This animation was done to a cover of 'The Immigrant Song', but after some difficulty around the upload, I decided 'f*ck it' and had my own original version of the song produced! This meant that the audio had to be reverse engineered by some extraordinarily talented vocalists and sound engineers! In any case, I hope you enjoy the brutish Winifred of my book! It took some serious effort to get this out, so please have fun!
@@westii_bunzz same, I like all the old designs better to be honest. I don't like how buff he made them. He just sucked the character out of them by remodeling them over and over. The old Lucy and Winifred I miss
No the part where she lifts her hands and the dead bodies with wings opens up to show a chair like and then her horns on fire proved that she was THAT powerful
In a livestream, FENNAH says that the black and white weak Winifred is no longer canon, and that only this 'new' golden and powerful Winifred exists now.
Just to clear some things up, in his livestream working on this animation, FENNAH said that the black and white self-destructive Winifred no longer exists and is no longer canon, and that this new, golden Grand Whisper Winifred is the only one that exists now.
Awe, that makes me kinda sad, because i really liked her arch of a downfall and humbling her. Thats good reverse character development! Hopefully something equally interesting happens with her in the books.
Thinking that Winifred might be the one who killed Celia would explain why Lucy likes to torture and humiliate winifred so much. Maybe it was just for the music video though.
Can’t they still be put back together tho? Remember that part where Lucy cuts of Winifred head, put her body in a field, and was on top of her? Then Fleischer swoop down and tells Lucy to give Winifred a break. They some how put her head back on and she is alive again. (Then again there was a character who did die because of her body being to badly injured, or I might be overreacting)
@@Pitchdark as long as the individual peices of body are not destroyed they can be reattached without issues other than severe humiliation. I am pretty sure though that the rest of the body will die if the the head is destroyed, even if they are separated already. Either that or the body stays in permanent limbo, can't remember which...
Am I the only one that noticed the different tail behaviors between both Winifreds? With this one they all are uniform behind her but in the song Control they are all moving around. I don't know if this detail was purposely added or if it was more of a shift with the models, but I think it fits perfectly with her character considering with her blindness as she would need other way to feel around. Sorry if this was obvious, I just wanted to ramble about such a beautiful character.
This is just me but the movement of the chest and ribcage throws me off to all the other animations. It's almost as if the ribcage is just floating and moves with her movements as if she has no spine connected to them and such. Besides that, I love this past Winifred, she's my favorite character.
Yeah that's what I notice too. I like to come and look at his animations for fun, but for the animation rigging? They have no sense of weight or gravity, everything just floats and jiggles and gyrates, and it's hard to focus on what is supposed to be the center of attention when the whole body is moving and twitching.
I expressed my own opinion for the jigglyness before as well. It's like they're just meat...no bones...no weight. It nags...but ...i suppose if fennah wants jiggle We're gonna get jiggle. XD Won't kill me none.
While the designs and story are stunning, there’s always seemed to be two issues with Fennah’s animation: 1. The ankles aren’t animated, so whatever walking they do seems stiff of stilted. 2. These guys are supposed to be pure fucking muscle. They should not jiggle that much!!
@Jadewolf121 @Mr. Faramund @ArioftheDarkness @Hannah W I've also taken notice that her ribcage is protruding far beyond what it should be. Looks extremely painful when it sticks out even more when she tries to puff up her chest to look intimidating.
Agreed. Fennah's animations always have the weight distribution a little odd, but they are beautiful all in all. I am assuming it's because of how he animates. It's to do with the 3D character models, I'd assume it's a little harder to add weight accountability than just to make the character move.
@@Axt.Artistit is notoriously difficult to make 3d look weighted properly. he said in a stream that the rigging on her chest was weird & that's why it jiggles, but he's since fixed it.
Considering that the singer in this video is Winifred's actual voice actor in her book test, we know how Winifred actually sounds when singing. *noice*
The ear flick something only a small percentage pays attention to Thank you for the ear flick *round of applause* Small details makes the biggest difference
@@octaneblaze5839 It’s a test. The whole purpose is to see what looks wrong and what looks right, innit? It’s not a wholeass disney movie made by 50 animators, I don’t see why you’re being so critical. (I may just be overreacting at the moment, I am a tad grumpy so please excuse me.)
This was before Lucy was able to humiliate Winifred, I think, and before Winifred was blinded and had her colour drained. The original Winifred was a beast in nearly every sense of the word.
I feel like it's the other way around actually, considering the shot of her sitting on Celia's corpse, and now Lucy will never forgive her for killing her lover
@@virikan3518 Interestingly enough, those aren’t corpses. Kivouachians can be dismembered and reassembled. As long as their body part isn’t burned, it can be put back on. As long as their severed head isn’t burned, their body and head are mindless but alive; basically a form of hibernation. If the head is burned, the body stays alive, but will be forever in a state of mindless hibernation. Kivouachians have a tradition where, as a form of dominance and/or punishment, they’re subjected to “contortion”. This means being beheaded, the head usually put on display, and the body commonly used for pleasure, decoration and/or as a chair. During this time the contorted Kivouachian is completely at the other’s mercy, as their head will only be returned if their master sees fit, and could be burned on a whim, leaving them forever as a mere toy. Celia is long gone and dead by the time Winifred lost her colour in this timeline. That’s why I suspect this is the past Winifred; when she still had her extremely high political rank(second to locket herself), and hadn’t had her psyche shattered and her body de-coloured and blinded. Celia(leader of a fighting force) was still around back then, and was in a relationship with Lucy(who was a judge). Back then Winifred was extremely feared, powerful, dominant, brutally cruel, and with an angelic voice. Now she’s a shattered, submissive person, with a broken horn, who doesn’t speak, engages in self harm, and is permanently blind; which is why Lucy so enjoys contorting her now that Winifred has little power over her. Winifred used to be someone who’d make you their contorted toy for the smallest of perceived insults, or simply because she didn’t like you; now she’s sank to someone who welcomes punishment.
@@kiddfaith4397 Oh definitely, I forgot about that part about the dismemberment, thanks for reminding me, but yeah this is definitely past winifred, I just suspect Winifred did something to either Celia or Lucy herself to make Lucy despise her, that was a wonderful explanation though :)
@@virikan3518 According to the wiki, no one knows what happened to Celia; except that she’s dead. Considering how hard these creatures are to kill...Oof. And yeah, Winifred did a LOT to those two in the past. Lucy and Winifred had a lot of hate between them, Lucy being partially untouchable as a courtroom official, and Winifred hating anyone she couldn’t always exert her power over. The only person who genuinely likes Winifred is Fliescher, even back when she was brutally cruel and he was her chair. XD
Holy shit! I always wondered about Winifred from the past, but this blew everything I ever imagined out of the water! All I can think is 'golden tyrannical goddess' and love it! So intense and so completely opposite to modern-day Winifred. I can't wait to experience this side of her in your book!
This golden glory will be converted into the greatest dalek worrior in the universe, with a casing of pure gold, mutated like oswin, and hopefully without the need of dalek asylum containment.
I ... don't know how I feel about this one? I appreciate the enhancements to the song, I always there was more left to be desired in every version of Immigrant Song. What I loved about Winifred in Control was her movements; everything was moving independently, the tails moving in solidarity and her toes/legs/lower body not moving at all in some bits felt very unnatural for your work? I loved the last scene a lot for its presentation but the ribcage crunching into the frozen lower body felt so awkward jgjhgkk. Maybe there was more attention made to the song for this one, which I understand. Winifred's still my fave, past and current, and her foot resting on Lucy's body? chef kiss. You could just feel her hatred and sick pleasure during that final bit.
big agree with most of it, this video as a whole left alot to be desired despite it being hyped up so much. I'm glad to see other people commenting, because I think it's important to bring this stuff up. This is a problem in also the previous Lucy animation, these new models need ribcages! I do however feel like less is more in terms of animation in some cases. The older, stiffer models in my opinion work better in a way because they don't jiggle as much. There's too much movement in the wrong places! My favorite part tbh is the part where she is crouched and just chilling.
@@raunchyranbi these characters don't have boobs but their chests sure do move like they do lmao, I agree. The jiggling works for some bits(my faves being that wiggle Lucy does in Railways and the belly slap in Oom Pah Pah) but the incessant jiggling is very distracting. that was all I could look at in the beginning of this one, why is her ribcage bouncing so much? catching your breath before your battle cries, love??
Fennah should honestly hire a professional animator cause even if the rig is a bit wonky, you could really get around that with some animation magic. I've animated a lot of rigs and this feels very spline heavy. Blocking the interpolation before splining might help all that jiggly stuff
@@squashedshibber2684 I know nothing about 3D animation, so I'll take your word for it! I think he's a great animator, but there's just some things I see him do continuously that make me wanna YELL
Woah.. the match-ups with beat dropping and muscle movement is phenomenal! I love how she looks more of her "cruel self", really explaining why Lucy tortures her so much, in the same position too. It's unsettling how it's like she's sitting on a throne of corpses. I Love it!!
I am REALLY enjoying this new bit of animation! The calmer approach to tail movement looks so much more natural than the constantly-lashing ones, in turn making the character itself look more grounded and stable! Splendid!
EDIT: I appreciate everyone trying to correct me, but I already know that broken Winifred is only canon to Satellite City! The August Few takes place in the Kivouack, the destruction of which formed the Big Bang- so obviously what is happening in the show cannot be canon to the book. The book is a prequel. My comment about my excitement for the upcoming book is unrelated to my previous comment praising the difference between Winifred’s forms. Thank you. :,) _______ It’s actually kind of sad to see the contrast between this Winifred and what she has become now. Her past self had so much self confidence and held herself with such grace and dignity, yet if you look at her now, her posture is always slouched and her head hung low. I literally cannot WAIT to get my hands on the book so I can learn more about these characters- if you’re visually displaying them and their stories so well now, then I have high expectations for the written version. 💕
@@galactictoaster Wait- are you referring to the fact that broken WInifred is only canon in the animated series, not for the prequel book? Or was the entire TV show premise scrapped, so broken Winifred isn't canon there either now? I haven't been keeping up with the updates. :0
Bodies of the throne Lucy Celia Fleischer and Felicity. If I remember correctly lore dictates the Fleischer was her favorite play thing and Felicity was punished by Winifred. Lucy and Winifred were always at odds because winifred saw Lucy as inferior and Celia just likes to be punished.
Beautiful and stunning animation, I love the cover too. Although, i would like to point out some criticisms I have as a 2D animator (which I understand isn't the same as a 3D animator but some aspects apply to both) The Wiggly Jiggly: She's very jiggly sometimes especially in areas that look like they should be firm. Part of this comes from the chest and its appearance, if its meant to simulate breasts on her, they don't capture the look of breasts, they look more like extended pecs. I would say this is from their shape and the way some of the textures are on her body. This mostly sticks out at 1:42 in the video when she jumps back up, when her chest and what look like abs/stomach wiggle around. Her textures and model make those areas seem like they're firm strong spots. It probably mostly stems from the texturing, as it looks like on her sides, there's bones and muscle there rather than breasts (if she's meant to have breasts or breast-like objects). I would poke at the shape of her chest as well, but she's not exactly a living creature I can directly reference for a size as she is a creature of your own design, so that isn't really a problem here, so I'll ignore it. I'd either suggest less wiggle in spots that appear firm like with muscle, or modifying the textures in the spots that are meant to be wiggly. Her Feet/Legs: I personally am a big fan of her feet, they look like lizards but they aren't exactly lizard feet either. I noticed she either has an extra joint near her feet or is constantly standing on her tip toes which is a little unusual. If its the extra joint, I won't argue cause it's a part of her design, but if its the constant tip toe walking then that's a little odd. It makes some shots especially the one at 1:21 where you get a clip of her walking from the side. It's a little bit wack to see, but if anything I assume its a part of her design to have maybe an extra joint and am a little curious as to which is truly the case. Something else about the legs I noticed is at the last scene where she is sitting atop the corpses and the two wings of Felicity and Fleisher lift, her legs don't move. To have her legs move would be a good show of balance and have a feel of weight behind them. Something like shifting her right leg forward slightly as she shifts forward, helps to get rid of that static and rigidity to her legs. The Hair but not really: This is probably the least important thing, but the hair is always an unusual thing and the most consistent thing I see with them all. However, sometimes you can't get what you want for style such at that fluffy hair, without sacrificing something. The air just always looks like its underwater. I don't know how to fix this or how to suggest to fix it though... so... this isn't really an applicable thing I can really say since it belongs more too the realm of 3d animation rather than 2d and that's where my limited expertise ends. I don't wanna say something if I can't do it myself I will say though, this animation is still beautiful as a whole, and i love her design over all, she truly power and authority, and I'm not gonna lie, I am absolutely in love with her eyelashes and the way they move is absolutely perfect and beautiful. I wouldn't mind selling a few first born children to have eyes like that, man.
ik this is nearly a year old, but i have an answer of your leg issue, yes she does have an extra joint in her leg, and yes she walks on her toes. Winifred's control animation at 0:29 rlly makes it clear and it's not uncommon for characters to walk on their toes, its called digitigrade!
@@sciaticadevine Hi, yeah, digitigrade is a thing I'm aware of. It's just in my original criticism it looked like she had digitigrade legs, but then even an additional joint, as in the same timeframes you pointed out i realize her calves are curved in an odd way to make it look like she has another joint there. Though thats her own design mostly, and I won't press on if it's just how she be since she is apart of an original race where each one is different from one another.
god its so cool seing your growth over the past 3 years of being subscribed to your channel, i remember subscribing right as i started a joke came out youve grown so much as an animator! you are the inspiration i have to start animating
Methinks this may be your best work yet, Sam! This is the first time we’ve seen Winifred as she was - in the prime of her life - and you’ve sold the power and confidenċe of Winifred MASTERFULLY. Every action she takes - every subtle motion of her arms and _espeċially_ her head - broadcasts a messaġe that this is an entity to be just as fear’d as she is respected. Flawless work, Fennah! I eagerly await seeing more from Winifred and the rest of the Kivouack!
Goodness gracious alive, that cover was PHENOMINAL! Winifred before being tortured is a truly terrifying creature! While I think he slow and languid movements encapsulate how in control and powerful she was, I hope we get to see her in full action one day! That model tearing something to pieces or leaping onto prey would be a sight to see
First of all, I adore this. The animation is smooth, the original cover of the song sounds amazing. Second, to think from how high she fell to reach where she is today. Here she is powerful announcing her presence loud for all to fear and respect, but we all know how she is in the future; Quiet, afraid to open her mouth, blank, dull and unseeing from her coat shining mane and horns of gold. How sad is the fall of a powerful being.
Why are your animations so jiggly now? This is still beautiful and well done, but the jiggliness of your models bothers me. They move like they are an undercooked cake and not solid all the way through.
Technically they aren't and can change forms. Still I think there was some issues/difficulty with how the chest was moving and such when he did the teaser before (at least some people were mentioning that or something).
I completely forgot this channel existed man this is some nostalgia even if it's just been like 2 years since I've watched anything damn still looking good
Winifred is my ABSOLUTE favorite! She always has been since day 1! I freaking love the new model and rig, and I ADORE 1:14 in particular! I swear, i speculate the fire above her antlers is a reference to baphomet? :0 But can we TALK about this song being an original cover!? God damn, it's so good.. And you bet your ass im gonna be listening to it on loop for the next three weeks. Fantastic work as always, Fennah. As someone whos been tirelessly at work trying to teach myself how to model, rig, and 3d animate.. I wish you could teach me your methoods! Haha
My god.... this is beyond wonderful. Probably your best one yet, alongside Celia's. Seeing Winifred in her full glory is amazing. The way she was strutting in the beginning showed she means business. She's in charge, and everyone knows it. The gold coloring is very shiny in contrast to her softer white. She had Fleischer, Felicity, Celia, and Lucy all as her throne. Now, Fleischer and Felicity were always shown to be more gentle. So Winifred taking them down seems something she would do with ease, and probably pleasure. From what we've see of Celia so far, she's a very skilled fighter. So, Winifred must indeed be very brutal to take her down. And Lucy... well, we're all familiar with her. Honestly, it kind of feels like poetic justice. I know Satellite city wasn't canon, but Lucy basically tormented Winifred. I know Winifred probably deserved it, and her canonical self probably could stand being taken down a few pegs, but seeing Lucy not only decapitated, which we know she loves to do herself, or as least did, and seeing Winifred use her body as a footrest shows Lucy is really beneath her. It's poetic in a grim way.
Whoa, whoa she can extend her claws?! And when she sat on the throne of bodies with their head on the spikes- Even Lucy... Incredible. She is truly intimidating. Truly! EDIT: I must also add I love how heavy her stomping is. When she dropped to the floor you can really feel the weight of her power.
@@somethingwithbungalows Very briefly at 0:22, when the screen flashes, her nail appears to be quite longer in length when you compare it to how it is normally
So, my sister just showed me these characters and my first impression to this video before looking into the lore was they were all gods of some kind. I thought Winnifred here was some kind of war god, and thought the Immigrant Song was so perfect for a war god theme.
I have to say this was worth the wait! The throne was so telling of her brutal nature and the flaming antlers (although a pain in the buttock to render, i am sure) was a good choice. I absolutely love it and cant wait to read all about her in the book :) keep up the amazing work!
Seeing Winifred as she once was really puts a lot of thinks into perspective on how so many like Lucy treats her know the pain of the loss of what made her so great and seeing the broken being she is now
I always appreciate the extra effort you put into making these animation tests into something entertaining! Keep it up, the extra effort is obvious, but also bleeds through with every one :3
I love the animation you can really feel her power every time she stands tall you can feel her weight when she stomps or lands on the ground incredible
Am I the only one who enjoys watching how well the muscle animation looks And how well done this all is over all Sure old designs were great But they are also lack the terror and muscles that Fennah more or less states that this species takes pride in Sure intelligence is up their but before that it is strength and power
Goodness watching this for the third time again directly after watching your Control video of Winifred shows just how much you’re continuing to grow and how farr Winifred has fallen.
Damn, the fact that she looks so intimidating shows the difference to her future self. It shows her power as a grand whisperer and control over others like lucy. But another thing I noticed is her slight masculine look definitely love it
god the animation, the cover, the models im entirely in love, your characters fill my character designing heart with glee and oh man i so hope this incredible cover is up to download or buy somehwere
Ah-ah, ah! Ah-ah, ah! We come from the land of the ice and snow From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow The hammer of the gods Will drive our ships to new lands To fight the horde, sing and cry Valhalla, I am coming ing ing ing ing ing ing On we sweep with threshing oar Our only goal will be the western shore Ah-ah, ah! Ah-ah, ah! We come from the land of the ice and snow From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow How soft your fields so green Can whisper tales of gore Of how we calmed the tides of war We are your overlo- oh oh oh oh oh ords On we sweep with threshing oar Our only goal will be the western shore Ah So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ahh, ah Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Omg the weight, the fur, the breathing. The flicker of life and chaotic insanity in her eyes. Damn, your animation skills have flared to life with this one!
This has blown me away! I have seen every animation test done and I thought Cecilia's was awesome. This just went above and beyond! Winifred now is this balance of brawn and brains that is a force to be reckoned with. Her golden horns and fur glisten against the white and black, her eyes pierce through light and dark, those claws and muscles are reminders of the power that is contained within. Winifred is a Kivoauchian that you dare want to mess with, but at the same time will make you regret all of your decisions. Her throne truly is of the bodies of her enemies and the finale with her horns in flames sent chills down my spine. She is the perfect mix of strength and power, with a intelligence to match. Makes me wonder how she fell to her state in Satellite City.
hmm i like the animation as a whole. however the model for Winifred in this video, not sure I'm as much a fan. her chest seems too extenuated and exaggerated compared to other models. it takes the focus off of her as a whole and makes me look oddly confused. its like its jutted forward too much. the body just seems too contorted, its not as smooth as usual. I need to go back and watch some other clips of Winifred now to compare. But at first impression, that's what caught my attention.
went back and watched the control animation test. i was more satisfied with the model there. again the bulging chest really seems out of place in this one. maybe the emphasis on the muscle tone adds to it too.
HOT DANG SHE'S SO AWESOME! Winifred has always been my favorite character since I've found this channels 3 maybe 4 years ago and dang she keeps getting better! So cool to see what she once was! Keep up the awesome work!
This animation was done to a cover of 'The Immigrant Song', but after some difficulty around the upload, I decided 'f*ck it' and had my own original version of the song produced! This meant that the audio had to be reverse engineered by some extraordinarily talented vocalists and sound engineers! In any case, I hope you enjoy the brutish Winifred of my book! It took some serious effort to get this out, so please have fun!
She's beautiful than ever
Aaaa love it at 2 seconds in, man.
@@quiarahflowers8470 confirm
Hey can you make me pls :3
Ok got turned out so well!! Great job with the fire too
This is a VERY big change from "I started a joke"
This was her of the past, a powerhouse, a walking force of nature... 'i started a joke' is how far she will fall
@@retrooni I think they mean animation wise
@@retrooni I know. I've seen every video and post. Im just talking about design, animation, and badassery
I actually prefer her old design
@@westii_bunzz same, I like all the old designs better to be honest. I don't like how buff he made them. He just sucked the character out of them by remodeling them over and over. The old Lucy and Winifred I miss
Winifred resting her foot atop Lucy just adds to how powerful she once was. Like mmmmm so cool!!!!
No the part where she lifts her hands and the dead bodies with wings opens up to show a chair like and then her horns on fire proved that she was THAT powerful
Makes me worried what if she got her power back but more.
SHE IS A SICK CREATURS WINIFRED IS SO FRIEKING POWERFULL I freaking love her
Well well well! How the turn tables!
In a livestream, FENNAH says that the black and white weak Winifred is no longer canon, and that only this 'new' golden and powerful Winifred exists now.
An absolute pleasure to help out on this, Winifred looks fantastic!!
An absolute pleasure to hear this wonderful cover, thank you!
Will this be on SoundCloud at any point? I would love to listen to this while roleplaying, to further capture the essence of a true, tyrannical rule!
Please tell me this is available for download or purchase!
Can you like release this song in a full version please 🙏
This version is superior to the other one y'all got, ngl. Not saying the other one is bad but... HOLY COW THIS ONE. Can you upload it on its own?
FENNAH: *posts *
Me; *DROPS EVERYTHING * Y E S S S
Same ^^
Same
This but mostly just Winifred posts
Same
Lucy: I'm an agent of death and madness
Celia: Hold my beer
Winifred: *bow down*
She ain't no joke no more. She is the golden goddess
Lol she WAS
@@fidluk2574 this is her now. This is cannon.
@@anthonyanderson3448 it’s what she used to look like before SC
@@peri_palz No they mean that this the canon her now the black and white winifred is no longer canon
Thiccer than a bowl of oatmeal
She looks so intimidating and stunning at the same time! You have out done yourself Fennah
Yeah remind me never to piss her off
Yes she so 😎
She is a goddess
When Fennah uploads, nothing else matters. When Winifred is on screen, nothing else exists
Fr!
Amen ✋
Just to clear some things up, in his livestream working on this animation, FENNAH said that the black and white self-destructive Winifred no longer exists and is no longer canon, and that this new, golden Grand Whisper Winifred is the only one that exists now.
Awe, that makes me kinda sad, because i really liked her arch of a downfall and humbling her. Thats good reverse character development! Hopefully something equally interesting happens with her in the books.
are you sure?
@@mingotproductions1335 Yes, I’m sure, I was there for the livestream when he said it
@@TheThirdStageOfDeath Nooooooooooooooooo!
Bruh wtf
Thinking that Winifred might be the one who killed Celia would explain why Lucy likes to torture and humiliate winifred so much. Maybe it was just for the music video though.
Makes sense
Knowing Winifred? Death would be too good for Celia.
Can’t they still be put back together tho? Remember that part where Lucy cuts of Winifred head, put her body in a field, and was on top of her? Then Fleischer swoop down and tells Lucy to give Winifred a break. They some how put her head back on and she is alive again.
(Then again there was a character who did die because of her body being to badly injured, or I might be overreacting)
@@Pitchdark as long as the individual peices of body are not destroyed they can be reattached without issues other than severe humiliation. I am pretty sure though that the rest of the body will die if the the head is destroyed, even if they are separated already. Either that or the body stays in permanent limbo, can't remember which...
@@SilverScaleMA oh okay
Not only did she beheaded Lucy but Celia as well. Man oh man i would love to see a Winifred comeback to her golden days.
Good news! Golden days Winifred is the only canon one now.
Am I the only one that noticed the different tail behaviors between both Winifreds? With this one they all are uniform behind her but in the song Control they are all moving around. I don't know if this detail was purposely added or if it was more of a shift with the models, but I think it fits perfectly with her character considering with her blindness as she would need other way to feel around. Sorry if this was obvious, I just wanted to ramble about such a beautiful character.
Now I see why Lucy adores doing that to Winniefred
Yeah, maybe a revenge tactic to get her own back
The bit at the end with the flaming horns, Winifred is genuinely terrifying.
I had to play back the shots of Felicity's, Celia's, Lucy's, and Fleisher's heads as well as Winnefred's throne multiple times.
Celia's head seems very different from the others more like a taunt then being dead
This is just me but the movement of the chest and ribcage throws me off to all the other animations. It's almost as if the ribcage is just floating and moves with her movements as if she has no spine connected to them and such. Besides that, I love this past Winifred, she's my favorite character.
No it's the same way for me 😂😂😂
Yeah that's what I notice too. I like to come and look at his animations for fun, but for the animation rigging? They have no sense of weight or gravity, everything just floats and jiggles and gyrates, and it's hard to focus on what is supposed to be the center of attention when the whole body is moving and twitching.
I expressed my own opinion for the jigglyness before as well.
It's like they're just meat...no bones...no weight.
It nags...but ...i suppose if fennah wants jiggle
We're gonna get jiggle. XD
Won't kill me none.
While the designs and story are stunning, there’s always seemed to be two issues with Fennah’s animation:
1. The ankles aren’t animated, so whatever walking they do seems stiff of stilted.
2. These guys are supposed to be pure fucking muscle. They should not jiggle that much!!
@Jadewolf121 @Mr. Faramund @ArioftheDarkness @Hannah W
I've also taken notice that her ribcage is protruding far beyond what it should be. Looks extremely painful when it sticks out even more when she tries to puff up her chest to look intimidating.
I feel like the weight distribution is a little odd, like how she carries herself, but the animation is overall very smooth and organic.
Agreed. Fennah's animations always have the weight distribution a little odd, but they are beautiful all in all. I am assuming it's because of how he animates. It's to do with the 3D character models, I'd assume it's a little harder to add weight accountability than just to make the character move.
@@Axt.Artistit is notoriously difficult to make 3d look weighted properly. he said in a stream that the rigging on her chest was weird & that's why it jiggles, but he's since fixed it.
She is a golden glory.
I agree ☝️
Thicc thighs save lives.
FUCK YEAH SHE IS
Considering that the singer in this video is Winifred's actual voice actor in her book test, we know how Winifred actually sounds when singing.
*noice*
I never thought I’d see lucy with her head off, things have changed...
It’s here! She’s here in all her glory, everyone!
The ear flick something only a small percentage pays attention to
Thank you for the ear flick
*round of applause*
Small details makes the biggest difference
Me: i dunno what to wa-
Fennah: posts a video
Me: never mind!
The wings rising up on her throne of corpses was so damn cool
The sheer muscle tone when she flexes just screams raw power.
If only they were atomically correct, it bothers me to no end how round and wrong they look. :(
Not to mention. The jiggle. THE DAMN JIGGLE
@@hantehsanyall Omg yess!! Why tf would muscle jiggle like that?! Correct answer, it doesnt!!!
@@octaneblaze5839 It’s a test. The whole purpose is to see what looks wrong and what looks right, innit? It’s not a wholeass disney movie made by 50 animators, I don’t see why you’re being so critical.
(I may just be overreacting at the moment, I am a tad grumpy so please excuse me.)
@@hantehsanyall ooooh yeah, that JIGGLE 😆
Lucy has been humiliating Winifred for so long. Now Winifred has finally got her revenge.
This was before Lucy was able to humiliate Winifred, I think, and before Winifred was blinded and had her colour drained. The original Winifred was a beast in nearly every sense of the word.
I feel like it's the other way around actually, considering the shot of her sitting on Celia's corpse, and now Lucy will never forgive her for killing her lover
@@virikan3518
Interestingly enough, those aren’t corpses. Kivouachians can be dismembered and reassembled. As long as their body part isn’t burned, it can be put back on. As long as their severed head isn’t burned, their body and head are mindless but alive; basically a form of hibernation. If the head is burned, the body stays alive, but will be forever in a state of mindless hibernation.
Kivouachians have a tradition where, as a form of dominance and/or punishment, they’re subjected to “contortion”. This means being beheaded, the head usually put on display, and the body commonly used for pleasure, decoration and/or as a chair. During this time the contorted Kivouachian is completely at the other’s mercy, as their head will only be returned if their master sees fit, and could be burned on a whim, leaving them forever as a mere toy.
Celia is long gone and dead by the time Winifred lost her colour in this timeline. That’s why I suspect this is the past Winifred; when she still had her extremely high political rank(second to locket herself), and hadn’t had her psyche shattered and her body de-coloured and blinded. Celia(leader of a fighting force) was still around back then, and was in a relationship with Lucy(who was a judge). Back then Winifred was extremely feared, powerful, dominant, brutally cruel, and with an angelic voice. Now she’s a shattered, submissive person, with a broken horn, who doesn’t speak, engages in self harm, and is permanently blind; which is why Lucy so enjoys contorting her now that Winifred has little power over her. Winifred used to be someone who’d make you their contorted toy for the smallest of perceived insults, or simply because she didn’t like you; now she’s sank to someone who welcomes punishment.
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Oh definitely, I forgot about that part about the dismemberment, thanks for reminding me, but yeah this is definitely past winifred, I just suspect Winifred did something to either Celia or Lucy herself to make Lucy despise her, that was a wonderful explanation though :)
@@virikan3518
According to the wiki, no one knows what happened to Celia; except that she’s dead. Considering how hard these creatures are to kill...Oof. And yeah, Winifred did a LOT to those two in the past. Lucy and Winifred had a lot of hate between them, Lucy being partially untouchable as a courtroom official, and Winifred hating anyone she couldn’t always exert her power over. The only person who genuinely likes Winifred is Fliescher, even back when she was brutally cruel and he was her chair. XD
Holy shit! I always wondered about Winifred from the past, but this blew everything I ever imagined out of the water! All I can think is 'golden tyrannical goddess' and love it! So intense and so completely opposite to modern-day Winifred. I can't wait to experience this side of her in your book!
I literally slid off my chair to my laptop for this
Can I just say that the detail in her antlers are gorgeous 😍
“The nuke has landed, I repeat the nuke has landed, this is not a drill everyone!!!
TAKE COVER!!!
🪖🪖🪖🪖🪖
This golden glory will be converted into the greatest dalek worrior in the universe, with a casing of pure gold, mutated like oswin, and hopefully without the need of dalek asylum containment.
I ... don't know how I feel about this one? I appreciate the enhancements to the song, I always there was more left to be desired in every version of Immigrant Song. What I loved about Winifred in Control was her movements; everything was moving independently, the tails moving in solidarity and her toes/legs/lower body not moving at all in some bits felt very unnatural for your work? I loved the last scene a lot for its presentation but the ribcage crunching into the frozen lower body felt so awkward jgjhgkk. Maybe there was more attention made to the song for this one, which I understand. Winifred's still my fave, past and current, and her foot resting on Lucy's body? chef kiss. You could just feel her hatred and sick pleasure during that final bit.
big agree with most of it, this video as a whole left alot to be desired despite it being hyped up so much. I'm glad to see other people commenting, because I think it's important to bring this stuff up. This is a problem in also the previous Lucy animation, these new models need ribcages! I do however feel like less is more in terms of animation in some cases. The older, stiffer models in my opinion work better in a way because they don't jiggle as much. There's too much movement in the wrong places! My favorite part tbh is the part where she is crouched and just chilling.
@@raunchyranbi these characters don't have boobs but their chests sure do move like they do lmao, I agree. The jiggling works for some bits(my faves being that wiggle Lucy does in Railways and the belly slap in Oom Pah Pah) but the incessant jiggling is very distracting. that was all I could look at in the beginning of this one, why is her ribcage bouncing so much? catching your breath before your battle cries, love??
@@porcuMoose LOL at the last part! And I thought that the chest was boobs this whole time and thats why it was moving that much.. oops
Fennah should honestly hire a professional animator cause even if the rig is a bit wonky, you could really get around that with some animation magic. I've animated a lot of rigs and this feels very spline heavy. Blocking the interpolation before splining might help all that jiggly stuff
@@squashedshibber2684 I know nothing about 3D animation, so I'll take your word for it! I think he's a great animator, but there's just some things I see him do continuously that make me wanna YELL
I love her design. The animals teeth and claws with a soul in her eyes on a body of something that can only be discribed as terrifying
It's like wolf, deer and dragon all in one!
@@maxbrandt6 huehuehuehuehue deeragron
She’s an icon, she’s a legend, and she is the moment
(Reading Amygdala rn and if anything bad happens to Winifred ever I will be SO MAD)
the golden grand whisperer has arrived and is as glorious as ever.
Wow, winifred here looks fricking gorgeous! Those eyes hold such intensity while her other models eyes hold such sadness it looks like
Woah.. the match-ups with beat dropping and muscle movement is phenomenal! I love how she looks more of her "cruel self", really explaining why Lucy tortures her so much, in the same position too. It's unsettling how it's like she's sitting on a throne of corpses. I Love it!!
I am REALLY enjoying this new bit of animation! The calmer approach to tail movement looks so much more natural than the constantly-lashing ones, in turn making the character itself look more grounded and stable! Splendid!
EDIT: I appreciate everyone trying to correct me, but I already know that broken Winifred is only canon to Satellite City! The August Few takes place in the Kivouack, the destruction of which formed the Big Bang- so obviously what is happening in the show cannot be canon to the book. The book is a prequel.
My comment about my excitement for the upcoming book is unrelated to my previous comment praising the difference between Winifred’s forms. Thank you. :,)
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It’s actually kind of sad to see the contrast between this Winifred and what she has become now.
Her past self had so much self confidence and held herself with such grace and dignity, yet if you look at her now, her posture is always slouched and her head hung low.
I literally cannot WAIT to get my hands on the book so I can learn more about these characters- if you’re visually displaying them and their stories so well now, then I have high expectations for the written version. 💕
Broken winifred is no longer cannon. This is her now.
@@galactictoaster Wait- are you referring to the fact that broken WInifred is only canon in the animated series, not for the prequel book? Or was the entire TV show premise scrapped, so broken Winifred isn't canon there either now? I haven't been keeping up with the updates. :0
@@TaxiBeepBeep late, but broken winnie was only canon in satellite city. she isn't a thing anywhere else.
Bodies of the throne Lucy Celia Fleischer and Felicity. If I remember correctly lore dictates the Fleischer was her favorite play thing and Felicity was punished by Winifred. Lucy and Winifred were always at odds because winifred saw Lucy as inferior and Celia just likes to be punished.
-what locket's mother heard when Winifred joined in the battle of the lady.
"Ahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahah"
*Welp* *at* *least* *Lucy* *got* *her* *death* *wish* *of* *getting* *her* *head* *ripped* *off*
Beautiful and stunning animation, I love the cover too. Although, i would like to point out some criticisms I have as a 2D animator (which I understand isn't the same as a 3D animator but some aspects apply to both)
The Wiggly Jiggly:
She's very jiggly sometimes especially in areas that look like they should be firm. Part of this comes from the chest and its appearance, if its meant to simulate breasts on her, they don't capture the look of breasts, they look more like extended pecs. I would say this is from their shape and the way some of the textures are on her body. This mostly sticks out at 1:42 in the video when she jumps back up, when her chest and what look like abs/stomach wiggle around. Her textures and model make those areas seem like they're firm strong spots. It probably mostly stems from the texturing, as it looks like on her sides, there's bones and muscle there rather than breasts (if she's meant to have breasts or breast-like objects). I would poke at the shape of her chest as well, but she's not exactly a living creature I can directly reference for a size as she is a creature of your own design, so that isn't really a problem here, so I'll ignore it. I'd either suggest less wiggle in spots that appear firm like with muscle, or modifying the textures in the spots that are meant to be wiggly.
Her Feet/Legs:
I personally am a big fan of her feet, they look like lizards but they aren't exactly lizard feet either. I noticed she either has an extra joint near her feet or is constantly standing on her tip toes which is a little unusual. If its the extra joint, I won't argue cause it's a part of her design, but if its the constant tip toe walking then that's a little odd. It makes some shots especially the one at 1:21 where you get a clip of her walking from the side. It's a little bit wack to see, but if anything I assume its a part of her design to have maybe an extra joint and am a little curious as to which is truly the case.
Something else about the legs I noticed is at the last scene where she is sitting atop the corpses and the two wings of Felicity and Fleisher lift, her legs don't move. To have her legs move would be a good show of balance and have a feel of weight behind them. Something like shifting her right leg forward slightly as she shifts forward, helps to get rid of that static and rigidity to her legs.
The Hair but not really:
This is probably the least important thing, but the hair is always an unusual thing and the most consistent thing I see with them all. However, sometimes you can't get what you want for style such at that fluffy hair, without sacrificing something. The air just always looks like its underwater. I don't know how to fix this or how to suggest to fix it though... so... this isn't really an applicable thing I can really say since it belongs more too the realm of 3d animation rather than 2d and that's where my limited expertise ends. I don't wanna say something if I can't do it myself
I will say though, this animation is still beautiful as a whole, and i love her design over all, she truly power and authority, and I'm not gonna lie, I am absolutely in love with her eyelashes and the way they move is absolutely perfect and beautiful. I wouldn't mind selling a few first born children to have eyes like that, man.
ik this is nearly a year old, but i have an answer of your leg issue, yes she does have an extra joint in her leg, and yes she walks on her toes. Winifred's control animation at 0:29 rlly makes it clear
and it's not uncommon for characters to walk on their toes, its called digitigrade!
@@sciaticadevine
Hi, yeah, digitigrade is a thing I'm aware of. It's just in my original criticism it looked like she had digitigrade legs, but then even an additional joint, as in the same timeframes you pointed out i realize her calves are curved in an odd way to make it look like she has another joint there. Though thats her own design mostly, and I won't press on if it's just how she be since she is apart of an original race where each one is different from one another.
god its so cool seing your growth over the past 3 years of being subscribed to your channel, i remember subscribing right as i started a joke came out youve grown so much as an animator! you are the inspiration i have to start animating
Methinks this may be your best work yet, Sam!
This is the first time we’ve seen Winifred as she was - in the prime of her life - and you’ve sold the power and confidenċe of Winifred MASTERFULLY. Every action she takes - every subtle motion of her arms and _espeċially_ her head - broadcasts a messaġe that this is an entity to be just as fear’d as she is respected.
Flawless work, Fennah! I eagerly await seeing more from Winifred and the rest of the Kivouack!
Finally!
We get to see her in all her glory!
Goodness gracious alive, that cover was PHENOMINAL!
Winifred before being tortured is a truly terrifying creature! While I think he slow and languid movements encapsulate how in control and powerful she was, I hope we get to see her in full action one day! That model tearing something to pieces or leaping onto prey would be a sight to see
First of all, I adore this. The animation is smooth, the original cover of the song sounds amazing. Second, to think from how high she fell to reach where she is today. Here she is powerful announcing her presence loud for all to fear and respect, but we all know how she is in the future; Quiet, afraid to open her mouth, blank, dull and unseeing from her coat shining mane and horns of gold. How sad is the fall of a powerful being.
broken wini is sadly not canon anymore
This is beautifully done! You can really tell how powerful Winifred was in this, she looks very regal. Awesome job!
"I have beheld the Apocalypse and she is terrifying, savage, alluring, and beautiful..."
Why are your animations so jiggly now? This is still beautiful and well done, but the jiggliness of your models bothers me. They move like they are an undercooked cake and not solid all the way through.
Technically they aren't and can change forms. Still I think there was some issues/difficulty with how the chest was moving and such when he did the teaser before (at least some people were mentioning that or something).
I completely forgot this channel existed man this is some nostalgia even if it's just been like 2 years since I've watched anything damn still looking good
**YEETUS CLICKUS I AM HEREUS*
Winifred is my ABSOLUTE favorite! She always has been since day 1! I freaking love the new model and rig, and I ADORE 1:14 in particular!
I swear, i speculate the fire above her antlers is a reference to baphomet? :0
But can we TALK about this song being an original cover!? God damn, it's so good.. And you bet your ass im gonna be listening to it on loop for the next three weeks. Fantastic work as always, Fennah. As someone whos been tirelessly at work trying to teach myself how to model, rig, and 3d animate.. I wish you could teach me your methoods! Haha
My god.... this is beyond wonderful. Probably your best one yet, alongside Celia's.
Seeing Winifred in her full glory is amazing. The way she was strutting in the beginning showed she means business. She's in charge, and everyone knows it. The gold coloring is very shiny in contrast to her softer white.
She had Fleischer, Felicity, Celia, and Lucy all as her throne. Now, Fleischer and Felicity were always shown to be more gentle. So Winifred taking them down seems something she would do with ease, and probably pleasure. From what we've see of Celia so far, she's a very skilled fighter. So, Winifred must indeed be very brutal to take her down. And Lucy... well, we're all familiar with her. Honestly, it kind of feels like poetic justice. I know Satellite city wasn't canon, but Lucy basically tormented Winifred. I know Winifred probably deserved it, and her canonical self probably could stand being taken down a few pegs, but seeing Lucy not only decapitated, which we know she loves to do herself, or as least did, and seeing Winifred use her body as a footrest shows Lucy is really beneath her. It's poetic in a grim way.
why dose this character and this song fit perfectly well together
Whoa, whoa she can extend her claws?!
And when she sat on the throne of bodies with their head on the spikes- Even Lucy...
Incredible. She is truly intimidating. Truly!
EDIT: I must also add I love how heavy her stomping is. When she dropped to the floor you can really feel the weight of her power.
kivs can all alter their forms with ease, so ye!
She actually extended a claw briefly in her Control test too.
@@SquareMahogany when?
@@somethingwithbungalows Very briefly at 0:22, when the screen flashes, her nail appears to be quite longer in length when you compare it to how it is normally
@@SquareMahogany okie, thank ya!
when are we ever going to have a bunch of ppl love and appreciate this world he gives us
So, my sister just showed me these characters and my first impression to this video before looking into the lore was they were all gods of some kind. I thought Winnifred here was some kind of war god, and thought the Immigrant Song was so perfect for a war god theme.
Her voice test actually kinda matches these vocals. Nice work Fennah! I can't wait until the book arrives and really gives these characters life
fun fact, the same person who voiced winifred also did the vocals for her animation test
I have to say this was worth the wait! The throne was so telling of her brutal nature and the flaming antlers (although a pain in the buttock to render, i am sure) was a good choice. I absolutely love it and cant wait to read all about her in the book :) keep up the amazing work!
Seeing Winifred as she once was really puts a lot of thinks into perspective on how so many like Lucy treats her know the pain of the loss of what made her so great and seeing the broken being she is now
This was well worth the wait, amazing as ever, also, this cover of the immigrant song needs to be on spotify!!!
I've really loved these solo character music videos. I like how the visuals and songs help establish their personality.
I always appreciate the extra effort you put into making these animation tests into something entertaining! Keep it up, the extra effort is obvious, but also bleeds through with every one :3
There is something so satisfying about her movement. It's both disturbing and beautiful
i applaud your choice in songs for each test you do, you give a great insight onto your characters
This was 100% worth the wait! Winifred just exudes power and grace
Winifred really was an intimidatingly powerful and beautiful creature in her prime. And those *eyes* , all the more sad that they were destroyed.
She is as menacing as she is beautiful! Fantastic animation as always, even if it's just a test
the fire was worth the render wait, good work on this Fennah
I love the animation you can really feel her power every time she stands tall you can feel her weight when she stomps or lands on the ground incredible
The hair and just EVERYTHING in this animation is brilliant and well done it’s incredible
Am I the only one who enjoys watching how well the muscle animation looks
And how well done this all is over all
Sure old designs were great
But they are also lack the terror and muscles that Fennah more or less states that this species takes pride in
Sure intelligence is up their but before that it is strength and power
Goodness watching this for the third time again directly after watching your Control video of Winifred shows just how much you’re continuing to grow and how farr Winifred has fallen.
Damn, the fact that she looks so intimidating shows the difference to her future self. It shows her power as a grand whisperer and control over others like lucy.
But another thing I noticed is her slight masculine look
definitely love it
Holy fuck this was gorgeous!! Well worth the wait! Winnifred looks so powerful and truly is a massive beast. Fantastic job, as usual!
Dude, I want a HD poster of winifred on her winged throne of incapacitated Kivs
This looks amazing Fennah!!!! Not just the effects but the animation too!!!!
Fennah: "i have a book series and story that i could continue."
also Fennah: "Hee Hoo Remodel, Redesign, animation test."
Woah! The winifred model looks amazing! The video just started and I’ve already decided this is one of my new favorite songs
They way she walks and the angles show you how powerful she is amazing work💜💜
god the animation, the cover, the models
im entirely in love, your characters fill my character designing heart with glee
and oh man i so hope this incredible cover is up to download or buy somehwere
Ah-ah, ah!
Ah-ah, ah!
We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow
The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde, sing and cry
Valhalla, I am coming ing ing ing ing ing ing
On we sweep with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore
Ah-ah, ah!
Ah-ah, ah!
We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow
How soft your fields so green
Can whisper tales of gore
Of how we calmed the tides of war
We are your overlo- oh oh oh oh oh ords
On we sweep with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore
Ah
So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins
For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ahh, ah
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Omg the weight, the fur, the breathing. The flicker of life and chaotic insanity in her eyes. Damn, your animation skills have flared to life with this one!
okay so i saw on the head pikes: Felicity, Celia, Flisher, and Lucy...not sure if there's some symbolism their for her hatred but eh.
Does she hate Fleisher?
Officially one of my favorite test animation!! Ekk ^^
0:57 it’s especially noticeable here but I love how her head and neck move like a snake!!!
This has blown me away! I have seen every animation test done and I thought Cecilia's was awesome. This just went above and beyond! Winifred now is this balance of brawn and brains that is a force to be reckoned with. Her golden horns and fur glisten against the white and black, her eyes pierce through light and dark, those claws and muscles are reminders of the power that is contained within. Winifred is a Kivoauchian that you dare want to mess with, but at the same time will make you regret all of your decisions. Her throne truly is of the bodies of her enemies and the finale with her horns in flames sent chills down my spine. She is the perfect mix of strength and power, with a intelligence to match. Makes me wonder how she fell to her state in Satellite City.
this is insane, i-
GODDDD THE CORPSE THRONE!! AND THE SPLASHING LAVA WHENEVER SHE JUMPED!! 10/10 😤🤌🏻💛🤍🔥💯✨
The choice of music was AMAZING! I was expecting a good song but this is just amazing. This version is better than the original!
everyone stop what you’re doing, it’s our golden goddess
She is sooo beautiful!
This animation test was amazing!
You have blessed our eyes yet again with this masterpiece.
hmm i like the animation as a whole. however the model for Winifred in this video, not sure I'm as much a fan. her chest seems too extenuated and exaggerated compared to other models. it takes the focus off of her as a whole and makes me look oddly confused. its like its jutted forward too much. the body just seems too contorted, its not as smooth as usual. I need to go back and watch some other clips of Winifred now to compare. But at first impression, that's what caught my attention.
went back and watched the control animation test. i was more satisfied with the model there. again the bulging chest really seems out of place in this one. maybe the emphasis on the muscle tone adds to it too.
I agree. I was much more pleased with the golden Winifred animation from Memory.
HOT DANG SHE'S SO AWESOME! Winifred has always been my favorite character since I've found this channels 3 maybe 4 years ago and dang she keeps getting better! So cool to see what she once was! Keep up the awesome work!
My love for her just grew even more!!!
Holy CRAP!!!!!!
I am breathless after watching that masterpiece.
Thank you.
Really cool! However, the way the chest and stomach moves is a little weird, and the mouth feels abit off.
Other than that, really awesome!
DAMN! I love how all of your characters look like Elegant Nightmare's