Father: brings home the damn thing. Father: he knows that the thing is cursed. The father also buries the cursed thing in the cemetery near his house and leaves a note with a warning
Everybody's talking about the animation but can we get some love for the music choice? For the first time in the series, no lyrics. No dialogue. Not a word (outside the burned-to-pieces letter). Just the atmosphere and Duke's expressions. *chef's kiss* Beautiful.
I really liked the use of colors in this episode. The beginning where there's only gray with the red highlights, probably representing Duke state after leaving the vampire brotherhood and when the colors return, there are different shades of red, showing his new power, the cane and his full descent to darkness.
Dukes father spoke of it spreading like a virus so I feel like he was warning of the cane and what it’d do, maybe even being the reason why Dukes father was the way that he was, trying to protect the staff from vampires who could sense where it was
@@Cats9985 I feel like a vampire is trapped in there, or the creator of them, and that’s why they can sense the cane, and also why Missi turned into one upon wielding the cane
@@Cats9985 the way I see it, when a full vampire wields it, it’s like getting getting the flu after getting the flu shot, you have a bit of it in you already so you can better handle when a lot more comes, but Missi isn’t a vampire and it’s like being hit with a tidal wave of that vampiric energy
It's honestly kind of heartwarming that Duke's father went out of his way to leave his only son a letter warning him about the dangers that the Cane possesses, especially since it is clear that Duke and his father were not close at all and he had no idea if his son would ever return home. His father, who I'm guessing has always been distant from Duke especially after Duke's mom passed away, cared even if he never showed it; i.e. training Duke in Fencing, killing any kind of supernatural monster that came on the property (I'm just speculating this one honestly based off of the Dead Mom video), etc.
Yeah, the distant family type of vibe. But it looks like Duke’s father enjoyed hunting vampires a bit too much that he didn’t really consider his son not liking it. His father seems kinda cold to be honest.
@@Liandra24 I got the same kind of vibe too, but since we don't know what (or who) killed Duke's mom; it's very possible that her dying was the reason Duke's father was distant, more focused on revenge and preparing his son to fight alongside him than being a warm parent. Revenge blackens the soul, makes it so all you can see is the next target of your hate and anger; until you're burned out, just going through the motions.
If you ask me it's entirely possible that it was his father who killed her and that she could've been affected by the staff. It just strikes me as odd how his father seems to know a lot it from what little we saw in the letter. It's entirely possible he's speaking from experience.
@@nightmarearcade2663 That is very possible, especially since the Cane was buried on his property; best place to keep an eye on a supremely dangerous artifact is literally in your own backyard. That also would give a good explanation as to his distance from Duke, guilt and shame for killing his own wife and fear that he might hurt his own son yet wanting to train Duke to protect himself should he go insane again.
The fact That Duke seems to have an almost more aggreeable relationship with the Staff than Missi is interesting. The way it doesn't do anything to fight back against the sanding and work done on it, but shows it clearly could've when it pulls the cloth around it's eyes, which it noticed freaked Duke out. It feels very respectful in a way with how it treats Duke, which to me, with the added letter, could mean it has some awareness of who he is, given we can guess Duke's father put the staff away. Meanwhile it seems more unstable to possibly parasitic with Missi. As with the SIlent, it seemed almost playful in attempts to drive her mad while under her care, before she finally pushed hard enough for it to relax with her, as if testing her will or something. Which is more interesting given how much more freedom Missi seems to unknowingly gives it, like allowing it to be more physical to join her in her clowning on Duke. I know I'm reading into it too much but its cause this series gives me life and learning more on this staff is a bit of plot i NEED to see!!!
@@sammypierce6079 Good point! That could play into the relationships there as well, It couldn't bend him because he was already one without it, and Missi was warped almost instantly upon taking it!
@@OzsomeScribblewe can't forget that Duke's father or possibly his ancestors were the ones to seal it away and guard it from others so that's another possible factor
@@demothiguillermo2059 Agreed, as I’m reading these theories I think that possibly the relationship with Duke is more “Oh… you and your bloodline know what I am, so I have to be more careful with you.” So the staff is taking a slower; almost respectful approach to try to overtake Duke. Letting HIM walk himself into asking for/using too much of the staff’s power to control what’s around him. (Maybe realizing he’ll panic in the instant he realizes he’s crossed a line, and then it can fully take control?) Hence him only controlling the fabric to alter his outfit (this could also be a sort of exchange for restoring the outer appearance of the staff, hence why it obeys him better), while Missi later manifests tendrils and a sort of “other” form. Because its relationship with her is “Oh, you don’t know what you’ve taken; do you child?” And it seems to realize that Missi has no idea what it is besides a magic staff. Remember in the first video she picked it up at first out of need. She thought she was saving herself and going to be done. Then she realized she liked the power rush… and decided to stay instead of fleeing back to her old (admittedly shitty besides her sister) life. Edit; Also realized the staff feeds on undirected hate and paranoia. Duke’s at his dad and the other vamps, and Missi’s at Duke and anyone else she perceives as a threat to her.
THE NOTE DUKE’S DAD LEFT HIM!! I saw it, I litteraly had to back it up to read the words but it was talking about how if you hear its song you’ll fall under its spell!! He had to have been warning Duke about the staff!! ( also, I’m pretty sure this is just confirmation Duke’s dad is dead now) Not to mention the fact Duke was walking with his guitar and suitcase again. He’s litteraly right back where he started. Poor guy. I can’t wait for the next episode and this was spectacular as always!!
@@alexandrarivoire1556Bueno, la parte del virus no es nueva en realidad, literal que convierte en vampiros a cualquiera que lo toque, pero pienso que se puede hacer una temporada entera sobre la historia de esa cosa
Honestly, one of the things I really love about this series is the idea of perspective. In the prior season, during the main storyline, when we see Duke at this point, it's through Missi's eyes, and he's downright horrible and predatory. We find ourselves rooting for her, and it's only after she becomes as despicable and depraved as he is that we really realize that they may in fact be better off together than apart. But also, Duke has had to learn how to care for her, realizing that their feud was going to literally cost him body parts and more unless they found some way to get along without him having to domineer. Then we get this season. We're shown a softer, more sympathetic side to him. We're shown Duke having his limits tested, having his heart broken, and tasting the same dark power that ended up corrupting Missi. He is, for all intents and purposes, a very sympathetic character. But these two things don't really contradict each other. He was sympathetic in SOME respects but very awful in others. He seems like a tragic hero because we see things through his eyes, but in the first season, he's the wolf, the heel, the villain, because Missi is closer to us in POV. And I think the lesson to take from that is that like it or not, the people we find the most despicable likely do have humanizing aspects to them and tragedy in their stories. It doesn't mean we have to forgive them the way Missi did, but it means that when we think of someone as pure evil due to actions that are, well, pure evil, that's a fiction that doesn't reflect how people (or vampires) work. Even the worst of us have a story, and even the best of us can have a downfall...the way Missi did when she went back for the cane the second time in The Silent. (And for the record, I think it's super fun that they were able to meet halfway and become a hecking duo, mostly through virtue of Missi realizing that being awful was kinda fun. Raised By Bats was super cathartic in that for once they finally just get to be husband and wife turning their awfulness on OTHERS and having a good old time of it without worrying about having to stab each other.)
Honestly this season kind of recolors all of what happened in the first video. Considering how much he doesn't like violence, it seems far more likely now that Duke was just playing around with Missi, and probably never intended to harm her in any way - just having fun scaring her because technically she broke into his house. Also helps explain ultimately a lot more how he ended up settling his feud with her and let go of the scepter when things started to get violent.
Honestly, even without the context of season two (Although it helps knowing that Duke is just some guy and not a hundred year old), he wasn't that predatory towards Missi. He danced around, and changed her dress, and alluded to eating her. He was clearly toying with her. When it comes to sexual things, he showed no signs of coming onto Missi. It is Missi who starts giving him bedroom eyes as a part of her ploy. Even Duke was shocked, but just went along with it with a "Ayyy, we win these" attitude. As far as Duke was concerned, consent was given.
I love the detail that it's AFTER his father's letter is completely destroyed that the staff reaches out to him. Also the number of similarities between Duke and Missi getting the staff.
Because his whole look is ancient vampire but he’s just dude from our time heck he’s probably in his early 20’s but dresses and acts like he is ancient
The animation was fabulous & I noticed something in the letter before it got burned from the fire. It was a warning for Duke that if anyone has the staff or him will probably be infected by its charm like a virus. I deeply love Duke's story and how he got where he is currently!
Since Duke was already a vampire, he has more resistance to its curse, I think. The cane is definitely affecting his personality, but it isn't completely changing him. Missi however is a human and had no resistance to the curse she was almost immediately changed into a vampire like being (remember she was never properly turned and turned back into human after throwing it). She also became almost a completely different person when she touched it.
I like the whole silent noir theme going on in this episode. How in the aftermath of Duke leaving the Coven, he returns to his abandoned home to wallow in his despair and longings to belong. Everything looks bleak (in a good way) to depict the mood he's feeling the entire time. And in the end, color is transitioned when he found the cane and is given power over his helplessness for the first time in his life. The violin version of Billie Eilish's song was a well-thought touch since it adds a creepy and sorrowful nature to the episode
i like how much this season has absolutely transformed our understanding of the first video without changing anything about it. so many things about "the night" are accepted on first watch as part of the genre. why is the mansion run down? because it's a spooky vampire story. why is duke dressed up in fancy period clothing with a cape? because that's how ancient vampires dress. why is he singing and dancing? because it's a music video. why does he put missi in a fancy dress and dance her around as a puppet? because that's the kind of menacing that vampires in vampires stories do. but with this season exploring duke as a character and introducing other vampires, all of those things that first came off as genre conventions are now choices duke made as an individual. the mansion is run down in places because it was abandoned in the years between duke's dad dying (or leaving) and duke coming home-plus, that is a lot of mansion for one person to fix up and maintain by himself. duke dresses like that because he's a 21st century goth. he's singing and dancing because he's a born performer and probable theater kid. he puts missi in a fancy dress because he's a hobby fashion designer that doesn't have a lot of people to try his dress designs on, and he puppets her around menacingly because he's an asshole.
I noticed something with the cane. After he picks up the cane he notices the church of his vampire brotherhood. 1:34 He then looks angry and turns his back in hatred. In an earlier Episode, the silent, something similar happend with Missi. She was about to leave the castle when she saw duke, who she hated at the time. After she went to get the cane again. So what if the cane feeds of the hatred of the holder? And that makes them insane down the line?
I think he looks back at the vampire coven because on Artemis display board was a drawing/picture of the cane. Gives off a spiteful " I have what you want" vibe
Duke was angsty walking all the way back to his castle but now he finds the cane and the way he tinkered it like he was making it as his own, showing it care make him feel the power and that's what he wanted for someone to noticed and soon he'll show them all what he is capable of and the vampires who did him wrong. Absolutely love this series so much! ❤️
I love how in each animation, even without lyrics, there is so much emotion shown by the characters that tell the story and lore of this saga. Also Duke's reaction after seeing the eye opening on the cane and immediately covering it was adorable.
During the scene at 2:45 there is a shadow that seems to get closer and closer to Duke. I think the cane might be the container or the cage of a demonic entity of sort, which really intrigues me for the continuation of this story.
The entity must change the temperament of the holder's personality, Missy has changed a lot since the first episode so far, as if possessed but not quite to the point of controlling the body or speaking through it, the power sensation must be immense
@@ariadnefrolich7243Desmodus' appearance in Vampaire might have been something that was intended at some point, however, Daria has since distanced her Vampaire series from Mina's Threnody series. Mina herself confirmed in several comments on her more recent videos that they are no longer canonically in the same universe, so it's why I can't help but doubt it. But there's a chance it's a new character made by Daria, especially seeinga as Desmodus has hair but the shadow here doesn't seem to have hair or clothing.
Duke has Daddy issues but Dad totally believed in him continuing the good work of vamp slaying. I think he might've been too caught up in his own drama as a kid/teen while his dad was too caught up in the hunt.
I got a chuckle over how he only had to dig about six inches before running into the casket. The green tinge showing his Sire's coven, and the reference to how they were after the staff, and Duke very consciously deciding to exclude them and keep it for himself, was nicely woven in. The color coming in at the end was beautifully done!
The dust and cobwebs, how long has it been? What gleamed off the letter before being burned it seems his father tried to warn him about the Staff. A spell thats like a virus. Spectral arm that grabbed Duke. Tattered and torn the clothes. Interesting. Loved the start with the black-and-white before the staff brought some color back into Duke's world. The start of a macabre friendship.
I feel like the only reason why Duke didn’t turn crazy like Missi is because of his bloodline, his mother wasn’t a part of it and could explain why she died, the staff killed her.
@@twinkiefaith1311 you can tell by the lock on the box that his family were the ones hiding it away, and with the May it influences others like Missi and how much less sever it is compared to Duke, it leads to reason that the reason they were able to contain it in the first place is because of there ancestors, probably having a history with it and maybe even being the ones to seal it in the cane in the first place. Dukes mother marrying into this bloodline, not having this immunity, thus making it so that she was severely exposed to the canes influence, leading to her using it and transforming into a vampire, which Dukes father probably had to kill, that or the cane was just too overwhelming and just killed her through that.
If you slow it down enough there’s a few details I adore! -the past holder dragging Duke either to warn him or to indicate the cane’s influence -the little shadow from the cane (the demon shape during the part with the cloth) That hint of its presence as its own separate being. - that lil eye being hidden and covered in cloth with Duke reigning one of his own Secrets for only the owner and the cane. Emphasis on why Missi doesn’t own the cane, Duke is just letting her borrow it while he’s the sole owner. A secret only Duke and the cane knows.
So why is it that a real vampire (Missi is not a real vampire because she was never bitten) and on top of royalty, can't take the staff from a human that's why I think that Duke, as you say, only
As some people already pointed out, there is a horned shadow-like being behind Duke when he relishes in its power, yet I did not see any comment about a hand that pulls Duke back after he tries to walk away from the grave (after uncovering the cane). At 1:47 we can see that it is a long arm with sharp fingers, yet it is not a shadow demon or anything because there is white skin/flesh where the black cloth is ripped. For me, the hand looks slightly feminine, so it may be of Duke's mother maybe? Or maybe it is just a ghost of some previous cane owner. Also two notes about consistency: we continue on the joke about Aurelio being Duke's father/ancestor (portrait from s1e3) and the eyes appearing on cane and when it is used, are the same eyes Missi sees when hallucinating in s1e4, hinting that it is the same effect (Duke seems to have a better resistance to it).
This shows how creative duke can be but also showing his quick thinking. His disdain against the others show how he is different from the others. I can't wait for missi origins next!!
2:45 two types of way to react to this scene, “wow, the meaning behind the color red is already so impactful with the way dukes character embraces the power of the cane. The way his world went from black and white to many bold reds just shows-“ “RED!! ITS RED LIKE THE CANE!! 😨😨😨”
0:35 The parts of the note we can see somewhat match up with a line from the song Blood Red Dogs in Paul Shapera’s Dieselpunk Opera The New Albion Radio Hour. The line in the original: “And so, with the MCG broadcasting the hypnotic song into the soldier’s helmets, they fall under its spell. As the song spreads, all who hear it begin singing, and it slowly but surely moves out into the greater population, spreading across the entire city like a virus.” I can’t see this as anything but intentional considering the scrapped animatic of Missi with a song from the first iteration of Shapera’s New Albion series (Annabelle Raises the Dead from Dolls of New Albion) means Daria almost definitely knows about it The song Blood Red Dogs is about a grand battle between a powerful military group in a police state and a rebel force. The MCG mentioned in the line is said to have the power to end the war in favor of those who use it. In the end, it’s used by the rebels to hypnotize the army (and accidentally the entire town) into stopping the battle. I’m sure some conclusions could be drawn from this. Now I’m kinda hoping Blood Red Dogs (or any song from the new Albion series tbh) makes an appearance later on in the series
so, my speculation on the cane is that it's probably something like "the Cane of Vampire Lords". seeing it's effect on Missi and what we've seen in this episode, it probably has the ability to enthrall people and, for humans, temporarily turn them into a vampire (along with other, flights of fancy powers like weaving fabric). however, seeing it try to pull Duke over to the vampire clan makes me think that there's something trapped within it, and that it can be let out if enough vampires perform a ritual (possibly unbeknownst to the wielder, but guided to do so nonetheless). Duke resisted "the call" since he had a falling out with that clan, and Missi was probably guided to his manor by the cane as a result of it wanting another owner to try again. if it weren't that Missi wanted revenge against Duke rather than discover more vampire stuff, she might have taken it to the clan, who wants and would use it to bolster their own numbers since they're at war with the werewolves. if my theory's true them getting the cane might cause whatever's sealed in the cane to get released as eventually, Artemis gathers enough vampires for the cane to tell him to do "the ritual".
One thing that sticks out to me is that Duke’s key unlocks the box the cane was in. I wonder if his father gave him the key and he thought more highly of Duke than Duke thinks he did?
Daria you’ve outdone yourself again😵💫❤️ I’m always so enchanted by your videos! I come back to this series every few months to check in updates and I fall in love with the characters and lore each time
After watching this and reading what was legible on the note, it adds more context to The Silent. I mean, we already knew it was Missi being influenced by the cane slowly driving her more insane, but this extra bit of context for how it works makes that feel all the more eerie.
Finally confirming that Duke is more a pawn of the magic stick than it's master. It's a lot like The One Ring in that it's helpless so it finds somebody and uses them to make them great then dumps them as soon as somebody more powerful/useful comes along. The cycle continues. Also maybe Missy should take notes. One day the stick might decide she too is too weak and then discard her as well.
2:27 As the Duke cuts a piece of large cloth; it magically transforms into a 'flying' ribbon, before wrapping onto the old cane on it's own - much to the flamboyance vampire's confusion! 🤩🤩🤩
I can’t believe there’s already five episodes of this season, let alone a second season at all! Seven years ago it thought the series ended with the third episode only to come back to find out there were more, and you were still making them! I’m amazed at how fast you can do this
Damnnit, Duke! Your poor relationship with your father has deprived us of lore! Still, I wonder if this means that the staff is still degrading Missi's sanity. I thought she had a handle on it, but I doubt whatever that Shadow that's living in the staff is would let someone off that easy.
Really have to compliment the artist for doing such an amazing job animated it. You have to watch the video so many times just catch all the little hints and teases and blink and you miss it imagery.
Incredible episode and silent storytelling! I love the transition from black and white to Color. And the detail in the letter with a warning about the cane. Super interesting. 10/10!
Wow, the letter his father left was warning him of what the cane does... and now he'll probably never know. Just the way it seemed to call out and draw him in to unleash it from where it was buried... and the entity that (might be) within most likely being that thing in that split second that grabbed him and pulled him back... Oh man, when I was rewatching this, when Duke was using the cane's abilties to move the fabric around, for a split second, I saw that shadowy figure before it vanished when the cloth went over it... another nod to the entity in the staff? I wonder if in the future, Duke and Missi will learn about the cane's dangers and might have to overcome it due to all the fights they had over it in the past?
To think this started from “The Night” so glad I came across it so I was able to see this series grow to where it is now. Love the characters and animation keep up the amazing work!!!
Some very nice details in this. I liked how the portrait of his father had the same key that Duke used to open the box, and the shadow demon that you could see when the cloth was whirling around him was very ominous. But I also liked the way that Duke's expression was the same one Missy had when she embraced the power of the staff. It's also interesting that the staff had black paint on it, and the remain of larger bat wings. Almost as if the Vampires had got hold of it in the past, and tried to make it look like a vampire artefact, by adding the wings and black paint, but really it's something far older and more powerful than they are. Looks like Duke's father killed some of them and took it from them at some point, but seemed to have been aware of it's dark power and hidden it rather than fall to it's lure like the human Missy or the Vampire Duke did.
It's a mark of a good animator to be able to tell a story without words. Well, by now we really didnt need one to see how good you are, Daria, but it's nice to have a "cherry on top".
Omg, this was a beautiful episode! I loved the lack of color up until the end, the little details like the letter's text at 0:34 and the shadowy figure at 1:47 and 2:47 (which I'm very excited to know more about!) and the amazing animation as always! It's a pleasure whenever one of your artworks pop up on my notifications, and this was a wonderful one! I can't wait to watch how Missi ended up in such a place as Duke's mansion!
Very nice loop back to more or less where the first episode began, and it seems, hinting at what we'll be seeing in the future for these two. Although it's the first one using a song without vocals, i think it fits the scene well. The music somehow feels to fit well with both the depressive grey and the celebratory color fade-in. I like how the color flows according to Duke restored exhilaration and intensifies when the staff's influence brings out the worst of his desires.
It’s crazy how much expression and mimics we got from this video! Without Duke singing we can really appreciate the subtlety of the changes on his face when he goes from unsure to determined for example. I forgot that the video was in black and white, so invested i was in the story! When the colours returned it was spectacular! Truly you continuously astonish me, your work is incredible! Thank you ❤❤❤
Finally, after 4 years (how long I’ve been in this fandom), I found out what Duke has the key to✊ Once again I'm so glad to see Duke in the old design, this suit, love the design, he looks awesome💞
Completely instrumental, and I still got the double-meaning behind the song chosen: it's about Duke discovering the cane, by WILLINGLY returning to his childhood home that he left behind but it's also about long time watchers of this channel recognizing exactly how Duke came to "full recognizable power" when this series started with The Night. I think this is my favorite bit of Duke's season since the Kinky Boots animatic. (Oh yes, and watchers of Mina Rose's channel will recognize the cane from the vampire nobles milling around Airad's neck of the woods Shout out to the video about the Vampire Queen falling in love with a simple mortal tailor; it's my favorite part of Threnody.) Oct 2017 was when I first came upon Land of the Dead, and then the Night by extension, so it will be a lucky celebration for me when that Missi MAP rolls around. I can't wait to see it, maybe a few instances of Duke fuming he's not the center of attention will be included. Hey mister, you already had your MAP back in 2020.
So all this time, that cane was buried near his own home? How convenient. I loved when the colors slowly came into the screen once he embraces his new powers.
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0:34 "And so: They fall under its spell..." "all who hear it" "like a virus"
Ah. It was a warning about the cane.
And all the red things that call Duke are like the ones in the Silent episode.
IT'S FROM PAUL SHAPERA'S THE RADIO HOUR I SWEAR
@@hartwharton6969 i thought the same thing
It's from "Blood Red Dogs" from The New Albion Radio Hour
Father: brings home the damn thing.
Father: he knows that the thing is cursed.
The father also buries the cursed thing in the cemetery near his house and leaves a note with a warning
Everybody's talking about the animation but can we get some love for the music choice?
For the first time in the series, no lyrics. No dialogue. Not a word (outside the burned-to-pieces letter). Just the atmosphere and Duke's expressions.
*chef's kiss*
Beautiful.
Agreed!
True 👊😌
I guess after we're done with Duke's origins, then we'll find out about Missi's side of the story.
That's correct . There's a whole Missi season coming
I can’t wait EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 😂😂😂🤩🤩🤩
@@DariaCohenYESSS I LOVE MISSI
@@DariaCohen Oh my god I can't wait!!!
Well it may seem curious but so i did
I really liked the use of colors in this episode. The beginning where there's only gray with the red highlights, probably representing Duke state after leaving the vampire brotherhood and when the colors return, there are different shades of red, showing his new power, the cane and his full descent to darkness.
I think it's just the personification of the expression "colors have returned to my life", or "my life has started to play with new colors"
Also looking back into the city with the green glow, representing Artemis.
Dukes father spoke of it spreading like a virus so I feel like he was warning of the cane and what it’d do, maybe even being the reason why Dukes father was the way that he was, trying to protect the staff from vampires who could sense where it was
I Hope we see some Duke father story
@@Cats9985 I feel like a vampire is trapped in there, or the creator of them, and that’s why they can sense the cane, and also why Missi turned into one upon wielding the cane
@@Cats9985 the way I see it, when a full vampire wields it, it’s like getting getting the flu after getting the flu shot, you have a bit of it in you already so you can better handle when a lot more comes, but Missi isn’t a vampire and it’s like being hit with a tidal wave of that vampiric energy
@@sophiaolszewski64 So in S1Ep4 Missi wasnt losing her mind to the isolation, it was The Cane( I guess it is just Abel to do that)
@@HuntDownErebus you can tell by the smile it had on its face as she was losing it am
Duke gets a magic artifact and the first thing he does is upgrade his hat... me too man
Remember when he challenged Missi to a dance? He's one really melodramatic vampire.
A little colour TOPS any OUTFIT, You should know that!?
I can’t believe it’s been 7 years already since the first video :)) time flies by so fast
Crazy, right?!
IKR, its truly wild to think about.
it's going to be 8 in about 2 months now
I was TWELVE when I found this series TWELVE
FRRR
It's honestly kind of heartwarming that Duke's father went out of his way to leave his only son a letter warning him about the dangers that the Cane possesses, especially since it is clear that Duke and his father were not close at all and he had no idea if his son would ever return home. His father, who I'm guessing has always been distant from Duke especially after Duke's mom passed away, cared even if he never showed it; i.e. training Duke in Fencing, killing any kind of supernatural monster that came on the property (I'm just speculating this one honestly based off of the Dead Mom video), etc.
Yeah, the distant family type of vibe. But it looks like Duke’s father enjoyed hunting vampires a bit too much that he didn’t really consider his son not liking it. His father seems kinda cold to be honest.
@@Liandra24 I got the same kind of vibe too, but since we don't know what (or who) killed Duke's mom; it's very possible that her dying was the reason Duke's father was distant, more focused on revenge and preparing his son to fight alongside him than being a warm parent. Revenge blackens the soul, makes it so all you can see is the next target of your hate and anger; until you're burned out, just going through the motions.
If you ask me it's entirely possible that it was his father who killed her and that she could've been affected by the staff. It just strikes me as odd how his father seems to know a lot it from what little we saw in the letter. It's entirely possible he's speaking from experience.
@@nightmarearcade2663 That is very possible, especially since the Cane was buried on his property; best place to keep an eye on a supremely dangerous artifact is literally in your own backyard. That also would give a good explanation as to his distance from Duke, guilt and shame for killing his own wife and fear that he might hurt his own son yet wanting to train Duke to protect himself should he go insane again.
What's sadder IS THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW THAT HIS OWN SON BECAME A VAMPIRE
The fact That Duke seems to have an almost more aggreeable relationship with the Staff than Missi is interesting.
The way it doesn't do anything to fight back against the sanding and work done on it, but shows it clearly could've when it pulls the cloth around it's eyes, which it noticed freaked Duke out. It feels very respectful in a way with how it treats Duke, which to me, with the added letter, could mean it has some awareness of who he is, given we can guess Duke's father put the staff away.
Meanwhile it seems more unstable to possibly parasitic with Missi. As with the SIlent, it seemed almost playful in attempts to drive her mad while under her care, before she finally pushed hard enough for it to relax with her, as if testing her will or something. Which is more interesting given how much more freedom Missi seems to unknowingly gives it, like allowing it to be more physical to join her in her clowning on Duke.
I know I'm reading into it too much but its cause this series gives me life and learning more on this staff is a bit of plot i NEED to see!!!
Interestingly indeed!
And let's not forget the fact that duke was already a vampire when he got the staff, and Missi was turned by the staff
@@sammypierce6079 Good point! That could play into the relationships there as well, It couldn't bend him because he was already one without it, and Missi was warped almost instantly upon taking it!
@@OzsomeScribblewe can't forget that Duke's father or possibly his ancestors were the ones to seal it away and guard it from others so that's another possible factor
I mean, the name is literally "unbury a friend", so...
@@demothiguillermo2059 Agreed, as I’m reading these theories I think that possibly the relationship with Duke is more “Oh… you and your bloodline know what I am, so I have to be more careful with you.” So the staff is taking a slower; almost respectful approach to try to overtake Duke. Letting HIM walk himself into asking for/using too much of the staff’s power to control what’s around him. (Maybe realizing he’ll panic in the instant he realizes he’s crossed a line, and then it can fully take control?)
Hence him only controlling the fabric to alter his outfit (this could also be a sort of exchange for restoring the outer appearance of the staff, hence why it obeys him better), while Missi later manifests tendrils and a sort of “other” form. Because its relationship with her is “Oh, you don’t know what you’ve taken; do you child?” And it seems to realize that Missi has no idea what it is besides a magic staff. Remember in the first video she picked it up at first out of need. She thought she was saving herself and going to be done. Then she realized she liked the power rush… and decided to stay instead of fleeing back to her old (admittedly shitty besides her sister) life.
Edit; Also realized the staff feeds on undirected hate and paranoia. Duke’s at his dad and the other vamps, and Missi’s at Duke and anyone else she perceives as a threat to her.
I like that look and then turn away, he knows the other vampires want it, but instead decides to keep it for himself, partially just for spite
If you pause at 2:46 and 2:48 you’ll notice a mysterious shadowy figure behind duke BRRRRR 😱
And it's after Missi right now! 😱
i bet it might be a denon that is stuck in the cane and corrupts everybody
Maybe it's the soul of the staff🤔
Oh it's just a friendly shadow bunny. I see them all the time. :)
That's either the guy who made the cane or the guy who was made into the cane
THE NOTE DUKE’S DAD LEFT HIM!! I saw it, I litteraly had to back it up to read the words but it was talking about how if you hear its song you’ll fall under its spell!! He had to have been warning Duke about the staff!! ( also, I’m pretty sure this is just confirmation Duke’s dad is dead now)
Not to mention the fact Duke was walking with his guitar and suitcase again. He’s litteraly right back where he started. Poor guy. I can’t wait for the next episode and this was spectacular as always!!
Note: I just looked at it again and he talked about it being like a virus or something in the letter, WHAT IS WITH THAT STAFF?!
@@alexandrarivoire1556a demonic entity that is chained inside it duh
@@alexandrarivoire1556Bueno, la parte del virus no es nueva en realidad, literal que convierte en vampiros a cualquiera que lo toque, pero pienso que se puede hacer una temporada entera sobre la historia de esa cosa
@@alexandrarivoire1556 it makes sense, lots of cultures/fiction describe vampirism in similar terms to a virus. Maybe it's the source of vampirism?
@user-gc7pr4wl3i yeah, fair, and honestly I can’t wait to learn more about the staff!!
Tell me this isn't the best vampire story you've ever seen. 🎭
Twilight
It really is 😊 And I know a lot of vampire stories
I don't know... Nickelodeon's Count Duckula was pretty sweet.
Dracula in transilvania is the most hilarious guys i've seen
Am I allowed to lie?
Honestly, one of the things I really love about this series is the idea of perspective. In the prior season, during the main storyline, when we see Duke at this point, it's through Missi's eyes, and he's downright horrible and predatory. We find ourselves rooting for her, and it's only after she becomes as despicable and depraved as he is that we really realize that they may in fact be better off together than apart. But also, Duke has had to learn how to care for her, realizing that their feud was going to literally cost him body parts and more unless they found some way to get along without him having to domineer.
Then we get this season. We're shown a softer, more sympathetic side to him. We're shown Duke having his limits tested, having his heart broken, and tasting the same dark power that ended up corrupting Missi. He is, for all intents and purposes, a very sympathetic character.
But these two things don't really contradict each other. He was sympathetic in SOME respects but very awful in others. He seems like a tragic hero because we see things through his eyes, but in the first season, he's the wolf, the heel, the villain, because Missi is closer to us in POV.
And I think the lesson to take from that is that like it or not, the people we find the most despicable likely do have humanizing aspects to them and tragedy in their stories. It doesn't mean we have to forgive them the way Missi did, but it means that when we think of someone as pure evil due to actions that are, well, pure evil, that's a fiction that doesn't reflect how people (or vampires) work. Even the worst of us have a story, and even the best of us can have a downfall...the way Missi did when she went back for the cane the second time in The Silent.
(And for the record, I think it's super fun that they were able to meet halfway and become a hecking duo, mostly through virtue of Missi realizing that being awful was kinda fun. Raised By Bats was super cathartic in that for once they finally just get to be husband and wife turning their awfulness on OTHERS and having a good old time of it without worrying about having to stab each other.)
Honestly this season kind of recolors all of what happened in the first video. Considering how much he doesn't like violence, it seems far more likely now that Duke was just playing around with Missi, and probably never intended to harm her in any way - just having fun scaring her because technically she broke into his house. Also helps explain ultimately a lot more how he ended up settling his feud with her and let go of the scepter when things started to get violent.
Honestly, even without the context of season two
(Although it helps knowing that Duke is just some guy and not a hundred year old), he wasn't that predatory towards Missi. He danced around, and changed her dress, and alluded to eating her. He was clearly toying with her.
When it comes to sexual things, he showed no signs of coming onto Missi. It is Missi who starts giving him bedroom eyes as a part of her ploy. Even Duke was shocked, but just went along with it with a "Ayyy, we win these" attitude.
As far as Duke was concerned, consent was given.
I love the face Duke makes at the end because it's very reminiscent of the face Missi made at the end of the OG video
I think that was intentional, to show how they were both taken over by the staff's power. And probably just a really cool callback, lol
@@disgustingratman6969 that’s what I was also thinking
I love the detail that it's AFTER his father's letter is completely destroyed that the staff reaches out to him. Also the number of similarities between Duke and Missi getting the staff.
Gotta say him whiping out the industrial grade polishing tool was hilarious
Because his whole look is ancient vampire but he’s just dude from our time heck he’s probably in his early 20’s but dresses and acts like he is ancient
The animation was fabulous & I noticed something in the letter before it got burned from the fire. It was a warning for Duke that if anyone has the staff or him will probably be infected by its charm like a virus.
I deeply love Duke's story and how he got where he is currently!
I love how we can see the staff corrupt Duke in it's own way. like he was already pale and pointy eared, but his face still changed perceptively.
Since Duke was already a vampire, he has more resistance to its curse, I think. The cane is definitely affecting his personality, but it isn't completely changing him. Missi however is a human and had no resistance to the curse she was almost immediately changed into a vampire like being (remember she was never properly turned and turned back into human after throwing it). She also became almost a completely different person when she touched it.
I like the whole silent noir theme going on in this episode. How in the aftermath of Duke leaving the Coven, he returns to his abandoned home to wallow in his despair and longings to belong. Everything looks bleak (in a good way) to depict the mood he's feeling the entire time. And in the end, color is transitioned when he found the cane and is given power over his helplessness for the first time in his life. The violin version of Billie Eilish's song was a well-thought touch since it adds a creepy and sorrowful nature to the episode
i like how much this season has absolutely transformed our understanding of the first video without changing anything about it.
so many things about "the night" are accepted on first watch as part of the genre. why is the mansion run down? because it's a spooky vampire story. why is duke dressed up in fancy period clothing with a cape? because that's how ancient vampires dress. why is he singing and dancing? because it's a music video. why does he put missi in a fancy dress and dance her around as a puppet? because that's the kind of menacing that vampires in vampires stories do.
but with this season exploring duke as a character and introducing other vampires, all of those things that first came off as genre conventions are now choices duke made as an individual. the mansion is run down in places because it was abandoned in the years between duke's dad dying (or leaving) and duke coming home-plus, that is a lot of mansion for one person to fix up and maintain by himself. duke dresses like that because he's a 21st century goth. he's singing and dancing because he's a born performer and probable theater kid. he puts missi in a fancy dress because he's a hobby fashion designer that doesn't have a lot of people to try his dress designs on, and he puppets her around menacingly because he's an asshole.
Wasn't expecting that last part
The last part got me good work
The bleedimg from the ears is such a powerfull scene.
Dang the fact that he tried to warn him about the evil but was so hated that his kid wouldn't bother to read it has me shooketh
"Hello, my name is Duke, and today we are going to restore this gorgeous staff!" I LOVE this video!
I noticed something with the cane. After he picks up the cane he notices the church of his vampire brotherhood. 1:34 He then looks angry and turns his back in hatred. In an earlier Episode, the silent, something similar happend with Missi. She was about to leave the castle when she saw duke, who she hated at the time. After she went to get the cane again. So what if the cane feeds of the hatred of the holder? And that makes them insane down the line?
I think he looks back at the vampire coven because on Artemis display board was a drawing/picture of the cane.
Gives off a spiteful " I have what you want" vibe
Duke was angsty walking all the way back to his castle but now he finds the cane and the way he tinkered it like he was making it as his own, showing it care make him feel the power and that's what he wanted for someone to noticed and soon he'll show them all what he is capable of and the vampires who did him wrong. Absolutely love this series so much! ❤️
Letter: And so they fall under its spell.
And. All who hear it
Staff
Like a virus."
Reading it like this, maybey Missy hears it because she is a human, but Duke doesn´t as he is a vampire. That would explain video 4 from season 1
@@circuitcatorcesobarzo8680he did hear something due to his ear bleeding when he was finding the staff
I feel like only he could sense it after becoming a vampire
@@randaniman376 yeah but he seemed to be dealing with the staffs effects much better, or well at least he wasn’t going insane.
PAUL SHAPERA'S NEW ALBION RADIO HOUR!!!
I love how in each animation, even without lyrics, there is so much emotion shown by the characters that tell the story and lore of this saga. Also Duke's reaction after seeing the eye opening on the cane and immediately covering it was adorable.
During the scene at 2:45 there is a shadow that seems to get closer and closer to Duke. I think the cane might be the container or the cage of a demonic entity of sort, which really intrigues me for the continuation of this story.
Holy shit, I didn't even notice that. Thanks!
It kinda resemble missi cats but standing
The entity must change the temperament of the holder's personality, Missy has changed a lot since the first episode so far, as if possessed but not quite to the point of controlling the body or speaking through it, the power sensation must be immense
I believe that entity is Desmodus from Vampair's sister series Threnody. If you haven't seen it yet, go check it out.
@@ariadnefrolich7243Desmodus' appearance in Vampaire might have been something that was intended at some point, however, Daria has since distanced her Vampaire series from Mina's Threnody series. Mina herself confirmed in several comments on her more recent videos that they are no longer canonically in the same universe, so it's why I can't help but doubt it. But there's a chance it's a new character made by Daria, especially seeinga as Desmodus has hair but the shadow here doesn't seem to have hair or clothing.
Duke has Daddy issues but Dad totally believed in him continuing the good work of vamp slaying. I think he might've been too caught up in his own drama as a kid/teen while his dad was too caught up in the hunt.
I got a chuckle over how he only had to dig about six inches before running into the casket. The green tinge showing his Sire's coven, and the reference to how they were after the staff, and Duke very consciously deciding to exclude them and keep it for himself, was nicely woven in. The color coming in at the end was beautifully done!
The dust and cobwebs, how long has it been?
What gleamed off the letter before being burned it seems his father tried to warn him about the Staff. A spell thats like a virus.
Spectral arm that grabbed Duke. Tattered and torn the clothes. Interesting.
Loved the start with the black-and-white before the staff brought some color back into Duke's world. The start of a macabre friendship.
Not to mention the shadow during the gorgeous scene where fabrics gain color
I feel like the only reason why Duke didn’t turn crazy like Missi is because of his bloodline, his mother wasn’t a part of it and could explain why she died, the staff killed her.
That might be it! 😱
Can you explain more, please?
@@twinkiefaith1311 idk maybe the cane is said to spread like a virus
@@twinkiefaith1311 you can tell by the lock on the box that his family were the ones hiding it away, and with the May it influences others like Missi and how much less sever it is compared to Duke, it leads to reason that the reason they were able to contain it in the first place is because of there ancestors, probably having a history with it and maybe even being the ones to seal it in the cane in the first place. Dukes mother marrying into this bloodline, not having this immunity, thus making it so that she was severely exposed to the canes influence, leading to her using it and transforming into a vampire, which Dukes father probably had to kill, that or the cane was just too overwhelming and just killed her through that.
Although they were both influenced to do revenge by the cane, Missi by resurrecting Duke to mess with him, and Duke with the church
And so ends the backstory of Duke, the vampire. 5/5 stars or bats for this!
I can’t wait to see Missi’s take on her part.
I binged the entire series yesterday, I'm so ready
If you slow it down enough there’s a few details I adore!
-the past holder dragging Duke either to warn him or to indicate the cane’s influence
-the little shadow from the cane (the demon shape during the part with the cloth)
That hint of its presence as its own separate being.
- that lil eye being hidden and covered in cloth with Duke reigning one of his own
Secrets for only the owner and the cane.
Emphasis on why Missi doesn’t own the cane, Duke is just letting her borrow it while he’s the sole owner.
A secret only Duke and the cane knows.
I very much agree with the last thing you mentioned, especially in chapter 2 it is made clear that Duke is part of the "royalty" in the afterlife
So why is it that a real vampire (Missi is not a real vampire because she was never bitten) and on top of royalty, can't take the staff from a human that's why I think that Duke, as you say, only
He only lends it to him, and he remains the legitimate owner of the cane.
I got here just in time completely on accident.
I love how Duke feels more confident using the cane! It's great to see his origin! 😃✨
As some people already pointed out, there is a horned shadow-like being behind Duke when he relishes in its power, yet I did not see any comment about a hand that pulls Duke back after he tries to walk away from the grave (after uncovering the cane).
At 1:47 we can see that it is a long arm with sharp fingers, yet it is not a shadow demon or anything because there is white skin/flesh where the black cloth is ripped. For me, the hand looks slightly feminine, so it may be of Duke's mother maybe? Or maybe it is just a ghost of some previous cane owner.
Also two notes about consistency: we continue on the joke about Aurelio being Duke's father/ancestor (portrait from s1e3) and the eyes appearing on cane and when it is used, are the same eyes Missi sees when hallucinating in s1e4, hinting that it is the same effect (Duke seems to have a better resistance to it).
This shows how creative duke can be but also showing his quick thinking. His disdain against the others show how he is different from the others. I can't wait for missi origins next!!
2:45 two types of way to react to this scene,
“wow, the meaning behind the color red is already so impactful with the way dukes character embraces the power of the cane. The way his world went from black and white to many bold reds just shows-“
“RED!! ITS RED LIKE THE CANE!! 😨😨😨”
0:35 The parts of the note we can see somewhat match up with a line from the song Blood Red Dogs in Paul Shapera’s Dieselpunk Opera The New Albion Radio Hour.
The line in the original: “And so, with the MCG broadcasting the hypnotic song into the soldier’s helmets, they fall under its spell. As the song spreads, all who hear it begin singing, and it slowly but surely moves out into the greater population, spreading across the entire city like a virus.”
I can’t see this as anything but intentional considering the scrapped animatic of Missi with a song from the first iteration of Shapera’s New Albion series (Annabelle Raises the Dead from Dolls of New Albion) means Daria almost definitely knows about it
The song Blood Red Dogs is about a grand battle between a powerful military group in a police state and a rebel force. The MCG mentioned in the line is said to have the power to end the war in favor of those who use it. In the end, it’s used by the rebels to hypnotize the army (and accidentally the entire town) into stopping the battle.
I’m sure some conclusions could be drawn from this. Now I’m kinda hoping Blood Red Dogs (or any song from the new Albion series tbh) makes an appearance later on in the series
Ooh, I know what you're talking about! Great catch!!
so, my speculation on the cane is that it's probably something like "the Cane of Vampire Lords". seeing it's effect on Missi and what we've seen in this episode, it probably has the ability to enthrall people and, for humans, temporarily turn them into a vampire (along with other, flights of fancy powers like weaving fabric). however, seeing it try to pull Duke over to the vampire clan makes me think that there's something trapped within it, and that it can be let out if enough vampires perform a ritual (possibly unbeknownst to the wielder, but guided to do so nonetheless). Duke resisted "the call" since he had a falling out with that clan, and Missi was probably guided to his manor by the cane as a result of it wanting another owner to try again. if it weren't that Missi wanted revenge against Duke rather than discover more vampire stuff, she might have taken it to the clan, who wants and would use it to bolster their own numbers since they're at war with the werewolves. if my theory's true them getting the cane might cause whatever's sealed in the cane to get released as eventually, Artemis gathers enough vampires for the cane to tell him to do "the ritual".
One thing that sticks out to me is that Duke’s key unlocks the box the cane was in. I wonder if his father gave him the key and he thought more highly of Duke than Duke thinks he did?
This is one of the best Daria's animations. It's full of style.
Daria you’ve outdone yourself again😵💫❤️ I’m always so enchanted by your videos! I come back to this series every few months to check in updates and I fall in love with the characters and lore each time
After watching this and reading what was legible on the note, it adds more context to The Silent.
I mean, we already knew it was Missi being influenced by the cane slowly driving her more insane, but this extra bit of context for how it works makes that feel all the more eerie.
I love how it went from grayscale to color at the end as Duke falls under the staff's spell
Finally confirming that Duke is more a pawn of the magic stick than it's master. It's a lot like The One Ring in that it's helpless so it finds somebody and uses them to make them great then dumps them as soon as somebody more powerful/useful comes along. The cycle continues.
Also maybe Missy should take notes. One day the stick might decide she too is too weak and then discard her as well.
2:27 As the Duke cuts a piece of large cloth; it magically transforms into a 'flying' ribbon, before wrapping onto the old cane on it's own - much to the flamboyance vampire's confusion! 🤩🤩🤩
I can’t believe there’s already five episodes of this season, let alone a second season at all!
Seven years ago it thought the series ended with the third episode only to come back to find out there were more, and you were still making them! I’m amazed at how fast you can do this
Goddammit, Duke, you probably should've read that letter... 😣
The fact that the colors came when he was happy is a cool thing
I'm so excited to see how missi's story was and how she got in the Castle
It feels pretty short but it doesn't matter. I love it. And of course for Duke...
It's just the beginning. 😈
LOVE this cover version of Unbury a Friend. The strings really portrayed Duke’s mood and reactions to finding his staff.
0:15 The Duke's 'necklace' is revealed to be a normal key...
It was actually revealed I'm Zombie Prostitute
I like the contrast in how the scepter/staff effects them. It brings darkness out of her and light and color for him.
Every time I see an update on the series I get really excited ❤
2:43 This background scene has turned from black & white to more various colors! 🥰🥰🥰
His dad was trying to warn him about the scepter
Damnnit, Duke! Your poor relationship with your father has deprived us of lore! Still, I wonder if this means that the staff is still degrading Missi's sanity. I thought she had a handle on it, but I doubt whatever that Shadow that's living in the staff is would let someone off that easy.
Oh my God, how happy I am to see this, the whole picture gives its surroundings even without any words
Really have to compliment the artist for doing such an amazing job animated it. You have to watch the video so many times just catch all the little hints and teases and blink and you miss it imagery.
I wonder what Artemis and the others would think of missi.
Great video and I love videos like these. Where it tells a story with music .
time 21:41...(according to my time it will start at 23:30), well... SOMEONE WILL NOT SLEEP TODAY! But I don't regret anything 🥳 ❤
Congratulations we're in the same time zone lol
@@DariaCohen cool ;0;
Wait this mean his Dad just left for milk and now he OWNS the entire Castle!!!! Yes Dad disappearing out of Nowhere has never been so good
I think he died by the cane or somthing because if he left for the milk the cane will be with him after all hes a father he need to protect his child
Incredible episode and silent storytelling! I love the transition from black and white to Color. And the detail in the letter with a warning about the cane. Super interesting.
10/10!
I’ve been watching this series since the day it came out! I’ve loved this so for long and it’s eventually become apart of my childhood ❤️
I like the fact how symbolically the animation comes into color and all the character's movements are set to the melody
Wow, the letter his father left was warning him of what the cane does... and now he'll probably never know.
Just the way it seemed to call out and draw him in to unleash it from where it was buried... and the entity that (might be) within most likely being that thing in that split second that grabbed him and pulled him back...
Oh man, when I was rewatching this, when Duke was using the cane's abilties to move the fabric around, for a split second, I saw that shadowy figure before it vanished when the cloth went over it... another nod to the entity in the staff?
I wonder if in the future, Duke and Missi will learn about the cane's dangers and might have to overcome it due to all the fights they had over it in the past?
To think this started from “The Night” so glad I came across it so I was able to see this series grow to where it is now. Love the characters and animation keep up the amazing work!!!
Some very nice details in this. I liked how the portrait of his father had the same key that Duke used to open the box, and the shadow demon that you could see when the cloth was whirling around him was very ominous. But I also liked the way that Duke's expression was the same one Missy had when she embraced the power of the staff.
It's also interesting that the staff had black paint on it, and the remain of larger bat wings. Almost as if the Vampires had got hold of it in the past, and tried to make it look like a vampire artefact, by adding the wings and black paint, but really it's something far older and more powerful than they are.
Looks like Duke's father killed some of them and took it from them at some point, but seemed to have been aware of it's dark power and hidden it rather than fall to it's lure like the human Missy or the Vampire Duke did.
It's a mark of a good animator to be able to tell a story without words.
Well, by now we really didnt need one to see how good you are, Daria, but it's nice to have a "cherry on top".
When your staff has the same fashion sense as you...
I confess, I've tuned it for so many years. It is my greatest joy to have tuned back in. To find all of these fantastic pieces.
Omg, this was a beautiful episode! I loved the lack of color up until the end, the little details like the letter's text at 0:34 and the shadowy figure at 1:47 and 2:47 (which I'm very excited to know more about!) and the amazing animation as always! It's a pleasure whenever one of your artworks pop up on my notifications, and this was a wonderful one! I can't wait to watch how Missi ended up in such a place as Duke's mansion!
Very nice loop back to more or less where the first episode began, and it seems, hinting at what we'll be seeing in the future for these two.
Although it's the first one using a song without vocals, i think it fits the scene well. The music somehow feels to fit well with both the depressive grey and the celebratory color fade-in.
I like how the color flows according to Duke restored exhilaration and intensifies when the staff's influence brings out the worst of his desires.
Seems Dukes story is about done....hope we get Missi story again....i love to see more of her and her maybe mother/sister!
I really love how we're finally finding out Duke's past about how he got the cane, but the vid is TOO SHORT! I WANT MORE!!
Bro, the animation is getting better and better each time! It started out great, now it’s magnificent 😳
The piano and violin are❤
And how every pitch, pause, octave, fits the movements and actions happening SO FRICKEN WEELLL!!!😊 BEAUTIFULLY
That was so damn cool. Not a word spoken but epic story telling. Something tells me Duke might regret not reading the letter though x)
This version of this song is so beautiful. I'm really impressed
2:53 Similar to Missi from the Season 1's episode 1, Duke is slowly turned into REAL vampire! 😱😱😱
I love this series so much. The story, the animations and the music choices as well🖤
1:52 Alastor are you there?🧐🧐 The detail about ear bleeding is chapeau! Woah, a strange shadow? 2:47
It’s crazy how much expression and mimics we got from this video! Without Duke singing we can really appreciate the subtlety of the changes on his face when he goes from unsure to determined for example. I forgot that the video was in black and white, so invested i was in the story! When the colours returned it was spectacular! Truly you continuously astonish me, your work is incredible! Thank you ❤❤❤
Honestly,the best series i have ever watched. 10/10.
so much baptism and feeling and yet not a word is spoken. Maybe that's exactly why ❤❤
Estuvo increíble el instrumental y el origen está perfecto 👌🏼
The Vampair series keeps getting better and better! Thanks for the great work, Daria Cohen!
0:40 Suddenly, 'something' had made the Duke to go to the graveyard for some reason...
Is the staff freaking sentient?! Cant wait to see more of this series!
1:47 WELL THAT WAS UNEXPECTED. There is an actual being attached to that cane. Not just malicious spirits!
Finally, after 4 years (how long I’ve been in this fandom), I found out what Duke has the key to✊
Once again I'm so glad to see Duke in the old design, this suit, love the design, he looks awesome💞
Well done as usual, very interesting. I loved the color change from black and white to color
thanks for continuing to make these animations, I have literally just finishing my first year at university studying animations, because of you.
Completely instrumental, and I still got the double-meaning behind the song chosen: it's about Duke discovering the cane, by WILLINGLY returning to his childhood home that he left behind but it's also about long time watchers of this channel recognizing exactly how Duke came to "full recognizable power" when this series started with The Night. I think this is my favorite bit of Duke's season since the Kinky Boots animatic. (Oh yes, and watchers of Mina Rose's channel will recognize the cane from the vampire nobles milling around Airad's neck of the woods Shout out to the video about the Vampire Queen falling in love with a simple mortal tailor; it's my favorite part of Threnody.)
Oct 2017 was when I first came upon Land of the Dead, and then the Night by extension, so it will be a lucky celebration for me when that Missi MAP rolls around. I can't wait to see it, maybe a few instances of Duke fuming he's not the center of attention will be included. Hey mister, you already had your MAP back in 2020.
So all this time, that cane was buried near his own home? How convenient. I loved when the colors slowly came into the screen once he embraces his new powers.