the mind electric | rain world animation

[@merlinsartbook]

100K views. That is so profoundly mindboggling to me. I cannot thank you enough for watching my silly passion projects I throw hours into making. I am so flattered by your many comments and likes, it brightens my day every time someone comments I made them cry or inspired them or simply pointing out something they've enjoyed about the stuff I make. I am so happy to hear some people have gotten into Rain World after seeing my animation. I'm adding every single one of you to my tally of friends I have convinced to play Rain World. There are more animations coming. I've been busy with life responsibilities the past few weeks, so I have barely started, but be on the lookout for another Rain World animation I have planned, perhaps other animations in the future relating to more RW or my OC's/D&D characters, and maybe some random stuff that bursts out of my brain onto my canvas. Thank you for watching, being here, and being awesome. I love you guys

[@mentalfloof-sleep6851]

I was JUST about to say congrats on 100k views!

[@Sqwidiot]

i mean you deserve it

[@NurtyBN]

you deserve it!

[@C_andu]

Очень хорошая анимацыя получилась

[@mellowmooon]

It deserves it!! this is definitely one of the best animations in the fandom, I can't stop rewatching it

[@Scugzerker]

It's heartbreaking to see Pebbles going from "compared to you I'm god-like" to "hello green.. thing"

[@PWNDON]

oh my god you're right

[@Sepi-chu_loves_moths]

Also the repetition of "I cannot help you. I cannot even help myself" and it slowly gets more and more apt over time as he weakens

[@Kanako_ketsunake]

YEHA THAT HURT ME REAL GOD DAMN HARD- I’ll never ever recover

[@jessiesowter]

"You the unknowing recipient, I the reluctant gift." That line is reversed when playing as Saint.

[@Kanako_ketsunake]

@@jessiesowter ok this sounds like lore I need, but I cannot read this backwards my brains melting

[@CanOfSodah]

This is perfect. An amazing incorporation of how The Mind Electric messes with its own music with the flickering around between different time periods and Pebbles own shifting opinions on stuff.

[@merlinsartbook]

Thanks for the kind words

[@Northflowo]

YOOOO THE WAY IT TRANSITIONS INTO INTRODUCTION TO THE SNOW YESSSS!!!!!!!! PHENOMENAL WORK AS USUAL!

[@merlinsartbook]

Hehehe it was planned all along

[@merlinsartbook]

Thanks for the kind words! Means a lot

[@Generalmacka]

WHEN IS SOUTH COMING OUT

[@kitsurinreal]

i now cannot hear this song without hearing the catboy version thanks to you flowo

[@Veryspecialat]

@@merlinsartbook this is the only time I can get a message out to a creator: Have a good day.

[@lucasm2344]

Five pebbles and his interections with the other iterators is legit one of the best tragedies in videogames. I can't see any of them and not feel bad on some level.

[@gollygosh]

They just wanted to help, but he keeps pushing them away :(

[@brunopagnoncelli975]

​@@gollygoshand he only saw the truth when it was too late, leaving him isolated drowning in his own regret.....thankfully our boi rivulet came to the rescue

[@Schnort]

​@@brunopagnoncelli975and then Saint murdered them :]

[@Generalmacka]

IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU AND MOON THAT I'M ROTTING AWAY IN THE FIRST PLACE! GET OUT!

[@DialecticRed]

Not just one of the best tragedies in videogames, but one of the best tragedies of all time period. There is something about the world and story of Rain World that speaks to me on a level few other things can. These absolutely colossal superstructures containing AI supercomputers to solve the ancients' problems only for them to be gone by the time the main story takes place. How 5P was so blinded by his hubris and ambition to re-create the circumstances that led to the demise of Sliver of Straw that he sacrificed everything for it, and ultimately paid for it over the next however many cycles it took for his can to deteriorate to the Silent Superstructure by Saint's campaign. How he condemned Moon to collapse by taking all of the water for himself, and to an extent also how Moon, despite being capable of stopping him earlier on (as indicated by a conversation between No Significant Harassment and Seven Red Suns in Spearmaster's campaign), she ultimately was not assertive enough to stand up for herself despite the dire circumstances. This I would say is also in and of itself a lesson, how being too accommodating at your own expense can ultimately leave you far worse off in the end, which is something I relate to a lot because I struggle with it often. I am struggling a lot for money, and not because I spent it on self indulgent things but because I have used so much of it to help out friends in difficult financial situations that there isn't much left for me. I'm just rambling at this point but... all I want to get across is that I really fucking love this story, and the world in which it takes place. Rain World truly is a masterpiece.

[@honey-snap]

I WILL NOT CRY ABOUT THE PINK ROBOT I WILL NOT CRY ABOUT THE PINK ROBOT I WILL NOT CRY ABOUT THE PINK ROB i am crying about the pink robot this is SOOOO UKCING IAGOOOD ITS AMAZING OH MY GOD WHAT WHAT I LOVE IT

[@Foxett25]

PEBBLES IS THE BEST BOY HE IS AMAZINGLY WRITTEN

[@merlinsartbook]

We all cry about the pink robot. That's been Videocult's agenda from the beginning and we love them for it.

[@Protogen-oh9dv]

he’s called FIVE PEBBLES

[@LocalChaos-8217]

HELP THIS IS SO ME

[@krayendangalhamdulillahhad7235]

​@@Protogen-oh9dvFinally someone told him

[@gavin5410]

I'm amazed how good the iterators look with human body proportions. I would have expected it to look strange on them.

[@gachakris2924]

"When it grows bright the particles start to marvel having made it through the night" I got chills here. The apocalypse of his own making has passed, and now the snow started to fall. It was absolutely the most fitting moment in the whole animation

[@mossyrocks1096]

Idk if this is on purpose but the sign behind pebbles as he attempts the procedure looks like suns symbol, given suns was the one who told pebbles that’s super cool!

[@thejadewizard6178]

I love the part were Pebs was bracing for the collapse, I really felt something, it was really tense and I liked how he fell over in convulsions. Poor boi.

[@briannasevenhuysen5566]

I have tears streaming down my face. I didnt expect to cry from this but it was so oddly perfect for the rain world time line. I hope you get leagues of attention for this because it deserves it.

[@merlinsartbook]

That means a lot! Thanks for the nice words

[@The-EJ-Factor]

when I first saw this animation I was thinking a lot of fandoms use songs for animations of games that don't really fit, but this is close enough. After seeing a bunch of other animations with this song because how much I liked the video and feel, I realised I enjoyed this vidio the most, even animations with OC's made for this song still don't match the lyrics even though they were trying to be a music vidio for the song, but when you look at the lyrics it doesn't really fit. This one fits with the script a lot better when compared with almost all the others, This is amazing and you should be proud of it.

[@merlinsartbook]

Thank you! I really appreciate your compliment :)

[@JostyleAnimations]

I love this so very very much. It's a perfect summary of Pebble's tragic story and I also love this song a lot. Animation is STELLAR too! btw at 3:18 I went: "WAIT THIS IS THAT OTHER ANIMATION-"

[@merlinsartbook]

Hehehe it was the plan all alongg

[@QuakeSomethingUnique]

@@merlinsartbook dann, that is perffect

[@nyuh]

HOLY HECK I DIDNT REALIZE THATS SO COOL

[@S11ushie]

wow, i love the way you animated this, including all the slugcats passing through pebbles' chamber was a great touch, and the almost apocalyptic feel of pebbles' surroundings with the rot and lizards was incredibly well done. I've never heard this song before but it fits almost perfectly, giving a feel of a spiral into insanity. Love the added touch at the end from your previous animation :) keep up the good work, i love seeing all the great stuff come from talented people like you who create incredible stuff about rain world.

[@jessiesowter]

The song is, indeed, about someone spiralling into insanity! The protagonist was wrongly accused of murder. He pleads insanity, but he is sentenced to electric therapy. Because he is not insane, the electric chair drives him mad. (Then he goes sailing because "idk what would you do if you were insane?" and dies) I think that's what happened. I just read comments on the video lol

[@Foxett25]

​@@jessiesowter Pretty sure he's accused of murdering his own girlfriend, but someone else killed her (Murderers is the song i think), and he reunited with her after he drowned.

[@violet_avi]

@S11ushie I agree :) (I think the @ failed but oh well)

[@Voxen712]

Usually it's special to find half a minute of full animation from one person on YT, and then RW community pulls up filled to the brim with amazingly skilled and especially dedicated artists making whole short movie projects within months of hard work. This one specifically has to be in the top 5 for sure, outstanding quality in so many aspects!

[@rocirusoverlord8110]

Honestly wasnt expecting this today, but this is an utter masterpiece. Using one of my favourite songs in such a way which fits perfectly with the lore of rainworld itself, utterly cannot express how brilliant this is.

[@ieatmud24]

i. i am so OBSESSED with this. i lost track of how many times i've rewatched it. it's so incredible you've captured so INCREDIBLY that spiraling degradation of 5p's mind like. his brain is LITERALLY rotting. and you can FEEL it in this video. ghflksjhfdsjkghsf the visuals match the music SO WELL and i am losing my MIND over that slow, glitching transition between all the slugcats, how we see rivulet leave with the core and just. how certain melodies are given to different slugcats, as if making nods to 5p's different mental states man i dont even know. im just so obsessed with all these visuals and the shakes of the screen. it feels so VIVIDLY like reality is ACTUALLY falling apart around him. the rot and the glitches and gfkdjgshf WITH THE CAN FALLING INTO THE OCEAN AND CREATING THAT MASSIVE WAVE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA im just so awed by this i swearrrrrrrr

[@merlinsartbook]

I'm so glad you've enjoyed it so much 🥲

[@localpedestrian7894]

YES!! I 100% agree. I’m glad the glitches in the original song weren’t left out either, it just tops it all off and makes it perfect

[@ieatmud24]

@@localpedestrian7894 yessssssss the glitches both visually and graphically r so good. all this warped audio and messed up camera angles MAKE this video. cinematography babeyyyyyyy

[@fishbone6202]

Adding the start of the cancer on the hunters back was a really nice touch

[@scarredclawsgibberish]

2:37 NOO THE GREEN LIZARD :( also this is one of the best rain world animations i've ever seen, you did a brilliant job.

[@Kittygameplayz]

the rot consumes

[@Nosignificantharassment1]

the rot consumes

[@BooscuitHere]

HES JUST A CHONKER

[@Bubblegum-Cupcake]

the rot consumes

[@BooscuitHere]

The rot Consumes all

[@crossoverepisode]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!! This is so good holy crap! I was literally just thinking about pebbles. How so little people seem to really comprehend how horrific his story really is. This video portrays that perfectly. All wrapped up in an animation that is just really fucking good.

[@tripleaffirmative5p]

He's still a bastard, but he's a *tragic* bastard in a tragic world who's mistakes are fucking horrifying to think about when you consider the superstructure is his *body* and the rot is eating it from the inside out, taking away his agency and his memories, when the only thing he can do is consume ever more water to try and flush the rot out of his systems to prevent his systems from completely shutting down Like I would 100% slap him but then I would comfort him if given the chance because that shit must suck so much, just desperately wanting a way out but accidentally killing your big sister and giving yourself turbo cancer

[@RandomFry-m3u]

Saw this about a year ago but I guess I forgot to comment. This is amazing, thanks for getting me into the rainworld animation fandom and the mind electric

[@plutonium293]

I adore how this works with the lyrics (ex: 1:42 "Nuns commence incanting as the lightning strikes mine temples thus(...)" with the green lightning; spinning camera at "Spiraling down thy majesty") This is by far the most wonderful piece of art I've ever had the honor of watching and I am high key addicted to this video. Amazing work. Edit: Listing off each time this video matches (as much as I can) with the lyrics because I've noticed a few more since commenting this (not the rhythm and glitches, that would be a really long list) 0:54 - LttM's can collapsing at "All mine towers crumble down(...)" 1:05 - Water used to flush out the Rot appears as soon as the word "thirst" is said 1:07 - Neuron flies at "Scattering sparks of thought energy" 1:11 - Hunter delivering NSH's neuron fly at "Deliver me and carry me away" 1:23 - Just a neat detail I noticed: FP's arm lowers the further along the timeline the slugcat is. 1:42 - : ) 2:33 - FP looks down when the demented voices say "down" 2:41 - Shows a hole in the roof of FP's chamber @ "And you fall inside a hole you couldn't see" You absolute legend you've basically singlehandedly spoiled me on animation.

[@merlinsartbook]

Thank you for the cool analysis, people noticing and talking about the intentions behind every scene is incredibly cool and it makes my day reading these

[@xxstrawberryxx7219]

You forgot that at the raise your right hand pebs actually raises his right hand

[@plutonium293]

@@xxstrawberryxx7219 That's actually his left hand, but since he's facing in the direction of the camera it IS on his right side

[@xxstrawberryxx7219]

​@@plutonium293No like right after he turns to moon and raises his right hand

[@ryanbraun804]

Me trying to sleep

[@SillyBirdSpottedInHell26640]

This animation does an amazing job at capturing what happens when the mind runs amok

[@Foxett25]

YOOOO ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS, MY FAVOURITE GAME, AND AMAZING ANIMATION?! HOLY HELL I ADORE THIS! THE END CARRIES OVER RIGHT INTO “introduction to the snow” WAOOWOOW-

[@Argom42]

ive been waiting for someone to do this properly. you nailed it.

[@merlinsartbook]

I'd been waiting too, took matters into my own hands. Thanks for the compliment :]

[@arrowacep]

The fact that you not only made a gorgeous amv using a song that I love so deeply, but also that you drew the outside of Pebbles so detailed and yet a large amount of the amv was very simple in its shapes and colors is staggering. Im sending this to my rainworld friends. Fucking a, really.

[@TheActualMrLink]

THAT’S what Pebbles meant by “you could not have chosen a worse time to interrupt me”

[@abrokenpearl]

This is good stuff! To make a whole 3 minute animation with color takes a lot of dedication and patience, good job!

[@Luxie.X]

This is very beatifull!! ^^ I like how you animated Pebbs' collapse(?) at 1:51 It really shows emotion! :D At 2:19 i like how you included the green lizard slowly dying before the snow fell (if i recall correctly, they went extinct in Saint's time! Not sure about it though) I really love this animation (And it kinda sparked my Love for Tme)

[@SluggoX_]

SOBBING SO MUCH THIS IS AMAZING AAAAAA his little hand twitching to grab the pearl at 1:57 had me absolutely stunned in panic and feeling the need to HELP THE POOR MAN. wonderful animation youve done!incredibly smooth and so satisfying to stare at 0.o a beautiful end result :33 imma have this on replay for an eternity

[@averagejoe2933]

One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite albums mixed with one of my favorite games thank you for making this this is now one of my favorite rain world animations ❤ (probably my favorite part is that it ends with the beginning of your other animation)

[@voyagerwitch]

great stuff! it definitely underscores the ways five pebbles is sympathetic and the ways he isn't.

[@korchaga4]

Whis is gorgeous. Animation is on level, all the composition, color and art style in general are so good, but story... you executed it masterly. This is one of the best animation/animatics that I've seen about the Rain World, and I never thought that 5 Pebbel's lore could go so well with this song. Beautiful work< more people need to see this

[@merlinsartbook]

Thank you for the amazing compliments :D

[@V1ncenz010]

“No significant harrassment” you literally engineered cancer into a poor sewer mouse with fighting experience

[@V1ncenz010]

Wrong video

[@oneirithedreamer4361]

Holy heck the song fits so well, the way the story flows with the music and the transitions is just ✨One of the best rw animations ive seen for sure, those two months were definitely worth it!!

[@SheRainOnMyWorld]

Sometimes he’s a catboy, sometimes he’s taken seriously

[@druidshollow]

oh this is SO FUCKING COOL!!!!!! what an incredibly emotional take on pebbles' story, i REALLY love the emotions in the part where pebbles is collapsing. this song is so good and honestly just so iterator-core i was just starting an animatic to the not glitchy version w my ocs LMAO i was obsessed with the saint and pebbles animation for a while and i was so hyped to see this in my suggestions, your style is so great i hope this video gets massive attention it totally deserves it!!

[@souruki_]

extremely well made, those two months of production were definitely worth it! love it, kudos

[@braindeadspecimen]

i dont know why im not sad when i watched this but i saw that lizard get consumed like its nothing

[@eduardodavidsuarezluna4337]

he got eated :(

[@szemtelenmano1247]

Fuck everything. This animation is a perfection. the music you've chosen for that is generally great. It even fits the character. You did everything GREAT. I wish you everything, EVERYTHING good.

[@stuartpot1971]

This is stunning! Beautiful art, amazing animation, fantastic story, masterpiece in every aspect. I. LOVE. IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is actually depressing to see that so little people seen this animation, wish you luck and thank you for your amazing work!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Banana_Slugcat]

This is just beautiful, no other way to comment on this. The quality of the animation and character movement, watching Moon crash down made me shiver. I want a Rain World movie now 😭😭

[@boppertron4929]

Ever since I learned about the Rain World lore I knew this song would be perfect for an animation about Five Pebbles. Well done.

[@redcobra2461]

I can’t stop watching this, it’s such an incredible animation, the absolute power of it all and it all explains Five Pebbles’ story so well As someone who has tried to do animation I can imagine how much work you must have put into it and it’s just, wow, this masterpiece deserves way more praise!!

[@hystericalbroad]

woah, the amount of detail here is something to be appreciated. you did a nice job

[@AgentSapphire]

You genuinely captured Pebbles' journey perfectly. And The Mind Electric was the perfect choice for this. Seriously, well done.

[@bendycake]

I really like the asthetic where pebbles already collapsed but it wasnt snowing yet

[@aurasilvertongue2859]

I first heard of this song from a Hollow Knight animatic, and I've always thought it would be perfect for one for Rain World. You blew this out of park, well done! Can't wait to see more from you

[@Wowimsick]

the rain world fandom can only make memes and these very serious videos. no inbetween

[@northernstar39]

Honestly the "I was just a boy you see" fits.. surprisingly well with Five Pebbles. Hes one of the youngest Iterators we know of as shown by his naming convention. I mean.. think about it. Looks to the Moon is one of if not the oldest we know Seven Red Suns, No Significant Harrassment and Sliver of Straw all are three words and are theoretically about the same age Five Pebbles, Chasing Wind and Unparalleled Innocence are younger in the line. Pebbles really was just a boy compared to the other Iterators around him. Its.. depressing. Pebbles' entire situation is depressing as hell

[@hehehoho5449]

Honestly just amazing work, the craziest part to me is that I rarely feel emotional to this kind of stuff(like music in general, doesn't do stuff as much I guess) but I think your works regarding these two pieces of music(including introduction to snow) have actually caused me to feel pretty decently when hearing these songs, so I just wanted to say great work, the work clearly put in as well just goes to show the quality of the thing I can't get over it!

[@merlinsartbook]

Thanks so much! That means a lot to me :)

[@makeandbreakgames1791]

A year later... This is the video that led me down the Tally Hall rabbit hole. Thank you.

[@NormanNormalman]

I knew the next one would be incredible, but I was not expecting a literal masterpiece. I cannot wait for more of your animations!

[@maxnihil604]

this is one of the best rainworld animations I've ever seen

[@hollyfrostdraws4227]

I know nothing about rainworld but this is truly a work of art the timing and everything! Please keep up the wonderful work!! :)) Edit: I got the game and I'm confused but so far it's so good- I keep dying to the lizards but im gonna try to keep on (attempting to) explore im not sure where to go tbh but I think I finished a cycle thing? Idk but i reached the end of the symbol things

[@crossoverepisode]

I find it so cool how Rain World animations like this can poke outside the community to people who know absolutely nothing about the game or its story, and yet still be grasped and appreciated. I wonder how different this video seems to someone with no context?

[@hollyfrostdraws4227]

@@crossoverepisode yeah I find that pretty cool! I've been trying to understand rainworld lore it's a bit confusing but I kinda understand like the slug cats and the robot people ( don't know what they are called )

[@Foxett25]

​@@hollyfrostdraws4227 I'l try to explain the lore in some way :D There was once a civilization, however, they really didn't wanna be here. The whole world, from bugs to inteligent creatures is stuck in a cycle of birth and death, and rebirth. So that civilization, called ancients, deside to just, die effectively. They find the void sea, which is just a bunch of acid that will melt anyone and anything. So they promptly jump into the void, unfortunately, if your ego is too much, you wouldn't be able to ascend even with the void fluid. You'd become an echo, a ghost like entity which can't die, can't move, it can only speak and remember. And so the ancients need to die in some way, but how? So they create some really, really big calculators, big enough to house entire cities on top of them. Those computers are called iterators, because they think, calculate, and _iterate_. The most important part of an iterator is the puppet, that being the robot-lookin body (Pink guy being pebbles, Blue guy being Moon in this video) The ancients then promptly stop existing, somehow. The iterator are now alone, only able to talk to eachother and try to off themselves. Unfortunately, the ancients didn't want their Rgb gaming pcs to die, so they put in a bunch of taboos, such as “You can't kill yourself” or “You can't edit your genome” But an iterator, called Sliver of Straw SOMEHOW DIED ANWAYS, sending a triple affitmative (Solution exists, it's portable, and it's generally applicable) and dissapearing from the lore. Iterators are now split into those who believe that Sliver's solution is good, and that it's death itself. And those, who think it's dangerous and illegal. Five Pebbles, also just called Pebbles, or FP, is a younger iterator, built later, and he's angsty as hell. He has a mentor, a fellow iterator called Seven Red Suns (SRS or just Suns), who he's very close to. He also has a "sister", an older iterator called Looks to the Moon (LTTM, Big sis moon, BSM or Moon), who's can(Structure) is unusually close to his. We don't know when or why, but SRS somehow aquires some very illegal information, that being a way to overcome the self destruction taboo, and offing yourself. And like a responsible friend, they send to to pebbles by a messager (Spearmaster, also dubbed 7, cause they're supposedly the seventh messanger). This procces requires a lot of water. Pebbles shares water with Moon, and like a responsible, not at all emo guy... Yeah no he takes all the water. Moon is now being melted from the iniside, because, you know, dehydration. Moon uses a forced broadcast, pleading for Pebbles to stop, because she's being killed. Pebbles is interrupted in his very sensitive, dangerous procces of creating a creature that'd eat away the Self destruction taboo, and creating the rot (Blue tentacle thingies that are basically cancer) Spearmaster is sent to pebbles agian, to no avail, and manages to get moon's final message to the group. Moon's can collapses, and she's now in a coma. A few more slugcats happen, most of them having no significance. Artificer lost her kids, killed a bunch of scavengers, and had a funny drone. Hunter has some more significance, being sent by No significant harrasment (NSH) to revive Moon with a special green slag reset neuron, and also having some really bad cancer. Gourmand has no lore significance. It's just a really chonky cat. Survivor, agian, no lore. Just a slugcat. Monk, agian, unsurprisingly, no lore. Just survivor's younger sibbling. Rivulet, also called Ruffles, had ALOT OF LORE. They have a pearl in their stomach detailing how to take out an iterator's Mass rarefaction cell (Basically the heart). Agian, we don't know why, or how, but they have it. Pebbles himself asks Rivulet to take out his last cell, which would kill him. Rivulet does that, some shenanigans later, gets the cell to moon, travels trough moon's ruined structure, and inputs it into moon's cell chamber. Moon is now mostly working, and can actually do things. Then we have a time skip. The saint is a strange fluffy green slugcat, a pacifist unable to throw spears, and a vegan who goes into a vegan seizure if they eat meat. They however, have a long tounge :) And also, are a god that's able to ascend anyone and anything. This fluffy fella gathers all the karma they need, and ascend both Pebbles and Moon, and finnaly, and the suffering both have been trough. There's definitely some things i left out (Ancients being jerks, UI being annoying, ect) but i am way too lazy to include it.

[@hollyfrostdraws4227]

@Foxett oh my- thank you so much! I sorta understand things now, At first I thought pebbles and moon were like protectors of the slugcats lol but ty again!!

[@demirbed]

Also the *MONKEYS* have the most advanced piece of AI in all of video games.

[@katsmith2291]

Oh my gods. How has this channel not blown up? Two months well spent, a banger video made, and a new subscriber gained. Looking forward to whatever comes next!

[@nyuh]

i got goosebumbs this is amazing edit: WHOA. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. it is insane that you actually animated THE WHOLE SONG. also love how you incorporated every bit each slug cats' story. just. [applause]

[@The_Mantis]

holy shit I love this, words cannot express how amazing something like this is in such a small community, plus this is one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands.

[@IRules2244]

I never thought about the rot affecting five pebble’s judgment. I just thought they where a d***.

[@kydanmccabe6959]

I like how when five-pebbles collapses the flashing lights are timed to the music.

[@ikut4888]

this is crazy how good this animation is. So many good moments it's hard to call them all out. The huge mood shift at 2:18 is just chilling. The green lizor getting slurped up by what's left of the rot. That perfect segue at the end into "introduction of the snow" ahh I can't get enough of it That mood shift probably fits that moment in the timeline so well too, imagine being Pebbles' puppet, having been in your enclosed chamber for ages, and now you're just... outside, exposed, as a consequence of your own actions

[@The_LC]

Even if somone knew nothing about rainworld, the story of 5P is perfectly told and sumarized here, a hard task to achive. Amazing work!

[@bogbert7019]

i’m too eepy at the moment to put my thoughts in order enough to give this the praise it deserves but please know that this is my favorite mind electric animation i’ve seen and also quite possibly my favorite rain world animation as well. godspeed you legend 👍

[@merlinsartbook]

:D thank you!

[@The-EJ-Factor]

I actually like what you did with the subtitles, it's a nice touch.

[@acanadianderg4035]

I love how you where able to connect this video to you're previous one!

[@PickledPeterPicksPrettyPickles]

Can we get an F in the chat for that Green Lizard who got eaten by the rot?

[@Love.nuggets12345]

F

[@Vil...]

F

[@haleybrown8197]

f

[@StillRainArchive]

F

[@logandude13847]

I keep rewatching this, I have no idea, I can’t stop myself I always watch it whenever I see it in my recommended. It’s really strange.

[@jessiesowter]

I'm literally speechless right now. What. This is... ??? How did you animate this? It is beautiful??? I- ugh you showed his story so well??? I CAN'T WRITE A PROPER COMMENT >:( (ok I managed to create words!!! They are: cool video, I like.) I especially like 1:42 and onward, I always imagine and occasionally draw what I think he would have been going through as the can collapsed. It's pretty sad, and although most people have probably gotten over the collapse by now, I'm still shaken by saint and it's a little horrifying to see how much Pebbles has gone through. He never gets a happy ending, until what was probably hundreds of thousands, if not millions of years later. (Idk how long cycles actually last so I'm not using that time measurement. I assume one cycle is around a month, maybe a week, but nobody can say for sure.) Oh yeah, I forgot who they were, but some people put together theories in the comments of another 5p video that his can likely feel peice by peice, and the entire underside of the can gave way at some point, causing the can to kind of split and the inside of the can to just go "wheee here I come soon-to-be-unshaded citadel", and when the other top half of the can fell, the legs impaled it. (Sorry people who made this theory, I can't remember who you are therefore cannot give you credit :(. If you happen to find this comment you can go "hey it's me" and I'll credit you) Sorry for the gigantic comment lmao

[@merlinsartbook]

I love the gigantic comment! It's really special to me that people leave these kinds of reactions to something I made! Thanks so much :))). I am and forever will be a Pebbles sympathizer, he did a bad and selfish thing, but he realised the faults of this actions when it was too late and suffered great consequences because of it, which is truly tragic.

[@jessiesowter]

​​@@merlinsartbookfellow pebbles sympathizer I see

[@25bitgamerx36]

why does this song fit so well with the story of this game also amazing animation

[@raptorgirl3456]

If I had a nickel for everytime I have seen The Mind Electric being used in a Rainworld animation I'd have 2 nickles which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

[@CakedPie]

this is the best thing ever two of my favourite things combined together!!! love the anination and art

[@marzzziiipan]

caked pie located errr err missiles fired

[@CakedPie]

@@marzzziiipan marzi i will eat you

[@wydx120]

This is one of the best Rain World animations I have seen, and definitely the best "mind electric" animation I have seen yet. I keep coming back somewhat regularly to watch this

[@wydx120]

Still coming back to this

[@av3ryrand0mp3rs0nalt]

Imma show this to my friends who only know what rain world is, they dont know lore, discord finna be lit

[@Cowboybeardie]

2:37 the way the lizard just slides into the rot 💀

[@humanbeing9946]

Rot rlly just went slorp

[@Cowboybeardie]

@@humanbeing9946 yummy 😋

[@janvernw]

They eated it.

[@Cowboybeardie]

@@janvernw:0

[@progect3548]

he went to brazil

[@maplecat6625]

Man the rainworld community can drop some of the best animations you’ll see around and still hardly get the attention it deserves

[@MalaikaESC]

Now I know all the lore about Rain World, have beaten every single campaign except Survivor and Hunter. (I did Monk my first run.) And I went to my old Rain World animation playlist to find I had left a comment on this, and really enjoyed it just like old me did.

[@YinAndYang_ii]

Same dude, I hyperfixated on this game and can write the lore down by memory with no reference

[@vanirie434]

I've come back to watch this at least five times, I am just so astonished at the way it all folds out. I can't imagine the creative impulses you had to fight to keep this so streamlined, just on the right side of comprehensible, while also trying to present the way Pebbles rots inside his own mind. This is so good, you did an amazing job with the visuals, the editing, the structuring and the flow from scene to scene. I can't believe this is just shy of three and a half minutes, it's so *striking*, the palpable sense of anxiety and pressure and eventual relief of the tension being let out. The narrative spirals out of his control, and then eventually runs out of momentum. I can't tell you how much I love this, forrea.

[@merlinsartbook]

These kind words mean a lot to me, thank you so much for your appreciation! It motivates me a lot :))

[@oxpablogamerxo6131]

2:13 From here all that is the best fucking part of the animation and music, I love it

[@lorieslori8051]

To this day this is my favorite Rain World animation. It’s actually what got me into this game’s lore in the first place!

[@merlinsartbook]

Thank you! I'm glad to hear it :D

[@clu2.019]

2:35 saddest part lizard nooooo!

[@deggas3665]

ugh its beautiful. spectacular. freaking smh now this is the real stuff rgiht here lads.

[@demirbed]

This is a beautiful animation for a beautiful song. 2:05 Also why is Pebbles thick.

[@QuakeSomethingUnique]

it must take a lot of time and effort to make this 3 whole minute animation, ＲＥＳＰＥＣＴ

[@that_void_being]

This is absolutely stunning,and i love the portrayal of pebbles in this! Good job ❤

[@ChronologicalFern]

I love your work so much. I have just seen it for the first time on Solemn Sunday's video. Thank you for making such memorable content within one of my favorite worlds ever! You breathe more life inito it. I'll be sticking around.

[@merlinsartbook]

Thank you so much! Your kind words mean so much to me :)

[@aucari611]

damn im suprised i didnt see this sooner this is just amazing :D

[@chompy_didit8399]

That final shot is genuine wallpaper material. It’s visually gorgeous and I love your art style!

[@DialecticRed]

I- No joke this is one of the most beautiful pieces of art I have ever witnessed. This literally made me cry. And I do not cry often. This touched me in a way few things can. I do not have words to express my amazement at your work. Thank you.

[@merlinsartbook]

Those words mean so much to me, thank you so much ❤

[@spearmaster_]

You see this scar from where *he* ripped a whole ass pearl out of my chest? Saint was actually incredibly kind to acsend him and not just kill him.

[@lavenderrr_]

This is absolutely AMAZING Good art, good animation, BANGER SONG!!! Im in awe because this looks so good!!! Great job!!!

[@TheHatManCole]

The entire tragedy which is Rain World condensed down to 3:24. Quite beautiful

[@fogudevstuff]

Really cool! Long time well spent this is an incredible use of The Mind Electric!!

[@nowylover2138]

I knew the end reminded me of another animation, so i went to your profile and realized you made one of my most replayed rain world animations lol. I love continuity

[@karencarnaval8040]

I love mind eletric and this was the best animation I've seen for pebbles storyline, I love everything of it. Amazing job!

[@oh-rainworld-guy]

this looks amazing!! the two months of work were worth it :]

[@damoonguy3743]

Dude, I cannot tell you how many times i've watched this. I think about it constantly and will keep coming back to this for awhile.

[@zyekno2464]

i cant stop rewatching this and your "introduction to the snow" videos they're just so incredible i cant stop rewatching the part where pebbles is collapsing- the emotions and everything i could go on for ages about how much i love this

[@zahanh_]

EXTREMELY UNDERRATED. THIS DESERVES SO MUCH MORE THAN THIS AUUGHH❤❤

[@misterredintong]

I didnt expect for this animation to be this good

[@fluffyboi6283]

This is probably one of the best animations I have seen for this song and the animation fits the lyrics and the story so well