Champion and the Kelpie

The story of Champion, a horse who's rider is drowned by a kelpie. While grieving, he is approached by a demon with the promises of revenge.
Song: Dragonfly- by Brian Boyko

[@WandererCayne]

Not bad- so he becomes a Night Mare to kill the Kelpie. Nice

[@star_sighs9843]

Wanderer Cayne waite u said he and then night mare lol

[@kathleenfugate8601]

Noice animation

[@savannahhague4989]

More like a night stallion

[@WandererCayne]

@Aisling Stidam it’s an obvious story board approach.

[@WandererCayne]

@Aisling Stidam wait so you know or you don’t know? How can you know and not expect it?

[@chainstarx792]

That horse with the wings looked awesome🐎😎💘🔥🌠

[@razazaidi7432]

Laney Thomas its a night mare

[@jazzyartz1254]

You mean BADASS

[@kendalhodgson2238]

@@jazzyartz1254 :o

[@bethanyhaffey975]

Beautiful story, sad and beautiful. The horse got his revenge, but even that can come at a price. Then again, he freed those souls and the soul of his owner from that beast, so it may have been worth it in the end.

[@LucoleLloyd]

Wow that horse got revenge

[@JustASleepySloth]

Really sad but wonderfully made, I can see there were references used but I love the sense of urgency in the poses, the difference between eyes though there's obviously a long way to go til they look more realistic. I bet your art looks amazing now!

[@reedmack7766]

There is my little pony

[@Anglila_smile]

They were realistic if you were talking about that oval shape the horses eyes are supposed to look like that I've seen horses plenty of times to say there not round Unless you ment the humans eyes than yes still quit away to go

[@PinkAnxmal]

Bro, you’re acting like using a reference is somehow a bad thing. I hate people like this, I really do. There is nothing wrong with using references in your work, in fact, references make your work so much better! Plus, what if the person who made this wasn’t going for realism? The art style looks amazing to me!

[@paupi2811]

@@PinkAnxmal I think so too the style is so simple but you still see the emotions so well. And you're right there's NOTHING wrong with using a reference. I draw realistic animals and without a reference it's almost impossible to do so

[@timefliesaway999]

Every artist uses references, you can’t do without them

[@imagine778]

this is really good I love the song and the pictures and I really love that grey horse.

[@milank2793]

Me too :)

[@javefiqbal7654]

I think the bay is amazing and the chestnut isn't too bad

[@theconspiracy8615]

I agree. The music put together with the pictures is perfect

[@caitlinlynnete152]

Love this I find it upsetting how his owner died though

[@0hnutty455]

but they didn't die (in some peoples analyzation)? Or you mean the horse left the owner to die cuz I don't think thats how it worked...? or do you think she was never brought back in the first place (probably that one)

[@honeymustard688]

0h Nutty the owner did die, 100% you see the ‘spirit’ of it in the end, showing its death. They can’t be brought back

[@thetakenaxis3401]

Kinda the point of the death

[@javefiqbal7654]

True but i think the owner got resurrected into that lady at the end

[@clubedalenita6413]

me too

[@emmablah7827]

The moral of this story is Never cheat on it horse

[@cegspace5033]

emma blah And dont mess with mysterious horses in the wils

[@yaronaisa9543]

emma blah it was a spell diden't you see her eyes?

[@ilikesloths8575]

yep

[@SIX.Sph3re]

emma blah yep

[@addisunhutchinson6164]

Wowmsooomgood love it

[@darexdragon1224]

I thought at the end and came up with this. Once a witch met a pure white horse, the horse did not trust the witch so the witch punishes the horse by making it an ugly disgraceful kelpie. The Kelpie outsmarted the spell being able to turn back to it's beautiful form. But the cost was making the kelpie a flesh eating monster. The witch now the Kelpie's owner would make an enemy... The demon, the demon sees that a horse his in great depression with it's owner gone. Now the demon helps the horse (like in animation) and takes the horse as his horse. Soon flying to the destination to destroy the witch. BOOM MY BACK STORY OF THIS ANIMATION BOOM!

[@ElainianWolf]

...................Sure, why not.

[@darexdragon1224]

Oh thanks. Sorry that I did that. I was just being weird. :/

[@ElainianWolf]

Weirdness is very welcome here! :D

[@darexdragon1224]

Thanks! :3

[@jasminehiscock9238]

Eclipse Dreamer I

[@andulka17]

I love how you can see the art improvement as the video goes on.

[@Finninlimbo]

The moral of the whole story is: Your horse will always have your back if u treat it good :) always be nice to animals❤🐴

[@R.a.y.n.e_]

Actually the moral would be a bit different but true

[@loschrodproductions4519]

I hope the demon knows it

[@darrellbasey8792]

I feel sorry for the horse

[@TonyStark-ko8ol]

WHAT ABOUT THE GIRL

[@Idk-iw9ot]

Tony he felt sad about the horse bc the kelpie killed the girl

[@catherinegarcia5289]

@@TonyStark-ko8ol it was the girl's fault for leaving her horse for a prettier one

[@rajalaireya1748]

@@catherinegarcia5289 it won’t really her fault tho, kelpies are mythological creatures that baited humans to shore and drowned them, and when she spotted the hourse her eyes turn yellow, meaning the kelpie was leading her towards her so it wasn’t the girls fault.

[@catherinegarcia5289]

@@rajalaireya1748 I know what a kelpie is but i forgot them leading humans.

[@VIKA_15118]

good, but also sad

[@randomnessranch5141]

I have seen a lot of videos about the kelpie, but this one is definitely my #1 favorite! This legend is really sad though. You did amazing job on the art work! My favorite picture is of the horse with wings.

[@ameliayoungberg1686]

Creepy and scary. Sad story of horse😞

[@pot_noodle]

Sad but quite good and it's nice that he loves the girl so much that he fights for her even though she's dead

[@cigisvirag_]

Żelek Melek yes... The kelpie have eaten champion 's owner..

[@fantasy873]

did horsie just turn into the Jersey Devil? Awesome!!!!

[@achildofgod5158]

Btw amazing illustration... Who is watching this in 2017

[@thewolftamer6601]

TheKrazyKelpie 1936 not in 2017 but in 2018 xP

[@cyrus8993]

TheWolfTamer me too

[@Cinnaschticks]

LMAO, no one commented till 2018.

[@cyrus8993]

Thatoneunpopularartist Nisa Yeah XD

[@Echofrost5]

2020 my guy

[@detiforoowa]

The demon horse is actually another kelpie but a different species of kelpie! I herd of it!

[@ElainianWolf]

I'd like to hear more about this other species.

[@faithhill7789]

ElainianWolf the other species of kelpie she's talking about is the night mare this type of kelpie is a kelpie that uses its eyes and body heat to stun and kill its enemy

[@ElainianWolf]

Awesome!

[@detiforoowa]

Faith Hill well thanks! I make no sense when I say my comets!

[@faithhill7789]

Lucy Lydia np😊

[@shikabob7780]

how the jersey devil came to be

[@pauloxis8825]

Very good

[@shellifrancini7598]

uau

[@zachjohn3217]

LPS funtv thats actually true

[@daughter-of-loki1062]

Jersey Devils wish they were as cool as kelpies

[@jazzyartz1254]

Yep!!

[@equarg]

Sometimes the best stories, have no words spoken. Sometimes to defeat a monster, you have to BECOME a monster.

[@melissamartinez2866]

I love these story and i love that gray 🐴💖💖

[@TheEquestrianMC]

This still made me sad the horse lost his rider 😭

[@star_sighs9843]

This is very old but okay her best is the hellhounds

[@reneemckinley8324]

Why didnt the owners spirit go with the horse

[@Tokyodogz14]

This animation TAKES DA CAKE

[@eggchomp]

It's not an animation though

[@sfwarhawk]

It's not an animation, more like a picture slideshow.

[@lyrimetacurl0]

0.5 fps

[@kathrynknight5010]

Revenge didn't bring his owner back. Nor did it make him feel any better. But I still think that the kelpie got what was coming to it!

[@evasilverhome3593]

Oooh xDD This gave me chills, I loved it, Its so intense and terrifying at the same time, Good work

[@Tokyodogz14]

Wow.... my horses look derpy but....... this is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎

[@lpssiren4476]

i cried at the end when he meets his owners spirit keep up the good work!

[@mxsicaddict3041]

You didnt even make it seem like a Kelpie, theres so much things you left out on how they kill

[@stephaniehoyland9291]

This looks great I love it I just wish the little girl could be saved

[@kaylagibson8068]

amazing story

[@Torin_Julien]

I feel like there's a bit of a deeper meaning to this or something But like, what if while Champion was grieving the loss of his rider but ended up dying of heartbreak and 2:50 is when he like, first dies and he "wakes up" from the nightmare and is approached by the demon and such to "get revenge" on the Kelpie but in reality it's all just in his dying thoughts or something and at 6:08 is when he gets taken to the underworld and such idk if that made sense

[@niamhfoster3804]

That's an interesting but great theory

[@Torin_Julien]

@@niamhfoster3804 thank you lol

[@anoutcode7472]

love this! the story, the art, the concept, all so amazing!

[@LadyLeomon]

By the Fiction Gods, this is both creepy and a sucker-punch to the feels, poor Champion 😢😢😢 I've heard the Kelpie myth so many times where it claims an unfortunate victim but never has this scenario come up: that the Kelpie takes a human and leaves its loving horse behind. Poor Champion ... he set her free from the Kelpie but he'll almost certainly never see her again 😭😭😭 Very beautiful and very sad work 🐴🐴🐴

[@whitestar7641]

You might like the very few legends of the benevolence of the Kelpie then. One being the story of Dianaimh and Each'Usgie. The other, unfortuneately I don't know the title, being the love story of a farmer and the Kelpie that worked for her for a year.

[@LadyLeomon]

@@whitestar7641 wow, I’d forgotten about all about this comment, but you’ve given me something new to look for! Thanks so much and hope you had a Happy New Year 🎊💙🐱💙🎊

[@whitestar7641]

@@LadyLeomon I can help you with that, I heard of the story through a video called "The Kelpie and Dianaimh: A love story" here on KZbin. It was taken from "The Mammoth Book of Celtic Myths and Stories". It's a really sweet and sad story.

[@storytellerfan1420]

Interesting premise using the horse’ perspective of a Kelli attack. I called the demon making the horse his steed at the end. Storytellers usually refer to demon deals with only humans and moral is don’t make deals with dire consequences, etc. but for an animal to make a deal certainly gives it a new twist. If a dog made such a deal it would become a hell hound. A bird might become a dragon or roc. Hmmm, what about mice, cats, or rabbits? How would this work for them besides human/animal hybrid spirits?

[@fliskets5066]

that was really good

[@lumarifourie9089]

I love your kelpie horse story 😍🥰❤❤❤

[@iclynnx]

Pretty nice!

[@tlfortynine]

So champion killed the kelpie, and freed the thousands of souls drowned by it, and in return the demon stayed with him

[@hawklight21]

Wasn't a demon. Champion was offered the chance to redeem herself, and chose, when offered by a fae, to become a Night Mare. In most stories the fae tend to police themselves, and if a kelpie was killing to many innocents, and bringing attention to itself, then it would have been slated for execution. Thus the mare was offered a chance to champion her owner/master, and to also redeem herself. However, once becoming a Night Mare, she would not be able to return to what she was (a very pretty appaloosa), and you see her accepting this as she leaves with the fae. Only thing missing on this version of a Night Mare though, was that they do not have hooves, in most stories they have claws on their feet, like raptors.

[@deborahcustance2754]

Wow the was wonderful. I am sorry it took over 5 years for youtube to recommend it to me.

[@matthewjimenez655]

Champion: this is for my best friend

[@abhasandoval]

good work

[@brianwalsh5653]

Golden fish MAKE UP for the best day ever

[@Wulfahlicious]

That was.. AWESOME!!!!

[@Marz_B4rz]

Dude this slide show is so detailed and well drawn. And the story behind it even absolutely beautiful. God bless. ❤️

[@stable_mate0834]

I think the Kelpies are getting back at humans for abusing horses!

[@ivagrujic248]

Uh no, they are just hungry.

[@entomoaugust06]

Dat kelpie looks fucking amazing, good work!

[@kitkatcookie4967]

Kid friendly😌?

[@javefiqbal7654]

I just realized that the kelpie is not wearing a bit though it has a bridle because the kelpie weakness is any type of metal

[@doczirebeka8312]

So, first of all: this video is pure, master creativity. And secondly, here is my theory: The devil was the man who offered the power for the horse, and the horse agreed with the devil that if he gives him power to kill the kelpie and save his owner, than the horse will become his animal/servant. And since the devil knew that there is no way for a pure creature like a horse to make a deal with him or become his servant on basic, the devil waited for the horse and the girl to meet with the kelpie; he waited for the two of them to meet with the catastrophy, so the horse would want to make a deal with him.

[@lyrajade6109]

One of the best works I've seen

[@Ahahahhaha81]

I feel the emotions Great work I subscribed

[@R.a.y.n.e_]

Oh boy.. where do I start?.. The art was amazing, the storyline was clear, the ending was a mix of awesome and sad and I would give this a 10/10 👌

[@thefirstoctavian9305]

This is really cool! For a break who loves horses, this is wonderful!

[@SanguiniCore]

I thought it would have a GOOD kelpie for once.

[@thepowerfulwolfspirit.2581]

I LOVE this animation so much. I especially love the animation on the Kelpie and the horse (daemon horse) THEY. LOOK. AWESOME. Well done.😃

[@menmy2girlshelgeson243]

good art! I love the style

[@sydneymoyers705]

Wow! I love the creativity of how you made the legend in this video. 💞 R.I.P. rider 🐴

[@user-gs1hz5kp8u]

I love the transformation of the Champion.

[@dapurplepiegirl1160]

I love kelpies face when he turns into a nightmare..... he like “what the fuuuuuuu..?

[@Mistfall254]

He is like wth?

[@isabelody8554]

*Finds a strange horse* Oh look a horse! LET'S RIDE IT

[@iclynnx]

I think the Kelpie makes people come closer unconsciously, they aren't aware of what they're doing until it's too late.

[@shadowlurker6271]

i got to say this is quite interesting and it influenced me even more to continue doing my self-thought arts.

[@tellmethesongoftherain6534]

well we all know it was the purpose of the kelpie to drown and eat you, and I, for one, believe that it should carry on with its nature even though I’m deathly afraid of it.

[@tellmethesongoftherain6534]

Kelpies are basically impossible to kill, their one weakness being iron.

[@TheSonWhoCums6669]

The music is “the kelpie of loch moy”

[@peacefulpossum2438]

Wonderful story! It didn’t go at all the way I thought it would. It was original and engaging, and the art is awesome.

[@jackmccall4920aamelia]

This is absolutely amazing but the owner dying is sad

[@aidenjones3649]

5:16 ; me when no ice cream.

[@HCloudHorse]

Wow! This is really cool.

[@8440k]

Similar to a god of war story... Sold his soul to a demon but got his revenge only to loose his soul.

[@omelette4716]

Omg I love everything about this animation and keep up the good work

[@sienagames7528]

OMG!!! That's amazing animacion!!!😍😍

[@misapelantova4865]

This is actually pretty awesome!

[@xyro3633]

So the horse basically sold his soul to kill the Kelpie? Radical

[@muffycz]

Wow, such interesing story! And you made very good atmosphere

[@picklestrips3088]

PLEASE I AM SO INVESTED IN THIS

[@DamnItMantis]

I found Shrimpo Hunter's intro song!

[@myrlalannao9021]

I thought kelpies have a sticky body and make you drown. I didn't even finish the video lol XD

[@bing4222]

Toxic .EXE. It’s Awesome.

[@jessisarabia8641]

I love kelpies.❤🐴

[@Vrana_]

THIS BRINGS BACK MY MEMORIES SO NOSTALGIC FR😭i used to watch this in my childhood glad i found this here again-💖😔 OH GREAT MEMORIES FRRR

[@Artax_The_Magical]

Dude you should totally remake this! It would be amazing

[@linschisworld]

wow the story is awesome i love it c:

[@junebrueckner2006]

I love this. Great job

[@thelastvalkyrie1998]

Very good story, I'd love to see this remastered!

[@neftaliherrera3160]

So the horse became a red lantern? Has anyone made that joke yet? No? I'll be going now.

[@bing4222]

Feckless Records yos shoos.

[@musicaddict8843]

I can tell u love horses Don’t you

[@belaizy4225]

I think i am really the only one who Love kelpies😍😅

[@DamnItMantis]

I love them too

[@aidenjones3649]

Why?

[@belaizy4225]

@@aidenjones3649 idk they're just so mysterious 🤷

[@aidenjones3649]

@@belaizy4225 alright that's a somewhat fair reason.

[@somebodyelse7097]

It's amazing!!!You are assume!Love you,you are the best!It's very cool,I don't talk,because I'm delight now...Good Work!From me Like,it's not discussed,you desert it!😺

[@xxoaxx1294]

I remembered this in my head but didn’t know where from and it randomly appeared on my recommended

[@mygenderisgoat8074]

I almost cried

[@fhorsey]

WOW! This is AMAZING!

[@user-qp8tl9rm5c]

i love this video i cried

[@wolftal1178]

Okay this is really good!?!

[@ricknessmonster]

this was excellent

[@kreativjunkie8053]

Great Storytelling, graphic and expression in mimic and body language. I enjoyed this short movie very much.

[@NimueNoaLaurora]

so amazing

[@Tasia71144]

COOL!!!! Loved it, I am inspired as I am working on a Kelpie story right now. :)

[@clubedalenita6413]

I almost cried and I felt a lot of anger and agony from that horse that was like a monster and that woman I wouldn’t choose that other horse if it were her

[@EchotheStripedHorse]

I watched this video for over 8 hours love the music play❤.

[@dunkelschwarz]

wow thats so dark and sad and beautiful...

[@Juliana_Constanza]

I remember when I found out about this animation in 2016 😢

[@timefliesaway999]

The kelpie and that warlord definitely work together

[@vilenasultanova4578]

I burst into tears, it's wonderful❤❤😭