PTCH 'Steel' Trailer | RWBY Fan Animation

Pitch Pallas is sent out on a mission: Destroy a line of Atlesian drones that have gone haywire and slaughtered an entire settlement. However, his mission soon gets turned upside down...

After over 4 years, the first of our RWBY OC trailers is finally finished! It was a long, difficult road to get here, but we're so proud of how this fan animation turned out! 1 trailer down, 4 more to go... plus whatever comes after.

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Writing, Directing, Animating, VFX, Shading - Guilherme Domingos

Modelling - ZiamschnopsSan

PTCH Designs

Line-up art - (Luka) Seven Garcia

[nicks]

SO refreashing to see an OC actually struggle in a fight instead of just decimating, Loved that you could see moments where pitch was thinking on his face. Great weapon, greater character. Loved this.

[heresderrick]

The crow thing with him sliding on his blade was a nice touch!!

[soulyman]

Holy smokes.
I am in LOVE with the choreography. Especially how it portrays that he isn't a perfect fighter. He's confident, but still get hit, trips and works hard for his victories.

[onetwobits]

Love those projects where you can see someone improve as they're completing it.

[ReinaSaurus]

"ignore physics" is one of the best recipes for making a good video. theyre basically forces of nature clashing each other in a mythic tale

[tyshawnstubbs]

It's satisfying not seeing dialogue inbetween battles and also the fact the character in question is actually struggling. You can see the bruises forming from each strike he takes and the fact that he is being somewhat overwhelmed. He gotta protect the individual and also fight them off. *Truly remarkable*

[SlaphappyMongoose]

I think Monty would be proud to see this.

[insignia]

I swear, fanmade RWBY hits way back home, like what Monty aspired to created. Even more than actual RWBY performing rn.

[jadennavarrofilms]

I really enjoyed how you utilized lighting, shadows, and the highlights of the colors. Most RWBY fan animations wouldn’t even consider that, even the best ones like SLVR. It enhances the whole thing. Also I noticed you added depth of field, which is *chef kiss*. Carry all that with your future projects, and I can’t wait to see more!

[hollowfox]

I love how the bright yellow of Pallas' eyes easily connects his design to the yellow of the little girl's blonde hair, which is such an obvious design choice to symbolize how the both of them share similar struggles with one another, but it just works!
I honestly think that it was a smarter decision than just giving her the same shade of yellow eyes tbh, because it makes her feel more "real, " like she actually exists in the world, rather than just serving as a plot device with the same appearance and backstory as Pallas to demonstrate his character, if that makes sense.

[Americanbadashh]

That blade stand near the end! Was perfect, you made it your own.

[Jalugi]

While this isn't the smoothest or most well rendered fan animation I've seen, I think it's still my favorite! There's so much character and personality that even without a word I can understand Pitch's motives, his willpower and determination to keep fighting even once his aura is shattered. And there's something about seeing him take hits and make mistakes that makes the fight feel more alive and believable. To top it off the music choice is perfection. I'm very excited to see your work going forward from this!

Also hoverboard sword. Hoverboard sword is best weapon.

[kingnero]

I loved so much about this, it isn't often I turn into a googly-eye watching RWBY fan animations, but this is one of the few that got me. I love visual storytelling, and the fact that his trailer was not only amazing at showing off the cool fighting style of the OC, but also his story (The parallels between Pitch and the little girl), esp near the end. Omg.. Absolutely nerding out. And the choreography was so engaging. Keep up the amazing work and getting even better!

[StyleshStorm]

very nice. stylish.

it's nice to see fan animators are the one's the actual give dude characters actually impressive feats spotlight.

[connergaskell]

Love fan stuff like this its like rediscovering the original RWBY all over again

[oliverlarosa]

This is impressive stuff, both technically and narratively.

I haven't seen many fan animations with models this good. There is obvious care put into the continuity of Pallas's design, and I was particularly taken by the nesting functionality of his sword. The choreography - while noticeably stiff at times - is elaborate and nicely displays Pallas's distinct fighting style. I don't have the expertise to comment much more on that, but the quality here stands out to even my layman's eye.
As for the story being told, you did a good job of telling it through the environment and how Pallas responded to that environment. The way he immediately prioritized protecting the girl as soon as he knew she was there, and taking many otherwise avoidable hits to do so, says a lot about his priorities and personal ethics. The fact that he's fighting a squad of haywire Atlas droids is also very intriguing all on its own, and it makes me wonder what they were even doing in what appears to be a Valian or Mistrali settlement.
That said, I also think you were a little heavy handed with the parallels between him and his young ward, especially with the extended scenes that substitute her with Pallas's childhood self. The fact that he was saving a child from a burning town, and doing so at great personal risk, already made for a very clear reflection of the flashback scene at the start of the trailer.

A couple criticisms I'm not sure where else to put:
- You put a lot of focus on the character's expressions. This is fine and probably necessary in an animation with minimal voice acting like this, but the camera spends *so* much time on them that the pause in the action becomes very noticeable, especially considering the killer robots actively bearing down on the characters' position. The recent RWBY volumes have a similar tendency, and it almost always detracts heavily from the scene for me.
- I'm not sure how to interpret Pallas's robotics. The way they are revealed makes them seem important to his backstory, but, unless I've overlooked something crucial, there's little to suggest how he got such severe injuries and how they are relevant. I like the design choice, but it doesn't seem to work with the narrative and lands a little flat because of that.
- This is more nitpicky, but the way Pallas gracefully landed on his sword after beating the big bot felt really out of place. He'd just been shown struggling to even stand, and that his aura was on its last legs if not broken outright. Him executing such a showy maneuver kind of undermined the struggle of all that.

All said, I'm very much looking forward to seeing more. Your recent animation reinterpreting Lionheart's fighting style is one of my favorite RWBY fan animations on YouTube, and, between that and this, I have very high hopes for the future of this studio's work.

[AtticusKarpenter]

+Badass stylish character
+Nice battle choreography
+Kickass song
+Creative traits of weapon and/or Semblance
+gunblade, of course
Yep, this is RWBY alright, quality content!

[ariesinfinity]

Pitch is a Hella interesting character and it hurts to see how he's struggling but at the same time i love watching how he thinks on his feet while he fights ! it really plays well with a student still learning how to be a huntsmen ! Can't wait to see more of him and his team !

[zilentis]

This was awesome! The storytelling was fascinating, and really compelling with how you presented it during the fight—which is of course just superb itself—I’m super excited for more.

[moxikyutube]

You GENIUSES!! The animation, the quality, the choreography, the writing, the freaking expressions man!? This is much better than I could've ever imagined. And the music. THE MUSIC. It's all so PITCH perfect!