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one thing i think people get wrong about Martyn in the life series is he really isn’t loyal
like yeah, we all know him as the Hand, following the Red King as far as their shared grave, but that is… truly the outlier and not the norm with him
i mean, let’s take a brief look at other seasons. i can’t speak to Secret Life, as it came out when i was incredibly busy and i haven’t yet had time to watch it, but what about the others?
he won Limited Life because he’s a chronic traitor! he betrayed Scott, his ally for the whole season, so that he could win, and said he’d been planning it / wanting to do it the whole session. spent a whole season protecting and helping Scott, and laughed in his face to betray as soon as he saw a shot to do so
Double Life was a whole mess of Martyn and weird loyalties. just one example: he spent all of the first session hanging out with Pearl in favor of even looking for either of their soulmates, with no regard for how he’d been putting his soulmate in danger. when their soulmates dumped them due to being ignored all session and stormed off, he dumped Pearl just because. one session in and he’s betrayed both his soulmate and his day one alliance!
Last Life he teamed with the Southlanders and then made the Shadow Alliance in secret, so he was on two teams and never truly committed to either. he tried to kill Grian basically immediately when he got boogeyman, for example, and in the final fight he tried to lure Ren to himself by offering to team and then tried to blow Ren up
of course, i’m simplifying and ignoring a lot. he doesn’t earn the loyal reputation for nothing. he does a lot of things to help his teammates, like giving a life to Ren in Last Life, trying all season to win Cleo over for all of Double Life, or working to protect Scott for all of Limited Life. it’s not like Martyn doesn’t play the part of a loyal friend well, but, well.
the thing about Martyn is that he’s selfish. he’s basically always going to prioritize his own survival over anything else. he’s never going to roll over and die, especially not for another person. he’s good at looking loyal, because having allies will help you survive, and he knows making outright enemies is a bad idea. he knows he can’t make it obvious he’s a traitor, because then he’ll certainly be killed. but, when it comes down to the wire, he will generally bail at the last minute to save his own skin rather than protecting the people around him. when his loyalty is tested, nine times out of ten, he will not only fail, but do so completely without remorse
it doesnt take a lot to become Martyn’s ally, and once you’ve got a foot in the door, he will take his allegiances seriously (at least, to a point). but it takes effort to really earn Martyn’s trust. and, even when it looks like you have, there’s no guarantee he won’t yank the rug out from under you if he decides having you alive is more detrimental to his survival than seeing you dead
and yes, you can especially see all of this in Third Life. Martyn was absolutely not instantly ride or die for Ren—for a lot of the earlier episodes, he won’t say he’s on Ren’s team or that he lives at Ren’s base, and often tells other players he’s simply Ren’s employee rather than teammate and that he’s wandering or homeless. he trusts Ren so little due to Ren’s inability to keep a secret or stand up for himself that even Ren acknowledges in the third session that Martyn is probably going to leave him and find someone else. Martyn’s loyalty had to be earned, and it very nearly wasn’t. if Ren had taken a session more to grow a spine, Martyn probably would have left
but Ren became an ally that Martyn could rely on, who could stand up for himself and keep secrets. it became more beneficial to Martyn’s survival to have Ren around, so he stayed with Ren for the rest of the season, and committed hard to their kingdom. Ren earns Martyn’s trust by becoming a more dependable ally, and because of that, Ren earns Martyn’s loyalty…. probably
(half related, bc i want it in the post and i don’t know where to put it: after the execution, two sessions after Ren officially earns Martyn’s loyalty, Ren admits to being genuinely convinced Martyn was going to take him out of the series as soon as Ren gave him the chance!)
because yes, even here, even after Ren earns his trust and Ren trusts Martyn to execute him and they become King and Hand, Martyn was okay with killing Ren to save himself. Martyn has said he was going to betray Ren in the final session of Third Life. his entire plan was that when he and Ren hit the final 5, he was going to kill Ren. end Red Winter, usher in Red Spring. even the most loyal version of Martyn was a traitor!
now, you can decide for yourself if you believe he could have actually gone through with this—he and Ren were 6th and 7th out of the game, after all. maybe he wouldn’t have been able to steel himself. maybe his loyalty would have, for once, been too strong to kill Ren.
but it’s very possible that even the most loyal version of Martyn—the version of Martyn who has created this “loyal” image of Martyn in fanon—was only loyal because he died too soon to show his true colors
#says words#thinkin my thoughts#third life#inthelittlewood#trafficblr#life series#i keep seeing ppl comment on how Martyn is always super loyal and i ahve to wonder if we’re talking about the same guy#anyway i love Martyn#i’m aware this is rich coming from the Martyn religious devotion fic guy but listen. he’s a bitch#his only loyalties are to himself and his own survival. and the bit
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The scenes of Luke training Percy were so expertly written. He wasn’t just training Percy, he was actively recruiting Percy. He fuels Percy’s anger and mistrust of the gods. He didn’t even need to alter how Percy saw the gods because he could already see the resentment Percy had of his dad, mirroring his own. He was absolutely sure he had Percy on his side but he didn’t account for one thing, Percy’s fatal flaw. Percy’s loyalty to his family and friends supersedes all else. Luke can’t betray Annabeth, almost kill him, Grover and Annabeth, put his mother in a dangerous position, and then expect him to be on his side. That is where he fails.
#i wanna give the writers a kiss on the forehead#tuck them in#MWAH#EXPERT WRITING#flawless execution#percy jackson#luke castellan#pjo#percy jackon and the olympians#percy jackson the lightning thief#pjo tv#annabeth chase#grover underwood#percy series#pjo tv show#walker scobell#charlie bushnell#fatal flaw being loyalty is so real
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Etho "I am not a protector" Slab
#trafficblr#3rd life smp#last life smp#double life smp#limited life smp#secret life smp#ethoslab#bdoubleo100#smallishbeans#tangotek#not gonna tag grian and cleo cause they're so faint#been having this idea marinating for a while#am i a bit cringe for thinking sm about etho's life series character? maybe.#no cause I do not get how people do not associate this man with loyalty bro like#was it cause of last life?? double life IDK#etho is a protector and uh I just felt a little bit insane today#life series#my art
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Sorry but we as a fandom do not talk about bigb enough
he’s really out here killing Cleo his day one ally in last life because of boogy man like if he had any sense he’d understand Cleo would never forgive him
2 of his deaths in last life were done by his previous allies
He comes up with an alter ego to hide from his murder of Cleo and names himself terry
Terry???
Like no one is out here doing it like he is
Then we have double life which in fandoms eyes he might as well be home wrecking two of the fandom’s biggest ships
Like being in a really complicated relationship with ren where he cheats on him like all he gets out of a relationship with Grian isn’t cookies
In limited life him and Pearl were allies and then ruined it with every single person on that server
His biggest downfall in fighting with people he isn’t allied with is being muted he gets out of being murdered in several times through sweet talking people
Like secret life he gets a red name task first ep and then makes it a personality trait
Making the motherfucking backrooms in a death game
Then of course as soon as someone asks he teams up with them and abandons the previous aesthetic doing a full 180 with pink and hearts and cherry wood
Like actually no one is doing it like he is
#the bit he commits to is the aesthetic#no loyalty only the funnies and most dramatic option#mcyt#life series#traffic life smp#bigbst4tz2#bigb tag#bigb#such a silly guy#and he’s hot#grian#zombie cleo#Lizzie kills him too I don’t remember why though#pearlescentmoon#last life#double life#limited life#secret life#terry#rendog#ldshadowlady
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OBSESSED with the newest episode of percy jackson. percy knew he was going to die but did NOT want to let annabeth die on his watch. this man was DYING FROM VENOM but went to fight the chimera because that’s what he does and his fatal flaw is DEFINITELY loyalty. THE SWITCHUP- THE BREATHS HE TOOK AGAINST THE DOOR IN RELIEF THAT HE COULD STAY BEHIND AND SAVE HIS FRIENDS- anyway. here are some episode 4 posts :)
#this man and his bravery#FATAL FLAW = LOYALTY#ANYTHING FOR HIS FRIENDS#percy jackson#percy jackon and the olympians#pjo series#pjo#pjo fandom#percy jackson show#rick riordan#percy and annabeth#percy jackson adaptation#annabeth percy jackson#percy jackson spoilers#percy jackson tv series#percy jackson tv show#percy jackson series#pjo spoilers#pjo tv show#pjo tv adaptation#walker scobell#annabeth chase
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now is a great time to remind all of us of how noble a hero percy jackson is. because he refused to harm the demigods who fought beside luke. as much as he hated the fighting them, he understood why the were fighting. he recognized the gods failed them too. and to not acknowledge that in the aftermath of the war would be disingenuous to the lives lost on either side. and not only that. but he was the only demigod brave enough to tell gods how it is when they offered him immortality. he told the gods to their face that their faults in leadership and parenthood are what lead to their near demise. that they must swallow their pride and nurture the things they create, or the threat of a revolt will follow them. and his ass used his gods-given wish to make them promise to give their children a fair chance at a better life. no one was doing it like him. happy birthday, man.
#from day one#it was always about justice over victory#and his alleged “impulsiveness” and “recklessness” are the notable traits are what gave him the courage to do this#and do it the right way#not by intentionally risking innocent lives#but by honoring them in every way he can#this man will go down as a hero not only based on his achievements#but on basis of his loyalty to demigods#all hail percy jackson indeed#happy birthday#percy jackon and the olympians#pjo text post#pjo#percy jackson#percy jackson birthday#percy being the greatest hero in that series#percy having a whole series named after him for a reason#percy being a rightful favorite character to so many because he deserves it#love this guy so much
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percy wanted so badly to not be the hero in his own story that he became the hero in everyone else's
annabeth wanted so badly to find a hero to finish her own story that she became the hero in percy's
#the way they play into each other's insecurities 😭😭#percy's loyalty and self esteem issues and annabeth's hubris and abandonment issues are so perpendicular it's crazy#they're the opposite of parallels#if percy is luke's character foil then annabeth is his seran wrap and vice versa#i love them so much#percabeth#percy jackson#percy and annabeth#annabeth chase#percy jackon and the olympians#percy pjo#annabeth percy jackson#pjo#pjo hoo toa#pjo fandom#pjoverse#pjo series#rrverse#pjo headcanon#mine#my meta#pjo meta#percy jackson meta#annabeth chase meta#percabeth meta
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exu calamity rewatch: nydas v. loquatius (lou v. sam) (bonus travis:)
#critical role#exu calamity#ygifs#nydas okiro#loquatius seelie#the ring of brass#lou#sam#travis#listen!!!!!!!!!!!!#but the Way sam is Watching lou like can we talk about two powerhouses Showing Up#sam Watching lou with quay's loyalty to laerryn in his head but nydas is So So So Emphatic and it's like#quay hears nydas. not really believing he can be swayed but then lou is just so powerful quay/sam start Listening#and through campaigns there are moments sam Wants* to be convinced of someone else's plans#but the conviction is lacking and safe to say this is the first? time another player's intensity is Right where sam needs it#and it's just!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this series is booming#sam always going Convince Me and then lou says Bet
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with how things have been changed in the show, it was percy’s choice to stay behind and fight the echidna so grover and annabeth could be safe. he was ready to give his life for his best friend and the girl he met last saturday. he was, honest to gods, okay with dying on that arch if it meant his friends could live. he is twelve years old. let that just sink in.
#yes loyalty is his fatal flaw but it’s just so appalling that kids are put in such grievous life or death situation so callously#percy jackon and the olympians#percy jackson#percy pjo#pjo#pjo fandom#pjo series#pjo tv show#pjo tv adaptation#walker scobell#pjo tv series#pjo tv spoilers
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replaying the clip of Cleo saying "etho doesn't take himself seriously at all, but he takes other people seriously. That's part of his charm" over and over again in my head. It's so clarifying to me
#zombiecleo#etho#ethoslab#hermitcraft#okay fine if you wanna be real im making tbis about etho as a life series character#playing face up cards on the table open and honest to cleo because he takes her seriously when she talks about loyalty#grian said he needed friends and etho said welcome home grian#bdubs seems like the fly in the ointment of the statement but when bdubs is talking about buildings and stairs etho takes him seriously#he cant take bdubs seriously when he talks about loyalty and defending him from the washed up allegations#because its about him its about etho it cant be sincere not really#anyway#just character thoughts
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Ray recalculating his meticulously crafted plan of six years to save his best friends every time Emma and Norman present him with some new bullshit
#we're ignoring that this meme math is easy for him sssh#The Promised Neverland#Yakusoku no Neverland#TPN#TPN Memes#FSS Shenanigans#Full Score Trio#Norrayemma#Norayemma#Noremray#TPN Ray#Ray TPN#Emma TPN#TPN Emma#TPN Norman#Norman TPN#TPN S1#TPN S1e02#Introduction Arc#Ray#Emma#Norman#I love the understated comedy in this series sm he's barely keeping it together in this scene#but the power of love and loyalty your honor#also we're stretching “meticulously crafted” a bit with how much of a crapshoot sending them to the gate is#like he is so fucking lucky the guards weren't paying attention because the boss could smell them under the truck like 💀💀
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Its actually so ironic that Romans claim that they are all "loyal soldiers" but camp Jupiter didn't even TRY to look for Jason??? That man was literally a praetor and is legit the SON of Jupiter. He is so important to their camp and held so much emotional importance. He was there since he was 4! None of his friends there apart from reyna seemed concerned about him either (heck I'd even argue that reyna's concern was watered down aswell, it could've been written better, rick making her develop a brief crush on Percy seemed very ooc for her, considering that she had been pining for jason for quite a long time and was seriously confident that they'd be together, So her pushing that out the window for a new boy she met 2 weeks ago and just accepted Jason disappearance without much thought was not very Reyna tbh but it's my opinion ig) they were all just like "oh such a shame ig jason was cool"
It proves how they treat soldiers like they're some scraps of machine. Only important if they are helpful to you. But if they're gone? No big deal. We can always replace him with someone better.
If you compare this with chb, they are SO loyal to Percy, even the hunters started looking for him, even when they had little to no success, they tried anyway.
Camp Jupiter gave up pretty quickly and just considered him dead. heck, even if they thought jason was dead, why didnt they hold a funeral for him? not even a thank you for all the service he provided? it's heartbreaking. Because a part of Jason KNEW in the lost hero that nobody was looking for him the way Thalia was looking for Percy. He didn't even need his memories back to know that the people of his hometown didn't consider him as important. Fucking tragic.
In a way, I'm kind of glad Jason sort of rejected his roman life bc they did not deserve him at all (Except Reyna/hazel/Frank ofc but you get my point) atleast he had self respect to not go crawling back to a place where no one ever hesitated to replace him.
Camp half blood had done more for Jason in 6 months than Camp Jupiter had done in 15 years. To them, jason was just an asset, to the Greeks, Jason was a friend.
#Jason deserved the loyalty from his camp that Percy got#He literally dedicated his whole life to Roman duty bruh he lost his childhood in the process too#pjo#jason grace#pjo hoo#percy jackson#pjo series#pjo hoo toa#pjo fandom#annabeth chase#piper mclean#leo valdez#frank zhang#reyna ramirez arellano#nico di angelo
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Annabeth shifting her unwavering loyalty from Athena to Percy just because Percy was actually there for her while Athena intentionally put her in danger for something someone else did
#WHEN I CATCH YOU ATHENA#i am coming to annabeth with adoption papers#thats my daughter#percy jackson#annabeth chase#percabeth#percy x annabeth#percy jackon and the olympians#percy jackson the lightning thief#percy series#pjo tv#pjo#pjo tv show#ANNABETH YOU WILL KNOW REAL LOVE AND LOYALTY I PROMISE
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in the beginnign of mumbo's episode he asks grian "if things get really dire this episode, how committed are you to this team?" and then states that grian being on 5 lives could get him and skizz back to yellow and light green respectively and still be sitting on a comfortable 3 lives
later on he goes and finds pearl and says how shes surrounded by greens and dark greens and that they must feel so superior to her and "if they really loved you they would get you off yellow" which from pearl'ss perspective sounds like mumbo being manipulative and trying to break their team up
BUT IT ISNT. hes projecting his insecurities about grian and his loyalty onto pearl
and this time its not like... unjust? there is evidence to suggest grian would leave them if they died because in liml jimmy died and joel started trying to get kills but dying a lot and grian would reluctantly give him time but was already making alliances with the nosy neighbours and as scott puts it "I've never seen a man drop a pair of sunglasses so fast" when joel died at the end of the episode grian just became a nosy neighbour
NOT TO MENTION HE FINAL KILLED MUMBO IN LAST LIFE
#I AM GOING INSANE.#grian's sense of loyalty is dodgy at best#i want to study him#what a strange guy#mumbo jumbo#grian#skizzleman#the spanners#pearlescentmoon#wild life smp#wild life spoilers#limited life#jimmy solidarity#smallishbeans#bad boys#smajor1995#nosy neighbours#last life#life series#wild life#pixls things
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The shocked little face Annabeth makes right as she lets go of percy like she forgot grover was there, like she didn't expect to hold onto him for so long, like she didn't expect to be that worried for him, like she didn't expect herself to run upto and hug him in the first place.
#The slow shift of her loyalty from her mom and the gods to percy#percy jackson#percy jackon and the olympians#percy jackson and the olympians#pjo series#pjo tv show#pjo disney+#annabeth chase#walker scobell#leah sava jeffries
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I see a lot of people talking about the duel between Luke and Percy, and while a lot of people are correctly interpreting the moment where Percy cuts Luke and immediately apologizes and lowers his guard as another moment revealing Percy's fatal flaw --loyalty and love for his friends, an inability to contemplate betrayal and a habit of giving mercy/redemption to those people-- I think a lot of people are misinterpreting, or glossing over the next moment--when Luke retaliates
people seems to be reading the moment where Luke strikes Percy back, knocking him to the ground and drawing blood as a comment on Luke's cruelty and violence,(in contrast with Percy's loyalty and mercy) and while i don't think that's wrong, I think a better way to look at the moment is that Luke's reaction reveals his fatal flaw.
its never explicitly stated in the books, But Rick Riordan mentioned it after The Last Olympian in interviews. Lukes fatal flaw is Wrath. he is angry, blindingly, overwhelmingly angry at the gods, and Kronos is able to manipulate and twist that anger until things go so far Luke is forced to destroy himself to save the world
The duel between Luke and Percy is such a brillant scene, yes because Luke and Percy are foils, yes we see Percy's fatal flaw in Crystal clarity. but we see Luke's too--he reacts in a surge of anger knocking Percy to the ground, making him bleed, ignoring Percys apology because in the moment he doesn't care about reconciliation only revenge, he hesitates only just before killing Percy, his rage taking over. Luke doesn't make Percy bleed in this scene in a moment of cold or calculated cruelty. its swift burning and unthinking anger. its his doom. because the next moment Annabeth reveals herself, sides with Percy, and Luke runs off, isolated, where, if you've read the books, he becomes even more tragically isolated from his friends and vulnerable to Kronos' manipulation
Loyalty and Wrath cost them both in that fight. their fatal flaws indeed.
#percy jackson#luke castellan#annabeth chase#percy jackson and the olympians#pjo series#pjo spoilers#the lightning thief#the lightning theif spoilers#the last olympian spoilers#percy jackson meta#luke castellan meta#loyalty and wrath#fatal flaws#brillant fucking writing#character foils
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