Undertale Animation - Frisk vs Sans

the result of my Vector 2 final project I've been working on for three months, a lot of these scenes are actions I've never animated before and it was fun to try out, and once again a shout out to Strelok for providing his awesome audio skills to make this better :D use headphones if you can, there's some cool effects

Programs used:

Toon Boom Harmony

Adobe After Effects

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[xxTC-xx]

Just so I can clear up some confusion, Sans doesn't have three fingers on his hand, he's wearing mittens where the pointer finger is separated from the other fingers, I had mittens like those too and gloves just looked weird on him :P

Also yes I am TC-96, this is an old youtube account but it's all I got XD

[theallmightyboop]

1:49 Frisk: Who needs friends when I have KNIVES!
1:54 Frisk: ..I'm... outta knives...

[simongrace]

Unlike most Sans vs Frisk/Chara animations, Sans remained calm and collected during the fight like in the game. I personally love that. That and I'm in love with your art style. It's so clean and detailed! Anyhow, great work!

[Jayup]

I love how sans is so chill like he is in the real fight!
Unlike most, sans is calm and collected where in other fights, he is angry

[CamilaCuevas]

Idk about everyone else but at least half of these views are mine.

Keep rocking girl, this is amazing ♥

[stealthlock]

Wonderful interpretation and cinematography.
. The careful, scant use of Sans' yellow/blue flickering eye, instead of just blazing blue all the time
. The shadow play introduction of the Gaster Blaster
. The visible psychology behind "if we're really friends, you won't come back."

[corinnadenning]

I love the detail of the glowing eye only when he’s actually moving the soul and the added yellow to the eye it’s more accurate to the game :)

[atlanatlanatlan]

The perfect sans fight can't exi-

[addie]

1:55 that face just says "It seemed like a good idea on paper."

[greet_ed]

When frisk first attacked and sans dodged, they were like, “wait what he can dodge too?!”

[sugarwaterenthusiast]

Finally!
Someone actually draws Frisk/Chara with a dagger, and not a kitchen knife!

[SwediCandy]

It's so refreshing seeing a fight animation with them that are not super visually actiony and I LOVE THIS

[cutlery]

I really like how you brought out exactly how terrifying sans is in these final moments. Most animators really just see "Badass" but this definitely brings all of sans' character to light, the hilarity, the sadness, the anger, all of it. Fantastic animation, long time fan!

[finleyforevermore]

This is my favorite Sans vs Frisk animation. I tell you why.

Several people interpret Frisk (or Chara, it depends) as an acrobat that is a master of flips and cartwheels. I'm not saying Frisk can't do any tricks at all, they can most likely do a cartwheel or a foward/backwards roll, but they have Frisk doing flips in mid air, jumping off a barrage of bones, etc. But this animation makes Frisk act like a actual child. Their attacks aren't too crazy and actually like something a real 8-10 year old child would do. They don't have a specific technique and just swing the dagger around, their only goal being to kill Sans.

Sans, in almost every animation, is overpowered, and is practically Jesus. He is edgy, and he goes from being laid back, slightly careless, but can and will kick your butt, to edgy, will kill you, no questions, and his attacks are too FAR powerful. There are some animations where Sans just straight up beats the crap out of Frisk. But this one makes him laid back, a little goofy, less serious, NOT edgy, and is just overall superior to other interpretations of Sans in animations like these.

[jollycompanion]

As amazing as the animation is, what I really appreciate is the way you nailed the feeling of the fight.

Far too often you see people portray Sans as a violent edgelord, fueled by his hatred for you for killing his brother and who oftens wears his own brothers scarf as a reminder of what you did to him. I absolutely cant stand it when people do that, that's not how hes portrayed in the game. But you nailed it. You portrayed Sans as slightly goofy and chill throughout the fight, but added a certain tension and that last bit of emotional trauma at the end to make sure it's not too light hearted. Absolutely perfect.
And even though I hate it when people portray Frisk as being posessed by Chara, I kinda like the way you handled it. You make it clear it's still Frisk, so you could see them being possesed as Chara as them being obsessed with the feeling of power they get from killing (which is what Chara is said to represent). Unless your intention was just to show that it's all Chara's fault and you shouldnt blame Frisk, which is something a lot of fans seem to do, then I think its a bit of a weak excuse. But I hope how I interpreted it was your intent.
I also like how you didn't make the fight too over the top. Tons of people portray Sans as this god who fills the whole screen with lasers and bones with Frisk just getting beaten the shit out of, which always seemed like overdoing it to me. Your way the fight plays out feels a bit more turn based structured like the game, which I tink is really cool.
And ofcourse the lack of Megalovania was a very good and original choice. And the voice acting for Sans wasnt overdone like in so many videos. You absolutely nailed the feel of the fight man, good job.

So yeah man, you clearly care about this game and really understand it. Good on you for not making the same mistakes so many undertale animators make, which I wasnt more than sick of seeing.

[fizzipop]

I don’t know what makes me like this so much. Maybe it is the style, the amazing flow of animation, the humor, the tone, or just all of the above. One thing that I would like to say is that his animation isn’t like anyone else’s, and definitely didn’t expect this. Most people would just use Megalovania, but you chose a different route. Using that song, even though I love it too, makes it seem like it is just a fight and not an actual scene with a story. Even though there is always a story, Megalovania can definitely skew your view of the story trying to be told. This animation also avoided a bunch of tropes, like everything being done so quickly you need to rewind time and time again to catch what is going on. Sans also didn’t seem like a raging ball of fire ready to kill, and he didn’t cry in this either, which I give props to you on that. He seems so in control, which I will get to later. Anyway, the music and pace made you think about what was happening. It made everything seem more...well, human in a way. That this isn’t just a fight. That there is something more going on. There is this certain thing that I can’t seem to place, but it really just ties everything together. And back to the thing about Sans being more in control. As I said earlier, in most Sans fight animations, he does cry. And this completely combats that, and I love it. I believe the fact that he cry spoke to me more than tears or rage ever could. It showed that, yes, he does regret not doing anything before, that yes, he does remember all the good times, and yes, he wish that it hadn’t come to this. But he will do what has to be done. He will keep fighting for forever for what they have done. And at the end of the animation, it really did seem like it would last forever. That this fight would go on and on with no end in sight, even though we don’t actually see it. Like how it would feel to be in that fight. To never know if it will end or not. Anyway, that is all I’d like to say. Or at least all I could put into words. Beautiful animation. I’m probably going to watch this another dozen times after this. Keep up the amazing work :)

[smoothcriminal]

Chara: *Kill them*... Frisk, *kill them.*
Frisk: No!
Chara: I'll give you *chocolate!*
0:44

[confettiveda]

_2:22__ So how about... We don't do that... And just... _*_WHACK WHACK WHACK_*

[technicallygood]

This is a very fluid animation, and Sans' face is probably the most expressive I've seen it. Chara taking over is handled very well, and the initial dodge is hilarious. Watching Sans smugly waving at Frisk as they faceplant is amazing, and the initial death feels quick and kind of surprising in how quick and loud its and how startling the black/white flash can feel. Seeing genuine rage on Frisk's face makes the attacking feel predictable, and makes it all the more enjoyable when Sans somewhat lazily dodges all their attacks and then easily punishes. It was cool to see Sans seem genuinely surprised with how quick Frisk came back. It makes Sans feel less like an angry god and more like just a really powerful mortal. Then, after he dodges, it's back to business as usual as he raises an eyebrow as if to say "Really kid? Is that all you've got?" That eyebrow is fucking perfect. The attack when Frisk throws the knife is also a nice callback to Mad Dummy. "Who needs friends when you have knives? I'm... all out of knives." We get more of surprised Sans when Frisk summons a knife Glitchtale style, and he still dodges masterfully with an amazing combination of anger, surprise, and maybe a little fear on his face. I love how it shows weakness but also shows he's no pushover. The potential fakeout death for Sans is done quite well, as the sound effect for the knife sounded like it would perfectly transition into the sound effect for striking a monster. Then, we cut to Sans, having caught Frisk with blue magic. The way he gently pushes the knife so that it is no longer pointing at him and casually walks away is very satisfying in conjunction with his three-hit combo. The reveal of the Gaster Blaster using the shadow cast from the light going into the window is genius, and so is the scene of Sans' flashback to the pacifist run as he seems to question what he's doing. Then, seeing the deaths of everyone, he kind of gets over it. One of my favorite details is how Frisk closes their eyes as they're engulfed in the blast. To me, it looks as if they're kind of accepting it? Kind of like "Yeah, I guess I deserve this." I also love the open ending. Overall, this is a great animation!

[rainydayarts]

Sans: *causualy steps away and slams frisk into the ceiling*