taako, who stole a priceless antique silverware set from A LITERAL CHILD, which had been in his family for GENERATIONS... draws the line at bank robbery.

@MaffSalles

7 жыл бұрын

But let's not forget this kind soul that gave THREE FORKS to the child to make him feel less bad

@EmerlyNickel

7 жыл бұрын

Caffene And don't forget the boots of jumping he knicked off of Meryl's dead cousin in episode 2. (I just started listening to this podcast, btw. loving it so far!)

@danj8892

7 жыл бұрын

people do business there he's not an animal

@patanu

7 жыл бұрын

Everybody has standards.

@TheDragoMorph

6 жыл бұрын

Capitalists, man.

"We can't steal this gold!" Oh, so Takko's Lawful Good. "The Chief of Police is RIGHT OUTSIDE." Oh, so Takko's Common Sense Good.

@liamwhite3522

5 жыл бұрын

Taako, two arcs previous, found Merle's dead relative, looted sweet magic shoes from the corpse, and then gave them to Magnus. He didn't even want them, he stole them for kicks! Taako, the arc previous, stole the antique silverware collection from an NPC helper for gold, then bought back 3 utensils later to convince him of their bond. Taako, later this arc, will steal an engine partfrom a competitor's workshop, and kill several people to do it. Chaotic Neutral, Chaotic Good at best.

@Ray-hk1zm

4 жыл бұрын

@@liamwhite3522 He's a good boy, he's just also sort of a kleptomaniac.

@logicaloverdrive8197

4 жыл бұрын

@@liamwhite3522 didn't magnus start that fight tho? I remember him pulling the lever on the lift and killing those two guys.

@notjamin

4 жыл бұрын

Taako is not good I love him but he is definitely chaotic neutral

@quackthulu9575

3 жыл бұрын

@@liamwhite3522 also to add that NPC helper was a like 10 year old boy

I like that the Chaotic-good character is threatening to turn the Lawful-good character over to the authorities

@Sleepy12ftPanda

7 жыл бұрын

I guess that means Magnus is more Lawful than he is good because he justifies himself by saying that the bank's insurance will cover it while Takko argues from the moral perspective of not screwing the bank's patrons over.

@helenasommerville

7 жыл бұрын

Bruna nah, the character sheets have taako as chaotic good and magnus as lawful good

@raisedbybears1991

7 жыл бұрын

I'm still pretty new to the series (just finished Rockport Limited, and was still on the Gerblim arc when I wrote that comment) but I remember hearing or reading that those were their intended alignments. I doubt the McElroys take it very seriously, but it was just funny to consider when you see the way they act here

@BrooklynJackBlue

6 жыл бұрын

I feel like Taako is actually Neutral Evil!

@pearlyp9898

6 жыл бұрын

Justin Kalman I'm sorry, your comment is old so you very well might not care anymore, but I wanted to ask, why do you think he's neutral evil?

I love that every character in this is behaving exactly opposite their respective alignments.

@keaton5101

7 жыл бұрын

wait a second whats merles alignment

@fist-of-doom487

6 жыл бұрын

I think Taako has some wiggle room, since he's chaotic Good. He still has a moral compass just not a super strong one. Apparently he draws the line at federal crimes.

@DeathnoteBB

5 жыл бұрын

Keaton merle seems pretty true neutral

@quisslequassle404

5 жыл бұрын

The best thing is how it all makes perfect sense through their backstory.

@AnubisFactsGames

3 жыл бұрын

Fist-of-doom I haven’t seen much of TAZ and I also do not know the economy’s inner workings in this story’s specific kingdom nor DND in general. But if the kingdom these people are in works with capitalism similar to America (or whatever), then I believe I know a perfect quote from the Joker which will explain also why Taako is worried. “I’m crazy enough to take on the Batman. But the IRS? No thank you!”

I KEEP STARING AT TAAKO *i DON'T BLINK*

@biddodiggo2176

5 жыл бұрын

Same here bud

@WhatTheFlox

4 жыл бұрын

took me 2 years to find this comment.

@oligb1469

4 жыл бұрын

@@WhatTheFlox it took me 2 years and four days to find this reply chain.

@Ramonerdna

4 жыл бұрын

You and me both Merle

@nomi9997

3 жыл бұрын

the profile pic fits so well

This was the thing that convinced me to start listening to the adventure zone- I thought Takko was the brains of the group who was a moral 'don't do bad things' kind of guy based off of this. I was very very wrong.

@biddodiggo2176

5 жыл бұрын

Same here bud... Saaaame here

@MrLung1991

5 жыл бұрын

ArtisticallyChallenged is it WORTH watching this ?

@biddodiggo2176

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrLung1991 yes it is and TAAKO IS THE GAY

@MrLung1991

5 жыл бұрын

Biddo Diggo so ? Is it bad that hes gay ???

@biddodiggo2176

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrLung1991 nope... It's better

Merle’s face at “I KEEP STARING AT TAAKO. *I DON’T BLINK* “

@kofimoon-vv-8279

3 жыл бұрын

*stares at the camera*

The frame on "this isn't a DUNGEON" is the greatest panel I've ever seen

@brandonthegreat97

5 жыл бұрын

WaggleDagger facts

@shawnaeatscats

5 жыл бұрын

I really like the frame on "I grab some CHAIRS"

@biddodiggo2176

5 жыл бұрын

Its sorta pearl-like trait don't you think?

@nerren5066

5 жыл бұрын

Biddo Diggo That’s exactly what I was thinking

@biddodiggo2176

5 жыл бұрын

@@nerren5066 (Shouting in the distance) Your Welcome.

You know, when I first heard this episode, this scene felt really out of character for both Magnus and Taako... but knowing the sort of things you learn later on, Magnus's disrespect for government institutions and willingness to break laws as long as the common man isn't harmed, as well as Taako's fear of breaking major laws makes a lot of sense.

@fortidogi8620

6 жыл бұрын

>The corruption in the militia

@sophienah4654

5 жыл бұрын

i didnt think i t was ut of character for taako at all. We'd only ever seen taako take money from corpses and belongings on a train. His unwillingness to steal from a bank just means his character has some form of respect for not screwing with large amounts of peoples money. as for magnus, well. travis did alot of playing around with the type of person magnus was and if it felt right or not and this was probably one of those moments

@Sophia-rk6ck

4 жыл бұрын

I always saw taako as a swindler not a thief, he’s a business man so of course he doesn’t want to take from a place where money is rightfully somebody else’s. Devil people? Fair game. If he gets in fair and square? HELL YEAH! But never stealing. There’s no pizazz

@rebeccadaly720

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sophia-rk6ck This is actually a really good point, I never thought about it before but clearly Taako has a lot of respect for the artistry of conning people. Most of the time it's less about getting something and more of the satisfaction of having won it.

@XemnasKH

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sophia-rk6ck Taako took everyone's valuables from the Rockport train lockbox after tricking them to look the other direction. I don't know what you call that other than stealing.

Taako's one bizarre flash of non-klepto morality haha

@RileyIsntDead

4 жыл бұрын

I am 95% sure that he was trying to convince Magnus to put the money back so he can take it for himself. That's why Merle was watching Taako so carefully.

@saltmomtmissad8384

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah i remember this episode he was trying to take it for himself lmao

Taako's hand motion when he says "dungeon" is easily the most perfect thing I've ever seen

"I am writing it on my goddamn character sheet" omfg srsly i want to have my own D&D adventure. with Taako

@ilivetospiteothers9327

4 жыл бұрын

I keep having dreams where he's there teaching me magic, and the way he does this is just, so... *TAAKO* !!!

Taako is like the most popular 'Vencher Zone character for obvious reasons so I've seen a whole lot of different interpretations of him, but this one has to be my favourite. There's something about the way you draw his limbs so spindly and his eyes so heavily lidded that just perfectly conveys all the sassafras that boy's got goin also, I'm a big fan of the ORB MERLE

@charliescheirmann2926

6 жыл бұрын

I think that Taako just looks like Pearl from Steven Universe with a few exceptions

@sarahkin36

4 жыл бұрын

MaMiMuMa To me it was like it didn’t align *enough* with his canon effeminate beauty (see: the suffering game), I feel what OP is saying and am obsessed with this animatic but he’s too bean shaped for me in this one for my brain to fully latch onto the idea that he’s Taako here

@mrcritical6751

4 жыл бұрын

Comic Taako has the best design, Carey really captured the feminine side of him

@sweetpeabee4983

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahkin36 tbh I kind of headcanon that during the Suffering Game, Taako actually goes from funky-looking/elf-y to a much more "normal" conventionally attractive individual -- i.e. that by human standards, Taako would actually seem to have grown more beautiful. Mostly because I just find it funny to think about Taako the Bean being super vain about his appearance & hemming and hawing so much about giving up part of it lol.

@fblaeser2033

2 жыл бұрын

U

"Magnus, he's right. Let's put the chairs back" is such an underrated line 😂

0:38 Why are we looting? This isn't a dungeon, people do business here. Put that back!

Your depiction of Taako is perfect. Simply marvelous.

"the corruption in the militia!" also these are the BEST FUCKING character designs for these guys!!!!

This was literally my first exposure to TAZ so I wanna thank you, because I'm 17 episodes deep now and my life is has improved drastically since.

@LJLvids

7 жыл бұрын

same here, altough i'm only 4 episodes in after 5 days

@theblackzodiacqueen6600

7 жыл бұрын

I'm 6 episodes in after 3 days ... i dont have a problem

@thinmintthemonkey2435

5 жыл бұрын

@@theblackzodiacqueen6600 I'm 15 episodes in less than 2 days.... I think I have a problem. 🤣

Merle's design looks like Danny DeVito from Always Sunny. Hell this clip feels like a clip from that show.

@blueskybelyr

5 жыл бұрын

Oh my god, when I first started listening to this my immediate thought was "this is like if Mace, Dennis and Charlie were dumped into a fantasy world"

@grakki91

5 жыл бұрын

i feel like merle is a mix of uncle from red dead redemption and frank from it’s always sunny

"He's right. Let's put the chairs back". That's the part that got me the most when I was listening to it the first time. And everyone just glossed over it.

Between "you and the box both drink POISON" And this interaction, this is my favorite TAZ interaction. It got me into TAZ

I love that Magnus has travis's painted nails

i love magnus' nail polish. and everything about this

@starrats444

7 жыл бұрын

thelonboots i love the trend of putting magnus in nail polish bc travis wears nail polish, these boys are style icons

Everyone talking about "This isn't a D U N G E O N" frame, meanwhile I'm here transfixed on "Just cause you found M O N E Y"

Your Taako reminds me a lot of Pearl's body language (Steven Universe) especialy when he says "This isn't a DUNGEON!"

@Augie_Froggie

4 жыл бұрын

Doktor Tulp y e s

Merle agreeing to put the chairs back is too underrated

"Why are We Looting?!" And ”The mongoose mask" are the two actually quintessential bits of TAAKO lore. If you don't satisfy those, your Canon has missed.

What's funny to me is that despite being so worked up about it, he does completely forget to rat them out later.

i watched this without the context of the show so merle staring intensely at taako was So confusing

@cussundriakneal9904

4 жыл бұрын

Probably thinking: "Who the hell are you and what have you done with Takko?" XD

I love all the little mannerisms in this, like Taako shoving Magnus with the chair at 0:45

I love characters like Taako who can be classified as "They have a moral code, it's just anyone's guess as to what the fuck it is."

the way you draw their physical interactions with one another is perfect, and I just adore all of taako's expressions great work!

I love it when Griffin laughs so hard you can hear him clapping/slapping his legs

I've watched this animatic 10-20 times in the last few weeks; really great job. My only complaint is that you've irrevocably altered by mental image of Magnus with how perfect your design is.

Some rich fan: give this woman a bunch of money to quit her day job and crank out TAZ animatics full-time. (EDIT: gender corrected by Silvia Ceccatio)

@morbidlizard

7 жыл бұрын

Ray Sizemore that's be so great!!! p.s. Khozen, the animator, is a girl btw

@officebar

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info-- edited!

my fav thing is having seen this, and then as im trying to binge my way through the podcast, hitting this exact point and realizing what's happening

@CaylexT

4 жыл бұрын

"I keep staring at Taako. I DON'T BLINK" has the proper context

Can't stop watching this. I am maybe 30 of your views.

@palmbae6846

7 жыл бұрын

Skadfun FUCKING same, I am the other 605

@palmbae6846

7 жыл бұрын

The other 5,941 times now

Oh my gosh, for a second I thought you painted Magnus's nails because Travis actually paints his!

Merle's face and design make me laugh my ass off! Beautiful

oh man i've watched this like 5 times and i just noticed how merle stares into the camera like he's in the office for a split second... bravo this animatic is amazing

Somebody needs to make Merle face at 0:12 or 0:15 a meme.

this is literally my favorite animatic between the audio itself and your goddamn art and the expressions and the merle stare

dang, you are PUMPIN these out

@Sneakysneaky88

7 жыл бұрын

One day. One day. The fans will get together and make an entire series of collaborative storyboard-style videos like these for every episode. Every. Episode. And I will listen to the whole series from the start again. ...one can only dream. I mean, sure, the average episode is a little over an hour long, but just imagine. Hnnnng. HNNNNG.

this is so cute, expressive, and hilarious. im DYING

I don't know why but I love Taako's ridiculously short wizard hat

taako's hand motions are So On Point here

okay but these are the best interpretations of the characters

4 years later, this is still my favorite bit from the whole show!

This was the first TAZ animation I watched, before I was even listening to the series, and I feel it was a perfect introduction to the podcast!

Taako: “Just because you found money in a bank doesn’t mean you can just take it with you!” *literally two arcs later* Taako: **steals all the money in a bank vault instead of the thing they were supposed to grab the entire episode**

@Companion92

3 жыл бұрын

It was in a time loop, so he thought that it doesn't count. Got really akward, when they later realised, that the people remembered everything from all the loops

@fitnessdicinyourmouth1438

Жыл бұрын

He used it for a spell that he would never have another opportunity to use. There was never another opportunity where the gang had access to that much loot and there’s only a handful of spells you can use with that much loot. Plus time kept resetting and every time it reset all the loot you gained would not be kept.

0:19 *looks into the camera like I'm on The Office*

I adore the way you draw them!

We all know that Taako is just waiting for them to turn their backs so he can take it all for himself.

i highkey love the way you draw magnus hbsbsbsbs

i love their nail polish (and magnus' beard) :)

The animation of taako is fucking on point

Evil Taako be like: I don't want to steal!

This isn't a dungeon, people do business here! Put that back!

“I’m writing it on my goddamn character sheet.”

I just wanted to say that this video is what made me listen to taz, it's amazing and this is how i picture all three lol

I love the discussion of alignment.

I watch this like every day, this moment and your illustration of it are fantastic!

Oh man these all fit their voices and characters so well, A+++ job

I watch this several times a week, your work is so good and other love your character designs! you did a great job giving taako fun gestures. love it!

holy shit i love this so much! the why each of them is drawn and their expressions are amazing! this is great

Dude, this animatic is what got me into the adventure zone back then. Thank you so much!

Taako looted Merle’s relative’s body for some sweet kicks he then GAVE to Magnus in the first arc of the campaign.

Taako is and always will be the greatest thing

I am so glad I found this again! Months ago I was watching a bunch of hamilton animatics, and this popped up in suggested. Had never heard of the adventure zone or the mcelroys before this, but I had to look them up because this video had me cracking up. thank you so much for opening that world for me

this is the animatic that got me into TAZ! i love this, ive watched it so much. thank you for sharing ur beautiful art.

Great animatic! Man I love these. Nice work.

I've watched a handful of these and yours are THE BEST! The character designs are absolute perfection. If AZ was an animated series, this style would capture the series to perfection! BRAVO!

I still watch this almost every week

Thank you for this! This animatic is how I was introduced to the show.

this is one of the first taz animatics i ever saw and it made a good enough impression on me that i decided to listen to the adventure zone still love this

I Like These Goofs

this is the video that got me into TAZ! Your art style is so cool and neat!!!

Gosh, has it been five years?

This is the greatest thing ever! I think I replayed it like 9 times, haha! Awesome job!!

idk why but seeing this animated makes it 1000000 times funnier, I'm literally crying laughing! Well done :) thank you!

merle's piercing stare!

oh my lord i love your style

The thing to remember about this scene is that Taako totally would have taken all 900 gold the second the other two turned their backs.

all of their mannerisms are amazing- taakos little hand gestures?? phenomenal

This introduced me to this show. God bless your soul.

This is what convinced me to start listening to the podcast; thanks for introducing me to TAZ!

love this. especially love your merle, thats now my hc for him. brill

This is amazing thank you so much

I love this scene and can watch it any time. It's great.

0:45 - 0:50 is my favorite drawing of this exchange.

I only have a 5-minute break before I have to go back to working and I just used all of it to watch this over and over again

There is nothing I love more than Taako’s fuckin wheel of fortune of a moral compass

I love how you draw taako. I know that nose must'a been a pain in the ass but I gotta say, kudos, on a great job

Another amazingly iconic scene

Bank robbery is a victimless crime

Taako's single instance of lawful good behavior.

This is fantastic!!

This is my Fav interpretation of The Adventure Zone!

Taakos hand movements are immaculate

I remember listening to this in the car and losing my shit, probably the best adventure zone moment imo thanks for animating this lol