I at first thought that he was happy to get the name, but then you remember. He was given wine infused with Lotus. He couldn't tell his dad a damn thing.
I love how this animatic shows how the immense grief of losing his best friend affected him verry much, and probably impaired his decision making, im pretty sure in epic canon no man of his died in the war, and this kinda puts into perspective the importance of this event, the first time someone close to him suffered the consequences of his decisions, and it was his best friend.
Not sure about the none of his people dying since in the verz first song he says "ten years of war they killed us slowly" but it was for sure traumatic to see so many of his men die
@@Morningstar_37 in fact in a clip from Luck Runs Out, Odysseus says to Eurylochus: "I took six hundred men to war and no one of them died there, in case you needed a reminder" So none of his men died in Troy
i learned this from osp/overly sarcastic productions near the end of the epic, most of the crew was massacred by the sea of monsters. idk if its super accurate but that just what i saw.
I have great news for you: Poseidon is not only the god of (kinda) ocean he is also the god of earthquakes :) We're not safe anywhere unless we go to Hades's domain lmao
@user-tp9uw1pr6m First of all: Poseidon is the god of ocean and Not WATER. There are A LOT OF water related deities and Poseidon is only one of them. Like I said: He is the god of ocean and not rivers. Second, Even if he was indeed the god of water, Rivers in the underworld are not normal rivers: they are not made of water. They are special rivers that have magical liquids flowing through them. Therefore they are not part of his domain.
Honestly Athena’s wisdom should have been more along the lines of “stay anonymous because if you say your real name that Cyclops will tell on you to his father Poseidon, the god of the Sea which you need to get home to your family and kingdom”
@@stephaniemcdonald1197 If he turned back to kill the cyclops he would be swarmed by the other cyclopses, his entire army of fine warriors struggled at killing one of them, let one like 10.
@@mishagaming1075 not really, he was already gone before athena warned him, the greek gods are not omniscient. otherwise he wouldn't need his son to tell him the name of the one who hurt him.
God, the "Who Hurts You" sequence. The heroes struggled this much with one cyclops, and they see not only that there's more like it, but *a lot* more. Legitimately terrifying
3:12 the irony in this part. he's telling the cyclops to remember them so that the one who died by the cyclops' hand won't die in vain. but in the end, Odysseus telling his name to the cyclops made their sacrifice null as it brought a bigger foe.
But also their story ist still remembered till this day. Had Ody killed the cyclops or not told him his name most of the fleet would probably made it home. But than this would not have been the story of the Odyssey with it's many adventures and would probably not be remembered like it is today. So Ody singing about how he wants his men and himself to be remembered and saying his name made sure that they would be, even if it made things much worse for them in life. Also love that this is the first time his name is mentioned in the musical.
@@Companion92 Fair point, people want to be remembered. But at the same time, he was already in the Illiad. he was the one who made the trojan horse (the one that ends the war) and one of the reason they had to fight troy (the one who suggested thr content of Oath of Tyndareus). Not only that, unlike Achilles who would rather die young and remembered rather than forgotten, Ody would probably prefer the second one. The song itself was more specifically for the Cyclops to remember to "NOT DO THAT AGAIN" rather than trying to etch his name into history. Though on the original one, it's more of a hubris on Ody's part. A rather odd thing for him to do as he wasn't an outwardly pridefull person or at least wasn't portrayed as someone who would gloat in both Illiad and Odyssey.
@@zetroll0372 That's all true. But also in the Illiad he was just one of many important characters and in the Odyssey he is the main character. Always thought it odd that he made the mistake to tell the cyclops his name out of hubris. It probably still plays a part, but to me the musical leaves the impression that it was grief over his friends who just died right in front of him, after surviving 10 years of war and being on their way home, what lead to that leap of judgement. Makes more sense to me than just hubris.
@@Companion92 Fair enough. And yep! agree about him shouting his name through grief rather than hubris is better. I felt like the author just felt like putting a "how hubris can make you fall" story but forgot the character he's using is not the type that is who is hubris. or just want to make the story longer.
@@Companion92I think in the OG Odyssey though ody gives away his name not really to make the cyclops remember him but it was out of ego bc he wounded him and left the cyclops in his weakened state. A adrenaline from battle you could say. A mistake. Whereas in EPIC he does it because he WANTS the Cyclops to remember him
I love that the visual tones change matches the moment when Odysseus realize that his friend, the ever optimistic one with rose-colored lenses is gone, that grief is blinding him and caused the lapes in judgment with revealing his true name. With his friends, he had the tactical advantage and was calculating, with the loss his couldn't think straight and your animation really makes this shines through
Everyone focuses on Athena saying "Don't," but ignores the fact that her presence made the situation worse. Odysseus was leaving. He was done. And he was right, too. There were more cyclops. And they couldn't beat one. If they had turned to finish him off, they would have died. Athena showing up and telling him to finish it was almost insulting. It felt like she cared less about the men that would die and more about the glory of her Warrior winning.
But thats exactly what her relationship with Odysseus was, she didnt love him as a friend. Of course, he was the man she loved most, but you could not equate it to the love one has for their friends yk. The gods used their heroes as toys, they controlled them, made them fight their monsters and showed them off for their own pleasure. Athena was no different, she cared only for her reputation and how Odysseus made her look. And its sad because youre right, if Athena had not come it wouldve spared Odysseus like 10 years perhaps. Mortal heroes never meant much to the gods, they played them like chess pieces.
Took me a while to see this comment, but yes, 100,000% Athena did not help Odysseus and instead nearly dragged him and his crew to complete annihilation. I am glad more people are seeing that it would have been stupid if she had gotten her way, and they had listened to her words.
You are right, but not in the cyclops part, there werent any more cyclops in the original story, the pressence in the video should be a god (Poseidon) who protects the cyclops because they are his sons. But for the rest you are 100% right.
Surely killing the cyclops would prove to be difficult and probably cost him some more comrades. I believe that the part where Odysseus reveals his name wasn't really influenced by Athena. It was clearly his ego. If you make that assumption then Athena was right, he was a threat and proved to be. Also, @joseangelbravogallego9363 there were more cyclops in the story just not exactly near him. Big creatures their voices echoed across the island
Every time I feel stupid, I listen to this song and tell myself that at least I didn’t give out my address, social security number, credit card, IP address, and wifi password to a cyclops.
The best part of "Who hurts you" sequence for me is not the fact that there is a who-knows-how-many-more cyclops, but rather the fact then they are MUCH bigger then Polyphemus. Like, one of them has his only EYE almost as big as Polyphemus whole head.
@@techpriest6962 Athena just ruined everything by appearing, there were tons more cyclopses and if he came back to finish off that one cyclops he would get swarmed and die, and Athena actually makes him want to do something even worse, SAYING THE LOCATION OF HIS KINGDOM!
@@Golnhekjd, yeah, because going to kill him wouldn't have killed them all since there were many more cyclops, Athena's presence made everything worse, they were already leaving, the cyclops wouldn't have been able of doing anything, and Athena basically made him give him the information that he needed, if he'd actually heard her it would have been worse since all of them would have died, they couldn't even kill one cyclops, not without great loses anyway, how would they have been able of facing so many? That would have been suicide, Athena was only looking for herself and her prestige, which is what all greek gods did, they weren't how a God is supposed to be, a REAL mentor, someone how taught morals and righteousness and cared for his people, someone who were truly wise and would teach true wisdom, someone who wasn't so selfish and proud and cared not only for himself and satisfying his whims, that's why I don't consider this gods true gods in their world and moment so to speak where they are considered as such because they don't have what a true god would have to have to be a god, and mercy would be part of that wisdom, if people where really merciful and loved each other and cared for morals and what is really good even in our world and time (or if they would have done that in the past too) there would be no wars, no more stupid bloodshed, war in itself is foolishness, it's not wise, that's why the fact that Athena is both goddess of wisdom AND war (being a lot more strategical, smart and cold-thinking than Ares who would be hot-headed and basically be like a volcano) is jarring and questioning at best
@@doloresgronenberg5882 there was only one cyclop, the voice they took for more of them was Poseidon himself, his son called out to him for help. And he was already gone before athena warned him, the greek gods are not omniscient. otherwise he wouldn't need his son to tell him the name of the one who hurt him.
The expressions, the visuals, taking the headband, the grin at the end when Odysseus makes the mistake and reveals his name... you really are doing the epic musical more than justice with your amazing works for it The song always held such power in it and you captured it perfectly
Oh my, now when I watched this I didn’t understand why cyclop was grinning like that in the end but now… That feels like something Oddys does without thinking, like did no one teach him how dangerous it can be to give out you’re name and what power you give to people with that simple information 😂😨🫠 when I read you’re comment and understood the meaning of the video it sent chills down my spine😂
@@Junithyst1314 Except it was not a mistake it was a choice he DOES know the power of the name which is why at the very start he greets the cyclops saying his name is Nobody. In the myth it does play out like this that once they sail out he tells him his true name implying he got cocky because safe on the boat. What I like with the EPIC retelling it seems to be more grief and anger motivated he still waits until they are on the boats to protect his remaining men and wasnt going to say anything but Athena giving out calling him stupid caused him to snap and go fine all of this is stupid?! might as well tell him who bested him and have my friend's soul be comforted that everyone knows I defeated his killer This is stupid and a mistake but it was a mistake he chose to make in grief and anger not from ignorance
The way Athena appeared and then in order to prove her wrong Odysseus ended up giving his name... heartbreaking. I love Athena's design, like a middle ground between inhuman and ethereal.
Epic is just the albums, it's not complete yet, we only have 2 albums, I don't remember the name of the first one, but the second one is called "Cyclope Saga" I think Edit. the first one is "Troy Saga", thanks @beanybeans4361
Zeus: kill this innocent baby Odysseus: YEET Athena, goddess of WISDOM: kill this enemy you’ve severely injured because he’s still dangerous Odysseus: No. In fact I’m going to give him my home address. Athena: *forehead slap* Absolutely beautiful wolfy, Odysseus’s grief and determination is palpable and heart wrenching. Thank you for sharing more Epic content with us!
Wait… but in the Iliad, Odysseus never has to kill Hector’s baby. That’s what Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus) does. Edit: Ah, never mind, it seems like there are many versions.
Odysseus had it coming for his arrogance. I get he was grieving, and Athena didn't help him. But surely, he could have yelled at him without revealing details.
Wait, You never saw a visual adaptation of the odyssey before? What about the 1997 movie or all the ancient greek art depicting the men stabbing polyphemus In his eye?
@@omarsalem1219 I didn't explain myself, like, I knew how he got stabbed but somehow I didn't connect it in the context of the song, like "when did that happen?" And then "Aaah ofc, how could I forget"
Gosh the way he closes his eyes, the tear, the reflection of the eye, THE SMILE AT THE END. The moment the viewer realizes how bad that choice was. I got hooked into Epic because of you so THANK YOU SO MUCH. Keep up the awesome work!! ❤️❤️
@@mirrorsouls1 all cyclops are sons of Poseidon. Polyphemus asks for his father to avenge him and now that he knows Odysseus' name, he knows where to send his revenge to. And that made the voyage much harder to get back home for the poor guy
@@Ксю24-у9и essentially, Polyphemus (the cyclops) tells his father (Posidon) that Odysseus had blinded him (Odysseus had given Polyphemus his name, Polyphemus could snitch). Considering Odysseus and his men were travelling by sea, it is Very Bad that Posidon is mad at them
In the Odyssey Polyphemus knew by a prophecy that Odysseus would blind him. He just never imagined that the legendary Odysseus would be a small man. Odysseus also gave his name away out of grief and also out of hurt pride when he was called a coward
Athena's 'Don't!' Got me thinking of how she seems to be trying to protect Odysseus from his bitter fate. Another subtle indicator that she really cares for him
"What good would killing do? When mercy is a-" "It'd prevent him from asking his father Poseidon to sink your ships before you can all get home." "..." "..." "Y'know, I'm glad you gave me a specific example of why he's still a threat." "Yeah, that's why I'm the goddess of wisdom. Do you want to borrow my spear?"
Zeus ordered the gods to stop interfering directly with mortals involved with the trojan war after aphrodite got injured, she was pushing it with the counsel already.
Lmao ikr? Her actual advice is what made him mad enough to reveal his name. He was *leaving,* Athena. He would have been fine before you decided to provoke someone dealing with acute grief. 0/10 advice.
the fact he explained who he was when they left is the moment its no longer Mercy but arrogance and hubris.... its the very reason Ruthlesness is so good
ANOTHER ABSOLUTE BANGER OF AN ANIMATIC. I has chills, literal chills. Especially with the eye close up, Polyphemus smiling and Odysseus taking Polites’ headband. But also the transition to Athena was smooth as hell
Can we discuss Athena's exclamation of "Don't" for a second? She knows exactly what he's about to do and knows, or at least has a good idea, of what will happen by giving his name. She even reaches out to try and stop him. She is trying to save him from more blood being on his hands. She tells him to turn off his emotions so that he has a higher xhance of winning without losing anyone he cares about. Athena, with the few words she says here, truly shows that she does care for Odysseus. She knows how dangerous the cyclops is alive. It's not that she wanted more bloodshed, but rather, she wanted to save more by ending the one. The singing in the song is phenomenal and we can feel the pain, fear, rage, sympathy, etc just everything. Truly a magnificent piece. The animation of is is shown off extremely well too.
Maybe so, but you also got to realize that she wanted him to go back and fight when he just saw there were more than just the one cyclops. Plus, Odysseus was just ready to leave, her showing up and telling him to go back just kinda set him off. Not saying him giving away his name and homeland wasn't stupid, but him killing the cyclops would not have done anything but put him in more danger.
Counterpoint; A blind cyclops is capable of fuck all as a threat... From a distance. Going back to finish the job was actively more of a threat to Odysseus and his crew than just leaving him be at that point, Athena was about to get them killed XD
@@zaivs3115I think they mean it will be an Odysseus focussed song because his instrument are guitars (as in when he gets like 90% of the vocals to him a guitar normally plays) in most cases however it’s an electric guitar
1:37 omg I don't knows how I didn't notice this the first time but I love this I'm on the bus trying not to cry cause Politese is dead. But omg I love the detail in here and how Odysseus takes Politese headband and jshdvvduw
I love when Odysseus says that "I'm the reigning king of Ithaca" it looks like he slits his own throat and in a sense it's exactly what he does 😅 You're so talented and creative :3
The "Who hurts you" "Nobody" moment just scratches a part of my brain in a completely different way and I will not apologize for how many times I have repeatedly listened to this song because of that one moment
Something I just noticed on this animatic that applies to all of them is the difference between the scenes in Odysseus’ head versus the real world, in his mind he is always highlighted in light grays and whites but in reality he is alway framed with dark grays. This shows how in his head he is the morally correct person but in the real world everything of far more complex. This is the kind of stuff that always floors me when I watch Wolfy’s content! The attention to detail is absolutely stunning!
Athena: DONT! Odysseus: *gives out all his info to the cyclops who would want revenge after telling said cyclops he was Nobody, proving he knew that if he stirred up trouble he didnt want himself to be attached to it*
I admired this guy’s skill sooo much until he decided to go “hey bbg, here’s my number, address and social security number so you can tell your daddy abt me and doom us all 😘” here : 3:47 💀💀
You have both revived and fed my Homer hyperfixation. This musical is amazing, and your visuals are stunning. This one captured so much emotion so well. Poor Polites :,(
@@yearlywise8003 I think it’s to motivate Odysseus through his character arc more smoothly for the musical medium, but I can’t be entirely sure because I haven’t heard anything from the creator
God the blinking eye balls from the dark of the cave to the slumped shoulders and shocked expressions of Odysseus and co during the line "there are more of them" made this moment all the more chilling for me. This animatic made that sequence one of my favorite in this song, 2nd only to "I am your darkest moment" (which, his expression? The dead, tunnel visioned look in his eyes that shows no light in the way only a grieving, angry man can??? Screaming I got shivers) to the end.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, THIS IS SO COOL! I especially love Odysseus's expressions during his little speech to polyphemus ALSO, ODYSSEUS TAKING THE HEADBAND AND WRAPPING IT AROUND HIS ARM, YOU WANT ME GONE
I am absolutely obsessed with how your designs show such a depth of emotion with even just like...subtle shifts of expression. Like Odysseus at the beginning of this sequence still seemed like he was in shock when he was singing until he started crying and....ugh it's just so good!!!
I have learnt every word of Epic: The Musical in the past 36 hours and I can feel myself barrelling towards a full-blown obsession but I have no regrets because at least your art inspired it in the first place
given what happens in ruthlessness. i like to think that the cyclops isn't talking to his kin, but his father. the coldness of the reply when he says nobody hurt him, portrays a parents disappointment that their child won't tell them what really happend. the despair in the cyclops when he says don't go and not just point around him and say them. means whoever is speaking to him, isn't fully there.
Even I could have told you that was a bad idea though lol. Surely a king known for war and wisdom could think it out Hey maybe don't make enemies who know your name and give them where you live!!
@gheata_playz874 They were both stupid, but Ody was stupid second, he was pushed into it by Athena not reading the room enough to see Ody's compromised
well athena never told him to give his whole identity to the cyclops, she was telling him to end the cyclops JUST to avoid grudges like poseidon from happening
The smile at the end omg.. it really shows that Polyphemus now has a chance to get his revenge by calling Poseidon and that despite being blind he has a chance at getting back at him
Oh god, Polyphemus smile at the end really got me. Odysseus fucked up when he gave Polyphemus his true name, names hold power after all… And once again, here you are adding fuel to the flame of my current hyper-fixation. This was amazing as always Wolfy! 💜
Interestingly in the Odyssey Polyphemus knew by a prophecy that Odysseus would blind him. He just never imagined a tiny human be the infamous Odysseus. Odysseus was grief striken but also his pride was hurt because he was called a coward so he gave his name to show him he is not afraid of him. Polyphemus also left double course. Either Odysseus never reach home or if he does, reach without his comrades (which happened)
I know I'm super late but to me Athena's warning and calling the cyclops a threat was never her actually calling the CYCLOPS a threat but rather the Cyclop's father. I genuinely wonder how different this saga and even the whole story would be if the cyclops wasn't Poseidon's son
The one part I sort of remember from the original story (as I heard it told anyway) was that when Odysseus was shouting back at the cyclops, he didn't *just* screw himself over by giving his name, which was passed straight to Poseidon. From what I recall, it also alerted the cyclops that the people who blinded him were in the process of escaping, so he hurled massive boulders at them. Sure, he was blind and none of them hit, but Odysseus literally rolled the dice with his entire crew's lives, whether they'd all get killed in one shot, for literally no reason. When they'd already basically escaped!
I completely forgot that the cyclops said the name "Nobody" and not the word- and am now getting intense flashbacks from when I first read it years back, friggin ingenious
Polythemus: And then you would never believe it.... Poseidon: He started monologuing? Polythemus: He started monologuing! Told me his name, and rank, and home address.
CHILLS. LITERAL CHILLS. The transitions paired with the intense expressions right afterwards, not to mention the work in perspective, anatomy and body language? The way Odysseus is tense in the beginning to being more hesitant as if pushing through the grief to do what he has to do? And then the smile at the end when Odysseus reveals his name? It's simply magnificent. I've been learning animation recently and you've been a big inspiration for my works! I just admire how you create, and I'm going to be working hard to achieve my dreams..I love this animatic in particular, so don't mind me rewtaching this one. Amazing work Wolfy!
I've been obsess with this musical for a while now. And I can't help but think that, Oddysseus had been listening to Athena for years now, he used to be his obedient servant. But losing his beloved friend and men made him break. He finished the war, all he wanted was his home, his wife and his son. He was so tired and mad that he forgot to be logic, to know that telling him the truth could be dangerous, he went blind
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I always love the “Who Hurt You” “Nobody” moment. Because you can hear the pain and fear and sadness in the little “don’t go” at the end.
it’s such a powerful moment, the loneliness really shows here, the desperate need for help, it really show the rage and pain in both sides
Its because Odyssey told him his name is nobody
I don't know why but I wanna hug that big evil mf lmao
@@cockycookie1 He's not evil. Some little thieves come in and kill his favorite sheep
@@cockycookie1 idk man, what would you do if a bunch of rats ate your dogs?
3:56 - "Jokes on you I'm gonna tell my dad."
Fr fr thanks to you, I know why at this part Polyphemus smiles
My dad is so strong, he could beat up your dad
Hahahaha
Real
Hitting this over and over looks like a scene where it flicks back and forth in movies
3:57 the face of a cyclops who’s gonna tell his dad some shit
my father will hear about this!
"DADDY! ODYSSEUS POKED MY EYE OUT!"
I at first thought that he was happy to get the name, but then you remember. He was given wine infused with Lotus. He couldn't tell his dad a damn thing.
@@RichMedic Sentences that did not age well!
The Lotus had long since worked it's way outta his system.
@@boxtank5288 no? That smile was the lotus taking effect
I love how this animatic shows how the immense grief of losing his best friend affected him verry much, and probably impaired his decision making, im pretty sure in epic canon no man of his died in the war, and this kinda puts into perspective the importance of this event, the first time someone close to him suffered the consequences of his decisions, and it was his best friend.
Not sure about the none of his people dying since in the verz first song he says "ten years of war they killed us slowly" but it was for sure traumatic to see so many of his men die
@@Morningstar_37 in fact in a clip from Luck Runs Out, Odysseus says to Eurylochus: "I took six hundred men to war and no one of them died there, in case you needed a reminder" So none of his men died in Troy
so its important that its the first time so many died under his command then right?
Makes the scene extra significant :((
i learned this from osp/overly sarcastic productions near the end of the epic, most of the crew was massacred by the sea of monsters. idk if its super accurate but that just what i saw.
the smile of the cyclops at the end literally sent chills through my spine, making me wish to dig my grave so Posieden wouldn't find me...
I have great news for you: Poseidon is not only the god of (kinda) ocean he is also the god of earthquakes :)
We're not safe anywhere unless we go to Hades's domain lmao
@@17ZZZ74 Oh boy, I guess I gotta pull a hades move and kidnap myself to the underworld...
@@toogoodtobetrue.87 LMAO come join us! No olympians can touch us here and Hades couldn't have cared less about us haha
@@17ZZZ74 the underworld has rivers too 💀
@user-tp9uw1pr6m
First of all: Poseidon is the god of ocean and Not WATER. There are A LOT OF water related deities and Poseidon is only one of them. Like I said: He is the god of ocean and not rivers.
Second, Even if he was indeed the god of water, Rivers in the underworld are not normal rivers: they are not made of water. They are special rivers that have magical liquids flowing through them. Therefore they are not part of his domain.
Honestly Athena’s wisdom should have been more along the lines of “stay anonymous because if you say your real name that Cyclops will tell on you to his father Poseidon, the god of the Sea which you need to get home to your family and kingdom”
I would love that because that’s a logical thing to do aside from killing the cyclops
@@stephaniemcdonald1197 If he turned back to kill the cyclops he would be swarmed by the other cyclopses, his entire army of fine warriors struggled at killing one of them, let one like 10.
@@mishagaming1075 there was only one cyclop, the voice they took for more of them was Poseidon himself, his son called out to him for help.
@@GolnhekjdOh. Well that would still attract the attention of poseidon and get him cursed.
@@mishagaming1075 not really, he was already gone before athena warned him, the greek gods are not omniscient.
otherwise he wouldn't need his son to tell him the name of the one who hurt him.
God, the "Who Hurts You" sequence. The heroes struggled this much with one cyclops, and they see not only that there's more like it, but *a lot* more. Legitimately terrifying
Then the
"If no one hurt you
BE SILENT"
and the "Dont goooo"
it was such an amazing sequence, and bonec-chilling at that
And they all seem bigger than polyphemus
Why are are people saying who hurts instead of hurt? Is this some sort of inside joke?
@@Mary_Studios no, its probably simply not hearing it right? i swear i heard "who hurts you" thats proper English
@@Mary_Studios 1:56
it says "who hurts you" saying "who hurt you" wouldn't be proper English
The ending with Polyphemus grinning is so sick! He's like "Oooh? Then My FaThEr WiLl HeAr AbOuT tHiS" Amazing work as always!!
"Pottah!"
Pottah!
Draco malfoy core frfr
Polyphemus channeling his inner Draco Malfoy
The Draco Malfoy of ancient Greece 😂
3:12 the irony in this part. he's telling the cyclops to remember them so that the one who died by the cyclops' hand won't die in vain. but in the end, Odysseus telling his name to the cyclops made their sacrifice null as it brought a bigger foe.
But also their story ist still remembered till this day. Had Ody killed the cyclops or not told him his name most of the fleet would probably made it home. But than this would not have been the story of the Odyssey with it's many adventures and would probably not be remembered like it is today.
So Ody singing about how he wants his men and himself to be remembered and saying his name made sure that they would be, even if it made things much worse for them in life. Also love that this is the first time his name is mentioned in the musical.
@@Companion92 Fair point, people want to be remembered. But at the same time, he was already in the Illiad. he was the one who made the trojan horse (the one that ends the war) and one of the reason they had to fight troy (the one who suggested thr content of Oath of Tyndareus).
Not only that, unlike Achilles who would rather die young and remembered rather than forgotten, Ody would probably prefer the second one.
The song itself was more specifically for the Cyclops to remember to "NOT DO THAT AGAIN" rather than trying to etch his name into history. Though on the original one, it's more of a hubris on Ody's part. A rather odd thing for him to do as he wasn't an outwardly pridefull person or at least wasn't portrayed as someone who would gloat in both Illiad and Odyssey.
@@zetroll0372 That's all true. But also in the Illiad he was just one of many important characters and in the Odyssey he is the main character.
Always thought it odd that he made the mistake to tell the cyclops his name out of hubris. It probably still plays a part, but to me the musical leaves the impression that it was grief over his friends who just died right in front of him, after surviving 10 years of war and being on their way home, what lead to that leap of judgement. Makes more sense to me than just hubris.
@@Companion92 Fair enough.
And yep! agree about him shouting his name through grief rather than hubris is better. I felt like the author just felt like putting a "how hubris can make you fall" story but forgot the character he's using is not the type that is who is hubris. or just want to make the story longer.
@@Companion92I think in the OG Odyssey though ody gives away his name not really to make the cyclops remember him but it was out of ego bc he wounded him and left the cyclops in his weakened state. A adrenaline from battle you could say. A mistake. Whereas in EPIC he does it because he WANTS the Cyclops to remember him
I love that the visual tones change matches the moment when Odysseus realize that his friend, the ever optimistic one with rose-colored lenses is gone, that grief is blinding him and caused the lapes in judgment with revealing his true name. With his friends, he had the tactical advantage and was calculating, with the loss his couldn't think straight and your animation really makes this shines through
Oh..
Ikr- this really captures how blinded by grief Odysseus is
If that helps Polites in original Odyssey doesn't die in the hands of cyclops. He was with them when they met Circe for instance
And Athena tries to help but he rejects her Wisdom
@@tumblingartistodysseus is blinded by grief, the cyclops is blinded by being blind
Everyone focuses on Athena saying "Don't," but ignores the fact that her presence made the situation worse. Odysseus was leaving. He was done. And he was right, too. There were more cyclops. And they couldn't beat one. If they had turned to finish him off, they would have died.
Athena showing up and telling him to finish it was almost insulting. It felt like she cared less about the men that would die and more about the glory of her Warrior winning.
But thats exactly what her relationship with Odysseus was, she didnt love him as a friend. Of course, he was the man she loved most, but you could not equate it to the love one has for their friends yk. The gods used their heroes as toys, they controlled them, made them fight their monsters and showed them off for their own pleasure. Athena was no different, she cared only for her reputation and how Odysseus made her look. And its sad because youre right, if Athena had not come it wouldve spared Odysseus like 10 years perhaps. Mortal heroes never meant much to the gods, they played them like chess pieces.
Damn that analysis made me realize a whole lot of things
Took me a while to see this comment, but yes, 100,000% Athena did not help Odysseus and instead nearly dragged him and his crew to complete annihilation. I am glad more people are seeing that it would have been stupid if she had gotten her way, and they had listened to her words.
You are right, but not in the cyclops part, there werent any more cyclops in the original story, the pressence in the video should be a god (Poseidon) who protects the cyclops because they are his sons. But for the rest you are 100% right.
Surely killing the cyclops would prove to be difficult and probably cost him some more comrades. I believe that the part where Odysseus reveals his name wasn't really influenced by Athena. It was clearly his ego. If you make that assumption then Athena was right, he was a threat and proved to be.
Also, @joseangelbravogallego9363 there were more cyclops in the story just not exactly near him. Big creatures their voices echoed across the island
the cyclops at the end smiling like "i'm gonna end this man's whole carreer" was so on point😭😭
Frfr
Every time I feel stupid, I listen to this song and tell myself that at least I didn’t give out my address, social security number, credit card, IP address, and wifi password to a cyclops.
The best part of "Who hurts you" sequence for me is not the fact that there is a who-knows-how-many-more cyclops, but rather the fact then they are MUCH bigger then Polyphemus. Like, one of them has his only EYE almost as big as Polyphemus whole head.
I think even in the original myth it’s suggested they’re bigger too given they mock Polyphemus when he starts saying “nobody hurt me”.
Seeing Polites' body genuinely made me tear up
Still even when he was dead he looked so innocent 😢 😢
When Ody closed his eyes I broke down crying
_"What good would killing do when mercy is a skill more of this world could learn to use."_
I love that line so much 💗
Well the great irony is he also proves how that very line only leads to more ruin, not less.
@@techpriest6962 Athena just ruined everything by appearing, there were tons more cyclopses and if he came back to finish off that one cyclops he would get swarmed and die, and Athena actually makes him want to do something even worse, SAYING THE LOCATION OF HIS KINGDOM!
and then they all die because of that and is wife too.
@@Golnhekjd, yeah, because going to kill him wouldn't have killed them all since there were many more cyclops, Athena's presence made everything worse, they were already leaving, the cyclops wouldn't have been able of doing anything, and Athena basically made him give him the information that he needed, if he'd actually heard her it would have been worse since all of them would have died, they couldn't even kill one cyclops, not without great loses anyway, how would they have been able of facing so many? That would have been suicide, Athena was only looking for herself and her prestige, which is what all greek gods did, they weren't how a God is supposed to be, a REAL mentor, someone how taught morals and righteousness and cared for his people, someone who were truly wise and would teach true wisdom, someone who wasn't so selfish and proud and cared not only for himself and satisfying his whims, that's why I don't consider this gods true gods in their world and moment so to speak where they are considered as such because they don't have what a true god would have to have to be a god, and mercy would be part of that wisdom, if people where really merciful and loved each other and cared for morals and what is really good even in our world and time (or if they would have done that in the past too) there would be no wars, no more stupid bloodshed, war in itself is foolishness, it's not wise, that's why the fact that Athena is both goddess of wisdom AND war (being a lot more strategical, smart and cold-thinking than Ares who would be hot-headed and basically be like a volcano) is jarring and questioning at best
@@doloresgronenberg5882 there was only one cyclop, the voice they took for more of them was Poseidon himself, his son called out to him for help.
And he was already gone before athena warned him, the greek gods are not omniscient.
otherwise he wouldn't need his son to tell him the name of the one who hurt him.
The expressions, the visuals, taking the headband, the grin at the end when Odysseus makes the mistake and reveals his name... you really are doing the epic musical more than justice with your amazing works for it
The song always held such power in it and you captured it perfectly
Oh my, now when I watched this I didn’t understand why cyclop was grinning like that in the end but now… That feels like something Oddys does without thinking, like did no one teach him how dangerous it can be to give out you’re name and what power you give to people with that simple information 😂😨🫠 when I read you’re comment and understood the meaning of the video it sent chills down my spine😂
Ikr- the smile at the end is absolutely terrifying like “ohohoho you fate will be worse than death when I call my father, _Odysseus”_
@@Junithyst1314 Except it was not a mistake it was a choice he DOES know the power of the name which is why at the very start he greets the cyclops saying his name is Nobody. In the myth it does play out like this that once they sail out he tells him his true name implying he got cocky because safe on the boat. What I like with the EPIC retelling it seems to be more grief and anger motivated he still waits until they are on the boats to protect his remaining men and wasnt going to say anything but Athena giving out calling him stupid caused him to snap and go fine all of this is stupid?! might as well tell him who bested him and have my friend's soul be comforted that everyone knows I defeated his killer
This is stupid and a mistake but it was a mistake he chose to make in grief and anger not from ignorance
What's so bad about revealing his true name?
@@pietroplg5328 he tells his dad Poseidon and Poseidon makes his life a living nightmare
The way Athena appeared and then in order to prove her wrong Odysseus ended up giving his name... heartbreaking. I love Athena's design, like a middle ground between inhuman and ethereal.
Your hyperfixations provide such good art 🙏
It also provided me with my own hyperfixation...
I literally just started listening to epic bc wolfy is obsessed with it
I’m so here for it
Wolfys hyperfixation fuels my hyperfixation
"I am your darkest moment"
"Remember me"
Boy does that irony sting
2:18 i love how they see that hes missing an eye and their like "eh he said nobody hurts him hes fine"
They thought he did it himself by accident
To be honest, I’ve never seen EPIC: The Musical, but this is a work of art for sure!
I'd be surprised if you'd seen it, considering it's not finished yet lol.
Epic is just the albums, it's not complete yet, we only have 2 albums, I don't remember the name of the first one, but the second one is called "Cyclope Saga" I think
Edit. the first one is "Troy Saga", thanks @beanybeans4361
@@itsme_time1596 the first one is the "Troy Saga"
@@Loreseeker909 ohh no wonder i couldn't find clips from the play/movie 😅 makes sense hahaha
@@beaniestofbeanybeans thank u thank u
Zeus: kill this innocent baby
Odysseus: YEET
Athena, goddess of WISDOM: kill this enemy you’ve severely injured because he’s still dangerous
Odysseus: No. In fact I’m going to give him my home address.
Athena: *forehead slap*
Absolutely beautiful wolfy, Odysseus’s grief and determination is palpable and heart wrenching. Thank you for sharing more Epic content with us!
To be fair, Athena just says "he's a threat".
Zeus explained exactly WHY the baby represented doom for Odysseus.
Wait… but in the Iliad, Odysseus never has to kill Hector’s baby. That’s what Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus) does.
Edit: Ah, never mind, it seems like there are many versions.
@@yearlywise8003 yes, in the version that I know of, Odysseus had the idea of killing the baby, but Neoptolemus was the one who did the job
@@Hjernespreng i mean it should be obvious why polyphemus is a threat tbh
In a fascinating twist: ody tries to bargain with Zeus and fails where as here he just says "No get fucked lol" and Athena doesn't even argue.
*sigh* I know why the Cyclopse was smiling at the end now and it kills me. . .
Odysseus had it coming for his arrogance. I get he was grieving, and Athena didn't help him. But surely, he could have yelled at him without revealing details.
When someone smiles like that, you know they’re snitching.
It looks kinda scary ngl
The cyclops smiling at the end knowing Poseidon would take revenge for him gave me the chills
I’ve been waiting so long to see the “Who hurts you?” to “don’t go” animated. We are blessed today ❤
Same
I didn't process how they actually blinded him until I saw this animatic. Good stuff
Wait, You never saw a visual adaptation of the odyssey before? What about the 1997 movie or all the ancient greek art depicting the men stabbing polyphemus In his eye?
@@omarsalem1219
I didn't explain myself, like, I knew how he got stabbed but somehow I didn't connect it in the context of the song, like "when did that happen?" And then "Aaah ofc, how could I forget"
Gosh the way he closes his eyes, the tear, the reflection of the eye, THE SMILE AT THE END. The moment the viewer realizes how bad that choice was. I got hooked into Epic because of you so THANK YOU SO MUCH. Keep up the awesome work!! ❤️❤️
^^ literally everything you just said,,,
So,is it an anormal mistake that this beast stayed alive? I don’t sure, that in canon stories it will avenge the heroes😮
@@mirrorsouls1 all cyclops are sons of Poseidon. Polyphemus asks for his father to avenge him and now that he knows Odysseus' name, he knows where to send his revenge to. And that made the voyage much harder to get back home for the poor guy
@@mirrorsouls1 Not Amoral, so much as foolish and self-destructive.
@@Ladyofdrawings it also killed a bunch more of his men, if i remember later in the story only one boat survives posidens wrath
3:06 Biggest mistake of Odysseus' life.
Bro was thinking he is biggest dog in town
Oh boy, an extension of Odysseus’s greatest mistake!!!
This does put into context how grief-driven he was in the moment- like yeah, it was a massive mistake, but also Polites :(((((
Can i get some spoilers please?
@@Ксю24-у9и essentially, Polyphemus (the cyclops) tells his father (Posidon) that Odysseus had blinded him (Odysseus had given Polyphemus his name, Polyphemus could snitch). Considering Odysseus and his men were travelling by sea, it is Very Bad that Posidon is mad at them
@@tumblingartist oh..
Btw thank u:)
In the Odyssey Polyphemus knew by a prophecy that Odysseus would blind him. He just never imagined that the legendary Odysseus would be a small man. Odysseus also gave his name away out of grief and also out of hurt pride when he was called a coward
Athena's 'Don't!' Got me thinking of how she seems to be trying to protect Odysseus from his bitter fate. Another subtle indicator that she really cares for him
"What good would killing do? When mercy is a-"
"It'd prevent him from asking his father Poseidon to sink your ships before you can all get home."
"..."
"..."
"Y'know, I'm glad you gave me a specific example of why he's still a threat."
"Yeah, that's why I'm the goddess of wisdom. Do you want to borrow my spear?"
Zeus ordered the gods to stop interfering directly with mortals involved with the trojan war after aphrodite got injured, she was pushing it with the counsel already.
A good thing Poseidon limited himself to personally sinking Odysseus' entire fleet. His direct interference must be something to fear.
@@candiedcrusader7841She likely would have told him If he hasn't snap out of her time freeze dimension.
Zeus just ordered that temporarily.
Lmao ikr? Her actual advice is what made him mad enough to reveal his name. He was *leaving,* Athena. He would have been fine before you decided to provoke someone dealing with acute grief. 0/10 advice.
@@spiritedaway0tutu also if he had left he would've told his dad "nobody" hurt him
but thanks to Athena poking Ody's ego, he revealed his name
the fact he explained who he was when they left is the moment its no longer Mercy but arrogance and hubris.... its the very reason Ruthlesness is so good
ANOTHER ABSOLUTE BANGER OF AN ANIMATIC. I has chills, literal chills. Especially with the eye close up, Polyphemus smiling and Odysseus taking Polites’ headband. But also the transition to Athena was smooth as hell
Odysseus taking Polites’s headband and closing his eyes :(((((
@@tumblingartist literally sobbing rn
ARGGHH Odysseus closing Polites eyes and taking off his headband, it's too much for my little heart !!!
The SMILE of the Cyclop at the end was terrifying. I loved it.
Can we discuss Athena's exclamation of "Don't" for a second? She knows exactly what he's about to do and knows, or at least has a good idea, of what will happen by giving his name. She even reaches out to try and stop him. She is trying to save him from more blood being on his hands. She tells him to turn off his emotions so that he has a higher xhance of winning without losing anyone he cares about.
Athena, with the few words she says here, truly shows that she does care for Odysseus. She knows how dangerous the cyclops is alive. It's not that she wanted more bloodshed, but rather, she wanted to save more by ending the one.
The singing in the song is phenomenal and we can feel the pain, fear, rage, sympathy, etc just everything. Truly a magnificent piece. The animation of is is shown off extremely well too.
Maybe so, but you also got to realize that she wanted him to go back and fight when he just saw there were more than just the one cyclops.
Plus, Odysseus was just ready to leave, her showing up and telling him to go back just kinda set him off. Not saying him giving away his name and homeland wasn't stupid, but him killing the cyclops would not have done anything but put him in more danger.
Counterpoint; A blind cyclops is capable of fuck all as a threat... From a distance. Going back to finish the job was actively more of a threat to Odysseus and his crew than just leaving him be at that point, Athena was about to get them killed XD
@@zashgekido5616Sidenote but Triremes did have ballistae and stuff like onagers. Thry could have shit him from the shore
Bros: "Who hurt you?"
Bro: "Some guy called Nobody and his soldiers..."
Odysseus: "Shit. Well, we gave it our best shot, boys."
As a Cyclop he likely has limited used of language to express himself
@@mado-wh4jv You're talking about Mr. "Don't you know that pain you sow is pain you reap". Unlikely.
He was also dope with lotus. Not thinking straight
@@runefaustblackprobably immense pain
Both pretty plausible explanations, actually.
0:38 When you hear the Electric Guitar, you know what kind of song this will be
What do u mean? Could u explain please?
@@zaivs3115I think they mean it will be an Odysseus focussed song because his instrument are guitars (as in when he gets like 90% of the vocals to him a guitar normally plays) in most cases however it’s an electric guitar
@@Penguin8762ohhhh thanks for the explanation
1:37 omg I don't knows how I didn't notice this the first time but I love this I'm on the bus trying not to cry cause Politese is dead. But omg I love the detail in here and how Odysseus takes Politese headband and jshdvvduw
The grin the cyclops has at the end is saying that odysseus fucked up but revealing his name
1:54 "it was at this moment he knew, he messed up"
the little shocked Pikachu expression on Odysseus-
I'm sorry but at 2:41 my one thought was- Athena: Why did I just get a call from your teacher that you set frogs in the classroom _again?_
At the end when Polyphemus smiles i think he would say something like "Thank you...oddysseus" With that smerk
I love when Odysseus says that "I'm the reigning king of Ithaca" it looks like he slits his own throat and in a sense it's exactly what he does 😅 You're so talented and creative :3
The "Who hurts you" "Nobody" moment just scratches a part of my brain in a completely different way and I will not apologize for how many times I have repeatedly listened to this song because of that one moment
In 1 line of text
"Odyseus drunks A cyclops makes him angry,then he blinds him and makes biggest mistake of his live
I love Athena's hand that reaches for Odysseus before he taunts Polyphemus. She really tried to stop him before he messed his whole life up
3:45 biggest mistake in the whole of the odyssey
Something I just noticed on this animatic that applies to all of them is the difference between the scenes in Odysseus’ head versus the real world, in his mind he is always highlighted in light grays and whites but in reality he is alway framed with dark grays. This shows how in his head he is the morally correct person but in the real world everything of far more complex. This is the kind of stuff that always floors me when I watch Wolfy’s content! The attention to detail is absolutely stunning!
Athena: DONT!
Odysseus: *gives out all his info to the cyclops who would want revenge after telling said cyclops he was Nobody, proving he knew that if he stirred up trouble he didnt want himself to be attached to it*
long live this new hiperfixation wolfy has
I got chills when there were more cyclops in the cave when they said, “who hurt you?” That chills to the bone
Absolute masterpiece once again! I love how, In the end Odysseus has Polites' scarf wraped around his arm
3:57 my face when you dox yourself
The smile of the cyclops at the end is so indicating that Odysseus is a fool to say his name
I admired this guy’s skill sooo much until he decided to go “hey bbg, here’s my number, address and social security number so you can tell your daddy abt me and doom us all 😘” here : 3:47 💀💀
You have both revived and fed my Homer hyperfixation. This musical is amazing, and your visuals are stunning. This one captured so much emotion so well. Poor Polites :,(
Is there a reason why the writers made him die earlier than he does in the Iliad? Just curious.
@@yearlywise8003 I think it’s to motivate Odysseus through his character arc more smoothly for the musical medium, but I can’t be entirely sure because I haven’t heard anything from the creator
2:23 curious how all those cyclops stacked around each other to get all those eyes Like That
maybe they're just really short
@@WolfyTheWitch headcanon accepted thank you
@@WolfyTheWitchwhat I love about this musical is how Morley gray it is.
The expression at 3:28 was absolutely astonishingly perfect
2:56 to 3:00 when he wipes his tears TT and the transition to his final declaration!! so many good things in this animatic ✨
Polyphemus smiling at the end be like: " My water daddy's gonna fuck you up "
I really love those moments of quick animation like Odysseus wiping his tears where you see the fluid motion.
God the blinking eye balls from the dark of the cave to the slumped shoulders and shocked expressions of Odysseus and co during the line "there are more of them" made this moment all the more chilling for me. This animatic made that sequence one of my favorite in this song, 2nd only to "I am your darkest moment" (which, his expression? The dead, tunnel visioned look in his eyes that shows no light in the way only a grieving, angry man can??? Screaming I got shivers) to the end.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, THIS IS SO COOL! I especially love Odysseus's expressions during his little speech to polyphemus
ALSO, ODYSSEUS TAKING THE HEADBAND AND WRAPPING IT AROUND HIS ARM, YOU WANT ME GONE
I am absolutely obsessed with how your designs show such a depth of emotion with even just like...subtle shifts of expression. Like Odysseus at the beginning of this sequence still seemed like he was in shock when he was singing until he started crying and....ugh it's just so good!!!
You know if Athena hadn’t stopped him, he probably would’ve run without looking back
1:10 "Let's kill him!"
*"Let's kill him!"*
I love how your design for Athena makes her face look subtly like that of an owl’s. Peak design imo
I have learnt every word of Epic: The Musical in the past 36 hours and I can feel myself barrelling towards a full-blown obsession but I have no regrets because at least your art inspired it in the first place
Cyclops family- "Oh, and who ws doing that dramatic musical speech out there"
Polyphemus- "sigh....Nobody..."
Family- "Well keep it quiet out there."
given what happens in ruthlessness. i like to think that the cyclops isn't talking to his kin, but his father. the coldness of the reply when he says nobody hurt him, portrays a parents disappointment that their child won't tell them what really happend. the despair in the cyclops when he says don't go and not just point around him and say them. means whoever is speaking to him, isn't fully there.
The cyclops smile at the end is honestly adorable 🥺
And SO- MUCH- MORE- SINISTER- when you know why he's smiling ._.)
@@vaclavmusil1197 I know why he's smilin 😂 he's just so cute with that smile
@@vaclavmusil1197 Why he's smiling?🤔
@@lucipavus8198 HE SAID HIS NAME, its like giving your ID or something like that.
@@lucipavus8198 his dad will kill all of Odys man, track him down and make his life hell generally
Athena’s utter disbelief sounds so palpabale in this song
I feel like if Athena kept her mouth shut this entire sequence wouldn't happen 3:06
Same!
Even I could have told you that was a bad idea though lol. Surely a king known for war and wisdom could think it out Hey maybe don't make enemies who know your name and give them where you live!!
@@shadezeverim3654 maybe they're both to blame lol
@gheata_playz874 They were both stupid, but Ody was stupid second, he was pushed into it by Athena not reading the room enough to see Ody's compromised
well athena never told him to give his whole identity to the cyclops, she was telling him to end the cyclops JUST to avoid grudges like poseidon from happening
The smile at the end omg.. it really shows that Polyphemus now has a chance to get his revenge by calling Poseidon and that despite being blind he has a chance at getting back at him
The ending moment on the ship just reminds me how lovely it'd be to see your work on the scale of DreamWorks Sinbad
I LOVE the way you draw and depict the characters, and the animatic is great as always!
Woah! Amazing job as always Wolfy!!
Polyphemus' grin at the end was terrifying btw
2:14 the way Eruy says “please” he sounds so scared😢
watching you animate odysseus doxxing himself is so beautiful
Oh god, Polyphemus smile at the end really got me. Odysseus fucked up when he gave Polyphemus his true name, names hold power after all…
And once again, here you are adding fuel to the flame of my current hyper-fixation. This was amazing as always Wolfy! 💜
Interestingly in the Odyssey Polyphemus knew by a prophecy that Odysseus would blind him. He just never imagined a tiny human be the infamous Odysseus. Odysseus was grief striken but also his pride was hurt because he was called a coward so he gave his name to show him he is not afraid of him. Polyphemus also left double course. Either Odysseus never reach home or if he does, reach without his comrades (which happened)
I love how the Cyclops smiles at the end cause he knows who to call his daddy to kill
I know I'm super late but to me Athena's warning and calling the cyclops a threat was never her actually calling the CYCLOPS a threat but rather the Cyclop's father. I genuinely wonder how different this saga and even the whole story would be if the cyclops wasn't Poseidon's son
The one part I sort of remember from the original story (as I heard it told anyway) was that when Odysseus was shouting back at the cyclops, he didn't *just* screw himself over by giving his name, which was passed straight to Poseidon.
From what I recall, it also alerted the cyclops that the people who blinded him were in the process of escaping, so he hurled massive boulders at them. Sure, he was blind and none of them hit, but Odysseus literally rolled the dice with his entire crew's lives, whether they'd all get killed in one shot, for literally no reason. When they'd already basically escaped!
My crying screaming dying because
POLITES
the way he took his head band aghahgshsvab
As tragic as the line ends up being, I love the brief moment of triumph where Odysseus declares his identity.
3:30 🌧"I'm the raining King of Ithaca!" 🌧
Oh my god he closed Polites' eyes
I can't even
Wolfy this is incredible
I completely forgot that the cyclops said the name "Nobody" and not the word- and am now getting intense flashbacks from when I first read it years back, friggin ingenious
Polythemus: And then you would never believe it....
Poseidon: He started monologuing?
Polythemus: He started monologuing! Told me his name, and rank, and home address.
I remember reading the Odyssey the first time. His shouting his name back at the island was a book throwing moment.
3:29 THE *LOOK* , im in love w/ u (platonic!!)
Polyphemus was just a child who likes his sheep. A menace of a child but still a child.
Idk why but the men singing in unison gets me pumped up in 1:21
The little “don’t go! :(“ Sounds so hurt and sad, gosh I love EPIC
CHILLS. LITERAL CHILLS. The transitions paired with the intense expressions right afterwards, not to mention the work in perspective, anatomy and body language? The way Odysseus is tense in the beginning to being more hesitant as if pushing through the grief to do what he has to do? And then the smile at the end when Odysseus reveals his name? It's simply magnificent. I've been learning animation recently and you've been a big inspiration for my works! I just admire how you create, and I'm going to be working hard to achieve my dreams..I love this animatic in particular, so don't mind me rewtaching this one. Amazing work Wolfy!
I've been obsess with this musical for a while now. And I can't help but think that, Oddysseus had been listening to Athena for years now, he used to be his obedient servant. But losing his beloved friend and men made him break. He finished the war, all he wanted was his home, his wife and his son.
He was so tired and mad that he forgot to be logic, to know that telling him the truth could be dangerous, he went blind
I love how you captured so well the beginning when Odyssey seems like he is on autopilot out of shock before he is asked what about his fallen friends
Polyphemus after the video : Papa can you murder half of his fleet :3