Vermintide Fanimated - Pusfume Skaven Career Fanmade Trailer

[@NiThZo]

Me: I want a Skink as playable character! Janfon1: Skaven. Me: ... fine.

[@Janfon1]

Outplayed

[@crispychips7161]

No lizard men

[@voodooozo3755]

*livid sotek's noises*

[@BeansAndWeens]

fuck the skan.....i mean skink. gimme a Croxigor and call it a day.

[@strenifstrecs2551]

Come on. He's cute!

[@urikimaais4459]

Now this would be the most played character if it ever came out.

[@Janfon1]

Elf having strong competition

[@urikimaais4459]

@@Janfon1 btw i hope you dont stop with the Fanimated series, it has really improved over time.

[@johngregg6325]

There would be no public lobbies anymore, only Pusfume

[@EyeofValor]

Nah

[@madmonty4761]

Except pusfume isn't a bitch

[@veronicatazri9092]

I would kill for a Skaven character And Lohner apparently has a canon insider and even with entire towns razed by Chaos and Skaven and he still knows where they're moving and why Only makes sense he had a Skaven spy, bribed or coerced Pls fatshark. I need it.

[@gamejunkie4035]

I need it too.

[@nexusthenormie5578]

I would love this but the likelihood of GW allowing a skaven character is very low

[@whocares435-z9v]

@@nexusthenormie5578 Why?

[@totallylegitenergy2559]

@@whocares435-z9v gw has always had a problem with making any direct or chaos adjacent race a main character in a story driven fantasy/40k game.

[@Michaentus]

@@totallylegitenergy2559 in 40k chaos have entire novels about them as main, no idea what you talking about

[@SKITSmcFRITS]

I mean, if we can tolerate elves, we can easily tolerate this. Probley a tad more trustworthy too.

[@johngregg6325]

You can definitely trust Pusfume. He has no ulterior motives. I promise.

[@Rohtix]

Skaven are always untrustworthy, which means they're very trustworthy. Because you can always trust that he'll be untrustworthy

[@vodamiinurl1337]

With elves it's all about overthinking even the simplest statements, with skaven it's about paranoia

[@madmonty4761]

Well pusfume isn't a bitch

[@junkm0d628]

This is a remainder to when Alpharius Omegon in 40k said about Dorn, that he couldn’t trust him since he only told the truth.

[@adc1222]

"Available alongside versus mode" got a chuckle out of me. This was amazingly done. I'd absolutely love to see an extra character added to the game, either a skaven or lizardman would be perfect

[@baronvonbasterd8459]

While clearing out a nest of skaven the just stumble across a lizardman on a rampage. Could even make it Nakai, because hes always travelling around killing the enemies of the lizardmen.

[@salomonofhungary5593]

I'd love to see a lizardman character, particularly a Skink, because they're more versatile than the other 3 and they can actually fit in both the lore and the maps.

[@baronvonbasterd8459]

@@salomonofhungary5593 plus I'm pretty sure that skinks are the only lizardman type other than the slann that can learn other languages.

[@sulphuric_glue4468]

@@salomonofhungary5593 A Skink character could even have a Skink Priest career dedicated to magic, with a different lore of magic we have not seen yet, like Beasts or Light

[@drdyno9345]

Maybe Oxyotl even, considering the chaos wastes.

[@versatilepit1945]

That mad dog stare from saltzpyre made me laugh

[@MrTwistedLizard]

*Salty beating the crap out of skaven off screen* CC: Applause

[@hugobravo8136]

I love the hidden detail that Saltzpyre was spying on pusfume when he was gearing up.

[@Janfon1]

Could say he was keeping watch

[@jasonalcatraz5817]

@@Janfon1 More like he was keeping an EYE on him. Also, love the detail of Saltz flinching when Pusfume accidentally fired out some warp fire.

[@centric3125]

The rage from Saltzpyre in the dungeon is one of the most hilarious moments I've heard. Lohner having to calm him down and stop him from turning Pusfume into a greasy smear only amplified the absurdity. He was just so funny.

[@Jantangan]

Pusfume gives off a vibe similar to that of Scrat from the Ice Age - this would sell better than any other dlcs created so far! amazing, just amazing.

[@johngregg6325]

That is a good movie, no lie

[@Steal_Your_Stuff]

Scrat with a hint of Sid

[@TheGHOST191909]

Lohner's face at 3:14. Kerillian's heart must be made of worlds edge mountains' rock if it could resist such look.

[@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487]

Typical elf.

[@KubinWielki]

Holy shit, that's *GOOD*, man :D We need to launch a reddit campaign to collectively bully Fatshark into hiring you.

[@ES21007]

I mean... That didn't work out well with Astartes.

[@y1751]

>reddit campaign ew

[@sebastianmaggart3878]

Second this If worked for ca with beastmen then it’l work for fatshark

[@nexusthenormie5578]

@@ES21007 well that was Games Workshop, who have shitty business practices, unlike Fatshark, who wants to do the IP justice any way they can

[@vojtechjanda9684]

"Different talents change the visual look of Pusfume like the Outcast Engineer." Wait, what? Outcast Engineer's look changes based on the talents I take? Has this always been there and I just never noticed?

[@Janfon1]

Yep! His crank gun changes depending on which talents you pick

[@batcat4136]

I never realized this either! Will have to look into it

[@claytonthegrubkiller6430]

Only his crankgun, it goes from 8 barrels to 3 big ones with the special ammo perk in the last row

[@Janfon1]

@@claytonthegrubkiller6430 It's a simple addition at first but will most likely be a lot more advanced in the future, just like Grail Knight's dynamic inspect animation becoming a standard for all weapons

[@vojtechjanda9684]

@@Janfon1 THE WHAT?! :D I'll have to pay more attention in the future, thanks for telling me.

[@dadab22]

I think my favorite little detail in this is how Kerillian seems more angry with Lohner about recruiting Pusfume than she is angry at Pusfume for existing.

[@nexusthenormie5578]

then again she hates what the skaven do, not the skaven for being skaven

[@GrandMasterNutBusterYoda]

Like how Franz gets a whole arrow to the forehead and Pusfume just gets a bonk.

[@michasalamon8315]

I love how friendly he is. He could be the team’s official mascot/punching bag/comedic relief if we didnt have Bardin already. I really hope you will make more animations or stories or Just dialogue with him, a good Skaven character is something I always wanted yes yes! Thank you so much you wonderful, wonderful Man thing.

[@ДмитрийРассказов-с8м]

This goes into the book.

[@johngregg6325]

It's Bardin with more bite!

[@worthlessclericbuild3866]

If this lad doesn’t go through a whole complex story arc culminating in him usurping the great horned rat itself I will be upset

[@Shizn0id]

he would be the claptrap of skaven. but you know...... less annoying.

[@WraithDragon163]

@@worthlessclericbuild3866 what if he is the great horned rat in discise.

[@vividdragon]

Hot damn that was so good. Saltzpyres absolutely livid face kills me, if we had a different angle it could be prime emote territory.

[@tyroneecurtis3423]

I hope this becomes real

[@johngregg6325]

The amount of voice work from the original cast would be staggering, no joke. So many lines would have to be re-tooled/re-written and voiced to match Games Workshop's standards/Fatshark's This doesn't stop me from wanting it either though!

[@nexusthenormie5578]

@@johngregg6325 they'd probably just make new lines for interacting with pusfume

[@caseymalkiewicz6689]

I am torn, on one hand I think you should get recognition for your hard work and talent, on the other I don't want GW to dispatch the fun police to put the boots to your account. (medium style of course)

[@Janfon1]

I'm pulling a checkmate on myself - but hey, I'll have fun for as long as I can

[@nexusthenormie5578]

@@Janfon1 from what i've seen, warhammer fantasy is safe, if you did some 40k stuff though, THEN you might be in trouble, but with this I think it's cuz Fatshark owns vermintide that they leave it alone

[@Janfon1]

People want to see a Skaven character in Vermintide? Fine, I'll do it myself The videos were made using Blender and Hitfilm Express, none of the shown footage has been modded. Another project, another milestone - I worked on these two videos with another person! I got in touch with John Gregg months ago and liked his demo reel a lot, I hired him to play the role of the ratman Pusfume. Let me know how you like his performance! For all the lore buffs out there, I couldn't cram everything into the trailer - if you wanna find out in full why Pusfume hasn't been killed nor tried to kill anyone himself yet, you can give his full backstory a shot here (UPDATED 2023): docs.google.com/document/d/1pqN8desDIHxcMvlfxjiKQ3vSkgoBKF8EIcpvzOHQKCI/edit?usp=drivesdk Also huge, HUGE thanks to all the people I've met along the way who test viewed the animation and offered criticism, a huge part of this video's quality is thanks to them! Thanks for watching!

[@robbanks7483]

that's so amazing job, you really made a full-ass cinematic of a new character!!!! im just... WAOOAOAOOA

[@freddiewilliams3589]

This is incredible work man, only thing I think you might want to add to the character concept is a way for the gang to keep him loyal such as a magical artefact made by oleysa and sienna that will explode if the word of activation is uttered and slowly disintigrate the wearer as painfully as possible. That way they can guarantee his loyalty even when he is the only one left alive in a match and a rat ogre is at his heels. Its similar to Thanquol's favourite method of keeping skaven underlings in line by blasting one with a cast of warp lightning that reduces the target to bones and dust in the most agonising way possible, therefore forcing the rest to obey despite the enormity of the dangers they face lest they suffer the same fate as the chosen victim.

[@Janfon1]

@@freddiewilliams3589 That sounds really hardcore I wonder if a spell like that exists in an Ulgu magic arsenal, since Olesya worships the Lore of Shadow I mean, if Kruber was the last one standing, wouldn't he bolt and save his own skin, too? Or Kerillian, or Bardin, or Sienna? Maybe only Saltzpyre would remain loyal to the cause until the end as he cooperates the most with Lohner and Olesya. Everyone else would become traumatized to the point of losing all hope/becoming lone wanderers/end up as their third careers. Following that logic Lohner should strap them all with bomb collars just to be sure. The fact they remain loyal of their own free will is what makes them a strong and trustworthy company - if Pusfume wore a bomb collar, it would negate his entire character development because it wouldn't matter what he thinks, he would die if he disobeyed

[@freddiewilliams3589]

@@Janfon1 Its more of an issue as far as skaven nature and society is concerned the ubersreik gang's races have concepts and traditions of morality, honour, family etc. To a skaven these concepts are alien and undesired whereas scheming , betrayal, cowardice and survival-no-matter the cost are second nature. It is not a matter of if a skaven will betray you but when, a fact that the ubersreik gang are probably aware of. From there perhaps he could start to form some sort of sympathetic connection with sienna as they are both outcasts and wear chains, literal in his case, mentally in regards to holding back her powers and being outcast from all society. I like the concept of an unwilling skaven team member that is also unwanted by the team but is necessary for their survival, I think it has a lot of potential for new story and character development to be created as a result of his arrival and impact.

[@christianclark347]

@@freddiewilliams3589 I could see them having something like that as insurance, but I think his backstory gives him enough desire to want the U5 alive and healthy (at least for now) as they are the only group of people on Earth who won't kill him on sight. 2 of the biggest and most powerful clans with seats on the Council want him dead and until he can ensure a seat of power for himself in the Under-Empire he will have to survive by all means necessary, including helping these foolish surface dwellers do their thing.

[@alvarot.r8976]

These kinds of ideas for cool mods like playing a traitorous Skaven ... it always makes me think that there is a lot of talent waiting to surprise us ... It's just magnificent!

[@aerothallji6514]

Well Skaven make traitorous activity a sport so a clever traitorous one would probably team up with the übersriek five for the sake of his own safety from the skaven clans.

[@dadab22]

A: Once again, another incredibly well animate and smooth animation. The minor details in character's expressions add so much to it. B: I would die for Pusfume

[@johngregg6325]

Pusfume would also die-fall for Pusfume, he is the best-greatest at what he does-does.

[@shadow_king12344]

@@johngregg6325 yes-yes

[@rhysjones81]

Salts face, you know he's desperate to pull a gun on let rip :P

[@thecrtf4953]

The amount of love and detail that went into pusfume is amazing and I honestly think he could be a hugely fun sort of hybrid class type mixing up the aspects of the other classes I hope to god fat shark sees this

[@galacticninja7]

I'd buy that DLC.

[@SnepSquad]

Poor Pusfume! He seems like such a little cinnamon roll of a Skaven and he keeps getting treated like a mascot. I hope as time goes on he gets to be a more equal member of the team. :3

[@pempotfoy6206]

Astonishing as always!!! Watching these characters interact with each other always brings me so much joy as a fan. The animation also reminds me a lot to the Medievil game cutscenes for some reason. Guess it has some spirit and passion games no longer have.

[@anonymysable]

Oh my lord, I love the idea, and the animation ! Everything about it is just perfect, and the actor did wonders with Pusfume's voice ! Could I request for a similar animation, but this time about a playable skink hero that join the party ? That would be awesome :D

[@gangstashrimp3023]

nice idea

[@johngregg6325]

Awww, thank you! That means a lot and I'm very glad you enjoyed!

[@fotppd1475]

hope we see more of him in the future.

[@jorgemigueltavares6041]

*Franz Lohner:* _"What do you reckon, Saltzpyre?"_ *_camera slowly turns to the right_* *Saltzpyre:* >:C

[@Rugnarstengo]

Good job with the animations and Pusfume's model and backstory! And also the VA did a splendid job!

[@PANCAKEMINEZZ]

Pusfume is such a goblin child, I adore him.

[@Janfon1]

There will be more of him to see in the future

[@PANCAKEMINEZZ]

@@Janfon1 :D

[@wyvern876]

Oh my God, there is so much potential here! His careers could be based on the different great clans.

[@stevesabba2379]

his melee career is the *Storm-Squire*

[@blueskies7718]

That bonk at 3:21 was amazing XD

[@thomasbraithwaite1381]

I wonder what his careers would be? Here's some ideas that come to mind: Warlock Engineer: Ranged focus with a lot of crazy powerful weapons straight out of 40K, career skill is probably a warp lightning cannon. High risk, high reward playstyle. Skavenslave Runaway: Glass cannon high damage melee berserker class similar to slayer, possibly with a stealth ability to make things interesting. Stormvermin/Clanrat: Pusfume's "Tank" career with simple melee focus. Reliable and versatile in design. Moulder Initiate: A weird career based around fighting alongside a clan moulder creature customized with your skill points. Kind of like necromancer but with just one stronger minion. Grey Seer Heretic(DLC Class): Pusfume's spellcaster class with 2-3 magic staffs with different abilities, can be customized for ruin or plague spells.

[@twixtwix2915]

I like the idea of the team having a member with warp technology.

[@apidgeon8317]

Came back here now that Versus mode is announced, we got half of what we wanted, now we wait... again...

[@VikingDwarf1245]

I just watched the video now and I already fell in love with a little guy

[@johngregg6325]

If a rat could blush, he would

[@RyanEdwardsVA]

Hohohohohohoooooooly shit this is well done. You've outdone yourself, truly. Laughed good and hard at some of those reaction shots, and your choice of voice lines was impeccable. Great work.

[@xherdos400]

2:08 for some reason i can't stop laughing when Victor starts to yell XD

[@ohdeadboix.x9676]

This is what this game needs. Your creativity, and art of animation and putting on a beautiful show. It’s so very loving to see. ^^

[@martcongerino3570]

Absolutely phenomenal, well worth the wait! I love him.

[@johngregg6325]

He loves you too!

[@secretname2670]

cross-career hats are something i dream of now just because of that Foot Knight with Mercenary's hat you made over there

[@Janfon1]

The whole thing, hat and armor, are actually just the outfit you get for owning Vermintide: End Times

[@secretname2670]

@@Janfon1 damn, I'm poor

[@VaasYanovich]

Absolutely sublime, im so happy you, along other people, keep Vermintide community alive with such awesome projects! This is definetly one of the best you've done so far, congrats!

[@nekbox5407]

Rip rat thing another beautiful animation

[@potaterjim]

I've been wanting a skaven profession forever. Even thought it would be nice to have a ratling gunner character. Engineer bardin kind of scratched that itch, but this video just makes me glad I'm not the only one

[@Trando_Fox]

Now THIS would be a perfect reason to reinstall Vermintide 2 . I always felt bad for killing all those adorable ratties but playing one would make it way more accaptable ^^

[@BrianHuis]

I always had the fun idea of a Lizardmen Saurus character that has a skink riding on his back translating for him.

[@tomasz9429]

This would be my favorite character to play, along Bardin and Azumgi... And Grimgi. And Zharrin. Wutelgi a ho, though. 6/10

[@possiblyabear451]

"What do you reckon, Saltzpyre?" Saltzpyre: >:(

[@matteofalco1035]

God I hope Fat Shark sees this and make Pusfume cannon. I love the skaven's way of talking.

[@Thewindofthesky]

Dude super impressive how you used the voice lines. The conversation was so fluid it sounded like a legit cutscene. Great work

[@Uchujen]

'Available alongside versus mode' Thats a good one. 6/10

[@Janfon1]

Wanted to make the odds believable lol

[@Zombina597]

i want a career like that, would be perfect in terms of lore development

[@Rattus_Norvegicus_]

Incredible work as always!

[@dontworryboutit5652]

There can never be enough praise heaped upon you for the work that went into this.

[@forgefartherloki6585]

the bonk and squeak at the end got me damnit haha

[@brokemultitrash]

At this point, you should be hired by Fatshark, for real. That was AMAZING. It flowed perfectly, the interactions, the animation, the direction...!

[@chosen_undeadd544]

2:08 pov: you got saltzpyre drunk on brandy and set him loose in the marketplace

[@anonthe-third2367]

This has to be my favorite of your fanimations Janfon1, everything about it is professional looking and polished and I just love it so much. The story is engaging and world compliant, the characters are consistent and true to their in game counterparts, the animation is super smooth and the expressions subtle but effective. I'm also incredibly impressed by the lighting and perspective work and the voice line splicing sounds natural, like it could be an actual conversation in a quiet environment. It's obvious that you were really passionate about this project and it shows. I love all your stuff for this game but this one is by far my favorite.

[@jagi6170]

It is an incredibly intresting concept i must admit

[@nerdyvids1]

I love the little bit with him tinkering

[@foggygolem]

Now then, on to the Orc freebooter and Orge mercenary...wait, that's the next game, innit?

[@KRISPROLS01]

with the puritanism of saltzpyre i was expecting an absolute "NO WAY". and yes indeed his face at 0:48 make me laught so much. his whole being SCREAM to kill this living heresy. and at 2:08 yep.... you can't hold back a boiling volcano. you get away from it as much as possible before it explode. also make me laught A LOT. and lastely 2:52 lmao xD and yeah very nice work janfon as always. :D

[@Janfon1]

Profile pic checks out I'm happy I nailed Saltzpyre's behavior in your eyes, that was really important to me

[@boku5192]

Coolest Vermintide character trailer 6/10 :D

[@EMDakka]

The BONK when Kerillian hits pusfume is just *MWAH*

[@brunocobos6646]

"......so yeah kerrillian we change you for a rat"

[@wutelgiwithagun8832]

I do love the idea of everyone else shunting being around pusfume so they dump him on kerillian because she was the only one gone.

[@brihives]

This is looking absolutely amazing man! Awesome work, as always 👏👏👏

[@dragonsmith9502]

He is, and i cannot stress this enough, JUST a little guy,

[@Wyvern201]

We either need a turncoat clan rat or warlock engineer or something, and/or a skink emissary into the old world, it could easily be made to work with either one

[@gr4mas144]

3:14 - I love that dead silent and crow in background ♥ And *BONK*

[@SarahOtter]

Honestly, I've been wanting this for an immensely long time. Or something similar even. I love Pusfume already.

[@annoyingkraken]

I said it before, I'll say it again, the Skaven can be cute... I love Pusfume already..

[@alt0799]

Bruh this guy already willed the Warrior Priest class into existence, if a Skaven becomes a playable character im actually done.

[@azzy8121]

"Available alongside versus mode" If only....

[@kuderedev9108]

Actually I really like it, if it comes with 4 careers and pvp misson/last stand versus mode, it would be a lot better then Winds of Magic, everything would be better then WoM

[@Janfon1]

A DLC career on launch, that would be a power move and a half hah I'd move it to at least a month after maybe

[@kuderedev9108]

@@Janfon1 I don't think they would add something this big in near future that will have whole new character or new game modes, next would be Sienna's career as she is last of Ubersrike 5 without her purpose. But I really think that some kind of versus game mode will be just one fine touch that will keep game alive even after Darktide release(similar mech keeping l4d2 alive for quite awhile now). Skaven would also be nice, like cherry on top of the cake.

[@dragonhero386]

Please... PLEASE get in touch with the modding community! I would LOVE to play as Pusfume!

[@Janfon1]

I'm in touch with the modding community and a mod on that scale would not be possible - or at least the visual aspect of physically being a rat

[@SkarsnikofdaCrookedMoon0013]

Even tho they are just as cruel as goblins,you gotta accept that its so cute I'll have him as pet 10/10

[@canale39youification]

I love the badly drawn warhammer logo to avoid their ridiculous copyright shaft

[@AxtonLennox111]

This...is just wow. Sir you need to be paid so much money this animations are amazing and fluid

[@verruxlunox8438]

I LOVE-LOVE PUSFUME, YES-YES!!

[@XxYaRiNxX]

Your stuff is so good bruh

[@FuPlaayz]

This is amazing! I image the amount of work that went into this!

[@PatrickRatman]

personally i always wished this game had a versus mode where i could just spend all day playing as skaven trying to kill man-things yes yes.

[@bluntlyhonest6803]

Kerrilian is the new master of BONK, step aside kruber.

[@the_gruesom4999]

god the voice acting is good

[@Griffinattack]

It be wicked if another sequel game, featured a vampire, Lizardman, a High Elf, and a skink

[@sod8534]

They should do a gabo tide with a lizard man an ogre a new world colonist a skaven and a dark elf forced to work together to escape from a savage orc shaman

[@benjaminrex6940]

It's so well done, i'm left speechless. Top Notch

[@Angerblaze]

Man, this is so brilliantly done! This should be your submission for the current contest!

[@greatyng442]

This is great. I love Pusfume's character.

[@Korvinian4601]

Markus without his sideburns is so cursed

[@garciasartwork185]

I Hope they Recognize your true skills and will offer you a job to make games great again. me getting tried of playing playing man thing Characters, I want to play as Skaven and other chaos Characters.

[@colbycoolby1592]

Saltzpyres face reminds me of the faces people would make with commander Shepard's in Gmod. It through me of for a second

[@Janfon1]

I am Commander Shepard and this is my favorite comment on the Citadel

[@xx_karl_marx_xx8594]

Man... if only this could be in the real game. This looks amazing.

[@thealmightyduck5743]

Incredibly well-polished. You've done exceptionally well with this

[@lieuwedewolf2476]

Best part of this video is Bardin's nod.

[@worthlessclericbuild3866]

Oh my god look at our boy!