Project Thundercloud II: Shadowbox (My Little Pony fan animation)

(NOT IN CANON WITH DINKY'S DESTINY)
A fan animation project a year and a half in the making, I proudly present the sequel and the remaster of Project Thundercloud, a show length fan animation about our beloved background characters Derpy Hooves and Dinky Doo.
Starring:
BaldDumboRat as Bright Eyes and Dinky Doo
GloryOfTheRainWings as Princess Celestia and Amethyst Star
Cougar MacDowall as Time Turner
Wubcake as Pinkie Pie
Russian subtitles by: / wethedoctorteam
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[@lunatones]

This should really be called, "Rise of the favorite background ponies."

[@lucywestervelt7307]

lel

[@meepmew-mostlydeadaccount-6795]

Hmm... Yes. That appears to be the answer.

[@bramrock1]

The rise of the hidden heroes

[@xshimaeraxx_]

I guess..... maybe! Right?

[@Portableholefromthefuture]

Yes I totally agree

[@CougarMacDowall]

Man still happy I did this project but gosh I sucked at voice acting lmao!

[@redsecret6916]

worth it 😁

[@Lucky_Lyra]

No you did great!

[@Madara____Uchiha]

You tried your best even if you don't think it's good. Other people like your voice acting if you don't! 😊

[@theninjakid1430]

You sped through your lines a bit, but you performed as Doctor Whooves PERFECTLY.

[@starfly182]

oh fuck not you

[@cute_cookie1354]

Idk if anyone else noticed but vinyl was honesty and she got the loyal mark Then Dr. Hooves was loyalty but he got the honesty Mark

[@starwalkmedia5488]

Oh yeah i see the too

[@MizzCrankyPants]

me to

[@catty2182]

I seen it to

[@unicornnumber1987]

I saw it

[@elktheindianspotteddeer1331]

it's I saw that too seen is not a word and saw is the past tense of see that's why it saw and it is too because you saw it also if you can replace too with also it has two o because you want to go along so you add a second o

[@VeridanaSea]

I believe Hasboro has been watching the fandom for ideas. This was so used during Season 7 finally. Which made it awesome.

[@Puffball_208]

Too bad that didn't happen nowadays.... G5 will never be like My Little Pony Friendship is Magic once was, I know it's wrong to compare them but that's the truth. I wish seasons 8 and 9 had been amazing. I only watched up to season 7, I didn't have many places to watch all seasons but seeing scenes and hearing about seasons 8 and 9 seems boring

[@Joodstudios]

@@Puffball_208 season 8 and 9 where good too but I agree about mlp gen 5 not ever being the same as gen 4, it feels like it's filled with cheep corporate greed and it feels like we unlurnt the whole lesson we learnt in the season finale of season 9 were the did the whole rasist thing accept better.

[@Puffball_208]

@@Joodstudios I finished MLP, and yes season 8 and season 9 were good too. to me, that G5 serie is just a Hasbro money-grabbing machine. (Only the serie, the comic seems to have potential) The show is very forced, you can even tell how the end of the show will be, they revealed the villain too soon! (I am using translator, some words may be wrong)

[@Joodstudios]

@@Puffball_208 true, the new vilian looks like someone's edgy pony oc, I didn't read the comics yet but I heard they made a bunch of different tree of harmony variants apear out of no where and that they showed zecora's home town, it sounds interesting, maybe I'll read them

[@Puffball_208]

@@Joodstudios I don't know where to read the comics, I watch a channel of a girl called Laura, she summarizes the MLP comics (Reading the comic, not just summarizing.) But she's Brazilian and the videos don't have English subtitles, yes I'm from Brazil... And wow, this conversation reminded me that more G5 comics arrived, I'll see her can later. If you know Portuguese or want to use automatic subtitles or... use anything..... whatever. This is the channel: youtube.com/@aamizadeemagica

[@lillybobby2133]

Vinyl Scratch = Loyalty Dr. Hooves = Honesty Lyra Heartstrings = Generosity Octavia = Kindness Bon Bon = Laughter Dinky Doo = Magic

[@ignaciogd]

17:45 Dinky said her father was loyalty

[@ignaciogd]

Minty was wrong and put the loyalty gem to djpon3 and the honesty gem to dr. hooves

[@lillybobby2133]

@@ignaciogd In other words she accidentally mix them up

[@painauchocolatyay]

I think dinky and derpy combined is the element of magic. Since dinky is a unicorn and derpy is a pegasus, they are, combined, an alicorn.

[@yazmineespinosa1388]

Does anyone else remember when a flower pot fell on her head and her eyes got to normal but than another one fell and her eyes went back

[@eggyrepublic]

Yes, that was from the fan animation double rainboom

[@darlingsarpong8269]

yep it was it was cool but scary

[@darlingsarpong8269]

well also funny.when twilight was doing work and rainbow messed het up xDd

[@gachanekozara3136]

Idk

[@bellasden7188]

Yup I remember

[@squeakymuffinmouse4627]

"That's why you're the element of honesty!" Gives her loyalty

[@merifreismuth4961]

Maybe she's one of those people who AJ should be loyalty and Rainbow should be honesty.

[@cherry2741]

+The Bon-Tastic Gamer that's a good prediction:)

[@happycalliefilms2272]

Lol I know!

[@vivian122506]

maby she got the wrong gem???

[@vintagenostalgia3032]

Squeaky Muffin Mouse ikr!?

[@HyperSonic777]

This “Evil Celestia” isn’t as cool as Daybreaker. I know this animation is old, but I like how that the fanbase thought of an evil Celestia before Daybreaker.

[@meggamiauw4266]

Yeah...

[@sweelancheong8438]

No ! Celestia just not understand it🙅🏻‍♀️

[@idiotthatdrawsakaartist]

Personally, I vastly prefer this Celestia over Daybreaker because simply put it uses how the sun works to frame her demise. I would have loved it if Nightmare Moon lost most of her power after Celestia was banashed back in the season 1 premiere. Since it would show that they can't be at full capability without each other. Both Luna and Celestia would want to leave the world in eternal night. Celestia because she has simply become too weak and is slowly losing her mind and her powers , and Luna because she feels unappreciated and unwanted

[@trk159]

😂

[@Lucky_Lyra]

I like it better bc it shows how it’s not her being controlled by something, but instead it’s just her

[@frenchxroses]

I love how there was a fountain with the statue of Snowdrop like I was like Me: awwwwww they remembered her awwwww!!!! AHHHHHHWWWWWWW Cat: what the freak is wrong wit u

[@-esmerys9772]

LunarSaysLlama2 U when where

[@silvershifter9919]

@@-esmerys9772 snow drop had a statue at 12:04

[@FritzFoxPirate]

Snow drop was amazing

[@ragdollkittenplissa]

Yes, Snowdrop is AMAZING, I adore her!!

[@LittleshyFiM]

I miss the good old days of the fandom when flocks of self-proclaimed analysts didn't feel the need to comment long lists of criticisms on fan-made content. To quote an old fandom saying, just shut up and enjoy the pony! [And enjoy it I did, great job.]

[@MintyRoot]

What about the lens flares?

[@stickit2theman1]

You, sir, are the master of irony. *claps slowly*

[@LittleshyFiM]

Root Note The real irony is that I was speaking out of the context of my own channel and I didn't even intend it to be ironic...but now that I think about it you do have a point XD

[@vgmaster9]

The only real criticism I have is the voice quality. You could hear the microphones when they talk.

[@legodude950]

c:

[@Astrallds]

13:13 He talks so fast he's just like ineedtodosomethingrealquick.

[@ErockTheMiner]

Lol

[@lazyrat6687]

I noticed that too lol

[@RTWLR]

Yeah, that was not good voice acting if you ask me

...did Dinky call Dr. Hooves "daddy"?! i've also read several fan-stories where Derpy got Laughter, because she has an upbeat, BUBBLY personality.

[@fansandjams]

Dr. Hooves, Derpy Hooves, Dinky Hooves OF COURSE

[@tomtom7350]

That's cause dr. Hooves is her dad

[@athenasandher6438]

Did Celestia send the Mane 6 to the moon or did she just freeze them in time?

[@MizzCrankyPants]

it looks like she froze them

[@sissymorning9809]

I think she just put them in Crystal.

[@lisaandethanc4284]

ericb31 can I please have a link

[@sudharshananarayanan3986]

What if she froze them forever ! Because I didn't see them freed in the end ? I am scared

[@flamestar4568]

I always thought they just died cause they never got mentioned again……

[@sabiealdover]

Honestly speaking, this is great. The animation was done really well, and the concept of the whole story is actually pretty revolutionary... The on,y problem is, the many plotholes cover that fact. I was confused at first, despite the narrations and animations depicting the story. There are a lot of plotholes that need to be filled. Also, some elements were mismatched. When did the Element of Loyalty became Honesty, and vice-versa? And DETERMINATION? I was thinking of a certain game when I heard that word...

[@alexschrijnemaekers8067]

a plothole is when a story contradicts itself, not when it leaves something unexplained.

[@Zethrona]

#UnderTail

[@alisafricano6635]

Sabie Aldover you're thinking of undertale

[@cn_1905]

Undertale? I have been summoned.

[@goatmom2980]

@@cn_1905 same. This comment section fills you with *DETERMINATION*

[@koolkeldeo1056]

For those who are confused about the story, here's what I think happened. This does contain spoilers. Obviously. There is a prophecy that when the Elements of Harmony vanish, a silver alicorn with a golden mane will appear and guide the ponies to return the Elements to Equestria. When the charms of the Elements break, Celestia believes that there is no hope. She feels pressured and goes insane. She seals the Mane Six with a magic spell. Luna tries to prevent this, and thus is unfairly imprisoned in the moon. Celestia, in her insanity, decides to make eternal night, so that her sister can still be with her without interfering in her plans. Derpy Hooves goes to confront Princess Celestia. Celestia's hair turns purely pink, like it was when she was much younger. Ashamed, Celestia teleports to the Canterlot Library. Meanwhile, Dinky Hooves is staying home with Amythest Star. Dinky is impatient and uses a minor sleeping spell on Amythest, enough to escape to Canterlot. Derpy Hooves discovers that Time Turner, Lyra Heartstrings, Bon Bon, Vinyl Scratch, and Octavia have followed her to Canterlot. They decide to stop Princess Celestia together. Derpy arrives at the library first to discover that Dinky is already trying to confront Celestia. Derpy is happy that Dinky is safe and tries to fight Celestia. She fails miserably. Dinky, on the other hoof, puts up a good enough fight to stall Celestia so that Time Turner and friends can enter the library. As they enter, Dinky has a vision of how much Derpy and friends have helped and inspired her. Dinky reminds Celestia that the charms on the Elements of Harmony are only symbolic. It's what's on the inside that counts. She names Octavia the Element of Kindness, Vinyl the Element of Honesty, Bon Bon the Element of Laughter, Lyra the Element of Generosity, and Time Turner the Element of Loyalty. Dinky is Magic. Derpy is convinced that she has no Element, but Dinky says that Derpy is in fact the forgotten Element of Inspiration. For those of you who don't know, Inspiration was originally going to be Rarity's Element. So the seven ponies work together and bring Luna back from the moon. Celestia snaps out of her trance. Derpy Hooves, renamed Bright Eyes, becomes an alicorn. The seven ponies stand in for the Mane Six until they return to their rightful places as the Element Bearers. The End!

[@sleg9158]

Heck after all this years this is still my favorite fan animation ever The animation The aura The voice acting Everything is just amazing

[@silverroxas358]

all the haters just need to stop. like right now. this is a fan work, meaning trying to compare it to the official shows quality is just wrong as they dont have the budget like the show writer staff does. they did the best with what they could. and this animation was VERY well done. the alternate element bearers made sense. and as for the ending part, show me one official MLP episode where the ending wasnt slightky rushed due to time constraints. the creators of this clearly worked hard and the managed to make it the same length as a normal episode as well. the reasoning behind celestias downfall actually made sense, yet unlike nightmare moon she still had a sense if herself within. she probably allowed the speech from dinky to finish because she found a way to stop her from continuing her dark actions. overall it was a very well made animation, and it made me feel for the characters as well. for all you haters. go spend over a year working FOR FREE and make your own animation. smh we are supposed to be a loving and accepting community, not a nitpick and hate on each others work one

[@savagecupcake2164]

Hero of Winds true

[@aish1t3x3]

Me too why does everyone not like this

[@frask8211]

Jesus that must have took long to type *claps*

[@halmittens]

ikr ANIMATION IS A HARD PROCESS

[@meevins]

you understand nobody cares about the animation right? It's the voice acting needs a bit of work. The overall Plot is a mess and it's so confusing and hard to follow.

[@undercooked_spaghettios]

*Celestia be like* "Oh no! They found a way to restore the elements! I'd better stand and wait patiently until this filly finishes her peptalk and eventually defeats me!"

[@aidenbear1233]

xD

[@snowfall9953]

so right dude so right

[@ramonjacintojavier4740]

Amanda K your funny

[@oof9165]

xD

[@lizardseverywhere1598]

good one

[@moonethealien]

Speed racer dr hooves had me thinking he was about to say “haaaaa” after every sentence lol. No but this is still a treasure

[@DDAO730]

My question is: Why are they in Twilights old house?

[@MizzCrankyPants]

it was probobly made before her old home was destriod

[@kangkang1000]

100:77

[@madelyn.298]

Because this was made 6 years ago

[@InnocentSweetie123]

I remember watching this years ago. This is a really cute fan animation and I really love it a lot! Derpy Hooves is one of my favorite characters in MLP and I love the explanation for her Cutie Mark being about her clumsiness; luck and fragility definitely represent Derpy’s character, and I love this a whole lot. Sure, it has its flaws and such. It’s not perfect. But I’ve always adored the idea of the Background Mane Six going on an adventure to help save the world.

[@scatcat8371]

Wow, just, wow. After watching this I'm honestly speechless. This was by far one of the best animated films I've seen in my time, and I've seen thousands. Stunning visuals, amazing voice acting, great story, all of it comes together beautifully in this masterpiece, this, breath taking work of art. I still can't believe this is a fan animation! Hasbro should let this animator animate one of its movies! Love this channel's work, absolutely amazing. 20/10, tbh. -Scat Cat ♤

[@Banana_Pony]

im not crying i swear

[@ARI-lm7xb]

I totally agree, I just don't know how to feel about the voice acting 😭

[@Raven-is2ud]

Did anyone else see that statue of Snowdrop??

[@nendrius3]

I did

[@rosemarydietrich7462]

I did

[@ae3098]

Me

[@peterchua8454]

me

[@derpydonederped1427]

+The Neophyte Yes and it made me soooooo happy!

[@icesswolvescats7425]

Feeling proud of your own daughter. And getting the elements of harmony. Fills you with determination

[@gameexuberant9307]

Okay. Diamond tiara need to shut up, Cuz at least she has horn.

[@misleynacelus9187]

Lily Kirishima yeah

[@mariojunior2319]

Um... no, she doesn't

[@HaNguyen-yy7ke]

That... wasnt her, that was just another pony with her mane

[@StellarMoo97]

8:22 no that's her she doesn't have a horn if she did I say it should be broken off and shoved where the sun don't shine don't care if she's a kid she deserves it

[@justaguywithagoodphoto4801]

Unpopular opinion guess you could say she was *HORNY* I’ll take my leave

[@mr.minebloxdaylighttwinkle442]

15:55 woah woah woah! Celestia what are you doing?! You can’t just terminate derpy!

[@sexyghoul4391]

8:24 WTH is Diamond Tiara laughing at? She's an earth pony, so she can't cast spells either! AND HOLY SHIT DOCTOR WHOOVES TALKS FAST!

[@MintyRoot]

Don't forget she laughed at Scootaloo who couldn't fly, yet she can't fly either.

[@sexyghoul4391]

Exactly. She's just being a bitch because she can.

[@sexyghoul4391]

Hmm.... *suspicious face* CELESTIA. I don't like her. SEND HER TO THE MOON!!!! MUA HA HA!! JK.

[@sexyghoul4391]

OH NOES. no, wait. I'M DA PRINCESS DAMMIT!!!!!!!!

[@sexyghoul4391]

Sure.

[@Rambol_XP]

who's watching from 2019? *edit* 2020?

[@EmpressEveningGlow]

More like 2020

[@mayflower-emjay]

2020 baE

[@user-ll7xp5fi9u]

2020 🙋‍♀️

[@mar2164]

2020

[@YourFriendlyShapeShifterFriend]

:D

[@jarbledup]

you wonder y Luna was sent to the moon. earlier: hey Celestia I ate all the cake! NOOOOOOOOOOO boom moon trip

[@jarbledup]

soon though Luna repaid her sister by braking the window forcing her to spend thousands of dollars

[@MonopolyTownMayor]

Lol

[@MonopolyTownMayor]

Celestia is obsessed with cake

[@nakhalam762]

So just a cake then u do it to your sister???? What sister are you, should be monster is right!!! Sent Luna to me!!! No ones will lives with a shit like you, celestia!!!!

[@starwalkmedia5488]

Lol really funny

[@autumnstitchromero1457]

At the beginning there was the mane 6 but in their gen one forms

[@pancakes_ruleandherfriend8963]

Cool.

[@malgorzatasosnowicz6126]

Celeste The Fabulous Star Child , Gen 1? Then where's Missingno then? Haha! Get it as in gen 1 from Pokémon. If not em. Okay then.

[@YuiTachibanaVT]

How this is not the work of a Hasbro animator under a secret identity blows my mind :O

[@LJXrot]

I love how passionate the fandom was backthen :D never seen anything else like this

[@Lucky_Lyra]

Ikr this is beautiful

[@snowflurry6476]

the animation was BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[@taysbaray8497]

wow! such good graphics, I remember watching this 6 years ago and I came back to it now and I'm still impressed.

[@insanecrusader379]

Wow, when the background audio is amplified, you finally realize that Daniel Ingram is an amazing artist

[@mil-2287]

OMG THIS IS SO FUCKING AWESOME, IS ALSO VERY OLD, BUT WHO CARES IF I CAME TO THIS LIKE SEVEN YEARS LATER?! THE BACKGROUND PONIES IN THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY IS INCREDIBLE (I also laughed a little with Applejack's "apple" being Doctor Whooves LOYALTY and Rainbow being honesty lol) AND THEN SNOWDROP APPEARED, THE SHECLOP PONES THING AND THEN THE DOUBLE RAINBOOM TEAM, THIS IS SIMPLY AWESOME

[@MMDMizuki]

17:54 they got two of the elements wrong

[@LuminescentPancakes]

It was intentional

[@milhouse901]

How was it intentional??

[@MintyRoot]

Millena Shang Vinyl didn't go well with the orange apple, and Time Turner didn't go well with the red lightning. It was an aesthetic choice more than anything.

[@milhouse901]

Oh ok thanks

[@LuminescentPancakes]

XD

[@amethyststar3372]

the elements of loyalty and honesty were mixed up just had to get that off my mind.

[@amethyststar3372]

17:48 17:14

[@R0TT3N_TWIX]

Omg you teach dinky wow so cool

[@meraki.operose]

@@R0TT3N_TWIX ..

[@R0TT3N_TWIX]

@@meraki.operose what???

[@Kinsanth_]

i like this fananimation , even if it has its flaws , it has some new perspectives to watch and it was a very entertaining one . nice work , keep that up , i like that really much ;)

[@kaylatanouye7022]

6:46 - Celestia - "Oh damn my beautiful hair! No!"

[@scoutguy256]

The slow steam train has spontaneously turned into a high-speed electric train. Perfect sense. Great job with the wind effect from the high-speed train btw.

[@kurasakigoodies0502]

is it just me? or doctor hooves sounds like harry potter?

[@c.r.n7315]

PhantomMageXD Animations it was hard to tell he spoke so damn fast

[@show1467]

Wait. Vinyl was said to be the Elememt of Honesty right? Why did she have the Element of Loyalty?

[@cbdkellytkl]

+Sparrow Gaming The person make this surely forgotten the names of the elements

[@iemsora]

Haha...!

[@tonyturtle8094]

I know, I realised that too

[@Audreys_Cloud]

+Sparrow Gaming some people think rainbow dash should be honesty and applejack loyalty, but for me ill stick with rainbow dash as loyalty and apple jack as honesty

[@Lightspeedvore]

+Sparrow Gaming Yeah... I kinda picked up on that too. o.O;

[@IamDefinetlyaBagel]

Damn 8 years ago- This still be epic

[@godzillaschild6472]

Thank you for making this. This is a great encouragement for those of us who struggle with challenges. Please do not listen to those who are criticizing you, the ones you made this for love it and appreciate it.

[@EileMonty]

Good Job

[@yksuna]

;o Hi EileMonty!

[@foxwolf316]

this is the best dang good awesome video i would say

[@AwwsumPulse]

Well this was unbelievably Amazing, I liked how the story of this was stopping Molestia...

[@perrinfowler9305]

loved it, but the graphics definitely need some work

[@cfruge444]

Perrin Fowler It was actually the same style used in Project Thundercloud, and the option to watch in 3-D probably improved that.

[@niebieskaskarpetka8313]

Reflections, 3d and crazy camera movement alone show how much love was put into this. 13:42 look at the window, just wow

[@BitterJoyXx]

“What I really wanted was respect” .... Ad: I WANT IT WANT IT, WANT IT SO BAADDS

[@bubblebreeze3004]

Hahahahaha

[@Portableholefromthefuture]

12:05: that’s a statue of snowdrop!

[@redactedgamer1975]

Oh heck! It is!

[@taitheehuman9032]

"I'm sure they will-" *passes out* me: GRUUUUUEEEEUUUEEB

[@stardustmilk840]

RWBY ROSE I don't understand what happened xD

[@voidfloof]

Dinky used a spell

[@mxka-b5m]

5:22 "I don't need perfect vision to be happy" Hit hard -- I have glasses because of my amblyopia and sometimes elders think it's weird that I started wearing glasses when I was young; that I use electronics too much which wasn't a lie but it made me feel ashamed of myself and regretful. I've gotten over it, though. To be fair I was a dramatic 9 year old.

[@ErockTheMiner]

15:51 Honestly Celestia should be embarrassed

[@EmillionHypnos]

I remember being Obsessed with this and to this day its one of my favorite fan made videos ever ❤️

[@jolie4931]

Reading all these hate comments are so annoying. Minty Root already said she would have taken this video down long ago but her subscribers wanted her to keep it up. When your rushed you make mistakes, this is probably what happened to Minty and that's why she got the elements mixed. If she had a year or more this would have been better...I'm not hating on this video. I'm simply just saying my OPINION. It seems like people are getting more and more stupid. I never knew it was wrong to have an opinion. And I'm not hating the people who commented their opinion. All I'm saying is, there is (I know this is so cliche and what adults say) if you have nothin nice to say, don't say nothing at all. I love this video. Who cares about the elements or the terrible writing (not coming from me) this is supposed to be entertaining. I know ALOT of people will comment "WTF!? 😂😂 Little girl get off the internet." or some other bs. Aight peace.

[@braveheartthewarriorcatajClare]

bubbles and glue ikr

[@sleipnirthe8th339]

This is Pure nostalgia watching this back 🥲

[@WhiteCresentKnight]

The animation and music is pretty good but the script doesn't make any sense and Celestia is too out of character for this to be plausible. As well the the forced moral tacked on the end, it's good but once again Celestia being forced to be so out of character makes it hollow. As well the audio is jumpy and the lack of it in some places is awkward, the voice acting where it was was ok, but 22 minutes of showing off animation skills that are impressive doesn't save this

[@SomniisPMV]

Celestia is out of character because she somehow has become "corrupted" so it is out of character. "Forced moral tacked on the end"--well it is difficult to fit a story in a short episode and for what its worth it did show a lot of the info leading up to it. The story reminds me a lot like the movie "Inception" with its fast-paced story. Technical problems happens as no one is an expert. I felt that everyone did an amazing job Voice Acting, though Cougar Macdowell had some difficulty on VAing for Time Turner but I am certain he did his best. The effort the Entire Team put into this is very evident and easy to see. A year and a half in the making, and I guarantee you it was a consistent job. I understand your point of view, but it is important (especially on fan-made projects) to focus on giving information that can help them be better.

[@SomniisPMV]

Somniis Scientia And because it hasn't been said yet, Thank You, Projectexe, GloryofTheRainWings, Cougar, Balddumborat, Wubcake, and Alexandre. This was Fantastic and an amazing tribute to the show and Fandom, thank you for all the time and effort you put into creating such an awesome video.

[@WhiteCresentKnight]

they have 22 minutes of time to tell a story, and we get a fast paced rushed story that doesn't make any sense with the plot jumping around and barely connecting with the rest of the story. and that whole throw away line about her being corrupted is cheap, its a video show don't tell. its ok but its just a fandom wish fulllfilment for the background ponies to have head cannon personalities tacked onto them and retcon the whole point of the mane six being the elements of harmony.

[@WhiteCresentKnight]

half the story is just pasting part one onto the beginning to fill out 22 minutes instead of properly explaining things to the audience .its pretty and the animation is well done but its hollow

[@Jombridge]

Why does Doctor Hooves speak so fast? It's annoying. Also, lots of the animation is janky like when the perspective changes. Lots of this feels blank too with the lack of sound.

[@danielmcnulty8037]

Good points, though it still is a wonderful animation and story.

[@PkKirby]

Derek Badger Uhhh, if you say so.

[@MyFishz]

"Ditzyyoucanbarelywalkinastriaghtline!" I probably would've barely noticed if you hadn't mentioned it.

[@CresentMoonVideos]

Wouldn't Celestia want the sun up? Not the moon?

[@killerfrostbite]

No, the lost of her sister caused her to miss Luna so much she's gone mad, to keep her sister in spirit she wants it to be a ever lasting night.

[@c.r.n7315]

Glitchesxx AJ I thought celestia sent Luna to moon if she misses her just bring her back

[@zindizaldy5178]

Hetalian AMVs a im think is cebaus Derpy

[@pumpkintea4101]

Zindi Zaldy what did you even say ?

[@catherineflynn6548]

Hetalian AMVs No because this Celestia isn't really bias she also has the only power other then Luna to raise the sun.

[@happysmiley9782]

I relly like videos that tell a story this vid tells more than a story its amazing and have see the real story from other persons and this was an amazing job and the thing they are thinking you got it right too i havent ever see a better story telling video before im happy that i fond this vid becouse its an amazing and fantastic work

[@Aelipse]

I actually liked the writing, there was some suprisingly deep idea behind the story. Also, the animation was amazing, very successfully combining 3D animation with the original MLP one. The only thing I believe could've been done better is the audio. Music stops too abruptly at some points, many important characters speak too softly (celestia) or not at all. And the sounds of fighting, falling etc. could've been recorded in better quality. The overall impression is very good though. I can only wish the creators of Double Rainboom fan episode used animation like this.

[@Aelipse]

And by the way, it'd be much more impressive if the creators made their own background music instead of just stealing it from the show, but since it fits so well, I'm not complaining.

[@ghenesapaulma1963]

I don't wanna sound mean but... I am SOOOOO confused right now. I get the moral, which is really sweet, and the animation is great, but the plot is just... *repeatedly bangs head on table* WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BRAIN!?!?!?!

[@ceceliac5176]

Yeah I agree

[@charlesferris4248]

XD

[@Icheasea_T]

Ghenesa Paulma try the original one lol.

[@lanaarmstrong4232]

Ghenesa Paulma ikr

[@xprwishesshadowwolfx9869]

Ghenesa Paulma Trust me, I'm confused too

[@florianphilippschmitt9249]

18:42 did anyone notice that Dinkys Dad is the Element of loyalty but on this picture he got the element of Honesty 😂😅😅

[@Mica-kb3pj]

Was Derpy being a mail mare first a fan idea, and then it became canon in the TV show?

[@KK-qm8bo]

So twilight and the others are dead and dinky and her friends are the new replacements of the elements That's kinda sad but cool movie😨😉

[@voidfloof]

K K no dinky and the others replaced them. Off camera, they were freed

[@pinchy1441]

You mixed honesty and loyalty

[@TheGoonsPlay]

I saw that too!

[@aidenbear1233]

That was probably a mistake. I know cuz we're only human and humans make mistakes

[@aidenbear1233]

Or she did it to be funny

[@vintagenostalgia3032]

lea dash I agree

[@XxThe_White_LilyxX]

lea dash I know

[@MrKuloKake]

There were some errors that I could point out, but this is a friendly comment. GREAT JOB!

[@3Mewthree]

You can critique in a kind way. Just don't be mean about it.

[@MrKuloKake]

3Mewthree Doesn't feel right of me though. I can imagine how long and frustrating this was to make, I don't want be a negative Nancy and point out the little wrongs in all the rights.

[@RossPitSharkHunter]

Pointing out flaws is good for the creator. It tells them how they can improve.

[@kwamiqueen3873]

This animation is great

[@stillinthe70s14]

You got vinyl and whooves mixed up. Apple jack is the element of honesty while rainbow is the element of loyalty. Just saying. Other than that, this is amazing

[@zulkiffliradzi3574]

agreed andee villapando

[@mrstommytrc]

I can't believe she got the two of my favorite elements mixed up!

[@anahicontreras9175]

I agree

[@zooli2068]

The thing is that the MLP Fandom is wondering if Rainbowdash and Applejack got the wrong elements. Rainbow should have honesty, because she often blurts out whatever is on her mind, even when AJ stays quiet instead of telling the truth. AJ is always loyal to her friends and family. RD shows more honesty than loyalty, and AJ shows more loyalty than honesty. Rainbow was quick to abandon Ponyville's team for the wonderbolts, in "Rainbow Falls".

[@faithkorvela2215]

You're right

[@Drunemian]

More like a movie… I like the particle, the effect, the shader, i like it… NO, I LOVE IT! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

[@shadowstar_darkpon3479]

Overall, pretty decent. The animation was good, except for the jumps between 2/3D. The storyline, just needed a bit more exposition, I know it takes forever to make these animations, but a movie- length one would have been even better. There are a lot of unanswered questions here (what happened to the Mane 6? Why did Derpy go into that room? Why did Celestia do her thing there? Who are the new Elements?) this was far from terrible, but it needed a plot more well thought out. I've written my share of scripts, and the pacing is very hard at first, but that is why I edit it over the course of a few months, after making a list of everything I need to say, then I write a draft and ask a third party about what they still don't get. I hope to see more from your crew here, you have a lot of potential, you guys just need some practice. If you want coherent pointers, feel free to message me on here, I'll try to give you more feedback you can use. Keep it up, and good luck.

[@shadowstar_darkpon3479]

Oh, and for you people who hated this, express your opinions, but in ways that give these people tips on how to improve, so their next thing is even better. Saying "I hated this you suck you got elements wrong and I didn't understand jack" isn't helpful unless you tell them how to fix it.

[@cookiebat]

the animation is still beautiful!!!

[@athenasandher6438]

Snowdrop?

[@lunaversmagic6917]

Yeah but where's her crown

[@artsyheartsy361]

people are commenting on this is the worst fan work he/she has ever seen and yes while this might be bad, people are forgetting another fan work that is even worse. Dusk's dawn.

[@redwing554]

He/she right...

[@shadowstar_darkpon3479]

Way to defuse the situation. My concern with this animation is the seemingly random long black pauses.

[@anastasiaantoine568]

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[@anastasiaantoine568]

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[@rabbitdrawz8302]

Am I The Only One Watching This In 2016 And STILL Feeling The Awesomeness?! :D This Made My Day! Anyone Else Watching In 2016?

[@elliott8162]

ME!

[@MF-cr1ib]

Me!

[@ladyscalpel]

+Rachel Lamb me

[@miralenaspeedpaints9516]

me

[@bingopretzels1631]

+DramaLlamaGaming ME

[@crazynews364]

The weird thing is derpy's baby is in the actual MLP show but derpy for some season is no longer present in the show wonder why!

[@amnaandkhadija]

Yeah it's kinda weird

[@crazynews364]

skystarblossom AJ you think the voice actress quit and thats why shes no there or she might of been fired?

[@SilverSpoon_]

"she's offensive"' also the show: "let's decanonize a lesbian couple to introduce one more stereotypical" also the show: "wait why am i supposed to continue on the base lauren faust stated ten years ago? what bible?" also the show : Directed by Michael Vogel

[@theyukster382]

I got so hype when watch pony said celestia is evil I got so hype about solar flare

[@theyukster382]

ummmmm doctor whoove vinyl got mixed up

[@nervous_wreck]

Why is there so much hate? I don't get it... Why do people even take the time to comment on this if they don't like it?

[@SubwaySandwichBossIngo]

Criticism is important, that's why. Although there's some needless hate in the comments, there's also plenty that give the creator their honest thoughts, these are what can help the creator grow. Criticism helps one improve, and it's just as important, if not more, than praise.

[@Phaminator525]

constructive criticism is cool but ppl are just straight up shit talking lol

[@nameynamd9212]

AsianTryHard I honestly won't dare to criticize anyone if I can't do as good

[@ralek592]

that's a stupid statement, normie one at that too.

[@eponeycheetah2169]

Constructive Critisism and honest opinions is great, but then you have all the Trolls. To point out an error, or state how much you enjoy the story should be obvious.

[@MitchieDBBC]

did anyone else notice the fact that the symbols for the elements of honest and loyalty are switched?

[@MintyRoot]

Yes, it was completely intentional.

[@MitchieDBBC]

really? what's the reasoning behind that?

[@MintyRoot]

One of the fan theories said that RD and AJ had personalities fitting more for the other elements, and it turned out that the colours of the elements matched more this way with Time Turner and Vinyl Scratch.

[@MitchieDBBC]

Ahhhh, i can totally understand that. Especially because of the aesthetics of matching the symbol to a respective pony.

[@mariaen1072]

Of course

[@m0ssl34f9]

Chill Doctor! You're WAY WAY WAY too fast!

[@WillowWonder]

Great effort. Had some problems, but wonderful animation, and wonderful idea.

[@Skylos]

Lightning Chaser But awful writing unfortunatly

[@spiritsky9688]

+King_Sparis oh my lord stop going around and saying it's terrible writing! Maybe some people think it's good! Gosh just keep this opinion to yourself!

[@Skylos]

Spirit Sky this is not opinion, this is basic rules of writing. It is objectivly terrible.

[@shortlink6741]

+Spirit Sky And here I thought as a member of the pony fandom, you would also accept the element of Honesty. That seems to be the one element a lot of Bronies and Pegasisters seem to have a problem with. Sparis has every right to their opinion and to express it. If you can't accept someone else's opinion, perhaps it is you who needs a change in attitude.

[@spiritsky9688]

ShortLink I do not like My little Pony, and Honesty is about being honest, but in a kind way. The person could have just said: Great animation, but could use some improvements/a lot in the writing. She didn't have to say: But, AWFUL writing. That is no honestly, this is just plain rude. From what knowledge I have of the show, the honesty element is about being TRUTHFUL and KIND. Plus well if you can't exept my opinion fo what she has to say, HOW ABOUT YOU HAVE A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE. That's pretty much what you said to me. I just think she could be KINDER in how she explains it.

[@ArbitraryTalpidae]

Sorry if it is rude but honesty is the apple, loyalty is the lighting bolt.

[@sinonasimpsolars7212]

Same

[@tadpole9264]

Apple jack is the element of honest she will not abandon her friends in a time of need Rainbow dash is the element of loyalty she will always tell her friends the truth

[@rosieburrito]

ThatRandomAnimator Itsnt Rainbow Dash more honest and Applejack more loyal. It’s how it should be

[@fable2omg]

19:24 LUNA DOES NOT NEED ANY OF YOUR FILTHY DOORS!

[@johnjonathanington2803]

Oh hi it's you

[@jenna_Designs]

Even though the elements belong the mane 6 this is really great

[@Glidergirl10]

I know you worked very hard on this, and I'm sure you're very proud of it. So, I'm going to try and politely criticize this animation. So, the story is a bit odd. It reminded me of a bad attempt at a dramatic fan fiction. What with Derpy's "derpy hooves" and Dinky's counterclockwise horn, and not much explanation with why Celestia wanted everlasting night, it just seemed confusing. the voice acting was alright. I'm a fan of Doctor Whooves and Assistant, so I like Derpy and Dinky's voice actor, but the others weren't that spectacular. Doctor Whooves talked really fast, as if he only had a few minutes to get his lines recorded. the animation was good, but the panoramic shots were god awful, with the models chopping around. And aaaaah Vinyl's front facing model was scary, it reminded me of Rarity's mane in MMMystery on the Friendship Express. And when there was realistic looking animations, it just seemed out of place with the cartoon ponies, like Derpy falling into water at the beginning and lens flares. And the night looked strange too. but I kind of liked that the background ponies we know and love are the new bearers of the elements, and Derpy is the 'lost element of inspiration.' I think that was my favorite thing, how you implemented the fact that Lauren Faust wanted Rarity to represent inspiration, but Hasbro thought that was too complicated or something, so it's as if it was the lost element. And it fits Derpy. Overall, I didn't like it all that much. It was confusing, the odd animation brought me out of the story, and Celestia seemed out of character. But, I hope there will be improvement with Dinky's Destiny.

[@GravitySpec]

Glidergirl10 These are pretty much the feelings I had. I absolutely love the FiM series and the works that fans have created, but I struggled stopping the video before even getting 5 minutes into it and unfortunately could not bring myself to finish it when I stopped at around the 17 minute mark. The story just feels all over the place and incredibly forced and the stuttering pan shots were very distracting. I applaud the effort, but it just fell flat to me.

[@AkumaTh]

My thoughts exactly too. When certain ponies were explaining the plot, I was singing the exposition song from NC. There was a reason that pilot was split into two parts: to set up the plot and introduce us the characters to be followed by expanding more on them and conclusion. Watching this, I felt like I missed important information thinking this was part 2. But seeing the video "Project Thundercloud (2013 version)" proved that to be false. This was an ambitious attempt at doing so and the animation at times were pretty good (minus a few issues here and there) but the story felt like if you were trying to squeeze everything into one episode. When you have to explain why one of the characters is suddenly evil in the final third of the animation (and in a few line), its just not acceptable.

[@scienceandponies]

To me it seemed like some one took two sub-par dramatic fanfictions, randomly threw away half the pages of each, mixed the remaining pages together, and then gorgeously animated the shit out of the result.

[@thesamalamchannel1077]

Celsetia would never do that to a filly and why princess luna? She is the best pony princess EVER! And also honesty is applejacks one and loyalty is rainbowdashs one you got them wrong... But I do LOVE IT!

[@maritessbarranco2370]

Yeah i thought no one noticed

[@thesamalamchannel1077]

Maritess Barranco lol

[@hikkopy]

ikr they mixed apple jacks and rainbow dashes that bothered me so much!

[@thesamalamchannel1077]

your NOT A TRUE mlp fan if you don't know the difference

[@itsamphrey]

Well talking about your first comment I believe it is the elements of harmony that made her the good person and I think without them she would lose her power and thus making her mad against Derpy for destroying them

[@itchigarcia2691]

Was the Mane 6 dead in this!? 😂

[@shadowrocks95]

i think they are just turned to cystals

[@shadowrocks95]

cause you can see her turn twilight into a crystal

[@user-wv3qh6og5y]

itchi garcia no I think they just disapered.

[@Zethrona]

Yep they are dead...death by crystallization...wait...am I next?!

[@Zethrona]

Faith Toske WHAT?! **hides in box**

[@y.9645]

wait why did celectia want endless night? why did she put her sister back on the moon? also you do better animation than the mlp movie animation style

[@virignek9879]

Either she wanted the alicorn with the golden mane to appear, or some other reason

[@nebulagustyproductions4734]

@@virignek9879 i think it turns out that Derpy Is the Golden mane Alicorn I guess

[@sofabox101thewublin8]

I remember watching this and I loved the animation, but there a lot of things I did not understand like were did the mane 6 go, why would celestia trap her sister Luna on the moon again but on purpose. I don’t unsearstan this seen at 5:42.

[@jordanjackson9650]

The Second Mane 6 of da Background Ponies

[@malgorzatasosnowicz6126]

Jordan Jackson, Wow, but how did they began the new Mane 6? *Cue illumati theme song*

[@nightwolf7299]

anton

[@nightwolf7299]

Hallo Herr antpcvb

[@suziebelle4113]

this is great! idiots are just like "OMG I CAN DO BETTUR THAN U EVEN THOUGH I NEVUR ANIMATED BEFORE LOLZ"

[@aidenbear1233]

Ikr

[@vexrainbow8191]

ikr

[@logiju1]

Game critics don't make video games... Should they be dismissed too? You don't need a degree in life in order to criticize a work. I find the animation bad, and no, I don't animate. There were too many quiet and awkward moments. The animation would go to 30 fps to 15 fps. No, trying to make it more cinematic is not an excuse. The sound design could use A LOT of work. The animation is ok, but too unstable. The quality of animation keeps going up and down every frame. I could write more, but I would just bore anyone at this point.

[@vexrainbow8191]

Okay everyone needs to stop complaining about this animation you didn't make it you don't know how long this animation stop

[@vexrainbow8191]

Okay I'm sorry I'm just saying that maybe the Creator like this and it's pretty disappointed that it's getting criticized

[@TheFreakingBeast18]

pretty impressive animation. Kudos to those who made it!

[@ash18001]

Will miss all this fandom stuff

[@bbyapri820]

This has taken a YEAR and and half?! Wow... You're a really great animator! You have serious skills that not many people have! I'd do anything to be this good!

[@serfuzzypushover1160]

Why is the elements of loyalty and honesty supped?

[@mangoprince3242]

Ik they are switched but just a mistake

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

3:15-OMG! Rarity is in the background of the class!!!!

[@cheesybatpony5036]

You Minty root,have just earned yourself a new subscriber like seriously I don't get why so many people are hating this before you hate on a video please think of how long it would take you to make that same video people! But seriously tho the animation was extraordinarily good it would take me like an hour to animate a chibi pony laughing you really did a good job 👏

[@jazzie2291]

BEST MOVIE EVER.:-) ♥♥♥

[@lisettegarcia7013]

It's you and your daughter, Dinky. ^___^

[@jazzie2291]

Yeah. OH I LOVE DINKY!!!

[@lisettegarcia7013]

I wonder who's the father of Dinky.

[@jazzie2291]

Hey! *blushes*

[@lisettegarcia7013]

Sorry, Derpy. Derpy Hooves

[@Bronymonster44]

Sweet, the sequel is out now. I'm looking forward to reacting to this!

[@RainbowDashTDS]

:)

[@gracytorres261]

hi bronymonster44

[@lenaanimations4536]

Dinky: With your Determination Me: OMG, she has the element of Determination. And that means...*Spear of Justice intensifies* Dinky: your the forgotten element of inspiration Me:*Megalovania intensifies*

[@lenaanimations4536]

Only Undertale fans will get this. And great job with the animation

[@justaguywithagoodphoto4801]

It’s a beautiful day outside... birds are singing, flowers are blooming, on days like these... kids like you should be singing a chore in heaven! *points at dinky as my eye turns to a light blue shade* guys that a *dinky* situation?

[@thedoodlecave]

undertale *y e s*

[@pvzgardenwarfarepeashooter2179]

Princess Celestia being a villian is something i never expected and thought i needed but i did