EPIC: The Musical IN LEGO (Polyphemus + Survive)

Special thanks to Josh W for inspiration!
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#epicthemusical #polyphemus #survive #legostopmotion #lego #stopmotion ‪@JayHerrans‬

[@jacobusviharson9284]

I appreciate how Polyphemus was polite enough to wait for Odysseus to give his heroic speech before attacking

[@trulyagoose]

He kinda just stood and watched like "Okay bro"

[@lilbowpink2500]

I think he wasn't gonna kill him until he said "Im so glad we see eye to eye" lol then he was like nope, not gonna live that one down.

[@gabmusic2655]

Very mindful, very demure

[@MossyGamer457]

Just seeing him time to time standing in the background was fun😂

[@noonelooksatusers]

he understands the need for monologuing 😤

[@joelmbryan]

I liked the part with the Lego

[@EliteDaemon2004]

Bro same

[@IMakeThings-h9c]

Same! Especially the stop motion parts!

[@CaptainPoseidon282]

me too

[@starkinplays4066]

Relatable

[@Nolonger_]

Same!

[@dphantom1314]

The fact you actually showed Ody slipping in the lotus immediately made this a 10/10. The other small details like composing the entire inner part in red legos or that soldier using the spear like a gymnast bar just elevated the whole thing even more.

[@annamelville7714]

Seriously, all the battle moves like tumble rolls and Ody leaping off the cave made me glued to the screen!

[@jiado6893]

Or how the club comes from Poly ripping a whole tree out of the ground on a whim.

[@siefnour1017]

The double whammy on Polites is somehow both funny and heartbreaking

[@youbecivil]

Lego violence: simultaneously funny and incredibly brutal

[@supersharky120]

(And canon)

[@four_girls_in_search_of_awesom]

More like triple, dude fell on him at the end

[@trulyagoose]

He fell apart like the Lego games 😭

[@freawaru321]

Good freakin grief, "Survive" is one I figured would be super difficult even to hand-animate because there's so much action, and here you manage to make it look incredible within the constraints of LEGOs. RESPECT. Mad skills there.

[@ninjadragonhunter4761]

Can we just acknowledge, that the head of a character also with the name Jay (from the series Ninjago) was taken for Odys face 🙃. Nice easter egg

[@meaypie11]

Oh, that's awesome ❤

[@Mahtinplease]

Oh my gosh I was just thinking of that!!!!!!!!

[@KantoPlayzYT]

ninjago!!! 😅

[@johansenclan7169]

Bro I have seen this so many times how did I not make the conection

[@pr1ncess.0f.the.stars_]

I like that the screen shakes every time polyphemus speaks/sings

[@CommissarMitch]

Yes! It gives a whole new level of *umph* showing how different he is.

[@thatlycantomboy]

deadass I need the animator to know they functionally did as good of a job as iconic cinema Jason and the Argonauts. like WOW. the effort that went in really shows

[@carijnkerstens]

6:22 Somehow the Cyclops looks even more terrifying than in any of the animations

[@e-man2669]

Honestly the lego version looks goofy and horrifying at the same time it's almost seem cinematic

[@mega6662]

I think is because he has Cinematic presence The others have cool designs and are obviously more serious but the shaky camera when he speaks , the red lightning which overtakes the screen when he takes a kill and he looking down at the camera makes him feel massive And I think the classic cyclops designs helps add on the previous, he’s just a cyclops, not a crab like monster or a elephant skull with a man’s body It gives more emphasis on its strength and how he doesn’t even have to move to kill but just swing his club and use brute force, the red light (which was previously stablished to represent each time he makes a kill) helps to showcase his carnage Other animatics put a bunch of death body’s in a small montage mid song while not showing him, here he has presence and we see him glaring at us while we know he’s massacring them without bating a eye The others feel like monsters, this is a beast and makes more emphasis on how he’s doing it as revenge and how this is personal

[@JaneD0e_LuckyNxmbr7]

The part where odysseus puts the lotus in the wine is so good!

[@marymxxn]

3:42 I love how the cyclops just stands there while ody gives his men a speech I love it, this whole thing was amazing the way ody would flip his sword around, the way cyclops looks the fact that the men jump on eachpther to get higher, everything looks so good!! The attention to detail is beautiful amazing job!!!

[@TheRandomMan001]

This is so absurdly underrated that it’s painful. Next to everything about this is so immersive. The camera motion, the action- Your depiction of when Poly brings out the club LITERALLY HITS SO HARD! I can just tell that this took an insane amount of time and effort, and I legitimately can’t wait to see this channel grow, because this is just plain EPIC!

[@ravvie_x3767]

Dude, if Jorge hasn't seen this yet, he's gonna lose his mind when he finally does. This is phenomenal!!!!!!!!!!

[@fleischsalat318]

I would love to see him reacting to it 😆

[@ladysisyphus4243]

the detail at 6:00 of the lego’s hand shaking as he asks for ody’s orders is just *chef’s kiss*

[@abigailscott3427]

Dude the way you pulled his arm out of his socket to give him more range was so smooth

[@Muna-Jlore0997]

Gotta say. I am a sucker for awesome camera work. The way the camera slowly circles Odysseus is amazing. Are planning doing Remember Them coz if you are I’m on board.

[@bucketsanimations]

I definitely wanna do Remember them! It's for sure I project I plan on doing

[@flyingprist]

@@bucketsanimations One question, how did you make the legos fly? like the parts where soldier jump up using the spear or when Ody jumps from the cliff. How did you levitate the legos?

[@bucketsanimations]

​@@flyingpristWhat I did was I used the masking tool on Stop Motion Studio. The way it works is you take one frame that has a stand holding up the object (let's say a ball) and then you take another frame with everything the exact same EXCEPT you take away the stand AND the ball. Then in Stop Motion Studio, using a paint tool, you can overlay part of the frame without the stand or ball, on top of the frame with the stand and ball. And if you overlay it so that it's covering the stand, there's just the ball left floating. Hope that helps!

[@Pandora_The_Panda]

The fact this isn't even animation, but actual stop motion is crazy.

[@flauschigeswikingerschiff7541]

6:23 I can't believe that a lego stop motion has the most unsetteling shot of any epic animatic i've

[@TheOneandOnlyPearly]

NO BECAUSE THIS IS SO GOOD???? THE WHY ODYSSEUS THROWS HIS SWORD FROM HAND TO HAND, WHEN HE ROLLS, THE SCENE WITH THAT ONE CREWMEMBER YANKING OUT A SPEAR AND USING THAT MOMENTUM TO HIT POLYPHEMUS IN THE FACE???? LIKE HOLY SHIT, THIS IS AMAZING!! I COULD RAVE ON FOREVER ABOUT EVERYTHING I LOVED AHHHHHH

[@katiejo3663]

I never realized until watching this animation that Ody isn't responding because he's letting them die while waiting for the lotus to kick in... brutal

[@quelbelle2982]

I think he’s in shock from Polites, I mean after 10 years at war none of his men died and then suddenly his best friend is just gone

[@alakazamlover4908]

he's not that brutal yet, this aint Scylla

[@meaypie11]

The Lego figure can't emote, unfortunately. It did come across that way to me, too, but I still believe his inaction isn't the monstrous patience waiting for the wine's effect, and more the horror that after years at war and losing no men, the first loss was his dear friend.

[@alakazamlover4908]

@@meaypie11 i think thats closer to true, if this fight had come post-underworld, THEN it'd be "let the men die until the wine kicks in" though

[@Gigi-dandys-world6]

@@alakazamlover4908the thing is if Polyphemus happened after the underworld Poseidon wouldn’t happen so Circe wouldn’t happen causing the underworld to never happen in the first place

[@MonteTS]

this is so good for so many reasons, but I can't get over just how brutal each of the club strikes felt in this. They hit with such power and sickening brutality, it was perfect

[@BlueDrakma]

The screenshake whenever Poly talks is so well done! Great job.

[@mauragillies181]

The way I WHIMPERED at Polities being clubbed to bits 😫 How dare you be this talented

[@AJ_the_Dragon]

Ok the second half of this is f*ing amazing! The action roll, the blood splatter, the lighting?!! I don’t know how on purpose you keeping the first half more simple was but the effect of going from ‘stiff’ animations to all the fluidity of the fight really pushed the intensity of it, i am utterly enthralled.

[@citriz]

This is insanely impressive. The perspective shots? The sword twirling? The ground shaking not only when Polyphemus walked, but spoke? I love this!!

[@lukasuhlenkamp9850]

The animation, camera work, lighting, staging, all of it is so dynamic and interesting to watch. just gonna list some of my favorite moments: 1:31 dropping the sheep in time with the music 1:37 almost missed Polyphemus blinking and his pupil moving 2:30 the cover toss and the horizontal arm movement 2:40 reaching behind to add the lotus was so cool 2:55 spinning shot! (Gigi reference? :0) 3:25 again dropping the barrel on the reveal 3:30 the stomp was very cool 4:00 the sword flourishes are such a nice touch 4:25 holy moly idk if you used vfx/photoshop for the sword toss but that was *chefs kiss* 4:30 nice quick dune reference (i assume) 4:35 the somersaults are crazy 4:41 the free-moving legs caught me off guard at first 4:50 the javelins on "Hah, hah!"!!!!! 5:05 Battle acrobatics ftw 5:15 didn't think anyone could match the cool factor of Mircsy's rendition, much less in LEGO 5:35 as if the acrobatics couldn't get better 5:42 nice dolly zoom (think that's what its called) 5:47 the second *thud* being Polyphemus crushing Polities again is such a brutal and great interpretation of the audio 5:55 also the dismembered minifigs are honestly more brutal than most of what I've seen animators do 5:57 the crewmembers hand shaking is such a nice detail 6:20 again Polyphemus double-tapping the crew! so good, really sells the brutality of what Ody is seeing 6:40 Polyphemus collapsing onto Polities is such a great way to add insult to injury Again, this is SO GOOD!

[@Luzura_01]

THIS IS ACTUALLY INSANE?????? THE DETAIL?????? THE QUALITY???????? THE CAMERA ANGLES???????? THE FACT THAT ITS ALMOST SEVEN MINUTES LONG???????? THIS IS AMAZING IM FREAKING SCREAMING RN????????? /positive

[@CharlieLuvzzz]

All of the camera rotations with the fluid movement still going? This is my new favorite version of this song.

[@ChasehaWing]

THAT WAS SO GOOD! The part with Polites death was SO devastating! One of tbe best interpretations. And because they're lego it lets you be as brutal as possible with them but it still hurts! Also the part where they are attacking the cyclops is great! Really lets you show off. I find it a little funny how they're all attacking from the front instead of the back like Odysseus told them though XD. But the part with the club is GREAT. 100/10! I hope Mr. Jalapeño sees this!

[@MISSKitty131996]

Damn this animation is fantastic. The musical is already called Epic but this made it so much more epic. The double whammy on polites was brutal but your skills at storytelling and videography with lego matched with Jays music is phenomenal ❤

[@madrone33]

This is SO COOL. The background characters moving. The shots where some things are out of focus. Polyphemus is so BIG and it actually really helps my mental image of the scene to see it laid out like that. The camera shake every time Polyphemus speaks. The way it zoomed in on the drum beats during Ody's verse. I like how it kinda got fuzzy when Ody was hyping the wine up, almost like he was subtly weaving a spell. The part where he chucks the wine barrel lid was SO SMOOTH. How he discreetly throws the Lotus in. Amazing transition between songs. The FLAIR when they grabbed their weapons. (Also thought it was funny that Polyphemus is just standing there letting them plan lmao.) The whole battle scene is AMAZING! The fight choreography! When the spear guys throw and then duck down so the second spear guys can throw above them was just 🤌 That guy who jumped off those other guy's backs to gain height. Ody climbing the cliff and then jumping down and slashing his back. Oh OH I LOVED how you showed Polyphemus' injuries! And the guy who gets knocked down and the his buddy helps him up The guy who uses the lodged spear to fling himself up! And then POLITES!! Bro got hit TWICE so brutal. I loved how it became night time then, like the darkest moment, and Polites' light went out. (You should've just put a pancake down on the second hit /j) Wow there are *so many* kills. Sorry that got so long lmao. I really like lego, and you did AMAZING 👏👏👏💙

[@RawwkinGrimmie64]

This is so incredible, by the gods! The character choices, the camera shaking when Polyphemus speaks, the shattered legos for corpses, ODYSSEUS SLIPPING THE LOTUS INTO THE WINE FROM BEHIND HIS BACK?!?!?! HELLO?????? As a slight critique, I'll say that Odysseus is the one who kills the sheep and says "over here" rather than Eurylochus, but this is still a 98/100 with that in mind.

[@ఌ-SCYLLA-ఌ]

This cave is amazing, look at how many sheep there are! Oh, there’s a cyclops? Oh well, I doubt he means any harm. Never mind, he’s pissed cuz we killed off a small part of his farm. Greet the club with open arms, greet the club with open arms!! (I sincerely apologize for this)

[@bucketsanimations]

💀

[@CommissarMitch]

Ok so this is the first time I have seen these 2 songs tied seemlessly together and MAN does it feel like this is how it is meant to be!

[@the_force_is_strong_with_me]

I love how Ody's face is Lego Ninjago Jay's face. Cause, you know... Jay.

[@joelmbryan]

🎶Look at all these likes! Look at all these views! This video's finally getting the attention it's due!🎶 🎶I gotta hand it to you all, this is really great! The only think left is to send this thing to Jay!🎶

[@bucketsanimations]

🙌🙌🙌💯💯💯🤣 BEAUTIFUL

[@Violets-and-Roses]

I can’t imagine how difficult giving life to legos is, but you’ve done it.

[@PieMoe]

Turns out Cyclops follow JRPG logic. They know they're a midboss, so they'll let you rally on turn one while the hype battle music kicks in.

[@retracted1888]

THE CLUB PART WAS BRUTAL OH MY GOSH!? THIS IS SUCH A BREATHTAKING ARTPIECE AHDHHD

[@NinlanGD-y9g]

this was hands down amazing, the fact that you could make this in LEGO is literally unbelievable, also YOOOOOO THE MEN GOT SOME SKILLS

[@htmcc5398]

Just found this animation/musical, love how the use of the club almost resemble mortar strikes in how sudden and devastating they are. It makes the cyclops feel truly intimidating as one imagines a war machine rather than a fantastical creature in my mind.

[@centurosproductions8827]

You are the first person to do an animation of this who I've seen show anybody actually getting hit with the club. Props for that, and the sneaky lotus in the wine. And the animation on Polyphemus' face, looking around and even blinking was so good. Not to mention those *smooth* sword animations.

[@im_a_weird_person9275]

OH MY FUCKING GOD THIS IS AMAZING???? The movements are so smooth, the literal choreography of the minifigures, all of the tiny details and things happening at once is SO FUCKING COOL??? the fight scene too RAAHHHH the choreography of everyone in the fight the way he rolled and how all of them moved and the camerawork and the- 💥 mad respect for you man this is so sick i love this so much!!!! :D

[@YataCallie4411]

OH WOW the differnt angles, how odesyus jumps and slashes down, the focus on the camera the editing the camrea skae effect when polyphemus speaks! AMAZING WORK!!! :D

[@leeciepanders]

DUUUDEEE!! THIS IS INSANE!!! Have you sent this to Joge? My sis says that she thinks he would appreciate this lego creation. Bro, this awesome. You're really talented! Keep up the good work!

[@leeciepanders]

Also! The little bellybutton on the cyclops!? Chef's kiss!

[@bucketsanimations]

Thanks so much! Yeah I dmed him on insta and posted a short trailer and put it on the epic discord but alas, he has yet to see it :(

[@johansenclan7169]

Im gona put the link to it in a comment on his yputube if that helps

[@foop204]

oh my god this is insanely underrated!! Im really new to watching lego stop motion but this is so impressive to me! the life in Ody's little sword twirls, the way the cyclops is animated, how gruesome the impact of the club is sold with camera motion, its all incredible!!

[@metaknight0236]

this is PHENOMENAL. Stop motion already is so incredibly difficult to do, but then you start moving the arms and legs outside of their default range for the fight scenes? AND THEN to show more expression???? HELLO????? THE PARTICLES, THE CHOREOGRAPHY, THE CINEMATOGRAPHY??? You are so underrated, this is so fricking good please keep doing what you do 🫶

[@HelloitsMeli]

This is spectacular, the cyclops, the moment Odysseus puts the lotus in the wine, every single detail, the camera movement, the lights, I MEAN EVERYTHING IN LEGO MODE, it's so well done, you are amazing!

[@catsama2667]

Amazing job! There so much to catch in the details it needs multiple watches to get them all, but Odysseus doing a forward roll to a knee as they move in to attack was just perfection.

[@ashleighvolpe6559]

Just brilliant! All of the small details are incredible. Extremely well done, hope you do a few more from Epic! 😁

[@DamianFire21]

Holy shit this is impressive. The earliest videos I watched on youtube (like, 2012) were lego animations and this is absolutely insane, the details, the camera movements and placement, the DIRECTION. THAT FLIP SHOT ON PUSH FORWARD?????

[@TashaS.-sn5zl]

❤ How cool is this!!! My 9 year old son LOVES Epic and he is an Lego crafter. I can't wait for him to see this! Thank you ❤

[@ObsidianMStone]

Okay, this is by far my far my favorite animation for these two songs. The legos are nostalgic

[@bumblebee_pizza]

I’ve been apart of the epic fandom for awhile. How is it I never found this until now?! This deserves so much love! My friends and I used to do little Lego stuff like this when we were younger. So this takes a lot of time and I love it

[@kae_15]

you are so talented omg! the attention to detail bro... i cant imagine how long this took.

[@Ash_quacks]

Epic has become so vast it has crossed multiverses! Al jokes aside this animation is AMAZING! It’s so fluid and smooth! Great work❤❤

[@gosiasulich3028]

that's amazing! You put so much life and emotion into those lego blocks 🤯

[@flauschigeswikingerschiff7541]

I think literally the only thing that an lego animation could do better is to have alwas the fitting expression, but by the gods, this is such a masterpiece!

[@anagramm9242]

Wow, I didn't expect this to be this great! I really love how all the figures moved in sync with their sung lines and I really am at a loss of words about the fighting sequence - it is so incredibly detailed and lovingly made! Another favorite of mine was definetly Odysseus slipping the poison in Polyphemus' wine - I have seen a ton of animation, but this hasn't been incorporated in a lot of them. Thanks for this really, REALLY cool take on these songs and huge appreciation for all the work put into this project :)

[@DreamfulSnowman]

OH MY GOSH THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!! JORGE NEEDS TO SEE THIS!!! EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS AMAZING!!

[@MikomikYT]

Fight scene is amazing. Its kinda weird that they just stand instead of running at the end and in few other monemts but i understand that it would be too much to animate

[@Froatgoddess]

That red lego blood is actually so upsettig somehow I love this

[@ChronoNecroGamer777]

We need the entire epic done in this style!!

[@MolkDaCat0092]

YESS I NEED MORE🙏🙏

[@JudithLight84]

How are these movements so smooth?! Hard to believe it's stop motion animation with Legos, it's frickin awesome!!!

[@ProclaimingProductions]

I love that whenever Polyphemus sings the cam shakes from his deep bassy voice

[@UserMcUsyface]

6….6.2k views??? THIS IS SO UNDERRATED ITS SHOULD HAVE MILLIONS. The EFFORT that was put into this is astonishing. The cyclops looks soooo cool and I love that the grounds shakes when he talks. Also the animation is soooo smooth even when there is a camera turn!! I’m so obsessed with this and I’m sending this to everyone I know

[@perezjuarezsara5379]

This is so underrated, what!?? Are you kidding me?? This is amazingly done!!

[@whiplash779]

5:16 I love the little touch that you also have Odysseus using Captain Levi's signature move on the cyclops! Another animation has him do that move here as well. Such a fun reference!

[@nallash905]

This is amazing! The camera movement, the poses, the sword swings, everything!

[@bonehead7642]

ngl my expectations for survive were low because of all the action but my god you are talented. i like how ody keeps doing tricks with his sword

[@mcstuffy]

how did this not explode yet? this is awesome

[@spinjitzubrickstudios1423]

Dude THIS WAS SO FREAKING GOOD!!!!

[@fegreninja7197]

Really fun detail that you used Jay’s head for Odysseus, played by Jorge (Jay) Rivera Herrans. Other than that, the animation was beautiful, especially in Survive. Props to you man!

[@neoneoli1087]

I love LEGO, I love Epic, this is just perfect. Camera movements? Focus? The action? It is so amazing!

[@PlatypusRocks]

The guy voicing Odysseus is named Jay and you used Ninjago Jay’s face for him; I adore that 😂

[@deltax1330]

Ooh, those pan shots at 4:12 are amazing. Well done

[@DrakeDragonton]

So cool! I love the detail of the wine bubbling up when he puts in the lotus! Great job!

[@polkudr4828]

Okay, this is ART. You've really brought "Survive" to a whole new level. That camerawork and the attention to details... Fantastic work.

[@Bleep-km9ju]

I like the detail where he adds the lotus to the wine

[@Jay-iq7vn]

Didn’t expect much but damn that was smooth as hell

[@sop-he-uh]

you know i’m not generally a fan of lego animations, but i really enjoyed this one! the camera shots, the small details like the lotus being slipped in the little red legos for blood splatters made it really cool. not to mention you really embrace the medium, making pieces of lego fall off of polyphemus when he’s injured. or polites just being completely smashed 😭 overall, it’s a piece of art! 10/10

[@kimberlyannealbarillo2991]

OMG My son loves Lego and The Epic Saga at the same time! This is truly quite a treat for his 6- year old heart ❤️ Thank you for this! I hope there's many of Lego x Epic Saga videos in the future.

[@Spider-Captain]

4:32 anyone else notice the dune reference where he does the “may thy knife chip and shatter” thing???

[@claytoncucuzza588]

This is absolutely amazing! The silky smooth way in which you make these Lego fighters run and jump is astounding and I am so beyond impressed!

[@aspiring.creative.person6092]

Oooo this is amazing!! I love him swishing the sword around!! Very smooth 😃

[@DistressedCrow]

This is literally SO SICK

[@BladedCreed]

The cyclops looks so good!! Amazing work!!

[@morrisl123]

5:19 If I had a nickel for every time I've seen someone reference the Levi Spin Attack from AOT during the Polyphemus fight, I'd have two nickels... Which isnt a lot, but its funny how its happened twice

[@janeen-l6e]

how can someone create so much emotion WITH LEGO?? this is so cool omg

[@madog2010]

Holy crap. That was so awesome.

[@CrystalKStearns]

Wonderful job done! That was amazing. I really hope JayHerrans sees it.

[@NIXBlueJay]

I'm literally so impressed with you editing and stop motion abilities.

[@dragonstar-lh4lp]

This is incredible! I love Odysseus casually doing sword tricks, lol. It looks so good. Despite being Lego, and very limited, your animation still has a distinct quality to it, vastly separating it from things like the Lego move and Lego Batman in style. I love it!

[@e-turn]

DUDE THATS A MASTERPIECE!!! THE CYCLOP, HE BLINKS, HE TALKS, HE SHOWS EMOTIONS! ALL THAT VIDEO IS SOOO COOL!!!

[@aslansprincess7911]

This is amazing. I can only imagine the time and creativity this needed. Well done.

[@ina7290]

This is so goodddd!! 😆 I love the Cyclops Saga and i see this lego animation in my recommandations. I love lego SO MUCH. I bet it took a lot of time to make that cyclops and the stop motion. Great job!! Its so good!! ❤❤❤

[@_madznails_8235]

the detail on this is absolutely amazing! i can’t even imagine the amount of time you put into this - it’s so smooth o my god incredible work. there is such a charm to lego stop motion and this really encapsulates that

[@cadenceanubis1041]

Holy moly that fighting choreography was great!

[@mnbvcxzq813]

This is actually so good what LMAO im so shocked how smooth it is even if its stop motion 😭 great job 🫶🫶

[@Wolfy_Animations]

I love the attention to detail and style😱.