Tooth & Claw (ft. Artixs) - Halo Mega Construx/Bloks Stopmotion

Banished Brutes escort a Skiff across a snow covered planet to resupply their fellow soldiers with munitions and provisions. However, the Prometheans are waiting in ambush...
This film was a collaboration between myself and Artixs. As such, I have full permission to use the music in this video.
Here's the links to Artixs' channels:
/ @artixsmusic
/ @artixs_productions

[@artixsmusic]

The original score is here for anyone interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5KyqZ98frSombs This was a blast, guys! I hope you all enjoyed!

[@DavidDanielproductions]

That’s some good music dude, keep it up!

[@spino008]

Did you get paid for this? It’s fire.

[@EwokHunter27]

Dude that soundtrack was fire, great job

[@alastor-yw7og]

Seeing the banished and prometheans having a duke out feels oddly satisfying And it's actually cool to see prometheans again even if there controversal

[@MJOLNIR_studios]

Ah, so good! I think the prometheans are really underrated and this video proves that! Seeing their unique behaviors animated like this was amazing! Not to mention, your choice of factions is (again) brilliant and rare to see. Oh and that shot of the promethean soldier looking at the banished convoy from a hill? The way you did that, with all the mini builds to create a forced perspective? Sick! Also, the way you characterized the brutes was very unique (especially with the last scene). Them looking out for each other like that was a pleasure to see, even if they'd happily eat me if they ever got the chance 😅

[@sassycrocodile]

😂 Thanks Mjolnir I did use mini builds! I'll make a post next week with some pictures of the adorable little skiff

[@Halo-motion]

@@sassycrocodileQuestion would you ever sell these custom brute heads and helmets I would totally buy

[@sassycrocodile]

@@Halo-motion I have tried selling them before on Instagram, but it just took up too much of my time making the resin parts and cleaning them up. Maybe I'll try selling them again in the future when I've figured out a way to easily mass produce the parts 👍

[@Halo-motion]

@@sassycrocodile count me as a buyer lol

[@Halo-motion]

@@sassycrocodile I love the helmet and the head designs

[@mak12177]

As brutes being my favourite halo species you have executed this work very well. I liked the ending where they bury one of their own.

[@tangy3366]

Well he was kinda turned into ashes so it wasnt that hard.

[@PackHunter117]

Now imagine if it was a full blown war with Banshees and Phaetons duking it out in the sky, sword Elites fighting Knight Battle Wagons, Jackal Snipers fighting Sniper Crawlers and Soldiers, Skirmishers running circles around Soldiers with maybe duel Plasma Pistols or Needlers, Hunters duking it out with Knights, Fuel Rod Grunts and Brutes shooting at Knights with Incineration Cannons. This is so good I want more!

[@MASTERCHEIFreal]

Amazing work as always. This is amazing and i love the way you interpreted the brutes, truly feeling as if they are pack brothers. And i love the Gears of War stuff you had in there, like the wretch scream at 1:03, and the brute executing that promethean with the rip the arm off and beat them to death with it execution from Gears 3, truly amazing.

[@sassycrocodile]

Thanks 😎👍 I'm glad someone picked up on the Brute execution 😂

[@rushingriverfilms]

Amazing animation, the Brutes look great and it was cool to see more Prometheans in an animation, its been a while since I've seen a proper promethean firefight in stopmotion. This was a treat to watch

[@sassycrocodile]

Thanks dude 🙏

[@wither1134]

this is very well done, rest in peace the brute that didn't make it

[@jorismilleret]

I never seen Brutes as fearsome warrior like that. Excellent work

[@AnkoTeamAnimations]

Dude! This was SICK! I love how you show the Covenant/Bansihed in different colors! You always find a way to make them seem more lore accurate! Keep it up! Loved how you showed that the brutes aren’t entirely savages, that they look out for eachother, and honor eachother! Awesome work over all! I’d give it a 9.5/10 but only because there were a few things in it that I didn’t really understand. But nonetheless you worked your butt off and your final result was worth it!

[@Exodroiddirected]

One of the the best animation’s I’ve scene even. Loved how, like desolation, you had the covenant / banished fighting something not the UNSC. That really sets this video apart from almost every other one on KZbin. The custom brute figs were amazing and all effects were well done. Just have one things to say….. keep it up. This is why ur the #1 in my opinion.

[@TimotheosFraser]

That was LEGENDARY! You implemented so many features from the games, and did them justice. The way you used pieces for muzzle flashes and glows is on another level of clever. And it's also not often that we see Prometheans in MEGA stopmotions. This is awesome, man! Well done.

[@sassycrocodile]

Thanks dude! Most appreciated 😁

[@BrickyMySticky]

I love when people use the Promethean in stop motion! Best part was the Promethean teleportation effect, so clean lookin.

[@willstar1238]

Incredible! It’s so awesome seeing prometheans be used as I haven’t seen them in a stopmotion in forever. The animation is top tier as always, and I loved the practical effects you used in this, especially when the promethean soldier teleports. Excellent job!

[@sassycrocodile]

Thank you 😁

[@SnakierElm62]

Babe wake up, new Sassy Crocodile upload just dropped

[@UnwieldilyElephant]

It's so good it makes me want to get my Mega figs out again

[@OrbitalSnapshots2455]

Excellent job! Those knights and crawlers can be pretty tricky to animate at times. I love the set design.

[@LaxWolfLogan]

This truly is humanities best

[@MarineStudios]

This is so good, the effects and everything. This is one of the first full animations with promeatheans ive seen.

[@henrybadger785]

I had the biggest grin on my face when the jump-pack brute tackled the promethean knight! Amazing work!

[@danieldiaz5542]

Its great to see the banished against the forerunner. What a unconvencional battle! Hope other animators take note.

[@arandomweirdanimator5664]

Boi,That was cleeeeeeeeaan! The effects were so crisp and pretty. Love the custom brute heads and your style has always been fun to watch. Pretty original concept for a video too, never seen this done by anyone else! Edit: Wow my comment sounds generic.

[@AlexisGutierrezProductions]

I love seeing the point of view of anything other than the UNSC, it’s so refreshing

[@Vode_An_919]

This is amazing!! I love the brutes using abilities, the land mine is something I don’t think I have ever seen utilised in stop motion before! All the practical effect were amazing as well! They suit the Promethians very well

[@A_Productions]

Everything about this was perfect. The story here would be an interesting one to continue

[@Schlouchies]

I love the custom brute heads they look epic!!!

[@Danxiky08]

Spectacular! A whole 5 minute focused on brutes and PROMETHEAN, it was refreshing to see some underused figures and factions. The smoothness of the animation, great background, and on top of that the music really felt halo yet different. I loved all the practical effect you used, it was fitting for the prometheans. Also that voice lines for the promethean soldiers fitted quite well, I liked it. Last but not least the custom brutes… bruh they look so GOOD!!! Another amazing work sassy crocodile!

[@sassycrocodile]

Thanks dude! I appreciate it :)

[@bohrok321]

very clean. tho we never saw what happened that soldier with the binary rifle. I'd be pretty scared to take over driving the skiff knowing he's still out there =x

[@chuckarrivas9686]

The promeathean grenade blew up the skiff he was on and it most likely crushed him

[@bohrok321]

@@chuckarrivas9686 I don't remember the promethean soldier with the binary rifle ever being on the skiff. I can only find him up on this hill at 0:46

[@chuckarrivas9686]

Oh whoops forgot weapons the promeatheans use lol thought you were talking about brutes

[@hollowsteel]

This was awesome! Such a neat concept too! And I’d be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the awesome practical effects! Great job!

[@Zero_likes_katanas]

Artixs music and your animation are a match made in heaven, I have a recommendation for your next animation, you could remake the "WE ARE ODST" Trailer, that would be cool af

[@Ugotsuiged]

Never fails to amaze me with these animations, KEEP DOING THIS. Also I’ve said this a million times but those molds u made for the brutes look so nice

[@Black_Jazz]

AWWW yeahh, advanced killing machines using the essence of ancient humans vs *MONKE*

[@DavidDanielproductions]

Amazing work sassy! This one was just crazy! I like how you used prometheans, and those banished customs look insane! Great work dude, keep it up!

[@Spartan-animation117]

Nice animations and customs

[@HaydenHag]

I don't understand why mega can't just make brutes using retooled call of duty parts

[@RapidActionAnimations]

As always I love your practical approach to everything. Stunning animation. The music score being crafted specifically for this did help enhance the experience as well. Edit: in terms of not masking out the supports for flying objects it makes sense given the complexity and changing lighting of shots. A good method to replace that in these scenarios is filming it on a solid colour and compositing the footage to match as closely as possible.

[@sassycrocodile]

Thank you dude 🙏 Appreciate it!

[@chickenwizard8154]

Fantastic stuff! I love that disintegration effect at 0:58 and that subtle portal effect at 3:18! The effects were all beautiful, and your choices of what to show and what to hide were very wise. Also I love the skiff minibuild, that community post is how I found the video

[@sassycrocodile]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it dude 🙂

[@user-th8px6np1v]

You inspired me to do stop motion. Now I love it, thank you! Keep up the amazing work!❤

[@GreenSoldierProductions]

Awesome work man!

[@DeceasedFlesh]

I love how accurate all this is to the actual gameplay. I also love the use of equipment, and that you actually got me to route for the brutes

[@badlaxeanimations3205]

Amazing work! I love how you always center your animations around factions most other animators don’t. I don’t think I’ve seen another animation that frames brutes as the protagonists like.. ever. :) your set builds and animation is phenomenal as well. If I had to offer some advice it would be that sometimes the combat comes off as a bit slow. But in the end that’s my opinion, and not inherently a fault of the animation. Keep doing your thing sassy! I love your work.

[@FigureStories-wg4qs]

Hi badlaxe

[@sassycrocodile]

Heyyy cheers dude! I need to study more fight scenes 😎👍 fairly new to that area

[@jayyazz617]

I love the brutes' customs from Halo 3

[@SnakierElm62]

The walk cycles and movements, they're so smooth and crisp!!!

[@santiagooviedo2835]

Amazing bro, I liked so much. 😎💪

[@Gray-E.v.a-Productions053]

Yknow it's a good day when Sassy Crocodile post a new video

[@thesnakeanimator5673]

Man your animations are amazing and they have good story behind them great work!

[@a10goesbrrt28]

That was beautifully executed. I really like the orange paperlike flames for the promeatheans, it fits with the style perfectly and also how you used a lot of actual brute weapons. It sucks that we dodnt get to see the mauler, spiker, amd especially bruteshot in infinite. Overall an amazing animation snd probably your best work so far.😊

[@sassycrocodile]

Thank you 🙏 Yeah, we really need to see more brute guns in the games. They're always so fun to use

[@YourWeeklyAnimation]

This is the best stop motion I have ever seen, awesome job

[@sassycrocodile]

Thank you! That's high praise 😁

[@geraldhuff7413]

Love the effort you put in to get the audio right for a halo animation!

[@elpanashadow5753]

Estuvo buenísima la animación, 10/10

[@Reeman217]

Amazing as always!! Keep it up dude👍

[@thedomainhalo]

An absolute delight from start to finish

[@sassycrocodile]

Cheers Simon 😁

[@TompkinsAnimation]

Amazing! This is the most original stop motion idea I've seen in a while! The figures also felt so alive and the fire effects were really creatively made, plus, I really liked the fact that the one spike grenade didn't kill the brute immediately, he just had the spike in his arm. Great detail!

[@sassycrocodile]

Thanks dude! Your animations are fire 🔥

[@TheMarshalMech]

That was tremendous

[@GREiy45]

awesome animation, cool seeing the prometheans.

[@FigureStories-wg4qs]

THIS WAS INCREDIBLE BRO AMAZING WORK

[@samorellistudios7586]

I never thought I'd be rooting for Brutes lol Loved the animation, specially the way you worked your way around solving the rigging issue with some effects!! I was blown away tbh

[@sassycrocodile]

Thank you so much dude 🙏 Glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@rdproductions517]

Awesome vid, awesome concept, awesome execution, cool figures, and a cool set, I really liked how the brutes fought against the Prometheans and how the Prometheans died, and how their unique animations were animated, good work, keep it up!

[@sassycrocodile]

Thank you 🙏

[@ASTARTES808]

Ese rugido del brute capitán fue parecido al del trailer de halo 3 odst

[@epickingedward7378]

We need a game on the banished vs the promeathians and created

[@vraptorhiss]

Sassy you've done it, my God was that impressive. You told me you were worried about the portrayal of the Prometheans...you have nothing to worry about. That shit was spot on, although I feel the soldiers need the slightest amount more character since they are semi-sentient. The effects were fucking awesome and I'd like to know how you do this. Please some day make a behind the scenes because I could really use your guidance. The audio was nice, the set was awesome, and the custom brutes were an awesome touch. Prometheans are extremely underrated and the fact you took the time to actually animate them brings me great joy. Especially the idea of the banished vs Prometheans, I have been wanting to do that and incorporating it into my story so it's really good to have a reference. Good job dude.

[@sassycrocodile]

Thanks man! I'll definitely do more with the prometheans in the future 🔥🔥

[@LegoLodge33]

great stopmotion i wish i had those skills

[@imagine-productions50]

i would love to know how you got the brutes to look taller.

[@Ultra_Studios]

Awesome! Top quality! 😁

[@RoadWarrior_John]

Superbly done, just outstanding work all round from the set design to the effects, loved the muzzle effects. Also amazing to see something from a different perspective, than the usual human factions.

[@gideonkleyn5144]

That was amazing

[@mega_construx7311]

My favorite stop motion animator by far

[@Shadow_dark117]

Very very good 🎉 The Brutes are the best

[@BearSharkAnimations]

rip brute driver

[@Redfox-es6lm]

Yet another amazing video!!

[@Draftingking22]

MAN THIS IS SICK those brute heads are awesome I also love the concept I don’t see many promethean stop motions keep up the GREAT work 😁😎

[@ebomb1133]

Awesome job my dude 👍 I really enjoyed the stop motion and it was refreshing to see 2 factions we've never seen interact have a battle together. Keep up the good work!

[@tangy3366]

Amazing brutes amazing stop motion. I feel 10 again everytime i watch these ❤👏🙏.

[@Shyguyisop]

well work young lad , SIX out

[@proboanimations3767]

bro keep dropping heat on us every time he uploads, it was so hot he had to add snow🥵🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sassycrocodile]

😂😂 Niiice!

[@MrPhantomPingu]

finally its out nice work man

[@marymorgan7948]

If only the Prometheans actually could shoot the brutes they wouldn't lost

[@sassycrocodile]

They're on easy

[@gilgy4626]

This video was awesome! I loved that this vid just focused on Prometheans and brutes and all the practical stuff was great too!

[@arbiter5519]

PEAK video as always. Love seeing prometheans forces,I hardly see them use for these.

[@SynapseXPro]

Brilliant animation, awesome practical effects. And gotta say amazing job with the music really fits in with all the chaos happening in the animation.

[@SonicJohn117]

Insanely good Sassy. Everything was smooth and the practical effects all looked amazing. Animating so many crawlers running must have been tough haha!

[@sassycrocodile]

Cheers! Yeah it was rough 😂

[@SonicJohn117]

@@sassycrocodile When I saw it my eyes widened 😂 I'm always jealous of your walk cycles, you do them so well!

[@EwokHunter27]

I don’t even know what to say… every aspect of this stop motion was insanely good. Excellent job!

[@jennyswanson9379]

Great smooth and just plain fantastic! I loved the banished and Prometheans a very odd idea but it worked out very well😀

[@Thatonegreyofficer]

BANGER LOVED EVERY SECOND ❤

[@emperortethysusdacertified8175]

Hehe, I recognize those sound effects from ark used for the crawlers running and the watcher. Nice work mate, this was great!

[@spino008]

Amazing work as always ❤

[@kendocustoms2666]

This is so cool i really love that you chose the prometheans for the brutes to fight as always animated really well amazing job

[@introvertwithbricks]

This was well anitmated.

[@xcharly117x5]

hey, that's pretty good 😮

[@roguespartanstudios117]

AMAZING WORK AS USUAL SASSY!

[@Snapsharkstudios]

Gotta say this was worth the wait

[@cameroncastillo333]

Incredible work! This is defined one of my favorites!

[@bradtie7323]

The flame effects are sick dude, glad to see u still pushing boundaries even years later

[@dinogerman4778]

This is just awesome! I can't imagine how long this takes to be so good. Great work 👍

[@j9uks496]

Good to see a new upload 😊

[@imlewishehe]

Super unique concept for an animation, and was executed really well

[@dullysangmay3548]

Now that finishing move in the end outta be a reference to Halo 3 odst. Bro keep up the good work 👏

[@MegaBricks17]

awesome custom figs

[@Zealotplayz922]

W stop motion also I liked how the stalker brute didn’t care when the spike grenade hit him

[@MantleXPro]

How did you get those bullet fly by sounds? They sound awesome. Also FANTASTIC job.

[@sassycrocodile]

Thanks :D If you download SillyGoose's MCC Halo Reach SFX pack, you can find them somewhere in the 'Halo Reach sound effects rip' folder Just type 'SillyGoose sound fx pack' into youtube 👍

[@MantleXPro]

Thanks!