the mind electric | rain world animation

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  • čas přidán 18. 05. 2023
  • Two months in the making and more hours than I would like to admit later this project is finally finished! Going over the events from the Rain World timeline, from the perspective of abandoned gods.
    Rain World is a game where you play as a Slugcat in a world left by an extinct civilization, with an immersive complex ecosystem in which you are trying to survive and find your way back, or uncover a path much more existential. The game has incredible lore and a way of telling it, and with this animation I wanted to commemorate its meaning to me and share it with you guys. I hope you enjoy!
    This game and its story is very dear to me, I cannot stress enough how much I love this rainy game. Thanks for watching.
    Want to support me on other platforms? It is much appreciated!
    follow me on insta to see non-video art, updates, and much more / merlins_artbook
    if you'd like to be generous, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-Fi. ko-fi.com/merlins_artbook
    Animation inspired by the game Rain World.
    Song: 'the mind electric' by Miracle Musical.
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Komentáře • 585

  • @merlinsartbook
    @merlinsartbook  Před 11 měsíci +401

    100K views. That is so profoundly mindboggling to me. I cannot thank you enough for watching my silly passion projects I throw hours into making. I am so flattered by your many comments and likes, it brightens my day every time someone comments I made them cry or inspired them or simply pointing out something they've enjoyed about the stuff I make. I am so happy to hear some people have gotten into Rain World after seeing my animation. I'm adding every single one of you to my tally of friends I have convinced to play Rain World.
    There are more animations coming. I've been busy with life responsibilities the past few weeks, so I have barely started, but be on the lookout for another Rain World animation I have planned, perhaps other animations in the future relating to more RW or my OC's/D&D characters, and maybe some random stuff that bursts out of my brain onto my canvas.
    Thank you for watching, being here, and being awesome. I love you guys

    • @mentalfloof-sleep6851
      @mentalfloof-sleep6851 Před 11 měsíci +2

      I was JUST about to say congrats on 100k views!

    • @Sqwidiot
      @Sqwidiot Před 11 měsíci +1

      i mean you deserve it

    • @NurtyBN
      @NurtyBN Před 11 měsíci +1

      you deserve it!

    • @user-ir5ht9js4x
      @user-ir5ht9js4x Před 11 měsíci +2

      Очень хорошая анимацыя получилась

    • @mellowmooon
      @mellowmooon Před 11 měsíci +2

      It deserves it!! this is definitely one of the best animations in the fandom, I can't stop rewatching it

  • @basdejong1598
    @basdejong1598 Před rokem +638

    It's heartbreaking to see Pebbles going from "compared to you I'm god-like" to "hello green.. thing"

    • @cometisV2
      @cometisV2 Před 10 měsíci +60

      oh my god you're right

    • @mothgirl326
      @mothgirl326 Před 9 měsíci +117

      Also the repetition of "I cannot help you. I cannot even help myself" and it slowly gets more and more apt over time as he weakens

    • @Kanako_ketsunake
      @Kanako_ketsunake Před 9 měsíci +36

      YEHA THAT HURT ME REAL GOD DAMN HARD-
      I’ll never ever recover

    • @jessiesowter
      @jessiesowter Před 9 měsíci +59

      "You the unknowing recipient, I the reluctant gift."
      That line is reversed when playing as Saint.

    • @Kanako_ketsunake
      @Kanako_ketsunake Před 9 měsíci +24

      @@jessiesowter ok this sounds like lore I need, but I cannot read this backwards my brains melting

  • @CanOfSodah
    @CanOfSodah Před rokem +1519

    This is perfect. An amazing incorporation of how The Mind Electric messes with its own music with the flickering around between different time periods and Pebbles own shifting opinions on stuff.

    • @merlinsartbook
      @merlinsartbook  Před rokem +109

      Thanks for the kind words

    • @miyondamenggo
      @miyondamenggo Před rokem +34

      @@merlinsartbook i cant stop listening and watching this video. The animation is immaculate, and works perfectly with this song which I can’t stop listening to

  • @Northflowo
    @Northflowo Před rokem +461

    YOOOO THE WAY IT TRANSITIONS INTO INTRODUCTION TO THE SNOW YESSSS!!!!!!!! PHENOMENAL WORK AS USUAL!

    • @merlinsartbook
      @merlinsartbook  Před rokem +42

      Hehehe it was planned all along

    • @merlinsartbook
      @merlinsartbook  Před rokem +40

      Thanks for the kind words! Means a lot

    • @Generalmacka
      @Generalmacka Před 8 měsíci +4

      WHEN IS SOUTH COMING OUT

    • @kitsurinreal
      @kitsurinreal Před 4 měsíci +2

      i now cannot hear this song without hearing the catboy version thanks to you flowo

    • @Veryspecialat
      @Veryspecialat Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@merlinsartbook this is the only time I can get a message out to a creator: Have a good day.

  • @lucasm2344
    @lucasm2344 Před rokem +727

    Five pebbles and his interections with the other iterators is legit one of the best tragedies in videogames. I can't see any of them and not feel bad on some level.

    • @gollygosh
      @gollygosh Před 11 měsíci +55

      They just wanted to help, but he keeps pushing them away :(

    • @brunopagnoncelli975
      @brunopagnoncelli975 Před 11 měsíci +51

      ​@@gollygoshand he only saw the truth when it was too late, leaving him isolated drowning in his own regret.....thankfully our boi rivulet came to the rescue

    • @Schnort
      @Schnort Před 10 měsíci +23

      ​@@brunopagnoncelli975and then Saint murdered them :]

    • @Generalmacka
      @Generalmacka Před 9 měsíci +8

      IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU AND MOON THAT I'M ROTTING AWAY IN THE FIRST PLACE! GET OUT!

    • @DialecticRed
      @DialecticRed Před 9 měsíci +23

      Not just one of the best tragedies in videogames, but one of the best tragedies of all time period. There is something about the world and story of Rain World that speaks to me on a level few other things can. These absolutely colossal superstructures containing AI supercomputers to solve the ancients' problems only for them to be gone by the time the main story takes place. How 5P was so blinded by his hubris and ambition to re-create the circumstances that led to the demise of Sliver of Straw that he sacrificed everything for it, and ultimately paid for it over the next however many cycles it took for his can to deteriorate to the Silent Superstructure by Saint's campaign. How he condemned Moon to collapse by taking all of the water for himself, and to an extent also how Moon, despite being capable of stopping him earlier on (as indicated by a conversation between No Significant Harassment and Seven Red Suns in Spearmaster's campaign), she ultimately was not assertive enough to stand up for herself despite the dire circumstances. This I would say is also in and of itself a lesson, how being too accommodating at your own expense can ultimately leave you far worse off in the end, which is something I relate to a lot because I struggle with it often. I am struggling a lot for money, and not because I spent it on self indulgent things but because I have used so much of it to help out friends in difficult financial situations that there isn't much left for me.
      I'm just rambling at this point but... all I want to get across is that I really fucking love this story, and the world in which it takes place. Rain World truly is a masterpiece.

  • @gavin5410
    @gavin5410 Před rokem +257

    I'm amazed how good the iterators look with human body proportions. I would have expected it to look strange on them.

  • @honey-snap
    @honey-snap Před rokem +188

    I WILL NOT CRY ABOUT THE PINK ROBOT I WILL NOT CRY ABOUT THE PINK ROBOT I WILL NOT CRY ABOUT THE PINK ROB i am crying about the pink robot this is SOOOO UKCING IAGOOOD ITS AMAZING OH MY GOD WHAT WHAT I LOVE IT

  • @briannasevenhuysen5566
    @briannasevenhuysen5566 Před rokem +587

    I have tears streaming down my face. I didnt expect to cry from this but it was so oddly perfect for the rain world time line. I hope you get leagues of attention for this because it deserves it.

  • @gachakris2924
    @gachakris2924 Před rokem +170

    "When it grows bright the particles start to marvel having made it through the night"
    I got chills here. The apocalypse of his own making has passed, and now the snow started to fall. It was absolutely the most fitting moment in the whole animation

  • @thejadewizard6178
    @thejadewizard6178 Před rokem +61

    I love the part were Pebs was bracing for the collapse, I really felt something, it was really tense and I liked how he fell over in convulsions. Poor boi.

  • @mossyrocks1096
    @mossyrocks1096 Před rokem +67

    Idk if this is on purpose but the sign behind pebbles as he attempts the procedure looks like suns symbol, given suns was the one who told pebbles that’s super cool!

  • @rocirusoverlord8110
    @rocirusoverlord8110 Před rokem +229

    Honestly wasnt expecting this today, but this is an utter masterpiece. Using one of my favourite songs in such a way which fits perfectly with the lore of rainworld itself, utterly cannot express how brilliant this is.

  • @Voxen712
    @Voxen712 Před rokem +106

    Usually it's special to find half a minute of full animation from one person on YT, and then RW community pulls up filled to the brim with amazingly skilled and especially dedicated artists making whole short movie projects within months of hard work. This one specifically has to be in the top 5 for sure, outstanding quality in so many aspects!

  • @S11ushie
    @S11ushie Před rokem +190

    wow, i love the way you animated this, including all the slugcats passing through pebbles' chamber was a great touch, and the almost apocalyptic feel of pebbles' surroundings with the rot and lizards was incredibly well done. I've never heard this song before but it fits almost perfectly, giving a feel of a spiral into insanity. Love the added touch at the end from your previous animation :) keep up the good work, i love seeing all the great stuff come from talented people like you who create incredible stuff about rain world.

    • @jessiesowter
      @jessiesowter Před rokem +11

      The song is, indeed, about someone spiralling into insanity! The protagonist was wrongly accused of murder. He pleads insanity, but he is sentenced to electric therapy. Because he is not insane, the electric chair drives him mad. (Then he goes sailing because "idk what would you do if you were insane?" and dies)
      I think that's what happened. I just read comments on the video lol

    • @Foxett25
      @Foxett25 Před rokem +4

      ​@@jessiesowter Pretty sure he's accused of murdering his own girlfriend, but someone else killed her (Murderers is the song i think), and he reunited with her after he drowned.

    • @aviator8632
      @aviator8632 Před 11 měsíci +2

      @S11ushie I agree :)
      (I think the @ failed but oh well)

  • @The-EJ-Factor
    @The-EJ-Factor Před rokem +87

    when I first saw this animation I was thinking a lot of fandoms use songs for animations of games that don't really fit, but this is close enough. After seeing a bunch of other animations with this song because how much I liked the video and feel, I realised I enjoyed this vidio the most, even animations with OC's made for this song still don't match the lyrics even though they were trying to be a music vidio for the song, but when you look at the lyrics it doesn't really fit. This one fits with the script a lot better when compared with almost all the others, This is amazing and you should be proud of it.

    • @merlinsartbook
      @merlinsartbook  Před rokem +7

      Thank you! I really appreciate your compliment :)

  • @scarredclawsgibberish
    @scarredclawsgibberish Před rokem +24

    2:37 NOO THE GREEN LIZARD :(
    also this is one of the best rain world animations i've ever seen, you did a brilliant job.

  • @JostyleAnimations
    @JostyleAnimations Před rokem +327

    I love this so very very much. It's a perfect summary of Pebble's tragic story and I also love this song a lot. Animation is STELLAR too!
    btw at 3:18 I went: "WAIT THIS IS THAT OTHER ANIMATION-"

  • @nexneedsanewvessel7571
    @nexneedsanewvessel7571 Před rokem +53

    i. i am so OBSESSED with this. i lost track of how many times i've rewatched it. it's so incredible
    you've captured so INCREDIBLY that spiraling degradation of 5p's mind like. his brain is LITERALLY rotting. and you can FEEL it in this video. ghflksjhfdsjkghsf the visuals match the music SO WELL and i am losing my MIND over that slow, glitching transition between all the slugcats, how we see rivulet leave with the core and just. how certain melodies are given to different slugcats, as if making nods to 5p's different mental states
    man i dont even know. im just so obsessed with all these visuals and the shakes of the screen. it feels so VIVIDLY like reality is ACTUALLY falling apart around him. the rot and the glitches and gfkdjgshf WITH THE CAN FALLING INTO THE OCEAN AND CREATING THAT MASSIVE WAVE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
    im just so awed by this i swearrrrrrrr

    • @merlinsartbook
      @merlinsartbook  Před rokem +4

      I'm so glad you've enjoyed it so much 🥲

    • @localpedestrian7894
      @localpedestrian7894 Před rokem +2

      YES!! I 100% agree. I’m glad the glitches in the original song weren’t left out either, it just tops it all off and makes it perfect

    • @nexneedsanewvessel7571
      @nexneedsanewvessel7571 Před rokem +2

      @@localpedestrian7894 yessssssss the glitches both visually and graphically r so good. all this warped audio and messed up camera angles MAKE this video. cinematography babeyyyyyyy

  • @crossoverepisode
    @crossoverepisode Před rokem +33

    HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!! This is so good holy crap!
    I was literally just thinking about pebbles. How so little people seem to really comprehend how horrific his story really is. This video portrays that perfectly. All wrapped up in an animation that is just really fucking good.

    • @robertchappell8086
      @robertchappell8086 Před rokem +1

      He's still a bastard, but he's a *tragic* bastard in a tragic world who's mistakes are fucking horrifying to think about when you consider the superstructure is his *body* and the rot is eating it from the inside out, taking away his agency and his memories, when the only thing he can do is consume ever more water to try and flush the rot out of his systems to prevent his systems from completely shutting down
      Like I would 100% slap him but then I would comfort him if given the chance because that shit must suck so much, just desperately wanting a way out but accidentally killing your big sister and giving yourself turbo cancer

  • @Foxett25
    @Foxett25 Před rokem +32

    YOOOO ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS, MY FAVOURITE GAME, AND AMAZING ANIMATION?! HOLY HELL I ADORE THIS!
    THE END CARRIES OVER RIGHT INTO “introduction to the snow” WAOOWOOW-

  • @fishbone6202
    @fishbone6202 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Adding the start of the cancer on the hunters back was a really nice touch

  • @plutonium293
    @plutonium293 Před rokem +33

    I adore how this works with the lyrics (ex: 1:42 "Nuns commence incanting as the lightning strikes mine temples thus(...)" with the green lightning; spinning camera at "Spiraling down thy majesty")
    This is by far the most wonderful piece of art I've ever had the honor of watching and I am high key addicted to this video. Amazing work.
    Edit: Listing off each time this video matches (as much as I can) with the lyrics because I've noticed a few more since commenting this (not the rhythm and glitches, that would be a really long list)
    0:54 - LttM's can collapsing at "All mine towers crumble down(...)"
    1:05 - Water used to flush out the Rot appears as soon as the word "thirst" is said
    1:07 - Neuron flies at "Scattering sparks of thought energy"
    1:11 - Hunter delivering NSH's neuron fly at "Deliver me and carry me away"
    1:23 - Just a neat detail I noticed: FP's arm lowers the further along the timeline the slugcat is.
    1:42 - : )
    2:33 - FP looks down when the demented voices say "down"
    2:41 - Shows a hole in the roof of FP's chamber @ "And you fall inside a hole you couldn't see"
    You absolute legend you've basically singlehandedly spoiled me on animation.

    • @merlinsartbook
      @merlinsartbook  Před rokem +6

      Thank you for the cool analysis, people noticing and talking about the intentions behind every scene is incredibly cool and it makes my day reading these

    • @xxstrawberryxx7219
      @xxstrawberryxx7219 Před 10 měsíci +1

      You forgot that at the raise your right hand pebs actually raises his right hand

    • @plutonium293
      @plutonium293 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@xxstrawberryxx7219 That's actually his left hand, but since he's facing in the direction of the camera it IS on his right side

    • @xxstrawberryxx7219
      @xxstrawberryxx7219 Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@plutonium293No like right after he turns to moon and raises his right hand

    • @ryanbraun804
      @ryanbraun804 Před 2 měsíci

      Me trying to sleep

  • @Argom42
    @Argom42 Před rokem +35

    ive been waiting for someone to do this properly. you nailed it.

    • @merlinsartbook
      @merlinsartbook  Před rokem +9

      I'd been waiting too, took matters into my own hands. Thanks for the compliment :]

  • @arrowacep
    @arrowacep Před rokem +24

    The fact that you not only made a gorgeous amv using a song that I love so deeply, but also that you drew the outside of Pebbles so detailed and yet a large amount of the amv was very simple in its shapes and colors is staggering. Im sending this to my rainworld friends. Fucking a, really.

  • @souruki_
    @souruki_ Před rokem +33

    extremely well made, those two months of production were definitely worth it!
    love it, kudos

  • @abrokenpearl
    @abrokenpearl Před rokem +58

    This is good stuff! To make a whole 3 minute animation with color takes a lot of dedication and patience, good job!

  • @voyagerwitch
    @voyagerwitch Před rokem +12

    great stuff! it definitely underscores the ways five pebbles is sympathetic and the ways he isn't.

  • @Wowimsick
    @Wowimsick Před rokem +3

    the rain world fandom can only make memes and these very serious videos. no inbetween

  • @SluggoX_
    @SluggoX_ Před rokem +13

    SOBBING SO MUCH THIS IS AMAZING AAAAAA
    his little hand twitching to grab the pearl at 1:57 had me absolutely stunned in panic and feeling the need to HELP THE POOR MAN.
    wonderful animation youve done!incredibly smooth and so satisfying to stare at 0.o a beautiful end result :33
    imma have this on replay for an eternity

  • @oneirithedreamer4361
    @oneirithedreamer4361 Před rokem +12

    Holy heck the song fits so well, the way the story flows with the music and the transitions is just ✨One of the best rw animations ive seen for sure, those two months were definitely worth it!!

  • @hystericalbroad
    @hystericalbroad Před rokem +14

    woah, the amount of detail here is something to be appreciated. you did a nice job

  • @averagejoe2933
    @averagejoe2933 Před rokem +19

    One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite albums mixed with one of my favorite games thank you for making this this is now one of my favorite rain world animations ❤ (probably my favorite part is that it ends with the beginning of your other animation)

  • @redcobra2461
    @redcobra2461 Před rokem +12

    I can’t stop watching this, it’s such an incredible animation, the absolute power of it all and it all explains Five Pebbles’ story so well
    As someone who has tried to do animation I can imagine how much work you must have put into it and it’s just, wow, this masterpiece deserves way more praise!!

  • @Banana_Slugcat
    @Banana_Slugcat Před rokem +8

    This is just beautiful, no other way to comment on this. The quality of the animation and character movement, watching Moon crash down made me shiver. I want a Rain World movie now 😭😭

  • @boppertron4929
    @boppertron4929 Před rokem +12

    Ever since I learned about the Rain World lore I knew this song would be perfect for an animation about Five Pebbles. Well done.

  • @NormanNormalman
    @NormanNormalman Před rokem +14

    I knew the next one would be incredible, but I was not expecting a literal masterpiece. I cannot wait for more of your animations!

  • @kydanmccabe6959
    @kydanmccabe6959 Před rokem +3

    I like how when five-pebbles collapses the flashing lights are timed to the music.

  • @logandude13847
    @logandude13847 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I keep rewatching this, I have no idea, I can’t stop myself I always watch it whenever I see it in my recommended. It’s really strange.

  • @maxnihil604
    @maxnihil604 Před rokem +10

    this is one of the best rainworld animations I've ever seen

  • @korch2012
    @korch2012 Před rokem +15

    Whis is gorgeous. Animation is on level, all the composition, color and art style in general are so good, but story... you executed it masterly. This is one of the best animation/animatics that I've seen about the Rain World, and I never thought that 5 Pebbel's lore could go so well with this song. Beautiful work< more people need to see this

  • @MagicianStevey
    @MagicianStevey Před 2 měsíci +3

    Now every time I listen to mind electric I think of moons superstructure falling every time I hear “all mine towers crumble down” lol

  • @stuartpot1971
    @stuartpot1971 Před rokem +21

    This is stunning! Beautiful art, amazing animation, fantastic story, masterpiece in every aspect.
    I. LOVE. IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    This is actually depressing to see that so little people seen this animation, wish you luck and thank you for your amazing work!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @QuakeSomethingUnique
    @QuakeSomethingUnique Před rokem +5

    it must take a lot of time and effort to make this 3 whole minute animation, RESPECT

  • @szemtelenmano1247
    @szemtelenmano1247 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Fuck everything. This animation is a perfection. the music you've chosen for that is generally great. It even fits the character. You did everything GREAT. I wish you everything, EVERYTHING good.

  • @aurasilvertongue2859
    @aurasilvertongue2859 Před rokem +4

    I first heard of this song from a Hollow Knight animatic, and I've always thought it would be perfect for one for Rain World. You blew this out of park, well done! Can't wait to see more from you

  • @AgentSapphire
    @AgentSapphire Před rokem +5

    You genuinely captured Pebbles' journey perfectly. And The Mind Electric was the perfect choice for this. Seriously, well done.

  • @hollyfrostdraws4227
    @hollyfrostdraws4227 Před rokem +29

    I know nothing about rainworld but this is truly a work of art the timing and everything! Please keep up the wonderful work!! :))
    Edit: I got the game and I'm confused but so far it's so good- I keep dying to the lizards but im gonna try to keep on (attempting to) explore im not sure where to go tbh but I think I finished a cycle thing? Idk but i reached the end of the symbol things

    • @crossoverepisode
      @crossoverepisode Před rokem +9

      I find it so cool how Rain World animations like this can poke outside the community to people who know absolutely nothing about the game or its story, and yet still be grasped and appreciated.
      I wonder how different this video seems to someone with no context?

    • @hollyfrostdraws4227
      @hollyfrostdraws4227 Před rokem +6

      @@crossoverepisode yeah I find that pretty cool! I've been trying to understand rainworld lore it's a bit confusing but I kinda understand like the slug cats and the robot people ( don't know what they are called )

    • @Foxett25
      @Foxett25 Před rokem +7

      ​@@hollyfrostdraws4227 I'l try to explain the lore in some way :D
      There was once a civilization, however, they really didn't wanna be here. The whole world, from bugs to inteligent creatures is stuck in a cycle of birth and death, and rebirth. So that civilization, called ancients, deside to just, die effectively. They find the void sea, which is just a bunch of acid that will melt anyone and anything. So they promptly jump into the void, unfortunately, if your ego is too much, you wouldn't be able to ascend even with the void fluid.
      You'd become an echo, a ghost like entity which can't die, can't move, it can only speak and remember.
      And so the ancients need to die in some way, but how?
      So they create some really, really big calculators, big enough to house entire cities on top of them. Those computers are called iterators, because they think, calculate, and _iterate_. The most important part of an iterator is the puppet, that being the robot-lookin body (Pink guy being pebbles, Blue guy being Moon in this video)
      The ancients then promptly stop existing, somehow.
      The iterator are now alone, only able to talk to eachother and try to off themselves.
      Unfortunately, the ancients didn't want their Rgb gaming pcs to die, so they put in a bunch of taboos, such as “You can't kill yourself” or “You can't edit your genome”
      But an iterator, called Sliver of Straw SOMEHOW DIED ANWAYS, sending a triple affitmative (Solution exists, it's portable, and it's generally applicable) and dissapearing from the lore.
      Iterators are now split into those who believe that Sliver's solution is good, and that it's death itself. And those, who think it's dangerous and illegal.
      Five Pebbles, also just called Pebbles, or FP, is a younger iterator, built later, and he's angsty as hell. He has a mentor, a fellow iterator called Seven Red Suns (SRS or just Suns), who he's very close to. He also has a "sister", an older iterator called Looks to the Moon (LTTM, Big sis moon, BSM or Moon), who's can(Structure) is unusually close to his.
      We don't know when or why, but SRS somehow aquires some very illegal information, that being a way to overcome the self destruction taboo, and offing yourself. And like a responsible friend, they send to to pebbles by a messager (Spearmaster, also dubbed 7, cause they're supposedly the seventh messanger).
      This procces requires a lot of water. Pebbles shares water with Moon, and like a responsible, not at all emo guy...
      Yeah no he takes all the water.
      Moon is now being melted from the iniside, because, you know, dehydration.
      Moon uses a forced broadcast, pleading for Pebbles to stop, because she's being killed. Pebbles is interrupted in his very sensitive, dangerous procces of creating a creature that'd eat away the Self destruction taboo, and creating the rot (Blue tentacle thingies that are basically cancer)
      Spearmaster is sent to pebbles agian, to no avail, and manages to get moon's final message to the group.
      Moon's can collapses, and she's now in a coma.
      A few more slugcats happen, most of them having no significance.
      Artificer lost her kids, killed a bunch of scavengers, and had a funny drone.
      Hunter has some more significance, being sent by No significant harrasment (NSH) to revive Moon with a special green slag reset neuron, and also having some really bad cancer.
      Gourmand has no lore significance. It's just a really chonky cat.
      Survivor, agian, no lore. Just a slugcat.
      Monk, agian, unsurprisingly, no lore. Just survivor's younger sibbling.
      Rivulet, also called Ruffles, had ALOT OF LORE. They have a pearl in their stomach detailing how to take out an iterator's Mass rarefaction cell (Basically the heart). Agian, we don't know why, or how, but they have it.
      Pebbles himself asks Rivulet to take out his last cell, which would kill him.
      Rivulet does that, some shenanigans later, gets the cell to moon, travels trough moon's ruined structure, and inputs it into moon's cell chamber.
      Moon is now mostly working, and can actually do things.
      Then we have a time skip.
      The saint is a strange fluffy green slugcat, a pacifist unable to throw spears, and a vegan who goes into a vegan seizure if they eat meat.
      They however, have a long tounge :)
      And also, are a god that's able to ascend anyone and anything.
      This fluffy fella gathers all the karma they need, and ascend both Pebbles and Moon, and finnaly, and the suffering both have been trough.
      There's definitely some things i left out (Ancients being jerks, UI being annoying, ect) but i am way too lazy to include it.

    • @hollyfrostdraws4227
      @hollyfrostdraws4227 Před rokem +3

      @Foxett oh my- thank you so much! I sorta understand things now, At first I thought pebbles and moon were like protectors of the slugcats lol but ty again!!

    • @demirbed
      @demirbed Před rokem +4

      Also the *MONKEYS* have the most advanced piece of AI in all of video games.

  • @druidshollow
    @druidshollow Před rokem +13

    oh this is SO FUCKING COOL!!!!!! what an incredibly emotional take on pebbles' story, i REALLY love the emotions in the part where pebbles is collapsing. this song is so good and honestly just so iterator-core i was just starting an animatic to the not glitchy version w my ocs LMAO
    i was obsessed with the saint and pebbles animation for a while and i was so hyped to see this in my suggestions, your style is so great i hope this video gets massive attention it totally deserves it!!

  • @katsmith2291
    @katsmith2291 Před rokem +10

    Oh my gods. How has this channel not blown up? Two months well spent, a banger video made, and a new subscriber gained. Looking forward to whatever comes next!

  • @CakedPie
    @CakedPie Před rokem +3

    this is the best thing ever
    two of my favourite things combined together!!! love the anination and art

    • @marzzziiipan
      @marzzziiipan Před 11 měsíci +1

      caked pie located errr err missiles fired

    • @CakedPie
      @CakedPie Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@marzzziiipan marzi i will eat you

  • @The_LC
    @The_LC Před 10 měsíci +4

    Even if somone knew nothing about rainworld, the story of 5P is perfectly told and sumarized here, a hard task to achive. Amazing work!

  • @nyuh
    @nyuh Před rokem +3

    i got goosebumbs
    this is amazing
    edit: WHOA. THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. it is insane that you actually animated THE WHOLE SONG. also love how you incorporated every bit each slug cats' story. just. [applause]

  • @raptorgirl3456
    @raptorgirl3456 Před 10 měsíci +4

    If I had a nickel for everytime I have seen The Mind Electric being used in a Rainworld animation I'd have 2 nickles which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

  • @acanadianderg4035
    @acanadianderg4035 Před rokem +4

    I love how you where able to connect this video to you're previous one!

  • @PickledPeterPicksPrettyPickles

    Can we get an F in the chat for that Green Lizard who got eaten by the rot?

  • @The_Mantis
    @The_Mantis Před rokem +5

    holy shit I love this, words cannot express how amazing something like this is in such a small community, plus this is one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands.

  • @firstnamenulllastnamenull1174

    Holy FUCK this is amazing. I have to stop halfway through, as I dont want Saint spoilers. But you know I'm coming back once I make it through

  • @damoonguy3743
    @damoonguy3743 Před rokem +2

    Dude, I cannot tell you how many times i've watched this. I think about it constantly and will keep coming back to this for awhile.

  • @The-EJ-Factor
    @The-EJ-Factor Před rokem +2

    I actually like what you did with the subtitles, it's a nice touch.

  • @maplecat6625
    @maplecat6625 Před rokem +6

    Man the rainworld community can drop some of the best animations you’ll see around and still hardly get the attention it deserves

  • @misterredintong
    @misterredintong Před rokem +6

    I didnt expect for this animation to be this good

  • @ikut4888
    @ikut4888 Před 10 měsíci +2

    this is crazy how good this animation is. So many good moments it's hard to call them all out. The huge mood shift at 2:18 is just chilling. The green lizor getting slurped up by what's left of the rot. That perfect segue at the end into "introduction of the snow" ahh I can't get enough of it
    That mood shift probably fits that moment in the timeline so well too, imagine being Pebbles' puppet, having been in your enclosed chamber for ages, and now you're just... outside, exposed, as a consequence of your own actions

  • @jessiesowter
    @jessiesowter Před rokem +14

    I'm literally speechless right now. What. This is...
    ???
    How did you animate this? It is beautiful??? I- ugh you showed his story so well??? I CAN'T WRITE A PROPER COMMENT >:( (ok I managed to create words!!! They are: cool video, I like.)
    I especially like 1:42 and onward, I always imagine and occasionally draw what I think he would have been going through as the can collapsed. It's pretty sad, and although most people have probably gotten over the collapse by now, I'm still shaken by saint and it's a little horrifying to see how much Pebbles has gone through. He never gets a happy ending, until what was probably hundreds of thousands, if not millions of years later. (Idk how long cycles actually last so I'm not using that time measurement. I assume one cycle is around a month, maybe a week, but nobody can say for sure.)
    Oh yeah, I forgot who they were, but some people put together theories in the comments of another 5p video that his can likely feel peice by peice, and the entire underside of the can gave way at some point, causing the can to kind of split and the inside of the can to just go "wheee here I come soon-to-be-unshaded citadel", and when the other top half of the can fell, the legs impaled it. (Sorry people who made this theory, I can't remember who you are therefore cannot give you credit :(. If you happen to find this comment you can go "hey it's me" and I'll credit you)
    Sorry for the gigantic comment lmao

    • @merlinsartbook
      @merlinsartbook  Před rokem +5

      I love the gigantic comment! It's really special to me that people leave these kinds of reactions to something I made! Thanks so much :))). I am and forever will be a Pebbles sympathizer, he did a bad and selfish thing, but he realised the faults of this actions when it was too late and suffered great consequences because of it, which is truly tragic.

    • @jessiesowter
      @jessiesowter Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​​@@merlinsartbookfellow pebbles sympathizer I see

  • @ChronologicalFern
    @ChronologicalFern Před 7 měsíci +4

    I love your work so much.
    I have just seen it for the first time on Solemn Sunday's video. Thank you for making such memorable content within one of my favorite worlds ever! You breathe more life inito it.
    I'll be sticking around.

    • @merlinsartbook
      @merlinsartbook  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Thank you so much! Your kind words mean so much to me :)

  • @bogbert7019
    @bogbert7019 Před rokem +3

    i’m too eepy at the moment to put my thoughts in order enough to give this the praise it deserves but please know that this is my favorite mind electric animation i’ve seen and also quite possibly my favorite rain world animation as well. godspeed you legend 👍

  • @Faunarr
    @Faunarr Před rokem +2

    This is great. I finally finished most of the Major campaigns 'cept for hunter, monk and gourmand. But thanks to this I can actually enjoy rain world content now.

  • @catbagel
    @catbagel Před rokem +4

    god this is incredible. i love how you put this together. this whole idea is so creative

  • @renelle9144
    @renelle9144 Před 11 měsíci +2

    i like how (and i think this is what the animation is showing) pebbles is sort of running away and ignoring the problems

  • @miragetheshadow
    @miragetheshadow Před rokem +3

    I have hardly any clue what I just listened to but I know I watched a masterpiece ✨

  • @SawatOfficial
    @SawatOfficial Před rokem +1

    That ending made me genuinely flinch with how shocked I was, in that moment my brain put everything together with saints campaign and everyone else’s.
    And also I was happy he finnaly had someone to see instead of rot
    Also the part when hunter saw moon :(

  • @axotheaxolotl3524
    @axotheaxolotl3524 Před rokem +1

    I love how expressive n stuff 5P is while collapsing. Idk how to explain it but I really like it!

  • @wydx120
    @wydx120 Před 6 měsíci +2

    This is one of the best Rain World animations I have seen, and definitely the best "mind electric" animation I have seen yet. I keep coming back somewhat regularly to watch this

    • @wydx120
      @wydx120 Před 12 dny

      Still coming back to this

  • @elanbus
    @elanbus Před rokem +2

    Truly sublime! Every moment is better. So incredible!

  • @catday6498
    @catday6498 Před rokem +2

    this really paints how tragic this story is

  • @lorieslori8051
    @lorieslori8051 Před 4 hodinami +1

    To this day this is my favorite Rain World animation. It’s actually what got me into this game’s lore in the first place!

  • @zahanh_
    @zahanh_ Před rokem +2

    EXTREMELY UNDERRATED. THIS DESERVES SO MUCH MORE THAN THIS AUUGHH❤❤

  • @Beardieboi173
    @Beardieboi173 Před 10 měsíci +5

    2:37 the way the lizard just slides into the rot 💀

  • @Kuba_K
    @Kuba_K Před rokem +4

    One of best rainworld animations i have seen, incredible

  • @that_void_being5619
    @that_void_being5619 Před rokem +4

    This is absolutely stunning,and i love the portrayal of pebbles in this! Good job ❤

  • @errorcode9542
    @errorcode9542 Před rokem +2

    I love this so much so fits perfectly

  • @rickries9388
    @rickries9388 Před 25 dny +3

    Imma show this to my friends who only know what rain world is, they dont know lore, discord finna be lit

  • @oh-rainworld-guy
    @oh-rainworld-guy Před rokem +2

    this looks amazing!! the two months of work were worth it :]

  • @CorynFields
    @CorynFields Před rokem +2

    I love Miracle Musical and been recently getting into Rain World, so such a nice thing this showed up recommended for me
    Nice stuff x3

    • @Foxett25
      @Foxett25 Před rokem +2

      I actually got into miracle musical (And also tally hall, and Chonny Jashes covers) after seeing an animatic rain world to TME (a different one, not this one) :D

  • @nowylover2138
    @nowylover2138 Před rokem +2

    I knew the end reminded me of another animation, so i went to your profile and realized you made one of my most replayed rain world animations lol. I love continuity

  • @DialecticRed
    @DialecticRed Před rokem +2

    I-
    No joke this is one of the most beautiful pieces of art I have ever witnessed.
    This literally made me cry. And I do not cry often.
    This touched me in a way few things can. I do not have words to express my amazement at your work.
    Thank you.

    • @merlinsartbook
      @merlinsartbook  Před rokem +2

      Those words mean so much to me, thank you so much ❤

  • @karencarnaval8040
    @karencarnaval8040 Před rokem +3

    I love mind eletric and this was the best animation I've seen for pebbles storyline, I love everything of it. Amazing job!

  • @FurryEskimo
    @FurryEskimo Před 11 měsíci +2

    Just realized you put the extra effort into making extra fancy closed captions. Very nice work! ❤️

  • @fluffyboi6283
    @fluffyboi6283 Před 10 měsíci +2

    This is probably one of the best animations I have seen for this song and the animation fits the lyrics and the story so well

  • @bluehairedemon
    @bluehairedemon Před rokem +2

    five pebbles is a perfect example of a tragic character dooming himself.
    you want to hate him, but you cant (i actually did until playing riv and seeing how much he regrets his actions)

  • @lavenderrr_
    @lavenderrr_ Před rokem +4

    This is absolutely AMAZING
    Good art, good animation, BANGER SONG!!!
    Im in awe because this looks so good!!! Great job!!!

  • @777kangiron777
    @777kangiron777 Před rokem +3

    This illustrates the true beauty of tragedy in such a way that I can not fathom a world without it now. Well done.

  • @zyekno2464
    @zyekno2464 Před rokem +1

    i cant stop rewatching this and your "introduction to the snow" videos
    they're just so incredible
    i cant stop rewatching the part where pebbles is collapsing- the emotions and everything
    i could go on for ages about how much i love this

  • @chompy_didit8399
    @chompy_didit8399 Před 6 měsíci +1

    That final shot is genuine wallpaper material. It’s visually gorgeous and I love your art style!

  • @cometisV2
    @cometisV2 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I adore this animation so damn much

  • @nickyrothwell1860
    @nickyrothwell1860 Před 10 měsíci +3

    This got me into rain word AND tally hall

  • @peppermint2909
    @peppermint2909 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I have rewatched this over and over again... it's amazing. I've rewatched it as I've learned more and more about what happened to Five Pebbles from playing the game, which makes the video feel fresh everytime I rewatch it.

  • @thatonerandomdepressedperson

    I love how at the end you put “introduction to the snow” in it fits very well

  • @Kittygameplayz
    @Kittygameplayz Před 2 dny +2

    the mind scuglectric

  • @IRules2244
    @IRules2244 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I never thought about the rot affecting five pebble’s judgment. I just thought they where a d***.

  • @turtleturt27
    @turtleturt27 Před rokem +1

    I loved the other one you did and I have to say this even better. Love the song and you captured it perfectly for rainworld. ❤