The Guardian
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- An orphan boy wanders through the forest and finds his true potential.
Animation done by NeroGeist
The song used in this animation is called "Shadows"
Composed by Lindsey Stirling.
Her song can be downloaded on her site right here!
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Hope you enjoy the vid! And have a Happy New Year! :D
I shall salute everyone who has returned to watch this masterpiece yet again
Me... Last time I watched this was 4 or 5 years ago
@@BlueNecromancer-Blue- same here
Oml I saw this like the first time it came out! I was so so amazed and did not have a yt account so I could not make a comment but now after years I can!
That would be me
I salute, sir
It's... it's been over a decade
But... it is still a master piece
The song.
The animation.
The meanings.
It brings me back to my childhood
I was worried I wasn't gonna find it, after not seeing it for 4 years.
@@PeaceOmen same herr
Wow… 10 years old and soon gonna be 11, where did the years go…
I watch this when I was about funkin 4 year dude we not alone
Ongg frr 🙏🛐
11 years later, still gives me chills
and I will bet my life that in 11 years it will still do the same.
@@Xeno_Xero I'll be sure to show this video to my grandkids when I get some in many years time.
@@Everloom03 we need to keep this tradition alive. I salute you.
No clue why this animation from 11 years ago appeared on my recommendation page when I was watching a 2+ hour long review/analysis of dark souls 1, after I had watched two Minecraft videos, a rain world video, and a pvz April fools video, but still liked it nonetheless
Fr
Cant believe its been 12 years since this came out, it’s a true masterpiece to this day
I have a comment on this video from 2019... Been coming back every year pretty much LOL
Lol xd@@xzyredd1117
@xzyredd1117same here
Found another piece of my childhood memory. Im continuing my journey finding more of the pieces.
true masterpiece of childhood :((
:(
Im here with you
Same, fellow traveler. I wish you luck on your journey.
Same this animation holds a deep seat in my childhood memories ☺️
10 years later and it's still as good as I remembered it
Same bro
Same my g
True
straight facts
Yep
This animation inspired me to be both an artist and an animator. I saw this when I was 11 years old. I'm now 18 nearly 19, and now I'm in college studying in graphic design and animation. Thank you so much for inspiring both me and the other thousands of other artists that had the honor of watching this masterpiece.
seeing this again make me feel old
Theres a good lesson to take from what you've said
And it is to create all art is art it doesn't have to be good to inspire creation
Same
Bro this song is so old that I wasn't born when it came out
Same boat as you
Twelve years. Twelve years, and I still come back.
Same here dude this always made me wanna be an animator but I was never good at drawing now I'm trying to pick up blender to make animations on there
Somehow this inspired me to make my own version of it
Not the only one
LO MALO ES QUE NO SE SABE SU FINAL
Me to this is just 100/100
I remember watching this when I was younger. Still hits as hard as it used to back then
A yep
Ye
We're the same
Especially the music
Bro i litterally say this when i was 5 now im 16 man, its the best childhood memory💯
" F " for those people who are trying desperately trying to find this masterpiece
it tooked me years but finally i found it
YOOOOOO! I just found this masterpiece!!
Just Type In "Guardian"
@@legionarydecanus7207 bruh it took me 2 hours
I got lucky. It just popped back up in my recommended one day after I had accepted that it was gone.
To all soldiers out there, still waiting for the next update. I salute you. We saw this as a kid and grew up thinking about this masterpiece, we got to see 'The Adventurer' and also loved it. Now we're patiently waiting in the shadows untill we have become grandparents and can show our grandkids the whole series. Once again, I salute you all
Ahh yes the whole series being finished in 2035 because the animator has school💀💀💀💀
You better
@@Sea_bunni its okay we'll wait
Fax brother
I was 1 year old when this came out
One of the best animations in 2011, still holds that rank.
10 years, huh. A decade. I first watched this when I was 6. I am now 16. This video is a part of my childhood.
Damn I was 4 when I watch this and I’m 13 now
I was 12 now iam 16
and still love this violin song
I was 9 when I first saw this I'm 13 now
@@kirito3998 same
Fun fact I was actually desperately trying find this again because of nostalgic feelings for days until I was studying for my exams and randomly thought: "the guardian..."
this is actually what inspired me to get into drawing when i was younger. im so glad this exists, i never would’ve gotten into something i love doin if i didnt watch this
samee
Same bruh
Nice pfp
Same
I agree
Now my drawing still sucks and I'm currently stuck with flipaclip
Now i might actually do something somewhat original, finally.
A star child, based around this, the explorer, heartache(toriels theme) and Kris.
*9 whole freaken years and this is still the most memorable masterpiece I’ve ever watched in a decade!*
Same bro
this vid has been up since my year of birth lmao, with that being said, this video is a masterpiece
It indeed is
Heckin best thing ever I got a violin on my tenth birthday just because I wanted to play this in my room (ps I watched this for the first time when I was like 7) (little did I know violin is hard and my brother is even more of an asshole than I thought)
@@Jaiden-Draws I feel like I’ve also watched this when I was seven
Its been decades... But this masterpiece is still standing strong...
This appeared as the very first thing in my recommended when I opened youtube, looking VERY familiar. Then it hits me. THE MASTERPIECE IS BACK AFTER 10 YEARS. Spread the word. The Guardian is Back
SAME BRO I WAS TRYING TO FIND THIS FOR ABT 2 YEARS NOW
Indeed, The Guardian is Back!
Watched it 5 years ago didnt know the name suddenly it appeared on my for you page
@JAMES BRIDGES what? Is there a new video Or something?
GUARDIAN GUARDIAN GUARDIAN GUARDIAN!!!!!!🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🌱🌱
I came back to this video every month and year because of how golden it is whwn i saw it as a child.
Even now it still lits a smile on my face.
ikr
Same
Sameee!
5(00)
im still thinking of when i watched this as a lil kid and js thought abt it and decided to come back this dude didnt realize it but he made nostalgia for a whole generation
When I first watched this as an 8 year old kid, I became obsessed with this animation, and I wanted to know more. When you brought the sequel, Explorer. My mind was blown away! I just wish that I could have seen more to this world that you've created. But if this is it, I am glad to say that I've grown up knowing that this exists.
so you're 18 now?
@@VAN1UM Close, I'm 19.
@@whatawonderfulday3595 Close to drinking age
@@VAN1UM And that will be a wonderful day
I wish the story continued as well. As a fellow writer (3 novels that nobody reads) I personally got into storytelling with Alan Wake in 2010. Or that is when I started taking it seriously.
I love how this perfectly encapsulates the kind of stories you'd come up with while listening to electronic music
The moment where I, as a kid got into animations and arts. This animation was my source of inspiration 😩❤️
:0
lol me too this is the only reason I animate now.
@@El_Mazingo damn same
m.ruclips.net/video/N-8DPLtZVsA/видео.html
same bro
Finally after all these years... RUclips has brought me back to you.. my old friend..
Same here, I would watch this everyday because the animation was amazing and the music because i didn't know the name of this song.
@@purplemoon2625 its Shadows by Lidsney Sterling
@Purple Moon
It’s in the Description
Sad TwT
@@purplemoon2625ddjcnidjfhxkddjwijchf
Eight years after I first saw this and it will always be at the front of my mind. I first got into writing and storytelling because of this series back when I was fourteen, terrified of going in to high school, and now I'm twenty-two, confidently leaving college. I hope you understand what an impact this little series has had Nero. I, and thousands of others, will always come back to this.
Hope you have a good time, nice story. :)
Agrred
What was this wries called?! Let me know I want to watch thise series
the fact that is is over 13 years old now...
i remember watching this as a child, just a few years after it came out...
such a nostalgic time. i hope youre going alright man. wherever you are, whatever youre doing, i wish you the best.
I watched this when I was 7 and thought: This is the biggest masterpiece of my generation, I’m thirteen now
Same
as a 15 year old who watched this when i was 5, i am legally advised to call you a child.
@@deadmeme2853 lmao
I was 4
WOW I TO!
2022, almost 11 years later. I still come back to watch this video out of the pure fact it was my first youtube video i ever watched, and im happy it was from a telented artist like you. You have been inspiration to me to make my own stories and start to practice animation.
Thank you.
Tru
same
It has been over 4 years since I heard this
For me maybe 9 or 10 years
I forgot this even existed, memories
After so many years.... I still cry with how amazing this animation was done.
even though it's been 13 years, the GUARDIAN still remained as a LEGEND
Remember seeing this 5 years ago.... nostalgia hit like a truck
same here
I watched this 8 years ago
7 years... 7 FUCKING YEARS
So did the bullets
Now it's eight and it was at my recommendation section
Even after a little more then 7 years, this animation still inspires me when ever I come across it..
Same here
Indeed
Same
same
I love people still watch this 😀
I used to watch this over and over again when I was younger, I finally found it and nostalgia hit me like a bus.
omg same
Same
Fucking same wahhh 😭
I feel u
Me too 🥺
Even after 14 years there are still only a handfull of animations that rival this masterpeace.
All that even with close to no dialouge
Concuerdo :D
I remember when everyone wanted this to be a series....
I'm still waiting. Is that a good or bad thing?
ruclips.net/video/I5VMKFQQu30/видео.html part 2
O-0
Ikr
Still wanting soooooo badly
I remember when I watched this as a kid.
And finding it again, remembering how awesome it is...
So beautiful.
Same :,)
I watched this when I was freaking 4 I had no idea what was going on I'm 12 and I have a small clue what's going on
YESSSS!!!
same
@@photonphantom6112 same but I’m 10 instead lol
These animations and sounds are so good that sometimes you want to forget, so as not to suffer from the fact that there will be no continuation :(
They will, just that they are finding ideas to expand the lore first, then they'll make sketches of concepts and then get into the animation phase.
@@impuristic bro it's been 11years
All you can do is hope Hope it's srong
There is, it’s called “the explorer”, and he is currently working on “The Clairvoyant”
@@Paradox3427 at least there the chance for it to be really good seeing as it bin 11 years in the making
This animation was the first time I ever heard of Lindsey Stirling so I thank this animator so much for introducing me to her
I can't believe it's been over an actual decade since this masterpiece came out.
Really hits me where it hurts
It has been so long, this one actually inspired my journey to create a story of my own
Tell me, does it hurt where it hit you?
The combination of the story and music makes this truly a masterpiece
I'm watching this in 2020 the nostalgia struck me like a bullet Jesus christ hello old friend nerogeist
Same and you just made me laugh so much
XuxajsKsasowzepwaxwso
Right 4
Mine struck me like a damn nuke
Hello Nero my old friend......
12 years... I first watched this about three months after it first came out and we have been waiting for 12 years for this project to come out..... PLEASE MAKE THIS A REAL SHOW WE NEED IT!!!!!! I GUARANTEE YOU THAT WE ALL WILL FUND THE PROJECT IF NECESSARY $$$ IT IS TOO NOSTALGIC AND BEAUTIFUL TO LET DIE!!!!! PLEASE MAKE THIS SHOW A REALITY!!!!! HECK IT IS THE MOST POPULAR VIDEO YOU HAVE EVER POSTED FOR A RESON!!!!!!!!!
YES, THIS HAS LORE THAT NEEDS EXPANDING
I came here after 8 years.. IT'S STILL BEAUTIFUL
I was dead then
Will never not be beautiful
Too
It even was on TV once
@@mogaming5793 wait... WHAT? when? where? please share
I’m kinda mad this master piece isn’t a series like when I think of all the possibilities for the story to go from this one “episode”
Actually there's two more episodes, this series is called Engel Series, link: ruclips.net/p/PL5u4toCnB58HC5c0RZDJuvn6S-9w8TXyz
Actually there is explorer and clairvoyant is being made and it has a prologue
@@theemeraldcrown1 thanks for the link I already knew but I think I just forgot and I’m really impatient but still thanks
he made this, the adventurer, and that's it.
@@TheCrimsonRiversSociety I know
I remember watching this when I was younger and was so desperate to find the continuation of this masterpiece. I'm hoping for a full story not just for me but for all of the other people that discover your animation, pls don't stop being amazing 👍🏻
the animator is workin on "the clairvoyant" which is like the continuation of the series and its a movie which is p o g g e r s
@@Schnelomun HELL YEAH LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
@@Schnelomun it'll be in episodes
Did you watch “The Explorer”
@@_Gooday hell yeah my guy 😀
randomly remembered this at 1 in the morning, had to search for it and it’s still as great as I remember watching it all those years ago
It’s a tradition to come back every once in a while to watch this masterpiece.✨
I see you are a man of culture 😜
@@hunterhussain809 indeed👌😂😝
Some still wait, but sometimes you must find the guardian actively
@@martybanks7413 OwO
Very true
here's to 10 years of the guardian, thank you for making our childhoods
I'm sad he never finished this.. Cuz he made one other called the explorer, and at the end there's three more beams, red,purple,and blue. So I'm guessing he was gonna make three more characters.. I'm sad he never did.. That would have been awesome
He is making the blue one rn
@@saneeshjoseph2620 HOLY SHIT REALLY
Same
Yeah same
the blue one is called „the clairvoyant“ and its currently in W.I.P. right now and it also has a prologue you can watch, they also changed the story a bit
2024 BABY!! Endlessly sad that this amazing series never got a conclusion, but I hope the artist is living their best life!!
An animation that was made 7 years... STILL SUCH A GOOD ANIMATION
YESSSS. UR RIGHT BRO!
Indeed. Its animation quality is absolutely stunning.
Eh it's ok
It was a long animation made 7 years ago. It was surprisingly good ok
I remember watching this when it came out..
Such nostalgia..
It inspired me to be an animator
I still love this animation even if its been years
8 years later, It's still epic.
Its epic but it seems that I stole the name but I was gifted the name after protecting noobs in games, ok so please note that...
im.back after 10yrs
Your grammer says otherwise.
@@NoDiddlin giga chad
@@VKking1999 gigachad 1000×million
Is it a perfect time to use the meme:
“You’re still as beautiful as the day I lost you”
-how to train your dragon 2
Yes yes how to train your dragon amazing
Lol
Oh no you didn't
In spanish: estas tan hermosa como el dia en que te fuiste
If you would take a look slightly to the left you can see I’m a fan of the franchise
13 years and still giving me goosebumps
Out of my entire watching experience in my life, nothing's ever come close to this. This is the peak of animation and content. I STILL GET SHIVERS WHENEVER I SEE IT!
m.ruclips.net/video/N-8DPLtZVsA/видео.html
Same
It makes me cry
Makes me cry cause the animation and story is so good
*_ ._. .._ .!*
The animation is great
The music is great
The story is great
EVERYTHING IS GREAT!
AY SOMEBODY IN 2021 WATCHING THIS 9 YEAR OLD VID
I am 9
But this is a masterpiece
This year I’m going to be 9
@@emilioduarte9518 congrats 👏
I accidentally stumbled upon this masterpiece while looking for a song. This is 10× better than what I was searching for.
"I went searching for copper and I found anti-matter"
Yezzir
nah, you went searching for copper, and found DIAMONDS
@@3landrys nah fool looking for coal found platinum
@@jaimiehenson5506 looking for coal found a credit card belonging to besos
Keep making better sayings, I'll edit my comment to the best one :)
12 years. After twelve years, this is still peak.
I don't remember when I first watched this, but what I do remember is how I felt watching it and the best thing is, the feeling is still mostly there!
same
2011:
2012:
2013:
2014:
2015:
2016:
2017:
2018:
2019: *Wow this video is incredible! Let's put it in the recommended!*
I actually found this in 2014 but k
Wait it still recommenting ?
I found this at 2016
@JrexxTV23 yeah, I found this at 2012 when I was watching ben10 XD
That's the reason why i'm here :v
11 years, still one of my favorites
me too bro😢
@@N00B1X_III It´s just magic. Uffff
Happy more leople are returning still, this thing is a classic and i adore it
12 years and I still come back every now and then.. This marked my childhood in the best way possible.
Man, i watched this real long ago and watching this back and the animator is back, im exitited as what will happen next :D
Good to know I’m not alone
Same here
Me three
Same it was only 3 years old when I watched it
Hes back that's great news
You haven’t fully experienced childhood without seeing this.
Ok boomer
@@darkridrago6146 Okay Millenial
A strong statement, I'd say it's good but not THAT good.
Darkri Drago ok disrespect person that I know I will live longer then
Well I’ve watched this 10 times now so does that count
The nostalgia after 10 years is still amazing.
This was made 12 years ago and yet it still looks awesome
Wow I can’t believe how many people are still commenting on this daily
I sorted comments by new out of curiosity and there’s so many people here
Hi 2025!
All the old people remember these days. When FNAF appeared, when we all watched different, memorable animations and they include this, the best in music ... The Guard ...
Dang… I remember thinking
This was the coolest thing!
@@arwen-_-E.M.P. same..
the song THE SONGGG! what the song name
the song is called "shadows" by: lindsey stirling. :D
Even though I’m this was 8 years ago I still want it to be a series
Edit: Tysm for all the likes I’ve actually never had this many likes and it’s been 9 years since this was made and it should still be a series like a full out series with a season or two but that probably won’t happen because it would of happened sooner if it was happening
i mean it is tho
But there’s like only two episodes
That still counts as a series...also there's more than just 2 episodes theres like 4 sooo
Yeah
Same
I remembered watching this as a kid :( I feel so old now..
you're not the only one this din't pop up in my recommended i searched it myself..
why did this go to the recomendations at 2020
Same omg
Same lol this video is almost older than me
@@alisondunn9144 omg we have the same name
I remember watching this when it came out and I thought the creator was the best artist in the world!
My opinion hasn’t changed
This is what made me the artist I am today. This animation, the lore behind it. It made me want to be a story teller and artist but my talent turned out to be computer programming. I never could draw but I did make 3D video games to tell stories, I ended up becoming a 3D artist and Game designer. I just got the letter confirming that I am now the owner of a game design company and from our focus groups people love the up coming game. I can't wait to show the world what I made, and inspire others like this video inspired me.
That's awsome!!
If you don't mind me asking on what games did you work on?
3Dwor
Why do you remind me of myself?
@@thegreenbacon3575he doesnt
Buena suerte compañero
MAN YOUR A LEGEND IF YOU CAME BACK TO WATCH THIS MAGNICFINCE ART PIECE SALUTEE RESPECT
This was published almost 8 years ago and its still the best thing I've ever seen
Shame the series was never finished
So true. That story can still continue and be very captivating
Yea I f**king hate it RUclipsrs make an incredible new series makes about 2-5 episodes and then jus ditch it leaves RUclips 4ever
PUMA Jr.
Well. I mean it's not *_that_* clear cut.
Xyon Robinson so fucking true
yeah, a shame. but at least that means we can finish the story ourselves. give him ideas for when he returns, you know? reply to this comment what you think the other beams of light were in the explorer, an their stories, please! i just want this guy to come back...
12 years later and this is still one of the coolest animations I’ve seen on this app this literally started my art journey and now I’m in college on an animation course will always love this video ❤
Five years ago I watched this and though "OMG this is really cool", now, Five years laters it made me cry, it is just so... Wow
My brother showed me this when I was about-- 8 I believe, heh time flies doesn't it??
Meloncito UwU me to i was on a holi day by a camping and a really good friend showed me this but i havent seen him since sorry for my bad english iam from the netherlands
That’s because u haven’t seen it in a long time but u really liked the video
Peoples grow up and you did :)
Such doge approved isn't it?
The fact that this year its gonna be 10 years old ;-;
This is definitely the most nostalgic video to me
Does anyone else literally watch this a few times a month just to raise their own morale, seriously and unbelievable masterpiece
m.ruclips.net/video/N-8DPLtZVsA/видео.html
found this back in my recommended in 2024.. wow I cant believe its been this long since it came out. I was just a kid starting middle school when I saw this, and now I have a career and a life. In both times, this animation gave and still gives me chills. the song, the animation, the hope,, its still a masterpiece
Who else has come back and just loves this legendary video?
Me
Me
Me (3)
me (4)
It's sad to see something like this never have a proper ending... or a continuation at least. It ended right after the explorer, if I'm not mistaken.
Has anyone ever gone to sleep and had a dream they were a guardian when they were a kid?
i had a lucid dream about being a guardian and flying around the city was so fun
Yup same here
i would dream of being a blue Guardian
Yes but a bigger monster like 100 feet tall
I did
coming back to this 11 years after it was released feels,,, surreal to me. Just wanna say this had such an incredible impact on me when I first found it. This entire series inspired my art style at one point and I'm so glad to rediscover this. The storyline and the music showed me how animation could be musically driven and how you can create such a wonderful narrative with such short time. thank you for this core memory I'll always cherish♡
Still probably one of the most impactful things on this site I saw as a kid, I feel like it was a stepping stone in wanting to become an artist/animator- and over a decade later I'm studying it
It perfectly encapsulates that feeling you get when you listen to a song that resonates with you so much you imagine a scene/sequence that goes alongside it
OH MY LORD YES I FINALLY FOUND IT. OML. I REMEMBER SEEING THIS IN 2013 I HAD TO FIND THIS. FOR ONCE RUclips WORKS. AHH
This is pretty much my predicament as well
I've been looking for this so much
abby o
YO ME TOO
THIS MAKES ME REMEMBER MY CHILDHOOD
2 years ago I commented, now I’m back again, to say, I still love this thing
Back in the day this was probably like 1 of the best animations to exist
“Probably”? It is
Still is
I accidentally clicked on this video 12 years ago, it was the best mistake of my life
8 years it’s been and I’m still getting this recommended to me
Anyone else?
Yep still love it though
hi
Hi
Hi
Yep
When I was 5. I had a tablet with RUclips in it. I loved this animation but never understood it. Today I found my old tablet. Looking at all the games I played as a kid. I decided to go to RUclips and this popped up. I was shocked. The guardian on the thumbnail immediately went to my mind.
I was searching this for so long. With tears of joy I clicked and watched it again. And now I understand what it is about. One of my proudest days of my life. True nostalgia
oh i remember watching this 6 years ago nostalgia hits hard
Ikr
same
same
Same
Ive been searching for this clip its genuinely crazy how this used to be apart of my childhood everything about it that i loved is still peak to this day
Me 5 years ago: oh that’s cool..
Me now: bRinGs bAcK thE meMorIEs
ikr
meeeee too
Exactly
Ya
Same
10 and a half years, that's how old this video is
I make it a point to come back and watch this video again every couple of years, its so good
I salute you
Let's come back every years
I’ve come back to what began my love for animation.
And boy do I still love this timeless masterpiece
This just appeared again randomly, and I’m happy
Yet again I come to this master piece to renember my childhood. To remember the good old days. To anybody reading this, I hope you have a great day.
i cried watching this the internet wasn't so bad back then
I had a flash of memory and decided to look for this again.
SO GLAD I found again, still a masterpiece!!
Same
Same! i spent hours looking for it, and im so glad i did
It’s been around 5 years, me and my friends used to watch this everyday just hoping for the next episode and then the explorer caught our eyes and then I just kept waiting and waiting but I never forgot about it. This brings back a lot of childhood memories and I would want this to continue.And also animation has evolved since then so I would be real hyped if another clip gets uploaded.
Did you see the blue one?
Bruh I wish Shrek Planet was a Real thing
Your username and profile pic are cursed, but why do I love it through the pain?😂
*looks at your channel*
*_WAIT, WHAT? DO YOU KNOW GRIAN OR SOMETHING?_*
It’s already have a new episode long time already if you click into his channel and find it.
blue one???
Oh? The algorithm recomends me this 8 years after i first stumble upon it? May this video gain more traction then it has ever had before!
Fun fact: you probably looked this up in mid quarantine because you randomly remembered this existed
Yes and no. You see i always knew it existed and pretty much thought about it for years and now decided to go back to it
yessir I WAS WATCHING THIS WHEN I WAS 4 AND I WAS VIBIN WITH THE GUARDIAN
for me, i got to remember it existed when youtube decided to pop it into my recommended randomly about 5 minutes before posting this
No this appeared In my recommended
It was in my recommendation;-;
I remembered that this animation existed and came back to visit.
Man… I remember that this gave me feelings I never knew existed before
Pretty sure one day I saw this and went “This. Is one of the greatest things I have come across in my life. One day I want to do things like this.”
I’ve now come far as an artist.
I hope you legends that came to revisit this still stunning animation realizes how far they’ve come.
m.ruclips.net/video/N-8DPLtZVsA/видео.html
I remember seeing this when I was a kid. I finally ran into it again, and I loved to watch it again.
Ain’t no way that animation is still ruling youtube :0 i’m so happy to see it again