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DJShort S03E03 "Prisoners of the Shokan" is finally arrived!

Journey to the Kobalt Mines of Shokan and witness Reptile and Jax's attempted escape from the mines...

In their way is Goro, formidable and frustrated and isn't prepared to let two guys escape on his watch! But Goro isn't the only legacy character in the mines enjoying the perks of the job...

The Kahn is present with his servants and trophies... along with a few other kameos you may recognise!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NAqJwxyJCYCNqTiL-W8xLnBZVnxVLn3i/view?usp=sharing

Sorry it's taken so long to get this one out, I remade the start so it flowed better and the mine shots took ages due to lighting and shadows. Onwards to Jacob and Nick for S03E04!

Feel free to leave feedback below or on the Discord server of your thoughts :)

Much love and forever humble you enjoy my content

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CowWhoHugs

HOLY ELDER GODS AT THE ENDING! 😍💗💗💗💗💗💗💗I don’t want to post spoilers yet, but hooooo boy! 🥰

Andrew Fillips

Yay I’m so excited to watch it 🥰😍🤤

Wesker Burkin

Yay! Fucking loved it bro, love Shao's tantrum and the mortal kombat style finishes

Derink Derink

Animation: The animation for this was so smooth. Seriously, top-level stuff. Very well done with Goro’s 4 arms and making it all look natural. Reptiles walk, once he was transformed, was very apex predator. I really liked that. The combat stuff was great. Nice bit of action to spice things up. One small issue was that Jax’s head was way too floppy. Tone that down a bit so it doesn’t look like a baby who can’t support his own head. The hands for Jax were also a bit too floppy, so it looked like he was trying to fly or something. Reptiles transformation was so epically done. It was such a smooth transition, and I liked how you could still see his legs slowly turning, and it wasn’t just like the effect was frozen. Nice small details that stand out and add up. The crashes into the walls were great. The fist bump at the end, a small moment, but it was animated great. The swing with Khan was really well animated, I thought. It wasn’t static, and it had a nice sway to it that fit the pacing. Facial expressions, especially at the start when Reptile was overhearing Goro, were great. Goro noticing him and then again when he grabbed Reptile while invisible nice small facial works there. The cumtality stuff was awesome. I loved how Goro sped up, and then everything slowed, and the same for Reptile. The slowing effect was so cool. One small area to improve on would be the crawling effects. When you crawl, you usually lead with your knees, but the animation kind of made it feel like they were dragging themselves with their arms, almost like you would if you were severely wounded, but normal crawling is more in the knees. Story Not being an MK fan, I wasn’t sure how much I would enjoy this due to knowing nothing about any of the lore. But you handled it well. I could tell there was some MK stuff in there for fans, but it also felt like there was some DJU original stuff in there. I thought Jax and Reptile made a great team and had great interactions. The story had a nice flow, and the cutaways to the Khan were perfectly timed to allow the heroes to get to the next important event without having to spend time showing things. Reptile's cocky attitude was great considering he was kind of powerless for the first part. The segway into the fighting was amazing for Goro and Jax. I did like how you foreshadowed the collar stuff by having it start to malfunction in that early shot after Reptile was thrown. It’s small stuff like that that really puts your storytelling on another level. The Khan throwing the guard off was a cool touch for a villain, and seeing him test the goods was funny. Baraka’s cameo at the end was good too. Nice post-credit scene there. I liked how Jax wasn’t idle during the Reptile stuff, which was good. Having him seek out a way to deactivate the collars was good. It was a fun little story, and I loved the ending. Their camaraderie was great. I was worried they might not escape and Goro would dominate them and then return them to the status quo, but great job using Reptile to make a great story reason while they escaped. The Bits I thought the bits were great. The star pose with Reptile was a standout. I liked the behind-the-back shot where you could see all 6 arms and the legs dangling. It was a cool little visual. Reptile topping Goro had some nice moments. I thought they were all well-paced. One area where you struggled before, such as with the Tim and Jason one, was that one character would get all the attention, and then the other character was kind of wasted and got like a couple of seconds. So they were in the animation, but not really. But I thought all 3 characters got a fair shake in the bits and nothing felt rushed. So I would say this is an improvement in that regard. Characters Lots of great character moments in this in the span of a short time. The initial interaction between Jax and Reptile. Reptile kind of acting like an arrogant prick, but then at the end they kind of come together because they realize they kind of compensate each other, which was nice. Goro being intelligent was nice. I thought the Kollector and Khan had fun character development as well. I mentioned some of the character stuff before, but another standout was Jax’s reaction to Reptile dominating Goro. I thought that was funny. This is the area that I really enjoy about your animations and what makes you stand out. You have all these fun character moments that make repeat viewing interesting; it’s not just about the bit, it’s a complete package that draws you in. Some of the stuff you do reminds me of the old web show The Guild (really great old show on YouTube that ran for 6 seasons). Each episode is only a few minutes, and together a season is like 1-2 hours, maybe. But it feels like a complete season of television. They were able to pack 26 episodes worth of storytelling into 2 hours and give all the main characters arcs and stories without things feeling rushed. I think you do those kinds of things in these animations. Yeah, they are longer at 10 mins, but they are so much more interesting now than they were. Everyone is going for the quick 5-minute animations that focus on the naughty bits. But you’re taking the time to create something unique and entertaining. Your stuff is so much more interesting and enjoyable to watch. Cinematography Yet another area you excel at. The camera pans down in the initial shot, then pans up to the Khan. You do such a great job with the camera to make the world feel alive. Then, just picking the angles, like when the guard got thrown out. That was an interesting angle. The lighting with the torch was fantastic. The blue light during the culmination was amazing. Love the sunset shot and how you posed the duo for it. The final transition from the sun to the credits made my jaw drop! Other The music cues were great. The heroic cue when Jax stands up, the epic battle music for Reptile. The sound effects (I heard the Voyager ones, nice touch), everything was well done, and created a nice atmosphere. Maybe the music cue in the first scene with Goro was a tad too loud, as the drums sometimes made the dialogue hard to hear, but it wasn’t a huge detractor. One flaw was the guard’s voice at the end…to put it frankly, it was shit. I thought maybe you decided to bring back Bennet's voice actor from the Beast Boy one XD. The rest of the voices were spot on and great, but that one was completely out of place and was kind of the one thing that really pulled me out of the animation. Overall, fantastic work, man. It left me wanting to see more, and that was a good thing in this case. Probably a lot I’m forgetting. Great job with the weight of Reptile throwing Goro on the slab. You could feel the impact. Pros: +The initial panning shot +Reptiles transformation and movement +The character moments +Distribution and length of the naughty bits. +Great ending +Great ambiance Cons -The crawling animation -Jax’s head/hand animation -Guard’s voice -Some of the fighting movements and throws lacked the feeling of weight. I would give this one 10/10. Thanks for doing such great work with your animations. It’s so cool to see you grow your talents and storytelling. Keep it up, man. These animations have definitely moved in the right direction since you started with season 1.

Kenshi Takahashi

oh wow, you knocked this out of the park, love the characters, love the setting, love how it all flows and moves perfectly. You are a legend and the spoilers, you know you made me very happy.

TLG

Nicely done, although I would have liked to see Reptile getting inseminated too,before taking his revenge. Also, who is the 'new volunteer'? Would definetly like to see the Khan determining his position in every detail ;-P I guess I am just insatiable...