Perception Check - Tom Cardy || Secret Life Animatic

This is why Mumbo turned against the Mounders /jk
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[@popcatcarl6662]

Pearl: “Mumbo’s dead, we can’t have weekly sessions anymore.” Joel: “Oh.” Joel: “…his body, it’s just…” Joel: *”Lying* there, right?” Bdubs: “Absolutely not”

[@pumpkin363]

OH NO

[@themysticalhavens8982]

Time to search for a new DM to "traumatize".

[@juliusroman8616]

@@themysticalhavens8982 I vote Scar or Ren

[@themysticalhavens8982]

@@juliusroman8616 they would be perfect for DM honestly

[@popcatcarl6662]

@@juliusroman8616 nah, Ren as the DM would traumatize the players. Dudes voice alone could give them chills

[@talis2513]

I love how this implies Gem & the Scotts kidnapped Jimmy from Martyn, then Martyn hired Joel, Bdubs, and Pearl to find Jimmy

[@noxlotl_]

it was more of they found him and were taking him back but that implication is funny as well xD

[@martinsto8190]

Hilariously the best form of revenge that Joel would inflict on at least Scott and Jimmy for ruining his day last session.

[@tumblingartist]

hahaha that’s amazing

[@Im_Vcoolest]

Well it seems like they failed horribly XD

[@tallynnyntyg6008]

It also implies Bdubs isn't short.

[@SparrowNR]

Can we all acknowledge that Dr. Lizzie being like "He's short. CRINGE." is entirely in character?

[@keegabooshoo]

"Hah! YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS!!!!"

[@Mystic_elf137]

@@keegabooshoo I REMEMBER THAT!

[@BlueBanana.]

@@keegabooshoo I WAS NICE TO YOU LAST SESSION😭

[@arronskull662]

And you know her intro was something like "Hello, I am.. Dr Lizzie, don't ask me about my PHD or Certification, Because.... I do not have any and if any of you tell the others.. I may have to commit some... Medical Malpractice on you."

[@midnightmoon7257]

​@arronskull662 why- why can i hear it so clearly in her voice?

[@kekfont]

Love how everyone is playing different enough characters and joel is just himself so on brand

[@penginlord9396]

i mean, Bdubs is a short goblin man, so that tracks

[@cheezballz8146]

And Lizzie saying "He's short. CRINGE." is something she totally would say, citing that time she laughed at Grian for having no friends.

[@friendlyneighbourhoodash]

and joel does actually just play himself. i mean look at his empires characters personalities. (*not* height!!! /lh)

[@trixiebewitched]

Nah fr. Joel was just being himself, i would also say pearl was playing as herself but ive only seen her "roll consecutive nat 1s" in double life. Critically failed her perception check for her soulmate, critically failed persuasion multiple times with almost everyone in the server, failed her saving throw for tilly.... Double life was sad asf for pearl.

[@lolli_popples]

I think Martyn would forgive Joel for killing Jimmy because the song was good.

[@EmalineSmith-gy1xd]

So true he would be vibing along and singing and dancing too

[@noxlotl_]

“i didnt know youre chill like that”

[@tempus_excurrens]

Huge Joel Energy, I hope he sees it! *NOW, EVERYONE APPRECIATE THE ART*

[@kayjenn8704]

Ya, it would be so dope if he did *I'M APPREACIATING THE ART. THEIR ANIMATICS ARE MORE SMOOTHER THAN MY PICK UP LINES WILL EVER BE.*

[@jigo9380]

My favorite thing about Joel this season is that if he wins, all the animators have to draw his life series merch hoodie which is a steep contrast to pearl’s cloak and martyn’s … coralness?

[@noxlotl_]

I want him to win so badly but my guy isnt giving us much with the character designs ;;;;;; im hoping he has a redskin

[@jigo9380]

@@noxlotl_ it’s ok he’s got this Jimmy’s hunger game said so 🤞

[@gristen]

well he has a fair ground right? they could draw him dressed as like a circus ring master or something idk. the hoodie has very carny vibes tho ngl lol

[@jigo9380]

He does have 35 hearts and is currently tied for the 2nd most kills so far with gem

[@noxlotl_]

@@gristen i was hoping the Florist thing was gonna come back , i think its a pretty cool name and can be badass in a way

[@Mega_idk]

Joel just has that “fuck it we ball” energy almost 24/7 and I love it

[@TheStarSerpent]

Also, I love what Pearl and BDubs are doing. Absolutely distressed as players at their Nat 1 and confuffled at Joel, while the hilarity in the game of Pearl breaking her axe twice and BDubs shooting himself in the foot and Pearl trying to calm him down. Absolutely perfect

[@moonlightdraws]

Joel got those glasses from his Bad Boys days, I'm just saying I love the D&D designs, and the middle part where it goes from, "I rolled a 1" to Pearl and Bdubs being stressed at the table while Jeol just has this smug smile, then in the next, Bdubs is bleeding out and screaming in classic Bdubs fashion and Pearl is desperately trying to help/calm him down

[@xard4668]

The dissapointed faces right as Joel cheeringly goes "LOOT THAT BODY" just makes me cackle so much omg

[@solarprogeny6736]

Joel as an animatic's central character almost never happens, but this shows why it really should

[@SamanthaP96]

The fact that Joel went to loot Timmy's base this episode makes this even more perfect!

[@noxlotl_]

PFFT he did ?? (Havent watched the new eps but lmaoo)

[@liketheseason]

This is decidedly the best animatic of this song. It has been declared. Everything. The expressions, the movement, the mounders irl vs their characters, the way each character is so decidedly THEM! Mumbo’s exasperation, Joel being Joel. It’s perfect. You’ve done it.

[@felixevers478]

A few (many) things I love about this, in no particular order: - The last frame ("Bitch!") Joel's expression cracks me up every time - The frame on "me and my boys gonna mess ya up" their poses look so cool!! It really does look like they're gonna mess ya up - Jimmy is the child (..'s toy) - Pearl's and Bdubs' characters look really different from their actual selves, but Joel's character is just The Cooler Joel - The animation at 0:32 ("and they got to go"), it's super duper smooth - The extreme detail at 0:40 ("I can perceive you") - The pause at 0:51, cutting from cool-pose-Joel to super-bored-Joel - The absolute PERFECT timing at 1:04 , when it cuts to Joel pointing at Jimmy and yelling "Short!" - How absolutely minuscule his tiny little itty bitty body is at 1:17, even when looked at through a magnifying glass - Nat 20s from Joel are always accompanied by him wearing sunglasses all of a sudden - Pushing down his sunglasses at 1:37 ("right?"), looking incredibly smug - Everyone's exhausted faces as Joel loots dat body - The fuckign last frame. it's just so funny i can't help but mention it twice

[@noxlotl_]

[@melcox9771]

I completely agree Here are some more When bdubs shot his own foot When Joel puts on the sunglasses The frame after it says "I rolled a one, I rolled a one" (where it says fuck in big black letters) is great bc Joel is just so ready to be mean to the child When Joel is pumping his fists And finally when mumbo says "dont-"

[@lavendercrow_n]

I love that fact that joel, as one of the more aggressive players (even though he fails a lot-) , would be a bard which from my little understand of DnD is like the most frugal , fruity, funky, and weak ranks .

[@noxlotl_]

Yeah I personally wouldn’t have assigned a bard for him , probably a fighter or a barbarian

[@SparrowNR]

True, since bard is much more Scar's brand than anyone's. Buuuut.... bard is also a VERY versatile class, with spellcasting ability, a default buff to every roll due to Jack-of-All-Trades, and enough Charisma to speedrun every social encounter. I can very much see Joel finding an OP build online and playing a bard just to see if he can wreck with it.

[@SparrowNR]

Also, since you've implied you don't play? Don't assume people play to their personalities directly. Experienced players of tabletop games like D&D often seek playstyles that stretch and challenge us. I'm a super passive fuzzy bear IRL, but put a greataxe in my barbarian's hands, and I will gleefully WRECK. The idea that someone like Joel would use a twinked out bard build to take control in a way that isn't directly aggressive but is therefore MORE frustrating for the DM, since they can't reliably predict it? That is VERY Joel.

[@thegamersclub9326]

Frugal, fruity and funky, yes. But bards are full casters and get half proficiency in LITERALLY EVERYTHING as well as getting access to spells like *fireball* and *silvery barbs.* Also, they are great at support. Bards aren't weak. They are, though, a bit of a joke.

[@relativelystable9328]

I know Joel can't react to this because he's technically a pg channel but GOD I hope he sees it on his own time, I truly think he'd love it

[@vessel__]

Joel insulting someone then jumping into a flute solo sent me

[@islaburchell-gray3048]

This fits Joel so well! Great idea! And great execution as well. Barbarian pearl and little goblin rouge bdubs are so cool. This is very cool!

[@joegoff1895]

Mounders as DnD players is genuinely genius and totally in character

[@CheeseThePurpleDragon]

Joel is the perfect bard, he’s so silly

[@jennakantola4588]

I'm not calling Joel short, because he's obviously very tall, BUT I do want to say him wearing heels seems like a very nice touch. I've been watching this on loop. 👁👄👁

[@theSybil]

This video has been living in my brain rent free for nearly two weeks, and I rewatch it every time when my brain sings it

[@noxlotl_]

💛✨

[@c-girl1216]

The fact that Joel did in fact loot Jimmy (raiding Baxter) just makes this all the more hilarious!

[@cleanbeanArt]

Of course, Joel actually *DID* go and raid Jimmy's chests as soon as he was dead. So this was on brand.

[@leedesfleurs]

Omg a combination of two of my favourite things and it’s BEAUTIFUL I was like “it’s gonna be Joel right- yeah it’s Joel” “It’s gonna be Jimmy isn’t it- yep that’s Jimmy alright” 12/10

[@admirallister7847]

I kinda wanna see an au about this, it's really accurate in fun ways. Mumbo being a stressed/confused DM fits too well.

[@QueenCami_123]

Oh my gosh you don’t understand how much I love this. Joel as the bard is so incredibly perfect in every way 😭😭😭 love dm mumbo. Also joel would be like “My bad guys. But in my defense. It was kinda funny”

[@bjreichardt8714]

I have watched this so many times now, and have just noticed that during the "look how fucking short that guy is" section Jimmy's surrounded by Empires S2 members - fantastic call back to the sheriff *chefs kiss*

[@truckerdave8465]

I hate that Jimmy can't watch this on stream! But I looooooove that it exists!

[@noxlotl_]

Hoping he at least sees this off stream >.

[@fourth_wall_broken3550]

Going into this I fully expected Bdubs to be the child but the fact that he's the guy who tried to hide behind twig is so much better

[@red5_skywalker]

I love your Pearl design!! And Mumbo as the DM is just amusing to me (i feel like irl he'd have no idea how to dm). Also Lizzie as the doctor is perfect, I love this animatic so much

[@Duwahkeen]

Joel is such a vibe and this fits him perfectly, I've been coming back to this video several times because I love the designs and the ending always makes me think "yup he would totally do this"

[@stormwarden6012]

My favorite interpretation of this that i just came up with at 9:30pm: Gem and The Scotts kidnapped Jimmy. Martyn lost Jimmy at a concert. The concert was for Gem and The Scotts. The band kidnapped Jimmy at their own concert and Martyn hires some of the most incompetent saviors he possibly could. I fuckin love this video

[@radiokiro4214]

I've been waiting for this!! This song fits the mounders so well and of course, of course jimmy is the child 🤣 i love how you fit the characters to this! Great animatic!!

[@The_Grin_Reaper_]

You said it

[@yourewrong6584]

I mean, Jimmy *is* a toy lol

[@eimxiuerniuewancw3376]

this is the most in character thing i have ever seen for the mounders, together with great amazing art as always. and i swear, i swear tom cardy sounded like joel for a second... maybe i rolled a nat 1 on perception as well huh-

[@animesvt1234]

Joel was Joeling the most Joel he ever Joeled.

[@aoarashi3025]

I love this so much! I especially love Pearl's barbarian player design, BDubs failingto hide behind a tree, and Mumbo's exasperated face made me lol.

[@Haven_Faith]

I love this. Its always so nice to see someone animate joel.

[@Quartz5005]

You never fail to make diamond level animatics

[@heartz2alexis.]

Joel definitely just picked up bard so we can have this spell vicious mockery to bully people

[@lolli_popples]

How how you interpreted Impulse and Scott’s face paint it looks sick.

[@saltenzy449]

Mounder's DND group is just fantastic. of course Joel is the bard and of course the child is Jimmy.

[@icecreamchats]

I’ve seen dozens of animatics for this song but this is the first one to make me laugh out loud. This might be the best thing I’ve ever seen. I will now immediately rewatch it five more times

[@lolli_popples]

Breaking news: Joel roasts Jimmy so hard he f*cking dies-

[@Zak_ZM]

We love Joel being unhinged :]

[@ef1876]

I've never seen anything more in character for Joel Smallishbeans! Poor mumbo lol

[@EllaAlternate]

Dude this is such joel bdubds and pearl energy what. I can see them playing DND so clearly lmao

[@theastrus_]

I keep hearing "there's no escaping it" as "so skibidi" help 😭

[@blakechase9894]

So it isn't just me lol

[@LunAdepti]

Bro same 😭😭😭

[@Nitsa13]

THIS IS INCREDIBLE, I'M OBSESSED WITH THIS VERSION AND THIS JOEL This fits him so well Poor jimmy Also mounders playing dnd is the best thing ever, I love it!!

[@pool.noodler]

PEARL AS A BARBARIAN THOO >>>> THE DESIGN IS SO PRETTYYY❤❤

[@ariannebrodeur]

love this so much not only for dnd versions of the mounders which slays so hard btw but for the fervent accuracy to all of them but especially Joel 😭😭😭😭 hes my favorite mc youtuber and this just feels like a love letter to his whole vibe in servers its perfect lmao

[@envii5640]

This is like having 2 groups of friends meet up for the first time, a real clashing of worlds. Never thought I'd see this song mixed with these characters, but here we are. Thank you for this, loved it!

[@user-wu6gp4hm3u]

i hereby declare this the most joel-coded video that ever existed (no but seriously ever detail is TOO ACCURATE) the mounders having a dnd group!!!! the child being jimmy!! I love this so much

[@kohaneazusawa]

This fits so unbelievably well with Joel I adore this

[@malpheus4299]

Absolutely perfect characterisation of Joel and I love Tom Cardy too.

[@nicholasfaccio1866]

Good god, this is not a crossover that I was expecting but that makes it SO much better!!

[@Bengt2509]

I mean joel is the most likely to cuss out of the secret life members *cough* mcc *cough*

[@darkdragoness5]

I love this, especially Bdubs rogue design cause it fits him so perfectly

[@bambooriffic3827]

this is so fitting. Joel would 10000% be the one calling ppl short and looting dead bodies

[@ponderingpeony9571]

You know something's wrong when Joel's the only one succeeding, this is so much of the mounders' dynamic though great work!

[@JusttheletterF...]

Having this come put right after the Bang! Animatic is legendary, this was genuinely so funny. Too bad Tim won't be reacting to it on stream lmao

[@M1styMai]

This is actually amazing well done, i personally loved joel being the main character and he probably swears the most out of every1 on the life series 🤦‍♀️

[@BearCobb]

How ironic that Joel of all people is mocking the short one, projecting personal experience huh 😂

[@LifeInTheFastLane92]

This song is so joel-coded its hilarious XD fantastic visuals, absolutley slaps

[@EJdoesArtstuff]

100% perfect. This captures Joel so well and I can’t stop watching it. My favourite animatic so far (Who doesn’t like watching Joel be a menace to society?)

[@Evil.Tomato]

CRYING i love how the chaos fits joel so well

[@persefida]

Pffft hahahahah xD xD This is such a Joel energy!!! You nailed it perfectly!!!!!!! This fits him sooo well I laughed out loud, the entire animatic is so funny!

[@noxlotl_]

PERSEEE ~

[@planetfall5056]

Love it! I'm surprised Bdubs wasn't chosen to be the short kid, but I guess the Canary Curse is stronger than BDubs short jokes.

[@pool.noodler]

I feel like the cult holds merit in this week's episode ngl

[@noxlotl_]

[@clthefrog]

Joel fits this so well lmao. I also love half-orc Pearl and scrunkly fantasy guy Bdubs

[@actrythegreat6891]

you are CHURNING these out. Absolutely blasting us with QUALITY. I can't wait to see your next ANIMATIC. but make sure you are WELL RESTED and are not OVERWORKING yourself.

[@noxlotl_]

Thank you !! And dw I am !

[@Someone-or8tp]

Joel insulting Jimmy for being short... projection at its finest

[@magicquill7054]

Bdubs being a goblin rogue is just perfection.

[@aetherseeker3624]

I love this so much! This is beautiful and the audio is so perfect for them. Really hope Joel or Pearl see this 'cause this this absolutely amazing!

[@ItzVul]

Joel being an absolute menace to society.. I love it!

[@cleanbeanArt]

This fits Joel so perfectly. I am *crying* right now xD

[@gristen]

videos that make you realize that joel playing dnd would be extremely funny

[@TheHydrakeHydra]

The people you chose for each role fit so well lol

[@rachelkubacki1642]

Joel as bard is too perfect to properly express

[@blakechase9894]

1:07 YES SAUSAGE IS HOLDING SOUP LES GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@mia-sq5sg]

I was mentally in need of an animatic that actually shows the cool and "f it lets ball" vibes i get from joel And this does exactly that and now my life is complete and i can die in peace

[@HowdyWallflower]

IM IN ACTIVE TEARS I LOVE THIS SO MUCH IM NORMAL i'M FINE IM SANE I've watched it ten times over now and I'm giggling and kicking my legs

[@MsHelen73]

"How many times have you watched this?" "yes."

[@Ala-Stair]

I CANT BREATHE THIS IS PURE GOLD OMG 10/10 will watch 100 times

[@tatharamandil]

Why does Bdubs playing a Goblin Rogue make the most sense of anything ever?

[@seeschwalbe]

I just realized that the concert where Martyn lost Jimmy was probably a 'Gem & the Scotts' concert. I want to say that it took me entirely too many watch-throughs to realize that, but I just can't get enough of this animation, so that would obviously be a lie. There is no such thing as watching this too many times.

[@seventh_line_art]

I actually squawked with laughter when I saw it was Joel haha! great job this was so well done

[@melcox9771]

I can't explain how much I love this it is so far my favorite secret life animation I can't get enough of it I'm gonna watch this instead of this weeks episode because I'm scared

[@kavlan453]

KZbin has been sending me animatics of this song for a while now but I have to admit this is one of my favorites, it's just so well animated and the characterizations and expressions and little details of who's who are all just wonderful

[@Ju-bz7yt]

This is such a good fit for The Mounders lolol also Joel is spot on

[@pumpkin363]

mumbo as a dm is absolutely perfect

[@TheStarSerpent]

Yoooo, LETS GOOOOOO, this is probably my new favorite animatic. Perfectly accurate (also soup represent)

[@Wildfire201X_LIVE]

This animatic trend does not get old, every version is ✨

[@Volumixen]

The fact that his immediate response to "It was a child" was "It's always a kid" makes me think that this is something he has done more than 0 times, and I honestly don't want to know how this keeps happening

[@spookysomeone]

i like how lizzie is in on the joke as well, as the doctor

[@longc35]

Mumbo as “exasperated DM” is perfect.

[@Kelxya]

This is a fever dream and I love every second of it

[@RosesOfSilver.]

I’ve been having horrible day, suddenly I find an animatic of my current obsession and favorite audio? Thank you for the patch fix, world.

[@ijustwatchthings9127]

This captures Joel energy perfectly