TARBOY animation - an epic, animated short film/ 2D Flash animation
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Tarboy is an epic animated short film about explosions and fighting robots. It was completed in 2007 as part of my honours study at the Griffith Film School, and released online in 2009. It was my second real film, after completing Purged the year before. 2D Animation was entirely in Adobe Flash (now animate). A sequel was in production, but I'm no longer actively working on it.
A lot of you are asking about Tarboy 2. I made a statement on my facebook page detailing the situation. Here it is below:
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Just commenting to say that I know a tonne of you are waiting for Tarboy 2. It's not my intention to string anyone along and milk your patience by posting Tarboy related art like this. I've kept quiet for good reason, but I'm planning to release a video at some point this year explaining the situation with the project along with some video from two Tarboy projects that never made it.
Just to pre-empt any speculation on what went wrong, there was a serious Tarboy game project in the works with an overseas development team, a well known game designer and a major party’s involvement. (TO avoid any confusion, NOT the game I am currently working on with Jay Watts). Part way through the project, the developer had broken a critical agreement, and hadn’t delivered to what I felt was a passable standard.
At this stage, contractors were in dispute with the developer over pay, and the game designer had left, having not received his first cheque. I had already spent close to a year building a trailer for pitch materials, as well as the assets for the first level and much of the character animation. The developer did not accept my wish to terminate the project, and I spent many more months digging myself out of the legal hole to get the game rights back. It was an exhausting time.
Shortly after this, I began work on Tarboy 2, but I was burning out. I completed the first main sequence, but didn’t feel the quality was up to scratch, so I pulled the plug.
I'm not working on anything Tarboy related currently, and I can't realistically see myself getting back to it anytime in the short to medium term. I'm more interested in doing smaller stuff like this, and see where it takes me. Honestly, working on anything Tarboy related is a bit of a mindf**k, juggling my own expectations on it, while knowing that the most dedicated of you have been waiting years. This isn't to crap on anyone who's asked about Tarboy 2, I did promise you guys a sequel. But I need to detach Tarboy from all this bad history, and moving forward, I can’t have this promise lingering at the back of my head any time I post something to the public. Hopefully this post will unglue some creative blockages and take some weight out of it all. I can't give any more details at the moment, hopefully you all understand! Thanks for sticking around!
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Ave yeu got flashbacks
give us tb2 first
tb2 when
@@sc4ndal NEVER IT'S A LOST CAUSE
HEY CAN WE PLEASE GET PART 2 PLEASE
"ANGRY ABOUT THEIR SHIT RIDDEN LIVES-" "You swore!" "SHUT UP BILLY"
I thought it was ship ridden
same lol
Katie An k
Katie An
Katie An XD I DIED
Yknow I thought to myself many times “man, James Lee’s logo looks like the villain boss guy in tarboy”
But I now realized tarboy was made by James Lee
Bruh (/.-)
😂
Uh. Yes.
Same lol
Don't feel bad about that. It was 5 years of Dubstep Guns being my favourite video before I ever heard about Corridor Digital.
AWESOME!! My daughter just started creative writing in school, and she actually made a sequel story to this for one of her first submissions. A little rough, since she new at this and only 14, but amazingly cool nonetheless... Now, I remembered to watch the video she drew inspiration from, this is great work!
And you’re NOT gonna show us?! - HB
@@HongobingoI found it. Apologies if it formats poorly... This is her first draft, no outline, really a stream of consciousness thing. Syntax is a little off, and a few spelling errors, but IMHO, a great first draft.
Tar Knight
The sky is mixed with blood and smoke. The land was stripped of any signs of past life hours ago. The men made of metal all raise their hands and heads in victory. Smiling as they only see motionless robots or parts and little sparks of fire for miles away. Then a soft CRUNCH slowly creeps its way into the middle of the now quiet sea of robots. The soldiers all look in horror at the empty black tar as it takes the shape of a human figure. The figure has no features and is only an outline of the one others would call “the leader of the foes''. When it finishes its transformation, it forms a sword made of its own blood, its own tar. It holds the sword high. To call his friends. His peers. And even his enemies that lie on the battlefield motionless. Then a hand right by the knight grabs the dirt below like the ground is the string of life. Gradually, the bodies of the battlefield rise once to the hell of living. Some bodies holds their missing limb or two in their arms. Even the soldiers of the dead from the opposing side from the tar knight slowly revive. But without even looking at their once-known team, they slowly walk over to the tar’s army and finally looks over at their once-known team with glares filled to the brim with hatred. No one moved at that moment. If anyone else came upon this horrific sight, they would believe this was a cemetery for statues. As much as everyone wished that was the case. It wasn't. Finally, the robot known as the commander of war slowly opened his mouth which was full of oil, and yelled at the top of his voice box. “TRAITORS''. Then, the tar knight pointed his sword at the commander and said one word that was almost a whisper with a crooked smile, one word with a short and quick gun motion before all the soldiers clinging to Tar’s side released and ran back to the opposing team for a rematch and a victory.
“Boom”
And it all ended at the watercooler.
@@MichaelWellsMW cool!
At 14 years old that kid is better than some people who specialize in creative writing as seniors. My mom's a teacher for that kinda stuff and that's what she said, lol.@@MichaelWellsMW
@@The-Hampterger Thank you for that! I'm really excited to see where she goes with this...
Ironic that the same type of greed tarboy was fighting against was what ended up killing any chance of tarboy 2.
Wait how?
@@mannmanman9722 check description
Yikes taking away your rights to the game because they felt that their own selfishness was more important.
They could've selfish and cared, since they can't get their deal if they don't satistfy their customer, so instead they resorted to the Law to obtain the right to continue.
Not capatalism the Law, just happens that the Law usually is the reason awful things like Slavery continuned, since it is overall better to pay your workers especially since they can choose to leave at any time.
I love how the old man is all over the place but the boy is just lifelessly watching him overreactively tell a story he didn’t ask for
@Slightly Annoyed One the boy said "you swore!-" while the old man was telling the story he didn't ask for
@Slightly Annoyed One xD
SHUT UP BILLY
Based on the setup, it looks like billy wanted a bedtime story and Grampa felt he should hear a real story instead of a fake one
@@jordanlondon1042 agreed tho, people that make fake stories should go brrrr and real stories should be heard around the world
1:11 “They wanted revenge for their horrid shit ridden-“ “You swore” *”SHUT UP BILLY”*
Best line in the entire short movie
For a second I thought it said you sword
Jacksepticeye:SCREW YOU BILLY
@@siquir6669 SPEED IS KEY!!!!
“But you know what, I think a piece of tarboy escaped that day. That he’s out there, somewhere. Searching for the rest of his body and when it’s found, our masters will see their ruin. On the day that Tarboy, is complete, once more!” Chills everytime.
I know! I love that part
Even after so long, I’m still coming back to this, forever impressed by the quality of it. I especially love how it shows the silhouette of the janitor with his eyes highlighted, then the grandpa turns around, showing the exact same pair of eyes. Fantastic detail.
Me too
Me three
Me four
Me five
Me six
Tarboy never did return, some say he’s still looking for the rest of his body to this day
Good one
Nice
im watching this at 2 am instead of going to sleep because i can
@@michaelw738 same here
hello
I love rewatching this after all these years... Brilliant!
great]
wowlol, great 2d animation 0-0!!
hi my name is owen do you want to be frends
hia sam
Totally agree to this ;)
13 years later and I still think this is the best animation on youtube
its definitely one of the most professional quality things to come out of the newgrounds era
Man I feel old, I remember seeing this so long ago. Still holds up and is still so awesome. Favorite part is always the "You swore!" "SHUT UP BILLY"
“Once there were these rich fat cats, Grunt, Blunt, and Cu- uh... I can’t remember the last one.” Grandpa you silly robot.
Boggis bunce and bean
James
C##t
@@theclayguy240 *boris, bunce, and bean
Silly people it's Cught
animation from 10 years ago??
ok this is beyond epic
Yes
Yeah, I was surprised too.
DAMN that shit was epic still as epic as the first time i seen it. i still want to see a second one ;(
This is not from what you said but FINALLY a person who knows battle cats.......do you?
I....was....just.....saing...IM ONLY 9 OK!!!!
2:19 Love how one of the robot employees eyes flash white and black when he was screaming. For some reason I really love that detail.
same.
Still wishing for a sequel. Our world needs the kind of inspiration it brings.
I just discovered this. Got nostalgic despite never seeing this before.
Real
Imagine being the culmination of millions of tortured and suffering souls, all melted and mashed together like a 7 year old school project, that must suck
Remember Them yep
sounds like a reverse fnaf plot
Yeah it really does
@@SleepParalysisMoth yes
@@SleepParalysisMoth except this is much older than fnaf
There are so many hidden gems like this on UA-cam
The golden Easter eggs
you say on youtube but this animation was originally on newgrounds
I know RIGHT?
14 Years later and it still holds up amazingly!
"Once, there were these rich fat cats, Grunt, Blunt, and Cu... uh, I can't remember the last one..."
Nice save there, old man.
The sincerely feels like a fanfiction of the kids movie robots that came out in 2005. Like seriously, the classic robot style to the social dynamics, and even how the rich and the poor are portrayed, It just fits
@Otaku Manga Studios
"Kids movie" ☹️
James Lee revealed that the third ones name is actually egg.
holy crap... i just realized that... took me friggin 10 years
I have a feeling that he said "I can't remember the last one" Because if he did say it, it would sound very inappropriate, Basically it's grunt blunt and CUNT
“They all hungered for revenge, for their horrid shitridden-“
“You swore!”
“SHUT UP BILLY!”
HOOONNNKKKK
@@Tf-cs4ez _peace was never an option_
Shitridden is a curse?
grunt blunt and cu- oh i dont remember the last one
😂 😂😂😂
i love this old 2000s animation, i wish more stuff like this was common nowadays
there's a certain raw aesthetic to it, it's so bold and all the shapes and designs are so pronounced. You don't see that kind of style nearly as much now...
@@JamAttacknowadays it’s bullsh1t minimalistic designs.
James Lee was always ahead of his time
God tier animation and production since 2009, absolute madlad
"shutup billey"
If this was a tv series, i would watch the shit out of it
Gsauce Primary HELL YEAH
Gsauce Primary i dont blame ya i would watch the shit out of it it looks so FUCKING EPIC
Gsauce Primary YOU SWORE
Fman 300 SHUT UP BILLY
Gsauce Primary Yesss!
Tarboy: *Grabs missile like nothing*
Also tarboy: dies from a oven
His power level is mad inconsistent, ngl
That probably was his greatest weakness.
No body gonna talk about the missle being a baseball bat doh
@@Neiroe heat is tarboy's kryptonite. if he could survive it he would be unstoppable
The dangers of cooking..
14 years later and this still holds up amazingly well.
this was the peak of the internet
I’m sad more people don’t know about it
this looks like a trailer for a REALLY, REALLY good series!
Uh oh
It isn't?
Thare was a game but it went through pr hell and it never got released
*chuckles*. Ur mUm
Or a video game!
11 years later and I'm still dying for a part 2
There won't be one, the project was cancelled
@@foxans1919 pain.
@@foxans1919 I thought it was still going, but as a game, but none of his idea ever worked. There’s even a video that shows leaks and texts of his ideas and previewing what the gameplay would be like.
@@foxans1919 sad
He's still out there... Searching...
damn, bro already made masterpiece like that 14 years ago. Guess you reached the peak of art from now
James Lee after releasing a iconic animation and didn't stop
Tarboy: whatever they may be talking about, it's probably about riches and nonsense. The robots: *actually talking nonsense*
Bleh blah blah blehh
*Laughing in nonsense*
No one:
The bots when the other robot says “blah”: *LAUGHTER ON*
" grunt, blunt and c- *_i can't remember the last one's name_* "
=D
@@abomblovinsimpleton8758 wow thanks
Denver Deguzman r/woooosh
Yeah, okay but
Grandpa “..and their *shit ridden deaths* “
Kent Dungca sure
man looking back at this after all these years from when i first watched it is such a good memory
Though I know we'll never get a sequel, understandably, thank you for giving the Internet this masterpiece to watch over and over 🙏
SHUT UP BILLY! i lost it XD
same lol
"Grandpa, you swore!" "SHUT UP BILLY!"
Chewie OvO jackcepticeye confirmed
Chewie OvO Omg! Hi chewie!
TJR Toons hi! I didn't know you watched this type of stuff!
Now after seeing it again after 10 years I have a question:
Why do robots have a watercooler?
Maybe The Watercooler Is Oil Flavor
To cool them by pumping cold water through them. Like a water cooled computer
Because its like coke
@@likaballninja4476 to not overheat and melt parts and I bet the water is like cocaine
I think the business people are human, and it's just the robot slaves that were robots
The music with each and every scene fits so well
14 years and it’s still a masterpiece
Top 10 Heros that can kill Thanos (with the infinity gauntlet) in seconds.
1. *TarBoy*
This is so true it's scary
This is so true is scary
you mean without
Tarboy's weakness is high temperatures, though.
Rlly could be a video game boss no?
11 years later and we still dont know the name of the 3rd robot
A mystery left unsolved
“ grunt , blunt , and c- actually , i cant remember that last one’s name “ - jan et tor
@@discontinuedchannel4066 "You answered the unanswerable."
@@discontinuedchannel4066 egz*
@@discontinuedchannel4066 what? you egg? *he stabs him*
Tarboy's weakness: A microwave.
Truly one of the greatest animations to have ever graced UA-cam.
"Grunt blunt and cu-I can't remember the last one" I'm dying XD
Ikr? Freakin gold XD
No _face same man XD
No _face Real names: Grunt Blunt and *Cunt*
Lol
PKthunder 2006 a lot of likes I got lol
"Grunt, Blunt and Cu- I can't remember the last ones name"
Amazing
cUNT
Jeff ider Thank you for your contribution
Lol
Yeah
That Guy grunt blunt and cum
Unggoy(grunt): other unggoys?
Can't believe I was 14 years late to this masterpiece. Welp, better late than never, I guess!
An unexpected trip down memory lane. I was looking for the meme guy with flashy glasses and found this gem from the Newgrounds years. I found you again sweet James and this time I'm not leaving!
"You swore" "SHUT UP BILLY"
*SHUT UP BILLY*
"But-" "STFU I'M STORY TIMING"
SHUT UP BILLY! Anyway,
XD SHUT UP BILLY
4:17 - *_T A A A R R R B O O O Y Y Y_*
Still gives me chills to this day, ever since the first time I saw this on Newgrounds.
Ja
Ja
Ja
Ja
Ja
"you swore.." "SHUT UP BILLY."
iconic.
this was fire and still is
SEE SONY ANIMATIONS WE DONT WANT THE EMOJI MOVIE WE WANT STUFF LIKE THISS
Yeh
lilly the vocaloid [vocaloid oc] AGREED
I wish they could make a movie about tarboy.
YEAAAAAAAAA
Dudes let’s be real if Sony got a hold of tarboy
It would be a message about being yourself and how being different is ok
Cool things i learned i should do after watching this animation:
-Make my own justice
-Become a dark being
-Kill the bourgeoisie
Everyone has forgotten the class war.
Not me.
Me as well, and nor will i ever. Please stay this way, comrade. I've been missing people like you.
@@enricobaschenis4257
Comrade huh?
Of course, could you ever ask for a better gender neutral pronoun?
Well you need to kill the “birds” first ofc
I can't get over the fact that this has less views than most of those low-effort animation loops. This is one of, if not the best animation I've ever seen on UA-cam.
13 years, and it hasn't aged poorly at all. thanks for inspiring my passion for animation
Grandpa; YOU WANNA HEAR ABOUT A REAL HERO BILLY
*billy shakes his head no*
Grandpa; *ignores billy*
Also I can kind of understand the whole story even without the audio, that’s really cool.
*this is my most liked comment and I honestly didn’t even have a good comment, but thanks :)*
That's the same premise as princess bride
B:you swore
G: shut up billy
Grandpa:wanna hear about a real hero?
Son:N-n-no
Grandpa:SHUT UP BILLY (tells the story)
grandpa:GRUNT BLUNT AND C- cant remember the last one
also grandpa:AND THEIR HORRIBLE SHIT RIDDEN DEATH!
А чего вы тут делаете?
I'm gonna tell this story to my children, no joke.
Queen Biotomia Productions me too
Queen Biotomia Productions
film it
it would make a good first video
Be sure to call one of them Billy
Queen Biotomia Productions omg yes
Do it
Helluva Boss Fans will never achieve this level of Culture.
I've only been watching your more recent videos within the last couple years, but after seeing this I can say one thing about you: You're really, really good at setting atmosphere.
THIS SHOULD BE A MOVIE
woa 17 likes
I say it should be a game tbh
They'd only mess it up.
IKR
yes it should
10 years later: hey let’s recommend this!
I know, im so sad that that wasn't in my recommended 10 years before
Exactly, this is so nostalgic
This was great
Legit, that piano opening dragged me kicking and screaming back to 2010.
_I don't regret it._
Stfu
I hope that when i'm a grandpa my stories will slap like that one.
I found this animation years ago and loved it. I’ve ironically come back to this channel because of some other content he’s made. Only to find out that he was none other than the one who made this masterpiece from my childhood.
It all started at the water cooler
top 10 best anime enemy opening
I think it's better if all three drink the tard rated water and all got poisoned and died and also became tar boys helpers for Revenge
@Musicgaming Bleh bleh, BLEH
3 best moments
1: “Grunt, Blunt, and C- I can’t remember the last one.”
2: “THEY ALL HUNGERED FOR REVENGE FOR THEIR HORID, SHIT RIDDEN J-“
“You swore!”
“ *S H U T U P B I L L Y* ”
3: When it shows the janitors eyes specifically, and then a glint runs over the Grandpa’s identical eyes, in a similar close up.
I ruined the 169 like
Yup it is
The C- got me choking on water xD
SHUT UP BILLY
Facts
What happened to the slave robots pretty accurately describes decapitated capitalism, which is what we're going through right now.
This has to be the best video on youtube
hard to believe it’s been 11 years since this was made
*12
These 2D animations was really ahead of its time
I know, still feels fresh af
*13
14
"Hey dad, how did you and mom meet?"
1:45
lmfao
This is probably one of the best things you’ve done so far. Great story, background and world, and left on a cliff to be open to interpretation
This was one of the first things i ever watched on youtube. Thats insane. I was like 7 and this inspired me to draw. This is were my spark for art came from.
Thank you James Lee. Keep inspiring new generations ❤
Slouching people: *"WHERE THEY SANK"*
Snowmen: *"AND THEY MELTED"*
Fish: *"BUT THEY DIDN'T DIE!"*
SHUT UP BILLY
Valentino Crocetti no u
@@akrlglg *UNO REVERSE CARD*
Ah yes , a truly glorious battle
You sure...
2020: Still waiting for part 2...
Me too
@Socialist Sylveon In that case, I'm waiting for the real-life adaptaion
Their was a plan for part 2 but after a whole lawsuit feasco left a bad taste it the creators mouth
Paul Flint He’s planning on making an explanation video that shows animation he’s finished, but here’s hope he’ll find the spark to finish it
It’s in the description about what happened
Can't believe i had forgotten that "SHUT UP BILLY" for 14 years. At the time i only dreamed about making such an incredible animation short. Today, as animator and creator, it gives me the chills. What a nostalgic experience. Someday.
you vids are really good
This is amazing for 2009, hats off to you, James Lee!
Only now do i realise that the janitor is the old man
B R U H
@Joaquin Saint Is english not your first language?
@@weinerhelmet stfu Grammar police :D
WHAT A TWIST!
BRO
Billy: *saying something stupid*
Grandpa: SHUT UP BILLY
watched this when was a kid,didnt understood a word,now im back here again to understand what this is
sorry to hear what happened with tarboy. It would of been cool to play a game based off of him. No matter the future of tarboy, i enjoy your content.
still here. still hoping for tarboy 2.
fuck id drop good money on nice long animated film
Same.
+GameInsomnia This reminds me of Spook Train. Animators really don't get shit on youtube, it's a shame =/.
+GameInsomnia I'e go a little more into a tar boy game. Could easily have the same graphics, and perhaps a good foundation for a game.
En Potaaato okay so few things here.
1. get over yourself right now.
2. you dont get to come at me about grammar with how you butchered the word together.
3. seriously get off your high horse. i can smell your self righteous crap through the internet.
moron
En Potaaato F*ck grammer, his message still came across, and that's the reason languages exist, not so we can use words correctly. As long as his meaning is understood, than it's perfect.
was watching this guy's new stuff after randomly finding the channel and the whole time thinking to myself this stuff is great but seems somehow familiar. So i check his vids and find this old gem one of the best animations from newgrounds from way back when. Still as epic and awesome as the first day i saw it. So glad he is still animating and the new stuff is just as awesome.
Yeah
Yeah
I'm amazed at how he hasn't gotten as big as captain disillusion. Like wtf
@@imdone8243 idk
All these years later coming across this again and it's still a brilliant combination of animation and music.
i've been subscribed since this video came out, i haven't been able to stop rewatching this it blew my mind how amazing this is
And to this day, there's no sequel.
ocean man yes I want a sequel really bad
read desc
@@gleeblerealness Thanos: *[reality can often be disappointing]*
@@ocean_booi yeah, i wish there was a sequel too but at least it doesnt sound like he completely despises the series now. not that i would blame him after the court stuff
@@gleeblerealness Wait, court stuff?
Grunt Blunt and C...
*CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST ONE*
It's Cunght
It's runt!
It’s Cunt!
its that mothefukin tf2 reference
@@tvtrashcastormemetard1604 r/whoooosh
3:18 is the best bit
absolutely gorgeous animation!! was given this as an example in art school for my flash animation class... that was 10 years ago & here I am at 10:38 pm on a friday watching it again cause I had a random thought about it & had to see it... lol! would love some Tarboy stickers/graphics/merch!
Dude I could see this getting made into a game
Nemesis 125 it was gonna be a game but the developers screwed it up by breaking some development promise and it led to legal action and the development stopped
Edan Leahy wow that’s really stupid it honestly seems like it would do well
Also FIREPLACE
It would have been game
Nemesis 125 Yeah, I’d love a game like that. Also, it’s cool that they can have a story where the bad guys win. For now, anyway.
Even to this day, THIS IS THE BEST ANIMATION also,
*SHUT UP BILLY*
Lol
Nah it’s *”SHUT UP BILLEH!”*
@@ThatSpaceMann B I L L E I
Goodest Boy XD
It seems we have found the plot behind Billie eyelish’s next song
I'm so glad to see Tar Boy representation in Tower Unite, you've no idea how much that makes me happy! ^^
Watching it once or twice a year and it is still absolutely brilliant
Grandpa's eyes. They're on opposite sides in the first half of the film.
Now give me a goddamn trophy.
Shipoopiism I noticed this too
Shipoopiism true
ok you win the most specific detail award. I hope you're happy with your strangely specific title.
Duuuude! This deserves a series!! I love the story, and music is simply perfect!
I remember when I first saw this on Newgrounds. It reminded me a lot of that older movie, Robots, except with a more tragic hero. Rather than two older-era Robots like Rodney and Fender trying to stop the more-advanced robots, the hero is an aggregation of hundreds of vengeful robot spirits.
Rumor has it that TARBOY will return...
Well, it will be ten years old in August, so...
Maybe TARBOY comes back every ten years...
I sure hope so! 😁
me too, i been trying and digging for a sequal, but its like digging in my lego bin, you find all the bits and bobs you needed before but dont now, EXCEPT for the one your looking for.
in the past were court stuff about tarboy so it wasnt fun for him and now he doesnt want to work on tarboy stuff... heck even a videogame was planed
@@corruptedplayer please elaborate
@@patrickswibes780 child it says in the description of the video just go read it
the animator won't
1:11 "You swore." Response "SHUT UP BILLY!"
Years latter I still remember this grate work
5:45 no way the grandfather actor and the billy actor are actually related in real life as well, thats insane
"all hunger for revenge for thier horrid ship wriping
:swore
:sSHuT uP BiLlY"
10/10 parrent
Could say he's a GREAT parent
fire the grammar is strong with this one
*shit driven