History Trivia / EmpiresSMP

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Inverted, in a sense. If a content creator involved in the SMP is LGBTQ+ (which would be [[CastFullOfGay 5 out of 14]]), it is often assumed that their character counterpart is also LGBTQ+ by the nature of Minecraft roleplays.

** In Season 1, several common fan headcanons have been either [[AllThereInTheManual acknowledged]] or made canon, such as Rose-blings (Gem and Fwhip being siblings) and Sea-blings (Lizzie and Jimmy being siblings), as well as Flower Husbands (Scott and Jimmy's marriage in [[WebVideo/LifeSMP 3rd Life]]) being a [[{{Reincarnation}} past life]].

*** By virtue of the Hermitcraft crossover, resident Hermit False plays personas on both servers, resulting in a rather odd CelebrityParadox.

*** The alternate versions of Sausage in his finale are played by other server-members -- Angel Sausage by Oli, Gravital Sausage by fWhip, Lord Sausage by Gem, and Half-Wither Sausage by Joel. However, all of them are still voiced by Sausage the content creator, and they are fundamentally alternate incarnations of the same soul.

* RealLifeRelative: Joel and Lizzie the content creators are married in real life, while [=StardewMaddie=], who is credited with the backing vocals of the musical, is Lizzie's younger sister in real life.

*** [[https://www.tumblr.com/gardenergulfie/707838456199577600/so-i-heard-some-people-were-looking-for-the-clip According to fWhip and Sausage]], fWhip the content creator was inspired by ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania|2017}}'' to construct the Grimlands in its current build style, and his character was initially going to be a vampire, hence the 'count' title. The commissioned custom gear textures for the character are still present in the resource pack the content creators used, but since said gear designs were yoinked for the Xornoth-arc, fWhip decided against the route as he didn't want his character to be Corrupted.

*** Shelby the content creator also [[https://www.tumblr.com/shelbygraces/722685923479928832/so-i-planned-for-shelby-to-be-summoned-by-the?source=share originally planned for her character to have a confrontation with Headmaster Nowls]], being summoned by the Council of Witches to "answer for her crimes"; it ends with her threatening Nowls to leave her alone so she can keep helping others voluntarily, warping out by [[ThinkingUpPortals opening a rift]], and continuing to live in the Evermoore and never returning to the Witching World again. Of course, this is ultimately not how everything turns out.

** Sausage's content creator counterpart [[https://twitter.com/Mythicalsausage/status/1561384133250646018 confirms on Twitter]] that his character's [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]] character class is a {{Druid}}.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: In Season 2, Dawn's atmosphere and culture is inspired by Newfoundland, Canada, where Gem the content creator grew up and lives. Similarly, while Sanctuary (and adjacent lore) is heavily inspired by ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' in terms of architecture and worldbuilding, the fact Sausage the content creator is Latino (Cuban-American, specifically) helps add to the authenticity.

* TheOtherDarrin: Xornoth is normally voiced by Scott, but the non-corrupted version of him in the afterlife-scene is voiced by fellow [=YouTuber=] [[https://www.youtube.com/c/TycerX/featured Tycer]].

** For Season 2, Pirate Joe has been [[https://twitter.com/JoeyGraceffa/status/1556023486346248192?s=20&t=cS_QS8egypwOUXsKUc79tA confirmed to be bi in response to a fan.]] After this, his in-episode incarnation claims to be [[HasAType "piratesexual"]] and doesn't give a flip about the gender of someone he's attracted to, as long as that person is a pirate.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: In Season 2, Dawn's atmosphere and culture is inspired by Newfoundland, Canada, where Gem the content creator grew up and lives.

* IKnewIt: Several fan theories were proven correct as of Season 2, including Oli being the 13th ruler and the Rift connecting the ''Empires'' world to Hermitcraft. In addition, since False is a DimensionalTraveler, there have been speculations from the start of the season that her home world is some iteration of WebVideo/{{Hermitcraft}} (due to [[CelebrityParadox creator overlap]]); these fans are proven correct during the crossover event.

** In Season 1, several common fan headcanons have been either [[AllThereInTheManual acknowledged]] or made canon, such as Rose-blings (Gem and Fwhip being siblings) and Sea-blings (Lizzie and Jimmy being siblings), as well as Flower Husbands (Scott and Jimmy's marriage in [[LetsPlay/LifeSMP 3rd Life]]) being a [[{{Reincarnation}} past life]].

* IKnewIt: Several fan theories were proven correct as of Season 2, including Oli being the 13th ruler and the Rift connecting the ''Empires'' world to Hermitcraft. In addition, since False is a DimensionalTraveler, there have been speculations from the start of the season that her home world is some iteration of the LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer (due to [[CelebrityParadox creator overlap]]); these fans are proven correct during the crossover event.

** The evil king of Sausage's old kingdom was [[https://www.tumblr.com/inthelittlewood/717561986391719936/mr-martyn-i-need-to-know-was-you-being-part?source=share originally planned]] to be played by Rendog. However, since he wasn't available, Martyn [=InTheLittleWood=] stepped up due to him (1) already being whitelisted on the SMP, and (2) having a similarly dramatic flair.

* TheWikiRule: [[https://empires-smp.fandom.com/wiki/Empires_SMP_Wiki The Empires SMP Wiki]] covers both seasons so far.

*** Shelby the content creator also [[https://www.tumblr.com/shelbygraces/722685923479928832/so-i-planned-for-shelby-to-be-summoned-by-the?source=share originally planned for her character to have a confrontation with Headmaster Nowls]], being summoned by the Council of Witches to "answer for her crimes"; it ends with her threatening Nowls to leave her alone so she can keep helping others voluntarily (as opposed to others demanding her help, as Nowls had feared), warping out by [[ThinkingUpPortals opening a rift]], and continuing to live in the Evermoore and never returning to the Witching World again. Of course, this is ultimately not how everything turns out.

** Shelby the content creator also [[https://www.tumblr.com/shelbygraces/722685923479928832/so-i-planned-for-shelby-to-be-summoned-by-the?source=share originally planned for her character to have a confrontation with Headmaster Nowls]], being summoned by the Council of Witches to "answer for her crimes"; it ends with her threatening Nowls to leave her alone so she can keep helping others voluntarily (as opposed to others demanding her help, as Nowls had feared), warping out by [[ThinkingUpPortals opening a rift]], and continuing to live in the Evermoore and never returning to the Witching World again. Of course, this is ultimately not how everything turns out.

* TalkingToHimself: Largely averted due to the impromptu nature of the series, but
** In Season 1, Scott and Xornoth talk to one another during their battle in Xornoth's corrupted castle, and again during Scott's season finale, while both being played by the same actor (though Xornoth's voice is run through a ''heavy'' voice changer).
** In Season 2, Sausage talks to Dark Sausage, his Season 1 counterpart's evil LiteralSplitPersonality, in their battle in Sanctuary, though Dark Sausage's voice is also run through a heavy voice changer like with the Xornoth situation.

** Despite having the closest personal connection and the most interpersonal drama, Scott and Xornoth never actually interact with one another until their final battle (though Xornoth does watch Scott from a distance on occasion). This is explained as Xornoth not wanting to risk accidentally killing Scott since that would kill him as well, but in reality it's simply because [[ActingForTwo they're played by the same guy]], and the format of improv roleplay doesn't really lend itself to [[TalkingToHimself direct interaction between two characters played by the same actor]].