What Could Have Been - Dream SMP Animatic

[@TheEret]

How you made the song fit the setting was amazing! Got legititmate chills! Phenomenal!

[@braxtonray7346]

Watching you react to it made this even more emotionally impactful. The artist captured the flurry of emotions so well.

[@sofiaSwimsSC]

Hi Eret!!

[@maepletea]

THANKYOU SO MUCH!!! (Did you spot yourself at 2:30?)

[@user-ghoul]

So glad I found this animatic through your stream

[@SmileM00re]

Yeah it’s amazing

[@Zephirite.]

WOW, how Wilbur's not just beating Dream for driving Tommy to suicide, but for killing all the dreams and friendships Wilbur could've had. Obviously Wilbur did most of the damage himself, but the parts that Dream orchestrated by giving him the TnT, killing/Exiling Tommy, and reviving Wilbur were painful. And the "What could have been" paired with Wilbur at Tommy's tower is a DARKER take on what could have been if Tommy HAD died that day. Wilbur's as terrified of the friendships he almost lost, as the ones he did.

[@maepletea]

Comments like this make me so happy!! ❤️ I love when people analyze my animatics! Thanks so much!!

[@Zephirite.]

@@maepletea you’re beyond welcome, you did a fantastic job! I can’t help analyzing XD I leave the comments I’d like to receive, and I know it’s so rewarding when people pick things out.

[@lukito3575]

1:31 that scene of Wilbur reaching for Tommy as he’s falling is so powerful as well as this whole animation is, great job

[@bluepotato1371]

1:21 I love how Tommy is framed here, he's small, looking down. Tommy explains what happen and Wilbur see's a kid. A kid who's been though too much for his age.

[@Winter_Riding]

You just explained exactly what I'm feeling when I see this. I watch it too much

[@abbyclara1579]

Dream:Oh! Wilbur how did you get in here? Wilbur: *bursts into a dramatic song about himself* Dream: .....wut?

[@Winter_Riding]

I laughed so hard at this XDD

[@tododokii]

I cannot tell you in words how fucking good and well put together this is.

[@maepletea]

THANKYOU TODO AAAAA ❤️😭❤️

[@Zephirite.]

Watching this for the third time in 24 hours, and realizing even the WHOLE ANIMATIC of Wilbur punching Dream isn’t even real! At the end, Wilbur’s literally waking up from a vision of “what could’ve been”; but in the end, even revenge is impossible. All he can do is free Tommy, and it’s by hurting him yet again.

[@The_Lostfield_]

This is amazing as always! This song fits so well with Wilbur’s Character, and how Wilbur kinda expresses himself through out the song is amazing. My favorite parts I think is Wilbur/Ghostbur reaching out for Tommy trying to save him but at the end he couldn’t and where it flashes different events that happened in the past, and I loved how ended! Amazing work!

[@Leering_Cloud]

In some way DSMP Wilbur probably feels how my uncle felt. Wilbur was stuck in almost like a prison of himself when he was locked in his own purgatory and he realized he wasn't there to save his brother. My uncle was stuck in jail for a simple drunk driving and drug charge and while he was in there my other uncle, his younger brother died in an motorcycle accident and my uncle in prison couldn't even be at the funeral because he was in jail. Sometimes the guilt of not being there to protect a younger sibling and to know you weren't there to protect them, to save them. I can only imagine it kills ya a little inside.

[@tododokii]

1:19 THE FUCKING EXPRESSIONS HERE IS SO- IM SCREAMING ITS SO GOOD AND ACCURATE

[@tododokii]

THE FUCJING BUILD UP HOLY SHIT, THIS IS SO FUCKING GOOD

[@tododokii]

YOU ARE MAKING ME LOSE MY SHIT AT 1:33 ITS SO-

[@Ame_Emberlea]

This whole animatic is gorgeous but 2:37 this frame

[@bloodbrothermoon4715]

Tommy looks so young and boyish at 1:21 its heartbreaking

[@tododokii]

I LOVE THE FUCKING EXPRESSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES WHOLELY SHIT

[@gigi2820]

AAA I LOVE IT! I like how intense this is! With the shaky cam, the quick shots and the bright red... just, loved it! Great work! :D

[@Starryflame]

I was going through my saved videos from ages ago, and I saw the picture before I saw the channel name and due to being more familiar with your artstyle, I recognised you from that first XD

[@user-ghoul]

This animatic is easily one of the best dream smp animatics I’ve seen- the way you picture all of the emotions, conflicts, and pains of the lore in this beautiful work of art and great talent just shakes my heart. Absolutely amazing and astonishing.

[@SONAISTIC]

WTH THIS IS AMAZING WHAT IN THE PRIME WOW

[@claran3616]

This is so solemn and sad compared to other long animations. It also feels like i'm watching a musical for some reason. good work.

[@bjunsen]

THE ABSOLUTE JOY I FELT WHEN I WATCHED THIS, THIS VERY STREAM MADE ME A 100% WILBUR APOLOGIST, OHHHH DIRTY CRIME BOYS MY BELOVED

[@goddess_lilo878]

This. This is my new favorite animatic. The story telling matches perfect with the song, the heartache of Tommy’s story and how Will sees Tommy. It is just perfectly captured. It even made me cry going through it seeing each frame it’s so beautiful. Bravo 👏

[@lehelf3310]

2:34 That scene just makes it clear how much pain wilbur is in, the expressions are cheffs kiss

[@lycanex_]

This is so, so gorgeous Maeple! Every expression, every character, every design and every scene played out and matched each other so well with the well-chosen music and I absolutely love every single bit of it!! Again, this is absolutely stunning and you deserve so much more recognition for all the effort you put into these masterpieces! Keep going, you're awesome, and I hope you have a lovely day/night

[@FairyRave]

The emotions and the framing here is absolutely beautiful! The song choice really tied together the overall story as well! Ahhhhhh, you did such a brilliant job! Love love love this animatic!!!

[@Me-tw9nt]

Wilbur's face at 1:20 is just *muah*

[@thatenbyartist517]

This was absolutely incredible

[@callmesammyboi]

2:13 beloved!!! love that hehe the callback to vantage is super neat. Thos whole animatic is super cool tho and im inching through the quick flashes panel by panel to get a good look at them rn but the whole this is gorgeously done !

[@AutumnLikeABreeze]

This was amazing! I absolutely love the way you showcase Wilbur’s raw anger toward Dream and the emotion put behind every scene! Well done! :D

[@Inkwellhell]

This is incredible!! So underrated man, keep up the good work!!

[@tododokii]

YO OMG IM HERE

[@zukarinkani]

watching this again like a kid watching encanto

[@maepletea]

Zukaaa 😭❤️❤️❤️

[@Ghost084]

Holy cow the fan creations that come from this SMP Fandom are INSANE. Honestly they do the story so much better. I loveee it

[@xtoastywolfyx9694]

2:38 This part! I love all the emotion in this animatic sm!

[@NovaStella_]

fffFUCK It's so amazing how beautiful this is, how cathartic it feels to just see all of this build up to the climax. Holy shit, this was amazingly well done!!!!

[@Riley_wolf]

How am I only seeing this now, holy shit. This is beautiful, you captured c!Wilbur perfectly.

[@mikemaxsuniverse9219]

THIS IS AWESOME!! 🤩 Never thought this song could match so well with Wilbur's/Ghostbur's story!

[@CaptainKat8]

This is so good holy crap! This song goes so well too!

[@LucyAldrete]

In tears rn this animatics is so powerful and definitely underrated one of the best animatics I've seen I love your art style and the music goes with it so well!

[@jamiegenlix8613]

Dang... Looking back on this animatic just made my jaw drop.. This is so powerful and emotional!

[@drag0natlas]

hoooooly heck,, i have no words for how emotionally powerful this is

[@milktea6676]

Bro this I came out so flipping good 🤩 10/10 all out 💫⭐️🌟👏

[@Splendid-Spring]

This is by far your best animatic yet 😭😭 I could not stop gasping and verbally saying “Omgosh”!! You honestly just keep finding some way to one up yourself with every single animatic and your fluid movement is extremely impressive!! ❤️💕

[@fishmorganthe9882]

I come back to rewatch this.

[@rubberduckzilla]

This is absolutely stellar, the song fits everything so well and the animation is well done!!!

[@coconutmango4773]

"I was meant to be yours" why this fits so muuucccchhhhhhh

[@ninakobito3618]

Gosh this is breathtaking :o The expressions, the choices in composition and colors, everything fits so well, truly well done.

[@mezzamadewhole]

Oh my goodness this is glorious i legitimately got chills... The intensity of the light work and perspective flashes had me slamming my desk this is so good. I can't even begin to do justice to this masterpiece with words. i have mashed the subscribe button :)

[@melaniecheshire6420]

Omg I'm gonna cry wtf

[@anxiousoptimism5517]

Also I love the way you draw stitches.

[@recrewn]

this is incredible! i love it so much

[@ka1purush_]

One like doesn't do this justice, I need to be able to rt and quote tweet and bookmark this and share it in gcs and cry about it publicly 😭

[@fishmorganthe9882]

Omg omg omg this this is so GOOOOD I can just feel the emotions in this video

[@diavalraven3660]

HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP _HOLY_ _CRAP!!!!!!!_ THIS IS SO AMAZINGLY GOOD!!

[@parker4675]

I had GOOSEBUMPS. This was masterfully done. Great job!

[@sp4c1ng_0ut8]

I am in deep emotional pain. Here, take my subscription. Wilbur ;0; Crime bois ; - ;

[@Teagar_]

this is so fluid, the amount of sheer storytelling in this is incredible!!

[@grovitemultiverse]

This is amazing! The expressions are deeply enhanced by the posing of the characters. The compositions are wonderful, and are especially strong at points such as 1:08. The use of color was clearly thought out, and the lighting/shading is incredible. Frames were well-timed with the music, and the music itself was well-chosen. Great job on the animatic!

[@shelbiebevan8469]

Oh my god, this is fantastic the song is so fitting and I love the animation, it’s all so smooth

[@GhostenLuvs]

this is awesome! sry i don't have a more thought out comment!

[@ameliawasgehtsiedasan7683]

Great work! The lighting and the colours are amazing! ❤️

[@lapisofakind]

how am i only just now finding this this is so freaking good

[@evilarixhtt0516]

oh my god thsi is beyond mindblowing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! goddamn how far u've come!!!! and what an epic mix of medias and stuff, i need to check out the dreamsmp lore now

[@hanahvillapana1448]

Love that it fits Wilbur's realization of who Dream really is, also seeing Tommy look so small and empty of anything is just heartbreaking, I'm glad Wilbur finally gave him the happy ending he deserved plus with the beach party too

[@driammadram]

legit chills dude. the way you always connect the visuals to the lyrics is amazing, you can really tell you worked hard on this. another animatic for my "superior animatics" playlist lmao

[@alexcandle9189]

Aahhhhhhhhh that’s so COOL! I live the music and the animation, it’s gorgeous!

[@ashdiariees]

this is by far my new favorite dsmp animatic :)

[@mayojaylaylo5627]

UHHHHHHHHH WHAT?! HOW DID I JUST NOW FIND THIS??!! THIS WAS INCREDIBLE! THE ANIMATION, THE ART, THE MUSIC AND ALL THE DIFFERENT ARCS AND- GAAAAAAAH THIS WAS SO COOL!!!!!

[@ChaoticWatcher]

This so good lolll Like the song just flows so well with everything, the character, the movements, the message its trying to convey, its genuinely so good!

[@ffireball]

I loved the flash of your scenes in Vantage as well, good cameo :]

[@arriathedragon8661]

whooaaaaa, that was dope. your so cool. I miss the Dsmp so i've been going through to see if i could find any animatics I missed, can't believe I didn't get to se this one while it was going! UGH I love this song and you did it so good. holy wow I love it.

[@ingydarrr]

this edit seriously gave me goosebumps, and then left me freaking the fuck out at the end!!!! this was so insanely cool!!!! the way u found a perfect piece of lore to create art for and animate!!!! god this was beautiful and i can’t wait to see what else there is in the future!!! u have insane talent, and i’m so so awed. i hope this gets all the fucking attention ever because god u deserve it!!!!!

[@St4rlen]

I- I don't have the proper words to express how amazing this is. Not only how amazing the whole thing is on its own but your art the music the story like all that you put together in this animatic so well. You have gotten so good at art and its amazing what you are able to do

[@SkaterGirlFC]

HOLY SHIT???? THIS IS AMAZING?????? I LOVE IT??????? AMAZING WORK I LOVE IT SO MUCH FAVORITES PLAYLIST INSTANTLY!!!

[@actuallyAtlas1989]

Bro, this is,, TOP tier, oh my GODS. This is Sad-ist level. I cannot put into words how hyped I am hdjdbwiankdah

[@infingirl8488]

I’m crying this is beautiful

[@Wowza999]

I have no words… this is beautiful

[@em4117]

this is incredible

[@asimplenugget8608]

This is my favourite DSMP animatic. Everyone else, go home.

[@eredemia5912]

HOLY SH* t. I don't think we've ever seen Willbur this pist off. Amazeing work

[@littlelad7155]

This fits so well!! The framing, the shading, the pacing, everything is well done!

[@Pl-iNK]

*screams incoherently *

[@wipaffin6656]

This deserves so much more attention. This is amazing how you fit so much in and match it PERFECTLY to the song and the ending. Your style is beautiful 😌

[@cdraconik6115]

YOUR ART IS SO GOOD OML!!! Your Wilbur design is *chef's kiss* you've earned a subscriber my friend, I can't wait to see what you do next ^^

[@trash_rat_tv]

OMFG GNVVGHF THIS IS SO GOOD!!!!! HOW DOESN’T THIS HAVE MORE LIKES!?! ALSO LOVE THE MUSIC AND ART STYLE

[@thenarrativenerd6072]

This is phenomenal

[@debbi1888]

I never realised how perfectly this song fit with Wilburs story. And your animation is amating! Such a great job

[@wish2699]

Chills no joke. This is insane awesome!!!

[@yumbum1923]

This is so cool. I can't say how much i love youre works!

[@IsaGh0st]

I'm really hard to make cry usually, but this has me sitting here with tears streaming down my face like a lil bitch. Good job dude, awesome animatic. I wish this was canon.

[@SavoryFilth]

This made me cry

[@jjhaslam6840]

this is incredible. so underrated.

[@starri_sky]

That was incredible. So perfect. Aaaaaaah, I'm watching that so many times in the future.

[@Rosa-ve2nt]

The absolute emotion this animation conveys amazes me! Love it :D

[@wish2699]

Just watched this, again, for the 7th time. Im nearly crying again

[@onlyjolly0419]

Hey this is REALLY GOOD i got chillsss :D

[@gabrielleandsamuel4073]

I love this so much!

[@BlueRose791]

This is so good, what the heck!? You are incredible!!! Well done!

[@Ginger_NoNameYT]

Holy fucking shit this is amazing. I'm actually crying because it pulled my heartstrings *so* much. I can only hope to be able to do this with my art. ❤❤❤

[@anxiousoptimism5517]

Your art and animation is amazing!