Man, I don't know what it is about this animation, but it really takes me back to the old days of SFM (2014-2016) where animators were beginning to use SFM to explore more unique story ideas. I gotta say you knocked this one out of the park. Love your stuff man :)
Ooo I also adore them old days, they've always been a massive inspiration for everything I do in SFM! Really happy that this was able to bring some of those vibes ^^
I'm not going to lie, when I saw the video I was expecting a bitter ending. I'm glad I was wrong, because this peaceful approach to ending the trilogy was much better by far. I really liked the connection with the Wanderer, assuming it wasn't a simple cameo and it's actually connected in this universe, the environment telling the story was excellent, details and body language were also excellent. All in all just an excellent conclusion to the trilogy, great job Dominzki! It was a pleasure to watch the trilogy, good luck with your future projects!
I am speechless. The "Mission" trilogy is a masterpiece. Everything is outstanding from cinematography to storytelling to animation, and the attention to details (like the little drop of beer when she stops drinking). You really have an incredible talent! And it hurts me so much seeing how underrated you are
Too kind, brother! ^^ Though views can always be better I'm just happy I was able to complete this trilogy, and still have more ideas ready yet for more side stories in the same universe
Soldier banging his head against the wall in frustration because he knows he was probably too late is gonna live rent free in my head for the next month, I just know it. Amazing ability to convey the story almost completely visually. KUDOS
I am so hyped for this after getting hooked after the first two episode i thought that would be it BUT NOW i will simply not make it until the premiere starts bc of the hype love your stuff man you and your stuff is awesome!!
...After seeing what happened to the brave crew that ensured Project Phoenix succeeded, the opening gains a more uplifting feeling in hindsight. Claire wasn't the only one who gained a second chance through C-17. The rest of the Science Team and the Security Division did too, with their clones living in the camp C-17 created... And C-17 was seen hanging out with a Soldier, and Claire was close with a Soldier as well... Wether they were family, friends or lovers, is currently unknown.
That was simply beautiful. Not only is the story gripping with barely a hint of dialogue, it also recontextualizes a lot of the previous series, especially C17's first encounter with The Wanderer. Peak Cinema, and I wish I could one day reach your level.
This trilogy was such a great watch and so unique in the SFM scene, the animations are on point and the audio was great, loved every seconds of it but i can't believe how underrated it is tho... Keep up the good work pal!
No no no, you can’t do this to me. There is still so much to see and know about this world. You are criminally underrated this deserves a saxxton, if only they still made them.
No worries mate! I'm far from being done with this universe's stories. Right now an origins story to the giant robot "Titan" is being made, and it'll be the most battle-intense piece I've made yet. We'll also see more space stuff some day too, and if you check out the playlist "The Mission-series", you'll see what all is part of it and will be expanded upon. (For example plans exist for Bonkrunners 2.0, new "Breach"-title and more!) If you want to be always up to date on my uploads in case YT doesn't notify you, join my Discord server where I post every important update regarding projects and their publications ^^
@ that’s awesome. I appreciate the silent story telling aspect of your content. Unlike modern Hollywood you don’t insult the intelligence of your viewers and trust we can understand what’s going on without monologging. I will be looking forward to new creations and checking out this discord.
I am really glad to help out with this film. This was truly an amazing animation with a unique trilogy. You have outdone yourself my guy! Really great job!
never expected such a nice ending to this. the way i saw the rocket launching just made more sense to the origin of the whole thing. truly some good stuff 👍
This is simple beutiful, the animation, how you mastered showing to us what is happening without any word and the ending was really perfect for the history
Thank you so much! Even though this is the end of the main trilogy, this universe will one day see more new short films like The Wanderer. Eager to then show you all what I have planned :)
@@Dominzki I forgot to mention that we reviewed it, the review is out today on the Completely Machinima youtube channel. Congrats again, your storytelling skills are masterful. BW Tracy
Man, i really love your storytelling with little dialogue and mostly by ambient(reminds me of blade runner 2049) and that flashback part was so good and tense. It’s not something i often see in the tf2 animations here in youtube. I hope you make more sfm videos like this one or more side stories from this universe like the wanderer.
God dude, just amazing, Simply breathtaking. I know I’ve said this but I’ll say it again. Not even a hint of dialogue and you told so much. Just amazing, amazing all around! 👏👏👏👏😊
This, in my opinion, is a beautiful follow up to the Wanderer Short Film. This is a version of TF2 where the Red v. Blu war + Mann v. Machine War takes on a whole new meaning. In the end, War Is Bad. It leaves people broken, and it destroys everything around it. Also, I just like the name of the Video. "Mission: EXODUS." As a Christian, I know that Exodus is the second book in the Old Testament of the bible, and it's mainly about Israel's Exodus, or Exit, from Egypt. And the usage of Exodus in the video's title makes me think more of the word Exit. Mission: EXODUS could be changed into Mission: Exit. Simply, a beautiful video name. Lastly, at 1:47, I found the face our protagonist makes before she Jumps & Runs is quite funny.
Agreed! The name in this case quite literally references the retreat/exit of the cloning research and the possible last hope of humanity from Earth to space, continuing the work there until its eventual _Arrival_ to _Home_ ^^
This was really well animated! I especially liked soldiers animation as without using any words you could clearly see a range of emotions being portrayed. I'm still interested by the Phoenix industries ID cards. The Medic in this vid is a Red Medic but the one in Bonkrunners is Blu and has an ID card so I'm wondering where in the timeline Bonkrunners takes place (before or after the war). I'm also interested in when the other vids take place (crows nest/wanderer etc) Are you planning on still expanding on this universe or is Exodus the end? There's a lot of good stories you could tell here!
@@microsoftsam810 Exodus ties up the clones' main storyline, but there will be more side stories like The Wanderer, which will expand on exactly what you were wondering ;) The timeline can be quickly found from taking a look at the chronologically ordered The Mission-series playlist on my channel. The Crow's Nest is for example set around the time of ARRIVAL (both of which have references to each other), and The Wanderer happens between ARRIVAL and EXODUS. Bonkrunners' place in the timeline will be kept a secret so far until that story gets a new episode ^^
Did anyone else notice the connection to Bonkrunners. Her card saids Phoenix Industries and looks exactly the same as the card the bonkrunners steal in that sfm, but it couldn't possibly be... could it?
Dang you're right! The name on the card is dr. Mannfred too, but the Med is blu though while Claire and the Phoenix team here is on red. I wonder if there's espionage type of thing going
Amazing story man, I love the somber tone of it. But i do have some questions. Why did they have to launch the project to space? I thought it was because of high radioactivity but with the flashback and the crows nest side story it shows that the earth was still liveable. Was that the original plan but because they've been compromised they have to do it now? Also what happened to all the dna crates on the rocket? Would she continue the cloning experiments?
Sorry for the confusion! The story here basically is that C17 in present day goes to the bunker base where the cloning process originally began, which is before the apocalypse. She sees through recordings what happened almost a hundred years ago. There as we watch the space rocket fly, we see the nuclear war having started which the RED team's Phoenix Industries -division (name play with being born from the ashes) knew would eventually come, so they began researching cloning as a way to repopulate the Earth after such a war would have happened. Sending the project to an existing space station was the way to safeguard it from the nuclear war on the planet, but it should only be done once absolutely necessary since resources on the station are limited. The DNA crates hold tons of samples from the RED team workers, soldiers etc, so that once the cloning process has been perfected (like in Arrival) they can also be "reborn" again on Earth, like the real life Svalbard seed vault exists for the worst case scenario. So in essence this episode is both a sequel and a prequel at the same time :)
@Dominzki ah i see, it was almost a hundred years ago. I should've realized it by seeing all those skeletons, my bad. What about the crow's nest though? Is it present day or somewhere between in the timeline?
@vina6665 No problem! The chronological playlist of the series gives a quick look on the events order. The Crow's Nest is situated around the same time of ARRIVAL (referenced with the shot of the space ship coming down the atmosphere and the location of The Crow's Nest overlooking it) also in The Crow's Nest the BLU Soldier is trying to locate the approximate landing site of the rocket with the tablet and signal tower. The Wanderer then is situated between ARRIVAL and EXODUS because we see an early version of the clones' settlement being built in the end of Wanderer, and in EXODUS it's fully walled and proper buildings have been made. How many years there are between each event is left vague other than in HOME and ARRIVAL where you can see it in the alarm clock, and in EXODUS with Claire's notes ^^
@@Dominzki oh so the settlement is really of the clones of the phoenix division and the dna crates? I used to think it was just a community of survivors that was left on earth because it's hard to know whether they're clones or different individuals because of model limitation
sigo sin entender, ok, la guerra de la grava se extendió por años , pero eran clones de los mercenarios originales? y si es así que buscaban con este experimento concretamente si ya habían clones?
Pardon I don't speak Spanish, but in this alternative universe of the Gravel wars, each merc is an individual person and there is no cloning/respawning machines built at all. My use of the same merc models is just because of the lack of different models, which I've tried to recompensate with unique cosmetics on each and every character. If you watch the previous episodes "HOME" and "ARRIVAL", you'll get to know more about the reasoning for why they are researching cloning. Hint: it has something to do with the missiles flying around the Earth at 10:13 ;)
@@Dominzki oooh, ok ok, lack of models, that only explains it, even so with the limitations you did a very good job, and thanks for responding, I hope you continue with this great AU
This was brilliant. As suggested by the @CompletelyMachinima guys, I'm leaving you a comment to say just that. Well done. Great story, told perfectly. My hat's off to you as well (anyone that can master SFM deserves it! I tried once and failed.) Now I better go watch the first two films!
![Mission: ARRIVAL [SFM Short Film]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/RRhYbm37jNY/mqdefault.jpg)
![Mission: ARRIVAL [SFM Short Film]](/img/tr.png)
![BONKRUNNERS [SFM]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ii-sWbsq5_A/mqdefault.jpg)
![Mission: HOME [SFM Short Film]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/w2QK_CyjO1c/mqdefault.jpg)
In preparation for the trilogy's conclusion go and watch the previous episodes for better context! Link in the description
Allready done.
Awesome work 👏
Man, I don't know what it is about this animation, but it really takes me back to the old days of SFM (2014-2016) where animators were beginning to use SFM to explore more unique story ideas. I gotta say you knocked this one out of the park. Love your stuff man :)
Ooo I also adore them old days, they've always been a massive inspiration for everything I do in SFM!
Really happy that this was able to bring some of those vibes ^^
I'm not going to lie, when I saw the video I was expecting a bitter ending. I'm glad I was wrong, because this peaceful approach to ending the trilogy was much better by far.
I really liked the connection with the Wanderer, assuming it wasn't a simple cameo and it's actually connected in this universe, the environment telling the story was excellent, details and body language were also excellent. All in all just an excellent conclusion to the trilogy, great job Dominzki!
It was a pleasure to watch the trilogy, good luck with your future projects!
Hi Mr Blackimus!!
Glad that you liked it!
I am speechless. The "Mission" trilogy is a masterpiece. Everything is outstanding from cinematography to storytelling to animation, and the attention to details (like the little drop of beer when she stops drinking). You really have an incredible talent! And it hurts me so much seeing how underrated you are
Too kind, brother! ^^ Though views can always be better I'm just happy I was able to complete this trilogy, and still have more ideas ready yet for more side stories in the same universe
Soldier banging his head against the wall in frustration because he knows he was probably too late is gonna live rent free in my head for the next month, I just know it. Amazing ability to convey the story almost completely visually. KUDOS
That final moment is really make me *Respect* and *Masterpiece.*
*( 10/10 ) "You deserve a Medal."*
Holy crap, what an ending, enough to make me shed a tear. Amazing writing and animation.
1:48 THE EXPRESSION JUST CHEF KISS
Happy that I was somehow of help :D The story is just beautiful and very well portrayed with those sublime details! Congrats on the triology, brovski!
Many thank brother! Without your and others' feedback it'd have had more mistakes and less detail than what it ended up now having x)
This trilogy is legit wonderful, fantastic work!
I am so hyped for this
after getting hooked after the first two episode i thought that would be it
BUT NOW i will simply not make it until the premiere starts bc of the hype
love your stuff man you and your stuff is awesome!!
Thank you! There has indeed been a _bit_ of a gap between the second episode and this, but here we finally are ^^
...After seeing what happened to the brave crew that ensured Project Phoenix succeeded, the opening gains a more uplifting feeling in hindsight.
Claire wasn't the only one who gained a second chance through C-17. The rest of the Science Team and the Security Division did too, with their clones living in the camp C-17 created... And C-17 was seen hanging out with a Soldier, and Claire was close with a Soldier as well... Wether they were family, friends or lovers, is currently unknown.
0:10 i recognise the minecraft ladder sound there lol
*villager noise*
I do like how, for as serious and bittersweet this entry is, the dog bringing her the piece of a corpse at 1:50 was some good humor.
That was simply beautiful. Not only is the story gripping with barely a hint of dialogue, it also recontextualizes a lot of the previous series, especially C17's first encounter with The Wanderer. Peak Cinema, and I wish I could one day reach your level.
You can and absolutely will reach my level and further mate! Just gotta keep creating and doing what you like ^^
WHAT A CONCLUSION
This is so fucking good! The animation is so clean, the lighting is fantastic, even the sound design is great! Great job
Thank you!!
The series was beautifully done !! You even included the Wanderer !! You deserve an Oscar !!!
GOTTA love SFM short films!
This trilogy was such a great watch and so unique in the SFM scene, the animations are on point and the audio was great, loved every seconds of it but i can't believe how underrated it is tho...
Keep up the good work pal!
Glad I was able to help you out in this. And also holy shit you cooked with this. Congrags on such a good quality production.
@@TheSlavGamer Lighting wouldn't have looked half as good without your assistance brother 💪
awesome, glad we gotten a thrid part of this great series
No no no, you can’t do this to me. There is still so much to see and know about this world. You are criminally underrated this deserves a saxxton, if only they still made them.
No worries mate! I'm far from being done with this universe's stories. Right now an origins story to the giant robot "Titan" is being made, and it'll be the most battle-intense piece I've made yet.
We'll also see more space stuff some day too, and if you check out the playlist "The Mission-series", you'll see what all is part of it and will be expanded upon. (For example plans exist for Bonkrunners 2.0, new "Breach"-title and more!)
If you want to be always up to date on my uploads in case YT doesn't notify you, join my Discord server where I post every important update regarding projects and their publications ^^
@ that’s awesome. I appreciate the silent story telling aspect of your content. Unlike modern Hollywood you don’t insult the intelligence of your viewers and trust we can understand what’s going on without monologging. I will be looking forward to new creations and checking out this discord.
Amazing animation, the general feel of it, the funny bits sprinkled in it when she sees the bone the dog brings just brings me joy
😢 that ending brought a tear…amazing work dude
Incredible animation, fantastic story, amazing trilogy. You've really done well this past year. I can't wait to see what else you have to offer :)
The universe's story never truly ends ;)
I am really glad to help out with this film. This was truly an amazing animation with a unique trilogy. You have outdone yourself my guy! Really great job!
That space scene would've not been half-as good without your help ^^
never expected such a nice ending to this. the way i saw the rocket launching just made more sense to the origin of the whole thing. truly some good stuff 👍
This is simple beutiful, the animation, how you mastered showing to us what is happening without any word and the ending was really perfect for the history
fantastic short film. i cannot put into words how wonderful your storytelling skills are
I have been waiting for this for so long
and it was worth the wait
TF2 fan animations always hit the hardest
Man this is lovely, I really hope you explore more projects like this!
Another super impressive film from you - masterful storytelling and editing, powerful portrayal of emotion and great editing - great job!
Thank you so much! Even though this is the end of the main trilogy, this universe will one day see more new short films like The Wanderer. Eager to then show you all what I have planned :)
@@Dominzki I forgot to mention that we reviewed it, the review is out today on the Completely Machinima youtube channel. Congrats again, your storytelling skills are masterful. BW Tracy
@@completelymachinima Thank you, it was again a very humbling watch and provided some valuable feedback that I will definitely put to good use!
Man, i really love your storytelling with little dialogue and mostly by ambient(reminds me of blade runner 2049) and that flashback part was so good and tense. It’s not something i often see in the tf2 animations here in youtube. I hope you make more sfm videos like this one or more side stories from this universe like the wanderer.
Thank you ^^ and more side stories will absolutely happen yet! While the clones' story came to a conclusion, I'm not done with this universe
God dude, just amazing,
Simply breathtaking.
I know I’ve said this but I’ll say it again.
Not even a hint of dialogue and you told so much.
Just amazing, amazing all around!
👏👏👏👏😊
I've said it also before and I say it now again, comments like these truly make a tired animator's day
Quite a extravagant sfm!
great animation and great storyline, i really enjoyed watching all of the episodes
dude, this animation was just great.
continue in the same vein, I and all yo subs believe in ya!
Hello from Russia comrade)
I don't know why I feel so bad about the ending but I loved it.
After 1 year, I feel good to finally have the ending
I did not expect all the videos to be connected like this.
absolute cinema 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Glad to see the Wanderer is doing ok. Like that guy
0:31 WANDERER PYRO MENTION!!!
Life good now
And he got a kid now, it seems
This, in my opinion, is a beautiful follow up to the Wanderer Short Film. This is a version of TF2 where the Red v. Blu war + Mann v. Machine War takes on a whole new meaning. In the end, War Is Bad. It leaves people broken, and it destroys everything around it.
Also, I just like the name of the Video. "Mission: EXODUS." As a Christian, I know that Exodus is the second book in the Old Testament of the bible, and it's mainly about Israel's Exodus, or Exit, from Egypt. And the usage of Exodus in the video's title makes me think more of the word Exit. Mission: EXODUS could be changed into Mission: Exit. Simply, a beautiful video name.
Lastly, at 1:47, I found the face our protagonist makes before she Jumps & Runs is quite funny.
Agreed! The name in this case quite literally references the retreat/exit of the cloning research and the possible last hope of humanity from Earth to space, continuing the work there until its eventual _Arrival_ to _Home_ ^^
You cooked again, you absolute madlad! So proud of ye 🙏
Cheeers mate!
@Dominzki 👍👍
A truly epic trilogy... well done.
An excellent tale of Humanity's return. But what new threats does this world have to bear?
God, that was amazing!
This was really well animated! I especially liked soldiers animation as without using any words you could clearly see a range of emotions being portrayed. I'm still interested by the Phoenix industries ID cards. The Medic in this vid is a Red Medic but the one in Bonkrunners is Blu and has an ID card so I'm wondering where in the timeline Bonkrunners takes place (before or after the war). I'm also interested in when the other vids take place (crows nest/wanderer etc) Are you planning on still expanding on this universe or is Exodus the end? There's a lot of good stories you could tell here!
@@microsoftsam810 Exodus ties up the clones' main storyline, but there will be more side stories like The Wanderer, which will expand on exactly what you were wondering ;)
The timeline can be quickly found from taking a look at the chronologically ordered The Mission-series playlist on my channel. The Crow's Nest is for example set around the time of ARRIVAL (both of which have references to each other), and The Wanderer happens between ARRIVAL and EXODUS.
Bonkrunners' place in the timeline will be kept a secret so far until that story gets a new episode ^^
@@Dominzki Siiiiiick! Looking forward to the new content! I've watched the playlist but Bonk wasn't on it so was wondering about it!
wake up babe, new dominzki just dropped
damn, i love your work man
best sfm animation since emesis blue
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!!
God damn... another masterpiece
oh man oh man this is so ducking cool
The legend did it again🙂
Sniff, it’s beautiful
Really amazing!
Did anyone else notice the connection to Bonkrunners. Her card saids Phoenix Industries and looks exactly the same as the card the bonkrunners steal in that sfm, but it couldn't possibly be... could it?
;)
Dang you're right! The name on the card is dr. Mannfred too, but the Med is blu though while Claire and the Phoenix team here is on red. I wonder if there's espionage type of thing going
That was beautiful..
Beautiful animation
SO COOL MAN I LOVE IT
Amazing story man, I love the somber tone of it. But i do have some questions. Why did they have to launch the project to space? I thought it was because of high radioactivity but with the flashback and the crows nest side story it shows that the earth was still liveable. Was that the original plan but because they've been compromised they have to do it now?
Also what happened to all the dna crates on the rocket? Would she continue the cloning experiments?
Sorry for the confusion! The story here basically is that C17 in present day goes to the bunker base where the cloning process originally began, which is before the apocalypse. She sees through recordings what happened almost a hundred years ago. There as we watch the space rocket fly, we see the nuclear war having started which the RED team's Phoenix Industries -division (name play with being born from the ashes) knew would eventually come, so they began researching cloning as a way to repopulate the Earth after such a war would have happened. Sending the project to an existing space station was the way to safeguard it from the nuclear war on the planet, but it should only be done once absolutely necessary since resources on the station are limited. The DNA crates hold tons of samples from the RED team workers, soldiers etc, so that once the cloning process has been perfected (like in Arrival) they can also be "reborn" again on Earth, like the real life Svalbard seed vault exists for the worst case scenario.
So in essence this episode is both a sequel and a prequel at the same time :)
@Dominzki ah i see, it was almost a hundred years ago. I should've realized it by seeing all those skeletons, my bad. What about the crow's nest though? Is it present day or somewhere between in the timeline?
@vina6665 No problem! The chronological playlist of the series gives a quick look on the events order.
The Crow's Nest is situated around the same time of ARRIVAL (referenced with the shot of the space ship coming down the atmosphere and the location of The Crow's Nest overlooking it) also in The Crow's Nest the BLU Soldier is trying to locate the approximate landing site of the rocket with the tablet and signal tower.
The Wanderer then is situated between ARRIVAL and EXODUS because we see an early version of the clones' settlement being built in the end of Wanderer, and in EXODUS it's fully walled and proper buildings have been made.
How many years there are between each event is left vague other than in HOME and ARRIVAL where you can see it in the alarm clock, and in EXODUS with Claire's notes ^^
@@Dominzki oh so the settlement is really of the clones of the phoenix division and the dna crates? I used to think it was just a community of survivors that was left on earth because it's hard to know whether they're clones or different individuals because of model limitation
Wow a masterpiece 🥰
Supurb work man!
OMG wanderer mentioned :3
Our boy is back!
@@Dominzki besides that, a very entertaining animation. thanks
sigo sin entender, ok, la guerra de la grava se extendió por años , pero eran clones de los mercenarios originales? y si es así que buscaban con este experimento concretamente si ya habían clones?
Pardon I don't speak Spanish, but in this alternative universe of the Gravel wars, each merc is an individual person and there is no cloning/respawning machines built at all. My use of the same merc models is just because of the lack of different models, which I've tried to recompensate with unique cosmetics on each and every character. If you watch the previous episodes "HOME" and "ARRIVAL", you'll get to know more about the reasoning for why they are researching cloning. Hint: it has something to do with the missiles flying around the Earth at 10:13 ;)
@@Dominzki
oooh, ok ok, lack of models, that only explains it, even so with the limitations you did a very good job, and thanks for responding, I hope you continue with this great AU
So good sfm man😢😢
Very nice !
awesome!
Good job, soldier.😢
THE GOAT🔥🔥🔥
SUPER
Meet your maker, C
What a ending!!
Onha se semmone
amazing work bro, definitely getting a sub from me
wonderful❤
a sequel... a sequel...
No more sequels I'm afraid, but more side stories ;)
peak
It was good:)
this deserves saxxy awards!
i like it
3:20 dominzki is sponsored by LG electronics/ Television
Lol I thought I had removed that logo from every shot but apparently one escaped:D
Well shoot this was sad
I am Pyro. I became real.
♥️
Crikey
Dude this animation is crazy! Love the style, not many do this anymore. Keep up the good work - Pills
This was brilliant. As suggested by the @CompletelyMachinima guys, I'm leaving you a comment to say just that. Well done. Great story, told perfectly. My hat's off to you as well (anyone that can master SFM deserves it! I tried once and failed.) Now I better go watch the first two films!
Thank you, and I hope you give SFM or other animating software another try! It's difficult, but very rewarding to be able to create what you want ^^