Breath Of Life || QSMP Purgatory Animatic

[@ph1lza]

This is fucking incredible holy shit :O

[@maepletea]

THANK YOU!!! I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT!

[@teddybvision]

PHILZA MINECRAFT APPEARANCE LET'S GO

[@causethefox]

i love maple's art so much!

[@namelesscatW]

HIS NAME IS PHILZA MR MINECRAFT 🗣️🗣️

[@emmasmith4521]

COOL PERSON COMENTS ON COOL PERSON???? WAAAA???

[@rambletown]

ETOILES' STAB WOUND GOING THROUGH PHIL'S HARDCORE HEART IS FUCKING INCREDIBLE

[@waterdragon1019]

LEGIT THE FACT THAT IT WENT RIGHT INBETWEEN HIS WINGS AND STRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEART IS AMAZING

[@silvalina7674]

ITS PEAK CHARACTER DESIGN HOLY SHIT IT REALLY IS THATS SO SICK

[@caydx8832]

Bro I love that deatail so much

[@avian1]

Literally such a good detail. I love this animatic.

[@AutumnintheNorth]

Etoiles stabbed him in the back and literally *broke his heart,* it's POETRY

[@Aimsey]

THIS IS SO AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@maepletea]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 😭❤️

[@Emerald_The_Traveler]

HEY AMSEY!!

[@That_Spider]

:0

[@Fukami_Gacha]

AIMSEYYYY

[@Oklahoma_is_me]

❤❤

[@acyo9960]

I don't really know what this is about other than that its another rp based minecraft server, but this just gave me some of the strongest chills and feelings of horrified awe i ever experience, this is so impressive, i feel like i just got a glimpse into an entire new and foreign universe, im feeling so much right now

[@katethegate]

Jaiden standing on the mountain of Jaiden bodies HOLY SHIT

[@Zephirite.]

Oh my god?? The parallels between Phil trying to follow himself into the light and away from the cages, paralled by him putting on the mask for the sake of his team and kids?? The STAB WOUND THROUGH THE HEART?? Bolas looking like a deranged cult as they dance around the fire?? The freaking birds following Phil to form his wings?? Incredible work!

[@LaidonVaughn-rn6vk]

Also for his wife and goddess of death, Kristin

[@v.v365]

Phil has such Main Character Energy it’s insane. This animatic is insane, I’m near tears, I’m in shambles after that.

[@tissyfish5782]

I love the detail of Jaiden standing over her own corpses because she kept getting killed and targeted by both teams that one time 😭 I still can’t get over how she literally let Elquackity kill her over and over just to get back at blue team

[@Herasisdeus]

I LOVE HOW JAIDEN GIVE UNHINGED VILLAIN EVEN IF NOT REALLY THE CASE I LOVE ALL ETOILES REPRESENTATIONS HERE I LOVE THE EGG STATUES TRANSITIONS I LOVE PHILZA'S CROW FLOCK WINGS

[@xeiawilliams8448]

The single braid in Chayanne's hair is absolutly lovely and made me cry when I realized it was probably for techno. I love your work. I think you're like the Sad-ist of the QSMP

[@ChocoTuna_theCrow]

my bff: "how many times have you watched this?" me: "Yes."

[@sarahpyro]

His blank stare into the camera at the end has to be my favorite shot. The birds becoming his wings is a very close second. There's just so much in such a simple scene

[@noahcufre5534]

Don't pay attention to me, I'm just loving the fact that Missa appeared in the animation

[@Sam-ez3sf]

This is INCREDIBLE!!! The amount of detail in this, the stab through the hardcore heart, 1:38 with the crows forming Phil's wings, the black concrete spreading like an infection was beautifully depicted. You did an amazing job!

[@_CLOUDY_GACHA_]

2:28 I love the detail that every team has pupil colors that match their team! (Aka, the members of green team for example all have green pupils)

[@turquoisebirb]

HOLY FUCK THIS IS GORGEOUS. THE DETAIL??? THE CONTRAST OF THE BUILD UP TO PURGATORY AND DEPICTIONS OF THE EVENT ITSELF??? STUNNING, INCREDIBLE Everything is so purposeful??!! Philza's face of shock and despair, then the mask of Bolas team leader covering it!!! Bad with bloodied, ripped clothing as the blue spots on his skin??? Phenomenal

[@jessicamanning8104]

It's so hauntingly heartbreaking. You can see each one of them coming to terms with having to do things they didn't want to in hopes to get the egg babies back. Becoming the monsters they detested. Bad flipping that switch. Phill putting on that mask, symbolic of him putting on a mask of indifference to anything but winning. Phill getting stabbed in the back by one of his best friends, leaving a scar through the hardcore heart. I'm just in freaking awe. You made me feel so freaking much in a 4 min video.

[@anarosamoraisferreira4513]

1:38 YEEAAAAHHH UUUSSSSS THE CROOOOOOWWWSSS OURNA OURNA OURNA-

[@MaliMalware]

Thank you for feeding us QSMP content in these trying times. ❤

[@_CLOUDY_GACHA_]

I keep hating myself for discovering this fandom too late when it already ended ;-;

[@frodriquez1]

Same 😭

[@Masquarade_widow]

Same

[@blakelycan2535]

it's okay. your still welcome

[@Jessica-ch4lb]

I loved how Jaiden was standing on a pile of her own corpses XD this was amazing

[@Rhyuunan]

Bolas winning this still unbelievable even theses days...the comeback was wild

[@lemonraven]

YES! YES! YES! YASSSSSSSS!!! THE CROWS FORMING PHILZA'S WINGS!?!THE FREAKING AMOUNT OF TIME YOU HAD TO SPEND ON THIS FOUR MINUTE ANIMATIC?!? ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND I WILL BE REWATCHING UNTIL I HAVE SOAKED IN EVERY DETAIL THANK YOU SO MUCH MAEPLE DKJFNHSLKGFJH

[@gluggingfishie]

WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW GOOD THIS IS OH MY GOD

[@mushroom4286]

Your work blows me away every time! The crows being in formation as philza’s wings! Bad in his grey cloak contrasting with the bright blue of his eye, the scar and the blood! There is something about your art style that makes me come back to rewatch them, I could rant about everything you put in this video for ages, but the main thing I want to say is I absolutely love your work! It’s just incredible!

[@blucrown3047]

HOLY CRAP THIS WAS BREATHTAKING! I was in awe watching this whole video, you have truly and absolutely outdone yourself, thank you for this utter MASTERPIECE! Your art is truly inspiring and it improves by leaps and bounds with every video you release. You’ve done amazing work, thank you for all of these animations you release. You’re astounding and an inspiration.

[@kathybiggs2258]

I really hope that they have another movie night more sooner than last time because they’re were so many animations that didn’t make it

[@luna_nova_09]

Agreed. I think they should have one about every month so animations don’t build up over time. …does that make sense?

[@kathybiggs2258]

@@luna_nova_09 yes, that’s exactly what I was thinking. And yes it does make sense.

[@luna_nova_09]

@@kathybiggs2258 good, I’m glad it does. They really should though! Obviously, they can’t show EVERY animation because that would take hours and the CC’s don’t have time for that (neither do most chatters). But it is a shame how many got left out.

[@luna_nova_09]

@@kathybiggs2258 also, am I the only one annoyed they didn’t credit the artists in the compilations last time? They did that for the first one!

[@kathybiggs2258]

@@luna_nova_09 I didn’t actually realize that, but you’re totally right that was a little bit mean I’m not gonna lie

[@thecottageofcuriosities863]

Y'all know how Sadist was the like, animated documetarian of the DSMP? Maeple thats you homie for the QSMP absolutely. Each one of these is better and more detailed than the last and it truly is a masterpiece of work. Perfect music choice, perfect pacing, the subtle uses of color, just gods EVERYTHING about it is incredible. Keep it up, I am so excited to see what you do next QSMP or otherwise.

[@akaittou]

Goddamn this is SO GOOD. I don't know why but my favourite part is the brief thing at 3:46 - just one image says so much. Like Phil's wings broke just at the boat and the two of them hit the water, and just like he carried Tubbo from the battleground to the coast, Tubbo dragged him out of the water and onto the boat weighed down by his busted and soaked wings. So good. edit: Also.... under a gas mask no one can see the tear tracks permanently etched to your face. It's so fitting for bolas.

[@mofi4766]

The designs for the fused eggs >>

[@eeveeeleven9766]

the soft expression in the animation near the end where phil looks up at 3:42 hit hard. Like how silence can say a thousand words. That's how good the expression work and timing is.

[@alexislennon4973]

1:36 Us crows behind Phil Always 🥺

[@leenia_]

OMG MAEPLE PLSSS KEYPOINTS OF 'OMFG' FOR ME! - Phil, simple yet elegant design - Etoiles, I love the half code, it's so distinctive yet perfectly describes his MC skib - Bad, just the blue contrast to the dark black he has. And when soulfire appeared too, the blue just matched heavenly. - Everybody's design omg they look so cool!!!!! - I love the crows shaped as big wings, its like we're there as well! - The stabbed wound and broken hardcore heart 😮 - The expressions as wellll, so simple but well defined. Idk how you do it so well. - I also love the soulfire and GG ninjas looking serious, then turn to Bolas who's dancing by the fire having the most fun. Everything abt it is just so cool, I can't fathom over this.

[@A3r1s_]

Not me pausing it at every frame to notice any small details- Thank you MaepleTea for this beautiful animatic, we appreciate you!

[@Artisticccat]

DUDE THE DETAIL!!!!! From 2:31 Phils hardcore heart has a rip through the middle. LOVE THIS. Amazing work.

[@jedi_raptor1661]

This whole piece was so epic, i literally had goosebumps the whole way through. The mix between music and visuals... Another masterpiece

[@jedi_raptor1661]

And now i finally know where the stitched together heart comes from!

[@Lethe_Rivers]

Already know this is going to be a banger because you never miss

[@zest5553]

THE IMAGERY OF THE CROWS MAKING THE WINGS UGHHH

[@oriana5023]

Holy crap, this is so amazing. I wish the QSMP Movie Night was later so this beautiful gem could be included. You've really outdid yourself with this one, it's so incredibly awesome. Well done ❤

[@luna_nova_09]

Don’t worry; it will almost certainly be in the next one.

[@Neighbor_]

THIS NEEDS TO GET INTO A 3RD MOVIE NIGHT OF THE QSMP IF NOT ALREADY IN ONE BECAUSE HOLY SHIT!!!! THIS IS AMAZING! AND THE DETAIL WITH ETOILES STABBING PHIL?!! DAMN! 😌😌✨✨

[@roxy9232]

GAHHHH THESE DESIGNS ARE AMAZING, I LOVE HOW PHIL AND JAIDEN HAVE A WINDOW FOR THEIR WINGS

[@The_First_Soprano]

YOU ARE SO GOATED!! Bolas dancing around the bonfire gotta be my favorite bit🔥 Fr you can feel the distraught and anguish everyone was feeling though

[@emmadraws14953]

your frame of jaiden at 0:27 is GORGEOUS!!

[@kassandrajewell5366]

That was amazing!! Thank you Maeple for doin’ the thing and making this beautiful masterpiece!!

[@EvePlayzz745]

The drawing where phils wings is just a bunch of birds is so incredible. Its so fucking beautiful and majestic.

[@haji_kazu]

DUDE!!! This is one of the most insane animatics I’ve ever seen, your style of storytelling is absolutely gripping! The expressions, the character designs, the sequencing with the music, the engagement between characters, the gas mask scene at the end- this is 100% the best QSMP animatic I’ve seen to date, will be watching this again and again to pick out all the little details :)) Blown away!

[@ChocoTuna_theCrow]

THE CROW FATHER MUST SEE THIS PERFECTION!

[@moonlitphoenix_x]

"How many times have you watched this?" Me: *inhales* M O R E Maeple, Your art and animatics are always amazing. I'm always excited to see your work cause it's always SO GOOD

[@picturepickle4992]

Having never seen the QSMP, I get the feeling that I should after watching this beautiful masterpiece my goodness 😭this is literally art

[@choliosis2551]

Ok. I'll say it. This is THE qsmp animatic of all time.

[@machaboba9392]

You’re animatics are always so CLEAN! There are so many beautiful details and frames omg

[@ladychickadee]

This is just insane. I’ve watched it so many times and oh my gosh. It takes my breath away. I love the emotions on the faces, the frames of the crows as wings, bolas going insane around the campfire. It’s all so good.

[@wolfstar3943]

AAAAAA I ACTUALLY SCREAMED SEEING THE BIRDS AS PHILS WINGS AAA The whole energy of this music along with the pacing of the scenes are truly so magnificent. Obviously the beats of the cuts, but I love love love the stop and zoom out of the nether portal as the music had a pause, that was so cool. AND THEN JUST THE SOUND OF THE MUSIC WHILE SHOWING THE TEAM LEADERS idk something about that part with the music really was so cool for me. something about the energy of the music. ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PARTS EVER EVER EVER IS THE SCENE WITH TEAM BOLAS DANCING AROUND THE FIRE THAT WAS SOOOOOOOOO AAAAAAAAAAA IT REALLY DOES SOMETHING TO MY HEART WITH HOW ELEGANT AND BEAUTIFUL ALL OF THEIR POSES AND DANCE MOVES ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOO ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF THE FIRE LIKE WHATTTT LIKE WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKK THE MUSIC AS WELL AS THE ZOOM OUT AND AAAAAAA HOW HAVE YOU DONE THIS I DONT EVEN FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS BUT LIKE I REALLY ADORE AND LOVE THIS SHOT. OHHHHH and the eye looking down on them all after phil killed the egg statue that was epic as hell. it just felt so fucking ominous how long you focused on the eye afterwards like nobody knew what and if the consequences after phil's actions there ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING when I saw chayanne and tallulah run away into the darkness, and phil looking so small and alone in white emptiness without them. and then succumbing to suffering in the darkness UEUEUEUEUEUEUEUE also something that actually made me tear up but not entirely sure why: when we see phil closes his eyes as he puts on the bolas mask. I AM BAWLING something about it, it feels like sooo like it feels with the music a deliberate and slow action that he does. he sees chayanne in his mind so happy and he closes his eyes to remember him and he puts on his mask. likeAAAAAAAAA WHAT DO YOU MEANNNNN anywayssss LMAO I love love love this whole thing so so much

[@CatsCloud]

WAIT THIS IS SO GOOD WHAT THE HECK??? IF THIS ISNT SHOWN IN THE NEXT MOVIE NIGHT I WILL ROIT

[@caisis4929]

Oh all the pausing and rewatching is worth it, the DETAILS ARE SOOO DELICIOUS HOLY SHIT. I am absolutely in love with the shot of bolas's eyes being red and then the captains in the chairs. My next favorite rn is the Foolish and Phil one breaking the statue, that was incredible

[@Lottecon23]

I genuinely have no idea of what is happening here but I subbed because goddamn did you tell a story with not a single dialogue. With all the imagery of color, wings, wars and fantasy I thought this was from a videogame related to Zelda's BOTW or something but damn didn't think this was from Minecraft of all places! Kudos!

[@themidnightmay]

This is THE Purgatory animatic. Breathtaking and enthralling all the way through, I could go on for paragraphs and paragraphs and I probably will in my friends' DMs-but I will just say this, your animatics and this one especially are MASTERPIECES and absolutely stun me every time. I was so hyped for this and it didn't disappoint in the slightest. I'll be watching this dozens of times in the future and for months to come just to absorb all it has to offer. Thank you so much, I love seeing your art progress.

[@nograss8885]

this is breath-taking like holy crap i need a minute, the detail and quality of each of these frames astounds me. there is no doubt this isn't going into the next QSMP movie night because this whole animatic sends shivers every time i watch it. well done m8 the community is better with you in it

[@maepletea]

I APPRECIATE THIS COMMENT SO SO MUCH!!! I spent a LOT of time on every single frame so it makes me so happy to see comments like yours that go through and look at them all! Thank you!!! ❤

[@Space_025]

BRUUUUHHHH EVERYTHING WAS SO AMAZING I HAD TO PLAY BACK SO MANY PARTS AHHHHH -desgins for combined eggs -im loving the constant visual that many artist are drawing with jaiden and her pile of bodies lol -the tear marks on phill -the like hynotized red eyes ahinjekdljeoihndjsljn -the insanity of bolas dancing -the leaders constant worry AND JUST YOUR ART MWAH

[@Callthemstarchild]

This…chills…. This is your best work yet. The composition. Each frame. The design. The anguish in their facial expressions. The nuance in their movements. You already blow it out of the water with every animatic but this one went to the goddamn moon. Also a note on the character designs. I love that your design of Tubbo shows his youth in comparison to the others. Tubbos the youngest on the server. And he was the leader of soul fire. You captured that perfectly. I feel like a lot of people forget how young Tubbo is but also treat him like a child bc he is the youngest. I could rant abt qtubbo all day but your design for Tubbo gave me chills.

[@smolgrem-vd2dv]

THIS NEEDS TO BE ON THE QSMP MOVIE NIGHT

[@luna_nova_09]

If it somehow DOSEN’T get on, we will riot! This is right up there with “Regret” for me!

[@mariajulia-py2lc]

This is by far one of the best animations in Purgatory and QSMP. What a beautiful, incredible, splendid, perfect animation!! I love it!!!!

[@kate_tyler_cosplay]

I fekin tip my hat to you. This was incredible. The amount of lore you were able to convey into the animations aaaaa chef's kiss. I really love your style, you made the characters look super badass! It was just a pure cinematic masterpiece. Ah to be a part of something like this one day would be amazing!

[@Kambroski]

love that little scene of manic revelry with team bolas around the campfire

[@Earthgeco]

Jaden atop a pile of her own corpses is so metal! BOLAS BOLAS

[@Rhyuunan]

Incrivel como Felipe Minecraft vulgo Philza foi de um cara que só queria ficar de boas na sua muralha(e quebrando a 4 parede),pra uma peça Chave no Purgatorio...Muito Foda !!!!!!

[@kerbluffle]

I cannot express enough just how much your art is able to do to me. You’re so skilled and I find myself rewatching everything you make and finding more and more details and different aspects that make me just so happy. Even your shorter ones I watch again and again, the facial expressions, the places you choose for color, the character designs, the lyrical choices for certain moments, the pacing with the music, the flow of the entire thing. I’m not a 2d animator but my dream job lies in 3d and possibly 3d animation so I can’t help to gush over your abilities. As always thank you for making these, they make my days 10x better as I’m sure they do to so many other people as well!

[@apisthebee]

I've seen so many qsmp animatics but this one is definitely one of my favourites. Just everything about it - chills everytime I watch it I literally love it so much ahhhh!!!!!

[@Mooninys]

QUE ANIMAÇÃO LINDA, MEU DEUS! O tanto de detalhe que os personagens tem, está simplesmente perfeito

[@unintellible]

I keep rewatching this? Why? WHY? im stuck in a time loop of KZbin recommending me this video at the same time every day? lord save me. I barely understood purgatory and im still rewatching a animatic about x100? im losing my mind but its my only way to cope.

[@SylvarisSnow1204]

please may they see this at the next movie night on QSMP

[@oof1765]

HOW?!?? Excuse ME?!?? WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO SPEAK THE FORBIDDEN LANGUAGE OF ART?!?! YOU ARE ONE TALENTED ARTIST!!!!!

[@erulasse1102]

okokok ik i'm commenting 7 months later but i'm rewatching this (definitely not hyperfixating aha) and the bit at 1:32 AAAAAH I'M OBSESSED alSO the way you fit the animatics to the music is INCREDIBLE 1:40 the house on the drum beats tickles my brain PERFECTLY ITS SO GOOD HOW OMG

[@arweiha]

2:33 Bolas Rojas dancing around the campfire looks so so cool

[@L.W.74]

I have absolutely zero idea what happens in the QSMP but this is gorgeous :OOOO

[@silveroak_9600]

Bro, this plus Phil's new lore hits so hard!! The timing of the lyrics with the skull in the base. All of it!!!

[@_indigo_inked]

Just dropped by to say I’m super excited!! Your work never fails to be stunning💖 I’m literally gonna try and be here the moment this drops

[@Hey_Its_BlueJay]

THIS IS SO COOL I love the part where Phil’s wings are made of crows

[@aspen_of_athens1439]

WHY ARE YOU LITERALLY THE QSMP SADIST LIKE THIS ANIMATION IS AMAZING

[@cryptid-jaemi]

i know i already left a comment and i know its not particularly productive to have this on a loop for hours at a time, but every time i rewatch my brain latches onto another detail that i didn't notice or appreciate enough the first time and its so fucking good. i just cannot stop. also the phil notice was soooo fucking deserved, congrats!!!! i hope even more members of the qsmp see this, and hope they do another movie night soon where they play this!!!!!! AAHHHHHHHHH ITS TOO GOOD TO BE GATEKEPT I NEED THE WORLD TO SEE THIS ITS SO GOOD (can you tell this has had me in a chokehold?) edit: LIKE AT 0:35 WHEN YOU KEEP THE ANGLE BUT HIS FACE CHANGES TO ONE OF DEVASTATION ON THE BEAT I CANNOT. I DID NOT APPRECIATE THAT ENOUGH THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE THE SHOT OF THEM IN FRONT OF THE FIRE LOSING THEIR MINDS WAS TOO GOOD!! AND THE SHOTS OF EACH TEAM LEADER IN FRONT OF A THRONE I CANT!!! I CANNOT ITS SO GOOD IT MUSTVE TAKEN AGES!!!!!! AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I ADMIRE YOUR WORK SO MUCH I HOPE I CAN GET TO YOUR LEVEL OF SKILL AT SOME POINT!!!!!!!! AND THE SINGLE MOMENT OF ANIMATION WITH PHIL LOOKING UP WITH THE TEAR TRACKS!!! AND THE DETAIL OF TEAR TRACKS ON ALL OF THEM, FOR THAT MATTER!!! AND JAIDEN ON TOP OF HER CORPSES!!!! YOURE SO FUCKIN COOL!!!!! AHHHHHH edit 2: AND THE CROWS IN THE SHAPE OF WINGS WITH PHIL SUPER SMALL IN THE COMPOSITION AND THE SILHOUETTE OF THE BIRD HOUSE BEHIND HIM??? YOUR BRAIN !!! YOUR MIND!!!!!!!!! YOUUU!!?!!!!! ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE

[@Ken_PiXel]

This has to be one of my favorite QSMP animatics!! It's so amazing😢😢 Gives me chills every time I watch it lol

[@lemonraven]

Commenting again cause I wanna rant about this, like how beautifully graceful and then insane you drew Jaiden and the Cucurucho plushie ahhhh and how she's dancing with Foolish and oh my gosh their poses around the fire are immaculate. And how it perfectly pictures Phil's arch of grief and then having fun and unbelievable success with Bolas but then being betrayed by his friends and realizing he needs to completely join the desperate determination of the Red team who look to him for guidance as their leader and trauma bonded father figure. Not to mention the whole epic showing of what's happening to the island and the islanders getting their tickets and Cellibit killing the workers and Forever returning and Bbh's massacre for his son as well as Philza having reached the point where he'll do ANYTHING to get his kids back, even potentially killing Richas and Pomme by destroying the Green Team's egg. ALSO all the leaders on their thrones and the team Bolas'es hypnotized eyes as they stare at the red sky and your design for all the combined eggs?! Also how cool and serious all the teams look facing off and then there's Bolas just celebrating in disbelief. The entire thing is so perfectly sinked to the music and the desperation shown on everyone's faces at the end?! Like you're so good at expression and the entire mask sequence for Philza is to DIE for and holy sh*t I've written way more than anyone wants to read but I love this and it is now my Roman Empire until the next vid from you. (Also no pressure to make the next one even longer or something anything you make is good.)

[@giuliagabriela9729]

1:40 Is that supposed to represent the crows? CAUSE THAT'S FUCKING AMAZING

[@frandestiny8827]

Is a shame this one wasn't available for the movie night, this one would be the perfect closed up of that night, is truly a masterpiece that deserved to be there, left to wait for the next one ^^

[@AmphibiousCreature876]

Genuinely one of the best animatics I’ve seen. Full on brilliant dude. Came back to watch like multiple times now. Also 2:22 I have to say they look *possessed* and I think that fits so well. 😂

[@Zephirite.]

A five-part frame-by-frame analysis, because this masterpiece deserves it: 0:18 The font is a perfect choice; speckled and messy like blood. And the title's written in white on red; the same color of the eye. Red in Purgatory has a double-meaning; Bolas, and Purgatory itself. And the bloodshed that inevitably comes when a disregard for violence meets an opportunity for it. 0:34 Nice nod to Phil's unusual ticket. Funny how he became captain later...since he was elected it wasn't foreshadowing, but it still feels poetic. 0:34 Philza looks hopeful as he flies toward the birdhouse (also drawn on a gray background), because he thought he'd see his kids. But at 0:36 he turns a bit red as his face turns horrified, because he's watching himself fall into the same trap; he thought he'd get his kids if he entered the cage, and now, he's entering another cage (Purgatory) for the same reason. 0:44 Notice Phil stops himself leaving that dark, cage-filled place because his kids' stuff is there. He has to play the 'game' to save them. 0:48 Not only are Bad's wounds colored for contrast, but only the blue being shown fits with him being part of Blue team. 0:50 More fantastic color usage! The red "WIN" was in the original message, but it also fits with the red of Purgatory, Bolas, and bloodshed it necessitates. And Bad's blue streak comes from the blood he's shed for Dapper (torturing himself via his son's pets, fighting, and killing), but the words also apply to Phil, and why he puts on his mask at the end; he's fighting for his kids. 0:55 Bad's blood looks like a tear. Very fitting, as is his blue eye; infection from his self-inflicted Soul Vulture torture (0:58), and him only seeing things through the lens of "my team--I--must win to save Dapper" (though Bad is the most connected to all the eggs, so he knows that'd be a hollow victory). 1:03 Really love the pattern of 'Team colors foreshadowed by personal lore'! Etoiles has the green code eating away at him (not from fighting the code, but holding the shield to protect himself and others FROM it; defender, not attacker--foreshadowing why Green lost; they spent too much time gearing up on day one and wound up last). And Etoiles has a star pin on his cloak, bc 'Etoiles' means "star"! 3:34 The transition between Bolas and Etoiles stabbing Phil is done with the flutter of a wing--as if that moment of betrayal was Phil decided to become 'Angel of Death' for his team. (1/5)

[@Zephirite.]

(Part 2/5) 1:09-1:12 Nice 'setting-the-stage' for everyone's mentality: Phil reading Tallulah's final letter (indicated by the black blocks in the foreground). Bad bleeding and hugging Dapper's hat (which he did until it disappeared from his bed), Cellbit's scarred arms showing (he removed his jacket prior to Purgatory, as he killed workers). Fit sweeping (turning to work to avoid jeopardizing his job to ask the Feds about Ramón), and Baghera crying (FOrever noticed her makeup faded from her tears) with her wings clipped. 1:13 Nice choice of lyrics with imagery! Etoiles believes there are good and bad codes, and is struggling to balance helping the codes with protecting the eggs and islanders. So the CODE sword dividing his face in a line--but a broken line--shows his difficulty in knowing how helping one side will hurt the other. 1:19 More red--the others are uncolored (neutral?) but Cellbit has already shed blood before Purgatory. He has decided to do whatever it takes to stop the Federation, which foreshadows his ruthlessness during Purgatory (red). 1:24 Phil is preparing himself to do the same, indicated by the red-tinted background and red hardcore heart. His love for his kids will motivate his ruthlessness, but for now, he's hesitant. The red is muted because Phil's suppressing that urge. He's still trying to use teamwork. Contrasted that with Bad in the next frame--whose background is dark and expression intense, because he's already made up his mind. 1:28 Etoiles is watching ElQ. Even during the election dinner, Etoiles followed ElQ, positive he was planning an attack. He carries that mentality into Purgatory, and was the first one to ambush ElQ when the Eye announced it had been 'among them' the entire time. (Interestingly, Etoiles is exceptionally kind to Q--encouraging his memory and giving him gear. So he does not carry this distrust to Q.) And of course, the next frame zooms in to ElQ because he IS affiliated with the Eye (whose symbol flashes the next frame). While 'covered-eyes' has long signified mystery in an animated character, it's extra poignant here, as the enemy is a literal eye. 1:33 Phil finding that skull drawing, photographing it, then having the photo disappear (plus the cage incident) has made Phil question his sanity and lose confidence. He had no 'hallucinations' in Purgatory (possibly bc they're caused by entities from his hardcore world, and he streamed no Hardcore during Purgatory), so he had enough confidence to lead, but felt obligated to protect and listen to his team's bloodlust. That skull undermined his confidence, showed forgotten histories seeping back in...just like the gas mask will represent Phil's love for his kids seeping back in--but hardening his heart, instead of softening it. The skull fits with the death Phil will cause--and the shape even resembles his gas mask! And flowers are growing out of its socket, as if Tallulah (who q!Phil may remember before the entity) knows what he's doing and wants to give that piece of her father a hug.

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(Part 3/5) 1:42 Phil has an epiphany that this entity led him to the birdhouse, and is why the birds have been following him. Perhaps (headcanonically), this entity healed Phil's wings in Purgatory (thus the wings)? Or this tiny answer to Phil's many questions about his hallucinations is liberating/ties to his past as the Angel of Death (thus the wings). 1:52 Nice detail of Forever's hair being singed short from the Nether, burns, his black concrete infection, and the flower he wrapped around his wrist. 1:56-1:60 100% accurate locations and signs. 2:04 Nice to include the Deathduo reunion, since their division is brought up later. 2:08--2:11 OOH--the three people with decorated tickets, since that was a mystery (that's unresolved...so far). Including ElQ nicking Quackity's ticket when he kidnapped him (thus the black blood splatter, I believe). 2:16--2:19 The captains with their crests. Their eyes are colored, because the teams created rifts. 2:20 Those rifts start here; Missa has blue eyes (his team color), while Phil's are red. The background is red, as they're in Purgatory, and blood must be spilled. 2:21 A wide shot to emphasize their distance on opposing sides. Phil's hand is not on his heart, but his new captain crest (positioned like a second heart on his chest). 2:22 A neat way to show the Eye's message, but also fits with those members being Bolas, and going insane. 2:23 Not only are the human fusions of the eggs drawn, but the ground they're on changes texture to match the different spawns (snow, grass, and sand). 2:26--2:27 The varying energies of the teams are shown; Jaiden looking terrifyingly unhinged yet proud over her corpses (she tricked blue and green into killing her many times to secure an alliance), while Etoiles carries his team mostly alone, and peacefully (with honor; he spares people when he can). 2:28--2:30 The captains and the 'lovers' of both sides square off. Meanwhile, Bolas finds that ridiculous, and cheers for everyone. Phil's heart is slashed here, since the end of the animatic is a flashback. So, points for consistency! 2:33 The operatic music pairs FANTASTICALLY with the dancing Bolas bonfire! They look like marionettes, tugged aroud by the hands of fate--which is very much WHY they thought they were the cursed team. The colors and composition also match the Eye--white center, red on top, black around--as if Bolas's insanity, consequential camaraderie, and persistent victim complex (which 'justified' them killing stone Pommechas) are part of its plan. 2:36 Speaking of killing Pommechas, Foolish and Phil are not wearing their masks--as if they are sane when making this choice. It's THEM--not Purgatory, or the Bolas mentality. And that's why Phil's hesitation (and red eyes) say so much; despite it being HIM in control, he still brings the axe down.

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(Part 4/5) 2:50 Everyone's equally horror struck by the Eye. Interesting choice to depict Green team as themselves, instead of absorbed into the other teams. 2:58 The choice to set the egg reunion in a void was so powerful. It feels unreal, dream-like--which Phil fears, he doesn't want this to be a trick or another hallucination--and it shows the Eye always had the power, and the eggs were not the parents' (yet). 3:06 Lovely use of the lyrics! Chayanne mouthing "We should be together", because he always swore to protect Tallulah. (Love the design choice for Tallulah to be the taller of the two--just like her dad, and it makes Chay's words more endearing). 3:10 The eggs falling could be when they 'fell' into Purgatory and were kidnapped by the Eye. 3:18 Tallulah's gaze here cuts DEEP. She and Chayanne running into the dark, because the eggs RAN AWAY. They left their parents--sure, to protect them, but they did it voluntarily. And they spent months in the forest--not on Egg island, but close to home. And Chayanne was the one who asked all the kids to leave. That, to Phil, feels like a betrayal. 3:32 Phil freezes, upon realizing his kids LEFT of their own volition. And then the blood he's spilled catches up with him, tinting him muted red. He has a choice; continue to kill, or not? Phil is not just realizing--he's remembering. Remembering everyone knew before Purgatory that their kids MAY have left willingly. And yet they still killed, assuming they wanted to be saved. And if they didn't...what was this all for?

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(Part 5/5) 3:25 So Phil weighs the mask in his hands. Bolas flashes--entirely red, entirely resigned to bloodshed. But also his only remaining family. But Phil isn't one of them. Not yet. So his red is faded. The frames that flash show Bolas killing freely, and then, 3:33 shows Etoiles. Not Bolas, not insane, not desperate--an empty field around him, yet he still chases and stabs Phil in the back, right through the heart. And the background is bright red, because this display is just as violent, no matter who it's from. And it was from a friend. Etoiles always struggled with which side to choose. He didn't think this stab would mean he's chosen one. But to Phil, it did. 3:34 The feather flew across the screen--like the feather on his card. The reason he was different, marked from the start. What the reason? He never found out. Maybe it's like the cursed team...it wasn't real. Nothing was. Not the visions, not his kids' loyalty, not a reason for them being here. They hoped it was for the eggs, but it was just to suffer. 3:36 Phil's tear-stained face is empty as he realizes everyone turned on him. All their kids left, and in their absence, their parents became monsters. Phil has nothing left to lose. He's holding their items (just like he did in the birdhouse) as if saying 'come back to me', but his kids are already gone. They left, and stayed away willingly. Phil's heart is already torn, the same dull color combo it was at 1:24 as he's faced with the same choice; "How far will I go to find my kids?" Before, Phil chose to hold back. To trust his bonds, to stay loyal. But that failed. 3:46 So Phil is loyal, one last time. He lets himself feel. Chayanne's desperate face, the terror of the Eye, saving Tubbo, being pulled aboard the ship by a former enemy--it all has that red of violence, and of the love that prompted it. Here, the love triumphs. 3:55 But his kids are still gone. They're dead, and they died because they ran away, and he will never fully understand why, but he'll hurt just the same. So he does what they'd not want him to do--because apparently, they think he would. He puts on the mask. He hides his empty face. And the heart beneath it is broken. 4:00 And it is not muted-red Philza, but the blood-red Angel of Death--who walks off, leaving a trail of blood in his wake.

[@maepletea]

@@Zephirite. HOLY CRAP I ADORE THIS ANALYSIS!! THANK YOU FOR WRITING ALL THIS OUT!!! 😲❤️ THIS IS EXTREMELY WELL WRITTEN

[@catgirlkitty5541]

AAAA??? I CANT EXPRESS HOW HYPE THIS IS THE DETAIL AHHHH

[@luna_nova_09]

You should submit this for the next movie night!! It’s so good!! I know a bunch of other people already said this, but I strongly agree. The character designs, the music choice, the transitions, the easter eggs, it’s all so incredible!

[@Jessicakate10]

This is so cool Maeple! I love your artwork so much and personally I think that this is now my new fav animatic from u with lost being a close 2nd. It gave me goosebumps watching it and as someone who mainly watches phil (and others like tubbo) I could it and what was happening so much! The first time i watched it (the day after it came out) i had to keep pausing it scene by scene just to see all of the little details u have added! I'v decided to do a list of what the most amazing things that u have put here are since u deserve it! 0:20 - 0:30 i love all of the character designs, they all fit their character so well! 0:34 i remember this happening with the birdhouse scene, the "a cage for a cage" quote. The disappointed look on phils face at 0:42 when he realizes its just his eggs belongings with the chest (which i btw love the way that it is drawn). 0:46 - 0:58 bad with the blue stuff spreading over him, the message dapper left him and dapppers hat left behind on the floor all drawn with the perfect vibe towards it and the music matching it as well with the different beats 1:02 - 1:06 etoiles with the code infiltarting him/merging with him and the sword he got from killing the code one time are just drawn so well with the green and black to show the colors of the code (as well as what it looked like in game as well) 1:09 Phil reading the book that lula left him with the poppy she left him is just amazing, it shows exactly what happened and you can tell exactly what it is. 1:10 bad holding dapper hat with the blue under his eye and that downward tilt of his head indicating how sad he is about dapper being gone 1:11 cellbit holding richas' shirt in his arms looking upset and worried (for richas and also possbally forever depending on the timeline and stuff) 1:14 i love how tubbo is drawn here as it really embraces/tells us that he is young and still just a child (in a way as he is the youngest on the server, 19 and turning 20 soon) 1:16 I love how jaiden is drawn here with the little cucurucho plushie with a voicebox in her hand 1:20 here i love it showing cellbit with blood stains on him and red eyes, it is just drawn so well. And then it going to a scene with cellbit having a knife in his handand the wokers being scared of him, afraid that he will chose to kill them next. 1:35 here the lyrics saying "losing my mind" is just perfection as it matches up completly with the scene it shows, phil is wondering if he is actually losing his mind with the dreams that he is having 1:36 here it showing phils scared/worried look and it zooming out is perfection, his sleeves having went down and his hat is off, it really sets the picture and what is happening. 1:39 - 1:41 the crows/birds making a wing shape and the birdhouse in the back as well shows that he is reminded of the birdhouse and all of the birds/parrots/hummingbirds going around him and seemingly being drawn to him, its amazing 1:45 - 1:48 i remember this happening with phil collecting all of the evidence he had in a backpack then showing it all to cellbit, unpacking so much info onto him, i love how it looks like with cellbit looking through the papers with a concerned face 1:55 - 1:59 here with it showing places with black concerete, the messages chay and lula left for phil, the signs left out in front of the trapdoor that were left by chay and lula after they woke up with dirt on them, lula being worried and chay comforting her like the big brother he is, i love it so much. the designs for all the places also look amazing, i love the way that you made wilbur and lula's house, it just looks so good. 2:02 - 2:04 Missa coming back on mexican independance day and phil running to hug him brought me back to when that happened, missa got told that the eggs were missing and tbh just got info dumped and was so confused. 2:10 - 2:11 i love the detail here with quacity getting his letter but it then showing elquacity with the ticket after he stole it from his brother. 2:14 i love how here it shows the nether portal behind the train tracks, its showing how they went to purgatory and music is synced perfectly with this! 2:16 - 2:19 THIS IS SO SICK HOW YOU INTRODUCED THE TEAM LEADERS, THEY ALL LOOK SO COOL 2:20 here with it showing phil and missa, both on different teams, seperated and not wanting to fight one another if it comes down to it 2:23 - 2:24 showing each of the eggs placed for them to protect, they look so epic the way you have combined them all. 2:26 here showing jaiden on top of all of her bodies after bad had spawnkilled her makes her look so cool and like she is evil but really she isnt. 2:28 - 2:34 the other 2 teams are looking so serious and then theres team BOLAS just chilling, having fun, being in front of the campfire dancing, phils look as he is cracking and joining in, it hallarious and amazing. 2:35 - 2:40 i love how phil and foolish have their gas masks at a side and the moment of hesatation phil has before killing/destroying the fake egg 3:10 - 3:13 the egg designs look so cool, i love how u also included richas' fake leg 3:21 - 3:26 phil being remined of his eggs and putting on the gas mask is so cool 3:34 i love how u added etoiles stabbing phil and the stab wound later staying there, it meaning a lot to phil as when he changed his skin he kept the wound to show how etoiles had betrayed him. 3:44 here i love how chayanne looks with his face pressed up against the glass looking at/for his dad 3:45 phil taking tubbo with him to the boat setting aside the war and violence made from purgatory, i love the way you have added the feathers fallling off phils wings to say that they are being broken/badly damaged from carrying tubbo to the boat. 3:49 - 3:55 phil being remined of his kids ( btw love the designs for chay and lula that you made, they are so cute) and then putting on his gas mask, walking away with blood from etoiles stab wound on the floor is amazing and is an amazing way to end the animatic! I love your art so much Maeple and this animatic is amazing, im sure that the next qsmp movie night will have this in it as it deserves to be there for everyone to see. btw sry for any mistakes i may of made while writing this, im just going off what i alr know and i may be wrong about some things

[@maepletea]

This comment is AMAZING!! THANK YOU!!! ❤️

[@Jessicakate10]

@@maepletea np u deserved it! also congrats on lost getting into movie night, i loved everyones reactions to it!!!!!

[@seamountain5]

This is one of those things where you’re like dang, that was amazing and then immediately rewatch it

[@Mx._M_o_t_h]

I feel that this kinda encapsulates the emotional rollercoaster that was purgatory

[@Erinainaa]

I genuinely hope everyone watches this during the next movie night because this is a masterpiece holyyy 🫡❤️

[@Palette_NP]

Это так красиво! Очень красивая и вдохновляющая работа вышла, поэтому спасибо вам за труд. Лицо Etoiels вышло очень интересным, а именно та часть лица на которой "Код" распространяется и проходит прямо через его левый глаз. Я заворожена

[@NerveUnderscore]

Oh, my goodness, I swear I couldn't blink the entire animatic over fear of loosing a single frame. This was INCREDIBLE, AMAZING, LOVED IT

[@dg2989]

I love when it shows the teams and there being all serious and then there is team bolas who are just dancing around a fire. :D

[@HelloHello0w0]

Omg this literally was Purgatory!! Like wow! You did an incredible job representing all of their characters! Beautiful work! :D

[@ddee8548]

OOOOOOOOOH THAT END PART IS GIVING SERIOUS ANGEL OF DEATH VIBES

[@lyzard4907]

THE CROWS AS THE WINGS ARE YOU KIDDING??? PHENOMENAL

[@cryptid-jaemi]

THE SHOT OF THEIR SILHOUETTES IN FRONT OF THE BONFIRE AT 2:32 IS SOOOO FUCKING GOOD I AM SCREAMING I LITERALLY CANNOT AND YHE SONG CHOICE IS INCREDIBLE AND THE ART IS INCREDIBLE AND ITS ALL JUST SO INCREDIBLE IM SO!!!? AHHHHHHHHHH THIS IS SO GOOD I HOPE EVERYONE SEES THIS ITS SO GOOD

[@the_new_abnormal17]

THIS IS INSANE WHAT