Suffering & Different Beast- EPIC: The Musical Animatic

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Song: Suffering & Different Beast
Epic: The Musical by Jorge Rivera-Herrans ‪@JayHerrans‬

[@whattwowhat]

This is the Odysseus that used the Trojan Horse to kill his enemies in their sleep. Lull your foes into a false sense of security, then strike.

[@abc-zq8yt]

Great observation!

[@bella_daze3092]

Oh my God, I just realized that😭😭😭

[@simplysage3562]

That is true but I don’t think it’s was a brutal I feel as if it was pragmatic This was needlessly cruel also take into accounts the sirens probably took the visage of women I like to think the sirens look like naked women until their lower section is severed then the fish appearance is shown while they writhe on the floor with their entrails spewing out its was prob grisly stuff

[@revolrz22]

@@simplysage3562 Whether or not the sirens take on the visage of human women is irrelevant to the cruelty of the situation. As to the cruelty itself: If Odysseus begged for mercy, were the sirens going to spare him? No, absolutely not. There is no question. The sirens got caught in their own game and paid the price. The Odysseus expedition has dealt with being eaten alive, crushed, transmogrified, and drowned up to this point. Athena and Poseidon both impressed upon Odysseus that mercy isn't the way to go when you're in a world of bad actors. So, killing the sirens wasn't cruelty. It was the only thing that made sense to do.

[@Diamondhero_IX]

​@@revolrz22 the cruelty is not that he killed them but the way he had them killed was needlessly painful and drawn out

[@nivek367]

I like how you pointed out how incessantly ruthless Odysseus was here, he could have simply killed them by attacking their heart or head, but he decided to dismember them and throw them into the water, so the mermaids could die by pain, bleeding or lack of oxygen.

[@Gonz_23]

I always assumed that it was for eating the tails since are fish taild

[@Coolkid99880]

@@Gonz_23 he still could’ve killed them before butchering. Keeping them alive is more brutal than some meat farm that at least kill their animals quickly before butchering them

[@alexc2626]

also like how in this animatic he deliberately singles out the siren trying to protect and console the others to get thrown overboard first. really twists the knife

[@travislyonsgary]

Mm not ruthless really, cruel certainly. Though I suppose if one means ruthless as in lacking efficiency or ruthless in lacking compassion.

[@Schinak]

Oh you mean letting them taste the kind of death they inflicted on every sailor unlucky enough to cross their path be they mere fishermen or Soldiers on their way to and from war?

[@Athena-lover]

Excuse me?! The way you’re telling this story is insane-the perspective shifts, the siren’s desperate pleas?! It’s all so intense and brutal, I’m obsessed!

[@firefly6882]

Right??? I was irl looking just.. shocked the entire time. Amazing!!

[@silenteye9547]

Brutal? Don't you mean... *Ruthless* ?

[@konvex69]

fun fact: The siren replied to odyseus "What?" when he reveals the other sirens got abducted. This is a call back to when the cyclops said "You will be the final one to die" and Odysseus replies "What?". Another connection is different beast motif was only ever used in the cyclops saga.

[@aidaventura9872]

The musical is called epic :)

[@Lukas-yt1mn]

I highly appriciate the mythically accurate Scylla

[@emmawiley2452]

Naw cause this is the ONLY design that has the heads around her waist be wolves like they actually are supposed to be. We love a mythically accurate Scylla

[@S4turn_RingsBR]

YEAH, THIS IS A NEW LEVEL OF EPICNESS

[@Nemial-l7i]

I saw this Scylla and immediately felt repulsed in a good way. Sure, inaccurate Scylla is pretty spooky. But this Scylla is genuine nightmare fuel in comparison and I am so here for it.

[@S4turn_RingsBR]

@@Nemial-l7i YEAHHHH

[@user-zv7ms5yt6e]

SNOOT

[@x_glitched]

The unnecessary brutality directed towards the sirens, as well as the discomfort in some of the crew's faces, just shows how much Odysseus has changed. You conveyed that *so* well - it's amazing!

[@everythingisvision]

I mean, to be fair, they eat people on the regular.

[@Phasmania]

@@everythingisvisionright, but there’s a difference between self-defense and cruelty/torture, let alone to a surrendering enemy (and possibly a child considering Siren Penelope points to a daughter)

[@ian3523]

@@Phasmania thats an illusion

[@StarkKarstVT]

​@everythingisvision That is just their nature. Like humans eating other living things. Though the Sirens prey is often sentient people, at least we can fight back if prepared. Certainly is a tough dilemma...

[@Phasmania]

@@ian3523 don’t think it’s confirmed either way, especially since Ody isn’t hearing the song

[@antoniotrivelloni8191]

The shift from darkness into light was excellently done, and the background going red when the killing started is such a nice touch. Odysseus breaking the Siren's arm so she couldn't escape is a good detail as well. Amazing animatic

[@konvex69]

fun fact: The siren replied to odyseus "What?" when he reveals the other sirens got abducted. This is a call back to when the cyclops said "You will be the final one to die" and Odysseus replies "What?". Another connection is different beast motif was only ever used in the cyclops saga.

[@Phasmania]

5:10 that transition was CRAZY. By far the most brutal and uncomfortable Different Beast animatic I’ve seen

[@tumblingartist]

YES!! That part went SO HARD

[@MezoBear]

It gave me *chills*

[@lilydevlin7608]

OMG yes it was so beautiful and horrible!

[@rebeccabrown3252]

4:15 omg he broke her arm because she was crawling, with his foot on her stab wound and utter nonchalance on his face. If this was shown out of context you could easily believe he’s the villain in something! My god!

[@rebeccabrown3252]

And personally killing the one who pretended to be Penelope AFTER doing all that to her. Wow that is sooooo dark ❤

[@bella_daze3092]

I FREAKING AGREE MAN😭😭

[@koro9088]

I mean, Odysseus is a complicated character. I wouldn't exactly say that he's the hero either.

[@NaBa.O3O]

Odysseus began his journey as just a man trying to go home. But as the song says, when does a man become a monster? The sirens aren't good by any means, but even if killing them was justified there were much quicker, cleaner and even easier deaths to inflict than dismemberment followed by drowning.

[@Percival_DK]

​@@koro9088 It is because they are not like modern heroes but rather a Greek hero, who tend to be tragic or very human, that is why they are a mix of grays, they are justified but they are not innocent. Pd: If you see that my English is terrible, it's because I use the translator. :v

[@mochiandturtles5642]

WE ARE DROWNING WITH THE SIRENS WITH THIS ONE 🗣️❗❗‼️ 💯

[@Blossom319-fx7tg]

W

[@realdaggerman105]

We’re so getting back to Ithaca with this one!

[@platinumgames1314]

​@@realdaggerman105all of us, no more deaths!

[@justabitsour3904]

@@platinumgames1314Yup! In fact lets grab 6 tourches and celebrate in that cave over there! It'll be a killer party 😎🔥🔥

[@QueenCami_123]

@@justabitsour3904I also found these sick cows! BBQ‼️‼️

[@PhoenixAshesArt]

This is the best version of "Different Beast" I've seen yet. It perfectly encapsulates how Odysseus is taking that "ruthless" lesson to heart, along with a little madness in his desperation for home.

[@spiderlily723]

Nah, it points out how he learned nothing to me - he's cruel here, while ruthless would be, say, taking sirens as sacrifices to Scylla.

[@duolingoowl920]

@@spiderlily723how exactly are you going to take sirens on a ship for weeks? They’d have to keep beeswax in their ears constantly

[@spiderlily723]

@@duolingoowl920 I'm gonna say the same way they keep anything, but you don't seem to know how gags work. ;)

[@star-wood]

0:52 i just noticed..is that the signal for his men to start capturing the other sirens?

[@kennethmorgan8795]

That's now my head canon for this animatic

[@koro9088]

Good catch. That might be intentional too. Jorge Rivera-Herrans laces these tiny little intentional changes into the music that only those with a keen ear can hear. For example, the second time Athena sings the "Warrior of the mind" line, she matches Odysseus' tone.

[@star-wood]

@@koro9088 true

[@sevnin5432]

And it's on beat

[@vincevincevivalevince7395]

GUYS AT 5:17, THERE'S A TINY SIREN AMONG THEM AND SHE SEEMS SO YOUNG. I CANNOT. I WANNA CRY SO HARD. THE WAY THAT THE SIREN WAS DESPERATELY TRYING TO PROTECT THE GIRLS BEFORE SHE GOT DRAGGED AWAY IS SO. AUGHHH OH MY GOD THIS STORYBOARDING IS A GENIUS

[@lincolnpatience6480]

You're RIGHT! Right before it cuts away you can see her looking absolutely helpless and terrified

[@bella_daze3092]

I am not OK😭😭😭😭 SOBBING FROM THIS

[@renatoandrade3407]

Yup, kid siren indeed was a thing. I can imagine the crew felt a little pity for them, but, hey, ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves

[@SariyaJohnson-pr8vv]

I’m so used to the sirens looking so monstrous and evil that seeing them genuinely look terrified and pleading makes Ody’s ruthlessness all the more powerful. 10/10 animatic, I’ll be recommending this to my friends. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!

[@codydrift1863]

I like how when hes holding the knife and says "i cant take more risks of not seeing my wife" his grip tightens and hes like shaking with the rage at everything that stands in his way

[@donnguyen1107]

Also interesting since later stories say that the sirens are destined to die by one who actually hears their songs and lives and after Odysseus survives by being tied to the mast they actually kill themselves by throwing themselves into the sea

[@Goomsies]

The part that always gets ignored. I'm surprised anybody here mentioned it. The sirens off themselves when they fail to cause Odysseus to drown himself.

[@S4turn_RingsBR]

WHY LITERALLY EVERYONE IGNORES THIS PART

[@loonelytoon6523]

Probably because that's not in the Odyssey, just like the kids Ody had with Circe and Calypso

[@loonelytoon6523]

​@@GoomsiesIt's for the best if people ignore what's not in the Odyssey, otherwise they'll expect Circe to marry Telemachus and Penelope to marry the son Ody had with Circe.

[@Goomsies]

@@loonelytoon6523 The Telegony is about as close to fanfiction as you can get when it comes to mythology, but I get your point.

[@Titanusrex1616]

5:55 Odysseus: “Long live the King…”

[@pinkjunepeanut]

🦁🦁🦁🧜🧜🧜

[@MezoBear]

That was the most brutal rendition of 'Different Beast' and I am *living* for it. Odysseus stabbing and then slitting the throat of the siren who pretended to be his wife? The brutality with which he dispatched the others? 100/10

[@emileemonroe2739]

"kill them allllll!" he says while yeeting her torso off the ship. i love how the color red becomes more obvious the more violent the scene and song gets. Amazing.

[@ohmy-dooppyyy4923]

2:59 "Girl really trying to leave?"

[@yuxeigoobrrr]

HELP I LOVE THAT PART

[@K20Ashiqin]

It's almost sad, even hurt, she still reaches out to save them

[@fiadabirb1634]

That was…uncomfortable. Like, in the best possible way. You really showed EXACTLY what he was doing. He IS ruthless now and this is the best animatic I’ve seen depicting that. Probably the best suffering and different beast animatic I’ve EVER seen. Wow.

[@noneofurbesswax]

my jaw DROPPED as soon as odysseus stabbed the mermaid, this is brutal and amazing. you definitely conveyed the monster odysseus has decided to become and i’m just in awe of how well you captured everything from the song

[@yanac13]

I really like that your scylla silluette is more like the myths, it looks amazing. Great expressions and designs, you're really amazing

[@firefly6882]

The first time i heard this song i was already surprised by the cruelty of it, but this animatic really makes it even more gruesome and even the crew agrees apparently. Esp with Ody being a lot more hands on & leading the violence, while with most other animatics Ody just uses the bow and stuff. Him looking so annoyed w the sirens since the begining too, and the way the whole atmosfere changes from them circleling around the boat like a pack of hyenas to Ody being the big bad (and tbh boderline insane), just... Wow. Masterfully done. Not to mention the anatomy and perspectives!! Gskahdkahdkad im so shocked,, this is amazing 👏

[@Deiect97]

As brutal as it is, I can’t entirely blame Odysseus for being brutal towards them. He’s been through so much and away from his love for so long, just for some damned creature trying to block him again, and it takes the FORM OF HIS LOVED ONE. I can understand why he’d be so mad and vindictive in his actions

[@SaffeeBear]

ive seen your suffering before bUT HOLY SHIT THE LEVELS YOU TOOK WITH DIFFERENT BEAST AAAAAAA ABSOLUTELY INSANE AND GORGEOUS WORK the scenes w the killing are so good ohmygod let me just pick up my jaw off the floor NFKFJKDKD the lighting change as soon as they came into light scratches my brain SOOOO GOOD

[@Pheebasaur182]

Ok woah! This is the first different beast animatic that actually made me super uncomfortable with Ody's brutality most others usually don't show the cutting tails part and they never show him killing Sirenolope outright. Also this is the first animatic to truly make me sympathetic for the sirens I was like "Wait no don't kill them!" for the first time seeing there faces at 4:49 I would also like to say that the fact you made all the sirens different helps with this because instead of copy paste monsters they seem kinda like different "people" in my mind as they all react differently and plead for their lives. Overall great job, great art, and great storytelling! I loved it!!

[@dinosaurking8637]

1:27 that oh no is cute

[@JimFaindel]

You almost made me feel sorry for those man-eating monsters!

[@lilydragon2129]

Almost?

[@paperjamsans8010]

@@lilydragon2129keep in mind odysseus is correct,they would of just killed more people. while he did kill them cruelly by drowning them. they do the same thing to sailors

[@aaronyastreb8357]

I think one of my favorite parts of this rendition is when he says the line "the things I do for you" it's still in his 'warm' tone as he plays along but the immediate danger vibes he gives off still make the siten twitch with the sudden realization that maybe she isnt the hunter here.

[@ItzeltheGoddess]

Your interpretation of Different Beast is possibly the most brutal I have seen yet. I absolutely loved it. The blood, the mutilation of the sirens, the red eyes. Odysseus looks so enraged and is being a lot more violent than necessary. I love how even the crew looks uncomfortable and how terrified the sirens look. Odysseus truly looks like a monster compared to the sirens. You can tell how all these years trying to get home is taking a toll on him, how much he is changing into a true beast. I myself felt very uncomfortable watching how he treated the siren.

[@almond_jellii]

Amazing! This was so brutal, but is really captures how monstrous Odysseus has become. Your perspectives and transitions are gorgeous!

[@themelaninartist]

Brutality? Don't you mean... Ruthlessness?

[@shinypikagaming]

That overhead shot with the boat, spinning around and lowering to the water level, that was freakin crazy…

[@roman-poet]

THE PERSPECTIVE WORK IS CRAZYYYY THIS IS GREAT

[@ahsjdjsx]

This is INSANE. This is the most I’ve ever felt like Odysseus is actually the monster through an animatic. Even when he’s pretending to be in love with Penelope in Suffering, it seems bitter. This whole video gives more of the crew’s perspective I feel like, because Odysseus seems entirely like the villain

[@sugar-high_kitsune]

So, that was *hot*. AND THEN THAT END CARD??? IS SOMEONE GOING TO PORTRAY SCYLLA WITH HER DOG-HEAD LEGS?!

[@SlapHappyPants]

absolutely obsessed with the brutality you were able to convey in different beast! the colors and style and lines are just so perfectly expressive i adore it

[@meganmay5277]

My God during the beginning of a different beast he looks so annoyed at the siren

[@AvivaBrock-h6r]

HOLY CRAP THIS IS TERRIFYING. I never thought about how brutal this would be irl.

[@danibear00]

ODY WAS TWEAKING I WAS WATCHING THIS BEING LIKE “ODY LET THE GIRL GO” (Also I love the reverse sort of lighting between suffering and different beast!)

[@SeerOfTime577]

Every single transition here is INCREDIBLE, but the highlight for me, personally, has to be the blood effects--the sheer FLUIDITY of it. Like the stream of blood on the hull of the ship being washed away by the waves, Odysseus leaving a trail of bloody footprints, the blood dripping slowly from the blade. And then the red coming in to shade his face and color the screen-- GAH. It's absolutely phenomenal.

[@poro6873]

Your expressions are phenomenal. The grief when he says, “I won’t take more risks of not seeing my wife” perfectly matches the song! This by far is the best match to these two songs

[@Olivia-pj9wy]

Small detail, but I love that “Penelope”’s skirt forms a tail shape before the bridge part

Oh Gods, the way one of the sirens tried to protect her sisters and being the first massacred is heartbreaking😭

[@user-sd7ie1zn1r]

2:35 He looks like a freakin plague doctor with that face! So inhuman and cold.

[@danieldaza2141]

That was amazing, loved every single second of the contrast in "Not wasting time in vocals, but might as well walk literally over you a couple of times"

[@chiarab8625]

I love that Odysseus is not portrayed as cocky or cool in "different beast". He's a tired man, who has suffered so much hes had to become cruel in order to survive. I also like that, once captured, the sirens don't behave as monsters, but as frightened sisters who just don't want to die/see each other die. Odysseus' excessive cruelty towards them is a perfect depiction of his development as a character so far and really shows his anguish and desperation. Very well done!!!

[@nami345]

Your Suffering is one of my favorites to watch and you didn't disappoint with Different Beasts either!

[@ghostsurfer23]

Just about every Epic animatic I love has one tiny detail in it that is just so perfect. I love the way you depicted Odysseus' face when he says "more than you know." A lot of animatics for that song have in just completely go along with it, because he's bluffing the Siren. Which is a fine way to do it and not at all invalid. But you gave him a certain graveness. It isn't a bluff; "yes, I DO miss Persephone more than YOU know." It really carries the foreshadowing of the massacre. Like, "how DARE you use the image of the most important person in the world to me." Well done.

[@HxwEKat]

HOLY!! IM ABSOLUTELY CRYING FOR THE SIRENS HERE! The brutality!! The horror aspect, the sirens trying to reunite with each other, comforting each other by staying close and hugging only to be ripped apart. AHHHH YOU DID THESE SONGS JUSTICE SUFFERING WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DANCE AND PLAYFUL BEAT TOWARDS DEATH! BUT THEN DIFFERENT BEAST WAS WHERE YOUR WORK TRULY SHINED THROUGH!! ILL MY CRYING FOR A WHILE AS I REPLAY THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN

[@mer_acle8101]

I'm at a loss for words, this is amazing! Going from Chibi Penelope to "Kill them all" in under six minutes and it all feeling cohesive takes some mad skills!!

[@integrahellsing27]

Seeing him so angry and cold gave me shivers, I love how he's just done with everything

[@user-zt1yt1dn3n]

This is the most brutal Different Beast animatic I have seen and I love it >:)

[@irishspartanstudios]

5:25 The siren going to one of her sisters...

[@aflamingidiot4427]

I ADORE how you made the sirens sorta sympathetic, or at least pitiable. They are terrified and hurt. They so clearly care for one another and are as human as the sailors. Just the focus on the fear in their eyes, them trying to protect one another, begging for their lives, the one shivering in shock from the physical trauma of losing her tail. It's all so visceral and amazing. This disgusts me since I hate body horror but that makes it even better for the context of showing how far Odysseus has fallen. Early Odysseus would have spared these sirens, knowing they are doing nothing more than trying to survive in this unforgiving world. But not this Ody.

[@danilynn114]

Now that was DARK. Exactly what it's supposed to be! Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves. And that is 100% what Ody is leading with now

[@JoaoPedro-eq3hj]

You are so incredbly talented!! THE PERSPECTICE ROCKS and i love the expressions on them, they seem so human (ironically for Sirenolope)

[@snrps]

HIS MOVEMENTS ARE PERFECT!!!! OMG!!! JUST THAT MOMENT WHEN HE’S HOLDING HER ARM AND TALKING TO HER SAYS SO. MUCH. you can really tell he’s completely unaffected by the cruelty he’s inflicted just by looking at his expressions and the nonchalant way in his which he acts!!!! this is so good!!!!

[@skyaltaria]

amazing!!!!!! omg the contrast between the desperate siren pleas and odysseus' brutality and realization of his mistakes. the sirens look so sad and desperate at 4:40 and 4:50. and the way he shakes in remembrance of the past. he has realized that he is fated to tread a path of blood and he will no longer suffer the consequences of being merciful rewatching again and WOW the scene transitions are amazing as well. LOVE the contrast of the red during the different beasts section!!

[@bella_daze3092]

4:10 the way he nonchalantly breaks her arm gives me chills

[@dreamjack2504]

THAT WAS THE BANDANA OF POLITES OR IM HALLUCINATING

[@elenatamayu29]

my god this is so cool, i love the part when the siren is revealed! Also i love that Scylla have an accurate design with the dog-heads

[@theprettiestaangel]

Oh my god your perspective work and anatomy skills are amazing, i admire this soso much

[@i_am_lurch]

This is the BEST animatic I’ve seen for these songs. All of the subtle details and nuances that you know are there but haven’t really been explored. (And that fact that it’s both songs, not just one or the other)

[@RedOnion4175]

THIS IS MAYBE THE BEST ANIMATIC I HAVE SEEN FOR ANY EPIC SONG. HOLY GOODNESS. YOU ARE EXTREMELY TALENTED IN STORY TELLING THROUGH ART!!!!

[@theangelgirlmax]

That's so good! The shift, the reds, the grim and dark portrayal. So so good!

[@SIMPLY_GJ]

HOLY--- GODS THIS IS GORGEOUSLY BOTH GRIM AND BEAUTIFUL IN EVERY WAY!! ✨️✨️✨️

[@gman7777777777777777]

I love that at 5:32 you made Odysseus eyes red To symbolically and literally say that he was seeing red

[@MATOGAST.]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL??? The camera angles and art make the story so much better!! This is so cool but SO BRUTAL HOLYY 🫶🫶

[@elequira5467]

Okay. Um. Pardon my French, but holy fucking shit. Never has an animatic made me curse because of how fucking amazing it is. What. That was the best animatic i have seen for these songs, without question. I’m. I am speechless right now. I want to go into everything I love about this but I think it would take an essay and i cannot put the words together at present. How. Just. How. Everyone needs to see this. You have earned a new subscriber and then some Edit: I think the brain fog of “wtfwtfwtfwtfthisisamazing” has died down enough that I can word things a little better now. First off, your art style is absolutely incredible and so perfect for telling this story. The amount of detail in this is insane. The finger snap, the transitions… What Odysseus does in the song’s lyrics is gruesome, yes, but it doesn’t really hit you - Jorge has done an amazing job and has shown it as much as he can, but there’s only so much music can do. Other animatics do a lot and are awesome, don’t get me wrong, but they show more of how I feel like Odysseus would see himself (trying to get home, doing what he has to do to survive) whereas you have shown how truly ruthless he looks to everyone around him. You’ve shown the monstrosity so much better than any other depiction I’ve seen. Grabbing the siren’s wrist, holding her down with his foot as she desperately reaches out to her friends and sisters, him and his men grabbing them by their hair. The way Odysseus throws the siren off the boat while his men just drop the sirens - the hesitancy in their faces, knowing how horrific what they’re doing is but following their orders anyway. You can see it. They’ll do what they have to do to survive, but they know this is pushing it and you’ve shown that amazingly. I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around this. The sheer brutality. The way Odysseus looks so detached and rage-filled at the same time. Nothing else depicts this so well. I really don’t think there is a better way.

[@Zephirite.]

There's so much to love about this animatic (like the eyes of the sirens hidden in the rocks, the physics of the hair ribbon and blood washing away), but I think my favorite is how nonchalant and physically brutal Odysseus is. He played along with this small smile, not even fully committing to it or hamming it up. And it's not like a switch flips; he yanks the ribbon out of the siren's hair, grabs her wrist, tosses her onto the deck, and explains his plans while looking tired and bored. Except at 5:05, which I just LOVE, when his front slips and he SNAPS.

[@minion017]

Really welldone! I go with the others: what this makes great, is the perspektive. A really raging and cold as ice odi with a crew.. which not totaly gone this way down. It gives a blink of the direction, where this goes. Through mister jalapenyo is such a nice guy, we often forget.. which dark sides Odysseus has. So we mostly see him soft and full of wory and sadness. You gave something new. Nice job!

[@Axt.Artist]

I almost scrolled past this, I AM SO GLAD I DIDN'T THIS IS SO AWESOME, PROBABLY MY FAVORITE SUFFERING/DIFFERENT BEAST ANIMATIC OUT THERE

[@celestialwish1478]

Wow this was AMAZING visual storytelling. One thing I'd yet to see in an animatic is Odysseus maiming (and killing) the original siren who pretended to be Penelope first. It's something I always personally imagined him doing to set an example for his crew, albeit in a different way than shown here, but still brought something to be that was always in my head. (Personally I imagined him cutting off her tail first, leaving her to watch her sirens be slaughtered very similarly to how Ody was forced to watch Poseidon drown his men, then throwing her in the water last at the end of the song.)

[@Iker-m6z]

Believe me when I say this is THE MOST GRUESOME animatic of Different Beast I've watched. It genuinely made me uncomfortable, which rarely happens to me, so congrats!! :)

[@tangentspinner2168]

A fantastic animatic, I love it! A lot of animatics for Different Beast, especially, use a lot of symbology for Odysseus's "monstrous" actions towards the sirens, but you've made it all too Human and I am living for it. This man is a soldier, and someone stressed beyond belief with way too much trauma and suppressed rage. The brutality you show here, between Odysseus and the fake-Penelope isn't exactly Abnormal for people pushed too far, BUT!! The way he chooses to deal with the other sirens, the way he throws them into the water with coldness while his crewmate uncertainly, even nauseously, drops his own into the water, the way you have that crewmate flinch, the others obvious discomfort with the orders, the horror in the fake-Penelope's eyes even as she's dying, it was BEAUTIFULLY done!! And your vision for Suffering was just as well done!! The images you chose for the whole "Poseidon hypothetical no really I swear" party were so cute and unique! It looked almost like a game! And that's exactly what it was, a game, at least to Odysseus. The silhouettes you used were so beautifully well done, too, and your hands and feet movements made me hella jelly, NGL! But, I think my absolute favorite parts of the Suffering part of this animatic were all the scenes emphasizing the Distance between fake-Penelope and Odysseus. Where you couldn't quite see their faces, but it LOOKED like a smile, bc why WOULDN'T the other be smiling at them, right? It was super poetic feeling, like an actually, physical metaphor, not only of the distance between these two enemies who are trying to trick the other, but between Actual Odysseus and Penelope. And the expressions on fake-Penelope's face were so well done!! Altogether, this was a solid 12/10 animatic!! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!! 🤗💕

[@fall_tea8857]

You did an amazing job:D! The palette being almost completely black, grey and white, only the blood of the sirens being a harsh red is just such a nice touch. I loved when the backround turned red while the brutal killing of the sirens happened, it had so much character. There’s also a lot more things but that stood out to me. Great work.

[@c-tology]

Fantastic! I especially liked Ody's gesture @ 3:56, that's totally how I pictured it! The ending with the spear was superb too 👏🏻

[@jaskawal2967]

The two songs together really highlights the instant transformation from a light tone to harsh one! Good job with the transition it was so smooth 🧈

[@----Skelly----]

Love how "Penelopes" dress always falls to look like a tail. Great detail

[@TacchinoTurchino]

This a new standard for Ody-Monster's portrayal. Incredibile talent there! Jaw literally dropped.

[@liraz9199]

this is so well animated! the details of the background and characters are just amazing. the animation overall is just super smooth. this deserves more likes! great job!

[@licilicky]

That was amazing, holy shit. Plus your Scylla design is the first one I've seen where the heads are dog heads! 12/10, no notes *chef's kiss*

[@samueljenkins4438]

This one finally depicts it like I imagined it, awesome work.

[@ThisAintAStupidName]

F**king ey! I've been waiting for a strong, brutal Different Beast animatic for a while now, and this was phenomenal, everything I wanted it to be. The perspective shifts, the color work, the absolute monstrosity of Odysseus.... Exceptional work.

[@tumblingartist]

OMG THIS IS AWESOME!! the perspectives?? the brutality??? everything about this is so cool

[@JackerCracker-wz9bz]

This is the darkest animation about this event, but DAMN if it was done RUTHLESSLY WELL! No, seriously that was the best one I've watched so far. Great job!

[@lnel6211]

THIS ATE OMGGGG, THE COLORS, THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, THE ACTIONS, EVERYTHING

[@2dot72]

idk how to explain it but this reminds me so much of that game "Slay the Princess." The way it's kind of uncertain who's really the monster, the art style, it just feels so similar.

[@sabisgoals4665]

how did you manage to make me cry even more? i thought i had a week til the wisdom saga before i cried this hard again. you actually made me feel sorry for the sirens 😭

[@codytam636]

OH MY GOD THIS IS LIKE THE MOST GRAPHIC ANIMATIC IVE SEEN FOR DIFFERENT BEAST AND IM OBSESSED I LOVE IT

[@spaceandstuff4736]

HOW HAS THIS NOT BLOWN UP

[@lilydevlin7608]

I really love how ruthless and arrogant Odysseus is portrayed. He just swings the siren around like a bag of trash. And him having a blank/carless expression shows just how broken he is

[@kokopuff5836]

the just stoic expression is EVERYTHING of course the glimps of anger when being vulernable since expressing longing to be home but how in a snap its emotionless oooo bone chilling when he's killing the sirens

[@socialproject7100]

the CHILLS

[@navimcfarland9113]

I have no words. Seriously! But I feel like I should say something to convey the.... outstandingness of this

[@berkleypearl2363]

This is the best depiction of the beastly and monstrous behavior towards the sirens yet and I am so here for it. I adore it!

[@bethanyjackson2719]

You did so well with the characterization of Odysseus and the crew, as well as the sirens' growing horror. I also live the end card

[@jaydayart9526]

this is by FAR the best execution (pun intended) of these songs!! You portrayed the BRUTALITY of Odysseus's change of heart and the way he directs his men SO FREAKING WELL!! The details of the siren's struggle and desperation to stay alive and get away from this threat really hammers in how terrifying these men on the brink have become. WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!

[@noormartin3374]

This is so incredible!! Instant subscribe. The colour transition! The perspectives! I could go on for ages, This is amazing!

[@Humifiedalien]

Can I just mention that the thumbnail is BEAUTIFUL?!