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At 2:13, apple guy asks if the Captain mentioned the Contact Light, despite the fact that neither of them said the name of the ship at any point in the conversation. While this might just be a writing mistake, I have a more interesting theory: Glitchiness is used throughout the video to represent Mercenary's PTSD, such as when he sees the disco ball as a golem. At 1:30, there's glitchiness after Captain says "the planet" and "intelligent being". Therefore, it seems likely that the glitches represent Mercenary's mental state repressing certain triggering words out when he hears them, and Captain actually said something along the lines of "Petrichor V" and "Contact Light".
Or it reveals that apple man knows more than should by being able to tell what captain is talking about despite never mentioning it directly, but I like your theory better
Okay, crackpot theory: I don’t think mercenary actually killed apple guy. Earlier he said “im growing out of this armor” so my theory is that he wanted to move on from that life, so he let apple guy have his armor and take the job so he could disappear
Really cool idea but then why would he be so skilled with the sword? I think he just realized he doesn't want to be an assasin anymore and would rather get money this way
It would also kind of make sense why Kevin (Apple guy) would want to go, or at least feel like he doesn’t have any other choice. He has the opportunity to go to the planet where his brother died, which he has gotten no answers nor justice for and almost killed for trying. Speaking of which, the dude has himself on a hit list, he kind of has to get out of there. And the og Mercenary was friends with Kevin’s brother. Not saying the theory is true, but it is a fun idea and could have some mileage from what we’ve seen here
I cannot wait, the patience is withering away at my bones, crycat. I sit here, suffering within a cell of my own design, with your creations as my warden; Standing close enough to the bars that I'd believe I could reach the keys on their belt, that I could free myself, but just far enough away that my fingers will never grasp the cold brass of freedom. So here I shall rot. These 24 hours shall feel like an eternal sentencing, but the wait shall be worth it. No matter how far into my spiral I fall, the ladder will reach me, and I will eventually be free. that is to say, im pretty damn hyped here lmao
It is so fun to even rewatch these episodes and look for references/Easter eggs. Prime example, shortly after Merc cuts the apple off of Kevin’s head, we see a few characters gathered around a table, and while I’m sure there are multiple references in that scene that I may have missed, the one I did get was the translator bot (a modded character) was visible amongst them. Pretty sure that you can find gunslinger in the bandit episode for another Easter egg.
watched this earlier today and only now realized it was made this recently - genuinely one of the best animations i've seen in a while that makes use of an existing universe but also adding personal touches
What a banger as always, spectacular job. I really liked midway through there’s a prolonged silence that lets us guess what each character is thinking, great stuff. On another note, the voice actors for Mercenary (Nick Gikas) and Captain (Robert Ashker Kraft) are spectacular, they fit each character very well. Keep up the good work.
@@crycatena I based one of my characters off of how you depicted the Bandit. I may or may not have strapped dynamite to their bullets, but that's nothing to worry about
So the mercenary lived through the events of ror1 and made it out after killing the miner, despite being once friends with him? And now after returning back and confronting the apple guy, he feels like he can't be happy just "relaxing and partying" and is hence going back to fighting? It might be cause it's late for me, but I don't think I'm fully getting everything that's going on with all of these newer stories you've crafted for characters. Very cool stuff though, always love to see the most creative thing ever for a game I love so much
@@crycatena oh yeah right i forgot this a series so these things dont have to be self contained or explain everything-- (and even if it is self contained youre still allowed to have loose ends so both ways im a bit silly for that :p) either way very excited to see what's up next :D
Maybe they were lost in frenzy while trying to survive, or he killed Miner for the items. And felt the need to cover tracks both for himself and UAC since they contracted a hit.
During that freezeframe of Merc with Miner... the aspect of perfection, the "Shared Design"... Mithrix is going to have hell to pay by the end of this series, and I doubt he will be able to pay that price in full.
This beginning feel like almost a meet the team (tf2) series however the lore is deeper and is clearly introducing a lot of very interesting plot points. Kudos, keep up the Absolute Cinema 🙌
Holy fuck. You know what i just noticed? In the scene where Merc has his sword to Apple Guys head, and it flips to Merc having his sword at Miner’s head, you can see the Moon in the background. What I think is implied, is that Miner was killed by Merc (and then apple guy is killed) but Apple Guy ultimately has no idea, just like how Providence can be killed by Merc, and then Mithrix can be killed by Merc (a different one tho). The thing that connects it is how Apple Guy and Mithrix both have no idea that their brothers were slain by the person who’s about to kill them. I could be stretching things, and the Moon may just be there as an artistic choice, but I thought it was neat to point out
another bangin episode of petrichor V! The Pirate Captain is just so good, the idea of Merc being a survivor of the original contact light is compelling, the voice acting is just spectacular not to mention the phenomenal art. Keep up the fantastic work!
The musical choice gives me Katana Zero vibes, which is very fitting considering Mercenary. Also, deciding that (at least in your canon) that this Mercenary is the same Mercenary as ROR1 is a really cool choice!
The quality of these NEVER fail to amaze me. The VA’s, the color, the fluid animation, the vfx and sfx, the writing, the lore, the music, AAAA I’M GUSHING
On the one hand, I love your story and the way you’ve chosen to write these characters. On the other, a part of me really wanted to see railgunner + weeb mercenary comic relief squad. Keep up the good work!
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Nice deadbolt reference
This is NOT based on official Risk of Rain lore, this is my own story! So you cannot predict me, I am unpredictable! MUAHAHAHAHA
We will find a way, the truth will be revealed!!
I want to ask a question will mithrix be included, the void, the false son? Or even providence
Was that the aspect of perfection the miner had there by chance?
@@amprolikeyou7289 if you want more info on my plans, i have a channel in my discord with an outline
@@lowlydovahkiin8084 👀
"NOTHING is worth that risk (of rain 2)"
That was hilarious
somebody get this man a focus crystal
Mercenary thinking he's the False Son with the way his sword is on his shoulder lmao
he does
I love how I recognized the “What ladies ya drongo?” was from Raymond Daniel’s instantly.
I went back once or twice to check if it was him.
@@Devinrekrafted Same LOL, I was like RayDans?!
not a single other person in this planet says "drongo"
I love the fanmade cap skin😭😭😭😭😭
It's actually fire
And it makes sence cause he is the ship's captain
It's a part of the Lost Through Time skin pack.
At 2:13, apple guy asks if the Captain mentioned the Contact Light, despite the fact that neither of them said the name of the ship at any point in the conversation. While this might just be a writing mistake, I have a more interesting theory:
Glitchiness is used throughout the video to represent Mercenary's PTSD, such as when he sees the disco ball as a golem. At 1:30, there's glitchiness after Captain says "the planet" and "intelligent being".
Therefore, it seems likely that the glitches represent Mercenary's mental state repressing certain triggering words out when he hears them, and Captain actually said something along the lines of "Petrichor V" and "Contact Light".
Or it reveals that apple man knows more than should by being able to tell what captain is talking about despite never mentioning it directly, but I like your theory better
Okay, crackpot theory: I don’t think mercenary actually killed apple guy. Earlier he said “im growing out of this armor” so my theory is that he wanted to move on from that life, so he let apple guy have his armor and take the job so he could disappear
Really cool idea but then why would he be so skilled with the sword? I think he just realized he doesn't want to be an assasin anymore and would rather get money this way
This is one of the theories of all time
His name is Kevin
It would also kind of make sense why Kevin (Apple guy) would want to go, or at least feel like he doesn’t have any other choice. He has the opportunity to go to the planet where his brother died, which he has gotten no answers nor justice for and almost killed for trying. Speaking of which, the dude has himself on a hit list, he kind of has to get out of there. And the og Mercenary was friends with Kevin’s brother. Not saying the theory is true, but it is a fun idea and could have some mileage from what we’ve seen here
@@artdude4963 yeah that’s what I was thinking! You said it way better than I could
2:42 DEADBOLT MENTIONED
I feel cold
Fire game.
The pirate captain outfit is absolute peak, wish it was in the game.
iirc the Lost Through Time skin mod adds it to the game :3
It does exist in the form of the Lost through Time skinpack!
I cannot wait, the patience is withering away at my bones, crycat. I sit here, suffering within a cell of my own design, with your creations as my warden; Standing close enough to the bars that I'd believe I could reach the keys on their belt, that I could free myself, but just far enough away that my fingers will never grasp the cold brass of freedom. So here I shall rot. These 24 hours shall feel like an eternal sentencing, but the wait shall be worth it. No matter how far into my spiral I fall, the ladder will reach me, and I will eventually be free.
that is to say, im pretty damn hyped here lmao
@@KKingOfficial sir this is a wendys
@@crycatena 😂
Chill bruh
least eloquent Mithrix logbook entry:
How much katana zero did you use in the creation of the mercenary backstory?
Crycat: Yes
IVE NEVER PLAYED IT LMAO
Heavy Katana Zero vibes in this one
Good stuff
I was about to comment this, good on beating me to the punch
i heard raydans and i was so suprised
same
Miner and mercenary.
Freinds for as long as the gold flows
2:40 holy shit Reaper and Ibzan let’s gooooooo
0:57 DAN SO REAL FOR THAT
2:23
Captions really thought they were slick with that one (they were).
No way, Raydans voices someone in the crowd, thas craaazy.
The subtitles when they said risk cracked me up.
Raydans going "What ladies you drongo" got me so bad
I love the detail of the halo being in front of Miner's face during the flashback, just the like the perfected elites in the actual game
Man, why’d you have do merc dirty like that and give him ptsd? But seriously, I love to way you being these characters to life, it’s so fun to watch
I’m surprised to see Miner mentioned. I didn’t think we would ever see any of the old RoR1 survivors in here. The lore keeps expanding
2:39 DEADBOLT YEAHHHHH
its the reaper !!
I feel cold
WE LOVE DEADBOLT!!!
We're Deadbolt guys of course we "another night..."
“A man - undead, cannot live in a risk of rain 2 animation.” - The Flames, probably
2:24 I literally screamed "DEADBOLT"
As an Australian, the "What ladies you drongo" in the background made my brain tingle a bit
It is so fun to even rewatch these episodes and look for references/Easter eggs. Prime example, shortly after Merc cuts the apple off of Kevin’s head, we see a few characters gathered around a table, and while I’m sure there are multiple references in that scene that I may have missed, the one I did get was the translator bot (a modded character) was visible amongst them. Pretty sure that you can find gunslinger in the bandit episode for another Easter egg.
Most of the BG characters are just made by other artists in Crycat's discord. There's also robomando in the scene where it zooms out of the crowd.
The painting on the right at 2:40 has the Reaper and Ibzan from Deadbolt on it
shout out to murcs VC for absolutely killing the line delivery on "THE FUCKING APPLE GUY"
2:40 It's my boy! 🧡
Amazing animation can't wait for more
That DEADBOLT reference is the cherry on top!
Excellent work, I'm super grateful to lend my voice for this awesome project!
Dude, amazing work on Mercenary!
"THE FUCKING APPLE GUY" perfection
Thank you!
“the fucking apple guy” 🗣️🔥🔥🔥
(that sounded raw as sht-love this animation!!)
watched this earlier today and only now realized it was made this recently - genuinely one of the best animations i've seen in a while that makes use of an existing universe but also adding personal touches
What a banger as always, spectacular job. I really liked midway through there’s a prolonged silence that lets us guess what each character is thinking, great stuff.
On another note, the voice actors for Mercenary (Nick Gikas) and Captain (Robert Ashker Kraft) are spectacular, they fit each character very well.
Keep up the good work.
Dude I love this series
I appreciate that you love this series :D
@@crycatena I based one of my characters off of how you depicted the Bandit. I may or may not have strapped dynamite to their bullets, but that's nothing to worry about
@@mylotlwells3025 Thats so sick :o
@@mylotlwells3025Oh! I was actually wanting to make a character based off of Railgunner’s (brief) appearance for a TTRPG.
Me too :)
So the mercenary lived through the events of ror1 and made it out after killing the miner, despite being once friends with him? And now after returning back and confronting the apple guy, he feels like he can't be happy just "relaxing and partying" and is hence going back to fighting? It might be cause it's late for me, but I don't think I'm fully getting everything that's going on with all of these newer stories you've crafted for characters. Very cool stuff though, always love to see the most creative thing ever for a game I love so much
Mysteries Mysteries...
@@crycatena oh yeah right i forgot this a series so these things dont have to be self contained or explain everything--
(and even if it is self contained youre still allowed to have loose ends so both ways im a bit silly for that :p)
either way very excited to see what's up next :D
Maybe they were lost in frenzy while trying to survive, or he killed Miner for the items. And felt the need to cover tracks both for himself and UAC since they contracted a hit.
I love the idea of Captain recruiting some of the best survivors in the risk of rain universe and setting out into petrichor V
Thats one of my favourite modded cap skins, also crazy ending.
OMG ITS THE ACTUAL CAPTAIN DESIGN IM IN LOVE WITH ITT!!!!!!!
During that freezeframe of Merc with Miner... the aspect of perfection, the "Shared Design"... Mithrix is going to have hell to pay by the end of this series, and I doubt he will be able to pay that price in full.
This beginning feel like almost a meet the team (tf2) series however the lore is deeper and is clearly introducing a lot of very interesting plot points. Kudos, keep up the Absolute Cinema 🙌
cap'n dressed as a captain is fantastic
1:44 Stone Golem PTSD goes crazy. But tbh, I don't blame him, stone golems are the worst post-loop.
Love the giant Deadbolt painting.
omg i love how all the background characters have unique designs
thees videos remind me of the meet the team videos for some reason and it takes meback
Mando - wants to make up for failing his friends
Bandit - biggest hiest ever
Merc - PTSD
Holy fuck. You know what i just noticed?
In the scene where Merc has his sword to Apple Guys head, and it flips to Merc having his sword at Miner’s head, you can see the Moon in the background.
What I think is implied, is that Miner was killed by Merc (and then apple guy is killed) but Apple Guy ultimately has no idea, just like how Providence can be killed by Merc, and then Mithrix can be killed by Merc (a different one tho). The thing that connects it is how Apple Guy and Mithrix both have no idea that their brothers were slain by the person who’s about to kill them. I could be stretching things, and the Moon may just be there as an artistic choice, but I thought it was neat to point out
"the fucking apple guy" got me so hard
You know Exactly where he do be goin after a loop or two.
Hearing RayDan say "What ladies ya drungo" was peak
I HEARD RAYDANS AHHH
THE MUSIC IS SO HEAT TOO BRUH WHAT
The lost through time reference with captain was a neat touch! Been loving this series so far
Damn, I guess I never really thought about what his tag being 'Mercenary' actually meant
0:58 LMAO did not expect to hear THE Mr.RaymondDaniels jeerin in the background.
Everyone gets a little PTSD from the mission, as a treat...
I heard the “what ladies you drongo” and instantly thought “holy is that Dan?”
Why does capitan squeak like an old chair whenever he moves 😭?
he old
@@smauggerr i knoww but he could at least oil his mechanisms
Dudes ANCIENT
holy fuck loader's up next......... wonder if its gonna be the ror1 or ror2 one
my theory is that ror1 loader is dead, and we are gonna look at ror2 loader
@@eggmar7232 someone hasnt watched the signal breakdown video :)
The deadbolt painting was great!
Lol I love how I randomly picked out raydans in this and actually saw that I was right
I love this series great work!
You get all my respect with that Deadbolt reference.
bruuuuuh, this is fcking awesome, im loving it!!!!
Hearing raydans voice actually gave me a complete whiplash snap back to reality
I can’t wait for the part where everybody takes a look at the chef and reconsiders making fun of commando and mercenary for being underpowered.
another bangin episode of petrichor V! The Pirate Captain is just so good, the idea of Merc being a survivor of the original contact light is compelling, the voice acting is just spectacular not to mention the phenomenal art. Keep up the fantastic work!
I never expected to see that goofy captain skin mod in any sort of serious animation. Colour me impressed!
absolutely insane
would love to have a captain pirate skin
The transition between the golem being alive then being an xp orb was awesome
I'm loving the Katana Zero vibes I'm getting off of this. This series is amazing.
m-m-m-m-m-mOTHERFUCKING RAYDANS???? hell yeah.
The musical choice gives me Katana Zero vibes, which is very fitting considering Mercenary. Also, deciding that (at least in your canon) that this Mercenary is the same Mercenary as ROR1 is a really cool choice!
im glad that we have someone with such amazing art skills in this community
As a mercenary main, I love this and I am so pumped
Get this mercenary guy some chronos
The dabloon scammers are cooking fr
NEW RISK OF RAIN ANIMATION ON MY BIRTHDAY??? HELL YEAH
This is peak 🔥CINEMA🔥
We can't blame Merc...
Those PTSDs are tough as heck.
Good music and voice acting tho
Can't wait for next RoR2 animations!
wait oh my fucking god 3:45 miner has the aspect of perfection ring
The quality of these NEVER fail to amaze me. The VA’s, the color, the fluid animation, the vfx and sfx, the writing, the lore, the music, AAAA I’M GUSHING
this is an actual masterpiece??? oh my god?????
Genuinely can’t wait for loader, I wonder what your gonna make for him
or her the question is which one ror1 or ror2 loader
Seeing the dotflare skin animated is something I never knew I needed!!
And his art was fire....
On the one hand, I love your story and the way you’ve chosen to write these characters. On the other, a part of me really wanted to see railgunner + weeb mercenary comic relief squad. Keep up the good work!
This absolutely needs more recognition
BRO PLEASE MAKE MORE THESE ARE SO GOOD
These are so amazing, can't wait for more. Captains voice is spot on, I love it
This series is legendary risk of rain content, looking forward to the next one
This came out amazingly
LOVE that you used NoodleHarp's Steelbeard Concept in this! Phenomenal work as always. 👏
YOU CANT JUST KILL MY BOI MINER LIKE THAT?!
ENJOY the free engagement, creator! You deserve it, for something as amazing as this!
Thank you sir, I hope you have a wonderful day.
The story being built here is amazing! Good work!
this is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen
MINER RISK OF RAIN MENTIONED I CHEERED YAYYY‼️‼️‼️