Tag: Redwall

the-redwaller:

ryumarumg:

the-redwaller:

fruitso:

the-redwaller:

dibbunsagainstbedtime:

the-wolfbats:

I don’t think we’ve ever seen Martin’s shield used after the first book.

So I’m guessing everyone used it for sledding down hills or collecting vegtables when all the baskets were taken or floating on the pond.

Didn’t Rakkety Tam use it? It was that his own shield?

We never figured out whether Tan used Martin’s shield or his own! Either way, I’m convinced it’s used 90% of the time as a Dibbun sled. That’s what Martin would have wanted and we must respect his wishes.

Didn’t he also have a suit of armor, or was that just the animated series?

He did! Timballisto gave it to him for the final battle of Mossflower, and it ended up saving his life again Tsarmina. Correct me if im wrong, but I’m also pretty certain he was the only mouse to wear armor. Except for Cornflower of course:)

Yeah, the armor got used again. I don’t think Matthias found it in his quest in Redwall but I always got the feeling that the armor Cornflower wore in Mattimeo was Martin’s.

Also IIRC Rakkety Tam used Martin’s shield.

Cornflower wore it in Mattimeo, but Matthias only wears it in the cartoon. And I forget who it was, but somebody was saying that Tam used his own shield – somebody should look in the book, I don’t have my copy with me! It’s killing me. Other than that, the armor is only mentioned when Martin is wearing it in visions and dreams.

Tam comes down from the north with his own buckler shield, with sharpened edges. Don’t know why he would switch out a shield he already has for Martin’s! Pretty sure it’s his own that he kills Gulo with.

the-redwaller:

fruitso:

the-redwaller:

dibbunsagainstbedtime:

the-wolfbats:

I don’t think we’ve ever seen Martin’s shield used after the first book.

So I’m guessing everyone used it for sledding down hills or collecting vegtables when all the baskets were taken or floating on the pond.

Didn’t Rakkety Tam use it? It was that his own shield?

We never figured out whether Tan used Martin’s shield or his own! Either way, I’m convinced it’s used 90% of the time as a Dibbun sled. That’s what Martin would have wanted and we must respect his wishes.

Didn’t he also have a suit of armor, or was that just the animated series?

He did! Timballisto gave it to him for the final battle of Mossflower, and it ended up saving his life again Tsarmina. Correct me if im wrong, but I’m also pretty certain he was the only mouse to wear armor. Except for Cornflower of course:)

I’m pretty sure that both Matthias and Cornflower wear Martin’s armor but I don’t think anyone else does?

ladyoftheshield:

lanonima:

My biggest headcannon for Redwall though is that Martin is/was gay and I know that’s a rather, uh, unpopular opinion since most people get so hard behind Martin/Rose.

Which I think I talked about before? Oh well!

Second biggest is that Tiria Wildlough and Leatho Shellhound definitely get married post-book. I don’t even care that they’re different species of otters they’re adorable.

The age gap always bothered me too much to get behind Tiria and Leatho.

I guess I can see why. Personally I always found middle-aged men to be waaaaay more attractive than boys my age even as a teenager so it doesn’t bother me. But I can see why it might also be seen as like…a father/daughter type thing too.

A 20-something and a 40-something seems to be a decent enough match to me! But I get that I’m a little weird…

fruitso:

the-redwaller:

dibbunsagainstbedtime:

lanonima:

My biggest headcannon for Redwall though is that Martin is/was gay and I know that’s a rather, uh, unpopular opinion since most people get so hard behind Martin/Rose.

Which I think I talked about before? Oh well!

Second biggest is that Tiria Wildlough and Leatho Shellhound definitely get married post-book. I don’t even care that they’re different species of otters they’re adorable.

I’ve never heard a “Martin is Gay” headcanon, I’d love to though! Never considered it myself. I’m on the Martin/Rose bandwagon haha.

Tiria and Leatho is my OTP though they are 100% married.

I’ve heard the Martin is gay headcanon before, though I myself headcanon him as asexual:) I think my biggest OTP, sadly, is Triss and Shogg.

I don’t know about anyone else, but there was DEFINITELY something going between Tiria’s father Banjon and Brink!

100% can get behind this!!!

Yes, everyone, please tell me your LGBTQA+ headcannons. I need them all!

Either way we know Martin is apparently celibate so I’m not sure it matters but!

I can’t help but speculate on the sexuality of people/characters I look up to. And there really aren’t enough good gay/ace/whatever role models in kids books.

Which is why I write so many of them. But, it’d just be really cool for someone like Martin to be somewhere on the Kinsey slide other than super-straight-like-every-warrior-role-model-ever you know?

the-redwaller:

lanonima:

thegoldensoundtwice:

the-redwaller:

More people should realize that Matthias, in finding Martin’s sword, went above and beyond the call of duty. Martin hid his sword on the rooftop. Matthias solved that riddle, only to find the sword had been stolen. He then went on to take on a mad Sparra king, live as a hostage, fall off the Abbey roof, almost get devoured by a cat and an owl, and slay a monstrous snake to find the sword. None of this was part of Martin’s original plan. Moral of the story, Matthias is a boss and no one can convince me otherwise. 

THIS NEEDS MORE NOTES BECAUSE MY SMOL SON

Or was it part of the original plan? If Matthias hadn’t faced all those other challenges, he wouldn’t have been able to face Cluny. Yes, he would have had the guts. We all know that. But he wouldn’t have had the experiences with fighting and surviving that the quest for the sword gave him, and he probably would have died. Just a thought.

Interesting point! The reasons I always assumed it was Matthias’s own volition are a) Martin tells him not to go and holds him back and b) it reflects a certain independence and stubbornness in his character that is reminiscent of Martin. But like you said, Martin is a mastermind, it’s possible he could have orchestrated the whole thing. Personally I like the thought of Matthias disobeying him; it speaks more truly to his character and what he has in common with Martin.

Honestly I can go either way with it! But it does seem like Martin always has a master plan for everyone and treats all the heroes a little differently based on what they need.

And I suppose he could have just intended for Matthias to face Cluny after the latter had been driven half-mad by Martin-induced nightmares.

Whether it was planned or not though, I think the quest was definitely necessary for Matthias to become a true warrior! I can only imagine young no-quest Matthias trying to rush Cluny straight off and it going very, very badly.