Warrior of the Mind - EPIC: The Musical Animatic (FLASH WARNING)

Warrior of the Mind - EPIC: The Musical Animatic

At last! ATHEEENAAA arrived! And mind your eyes everyone, the animatic turned out to be a bit flashy. But what can I do when I imagine Quick-Thought like this? hahaha...

Warrior of the Mind might be the most known song of The Troy Saga because of TikTok, no? There's no chance you haven't heard at least once the "You are ATHEEENAAA!" line.

By the way, you're aware of who sings her, right? RIGHT? If not, it is TEAGAN EARLEY, my friends, the absolute QUEEN of the EPIC Fandom
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AND we can't forget about the GENIUS who wrote these banger songs!

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Lyrics written by Jorge Rivera-Herrans

Have you forgotten the lessons I taught you?
Athena!
Have you forgotten to turn off your heart, this is not you
I see you changing from how I've designed you
Have you forgotten your purpose?
Let me remind you
Goddess of wisdom
Master of war
My life has one mission
Create the greatest warrior
I had a challenge, a test of skill
A magic boar only the best could kill
One day a boy came for the thrill
A boy whose mind rivaled the boar's own will
Let's go!
Maybe one day he'll follow me
And wе'll make a greater tomorrow, thеn they'll see
I know he'll change the world
'Cause he is a warrior of the mind
Maybe one day I'll reach him
And we can build his skills as I teach him
If there's a problem, he'll have the answer
He is a warrior of the mind
Show yourself
I know you're watching me
Show yourself
I can see you
How can you see through my spell?
Haha! I was lying and you fell for my bluff
Hahahaha
Well done, enlighten me, what's your name?
You first and maybe I'll do the same
Nice try, but two can play this game
Nah, don't be modest
I know you're a goddess
So let's be honest
You are Athena! (Athena!)
Badass in the arena (arena)
Unmatched, witty, and queen of (and queen of)
The best strategies we've seen
If you're looking for a mentor, I'll make sure your time's well spent
Sounds like a plan
Goddess and man
Bestest of friends
We'll see where it ends
Okay
Maybe one day they'll follow me and we'll
Make a greater tomorrow, then they'll see
I know we'll change the world
'Cause we are the warriors of the mind
Maybe one day we'll reach them
And we can build their skills as we teach them
If there's a problem, we'll have the answer
We are the warriors of the mind
I still intend to make sure you don't fall behind
Don't forget that you're a warrior of a very special kind
You are a warrior of the mind
Don't disappoint me

That's all for now. Cure your souls after the Cyclops Saga :,)
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Programs and Tools:
PaintTool SAI 2 (for pics)
HitFilm Express (for editing)
Wacom Cintiq 16 digital tablet (for drawing)

[that.drawer.mircsy]

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[Cosmosdestructor]

One of my favorite things about this fandom is that everyone agrees that Polites wore glasses, even though they weren’t invented until around a thousand years ago.

[deepfriedjellybean]

I love how everyone collectively agrees that at "Sounds like a plan, Goddess and Man, Bestest of friends" Odysseus is left hanging

[falkyrie]

I remember loving Odysseus interactions with Athena when reading the Odyssey. Like when she appeared to him disguised as a mortal and he was himself disguised as beggar - she knew it was him, but he didn't know it was her. He then proceeded to tell her the (fake) story of his life and she couldn't help but to admire how much of a cunning bastard he was for being able to come up with all that BS on the fly.

[jaitao]

I like how you depict Odysseus and Athena’s relationship that is an uneven dynamic; dominant-submissive. Athena is not only Odysseus’ mentor, but also his kind of master. While Odysseus is not only Athena’s student nor friend but also her kind of pet. This shows more of gods’ personas of how manipulative and how cruel they are. In this portrayal, Athena doesn’t want to guide Odysseus in the first place but to control him.

[lazysunset]

I cannot express the pure joy I felt seeing how you drew Odysseus being kind of a little shit, all smug he tricked Athena and all.
This is amazing

[Noa]

Awww I love how they’re working together even as children. Nice to see Odysseus saving Polites like in the original song too!

[alixmalone]

I'm just gonna a make a list of everything I loved about this

1. Athena yeeting him into the memory
2. Athena's whole design
3. Her being an owl to observe Odysseus
4. UM...YOUNG ODYSSEUS, POLITES, AND EURYLOCHUS!!!! So cute
5. Ok, I see the vision with the plan, love how Odysseus saved Polites!
6. The shot of Odysseus on the boar? Simply iconic.
7. His smugness with the sheer audacity over lying lmao
8. Athena face reveal, the way the mask fades away *chef's kiss* true art, true talent
9. Odysseus walking on the tree next to her omg it's so cute and precious and I want to sob
10. We love a training montage in this household.
11. Tactical owl escape
12. Ok, that...mark? Tattoo? Very neat in any case.
13. The way Athena held his arm is very much a reminder that, no she's not his friend.
13. I, too, feel the urge to not disappoint Athena.
14. Now I feel very sad for what lies ahead but at least your beautiful art makes it look good.

[christopherfranklin]

People don't realize how controlling Athena is to Odysseus. Athena straight up said "I see you changing from how I've designed you" like everything he did goes to her? Which is partly true after all Athena did mentor him. But, Athena was only there because Odysseus had so much potential. Her intentions are to get recognition by training an amazing warrior. Some may say that's not true but, in the song "My Goodbye" Odysseus said "why's your life spent all alone? You're alone". That clearly hunt of her feelings because, she is fighting to know and to get recognition. And the way she thinks she will be know is training and controlling a amazing warrior.

[dexpovlifi]

The moment when Athenas mask falls of is truly amazing, her expression and all

[jessicaisautistic]

DUDE! YOU ACTUALLY SLAYED!
I adore how her eyes are shown when she's recognized and she's actually surprised someone knows who she is (since her insecurities are shown in the song "my goodbye")
AND YOU LINKING IT TO "OPEN ARMS" AND THE SHEEP IN THE CAVE IN THE SECOND SAGA?! GENIUS!
You've gotten me so hyped that the fanbase already has such promising animators in it! Amazing job!

[erebusthemothking]

The title is actually also a pun
Because Athena is quite literally a “warrior of the mind” in 2 ways
1. She’s the Goddess of Warfare and Strategy
2. She is the headache baby of Zeus

[sophiacozzo]

I love the characterisation you gave Atena. Like, yes she was impressed with kid Odysseus, yes she trained him and he clearly adimired her, but there was still a distance, a coldness and, when she grabed his arm almost a vaild treat in the "don't disapoint me". Perfect set up to My Goodbye. Amazing work

(Sorry for any bad spelling, english is not my first language)

[laurabliek]

I love the way Athena treats him in this. Most animatics only show Athena and Odysseus interacting when he is young, where their relationship is more teasing. Now, he dissapointed her. She grabs him, throws him on his back and holds him up by the arm. You can really see the difference in status and the way she sees Odysseus. The way you drew 'don't dissapoint me' makes it threatening. I just love the interpretation of it all

[obxpyrate]

I LOVE how it looks like she's scrolling through save screens to find the flashback she wanted. Way to keep the video game influences Jay wrote throughout the whole musical! Such a great touch.

[mythicalswiftie]

3:27 Athena holding an apple.

It could show Athena's readiness to take on the mentorship role. like, you know...how they would give apples to teachers?

Theory 2: The apple could be a nod to the Iliad. The one the Trojan Prince had to choose which of the three goddesses to give, in which Athena's offer of wisdom was lost to Aphrodite's offer of giving the prince the most beautiful woman in the world. Whoever won that apple has the right to be entitled Goddess of Beauty, which Athena clearly lost.

So I'm guessing that Odysseus would acquire the wisdom and skills Paris could've had. And I think Athena looks most beautiful in that time frame with the owl wings and untouched regal stance.

[markodiusrex]

"If he isnt allowed to love then he is no longer a warrior, but a slave"

[cloudbear]

HOLY CRAP THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!! The part where Odysseus says “Sounds like a plan, goddess to man, bestest of friends” made me smile because of his face being full of such childlike glee at finding out that Athena would mentor him.

[Paytonzane]

Gods, the FACE REVEAL is so GOOD! Just, the idea that Odysseus's declaration of truth was strong enough to strip away the mask off her face is so good; it's not like anyone would question the badass giant lady with wings and a spear and helmet WASN'T Athena, but the fact he instantly knew, steps up to her challenge of 'you tell me who you are first', and describes her in a way that gets to the core of who she is, is enough to rend her illusion away from her. Such good visual storytelling.

[skuirll]

Oh my holy cow what in the Hades was that
I need to make a checklist for all the things I'm sorry
1. Let's just appreciate the fluidness of Athena's transformation right after the start credits like HOW COOL IS THAT???
2. The storytelling and how it's fitted perfectly with the Open Arms animatic 😭😭❤️
3. ATHENAS DESIGN
LIKE DAMN, THAT IS SOME OTHERWORLDLY SHT, HOLY HADES, THE MASK, THE IDEA OF IT DISAPPEARING WHEN ODY SAYS HER NAME, THE FACT THAT SHE HAS W I N G S (yes she is my favourite goddess and yes I apparently love any character that possesses wings)
4. Athena and Ody's relationship shown here and then in contrast how Athena is both kinda irritated and disappointed at his reaction to Polites' philosophy omh
5. Let's once more just ADMIRE THE ARTSTYLE
5.1 AND THE HANDS
5.2 AND ALL THE DESIGNS AND THE FACT THAT THEY LOOK LIKE THEIR ACTORS

so uhh mircsy in conclusion this animatic is so good I can't express this enough I am just in love marry me pls