Animator vs. Animation 4 (original)

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  • Опубликовано: 1 фев 2025

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  • @doddleoddle
    @doddleoddle 10 лет назад +16055

    This was BRILLIANT. Oh my goodness, why is my heart breaking over an orange stick figure. What have you done. You can LITERALLY bring lines to life

  • @VexWerewolf
    @VexWerewolf Год назад +3403

    I love that the overarching story of AvA is basically "animator accidentally creates sentient artificial life, immediately tries to kills it, then matures and grows as a person and starts hanging out with it instead."

    • @NguyenMinh792
      @NguyenMinh792 10 месяцев назад +71

      AvA IV in a nutshell

    • @kartorrent7496
      @kartorrent7496 9 месяцев назад +58

      It’s actually A workspace, but if The Second Coming doesn’t comply, instead of getting fired, they are erased from existence, “Forgotten… Like A dream…!” - Warframe opening cinematic

    • @NguyenMinh792
      @NguyenMinh792 9 месяцев назад +22

      @@kartorrent7496 I notice that what he draws comes to life, so can he draw me some ducks? I love ducks!!!

    • @UnKnown-xl1iy
      @UnKnown-xl1iy 8 месяцев назад +12

      It evolved from an alliance for animation to straight up being buddies to hang out with

    • @Alpacadubs
      @Alpacadubs 8 месяцев назад +6

      9 years later and it still is amazing

  • @SunnyDoe
    @SunnyDoe 4 года назад +19019

    I like how instead of immediately trying to destroy his entire computer like the last chosen did, first he just tries to get him cancelled on Facebook

    • @atina713
      @atina713 4 года назад +1451

      But that will destroy his reputation and he will obviously destroy his computer from this

    • @sahar1213
      @sahar1213 4 года назад +514

      @@atina713 a computer you can just buy a new one

    • @kram8224
      @kram8224 4 года назад +685

      The Second coming is part of cancel culture lol

    • @echocore5834
      @echocore5834 4 года назад +143

      @@sahar1213 expensive tho

    • @jowellwrld
      @jowellwrld 4 года назад +52

      XD

  • @LandonBurke-l1n
    @LandonBurke-l1n Месяц назад +72

    8:40 I never get over how impressive that fast Keyboard skill is. He immediately recognized what happened and found a solution and did it so fast. He must’ve prepared for this

  • @The_SiIIy_0ne
    @The_SiIIy_0ne Год назад +5461

    Even 8 years later, this is still an absolute timeless masterpiece

  • @Micha-Hil
    @Micha-Hil Год назад +4817

    8:39 The way he does this makes me think he's been training for this ever since the original stick figure broke his computer

    • @cantaloupegodling352
      @cantaloupegodling352 Год назад +758

      His computer got destroyed by a stick figure and yet he keeps drawing them. He'd be stupid if he wasn't at least prepared to fight them.

    • @EndlessCorny
      @EndlessCorny Год назад +195

      Pretty sure he was prepared for atleast some type of fight

    • @calebgresch9604
      @calebgresch9604 Год назад +162

      It's a "Not my first rodeo" situation.

    • @darius2889
      @darius2889 Год назад +18

      true

    • @harte188
      @harte188 Год назад

      What a bunch of losers

  • @juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370
    @juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370 Год назад +1844

    I love how Darren is just "oh, I don't mind that a stick figure you made SOMEHOW became self-aware, had Isekai powers, and blew up your computer". Like Alan is telling him what he did last monday.

    • @coyolord8031
      @coyolord8031 Год назад +100

      it's so ridiculous that LITERALLY NO ONE can come up with as an excuse. So it must've been true.

    • @Eminem_Thy_Goat
      @Eminem_Thy_Goat Год назад +9

      Darren? Isn’t it Alan?

    • @coyolord8031
      @coyolord8031 Год назад +38

      @@Eminem_Thy_Goat darren's the guy that alan was texting.

    • @Eminem_Thy_Goat
      @Eminem_Thy_Goat Год назад +6

      @@coyolord8031 oh thx 💀

    • @epicfights7898
      @epicfights7898 Год назад +53

      I think in the AlanBeckerVerse, living Stickfigures are a norm to humanity. XD
      The Programmer21 guy in AvA2 knew about StickFigure "levels" so they must be some kinda common knowledge.

  • @mitchelvanwijk
    @mitchelvanwijk 4 месяца назад +1181

    Happy 10th anniversary to Animator. vs. Animation IV!

  • @lilysticha7564
    @lilysticha7564 2 года назад +3286

    I love how at the beginning, the orange guy didn't want to destroy Alan's computer like the previous stick figures, he just wanted to have fun, he even comforted the sad emojis, he was just sad that Alan deleted his friends.

    • @moew1316
      @moew1316 Год назад +46

      Yeah😊

    • @preston4286
      @preston4286 Год назад +272

      yeah, while Alan was scared that he DID want to destroy his PC, its a misunderstanding on both ends.

    • @Theboredgod
      @Theboredgod Год назад +39

      ​@A_small_newt second coming is like the Saian version of the chosen one
      It's like if you made ultra Sayan goku and normal goku 2 different entities rather than the same

    • @SlurpySlimy
      @SlurpySlimy Год назад +16

      @@TheboredgodWe literally saw them in the same room, so how could they be the same entities

    • @Theboredgod
      @Theboredgod Год назад +14

      @@SlurpySlimy no not saying they are same entities but I'm saying they *should* be same entities for example imagine if we seperate normal Goku and super ssian Goku as 2 different entities
      Here normal Goku is tco
      And super ssian Goku is tsc
      Btw if you combine their names it becomes
      "The chosen one's second coming"
      And in animator vs animation iv it shows in the task bar
      "The second coming"
      "Return of the chosen one"

  • @Fairplays_
    @Fairplays_ 5 лет назад +16004

    This is the kind of video that will be in everybody's recommended 7 years later.
    Thank you guys for the 8,000 likes. I'm glad I could make your day alittle better
    EDIT: I really hope this does get put in our recommended again in the future so we can all meet again. Cheers

  • @domovoi2861
    @domovoi2861 Год назад +850

    It's curious that Chosen was immediately hostile the moment he came to life, while TSC is all innocent, childlike and full of wonder

    • @NguyenMinh792
      @NguyenMinh792 Год назад +170

      I think while creating Chosen, Alan was resentful, unlike Second

    • @RStheToon
      @RStheToon Год назад +178

      Makes sense he was violent I mean Alan created The Chosen One to try and torture him (just like victim who was before Chosen) but TSC was just a little animation Alan wanted to make so he wasn’t all violent and uh murdery

    • @iot9206
      @iot9206 Год назад +10

      1:00

    • @iot9206
      @iot9206 Год назад +2

      2:00

    • @iot9206
      @iot9206 Год назад +1

      3:00

  • @Pandalove925
    @Pandalove925 Месяц назад +30

    At 10:13 Alan says "it talks?". I like to think that Alan never thought of the stick figures to be actual people until this moment. My theorist brain, I swear

  • @d1no1111
    @d1no1111 2 года назад +5419

    8 years later he made a 30 episode series about these stick figures with 3d aspects.
    🌟

  • @ianchoi버디
    @ianchoi버디 Год назад +697

    Who could've guessed that these guys would turn into the most loveable animated characters ever?

  • @-TsukasaFan
    @-TsukasaFan 2 года назад +2874

    I love how the animator never learns his lesson "This stick figure destroyed my computer, welp, time to make another one!"

    • @АлександрК-м1л
      @АлександрК-м1л 2 года назад +43

      minecfart

    • @ayayayayaya10
      @ayayayayaya10 2 года назад +15

      Yup

    • @fort25
      @fort25 2 года назад +11

      yeah

    • @migolo1415
      @migolo1415 2 года назад +227

      to be fair he manually made the other ones literal gods and set them free, this one just kinda came alive on it's own while he was away

    • @malak.art.99
      @malak.art.99 2 года назад +10

      Ikr !!

  • @SpaceWaffler
    @SpaceWaffler Месяц назад +156

    Man, the way he treated the second coming is much different than how he did to the victim

    • @Shadowoouriçoonipresente
      @Shadowoouriçoonipresente Месяц назад +19

      Maturity

    • @opa_meu_bom
      @opa_meu_bom Месяц назад +8

      I mean, he's the youngest brother, ofc he's more spoiled than the older. I tell this as the older one.

    • @kiandennislambujon36
      @kiandennislambujon36 Месяц назад +16

      ​@@opa_meu_bom Alan was young at the time when he made victim

    • @tdsomeone
      @tdsomeone Месяц назад +1

      fr​@@kiandennislambujon36

    • @MadamSpades
      @MadamSpades Месяц назад +8

      Character development!

  • @sargent_carrot6988
    @sargent_carrot6988 2 года назад +2700

    I like how canonically, animators can just make life by making a stick figure, and can assign them different power levels.

    • @doodlejam906
      @doodlejam906 2 года назад +6

      @Frexap Hair Do you mean 104? (not in a rude way)

    • @doodlejam906
      @doodlejam906 2 года назад +6

      @Frexap Hair I should have phrased that better sorry for the misunderstanding.

    • @toddrobert8431
      @toddrobert8431 2 года назад

      @@holy_crusaderoftheholyland4713 crap

    • @toddrobert8431
      @toddrobert8431 2 года назад

      @@doodlejam906 ✅

    • @toddrobert8431
      @toddrobert8431 2 года назад

      @@doodlejam906 people always @ here

  • @in4mee
    @in4mee 4 года назад +3078

    2014: this is a masterpiece
    2020: this is a masterpiece

  • @lasercraft32
    @lasercraft32 2 года назад +722

    It's actually quite interesting to notice just how much Alan has improved since making this masterpiece! It didn't seem all that different until you go back and see them side by side... the newer animations are just somehow smoother and more defined, but in a subtle way.
    You wouldn't expect it to be possible to improve perfection and yet somehow he did.

    • @vansangvo7160
      @vansangvo7160 2 года назад +3

      😎😎😎😎😎😘😘🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳😍😍😍

    • @Randomcatontheinternet
      @Randomcatontheinternet 2 года назад +11

      It’s a lot more 3D and they added 3D effects and had backgrounds and they added better lighting

    • @HebiTan
      @HebiTan 2 года назад +10

      he got so many helps from various animators tho
      I am sure Alan only did the 30% each episodes since he's the boss

    • @lasercraft32
      @lasercraft32 2 года назад +10

      @@HebiTan When I say "Alan" I basically mean "Alan and his team" because of course it's a team effort.

    • @daviddow3705
      @daviddow3705 2 года назад +3

      This man never ceases to amaze me

  • @willhuey687
    @willhuey687 Месяц назад +70

    I imagine that the victim will somehow learn of Alan’s maturity in a future episode

    • @biggiecheesecousin
      @biggiecheesecousin Месяц назад +16

      I don’t think that will stop victim from wanting to kill him though

    • @undertime5375
      @undertime5375 Месяц назад +1

      @biggiecheesecousinwho can blame him? Tortured for so long he has every single right for that villain arc and to kill him

    • @swagxd3970
      @swagxd3970 Месяц назад +4

      ​@biggiecheesecousin sure, he'll be still angry, but he might be a bit confused

    • @JellyBaldIsReal
      @JellyBaldIsReal 21 день назад +1

      I HOPE CUZ GOD THERE ARE SO MANY COOL THINGS I WANNA SEE FROM THIS SHOW

  • @lordducky1730
    @lordducky1730 2 года назад +2400

    I can't believe this is eight years old now, I remember watching it when it just came out.

  • @AntVenom
    @AntVenom 10 лет назад +11465

    An absolutely refreshing take on the series. Excellent job! I actually got a TAD emotional :P. No joke.

    • @inedacarr8765
      @inedacarr8765 10 лет назад +80

      ANT YAAAS THE FEELS ON THIS VID ARE REAL

    • @toad7395
      @toad7395 10 лет назад +42

      o my gosh you watch him

    • @gamer99725
      @gamer99725 10 лет назад +67

      Ant venom!?! Didnt expect you to like this kind of stuff. Nice

    • @alanbecker
      @alanbecker  10 лет назад +914

      thanks antvenom!! :)

    • @OBSMProductions
      @OBSMProductions 10 лет назад +42

      Alan Becker That was awsome. What made it way better than the other's is that the characters actually have personality and it told a better story. Way to go on reaching the goal!

  • @oceanrandomness
    @oceanrandomness 2 года назад +625

    12:21
    I love how they are genuinely exited to see TSC, it’s so wholesome 🥺

    • @Ragnaracc
      @Ragnaracc Год назад +19

      I like the deadpan "when do we start"

    • @Smiley0.1
      @Smiley0.1 Год назад +12

      I wonder what the hell yellow was doing in that room.

    • @fitlexyt2600
      @fitlexyt2600 Год назад +1

      @@Smiley0.1 🤨

    • @Smiley0.1
      @Smiley0.1 Год назад +1

      @@fitlexyt2600 😁

    • @GumSkyloard
      @GumSkyloard Год назад +4

      "It's him!"
      "HEY!!"

  • @Lowpolynikooneshot
    @Lowpolynikooneshot Месяц назад +29

    I love the idea of the only reason alan stopped abusing the already clearly sentient stick figures is that one was better at drawing

    • @superlagbro192
      @superlagbro192 Месяц назад +4

      AvA3 shows that stick figure sentience was a known phenomenon, with stick figure rights being a hot button topic at the time, which just makes it even funnier imo. Dude knew for years than stick figures were sentient beings, and only stopped abusing them once TSC proved useful. Alan never really changed or grew, he only got better about his treatment once he had a selfish reason too.

    • @BitrateBilly
      @BitrateBilly Месяц назад +1

      i think he wasnt really gonna torture the stick people, he was just more or less frightened at the idea of another PC getting fried, he doesn't try to pull anything fancy with the stick figures when he sees them acting up, he just removes them as quick as possible

    • @JellyBaldIsReal
      @JellyBaldIsReal 21 день назад

      ​@@BitrateBilly he tortured victim :|

  • @noodleramen1234
    @noodleramen1234 Год назад +596

    "do you think it will happen again?"
    "well it's been 3 years and nothing's happened."
    - famous last words

    • @yeetaleet_gd
      @yeetaleet_gd Год назад +11

      Either that, or the actions that simply set up his entire rest of his life.

    • @kartorrent7496
      @kartorrent7496 9 месяцев назад +3

      “He who desires but act not, breeds Pestilence. So it is written.” - (Devil May Cry V) V.

  • @Syndicate
    @Syndicate 10 лет назад +11011

    GENIUS!

  • @nicolaifeldthaus4649
    @nicolaifeldthaus4649 4 года назад +2627

    How the hell is this five years old? It still feels brand new.

  • @woahbunch721
    @woahbunch721 Месяц назад +5

    “You ended my friends. Now i will end you.” I don’t know why but that made one of us tear up. All of Alan’s creations want to be free. No matter what. Great work, Alan.

  • @rokkstar115
    @rokkstar115 7 лет назад +1000

    dude i actually felt an emotional connection there at the end with orange. he was just pissed because the creator wrecked his fun due to him automatically assuming the worst because of "the chosen one"

  • @clockguy5436
    @clockguy5436 2 года назад +451

    Not even Alan Becker, let alone the almost 200 million people who've watched this, could've known the legendary series that would arise from this video here. 8 years of dedication and amazing storytelling, animation, and honestly pure genius, and it all started here.

    • @elchile336
      @elchile336 2 года назад +8

      No, it hasn't started here. It started in an even older video called "Animation vs Animation I", where Alan draw a black stickman, transforms to symbol to give it life, and call it "victim". At the end he only closes the painting window without saving and saves his PC.
      Then comes "Animator vs Animation II", in where Alan draws another stickman, again black, and converts it again to symbol, calling it "The Chosen One", starting to destroy everything around it with its OP powers. Alan at the end manages to transform the drawing into an AdBlocker.
      Finally comes "Animator vs Animation III", where the stickman with a 1000 IQ movement manages to release itself from that job, and starts to take revenge on Alan's PC. He creates a red stickman, which calls it "The Dark Lord" with the mission of destroy to "The Chosen One". At the end, the black stickman manages to convince the red one to ally to it, and both sum eachother's forces to destroy completely the PC and escape from it with an offscreen exit (This action is the start of the scenes of "Animator vs Animation V"), giving Alan an BSOD and making him lose his computer.
      Then, 3 years later, he buys a new PC, and starts doing his things in it, until we see him drawing the orange stickman we all know as "The Second Coming".
      This is the start of "Animator vs Animation IV".
      After this, SC (Acronym of "Second Coming"), in a branch of the timeline, he finds the Minecraft Block, starting "Animation vs Minecraft" and then the 30 "shorts" that follows the story.
      Maybe someday Alan will make "Animator vs Animation VI" or "AVM short 31" or maybe a new time branch we don't even know yet.

    • @edwinve4112
      @edwinve4112 2 года назад +2

      @@elchile336 Mucho texto y te equivocas, porque aqui en esta aniamcion empezo por asi decirlo una historia emocional, que no era solo puras peleas.

    • @RowanSkie
      @RowanSkie 2 года назад +1

      @@elchile336 Animation vs Animation V is in between AVM and Animator vs Animation IV, if you look at the desktop Minecraft is missing.

    • @natlef8865
      @natlef8865 2 года назад +1

      70000 MILLION

    • @yagizavcuoglu
      @yagizavcuoglu 2 года назад

      7ö7 hayır o değil

  • @skylenexo6541
    @skylenexo6541 4 года назад +728

    Came back here after episode 4 of Animator VS Animation Shorts
    I'm so glad that the scene from 5:08 actually was his ability.

    • @John_the_Paul
      @John_the_Paul 4 года назад +75

      The chosen one can resist deletion as well, he got fully impaled with those virus spikes several times

    • @goodhererplayz
      @goodhererplayz 4 года назад +32

      and the desc says TCO's(The Chosen One return)

    • @rainbowangel5264
      @rainbowangel5264 4 года назад +22

      Absolutely true. It was epic seeing his character growth.

    • @omayowa8384
      @omayowa8384 4 года назад +2

      thats what he call the choosen one

    • @chaoticicy2086
      @chaoticicy2086 4 года назад +3

      orange is the second coming he’s pretty much the chosen ones successor

  • @dragoncislenio2172
    @dragoncislenio2172 4 месяца назад +54

    Today marks 10 years since these stick figures were created. HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY!

  • @mrperson9838
    @mrperson9838 4 года назад +3532

    It took The Second Coming 6 years but it finally accessed its abilities

    • @hexterat
      @hexterat 4 года назад +59

      yes.
      Edit: hi i came back a year later and i have no idea how i replied to this comment!

    • @tpmusica7109
      @tpmusica7109 4 года назад +17

      :DDDDDDD

    • @timliu154
      @timliu154 4 года назад +61

      Second Coming is 6 year old

    • @lincolnrogers7115
      @lincolnrogers7115 4 года назад +10

      Yeah

    • @wolfyyy09
      @wolfyyy09 4 года назад +9

      Woo!

  • @strlordx2198
    @strlordx2198 6 лет назад +456

    I have never been so thrilled by animation before. I love this

  • @MrsSking123
    @MrsSking123 3 года назад +1187

    So nobody's gonna talk about how good Alan's persuasion skills must be to convince Darren that a stickman destroyed his computer.

    • @crows..
      @crows.. 3 года назад +77

      LMAO! My friends would have said i was on drugs

    • @jonathangamer4203
      @jonathangamer4203 3 года назад +77

      Darren is a homie and he understands when other homies are telling the truth

    • @DWilliams
      @DWilliams 3 года назад +15

      Lmao, maybe Darren was drunk.

    • @landroverrangeroversporths2569
      @landroverrangeroversporths2569 3 года назад +14

      reject wife
      Stan the homie Darren
      Edit:changed girlfriend to wife :p

    • @josefdelaville4638
      @josefdelaville4638 3 года назад +25

      It's probably a common occurance in this universe. Remember the begining of Animator Vs Animation 3. Or the discussion Alan had in Animator Vs Animation 2.

  • @suseibaka
    @suseibaka 3 месяца назад +11

    11:07 i love how he immediately changes his mind lol

  • @aalz.z
    @aalz.z 5 лет назад +2579

    2014: this is impressive
    2025: this is impressive

    • @AnotherEmptyDream
      @AnotherEmptyDream 5 лет назад +36

      I discovered this today. I saw the orginal Animation vs Animator when I was just 10 years old. I never knew there was more. I love it so much.

    • @aalz.z
      @aalz.z 5 лет назад +11

      Lilith the Succubus it truly is beautiful...

    • @theshadow4020
      @theshadow4020 5 лет назад +5

      This yes is from 2014 this yes it's from 2019 okay get it because your message was like that LOL ok 🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😆

    • @juliaalvarezmarafoschi7296
      @juliaalvarezmarafoschi7296 5 лет назад

      Kdbd snd d enme e m d neñpplbe. B e. Ebebhgcce. Vv. Evejeopbs bebebe. Vbvvevv

    • @BuddemsMorgan
      @BuddemsMorgan 5 лет назад

      AMK true.

  • @Faunfire
    @Faunfire 3 года назад +2562

    I love how he just refreshes the page and they’re playing cards casually

  • @TiberiuValentin
    @TiberiuValentin Год назад +699

    It's my first time here after 8 years. I can't believe it's been this long. This is more impressive than the first time I watched way back in the day. Thank you for making my childhood great.

    • @snowman3456
      @snowman3456 Год назад +6

      True goat

    • @Clemi_vi
      @Clemi_vi Год назад +1

      ​@@Falalalala.04I always come back, almost every year xd

  • @CamOrSomething
    @CamOrSomething Месяц назад +11

    crazy how tsc canonically told someone to go die

  • @SCPFoundationexplained2021D-2
    @SCPFoundationexplained2021D-2 Год назад +774

    “You ended my friends. Now I will end you”
    THAT’S A COLD ASF LINE

    • @Programman_1098
      @Programman_1098 10 месяцев назад +17

      low tier god

    • @kartorrent7496
      @kartorrent7496 9 месяцев назад +10

      “Good…? You call yourself GOOD?! WHAT ABOUT MY KIND YOU HAD SLAUGHTERED JUST MOMENTS AGO?! WHAT DO THEIR BURNING BODIES SCREAM?!”

    • @clyded_thysilly
      @clyded_thysilly 8 месяцев назад +9

      You dont kill stick figure, stick figure kills you.

    • @andrewcheng1948
      @andrewcheng1948 8 месяцев назад +3

      he should of just clicked cancel lol

    • @EzraInfinite
      @EzraInfinite 8 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah it is

  • @selinnazsur2328
    @selinnazsur2328 2 года назад +367

    This really hits different after all the time we spent watching these guys evolve into individuals with well fleshed-out personalities, gaining skills/powers, becoming best friends and making new friends along the way. Makes you see it in a whole new context.
    Edit: Also, rewatching this made me realize something: There seems to be a pattern with Red where in the majority of instances, if not all, he's the first to go down whether by getting deleted or incapacitated in any other way. That's mostly because he's the most impulsive one and the first to jump into action, but it happens here too, while he's not even doing anything Alan decides to delete him first through Task Manager. He also seems to be the one to attract trouble the most.

  • @abhinabadutta801
    @abhinabadutta801 4 года назад +403

    This is undoubtedly a digital masterpiece. This should be nominated for Oscars

  • @lorenzoantonio3630
    @lorenzoantonio3630 Месяц назад +4

    When Alan first showed compassion to a stick figure and being his redemption arc

  • @logicaloverdrive8197
    @logicaloverdrive8197 4 года назад +124

    I like how the ending shows that he's learned his lesson when it comes to dealing with sentient stick figures. Rather than destroy him, just be nice to him.

  • @BloodisFuel7
    @BloodisFuel7 8 месяцев назад +815

    "your photography skills are like straws, meaning they suck"
    bro that one got me 💀💀💀💀

    • @raanimator2216
      @raanimator2216 8 месяцев назад +15

      yeah pretty nice one

    • @narachea8186
      @narachea8186 8 месяцев назад +7

      LOL SAMEE

    • @simpleststick
      @simpleststick 7 месяцев назад +2

      AVA 1: Tries to wreck Paint
      AVA 2: Still trying to wreck Paint and also partially the mouse
      AVA 3: Trying to wreck Alan's entire computer
      AVA 4: UNLEASHING GODLY ROASTS UPON ALAN'S FACEBOOK
      AVA 5: Literal avengers material
      AVA 6: *TCO Original typing on Google * how to escape secret agents hunting you down for breaking nonexistent laws

    • @RandomGamer-
      @RandomGamer- 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@simpleststick you forgot the others 💀

    • @simpleststick
      @simpleststick 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@RandomGamer- There. Happy?

  • @AsterVex
    @AsterVex 4 года назад +686

    It’s honestly really hard to believe that this is almost 6 years old now, Time sure does fly.

  • @shoebill-stuff
    @shoebill-stuff 15 дней назад +1

    this guy gets a free little computer friend, an art mentor, and an anti virus all in one. i see this as an absolute win

  • @cheezitlawd
    @cheezitlawd 3 года назад +1257

    7 years ago, when this masterpiece was made, I didn't know it yet, but I was in for a ride 3 years later. Now, in 2022, I still love it to this day. Happy days forever to you Alan Becker.
    Edit: Due to other demand I changed it to 7 years again!

  • @skul5637
    @skul5637 2 года назад +410

    Eight years later, 4-5 years old when I first watched this. Just as amazing as I remember. Excellent work.

  • @crimson8448
    @crimson8448 2 года назад +877

    Only after watching the Kings episode do i truly realize how beautiful this series actually was

    • @Makk_0
      @Makk_0 2 года назад +11

      Is*

    • @VampireChicken_
      @VampireChicken_ 2 года назад +9

      @@Makk_0 The series ended.
      For now.

    • @jjaybbird
      @jjaybbird 2 года назад +23

      ​@@VampireChicken_ i think alan and his team are going to take a break for a little and then make more

    • @VampireChicken_
      @VampireChicken_ 2 года назад +13

      @@jjaybbird That's why I said "For now."

    • @CatWithaGun0719
      @CatWithaGun0719 2 года назад +2

      @@Makk_0 I was gonna say the same thing...

  • @kiandennislambujon36
    @kiandennislambujon36 Месяц назад +10

    After the 11th episode and seeing this again, we never saw Alan convert a symbol on TSC and he just suddenly moves.
    And seeing the animations come to life by just uploading in the internet, we could assume that TSC is like the others but an early bird, woke up right away during animating & without uploading, and a definite anomaly or animation paradox.

  • @kartorrent7496
    @kartorrent7496 9 месяцев назад +133

    I like how, “The Chosen One,” is permanently weaker in this Orange state. We even get A glimpse of The Chosen One in his pure form, trying to unlock the Orange guy’s latent supernatural abilities, but in the end the Orange guy’s attempts at committing cybercrimes against A single computer were dealt with ingenuity instead of raw power.

    • @mr_bassman6685
      @mr_bassman6685 6 месяцев назад +13

      They're separate characters though, aren't they?

    • @kartorrent7496
      @kartorrent7496 6 месяцев назад +9

      @@mr_bassman6685 Kinda. “Second Coming,” makes it obvious that one came from the other.

    • @jax3845
      @jax3845 5 месяцев назад +9

      ​@@kartorrent7496 the future Animation vs animators shows them both soooo

    • @sandstorm8
      @sandstorm8 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@jax3845 yes

    • @singularitystudios4502
      @singularitystudios4502 Месяц назад +2

      Its actually Alan seeing TSC as TCO

  • @SirLuckySlime
    @SirLuckySlime 4 года назад +669

    "You can't be violent and wholesome at the same time"
    Alan: *hold my coffee*

  • @rimil6554
    @rimil6554 5 лет назад +1879

    What i see in this video...
    HARD WORK

  • @GuestGGZ
    @GuestGGZ 3 месяца назад +8

    Alan grew up with his channel since the start of youtube and he still doing part of this

  • @mouthless16
    @mouthless16 3 года назад +883

    It's been 6 years and its still a masterpiece

  • @kilgarragh
    @kilgarragh 4 года назад +995

    and to this day... orange still helps him animate every, single, video

    • @entitydoesvids
      @entitydoesvids 4 года назад +55

      @Rexbatmanhero absolutely

    • @tectamk.thorne7837
      @tectamk.thorne7837 4 года назад +46

      Well it’s why he is in every video, he’s an actor as well as an animator

    • @januzzzalmaquer2388
      @januzzzalmaquer2388 4 года назад +7

      Maybe hes real maybe his just animated by alan

    • @petrmatko6628
      @petrmatko6628 4 года назад +6

      His name is The Second Coming (TSC), not orange.

    • @mrslas5879
      @mrslas5879 4 года назад +2

      @Rexbatmanhero he joking ;)

  • @phillipbarton723
    @phillipbarton723 9 лет назад +135

    You know, it's been a long time since I saw your first "episode" of these animations. Guess it's close to 8 years, and that would have put me in the 6th grade. The whole concept was my favorite, and I used to be really into sites like stickpage and all their stick fight animations. I never thought I would come back and see numbers 3 and 4, and 4 being such a profound watch. In 13 minutes I saw what is now probably not even close to being one of your biggest projects, but made me feel connected to you in the craziest way. Since I'm now in my sophomore year of college studying computer science, it's so strange thinking about middle school watching your first animations. And it's amazing how far you went with it. It looks like you've done really well for yourself doing something it seems like you love, and maybe I'm just a big sap, but there was more emotion roiling in me from this video than a lot of movies I've seen. The scene where you pan to your workspace and see all these concepts you threw out or stopped and the stick figure finishing them, perfecting them. I could see this point where it made sense, that the reason you're doing what you're doing now is because 8 years or so ago you made this funny little animation about an animator defending his work from his creation, and now from just that you've become such a fantastic artist and it's all thanks to that little bastard who killed AIM. I'm glad you stuck with it, and I wish I had the passion, patience, and dedication for the things I love that you do. I hope you keep doing it. But for me, nothing you do will ever compare to this. You have touched my heart, and it just makes it really special. I hope you read this and it makes you smile, and thank you for the nostalgia from 12 year old me, and thank you for... You know, I don't know how to say it. But I think you know what I meant when I said this animation is special. So just thank you.

    • @alanbecker
      @alanbecker  9 лет назад +42

      Phillip Barton I really appreciate that Phillip! Wow. yeah that means a lot, cuz i can relate to the feeling of watching someone's work and wishing I could express to them how much it deeply affected me. Wish I could do the same for people like Miyazaki. I'm glad you did.

    • @liammckeegan3517
      @liammckeegan3517 9 лет назад +3

      Alan Becker

    • @phillipbarton723
      @phillipbarton723 9 лет назад +11

      Alan Becker I'm just honored that you read my comment and responded :) Thanks man. And hey, send him a letter or something. You never know what your words can do for someone, and I'm glad I took the time to let you know. Always cool to connect with people who inspire you

    • @CannekeTheFeeder
      @CannekeTheFeeder 9 лет назад +2

      Alan Becker Will there be a 5th episode ?

    • @MsDestroyer900
      @MsDestroyer900 9 лет назад +2

      im also in 6th grade dude, cool. well im gonna graduate tomorrow so am i still gr.6 or nah? idk

  • @FifthKeyHere
    @FifthKeyHere 3 месяца назад +9

    4:23 the moment of realization that there is not only 1 but 5 sentient stick figures in his computer😭😭

  • @randomboi0
    @randomboi0 4 года назад +741

    This man...
    He made a whole story and barely spoke
    If that’s not good storytelling, I don’t know what is

    • @bluescreen8081
      @bluescreen8081 4 года назад +3

      he littreally made me uhhh... like i put a tear really dude i dont know if i spelled that right

    • @Alexlophei
      @Alexlophei 4 года назад +1

      Random Boi yeah thats very cool

    • @voltonekdev
      @voltonekdev 4 года назад +1

      He made a really cool video without even talking about the stickfigures

    • @caniget30ksubscriberswitho87
      @caniget30ksubscriberswitho87 4 года назад +1

      He is amazing.
      but my point was didderent,
      Anyone there to support me?

    • @tyeshiabrent775
      @tyeshiabrent775 4 года назад +1

      Put captions on

  • @Pinkstylist
    @Pinkstylist 10 лет назад +1801

    N'aww!! What an excellent episode! You are awesome!!!

    • @Kirn.
      @Kirn. 10 лет назад +8

      Hey! didn't expect to see you here!

    • @Gretaisworking
      @Gretaisworking 10 лет назад +6

      Hey! Who knew you like this series too?!

    • @metrosmashgaming351
      @metrosmashgaming351 10 лет назад

      HEY!!!!

    • @inkopolismetro
      @inkopolismetro 10 лет назад +6

      YOU LIKE THIS TOO OMFG *fangirling*

    • @robloxfan6324
      @robloxfan6324 10 лет назад +1

      Hello. I haven't seen you comment before. Great job!

  • @hmmcartolas
    @hmmcartolas Год назад +171

    12:31 He still got the skills from The Chosen One. Happy to see he used his powers to not just have fun with stick fighters, travel into many adventures about minecraft, and other stuff, but fight with his first version. Sure would be cool if it really exists...

    • @edward_j_tom
      @edward_j_tom Год назад +12

      in simple: the second coming is stronger in general without using his powers, explaination: yes the second coming uses his power but in general hes stronger then the figures, red, blue, yellow, and green are known as "Internet Figures" as they are code and are in the internet, however the second coming is an "Animation Figure" and they vary strength by they're name, as you see in AvAV, animation figures are stronger than internet figures for some reason so in general hes stronger.

    • @NguyenMinh792
      @NguyenMinh792 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@edward_j_tom Alan gave him some power

    • @svz5990
      @svz5990 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@NguyenMinh792 because the second coming in other terms is just the TCO's return, which is seen in the task manager

  • @ぷでぃん-n7o
    @ぷでぃん-n7o 28 дней назад +1

    もう10年経つのか…
    ストーリー性とか音も全てが完璧で定期的に見たくなる動画

  • @hubertivlerbautista9752
    @hubertivlerbautista9752 3 года назад +1297

    its been 7 years and its still a legendary masterpeice

    • @yeetdabeans3883
      @yeetdabeans3883 3 года назад +24

      How have 7 years passed already

    • @bohoonkim501
      @bohoonkim501 3 года назад +2

      Yes

    • @maximilianoiturriaga9722
      @maximilianoiturriaga9722 3 года назад +7

      it's been 7 years and it's so nostalgic watching it over :c

    • @aloxan2
      @aloxan2 3 года назад +3

      Agreed

    • @_Milkiest
      @_Milkiest 3 года назад +3

      this was pretty wholesome too besides for the fact SC wanted to end Alan.

  • @andewchai6430
    @andewchai6430 5 лет назад +2205

    Is it just me or is the sound of him typing on the keyboard really satisfying??

  • @TheGoldenSwitch
    @TheGoldenSwitch 2 года назад +105

    I wish RUclips could just recommend me with more nostalgic videos like this so I can bawl my eyes out knowing that I can't go back to my childhood. 😓

    • @theresistance13410
      @theresistance13410 2 года назад +1

      I mean time is time you cant go back all you can do is move forward

    • @cheese_productions
      @cheese_productions 2 года назад +1

      @@theresistance13410 like forgetting a daily challenge THAT I CAN USE A TUTORIAL FOR

  • @number1leafyfan
    @number1leafyfan Месяц назад +2

    10 years later and this is still one of the most wholesome videos on youtube

  • @XViGames0
    @XViGames0 7 месяцев назад +303

    4:10 note the blue color being used as water. The same color is also used in AvA 1. In the beginning of the video the color is set to black. In AvA 10 Victim's weapons are changed in color from AvA 1 to black with a blue outline. Coincidence? Probably, but maybe not!

    • @XViGames0
      @XViGames0 7 месяцев назад +19

      8:13 the color of the lasers of the laser gun TSC uses is green, with an effect that kinda looks like TSC's powers in AvA S2, mightve been hinting to that

    • @fullmoonshadow6967
      @fullmoonshadow6967 6 месяцев назад +10

      Bro this video's almost a decade old. I doubt the coincidences mean anything, given the colours don't have any foreshadowing in them if you look at the latter videos. If anything, they're just quick-select colours and Alan was using shortcuts to speed up animating, instead of picking the colours manually for both. Just like "Hey, these're right here, might as well use 'em."

    • @hausschlender5371
      @hausschlender5371 6 месяцев назад +3

      ...

    • @av3_ren
      @av3_ren 5 месяцев назад +2

      i mean it would be cool if it was, especially when alan made an entire series about the very first stick figure he made

    • @woahbunch721
      @woahbunch721 Месяц назад

      And that blue used in water is also the color of the blue stick figure!

  • @MagoDraws
    @MagoDraws 2 года назад +329

    I still love how you can tell a lot about about something without needing to have them speak.

    • @adalwolf3422
      @adalwolf3422 2 года назад +9

      I love show not tell videos

    • @selenatherat4540
      @selenatherat4540 2 года назад +1

      Captions say everything!, it’s pretty cool to see what they’re saying too!

  • @JimXOfficialChannel
    @JimXOfficialChannel 5 лет назад +331

    9:50 Alan:hmm maybe your not so ba-*punches his cursor
    Alan:THATS IT YOUR GETTING DELETED

    • @griffinbarney7412
      @griffinbarney7412 3 года назад +6

      More like: Alan: Oh. Maybe he isn’t ba-*punches cursor* Wait- DON’T DO THAT! *clicks delete* TSC: Agh!

  • @boiseboi2007
    @boiseboi2007 4 месяца назад +2

    10 years later and this is still a banger. Can't wait for Season 3 Episode 3 to come out. We need to learn about how victim survived everything.

  • @lemonpie3218
    @lemonpie3218 6 лет назад +254

    This is one of the greatest if not even the greatest things i have ever watched. You deserve that diamond play button for all these animations: ))

    • @elgorgerutinaconmuchadicip2265
      @elgorgerutinaconmuchadicip2265 6 лет назад +5

      Nah man he should win an Oscar 😂

    • @krikmyers
      @krikmyers 6 лет назад

      Akkwkwwkwkw(k2k1k2k2k22k2k111k111kk1kk1l1plo1kk1k11k1k1k1k1k1kk1k1kk1kkkkkk1111111(m111k1k1pp1lp m
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    • @lemonpie3218
      @lemonpie3218 6 лет назад

      @Replay Button Merchant i mean that he really deserves that 10 mil subs for that play button

    • @hydrol1cks961
      @hydrol1cks961 6 лет назад +1

      Hey, I'm your 200th like

  • @xpiredment5485
    @xpiredment5485 Год назад +128

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TSC! 9 years is when I watched this video, time flies so fast, and to see Alan improving constantly on animations is just very cool to see. Hope AVA VI goes well!

  • @Mlomaxx
    @Mlomaxx 5 лет назад +2484

    2014: what?!? This is absolutely impressive wtf
    2020: what?!? This is absolutely impressive wtf

  • @M_bombSlayer
    @M_bombSlayer Месяц назад +11

    smth i noticed:
    the color of the ray gun tco used in 8:25 is basically green
    just like the color of his powers when he killed tdl

  • @mik.the.knight
    @mik.the.knight Год назад +379

    Who else came back to his oldest videos just to understand his lore of these characters which are so detailed and a work of art?!

  • @ever-we4ps
    @ever-we4ps 3 года назад +614

    Alan Becker is the only person that can animate an animation app

    • @noodle_nz
      @noodle_nz 3 года назад +9

      God I remember watching these when I was 9

    • @MiguelP-ft4pk
      @MiguelP-ft4pk 3 года назад +3

      Haha me too I'm 16 now

    • @MiguelP-ft4pk
      @MiguelP-ft4pk 3 года назад +3

      @Derk404 Animations with another account

    • @pepethefrog4116
      @pepethefrog4116 3 года назад +2

      I totaly agrre

    • @goldenark6493
      @goldenark6493 3 года назад +1

      I watched this guy 5years ago

  • @wolfknight4876
    @wolfknight4876 4 года назад +299

    Red: I’m the best fighter here!
    Orange: Hold my pencil.

    • @37googolplex
      @37googolplex 4 года назад +2

      Wolf Knight lol

    • @LeLFRL
      @LeLFRL 4 года назад +3

      Red Was the best fighter. But once minecraft came in he was softened.
      Avg even said it.

    • @audreywynne
      @audreywynne 4 года назад +1

      *hold my computer mouse

    • @sadiq2466
      @sadiq2466 4 года назад +1

      Hold my Alan Becker

  • @ZDBossGaming
    @ZDBossGaming Месяц назад +13

    The sticksfight website is an actual website, and it is just the scene at 2:16

  • @aspencarter7263
    @aspencarter7263 6 лет назад +751

    The only question I have is why did I enjoy this so much lol

    • @mahadevkarbhari2795
      @mahadevkarbhari2795 6 лет назад +11

      Becoz its good, what else stupid

    • @416Steezy
      @416Steezy 6 лет назад +2

      Same

    • @jelloclosed8130
      @jelloclosed8130 6 лет назад +11

      cuz it's AWESOME

    • @DrLol07
      @DrLol07 6 лет назад +5

      It's the ending to a series we've been watching for a decade, the animator and animation got a win win situation :')

    • @cuponoodles7541
      @cuponoodles7541 6 лет назад +3

      why wouldnt you enjoy this? xd

  • @-anemone-7185
    @-anemone-7185 4 года назад +227

    Watching this whole series again and again feels great during the pandemic.
    Nostalgia.
    Thanks Alan for being my childhood for posting the AMV shorts and series of the Animated stick figures!!

    • @one-iy6kw
      @one-iy6kw 4 года назад

      Same

    • @medicodaspesti507
      @medicodaspesti507 4 года назад

      Eles sao reau

    • @Ir1sss_
      @Ir1sss_ 4 года назад

      You know it hasn’t ended right lol

    • @Ir1sss_
      @Ir1sss_ 4 года назад

      Well the animator vs animation is kinda ended

    • @djzeno22
      @djzeno22 4 года назад

      same here, somethin about back then. Today isnt the same

  • @SoCloseToToast
    @SoCloseToToast 10 лет назад +2159

    Beautifully done! Remember the old ones fondly! Keep it up and hope this isn't the last one but if it is, then it was a perfect ending!

  • @TheGamerdom109
    @TheGamerdom109 3 месяца назад +3

    It's crazy how this video has been floating around RUclips for a decade now and I still remember it, I feel old

  • @isemachine
    @isemachine 4 года назад +247

    I still can't get over how good this is. Way ahead of it's time

    • @azmkarim8971
      @azmkarim8971 4 года назад +2

      same

    • @xingqiu2010
      @xingqiu2010 4 года назад +1

      Ikr

    • @musicmixed8988
      @musicmixed8988 4 года назад +1

      If you lived under a rock lol. Seen better back in 2000 and they was from before 2000 lol

    • @kacperomza6511
      @kacperomza6511 4 года назад +1

      🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

    • @eeeesyywuwiz2836
      @eeeesyywuwiz2836 4 года назад

      music mixed Show me. You can’t tell me this isn’t impressive

  • @Icey7405
    @Icey7405 5 лет назад +296

    I just now realized after all these years, that you can say "An animator, animating an animation animating with the animator."

  • @cantaloupe4018
    @cantaloupe4018 6 лет назад +322

    Shows progression in how he animated, very smooth.

  • @saco_wea7905
    @saco_wea7905 Месяц назад +4

    if only alan was this good with Victim and TCO........

  • @silas-arlo
    @silas-arlo 4 года назад +442

    I can’t stop coming back to these videos every once in a while

  • @LavaKai
    @LavaKai 4 года назад +310

    This man has created his legacy in one of the most amazing ways
    Doing the thing he loves
    And because of that we have enjoyed, rewatched, and loved his videos
    Thank you alan

    • @derpyhooves5117
      @derpyhooves5117 4 года назад

      I can't argue with that! Thank you Alan

    • @kiryu63
      @kiryu63 4 года назад +1

      Derpy Hooves this deserves more likes and needs a ❤️ from Alan

    • @serpiltan6078
      @serpiltan6078 4 года назад

      @@derpyhooves5117 gccvcbV Melek jdhdhdjdjfjfjfjfjfjfnfjdjgnvnhvcc

    • @isaacrandomrussell5630
      @isaacrandomrussell5630 4 года назад

      Yas
      Wait, you're fire nation!
      That's the avatar fire nation symbol, right?

    • @LavaKai
      @LavaKai 4 года назад

      @@isaacrandomrussell5630 yes, i loved avatar

  • @lufielle
    @lufielle 6 лет назад +494

    I wish I had a stick figure to help me animate. xD
    This is great.

  • @XN_jeffrey
    @XN_jeffrey 3 месяца назад +8

    6:56
    Anyone notice the detail of the “kindle” app getting upset and picking up another book from an app?

  • @ddcdoko4480
    @ddcdoko4480 3 года назад +385

    So nostalgic. I remember watching this as a kid and stunned how incredible this was. Now I've finished my animation study amazing how time flies

  • @hitsurapapel1978
    @hitsurapapel1978 5 лет назад +537

    Where did you learn animation
    Odd 1ns out: practice
    Domics: practice
    Jaiden: practice
    Others: college
    Alan: a stick man taught me

    • @GodOfTheZone
      @GodOfTheZone 5 лет назад

      Ye, that's good

    • @thatrandomguy_yt8443
      @thatrandomguy_yt8443 5 лет назад +1

      So true

    • @hanaaabdelaal9039
      @hanaaabdelaal9039 5 лет назад

      Hard bass is Bad ass College*

    • @Anonymations
      @Anonymations 5 лет назад

      Hey! It looks like you have made a typo. Instead of "it tought me", you should have written "it taught me", as "taught" and "thought" are two completely different things.

    • @BlasterXtremeG
      @BlasterXtremeG 5 лет назад

      Taught*

  • @UCUSq7oRPeZz9SAqy0w8-vJQ
    @UCUSq7oRPeZz9SAqy0w8-vJQ 4 года назад +410

    Alan: Maybe i should keep the figures...
    Guy: Starts punching cursor
    Alan: *No.*

    • @hzssxn
      @hzssxn 4 года назад

      @Isaque Sonic shut up

    • @Alexlophei
      @Alexlophei 4 года назад

      lol

    • @josephanims8596
      @josephanims8596 4 года назад

      :/

    • @closed550
      @closed550 4 года назад

      Pepsi Stronk he’s talking to himself

    • @eggsbenedict296
      @eggsbenedict296 4 года назад

      What if you wanted to go to heaven
      But god said
      *ok isaque sonic*

  • @RedsPlanetTV
    @RedsPlanetTV 2 месяца назад +12

    5:24 did anyone notice he was glitching into the chosen one

  • @GeoGamerArtistVlogger
    @GeoGamerArtistVlogger Год назад +803

    I love how quickly TSC agreed to help Alan when he saw his friends were ok 😂

    • @zazamujumuna2294
      @zazamujumuna2294 Год назад +7

      That would have been great

    • @theasianneek3783
      @theasianneek3783 Год назад +19

      @@zazamujumuna2294would have?

    • @euan0914
      @euan0914 Год назад +13

      Bruh it happened

    • @gratefulgamer7907
      @gratefulgamer7907 Год назад

      @@zazamujumuna2294It was great my friend, it was, and still has been great!

    • @entysa
      @entysa Год назад +2

      ​@@theasianneek3783ion think bro knows what would have means yet

  • @Hyun
    @Hyun 10 лет назад +338

    Such an amazing day today, knowing the series I grew up with as a little kid is finally back. This animation was really awesomely done and really, you went above and beyond my expectations. Good job man. Inspired me once again.

    • @sentientblender
      @sentientblender 10 лет назад +8

      That is highest level of praise possible, coming from you specifically. It makes me happy to see your comment here. :)

    • @SnoozeTheRecluse
      @SnoozeTheRecluse 10 лет назад +6

      Hey Hyun. You make awesome animations too. :)

    • @israelortega2499
      @israelortega2499 10 лет назад +2

      Omg...it's the great hyun!!!

    • @idontknowanymore6668
      @idontknowanymore6668 10 лет назад +1

      All hail the god Animator. Everyone has a special animation and his is the oh so great party hat wearer. This guys is the stick figures fighting back

    • @phamtomplay387
      @phamtomplay387 7 лет назад +1

      Hyun суа

  • @Saphy-the-saphire
    @Saphy-the-saphire 11 месяцев назад +243

    0:00 "hey,i was forced to do these subtitles please help" alan what have you done😰

    • @NguyenMinh792
      @NguyenMinh792 9 месяцев назад +10

      Poor Second Coming

    • @EpikBreadSlice
      @EpikBreadSlice 7 месяцев назад +6

      sTop STICK SlaVERY!!!

    • @omarie5893
      @omarie5893 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@NguyenMinh792 we meet again 🤣🤣

  • @ChiupelAnimations
    @ChiupelAnimations Месяц назад +2

    rewatching this
    1- god i miss this era
    2- god i love this so much
    i will never stop loving the fact that stickmen can have so much life and expression even if they're literally like 10 sticks (5 if you dont count them moving their limbs normally) and a circle