Cyberpunk: Edgerunners but only Sandevistan Scenes

[@spookyperson7096]

I love when David used it and thought he was the biggest fish and then Adam Smasher was like: Meh, Trash build

[@gamefreek345]

Sandevistan is basic tech to Adam

[@purplenutria1351]

well to be fair, david whas a big fish, mf do amazing things in not much time, also he whas fucked up and tired when he confront adam

[@dan_chen]

Considering how smasher is basically a cyborg, obviously they would give him a souped up spine. For real if I meet any mf who's just a brain controlled mecha I would first expect him to have all the shit one can have

[@capybara9521]

Lol

[@Dozornui]

Smasher be like 100500 lvl bitter PVPer

[@Kazrel]

Aside from the amazing effects, I liked how EdgeRunners used it as s storytelling mechanic, due to how it slows down time, and seemingly affected by David's mental state, it forces him to focus in and soak every traumatic experience he goes through, which might be another factor that accelerated his cyberpsychosis.

[@gamefreek345]

Yea, everything about this show was just top tier for a 10 episode season

[@Kazrel]

@@gamefreek345 I know, I wish they gave it a bit more to really flesh it out though, but to pack this much story and have such an impact in only 10 eps is something else.

[@maboi0007]

@@Kazrel I think it's mostly due to the augment being well explained in the game and ttrpg it's all based upon

[@tugitbrothers3699]

Ironic. He slows down time but speeds up his insanity

[@khalil7314]

@MeOwO I’m a failure of a Jojo fan for not seeing this

[@suno6546]

This is what animators always see when they do scenes lol

[@dinnerboons1504]

Onion skin.

[@kaelkirkby9191]

@@dinnerboons1504 LAYERS

[@papertoons7]

@@kaelkirkby9191 Both-

[@majorblitz3846]

Frameratevistan

[@zeppie_]

mfs really just kept the union skinning on and called a stylistic choice 💀

[@itsmikewsz6548]

I truly think Maine's death is what made David go cyberpsyco, the attempt to scream with no noise coming out gives me the chills every time.

[@maskimgalgo2046]

I would go cyberpsycho with or without being chromed the fuck out if I live in Night City

[@gamefreek345]

yea the music and just that whole scene still gets me

[@fadingspace7103]

@@maskimgalgo2046 Thats actually a possibility too. Sometimes, even simple as hell kiroshi optics and nothing else can cause people to go psycho.

[@Unknowmaster]

actually, if you look at 2:21 he started to go cyberpsycho prior that

[@Tupadre97]

yeah you could say he arguably had some form of cyberpsychosis even way back in ep 1 when he had that nervous tick but maine's death is definitely what took him over the edge. he was never the same after that shit.

[@hididdlyhodiddly6019]

David: *Thinks he’s special* V: *90 fucking percent metal*

[@flauntingfloof]

V dies as a result from experimental Arasaka tech just the same though, that and it'sbpossible having a whole nother mind inside his head helped bear the load of so many augments hooked up to his nervous system.

[@metalgearexcelsus]

Smasher: *Who tf are you?*

[@nostalgemus-8396]

@@flauntingfloof thats what i was thinking, two people could handle a bigger load

[@caninelupus8369]

From what I understand that's definitely the case. Johnny was already half cyberpsycho and didn't care how V modified the body, helping bear the burden.

[@TheImmortalMushroom]

@@flauntingfloof there's an ending where he survived tho

[@t-rex1959]

Crazy how a show about Cyberpunk does superspeed better than the literal Flash show.

[@imtoolazyforaprofilepic4961]

No matter how many comic and movie writers say, flash doing "skii-ing" is and looks bloody ridiculous.

[@umbrellaum]

With animation its easier to do basically anything better then live actions

[@diogofelix8626]

​@@umbrellaumthis effect name is literally "echo motion trail" or "ghost trail" and it's possible to do it in a live action, this is not about what's possible or not with CGI, but art direction honestly, and yeah, having the background monochromatic color (green in this case) and have the actor leaving ghost trails it's entirely possible in a flash show, I think it's even easier than the current CGI they use to be honest.

[@linnen_elm]

@@umbrellaum and not just edgerunners, on Chivalry of Failed Knights, the protragonist could do similar stuff by allocating the brain resource to view color and focusing it to another task- like if he needs to go for speed, he just render his vision to monochromatic so that he can focus on the body motor task. He has average stat but has superhuman body control that he always train since he was still a brat.

[@argosbrave6415]

@@diogofelix8626 cap. Ghost trail would look ass in real time - unless the budget is really good. What most would expect at this point is the Quicksilver X-Men scenes or Flash movie scenes. The show is aware these exist lol, but not on their budget

[@ruste3595]

Fun Fact: In the original Cyberpunk 2020 Sandevistan "Speedware" exists alongside Kerenzikov "Boostware", which is pretty much the same except for a few major differences. Kerenzikov operates slower than Sandevistan, but is always active, and cannot be turned off.

[@libertusprimus]

Jesus that's gotta be a walking nightmare. Every moment just drawn out, fk that

[@ruste3595]

@@libertusprimus forgot to mention, it drives you cyberpsyco much faster, for the exact reason you mentioned.

[@DGneoseeker1]

Always on? It's nothing like that in the game.

[@ruste3595]

@@DGneoseeker1 I was talking about the kerenzikov in the original tabletop game, which is always active.

[@DGneoseeker1]

@@ruste3595 Yes I was just commenting on how odd it is to change that into something that only activates for about a second in very specific circumstances in the computer game. A bit of a major change.

[@skycracker2462]

That one scene where David did 3 Sandevistan routes at the same time while carrying Lucy gave me such goosebumps !

[@minhnghiem9623]

well cyberphsycho david is prob much faster but his movements are less acurate

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

The moment where Adam activated his own Sandevistan was one of the biggest "Oh shit" moments when I first saw it. For a moment, you thought that maybe, just MAYBE that while David couldn't beat Adam he could at least escape from him. But then 4:10 happened and it's like "David's not going to survive this, is he?"

[@denseaf1582]

It’s such a gnarly sequence too, his machine gun suddenly firing in rhythmically before he fires missiles at David and Lucy

[@nothingtoseehere1221]

@@denseaf1582 like drums announcing the areival of david's doom.

[@spectraphantom777]

Best part is he never made a big deal out of it. For everyone the Sandy is a gamechanger but to Adam it's just a basic implant. Guy doesn't even use it unless his opponent does.

[@LutherLee]

What's even more scary is that the first time David didn't even realize Adam's using Sandevistan. It was as if he just hit David with that rocket like nothing

[@ravenclawtom]

i knew david was dead the moment he used the cyberskeleton. no going back from cyberpsychosis

[@sleep6837]

As an artist, these scenes absolutely floored me. The amount of detailed frames these shots must've taken in top of the fluid animation is INSANE. This show just blew me away on so many levels

[@unprankable666]

I love the way it was revealed for Adam to have one too. The Sandevistan was the pinnacle of David's kit. The one implant he relied on, the key to him winning most fights. It's hyped up as an incredibly powerful and unstable piece of equipment that can cause even the most skilled to eventually break. And then Adam Smasher comes in and calls it "rudimentary." Basic. Simple. No different from optics or muscles.

[@prestontrevino3733]

Well it is rudimentary in that it is one the main big 3 implants you get when doing that kind of work. Sandevistans are not rare there are older/cheaper versions widely available, what David has is a 'jailbroken' modern one with military enhancements that allows him to bypass the usage limits. Remember that the sandevistan was originally for Maine who is an upper tier merc but not super special, and it was around a new car in price. His sandevistan was probably pretty common among upper tier mercs/corpo soldiers which Adam would be fighting as a norm

[@bagusarif1199]

Everyone using proto sandevista:burned their brain to crisp after a certain amount of use V using sandevista pro max mk v that even spec ops wouldn't dare to use: "heh just another Thursday"

[@francoquintana5872]

Is the protagonist of the game bruh. What did you expect? And also he doesn't have to support that brain damage because someone else is in his head

[@loaspra8634]

@@francoquintana5872 indeed Without the relic I am pretty sure V would become Cyberpsycho

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

He’s got a whole extra personality in his head and a chip that’s actively rewriting/reconstructing his neural pathways in a desperate attempt to fix any perceived flaws. Kinda sorts out the cyberpsychosis by way of something far worse.

[@NinjapowerMS]

V actually breaks down once Johnny got separated from him inside Mikoshi.

[@arcticflames6932]

@@loaspra8634 im pretty sure if it wasn't for the relic V wouldn't even do the things he did

[@Retheraq]

Notice at 4:10, Smasher has more afterimages,implying his Sandy is better. Such an awesome detail.

[@nothingtoseehere1221]

I'm with the opposite, adam looks like he has more afterimages because his is closer together, implying a slower sandy.

[@cannonsaki932]

@@nothingtoseehere1221 thats not how acceleration make sense

[@cannonsaki932]

@@nothingtoseehere1221 theres a certain point on how many afterimages people can see you didnt know that?

[@cannonsaki932]

@@nothingtoseehere1221 if people are able to see the first afterimages closer together that means it reacts faster than the afterimages that are further apart to the human eye

[@brandonisla9026]

@@nothingtoseehere1221 since rudimentary means basic, and adam seems to be flexing on david, it can be interpreted in this way. adam's telling david that (in a funny interpretation) "come on bud, it is the simplest thing that everyone can get, don't you know that? Mine's just better than yours" And back to the main part, it's already in the video that adam's sandy is definitely faster than davids. You can see the moment adam activates his sandy, david's after images slow down while his goes faster, indicating adam has faster movement

[@TheNorthie]

2077 Before Edgerunners: meh I’m never using the Sandevistan, I’ll just stick to hacking. 2077 After Edgerunners: WHY DIDNT ANYONE TELL ME IT WAS THIS OP?!?!

[@DIP_BUH1207]

exactly my reaction. theres probably other cyberware and mods we dont know that are op. but i know what im doing for a swords build

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

I’m surprised you didn’t even try it. You can always reload an earlier save if it’s not what you wanted.

[@talacra]

@@DIP_BUH1207 Try Berserk implant with Gorilla Hands and thank me later😂

[@DIP_BUH1207]

@@talacra i have gorilla arms but not beserk installed. I beaten it so i have one. Gonna try it soon

[@vincenthawthorne9360]

I use a system ex mod so I can get to hack and use a sandevistan.

[@enklerical1739]

3:33 “Show em you got this, It’s time to cut loose no holdin’ back. “Just you and the road, No doubters to slow you down now. So Show them who you are. What your made of. *Your special, remember?“* the sickest god damn hype speech of the decade

[@hergie409]

Sometimes you gotta talk yourself up cuz no one else can or will.

[@genericexcuse4737]

That’s one of my favorite quotes from the show, I’d say that someone smarter than I could identify the hidden message about being special vs reality.

[@TheWanderer-o2n]

He says “choom you got this” at the beginning, but yea it was pretty hype but also telling that he’s pushed his body too far.

[@papertoons7]

This is something you would hear in Gurren Lagann.

[@PUNCHEDPUNCHEDPUNCHED]

That is some Gurren Lagann shit right there

[@heavenly_haori1725]

Imagine if Adam Smasher actually used his Sandevistan against V would’ve been a tougher fight but I assume they didn’t write him with one back then

[@samularsaber7943]

Modders need to give smasher a sandy

[@White_Tiger93]

Tbh, it should be possible for a video game that actually exist where ai computer can also use the same ability as the player. I think there is actually a game where ai computer can also use bullet time but can't remember. but yeah, AS in game should have the same ability but CDPR should make it look like it's possible to counter it. Easy example like Malenia from Elden Ring using waterfowl dance on player, which is actually hard enough to dodge if you don't focus on the fight itself but still manageable.

[@AhmadWahelsa]

@@White_Tiger93 Devil May Cry kinda does this tho you need to play with the opposite character to actually taste your own medicine lol. there is also Mass Effect 3, the quest where you fight your own clone, it's easy for non biotic builds, but if you're running biotic builds prepare to be obliterated bcs how OP these things are in general compared to tech / guns.

[@kagura7107]

China already did that with PGR. There is no longer a need for a human controlled enemy to make the game any more challenging and fun than not. Western games still have much to learn.

[@TheEveryDayC]

i think the way speedware is for enemies in the game is that weird instant-dodge/dash you sometimes see melee enemies doing to get close to you or dodge shots

[@errorx_x1063]

That laugh from smasher at the end tells me he's heard that one a million times lol

[@yenmeng]

the sound effect it makes when it activates is sooo satisfying

[@Northstruck]

The part where adam smasher shoots him and he goes insane with the exo skeleton was the best part

[@StitchedCat_Needle]

For a moment David had become much MUCH faster than Adam could have expected, but after a while of using up that energy David had started to slow down to the point where Adam was able to finally activate his own Sandy and catch up. Or at least that’s what I’m suspecting as you can here the sound effects start slowing down just before Adam’s sandy kicks in

[@arcticflames6932]

David basically moved at around mach 3 to create 3 after images The funny thing is 2 of those images were killing guys While 1 was carrying lucy

[@theroboticpotato]

@@arcticflames6932 lucy shouldve been torn apart same as the tt mebers

[@haydentravis3348]

Adam was fresh, David has just beat the gauntlet. Imagine the fight if David was fresh and clean.

[@WingTheGoat]

​@@arcticflames6932 Yeah, he wasted time to kill the guards

[@abx546]

​@@haydentravis3348smasher would still win

[@TheRedMan77]

I like how they show the Sandy from David's perspective, then when he's finished using it, they show it from everyone else's perspective. Really shows how fucking fast the Sandy is.

[@vaper8824]

Bro being a normal cop in night city would sucks ass…💀

[@johnsonyuwu131]

I don’t know why but I think 3:41 is a very beautiful scene.

[@robin6416]

Animator : director, there are whole action frame you ask. director : ok, now just stack up. ALL of them.

[@esteban9504]

Where's the scene where Rebecca gets out of the way? You must've missed it... Right? 😥

[@MrNextMx]

Brother. .🗿

[@gamefreek345]

Nooooooooo :(

[@jackripper4419]

just stop bro, you adding more salt to the wound

[@Oscar-lb5wi]

Cope

[@dawg9988]

Theres no return, man..

[@taeyounga]

0:44 the sleeping guy is using Sandevistan as well lol

[@CaffeineConnoisseur]

Gotta sleep fast!

[@spy_kek7609]

"Hey cool compilation" *remembers the last couple Sandevistan scenes* *cries*

[@azenazazel]

I like how bro with the golden hands really got mercd by a mojo jojo looking as hobo assassin

[@baruk9706]

Damn, imagine being perceive things faster than sound so when you scream it takes a few seconds for you to hear it

[@Snowsuke]

Great. I was looking for this.

[@gamefreek345]

Glad I delivered :)

[@randomtraveler2440]

edgerunners but only when they use the world

[@1.618_Murphy]

Props to both the writer and the animator! This type of chemistry is rare in anime industry after 2020.

[@LutherLee]

It is surprising to me that there is only 4:38 of Sandevistan in the show but has such huge impact.

[@Hellhoundchif]

In the car chase scene where they steal that arasaka car, David used sandy multiple times, but we viewed it on Lucy's pov, to let her talk, but David was using it to spin the wheel with insane reflexes.

[@aidchoe6558]

At 3:22, when David says "I know how to fly just fine", just realized the way he brings his arms up to fire the launcher makes his after images look like wings. Could be a stretch, but looks like it to me lol

[@thecatinthehatwithabat9903]

The Sandrvidtan is probably the coolest peice of tech I've seen in any series

[@kainepeterson6638]

Literally no one but Studio Trigger could have done a Cyberpunk anime this good

[@Loydthehighwayman]

I really like how something that pretty much just raises initiative in the actual TTRPG is portrayed as one of the coolest gadgedts in Cyberpunk ever

[@takadekadaka2493]

2:20 I had completely missed that David's cyberpsychosis was hinted at this early

[@deltaspartan888]

Was an ilussion

[@dannyzero692]

@@deltaspartan888 the man tortured David with the BD, which likely accelerated David’s descent into cyberpsychosis due to the trauma it caused.

[@Super_Broly]

@@dannyzero692 he was already a BD addict as a teen, I'm sure his inclination to violence is what allowed him to handle the chrome early on but as he got older it was too much, and with all the examples in his surroundings, and his urgency to prove he's special, is what accelerated his Cyberpyschosis, especially once Maine dies.

[@Mr.Scott86]

​@@Super_Broly I think it was a combination of the two, you might have noticed that he had similar hallucinations post nightmare BD, so maybe that plus Maines death turned into something horrible that not even he could handle plus his mom died when he was 17 and it's arguably his fault for her being there in the first place thats gotta mess up a kid

[@Super_Broly]

@@Mr.Scott86 fr, it was this deadly combination that allowed him so much chrome so early, I just wish he coulda survived, even as a construct. Would be dope if there was more than one construct in Cyberpunk and you could choose what aspects of Night City you want to encourage and what others you want destroyed, like Arasaka or Militech. A bit more loose and choose your own adventure.

[@shin4235]

I really liked this show, but every time i want to rewatch it, I feel like I'm boarding a train that I know is going to crash painfully.

[@salt8044]

0:14 Dio vs Star Platinum

[@Endl3Sswastaken]

When David said it’s Sandevistan’ing time and Sandevistanded around truly a Cyberpunk edgerunners moment

[@imnomoremaverick]

2:35 ah yes,the part where my body decided "yep, that's the scene that'll make you depressed :)" I miss Maine,his death was something out of the ordinary

[@Quaporu]

4:10 Omg the attention to detail. I didn't even notice that Adam was going way faster than David.

[@Blargabar]

The fact they had to draw each and every frame of the lag effect is other worldly

[@alfop6405]

almost as if that's how animation works

[@CarmenLC]

bruh what

[@Poyo_Chainsaw]

Kinda? They reuse the frames from the actual animation of David, and tween/animate as different layers to make it look like his after images are moving behind/staying still. I’d say that’s probably the easiest part actually. What baffles me is how they do the coloring for the Sandy.

[@chumuheha]

I mean it's digitally drawn lmao, they didn't physically draw each frame on pen and paper, they could digitally reuse older frames.

[@Samuel_Morchin]

@@Poyo_Chainsaw Chromakey?

[@Lawrencesmith-gq8nw]

Thank you, this has rekindled my longing to rewatch

[@johankhamaruddin3775]

The scariest thing is that he just comes sliding in during that final episode just to pop up infront of lucy and adam

[@imhavingagoodtv7948]

3:40 the most Epex and intense Sandevistan sence or etc.

[@imhavingagoodtv7948]

Moody blues!!

[@haydentravis3348]

All the worst moments of his life lasted small eternities, but the joy flashed passed before he got his fill.

[@DailyWorkoutEnjoyer]

Dude this was such a good show, I finished it in like 4 days and I'm honestly so sad there isn't more

[@Neofung87]

I couldn’t wait for you to come and clear the cupboards

[@thef_nimes]

_"THE WORLD! STOP THE TIME!!!"_

[@ucleam4108]

0:02 Whamu and German Soldiers 0:12 Diavolo and Bucciarati

[@hideous_taco_michael_zacki]

Don't you fu*king dare move, BUCCIRATI!!!

[@ToanLe-vc1sq]

If i had a nickel for everytime a mc got the ability to slows down time and fought a bald guy, i'd had two nickel, which isnt a lot, but its weird that it happened twice

[@racerwilson152]

Za warudo?

[@ToanLe-vc1sq]

Raiden

[@Man_im_dead-]

@@racerwilson152 dio isn’t bald….He doesn’t slow time either

[@mootus9445]

RAIDEN VS SUNDOWNER!

[@xxXXPurifiedSpiritfallXXxx]

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[@matvvy_111SK]

you forgot the scene where david takes pilar’s cigarette

[@epiclyy]

2:33 best one

[@scottygg8550]

i just love the detail that pilar doesn't fall down, or even slump over after getting his head blown off beacause he's so stuffed with cyberware it literally holds him up. It looks so close to human flesh visually it's easy to forget just how completely artificial most people's bodies are.

[@ntaentae6264]

2:33 the first time I saw this scene I thought it was david screaming 3:42 also one of the best shots in a anime

[@_m889]

I wonder just how much better Smashers was. David's was military grade from like years ago, and we know how fast tech evolves in a single year. I mean, even a simple goon had some cyberware that was able to move and react to David, though not as good.

[@wanderingbufoon]

Trigger just flexing on how much work they do while showing they can also be lazy

[@brurdi]

3:33 is my fav scene in the entire show

[@Deixaocaragozar]

2:44:David after Drugs

[@GTCYTMC]

3:56 nooo you can’t just move without moving 😢 Haha drifting go brrrrrrr

[@Derglesnaf]

DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT USING YOUR SANDEVI-STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNN

[@LoreAccurate393]

This show taught all of us how to use the sandy

[@ydrib6086]

1:05 why does the sound change directions on headphones🙏😭😭😭

[@istvantoth3775]

He is peeing all around you

[@istvantoth3775]

3D piss

[@tekoknight1949]

The fact the psycho with cyber eyes was colored and able to keep uo is kinda crazy, but cool

[@Laoirnag]

1:53 the soundtrack making me terrified and anxious

[@Yarb-7z]

Now i want to see again this masterpiece

[@randomnerd4211]

3:20 ish did he just...Sandevistan while sandevistaning?

[@nortongm9057]

No, that was a leg implant, probably upgrading any leg capacity

[@maidnery1255]

Maybe kereznikov or smth

[@TexasRed751]

How i imagine myself in gorebox when i set time shift to 1%:

[@dicheress]

David:uses Sandevistan Me: king crimson!

[@Howitgoes799]

Bro, this effect looks so fucking cool.

[@pockpock6382]

this show gave me shivers

[@Lee_21]

If i were to play cyberpunk , imma use sandevistan definitely

[@baitornot4697]

When you accidentally set the onion skin too many frames back.

[@SilverSun6000]

“No thanks, choom. I know how to fly just fine.” 🥶

[@joshuab.3887]

I definitely think that David could more closely approach Adam's level of power if he had the time and experience to learn how to use his implants efficiently and understand how they would mesh together, in addition to finding out how to get mods for his cyberware that would help him stand up to Adam. Unfortunately, that was time he didn't have for a multitude of reasons. I think it ties in nicely with the theme of "don't burn yourself alive to keep others warm" that seems to show up in Edgerunners.

[@Takemura77]

Sped found

[@yaya1233]

While these are really stylish action scenes, what really disturbs me is that Sandevistan acceleration seems to not just speed up the user's movement but also their float time in air. Seems more like a fast forward, reality altering item than a simple neuro-booster.

[@ExceedProduction]

Yeah there is some inconsistencies with the way gravity works with the Sandevistan but it's the same in the game, so eh.

[@eminkilicaslan8945]

Giorno: *piano intensifies* Diavolo:

[@kapeditor195]

YOUR MEAT IS FAILING YOU - Adam Smasher

[@tingledinkle]

Coolest speed visual I’ve ever seen so far.

[@david41159]

All those Ctrl-C Ctrl-V man

[@potatofaceyt3885]

2:35 I was happily watching this until this came out. Now I’m sad

[@nukerkid105]

When I first watched edgerunners I had zero experience with 2077 so I thought David's sandevistan was entirely unique and was the only one of it's kind and then lost it when I found out it wasn't

[@colmlooney5843]

such a simple animation trick, but it works so goddamn well. whoevers idea it was to animate it that way deserves more praise

[@aguy6500]

fun fact the sendavistan is just as op on the game i can say that by experience

[@elcidcabrera8563]

2:46 that face though

[@t.gchannel4067]

this anime look far better to me when i turn my monitor to darker as possible while can read the details on screen (I always let the monitor stay as dark as it can

[@arcadealchemist]

crazy part about sandevistan is it makes your weapons faster too apparently.

[@bananagamer8185]

maines death hit me the hardest and rebeccas

[@CptEggsBenedict]

the sequel needs to have sandevistan trails like this

[@SlendyK]

Dont mind me, just coping with the end of Edgerunners.

[@jezraelibarra482]

I was listening to Homage while I was watching this video and it looks pretty good

[@thenobody7509]

I think what caused david to go cyberphyscho is the fact he couldnt really control his sandy. The thing would activate on its own like when he watches maine and rebecca's brother die in slow mo. Not to mention david is addicted to using it. It was less david controlling it and it controlling david

[@Brick_battling]

David casually having a conversation in sandevistain

[@ArthurHarris-m5y]

The fact thats his moms coat

[@yogurt5023]

I like the driving part, like, it’s the most funny part of this sad story😢

[@vadersreign]

tht standing train shot was soo good

[@Ellie_8087]

David said " za warudo !"