SISYPHUS PRIME Intro - ULTRAKILL Animation

My eighteenth animation.
After fighting through endless waves of enemies guarding the unknown palace deep within layer of heresy, V1 encounters a Flesh Panopticum, containing a mighty soul within. King Sisyphus. Human whos will shined brighter than sun of the desert that imprisoned him. Reborn, he is ready to fight to strike down Heaven, layer by layer, piece by piece. Even if it all will worth nothing in the end.
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[@Spaceman404.]

I love how Sisyphus just says "oh you beat Minos? Ok cool, we ball" and then proceeds to turn V1 in metallic origami for the better part of an hour.

[@daz211]

And it's Ironic that it's something of a sisyphean effort both ways, as Sisyphus seemingly acknowleges when you respawn with "Keep em coming!" Sisyphus will never get to heaven to finish his work because you have taken the place of his boulder, constantly beating V1 only to see him slidejump right back into the fray to begin the cycle anew. Only difference is he has to kill the player until he breaks your spirit. You only gotta kill him once (Or multiple times for P rank)

[@Ivoler239]

one must imagine sisyphus ballin @@daz211

[@genghiskhan6185]

​@@Ivoler239 Your Majesty! Sysiphus, is indeed, BALLIN!

[@badguy3602]

@@daz211 we are not in undertale lol

[@Hazel564]

idk but saying we ball is a bit funny

[@iamafuckingfailure]

i love how you can see the panic in the panopticons eye(s) as sisyphus starts breaking out of it

[@Sherman77777]

Me too.

[@MeloniestNeon]

Especially terrifying because the Panopticon is said not to be sentient, Sisyphus is so powerful he instills a primal fear in even a non-living being.

[@BigGnomeTV]

@@MeloniestNeon i vouch, i'm dead inside and he sacred the fuck out of me

[@IZachC]

Wait wait wait, NO NO NO NO

[@Original_Flesh_Panopticon]

​@@MeloniestNeonI didnt know I wasnt supposed to be sentient

[@jacktheripper7735]

I still can't get over the fact that the guy who voices Sisyphus also voices the different aspects of your psyche in Disco Elysium

[@IfYouInsist]

Guess I gotta play that now.

[@glitchmaster2672]

@@IfYouInsistpirate it. its a masterpiece of a video game but for the love of god, pirate it

[@jacklucas5908]

​@@IfYouInsistpirate it. The original developers have had it stolen from them, they don't get any money from you buying it.

[@victorvirgili4447]

yahar

[@cumcumcum148]

​@@jacklucas5908oh. So maybe there is some way to give money to creators? Patreon maybe or something? I thought about buying it but was a bit low on money

[@wiggle143]

“This prison… to hold me?” What, are we gonna fight the sun? The sun:

[@PostingRandomVideo]

“A visitor mh, indeed I have slept long enough the kingdom of heaven has long since forgotten my name and I am eager to make them remember however the blood minos stains your hands and I must admit I'm curious about your skills weapon and so before I tear down the cities and crush the army's of heaven you shall do as an appetizer come forth child of man and die.”

[@PostingRandomVideo]

“You can't escape!”

[@PostingRandomVideo]

“Nice try!”

[@AJ-bt1ey]

​@@PostingRandomVideoThis... WILL hurt...

[@Natanreaper]

​@@AJ-bt1eyDESTROY

[@CraftedLeah4545]

I love the idea of how V1 doesn’t have too much inner strength, but has _SO MUCH_ agility, to where strength doesn’t even play a role

[@Ravil322]

Isn't that entire catch of his gameplay?(You can counter it saying about the parry, yet V1 can't parry all punches)

[@duccline]

​@@Ravil322 i mean... he can parry the punch of a literal giant

[@Ravil322]

@@duccline I guess, V1 both tough and strong, since he is able both run and fight at colossal speeds. I mean, if he wasn't tough enough, he would break at high speed.

[@retro1467]

I mean like, momentum exists

[@Imfuckingdying]

*momentum*

[@nightram6164]

I really love how you showed V1's evolved experience and creativity through the choreography. During the Minos fight, V1 was cocky and as a result got punched and their Railcannon destroyed. But here we see V1 being more prepared and quickly escaped sisyphus' grasp using the pump explosion. Excellent my good man, keep it up

[@whereismycup]

character development O_O

[@Sullysully5]

But… YOU CAN’T ESCAPE

[@ProfessionalEepyHead]

character development, ofc hes gonna scared

[@skinnyjeanis7177]

This guy's put in some REALLY nice details for each animation. It's super impressive.

[@uhhhhhmmmmn]

I think this is how most players went by "Oh yeah i just p-ranked the entire game, not very hard, and i even beat this prison in a few attempts this is gonna be so ez" **90 restarts later** "AUUUUUUUGGHHHHHH" - Player **50 Restarts later** "UUUUUUAAAGGHHHHHH" - Minos Not only was getting to sisyphus way harder, but the player already learned to stop being cocky about their skill

[@cognisentnt8613]

You know the model is good when it physically hurts to look at Sisyphus's face

[@25bitgamerx36]

the sun is a body builder

[@beansoup8392]

The unmatched power of the sun has never been so beautiful

[@Arandomperson234]

True

[@TheTaxCollector232]

The sun is a deadly laser

[@titancameraman504]

@@25bitgamerx36 I would like but you are at 69 likes BUT I WILL RUIN IT

[@Auretical]

The way Sisyphus Prime breaks out of the panopticon is really *out of the box* thinking!

[@lifeasparty4]

Jack is out of the box 😱🤯😬

[@Vilpean]

heh

[@123123s3]

booooooooooooooooo

[@janzimon12]

Get out

[@odettefahy4568]

​@@123123s3too PUNctual for you?

[@PuloK546]

Keep them cooking!

[@mistical5030]

keep em comin!

[@501stClonePilot]

Nice try

[@alim659]

DESTROY!

[@TheFerryManUltrakill]

BE GONE

[@marycairns121]

YOU CANT ESCAPE

[@factualhat3018]

Im practically speecheless it looks like a dmc5 cutscene... absolutely amazing

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

Oh lord; Now i want a Dante vs. Sisyphus fight

[@ronn6946]

​@@thebaseandtriflingcreature174this idea would actually be awesome considering how both Dante and sishypus would have fun fighting each other...and possibly even become friends,maybe

[@mgrdmcfansthatdontplaytheg781]

​@@thebaseandtriflingcreature174Dante DMC3 right? DMC5 Dante would absolutely destroy Sisyphus

[@thebaseandtriflingcreature174]

@@mgrdmcfansthatdontplaytheg781 ehhh I dunno. I still like to think that at the very least Sisyphus and Minos can keep up with either brother. like, all of them are terrifyingly fast

[@mgrdmcfansthatdontplaytheg781]

@@thebaseandtriflingcreature174 The Furies IN DMC5 jumps and runs by warping space and time, which still; Dante mopped the floor with.

[@AwesomeGuy123]

I love how at 0:08 you can see V1 try the same move it pulled on the Flesh Prison in the Minos Prime intro video before Sisyphus Prime busts himself out.

[@catoscreatives4478]

Dude you gotta do more with ULTRAKILL this is actual perfection.

[@spartanblast9189]

I love the flesh panopticon eye looking in horror as Sisyphus breaks out! Plus that instant slam shock is just pure EYE CANDY Even though there are no more prime bosses until post Act III, I hope you keep doing these! There’s still Gabriel, V2, then the monster and minibosses that can still be done! Even if not, some moments in levels like 6-1 can have cool cinematic content

[@Spleens854]

I love the effect that was used for Sisyphus’ head. It really looks like if it was the actual sun of greed shining upon v1 with fury. I also really liked all the little details like the projectile boost or the fear in the panopticon’s eyes when Sisyphus is breaking out.

[@sifthead7720]

0:14 you can see the fear in the flesh panopticon eye

[@callmejt2519]

God I need to see what a full V1 vs V2 fight would like if you animated it, your work is top notch!

[@JimmyJoeBob420]

He did a full fight of v1 and v2

[@callmejt2519]

@@JimmyJoeBob420 I have seen it.

[@moistcrusader2026]

Ultrakill animators on their way to make the most stunningly beautiful animations for shits and giggles: Seriously, this is jaw droppingly beautiful

[@aeromanoranges25yearsago75]

I know the voicelines are from the game but that "THIS PRISON to hold ME?" felt so powerful

[@Violets_and_Thorns]

yeah!!! especially with a high graphic cutscene in love with ichellor's animations for both homestuck and ultrakill, being a fan of both

[@medi2649]

What a beauty. Can't tell if you used some kind of effect or made your own model to make Sisyphus look so detailed. But holy shit he's awesome looking. Great work and have a lovely day.

[@TTMR]

ABSOLUTELY SICK loved the proboost and the overpump escape and you nailed sisyphus's mannerisms! only note is to really be careful with your camera, try to keep characters consistently on either the left or right side (that's the 'line' every cinematographer tells you never to break) and if there is a crossup make sure it's extremely visible (the wall jump into proboost at the start was a good example of a clearly communicated crossup!) keep up the great work, excited to see what you make next!

[@pyroclastic_phantom]

woah i thought you were gone

[@aggresiveiceberglettuce8848]

Man i love how you nailed the size comparison of v1 to sisyphus and the details are on point man your works are just top notch

[@TemplarBlonic]

Perfection. So incredibly fast with these animations with such amazing quality! The attention to detail of V1 going for the parry showing the most effective way to counter SP… amazing! Even the Panopticon showing panic when SP ripped his way out was impressive!!!

[@ihasyoutub]

This made me feel bad for the Panopticon Absolutely astounding!

[@proguyisaprorlly4949]

if you look closely, you can see panopticon panicking when sisyphus wakes up

[@Hadfield15]

You’re freaking amazing at animating these!! Bravo! Just bravo!

[@Robocrab-td8dr]

This was a really good animation! I really liked the fact that you made Sisyphus's head a glowing flame. I can't wait for the next video!

[@TheMMMification]

The Ultrakill fan animation community delivers once more with fricking amazing results

[@jonathanwatson4484]

can I just add on the little details you add, the way the penepopticorn was looking afraid when Sisyphus was breaking out, as it new that this soul power was much greater, to his design on his head being an actual sun of the greed layer, which is a symbol of power but also blazing will, bravo good animator bravo

[@calebshort4900]

penepopticorn lol

[@HeadMelterOfficial]

King sisyphus would be proud of this🔥🔥🔥

[@sumfeller6112]

You produce one of the smoothest ultrakill animations ever, they are all top notch

[@ramzymilano4237]

0:28 a visitor? 0:29 hmm... indeed 0:32 i have slept long enough 0:48 and i must admit 0:50 im curious about your skills, weapon 1:03 come forth child of man 1:05 and *DIE*

[@ChordsVC]

I keep rewatching these Ultrakill Animations- they’re so smooth

[@knckbackbreh5730]

Supreme machines: wants to kill v1 for blood Gabriel: wants to kill v1 because it's his job and he hates v1 Minos: wants to kill v1 for it's crimes Sisyphus: hey its me goku! I heard you were pretty strong!

[@bluedragonstudios7085]

Damn this one’s better than Minos imo both are good but this one’s cooler

[@trulyagoose]

Fun Fact! Sisyphus immediately started regenerating as a Prime Soul after his death, unlike Minos, who took much longer. This is why Minos had a whole flesh prison, but Sisyphus' was much weaker and not as fully formed. Gabriel (and the other angels in charge) were rushed on building it to keep him contained.

[@Content_Deleted]

The way you communicated his scale through perspective was really cool, I love how he just looks like a giant in comparison to V1, which is accurate, but the angles really show that.

[@Dokattak]

I like how the ULTRAKILL community shits on Gabriel, Memes on Minos, and cowers at Sisyphus. It's entertaining to see Gabriel get fucked over, a healthy fight from Minos, and us getting our shit rocked by Sisyphus.

[@stvwres]

God, your animations look very cool, and graceful. And look at those effects.. After watching the Minos animation, I lived for the moment the Sisyphus Prime animation came out...

[@gollymimus5261]

Daaaaaaamn, keep em comin chef! This is heat 🔥

[@komradeyuri5548]

0:34 I fucking love how his wings open up. V1 knows this is gonna be a fight.

[@HelluvaOpp]

Holy Jesus, this is a real bloody impressive animation. No, it’s not just impressive, IT’S BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@Lachi.]

simply amazing

[@ShockInazuma]

Ngl, I kinda wanna see a full animation of these. They’re just too good.

[@Nuggetls]

ONCE AGAIN WITH A BANGER!

[@enzobaldazo]

😞 look how scared the panopticon is 0:14

[@GamerZero00012]

so awesome to the point where it's so unreal

[@ForgottenSage]

Amazing! Perfect! Breathtaking!❤

[@TheManDude]

Fuck, 0:22 is fucking amazing. You are unreal. 1:08 also has an incredible shot.

[@playonlinegames6418]

holy hell projectile boost getting animated

[@taraktaras7327]

Oh it hurts just to look at him I love it and I love the little details like panopticons eye's start shaking as he breaks out of it or V1's finger clenching(?) when hearing about minos

[@Megapenguin776]

I like how the panopticon genuinely looks scared when Sisyphus is breaking out of it

[@jonathanhill8269]

I wonder if it would work. I get the feeling that, with these Ultrakill projects, you oughta be adding in crazy gun recoil physics like RWBY’s early days - characters using guns to propel themselves faster or for rapid direction changes. Saw a little bit of that here. If you’re gonna make anymore Ultrakill vids, it’d be so cool to see that more evidently.

[@iggy_isa_bird8469]

Dude, this is some really good content, I hope that more people will make such awesome things as you do. Keep it up, also, subscribed.

[@probablemente_sebas6612]

Incredible work dude, your animations are becoming some of the best araound yt. Keep it up!!

[@DogFoodTester28]

I love how you made Sisyphus even more buff than the in-game model.

[@Meatslap]

the black and white scene is insane love it

[@100thfail]

I like how bright his glow is, and how you can *feel* the power and force of him.

[@martinmenacaceres4738]

"This prision to hold me?"

[@sharplily]

looking at sisyphus makes my eyes hurt, i love this

[@the.4831]

sisyphus getting ready to kill you for 7 hours straight AND NOT REGRET A SECOND!

[@couldntcreateagoodname]

sisyphus inside the prison: *KEEP IT DOWN IM TRYING TO SLEEP* after escaping: *i have slept long enough*

[@Iloveminers6978]

Honestly if ultrakill was a movie shit would be fire asf

[@_matioo]

0:46 i don't know if was this on purpouse but v1 did the same thing with his hand that v2 does in idle animation, that epic

[@tulsipa7092]

i legit searched up "syphilis prime" and it bought me here

[@laurdragan968]

Bro can Cook.

[@king_of_frauds]

I love how the fight with the panopticon doesn't end with you killing it. It ends with you causing enough commotion to wake Sisyphus up.

[@pedrurep7022]

I wonder what would happen if the Prime Souls actually defeated V1 for real, no restarts. Imagine Minos Prime going to kill Gabriel, would he be able to do it? And if he won, what would he do next, try to enter Heaven and slaughter the council, becoming the new ruler of Hell and Heaven at the same time? And Sisyphus Prime, bro wanted to crush the armies of Heaven! Imagine him killing everyone in there, not even high rank angels would be able to kill that guy. If Gabriel was beaten by an object, i bet he would be beaten by an soul that no longer needs a physical body just because of it's sheer will, that's exactly why the flesh prison and the flesh panopticon existed, to imprison souls that could turn Prime and destroy everything. AND WE STILL HAVE THE THIRD PRIME SOUL!!!

[@knuxenglish]

This will be ultrakill graphics in 2013

[@joogr2949]

Sisyphus looks like a damn bodybuilder

[@feroxino1051]

Awesome! I’m eager to see what will happen with the P-3 boss when we get there, but THIS IS AWESOME!!!

[@corradoallegranza19]

I may be Jesus or judas

[@Random_Red_Bird]

The unmatched head of the sun burn my eyes

[@LogoSquad.]

Little lore snippet (i think its true) is that even though the flesh panopticon is stronger then the flesh prison, the reason how Sisyphus could break out is because he was faster at forming as a prime soul and formed a good amount before placed in prison which is why he was able to break out and also SPEAK inside the prison unlike Minos prime.

[@lonelyshpee7873]

It looked like a RGG dynamic intro at the end there, nice

[@Diabetic_troglodyte6152]

I love how the “This prison? To hold. ME?” Sounds really offended

[@xxmlgtwinkiegamerxx7916]

Minos: "You will recieve judgement for your crimes!" Sisyphus: "finally, a worthy challenge"

[@deathvideogame]

How do people have enough time to make things this baller

[@cIIII91r_]

1:11 He escaped

[@Tommasso54]

Ok so now that you have done both of the primes, doing the rest of the bosses would be sick af

[@THExRISER]

V2 is already here, now we wait for Gabe.

[@Axevaud]

After an amazing Minos animation this is exactly what we needed

[@Johnthecoolerguy]

THIS is what is going to make Sisyphus happy.

[@MOONtyzoo]

I love the part where sipus says "you can't escape" but then v1 escapes anyways

[@Youraverage_commenter-yi8yf]

V1 THE GOAT

[@lemarcussethmadjus850]

Gives me chills everytime i watch

[@ghioboss]

Astonishing

[@kakuyamii]

sisyphus deadass goy that yakuza dynamic intro

[@soro196]

I love how the two prime souls represent something really close, like sisyphus as the sun for how his beheaded head glows, and minos as the moon and his face being the shadowed part of a crescent moon, will the third one be starry?

[@mrtoast244]

This is so cool

[@r3aony470]

i love the blinding light in minos and sisyphus intros

[@Steve_005]

V1 running in the walls is actually a nice idea

[@red_noah8070]

This prison,

[@uzumazin5099]

to hold…

[@Blue_color_of_control]

*ME?*

[@achillelegrand1680]

a visitor?

[@DK-Gaming-Since-1987]

Hmm... indeed.

[@Senator_Alt13]

I have slept long enough

[@tr1ckee634]

Flesh prison when you beat it: No no NO NO NO PLEASE AHHH *exploded* Flesh panopticon on the other hand: Get ready for my- “This prison, to hold, ME?” Wait,WAIT NO MY BATTLES NOT OVER- *Gets torn apart*

[@evanlephrog7337]

You broke Minos out of the box. Sisyphus broke himself out of the box. So the third prime soul... Will NOT be in the box :D

[@Deimos_PeanutFlavour]

My best guess for the 3rd Prime Sanctum is Lucifer. Lucifer being the boss of 9-2 would be too cliche.

[@Okamichips]

GOD DAMN THE SUN

[@GUCCIPUCCI6969]

JACK GOT OUT OF THE BOX

[@Bobanatomy]

This look INSANE , the model of systyphus is greaaaaaat

[@midtoiletgaming4378]

This would realistically what the fight looked like because v1 can see in low quality for *better performance*

[@brutalis3609]

This is badass

[@thehunt3rs_]

Fun fact: a Panopticon is a watchtower in the center of a circluar cellblock, so this could mean that Sisyphus wasnt a prisoner, and instead a guard

[@VF000O]

Sisyphus used that boulder for workout

[@someperson5067]

sisyphus is actually a sun now

[@Mega_Adzhgubas]

i dont think its legal to be this good at animation, bro literally animated sisyphus heart beating