Wendy clutches tightly to the memory of her twin sister, Abigail. Some days, it’s almost as if she never left… Full Update Notes Here: forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/116540-wendys-character-refresh-is-now-available Get Don't Starve Together on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/322330/Dont_Starve_Together
No one else is mentioning the big reveal her. The guy at the end is Jack, whom is the brother of William (Maxwell). This means that Maxwell is the uncle of Wendy.
Ikr? *flashbacks to Abigail faceplanting into Treeguards and Deerclops while i tried soloing them.* now this update will punish you even more for letting abigail die.
I kinda wish that when Wendy is at a low sanity, she will see Abigail as her human from. Also great video and animation, I'm mostly exited for a Webber refresh and his animation.
I kind of love how well the twins personalities are shown here, abigail has an adventurous, goofy outgoing personality while Wendy is usually the quiet and shy type. I love how perfectly the trailer shows it!!! You guys did an excellent job on this Klei, as usual!
Yesterday, in honor of the upcoming rework, I drew what I imagined Abigail looked and acted like before death. It's so cool to see how close and how different she was from my cruddy doodles!
@@honey-hunterslimefanno.3257 I don't know , how does a woman get a flower bouqette without going to the flower garden and getting the flowers all by herself ? What I mean , is that there's no direct connection between a bush and flowers on Abigail & Wendy's heads
@@laurentykalashnikov1745 It shows that before falling in that bush neither have the flower i just want to know how they got the flowers since it is the main wendy item
@@artificialintelligence8328 ye olde William Carter Puzzles have our boy Maxwell (real name William) writing letter after letter to his brother Jack. In this correspondence is mention of "The Twins." At last this theory is fact.
Also when Wendy examines a pond she says “Ophelia? Are you down there” that could be Wendy’s mother since she’s absent in the short. Meaning not only did he loose his brother and both his kids, he lost his wife...
So she was already dead to begin with? Wow, this was a super cool animation, with some cool lore. Honestly Klei this is why I love your games, the style is just beautiful.
i think they wanted to show us how she died, wendy just pretended there was a rose bush there or something and that cushioned her fall when in reality she fell off the cliff into the water.
She would have had to have died later than when she was born, as we saw what she looked like, also their dad would probably be much more concerned if one of the sisters didn't come back to the house
You know, I've heard that sets of twins normally run in a family, and judging by this, seems Maxwell and his brother were twins as well! How interesting!
KLEI OH NO MY HEART :'( The twist was even worse when you realize Abigail has already been gone for a long time..How sad, and we get to see Maxwell's brother!! This one has great lore, thank you!!
But if so, how would they get the flower? Neither pf them would have ever worn the flower if she didn’t fall into the bushes which confuses me since this is what i though happened aswell.
@@honey-hunterslimefanno.3257 To describe it : Wendy is trying to cope with Abigail's death in this scene. She re-creates the timeline of events that happen, so that she can imagine her sister is still alive. For example Lets say Abigail and wendy went to the flower bush first. got flowers. Then Abigail is like ''lets jump on these rocks'' and falls to her death. Wendy then re-organizes events and details in her mind to cope.
It is you can see the rocks in the bottom before then the flower bed just appears it’s her version of coping she wants her to be alive so she imagined it
So basically, she fell and prolly died, but it turns out she fell into a bush. I think it's just Wendy's imagination, she tries to remember the good times when Abi was alive, maybe she's 'changing' the memory of her death? Or forget about it? Idk. And then the illusion is stopped by someone from her family and everything goes back to its normal, sad and depressing state. At least that's how I understand it. I don't think it explains how Abi died, it's just Wendy and her imagination, memories.
My theory is that Abigail didn't fall, but died some other way that's more mysterious, that gives her spirit more reason to stick around. I think that the cliff is just part of Wendy's imagination about her sister, and remembering how adventurous she was.
Okay but can we talk about how adorable Abigail is, and how much you can tell about her personality just based on less than two minutes of an animation with no words? She's clearly very teasing, and definitely careless. I feel like Wendy (before Abby's death) was more on the cautious side, and didn't put herself out there a lot. It almost feels like Abigail not only wants to impress Wendy, but like she wants to be a bit careless to show her sister that it's okay to loosen up. She also just seems like an outdoorsy type girl. I like to imagine that Abigail still has a lot of personality as a ghost, even if we as the player can't see it because, well... ghost.
@user-oy2zg3bt6n because when gardening/farming she would say abigail is the better one at gardening tending to plants etc. Pretty cute nod to that fact
Back in 2013, when I was 11 years old I was so obsessed with Wendy. Her design, her gameplay, her quotes, her general aesthetic - I just loved every part of it. I used to draw Wendy a lot in my notebooks. Now I'm 18 and seeing this trailer just hits different - it actually brings back memories of my childhood. I can't even stress enough how much I love don't starve, how much I enjoy every new animation from Klei and how much this game influenced me (I started learning english to be able to play don't starve - and this summer I'm going to university to study linguistics and become a professional translator). Thank you Klei for everything you've put into this game.
For someone who learned English as a second language, you speak it better than most native English-speakers do. Congrats on your accomplishments, and good luck at the university!
Damn it's hard to believe this game came out that long ago already lol. I used to stream it on TH-cam on my now deleted channel. It's such a good game but I suck at it so badly lmao
Okay, so basically to summarize the lore we got from this animation: Abigail most likely fell into the water and died, but she pretended Abigail fell into a bush, that or Abgail's death is still a mystery. Wendy was reading about flowers, so it is possible Wendy herself bound Abigail's soul to that flower and thus Abigail would always be with her. This is kind of backed up in Wendy's default skin quote: "Abigail come back! I'm not done playing with you." As if she made Abigail come back to her from beyond the grave, or maybe Abigail bound herself to the flower. Lot that this could mean. Also, we have pretty much confirmed how Wendy is related to Maxwell: She's his niece. From what we can tell that is most likely Maxwell's brother, and Wendy has to be in a way related to Maxwell from the in-game quotes. So I'm pretty certain she is Maxwell's niece. Klei did a fantastic job displaying the lore in this animation, very happy with what they have done with this game!
BinxTheJinx73 in the william carter puzzles (that’s maxwell’s real name) theres a letter from his brother talking about the twins, who are likely wendy and Abigail. This is further backed up by the fact that Wendy examining Maxwell ingame says she feels a certain kinship with him. Also when Abigail falls, you can hear what resembles a car screeching to a halt, possibly explaining her actual death
@@slightlytrash5455 just click the link to announcement of the Wendy update at klei forum there is a picture of Wendy Diary some Photos.and book about flower and some post card (sorry its lilian Carter)
@@irpanfauzi1160 I don't know if it's a puzzle per se, but it gives us some interesting information- Wendy was searching for a way to contact her sister, through seances, occult, scammers, and dreams. It's an interesting reference to people who were actually doing it at the time, and as we are speaking about magicians, for example Houndini tried to contact his mother, and when he got disappointed, he revealed every scammer he met. Quite interesting stuff, I'd say, and while the market has shrunken, there are still people willing to pay for just a few minutes of talking to their deceased loved ones...
In days of sunshine, where smiles abide, Wendy and Abigail adventure side by side. Times of happiness, meaning and play, Echoes in the heart’s most joyous days. Play by the wind, the shore and rock, Tests of youth to prove ones stock. Precarious it is that one may find, But not so to one brave mind. All is well, a gentle gift, And thus our girls play again most swift- Alas... Visions that one can just almost touch, Alas, dear friends...can’t compare much. For when time comes to end this play, Memories come of one fateful day. The light has gone, the day grows weary, and smiles fade, and eyes grow teary. Happiness for Wendy is swift and frail, When comes the truth of our dear Abigail. A gentle gift, a gift of red. A symbol, a token, now rests upon her head.
I just realized, the flower we see in the beginning 0:00-0:04 is Abigail coming down to see Wendy. And throughout the video Abigail slowly fades away, especially well seen at 1:05. Subtly showing us Abigail is long gone ...... ahh my heart
I also like how when she falls off the cliff you hear what sounds like a thump and a car screeching to a stop, hinting that Abigail was hit by a car, and seeing her sister sprint appear to fall bright back those memories
@@Nyx_Fey_ I hate when people say it's a car it's the instrumental screaming, none of the characters have actual voices, I'm just hoping that the theory that Abigail died in the earthquake caused by the codex umbra on Maxwell's final show is what killed Abigail since I've hanged onto that theory for years
@@TheSeVIIn youre not wrong about no real voices but i have to disagree with you about Abigail died in an earthquake incident when this video show ls that Abi died after falling off a cliff.
You guys at Klei are the best, that's why I love your games, it's not just gameplay, there's a deep lore hidden and you bring the clues right to us, keep up the good work!
My two fave characters on Don't Starve are Willow and Wendy. Finally, we get a Wendy animation! In terms of the video - wow, it's pretty dark! I mean, it was lovely to see Wendy and Abigail playing together... but it was also really sad to see Wendy all alone. The flower in the bush was a really nice touch - Abigail can't seem to move on due to the unfinished business of dying too young and being without her sister, her other half. I think it is also the unfinished business of Wendy not being able to accept her sister's death and so they will forever remain entwined until they both eventually find peace. Klei's animation and storytelling is so beautiful and fascinating!
That guy is Wendy's father which is Maxwell's brother since Maxwell is Wendy's uncle. I might be wrong but I think Maxwell lured Wendy into the Constant(DS world) with the hopes of getting Abigail back.
@@Abomdosnow Ragtime is the name of the song that plays from the gramophone at the Shadow Throne. And yes, I know that ragtime piano is Wheeler's voice.
This animation still gives me chills. Absolutely love it and this just strengthens my reasoning that maxwell and wendy are by far the most intriguing characers
My heart went from total enjoy to full depression.. i guess i feel just like her now. Great animation, well done! Edit: That car noise when Abigail was falling... geez (0:45)
that is the scream imo, in the game the characters all talk with that instrumental voices. Abi falling in the bush is just in Wendy's mind trying to compensate her death. I mean if she really died from a car accident knowing Klei, they would atleast show a road but they didn't
doubt it was from a car. Remember, the setting takes place in the early 1900s, well before automobiles were truly a cause for concern involving safety. I believe that the sound is actually a scream from Abigail. The characters in don't starve speak in the form of instruments, so it wouldn't be too strange if it was a strident instrument noise such as a flute slowed down to match the slowed down video. So basically my interpretation of the sound is that of the last befallen cry of a young girl falling to her demise.
I love it, that Klei included everything about Wendy in here, like at the end she is depressed just like in game! Actually Abigail's also well made, 'cause she went to these rocks, even when she know she can die, just like in game, when I told her not to fight with this goddamn treeguard. lol
Im pretty sure its not a car screak we hear but a slowed down wendy/Abi scream, remember that in DS world, characters talk the very interesting language of Instrument sound. And well this happen to be a very high pitch slowed down flute. You see Wendy rushing toward Abigail with panic as she fall. If you see someone you love thats gonna fall to is death, you might also drop a desesperate scream. Same goes if you are the falling one. As for the animation, its basicly Wendy trying to recreate in her head playing with her twin sister, supported by the name of the animation: Wish you were here. The animation also show us one last thing, Abigail is mostlikely realy a ghost and was indeed following Wendy (did Wendy knew or not is not sure, but Id say she did not knew YET due to the fact she just left the place when called leaving Abigail ghost alone) Overall a nice animation that give us some lore and some cannon apperance as of Abigail and Maxwell brother (the man at the end is very very mostlikely Maxwell Brother, theres like 200 comments in the video talking about it so gonna leave it out of here)
Additionally there isn't a single Car or Road in the video. Context clues. I don't know why everyone seems to forget them when looking for the forest in the trees.
@Ariel Troncoso calm down satan, a car is really just so out of place in the setting of this animated short. It IS a fabricated reality, a fabricated reality of how Wendy imagines her sister's death in a not-so-brutal way Its really just an alto flute made to sound like a shriek from her falling sister, otherwise if you didnt modify it, it will just sound like an ear piercing alto flute, also why would they then choose the setting to be the cliffs if they are just gonna play a car crash sound. Also applying your logic that Abigail died of a car crash because her scream sounds like a car, *Listen to Maxwell's death scream. It sounds like a godamn train, so are you telling me that Maxwell didn't actually die from dusting away, but rather from a train?* its not a double reference, It legit is just Abigail falling off and either dying in the ocean or getting impaled by rocks
Wendy is one of my favorite characters. I don't understand people who don't feel sorry for her at such moments, probably because they haven't lost any of their relatives and friends. Only those who do not have a loved one nearby, about whose death we know, will understand
@@Rule-be6lw You do know Rule 34 means they will make it out of anything dead or alive? So even as a ghost I am willing to bet there is still images out there.
Every single time...i cry in front of your masterpiece,Klei i hope that you can keep it up because it's amazing...Thank you for your games and others things,Thank you very much
I love 2 things: 1) this short showing abigail sister and the short in general (great work). 2) the rebalance and NEW GOST ANIMATIONS in the DST game (also a really grat job!) Great work to all of the ones that work directly or indirectly in this game, i apreciate a lot everything you do.
First thing to do: give a like, next: watch video 5 times, finally: login into your second account to give another like and watch free times more. Seriously, those animations are just incredible. It's amazing, how much work you guys are giving into all of this. Every animation, every update, every character is just better than previous. and i always can't wait for more! please, keep doing what you do
Wendy’s sister: yeah I’m right by a high cliff that would obviously kill me let me play and why not WALK BACKWARDS WHILE ON THE ROCK OF A CLIFF I’m sure thing will go well
I have to say, these animated shorts and trailers you guys make were a major inspiration for me to start seriously pursuing animation, even all the way back from 2013 with Wilson's short. Thank you Klei for delivering so much quality content like this! It's truly inspiring seeing how much character and story you build with this beautiful style.
![Don't Starve Together: Encore [Maxwell Animated Short]](/img/n.gif)
Wendy clutches tightly to the memory of her twin sister, Abigail. Some days, it’s almost as if she never left…
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Klei why are you pulling my heartstrings
Because Abigail never did
Listen you didn’t HAVE to do us like that but you DID
What Happened To Abigail?
I'm not understand how Abigail's sister dead
I never thought we were gonna see Abigail’s body when alive even when this short came out, that’s a pleasant surprise.
wah
honestly thought it was gonna be different, but then i realized they were twins
...and people literally make headcanon that Abigail would look like Wendy just because They’re Twins I-
Agreed
I love abigails goofy smile. The teeth gap is a great addition
The worst last words you could ever have is “hey watch this”
“Hold my flower”
@@MsScarletwings And so she did.
For years to come.
"What's that beeping?"
“ guess what “ lol
Leeroy Jenkins
Anyone else notice how on the scene of Abigail chasing Wendy, Wendy’s flower was already withered while Abigail’s was full and alive
Perhaps implying that time effects one, but not the other?
Oh, that's cool!
Nice spot
Good catch!
I don't see it :( what timestamp is it
This is exactly what an animated short for a character should be, show some past and make you feel something them when watching it. Also lore reveals.
*Sad woody noises*
@@cnkgaming3585 hey don't be sad woody got an epic anime battle
@@hardlyanydiggity3953 Anime battle? All I saw was a regular Canadian on a regular Canadian day.
@@traytheneat3025 as a fellow Canadian, I can confirm this to be true.
Inferjus not if ya Canadian
This game is like a powdercake that magically gets freshness instead of losing it. Love it.
Repeatedly saltable powdercake!
been dead for like a year but sure
End me lmao that’s bullshit.
But if you play too much, you lose health
Nice owl you are
No one else is mentioning the big reveal her. The guy at the end is Jack, whom is the brother of William (Maxwell). This means that Maxwell is the uncle of Wendy.
wait, how do you know jack is his name?
@@somebodynobody1204 you can just say you dont know bro, or better yet, nothing :P
@@J040PL7 Have you seen the Jack Carter puzzles, hit up on the Don't Starve lore if you're still lacking on it.
@@J040PL7
In some trailers, Klei reveals images of Maxwell and Jack Carter.
Why is Maxwell called William and Maxwell
Wendy is smiling... I’ve seen everything now
Omg this comment made me cry :'(
seeing wendy smile in any scenario is sufficient enough for it to be a good day
Jared Pacheco Wendy Emotes: ill stop ya right there
Yeah!
Wendy: /happy
Abigail loved getting into danger even before she was a ghost.
Ikr?
*flashbacks to Abigail faceplanting into Treeguards and Deerclops while i tried soloing them.*
now this update will punish you even more for letting abigail die.
@@RenShinomiya121 *flashbacks to Abigail aggroing the "in heat" Beefalo*
I feel really bad for Jack
Losing his two daughters and his brother, I can't imagine how much grief and heartbreak he feels from all of this
@@notnamed. no, that's clearly wrong, because when people went into the Constant, there were missing posters, and their loved ones searched for them
@@notnamed. Now with that in mind, what do you think is going to happen to Warly's Ma while he's gone?
@@notnamed. Ironic
@@notnamed. No one, the world Warly got sucked into is the "Don't Starve" world, yet it will be his own Ma that will end up starving outside of it.
Isn't time like slow as heck in the real world if you're in the constant
I wish the game had those white out lines on the characters, I love the contrast it gives to the characters
I was not expecting to see you here
oh hi Sr pelo, nice to see you here
Pelo likes Klei/DST? that's new.
Oh weon pelo no crei verte aqui
Hello there
I kinda wish that when Wendy is at a low sanity, she will see Abigail as her human from. Also great video and animation, I'm mostly exited for a Webber refresh and his animation.
Jhae Cie brilliant idea!!
And instead of just dancing a bit and doing area DMG, a little jump with the bearger stomp effect but smaller
lol
I really want that now ohmigawd
Webber best
Jhae Cie Take notes Klei
We can tell from the number of views that Wendy is fans' favourite character.
For good reason, her backstory is one of the realest ones, and she’s fun as hell in game
The most watched video so yes
Webber is the best
I like ghost girl and i cannot lie
@@геральтривийский-ф2ц yea Webber is best boi
This game has the most underrated art style of all time
LIE THIS IS A GREAT GAME WITH GREAT ANIMATORS YOU HATTERS
If thats haten STOP.!!! YOU MAKEING BRONDAN MAD!!!
@@brandonwilliamson1034 It aint hatin chief
I love the game myself
@@elhamslice1320 Brondan got mad...I NOT CHIEF I AM ANGERY!!!
I kind of love how well the twins personalities are shown here, abigail has an adventurous, goofy outgoing personality while Wendy is usually the quiet and shy type. I love how perfectly the trailer shows it!!! You guys did an excellent job on this Klei, as usual!
This would honestly be a great show
It’s like Up in a sense. Abigail is like Ellie and Wendy is like a gender bent Carl.
Perfectly sums up 0.75x damage and area effect......
This even explains how Abigail acts in the game, how she goes of the fight any enemy she can find, showing how rambunctious she can be.
Yesterday, in honor of the upcoming rework, I drew what I imagined Abigail looked and acted like before death. It's so cool to see how close and how different she was from my cruddy doodles!
The flowery bush is imagined.. At the beginning we can see the cliff goes straight down unto sharp rocks 😭💔
I think she might got hit by a car you could hear a car screeching when she falls
@@emilythedragon4658 it was 1903 at the time so no she just fell to her death lol
If so, then how did they get the iconic flower if she never fell in a bush
@@honey-hunterslimefanno.3257 I don't know , how does a woman get a flower bouqette without going to the flower garden and getting the flowers all by herself ? What I mean , is that there's no direct connection between a bush and flowers on Abigail & Wendy's heads
@@laurentykalashnikov1745 It shows that before falling in that bush neither have the flower i just want to know how they got the flowers since it is the main wendy item
Man, Jack must have it rough, He lost his brother, and his two daughters. Poor guy.
His name is Jack?
@@artificialintelligence8328 ye olde William Carter Puzzles have our boy Maxwell (real name William) writing letter after letter to his brother Jack. In this correspondence is mention of "The Twins." At last this theory is fact.
Also when Wendy examines a pond she says “Ophelia? Are you down there” that could be Wendy’s mother since she’s absent in the short.
Meaning not only did he loose his brother and both his kids, he lost his wife...
sir smoss that’s a reference to hamlet
@@sirsmoss7362 Judging by the postcards in the update post, their mother is Lillian.
So she was already dead to begin with? Wow, this was a super cool animation, with some cool lore. Honestly Klei this is why I love your games, the style is just beautiful.
i think they wanted to show us how she died, wendy just pretended there was a rose bush there or something and that cushioned her fall when in reality she fell off the cliff into the water.
The game lore already implied that Abigail was dead before Wendy was in the Constant, as Abigail is the only human ghost that can't be revived
@@theloczek9582 I thought she died during the San Francisco earthquake
She would have had to have died later than when she was born, as we saw what she looked like, also their dad would probably be much more concerned if one of the sisters didn't come back to the house
@@chickadoo6969 nah wendy has lines about how she enjoyed doing things with abigail when she was alive so she clearly knew her
"Abigail was always the strong one."
That quote always makes me wanna cry idk y
when does she say that
@@eightyeight8_ I think she says it when Abigail reaches her peak health pool in-game
We finally see Abigail's real appearance, but i feel the sadz for her.
I really like what they did with her.
Dammmm Webdy has sister was died now ghost so sad.
Bro what do you mean her real apperance she is litarely her twin lmao
Maybe her personality yes
@@hachiku4060 That part is confusing me too. Like, why are people surprised? They're identical twins...
You know, I've heard that sets of twins normally run in a family, and judging by this, seems Maxwell and his brother were twins as well! How interesting!
maxwell and his brother waxwell.
@@schuymac2639 PERFECT
Adam DelRocco They don’t have to be identical twins.
@@adamdelrocco2177 Okay, by that logic, Wendy and Abigail are also not twins .
@@adamdelrocco2177 Maxwell's body was altered when he got taken to the constant why do you think he was so tall
Community: We're finally gonna get to see Abigal alive!!
Klei: Well yes, but actually no
Yeah, because it's a flashback.
deplizz 78 uhh yes it is
@@deplizz7859 It's a flashback because Wendy is currently in the constant and not there
Not quite
**cloud with letters saying not exactly**
Monkey paw finger curls
KLEI OH NO MY HEART :'( The twist was even worse when you realize Abigail has already been gone for a long time..How sad, and we get to see Maxwell's brother!! This one has great lore, thank you!!
I think it's Maxwell's sister
Ben Kellner are you brain dead
@@neobind4079 lol what
Ben Kellner this guy is a genius XD
@@neobind4079 tf so that means she is a trans lol
1:08 "Wendy, come inside"
1:12 "Wait a minute... why is he only calling my name?"
(looks to the side)
"Oh..."
*oh yeah I forgot my only sister was dead*
Nathaniel Capitano, way to kill the mood...
Oh nooo that makes it worse
I got this as a ad for the game this is so sad I was like wtf am I watching
@@bbeberlein7518 ya I didn't know what to expect it to be but not a sad game but it does have a nice art style so I see why it has fans
I suspect that is how Abigail died. Fell off the sea-cliff while playing up there on the rocks. This was just a... happier version of that memory.
im sure its a thing some people do to cope up with something traumatic
make a false event where everything ended light hearted, sad right?
Very
But if so, how would they get the flower? Neither pf them would have ever worn the flower if she didn’t fall into the bushes which confuses me since this is what i though happened aswell.
@@honey-hunterslimefanno.3257 To describe it : Wendy is trying to cope with Abigail's death in this scene. She re-creates the timeline of events that happen, so that she can imagine her sister is still alive. For example Lets say Abigail and wendy went to the flower bush first. got flowers. Then Abigail is like ''lets jump on these rocks'' and falls to her death. Wendy then re-organizes events and details in her mind to cope.
It is you can see the rocks in the bottom before then the flower bed just appears it’s her version of coping she wants her to be alive so she imagined it
So basically, she fell and prolly died, but it turns out she fell into a bush. I think it's just Wendy's imagination, she tries to remember the good times when Abi was alive, maybe she's 'changing' the memory of her death? Or forget about it? Idk. And then the illusion is stopped by someone from her family and everything goes back to its normal, sad and depressing state. At least that's how I understand it. I don't think it explains how Abi died, it's just Wendy and her imagination, memories.
Same
My theory is that Abigail didn't fall, but died some other way that's more mysterious, that gives her spirit more reason to stick around. I think that the cliff is just part of Wendy's imagination about her sister, and remembering how adventurous she was.
@@ghastlybespoke7259 Yeah, I think it's clear from this that Abigail has been gone for a while at this point which is why wendy is so sad.
@@ghastlybespoke7259 I'm pretty sure it's a car, due to the sounds when she Abigail fell.
Thats not her father that was actually tye family's butler
Everyone is commenting on this amazing animation while I just think “She got the update!”
But it was nice to see Wendy’s past
Good job klei!
We are happy for both.
Okay but can we talk about how adorable Abigail is, and how much you can tell about her personality just based on less than two minutes of an animation with no words? She's clearly very teasing, and definitely careless. I feel like Wendy (before Abby's death) was more on the cautious side, and didn't put herself out there a lot. It almost feels like Abigail not only wants to impress Wendy, but like she wants to be a bit careless to show her sister that it's okay to loosen up. She also just seems like an outdoorsy type girl.
I like to imagine that Abigail still has a lot of personality as a ghost, even if we as the player can't see it because, well... ghost.
also apparently Abigale is good at agriculture
@user-oy2zg3bt6n because when gardening/farming she would say abigail is the better one at gardening tending to plants etc. Pretty cute nod to that fact
0:41
"Does this give you anxiety? Is it giving you anxie-"
*oh shi-*
*jojo to be continued plays*
Oh my god-
Seeing Abigail alive when we all know they're dead as hell is the biggest pull at the heartstrings Klei has managed.
Then you watch warly's video
@@lycanender9459 yeah his grandma is dead because of starving
“That’s why yo sister dead. Dead as hell.”
@@Chilldudenocap Warly's Grandma's dementia was so bad she forgot what game she was in
i love how Wendy's paper texture went to crumbled right after the memory ended, it just adds to the emotion i think
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Omg I never noticed
Omg I never noticed
Back in 2013, when I was 11 years old I was so obsessed with Wendy. Her design, her gameplay, her quotes, her general aesthetic - I just loved every part of it. I used to draw Wendy a lot in my notebooks. Now I'm 18 and seeing this trailer just hits different - it actually brings back memories of my childhood. I can't even stress enough how much I love don't starve, how much I enjoy every new animation from Klei and how much this game influenced me (I started learning english to be able to play don't starve - and this summer I'm going to university to study linguistics and become a professional translator). Thank you Klei for everything you've put into this game.
Holy crap it made you learn English?
Do you main Wendy?
What do you feel when using her? lol
Weak Character.
For someone who learned English as a second language, you speak it better than most native English-speakers do. Congrats on your accomplishments, and good luck at the university!
Damn it's hard to believe this game came out that long ago already lol. I used to stream it on TH-cam on my now deleted channel. It's such a good game but I suck at it so badly lmao
Okay, so basically to summarize the lore we got from this animation: Abigail most likely fell into the water and died, but she pretended Abigail fell into a bush, that or Abgail's death is still a mystery. Wendy was reading about flowers, so it is possible Wendy herself bound Abigail's soul to that flower and thus Abigail would always be with her. This is kind of backed up in Wendy's default skin quote: "Abigail come back! I'm not done playing with you." As if she made Abigail come back to her from beyond the grave, or maybe Abigail bound herself to the flower. Lot that this could mean. Also, we have pretty much confirmed how Wendy is related to Maxwell: She's his niece. From what we can tell that is most likely Maxwell's brother, and Wendy has to be in a way related to Maxwell from the in-game quotes. So I'm pretty certain she is Maxwell's niece. Klei did a fantastic job displaying the lore in this animation, very happy with what they have done with this game!
BinxTheJinx73 in the william carter puzzles (that’s maxwell’s real name) theres a letter from his brother talking about the twins, who are likely wendy and Abigail. This is further backed up by the fact that Wendy examining Maxwell ingame says she feels a certain kinship with him. Also when Abigail falls, you can hear what resembles a car screeching to a halt, possibly explaining her actual death
There is New Puzzle at Klei Forum and need to be Decipher
Really?
@@slightlytrash5455 just click the link to announcement of the Wendy update at klei forum there is a picture of Wendy Diary some Photos.and book about flower and some post card (sorry its lilian Carter)
@@irpanfauzi1160 I don't know if it's a puzzle per se, but it gives us some interesting information- Wendy was searching for a way to contact her sister, through seances, occult, scammers, and dreams. It's an interesting reference to people who were actually doing it at the time, and as we are speaking about magicians, for example Houndini tried to contact his mother, and when he got disappointed, he revealed every scammer he met. Quite interesting stuff, I'd say, and while the market has shrunken, there are still people willing to pay for just a few minutes of talking to their deceased loved ones...
Abigail: * Pretends to be a ghost and attempts to scare Wendy
Klei: Let's make her the one creature she truly desires
Everyone's talking about Abigail and Wendy, is nobody going to point out how this low key confirmed that Maxwell and Wendy are related?
It’s been confirmed for a while. I think it’s stated when she examines Maxwell? This is just the first appearance of Jack
@@LovesickDemon Well, it was heavily implied, but it hasn't been 100% confirmed until now.
CrispyBeans yeah. When Wendy examines Maxwell on the nightmare throne, she says: “I sense a strange kinship with him”. So yeah...
I know right
ikr, i kinda just found out rn lol. i wasn’t really into the don’t starve backstories before
Honestly some of the best animation in a short so far! And there's been some tough competition lately! So good!!
Stand User: Wendy
Stand Name 「A b i g a i l」
wow thanks for that assault on my eyes
If I ever get DST I'm going to curb stomp this joke until dead horses start to blush.
YES YES YES
Oooof
@@misterboxhead3045 GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO
23 seconds in and I already love it, the personality in every movement conveyed without any words is what animation was MADE for.
Exactly.
Where's the DS Netflix series I'm waiting for?
The same place as Half Life 3
They Will Make a series ? Wow
Facts
Lmao old memes are present
HunterSt bruh, there making half life alyx as half life 3
In days of sunshine, where smiles abide,
Wendy and Abigail adventure side by side.
Times of happiness, meaning and play,
Echoes in the heart’s most joyous days.
Play by the wind, the shore and rock,
Tests of youth to prove ones stock.
Precarious it is that one may find,
But not so to one brave mind.
All is well, a gentle gift,
And thus our girls play again most swift-
Alas...
Visions that one can just almost touch,
Alas, dear friends...can’t compare much.
For when time comes to end this play,
Memories come of one fateful day.
The light has gone, the day grows weary,
and smiles fade, and eyes grow teary.
Happiness for Wendy is swift and frail,
When comes the truth of our dear Abigail.
A gentle gift, a gift of red.
A symbol, a token, now rests upon her head.
This needs more likes.
Amazing!
Beautiful,simply beautiful. That's a masterpiece. Your words were as beautiful as the clip itself. I wish I could compose like you
Nice
Woah
I just realized, the flower we see in the beginning 0:00-0:04 is Abigail coming down to see Wendy. And throughout the video Abigail slowly fades away, especially well seen at 1:05. Subtly showing us Abigail is long gone ......
ahh my heart
I also like how when she falls off the cliff you hear what sounds like a thump and a car screeching to a stop, hinting that Abigail was hit by a car, and seeing her sister sprint appear to fall bright back those memories
that was not a car it was her screaming as the second it starts her mouth is open meaning that its prob a scream
@@Nyx_Fey_ I hate when people say it's a car it's the instrumental screaming, none of the characters have actual voices, I'm just hoping that the theory that Abigail died in the earthquake caused by the codex umbra on Maxwell's final show is what killed Abigail since I've hanged onto that theory for years
@@Nyx_Fey_ I can see how it could be though since it was played in slow motion
@@TheSeVIIn youre not wrong about no real voices but i have to disagree with you about Abigail died in an earthquake incident when this video show ls that Abi died after falling off a cliff.
I wish one day... Not today, not tomorrow, but one day, a DST series is created. This short is simply glorious.
You could argue these skits are forming a series.
0:55 I wanna protect that smile
Woop too late I guess
1:08 JACK CARTER!
THIS PIECES THE WENDY AND MAXWELL LORE TOGETHER. YOU CAN SEE HOW JACK LOOKS LIKE MAXWELL
MAXWELL IS WENDY'S UNCLE CONFIRMED
Wasn't he William?
@@Zakins4944 no, he's twin brother of maxwell
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You guys at Klei are the best, that's why I love your games, it's not just gameplay, there's a deep lore hidden and you bring the clues right to us, keep up the good work!
My two fave characters on Don't Starve are Willow and Wendy. Finally, we get a Wendy animation! In terms of the video - wow, it's pretty dark! I mean, it was lovely to see Wendy and Abigail playing together... but it was also really sad to see Wendy all alone. The flower in the bush was a really nice touch - Abigail can't seem to move on due to the unfinished business of dying too young and being without her sister, her other half. I think it is also the unfinished business of Wendy not being able to accept her sister's death and so they will forever remain entwined until they both eventually find peace. Klei's animation and storytelling is so beautiful and fascinating!
That guy is Wendy's father which is Maxwell's brother since Maxwell is Wendy's uncle.
I might be wrong but I think Maxwell lured Wendy into the Constant(DS world) with the hopes of getting Abigail back.
@@strider8662 Finally a good theory on why she ended up in the constance
thanks for tearing my heart out klei, keep up the amazing work
If every character has an instrument as a voice does that mean ragtime are a bunch of people screaming?
Wow, never thought of that
No, it's just Wheeler.
CNKGaming I believe they also have normal music there
That's a genius idea
@@Abomdosnow Ragtime is the name of the song that plays from the gramophone at the Shadow Throne.
And yes, I know that ragtime piano is Wheeler's voice.
"Oh she lived! finally a good ending"
*recognises flower*
"O h ."
"wish you were here"
oh no
Abigail is alive
Oh no
Huge cliff with sharp rocks
*OH NO*
But the car screech when she fell
@@cheeseballgooberpants3591 it's not the car, abi has flute voice just like her sister, it was just her scream
Akaiko THAT DOESN MAKE IT ANY BETTER
I thought she died because the rose bush had thorns and she got stabbed by it
I just assumed that Abigail’s been long dead, and she’s a ghost in this short.
This animation still gives me chills. Absolutely love it and this just strengthens my reasoning that maxwell and wendy are by far the most intriguing characers
My heart went from total enjoy to full depression.. i guess i feel just like her now.
Great animation, well done!
Edit: That car noise when Abigail was falling... geez
(0:45)
that is the scream imo, in the game the characters all talk with that instrumental voices. Abi falling in the bush is just in Wendy's mind trying to compensate her death.
I mean if she really died from a car accident knowing Klei, they would atleast show a road but they didn't
doubt it was from a car. Remember, the setting takes place in the early 1900s, well before automobiles were truly a cause for concern involving safety. I believe that the sound is actually a scream from Abigail. The characters in don't starve speak in the form of instruments, so it wouldn't be too strange if it was a strident instrument noise such as a flute slowed down to match the slowed down video. So basically my interpretation of the sound is that of the last befallen cry of a young girl falling to her demise.
@@revolverrenato you just made it sound much deeper than I actually thought it was😂
@@medichan8419 (:
0:55 is so precious
Yeah, but too short-lived.
My heart.
Klei warms your heart then rips it out and puts it in a blender
than drinks it and spits it back at you
This is not just Wendy’s backstory, it is perfection and art!
*Community for 7 years:* Abigail is a total clon of Wendy, they have no difference.
*Klei Entertainment:* Actually...
Also the community for the last 7 years: wendy killed her sister
@@renz1013 *Klei entertainment:* Well _actually.._
1:01 When she put the flower in her hair, ahhh, my heart DX You're gonna make me cry, Klei-
0:55 some smiles need to be protect 😢
I love it, that Klei included everything about Wendy in here, like at the end she is depressed just like in game! Actually Abigail's also well made, 'cause she went to these rocks, even when she know she can die, just like in game, when I told her not to fight with this goddamn treeguard. lol
I f e el that treeguard part.
*Me trying to revive Abigail*
Wendy: "Why isn't it working Abigail?"
Me: Yeah why *isn't* it working?
Wendy: =(
Me: =(
Winslow YT her spirit is already bound to something (a flower)
@@alfredosaucetastesgood1678 that makes sense but its still sad :/
YES SO MUCH THIS
There's a mod which lets you ,was so fun
@@jameswhelan308 Send the link to it _now._
I hope someone's going to make an Abigail mod, now that we know what she looked like canonically!
CawAreYouDoin? wabigail
Hopefully.
Sisters Reunited. Older mod, but they changed it to have her canon appearance
Hopefully.
My main girl
Wendy having a good relationship with her Stand.
nice
i was screaming NOOOOO!! when i saw abigail fall off, this is so sad bro i literally dropped couple tears, dont play with my heart klei :'(
Sadly story that wendy has sister was died now ghost.
I mean, we already know Abigail is dead. Wouldn't really make sense to end the short with her still around
Hmm, Wendy's "father" looks similar to maxwell
버섯Tv that’s because Wendy’s father is Maxwell’s brother
Let's be honest he kinda looks like Alfred from Batman.
He’s maxwells brother
We did know that maxwell and Wendy were related, likely biologically
@@15stargamer98 How do you know that
I really like this update so far, it makes Wendy more interesting and gives Abigail more use and personality.
as a wendy main, my heart hurted. Love this lore drop.
Im pretty sure its not a car screak we hear but a slowed down wendy/Abi scream, remember that in DS world, characters talk the very interesting language of Instrument sound.
And well this happen to be a very high pitch slowed down flute.
You see Wendy rushing toward Abigail with panic as she fall. If you see someone you love thats gonna fall to is death, you might also drop a desesperate scream. Same goes if you are the falling one.
As for the animation, its basicly Wendy trying to recreate in her head playing with her twin sister, supported by the name of the animation: Wish you were here.
The animation also show us one last thing, Abigail is mostlikely realy a ghost and was indeed following Wendy (did Wendy knew or not is not sure, but Id say she did not knew YET due to the fact she just left the place when called leaving Abigail ghost alone)
Overall a nice animation that give us some lore and some cannon apperance as of Abigail and Maxwell brother (the man at the end is very very mostlikely Maxwell Brother, theres like 200 comments in the video talking about it so gonna leave it out of here)
Additionally there isn't a single Car or Road in the video. Context clues. I don't know why everyone seems to forget them when looking for the forest in the trees.
i mean, Abigail isnt really the only character thay screams
we have Maxwell, and my god does his scream haunt me till this very day
The sound being Abigail's scream contradicts the other instances in the short that SHOULD have voice audio but doesn't.
@Digital Unity If you dig into the other details that we already have related to Wendy, the car noise makes a whole lot of sense.
@Ariel Troncoso calm down satan, a car is really just so out of place in the setting of this animated short.
It IS a fabricated reality, a fabricated reality of how Wendy imagines her sister's death in a not-so-brutal way
Its really just an alto flute made to sound like a shriek from her falling sister, otherwise if you didnt modify it, it will just sound like an ear piercing alto flute, also why would they then choose the setting to be the cliffs if they are just gonna play a car crash sound.
Also applying your logic that Abigail died of a car crash because her scream sounds like a car, *Listen to Maxwell's death scream. It sounds like a godamn train, so are you telling me that Maxwell didn't actually die from dusting away, but rather from a train?*
its not a double reference, It legit is just Abigail falling off and either dying in the ocean or getting impaled by rocks
1:33 HOW DID I NOT SEE THAT BEFORE??
Don’t Starve is a timeless masterpiece
"Abigail? Come back! I'm not done playing with you." - Wendy Carter
Wait carter
"Ophelia, are you there? "
KLEI DOES IT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER AMAZING ANIMATION!
Her resigned disappointment at the end is what really killed me. It shows that she has these episodes somewhat frequently.
The music realy just ads up
Wendy is one of my favorite characters. I don't understand people who don't feel sorry for her at such moments, probably because they haven't lost any of their relatives and friends. Only those who do not have a loved one nearby, about whose death we know, will understand
Every update gets more and more interesting, also the animations are top notch klei 👍
If only Abigail would still be alive, she's so adorable..
And people would use rule 34 on her.
Lynxr what I speak the truth.
@@Rule-be6lw You do know Rule 34 means they will make it out of anything dead or alive? So even as a ghost I am willing to bet there is still images out there.
Indeed
Indeed
For anyone that missed it, at 0:42 when Abigail falls, you hear tires screech. I think this suggests she got hit by a car.
Every single time...i cry in front of your masterpiece,Klei i hope that you can keep it up because it's amazing...Thank you for your games and others things,Thank you very much
Dear klei, thank you so much for your hard work, and I have nothing to say except " idgdhhfhhfjjj". The short got me in my feels.
everytime abigail makes a noise, i say "shut up abighoul you're not the one alive here"
I love this company so much, your animations are so good.
I have been hearted by Klei, life is complete
Oooh, twist ending, very twisty. o . o
so cool though that the character stories are being explored!!
Except woodie
These 2 cuties are precious, protect them at all costs
The fastest click on this side of the west
First reply up north
I love 2 things:
1) this short showing abigail sister and the short in general (great work).
2) the rebalance and NEW GOST ANIMATIONS in the DST game (also a really grat job!)
Great work to all of the ones that work directly or indirectly in this game, i apreciate a lot everything you do.
I'm bawling- this is so sad- When I first saw this ad, I burst into tears. How dare you make such a beautiful yet sad masterpiece?! ;-;
First thing to do: give a like, next: watch video 5 times, finally: login into your second account to give another like and watch free times more. Seriously, those animations are just incredible. It's amazing, how much work you guys are giving into all of this. Every animation, every update, every character is just better than previous. and i always can't wait for more! please, keep doing what you do
Wendy’s sister: yeah I’m right by a high cliff that would obviously kill me let me play and why not WALK BACKWARDS WHILE ON THE ROCK OF A CLIFF I’m sure thing will go well
Uhh Wendy's sister's name is Abigail
Lol😂😂😂
Kids man
Kids will be dumb, what can i say
Favorite character
Wendy is so powerful now
“:0 Oh wow, Abigail’s so pre-oh no, wait, she’s dead, oh god...”
Wendy-*smiles*
Me-*WAIT THAT'S ILLEGAL*
Wendy is 100% the most well thought out, most interesting character in all of don't starve.
I have to say, these animated shorts and trailers you guys make were a major inspiration for me to start seriously pursuing animation, even all the way back from 2013 with Wilson's short. Thank you Klei for delivering so much quality content like this! It's truly inspiring seeing how much character and story you build with this beautiful style.
0:56 Adorable, that is all.
The sparkling Music just adds to it.
Some smiles need to be protected
Everyone loves the melancholic little girl
This was really sad and heartbreaking for me. By the way, the animations are really smooth!
I very much appreciate the air instrument that plays when Wendy is walking by Jack, almost as if he wanted to say something, but couldn't.
Oooh so his brothers name is Jack
I hadn't noticed that! Good observation. Definitely looking forward to the promised more lore from Klei >v>
This is the fifth time we see the normal world in don’t starve
Klei you can't just to this to me! Makes me happy the first them sad the next. Amazing animation by the way