The Adventure Zone Animatic - Episode 67: SHE RISES
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- a phoenix never dies
thank you to the mcelroys for the most fuckin bangin ending to a story ever
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I will always love how Clint says "Attaboy!" He really is my internet dad.
Justin Kalman I will always love Clint’s laugh when he realizes Barry’s back
@@vickielavigne2696 Clint is the hype man of this story, I love him.
This is the perfect comment
My favorite thing about this moment is that Clint understood what was happening WAY before I did.
@@Sifeus Clint understood. Merle is still figuring it out!
I'm never going to be over the fact that the first thing Lup does after getting out of the umbrastaff is kinkshame her brother
I'm so sorry I ruined the 69 likes but this was too good
Kinkshaming.. is her kink
@@7upvids it's okay I got it to 666
I think she was more impressed like “BRO U PULLED THE GRIM REAPER YOOOOOOO” but tbh it’s probably both 😩
@@Alderoftrees *Screams*
Boy Detective: "I'm not strong enough to cast that spell!"
Taako: "I know."
oof savage line from Taako here
Did- did you forget Ango’s knee?
I always interpreted it as "I know /you/ aren't, Angus. But I know who is."
Like that was the exact moment it finally clicked and he realized that Lup was still present, and in the Umbrastaff.
Maggie Schubert
Ooh that’s nice
He still best boy tough. He will glo up well.
What I really really like about this part is it feels like Griffin is basically saying, "YOU GET IT RIGHT? YOU GET WHAT'S GOING ON? I'M GOING TO USE THIS NPC TO REALLY MAKE SURE YOU GET IT BY REPEATING HOW MUCH HE DEFINITELY CAN NOT DO THAT HIGH LEVEL EVOCATION SPELL!" Because as a DM leaving those breadcrumbs and having your players not pick up what you're putting down is the wooooorrsttt. So this is equal parts Ango and Taako and Griffin and Justin having this 'you get it, right?' conversation. And it works both ways so nicely and I love that. It's just good D&D.
Griffin: she's just kinda. Staring you d-
Taako: ten
I dont think I can get over how taako INTERRUPTED THE NARRATIVE with his anger
edit: the likes??? didnt know i made a banger comment 5 years ago ty guys :) i LOVE this video even still to this DAY im still reeling over that bit! its so interesting to me when a character disrupts the narrative directly, definitely caught me off guard when i heard it first and still gives me goosebumps now!
Also (my friends and I disagree on this) I kind of like how Taako stopped the dramatic countdown to call everyone out for not treating it with the drama it deserved, before immediately snapping back to anger? I think it's a very Taako thing to do, if that makes sense.
@@Ray-hk1zm oh yea it's a very taako thing to do
@@Ray-hk1zm In that moment Justin had to choose to play it either:
1) Angry
2) Funny
3) Taako
And he went with Taako
I listened to the whole balance arc again recently and that is the only time anyone interrupted the narrative. They interrupted him and crosstalked but he still got to finish the narrative and get his point across. But that is the only time where they interrupted him and he accepted it. Griffin understood how angry and passionate he was about his character, same with Magnus, and just continued AND MADE THE MOST POWERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL SCENE IN THE ENTIRE PODCAST.
@@uhh_sid YES YOURE RIGHT!!! this was taakos emotional catharsis, the climax to his character arc, and griffin SOLD his performance! he let justin have every bit of leverage he needed to make that moment amazing, and that one tiny simple detail sends this scene from beautiful to masterful. these people are EXPERTS at improv storytelling and i wont let anyone tell me otherwise!!! :)
Oh God Lup trying to hug her brother is... it's murder. You've killed me. You're going to jail.
Griffin: *makes a beautifully crafted story"
Also griffin: *vores a banana*
I apologize for not likeing this comment buuuuuut, if you look at the like count you can see exactly why
the duality of man
He can do both. He’s multi-faceted.
Taako's intense look of pain when he yells "You fucking took everything from me" tho +Italian chef motion+ *mwah*
YOURE DATING THE GRIM REAPER??!
Rosebud
That is still my favorite quote. Lup is my fave
Possibly my favorite comedic beat in all of TAZ.
WHAT???!?!
I die at that part
"YOU'RE DATING THE GRIM REAPER?!" is probably my favorite line in the show.
She just says it in such a sitcom style way that it can't not be funny
Legendary
I want to like this but it’s at 666 and I don’t wanna ruin it
Especially since the build up was so moving and powerful, hearing her story-how she struggled, how she overcame her difficulties, how smart she was, and how much she loved her brother. Right at the climax of that, Griffin throws in a joke. It's so great, and so funny.
I think I saw this animatic before I even listened to the podcast. Even without any context at all, the line made me snort. Its probably one of the things that sold me on finally listening to The Adventure Zone.
I sort of love how you can actually hear Griffin smile at about 6:55 on the words "your sister's"
This is SO good, the bit where Lup is trying to grab Taako and her arms are just passing through him...my heart!!!!!
(moving heartwrenching backstory and exposition) "YOU'RE DATING THE GRIM REAPER?
We all agree Griffin is objectively the best storyteller in the world, right?
Yeah. I havnt even seen adventure zone yet.
I would disagree. As much as I love him and his storytelling. I think Mercer does claim the spot of best storyteller.
DON'T WATCH THESE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
Seriously don't spoil it. It's so good. Although the damage is already done. The emotional weight of this scene is lost on you if you haven't listened to it. Like, I legit cried.
@@shacharavni6523 Eh TAZ is a much better Story. And Griffin is a much better Story writer and teller at least in my opinion. Mercer while great is more the perfect DM. Theres a diffrence in my Opinion and while Griffin isnt really a great DM in a sense of rules and DND in genereal he is a Unbelivible good stroyteller
Why does there have to be a best? Why do you HAVE to pick one? I've been a long time critical role fan and I adore Matt Mercer. I don't know anything about TAZ save for a frew trailers and animatics ive watched after watching this scene because it was in my reccomended. sure I spoiled myself, but it was really cool. Griffin seems like a wonderful storyteller and I am fascinated by these characters. My question is why pick at all? Our culture is obsessed with ratings and top lists and 'the best' it's silly IMO. Both seem wonderful in their own right, why not just appreciate both and leave it at that.
Favourite moments in this: Taako saying "You took **everything** from me!" and Lup's intangible form desperately clinging to her brother from behind. That fucked me up real hard.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS PERFECT. TAAKO'S OUTFIT & DESIGN HAS ME f U C K E D U P PPP P P P P P P P
Seven minutes of me losing my goddamn mind over how good this is, from top to bottom, just pure gold. The details like the Rockseeker blood door, the fact that Lup's skeleton was clutching the Umbra staff close and Taako didn't realize it was an umbrella until it was in his possession. And those expressions, tho? Those elven expressions of pain and anger and sorrow and every emotion possible just made me love this scene with my eyes as much as I did with my ears.
Justin and Clint both rolled arcana checks to identify the umbra staff, and failed miserably, leaving them both clueless about a Lup that Griffin hadn't even thought of yet, the dice themselves supporting the storyline with pure chance.
A crit 20 on that roll would have revealed static and forced a lot of questions to be considered.
HEY THANKS FOR MAKING ME REALIZE THAT THAT WAS LUPS SKELETON THAT WAS A GOOD NUGGET OF INFO TO THINK ABOUT
@@julianacantu3402 There's also a moment in Crystal Kingdom where lich-Barry realizes what the staff Taako is using is and he realizes that they had found Lup's body after a decade of his own fruitless searching for her tirelessly, alone and isolated from his friends, in case you're already not crying about this bc i am
@@Pengwertle Im currently relistening to it and hearing all the clues i didnt the first time through and god, that scene completely flew by me the first time but it hit so hard this time around.
lup's magical girl transformation is soo good
Guys, I just realized something
The skeleton Taako took the umbrella from was Lup’s
Taako saw his own sister’s skeleton
Guess I’m crying again
No offense but you *just* figured that out? It was a red robed skeleton, holding the one of a kind weapon made specifically by Lup.
@@kazzajaxon7566 More like remembered, because at that point in the show people didnt know what Red Robes REALLY symbolized.
Also they do mention that "he found her" referencing the skeleton
Two years too late to this but I listened to Balance over the course of about a year and it's so easy to forget details like this but when someone points them out to me it just blows me away. this show is just so good
I freaking love this! Especially her expression on "I'm gonna fucking kill you now". Such a great mix of glee and rage.
i s2g i think about the phrase 'phantasmal and resplendant' every day
I’d also just like to note how much of a genius Griffin is for having Disrobed be the Barry AND the Lup reveal. Because they’re both red robes/liches, and both were the center of the biggest mystery of the series. Lup being the trigger to Lucretia’s actions, and Barry’s death leading to him pushing Magnus, Merle, and Taako towards the truth
"...and then we see Lup."
...
instant tears
Every time it gets me "YOUR DATING THE GRIMM REAPER!"
I remember being so proud of Justin for truly becoming a part of the story when he says "I know, " to Angus. I literally had to sit down just to collect myself. What a powerful moment. ;')
your lup is so cute? esp at the beginning when she's with cyrus rockseeker just like every face was a good one
JUST WHEN I THINK I HAVE A FAVORITE TAZ ANIMATIC THIS ONE COMES OUT OF NO WHERE AND DECKS THAT ONE SQUARE IN THE FACE. Your artstyle, your expressions, your attention to detail (like Syrus using the rock seeker blood to open the vault door and the multiple handprints of previous openings) and your interpretations of the characters and the way u draw those glorious elf ears, and the way you interpret Lup seeing Taako for the first time, from a spectral outside perspective. I got shivers. And even the way you draw Lup's lich form!!!! Everything about this is so beautifully crafted and you can see the care taken on it radiate off. Just aaaaa I love this so much and bless u
elixarch15 I second all of this. This animatic is such a treasure.
This was the animatic that got me into The Adventure Zone podcast. I never heard about it till I saw this pop up in my recommendations around a year ago (since I’ll watch any kind of animatic I can get my hands on) and I was so interested in whatever was going on in this but it took me till two weeks ago from today to actually give the podcast a shot. That was honestly a good idea, since this one was a m a j o r spoiler for the whole story arc and that amount of time between watching this and listening to TAZ would’ve made this surprise a lot less interesting.
But watching this again, right after finishing the Story and Song portion, I’m so glad that this was the video that got me into a podcast that I would’ve n e v e r tried if it weren’t for this animatic.
Thank you.
TheTailor me too!!
God, The way Lup grips onto Taako once he gets the Umbra staff just breaks my heart. This was so well done, I love your art of these beautiful magical twins
yo i fucking love the way you represent lup as having like... this kind of presence in the real world and **especially** how she's phasing through taako
Her face when she says “I’m gonna fucking kill you know” is beautiful you really have a way with facial expressions like wow
Lup's expression at 6:05 is just...perfect. EVERYTHING is perfect.
Hot diggidy shizz, that is a baller animatic you've made there!
I see what you did there and I approve. And so would Lucretia.
i think about this animatic like once a month. every time i think about taz balance this plays in my head. you’re a fuckin genius dude
okay can we talk about how taako interrupted _god??_ both griffin and justin did so well in this part. griffin gave justin a sister because of his older brother nature and took that sister away because he knew how to provoke a reaction. and then justin, his character’s rage seeping into his own, interrupts the world. the broken sound of taakos voice and the pure desperation and sorrow and anger is such a beautiful thing. i love this podcast with all my heart
hey seven years later i have not stopped thinking about your animatic. i've been through completing high school, 3 jobs, a movie, and getting married while SHE RISES remains a core memory. i don't follow the mcelroys anymore, but i remember this- the most wonderful interpretation of one of the most impactful story beats i've ever experienced. when all is dust i will live on as a single atom sitting in the quantum superposition of "i was human once" and "YOU'RE DATING THE GRIM REAPER?"
It’s been years since this animation was made but I saw it when it was initially uploaded having no idea what TAZ was, and now I’ve finally gone and listened to it and remembered this animation and wow suddenly it all hits home and it’s also weird to remember when I knew nothing and only liked the art. So thank you for that experience.
IM LOSING MY FUCKING MIND IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AND IT'S HERE YESSSS IT'S INCREDIBLE YOU'RE INCREDIBLE YAAAAAASSSS
Its insane that griffin had this whole story thought out that early into the podcast.
No matter how old this is, I will say this gives me shivers. The audio alone makes me tear up but your art is beautiful and makes it just amazing. Thank you for something so wonderful.
YO, I SHOWED THIS TO MY MATES AND WE WERE SCREAMING AT HOW GOOD THIS IS LIKE SUBTLE EXPRESSIONS??? DAMN THATS GOOD! GREAT STYLE?? EVEN BETTER!! AND MCFREAKING AMAZING EVERYTHING?!?!?!!!! THIS IS SOMETHING I ASPIRE TO BE AS GOOD AS, LIKE THIS IS GOALS TBH, THIS IS SO GOOD AND MY MATES AND I LOVE IT AND THROUGH THIS I'VE DRAGGED THEM INTO TAZ SO THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING CONTENT!!!!!!!!!
What I love about this moment is just the thought that Lup came out of the Umbra-staff and suddenly was one of the greatest magical forces on the planet short of actual gods. She spent what I can only assume was years in the staff growing her already considerable power to the point she could affect the outside world in significant ways. It was basically a Dragonball-Z style gravity chamber.
HOLY FUCK THIS IS INCREDIBLE I'M IN TEARS
I would die for lup
everytime I hear lup's story I'm brought to tears. I've never loved a character so much, and no matter what media I consume in the future, she's always going to be so so dear to me ;o;
Even after years of taz ending i need to come back and let some of the emotions wake up in me. I remmember too well my heart beating hard while Griffin described all the scenes and still does after all this years.
I’ve revisited this animatic so many times over the years and to this day it never fails to inspire and move me. Your portrayal of expressions and body language are incredible, and I absolutely adore your take on the characters. Thank you for this incredible work and for inspiring me time and time again; creative and passion-driven projects like this one not only help to keep the source material’s community alive, but motivate young artists to pick up a pencil and create unique and creative projects of their own. All the best!
4:33 I STARTED CRYING HERE 😭 oh my god this is stunning
I'M GAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Gay For That Phantasmal And Resplendent Undead Babe
Lup Inspires A Lesbian Revolution: The Movie
Lesbians for Lup™
I'm trans and bi and I honestly don’t know if I want to be Lup, be with Lup or both
this was so goo, lup's design was great and the part where she threatened edwards was perfect! I laughed so hard
never gonna get over that wonderful frame right at 4:31 when all she wants to do is touch him aaaaaah! my favourite rendering of this scene, thank you!
finished my third relisten of balance months ago but this popped up on my yt homepage and am instantly dissolved in tears, god I love these good good boys
Two years later and this vid still has me lost in the sauce and sobbing
i have been putting off watching this specific animatic because i knew it would be ridiculously good and very emotional and i finally watched it and,, it was,,,,, it was really emotional. i adore your depictions of all of the characters, the emotion, the body language, gosh everything about this is gorgeous. aaaagh
This made me cry almost immediately. Taako and Lup's expressions are incredible in this. Such a wonderful visualization of the narrative. Thanks for sharing!
god i love this,, i love your character designs ESPECIALLY MAGS YOU MAKE HIM LOOK SO SOFT!! and also i love love the elf ears!! and lups hair!! and how expressive you can draw aaa!!!!
Jobs and states and years past since I first watched this, and it’s still as good as ever
AHHHH MY QUEEN RETURNS! Easily my favorite rendition of Lup and Taako.
What I would give to listen to Balance for the first time again. I love this animation!
I'm amazed at how years be past and toss scene still gets me all watery eyed
what everyone else said but also shout out to lup's magical girl lich transformation
Holy shit! I just found the adventure zone 4 years late and fell in love, decided (since I usually don't mind spoilers) to look at beautiful animations of funny scenes. But I should not have watched this one. The episode I stopped in the middle of listening to this morning (5) they literally just walked into the chamber i now know contains Lup's body, and are about to pick up that staff. This is fucking beautiful and I can't wait to listen more and reach this epic story
JeanaKalvaris I totally feel you, I’m kinda doing the same thing here. 😬😅 It’s just so hard to resist!
HURLEY AT 4:49 HHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IM NOT STRAIGHT AT ALL
THIS ANIMATIC IN GENERAL IS FANTASTIC IM SORRY I JUST HAD TO STOP AND TAKE A MOMENT WHEN I SAW HURLEY AND I FELT I SHOULD MENTION THAT
The best part about this scene to me is I’m really good at picking up foreshadowing clues and guessing what the twists are before they ever happen but this? With Lup? I legit only got it like 5 minutes before Taako snaps the umbrastaff and that? That is one of the bests twists I’d ever heard in my opinion.
My favorite moment in TAZ, and the best TAZ animation I've ever found. I also love the implication that Edward would have been released from the Umbrella too, except Lup *completely obliterated him.* There is *nothing* left to release.
God, 7 years later and this story still hits. And so does this animatic, very well done!
holy shit i love lup's face at 6:02 ... she's so badass and intimidating and *Incredible*
Just go ahead and put the frame at 4:31 on my gravestone so all the world can see the cause of my death
K so everyone here is talking about Lup's design and her expressions n stuff (which I'm crazy about too) but NO ONE is talking about the very opening scene with Taako and Lucrecia. Now HER facial expressions and design are absolutely spectacular. And the dynamic camera angles and shifting focus during the whole scene? Muah, absolutely stellar 👌👌👌👌👌
EXACTLY LIKE - TAAKOS FACE?? AND LUCRETIA LOOKS SO SCARED LIKE GODS YEAH SAME HERE DUDE
something about the heavy pause before “it’s like a bomb goes off in your hands” reeeally gets me in the heart
This was my first introduction to Taz, it's fair to say I was very lost, but after finishing it I'll still come back to this because it's my favorite animatic. Great job!
So I just realized that when this is made into a show, these types of scenes are going to be planned and made to be as impactful and emotional as possible. I’m going to cry during this show so much.
"Phantasmal and resplendent" gosh that's part gave me chills. Good chills, but still chills.
AAAH THE DESIGNS THE PAIN THE EVERYTHING. i come back and rewatch this often when i wanna get emotional about taz, it’s truly incredible:)
any time i'm feelin' like a piece of garbage, i just come watch this, cos it is literally the best thing on the entire internet and every time i watch it i cry, die, then come back to life. thank you for creating this absolutely wonderful work or art amen
'Phantasmal and resplendent' .... Shivers. Every time.
This was so incredibly good ahh your art style is my favorite! The way you draw lup is so good thank you for creating and you're doing amazing!!
No matter how many times I listen to this scene I always get chills and am just filled with some indescribable emotion. Griffin is a m a s t e r storyteller and I sincerely hope he writes a book someday
God this is just so beautiful and expressive. Seriously Taako's and Lup's emotions just floor me this is so gorgeous
I know there's already a comment for it, but I wanted to say it myself, not only is your art style just 👌👌👌 so fucking fantastic, im honestly on the verge of tears seeing you drawing Lup not cis. Like, seeing trans girls not looking 100% feminine means so fucking much to me and it's amazing to see someone going with a more androgynous view of elves and just. Thank you so much, your art only made these powerful moments more intense and amazing
She's canonically not cis so I would hope she looks like it?
I was crying, okay,I was crying (I still am while I write this, but that's beside the point) and then she said: "You are dating the Grim Reaper??" and I just laughed and started crying even harder and now I'm confused and emotional and I love Lup so much.
I've been waiting to watch this video, and I LOVE the way you drew everyone, it's so beautiful and awesome, their expresions and the way they move and it's so beautiful, I can't.
Its been so long since I listened to this episode, but just listening to this part again it STILL makes me cry, its such a powerful emotional part
I love how it’s the same song as The Chalice but different, it’s always been one of my favorite tracks and it fits both scenes so perfectly
this is by far the best version ive seen so far. the expressions are perfect
This was the first piece of TAZ content I ever consumed, long before I ever listened to a single episode of Balance, or even vaguely knew who the mcelroys were. It's so beautifully done and itnroduced me to one of my favorite pieces of fiction in the whole world - I now have a huge-ass tattoo that says "phantasmal and resplendent". I just wanted to say, after years of loving this video: thank you.
Welp… this is the first time I’ve heard of taz and I’ve probably just been massively spoiled but this is amazing and I have to listen to this!
i love the way you draw facial expressions and your designs for all the characters and im a huuuuuge fan of the way you do elf ears
i love this animatic so so much
Christ, this still makes me cry, it’s so dumb how much I like this podcast.
Gosh, I love this. The expressions are so excellent. The movement is so fluid. Also, I love how in that last bit you can just hear Griffin smiling. So good.
I tell you I have watched this a dozen times at least and every single time, it makes me cry. It's not just Griffin's amazing narration, the emotions on the faces of the characters I love, their palpable agony, it HURRRRRTS but it hurts so good.
the subtleties in the expressions make this so much more real, thank you, you are a beautiful wonderful person
Thank you so much for making this video. I truly want you to know how much of a huge effect this has had on my life. I originally saw parts of this on Tumblr a few years ago with a link, which first opened my eyes to the worlds of D&D. I was always a huge nerd, but I always told myself "at least I don't play dungeons and dragons." This video, and this video alone is the thing that made me change that. It opened my eyes to the amazing work that can come out of Dungeons and Dragons, and the Amazing Stories and fantasy that can be woven from it. This video got me into Dungeons & Dragons, and now I am a full-fledged dice maker. Because of this, I started listening to how friends roll to get down the basics and then to the Adventure Zone, which then led me on to my brother my brother and me and many of the other McElroy shows, and eventually push me to start listening to more podcasts as a whole. From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for animating this and putting your light out into the world, and for having such a massive effect on my life.
can you imagine not seeing your sibling for a decade, losing all memories of her, and when you find her the first thing she does is out you? wow we stan a queen.
That frame of Lup's form hugging Taako is so good :')
Your animatic is fantastic! I have rewatched this many times, and everytime I am completely captured by your art of Lup and Taako. Your animatic was in my recommendations one day, and is why I listened to the adventure zone. I love how you synchronized the change in frames and griffin saying you see time freeze, as well as lup saying I am going to kill you know with the blank screen. Making the smoke red near the end with everything remaining black is incredible. Thank you for making this, your video has made me happy in ways I can't express.
Thank you so much for making this, I was zoning out during this part and was so upset because I couldn't visualize or focus on what was happening. But this was spectacular and cleared everything up. Thank you!
4:30 i started cryingggggggg
i know i am quite tardy in commenting on this video, but it is stunning to say the least. your design for lup is by far one of my favorites. thank you for sharing your vision of this scene!
Two years later and I still can't listen to this part without crying. You did an absolutely beautiful job giving visuals to this scene
This is incredible. It goes beyond just matching images to words and adds to the narration by interpreting the emotion into new visual story beats. In audio it was enough for Griffin to say she tried to contact him and struggled to even feel him. But this artist translated those words into a desperate incorporeal figure passing through her brother and holding him close without being able to feel him. That was beautiful and clever. This artist has the soul and brain of a great animator and deserves a job telling great stories at a major animation company.
I’ve never heard of this podcast but you know damn well I have a new thing to interest me for a year