God Games - Aphrodite & Ares | Epic the Musical
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- The editing was a bit rushed
Sorry it looks a little more choppy than Luck runs out, I had trouble with animating and exporting some stuff
Anyways, Thunder saga lesgooo
Ok
This time I’ll actually be taking a break, which means no video until the thunder saga release, not even a short
I wanna sketch out some scenes in the little snippets were alr got.
I really like the weird poker design on Aphrodite, it repersents just how chaotic she is. really, no idea how harmonia is her daughter when she was the cause of the trojan war
Well Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty too whats more beautiful than peace?
@@jellyidunno6482 depends on the apathet, I suggest watching Overly Sarcastic Productions episode on Aphrodite or any other gods to understand that apathet thing. Basically its like every god has multiple forms, Aphrodite first apathet was most likely something like Ishtarr, a semi-war godess, hence her relationship with Ares. But the Atheneans and most of Greeces dislike for women at the time changed that into the love and beautey flower petals aphrodite, some would worship that, some would worship a more sexualized Aphrodite and some a mellowed down version of the warlike one, all true at the same time. In tex the gods would be callled by another name or a name before their actual one to clarify which apathet is currently in the story and if youre talking to overprotective mother Aphrodite or matchmaker Aphrodite. So yes, there would be one or two that relish in chaos. Also Harmonia's father is Ares which makes even les sense
@@jellyidunno6482 Aphrodite and peace are not something I ever thought to hear in the same sentence, mf that girl wants everything but peace, she's that one bully in highschool who manage to become a god
@@Nooneishere21she's literally a soap opera on legs
@@Nooneishere21 maybe it's a symbolic thing, that by the balance of war and love you can achieve peace??
(0:29) Athena: Ares!! How many times must I tell you not to interrupt girl talk!
Ikr
I absolutely love that she gets vulnerable with Aphrodite, but the second Ares comes in she puts her warrior face back on like "Bitch who the fuck-"
Oh my gods Odysseus' mother in Aphrodite's mirror??? And how Aphrodite is unaffected by Athena's logic and reason, but wavers when Athena appeals to emotion instead?? ANd the shadows cast by Athena and Ares' war helms??? Aphrodite shows her face, as is essential for a goddess of love and emotion, but Athena and Ares are gods of war - the only reason we see Athena's face in her plea to Aphrodite is because her show of vunerability is also part of her plan! ^v^ Thank you so much for this! (and I love how the marks on Athena's face are shaped like wings!)
Having a specter of Odysseus firing an arrow between Ares and Aphrodite was such a great visual. On one hand it foreshadows the slaughter of the suiters in Ithaca, but I think it also acts as a great visual metaphor of Odysseus' relationship with war and how it affected his loved ones.
The way Athena sings to Ares "tell your lover that a broken hearr can mend" while Aphrodite cheated on Haephestous with him 💀
@@nefelibata8773 tbh she never wanted to marry him and was forced into the union
@@DilutedH2SO4 yeah. Either hepheastus abducted hera with a chair and negotiated himself into Olympus as Aphrodites husband or Zeus got tired of everyone arguing over her and gave her to the ugly one, depending on the version
I love how you can see Odysseus in Athena. And that Athena’s smiling when you can see him. Like she’s like “Yea. He’ll do that. I TAUGHT HIM TO DO THAT.”
THATS MY GOD DAMN CHAMPION OF COURSE HES DOING WELL -Athena
Ok what I love is how Athena and Ares are similar with the shadow and helmets to show how they’re both gods of war. Then I absolutely LOVE Ares boar themed armor since it IS his sacred animal while Athena’s is the owl. ❤
so the funny thing about Odyessus mom "dying of heart break" if we look at the song "underworld" she says "ill always love you" and "ill be waiting "
and Odyessus shows GENERAL REGRET when he goes "I toke to long....and venture to far"
then in Monster he literally says
"I lost my mentor, my mom 300 men gone, this cant go on!"
HE REGRETS!
he did not WILLINGLY take so long and thats what Aphrodite fails to realize
I love how Athena drops the shadow on her face to signal sincerity and...almost submission? To Aphrodite to try and gain her favor, but the SECOND Ares shows up its on sight.
I love how whenever people draw Aphrodite she MUST have the largest fluffiest hair imaginable
Like the waves she came from 🌊🌊💖💛
Tbf, Aphrodites appearance changes depending on what the person, who's staring at her, wants to see. Like her beauty quite literally changes depending on the standard.
@@multidebbie1isn’t that just in Percy Jackson?
@@morriganedda2472yes, Percy Jackson (books) are very accurate to the myths but did take liberties like all other media and shouldn't be taken as a source
@@multidebbie1dude thats Percy Jackson stuff
I like to think the thing that convinced them to release him wasn’t the promise of bloodshed but rather how strongly Athena felt. That what reached them was how Athena abandoned her cool demeanor and started what she wanted honestly. It’s like the cool headed guy/girl finally blowing up. They realized how important this was for her and decided if he can even make Athena lose her cool, he must be something special.
So that couldve convinced Aphrodite since she appreciated acts of Passion and wouldve as you said probably responded top a stoic Athena speaking like that.......But Ares would not have cared about that so the bloodshed line was for him specifically
@@MrJpc1234 Ares is the passion of war, the bloodlust of the fight, but also the companionship you feel with your fellow soldiers and rage when they are slain by your enemies. He shows this when the first insult he throws at Odysseus is him letting his men die without Trying to stop or even fight scylla.
Athena being the Calm headed general of war, would rarely if ever give in to her passion. So Areas seeing even the calm headed Athena giving in to passion over this guy Would catch his attention and make him more likely to spare him, if only to see this side of her more often.
@@jackagonis9302 Have you ever heard of Occams Razor ? You probably need to bring a bit of that into your thinking
@jackagonis9302 Plus I don't think I've ever seen a fandom turn themselves into knots tp create these elaborate theories to avoid characters having or needing to have harsh or cruel traits even when those traits are needed for a situation
Some things are as they appear, some are more than they might seem. I told you why I believe Areas could have been affected by Athena’s passion, You don’t have to believe it, but unless you bring a counter to my argument I will still believe it. If you want to believe Areas is just a dumb war loving asshole, go ahead.
I love how when Aphrodite mentions the cyclops a piece of her hair gets in her face covering one of her eyes. I also love when Athena was being more gentle towards Aphrodite she showed her her face, showing her vulnerability and how genuine she actually feels as she pleads to Aphrodite to reconsider, but the moment Ares comes in Athena‘s “mask“ comes back on. The subtle details in this are absolutely amazing!
This would have been even more surprising as Athena is one of the few gods whom Aphrodite's power cannot affect (perhaps because our judgement can be impaired when it comes to love, and that'd be bad for a goddess of wisdom), so watching Athena _willingly_ show vulnerability to her would have made it clear just how much Odysseus's fate mattered to her.
@@illuminategacha9776 Athena is literally incapable of feeling lust or romantic love If i'm not wrong
@@umseraleatorio2428 That wouldn't surprise me. Even if lust is the way she's immune, she's still very aversive to getting emotional, so the impact is the same. Thanks for the info!
0:49 I'm sorry, is no one going to talk about how cute it was how Ares caught Aphro and just held her as Athena asserted her position to get them to listen? That was so cute and I love Aprho's facial expressions- like girl, her movements and expressions are perfect and so amazing ✨✨✨
god i love the touch of Athena's shadow softening and then revealing her face to Dite, Showing she is Physically and Emotionally VULNERABLE at this moment, practically BEGGING Aphrodite to rethink her decision. Then when Ares comes in she turns on a dime and not only is it dark but her eyes are FRANTIC, like she is genuinely to her core UPSET that Ares is infront of her right then and there. Like he just commited something unFORGIVABLE.
Or maybe im just reading to hard into this LOL.
Eldritch horror athena was not on My bingo card for today but I accept it
0:37 Aphrodite thirst for Ares is so clear, bravo! And I love how they vibe with each other.
I love Ares and Aphrodite here 0:38 Aphrodite is smirking
1:00 Ares is protecting Aphrodite 1:06 Aphrodite hides behind ares
Ares and Athena are so on-sight that Athena looks pissed the second he says *anything*
They're half-siblings, so it makes sense tbh
00:28 I love the way Athena's eyes look when Ares shows up. Just like "oh not this a**hole" lol
Oh my gods I ADORE this animation and especially the moment when Athena's grinning face lines up with Odysseus's wicked smile at the prospect of ending the suitors!
I love this design for Athena! The way she effortlessly can change from the fearsome goddess of war and strategy to the serene goddess of wisdom and insight! It's just *chef's kiss*
I love how Athena drops the intense aura and shadow when she tries to connect with Aphrodite to convince her
I love the similarities in Athena’s and Ares’ designs! It really drives home that they’re siblings. When Athena stops time to try and convince Aphrodite in a more emotionally responsive way, her face emerges from the shadowing of her helmet showing her compassionate side, but then Ares speaks and not only does her face disappear into the shadow of her helmet, but she also has a much more urgent expression beneath it, knowing that if Ares was here, she was gonna have to take a much more aggressive approach💀
Can we appreciate the boars tusks sticking out of Ares' helmet?
YES!!I love it when gods have their animals represented in their designs!
oh wait I love the animation where "If you want bloodshed, let him leave because when he reaches there he'll make everybody bleed" and Odysseus is reflected through her intentions. I love that she's cruel about it, after all she's the goddess of war.
Is it just me, or does Athena kinda rizz up Aphrodite with the “please reconsider this” line 💀
nah?
There was a blush so I'm pretty sure
i mean on the one hand you could argue that her reaction is pure shock of athena being so vulnerable with her, but you could also argue that athena is trying to appeal to her in ways that will connect most deeply for aphrodite (as she does with hera and ares, referencing the things they value most) and aphrodite would probably be swayed more strongly by an appeal that has flirtacious undertones as the goddess of love (but also symbolizing lust and sensuality). i think both the vulnerability aspect and the flirtacious aspect could represent things aphrodite values though
In love with your Athena design-having her face visible when she decides to be vulnerable and sycophantic with Aphrodite, but then immediately covering back up with the shadowy mask as soon as Ares appears is genius ❤
i honestly love these designs, ares's helm having boar tusks is a good touch what with the boar being one of his sacred animals
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I’m really impressed how you designed and animated Athena. Making her a tall, dark and imposing war god; showing that she is a side of the same coin as Ares and Poseidon.
Athena really gave a death stare when Ares showed up
Love Aphrodite's "that's my man" face when Ares shows up!
I love how feral Athena goes when Ares shows uppp and silhouettes of Odysseus?? They're so good, especially when it's superimposed over Athena, she's like "let him show you what I taught him". I also love your Aphrodite design, she just exudes confidence even when face to face to Athena, who is bigger and likely more powerful
Aphrodite keeps forgetting that she indirectly causes the war because well if she hadn't ship Helen (a literal married woman) with Paris then Odysseus wouldn't even be in war would he
Even worse, All of Helen's suitors made a oath to protect the marriage, everyone knew that interfering with her marriage to whoever she chose would cause war. Aphrodite very directly caused the war, she and Paris knew exactly what they were doing
Athena's deranged smile when talking about Odysseus making people bleed is everything.
The boar tusks in Ares's helmet are a nice nod to his sacred animal
0:47 Love how Athena glares at Ares and almost steps in front of her chosen to defend him when he was in despair
Athena: Peace is an option.
Ares insult Telemachus.
Athena: Peace was never an option.
EDIT: Wow, I didn't expect so many likes.
True!
Here have one more
LOVE Ares being protective of Aphrodite.
Aphrodite's married... and not to Ares.
@@shadowrath1388 I know?
0:37 Aphrodite is 10000%dumping for ares hard at this point you can see she’s biting her lip
The way Ares holds Aphrodite is so cute 1:00 ❤❤❤❤
Wow. I've never seen Athena depicted as deranged/bloodlustful before. That face...
1:12 ~{:D
Terrifying.
I can see why those two agreed so fast XD.
Love how Athena's helmet can hide and unhide her face. Also, goopy black shapeshifting _Chef's kiss_ gotta love it.
Really well done and unique take.
I loveeee Athena's movements in this so much!! It's so fluid, and the way she instantly snaps back to having intense aura at Ares's entrance, and Athena embodiment in Odysseus when he kills the suitors?? And the way she surrounded them??? ITS TOO GOOD
Oohhh! This is beautiful! Love the interpretation! Especially Aphrodite's heart shaped earings showing her role as the goddess of love and how Ares has tusks or something similar near his helmet, really gives off the tough guy vibes!
Also also the scene at 1:09 just fits so much like aaaaaaa
One of Ares ‘animals’ was a Boar so it makes even more sense than just tough guy
@@Synthesyn342 oh, I didn't know that, that makes a lot of sense, thanks for sharing!
WHY ARE WE IGNORING ATHENA SAYINH HIS SONS HER FROEND??? LIKE WHEN SHE TRIED TO SAY THOSE ARE A WASTE OF TIME ITS SO AHH
I do like the fact that Ares insulting Telemachus is what triggers Athena's second wind. "You leave the boy out of this, he's got to worry about."
Why is no discussing the awesome thing of Aphrodite’s reflection in the mirror? Idk if this is intentional or not but it gives off the vibe that they’re two separate beings. Like the reflection’s eyes are letting the actual Aphrodite know that Athena has entered, and she knows (or at least, believed) that the Goddess of War can’t win this. And I love it.
wisdom*
athena is goddess of wisdom.
@@makaramuss War too. It’s even in the lyrics. “Goddess of Wisdom. Master of War.”
@@mikeyann2493 she is goddess of wisdom and peace bro
Sure she is a master at war because of wisdom but god of war is literally Ares
@@mikeyann2493 also... Which lyrics? Because this thing isnt fully relased I might not be following but does song say that?
@@makaramuss it’s literally in the lyrics to her first song. “Warrior of the Mind”. And there can be more than one God of war. Just like how Apollo is God of the Sun and Helios is the Sun God. Just a quick google search will tell you that she is indeed Goddess of War. Ares is God of war, yes, but that doesn’t mean Athena is not one as well.
Ares: she's scary
Aphrodite: ikr
credit: Gigi
stop i live gigi
So awesome! I love Aphrodite's outfit, and how Athena showed them the future of what Odysseus is going to do to the 'suitors' once he returns home. ^_^ I also really liked the parallel between Ares and Athena being both war gods and their face not being visible, but Athena still showed it when she was begging Aphrodite, as a show of vulnerability. Awesome detail ^_^
Ody and Athena's face overlapping is soooo cool and chilling! You are an absolute genius❤
Ooooh I love their faces overlapping
Oh man, this is so fire!! Your Athena and Ares designs feel REALLY similar because of the face shadow thing and I was uncertain about it but honestly I feel like it adds so much to the untold story - after all, both of them are gods of war so in the end they are essentially the gods of the same thing... And Athena taking off the shadow when trying to get through to Aphrodite, by being something she usually is not is really cool!
Also, I will die praising anything pointing to Ares and Aphrodite actually being lovers and how fast he jumped up to her during Athena's answer is so adorable! Like, sure, Greek gods' morality is very skewed but I really like this humane aspect of their bond, that since they're lovers they got to have affection for one another... So kudos to you for that, really loved it!
Not to mention the ending with Athena's smile mirroring on Odysseus' silhouette and then this phantom arrow actually flying by... It's just such a cool visual for this lyric!
I'm not sure if you plan to animate God Games once they come out but I really loved this snippet in your interpretation and I HAVE TO see the rest of your stuff so... bye!
Oh man! This has to be my favorite version of God Games with Aphrodite & Ares as you incorporated Ody in the argument as silhouettes and also had Athena show just how terrifying she truly believes Ody will be to 'fulfill' Area need for blood shed. Also enjoyed how she lowered her war life demeanor when was just trying to talk to Aphrodite personally until Ares interrupted. I love this~!
0:37 Aphrodite girl you good-
I mean thats her man😂😂
I mean technically her man was the previous level, ares just her main side piece lol
@@vampirewolf373 actually by the time of the Trojan War, Hephaestus and Aphrodite were divorced
I REALLY like your drawing style, the images and clothes of the characters, the folds of clothes and their shadows, the small elements of their images. And this shot, when Odysseus pulls the bow, and Athena seems to openly patronize him...Oh my God. More precisely, oh my goddess, it is. simply. It's fucking amazing.
I love that when Athena says ‘he’ll make everybody bleed’ ody is INFRONT of her wielding a bow and arrow. Because in the Odyssey, Penelope held a contest for the suitors saying ‘whoever can string and shoot with Odysseus’s bow, I’ll marry them’, none of the suitors could do it. But then Odysseus in Athena’s disguise ,when he finally got home, asked if he could try-he strung the bow and shot it perfectly. Athena then took the disguise off Ody and he was revealed to Penelope-then Ody and Telemachus killed the suitors 🤩
(fun fact; he uses the same bow to kill Antinous and some of the other suitors 🙌)
Athena actually says “he’ll make everybody bleed” foreshadowing the up coming massacre in Odysseus’ palace when he kills all of Penelope’s suitors as you mentioned. Athena promised Ares he’d get more bloodshed and our boy odysseus will soon deliver lol
Girl, I am in LOVE with your art! I love how near the end Athena starts to look like Odysseus and how Athena looks at Ares when he appears! You really did an amazing job on this!
You made Athena feel very majestic and mysterious in her own way and I love it. And also, your style it's so smooth it soothes me
One thing I can almost never find while looking for drawings fan art and stuff like that of Aphrodite is her red hair and this isn't exactly the real color her hair would have been but it's closed and I'm happy about it
I'm sorry but Ares entrance makes me laugh everytime because something about that voice saying "Ares" just sound so strained(?) and it's just weirdly funny to me
It’s edited. The “Ares” is said by Athena and its kinda warped. Apparently it’s(shown in the short that Jorge posted) supposed to be something about Ares using his powers to get into Athena’s mind. It’s not in this animatic, but in a lot of them, you can see Athena grasp her head as if she has a headache.
i love how sinister athena looks at 1:10 and the overlay of odysseus is 💯💯💯💯💯 promise of more bloodshed to come and ody knows better now than to rebuff her 👀
Love your Ares design. The giant spikes on the shoulders and the tusks on the helmet create. Really interesting silhouette
i love how the portrayal of your aphrodite ohh
I love this one, definitely tied with the AnniFlamma version (my absolute favorite one thus far). I love how you had the faces of Athena and Aries covered in shadow, but had Athena show her face to try and better relate to Aphrodite. I also love how we see Aphrodites first reaction to seeing Athena in the mirror. And another thing I love is how you have the "spirit"? Odysseus lined up with Athena and shooting the arrow. Great job!!!
Ares's mask kinda looks like a boar's head and I love that
This is amazing! I love the illusions of Odysseus and his mother. Especially when it overlaps with Athena’s face.
Ares and Aphro were look like a bunch of kids when Athena started throwing tantrum 😁
This has to be the most beautiful depiction of Aphrodite I've ever seen.
I love how Aphrodite always has a blush
The theme ares has in his introduction just repeating his name. That is how you introduce him proper.
YOOOOOO THAT SHOT OF ODYSSEUS AND ATHENA OVERLAID WAS SO FUCKING COOL WHAAAT
i love athenia's design!
I love cosmic horror Athena you got a NEW sub
I Love the death glare the moment Ares appears
The animation is just *chef’s kiss*
the patterns on athena's face look like spiderman 2099 and it fits surprisingly well
HOLY CRAP THIS IS AMAZING!! THE MOVEMENTS?? THE CHARACTER DESIGN?? THE COLOURS?? YOU KNOCKED IT OUTTA THE PARK THIS IS SO GOOD!! I absolutely love Athena’s design with the armor but the markings on her face and also the tusk-like design for Ares’ helmet- you captured their personalities so well oh this is awesome!!!
I may be reading too much in to it, but did Aphrodite blush when she saw Athena beg her to. "please reconsider this" and hold her hand? 😅
I mean, hey, if war God is her type, Athena IS a war God. Even tho Athena is a maiden goddess so she'd never do it on purpose. Still funny.
@@BlakcFox4522 and if that is the case then it makes sense as a manipulation tactic forcing are's to intervene, rather than just begging.
I took it as Aphrodite sympathising with her/reconsidering her feelings
I just noticed it and it's adorable 😂
i mean... she is her aunt/possibly sister? depending on the myth you are reading, but old myths already has a lot of incest.
best and most original ares design ive seen so far
Chefs kiss all around. The designs are immaculate.
I absolutly adore Athena´s design!!
So far i had been playing all over again the "This is the way" animatic and im so glad i get to see her design again! now with even a lot more of phases!
Your designs for the gods are amazing! All of them look so cool!
Love your designs for Athena and Ares. I'm getting bird vibes from Athena with the little wings near the eyes and the beak-like point over her nose. Then there are boar tusks on Ares' helmet which was a great nod to one of his more well-known sacred animals. I also love that the use of sharp angles to tie Athena and Ares together visually as war gods.
OMG OMG OMG- this is so well done and gorgeous!! I love the gods designs, especially Athena’s. Super creative how she can choose when to show her face, that’s a great touch. Somehow its rlly funny to me how as soon as Ares insults Telemachus, Athena just ABSOLUTELY LOOSES IT- XD
0:37 THE LIP BITE OH NAH
She did choose him over the Smartest blacksmith in Olympus
@@GeneralIVAN894 there's nothing "smart" about Hephaestus trying to sleep with Athena, a maiden Goddess
@@jessnalulila5709 I meant Aphrodite not Athena
I loved that you made the arrow strike the wall in time with the music
I LOVE these designs! They portray the characters very well (I’ve never seen anyone give Ares boar tusks before which I really like) you have incredible skill
Amazing animatic!! Loved the end part with Odysseus' being an archer 🏹
Oh really cool use of the silhouette with Athenas face
OMG just when I think your art and animatics have reached their peak, you blow it out of the water every time! The way Odysseus's silhouette is superimposed over Athena's at the end gave me shivers.
(also Athena really became the three states, solid, liquid and gas lol)
My favorite part was when Ares appeared and the shadows on Athena's face came back
One thing I love about your Ares design is the tusks on his helmet. Is this meant to be symbolic of how one of his sacred animals is a boar? If so, I love it. It’s a great design overall.
Your designs are great! I love the nod at the end that they’re lovers
Athena’s design is great!
I love Athena's design here!!
I love how Ares protects Aphrodite here!
Aries is just jealous that Athena is holding hands with Aphrodite, aka just hating on the lesbian-esque going on.
you know, that's really funny, considering Ares in the greek mythology is all *but* a jealous individual (he is the God of women in need of help i.e those who are abused) lmao
Ares ate with that part
how everyone is drawn is amazing like omg
you draw Athena is sooo cool holy shit
1:03 they look so shookith XD
Ngl, this is the first version of Epic Animatic Aphrodite who has actually looked like a love goddess. ☺
Yeah they always focuse more on the "sexual love" part
@@naiaracruseno9868 yeah, while this, while sexy, isn’t over the top like anniflamma’s or others I’ve seen.
@@DrakeDragonton fr this gotta be my fave Aphrodite in a long time