Deus Ex: JCDenton vs Anna (A DX FanFilm)

The sequel to my previous DeusEx fan-animations is finally complete! Based off one of the missions from the original Deus Ex videogame, released back in 2000 and developed by IonStorm, where you have to escape the MJ12 prison cells and UNATCO while being hunted by one of their top agents, Anna Navarre... enjoy! :)
I started work on this many years ago back 2013, when I first started drafting out ideas about what this little short film could be and creating short scripts and storyboards for the major beats of the piece.
However work life and personal life has often gotten in the way and this has taken the best part of a decade working on and off to get it released, I hope it was worth the wait :)
The software used to create this was trusty Adobe After Effects for the compositing, as well as Autodesk Maya for the animation. The voices were all performed by myself as well and then tweaked using a piece of AI software called RVC-beta.
The awesome music was created by the super-talented Scott Morgan - / m0rganstudios

[@MikMogus]

Man, you're a gift to the Deus Ex community.

[@bearb1asting]

this is good. it cuts deep.

[@Dathansmith91]

An interesting choice to have Anna's killphrase be disabled so this fight could happen. Very nice.

[@peppermillers8361]

It's a very clever way to have the cake and eat it too, honestly. Blew me away when I saw the unfinished version.

[@bobpage6597]

4:16.......""No, I cannot forgive. No... not the killing of Agent Navarre. I will follow you. Denton, I will get you!" 😡

[@user-ju1vz6ot5v]

3:21 JC truly has the nerves of steel and he shows it to Anna as a farewell gift

[@kayleekaylee83]

this is INSANE. i loved every second. the art style is super appealing, and the animation is just so good. it was a genuine joy to see a super well made animation on this game. im shocked that super well made stuff like this is being made 23 years later! AMAZING job! my favorite part was when JC threw the EMP!

[@tonyc.0451]

If only using EMP's on augmented enemies was an option in the first game. I had the GEP Gun, though.

[@kelso2951]

Bro forgot to go back for Miguel :(

[@БабайАлибабаев]

Bro told him to wait, but forgot that the door with retinal scanner won't let him back inside.

[@VeridicoIV]

@@БабайАлибабаев That was exactly what happened to me! Loaded a much earlier save and redid a good chunk of the prison escape. I can't leave without my buddy Miguel

[@jasonlp4928]

AFTER SO MANY YEARS I'm so glad. The original Gunther vs Paul was the only OG Deus Ex fanfilm I knew of. Grew up with it.

[@peppermillers8361]

His DX1 animations are absolutely steller and creative.

[@mr_0_0]

3:41 holy shit it's the DEUS EX GAME COVER

[@dathip]

ABSOLUTELY FREAKING AMAZING!!

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Ve are thinking the same thought.

[@Mihalos93]

Незаслуженно недооценённый шедевр

[@tonyc.0451]

Great to finally see the battle between JC and Navarre in full. Navarre, in particular, was good in combat and even came close to defeating the nano-augmented JC until he surprised her with an EMP grenade. If only that tactic worked in the original game. Also, kudos for referencing the video game cover art near the end.

[@hanzorik6215]

Loved the reference at 3:41

[@AURORAREVEALNOW]

The Deus Ex community needs MORE OF THIS. WE ARE NEEDED INSIDE.

[@katm9877]

I loved your original Gunther vs Paul film. But this is a masterful blend of canon dialogue, beta elements (Anna's gun in the arm) and new elements (love how you explained the killphrase not working)

[@jahahahaha]

I like that Anna is shown to be a very capable combatant. Even though nanoaugs are more high tech than mechs, Anna is still one of MJ12's best operatives. She's still a lethal killing machine (quite literally) and should have more combat experience than JC. But as with people that play Deus Ex, JC can get crafty. I hope one day to see a JC vs Walton Simons fight. Let Simons live up to the powers the game said he was suppose to have but never used because of the game's engine limitations.

[@peppermillers8361]

Taking cues from GMDX or anything that inspired DX for Simons' fight would be pretty neat.

[@miles2706]

The fact that people still making these amazing video even after23 years shows how loved this game by people.

[@hunterfranklin1948]

I'm so glad you're still doing these! Replaying the game right now!! Love the Terminator-like look that JC has as he's strangling Navarre, so focused and calculated, showing that machine side of his personality. But as she falls he gently guides her body down with his hands, respecting his enemy like a person. SO GOOD

[@ragingjaguarknight86]

maybe more than just a person? If you go the lethal route with JC while you're partnered with Anna, later on, a UNATCO trooper tells you that Anna likes your style, then chuckles and says that you two would make a cute couple. 🥰😍 So there is at least one guy rooting for them. o_O

[@peppermillers8361]

I love it too. JC being designed as a character that doesn't show personality often and being an anti-social recluse really fits with this take on him.

[@AJ_MUR]

The king has returned. Majestic...

[@ragingjaguarknight86]

12? ;)

[@Lukyz69]

This is just a masterpiece man! I just wish that Warren Spector will see this. Great work!

[@ghostwraith119]

We need full DE Fanfilm. It would be legendary.

[@Rutherford_Inchworm_III]

I'd donate to see that

[@МатвиенкоИлья]

Это просто прекрасно спасибо огромное за труды, анимация выглядит как шедевр!

[@The1Wolfcast]

This is basically how the fight played out in my head when I remember it lol, thank you so much for this, its so amazing!!!!

[@beyondinfinate]

If only this could be a whole animated series based on the game, holy shit!

[@JosephMelia]

So talented..that is truly amazing. The scripting, animation , sound, everything just comes together so well.

[@Jaquagon]

I love you for loving something I love, this is very appreciated.

[@unr34L-]

This deserves millions of views, amazing work.

[@SocketedSocket]

Man, this one is fantastic. I hope one day to see JC vs Gunther now or JC vs Simons :D

[@JKiefer]

Yoooo, I didn't know there were more to come! Amazing stuff.

[@no-one3795]

Take your best shot, flatlander woman!

[@LukeEvans55]

Holy hell I can't believe the quality of this, amazing work.

[@AS_Cronos]

"Sticks and stones", excellent!

[@andrewfernie3528]

Nice one! Great to see this one get finished too. We've gone from Paul almost ripping off Gunther's skull plating to JC choking Anna out. And that's after being battered already. Simons would he neat to see.

[@HoneylandUSA]

THIS ABSOLUTELY SLIPPED MY RECOMMENDED! Leo thank you. this is amazing.

[@Agent-Nu11]

You are back! The messiah is back! Thanks for a new chapter of the cyber gospel of Deus Ex!

[@luciusrex6709]

This is quite good! Keep up the good work

[@hyttennis]

This is so good. I hope you get the recognition and plaudits that it deserves!

[@rlehmann4905]

That part/shot in 3:41 is so epic......

[@petrifiedtoaster8572]

This was amazing. So great to see these come back after all these years.

[@kuolettavaVids]

The inability to use her kill phrase against her was surprising. I hope a future video will add additional explanation to this divergence.

[@tonh5193]

I am truly blown away by this. Its amazing.

[@karterryo]

Glad you made this!!! remember when you released the original videos all those years ago and i have been coming back to them as the years go by. Glad that you kept working on it and released another amazing short movie of what is the greatest video game ever made! Love the Deus Ex community

[@LokeshThakur]

love these, makes me wanna play deus ex again. Maybe if you could make a short animation of JC's time in hong kong that'd be great.

[@baglayan]

Amazing to see a new film from you after watching others during my childhood.

[@lorenzrosenthal119]

dude............ Uh ...... please make a whole movie. I'd pay for it! You NAILED everything!

[@jasonblundelldobebussing]

JC what a funny guy 😂

[@OrochiVegeta07]

amazing job with these man 😊😊

[@smashthestateX]

3:41 woww what a shot. so thats where the cd cover comes from 😮

[@bozoforce]

I loved this game. And this animation is a beautiful homage to Deus ex

[@Daedalus675]

I've watched it like 20 times already ❤❤❤❤❤

[@MaKWAKE]

this film is augmented!

[@dathip]

3:41 Deus Ex 1 Game Cover! Absolutely amazing!

[@RetroRanter]

Man I'm glad Morgans Studios uploaded his score of this and linked me here..where had this beauty of a movie been hiding? Amazing work! 👏

[@miketacos9034]

Bro this was amazing. You always know what lore to keep and what lore to modify to make the scene work.

[@KagashiroBunji]

Awesome! Love ur Deus ex serries!

[@xenome3883]

i was waiting for this it turned out amazing well done

[@TheUNATCOleader]

Man! I really want to thank you for such amazing job I enjoyed from the very first second to the last one Textures, voices, details and everything quite realistic. Please keep going on with your vids!

[@Cudlla]

After all those years...! Thank you!

[@nablahnjr.6728]

this is incredibly good i thought those were old animation reuploads until i read the description

[@ElMachoMucho]

Fantastic job

[@johnrex7108]

You do god's work, sir.

[@Pan_Z]

This does a wonderful job translating the game's style & atmosphere to the animation medium.

[@lt2459]

FINALLY!! Yes! Keep them coming!

[@hyperbolicechochamber]

👍This is the titular moment of the game. The player is written into a dead-end. You are imprisoned by an organization at the center of a global conspiracy that even has control over your body. Then a machine, Daedalus, frees you and offers guidance to find the one man who can turn off your kill switch. I love the animation of JC's eyes.

[@shadept]

Godlike. Fucking love it. AI voicelines were a bit choppy, though. Why didn't you go with the voice actors from the first few shorts you made?

[@gringusgaming]

Extremely spectacular. Incredible. Absolutely phenomenal. The only thing I can ask for is more but please take your time

[@oskarriekko5330]

Very well made. Good job!

[@TheSuperQuail]

3:20 JC didn't even blink an eye.

[@moonberrypie1749]

That was fantastic! I loved the part when the power got deactivated and the lighting changed, the action is great, awesome stuff!

[@piggosalternateaccount4917]

Fantastic work

[@koshthe1701d]

Majestic.

[@ragingjaguarknight86]

12?

[@drshemp1]

this was so sick! Thank you so much for this !

[@user-zp8ei6pi7p]

I only just found you please keep making these! I hope your patron blows up

[@Isaacfess]

Freaking amazing dude, masterful work. Such great action and animation! Really glad you finished this!

[@callmetatan]

Worth The Wait!

[@TheTrueHaddock]

This is way too cool. It deserves a lot more recognition.

[@Santi-vr6rm]

Man, your animations are great! I love the animated fights

[@timobile2k]

That was awesome!!

[@SvenS2]

Awesome work! This absolutely deserves to blow up

[@vincentwood7036]

This was really cool! The cover art homage was nice. The way JC ended it was brutal! Although it should be noted that, if your Ballistic Protection and Health Regeneration Augmentations are at a high enough rank, you can facetank both Anna and Gunther. And if your unarmed skill is high you can die in a fiery explosion in a few quick hits, but if you have the speed Augmentation you can dodge the explosion Both in gameplay and in lore NanoAugs are to Mechs what Matrix Agents are to Humans.

[@StarDustTF2]

That Artstyle is Amazing, i hope to see more of these!

[@FoxAzureOfficial]

Move over A Fox In Space: A new fanimation has stepped up!

[@xeoncat]

Ghunter will remember that

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Get this man a team and a budget.

[@AVI-lh6rm]

I just found these videos, and as a huge deus ex fan all I can say is HOLY SHIT.

[@pessimisticnihilist7338]

Man, I love you work. I'd love to see you working on an anime adaptation of the game. That'd be so cool !

[@ted4488]

this deserves way more attention

[@pavlin1.5l]

This is soooooooo cool. I as a fan of Deus Ex universe got a really pleasure. I am learning animation too, but your level is great. What program you use for this? Toon boom, Adobe animate or maybe something else? Painstaking work, man. Respect!

[@yeetbix5966]

Holy crap you're still making these, and still in top form. I'm reinstalling right away haha.

[@Bonelord69]

You got such good voice actors for this! Holy moly

[@superdownwards]

These are all so good. Can't wait for more

[@VaciliNikoMavich]

Spectacular!❤

[@aegis9292]

man I want an animated series of Deus Ex in this style it would be so good

[@flynnguest8323]

Wait was that headbutt a Terminator 3 reference? also this is sooo god damned awesome

[@owennorcross4407]

Best action scene.

[@AndrosynthNuclear]

Woah, the new Stand Alone Complex looks fire.

[@szklanylabirynt151]

Frankly, you just made MJ12 in its entirety WAY more menacing with your killphrase solution than the entire OG game ever did. Ingame, it would've been how much, minutes? An hour tops before the fight? When JC learns Anna's killphrase. Depending on playstyle and level of experience with the game. But I can't imagine overall, learning the killphrase any sooner than 20 minutes before encountering Anna. And here it is, bullseye, MJ12 and UNATCO already one step ahead, killphrase working no more. It would've worked splendidly ingame, and make players much more suspicious of Daedalus' intel from that point forward.

[@ghostwraith119]

Spectacular. Though when I play DE, Navarre dies accidentally blowing up some LAMs at Lebedev's plane.

[@jcdenton6427]

Always felt bad for last 2 mechs in UNATCO

[@karooshi]

wonderful work. I love it

[@TheOneWhoHasNoSkin]

Great to see your work continuing

[@SHDW-nf2ki]

THE KING IS BACK