God Games | Aphrodite and Ares | EPIC: The Musical ANIMATIC

man that sure took some effort

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God Games | Epic: the musical Animatic
Music by Jorge Rivera-Herrans @JayHerrans

[IcecreamCat]

I love how Athena’s convincing argument to Ares is “let him go and you’ll get a blood bath :D”

[Im-Just-Here-Dont-Worry]

I actually like the fact that the song recognizes that Aphrodite isn’t just the god of romantic love but love in general, which includes family, friends, and romance.

[starlighter]

A Summary:
Athena: I have this headache that comes and goes.
Ares: *enters*
Athena: Oh there it is again

[ABtheButterfly]

I love how this implies Ares was so impatient he didn't even wait his turn he just went down to Aphrodite's level to rant

[ChasoGod]

Interesting fact about Ares: Despite being the God of War he actually has a very young and innocent looking face, no beard has ever grown on his face. He wears his helmet a lot to hide his babyface.

[bjrfjmp]

It's also a reminder that Aphrodite is Aeneas' mother and she's VERY protective of him. And Aeneas loved his mama. She has opinions on sons who don't honor their mothers.

[peridotkirishima]

I love how fluffy Aphrodite’s hair is and how tiny she is compared to Athena and Ares! I also like that Ares’ helmet kind of makes it look like he’s constantly mad, very on brand for him!

[mrrygld]

i love that aphrodite's bed is a clamshell, nice nod to the birth of venus 👀

[eldritch_izzy]

Absolutely living for that final shot of Aphrodite and Ares where she’s giving off “the popular girl pretending she doesn’t care” and he’s giving “smartest player on the football team admitting he was wrong” vibes.💀

[juliarivera]

May I please cry about the fact back in My Goodbye, Athena said to Odysseus that she's not looking for a friend, and now she's actively defending his son, declaring Telemachus is her friend

[asefrezzy]

It’s really cool that Aphrodite’s room is just hung with mirrors, to illustrate her vanity! But at the same time, it’s almost as if she uses them in order to show Odysseus’s true reflection, a man who has broken hearts and deserves what’s coming to him

[DivingDog]

Finally! An animatic of this scene that understands when Athena says "please reconsider this" she's *doing* something to manipulate the situation! Because if she's not, then she's just begging, and Ares doesn't need to step in.

[kiz]

I love Ares design, it's both scary and badass. Also, I think it's fitting for him! Ares is basically the incarnation of violence, bloodshed and war, it's kinda poetic that someone like him doesn't have a face/doesn't show his face.

[fictional-girl_]

Honestly Athena's character development from My Goodbye to God Games is just *chef's kiss*. From "You're not looking for a mentor, I'm not looking for a friend" to "Hold your tongue now, his son's my friend".

[OliviaAbrams-rggw]

I love how when Ares appears, Aphrodite looks elated and walks over to him like "Oh yes my boyfriend is here he's gonna take care of this"

[Sparky]

I love how Athena's helmet is like more defined and controlled. While Aries's helmet gives off someone with rage.

[joshuafrazier]

I love how Aphrodite was the hardest to convince so far and also that she was depicted so well because as much as people think love gods are weak because love isn’t generally thought of as a particularly physically powerful domain yo Aphrodite is scarily powerful and one of the biggest menaces in Greek mythology to compare yourself to her is basically rigged to get you cursed.

[meri]

This is my favourite Aphrodite design from now on. The hair is like it was made just for her, this is how I see Aphrodite from now on!
Also I love how Ares actually looks like he has been to war. His clothes and helmet are scruffy instead of pristine like many others are

[klausoshaunacey]

I how Ares pierces through Athena’s time manipulation and strikes her painfully in the head. Then, once she regains her train of thought and can focus, she pierced through Ares’ red and fires back. Naturally, the only true opponent that can stand to Athena’s abilities is a fellow war god in Ares.

[bcfb]

I love the idea that since they’re both war gods on the opposite ends of the spectrum just being around Ares hurts Athena