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@madaxe606

3 жыл бұрын

DONE!

@almoszsigmond806

3 жыл бұрын

MORE!

@RenegadeHPG

2 жыл бұрын

@Joshua Bressel This IS the finished piece.

@bondedgunner4557

2 жыл бұрын

@@RenegadeHPG a shame that it wont be worked on further, even if it is considered finished

@WorldGoods

Ай бұрын

@@RenegadeHPG Oof

The centeruion holding out till the last minute fighting heavier mech is the most centeruion thing ever

@thehunter5475

2 жыл бұрын

idk why but every time i've seen a centurion in a novel, animation or hell even on the table top they always somehow seem to get themselves into some heroic last stand situation. Its like a curse.... or a blessing.

@Smogne

2 жыл бұрын

@@thehunter5475 You could also say that it's the culture behind the mech itself; If prior Centurion pilots start to get famous for holding the line for as much as they can, it starts to build an idea that it is expected for all pilots to do so. Give it a few centuries of conflicts and that image will spread enough that centurion pilots will adopt that instance as part of their identity... like all that mechwarrior honor/chivalry concept that some people have

@Spore9996

2 жыл бұрын

That is the raison d'être of the Centurion, after all - guarding others. It is a noble and stalwart trooper - it does its duty.

@brucejegeist3713

2 жыл бұрын

centurion suck rather have a shadow hawk or griffin but if you want to quibble about 5 tons i will give you it and take a phenix hawk. but it was cool , right

@Spore9996

2 жыл бұрын

@@brucejegeist3713 Looks like you've never played a good Centurion.

The absolutely massive cahonnes commander stache must have to see that mech tracking the eject pod and decide the only rational decision was to go toe to toe with and assault mech armed only with a rifle. I can hear bagpipes in the distance as the ghosts of the blackwatch salute him

@Zoologhffc77

2 жыл бұрын

BLACKWATCH

@Stargazzer811

2 жыл бұрын

@@DCBruinsMedia Ya done great, DC.

@meshuggahshirt

10 ай бұрын

With balls that big he figured he probably wouldn't be able to get clear of the Masakari in time, so

@fzyturtle

10 ай бұрын

that was actually Tex...

@willdavis3802

Ай бұрын

Fuck the infantry dude, he had a radio to call in the wing of Shalones anytime he wanted. He just wanted to take a break and smoke his cigar before doing the job. The Locust pilot was slowed down by the sheer balls she was carrying for the rest of the team (Centurion pilot excluded, he did his job and then some). She faced down the Maskari in her sad excuse of a mech that a single elemental had already beat to hell.

Actually portrayed how utterly terrifying elementals are once they get their claws on ya.

@GaldirEonai

3 жыл бұрын

Some liberties were taken with their speed, however. Even with jets the only thing they'd see of a speeding Locust would be a roadrunner-style dust cloud :P.

@MrDestroyerPrime

3 жыл бұрын

@@GaldirEonai Well to be honest the mech should have collapsed the moment she took off her neurohelmet, but it looked cool.

@DIEGhostfish

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrDestroyerPrime Probably locked the legs most mechs can manage at least that.

@MrDestroyerPrime

3 жыл бұрын

@@DIEGhostfish Possibly, but, the logo on the enemy is clan Smoke Jaguar and the opening scroll specifically says operation "bulldog". I don't think computer assist piloting was quite a thing at the time yet.

@DIEGhostfish

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrDestroyerPrime It's during bulldog, but most mechs can at least stand idle when un-linked.

Loved how the Locust cockpit "glass" went dark after it was perforated. Overall good tension and pace throughout the entire animatic, well done!

@RenegadeHPG

3 жыл бұрын

That moment blew me away too the first time I saw it :)

@patrickcoyle5469

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if it's meant to be an interior display screen that's damaged and shut down, or chemicals in the canopy materials reacting to the close laser emission (we can make glass today that polarizes and darkens in bright light). Either way it's a neat detail, and makes far more sense for a combat vehicle than plain old glass.

@David_Fellner

3 жыл бұрын

@@DCBruinsMedia You got it right either way. Most of the BT novels I've read mentioned the canopy darkening when especially bright light shines through them; that way the pilot is only blinded *temporarily* when the cockpit is struck by a laser or PPC.

@TheRumChum

3 жыл бұрын

honestly anything made by this human is fuckin amazing. D.C Bruins yeah. phenomenal

@DIEGhostfish

3 жыл бұрын

@@DCBruinsMedia I was thinking that was the case. I actually was kinda shocked to learn about the "Big flat camera, armor plate with some wires passing through, big flatscreen" system being the norm in the first Grey Death novel And yeah even the "glass" would have polarized.

Because it will be said very little, great music synced withe the glorious animation.

@RenegadeHPG

3 жыл бұрын

That score is also 100% Bruins!

@logang7203

3 жыл бұрын

Aggree, actually one of the first things I noticed. Very well done

@gryphon3241

3 жыл бұрын

dude is ridiculous skilled. i watched it the first (and promptly second) time for the animatic itself, and another 3 or 4 times through now just listening to the music

@lastone9744

11 ай бұрын

Bro i see that astral claws banner i love them as a chapter 40k also you are right about the music is makes the animation just flow together

Duuuuude when the Locust pilot slammed into the wall to grind the Elemental.... pffftt SO cool. Big Brain play.

@David_Fellner

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was a great moment. Right up there with the scene from "Frihet" where the Hunchback shoots the arm off the Dragon and proceeds to beat the Dragon with its own arm... like a Mortal Kombat fatality.

@nerofoxkrell

2 жыл бұрын

I wish they would put more of an emphasis on the melee combat in the video games like mechwarrior 5 and such

@NazgulGnome

Жыл бұрын

And then the Elemental gets back up...scary little toads.

@michaelgreenwood3413

5 ай бұрын

@@NazgulGnome Yep, but it wasn't preventing the Locust from blowing that Orbital Gun emplacment into non-functioning. The guns on the Unions would've finished the job.

@GhostBear3067

Ай бұрын

Sometimes you just have to throw the terrain at Clanners. I mean it worked for Kai Allard-Liao...

Can we give a shout out to pilot that had the balls to go toe-to-toe with a goddamn Masakari in a stock Centurion? Dude must have needed that payday BAD.

@DIEGhostfish

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think we saw the lasers fire, if they were just empty lenses it could have been an AC20 cent. But yeah he was ballsy one way or the other. Oh nope, the lasers do fire, so either it's a stock cent or one of the more advanced tech upgrades that used the weight savings for a bigger gun. Because it did not strip out the missiles like the Yen-lo-Wang mk1 or the lasers like the AH.

@turk88

3 жыл бұрын

Warhawk. Looks like C model.

@DIEGhostfish

3 жыл бұрын

@@turk88 Masakari's the Drac name for the Warhawk. And that's a prime given they're definitely firing PPCs. I don't see any sign of LPL fire, though I don't see missiles to prove it's a prime either.

@scottl9660

3 жыл бұрын

Only if we give commander stash there some credit for stepping up with no mech at all when that clanner started tracking his mechwaorries ejection seat.

@Spore9996

3 жыл бұрын

@@DIEGhostfish 100% a stock Centurion, the lasers fire at 2:50

I like how the mercs were smart enough to at least pretend to follow Zell and face the clanner one at a time (Until air support showed). Makes it all the more disgraceful he aimed up at the escape pod.

@RenegadeHPG

3 жыл бұрын

Was he actually targeting the escape pod or simply tracking it?

@DIEGhostfish

3 жыл бұрын

@@DCBruinsMedia Now I feel smart!

@brucejegeist3713

2 жыл бұрын

yeah well jaggies really are not clan, well anymore because they where flesh pickles .

Now I want a Battletech show with this kind of action and GoT style politics driving the story forward.

@tenchraven

3 жыл бұрын

Game of Thrones wishes it had the intrigue and royal skullduggery of BattleTech.

@bronco5334

3 жыл бұрын

@@tenchraven Exactly. I was just clicking "reply" to say basically the same thing. Battletech had galaxy-spanning intrigue, deception, betrayal, and realpolitik 20 years before GoT was even an idea. And frankly, canon Battletech's politics and scheming come across as a lot more believable; at least up through the Federated Commonwealth civil war. I've not read anything much of the Jihad or Republic eras.

@henrymilner7061

2 жыл бұрын

Set that shit before just as the first succession war is kicking off and it would rule

@David_Fellner

2 жыл бұрын

Listen to the BPL Podcast episode titled "The Cameron Restoration" and you'll get a pretty detailed description of what that would look like. It's very compelling.

@waschbaer6466

Жыл бұрын

please yes

Every one of these Bulldog pilots are absolutely insane. Facing down a Masakari with a Centurion until forced to eject by massive damage, charging the same mech with a half armed Locust, hell even challenging the thing at range with the dual RAC Rifleman was nuts, AND THEN shooting at it with a big elephant gun WHILE ON FOOT. These people are fucking nuts and I love them.

@michaelgreenwood3413

5 ай бұрын

Ultra ACs. RACs weren't invented until the FedCom Civil War.

"Huh, I wonder who these guys are supposed to be fighting..." *Starts tracking escape pod with guns* "Ah, Capellans."

@jakelange5672

3 жыл бұрын

Looked like a clan emblem on the base to me, and the initial text said it was Clan Smoke Jaguar territory. Then again, clanners, liao, potato potato.

@Cadiangrunt99

3 жыл бұрын

@@jakelange5672 It's Clan Smoke Jaguar they were the target of Operation Bulldog. It was a push to take back every world they'd taken in the IS from the DC while Taskforce Serpent Went after the homeworlds.

@robertdavis5976

3 жыл бұрын

@@jakelange5672 Easy now! Zhong-shoa Biohazz reporting for backstab....er eradication duty...

@DIEGhostfish

3 жыл бұрын

Smoke Jags shortly before becoming the Smoked Jags. Tracking a yeetseat seems pretty dezgra especially since the Spheroids DID come at them one at a time, honoring clan rules.

@GaldirEonai

3 жыл бұрын

It really says something about the Smoke Jaguars that when it became clear they were on the verge of complete annihilation the reaction from the other clans was mostly "sure, go ahead, we never liked those guys anyway" with a few "damn, you beat us to it" thrown in.

This is how my MW destiny players solve most of their problems in their succession wars campaign: sniper finds the enemy, Mechwarrior holds them down, aerospace drops the hammer.

@chainswordappreciator3022

3 жыл бұрын

Combined arms is a helluva drug.

@bthsr7113

3 жыл бұрын

Never limit your thinking. Mechs are powerful, but not universally the best option.

@DJTourniquet

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much how I'd expect it to go in real life. Gotta remember that this is sldf days tho, so aerospace assets were far more common than in any of the mw games.

@ineednochannelyoutube5384

3 жыл бұрын

@@DJTourniquet This isnt 'sldf days' as in 2700s, this is the reformed starlegue under first lord Sun Tzu Liao eradicating the smoke jaguars off the face of the galaxy to tpreempt the restarting of the clan invasion post the expiry of the truce of Tukayyid. Basically the great houses (as well as St Ives, Raselhague and Comstar under Focht) decided that the clans could go to hell, pooled some 30 of their best brigades into a combined force under Michael Hasek-Davion called it the SLDF and collectively beat clan Smoke Jaguar to death.

@Stargazzer811

2 жыл бұрын

@@bthsr7113 Agreed, it was an issue the Clans faced until the Jihad. During and after that many of the surviving Clans in the Inner Sphere adopted more sphereoid ways of fighting.

Bruuuuuuuh. There were some parts of that that looked so good! The locust, Grinding the elemental, the locust, the centurion ejection, the locust. Also the fact that the rifleman thought he was the hottest shit since the sun turned on for the first time, the the fact the artist was able to convey that through the body language of a mech is so *chef kiss* That's enough to keep you warm all winter.

@Geth-Who

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I loved that touch. Rifleman had some Joseph Joestar energy in how fast he went from 'YEAH BABY' to 'AAUGH FUCK-'

@alexs5814

3 ай бұрын

@@Geth-Who Which was also completely on-brand for the RFL^^

All the SLDF had to do was tell House Steiner where Octoberfest was being held and to bring their best Atlast suits to the mixer. Then tell them Smoke Jaguar canceled it and they needed to be properly scouted.

@KillerOrca

3 жыл бұрын

Literally six lances of nothing but Atlas's all screaming in angry German decend upon them THROUGH the AA fire because screw you, we want our beer and brats dammit.

@brucejegeist3713

2 жыл бұрын

so its time to scout?

I love everything about this. The infantry ground commander coordinating mechs, the rifleman popping up over the ridge and just going "GET SOME! DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!!" A freaking centurion dueling a Masakari and just going "Oh I'm gonna die, but we're gonna win". You can feel the moment of "What the HELL do you think you are doing?" when the Masakari turns and stalks towards the commander who plunked it with a rifle. Full speed locust strike. Also, terrifying little elemental bastards. Go Inner Sphere. Enjoy the near extinction Smoke Jaguar. Tex sent me.

@michaelgreenwood3413

5 ай бұрын

Never forget Turtle Bay.

That madman Tex sent me, glorious bastard that he is. And im glad he did as that was awesome

It's amazing how a short 4 minute long, silent animation can have a better story than a 3 hour long Hollywood blockbuster. Great job!

Elemental: "HERE'S JOHNNY!!"

I have no idea what's going on but Tex sent me.

@hezekiahcross88

3 жыл бұрын

Tex sent me as well!

@TheBallisticzero

3 жыл бұрын

You too, huh

@harmen2456

3 жыл бұрын

Second

@jeandutoit1413

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tex!

@andrewamann2821

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like another DC Bruins animatic? Always tasty delicious moving pictures goodness, my fellow gentleman of questionable repute, and excellent taste.

THAT is how I imagine a locust on the field. Not like they are in the video games. Bravo.

@randomnetsurfer

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Scout mechs for the win!

@brucejegeist3713

2 жыл бұрын

when the xl engine came out a friend mine made a locoust with 2 med. laser 1 rear mounted and max move , with a -6 to hit it we could not touch it ....

@robertdrexel2043

Жыл бұрын

What. Fast and Manuverable little buggers that you can never hit?

@combativeThinker

Жыл бұрын

@@brucejegeist3713 This is no ordinary bugmech, boy!

@michaelgreenwood3413

5 ай бұрын

Play BTA 3062, you can pull it off like that. I did similar with a Fireball. Might not have a lot of guns, but that little shit can MOVE, and you'll watch entire lances of Assault mechs waste alpha strikes on them trying to hit them.

There's a lot of things here I liked. The movement of the Elementals was great, I liked the detail of ejecting the SRM2, but my favorite bit was the "here's Johnny" moment with the cockpit breach. The humor broke the dramatic tone just enough to keep things human. Nicely done.

I think I’ve watched this about two dozen times over the last couple of days. It improves with each viewing. There are SO MANY little details that make it better each time. Holy crap, this dude has talent. And he GETS Battletech/Mechwarrior on maybe the deepest level I’ve seen yet from any animator. Even partially finished this wipes the floor with most other animations.

@randomnetsurfer

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Tex sent the goons. Goons! Sound off!

@Wolfensten458

3 жыл бұрын

Here

@wittyson4522

3 жыл бұрын

Goon 2 reporting in!

@dayaninikhaton

3 жыл бұрын

I wish to apply to be a goon lol

@weldonwin

3 жыл бұрын

Deltards! *FORWARD!!!*

@David_Fellner

3 жыл бұрын

KZread in its infinite (lack of) wisdom chose not to send me that message, but I did get the notification from this channel. So it's all good.

Tex sent me and I'm glad he did. Well done

DC Bruins has always done the best animation for the Locust. He understand that if your neurohelmet is working right, you don't drive one, you ride one. Bouncy bugs should never be underestimated. Also, came here because Tex said "drop".

@CowCommando

3 жыл бұрын

You reminded me of a phrase from Tom Clancy novels. He describes fighter pilots as strapping the jet to their back and taking off. He implys they cary the jets with their own egos rather than riding in the machine.

@logang7203

3 жыл бұрын

"Go Fast, Die last"

@obsidianjane4413

3 жыл бұрын

Of course no one has drawn a neurohelmet correctly in 20 years. Its not just a bucket for your head, but to keep your neck from breaking when you fall or run into something. But whatever...

@ineednochannelyoutube5384

3 жыл бұрын

@@obsidianjane4413 Suprisingly enough MW5 Mercs has the good old buckets on most portraits.

Man the cockpit screen going dark then seeing the metal melting through was brilliant

From a fan who is constantly disenfranchised from Movies series like Star Wars, Star Trek, MCU and DC due to dumb down and stupid actions that make no sense. THIS IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR ! You brought a tear to my eyes and gave me hope!

@Stargazzer811

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Battletech, home of a good time!

1:22 that Rifleman was fucking READY.

That Centurion did well for being so outclassed.

Guy with the cigar has to be Tex. All he needed was a flask of whiskey

@DIEGhostfish

3 жыл бұрын

With a sniper instead of an Awesome?

@dennisrobinson4700

3 жыл бұрын

@@DIEGhostfish yeah the Awesome would have made it better... Or an urbanmech lol.

@charlesborden8111

3 жыл бұрын

More than likely, who else would be popping off at a Masakari with a .45-70? LOL

@arthen00

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesborden8111 Someome willing to save the life of a colleague from people with the same respect of prisioners/defeated opponents as capellans. So yea, Tex as well.

Neat how the medium laser turret on the Locust turns before the "head" follows. The Locust was excellently animated in general, as was the whole thing. And the scene with the ASFs getting the call and swooping in to finish off the Clan mech was awesome!

Aiming at pods?! Truly the Smoke Jaguars are without honor.

@connormclernon26

4 ай бұрын

They’re the ones that kicked off the Clan Invasion, and they were planning to keep advancing after Tukayyid even if they lost. So yeah, even within the warped system of “honor” the Clans claim to have, the Smoke Jaguars are completely without honor

Fuck man, the crescendo as the aerothechs pull skyward gives me the chills.

@RenegadeHPG

3 жыл бұрын

Same here! That's my favorite part :)

She got a fancy suit, woulda laughed if she had the classic refrigerator neurohelmet.

@ineednochannelyoutube5384

2 жыл бұрын

This is 3060s stuff. And task force bulldog to boot. The best tech the Starlegue Reborn has to offer. No more fridge helmets.

I loved the Locust pilot and wanted to know more about her right away. Her having trouble with her hair at the start was kinda funny and also like kinda foreshadowed her victory pose later. That streak of red blood down her head was a great visual design choice!! So much to love here.

@TreyaTheKobold

3 жыл бұрын

@@DCBruinsMedia she captured my lesbian heart

@ImperialJustinian

3 жыл бұрын

Her name is Amaya based on a video posted to D.C Bruins channel. She also has a cybernetic leg.

@sebastianwerner9141

3 жыл бұрын

Concerning that victory pose, though: Never ever rip your neuro helmet off while in full sprint, especially with a fast mover like the Locust. Unless you want your face to be gravel textured.

@michaelgreenwood3413

4 ай бұрын

@@ImperialJustinian Due to being a survivor of Edo on Turtle Bay. She had a lot of reason to hate Jags, and yet she took a bondswoman from them because of compassion.

Who knew that a WIP animation could do such a great job of telling a story as well as this one did? Hats off to you, OP. You've got the talent and the balls to drive forward somethung wonderful and I can't wait to see just how bright your star is gonna shine as you keep going. *THIS* is what Battletech/Mechwarrior deserves. A creation that's obviously a labor of love and passion. All systems nominal. Prepare for combat drop.

Very well done! I like the idea that cockpit glass is mostly an overlay for sensors/cameras to work on, rather than being true glass. In any case, thank you for sharing this; it was fun watch!

That is a brave Locust pilot, shed better get a bonus

Yeessss! As a self-identified Wolverine, I love nothing more than seeing the Surat children of ole' Nikki K. being pounded into dust by IS barbarians.

@ineednochannelyoutube5384

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, be careful. You are talking about the actual starleague, whole once again, even if briefly.

@brucejegeist3713

2 жыл бұрын

we of the bear shell find you , unnamed true born .

@michaelgreenwood3413

5 ай бұрын

Ah, a member of the 331st Royal Battlemech Division ;)

12 days later, 6 pouting Clanners have down checked. 2.1K freedom loving Spherians have begged to differ. Disney and WB wish they had that kind of ratio.

2:30 Hello, we've been trying to reach you in regards to your mech's extended warranty.

Amazing!! Really caught the emotion of the characters, and the power of the Warhawk! I cheered when the Locust got through to its targets. Loved the little attempt by the Locust pilot to blow the hair out of her face. Also, I see that "hit the overhead switches" bit from Firefly at the beginning! #NeverForgetWash

@randomnetsurfer

3 жыл бұрын

No matter how many times I watch it, I still squee at the arrival of the Shilones and the shadows of the Overlords.

Tex of the Black Pants Legion sent me here. This is now Clan SnekCobra territory.

This was absolutely fantastic. The introduction reminded me very much of the MechCommander campaign, and seeing the variety in the I.S. unit composition was quite refreshing. The persistence of both the Rifleman and the Centurion when facing off against that Masakari was impressive, and I admit that I squealed a little when I saw the Elementals come in and bounce their way after the Locust. Props to good ol' I.S. ingenuity in having the Locust use the terrain to scrape off the Toad, and I love that said Toad was still alive following (good ol' "hero juice"). Seeing the commander taking shots with a rifle to try and take the Masakari's attention away from his comrade's ejector seat was definitely a line of I.S. mentality, and exactly what one would expect in this setting. And of course, everything else was absolutely fantastic. After seeing Frihet, Origins, and Revival, I was incredibly excited to see a new animatic done by your hand. I came because Tex sent me, I stayed because I love your work. I look forward to seeing more from you in the hopefully not-so-distant future.

DC Bruin giving up the kind of animation that really fits the way combat is written in the novels. 💜

I knew you wouldn't disappoint, but damn man! Seriously Well Paced, and the animation is Astonishingly fluid. Hopefully we see the Scarface Elemental again!

Bruins doses such a good job of telling a story eith so little time, from facial expressions to the little quirks of the characters like the locust pilots hair, or who I'm assuming is the commander smoking as the clanner comes to kill him, or so he thinks. Everything was just great

Excellent work! The pacing and drama were perfect. And its always nice to finally see a Locust survive an encounter. 😆 They're usually the Sean Bean of every mech battle...

@RenegadeHPG

3 жыл бұрын

rofl Sean Bean!

@liljenborg2517

3 жыл бұрын

Sean Bean has weight and seriousness. Locusts are those little marionette ostriches you buy at craft fairs. I'd say he's more like that Rifleman. You _know_ those things aren't going to make it to the end of the battle.

@5ve1e79

4 ай бұрын

To be fair the locust kinda had plot armor for such a skilled elemental he would’ve fired his laser as soon as he penetrated the cock pit.

Gotta adore how the elemental GOT BACK UP

I was about to ask how this only has 1700 views, and then I noticed it was only posted 3 hours ago. This is one of the best animations I have ever seen. Easily. There's so much going on, and it all flows so beautifully and fluidly. It's amazing. Subscribed!

Rumor has it the commanders cigar still isn’t lit.

A whiskey toasted voice sent me!

Loved the portrayal of the Elementals, I've always thought they're one of the coolest thing about the Clans.

Tex sent me here like the others! This is good stuff! Yeah Locust for the win!

Good to see Bruins back up and running again. I wanna see a piece of his work fully fleshed out and realized.

Uncle Tex sent me. Excellent work, man!

The bravado from the lance leader deserves some respect

Love the vibe, felt every moment. Great story telling, fantastic!

The reason why I don't have long hair.

@AncientSlugThrower

3 жыл бұрын

Just get the laser removal surgery. It's cheap and their is no stubble to interfere with the neurohelmet electrodes. Other Mechwarriors use the razor burn on their scalps as a way to increase their aggression, but I personally find it distracting.

BTW thanks Tex C:

Ooofff that OST came in with immediate Mechwarrior vibes, almost got the chills at the first drum roll. Some Timothy Seals level stuff, awesome. Unique animation as well. Appreciated this.

Bruins just single-handedly made what could be an amazing TV show. This was awesome!

Shes pretty brave for taking her neurohelmet off mid sprint like that! Very well done! instant like.

@Johnpinckney98

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I'd you're a good enough pilot you really didn't need it. I thought it was only for precise movement and safeguards, etc.

This animation has excellent motion, perspective, musical synchronization, and tension. This animator has done right by the source material. Thank you for sharing

Professor Checkers(Tex) sent me and since my comment on his poll seems pertinent I'll repost it here " The 2% who voted "no" are clearly members of Clan "smoked" Jaguar still salty about getting their asses whopped by the Inner Sphere. EDIT: Okay I made this comment BEFORE I clicked on the video and within 2 seconds of doing so nearly fell out of my chair laughing like a madman when I saw "Operation BULLDOG, Oxide Valley, Clan Smoke Jaguar Occupation Zone, 3059" LOL" Also beautifully done chaps, beautifully done even if it is just a rough draft if I could afford supporting further development I would. As it stands though I hope you'll settle for me cheering ya on from the sidelines!

@topleliel4302

3 жыл бұрын

I play Jags and I still like this video, it shows the Clans as faceless alien baddies that are only beatable with overwhelming numbers, combined arms, and serious losses for the Inner Sphere. Just like they should be.

As a veteran of Operation Bulldog, I thank you for this. (I bought MW3 on release and sank God knows how many hours into it)

Beautiful work as always, Mr. Bruins. Whoever owns BattleTech could do a huge service for themselves and the setting as a whole if they hired you in an official capacity to create content... But either way, I hope you keep doing what you do!

Simply awesome... But that end part, where the Locust MechWarrior takes of her neurohelmet while she's still piloting it... the gyro would immediately lose the stabilizing input from her inner ear, and at that speed the 'Mech would do a face plant! Neurohelmets are important!

@KillerOrca

3 жыл бұрын

Shes just that damn good.

Rifleman: "IM HELPING!" *gets hit by return fire* "OH NO!" Average RFL3 experience tbh

@michaelgreenwood3413

5 ай бұрын

RFL-3. Remember the Rifleman III is something else entirely XD

You punched me in the gut with Frihet, and you knocked me in the teeth with this one. Even unfinished. 11/10 would get beat up by your work again.

I appreciate how Mr. Bruins in all of his animations seems to love Locusts as much as I do.

Dont normally rewatch stuff but gave this about 3 rewatches as soon as i found it. The music ABSOLUTELY does it, they already have low odds but the mounting music totally builds the tension to 11. The characters look great and they get you emotionally invested as well, especially the "hair-in-the-face" moment. so much to love here, fantastic looking locust, an ejection, elementals, everytime you make mechs move it just looks so real, absolutely love it.

This felt like a movie, man i love the locust.

It’s wonderful to see the rise of battletech content. Brilliant work

Oh my god he's still making animations! Yay!

Great animation as always, loved the smashed screen

That Locust animation is spot on! I wish the ones in MWO moved like that. Hopefully this short film will get a little polish and rereleased. Excellent work!

Tex sent me and this is awesome!

I'm a little misty-eyed. Everything in this fits together so well. The score and animation is all the dialogue and SFX I need. Thanks for this! It's great.

This is excellent, absolutely top-notch storytelling. I love the dramatic pacing and transitions between shots. It grabs your attention 100% from start to finish.

Took some time for me to get here, working for the pen and paper division of Com* takes time, but happy I came. Good showing, also sent by Tex.

This is just brilliant... everything from the animation, to the soundtrack, to the visual storytelling. It fully owns the storyboarding style and I wouldn't want it changed. In the future, whenever anyone asks me what Battletech is about, I'll point them here. I could type paragraphs about all the little details that I enjoyed, but the short has reminded me that sometimes less is more. Cheers!

Absolutely amazing work, with only one small bit - the moment at the end when the mechwarrior takes off her helmet while she's still running... Ouch no! That would NOT work! Absolutely love the elementals too!

Wow thanks for creating this. My BattleTech passion has been reignited recently and there is a sore lack of awesome video media supporting our BT Love.

I adore this. the details of how different mechs are armed is specific and unoteworthy to anyone who didn't play the games, but there. The use of all parts of a mech, body, size difference, weapon load out, and design is there. They even use little known things like the fact that they are screens not windows, and the moble suit mechs use as a way to ambush and scout due to their better mobility over full mechs. Well bloody done.

Holy shit this was awesome! I think what you got so right was every impact felt brutal, everything felt like a threat and a little skill and a lot of luck was what kept them going. The action was intesense and I love the little character/world details such as her hair falling out of place and being unable to move it in the helmet, or the "window" screen failing after damage. Wonderful!

I can't get enough of the Locust animation. It's so good.

Happy to see Bruin's work. Would love to see them storyboard for something with a bigger budget.

Rifleman always loses one arm...if not both. Outstanding work.

I really really really enjoyed this. Music is amazing too. Great work.

Just Awesome!

As I watch this I currently have a Locust on my desk. It's awesome to see the Locust get a moment to shine. They are still used for a reason and this is one of them.

Well done. Story driven exciting drama. Tex sent me!

Incredible stuff! Some much emotion with just a few strokes of paint! Pure art! And you also grasped what the essence of BattleTech is!

I feel like you would have to be a little crazy to be a light mech pilot, and my hat's off to the mad bastard driving the locust, and to the people who created this animation. What a dream it would be to see this recreated with a studio budget...

@Gorbz

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, you see, every mech has its purpose. Light mechs like the Locust, Flea and Raven are supposed to scout out the enemy and rely on their low profile and speed to keep them safe. Of course, the other option is that she was just quite poor, and the Locust was all she could afford.

@toddkatz9700

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gorbz I suppose that I lack context in the way you have described, my experience with light mechs has mostly been from Roguetech and Mech Commander II, so I suppose I am biased by only seeing how the fare in direct combat, usually against mediums and heavies, where they don't exactly shine. It would be nice to see games in the future where scouting elements were more important.

@Gorbz

3 жыл бұрын

@@toddkatz9700 Indeed, that is something of an issue with the games we have, especially in the case of HBS' Battletech where you can only deploy a single lance. It is pointless taking light mechs in that if you have anything heavier, as although you can get very high evasion by running everywhere in light mechs, your ability to do damage is almost non existent. If you can get your hands on the technical readout books, they list every mech, their loadouts and intended roles, and most light mechs fall into harrasser, scout, or fire support. Unless you are a Steiner, in which case light mechs are used to train in, before moving over to a heavy or assault.

@ineednochannelyoutube5384

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gorbz Now would you believe the LC invented light mechs? Yep, Commando is a Coventry Metalworks design.

Please I'm begging whoever's in charge of stuff to just let DC animate a battletech series already. I need it

@logang7203

3 жыл бұрын

My heart won't be able to take it if some D bag in a suit calls up Bruins and says to stop, we need more fans content like this. Keeps the IP alive

@whosaidsoup13

3 жыл бұрын

@@logang7203 Battletech would have died a long time ago if not for its fans. Fan projects like this ARE the ip

@tenchraven

3 жыл бұрын

@@whosaidsoup13 Its our galaxy, we just let people make money in it.

That's why you have jump jets, best way for shaking toads.

"The Liberation of Asgard has begun"

Well...that was absolutely badass. Never gonna see a Locust the same way again.