New Prosthetic Weapons for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice [Art Competition]

[@VaatiVidya]

Thank you for your support. This video took a long time to make, but nowhere near as long as the aggregate time of everyone who submitted art for this challenge. To those folks - I may not have had time to feature your art, but I hope you found value in competing and honing your craft. Congratulations to you all. To the winners and runners-up - I'll attempt to send out payment within 24 hours of this video being uploaded!

[@Fahren_o]

Thank you for this amazing competition. It was so exciting to follow the submissions and helped to wait for the game's release.

[@themoonsevilsister1561]

You should make this a small priceless monthly thing!

[@oricon9750]

Thank you for giving us the oppertunity! even tho it didnt work out for me i had a lot of fun :D

[@sergiokaminotanjo]

awesome video. lve thought teh mistery prize would have been a feature of one of the submits,thought l knew that would be too much work for FS

[@CireusGaming]

Thank you for giving us all a chance to submit our art. So much amazing work.

[@DBRoot]

I'm a bit in shock, but its quite an honor to be among all of these beautiful entries! Thank you for arranging this competition

[@ryanshuparsky5711]

Your design was awesome!

[@calebdrobnick4874]

oh no.... here comes.... THE CLAW! (honestly though awesome work dude)

[@megalomaniacko1]

Your design is my #1 it's genius

[@Limitless-g9g]

Good stuff my friend, keep it up

[@Limitless-g9g]

👍👍👍👍

[@ggwp638BC]

Me: submits a paint-made concept like it was my masterpiece Artist guys: literally makes a 3D model of their idea It was one of those fights you're suppose to lose, right?

[@OXhuls]

dude i didnt even try. i wanted to submit aswell but my stylos broke. so it was kinda fate to not take part in this lol. i didnt watch the video though but reading what people are saying...bo chance i would have been in top 100 lol

[@gatsuyatsu]

I really enjoyed the challenge but you would think that there would be more traditional art or at least focusing on design over art? But if you check the top 100, they're all digital and they look really great, so yeah I think I didn't stand a chance by submitting a traditional drawing :P

[@calebperz-stewart4334]

the kobayashi maru lol

[@GigawingsVideo]

The dark soul of prosthetic arm art challenge :p

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

GGWP it just shows people don't do it for money but because they want to share art.

[@chidatv1602]

I loved all the design but my favorite was probably the Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Disk.

[@denglong7180]

lmao

[@madoimaru]

the "d-d-d-d-duel!" added to the background music made me laugh pretty hard.

[@mawichan]

Imagine you get to cast your opponents into the shadow realm.

[@chidatv1602]

@@mawichan Imagine summoning Exodia, and beating the game instantly

[@peterheck2429]

@@chidatv1602 BUT NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO SUMMON H- *slap*

[@weeamood9615]

The Hand of the Rising Sun is goddamn beautiful. Genius idea and stunning execution. Congratulations to the artists who participated and were featured. Completely deserved.

[@WingZX1103]

weeamood I hope to god From software is watching this. Also, that is incredible badass of design.

[@ravenl.twilight3377]

I know right? the only thing I can thought when you try to "escape" in this game is using some sort of "smoke". but the guy who create the Rising Sun definitely blew my mind but still has the aspect of lore and immersion both in utility and design

[@imasexydinosaur2656]

The artwork and thought of the prosthetic is amazing. Only issue I can think of with it, is that it might be a bit too powerful and depending on how high you get get it could cause some exploits with the terrain with boss fights, but other than that it looks amazing. I was stunned at the work he put into it

[@WingZX1103]

@@RefrishX or what if you can launch 2 balloons but it allows you to create a getaway line to grapple off of. God i want this design to be a thing.

[@ravenl.twilight3377]

@@imasexydinosaur2656 I don't think it's too powerful since get to high vantage point to gain advantage is the point of playing sekiro (hence the grappling hook mechanics). not to mention it's still need 5 spirit emblem. But still nice job noticing it

[@Otzdarva]

Big props for the spoiler warnings, I'll be sure to watch after my first playthrough. ❤️

[@chrisdavis5355]

He just has some gameplay running in the background with a boss or two showing up for a couple seconds, very little that gives anything away. If you don't care about that then watch ahead but if you want to be completely blind when you first play it makes sense not to watch. So hyped.

[@Bishcona]

@@chrisdavis5355 same I keep getting fucking sekiro ads on KZbin videos it's killing me 😭😭 I can't wait much longer lmao

[@AttiMatter]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Otzdarva same

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Otzdarva do you get anything from killing King Doran in Demon's Souls?

[@cactustrails5268]

Wow I hope FromSoft takes a look at this. All amazing ideas and unique weapons that just makes me more excited for Sekiro. Hopefully they take ideas for this for later dlc. Thanks VaatiVidya for the contest

[@jriibzmodus4792]

Unfortunately it's too precise and unambiguous for a developer to put in the game.

[@bluecollarcommentator7772]

@@jriibzmodus4792 I mean, if they choose like, 3, perhaps that'd be fine

[@knightslayer6161]

Vaati says why it could not be so towards the end.

[@knightslayer6161]

John Doe i do think is special. In terms of being so fucking cool. I love these designs. But yea. You’re right on everything else.

[@TakedaDoujin]

The issue is that if they light a design, and put it in the game, then the creator has to now be put on the art team. Even as a formality. To that end, it might not be the best precedent to set.

[@TerraMantis]

Absolutely amazing work here! Wow. Also, for a game that technically doesn't exist yet, I'm astonished by what a vibrant and creative community it has.

[@LeanLoverOffical]

Doesnt exist yet is not the right wording my man

[@blackoutgenez]

Souls comnunity is already the sekiro community

[@ibn_adham]

The game exists. It just hasn't been released. I don't understand your logic here.

[@UshioKiss]

it literally releases in like a week bruh

[@Juanfcoglezf]

Dude stop smoking so much electric lettuce, the game already exists, the community is mostly the DS community.

[@notbulger]

Vaati: The Hand Of The Rising Sun! Me: *under breath* holy shit...

[@steveweighner]

Such...Beauty...

[@starsheep1140]

I was blown away by that, I got giddy just thinking about how fun it could be if it were in the game

[@Wilhelm_Turner]

Heh..Hehehe..Hahahahahaha...Praise the sun.

[@feralgamersincrpg]

As a designer of Tabletop RPGs I commission a lot of artists, I will be going through this list of amazing artists for some future projects. Great competition Vaati

[@AdoreYouInAshXI]

On a serious note, some people may not realize how epic this contest was. Just look at the combined amount of work, time and imagination that went into what we, the viewer, saw! Now imagine *all* the submissions. It's amazing to see such creativity and is awesome, in the literal sense of the word. Thank you Vaati, for making stuff like this happen.

[@madbrosheo1514]

"Red Eye Orb Prosthetic." Use to invade another player.

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Mad Bro Sheo chaos Zweihander prosthetic

[@nachalnik5738]

@@ArstotzkaEmpire use to git gud

[@lumbajackthumbs7755]

Cheat engine prosthetic; it has a computer monitor and a keyboard attached to it

[@codysykes5568]

It'd be cool to have an item that "invades" other players and lets you take the form of a red Oni that uses spirit emblems to stalk the invaded player, like 5 per second of invisibility and on the invaded player side, plays proximity based tense music that gets louder the closer the Oni gets to you :O

[@HitokiriShin]

omg..this is amazing. First one is like the Saw Blade from Bloodborne!

[@eianfullerton1812]

I was thinking the Whirligig saw

[@n00bsstuff36]

Pizza roller*

[@igor-ld8qm]

I also wanted to make a pizza cutter design but i had college work xD

[@HitokiriShin]

@@eianfullerton1812 You are right, I meant it tho :) didn't know the exact english term! my bad.

[@eianfullerton1812]

@@HitokiriShin no probs. I just really love bloodbourne so i know the weapons by heart

[@oumashu8390]

nice bloodborne easter egg with the crow called eileen

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Ouma Shu imagine if in dark souls there was a weapon that can summon crows like arrows or any weapon that is basically long ranged but different from bows.

[@The_Atroknight]

Praise the HAND OF THE RISING SUN. Amazing concept. Love the art here \[T]/

[@1123Barny1]

PRAISE THE SUN! PRAISE THE SUN! PRAISE THE SUN!

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

The Atroknight praise the Moon.

[@tonyinfinite5174]

Hand of the rising sun 🌞 has made Soliare proud Sunbros rise up

[@yvesgomes]

This should inspired FromSoft to add coop. Just make the guest turn into a ghost when using the grappling hook and when on branches, to ignore collision. Should be fine. :P

[@AmeKiyaru]

Is it not incredible that a game studio, a dedicated analyst and a fanbase merge to create this TON OF BEAUTIFUL art, lore, ideas and love? I’m actually quite touched.

[@GigawingsVideo]

A very rare feat indeed. The closest thing I witnessed is Phineas and Ferb creators working together with a talented fan for an episode.

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

AmeKiyaru same

[@BoomstickGaming]

Great job artists! You can do something I can not quite comprehend!

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Boomstick Gaming yeah, we people who can't draw circles are not even close to them...

[@fariaafrozekhan159]

Vaati please allow us to design a boss for the next From Software game.

[@itsgrapes5163]

Id kick ass in this contest. Monster design is my jam. Please Vaati make it happen.

[@epicaccount9036]

@@itsgrapes5163 im better with weapon design

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Faria Afroze Khan a giant spider who turns into a fucking Godzilla and after that you summon mecha Godzilla to fight it.

[@mightymitchell99]

@@ArstotzkaEmpire 8 Armed prosthetic Samurai Boss. Simple idea that I think would be memorable, stealing your equipped prosthetics for different attacks, etc.

[@mugglyknife1273]

He did it!

[@lluisperegrino7832]

The Hand of the Rising Sun legitimately made me laugh when I saw the grappling and re-attacking part. So cool, excellent work to ALL of the artists, and good work Vaati for running this thing!

[@zaid_alhelu]

If fans can come up with these, I can't wait what from soft has prepared for us...

inb4 they came up with generic garbage

[@xxo-deathshot-oxx2047]

Ibrahim Baghdadi they are folks who went to school and are collaborating to create something these fans separately would not be able to conjure up

[@nanderlizernanderlizer684]

fans always come up with more interesting stuff than devs

[@Fumble469]

Fromsoft won't be as flashy as the fans

[@xxo-deathshot-oxx2047]

Nanderlizer Nanderlizer hardly fans think of these those might be cool on paper but not actual gameplay or even be practical

[@AhriOfAstora]

Seriously this was so much fun to participate in and see all the other designs, It must have been immensly hard to pick winners but I think you did a great job. For me just being in your video is amazing, I never even expected to end up there given so manny amazing designs were submitted. Good job everyone who participated!

[@chiranjeevir9828]

Which one is yours?

[@AhriOfAstora]

@@chiranjeevir9828 19:50

[@erick_40k]

The Hand of the Rising Sun is so damn fun, weird, creative and interesting an idea that I could see Kojima using it on MGS 5. The author of the concept is a genius

[@shaunakdeshpande3837]

Drawing used to be one of my biggest hobbies as a kid but I hadn't drawn anything in years. I just wanna say thanks Vaati for this challenge. I enjoyed every second I spent drawing for this challenge. I knew that I am nowhere good enough to appear even in the top 100 but I was really satisfied with myself when I submitted my entry. Also, all of the submissions showcased here are amazing!

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Shaunak Deshpande I used to draw political maps when I was a kid. Even now though I do it from time to time. Good job.

[@GigawingsVideo]

Saying that they're amazing is an understatement. I followed many communities and I can say this is the first time I was mind blown to see how many top notch ideas and artworks done for this challenge. This community is beyond creative and amazing! I wish all the top ten and some more to be part of the industry because holy shit these ideas need to be used in games!

[@RothurThePaladin]

Great wolf cannon is very berserk and a nice throw back.

[@yvesgomes]

BTW... the regular attack actually fired a projectile, right? It wasn't just the preparation for the secondary move, right?

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Rothur The Paladin yeah

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Rothur The Paladin or you can say Artorias

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Rothur The Paladin I hope we get berserk references in Sekiro but probably not.

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Rothur The Paladin anyways, it's nice to see that this game is turning out to be better than some expected.

[@marleybose8598]

Wow, all the these designs look incredible, hats off to all the artists! Can’t wait for Friday!

[@Ze_Ze_Ze]

RIP I didn't make into the video

[@majeedmamah7457]

Still very rewarding to participate.

[@ianthorpe1925]

Do you have a link to your entry?

[@rand0m508]

Me neither :/ I'm gonna post mine on reddit now, maybe you should too :) the community there is also very positive most of the time

[@lolosh99]

I’m waiting for all the vaati videos coming with sekiro Ahh I can’t wait !!! 🙈🙈💔❤️

[@bearbrain1123]

If he does another "Prepare To Cry" series but on Sekiro I'm gonna need a councilor after the floods of tears 😂😊

[@tyynymyy7770]

Wow, the last entry! Those Ricardo Emigs designs on Artstation are really phenomenal! I really hope he manages to become a concept artist for a studio that can utilize his creativity and skills to the full extent. I really like the "morning coffee" creature.

[@carlosbustillo3078]

An Eileen the crow refrence I'm crying

[@iWillWakeYouUp]

This is why you're one of my favorite channels on youtuber - period. You are so humble and cool as a person. You never miss a chance to shout out people and use your success and platform to help others out. That and your content is great, of course. I remember subbing when you were still a somewhat small channel. I also remember the stupid controversy which you tackled as well as anyone could have. With dignity and honor. You're truly one of the greats on youtube, Michael.

[@selmitoons]

Its been almost a week and im still blown off by the incredible design of the hand of the rising sun.

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

Vaati honestly, you're probally my favourite person on the internet. You actually care about artists and creators and give them the respect they honestly deserve. And of course there are your high quality video's that we've all come to love, you're literally that one awesome grandfather with awesome tales and stories and keeps everyone of the big soulsborne series together. Love your work and keep it up!

[@ethanhudson2009]

absolutely gorgeous renders of each of these. i didnt believe you when you said it was amazingly hard to come down to the top ten but now i totally believe

[@MrLobran]

It was a honor to compete alongside so many great artists! The fact that my artwork made it to top 100 is beyond amazing and a great incentive to keep working and growing more as an artist. Thanks Vaati for your great content and to the community that made it so exciting and challenging. Just like our Souls games, eh? Looking forward to the next ones! And let us all enjoy Sekiro in just a couple days :D

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Rogerio Silenti it was pretty good so there's nothing to be shocked of.

[@JacobCross17]

The moment I saw the name, and the image, and I grinning and filled with joy, I lost his twice, but bringing my sprites up, and seeing the Hand of the Rising Sun, rose it up to the point of almost tears, that man who gazes at the sun still watches over us to this day and age. :) If I really paid attention, I would have entered, my idea would have been focused on defence, but these entries are all gorgeous never the less.

[@DavidHowlettisaHunk]

The amount of talent on display here is just phenomenal. Blown away by everything I saw.

[@mardiov]

You guys are talented. I feel a sense of camaraderie and elite being subbed to this channel.

[@zelan]

Lol, shoutouts to the pun on the balloon for the Hand of the Rising Sun entry. It's still read as "sekirou", but essentially means "sewing wolf" instead of the usual "one armed wolf". That attention to detail.

[@inksplattercomicscomicartw4746]

Dang, pretty bummed out I didn't make it, but very excited for all those who did!

[@DobromirManchev]

Excellent initiative! So many talented people out there, it's great that they can get some publicity thanks to your audience.

[@MrTobstars]

Only 5 more days guys. And awesome artworks as well as creative ideas!

[@kazaarus5007]

I had no idea what I was getting into when I clicked on this video, since I hadn't watched the original contest announcement, but holy hell was I pleasantly surprised and extremely impressed. Theoretical engineering is some of the most fun you can have, especially when physics isn't a true factor and there are minimal constraints. But when given a unique prompt like this, creativity tends to shine through, and boy did it fucking radiate. Huge props to all of the submissions, these were fantastic.

[@AhriOfAstora]

I like the way you write

[@DividedWeAllFall]

Who else pre ordered the game? Can't wait to play it!!! ahhhhh the wait is killing me!

[@sablemae8853]

I did

[@DkViking1]

I did as well. For the PS4 Pro with an install size of 16.5 GB.

[@streetg850]

Always been against pre-orders but this game definitely gets an exception

[@wardedrumble1375]

same i cant wait

[@The-Azure-Knight]

Has no good pre order bonuses so no.

[@frankgg3321]

I don’t have any words to describe this art other than Amazing. I’m a beginner artist and this gives me so much inspiration and warm my heart. Thank you.

[@smashOsmash]

I did not expect these submissions to be this creative. Well done everybody!

[@bauminsonx9662]

Such a well made video, good job. Clean and to-the-point narration, good reasons for why you like some designs and others not so much and additionally a friendly and helpful message; One of the best KZbin videos I've seen in a long time.

[@TheSwampPrince]

This is probably the most consistantly wholesome channel on KZbin.

[@draven_sword7092]

Holy hell what the absolute WHAT?!?! SO MANY OF THESE ARE SO INCREDIBLE!!! I'm absolutely mind blown. There are some ridiculously talented folks in this community. My brain is having a tough time maintaining human function after trying to comprehend all this badassness.

[@Blackthornprod]

Fantastic video :) ! The art here is incredible.

[@kdshinobi8132]

First thing I thought of when number 1 came on was the song: “House of the Rising Sun.” Which is easily one of my favorite songs to sing and play on the electric guitar. Good Job my man

[@huskytzu7709]

I wish there’s more complex prosthetic tools in the game to actually play with. Everything we’ve seen so far is quite simple and bare bones. I’m sure theres a bunch more tools. Just want them to be as complex as some shown here. Good job guys. So much talent ♥️

[@EmmanuelTurner245225]

There are so many talented people out there. It's crazy how well these were done and I can only imagine the quality of the hundreds we haven't seen.

[@redpandarampage2191]

This was a fantastic competition- ty for hosting it. The winner's designs were phenomenal- my submission looked like absolute crap compared to them haha! XD

[@kalameet3136]

Hello Vaati. I rarely comment on your videos, mostly because I'm not that interested in lore anymore, but seeing you do this kind of thing I just couldn't pass by. It's this feeling we all experience when something completely new (like BB) comes out from our beloved game developers. And you doing this challenge is really amazing, because not only you spread out the word, but also we get to see how other people experience or maybe have some expectations from this game, along with shout outs. Thank you for that, sincerely.

[@vffvx8216]

Holy shit, no.1 looks amazing and is so creative!

[@BagAccount]

Quite unbelievable how much work went into this video, both you your end and the artists end. Amazing work, as usual Vaati.

[@badadvice6276]

I had so much work I didn't even get to do more than start, but I'm glad that I'm able to see such great designs and potential.

[@thereisnosuchthingaslove1820]

bonus for hand of rising sun: with tengu skin equipped when going for a deathblow you scream a sharp battle cry of "WHOOOOOOOOOOOO"

[@schmoorfderschmied1763]

The Soulsborne-Community is even more beautiful than I thought. Thank you.

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Schmoorf der Schmied sekirosbloodsouls community.

[@schmoorfderschmied1763]

@@ArstotzkaEmpire We dont know yet. What was before may have been beautiful, but this, my friend, could be something entirely new. A new chapter. I do not doubt it will be beautiful, but it will be something different. And I look forward to it.

[@jamesthefront2246]

I was so engaged and excited with all these submissions that every time I saw gameplay, I got confused as to why the footage didn't fit the description. Fantastic work from all the artists!!

[@HalfLifeOfHumanity]

Man.. Oh MY, The Hand of the Rising Sun is stunningly gorgeous. What a beautiful piece of artwork whose beauty is only matched by its deadliness. I love, absolutely LOVE the visuals on that perfect, singular page describing the weapon and all it entails with a centerfold drawing that is simply majestic. Everything on that page adheres perfectly with every other part, and all those parts tie together with such natural fluidity and flow. Each part of the page, both descriptive and visual, adds so much without ever sacrificing an ounce of the cohesiveness. And the depiction of the sky lantern, at its peak height, in the center so perfectly encapsulates the creativity and how truly awe-inspiring this project is. This central visual went above and beyond the core purpose of visualizing the weapon and how it would be used; but this visual is truly a successful piece of storytelling with such attention to detail that you can understand the emotions and the fear that the enemy soldiers are feeling at that moment, and in that picture I feel the artist truly captured the essence of the entire game of Sekiro and took it even further with a weapon so unbelievably beautiful yet deadly, awe-inspiring yet also inducing a sense of dread for the confused soldiers blinded by a weapon so complex and fleshed out that they will likely be dead within seconds of the scene at hand. Not to mention the immaculate attention to detail that helped flesh out the believability of the weapon and establish its presence in the world of Sekiro. Looking at this image brings me back to the enthralling opening cutscene to Sekiro. I feel drawn in and heavily invested instantly by this portrait, akin to the grippingly powerful hold the game itself had on me. Every choice for this page is masterful, from visual perspective, to setting portrayal and the narrative weight given to the weapon. It truly invokes the sense of awe that playing Sekiro for the first time also invoked within me. And with Sekiro being one of my all-time favorite video games, that is a truly difficult fear to accomplish. But there is one visual choice that I truly love above all others in this picture; a choice which commands innate respect for how effectively it was executed & portrayed. And it affected me instantly from a subconscious level, drawing me into the painting on first glance and holding me there as it truly invested me in the world it built. That choice was too place the perspective of the painting at roughly the same eye level as one of the enemy soldiers that Sekiro is descending upon. It instantly directs your brain to struggle and try decipher the confusing situation that you are in with the perspective of an enemy soldier. Those soldiers do not have a fold out page detailing the complex and nuanced, yet well developed and coherent design of The Hand of the Rising Sun. They had just been attacked, and within a split second of that initial attack they were already being blinded from above by a Giant-Floating-Lantern-wielding Shinobi. Upon first viewing this portrait, I felt as though I were in the shoes of a third enemy soldier trying to prepare for an incoming attack like no other. And while my compatriots and I desperately tried to see through the blinding light and prepare for the Shinobi descending upon us from above, I can feel the speed and deadliness of the danger at hand. My vision begins to restore for a split second as one of my comrades is plucked from the sky and killed by the Shinobi. My sight returns just long enough to meet the gaze of my equally perplexed gaze. The Shinobi redraws his Lantern as quickly as he withdrew it to kill my ally, and he reaffixes the blinding light upon us as the reality of how grave our situation is sets in. Like a Hawk, or an Owl, masterfully plucking its confused, unprepared prey out of existence, my only other friend and ally is stripped of his mortal coil. We never stood a chance, and I truly feel BOTH the dread of the soldiers AND the unmatched prowess & deadly might of the Wolf Shinobi and his Hand of the Rising Sun. Absolute art. Absolute mastery. Absolute awe-wrenching beauty.

[@noarmsnolife6665]

I am genuinely blown away by the level of quality these entries show. Who knew you, and the souls franchise in general, had so many incredible fans and artists? I think my personal favorite is probably weeping gold, it's a super interesting idea. But seriously, all of the ones you showed were genuinely fantastic.

[@havesomewater856]

An untertaining video that also features artists, youtube has never been so pleasant

[@sageastreaus7905]

Mad respect to No.1 but not only that, to every other artist who took the the time to send your art, to get your recognition out there. Keep going and pursuit your dreams. Even though you didn't get first place, you guys all got number 1 in my heart.

[@joelperry997]

Damn theses concepts and designs are actually insane! From soft needs to hire these guys immediately

[@uncleraider4044]

I really hope modders will one day be able to make these a reality

[@placebo2361]

So im more than a little late to the party but I can't just ignore the amazing work being done here not just by these fantastic artists but the man (the legend) Vaatividya himself, I've always loved the souls community and its thanks to the quite frankly astonishing work you put in my man, you went well above what you could have done even going as far as trying to present the art to fromsoft yourself (which is fantastic) and had it been my studio you would have been welcomed in with open arms if only for the such a fantastic idea. This competition has warmed my heart and renewed my love for this vibrant and clearly far to talented community. A testament not just to the games we love but to the people we share them with.

[@TheJohnathan117]

Praise the (rising) sun.

[@bearbrain1123]

This really makes me feel so happy to be part of this beautiful, artistic and passionate community, congratulations to everyone that won and every runner up and every other talented artist that took part 😊 these were amazing.

[@DaveGamesVT]

Gorgeous art, great concepts. Love it all! I'm so hyped for Sekiro!

[@sedy5297]

I love how much effort all the people put into this challenge and their art, it's awesome! Thanks for showing it to us and of course a big thanks to all the artists.

[@Xuejinyuan]

Holy moly I got chills when I saw #1

[@KuroSelene]

Thank you for hosting the contest Vaati. Thanks to you I was able to do a deep research on my family (Hirata) which I had never once done before. It was a deep learning experience to me for which I'm really grateful.

[@DatAsianGuy]

there is some really good art in there. I also participated, but I'm nowhere near their skill level.. yet.

[@apenmaker]

fuck yeah! that's the spirit!

[@agustinlopez260]

Keep it up dude, im sure you will acquire an incredible skill ;)

[@THConnoisseur]

Props to all the artists and their entries! I am taken back with what you do and i am envious i lack the artistic ability to partake.

[@cantonnierbethcepourlavhy6343]

17:51 HOW DID THIS NOT WON ?!?!?!?!

[@CurtainGuyPlays]

Blown away by the creativity, imagination and talent here. Also impressed at how (relatively) quickly you went through all the entries and showcased them. Definitely going to be following a bunch of these artists.

[@hamzafairs3262]

All those people are incredibly talented even those who weren't mentioned

[@palebleeder]

This is what I have to think to not throw up when KZbinrs says their are "Creators". The fact that you motivate this many artists to create this kind of works makes you an important KZbinr and human being. You are a true creator and this channel is a grain of sand to make this a better world. This challenge have been amazing! Thanks

[@GrandPaladinTyrux]

Scroll of the Deep Sea would be SO cool to see in a DLC (even if it didn't tie Bloodborne and Dark Souls into Sekiro's universe)

[@lillelinne63]

All were fantastic designs, I really like the Locust one personally. And thank you Vaati for showing such respect towards these artists

[@RadGigaChad]

I absolutely hate this video because now I want every single one of these in Sekiro! A well made video, and absolutely wonderful work done by the artists.

[@DingusBingus1]

I’m honestly speechless at the creativity of these designs. Coming up with a unique weapon or gadget is one thing, but going so far as to illustrate it or even model it is incredible. Everyone who submitted something has my respect

[@ricardoalmeida4719]

I'm glad I got into the top100. Amazing community and talent galore! Congrats to the winners!

[@حسينالمنصوري-ح5ت]

Which one are you

[@ricardoalmeida4719]

@@حسينالمنصوري-ح5ت Yuki's Ghost Blade. In the video @0:33. I followed the rules to the max and created an attachment to the arm, as it's in the game, with a simple design, based on a old japanese legend and a japanese tool. It's a bit sad to see that people who completely made up new arms (not following the rules and the game mechanics, I could make a crazy looking thing too) got into the top10, but I'm cool either way. I had lots of fun and I'm hyped for the game. :)

[@حسينالمنصوري-ح5ت]

@@ricardoalmeida4719 I see, well your weapon is more practical I think in terms of game play you're weapon would probably be used a lot

[@chiranjeevir9828]

@@ricardoalmeida4719 these kind of shit happens everytime n everywhere. In my college for Mr fresher selection they told no dance moves while ramp walking but the winner was the one who made some dance moves while ramp walking

[@ricardoalmeida4719]

حسين المنصوري Thanks mate

[@IJONOI]

This gives me great great hopes for the future of the game and DLC. Some truly outstanding work here I'm in awe of the talent out there. Truly excellent video Vaati, I hope all other content creators see this and take note. Congratulations.

[@jbheath6678]

My favorites were The Hand of The Rising Sun, The locust Hive, and The Great Wolf Canon. I also loved all the entries for the over the top category! What were you favorites?

[@josiahtrelawny5327]

Every artist in this challenge did an amazing job truly great

[@ItsArtyTheFox]

Holy cow! 1,500 >.> Love your stuff Vaati ^~^

[@grantarnell760]

Great result! And some incredible artwork from all of the gifted individuals that took part. Nice work Vaati for giving these artists a new platform, and more importantly, nice work to all you artists. It was a pleasure seeing all of your designs and concepts!

[@LiamVallance626]

It is amazing to see the passion and creativity of the community first hand so thank you Vaati for putting together such an outstanding contest

[@abdalrahman4482]

only five days left for this game and I can't wait any more

[@woodywoodchopprr411]

These are all absolutely breathtaking, I would love to have talent like all these entries! Vaati, you are amazing for doing things like this and for being so giving and generous to the community!

[@user-rm1jp6hf5h]

These designs are so much more interesting than the final game's prosthetics.

[@HammerDown34]

The artwork drawn for these are phenomenal. thats what blows me away the most. Would love to sit down and talk with some of these people about how they draw, software, techniques, tips and tricks. Amazing good to all.

[@rianarose3718]

I specifically loved the cannon

[@xavierh.5102]

WOW these are all so great, I think my personal favorite was the chopstick one. light hearted, useful, and creative. hand of the rising sun was great too, especially it's perfect execution.

[@solpd3183]

I am proud of this community

[@ArstotzkaEmpire]

Sol Pd I am proud of you, son.

[@Palm_Mute]

Absolutely stunning. I’m so proud of the creativity this community displays time after time.

[@tychoazrephet3794]

4:47 *GET OVER HERE! intensifies*