I mean that's fair seeing that would take away time from animating other things. Also it wouldn't make sense seeing he is working for talon who wouldn't be sending in their troops shirtless lol.
Reaper constantly asking Sombra "Can I shoot him now?" while Mauga breaks things (seemingly) just for fun somehow makes SOMBRA of all people look like the only rational adult on the team... But wouldn't you know it, our big wrecker has a sharp head on his shoulders. I think Sombra can respect a fellow troll.
Lol, it's between Doom and Widow, tho the later is... RATIONAL-ISH. Yeah, she'll cut loose ends if she wants the job done quicker, but overall she's pretty level headed.
I can see why Baptiste was always the voice of reason for Mauga. That guy really knows how to keep insanity controlled. Honestly tho I love Mauga’s character and personality, the loose canon gig is just hilarious and the fact he’s actually deceptively smart is even better in my opinion.
Thats honestly what made me love mauga even more Weve had enough big dumb brutes but he uses that as a front and is incredibly tactical and usually two steps ahead they really made a character i deeply enjoy and i cant way to play him more and see what else they got in store for him in the lore
Like a good tank, he goes charging in head-first NOT because he's stupid, but because he has a plan. a good one. I love how they set that up so it looks like he's doing dumb things, and then hindsight comes in and he's a genius.
This is so Lore accurate I love it the fact that reaper and sombra Immediately Went to push the back line and left their tank by themselves then blame the failure of the mission on him They captured the very essence of dps players
I'm shocked that this short really showed he's not just all about going full gun blazing with no care to the actual goal but nope he thought ahead shot the satellite to stop the ship from sending a distress signal and got what they came for while doing exactly what he wanted which was have some fun. Side note who the hell wrote that forum post?? 💀
@@CopShowGuyThat might slightly be hinted as the truth at the beginning. Mauga wasn't immediately ready to disembark despite Sombra, the pilot, jumping out. So he was doing something in the airship, possibly watching for satellite dishes. Which is why he was surprised and pleased after finding and shooting out one that wasn't destroyed. This is why he tried to suggest something new before getting interrupted by the robots coming to life.
I like to think they wanted the Translocalisator to just be broken to make Sombra reasonably furious and not make it too easy, but then they realized it could be used as a reference to the rework lol
Reinhardt: finally...a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary! Jokes aside, Mauga is the Rein of Talon, and you can't convince me otherwise! (I mean in his demeanor and 'annoying' of the other teammates, not in gameplay, given that they both love their friends, and annoy them with their antics)
@grangergonzalez9821 I think his shotguns should be like AA-12S the qlt fire being slugs with normal fire being explosive. Make it crit aswell while you're at it with maybe 50M fall off distance.
I love that at BlizzCon and in the short they make Mauga a huge mountain of a man but also supposed to be clever and tactical, I wish that was able to come across in the gameplay, we'll see on release...
I mean we could really look into it. His ultimate is a trap, popping it at a opportune time to cage his victims. His rush is not only a good way to reposition but also good at pushing back opponents. You could even argue his guns firing takes some tactical skill to pull off at least with how they describe it
To be fair, tactility in overwatch is a given. There is no character that can just go in guns blazing with no consequences, except for reaper. Making him smart is actually a funny lil framing device for why you can't play him in-game like a mindless minigun wielding maniac
@@jubjubssy Well because Reaper can self-heal and in a lot of situations it can be the difference between life and death And the only way for him to self heal is by hitting the most pellets. So the ideal strat would be to just go in guns blazing, and that's very much so the fantasy that reaper mains tend to live
Dude, Mauga is bringing so much fun into the fray not just in gameplay, but even in the Animated Shorts! Bro, I haven't this excited for a new Season in a long time! I can't wait to try out Mauga, when Season 8 starts!
That animation is awesome and the fact that they explained Sombra's new kit in a way is amazing! The Support-a-Streamer thing is kinda dumb idk. Everybody has that Echo skin, not many people play her anyway and there are much better skins for her that you can get yourself.
this animated short is really giving totally spies and martin mystery vibes... probably because of the 2000s-esque spy movie soundtrack and i'm REALLY here for it.
Mauga: *Alerted the DPS* *Left friendly DPS to fend for themselves* *Got the objective* *Got play of the game* *Still got flamed by his entire team* 10/10 accuracy
Mauga embodying the Tank mindset. Rushing in without your team and taking all the glory for himself while having the time of his life. Yet he simultaneously embodies the good tanks because he wasnt just rushing in for the sake of it or be a distraction. A good tank always charges in there with incentive and a plan. Not for the sake of it. When the rush in, they either intend to save you, or take out some people.
As far as the rest of the world is concerned, the ship suffered more damage than expected in Gothenburg and sank with all bots lost at sea. With everything going on in the Overwatch world I doubt Null Sector would spare time to salvage the ship soon enough to recover the security footage.
You know overwatch has been getting a ton of hate for a lot of the problems the game has but one thing that's been pretty consistent is character designs and their personalities
I love how people perceive him as a big dumb brute and he just never bothers to correct them as he proceeds to do some ingenious stuff and just proves otherwise Its a great front and it's hilarious seeing there reaction after he got exactly what they needed 😂
Would be cool if we had more options for Support a Streamer awards. I already have that echo skin. I'd like if we got like three ow coins and there be a mini shop and you can purchase one thing out of it for those three coins.
Idk if y’all noticed or nah, but this animated short is so AI enhanced. (unnecessary frame smoothing, flickering and inconsistency especially when it’s hair) - 2:43 Look between mauga’s eybrows 3:58 If this is how sombra’s hairstyle looks, then why did it change gradually at the last frame? 4:06 unnecessary back and forth movements (probably from AI) + The shading (from the fire) on sombra’s waist details/gun suddenly appear at the end. 5:00 look closely at sombra’s hair, it flickers. + The hair movement at the end of the tufts seems sluggish and unnatural to how hair should move. 5:06 mauga repeats the same movement twice. + shadow near collar bone that didn’t exist before. 5:07 mauga’s hair tuft at the top left just did a 360 In general the animation feels sluggish even at high acceleration action scenes, the animation is too smooth it becomes bland. However, still frames look better than moving frames and that’s probably because people actually drew them. Overall it feels like a fever dream (as in, it’s movement is sluggish and too smooth) This has been my critique, thank you for reading.
Sombra works with alterior motives for herself, Mauga does things his way to get things done on hos own accord, sombra values Mauga as a valuable asset for this reason
Overwatch/Blizzard really do be making silly decisions but also like they do a wonderful job also like broadcasting hero personalities like I love that Mauga was played up to be overaggresive and dumb but actually was playing to a more practical angle in his chaos and I really feel they tried to capture that in his playstyle with how he charges in and has to commit but it can work out for him. I love this level of storytelling and that's why I love Overwatch.
Mauga really ran away like a naughty child after they ignored him trying to make a suggestion 💀
Fr though he just runs off like a wild toddler XD
He does give off that kind of energy
HI from the future. Mauga, Ana, and Kiri have RUINED this game. DEAD game. Sad
@@johnsonspark171 No, Ana's the only one ruining the game
@@theliteralsun5246 HI from the future. Zen and Lucio have RUINED this game. DEAD game. Sad
He 100% has that shirt because the animators didn't want to draw the tattoos, which I can feel
I like the shirt. I hope its a skin ingame
I mean that's fair seeing that would take away time from animating other things. Also it wouldn't make sense seeing he is working for talon who wouldn't be sending in their troops shirtless lol.
Hot take but I think he looks better with the shirt on, the black gives a nice contrast to the orange accents as opposed to skin color
They didn't even draw the tattoos near his neck and I can't blame em. They did an amazing job anyway lol
@@whatislife1337 let's just hope it becomes a epic skin, because i don't think that look qualifies as a legendary honestly
Sombra smiled at the end when she realized “ oh he’s kinda like me” lol
nah she probably smiled cause she damn well knows she will keep that thing to herself, already planning shit
@@fumetsu-950 also within character
the subtlety of them basically showing the new sombra rework is amazing
I think it was just a plot point to make sombra even more angry at mauga
Reaper constantly asking Sombra "Can I shoot him now?" while Mauga breaks things (seemingly) just for fun somehow makes SOMBRA of all people look like the only rational adult on the team...
But wouldn't you know it, our big wrecker has a sharp head on his shoulders. I think Sombra can respect a fellow troll.
Doom is rational and Moira
@@thecupofbrew7955moira is a special type of rational
@@HTS123RKThe crazy scientists WHO will experiment on you
Lol, it's between Doom and Widow, tho the later is... RATIONAL-ISH. Yeah, she'll cut loose ends if she wants the job done quicker, but overall she's pretty level headed.
@@HTS123RK Doom is rational, Moira is... I guess pragmatic?
I can see why Baptiste was always the voice of reason for Mauga. That guy really knows how to keep insanity controlled. Honestly tho I love Mauga’s character and personality, the loose canon gig is just hilarious and the fact he’s actually deceptively smart is even better in my opinion.
Thats honestly what made me love mauga even more
Weve had enough big dumb brutes but he uses that as a front and is incredibly tactical and usually two steps ahead they really made a character i deeply enjoy and i cant way to play him more and see what else they got in store for him in the lore
@@sebastianrodriguez8992same!!! I agree with both comments here, Mauga's character adds a lot of fun character interactions.
Like a good tank, he goes charging in head-first NOT because he's stupid, but because he has a plan. a good one.
I love how they set that up so it looks like he's doing dumb things, and then hindsight comes in and he's a genius.
Now Sombra feels what Reaper felt during "Infiltration".
This is so Lore accurate I love it the fact that reaper and sombra Immediately Went to push the back line and left their tank by themselves then blame the failure of the mission on him They captured the very essence of dps players
forgot to mention the tank ran off the ahead and left the team to fend for themselves
huh you must be bronze cuz he went off on his own😂
@imperialdra-mon5907 Bro he played the objective and solo carried what did you watch?
@@thespectacularpkx200 while he did grab the power source the actual objective was the data that he abandoned
geez what's with all the dps hate tanks and supports aren't that much better
I literally loved everything about that animated short
Dude love your profile picture I was watching gargoyles earlier
@@brockash6754 appreciate you pal. 💪🏽
I love how they talked about how he’s actually very strategic and this short showed it off well
I'm shocked that this short really showed he's not just all about going full gun blazing with no care to the actual goal but nope he thought ahead shot the satellite to stop the ship from sending a distress signal and got what they came for while doing exactly what he wanted which was have some fun.
Side note who the hell wrote that forum post?? 💀
Weird that a ship of that size only had one distress beacon transmitter.
@@CopShowGuyTrue but hey, the rest of the plot is still good.
@@CopShowGuyin fairness, it probably doesn't but the others got blown off in Gothenburg
@@CopShowGuyThat might slightly be hinted as the truth at the beginning. Mauga wasn't immediately ready to disembark despite Sombra, the pilot, jumping out. So he was doing something in the airship, possibly watching for satellite dishes. Which is why he was surprised and pleased after finding and shooting out one that wasn't destroyed. This is why he tried to suggest something new before getting interrupted by the robots coming to life.
So mauga ran away like a child for them to realize later he was smart fair enough
Just make an animated series already blizzard
I hope the quality is better then this tho
No longer Blizzard, Microsoft and since They tried Halo live action, I think We might actually get a animated OW series atleast a show
Agreed, they're leaving a lot of money on the table by not doing this.
@@imperialdra-mon5907i’d be so fine with an animated series in this animation style.
@@G128_cz still blizzard til new years
I like how reaper calls the robots dead in the beginning while sombra says theyre deactivated
wonder if that means anything
Reaper might look at death differently then other humans as he can't really die and might see it as a state that can be reversed back into living.
The fact that they actually changed Sombra’s translocator in the lore is just so funny to me.
I like to think they wanted the Translocalisator to just be broken to make Sombra reasonably furious and not make it too easy, but then they realized it could be used as a reference to the rework lol
Reinhardt: finally...a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary!
Jokes aside, Mauga is the Rein of Talon, and you can't convince me otherwise!
(I mean in his demeanor and 'annoying' of the other teammates, not in gameplay, given that they both love their friends, and annoy them with their antics)
Difference is, Mauga is an incredible tactician and a far better planner than Rein, but Rein is a more protective and loyal ally
Mauga is just young rein without the consequence of losing an eye
I like how in cinematics reaper looks like he has slug shotguns which is far from the truth in the actual game 😅.
Shoulda made Slugs his alternate fire
As a Reaper main, I really feel that difference
@@grangergonzalez9821 that’s genius I was just wondering the other day why reaper doesn’t have a secondary fire
If I remember, he was supposed to have explosive slugs too, but I think that was just an early concept
@grangergonzalez9821 I think his shotguns should be like AA-12S the qlt fire being slugs with normal fire being explosive. Make it crit aswell while you're at it with maybe 50M fall off distance.
I love that at BlizzCon and in the short they make Mauga a huge mountain of a man but also supposed to be clever and tactical, I wish that was able to come across in the gameplay, we'll see on release...
I mean we could really look into it. His ultimate is a trap, popping it at a opportune time to cage his victims. His rush is not only a good way to reposition but also good at pushing back opponents. You could even argue his guns firing takes some tactical skill to pull off at least with how they describe it
being clever and tactical will be player dependant lol
To be fair, tactility in overwatch is a given.
There is no character that can just go in guns blazing with no consequences, except for reaper. Making him smart is actually a funny lil framing device for why you can't play him in-game like a mindless minigun wielding maniac
@@anotherpersonfromnorfolk1587 why did you exclude reaper from that of all heroes?
@@jubjubssy Well because Reaper can self-heal and in a lot of situations it can be the difference between life and death
And the only way for him to self heal is by hitting the most pellets. So the ideal strat would be to just go in guns blazing, and that's very much so the fantasy that reaper mains tend to live
Dude, Mauga is bringing so much fun into the fray not just in gameplay, but even in the Animated Shorts!
Bro, I haven't this excited for a new Season in a long time! I can't wait to try out Mauga, when Season 8 starts!
This did not age well….
We need more shorts like this.
yes but better animation this looks like a kids project
@@imperialdra-mon5907make me one example of a kid project looking like that
I kinda wish it was the other art style.
@@imperialdra-mon5907 yo, bro, go on and make me exactly same quality of animation they made
bet ya wont cuz you're talentless joe shmoe
That animation is awesome and the fact that they explained Sombra's new kit in a way is amazing!
The Support-a-Streamer thing is kinda dumb idk. Everybody has that Echo skin, not many people play her anyway and there are much better skins for her that you can get yourself.
Nice to see Flats' liking Mauga before having to play against him so many times
Random fact: Mauga in samoan is Mountain. Which is a suitable name for this beast
Overwatch should do what Love Death Robot did and have different animations for each episode
Yeah sombra and Mauga would get along perfectly they’re both tactical trolls
this animated short is really giving totally spies and martin mystery vibes... probably because of the 2000s-esque spy movie soundtrack and i'm REALLY here for it.
Are you sure? I feel like it’s leaning more towards DC animation-esque.
Anyone else wanna see mauga in his red shirt you see him in during the bap backstory?
I just want a Talon heavy assault skin for him.
He'll probably get that as a skin which id love to see
I love the short. Reminded me of the old X-Men animation tv shows. Awesome.
I just noticed, Mauga's hairstyle makes him look like a lion. A very wild lion.
waaait lion themed skin for the wild season…. or whatever the seasons called 💀
@@fadeski28 season of the beast? I think.
yes yes thank u! lol@@ImperialKnight770
Thanks for posting this video, even if you weren't supposed to, and Overwatch should have their own series, and movie.
WE ARE SO BACK
Nerf Ana sleep make it 45 seconds plz it's too bs 45 seconds idc bout the community
Bro what
@@JustKosmikWE ARE SO BACK
@@jonemillesterLMAO WHAT
Mauga: *Alerted the DPS*
*Left friendly DPS to fend for themselves*
*Got the objective*
*Got play of the game*
*Still got flamed by his entire team*
10/10 accuracy
honestly, this perfectly captures what they wanted mauga to be, a mindless brute on the outside, a calculated genius on the inside.
A Samoan treating a "sphere" like weapon like a Rugby ball is culturally lore accurate. Run it straight uce
That animated short was actually pretty good!!!!!!
I love how Mauga just played Football with Null Sector
so theres a lore reason sombra wants her translocator to be instant now
Mauga is a smart guy, just does things hos own way
The big man does not mess around. Doom the goat
4:13 she looks up at flats like she's listening to him, then nods like "ok, gonna throw it."
They portrayed Mauga 100% like his description, acts like a madan while being a calculative psychopath
we need a pve mission like that where we can play as talon (blackwatch dont count)
I want these probaply upcoming skins for mauga, talon, shirt and summer chill
Anyone else notice this short is made in the Amazon prime artstyle (i.e. Invincible and Vox Machina). At least it looks like it.
My exact thoughts. Mauga was reminding me of Grog so much throughout this
MA BOY REALLY RIZZED SOMBRA UP LETS GOOOOO😂😂
Bro, no way they took a shot at A_Seagull.
Reminds me of mid eighties after school cartoons.
damn that shit was fire, and i love the animation 🔥
Mauga embodying the Tank mindset. Rushing in without your team and taking all the glory for himself while having the time of his life. Yet he simultaneously embodies the good tanks because he wasnt just rushing in for the sake of it or be a distraction. A good tank always charges in there with incentive and a plan. Not for the sake of it. When the rush in, they either intend to save you, or take out some people.
Damn I love this guy's damn he's literally my dream character everything I want
We just need an full on Overwatch Anime at this point , they clearly have shown they can do it
Mauga is smart and bat-shit crazy
that's the best way to be... the most fun anyways.
Thats why hes the best
Just cuz Sombra reffered to Mauga as a Butcher, I now want to see him instead of Roadhog in that PVE Diablo mode next halloween as the Butcher.
My favorite adrenaline junki
This feels like a g.i.joe episode, I love the energy this cinematic has.
He may be smart but he is also nuts, I would say they are even as he got the thing while ruining the mission
This was🔥
More like this PLZ!!!!
As far as the rest of the world is concerned, the ship suffered more damage than expected in Gothenburg and sank with all bots lost at sea. With everything going on in the Overwatch world I doubt Null Sector would spare time to salvage the ship soon enough to recover the security footage.
It reminds me of like a good Saturday morning cartoon almost :3 i love it!!!
I like how they translocator is game play accurate
I love how everyone is in agreement that whatever Sombra threw on the ground doesn't exist.
this perfectly shoes how mauga acts like a all brawn no brain guy when he really does know what to do
This pretty much confirms his alt costume too
Mauga may have a gigantic man meat body, but he's just a naughty kid underneath it all. Sweet.
You know overwatch has been getting a ton of hate for a lot of the problems the game has but one thing that's been pretty consistent is character designs and their personalities
Also I love where getting more reaper and doom fist content
Blizzard come on
You know we want it.
Sombra got hit with the rework mid-match
That “WOOO” better be a voice line
Magus can ride on the “Cole Train” baby! 😂
having the ability to make this but not making a show is a crime
"Where TF is the tank?"
The Tank:
I wanna see this man and (TFS) Alucard "go for a walk"
This guy is exactly what id expect an overwatch sweat to look like
This is not GoW Flats
This is the Baldur’s Gate Flats *EASILY*
If they actually want to support streamers they should add Creator Codes.
True just keep stealing from fortnite
@@genesisosunaBecause everyone knows Fortnite hasn’t stolen any ideas from other games
what's that?
@@genesisosuna Fortnite's entire success was literally stolen from PUBG lol
@@konrah1486 you're actually just srawmanning. I never said anything otherwise. I'm not sure what point you're trying to make lmao
BACK AS EVER!!!
I love how people perceive him as a big dumb brute and he just never bothers to correct them as he proceeds to do some ingenious stuff and just proves otherwise
Its a great front and it's hilarious seeing there reaction after he got exactly what they needed 😂
Would be cool if we had more options for Support a Streamer awards. I already have that echo skin. I'd like if we got like three ow coins and there be a mini shop and you can purchase one thing out of it for those three coins.
_in the wise words of strimmer flats_ WE ARE SO BACK
The art style reminds me so much of Totaly Spies im crying
Idk if y’all noticed or nah, but this animated short is so AI enhanced. (unnecessary frame smoothing, flickering and inconsistency especially when it’s hair)
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2:43 Look between mauga’s eybrows
3:58 If this is how sombra’s hairstyle looks, then why did it change gradually at the last frame?
4:06 unnecessary back and forth movements (probably from AI) + The shading (from the fire) on sombra’s waist details/gun suddenly appear at the end.
5:00 look closely at sombra’s hair, it flickers. + The hair movement at the end of the tufts seems sluggish and unnatural to how hair should move.
5:06 mauga repeats the same movement twice. + shadow near collar bone that didn’t exist before.
5:07 mauga’s hair tuft at the top left just did a 360
In general the animation feels sluggish even at high acceleration action scenes, the animation is too smooth it becomes bland. However, still frames look better than moving frames and that’s probably because people actually drew them. Overall it feels like a fever dream (as in, it’s movement is sluggish and too smooth)
This has been my critique, thank you for reading.
Sombra works with alterior motives for herself, Mauga does things his way to get things done on hos own accord, sombra values Mauga as a valuable asset for this reason
I’m just happy my boy reaper finally gets a W
Has anyone else notice how in every Tank Animated video, the Tank never sticks with the team?
Overwatch/Blizzard really do be making silly decisions but also like they do a wonderful job also like broadcasting hero personalities like I love that Mauga was played up to be overaggresive and dumb but actually was playing to a more practical angle in his chaos and I really feel they tried to capture that in his playstyle with how he charges in and has to commit but it can work out for him. I love this level of storytelling and that's why I love Overwatch.
There needs to be an overwatch show
Can't forget besides bro being your average Samoan dude also really smart🤣
I like how reapers shots doesn't really shoot like a shotgun
This was awesome
"Why steal the manual for thing we're stealing when we can just steal that shit itself" Mauga probably
Dps blaming the tank but the tank quietly carrying
That shit was fire😭😭W animation
The last support a streamer skin was so much better.
the fact they really put sombras rework in an animated short for a real reason why shits different now is ***wild***
i just love mauga man
He just did what Sombra did in Volskya.
WHAT PARACHUTE
Talofa!- Mauga