Sliver of Straw (Rain World animation)

Looks to the Moon receives a little guest in her chamber.
Characters:
- Looks to the Moon
- The Survivor
- Sliver of Straw
- Five Pebbles
Credits:
- Animation by Northflowo (you're here!)
- LTTM voiced by egguca ( / egguca )
- Extra 3D help (LTTM head model) by ArtofMLA (www.tumblr.com/blog/puppetcha...)
Music used in this video:
James Primate - Moondown
James Primate - Halcyon Memories

[@gront5172]

I can’t watch this video without having flashbacks to the April fools vid

[@mtvrerandom4053]

I can’t watch a rain world video without gront5172 commenting

[@paneiphyutha7661]

Hi Gront!

[@TK-hb1tg]

Among us

[@MsTerkup]

AMONG US?!

[@realtrollface101]

The comedy is just too comedic

[@MsTerkup]

I've always thought, Slugcats must have extraordinarily dry mouths and stomachs. Not only is the pearl still dusty when you puke it back up, but you can swallow unpopped bubblefruit, Riv's wet paws are enough to pop those! Imagine a scug swallowing a bubblefruit and then they suddenly get rotund

[@Whenpigfly666]

I've always imagined that they evolved a holding pouch of sorts inside a vestigial pre-stomach. Kinda like what cows have. If you believe that Slugcats evolved from the slug-like purposed organisms that were tasked with cleaning sewer pipes, then it would make sense for them to have a more complex digestive system their ancestors would have used to process all the gunk they would have been eating.

[@Avtanknerd]

Gourmand lore:

[@birdup1_2]

By a pearl being rather dusty, it’s probably less about the surface being covered in dust, and more about the circuitry or whatever is on the inside having settled for a long time

[@MsTerkup]

@@Whenpigfly666 even if that's the case their mouth and throat should be wet and slippery, otherwise things risk getting stuck. You ever tried to swallow a pill dry? Imagine that but worse and it's everything you eat Also the scugs are related to the cleaning slugs from that one pearl is a scuffed theory at best. Not only are they rodents, not molluscs, I highly doubt there has been enough time for such a drastic change to take place, they'd have to develop a skeleton and limbs, meanwhile scavengers still have a cultural disdain towards overseers from the time of the ancients, moon calling them destroying overseers as "one of the few ways they can express defiance" and even in the large time skip up to the point of saint, with huge selection pressure (the rapid shift in weather) which would drive rapid evolution the only thing that happens is scugs get fur (and not even particularly good fur given how quickly Saint perishes) and lizards get horns and fur and some things go extinct. And while Moon says it's likely you're descended from a purposed organism, she makes no connection with the slug blueprint you just handed her, I feel like she'd say if there was a similarity.

[@MsTerkup]

@@birdup1_2 Yeah that could be it, Rain World does have a whole thing with dust though, using it both to show long untouched places (top of pebbles) and in some dialogue about how dead things turn to dust and add to the earth while the void sea eats away at the earth from below

[@shairo2246]

Shout out to Slivers corpse for looking pretty as hell.

[@sandraiaraaraujo8174]

What

[@user-we7op7vy3i]

shout out to you for being brave enough to say it

[@trolololo720]

Hollow Knight esque

[@Checkmate___]

This is insane 😭😭

[@CrusaderMoth]

I was a little disappointed there wasn’t any fruit inside, but very pretty nonetheless!! /j

[@funky_slugcats]

i love survivors constant "no thoughts head empty" expression throughout lmao

[@finnbo123]

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[@monochrome3168]

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[@O_hello_0]

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[@chikii3944]

3:10 Microwave scug

[@baronvonlobotomus7530]

Microwave scug

[@Pebb5]

Microwave scug

[@BananaBallPythons]

Microwave scug

[@elfmonster1476]

Microwave scug

[@idrawstuff6971]

Microwave scug

[@insignificantduck313]

I like the detail of Moon's puppet being limp before shw gets Sliver's signal. Really good reminder of the fact that iterators are truly massive beings and their puppets are exactly that: little puppets on the fingers of giants.

[@whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544]

The game seems to convey that it’s more like the puppet harnesses the structure, than the puppet being an extension of it. The puppets even when disconnected from the structure retain their personalities, and moon’s puppet attempts to access the structure after being rebooted, implying she sends requests to it rather than the other way around. It also explains their rather human-like behaviour, it seems unrealistic that FP’s decision making was really driven by that much processing :p

[@No-longer1]

@@whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544 I agree Given that Moon's first dialogue(?) upon meeting her with a mark of communication as survivor is explaining that she is only vaguely connected to the rest of her structure in her current state, implies that the puppet is the most vital part of the iterator. That and with the water tower pearl, and how similiar their names are to ancients, it gives the impression to me that iterators were built by basically hooking the entire nervous and energy system of a selected ancient to a supercomputer. A very extensive life support or a mechanical womb/placenta designed to never expell it's embryo. Idk why people's impressions are otherwise, it's pretty clear to me

[@whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544]

@@No-longer1 the iterator puppets don’t look like ancients nor do they seem to have memories of being anything else, along with being virtually immortal… I don’t see any reason to believe they were created from ancients themselves. They have a similarly themed, but definitely distinct naming scheme from the ancients. Ancient names are always two clauses, both describing a certain object/set of objects/scene, while iterator names are instead simple coherent phrases lacking a consistent structure. And even if they were the same, that would make sense as it would just be their cultural convention.

[@aylanj123]

@@whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544 I've always thought that iterators names are some sort of code. For example, having "Robot of Destruction" as an acronym would be ROD, then each character becomes something else: "River of Daylight". Then, LTTM, FP, NSH, SRS, etc. Sliver of Straw coincidentially (Or made on purpose) is SOS...

[@TrueWolves]

Anytime something is "obvious to me" and not to others, then it is plainly and statistically not obvious and there for not self evidently correct.

[@Nukebomb70]

The fact that Sliver of Straw can be shortened to SOS... :(

[@naattxxnaattxx7055]

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[@CelestialityRW]

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[@radagamchannel8565]

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[@Brite-um2tq]

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[@screamingndyingwoo]

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[@whydidimakethischannel1175]

“A bit dusty” Moon says after watching a Slugcat regurgitate it

[@Ethan13371]

That might refer to the condition of the data itself, but simplified to a scug’s level.

[@whydidimakethischannel1175]

@@Ethan13371 naw, the slugcat just started eating dust on the way there

[@nightram6164]

​@@whydidimakethischannel1175 well they were made as pipe cleaners

[@whydidimakethischannel1175]

@@nightram6164 dust is delicious if you can get past the dustiness

[@DrBrightsite19]

@@whydidimakethischannel1175 hm yes

[@inschaal8454]

I always liked this pearl dialogue. It tells you the about the triple affirmative, sliver of straw, and the ideologies of other iterators and really adds a lot of depth to the story of rain world. And since it’s found in moon’s chamber it is likely to be the first pearl dialogue you have read. 10/10

[@1cylinderblock]

i know absolutely NOTHING about rain world but this IS SO COOL. woah.

[@aliensinmyass7867]

play rain world good game

[@MrDill-hr7mk]

You’re in for a wild ride if you look into it

[@Grubbergrubling]

You NEED to play rain world. It’s not for everyone but it’s such a great game

[@EmpireOfTheUnity]

I don't exactly recommend to play Rain World, even though it's my favourite game, it has a gameplay that some people can consider frustrating, but Rain World has an absolutely amazing plot, it feels like it was never done before and makes the suffering worth it for me

[@korakatk318]

Play it!

[@TheRealDismantler]

Saint: “It’s so sad Sliver of Straw died of Ligma.” Random Scavenger: “Who the hell is Sliver of Straw?” Saint: “Ligma balls.” *ASCENSION* Moon: NOOOOOOOOOOO

[@greg04958]

i misread that as “who the hell is sliver of ligma”

[@egguca]

Thank you so much for letting me voice Moon in this animation!!! It turned out so well omg ^_^ ❤🎉

[@egguca]

I especially like the scene with the mural and with sliver's can (shocker)

[@showbizstudios655]

You did such a good job! I had never really had a voice for Moon in my head before but yours is so fitting

[@TequitoClown]

You do such an amazing job as Moon!

[@Vivigreeny25]

YOU DID SO GOOD!!! I loved your work!! (Both this and your more silly takes on Moon lol)

[@egguca]

@@showbizstudios655 aaaa thank you so much!!

[@smugbowkid9919]

Holy. I mean, wow. Rain World fandom goes crazy.

[@Vivigreeny25]

GOD I know right??? The animatics and animations are all top tier.

[@ImpulsiveBloop]

I'm more addicted to the community than the game itself, which says a lot considering my hours played.

[@omitlue7721]

One big reason is that this game's hidden lore gives so much recrating potential

[@The-Silliest-Little-Guy]

​@@omitlue7721 and that the games art is just so beautiful by itself its natural that all the things based on it retain its qualities

[@ivycomb]

I can't believe moon kept her cool when mentioning among us. something is wrong

[@SP.paper.dragons]

IVYCOMB?!

[@egguca]

it took several takes,

[@JustaCommentator-no8ow]

IVYCOMB!?

[@Terraspark4941]

@@egguca the wounds of the past may never fade

[@rancholotl3384]

IVYCOMB HIHIHIHIHI!!

[@pootispastry397]

I can not thank you enough for survivor NOT eating moon's neurons at the end. Like, this has to be the one time where i've seen an animation with moon and survivor in the same spot for a prolonged time frame where there was not an attempt to eat or a successful attempt to eat moon's neurons.

[@nezkoanim]

to be honest, I kinda actually like the scene at 3:10 with only one of the walls being uncovered. sure, it may look like a microwave, but i just find this scene really cool and unique like this, i love the vibes

[@creeperking8702]

Yeah, kind of mimics the game where we are traversing a 3-D environment but it is presented to us in a 2D space giving us cross-sections of the environment like a slice of a cake

[@nobodythatyouknow8313]

I know nothing about Rain World, but this short animation has conveyed beautiful emotion- even with being only four minutes long. The animation is absolutely stunning; with the story telling being entwined perfectly with the setting. UGH- I just can't stop watching this. I'm even half tempted to learn more about Rain World because of THIS!

[@cubothecuboid]

Play the game but I must warn you it’s a rage game

[@Mushie_lol]

Rain World truly is beautiful & I think you should experience it

[@ashmarten2884]

Play it! But I suggest you don’t look up more lore. Knowing there’s a lot more to rain world than meets the eye when you first start playing helps you get through the hell that is getting chomped on by lizards for hours. Also, there are some moments you have to experience, that you can’t get from the lore.

[@icetide9411]

Though I know it is literally non-canon, I like to believe that the triple affirmative is challenge 70 because an Osu-Inspired fight between a god and a fluffy frog is just hilarious

[@randigo9992]

I like Sliver of Straw, it's really interesting to see her territory which had been fully decayed and abandoned and was left just for the nature without Iterators or rot

[@nicogarci660]

1:31 now i cant stop imagining the iterators doing little adventures in groups whit their overseers

[@Syranthiel]

This is the most beautiful depiction of vanilla Iterators' story, I swear. I love the Ancient styled art of SOS, that shot from above, showing Moon's confinement and introduction of Pebbles, with that red and dark, eerie theme Oh, and I find it really adorable how Survivor lied on her lap, but the moment when the dark clouds appeared over the collapsed structure was really moving, especially when she said this "it's not pleasant" part... Great work

[@reformedorthodoxmunmanquara]

This is some high quality stuff. I like the Slugcat being depicted with empathy here, it’s neat.

[@SaintGD360]

The sadness in moon’s voice when she warns survivor of the coming rain is so well done. It’s actually really impressive how much emotion you and egguca were able to give moon and survivor. Considering the fact that survivor is really just 2 eyes and a nose and neither of them have a mouth to convey emotions.

[@RatShowground]

This is literally the art style for how an official Rainworld animation would look like. Simple and easy to understand, yet meaningful and hiding emotion under the surface. Perfection.

[@DOG_EATER_1887]

I think it would look a bit more painted and detail oriented

[@CharlesAngelus]

It's really nice to get some more appreciation for Survivor's campaign even after everything Downpour has given us. This was a perfect choice for a scene that encapsulates Rain World's more quietly emotional side.

[@timtea3603]

Poor LttM and FP. They deserve better.🙁

[@EmpireOfTheUnity]

Let's see how many people would comment that FP doesn't deserve better

[@hajimehinata5854]

All the iterators really did get screwed over after the Ancients went and all evaporated

[@peachfilledstars2710]

@@EmpireOfTheUnityEXCUSE MY BOY DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER MY POOR SON MY CHILD NEEDS THERAPY AND A HUG YEAH HES AN ASSHOLE SO WHAT THATS A SIGN OF DEPRESSION ALSO HE PROBABLY WAS AT LEAST MENTALLY ABUSED BY THE ANCIENTS BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW OF HOW THEY THOUGHT OF HIM (ex: apostate superstructure abomination) HSHAKAHWHWIJANAHAKANAK /lh

[@alexandrolamy9645]

@@EmpireOfTheUnityi’ll start: FP IS A PIECE OF ####

[@ImpulsiveBloop]

@@EmpireOfTheUnity I'll be the first

[@NeonPuro]

"I MISS MY WIFE." -moon, possibly the one among us.

[@petis1477]

I need to resist urges when hearing word amo... AMONGUS?!

[@Vivigreeny25]

sorry. Little creature have you ever heard of gay people?

[@RavenMobile]

Amazing quality animation, and great voice acting! I love it. There's always some movement on the screen, really makes the animation feel alive. The slugcat is so darn cute when it curls up on LTTM, aww.

[@RandomniyKot]

2:32 Poor Sliver of Straw, it was painful.... probably... (Maybe she was later reborn MMM into a slugcat)

[@that_m0OnwafflIe]

my oc's lore is literally that lol, local lady gets rot and willingly decides to alter their physical form in order to ascend and free themselves of rot, it fails and now they simply wander, a past god now a lesser being. Xd

[@RandomniyKot]

@@that_m0OnwafflIe wow, cool lore!

[@captainmoist2666]

It makes me wonder if the quote on quote "solution" is going on a ascend rampage lol

[@mintw4241]

I love this animation so much! This was alwaya my favorite pearl. Sitting and listening to Moon talk was always worth bringing a pearl.

[@Not_meant_for_public]

0:48 AMONGUS?!??!

[@CastHydra497]

Sorry?

[@elfmonster1476]

Little creature. Have you ever heard about gay people?

[@Not_meant_for_public]

@@CastHydra497 no problem

[@EmpireOfTheUnity]

You didn't have to remind me that

[@kaizerdakota3948]

amogus? no way

[@hessiboi_]

north, i love this with everycell of my body, thank you

[@katstronaut]

woah! just the video alone!

[@gigagunn]

The head tilt at 0:44 is soooo cute

[@arcviper27]

I love survivor cuddling up to her mid-story

[@Zirclezz]

2 months on this beautiful masterpiece, love it!

[@georgiaswamptiger]

I really liked seeing your overview video for this, I have always loved animation so getting that little glimpse into your process is really cool. I can’t help but stay impressed by this video

[@theterrorofdimensions1326]

I like the small detail of Moon's voice occasionally glitching mid-dialogue. It further conveys how broken down and in disrepair she really is, while adding a bit more to her character overall.

[@Trihexagonal]

“Do you know sliver of straws?” Asks to random inexperienced local cat

[@sleepyhead7420]

I literally just looked up "Rain World" in the search bar. Hoping to find an animation or comic dub like this---And this was the first result that popped up and it was posted 18 hours ago!! Great animation! It really feels like im watching the story of Rain World. I really wish this was a cutscene in the game!

[@Zedorfska]

These animations keep me and my group sane while having arguments on how the cycle works

[@Aniirie]

The “empty head no thoughts” expressions that survivor has just reminds me of the knight

[@Vivigreeny25]

Deeply love how this video is emotional with a very sombre yet beautiful atmosphere and the first comments I see are all shit posts. Like all of us were touched but also that April Fools video has set a tone for our interactions with it lmao (and I think most of us left our “holy shit this is gorgeous” comments on your other video explaining your process lol)

[@amevlia]

"AMONG US!?" *Procedes to go on a rant about their own sexuality while surv just sits empty standing there*

[@lilili2205]

2:05 just love this scene

[@Kanako_ketsunake]

I CANNOT, THE WAY THE SLUGCAT STRECHTED ONTO HER IS SO AISKSJWHSHSWJ reminds me of one of my slugpups, I took her to meet moon, and she fell asleep right at her knees

[@fergushebbert817]

This is so beautiful! The cut to SOS decaying in her can was a really amazing piece, and moon’s emotions, her speech, the mural of the Iterators, it was all so well done

[@Five_pebbles_official]

1:54 moon really said "🤓👆"

[@AzaloonyToons]

Feels somewhat strange without the AMONGUS

[@terdragontra8900]

The voice actor did quite a good job, love the emotion in it, though I definitely imagine Moon with a deeper voice

[@seafoamsketches9449]

This is actually one of my favorite rainworld animations I’ve EVER seen. Like this is actually gorgeous,,, the long quiet scene of Pebbles can breathing is so beautiful!! it reminds me of some Studio ghibli scenes. AGAHGSHSG I JUST LOVE SO MUCH ABOUT THIS RAHHHH

[@abtl1154]

This animation is absolute peak.

[@Bee-sc6wr]

That shot of Pebbles when she talked about the solution possibly being death was- wow. Awesome animation

[@kuuttituutti]

This is so pretty and serene and sad at the same time,,, bro you are so talented and I absolutely adore your work so much!!

[@Northflowo]

THABKS

[@ChezWoerms]

I’m playing rain world while watching this, right when she said the rain is approaching, it started raining, like what

[@pennamebear]

I like how egguca is officially moon's in he community

[@Olmop]

That was among the best animations I have ever see- wait… AMONG US!?!?!?

[@frostlashali7115]

Always excited to see one of your animations pop up! You are one of the reasons why I am so invested in rainworld, thanks for being awesome

[@cloaker9458]

This is one of the best, smooth, well voice acted pieces of animation i've ever seen! It's lovely! Amazing job.

[@Frozenova.]

This animation is absolutely gorgeous, all the time spent was ABSOLUTELY worth it!! I love all the details from the little interactions between survivor and moon as she explains SOS's history, how quickly the rain changes from just large droplets to the full downpour, and even what remains of sos after all that time. Amazing work, props to everyone involved (especially you Northflowo!)

[@HoldMeForever]

Damn girl, U killed it again! My favourite Rain World creator by far 🩶

[@stroobooree]

Dude. I’m gonna be thinking about this animation for DAYS. This, plus your video about your animation process, have seriously given me so much inspiration to try my hand at animation again. Fantastic work! Can’t wait to see what you decide to create next! :)

[@travisnakahira7320]

I love this animation so much. When immersed in the world it has some of the most beautiful scenes I’ve ever seen in a video game. You bringing it to life in animation is so well done. Also props to the VA, they killed it.

[@rexibro]

oh my god dude this was absolutely stellar. the composition of all the shots genuinely took my breath away - some huge favourites were the shot of moon being woken up by the triple affirmative, the shot of sliver's body and the shot of the iterators in the ancient mural art style when explaining the triple affirmative (i love the art of the ancients but getting the style down is always difficult for me, so that shot in particular really wowed me!). northflowo i have been watching your stuff since warriors maps and the evolution youve shown with your art style and your animation smoothness is absolutely incredible. not to mention egguca's absolutely stellar work with moon like always!!!! the sadness moon shows when talking about sliver is just. heartbreaking and even more so for fellow slivermoon fans this is literally the coolest thing ever 10/10

[@Briarbark]

the amount of dedication this requires to make is why I don't do minutes long animations

[@Mysticallity]

It is beautiful!! Your work is amazing, so scrumptious and so inspiring!!

[@RandomTask678]

That shot of Sliver of Straw's body reminds me of Hyper Light Drifter's post-credits screen. Both are kinda similar to each other. Went through hell to achieve their goal. Once finished, they were gone and never found again

[@TacoBoyVR]

THIS IS SO COOL MAN.. all your animations and the artificer vs scav cheiftain is just spectacular, i'm a huge rain world (and artificer) fanatic and your literally carrying the rain world animation media. i love your work so much and i love rain world to.. thank you so much for making these beautiful and awesome animations :) i also watched the making of video and it was really good :D when survivor lied down on moon that was adorable btw

[@marcellorossilermen2997]

It would be funny if a certain rodent ate those neuron flies ;)

[@Anamizuki]

I love this, the music and sound effects are spot on as is the animation. That you made this all in just 2 months is no mean feat.

[@k1lljoy07]

omg northflower…. went to check up on one of my old animator aspirations and saw this beauty

[@melodydied]

This is way too good, I hope you get more recognition for this absolutely amazing animation

[@nanomachines10]

This is so cool, I'll share this with my friends, but I wish more people could watch this. You worked so hard.

[@cultspina]

god this is gorgeous. all of the backgrounds are so nice! moons va did an amazing job aswell.

[@hermesl9884]

it is weird seeing north actually make a serious video. i really like it

[@selolmeawespn]

This has to be by far your best animation.. I love it and how you tried different animation ways!

[@samanthahicks5034]

Pebbles with the Lofi beats to study and relax to

[@springfaux6991]

He looks so happy to learn lore

[@monobloom]

shes quite legendary WHERE?????

[@Hexa420]

bro cooked so hard they had to use all of lttm's water to put out the fire🔥🔥💯

[@ChronologicalFern]

Thank you so much for sharing your skills with us. This is great, just the right feels..

[@Floofyscugg]

This is absolutely stunning im so happy that the rainworld community has grown so much... This game deserves so much love

[@iaminpain.]

The only thing I can say about this is that it is beautiful.

[@iguanasandwich28]

You could carry the entire fandom by yourself, great job!!

[@TheStigirl]

I thought it was silver of straw this whole time what is my life:0 this was an amazing animation and I hope there will be more pearl dialogues

[@jackrichard1596]

After watching your process video I can really see the restraint for not adding a ton of frames but the animation still completely works! Entertaining all the way through. Great job!

[@petis1477]

Beautiful video btw! Your Moon voice acting is really good

[@SquareOne325]

I may or may not impulsively yelled "among us" after she said it lol Great anim and voice acting too!| microwave scug

[@Stereolizardo]

This is a really good animation! Scug head empty, only want food

[@jayde7460]

A...among....among, amo....

[@AstroGames2809]

AMONG US!?!?!

[@vetka_lavandi]

It's awesome! Amazing animation. I'm glad you could find the strength to do this. I'm glad that this animation has come out, your videos are always interesting, and it's a sin for rain worlders not to know you. I constantly see links to your videos being sent from one telegram channel to another. It was worth it. I'm not very good at writing comments and expressing my emotions and gratitude, but I couldn't help but write something.

[@drifterastralis]

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST RAIN WORLD ANIMATIONS IVE EVER SEEN!! I love sliver of straw soo much im so happy someone animated this pearl!!

[@alexk6836]

omg thank you for creating this!

[@sandheart524]

*The intense wait for any animation with Warriors*

[@lilpig9959]

ive never played rain world but just seeing moon gone makes me want to.

[@d00mnoodle24]

Simply incredible... Rain world's lore is just... Amazing!

[@GafarovDaniil-fe8fp]

Thank you! It`s beautiful.

[@LEFT4GABEN]

Its Great Animations and other community contributions like these, that really makes me want to see Rainworld become a successful Franchise that inspires and connects people for Generations. Perhaps that is "True Ascension" in a way. To have an eternally benevolent impact on History...