What it Takes to Survive || QSMP Animatic

The rescue mission that should have been!!!
SONG - Scylla (Epic: The Musical)
• Scylla
-Jorge Rivera-Herrans
Animated by - MaepleTea
Characters from - The QSMP
Made with Clip Studio Paint EX
#qsmp #animatic #qsmpphilza

[@ReesePuffTwitch]

Maple is basically becoming the sadist of QSMP at this point /pos

[@SmallHumanGirl09]

YES

[@an_aphrodite_kid]

And we love her for it ❤

[@LilDevyl17]

Took the words right outta my mouth! Maple, this FANGTASTIC work! Love your work!

[@KaelienStyxx]

YES

[@louisenichols6825]

SAD-ist or sadist...? Well, both seeing how much I'm crying after watching these-😭

[@randominternetperson1158]

Maple is an epic fan!!! Someone bring her some thunder to wield because she has us all shocked with this new video! 😂

[@LilDevyl17]

THANKS for the idea!

[@Canadian_Violin]

Badum tsss

[@Bluestonezee]

In a multiverse of infinite possibilities, there will always be a reality in which Philza, Pomme and Richarlyson rescue Cellbit and Baghera from Purgatory. It's always a good day for a steaming hot cup of MaepleTea...

[@vampytoons]

two hyperfixations joining forces to melt my brain

[@Goopdraws]

Mapletea is iconic for still making Animations for QSMP. I love QSMP and EPIC The Musical so this is gonna make me so happy. When I first saw this, all I thought was "MAPPLETEA, WHEN I CATCH YOU, WHEN I CATCH YOU MAPPLETEA" ALSO LOVE THAT ITS BOLAS??? BOLAS FOR LIFE After watching: MAPLE TEA OMG HOW THIS IS AMAZING HELLO??

[@SmallHumanGirl09]

BOLAS

[@BlueGhost_x]

BOLAS FOR LIFE

[@foxy_kayla28]

BOLAS BOLAS BOLAS

[@-blank-770]

BOLAS BOLAS

[@ChaoticDoodle]

“JORGE, WHEN I CATCH YOU JORGE”

[@eszti2236]

"Thank you Maeple for feeding us" we all say in unison

[@Soapy02]

Thank you Maeple for feeding us

[@Leilaro1324]

Thank you maeple for feeding us

[@MariaEduarda-ng1th]

Sometimes i stop to think Cellbit thought he lost his son and his husband was better off without him so the only thing keeping him alive was the fact he didn't want to leave Baghera alone

[@blitziedminecraft923]

I REMBER WHEN THEY ASKED PHILZA TO SAVE CELLBIT AND BAGI I THINK from purgatory 2!! But I never saw it happen

[@kerbluffle]

Baghera lol, and it did kind of happen, Baghera and Cellbit had cutscenes explaining how they got from purgatory to the new island with everyone else

[@blitziedminecraft923]

@@kerbluffle does a vedio of that exist if it’s alright to ask. And thank you for telling mw

[@kerbluffle]

@@blitziedminecraft923 Okay I’ve tried to send this three times! Hopefully this one goes through, and if somehow all of them have then oops lol. Look up Cellbit and Baghera escape purgatory on youtube, you’ll get a video of Cellbit playing the cutscene on his stream. It’s entirely in french and portuguese with subtitles in the opposite language so if you don’t speak either then you’ll have to use a translator :)

[@ninagallardo-k6b]

Maeple isthe new sadist but instead of DSMP she is the bolas GOD for the QSMp not only appering on movie nights but is an icon for the community who she is in though it has stopped she is still in the bolas age

[@SmallHumanGirl09]

BOLAS!!!!

[@GalaticPrincess247]

BOLAS WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL WHEN WE NEED IT AND THIS ANIMATIC IS WHAT WE NEEDED o(^▽^)o

[@SmallHumanGirl09]

BOLAS

[@juliusroman8616]

The moment when Baghera tears up is SO GOOD. Like it looks so realistic.

[@theghosttownn]

i feel a sudden and rational urge to rewatch all of maeple's qsmp animatics everytime a new one drops!

[@fragmentedghost5391]

Still forever sad we never got the the Bolas rescue mission, but this is fucking fantastic

[@ash_from_youtube9387]

I‘m so sad we never got to see this in the QSMP

[@Techcai.]

Bolas and EPIC? SCYLLA’S SONG?? THIS WAS AMAZING

[@maudlin9725]

THERE IS SO MUCH I LOVE ABOUT THIS I WANT TO SCREAM 0:57 the pov shot from THE INSIDE OF THE WOUND Baghera opened TWIRLING with the chainsaw with the trail of blood showing the action is so goddamn inspired. I love how brutal you've made her in this. so many fanworks forget she was even more unhinged than Cellbit in Purgatory 1:11 - 1:23 this sequence showing how trapped Baghera and Cellbit feel by everything they've had to face 1:17 Cellbit switching to Foolish with the coinflip! I'm so glad that moment is being remembered, and the camera rotation plus how you handled the coinflip ending on it hanging in the air while Foolish smirks in his uniform AUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH this song was such a perfect choice. the relief at the end as Baghera recognizes Phil while the "you and I" part is harmonized is palpable. 10/10, have watched it 6 times already

[@sarahpyro]

Wait what's the coin flip? I love how it looks here but have no context and haven't seen others mention it

[@enarinu8984]

No way. NO WAYYYY. As a huge fan of Epic, and former QSMP admin, as well as someone who supports Team Bolas' rights AND wrongs... This animatic is EVERYTHING to me. Perfection painted in red right before my eyes, you've done it again Maeple!

[@shork2539]

1:05 THE EMOTION

[@Umbershine707]

I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT QSMP BUT IM STARTING TO THINK I SHOULD WATCH IT HOLY HELL

[@user-kk3ks8vp3z]

you need tô watch it

[@sydmallory2194]

The shot with Baghera pointing her chainsaw at Philza gave me chills! Amazing work!!!

[@sfdragon9946]

SO GOOD! The quick frames between the birds and Cellbit paralleling with Foolish, and Baghera turning around to realize it’s Phil- ;-; Ahhh. I think we all wish time constraints and scheduling issues didn’t happen so we could’ve gotten the rescue mission, but I’m glad we got it in the form of fan content like this.

[@aurora_dawn123]

What never was, but could've been.

[@normal_user-bx5jc]

I'm not in this fandom, so I have no idea how much is taken straight from canon and how much is personal interpretation, but I absolutely adore the character design here. Every single character is so visually striking and has a unique silhouette without any of them coming across as 'extra' or overdesigned. The art style is so satisfying and well-suited to the characters that I could write an entire comment on it alone. All this to say, you've got some crazy talent and this animatic was a lovely treat :^)

[@Lumi_Pomme]

Incredible, amazing, breathtaking. Got literal chills watching it, and I can't explain how much I love all the character designs. Love the kind of animation where you can pause on any frame and it looks awesome 💙

[@maepletea]

THANK YOU!!!! ❤❤❤ And thank you for making such an iconic character!

[@Bella_bumble]

Philza is gonna fucking love this!!

[@Fruity_one]

. . . Mapleatea.. AND EPIC?!?! GOD bless me, what a GREAT time to be alive!!💛

[@Scarlet_Shroom]

MAEPLE ANIMATIC WHO CHEERED??

[@_NOTLT]

The foolish animation parts are allways EPIC AF

[@kathe7086]

I love how the female voice matches Baghera so well, this is so beautiful❤‍🔥

[@straightjacket_kickboxer]

AAAA This is incredible, the color scheme, the character designs and expressions, the choices for the voice/lyric lines, scenes and perspectives... It pushes me right back into my QSMP phase and reminds me of why I loved the server (and of why it made me mad at times). As much as I adore the storytelling on the QSMP, the fact that its natural flow got interrupted by event after event still bothers me because it robbed us of scenes like this! Had whoever was making the decisions on bigger event days actually asked the streamers and admins where their lore was heading, there would have been many great moments because THEY WERE COOKING. They were ALWAYS cooking. I remember my excitement when Richarlyson and Pomme asked Q!Philza to accompany them on a rescue mission to save Q!Cellbit and Q!Baghera because it would have been such a test of and testament of the relationship, and perhaps, family ties, they forged in Purgatory. It would speak to the nature of the bonds made on the island(s), to very nature of the islanders themselves - there's understanding, forgiveness and hope for each other. And that's a very special facet of both the overall server lore and the characters in their canon existence. Because even if they went off the deep end, there was somebody there that would go through hell to save them. And Q!Phil would have done it literally, essentially, for Q!Baghera and Q!Cellbit and their kids. Neither of their characters take this kind of support for granted (their past would have never even allowed them to do so) and that makes their willingness to fight for each other so very powerful. And I am glad that even though we never saw it happen in canon, you captured the moment of how it could have been. When the conversation about the rescue mission originally happened, I mostly imagined Q!Philza saving them, but the combination of the idea of Q!Philza accompanying Richarlyson and Pomme to Purgatory and becoming a welcoming presence and the implications of the battle shown in the animation we saw of Q!Cellbit's and Q!Baghera's escape is just brilliant. Because it doesn't strip away the self-agency from the "hounds". We have seen them slowly starting to question serving the Watcher towards the end Purgatory 2 as they begin to see that it is to blame for their misery. They originally became the Watcher's "hounds" in hopes that the adrenaline of the hunt would dull their pain and overshadow it with short-lived joy but... after carnage, all that is left it emptiness... and the first glance at a razor-sharp clarity. The fact that their life is dedicated to the one who destroyed it. And so they turn against the Watcher and his workers. "Run for your life!" Q!Baghera and Q!Cellbit would rather die in battle than continue living like this. And brutal they are, they have been trained for the hunt. Pomme's shocked face reveals the change they have gone through - she has never seen her mother like this, with merciless, cold eyes. "We must do what it takes to survive." And yet, you can see Q!Baghera's gaze softens as she recognizes Q!Philza. It's the face of a friend that has been with her in this hell, all these months ago. Their leader. Something safe, something to hold onto. "We are the same, you and I." Pomme, Richas, Q!Phil... They must all seem like ghosts to her and Q!Cellbit. A dream too good to be true. But they take their hands, real as can be, and guide them home. They say home is where the heart is, and they have just found back their way to theirs. Absolutely beautiful storytelling, all confined in their characters' stories and your gorgeous art. (I will also add that I am I love the quick "flashbacks" to Q!Baghera's and Q!Cellbit's memories, showing their old selves and characters that mattered to their story in the past. I am somehow especially happy that the animatic included a glimpse of the "Q!Foolish flips a coin" scene because people tend to forget or overlook it? The entire spiel following Q!Cellbit going on a violent rampage is generally quite underrated, the character interactions and improv was insanely good and gave great character insights. I loved how everyone and everything was interconnected, it really fleshed out relationships between every character involved.) Truly, I really wonder if we will ever get to see another project like this? Because the QSMP content creators have unbelievable chemistry and it seems to me that it is a rarity that everyone gets along so well and collaborates so well in lore together, especially across different cultures and languages. Well, no matter what will be, the good memories QSMP created will forever be captured in the art and fan creations it inspired during its run, such as your stunning pieces, Maeple.

[@alexwest9015]

This is the ending that the Bolas family deserved. This is so beautiful

[@luckymagicbelle]

ok but can we talk abt the subtle changes in expression and just how well their emotions come across? because seriously they're drawn so well--it's like a cherry on top of this fantastic animatic. Please take my adoration!!

[@aka-aisu6812]

J'étais sur le point de pleurer... Le lore de Baghera me manque... Le QSMP me manque... 💔 (Epic & QSMP ?! Amazing !)

[@dayashissh]

MY CURRENT HYPERFIXATION WITH MY PAST ONE????? THIS IS SO GOOOOOOD

[@lunarip]

WOHOOO!!! Epic Epic Epic!!! SCYLLA!!!! Im a Scylla #1 enjoyer 🗣️🔥🔥🗣️‼️‼️

[@Skellybur]

MY GOD. CELLBIT SCREAMING RUN FOR YOUR LIVES GAVE ME CHILLS. AMAZING WORK!!

[@BirbCupcakePotatoThing22]

Yep, gonna watch this on repeat for a while.

[@hopel1986]

lol same I’ve already watched it like 30 times

[@Hihopelessromantics]

No clue what any of this is but the creativity in the frames won my like within 30 seconds

[@Zaraniteyuh]

SCYLLA ???? EPIC AND QSMP OMG

[@seiru_ryu]

OMG IM SO EXCITED MORE THEN EVER EPIC THE BOLAS MUSICAL GOES SO HARD AHHHHHHHH

[@mushroom4286]

AAAAAAAAA THIS IS AMAZING! I love how you brought Phil with Pomme and Richas when the kids went to go save their parents! It would have been so cool to see Phil do it on stream if only he had enough time- but I love how you willed this into existence! And with Scylla from Epic too! Amazing choice of song with the intensity of the fight ❤

[@Mythical-Blackstar]

1:34 The fact that this line suits the two of them so much. ALSO I JUST REALIZED THE BLACK MARKINGS UNDER PHILS EYES COULD BE TEAR MARKINGS AAAAAA- -considering Phil’s wings were tested by the feds to make copies of sorts, or something like that, can’t remember exactly.-

[@DC-hi8yc]

AWWWWWIDJSKDN i wishhhhh we could have seen phil with the kids save cellbit and baghs

[@LeeFelix_IsABerry]

Ready as ill ever be! Drifted away from qsmp so glad to still gets peices of it every now and then

[@tallshadowclan]

Wait this is wonderfulll I love this so much, just the interpretation of the song and with Phil and the kids seeing how lost Baghera and Cellbit have become for them to find themselves at the end, just, so good

[@bernichat349]

LO AMO!! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, IT'S PERFECT, IT'S EPIC!!!! I loveeeee it! The Scylla song is my favourite from this new saga, and it used in a QSMP Purgatory animatic makes this even better. This moment from Cellbit and Baghera's stream or video (i don't remember) was very emotional and cool at the same time.

[@muffingirl32]

PERFECT song choice, excellent work as always you never miss. I love the moments you chose to sync up the words and their mouths

[@im_a_weird_person9275]

THIS IS SO FUCKING COOL AAAHHHH OH MY GOD your art style never fails to amaze me, the expressions on the characters' faces, the way it perfectly matches with the music, just everything about this is so RAAAHHH /pos also THE STORY IN THIS??? HFJSDKHFS MY HEART AAA such an amazing animatic man i love this so much :DDD

[@Lylia9000]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OMG this caused me so much psychic damage - THIS WAS AWESOME!!! Combining two of my recent favorite medias together and making something EPIC is awe inspiring. Keeping being amazing!!! Your work is wonderful!!!

[@N_dll]

My two hiperfixations joining wasnt what I planned but I am HERE FOR IT Maeple you are incredible

[@SaphDegatzlXl]

Maeple, you did it again. I love this so much. This is what I had hoped to see with the rescue. Man! Beautiful as always.

[@rosanooktown]

ITS SO EPIC!!! omg ive been hyped about this since i knew you were going to do the BOLAS rescue mission, and its even better than i couldve imagined

[@xAzary_x]

LETS GO!!! I LOVE EPIC!!! The thunder saga is so good and Scylla is one of my fave songs from it. Also, it’s the perfect song for this and the animatic is sick!

[@alyssaa4799]

The detail in the facial expressions???????

[@evan_cc_qsmp]

Thank you maple for this beautiful animation that brought tears to my eyes

[@maemoon_art]

MAEPLE YOUVE DONE IT AGAIN!!!!! Your animatics remind me why I love qsmp!! i love your art so much!!!!

[@ClioVassi]

A QSMP AND EPIC ANIMATION FOR THE ARC THAT WE WERE ROBBED OF. THIS IS PERFECT. THIS IS GORGEOUS. I LOVE ITTT

[@ramosdefloress]

THAT WAS AMAZING! So glad I could make it to the premiere! The designs, the storytelling, the smooth animation, and the EPIC music are so good together. It is beautiful!!

[@bella_daze3092]

Maeple Tea is the SAD-ist of the QSMP confirmed. This hits SO hard❤❤❤

[@MarleeSandoval]

BOLAS BOLAS BOLAS!!!!! Im so excited!!! Maeple you are so freakin talented it is surreal!! Thia just made my day!!

[@IsaGh0st]

FUUUUUUUCKKKKKK MAEPLE I'M GONNA BE THINKING ABOUT THIS FOR WEEKS. YOU NEVER MISS 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MugzD]

omg ahahah im glad im not the only one that heard the new batch of songs and immediately imagined team BOLAS being in those scenes ..like chorus of "different beast" such bolas core

[@DreiVlogz]

OMG QSMP AND EPIC!?!?IVE BEEN BLESSED

[@SunnyHeree]

OMGGG I LOVE THIS SMM, THIS IS SO PEAK, TY FOR MAKING QSMP STUFFFFF

[@ekkorukki1455]

GREATEST CROSSOVER EVER :D

[@franrodriguez3590]

What would had happen IF they take Phil to the Purgatory to rescue them with Richars and Pomme. IS SOOOO GOOD! Still is a shame that they didn't let it happen, but aleast we had your interpretation and is super amazing!

[@saltysierrena]

OH! This is so cool!!!! Love the expressions and fluidity of the animatic!

[@cassandrastrauss3162]

YOOOOO I knew something was coming and this WAS AWESOME!!!! BOLAS FOREVER!!! Baghera crying at the end hurt a bit. 🥹. Amazing 👏❤️

[@BBdaffodil]

This is so good!!!! Love your animations always and you understanding of music and how the music can add to your stories you draw- beautiful!!!

[@emberii_]

we were ROBBED (thank you maeple for bringing it to us)

[@Ravens_Watch]

MaepleTea, this is amazing! I love the detail and the song aligns beautifully with your work. Absolutely stunning! 😍

[@boterham5]

That thumbnail looks amazing omg :0

[@4UBR3Y.LMAO.]

THAT WAS GO GOOD OMG! THANK YOU FOR FEEDING US CRUMBS! bolas forever

[@aelincreativvods]

another fucking masterpiece that leaves me without words!

[@lydiasingleton7231]

I literally just spent all night restarting Epic & catching up. Couldn’t be happier that you posted this, especially today. So gorgeous, as always!

[@ashlynmeghan2411]

*chefs kiss* amazing! the art was hauntingly beautiful with the color choices!

[@maddiewebber5070]

your animatics always gave me chills

[@CB_W0lf]

BOLAS BOLAS BOLAS!!! Love it, love the expressions, lets pretend this was what actually happened!!

[@FoxfurYT]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I love your animatics and song choices so much!!!!!!!!

[@afriedapple438]

another day another slay for maepletea's qsmp cinematic ✨

[@mikado_m]

[ cat-bite-shakey-gif ] Animatic so slay my phone spontaneously restarted...

[@zeenoash.8805]

LET GO SADIST- WAIT, NO! MAEPLETEA OF QSMP!

[@montavious4748]

Oh hell no you did not make an animatic with this song Maple, it’s been out for 8 days! Smh I’m not ready

[@raeb23]

If only this was. Your animatics are lifeblood.

[@Lannyzita]

🎬 - THIS IS CINEMA - 🎬

[@tritrixter]

SCYLLA SCYLLA EPIC THE MUSICAL WITH QSMPO OH MY GOD THEYRE SO PERFECT YESSS THIS IS SO AWESOME!!

[@April_flowers]

watching Maeple's animatics feels like chugging water at 3am /pos (also Epic + QSMP? YES PLEASE)

[@nicthanut965]

Maple you absolute legend this was so breathtakingly cool and so so AWESOME!! 🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️🇦🇺

[@kamijo772]

This is fantastic, I had goosbumps whil watching it. It captions all the frustration i have about QSMP, I needed that.

[@renlovsama]

IM LIVING FOR MY TWO FAVORITE-THINGS IN ONE VIDEO AAAA 🩷 AMAZING ART

[@xbfb2702]

OH THIS IS AWESOME

[@roxanne7605]

I’m crying so much q!baghera is so tragic bro ughhhh😭

[@TheKidwBlueGlasses]

MAEPLE DONE IT AGAIN LETSGOOO!!! This was awesome dude! Beautiful as always yesyes :D

[@nicoleburdick6209]

Once again Maeple is giving us another masterpiece...BolasBolasBolasBolas!

[@SmallHumanGirl09]

BOLAS BOLAS BOLAS

[@Totallynotcucurucho]

I hoped you enjoyed the islands :)

[@ashcornergang]

MAEPLE!!!! AWESOME WORK QUEEN!!! Slay as always!!!! ❤❤❤

[@_indigo_inked]

THE RESCUE MISSION OH MY GOODNESS YHIS IS AMAZING!!!! ❤❤❤

[@Lo0ser101]

Oh. My. God. MAEPLE YOU KEEP POPPING OFF WHAT?!?!? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@RaeDoesStuff]

Maeple, I love this so much. You gave us the moment that was robbed from us. Now in my mind, this is canon. Thank you, *MAEPLETEA THIS IS MAKING ME CRY. GRACIAS*

[@Some_dxde-dj8hc]

I have no clue whats going on since i havent wacthed qsmp in a LONG time and I only see this vid cause of the musical but this i a fricking masterpiece :0

[@hanahacker9529]

For short cellbit and bageara have been stuck in purgatory so Phil,pomme and richas are saving them (but what was canon that only pomme and richas saved them so the artist wanted that to change!)