Dude… this is AMAZING. Exactly what i want as a fan. I wish there was more high quality, fun, pure space/ship combat just like this. This is exactly what I’m looking for and you did a truly spectacular job! I know this must’ve taken a crazy amount of time. Every view is well deserved. o7
This is the coolest fan content I've ever seen, super well done. Your shot choices are perfect, you really got the scale of the city and the individual fighters super well. Also, you somehow have a way cooler imperial coruscant design than a show with a $50 million budget. Well earned sub
@@nobleengine Awesome work :) Though to have a bit of a criticism, from a lore perspective... that hyperspace jump at the end (and Lusankya's too) shouldn't have been possible from an in-universe standpoint, at least when it comes to the old lore on which your animation appears to be based on... :( those visuals are stunning in that shot, don't get me wrong, but still...
@@marty2129 At this point that Hyperspace lore has been almost totally rewritten. There are instances of in atmosphere jumps in Clone Wars, Rebels, Rogue One and Episodes 7 and 9.
@@Jnaathra I am, sadly, aware of this... :/ that's why I wrote that this criticism is based on the Legends lore which the video seems to be based on...
Years of work, billions of dollars spent, unlimited media influence, and Disney is outmatched again by one dedicated fan. Says its all. Very well done Chris
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That's something that is often missing from Star Wars. It's often centralized to these very small locations with small battles. The Clone Wars did a decent job at giving that war feel with all the planet fighting, but sometimes Star Wars just feels too small. There are thousands of systems these armies should be massive. The Invasion of Coruscant in the 2003 Clone Wars shows how massive a scale that droid Army would actually be.
Well... it's not really that impressive as it's 3D we are speaking off. In real life sure that would be sth because u have a real-life camera and humans that are prone to errors, especially the more of them u add. When u need actors, camera operators, audio technicians, lighting artists, makeup artists and everyone else to do their job almost perfectly its an achievement but computer will always have the exact same result. If Pixar would release a short movie as a one-shot that would be impressive? it would be interesting... and bit annoying as a cuts also tell a story but not particularly hard, computers always give the same results so there is nothing special besides bit different thinking while working on storyboards. Also, there are probably 4 hidden cuts in just first 30 sec.
@@silver7788 tbf this is fan made and was made on no budget what so ever, also just cause its 3d doesnt make it any less impressive, a lot of "live action" shows use cg animation these days
@@liamlinson7563 im not saying the animation isnt impressive, I'm not working on my own fanfic 3D, I'm workin for 9 months on it and it doesn't look half as good (tho im going for more stylized and animating humans is a pain in the ass) I just wanted to educate that one-shots are not impressive in 3D. The lightning, VFX, models all look great and big applaud to them for that just note that one-shots are nothing special in 3D.
That emerge from the clouds felt like an ode to Revenge of the Sith's opening scene. The pan from a single peaceful ship to a full-on war. Incredible work
It's insane that in less than 20 years since revenge of the sith, technology has advanced so much that what once took an army of animators can be pulled off by one supremely talented person. Well done!
Was it just one person for the animation? In the credits it listed Noble Engine LLC. I honestly have no idea if that's one or maybe a couple others in there.
It's not uncommon to establish an LLC for a project. It is useful for legal and financial reasons. It has no effect on how many people work there, it could be 1 person, it could be many. It seems Noble Engine is a game engine that would like to be part of future projects. A limited liability corporation would be particularly useful for a fan film project that may be subject to copyrights and potential lawsuits. To protect the individuals, hence the "limited liability" part. It seems Noble Engine as a game engine exists, but is for the PlayDate, so it is probably unrelated.
It seems almost fateful that an X-Wing fan film of this caliber comes out the same day the original designer of the X-Wing passes away. Colin Cantwell, rest in peace, I’m sure he would have loved this.
What I don't get is why they didn't pump as many proton torpedoes up her aft as they had. Probably wouldn't have done anything major to it, but knocking out one of those engines just after launch would have at least seriously inconvenienced them later. Also, where were the grav-lifts that were supposed to have lifted the ship? Ah well. That was still _amazing._
@@saberiandream316 This is a full reimagining, note the squad being called Wraith, and the higher number of inperial ships defending, and the Disney canon ships.
The SSD Lusankya is the second ship of the famous Executor-class Super Star Destroyer. She was also known as the Executor II. She was stored under Coruscant's surface. Later during the war, she surrendered to the Rouge Squadron and became the only Super Star Destroyer in the New Republic service. She served until her destruction during the Yuzzhan Vong invasion. Her first appearance was in X-Wing: The Krytos Trap. The TIE Avanger was a project after the famous TIE Advanced x1. More advanced and better protected. It was almost on the same level of the TIE Defender, but cheaper.
That is technically not true. Han Solo commented when they were trying to infiltrate Endor "Don't get jittery Luke, there are a lot of command ships". They function as sector command ships and are hardly unique.
@@TheBabyCaleb No, my point was that the Executor was not really unique and that Han Solo outright said that there were other command ships in the galaxy, not just 2. It was only after the X-Wing books that the idea that there were only 2 initially came about.
@@danielc2701 ah I must have misread your comment, my apologies. There were a lot of SSDs later in the legends books. Iron First, Guardian, And Lusankya are just 3 of 5-6 I believe.
@@TheBabyCaleb I agree, the SW universe had a lot of input from "unofficial" sources to the point where there are a lot of contradictions. The fact that Han can say that the Executor might not be the command ship Vader is on already implies that there are a lot of them, enough to say with certainty that someone who serves on one might not be on the ship you meet.
YOO SHACK. Shocked but not surprised to see you here. Lol. I think I liked the constant streams of fire from the TIE Avenger. Really sold it as a superiority fighter.
I missed it the first time! Gotta love the little details that add that perfect touch of character to things. Also love the “got him, his shields are down” *bang* “MY shields are down!”
As a 3D animator, I can tell this... It's a challenge to animate dope flight paths. It's a challenge to animate dope camera movement. It's challenge to animate dope flight paths WITH dope camera movement... And NO EFFIN HARD CUTS!!! This is beyond genius. Amazing work.
The sequence at 0:49 is filled with so many fun details that I think make it so epic, and that's truly an understatement. The chatter on the comms, from the yelling and "Watch out for those turbolasers" make it feel like there's a lot going on, and the continuous shot travelling through the battle gives the viewer a glimpse at the nonstop action going on in the sky. Also, the Asteroid Field theme fits perfectly here. Genuinely one of my favorite short scenes from Star Wars, and it's from a fan film!
Props for having such a busy and chaotic battle without it becoming too hard to focus on the action that matters. Reminds me a lot of Revenge of the Sith's opening. Wish more space battles did that as opposed to the cluttered mess we got in episode 9.
Just more of this!!! Less of the mega-corp repeats of the same old story plots, daddy issues, and potential chosen-one syndrome. Just pure, unadulterated SW Action!
my jaw literally dropped, and that's not something that happened very often. Seeing that Super SD emerge from the bottom level of Coruscant was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen!
@@nickter745thebold8 Lusankya had a kilometers-long bed of add-on repulsorlifts built underneath along her entire keel specifically to give her enough lift to get her up out of her tomb. Also, Exegol wasn't written as a propulsion/lift problem, it was presented as a navigation problem, with the atmosphere being so interference-heavy that a ship's systems couldn't track her position and orientation without the reference point of the signal beacon to work from. So while a ship may have simply smoothly risen a hundred meters straight up, a ship's onboard sensors may be getting interfering sensor feedback that says 'the ship has been rolled 60 degrees to port, pitched up thirty, and moved half a kilometer forward'. And intertial compensators mean that either maneuver would feel exactly the same to the people onboard.
I haven't been this enthralled by Star Wars in **years**. No surprise that this was made by an old school Star Wars fan. I can see the 90s-era Lucas Arts inspirations here. You made my day, brother. Thank you very much.
The ideas laid out in the late-80s, permutated into the 90s golden era and gave us fuel into the early 2000s. For me there's just a purity there that can't be matched. Pure fun, pure wonder, pure STAR WARS!
That moment when they broke through the clouds...wow, just wow. Haven't seen anything that amazing since the opening of Revenge of the Sith! You should be very proud and I hope to see more like this!
Forget the Ewoks, have this as the battle in Episode 6. Let Han get his moment in the X-wing with R-2 and have a similar battle happening much higher up closer to the Death Star.
This is what I imagine when a new Star Wars fighter game comes out, hundreds of capital ships and enough tie fighters to keep you busy for hours. I loved this and wish I could see more… this is amazing beyond words…
Dear lord, that was amazing. Not only was it a true Star Wars spectacle, it had the spirit not only in energy, but in innovation. Never seen a fight like that in the movies. That was something new (minus maybe the battle of Coruscant in the animated 2003) but that doesn’t compare to this either.
Gods i didn't know how much i needed this in visual media too. agreed that the X-wing books need some more adaptation. another good set that would make a great Tv series is the thrawn books old and new.
Holy hell me too I'm literally almost in tears I feel like such a dork, but I read and reread the X-Wing series a bunch of times when i was a teen and it's a huge part of why I'm even still a fan
0:48 I haven't gotten chills from a shot like that since the opening of Revenge of the Sith in the Battle of Coruscant. This film is absolutely INCREDIBLE, the details, the ACTION, and it looks AMAZING! Masterful work! This is one of the best fan films I've ever seen!
I'd love to see Michael Stackpole's take on this, since it's basically a blending of two of his books: the capture of Coruscant from Wedge's Gamble and the escape of the Lusankya from Krytos Trap.
I'm sure many have said it before, but THIS is what Star Wars feels like. You captured it all and gave what the fans truly sought after. Amazing work, and can't wait to see what you do next. Already subbed.
I am so glad someone else understood the SSD rising from under Coruscants surface. I couldn't wrap my head around the amount of destruction that happened when Isard fled the planet.
@@sithazzazzin7329 Some slight artistic licence though like the close to planet jump. The Lusankya actually got lifted out by a repulsorlift cradle that blocked a lot of shots from groundfire before it powered up and flew out of atmosphere before jumping. And IIRC, the Alliance already had control of the planet by the time the Lusankya lifted, there was no guarding fleet for it.
I like how if any one of those capitol ships goes down, it takes out a civilian district the size of Manhattan Island with it. Seriously though, the Stackpole novels are to this day some of my favorites out there.
More a love letter to Legends realy. People still love it enogh to create this... althou them disney shit ships have nothing lost in this here one. that tryhard MC75 and them hammerhead corvets hurt more than feel awesome here.. at least they got victory's, at least one ISD3 and even at least 1 harrow in there as well. They still have the Defiance class size wrong thou...
But one thing makes me sad. We still have Disney's hyperspace jumps out of the atmosphere. This was not possible in the X-Wing book series. This wasn't possible in the OT and it wasn't possible in the Prequels. On the other hand, such huge changes to the inner-world rules of the Star Wars universe explain why Disney destroyed the expanded universe: There would have been too many logical errors, contradictions and plot holes. But of course it wasn't enough and so it didn't work. The whole blockade of Naboo from Episode I makes no sense if you could have just jumped out of Naboo's atmosphere into hyperspace.
@@christianresel8051 still looking for that ISD3. Where did you spot that one mate? also i love the additions of the Victory class as well. hands down my favorite star destroyer!
Yes 100% agree one of my favorite things about starwars is the way it captures scale. I love how this feels like thousands of ships fighting on coruscant a city planet with trillions of people. It captures that sense scale so well.
By the time of the Battle of Coruscant the might of the Imperial Navy was almost over and the Rebel Fleet had surged to nearly match it. I wouldn't be surprised if the Battle looked similar to this, with 2 massive fleets duking it out for control of the planet.
@@nobleengine Your animating styles are astounding. Wish I could pull off fluid animation like that, then I’d be able to bring my concepts of Star Wars stories to life! 😁
@@nobleengine You made the right call. I can't even really begrudge you having Lucy jump from in atmosphere despite my usual distaste for that. Handling the rubble movement must have been enough of a nightmare without having the ship tip vertical. Mixing the scale of Dark Empire's coruscant battle with the "Oh shit" moments of the X-Wing books was glorious.
@@DIEGhostfish yah you pretty much got it. It was so tough having the simulation last that long that having it jump in atmosphere was the easiest way for me to get out of simulating the physics. If I had it go to space my computer would still be simming. 😄
I showed my 77 year old Dad, who’s worked with computers since the early early days (and worked for NASA right out of college so loves space), this and told him it was only a couple people who made it. It blew his mind. As someone who grew up playing the X-Wing and Tie Fighter games with a flight stick when I was 7-9 years old I loved it immensely myself. Fantastic work!!!
I can't stop coming back to this video from time to time. It makes me so happy and teary-eyed to see fan content like this. Please tell me there's more to come!
@@nobleengine You have no idea how excited I am that you replied to this comment omg! I will definitely watch your career with great interest! The callback to the Lusankya revived my love for Legends' EU and now I can't wait to get back on the X-Wing series!
This is what fans are capable of. The love, and passion, and dedication that you guys have for this series is evident in every single frame. I had a smile on my face from beginning to end. Amazing work.
If I'm not mistaken, this ship's name was Lusankiya, Palpatine decided to hide the existence of the ship under the guise of a planetary shield, but then they decided to convert the ship into a secret political prisonbut then they decided to convert the ship into a secret political prison. One imperial commander decided to use it as an escape ship, and now let's remember the size of this hulk, namely 19 kilometers, When the ship took off, It destroyed dozens of residential complexes, killing tens of millions of ordinary citizens. But then the rebels captured the ship and used it as a deterrent weapon, it's funny that this ship was the only one (like its rival) that fought with the same EXECUTOR-class ship. Then in the war with the Yuzhan-Vongs The ship was used as a battering ram against The ship-world. P.S. in the book, the ship first flew to a small orbit to jump into hyperspace.
It’s the ONLY nitpick here, and an annoying one that Disney keeps disregarding when it suits them… Hyperdrives CANNOT FUNCTION IN THE PRESENCE OF A GRAVITY WELL…
@@trayolphia5756 the creator had no choice but to cut her screen time short. the emergence alone nearly killed his computer due to simulating all the debris so i can understand why he did that. im sure if he had one that could handle everything it would have been more accurate.
@@jameslennie5203 oh that wasn’t a nitpick directly to this creator, but to Disney as a whole since Disney have thoroughly abused the mechanic of a hyperdrives functionality, which makes even less sense when they’ve shown the effectiveness of interdictors, yet still can jump whilst in gravity wells. I can get the whole hardware limitations of someone making something like this…and whilst it doesn’t detract, it’s still something that niggles, but you can push down to the side when you know the reasons…but disney as a whole have no such excuse is what I was getting at
I was impressed. I was having fun. Then I heard the word "Lusankya", and I was stunned, flabbergasted, and then overjoyed, when I realized what was happening. Then, the Lusankya rose. What an incredible short film. Well done.
I found myself imagining the panic in the city as entire neighborhoods just crumbled to let that beast take flight. Then it jumped from UNDER the debris! WOW!
This hit every check in the box The music The sound effects The visuals The communications And props to all those actors for their performances. While they were short and sweet, I wouldn’t mind in the slightest seeing a story explaining how we got to this moment, and what’s to follow for them! Bravo sir, I loved this!
@@sithlordzach8418 The lack of any color or contrast also makes it look tacky. Why is everything the same shade of grey? All the ships and buildings look the same.
@@zippymufo9765 That ain't true. There were some colors like the blue engines. But yes I get what you mean with the contrast. The contrast between the Mon Calamari MC Liberty Ships and the Star Destroyer could have been better.
@@sithlordzach8418 it’s called a fan film for a reason, made by fans for the fans with pure passion. Something that Disney Star Wars is sorely lacking.
Can't believe this has only 116 views. Just in time for the Kenobi hype. I'm sure this will explode. Really cool seeing an Imperial era battle over Coruscant. Unbelievably well done, gave me goosebumps.
A fantastically developed concept; the sort of thing that you wish was the intro to a two hour feature instead of a short! I think for the multitudes who have been disappointed by the sequels, this is a return to the concepts and themes we love: intrigue, high stakes and the uphill battle. Additionally, this low budget fan film was able to depict high-quality action without the modern filmmaking technique of "too much blur, lens flare and quick cuts to piece together what is happening." Well-freakin'-done
@@nickter745thebold8 I was referring to unnecessary color filters that make whole scenes mono colorful. Either everything has a blue, red or green overlay thus making it feel unnatural.
I am a die-hard Star Wars fan. This reminds me of the golden age, when movies focused on adventure, action, and history, not on the crap that Disney now offers us, with its progressivism, feminism, gender inclusion, LGBT+, and all that garbage. I really enjoyed this scene, it filled me with memories when Star Wars was a masterpiece
Man brought the image of Lusankya rising out of Coruscant's surface from the Rogue Squadron books to life!! That alone was spectacular. You are a living legend my dude!!
Awesome vid one of the favorite parts for me was the super destroyer jumping and leaving all the debris just to fall really inventive there again awesome job!
I'm awe struck. You took one of the greatest moments of Star Wars history, the Liberation of Coruscant, and gave it the justice it deserved. Thank you for this beautiful piece of work.
Damn that was impressive. Ever since reading 'The Krytos Trap' always imagined what that'd have looked like, the Lusankya rising up from the city and how much destruction that would've caused just getting that thing airborne. This didn't disappoint.
Easily a billion people dead just from the Lusankya taking off. I can't think of any other ship that can say it did that while leaving its berth on it's maiden voyage. By far one of the most impressive moments in the Expanded Universe. I'm sorta bias, if you couldn't tell by my username, lol. Lusa-Iceheart as in Lusankya and Iceheart (Ysanne Isard).
This is absolutely insane! Not only are the effects and cinematography incredible, but the actual film itself holds up like a true feature film. Incredible work!!!
The 3D work and physics simulations are amazing, but the frequent camera pans into the cockpits is not something you'd see in starwars. Too modern and computer like camera moves.
Its more than just a fan film, its a love letter to the living idea and concept of Star Wars that began all those years ago that was made reality, still inspiring fans to make unbelievable tributes to it that are so jaw dropping they can even contend with or outright outshine actual canon productions. You are a legend sir
Seeing the Lusankya rise up was everything I imagined when reading the books as a kid. Thank you for creating this and bringing one of those iconic moments to the screen. Ysane Isard should have been the main villain of The Mandalorian. She needs to be rescued from the EU and given the big screen she deserves.
@grizzledcroc Excuse me? Empire strikes back and Return of the Jedi much? Besides what I'm saying is there is a certain choreography that needs to happen in order for dog fights and saber duels to feel authentic. This gave me return of the jedi vibes and I'm about it. Your sarcasm has been denied.
This is beautiful. It has to be possibly the best depiction of a star wars space battle I've ever seen. The single camera shot the whole way through was beautiful, the speed was captivating, and I'm just honestly shocked at what I've just watched. I almost can't believe this is a fan film. Wonderful work!
I’m speechless. That was one of the most well put together action sequences I’ve ever seen. Get this guy an actual Hollywood budget cause that was insane. I can’t imagine how this would look on the big screen
To all involved in the production: I sincerely hope you guys are fulfilled and very proud of yourselves for what you’ve made! Legitimately unbelievably stunning job by all involved! I couldn’t possibly heap enough praise on this project.
The X-Wing books are some of my favorite from the Expanded Universe. So glad to see Wraith Squadron and Rogue Squadron back in action and blasting Imperial TIEs, just as the finest pilots of the New Republic should be!
Astounding quality, blows my mind what you achieved in a few minutes of footage. So many fantastic moments in such quick succession- the squadron emerging from the clouds into the pell-mell capital ship melee, the series of great dogfights and saves, skimming across capital ships and through the citycape. Lusankya emerging gave me goosebumps, and that debris cloud briefly holding its shape after the SSD jumped + the music crescendo was magic. Great voice acting, chemistry, and even humor between the pilots draws you in beyond the visuals. Great little details like the X-Wing/Tie Fighter sound effects and cockpit UI hit me right in the nostalgias. And so much more to gush about. Thanks for your hard work on this!
Wow i never thought I'd see lusankya in a fan film. That is one hell of a choice to focus on. Something commonly forgotten by a great deal of legacy fans. Bravo sir most impressive
I recognized this immediately from the books and someone was doing their homework when they made this. I think Lucas made a bad call when he sold Lucasfilm to Disney. Since then, they,ve corrupted everything. There are a couple exceptions but overall, it's a mess now. One of my goals would be to 'destroy' Disney completely and rebuild some else. Walt Disney is probably turning over in his grave now.
I would have probably have crashed into a building if I flew. Reading about the Lusankya rising up from the surface in the books and seeing it now rendered 20+ years later is amazing.
@@rileyscheller8046 Its the super star destroyer that launch from under the surface of Coruscant which it original purpose was an emergency escape craft for the emperor.
Actually that is how is told in the Xwing Saga, Lusankya is the name of a Super Star Destroyer that appear in the X-Wing Novel, emerging exactly as this video shows it.
@@codcastrecall2738 In the books, Admiral Ysarde was kind of a forced character and wasn't very bright overall. She's what Stackpole had to work with because of the Jedi Academy series though. A lot of the characters from the Jedi Academy trilogy didn't go much further because of how low the quality of those books were. Stackpole's Rogue Squadron was better, if a bit overdramatic, but it produced several big characters. The follow up series, Wraith Squadron by Aaron Allston are even better and are some of my favorite EU books.
Congratulations, this is one hell of a work. This is truly awesome and captures exactly the essence of the Star Wars we all know and love, and we all fans deserved. Thank you so much ❤
This makes me mad because this is the Star Wars that Disney should have given us. But it also makes me happy seeing so many talented fans carrying the torch for George Lucas and the talented EU writers of the past. TIE Fighter was my introduction to Star Wars. Seeing the TIE Avenger put a big smile on my face.
Glad it was not just me. The Tie Avenger and Tie Defender are still incredible ships. The Tie Defender has been nerfed to the ground since because it was too damn good for Disney to let the Empire actually have the short of elite craft they had the money and R&D teams to build, because it was too good.
@@alexrose1ukv2 Believe ir it not, the TIE Defender was not actually nerfed quite as much as you'd (and I certainly did) think from TIE Fighter. My last playthrough of TIE, I conducted some experiments and came to a horrible realisation - the tech room in TIE straight-up *lied* to me for twenty years, on both the T/D and T/A. In effect, it listed the 200% SBD shields (when counting only the 100% of everyone else). They actually only have 100 and 50 SBD respectively, even in TIE Fighter. (Which is why I realised you can take out a T/D with two advanced missiles, and you can't survive more than one advanced missile when you're flying a T/A - even at double shields, that's still split front and rear, so you only have 25+25 verses the missile's 60...) I more recently double-confirmed this when thanks to the Total Tie Fighter Converstion Project for X-Wing Alliance, they gave me a way to actually look under the hood at the game stats. I was a bit miffed about that, I can tell you...! Granted, the later games did nerf their speed and maneuverability a tad; but the belief they halved the shields was always my biggest gripe, and turns out that was entirely based on Imperial techroom propaganda. This has been your Pointless Star Wars Trivia for the day...
Except for jumping to hs from inside the gravity well, this was an amzing interpretation of what (for me) is the most memorable thing from the old EU. Lusankya being built in secret underneath the capitol was an amazing reveal back in the day. Honestly, the Rogue/Wraith storylines (or Thrawn) would have made for far better movies than what we got from Disney. Fucking amazing work, had chills halfway through when I realized what this had to be. Keep it up!
I hoped I wasn't the only one questioning jumping from inside the gravity well. Don't get me wrong - production quality is awesome! Love the pace of the action.
Indeed, the hyper jump inside the planet is the only "odd" thing from the video, everything else is cool, as a matter of fact, in the cockpit scenes you can see the Engine Shield Laser meter is moving, just like in the Lucas Arts PC games simulators
This is fucking amazing! In just a few minutes you've managed to hook me to the characters and their plight and give me chills when I hear the name 'Lusankya' and know what that means. Stellar work, I am going to spread this around because it is criminal how few views this has!
This was absolutely incredible to watch, makes me immediately think of the games of my childhood but also brings Rogue One's space battle to mind. I really can't wait to see what else you plan to create in the future as a filmmaker. Keep it up!
This was absolutely amazing! There are numerous YT videos of SW Space Battles and the number continues to grow, but there are only a handful that are actually worth watching! YOU MY FRIEND ARE ON THEM! Of course I love the Jedi and Sith and any lightsaber battle between them but it was the Ships and Battles fought in them that made SW magic to a kid who grew up before the PT! I think people that were born during the period after they came out are unfortunately a little less aware of that. The theme running through all 3 OT movies is being a great pilot is the most valuable thing one could be! Han, Chewie, Luke, Vader, Lando, Wedge, all of them were amazing pilots! Thanks for this so much and keep it up! You are gifted
Still remember reading this part of the books, so good to see it bought to life so well! Easily the best star wars "space battle" since rogue one. Not sure if Disney gave up on the rogue squadron series but this is probably way better than what would have come out of that anyway!
Yeah this is one of my favorite moments in all starwars lore, EU all of it. I wish they showed some of the sheer havoc it reeked while taking off, it didnt really just hover up horizontally like that, it almost immediatly started going verticle and blasted upwards with its engines vaporizing skyscrapers and millions of people. Then it stopped breifly to exchange shots with the giant orbital platform that protects coruscant, it basically demolished it in under a minute sending the golan platform plummeting toward the earths surface killing even more millions. After all that then it made its jump out of coruscant space.
I’m pretty sure they are making a moive about Rogue Squadron that’s releasing next year (don’t know if this is bad or not, but it’s a female director, and the first female director to make a Star Wars movie)
@@colbysteffens2976 Is the moving having a "female director" relevant to it's quality, given that the sequels were directed by men and were pretty terrible? A significant portion of Mandalorian, and the entirety of Kenobi is directed by a woman. Seems like your sexism doesn't hold much water in the context of good film.
It is significantly easier to make a 5 minute plot than a multi- movie plot. This is good because it was fan made. If Disney were to put this out, they would be criticized for low effort. All that being said, great job op.
4 MILLION VIEWS! Thanks for watching my short and a SPECIAL thanks to the repeat viewers!
Good job mate, You can do one more right ? right ?
How come you don't update? Last time you posted something was 2 years ago
Dude… this is AMAZING. Exactly what i want as a fan. I wish there was more high quality, fun, pure space/ship combat just like this. This is exactly what I’m looking for and you did a truly spectacular job! I know this must’ve taken a crazy amount of time. Every view is well deserved. o7
This is the coolest fan content I've ever seen, super well done. Your shot choices are perfect, you really got the scale of the city and the individual fighters super well. Also, you somehow have a way cooler imperial coruscant design than a show with a $50 million budget. Well earned sub
Unfortunately, no LGBTQ,,,,,, representation. Your DEI attempt is a failure.
Probably the most fun fan film I’ve ever seen!
*looks into the camera*
It’s awesome
without a doubt
@@lba_e_ross2152 Plenty of people mix continuities within their own head canons, dude. Save your energy.
thanks for the tip!! lol
The scale of that destruction at the end 🤯 Rare to see in indie projects.
Thanks man. Big fan of yours.
@@nobleengine Awesome work :)
Though to have a bit of a criticism, from a lore perspective... that hyperspace jump at the end (and Lusankya's too) shouldn't have been possible from an in-universe standpoint, at least when it comes to the old lore on which your animation appears to be based on... :( those visuals are stunning in that shot, don't get me wrong, but still...
@@marty2129 At this point that Hyperspace lore has been almost totally rewritten. There are instances of in atmosphere jumps in Clone Wars, Rebels, Rogue One and Episodes 7 and 9.
In atmosphere jumps are possible, but extremely stressful for the hyperdrive and can be dangerous for both the passengers and those on the planet.
@@Jnaathra I am, sadly, aware of this... :/ that's why I wrote that this criticism is based on the Legends lore which the video seems to be based on...
Years of work, billions of dollars spent, unlimited media influence, and Disney is outmatched again by one dedicated fan. Says its all. Very well done Chris
Agreed
Big D should learn from you guys!
Agreed
Billions of dollars building the shoulders that this guy is standing on, yes.
@@StarWarsMoments pfffffft have a fuckin seat, boy. the "Shoulders" standing on come from the 70s, not disney.
I like when star WARS feels like a war...
And that’s why I stopped watching as of late (as far as the newer material goes)
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That's something that is often missing from Star Wars. It's often centralized to these very small locations with small battles. The Clone Wars did a decent job at giving that war feel with all the planet fighting, but sometimes Star Wars just feels too small. There are thousands of systems these armies should be massive. The Invasion of Coruscant in the 2003 Clone Wars shows how massive a scale that droid Army would actually be.
Starwars is already DEAD , its WOKE WARS now
Yup...
The best part of this is that it's all one continuous shot, it's extremely smooth, very nice.
Dang I didn’t notice that
Well... it's not really that impressive as it's 3D we are speaking off. In real life sure that would be sth because u have a real-life camera and humans that are prone to errors, especially the more of them u add. When u need actors, camera operators, audio technicians, lighting artists, makeup artists and everyone else to do their job almost perfectly its an achievement but computer will always have the exact same result.
If Pixar would release a short movie as a one-shot that would be impressive? it would be interesting... and bit annoying as a cuts also tell a story but not particularly hard, computers always give the same results so there is nothing special besides bit different thinking while working on storyboards.
Also, there are probably 4 hidden cuts in just first 30 sec.
@@silver7788 tbf this is fan made and was made on no budget what so ever, also just cause its 3d doesnt make it any less impressive, a lot of "live action" shows use cg animation these days
@@liamlinson7563 im not saying the animation isnt impressive, I'm not working on my own fanfic 3D, I'm workin for 9 months on it and it doesn't look half as good (tho im going for more stylized and animating humans is a pain in the ass) I just wanted to educate that one-shots are not impressive in 3D. The lightning, VFX, models all look great and big applaud to them for that just note that one-shots are nothing special in 3D.
@@silver7788 thanks for the lesson but idc.
That emerge from the clouds felt like an ode to Revenge of the Sith's opening scene. The pan from a single peaceful ship to a full-on war. Incredible work
“This is where the fun begins.” 😂😂 BRAVO!!
Yeah, took my breath away! I was reminded of that awesome opening as well. Just marvelous
@@NoRushpk "awesome" 😂😂😂
It also remind me of the first of the newer Star Trek series. There’s a scene where they exit warp drive into an intense graveyard of ships
Broke through the cloud layer to be confronted with a complete shit show of star destroyers.
It's insane that in less than 20 years since revenge of the sith, technology has advanced so much that what once took an army of animators can be pulled off by one supremely talented person. Well done!
Was it just one person for the animation? In the credits it listed Noble Engine LLC. I honestly have no idea if that's one or maybe a couple others in there.
@@plzletmebefrank name of the RUclips page?
It's not uncommon to establish an LLC for a project. It is useful for legal and financial reasons. It has no effect on how many people work there, it could be 1 person, it could be many. It seems Noble Engine is a game engine that would like to be part of future projects. A limited liability corporation would be particularly useful for a fan film project that may be subject to copyrights and potential lawsuits. To protect the individuals, hence the "limited liability" part.
It seems Noble Engine as a game engine exists, but is for the PlayDate, so it is probably unrelated.
@@wendtchr No such thing as “Noble Engine” engine. That’s simply the name of his LLC, he used other applications to animate this.
@@plzletmebefrank It is, infact, done by one singular person, Christopher Parks💫
It seems almost fateful that an X-Wing fan film of this caliber comes out the same day the original designer of the X-Wing passes away. Colin Cantwell, rest in peace, I’m sure he would have loved this.
Unless it was to show appreciation 💯🙏
This needs to blow up😱
Couldn't agree more
Well said 👏
The Lusankya! Seeing her rise from the surface brought chills to my spine....what a great fan film.
What I don't get is why they didn't pump as many proton torpedoes up her aft as they had. Probably wouldn't have done anything major to it, but knocking out one of those engines just after launch would have at least seriously inconvenienced them later. Also, where were the grav-lifts that were supposed to have lifted the ship?
Ah well. That was still _amazing._
The battle had been going on for a while now so chances are they were pretty much spent as far as heavy ordinance was concerned.
@@ShadowDragon8685 Likely out of range. They're still pretty far from it
@@eridor And a good chance all that debris would stop any ordinance from getting thru.
@@saberiandream316 This is a full reimagining, note the squad being called Wraith, and the higher number of inperial ships defending, and the Disney canon ships.
When the Lusankya was name-dropped, I got REAL excited. The Rogue Squadron series was one of my absolute favorite reads from the EU!
Me too 😊
Mine too. Then it got replaced with "Alphabet Squadron"
@@greghannibal You mean Alpha Spaghetti Squadrona 😏😄😉
As soon as they mentioned the power surge beneath the surface, I hoped that's where they were going.
X-Wing series
The SSD Lusankya is the second ship of the famous Executor-class Super Star Destroyer. She was also known as the Executor II. She was stored under Coruscant's surface. Later during the war, she surrendered to the Rouge Squadron and became the only Super Star Destroyer in the New Republic service. She served until her destruction during the Yuzzhan Vong invasion.
Her first appearance was in X-Wing: The Krytos Trap.
The TIE Avanger was a project after the famous TIE Advanced x1. More advanced and better protected. It was almost on the same level of the TIE Defender, but cheaper.
That is technically not true. Han Solo commented when they were trying to infiltrate Endor "Don't get jittery Luke, there are a lot of command ships". They function as sector command ships and are hardly unique.
@@danielc2701 did you reply to the wrong comment?
@@TheBabyCaleb No, my point was that the Executor was not really unique and that Han Solo outright said that there were other command ships in the galaxy, not just 2. It was only after the X-Wing books that the idea that there were only 2 initially came about.
@@danielc2701 ah I must have misread your comment, my apologies.
There were a lot of SSDs later in the legends books.
Iron First, Guardian, And Lusankya are just 3 of 5-6 I believe.
@@TheBabyCaleb I agree, the SW universe had a lot of input from "unofficial" sources to the point where there are a lot of contradictions. The fact that Han can say that the Executor might not be the command ship Vader is on already implies that there are a lot of them, enough to say with certainty that someone who serves on one might not be on the ship you meet.
Stunned. This is fantastic. The S-Foils closing then following the pilots as they get a boost of speed through the building tops.
Loved it.
YOO SHACK. Shocked but not surprised to see you here. Lol.
I think I liked the constant streams of fire from the TIE Avenger. Really sold it as a superiority fighter.
Right?
Indeed!
Yo the ending gave me chills
This is one of the most amazing things I have seen in all of Star Wars and its fan made?!! Wow. Mind blown. 11/10 production
You can use parts of this in your Star Wars Fan Trailers?
1000/10
They finally made my movie
Absolutely insane work! Looked phenomenal!
Man, if I ever wanted to bring in my rewritten Sequel Trilogy to the big screen, I’d put all my money on this guy for the animations! 😁
you should remake this, add better lighting maybe update the animation a little
Really appreciate the praise. Big fan of the Unreal stuff ya'll do. Unreal is super fun. Excited to see how far UE5 can assist your videos.
@@nobleengine if you ever wanted to team up or just chat, I’d love to get in touch! Really great work again!
@@CinematicCaptures would love to
I believe we need more capital ship battles, but I love this because It focuses on more than one pilot
Love how the astromech wipes away his "sweat" after saving the ship at 1:38. Absolutely hilarious :D
Bruh, I never noticed that lol
I didn't notice that, that's hilarious. :D
I also love how he taped on the window 3:15 right before the big ship "spawned" :)
I missed it the first time! Gotta love the little details that add that perfect touch of character to things.
Also love the “got him, his shields are down” *bang* “MY shields are down!”
As a 3D animator, I can tell this...
It's a challenge to animate dope flight paths.
It's a challenge to animate dope camera movement.
It's challenge to animate dope flight paths WITH dope camera movement... And NO EFFIN HARD CUTS!!!
This is beyond genius.
Amazing work.
This is so true. No one is talking about how this is literally a oner. Truly amazing
Yea fr they killed it
I swear. The second the clouds broke and you see the entire battle raging, I got goosebumps.
i was more like "sweet mother f*ucker"
What we should have gotten instead of Exegol
The sequence at 0:49 is filled with so many fun details that I think make it so epic, and that's truly an understatement. The chatter on the comms, from the yelling and "Watch out for those turbolasers" make it feel like there's a lot going on, and the continuous shot travelling through the battle gives the viewer a glimpse at the nonstop action going on in the sky. Also, the Asteroid Field theme fits perfectly here. Genuinely one of my favorite short scenes from Star Wars, and it's from a fan film!
Very good!
Didn't expect to find you here ;)
My father just introduced me to your channel. Didn't know you were Star Wars fans
No one expected Kings and Generals! Love your channels guys
Hello there!
Rip, even Kings and Generals is suckered in by it. Then again I doubt they know the lore that well
Super creative with the cinematography and incredible facial anims/destruction FX.
Super impressed, thank you for this beautiful piece!
WoofWoofWolfe is amazing
Props for having such a busy and chaotic battle without it becoming too hard to focus on the action that matters. Reminds me a lot of Revenge of the Sith's opening. Wish more space battles did that as opposed to the cluttered mess we got in episode 9.
Episode 9 WAS a cluttered mess from beginning to end...
Just more of this!!!
Less of the mega-corp repeats of the same old story plots, daddy issues, and potential chosen-one syndrome.
Just pure, unadulterated SW Action!
The scene with the Super Star Destroyer was absolutely jaw-dropping… that was awesome!
my jaw literally dropped, and that's not something that happened very often. Seeing that Super SD emerge from the bottom level of Coruscant was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen!
That's one of the things inspired by one of the old novels. I'll never forgive Disney for trashing the old continuity.
@@bjorntantau194 So, a Super Star Destroyer can rise up from a metal-surfaced city planet, but not the Xyston Destroyers from Exegol???
@@bjorntantau194 yes, from X-Wing's Rogue Squadron Novel, with Yzan Isard 's Lusankya, built under the surface of Coruscant
@@nickter745thebold8 Lusankya had a kilometers-long bed of add-on repulsorlifts built underneath along her entire keel specifically to give her enough lift to get her up out of her tomb. Also, Exegol wasn't written as a propulsion/lift problem, it was presented as a navigation problem, with the atmosphere being so interference-heavy that a ship's systems couldn't track her position and orientation without the reference point of the signal beacon to work from. So while a ship may have simply smoothly risen a hundred meters straight up, a ship's onboard sensors may be getting interfering sensor feedback that says 'the ship has been rolled 60 degrees to port, pitched up thirty, and moved half a kilometer forward'. And intertial compensators mean that either maneuver would feel exactly the same to the people onboard.
I haven't been this enthralled by Star Wars in **years**. No surprise that this was made by an old school Star Wars fan. I can see the 90s-era Lucas Arts inspirations here.
You made my day, brother. Thank you very much.
Why hello Lusankya, it's been a while.
What Comfy said^ 😁
The ideas laid out in the late-80s, permutated into the 90s golden era and gave us fuel into the early 2000s. For me there's just a purity there that can't be matched. Pure fun, pure wonder, pure STAR WARS!
@@drlca6601 Well said, friend.
That moment when they broke through the clouds...wow, just wow. Haven't seen anything that amazing since the opening of Revenge of the Sith! You should be very proud and I hope to see more like this!
Forget the Ewoks, have this as the battle in Episode 6. Let Han get his moment in the X-wing with R-2 and have a similar battle happening much higher up closer to the Death Star.
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This is what I imagine when a new Star Wars fighter game comes out, hundreds of capital ships and enough tie fighters to keep you busy for hours. I loved this and wish I could see more… this is amazing beyond words…
Are you kidding me?? This is incredibly well done! Bravo
Dear lord, that was amazing. Not only was it a true Star Wars spectacle, it had the spirit not only in energy, but in innovation. Never seen a fight like that in the movies. That was something new (minus maybe the battle of Coruscant in the animated 2003) but that doesn’t compare to this either.
Insane production value, great work!
Not as insane as the modded fallen order play through you did
The snippets of radio communication you can hear if you listen closely, are a good representation of just how crazy large battles can get.
Never thought to see the rise of Lusankya on screen. This is a real masterpiece. These guys should adapt the whole X-Wing books
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Gods i didn't know how much i needed this in visual media too. agreed that the X-wing books need some more adaptation. another good set that would make a great Tv series is the thrawn books old and new.
@@michaelcross2814 So you’re blatantly discarding Rebels?
@@nickter745thebold8 Well Rebels isn’t a adaption of the Thrawn novels?
Holy hell me too I'm literally almost in tears I feel like such a dork, but I read and reread the X-Wing series a bunch of times when i was a teen and it's a huge part of why I'm even still a fan
0:48 I haven't gotten chills from a shot like that since the opening of Revenge of the Sith in the Battle of Coruscant. This film is absolutely INCREDIBLE, the details, the ACTION, and it looks AMAZING! Masterful work! This is one of the best fan films I've ever seen!
Me too!
Those camera pans
The detail of the battle and land around it
The sheer level of destruction at the end
The dogfighting
This is a masterpiece
Sad that the X Wing Designer had passed away a few days ago. He would have been proud. You did a well done beautiful work.
I'd love to see Michael Stackpole's take on this, since it's basically a blending of two of his books: the capture of Coruscant from Wedge's Gamble and the escape of the Lusankya from Krytos Trap.
Man seeing this and reading back up on the EU we were cheated with some great movies and series when disney and lucasfilms blew it up
I'm sure many have said it before, but THIS is what Star Wars feels like. You captured it all and gave what the fans truly sought after.
Amazing work, and can't wait to see what you do next. Already subbed.
I totally agree with you. That felt like an old school feel good action movie. I actually applauded after seeing that!!!!!!’nn
@@SuperShinobi95 tbh, it could be made into a feature length or series and I think everyone would watch it. Artistry right there.
The Lusankya lifting off the planet surface was always one of my favourite moments from the expanded universe. You got a cheer from me out loud
I am so glad someone else understood the SSD rising from under Coruscants surface. I couldn't wrap my head around the amount of destruction that happened when Isard fled the planet.
@@sithazzazzin7329 Some slight artistic licence though like the close to planet jump. The Lusankya actually got lifted out by a repulsorlift cradle that blocked a lot of shots from groundfire before it powered up and flew out of atmosphere before jumping. And IIRC, the Alliance already had control of the planet by the time the Lusankya lifted, there was no guarding fleet for it.
... *see "inspired by"
If I remember the books correctly they mention a few million deaths associated with that ship taking off
@@FlankerJackChannel +1. IIRC the takeoff totally destroyed 256-259 square miles of city.
I like how if any one of those capitol ships goes down, it takes out a civilian district the size of Manhattan Island with it.
Seriously though, the Stackpole novels are to this day some of my favorites out there.
This ladies and gentlemen, is a love letter to the franchise
More a love letter to Legends realy. People still love it enogh to create this... althou them disney shit ships have nothing lost in this here one. that tryhard MC75 and them hammerhead corvets hurt more than feel awesome here.. at least they got victory's, at least one ISD3 and even at least 1 harrow in there as well. They still have the Defiance class size wrong thou...
But one thing makes me sad. We still have Disney's hyperspace jumps out of the atmosphere. This was not possible in the X-Wing book series. This wasn't possible in the OT and it wasn't possible in the Prequels. On the other hand, such huge changes to the inner-world rules of the Star Wars universe explain why Disney destroyed the expanded universe: There would have been too many logical errors, contradictions and plot holes.
But of course it wasn't enough and so it didn't work. The whole blockade of Naboo from Episode I makes no sense if you could have just jumped out of Naboo's atmosphere into hyperspace.
@@christianresel8051 the MC-75 is actually one of my favorite Mon Cala ship designs
@@christianresel8051 still looking for that ISD3. Where did you spot that one mate? also i love the additions of the Victory class as well. hands down my favorite star destroyer!
This is one of the best things I've ever seen! Galactic Civil War the size of the Battle Of Coruscant from Ep 3!!! :O
Yes 100% agree one of my favorite things about starwars is the way it captures scale. I love how this feels like thousands of ships fighting on coruscant a city planet with trillions of people. It captures that sense scale so well.
No it really doesnt
By the time of the Battle of Coruscant the might of the Imperial Navy was almost over and the Rebel Fleet had surged to nearly match it.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Battle looked similar to this, with 2 massive fleets duking it out for control of the planet.
Yeah man seeing a GCW battle this scale feels so damn fresh!
Then there is hope from the fan made films for star wars and continuation of the creators amazing work of art...
The award for the most badass ship entrance in Star Wars goes to the Lusankya. That whole sequence was utterly awesome. 100/10
Definitely fit the book description
The best depiction of it
@@djvo9271In the book, it had to fight its way out past the Golan defense platforms and drop the lift cradle before fleeing.
The moment of Lusancia rise up of "Krytos Trap" the novel.
Fantastic use of the older games targeting HUD elements and sound effects. And the shot of Lusankya was gorgeous. Awesome work
Nice! I actually debated putting it in Aurebesh but I thought it would be fun for people to see things like "Fuselage" and the distance meter legible.
@@nobleengine Your animating styles are astounding. Wish I could pull off fluid animation like that, then I’d be able to bring my concepts of Star Wars stories to life! 😁
I did love seeing the old ‘Energy, Shields, Lasers’ layout. Brought a smile to my face :)
@@nobleengine You made the right call. I can't even really begrudge you having Lucy jump from in atmosphere despite my usual distaste for that. Handling the rubble movement must have been enough of a nightmare without having the ship tip vertical. Mixing the scale of Dark Empire's coruscant battle with the "Oh shit" moments of the X-Wing books was glorious.
@@DIEGhostfish yah you pretty much got it. It was so tough having the simulation last that long that having it jump in atmosphere was the easiest way for me to get out of simulating the physics. If I had it go to space my computer would still be simming. 😄
I showed my 77 year old Dad, who’s worked with computers since the early early days (and worked for NASA right out of college so loves space), this and told him it was only a couple people who made it. It blew his mind. As someone who grew up playing the X-Wing and Tie Fighter games with a flight stick when I was 7-9 years old I loved it immensely myself. Fantastic work!!!
That's awesome!
Your son in 2060: Dad, AI created this 2 hour CG movie in 4 mins
You: (as Owen Wilson) WoooOW!!
@@sicfxmusic I thought about this every goddamn day I worked on this 😄
I can't stop coming back to this video from time to time. It makes me so happy and teary-eyed to see fan content like this. Please tell me there's more to come!
There is. Different setting different characters. It's going to be insane. You can get sneak peaks on the patreon btw 😉
@@nobleengine You have no idea how excited I am that you replied to this comment omg! I will definitely watch your career with great interest! The callback to the Lusankya revived my love for Legends' EU and now I can't wait to get back on the X-Wing series!
This is all we have left
The whole thing gave me goosebumps from start to finish! Especially when the Super Star Destroyer came out from the ground! Awesome job!
That definitely was where the fun begins!!! =D =D =D Top marks to all involved!
This is legit one of the best fan films I've ever seen.
huge props for basing it off of something from legends, too!
Legends is more often than not better than the new canon anyways
@@Yuki_Ika7 Yeah, I do appreciate the worldbuilding of Legends more, even if several of the stories weren't that great.
This is what fans are capable of. The love, and passion, and dedication that you guys have for this series is evident in every single frame. I had a smile on my face from beginning to end. Amazing work.
If I'm not mistaken, this ship's name was Lusankiya, Palpatine decided to hide the existence of the ship under the guise of a planetary shield, but then they decided to convert the ship into a secret political prisonbut then they decided to convert the ship into a secret political prison.
One imperial commander decided to use it as an escape ship, and now let's remember the size of this hulk, namely 19 kilometers, When the ship took off, It destroyed dozens of residential complexes, killing tens of millions of ordinary citizens.
But then the rebels captured the ship and used it as a deterrent weapon, it's funny that this ship was the only one (like its rival) that fought with the same EXECUTOR-class ship.
Then in the war with the Yuzhan-Vongs The ship was used as a battering ram against The ship-world.
P.S. in the book, the ship first flew to a small orbit to jump into hyperspace.
It’s the ONLY nitpick here, and an annoying one that Disney keeps disregarding when it suits them…
Hyperdrives CANNOT FUNCTION IN THE PRESENCE OF A GRAVITY WELL…
@@trayolphia5756 the creator had no choice but to cut her screen time short. the emergence alone nearly killed his computer due to simulating all the debris so i can understand why he did that. im sure if he had one that could handle everything it would have been more accurate.
@@jameslennie5203 oh that wasn’t a nitpick directly to this creator, but to Disney as a whole since Disney have thoroughly abused the mechanic of a hyperdrives functionality, which makes even less sense when they’ve shown the effectiveness of interdictors, yet still can jump whilst in gravity wells.
I can get the whole hardware limitations of someone making something like this…and whilst it doesn’t detract, it’s still something that niggles, but you can push down to the side when you know the reasons…but disney as a whole have no such excuse is what I was getting at
I was impressed. I was having fun. Then I heard the word "Lusankya", and I was stunned, flabbergasted, and then overjoyed, when I realized what was happening. Then, the Lusankya rose. What an incredible short film. Well done.
I had a "Did they say Wraith - as in Wrath Squadron?... they wouldn't ...." moment.
They did.
Now that is a truly amazing OT era battle of Coruscant.
The shot of the lusankya rising from the city scape is awesome
I found myself imagining the panic in the city as entire neighborhoods just crumbled to let that beast take flight.
Then it jumped from UNDER the debris! WOW!
@@MonkeyJedi99 In Legends, the death toll of the Lusankya escaping Coruscant was millions.
@@sambridgers9543 I have not read the book in many years, but those numbers seem appropriate.
@@MonkeyJedi99 And it caused even more destruction than depicted here.
@@sambridgers9543 caused more destruction because it blasted its way out with turbolasers, and shot skyhooks down which also devastated the city
This hit every check in the box
The music
The sound effects
The visuals
The communications
And props to all those actors for their performances. While they were short and sweet, I wouldn’t mind in the slightest seeing a story explaining how we got to this moment, and what’s to follow for them!
Bravo sir, I loved this!
If you want the story then read the rogue squadron books really good star wars legends including this battle.
Honestly felt the voice acting dragged the whole thing down.
@@sithlordzach8418 The lack of any color or contrast also makes it look tacky. Why is everything the same shade of grey? All the ships and buildings look the same.
@@zippymufo9765 That ain't true. There were some colors like the blue engines. But yes I get what you mean with the contrast. The contrast between the Mon Calamari MC Liberty Ships and the Star Destroyer could have been better.
@@sithlordzach8418 it’s called a fan film for a reason, made by fans for the fans with pure passion.
Something that Disney Star Wars is sorely lacking.
It’s everything I imagine it would be. It’s beautiful
Can't believe this has only 116 views. Just in time for the Kenobi hype. I'm sure this will explode. Really cool seeing an Imperial era battle over Coruscant. Unbelievably well done, gave me goosebumps.
I'm here are 355 views lol
Kenobi hype? You mean the Disney Exec's plan to suck up to the cancer on SW that is Kathleen Kennedy so she'll finally leave?
Its about to go crazy, check back in a few hours.
@@PKPhoenix83 Bruh no one asked
@@aaronbates4848 someone has to eventually say how bad Disney Wars is, original canon is much better than Disney canon.
A fantastically developed concept; the sort of thing that you wish was the intro to a two hour feature instead of a short! I think for the multitudes who have been disappointed by the sequels, this is a return to the concepts and themes we love: intrigue, high stakes and the uphill battle. Additionally, this low budget fan film was able to depict high-quality action without the modern filmmaking technique of "too much blur, lens flare and quick cuts to piece together what is happening." Well-freakin'-done
Also the colors feel natural (instead of today's filmmakers putting a layer or blue or red over their lenses (talking to you Solo)).
@@El_Fabricio Don't forget Hollywood's favorite: _piss yellow_
@@El_Fabricio pretty sure Bradford Young is more experience a Director of Photography than any of us
@@El_Fabricio Wdym???
@@nickter745thebold8 I was referring to unnecessary color filters that make whole scenes mono colorful. Either everything has a blue, red or green overlay thus making it feel unnatural.
Dang, I haven't seen such a good fan film for a while, well done and keep up the good work!
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I am a die-hard Star Wars fan. This reminds me of the golden age, when movies focused on adventure, action, and history, not on the crap that Disney now offers us, with its progressivism, feminism, gender inclusion, LGBT+, and all that garbage.
I really enjoyed this scene, it filled me with memories when Star Wars was a masterpiece
Man brought the image of Lusankya rising out of Coruscant's surface from the Rogue Squadron books to life!!
That alone was spectacular. You are a living legend my dude!!
This masterpiece of the liberation of Coruscant (and the Lusankya’s surface breach) made by fans is beautiful!
As soon as they said "Lusankya", I squeeled a bit. Still the most thrilling sequence in all of the Legends novels.
You squealed, eh? Look at my user name, lol. I might be the biggest Lusankya fan on the planet, definitely the biggest Ysanne Isard simp.
And now we got to see that scene onscreen.
I starting putting things together when he mentioned Wraith One.
It's pretty amazing how we can see scenes from the book get animated like this!
my favorite moment from any of the legends books for sure!
Hell yeah man. It was cool to finally see the Lusankya in action.
Awesome vid one of the favorite parts for me was the super destroyer jumping and leaving all the debris just to fall really inventive there again awesome job!
I'm awe struck. You took one of the greatest moments of Star Wars history, the Liberation of Coruscant, and gave it the justice it deserved. Thank you for this beautiful piece of work.
Yeah, for real. Why haven't we seen something like this before?
Outdid the entire sequel trilogy in less than 6 minutes. Bravo, excellent work.
Damn that was impressive. Ever since reading 'The Krytos Trap' always imagined what that'd have looked like, the Lusankya rising up from the city and how much destruction that would've caused just getting that thing airborne. This didn't disappoint.
Easily a billion people dead just from the Lusankya taking off. I can't think of any other ship that can say it did that while leaving its berth on it's maiden voyage. By far one of the most impressive moments in the Expanded Universe. I'm sorta bias, if you couldn't tell by my username, lol. Lusa-Iceheart as in Lusankya and Iceheart (Ysanne Isard).
@@Lusa_Iceheart yes you said it right of my lovely Imperial Ysanne Isard :)
The future of entertainment lies in the hands of the fans now. Amazing job with this, dude!
This is absolutely insane! Not only are the effects and cinematography incredible, but the actual film itself holds up like a true feature film. Incredible work!!!
The 3D work and physics simulations are amazing, but the frequent camera pans into the cockpits is not something you'd see in starwars. Too modern and computer like camera moves.
Absolutely amazing 👏 you should be very proud. Watched a few times now!
And everyone who is involved with a real official starwars production should be very ashamed.
Gota love unreal engine 5... while 343 be like how dare you and u better watch halo TV show with main character alway taking his helmet off
So much diversity.
@@nullakjg767 But it’s their jobs.
Its more than just a fan film, its a love letter to the living idea and concept of Star Wars that began all those years ago that was made reality, still inspiring fans to make unbelievable tributes to it that are so jaw dropping they can even contend with or outright outshine actual canon productions. You are a legend sir
Seeing the Lusankya rise up was everything I imagined when reading the books as a kid. Thank you for creating this and bringing one of those iconic moments to the screen. Ysane Isard should have been the main villain of The Mandalorian. She needs to be rescued from the EU and given the big screen she deserves.
Seconded. I loved that twist in the book. It was over the top in all of the best possible ways.
@@themiddlecase I think that each time she popped up, she managed to go even more over the top...each of the books with her gets more crazy
Wasn't the SSD upside down in the book?
@@omega40k I think it was nose up, so they could launch it like the space shuttle
@@omega40k no, just the prisoner decks. They have gravity plating in this universe.
This is what Disney needs to make. This five minute scene felt more like Star Wars than all of rise of skywalker.
Nothing like this in the OT lol
@grizzledcroc Excuse me? Empire strikes back and Return of the Jedi much? Besides what I'm saying is there is a certain choreography that needs to happen in order for dog fights and saber duels to feel authentic. This gave me return of the jedi vibes and I'm about it. Your sarcasm has been denied.
This is beautiful. It has to be possibly the best depiction of a star wars space battle I've ever seen. The single camera shot the whole way through was beautiful, the speed was captivating, and I'm just honestly shocked at what I've just watched. I almost can't believe this is a fan film. Wonderful work!
Excellent work!
Amazing to see you here man, love your Tie Fighter work! One of my favorites of all times.
Yo, so happy to see you comment. Of the shorts out there yours was probably the most I thought about when I was working on this.
@@nobleengine yeah we need more Fan films where the Empire stomps those Rebels stuff in again 😂
@@sschuster2180 …Pro-Imperial much?
@@nickter745thebold8 always liked the Empire more than the Rebel Scum 😂
I’m speechless. That was one of the most well put together action sequences I’ve ever seen. Get this guy an actual Hollywood budget cause that was insane. I can’t imagine how this would look on the big screen
This was the sickest fan made planetary star wars film I've ever seen. Well done sir 👏
To all involved in the production: I sincerely hope you guys are fulfilled and very proud of yourselves for what you’ve made! Legitimately unbelievably stunning job by all involved! I couldn’t possibly heap enough praise on this project.
The X-Wing books are some of my favorite from the Expanded Universe. So glad to see Wraith Squadron and Rogue Squadron back in action and blasting Imperial TIEs, just as the finest pilots of the New Republic should be!
seeing Lusankya rise up gave me shivers looks like its time to dive back into My Favourite Jedis story Corran Horn.
Astounding quality, blows my mind what you achieved in a few minutes of footage. So many fantastic moments in such quick succession- the squadron emerging from the clouds into the pell-mell capital ship melee, the series of great dogfights and saves, skimming across capital ships and through the citycape. Lusankya emerging gave me goosebumps, and that debris cloud briefly holding its shape after the SSD jumped + the music crescendo was magic. Great voice acting, chemistry, and even humor between the pilots draws you in beyond the visuals. Great little details like the X-Wing/Tie Fighter sound effects and cockpit UI hit me right in the nostalgias. And so much more to gush about. Thanks for your hard work on this!
Absolutely agreed.
Wow i never thought I'd see lusankya in a fan film. That is one hell of a choice to focus on. Something commonly forgotten by a great deal of legacy fans. Bravo sir most impressive
Why is it so hard for Disney to give us something like this, the vibe I get from this is hopeful, how original Star Wars was always, hope.
I recognized this immediately from the books and someone was doing their homework when they made this. I think Lucas made a bad call when he sold Lucasfilm to Disney. Since then, they,ve corrupted everything. There are a couple exceptions but overall, it's a mess now. One of my goals would be to 'destroy' Disney completely and rebuild some else. Walt Disney is probably turning over in his grave now.
Its not woke enough for Disney
@@AngryMarine-il6ej It is not as if Lucas was doing such a great job with the prequels.
@@macrumpton Still tops all the sequels. I didn't even bother watching Episode 9 from just the absolutely pitiful display of Episodes 7/8
@@AngryMarine-il6ej Lucas sold star wars because of the behaviour of fans after the prequels. He was sick of them.
I would have probably have crashed into a building if I flew. Reading about the Lusankya rising up from the surface in the books and seeing it now rendered 20+ years later is amazing.
The what?
That was the first thing I thought of too, "Hey, that's the Lusankya!"
100% this. i remember rereading the xwing series so many times when i was younger
@@rileyscheller8046 Its the super star destroyer that launch from under the surface of Coruscant which it original purpose was an emergency escape craft for the emperor.
@@JayJet53 Question: Is that the one that showed in episode VI ?
Dude! That super star destroyer emergence was so sick! That's such a cool idea. 🤘
It's heavily inspired from the Krytos Trap book by Michael Stackpole.
Actually that is how is told in the Xwing Saga, Lusankya is the name of a Super Star Destroyer that appear in the X-Wing Novel, emerging exactly as this video shows it.
No...it's a really, really dumb idea.
@@codcastrecall2738 In the books, Admiral Ysarde was kind of a forced character and wasn't very bright overall. She's what Stackpole had to work with because of the Jedi Academy series though. A lot of the characters from the Jedi Academy trilogy didn't go much further because of how low the quality of those books were. Stackpole's Rogue Squadron was better, if a bit overdramatic, but it produced several big characters. The follow up series, Wraith Squadron by Aaron Allston are even better and are some of my favorite EU books.
@@codcastrecall2738 So dumb. I guess it's fun if you read it as a kid. But what a stupid strategy.
Congratulations, this is one hell of a work. This is truly awesome and captures exactly the essence of the Star Wars we all know and love, and we all fans deserved. Thank you so much ❤
Epic work! Great job and a fun ride
This is possibly the best fan animated film I've ever seen. I don't think I blinked through the whole thing. How has this not gone viral?
"How has this not gone viral?"
...yet.
At the time of this reply, it's nearing 60K views. I think it's going viral.
Yeah it still deserves more veiws though
@@khandimahn9687 going viral is a million in a day. This deserves that and much more.
This makes me mad because this is the Star Wars that Disney should have given us. But it also makes me happy seeing so many talented fans carrying the torch for George Lucas and the talented EU writers of the past. TIE Fighter was my introduction to Star Wars. Seeing the TIE Avenger put a big smile on my face.
Glad it was not just me. The Tie Avenger and Tie Defender are still incredible ships. The Tie Defender has been nerfed to the ground since because it was too damn good for Disney to let the Empire actually have the short of elite craft they had the money and R&D teams to build, because it was too good.
This doesn’t scream EU.
@@alexrose1ukv2 Believe ir it not, the TIE Defender was not actually nerfed quite as much as you'd (and I certainly did) think from TIE Fighter. My last playthrough of TIE, I conducted some experiments and came to a horrible realisation - the tech room in TIE straight-up *lied* to me for twenty years, on both the T/D and T/A. In effect, it listed the 200% SBD shields (when counting only the 100% of everyone else). They actually only have 100 and 50 SBD respectively, even in TIE Fighter. (Which is why I realised you can take out a T/D with two advanced missiles, and you can't survive more than one advanced missile when you're flying a T/A - even at double shields, that's still split front and rear, so you only have 25+25 verses the missile's 60...) I more recently double-confirmed this when thanks to the Total Tie Fighter Converstion Project for X-Wing Alliance, they gave me a way to actually look under the hood at the game stats. I was a bit miffed about that, I can tell you...!
Granted, the later games did nerf their speed and maneuverability a tad; but the belief they halved the shields was always my biggest gripe, and turns out that was entirely based on Imperial techroom propaganda.
This has been your Pointless Star Wars Trivia for the day...
the black man would be some black lesbo chick who has more balls than any man alive if disney made this. well done
Legends/EU wont ever die. Feloni already tries his hardest to give us every bit that he can and fan's like back then do the rest.
I paused went to get popcorn turned off all the lights, blasted my speakers up and enjoyed the f out of this MASTERPIECE
Except for jumping to hs from inside the gravity well, this was an amzing interpretation of what (for me) is the most memorable thing from the old EU. Lusankya being built in secret underneath the capitol was an amazing reveal back in the day. Honestly, the Rogue/Wraith storylines (or Thrawn) would have made for far better movies than what we got from Disney.
Fucking amazing work, had chills halfway through when I realized what this had to be. Keep it up!
I hoped I wasn't the only one questioning jumping from inside the gravity well. Don't get me wrong - production quality is awesome! Love the pace of the action.
Indeed, the hyper jump inside the planet is the only "odd" thing from the video, everything else is cool, as a matter of fact, in the cockpit scenes you can see the Engine Shield Laser meter is moving, just like in the Lucas Arts PC games simulators
They may have used a micro jump to clear the atmo then hauled ass when clear of the well.
it was "light speed skipping", lol.
Yeah - awesome work. Shame they didnt want to pay someone to use the wraith squadron or thrawn stuff right from the start
This is fucking amazing!
In just a few minutes you've managed to hook me to the characters and their plight and give me chills when I hear the name 'Lusankya' and know what that means.
Stellar work, I am going to spread this around because it is criminal how few views this has!
Same. I got goosebumps when I realised I was watching the Lusankya from the X-wing novels. This is the content we need. Not that Ren/Resistance crap.
This was absolutely incredible to watch, makes me immediately think of the games of my childhood but also brings Rogue One's space battle to mind. I really can't wait to see what else you plan to create in the future as a filmmaker. Keep it up!
THE MOST FUN AND EXCITING THING IVE SEEN FROM A FAN FILM IN SO LONG. KEVIN HIRE THIS MAN
I've always wanted this scene from the Rogue Squadron books to be animated. Such a fantastic job!
Which book is this from?
@@luigi1227 "X-wing: The Krytos Trap" is when the ship first appears.
Legends material is still so good! This fan film just made it epic.
well its an ecvellent hash of the seige of Courasant and the Kytos trap.
I can't begin to imagine the hours of care poured into this
3:20 I'd never thought I'd see this rendered out. Thankyou so much
Comments like these are part of why I did it. I'm so enthused by how many people are excited to see the Lusankya.
@@nobleengine Dang, the Imperials didn’t care about tearing up Coruscant’s infrastructure just to get the Lusankya out of there! Lol 😆
@@nickter745thebold8 Just think how much they tore it up getting Lusankya in there in the first place.
You have no idea how much I loved the usage of all the X-wing Alliance sound effects, great work!
This was absolutely amazing! There are numerous YT videos of SW Space Battles and the number continues to grow, but there are only a handful that are actually worth watching! YOU MY FRIEND ARE ON THEM! Of course I love the Jedi and Sith and any lightsaber battle between them but it was the Ships and Battles fought in them that made SW magic to a kid who grew up before the PT! I think people that were born during the period after they came out are unfortunately a little less aware of that. The theme running through all 3 OT movies is being a great pilot is the most valuable thing one could be! Han, Chewie, Luke, Vader, Lando, Wedge, all of them were amazing pilots! Thanks for this so much and keep it up! You are gifted
Still remember reading this part of the books, so good to see it bought to life so well! Easily the best star wars "space battle" since rogue one. Not sure if Disney gave up on the rogue squadron series but this is probably way better than what would have come out of that anyway!
Yeah this is one of my favorite moments in all starwars lore, EU all of it. I wish they showed some of the sheer havoc it reeked while taking off, it didnt really just hover up horizontally like that, it almost immediatly started going verticle and blasted upwards with its engines vaporizing skyscrapers and millions of people. Then it stopped breifly to exchange shots with the giant orbital platform that protects coruscant, it basically demolished it in under a minute sending the golan platform plummeting toward the earths surface killing even more millions. After all that then it made its jump out of coruscant space.
I’m pretty sure they are making a moive about Rogue Squadron that’s releasing next year (don’t know if this is bad or not, but it’s a female director, and the first female director to make a Star Wars movie)
@@colbysteffens2976 being Disney, it won't have any relation to the Rogue Squadron we all know and love.
@@colbysteffens2976 Is the moving having a "female director" relevant to it's quality, given that the sequels were directed by men and were pretty terrible? A significant portion of Mandalorian, and the entirety of Kenobi is directed by a woman. Seems like your sexism doesn't hold much water in the context of good film.
@@tgs7515 Depends on the woman directing it. If Bryce Dallas Howard were directing it, I'd have hope. If Kathleen Kennedy directed it, I'd lose hope.
When this feels more like a star wars movie than the entire sequels did.
The music is good in both of them though, right?
It is significantly easier to make a 5 minute plot than a multi- movie plot. This is good because it was fan made. If Disney were to put this out, they would be criticized for low effort. All that being said, great job op.
Ikr Disney had a budget thousands of times as big as this and Thier special effects still fell flat lmao
It's based on the EU so of course, it's better than the sequels.😅
@@jeffbarnes2834 The sequels had a plot?
Very well choreographed, if that’s the right word. You’ve got a real gift for visual storytelling
Yes, very much so!
You're comment is underrated in my opinion!
No lame attempts at humor or stupid characters-just pure action. The way it used to be and should still be! Bravo-awesome work!