MechWarrior: Bulldogs
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Story, Animation, and Score by D.C. Bruins
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@Joshua Bressel This IS the finished piece.
@@RenegadeHPG a shame that it wont be worked on further, even if it is considered finished
@@RenegadeHPG Oof
The centeruion holding out till the last minute fighting heavier mech is the most centeruion thing ever
idk why but every time i've seen a centurion in a novel, animation or hell even on the table top they always somehow seem to get themselves into some heroic last stand situation. Its like a curse.... or a blessing.
@@thehunter5475 You could also say that it's the culture behind the mech itself; If prior Centurion pilots start to get famous for holding the line for as much as they can, it starts to build an idea that it is expected for all pilots to do so. Give it a few centuries of conflicts and that image will spread enough that centurion pilots will adopt that instance as part of their identity... like all that mechwarrior honor/chivalry concept that some people have
That is the raison d'être of the Centurion, after all - guarding others. It is a noble and stalwart trooper - it does its duty.
centurion suck rather have a shadow hawk or griffin but if you want to quibble about 5 tons i will give you it and take a phenix hawk. but it was cool , right
@@brucejegeist3713 Looks like you've never played a good Centurion.
Loved how the Locust cockpit "glass" went dark after it was perforated. Overall good tension and pace throughout the entire animatic, well done!
That moment blew me away too the first time I saw it :)
Not sure if it's meant to be an interior display screen that's damaged and shut down, or chemicals in the canopy materials reacting to the close laser emission (we can make glass today that polarizes and darkens in bright light). Either way it's a neat detail, and makes far more sense for a combat vehicle than plain old glass.
@@DCBruinsMedia You got it right either way. Most of the BT novels I've read mentioned the canopy darkening when especially bright light shines through them; that way the pilot is only blinded *temporarily* when the cockpit is struck by a laser or PPC.
honestly anything made by this human is fuckin amazing. D.C Bruins yeah. phenomenal
@@DCBruinsMedia I was thinking that was the case. I actually was kinda shocked to learn about the "Big flat camera, armor plate with some wires passing through, big flatscreen" system being the norm in the first Grey Death novel And yeah even the "glass" would have polarized.
Can we give a shout out to pilot that had the balls to go toe-to-toe with a goddamn Masakari in a stock Centurion? Dude must have needed that payday BAD.
I don't think we saw the lasers fire, if they were just empty lenses it could have been an AC20 cent. But yeah he was ballsy one way or the other. Oh nope, the lasers do fire, so either it's a stock cent or one of the more advanced tech upgrades that used the weight savings for a bigger gun. Because it did not strip out the missiles like the Yen-lo-Wang mk1 or the lasers like the AH.
Warhawk. Looks like C model.
@@turk88 Masakari's the Drac name for the Warhawk. And that's a prime given they're definitely firing PPCs. I don't see any sign of LPL fire, though I don't see missiles to prove it's a prime either.
Only if we give commander stash there some credit for stepping up with no mech at all when that clanner started tracking his mechwaorries ejection seat.
@@DIEGhostfish 100% a stock Centurion, the lasers fire at 2:50
Every one of these Bulldog pilots are absolutely insane. Facing down a Masakari with a Centurion until forced to eject by massive damage, charging the same mech with a half armed Locust, hell even challenging the thing at range with the dual RAC Rifleman was nuts, AND THEN shooting at it with a big elephant gun WHILE ON FOOT. These people are fucking nuts and I love them.
Ultra ACs. RACs weren't invented until the FedCom Civil War.
Duuuuude when the Locust pilot slammed into the wall to grind the Elemental.... pffftt SO cool. Big Brain play.
Yeah, that was a great moment. Right up there with the scene from "Frihet" where the Hunchback shoots the arm off the Dragon and proceeds to beat the Dragon with its own arm... like a Mortal Kombat fatality.
I wish they would put more of an emphasis on the melee combat in the video games like mechwarrior 5 and such
And then the Elemental gets back up...scary little toads.
@@NazgulGnome Yep, but it wasn't preventing the Locust from blowing that Orbital Gun emplacment into non-functioning. The guns on the Unions would've finished the job.
Sometimes you just have to throw the terrain at Clanners. I mean it worked for Kai Allard-Liao...
Now I want a Battletech show with this kind of action and GoT style politics driving the story forward.
Game of Thrones wishes it had the intrigue and royal skullduggery of BattleTech.
@@tenchraven Exactly. I was just clicking "reply" to say basically the same thing. Battletech had galaxy-spanning intrigue, deception, betrayal, and realpolitik 20 years before GoT was even an idea.
And frankly, canon Battletech's politics and scheming come across as a lot more believable; at least up through the Federated Commonwealth civil war. I've not read anything much of the Jihad or Republic eras.
Set that shit before just as the first succession war is kicking off and it would rule
Listen to the BPL Podcast episode titled "The Cameron Restoration" and you'll get a pretty detailed description of what that would look like. It's very compelling.
please yes
Bruuuuuuuh. There were some parts of that that looked so good! The locust, Grinding the elemental, the locust, the centurion ejection, the locust. Also the fact that the rifleman thought he was the hottest shit since the sun turned on for the first time, the the fact the artist was able to convey that through the body language of a mech is so *chef kiss*
That's enough to keep you warm all winter.
Yeah, I loved that touch. Rifleman had some Joseph Joestar energy in how fast he went from 'YEAH BABY' to 'AAUGH FUCK-'
@@Geth-Who Which was also completely on-brand for the RFL^^
There's a lot of things here I liked. The movement of the Elementals was great, I liked the detail of ejecting the SRM2, but my favorite bit was the "here's Johnny" moment with the cockpit breach. The humor broke the dramatic tone just enough to keep things human. Nicely done.
I have no idea what's going on but Tex sent me.
Tex sent me as well!
You too, huh
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Thank you, Tex!
Looks like another DC Bruins animatic? Always tasty delicious moving pictures goodness, my fellow gentleman of questionable repute, and excellent taste.
Tex sent the goons. Goons! Sound off!
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Goon 2 reporting in!
I wish to apply to be a goon lol
Deltards! *FORWARD!!!*
TH-cam in its infinite (lack of) wisdom chose not to send me that message, but I did get the notification from this channel. So it's all good.
It's amazing how a short 4 minute long, silent animation can have a better story than a 3 hour long Hollywood blockbuster. Great job!
Elemental: "HERE'S JOHNNY!!"
I think I’ve watched this about two dozen times over the last couple of days. It improves with each viewing. There are SO MANY little details that make it better each time. Holy crap, this dude has talent. And he GETS Battletech/Mechwarrior on maybe the deepest level I’ve seen yet from any animator. Even partially finished this wipes the floor with most other animations.
Agreed!
From a fan who is constantly disenfranchised from Movies series like Star Wars, Star Trek, MCU and DC due to dumb down and stupid actions that make no sense.
THIS IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR !
You brought a tear to my eyes and gave me hope!
Welcome to Battletech, home of a good time!
Dont normally rewatch stuff but gave this about 3 rewatches as soon as i found it. The music ABSOLUTELY does it, they already have low odds but the mounting music totally builds the tension to 11. The characters look great and they get you emotionally invested as well, especially the "hair-in-the-face" moment. so much to love here, fantastic looking locust, an ejection, elementals, everytime you make mechs move it just looks so real, absolutely love it.
That Centurion did well for being so outclassed.
THAT is how I imagine a locust on the field. Not like they are in the video games. Bravo.
Absolutely. Scout mechs for the win!
when the xl engine came out a friend mine made a locoust with 2 med. laser 1 rear mounted and max move , with a -6 to hit it we could not touch it ....
What. Fast and Manuverable little buggers that you can never hit?
@@brucejegeist3713
This is no ordinary bugmech, boy!
Play BTA 3062, you can pull it off like that. I did similar with a Fireball.
Might not have a lot of guns, but that little shit can MOVE, and you'll watch entire lances of Assault mechs waste alpha strikes on them trying to hit them.
Simply awesome...
But that end part, where the Locust MechWarrior takes of her neurohelmet while she's still piloting it... the gyro would immediately lose the stabilizing input from her inner ear, and at that speed the 'Mech would do a face plant! Neurohelmets are important!
Shes just that damn good.
DC Bruins has always done the best animation for the Locust. He understand that if your neurohelmet is working right, you don't drive one, you ride one. Bouncy bugs should never be underestimated.
Also, came here because Tex said "drop".
You reminded me of a phrase from Tom Clancy novels. He describes fighter pilots as strapping the jet to their back and taking off. He implys they cary the jets with their own egos rather than riding in the machine.
"Go Fast, Die last"
Of course no one has drawn a neurohelmet correctly in 20 years. Its not just a bucket for your head, but to keep your neck from breaking when you fall or run into something. But whatever...
@@obsidianjane4413 Suprisingly enough MW5 Mercs has the good old buckets on most portraits.
Aerospace getting to be the heroes is something I almost never get to see in Battletech stories. This might be my favorite animation for BT I’ve ever seen. Bravo. Please more.
I appreciate how Mr. Bruins in all of his animations seems to love Locusts as much as I do.
Amazing!! Really caught the emotion of the characters, and the power of the Warhawk! I cheered when the Locust got through to its targets. Loved the little attempt by the Locust pilot to blow the hair out of her face. Also, I see that "hit the overhead switches" bit from Firefly at the beginning! #NeverForgetWash
No matter how many times I watch it, I still squee at the arrival of the Shilones and the shadows of the Overlords.
Fuck man, the crescendo as the aerothechs pull skyward gives me the chills.
Same here! That's my favorite part :)
I loved the Locust pilot and wanted to know more about her right away. Her having trouble with her hair at the start was kinda funny and also like kinda foreshadowed her victory pose later. That streak of red blood down her head was a great visual design choice!! So much to love here.
@@DCBruinsMedia she captured my lesbian heart
Her name is Amaya based on a video posted to D.C Bruins channel. She also has a cybernetic leg.
Concerning that victory pose, though: Never ever rip your neuro helmet off while in full sprint, especially with a fast mover like the Locust. Unless you want your face to be gravel textured.
@@ImperialJustinian Due to being a survivor of Edo on Turtle Bay. She had a lot of reason to hate Jags, and yet she took a bondswoman from them because of compassion.
Who knew that a WIP animation could do such a great job of telling a story as well as this one did? Hats off to you, OP. You've got the talent and the balls to drive forward somethung wonderful and I can't wait to see just how bright your star is gonna shine as you keep going. *THIS* is what Battletech/Mechwarrior deserves. A creation that's obviously a labor of love and passion.
All systems nominal. Prepare for combat drop.
Guy with the cigar has to be Tex. All he needed was a flask of whiskey
With a sniper instead of an Awesome?
@@DIEGhostfish yeah the Awesome would have made it better... Or an urbanmech lol.
More than likely, who else would be popping off at a Masakari with a .45-70? LOL
@@charlesborden8111 Someome willing to save the life of a colleague from people with the same respect of prisioners/defeated opponents as capellans. So yea, Tex as well.
This was absolutely fantastic. The introduction reminded me very much of the MechCommander campaign, and seeing the variety in the I.S. unit composition was quite refreshing.
The persistence of both the Rifleman and the Centurion when facing off against that Masakari was impressive, and I admit that I squealed a little when I saw the Elementals come in and bounce their way after the Locust.
Props to good ol' I.S. ingenuity in having the Locust use the terrain to scrape off the Toad, and I love that said Toad was still alive following (good ol' "hero juice").
Seeing the commander taking shots with a rifle to try and take the Masakari's attention away from his comrade's ejector seat was definitely a line of I.S. mentality, and exactly what one would expect in this setting.
And of course, everything else was absolutely fantastic. After seeing Frihet, Origins, and Revival, I was incredibly excited to see a new animatic done by your hand. I came because Tex sent me, I stayed because I love your work. I look forward to seeing more from you in the hopefully not-so-distant future.
As a veteran of Operation Bulldog, I thank you for this.
(I bought MW3 on release and sank God knows how many hours into it)
Bruins doses such a good job of telling a story eith so little time, from facial expressions to the little quirks of the characters like the locust pilots hair, or who I'm assuming is the commander smoking as the clanner comes to kill him, or so he thinks. Everything was just great
Bruins just single-handedly made what could be an amazing TV show. This was awesome!
That is a brave Locust pilot, shed better get a bonus
12 days later, 6 pouting Clanners have down checked. 2.1K freedom loving Spherians have begged to differ. Disney and WB wish they had that kind of ratio.
She got a fancy suit, woulda laughed if she had the classic refrigerator neurohelmet.
This is 3060s stuff. And task force bulldog to boot. The best tech the Starlegue Reborn has to offer. No more fridge helmets.
DC Bruin giving up the kind of animation that really fits the way combat is written in the novels. 💜
Holy shit this was awesome! I think what you got so right was every impact felt brutal, everything felt like a threat and a little skill and a lot of luck was what kept them going.
The action was intesense and I love the little character/world details such as her hair falling out of place and being unable to move it in the helmet, or the "window" screen failing after damage.
Wonderful!
Excellent work! The pacing and drama were perfect. And its always nice to finally see a Locust survive an encounter. 😆 They're usually the Sean Bean of every mech battle...
rofl Sean Bean!
Sean Bean has weight and seriousness. Locusts are those little marionette ostriches you buy at craft fairs. I'd say he's more like that Rifleman. You _know_ those things aren't going to make it to the end of the battle.
To be fair the locust kinda had plot armor for such a skilled elemental he would’ve fired his laser as soon as he penetrated the cock pit.
Im reading through the Twilight of theClans series and having just found your videos this is so hype.
You do incredible work. It makes you feel many emotions. Mire than that its not forced, its everything, th music, the small details like the hair failing in the locust pilots face, or the elemental jettisoning his SRMs once they were empty, to the cockpit window going dark after the elemental cooks it and begins to break through.
Very well done, thank you.
Good ol' One Grit sandpaper - never fails.
This one actually made me laugh out loud :)
okay the animation on that locust is fucking SLICK, and it makes me wish light mechs were that agile in any of the computer games they're featured in, those little sidesteps and gait adjustments are tasty.
Ooofff that OST came in with immediate Mechwarrior vibes, almost got the chills at the first drum roll.
Some Timothy Seals level stuff, awesome.
Unique animation as well.
Appreciated this.
Rifleman always loses one arm...if not both. Outstanding work.
The foundation is there! With some work I would totally support a full series!
Tex of the Black Pants Legion sent me here. This is now Clan SnekCobra territory.
Locust got jumped by a point of elementals on the way in and scraped them off at the run. Took out the AAA, then tagged a Warhawk on the way out. One standard medium laser, zero armour, and fewer F*CKS to give. Kiss kiss, bang bang, bye bye. Classic bug run!
Damn that looks DOPE. Loving the Elemental getting scraped of the Locust and the insanely brave Infantry man plinking a Clan Heavy lol.
Lol, a centurion was just acquired in our battletech campaign. This was an awesome story.
Hope to see more!!!
2:30 Hello, we've been trying to reach you in regards to your mech's extended warranty.
"It's about to expire... _AND SO ARE YOU!_ "
Dan Bruins can give classes in fluid motion and secondary animation. Unlike a lot of work- namely anime, these machines are animated with a very real sense of weight, and they move with inertia. Makes them feel a LOT more powerful than just jumping all over the place like spastic frogs.
Tex sent me here like the others! This is good stuff! Yeah Locust for the win!
Professor Checkers(Tex) sent me and since my comment on his poll seems pertinent I'll repost it here " The 2% who voted "no" are clearly members of Clan "smoked" Jaguar still salty about getting their asses whopped by the Inner Sphere.
EDIT: Okay I made this comment BEFORE I clicked on the video and within 2 seconds of doing so nearly fell out of my chair laughing like a madman when I saw "Operation BULLDOG, Oxide Valley, Clan Smoke Jaguar Occupation Zone, 3059" LOL"
Also beautifully done chaps, beautifully done even if it is just a rough draft if I could afford supporting further development I would. As it stands though I hope you'll settle for me cheering ya on from the sidelines!
I play Jags and I still like this video, it shows the Clans as faceless alien baddies that are only beatable with overwhelming numbers, combined arms, and serious losses for the Inner Sphere. Just like they should be.
This is just brilliant... everything from the animation, to the soundtrack, to the visual storytelling. It fully owns the storyboarding style and I wouldn't want it changed. In the future, whenever anyone asks me what Battletech is about, I'll point them here.
I could type paragraphs about all the little details that I enjoyed, but the short has reminded me that sometimes less is more. Cheers!
That female MechWarrior pilot in the Locust is a true badass!
Rumor has it the commanders cigar still isn’t lit.
Maaan, that Locust pilot is mad hellion.
Love the vibe, felt every moment. Great story telling, fantastic!
The reason why I don't have long hair.
Just get the laser removal surgery. It's cheap and their is no stubble to interfere with the neurohelmet electrodes. Other Mechwarriors use the razor burn on their scalps as a way to increase their aggression, but I personally find it distracting.
This felt like a movie, man i love the locust.
Warhawk quad C PPCs is one of the sexiest mechs out there.
Loved every second of it. Sincerely hope somebody at CGL sees this and contacts you about BT promotions
I can't believe that there is not something out there more modern about BattleTech a movie a anime anything hey Netflix what y'all doing
Absolutely amazing work, with only one small bit - the moment at the end when the mechwarrior takes off her helmet while she's still running... Ouch no! That would NOT work! Absolutely love the elementals too!
This animation has excellent motion, perspective, musical synchronization, and tension. This animator has done right by the source material. Thank you for sharing
Tex sent me. That was rad, great scoring to accompany the animation! I'm curious to see if that elemental will get revenge... Great work, my dude!
Locust always look amazing in animation, great work.
Just what the galaxy needs, more dead clanners.
Beautiful work! The pacing, the minor intro text, the action...Battletech/Mechwarrior needs a new cartoon series on Netflix and D. C. Bruins would choreograph the action beautifully.
The bravado from the lance leader deserves some respect
Brilliant. I've play every single Mechwarrior game since the OG Battletech on my Commodore 128D I bought in the Nuremberg PX while I was stationed in Erlangen back in the late 80s until Desert Storm. I'm very much enjoying Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries on my Xbox. Not many guys can say they've been playing Mechwarrior for more 30 years. Cheers.
Hope we get more one day
Thank you Tex for giving us a link to this brilliant piece.
This needs to become the graphics of an RPG mechsim/shooter.
As I watch this I currently have a Locust on my desk. It's awesome to see the Locust get a moment to shine. They are still used for a reason and this is one of them.
That was freaking amazing! Recommended by Tex of the BPL.
Outstanding! Music is so fitting too. I'm getting "Dunkirk-Supermarine" vibes👍
Pretty cool. The Masakari is cool, it's been a favorite since I was a kid. It probably would have been easy to slap another MadCat in here. Great animation work too, pretty compelling, I really hope I get to see more.
Who needs 3D graphics?... this was freaking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tex sent me and this is awesome!
Great animation as always, loved the smashed screen
Ah yes, the Battletech universe, in which there is no consistency to the neurohelmets. Never seen this variant before.
Wow. This is the coolest. So smooth, so dope! Lol @ the elemental peeking thru the cockpit haha.
D.C Bruins strikes again excellent job
it's been said a hundred times but it really can't be understated: that was fucking awesome
battletech cartoon reboot, featuring DC Bruins gallery 3025, and renegade HPG.
God damn that was good. Thank you for making this!
Awesome music and the animation was lovely. The music was a great choice, I felt tense throughout. Well done!
I feel like you would have to be a little crazy to be a light mech pilot, and my hat's off to the mad bastard driving the locust, and to the people who created this animation. What a dream it would be to see this recreated with a studio budget...
Ah, you see, every mech has its purpose. Light mechs like the Locust, Flea and Raven are supposed to scout out the enemy and rely on their low profile and speed to keep them safe. Of course, the other option is that she was just quite poor, and the Locust was all she could afford.
@@Gorbz I suppose that I lack context in the way you have described, my experience with light mechs has mostly been from Roguetech and Mech Commander II, so I suppose I am biased by only seeing how the fare in direct combat, usually against mediums and heavies, where they don't exactly shine. It would be nice to see games in the future where scouting elements were more important.
@@toddkatz9700 Indeed, that is something of an issue with the games we have, especially in the case of HBS' Battletech where you can only deploy a single lance. It is pointless taking light mechs in that if you have anything heavier, as although you can get very high evasion by running everywhere in light mechs, your ability to do damage is almost non existent. If you can get your hands on the technical readout books, they list every mech, their loadouts and intended roles, and most light mechs fall into harrasser, scout, or fire support.
Unless you are a Steiner, in which case light mechs are used to train in, before moving over to a heavy or assault.
@@Gorbz Now would you believe the LC invented light mechs? Yep, Commando is a Coventry Metalworks design.
Awesome, awesome stuff this. That artist is amazing, conveying all those little quirks and expressions of people and mechs. And all that without a word said.
Also great music and imho it certainly has a Mechwarrior 2 music vibe, especially at the start where the music paces the steps of the locust, but also as time progresses more musical effects get added to the ongoing track as characters appear onscreen.
Hella awesome! SLDF 4 LIFE! Great music and animation. Here to seeing you out on the battlefield Mechwarrior.
that was crisp as my dude! beyond impressed! cant wait to see what other stories you make!
This is the best mechwarrior/battletech animation series since the actual series came out back in 1994/5
Please dont give up on this!!!
House Kurita with their Shilones to the rescue, cool to see that
Tex sent me, this is amazing
Glad you popped up in my feed! Great work! Hope to see more in the future!
This is incredible. I have no words to describe my thoughts on it. *chefs kiss*
*WOW* I have seen finished clips, but the emotional responses felt from this outweighed them significantly, kudos.
Nice! DC bruins at it again! I thought the locust pilot was the kid in frihet for a second.
You can actually see the kid from Frihet in Bruins' MechWarrior: Revival trailer. She is the Hunchback pilot.
Bad ass short! Absolutely love it.
So rare that elementals get represented.