Say hi, Mimi!

Like/dislike ratio as of 9/10/2023: 118k/1.9k
MAKING-OF AVAILABLE: • Say hi, Mimi! - Making of
My 2nd Blender test. This one is much more ambitious than the last one since it tackles Grease Pencil (amazing tool btw, and not too hard to use in this case), some rigging (mainly modifying an existing rig), and much more extensive compositing.
Also learning DaVinci Resolve (more extensively, though I'm yet to fully master it at the moment).
A huge shoutout to @hisanimations and the entire TF2-Blender community for the tools and tips. 👍
Link to the TF2-Blender Discord group: / discord
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Credits (please correct me if I'm wrong):
- Mimi Sentry base design: Flyingpiggles10
- Mimi Sentry base model (SFM port): Mochi
- Mimi Blender port: @Untitled_Niamiko and @ai_zaqraven99
(My modifications consists on removing facial features for Grease Pencil overdraw, adding a lattice for jaw deformations, modifying materials, adding bones for the hairs, and switching all rotation orders from quaternions to euler).
Spy's voice comes from different movie clips with Thierry Lhermitte (in particular "Le père Noël est une ordure" from 1982 and "Le Dîner de cons" from 1998)
No AI was used there, it's pure voice mixing. (Figured I might leave that note just in case) 😉
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Feel free to become a Patreon for some WIPs, previews...
Patreon: / thatgraycartoonpony
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Music: Engi's best dad!
Custom subtitles made with Aegisub 3.2.2 and YTSubConverter 1.6.3
A huge shoutout to @DinoBoiRex for the help! 👍
(Though it was still complex, so only English subtitles for the moment.)
Update 1/10/2023: French and Polish subtitles now available!

[@ThatGrayCartoonPony]

I know this sounds ambitious (even I had to do a lot of experimentations on my part), but I hope this will set a new standard on how Mimi should be animated. She has one of the most beautiful designs I've seen as of late, and she's well deserving to be animated on a level worthy of the design. Also press 1 for Mimi. ❤

[@doge1490]

*I am the one who presses 1*

[@jayr8690]

1

[@MegaChibirobo]

1

[@vitonamous]

Where did you get the tf2 models on blender?

[@Tea_Sea69420]

1

[@rex2d292]

I love the idea that engineer literally just made mimi just to experience the joys of fatherhood. Classic texan father right there

[@elChefsito735]

Y e s🎉

[@saccorhytus]

he's a true red white and blue blooded American

[@Ogoeatarock]

a true father

[@noahboucher125]

He solves practical problems

[@Boiled_Pizza]

his daughter is literally a machine gun, that sounds very texan and genius

[@ColonelFanzipantzen]

The 2D facial overlay effect is surprisingly fitting! Makes Mimi way more expressive, would be cool to see more grease pencil animations like these.

[@Driftstudios01]

THEY BETTER NOT TO ANYTHING WEIRD OR I SWEAR TO GOD I AM GOING TO POISON THERE PIZZA WITH C4!

[@antekacki8753]

They're not just 2D, on a couple of frames you can see the shadow on the teeth, and the side view shows that the mouth is not just drawn on.

[@januczak3705]

​@@Driftstudios01Dude relax no one is getting hurt even they do lewd... Like being that mad is not good for your health... If you don't like it just don't search it and move on...

[@arragon5481]

It makes her even more adorable

[@Driftstudios01]

@@januczak3705 IDFC WHAT THEY DO I JUST WANT MIMI SENTRY FUCKING OUT OF IT. FUCKING MAKE PRN OF FEMPYRO OR SOME SHIT

[@LARAUJO_0]

It took me a few times to realize the clicking at 0:21 was Spy trying to go invisible and not Mimi trying to shoot while out of ammo

[@ZackSBruh]

I think the spy tried to creep like what a funny Cloak and Dagger spy would do but he forgot he didn't switch to it

[@GreatNorthernOfficialChannel]

Dis you know that before the camera cuts away before spy gets shot, the last second on the top right corner is 23:19. You all remember Monsters Inc. Right?

[@caradog1081]

@@GreatNorthernOfficialChannel2319! 2319!

[@Z1H3M]

Oh I thought the clicking was something else 💀

[@solarflare9078]

"Work, damn you!"

[@spidermanslife]

I honestly think it’s wholesome about Mimi sentry and Engineer being father and daughter, I guess engineer got a little lonely in both the battlefield and workshop and decided to build himself a robot daughter.

[@LynnisZesty]

It's cute tbh

[@paperhat_boi]

It really is that cartoon about a teenage robot huh

[@gionator7041]

If you're trying to set the standard for Mimi, I gotta say, that bar is high. The subtle details of her lights' glow to reflect her mood. The economical use of the stock sentry sounds to convey language. The mix of blender with hand drawn, chef's kiss. It's a lot of effort but if anyone shares the love and appreciation for this world and its characters, they will venture down the long path to mimic your mimi.

[@ThatGrayCartoonPony]

Yeah this is a high bar indeed. xD But at least the goal is set, and it doesn't have to be perfect just to be good.

[@Bossatron9000]

Please tell me that pun is intentional that is too good

[@viczilla24dreamer51]

sorry wrong comment mate

[@yeetneet5334]

?@@viczilla24dreamer51

[@NoahWolfWiseKingWolf]

​@@ThatGrayCartoonPonyi like non sharp teeth mimi

[@willc3697]

I like how Mimi was originally roasted for being another palpable R34 source, but through time evolved into a wholesome daughter character for Engineer. Especially in this case, if you turn on subtitles.

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

This was always the natural conclusion.

[@Boiled_Pizza]

That was the idea but those damn r34 artist just can't keep their hands off of anything that have the slightest bit of anime in them

[@54nnu]

misspelled plappable

[@Fighterpilot555]

Goldurnit I keep forgetting about the closed captioning

[@yeeyw]

It's just that tf2 community is unhinged and does what they want be it tick tock tf2 or mimi or soupcan pyro

[@theocanonoy8691]

Mimi was an interesting concept for humanised sentry, and I really loved her design. So it was mostly a shame that she was viewed as a "threat" and was used mostly in animations that A. Involve her beind killed off by a TF2 character with no remorse (to signify how much the tf2 community hated mimi's existence) And B. Not so safe animations (which further boosted the hate against her) And this, is just beautiful. I always wanted her to be done justice, and this ticks all boxes. From her portrayal of being Engi's daughter to being a relatively shy type of character. Not to mention the already fluid animation. This is simply amazing and You have my approval.

[@Danielscuriosity2]

Engineer daughter. 11 phd paid off

[@prototype_11]

couldn't have said it better man

[@boneheadedfellow]

Yeah, humanize the most annoying thing that has ever been put on god's green earth.

[@Neo2266.]

Skill issue@@boneheadedfellow

[@WhiterunGuard50]

@@boneheadedfellow Don't say that about yourself man you are at least worth more than a small ammo pack.

[@merasmus4288]

“You can play with my train set!” AWWWWW 🥹

[@godslayer9000]

I've loved how many animators had animated mimi using jittery and robotic movements until I watched this video. This feels like witnessing some kind of breakthrough in animation

[@ThatGrayCartoonPony]

And BlueSky had this figured out for 18 years now with "Robots"!

[@thatscrazy973]

🥩🚴‍♀️

[@gotgunpowder]

because she's a robot lmao, she should move like a robot, not a human.

[@cedar1464]

Well to be fair, they're animating it based off the only other humanoid robots we have in universe. But I do agree I like the smoother, more sentry like movement better.

[@thatscrazy973]

@@gotgunpowder not in this animation lololol

[@SrPelo]

DAMN!!! I LOVE YOUR ANIMATIONS SO MUCH GRAY!!!!!! I LOVE EM!!!! SO GOOD!!!

[@PeashooterGod]

No comments bro?

[@perdicionii]

good for u

[@Aqetreado]

Senior pelo

[@verzionhorizon]

FR GOOD AS HELL!!!!

[@pissgaming]

just look at these _smooooth_ movements, you're right

[@arcturus64]

Spy saying "Oh putain!" And "Je vous emmerde mon petit vieux" Was unexpected.

[@rayoflight1920]

Thx I was wondering what was he saying in the second sentence

[@bestrandom8242]

It came form the movie and play "Le père noël est une ordure" with the crew of "Le Splendid"

[@thibautisserant]

@@bestrandom8242 I think it's from "Le Dîner de con" but the cast is pretty much the same. :)

[@snowkie9103]

Off camera he is also saying "Qu'est-ce que c'est que ce bordel ?"

[@IL4NIII]

True

[@derpysponge43]

“You can play with my train set if you want.” I loved this animation already, but that callback earns my twelve outta ten.

[@gamerguygary644]

I love how Mimi is treated as a daughter of engineer, and that is how engineer would treat his sentry guns

[@Theemeraldgamestone]

he hits them to make them work better... hello, child protection services?

[@gamerguygary644]

Yeah, you're right about that@@Theemeraldgamestone

[@mystrenula3911]

​@@TheemeraldgamestoneTexan parent, I fail to see the problem

[@thetau4866]

Considering he upgrades them, thats more like he's teaching them with every swing lmao.

[@tezereth]

Mini sentry can’t be upgraded

[@BoomH3adShotMF]

the fact spy actually says "oh putain" amplifies the whole thing

[@maurycyoseka1057]

0:23

[@clemsmatmath1203]

The "Mais j'vous enmerde mon p'tit vieux" at the end emplified it even more.

[@matejfadljevic5232]

I heard heard him swear in croatian out of all languages, it sounds like he said "O PIČKA"

[@BanOvil_Olive]

I think it was Antoine Daniel saying "OH PUTAIN"

[@Jean-Malabar]

@@BanOvil_Olivenop comes from ‘’le père noel est une ordure’’

[@Thescrambledmann]

I love the idea of mimi being like an anxious teenager😭

[@imthecoolestguyalive]

I can't help perceiving this as her actual face, over the sharp-tooth gremlin one. Not a dig against the gremlin face, it's adorable, I just think Mimi being Baby first and Murder Machine second is cute.

[@_BuZzer199]

Where can I find this type of person, as a friend Communists: where can We find

[@Tophat6.4]

It just kinda fits ya know?

[@stolenalt]

Thismis actually the most expressive animation ive ever seen. It is peak cuteness. The sound she makes when she yells at engie, the genuine flinch, the awkward smile, and of course her slow flare up. I honestly cant think of a more expressive 3d animation peice.

[@stolenalt]

[Channel heart acquired...]

[@minifye]

Thismis! Just a week away!

[@stolenalt]

@@minifye haha!

[@kingbash6466]

I've seen Mimi animated amazingly before, but this is genuinely boundary-pushing stuff. I've never seen her this emotive and expressive in a gmod animation.

[@Magi..]

It's blender, not gmod

[@carl9565]

Oh yeah? And what animation might that be?

[@ches2839]

@@carl9565 ?? this video was animated in the program blender, nothing to do with gmod

[@carl9565]

Oh yeah? And what animation might that be? @@ches2839

[@miickydeath12]

if you didnt say gmod i wouldve assumed you were on the hub

[@neuffstuff8613]

I love how Mimi has been adopted by two groups; one dedicated to use her image for "certain" entertainment, and the other actively hunting them for messing with their daughter

[@Southern_Crusader]

I like the second group.

[@LimeyLassen]

Happy hunting, fellas!

[@coldgal8476]

I prefer the second group.

[@AcidicGothess]

Both. Both are good.

[@argil7192]

the first group screws up my robot, uh, escapades. i do not want mimi there.

[@LineX240]

This is pixar quality

[@theanc1entabyss166]

My eyes hurt from how well animated Mimi is. Rare site and insanely good work on those smooth parts.

[@Colinjo6]

I like that the lights on Mimi glow whenever she feels intense emotions, like when she shouts at Engi, gets scared by the camera filming her, and Mimi getting too embarrassed to say anything beyond that cute lil’ wave with her gun. It’s small details like this that are very fun to find out about in other forms of media.

[@robertshealy2675]

im bout to blow

[@ballsinspector42069]

​@@robertshealy2675 What

[@N-V_Plushie_Lover]

​@@robertshealy2675WHAT THE FU-

[@arb1ter993]

Actually, turn on subtitles. Mimi DOES speak. And you can understand spy too.

[@Colinjo6]

@@arb1ter993 Haha, sorry I didn’t notice that. A lot of the videos I watch don’t really care about subtitles

[@knoxzedlav7343]

The attention to detail in this animation is astounding -mimi's head light shines when she's scared/surprised -the animated face -the sound effects 10/10!

[@mataengendroz1]

Mimi's movements look like if she was animated in stop-motion

[@ShadTheCheese]

+ the subtitles

[@rusted9483]

Great animation its real smooth

[@samourtr]

I like how you noticed the special attention to details and listed exactly one detail

[@tasertag7513]

Smooth. SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTH.

[@pierrebegley2746]

This beyter become the standard for how Mimi is animated. She's absolutely adorable! Also. I love the mention of Engineer's train set. A subtle nod to "Engineer Likes Trains." Your best video imo. :') 💕

[@ALTALE717]

こんな人間らしい表現力豊かな3Dアニメ初めて。mimi sentry可愛すぎな。

[@user-wp4nl4po5k]

まさか同じ日本人いるとは思いもしなかった

[@ALTALE717]

@@user-wp4nl4po5k 先駆者とよんでくれ

[@3f4gs4s]

I love how everyone just accepted the fact that Engie has a robot daughter he built. Also Gray your animations never cease to make me smile

[@xenomorph_636]

yea its the best way someone made a female character so far that isnt used for horni.

[@locogamexd]

​@@xenomorph_636confirmo

[@CoqueiroLendario]

@@xenomorph_636 Are you sure about that?

[@xenomorph_636]

@MrPoke20XX some people are but they are just that deprived

[@CoqueiroLendario]

@@xenomorph_636 Excuse-me i think the word you're after is BASED.

[@Alex_Spider]

Wow that’s some fluid animation you did! Great job!! :D

[@EldSoy]

yes

[@Yut64471]

Nah first pelo now you? You guys love his animations

[@Vamarie_]

Have you taken a look at the subtitles?

[@elChefsito735]

Gay

[@AzulDevin6880]

yo another animator joins the comments

[@takthechroniker456]

You went out of your way to find a sample of "Oh fuck" in actual french. Respect. Also, the expressions are sick. Subscribing immediately.

[@RinHere1937]

This is what Mimi should look like if added to the game. Her face being a screen and her facial features drawn on like this, with this much expression! The teeth can be smooth when she's chill and sharp when she's attacking, after all it's digital!

[@tiberiusdawn2042]

So like a drone from murder drone

[@xislomega242]

After thinking about this video, I might actually start donating to That Gray Cartoon Pony. It makes me very happy knowing that Gray is still enjoying their hobby and putting out amazing and heartwarmingly silly videos. Speaking of amazing, HOW THE HECK ARE THOSE ANIMATIONS SO LIFE-LIKE?!?! The quality of this animation trumps Motion Capture and surpasses AAA games and even God of War with it's movie-like production.

[@nateforlaw]

Reference footage, a decent workflow, hand-animation, proper education, practice, and love. That is what it takes to deliver this portion sized gourmet meal to people like you and me. Thanks for recognizing it. People like you make the world better by appreciating talent.

[@Fauxade]

This is some next level animation here, it all feels so alive and you can get an image of her personality despite her not saying a single word. Bravo.

[@Godoudama]

This is boutoblow and I wanna see it happen

[@The4stro]

i mean, there are subtitles, and they're very well done

[@Fauxade]

@@The4stro I completely missed those, they are quite nice though

[@dallasjonpaulgrove547]

Mimi running to hide behind Engineer or climb up top of him like a Kid sitting on their parent's shoulder is the most entertaining thing I have never seen.

[@mrmechpunch4653]

Engineer: "...Well the chances of me getting a wife and a daughter are about the same as Elon Musk not making a wrong decision every 5 seconds, so I'll use my 11 tech-related PHDs and just build myself my own daughter."

[@donellebullock7404]

Wait.. isn't Elon the one that is the richest guy alive and brought Twitter, now X, from being in the red for years?

[@DylanoRevs]

This is arguably the cutest TF2 animation regarding Mimi. Her expression and with her fluid movement makes her so adorable ❤️❤️

[@royearle1673]

I love how smooth this is! The movements feel natural, and the way the eye and mouth blend perfectly despite appearing to be drawn by hand is super well done! Sounds are well done too, really ties this whole thing together. Overall, this may be short but it is damn impressively done! Top notch!

[@Rece-vp8fy]

I could of sworn I saw her mouthing “Dad!” After she was pushed

[@SomeCertainMycorian]

YEah that’s what she actually said Bc captions

[@guregan634]

Hearing spy being my compatriot and being as rude as his parisian accent gives him is a balm to my soul.

[@creebotthegreat4159]

OUH PUTAI-

[@lucaspec7284]

mais je vous emmerde mon p'tit vieux-BANG-

[@ZachPrime]

All right, the idea of Engie building his own daughter is growing on me. Now to have a video of Uncle heavy teaching her about the glory of superior Russian Gatling engineering

[@DrakoRaptor]

I. Need. This. I can picture Heavy sits next to Mimi with Sasha on his arms explaing at how expensive yet amazing his big gun is while Mimi is just there listening to him rambling on and on

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

And that’s how she gets her tier 2 upgrade!!!

[@Soldier_Sprout]

@@DrakoRaptor “This is gun, gun is useful. It can help many things, like killing little, little men. You have gun, you can do many things, but some things can’t be solved with gun, you need heart.” Quote by my attempt in Heavy

[@w1ndgeneral226]

And crazy uncle Soldier tries teaching her how to rocket jump.

[@chubbyninja89]

I want to see some uncle Heavy stuff now too.

[@nobody7204]

The cut off "OH PUTAIN-" and "Mais j'vous emmerde mon p'tit vieux-" of Spy speaking in french is so perfect

[@FlipaclipAddict]

The power this man has in his hands is absolutely frightening.

[@nicholanasher1623]

MiMi has been one of the best model ever created that ain't something derogatory and you gave her what she truly deserve. It is beyond magnificent

[@gnjencetkovic8549]

Rock 005 is the best

[@0bsidianPrime]

I...I have no words, the animation for Mimi is just jaw dropping! It took me a second to realize just how expressive she was, it honestly has the faintest hint of Henry Stickmin for me.

[@funnyvideoguy3216]

I never heard of Mimi until this video but I already love her

[@mrvoidschannel359]

OMG I love how this is executed, Mimi is moving like a pixar character, I love it!

[@PaleDays]

In case anyone hasn't seen the captions for this video yet, please do. They summarise the whole thing perfectly. Also, you can see what Mimi is saying!

[@quinnhasse9170]

Yep

[@BustyCatbot]

Glad to see another one of mochi's models is being appreciated for it's quality and being given the animated justice it deserves.

[@somerandomyoutuber3509]

Best Mimi sentry animation It’s not just being like “oooh she hot” (not all of Mimi’s content does that, but way too much of it does), it’s showing what she would (maybe) be like as a character I’ve come to love the idea of Mimi, as engine’s sort-of daughter. A dad/daughter dynamic is just so endearing and, dare I say it, legitimately wholesome.

[@ArrowSkye]

Oh my God, everything about this is so great. Literally having to replay this video multiple times just to go frame-by-frame and appreciate the detail and smoothness of her hand-drawn expressions, the subtle smear frames, and the overall attention to detail in this animation. Not to mention, the sound quality being top tier. Even down to hearing the ammunition inside Mimi's hand rattling when she sheepishly waves. It's just *SO GOOD.*

[@alexrexaros9837]

Spy screaming the best "Putain!" Made my day.

[@lucamessina-td6kj]

Is french word,right?

[@pandachaoz]

​@@lucamessina-td6kjyup !

[@crack4184]

​@@lucamessina-td6kjDefinetly

[@olderspice8457]

​@@lucamessina-td6kjWould basically translate to "Fuck!"

[@sushi5920]

​@@lucamessina-td6kj yes it is

[@glitchystasis]

The attention to detail is always so excellent!! I loved the colored subtitiles and how the voices and sound panned like in a 3d room

[@MrTrebleCleff]

Only took 16 years but the TF2 community has finally gotten around to making gajinkas of the Engineers buildings.

[@CaptainKotetsu]

You know an AI is advanced when it feels anxiety of this level.

[@maurycyoseka1057]

It dosen't.

[@jteam_]

@@maurycyoseka1057 ☝🤓

[@Immured4]

​@@maurycyoseka1057 *Doesn't. If you wanna correct people and act like a smartass, expect the same.

[@csgotrollling4]

​@@maurycyoseka1057dontesn't*

[@TheOneWhoSometimesSaysOk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKDdoqF9lJhln5Isi=rsBhYb0PHBad4_O_

[@inconsideratebox3900]

Mouth and facial animations being present even as early as 0:05 _(where it would be super easy to not animate and just hide them)_ is a clear sign of some great craftsmanship.

[@gorfousenpai4860]

Bro even the subtitles are perfect. this beats disney's animation and by far

[@gabbiewolf1121]

Awww poor shy Mimi. I'm glad engie decided to make things right and let her play with the train set after embarrassing the poor little gun

[@cupcake8915]

Another AWESOME video from the man himself Mimi's design is GREAT, she deserves more characters like her (Opinion) I don't really like the other ones, they lack the "Mimi element", people try so hard to make them more like Mimi they forget to make them more unique and they come out kinda half baked

[@SVD63Ninja]

Which bots don't you like? Personnally i think senthia (the normal sentry variant) is okay since they're essentially the upgrade to mimi for intense battles. Level 1 and 2 look off tho. But yea,i agree with you though. It feels like alot of them try to replicate the mimi feel without diverting too much besided maybe the dispenser.

[@szoopzoop]

@@SVD63Ninja i hate every other model mimicing mimi, majority are bad or have upsetting decisions (Dell-spencer is a somewhat poor edit of mimi with very bad UV maps on the edited sections) senthia is ugly, dispensers are ugly, blah blah blah

[@tiberiusdawn2042]

​​@@SVD63NinjaI like Mac the sentry and the dispenser lady and the sentry kids

[@trollking6315]

We dont need more waifu characters. Have you seen the degenerate bs that exists because if this character?

[@cupcake8915]

@@SVD63Ninja Tbh I'm lost on how many of them are actually out there, but the bet of one for me is the Dispencer due to her face, maybe some day I'll do my takes on engi's buildings

[@vancouver9672]

This just melted my heart lmao. I love the little details too, like how the light on her head goes from red to pink when she got rlly embarrassed, and how when she waves her gun it sounds like there are bullets rattling around inside

[@BiscuitCatProductions]

"You can play with my train set, if you want :)" THAT MADE ME BEAM LIKE A LIL IDIOT

[@6-dpegasus425]

Your animation character development journey is insaneee

[@mr3rr0r15]

Does anyone else LOVE how Mimi is animated so realistically?

[@lego174]

According to the "Making of" video, this was because Gray literally acted it out themself, and used their movements as a reference.

[@taneryalcinkaya8841]

I love this type of Mimi compared to the rest, seeing her get embarassed over something as simple as being on camera is so adorable especially for a father daughter relationship between her and engie, also I absolutely adore the animation style of 2d faces on top of 3d models, it gives a whole nother level of expressionism and character to these models, keep up the great work man!

[@taneryalcinkaya8841]

I forgot to mention but seeing Spy react like that made me howl when i first saw it lmao

[@liamkeaneycomp]

Oh my gosh the subtitles. The effort you put into those, along with the animation itself, is very appreciated! Well done!

[@abromine]

the animation is so smooth

[@Jontohil2]

Dude watching this is pure animation bliss, the drawn expressions on her face, the detail in the hair moving, and the smears when the arms raise up as well as the sound design is beautiful

[@Sticky_The_StickmanV2]

yo jontohil2 didnt expect you here

[@0lmec]

I have watched every spy psychology video while eating Ramen atleast 3 times and if you don't make more... I W I L L F I N D Y O U

[@vivelespatat2670]

1/10 the spy forgot he had a gun

[@metalclawsteelheart]

​@@vivelespatat2670 mimi has a bigger gun, and we all know what that means!

[@KatarMilak]

This is by far the best animation of Mimi I've seen. Seriously well done. You've come such a long way since your early gmod animations

[@thatscrazy973]

🥩🚴‍♀️

[@goofyboyjoi]

​@@thatscrazy973explain how

[@osarikuansari5941]

​@@thatscrazy973bro wtf

[@thatscrazy973]

@@osarikuansari5941 insane air punching lil bro

[@Kryptojackjr]

I wish I found this sooner. This is an ADORABLE take on Mimi Sentry! I had heard about this fan character by name but this video instantly made me care for her! Splendid work!

[@emirwattabor6991]

Can I just say that the surround sound audio is flawless? Like I can hear the direction that everything is, even if it's off-screen? Well done.

[@JustPor]

I love how alarm lamp on her head reacts and goes with her expressions :) Small detail but it adds so much to the character and expressiveness.

[@CG5]

You're gettin' too good.

[@leo.Blink.]

CG5!?

[@reddyidiot]

omg!!11!

[@Goofygang524]

Yo

[@---TOASTY---]

Was not expecting to see CG5

[@user-qj4px6ob4y]

CG5 where’s CG10?

[@stevenparsoe7231]

I love what you did with the subtitles so much!

[@FedericBan-tz9cq]

Truly a magnificent animation, not only on how you gave life to Mimi's expressions and motion, but also on that final gag with those little drawings. Also the fact that you did the subtitles by yourself shows how you care about. Really appreciate your work!

[@Mikey-zf1lf]

Holy crap, this is the smoothest, most fluid animation I’ve seen. I know this was made in blender but Jesus Christ, you even made really smooth 2d animation with the face! You made the most life like robot I’ve ever seen! I really want to see more of this type of animation on the channel. Amazing work!

[@blankcanvas3358]

Since there is plenty of praise for the animation, I’m gonna say this short alone made me want to see all Engi’s holiday and Birthday photo’s of him and Mimi. That is if she doesn’t hide them first, but he seems to proud of her here to let that stop him. And I never really kept up with the humanized sentry guns in the fandom, so that’s saying something.

[@moralesvince1359]

Thierry Lhermitte as Spy is such a brilliant idea that i am shocked no one though about it,the sass and poise of Thierry works well with our favourite French Infiltrator

[@ryudragonuv]

This was just super-adorable!!! Fluid animations and details! OMG!! *TURN ON SUBTITLES!!!!!*

[@Beepers559]

Also, even if this doesn’t end up being a standard for Mimi, this is still the best one imo just by how fluid she is, and even the little lights shining depending on her mood

[@BobTheZombieOP]

Im not gonna lie this is the most WHOLESOME mimi sentry video i have seen so far! I really like how she is actually really shy instead of the really sassy anime-like character that she is made out to be in... other... videos. But the best part of it all is how she is animated, using the 2d face design as the main point of intrest! i doubt many people would have ever thought about truely animating a 2d face over a 3d model or even bothering to try to begin with! I think a new achievement has been made in the world of 3d animation today because of your efforts. Keep up the good work!

[@LordVader1094]

Wholesome cute and shy Mimi is far superior to sassy anime style Mimi

[@Alek0912]

Yeah, the OG mimi model has a sort of anime vibe with the eyes and teeth (which remind me of the TFC version of the sentry gun), its probably the face that made people make her behave the way she does in their animations.

[@opusmagnus26]

Agreed.@@LordVader1094 Never seen that Mimi before? Wonder if the Dispenser and normal Sentry Bots can get that same treatment in the future...

[@GarryTale]

THE SPY SHOUTING "OH PUTAIN" CAUGHT ME SO FUCKING OF GUARD

[@stuffy-110]

Language boy.

[@GarryTale]

@@stuffy-110 pardon my French :3

[@stuffy-110]

@@GarryTale no problem. ;)

[@portalman1677]

"Engi's excitement giving Pomeranians a run for their money :3" ooh youtube captions dont change

[@boomboomfiyah]

THIS IS SO INSANELY WELL ANIMATED!!! Even the hilarious little end credits doodles are done beautifully. Mimi's animation smoothness looks almost just something you'd find from a LAIKA animation test or something. LOVE IT! Edit: HOLY MOLY I JUST DISCOVERED THE FANTASTIC GENIUS OF YOUR CUSTOM SUBTITLES!!!!!!!

[@supertrike5893]

This animation is absolutely gorgeous, also Spy speaking actual French is golden

[@Lenomindiqunestpasvalidenestpa]

Ho putin de..!

[@sufficientframe]

As a French-speaking person, I can confirm Spy is actually speaking accurately.

[@skulker1235]

What did he say in french?

[@supertrike5893]

@@skulker1235 turn on the subtitles

[@skulker1235]

@@supertrike5893 oh

[@tryhardgames1907]

The detail is insane. And the animation is so cute

[@zagoat9384]

0:34 I love the reference that the Engineer makes about his little train, it makes me nostalgic💛

[@piecheese1214]

I love how her angry "BEEP" at 0:07 can be construed as her cussing out Engie.

[@masteroofway1483]

Look at subtitles she just say's DAD!

[@shybread315]

I've never seen this type of style-blending work this well before! Sometimes it feels awkwardly mixed and carried by its charming difference, but here it just _works._

[@gdaymaster8499]

This Mimi was so much more expressive. It caught me off guard - I only really found out about Mimi and her sisters recently, so seeing this version really caught me off guard I should also add that I loved her first model first, I'm just saying the expressions here were amazing

[@JaxTh3DinO]

Dude if the Saxxies Were still up and running, even though this is only like a minute, this would win. There’s just so much quality into this one video, and how they made it was very nicely done. And I absolutely LOVE, how they animated Mimi’s face! Everything about this is top tier. Even the small ending doodles!! 15/10!

[@TheActualAnthonino]

I must commemorate the extra work you did for the closed captioning; color-coding both Engineer's and Mimi's dialogue was a nice touch and honest something I didn't even know you could do with captions. Excellent work.

[@silverflight01]

Aegisub and YTSubConverter. Honestly. I kinda wished KZbin themselves made colored subtitles a thing

[@thesassyfatboi9362]

I would glady watch a show of this if it were to happen the design of mimi is so cute keep going man

[@JuanGomez-mh8md]

0:21 bro got caught in 4k

[@woolooimpv2]

Okay the subtitles make this even better

[@BaronB.BlazikenBaronOfBarons]

Mimi is a great design held back by limited facial expressions. How you do it is perfect.

[@Wiki-cq6fc]

That's quality, god damn. I shouldn't be surprised on how far this channel and animations on it have gotten, yet every time you put something new out, it's just completely... Out of this world. Keep on the good work man, this is definetly something that a lot of people would like to see more of.

[@Seincris]

i can't believe it but now it seems like i actually like a tf2 animation with mimi now, that is so well done.

[@Scott213-fb2vf]

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[@sarahjamesinasarah6423]

Something about the little doodle of Engie so proudly saying “That’s my daughter!” to the Spy is just so damn heartwarming, you’ve always managed to be one of the funniest _and_ one of the cutest TF2 animators out there to me.

[@borediideath6526]

Seeing her move with such fluid detail is majestic and scary. I absolutely love it!!

[@Bit_Crust]

You have set the bar astronomically high. Thank you for that, most of what I see of this character is content farm material or worse, so it's nice to see something of this quality, and also pretty thoroughly grounds a standard to compare my own film against, if I can make it happen. The father daughter dynamic is great. I hadn't considered it at one point, my view of Mimi overall was rather negative, as there're a specific few types of content which tend to spring up about this character and they are all really quite abrasive and lead to no consideration of who the character is, where ever I'd seen her crop up. This and another artwork slate wiped my perception of both characters. This is the care and soul that first artwork had put to motion. The engineer being made quite incredible, having obtained 11 hard science PhDs in order to realize her. Mimi gaining depth of character to the same degree that the mercs do when you first watch a "Meet the ____" video. Honestly definitive. Thank you again, also you can probably see that this is similar to a prior comment, one I wrote on zero sleep which was far lengthier than necessary. Probably. I don't really know if this is longer than the original.

[@DeadPerfection]

It took me a couple of rewatches to realize that our POV is a standard sentry, and Spy was not killed by Mimi, he was killed by *us.*

[@greeksalad2200]

Not only the animation was very smooth but the Audio was incredible. It was actually like standing in the intel room.