Calamity

When calamity strikes, you know he is near.
Zelda - Cat Protano
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Animation collab featuring MOTI
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Backgrounds by:
K8
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Credits theme done by UltimaShadowX
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Music used
Guilty Gear Strive OST - Hope
Composed by: Daisuke Ishiwatari, Arc System Works
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#tearsofthekingdom

[@PringusMcDingus]

EDITOR'S NOTE: I started this project back in April 2023 when the first (technically second) reveal of Ganondorf in the trailer went up. I had planned to have this out before TOTK came out and WELP look how that turned out. I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't play the game until I finished this animation meaning I literally have no idea what happens on the story and if i got anything wrong or inaccurate to the game then well there's your answer. Please enjoy while I FINALLY get to play this game now.

[@DesTr069]

Have fun!!

[@evilded2]

Yet you managed to predict the plot perfectly.

[@dinoshotgun]

Don’t worry I won’t spoil it, though I suggest you avoid comment sections for now, as to not get spoiled

[@opticboptic4023]

Enjoy!

[@wurtknurte7283]

No this is literally what happens.

[@YummyLilNugget]

I love how it starts as a serious, well animated fight scene and slowly devolves into a “sexy Ganondorf” joke.

[@resileaf9501]

Stupid sexy Ganondorf

[@A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf]

I was very disappointed that it went from great to mid 😔

[@timothymclean]

He had me going, I expected this to be Pringus's first 100% serious animation all the way until Zelda started getting distracted by his muscles.

[@twigg_stick4858]

"slowly evolves"

[@CacaPooPooos]

@@A_Hylian_Not_An_Elf Damn, it bothered you.

[@poomonyoutube1607]

The irresistible charm of *S u a v e m e n t e*

[@chaoscriterion3637]

*ganondorf proceeds to dance*

[@FoxBlue_sem_FoquisBuie]

*B É S A M E*

[@Sky_darts]

*S U A V E*

[@johnt.190]

@@FoxBlue_sem_FoquisBuieQue quieros sentir tus labios besandome otra vez

[@MemeParadise6539]

Ah a man of culture I see

[@okamithewanderingwolf172]

To be honest, if Ganondorf realized how damn sexy he was, he could’ve won wars peacefully just by walking into the battlefield.

[@whale21100]

Yeah... but where's the fun in that for him? He's got those muscles and he wants to use them for violence

[@Ijustusethistocommentstuff]

@@whale21100That's for when the negotiations take place. Behind closed doors, of course ;)

[@megaman37456]

@@Ijustusethistocommentstuff Ah yes "Aggressive Negotiations" My favorite kind.

[@CiaranMaxwell]

@@megaman37456 "That's when we began hostile negotiations." "What are hostile negotiations?" "Negotiations with lightsabers."

[@butanikuminecraft]

You're on KZbin not on KZbin kids@@oliverbauschatz

[@autumnchiu]

i like to imagine that you spent a lot of time wondering who to get to do Link's voice, eventually gave up and just tried default text to speech to see what would happen, and realized that the result was far better than any human voice could achieve

[@PringusMcDingus]

yeah pretty much lol

[@gryphonkingbros847]

Ganondorf's attractiveness was so powerful it briefly granted Link the ability to speak

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

@@PringusMcDingusagreed

[@austinbaker8042]

It's a pretty good bit. Just a different tts voice everytime

[@Lolyeet]

@@PringusMcDingusi think i can speak for everyone when i say, you made the right call lol

[@goldenbomber9770]

This is an accurate representation of how the Fandom responded to Rehydrated Ganondorf.

[@TheKorenji]

If the devs didn't want this they wouldn't have rehydrated him so well 😔

[@Caldoric]

_rehydrated_

[@grandpagohan1]

Hey, so long as Link is Zelda's first husband, she can have as many consorts as she wants.

[@uranfromdis]

I freakin died and idk how

[@jaygooese4242]

He's amazingly handsome villain

[@TheRollinNolan]

Lost it at “IS THAT MATT MERCER???” Cat Protano nailed that delivery! 😂

[@jonathanr520]

who is that?

[@A-Microwave]

@@jonathanr520 the voice of ganondorf , chrom and the man formally known as mcree

[@FunTime-qx6rb]

​@jonathanr520 the voice actor for Ganon in tears of the kingdom, he's also famous for his dnd livestreams and is known for his amazingly sultry voice

[@Aflay1]

THATS MATT MERCER?? OH, HES NOT PERFECT. HES A LEVEL BEYOND.

[@privateeyety5735]

Right!?

[@mrWendybird]

What I love about Pringus' animations is they frequently (and successfully) walk the line between epic, dazzling, and/or charming animation... and the dankest shitposting of the highest caliber

[@aaishaismail5717]

Yes perfect description

[@Spygirl812]

Agreed

[@PsiVolt]

The flattened Zelda at the end He is truly irresistible I mean unstoppable

[@drewblowski]

🤨📸

[@Sephiroth144]

Link. That's Link flattened at the end

[@darkyang6601]

No, that’s Zelda, look at the hairclip when she lands on the pile of flesh that used to be known as Link

[@PsiVolt]

@@Sephiroth144 3:01 literally the last second Zelda is there, just couldn't resist daddy either

[@Sephiroth144]

@@PsiVolt Ah, missed the "beat" dropping...

[@mr.pringlz8784]

The "IS THAT MATT MERCER?!" absolutely killed me

[@redavatar1019]

When is that?

[@D.A.R.C.I.]

@@redavatar1019 when her nose is bleeding she goes "is that matt mercer?" before slapping herself. honestly thought she said urbosa at first before i saw these comments

[@draider035]

​@@D.A.R.C.I.i thought she said aunt bertha bcz idk

[@RonanDahlman-ci1ql]

Waiting for it… 😂😂

[@meapyboy12345]

I burst out into laughter just reading this comment not knowing the context.

[@M64bros]

The voice actor for Zelda deserves a raise!

[@sonicfanboy3375]

Cat Protano

[@mattwo7]

2:13 "Is that Matt Mercer?!" He didn't even say anything and she's breaking the 4th with name dropping his VA lolwut

[@nateyi6856]

Link just saying “take me daddy” had me dying af 😂

[@Vihh_is_Violent]

Number one: This is an amazing animation, great work! Number two: ...Sidon has competition

[@RealLordShaxx]

Competition? Sidon already fell out of the race at the start line. Totk is ruled by ganondorf and grown up purah

[@djamtz]

Yes everyone simps for demon king, not me but I figure most

[@flamingscar5263]

​​@@RealLordShaxxTOTK is truly a bisexual fantasy

[@arkking552]

@@djamtzfalse. I do not

[@c0mf0rta61ynum6]

@@RealLordShaxx Please. Sidon's just giving them a head start like Rocky in The Great Snail Race.

[@SirPembertonS.Crevalius]

No one can resist nor truly stop the Desert daddy.

[@thisisliterallymydisplayname]

Forfeit all possessions to the Desert Daddy

[@wongjh3590]

Step Desert Daddy

[@hoitemmie]

This is the worst possible top comment

[@greenhydra10]

We are not looking away *respectfully.*

[@antontribelgorn3641]

why are you in the comment section of every video?

[@animationsNshootposts]

"Take me daddy." "Okay." human evolution

[@jakemaxgross]

The Matt Mercer line man I just couldn’t stop laughing especially after the Ravening War

[@RandoGrunt]

Zelda's voice work and tones was nothing short than spectacular, her thirst and conflicted opinions were a gem to behold lol. Plus the animation was pretty darn crisp, nice work xD

[@zadock6370]

zelda's voice literally sounds like momo from my hero academia. spot on.

[@addison_v_ertisement1678]

*nothing short of

[@Fuzunga]

She sounds like she could burst into tears at any moment, just like Patricia Summersett.

[@yourdaddysaid]

@@Fuzungatears *bah dam pshhh*

[@a-s-greig]

Also Vambre from Mighty Magiswords.

[@stevenalconwyrick2066]

Some of these shots, the fluidity of the animation, the fight choreography, the narrative buildup, the voice acting… ISTG, this is among your best work yet.

[@TrashRodent]

Zelda’s VA was amazing! The fight was animated incredibly, and the animation within itself was so smooth, plus the camera angles were great! 🤗

[@ActuallySatan]

I love how Ganondorf's laughter is just Lythero and Zyzx_'s reaction to Hit running into 16's arms.

[@DarkLink1996.]

He is going to Twitter

[@Delta_Zone]

Knew it came from lythero

[@littleanvil2164]

(for the birds)

[@thedarknessnetwork137]

Link fucking dies Ganon: TO TWITTER WITH YOU, YOU ARE GOING TO TWITTER.

[@keystrix3704]

Ohhh! I knew that I knew that voice from somewhere!

[@TriforceWisdom64]

Even Revali's like "Yeah, I get it."

[@ElToland]

"Personally, I prefer Twinrova!"

[@mattwo7]

Who's Revali? I feel like I should know who that is, feels like something happened to history to erase my memory of who that was...

[@starplane1239]

​​@@mattwo7 we call him "Ravioli" in the community.

[@whatislife513]

​@@mattwo7Rito champion. Breath of the Wild.

[@crystalwolf4525]

​@@mattwo7Ravioli, is the rito champion from the first game and I love and hate him at the same time

[@barbar3137]

2:27 IS THAT A MOTHER FLIPPING JOJO REFERENCE?!?!?!?! Answer: Yes. Yes it is. She hit the Killer Queen pose.

[@angelsartandgaming]

I recognize that!

[@Foobin_Lera]

Woah. That Zelda voice is on point. Also that WHEEZE from Ganondorf is emote material

[@KingsBard]

The animation is so fluid, and Cat's voice acting is INCREDIBLE

[@AmitafAmitaf-lz2is]

The robotic " *take me daddy* " has me wheezing I- 😭💀

[@ajoconnor64]

2:08 I dont think I've ever seen a female character have this reaction

[@keithwiechart7744]

“Is that Matt Mercer?” I should not have cracked up as much as I did at that line.

[@IllusionMaster17]

It was about get afraid of him Nintendo, not get thirsty for him. I just love how this slowly went from a serious deep plot to just showing off Ganondorf's good traits. The ending sold it, it was priceless.

[@TheFirstCurse1]

Good traits to some I guess. He's still evil incarnate and jokes aside shouldn't be found attractive at all. He's meant to look like an intimidating monster, and his body reflects that.

[@Ijustusethistocommentstuff]

@@TheFirstCurse1 Like that stops the internet. Look up any FNAF character on Deviantart, literally any of them, and you'll find some sort of weird art of them. Other examples include Lady D from RE8, Bill Cypher(HE IS LITERALLY A FUCKING TRIANGLE, AS WELL. HOW THE FUCK DID ANYBODY THIRST OVER THE FUCKING PYRAMID?), and Makima from Chainsaw Man. Somehow, the internet finds a way to endlessly thirst over the worst people in fiction ever.

[@laravioliiii2832]

@@TheFirstCurse1 ok but unironically smash

[@thereforedragons]

I was not prepared for ANY of what just happened. XD It's a beautiful animation though. Really great work.

[@peckyjr-sx7et]

Me neither…

[@MistaWind]

I really love Zelda's voice. Sounds incredible

[@professionalanagram]

Revali’s reaction is so perfect

[@lykanaslupus]

The animation looks absolutely gorgeous! And Zelda totally simping for Ganondorf despite trying ger best not to is just pure perfection. I love it!

[@Juansolous]

No one can stop Ganondorf at this point always quality work. I Miss Daisy!!

[@Doctorgeo7]

I love that Zelda goes full head over heels but pulls herself together. Then Link immediately goes "Step on me!"

[@StarmisYT]

Not only hilarious, but that first half was so good.

[@mrtoast244]

My favourite part of Totk was when Ganon's enemy ascended beyond his control, or was that all his intention?

[@elibarboza8859]

Ha, Calamity. Nice reference

[@heyu2395]

They have managed to demolish whatever remained

[@user-ks1fk7sg9l]

But he's failing to comprehend

[@kaden-sd6vb]

Unexpected calamity reference

[@thegoodmudkip3652]

While they're blinded by their depression.

[@tannerhume884]

The voice acting was AMAZING

[@JaceAce22]

The MOST artistic, cinematic, expositional, thirst trap ever.

[@DarkendWisp]

Why is nobody talking about how clean Zelda's entrance was

[@IDontKnow-tf1lk]

I just love your art style..

[@gliscornumber151]

Damn, this is some impressive work. I can't believe you did all of this with just one hand

[@leastlikelysuspect5122]

0:55 Is it weird that the Smash Bros themed just started playing in my head at this moment. Just like this was Zelda’s reveal trailer

[@EditorGuy608]

Lythero Reference 2:38

[@jozziboi]

TO TWITTER WITH YOU

[@humanbeing4321]

“Where is Hyrule?!!?!” Ganondorf: “When it’s gone it’s gone it’s gone it’s gone”

[@reversenoobz1]

Ganon just shows up with a villain entrance and rizz'd up Zelda and Link like a badass 😎

[@bedhead7566]

0:30 Link got hit so hard the art style improved!

[@JohnWhitneyTheFourth]

Okay so this was fucking brilliant, the abimation the voice acting the expressions and sound design. What the shit man good job

[@lashtrash3770]

By far the most unhinged thing you’ve made yet, I’m all for it

[@gokuandmario4ever]

1:40 And there it is.

[@Yandere_Bunny]

I would pay an ungodly amount of money to see a 20 minute zelda mini film made by these guys

[@bplatinumpaladin]

Pringus went hard on this one. Zelda's VA was amazing too. Great work as always.

[@Jazzin96]

That first scene was incredible! Such an epic battle!

[@theoverlordplayz8461]

as someone who played totk, this 100% accurate

[@OinglorBoinglor]

One thing I love about your vids is how genuinely much effort you put into cool parts of it! Like we get an awesome first half and the second half is reserved for the funni

[@Cranbearry_YouTube]

This is without a doubt one of the greatest animations I have ever seen!

[@legendarysaiyan3263]

I’m not used to Dingus making videos more than one minute.

[@katcana1]

man this guys animation is just getting better every video

[@sants4560]

Honestly got me at the end XD, I always loved your animation but this got my attention when I heard the sounds and fluid animation battle. Awesome!

[@videakias3000]

2:03 what is she saying there? is that a hamlet? is that a hammot? what is she saying?

[@angelsartandgaming]

Hair flick

[@videakias3000]

@@angelsartandgaming she said the "hair flick" afterwards, I was asking about what she said before that.

[@piccolanpasalan]

​@@videakias3000hair flick

[@liser]

this is just.....excellent. You did a really good job starting serious and gradually transition into comedy/parody.

[@GameFrostYT]

Gannon's design got everyone acting unwise lol

[@LukeA471]

Why are your animations so clean?! Especially the facial expressions

[@Ramenko1]

This is incredible animation. You've gained yourself a subscriber. Well done, friend.

[@Fizazzz]

Didn’t expect that to happen lol. Great animation though!

[@peckyjr-sx7et]

Ikr

[@brenlc1412]

2:22 Link: “We?” HAHAHAHA! “We.” HAHAHAHA!

[@valmid5069]

This is greatly done! Can’t wait for more great animated content!

[@LunarMelodia]

This is without a doubt your best video oh my gosh i love it Massive kudos to everyone that worked on this, ya'll did an amazing job 💛

[@RenatoGPadilla]

Holy shit the EFFORT that went into this! Proud to see how far you've come!!! And yeah, that tracks...

[@rammix131]

I love how he ain’t taking anyone as his son. He’s the dark lord. Also the ending was funny.

[@kiwilemontea4622]

This was hilarious, and so well animated! Great work!

[@burstingcolors2106]

your animation is absolutely gorgeous!!! you're improving each video! 💕

[@MickeyMouse-ef4ez]

3:01 Zelda's looking satisfied!😂

[@panstan8103]

Faster than light

[@MrH.09]

*Hamburger*

[@bluescreen7291]

@@MrH.09and fries

[@Fizazzz]

*Cheeseburger*

[@spasmplayer7422]

The character design is so cool and the animation smooth. I'd watch a full show of your content.

[@floridone_]

That art direction is absolutely amazing

[@3bay]

This is amazing

[@blazingbolt648]

This was too perfect!

[@ducktoes5515]

The proportions and style and animation is really good!

[@Dachusttin]

Is it just me or this is your best animation yet? Cause that was SUPERB

[@nicholashuete8446]

Captured everyone's reaction to Ganondorf perfectly!

[@BingBangPoe]

That was amazing. Loved the fluidity of the animation.

[@firstaid223]

This is beautiful, absolutely stunning how this turned out!

[@TalonNO]

I was loving the fight scenes and then when Ganon came on the plate, it got even better LOL. I love the voice acting for Zelda as well too. Absolutely spot on!

[@j.corbygaming]

Godly work!!!

[@reno1917]

This was one of my favourites. Great vid

[@brambleblaster]

This entire thing is so well animated And of course, because it's Pringus McDingus, it had to be a meme about hot Ganondorf.

[@GameIdiots69]

Very beautiful and nice animation : ) And love everything else

[@ipc_9110]

these videos always make me smile keep going crack for the million

[@maryhutson-2970]

holy shit. back again with ANOTHER FIRE ANIMATION and superb storytelling!!!!!

[@MR.Someone000]

Your animations are always a delight

[@UltimaShadowX]

THAT ENDING WAS WILD

[@bluefire2550]

Y’know I actually thought a Pringus video would be serious for once

[@lightzofficial]

BRO HOW DID I NEARLY MISS THIS!! AMAZING WORK!!

[@cartoonjohnstudios]

“Don’t look away! Your witnessing the birth of *TRUE* *SUAVEMENTE*

[@mrcwillis6970]

Man this is so cool. The fact you made this before playing the game at all. Also man Zelda sure loves the new Ganon. XD This really makes me want to see Zelda dlc for TOTK.

[@pitioti]

Can we talk about how dynamic and awesome the animation was ?! Even more during the fight scene ?!

[@yonnel9571]

Wooooow!! That looked absolutely amazing!! Wonderful work, everyone!!

[@X-SPONGED]

2:25 Y'know, Zelda being able to use her time/light powers like that would be awesome. I don't know how well it would translate into gameplay, but I imagine you being able to shoot out orbs of time/light onto enemies and it would either make them age rapidly till they turn to bones or make the light slowly consume them. Either way, it's the perfect amount of dark and badass for a LoZ title. Edit: In retrospect, it would probably work better as a smash move tbh

[@The_Loreseeker]

That fight animation’s amazing - give us a fantasy adventure show in this style and it’s gonna SEL