Perception Check-Tom Cardy 【Baldur's Gate 3 Animation】

[@TheDragonCat99]

The idea of Tav somehow being more deranged than Durge is hilarious to me

[@arc_1704]

i assumed this was durge until i saw the description

[@Mattsothelioma]

Murderous blood lust he understands. Pure Sheogorath level lunacy? He has no idea what you’re going to do!

[@yoursonisold8743]

You could always play an evil Tav, but also one who absolutely gives no fucks. Durge at least has daddy dearest's quest and all the ritual murder has a purpose. Sort of. A Tav who doesnt care and does whatever they want? Absolute madhouse.

[@thekingofgreen1765]

@@yoursonisold8743 at that point you might as well install the changeling mod and play orin

[@jedi_connor3030]

Y'know how Minthara will chastise you for murdering the grove of your own free will while she was mind-controlled? Durge is fighting a mind illness provoking violence while Tav isn't crazy, he's willing and cognizant while being that deranged.

[@icetide9411]

The way the face so rapidly changes between goofy bard and TAV, ENDER OF WORLDS is absolutely perfect representation of how we all play bg3 as chaotic neutral psychos

[@biowolf1169]

Isn't this Dark Urge?

[@icetide9411]

@@biowolf1169 Nope, Durge is the OTHER dragonborn in this animation. The bard is the Tab

[@runtergerutscht4401]

​​​@@icetide9411I presume that you came to this conclusion because that dragonborn's horns resemble the default DUrge horns more and that's a reasoning I can agree with, however I reject this conclusion because that bard looks and acts too much like a bhaalspawn. Edit: ok so apparently the description also says that the bard is tav, but it also says that we can feel these characters however we want and I think this bard is being a bhaalspawn.

[@whiteraven562]

@@runtergerutscht4401 the bard can be a bhaalspawn too! So now there are two murder dragons

[@aliceetheridge8348]

murder hobos ahoy!

[@mr_mufflebunss]

The style is horrifying on how the dragonborn looks more Eldritch than the litteral lovecraftian creature.

[@alexburn4014]

Funny you say that. In lore dragonborns are not native to their current planet. They left their planet a long time ago

[@helpfulDeathgod]

Eldritch

[@gracie-md1qq]

I love it so much. It's so feral.

[@wildfire9280]

@@helpfulDeathgod El Ditch

[@Ariovrak]

According to the description, the other Dragonborn is Durge, the Bard is a Tav. You know you’ve gone off the deep end when even Durge is afraid of you.

[@nairav9156]

My durge is afraid of my friends Tav, this is just accurate, you tell your friend you wanna play a evil Durge and they go off the deep

[@TaurusTheCrazyBull]

Tav: "Think I can ever meet whichever god Is your parent?" Durge: "Even Papa Bhaal Is horrified at your actions and would rather keep his distance."

[@Marekthejester]

It kinda make sense if you think about it. Dark Urge can blame their pulsion and upbringing for all the horrible thing they do, but Tav is doing fucked up thing out of their own volition...

[@sexyshinyashots]

I hate how accurate this is, Im doing a evil run with my friend being Durge and im here collecting all the dead bodies and decorating the camp with it and his like WTF LOL

[@jackjazzhands2357]

A Bard Durge is terrifieng. I must play it.

[@MehnixIsThatGuy]

I'm happy we've canonically decided that "LOOT THAT BODY" is depicted as pointing Soyjack meme.

[@tetrachart4156]

It's actually canon, the OFFICAL animation (which is actually a official remake of a fan animatic) does that Soyjack meme.

[@deeddles1]

​@@tetrachart4156 the official animation was made by the same creator as the animatic iirc

[@0ArmoredSoul0]

I am crying laughing over how the Bard STILL PLAYS the broken in half flute. Effs not given, I love it.

[@darkdruidsvale]

im really curious if you could even play half a flute like that XD

[@C_A_I_N_N]

40k ork logic...

[@lokbomen]

@@darkdruidsvale ughhh yes but my human lips can only do one at a time

[@riverpubby]

@@darkdruidsvale no you could not lmfao. Not when you're putting the entire end of the flute in your mouth

[@darkdruidsvale]

@@riverpubby sadge lol

[@sirith9157]

Durge may kill people but he just witnessed the most horryfing thing in existence... A perfectly normal dnd player

[@canineatnight6026]

The sanity of findijg time must have been traumatizing

[@Jinmarui]

loot that mothafuckAAAAAAAAAA-

[@beepusus]

i love the face on the bard

[@floundermanman]

Thanks！

[@Degrizai]

Under that handsome face hides a monster that would make even the elder dragons run away before their own squeals...for MANY reasons.

[@CarnageXGamer07d1]

He’s a sweet, innocent and pure boy, the bard tav is so freaking cute, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA🤩😭☺️😊🥹🥺😍🥰🀄️🐲🐉🎶🎼🎵🎺

[@sterlingfelker6295]

The flute snap for emphasis, to anguish, turned to double flute dooting is sublime

[@doctorshark509]

The emperor being the DM stand in is genius. Man is just there, watching TV and growing more and more frustrated with how stupid the PC's are.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

Same attitude as my pet lizard watching me and my mom look for her when she's been sitting on a hot pink towel very conspicuously out in the open for an hour and we still had to call in my dad to find her...

[@blueskiesabove2641]

OH. oh no. i *just* noticed the emperor is holding someone else's hands when he's complaining about how long they've been searching for the child. because illithids don't have 5 fingers per hand. gods. the amount of details in this is amazing.

[@Jykinturah]

I think they are Orpheus's hands, you can see the shackles on them hahaha

[@looseGoose878]

That face at 1:44 is absolutely unhinged lol

[@floundermanman]

Lol that frame is also my personal favourite

[@runtergerutscht4401]

In general the dragonborn bard manages to go from looking like the toothless dancing meme to scp levels of horrifying. It's actually uncanny and scares me a little, so massive hats off for that. Nat 20 on drawing frfr.

[@AgentMulder120]

its genuinely so scary like this artist has to be a horror artist for sure (compliment)

[@bones8619]

It is the best frame of this in my book

[@ItsameArtic]

Are we going to ignore 1:04

[@forgest5737]

y- you have the GREATEST facial art ive ever fuckin seen an indie animator make. fuck yeah.

[@floundermanman]

Thank you very much for your affirmation! However, this should be attributed to the song itself being able to convey emotions very well lol. My own ability to design human character movements and expressions is not that strong, but with the support of the song, these shortcomings were somewhat concealed

[@forgest5737]

@@floundermanman bro take the damn compliment. its a good video. the song is good, yes. Tom Cardy is hilarious, yes. But I'm not complimenting that right now. you did amazing. art is hard.

[@floundermanman]

@@forgest5737 Thank you so much！ I'm very appreciative

[@13RedCorpse]

@@floundermanman True. As an artist with years of practice I admire your patience to finish this piece. And the facial animation is just so awesome. I am watching this for the 8-th time just cause I like the animation soooo much.

[@SeraphimSigilist]

I love how menacing durge is and how exasperated the emperor is

[@beastwarsFTW]

That's Tav, Durge is the barbarian.

[@HelloThere-cz9ti]

Except it's not a Durge. It's a Tav

[@skell6134]

Bard is Tav bro, not durge XD

[@kernythelemonking3954]

I love that the Beholder just became part of the party!

[@sein442]

I mean look at how unhinged Tav is, what else can it do 😂

[@hallofguns8174]

So that is what happened. I haven’t played BG3 so I wasn’t sure.

[@napustangwattanakarn4535]

The way they keep playing that goddamn broken flute is just pure comedy.

[@sein442]

Double the flute, double the chaos lol

[@HayTatsuko]

@@sein442 Double the flute Double the doot

[@BovineDesigns]

I love that the bard isn't even showboating, he literally tries to get his friends involved in the fight but says that the enemy isn't even good enough to be faced by his crew. What a bro.

[@briarpelt2333]

Orin is just. A lobster lmao Oh and Ketheric has a "Best Dad" mug. Incredible.

[@elenalizabeth]

I mean, he did bring his daughter back to life, so he is trying 😂 And I lost it at lobster Orin, I knew her outfit reminded me of something 😂

[@Davidsisler]

​@@elenalizabeth stupid sexy prawn woman

[@Un_prønøunceable]

GODDD the way the baby is spun around slowly and then fuckin DUNKED- bruhhh it’s so gooood and perfect wtfff

[@dolli6565]

"it's always a kid" ...how many times has this happened, Tav? HOW MANY?

[@doggofriend7581]

I love how durge looks like either a silly goober, insiduous creature or DESTROYER OF HOPE

[@kitsune_heart]

That is actually Tav durge is the barbarian in the back and that just makes this funnier to me

[@sterlingfelker6295]

I've see, like 4 animated versions of this song, and didn't think i could still be impressed. BOY WAS I FUCKIN W R O N G

[@swancrunch]

the transitions between funky lizard boi and the fucking worldeater are absolutely perfect

[@arthurvaney6166]

1:30 did someone realise that emperor took the arms of someone to have 5 finger (total 10) instead of his 4 '-' peak detail

[@shkura]

these are someone's hands, not his

[@floundermanman]

Actually, it's the emperor holding the hand of the Githyanki Prince lol. I drew too many details in these few frames, so it's hard to make out clearly

[@arthurvaney6166]

@@floundermanman that some peak detail to things about that just to have 5 finger, excellente work

[@floundermanman]

@@arthurvaney6166 Thank you!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@isabrom5295]

The Emperor is holding up 10 dead fingers and 5 of his own for the 15

[@misterkoza7531]

I always knew that the Emperor is a true DM. 1.He leads you along the path he has planned. 2.He gives you advices not to do stupid things that could potentially lead to your death. 3.He complains, but still saves you if you do such stupid things. It’s like: “Okay, without you there won’t be a plot anyway. Take a second chance.”

[@dredgenauryx3382]

Oh I love this art style especially when it moves away from the slightly sinister to straight up nightmare fuel!

[@4ncientGu150]

I feel like the original nat 20 active perception check means they would've already noticed it was who they were looking for.

[@PhoenixDTubed]

It would have, if the player had let the DM finish instead of moving to combat :D

[@Meacci133]

​@@PhoenixDTubed this

[@AlphaOmega1237]

​@@PhoenixDTubed Exactly. He was literally in the process of describing the kid when the bard interrupted him to cast vicious mockery. 😅

[@EvonixTheGreatest]

​@@PhoenixDTubedHe doesn't need a reason, he doesn't even want an excuse, all he's looking for is an opportunity

[@TaurusTheCrazyBull]

The Bard simply registered the height and before light could catch up with more details, they already thought of what to say

[@ZackFairSOLDIER1stCl]

0:16 SHOVEL my beloved

[@Vintenuthewizard]

0:59 that figure of the lil lizard fella could totally be used as a meme template

[@introvertedrobot3681]

We've all seen the Durg perception check animation. It was peak... was... peak... good lord how do you top that animated insanity. Apparently with terrifying faces from the pits of hell.

[@floundermanman]

Thank the Emperor I guess🥰

[@flamenami]

Even funnier cuz Durge is the normal one here

[@bad2bone]

ORIN AS A LOBSTER IS MY FAVORITE TID BIT IN THIS- this whole thing is incredible has me wheezing 10/10 no notes

[@piratekit3941]

The face at 1:05 is exactly what it feels like to cast vicious mockery and your foe just drops dead.

[@breendart134]

The dragonborn playing both halves of the broken flute got me. Also, Emps as the DM getting so frustrated with the antics is very on point!

[@twoshieldsandsomemilk]

This is why I enjoy playing monstrous races, eslecially dragonborn and dragonkim. The ability to go from goofy fun times to "Im not even a fellow mammal, I could chew your spine like a veggie straw" always gets such great rp going when mkst others play some usual flavor of hero, bard, or berserker

[@rileyanderson-uk3ql]

He looks like he's going to eat him not loot him. Love the faces

[@FirstLast-cg2nk]

The bard is the most depraved blend possible of both Tav and Durge and I love it.

[@leruetheday377]

The Durge is the other dragon that's missing one horn

[@skell6134]

Bard is just Tav bro XD

[@MeonLights]

The three baddies sitting in an America's Got Talent line rejecting the short mothereffer is so funny xD Also the expressions on that durge are the best

[@leruetheday377]

The Durge is the background barbarian. The focal point of the video is just a Tav

[@hussarini7811]

I can't possibly say how much i fucking love this animation, this is the best thing i've seen, your art style slaps, the characters and their expressions look so livelly. This is not just a meme animation, its not just shitpost. This is art.

[@CosmicToasties]

0:14 Shovel!

[@someincubuswithamustache7258]

No, that's obviously Fork. You failed your perception check

[@YourCaptainDrew]

I really enjoy how the flute stays broken. This kinda continuity in passion projects pleases me in a way that is hard to describe.

[@operationmisanthropia5831]

That is some juicy animation skill you got there. Like that alot, durge bartd is a true menace! Hope this blows up and more people see it!

[@leruetheday377]

The bard isn't the Durge, the barbarian is

[@Ld7snake]

0:08 i’m sorry was that a mf POKEBALL!?

[@Codex951]

Yes 😂

[@RandomInternetStranger]

YOOOOOOOO WTF THE ANIMATION AND THE STILLS HAVE NO DIFFERENCE BRO ARE YOUR HANDS OKAY?! I mean from the burns you got while COOKING UP THIS STRAIGHT FIRE

[@floundermanman]

I think my hands are fine, they just smell like barbecue now

[@Tex354]

Love how he switches from being adorable to terrifying.

[@MargarettPorritt]

I love how the art went between goofy/cute to morbid/funny every few seconds. It was highly engaging and I kept rewinding so I could see everything.

[@Suntas]

This is wonderful and the fact that you animated him playing the TWO PIECES OF HIS BROKEN FLUTE was brilliant!

[@tooth2887]

your description says you wanted to make a thing about the emperor, and I'm gonna say you did amazing on him because I could just FEEL him being disappointed and Tav not giving a fuck makes it worse then has the most terrifying face I've seen in a while as he screams at the young victim of vicious mockery's body.

[@Olhaquelevas]

I think this is by far the best animation i've ever clicked MOOOOOOOORE

[@couragew6260]

Ok the Guidance cast while delivering a baby at 1:10 is hilarious 😂😂😂

[@pabloosset2533]

I love how the Tav shifts between goofy lizard boy and eldritch abomination. Truly the players' representative.

[@oliviab4079]

1:04 I love the detail that the flute is very much broken but the bard still plays it like nothing happened

[@cyberneon9599]

The eye twitch at 1:36 is just absolutely perfect.

[@VidGirl88]

The sudden transition from normal Tav face to 'eat the soul' face is SENDING me and I love it

[@hallofguns8174]

I have not even played BG3, but this instantly became my favorite perception check animation. Some combination of the art style, the detailed scenes out of nowhere, and him playing his flute even after breaking it in half is just absolutely perfect. Extremely well done!

[@abaddonarts1129]

The expressions on the Bard are SO GOOD. Like absolutely pushed to the extreme while still fitting the vibe of the character. I keep going back to see how insane they are. Also the turnaround of the baby scene is insane??? This whole video is using all the basics of animation I learned in class but just done at a super high skill level. Love it!!

[@miguelbarrossotoquiroga7307]

I love how the drawing of the bard sometimes looks beautiful, other times terrifying and always funny

[@amondhawes-khalifa1949]

That flute snap sent me into the goddamn stratosphere, (>◡

[@ladyofrillwater]

The swerves from Goofy Axolotl to Freakish Angler Fish of the Deep Void are beautiful, gorgeous, works of art

[@Baked_bean571]

I love the way you draw dragonborns

[@Baked_bean571]

The way you draw emotions in general too

[@firesighnavatar3283]

absolutely obsessed with this. the art style. the expressions. Emperor's using extra hands. the broken flute. Orin. just. the entire thing is just chef's kiss.

[@LaplacesAngel612]

This is going straight to my 'Random shit I repeatedly watch' playlist because HOLY SHIT YOU ANIMATE EXPRESSIONS ON TAV LIKE AN ACTUAL GOD

[@tagaclaudiu]

Your animation style is fantastic! The characters look so cool, the animation is smooth, and the way you go from "teehee" to "I will consume your entire lineage" and then back is amazing. Bravo!

[@lightbulbwizard2456]

1:01 i cannot get over the shoulder wiggles tav knows this guy's not gonna recover

[@shamelessboi0627]

I love how the emporer is the dm it worked so well (I also apreicate all the nightmare fuel faces the bard did.)

[@mollsisbored]

ive seen a million animations to this song and this is without a doubt the only one that actually had me busting out laughing at just split second frames. perfect no notes 10/10

[@TheMRFIRE999]

1:44 frame perfect unhinged gremlin!!! love it

[@stretopovermind9680]

This animation is adorable. Also, I love Dragonborns (not as much as dragons and kobolds, but still) and I cannot lie =)

[@nicholassebastian9530]

i fucking love your animation style. from normal to creepy or scary in an instant then back again. also i love the breaking the flute and playing both pieces lol

[@bysla3apb952]

1:44 This part is absolutely gorgeous

[@kinfungames100]

The guy spawns out of nowhere and makes the best version of the meme

[@briarpelt2333]

Honestly this is the best BG3 Perception Check animation I've seen so far (and I have seen several). What an Absolute delight

[@Heroshine]

THE EXPRESSIONS ARE SO PERFECT I LOVE THIS IMMENSELY the "Gonna loot the motherfuck-A" expression is just OOUGH!!! VERY SILLY!

[@yukaiyami]

I thought The Emperor was gonna use 5 of his face tentacles for the “15 days”, but holding two dead hands from the corpse and raising 5 fingers while he does seems sooo in character, I love it lmaooo

[@flutterbree]

I love the shape language you used for the bard, I am a huge fan of "puffy top, spindly bottom"

[@Abug6]

The horrifying expressions add so much style to this, i love it!

[@katlin2350]

This is my favorite animation of this song I absolutely love this art style And the bard playing the broken halves of the flute killed me

[@tnturnip]

These expressions are a very specific mix of dreadful and unhinged and it's very special to me. I'm so glad I got to witness this today. I hope you can feel the same

[@is-this-a-jojo-reference]

love emperor's expressions at 1:20 your amimation is incredible!

[@Allthesepseudonyms]

This animation perfectly blends "cute reptilian bard" with "murder hobo Durge." I'm blown away by how adorable, funny, and terrifying it can be, all in one video! Amazing work!!!

[@emcar5555]

I was sitting here watching this with the nagging feeling in the back of my head "hey wait this style is familiar..." and then your name flashes on screen and it all clicked! Long time no see!! It's so cool seeing you do animations now, I loved the expressions here :D

[@Necro_fury]

Dude i can tell so much love was put into this, he friggin loves the idea of durge and then there were some wonderful emperor frames as well. complete joy to watch

[@floundermanman]

Thank you so much! I had so much fun creating this piece that I've watched it hundreds of times， my love for these characters and the music hasn't diminished one bit. I'm glad it shows!

[@fluffypawninja7636]

i love how the artstyle constantly jumps from cweechur to my thursday shift paralysis demon absolutely adore the bard

[@THEPELADOMASTER]

This is great. Expressions are unhinged and awesome lol Talented artist, keep it up

[@TheLalacream]

Love the detail of tav still using the broken flute

[@RagnaRok852]

I fucking love the sheer insanity of this thank you so much for this

[@zanuka7487]

The "SHORT" shot is so good i'm crying. The whole animation is so good thank you for that

[@真念-z4c]

Followed from Bilibili and twitter, like your works pretty much. And KZbin show me this again. Still fascinated by the occasionally quirky expression.

[@floundermanman]

太感谢啦！！！

[@owo1744]

This gotta be the best Perception Check animation I've seen yet, and only one that doesnt cut out before the song ends.

[@HayTatsuko]

I love Lanky MF's take on this, but you... you have gone well beyond with the visual humor and delightful horror moments. This is a monsterpiece and it's now my favorite rendition of Tom Cardy's masterwork.

[@jeremiahwallace2275]

“That body is just lying there, right? RIGHT?” “…Yes…DON’T…” “LOOT THAT BODY!!!” I f**king love this track.

[@jemdragons3120]

My favourite part is how squiddy used orpheus' hands to count to fifteen hahahahahaa that's great

[@michaelweston3349]

Very good job with the animation! Clearly one of the best out there. 希望你继续做这样的卡通动画. 加油！(不是自动翻译，我自己写的，可是我的中文不一定是很标准...)

[@floundermanman]

Omg thank you so much！ And don't worry, this Chinese is written very well!🥰🥰🥰

[@SimplyTrulyNothing]

They’re so unhinged I love it

[@sonja3204]

I have returned to this video at least 10 times the last day. There is something about the skinwalker-looking drawings i just love

[@sonja3204]

Update, I am still coming back to this multiple times a day, stillframes from this video is becoming my Disc profile pictures...it's taking over my life

[@floundermanman]

@@sonja3204 Awww thanks！

[@sonja3204]

@@floundermanman It's been two weeks, this is still a daily visit...Send help

[@joshuakim5240]

Orin just being a lobster png with her knives is what broke me into laughter.

[@ZiriO]

The way I laughed so hard i couldnt breathe, this was amazing! Your Tav is so unhinged I love that it unsettles Durge and the Emperor! I need to get back to playing Baldur's Gate, I love your art and animation style so much!

[@MrBotdotnet]

man every single frame of this is so well animated especially: 1:05 "SHORT"

[@lir_marshall]

Обожаю персонажей-гремлинов!! Это оч крутая анимация, спасибо огромное!!❤❤❤

[@najkiyy]

I need more of this just to breath, the five months were absolutely worth it. I hope to see more of you!!!!!!!!!

[@Dasher260]

I've never seen a Mindflayer so absolutely DONE with peoples shit. It's glorious.