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ilexdiapason · 7 months

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I do think after Martyn and Sausage has gotten Scott to their base, Sausage wants to make a nice, hot bath for Scott but Martyn has to convince him to use cold water instead and at first, Scott isn't too hyped about the idea

but as Sausage helps into the bath, he gets the overwhelming surge of diving into the water. so he dunks his head under the water a brief moment and just lets the coldness wash over him, it feels like a nice, deep breath of fresh air. and then he gets to enjoy Sausage massaging his scalp and being pampered.

meanwhile Martyn tries to formulate a plan to convince Scott to come into the water with him, but he don't want to force him...

(figured that I might just as well not click the button anymore alskbjdaksjd)

Look - this plan's been a century in the making.

Martyn has spent decades in the water, floating, nomadic and alone. He's taken this weird aquatic state that the Coral Isles left him and he's tried to make the most of it - tried to forget about the lover that left him behind.

Everyone else? The friends whose corpses he'd dragged out of the shallow rivers where they'd fallen and into the forest before setting the whole damn thing ablaze, mansion and all… They're in the past.

And Scott left - walked away, somehow. Took one look at the narrative, at their tragic end, and decided that he was better off stepping out of it, and then did. The border let him leave, when for the last few hours (was that really all it had been? Twenty-four hours? That felt wrong, but it was true) they'd all been trapped in there fighting for their lives.

Martyn sat down, feet in the water, and waited to die.

But the clock hit zero, and he just… didn't. Like the Watchers had gotten bored without their Romeo and Juliet to watch as they pulled each other apart in desperation and hunger and love. Like the narrator had been locked behind a door, and Scott had vanished with the key in his pocket. Like he was left, alone, in a universe made for his story, without anybody to direct it.

So he surrendered to the waves, and hoped to drown that way - hoped to go out cold and numb, and maybe surrounded by filtering rays of sun from the surface, by something beautiful.

He didn't die like that, either. He took a breath, and another, and it wasn't from his lungs.

Once he'd transformed, it got a little easier to forget the past he'd been forged by. Friends and alliances and enemies and lovers - they were all surface stuff. Underwater all Martyn had to worry about was his next meal, and watching his fingers and toes gradually web over days and weeks and months, and avoiding sharks or whales or whatever else lurked in the depths that were his new home.

There was always something missing, though. Some other half, some bigger whole of him that felt just out of reach. The Coral Isles hadn't claimed just one victim, after all, had they?

He didn't even die like this. The thrashers never caught him, and his food supplies never dwindled quite enough to starve him out, and Martyn had a feeling that even if they did he'd be alright. Years passed.

And then, quite suddenly, something else hit the water, and Martyn knew him already.

That should have been impossible. Scott, if he wasn't dead, was clearly dead set on never touching the sea, if this was what it led to. But Martyn knew that feeling, knew every curved lip and quirked eyebrow of his lover, knew the space between them intimately.

This was that space - just a little further than usual.

But Martyn knew exactly how to close it.

He surfaced just off a dock, and was promptly scammed out of the only property he owned - two raw cod - by someone who looked a little too familiar for comfort. There was chatter about factions and glory and money and family and legacy, and Martyn let it all wash past him, because he'd felt Scott here for the briefest of moments, and he wasn't about to let that go now in the name of some buccaneering fantasy. He kept haunting the various taverns of the isle, always blasé when people asked him if he'd chosen a faction, but always staying on their side.

By the end of the evening, he'd found exactly what he was looking for. It took another few weeks to get this new Scott alone with him. Not very long after that, he was being invited out with Scott and another guy, which didn't exactly hurt his self esteem, but wasn't super helpful towards the goal.

It was kind of weird - it wasn't the same Scott he'd watched as he left, but it wasn't not him either. They had the same voice, the same smile, the same beautiful eyes, and he was even complaining of "grey hairs" that Martyn clocked immediately as shades of blue coming in like new buds after frost. He wasn't what Martyn was used to, but he sure was getting there.

The only thing really keeping them apart was the fact that Scott was very touchy about the subject of the sea.

Eventually, after much plying, and many rounds on Martyn (who knew pirates left so much treasure lying around at the bottom of the sea?), and a few particularly forward promises, Scott gave up the truth. He'd never been allowed to swim as a child - yes, never! - and had tried recently, and it hadn't gone well. He did want to try again, but he was just a little scared that he might fare even worse if he did.

In that moment, Martyn resolved that Scott would never need to worry about the ocean again. Sure, yeah, he was pretty sure that what had happened to Martyn all those decades ago was maybe like three months max away from happening to Scott, but that wasn't something he needed to worry about, not if Martyn could help it.

Smash cut to now - he's played it a little too slowly, taken a little too much interest in Scott's comfort now over his projected comfort in the future, and it's too late. The guy's started having breathless moments in the street because he doesn't have the sense to stay at home when he's feeling faint and dizzy. Thank the sun god Martyn had heard him complaining earlier and headed down to the docks to grab some emergency seawater.

Scott sits semi-conscious on the toilet seat lid, and Sausage is trying to argue that he should get a warm bath of all things. Martyn kind of wants to bite his head off right now (oh, hello, creature-of-the-deep instincts, we thought you were left at the shore), but he's so nice about it instead, and just gently insists that the cold water will help better after the… heat exhaustion… Scott's just undergone.

Sure enough, his lover - more blue streaked with red now than red streaked with blue - settles luxuriously into the cool of the bath. Martyn can almost see his gills fluttering, but of course those aren't quite ready to pop yet. It's been a long, long time since Scott or his blood came close to the magic that turned him. This process, too, is long and gradual.

The captain smiles, worry still written plain on his face, and helps Scott's head back up and out of the water. Scott confirms that he does, in fact, feel better already, and he would love to have a little rose oil if Sausage has any going spare. Of course, "Anything for my treasure," Sausage replies, and he pops out of the room to go and grab the fragrance from his vanity.

Scott drops back under the water, maybe not even realising that he's doing it, and smiles, content. Martyn leaves him to soak. He's on his way; everything will be fine.

Martyn just needs to get a little more serious about convincing Scott to try swimming again when it's not a matter of life or death.

#underwater au #plane writing part 2 :D

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chambers003 · 10 months

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Recaps From the Time Between

Four Months After the Universe Unfroze:

Hello and welcome to the Hermitcraft Recap! My name is Pixlriffs, our writer is ZloyXP, and the subtitles are done by Lyarrah. Except - this isn’t a Hermitcraft Recap. No, this video is a bit different.

We here at the Recap have known the Hermits a very long time. They’re not just the Players we Watch, they’re our friends. And so, it is with a heavy heart I must announce that some have gone missing, and for the first time we are asking for all the help we can get in finding them again. None of these people have been seen since the explosive ending of Hermitcraft season eight.

As you may also know, when Hermits have disappeared in the past some of my peers on Empires - other Emperors - have also disappeared. I know we are strictly a Hermitcraft Recap, not an Empires Recap - that would get far too politically convoluted for myself, for starters - this is once again the case and I must call upon you, our audience, for help.

However, both the number of Hermits and Emperors that have disappeared is much smaller than the previous two times, so we cannot guarantee the disappearances are connected. The Hermits that have gone missing are: Falsesymmetry, GoodTimesWithScar, Grian, ImpulseSV, MumboJumbo, Guardian PearlescentMoon of Gilded Helianthia, Ranboo and ZombieCleo. The Codfather, Jimmy Solidarity of the Codlands, the closest and oldest ally to my own kingdom, has also disappeared.

All of the other Hermits have been accounted for since Season 8’s end. In the unlikely event that you have found any of the people I have listed, please do not hesitate in contacting either myself or any of the crew here at the Recap, your Emperor, a local authority like the Mayor of a major server, or XisumaVoid.

And it’s unlikely, but if any of the missing Hermits see this video, please. Use any method you can to contact us.

That’s about it for this Recap. We will try and keep you updated, but we are the Hermitcraft Recap and the Hermits have already decided Season 9 will not go ahead until we can confirm the whereabouts of the missing Hermits. Even if they did, with two Emperors missing and a third recovering from the Moonfall, There’s a very good chance I would be too busy to voice a weekly show, anyway.

Take care, bye for now.

Six months after the universe unfroze:

[Community Post]

Hi all, there’s been no news on the missing Hermits and Codfather yet. However, you might have heard something about all portals to the DreamSMP closing up. The last time this happened, Ranboo had recently joined the Hermits. It may mean nothing, but we said we’d update, so we’re updating.

That’s all. Again, please do not hesitate to speak to a Hermit, Emperor, or local authorities if you think you see someone. Reminder, we are looking for False, Scar, Grian, Impulse, Mumbo, Pearl, Ranboo, Cleo, and Codfather Jimmy. There’s also unconfirmed reports that Martyn InTheLittleWood has also gone missing; although he’s a known nomad, he has disappeared when Hermits have in the past. Images of all these Players can be found below.

-Zloy

A year after the universe unfroze:

[Community Post]

Good news!

False and her eagle have been found after a year of flying around the cosmos, and she brought news from Space around the DreamSMP. Apparently, it’s not just the portals - she was unable to even approach entering orbit, let alone landing. She described it as lag, or a chunk error, but for the whole planet. It’s a worrying development, but all the information we can gather is invaluable.

False touched down in the Crystal Cliffs to pick up Gem the other day, who has newfound determination to find her fellow Hermits and Emperors. We can only hope that the combined magical force of the Grand Wizard, and the sharpest minds of Hermitcraft can work together to locate the others.

As always, images of the missing Players can be found below.

-Pix

#my post #tacomlu #art moment #thats probably all i want to tag. zloy has noticed me twice and i dont want to girlboss too close to the sun #there may end up being a second part of this eventually but we dont do promises here.#i dont write often but when i do it’s some crazy bullshit like this

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faffodil · 2 years

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everyone in empires au season 2!

Here we go again! For people who haven't seen this before, I've basically sorted a whole bunch of mcyt/adjacents into all the empires in s2, and provided headcanons and reasoning as to why theyre in that empire :D

As always i am open to suggestions/ideas for reasons/changes - just send me an ask!

Similarly, if you want me to add someone who's not there, you can also send me an ask!

Currently includes: Hermitcraft (specifically Season 9), Dream SMP, Bear SMP, Origins SMP, a few of the afterlife guys who arent already in empires, Traffic SMP(s), and a few other misc. mcyts

This will be edited as new information about empires names comes out/i add more people ^^

Key:

Local = person who lives nearby/in what could be considered part of an empire

Citizen = someone who is legally registered as part of an empire

Visitor = somone who is staying there temporarily/does not live in the empire

Inhabitant = lives in an empire but is not yet registered as a citizen

First person in every section is the ruler, but will have their specific title rather than one shared title (updated as the ccs tell us)

Archaeologists arent categorised in the same way as they are nomadic

---Stuff in [square brackets] is referring to an as-of-yet unnamed empire ---

Evermoore:

Shelby - (ruler) - Witch

Boomer - local - frog man :]

Tina - local

George - local

Charlie Slimecicle - local - slimey boi. Literally just a sentient slime. No-one's really sure why he and jevin are sentient but shelby thinks it was probably because the last witch to be sent out here was doing illegal magic (she thinks they were bored to death by the surroundings)

Jevin - local - swamp lad, sentient, see above

Petezahhutt - inhabitant - curious about the sentient slime rumours, wanted to know if they were like him (slime hybrid) they weren't but he stuck around to help them find their feet (literally because they were having trouble keeping a humanoid shape for long periods of time)

Dream - inhabitant - heard about the magic qualities of evermoore and moved there. Shelby thinks hes very brave to be studying the fog, and dream often gets stranded far from home bc the mist is feeling unhelpful

Sanctuary:

Sausage - (ruler)

Ivory - inhabitant - bc shes running away from something

Sniff - citizen - builder

Martyn - inhabitant - sought sanctuary and then proceeded to move in and annoy cleo to no end

Cleo - citizen - has lived here her whole life but is seriously considering moving. Joe is the only thing stopping her. And the fact that snake hair isnt exactly normal y'know

Joe Hills - inhabitant - moved from Stratos but only cleo knows this. Everyone else thinks hes normal :)

Tumble Town:

Jimmy - Sheriff - do i need to say more?

Tango - citizen - owns a ranch outside town :]

Billzo - inhabitant - took refuge from one very angry joey (who thought he was part of skeletrons army) and met eryn. Decided to hang around and cause mischief

Eryn - citizen - family has a farmstead near Tumble Town. Troublemaker

Schlatt - citizen - works in the saloon

Quackity - inhabitant - works with Schlatt

Sapnap - citizen - Eryns brother. I don't quite know why my brain decided that but it has.

Etho - citizen - works on tangos ranch. Used to be an outlaw but tango offered him a job when they met in the sherriffs office. Likes the peace outside of the town.

Sneeg - inhabitant (because no-one knows hes there) - builds little tunnels throughout the terracotta hills

Goblands:

Fwhip - (ruler) - goblin time (is short)

Skeppy - citizen - ore golem, can camouflage himself well in the cave. Fwhip found him in the deep dark and made him a citizen

Bad - inhabitant - from Eversea originally

Impulse - citizen - bc dwarf

Iskall - citizen - bc he's got a cave base this season

Pearl - citizen - she do be skrunkly

Guqqie - citizen - an alien who is desperately trying to blend in with the humans. On one hand no one's gonna notice in the Goblands, but on the other, they're gonna pick up some weird habits from the gremlins

Cub - citizen - chaos Chaos CHAOS

Mumbo - inhabitant - railway expert and infrastructure guy :] which is desperately needed bc Fwhip keeps making dangerous minecart tracks to everywhere

Eversea:

Joey - Captain

xB - citizen - bc guardian hybrid (lives in the lake w the mermaids

Niki - citizen - mermaid, sometimes follows puffy around to the other empire's ports

Puffy - visitor - another captain who frequents the bay. Trader?

Neptune - visitor - on puffy's ship (yes this is the same as last time. If it's not broken don't fix it)

Scar - inhabitant - sells magic crystals at the market. Certified scammer but is allowed to get away with it because he helps design new buildings for joey sometimes.

Micheal(mcchill) - citizen - runs a radio station from the top of one of the mountains overlooking the lagoon. Very rickety and unstable path to get up there but the broadcast can be recieved from any empire

Hypno - citizen

Animalia:

Lizzie - Mayor - Definitely a person. Elected apparently?

Antfrost - citizen - cat.

Ren - citizen - dog. Advisor to lizzie. Also bc last life the beloved

Hbomb - inhabitant - cat. Runs a cafe to draw tourists in! Theres nothing weird about this empire! :3{ <rubbing his hands together maliciously. Favourite pastime is bullying fundy whenever he walks past the cafe

James Marriot - citizen - employee of the cat cafe

Fundy - citizen - fox (and yoghurt :D)

Zedaph - inhabitant - resident scientist. Originally from off the continent but was welcomed into Animalia by lizzie because 'having a scientist proves we're as advanced as the other empires!' Hasn't caught on to the fact that the majority of the kingdom's citizens are straight-up animals and thinks theyre all hybrids like him

CPK - citizen - fox. no relation to fundy but does bond over thier shared dislike for the term fox-load because they can carry more than one block thankyouverymuch lizzie

Aimsey - inhabitant - showed up and was promptly adopted as Animalia's pet human

Archaeologists:

Pixlriffs - in charge of the team, was sent bc none of the other archaeologists wanted anything to do with the rulers over there

Xisuma - a spirit that collects cool bones to live in. Pix discovered him while unearthing an old temple and he's just kind of following the troupe around and being amazed at the world (was sealed in said temple)

EX is also trapped in a similar temple but X is doing everything he can to steer pix away from finding it/unleashing his hurricane of a brother. spoiler - it doesnt work >:D

Ori - a mildly unnerving citizen of Stratos who decided to tag along

Karl - original member of the team - keeps correcting Pix's pronunciation of the long-dead languages, and knows where finds are (or should be) long before a dig starts 👀

Skizz - original member of the team, very enthusiastic

Jack Manifold - intern who's following them around for work experience. Originally from Chromia

Chromia:

Scott - (ruler) - strange strange man

Ranboo - citizen - ive tried to put him elsewhere like four times but brain keeps saying chromia. Will update once i figure out a reason (also now i want ranboo and xornoth to talk) update: have not figured the reason but. hes staying so

Xornoth - backup leader - they found scotts empire and moved in, to his initial chagrin. Still backup ruler despite this because scott didnt trust the llamas to rule in his absence. They like looking after the llamas but kinda just hang around mostly

Wilbur - citizen - colourful language, creative

Stress - citizen - head of the flower industry (that then gets turned into dye for exports)

Beef - inhabitant - in charge of designing colourful fabrics and tapestries, originally from Sanctuary where he learnt banner-making

Hannah - citizen - works in flowers industry

Lauren - citizen - one of Scotts chief advisors, have known each other since they were little kids

[Falses]:

False :) - (ruler) - Her empire is pretty small considering its the newest but its one of the most closely knit communities as they all have to work together to improve the kingdom

Phil - citizen - hardcore survival things seem to fit here. First person to move here. Originally settled a little further downriver but ended up flying to False's area for materials and conversations anyway, and so, later moved into the centre hub of her empire to help her out and save time. DadTM

Tommy - citizen - turned up one day and false was just like well if you want you can build over there, strange bedraggled kid. Tommy did and false immediately regretted it because *cobblestone tower* Phil and False eventually managed to convince tommy to let them make his house look nice but it took a good couple of months.

Bearbubb - inhabitant - False isnt quite sure if hes a person or a literal bear as hes never spoken to anyone, but he seems polite, and built his own house so she let him stay. Although she has firmly decided he doesn't get citizen status until he asks for it. (Bear is just awkward, he'll talk to people eventually)

Sam - citizen - used to wander the server with doc because not many empires were open to hostile mob hybrids living there, then offered to help with a redstone project (an improved iron farm that was being finnicky) as he was passing and decided to stay. Tommy also took a liking to him and he built a base at the bottom of the cliff

Doc - citizen - was traveling with sam, same situation, neither of them wanted to stay in Sanctuary, where they started off, because they were tired of the new inhabitants walking on eggshells around them for months before they got used to them. His base is a pit all the way down to bedrock, affectionately known as The Well (due to its tendency to flood). There are levels all the way up with different redstone machines and storage cupboard on.

Glimmer Grove:

Katherine - princess

Beau - citizen - figured out where princess katherine was sneaking off to at night and made her agree to let beau help fight or she'd tell

Punz - inhabitant - moved from Sanctuary because he heard rumours that mercenaries might be needed. (Was only staying for the pay originally but got a little too invested and asked katherine if he and purpled could stay and help rebuild the empire too. (Will end up as head of defence for princess Katherine in the future but shhh)

Purpled - inhabitant - moved from Sanctuary. Mildly annoyed that he had to leave his home in sanctuary, but at least the empire matches his colour pallette

Moonzy - citizen

Jonah - citizen - served Glimmer Grove before it fell, is at the forefront of the campaign to get it back to its former glory under princess Katherine

Megan - inhabitant

Dawn:

Gem - princess - fae of some sort

Fruitlegs - citizen - bard

Ponk - citizen - lighthouse keeper

Tubbo - citizen - bee boi

Techno - citizen - oversees the food production and makes sure everyone has enough and works out how much they can sell/export that week.

Welsknight - on Gems Council, in charge of defence against the deep dark

TFC - inhabitant - by proxy, lives in the ancient city and fixes the messes left when players visit. Sculk-grandad. Actually hes literally the opposite of Dawn, lives underground constantly. Warren of tunnels extends underneath all empires but people who try to explore them get lost. Nobody's died there yet bc TFC put a ward on the exits to draw people toward them and not the ancient city

BigB - citizen - baker, he makes bread and cookies from the farm produce

Stratos:

(Extra note here: citizen is someone who has been in the empire since it was founded about a hundred years ago when joel was exiled and/or has grown up there since. Inhabitant is someone who's come more recently from another empire)

Joel - an exiled god - adamant he is still his tall powerful self. Regarded as the leader of the empire nonetheless. People moved under his islands originally to be a part of the 'great god's empire' but a lot of them stayed even when they realised he was a wet rag/affectionate

Foolish and Jr and Finley - citizens - Foosh is an architect who helps Joel. He chose to live in the mortal realm but moved to Stratos when he heard about Joel's exile because he can sympathise with not living in the god's realm and wanted to help out. Hermes ends up playing with Jr and Finley when Joel's busy building

Eret - citizen - was one of the original settlers but somehow is still alive a hundred years later.... oh well, they knew living near a god would have its benefits

Grian - inhabitant - creator of the entity? check. vaguely eldrich horror? check. Was exiled? (very heavily encouraged to leave his hometown) after the entity ate someone by accident, and then he ended up here? Check.

Bdubs - citizen - look into those eyes and tell me he wouldnt fit right in with joels build style. He made a monolith, hed be a great addition

Callahan - citizen - maintains the temples to joel

Thanks to @scribbling-dragon for some of the suggestions!

Keralis - citizen - have you seen him?

Edit: OLI DO BE A BARD :D uhh if he makes an empire ill do a bit of rejigging and move ppl around but until then the skrunkly is just a wanderer

Phew done! :D

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nocturnebby · 2 years

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Spoilers for joels latest ep and possibly some ideas you won't like for the lad but I do

So he's building temples for every gods right. His memory is shit, he built a temple for Jeremy. I hear you asking "but joel in X life wasn't a god bleh bleh he just was a mad cult leader" Before I come to that

My hc for c!Joel in general is that he is one of the only few people who can remember his past lives. He recognizes oli, remembers the life series, and all before that. The mezalean empire aswell.

So back to current. He remembers being a part of x life. BUT his ass doesn't remember him not actually being the Jeremy. He remembers the X life joel being like him, but well, shorter and possibly less sexier. (notice the very similar skin for jeremyism but that may be a coinkidink)

So he builds a temple thinking he's building it for past him. Dumbass man. idiot little man. Anyway

But additional joel lore hcs that I want to get out of my head

-his fate always ends in loneliness. Evidence: Esmp s1, X life (he didn't lose his 10th life and went on to live as a nomad), the life series (all three, him and etho died differently)

-He is the best father. I don't fucking care for your angst and shit I will not let Hermès go through it. Him and sausage have a healthy fun platonic relationship where they raise a child together thats what I think

-Him and pearl are siblings. That's it. godblings. (that's pure hc, nothing tied to lore I just find it funny) Maybe there is some connection, he's the god of rain and thunder and she's the god of harvest and good fortune idk idk idk

-he remembers every server he's been a part of, being one the only people who do (grian, martyn, pearl and false [to some extent])

idk what to do with this man I'm just having fun watching him eliminate every possibility of this shit lmao

#smallishbeans #empires joel #empires season 2 #empires lore #smallishbeans lore #nocpinions #I keep forgetting my own tags #also if you want me to elaborate I will gladly do so

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limelocked · 3 years

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oh man inthelittlewood is on 3rd life?? What a blast to the past he was one of my favorite YouTubers as a kid!! esp since you recommend his video I’m going to have to check it out if only for nostalgia :)

martyn is a lil scamming bastard (affectionate) on 3rd life and he’s very nomadic just checking in on everyone and scaring them and also he made a blood pact ig so his is a good pov to just like get a glace at most things

#local man almost takes over a business just so he doesnt have to pay the bill #3rdlife #inthelittlewood #Anonymous

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ultrasfcb-blog · 6 years

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World Cup 2018: How Jordan Pickford turned England

World Cup 2018: Jordan Pickford makes three glorious saves to maintain England’s dream alive

World Cup semi-final: Croatia v England Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Date: Wednesday, 11 July (19:00 BST) Protection: Full match commentary on BBC Radio 5 reside, textual content commentary, report and highlights on BBC Sport app and on-line

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s repute and profile has soared at this World Cup.

The 24-year-old adopted up his penalty shootout heroics within the last-16 tie towards Colombia with one other stellar show on Saturday to assist Gareth Southgate’s facet overcome Sweden and attain their first World Cup semi-final for 28 years.

Within the house of a 12 months he has gone from Premier League relegation with home-town membership Sunderland to the nationwide staff’s undisputed primary.

So how has the now Everton keeper emerged as a key element of an England facet 90 minutes away from their first World Cup ultimate since 1966?

Pickford’s exhausting yards

Pickford, who had labored with Southgate at England Below-21 stage, was pencilled in as his supervisor’s primary lengthy earlier than this World Cup – however he has nonetheless performed solely 156 league video games in his profession.

He got here to prominence in June 2017 when Everton paid Sunderland £30m for him, fortunately assembly the Black Cats’ asking value as a critical funding for the long run.

‘Semi-finals? I wasn’t born in 1990, so I’ll take that’ – Pickford

However Pickford had proved keen to exit and study his commerce within the hardest environment earlier than enjoying within the Premier League – an expertise that moulded the assured, robust character we’ve witnessed in Russia.

He had the tough edges knocked off him in non-league soccer with Darlington and Alfreton, the place no allowances had been made for youth, and he remembers: “I realized rather a lot from getting battered by absolutely grown blokes. You bought actually battered going for crosses.

“You’d go to away grounds and listen to all the pieces shouted at you. I bear in mind being at Southport going for a drink of water and one outdated bloke shouts ‘hey you lad – your grandad is underneath that grass.’ I simply rotated, gave him the thumbs-up and stated ‘nae drawback.'”

Pickford, who additionally had mortgage spells within the English Soccer League with Burton, Carlisle, Bradford and Preston, has had his dimension questioned – he’s comparatively quick for a contemporary goalkeeper at 6ft 1in – however no-one can query his braveness.

And the agility and elasticity which have served England so nicely in Russia have made a nonsense of worries about his peak.

Pickford’s present of power

Pickford in Premier League motion towards future England team-mate Dele Alli whereas he was at Sunderland in 2016

When Pickford returned from his nomadic existence to his beloved Sunderland, he walked right into a membership in freefall from Premier League to League One – and even since his big-money transfer to Everton, he has not had it straightforward.

He was Sunderland’s stand-out performer after they had been relegated from the highest tier in 2016-17, making 135 saves from 185 pictures heading in the right direction with a save ratio of 72.97%.

Season Workforce Saves Photographs heading in the right direction confronted Targets conceded Save proportion 2017-18 Everton 121 178 58 67.42 2016-17 Sunderland 135 185 50 72.97 2015-16 Sunderland 11 17 6 64.71

The transfer to Everton underneath then supervisor Ronald Koeman was meant to be the beginning of a vastly extra pressurised life – however with maybe fewer saves to make – at elite stage for Pickford.

Everton, nonetheless, went into nearly on the spot meltdown underneath the Dutchman earlier than he was changed by Sam Allardyce – however in a season of just about unrelenting distress, Pickford was head and shoulders above each different participant.

It was these performances that persuaded Southgate, a daily customer to Everton video games final season, to provide him his debut within the pleasant towards Germany at Wembley in November 2017 earlier than choosing him as his World Cup goalkeeper in Russia.

Everton’s end-of-season awards had been a Pickford procession as he picked up Participant Of The Season, Younger Participant Of The Season and Gamers’ Participant Of The Season.

His signing was a uncommon success for Everton’s sacked director of soccer Steve Walsh.

Everton wanted a goalkeeper and Pickford was Walsh’s first and solely decide – he pressed exhausting to signal him, he stated, as he feared a membership of the stature of Actual Madrid would possibly even have an interest, and keen to pay twice what the Toffees did. The £30m payment is beginning to look a discount already.

Season Workforce Video games Minutes 2017-18 Everton 38 3420 2016-17 Sunderland 29 2610 2015-16 Preston North Finish 24 2101 2015-16 Sunderland 2 180 2014-15 Bradford Metropolis 33 2890 2013-14 Carlisle United 18 1620 2013-14 Burton Albion 12 1080

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Pickford, underneath England goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson – who was additionally with him at Everton, earlier than leaving this summer season – is now the chief of what he calls “the goalkeepers’ union” at their Zelenogorsk coaching base.

He cuts an animated, hyped-up determine watched at shut quarters in coaching, a blizzard of physique actions and facial expressions, particularly when he makes a uncommon mistake. By goalkeeping requirements, he’s a bundle of perpetual movement.

Certainly one of Pickford’s best strengths, in keeping with those that know him, is a capability to place errors behind him – not that he takes them calmly.

A second of uncertainty in an in any other case magnificent show towards Sweden led to Pickford inadvertently punching his knee somewhat than the ground, therefore the bandage on his left hand as he confirmed off the person of the match award.

He’s a steely character, too, unaffected by criticism of his efficiency in England’s loss to Belgium, when he was maybe ring rusty after little motion towards Tunisia and Panama.

He has been excellent since, making a flying save from Colombia’s Mateus Uribe in regular time then saving from Carlos Bacca as England received a penalty shootout – earlier than the brilliance of his efficiency towards Sweden in Samara.

There isn’t a query he needed to show his credentials as England’s primary, not merely along with his saves however by fulfilling an important position in Southgate’s plans by way of his work with the ball at his ft.

Pickford’s deeds prior to now week have made him a chief contender for Fifa’s World Cup staff of the match and proved England have a goalkeeper who might serve them for the following decade.

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6 royal weddings from history that blow Harry and Meghan's out of the water

Sure, Harry and Meghan's wedding looks fun, but when you compare it to what came before it's basically just tea and biscuits in a rec-centre.

SEE ALSO: The acting roles of Meghan Markle before her royal engagement

History is littered with royal weddings full of violence, opulence, drunkenness and the occasional naked dude. Here for your enjoyment are just a few examples.

1. Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou, "the original Harry and Meg" (1445)

Medieval royal weddings really pulled out all the stops, and historian Dr James Clark described the marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou to Mashable as "the original medieval Harry and Meg." This is because Clark thinks Margaret was the first royal bride to be the subject of public discussion, which — while commonplace today — was unusual 500 years ago.

"She was described in almost tabloid terms," said Clark. Apparently she was called "a good-looking and well-developed girl," and "mature and ripe" despite being 23, and "a most handsome woman, although somewhat dark." Clark reads "somewhat dark" as code for "foreign-looking."

Like Meghan, Margaret was a foreign bride, but in 1445 this had much more significance. To the people of medieval Britain, the French princess was a symbol of peace after "100 years of on-off wars with the French" according to Clark. So it was a pretty big deal.

A royal wedding was a way more public affair back in the day. The public were able to mingle with the royal retinue, and were even allowed to touch them — clapping the couple on the back to wish them all the best.

To top it off, red and white wine replaced the city's drinking water to celebrate the occasion, actually spurting out of public fountains. A stark contrast from Harry and Meghan's wedding where guests were told to bring their own lunch.

2. Attila the Hun dies of a nosebleed at his own wedding (453 AD)

Attila the Hun, a.k.a. "The Scourge of God," a.k.a. the guy who makes Khal Drogo look like a member of Greenpeace, was a pretty fearsome guy. Leader of the nomadic Hun armies, he razed whole cities to the ground. But in the end he was taken down not in battle or by a Drogo-style duel, but by a simple nosebleed.

Attila's death, like a lot of history, is shrouded in a healthy dose of mystery. There are a few different versions of it, but they all agree that the warlord died on his wedding night. Some accounts say he died of a nosebleed and choked on his own blood, others that he was murdered, or that his bout of heavy drinking led to internal bleeding.

Remind you of anyone?

3. Catherine of Aragon and Prince Arthur go full extra (1501)

Catherine of Aragon was famous for being the first wife of Henry "Commitmentphobe" Tudor, but first she was married to Henry's older brother, Prince Arthur.

They married when Arthur was just 15, but he died shortly after. After Arthur's death she was wed to Henry. Imagine if William died and Harry just swooped in and married Kate. Scandalous stuff, but in the 16th century it was just the practical thing to do.

For the actual ceremony Catherine's route to the church was paved with blue carpet, and she and young Henry wore matching outfits of silver embroidered with gold roses, while Prince Arthur wore pure white satin. The west door of the church also sported a good old fashioned wine fountain. Because why fix what ain't broke?

Catherine of Aragon, queen of the party.

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Young Henry even led the wedding procession unaccompanied through London, aged only ten-years-old. You certainly wouldn't catch Prince George doing that today, but to be fair he is only four.

Catherine's wedding to Arthur was a spectacle to put the Met Gala to shame. Catherine arrived at the gates of the city riding a mule, and large swathes of London were transformed into an allegorical procession in which Catherine was cast as a star ascending into the heavens.

4. Napoleon and Josephine's ridiculously low-key wedding (1796)

Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine may have been regular citizens when they got married, but they ended up being Emperor and Empress of France, so they're getting a name-check.

According to Professor Martyn Bennett, Napoleon's wedding to Josephine was actually set up by Josephine's lover Paul Barras who wanted to get rid of her.

"Josephine had been [Barras'] mistress and effectively he was passing her on," Bennett told Mashable. While Bonaparte was besotted with her, for Josephine it was very much a marriage of convenience. The pair both lied about their age in the run up, both claiming to be 28 even though Napoleon was actually 26 and Josephine 32.

"Sorry babe, I was busy planning the invasion of Italy."

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Being infatuated with his bride didn't stop Napoleon turning up a whole three hours late and shabbily dressed to his own wedding. "The wedding was supposed to happen at 7PM," said Bennett, "but he turned up at about ten." Apparently he'd been planning the invasion of Italy and lost track of the time.

The two were (eventually) married in a candle-lit room on the Rue D'Antin, with a just few witnesses and the mayor present. Least glam imperial wedding ever.

5. The Emperor Augustus and Livia a.k.a. the ultimate power couple (36 BC)

The first emperor of Rome Augustus (born Octavian) had a few marriages before settling down with Livia.

The pair were both married when they met, and Livia was heavily pregnant. This didn't stop them, however. Augustus promptly ditched his wife Scribonia, and Livia's husband was persuaded (or perhaps forced) to divorce her. The same husband-turned-baby-daddy gave her away at her wedding to Augustus. Super amicable break-up, right? Or maybe just a super awkward wedding ceremony...

Not much more is known about the celebrations themselves, but it seems they featured naked dudes just hanging out, because according to Roman chronicler Cassius Dio, "one of the prattling boys, such as the women keep about them for their amusement, naked as a rule," made an ill-judged joke about Livia's previous husband being in attendance. Learn to read the room, naked guy.

Livia has often been portrayed as political force of nature, not to mention a poisoner. Famous historian Robert Graves depicted her as having poisoned her husband Augustus after 52 years of marriage to ensure her son Tiberius became Emperor, but historians like Matthew Dennison dismiss this view of her as the result of sexist propaganda.

While we will never know for certain whether she poisoned people, what is certain is that Livia's descendents — not Augustus' — became Emperors, and was turned into an actual goddess after her death. There's little denying, she was one powerful lady.

6. George IV gets married while totally wasted (1795)

Prince George was the son of King George III, who you may remember from such hits as the American War of Independence, or more recently the musical Hamilton.

Prince George went on to become King George IV, and he had a reputation as a hedonist and a tearaway. This is perhaps epitomised by his wedding to his cousin Princess Caroline of Brunswick.

"On the day itself, George turned up to the wedding extremely drunk," Dr Kate Lister, curator of the Whores of Yore Twitter account, told Mashable. "He spent most of his wedding night passed out on the floor."

Classy. Here's hoping our own Prince George doesn't get any ideas. Once again, he is only four.

WATCH: The acting roles of Meghan Markle before her royal engagement

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World Cup 2018: How Jordan Pickford turned England

World Cup 2018: Jordan Pickford makes three glorious saves to maintain England’s dream alive

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s repute and profile has soared at this World Cup.

Within the house of a 12 months he has gone from Premier League relegation with home-town membership Sunderland to the nationwide staff’s undisputed primary.

So how has the now Everton keeper emerged as a key element of an England facet 90 minutes away from their first World Cup ultimate since 1966?

Pickford’s exhausting yards

He got here to prominence in June 2017 when Everton paid Sunderland £30m for him, fortunately assembly the Black Cats’ asking value as a critical funding for the long run.

‘Semi-finals? I wasn’t born in 1990, so I’ll take that’ – Pickford

And the agility and elasticity which have served England so nicely in Russia have made a nonsense of worries about his peak.

Pickford’s present of power

Pickford in Premier League motion towards future England team-mate Dele Alli whereas he was at Sunderland in 2016

Everton’s end-of-season awards had been a Pickford procession as he picked up Participant Of The Season, Younger Participant Of The Season and Gamers’ Participant Of The Season.

His signing was a uncommon success for Everton’s sacked director of soccer Steve Walsh.

Development on World Cup stage

World Cup 2018: Sweden 0-2 England highlights

Certainly one of Pickford’s best strengths, in keeping with those that know him, is a capability to place errors behind him – not that he takes them calmly.

He’s a steely character, too, unaffected by criticism of his efficiency in England’s loss to Belgium, when he was maybe ring rusty after little motion towards Tunisia and Panama.

Pickford’s deeds prior to now week have made him a chief contender for Fifa’s World Cup staff of the match and proved England have a goalkeeper who might serve them for the following decade.

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World Cup 2018: How Jordan Pickford turned England

World Cup 2018: Jordan Pickford makes three glorious saves to maintain England’s dream alive

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s repute and profile has soared at this World Cup.

Within the house of a 12 months he has gone from Premier League relegation with home-town membership Sunderland to the nationwide staff’s undisputed primary.

So how has the now Everton keeper emerged as a key element of an England facet 90 minutes away from their first World Cup ultimate since 1966?

Pickford’s exhausting yards

He got here to prominence in June 2017 when Everton paid Sunderland £30m for him, fortunately assembly the Black Cats’ asking value as a critical funding for the long run.

‘Semi-finals? I wasn’t born in 1990, so I’ll take that’ – Pickford

And the agility and elasticity which have served England so nicely in Russia have made a nonsense of worries about his peak.

Pickford’s present of power

Pickford in Premier League motion towards future England team-mate Dele Alli whereas he was at Sunderland in 2016

Everton’s end-of-season awards had been a Pickford procession as he picked up Participant Of The Season, Younger Participant Of The Season and Gamers’ Participant Of The Season.

His signing was a uncommon success for Everton’s sacked director of soccer Steve Walsh.

Development on World Cup stage

World Cup 2018: Sweden 0-2 England highlights

Certainly one of Pickford’s best strengths, in keeping with those that know him, is a capability to place errors behind him – not that he takes them calmly.

He’s a steely character, too, unaffected by criticism of his efficiency in England’s loss to Belgium, when he was maybe ring rusty after little motion towards Tunisia and Panama.

Pickford’s deeds prior to now week have made him a chief contender for Fifa’s World Cup staff of the match and proved England have a goalkeeper who might serve them for the following decade.

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