the nowhere king -- CRΣΣKS [centaurworld spoilers]

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wanted to put something very quick together for centaurworld! that finale was fantastic. really good story very compelling couldnt stop watching, you get it
i think this song is very pretty and i didnt feel like adding typography cuz idk. thought it make take away from it. or maybe i was just lazy. you decide!

[@Wolvesbane39]

For me it seems like when the Elktaur split in half, everything about him split. The Elk half got the actual love for the woman, but the human half got the desire and drive. The human part got cruelty, and the elk half only knew cruelty from the general's hands, and then turned cruel out of desperation to find acceptance and family. Neither half are fully good or bad, but they did get uneven parts of a whole person. The elk got joys of simple pleasures, willingness to compromise, the longing for acceptance, while the general got ambition, pride, and self preservation. One half cannot be whole without the other, and by being separate unwittingly caused so many victims. It's actually a great look at how the mind and even society will try to suppress "weaker emotions" to favor the strong and idealistic. The heroic, strong, driven, and motivating general seems like he'd be a great guy, but then under that is a need to keep his dark secret under lock and key (literally in this case), and pushes away his, in his opinion, less than perfect half. Wrongfully assuming that he doesn't need that half of himself and rejects it in favor to stay in the society that has finally accepted him, but at the cost of half of himself.

[@Fairygoblet]

It really shows how self-hate can destroy you and your relationships with the people around you. We all love the whole version of the elktaur; the audience already found him sympathetic and endearing oh, and it's likely that without this split he would have won This Woman's affections. I saw a Centaur World Fan post that says that this exemplifies how you can't love others if you don't love yourself, and with this I finally understand what this phrase means. You can have love for others, but unless you love yourself, your self-hating actions will sabotage your relationships and prevent yourself from loving them in a healthy way.

[@Wolvesbane39]

@@Fairygoblet "You can't take care of anyone if you can't take care of yourself" is something my mom used to say to me. And it really resonated with me watching the Elktaur's story. To see that self hate and self destruction, that was caused by a society and people that deemed him to be unfit, and lesser. He seemed to not have was Horse has, a supportive group who are there to listen and help through the darkest times. Even Ched, the most antagonistic of the group towards Horse, doesn't want to see her hurt and is willing to put aside his own prejudice to care for her in his own way. Especially after she states that she will never treat him like the horsetaurs did. Because she can see and understand it was wrong and that he was hurt. And he DID change how he treated her. Watching back through, Ched was more helpful and less mean towards horse in the final episodes. Not going out of his way to get a rise out of her, but instead challenge her because he knows she's stubborn. "You need a different point of view" and he literally had a couple albatrosstaurs pick her and Wamawink up to show what he sees. It seems like either the Elktaur didn't have a supportive team, or he pushed them away because he wanted to favor the company of humans. It's a sad look at both a society view and a personal one, the damage that the lack of acceptance can really do. We saw that in his story, pretty early on that with just a chance of being somewhat accepted by being thrown a thank you party, that he was willing to go through self mutilation to try and fit in among humans more. This was a BIG warning sign, but sadly no one seemed to really catch it, and used the ignorance of the woman to lie where his antlers went. Honestly this show is so smart.

[@endzoner6562]

I personally think that the Elk and General didn’t really inherit anything from their prime form. Elktaur didn’t think things through with the separation of his halves. The General and the Elk wants the same thing, but only the General got what he wanted while the Elk is left with nothing. The General lacked empathy for his other half as he got what he wanted and does not want to lose it by helping the Elk. Elk’s worries is no longer the General’s concern.

[@marieee6211]

This is really well said

[@shadenox8164]

@@marieee6211 Not really. The only difference is the general projected his self hatred outwards onto Elk and not himself like Elk did because the General was no longer what he hated about himself Elk was. That's why they were different, not because of some innate trait created during the seperation.

[@rainbowdashplaynove]

When woman was about to hit the elktaur with the key I was SURE the show was gonna pull the cliche all kids show pull where the villain doesn’t actually die and turns into a good guy- But NO. SHE FUCKING KILLED HIM FOR REAL. I was so surprised when he never showed up again. Props to centaur world for not being afraid of murdering the bad guy

[@soph3997]

Omg the amount of shows that ended with the bad guy turning ‘good’ and being forgiven for everything, even mass murder. I mean it’s a sweet ending but it throws me off. I’m glad they did kill him, because it’s good for people to know that things like murder or in this case literal genocide are never so easily forgiven. Even though shows like this are for kids, the way they can so easily turn so dark and can contain messages relating to such depressing contexts always amazes me.

[@harleyknoss3212]

Thank you for making this, you did a fantastic job and introduced me to another new band I seem to like. I understand The Nowhere King could not be redeemed, but I grieve for him. He hated himself so much that he locked himself up in a dark cell where he couldn't even stand. The series finale was a masterpiece.

[@mysonisthird5590]

"He locked me in a windowless cell, so small I couldn't even stand. For 10 AGONIZING YEARS"

[@stealth5758]

He didn't lock himself up. The General did that.

[@mysonisthird5590]

@@stealth5758 The General and the Nowhere King are the same. The only difference is one got what they wanted while the other was forced to suffer in an endless isolationist Hell for Years on end...

[@stealth5758]

@@mysonisthird5590 I'm aware

[@harleyknoss3212]

@@stealth5758 Yes, but he is the General, they are the same being.

[@HollyCancer]

The saddest part is the princess never got to know what their combined genuine love would have been like. It was all a lie.

[@revolutionarygoose4665]

Man, i want to watch this show because its history seems so nice, but the humor just isn't for me

[@xcartooncarro]

If you rly want you could probably just watch the last two eps of each season

[@jennabryant7684]

Same here so I tried just watching the final episode in season 2 and felt pretty satisfied tbh.

[@vedji1857]

You’re better off watching a compilation of all nowhere king scenes/alludes.

[@AkumuHoshi]

genial, me encantó

[@SexyShoopuf]

yesssss this is such an amazing song and it fits so well with this!! amazing, heartfelt editing ♥

[@xcartooncarro]

thank you!! & i got the song from you so double thanks lol

[@Sherylmikk]

Ah, yes, more pain 🙂

[@Starr1Bryte]

... holy shit...

[@miamoran7197]

What song is that?

[@grimoireweiss6428]

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SONG?

[@xcartooncarro]

CREEKS. By the nor'easters

[@marytorres3091]

I feel like a lot of people don’t understand that if elk became human instead nothing would have changed because they’re the same person just split in two and put in different circumstances the nowhere king is a tragedy because his self hatred seeped into every corner of his life something that you would think would be confined to himself hurt so many people and the worst part is he separated because he thought woman couldn’t love him for who he was but that wasn’t the case and she even told him herself she would have loved him elktaur did this to himself all because he couldn’t accept himself quite literally locking away the part of him that he hated

[@GGorsty]

The more bits and pieces i see of this series, the more i want to watch it.

[@sonidgiedreams1545]

It’s a short series but it’s really good. The second season is more serious than the first. Give it a chance

[@ThatLoudCockatoo]

I was in the same boat. I only saw bits and pieces from season one, mostly was just enjoying the music. I saw season two had dropped and watched it with no spoilers. I'm so glad I caved and watched it. Totally worth price of admission for the finale alone.

[@faith_drawz]

If you haven’t already watched it it’s a really good series and I highly recommend

[@letsdothis7810]

I say if just want to watch this character. Part 1 &2 of the season one finale and the final episode of season 2

[@waterlily789]

I usually hate weird shows like this one, but it’s actually really good.

[@WhippoorWispWillow]

for someone who hasnt yet seen the show, *this is a lot to unpack.* and now more than ever I know, *I NEED. TO WATCH. THIS. SHOW.*

[@SaffronicSaffron]

Same.

[@zebra24-7]

DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!

[@pucamisc]

Memento Mori my friend

[@WhippoorWispWillow]

@@pucamisc memento mori to you as well

[@zulius7707]

It’s Centaurworld on Netflix pleasasseee give it a chance it might seem odd at first but I promise you won’t regret it!

[@Muna-Jlore0997]

I felt pity for the elk half because I understood what he did and half of it was unforgivable. This is my opinion so you don't have to agree with me. For starters, I don't think the elktaur wasn't trying to be a "bad guy" in this story. Throughout episode 8, he has trouble with people accepting him and HIM accepting himself. That is the reason why he goes to great lengths to change himself by splitting himself into two. However, during the memory, all his plan wasn't what he had in mind. What's unforgivable was, he didn't have to create the minotaurs and kill innocent lives. What he could have been done in this story is that if he tried to confess to the woman for accepting who he was maybe this problem would be fixed. In the end, it was tragically sad.

[@parisheidi3119]

I'm pretty sure he did confess to the women. She's the one who released the elk from his 10 year imprisonment. But she pushed him away in the end he felt like he had nothing that he was nothing and had nowhere to belong. He made the minotaur in a desperate attempt at having a family, I think after that his mind melted away and he was nothing more but resentment and hate. I think the show did a good job making us feel for the elk half but also making his death feel deserved in the end. Now the general there's little for him. Like we get to see he's the part that desperately wanted to be human and wanted to be with the women. But he was willing to do anything from the truth getting out, hence the reason he locked the elk away. If the general had relised his mistake and killed the nowhere king sacrificing himself that would have been a diffrent story. But he selfishly started a war in an attempt to keep himself alive. Did the nowhere king start the war or was it rhe general? Did the nowhere king just hate everyone for what happend to him and he wanted to destroy everything? Or did the general use the appearance of the nowhere king and the minotaur to strike fear into the masses and they were the first to attack Turing the knowwhere king and the minotaur violent? In the end the Elktaur is really to blame for all of it. He's insecurity and doubts created to creatures filled with resentment and hate for one another .

[@kerrygligorovic9758]

In the Nowhere King's origin in the flashback scene back when he was a centaur, who was in love with this woman and though he could seperate himself so he could be human but things didn't turn out as he plans. So I guess the General is the true villian in this series all along.

[@hilquiasavelino6387]

Wait, but the general isn't his half human part?

[@murkymusito5]

@@hilquiasavelino6387 He was the evil twin!

[@cat062]

Elktar two half's had caused devastation.

[@musicallypan]

imo none of this (the war and death) would've happened if the elktaur just *asked* the woman if she'd love him the way he is. He chose to seperate himself into 2 halves when the woman already loved him as a centaur.

[@majormccoy3364]

I agree that the General is a jerk and his actions towards the Elk are really messed up, but the Elk kidnapped people and animals and changed them into minotaurs against their will. The Elk/Nowhere King also waged war on both Centaurworld and the human world killing countless innocent beings. In a sense the General is the lesser of two evils.

[@naisforest6860]

the chills were real.... what a way to dive me back into the nostalgia of finishing centaurworld three days ago

[@ThatLoudCockatoo]

It's been a long time since I've had an AMV git me in the feels like this. Amazing edit. And gave me a new song for my playlist.

[@fefek1]

Do you ever just walk as a normal centaur and next week ur a goo abomination

[@majormccoy3364]

Man this backstory was very interesting and tragic. Really like how both the Elk and the General are connected. If one of them dies the other dies. Kind of like the Skeksis and UrRus from Dark Crystal. As bad as the General was, his crimes and actions are minor compared to what the Elk/Nowhere King did. The Elk kidnapped several humans and animals turning them into minotaurs against their wills. At first he was trying to make a family for himself so he would have some place to belong to, but the Elk became insane and angry and set his new army out upon both Centaurworld and the human world killing who knows how many innocent beings in both worlds. The General wronged both the Elk and Rider, but the Elk/Nowhere King destroyed and wrecked many lives.

[@lordbiscuitthetossable5352]

That's the thing though; they are both the same person but different circumstances. The General got the power fantasy he always wanted; the woman, adoration, and even though he knew precisely how to undo the Nowhere King (his life is bound to it and visa versa, so literally all he had to do was take responsibility for his own actions) he didn't. He even killed Rider who was perfectly willing to do it so that ultimately he could let it roam free and so that he wouldn't have to personally sacrifice himself. Even in his speeches he doesn't show an ounce of regret for the actions that had lead to this point. In contrast the Elk had nothing, was imprisoned and rejected for being the discarded half, thus eventually broke. His monstrous actions originating from a point where he truly didn't belong anywhere. Thus really the story is how self neglect can completely destroy one's self. Both were extremely wicked creatures, but I honestly felt for the Nowhere King more as while his actions were terrible; I understood the hollow, wretched emptiness that lead to that decision. The General could've stopped all that madness at any time, but that would've meant accepting the half he had so long rejected, and I imagine there's no shortage of sons and daughters he would've fed to that thing to keep it at bay.

[@majormccoy3364]

@@lordbiscuitthetossable5352 Good point. In the end he just couldn't fully love himself.

[@honeyk1581]

Not so fun fact, some people did the math (when the portal was closed, for how long etc) and it's very possible that Stabby WAS A CHILD when he got turned into minotaur. So the Nowhere King was using children as well

[@majormccoy3364]

@@honeyk1581 Yikes!

[@TripleCrownStudios]

the editing in this is stunning. i'm obsessed with the colouring, it really emphasises the natural colours of the clips. and your clip choice and timing is godly

[@itzzahra9759]

The general villain plot twist made me almost split in half like elk did

[@TweekAmami]

this is so gorgeous and well done

[@1112-m6p]

I wish all of this show was like these good parts. I like comedy but centaurworld just does too much with the whole random=funny stuff and that really drags down what could have been an amazing story.

[@fefek1]

That's the point, a good mix of cartoony-ness, funny jokes, fluffy creatures, and death, terrifying black goo elk dudes with sad past, people getting stabbed, people having depression and horse basically committing die by jumping in the whale shaman that one time

[@1112-m6p]

@@fefek1 doesn't mean it's good. The cartoony stuff really drags the show down.

[@kneelessnightcat9164]

@@1112-m6p I liked it. It really made the dramatic moments stand out and the mostly silly and relaxed tone made the main characters really fun to watch, which made me invested in them even more. I guess it comes down to personal opinion.

[@1112-m6p]

@@kneelessnightcat9164 the problem is there needs to be a balance. I think it was just too much of the "silly" stuff and after a while I just started skipping through it to get to the story parts. I didn't have this problem in season 1 but season 2 just couldn't find a good balance and I think it should have been a dramatic story with some moments of comedy instead of a mindless comedy with a bit of drama thrown in every couple of episodes.

[@Tigerclaw004]

I agree. Centaurworld has amazing stuff in it, but I unfortunately I cant love it as a whole, because its humor tends to be way too random and cringy for me. Breaks the immersion, even. Like the weirdly placed fart jokes... I just dont really get it. When the show is Good, its amazing, it is art, but because of the weird stuff i cant recommend it to friends wholeheartedly. Would've been one of my favorite shows if it took itself a little more seriously.

[@genquin]

Love can be a strength😊…..or it can be poison 😱

[@lovelandfrog5692]

I know the General is a shitty dude, but he do be a dilf 😳

[@unknownjewel4815]

Amazing video for an amazing villain.

[@wolfsbian]

I've been rewatching this constantly since you uploaded it because it's just so beautiful and the timing and everything just feels perfect It made me watch centaurworld and I finished it in like 3 days, I'm glad that this video spurred me to do it cause it's just so beautiful and aaa

[@xcartooncarro]

aw thank you!!! its a very underrated show im glad you enjoyed it :D

[@rxverie]

uugh i love this so much, the music is really fitting to the atmosphere of the finale - i love your flow and colouring, it really is something

[@Nightengale90]

This is so gorgeous and beautiful!!! I've watched it so many times now! Ever since I finished season two I keep going back to watch this wonderfully made fan video about the Nowhere King, Mysterious Woman, The General and the Elk! Such a perfect song for them! It really fits the vibe and the way you edited it just makes it all the more perfect a choice!

[@JemNTheHolograms]

"Hello my black mirror"

[@moondaisy4588]

I feel bad for the elk half, man his story was so tragic, his human half was terrible and selfish i know what elk did is unforgivable it is still wrong and i don't approve of what he did but its my opinion, he was blinded by sorrow and his ambitions

[@Deriedits]

I just finished it, so now I can finally watch this, and holy hell that was a roller coaster another amazing edit Carro

[@mangoz333]

whoever came up with the story of the nowhere king is a saint. it's downright the most heartbreaking and beautiful story i've heard or seen.

[@yeboyavarie]

YOOO THIS IS SO GOOD MY FEELS 😭😭

[@SounddriveWrites]

I love the fact you used the audio from the group's live performance. There's such an emphasis/OOMPH in several lines that are sung versus the 'cleaned up' version of the studio recording. It's so wonderfully done. Thank you for sharing this with all of us!

[@xcartooncarro]

Thank you!!! This is my favorite version of the song by far, soooo nice to listen to

[@en6804]

WOW 🤩 this is a masterpiece

[@daredevilking1797]

The eyes are creeping me out

[@MrDodgyh]

The Nowhere King is the victim.

[@geneawisea2708]

I can’t find this version of this song anywhere? Does anyone know who did this for cover?

[@xcartooncarro]

The nor'easters

[@gylfie7]

this gave me the chills omg

[@Nerium_Aquifolium]

This may be my new favorite video on the whole internet

[@theamazinglucia5224]

CRSSKS is so good

[@nourshokr3291]

The Nowhere King look's like if Calamity ganon and The Beast from Over the garden wall had a baby.

[@sailortara7]

They need to make a season 3

[@angelicat-m8236]

But what would they even base it on? The war has ended and the conflict has ceased to exist.

[@flixchix95]

@@angelicat-m8236 maybe trying to reintroduce the union of humans and centaurs in this age of peace

[@mfirdanhb]

@@angelicat-m8236 yeah like the aftermath of the war

[@angelicat-m8236]

@@flixchix95 Fair enough. It'd be kind of like what that last season of Steven Universe. I imagine not everyone would be open to the remerging of the two parties after what happened.

[@the_fluff_punks]

perfection, absolute perfection

[@Draculiov]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

[@viniciusribeiro8189]

Where you found HQ videos to make this edit? Such a masterpiece

[@Angela-ur5yf]

I haven't watched the show Did she kill him ??

[@xcartooncarro]

yeah she kills him in the end

[@Angela-ur5yf]

@@xcartooncarro Thanks !

[@Scolop98]

This is just beautiful

[@bee7552]

Originally I had thought the nowhere king was a vengeful deer spirit, but it would be very interesting to see how they would of went with that

[@geneawisea2708]

The Story of the Nowhere King is brutal!! Rips your heart in two

[@FenrirsLittleSister]

my god that was so good carro

[@Victoria-_]

This was incredible!!

[@kingfranpetty]

Thanks for the link!

[@Sniperifle93]

The nowhere king should have gotten his own show, centaurworld really did not give this story the legs needed to really be important,

[@КнижкиКалебанчика]

So beautiful

[@cola5200]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

[@VerdesArt]

This look amazing aaa-

[@charlottebrockmakes]

stunning omg

[@newt.289]

*sobs uncontrollably*

[@kerrygligorovic9758]

I can't believe this woman is willing to kill the Nowhere King even after he had return back to his old self and she looled to be cold heartless with no emotion at all.

[@Fairygoblet]

I got the impression that it was temporary. You can't undo damage like that. The nowhere King was completely warped by this point for god-knows-how-long. I think she was so willing to do it because she knew it was the only way for him to not feel pain anymore.

[@xcartooncarro]

Yes she looked very emotionless as she cried and struggled and clearly wished none of this had ever happened. Both of them could only find peace in his death

[@Fairygoblet]

@@xcartooncarro she may have killed him quickly, which some might interpret as emotionless, but she really had to work herself up to do it at all. I hope somebody writes a fanfic where he decided not to go through with it and they lived happily together.

[@xcartooncarro]

@@Fairygoblet Oh I think she definitely killed him quickly, though I'd consider that the nicest thing she could've done. I bet there's gonna be lots of happy ending fics for them! I've already seen people designing fankids lol

[@newt.289]

@@Fairygoblet if you rewatch it the only way she got herself to actually kill him was by not looking at him while she brought down the spear. that’s why she didn’t kill him last time. she was looking at him, then looked forward, hesitated, then closed her eyes and brought down the spear. i wish we got a reprise song where she sang to him after he died. kinda like a mirror to rider and horse (although rider didn’t die)