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god there are games that come out today that dont have the SWAG that KH2 has

I really like these videos. I'm really getting why the nobodies movement look creepy and unsettling. It's also nice to see the animation up close. It's hard to appreciate all of it when you're dodge rolling for his life.

people who complain about this enemy have never seen the square button in their entire life

I think Demyx's water clones reuse the creeper model and gave them a water texture.

God I love the enemy designs and animations in KH2

Radiant Garden....that battle....if you know, you know

the dancer is my transition goal don't @ me

You probably won't get much out of it, but there's actually an alternate version of the Show Stealer RC that staggers Demyx instead of Sora. It's activated, weirdly, by turning the camera so Sora is in front of Demyx before pressing Triangle. It kinda just does Demyx's generic air stagger, but might be worth looking at just in case?

I think it'd be really cool to see these enemy animations in your style.

I always put the 2 together cause an artist needs a crowd and dancers need music. Other than that I didn’t have another reason besides that? Also the other Nobodies kinda fell into place with the other Org. members and Dancer+Demyx was the only pair left for me lol

The dancers are definitely using breakdancing. The leg swirly attack is a windmill with an exaggerated kip up. It's kinda ironic that I hate fighting these guys the most, yet I'm a breaker too.

Such a vibe to watch and learn a bit about animation!! Glad to see ya back 🎉

about the toes clipping, that is so small, the average person won't notice. Also most people who would've cared enough to stare at this model back in the day would not have been using an hdtv, I played this on a static-y tube tv where the static would've created visual noise to hide it more. also, I'm a huge KH fan, so I mean this more as a critique than a criticism

Thank you for analyze how the nobodies’ are animated!

I think Xigbar and Demyx don’t fight like their Nobody much, because they are special. In existence and in story role. Xigbar is Luxu and Demyx is an ancient Keyblade wielder. Xigbar, it could be that he doesn’t feel like imitating his Nobodies, and it’s possible that it’s the same for Demyx.

So it seems like what looks like the heel is actually not a heel? A false heel?

i love figure skating so much. i say it EVERY time it is mentioned..

For me the Dancer always felt more like Larxenes Underlings, But I have a theory: normaly the Nobodies and their leader are kind of similar. But for Demyx (who feels more like a bard / support Kind of Guy) It would make more sense to have underlings who get stronger with support. Also in Days he is the laziest and kind of care free. I don't think he could be care free if he couldn't command strong underlings.

No damnit! Not these things!

the way dancer nobody moves and kicking sora around, it reminds me of Capoeira dancing ...(edy gordo from tekken moves)..

A reccomendation for something to look at, try looking at the weapon animations for nier automata, especially the different weapon combos e.g. battle gauntlets and heavysword style slaps the gauntlet like a baseball with the heavysword , very cool

Great stuff, pleas keep going this is really informative and entertaining, it never clicked for me the bones were scaling during the idle anim, please make more like this :D

I think the extra joint is intentional to make the dancers more unnerving, in my non-professional, body horror loving opinion

DANCE WATER DANCE 2005 boss fight PTSD

we are so back!

I'm really glad someone did this, I'm so fascinated by how nobodies stretch the limits of animation

These mfs had me wishing the people at square would fall down a flight of stairs when I was a kid playing this on the ps2

the closest similarity between Demyx and the Dancers is when the water clones turn into music notes, their Reaction Command is called "Wild Dance" lol. but that's as close as it gets.this deep dive now makes me wonder if he was meant to be the leader of the Creepers instead, but got changed last minute for some reason. in addition to all the similarities you pointed out, Creepers are the weakest Nobody type, and Demyx is the weakest member of Org XIII. if you plan on continuing with the Nobodies for this series, I'd love to see Dragoon next!

I always considered that the head of Demyx's water clones were the back of his hood flowing in the wind (or at least flowing like water) since it looks like something he would want during a performance to look cool. Also, I think that the dancer's weird pointy feet look like and extension to the feet rather than a shoe, kinda like how skates usually are an additional accessory that helps when skating. Love the video. ❤ Hope to see more animation breakdowns in the future!

cool I was hoping you would do a video on one of the most troublesome nobody. all the nobodys move so uniquely

. . .why am i being shown this? No clue. -subscribes- Love thought out anaylsis videos on my favorite content uvu

The second entrance reminds me of the frenso nightwalker cryptid, where "body" looks akin to just a set of legs walking on their own without torso, arms, or a head.

One thing I mentioned about the dancer is the ribbon hanging from their head. When they do they're moves it leads the way rather than hanging back when moving.

Oh hey! It's the enemies I had/ still have a crush on. Don't judge me, they're very pretty. It's interesting that the Dancers are so gender coded unlike most of the other Nobodies. As far as connections to Demyx: while he does keeps his feet planted, he get more active with certain attacks. Though I doubt there's any connection between him and the Dancers like that. To me it seems like Demyx is the musician and the Dancers are basically his fans.

Ah yes. The bane of my critical experience.

Did my comment about the Dancers get deleted or just not show up?

One thing I'm noticing that I never realized before is that the Dancer's shoes are flexible and bend in the middle ever-so-slightly during its idle animation. You also point out towards the middle of the video that their legs are basically digitigrade, which is very cool. Similarly to his Dancer underlings, Demyx has that annoying grab attack you showed off, where he smacks Sora in the face with his sitar. However, his reaction command (Show Stealer) allows you to take advantage of his attack if you can pull it off in time. This makes me wonder if the reason the Dancer's grab is so annoying to avoid is because it was originally meant to have a similar reaction command relating to said attack. Though Demyx is a musician, I like the fact that his minions are Dancers. They dance to his tune, literally and figuratively.

I love this channel! I'm learning so much about Corpses!

Are you gonna do this for other games or shows

cannot currently watch, but i know thisll be a good one by far one of the most elegant creatures in the game, making sure to grab you, taunt you for 5 seconds about how dead you are, then one shot you at full health.

Man the dancer be YEETIN MY ASS

Dude these guys were the worst in critical.mode

"butt rocket activate!" Oml i didnt see that 💀