Evil like Me (yes from Descendants)- Dream SMP Protégée AU
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- čas přidán 16. 04. 2021
- Welp hi 10 people who probably will see this during the premiere
Made it a premiere cause i don’t know, it seemed like fun.
Anyway, don’t know why or how this popped into my head. I’ve never watched or listen to Descendants since it first came out like five years ago but once I connected the dots I couldn’t just not draw it.
(This is a role-play btw)
I don’t know if there an “official” Protégée AU but mine is that Dream takes Tommy under his wing after he blows up Tommys chest room during exile. He promises Tommy revenge on those who abandoned him, and pretends to be like a older brother to Tommy to make him follow his plan (you know- Gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss stuff) (Also Tommy be lowkey replacing Wilbur tho)
In this animatic: Dream reveals his plan to blow L’manburg up to bedrock and Tommy is torn between following Dream or not (cause he has obvious attachments to L’manburg). Dream shows up to convince (*cough manipulate cough*) him to follow him
I’ll do a bit more explanation on the characters and such in the comments after the premiere cause I love character analysis and put a lot of unnecessary though into this animatic lol
Hope this is good. In my eyes the animations a little jank and the timing is off but I say that about every animatic so
Oooo next video I’m going to try my hand at animationnnn. (If I actually finish it lol)
Song: Evil like Me- From Descendants
• Kristin Chenoweth, Dov... - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Right so, now for my though process behind this animatic (Lol if your'e interested)
(This is all roleplay)
Ok first off, just replace mother and daughter with brother lol. Tommy would not see Dream as a father figure, but as a older brother figure, like Wilbur. And Dream would never see Tommy as his "son" (oh god no)
Now Tommy's character- ohhhh boy-
Now some of you may be wondering "Why would Tommy ever agree to blow up Lmanburg, he would totally be against that" something something
Mans is feeling completely abandoned by his closest friends and feels that if he doesn't follow Dream, he'll leave him to. Tommy is loyal to a fault, (see following Wilbur's plans in both wars and giving up the disks for Tubbo's life) and since Dream placed himself in a position where Tommy has to rely on him, (acting like an older brother figure, kind of replacing Wilbur, bantering with him and making it seems like he cares for what's best for him) Tommy will go along with the plan in the end.
But Tommy won't go along just like that, he still has a strong moral compass and will snap out of it if he goes too far. So in this animatic, Dream plays to Tommy's feelings (since, even if he doesn't want to admit it, Tommy is an emotionally driven character)
It's never really stated in the animatic, but I'd say Dream convinced Tommy that getting rid of l'manburg entirely would help the server as a whole (that's why he said they have to be evil in quotations at the end), saying that it corrupted his best friend and caused division on his once peaceful server. Dream says he'll be admired by all once they realize that and he uses Tommy's anger towards everyone abandoning him (them having fun during Christmas and Ranboo 'replacing' Tommy) and Tommy feels like he'll honor Wilbur and follow in his footsteps to finish what he started.
The actual story throughout this animatic is Dream telling Tommy to push aside his feelings towards L'manburg in order to do what's best for the server, setting the chess board up for Tommy cause some chaos on his own, and essentially tells Tommy when the time is right, they'll revive Wilbur together (because Dream told Tommy about the Revive Book to convince him to be on his side even more). The middle bit is Dream's true intentions coming through, saying that he wants power and control, but Tommy brushes over that when Dream calls him he's brother. Tommy almost fully convinced by the end, but Dream really nails it home by saying they'll stick together through all of it, and do it together.
woo I wrote like a whole essay on this and I could write more but here it is for anyone who wants it lol
Thank you for this!
I think its awesome! And i read it all :)
And I watched the animation like twenty times xd
I love this so much oh boy, probably going to rewatch it so many times now
@@mr_moonzeal me too, it was amazing
this is a very interesting thought process, and the animatic itself is so cool!
Note your making me confused is dream tommy's father just not telling him or what
The scene with Dream saying he put his heart aside and motioning towards Sapnap and George was so good!
it really is
the detail of dream having the queen's headpiece and tommy having the king's headpiece in the chess scene is amazing, because the king is the most vunerable and targeted and the queen is considerably powerful. BEAUTIFUL
EYYYYY Thank you!
I think you're the first to comment it so congrats!
Thank you! The art is amazing too :)
You can win a chess match without a Queen, but never without a King mmmm
In the animation it seems Dream actually cares a little bit about tommy, while he is still manipulating him, it’s not total manipulation, it’s like he’s trying to convince tommy it’s ok to be mad and evil
2:08, that frame is so very canon in this AU, I have now decided that and I do not take criticism
Cool Dream with sunglasses, what will he do
dream is the definition of “gaslight, gate keep, girlboss”
also i am very excited :))
edit: i missed the premiere but this is amazing!!
mansplain, manipulate, manslaughter too
@@crystalwaters7573 the 3 ms! :D
You don't even wanna know how many times I've just thought of Tommy, techno and Ranboo singing as mal, uma and evie respectively for night falls
I like that the Chess piece that Dream hands to Tommy is Ranboo, really nice detail!
THERE ARE NO WORDS I am just filled with endless delight watching this. The expressions, the subtle inserts of Wilbur when Tommy is doubting, the slow descent into acceptance, and the TIMING of the ending where he flips the mask over and everything about the portal scene is just (chef's kiss) lovely lovely lovely
Oh my gosh!!!!!!! YES YES HE GOT HIS OEN MASK DREAM WAS SO TERRIBLE IT WAS AWESOME OH MY GOSH!
I love their designs so much.
Dream is so good at manipulating people that he can make it into a song and fun looking at the same time in this universe. Imagine all the other songs and dances he did with everyone else. 🙂
I had to watch this twice because I was aggressively snapping and bobbing my head the first time im sorry
I mean say what you want about Descendants, but the music is very bop-worthy
i remember my descendants phase and memorized all the songs
x2 i had th ewhole movies memorized
S A M E
Oh god same-
But like... they really have no reason to be this good.
God everything about this is genius. Tommys smirk of bitter happiness when he steps on the compass, Dream showering him with praise and items that would mean fame as he appeals to Tommys ego and want to be loved all while twisting words and using Tommys toxic anger to his benefit. Dreams queen crown and little scoff/giggle at the idea of Tommy following him to a fault. All WHILE taunting him with the idea of reviving Wilbur. This Dream is a better manipulator than c!dream
DUDEEE I (used to) LOVE DESCENDANTSDDFSDF THE CONCEPT IS SO COOL YOOOO
I love the smooth movement and expression in this especially when dream was playing chess
This was so good and I kinda wanna make fanart for it....... Hhhhhhhhhhhh
Haha thank you!
And if you do end up making fanart, tell me where to see it cause that sounds amazing :D
@@randomsuff2245 Okay I'll try to remember to if I do!!
Support!!!
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I don’t even know how to begin to start to say how underrated you are. This is one of the few animatics that truly encompasses how gaslighting and manipulation works, and I believe the song set up such a great structure that you modified perfectly to fit the characters. This is such excellent storytelling! Please keep up the good work!
Fun Fact!
I used to be a big Descendants fan back in the day, and I think that Dream has a similar vibe to Maleficent, if you think about it.
Why does this fit so well???
1:28
That moment where tommy pauses to look at Wilbur's villain portrait was perfect
I watched this at 0.75 speed and just watched dreams mask. I love that the expression on the mask changed a bit throughout the animatic. The different expressions really added to the feel of the whole thing.
ASLKSGJFLKJ THIS IS SO GOOD! And it fits so well as an alternate universe I could absolutley see this all happening in rp...
The way you captured Tommy constantly remembering the past with the low opacity shots of wilbur and how dream is determined to get him to focus on the anger from being abandoned and replaced (especially the timing of the change with the music around 0:35 is so good). And then the Puffy shot OW. The little bits of humor throughout are just SO GOOD and SO IN CHARACTER. You're so dang good at expressions I adore it. I love the use of smudged lines to indicate what real vs illusions dream is creating. Little ranboo figurine my beloved (oh god the foreshadowing of using enderwalkranboo is killing me). The chessboard imagery that's so fitting for dream and the way him flipping the chessboard up is really well animated. 2:08 Cool Dream (tm) lives in my head rent free now thanks. 2:47 the flashes of wings and the X... Does Dream want to be Dream XD? Are they the same person? All the possibilities are so cool!! And the ending is super dramatic.
haha sorry this is long I just love analyzing all the little details in complicated and symbolic animatics/animations like this! You did an awesome job and I hope maybe we see more of Protegee AU in the future!
Ha thank you!
I love putting details in animatics because I also love analyzing everything and thinking of deeper meanings in animatics/animations.
You know what, as a treat I'll drop a little behind the scene secrets here about the chess scene in particular - just cause I don't think anyone has mentioned it:
Dream sees Tommy as a pawn, he doesn't actually care for him like Tommy thinks and only sees him as a means to get what he wants. This is shown at the chessboard where Dream moves a Tommy shaped piece to knock down others.
Tommy is wearing a Kings crown, symbolizing not only how important he is and his desire to be adored/wanted, but also how much of a front Dreams words are since he's wearing a queens crown for a few seconds. In chess, although you lose when the Kings captured, the Queen is the one who's the most powerful. Dream's "game" with Tommy would end if Tommy dies or gets captured, but Dream is still the one with all the power/ the mastermind behind it all.
Last point about the chess scene, Dream isn't playing by the rules- he starts his turn without prompt and just knocks pieces over. This kind of parallels Dream's mentality of how this is all a game to him, where everyone is playing an unfair game against him where he controls the rules and what happens.
@@randomsuff2245 THATS SO AWESOME!! AND SMART!! AND HEARTBREAKING!! well done m8
@@randomsuff2245 that’s so AWESOME!!!!!! I hope to see more Protege/Masked Tommy AU works from you - but take your time! I’ve tried animating, and I have immense levels of respect for people who get to the finish line on even a single project - you go king/queen/non-binary/non-gender specific royalty!!
well now Dream has a descendant, huh? In case Dre dies, someone takes his place. I think im becoming obsessed with this-
Here’s about 12 minutes from the premier, this is gonna be amazing buds 👌✨✨✨✨
This is really cool! 🤩 this song really fits these two and could have happened if the character dream didn’t try to ruin tommy but get him to join his side instead, but all that loyalty and passion to “good” use.
I really like dream and tommy's dynamic!
I watched this for what feels like hours. Because of you, I will probably go out and read Protegé AU fanfiction instead of being a productive member of society.
... I hope you're happy.
This is why you are my favorite animator, I loved the white lines with the black background! You did the face expressions so good it’s amazing!
:O
*points to self*
Favorite animator?! I-
Thank you! I appreciate it lots
@@randomsuff2245 yes favorite 😭 like i don’t how to explain it but I just love your works and they are always interesting and cool, idk I inspire to have your talent one day wgafsgsgfe
@@the_real_vixen9850 Awwww- thanks, mate. That means a lot :D
Oh this is such a good choice of music
Dream convincing Tommy to commit war crimes be like
It constantly amazes me how people can draw shoes...
Honestly, I surprise myself.
Also I've noticed that always have a close up shoe-shot in like every one of my animatics so-
Guess that's my brand now.
It ain't a Random Suff animatic if it don't got that shoe shot.
@@randomsuff2245 True Facts
This should happen (not pressuring anyone, but it would be pog)! A Tommy villain arc for in the future, maybe??? I feel like Tommy would act as a villain more sincerely than a hero (I guess it wouldn't be as cheesy/cringe is what I mean). I don't really knowwwww.
Ikr i want a tommy villain arc :]
THE STREAM TODAY LITERALLY JUST SET UP A VILLAIN ARC. I'm trying not to spoil, but a few people said everything was his fault. It was honestly pretty heartbreaking, and my brain was just like "VILLAIN ARC VILLAIN ARC VILLAIN ARC VILLAIN ARC" the ENTIRE TIME.
This song brings back memories, it fits well. I love how how dream just made sure Tommy doesn't have time to hesitate.
THIS IS EVERYTHING I WANTED AND MORE
I love this.
Literally when I joined the dsmp fandom (December) the only fanfics I'd read were protege Tommy ones, I've just loved the concept of Dream being able to completely manipulate Tommy over to his side and this animatic shows it perfectly.
Again, love it
I love this AU so much. This is incredible.
No, mother, I don't know why the Descendants music is on loop for the 13th time today
The entire animatic is amazing but that chess part in particular is CHEFS KISS
This song brings back too many memories-
I am so excited, I already know its going to be amazing
Well, I'm glad that CZcams recommended me this, I love stuff like this
DESCENDANTS AND DREAM SMP THE COMBO I HAVE BEEN SECRETLY WANTING
Dude im living for this AU now-
Is that team rocket sign on top of the house or am I just halusinating
Anyway this is amazing!
🤔
@@humairamaster9498 oh that makes sense lol
I told you not drink the sea water
ITS RANBOOS SIGN BUT THATS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT AT FIRST LOL
I love how his mask changes emotions.
CRYING ive been wanting a descendants and the dream smp crossover for so long im so glad i found this !! this has to be one of the best animatics ive ever seen !
ok now imagine if dream can/could reach those high notes though!!!
The desentdents fits perfectly somehow
Oh my GOOOOOOOOOD YES, EVIL TOMMY IS THE BEST THING EVER
I have rewatched this enough to memorize the bits and pieces of the animation for when I simply just listen to the song, I really like it you did amazing for it
The animation is fire and the song Descendants was my jam back in the day and still love their songs
YOOOO this is a friggin cool idea. Nice job dude!
the fact that this is an animatic make this much better because its like an stop motion imagen all the work for this!!! !and we can see it for free it just doesntfeeel rigth its like a Hollywood movie
that last part just gave me CHILLS. you did great as always :D
the chess scene is so well done :O
I- dang not me looking up old songs for old times sake and finding this masterpiece, I have no words for how stunning it is
dude, this is so cool!! the movements are so fluid and interesting to watch!! 10/10, will be watching again
IVE WATCHED THIS LIKE 5 TIMES ITS SO FUNNY?? WHILE ALSO BEING EMOTIONAL?? KINDA?? ANYWAY TY SUFF
VILLAININNIT? LETS GOOOOOO
WHY DOES IT MATCH THE SO GOOD OH MYC HAOS THIS IS SO AMAZING 💗💞💕💕
serotonin through the roof, thanks for asking
Mask exspressions are awesome
I flipping love this Au. I can’t stop watching it it’s soo good
THE CHESSBOARD. IM SCRWMING
This is something i never knew i needed, thank yiu for enlightening me.
I always love your titles
That's so Good 🤩 I've been watching it for the 6 time already and I'm not about to stop!!! You just made my week and my life so much better 😉
Ah- Decendents; this brings back memories
My favorite part is when Tommy stomps on the compass!!!
dude idk what it is, but i always love ur animatics so much. Like u always do such cool ideas with the perfect songs and execute them so well. keep up all the amazing work!
✨the transitions are _gold_✨
Might be the only one who thinks this but how much do I have to pay for this to be canon 😭
i help collecting the money
bro, i'd pay
Maybe if Dream had succeeded in manipulating Tommy during exile (maybe Even growing to care about him?) And convinced him to turn against L'manberg completly, i could have totally see this happen....but now... Id Say it's nearly imposible
This entire thing is so amazingly made! I love it so much-
I'm just gonna put this out here. This animatic was part of what kicked of my inspiration to write about this AU. So thanks, you've helped me write my most successful fanfic. :D
Oh my god I'm honored to hear I inspired someone ha
Thanks for the comment! And you're welcome (????) I guess lmao
WHAT THIS IS SO GOOD
This is awesome, I hope you continue this AU! I love your art style ♥️
AAHHHH THIS IS SO GOOOD IM ABSOLUTELY ENTHRALLED IM LIKE A CROW STARING AT A SHNIY THING AND ADDING IT OT MY NEXT
Wow so under rated this deserves an award
This is so cool bruhhhhhh
this whole thing is perfect
ITS SO GOOD
THIS IS INSANELY GOOD I LOVE IT
I love hiw we use disney's audio
FINALLY PEOPLE SEE THE HIDDEN GEM THAT IS THIS SONG
Yooo pog
this is so GOOOD
I can't tell you how much I adore this animatic
That´s so awesome, choice of song and idea incredible
Bruhhh
This is good!
This is pog
Evil Like Me is the best descendants song fight me /lh
THIS IS AMAZINGGG
this is what was going to happen if tommy trusted dream in exile and they became "friends" dream and tommy works together and destroy l'manberg
Ooh, I love this!! The transitions and expressions are flawless!
This reminds me of a fanfic I read, so this is really cool to see! Incredible job!
This is poggers! My motivation would be gone by like the few first frames TwT
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woah this was cool
This is amazing
me reading the comments: wait some people are out of their descendants phaze? (also amazing work, Kudos!)