Canary in a Coal Mine | Life Series SMP
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- An explanation (just so the video makes more sense!):
The phrase “canary in a coal mine” originates from a mining tradition dating to the 1910s, when coal miners used canaries to detect deadly gasses in the mines. The birds, being more sensitive, would die from these gasses, which would serve as a warning for the miners and allow them to evacuate with their lives. Nowadays, the phrase is used as an idiom for an early sign of danger.
In the Life Series, Jimmy always ends up dying first. A lot of people point out that Jimmy’s death marks when everything finally falls apart, where permadeaths take place and the carnage of the endgame is nearing.
So when people compare Jimmy to a canary, they’re saying that his death serves as an omen of what’s to come.
(I also quoted a fic from @chickinscratch on tumblr around 0:33 - please keep in mind that I interpret the ‘coal mine’ as the games itself! Link of the fic is here: chickinscratch... )
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Events based off of 3rd Life, Last Life, and Double Life SMP
Character by @SolidarityGaming
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This is actually unbelievable!! Thank you so much for doing this! I love it so much!! ❤️
Finally! I was hoping you would see this
Thank you so much for the kind words!!! And thank you for the content that you make!!! ❤️
The big man himself! Hi Jimmy:D
So glad you got to see it, Solidarity
Good to see this animation getting the love it deserves :D
Jimmy’s character in the life series is really interesting to me. People like Grian n Scar have something that stays the same with every series, and most other people tend to have consistent themes. But with Jimmy, it’s somebody new each season. I feel like this really speaks to how hard his character tries to fit in in different places and the fear of abandonment that seems to follow him. Great animatic!!
Pearl was pretty different between the two seasons she was in tbh
Fear of being left behind got so hard for him that he let's get himself killed first so no one would be left behind.
❤
The more consistent they are, the longer they survive. With the watcher lore, it could be said that the other retain their past and “real” selves while Jimmy has less of an awareness of the watchers and the fact that he’s in these horrible games.
It would also explain why he has such strong connections and loyalty to others, as it’s more real for him than it is for others.
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But isn’t jimmy (and Martyn) a listener? Or is that just a theory?
Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is a pattern, but four times is a curse
Beautiful way to describe it
@@greenfruit8271 Truly perfect
One left to go untill it's a prophecy
@@ddesmarais7251 I think it already is XD
Its always been a curse since last life
I love how everyone just decided that Crane Wives makes the best music for life series animatics.
Well, it's true. The Crane Wives do make great songs
@@emberrose3382 I agree strongly. All of my favorite songs are by them
I feel like it is considered fanon at this point
Nah, they just make the best music period lol
It's honestly really neat, and fits extremely well
The canary was freed from his cage but never learned to fly on broken wings.
Honestly the most satisfying ending to any new Life Series will be if Jimmy wins.
Well, another season and he still died first again. Maybe he can win season 5.
i think if he ever wins a life series it would make a good conclusion overall
Yeah the series would reach its peak at that point. Looks like we still have a while to go until that happens
I think him not dying first is already a win
welp
THE CANARY HAS ESCAPED THE COLE MINE, I REPEAT, THE CANARY HAS ESCAPED THE COLE MINE. he died as soon as he saw sunlight, but he got out!!!
HE IS FREEEE
for a little bit at least
He didn't escape the coal mine, a miner just happened to go against the precautions and go in before the canary. Though, the canary followed shortly after
I think the canary curse should apply as long as you get out in the first episode where permanent deaths are applicable- also it is note worthy that every time mumbo has been in a series, jimmy goes out seconds before
@@aquaticalyang483Says secret life 😮
Dw ik secret life wasn't out when you commented. I'm being snarky :3
Fun Fact: Secret Life is technically the closest he's ever been to experiencing a finale, all because he is dead
Just read the description of why Jimmy is the canary in a coal mine. But honestly when I first watched this, I think because of Bird Box. I thought the canary in a coal mine was meant to keep the miners sane. And that when the canary died. The miners that depended on the canary (Scott, Martyn and Tango), lost it. That’s why you see Scott crying at Jimmy’s grave before he soon joins his husband. And Martyn talking to an armour stand, trying to wish Jimmy back to life.
Repeated in Limited Life with Joel and the Bad Boys
I just want to add. The canary in the coal mine is meant to warn something in the air or something bad was happening. The miners would leave and the canary would be stuck there to die. The saying today means that there is a warning ahead or a sogn that something is happening. Basically, Jimmy was the first death that would lead to everyone dying.
fun fact! they actually made canary resucitators specifically for those canaries, so they wouldnt have to die
Lizzie, I rest my case.
Bro this is such a reminisce of Jimmy's past SMP with the others and they were so good! I loved it so much to remind myself of 3rd Life hobbit hole, Last Life Aha!, And Double Life Ranchers! Keep up the good work!
Yep- and btw it’s double life, not second life.
Just letting you know before someone else yells at you because you accidentally said something different 👍
and now the bad boys in Limited life
And now the Big Dogs in Secret Life
Watching this again after Jimmy survived the curse. It’s actually insane how good ppl are at making these. Like the emotion????? The song choice???? THE ARTWORK!!!!!!! So freaking amazing Hex!
The Crane Wives makes the perfect music for the Life series animatics.
You speak the truth lol
Crane Wives are the closest we can get to Life Series OST lmao
I feel the need to point out, they are aware. They've interacted with Life series stuff that wasn't even their songs. They know.
To what extent is unclear, but they are aware of a connection.
Canary's curse is cannon now because of Martyn's shadow lore.
It's really sad to see him go out first again, hopefully game 5 will finally break the curse.
Absolutely love this, it's nice to see animatics about Jimmy and it was really well executed!
it did!
Today is a happy day.
It could have been happier, but we take what we can get.
Love your interpretation of Tim’s old skin, this was such a sweet tribute to all three seasons. Absolutely beautiful work.
I think it’s cool how tango and Scott the two people who jimmy are most frequently paired with have heavy associations with the elements of fire and ice because characters with power over those elements are often opposites in temperament and personality which is the case for them as well so the fact that jimmy is close with both of them I think says something about jimmy
Your comment is one line too long for me to effectively screenshot
Oooh this is so good- the first person POV of Jimmy, then him watching people mourning him,,, I also adore the sequence at 0:30 where it flashes through how he was through the series
I found the ending bittersweet, as it is a look into the next season (season 4) where Jimmy is getting ready to be the canary once more for his friends. Hence the slightly sad smile. But he’s happy enough to do this so his friends survive. It least this is my interpretation.
That was so cool! Poor jimmy is always getting the short end of the stick.. seems it’s catching up to him huh
oh jesus christ the martyn talking to the armor stand of jimmy, who’s wearing jimmy's shirt??? fucking ow i just noticed that and audibly gasped, not to mention the ‘did the canary ever love the coal mine? well, i certainly tried’ this animatic is going to be the death of me
JUST FINISHED THE PREMIERE AND OH MY GOD THAT WAS AMAZING! OH MY GOD!!! the parts where it was from jimmys pov were AMAZING, like ohhh my god. and the part where he looked to everyone *mourning* him. (i appreciate you SO MUCH for adding martyn!!) and it feels so so bittersweet cause he's the *canary* but god- my therapist will hear about this, thank you very much. the end is so warm... just another start, another story to tell. (and i CURSE YOU for adding that quote from THAT INFAMOUS FIC....)
which quote?
@@confused9831 its mentioned in the description!!! but the "did the canary ever love the coalmine?" "well, i tried" or something like that
@@figaeroth oh, yeah that does feel like being stabbed in the feels
Ayy
i love how in the top left of the screen it says game... saving. it really adds the the eyes and ears lore. this is one of my favorite animatics because it shows the canary how tim sees it, as a curse but it is not just sad and gives of a feeling of hope.
OHHHHHH JIMMY MY KING YOU DESERVED BETTER.... BUT EVEN THOUGH HE ALWAYS PERISHED FIRST, IT WAS ALWAYS THE LIFE HE LIVED THAT MATTERS... THE BONDS HE MADE AND THE LOVE HE GAVE. WE'D BE NOTHING WITHOUT OUR CANARY KING.
I really want an extended version now with the bad boys and the curse finally being broken it would be so cool if he like came out of a cave and then like smiled and breathed his last breath eeeeee omg i love this animatic so much
He came out the cave and got hit by the truck
The phrase “canary in a coal mine” does fit Jimmy/Tim really well
The ending of his Limited Life kinda further added to it
I can't wait for the Life Series animatic-ers to get ahold of the song Millie, Warm the Kettle - Dorm Demo. I found it on TikTok and oml, it's so good
:00 i’ll listen to it !
Omg I loved this so much!! Ever since your first animatic abt double life I've been waiting for one w timmy tbh, I've never seen a timmy-centered animatic before!! He's one of my fav ppl to watch, and the whole "canary in a coal mine" thing being shown is just perfect (I'm not crying you are). The way it shows all of his alliances, starting with Scott in 3rd life and him giving him the cake, to in last life him being with the southlands and having the spyglasses, to tango profusely apologizing to him when he accidentially got them down to yellow in double life. And the shot of all of his previous homes in the series being all broken and burning down?? Idk if I can do this today 😭✋️and OMG THE PART WHEN MARTYN'S TALKING TO THE PUMPKIN HIM?? 💔 I've never seen that in an animatic before, and I loved it, because it was one of my favorite parts (martyns lore is so cool fr) and it ripped my heart to shreds. And when u see all the other characters in the background, like in one of the last shots where it shows them all crowded around the enchanting table with grain explaining the rules??? All of the character designs are so cute and colorful!
Poor Jim.
Fourth time in a row. What an overkill, still hilarious though
This was honestly good to begin with, but with the explanation, it makes so much sense! I always feel bad for Jimmy because of this. Plus, in Double Life, if I'm not mistaken, the greens (Scott, Pearl, Martyn, Cleo) were talking about the reds (Jimmy, Tango, Joel, Etho) and said something about Jimmy dying first anyways, so he'd be the one to kill/capture?
Obviously there are more in the "groups" than I mentioned, just listed the first 4 that came to mind :)
If I’m mistaken, Etho wasn’t one of the reds
@@natalierizk2519 my memory is fuzzy but i recall the closer Double Life got to it's end, the only greens or yellows were Scott, Pearl, Cleo and Martyn (maybe Grian + Scar?)? Without rewatching, I'm not entirely sure anymore
@@natalierizk2519 i finished double life a few days ago, and at the start at the last two episodes there was one pair of greens (grian and scar), two pairs of yellow (scott and pearl, martyn and cleo), and four red life duos (joel and etho, jimmy and tango, impulse and bdubs, ren and bigb)
joel and etho became red after pearl & grian decided to rod both of them up in the fishing minigame at bdubs and impulses, but the death was only from joel because the two didn’t heal up fully after joel’s first rounds playing. this happened right before pearl and scott became yellow.
hope this helps :)
@@haloshymn Etho never even hit the ground.
saw your tweet earlier today lol
jimmy: dies
me, sighing and clicking on this video: time for another rewatch 😔
Hex This is amazing!! The part where Jimmy watching ppl who close to him after his death is really heart broken
Scott griefing with sadness of lose of his husband
Martyn is hallucinating by the lose of his friends
and There's Tango, who he don't even How would Tango actually act but He does assume He probably not very happy
The bound of soulmate took both of them but They can't really be together anymore
Aaaah The last part at the end is so nice, New start for the new life!
I notice you put our 3 winner at the middle there (6 6
(Game 4 saving? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm)
Early 2023 can't come soon enough.
Wow I didn't even think of how Pearl, Scott and Grian were in the middle
Watching this after the new episode hits different. I’m fine. It’s completely, totally fine.
0:40 I will never forget the flower husbands ,they are my favourite duo ❤
SERIOUSLY THE MOST AMAZING THING I HAVE SEEN! All of Jimmy's deaths, friends, skins, bases- every aspect of Jimmy was in here. Incredible
Wow this was amazing! It's neat to see a Life animation with Jimmy as the center of attention, I don't think I've ever seen one before!
This is the first Life animatic to make me cry. The Life Series is a lot more tragic then it's made out to be. Your depictions clarify that in a way that makes it easy to see. Especially the tragedy of the Canary.
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH OMG THIS IS SO COOL FINALLY A JIMMY CENTRIC ANIMATIC ALSO OMG THE SHOT OF EVERYONE TOGETHER AT THE END AND ALSO THE BEGINNING BEING FROM JIMMYS POV AND THE PEOPLE MOURNING HIM?????? OMG AND THE SONG FITS PERFECTLY TOO
I JUST REALIZED U ALSO MADE WITCH I LOVE UR WORK SO MUCH
"Did the Canary ever love the Coal Mine?"
"Well, I certainly tried."
The canary has left the cage.
the fact that Scott gave Solidarity a pufferish of peace on limited life brought back memories for me
edit: Does anyone know what the art style is called?
I guess it's some cartoony-anime-realistic styles mixed together ? But just call it hex style because it's their artstyle :) but you can find simiral ones all over the internet ! :D
@@SombryIsBadAtArt thank you!
Why do you want the name of the art style? Everyone has their own and they can't always be easily classified into predetermined parameters.
@@carimeslockdownedtree2654 presumably to find similar examples more easily to study it or just enjoy looking at it
@@haz6908 @SombryDoesArt I know some folks have been asking that recently to put it in AI generators just fyi
I'm so excited for this. I can already tell it's gonna be amazing!! It's so close to premiering and I can't wait! The thumbnail and your other work also show that this is gonna be awesome!!!
Jimmy is always out first. He is the bird that died so the miners wouldn’t. This is brilliant.
Oh I adore this. Jimmy throughout the series, the canary next to a poppy, the flickering between places and people, god my heart. His smile at the end!
THE CANARY ESCAPED
i've gotta say, excellent song choice! i've had the idea of making a life series jimmy animatic for it before, but never got around to making anything, so it's nice to see someone else's spin on it. i also adore the colours you used throughout; i'm a sucker for pastels. i am so glad this popped into my recommended today.
I love the bit with Tango and Jimmy it is amazing! People how make these animatics are really amazing! ❤
just finish the premier and rewatching this.This is icredible!!! it's soft and pain at the same time I don't know how you do it.
dude. dude this is so cool. probably the first jimmy centered animatic i've ever seen and gosh does it have me on a emotional rollercoaster. ur art is always so pleasant to look at so that made this experience a little bit less painful. i love the flashes of the different skins? events? that happened in that one part, and the mourning, gosh. i will always gobble up inthelittlewood wood crumbs, stupid charisma filled man. i will also, never be over flower husbands. this hurts. overall this animatic was fantastic! i don't know how you keep making bangers after bangers but hey, keep up the fantastic work man
How did you hit the perfect visual balance of poignant memories and fun bop? Not only is this a perfect metaphor for Jimmy in the Life Series, your idea to show him coming to terms with his own memories of his different lives and partners is so beautiful…!💜💙
OO!! I can’t wait for this!! I know it’s gonna be another masterpiece!
OH MY GOD THIS ANIMATIC HITS SO MUCH even though I missed the premiere. I was not expecting at 0:42 AT ALL LIKE WHAT! AND AND at 2:11 is so beautiful like what the colouring details the drawing of everyone that scene must of taken so long
watching this animatic isn't enough i need it injected into my bloodstream. i love the glitchy tv details and that final line as jimmy's watching his loved ones,,,, he just wants to protect them i'm sobbing
YES there needs to be more Jimmy animatics! This was incredible, you're a super talented artist! I loved how you had parts from his POV, it was really cool
The canary has been freed, and yet the moment it saw the light it perished, and the curse has been passed down to another.....
I found a post on tumblr saying that Lizzie was a crow, destined to be forgotten and shunned, which I think fits her better than being the new canary
I think this is the only life series animatic I’ve seen that goes over more than one season. Normally they’re third life animatics or double life animatics, this one transcends every season (at the time it came out at least) which is really cool and gives it a bigger scope imo.
If you like that some other animatics that do it are tightrope, times and up, and here we go
Another one after tightrope is life series amv by noxlotl
And another is alice of human sacrifice
God I love your designs for them so much…
Everybody makes fun of Timmy but everybody loves Timmy and he’s chill with it
I hope every season that jimmy will survive and will be the last one standing not just breaking the curse but also showing he isn’t the weakest link no more
Amazing video! I love how in the first part of the video, it is all seen in Jimmy's perspective, then there's a transition of him in the life series, then some quotes. Jimmy is walking around, watching people mourn over his death, it was kind of sad to watch him witness everyone trying to cope with his death. Then we see the transition of settlements from thriving to crumbled, and the glitching effect is a nice touch. Finally, we see the scenes from the beginning, but with a canary (and aren't you a wonder at drawing birds). Also, I found the scene of everyone gathered in a circle really nice, Grian's the creator, so he's telling everyone something, Tango, Impulse, and Martyn are just chatting, Pearl is watching Tango, Impulse, and Martyn and everyone else is actually paying attention.
Awww..! This is so good! Really brings out the relationship he had on the life series!! But I still wanna cry on last life one where Martyn made a "Jimmy" and others to try and bring back the gold old days😭
This is actually so fucking good, I’ve been trying to find a double life animatic with this song and you blew it out of the park! His character’s relationships are so complex and I just love how you portrayed that here.
Every few months I find myself coming back to this animatic. The art is amazing and the story really flows with the music. Thank you for making such a beautiful thing.
One of my favorite animatics I’ve ever seen for any fandom. Jimmy has been my favorite creator on the life series, and I’m so happy he finally gets the absolutely incredible animatics he deserves.
watching this bad boy on repeat forever, i love you jimmy last life series u are so tragic. the canary analogy for jimmy is my absolute FAVORITE thing, and the way you depict things here is absolutely PHENOMENAL!!!!! seeing all the flashbacks between the different life series was so GOOD, the different bases, jimmy's different relationships (flower husbands, the southlands, tango) IM WAAAHHAAAA!!!!!!!!!! crying sobbing weeping will never be the same
“Watching this bad boy…” interesting word choice there, my friend.
@@ihatethisaccount he just predict the future
Jimmy, his pts, and those who lost him grieving….. I LOVE IT
STOP I LITERALLY JUST GOT THE SONG ON MY SPOTIFY SHUFFLE AND THIS IN MY RUclips RECOMMENDATION!!!!!
I love your art style so much, gosh, and the way you integrated all of Jimmy's death is amazing. I knew someone was bound to make this Crane Wives song into Jimmy's POV of the Life series and I am glad you crafted it so well. Nice job!
My favorite character designs that you’ve made have got to be impulse, pearl, and tango… especially impulse. I do love all of them though, they’re amazing
THIS IS SOO GOOD, let me just say, I'm loving all the crane wives in this fandom, and I've also been working on an animatic with a similar premise with this song and this is so cool to see how another person views this song in association with this series and the differences in presentation, what to show and not, and the usage of the lyrics.
It's also so cool seeing the different designs you're using for the characters and the visual effects add so much to this and I greatly applaud you for this
This does something to my heart I think. Oh man. I love how you incorporated bits from every life series and I love your interpretation of Jimmy's old outfit and that scene where they were all standing there at the end and he smiles aaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
i literally cried watching this and i have so many emotions i cant say
2:24 when it says saving game 4 like it’s finally a new chance to not be out first but we all know what happened 💀
Holy crap it’s a comment I don’t remember making from 7 months ago!
**cries**
This was super cool! I loved all the small details you put into this, your art style is beautiful, and The Crane Wives music; this is awesome!
(pancakes)
One of my favourite things about hex is that they don't just do animatics about scar and grian but about all the other storylines from the other talented life members
IM ACTUALLY DYING AT THE SCOTT AND MARTIN SCENE WITH HIM TALKING TO THE PUMPKIN, THIS IS SO GOOD THANK YOU OP
i love this!! the fact that the song fits so well with each storyline put together so just so AAAAAAH MY HEART
I love the crane wives, I love canary in a Cole mine, I love Jimmy's life series, and I love THIS
this is amazing! Jimmy was one of my favorites to watch, so it's so cool to see an animatic about his life series journey :D
I've been associating Jimmy with this song ever since I heard it and had wanted to make an animatic but could never find the time. Glad someone decided to make it because this is gorgeous!! Absolutely amazing and good job!!!!!!! 👍
every scene in this was so heartbreaking and i loved the breaking down of scenes near the end with the canary….
IM FLOORED with all the references youve managed to put in!! all the flower husbands moments with him and scott, the southlanders, and team rancher! is interesting what coincidences happen in the life series
amazing work and beautifully coupled w the song lyrics!! the part where jimmy sees his past close ones mourning him rlly hit strongly :')
OMGOSH THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL! The song is perfect! Oh the memories... Martin talking to the statue hits hard. this whole thing is amazing
I love your animatics! They are so good and i always seem to find myself rewatching them over and over again! You should do an animatic for limited life if you can but i know that animation takes alot if time
Personal hc for the reason the curse broke is that Jimmy realized that his warnings weren’t working when Grian died in the exact same way as him but the listeners were the ones who were making him be the warning so they killed him using a warden
Pretty solid animations, I am just loving them! keep up the amazing work; I love how you used Canary in a Coal mine
Oh my gosh this is so brilliant!! All of the imagery and your art style- AH I love how you portrayed Jimmy’s POV in all the seasons!!
bbbbrroooOOOO this is so GOOOOODDDDD thank you so much for making this
This is amazing. Such good art and the song was just perfect. The song itself is gold and you incorporate the lyrics into the animatic so well, but the name? Ha! Couldn't be more perfect.
IM SOBBING CRYING THROWING UP DYING AT THIS. THIS IS SO GOOD AND YOUR ART STYLE IS SO CUTE. IM IN LOVE WITHTBIZM HELP ME THIS IS SO GOOD
This is amazing, the story it tells. I'm crying, this is really beautiful.
Also I'm glad the curse had been broken.
Man I can't express how much I love this song and this edit made me wanna cry. Such an amazing edit!
I LOVE THIS!! :D I really like Jimmys character and all the life series and just every story line!! And just the art is so beautiful and how you draw everyone its just. mwh chefs kiss-
Instantly hit with a wave of nostalgia and emotion. This was soooo good. Thank you so much for making this ;-;
RUclips led me to this video now
so uhh
the canary curse is still ongoing apparently
This was really nice. Loved the artwork, the different sections, the glitches. You told the story really well, i got goosebumps by the end :)
I can't believe I was 3 hours late to this MASTERPIECE! I love Jimmy and I watch him on a regular basis so this animatics was just chefs kiss
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST JIMMY ANIMATICS IVE EVER SEEN !!! the storytelling is beautiful and the art is gorgeous. this only fuels my brainrotting , thank you :]
Now that the Curse is basically canon (as in, acknowledged in-series) I am actively rooting for Jimmy to break it
Well do I have some news for you
Man I love this! The song, the art, everything is so good! You're probably one of my favorite artists honestly
_sobbing_ e-even after ev-everything, _sniffs_ they'll all still be friends . . . in-in the end
Oh my gosh this art style is so pretty! I really loved the animations too, it was all so nice, and complimented by the song.
😭 This is so f good!!! god damn why does in every life series animatic i'm always emotional
This is amazing! It's incredible how you turned so many moments from all the seasons into a single cohesive story line. Now I can take a break from binging the Peal video to binge this instead 😆(also your character for yourself is hella cool. I love their design)