ODYSSEUS | EPIC: The Musical Animatic [FULL VERSION]

CONTENT WARNING: Blood, violence, and minimal strobe effect in the middle section.
My second animatic is FINISHED! Best viewed right after the Hold Them Down animatic.
I hope you guys like it and let me know which thematic segment is your favorite.
My little sister helped me draw the palace and do Ody's speaking animations in the beginning. Isn't she amazing?
Music Credits to @JayHerrans‬.
Song: Odysseus
Musical: Epic The Musical (Ithaca Saga)
#epicthemusical
Total props to these specific media I took inspiration/references from:
-WolfytheWitch's Hold Them Down color palette during the livestream
-Jujutsu Kaisen
-Castlevania
-Sailor Moon Crystal
-Red Velvet MV (Bad boy, RBB, Chill Kill)
-BTS MV (Blood, sweat and tears)
-Kill Bill

[@lpk675]

0:51: Hephaestus, god of the forge and fire, blessing Odysseus' weapons with the strength needed to kill his enemies. 0:55: Ares, god of war, blessing Odysseus for the incoming bloodshed he's about to inflict on the suitors. 1:20 and 1:26: Artemis and Apollo, goddess of the hunt and moon and god of archery and music, blessing Odysseus' arrows to aim true on his targets. 1:56: Hera and Aphrodite, goddess of family and marriage and queen of the gods and goddess of love, blessing Odysseus to protect his beloved family and wipe out those who threaten them and his kingdom. 2:23: Dionysus, god of wine and festivity, celebrating the long-awaited return of Ithaca's rightful king. 2:29: Hermes, god of thieves and cunning and Odysseus' great-grandfather, blessing him with the wit needed to trick and overcome the suitors. 3:05 (can also be seen in a few other instances): Athena, goddess of war and wisdom and Odysseus' patron god, watching over Telemachus in his battle against the suitors. 4:21: Zeus, king of the gods and god of lightning and hospitality, giving Odysseus his blessing to massacre the men who have broken xenia and terrorized his palace for years. 4:25: Poseidon, god of the sea and Odysseus' greatest enemy, showing how his ruthlessness has changed Odysseus and given him the mindset necessary to commit this massacre. 5:04: Charon, ferryman of the Underworld, delivering Odysseus' victims to their resting place. 5:13: Atropos, one of the Three Fates, cutting the suitors' thread as their lives finally reach their end. There's probably one or two more I missed in there.

[@haroldmensahattoh5834]

You missed hermes at 2:30

[@Looseer]

The amount of references are actually crazy i love this artist

[@lpk675]

@@haroldmensahattoh5834 Noted.

[@IreneShardaForever]

I didn't even notice Hermes and I guess I kind of mushed Artemis and Apollo together, since Artemis isn't really part of this story. But good call

[@meggiemufin]

Thank you for compiling the list, IT'S SO PHENOMENAL

[@GardenSys]

the magical girl style reveal for telemachus was too good

[@HiStellaLuna]

Suprise sailor scout transformation! Fun way to add levity to a moody animatic. ☺️

[@StormTalara]

@@HiStellaLunayes!! I wasn’t wrong catching the sailor scout reference. ❤

[@chosenuwu]

read this comment but i still wasnt prepared lmao

[@RavenSutcliffe]

​@@HiStellaLuna I was thinking that his design looks a lot like Seiya/Sailor StarMaker!! I love it, and I love what you did because the music in both of his entrances (here and as he speaks with Athena in Little Wolf) has a distinct magical girl vibe to me

[@sasson10]

I was literally thinking "am I watching an Epic animatic or some medieval sailor moon stuff?"

[@lokimemes4694]

TELEMACHUS BITING THE ARROW OUT OF THE AIR WAS THE COOLEST GODDAMN VISUAL EVER! I love that he’s presented as a genuine threat. And the wolves!!! THE WOLVES!!! And the COLOR!!! And just!!!! AH! THE EVERYTHING!!!!

[@tayetherat1999]

IRK THAT PART MADE ME SHIVER THAT WAS SO COOL

[@samdee8185]

OMG I know! I had to rewind twice 🤩😂

[@minrekoo1065]

Same!!! ​@@samdee8185

[@vic-c2x]

It made him look like a seasoned warrior. It was great.

[@rhythmspinner]

I mean baby boy was straight up trained to fight by Athena lol he'd be Quite dangerous.

[@IreneShardaForever]

I just noticed your statue of Odysseus is crying as it holds an olive branch in one hand showing the Ody who loved peace would have wept at this situation, but that Ody isn't here right now.

[@HiStellaLuna]

Perfect intepretation of this little detail! In addition to being symbol of peace and mercy, the olive branch is also a symbol of Athena and a reference to his wedding bed. As a symbol for young King Odysseus it works on 3 levels.

[@RubyRider_62442]

The old taylor can't come to the phone right now.

[@Average-winion]

@@RubyRider_62442 Why? Cuz she’s dead! (My mercy has long since drowned, it died to bring me home)

[@TwitchGlitch123]

I like that this interpretation has him appeal to "old king" meaning who he use to be rather than saying that he has been gone so long he's gotten old. It brings the "no longer you" prophecy full circle.

[@janelleflowers51]

I also like how much meaning the phrase "old king" means along with the statue of younger Odysseus, because that truly was the old him

[@machinehorrific]

ur telemachus looks like he came out of a shoujo anime i love him

[@HiStellaLuna]

I thought it would be fun to make him look pretty like his mom but then go absolutely feral on the suitors (it's the Spartan blood).

[@Statuess]

YES major Sailor Moon vibes and I'm here for it! 😂💖

[@jhonmimoya4824]

​@@Statuess SAMEEE

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

hehe

[@TheRoseLoveless]

oh that ending with the river sticks before showing a tapestry being undone which could either be penelope undoing her work or the fates severing their lives from the future. perfection

[@Cosmosdestructor]

It was probably autocorrected, but it's "The River Styx", not "The River Sticks".

[@TheRoseLoveless]

@@Cosmosdestructor yeah of course, a mix of autocorrect and sleepy brain not catching it. don't wanna peeve off hades/persephone, lol

[@Cosmosdestructor]

​@@TheRoseLovelessOh, they're not the ones that you have to worry about. The River Styx is, *herself,* a goddess. *She* is the one you have to worry about when misspelling her name.

[@TheRoseLoveless]

@@Cosmosdestructor damn i need to catch up on my mythology encyclopaedia readings. whenever i'm in a book store and see one i always pick it up, just means i have a giant backlog lol, only really read the gods and myths i know off by heart to compare them

[@godanubiz]

that also should be a reference to the fates who cut the thread of human lives!! oh i loved the ending as well

[@TheNarrator497]

How to find amazing niche animators: Step 1: Watch Epic Step 2: You’ll know

[@patrickpotato1236]

Having Eurymachus' design similar to Polities is heartbreaking. Still, an amazing animatic and worth the wait!

[@HiStellaLuna]

Tonally he sounds a lot more like a 'Polites' voice than a 'Suitor' voice, which I am sure is a purposeful choice by Jorge given the line delivered. So I also made him look like Polites!

[@hannahottino6728]

I’m pretty sure Eurymachus is actually related to Polities which is why he looks like that and says the same thing

[@MrSagaTeller]

@@hannahottino6728 not sure your source on that but it would be even more heartbreaking. I also like to believe he wasn't begging for mercy but trying to distract Ody and yet it backfires spectacularly

[@constantlycomic1290]

@@HiStellaLuna I've thought about symbolic double-casting in a theoretical stage performance of Epic a lot, and I really think that Eurymachus and Polities should be played by the same actor.

[@MariaEduarda-ng1th]

Just realized odysseus hide all the weapons inside the room so he could trap all the suitors with him and kill them all at once, because for him it didn't even matter if they had weapons or not, he could not be stopped

[@Mrdragonjack]

I actually think it kind of was Telemachus fault, he opened the room to get weapons for himself and got surprised by a group of suitors

[@nova7931]

@@Mrdragonjackif find that hard to believe because of of the line “I find it hard to believe the sharpest of king left his armory unlocked” the song brings up of oddity of ody just leaving it open and with Odysseus using the tactics of the other monsters he had fought over the 20 years, such as aiming for the torches I do feel like that was Jorge intentions

[@Dangara-qp1xh]

Hello, in the Homer version is stated that the original plan was to k1ll the suitors unarmed, but it was Telemachus idea to get an advantage and retrieve weapons for himself and his dad, leave the door open was Telemachu's fail, it was not planned

[@lpk675]

@@nova7931 In The Odyssey, it was Telemachus that left the weapons room unlocked on accident. Granted, Epic changes quite a bit of details from The Odyssey, so who knows.

[@nova7931]

I know that in the Odyssey it was Telemachus fault and it can just be that in the musical to but with how the song plays out and how Jorge is with details and hints and with how the musical is with taken liberties, such as not forcing him sleep with Circe to free his companions, he could have possibly taken liberties here but hey we will have to wait to find out

[@carpedm9846]

"You have destroyed the serpent's head, now the rest of us are, no longer a threath" and the focus on medusa/aegis who has multiple snake heads such that destroying any 1 snake head is irrelevant, amazing. The only better imagery wouldve been a hydra which is hard to justify putting in that room. Not to mention him pleading to the cold and unfeeling statue of odysseus is amazing symbolism

[@nkosig4995]

i think medusa is the best since that story is also about protecting a woman from men like this

[@tsutomumybeloved7411]

That’s actually the Roman version. In the Greek myths, Medusa was never a protector of women but one of the gorgon sisters, a trio of women who had their own unique abilities and snake hair

[@nkosig4995]

@ ... that is not i was talking about lmao I mean killing phineus and polydecktes

[@nkosig4995]

@ aye shoutout to you for at least knowing the differences in ovids version tho

[@tsutomumybeloved7411]

@@nkosig4995 ahhh, my mistake!

[@GarthTheMighty]

1:56 Oh yes. *This* is how a husband, how a father, how a *KING* should treat any who abuse those under his protection. Hera, god of queens and queen of gods, does indeed bless this man.

[@nkosig4995]

hera gets too much hate if the cause is right she would help (ignore medea) she was pretty chill with perseus

[@rahndom7400]

@@nkosig4995 Never ignore Medea, she was in the right, Jason sucks and deserved it all

[@Iscatel_Minusov]

​@@nkosig4995 Zeus has always been the villain in this story, and Hera is also his victim, but unable to take revenge on him, she takes out her anger on other victims and their children. Which leads to the fact that they, unable to take revenge on Hera (not that Artemis didn't try), take out their anger on everyone who gets their hands on. It is very difficult to overcome this. Artemis may have at least begun to realize this, but only after committing a crime that even Zeus considered terrible. Or maybe he was offended that she hadn't gone to him for help. The second one is more believable, because it's Zeus.

[@riyachauhan8594]

​@@Iscatel_Minusovhow does Hera fit in this song... I'm new to Greek mythology...

[@godanubiz]

@@riyachauhan8594 am new as well, but i believe hera is a goddess of protecting the household so her imagery blessing ody really fits since his actions are really justified within the story. and for the musical she was one of the gods athena converted into supporting ody so i'd imagine her eye could've been on his journey home as well ay least at final stretches of it

[@FaithRosales-th8fy]

2:15 I luv the detail of him pleading to a statue, much like how mortals prayed to gods statues. Like how ody was pleading with a god with no mercy. And like the statue he remains stone faced with no mercy or emotion

[@doloresgronenberg5882]

Yes but at 2:12 you can actually see the statue cry, a tear flows down his left eye, which would be our right

[@FaithRosales-th8fy]

@@doloresgronenberg5882 I didn't catch that detail 👀 interesting ♥️

[@ZSmith-yy4lv]

@@doloresgronenberg5882Perhaps it’s the old king shedding a tear at what he’s become, especially against someone embodying Polites’ legacy.

[@bee1463]

@@ZSmith-yy4lv did you just stab me

[@bee1463]

That suitor 100% believed they were being haunted and killed by Odysseus’ ghost for what they were about to do. They thought he was dead after all, I think that’s why he kept calling him old king instead of just king

[@MythicalMutt]

I cannot handle Athena showing up like a dang constellation behind her baby Warrior of the Mind. Also I’m gonna choose to believe that Argos brought his son and got to ride for his master one last time at 1:49.

[@margaretschaufele6502]

I was wondering. When they showed the wolf imagery with the cut across the nose I thought it was Odysseus, but then they show him with 2 wolves/hounds at his line "You think I don't know my own palace, I built it!" and I wasn't sure if Argos and another one of his loyal hunting dogs joined for the fight.

[@riyachauhan8594]

Oooh i like that

[@paoloconti1999]

​@margaretschaufele6502 argo should be already dead: he was Odysseus's dog before the war, so right now should be over 20. If I remember right, he is 22. Assuming that the palace has a surveilance (the weapon room has a key, and I doubt that Odysseus took the key to war) a servant should have met Odysseus and fill him in on what is happening. In the Odyssey, when Odysseus touched the shores of Ithaca, Argo was the first to greet him, and then he died shortly after. About the wolves, they could be both real and not: in the musical Telemachus is addressed as little wolf and Odysseus and his crew are addressed by Poseidon as pack of wolves

[@Mysterious_Chaos_Wolf]

@@paoloconti1999 correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure that in the original Odyssey he lives just long enough to greet Ody when he comes home

[@margaretschaufele6502]

@@paoloconti1999 that is what had me confused. When I first saw the wolf with Odysseus' scar across his nose, I assumed it was symbolic since Telemachus is often shown as a wolf as well, especially in the previous animation in Hold Them Down. What confused me is Odysseus appearing flanked by 2 wolves.

[@tc4331]

2:30 I just noticed that out of all the scenes where it showed each gods and goddesses giving their blessing to Odysseus to destroy these jerks, this might be the most subtle yet more personal, in a way, of how they're showing their blessing. Hermes is the only one who actually helped him without ulterior motives, just wanna f around and help for funsies, but at the same time he's Odysseus' great grandfather. Compared to all the gods and goddesses here, Hermes blends in the most with Ody because, well, they're family and there might as well be a bit of resemblance, but it's also because he has been by Ody's side the whole time even if he was only present with two songs Might be overthinking it but I love this little detail the most!

[@laviixx]

THE WINGS ON THE FEET OF THE REFLECTION!! that is SUCH a subtle detail, good one for catching that

[@selenaautufuga7597]

In both songs Hermes plays off his involvment each time saying "Don't thank me." and providing an excuse, the first is that he is only doing it for his own amusement, and then the second he tries to pass of credit entirely even though it wasn't needed for him to acompany or help Odysseus in anything other than freeing him from the island. Hermes isn't a warrior, he can't directly oppose the will of gods such as Poiseidon, Zeus, or Athena, and he makes his first appearence right as Odysseus needs him, as before Poiseidon interfered the fleet had every chance of making it home unscathed. EDIT: Another thing to note, is that Hermes is the patron god of Travellers. He had every reason to want that fleet to make it home.

[@Toast917]

This was fire! Love the nod to Poseidon and Athena calling him a wolf. Gotta be new canon animatic now.

[@RenAsterion]

Odysseus and his crew were nicknamed the wolf pack. Dangerous, cunning, and worked together like a proper pack to make sure everyone made it out alive. There's a reason no one died in the Trojan War, and the deaths only started when Gods and Monsters got involved. On the other hand, Telemachus was nicknamed "Little Wolf" because he is Odysseus' son. It was a term used by the suitors to mock him. Basically saying he would always be the wolf pup and could never live up to his father. Athena used the nickname in a positive light, encouraging him to fight back and show that while he was still young (only 20 and lacks life experience), he can grow and match his father.

[@j.a.r.5974]

you also see hermes' sandals when he stands over the puddle, Apollo with the lyre and arrows flying with each string plucked, Zeus with the lightning following the crashing waves and Hera with the peacock feather turning into his laurel.

[@Feykroro]

Bro the hand gestures on the statue. Reminded me of supplication ( that usually means asking for begging of something ) sometimes a person will put their hand under the chin of who they are asking something of. This is so they can tilt their head down and say yes.

[@HiStellaLuna]

Yessss. That is the exact reference! He is begging the King for mercy through supplication. I can't believe someone got it so fast.

[@jupitersukimaru2358]

I've never heard of that before! It makes it more interesting when you realize he's doing it to a statue that can't nod and say yes, much like Odysseus would not budge on it all.

[@dandegoat]

Wait. Why did I tear up at "My mercy has long since drowned"? The imagery of the water just hit me like a tsunami.

[@HiStellaLuna]

You don't know how happy it made me to hear this scene had that impact! * BONUS explanation for cinema fans * To help evoke emotion: -Aspect ratio changes just at this part -Highest frame rate in the entire animatic to simulate speed of a tsunami coming at you -Waves go over the bottom aspect ratio bar for added dimensionality -Animation and timing made to match music/lyrics

[@Capibaraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

I actually cried at the Polite's part. 😭 I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT.

[@bloom4956]

@@HiStellaLuna thank you

[@larisadariaregian8569]

"How meny refrences/symbolism do you want in the animatic?" "YES" And I'm all here for it,this was amaizing🔥🔥

[@ameeraharb7942]

THE LAST FEW SECONDS IN THE UNDERWORLD??? AND THEN THE FATES SNIPPING THE THREAD??? INSANEEEEE

[@jadynildefonzo4240]

THE STRING OF LIFE BEING CUT (by the fates i assume) IS INSAAAAANE

[@HiStellaLuna]

Yes eactly! But it is also a representation of Penelope as you see her loom. She is weaving a burial shroud... but not for her husband.

[@jadynildefonzo4240]

@@HiStellaLunayou’re a giving genius. best animatics/animators hands down

[@abimelechperez1756]

Eurymachus having a bandana around his head being similar to polites is just insult to injury for odysseus

[@krylor-g7h]

We got the answer of What happens when you combine Athena's wit, ares's rage, hermes's genes, Zeus's advice (the blood on your hand is something you won't loose all you can choose is whose) and poseidon's ruthlessness 1:49

[@Artemis_wolf.]

And Artemis’ and Apollo’s blessing

[@MimiWang-gh1ko]

Athena: "You're the warrior of the MIND!!" Ares: "Didn't even TRY tequila! … Never had those things upfront! (Ody does now)" Hermes: "Well, It's a little bit DaNgErOuS, my friend, you need a MiNdSeT cHaNgE for this, you cannot get AWAY with playing safe for this…" Sea god: "RUTHlessness is MERCY upon ourSELVES!"

[@stroodledoodles]

1:32 I LOVE that you included the wolf imagery for Odysseus too, Alpha Wolf has come to protect his own. You don't mess with the pack!

[@ck6164]

Fun fact, the alpha hierarchy stuff is actually applied to chickens and inaccurately attributed to wolves

[@stroodledoodles]

@@ck6164 The more you know!

[@mthalter]

​@@ck6164the so-called alpha wolf were actually just the parents... Which still applies in this case with dad wolf Odysseus

[@EmmaGomez-zs1jp]

Wolf hierarchy is actually just the parents of the pack. So very fitting for Odysseus

[@DistantHana]

I'm speechless. This was magnificent. The gods aiding him, the colours, the designs. I love how Telemachus is shown when he's talking to the suitors, such a lovely parallel to Antinous in Hold Them Down. There are many other things I want to point out but I am simply too stunned rn

[@HiStellaLuna]

Yesss thanks for noticing that shot! ❤

[@Fungusknight]

i LOVE how brutal this is and the realistic side of how not all the suitors were bad like one really had adopted polites way of life

[@Schinak]

Except canonically he's the one who seduced the maid that betrayed Penelope revealing what she was doing with the loom. He was a fucking coward looking to save his own skin trying to be smart

[@Fungusknight]

@@Schinak yes but so was ody in the cyclopes point of view "odysseus" has a lot of parallels in it but i like the ones that paint ody as "the monster" which he truly does epitomize. i just enjoy the idea. personally i would have swapped eurymachus with amphinomus but thats just me

[@MimiWang-gh1ko]

him: "let's have open arms instea-" ody" aye don't you steal Poli's line *shots him* "No."

[@GrimArtz_]

I like that you actually showed telechamus putting up a fight unlike a lot of the animatics showing him getting defeated super easily

[@Nitro_Blitzen]

THIS! finally someone noticing all those sounds are him fighting them off!

[@Devionkurasao]

Which is odd considering the official animatic shows him killing almost all of them

[@jeniferesparza7770]

@@Devionkurasaothat was awesome

[@Iscatel_Minusov]

I can imagine how, in the process of helping Ody, Hera and Artemis look at each other with hatred from different parts of the palace.

[@IreneShardaForever]

Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, Hera, Athena, Charon, the Fates, Ares, I feel like there might have even been an Arachne reference in there?! Please tell us all of your references! So many! Such a good job! It's amazing!

[@HiStellaLuna]

I definitely will in a few days! Still many references to be found but everyone has been very clever and it has been less than a day! 😮

[@LAQUINDANUMDAINELLE]

i think there was a aphrodite reference too when telemachus and who ever that guy there were hearts around

[@lascanteki8188]

@@LAQUINDANUMDAINELLE What perplexes me a bit with that is that yes, I see it, there's hearts and even a pink color that could indicate Aphrodite .... but it appears for the suitors ,not Telemachus, even interrupting Athena's quick thought motif... Is Aphrodite blessing the suitors?

[@HiStellaLuna]

Just going to respond here since most of the references has been noticed! The only thing to point out is the prescence of the cobweb representing Arachne, who is unrelated to the story, but primes the viewer for the appearance of the tapestry in the ending act. Also if you watch the moving shadows in the beginning projecting over Ody's face, it turns from Circe to Scylla to Poseidon's waves drowning a crew member!

[@RavenGardensOfficial]

5:18 The fates!!!

[@ModernAegis]

They never stood a chance to begin with.

[@nkosig4995]

bro panning to the gorgons shield when he said serpents head is CINIMA. the head separated is still just as dangerous as we can see from medusa

[@suhwa6501]

OMG OMG I realized that the suitor begging Odysseus to stop the massacre is actually a reference to that Thetis begging Zeus art piece, but while Zeus was persuaded by Thetis (as a king of the gods), this king is NOT persuaded by words or tears (it is said that Thetis wept and begged Zeus for her son's valor to be recognized among the greeks during the war; that's all in the Iliad)! I really, really loved your Hold Them Down animatic and I really love this animatic as well! and, well, while the suitor is begging to the gods, the gods have all agreed that the suitors are in the wrong and that Odysseus should go home, so their prayers are going unanswered XD ... your art is BEAUTIFUL. if you had a twitter acc I would follow you IMMEDIATELY

[@yeshagoyal2966]

Idk much about Greek myths so I gotta ask is Thetis Achilles' mom?

[@IreneShardaForever]

That is known as the Greek ritual of supplication. It's an entire process but unlike with some acts, the person being supplicated to, doesn't have to accept, they can say no, which is what Odysseus did.

[@suhwa6501]

@@yeshagoyal2966 yes, she is ! if there's a drawing where Thetis is holding a baby and dipping it in sauce (lolz it's just a lake) it's Achilles XD

[@pussyisaneater]

@@yeshagoyal2966yes

[@Polenta_de_maíz]

Ok... WHAT THE FUCK?! THIS IS A DAMN MASTERPIECE!!! The references to the gods that released him in 'God games', when he shoots the arrows, are like weaves referencing Poseidon, The different colors of each scene, Telemachus being a wolf, When Eurymachus says "you've destroyed the serpent's head" and the shield of Medusa appears, Odysseus's name being bathed in blood! I MEAN AIQOQKSPKQBWJQJQBS THERE'S SO MUCH TO ANALIZE! Dude, this belongs to a museum. I LOVED IT ❤

[@IceQueen975]

Okay, the different Gods showing up with their blessings makes me REALLY happy.

[@KaleidoRose]

Oh I LOVED the imagery, the Wolves, the bear trap, Athena the owl, the Doors of Death, the tapestry of the Fates and the snipping of the thread, the ocean, the suitor pleading at Odysseus' statue- \*chefs kiss*

[@Kvitravn.]

3:26 i never considered It but that "STOP" from telemachus, i always assumed he was Just telling the Suitors to stop but now, you can hear the Athena Theme for Quick thought, Did he turn on Quick thought with that stop allowing him to fight back effectively?

[@charcoal222]

i think it was just signalling that athena and telemachus had a quick thought moment that we dont hear - guessing she tells him whats about to happen and prepares him to fight

[@HiStellaLuna]

In my mind he activated quick thought there, which is why you see Athena's stars background and the dagger freeze in the air.

[@thegreenhood8889]

@@HiStellaLuna Jorge actually made a videos on this I believe. He said that the piano was somewhat of a warning from Athena to telemachus because she knew the suitor was going to call for the others to come get weapons.

[@MissLem]

Jorge confirmed that this was Athena telling telemachus to stop the suitors from getting their weapons.

[@Re_Surgam]

2:01 The way he is pleading to the sculpture of Odysseus, trying to blandish and flatter with both words and caresses and making the sculpture cry is so twistedly beautiful I can't- Also the depiction of Telemachus??? Pure beauty

[@nottknormal]

Omg the cutting of the thread at the end. Not only is a call back to the shroud Penelope was unweaving so she didn't have to choose one of the suitors, but it also feels like a representation of of the Fates and how the suitore lives have been cut short by Odysseus! Akaowkelsel Also the art is so pretty, and I love the wolf imagery sprinkled throughout. Such a beautiful animatic!

[@zamilaAktermumu]

2:15 OMG yes! The greek supplication! Someone finally added that. Thats so creative!

[@aqueousmutivity]

GOD THE TEETH AT THE TOP BEFORE THE MOUTH CLOSES, THE ARROW GOING THOUGH THE FIRE AND TOWARDS THE SCREEN, THE SHADOWS OF SNAKES THE STRINGS PLUCKING WITH THE ARROWS AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

[@MadSwedishGamer]

This is incredible. The imagery of Odysseus and Telemachus as wolves, the gods lending their aid, the suitor begging to the statue, everything.

[@Fallen_Crow333]

The symbolism in this is sublime, this comment was solidified withe the fates cutting the string.

[@NoodleGuyZen]

0:56 IS THIS ARES GIVING HIM POWER? OMG OMG THIS IS SO COOL!! Edit: I finished the video, I think the Gods blessing him throughout the animatic was clever as hell I love this interpretation ❤

[@yeshagoyal2966]

I also found apollo and hera in there. Did every God in God games help?

[@Sokew86]

Yeah. From the last video I got 3 at least: ares,Artemis and Hera. I think there is also Hades. I am waiting for Luna's list

[@ad_1926]

​@@Sokew86 I think it's Apollo who's shown playing the lyre, and the moon probably symbolised Artemis's blessing, too...

[@MimiWang-gh1ko]

Ody left as the Warrior of the Mind under Athena's guidance, and returned with a heart like Ares'.

[@HeartlessNobody793]

My favorite thing I notice about this song is throughout most of this until now, Odys guitar was always acoustic. Here, with his blinding rage, that electric guitar just kills it.

[@The_Void_Creechur]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE IDEA OF ALL THE GODS HELPING HIM HERE! Artemis and Apollo blessing his arrows and guiding them straight through their targets for example! Ares granting him fury like no other- RAHHH THIS IS SO CREATIVE I ABSOLUTELY *_LOVE_* THIS!!

[@s.p.d.magentaranger1822]

Hera with the arrow turning into the peacock feather and the crown!!!

[@IreneShardaForever]

You put Apollo in there too! I love it! I haven't even finished seeing it yet and I'm still excited! People forget that he's the god of archery.

[@Hyacinth-r2j]

I adore this. Thelemacus bitting the arrow, Ody and him as wolfs, Penelope and Thelemacus in his eye. Perfection.

[@vismaykedilaya1318]

OMFG this is AWESOME 1stly: LOVE the art style, it's so psychedelic and it just tickles my brain 2ndly: love how symbolic everything is. the "you don't think i know my own palace" scene being from the pov of odysseus, the wolf, is absolutley incredible 3rdly: eurymachus pleading at the statue of odysseus (which, might i add, is awesome) makes for some really good visuals 4thly: love how it ends with the fates. this was always going to happen. regardless if the crew survived or not. all of them were going to die. 5thly: love your design for melanthius. ngl jorge's official design looks like a copy-pasted antinous, and this is exactly how i imagine him looking

[@HiStellaLuna]

Thank you so much! Also, I wanted Melanthius to look like a sleek big cat to contrast with Telemachus' little wolf look. Glad you liked it! ❤

[@kate8375]

Absolutely love the references to Fates thread and the ferrymen!!! This was SO COOL!

[@lawfulmushroom]

2:50 YOU CAN SEE TELEMACHUS SNEAKING UP BEHIND HIM JN THE SWORD!!!!

[@DanaBanana94]

The symbolism during "keep your heads down, he's aiming for the torches" is driving me insane. Not only do we see the wolf, which is used for Odysseus' and his crew and son throught the musical (example, Ruthlessness: "the pack of wolves is swimming with the shark now"/ or all of Little Wolf), but it might also be a reference to Scylla, like the torches, since she is also originally portrayed with six dog/wolf heads. Not sure if that's intentional, but it all fits so well. Thank you for making and sharing this! There is so much more great stuff I could point out, like the bodies turning into smoke before disintegrating and the lifelines being used a couple times, but it would get out of hand, lol. Stellar work all in all!

[@asha80801]

This might just be the craziest Epic animatic i’ve seen, and that’s saying a lot. The symbolism and imagery used to convey more going on beneath the surface are stunning. How does one person even conceptualize this??? Let alone execute it so incredibly, and in just two weeks???? Bravo, truly. I’m stunned beyond words.

[@HiStellaLuna]

😢Thank you so much. To let you on a secret, I just listen to the song on the way to and from work to catch the motifs, beats and lyrics...and then start drawing!

[@littler0q]

The final scenes of Penelope weaving a tapestry, of ill-fated suitors, are glorious. Edit: See @IreneShardaForever reply. The loom scene is possibly even cooler than I thought

[@IreneShardaForever]

That wasn't Penelope. That was the Loom of Fate belonging to the 3 Fate sisters. You can see their eyes at the top of the tapestry. They cut the thread of life at the end, showing the end for the suitors.

[@saltytyranitar6981]

@@IreneShardaForever I thought it started with Penelope weaving the tapestry of her husband dunking on the people who ruined her life, then smash cut to Atropos cutting the thread of their lives. This is primarily because the loom is styled the same way as Penelope's loom in Stella Luna's Hold Them Down animatic and because I don't usually think of The Fates as depicting mortals' lives once they reach the gates of Hades.

[@travelkingable]

Still funny the first time Odysseus breaks the silence during the Stealth Archer from Skyrim section is to call a guy an absolute idiot for claiming he'd know the palace more than the one who built it before killing him.

[@8tanstuff-f8z]

Meanwhile, the fates “ CUT MORE” “ “ I’M TRYING I CAN’T KEEP UP WITH ALL THIS”

[@livy_colors]

OMG! This was everything!! All the gods blessing him to defeat the suitors! The wolves! The "Letss have open arms instead" suitor looking similar to Polities! Charon and the string getting cut at the end!? Hands down one of the best Odysseus animatics EVER! Youre so talented!

[@Silcoonsixx]

The art style and the -symbolism- in these two (hold them down and odysseus) back to back have probably made them two of my favourite animatics for these songs now...! *=* fantastic work!

[@Doctor_17]

Hey. Um. This might be one of my favorite animatics... ever? Like. There is so much ARTISTRY to the references you make to the pantheon, aligning them with Odysseus, Telemachus, and Penelope so well it is... mythical. Literally Epic, in so many ways, and yet I don't have enough words. This is beautiful. Movie quality. Worthy of the story it portrays and more. You were blessed by a muse, or else are their child.

[@bunamiw.3471]

Him killing the suitors with torches is something he learned from Scylla when she only ate the crewmen that had torches lol

[@MimiWang-gh1ko]

Scylla: "GIVE UP YOUR HONOR AND FAITH! *nom* LIVE UP YOUR LIFE AS A WRAITH!! *nom nom* DIE IN THE BLOOD WHERE YOU BATHE, WE MUST DO WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE! *nom nom nom*

[@bunamiw.3471]

@ WE ARE THE SAME YOU AND IIIIIIIIIIIII💚💚💚

[@keenahgamboa]

This is officially my favorite Odysseus animatic hands down! The colors, the depictions of the gods aiding Ody in his rampage, the wolf imagery for Odysseus and Telemachus, Charon ferrying the dead suitors to Hades while the Fates cut their life threads short, all of it is just *chefs kiss* perfect! Edit: Also, I just noticed something: in 1:45 there was a silhouette of 5 serpents around Odysseus, while in 1:50 he appears with only one eye visible. Are these subtle references to Scylla and Polyphemus + maybe their influence on him?

[@petite7185]

Chills! Literal chills!! The bless of gods is amazing considering the suitors corrupeted a concept so sacred as Xenia for the gods so it makes so much sense as an idea! Amazing works, details and colors!

[@iristuesdays6091]

That was the most amazing, beautiful thing ever!!! The symbolism!?!? The coloring?!?! The suitors' souls crossing into Hades!! Brillaint! And I LOVE your Odysseus design 🔥

[@elrincondemadamesaga1590]

YOU KILLED IT!!!!! (like Ody did with the suitors heh) OMG SERIOUSLY THIS IS THE BEST ANIMATIC OF ODYSSEUS I'VE EVER SEEN, THE DETAILS ARE SOOOO GOOD, THE GODS BLESSING ODY, TELEMACHUS BEING A FIERCE LITTLE WOLF. CHILLS LITERAL CHILLS.

[@sturmuwus4962]

Goodness this Fandom is COOKING. Seriously! The amount of little details here is amazing! Also, holy crap Tele got that twink body, but he can throw hands.

[@yukimuraiizofus2621]

I was stunned when I saw Hold Them Down and I thought "ah... Odysseus would be nice, but with this quality...it will take some time". And I SCREAMED when I saw the Trailer and The Community Post. I was hyped by the Trailer but daaaamn you slayed it (them)! This is stunning, magnificant! The colours, all the implecations, the little nods everywhere (I wont point them out since people already did it better than I could) while remaining a smooth animation? AMAZING!

[@liz_artstudio]

the little wolf references I CAN'TTT

[@Momo_Minomo]

GodDAMN this was incredible. The color, the detail, Ody and Telemachus as wolves, the fates weaving their tapestry and cutting life threads I just... I could watch this for hours just picking out all the detail and techniques and STILL not have enough. ❤

[@Artemis_wolf.]

I could honestly spend an hour just talking about all the amazing details of this omg

[@silentx6111]

Showing Odysseus as the wolf during this is so inspired - completely in awe of by the bloody teeth and sharp canines and the closing maw. And that's not even mentioning the phenomenal use of color, each of the frames could honestly be it's own painting

[@angiemeow737]

This is insanely well made, the effort is SO visible and SO appreciated. The attention to detail, all the metaphors, the implementation of how all the different gods are with him in this moment, everything works so wonderfully together and is just. Chef's kiss. Honestly the best animatic I've seen of this song. Perfect visualization. Bravo!

[@annabeeinmybonnet818]

OH. MY. GOD. 🤯 This animatic is so cool I'm beside myself with excitement. Not only is your art style GORGEOUS but the stylization works so well here. The symbolism is making me froth at the mouth! Apollo guiding Odysseus' arrow, since he's the god of archery. Hera stepping in and crowning Odysseus since she's the god of regents. The freaking shout-out to Ingres' painting of Jupiter and Thetis! The FATES at the end!!! These are just the ones I picked up on the first watch and I'm still grinning like a loon because this animatic is amazing 💖

[@SwellSmile]

This is so amazing I mean the coloring is absolutely mental it’s so good and the actual animation is so insane it’s so incredible like this part 1:50 specifically was so cool like when the jaws close and it changes to the next scene also omg the symbolism is so awesome anyway this actually one of the most insane,amazing,incredible animatics I’ve ever seen

[@lizwildcatmunro2460]

My FAVOURITE ear pleasing bit is the “Mercy” part and I LOVE how Ody DIDN’T sugarcoat 💩 he straight up brutally called them out on their plans

[@angelocoll7802]

You know, I think that Aristotle would be proud, cause this Musical was a Heir of his teachings in The Poetics, about how a tragedy and a comedy should work. And dear Luce, you made a work very particular, good worked and with a Good use of a Poetic and Simbolic Language. Aeschylus and Sofocles examples continue to live. I just hope for other similar form to adapt the Epic Poems, and not the only the Greek Poems. Who knows maybe we will see a similar work for the Arthurian Cycle, or for the Byzantine and Arabian Epics about their Wars and the Building of their lands and dynasties.

[@mikey81194]

2:17 The suitor begging to the statue of Odysseus just as Thetis begged Zeus to resolve Achilles' conflict in the Trojan War

[@autumnruby8424]

Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh! I was already excited for this when you dropped the sneak peak, but this blew every expectation I had out of the water! That slow-mo shot of the suitors scattering during the title drop at 0:37 and then the way the arrow cuts through the flame to transition to the next scene at 0:53! AHHHHH!!!! (forgive me as a nerd out a bit about how much I love this animatic) Odysseus being depicted as this wolf, and the suitors as snakes is such great symbolism. And then to have the two wolves flanking him as he approaches the suitors at 1:48! And then you did not have to make Odysseus that🔥😳🔥by giving him fangs give at 1:50. I could fix him. Then we have Eurymachus's scene from 2:00 - 2:22, which left me literally with my mouth agape. I have no words for how much I love that scene! Lastly that silhouette shot of Odysseus decapitating Melanthius, was breathtaking, and then to follow up with Charon on the river Styx. (Odysseus was giving him so much work that day). I saw another comment mention this, (that included all the timestamps so I won't repeat what they said), but the subtle way you included so many gods/goddesses helping Odysseus was so clever! And that last scene with the fates cutting the thread the same time as Penelope unwove the shroud?!?!?!?!?! Literally perfect!

[@HiStellaLuna]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@carrotcrunch3414]

I feel like I just watched a whole movie!! I watched the trailer and STILL flinched at the arrow coming for the viewer! The depictions of all the gods are amazing and my personal faves are Hera with the peacock plume (bc Odysseus has returned to defend his wife and son) and Athena's statue, and ofc her standing behind Telemachus, having his back!! Telemachus' fight scene is one of the best I've seen- I mean breaking an arrow with his TEETH is so badass! and the tapestry. the TAPESTRY. the Fates and Charon!! just 100/10 amazing work!! Thank you for such a breathtaking animatic!!

[@charcoal222]

im coming back later to do a full analysis of this but for now 2:16 i love this detail, hes in the supplication pose, he is pleading as a suppliant under zeus’s protection (xenia law) but odysseus does not care. he risked incurring zeus’s anger again by killing a suppliant

[@LordCommander-ui2fw]

It's worth noting that the suitors broke Xenia first by abusing the rights offered to them and threatening the lives and dignity of their hosts.

[@Olivia-pj9wy]

The suitor taking a supplicant pose on the young statue of Odysseus is such a cool detail, I also love how the gods helped each in their own way

[@asongb1rd]

CHARON AT THE END?? THE FATES CUTTING THE STRING?? OH THIS IS INCREDIBLE

[@opalophelia1274]

This is ELITE all the references to different Gods?? You understood their motivations so well?? The wolf imagery??? The motifs getting their own visuals? He'll, I didn't even notice half the details in this song before you gorgeously pointed them out, thank you SO MUCH this is my go -to for an Odysseus animatic in my epic playlist 🙏

[@eli.loves.yongbok]

I WAS WAITING (waiiiiting..) FOR THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!! AMAZING I CANT EVEN PUT IT INTO WORDS HOW MUCH I LOVED IT THE GODS WHO AGREED TO RELEASE HIM FROM CALYPSO'S ISLAND HELPING HIM WAS GENIUS

[@kavitaupadhyay9586]

Holy shit! This is THE Odysseus animatic. I love the colours drawing and everything

[@liz_artstudio]

Ok but can we agree that this needs to be the official animatic for this song! Everything is so perfect i cant express how much i love it. The colors, transitions, symbolism EVERYTHING IS JUST AHHHHHH. You did such an amazing job ❤❤❤ and you're sister too!! Cant wait to see more of your work in the future😭😭

[@TheGoddessOfNight]

Anime pretty boy Telemachus was not ever an idea BUT I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!!!! HE'S SO PRETTY!! And I get major Sailor Moon vibes from him, which I LOVE SO MUCH!!! YOUR ANIMATIC'S SO GOOD!!!!! 💙💙💙💙

[@hypocriticalcritic6915]

1:57 THIS TRANSITION WAS SO SICK

[@MrAlleluia00]

Athena promised Aries blood, her apprentice delivered it.

[@lyamainu]

This. Was. MINDBLOWING.

[@silvermoon6175]

Hera crowning Odysseus and unweaving the tapestry goes unbelievably hard.

[@Fruitbadjet]

THE FATES STRING??? THE FERRYMAN IN THE UNDERWORLD??? INCREDIBLE!!!

[@GimmeAweapon]

“As long as you’re around my family’s fate is left unknown” as a new father I feel that so hard.

[@nahlannentrela5376]

You are perhaps one of the most evocative animators I've ever seen, the favoring of symbolism says more than a flat out scene can, it's stunning

[@mandyl5787]

That was the string of fate at the end. Cutting it to show their deaths. Power wow really amazing!!!! Your way of telling it. Was so different and amazing!!!! Wish I could donate somewhere for your hard work. Needed to rewatch 10 times to catch all the special touches. Truly amazing

[@mendex8294]

I can't stop watching it over and over again. All the references? The colors? Symbolism and representation? Everything is well planned, it's crazy. Without a doubt, it is the best animation of Odysseus that I have ever seen. I LOVE YOUR ART!!!

[@silvisue3139]

GOOOSH, this is amazing!! the art, the transitions, the colors, the contrasts, THE REFERENCES!!! ✨✨✨ I love it, such a masterpiece 🥰🥰🥰 thank you for this amazing animatic!!

[@JaLiyonahColbert]

Damn Telemachus looks like a pretty princess 😂❤ 3:04 like this art style is so pretty I like it more then my own ❤

[@AzureWingly]

My wife and I both said he looks like a sailor scout 😊 love the art style.

[@Micah-pn6pd]

Sailor Moon ass looking

[@fandemusique4693]

I like to think that the statue crying, while there's influence of Polites, also does it because Eurymachus as a child was well loved by Odysseus, he mourn the boy who used to sit on his lap and be fed from his hand as he's about to kill the vile man he became.

[@Animefan24]

Holy shit Stellaluna this animatic is chefs kiss i love the refrences to ares, apollo, and aeolus and the wolf refrences ❤

[@Narutokun11]

Well shit, was not expecting such an artistic depiction of such bloody vengeance. A fantastic imagining of this song!

[@somerandomdude3729]

2:04 Hey! It's the same guy from your previous video that noticed Odysseus first before shooting Antinous.

[@akaashisemomode7203]

Holy cow the symbolism in this animatic is WILD