why did martin pick matthias?

[Gonff the Mousethief]

I think he picked him because the mouse who went to redwall in martin the warrior got married then tried to go back noonvale but since urgan nagru was in the southern area they were forced to go north. when Matthias was born cluny was in the north so everybody had to hide. it would be like veil how someone dropped him off at the abbey. but since the mouse in martin the warrior was kin to rose, and Matthias was kin to her, martin decided to pick him.

[Blaggut]

Is it ever said that Martin never had children or brothers or cousins? Maybe he's related. Or maybe Brian liked Matt as a character so made Martin choose him to be main character.

[Tam and Martin]

I think Martin knew who Mathias was and knew that he would come and he would be a great warrior, wise etc. So that is why he chose him.

[Jukka the Sling]

I think he picked him because the mouse who went to redwall in martin the warrior got married then tried to go back noonvale but since urgan nagru was in the southern area they were forced to go north. when Matthias was born cluny was in the north so everybody had to hide. it would be like veil how someone dropped him off at the abbey. but since the mouse in martin the warrior was kin to rose, and Matthias was kin to her, martin decided to pick him.

Actually, Noonvale is north of Redwall.

And as for the reason Martin picked Matthias... maybe Matthias was the only mouse Martin could foresee that would be the most like his own son, supposing he had had one. (I hope that made sense.)

[MeadowR]

Also he would've liked the idea of another mouse that is kind of coming from nothing (Matthias being an orphan and a bit of an underdog with his clumsiness, etc.) to become something more like Martin had achieved.

[Ungatt Trunn]

I'm not sure that it was a matter of "picking". More like, a matter of destiny.