I specially like how this version shows the extra struggle of having to row while around there are monster heads shaking the ship and eating your comrades
Poseidon referring to Odysseus and his crew as a pack of wolves and them now being slaughtered by that very thing feels very ironic, feels like Odysseus killing his own men
All the "Ithican soldiers as wolves" fits with Ody's style of combat too, as shown in Survive. Harrying, coordination, and so on: not as much pride and glory-seeking as other Greeks are implied to have thanks to all the Warrior Of The Mind training. Although, having said that, Achilles Myrmidons are compared to ants for their discipline in most other versions of this epic cycle...
the headband that was left in the water outside of the cave broke me. He abandoned the Open arms ideals. He completely embraced the fact that there was no return for him
2:30 as much as i love the depiction of eurylochus handing the torch to someone else, seeing him get _pushed out of the way_ is so much more devastating. Especially because I also headcanon that Polites died to push someone else out of the way (probably Ody) since that would explain why his last thoughts were about kindness. idk it's just neat that your interpretation of events mirrored mine for extra suffering points all around.
I love how you timed the row for your lives with ody waiting for Charybdis to stop swallowing and throwing the water back up, rowing with the surge to get through as fast as possible
Any depiction of Scylla with the dog-waist automatically gets a gold star from me. And the fact that you actually showed Charybdis across from Scylla in the strait automatically makes this my new favorite animatic. Especially because it’s exactly what Homer wanted to reflect in the Odyssey - Odysseus was forced to either sacrifice six of his crew or risk them all dying to Charybdis instead! There was no good option, so Odysseus ended up choosing the lesser evil. While it ended up destroying Eurylochus’s trust in his brother-in-law, he ultimately gave the crew another chance to survive by picking Scylla instead.
True, though if I remember correctly, in Epic: The Musical, Jay actually left the Charybdis out and instead puts them in another song in the Vengeance Saga. This means that Charybdis isn't near Scylla in Epic: The Musical's version of the story or at least not nearby enough to be recognized as an immediate threat. But still, it was cool seeing an interpretation that actually incorporated both monsters! Also, it was cool seeing HOW the boat traveled through the caves and such, especially when most animatics and animations tend to be more focused on Scylla herself and the crew being attacked. (Which isn't a bad thing, it's just cool to see the variety of how the situation is often depicted from a visual standpoint!) But yeah, that's all I have to say. :D
But Odysseus never told about Scylla to anyone in his crew. Neither in the Odyssey, neither in Epic. He keept to himself for obvious reasons (because had he warned them about Scylla, they would likely not even want to go, while Odysseus wanted to return).
@@hunterkirkland736is likely that she is close. Odysseus has to pass trough some danger to reach home. First he tried with Aeolus bag but he failed. Them he tried with Scylla but failed. Is likely that Charybdis is close enough to Scylla, and Odysseus was blow up far from Scylla by Zeus storm. So he has to go trough the same way again (and it makes sense if is Charybdis this time since she is only a danger to a ship entirely, but not a single man who can hold into the nearest tree and survive alone, while Scylla is inescapable).
I'm in AWE. Not only is this more accurate to the mythological description of Scylla- it's also genially terrifying. The emotions presented for both the crew and Odysseus seem so realistic for the situation, which makes it SO conveying to watch; this is honestly my favorite Scylla animatic I've seen. Can't wait to see more!!
i always really like seeing odysseus wrestle with himself in scylla animatics and in this one, he actually looks really scared when the heads of scylla reveal themselves and begin to inch closer, knowing what must be done to avoid the TOTAL loss and bloodshed of his crew, also wonderful work on the scylla design, frightening but fascinating!! anytime someone in the epic fandom remembers the dog heads, i get happy :)
Respectfully HOLY CRAP no words. Speechless. Scylla - terrifying Crew - terrified Shout out to the one crew dude who pushed Eury out of the way Ody - regretting his life choices Boat - taking damage Eury - has hair
I really like seeing Odysseus's back when he's told about the wind bag. We the audience can't see his face, so it communicates well Eurylochus being shut out after the betrayal.
This is the first time I've seen someone illustrate sylla as something other than serpantine. I really like the idea of wolf dragon things. That's so cool!
The descriptions of Scylla are pretty varied. Some talk about her having six heads on long necks that can reach down from her lair to snatch prey, others talk about her waist being adorn with the heads of baying hounds (sometimes interpreted as the hound heads replacing her legs). This is a particularly good blend of just about all the various versions into one monstrous form.
i love your depiction of how eurylochus survives! it gives his anger in mutiny much more depth, not only does he feel the guilt of inadvertently killing his friends, but for one to sacrifice himself for eurylochus? it's just cruel! love love love it!!
Oh this rocks so hard!!! LOVE that we don't get to see Odysseus' reaction to Eurylechus' confession, it adds so much tension to the whole thing! And the dog heads blending into the shadows, until the full reveal? It's damn incredible!!!!
I LOVE the buildup to Scylla in this, the skulls at the entrance from the shadows of the dog heads hiding in the rocks to the full reveal was so well done!
This has to be one of the top versions of Scylla I’m down for!! This one being very accurate to Greek Mythology, & with the actual struggles it is to deal with this beast while maintaining a ship, as well as Odysseus actually being terrified knowing what has to be done. Gigi’s version of Scylla being horrifying eels as heads instead of the dogs her disguise as a woman before revealing her true self. It’s also interesting with different perspectives from the crew & her. With hers (theirs if I’m wrong) it’s clear to see the struggles of Odysseus & Eurylochus after he tells the truth about him opening the wind bag. Last but not least with the canon version from the livestream, beautiful yet horrifying as well with more gore-some moments but this animatic makes it even more terrifying when it comes to gore.
Finally someone did the myth accurate take of the heads being wolves! I love the sea monster designs and all but the original concept was just sitting there untouched. Great take on it! Beautifully terrifying design and animation
Holy the words I cannot begin to describe how amazing this is. Scylla looks so monstrous I love the addition though of the heads looking like dogs. You don't see much of those in the animatics
CHARYBDIS CAMEO!!! And ody timing the "row for your lives" around her mouth closing is so OUGHHHH i'm going feral. Scylla has such good doggies i love them :3
Finally someone added Charybdis on one side and Scylla on the other❤❤❤. Absolutely spot on. I love how Odysseus' beard looks like her fangs as he sings with her at the end. Brillant job.❤❤❤
Lol I loved how i just watched all this blood and carnage men. Men were literally EATEn by these monsters and then you just see the dog heads like puppies at 2:42
i love this scylla design holy cow!! also the bit with scylla singing behind eurylochus and then bringing her hands together on "we both know what it takes to survive"? impeccable. absolutely horrifying.
I loved the foreshadowing you did with Eurylochus when Scylla clapped her hands. It gives great weight to how much Odysseus regrets what will happen next. Great animatic! 💕
I love how her mouth splits open her chest cavity. This being an animatic with minimal visuals almost adds to it, you gotta imagine what that'd look like. Ribs for teeth?
THIS IS MY FAVORITE SCYLLA EVER. She looks so monstrous, and she has DOG HEADS!!! The teeth, the eyes narrowing at the sight of her prey, the brutality, the rockiness of the waves, it’s all so perfect
I love the idea that Odysseus is quiet in response to Eurylochus’ confession because he knows that he did out out of survival, and he is about to do the same.
In my personal opinion, Eurylochus did not do it for survival. He did it out of greed and mistrust, which is very different. Ody told everyone not to open the wing bag to avoid the storm, the "bag full of treasure" thing was a lie, and a tempting one at that. He spent a long time at war as well, maybe Eury thought it wasn't fair that Ody be the only one to get treasure in some part of his mind, which could have influenced his choice. And in his doubt, he opened the bag. Instead of trusting his brother in law and captain, he let the words of wind creatures sway him. That is not survival.
I reallu like how you went about doing the dog heads without compromising any of the sea-monster menace factor! Also props for showing off Charybdis as well!
Oh my god the thumbnail alone has me entranced! This is so beautiful and detailed, I love your design of Scylla! And the part where Eurlyochus apologizes and we barely see Odyesseus’ expression is so chilling…
YES YES THE DOG HEADS!! most people give her eels or like angler fish like heads (which I have no issue with, creative liberty!) but in the actual myth her six heads are dog heads!! I love this, thank you!!!
Yes! Myth accurate Scylla with the wolf heads!! The design for her main body is amazing too, the way you animated all her teeth when she’s singing! And the movement of the ship, SO GOOD!!!
YES YES YES OHMYGOD IM SO HAPPY SOMEONE FINALLY DID DOG HEADED SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS RIGHT NEXT TO HER AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THIS IS GORGEOUS !!!!!!! INSANE ABOUT ODY HAVING TO NAVIGATE THE BOAT /WHILE/ A WHIRLPOOL /AND/ SCYLLA IS TRYNA EAT THEM
This is so well done and absolutely terrifying. All amazing details from the starvation of the crew, Odysseus snapping after Eurylochus confesses and Scylla capturing the image of Eurylochus, the struggle to row the boat, a crew member saving Eurylochus rather than Eurylochus passing the torch to them, the blood dripping from the ship after the escape. This is all so incredible. Great work!
Finally someone depicts a myth-accurate Scylla! I get why more people go the more 'sea serpent' or eel route with the six heads; dogs aren't necessarily considered scary. But the way you portrayed them here is amazing and every bit as gruesome, if not more!
I’m obsessed with the section at 0:55 - 1:09 . I’ve never seen someone overlap Scylla and Eurylochus’ parts visually like that, and to have it reflect Odysseus’ realization of what he has to do and that he really WILL do all that it takes to survive is magical. It’s so well portrayed in just a few shots and I’m OBSESSED with it.
what i love about this song is how in the beginning we're led to believe that scylla singing about "breaking bonds" and "hiding secrets" is in reference to eurylochus opening the wind bag, but as the song goes on we realize she's talking about odysseus hiding the fact that he's about to sacrifice 6 men
AAAHHHH THIS IS SO COOL!!! I absolutely love the way you made Scylla I also love the dog heads instead of like creepy hydra heads and the way she opened her mouth It shows it being a lot more bigger than it seems. It’s absolutely scary, also I think you’re the first animator that I’ve ever seen make Eurylochus stay there holding the torch and throwing it and being saved by someone else other than him handing off the torch to somebody to save someone just realize that the torches are the reason why they’re all dying. Which I find amazing
Amazing character design. I can absolutely see Poseidon being wary of tangling with this lady. Also, kudos for referencing the original material and using doggies.
You are AMAZING with transitions and character movement. Scylla spinning and soreading the blood before unhinging her jaw , the wolves melting into an inside-view of their mouth heading towards a crew-member , the eyes becoming the torch , the way that wolf head that headed towards Eurylichus spins before leaving the deck , SO TASTYY , SO COOL.
Aaaaand I have officially found the Scylla winner for my list of favorite Epic animatics! 🥳 That was incredible. And terrifying. I love the attention to detail. The representation of the myth. The pack of wolves being devoured by wolves. All of it. Top to bottom. Fantastic
I mean this seriously, once you've got more practice and are more experienced than even now, you will be a legend within the Epic community. Perhaps even further than just Epic as well.
Watching other animatics I keep having internal baby tantrums of "no, that's not accurate". Not only is this accurate, but probably my favorite depiction of Scylla ever. Lots of people struggle with the 'lady with a torso of six dogs' as a baseline, let alone make it terrifying. Amazing work.
I LOVE that you use dogs as Scylla's heads considering the myth also describes her. PERFECT! And the animation is just so dynamic. You can FEEL the panic from the crew, even Odysseus. A lot of animatics I've seen have him just stand at the helm but I really like that you had him still trying to steer the ship through Scylla's lair.
THIS IS INCREDIBLEEEE YOU'RE SO INSANELY SKILLED AGH!!!! The way you visualize everything, your attention to details (like including the difficulty of rowing) & pacing, your designs, your skill at capturing a 3D space, AGH LITERALLY EVERYTHING!!!! You are absolutely on a professional level RAHHH TEACH ME YOUR WAYS
This is incredible!! Your Scylla design is both unique & terrifying. I love the yellow highlights & the portrayal of her heads like dogs hunting for their master. Also, the movement is so detailed & fluid, like whaa? I love her little spin. And having Scylla as the backdrop for the characters she's "speaking" to is so cool.
It's awesome that you've actually made her heads dog like as they're supposed to be, every version I've seen of schools makes them snakes but this is much more horrifying. It's also always struck me as strange that Odysseus never tries to fight scylla, it's made me think she must be one of the strongest monster in Greek myth, no hero ever slays her.
This is hands-down, my favorite animatic about Scylla- ever! Not only did you include the dog heads and Charibdis, but your animation style is incredible! Instantly fell in love with it.
Cool idea on making the heads wolf-like. Not only does it tie in with the continuous wolf comparison in the musical, it also looks rad as balls. Long necked fish and lizards? Been there done that. Long necked wolves? Terrifying
OH YES, HOLY SHIT, this might be my new favorite Scylla animatic x33 Her design is AWESOME and I love the wolves too! That's so neat! The way she moves and how her mouth gets bigger when she sings, "Give up your honor and faith" is SO good on my eyes, holy crap! In general, I love how you depicted everyone and the level of detail and movement. I also appreciate how it directly fades from Scylla's face to Ody's when they sing together, and then how the blood runs down the side of the ship and how flawlessly it fades from dark to light, GOD it's beautiful! Also near the beginning, I really liked the shots during Ody's processing of Eury's confession, the way Eury is framed in Scylla's hands before she "crushes" him and then it snaps to Ody's shocked eyes. It's all amazing! Wonderful job!
All of the animatic is outstanding but my favourite moment is 2:19 to 2:33, scylla’s twirl and mouth opening, the dog faces ripping the body apart, the change of POV to the dogs mouth, the way he gets pushed out of the way UGH I love this
Now THAT is Scylla! I've loved the creativity of other animatics, but it is really nice to see someone really go for the full mythology with the snake-like dogheaded tentacles, and Charybdis lurking deeper in the depths. Excellent job making this feel true to be Jay's vision and the classic myths.
I think you just became one of my favourite animatic people now. All three songs you've done a great job at evoking emotional responses with how you've been doing this, it's great!
I can't overstate how DYNAMIC this ANIMATIC IS! Holy COW you knocked it out of the park! Amazing diversity of shots and incredible designs! Really captured the fear in the scene.
Was that Polites' headband?! I love the look on Odysseus' face when he thought about sailing closer to Charybdis but ultimately chose Scylla. And the dogs heads and the way the flames were animated?! Awesome
I love this SO MUCH. This has got to be one of my favorite Scylla designs along with a few others, the skulls hanging up like decorations in her lair are super cool, I love the fact you used dog heads, and Scylla looks horrifying! The way you show the way the heads would rock the ship, the way the dogs eat the crewmates, its so, SO good. I also love how you included Charybdis! I dont know what else to say, and i might come back to gush later, but this is just so gorgeous and its one of my favorite animatics of this song.
SO glad i clicked on this instead of doing my job. The way you portrayed ody being almost hypnotized by scylla. And the way her mouth opens. And how the one head bounced on the deck as it writhed. So good!
WOOOOAH This is my favourite Scylla design so far from all the ones I've seen, AND the first one i see make use of Charybdis for the animatics, absolutely gorgeus
The transitions, camera angles and the realism behind the movements are truly stunning. I just found your animatic right after Suffering and Different Beast and I can perfectly imagine all three as part of a movie. That takes some skill! I also love the small addition with the Siren's headband to pick up where the last video left off, adding some bittersweet feeling to the scene. Nice detail!
So... I think Gigi's Scylla animatic still has my favorite Scylla due to the eel-heads and false-face thing. But this is the -only- one I've seen that actually had Charybdis, and my second fav design of Scylla so far, due to how much more unique it was than most. Like, the bit WITH Charybdis and him specifically keeping on the lookout and waiting to row? Perfect job there, I genuinely loved this animatic. Fantastic job.
Thank you for including Charybdis! They are the dynamic duo of mythological monsters and Epic, as well as all the other animatics I've seen, cut Charybdis entirely. Very cool, well done
Your art style works wonderfully to convey such raw emotion, the sketchy lines, and the eyes being white compared to the darker background naturally draws your attention. Also, your Scylla, is GORGEOUS!!! Kudos to you for adding one more beautiful video to this song ❤️
YOUR ART IS SO COOL??? OH MY GODS MAN. THE STYLE IS SICK IM SO OK ABOUT THAT SCYLLA DESIGNNNN AND THE TRANSITIONS??? THE TRANSITIONS??? THE OVERLAY OF SCYLLA AND EURYLOCHUS SINGING???? THE PERSPECTIVES AND SHIFTS AND EXPRESSIONS AND. AHHHH. SO GOOD MAN AMAZING WORK!!!
I specially like how this version shows the extra struggle of having to row while around there are monster heads shaking the ship and eating your comrades
Thiss
Plus you can _feel_ the currents of Charybdis fucking with them. Its inclusion absolutely multiplies the external struggle.
Suddenly its i love rowing duty 😁😄
“You’re quiet today.” “We’re trying to sneak past a Kaiju, STHU.”
To be fair he didn’t tell any of them about that
TBF, the distrust was brewing for a long time
@@RedFeralWolf No, you do have a valid point. It just seems like a messed up situation for everyone involved.
Poseidon referring to Odysseus and his crew as a pack of wolves and them now being slaughtered by that very thing feels very ironic, feels like Odysseus killing his own men
Yeah! Plus all the "little wolf" imagery for Telemachus and the "dogs" of the suitors.
I believe they are dogs, not wolves. That’s what they are in mythology.
All the "Ithican soldiers as wolves" fits with Ody's style of combat too, as shown in Survive. Harrying, coordination, and so on: not as much pride and glory-seeking as other Greeks are implied to have thanks to all the Warrior Of The Mind training.
Although, having said that, Achilles Myrmidons are compared to ants for their discipline in most other versions of this epic cycle...
Scylla’s heads were always supposed to be wolves, really happy this thematic irony finally gets to be seen ^_^
@@AnkhAnanku *dogs
the headband that was left in the water outside of the cave broke me. He abandoned the Open arms ideals. He completely embraced the fact that there was no return for him
I think that specific on her grabbed off siren Penelope in ani’s different beast animatic
Poor Polities😢
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@zap4th368 It being the one from the false-Penelope was my reading too, but it wouldn't make as much sense for that to have happened so close.
@@Isaac-hm6ih I mean, the end stinger of different beast did show the blood reaching to one of scylla’s heads
2:30 as much as i love the depiction of eurylochus handing the torch to someone else, seeing him get _pushed out of the way_ is so much more devastating. Especially because I also headcanon that Polites died to push someone else out of the way (probably Ody) since that would explain why his last thoughts were about kindness.
idk it's just neat that your interpretation of events mirrored mine for extra suffering points all around.
RIGHT?? Like OH MY GOSH the extra tragedy :((((
I love the depiction of Scylla and her heads as a pack of wolfs and their master
Actually they’re more like dog heads rather than wolf
fun fact scylla is greek for bitch, used in the same way as english
@@davidcarter9959yeah in the original i think, in addition to the other monstrous heads, she had dog heads at her base
The pack of wolves is swimming with the shark now
@@aweirdlookingcat3707 no, a pack of much bigger, scarier, more monstrous wolves
Dog-headed Scylla, and CHARYBDIS INCLUDED OMG I'M IN LOVE
Seriously. So many of these animatics forget Charybdis even exists, much less that he's right next to Scylla.
OH THATS WHAT THAT WAS. Ok. That makes more sense now 😂
@@benjaminklaassen4722 well he is mentioned in a later song
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I thought Charybdis was meant to be female.
Where did Charybdis show up? What’s the time stamp for her arrival?
Me when the wolf heads are happily panting and being petted by Scylla at the end: AWE HE'S SO CUTE!!! Such a good boy!!
He don't know he did wrong leave him alone
I love how you timed the row for your lives with ody waiting for Charybdis to stop swallowing and throwing the water back up, rowing with the surge to get through as fast as possible
Any depiction of Scylla with the dog-waist automatically gets a gold star from me.
And the fact that you actually showed Charybdis across from Scylla in the strait automatically makes this my new favorite animatic. Especially because it’s exactly what Homer wanted to reflect in the Odyssey - Odysseus was forced to either sacrifice six of his crew or risk them all dying to Charybdis instead! There was no good option, so Odysseus ended up choosing the lesser evil.
While it ended up destroying Eurylochus’s trust in his brother-in-law, he ultimately gave the crew another chance to survive by picking Scylla instead.
True, though if I remember correctly, in Epic: The Musical, Jay actually left the Charybdis out and instead puts them in another song in the Vengeance Saga. This means that Charybdis isn't near Scylla in Epic: The Musical's version of the story or at least not nearby enough to be recognized as an immediate threat. But still, it was cool seeing an interpretation that actually incorporated both monsters!
Also, it was cool seeing HOW the boat traveled through the caves and such, especially when most animatics and animations tend to be more focused on Scylla herself and the crew being attacked. (Which isn't a bad thing, it's just cool to see the variety of how the situation is often depicted from a visual standpoint!)
But yeah, that's all I have to say. :D
But Odysseus never told about Scylla to anyone in his crew. Neither in the Odyssey, neither in Epic. He keept to himself for obvious reasons (because had he warned them about Scylla, they would likely not even want to go, while Odysseus wanted to return).
@@hunterkirkland736is likely that she is close.
Odysseus has to pass trough some danger to reach home. First he tried with Aeolus bag but he failed. Them he tried with Scylla but failed. Is likely that Charybdis is close enough to Scylla, and Odysseus was blow up far from Scylla by Zeus storm. So he has to go trough the same way again (and it makes sense if is Charybdis this time since she is only a danger to a ship entirely, but not a single man who can hold into the nearest tree and survive alone, while Scylla is inescapable).
He also stayed close too long, thinking he could kill her, and lost a second batch of six. At least in a version I read.
I'm in AWE. Not only is this more accurate to the mythological description of Scylla- it's also genially terrifying. The emotions presented for both the crew and Odysseus seem so realistic for the situation, which makes it SO conveying to watch; this is honestly my favorite Scylla animatic I've seen. Can't wait to see more!!
FINALLY
A mythologically accurate Scylla :DDD
WHERE ARE THE 12 LEGS ARTISTS?? I WANT TO SEE A 12 LEGGED ABOMINATION!
I love the myth accuracy AND THE HEADBAND FLOATING ON THE WATER
The headband💔
i always really like seeing odysseus wrestle with himself in scylla animatics and in this one, he actually looks really scared when the heads of scylla reveal themselves and begin to inch closer, knowing what must be done to avoid the TOTAL loss and bloodshed of his crew, also wonderful work on the scylla design, frightening but fascinating!! anytime someone in the epic fandom remembers the dog heads, i get happy :)
Respectfully HOLY CRAP no words. Speechless.
Scylla - terrifying
Crew - terrified
Shout out to the one crew dude who pushed Eury out of the way
Ody - regretting his life choices
Boat - taking damage
Eury - has hair
I really like seeing Odysseus's back when he's told about the wind bag. We the audience can't see his face, so it communicates well Eurylochus being shut out after the betrayal.
Pretty cool to see a mythologically accurate scylla
Nice work mate🩵✨️
This is the first time I've seen someone illustrate sylla as something other than serpantine. I really like the idea of wolf dragon things. That's so cool!
It's what she is in the myth. She has dog heads coming from her waist/thighs.
The descriptions of Scylla are pretty varied. Some talk about her having six heads on long necks that can reach down from her lair to snatch prey, others talk about her waist being adorn with the heads of baying hounds (sometimes interpreted as the hound heads replacing her legs). This is a particularly good blend of just about all the various versions into one monstrous form.
i love your depiction of how eurylochus survives! it gives his anger in mutiny much more depth, not only does he feel the guilt of inadvertently killing his friends, but for one to sacrifice himself for eurylochus? it's just cruel! love love love it!!
Oh this rocks so hard!!! LOVE that we don't get to see Odysseus' reaction to Eurylechus' confession, it adds so much tension to the whole thing! And the dog heads blending into the shadows, until the full reveal? It's damn incredible!!!!
I LOVE the buildup to Scylla in this, the skulls at the entrance from the shadows of the dog heads hiding in the rocks to the full reveal was so well done!
This has to be one of the top versions of Scylla I’m down for!!
This one being very accurate to Greek Mythology, & with the actual struggles it is to deal with this beast while maintaining a ship, as well as Odysseus actually being terrified knowing what has to be done.
Gigi’s version of Scylla being horrifying eels as heads instead of the dogs her disguise as a woman before revealing her true self. It’s also interesting with different perspectives from the crew & her. With hers (theirs if I’m wrong) it’s clear to see the struggles of Odysseus & Eurylochus after he tells the truth about him opening the wind bag.
Last but not least with the canon version from the livestream, beautiful yet horrifying as well with more gore-some moments but this animatic makes it even more terrifying when it comes to gore.
Finally someone did the myth accurate take of the heads being wolves! I love the sea monster designs and all but the original concept was just sitting there untouched. Great take on it! Beautifully terrifying design and animation
Yes! Dog heads! Shark teeth! Are there 12 legs? And at 1:29 we get Charybdis. I love a canon accurate portrayal.
Holy the words I cannot begin to describe how amazing this is. Scylla looks so monstrous I love the addition though of the heads looking like dogs. You don't see much of those in the animatics
CHARYBDIS CAMEO!!! And ody timing the "row for your lives" around her mouth closing is so OUGHHHH i'm going feral. Scylla has such good doggies i love them :3
Finally someone added Charybdis on one side and Scylla on the other❤❤❤. Absolutely spot on. I love how Odysseus' beard looks like her fangs as he sings with her at the end.
Brillant job.❤❤❤
Lol I loved how i just watched all this blood and carnage men. Men were literally EATEn by these monsters and then you just see the dog heads like puppies at 2:42
i love this scylla design holy cow!! also the bit with scylla singing behind eurylochus and then bringing her hands together on "we both know what it takes to survive"? impeccable. absolutely horrifying.
I loved the foreshadowing you did with Eurylochus when Scylla clapped her hands. It gives great weight to how much Odysseus regrets what will happen next. Great animatic! 💕
I love how her mouth splits open her chest cavity. This being an animatic with minimal visuals almost adds to it, you gotta imagine what that'd look like. Ribs for teeth?
THIS IS MY FAVORITE SCYLLA EVER. She looks so monstrous, and she has DOG HEADS!!! The teeth, the eyes narrowing at the sight of her prey, the brutality, the rockiness of the waves, it’s all so perfect
Finally, a canon design of Scylla, I love it. This is the best version I've seen so far.
I love the idea that Odysseus is quiet in response to Eurylochus’ confession because he knows that he did out out of survival, and he is about to do the same.
In my personal opinion, Eurylochus did not do it for survival. He did it out of greed and mistrust, which is very different. Ody told everyone not to open the wing bag to avoid the storm, the "bag full of treasure" thing was a lie, and a tempting one at that. He spent a long time at war as well, maybe Eury thought it wasn't fair that Ody be the only one to get treasure in some part of his mind, which could have influenced his choice. And in his doubt, he opened the bag. Instead of trusting his brother in law and captain, he let the words of wind creatures sway him. That is not survival.
I reallu like how you went about doing the dog heads without compromising any of the sea-monster menace factor! Also props for showing off Charybdis as well!
Oh my god the thumbnail alone has me entranced! This is so beautiful and detailed, I love your design of Scylla! And the part where Eurlyochus apologizes and we barely see Odyesseus’ expression is so chilling…
BIBLICALLY ACCURATE SCYLLA LET’S GOOOOOOO🎉
YES YES THE DOG HEADS!!
most people give her eels or like angler fish like heads (which I have no issue with, creative liberty!) but in the actual myth her six heads are dog heads!! I love this, thank you!!!
I think I've found my new favorite Scylla animatic.
Yes! Myth accurate Scylla with the wolf heads!!
The design for her main body is amazing too, the way you animated all her teeth when she’s singing!
And the movement of the ship, SO GOOD!!!
God, the detail of the bandana/headband/scarf from the end of different beast is such a great detail
This is amazing! I adore your Scylla design, it reminds me of carnage/venom symbiotes with the long teeth
Did you just open this song with a shot of Polites' discarded headband finally getting caught and no longer able to follow them!?
... nice touch...
YES YES YES OHMYGOD IM SO HAPPY SOMEONE FINALLY DID DOG HEADED SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS RIGHT NEXT TO HER AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THIS IS GORGEOUS !!!!!!! INSANE ABOUT ODY HAVING TO NAVIGATE THE BOAT /WHILE/ A WHIRLPOOL /AND/ SCYLLA IS TRYNA EAT THEM
This is so well done and absolutely terrifying. All amazing details from the starvation of the crew, Odysseus snapping after Eurylochus confesses and Scylla capturing the image of Eurylochus, the struggle to row the boat, a crew member saving Eurylochus rather than Eurylochus passing the torch to them, the blood dripping from the ship after the escape. This is all so incredible. Great work!
Finally someone depicts a myth-accurate Scylla! I get why more people go the more 'sea serpent' or eel route with the six heads; dogs aren't necessarily considered scary. But the way you portrayed them here is amazing and every bit as gruesome, if not more!
I’m obsessed with the section at 0:55 - 1:09 . I’ve never seen someone overlap Scylla and Eurylochus’ parts visually like that, and to have it reflect Odysseus’ realization of what he has to do and that he really WILL do all that it takes to survive is magical. It’s so well portrayed in just a few shots and I’m OBSESSED with it.
I am IRRATIONALLY excited that you actually gave her the dog heads. Beyond that, even just the TIMING and the SHAPES I am LIVING for this
When I see a new Epic animatic, I click faster than the Flash.
Just wanna let you know, your version of these songs has been my favorite so far, PLEASE Do Ruthlessness Next!
I love all the genuinely terrifying scylla designs that are coming out with more animatic atm. Especially this one, wow!
I absolutely love how Charybdis is making a cameo!
This is the most terrifying version of Scylla and I love it. Also the blood being the only visible color and so prominent is amazing.
This is one of the best character designs of Scylla i have seen so far...especially the mythological accuracy with the hound heads, amazing job!
what i love about this song is how in the beginning we're led to believe that scylla singing about "breaking bonds" and "hiding secrets" is in reference to eurylochus opening the wind bag, but as the song goes on we realize she's talking about odysseus hiding the fact that he's about to sacrifice 6 men
AAAHHHH THIS IS SO COOL!!! I absolutely love the way you made Scylla I also love the dog heads instead of like creepy hydra heads and the way she opened her mouth It shows it being a lot more bigger than it seems. It’s absolutely scary, also I think you’re the first animator that I’ve ever seen make Eurylochus stay there holding the torch and throwing it and being saved by someone else other than him handing off the torch to somebody to save someone just realize that the torches are the reason why they’re all dying. Which I find amazing
BrittPowwPixel's version of Scylla includes Eury being pushed too! And the Scylla design is not dog accurate, but Claymore "Awaken" inspired.
Amazing character design.
I can absolutely see Poseidon being wary of tangling with this lady.
Also, kudos for referencing the original material and using doggies.
You are AMAZING with transitions and character movement. Scylla spinning and soreading the blood before unhinging her jaw , the wolves melting into an inside-view of their mouth heading towards a crew-member , the eyes becoming the torch , the way that wolf head that headed towards Eurylichus spins before leaving the deck , SO TASTYY , SO COOL.
I absolutely LOVE how much you leaned into the horror aspect of this song! Scyllas design is impeccable and I love the wolf snakes
Aaaaand I have officially found the Scylla winner for my list of favorite Epic animatics! 🥳
That was incredible. And terrifying. I love the attention to detail. The representation of the myth. The pack of wolves being devoured by wolves. All of it. Top to bottom. Fantastic
I mean this seriously, once you've got more practice and are more experienced than even now, you will be a legend within the Epic community. Perhaps even further than just Epic as well.
Watching other animatics I keep having internal baby tantrums of "no, that's not accurate". Not only is this accurate, but probably my favorite depiction of Scylla ever. Lots of people struggle with the 'lady with a torso of six dogs' as a baseline, let alone make it terrifying. Amazing work.
I LOVE that you use dogs as Scylla's heads considering the myth also describes her. PERFECT! And the animation is just so dynamic. You can FEEL the panic from the crew, even Odysseus. A lot of animatics I've seen have him just stand at the helm but I really like that you had him still trying to steer the ship through Scylla's lair.
THIS IS INCREDIBLEEEE YOU'RE SO INSANELY SKILLED AGH!!!! The way you visualize everything, your attention to details (like including the difficulty of rowing) & pacing, your designs, your skill at capturing a 3D space, AGH LITERALLY EVERYTHING!!!! You are absolutely on a professional level RAHHH TEACH ME YOUR WAYS
0:42 the blood on the floor~
This is incredible!! Your Scylla design is both unique & terrifying. I love the yellow highlights & the portrayal of her heads like dogs hunting for their master. Also, the movement is so detailed & fluid, like whaa? I love her little spin. And having Scylla as the backdrop for the characters she's "speaking" to is so cool.
I just wanna say that your Scylla design is so ridiculously cool! This video was amazing!!
It's awesome that you've actually made her heads dog like as they're supposed to be, every version I've seen of schools makes them snakes but this is much more horrifying. It's also always struck me as strange that Odysseus never tries to fight scylla, it's made me think she must be one of the strongest monster in Greek myth, no hero ever slays her.
This is hands-down, my favorite animatic about Scylla- ever! Not only did you include the dog heads and Charibdis, but your animation style is incredible! Instantly fell in love with it.
I love the way this version shows Odysseus’ facial journey-his resignation turning to determination
Cool idea on making the heads wolf-like. Not only does it tie in with the continuous wolf comparison in the musical, it also looks rad as balls. Long necked fish and lizards? Been there done that. Long necked wolves? Terrifying
OH YES, HOLY SHIT, this might be my new favorite Scylla animatic x33
Her design is AWESOME and I love the wolves too! That's so neat! The way she moves and how her mouth gets bigger when she sings, "Give up your honor and faith" is SO good on my eyes, holy crap! In general, I love how you depicted everyone and the level of detail and movement. I also appreciate how it directly fades from Scylla's face to Ody's when they sing together, and then how the blood runs down the side of the ship and how flawlessly it fades from dark to light, GOD it's beautiful! Also near the beginning, I really liked the shots during Ody's processing of Eury's confession, the way Eury is framed in Scylla's hands before she "crushes" him and then it snaps to Ody's shocked eyes. It's all amazing! Wonderful job!
All of the animatic is outstanding but my favourite moment is 2:19 to 2:33, scylla’s twirl and mouth opening, the dog faces ripping the body apart, the change of POV to the dogs mouth, the way he gets pushed out of the way UGH I love this
Now THAT is Scylla! I've loved the creativity of other animatics, but it is really nice to see someone really go for the full mythology with the snake-like dogheaded tentacles, and Charybdis lurking deeper in the depths. Excellent job making this feel true to be Jay's vision and the classic myths.
O.M.G, i love the movement, i love the desing, i the expression, i love the disturbing desing of scylla, i literally love it aaaall
I think you just became one of my favourite animatic people now. All three songs you've done a great job at evoking emotional responses with how you've been doing this, it's great!
Scylla clapping Eurylacus out of existence and fading into Odysseus' tormented eyes is immaculate 💫
I can't overstate how DYNAMIC this ANIMATIC IS! Holy COW you knocked it out of the park! Amazing diversity of shots and incredible designs! Really captured the fear in the scene.
The design of Scylla hits SO HARD, you did an outstanding job 🤍👏
Your design for Scylla is peak!
Was that Polites' headband?!
I love the look on Odysseus' face when he thought about sailing closer to Charybdis but ultimately chose Scylla. And the dogs heads and the way the flames were animated?! Awesome
I love how everyone who designs scylla either goes for runway model or junji ito monster. There is no other option
I love this SO MUCH. This has got to be one of my favorite Scylla designs along with a few others, the skulls hanging up like decorations in her lair are super cool, I love the fact you used dog heads, and Scylla looks horrifying! The way you show the way the heads would rock the ship, the way the dogs eat the crewmates, its so, SO good. I also love how you included Charybdis! I dont know what else to say, and i might come back to gush later, but this is just so gorgeous and its one of my favorite animatics of this song.
SO glad i clicked on this instead of doing my job. The way you portrayed ody being almost hypnotized by scylla. And the way her mouth opens. And how the one head bounced on the deck as it writhed. So good!
WOOOOAH This is my favourite Scylla design so far from all the ones I've seen, AND the first one i see make use of Charybdis for the animatics, absolutely gorgeus
Your expression work is INSANE, the fluidity of the action, it's all so cool
The transitions, camera angles and the realism behind the movements are truly stunning. I just found your animatic right after Suffering and Different Beast and I can perfectly imagine all three as part of a movie. That takes some skill! I also love the small addition with the Siren's headband to pick up where the last video left off, adding some bittersweet feeling to the scene. Nice detail!
So... I think Gigi's Scylla animatic still has my favorite Scylla due to the eel-heads and false-face thing. But this is the -only- one I've seen that actually had Charybdis, and my second fav design of Scylla so far, due to how much more unique it was than most. Like, the bit WITH Charybdis and him specifically keeping on the lookout and waiting to row? Perfect job there, I genuinely loved this animatic. Fantastic job.
1:08 I FLINCHED that was so good!!!!
Thank you for including Charybdis! They are the dynamic duo of mythological monsters and Epic, as well as all the other animatics I've seen, cut Charybdis entirely. Very cool, well done
The transitions and contrasts are amazing Scylla's design is horrifying and I love it aaaaa
Holy-
this might be my favorite Scylla design I've ever seen :V
Your art style works wonderfully to convey such raw emotion, the sketchy lines, and the eyes being white compared to the darker background naturally draws your attention. Also, your Scylla, is GORGEOUS!!! Kudos to you for adding one more beautiful video to this song ❤️
YOUR ART IS SO COOL??? OH MY GODS MAN. THE STYLE IS SICK IM SO OK ABOUT THAT SCYLLA DESIGNNNN AND THE TRANSITIONS??? THE TRANSITIONS??? THE OVERLAY OF SCYLLA AND EURYLOCHUS SINGING???? THE PERSPECTIVES AND SHIFTS AND EXPRESSIONS AND. AHHHH. SO GOOD MAN AMAZING WORK!!!
SCYLLA SPINNING LIKE SHE IS ENJOYING THE BLOODSHED AT 2:19 IS SUCH A COOL SHOT
oh wowww this is such an unique take on scyllas design, im actually speachless i love it sm!!
I absolutely love how rather than calm waters, the waves are big and bash the ship across Scylla’s cave.
This must be the best Scylla animatic I've seen so far omg. This is amazing! I'm in god damn LOVE-
Ooooh I love this!! The design for Scylla is so spooky- especially the buildup as Eurylochus is confessing (very ominous!)
You did an absolutely amazing job, and your depiction of this scene is so outstandingly *unique!* I loved everything about it.