Different View of Spirits: Rarity [ PMV ]

[@N3uroTypical333]

I never knew what an alternate-universe-techno-smackdown-between-rarity-and-glimmy-and-the-forces-of-evil-sized hole there was in my heart until now.

[@edemireldemirel3091]

Q bu v cm var@ Ay

[@flyingturret208thecannon5]

Rarity was using people's hearts after she lost her generosity. She started using others and forcing them to serve her, the exact opposite. Starlight came to fix it.

[@JaneDoe-ke2ge]

Thank you.

[@TheCourtJester8]

Well they would explain what was happening, does that mean the same with the others?

[@moonpanzor]

Ok so I'm not the only one that thought this

[@NicoUnken]

Props for explaining this in three sentences!

[@HeatherRider]

@@TheCourtJester8 most likely.

[@ismaeldescoings]

It's funny to notice how Rarity sees this heart-stealing thing as an actual business with investments and returns! She first refuses Vinyl's heart in order to have a DJ to animate her stage, then she uses up the hearts of her first three fans as fireworks 0:46 to attract even more spirits, and earns all the revenue at 1:21 !

[@mastermold10]

and uses poor pear butters heart (and whole self) as a disposable sheild against one of starlights attacks

[@vtoon5901]

2:25 Liked that Shapes and Beats moment there.

[@System_Error404X]

Same

[@evermoon494]

Gotta say, I love the Just Shapes and Beats reference. Golden. 10/10. Love it. Tho seriously, this entire Different View series is fascinating and I'm always eager to know where it goes next. Thank you so much for creating such an interesting story.

[@skyarrow4583]

oh my gosh, i didnt even realize that reference til you said it. I was just thinking generic bullet hell

[@AceHerobrine]

Same, i love the JSAB reference.

[@creatureofmisery]

I don’t see the reference to JSAB

[@MACHIINEDOLL]

@@creatureofmisery it’s at 2:26

[@auroraharmony3446]

I LOVE IT

[@alaricmeservy5236]

at the 2:37 'parm-param' part, notice how rarity dances through the parm-param's, but starlight stumbles through them.

[@ismaeldescoings]

Spirits in this Universe seem to be really different from their former selves, more like half-sentient beings that only pursuits their own objectives, impulses, and act in self-defense. I'm getting this impression from the lack of pupils, the (otherwise unnecessary) initial anarchy at 0:09, and the cultural background that we have about spirits (good or bad) in general; for instance, why are they called spirits and not souls or something like that? This would explain Rarity's paradoxical actions, her disregard for one of her loving fans at 2:50, and why Starlight needs to "awaken" her (add the pupils) so that she regains self-awareness, remembers how she used to be, and becomes aware of the evil in her actions.

[@mauraofficial2242]

1:50 Rarity look pretty 10/10 for the video👍👍✨✨

[@wabblemaster5805]

I... I don't even know what to say. Spirit Rarity became the rave queen of the afterlife and Starlight seems to not be bad anymore maybe (if she even was in the first place). Most of this one was kind of just sensory overload but I think I've been able to process it now xD. Loving the spirit realm world building, I think I noticed the pupils in the last one but I can't remember. There seems to be something missing from regular spirits, obviously for Rarity it was her generosity, and something about Starlight's magic can restore that missing element. The way they have to separate their cutiemarks to use their magic sort of makes me wonder if maybe most spirits don't know they can do that, which could be part of why they were so drawn to Rarity because she seemed to be able to do more than just float around.

[@kanakovsp]

I love the references to Ankha Zone and 2 Phut Hon dances in this pmv ^^

[@vanivanov9571]

Not quite sure what's going on at 0:09 Looks like either a beating, or something 18+. The stuff in the background with the empty can is also weird. I guess some of that will be explained in a later episode. Theory: Clearly, Starlight is "awake," hence the pupils. When Rarity gets injected, she also gets pupils, and looks like she's just woken up. We know from previous episodes that there's some odd connection between cutiemarks/magic and ponies, where magic comes from the sun; so it's plausible these spirits are related to that, something like the cutiemarks getting disconnected from the ponies? Really too early in this arc to say what's going on fully, but clearly Rarity was being the opposite of Generosity in this one, and was saved by Starlight. Also, Rarity somehow has the ability to capture hearts. Possibly the clip at 0:09 was meant to show these evil spirits are beating and robbing each other, until they got pulled in by the concert.

[@ismaeldescoings]

I think we need to see the "different view of Light" animation in order to understand this one ! First of all, very good point on the connection between being "awake" and pupils: the previous animation (DVoLight) begins with the words "Wake up!" with pupiled eyes in the background, and a shot on starlight's spirit (with pupils). Perhaps this is why she injects some of her own cutie mark in to Rarity: she would have the inherent ability to stay awake in this form ?? I don't get your second point though. Of course there is a connection between cutie marks and ponies, but I never understood that magic came from the sun, nor how it would relate to cutie marks and this animation? But on the topic of cutie marks: we see in Different View of Light that Starlight used to extract cutie marks from ponies' spirits in her lifetime, and at the end that her village was then completely abandoned and haunted because of that. Perhaps this animation here is taking place at the village and this is why there are so many spirits lying around? The pathway and the house at 0:09 do look as ruined and overgrown as the village at the end of the previous animation. If so, I wonder how and why Rarity's spirit ended up in here since she died in Ponyville. (Probably the same way as Vinyl Scratch, until she bumped into Rarity's shield... Wait, how did Vinyl die again?) Also, Starlight would then be acting as the guardian of her haunted village, which is pretty dope. Also, thanks for interpreting 0:09 as an initial state of anarchy, I had much trouble understanding what was going on there.

[@vanivanov9571]

​@@ismaeldescoings Hey there. With my second point, the sun-magic is confusing in general, but they demonstrate it in the birthday cake episode, and mentioned it I think in the first video, which rattles off the lore. As to how it's connected... it mightn't be connected. I just thought I'd bring it up, since these seem to be strange, magical, spirit ponies, like cutiemarks disconnected from their users. You make some good points, I didn't remember the previous animations that well. Not even sure if this is due to Rarity dying, though. It could be any number of other fantasy reasons, like mind-control, or her cutiemark being stolen and taking on its own personality. If she had merely died, the question would be why she was corrupted. And yeah, my presumption is that 0:09 is demonstrating that all the spirits are corrupted. The question is by what? Thanks for the reply, that was really interesting.

[@ismaeldescoings]

@@vanivanov9571 Oh, so you think that those spirits themselves are like manifestations of ponies' cutie marks, I didn't get this part... Nah, I just think they're dead ponies. Rarity died, and Starlight as well in a freak accident that we don't know about (see previous animation, I also just watched it today). Why would the "cutie marks" still be around if there are no "souls" or "spirits" anymore, and why would they be separated if there were?

[@ismaeldescoings]

@@vanivanov9571 As for the "corruption"... Well I don't really see corruption in there, it's just animal-like chaos and selfishness/vanity. Maybe Rarity's behaviour is linked to the way she died, since she couldn't receive gratitude for all her selflessness. Here is another comment I posted on this video : Spirits in this Universe seem to be really different from their former selves, more like half-sentient beings that only pursuits their own objectives, impulses, and act in self-defense. I'm getting this impression from the lack of pupils, the (otherwise unnecessary) initial anarchy at 0:09, and the cultural background that we have about spirits (good or bad) in general; for instance, why are they called spirits and not souls or something like that? This would explain Rarity's paradoxical actions, her disregard for one of her loving fans at 2:50, and why Starlight needs to "awaken" her (add the pupils) so that she regains self-awareness, remembers how she used to be, and becomes aware of the evil in her actions.

[@vanivanov9571]

@@ismaeldescoings Your second and third comment seem at odds, to me. It could be that the souls are just naturally corrupt. Rarity did die at some point in the series, but I'm not sure if she's died a second time. Though it is possible her soul got knocked out of her or something; no way to know. Can't remember the lab explosion, I'll have to check again to see if it looks fatal.

[@TheCommenterDragon]

This PMV is so amazing and incredible both the song and animation go together so perfectly i love it, truly stupendous work as always!!!

[@crumblemuffin1257]

Alright theory time So,from what I am getting,Rarity has deliberately turned into some sort of changeling Siren,but instead of feeding from hate/anger,like a Siren would,she feeds from the love and attention,much like a changeling would,and Starlight forced her to snap out of it. But hey,that's just a theory A brooony theory!

[@amandarebuka5022]

a brooooooony theaory....thanks for watching

[@Skaabma]

Shatooth tier theory

[@wabblemaster5805]

She wasn't sad, it was more like she was "waking up" from whatever happened to her.

[@crumblemuffin1257]

@@wabblemaster5805 yeah,looking at it now,it makes sense. Although you can see that she didn't wanted to wake up from whatever Zecora brand witchcraft she was into

[@Brony_Vim22]

Теория хорошая и имеет свой смысл🤔

[@KairiMorin]

Rarity just murdered that pony she pushed in front of that magic blast.

[@GhostBestCat]

The reason it said 'F in chat' next to the lyric being sung, when you turn subtitles on, was because the pony that was destroyed by Starlight because Rarity used her as a shield was Applejack's mom-

[@arrogant_person]

2:49 Wait.. is that buttercup?!

[@skylardaydreamer2369]

Yep

[@Galactic__Wolf]

Okay, so this is the story I gather from the vid: Rarity's spirit is less generous and more greedy, so she uses her power/ cutie mark to draw that attention. (0:11) Before she came to the town it looked like chaos, but she build a stage (? or an arena- it's a little hard to tell) to drawn other ponies. Vinyl was the first to be attracted to the area, meeting rarity and offering her heart/attention. But rarity turns in down and instead gives it to vinyl/puts in in her chest, letting vinyl embrace her own cutie mark. In return, she gets a personal dj for her stage, which in turn draws three more ponies. These three offer their hearts as well, and Rarity takes these to make fire works, drawing a whole crowd of ponies to her stage. This slowly allows her to expand her stage/area of effect. As we can see, this grabs attention of tons of ponies, turning them into a sort of crowd of worshippers. Everyone wants to give their heart to Rarity, which she collects in the bucket for later consumption (we will come back to this at the end). At 1:44 we see StarLight enter, having tracked down Rarity's spirit. She uses powers she has gained (i dunno if they are stolen cutie marks or powers derived from her own) to make a cure, and tries to snipe it at Rarity, but she seems to sense it coming and blocks it with a crystal shield. Seeing this didn't work, Starlight breaks through the crowd and tries to corner Rarity with flames, but Rarity in turn makes a whole bunch of water. 2:26 Nice shapes and beats reference. This fight continues, Starlight constantly trying to catch up while Rarity continues to dodge the attacks. But Starlight isnt so easily defeated, following the 'dance moves' (2:37) and staying on step with Rarity. Seeing she can't keep dodging forever, Rarity has a plan. Looking into the crowd, she picks out a random fan with their heart they want to give (side note: this fan does look like apple jacks mom but i dunno if that was on purpose or not). The fan, eager, leans up to give rarity their heart. But in a twist, Rarity grabs them and throws them on stage in front of herself. Starlight, having already fired another attack, is helpless to stop it as it destroys an innocent pony. Rarity could seem to care less about her worshippers losing their life for her, taking StarLight's shock as a chance to toy with her. We see the mindless fans cheering as Rarity spins Starlight into a chair, working her charm on the pony as she had for the rest of the crowd. Starlight tries to keep her heart inside, but it cant help but coming out. Rarity, seeing the chance, pushes star light away and tries to eat the heart. (Coming back to the consuming thing, I have two theories. 1-She eats the heart which makes the pony part of her mindless worshippers. Or 2- She just eats the hearts to survive/gain more power for her own cutie mark). StarLight, seeing a new chance however, shoves her heart away and quickly injects the cure into Rarity. We can see Rarity's pupils return as she seems to realize all the chaos she has done. Anyway! That is just my theories but great vid none the less.

[@hermina5386]

I just want to say thank you so much for the observation and theory, I can't quite understand this video so reading this helped a lot. Have a wonderful day/night!

[@Sabantuy_27]

It's the most delightful thing I've seen today. I fell in love with Rarity like that.

[@LostNekoDen]

2:30 the just shapes and beats ref was a VERY happy surprise

[@kiwibuddy5341]

I love that you credit the song artist on the disc!!!! That was so clever

[@tubby_poplayz6750]

As we can see rarity is mostly singing Infront of ponies but starlight found her then a fight happend rarity grabbed someone and throwed them meaning she got blasted then the fight continued as rarity was taking her heart when she got it she almost ate it but instead something happend to her then starlights injection thing did something to rarity… probably what happend to the other ponies

[@adolfodef]

Yeah! It happened! I was there! -> Thanks for the partial recap.

[@wabblemaster5805]

From my point of view, you have it backwards. Starlight injecting her didn't make her like the others, it fixed her soul. She got pupils and stopped stealing the other spirit's hearts.

[@tubby_poplayz6750]

@@wabblemaster5805 oh ty for telling me

[@demonic-angelusagi305]

Okay I luv this now cause it got two of my favorite rhythm games

[@farresalt4381]

Epic boss battles for every fallen character?) Awesome!

[@lool1566]

Великолепно! Клип просто шикарный, песня тоже. Всегда любил ваши анимации, хоть иногда было непонятно что происходит в них. Но это как раз таки и самое интересное, разбираться, обдумывать и искать связь между клипами.

[@lunnalight]

Ничего не поняла, но как всегда безумно круто

[@Brony_Vim22]

Как я понял Старлайт в мире душ (просто я не знаю как это по другому назвать) возвращает всем разум, сами видели что Ререти вообще не была на себя похожа

[@akbars6842]

Рэрити, потеряв свою щедрость, начала использовать сердца/любовь других. Она использует других и заставляет их обслуживать еë (Рэрити использовала Винил в начале видео). Старлайт же пришла исправить это.

[@angeivvo]

Меня больше волнует что делали 2 пони в начале видео

[@АнгелинаДемонесса]

@@angeivvo я думала они дрались разве нет?

[@Krantom_Kroger]

2:26 just shapes and beats reference

[@Appurujakku]

Wow this is the best animation u have made in my opinion

[@Grif_on96]

Nice ref to Just Shapes And Beats . It perfectly fit in part with beats . Also story goes so twisty , mane 6 now is a bad guys meanwhile Starlight cure them from some sort of rage . i love it :)

[@creatureofmisery]

Where is the ref ;-;

[@Grif_on96]

@@creatureofmisery 2:25 Even Starlight cannon has icon of JSAB boss (2:30)

[@vanivanov9571]

That was freaking amazing. I might just watch that again.

[@Scharfohr]

Another absolute stunning animation

[@vanivanov9571]

Oh hey, someone else is theorizing. Come to think of it, Pear Butter does die in one of the timelines, until Discord changes things. I wonder if this is related to that?

[@Scharfohr]

​@@vanivanov9571 on occasion is it fun with these videos. While it could be i think that would be a bit too far fetched (at least with the info we have so far). Also would be interesting to see if in the state they are in death is permanent? Since we also saw Ponies transformed into the speres themselfs in the last one. Looking forward to see what the next video will give us. Lets see if Starlight takes each one individually or if it will be a team effort with the rescued Mane 6.

[@vanivanov9571]

@@Scharfohr Right, it is too early to say at this point. There also seemed to be a strange lab at the start... makes me wonder if Starlight purposefully put herself into this state, so as to save the others.

[@Scharfohr]

could be a possibility but looking back at the moment where she "wakes up" i think more that was an unknown trigger that let her regain consciousness. GIven how much it was overgrown outside I think she was active beforehand in a similar fashion like the others.

[@hurh54]

Очень стильно. И песня крутая.

[@shen-qingqiu]

Ого , очень круто Были "пасхалки" на некоторые тренды из тт ,это было забавно

[@Brony_Vim22]

Каждый раз когда смотрю ваши видео прям столько имоций и впринципе даже мне не понимающему английский понятен смысл спасибо за такие прекрасные видео👍

[@ismaeldescoings]

I think we need to see the "different view of Light" animation in order to understand this one ! We see in DVo Light that Starlight used to extract cutie marks from ponies' spirits in her lifetime, and at the end that her village was then completely abandoned and haunted because of that. Perhaps this animation here is taking place at the village and this is why there are so many spirits lying around? The pathway and the house at 0:09 do look as ruined and overgrown as the village at the end of the previous animation. If so, I wonder how and why Rarity's spirit ended up in here since she died in Ponyville. (Probably the same way as Vinyl Scratch, until she bumped into Rarity's shield... Wait, how did Vinyl die again?) Also, Starlight would then be acting as the guardian of her haunted village, which is pretty dope.

[@brutusmuerto]

Holy Celestia! That was Awesome. Pon3 on!

[@danalawera]

I love the song and I love so much the Just Shapes and Beats reference!!!!! So awesomeeee!!!!

[@alaricmeservy5236]

notice: every time rarity uses a heart, the persons heart she used is never seen again?

[@catty2182]

Thats actually a good theory

[@purplekillingshadow8474]

An absolute pleasure to watch!

[@FirestormDDash]

Gotta say, you win on creativity.

[@makise-homura]

That looks like a serious claim to be as epic as Different View of Shyness and Different View of Love! Rarity is kinda obsessed with what be called popularity, I guess. And acting totally selfish and cruel in this, the opposite of her Element. Is it connected somehow with cutie mark magic, I wonder? Also, F for Buttercup. 1:21 Is that FNF reference?

[@snowheart6362]

Rhythm heaven actually

[@stevenbolduc1349]

I really love the animation style

[@silveryuno]

The creativity you put into these it's hard to put into words...

[@oakenshadow6763]

All the imagery referances in this one are incredible.

[@ПорошинДмитрий-с2и]

Ладно, это определенно начало чего то грандиозного :D

[@catty2182]

I CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF THIS SONG/ANIMATION! ITS SO AWESOME! *Edit: when it goes "whoa~~~~~" in the subtitles,it says "press f"*

[@mrcrackfish0]

This muse dash and Just shapes and Beats reference!!! Love it

[@Purple_Rain_Bus]

IS SHE DOING LE SPOOKY DANCE?!?! 2:40

[@Wissle]

Epic!

[@adamk-paxlogan7330]

This is awesome and a banger 🎉

[@nerdodragonnerdpl4167]

Sweetybot voice:FABULOUS BUT ALSO UNCOMFORTABLE INTERPRETATION STATUS UNKNOWN ASSISTANCE IS REQUAIRE ITERPRETATION EEEER...ER.E.EEE...:)

[@anastasiaenriquez8943]

I just wanna say, is it just me or did the pony who Rarity sacrifice kinda looked liked AJ’s mom?

[@taregona]

Lovely! I was very happy when I saw this animation ^w^ Edit: It's so good, I can't stop watching it again and again!

[@PepperMintx08_]

OMG this animation Is Awesome So detailed and Following the Beats of The Music 🎶

[@CosmiaNebula]

Very intriguing... what is going on? Rarity and Glimmer fighting over something...

[@WorldsOfPortal5770]

2:25 IS DAT JUS SHAPES AND BEATS?!

[@Lasagna_420]

THIS IS LIKE REALLY GOOD WTF????!!!??!?!

[@shadowhawkrine1947]

Have to say, among all the beautiful, amazing, awe-inspiring videos you've made, this one is my favorite

[@harsteu]

Did Rarity just kill Pearbutter "Buttercup" for a second time? AppleJacks gonna be pissed

[@nocturnalvisionmusic]

More amazements unfolding. 😌

[@dragb9284]

I don’t know why I find swimming starlight so adorable

[@FabianRomero-ux3up]

RARITY WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW GRACIAS GRANDE POR SER EL VIDEO DE UNA VEZ MÁS GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR TU EXPERIENCIA CON NOSOTROS TODO BIEN BOSTERO

[@flutterpink5561]

I love the MLP community

[@vaulthorse]

I love ponies

[@huhanka_bleba]

Awesome job! Very unusual!

[@DeejTiuz]

+1 Also, Mary Poppins reference? xD

[@paranorgold6116]

Автор повторяет славную и добрую традицию авторов МЛП, два-три одинаковых пони в массовке. По канонам, так сказать

[@vaulthorse]

Раньше я считал это по*измом художников, но потом я начал сам изучать анимацию и осознал, что был не прав... Ведь это называется не художник, а аниматор.

[@K-Kotel]

this is wonderful!

[@vladivoices]

YOOO!! This is so awesome!! I absolutely love the Just Shapes and Beats reference!

[@TeraunceFoaloke]

well that was something else.

[@ouranosaloha1933]

Mhouaaa🎶 Mhouaaa🎶 Mhouaaaaaaaaa!🎶

[@bethanyhaffey975]

This animation is amazing! The ponies look so beautiful as spirits!

[@mastermold10]

this song and video are strangly adictive

[@dai0454]

2:57 anyone else see Anhka?

[@leonardrodriguez1501]

I have no idea what just happened, but I couldn't look away and my foot never stopped tapping.

[@joshuarobinson8529]

I don't know how Starlight awakened Rarity's Self, but I'm glad she has it back.

[@wenteago]

THIS IS SO FREAKING GOOD!!!

[@AlejandroGonzalez-ej4lp]

Wow, good job!

[@quintonjones2699]

That was absolutely outstanding 💖💖💖👍

[@chamy969]

this is amazing

[@BluMNBafnGaming]

Top tier jamz and animation as always *claps*

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Wow the references!~ 😯

[@Amelothecorruptedbunny]

2:26 Did it just turned into JSAB????tho l like how you animte this

[@catalinaraffernau461]

This song is fabulous just like Rarity 💜

[@CamiTheDimensionalJumper]

Man The Jsab reference.

[@deepseastonecore3017]

Thanks 4 the hard work

[@strawberryswirlll]

2:37 JUST SHAPES AND BEATS REFERENCE OMG!!!! Also how did you animate that at 2:22 - 2:25

[@NessaTheBat1]

I can't stop listening to this masterpiece

[@ivan-jelena-zivanovic2049]

This is amazing pls do more

[@SilferIII]

Does anyone realized that the spirit Rarity sacrificed is legit Pear Butter? AJ will be so pissed.

[@Izzy_calzoni_19]

2:24 omg jsab :0

[@Recfield]

Grande, te quedo hermosa la canción, magnífica.

[@NJMHasan]

1:21 reminds me of zero two dance

[@pgtv12]

Reminds me of Friday Night Funkin’

[@GooseGirl1037]

The scene with those cannons was a cute reference

[@Weyker34]

Looks awesome!!!!

[@valkyriedra]

I love this style

[@taregona]

The pony Rarity grabbed to shield herself and got exploded looked like Applejack's mother

[@WitchOfLesbos]

I see that you saw that too.

[@mnio9626]

Если не секрет, то сколько здесь всего отсылок?

[@Heavilune]

This is amazing!!!!

[@skylardaydreamer2369]

I smell a jsab reference

[@zyrax1094]

0:35 are the best part

[@dragb9284]

Dam this rocks

[@Thorsummoner0]

what a fun style