I like to pretend that there are other people who inhabit the keep, who come and go as needed. We just don’t see them because they’re not important to the story.
If you ever need motivation, remember that of Lohners "lads" was willing to risk trespassing into Athel Loren just to give the Wood Elves a message from Kerillian. He's quite the lad.
@@gangstashrimp3023 "Any word you'd like to send home, Kerillian? I've got a lad who would be willing to deliver a message to Athel Lohren," or something like that.
@@Yschogol I think this is why him and Bardin seem to be on such good terms. If they ever shared their troubles they can probably relate to the other and thus find a bit of solace in that. Or if they never did i wager they could feel the looming depression of the other.
@@cherryrook8684 Well there's that but also how humans and dwarves just love one another in the Warhammer universe. Both race love to fight, both love to drink and both strongly dislike elves, a better match in heaven there could not be.
Proves what good dialogue and likeable characters can offer to the creative. You’re a real pioneer sir, it reminds me of the cultural phenomenon with the source games and all the TF2 and left 4 dead sfms
These were the times. Wonder what happened to these lads. I still Remember the animation with train and heavy , or Scout’s Demo’s and Sniper’s camping trip. These things were good. I hope they have now official high playing animation jobs.
@@michasalamon8315 Some guys indeed left like the guy behind Painis Cupcake and other chidlhood legends, others are still prospering e.g. Winglet or Antoine Delak
Sad difference is that Source engine games had official tools to work with and a huge community. Meanwhile Janfon is practically hard carrying this by himself for us pest control enthusiasts
yeah that's actually the best way to put it. i've always kinda seen him as the "neutral" character but i feel like that's the best way. saltspyre although mostly cooperitive has a gripe against sienna (for obvious witchhunter reasons), and doesn't always appreciate how the dwarf is different culturally. he is pretty strict and zealous too, obviously being a witch hunter, so he can put even kruber, his most beloved companion at odds sometimes with his no tolerance policy of many things. kerillian just sorta hates humans because they are somewhat culturally backwards compared to the elven society, and for historical reasons (see: the war of the beard) doesn't like the dwarf. she has a bit of a like towards sienna but that's only somewhat. she still clashes with sienna a bit because her reckless and quick-to-act mindset differs from her waystalker ideals of careful planning and understanding of surroundings. bardin is a little too jolly (especially in the first vermintide with all that singing) for the situation, its a nice relief considering the situation otherwise is quite dark, but doesn't fare well with the zealous seriousness of saltspyre, the cold cynicism of kerillian, and the love of destruction of sienna. sienna obviously doesn't get along well with salt (once again, for witch hunter reasons), has a bit of a like of kerillian but they still differ a lot. sienna is still pretty calm minded all things considered despite the fact she is a fire mage, but still. kruber is really the only character that (for the most part) gets along with everyone else pretty well TLDR: every other character has a gripe with someone else except good ole kruber
@@sovietunion7643 wood elf society definitely is not more advanced than human society. they live in magic trees and converse with tree spirits. Elves are just stuck up because of their massive lifespan and they view everyone else as children despite this not being the case at all.
@@rhagos5562 idk i don't see human archers shooting arrows that can literally seek out the heads of entire group of enemies like heat seeking missiles as kerillian does. i guess all that elven magic and tree speaking is good for something i guess.
@@sovietunion7643 The issue with elves in Warhammer (that goes for 40K as well) is the fact that due to their long lifespan and their understanding of magic and ability to use it with grace and precision, they are extremely arrogant and look down on everyone else as mentioned, they perceive anyone who is not them as stumbling around like infants. That arrogance blinds them heavily to their own shortcomings and when it blows up in their face, it's everyone else's fault, not their own. Meanwhile, Kerrilian comes out as an odd one as while she still has quite a bit of arrogance, she does have the means and skill to show for it, though more often than not it leads her in a bad position when she runs her mouth, but she sometimes can recognize when she messed up and allows herself to be humbled.
Something people I think forget too often is that Kruber is probably the most well suited out of all the U5 to be an actual leader. Saltzpyre is more or less the man who formed the band, but he's hardly considered their superior outside of pre-GK Kruber, and it's not a stretch to say that all of the lads consider one another equals and brothers-at-arms. This animation really is just a feel-good look at what the U5 are doing in their offtime. If you ever get around to it I would love a look at Saltzpyre holding a holy mass or something with a bunch of faithfuls converging at the Keep since his arisen Priesthood. That is of course if there could be any models to even rip from that aren't generic peasants from that Against The Grain mission. Keep up the good work lad, your stuff is all extremely high quality, and you're only improving as time goes on.
I wonder if its possible to rip any of the models from the warhammer total war games. Do be aware that im not knowledgeable on any of this, but that could maybe be an idea?
@@Andrius971 Some guy made pretty good lizardmen themed videos (one of them called "guardians"), although I'm not certain his models are ripped from the game, they look pretty darn close to it !
@@Andrius971 I guess you could probably just take some random peasant models from another game. Have them be enclosed in shadow and not be able to have a good look at them.
@@pierre-mariecaulliez6285 They are from the game, Total War models are just that good And yes it's possible 100% to rip them from the game, I ripped the Warrior Priest armor from it after all
@@Janfon1 I wonder how the faithful or the witch hunter order would react to the "magic" that Victor channels through himself because of his strong faith in Sigmar?
The first thing that amazed me was the subtle detail when Kruber says "This is where I would raise my shield" at 0:24 and the trainee's shield moves ever so slightly like he understands. Absolutely fucking amazing.
It's a small detail but one that can have a lot of depth to it. The kight that Kruber gave advice too is still seen doing some moves on the dummy, but he seems to be a lot more aggressive with his strikes and moves. This man seems to have a lot of pent-up aggression in him towards the rot bloods, which begs the question of the reason why. Maybe they took someone or somthing very important to him, hell maybe his family were the many poor souls that were killed by the rot bloods. So many different ways to interpret this man's story all from the subtle hints of his aggression in his movement. Or maybe I'm just reading too much into it, either works.
Given his pox-scarred face and bloodshot eyes I don't think it would be too far fetched to assume he's had experience with Nurgle's blight and/or followers. Makes me think that was the right model for the animator to use there.
I was seeing it as him being frustrated by Kruber's criticism of his efforts before realizing that Kruber means well and genuinely just wants him to improve at the end. They reach an understanding once Kruber offers him some liquor. I had something similar happen with my high school theater director, so I'm just basing my interpretation off my experience
Those are some really good models. Make it a shame we never see any living people in the game outside our group Really wholesome video btw, something I feel is a great touch for Warhammer.
You I think you can just barly see some in the Fort mission in 2 as well, like just barly make out the shape of them, but there are some armed with handguns and they do actually score a few kills every now and then.
Look at that withered man desperately train. Short on time, but doomdriven to make the world a better time for the coming generation. He deserves the beer.
Love to see more people (alive at least) in Verminitide. You really nail the ambience and atmosphere of how it feels in an struggling Empire where there is still hope
Do we not count the invisible musketeers in fort brachsenbrucke shooting out at every single direction? Aside from the enemy? I would love the shots to actually help shoot Skaven a during the finale of that mission.
I've got one wish for a Christmas update. I wanna see the keep populated more. Catherine painting, Oleysea running around, seeing these dudes drilling. Even if they're all outside player accessibility, it'd be a wonderful breath of fresh air to the setting, and really remknd us of the doomed nature of the World of Vermintide
Only just stumbled across this, but this is so sweet. Kruber just being a normal swordsman who used to be a sergeant in the army will always hold a very special place in my heart. Also, I love how haunted yet somehow determined the other men look. Really suits their situation...
Wrote about it in the community post, it's hair detail from the first game that somehow was not transferred or is practically invisible in the second game It's a good thing in a way that this project got delayed a couple times, I found some good improvements in the meantime
I love that there are others, but holy heck is it difficult not to picture the untold thousands I toss at the VC in Total Warhammer and how I lost so many men to ratmen artillery.
Damn. Must admit. Wasn’t what I was expecting. I came here expecting comedy, instead, I got the feels. See how good you have gotten? You manage to give people feels with your animations. One day, you are going to make an entire animated movie, and people will come to ask you to work for them. (But if its Games Workshop that comes asking then DO NOT agree. We have already lost Bruva Alfabusa, Astartes, and so many others, We cannot lose you as well.)
Im always blown away by how much your able to achieve through a large collection of voice lines and some in game assets and make something that feels entirely new and somehow each video is just better than the last
I love V2 characters, how they were written and especially how they are voiced. And here you are adding the "everyday life of U5 outside of battle" facet to them. The body language matching the intonations seamlessly!
I used to hate Warhammer for it's grimderp atmosphere of devastation, wanton cruelty, and pointless suffering. It always read like misery porn, with every summary of the lore I came across being outright fetishistic in how casually it would describe the horrors of war. Nothing sent that message to me finer than The End Times, and so I had avoided Vermintide when it first came out due to the association. However, a friend finally got me into VT2 a few months ago, and I have to give my utmost respect to the people at Fat Shark. The dialogue in these games, and your animations in particular, have made me fall in love with this world. Sure, a lot of the fun I had in the first ten hours or so was mostly just engaging in the mindless violence and killing rats. I'll admit, it's fun to sweep through hordes of vermin and sear the flesh off rampaging rotbloods with a well-placed eruption of flame. But in spite of everything, the game's heart is in the human element at its core. To be honest, I should hate these people. They're almost villainous; each one has brought about incomprehensible amounts of suffering due to their negligence, lunacy, cowardice, and ego. These are horribly flawed people. However, the writing has presented their actions as reasonable, relatable, and each is quite likeable in their own right. Above all, they're damn heroes. The Ubersreik Five (or four) have sought to battle with nothing but selfless furor against the hordes of undeath and chaos that call oblivion to their door. Though they can't change the end of the world, they're *damn* sure that it won't happen without a fight, dragging innumerable legions of evil screaming to hell along with them. It is almost a Grecian tragedy, where the surface-level story is that reality falls apart and the gods do battle on earth, but the fundamental underlying point of it all is analogous to real stuggles that real people can empathise with. It's animations like this one that show the U5 (and the themes of the Vermintide games) for what they really are. Human.
I can see "villainous" for Kerrlian, Saltzpyre, and Sienna (barely, but she is dangerous). But not for Bardin and Kruber. Sure, Kruber is an alcoholic, but after what he saw. I wonder if one could really blame him for being an alcoholic. And Bardin went on a penance crusade after screwing up. Hardly, "villainous" more short-sighted I would say.
Grimderpyness is a more "recent" addition to Warhammer that started in 6th edition (but was more or less contained to Bretonnia, that went from Arthurian fairy-tale land to Monty Python-esque dirt farming simulation) ramped up in 7th (post Storm of Chaos edition) and 8th (End Times edition).
@@Overlord99762 I was under the impression Bardin knew the invasion was coming and fled rather than warn anybody. I think I was mistaken, though. Bardin is an incredible lad, and really shouldn't bear the guilt he does.
A quiet evening, a warm fire, an old song, a pint with friends, a wheel of red cheese. It's the moments of simple humanity that make it all worth fighting for.
@@crazyuncleron Part of it is just because it's an open ended game where chaos can succeed or fail, but the game actually has a GW approved character that could be used to explain the failure of the chaos invasion within the game's canon.
That facial animation at the end is just *muah* nice and subtle, the eye shift seemed to lack a frame in-between but other then that I love how light the smile was.n
it's crazy how much your animations have improved since the start, that and your ability to make hard hitting shitposts as well as more "serious" stuff equally well are inspiring. you're probably the most high effort youtuber i think i've seen for any game, keep it up
Love the animation and I love how we see the man still training after Lohner called for drinks and food. He has determination to get better the rat men and northlanders are ransacking his home and likely has lost someone to the invasion. Kinda love to see Warhammer fantasy alive like this warms my heart ty Janfon 1
There are many small movements in the characters which I just love the added detail for. From all the little gestures that lohner and kruber make to emphasise their words, to kruber's enthusiasm when he pulls up the knife, to the focussed movements of the soldier training. It really is a joy seeing you add so much character to each of these animations. Keep up the great work!
It's stunning how well you craft your animation around pre-existing dialogue. If I knew nothing about the game, I could swear that those voice lines were recorded specifically for this video. How are you still not a part of Fatshark marketing team is beyond me. On another note - I sincerely hope that Darktide will boast a similarly amazing cast and characters (it's a big ask, I know, because VT is just *brilliant* in that regard, but one can hope) and that the devs will provide even more juicy dialogue, so awesome people like you can take it and run away with it. Speaking of which - when Darktide comes (and if it turns out to be good), do you intend to make videos for it as well, or are you not really "into" 40k?
Yeah I like 40k, played all of the Dawn of War titles (except dawn of war 3) and even heard of shenanigans like Eternal Crusade's downfall. To sum it up, I don't play tabletop, but I love Bruva Alfabusa. I'm gonna jump on Darktide the moment it comes out
This is perhaps the most beautiful animation I’ve seen yet. So much character, emotion, and depth in every bit of it. I cannot imagine the work it must have taken for this, but I love all of it. My favorite part is Kruber being stern but fair, and you can sort of tell he missed training soldiers. I like the improvement of the initial soldier as well, and when he smiles a little at the end when offered a drink. I think you capture the essence of the setting so, so well. These men are all battered, rugged, and exhausted, but they still fight, and there IS hope, and moments of peace.
Kruber really is a bright ray of hope in a dark world. Everything about him is just heartwarming: the man loses his whole company to a spell, but continues on trying to keep others motivated and their moral up. Just knowing what he's been through puts a lot into perspective. No matter how dour or rude the other Five get he's always trying to keep their spirits up and in fighting shape. Reading into his actions you can see how much Krub' misses his company, and just wants brothers-in-arms again.
It's so awesome, isn't it? I feel like if he were to angrily respond to you because you pissed him off, it'd inspire genuine concern and caution because he wouldn't seem like the guy to snap at you.
this is really sweet :) and honestly rly shows how much youve improved in natural-looking animations since i first followed you, kruber esp moves and emotes great!
Thank you for this, really I've never played a warhammer game before vermintide, so i dont know much about the world beside it But...i feel an admiration to your work and to those five fine lads Hope they can find peace, in wichever form thay can
Really awesome video. Great to see other survivors among vermintide and the chaos. Kruber is just pure gold and friendship in this while Lohner chomps his bread xD. I kinda feel like we will see these guys again if im right with this. Just dont let Pusfume to be seen or mby he teaches then something about skaven. Who knows?
By the gods. Your skills are always improving, but I think your greatest success is in those small movements. Sliver of a smile and a dart of the eyes? It just makes it feel so, human. 10/10 you are blessed with great power and you use it perfectly
These fanimations always remind me that I would give a LOT to see a Witcher-Like game in the Warhammer Fantasy verse.... it would be sooooooooo nice to go to all these places and SEE them..... T__T
Jesus wept Janfon, your work gets better and better. These expressions man, they're goddamn HUMAN! I'm staggered to see how lifelike you make these scenes feel.
Now that's something that I like to see, Warhammer fantasy always had that feeling that yes, the common folk, and even the heroes could always have something of an ugly mug, not everyone looks like a pretty doll especially in such settings. Using those models was a good call, they really convey the idea of an everyday-man suddendly having to wear armor and drilling with a sword for the first time just to survive.
Fantastic as usual! So much depth added in a single animation. What I wouldn't give for small survivor skirmishes to be placed on maps. Especially Fort Bracksenbrücke
Your animation skills are so good. You dont see many people getting things like expression and eyes and all that right but you do so good with it. You really do deserve more subs but im glad I randomly found you, I really enjoy these lol
Dude i would love to see you make a few videos that tell a long story. Like a movie of sorts chopped up. Also you should make saltzspire sing hellfire from the hunchback of notredam
At this point i forgot there are other people in Vermitide. Nice to see them alive and well? Ok? Good enough.
Yeah, the feeling i had when playing both games was of desolation and that the protagonists are the only people alive
Being "well" in the Warhammer universe means alive, non corrupted, and can still walk.
Yeah
Standing. Nice to see them, still standing.
I like to pretend that there are other people who inhabit the keep, who come and go as needed. We just don’t see them because they’re not important to the story.
If you ever need motivation, remember that of Lohners "lads" was willing to risk trespassing into Athel Loren just to give the Wood Elves a message from Kerillian.
He's quite the lad.
what??
@@gangstashrimp3023 "Any word you'd like to send home, Kerillian? I've got a lad who would be willing to deliver a message to Athel Lohren," or something like that.
@@zuresei thx
Bruh, either dudes got a death wish or he thinks his gigantic brass balls will protect him from arrows.
@@dac314 Maybe he is thinking with his giant brass balls and would find a elf waif himself, like how the community ships Kruber and Kerillian.
I love kruber a shining light of positivity in a time of darkness and despair.
Kruber is the G
Kruber himself is unfortunately a depressed alcoholic with PTSD and thus in the company of kindred spirits.
@@Yschogol I think this is why him and Bardin seem to be on such good terms. If they ever shared their troubles they can probably relate to the other and thus find a bit of solace in that. Or if they never did i wager they could feel the looming depression of the other.
@@cherryrook8684 Well there's that but also how humans and dwarves just love one another in the Warhammer universe. Both race love to fight, both love to drink and both strongly dislike elves, a better match in heaven there could not be.
@@cherryrook8684 kruber and bardin are the only lights shining in the darkness of vermintide... But...
Don't let sienna hear that xD
Proves what good dialogue and likeable characters can offer to the creative.
You’re a real pioneer sir, it reminds me of the cultural phenomenon with the source games and all the TF2 and left 4 dead sfms
As someone who grew up in that era, thank you
These were the times. Wonder what happened to these lads. I still Remember the animation with train and heavy , or Scout’s Demo’s and Sniper’s camping trip.
These things were good. I hope they have now official high playing animation jobs.
@@michasalamon8315 Some guys indeed left like the guy behind Painis Cupcake and other chidlhood legends, others are still prospering e.g. Winglet or Antoine Delak
Sad difference is that Source engine games had official tools to work with and a huge community. Meanwhile Janfon is practically hard carrying this by himself for us pest control enthusiasts
Yes exactly, reminds me how painfully lifeless and weird how Back4blood characters are.
I love how humble and down to earth Kruber is. There’s a reason why he’s my favorite of the five.
yeah that's actually the best way to put it. i've always kinda seen him as the "neutral" character but i feel like that's the best way.
saltspyre although mostly cooperitive has a gripe against sienna (for obvious witchhunter reasons), and doesn't always appreciate how the dwarf is different culturally. he is pretty strict and zealous too, obviously being a witch hunter, so he can put even kruber, his most beloved companion at odds sometimes with his no tolerance policy of many things.
kerillian just sorta hates humans because they are somewhat culturally backwards compared to the elven society, and for historical reasons (see: the war of the beard) doesn't like the dwarf. she has a bit of a like towards sienna but that's only somewhat. she still clashes with sienna a bit because her reckless and quick-to-act mindset differs from her waystalker ideals of careful planning and understanding of surroundings.
bardin is a little too jolly (especially in the first vermintide with all that singing) for the situation, its a nice relief considering the situation otherwise is quite dark, but doesn't fare well with the zealous seriousness of saltspyre, the cold cynicism of kerillian, and the love of destruction of sienna.
sienna obviously doesn't get along well with salt (once again, for witch hunter reasons), has a bit of a like of kerillian but they still differ a lot. sienna is still pretty calm minded all things considered despite the fact she is a fire mage, but still.
kruber is really the only character that (for the most part) gets along with everyone else pretty well
TLDR: every other character has a gripe with someone else except good ole kruber
@@sovietunion7643 wood elf society definitely is not more advanced than human society. they live in magic trees and converse with tree spirits. Elves are just stuck up because of their massive lifespan and they view everyone else as children despite this not being the case at all.
@@rhagos5562 idk i don't see human archers shooting arrows that can literally seek out the heads of entire group of enemies like heat seeking missiles as kerillian does. i guess all that elven magic and tree speaking is good for something i guess.
@@sovietunion7643 The issue with elves in Warhammer (that goes for 40K as well) is the fact that due to their long lifespan and their understanding of magic and ability to use it with grace and precision, they are extremely arrogant and look down on everyone else as mentioned, they perceive anyone who is not them as stumbling around like infants. That arrogance blinds them heavily to their own shortcomings and when it blows up in their face, it's everyone else's fault, not their own.
Meanwhile, Kerrilian comes out as an odd one as while she still has quite a bit of arrogance, she does have the means and skill to show for it, though more often than not it leads her in a bad position when she runs her mouth, but she sometimes can recognize when she messed up and allows herself to be humbled.
Kruber the Goober
Made me smile, what a good little soldier
old but not obsolete
Something people I think forget too often is that Kruber is probably the most well suited out of all the U5 to be an actual leader. Saltzpyre is more or less the man who formed the band, but he's hardly considered their superior outside of pre-GK Kruber, and it's not a stretch to say that all of the lads consider one another equals and brothers-at-arms. This animation really is just a feel-good look at what the U5 are doing in their offtime. If you ever get around to it I would love a look at Saltzpyre holding a holy mass or something with a bunch of faithfuls converging at the Keep since his arisen Priesthood. That is of course if there could be any models to even rip from that aren't generic peasants from that Against The Grain mission.
Keep up the good work lad, your stuff is all extremely high quality, and you're only improving as time goes on.
I wonder if its possible to rip any of the models from the warhammer total war games. Do be aware that im not knowledgeable on any of this, but that could maybe be an idea?
@@Andrius971 Some guy made pretty good lizardmen themed videos (one of them called "guardians"), although I'm not certain his models are ripped from the game, they look pretty darn close to it !
@@Andrius971 I guess you could probably just take some random peasant models from another game. Have them be enclosed in shadow and not be able to have a good look at them.
@@pierre-mariecaulliez6285 They are from the game, Total War models are just that good
And yes it's possible 100% to rip them from the game, I ripped the Warrior Priest armor from it after all
@@Janfon1 I wonder how the faithful or the witch hunter order would react to the "magic" that Victor channels through himself because of his strong faith in Sigmar?
What a few lines of dialogue can inspire.
The first thing that amazed me was the subtle detail when Kruber says "This is where I would raise my shield" at 0:24 and the trainee's shield moves ever so slightly like he understands.
Absolutely fucking amazing.
Kruber a great mentor and a great friend who is always happy to share a drink with his mates.
He is my favourite character
"As long as there are men like you and i. The Empire will never fall."
I'd like to point out the little details of Lohner handing kruber a corkscrew, but couldn't use it anyway cuz the sword was already stuck in it
It's a small detail but one that can have a lot of depth to it. The kight that Kruber gave advice too is still seen doing some moves on the dummy, but he seems to be a lot more aggressive with his strikes and moves. This man seems to have a lot of pent-up aggression in him towards the rot bloods, which begs the question of the reason why. Maybe they took someone or somthing very important to him, hell maybe his family were the many poor souls that were killed by the rot bloods.
So many different ways to interpret this man's story all from the subtle hints of his aggression in his movement.
Or maybe I'm just reading too much into it, either works.
He is a Helmgart survivor after all
Could've been one of the shooting Riflemen we encounter in Fort Brachsenbrücke that the U5 head back too after wiping out the Skittergate?
Given his pox-scarred face and bloodshot eyes I don't think it would be too far fetched to assume he's had experience with Nurgle's blight and/or followers. Makes me think that was the right model for the animator to use there.
it's not a knight bruh
knights are trained since birth to be soldiers
I was seeing it as him being frustrated by Kruber's criticism of his efforts before realizing that Kruber means well and genuinely just wants him to improve at the end. They reach an understanding once Kruber offers him some liquor.
I had something similar happen with my high school theater director, so I'm just basing my interpretation off my experience
Those are some really good models. Make it a shame we never see any living people in the game outside our group
Really wholesome video btw, something I feel is a great touch for Warhammer.
Yea you do you have two rescue them
@@justin8865 oh yeah I forgot about that.
There's also some soldiers "Defending" on the fort before the last drop-down
@@morgenstern_7 I don't think you can see them tho.
You I think you can just barly see some in the Fort mission in 2 as well, like just barly make out the shape of them, but there are some armed with handguns and they do actually score a few kills every now and then.
Look at that withered man desperately train. Short on time, but doomdriven to make the world a better time for the coming generation. He deserves the beer.
not just an beer my friend, thats a fine Tilean whisky, drank many brews but the Tileans know thir stuff, though Bretonians make better wine
Love to see more people (alive at least) in Verminitide. You really nail the ambience and atmosphere of how it feels in an struggling Empire where there is still hope
Do we not count the invisible musketeers in fort brachsenbrucke shooting out at every single direction? Aside from the enemy? I would love the shots to actually help shoot Skaven a during the finale of that mission.
I've got one wish for a Christmas update.
I wanna see the keep populated more. Catherine painting, Oleysea running around, seeing these dudes drilling. Even if they're all outside player accessibility, it'd be a wonderful breath of fresh air to the setting, and really remknd us of the doomed nature of the World of Vermintide
Only just stumbled across this, but this is so sweet. Kruber just being a normal swordsman who used to be a sergeant in the army will always hold a very special place in my heart.
Also, I love how haunted yet somehow determined the other men look. Really suits their situation...
That extra detail you added to Lohner's hair makes him look incredibly HD.
Wrote about it in the community post, it's hair detail from the first game that somehow was not transferred or is practically invisible in the second game
It's a good thing in a way that this project got delayed a couple times, I found some good improvements in the meantime
This is truly beautiful and I if they ever decide to make an animated show about anything Warhammer, you're the man to be called.
Shush, you know what GamesWorkshop does to animators they "hire".
Got that right. We just gotta hope for a regime change at Gamesworkshop.
Aged well.
It's gave to be on Warhammer + and bursting st the seams with unlikeable bulld*kes.
I loved that the conversation is so natural
I love that there are others, but holy heck is it difficult not to picture the untold thousands I toss at the VC in Total Warhammer and how I lost so many men to ratmen artillery.
shoot them back harder, Imperial engineering is the best in the world!!
I love this. No memes, just a well told, well crafted short story. Well done.
That's really cool, you made the content that give me smile, based on just one background dialogue from the game, you are amazing
Damn. Must admit. Wasn’t what I was expecting. I came here expecting comedy, instead, I got the feels.
See how good you have gotten? You manage to give people feels with your animations. One day, you are going to make an entire animated movie, and people will come to ask you to work for them.
(But if its Games Workshop that comes asking then DO NOT agree. We have already lost Bruva Alfabusa, Astartes, and so many others, We cannot lose you as well.)
*Lohner eating bread noises*
Im always blown away by how much your able to achieve through a large collection of voice lines and some in game assets and make something that feels entirely new and somehow each video is just better than the last
Some of your best work
Lohner/Kruber militia DLC when
End times never happened the Ubersreik five saved the day and there was a happy ending
I love V2 characters, how they were written and especially how they are voiced. And here you are adding the "everyday life of U5 outside of battle" facet to them. The body language matching the intonations seamlessly!
Well made. This is some top notch animation.
I used to hate Warhammer for it's grimderp atmosphere of devastation, wanton cruelty, and pointless suffering. It always read like misery porn, with every summary of the lore I came across being outright fetishistic in how casually it would describe the horrors of war. Nothing sent that message to me finer than The End Times, and so I had avoided Vermintide when it first came out due to the association. However, a friend finally got me into VT2 a few months ago, and I have to give my utmost respect to the people at Fat Shark. The dialogue in these games, and your animations in particular, have made me fall in love with this world.
Sure, a lot of the fun I had in the first ten hours or so was mostly just engaging in the mindless violence and killing rats. I'll admit, it's fun to sweep through hordes of vermin and sear the flesh off rampaging rotbloods with a well-placed eruption of flame. But in spite of everything, the game's heart is in the human element at its core. To be honest, I should hate these people. They're almost villainous; each one has brought about incomprehensible amounts of suffering due to their negligence, lunacy, cowardice, and ego. These are horribly flawed people. However, the writing has presented their actions as reasonable, relatable, and each is quite likeable in their own right. Above all, they're damn heroes. The Ubersreik Five (or four) have sought to battle with nothing but selfless furor against the hordes of undeath and chaos that call oblivion to their door. Though they can't change the end of the world, they're *damn* sure that it won't happen without a fight, dragging innumerable legions of evil screaming to hell along with them. It is almost a Grecian tragedy, where the surface-level story is that reality falls apart and the gods do battle on earth, but the fundamental underlying point of it all is analogous to real stuggles that real people can empathise with.
It's animations like this one that show the U5 (and the themes of the Vermintide games) for what they really are. Human.
pretentiousness aside, i think this animation is bretti gud :D
I can see "villainous" for Kerrlian, Saltzpyre, and Sienna (barely, but she is dangerous). But not for Bardin and Kruber. Sure, Kruber is an alcoholic, but after what he saw. I wonder if one could really blame him for being an alcoholic. And Bardin went on a penance crusade after screwing up. Hardly, "villainous" more short-sighted I would say.
@@steellegion7054 didn't Bardin get hurt and thus was unable to warn the hold of the coming attack?
Grimderpyness is a more "recent" addition to Warhammer that started in 6th edition (but was more or less contained to Bretonnia, that went from Arthurian fairy-tale land to Monty Python-esque dirt farming simulation) ramped up in 7th (post Storm of Chaos edition) and 8th (End Times edition).
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I was under the impression Bardin knew the invasion was coming and fled rather than warn anybody. I think I was mistaken, though. Bardin is an incredible lad, and really shouldn't bear the guilt he does.
I've fallen in love with your animations all over again, wholesome and characterful
I really like the fact that you made the eyes move realistically. They are the fastest moving part of our body after all.
Most expressive one, most of all
@@Janfon1 you consistently amaze me with your talent
A quiet evening, a warm fire, an old song, a pint with friends, a wheel of red cheese. It's the moments of simple humanity that make it all worth fighting for.
"Three things make the Empire great; faith, steel, and gunpowder."
Kruber: "And cheese!"
man it really makes me sad that in the end they didnt make it
*don’t mention it they survived and prevented the whole entire end times and warhammer fantasy still exists because of them shut up I am not crying*
They make it in the Total War Warhammer timeline.
@@EmperorZoron I thought they all followed the same timeline with everything somewhat ending and moving onto AoS. How do the five survive all of that?
@@crazyuncleron You can kill Archaon in Total Warhammer. Kind of hard to have the End Times without him.
@@crazyuncleron Part of it is just because it's an open ended game where chaos can succeed or fail, but the game actually has a GW approved character that could be used to explain the failure of the chaos invasion within the game's canon.
Always a joy to see what you make with such little material
In a game without cut scenes
This is pure gold
That facial animation at the end is just *muah* nice and subtle, the eye shift seemed to lack a frame in-between but other then that I love how light the smile was.n
it's crazy how much your animations have improved since the start, that and your ability to make hard hitting shitposts as well as more "serious" stuff equally well are inspiring. you're probably the most high effort youtuber i think i've seen for any game, keep it up
Love the animation and I love how we see the man still training after Lohner called for drinks and food. He has determination to get better the rat men and northlanders are ransacking his home and likely has lost someone to the invasion. Kinda love to see Warhammer fantasy alive like this warms my heart ty Janfon 1
This is fan animated but it felt like an official animated short. Great work as always!!
It's the little smiles in between it all that matter.
Great work as usual. Love seeing our lovable killing machines in motion
There are many small movements in the characters which I just love the added detail for. From all the little gestures that lohner and kruber make to emphasise their words, to kruber's enthusiasm when he pulls up the knife, to the focussed movements of the soldier training. It really is a joy seeing you add so much character to each of these animations. Keep up the great work!
Getting to the point where this is almost cinematic. You've come such a long way and it's amazing ❤
I’ve always wanted to see what Lohner and his lads are up to. It’s a shame we never see what anyone outside the U5 are really doing.
There is the Fort still standing strong I guess.
Canonically? Everyone else is dying outside the U5, it's the endtimes and Chaos wins at the end of those.
Good Lad Kruber. As a Kruber main that likes supporting the party in most of my games, this animation does make me smile.
i like to see this, yk ive always wanted a mission with friendly npcs
Than the ones you rescue at two separate occasions..?
It's stunning how well you craft your animation around pre-existing dialogue. If I knew nothing about the game, I could swear that those voice lines were recorded specifically for this video. How are you still not a part of Fatshark marketing team is beyond me.
On another note - I sincerely hope that Darktide will boast a similarly amazing cast and characters (it's a big ask, I know, because VT is just *brilliant* in that regard, but one can hope) and that the devs will provide even more juicy dialogue, so awesome people like you can take it and run away with it.
Speaking of which - when Darktide comes (and if it turns out to be good), do you intend to make videos for it as well, or are you not really "into" 40k?
Yeah I like 40k, played all of the Dawn of War titles (except dawn of war 3) and even heard of shenanigans like Eternal Crusade's downfall. To sum it up, I don't play tabletop, but I love Bruva Alfabusa. I'm gonna jump on Darktide the moment it comes out
Man, imagne living in that world, true hell for a human, it's nice seeing them relax and enjoy life, even with the pain in their eyes. Great vid mate
This is so amazing, love these heartwarming animations ~ Good work!
Seeing the guy at the end smile makes me genuinely happy.
This is perhaps the most beautiful animation I’ve seen yet. So much character, emotion, and depth in every bit of it. I cannot imagine the work it must have taken for this, but I love all of it. My favorite part is Kruber being stern but fair, and you can sort of tell he missed training soldiers. I like the improvement of the initial soldier as well, and when he smiles a little at the end when offered a drink.
I think you capture the essence of the setting so, so well. These men are all battered, rugged, and exhausted, but they still fight, and there IS hope, and moments of peace.
Ah, these animations never fail to bring a smile to my face. Keep up the good work, Janfon
Really nicely made, was sweet to see how the men were being trained and also cared for!
The voice acting, the friendliness, the soundtrack - what you made here is wonderful. Just pure art.
One more voice joining the Chorus. Great job Mate. I love your stuff.
Ohm an this must've taken so much work. Well done, dude!
Thank you for all the work that went into making this! Love the detail and wholesomeness
Happy to provide! There's always more room to improve for me
Kruber really is a bright ray of hope in a dark world.
Everything about him is just heartwarming: the man loses his whole company to a spell, but continues on trying to keep others motivated and their moral up. Just knowing what he's been through puts a lot into perspective. No matter how dour or rude the other Five get he's always trying to keep their spirits up and in fighting shape.
Reading into his actions you can see how much Krub' misses his company, and just wants brothers-in-arms again.
It's so awesome, isn't it? I feel like if he were to angrily respond to you because you pissed him off, it'd inspire genuine concern and caution because he wouldn't seem like the guy to snap at you.
This stuff makes me crave a full feature film with the Vermintide crew and associates.
this is really sweet :) and honestly rly shows how much youve improved in natural-looking animations since i first followed you, kruber esp moves and emotes great!
Thank you for this, really
I've never played a warhammer game before vermintide, so i dont know much about the world beside it
But...i feel an admiration to your work and to those five fine lads
Hope they can find peace, in wichever form thay can
Lovely to see these animations
Good job Janfon! Always quality Vermintide animations!
That was brilliant, nice work putting that together, mate!
Dude you have so much talent. This was great.
Your animation is amazing dude. So much "business" happening with excellent expression. 👏
Really awesome video. Great to see other survivors among vermintide and the chaos. Kruber is just pure gold and friendship in this while Lohner chomps his bread xD.
I kinda feel like we will see these guys again if im right with this. Just dont let Pusfume to be seen or mby he teaches then something about skaven. Who knows?
Not just getting better and better on the animations, but finding an eye for direction too, with the choice of edits/cuts.
The small smile from the older soldier at the end was so well done. These are great
Cant believe Don Quixote was trained by one of the Ubersreik 5
By the gods. Your skills are always improving, but I think your greatest success is in those small movements. Sliver of a smile and a dart of the eyes?
It just makes it feel so, human. 10/10 you are blessed with great power and you use it perfectly
These fanimations always remind me that I would give a LOT to see a Witcher-Like game in the Warhammer Fantasy verse.... it would be sooooooooo nice to go to all these places and SEE them..... T__T
Love the character building here. Excellent work & video!
Watching the good times of Warhammer almost makes you forget that the End Times is going to kill... well... everyone T_T
NOT CANON
10/10 job as always! I love seeing your little improvements to your animations with every video!
0:05 youngest man in the Empire
These are brilliant, really brings the characters to life.
So much heart in this. Love it. Wonderful work.
I love stuff like this. It makes things feel more real
The facial expression reallly stood out to me. Very well done
Well, that was a heart warming moment, wasn' it lads ?
Pumpkin for everyone !
Good lord, you could make a whole movie easily O_o
Jesus wept Janfon, your work gets better and better. These expressions man, they're goddamn HUMAN! I'm staggered to see how lifelike you make these scenes feel.
Now that's something that I like to see, Warhammer fantasy always had that feeling that yes, the common folk, and even the heroes could always have something of an ugly mug, not everyone looks like a pretty doll especially in such settings. Using those models was a good call, they really convey the idea of an everyday-man suddendly having to wear armor and drilling with a sword for the first time just to survive.
such a great little animation, it is just so sad knowing the outcome of these brave lads.
Fantastic as usual! So much depth added in a single animation. What I wouldn't give for small survivor skirmishes to be placed on maps. Especially Fort Bracksenbrücke
This is a work of art. Excellent job, wish I had your skills.
Your animation skills are so good. You dont see many people getting things like expression and eyes and all that right but you do so good with it. You really do deserve more subs but im glad I randomly found you, I really enjoy these lol
This was good, a small wholesome moment in a world falling in upon itself
Oh my Hammer and Empire! This is amazing! And wholesome too, surprising for a grim dark setting!
that was great! i really like the mood of this video :) Kruber best boy!
Dude i would love to see you make a few videos that tell a long story. Like a movie of sorts chopped up. Also you should make saltzspire sing hellfire from the hunchback of notredam
professional animator in the making
Love your stuff, waiting for whatever you put out next!
animations looking great over time
This is quite wholesome, seeing how geniuin Kruber is in his coaching.
I suspect it's nice for Kruber to do some drills again
I came, I saw, I clicked like immediately