Paul-Henri Martin

Paul-Henri Martin
Paul-Henri Martin on stream, November 2019
Born	(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 Port de Sang, Fravina
Education	Université Nationale de Port de Sang (B.Arch.)
Occupation	Online personality video game streamer
Years active	2016-present
Parent(s)	Jean Martin Asami Takahasi
Relatives	Martin family

Paul-Henri Perle Obsidienne Martin (born 14 April 1997) is a Fravi online personality and livestreamer. Martin produces a variety of content, most notably video game related streams where he plays with his friends and other content creators. Due to his collaboration with other streamers, his channel saw an increase in popularity beginning in 2018, and he is currently the most followed and viewed streamer in Fravina.

He is the son of former Vice President Jean Martin and a member of the Martin family.

Early Life

Paul-Henri Martin was born on 14 April 1997 in Port de Sang, Fravina, to then legislator Jean Martin and Asami Takahasi.

From 2013 to 2014, Martin took a year-long tour around Seylos accompanied by his oldest brother Louis. There, he developed "a love for Seylosian culture and people," as well as developing a taste for Seylosian film and architecture. After this trip, he studied at Université Nationale de Port de Sang, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture in June 2019, as well as minoring in Music and Mathematics.

Streaming Career

Martin began livestreaming part-time on 15 July 2016. On 5 September 2019, he dedicated himself to streaming full-time as a career.

While he remained in relative obscurity in 2017, he managed to grow a modest following. In 2018, his channel saw rapid growth due to his collaborations with many other popular content creators, and by late 2019 has grown into the most followed and viewed streamer in Fravina. However, his content is limited to the Fravi intranet, as he has not been granted an internet visa.

Martin considers himself a variety streamer. He streams content relating to video games, cooking, architecture, and many other topics. Some examples of his content include taking Anglish classes, teaching piano to viewers, and reacting to popular films and television shows.

In May 2021, Martin took a week-long hiatus from streaming after breaking up with his long-term boyfriend. He took another hiatus that year from August 2021 to December 2021 following his family's deaths in the 2021 Martin car accident. His first stream following this hiatus was on 24 December 2021 - 25 December 2021, and was a 24-hour charity live stream to raise funds for the International Red Cross. Martin permanently returned to streaming on 7 March 2022.

In May 2022, it was leaked that the Fravi government was allegedly in the process of granting Martin an internet visa to stream globally. This visa was granted in January 2023 but has remained unused by Martin.

New Blimps for a New Age

During the Fravi government's 2019 New Blimps for a New Age campaign, Martin publicly criticized the initiative on stream, stating, "...we should be less focused on blimps and more focused on improving our exisiting infrastructure." His comments led to a drastic decrease in the usage of blimps in the nation. This decrease forced the government to end the campaign in early 2020, citing Paul-Henri Martin as one of the reasons.

Other Ventures

Martin helped in designing the buildings for the 2020 video game Arson: The Game, developed by Fravi independent video game enterprise Enfer Entertainment.

On 19 February 2022, Martin released the avant-garde album "Quand les vers volent" (Anglish: When the Worms Fly). According to fellow streamer Étoilante, Martin told her that the album was a metaphor for overcoming his grief following the 2021 Martin car crash. The album received mostly positive reviews among critics with mixed reviews from listeners. One of Martin's former music professors, Dr. Georges Bothorel, commented to the Rose Window, "This is among the best work I have ever seen from Paul-Henri...[he has] improved greatly from when I taught him, and I am incredibly impressed."

Personal Life

Martin currently resides in Port de Barbier, Fravina, moving from Port de Sang in 2021.

Martin was in a long-term relationship from 2014 to 2021. After he and his boyfriend broke up, he took a week-long hiatus from streaming. Currenty, Martin is allegedly close to Princess Margaret Redmond of Seylos, with some news outlets reporting the two as dating. However, this rumor has remained unaddressed by both parties, and its validity is unknown.

In January 2020, Galahinda issued an arrest warrant for Martin for crimes against fashion for his, "overzealous use of a jean jacket and jeans combo, of which no human being should be subjected to." Fravina refuses to extradite him to Galahinda, and Martin has since improved his fashion sense.

In August 2020, he accidentally came out as pansexual on stream. Later that year, in September 2020, he released an official coming out video on his channel. This video was met with widespread support throughout his fanbase, even with lesbian Vice President Adelie Grasse releasing a statement supporting Martin.

In the 2021 Martin car accident, Martin was in the vehicle with his parents and his 4 siblings. His parents and all his brothers later died from causes relating to the crash on 5 August 2021. Martin, his sister Cecilé, and his niece Danielle were the only survivors of the accident. However, Cecilé commited suicide 6 days later from apparent depression caused by the deaths. Due to the death of his brother Louis Martin in this accident, Paul-Henri Martin was granted temporary custody of his niece, Danielle Martin, until permanent custody was granted to family friend Jacob Dupont in mid-September 2021.

Martin has stated on stream that he has been attending therapy since graduating in 2019. He has recommended taking therapy to his viewers, calling it, "a lovely experience."