And it brings Grian back to his humanity. It made him remember the good memories and that he doesn't have to be like the Watchers. And to hear Scar say 'What happened in Third life?', it softens Grian and they become Allies. Whether or not Scar remembers what happened in Third Life, it doesn't matter since Grian fully believes Scar doesn't remember anything about Third life except for Mr. Bubbles, Pizza and their friendship. (To be honest, I have no idea how genuine Scar was when he asked about what happened in Third Life. On one hand, he sounds like he means it. It doesn't sound like he's lying. But on the other hand, Scar is a master liar, and he remembers the Lilacs and Poppies like it was yesterday. So it's up to interpretation.)

However, Grian still wants to save Mumbo and Skizz. He still wants Jimmy dead, so there was still a chance that at least the Canary Curse could continue. Sure, Jimmy prayed to the Watchers to be spared, but the Watchers don't care, they just used his wishes to make sure Tango wasn't out first.

But... Mumbo didn't want Jimmy to die first. Mumbo wasn't a heartless fellow to a fellow struggling red life and thanks to Scar, Grian allowed Mumbo to spare his life. However, we all know what happened next. Mumbo, not checking if everything was secure, not checking if everything was safe, not seeing the warning signs that the mine was dangerous, saw Gem moving away from Jimmy and trying to get a life back activates the TNT minecart track. And... with one lever left active, Mumbo dies in a firey explosion. Grian, not looking at Mumbo, only hears an explosion as Tango's wind burst thrusting him into the air and saving his life, and is left paralyzed as he sees his friend's burnt corpse. And in the first time in forever, Grian is allowed to grieve. And the world stops and pitied Grian. Grian, who was seen as the source of all the lifer's suffering and a villain who must be slain for all of Wild Life, was pitted and was finally seen for who he was, human. Sure, Grian was close to being like the Watchers. Much closer than he ever had been before. But thanks to Grian protecting Scar in Session 3 and preventing Scar's final death, Grian was saved from himself and the Watchers. It was thanks to Scar and their friendship that saved Grian but at the cost of Mumbo's life.

Mumbo, poor Mumbo, only wanted Grian to look at him like he did to Scar. Mumbo who wanted Grian to love him like he did Scar. Mumbo who wanted Grian to save him like Scar. But it was too late. Mumbo wasn't a fighter and unfortunately, there are some things not even Watchers can protect you from. Only when it was too late, did Grian finally look at Mumbo like he did with Scar. Just like Third life...

[hazelnutsummer]

Maybe the real Watcher Grian’s power is to be able to watch their lives in the form of a video, posted by a weird looking man (also named Grian) from a server called Britain on an inter-server system called YouTube.

Maybe he can see all the statistics and comments left by all the other folks from all across the the World, enamoured by their love and joy and grief.

The videos are of foresight, or maybe memories. Of long lost lives and distant pasts. Of him. Of his friends.

But it’s not him; it’s someone else.

Maybe the Watchers created something so powerful it peers just a little out of their universe, a being capable of catching a glimpse of the Other Side.

At the end of the day, however, he shall return to his family and friends, going about his normal days, with just a bit more knowledge than the gods.

[overcaffeinatedarchivist]

10 notes and i'll render this

[abyssboo]

I get really irrationally annoyed whenever someone implies/outright says that Watcher Grian began existing thanks to the life series because. like. i have so many watcher grian stories in my wattpad bookmarks from before life series was a thing. and the ATUS Karma animatic from hc s6 that lives in my head rent free

[adventure-of-snail]

Hey so you know how grian used to wear green in evo smp? And now he wears red all the time?

And, you know how people always notice his appearance doesn't change between lives in the life series and he's basically "red" from the start?

Well, he was green once, before he met the Watchers.

[pixxlotl]

quality nerfed by tumblr smh

[puppunkz]

grain ,,, whiteboard doodles

[blueishspace]

(Slay The Watcher route 8 p5)

Mumbo: Well if it really is then you'll have no reason to not give us that knowledge.

The Narrator: You can't be serious.

Mumbo: Do I look like I'm kidding?

The Narrator: People will die! Why are you-

Mumbo: If they really will then I see no reason to hide anything. Do you, Scar?

Scar: Uh...no?

Mumbo: Exactly.

The Narrator: You're crazy if you think thos is worthy, this is much bigger then me or you.

Mumbo: Maybe so. What are you going to do about it?

The Narrator: W- what?

Mumbo: You heard me. What are you going to do about it?

The Narrator: ...

Mumbo: Well?

The Narrator: What do you want to know about?

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[jerichomadden1]

My favorite biblically accurate Grian for some eyeball animation practice :)

[ceruleantai]

Just a thought. But during session 6 of Wild Life and during the series Grian has known what the wild card is, for example he told Lizzie not to get too attached to the Mooshroom she was going to get and he told Scar and Skizz to stay in Mumbo Tower so they wouldn't be in the danger zone. So based on this I like to think that Watcher!Grian takes a bigger role in this series and he knows what the wild card is gonna be each session cause he is a Watcher but no one knows.

[rozaalright]

headcanon that when c!Jimmy started praying to the Watchers they found it funny to use this as an opportunity to mess with c!Grian, so they took the canary curse from Jimmy and cursed Grian to watch his closest friends/teammates die right in front of him

[insert-artist-here]

I redrew Grian’s episode 3 thumbnail because I thought it’d be fun

[hazelnutsnwaffles]

Me and @sortasodaz drawing life series members from memory..