Monster | An EPIC: The Musical (The Underworld Saga) Animatic

Howdy dowdy y'all - another EPIC saga, another animatic, this time 'Monster' cos it was my favourite or the batch! Didn't have much time to do this one, but hopefully it turned out okay!
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*Jorge "Jay" Rivera-Herrans (Odysseus + Writer/Composer)
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[@lordofmushrooms8804]

Watching Odysseus having a mental breakdown is pretty lit ngl

[@RavenstarDaUltimate]

the layers. he is no longer who he was but he is getting home.

[@alakazamlover4908]

@@RavenstarDaUltimate hence the prophet's line "but its no longer you" this song is like Orgers it has LAYERS

[@CheezeDerp]

True banger

[@TaliaPoindexter]

The smile on his face when he quoted Poseidon with the ruthless is mercy upon ourselves gave me chills

[@JabamiLain]

Yep ! He's gone off the complete deep end. And he had at least two chances to prevent it, the most notiçable being Polyphemus and how he handled him. It's his fault above all he ended this way. Is he even worthy of home at this point ? Before your answer, consider this. What if he turns Telemachus into him ?

[@JabamiLain]

Speaking of monster, someone theorized Hector's son survived, since he isn't heard crying in the chorus. But how does not hearing the baby prove he's alive ? No one could survive that fall. Could they be suggesting...divine intervention ?

[@multilk6399]

@@JabamiLain this song most likely confirms Odysseus' choice of killing Hector's son (if i have to drop ANOTHER infant from a wall), and i highly doubt an infant would survive the fall and since divine intervention is what got the baby killed in the first place, i doubt the gods would save him. that would just be insanely cruel: "So you know how we made you kill that child way back in the beginning? Yeah he didn't actually die, all the pain you've went through because of it was completely for nothing."

[@JabamiLain]

​@@multilk6399technically, not all gods wanted him dead. Gods like Aphrodite or Ares, supporters of Sparta, certainly prefered him alive.

[@multilk6399]

@@JabamiLain well, if you've heard the God Games song, you know that both Ares and Aphrodite didn't like him that much (at least after act 1, not sure about the time before it)

[@loverofepic]

I love how you portray him just slowly getting more unhinged! incredible!

[@wxlfii3479]

love how you made his change rather a psych break than a conscious decision

[@gweno7557]

eventually the hero lives long enough to see himself become the villain

[@christianmartinez4361]

I think the idea is odysseus is a monster from the start, but for the ones who try to protect, as poseídon says "you are the worst good because you are even great... You let him live and say your name" so if he kill the cyclops then poseídon dont drawn his fleet, therefore the true héro is Just a monster for everyone who is not under his protection

[@roselover411]

I really love the way the black veins spike through his face until he's almost perfectly halfway "evil", the ruthlessness showing the monster he's chosen to become.

[@UnknownAccount6]

His best friend was Polities

[@lampyrcy]

Sorry had to rush this one! But wanted to pump a Monster' animatic out asap cos it's so goooooood! Jorge popped off with yet another saga 10/10 💚💜 (also lemme be shameless for a sec and ask you to subscribe, would mean a lot 😅)

[@thepokepoet9482]

LET'S GO!!! THIS ROCKS!!!

[@sebaredghost9068]

YOU ROCK🤘mate

[@SomethingNew132]

btw, your shamelessness worked 😏

[@theAudaciousAudacity]

Nice

[@FVggg-qc2ui]

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[@Mr.ken7714]

I gotta say I love that colorful single tear it really brings things into perspective on how they each could’ve been hurting but showed how “Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves. ”

[@northstar6920]

Becoming the monster isn't the problem, its wither you're strong enough to kill or cage it when its no longer needed.

[@alzingafagan7501]

Why kill or cage an aspect of yourself? If you choose to be a monster, you must also choose to accept what you became of your own volition.

[@awesome0621]

@@alzingafagan7501you cage it to protect those you were trying to protect in the first place. If that monster wasn’t caged then say goodbye to his wife and child

[@cronostesla1945]

That’s the truth the hardest part of being a warrior is putting down your arms, and leaving war behind. Accepting the peace you fought for. (At least that’s what I’ve heard never experienced it myself and hopfully never will)

[@michaelarhin7842]

And the funny thing is after oddy got home, he could cage himself He went back out to seas after staying home for a while

[@No_Named_Nobody]

Unless I missed something important I think ‘I lost my best friend’ is referring to Polities, not Eurylochus.

[@Ash_ok33]

We love pancakes dont we though?

[@alisond929]

Yeah, eurylochus is still alive at this point. But we’re soon going to see he won’t be.

[@lampyrcy]

Oop - yeah that probably makes more sense 😅Thanks for pointing it out!

[@kpopplanet2907]

Isn't Eurylochus still alive?

[@Ash_ok33]

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[@samadritapathak9944]

The way my entire body gets covered in shivers when he gets to the "If I have to drop an infant" part... jesus, Jorge dude really cooked in this entire musical T^T

[@Fish-dr8sd]

With your Penelope design, Odysseus doing anything to return to her is understandable.

[@snekbetch5674]

I love how you showed Polyphemus, Circe, and Poseidon showing some remorse for their actions. Nice detail!

[@Cody_Wolf1]

THIS IS SO GOOOODDDD I love the repeating visual of the tear drop falling, it’s so goooddddd The coloring, the designs, all of it!

[@loftydabird54]

Not gonna lie I wasn't expecting this one from you, or anything from Underworld really. Because all of your previous animatics are so soft and colorful. So imagine my surprise when I saw this recommended to me. First off: How the heck did you push this out so fast the saga was literally posted two days ago. Madlad. Second: Your take with this is really nice. I love your character designs and some of the creative liberties you took. Like how you give Odysseus an almost physical transformation rather than just a mental one. He's literally becoming a monster here. And his expression during the "Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves" line gave me chills. I'm bad at conclusions so I'll just end this with a big ol' Great Job! And keep up the good work 👍

[@lampyrcy]

Tyyyyy! Yeah, it was quite a chaotic crunch of a weekend😅Ending up posting this at like 2am Aussie time just so I could post it asap (even though I needed to leave at 7 for work lol)

[@nathanhooker3274]

OSP Athena put it best: "He has suffered way too much for way too long to let others ruin the happy moment for him."- OSP History Summarized: The Odyssey THIS SONG IS PROOF OF THAT.

[@allisondempsey982]

Considering the fact that he didn't hesitate to throw an infant off a cliff due to a prophecy from the gods and being arrogant enough to tell the Cyclops that he made blind his true name as he and his men were leaving and stealing his sheep, which put him on Poseidon the god of the seas bad side; yeah he deserves everything he got. He's a horrible Captain who got all of his men killed. Jason from the Argonauts may have been a bad husband to Madea after their main voyage, but at least he kept everyone of his crew alive. Also Odysseus the king of a coastal Island, which is surrounded by the Sea. His people won't be able to fish for food because their king piss off the god of the sea. He's practically condemned his people to starve. Not even Athena, his patron goddess, would be able to help him out here. Also I highly doubt he financially compensated any of the wives and families of his fallen soldiers who went to battle with him. Yeah, he really deserved everything he got.

[@nathanhooker3274]

@@allisondempsey982 I agree, but at the end of it all, he was still able to reunite with Penelope and their son. It took 10 years, but the light at the end of the tunnel was worth it in my book.

[@toshirohitsugaya857]

@@allisondempsey982 "He didn't hesitate to throw an infant off a cliff" ==> In the Musical (Because I don't really know if this is as much the case in the Odyssey) he hesitate a long time. He litteraly has an entire song about that lmao. For the Cyclop, it was definitely hubris, and he shouldn't had done this, but you also need to see his point of view. How could he know that Polyphemus was the son of Poseidon? And he definitely couldn't kill him, or he would have lost way more soldiers. "He's an horrible captain who got all of his men killed" ==> For the cyclop how is it his fault? Was he supposed to beat Polyphemus in 1v1. For Poseidon, in the end, he didn't know it was his son. How could he? He let hubris take the better of himself, yes. Once again, why do you put it like he INTENTIONNALY provoked Poseidon lol

[@StreakofDawn]

Love the colors you used for the cyclops, Circe, and Poseidon!

[@mohammadzarifzaimmohammadh6026]

Perfect example of being nice and good suffered more then the one who did the wrong with pleasure. People who has pure heart and tried to do the good thing being stab from behind by his on goods deeds. Some people has limits to hold the pain in him/her untill he finally broke down and turn into the most what they hate, a monster, an evil soul who dosent care about mercy anymore. So this proof that some villain wasn't born, they were made by people around and by hes own mercy on others.

[@beantama_]

this was beautiful i especially liked how you had half of his mouth point up in a smile while he was facing cognitive dissonance

[@clairebenike5371]

Don't stop making these. Loved the different tear segments

[@kikicogger2284]

This is SO GOOD. I loved how at the end Odysseus’ eyes are two different colors. I don’t know if it was an intentional callback to the original epics, but it was genius regardless! Especially since in the epics Odysseus was considered wise due to his unique eyesight- aka his heterochromia. So Odysses’ eyes becoming gradually more different is beautiful symbolism for him becoming wiser- for him gaining that “unique eyesight.” Excellent job!!

[@ShyyGaladriel]

I love how you play with color in this.

[@DilutedH2SO4]

this gives jekyll and hyde vibes towards the end and i am here for ittttt ilyyyy

[@shineyluna1268]

Your anime style is SO GOOD here, incredible visual story telling 😢

[@ThalortheBlack]

Eventually even the greatest reach a breaking point and say, “Enough is Enough!” If the world will not appreciate a hero then they shall suffer a monster.

[@emissary8071]

I absoluelty love the tear drops transitioning to the next lyric, itself so cool!!! And the expressions and poses are amazing. Also my god how he actually starts looking like a monster, with the grey growing and all the scars and the eyes?!! It's so cool! Also it's so unnerving how he smiles with those lyrics. This is so cool

[@volare222]

omg, chills, so many chills. I am so pleased how you managed to make your cute Ody becoming more and more frightening, amazing 👏👏👏

[@coldbane428]

Kratos: I’ll become the monster like none they’ve ever known!

[@kadets6411]

Oh my gods Your portrayal of Odysseus in this animatic with the song monster is so incredibly good and sad. I can't, your a monster and soooooo gooooood 😭

[@leophoenix2155]

This honestly doesn't looked rushed at all. I love the use of colors to help distinguish all of Odysseus opponents he's faced thus far in the story. 10 out of 10 will watch again.

[@ezekieltemnyvolk]

I absolutely love your designs for all of the characters so much

[@aishyas]

I cried, the way you depict the story in this animatic is awesome!

[@elenjulia8271]

Omg...the tears!!! This was heart wrenching in the best way possible

[@omarsalem1219]

THIS FANDOM IS FREAKING FAST

[@fataleflare]

This is amazing! I hope Jorge sees it!!

[@6Mourning6Star6]

To surpass monsters, you have to discard your humanity. Trying to overcome them will inevitably lead to the loss of your humanity eventually.

[@voidgen5861]

I barely noticed you used the tears as a transition. That's marvelous!

[@heathzowitsky1310]

this is so so good love how you designed him the scar is sick

[@SaiGuyPie]

HOLY, I LOOKED AND YOUR ANIMATION AND THEY WERE GREAT, BUT IMPLIMENTING THESE KIND OF ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE CHOICES REALLY MAKE A CHILLING IMPACT AND I LOVE IT

[@joeyswafford3956]

I love how during the examples, he becomes more intense midway with the more personal ones

[@almostnw155]

Amazing as always. I really love this song and loved the visuals you made for it

[@brotherdragon0075]

I love this animation so much because of the fact it depicts the nature of life ones will to love, survive, and protect will inevitably lead one down the path of destruction just to keep what they have within their grasp regardless of the consequences of those actions. As long as he survives to get home with his family death will be the only thing that tears them apart and even then it might not work.

[@TheDuckmissile]

OMG it's so much more powerful in visual. I was already on the verge of tears listening to it for a first time but now it's so much more powerful >w

[@ravenclawfairy3648]

I am blown away!! 🤯 Your art style is so adorable and emotional!! ❤️❤️

[@RCOLLINS1446]

Love the visual imagery of Ody slowly being corrupted!!!

[@cybonikAutoma]

i use to not be the biggest fan of this art style but holy shit did this animatic change my perception of it, i was SO wrong XD

[@turtle8822]

You either die the hero or you live long enough to see your self become the villain

[@Luthi3n3]

This is so good!!!

[@haydarken3541]

Daaaang, really quick turnaround, impressive!

[@Ash_ok33]

UNDERRATED THIS IS SO GOOD!

[@lilacsilk]

HOOW DID YOU GET DO TI SO FAST BUT SRILL MAKE IT LOOK AMAZING

[@A_Random_Plush_Rabbit]

2:14 why was my first thought "Damnit Odysseus is in his emo era" lmao 😭

[@Ebull1entEdits]

Amazing job! I can’t wait to see if you take it any further in the future. This would be even more amazing if it had more frames. (I know how much work that is so I’ll wait)

[@legend_of_zelda_nerd]

This is awesome, I love your style!❤

[@aravenbythenamealex]

[@daniellaherget3878]

Wow this has ne in tears! Your art drives how the point of the song perfectly ❤

[@pokemonfangoodboy807]

This is one of the best pieces of media i have ever seen. I'm surprised this channel doesn't have a million yet

[@RCOLLINS1446]

Fantastic Thumbnail by the way!!! Especially love the shading!!!!!!

[@unoriginal3070]

Way to underrated, your animation is amazing!! Please continue!!

[@loganodonnell1549]

The way the corruption spreads throughout the song is a great take on this i feel. Just kinda hits differently when it shows rather then just on the inside

[@chanelrobinson6905]

I love your artwork and hard work 😍😁😍 keep you the good work 👍

[@OGOfficialTGK]

NGL this reflects war at it's finest

[@CheezeDerp]

This is amazing! Love the art and the story of The Odyssey in the song

[@Glader96]

Absolutely wonderful. A little detail I really appreciate is that it looks like Odysseus hides his monstrous side from Penelope and Telemachus at the end of the song. When he runs to embrace them the POV only shows the human half of his face and even after that, both his wife's and son's eyes are closed whenever they could have seen the monstrous features of Odysseus' face.

[@MultiverseSaga2024]

This looks really good and I like the animatic as well.🔥

[@DeaconNorton-eh6td]

This is amazing!

[@Kaylee-Bear]

Straight into the looping playlist this goes! I love this song and the aninatic

[@valkines]

Just heard this song by random chance and found this video by even more random chance. Now it's a favorite of mine, especially since I love reading EPIC tragedies

[@DeaconNorton-eh6td]

Imma keep commenting to boost the algorithm

[@demetriospanti9015]

Okay, the animation is great, but is it intentional that as the song goes on Ulysses looks more and more like Hunter as possessed by Belos?

[@Ash_ok33]

I was thinking the same thing 😂😂😂

[@demetriospanti9015]

@@Ash_ok33 Thanks!

[@lampyrcy]

It surprisingly wasn't intentional - guess it was a subconscious artistic push from my Owl House phase 😅

[@demetriospanti9015]

@@lampyrcy Eh, okay

[@1empressstudios158]

How y’all so fast 😭😭👏🏾👏🏾

[@alexanderfelix9885]

Everything has changed since Polyphemos death

[@DilutedH2SO4]

he really needs an orpheus right now

[@RocioBlanco-ex7iu]

I love it, but his Best friend is Polites, no euriloco

[@johanselmangranger5561]

This was amazing and beautifully done, but is it just me, or does this line up really well with aot.

[@gameplaygrind2933]

Amazing bro

[@sebaredghost9068]

So I apologize for sounding like a broken record, but with polyphemus, poseidon and Troy being mentioned this song/animatic i have to ask you again, to please do some animatic of the previous sagas, i’m begging you🙇🏻‍♂️

[@sebaredghost9068]

Also in the part with “lost my best friend” where you use Eurylochus instead Polites, is it because you doesn’t have a character design for Polites and haven’t draw him a lot yet or because you were a excited and pumped to make the animatic for the song!

[@Waffily78]

I love it you are such a good artist

[@girl35puppy39]

Yoooooooo!! This is awesome! 😀✨

[@CookieCovers03]

Genuinely phenomenal

[@JabamiLain]

Someone theorized Hector's son is alive, since he isn't heard crying in the chorus. But how does not hearing the baby prove he's alive ? No one could survive that fall. Could they be suggesting...divine intervention ?

[@toxicdemon1315]

Is that what you seek?

[@JabamiLain]

​@@toxicdemon1315well, Greece wasn't exactly a stable nation, so I guess so.

[@garethmorton5620]

There actually is myths that suggest that, and that he was spirited away by the local river-god and founded a city in Sicily. But that myth was pretty much just in that city in Sicily, probably to try and seem more interesting, like Rome's mythical link with Aeneas and a bunch of cities with Perseus, Herakles, and Diomedes.

[@gamerforlife9999]

I love this video soo much it fits sooo goooood

[@CHOSHASHI]

LETS GOO THIS IS SO FAST

[@LiamRooney-be1ww]

Please keep making these

[@Max-playz831]

Can’t wait till next saga

[@user-hs9tt4el9l]

this is a very good animation i love it

[@UnfaithfulFangirl]

Fuck. That's it. I'm done. Ruthlessness is mercy on ourselves... who the fuck came up with *THAT??* why is it so damn powerful? Gods, it gives me chills all the time and this whole animatic did. not. HELP.

[@JabamiLain]

A character this song applies incredibly well to, is Akuma Homura from "Madoka Magica". That, and the Prince of Persia. This song also serves as an inspiration for some fic scenarios. I'm not exactly the merciful type when writing. Except for "OMORI" characters. Those went through enough. Unless I want them to face the adults. Those leeches... Then, the fighting calls out to me.

[@graysonseale4309]

This is what happens when a person reaches there limit they forsake there morals to achieve there goals but this man is willing to do everything he can to see his wife and child again but this song also has him ask himself I’ve lost so much my mother my best friend my mentor he can’t bare the loss of the only outher people he cares about and hence he forsakes everything to get back to them

[@mingan3781]

When he said he lost his best friend I always thought he was talking about Polities

[@finnlucaknudsen1806]

Just bunty full. Graet work

[@lnel6211]

Amazing!!

[@sagesavage6227]

Pretty sure it was reference to polites

[@icywolf999]

What an epic mental breakdown-

[@maxdon2001]

Great animatic!

[@EmotionalEpic-EnraiMusic01]

Great great great👍 I subscribed💜

[@RodolfoPimenta1998]

The Hunter scar tho- toh fans caught that!

[@vazak11]

WOW!

[@carastone1897]

-_- But if you become the monster, you will lose it all, for who could love a true monster, and for how long will you live before a "Hero" comes to slay the monster that you have become?