Gildedguy Gets Up - Origin Story #0 (Full Animation)

[@gildedguy]

These animations are made possible thanks to the Patrons! patreon.com/gildedguy Shareable GIF's/screenshots of the animation can be found here: gildedguy.com/gets-up/

[@iedgaming]

gilded swag 💯💯🔥

[@doomsday321]

I thought you were in Fortnite

[@Koubles]

Damnit. I was laying down and choked on my own spit of laughter when "The guy from Fortnite" popped up on my phone. Good stuff. I watched it a couple of times during the event and absolutely loved it. I won't spoil it for anyone though but my rewatch fix isn't satiated yet. I eagerly await for the KZbin Premiere Mr. Gilded!

[@edgargames3846]

I did gildedguy

[@SavantSan]

OMG ITS THE GUY FROM FORTNITE!!!!!!

[@hyunsdojo]

He grows up so fast T_T Very proud of you and everyone involved in the project!

[@justsomeguynamedryomensukuna]

A proud father

[@animatoraoi3672]

Is he your son? Or all KZbin stickman animator is your son and daughter? Edit: Nvm he is a Father of every stickman Animator Channel

[@JackVoke]

Yea

[@No_Name1923]

Huluyil

[@narr2066]

Haza

[@oxob3000]

Absolutely beautiful! Gets better every time I watch it!

[@Zorkyyyy]

Hello oxob

[@ryzemr4306]

Hello

[@jeanpeper1131]

awesome

[@yeet_girl2184]

you bet

[@H1zro]

A

[@gstellar96]

I think it's quite beautiful how despite his father not being able to see the star himself, he sees it in his son's eyes and that's enough to convince him that he's on the right path.

[@pandanarian7625]

Are u sure he is GG's father? Im actually confused right now. So is he his manager or his father?

[@TotallyNotSnowman]

@@pandanarian7625 That guy is Gildedguy's manager and father. The end of the video shown that Gildedguy call him "Pa", and a message "Thanks for watching... over me."

[@soyalguienqueestamuyaburri8396]

You described perfectly the scene. Take a like

[@liamhogan4369]

That’s why Gilded keep seeing himself in his place, why the guy tried so hard to keep Gilded on, and why he gave Gilded a silver version of his Foreman hat.

[@RudyTheNinja]

That part hit different As well as the part where he could see his father unhappy with life despite having all the money he could ever need (or was it him in the past - painting as well??)

[@stuckerfan2563]

One of the things i love in this animation is how the father just throws everything at gildedguy.Even a literal golden house.Showing how he doesn't care about these things. Money or material things don't compare to how much he loves and cares for him. Literally wasting it all just to keep his son and make sure he gets a stable life in the future

[@Ultrox007]

I read it as a personal story between Gilded and his actual dad - figuring the dad wanted to provide for his son, leaving him a business, a house, general stability and the money needed to properly provide and support for the geater joys in life - like raising a family of his own. But much arguing about inheriting the family business finally lead to the dad admitting it's jut not what would make his kid happy and paying - at least in part - for him to go to art school to follow his passions. You can also see that gilded worries the work makes his dad miserable, but later you can see that to the dad it's just something you get through to enjoy his time out of work and with his family. And as a result, gilded (the artist, not the character) gave his parents this animation as a thank you. Personally I'm just happy to see a father depicted as adversarial but not evil like so much other art. He's not a bad guy, he just disagrees with his son.

[@Hyratel]

@@Ultrox007 Tightest analysis of this one I've seen yet. And GG does accept a small bag of gold on his way out, but nothing like the literal-and-metaphorical riches his father was throwing and promising - which GG was literally riding the way up out of the stagnation he saw in his own future. Even Ma was throwing what little she could. One thing that really makes this series interesting is the swings between literal and metaphorical during the fight scenes but you really wonder - where is the line between the two? I suspect that in this setting it is VERY blurred.

[@bog7138]

The golden house is such a nice detail, it shows that Pa did not hesitate to throw his entire fortune away just to keep his son with him.

[@FlintinFoley]

Hell, it's decorated; Picture frames, tiles, a fireplace (I think), I'm willing to bet it's Gil's childhood home. Either irl or just here. Edit:... Table, couch, and it looks like there's some cake on the table?

[@Deadlypichu]

Keep his*

[@shookengie370]

@@FlintinFoley mmmmm yummy caik

[@vector-gy6pt]

@@shookengie370 don't eat it

[@shookengie370]

@@vector-gy6pt noooooooooo

[@thorveim1174]

"Thanks for watching" "...over me" *sheds manly tear*

[@thorveim1174]

@Amaranthine 23 made even harder cause the line between Gildedguy as the character and as the artist is blurred on this one. may just be gilded sending the message to his own parents that maybe didnt approve of him being an artist all that much

[@Krash2o]

It's raining...

[@firdanharbima6997]

@@Krash2o it truly is a bad day for tearbending

[@doublek.k.9672]

So I wasn't the only one who cried

[@zextthenomad2916]

Father: "Why would you throw away a perfect life to fail out there in the world!?" Gilded guy: "I would rather fail and live than to of never lived at all."

[@edwintrinidadperazacaraban4650]

I could have said better

[@Jr-shiungHu]

Going through that now actually

[@ffhdyedq]

@@edwintrinidadperazacaraban4650 then say it better

[@candicejoesugoma8410]

@@ffhdyedq I think he meant couldn't... maybe

[@ignaziolanari4646]

I really love how gildedguy went from being an amazing swordfighter to a full fledged all rounded character, it makes me tear up when I think about it.

[@Rin-qj7zt]

i absolutely love how the fathers ability seems almost less like he's fighting his son to physically stop him and more like symbolic of him offering everything he has to just get his son to stay. and its still not enough. gg's art just means that much to him.

[@xuanbachlai5371]

yeah, this is so symbolic it might as well be in the bible without anyone noticing xd. That said, I really cannot say I could fully understand everything despite my rewatching.

[@Marsisaplanet1]

:O

[@gianttacogod]

I love how his mom just chucks a handful of coins

[@neutralplayeroflol5722]

@@gianttacogod she'd let go of wealth just to see her own son to stay than leave

[@Rin-qj7zt]

@@neutralplayeroflol5722 when children grow up, it's hard to let them go, but that's just part of raising them. Children don't always lead the lives their parents originally had in mind, and that's okay.

[@ObserveTheCelestial]

What struck me the most was how you didn't see Gilded Guy's dreams and aspirations by looking at the star he's staring at, but looking at his eyes as he stares. Also how his eyes are filled with dreams and imagination and if you look at his dad's eyes they are filled with gold. Kind of gives extra meaning to Story #5 as well! All of that just from the eyes alone, not to mention everything else!

[@randomidiot1879]

No one is allowed to like your comment its perfect

[@hello.9958]

This comment it golden

[@ObserveTheCelestial]

@@randomidiot1879 Thank you!...I think...Yes thank you!

[@randomidiot1879]

@@ObserveTheCelestial I'm sad now this comment was better when it had 69 likes it still a very good comment tho

[@koyomiaragoto1493]

And maybe his dad wants to say that the world outside is a lot more dangerous than gilded thinks

[@cyberslayer9098]

I quite literally can’t get over how perfect the scene where he runs through the gold house is, the camera work and how kinetic it is actually had me watch it in slow-mo to appreciate it more

[@andrewanddaniellovespokemo2351]

Facts the house is so 3D

[@reduck]

i think the house is rendered in

[@glowtail3744]

I actually think he did a seamless switch from 2d to 3d to 2d again because something like that scene probably would be too hard in 2.5d so I think its 3d

[@djroscurro9859]

@@reduck Yeah but it looks so good to me that I don't even care

[@q-tek8349]

Yeah I'm guessing that the house was rendered in Blender. imo it looks a little out of place considering how nearly everything else is hand-drawn. Still, it's crazy that an entire house (including the interior) was created for a five-second shot. Nothing but respect for the effort.

[@TheKeeper120]

I can just imagine Abigail’s reaction as soon as Gilded launched off immediately

[@Existingiscringe]

"Whys this guy just staring at me? Does he wanna talk or- HOLY SHIT"

[@nardsxc7010]

Imagine looking at somebody then suddenly he launches 50 feet into the air

[@Kirbomas1]

The paint gildedguy used to leave the paint factory was made by washing the drawings of what he wanted for his future. He used his dreams to attain his dreams, it’s pretty poetic

[@musicmastermind2154]

Thanks for the explanation

[@happy_pikmin5540]

I did not notice that thank you!

[@thislayk2728]

I used the dreams, *TO ATTAIN THE DREAMS*

[@animatoraoi3672]

People who believe in Working hard to achieve their dreams: NO YOU CANT DO THAT Gildedguy: I use dream to attain dream

[@fulanodetal7570]

Also, in the bucket we can see a water drop with a red X on it, indicating they shouldn't drop water on it, but that's exactly what GG did, and it created a magical substance made out of a painting (which, like you said, was what he dreamed about)

[@vinny.b3063]

Gildedguy was a man who had everything in his life, a good family, a job with good payment and co workers, definitely a successful life, yet, if he kept living that comfortable and daily lifestyle he'd end up not living his dreams, what he really wanted to do or face the challenges that life had for him.

[@SonicCGames]

He didnt have a family he had friends

[@bulbousborb]

@@SonicCGames I mean, his mom and dad could be considered his family.

[@thorveim1174]

@@SonicCGames he definitely had family. The boss of the factory and the wife of the boss are his parents (just look at the "ma" and "pa" at the end, with "thanks for watching over me"). It's a case of parents wanting something for their kid (here for Gilded to become the new boss of the factory once his father steps down) that, while good on paper, simply is uncompatible with their child's dreams.

[@blackdemonknight]

@@thorveim1174 Yeah and this techincally means the first oppenant Gilded fought (even through it was less a fight and more resistant vs. determination) was his own father as we saw his father throwing gold to stop his son staying from the path and Gilded fighting though it getting his first gold armour set

[@thorveim1174]

@@blackdemonknight the gold armor is more a decision from gilded than something he fights for. basically if he was to become boss, he'll have plenty og gold and makeeveryone happy at the price of being miserable himself.. the gold armor then being a way to still gring gold (and in his book, happiness" to others while still chasing his dream of adventure. (also mixes with what we knew of gilded before, that he wore gold because he thought its a color that makes others happy)

[@SamGreen]

Oh my lord watching the progress of this production behind the scenes was a blessing... Seeing it come into fruition is a gosh darn privilege. Absolutely soaked with detail and passion. Well done THAT GUY FROM FORTNITE!!!11

[@akagamigaming145]

Ey sam green im waiting for your minequest Hehe!!

[@joyfulrobot5510]

What’s fortnite?

[@akagamigaming145]

@@joyfulrobot5510 Bruh... Fortnite is a battle royale online game Bruh... You dont know Fortnite? Bruh

[@bigchungusismygod524]

@@akagamigaming145 who's fortnite?

[@noonedoesstuff]

@@bigchungusismygod524 fortnite the is who when the im a

[@Aryc11]

There's something so absolutely perfect about Gildedguy's dad not being able to see the star himself. Only being able to see it in his son's eye. To him there's no future in the life his son is pursuing, but he can read, on the face of his child, that Gildedguy does see a future, the point at the end of this road where he can be happy and fulfilled, a tangible destination. In the end, the father must have faith. Faith not in the existence of the star, but in his son's drive and ambition.

[@RushGarcia]

Absolutely fantastic. Also thanks for being one of the only duelists with some legit lore XD

[@meanieweeny4765]

Pog it's the orchestra man

[@aureller3267]

Its the legendary guy with the best orchestrations on youtube

[@nitoure5252]

Love you're Sketch

[@suschad5179]

Bruh you copied the first part of oxobs comment

[@Sharkcapp]

Thats pretty wrong, most duelists have lore.

[@hu3cat]

I didn't know, but I needed this.

[@MEGA_XB]

Vc por aq :o

[@arrozdoce8584]

Oxi

[@matheusmesquita5040]

Tá sumido, cadê os vídeos?

[@kazular2]

i too

[@dean1798]

@@matheusmesquita5040 na produção

[@TArrow]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@beneon]

Yup.

[@mibikchellaimibikchellous2238]

yo, the angry smol man and bruh man maker

[@kamrenharvey1113]

Best thing ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mercynumel8675]

How's angy?

[@user54363]

500 like

[@aboveaverageidiot4950]

An interesting piece to note is when gilded guy finally escapes the grass, the art style reverts back to when he fought Fry for the first time (notice how the gold is super bright and the lines are sharp). Interesting and beautiful touch to show the new world he’s stepped into

[@jaylenharris343]

Dang, gildedguys first opponent was his own dad. And it's not like his dad was a bad guy either. It's the situation of family trying to set you on a path they want for you but you ultimately want a different path to walk. Gildedguy would've had it all set for himself but he wouldn't be happy because it's not the life wants.

[@palemx.8279]

Kinda like when your Asian dad wants you to become a doctor but you want to become a youtuber

[@foxthony]

Oxob wasn't bad either he just got angry just like Jade (although the start of that fight was unfair)

[@feritperliare2890]

@@foxthony dude jade runs nemesis which in this setting is a tyrannical mercenary organization with tons of influence maybe as an individual not bad but as a business owner she is the worst oxob got in with them cause she broke his legs and he needed help

[@silverwind9906]

@@feritperliare2890 @ferit Perliare oooooooooook hold on there big fella. It seem you've may have only watch gildenguys animation as that are som misconceptions about jade and her organization. Especially in this universe. One being that Jade wasn't the one that broke Oxobs legs. He broke it in a accident when he was dueling Xenrath in a stick fight match. In which he hasn't recovered from. Jade later came to ask for his assistance for some mission (I think) But wasn't sure if his was up for it and thus decide to do a friendly duel. He lossed along was his gloves and ego being destroyed amiss the the fight. Jade however decided that his WAS up to the task and decide to have his gloves AND legs fixed. Then theres the organization itself. Nemisis also isn't really as bad as people think. In which I Realllllly suggest watch the movie about it called umbrella.

[@ridosaputra5273]

@@palemx.8279 Asian Dad fight his own son Shang Chi And The Legend Of Ten Ring😂

[@Koubles]

I like how Pa can't see the star GildedGuy wants to follow, but sees the sparkle of it in his eyes and lets him go. Very simple, yet symbolically sweet. Good video man :)

[@mintspectre]

I had said the same thing, but I think you phrased it a lot better :]

[@nautilume7114]

That’s an amazing detail I completely missed

[@theeinertia4106]

he also tries to shower him with riches and love just so that he stays in the safety of their home

[@gooberbuster8892]

My theory is that Pa isn't high on paint, unlike GildedGuy who inhaled a bit too much while in his "painting" career

[@obliviouspotato8545]

Just realized that “Why would I need gold when I got you” represents how all GG needs is his parents’ support to try and accomplish his dreams

[@Bob-aaaaa]

Also could be from his dads perspective, throwing all his gold away at him just to keep him there

[@Tomzin20]

I think you guys are looking too much into it and it just means he prefers to use his skills to draw things he likes instead of using those skills to make a bunch of money but still be sad because he doesnt have time to do whatever he wants

[@q-tek8349]

I kinda thought that "you" would mean his passion for art, but I can see that too. That being said, the song's lyrics don't necessarily apply to the situation. The only song whose lyrics basically correspond one-to-one with the animation is Jesse James in Gildedguy nad the Green-Eyed Cowboy.

[@jojitcamero1705]

he doesn't need fame, money, greed, he needs his pa's approval of going on his own

[@endless_fox1462]

Have you guys ever thought, what do you think the end would be like? What would happen if Glided hits his final adventure? What do you think is gonna happen?

[@roblox2nd3rd9]

Bro had the power to control gold but still got bodied by a paint brush

[@brunopagnoncelli975]

Bruh

[@user-R2_V2]

yeah and in the future G(gilded)G(guy) has the ability to control gold to some extent like father like son also dont mind why i decided to repy here instead of commenting.

[@fakeletobr730]

@@user-R2_V2 wait, does that mean that he has the power to control gold from his dad and control paint from his mom? what about eletricity? is that some kind of use the gold can generate?

[@user-R2_V2]

@@fakeletobr730 i said in my reply to some extent not fully he only has the ability to mold gold and plus in ep 6 why GG was able to not be affected by electricity is because gold is a conductor and GG used a technique by accident to discharge electricity called grounding search what grounding is in google also add electricity when you search it up. and also GGs mom is just a regular loving wife no super power or anything GG probably created the ability.

[@s24xuanzhengyu39]

@@fakeletobr730 I am more towards the side of him inheriting the power to control gold (to some extent, it was pretty obvious it is not as potent as his dad's), but the essence of his dreams (what I call that green glueish substance) is still his main power that he sorts of awakened by himself. As for the electricity, dude relies on an imaginary power called his dreams to fight in the first place, so what makes you think his imagination, which was part of his dreams, cannot assist in the control of that, since who haven't imagined themselves at least once controlling electricity? Same goes for his suit of Armour, it has some physics defying bits to it too, but given due fact that it was shown to be glued together by his dreams, then the physics defying parts makes sense.

[@Victory619]

This was hype, the origins of Gildedguy, a guy that choose art and happiness over money and a successful life, who uses money simply to repair his important possessions. It's so simple yet amazing. I am so glad to experience this story and how it's developed, thanks Gildedguy for making all of this, and thanks everyone that worked on the project too, it ended up being amazing.

[@thorveim1174]

There's more to it. Old lore about gilded mentioned he wore gold because he thought seeing gold made others happy. And here we see that if he was to become the boss, he could get everything (the girl he had a crush on at work), and everyone would he happy.. except for him, that would feel miserable for having given up his dreams. Thats why he became gilded.. as a way to bring gold (and as such in his eyes, happiness) to others, while still chasing his dreams.

[@blackdemonknight]

@@thorveim1174 Speaking of the girl with her introduction as his first crush I wonder if we will see Abigal (the girl) again in a future animation. Wishful thinking but she predates Jade and Penny as a love interst to Gilded

[@MightySpark]

Gildedguy*

[@Victory619]

@@MightySpark U rite, had a bit of a stroke there

[@MightySpark]

@@Victory619 dw and dont forget ily

[@xblack_nebulax9819]

He honestly deserves 20 million subs bro he’s such a good creator

[@frytoes]

I’m surprised he’s not at 1 million already

[@vspeditor]

The fact that he is not I'm mad animation takes a lot of dedication to make and alot of time and effort hes very underated

[@ItzallDubz]

Yep

[@ItzallDubz]

He’s probably going to get a lot more since he’s on fortnite

[@gamingwithbranson952]

I know I also saw it in fort nite it was sick I now watch him more

[@littletrouble2kmolina339]

4:41 I’m surprised no one was talking about this was his Dad holding back his tears. He didn’t enjoy fighting or hurting his son, but sometimes you need to show tough love especially for something he thought was right for his son. But as we saw Gilded didn’t have the same passion for his work as his father did. And he understood what was being given to him, a very good job, a possible happy relationship, and overall success, however could you really enjoy that success if it’s not your passion. Also notice the figures made from gold, butterfly, bird, and a horse; these living creatures in one way or another will symbolize life and freedom which I thought was a brilliant touch as being stuck in a routine can make you feel dead inside. Overall this animation was a “GOLD” mine and brilliantly executed I can’t wait to see more.

[@theprinterdude9687]

He was like: Son please go back to work

[@Trixkstering_]

Wait thats his dad

[@theprinterdude9687]

@@Trixkstering_ Ye Also known as "Pa"

[@SanSZero_]

@@Trixkstering_ thats why, always watch till the end of the video 😂 Check here 10:13

[@xuanbachlai5371]

despite everything, dad still picked him up and supported him, so wholesome.

[@Centdot]

I love how he captures these emotions perfectly, not only symbolically, but you can actually feel what they feel due to their facial expression.

[@퍼런안경_BLAS]

I always feel it, but I think it's worth waiting for this writer's work. When I look at this artist's work, I also have a desire to produce such a wonderful video. Thank you for giving me a good motivation!

[@dusk9664]

hi blas!!!

[@SDcristian]

:0 blue glasses

[@afghanistanguy1016]

didnt expect you here, blas

[@titanium6737]

Heck yes

[@dailyfurry7417]

Im not expecting ya here :D

[@Hyun]

omg I can't believe they put the guy from Fortnite into an animation!

[@juicebox3495]

gasp- oh my god it's fortnite man

[@gildedguy]

thank you guy from the mobile game ads!

[@noahwithsomepineapplechees1920]

#owned

[@Railgunnov]

@@Neku_Hikari that is how jokes work

[@ibrarhimm67]

woah

[@parrot6258]

"a grey stickman tries to paint a golden future" This is best line in the description to summarise what it is.

[@nickspencerfishingrodd2383]

fits perfectly i'd say

[@firdanharbima6997]

Wait he's not black blueish?

[@wowowowow1]

@@firdanharbima6997 I agree

[@mrreyes5004]

Ikr I love how it portrays one of those average, nameless Stickmen who are normally just fodder for the colored fighters to destroy as an up-and-coming adventurer leaving an office worker life behind to become one such warrior legend himself. It's an interesting perspective you don't often see in these RHG Stickman animations, and Gildedguy pulled it off amazingly well.

[@mrgamerfloppa5898]

Perfection

[@blackkloudz8460]

Congrats to Rebonkulous, really went above and beyond and worked on all the art teams.

[@PoggerFoxy]

the "explosion" at 4:56 is shaped like the green star the attention to detail in these animations are crazy

[@TheNintenfan64]

Also has his dad’s “Pentagon/House” symbol there too.

[@Anti056]

Also his eye glowed green but in slow motion you could see the star shape on his eye become the explosion

[@arrizkypratama8826]

your right

[@trollface7116]

Ikr

[@sirdropkick2251]

Notice how when the father was offering gildedguy the manager and painter jobs the chair he got his son is better and bigger than his. He would've wanted his son to work alongside him as an apprentice then have him work under him as an employee but is still happy when his son wanted to work his way up then be given the job. really shows how much he loves his son and how he puts family above his work.

[@jocosesonata]

I also like how he's throwing him endless amounts of gold just to stop him. Like, he's willing to give him mountains of gold to make him stay. And it's conveyed literally and figuratively, that works with the story.

[@brunopagnoncelli975]

​@@jocosesonata I love that symbolism, and it shows his father is a great person, all that gold and wealth is nothing if he can be with his family, and his son

[@DawnAfternoon]

​@@jocosesonataHe even gave Gildedguy a house of made of gold.

[@DiegoDiaz-kk3xh]

Just to add onto this even though I’m hella late, but he actually stops whatever he’s doing and goes to stop his son. He cares more about his son potentially leaving him than whatever he was currently doing, which may very well have been important, but he’d rather deal with the potential consequences later than not have tried to keep his son close. Also during the vision scene we see that GG has a memorial to his father with his watch, showing that while leaving, he was by no means angry with him. They both love each other to death, and ironically, GG acts like his father, placing happiness over money or even his job.

[@generalnat5359]

Guildedguy’s parents were saying “please, stay. You can have all of this” and he replied “I know, but it’s not me”

[@chuy8366]

Call an ambulance Call an ambulance, But not for me!

[@captainlastreo5160]

What's that from?

[@silverwind9906]

@@captainlastreo5160 TV show I believe. I was some (i think he was getting robbed with a knife) so he starts yell call an ambulance! But then he pull out a gun and say but not for me!

[@chuy8366]

@@captainlastreo5160 A meme xxd

[@captainlastreo5160]

I was referring to what GeneralNat was saying, not the call an ambulance thing.

[@Spikey_Pineapple]

Almost a year since this was released, and I still can't get enough of it. Each time I watch is, it's a new and fantastic experience. Every time I watch it, there's more and more details to be discovered. The song is also amazingly underrated. So much emotion and details, probably the best animator on KZbin.

[@maryanntaalal7065]

Wow😮

[@brunopagnoncelli975]

Fr, this is such an emotional masterpiece, the pain of leaving your family to follow a dream that's just so important to you The message that gold could never convince him to stay, because his dream is more important, but also that if he didn't have that dream, he'd never need gold since he had them And it's okay...it's going to be okay

[@meapyboy12345]

Oh Gilded guyvis most definitely up there for me. They’re like tied with Alan Becker for me.

[@ricardoberrios6137]

The artistic value and messages in this animations are UNREAL not even joking this animations have been making me thing a lot about what it means and I’m so glad I came to know this channel

[@flixs1353]

There is a leaked Fortnite skin that is glided guy

[@gagegotgaming]

It gives me epic Mickey vibes

[@cadendamonkay2552]

Gildedguy still remains to this day as what I consider peak animation.

[@yourprofileneedsausername]

When I was 12 I really love your animation then time pass and someone streaming on fortnite and showed your skin channel I think was tiger something and now that I see more of your cool stuff I am very proud I also want learn how to animate and make a ton of animation memes

[@yourprofileneedsausername]

Plus GlidedGuy your da best!?!?🤩🤩🤩

[@daniellevi7012]

I think his match is the creator of stickman animation itself, Alan Becker.

[@evernewb2073]

@@daniellevi7012 the flash animation stuff is more of a second-wave try looking up flipnote animations, they are hard to find these days but some of them are clear up there with GG's level of quality.

[@JaySteiny]

I would consider peak animation to be the movie akira but gildedguys stuff is very close.

[@Fordz]

I have a feeling there was some real-life basis to that story, just a guess. That was pretty awesome man! Great job!

[@nico-v113]

Almost all of them are based on Michael’s journey as an artist in some way shape or form. I think he said this before.

[@CrossBonez2980]

His stories always has hidden meanings (Well except the first few)

[@Lelmao33]

@@CrossBonez2980 Obviously the Fry story is based on his hate for burnt bacon

[@q-tek8349]

holy cool it's Fordz

[@FourthNexus]

I think so but, what is the real counter of a freaking train inside of a building at 5:26

[@quincykunz3481]

the touch at 5:08 when ma throws what little she can. She looks so confused and worried! Beautiful and raw. Thank you GG.

[@greenfolder2437]

"Why did you make me do this? You're drawing so you can watch everything around you disappear. Think, son! You're construction work can outlast every fragile, insignificant image in your head. You'll live to see your efforts crumble to flakes and fade away! Everyone and everything you know will be gone! What will you have after 5000 work hours?!" "You, Pa. I'd still have you."

[@nrishiee5231]

this fits too well.

[@brunopagnoncelli975]

Holy shiet

[@thestarryeyedobserver]

i just realized that when gildedguy started paint-running his way to the exit, he had intended to take a bag of money with him. when his father blew that bag up, that same bag became gildedguy’s cape. and when he left, i guess he used the money his father gave him to complete his set of armor.

[@SuperAlexfeliciano]

Thats a really good theory!

[@kevinplaysd4198]

And now he’s broke, needed to preform shows just to repair his suit

[@callmejohn5595]

@@SuperAlexfeliciano theory? It literally happened in the vid lol

[@Awesomeflame16]

@Leslye Beauchamp your telling me GG lives right next TO BOG. YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME

[@FourthNexus]

When the paint and the gold colide, i think that the paint mold the gold so it transform into the sculptures.

[@multifandommaster9303]

My favorite part of this video is the fact that The Dad can’t see the star, and even despite that he believes in his son enough to trust him and let him go.

[@gianttacogod]

I think he saw it in his eye

[@lunerblade13]

I have a feeling that the star is a representation of ambition. This is why gildedguy can see it and pursue it but doesn’t try to reach it. This is in contrast to the green eyed cowboy who was driven enough to touch it even if he crashed through others works to get to it.

[@DrSabot-A]

@@gianttacogod He doesnt, when it pans over to the sky there isnt a the green star

[@ThePROtagonistAnimations]

The star isn't real, and it wasn't real in the first place, the star is only visible to Gildedguy cuz of the paint in his eyes, the paint created a delusional star for Gildedguy to tell his next objective.

[@MarigoldWisp]

@@ThePROtagonistAnimations Not necessarily a delusion, more or less a representation of his hopes, dreams and ambitions It is most definitely real and always has been through the eyes of Gildedguy, it just took some time and consideration for it to be awoken. A “creative spark” to put it simply But hey that’s just what I think :]

[@ZeroVoidd]

The animation and colors are absolutely stunning, this series of stories is so amazing! I keep watching this over and over. Great job!

[@ShadowyKatz]

I love how when his dad looks at the sky, he doesn't see what Gilded sees. He can't see the star, and even though at that point he is willing to acquiesce, he doesn't understand what could be worth the safety and security of their home, their community, or their jobs. But then he looks at his son, and he sees how desperately he wants this, how he wants more than anything to go outside and create his own path. Then, he sees the star, in Gilded's eye. He realizes how important it is to him, understands he can trust him, and gives him his blessing to go out into the world. God, I'm tearing up just thinking about it. He might not get it, but he loves his son and trusts the job he did raising him. He believes in him, even though it's not the path he intended for him. I also love the end is a mirror of the beginning, albiet more extreme. Guy chose a different career than his dad, and while you can see his disappointment for a moment, he accepted it and congratulated Guy because it's what his son chose. It was a small step that helped him accept the big one later.

[@nahinshadab202]

also wanted to mention even though im 4 months late, the music stops during that scene when it focuses on the dad, but when it focuses on gilded guy it returns

[@Sncw.7843]

gilded might be the start.

[@THEDragonknight78]

Why does glideguy lose his gold in the green eyed cowboy and he has lots now also when did he get round armor

[@sleepparalysisdemon1827]

@@THEDragonknight78 this is his origin story

[@hallow7367]

@@THEDragonknight78 I believe he made his gold armor from the gold he got

[@Ottomann217]

I love how the father had a chair ready for Guy to work by his side, but respected Guy's decision to be a painter instead

[@q-tek8349]

The cruder art style at the end makes a lot of sense: it both reflects Gildedguy's earlier artistic style and the style actually used for Gildedguy vs. Fry (although I guess technically in that case that was because it was a speedbattle)

[@fortpile]

Aw Gawd is the final shot staggering. Even though he ventured out for a great risk undertaking to what he had set on his heart, he still showed gratitude to his parents. Dis is awesome. It's so heartwarming.

[@pnexus9514]

Can we talk about gildedguy's father for second? He has one of the best abilities I've ever seen. Summoning gold out of nowhere, teleporting, creating an entire gold house in a second, etc. It's so dang cool.

[@madmanwithterriblespelling7558]

The power of a manager raise paycheck

[@Nova-tl4yc]

Fr

[@connorjohnson8590]

For real, him reaching into the bag and appearing in a shower of gold in an instant is so baddass and smooth!!!

[@firdanharbima6997]

Yeah do wonder when will gilded get some kind of that power since he does need money a little or it's just a trait by being a manager of compact mini earth house he is managing

[@messagerticv4795]

He's used that power before, like whenever he glows or here where he fused the gold into his painter gear. It doesn't stack up to what his dad can do but it's still pretty neat!

[@aerialace6445]

I think this is a direct parallel to gildedguys life. he was wondering what he should become in life and the dad offered up a position at his company. the dad had been hoping he would join since he was a kid, but gildedguy realizes he had a calling for going out there and using a sword and adventuring seeing the world (maybe a direct parallel for guildedguy becoming an animator) but after working there for a long time he got fed up with the same mundane routine and he don't wanna live like everyone else. started to express what he loves to do in the work place by making those nametags for everyone's workplace. he stays late at night working on his craft and working on his dream and he collects all of that in a bucket he uses to paint with. he even rejects the money his father gives him (i think the dad was gonna make him head of the company too with that helmet or give him a higher position) after some time he charges at the star the battle against his dad is less of a battle and more of gildedguy trying to prove himself to his dad and mom showing them that he can make it in life with his calling and something he wants to do outside of the company, a trial and conversation in one fight. so he goes at the green star (or his dreams) but his dad is in the way and his dad literally showers him with money showing him that he has everything he need right here and he doesn't need to go and gildedguy almost loses to this ideal but he gets avision, of his dad building his life for the ground up and getting everything a person would want, money, a family, a business and even a cat but you see that the dad had to drop his hopes and dreams of becoming whatever he wanted to be on that paper (maybe an adventurer what gildedguy what's to be now) and you can see empty paint buckets all around him saying he ran out of his ambition desire to become what he really wanted so he had to settle for a mundane and normal life. (you can even see a picture in the back of that scene with a picture of most likely him with the phrase R.I.P. under it probably meaning that his hopes and dreams and ambitions have died.) so gildedguy realizing this uses the gold to fight back in a way, trying to reach his father figuratively and literally using his talent and skills to reach the level his father is at while also showing the people watching he can do it too with the creations he can make like the bird, butterfly, and horse statue. in this moment gildedguys eyes get stained green with his paint representing that gildedguy can always see his dreams and he is always focused on it and that's why he can only see the green star in the sky. (the star do 2 things acts as a guiding light for guildedguy to follow and it acts as a reminder to him to follow his dreams) the dad reaches his hand out the gildedguy near the end of the fight just showing again that this is one big trial to show if gildedguy can prove himself. he succeeds in doing all this and you can see right before he defeats his dad his mother looks worried and starts pleading him to stop by throwing money at him and she probably wonders if he's gonna make it but he does it any way. and his dad gives him a farewell sending him off with a reassured look on his face. guilded guy walks of into the big unknown world with some money (obviously), his bucket of dreams and the paintbrush he uses to express his talent, skills, and dreams and he goes into his first adventure. "A grey stickman tries to paint a golden future" and he's still trying but from the looks of this video I think he's doing a pretty good job damn it why did i write this I'm realizing that i did all this for 10 minutes of animation. oh well if you read it all thanks. also nice video gildedguy : )

[@loyalbrit9039]

An excellent explanation thank you I always have to read the comments for GG's videos as I never understand them but love the animation

[@deltaking-678]

You absolutely right! o.o

[@floatybluebirdlive2959]

I agree with pretty much everything except the vision bit, I feel like that was HIM instead of his father, and in the last picture, that was his father in the painting with rip written on it, and guilded guy as a burnt out old man If he took the path his father gave him, with a picture of what he could have been seeing as how through the whole vision it was the white hard hat that he was wearing

[@aerialace6445]

@@floatybluebirdlive2959 I didnt even think of it like that, I like that even more than mine. it means a lot more to visualize yourself going down a dark past than just some symbolism

[@DARknight-kp5ef]

@@floatybluebirdlive2959 I agree, it's definitely Gildedguy in the visions. The CEO has glasses and a yellow hard hat, while the vision shows Gildedguy with a white hard hat, complete with the little point that's also on his mask. Plus, the vision shows him with Abigail, the girl at the workstation next to Gildedguy that he has a crush on. (Note the painting he washes away when he first notices the green goop)

[@Caselestial]

love seeing how his armor started out as just painting stuff painted gold and a ripped bag, and his eyes seeming to glow because the paint got in them, finding the sword with a dead knights gear, using the paint to make the sword be able to do what it does, the stylus being the broken end of the paintbrush, everything is so well thought through, love this, amazing work as always, and have a great day! =]

[@leiken8nico643]

ok but because the sword in story 2 was in the weapons test without him having it or something happened that I did not see

[@gianttacogod]

@@leiken8nico643 Gilded was using the sword in episode 1 against fry. Episode 2 I believe he had to surrender the sword as part of the rule at that party

[@RRanun]

That green paint/paint remover are all of his dreams drawn out, and then gathered in one place.

[@hello.9958]

So is the paint is kinda magical or what because i am so confuse

[@hello.9958]

Oh yeah and his eye start to be green at 4:55

[@bruhmomentus69420]

It’s deep how, despite abandoning the future that his father set up for him, Gildedguy still used the welder’s helmet from his work as his first set of adventure armor. And even though he resisted his son’s dreams, the father’s gold still served as an invaluable protection for GildedGuy in his battles (even if over time the original gold was being slowly replaced due GG having to patch up his broken armor). So in reality, Gildedguy’s own power is the neon ink while his iconic armor represents his father’s legacy.

[@brunopagnoncelli975]

DAMN BRO, Love this interpretation

[@Solitarius69]

Das his father?

[@eliastudio4819]

@@Solitarius69 yes

[@kotegawahayama7308]

The dad hadn’t had fault, he’s just want his son keep continuing what he did . He doesn’t want his son a hard life outside like other duelists . And gilded guy just want to prove that he’ll be okay and that’s the dream he want . What a touchy story you have made , gilded guy

[@gianttacogod]

His dad is literally Zimbabwe

[@kotegawahayama7308]

@@gianttacogod I thought he’s Venezuelan :v

[@gianttacogod]

@@kotegawahayama7308 its a joke om the fact in the video gilded guy’s dad shoots so much money the value of said coin should plummet

[@adamsalt9459]

that was his dad????

[@faelarmagrora770]

@@adamsalt9459 at the end of the video, It showed a pictures of him with the word "pa" on it so its safe to assume

[@ArchbowMistress]

The animation alone is worth the wait, but the message was so clear and profound to me that I am glad I waited. Leaving behind a comfortable career, especially one from your own parents? I struggle with this dilemma and I wish I could have the will and courage to follow what I really want. Thank you for being someone I didn't know I related more than I ever thought I would.

[@xuanbachlai5371]

We've also seen that in this fantasy world there are bound to be a lot of fights if you go on an adventure (pretty much a given xd) so it's understandable that the parents would be worried. I mean, even in the real world, martial arts carry some amount of risks for practitioners.

[@SimplyDuker]

@@xuanbachlai5371 hell, they can even literally kill you with martial arts.

[@xuanbachlai5371]

@@SimplyDuker well yeah but I believe it would be called an accident. Martial arts nowadays are mostly for entertainment or sports.

[@gregmcmill1798]

I really needed to see this gilded. Seeing the hardhat hit way too close to home haha, recently quit a construction job I got from family to try focusing on art more. It's hard to get people to understand why someone would take the perspective that money isn't everything. The wait was worth it, thank you for making this

[@-WAFFLEdaMAN-]

Did you say family?

[@blubber0_0]

Wow that's a huge life choice, I hope art provides a lot of fufilment!

[@jessenr10]

Good luck man

[@LuckyKillervs]

I always felt this animation was part of my life but I was too scared to make a change

[@no_maidens_user]

*"When the world needed him most, he returned"*

[@T.h.e.T.i.n.o]

i frightend by you

[@melasiawoodson7387]

THEN LSFT

[@bamboozledpotat]

*SPY IS NOT OUR SPY*

[@cynthiaathouriste9511]

Amen

[@blackfoxtheanimator]

ZA WARUDO

[@youjustgotmollywhopped]

I love how the sack of money GG has acts as a makeshift cape, also a nice detail I noticed was when Pa chucked the house GG's reflection shifted from showing his regular eyes to his glowing green ones.

[@q-tek8349]

Oh crap, good catch with the cape!

[@xrvo5030]

And after that the leftover gold pa gave to him turned into the armor gildedguy now has in story 1 :D

[@Soundish_Wave]

Looking back on episode 1 I now understand why he hated the burn bacon, I mean imagine if you were a traveler cold and hungry and get served bacon black as midnight

[@flat-seventh]

I asked him on stream back when he started work on this one: apparently, he's going to be remastering that fight some day.

[@bluedemon4105]

@@flat-seventh Nani????

[@hello.9958]

@@flat-seventh oh that would be sweet

[@febajoe2773]

@@flat-seventh oh yess

[@callmebobinstead]

Imagine eating the burnt bacon

[@mr_flor]

i can't beleive i watchet it 3 yrs ago, this is just amazing, I'm gonna cry now... gildedguy, did you know that you're the best animator ever :)

[@undeniablySomeGuy]

This gave me shivers. The layers of meaning here are so beautiful. I just wanna thank you and your team so much for these; I'm going to watch them again now lol

[@MichaelTheRead]

If you told me 15 years ago that this is what stick figure flashes would evolve into, I would've laughed and called you insane.

[@medjaimcgraw5632]

You know what, I can't blame you I would have called that a fake and I wouldn't even exist yet

[@deetfer8162]

i love how thats why his sword is how it is, it acts like it is the paintbrush

[@q-tek8349]

oh yeah, good catch

[@XDarkEcho]

Really gotta love the subtilty of 5:10 - 5:15, Dad AND Mom is more-or-less pleading with their son to stay, pouring money onto him to show there's nothing more that he needs and he has both financial stability and security, if he stays there. Gil even knows it, from a vision of his future; but the only thing lacking is that joy and fulfillment he'd miss out on by deny his dream. Personally though...I'd probably just let go of my dreams, for the safety, security, and stability that wealth can bring you. Though, with that amount of money, he could always hire a replacement right? Then go about his dreams? Or maybe, he'd be too old and worn out by that time? I'm also questioning, if that Glint in the sky, is symbolic of Gil's aspirations and dreams, while HE can see, his father can't, because he no longer has any because of his current situation? Kind of like, how children are bright eyed and dream of the future and what they wanna be when they grow up, while us adults who couldn't capture our dreams, and just settled for what we have, and live on day-by-day basis, making ends meet.

[@victorvirgili4447]

A common theory is that the pentagon we see at 6:45 represents the dreams of Gildedguy’s father, but just like how Gil’s father doesn’t see the green star that drives him, Gil doesn’t see the pentagon that represents what his father dreamed of and accomplished.

[@HUBbadah]

​@victorvirgili4447 That's a really cool theory. Both son and father are dreamers, the difference being that Gil's father dreamed of stability and security while Gildedguy dreamed of freedom and exploration.

[@BreatheManually]

Thats really cool, ones more pointy and one’s a structured shape. But both are pentagons.

[@cobrastudios5935]

The amount of subtle details there are really sells the story, like how he splashed paint in his eyes causing the green, how the father seems to have gold magic, and how our character choses freedom over riches, which is imported by the statues he makes, being animals including a form of peace.

[@Games-_-Man]

Maybe, this golden figures is freedom like "gold can be not gust coins"?

[@moonwolf6540]

There are also the arrows and painted signs

[@mohamadashrafsazali7042]

This actually hits hard for me. Especially since my father is an interior designer. He always cherished me, wanting me to be like him, continue his company and I can attain a wealthy and rich life. But, like Gildedguy, I threw all of that away to achieve my dream as an artist. Somehow I think me and him aren't that different. I too am struggling with my finance (but still manageable). The reason I threw all that easy life was because I just wanted to achieve my dream, and I also knew that it'll be a hard and grueling journey for me. But in the end, I feel fulfilled and knowing that I can grow with each step I take. So thank you Gildedguy for not giving up on your dreams and give inspirations to people like me.

[@PengyTheWriter]

Dang

[@PengyTheWriter]

The first long comment I actually enjoyed reading

[@mohamadashrafsazali7042]

@@PengyTheWriter Glad you enjoyed my story :]

[@PengyTheWriter]

@@mohamadashrafsazali7042 👍

[@VoidiBoid]

How did glidedguy not read this, this has got to be the most genuine comment I’ve seen in awhile

[@MXN23_09]

This guy deserves 10 million subscribers , like the hours that spend in the animations , the first story , with the bad bacon , jade , the basement , bog , the green cowboy , i was always in there waiting for them , Soo he deserves more than another KZbinrs , Guilded guy , you're the best man!

[@turtleknight2139]

I know right!

[@TracksOnSnow]

Have you seen the Oxob one?

[@MXN23_09]

@@TracksOnSnow oh yeah , i forgot to put it 💔

[@ManateeTunes]

I know I'm a bit late, but I've watched this a bunch of times, and it really resonates with me. Gildedguy's supposed father (the guy who shoots the gold coins out of a bag) wants him to get a well-paying job, and have a 'normal' (in his eyes) life. But, Gildedguy wants to become an adventurer! However, he does like to draw as well, so decides to compromise by working as an... artist? As time goes on though, he starts to dislike his life. He realizes the money he gets from his job doesn't make him happy, and stops hanging out with friends. This culminates in him flying up into the sky on a paint-bridge thing, to break free. His 'father' tries to stop him, holding him back with money. But in this critical moment, where Gildedguy is getting pushed back, overwhelmed, he gets a vision. He realizes that despite all money can give him, he will grow old an unhappy man. So he decides to push through, and eventually, he manages to reach his father. Finally realizing what his son truly wants, he lets him go. I feel like this story showcases an important lesson that people just don't know. I've heard countless cases of people going into fields or taking jobs solely for the money, or their parents, without thinking about what THEY want. Without thinking if they'll enjoy it. No matter how good your job is, no matter how much money you make, if you waste the prime of your life, doing something you don't like, what's the point? Perhaps comfort and luxury is not what should be valued, but rather long-term enjoyment, and experiences that will last you your whole life. Anyways, to whoever is reading this, thanks for listening to my rant. I just find it so sad that people will do something that they hate for their entire professional life in order to make money. And I feel that this story perfectly shows the struggle of someone trying not to do that.

[@cheemdog9878]

Everyone: mentions how glided guy past and how his animation was fantastic Me: *HIS DAD CAN MAKE GOLD WITH HIS HANDS*

[@brunofelixx2110]

Considering that in this universe it's pretty normal that some people have powers, i'm not even surprised

[@justanordinaryguy._.7399]

Damn, so that's mean that GlidedGuy is a Millionare but giving up on it because he wants more joy of life, a live full of adventure and get out from the comfortable life.

[@-X-zus]

He's Midas

[@daneverharen1694]

@@justanordinaryguy._.7399 the area which they work is fucking giagantic so I would assume they have quite a bit

[@irok1]

@@justanordinaryguy._.7399 yep

[@shad0ww072]

In one of the paintings Michael did in this episode it showed to arrows pointing left and right meaning he doesn't know where to go. But then the last painting we saw was pointing up meaning he has found what he was looking for

[@-kenik9629]

This is how you know Green IS a creative color, and only liars and monsters disagree. Also I like how versitile that magic paint is, at the end it looks like it even turns into his little crystal dealie when it dries out.

[@gabrielchasecanceladosinap3959]

Sketchbok: 🎶Green it's not a creative color🎶 Gildedguy: Doubt

[@grr7293]

@@gabrielchasecanceladosinap3959 X

[@gabrielchasecanceladosinap3959]

@@grr7293 did you get the reference?

[@grr7293]

@@gabrielchasecanceladosinap3959 Depends entirely on what you were trying to reference l

[@gabrielchasecanceladosinap3959]

@@grr7293 don't hug me, I'm scared.

[@animex248]

Most people: my dad supported me Glidedguy: my dad threw a house at me 😶

[@rebonkulous4946]

It was beyond an honor to be able to offer my services to such a gifted, passionate creator! Congrats again on getting this to premiere in Fortnite and I am eager for us to dig into the next animation

[@gildedguy]

It was a pleasure to work with the legendary bonk on all aspects of the production!

[@MavSharkLife]

@Rebonkulous @Glidedguy You guys did such a good job I loved the animation and love the story!

[@odinudin4313]

WOO Rebonk you were amazing!!

[@firdanharbima6997]

And for that you deserve half the subscriber of gilded to subscribe to you

[@arceusdominus2612]

And the invincible knight keeps on trucking 😀

[@jun_hakase]

Other dojo character origin: ex-soldier, renegade, robot that programmed to murder, etc Gildedguy: i just want to follow my passion for art, there's nothing more than tha- oh hey cool sword

[@nacloot8700]

Lol

[@decas5505]

Lol, soo true, and thats what make gildedguy one of the most original and relatable characters, he doesnt need a huge complex backstory to be special, he is just a boy who wants his dreams to come true

[@lixekaisa3217]

The fact his backstory arent typical rhg character background yet he faced very dangerous character like Bog is hella cool.

[@firdanharbima6997]

@@lixekaisa3217 what's rhg I'm uncultured

[@Bubbble_Bear]

forgot the acronym for it but basically a "tournament" hosted where 2 animators create a fight scene featuring their characters and its up for judges (forgot if it was by vote or judge) which one won

[@crystalimitator]

I absolutely love how the artstyle changed, most importantly at the end, to show how it came full circle to the first story, to the Fry fight. Keep up the great work Gildedguy. Can't wait to see who you duel to get your pen back!!

[@theboredsaint]

my guess is umbrella, hbu?

[@crystalimitator]

@@theboredsaint I have absolutely no idea. Could be anyway. Hell, they could do another Jade fight for some of it, and another character for another part... Even the Slush Fighters? Again, no idea.

[@NexusPoint-red]

I wonder if we ever will get a remaster of gilded guy 1, the fry fight, it would be pretty nice to see that

[@theboredsaint]

@@crystalimitator true ig

[@Endokuu]

Im betting its Andre, since I saw in some past livestreams he was planning out on some characters for the 7th Story and Andre ended up being one of em. I haven’t kept up with the livestreams though so not too sure myself if its still him.

[@mintman325]

I want to live in a world where people who love to draw get to do it. This is amazing and deserves so much.

[@thepyroman8929]

And after this heartwarming story he beat up a chef for overcooking his bacon

[@arevalones]

To be fair he probably didnt eat for days

[@DrSabot-A]

Walking across the country makes someone a tad bit cranky, i'd guess

[@GreenEyedPsycho]

He was obviously hungry when he found that poster for the restaurant so he was pretty ticked off about burnt bacon

[@Asher-x2r]

Lol fry go brrrrr

[@darkryder4698]

We are all sort of missing the fact GG probably grew like a foot, got a full suit or golden armor, learned how to use his now logic defying sword, and probably got a few years older in the timespan of story 0 to story 1

[@avenzamusic]

Such a sick job! Never stop doing what you're doing bro!

[@hunterx-x2297]

Yo hi Avenza and I'm gonna ruin the 69 likes

[@animatoraoi3672]

YES BEFORE SCHOOL EVEN START BLESSING FROM THE LORD

[@gageaney3552]

I’m with ya there

[@samuelalmonte8803]

Yes

[@samuelalmonte8803]

Just got out of church this truly is

[@migweegwee2824]

I get off at 2 les go baybeee

[@cookies5029]

🙌

[@IronInkStudios]

I haven't watched your stuff; it's felt like decades have passed since last time

[@TheHiScoreShow]

So many things I didn’t notice when I watched the video in fortnite: 1. The number 18 connected to the key 2. Gildedguy’s father had a gift chair ready to give to his son since he thought he would have picked the same job. 3. When seeing his future Gildedguys father passed away you can see a picture of it in the background as he was looking at his pictures. Amazing animation! Loves every second of it

[@melodymsg]

Two questions because I’m trying to piece things together myself What’s the significance of 18? And what episode was the photo of his parents in?

[@decas5505]

@@melodymsg I think the 18 means that he must be 18 years old to take a decision on what job he wants to do for all of his life, but if you see the key was also tied into the 18 thing, and i think that key means ¨the key that opens the path to your dreams¨, this will explain why the key was there, because his ¨adventure¨ begins with his first life choice at 18 years old. Hope you undersatnded what i said because english isnt my native language

[@melodymsg]

@@decas5505 that helps, thank you!

[@decas5505]

@@melodymsg 👍

[@IskrnderMaster]

Maybe episode 18? Like it's last episode that he will make.

[@Hazel_TheOne]

I was not expecting things to get that hype that fast lmao. It was short, but sweet! Gildedguy left everything behind to chase that star, Kinda makes the rest of the story a little sadder ngl And that reference to Fry's restaurant at the end was amazing lol

[@larrytherustyboii7442]

Yes fry, his ultimate rival.

[@cartercollier2607]

I've been watching your stuff for a while now, and with this animation you've made me realize something. I don't think I can live my best life without making art a major part of it. I know I have the skills to do it, and I know I love it, but there always felt like something was missing when I drew something, no matter how proud I was of the piece. I think the answer is animation, a single image could never properly express what I want to.

[@beeb_o]

I love how hes so heroicly clumsy, like stumbling while running up the gold stream but also never giving up and continuing forward. Keep up the amazing work!

[@ryanmaclean1720]

this makes story 5 so much more potent and I get why the green-eyed cowboy exists even more

[@marklaurencedeleon8968]

Greed?

[@ryanmaclean1720]

@@marklaurencedeleon8968 Envy actually. He gave up a well paying job to pressure his passions which isn't easy to do and can be very thankless which causes feelings of envy towards those who already found success. On top of that we all want things and while that feeling can be attributed to greed, if you look at what spurs on the green eyed cowboy, its looking at what others have (Money, Love, and fame) and then wanting it. Greed in it of itself is a weak sin because unlike the other deadly sins, its counter is basic survival which isn't really tied to anything emotional, so it will often piggy back on Envy with the less fortunate and pride with those who find success. The green eyed cowboy is a manifestation of GuildedGuy's character flaw of Envy which is absolutely brilliant and one of the reasons why he is one of the best characters in the series

[@q-tek8349]

I think the eyes at 3:29 are supposed to be GEC's.

[@q-tek8349]

​@@ryanmaclean1720 I actually kinda have to disagree with ya here. I think GEC represents _ambition_ while the Green Knight (at kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4CwhqGQZpuVg80) represents envy. The critical difference is that ambition is not a bad thing by itself: it only becomes problematic when it crosses into envy.

[@q-tek8349]

@@ryanmaclean1720 If you don't mind, I'm gonna elaborate a little more on what I said there. Gildedguy basically has three visions involving the GEC that are, like you said, about money, love, and fame. While the visions are hedonistic and at times a bit scummy (e.g. indiscriminately killing other RHG characters/duelists, dumping several girlfriends), I wouldn't say those visions are _that_ bad. Extremely ambitious, but still somewhat reasonable. But then the GEC stabs the representation of Gildedguy's best qualities (the knight at kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4CwhqGQZpuVg80. "Jesus Gildedguy," if you will.) GEC then transforms into the "Envy Knight," if you will, who I contend is a fundamentally different character than GEC. It's the Envy Knight that starts breaking into entirely inappropriate contexts (e.g. other KZbin animations that have nothing to do with the stick fight community). Also, it's the Envy Knight who is... well, envious of Lilian's gardening abilities, not GEC. In fact, Gildedguy has to embrace the positive side of GEC (ambition) by putting on GEC's bandit mask in order to stop his envious side from taking over. In other words, the ultimate point is that while GEC/ambition can be dangerous and can cross into the much worse Envy Knight/envy, it's not inherently bad and is in fact healthy: the key is to control yourself while still letting some of your ambition motivate you. This would explain why we see GEC lingering around at the end of Story 5: it was never meant to be repressed, simply controlled and embraced. This is also why we see GEC come out to look at the green star at the end of Story 6: Bog trauma inhibited GG from pursuing his passion for art, so when Gildedguy overcomes his trauma, GEC can look forward without obstruction.

[@thelad2732]

I love when Gildedguy points at the star (his dreams or goals), his dad can’t see or understand them but still let’s his son go after his goals

[@triagonal5810]

He sees the star in the reflection of his son's eye, meaning that even if he doesn't understand the passion itself, he can understand his son's drive to achieve it.

[@dianinha5502]

Man, every single work of Gildedguy has always been very inspiring Known about him through Slush Invaders back when I was still in elementary school browsing through stick figure animations and seeing him now is really nice.

[@bobsterbot123]

Even tho Gilded’s dad got paint in his son’s eye and tried to keep him somewhere where he wasn’t happy he still gets an 8/10 for fully supporting his son’s wishes and providing for him.

[@kyleco9149]

That would explain why his eyes have a green glow

[@cobyshinobi140]

He got paint in his o n eyes

[@jeronimomartinezcalsina7690]

Wasnt it the magic paint?

[@robala9495]

@@jeronimomartinezcalsina7690 you mean the green goo made from the dreams of his childhood that somehow existed by splashing water on a painting and storing the water in a bucket for reusing? Then yeah

[@irok1]

He saw potential in his son and encouraged him to seek out a job where Gilded would thrive. When Gilded refused both times, his father allowed him to go on, even if his father did not love the path of Gildedguy

[@ZoeyRoseArt1]

I’m literally so emotional right now. As an artist I relate so hard to this on every level. You told your story so beautifully in your own unique style. Simply incredible, I actually hate myself for just finding your channel.

[@madmanwithterriblespelling7558]

j oe

[@PengyTheWriter]

I couldn't agree more, he put so much effort into this that I feel like a peasant compared to him XD

[@Ttegegg]

@@PengyTheWriter don’t we all when we see good animators? No amount of video commentaries or diss tracks can really compare to the effort of drawing every frame

[@objectjon9015]

This probably just became one of my all time favorite animations. The visual storytelling, the amazing colors, and especially that incredibly catchy theme in the Background really made it stand out among others I’ve seen on KZbin or elsewhere

[@ShadowMikku]

Finally coming back and watching this, animations and storytelling like this always leaves me guessing where the line of the literal and figurative storytelling is and and just fascinates me. Such a great animation, this and Story 7 as well.

[@scyther7259]

Some new info! Gildedguy's Origin Story Gildedguy's Parents Gildedguy's Goal/Dreams (art) How GG got his sword: Found from a dead body and gave it stretching powers when painted with the special paint he made. How GG got his pen: Broke off from his brush. I prob missed some lol

[@dr3ubrub664]

How'd he get the circle helmet and full armor tho, did he get it from another dead body or somtin?

[@scyther7259]

@@dr3ubrub664 he wore some armor already (silver) then at this moment 4:56 the gold got painted on it, his armor turned into gold badically

[@popero630]

only GG can see the star

[@alextorres5238]

It seem like his eye have green after the paint got in his eyes but idk

[@larrytherustyboii7442]

@@alextorres5238 yeh the paint got into his eyes which explains why it's green like that. Wished it explained how he got his real armor though but I guess not.

[@KraziShadowbear]

Man, that was awesome. The symbolism and story here told without words always amazes me. The way Gildedguy aspired to be more that just work. How creativity beat out greed. How his father wanted the best for him and realized that following his dream WAS the best.... It's truly inspiring and awesome. 11/10 Music Choice and animation.

[@spirittail4958]

One of your best peices ever guildedguy you really went all out for this one perfectly timing the actions with the song you used it looks and feels absolutely amazing keep up your great work (≧▽≦)

[@korky_maki_roll4401]

Welp today is the day I watch your series for the first time. I'm excited about what I'm about to experience

[@cyrian2591]

So now we know his story he is a painter who refused to be promoted to manager and found paint of inspiration that let him to see a goal for himself (the green star) but the paint alone couldn't get him to his new goal since it couldn't overpower greed (the gold) so it had to merge with greed to set him on his path

[@blackdemonknight]

Techically he refused to stay on the path his parents wanted him to be on as he realzied it would lead him to depression. So he techinically fighting his own father who wanted him the life he set for him (running the buisness)over going out to be an adventuer and spreading his painting magic. and as we see while his father at first refused seeing how much this cared to Gilded he let him leave with enough money to start his new life. Through I will add at the beginning it was clear they let Gilded choose where he wanted to work with all the hat and the key as he must have come of age to legally work.

[@cyrian2591]

@@blackdemonknight yeah but that was the path his parents made for him so it wasn't really his path

[@blackdemonknight]

@@cyrian2591 Yeah but I hope we see more of this place or characters from there, especially the girl Abigal which was clearly Gilded's first crush if the fantasies and pictures he did have anything to show XD

[@jaylenharris343]

@@cyrian2591 it technically was still his path. He chose to be a painter due to the stuff he's been drawing. And as time went on he started painting more and more because he was happy.

[@jaylenharris343]

@@cyrian2591 it technically was still his path. He chose to be a painter due to the stuff he's been drawing. And as time went on he started painting more and more because he was happy.

[@Pogi820.]

This video is an absolute masterpiece! The movement is so clean and flows in harmony with the music, the shaders and the glows are so well made, the colors combinations are pleasant to the eye and blend in the background very nicely, there are many realistic textures and 3D objects that also have light reflection. I watched this video from the start with '' because EVERY frame here is carefully made and looks different from the other, so much is going on screen that I promise you may have missed some attention to details, and I didn't even talk about the symbolism! There are motifs and symbols here that are conveyed so smartly and beautifully that I don't think I even got them all, like in 3:12 you can see the emptiness he feels while working, you can see the pentagon motif of his father, which may symbolize stable life or more of his own life which are surrounded by it… there are some straight symbols like the golden sheep\horse, bird and butterfly which represent freedom, but also some less straight ones like the colored stars, which could represent vision, dream, and more, especially the pentagon one… I like how the father vision star's shape is a stable pentagon which can be seen on ground level while Gildedguy's star is vaguer yet bright and is up in the sky. The contrast between how Gildedguy sees money to how his family and others see it is such a nice part that the lyrics emphasize. After his father let him go, he is moving in the dark, making his way to his own star with everything he got. To conclude, remember that this 10 min video is made by months of diligent work, treat it in accordance and with a lot of respect. Maybe it was a mistake to put this 4D tesseract work into 2D square words…

[@wilaisongdamrongkul6544]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💕💗💖💓

[@Ruzzbugz]

Set fire with just a little spark That's how it goes when you're Moving in the dark Live fast, it's a feeling not an art Just how it goes when you're Moving in the dark

[@xdave9683]

Think I speak for most when I say that golden house bit left me floored. Never cease to amaze

[@Guyslyuu]

Yeah I didn’t expect him to use 3d animation

[@KingHeronTCG]

This is a master piece also nice job on this I have watched this nonstop ever since this first came out and it has brought me so much joy