TAZ Animatic: You Hear It Too {spoilers}

2018 ж. 5 Қаң.
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I don't think anything in fiction has affected me quite the way this sequence did; at the crescendo, I just started crying. I was sad, I was happy, I was inspired and encouraged... I'm sure there are other animatic versions of this scene but I just had to give it my own shot because it's so Wonderful!!
Anyway, this was a spontaneous passion project that has devoured my life for the past four days so...back to business. uOu
Tumblr Post: toastyhat.tumblr.com/post/170...
Audio: The Adventure Zone, episode 68
(Music: • Voidfish (Plural) - Co... )
Program used: Photoshop CS6
Time Taken: About 5 hrs a day for 4 days, so...20-25 hours?

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  • This gives me chills, beautifully done

    @KatieShanahan@KatieShanahan6 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks a bunch, I'm glad you enjoyed it!! :D

      @EmptyFeet@EmptyFeet6 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah, I got chills at "We're legends." Beautiful

      @aninalabelle463@aninalabelle4634 жыл бұрын
    • Sameeeeeee

      @codenamedeeznuts@codenamedeeznuts4 жыл бұрын
    • I swear, every time I hear this song I get goose bumps. Great job on the animation

      @dochellsing304@dochellsing304 Жыл бұрын
  • griffin's VOICE when he says "there's magic in a bard's song" oh my god. I finished Balance like a week ago and im still recovering

    @meg_sz@meg_sz4 жыл бұрын
    • Ugh same here

      @foreveranoutcast3847@foreveranoutcast38473 жыл бұрын
    • i have maybe half an hour left of the last part, i refUSE TO FINISH IT

      @harpykrates@harpykrates3 жыл бұрын
    • I FINISHED TODAY AND IT RUINED ME

      @xChiimerax@xChiimerax3 жыл бұрын
    • Me right now. I just finished it this week.

      @ziril3972@ziril39723 жыл бұрын
    • hello yes i still have not finished it i refuse

      @harpykrates@harpykrates3 жыл бұрын
  • I CAN'T GET OVER LUPS EXPRESSION WHEN SHE SAYS " we're legends" ITS SO GOOD

    @vickielavigne2696@vickielavigne26966 жыл бұрын
    • I got flipping chills when she said that

      @aninalabelle463@aninalabelle4634 жыл бұрын
    • I got natsu vibes

      @perryhahn5525@perryhahn55254 жыл бұрын
    • I find myself immitating her when I'm alone in my room lol

      @daahvuk711@daahvuk7114 жыл бұрын
    • SAMEEEEEE I GOT LITERAL CHILLS

      @epiphanyjervisbattilega3158@epiphanyjervisbattilega31584 жыл бұрын
    • SHES SO COOL,, I LITERALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH HER OVER THE DURATION OF THE STOLEN CENTURY,,

      @artzetali3095@artzetali30954 жыл бұрын
  • the raw passion in the way griffin says "see, there's magic in a bard's song" is something i dont know if ive ever heard before and its beautiful

    @lillieofthevlly@lillieofthevlly4 жыл бұрын
    • In a TTAZZ he once mentioned that Johann’s fear of his creative endeavors never reaching the world and being forgotten is his own personal fear about the creativity he put into TAZ never making an impact and that he felt emotionally invested in Johann for that reason. TAZ is his bards song, and it’s affected us all. It’s a wonderful kind of magic.

      @bibliophile2012@bibliophile20123 жыл бұрын
    • Lizzie Adinoff I couldn’t have said it better

      @lolomackie@lolomackie3 жыл бұрын
    • Griffin *is* a bard. And it's perfect.

      @cariswilliams5808@cariswilliams58083 жыл бұрын
  • Me, just starting to listen to taz: I don't get why everyone loves Johann so much, he's not even that important. Me, after story and song: MY SON!! THAT'S MY SON!!

    @psychedelllica@psychedelllica4 жыл бұрын
    • That's my beautiful magic boy!

      @prestong.6391@prestong.63914 жыл бұрын
    • I wasn’t too attached to him but after hearing him in Story and Song I was sobbing

      @washingmachine569@washingmachine5692 жыл бұрын
  • I absolutely ADORE that Griffin took one of the tried and true "jokes" of D&D (horny useless Bards) and flipped it on its' head, and made a Bard one of the biggest heroes in the story.

    @Juniper_Rose@Juniper_Rose3 жыл бұрын
    • There's also a similar trope: glue of the group horny bards

      @crunch1216@crunch12163 жыл бұрын
    • He also took a class of magic commonly associated with truly evil characters (necromancy), and made one of the most powerful users a soft-spoken man literally known as the lover

      @noelleobrien7525@noelleobrien75252 жыл бұрын
    • bards are the mvps

      @Venitas1000@Venitas10002 жыл бұрын
    • @@noelleobrien7525 Yeah I love how he made liches into a different thing than they normally are, and showed how it's up to the person how they use that power instead of just being inherently evil (juxtaposed Edward and Lydia from Wonderland with Lup and Barry)

      @squishmac@squishmac2 жыл бұрын
    • @@squishmac ​ Counterpoint for Edward and Lydia, Barry's relic is also messing with their brains.

      @if7723@if77232 жыл бұрын
  • When I listened to this part of the stream, and Griffin reveals, "You see, there's magic in a bard's song..." I just lost it. What a fucking beautiful way to send Johann out. I've watched this animatic a few times now and just sob every time

    @babyslime@babyslime6 жыл бұрын
    • There's just something about the way he says it, too. His voice ever so slightly wavers. It's like, he's also about to tear up at this. This was a labor of the heart for him. The way he says it just shows how much dedication, love, and care went into this story, and it all finally managed to reach the final point that it had been culminating up to.

      @SwerveStarEx@SwerveStarEx6 жыл бұрын
    • The quote that starts with "See, there's magic in a bard's song...." killed me in the episode..... I've always said that "music is magic" and it feels like this whole podcast is a love song to the best of humanity...

      @jodymarkgraf7625@jodymarkgraf76256 жыл бұрын
    • @@jodymarkgraf7625 'a love song to the best of humanity'. That is the best description I've ever seen or heard for anything ever holy shit

      @codysmith3853@codysmith38535 жыл бұрын
    • @@codysmith3853 Awww! That made my whole day! 💖

      @jodymarkgraf7625@jodymarkgraf76255 жыл бұрын
    • In D&D, Bards can grant inspiration to their companions, giving them real in-game bonuses. Griffin is essentially saying that Johann gave the entire multiverse Bardic Inspiration in one instant. Bastard used a freakin' game mechanic to make me weep like a child.

      @scottogle672@scottogle6725 жыл бұрын
  • I got to this episode the same week my neurologist told me that I was running out of treatment options and wasn't sure what else to do for me. He referred me to another specialist and said good luck, he hoped the other specialist would have new ideas. "You're going to have to fight, and you're going to win" is the single most important sentence I've ever heard.

    @jrdnnoel@jrdnnoel4 жыл бұрын
    • Hey I know its been a while since you've posted this but I hope your doing better

      @tylerstanley8196@tylerstanley81963 жыл бұрын
    • I hope your winning

      @SasquatchKnees@SasquatchKnees3 жыл бұрын
    • Update?

      @pepperonipikachu5414@pepperonipikachu54143 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you so much for your concern and your support. For real, it means a lot ❤️

      @jrdnnoel@jrdnnoel3 жыл бұрын
    • This made me tear up. This is why I want “You’re going to have to fight, and you’re going to win.” tattooed

      @GraeStar@GraeStar3 жыл бұрын
  • In the episode of TTAZZ following the last episode, Griffin revealed to us that the spooky deep voice that we hear at the beginning of each episode was Junior and that really hit me, I always thought it was some funny intro, like the twilight zone, but to know there was a reason behind it? It really really got me

    @zhilemon923@zhilemon9234 жыл бұрын
    • Wait that was Junior? I thought it was Fisher themself.

      @jayce1850@jayce18503 жыл бұрын
    • Jayce I thought that was Johann?

      @jackmahoney1001@jackmahoney10013 жыл бұрын
    • Cyan Lotus Nah, the narrator is deep and extravagant and kinda rumbly and Johann is more like that one depressed college kid who’s obviously an adult but still just a little squeaky.

      @jayce1850@jayce18503 жыл бұрын
    • @@jayce1850 Griffin said that it was the story, as it was broadcast to everyone in the universe. The song was broadcast by Fisher, the story by Junior.

      @adamzaugg4260@adamzaugg42602 жыл бұрын
    • that means Junior canonically called Griffin a nerd

      @charliealvarez5055@charliealvarez50552 жыл бұрын
  • The thing that amazed me most about the final battle was the *scale* of it all, the feeling of literally everything that had ever happened in the show building to here and now and all of the people and pieces rising up together. You absolutely *nailed* that feeling here.

    @Tabbyclaw@Tabbyclaw6 жыл бұрын
  • I loved the whole thing and it made me cry (again) but some things that really stood out to me: 1: how expressive Lup is without even having a proper face? Amazing and I love it 2: the young woman's hand emerging from the crowd to snag her spear 3: Everyone on the Star Blaster smiling except for Magnus, who starts crying!!! Because his promise to Johann has been more than fulfilled and no one could ever forget him!!!! Beautiful and made me cry harder 4: I can feel the power and emotion and strength in that pull of Johann's bow as he says "you're gonna win!" It's perfect Conclusion: I just watched this 5 times in a row and am sending a link to all my TAZ friends thank you for this masterpiece

    @eryn8238@eryn82386 жыл бұрын
    • YES TO POINT THREE!! I wondered if that would click with anyone but YES, I thought "Magnus is fired up for a fight but also...it's Johann's music, which Magnus promised no one would forget??" good on yer and thank you so much for all your other wonderful comments!! ^O^

      @EmptyFeet@EmptyFeet6 жыл бұрын
  • "There's magic in a bards song..." Instant sobbing.

    @ramonajohnson1759@ramonajohnson17594 жыл бұрын
  • A few years ago a bunch of the blogs I follow started posting Adventure Zone art and I was confused ("Is it one story? Is it six stories? Part of it takes place in a game show??"). I watched a few animatics, not really caring about spoilers. But after this one...I still had no idea what was going on, but this is the one that convinced me I had to find out. I finally finished the Balance arc yesterday and wanted to swing over here again to say excellent work (that character design! those shot compositions!) and thank you : )

    @lydiah12@lydiah124 жыл бұрын
    • literally same boat, got all spoiled and ready, didn’t think it was gonna hit as hard bc i thought i knew what was coming.. BOY HOWDY was i wrong... dam

      @user-lu9lf8xr9d@user-lu9lf8xr9d3 жыл бұрын
    • Y’all are my people, I started hearing MBMBaM and I watched some animatics about it, people in the comments talked about TAZ references in the video and I started getting TAZ animatics recommended, the first thing I knew about TAZ was about Lup and the umbrella and I decided I might as well check it out. I heard some episodes, laughed in many and then it became the highlight of my day to hear TAZ, really didn’t expect it to hit as hard as it did.

      @phrog2125@phrog21253 жыл бұрын
    • The first time I heard about the podcast was from a sound on TikTok. I heard the sound clip of them offering root beer to Istus and thought “well now I gotta figure out what the hell this is.” That was a month ago, in October. I’m onto Graduation now but Balance holds a special place in my heart. I’m getting the comics this Christmas

      @sam_love_391@sam_love_3913 жыл бұрын
  • If you are like me, when Johann says "and you're going to win" you broke down, then this is the animation for you. This ART is perfect. You've done an amazing job!

    @dylanameli8661@dylanameli86616 жыл бұрын
    • Cried like a baby

      @jrdnnoel@jrdnnoel5 жыл бұрын
    • For me it starts seconds sooner. The second he says "see, there's magic in a bard's song," im gone.

      @robynamory9027@robynamory90275 жыл бұрын
    • Cant stop Rewatching, cant stop crying

      @frymingo7241@frymingo72415 жыл бұрын
  • Avengers: Endgame: We have one of the greatest final battles ever made Griffin McElroy: Hold my beer

    @patchodraws9200@patchodraws92003 жыл бұрын
    • Marvel could never compare to the sheer emotion contained in the balance finale

      @ezekielreyes1215@ezekielreyes12152 жыл бұрын
    • Hold my Amiibo***

      @adamgorsky8422@adamgorsky84222 жыл бұрын
    • Did we watch the same Endgame? Complete disappointment

      @justanotherwitposter1875@justanotherwitposter1875 Жыл бұрын
  • 1:46 DO YOU HEAR THE POWER IN GRIFFIN'S VOICE HOO BOY THIS WHOLE THING GIVES ME CHILLS

    @sepiasmith5065@sepiasmith50655 жыл бұрын
  • I was totally able to keep it together until Johann's final bow. AND THEN, WATERWORKS.

    @Nylota@Nylota6 жыл бұрын
  • I gotta give a shoutout to your Merle. Most renditions of him that I've seen have been pretty cutesy, and while I do love those flower-beard versions I'm really impressed with the more jaded look you gave him here (2:50). The dude has seen things.

    @IcelitRaven@IcelitRaven6 жыл бұрын
    • Extemporized Life - He looks like Odin and I LOVE IT!

      @Ajehy@Ajehy4 жыл бұрын
  • That part where he says “the star ship for the first time, flying into, not away from the storm” it makes me tear up

    @Apexx27@Apexx274 жыл бұрын
    • Same here. They’re done running, hiding, hoping (in vain) that this time they’ll have outrun their problem. They’re facing it head on, determined to finally deal with their issue properly. And considering that the Hunger is basically the embodiment of depressive nihilism, it’s no wonder it’s so inspiring.

      @LasagnaTheArtist@LasagnaTheArtist2 жыл бұрын
  • Literally everytime I hear the voidfish at the end, I keep expecting him to say: "We are just going to have to find out together...in the Adventure Zone."

    @darbybaird7275@darbybaird72754 жыл бұрын
    • That wouldve been sooo good

      @Kaynighthood@Kaynighthood9 ай бұрын
  • As far as I'm concerned, this is one of the definitive TAZ animatics.

    @MachinistNYC@MachinistNYC6 жыл бұрын
  • As soon as lup says "we're legends" I'm fucking crying all over again, and then Johan jfc I can't. this is beautiful thank you so much

    @Adearqueer@Adearqueer6 жыл бұрын
  • i know this is old but it made me go listen to the adventure zone. and when i finally got through it all and i got to this scene, i remembered this animatic. and i paused the podcast and i listened to this video and and experienced lups speech and all through this animatic and i was so touched and filled with the indescribable feeling of awe and raw emotion fiction can put you through when it really sweeps you up into its arms and runs away with you. this is the first thing thats moved me after 2 years of feeling completely numb to the world around me. thank you for this. thank you, thank you, thank you

    @puppy5078@puppy50784 жыл бұрын
  • Im a pretty stone faced guy when it comes to most things, but this god damn story means so damn much to me that this animation litterally made me cry. Congratulations for making me weep with joy.

    @xanderledger5331@xanderledger53315 жыл бұрын
  • this might sound weird but I have to brace myself to watch this every time because I get goosebumps and smile like an idiot. Its so good its almost unbearable to watch. idk if that would make sense to anyone but me lol

    @kimikaami8498@kimikaami84986 жыл бұрын
    • hey, that's how I felt making it, I totally get it! glad I'm not alone, haha! thank you!!

      @EmptyFeet@EmptyFeet6 жыл бұрын
    • That's how I feel watching this too. Do me a favor as well, and look up "Hey Brother" TAZ as well if you're in the mood for another gut punch

      @SunnyDragonfly@SunnyDragonfly5 жыл бұрын
  • fucking Johann raising his violin right when the soft violin came in is... phenomenal

    @murmurgamy@murmurgamy6 жыл бұрын
  • The silhouette of Johann at the end made me SOB. Oh my gosh this is so beautifully done, it looks like the storyboards for a movie.

    @90geekgirl06@90geekgirl063 жыл бұрын
  • I can't get over how you drew her face at "we're legends" I keep rewatching that part ughughugh it's so goood

    @seafoamtaide@seafoamtaide4 жыл бұрын
  • This is honestly so incredible. You very much did this scene justice, and that's not a low bar

    @stetsuninu2374@stetsuninu23746 жыл бұрын
  • When johann said "... and you're gonna win" I cried because the emotions in his voice and the expressive visuals really hit me- like the scene in Wonder Woman when she crosses no mans land. The raw feeling of awe is overwhelming and it's thanks to your beautiful images

    @emechu_@emechu_6 жыл бұрын
  • “You’re going to win, we know that much” works so well on a meta level because, like almost all stories, the heroes triumph in the end. Of course there’s gonna be victory on some level, no matter how bad the dice rolls could have been in the final fight. Griffin probably didn’t even have an extensive script for if they did lose. It’s the story of how the heroes get there and the satisfaction of absolutely everybody’s happy ending that makes The Adventure Zone worthwhile. Also, Kravitz’ shot was my favorite!

    @safabekr@safabekr5 жыл бұрын
  • Somehow I feel like making Lup's face mostly unseen except eyes and teeth makes this even better. I just really like this Lup design.

    @lorendaemon7945@lorendaemon79456 жыл бұрын
  • I still cannot listen to this scene without crying. I've decided my first tattoo is going to be the voidfish with a scroll across it's tentacles with Johann's quote. there are so many beautiful and amazing quotes in this series (especially from stolen century onward) but that one always stuck with me. maybe I'll even add tres horny boys' axe, umbra staff and extreme teen bible floating around it eventually.

    @ilysanoble7051@ilysanoble70516 жыл бұрын
  • oh wow, my heart clenched when I saw Magnus' cry at hearing Fishers song. And I got chills at Johanns encouragement. Lups fanged grin was super cool!! This is so very well done!!!

    @Xentrafer@Xentrafer6 жыл бұрын
  • “And high above, we see the Starblaster, streaking through the sky...” I don’t know why, but that is the bit that makes me start to cry. The music swelling, the introduction of the Tres Horny Boys, getting ready to fight for their lives. Oh man this series has my heart! And you animated it so perfectly!!

    @JuliaxTimlin@JuliaxTimlin4 жыл бұрын
  • This is the first time I've ever seen Merle drawn with actually manly definition! So many artists draw him as a cute marshmallow man but for once, he is a proud buff dwarf!

    @Sci-dc6pr@Sci-dc6pr4 жыл бұрын
  • I have no clue what TAZ is but this is so amazing and I feel powerful after l watching this

    @DerpyHeartSoul@DerpyHeartSoul6 жыл бұрын
    • The Adventure Zone is simply the best podcast ever. That's all. Start at the beginning... it's hilarious from the get-go, and then, slowly but surely, you see more and more heart in the story-telling. The creators themselves don't even realize the story's potential for a little while. And then, 69 short episodes later, you're laughing and crying along with the epic conclusion. Please... listen!

      @mattgilbert4122@mattgilbert41226 жыл бұрын
    • That. That's the magic in a bard's song

      @fluffypuff766@fluffypuff7665 жыл бұрын
    • TAZ starts as the story of three dumbasses, ends as the story about a family.

      @XeansIcemane@XeansIcemane5 жыл бұрын
    • Did you finish it?

      @jeffreydavis6829@jeffreydavis68295 жыл бұрын
    • TAZ is the story of four idiots who play D&D so hard they cry.

      @bobdolesrevenge@bobdolesrevenge5 жыл бұрын
  • Lup calmly walking around and drawing the line gave me goosebumps. I can't believe the creator of one of the most amazing animatics, TIME, made another absolutely beautiful animation. I don't remember having tears in my eyes at this scene but with your visuals I was flat out bawling!!! I'm studying for my exams and I feel fucking PUMPED up right now!! thank you so much for this!!!

    @murmurgamy@murmurgamy6 жыл бұрын
  • I started listening to TAZ back in 2019 at a pretty low point mentally, and stopped when I started “recovering” without being willing to face my trauma. I picked it up twice more in 2021, at two of my lowest points. I started listening to Stolen Century at the lowest I’ve ever been, and this. This episode, this sequence? Was the first time I’d felt true, genuine hope and excitement since then. Other moments- like Merle’s “Choose Joy” monologue- came close, but this climax gave me strength and courage the likes of which I don’t think I’d ever experienced before. The pure, unadulterated triumph of this ending gave me serotonin to last for weeks. I played *Voidfish (Plural)* nonstop in my head for days because it gave me mental fortitude the likes of which I’d never had before. This is so much more than an emotional podcast episode to me; it’s a symbol of redemption and recovery, of returning what’s lost, of hope and determination, of triumph and endurance. You captured that emotion perfectly, and I’m sobbing again. What a fantastic animatic.

    @LasagnaTheArtist@LasagnaTheArtist2 жыл бұрын
  • I’ve never seen TAZ and I know literally nothing about it, but when Johan said “You’re going to have to fight, and you’re going to win.”… it almost made me cry like a bitch. Something about the way he said it and the fact that it was supposed to be “Exactly what you need to hear. Exactly when you need to hear it.” I don’t know it was just beautiful.

    @johnhagler20@johnhagler202 жыл бұрын
  • Christ, I had goosebumps the whole damn time. Seeing everyone, hearing the narrators monologue, Johann's song, everything about this, it's just... godammit it's too good.

    @BonnieBoestar@BonnieBoestar6 жыл бұрын
  • as unbelievable as i once thought this to be, i think i just found objectively the best adventure zone animatic ever made. there is literally not a single fault here. every single character design is damn near perfect, the camera angles add to it perfectly, and the scene with johann and his violin touched me personally to my core because he's my favorite character who doesn't get enough focus in my opinion. seriously? well done.

    @shayeherman5919@shayeherman59196 жыл бұрын
  • This just shows me some of the things I love about D&D. You can face impossible foes with even more impossible allies, and use the most ridiculous things, like freaking cars and robot folk with smiley faces apparently, to fight off living shadows that threaten to cover the world, and it works. In DnD, you can do anything, it's not just the Dungeon Master who has control of the story, so do you, you can change certain parts of it, and the Dungeon Master will find a way to make it into an impossible story of amazing heroes, no matter how much you end up changing

    @maxzapsgamingzepzeap2337@maxzapsgamingzepzeap23374 жыл бұрын
  • *I WANT TO SEE MY LITTLE BOIS* EmptyFeet: *HERE THEY COME* *I WANT TO SEE MY LITTLE BOIS*

    @theartistswings9810@theartistswings98105 жыл бұрын
  • I can’t. I just straight up can’t deal-this is legitimately one of my favourite scenes in the whole damn podcast. Like, it might seem weird, cos I know a lot of the popular tattoos are like, the Umbrastaff, or ‘you’re going to be amazing’ or stuff like that but I want Lup’s “Hear that babe? We’re legends.” Because this scene is just so amazing and inspiring and the music is perfect and you did such an amazing job capturing *all* of it but especially that line. Lup’s grin and grabbing Barry’s hand for just a moment before stepping forward. I can’t.

    @Sellswordking@Sellswordking6 жыл бұрын
  • This is some of the most stunning art I have ***ever*** seen. it felt like a hit in the chest. and god hearing the voiceover with the voidfish i was like "shit was that the voidfish the whole time?????" so so so so so good thank you for making this

    @gwandola@gwandola6 жыл бұрын
    • Apparently its junior

      @lich.possum@lich.possum3 жыл бұрын
  • Oh my god that tear in Magnus' eye in that scene is such a perfect little detail.

    @Manigeitora@Manigeitora5 жыл бұрын
  • 5 years later, and I still get goosebumps hearing/watching this!!!

    @TheDMLOL@TheDMLOL Жыл бұрын
  • I have no idea what this is but it's come up on my reccomended... I am honestly floored and this has awed the heck outta me. I think I've just found a peice of media to be a fan of oh god

    @tweetybaby1100@tweetybaby11006 жыл бұрын
    • Nia NIA HOLY SHIT DID YOU LISTEN??? DID YOU LISTEN AND LAUGH AND CRY????? DID YOU GET THE FANTASY COSTCO JINGLE STUCK IN YOUR HEAD?????????

      @SleepyPathos@SleepyPathos4 жыл бұрын
    • WELL DID YOU CRY LIKE THE REST OF US?? TELL US TELL US TELL US

      @taakotuesdays@taakotuesdays4 жыл бұрын
  • Watching this just gives it much more of a _punch_ if that makes sense??

    @hopepyrope9591@hopepyrope95916 жыл бұрын
    • aaahhh yesss The Goal!! :DDD

      @EmptyFeet@EmptyFeet6 жыл бұрын
  • "... but be not afraid." Good one, Griffin. Letting us know exactly what the Void Fish are. And in turth, it's the only interpretation of them that I buy.

    @tazminiam5164@tazminiam51647 ай бұрын
  • Chills. Freaking shivers and tears every single time. Easily one of the most powerful sequences in fantasy animated absolutely beautifully. Outstanding job. I’m still shaking.

    @liluthealmighty@liluthealmighty4 жыл бұрын
  • This scene already had me in tears the first time I heard it, but seeing it like this, with Johann's silhouette and everything had me straight up bawling

    @AshTreeHollow@AshTreeHollow6 жыл бұрын
  • When you posted this, I thought I would just watch through to see your work. About halfway through, right about when Lup says "we're legends!" I had a guttural feeling that I was missing something. So, long story short, because of your animation I listened to TAZ, one of the greatest decisions of my life I might say. Thank you so much.

    @alisonchild9828@alisonchild98286 жыл бұрын
  • honestly? my favorite taz line is "you see, there's magic in a bard's song."

    @artisticaperture846@artisticaperture8464 жыл бұрын
  • I'm not an emotional person, but this scene. It fucking destroys me. Griffin as a DM is just absolutely unbelievable. I can say with absolute certainty that the story he has crafted sits above anything that I've ever experienced. The passion in his voice as he goes through his speech is so very powerful. The fact that he just picked up music theory on a whim and composed such incredible scores is unbelievable. This scene is a masterpiece. I maintain chills for a constant 10 minutes afterwards. Wonderful work brothers McElroy. Griffin is an individual with a terrifying amount of skill and he knows how to use it.

    @frenchhorn9391@frenchhorn93914 жыл бұрын
  • I literally just finished TAZ and this is so good????? I still haven’t stopped crying from the finale episodes

    @stubbyartist1646@stubbyartist16466 жыл бұрын
    • M O O D

      @albigalloway4481@albigalloway44814 жыл бұрын
  • THE CAMERA WORK IN THIS IS SO GOOD

    @carolinea3899@carolinea38996 жыл бұрын
  • I love this so much. The way we see all of the characters, not just the seven, but Wren and Sloan and Lucas and Angus, and all of the dynamic camera angles, it’s just so fucking good.

    @IanDerp26@IanDerp263 жыл бұрын
  • It's been literal years and I still cry every time the "you're going to have to fight" hits.

    @corancoranthemagicalman@corancoranthemagicalman Жыл бұрын
  • This is absolutely the most stunning piece of work I've seen for taz in a long time. I don't know if the split-second glitch right at the end of the video where the voidfish flashes purple and blue, and you can see a little bit of the marching hunger in the background is intentional but holy shit did it give me an intense shiver! This was phenomenal, I sobbed my EYES out.

    @harveydangerfield@harveydangerfield6 жыл бұрын
    • DUDE YEAH IM STILL IN TEARS! THIS IS SO CAPTIVATING!!!

      @sweatyeggboy8352@sweatyeggboy83526 жыл бұрын
  • I haven't made it quite this far in TAZ (I'm at the beginning of The Crystal Kingdom arc). But I'll let you know this made me CRY MY EYES OUT. I don't know why, but I just felt so many things at once. The Adventure Zone has become a huge part of my life, and with this animation, I fell in love with it more. *THANK YOU*

    @snowdropfoxglove2384@snowdropfoxglove23846 жыл бұрын
  • This Lich lup design is so GOOD im having all of the emotions

    @eaterofants9588@eaterofants95884 жыл бұрын
  • Story and Song is one of my biggest comfort pieces. I've probably listened to those three episodes more than any other podcast i can think of and even with that, this scene never ever fails to make me cry. This .... this is a fucking masterpiece. You've enhanced something that was already a work of art and for that i am both impressed and thankful. I've watched it and many of your videos before and I never tied them together, realizing that some of my favorite animatics are from you.... so thank you for making amazing things.

    @roguetheotter@roguetheotter Жыл бұрын
  • I don't have a goofy-ass grin from watching this scene! YOU have a goofy-ass grin from watching this scene! Good job, is what I'm saying. Not sure what was up with that bit at 3:59, though...

    @WildfireMagni@WildfireMagni6 жыл бұрын
    • OH man i thought you were joking, but it looks like **KKKRRRrrRRRrrrrRSSSSHHHHHHH**

      @thewordywarlock7159@thewordywarlock71596 жыл бұрын
    • i managed to pause it on it just looks like something got messed uo thank god it was at the end not halfway through

      @brancwp@brancwp5 жыл бұрын
    • HELL YEAH I DO!!

      @_seejane_@_seejane_5 жыл бұрын
    • Damnit, Fisher! You did it again?!

      @JediDoc@JediDoc5 жыл бұрын
  • I thought I could handle it I thought because I heard it once already I thought I was prepared I was WRONG SO WRONG EVERYTHING IS AMAZING YOURE AMAZING TEARS ARE EVERYWHERE

    @dolly.@dolly.6 жыл бұрын
    • Listening to it a second time for my wife, definitely still crying, and we're just on 11th Hour. I might die in the last chapter again. I'll melt into a puddle.

      @Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice6 жыл бұрын
  • I'm caught up in the fact that he just. Explained one of the base functions of a bard within a party, Bardic Inspiration, and made it one of the crowning jewels of a major fight. This series is spectacular.

    @EB-sw4gb@EB-sw4gb5 ай бұрын
  • Avengers: Endgame ain’t got NOTHING on Story and Song

    @shizaya@shizaya4 жыл бұрын
  • This was freaking DOPE. I love how you used the music at the end to incorporate some amazing visuals, from the starblaster moving through the hunger, to all of our favorite NPCs fighting, to Johann taking his final bow. This is wonderful!

    @BenScribbles@BenScribbles6 жыл бұрын
    • So true, the Johann scenes just tore me up. Amazingly done!

      @chaoticneutral3050@chaoticneutral30506 жыл бұрын
    • thanks so much!! those quick violin descants have always been the starblaster to me! wish I could've got more NPCs in though. @v@

      @EmptyFeet@EmptyFeet6 жыл бұрын
    • listener me him you

      @jammilleebuenga2968@jammilleebuenga29685 жыл бұрын
  • My whole body is shaking this is so cool the visuals just enhance the already flawless audio

    @irissagar1080@irissagar10806 жыл бұрын
  • I just returned to watching TAZ after not finishing Balance a couple of years ago... and it was scenes like this that made me remember why I loved this podcast so much. Amazingly drawn, thank you

    @Kurstles@Kurstles Жыл бұрын
  • I've watched this at least a dozen times over the past few years. I nearly cry every time.

    @Lindira@Lindira2 жыл бұрын
  • This is amazing but I cracked up when I saw Upsy

    @agent_em@agent_em6 жыл бұрын
    • Agent's channel he's your lifting friend, now in Mech form. CLIMB INTO MY BELLY!

      @elizabethallen9845@elizabethallen98456 жыл бұрын
    • @@elizabethallen9845 They didn't include this Transformer in the Micheal Bay movies!

      @gliscorpropagandaaccount1764@gliscorpropagandaaccount17645 жыл бұрын
  • I have tears. TAZ is so good at story telling and bring things alive and making listeners cry and feel happy. Thanks for this. Animatics to these are so beautiful

    @bunkiki844@bunkiki8446 жыл бұрын
  • I saw this animation when I first started listening to TAZ and back then I was so confused as to where this happened, I genuinely thought it was in more recent campaigns because of how silly the podcast started and seeing how it evolved into this beautiful story gives me chills. Fantastic animatic, brings tears to my eyes.

    @semicolonsigil7110@semicolonsigil71104 жыл бұрын
  • my brain could never turn the spoken story into visuals as dynamic, emotional, and amazing as this! Oh god im crying

    @meowmeowm30w@meowmeowm30w4 жыл бұрын
  • Hey toast, from the bottom of my heart I just want to thank you. Youve done so much for literally every fandom community that you join, and your work is always so inspiring and influential every time. Youre like a bard of the visual arts. You motivate so many of us to share our work and join communities like this (and like the stream!). You connect us all. Thank you.

    @nesso.9944@nesso.99446 жыл бұрын
    • zoe, you are always so kind and positive and wonderful to have at streams!! and this is really humbling and touching, thanks so much!!

      @EmptyFeet@EmptyFeet6 жыл бұрын
    • listener you me him

      @jammilleebuenga2968@jammilleebuenga29685 жыл бұрын
  • Holy shit, I don't even know what this is and I feel moved!

    @mateogonzalez5678@mateogonzalez56786 жыл бұрын
    • One of the final scenes from the Balance arc of The Adventure Zone www.maximumfun.org/shows/adventure-zone

      @user-zk3dx9dd6p@user-zk3dx9dd6p6 жыл бұрын
    • Have you listened to it yet?

      @TheLawlessRogue@TheLawlessRogue4 жыл бұрын
  • Three years later and I’m still brought to tears by this

    @darlingJasper@darlingJasper2 жыл бұрын
  • My friends sent this to me once I got to the final episode (which I am currently in the middle of listening to) saying that I am now able to watch THE taz animatic of all time. I understand why. This is beautiful. Oh my goodness.

    @hopepetal@hopepetal5 ай бұрын
  • this is beautiful, i love your design for Lup

    @josielister7137@josielister71376 жыл бұрын
  • Can I just say this is my favorite part of taz and you freaking nailed it

    @sashadeadman6032@sashadeadman60326 жыл бұрын
    • aaah mine too, thank you! that's high praise!!

      @EmptyFeet@EmptyFeet6 жыл бұрын
  • this NEVER fails to make me tear up

    @drsatyr982@drsatyr9822 жыл бұрын
  • God, I get honest goosebumps every time I watch this. Still holds as the best TAZ animatic I’ve seen.

    @itsmeyaboi6721@itsmeyaboi67213 жыл бұрын
  • I forgot how much this part made me cry, and your art amplified it by 100x thanks

    @aureasmortem@aureasmortem6 жыл бұрын
  • I like your interpretation of the robe

    @evas5054@evas50546 жыл бұрын
    • I'm a sucker for anything double-breasted with coattails and baggy sleeves

      @EmptyFeet@EmptyFeet6 жыл бұрын
  • i've listened through TAZ Balance 3 times now and this still gives me crazy chills 💗💗💗

    @3fiddy777@3fiddy7772 жыл бұрын
  • Everytime I’m at a really low point I watch this animatic ,It’s like a hug

    @houndboyjoestar8757@houndboyjoestar87572 жыл бұрын
  • i'm gonna admit it. i don't listen to the podcast. i've been watching a lot of TAZ animatics lately. but goddamn. this scene really affected me, and you drew it really well. it felt like it was straight out of a movie. the panning across each of the soldiers as they face the shadow army, the ship flying and the 3 of them joining the fight. the determination in everyone's face. the dramatic scene with the bard. i'm crying over this, and you did such an amazing job. you really added extra life to this scene. thank you for this animation. you will go on to do great things, in whatever you decide to pursue. i sense it.

    @tabbiethecat@tabbiethecat6 жыл бұрын
  • I'm genuinely sobbing. I didn't think anything could make this scene better, but your art did. Thank you so much for this masterpiece

    @twobats@twobats6 жыл бұрын
  • god, every once in a while this pops up in my recommended videos again, and every time I watch it it's incredible. everything is perfect. the character designs are spot on (at least according to my interpretations), the animation somehow manages to be smooth and yet still sketchy, the emotion on each characters' faces... this one scene somehow captivates every moment that every character has gone through in the series. It is genuinely stunning. Huge props to the McElroy's for the outstanding source material, and equal props to you for bringing it to life even more

    @Bladkaos@Bladkaos4 жыл бұрын
  • I'm like speechless, this is just purely beautiful... Seeing the drawings moving like if they were alive, added to a deep awesome music... Gosh, that's why I love art so much, you're amazing Toasty, carry on ! One of my fav quotes : "Hear that babe ? We're *legends* "

    @daahvuk711@daahvuk7114 жыл бұрын
  • This is beyond beautiful,i love how the imagery fit so well with the story.especially those battle shots. You've done justice to such a powerful and emotional moment in TAZ. Bravo.

    @zeldastar9781@zeldastar97816 жыл бұрын
  • Oh my god this is just like... cinematic, yknow? Like if there was ever a taz show, it'd look like this. And like I was wondering about halfway through who drew this literal MASTERPIECE, and when I checked and saw it was you I was like 'yea, that makes sense.' (I was into homestuck) You are AWESOME and I'm just some rando in your comments but please never stop drawing, I love what you do.

    @jiffy-jef@jiffy-jef6 жыл бұрын
    • ah gosh thanks so much! I've been seeing a lot of "oh what it's THAT PERSON?!" in the tags/comments today and I get a real kick out of it, haha! just goin' from one hella creative fandom to another.

      @EmptyFeet@EmptyFeet6 жыл бұрын
    • listener me you him 😠😬😈😡😡😈😠

      @jammilleebuenga2968@jammilleebuenga29685 жыл бұрын
  • even after 5 years this still gives me goosebumps every time i hear this

    @sameyok@sameyok5 ай бұрын
  • This makes me want to listen to Balance again, so beautifully done, I'm amazed every time I watch

    @AureolinLight@AureolinLight3 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for this! This is one of my favorite scenes too:) the emotional whirlpool is almost too much to contain and this animatic is so wonderfully done! I love the little flip of of lup's coat tails as she tells barry they're legends! Its a little touch but so satisfying

    @gracemartin6284@gracemartin62846 жыл бұрын
  • This was breathtaking. I don't have much else to say, besides that it made me cry a lot. One of my favorite scenes, animated beautifully by one of my favorite content creators, with so many nice details (that a lot of other commenters have already pointed out, I'm trying not to be redundant here but I am AMAZED)

    @plushs@plushs6 жыл бұрын
  • I've never watched TAZ, but after this I just might.

    @danylerasu4917@danylerasu49174 жыл бұрын
  • No matter how any times I watch I always get goosebumps

    @BackwardsRiddle@BackwardsRiddle2 жыл бұрын
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