The Pitiful Children || 3RD LIFE ANIMATIC [flashing images warning]

[@Zylistic]

Massive amounts of thanks to 100k+ views on this and finally reaching 3k :D!!!

[@saltymarshmallo]

i come back to this daily haha, you did so well on this!!

[@lokinotthatone4092]

The song choice for this video fits incredibly with scar’s mindset

[@aeiaumal]

you really deserve it all after such a huge amount of hard work! everything abt this is so incredibly golden :0

[@stardusk1045]

The art on this is absolutely stunning!

[@stardusk1045]

Well done!

[@ADudeNamedLucky]

I love how animatics paint Scar as an evil mastermind, yet actual Scar just makes stupid decisions and sometimes they happen to work out.

[@herosmith5662]

Yeah, they all make it look like Scar's the devil leading Grian into violence, when its really the other way around XD

[@TheLorivas]

Yea but one thing they kinda portrayed right was that grian and scar were actually the villains not ren

[@stargazer1998]

@@TheLorivas not really. It depends on the perspective you watch it from. They are both morally gray. Personally, I think the red desert were better, fighting against a self-proclaimed king by any means necessary.

[@TheLorivas]

@@stargazer1998 did you forget how they killed many people with grians only working trap and literally LAUGHED VILLANOUSLY

[@stargazer1998]

@@TheLorivas did you forget THEY KILLED THE PET LLAMA

[@georgiamillard6095]

this is basically what scar thinks he is in his head compared to the reality and I love it so much!

[@Zylistic]

LMAO thank you!

[@trixx3518]

You do be speaking facts

[@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275]

@Naturobot P All the more reason. Scar bumbles about(in a good way) but gets results in the end

[@MM-zm5ih]

@@Zylistic I love it too!

[@punkDTH]

and all started with a creeper ^^

[@stick9276]

Scar in animatic: menacing as heck Scar in 3rd life: *r e p u t a t i o n*

[@Temi222]

Scar in third life: c o f f I n b r o s

[@Zylistic]

Lmao this is accurate

[@Lumberjack_king]

Yep lol all smp animatics make things more dramatic

[@juuuunii658]

all I could think of is this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIPQXn-ceN2fZs0

[@oven_ghost]

Lmao

[@diegovera1353]

Scar in animatics: menacing evil guy Scar in 3rd life: *almost kills him self for the third time and cries about the death of his llama*

[@lacewinglml]

and bumblebee balloons and cookie theft

[@dr.diabetes2915]

Don't disrespect Pizza like that.

[@spinalicemightbeacat4589]

@@dr.diabetes2915 indeed

[@ikeashark3337]

Peak character development: H A I R

[@Zylistic]

LMAO clearly ive mastered the art

[@bluehairedemon]

Reminds me of tma, there's this one character that got his hair longer and longer with every new fan animation/fanart

[@erin8050]

I love that Grian's hair gets longer and longer while Scar's hair stays the same implying (to me at least) that he's cutting his own hair or has found someone to give him haircuts.

[@60sire]

@@erin8050 I imagine Grian cuts Scar's hair but he is so busy doing what Scar tells him that he never has the time to actually cut his own hair so it just ended up getting long over the duration of their time on the server.

[@kloehutblasopp2434]

@@erin8050 i like the idea that red lifers are basically half dead already, and since scar has been red longer than anybody else, his hair just never grew

[@rocait4766]

I love how all the alliances and deaths are depicted accurately yet somehow Scar and Grian swapped roles. It was also nice how easy it was to be able to tell the different people apart.

[@thezombiekat7506]

Lolᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

[@CatPCgaming]

Fanon Scar: Intimidating and somewhat manipulative Canon Scar: *R e p u t a t i o n p o i n t s*

[@lemonstarofficial]

Cat Mayo I also like splatoon

[@apolimeow]

The *boots*

[@ThyMossyOliver]

@@apolimeow hand the boots over

[@apolimeow]

@@ThyMossyOliver nooooooo not the boots

[@spiritualviolation]

LONG HAIRED GRIAN LONG HAIRED GRIAN LONG HAIRED GRIAN LONG HAIRED GRIAN SUPREMACY this whole thing is so well done (and bro i love that concept),,,,

[@Zylistic]

LONG HAIRED GRIAN! TY SO MUCH!

[@terra__ventus]

LONG HAIRED GRIAAAANNN

[@Ardorstorm]

YESSSSSSSSSSS

[@Ardorstorm]

He's also _adorable_ on his 1st life too

[@hunnyz8887]

LONG HAIRED GRIAN

[@isaachirsch4315]

long hair G is something I didnt knew I needed

[@Zylistic]

Same, ty!

[@MissAdmyre]

Oh damn, I didn't mean to copy this comment, uhhh-

[@isaachirsch4315]

@@MissAdmyre this happes to me too sometimes lol

[@Thesis_Rose]

Same

[@strike4cekitty490]

My life has been complete seeing long haired grian

[@samuelburnham4515]

I legit love the idea where the people get more epic the more they die

[@Zylistic]

Ty :]!

[@gifflebunk]

That's an interesting comment out of context

[@SamSigifkekjjdkgkqkqkdlv]

Scar in animatics: practically a god of chaos who conquered the entire server Scar in the actual series: c o o k i e Grian in animatics: innocent kid who gets controlled by those around him Grian in the actual series: practically a god of chaos who conquered the entire server

[@katwithak5995]

And Grian pretty much convinced Scar to be a proper red by killing everyone 😂

[@pumpkin_pants3828]

@@katwithak5995 scar: mmm..... cookie...... grian: no! that's not how you're supposed to play the game!

[@All54321]

I feel like this is just expectations vs reality with red and green lives.

[@All54321]

@@pumpkin_pants3828 Jimmy: I’ve got no intentions to kill anyone. Grian: What. That’s not the point of this series.

[@CrayRT]

I love the fact that every character has like a symbol on their person that changes color depending on which life they are on, cleo's and smajor's hearts. Grian's G, Impluse's i, Scars belt, etho's head band. There are more I saw but these are the one I can remember on the top of my head.

[@kayleekirkpatrick9193]

Jimmy also had a heart that changes colour.

[@songbirds1361]

If i had a nickel for every time i got obsessed with this song purely because of an animatic about block people, i'd have two nickels. which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice seriously, tho, this is absolutely amazing, i love this so much

[@amythistowo8377]

Mood

[@Zylistic]

Thank you so much!

[@Nakunai_Dragon]

Same tho

[@Nakunai_Dragon]

@Sarah Kemp DoctorSiren and their Snapshot AU

[@amazingtrixie973]

Hey, SAMEEEEE

[@RedEyedRaven93]

So Scar is basically the hot villain dude in this series 😂

[@amythistowo8377]

I- oh wow... I mean, you're right...

[@Zylistic]

i mean youre not exactly wrong lmao, ty for watching!

[@IndependentOreo]

You are 100% correct

[@strike4cekitty490]

But what about Grian.....

[@Ardorstorm]

I think that'd be Grian tbh, he was the real puppetmaster

[@naimac1015]

Though he’s super sweet and nice, don’t mess with Grian. This series showed just how good he really is.

[@Ardorstorm]

Note to self, pranksters are the _most_ dangerous type of "innocent" people. If and when they have a reason to do some real damage, they know exactly how to pull it off. (Although in grian's case maybe not so much, as his traps failed like... three times)

[@greatazuredragon]

First scene: Scar put a shirt on! xD

[@lemonstarofficial]

Yes

[@ZeroEliteOfficial]

opening: says grian is weak and soft Literally grian: *has Started 5 Separate wars, killedd a bunch of people, and proceeds to win the game*

[@annielin7544]

This is the 3rd life story if entering red life will actually make players (Scar) evil! The flashes of green!Scar's gentle smile and red!Scar's menacing smirk sent me chills... Love how every character is drawn, especially the crastle people's design! This is so good.

[@Morningblossom]

Wooow omg, this is amazing. The stitches around Ren's neck on his red life, I gasped,,, like all of their design changes throughout the video, so cool! Omg

[@Zylistic]

Thank you! Keeping all the designs consistent is admittedly one of the hardest things ive had to do, im glad you like it!

[@elijicreaction6525]

One thing Third life does that DSMP fails to do is wrap up plot lines quickly. I love both, but I love third life more because of that!

[@apolimeow]

++++ Finally someone who doesnt trash dsmp :’D

[@gabrielw4238]

This has no right to be so good. The first time I watched it I was vibrating at frequency that shatters glass. Now, after at least a dozen rewatches? I still vibrate at frequency so high my molecules are at danger of phasing through the floor. The song, the designs, the transitions, the expressions. *chefs kiss* To put it simply, it's wonderful.

[@Zylistic]

thank you very much, it means a lot :)

[@zelleio]

HELLO AND YES I LOVE THIS WAY MORE THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON SHOULD

[@Zylistic]

TYSM!!!!

[@amazingtrixie973]

Same I love it ❤️

[@ShadowMidnight994]

I love the ghosts watching the final fight

[@Zylistic]

It was too fun not to add lol

[@Theconstantgiggler]

i fell bad for grian because hes kinda like scar's second

[@Zylistic]

Same, ty for watching!

[@sprucestairs5375]

cool detail still giving Etho his Heterochromia with different shades even though they were both the same colour!

[@henchmen1022]

I love that the motifs and eye colors of the third lifers change depending on their lives

[@rebeccanguyen7653]

This makes scar's character out to be so evil as if he didn't want to steal a cookie and kept a bee as a pet

[@Zylistic]

Hi I can't reply to every comment but I read most if not all of em and I just wanna say ty for 10k+ views over the span of only a few days, I appreciate all the nice things everyone says :) stay hydrated

[@queenvictoria9378]

POG and thank you for putting so much time and hard work into this beautiful masterpiece!!!! Love the song too!

[@queenvictoria9378]

Also I’m in love with your Grian design AAAAA

[@Aguywandering]

Ok time to go drink the entire Pacific Ocean.

[@rimfire8217]

You know for a second I thought you gave Scar Darth maul Robot Legs.

[@Keptchalice]

Do the eyes symbololize what live their on?

[@saltenzy449]

YES!!!! THE 3RD LIFE ANIMATIC CONTENT IS STARTING!!!!!

[@Zylistic]

It deserves it!

[@Angelicmushrooms]

HOW DO YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE TO MAKE THIS MASTERPEICE- I would also like to add I love your Jimmy design.

[@Zylistic]

I lost a couple years of my lifespan working on this, but also TY!!

[@cklau7363]

I came just to say hello Thatzflow. (This is ✨EXelqua✨) :)

[@Angelicmushrooms]

@@cklau7363 oh hello there

[@bottleofsyrup9916]

Scar in this animation: menacing Scar in 3rd life: I want the cookie

[@alalalalsekkeke]

i really love how grian looks innocent here. comparing to the grian who had the highest killcount even before turning red and literally has so many traps that doesnt work.

[@ADudeNamedLucky]

I love the little detail that green or yellow names that have killed someone have a bit of red in their eyes.

[@patty5134]

i watched this like 5 times and just noticed SCAR HAS PROSTHETIC LEGS there, i love this detail so much!!! btw love the animatic!!!

[@deidragregerson4610]

Is it just me, or do I really want to see the individual designs of the 3rd Life members from this amazing animatic? They all look so cool!

[@herosmith5662]

Yeah, there sweet. I admit I had a bit of trouble telling Bdubs and Martyn apart, but other than that, their amazing!

[@kayleekirkpatrick9193]

@@herosmith5662 I agree, it also took me like 20 times of watching the video to finally tell which one was Jimmy(Solidarity).

[@MissAdmyre]

Long haired Grian is something I've never seen but needed now. THIS IS AMAZING GURL!!!!

[@Zylistic]

AAA THANK YOU!

[@MissAdmyre]

@@Zylistic I just now realized. Grian in here is buff in his 3rd life..... _buff Grian pog?_

[@lolli_popples]

I love how scary these animatics make Scar when the actual scariest thing about him is how he can make anyone agree to any deal no matter how bad it is.

[@colaheart_7442]

So I’ll give you my pants, and you’ll give me yours…

[@YanDanTDM]

I DON’T WATCH 3RD LIFE BUT THIS IS AMAZING DUDE

[@Zylistic]

GO WATCH IT YA DINGUS ALSO THANKS BITCH

[@stick9276]

YOU MUST-

[@Lumberjack_king]

Its a great series

[@vxunaTM_xuandanhphan]

It's hard to keep up with what's going on so make sure to watch the recap too

[@Lumberjack_king]

@@vxunaTM_xuandanhphan yes

[@felixjuris949]

Animatics and Scar's imagination: very badass Scar. 3rd Life Scar in reality: The magic of friendship and reputation points.

[@that1_redacted875]

I was listening to this song while drawing, then decided to come watch this again to procrastinate more efficiently

[@Zylistic]

lmao, ty!!!

[@gottendrop4026]

This is not a crossover I ever would’ve expected to find but I’m glad I did

[@Taluria]

I adore that you put the Mindcrack symbol on Etho's headband.

[@tealnotcya]

Bruh, imagine dsmp watchers seeing this not knowing what is going on but then are like, hey! This looks like a dsmp thing so I'll see it 🤣also don't mind me Simping over your grian design 😅😅

[@Zylistic]

thats my plan all along wdym

[@kayleekirkpatrick9193]

Jokes on you im 3rd life AND dsmp fan!

[@saharathedragon9282]

I just joined the third life fandom entirely because of this.

[@toffzee]

Ha... IM BOTH-

[@Thebritishhistorian]

Again, amazing. Hope this goes as viral as it deserves! Rendog and Martyn had a great arc in this, I'd love to see that explored in your style but I respect this was alot of time you gave this series to make this alone. Good job! Can't wait for more.

[@Zylistic]

I havent watched their povs but i do have interest in making one for them, hopefully ^^ thank you!

[@Thebritishhistorian]

@@Zylistic if you decide too, they are both good but Martyn goes the extra mile in edits and making background lore moments.

[@weirdboi1776]

“Grian, get the bucket.”

[@IanAnimatesBagels]

Me: "Third Life" Google: Did you mean "Dream SMP meets Demise"?

[@Realistic_Secret]

Love the addition of the red in the eyes of the people who killed without being on their 3rd life

[@Zylistic]

i love how you noticed that :]

[@Realistic_Secret]

@@Zylistic I’m gonna be honest, I’ve probably watched this a good 100 times

[@thesalt1954]

Watching this as a man that is absolutely unfamiliar with fandom and I want to say it's very beautiful and strong animatic

[@beansonatoast8326]

i love how all the animatics depicted scar as some kind of super villain that influenced Grian. Yet Grian killed more people o his green life than the red lifers with the excuses "scar told me too" XD but also. LONG HAIRED GRIAN SUPREMECY istg this is my favorite animatic from this whole series. :D

[@psihawaii87]

THIS IS SO COOL OMG... LONG HAIRED GRIAN...

[@Zylistic]

TY!!!

[@protagonistakun2407]

i'd say grian is more of the manipulative evil guy that just watches from behind and lets scar take the blame while keeping himself safe, this is just what scar thinks he looks like in his head lol

[@RedSuramow]

This has probably been said but I _love_ the way you added little color details to symbolize which person is on which life!! _ahhh_ and that hardcore heart on Bdubz when he's on his third life!!

[@judeartist9903]

I like how their previous deaths show in their next life. Scar is both heat ridden and he had metal legs. First he dies to a creeper and then he sings his swan song into a revine

[@Zylistic]

Ive had that idea since day 1! :) just thought itd be cool

[@judeartist9903]

I want to draw the same kind of animatic, but I don't have the time to do so

[@admDanRyan]

I like to think that with every life lost, they slowly go insane

[@Ke1_K0.]

Its kinda funny how the animators switch grians and scars roles like Grian is in the series the bloodlust one that wants chaos and everyone dead while trying hard to keep scar alive from his poor decisions and Ren which he for some magical reason succeeded But is being shown as the poor boy thats being a ‘slave’ to scars plans while being constantly scared of him While scar on the other hand is the small bean listening to grians plans and having poor decisions and just really wanting bigBs cookie But is being shown as the mastermind that had everything planned up to the last bit while ‘controlling’ grian towards all this

[@Firestarfan-pf6ot]

pov: how scar looks to everybody except grian in third life

[@ninanicolenatividad7337]

Imma just implode on how too good this actually is. I miss 3rd life but im so excited for the second season

[@Zylistic]

Same, and thank you so much!

[@AuraBird]

Rewatching this again and knowing that in Martyn's lore, The Watchers from Evo are behind the entirety of the Life SMPs, the idea of Scar (and everyone on red for that matter) being under some form of mind control actually makes tons of sense!

[@Drotdog]

I love how on the animatic scar is the evil mastermind that coerces Grian, while in reality, Grian was always the killer with bloodlust and Scar was a derpy red.

[@thekittyburger3175]

HOLY HECK OML THIS IS INCREDIBLE AAAAA I HAVE NO WORDS

[@Zylistic]

AAAA THANK U!!!

[@ZeroEliteOfficial]

Long hair grian is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

I wonder what % of the hermitcraft audience is aware of BMC, considering how mature the show is, and how mature the average viewer is. Still glad this absolute bop got an amazing animatic

[@intotheindievods8821]

I love the redesign you gave Grian, making him look more like a protagonist rather than a bystander with a strap either for a bag or a sword and an insignia he wears

[@chickengod3957]

I just noticed Scar has prosthetic legs!!! Thats such a cool detail eye-

[@StarkeeperLen]

Already a year since third life started! Happy anniversary!

[@quinn7475]

Omg, this is so good, I can't get over the transition between first life scar and third life scar, so incredible

[@AuraBird]

This is absolutely amazing! I love this so much! The designs, the song choice, just everything about this is amazing! So, is "Scar" basically trying to teach Grian how amazing it is to be like him (on his final life) by turning the rest of the 3rd lifer's against each other or to his side? Because if so, that's really cool :o

[@Zylistic]

That was the original idea yes, then halfway it simply devolved into telling the actual story through a twisted lens :)

[@NamikaJean93]

~whistles~ menacing scar is wonderful XD

[@Lumberjack_king]

Lol grian did most of the work in 3rd life but yeah thiss is what scar wanted to be like but he wanted a cookie

[@violent-backed-starling]

the way you draw ren sparks joy

[@AshlynLeeThatsMe]

Two years later and this is still one of the coolest things to ever come out of the Life Series (in terms of fan content... which is saying a lot, because there's a lot of BANGER fan content.)

[@exoticcats6119]

In third life Grian really seemed like some kind of mastermind, but by the end he felt super bad about killing Scar.

[@jeannepeh]

THE RUNNING ANIMATION THE DESIGNSSSS THE WHOLE THING AHH

[@Zylistic]

TYYYYY!!!!!!

[@flouroantimonicvanyar289]

i admire the effort and attention to detail put into drawing scars abs in this. (seriously though this is so good and detailed, im in awe)

[@doodle_bear291]

I love this so mUCH also I support longhair Grian wholeheartedly

[@Ryanthedoctor11]

I find it funny that you have this animatic be Scar convincing Grian to join him, when in the actual series it was entirely Grian making it happen, he indebted himself to Scar, and made Scar start killing with the red name when Scar was just like "I really want the cookie"

[@bluehairedemon]

Long haired grian looks amazing, especially the Bdubs vs. Grian fight

[@sadee4175]

This was such a good animation!!!!! I love the designs you did for each character and how they became more damaged as they moved from green to red lives. Scar and Rendog both looked particularly good! I loved the song choice to well done

[@Zylistic]

Tysm!!!

[@goblingeek4310]

I love that Joel is just playing with his dog in the background

[@ranjanasharan4051]

Scar in all the life series animatics : cool calm calculated joker type character Scar in actual life series : basically jack sparrow somehow able to talk his way out of any situation

[@eolith_1655]

JOEL WITH THE DOG IN THE GHOST SCENE AND LONG HAIRED GRIAN AT THE END YES

[@lillabellfelix5747]

Love the throwback to Grian's old link skin with the long hair!

[@erlgjnerigneoifnroiueabgr]

YOOOOOOOO THIS GAVE ME THE CHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLS this was soo good!!!! such a bittersweet twist to the ending :,)

[@Zylistic]

Suffer :) THANK YOU!

[@sludgy5134]

Thats a way to make you Be more chill

[@cloudy_skies1254]

Scar in animatic: God of entire server and commander of Grain Canon Scar: *Gimme ur pants for this fancy paper* (epic animatic btw it was awesome)

[@rimfire8217]

I like how y’all turn what is a simple romp into Game of thrones infinity war, war and Peace the Anime the Musical.

[@kagehana_tsukio]

Yo I'm so in love with your life representations for each of them aside from the eye colours??? and also your character designs for them all is just so :ok_hand: its so excellent

[@savebatsfromscratch]

This song fits so well! (And I love the way you draw Jimmy and Etho so much-)

[@rietbergamber852]

The amount of times I had to pause and take a deep breath because of giddy excitement regarding the designs, the art in general and the menacing tone of the animatic. I just... I love this so much

[@matt_actually]

I loved the end because scar was crying and in reality they were apologizing every time the took damage

[@varyn4002]

when i saw joel with his dogs, and scott and jimmy(i think it’s jimmy) as ghosts i cried(this isn’t a stretch i did it at the end of their episodes too)

[@kayleekirkpatrick9193]

I freaked out when i saw Joel as a ghost petting one of his many dogs(tbh its probably the one Scott killed while burning Etho’s wool castle)

[@varyn4002]

@@kayleekirkpatrick9193 true

[@vaeliyn8687]

HOW THE ACTUAL HECK DID YOU DRAW AND HAVE THE PATIENCE FOR THIS?!? IT'S A MASTERPIECE ROBY!

[@Zylistic]

i lost a couple years of my lifespan

[@IndependentOreo]

Well I watched be more chill because of this song, so I got discover my favorite musical from this amazing animatic

[@Lunernight]

This was beautiful beyond words. The way you portrayed Grian with the underlying psychopath was perfect.

[@AffordableCat]

This was the first animatic I’ve ever watched, I watched it way back when it first came out and could never find it since. I’m so glad I found it again and thank you for introducing me to a wonderful community!

[@lacewinglml]

Everytime I see the opening, all I hear in my head is Grian " Scar, put your clothes on"

[@rinhayes6200]

This is amazing! I love how the only colours were the subtle representations of everyones life count, and that their appearance represented their lives as well. Good job!

[@cyeayttheratking9501]

Saw this and immediately got addicted, ive watched it so many times and can I just say, amazing job. The scenes, the lighting, the way you reference the events in the series, but something I always appreciate so much in these is the designs. The way you interpret each characters skin, the way you show which life they’re on in their design, the way you add scars and such to reference how they’ve died, scars prosthetic legs, it’s all absolutely masterful and I love it so much. Also long haired grian is something I never knew I needed

[@Expriexp]

BROOOO I LOVE BE MORE CHILL AND 3RD LIFE THEYRE BOTH SO GOOOOOOOD ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Laura-bs2hw]

i love how this song is talking about why scripts are cool and people hear this and go "ah yes DRAMA, CHAOS, DESTRUCTION" but like is really well done