TW: Blood and injury. Song: I'm Gonna Win by Rob Cantor, Original song: All of My Friends by Joe Hawley Art by Me!! I've found a new passion, and I simply can't wait to learn and improve! :)
The thing that fascinated me the most was that Zim was always perfectly capable of conquering the Earth. Not only is Dib quite literally the ONLY person on the planet who is both capable and WILLING to give a damn, but every other person is pathetically inadequate in some form or another. Zim meanwhile is a super-genius (creating such things as inter-dimensional travel and possibly pocket dimensions) and Zim was quite literally BORN for this; his entire existence is designed to take control of planets. All of his errors stem from his mental and emotional immaturity (which is caused by a PAK malfunction). This is a mental disorder that is both impossible to be fixed and cannot be ignored. If he simply had the ability to self-reflect and try to negate his bad habits, he would be able to annihilate the human race in a matter of days. Possibly even less...
Ok I Googled it and only found a bunch of airplane crash reports I mean it's heavy stuff sure but from your reaction I honestly expected some weird porn or idk Which raises the question why I went to Google it in the first place K have a nice day
;^; me too dude. Me too. I'm gonna canonically say in the canon of this animatic, canoncially, that two frames after the end credits he realises he's pursuing the wrong thing and finds inner peace and everything turns out ok
@@emmae2520 for some reason reason i want dib to join zim to destroy the world, because Dib got treated like garbage too. Dib needs to realize that even if he 'save' the world, no one give a fuck about him
Irkens age much more slowly than humans, so Zim is way older, I think 170? I’ll have to check. But even for an Irken he’s older than Dib, who’s still a child (albeit a smart one).
@@kurayamiify Yes, Jhonen confirmed that Zim was an adult and was FAR older than Dib. Zim's age on Irk is 16 (A kid on Earth to us humans but on Irk, you're an adult.) 1 Irken year is 10 Human years. So on Earth, Zim is over 160
@@cindypicadomolina7814 but physically and mentally zim isn't an adult. Take into account his skinny arms and legs , his big head - he isn't just *short* hes structured in similar proportions to a child. He has lived longer but has not developed mentally (or physically) at the rate humans would over the same span of time (not that anyone has lived to be 160 years old but you understand what i mean) , otherwise he wouldn't be so immature and brash , sure hes intelligent when he wants to be , but he makes glaringly simple mistakes that make his plans fail. Like a kid with access to top of the line science equipment. The same way dog years work versus humans (switch it around and say we are the dogs) they are mature way quicker than humans are. Puppies turn into adults quicker than humans do , in this case Irkens age like humans , and humans age like dogs to them.
Fun fact: Irkens are discriminated against for having those mechanical, spider-like limbs that come out of they're packs, no one knows how they're possible, and only VERY few have them, and even if they did, they wouldn't be advertising it.
Imagine you are suddenly thrown into existence and within the first hour of being legally alive you have shit loads of ideas, concepts, and opinions forced into your head. Then you are taught do everything your leader says no matter the circumstances. That’s kinda hard to imagine for me personally. But wouldn’t that suck? Being forced to mature so quickly..
No lyrics in the comments? Damn My life is a constant entrapment of tunnels Which tangle and wind and beguile And regardless of where I may tumble or funnel I wonder what's really worthwhile Sometimes it can seem like a merciless dream And I'm falling with nothing to hold Sometimes I get flustered and beaten and blistered Abandoned outside in the cold But I'm gonna win, I'm gonna try I'll never lose, I'll never die You've seen me before, you'll see me again I'll never give up, I'll never give in Til I'm bloody and bruised Til I've broken my bones Til I won't be abused Til I'm laughing alone It's hard to be charming and smart and disarming It's hard to pretend you're the best It's hard to fulfill everyone's expectations It's hard to keep up with the rest But I'm gonna win, I'm gonna try I'll never lose, I'll never die You've seen me before, you'll see me again I'll never give up, I'll never give innn Til I'm bloody and bruised Til I've broken my bones Til I won't be abused Til I'm laughing alone How do you feel? You've been concealing your worries from the world But you can reveal them to me I wouldn't know I go on even though I'll be bloody and bruised I'll be breaking my bones I'll be paying my dues I'll be laughing alone
I'm only just now realizing that Zim is fully grown but short, which makes sense as to why he's always been treated with disrespect by the others of his species. It never made sense to me why they would look down on him when he's just a child, but it's because he's NOT a child. He is a very capable adult, the others are just bullies who never let him reach his full potential
While yes, the others were massive bullies, i will point out that that's his species' culture. They value Height above all else, and he's so short he blends in with children perfectly, he has a mental disorder that makes him entirely dysfunctional and unable to perform his purpose in society, in a very utilitarian society, and he has a physical abnormality in the mechanical spider legs that come from his pack, which is also looked down upon rather harshly. Zim is quite literally everything his people consider undesirable. Zim's constant failures were actually him doing his best without anyone interfering beyond an actual child. He was operating at his full potential, he's just not suited to what his species wants.
Honestly I love this a lot. I think it captures Zim's character very well (assuming this is a looser interpretation where he has more feelings other than angry and is less oblivious to being mistreated by the tallest) I also usually dislike the way people draw Zim outside of the canon art style- it just never looks right to me. They either make him too cute or too round which just looks wrong. But this looks really good. I love how you showed him talking to himself (2:10) I feel like he is saying something like "you can lie to everyone else but you don't have to lie to yourself" but he is too determined (and egocentric) to ever admit defeat, even and especially to himself. Which is honestly one of his better qualities. not to mention I finally find IZ content with NO SHIPPING FOR ONCE Sorry I am not the best with words. All this to say: I like it. Subscribed btw
To me the Zim/Dib relationship works best as a Holmes/Moriarty conflict since they both push the other, but I don't mind the idea that maybe there's an underlying and unspoken friendship since they're the only smart ones on a planet of (relative) idiots
@@andrewmalinowski6673 I don’t care if people ship them but it’s borderline impossible to look at fan content for IZ and not just be flooded with shipping stuff. It’s annoying.
im a firm believer that art can be whatever you want it to be, but to me i thought of it sort of like his conscience. like, the better part of himself is trying to get him to admit his problems and face himself, but he's just to god damn stubborn >:)
@@matthewsnyder9478 The thing on Zim's (the aliens) back. It's a weird kind of cybernetic that has a variety of features, most notably the PAK legs, which are exactly what they sound like.
@@matthewsnyder9478 The PAK also holds all of an irken's self and memories, and they can only survive for about five minutes without it. No one knows how Irkens originally reproduced but they're switched to creating offspring in test tubes, then using machines to raise them.
My favorite thing about Zims character in this animatic is the scenes that give him Pink Blood so it makes me think of Danganronpa besides that, this video is a masterpiece it looks like it took a lot of effort sweating and probably a couple of days so i admire the hardwork people put in to make these kinds of videos.
ZIM BBY OH NO Thank you for giving Zim the depth the show didnt dare to. This is absolutly heartwrenching! I hope he's going to be ok! Also, your animation is so clean wth, its really cool! Loved the parallels between Zim being pushed around by the tallests vs. Him pushing around Dib. AAAHH It's so good, you did an amazing job
@@beewithagun5105 proof they shouldn't have let the show get cancelled and give it the proper ending it deserved. Somehow I feel that Enter The Florpus didn't give the show the best farewell possible, y'know?
Because zim has *maybe accidentally* commited many crimes in Irk (i don't even know if It's canon or not), kill the past tallests, causing blackouts on their home planet, being a defective(bruh idek what's wrong with being a defect), being so destructive to the point of destroying half of their planet and not to mention short.
A convoluted simulation just to learn Dib threw a muffin at his head and then ends with shooting a muffin into Dib's face. This is a good example of Zim being intelligent but petty, like when he tricks Dib into revealing a "blind spot" in his security just to rush home and fix it
This is such a good representation of Zims character its amazing!! I always thought that it was sadly ironic how loyal and determined he is for a fake cause considering his mission is fake and that he will probably be obsessed with earth until it is finally conquered/destroyed. I feel like Zim sees his body as nothing but a weapon to a cause and his emotions as something that only gets in the way. Great job!!
ive been rewatching this animatic, "spaceship" and "im not crazy" regularly for the past year or so, they mean a lot to me and they changed me. i dont know what happened to the animator, but i hope u are okay and thriving. your works are very dear to me. im not even into invader zim, i just like your animatics specifically
Okay I've been gaping at my screen for a while now, just replaying the video over and over again. It's absolutely stunning. There is so much thought put into it and every scene and I just really love it. I also love your color choices. They're so soft and pretty. And your artstyle! And the animations!! Simply amazing! Oh and don't get me started on the backgrounds. They're art goal. Everything about this is! You really became a huge inspiration to me! You know, I'm really in love with your spaceship animatic and I'm watching it a lot but now I can't decide which video I like more. You're such an amazing artist and so good at animatics and storytelling! I'm really excited to see more :D
BRO STOP IM ACTUALLY CRYING THIS IS TOO MUCH 😭😭😭❤💘♥️💞💞💕♥️💘💞💓♥️💕♥️💖💞❤💞💞💖💘♥️♥️💘💞💖 You put so much thought into this comment and I really really appreciate it. Thank you so much dude, seeing you enjoy my stuff encourages me so much to keep going and asldkdkglssslldlkl I Love You 😭❤
I would LOVE to see Zim absolutely lose it- and become so damned dangerous \o/ ofc- hurt comfort and healing never hurts - but I'd like to see people realise he's actually dangerous if he's pushed too far.
1:31 smol And oh boy the whole sequence from 2:23 to 2:31 is just so AAAAAA DAMN SO GOOD BUT WHY DOES IT HURT?? Also, the labyrinth part is just *CHEF KISS* GENIUS LIKE OMG IT'S SO GOOD AND AAAAA
THIS IS SO GOOD OH MY GOD. i've always associated this song with dib, so it's really cool to see it from zim's perspective instead. it actually kinda shows how similar they are in some ways. anyways i reaaally love the perspectives and movements
His pure determination and focus on his task is impressive to me. And his job technically isn’t even real, not to his leaders as least, to him is is very real. His life is his job. He was literally created to do a job. I wonder if any Irkens ever have stopped and thought for a second: “Why are we even invading all these planets? There is plenty of us around, and we don’t die for shmellions of years, so there is no point in invading at such a fast rate..” But then, they are basically robots and aren’t “programmed” to think such thinks.
Holy shit you really went above and beyond here!! I love how smooth your animation is and how expressively you draw Zim. I really like all the abstract elements you used and the reference to the comics in there, and the song choice is pro, very fitting to Zim as a character and how determined he is to prove himself by any means necessary.
I want an actual movie completely animated by you- I would watch it even if it meant I had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to watch the preview 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
your metaphors, they're hnnnngggh every scene is literally perfection and I just really like that maze scene AND the one where Zim is standing side by side with other soldiers, smaller than the rest
this was *chef kiss * !!!!!!!!! The way you set the overarching mood til Zim's self-destruction to show he can keep at it and then he just lets loose and and and aHHHHH i love this so much!!!! you did an awesome job!!!!!! :D
Dude, DUDE, THIS IS- JUST- LIKE I'M- I'M SPEECHLESS, THIS IS SO AWESOME. THE STYLE IS BEAUTIFUL BUT THE WHOLE THING YOU MADE WITH THE VIDEO TOOK IT TO A NEW LEVEL. THE SCENES, THE CAMERA ANGLES, THE REPRESENTATION AAAAAHHH EVERYTHING IS SO PERFECT. THIS LOOKS SO PROFESSIONAL. I ADMIRE YOU. I SUSCRIBE INMEDIATLY.
As much as i loved this and the whole show, nothing to me will ever be greater to me than "I put the fires out." "You made them worse." "Worse? Or better?" Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk
I watched this so many times over and over it’s SO FREAKN GOOD. Just the whole aspect that Zim is falling apart going through mazes and mazes trying to figure out how to please his tallest. Deep down he knows something is wrong as he slowly descends into madness in each attempt to take over the world. It’s all so GOOD.
oh wow, you just awakened the strangest feeling I had in awhile, where I knew all the lyrics to a song that I've never heard before. this song was orginally "All of My Friends" in early conceptions, a realeased song made by Tally Hall which the man who performed this was in. amazing animation! each transition is so smooth while the lines are really precise in each frame! This song fits Zim very well and really does capture his struggle alot, which was uniquely stylized and framed. Good luck to you on your future animations, as they're lovely!
I'm such a huge simp for Invader Zim as a whole and everything the fandom puts out and this is one of the BEST things I've seen in while. your art and animation is beautiful and the colours are amazing. such a great narrative as well. I'm especially fond of the montage of failed plans and I love how you included Clembrane and the florpus in there. this was super great, I'm so glad it got recommended to me. can't wait to see more!
King Rene same lol. But something i dislike, the Zim x Dib ship. They make Dib sexual? It’s very uncomfortable. Now i support it, I just hate how much they sexualize it
@@gacha_kit_kat1059 yes yes i don't ship them either.. Also i don't ship zim with anyone except tak mybe.. Because dib and gaz are children and zim is a teenage irken. And he doesn't want to be romantic too
@@gacha_kit_kat1059 Same, I don't like the gross ship stuff but I really like to imagine them having somewhat of a friendship Like, c'mon people. Dib's like, 12
The timing here is so tight, the contrast between words and actions and the times they match... I keep coming back to this song for a reason, and that reason is that this video is excellent.
If Dib joined Zim in conquering the earth, they could probably do it. Everyone hates Dib but Zim kind of cares about him, the same thing goes for Zim. They would make a great team, but it would take a while for them to get used to working together.
1:12 honestly I love how dib just looks at zim sadly as he laughs he may be thinking an alien could be revolutionary for earth but zim wants only destruction and dib wants peace almost as he is feeling sorry for the alien
Oh My Gosh. That was so amazing. So expressive and the lines and animation is so freakin crisp. 5 seconds in I’m like WOW LOOK AT THAT RUN CYCLE. I just woke up so my brain isn’t working but bravo youre so talented 👏👏👏😍😭💚
This animatic is absolutely stunning. It's so beautifull. The art style, the transitions, the colour pallette, the plot. This looks like a professional storyboard rather than fan animatic. I'm totally in love with this and gonna rewatch it multiple times from now
I’ve always been terrified of those that never stay down... those that always get up no matter how bloody and bruised they are. Excellent animatic! I’ve rewatched this....... I lost count lol!
Oh god same- the most terrifying characters are the ones who never lay down dead and take it, the ones who refuse to stop going no matter what the fuck happens (this goes for both villains and heroes)
Everyone came here because they are fans of Zim, I came here because I'm a fan of rod Cantor's album. I never watched invader Zim and I have no idea what the story is about haha
Well for both of you long story short an alien named Zim who's hated by everyone on his planet for being too dangerous annoying irrational etc is fooled into being sent to a backwater planet nobody cares about as an alien invader. That planet is Earth only one human even notices he's an alien at first Dib Membrane and he's the only human who cares at all to stop Zim from conquering Earth
@@AL-ez9sx Well from my memory, I would say he somewhat did. In the first episode, it showed a flashback of Zim controlling this large machinery and forcing people to use the weapons while still at the base (?) something like that haha. Also in the comics, Zim also killed off (i’m not 100% sure, it’s been a long time since I re-read the comics) this soldier that was introduced in the comics. Basically what he did was setting up bombs? which exploded, killing off his soldier along with other irkens. The other irkens were pissed off at Zim for killing her and the other people as well. Still, I’m unsure but it definitely had something to do with this whole explosion. I feel like Zim has more kill count in his own population than he does with humans
THAT WAS SO GOOD- I HIT EVERY EMOTION EVEN THE ONES I NEVER KNEW EXISTED WHILE I WATCHED THIS- YOUR STYLE IS AMAZING- WHERE ARE YOUR SUBS AT??? YOU NEED MORE YOU'RE WAY TOO UNDERATED AND I DONT LIKE IT.
yesssssss, travel through the existential plane. lmao, you make it sound like it's a bingo sheet for emotions, which is a hilarious mental image 🤣 thank you
I completely love this video. The art style for these characters fits so well. I love the sad look that Dib gives Zim after punching him. He realizes that yes, Zim is trying to take over the world and needs to be stopped, but also... Zim's not in a good place mentally, and there's not much he can do about it. It's just kind of sad, and he can't help but feel a little pity for him. The only thing that's been bugging me is those failed plans. I know all of them except the cat. What's the cat supposed to be? I have no idea what episode or comic it's a reference to.
This was an amazing animatic! I wish Zim would finally realized the tallest don’t care about him. And realize his whole life was a joke, and then just...do his own thing. I mean he could still take over Earth, just in his way this time. 💗💞
Yeah! I just started making animatics but I really like them, and they really help with improving my art skills - so I'll definitely be doing more in the future. And I plan to take a sledgehammer to your feels in every single one of them >:) (tho I might branch out from IZ and into some other fandoms of mine, who knows lol)
Netflix broke my heart when I saw the Rockos modern life and invader Zim specials.... I was so excited for the younger generation to get that spark when you see true animated and story telling talent, but alas I love what I got, and getting to find markers like you. Thank you for such a wonderful addition to such a fun reality 💕
Weirdly this is sorta inspiring. I have the exact opposite problem and it’s comforting to see a character going on despite the setbacks. (Although I acknowledge how unhealthy it is)
I haven’t seen Invader Zim, not much of it anyway, but I click on almost anything with a song a like in the title! This is great animation, I’m still able to understand his thoughts and motivations even though I haven’t seen the show before! I love your style and your sense of storytelling. Awesome job!
This song fits so well. The animation and art is amazing. It feels very accurate for Zim. I can't explain how perfect this is. I have probably watched this 15 times already.
Wth this is absolutely more than amazing and beyond. I could genuinely feel their emotions expressed through the screen, I'm in love with this masterpiece.😭❤💖
you the type of youtuber that makes a literal film to a project than go on on facebook like: "yo this is not even my final form" and 3 weeks later we discover you were not liyng
Bruh, this is actually really really good! This is awesome, you need to make more Zim animatics!!! There’s a bunch of songs I found that go with Zim really well if you need suggestions. Awesome work, keep it up! 💚 👽
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The thing that fascinated me the most was that Zim was always perfectly capable of conquering the Earth. Not only is Dib quite literally the ONLY person on the planet who is both capable and WILLING to give a damn, but every other person is pathetically inadequate in some form or another. Zim meanwhile is a super-genius (creating such things as inter-dimensional travel and possibly pocket dimensions) and Zim was quite literally BORN for this; his entire existence is designed to take control of planets. All of his errors stem from his mental and emotional immaturity (which is caused by a PAK malfunction). This is a mental disorder that is both impossible to be fixed and cannot be ignored.
If he simply had the ability to self-reflect and try to negate his bad habits, he would be able to annihilate the human race in a matter of days. Possibly even less...
for a second i thought a PAK malfunction was a mental disorder and googled it
*i regret my actions*
Ok I Googled it and only found a bunch of airplane crash reports
I mean it's heavy stuff sure but from your reaction I honestly expected some weird porn or idk
Which raises the question why I went to Google it in the first place
K have a nice day
@@izzy642 what did you see lol?
I Also googled it I regret it too
@@lindino1366 what did you see???
I honestly wanted Zim to win so he would stop being treated like garbage in the show
;^; me too dude. Me too. I'm gonna canonically say in the canon of this animatic, canoncially, that two frames after the end credits he realises he's pursuing the wrong thing and finds inner peace and everything turns out ok
I wanted Dib to win for the same reason
@@emmae2520 for some reason reason i want dib to join zim to destroy the world, because Dib got treated like garbage too. Dib needs to realize that even if he 'save' the world, no one give a fuck about him
@@takashii7240 You know what? You're right
@@takashii7240 Oh?
Zim was fully grown.....he blended in with children because he was short....this is the first time I've realized this
Fun Fact!
zim is the same age as the tallest. Red and Purple.
He was in the same testing thing as them. So, that’s interesting lol
Irkens age much more slowly than humans, so Zim is way older, I think 170? I’ll have to check. But even for an Irken he’s older than Dib, who’s still a child (albeit a smart one).
i believe it was confirmed zim was about 160(?) earth years! but yeah bc of irk’s cycles/rotations they irkens age slower/live longer than humans
@@kurayamiify Yes, Jhonen confirmed that Zim was an adult and was FAR older than Dib. Zim's age on Irk is 16 (A kid on Earth to us humans but on Irk, you're an adult.) 1 Irken year is 10 Human years. So on Earth, Zim is over 160
@@cindypicadomolina7814 but physically and mentally zim isn't an adult. Take into account his skinny arms and legs , his big head - he isn't just *short* hes structured in similar proportions to a child. He has lived longer but has not developed mentally (or physically) at the rate humans would over the same span of time (not that anyone has lived to be 160 years old but you understand what i mean) , otherwise he wouldn't be so immature and brash , sure hes intelligent when he wants to be , but he makes glaringly simple mistakes that make his plans fail. Like a kid with access to top of the line science equipment. The same way dog years work versus humans (switch it around and say we are the dogs) they are mature way quicker than humans are. Puppies turn into adults quicker than humans do , in this case Irkens age like humans , and humans age like dogs to them.
The scariest character, is the one who never lays down dead.
So, basically every protagonist. Even the dead protagonists are doing crazy sh!t.
@Paper Crown
Lol true though
@Chloe Hancock When was this? Are you referring to Mopiness of Doom?
@@alastorlapid2365 it's in one of the comics
I’m not scared of zim , I’m scared of the bee with a gun
I love how Dib’s just like, “Jesus Christ dude, are you ok? Like, mentally?” It’s so funny 😂
True!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Lol 😹😹😹😹
Dib "and they say I'm crazy."
I'm gender solid
@Helluva Hotel idk just thought I'd inform you
fun fact: this is the same rob cantor that made actual cannibal shia labouf, also love this!! it really fits zim
Huh. Man's full of absolute bops 😂
Let’s not forget he was in the iconic band called TallyHall and Miracle Musical
@@Smooshy_Smoosh yess i forget to mention tallyhall i’m such i big fan and miracle musical is good too
@@Smooshy_Smoosh ayyy nice seeing you here
@@Smooshy_Smoosh And lets not forget all the Disney nursery rhymes this man has done. Yes, the same man that sang about child slavery.
Fun fact: Irkens are discriminated against for having those mechanical, spider-like limbs that come out of they're packs, no one knows how they're possible, and only VERY few have them, and even if they did, they wouldn't be advertising it.
Source? I really want to know where I can find more Invader Zim information.
Yeah I've seen a lot of unmade scripts and never heard of this before. I don't think that's cannon@@lizardperson445
i cant imagine how long this took to make holy shit what a masterpiece
a significantly shorter time than my last one lol, 3-4 weeks in honesty. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@beewithagun5105 It paid off (both animatics are crazy good dude). Bravo!
Did you say masterpiece, lmao
@@hollownxt1295 ?
@@beewithagun5105 OMG HOW DO U ANIMATE IT SO FAST?!?! ALSO ITS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
“It’s hard to pretend you’re the best.” Good thing Zim is already amazing and perfect. Just ask him, he can assure you.
I like that this song is being used more, it’s great for villains
Imagine you are suddenly thrown into existence and within the first hour of being legally alive you have shit loads of ideas, concepts, and opinions forced into your head. Then you are taught do everything your leader says no matter the circumstances.
That’s kinda hard to imagine for me personally. But wouldn’t that suck?
Being forced to mature so quickly..
I like the scene when the Mighty Tallests die in literal Hell
and when Dib says “I’m more *chair* than man now!”
0:39 That "I'm gonna win" hits hard
No lyrics in the comments? Damn
My life is a constant entrapment of tunnels
Which tangle and wind and beguile
And regardless of where I may tumble or funnel
I wonder what's really worthwhile
Sometimes it can seem like a merciless dream
And I'm falling with nothing to hold
Sometimes I get flustered and beaten and blistered
Abandoned outside in the cold
But I'm gonna win, I'm gonna try
I'll never lose, I'll never die
You've seen me before, you'll see me again
I'll never give up, I'll never give in
Til I'm bloody and bruised
Til I've broken my bones
Til I won't be abused
Til I'm laughing alone
It's hard to be charming and smart and disarming
It's hard to pretend you're the best
It's hard to fulfill everyone's expectations
It's hard to keep up with the rest
But I'm gonna win, I'm gonna try
I'll never lose, I'll never die
You've seen me before, you'll see me again
I'll never give up, I'll never give innn
Til I'm bloody and bruised
Til I've broken my bones
Til I won't be abused
Til I'm laughing alone
How do you feel?
You've been concealing your worries from the world
But you can reveal them to me
I wouldn't know
I go on even though
I'll be bloody and bruised
I'll be breaking my bones
I'll be paying my dues
I'll be laughing alone
Nice
Swag
Why do I hear boss music?! Thanks for the lyrics 🥰
I think I love you now💖
Friendly stranger
Thanks
I'm only just now realizing that Zim is fully grown but short, which makes sense as to why he's always been treated with disrespect by the others of his species. It never made sense to me why they would look down on him when he's just a child, but it's because he's NOT a child. He is a very capable adult, the others are just bullies who never let him reach his full potential
While yes, the others were massive bullies, i will point out that that's his species' culture. They value Height above all else, and he's so short he blends in with children perfectly, he has a mental disorder that makes him entirely dysfunctional and unable to perform his purpose in society, in a very utilitarian society, and he has a physical abnormality in the mechanical spider legs that come from his pack, which is also looked down upon rather harshly. Zim is quite literally everything his people consider undesirable. Zim's constant failures were actually him doing his best without anyone interfering beyond an actual child. He was operating at his full potential, he's just not suited to what his species wants.
Honestly I love this a lot. I think it captures Zim's character very well (assuming this is a looser interpretation where he has more feelings other than angry and is less oblivious to being mistreated by the tallest)
I also usually dislike the way people draw Zim outside of the canon art style- it just never looks right to me. They either make him too cute or too round which just looks wrong. But this looks really good.
I love how you showed him talking to himself (2:10) I feel like he is saying something like "you can lie to everyone else but you don't have to lie to yourself" but he is too determined (and egocentric) to ever admit defeat, even and especially to himself. Which is honestly one of his better qualities.
not to mention I finally find IZ content with NO SHIPPING FOR ONCE
Sorry I am not the best with words. All this to say: I like it.
Subscribed btw
Eh, I don't mind shipping, but yeah, you are right, it really shows a matured Zim.
And he's an angry and sad soldier...
To me the Zim/Dib relationship works best as a Holmes/Moriarty conflict since they both push the other, but I don't mind the idea that maybe there's an underlying and unspoken friendship since they're the only smart ones on a planet of (relative) idiots
@@andrewmalinowski6673 I don’t care if people ship them but it’s borderline impossible to look at fan content for IZ and not just be flooded with shipping stuff. It’s annoying.
Did this start an invader zim hyperfixation in me? Yes, yes it did.
Is the pink figure supposed to be Zim's conscience, a figure he made up to make himself feel better, or just an embodiment of his PAK?
im a firm believer that art can be whatever you want it to be, but to me i thought of it sort of like his conscience. like, the better part of himself is trying to get him to admit his problems and face himself, but he's just to god damn stubborn >:)
Beewithagun
he’s to stubborn for the world.
send him back to the ship
anyways let’s talk about bloody gir.
I'm sorry but what is PAK?
@@matthewsnyder9478 The thing on Zim's (the aliens) back. It's a weird kind of cybernetic that has a variety of features, most notably the PAK legs, which are exactly what they sound like.
@@matthewsnyder9478 The PAK also holds all of an irken's self and memories, and they can only survive for about five minutes without it. No one knows how Irkens originally reproduced but they're switched to creating offspring in test tubes, then using machines to raise them.
I love how All of My Friends and I'm gonna win, whilst technically the same song, have completely different moods
My favorite thing about Zims character in this animatic is the scenes that give him Pink Blood so it makes me think of Danganronpa besides that, this video is a masterpiece it looks like it took a lot of effort sweating and probably a couple of days so i admire the hardwork people put in to make these kinds of videos.
Yeah, I thought the same thing.
Then I thought about how well this song fits Kokichi.
Irken blood is pink!!! :))
i love how i'm a fan of three things you're a fan of too XD. I love invader zim, hxh, and danganronpa
In the series if you play close attention beneath the wacky dark humor and screaming, Dib and Zim have really tragic stories
ZIM BBY OH NO
Thank you for giving Zim the depth the show didnt dare to. This is absolutly heartwrenching! I hope he's going to be ok!
Also, your animation is so clean wth, its really cool! Loved the parallels between Zim being pushed around by the tallests vs. Him pushing around Dib. AAAHH It's so good, you did an amazing job
THANK YOU DUDE 💗💗💗💗💗 he deserves development, and i love the fandom for giving him that :D
@@beewithagun5105 proof they shouldn't have let the show get cancelled and give it the proper ending it deserved. Somehow I feel that Enter The Florpus didn't give the show the best farewell possible, y'know?
Honestly accurate
@@fruitgummies4227 I'm mostly hoping that the movie would help the show come back
@@thespicypossum4224 Same ;(
Zim is so passionate about being and invader for the tallest and tries his best and they’re so mean :^:
(sniff) i know :'(
Hey screw zim the guys tryna invade earth
Because zim has *maybe accidentally* commited many crimes in Irk (i don't even know if It's canon or not), kill the past tallests, causing blackouts on their home planet, being a defective(bruh idek what's wrong with being a defect), being so destructive to the point of destroying half of their planet and not to mention short.
1:35 i thought the plan with the shoes was successful. he found out that DIb did throw the muffin at him.
ok so yes you're right but consider: funky fresh flying shoes 😅
Yeah the shoe plan was successful, the muffin did get found out
A convoluted simulation just to learn Dib threw a muffin at his head and then ends with shooting a muffin into Dib's face. This is a good example of Zim being intelligent but petty, like when he tricks Dib into revealing a "blind spot" in his security just to rush home and fix it
This is such a good representation of Zims character its amazing!! I always thought that it was sadly ironic how loyal and determined he is for a fake cause considering his mission is fake and that he will probably be obsessed with earth until it is finally conquered/destroyed. I feel like Zim sees his body as nothing but a weapon to a cause and his emotions as something that only gets in the way. Great job!!
ive been rewatching this animatic, "spaceship" and "im not crazy" regularly for the past year or so, they mean a lot to me and they changed me. i dont know what happened to the animator, but i hope u are okay and thriving. your works are very dear to me. im not even into invader zim, i just like your animatics specifically
Okay I've been gaping at my screen for a while now, just replaying the video over and over again. It's absolutely stunning. There is so much thought put into it and every scene and I just really love it. I also love your color choices. They're so soft and pretty. And your artstyle! And the animations!! Simply amazing!
Oh and don't get me started on the backgrounds. They're art goal. Everything about this is! You really became a huge inspiration to me!
You know, I'm really in love with your spaceship animatic and I'm watching it a lot but now I can't decide which video I like more. You're such an amazing artist and so good at animatics and storytelling! I'm really excited to see more :D
I completely agree with you 🤩🤩
BRO STOP IM ACTUALLY CRYING THIS IS TOO MUCH 😭😭😭❤💘♥️💞💞💕♥️💘💞💓♥️💕♥️💖💞❤💞💞💖💘♥️♥️💘💞💖
You put so much thought into this comment and I really really appreciate it. Thank you so much dude, seeing you enjoy my stuff encourages me so much to keep going and asldkdkglssslldlkl I Love You 😭❤
I would LOVE to see Zim absolutely lose it- and become so damned dangerous \o/
ofc- hurt comfort and healing never hurts - but I'd like to see people realise he's actually dangerous if he's pushed too far.
This is so fitting, and well drawn and animated, and just generally a treat to watch and contemplate, thank you so much for making this!
thank you so much for enjoying it!! 😁
:0 thats so good, i love your artstyle !
aaaaaaaaaaaaaa thank you!!
1:31 smol
And oh boy the whole sequence from 2:23 to 2:31 is just so AAAAAA DAMN SO GOOD BUT WHY DOES IT HURT??
Also, the labyrinth part is just *CHEF KISS* GENIUS
LIKE OMG IT'S SO GOOD AND AAAAA
AAAAAAAAAA thank you!! I'm so glad you like it!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
IM GONNA THINK ABOUT THIS EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
THIS IS SO GOOD OH MY GOD. i've always associated this song with dib, so it's really cool to see it from zim's perspective instead. it actually kinda shows how similar they are in some ways. anyways i reaaally love the perspectives and movements
His pure determination and focus on his task is impressive to me. And his job technically isn’t even real, not to his leaders as least, to him is is very real. His life is his job.
He was literally created to do a job.
I wonder if any Irkens ever have stopped and thought for a second: “Why are we even invading all these planets? There is plenty of us around, and we don’t die for shmellions of years, so there is no point in invading at such a fast rate..” But then, they are basically robots and aren’t “programmed” to think such thinks.
I have never watch Invader Zim in my childhood so when first heard of this I was so confused af.😂 (love your art it’s amazing)
Never even watched one episode of Invader Zim and have no idea what's going on but is this still AWESOME
bwhahahahaha _amazing_. thank you bro ❤️
I always felt like Dib and Zim are amazing rivals, they are so similar in many ways.
Holy shit you really went above and beyond here!! I love how smooth your animation is and how expressively you draw Zim. I really like all the abstract elements you used and the reference to the comics in there, and the song choice is pro, very fitting to Zim as a character and how determined he is to prove himself by any means necessary.
!!!! THANK YOU !!!! (brb while my heart explodes)
When the Robert is Cantor
I want an actual movie completely animated by you- I would watch it even if it meant I had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to watch the preview 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
askdlakslkldl damn dude! that's dedication! ngl, i want to study animation at University, so maybe that'll be a thing someday! ;)
your metaphors, they're hnnnngggh
every scene is literally perfection and I just really like that maze scene AND the one where Zim is standing side by side with other soldiers, smaller than the rest
ive seen this so many times augh it never fails to give me goosebumps
this was *chef kiss * !!!!!!!!! The way you set the overarching mood til Zim's self-destruction to show he can keep at it and then he just lets loose and and and aHHHHH i love this so much!!!! you did an awesome job!!!!!! :D
AAAAHHH THANK YOU
I just need to say this. I can't stop replaying it and also the last part of it is so satisfying!! I can't stop watching it!
asdklskdlskdlkl thank you!! im really glad you like it!!!
Dude, DUDE, THIS IS- JUST- LIKE I'M- I'M SPEECHLESS, THIS IS SO AWESOME. THE STYLE IS BEAUTIFUL BUT THE WHOLE THING YOU MADE WITH THE VIDEO TOOK IT TO A NEW LEVEL. THE SCENES, THE CAMERA ANGLES, THE REPRESENTATION AAAAAHHH EVERYTHING IS SO PERFECT. THIS LOOKS SO PROFESSIONAL. I ADMIRE YOU. I SUSCRIBE INMEDIATLY.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA tysm for taking the time ot comment it absolutely makes my day ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ i love you QvQ
As much as i loved this and the whole show, nothing to me will ever be greater to me than
"I put the fires out."
"You made them worse."
"Worse? Or better?"
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk
I watched this so many times over and over it’s SO FREAKN GOOD. Just the whole aspect that Zim is falling apart going through mazes and mazes trying to figure out how to please his tallest. Deep down he knows something is wrong as he slowly descends into madness in each attempt to take over the world. It’s all so GOOD.
oh wow, you just awakened the strangest feeling I had in awhile, where I knew all the lyrics to a song that I've never heard before. this song was orginally "All of My Friends" in early conceptions, a realeased song made by Tally Hall which the man who performed this was in. amazing animation! each transition is so smooth while the lines are really precise in each frame! This song fits Zim very well and really does capture his struggle alot, which was uniquely stylized and framed.
Good luck to you on your future animations, as they're lovely!
THIS IS AMAZING OH MY GOD! AS IF LOOPING SPACESHIP WASNT ENOUGH
I'm such a huge simp for Invader Zim as a whole and everything the fandom puts out and this is one of the BEST things I've seen in while. your art and animation is beautiful and the colours are amazing. such a great narrative as well. I'm especially fond of the montage of failed plans and I love how you included Clembrane and the florpus in there. this was super great, I'm so glad it got recommended to me. can't wait to see more!
King Rene same lol.
But something i dislike,
the Zim x Dib ship.
They make Dib sexual?
It’s very uncomfortable.
Now i support it,
I just hate how much they sexualize it
@@gacha_kit_kat1059 yes yes i don't ship them either.. Also i don't ship zim with anyone except tak mybe.. Because dib and gaz are children and zim is a teenage irken. And he doesn't want to be romantic too
I only want them to be friends, thats all
@@gacha_kit_kat1059 Same, I don't like the gross ship stuff but I really like to imagine them having somewhat of a friendship
Like, c'mon people. Dib's like, 12
The pain is the only thing he takes solace in because it's one of the few things about his life he fully understands and knows he can handle.
The timing here is so tight, the contrast between words and actions and the times they match... I keep coming back to this song for a reason, and that reason is that this video is excellent.
god damn this is inspiring. Invader ZIM is always a source of inspiration.
It's so accurate, i'm crying. Please keep up with such beautiful creations. 💙💜❤
If Dib joined Zim in conquering the earth, they could probably do it. Everyone hates Dib but Zim kind of cares about him, the same thing goes for Zim. They would make a great team, but it would take a while for them to get used to working together.
I would love to see Dib as villain. He always has potential to be one. He should have become main villain in the movie.
I'm gonna say this zim is a pretty sad character i mean honestly he just wants to be proven useful for the leaders
;^;
@@beewithagun5105 wow thanks for the response to my comment
Love Rob Cantor, I love your designs. A nice interpretation of Invader Zim.
1:12 honestly I love how dib just looks at zim sadly as he laughs he may be thinking an alien could be revolutionary for earth but zim wants only destruction and dib wants peace almost as he is feeling sorry for the alien
This is honestly incredible, I'm in awe
You know you have a toxic work environment if this song must be listened to on every break you get.
Don't feel bad, all work environments are inherently toxic, don't think of your employers as people, lol
Nah bro Yk u work in a toxic work environment when u listen to the original demo for the song (all of my friends) 💀/j
Oh My Gosh. That was so amazing. So expressive and the lines and animation is so freakin crisp. 5 seconds in I’m like WOW LOOK AT THAT RUN CYCLE. I just woke up so my brain isn’t working but bravo youre so talented 👏👏👏😍😭💚
Why is the shot of the tall ones rising above the maze so appealing!? Why is EVERY shot so appealing!!? Great work!
This animatic is absolutely stunning. It's so beautifull. The art style, the transitions, the colour pallette, the plot. This looks like a professional storyboard rather than fan animatic. I'm totally in love with this and gonna rewatch it multiple times from now
You've earned a subscriber. Its so rare to see invader zim stuff and I'm so happy
This is so good!!! The song fits Zim so well
Oh my goodness, how did you make a 2000s Nickelodeon kids cartoon look so epic, props to you
I’ve always been terrified of those that never stay down... those that always get up no matter how bloody and bruised they are. Excellent animatic! I’ve rewatched this....... I lost count lol!
Asdkdkdsldkldll thank you!! And yeah!!! The people who just Never Stop are absolutely awe inspiring - in a terribly scary way lmao
@@beewithagun5105 honestly though be proud of yourself!
Oh god same- the most terrifying characters are the ones who never lay down dead and take it, the ones who refuse to stop going no matter what the fuck happens (this goes for both villains and heroes)
I've never even watched Invader Zim but god damn if this isn't my favorite video on TH-cam
Bro.... that's vibes 🤣❤❤❤❤❤
Everyone came here because they are fans of Zim, I came here because I'm a fan of rod Cantor's album. I never watched invader Zim and I have no idea what the story is about haha
same
Well for both of you long story short an alien named Zim who's hated by everyone on his planet for being too dangerous annoying irrational etc is fooled into being sent to a backwater planet nobody cares about as an alien invader. That planet is Earth only one human even notices he's an alien at first Dib Membrane and he's the only human who cares at all to stop Zim from conquering Earth
-and didn’t Zim kill like half of his planet or something?-
@@AL-ez9sx Well from my memory, I would say he somewhat did. In the first episode, it showed a flashback of Zim controlling this large machinery and forcing people to use the weapons while still at the base (?) something like that haha. Also in the comics, Zim also killed off (i’m not 100% sure, it’s been a long time since I re-read the comics) this soldier that was introduced in the comics. Basically what he did was setting up bombs? which exploded, killing off his soldier along with other irkens. The other irkens were pissed off at Zim for killing her and the other people as well. Still, I’m unsure but it definitely had something to do with this whole explosion. I feel like Zim has more kill count in his own population than he does with humans
@@dad9701 yeah thats true. at least there're reasons for irkens to hate zim
I have watched this before, but I didn't know who Rob Cantor was, and now that I know it just makes me happier! This is an awesome animation
THAT WAS SO GOOD- I HIT EVERY EMOTION EVEN THE ONES I NEVER KNEW EXISTED WHILE I WATCHED THIS- YOUR STYLE IS AMAZING- WHERE ARE YOUR SUBS AT??? YOU NEED MORE YOU'RE WAY TOO UNDERATED AND I DONT LIKE IT.
yesssssss, travel through the existential plane. lmao, you make it sound like it's a bingo sheet for emotions, which is a hilarious mental image 🤣 thank you
This is beautiful
I've looked at this for 5 hours now
I just don't know what to say.. this is beautiful, can't stop watching this, you are so talented!
the only dislike is Dib
That's terrifying, wow. I'm impressed.
I like how dib isn’t even against him in this animatic he’s just genuinely worried
Even after everything Zim done to him, Dib still worried.
Agreed, this animatic is peak invader zim fandom
I completely love this video. The art style for these characters fits so well. I love the sad look that Dib gives Zim after punching him. He realizes that yes, Zim is trying to take over the world and needs to be stopped, but also... Zim's not in a good place mentally, and there's not much he can do about it. It's just kind of sad, and he can't help but feel a little pity for him.
The only thing that's been bugging me is those failed plans. I know all of them except the cat. What's the cat supposed to be? I have no idea what episode or comic it's a reference to.
Wow wow wow THIS IS SO GOOD AND COOL
You’re so underrated wtf this is stunning
no YOU'RE stunning, thank you bro ❤️
@@beewithagun5105 No U ARE and you’re welcome!
This was an amazing animatic! I wish Zim would finally realized the tallest don’t care about him.
And realize his whole life was a joke, and then just...do his own thing. I mean he could still take over Earth, just in his way this time. 💗💞
Yeah! Just do it in his own style! That would be very fun to see :)
Is there going to be more!? This hit me in the feels! Great job😄
Yeah! I just started making animatics but I really like them, and they really help with improving my art skills - so I'll definitely be doing more in the future. And I plan to take a sledgehammer to your feels in every single one of them >:)
(tho I might branch out from IZ and into some other fandoms of mine, who knows lol)
Thanks for the art, man. I've just remembered that Earth without art is just "eh" thanks to your work
Netflix broke my heart when I saw the Rockos modern life and invader Zim specials.... I was so excited for the younger generation to get that spark when you see true animated and story telling talent, but alas I love what I got, and getting to find markers like you. Thank you for such a wonderful addition to such a fun reality 💕
Weirdly this is sorta inspiring. I have the exact opposite problem and it’s comforting to see a character going on despite the setbacks. (Although I acknowledge how unhealthy it is)
“I aM zImMmMmMmM!!!!!!”
I am so thrilled I got to see this. The artwork is incredible, the whole animatic matches the song great, and I just love Invader Zim animatics!!!
aaaaaa thank you!! QvQ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
THIS IS SO WONDERFUL I CANT EXPRESS- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The amount of serotonin this gives me is unhealthy >:)
Don't you mean dopamine?
I haven’t seen Invader Zim, not much of it anyway, but I click on almost anything with a song a like in the title! This is great animation, I’m still able to understand his thoughts and motivations even though I haven’t seen the show before! I love your style and your sense of storytelling. Awesome job!
This song fits so well. The animation and art is amazing. It feels very accurate for Zim. I can't explain how perfect this is. I have probably watched this 15 times already.
This is actually the coolest thing in existence
Wth this is absolutely more than amazing and beyond. I could genuinely feel their emotions expressed through the screen, I'm in love with this masterpiece.😭❤💖
Dib you're in that stop talking in third person
Everything about this is literally perfect omg
I'm never going to stop watching this omg
Wow This is so amazing!! Also the way you draw expressions and their postures and body language is just sqbfhjqsge Good job!!
I HATE THAT HUMANS HAVE TO BULLY, TREAT LIKE TRASH, AND BE EVIL TO ZIM
I never knew how hard zim works to get to the top all he wants is to be loved by the tallest well and to reak havoc on the world
I am absolutely OBSESSED WITH THE TALLEST IN THIS!! I’m obsessed with them in general but THEY LOOK SO COOL HERE!!!
you the type of youtuber that makes a literal film to a project than go on on facebook like:
"yo this is not even my final form"
and 3 weeks later we discover you were not liyng
hopefully, I have no final form, and can keep growing bigger and more menacing >:)
@@beewithagun5105
fuckin legend
This is so good omg💖i love the drawings the anatomy and linework is so well done, also the camera shots and backgrounds✨just everything really amazing
Bruh, this is actually really really good! This is awesome, you need to make more Zim animatics!!! There’s a bunch of songs I found that go with Zim really well if you need suggestions. Awesome work, keep it up! 💚 👽