TAZ Graduation Animation - Fitzroy MapleMix

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Needless to say, I enjoyed TAZ Graduation.
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Additional Credits:
Animatic Based on an Audio Post by Tumblr-User @fullbrave
Original Post here: fullbrave.tumblr.com/post/640...
Additional Sound Design by Miguel Brierley
Audio Lines taken from The Adventure Zone Graduation Episodes 1-38, please don't ask for Episode time stamps, this took forever to find in the transcripts, when animating.
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[@tarat24]

i think my favorite moment of any taz campaign is when griffin jokingly asks if heronimus was higglemus’ dog and he was right. he absolutely loses his mind and it cracks me up every time

[@SirisLayer]

I mean.. he was goofing.

[@PattyLeighVA]

The entirety of the TAZ fandom needs to see this, tbh, Bc it’s a work of ART

[@Garfield20088]

Didn’t think Sir Fitzroy Maplecourt, Knight (in absentia) of the realm of Goodcastle could be more gender envy but here we are :). Thank you for making Graduation content. It’s nice to know that other people like this arc as much as I do

[@SirisLayer]

Fitzroy Maplecourt distributing Gender Envy equally amongst everyone. Edit: I just realised I named this an animatic but it really is not at that stage of production 😅

[@taakofromtv150]

I don’t really understand why people don’t like grad that much I thoroughly enjoyed it myself

[@naworshea]

I love how many people picture fitzroy as just griffin with pointy ears

[@SirisLayer]

I can actually explain the design without referencing Griffin. But I agree the appearance similarities are hard to ignore.

[@saoirsedraiocht5551]

Griff is truly born to be a DM, for when he is a PC his true ego takes over in the form of Sir Fitzroy Maplecourt Knight (in absentia) of the Realm of Goodcastle.

[@dubiousdeliquite6641]

Fitzroy is honestly one of my favorite characters in all of taz. Him, duck, and ned are the top contenders for me

[@riverdasgard860]

I was like, "I need serotonin, I should go appreciate the Fitzroy video again, it always makes me smile" And like It's only been up a month and it's already some of my go-to TAZ content? I love this so much thank you for making it

[@riverdasgard860]

Like, for real, this video always makes me smile so hard

[@dumatki]

Never seen a more perfect summary of Fitzroys character

[@angelrodriquez2318]

This is the best taz graduation anamatic I have ever seen. I can't stop laughing. You captured Fitzroy's chaotic nature perfectly.

[@davidfalterman8713]

This had FAR more frames than necessary-your work is seen and appreciated, this is a gem!

[@SirisLayer]

I feel seen and validated. It didn't need the frames to work. But they make it better

[@ishigirihayato]

I'm truly bummed that we can't have more Fitzroy. I hope they do some kind of crossover live event in the future or something where Fitzroy can return for one more adventure.

[@SirisLayer]

Oh I'd love a live Show with the Grad Cast tbh. Even if it's just an online Event. I'd stay up for that

[@mephostopheles3752]

My great and terrible love for Sir Fitzroy Maplecourt, Knight (in absentia) of the Realm of Goodcastle, grows ferociously with every passing day. Letting Griffin take a turn as a PC was one of the single greatest ideas the McElroys have ever had.

[@KotaTheGreatest]

"I'll have it free I'm an influencer"

[@wiki_learner]

I love Graduation. Still holds itself in my heart and I thank Travis and the rest of the boys for it being the way it is.

[@ibreathefiction]

Fitzroy was the whole reason I listened to all of grad

[@leopardgirl455]

I’ve watched this like 8 times already today; it’s incredible. I’m ADDICTED to how “sure, if this is what we’re calling it!” fits to the music aaaa

[@SirisLayer]

Whenever im feeling mildly sad I listen to this Audio.

[@magiclain]

I had forgotten how absolutely bonkers fantastic Fitzroy got in Graduation sometimes. Goodness, I love this man

[@AriaBlue144]

Sir Fitzroy Maplecourt, Knight (in absentia) of the realm of Goodcastle my beloved

[@MidnaRocks2010]

i am Fully obsessed with the ear wiggles and also the expressions on display here and also i have been listening to this almost non stop for several hours thank you very much

[@toddmatteson183]

you WILL NOT CLOCK THIS CRAB

[@DarienSmartt]

It's be a while since I've watched TAZ animatics, and I'd forgotten how compliations of characters doing their Thing (TM) just feeds my soul 💜💜💜

[@XenobiaDarkstar]

Graduation is so wonderful and does not get the love it deserves, thank you for making this

[@Lantern_Larry]

It wasn't my fav but its so woth it just for Griffin being able to play instead of DM.

[@jacquelynshiflett7113]

The “play stupid games, win stupid prizes” I love it! ❤️ I love this! Thank you for making it.💕💕💕🥰

[@maphix6163]

this is by far my fav animatic!! fitzroy is such a good goddamn character and seeing everything stitched together not only with the music, but adding humor by linking the segments together? sublime

[@SirisLayer]

Honestly full honor should go to fullbrave on tumblr for making the audio compilation in the first place. ☆

[@teganr5665]

This is going in my "Videos that give me life" playlist. My god, you've condensed everything I love about this character in a delightfully animated 2 minutes. Exemplary work!

[@SirisLayer]

I'm glad I can give you more life! More life for everyone!

[@autumn_3989]

I have a weakness for the McElroy elf boys

[@smartones100]

I fucking adored his character

[@abj6920]

I will, once again, remind the fucking algorithm to get its shit together. I've watched this three times in a row and if machines want to take over my free will, the algorithm should fucking know this would be my jam!!! This is stellar work of an already super fun internet compilation. I know the issues reddit raised and stuff, but the season has one of my (if not my favorite) cast of player characters

[@kitarathousand8213]

Your design for Festo is top notch

[@defenestrationstation8051]

how in the world have i never thought of hippie festo that’s so PERFECT

[@lizarding2078]

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE!!!! there are so many good moments illustrated here, i love the "i thought i already did that"-expression and the animation for the sneaking-part, gosh

[@SirisLayer]

Aaah tysm. I am actually legit super proud of the sneaking bit because its kinda hard to do vast movement on little frames? So I appreciate whenever people point out stuff like that. ☆

[@korub1]

This is the greatest TAZ: graduation animatic I’ve seen to date. ❤️

[@DecafOranges]

Just know that several thousand of the views on this video have probably come from me, every time I rediscover this I can't help but watch it over and over. Love your interpretation of him as well as the expressions and ear wiggles!

[@SirisLayer]

Thank you for your views and kind words! ♡♡♡♡♡ The comments are what keep me going. I hope i can make videos soon again and post more 🙏 😩 ♡ I'm happy whenever my work resonates with others!

[@Emerald-The-Entomancer]

i finished graduation a few weeks ago and....i totally forgot how chaotic fitz was....not even because of his character but just....him! absolutely chaotic evil XD

[@if7723]

Whoa whoa whoa, chaotic neutral at most. He's a good egg and I'll tear off anyones hands that says otherwise.

[@Christina-xc7on]

Aw this just reminds me how delightful graduation was. Fitzroy really was a treat

[@margaretsargent2536]

As someone who just recently got into TAZ and is only on episode 4 of Graduation, I have no context for any of this, but this is amazing! Excellent work!

[@SirisLayer]

This is probably the one Graduation Video where you won't get any spoilers even if you watch it before finishing Graduation. :D Happy you enjoyed it!

[@SpeakingJargon]

Amazing work! A video truly fit for a Knight in Absentia of the Realm of Goodcastle.

[@cookidoodle]

Amazing work! I loved Graduation and Fitzroy was an absolute delight!

[@swelldays7970]

it was really fun having griffin be a player rather than a dm for an arc :D

[@moongod5013]

Tiny hippie Festo is all I need in my life.

[@squishmac]

I love the design, this is how I think of them when listening to the show

[@laurenyork6095]

oh my god i have to listen to graduation right now immediately

[@HellothereRose]

absolutely glorious, this brought me so much joy!! you captured what made these moments amazing and really transformed it into something special with your animation ☺️ I love how smooth the sneaking was omfg

[@BostonTerrierLOVE]

Wow!!! Love the ear wiggles! Your love for this character brilliantly shines through every video you create for him. You've got me thinking I need to relisten to Graduation post haste!

[@SirisLayer]

Ty! The earwiggles are one of the things I always appreciate in long eared/elf ear characters. I feel like there needs to be purpose behind that design and they're perfect for characterisation. If you relisten to graduation I hope you have a good time with it!

[@gleefulpebble]

wow i forgot how much i love fitzroy thank you for this reminder

[@Swishy_Blue]

What can't he do

[@twiller6233]

I think about this video like four times per week maybe it might be my favorite thing on the internet

[@tantaliax]

your festo design is PREEM, this is amazing it’s so good to see grad content even a year after it’s ended 😭💖

[@jiffy-jef]

This looks really good! I love the movement at "I'm going to begin sneaking!"

[@cristinaortiz9414]

This has been the source of my joy for the past few weeks

[@rosemarycat5]

He's everything. This is so good.

[@AmerGreystoke]

Almost forgot to watch this today

[@gormauslander]

Liked Favorited Cherished

[@romanic__]

I swear I watched this video like 10 times in a row, it's just so good ugh

[@Mylo8328]

How many times have you watched this video? Yah This is so so so good thank you for making this my skin is cleared and my depression is cured

[@Lope9]

This is amazing and really captures Fitzroy well!

[@LB31873]

ehehehe incredible, I forgot how much I loved my boy Fitzroy

[@WolfgirlAidan]

This is the most art art that's ever been arted

[@ivysfine]

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW HAVENT I FOUND THIS!! i was starved for fan content for graduation for so so long, i absolutely adore this i dont know how i missed it!

[@faroshscale]

This is EPIC I love fitzroy more than anything

[@SirisLayer]

Same. I didn't think i could bond to another character as much as I did to Devo, yet here I am and Fitzroy is amazing.

[@faroshscale]

@@SirisLayer devo is so good too!!

[@DecafOranges]

Thanks so much for this incredible animation, I need more Fitzroy compilations in my life. Everything that comes out of his mouth is gold. Amazing work on this!

[@AmandaJo_]

Aww sweet baby Snippers 🥺

[@sycastells1212]

I needed this right now

[@SirisLayer]

I'm glad your day got better by this ☆ only good vibes for u

[@sycastells1212]

@@SirisLayer Thank you! I was having a bad body-image day but it has passed for now. Fitzroy is so good at modeling good self-regard.

[@throwspaghetti]

Ah man this made me smile so much, forgot how much i love fitzroy! thank you for this ♥

[@indigosky6819]

this is just, so fuckin great

[@uskids9413]

My thoughts exactly!

[@daranyillh6446]

Surprised it didn't end with the potted plant incident

[@ThatOneIrishFurry]

Grad was a real fun time

[@isaacjensen1687]

I should re listen to graduation

[@thebadpoet]

This is magnificent!

[@cheesepuf5000]

I miss my boy

[@demonsarisingmetal]

Sir Fitzroy was excellent

[@teddydog0-058]

God I love graduation so much and fitzroys energy is just 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 so good! so nice! beautiful!!!

[@loganlaliberte4511]

I have watched this so many times now that i can say it along side the video

[@krfrostbight1489]

I have watched this, every time it has shown in my feed. Which is, a lot. So good. So much good.

[@kinitstuff]

god I love Fitzroy

[@jameskenny3905]

Dude or dudette idk which this is awesome you killed it love it

[@SirisLayer]

Tysm. Im happy this brings you and so many others joy. ♡ In this house I accept all the gender. (I prefer gender-neutral words >> nonbinary). Edit: dude is absolutely perfectly fine! ☆

[@jameskenny3905]

@@SirisLayer cool I normal say dude as a neutral term but some people don't like that so looking for a better word

[@SirisLayer]

@@jameskenny3905 oh I forgot to add dude is like.. def gender neutral for me. All good!!! Im sorry I should have clarified!

[@jameskenny3905]

@@SirisLayer cool dude

[@cathodez.]

This was a true gem to find

[@hannahbaker8737]

This is everything to me

[@iNVENCIbLL]

Much love, well done 🤩 🤩 🤩 🤓 🧙‍♂️

[@obviousghost5895]

This is SO GOOD

[@freetalkn657]

i love this so much

[@marshmallow3200]

Why’d you make me have to enjoy grad I was perfectly fine hating it (thanks man I got caught up in the hate towards it)

[@SirisLayer]

I suppose you're welcome? I think sometimes we can come to appreciate a piece of media we initially didn't enjoy when the time is right. ♡

[@ollidragon3146]

wait people hated graduation?

[@SirisLayer]

@@ollidragon3146 by average it is considered the weakest season of TAZ by many in the fandom, some people even have a very passionate dislike for it. Personally I enjoyed it a lot.

[@rosemarycat5]

wow this is a delight, and your animation style is so good to watch! I guess I should listen to TAZ Graduation, huh?

[@harleypowell5274]

This is amazing!

[@fingernecklace4817]

Well God my damn

[@taakofromtv150]

If anyone just for any reason knows what episode the “touch my cloaks and I’ll use my magic to explode your head” sentence is from I’d appreciate you telling me Taako you know from tv

[@SirisLayer]

That quote is from episode 15. Around minute 57:40 It's the moment at which Fitzroy finally wakes up from being cursed.

[@taakofromtv150]

@@SirisLayer thanks so much

[@hannahcamarato1882]

I love this omg !!

[@israelistyping]

damn i love this this is awesome

[@Feasco]

best crab

[@johnbella2422]

severely underrated!

[@mightymouse654]

Delightful

[@merlinisland8133]

Best graduation fanart ever 😂

[@aime4631]

I love it

[@jacquelynshiflett7113]

Yesssss 😂😊😍❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@pberson4888]

I still need to finish taz graduation ;-;

[@taakofromtv150]

I’m an adult, I’ll do whatever I want

[@CHANNNGEPETE]

I am now so inspired to listen to the graduation arc :P

[@Sleepy12ftPanda]

1:43 Which episode's this one from?

[@SirisLayer]

Stop fucking cheating is from the episode where Thundermen go and climb into the chasm. I think it's episode 27, long way down. It's when Fitzroy pushes Gray out of Argos Mind.

[@Sleepy12ftPanda]

@@SirisLayer Thanks!

[@-freshsans]

NICE

[@-freshsans]

I finished it. Even nicer

[@Kona_AJ]

The only good t hing to come out of Graduation.

[@Canary246]

Fitzroy is the only good part of this season.

[@thisplatformsucks]

You know you don't HAVE to share your opinions, right?