In the Dark of the Night (animatic)

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  • Опубліковано 28 гру 2024

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  • @herculeanwarrior1541
    @herculeanwarrior1541 8 років тому +2418

    Watching this made me realize something. There needs to be more villain songs in MLP.

    • @snail._.eyebrows
      @snail._.eyebrows 8 років тому +71

      yessssss at least more really evil ones like this

    • @MLPDethDealr32
      @MLPDethDealr32 8 років тому +45

      +Herculean Warrior i agree on that. i still love This Day Aria even to this day >:)

    • @snail._.eyebrows
      @snail._.eyebrows 8 років тому +9

      MLPDethDealr32 same

    • @Edward256
      @Edward256 8 років тому +17

      +Herculean Warrior
      Wish. Granted. If you've seen the latest "A Hearth's Warming Tail". ;)

    • @mattrowan2460
      @mattrowan2460 8 років тому +7

      That's what I keep saying!

  • @nelleneulmer6516
    @nelleneulmer6516 7 років тому +2231

    Is it just me or does anyone else think that the voice of Rasputin used in this song fits Sombra perfectly?

    • @zoecolquitt1355
      @zoecolquitt1355 5 років тому +28

      That and hexxus

    • @BLU3NX
      @BLU3NX 5 років тому +54

      All Hail Jim Cummings he also did the last bit of be prepared cause the voice actor for scar couldn't hit the notes needed,

    • @cloverdeleon4359
      @cloverdeleon4359 5 років тому +68

      It's much better than the higher pitched one they gave him in the show that doesn't match his earlier appearances. Early on he sounded super growly and dark. Now suddenly in season 9, his laugh sounds like a high-pitched horse whinny and the higher tone just doesn't fit him at ALL. He sounds like he's whining all the time.

    • @lloydmontgomerygarmadon813
      @lloydmontgomerygarmadon813 5 років тому +9

      RA RA RASPUTIN lol

    • @balanc-joy9187
      @balanc-joy9187 5 років тому +14

      It's not far from his original voice, just a bit less raspy and low, so it makes sense that it fits him.

  • @draconicdemigod9696
    @draconicdemigod9696 3 роки тому +405

    This was the perfect combination of the most underappreciated song with the most underused MLP villain. We don't know that much about Sombra besides him previously ruling over the crystal empire.

    • @theenclave6254
      @theenclave6254 2 роки тому +6

      Ever read the comics? They did expand on him there

    • @draconicdemigod9696
      @draconicdemigod9696 2 роки тому +8

      @@theenclave6254 I didn't even know they have comics

    • @theenclave6254
      @theenclave6254 2 роки тому +4

      @@draconicdemigod9696 Yeah, IDW made comics

  • @ALTERADEMINSONS
    @ALTERADEMINSONS 7 років тому +4519

    Am I the only one who feels that MLP wasted King Sombra's character?

    • @aliabaxter7397
      @aliabaxter7397 7 років тому +482

      Yeah, you're not alone. Such an epic threat, so little screen time…

    • @fyreforce1476
      @fyreforce1476 6 років тому +186

      THELASTLIVINGDRAGON no! He’s awesome! Hasbro Just is too cool fo school and went with stupid villains like tirek.

    • @sananaryon4061
      @sananaryon4061 6 років тому +228

      I know The Crystal Empire in general has such potential that is never acted upon

    • @Lapisangel-ot2yc
      @Lapisangel-ot2yc 6 років тому +181

      Seriously it's rare for us to have a villain that is just evil purely for being evil other then Tirek to not be reformed

    • @Zeruel3
      @Zeruel3 6 років тому +107

      We had Pony Sauron and he was wasted growling about crystals

  • @StarSatin
    @StarSatin 8 років тому +2049

    The imagery here is better than it is in the actual movie (I can appreciate the lack of dancing beetles...)

    • @ultimateninjaboi
      @ultimateninjaboi 8 років тому +82

      the beetles kinda ruined the mood for me XP. glad I'm not alone

    • @snail._.eyebrows
      @snail._.eyebrows 8 років тому +8

      yep!

    • @PeachWookiee
      @PeachWookiee 8 років тому +18

      +Star Satin What were they thinking? This works much better!

    • @curtisbrown547
      @curtisbrown547 8 років тому +46

      yea Its a odd situation when a totally unrelated character can fits your song better

    • @fakename7012
      @fakename7012 8 років тому +1

      Nuuu

  • @OrionoftheStar
    @OrionoftheStar 9 років тому +350

    "We started this animatic back in DECEMBER!!!"
    So you could say that you started Once Upon a December?

    • @InkPotts
      @InkPotts  9 років тому +51

      ***** Hahaha I was hoping someone would say that :D

    • @kaydenfreeman615
      @kaydenfreeman615 9 років тому +1

      ***** THIS IS A WOKRIN' PROGRESS RIGHT AND IT'S NOT GONNA LOOK LIKE THIS JUST WITH COLOR. RIGHT? CAUSE IT'S STILL NOT THAT GOOD. ._.

    • @bugbugbugbuggy
      @bugbugbugbuggy 9 років тому +1

      Kayden Freeman Nope, this is the finished project.

    • @kaydenfreeman615
      @kaydenfreeman615 9 років тому +1

      OH. WOW. OOOOKAY.

    • @OrionoftheStar
      @OrionoftheStar 9 років тому +3

      Kayden Freeman CAPS LOCK MUCH?

  • @Magpiepony
    @Magpiepony 9 років тому +1259

    I have to say, Anastasia is my all-time favorite movie so this as completely made my day!

    • @ultimatecartoon2881
      @ultimatecartoon2881 9 років тому

      Don Bluth, the creator, is amazing with his works. He's even made my favorite animated film of all time, The Secret of Nimh

    • @LunaPinkiepie
      @LunaPinkiepie 9 років тому

      Mine is in the past

    • @mercedessavage8436
      @mercedessavage8436 9 років тому +2

      Same here I actually have the movie

    • @maddy2494
      @maddy2494 9 років тому

      +Gamer Luna (gamerchick03) Are You. Related To Me?

    • @-ponysparkle3-480
      @-ponysparkle3-480 9 років тому +2

      +Magpiepony yes Anastasia is an awesome movie. The first time I watched it I was in Raro! :D

  • @MSTe98
    @MSTe98 8 років тому +627

    See, *this* is how the actual song should've played out; excellent use of epic visuals to accompany epic music.

    • @fakename7012
      @fakename7012 8 років тому +10

      But the bugs...

    • @AlphaWolfey1
      @AlphaWolfey1 8 років тому +17

      +Fake Name I think I prefer the Windigos over the bugs from the actuall movie :/

    • @potatolord8847
      @potatolord8847 8 років тому +10

      +FurryMage that's your opinion and I respect that, but I prefer the bugs and therefore you are cyber bullying me, and I sexually identify as a lamp, that triggers my online ptsd 🖐🖐🖐😾😾😾😾😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

    • @GreebleClown
      @GreebleClown 8 років тому +3

      yeah, the music was way too good for how the movie turned out.

    • @featherarts9082
      @featherarts9082 8 років тому +2

      +Potato Lord Do you know what cyber-bullying even is? Just because someone comments an opinion doesn't make it "cyber bullying". Also, how can you have online ptsd?

  • @examinerofobviousflaws7324
    @examinerofobviousflaws7324 5 років тому +392

    Can I just say, you did Sombra better justice than his own creators did!

  • @alweighswright9510
    @alweighswright9510 8 років тому +1087

    The Windigos match the power of the background vocals way more than the beetles. Seriously, if beetles could sing, they would not have that much power in their voice.

    • @fakename7012
      @fakename7012 8 років тому +33

      What about the Beatles?

    • @J7nebula
      @J7nebula 7 років тому +16

      Fake Name the ones in Anastasia not the band

    • @nameynamd9212
      @nameynamd9212 6 років тому +18

      The umbrums could have also been used, but since the windigos are better known, it guess that's why they were used(but on to the reason of this comment, yeah, this is better than what the actual movie did)

    • @Advent3546
      @Advent3546 5 років тому +11

      That really could have used some demons singing. That would have ruled.

    • @elistewart3435
      @elistewart3435 5 років тому +7

      Although, there are hundreds of beetles in the movie, that probably explains the power in the vocals.

  • @GamzeenMakara
    @GamzeenMakara 9 років тому +405

    See, this is totally more epic then a creeper singing to his colorful grubs.

  • @shilohm8313
    @shilohm8313 9 років тому +1126

    can you imagine?
    I was once the most mystical colt in Equestria! when the royals betrayed me, they made a mistake!
    my curse made each of them pay, but one little girl got away! little Twilight, beware, Sombra's awake!

    • @_frostberries_8752
      @_frostberries_8752 9 років тому +22

      +Cecilia Phantomhive OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    • @shilohm8313
      @shilohm8313 9 років тому +5

      Maya El-kher lol

    • @LuciannaDeCelio
      @LuciannaDeCelio 9 років тому +97

      +Cecilia Phantomhive Mmmm.... I think it'd go a bit more like.I was once the most mystical stallion in Equestria! When the royals betrayed me, they made a mistake!My cure made each of them pay, but one little mare got away! Little Twilight, beware, King Sombra's awake!

    • @_frostberries_8752
      @_frostberries_8752 9 років тому +10

      LuciannaDeCelio I like that tooooo

    • @lunafrost10
      @lunafrost10 8 років тому +9

      +Cecilia Phantomhive, Tell SENPAI GRELL i say Hi!!!

  • @legends.untold
    @legends.untold 8 років тому +838

    The voice actor's voice seems better for King Sombra than the original character.

    • @Jackie-McCann
      @Jackie-McCann 5 років тому +54

      Of course he does, that voice actor is Jim Cummings! He’s a natural a voicing villains!

    • @tvccreator_elysius
      @tvccreator_elysius 5 років тому +13

      @@Jackie-McCann Best part was he was imitating Christopher Lloyd for this song. :)

    • @feathersong5838
      @feathersong5838 5 років тому +45

      Yeah, I absolutely hated the voice acting for Sombra when they finally brought him back in the fanale of mlp. I always saw him as more of a mature, quiet, and lone wolf character. In the show they made him out to be a self absorbed idiotic teenager.

    • @salamishroom
      @salamishroom 4 роки тому +6

      @@feathersong5838 Agreed!!

    • @GalaxyNebula10
      @GalaxyNebula10 4 роки тому +2

      So Christopher Lloyd as Sombra?

  • @KatielweisIzcool
    @KatielweisIzcool 7 місяців тому +15

    The fact that the windigos work for Sombra is genius❤

  • @moveimgay02
    @moveimgay02 8 років тому +946

    Wendigos are a hell of a lot better than dancing beetles...

    • @binkyboy448
      @binkyboy448 8 років тому +27

      No, they're windigos. You can tell because they're freezing things, plus this video was released before "Siege of the Crystal Empire".

    • @azurapaws7115
      @azurapaws7115 8 років тому

      cuddlykittehs ikr they're horrifying!!!

    • @starmochi9692
      @starmochi9692 8 років тому +1

      All true MLP fans read the comics. C'mon

    • @moveimgay02
      @moveimgay02 8 років тому +2

      It's a damn cartoon guys chill the fuck out

    • @Noodle-oo8el
      @Noodle-oo8el 8 років тому

      Chloe Kung- of corse we've read the comics ^_^

  • @ScribblerProductions101
    @ScribblerProductions101 9 років тому +226

    Absolutely phenomenal ...

  • @PuckLokin
    @PuckLokin 3 роки тому +27

    All these years later and this video still hits me just as hard

  • @RexBlazer1
    @RexBlazer1 8 років тому +134

    This works really well, and I must say, the style and direction give Sombra more of a personality than what little was seen of him in the show. After all, he was more or less just this trope:
    Generic Doomsday Villain - A villain without coherent motivation, goals and plans, defined solely by the threat he poses.

    • @hellspawnstudios
      @hellspawnstudios 6 років тому +15

      I always figured his motivation was that he wanted his damn kingdom back.

    • @nameynamd9212
      @nameynamd9212 6 років тому +4

      The comics did elaborate on his character, but honestly, they ruin Sombra with Radiant Hope

    • @nameynamd9212
      @nameynamd9212 6 років тому +1

      The series finale will fix that and most likely make another character that's essentially a better Sombra if they do him properly(it's going to take effort to mess him up)

    • @Yakkolicious
      @Yakkolicious 4 роки тому +3

      @@nameynamd9212
      I come from the future. Said villain was Discord in disguise.

  • @remusthethrashman
    @remusthethrashman 3 роки тому +84

    And this is why I wish we had more of a chrysalis type story with him. Though Chrysalis is a strong villain I found that she wasn’t to strong without her swarm. She also had multiple episodes so I would wish we got at least maybe one or two more episodes of him before the crystal empires first appearance like a thing where they solve problems without realizing he caused them or something those might show his power or like an episode where he is hinted at even like a mural of power. Or we could have gotten a flashback from that potion that Twilight drank during season 4 that showed his true power. Sombra was intensely underused especially now that we can see how strong he actually is in the final season. This would’ve made an epic final battle and it really suits Sombra. Honestly I love Sombra as a villain

  • @sheriearl2629
    @sheriearl2629 5 років тому +58

    1:17
    And that, friends, was the exact moment Sombra discovered the fanfictions.

  • @timpetersen2923
    @timpetersen2923 8 років тому +472

    Ok. Sombra needs to return at some point.

    • @krackothunder
      @krackothunder 8 років тому +30

      He did, in the comics at least... t'was pretty lackluster... and I don't mean this in an insulting sense, I mean that it was just kinda... over-the-top cliche and weird... Yeah, no idea how to actually define it differently.

    • @krackothunder
      @krackothunder 8 років тому +6

      WinterSable OMG, that's perfect!.... I'll be taking that, thanks :3

    • @sarahpaul3916
      @sarahpaul3916 7 років тому +1

      Tim Petersen
      IKR

    • @annam.5113
      @annam.5113 7 років тому +3

      Tim Petersen I think that is better if not, 'cause mostly every mlp villain was long ago cursed and disappeared and then they must fight with him and win, but now mostly every villain returns again, so it's not so great like on the first time 😧

    • @lordj1472
      @lordj1472 7 років тому +4

      Tim Petersen so I don't watch the show so was he in the show if so was he a badass

  • @AkasunSasori666
    @AkasunSasori666 8 років тому +143

    My friends have been quoting the "rise my minions" A lot lately and then i found this....like omg the chills. This made me just fall for Sombra even more. I know it is a finished product but god i wish i knew how to do like animation and would be allowed to collaborate with yall for more Sombra videos.

    • @VioletxRose
      @VioletxRose 5 років тому +2

      i am a beginner animationer but im working on a once upon a december animatic currently with cadence as anastasia

  • @kittykat3630
    @kittykat3630 5 років тому +55

    Full Mlp version of the song:
    In the dark of the night i was tossing and turning.
    And the nightmare I had was as bad as can be.
    It scared me out of my wits, a corpse falling to bits!
    ... then I opened my eyes the nightmare was me!
    I was once the most mystical colt in Equestria. When the royals betrayed me they made a mistake! My curse made each of them break, but one little mare got away...
    Twilight beware, King Sombras awake! (In the dark of the night ponies will find her! In the dark of the night just before dawn!)
    Revenge will be sweet, (when the curse is complete!) (In the dark of the night...) Shell be gone!
    I can feel that my powers are slowly returning. Tie my sash and a dash of cologne for that smell! As the pieces fall into place, I'll see her crawl into place. Do svidanya, Twi, your grace, farewell!
    (In the dark of the night, terror will find her) Terrors the least I can do! (In the dark of the night, evil will brew, soon she will feel) that her nightmares are real (in the dark of the night) shell be through!
    (in the dark of the night evil will find her(find her))
    (in the dark of the night, terror comes true(doom her))
    My dear! Heres a sign, its the end of the line!
    (in the dark of the night, in the dark of the night..)
    Come my minions rise for your master, let your evil shine! Find her now yes fly even faster...
    (in the dark of the night, in the dark of the night, in the dark of the night...)
    She'll be mine!!!!!

  • @seirramoon388
    @seirramoon388 8 років тому +412

    so who want to try for a whole mlp anastasia movie?
    we got this and once upon an applejack already wich have the 2 most memorable songs from the movie

    • @Mikato-tt9hi
      @Mikato-tt9hi 7 років тому +4

      i want to do the movie XD

    • @hetagamergal4555
      @hetagamergal4555 7 років тому +3

      Seirra Moon i will the be acapella lol

    • @AnExcuse
      @AnExcuse 6 років тому

      bro bro we got this

    • @VioletxRose
      @VioletxRose 5 років тому +1

      im actually a working on an animatic for once upon a december where anastasia is actually cadence! haha

  • @tentaclesmod
    @tentaclesmod 8 років тому +520

    Best part is that there are no fucking bugs.

    • @DuckTownrisingsunpro
      @DuckTownrisingsunpro 8 років тому +35

      Wow, really? That was the backup courus in the original...how sad.

    • @fakename7012
      @fakename7012 8 років тому +5

      Nuuu

    • @justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639
      @justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639 8 років тому +17

      Yeah, the only demons in it were the bat-ghost things in the glass jar Rasputin held. Everything else during the song was bugs that would seem more at home in a Don Bluth Movie. Actually, scratch that - due to the main characters being humans, and the only mane animal characters being Bartok and Pooka (who doesn't speak) I forgot he actually made this.

    • @alphawolf3300
      @alphawolf3300 7 років тому +1

      Juan Mangles ,
      F. U. C. K. Is a BAD WORD
      (just SPELLED :D)

    • @alphawolf3300
      @alphawolf3300 7 років тому +1

      But.............. Glad no bugs
      :D

  • @RedCordPlayer
    @RedCordPlayer 9 років тому +39

    Ok, if this turns out to be visually better than the original, I'm going to love this fandom even more.

  • @hipstergirlmlg9476
    @hipstergirlmlg9476 8 років тому +151

    1:19 that's the cutess face i've ever seen sombra do XDDD

    • @yupbrookeishere5681
      @yupbrookeishere5681 8 років тому +16

      HipsterGirl MLG lol,I never I would hear someone said Zombra and Cute in the same sentence

    • @jkjjkjuobguiuyhbnkkk
      @jkjjkjuobguiuyhbnkkk 7 років тому

      HipsterGirl MLG ikr XD

    • @obbyalana6534
      @obbyalana6534 7 років тому +4

      HipsterGirl MLG I swear I screenshot it 😂

  • @Flameswipe
    @Flameswipe 6 років тому +19

    I actually really like the contrast between the Wendigo snow and the crystal shadow magic at the end. The way they spun together to go after Twilight is extremely well done!

  • @randompasserbyer
    @randompasserbyer 3 роки тому +81

    I hate how all of the top comments from 5 years ago are either bashing the original movie or complaining about King Sombra's character not getting enough airtime. We should be talking about how incredible this art is! There's so much expression and movement! Don't compare it to something else, that's rude.

  • @dh599
    @dh599 6 місяців тому +4

    So many years later and it still gives me chills. I would kill to see this animated.

  • @whatalunarnight2636
    @whatalunarnight2636 7 років тому +397

    The actor for Rasputin would be better as Sombra! 😂😂😂 ALSO HAIL SOMBRA! #heneedstocomeback

    • @milomadness5118
      @milomadness5118 6 років тому +6

      What a Lunar Night omfg for a sec I thought you said sombra from overwatch

    • @ForeverFallingCrescent
      @ForeverFallingCrescent 6 років тому

      I completely agree!

    • @ForeverFallingCrescent
      @ForeverFallingCrescent 6 років тому

      Daniel von Strangle more like we hope.

    • @ambuknight
      @ambuknight 6 років тому

      Hmmm when they give This Crystal mare his song it better be as epic as this deal lol

    • @astral3997
      @astral3997 6 років тому

      @@ForeverFallingCrescent I know this is a old post but is technically back if you consider the comics canon cause he appears a few times in the comics if I do believe I do no personally know cause i have only seen images only and do not have enough money to buy comics cause my money is put in bills and other such necessities

  • @hierony5471
    @hierony5471 7 років тому +77

    The lyrics from the song for the one who want to sing along with this epic music!
    In the dark of the night I was tossing and turning
    And the nightmare I had was as bad as can be
    It scared me out of my wits
    A corpse falling to bits!
    Then I opened my eyes
    And the nightmare was me
    I was once the most mystical man in all Russia.
    When the royals betrayed me they made a mistake
    My curse made each of them pay
    But one little girl got away
    Little Anya, beware,
    The emperor's awake
    In the dark of the night evil will find her
    In the dark of the night just before dawn
    Aah
    Revenge will be sweet
    When the curse is complete
    In the dark of the night
    She'll be gone
    I can feel that my powers are slowly returning
    Tie my sash and a dash of cologne for that smell
    As the Pieces fall into place
    I'll see her crawl into place
    Do Svidaniya, Anya, Your Grace
    Farewell
    In the dark of the night terror will strike her
    Terror's the least I can do
    In the dark of the night evil will brew
    Ooh
    Soon she will feel that her nightmares are real
    In the dark of the night
    She'll be through
    In the dark of the night
    Evil will find her
    Find her
    Ooh
    In the dark of the night terror comes true
    Doom her
    My dear, here's a sign
    It's the end of the line
    In the dark of the night
    In the dark of the night
    Come my minions,
    Rise for your master,
    Let your evil shine
    Find her now,
    Yes, fly ever faster
    In the dark of the night
    In the dark of the night
    In the dark of the night
    She'll be mine!

  • @debbied0wn3r
    @debbied0wn3r 4 роки тому +11

    Ah memories of my childhood... They just hit me so hard while listening to this...

  • @ladyember282
    @ladyember282 9 років тому +113

    Am I the only one who thinks his voice is hot. I'm really someone has to agree with me

  • @vraiman16
    @vraiman16 6 років тому +26

    Ahh, Jim Cummings, you have a wonderfully dark villain voice.

  • @Charaito
    @Charaito 9 років тому +27

    This animatic is so grand. My favorite parts were the chorus of spirit horses - were they modeled after Kelpies, I wonder? They look so much more intimidating and regal than the cartoonish bugs in the Anastasia animation. XD

    • @InkPotts
      @InkPotts  9 років тому +10

      Charaito They're windegoes from the Hearths Warming Eve episode of MLP FIM

    • @Charaito
      @Charaito 9 років тому +3

      Ink Potts Ahh, I see. Thank you!

  • @TheFoolishSamurai
    @TheFoolishSamurai 9 років тому +720

    So...
    Who's going to tell him that it's all a dream?

    • @Jckfrbn
      @Jckfrbn 9 років тому +72

      Mario Hyrulia SHHHHH let him have his moment, he will never get it anywhere else

    • @53Kaan
      @53Kaan 9 років тому +55

      Mario Hyrulia What ever do you mean?

    • @cruisers90
      @cruisers90 9 років тому +33

      King Sombra N-Nothing Your Lordship!

    • @TheFoolishSamurai
      @TheFoolishSamurai 9 років тому +17

      King Sombra Oh... *fuck*... Uh... Muzzle Flash has something to tell you. He was kidding about the nothing part, real jokester.

    • @53Kaan
      @53Kaan 9 років тому +16

      Mario Hyrulia I-I don't understand! What's the problem here? I'm so confused! MY HEAD!

  • @davidradcliffe955
    @davidradcliffe955 8 років тому +77

    Sombra is probably the one good looking 2D evil villain in cartoon history lol

    • @jackolantern9034
      @jackolantern9034 6 років тому +16

      You forgot Scar

    • @valkyrieme
      @valkyrieme 5 років тому +4

      Jack O’ Lantern Scar isn’t in a cartoon he’s in a movie ;w;

    • @ivanvaldez3472
      @ivanvaldez3472 4 роки тому +3

      @@valkyrieme that counts

    • @raisingcain1053
      @raisingcain1053 4 роки тому

      I'd say you're wrong but until I can think of any examples I'mma be quiet-

    • @69Satan69
      @69Satan69 2 роки тому

      He's literally a pony bruh

  • @lipopcorne489
    @lipopcorne489 5 років тому +7

    OMG it's the first time I saw this video and it was amazing ! This animatic was perfect with this song. I have the impression that was really a Sombra's song and the choice to use wendigos as minions was great ! Everything was fantastic and I don't know why I don't have seen this before. Great job !

  • @Funtwistedthings
    @Funtwistedthings Місяць тому +1

    This was so amazing and the ending gave me chills. The beginning made me wonder if Sombra’s comic story was used.

  • @MsPandacakes
    @MsPandacakes 9 років тому +224

    I always love your animatics, and this one took me by surprise xD
    You should consider The Phantom of the Opera sometime, that would be interesting to see :3

    • @daniellefregoe1467
      @daniellefregoe1467 9 років тому +8

      OH YES!!! =D

    • @MsPandacakes
      @MsPandacakes 9 років тому +16

      Danielle Fregoe It would be perfect! Christine could be Cadence, Raoul = Shining Armor, The Phantom = Sombra, Meg = Twilight and Meg's mother (the woman who initially saved the Phantom as a child) could be Celestia

    • @Baseball4ever94
      @Baseball4ever94 9 років тому +5

      Kayter Tot "Panda" I was just thinking that! I'd love to see an animatic of The point of No Return. :D

    • @Zodia195
      @Zodia195 9 років тому +1

      That would be fricken brilliant!

    • @orphanchannel2641
      @orphanchannel2641 9 років тому +1

      That would be amazing.

  • @CountMonsparkle
    @CountMonsparkle 9 років тому +18

    It's an honor to be one of your patreons, I hope you'll keep up the fantastic work =)

    • @serendipity9929
      @serendipity9929 9 років тому

      Count Monsparkle Count i subbed u :) And was it all a fantasy?

    • @CountMonsparkle
      @CountMonsparkle 9 років тому

      XxsilverpeltcatxX AJ Thank you =)
      I don't understand your question though ^^'

    • @lorendaemon7945
      @lorendaemon7945 9 років тому

      +Count Monsparkle I believe they're asking if this video is a dream.

  • @therecombinant6215
    @therecombinant6215 9 років тому +4

    I would love to see this animated, there are so many shots that would have a unique feel to them if they were animated.

  • @surraciddac170
    @surraciddac170 Рік тому +12

    Anyone else keep getting chills from rewatching this animatic? Ink Potts animations hit so hard, it’s phenomenal. I’m glad I grew up watching their channel. 💕

  • @willowshop3789
    @willowshop3789 8 років тому +642

    oh so Sombra lives in Russia now XD

    • @obbyalana6534
      @obbyalana6534 7 років тому +51

      No wonder we don't see him again after the Season 3 premiere xD

    • @cowlord7926
      @cowlord7926 6 років тому +18

      That explains alot

    • @Venom-StormTrooper
      @Venom-StormTrooper 6 років тому +5

      animusqueen s

    • @ambuknight
      @ambuknight 6 років тому +7

      The end near it the song with the choirs really gets to it I got goosebumps seeing sombra stand there as the stamped of station demons chase up to tiwlight... If I can love Tmpest song then I can definitely love sombras song... Come on... Make his song... I want it now.

    • @caylanwolf8780
      @caylanwolf8780 6 років тому +1

      😂

  • @zanegrimm2697
    @zanegrimm2697 9 років тому +61

    see someone make an animated version of this!

  • @eviljbrian
    @eviljbrian 9 років тому +20

    Love it. :D
    For some reason I'm thinking of Queen Chrysalis singing Be Prepared from Lion King now.

    • @Werewoofy
      @Werewoofy 9 років тому

      eviljbrian Close enough? ^_^
      watch?v=wNupCWVSglg

    • @Addy-to6mp
      @Addy-to6mp 9 років тому +1

      Lol great idea

  • @joeroach6498
    @joeroach6498 3 роки тому +6

    This was a villain with so much potential, maybe they'll bring him back in gen 5

  • @TamTroll
    @TamTroll 8 місяців тому +1

    Still come back to this every so often. Really makes Sombra seem a lot more threatening then in the show, and bringing back the Wendigos to team up with him was a cool move.

  • @Shifterwizard
    @Shifterwizard 4 роки тому +2

    A song that wasted its visuals in the original incarnation, paired with a character from a show that wasted him. And the combination works SO well.

  • @OrionOnion
    @OrionOnion 2 роки тому +8

    this channel was so extremely formative for my teen years... I just remembered it exists and the whole thing still slaps

  • @octotanimation
    @octotanimation 9 років тому +114

    Twilight's not dead she's just . . uh . . SLEEPING! She is sleeping. :)

    • @noonsky1794
      @noonsky1794 7 років тому +4

      Kirsty Taylor In this she might be dead but if this actually happens she will be sleeping and the other princesses will be locked away.

    • @mttalvesdasilva4147
      @mttalvesdasilva4147 7 років тому +4

      Animated Trash
      Yes :,) 👍

    • @jareththegoblinking3191
      @jareththegoblinking3191 6 років тому +3

      I mean I'm not entirely sure if its true or not, but I think someone did die on My Little Pony but I'm not sure who

    • @cowlord7926
      @cowlord7926 6 років тому +3

      Jareth The Goblin King I think it was sombra

    • @lord_turettes5024
      @lord_turettes5024 6 років тому +2

      Animated Trash lol hasbro censorship in a nutshell

  • @picnicsandstars
    @picnicsandstars 5 років тому +11

    Hey, I needed to come back and comment on this after all these years. This, right here? This was what started me on my path to becoming an animator. Seeing something like this - in what a real production would consider its roughest stages - made me realize at a very young age just how incredible the medium could be, and how it was all done with a real human touch. I remember watching this over and over again when it came out, marveling at the beauty of this fan work and the anticipation it could create. Thank you for piquing my interest and setting me down that path.

  • @sunnyfields1845
    @sunnyfields1845 7 років тому +2

    So I saw this in a related video/recommended list, thought it looked cool, added it to my watch later. I finally come to watch it. It has already been liked, but I have absolutely _no freaking memory whatsoever_ of seeing this. Really amazing though!

  • @13legomania
    @13legomania 2 роки тому +2

    I don’t care how many times I’ve seen this, it still amazes me.

  • @ph0l-412
    @ph0l-412 Рік тому +4

    U saved my life 7 years later

  • @KatielweisIzcool
    @KatielweisIzcool 7 місяців тому +3

    Every time I watch this, I get chills ❤

  • @thepunnerd4322
    @thepunnerd4322 8 років тому +26

    I know this is from Anastasia, but while listening to this all I could imagine was Tigger dressing up as Sombra to act all evil and what not and I don't know why...

    • @InkPotts
      @InkPotts  8 років тому +7

      (that might be because it's the same voice actor)

    • @thepunnerd4322
      @thepunnerd4322 8 років тому +2

      Ink Potts I was thinking that was the case! I still like the thought either way so eh

  • @thalvakra
    @thalvakra 6 років тому +2

    dude if this becomes a full fledged animation that would be awesome I would geek out.

  • @felixw19
    @felixw19 4 роки тому +1

    I love that expression of fear on Twis face. You hit it perfectly

  • @96Ipiza
    @96Ipiza 3 місяці тому +2

    this ending.. really sad.. and powerful :o Great job!!

  • @prilla111
    @prilla111 9 років тому +15

    SOMBRA!

  • @maristrelle
    @maristrelle 9 років тому +20

    It fits so perfectly! Gosh I love sombra,this song really fits him a lot. X3

    • @sassynerd2513
      @sassynerd2513 9 років тому

      Vampiress Aleera
      i so agree with you!

    • @Zora_sul
      @Zora_sul 9 років тому

      +Fox Trot didn't think I'd find ya here X3

    • @_frostberries_8752
      @_frostberries_8752 9 років тому

      It is as if this song was made to be animated ND sombra singing it ah

  • @TamTroll
    @TamTroll 5 років тому +1

    five years later and i still love this video enough to come back and enjoy it every so often.

  • @_s_9920
    @_s_9920 7 років тому +1

    Love this animatic! I've never heard this song before but I could swear I recognized that voice from Skyrim, turns out he voiced some npcs in Skyrim, cool piece of trivia there

  • @lenamathiason925
    @lenamathiason925 3 роки тому +6

    This is totally the same voice actor that sang Be Prepared isn’t it !!

  • @SweetRoseWanderer
    @SweetRoseWanderer 8 років тому +12

    jesus that was intense, i felt like this could have been his song, it was so well done!

  • @nightshadedreams2989
    @nightshadedreams2989 8 років тому +13

    i must admit i wasn't expecting this when i first saw it, i'm glad i was proven wrong, fantastic work

  • @PotatoBluVODS
    @PotatoBluVODS 8 років тому

    Honestly my favorite Animatic as awesome as it would be to see a full animation on this its amazing as is. I love this so much!

  • @samifranco5541
    @samifranco5541 2 роки тому +1

    those are very dinamic poses over there included the perspective is pretty neat

  • @youmaybehighstrungbutimlok1601
    @youmaybehighstrungbutimlok1601 5 років тому +8

    This probably will never be seen but here it goes. Inkpots I just wanted to say that in my fan fiction I based a scene on this video and I did give you credit. Thank you for making this video it's great

    • @tincansailor2614
      @tincansailor2614 4 роки тому +1

      you maybe high strung but im Loki what’s it called?

    • @youmaybehighstrungbutimlok1601
      @youmaybehighstrungbutimlok1601 4 роки тому

      @@tincansailor2614 it's called Sombra's Midnight Star by The_white_stone on Archive of our own or you could find it on fimfiction under Sombra's Midnight Star by Twilighted Rose

    • @tincansailor2614
      @tincansailor2614 4 роки тому

      @@youmaybehighstrungbutimlok1601 Thanks!

  • @GalaticVoidedNightmare
    @GalaticVoidedNightmare 6 років тому +4

    I love how sombra was designed, and well all of it. But i love sombra and the ghost horses, i forget what they are called. But still you guys are awesome!💛💜💚❤💙🖤💖🖤💗

  • @LoneManProductions
    @LoneManProductions 9 років тому +54

    I have to say, Windigos make better backup singers than bugs.
    Out of curiosity, what is it about animatics that appeals over animation? Would animation be something you would consider if it was less time consuming, or is animatics simply your preference?

    • @InkPotts
      @InkPotts  9 років тому +13

      LoneManProductions Storyboards are actually my favourite thing to do, animatics are just storyboards with sound and honestly I have no patience for animating, I hate it. It's so tedious and repetitive, I lose interest very quickly when I try it.

    • @LoneManProductions
      @LoneManProductions 9 років тому +1

      Ink Potts Yeah, that makes sense. I try my hand at Source Filmmaker projects every so often and I get the same problems.
      This is pretty great though, and there's enough movement that I can fill in the gaps any animation would provide.
      Great job :)

    • @Ahturos
      @Ahturos 9 років тому +1

      Ink Potts Hope someone willing to do the hard work animation will come by XD

    • @Arthur09608
      @Arthur09608 9 років тому +2

      LoneManProductions Agreed. The bugs were kinda stupid. Those little demons would have been better then the bugs.

  • @insanethereal2441
    @insanethereal2441 3 роки тому +2

    This is too good! Everything is sooo perfect and dramatic

  • @321SPONGEBOLT
    @321SPONGEBOLT 8 років тому +1

    When I first heard "In the dark of the night" from "Anastasia", it came back to me months later when I had an idea for a custom villain for MLP. For starters, it is a "he", and he's not a pony, more of an unholy demon or a goblin of some sort who is a sorcerer. His name is Sven, and his theme song could possibly be "In the dark of the night", because he was once popular in Equestria until Princess Celestia banished him because he wanted to rule the land for himself and reshape it into his own image. His personality is based off of Scar from "The Lion King" and Plankton from "SpongeBob SquarePants". Whenever he's with Cuddles (my other custom character) he fools him into doing his bidding, but ends up losing in the end by Cuddles' ignorance. My villain character dies when his wooden scepter breaks into pieces, causing him to disintegrate into dust, along with the scepter. He would be one of those MLP villains that don't reform and just die in the end.

  • @lunlunala1391
    @lunlunala1391 9 років тому +6

    This made my OC NightOwl like King Sombra and Hate Twilight
    QUICK QUESTION!
    Which animation is better?
    A. Children of the night (Luna)
    B. Lullaby for a princess (Celestia)
    C. In The Dark of the night (Sombra)

    • @funfunisland1
      @funfunisland1 7 років тому +1

      D: All of the Above are Amazing

  • @imanisaffery123456
    @imanisaffery123456 9 років тому +55

    Hello I have also been inspired by you guys and many others I just want to know how do actually get started and one more thing anyone know any good/great animation program

    • @InkPotts
      @InkPotts  9 років тому +15

      +Judy Moon That's great! We use Photoshop CS6 to draw our images, and After Effects CS6 to edit the animatics, but Flash is better for actual animation. (they're kind of expensive though so you may want to look around and try a cheaper program so you can decide if this is what you want to do for certain, before buying the more expensive programs). Aside from that all you need is a love for drawing and an idea of what you want to animate. Good luck!

    • @giconfo
      @giconfo 9 років тому +1

      +Ink Potts you put the text? please

    • @adamofblastworks1517
      @adamofblastworks1517 9 років тому

      +Judy Moon
      You can get the free 30 trial of Flash, but I would advise that you only do that after watching videos and reading tutorials to see if you really like it, and so that you don't waste time with the trial learning really basic stuff.
      I am using it right now to try and do my final for class. A Flash game due on Tuesday. I have to get back to work...

    • @adamofblastworks1517
      @adamofblastworks1517 9 років тому

      +Ink Potts How do you use Photoshop to do that? I can't stand trying to draw in it. I was worse than Microsoft paint for me, and that is already a nightmare.

    • @InkPotts
      @InkPotts  9 років тому +3

      +AdamofBlastWorks It's just what we're used to using. We don't have any other programs we can use, nor the money to be buying a new one, besides, we've been using photoshop for years to draw, it's not that bad once you get the hang of it.

  • @dusksentry5836
    @dusksentry5836 8 років тому +19

    a horse monarch made in Canada with a Spanish name singing a song written by Americans about a Russian...

    • @samcarpenter7104
      @samcarpenter7104 4 роки тому +2

      Mr world-wide.

    • @avacadotoast5571
      @avacadotoast5571 3 роки тому +3

      Still doesn't top Rasputin, an English song filmed in Poland performed by Jamaican artists wearing traditional Asian clothing in a German band about a Russian guy

  • @victormeyers1860
    @victormeyers1860 6 років тому +1

    That part where he sang “come my minions “ was perfectly animated. That was cool

  • @VFKAdventureRabbit
    @VFKAdventureRabbit Рік тому

    Every now and then I remember this exists and how much of a piece of art it is. It conveys such powerful visuals despite its simpler medium, and you can feel the power of it especially towards the end with the shapes of the ice and darkness.

  • @danterhoads5083
    @danterhoads5083 5 років тому +3

    This fanmade video fits the song better than the actual video in the movie.

  • @Frost_Inferno
    @Frost_Inferno 4 роки тому +39

    Twilight: **Pretty much dies**
    Me: That's karma for becoming even worse merch with those wings.

  • @Stereo6400
    @Stereo6400 6 років тому +43

    If they ever make a Warriors televised adaptation
    We need this guy to sing and/or voice for tigerstar, AM I RIGHT?

    • @off-brandproductions
      @off-brandproductions 5 років тому +6

      Uhh...
      That actually sounds good...

    • @iclynnx
      @iclynnx 5 років тому +1

      Yes!

    • @LittleFoxyGirl
      @LittleFoxyGirl 5 років тому +1

      Or ash fur I guess

    • @Koda1103
      @Koda1103 5 років тому

      Yes!

    • @nectarinn3
      @nectarinn3 5 років тому +4

      @@LittleFoxyGirl Ashfur isn't really the kind of evil that merits a great voice. He's more a petty, cowardly ex than outright villainous tbh. But Tigerstar or Darktail would fit perfectly imo.

  • @chrismusix5669
    @chrismusix5669 Рік тому +1

    You really captured each key frame with excellent expressions!

  • @lightsinner2764
    @lightsinner2764 6 років тому +1

    i would love to see this as a real episode
    it'd be so cool!

  • @DizzyLovesHerobrine
    @DizzyLovesHerobrine 8 років тому +3

    I really have to thank you. This animatic is what lead me to watch Anastasia.

  • @torig.5864
    @torig.5864 6 років тому +11

    *Mlp version Lyrics*
    King Sombra:
    In the dark of the night I was tossing and turning
    And the nightmare I hate was as bad as can be
    It scared me out of my wits, a corpse falling to bits
    Then I opened my eyes and the nightmare was me
    I once the most mystical colt in all of equestria
    Wendigos: ooo wah ooh
    King Sombra:
    Then the princesses betrayed me they made a mistake
    Wendigos: ooh wah ooh
    King Sombra:
    My curse made each of them pay
    But one little filly got away
    Little twilight beware King Sombra's awake!
    Wendigos:
    In the dark of the night evil will find her, in the dark of the night just before dawn!
    Sombra:
    Revenge will be sweet, when the curse is complete
    Wendigos:
    In the dark of the night!
    Sombra:
    She'll be gone!
    I can feel my powers are slowly returning. Polish my armour and a dash of cologne for that smell!
    As the pieces fall into place, I'll see her crawl into place
    See you later twilight your grace
    Farewell!
    Wendigos: in the dark of the night terror will spike her
    Sombra:
    Terror's the least I can do!
    Wendigos:
    In the dark of the night, evil will breeeewwww!
    Sombra:
    Soon she will feel that her nightmares are real!
    Wendigos:
    In the dark of the night
    Sombra:
    She'll be through!
    Wendigos:
    In the dark of the night evil will find her
    Find her!
    In the dark of the night terror comes true
    Doom her!
    Sombra:
    My dear here's a sign, it's the end of the line!
    Wendigos:
    In the dark of the night!
    In the dark of the night!
    Sombra:
    Come now minions rise for your master. Let your evil shine
    Wendigos:
    In the dark of the night
    In the dark of the night!
    Sombra:
    Find her now yes fly ever faster
    Wendigos:
    In the dark of the night
    In the dark of the night
    In the dark of the night!
    Sombra:
    SHELL BE MINE!!

  • @matkids2063
    @matkids2063 9 років тому +3

    good to know someone respects " Sombra " also a great animation.

  • @mjpilot4439
    @mjpilot4439 7 років тому +1

    Poor Twilight. That Rotten no good King!! I would've sold my soul to save Twilight's life. Even though he's scary. Awesome video by the way

  • @Tabizzy
    @Tabizzy 11 місяців тому +7

    Still here at 2024

  • @WillOwlTheWisp
    @WillOwlTheWisp 9 років тому +154

    *Edit: Done: www.fimfiction.net/story/275441/in-the-dark-of-the-night
    I don't know if anyone's offered yet or if one already exists, but I was wondering if it'd be all right if I wrote a fanfic based on this animatic?

    • @InkPotts
      @InkPotts  9 років тому +15

      Emylia Hawke Sure, go ahead :)

    • @Teabley
      @Teabley 9 років тому +3

      Emylia Hawke That would be awesome!

    • @Teabley
      @Teabley 9 років тому +7

      Ink Potts This would be so great as a full out animation.

    • @sailordarty9032
      @sailordarty9032 9 років тому +6

      Emylia Hawke You got the "go ahead" from the creator. Now it's your turn to create!

    • @mdizzle99987
      @mdizzle99987 9 років тому +3

      Emylia Hawke Where can I read it? What's it called?

  • @mckaylamarille8630
    @mckaylamarille8630 4 роки тому +18

    Hail King Sombra- A villain with wasted potential.

    • @obitosenju3768
      @obitosenju3768 4 роки тому +4

      So much wasted potential. Im not even asking for him to turn good but just be more like sz 3 not sz 9. He was evil but he never saw himself as one. He thinks this is his desteny but he is scared of it. Just pure waste.

    • @obitosenju3768
      @obitosenju3768 4 роки тому +4

      Plus he was fun.

  • @feliix628
    @feliix628 8 років тому +1

    that was great! I really like the design and the looks of the characters, especially the villian.

  • @scogar1212
    @scogar1212 9 років тому +1

    Who ever drew this and then put it together is so freakin awesome!

  • @kurlikman04
    @kurlikman04 8 років тому +92

    equestria=Russia. Sombra=Rasputin. XD

  • @Swiftest_sketches
    @Swiftest_sketches 8 років тому +137

    Who knew MLP could kick that much butt?! And I'm not a brony!

    • @timpetersen2923
      @timpetersen2923 8 років тому +5

      +Laura Swiftfoot I have no idea. The fourth generation was a major step-up from the previous generations!

    • @Swiftest_sketches
      @Swiftest_sketches 8 років тому +2

      +Tim Petersen I know I've heard, seems a lot better, despite not being into it like others are

    • @LordMortanius
      @LordMortanius 8 років тому +3

      Well, the protagonists are. G1 Tirek was effectively Satan, and Sombra drew a lot from G1's Grogar.

    • @Ceresskies
      @Ceresskies 8 років тому +1

      You're a fury

    • @PixelDoodles
      @PixelDoodles 8 років тому +2

      +Alva Saari fury lmao

  • @examinerofobviousflaws7324
    @examinerofobviousflaws7324 3 роки тому +5

    Windigos way more appropriate than dancing bugs!!! They should have made it like other souls of limbo or something in the movie lol

  • @jasf.1001
    @jasf.1001 9 років тому

    Love it. The Windigos fit so well with the Background singing.

  • @saphir-akainu-sakazuki
    @saphir-akainu-sakazuki 7 років тому +2

    awesome job and great use of the windigos !

  • @simple-commentator-not-rea7345
    @simple-commentator-not-rea7345 2 роки тому +6

    You'd be surprised to learn that on the actual show, Sombra is probably the most generic mysterious villain in existence. I'm not joking, the few episodes where he's the center of the conflict, he only ever growls and laughs in an echoy distance, and everything that's established about him is in exposition and flashbacks by other characters. I can't even remember if he was ever beaten