Little Pistol | Legends: Darkstalker | Wings of Fire
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2023
- huff, what a ride!
hello and welcome new Wings of Fire viewers, i hope you like this animated song of Darkstalker Legends PMV/AMV that took me so long to make! you could say i've literally put my blood, sweat, and tears throughout these two years of working on it
it's my first full project where i had little experience on animation and zero skills with this new program. learning Harmony was like trying go upstream without a paddle. it was so hard for me to achieve something that i've put high stakes for, especially when you decided to animate four whole ass minutes. it was something quite big where i bit more than i can chew, but the help of my friend we had determination to complete it. given how many times i procrastinated was insane. which was due to high school stuff and being burnt out of animating. if i had much experience like now i would've taken less than a year to complete it. let's not forget how many times i lost progress or the program crashed, which would make me give up and leave for months until i come back. and Harmony loves to torment me with bugs and little mistakes that would lead into huge messes.
although the rides were super tough, i had the fun i wanted in the end :)
my advice on this? always look before you leap even when you have the most amazing project. and learn an easy program like Adobe Animate and not the hellish Harmony program
background artist, @JpodTM on Deviant Art
trailer for Little Pistol 👉 • Little Pistol | Legend...
characters in order of appearance:
- baby Albatross
- teen Sapphire and Lagoon
- Fathom, Indigo, Splash, and Current
- Albatross
- baby Darkstalker
- Foeslayer and Arctic
- teen Darkstalker
- teen Clearsight
- Lagoon
- Eagle and Sunset
- Pearl
- Whiteout
- Darkstalker
- Turtle, Moonwatcher, Peril, Qibli, and Winter
storyboarded on Flipaclip, created in Toon Boon Harmony Premium, 15 fps, ~4k frames
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my cardd, licominga.carrd.co/ (it's really new) - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
Hi, background artist here, first off i wanna say holy macaroni on a stick i didn't expect this much of a reaction 😭Thank you all for the amazing comments! The two years of struggle were worth it if you ask me. Also, there will most likely be behind the scenes and gags for this project
I'm excited to announce that there will be more! Animatics, AUs, and more coming eventually. That includes an animatic of Dede's OC's (and some of mine) just like this one! As well as a short animation of her favorite chilly, hot-headed Canon character Prince Winter
But most excitedly, an upcoming storyboarded MAP of our favorite little burning pile of rage: Peril! Keep an eye out for that!
and that's all!
LOVE IT!! 🔥🔥 HECK YEAH!! ❤️❤️
Yo it is against phyrria’s laws the way that you do so good.
Okay, so I get that you're still new to the WoF scene and it's only been a day, but it's a crime that this has only 400 views. Your transitions, where you chose to put each scene, the shots, the pacing-- you don't just make good art, you present it to us in a way that adds to the experience. Not a lot of people know how to do that. I don't usually subscribe to animation channels, especially small ones, but I'm excited to see where you go next.
Almost 60k now. This commented aged like wine 🎉
How many times have u watched this?
Me: *Y E S*
I LOVE THIS!!!
Arctic: ~mates with a NightWing~
Darkstalker: ~looks like a NightWing~
Arctic: "This Sin shall not be forgiven"
Holy shit, this is utterly magnificent. I am so in love with how you seamlessly flowed Albatross’ and Darkstalker’s downfalls together. The tweening and animation work so well together. The pace is great too, everything builds so wonderfully. The choice of imagery is really original in some places, I love when Darkstalker’s symbolized evil consumes the web of timelines, how Lagoon’s head falls into pool and makes the fountain flow red, Albatross’ furious snarl after finally letting out years of anger is SO COOL UGHHH. AND WHEN HE DIES AND YOU SEE HIM TAKE HIS LAST BREATHES AAAAGH. I’m in love with this video but I’m very in love with the Albatross stuff in particular. Amazing job you two.
In the book, Lagoon’s head does actually fall in the fountain. And it was written that the fountain turned blood red subsequently. It’s really cool how precise and accurate some of the artists’ scenes are in this piece!
Years?
In WoF, 150 years isn't an unreachable lifespan for a dragon, and Albatross was middle-aged-ish by the time of the banquet massacre.
Li'l guy was abused by his sister (and the rest of the royal court and seawing society at large) for *decades* at least.
And then Fathom showed up, and Lagoon immediately became completely unmoored.
Albatross was old, and Fathom young.
Albatross was ugly, at least by seawing standards, and Fathom looked normal.
Albatross took his sweet time planning all of his enchantments (a.k.a. stalling, because he knew that the quicker he worked, the more work Lagoon would pile onto him). Meanwhile, Fathom was downright *enthusiastic* about getting to do maglc for the queen.
With Fathom as Lagoon's new toy, Albatross would fade into irrelevance.
All those years spent trying to repent for that one accident with the seashells... it was all in vain. A monster he was, a monster was all he would *EVER* be allowed to be, and once he was gone, a monster was how he would be remembered in the history books. By the Queen's orders, probably.
It's no wonder that Alby's mind broke once he started to *truly* understand his situation.
It's too bad that, in his rage, he came to see Fathom as a rival rather than what he was; simply the next in line to be used and abused by Lagoon as she saw fit.
At least we can all be happy that before he died, Albatross managed to unintentionally save his grandson from becoming Lagoon's new plaything.
Also, the transition at 1:55 Bruh???? The 3D fountain took me by surprise!. Like, many things took me by surprise on howl well it was timed, like Arctic's rip moment and the fountain spewing up blood before all hell breaks loose. Im in love with this!
CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED ANIMATOR ALERT
THE WAY IT GOES TO DARKSTALKER'S POV AT THE END AND HE CLOSES HIS EYES AND THE CAMERA MOVEMENT WHEN HE FALLS....
Turtle at the end made me laugh so hard I can’t-
The shock on his face after seeing a freaking old dragon climb out of an HOLE is astounding
THIS IS SO GOOD WHAT??
The storytelling of both tragedies is so incredible and the expressions are right on spot! I love this so much
WHY IS THIS THE DEFINITION OF UNDERRATED!?!?,.! I CANT STOP WATCHING IT AND IT ONLY HAS 2000 VEIWS AND 300 LIKES!??!?!?!?!?!?!! I DONT WANNA LIKE IT TWICE I WANT MY ENTIRE LIKED VIDEOS PLAYLIST TO BECOME THIS OVER AND OVERANDOVERADNGERGOFBTVHNBFBH
Masterpiece. Masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece.
I imagine this took so long to make but it easily qualifies as one of the most magnificent WOF animatics I have ever seen in my life (and I have seen a whole lot of them, trust me). If this is the kind of top notch stuff viewers can except from this channel then I can only imagine the heights it will soar to. And if not, then I am eternally grateful fans like me were blessed to get to see this.
This is probably one of the best Wings of Fire AMV's I've ever seen personally. The Visuals and the expressions etc. Good job!
YOOOOOO THIS IS SO COOOOL! You match the song perfectly with the scenes bruh, I had literal chills at 2:28, it was just perfection from the buildup to all the climactic moments!! Amazing job!!!
pYRaALIS??? /THE/ Pyralis? Wow, it's such an honor to see you here! I'm a huge fan of your works!
@@JpodTM And I'm a fan of your work now :D
Hard to find a video on both tragedies, and I think you did it perfectly. Lots of frames, great expressions, and the showing of each one's struggle especially Albatross hits hard. Like he LOOKS like the definition of postal; flaring nostrils and all when he snaps. Was curious how you'd show Arctic's end, but I completely understand leaving it to the imagination with how ... brutal his death is in comparison! And Albatross still breathing his last gasps of air as he seemingly regains some sanity watching Fathom heal Indigo really hurts.
Tons more to be said about details, but man so many already made that point better than I could. Look forward to more, subscribed!
Okay but this is one of the BEST things I've ever seen! The animation and little movements bring the whole piece to life, and your expressions and art style are just so incredible!! I love all the symbolism and the side-by-side sequence with Albatross and Darkstalker. I literally cannot get over how much I adore this like Oh My Gosh the effort shows! Absolutely hit in the face with a coconut by how impressive and beautiful this AMV is. The backgrounds are gorgeous and I love the colors and effects and just like- everything!!!
I feel bad for Albatros. He did so much and was still treated poorly. And Darkstalker just wanted a dad. I really wonder if things could be better if they were treated better.
YOU ARE CRIMINALLY UNDERREATED WHAT⁉️ This was an amazing animatic and it really highlights the emotional moments and sad tale of Darkstalker Legenends.
Hey creator! I'd just like to tell you that this is the most beautiful art piece I have ever seen of Wings of Fire in my life. Your art is beautiful, the music sets the somber vibe of the book itself, and the expressions on the dragons' faces are harrowing. I mean wow, this is so well done. I love this so much, I've watched it so many times :D
Ok, but this is *criminally* underrated.
This is literally the type of Wings of Fire animation I have always dreamed of finding. I can't believe you made the animation so fluid! Usually when people do these things, it's real choppy because in between frames are a real bitch. I can't commend you enough for how professional this looks. It is really more gorgeous and entertaining than I can put into words. Even if you never make another animation of this scale again, you should always be proud of this. Because this is a level of beauty and technical skill few indie animators ever achieve.
I knew this fandom hides talented artists, but I wasn't expecting such perfection
It is great on every sides, I could watch this video dozens of time I wouldn't get bored !
THAT BIT WIT THE TONGUE WAS SO DAMN COOL FOR NO REASON BRAH🔥🔥🔥 KEEP IT UP‼️
my god man this is incredible!!
OH MY GOD THIS IS SO GOOD??? IM FLABBERGHASTED IN HOW MUCH WORK WENT INTO THIS. IT TURNED OUT AMAZING!
Queen coral asked turtle to do something. He had to log off.
HOLY. COW. i could write an entire essay on how beautifully executed this project is. everything from the ingenious pacing to the animation itself to each character and their expressions and body language, you can feel the emotion radiating from this peice and it’s absolutely incredible. amazing, amazing work!!!!
Saw this and immediately subscribed before the intro was even over.
I just found this masterpiece today, and despite it being rather new, I’m disappointed that I haven’t found it sooner. The way the two murderous animus dragons’ stories were entwined together shows how dangerous it can be. Let alone the amazing art style that reminds me of Ren and Stimpy given the detailed wrinkles at times.
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful…
this might be my newfavorite wof amv honestly
This is absolutely incredible! The storytelling worked perfectly with each part of the song, "lost my mind" when Albatross goes crazy at the party and "won't be packing little pistols" when Darkstalker falls asleep. The transitions are also incredible with zoom-outs from objects and the fountain turning red when the SeaWing queen falls in it. Genius and I can tell this was a massive labor of love!! Kudos also to your background artist as well for all those scenes!!
Biohazardia?! Holly pepperoni, this is a huge honor! Thank you for the kind words.
OH WOW THIS IS GORGEOUS!!! THE ANIMATION AND YOUR STYLE ARE BOTH SO PRETTY AND THE WAY YOU DRAW EXPRESSIONS IS AMAZING JUST EVERYTHING WOW
Absolutely amazing, Darkstalkers legend is my favorite book ever this is just so underrated your so talented!
THIS IS SO UNDERRATED. HOLY CRAP. This WILL get more views. I PROMISE. You took time to make this amazing AMV, and I am SURE it will surpass 1k views quickly.
THIS IS WILDLY UNDERRATED, the expressions are immaculate, the backgrounds are captivating, the animation is stellar and the dramatic moments hit so unbelievably hard!
this is phenomenal, i am begging this gets popular
I just wanna say, this is the most beautifull wof amv i have ever seen. The editing, the way everything aligns, and the way you can tell what the dragons are thinking or are feeling is amazing.
It's finally done .. I can now rest in peace with this beauty finally out...
I loved working with you, i can't wait for the bloopers :)
You need more subs and views. This is criminal levels of underrated.
357 likes!!?? This is one of the most underrated WOF content videos I've seen in months!
the beats of intensity of action to the song's intensity are matched up so well! all of legends: darkstalker is done so well here, it's so goddamn cool omg
also oml you do the horror of arctic ripping out his tongue WAY better than any other piece of fanart i've personally seen. that made me legitimately shudder. chills!
Omllllllllll BROOO ! This is so frikin epic AaAaAaA I love it its perfect its amazing just- **screams** YOU CANT BE THIS UNDERRATED!!!
HOLY CRAP!!! This is seriously the best WoF AMV i have EVER seen in my life!! This deserves so much more attention!!!! Phenomenal work man, omg!!!!
HOLY COW THE 3D ON THE FOUNTAIN AT 1:55 BLEW ME AWAY
Your composition and staging for this whole thing is fantastic and I LOVE LOVE LOVE how expressive it is
i hope this eventually blows up. its so well done and you can really see the amount of time and work put in. idk why but i particularly love 2:49 where you timed arctic ripping out his tongue to the soft beat in the background. really nice touch!
MY GOD THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!!! little pistol is such a good song for darkstalker, and this amv brings it to life brilliantly!! i adore the parallels between albatross’ downfall and darkstalker’s downfall. especially the seawing massacre - the entire sequence captures how haunting that scene is perfectly. fantastic work!!
OMG, this is AMAZING!!! This scene right here 2:25 really stood out to me though. The lighting, composition, layout and editing are all incredible and the song works so well with the whole piece! This is Wings Of Fire fan content at its finest, just gorgeous work. I’m gonna watch this on repeat for the next 6 hours.
holy shit… 2:27 gave me chills
finally someone has explored the parallels between darkstalker and albatross
i hope you know you just made one of the best amv adaptations of this book ive seen from this fandom because this is just INCREDIBLE
That is AWSOME! It’s like the whole book Darkstalkers Legend animated into a 4 minutes video! Keep it up the great work and have a nice weekend!
THE FACT THAT I FOUND THIS JUST AS I WAS REREADING DARKSTALKER LEGENDS
So good
This is a literal masterpiece. The composition, and the backgrounds are so in place. And there are so many times that are so symbolic. This has to be one of the most unique and original WOF AMVs I have seen. Again, spectacular work, and I cannot wait to see more work from you.
Omg! This is amazing! You’re hella underrated!!! This better get thousands of views, or the algorithm has wronged you!
Just a wow... This is actually a masterpiece, the movings, scenes, compositions and expressions is... perfect
OMG!! it is criminal how underrated you are. This is incredible. The expressions, the composition, and the colors are all so well done.
3:51 : We’ve been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty
Or
3:51 : have you heard of RAID SHADOW LEGENDS?!!
This is absolutely incredible. The designs and characters are fabulous to look at.
I came here from a twitter post talking about this animation and oh my god! It looks absolutley amazing! I loved every second of it, you did an amazing job
THIS IS AMAZING, the way you both visualized scenes from the books to be so pleasing to look at in composition and to match up with the tone of the song. It's so good and impressive!!! I love this so much
WOW.
I’m utterly speechless. I loved every second of this. As someone who hasn’t read Darkstalker in a *while,* it was so easy to understand what was happening and that is amazing. I love the segment of the web and how Darkstalker’s villainy destroyed it. The scene where Darkstalker grasps Clearsight’s hand and she slides the bracelet over his wrist is just SO good, I don’t know how else to describe it. The SeaWing Massacre with Albatross and his story is so well done as well. Seriously, you and the background artist did a FANTASTIC job!! 💕💕💕
Background artist here, thanks a ton! ❤
@@JpodTM
Of course!!
This is so great aaaa! Can’t wait till I can animate, but still even then you will probably be better than me at art!
THIS IS SOOOOOO UNDERATED!! ALL YOUR HARD WORK WAS SO WORTH IT AND IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST ANIMATION PROJECT THEN I CANT EVEN IMAGINE HOW AMAZING FUTURE ONES WILL BE. YOUR PACING AND STORYTELLING WAS AWESOME AND I LOVE HOW YOU TIED BOTH ALBATROSS AND DARKSTALKERS STORIES TOGETHER. I HIT THAT SUBSCRIBE AFTER THE FIRST FRAME ❤❤
I am insane about how you guys portrayed this all… the emotions are all so powerful! And I adore how each of the characters has so much personality, and the intensity of the moments chosen… so good, really glad that long, hard work was completed! Shows some insane skill and dedication
Oh wow, this is so good. And not just because of the amazing art, the storytelling is so freaking good! Everything is so easy and clear to understand, I think even someone who's not that familiar with wof can follow the story.
I'm so happy right now that this gem popped up on my recommendations!
Three moons! This is astonishing! You can see how much effort has been invested in this work. Alex G has already talked about transitions and pace. I know that AMV was released only two days ago, but it's criminal that it received so little attention.
Oh wow, this sums it up quite nicely! You did an amazing job with this one
This has got to be one of the best amvs that I've seen
This is truly a work of art
Also the ending LOL
The way you laid out this video is absolutely stunning storytelling for these characters. The back and forth between them gave me CHILLS!! Can't wait to see more of your work, this was such a treat!
Wow am I late to the party but WOOOOOOOWWWWWW seriously! Specifically the way the visuals match the energy and lyrics of the music PERFECTLY. The sudden bursts on unexpected thrill are masterfly taken advantage of. VERY well done!
This is one of the best Wings of Fire AMV’s i’ve ever seen, and I don’t say that lightly! Your composition and cinematography is incredible!
WOWOWOOW!!! THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!! YOUR EXPRESSIONS AND ANIMATION ARE AMAZING AND THE SONG IS PERFECT! One of my new fav wof AMVs
You did such and incredible job!!
this is so gooodddd
I must admit that you did a FANTASTIC job on this!! Probably my favorite AMV that I've ever seen- and trust me, I've seen a lot.
The character expressions are amazing, the animation is so smooth, and the backgrounds are absolutely beautiful!
Now as I'm typing this, I seem to be at a loss of words with how wonderful this is.
Wowowowowow! First off, this is horribly underrated. Especially for a 4 minute AMV anyways, but this looks so cool! The expressions are great and unique. The composition and movement with the audio is so satisfying! I can't imagine the pain you went through to make this. More people /need/ to see this. Incredible work!
THIS WAS AMAZING! I love how you portrait Albatross as a none threatening character at first. I always see from animators an albatross who is already insane before the massacre which makes me sad since he was driven insane by Lagoon. Overall this is incredible
This is amazing! All the way you have passed to show the creation of your passion - things like that definitely worth it.
Crystallized emotions, one can give to others - one kind of magic that we people have. And it's truely wonderfull that WoF inspires people to bring it out
THIS IS SO FREAKING GOOODD I ADORE YOUR ART STYLE AAHH I CANT DESCRIBE HOW FANTASTIC THIS IS
AMAZING. I love this animation
This has got to be one of the best wings of fire animations I have ever seen. It is amazing! The length and everything going on is very impressive.
This is amazingly good. You can really tell how much time was poured into this by how good it is artistically and its accuracy to the source material
wh-
WHAT A MASTERPIECE, by all the moons!!!
i absolutely love this so much like omg thiss deserves atleast 1 mill views and you deserve 10k subs
This is spectacular! I can’t stop rewatching it, there’s so much effort put into it 💖💖💖
This turned out amazing ! Good job bro :D
Hope you get more traction soon
Everything about this, I love
This is composed SO well and must have taken unfathomable amounts of motivation to complete. I'm so impressed, amazing job and can't wait to see what you do in future! :D
Dude… this is gorgeous
Your animation style is so unique
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!
Holy crap this is insane, great work
The CHILLS
this is SO INCREDIBLE!!! You should feel proud!1
HOLY COWS AND CLAWS THIS WAS SO GOOD. YOU HAVE EARNED A SUBSCRIBER MY FRIEND❤
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! THE FLUIDITY!! THE EXPRESSION!!!!!! THIS WAS A WHOLE EXPERIENCE THAT I COULD FOLLOW ALONG WITH!!!! AAAAAAA you are incredibly talented and skilled, props to you for sticking with this project for so long!
Anyway.
Here’s some lovely, tasty, art that I adore and really caught my eye throughout the AMV:
The shot at 0:53 in particular where Albatross used his talons to turn his head while he was in pain(I mean- he got an enchanted coconut to the ribs. ouchie), great attention to detail!!
I especially admire the shot at 1:55 with the fountain!!! Holy smokes that was some ✨fine✨editing if that was all done in a 2D space (or 3D too!)
And Queen Lagoon (I think that’s her name- it’s been a hot second since I’ve read Legends: Darkstalker) at 2:09 !!! The little twitches and the WEIGHT(!!!) when she falls into the fountain- plus the horror and shock of the SkyWings after telling Lagoon about how Animus dragons are a danger and can go absolutely bonkers.
I adore how you use weight, anticipation, and resistance in this!! It’s pulled off so well!!! And at 2:46 too!! When Arctic is about to rip out his tongue- the ✨resistance✨ and weight!!!! AAAAAA- I LOVE!!!
KUDOS AND LOVE TO THE BACKGROUND ARTIST AT 2:54 !!! Love love love how you drew the NightWing kingdom!!!
OK GOD DAMN THANK YOU THAT MEANS A LOT DR ETFHFBWDS
Btw I didn't draw the castle. I drew a similar design, almost a sketch, so I kinda struggled with it till dede was like "hold my beer" so she drew it lol
why did i actually flinch when the clam went to bite sapphires claws off holy shit good job
Such an amazing amv
This is soo good! It deserves more likes!
This video gets a thousand views a week! Well deserved!
so good, it sent shivers down my spine
Wow this is actually rlly good! I was so happy to see a MAP/AMV about Darkstalker Legends, which is my fav book in the series. Keep up the good work! ❤
Hi! Just to prevent any confusion down the line, MAP means multiple animator project, which means multiple animators worked on an animation to produce the final product!
This isn't considered to be a MAP, since the artist made the whole animation herself. I helped with the background, but that doesn't count as animation. Hope this clears things up! 😅
@@JpodTM Hi!
Actually I do know the difference between a MAP and an AMV, but sometimes they do tend to look the same
And sometimes I do tend to use the term MAP for these kinds of things and that's my fault. But I do know the difference between a MAPs and AMVs.