Genesis - a Planetside Story

French subtitles are now available! Thank you SO much to Cptn Ernie for translating the entire script. Awesome, awesome work. o7
Genesis, a take on the lore and back story behind the Planetside games and universe.
Genesis differs slightly from the official lore on 2 fronts; humanity actually unites into the Terran Republic not because of survival and to divert disaster (though earth's resources do run out due to centuries of conflict), but because of the wormhole appearing/reappearing which posed an "intelligent" threat. Lastly, I do not touch on the fact that an ancient Vanu artifact was found in the Kuiper belt which ultimately led Connery (after serving his presidency) to fund and lead the expedition through the rift.
This was created to shed some light on an amazing story that is often overlooked in my opinion by the PS community. The project took roughly 2 months to make and went through 4 major iterations, 4 voice actresses (until finding the perfect one) and a complete restart. This was very, very, very much work. Initially it started out as a very short video dramatizing the events before humanity entered the wormhole leading to the galaxy containing Auraxis, to what it is now. As I picked up After Effects and grew with the program, Genesis eventually grew in scope as well.
I hope you guys really enjoy the video, I know the 3 of us enjoyed making it the entire way through.
Little fun fact for anyone who made it this far: The planet at the end in the credit sequence is in fact, actually Auraxis, the same planet in the wormhole!
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Ellie_Underscore's sound cloud: ( / ellie-underscore )
The full lore story can be found here: (wiki.planetside-universe.com/p...)
Script: (docs.google.com/document/d/1o...)
Hokunin: (hokunin.deviantart.com/)

[@WrelPlays]

This is outstanding! Your hard work definitely paid off. Be sure to submit this to Player Direct; I'm sure they'd want to see it.

[@PandamoniumShorts]

Wrel Thanks a lot, really glad you like it! After slaving over this I'm just glad people are enjoying this. And I just submitted it, here's to hoping.

[@Bastienreturn]

P4nda Pls can you put subtitles in French please?

[@psyxgaming881]

Wrel agreed, really awesome, very good work, very easy to understand. thanks for this master piece

[@Rehteal]

Gaaaaaahhhhh! Your Republic propaganda won't work on me!

[@ianwtheman]

P4nda It's amazing!

[@GoldVision]

This is a great visualization of PlanetSide's relatively unspoken lore. Thanks for making it.

[@dakotadawn5789]

Pray to lord vanu

[@ammarfd1361]

GoldVision I miss your ps2 savepoints :,(

[@JoshinoGaming]

This is great feels like it could actually be an intro in game. :D

[@Daffothrill]

It should be featured in the launcher at the very least.

[@DIdirectors]

***** AGREED PLEASE MAKE THIS PART OF THE GAME!!!

[@brilliantgamestudios]

For Vanu!! :P

[@Moukass]

Great work, this could be on the launcher indeed! "Vanu trailer by P4nda"

[@BVIB6]

Amazing even though it's VANU PROPAGANDA! DIE HERETICS Seriously this deserves to get into the launcher :D

[@AlexS189]

Amazing work mate! Very proud to have been a part of this! :)

[@Tahvy]

If living forever means having to wear spandex or "Sir, yes sir!" every silly-hat wearing person I run across, I prefer to have my freedom and bonus cheques, thanks. The video itself was GREAT. I really liked how you managed to blend the in-game shots and other art material together so neither stood out or overshadowed the other. Including lore in the writing is also really nice touch.

[@Zillerguy]

You should make 2 more videos similar to this, but in TR and NC's point of view. It would be interesting if each faction had a video like this during the character selection screen (similar to MAG if you ever played that). So that players would know what they're really fighting for.

[@mch43856]

I dont think there is a point of view here, this is just how it is. If we put fanboyism aside NC and TR would never function in real life indefinitely, and ascension is the only course to eternal peace. Different people in different factions can fight for different things, and they can believe what they are fighting for is right, but it doesnt make them objectively right. Yes, this is all imaginary and a game, but it shows how it could be if it ever happened. Main point is to have fun thoe, so play on with whatever the fek u want! xD

[@mch43856]

@douglas wahid It's literally a 4 year old post

[@STJaws.]

Absolutely epic +P4nda! The way that Ellie escalated he voice throughout the story and the severity of her words truly show just how epic this game really is and the amazing lore behind it! This should definitely be added to the LaunchPad slides as a video! I truly hope you can create another one of these epic pieces. Also to the SOE members present and past, you will be remembered for your sacrifices for the cause! Let the Sovereignty's ascension guide you.

[@YizkiM]

Frickin Love it. This film was 6 yrs ahead of it's time... DBG needs story driven film like this for promo..

[@anthoine1780]

Ty for French subtitles ! :D

[@Uguuboi]

And this is the main reason why i love video games, people create story's or art work around them. Video game is a ever growing community that gives most people something to love. Not only that they are just fun all around :3

[@imperiumCirca41]

I love just sitting on some hidden tree and spamming the Lasher while saying "For the Vanu,For Enlightenment" while getting dozens of kills

[@Drrolfski]

Amazing stuff! You can clearly see all the effort that has been put into it and the result is awesome!

[@shaylabeatch2244]

Awesome job P4nda! :D So glad I was able to participate in this! :D -Kitten

[@lillbabian]

really awesome work! it turned out great. I hope you will do more :)

[@PandamoniumShorts]

lillbabs Thanks lillbabs :) Glad the person who got me into this sort of stuff to begin with, enjoyed it.

[@lillbabian]

P4nda well, it's an awesome piece :) really impressed with how you put all this together. script, level of detail for the fx, gathering quality sources for voice over/vfx, great direction with how you used the music and story and utilized the climax in the song in a great way, to name some. the production and dedication are superb. so it's worth all the praise and more. keep it up!

[@mizNovaugh]

Brilliant! Well done everyone involved! And thank you for making such a beautiful vid.

[@KADASUVA]

The thing about planetside is that lore wise, it is not a war of good versus evil but a war of ideologies clashing. The TR seek order. The NC seek freedom. The Vanu seek ascension. It's why I love this game.

[@snipegrzywa]

Awesome job. This definitely is worthy to be an intro to the game.

[@TheGameBums]

Very well done. Looking forward to whatever you might do next.

[@MrAstritkrasniqi]

better than like 80 % of the intros I've seen so far

[@BushdoctorsLab]

Congratulations, this was magnificent! I can tell you put a lot of hard work and time into this labor of love and it came out great.

[@TheCman5015PLPro]

It's been a while since I've seen anything this cinematic coming from Planetside 2. Seriously, diving into the lore to build up to the epic observer cam shots, with the addition of Ellie Underscore's awesome vocals provided an incredible drive to keep watching, to keep hoping that Exodus is out there. It shouldn't stop at the beginning. What is next for Auraxis? :D 10/10 #Planetside2

[@IVEdge]

There's so much more lore for Planetside. I've thought SOE could have success with a Planetside movie even, the official trailer looked like a movie trailer too. They have a good story that hasn't been done before, that's rare in the movie industry

[@biasedanenome5849]

Wow, This is truly a masterpiece. Entertaining, brilliantly imagined, and excellent production quality.

[@NemesisJWD]

This is awesome! Keep doing what you do.

[@steelraen]

Awesome Video P4nda, Ty for your Hard Work!

[@BrownTownJamacia]

"They might have been human once, but not anymore. Whether it's their crazy alien-god bullshit or something more insidious, humanity has become little more than an obstacle to those freaks. You see your own brother hooked up to Vanu tech, you take him out - you're not family anymore. To him, you're just human rabble that needs to be 'enlightened'." ~ Colonel Connery TR FOR LIFE. LOYALTY TILL DEATH, STRENGTH IN UNITY.

[@alpharomero5154]

Damn man I already hated the vs but now...my brother? Those fuckers are gonna die clutching their hearts screaming for mommy

[@zelkuta]

P4nda, this is great, I said to you this better be good, That was phenomenal.

[@UnlimitedVG]

I really thought that it was a real cinematic of the game (like an in-game thing, but then when i saw that it wasn't the devs, i said yto myself "...wow....", no words You relly worked hard to achieve, and all i can tell you is : congratulations :)

[@PandamoniumShorts]

UnlimitedVG Thank you so very much! :)

[@WritersMoment]

A very good video and a good story. I think, i'm one of the rare people, who seriously did read the history behind PlanetSide and your work really does fit in it.

[@Caek1]

She absolutely nailed the narration of this, especially as a vanu.

[@Uguuboi]

This honestly deserves more credit than it gets.

[@TheSolidx12]

Great job my friend. It was amazing!!!!

[@TheFPSAcxl]

Awesome work man!

[@MargaretKrohn]

Lovely! Thank you!! (If you ever need a Voice Actress in the future for a video, hit me up!

[@PandamoniumShorts]

***** I'll definitely be keeping that in mind! Thanks :)

[@MargaretKrohn]

P4nda No thank you! This was a great watch/listen. :D

[@stayderpn]

Speaking of listening can we get the name of the score you used for this video?

[@PandamoniumShorts]

stayderpn For sure! Zack Hemsey - Vengeance (Instrumental)

[@stayderpn]

Thanks bud! Great work on the whole video dude fantastic job!

[@spiritfire9197]

This is the best vid i have ever seen well done.

[@lucasstar4110]

Thanks for french subtitle :)

[@Gulorz]

GREAT vid! impressive work and nice stroy.

[@Duranous1]

This going to get featured for sure, nice work!

[@levimustdie11]

Awesome video! Its give me goosebumps.. Specially in the battle scene. Planetside2 need to put this as an intro to the game.. Great video mate!

[@KnutNukem]

Finally! Thank you so much!

[@alexw2964]

Really awesome! When Battle beguns, got some tears in my eyes.

[@Orblitzer]

This is amazing! great work!!! - [AG7] Orblitzer, Briggs AU Server

[@dnlwfire]

this needs to be a feature length movie big time

[@FamiAoi]

Nice. Good work on this!

[@thathanwellpunk]

This is amaze-balls, I'm sure everyone hope's to get more from you in future.

[@KillSwitchWes]

Great work there P4nda!

[@cryonicfire]

Good show Panda! I quite enjoyed the cool lore of planetside! You have done a better job expanding the lore more then the devs, congrats.

[@ddraig-au]

wow wow wow possibly the best video I've seen from the PS2 community to date. This is amazingly well done.

[@RobertStoneman]

Awesome job to all involved!!

[@ProsalAU]

This needs to be the intro for the game before you drop into battle or something. This could be easily modified to it would suit being in the game.

[@WeltLocos]

I enjoyed every second of it! BRAVO!!

[@stayderpn]

Well guess I gotta change my pants again.

[@ricochetdouglas820]

Damn this makes me want to start playing again... Nice work.

[@PandamoniumShorts]

Ricochet Douglas Thank you :) Another Genesis-esque video is dropping soon, so keep an eye out!

[@PooNanners]

Love it. I can't help but feel it is missing the mention of the mad man that turned the workers on their government and sparked an endless cycle of slaughter all in the name of "freedom".

[@PandamoniumShorts]

Poo Nanners Hey, if DBG can help us out with more art and reference material, a proper video could be in the works. We also need observer cam :p

[@jarodlelacheur2398]

P4nda NC vid with VO work by Poo Nanners ...... your move p4nda

[@PooNanners]

The Planetside Battles guys have a whole private server and observer camera accounts. I'm sure they'd be down to help :)

[@PandamoniumShorts]

Poo Nanners That's... a wonderful idea actually....

[@PooNanners]

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[@wevertonoliveira653]

this video give me a boost to play PS2 again

[@UnDeaDCyBorg]

This is so awesome. You referenced my favourite series of cutscenes and created a great storyline video. Though I'm not exactly sure what you specifically changed about the lore (well, 1 and 2 differ a bit, so maybe I'm just thinking of the wrong one).

[@Pungentstentch]

Best film I've seen so far this year.

[@HASKEER99]

this should be an official planetside video!

[@Paqu1]

Very impressive clip!

[@StriKe_jk]

While the video itself is great it is kinda faction bias towards VS to be honest ;)

[@WarmlyFrozen]

Well that's because we're the best obviously ;)

[@HPmcDoogle]

***** I saw the opening and was like "Sweet! Someone appreciates TR for once!" and as it went on i started hearing more and more about how Vanu would ensure peace and stuff and i muttered: "...oh... *more* Vanu propaganda... Just swell" -ifuckinghatethemsomuch- [Don't worry, i still loved the video]

[@tobiastk5391]

Long Johnson Vanu smiles up on you

[@nilin-o2]

+StriKe Jk and it's a bs, VS is not a race, it's a faction of scientists

[@dakotadawn5789]

We are gods

[@Caek1]

Panda, Have I ever mentioned that at least 1000 of your views of this video are me playing it on repeat just because it sounds so awesome?

[@Merlock1010]

I got goosebumps in the first 20 seconds, amazing

[@camycamera]

amazing work!

[@dexterwhit8565]

expect an uptick in views here for a while. Great voice work by the way.

[@PandamoniumShorts]

Where are all the views coming from? Was it linked somewhere?

[@dexterwhit8565]

@@PandamoniumShorts reddit and its getting a new update thats attracting alot of new people.

[@PandamoniumShorts]

@@dexterwhit8565 Mind linking the thread? Thats so good to hear.

[@tahadamoun9389]

Juste excellent ! la Musique tout comme la Voix ! un grand merci pour les sous titres français , en ce qui me concerne , cette vidéo ma convaincu de rejoindre les vanu au détriment de la Republique ... :D

[@Moub13]

FANTASTIC!

[@sargervbftw626]

This is incredible!

[@Jonas-yr4bl]

WOW; THATS AMAZING i very like the ingame scenes!! very wonderful +P4nda

[@mayhem944]

really enjoyed the story telled and it was quite interesting how the TR behaved on the earth before everything wentout of control on Auraxis

[@Dubst3pGam3r]

Great job,@P4nda!

[@SteveWFitch]

This is incredible! Thanks so much for this! #TerranRepublic

[@DocPenguinMD]

Holy fuck, this is a better presentation of the lore than SOE/TheyBreakGames did. Nice work.

[@WorldsOfWalsh]

I applaud you P4anda. For what worth I have with my PS2 machinimas, I am jealous. I wouldn't mind collaborating.

[@Metapalms]

Love the story, I hope someone will make a similar one love this for the other 2 factions.

[@raoulblackburn5237]

really good work.

[@gryphon0468]

Awesome man.

[@danivilaboa]

Just AMAZING!!

[@Patrickkees]

Loled at the sniper missing the shot on the camera man at 6:14

[@ir0nknight721]

still gives me chills.

[@clemberg8546]

Outstanding!

[@ritter19]

Thanks for the franch translation :)

[@cglunleashed5325]

I was silent and staring with my jaw loose the entire video!

[@ATodCoBlocks]

DEAR GOD THIS WAS AMAZING! I'm NC to the death, but I gotta admit, this made me realize that the TR and VS aren't as scummy as I thought.

[@cameronaero5138]

Liked. Got me all pumped up. :D

[@bensonleung815]

This video makes me want to go back to playing planetside again... though I'll probably play it when i'm done with my finals. lolz

[@McMasterJiraiya]

Amazing!

[@TheMetallicMind]

Fantastic!

[@shajimathew8461]

It should be the launcher for planet side2

[@aruwind]

I feel like somehow I was meant to see this at this very moment given the circumstances, papa vanu May have been on JENK to achieve such a feat

[@EballzNC]

Fucking Amazing that is how you promote a game

[@Lucky1NL]

Awsome job every1! I am waiting for the cylons to appear though ;)

[@pavelk1552]

Nice Vanu version of the events. When is the truth (NC version) coming out?

[@MrTyler688]

has anyone noticed/felt that planetside 2 is like a big game of RISK? but we are the fighters, not the deciders. Fighting over all sorts of land against our true enemy.

[@ProjectXv2]

"I only believe in one God, ma'am. And he doesn't dress like that." ~Captain Republic

[@TheKhopesh]

+ProjectXv2 You mean "Captain 'Murica"! Live Free in the NC. ^_^

[@ProjectXv2]

+TheKhopesh NEVER! D:

[@fullyfeatured]

Well done

[@predator70nc46]

man...the texture quality, the lightning, the contrasts....*sigh*...this game would still be one of the most beautiful if there wouldnt have been any downgrades...it was really ahead of its time..unbelievable.

[@bourbonblood]

Well done.