Yeshua - Personal Jesus (Animation Test)

After some time away, Yeshua, the politically savvy entertainer, is back! Yeshua is a character prominently featured in my forthcoming book, 'The August Few', so please check out the little previews available!

Character, Animation and Direction by - Sam Fennah

Aside from Yeshua, the other female character in this video, Mystique, was created by Ericka Gabriela Osete

[rougeful]

I didn't think it was possible for Yeshua to have even more swagger but here we are

[ZcatUwU]

Damn Yeshua went from "yes sir" to "your daughter calls me daddy, too."

[xenomorph-]

Good news: He's wearing clothes.
Bad News: He looks like he's gone insane.

But seriously I love what you've done with him.

[shayn_davidson]

I remember the last time this came out, everyone was scared of his feet

[massivelegend]

1:02 me when the dino nuggies are ready

[xipherzen]

I haven't seen this huge of a skill jump since Lucy showed up in "The Return"
Jesus christ Fennah came back to kick gum and chew ass, and he's all outta gum.
You sir, need to calm down with that level of mad lad skill you're throwing down.

[otterbeans]

I like the clothes and general change in posture, tails, etc, but I think the best improvement is making the teeth only a couple of colors instead of a rainbow. it reminds me of casino chips which is relevant considering he's the leader of the Las Vegas (and I'm going to butcher this) Kivouwackians.

[Rotting_roadkill]

1:02: when you pass the covid-19 test without studying

[wyntertheicewyvern]

The first Yeshua test was always my favorite of your old videos. The song fit Yeshua's personality. But this video is a true testament to how far you've come with your skills. The slight puffs to his ears and fur when he moves, his constant smirk, the constant movements of his tails. I like how he has toe claws now, and one think I will praise for all time is the movement in his toes when he walks. In the first one, his toes remained static, and had a plastic quality. A major improvement.
I love how he 'reached out' at the first reach out part, and then broke into dance. I think that's the most movement you've ever put into a character, and it was awesome.
Mystique's cameo was cool. But, her initial appearance as a 'puppet', and her somewhat nervous demeanor in the next part when Yeshua was behind her make me wonder what the relationship between them is. Your animation tests are never just for show. Each one has some meaning to the personality and story behind them.
Overall, a massive improvement. Yeshua's new design is amazing. My only offer of constructive advice is the mouth movements. In your recent animation tests, you tend to over exaggerate the movements in characters mouths, especially when they hold a note. I figure it might be because you're testing the limits of movement, but it's a bit distracting on the characters.

[keftenseversell]

I actually think that Yeshua is my favorite character out of all of them. His model is really quite cool and the teeth are great. He LOOKS like he belongs in Vegas. Spot on animation as always sir! Keep up the awesome content!!

[harperthekiv]

Hell the king has arrived at
The improvment 😭
also i didnt expect mystique to make an appearance lmao, but the lil puppet is freaking adorable XD i want

as a closing note, DISCO DADDY GOT THE MOVESSSS

[sorenhaught]

Drum solo: *exists*
Yeshua's arms:⬆️↩️➡️↘️⤴️⬇️↗️↙️↩️

[lunak]

Probably silly saying this but...
1st test: Perhaps what he looks like on the outside: handsome, alluring, charming, and silver-tongued.
Whereas.
2nd test: Perhaps is what actually is hidden behind those eyes and those perturbing, prismatic teeth. Predatory, persuasive, and manipulative.

In short, he looks outstanding, his new design brilliant. Suits him. I see you shaved off a bit and smoothed the transition from body, to hips, thighs and legs too.

could his little mystique puppet be a canon clue or purely thrown in there to accentuate what we might read off of this.

[bunnietm]

A very weird and probably pointless suggestion, BUT what if Yeshua's tails were very close together when he's acting somewhat casual... And then dispersed and moved erratically when he becomes agitated? Have you experimented?
Granted I'm sure this is hard an expensive and he is your character after all :)
I just remember how effective Bamforth's arm reveal was in his animation test.
Love your work, keep it up!! 🐰

[undeadahead]

As someone who loves yeshuas character design and listens to Marilyn Manson, I loved this animation test 😂

[Chaos-bqmc]

Seriously, why are not enough people talking about the dancing part?! That animation has some of the most fluid, smooth, and complex movements in an animated character I've ever seen holy shuck!

[AntiqueBambi]

Can I just say that his multicolor teeth are one of the coolest features I’ve seen in a character? It really gives him an extra unsettling quality, something you’d see and it makes the hair on your arms stand on end.

[cagebusterjapan]

I love how in the beginning he almost fell over but recovered and made it look cool 😎.

[austinbostrom]

Love the redesign but his movements look a little funny in this test

[darlingnate]

This is stunning!! The only thing I noticed was the face sometimes looks as though it's kinda floating rather then being actually connected to body, mainly in the shots where he's facing the camera. Other then that everything is beautiful, and that choreography though!!!