The King - Animation vs. Minecraft Shorts Ep 30

The origin story and season finale.

[sublucid]

My brother and I are nearly 30 and found ourselves enjoying the creativity and whimsy of the series, thinking it was just "good content targeted at a younger demographic"... but then we hit this one and we cried for nearly two hours at King's backstory... holy crap man, that was incredible! Several days later and I'm still choking up just thinking about it; I can't remember the last time a story hit me that hard... thank you for your awesome work.

[pokemonique]

A son chasing after a father that never cared and a father who chased after a son he cared for so much... Absolutely poetic, Alan. I'm crying.

[ganeshravinath]

All of this started with a single stick figure which was but a victim in Alan's eyes. To take such a simple idea and do something so grand with it is truly remarkable. It is a testament to your creativity and dedication that today, millions of people are witnessing this masterpiece unfold on their screens. Thank you to you and your team for giving us an epic tale to experience.

[Hasbxmya]

3 fav things
1. Herobrine appears to escort spider, skeleton, and enderman to class, then joins the fight
2. Pig eat mushroom at the end
3. Blue gets the item that started the chaos

[BlueMonkey]

Better than most multi-million dollar movies; what a crazy satisfying finale!! Not a single word of dialogue and yet I am sat here in complete emotional awe. The level of care put into this series... How on earth you were able to link back to so many old videos is beyond me. Incredible job by everyone involved!!!

[Spider-Dani]

Thanks Alan for an amazing series, a series that will live in the hearts of all of us for the rest of our lives.

[niorsaj]

The fact that the king was pretty much unstoppable at that point but switched sides at his own will (literally because of a change of heart) .That's honestly quite rare to see coming from a villain. And the fact that he's not just some kind of a dumb villain who gets wrecked after loses, he's very strong and intelligent. Literally everyone thought they had him down that one point but he's able to 1v11 with little power to get back the staff. Well written antagonist.

Been here since the animator vs animation, it's just getting better

[Trenchbleeder-Lucy]

King Orange taking many attempts to find the right staff for the command block:
The two villagers in episode 28:

[oneweebinatree]

Absolutely phenomenal as always, Alan! Your ability to tell such incredible and thought-provoking stories sheerly through your animations is a wonder to behold, it's content like yours that keeps me coming back to youtube.

[memin]

I love that this episode marks the end of an era. Finally, after 6 years, that hole in the taskbar has been restored. It's just beautiful.

[ThePhantomiteZ]

These characters have absolutely no facial features and yet the perfect choreography makes it SO easy to tell what way they're looking or what they're trying to express. Absolutely masterful.

[Ahmad__Muslim]

It’s crazy how these were originally small shorts and now they are small cinematic masterpieces longer than his older full length animations. Everytime you watch it you feel such emotion it’s just beautiful.

[RicoGamerBoi]

I'm gonna miss this series so much.. almost 7 years since it all started when Orange stick figure picked up the Minecraft block, and so many brainstorming ideas came around. Not even Mojang can think of it!

Thank you, Alan Becker.

Edit: Jesus guys, I get that it may not be ending for good, but you never know when all good things come to an end eventually. Not all things last forever you know.

Edit 2: Goddamn so many likes.. dunno if I'll bypass this current one anytime soon.. and can y'all calm down now?

[sweetseremine]

The convergence of multiple storylines multiple times is better than what most movies can pull off. If I could see the real-time season 3 be made into a movie I would have definitely watched it in theaters. The soundtrack was absolutely amazing. Legit have it on my playlist while I play games.

[SawyerPoggers]

Herobrine possessing Red brought me back. Also love how Red willingly moved forward!

[camillathomas]

As soon as King Orange's son got deleted, I could see where this was going-- but was still on the edge of my seat the whole time. I like how both King Orange and Purple had to accept a resolution to their problem beyond the one they thought they wanted. Real life is like that. That's how character growth happens. Hats off to Alan and his team!

[dagatekeeper]

The idea that this entire series started with a lone stick figure and a dream would baffle my past self. The work you put in truly shows through the creation of a rich story and well written characters. I always tear up when watching things with well written characters and despite either being a long time fan or a new viewer, it shows how much effort one has put forward to create a work of art.

[lizaandreakos]

Im not crying you're crying-

But on a serious note, this whole series was an actual work of art. Actions speak louder than words, as they say, and the way Alan Becker described this entire story in such a moving way while using only movement is both inspirational and beautiful. The entire relationship between King and purple had me on the verge of tears so many times. The fact that they both lost the people most important to them, making them bitter to everyone until they found eachother and saw those people in eachother is so well written and expressed. (Unlike this sentance, haha) I've loved this series from the very very first episode, and I am more than pleased, impressed, shocked, and moved by how far it's come and how it ended.

(On a side note, the true motive behind both King and Purples actions was a huge plot twist and view changer. At first I thought the only thing they were after was power, before we saw Kings backstory. By the end battle I didn't know who I was rooting for, until the Void scene occured. I thought he was trying to get his son back when in reality he was just talking out his anger on everything in his path, including the cause itself. Really poetic and again, absolutely stunning how this entire series has developed to this point!)

[willdo]

10:39 I just realized the TV is branded after the company Victim owns, the foreshadowing is crazy!

[hoyitsmiguel]

Honestly, I'll never forget how far this series has come from its original roots, and how much time, effort, and skill was poured into each and every single creation, but also the series as a whole. Hope that 2023 has more success and happiness for you, and for everyone also reading this.