Battle Against the Masked Man Animation

[@TayoEXE]

The Beauty of the Mother series is how the villains are always in conflict with themselves about duty vs true emotions, what they "should" be doing vs what they "actually feel." Having a mask that Claus takes off is just the icing on the cake for that metaphor. It all comes back to the raw emotions they felt for their Mothers and those they actually cared about, like, the feelings of innocence in the care of one's mother vs the cold, unfeeling adult world.

[@Bransbow]

I know there's like a 0% chance of this happening, but I wish that if they ever made a Mother cartoon/anime you'd be the director. This turned out great. While I'm super happy that I can finally watch the finished product, I'm kinda sad that there won't be anymore update videos or live streams to look forward to on this project. Anyway... Congratulations, Miko! You did a phenomenal job on this!

[@internetuser9667]

God that would be a dream come true. I can imagine we would learn even more about the characters if it was a show.

[@ezestical]

If this happens I am willing to pay hundreds just to watch my favorite series become a real cartoon

[@Mr_Saturn_enjoyer]

I know but what if it is 0.1%

[@ezestical]

The whole logic of how Claus couldn’t be healed with PSI has been answered. Thank you. I’m so happy (sad) now that I have this information

[@vossboss220]

It's never confirmed this is the reason, just the animation. But it would be a nice explanation aside from Claus just not wanting to live anymore

[@thomaslecomte1570]

This has existed for 2+ years and I’ve only watched it now?! This was simply incredible : the art style, the character design, the sound design, the inventivity of the battle… thank you so much for this incredible moment. If your team were to crowdfund a bigger series, it would be my pleasure to fund it

[@turtlefalcon5546]

This animation deserves so much more recognition than it gets (as well as the mother franchise as a whole)

[@MetatronsRevenge613]

7:52 perfect timing on music and the visuals

[@SodiumNuke]

From now on, this being underrated is forbidden

[@bostoncheesecake6776]

Ladies and Gentlemen, we just witnessed an astounding moment in history. The wonderful MikoWorks! completed one of their most amazing projects. Though I may not of been here for the beginning, I still care for this project and the people who made this possible. Miko has served as an inspiration for me and (I hope) many others. So, hats off to you Miko. You are a determined, talented soul that never ceases to amaze. Thank you so much, Buddy. Sending you many Quantum Hugs! 😊✨

[@rockinness5850]

That animatic was probably one of the best Mother 3 ending representations I have ever seen. The drawings were incredible to watch, and the overall video was just so pleasing to see, especially considering how much time and effort you put into this. I may have not been to every single stream you've done, but I know for one thing that you put so much work into this. The streams you hosted were always wonderful to watch and see, it would always make my day going into one and being on time to see you draw and explain what you were doing. The memories I made going into some where probably by far one of the best ones I've experienced being inside the Mother community, and it made me remember how dedicated and how perseverant the fans within that community are. And, you are an amazing example of that! Maybe a lot of people may have told you this, but you truly do have a breathtaking talent, and I'm just beyond happy that you decided to share it with us! It may not seem a big deal to you, but the animatic you created means a lot to many of us, and it's just always amazing when someone decides to show their appreciation to this game, especially considering that it's community isn't the biggest. But, I realize that number doesn't matter, and it's things that people like you make, that help keep this community alive! Your representation of the ending was also extremely well done. Like, when you put the part where Lucas tries to heal his brother, and Claus explains that he can't since there wasn't much left of him. I feel like this was really clever to add in, since it helps explain to fans the reason why you couldn't heal Claus at the ending of the game, since it didn't really explain too much of it in the actual game, which just left fans baffled. But, your explanation helps bring a bit of acceptance, which is a main theme of Mother 3. Although, I've seen your animatic before while you were working on it during streams, I couldn't help but feel my heart race and grow sad watching it. The journey was truly an experience, and it makes me so happy seeing your progress grow. Just like in Mother 3, all things must come to an end unfortunately, but it's okay :] It was truly an honor seeing this wonderful animatic become complete and finished. Thank you for taking your time and sharing it with all of us! You and everyone else who worked on it are just PK Rock'n! (Even if you're just a fan who's watching this too, you also are PK Rock'n!) I PK Love it!

[@kamikamo_]

One should never be able to control my emotions like that ever again. This masterpiece is too good to not be blowing up. I’ll be sharing this video with my friends. We’ll miss you Claus…

[@Sabercon]

Miko, I have never seen any Mother animation this elaborate and this well-done. This is by far the best animation dedicated to a Nintendo game that I have ever seen, and I'm not even exaggerating. The fact that you can see the battle against Claus in a whole different perspective is something that I always wanted to see, and you made it happen. I started tearing up at the end, which is extremely rare for me. I have only cried to two games as far as I can remember: Mother 3 and Omori. Awesome job Miko, you put a ton of effort into this and I respect that! Edit: also sorry im late lol

[@SophiaTranslate]

Hello, I auditioned for the role of twins (see Sophia in special thanks) and I gotta say this animatic is the best birthday gift ever. Thank you Miko!

[@gasc0ny]

“I’m going to where mom is now.” “Thank you.” “I’m sorry.”

[@azothdarktube]

It's hard for me not to love this scene regardless of the medium it's in amazing job!!! I do feel that Claus's character in this is a little too emotionally expressive and has just a tad too much epicness than depressiveness but what an accomplishment to make this work of art! Great voice acting and framing. This is the much needed love for Mother 3 that Nintendo won't allow us ;(

[@golden_anomaly]

Can't wait for this!! Been so fun following the production these past....many months!

[@irisius7551]

Absolutely gorgeously done. Props to all the voice actors as well. Now I'm going to cry

[@art-sploo320]

Wow. Just wow. I’m in absolute awe with what I saw. This entire animatic was an overall masterpiece. The timing, the writing, the animation, the voice acting, trust everything about it was so well done. I’ve seen other Mother 3 animations before but this one….this is the one that honestly made cry and choke up. I was waiting and hooked for this one the moment I saw the first post. It’s just so wonderful. A lot of time and effort went into this one. And to be honest? It really shows and was worth it.

[@lane3398]

If this animatic could make me cry, God knows what a finalized animation could do. The music in conjunction with the timing is what really makes this work an outstanding job.

[@SleepyKusamochi]

brought me to tears this is so under appreciated and more people need to see this

[@JeffAndountsTheCool]

this is so cool! Also I find it funny that flint sounds exactly how I’ve imagined it while playing

[@pkluke1861]

oh my god... THAT WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL!! MIKO, YOU AND THE VOICE ACTORS DID IT AMAZING, you made a masterpiece! and I literally cried so much, this hit me right in the feelings- thanks for this precious project, the wait was worth it

[@LiquiddWill]

Unironically made me cry. This is beautiful. I love this

[@beemansgaming]

This brought back the magic of that ending again. Thank you so much to you and the team who made this, its amazing ❤

[@emburrae1478]

Oh yeah! This is by far one of the best interpretations of the ending I've seen.

[@baileybovenschen]

Oh wow Miko… I don’t think I can find the right words to describe how BLOWN away I am with your work! I’m so honored you let me be a part of this project you’ve poured your heart and soul into! And wow wow wow Dylan and Lukiko! BEAUTIFUL jobs everyone 🤩

[@baileybovenschen]

@Lukiko_VA ASDFGHJKL you are too kind 🤩 you were EPIC!

[@guapito_angelito]

Man, even though it's not finalized it still has it's affect. Great work on it am I'm glad I stuck around to see the animatic complete. Can't wait to see more from you in the future!

[@mindthemoods]

My word, that was fantastic. You've got a real talent for cinematography; I am just thoroughly impressed! Can't imagine how much work went into this, but even still, you've gotta consider developing it further! ...Also, fantastic music. Seriously, you've got a talent, I don't say that lightly.

[@randomjar6934]

I think this is fantastic! Also, I didn’t realize that you were the one who made all those fantastic Outer Wilds covers as well. Keep up the great work! These are two of my favourite games!

[@RhiBread]

EDIT: that was just as amazing as i thought it would be! the VAs did excellent, and i love how you created the action and what their attacks would look like. this was just as emotional as the game, you did a really great job! (old comment): i wont be able to be there for the premiere but im so excited to see it! congrats on finishing this!

[@gerbilfantastic]

IT'S OUT! :D It turned out amazing!! I loved seeing this progress as time went on, and how it's been improving! I'm so happy that the Mother 3 fandom lives still with amazing animators like you and astounding voice actors like those in here! Great job!

[@MasterLink221]

One year has passed since this Masterpiece was Created. Everything about this Animation is Amazing, especially how Little animations of the Final Battle there is. This Has everything Even Arranged Music rather then Reusing Mother 3's music, Voice acting, and Different PSI Sounds. Im glad I discovered this channel when I first found out of Mother 3. You have inspired me with my own original content I soon hope to release so Thank you Miko, For this Masterpiece animation and I can't wait to see what other stuff you Plan on this Channel!

[@Miko-Works]

Thank you so much! That means a lot to hear.

[@boredomisinfinity5642]

Glad to see you finally finished this, man.

[@Cochopper]

I remember seeing the first animatic a few years ago, glad to see it done!

[@audamix672]

im sitting here amazed. i was so impressed with the art work and inspired with the takes you had on psi , but i didnt feel the emotional weight of the battle hit me. i was beginning to think that this would of just been spectacular for its art and didnt compare to the original fight, but.. this is amazing. this is such a treat for mother fans and i sobbed at this, what an incredible reimagining of the best final boss battle to ever be played im inspired, amazed, and in tears.

[@cototo_2377]

That was beautiful, props to you for all that time of work it took you to finish this, it was seriously worth it and all of this was incredibly well made!

[@jovanibeatriz756]

Thank you very much for allowing me to see this, one of the most touching scenes from my childhood…

[@Koistork]

Why isn't this more popular? This is one of the best videos I've ever seen based on Mother 3. Incredible work guys!

[@betatot]

I love this animation so much. It’s extremely talented, incredibly accurate, and pulls at the heartstrings in the ways this game does. KZbin videos don’t really make me cry a whole lot, but this really defies that claim. This was one of the best videos that has ever been put in my recommendations. Hats off and soaring to you, Miko.

[@saxeladude]

this is really cool I like how psi was animated to be kinesthetic and the way it is

[@Miko-Works]

Thank you! I enjoyed animating the psi!

[@projectboundbackanimations7686]

Though I never got to send in a submission… YOU DID AMAZING! Great job!! I’m not crying! I-*snorf*-swear…

[@richili2500]

This is good, there's no other words i got

[@undercookedgamer7499]

Ah heck yeah dude this is dope

[@mochi05]

Never played mother 3 but this legit made me tear up good job

[@villagerkiki5982]

Epicness worth the wait!!

[@worldssmallestdestron7819]

a 13 year old kid. wow. thanks for making me shed some tears.

[@psychokinese]

The return of the king 👑

[@superpsychic]

AAAA THIS CAME OUT SO GOOD MIKO

[@chogo608]

God this is such an amazing work of art!

[@humblebee5575]

Well worth the wait. The end product is better than I could've imagined. The voice acting and the music are both really fantastic as well. Great job to everyone involved.

[@emburrae1478]

I COME BACK A YEAR LATER! I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE I PARTICIPATED IN THIS AMAZING PROJECT! A lot has changed in one year, but I'm glad to see this project still doing AMAZING!

[@Miko-Works]

Thank you so much for contributing! You did an amazing job! You helped make this project possible!

[@emburrae1478]

@@Miko-Works Thank you so much! This is easily top of the list of my favorite projects I've ever been in. I have been with the mother series since I was in middle school, and it's crazy that the fandom is still doing it's absolute best to keep this fandom and games alive! You are an amazing director, Miko! Good job on creating a master piece!!

[@Miko-Works]

@@emburrae1478 Thank you so much!

[@emburrae1478]

@@Miko-Works No problems! I enjoyed every single moment of it! Bailey did an amazing job bring Claus and Hinawa to life, Dylan brought Flint to life in such a way that it scared me, because he sounded just like how I thought he would. Random trivia here, that was my second time ever voicing Lucas since I discovered the fandom.

[@Miko-Works]

@@emburrae1478 Everyone in the cast put their heart into their performance and did an outstanding job. You did a great job playing as Lucas, especially considering it was your second time voicing him! I’m very grateful for the talented voice actors who worked with me on this.

[@worthlessprotoplasam]

WOAH ITS FINISHED!!! AMAZING JOB

[@kitshimeX]

this video deserves more visual, you did a fantastic job ;;

[@skploom]

Holy shit this is amazing!

[@lynxunemuon]

how did I only end up watching this now!? this is all truly amazing work, the music, the animation and storyboarding, the way SFX were handled, truly fantastic work. everyone who worked on this did a fantastic job bringing this scene to life, if there were ever an official reimagining of the scene I'd want it to be scripted in the very same way as this. thank you and everyone on the team

[@leafflares]

This just popped into my feed and I just finished it and am awestruck by the work you and the rest of the team put into bringing this story to life. Honestly one of the most profound Mother 3 animation works I've seen!

[@bostoncheesecake6776]

HERE WE GO LADS!!!

[@marcogonzalez9673]

I just finished watching all of these, unbelievably good. outstanding work

[@Miko-Works]

Thank you so much!

[@thisyhis7698]

THSI IS INSANE

[@DinoisHere_]

BRO I DIDNT EVEN KNOW THIS WAS FINISHED BRUH im sobbing like a little baby brooooooooo this is amazing

[@syladelaney600]

I'm so glad you finished this! It turned out amazing :D

[@itibiti7459]

Claus gave his final breath.

[@Papaichi_The_Monster]

I’m gonna crying 😭😭😭😭 This is so good animation…. I love it so much💓💓

[@m1seryf0nt40]

Hell yeah, at long last

[@AidanDrotzur-uz5sz]

This was absolutely amazing one of the best animations I've ever seen and it just makes me wish for an EarthBound series anime even more than I already do

[@phlash649]

This is so good i am absolutely losing it

[@Sir_churr0]

OMG THIS WAS GOOD

[@theskiesarebluetrustme]

bro you can’t do this to me it’s like 1 in the morning 😰

[@cototo_2377]

IM SO EXCITED AAA

[@mcsalturn5979]

I can't wait for this one! Hype!

[@limbo6206]

IM WAY TOO EXCITED AJSDFNJDFK

[@khrystiekitten]

it's been 50 years and this game continues to fuck me up and this piece has added 20 more years of agony to my heart; crying in the bathroom

[@giygasthedevilalien5995]

Beautiful

[@clayblock4976]

This was beautifully done and needs way more recognition

[@Verivik]

crying in the club rn

[@goosy_4929]

IM SOBBING THIS IS SO AMAZING!!! :,D

[@KorbloxMelon]

Dis is going to b sick.

[@seneryy]

Yeah, you are totally fantastic

[@OllarProductions]

This is going to sound fake but it isn’t I promise your videos saved me from death by suicide

[@AlexTheChaosFox1996]

How am I just now seeing this???

[@AlexTheChaosFox1996]

This literally caused physical pain in my heart. Amazing work

[@pizzaboi1008]

God dammit. Why doesn’t this have mor views!?!?!

[@nomorechqnnel]

YOOOO THIS IS FIRE

[@AAAAAAABBT]

This makes sense now, we’re the father came from

[@seneryy]

Flint actually protects Lucas from PK Love, not from cannon, tho still nice

[@NazAydogan]

Good job!👏👏👏👌👌

[@realbcv2007]

Is there a link to the music in the background? This is amazing! I really hope your still working on this animation.

[@Miko-Works]

Yes, there’s a video on my KZbin channel with just the music! This is the finished animation.

[@realbcv2007]

Oh ok! Thank you @miko-works!

[@robotsafarii]

I dont want to be rude but can you make a non-voiced version? I liked filling in the voices with my head in the unfinished snippets you had available. With that aside, this is incredible and definitely worth the wait.

[@spamtong.spamton2009]

Masked man does not have a half robot face, his entire head is human >:(

[@cleicianeoliveira1319]

Megaman be like ( claus ):

[@Toon.Hamstreak_658]

Actually, This is An *ANIMATIC.* _NOT_ An Animation.