Shadow the Hedgehog of the Colossus
Фильм және анимация
How far would you go to save the one you love?
Animation and 3D by Jessica Cutrell (@fiftytu) and Andrew Kuserk (@process39)
Sound by Kevin Senzaki (@kevinsenzaki)
ARTIST STATEMENT:
By juxtaposing Shadow of the Colossus with Shadow the Hedgehog, this piece asks the viewer to think critically about the elements that identify a piece as "high art."
This challenge to the viewer becomes something of a "Hard Mode" itself given the history of Sonic art as avatar. Derived from the Hindu avatāra, the term originally referred to the earthly manifestation of a deity. Now we are the deities, manifesting inside our favorite virtual worlds as customized "avatars." These digital bodies follow our every command, as long as that command is part of the limited subset deigned useful by the game's creators.
With this in mind, one could see how Sonic became such a powerful symbol for many young game players, his top speed of 2887 miles per hour unlocking a sensation unavailable to the human experience prior. Contrast this with the original hero of SotC, Wander, a young man with supra-human climbing prowess and dramatically less fan art on Tumblr. The excess of Sonic "folk art," specifically works that place the artist in the hedgehog's iconic red shoes, betrays the importance of wish-fulfillment and power fantasies in modern video games.*
Does this need to make the viewer feel powerful come at the expense of a more powerful experience? Can the viewer separate themselves from the siren call of becoming Shadow the Hedgehog to think critically about his role in the alien world of Shadow of the Colossus?
Perhaps only then can the viewer meditate on the larger question lingering in the shadows: "Are video games art?"
*Had he lived four more years to see Sonic's rise alongside a new medium, it is not inconceivable that pop culture artist, Andy Warhol, celebrating the cartoon hedgehog as a figure of masculine power, in stark counterpoint to his Marilyn Monroe series.
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Nice Video
@rocketjump
6 жыл бұрын
Sweet
@Cyrribrae
6 жыл бұрын
I'm confused by this pin. But nice :D
@MrFunTimesMusic
6 жыл бұрын
Cyrribrae same lol
@thevillagetroublemaker
5 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Freddie pins this. Or maybe it was his dog who knows.
@cinnamongunfire
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, it IS a nice video... How nonchalant...
To those wondering why Shadow's Boom model was used along with the standard one: It's to represent the transformation of Shadow into something else as he slays each colossus. It's mirroring Wander's own transformation into something demonic/otherworldly in appearance as he kills each colossus and absorbs the essence of Dormin within.
@mashegg7072
4 жыл бұрын
exactly
@kiboba3674
2 жыл бұрын
Probably be more accurate that he becomes werehog after absorbing the demonic energies.
@Belozone
Жыл бұрын
Yes, that was intended, definitely not just to get the right poses for shadow
"Where's that DAMN fourth colossus?!"
@mashegg7072
4 жыл бұрын
omg why did you have to make this joke
@KingJero1313
3 жыл бұрын
It's up your a$$
@iasked4692
2 жыл бұрын
@@KingJero1313 better have a look then 🤔
I love how the rings represent the blood spilling
@meganbriony2904
3 жыл бұрын
Me too. It would be weird if a monster made from stone would have blood spurt anyway.
Ending almost made me laugh, but Shadow looked so deeply sad that it felt legit lol. 😿
The crossover nobody asked for but everybody needed
@Jun-Kyard
6 жыл бұрын
StickMaster500 WHY WHY JUST WHY DO I SEE YOU
@klutz3955
6 жыл бұрын
Francisco A G these are what we call legends, this dude and people like that ninja pic guy are everywhere
@sonictheporcipine
6 жыл бұрын
Are you like Spoowagen's successor?
@modakkagitplugga
6 жыл бұрын
I didn't want it or need it.
@alexanderbiamou9199
6 жыл бұрын
Why the hell are you EVERYWHERE???!
Just when I thought he was doing it for Maria, Sonic was under the fucking cloak instead.
@mastanvx
6 жыл бұрын
tenor.com/view/streetfighter-yes-ofcourse-bison-gif-5202138
@theoriganalxldub
6 жыл бұрын
Kaito Momota! PENGUINOFTHESTARZ! Same thoughts bro
@enderwolf3224
6 жыл бұрын
Kaito Momota! PENGUINOFTHESTARZ! I know
@isabelfranqui3504
Жыл бұрын
Plot twist sonic didn't save Amy from gear ord cause sonic couldn't bothered to gather ring to fight toothy bi--- so sonic die by being thrown too much by giant and humongous golems.
@tbg8365
16 күн бұрын
its Sonic 06 all over again
The was the first thing I thought of when I saw the "Sonic Frontiers" trailer.
But did it have that damn fourth chaos emerald?
@deltanoob4945
5 жыл бұрын
TheFrostyIcecreamSlush no shadow still didnt find it
@flainfan
5 жыл бұрын
Legends say he’s still searching for it.
How this video came into existence: *One week ago* Someone at RocketJump wants to text/tweet about Shadow of the Colossus In their haste, they leave out "of" Phone recommends "hedgehog" for the next word Eyes widen
@matthewarnold4985
6 жыл бұрын
It is shocking how close this is to reality, including the timeline.
@alvin_row
6 жыл бұрын
Matthew Arnold wait, so you work at RocxetJump?
@tvftw1
6 жыл бұрын
Un Usuario "work at" is one way to put it lmgtfy.com/?q=Matthew+Arnold+Rocketjump
I died when the rings spilled out of that giant monster
@blarg2429
9 ай бұрын
So did the monster.
@v1nce550
2 ай бұрын
0:42
Now it is very likely to see Sonic fight against titans in Sonic Frontiers, I hope and take advantage of using the open world to put several mini bosses throughout the map
This aged super well
@eavyeavy2864
2 ай бұрын
?
@masterfarr8265
2 ай бұрын
@@eavyeavy2864Sonic Frontiers
Its hilarious because literally every stage in Shadow the Hedgehog looks similar to Shadow of the Colossus
I was dead when he revealed sonic under the sheet XD
@blade837371
6 жыл бұрын
Mujtaba Ibrahim He bout to smash..
@spikefertar7733
6 жыл бұрын
I feel Maria would of been better or Rouge
@SugarMama98-qb2td
2 ай бұрын
Amy or Tikal
Gotta say, I LOVE the implications of Sonic at the end
Damn, dude predicted Sonic Frontiers.
@darkspinechronic-1825
Жыл бұрын
Right lmao
What's this, Rocket jump posting 2 videos in the same year? What is this 2010?
@Nobodyfornow9669
6 жыл бұрын
Callum Fox right,?? Lmao
@itscrashyy
6 жыл бұрын
LOL facts.
@matetlp360
6 жыл бұрын
LoL
@zyronltz7494
6 жыл бұрын
Callum Fox Oh how we all wish.
@matarono
6 жыл бұрын
Tyler Allen tears
The fucking description though 😂
@yohuegun
6 жыл бұрын
Space Duck Best description ever
@DarkKnightBatman420
6 жыл бұрын
That was actually a quote from one of the original promotional images that I saw in a magazine from back in 2005. It showed a colossus in the background with the hero charging at him, sword out, and comparatively, very small. It was actually a pretty good ad.
@thomasnash6479
6 жыл бұрын
Space Duck, Do you consider gaming an art, if so would it match the description? Think of gaming as a whole.
@commode7x
6 жыл бұрын
Gaming is art. To not consider it so would be to state that art, itself, does not exist.
@danielvutran
6 жыл бұрын
+Batman,I'd like to see it.
wow, Rocket Jump predicted Sonic Frontiers
Shadow the Hedgehog 2 is looking great.
@mashegg7072
4 жыл бұрын
yeah I know
@theo8341
4 жыл бұрын
Finally!
@Sonic_Hedgehog853
2 жыл бұрын
The game After Frontiers
Not gonna lie, if by crazy shenanigans this were a real game or elaborate mod, I’d play it, if just for the sake of curiosity. Plus, the idea of dashing around massive landscape of The Forbidden Lands with Shadow’s (or even Sonic’s) speed, hover-shoes, spin-dashing, and other abilities would be fun to goof around with.
Top 10 Anime Romances
@sonictheporcipine
6 жыл бұрын
UnPhayzable I think you mean bromances
@huytes275
6 жыл бұрын
sonictheporcipine Homophobe.
@sonictheporcipine
6 жыл бұрын
Not sure if you're joking or just ignorant.
@huytes275
6 жыл бұрын
sonictheporcipine shhh Lil boiii
@sonictheporcipine
6 жыл бұрын
Oh I understand now. Well unfortunately for you I'm not a troll wrangler.
Shadow : I expected a beautiful maiden
Shadow the Hedghog of the Colossus of Chernobyl of War of the Tomb Raider
@waffles7038
2 жыл бұрын
Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series.
@misterboxhead3045
2 жыл бұрын
+ bowser fury new funky mode
After Sonic Forces, Sonic has officially died. Now, it is up to Shadow to save the franchise.
@momololo3223
6 жыл бұрын
Knuckles has changed his nationality in order to save the Sonic universe. He sacrificed himself for the greater good.
@sontho6995
6 жыл бұрын
TheNotoriousDrOsiris I would've thought after 06 he died. Since 06 is considered to be one of the worst games of all times and Forces is pretty meh.
@ookami0189
6 жыл бұрын
TheNotoriousDrOsiris I thought '06 was the game that killed Sonic? Considering it killed him (he was revived, but still) and his reputation?
@LonerNinja
6 жыл бұрын
Sonic Forces isn't even bad, plus the game didn't succeed or fail,
Glorious. The description is just icing on the delicious cake.
Matt Arnold was right this is under-rated
1:00 I expected Maria Robotnik to be lying on the alter but I guess this is a commentary about how the Sonic seris should be dead but Sega keep making deals with the devil to bring him back? I could be wrong though.
Where's that damn fourth chaos emerald?!
@hyperdudextera2082
6 жыл бұрын
bigsurf77 in the computer room xd
@Alpha.Phenix
6 жыл бұрын
Where's that damn fourth Colossus!?*
@chr61drilled27
6 жыл бұрын
bigsurf77 destroyed
@austinbaker8042
6 жыл бұрын
"Where's that *DAMN* fourth chaos emerald?" FTFY He really enunciates damn so you know he's edgy. lol
@zWikku
6 жыл бұрын
Where's that *DAMN* fourth chaos emerald?! *DONT TOUCH IT*
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow the Hedgehog of the Collussus of the Beast of Mordor.
@FinalStigma
6 жыл бұрын
Where does the Shadow Hearts series stand in all of these?
@shooter5769
6 жыл бұрын
Fine, Castlevania:Lords of Shadow Hearts the Hedgehog of the Collosus of the Beast of War of Tomb Raider of Valentia of Mordor . I hope we will all make new meme from all of this like "& Knuckles".
@Chaosfred
6 жыл бұрын
Not & knuckles, It would be "And the chaos emerald stone"
@RED01SEA
6 жыл бұрын
SHOOTER 57 the movie video game
Very clever editing. Funny video as always. Shadow should have tried to resurrect Maria though. Oh well, he's put the past behind him i guess
Amazing! I can't believe you can do this xD. You are a master of your craft for sure!
*high art*
When Sonic appeared i died !!! XD...
@alessiodonnini3345
6 жыл бұрын
Ankush Gogna like Sonic...
@BruhMoment-zk3rl
6 жыл бұрын
Ankush Gogna if ur ded how did u write this comment
This was the Shadow the Hedgehog game we deserved
This man literally predicted sonic frontiers
still better than twilight
@rocketfilmsforkids2885
6 жыл бұрын
Lol funny
@praveensharma9893
6 жыл бұрын
Life is better than twilight
@ts-ci4ox
6 жыл бұрын
that movie is dead
@Arkain89
6 жыл бұрын
dead meem combined with a normoes understanding of memes
@dusksdawn5255
6 жыл бұрын
Fox29 i didnt find the movie that bad, although i only watch it for the amazing Wolf animationing lol, books are way better,
*But where is Maria?*
@dgripper05
6 жыл бұрын
NightRaidHD ナイトレイドHD that's what I was thinking
@kylepessell1350
6 жыл бұрын
Maria the Hedgehog or Maria the Human?
@mikansan8216
6 жыл бұрын
Read the description XD
Sonic Frontiers…?
@bautistasolisgd4988
Жыл бұрын
Episode Shadow
The description is the best part. XD
So... basically Sonic 1006 A.D
@saivionshaver5043
6 жыл бұрын
LeBeautiful stay beautiful
@hamadali908
6 жыл бұрын
No The 1991
@justsaraki6593
6 жыл бұрын
You mean shadow the hedgehog 2006 2018 edition ?
Legend has it, that the hedgehog is actually the bad guy. Stealing other people's money, killing, and incest.
@logangonzales5028
6 жыл бұрын
Heavyboxes DIY Master He's stealing their
@logangonzales5028
6 жыл бұрын
Dramatic pause
@logangonzales5028
6 жыл бұрын
INCEST?
@napalmkitty6686
6 жыл бұрын
So he steals their incest?
@TheMike0088
6 жыл бұрын
I mean... stealing peoples money is dickish, yes, but in return he steals their killing and their incest, so I think its a fair trade.
Ok, jokes aside, I kinda imagine a Shadow game or a chapter where he's in a G.U.N. solo mission investigating a source of energy that comes from some ruins and then everything goes wrong, he accidentally awakens whatever was dormant down those ruins/gets teleported to another world where he's absolutely unable to communicate with Rouge or the base and he has to find a way to come back, meanwhile on earth it's been months and he has been reported as 'Missing in action', Rouge and friends have to take the matter in their own hands bc some of the higher ups are unashamedly relieved the ultimate-lifeform-that-tried-to-destroy-earth-is-gone and won't lift a finger to search for him, we can have Shadow starting to feel truly lonely and have him talk to himself how much he would like to at least a way to communicate (He has been keeping count of how long he has been in planet-god-knows-what) or how much he misses home, maybe he was sent to an alternative future where his friends have been sealed for AGES by something Eggman unleashed and it ended up in the destruction of the world, idk, just looking at a modern or futuristic-like character in a world set whole centuries in the past (Maybe more) is a nice concept to me, we can play arqueologist with Shadow since he decided to document everything (As he was intended to do in the first place) and discover the story of those ruins (It gives him something to do as he tries not to go insane from pure boredom while trying to get back) It would be pretty hilarious if you leave him standing still for too long he'll yell exasperated to the player something like 'I've got places to go, y'know?' Or 'I wonder if Rouge is feeding my cat', or even 'Maria would like this castle...' I love small details like that XD Hell, you can have his Chao travel with him, he can reach small places Shadow can't! Shadow arguing with his Chao while tracing a map that takes an entire wall (He speed ran through the area and marked down several towers/castles, you get more places the more you explore, and it's just shadow doodling the thing horribly with ink and connects it to the other ones with tiny dots XDD) and that's how you get your next mission, by crossing off places in the map and heading to the next, imagine he names the places (In the most bored, sassy tone) like 'Sandy castle 1, Sandy castle 2... Oh! Sandy tower, I love the view!' XDDD You can have a secret achievement like 'Test of patience' or 'The Ultimate Arqueologist' if you manage to document everything there is to document XDD If the other characters see his mess of a map and notes and are like 'Da fuck is this????' because it only makes sense to him and he refuses to elaborate and this is his mission report (He gets a 3 month vacation after this, he seriously needs it, he has seen enough sand for the rest of existence)
I was expecting Maria instead of Sonic tbh.
@KingLionover9000
6 жыл бұрын
Soul Khaos your profile pic fits my face exactly.
@chaosgt8827
6 жыл бұрын
*MARIA!*
@TheJadedJames
6 жыл бұрын
That would have been perfect
@RavinFox
6 жыл бұрын
It should have been... But because it wasn't, I had the best laugh :D
@granmastersword
6 жыл бұрын
Chaos Controller Batman: *WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME!!!*
I gotta admit. This is actually pretty cool. This would work in the sonic universe....maybe not shadow saving sonic though. Lol anyway, alot of sonic gameplay elements would work well to fight titans.
@ernieeats6113
10 ай бұрын
I'm from the future....spoiler alert...it works!
Someone needs to send this to the Game Grumps.
@Monkey-081hs
3 жыл бұрын
The Grumps are funny
That was... AMAZING ! "High art" isn't enough to describe this ! However, I've seen something that disturbs me : sometimes Shadow Boom replaces Shadow, is that a mistake or an artistic choice ?
Damn when the colossus die they releases rings lol
@9Godslayer
6 жыл бұрын
Hopefully Shadow has learned not to eat the rings.
@Karv3r
6 жыл бұрын
What video are you guys referencing?
@9Godslayer
6 жыл бұрын
Karv3r If Videogames Were 11% More Realistic.
@TalosPCR
6 жыл бұрын
Raphael Tapispisan 100 rings equals 1 Life 😉
WHAT, why not Maria, she's perfect for the dead lady. She's a girl, she was important so Shadow and also she's actually dead.
@RosheenQuynh
6 жыл бұрын
Siranoid Man, what a missed opportunity...
@baxkill
6 жыл бұрын
Because from this we can infere that Shadow wanted to bone Sonic
@RosheenQuynh
6 жыл бұрын
baxkill ........EWWWWW
@lincheers8818
5 жыл бұрын
Siranoid I was expecting Maria too
@shadowhunter-mi5su
5 жыл бұрын
It was for the comedy part of the vid.
i just realized, this predicted Sonic Frontiers.
@darkspinechronic-1825
Жыл бұрын
Lmao I thought the same
I swear Infinite is the one who wrote the ending of this video...
@theshadowforger775
5 жыл бұрын
HA! Good one.
@theo8341
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@thedarkespiry9451
3 жыл бұрын
Infinite: Fue mi venganza Ja ja ja ja ja Sufre Shadow El yaoi sera tu perdicion JA JA JA JA JA JA JA JA JA JA
"How far would you go to save the one you love?"? More like: "How far would you go to realize a pun?" Loved it
I like how Shadows model switches from the Boom version to the normal version.
@vakiva2105
6 жыл бұрын
It slowly happens as you kill more colossi.
The ending and the description just cracked me up XD Nice work
I gotta say, I love that you guys actually included the Doppler Effect on the sound of Shadow collecting the rings as he gets farther from the camera at 0:15. Nice attention to detail.
0/10 he didn't kiss Sonic at the end.
@Powerman77775
6 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah cause someone kissing Sonic’s dead corpse went so well last time.
Sonic should've been Maria instead.
@CodaEmir
6 жыл бұрын
FLAMINGBABYPUNCH Totally agree, I was expecting Maria.
@rocketjump
6 жыл бұрын
but shadow has a crush on sonic
@swan777song
6 жыл бұрын
FLAMINGBABYPUNCH or knuckles, because it's a dead meme hehe
@GaiashKetoji
6 жыл бұрын
No the reveal works because you’re expecting Maria. Actually having her wouldn’t be as funny.
@FLAMINGBABYPUNCH
6 жыл бұрын
Well you have me beat there.
Sonic Frontiers DLC
I thought he'd go out of his way to save Maria... but I guess this works too.
sonic fans: its modern so it sucks!
@lincheers8818
5 жыл бұрын
Yakupup sadly reality :'(
it could be real , i mean sonic was a knight and a werwolf.
This video is great, and that description is amazing
"You were too slow..."
"Im going to blow up the whole damn planet!"
Das alot of rings
@4T3hM4kr0n
6 жыл бұрын
but there is ultimately only one to rule them all
@Always_Focused
6 жыл бұрын
*THAT'S A LOTTA DAMAGE*
@videogamenostalgia
6 жыл бұрын
I'd like to take your ring if you sniff my drift
That moment when you realize this video foretold the ps plus games in march 2020.
The editing of this is brilliant!!
Should have been maria on the table...
@TheRealAMVGuy
6 жыл бұрын
GareBearPlays exactly.
Because we're *ALMOST DEAD* *ALMOST DEAD* *ALMOST DEAD TO THE WORLD*
Yay :D i love this animation :3 Good Work ;3
That was pretty nice, great job 🌟
Wtf that description. I thought this was supposed some stupidly funny animation not a video that makes me question the reasoning behind the manifestations of fucking Sonic OCs and what we consider as "art" EDIT: I guess I should point out that I didn't _actually_ take the description seriously. This was just my terrible attempt at mimicking a type of sarcastic comment I tend to see often in other videos.
@Grumble-Puss
6 жыл бұрын
Joke...
@Mystero150
6 жыл бұрын
no duhh
@christiannunez1438
6 жыл бұрын
missed the joke bud
@midovarnakey
6 жыл бұрын
They're going off on a tangent on purpose to make the video seem more artistic than it is, which if you would have caught that would just put emphasis on how ridiculous the whole video is.
The description for this video is deep...
Me: Why did you use Sonic Boom Shadow? Me: *scrolling down the comments* Also me: Why am I the only one noticing that?
@clarinastoneheart9777
4 жыл бұрын
You aren’t
@kestel7491
4 жыл бұрын
I never even seen sonic boom shadow before
I would love to see Shadow fight Malice I freaking love this concept, and I with there was more of it It's a great idea, and I ship sonic and shadow so freaking hard
I say boys. This may be your magnum opus
hey, who gave rocketjump permission to leak the 2018 SXSW announcement?
SHADOW FRONTIERS!
You have NO idea how many times I've imagined something like this! 😂😂😂
Shadow Frontiers
Did RJ predict Sonic Frontiers before it even came out?
This is edited so well it's actually scary
We need a rocket jump movie
@lonk7191
6 жыл бұрын
ImmortalOverwatchAgent 2345 There is a TV series
@hemantdubey8613
6 жыл бұрын
Yaa
@TheChadMan2345
6 жыл бұрын
Lonk ik about the show, I just want a movie
@lonk7191
6 жыл бұрын
ImmortalOverwatchAgent 2345 Oh, well. Would for sure be good!
No release date? Obviously a fake.
@monomii2841
6 жыл бұрын
Are you one of those idiots who call something that's clearly a joke "fake" after it's already blatantly obvious it's fake.
@semi-relatablerants3964
6 жыл бұрын
Obviously, it's satire of those people.
@whywhy8276
6 жыл бұрын
RocketJump should just fucking delete their channel already when they start to stoop down so low as to make fake video game trailers.. I was so hyped until I realised that it was fake.
@dusksdawn5255
6 жыл бұрын
Wow xD its obvious the people are joking, no need to hate on them for making a joke about the game being fake
@theo8341
4 жыл бұрын
@@monomii2841 *facepalm* He/she was joking.
Literally predicted Sonic Frontiers.
This was cool! Nice job!
They predicted sonic frontiers, just saying This is the prequel to sonic frontier, kinda like the prequel they had for top gun
This aged well.
@birbwatcher5677
2 жыл бұрын
Show
Amazing work ! good job ;)
Amazing subversion at the end! Totally expected it to be Maria from the very start of video.
Sega saw this video and thus Sonic Frontiers has been born
this is the quality content i subbed for
I love how Shadow changes through each of his phases in each scene! Talk about an EDGEolution, am I right?😂...(slowly backs away)
Sonic Frontiers: Episode Shadow DLC
I thought the one he loved was Maria, but sonic😐🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😥🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐
I was NOT expecting Sonic. I laughed out loud holy shit
oh my gosh gg this fits Shadow and his character so much
Who else is here because of Dungeons and Daddies? 🤣😂
Best Sonic Game since für first