Hello!
Excited to say that the animatic I've been working on that felt like 4 heccin years (probably was) is finally finished!
With @just-silly-liv-things permission, I have put practice in revising her Darkiplier vs Antisepticeye Kill the Lights animatic! Do give the OG a watch before seeing the premiere of the revised!
Original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkeA4bUynhA&t=0s
Premiere Oct 31 10:30am pst
https://youtu.be/YPKeR_vq_Uk
Moulded to suit
I know the real me just convolutes
Do you understand how extremely insane a coincidence it is that you landed on this song with this character. The reason I know 'A Deer Mistaking Candles for Headlights' is because of a Who Killed Markiplier animatic I saw in middle school. This song is in my top 100 this year because it got added to my markiplier playlist for nostalgia purposes. I literally lost my mind when I realized this song was at 56 after getting this ask yesterday.
(Warning in the above video for shouting, loud volume, and badly drawn guns)
So back in 2022, there was a popular post that had people imagine what a Muppets version of something they enjoyed would be like. At the time, I had decided that a Muppets version of Who Killed Markiplier would be fantastic, but I didn't really have the skills to properly share stuff. I've been using the old sketchbook as a temporary replacement, found the sketch, and I got inspired. So I present to you:
Who Killed Markiplier, Muppets Edition.
I have a photo of what I envision the cast to look like (both the 2020 original and the version made today), along with notes for my choices, under the read-more. I decided against using well-known Muppet characters since I wanted the fun of creating looks.
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Damien, Celine, and Benjamin are all traditional hand-rod Muppets. The twins are lavender, while Benajmin would be dark blue with a turquoise nose. Both Damien's cane and Benajmin's tray would be attached to the hand via magnets so they can be held only when needed.
Chef is a live-hand, sack-body monster, heavily inspired by Big Mean Carl. In homage to this, Little Buddy has been swapped out with a bunny (the reference being this video ). Not only does it suit the idea of him being intimidating and a dangerous red herring, it also allows Chef to carry the ladle and Little Buddy, among other things. Chef would have white fur that darkens to black along the edges (except on the paws), along with red eyes. Little Buddy is pure white, with a matching uniform and a little red neck tie.
George would be a dark green, full-body Muppet to allow a proper running scene. He's inspired by the Muppets with snouts (sorta like F.raggle Rock). Between the hair and the hat, you can't see his eyes.
Finally, the Colonel is a live-hand orange Muppet. With holding the gun and being a general nuisance, I thought having access to hands would make scenes with Abe or the Viewer more entertaining. Not only that, since the glasses make up the shape of his eyes, his eyebrows are on the top of the rim and can be raised and lowered to switch between intimidating and goofy.
That leaves three human cast: Abe, Mark, and the District Attorney. Mark had said that Abe is essentially the main character, so it stood to reason to keep him the same. The Viewer stays human because it's fourth-wall breaking and allows us to stay at Abe's height throughout. Finally, I feel it would be really fitting of Mark to be like "I'm in a production with Muppets :D" and then die barely five minutes in.