"NEW" vs. OLD Owl House Pilot (Test) Animations: Side By Side Comparison

[@UnorthodoxIndividual]

This is crazy, there's so much to take in here. I say this is the "New" pilot because I think this may have been the first animated pitch pilot test for the show, but it's new in the sense that we're only seeing it now. Not to mention how PRETTY it is??? Like the animation throughout just looks stellar god damn Sub 2 the second channel: kzbin.info/door/EG_QK5tOBsqyhBdIgv63Ug

[@doodleplayer4014]

Isn't it a remade version by a fan??

[@abhikergaming7783]

@@doodleplayer4014 Accually no it isn't

[@sweetdreams1028]

Indeed. The pilot's animation is very smooth all the time whereas in the official series while it still looks really great, you can tell that they where set back with the budget aside from the intro, fight scenes and a few others.

[@bigendered]

ITS NOT THE PILOT OMG EVERY SINGLE VIDEO I SEE CALLS IT THE PILOT ITS THE TEST REEL YOU IDIOT DISNEY LITERALLY OUTRIGHT TWEETED THIS “pilot” AND SAID ITS THE TEST REEL COMMONLY CONFUSED FOR THE PILOT WND I AM SO TIRED OF SEEING YOU IDIOTS CALL IT THE PILOT

[@bigendered]

@@sweetdreams1028 ITS NOT THE PILOT OMG EVERY SINGLE VIDEO I SEE CALLS IT THE PILOT ITS THE TEST REEL YOU IDIOT DISNEY LITERALLY OUTRIGHT TWEETED THIS “pilot” AND SAID ITS THE TEST REEL COMMONLY CONFUSED FOR THE PILOT WND I AM SO TIRED OF SEEING YOU IDIOTS CALL IT THE PILOT

[@the_UF365]

Found this version just a few hours ago Cannot believe it's no longer partially lost.

[@genericwhitekidthesecond4330]

Well the most significant part of this is that in this version of the story Luz could actually do magic

[@Bone_Blanket]

Yesss

[@raseli-sp7oc]

@@genericwhitekidthesecond4330 it was like a other version of glyphs, a "adaptation for humans".

[@Bubbafanforever]

Why was it partially lost in the first place

[@Stickman500]

I hope they make a sequel for the pilot since their remaking it

[@A113-p9e]

Interesting how she says King USED to know magic. So there definitely was plans for King to have such a significance (possibly).

[@kinjr04]

Now he has a “bigger” significance imo I do like the ideas this showed off and how it led to the final product of the show, I think they hit the mark

[@smutnejajo5149]

I think he told her so because he thought he used to be the king of demons.

[@muntu1221]

Keep in mind that King was a compulsive liar who insisted he was a terrifying warrior king who everyone feared until he lost all his powers. That is likely what was being referred to.

[@claireaquos6532]

​@@muntu1221 I wouldn't say "compulsive liar"! King truly believed he was the King of demons until he learned the truth. It's basecly like how kids believes in Santa.

[@KindledSpark]

@@muntu1221 Keep in mind King is like, 8?? He had a fantasy and fully believed in it. He’s a kid. He’s not a “compulsive liar”. Similar to what the person above me said, it’s like if a kid thought their plushies were alive. He stopped once he learned that wasn’t the case

[@BrownBombshell2000]

I like how willow original name was Paulina because of she can do plant Magic

[@SuperBoy-ps9dz]

Like her voice

[@daniapfel9673]

I didn't know that it's her name

[@nataliapanfichi9933]

​​@@daniapfel9673 I think it was.

[@yourtrashtalkingbro9118]

@@daniapfel9673 She says it right here 0:40

[@nonexistentaccount.]

Yeah but willow in my opinion fits her character better as well as her voice suits her better at the non pilot

[@kuroraven4128]

Things I noticed: • The "newer" one had more thicker outlines. • It also is more vibrant and saturated than the old one. • And expressions are more on point as well. • Aside from that, we can see that the team definitely improved by looking at both versions.

[@Beneremy]

I also noticed that the artsyle is different, but seems like they used the artstyle of the old pilot for the current show.

[@RetroDark_The_Wizard]

It seems the “old” Pilot is unfinished compared to the “new”. I guess it must be the finished animation.

[@battlecatsnerd]

his body is also larger

[@RetroDark_The_Wizard]

@@battlecatsnerd they could have redrawn things to make them more polished for the final product.

[@PlushRanger]

And also the scenes changed a bit

[@43Second]

Even though these are both pilots, they have noticable differences with the new one feeling a bit more "alive". Also, I don't think Willow's old name would've stuck for me like her current one does.

[@bigendered]

ITS NOT THE PILOT OMG EVERY SINGLE VIDEO I SEE CALLS IT THE PILOT ITS THE TEST REEL YOU IDIOT DISNEY LITERALLY OUTRIGHT TWEETED THIS “pilot” AND SAID ITS THE TEST REEL COMMONLY CONFUSED FOR THE PILOT WND I AM SO TIRED OF SEEING YOU IDIOTS CALL IT THE PILOT

[@bigendered]

NEITHER OF THEM ARE PILOTS

[@gearoidoconnell5729]

The owl house was a shop that makes more sense than her going to a city where she wanted.

[@Sabertoothkitten4Paw]

So originally Willow was known as Paulina it’s scary to see she turned Luz into multiple frogs at least she was able to gather them all back together and change them back into Luz right?

[@sjfrench8034]

Nah the original show juste ended with Luz as a bunch of frogs

[@ariannarivera8254]

@@sjfrench8034 yeah she became part of wartwood

[@zarrowthehorse]

Paulina has to be the worst name on earth, it's just a feminine version of the name Paul

[@MariamBikashvili]

@@ariannarivera8254 all of wortwood was luz. Everyone was and is luz. Luz is YOU. LUZ IS ME. LUZ IS LIFE

[@AzoSBear]

It's also boscha's voice actor

[@dawidoleksy317]

it’s interesting that the older version is closer in style to the official owl house.

[@etetgg1364]

Yeah, that's really weird. Especially looking at Eda and King, the older pilot resemble their current version a bit more

[@starchild199x]

That's actually not an older pilot, it's the only one! This one is the "Next Time On", essentially showing Disney what the show *could* be. Think of it as an alpha version, where as the original one we saw was the *actual* pilot episode.

[@etetgg1364]

@@starchild199x Yeah, I think we all know it's not the actual pilot. We're just calling it that.

[@starchild199x]

@@etetgg1364 aight fair

[@RaineLikesTheSillyDinosaur]

WHAT THE FUCK the animation in this is so good actually,obssesed with the part where Luz,King and Eda just looking at the sun the hair animation is so beautiful to look at King actually knowing magic is so interesting Backgrounds are actually good(but not as better as the ones we have now tbh) The colors looking so dull fits the show better,and I'm saying this a lot of times now,it's really so good!

[@Jessica18010]

0:30 just realised here that the “old pilot” one where King’s eyes are closed we see that that his eyelids are like the skull in the “new” one though we see that his eyes are a lot more like how we see him have in the series. It’s also interesting to see how much better the first one looks compared to the old pilot (my opinion)

[@Smh..Ihatemyart]

Wow cool notice

[@Ballsack94]

his head is white, you can tell by his jaw

[@Jessica18010]

@@Ballsack94 huh

[@Ballsack94]

@@Jessica18010 you can see his eyelids because his actual head is white

[@Jessica18010]

@@Ballsack94 Oh, yeah. I think that jaw part is like apart of the skull though.

[@Jessica18010]

Wow, I’ve never seen that version of the pilot before!! There’s also some certain parts of the new one that I’ve never seen actually finished before. Also I just wanna mention how less of good “WAKE UP!” Was in the pilot compared to the one that they kept in the actual show Lmao 😂😂

[@bigendered]

ITS NOT THE PILOT OMG EVERY SINGLE VIDEO I SEE CALLS IT THE PILOT ITS THE TEST REEL YOU IDIOT DISNEY LITERALLY OUTRIGHT TWEETED THIS “pilot” AND SAID ITS THE TEST REEL COMMONLY CONFUSED FOR THE PILOT WND I AM SO TIRED OF SEEING YOU IDIOTS CALL IT THE PILOT

[@JustAguy006]

The mirror demon in full color is so frickin awesome and the rest of the pilot is too. Honestly wouldn’t mind an original episode based on the early concepts from the pilot

[@oatiswuff]

1:15 actually made me jump, wasn't expecting that

[@rc.czarii]

1:22 a battle during a cathedral.. THATS SO COOL, ESPECIALLY THE SETTING!

[@twist_ending7545]

The person holding Eda resembles one of Belos' old design concepts

[@WhittyYT]

@@twist_ending7545”SKILLUP DIDDLEWAYNE?!?!”

[@creepyguy6764]

1:14 Wow, I need to admit that I never thought that I would see that in colour AND with audio

[@telephoto]

i am going to call willow paulina out of nowhere in random conversations

[@Jessica18010]

I like that idea, I’m definitely stealing it.

[@mikithebestever]

0:57 this is literally luz’s personality in one clip

[@jcmartin4789]

Not even in beta Hunter/Sir William saves himself from Luz's crap 😆

[@rezettii]

I think the old pilot is more similar to the art style that we see now! It's interesting to see how much the voice actors changed their delivery as well, especially eda

[@Essu_]

Thats not Wendy Malick doing Eda in this pilot. I actually think that's Lilith's voice actor.

[@rezettii]

@@Essu_ oh really??

[@Anarchiya]

@@rezettii probably because this a pilot lilith possibly didn’t exist in the pilot

[@Anarchiya]

@PocketMarcy ohhh yeahhhhi forgot the concept designs existed

[@starchild199x]

That's actually not an older pilot, it's the only one! This one is the "Next Time On", essentially showing Disney what the show *could* be. Think of it as an alpha version, where as the original one we saw was the *actual* pilot episode.

[@bad-girl-coventhe-owl-club1119]

Man this is amazing!! As a lost media dork I really really hope that we’re close to finding the full pitch pilot.

[@etsezee]

I think what may happen here (THEORY) is that the no audio was probably the first one with a test animation (probably to surface what they think looks good) then the voiced version must have been the pilot sent to the execs (notice the smoother animation and the unfinished theme song with more emphasis on the kick and snare). Either way I might be wrong HAHA

[@dawidoleksy317]

it looks like the one on the right is more polished one however it has a slightly different style to the official Owl House. the animation in the one on the right with no audio is closer in style to the current Owl House

[@HunterOfTheMoon]

​@@dawidoleksy317 Finally someone is mentioning about this detail, i thought nobody cared about the difference of style

[@bigendered]

ITS NOT THE PILOT OMG EVERY SINGLE VIDEO I SEE CALLS IT THE PILOT ITS THE TEST REEL YOU IDIOT DISNEY LITERALLY OUTRIGHT TWEETED THIS “pilot” AND SAID ITS THE TEST REEL COMMONLY CONFUSED FOR THE PILOT WND I AM SO TIRED OF SEEING YOU IDIOTS CALL IT THE PILOT

[@kaceydias]

Glad to see Dana got to do the puppet thing she's wanted to do since the beginning. Albeit it's different, at least she still got to put the puppet idea in.

[@killlerfang1]

I find it very interesting how despite these being the same test footage there seems to be differences between art styles and animation between both versions. Like kings eyes & expressions being animated differently at 0:27 or Luz having fingernails and more FX animation on the "old" version (1:40) and her eyes and character animation being completely different at 1:44 Really make you wonder which one was finished first and whether or not the "new" version that we got is in fact the final one

[@bad-girl-coventhe-owl-club1119]

The pilot is absolutely stunning. Both the pilot and OG show have such great animation. Hope we get a full pilot episode one day.

[@CalvinKalisto]

So in this version, static electricity was a byproduct of using magic. A sort of physical display, while it is pretty cool, I still prefer the canon version it's more clean and smooth.

[@ComXDude]

The highlight of this-for me, at least-is seeing the Luz puppet *_(flagged for animated worms)_* fully animated and colored.

[@kinjr04]

I also like how they originally had an idea for Luz to use magic with her hands at one point, but I think it’s cool how it ended up A lot of cool details to found in here that are interesting and give a lot of how the show could’ve turned out and then what we got instead, and honestly, it worked out

[@Skaaks]

Luz is a girl

[@Anarchiya]

nah bro did not actually think she’s a guy right??

[@gloriainesospina3320]

​@@Skaaks teen

[@kinjr04]

@@Anarchiya no I did not, autocorrect a bitch ain’t it 😂 Didn’t notice it said “his” until now

[@Anarchiya]

@@kinjr04 Lmao

[@wendyheatherwood]

I knew some of those scenes looked different! It's been a while since I've seen the first version though so I couldn't put my finger on how, other than the new scenes obviously. I guess the short, silent version was a work in progress then, something quickly edited together to show someone at Disney while they were still finishing up?

[@VenusisRed]

0:40 Willow used to be called Paulina, maybe that was switched to her middle name????

[@Deausit]

I would love to have some of the pilot scenes in the show, especially the wizard one

[@Cats_Taken]

The wizard one is in the show! It’s when hunter is unconscious and Luz slaps him to get up I forgot what episode tho :D

[@WilandTarafan]

This would have been a pretty interesting concept I have to admit even though I love the show as it is now obviously but this would have been pretty good too

[@lokomotion726]

Eda sounds more rough like Stan Pines, Luz is ever-determined, 'Pollina' seemingly had Willow's issues of fixing everything from the start, and King seems to be more furious than usual. Also Eda made bank in this pilot with the Owl Shop. This is clearly still the same show though, with the love and passion shining as bright as it does with the normal show.

[@anotherlurker7147]

Interesting, this would mean that the "old pilot" is still partially lost, now knowing that they've made two versions. The most recent found pilot looks like it came first in production though, and the partial one is a revised version that is getting close to the final style they chose to work with.

[@newguy371]

Maybe, but more likely the old one was test animation while the new one is the version pitched to Disney. They probably had to scale down the animation for the actual show.

[@naeemnetwork2838]

I would probably love this show either way. the version that we have now has some competition. They probably had to change the bed because of some of the slightly more graphic images like that weird puppet with the worm monster coming out of its mouth.

[@bad-girl-coventhe-owl-club1119]

I'm glad to watch the new version of the pilot and that without losing quality, it still retains the charm of the show, fusing the satire of classic fantasy with the weirdness of the setting to create first-rate humor.

[@sweetdreams1028]

I still can't believe King's original color scheme was this. It's honestly a bit disturbing when it comes to the eye color in comparison to the final of King's color scheme.

[@YaBoiLukie]

Puppet Luz is legitimately terrifying, and with the current puppet thing that’s going on right now, it would be a perfect fit for Luz to have to fight a puppet clone gone wrong, like the collector was trying to make a replica, and failed. That’s probably just my sonic fan showing tho

[@ManWithThreeDollars]

The voice actor for “Paulina” better fits her than the voice actor for willow, change my mind

[@tyrelroberts2343]

i think so too

[@AzoSBear]

That's boscha's voice actor

[@tyrelroberts2343]

@@AzoSBear really?? no way haha

[@Amethiist143]

Honestly, I think they both sound adorable for willow/Paulina

[@20000dino]

1:27 The original city looks significantly inspired by Italy and Greece. As a Mediterranean myself, I love it !

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

Amazing this came out. Lots of pilot stuff coming out. First bluey now toh.

[@20000dino]

It's interesting how some bits look better in the Old Pilot, while some look better in the new one

[@pikachuthehedgehog1868]

When i saw the Owl Shop scene i immediately thought of the Mystery Shack lmao

[@yudi.5647]

1:50 girl just left her💀

[@elmowatches]

1:16 now i want that in the show, thats just really cool

[@dokidro6422]

its crazy how some scenes are different by like 2 percent. like certain hand placements and movements. not to mention how some scenes have like ever so slightly different backgrounds.

[@TheGrandeCapo]

King looks like he needs a minute of nap. Or 3 day.

[@darthbane5676]

This show looks cool. Can’t wait till it comes out.

[@twist_ending7545]

Is this a joke?

[@darthbane5676]

@@twist_ending7545 Yes

[@thesketchingson6677]

Immagine if this was made a movie, and at the end it turns out to be a story written by show-Luz.

[@nintenmax3DU]

That works for me.

[@EclipseDust.]

The way she said wake up sounded like she gave a shit to nothing

[@SRGProductions]

OMG, WE FINALLY HAVE IT.

[@thebestmax9270]

It’s smoother and like I would love to see how it would turn out if that’s was the final product but the owl house look good in the actual final product too

[@divine-s]

That’s insane how much it changed.

[@CreatorProductionsOriginal]

Ngl I like that they changed King’s design, because if you told me our King was a titan before the reveal, I would be like “uh, what?” But if you told me pilot King was a titan I would be like “yea I can see that”

[@ChogeRandom]

Me: Oh my gosh it's Willow! "Hi, I'm Paulina." Me: ... WTF

[@Doctor_Bamias]

One thing i noticed is the details like different expressions and the lighting in some of the scenes is different.Also, some parts of the "old" pilot seemed to have smoother animation compared to the "new

[@jasminedansby2628]

I liked the idea of Luz being chased by a doll version of her self i don’t know why

[@fawfulthegreat64]

I had no idea the footage was different until I watched them side by side. I thought what was just discovered was literally the same footage but with audio and without missing parts. So I guess the version without audio is still part of a lost version.

[@WaryJester]

Eda's old voice is throwing me off, but not as much as PAULINA. That's wild lol

[@twist_ending7545]

Her old voice sounds like someone trying to do Wendie's voice. Or Wendie trying to be someone that's trying to do her voice lol

[@sneakers_smh]

i wish the show had another like 5 seasons :(

[@Axhiro]

How come nobody noticed that pilot willow was using a wand? Imagine if they kept the magic in the show like that

[@daniapfel9673]

I love the Luz's tee shirt in this pilot

[@sugomasugoma8935]

Honestly , having that prince be a love interest for luz would’ve been a nice addition on another note, how did bro get there???

[@aruku_tamashi793]

How I love this show.

[@teddyschannel83]

1:15 darn I'm sad this episode was scrapped I wanted to see this.

[@matthewcron8842]

So, to me at least, it looks like the magic originally was a lot closer to being just kinda general fantasy magic, a little more random, and less fleshed out, instead of what we got with the show. Also Eda sounds like a middle aged woman from Jersey in this.

[@Marcy53Volkswagen]

the pilot is literally the coolest

[@lionblazegd]

i love when there are like, multiple versions of a thing and one was either not released or released at a different time it's so fun i love it

[@TurskuTheGamer]

I think that the newer one is actually older because the art style looks more different. I wished they kept this animation style. Looks smoother and overall nicer imo

[@UnorthodoxIndividual]

Yeah I think that is the case, I think I clarified that I say it's "New" meaning it's newer to us as fans cus we've never seen it.

[@redalert923]

@@UnorthodoxIndividual I'm so glad belos had a better design on the actual show and it proves that toh could be alot darker if Disney didn't bought it or hire dana Terrace and then cancel the series

[@bryanthernandez9769]

It seems they fixed the visual because King his eyes never turn red like big red

[@osita_YT123]

The truth when I saw the cover of the video until I felt that his eyes were coming out

[@R04DK1LLZZ]

Willow had a different name? And everyone sounds so different like Eda, king, and of course willow

[@FireTypes4Ever108]

Man I really hope they make a full episode of the pilot like seriously

[@michaelscott6022]

That thumbnail looks like the words are subtitles, and King is a demon unleashed by the Disney Legal Department to confiscate your work and soul.

[@dasilvaolivia6559]

0:05 ... The old one is better , i think ?

[@Twigznap]

it makes me uncomfy seeing how king's "old" pilot design had VISIBLE EYELIDS

[@thegaywaknife7855]

Willow: Hi, I'm Paulina Me; You're w h a t-

[@vaishnavechandran9687]

The WAKE UP though😂😂😂 the real one had more feeling

[@nicky_creates2763]

It’s crazy how they’re so similar.

[@theanimatormustachegrunt3307]

0:19 This entire segment is reminding more of tabi then king 🤔

[@twist_ending7545]

Tabi?

[@theanimatormustachegrunt3307]

​@@twist_ending7545 tabi fnf I meant to say

[@rickanimationsnewchannel]

i love how the old pilot kinda syncs with the one with audio

[@redalert923]

Hmm I wonder what pilot amity would look like

[@auramaster1042]

Not going to lie I'm really digging prototype kings vibe

[@raxolotl5678]

They should continue this idea but as a alternate universe or some thing similar

[@lost4616]

I love this, it would've been great to have this version of the show

[@anotherautisticgamer8663]

Amazing all of this footage got used in the show in some way shape or form

[@Emm3342]

My favorite has to be King slowly losing it before going "NOW FIGHT!!" Or when Luz is riding the... unipider....spidercorn....idk what it is, but I wanna know more about that species

[@Shayla_Cousintale]

IF THIS PILOT BECAME AN REAL EPISODE OR TRAILER ITS WILL BE AWSOME!!!!

[@ainatzgr7145]

1:17 i like how in the original its red like blood but then they changed it to some pink substance to make it less violent

[@jellyjamraccoon7775]

OHHH THIS IS SO COOL And the wake up is perfect

[@BraxtonKovary]

Imagine if they stuck with Paulina 💀

[@notmyproblem777]

If only the actual show was that smooth- Of course, animation isn't cheap

[@lunaramirez8391]

Owl house is perfect no matter what🛐👌

[@crunchy58]

I heard Paulina and I was like WOAH WAIT A MINUTE!? That name surprised me because the only change to willow is her name and powers. I just thought they didn’t change her at all.

[@AzoSBear]

And also Paulina having boscha's voice actor

[@Vancouver666]

pilot king is like those oreos that have a vanilla cookie instead of chocolate

[@kleveronefourthreetwo]

"property of Disney television animation" I forgot the part where that was my problem.

[@gagegotgaming]

i think that puppet idea wouldve been so cool

[@BarlicGread1]

That weird mirror mimic thing looks sick, and I have they put it in the final episode of the show

[@Beneremy]

I noticed that the new pilot artstyle is different, and the old pilot is actually the current artsyle for The Owl House, I wonder why they chose the artstyle of the old pilot.

[@TheAbsoluteCYNical]

This would be so cool.

[@thatoneartkid_]

WILLOW WAS GONNA BE CALLED PAULINA WHAT THE

[@bagofgroceries]

We’d be shipping Poluz in that universe