Wanted is the first installment of Animator vs. Animation VI and the fifth installment of AVA shorts.
As of the thumbnail, it seems like it will be an episode where The Chosen One gets in trouble, the reason he got himself in that might be when he destroyed stickpage and more websites throughout the internet, meanwhile in the thumbnail, the Fighting Stick Figures are stuck inside what seems to be a jail cell.
Contents
- 1 Production
- 2 Plot
- 3 Errors
- 4 References
Production
On October 11th, 2022, Alan Becker announced that Wanted would be coming after The King.[1]
In Spring 2023, Alan made a YouTube story saying that the next video would be an AVA short and that it had been worked on for almost a year.
Plot
The episode starts as The Chosen One is being chased by mercenaries from victim's Organization, he attempts to flee from them. The Chosen One boosts up into the air, he then dives between two city buildings, he tries to dodge the blasts. TCO hits the corner of a skyscraper causing rocks to fall, which almost fell on a stick figure before The Chosen One prevents the stick figure from being hurt. The Chosen One continues to flee from the mercenary group.
Leaving the city, they head into a land with windmills, one of the mercenaries attempt to shoot The Chosen One, only for it to hit a rotor. They move towards a lake and eventually, a waterfall, they go past the waterfall and eventually end up in the area in The Showdown. The Chosen One recalls The Second Coming shooting a laser at The Dark Lord, The Chosen One looks up at the sky to see the barrier to ALANSPC to still be open. The Chosen One flies into the air, along with one of the mercenaries, a storm eventually forms.
The Chosen One gains electricity powers, all of the mercenaries fall except one, the remaining mercenary shoots The Chosen One, which repeatedly got him multiple times and caused him to glitch. The Chosen One uses his ice powers to form an iceberg, causing the remaining mercenary to fall. The Chosen One flies up towards ALANSPC.
Meanwhile, Alan is on his computer and opens Adobe Animate, Red appears on the screen with Blue approaching the former, they challenge each other to a fight only for Green to participate in the fight, and then Yellow and The Second Coming join the fight. Alan observes them fighting and decides to draw a rock to hit The Second Coming with. The Second Coming climbs up a wall on Adobe Animate and reaches the pencil tool, which he slides down with. The Second Coming draws weapons for the Fighting Stick Figures.
After the fight, a portal appears. None other than The Chosen One emerges from the portal, glitching. He goes towards The Second Coming, attempting to get him to use his powers. The Second Coming seems to not understand what The Chosen One is on about. The Chosen One tries to teach him how to use his laser powers. Blue stops The Chosen One from trying to teach him.
Failing to teach The Second Coming how to use his powers, The Chosen One takes him to the portal leading into the Outernet, the fighting stick figures jump into the portal after.
The Chosen One peeks through the broken barrier of ALANSPC, seeing the mercenaries still trying to search for him, The Second Coming looks through the barrier. The Chosen One flies with The Second Coming, they become noticed by the mercenaries, causing them to chase after The Chosen One. The two land in a forest.
The mercenaries fly down to a field adjacent to the forest, The Chosen One sends The Second Coming. The mercenaries quickly notice The Second Coming and they draw their weapons at him, The Second Coming waves at them. The mercenary with sunglasses uses their magnifying tool to zoom forwards, they look in another direction and notice The Chosen One hiding in the bushes.
The mercenaries open fire, trying to shoot The Second Coming, The Chosen One saves The Second Coming, something gets stuck on The Chosen One’s arm, causing him to become paralysed.
The Second Coming grabs the pencil tool while the mercenaries rush towards him. The Second Coming draws lines, the lines become a dragon targeting the mercenaries.
The Fighting Stick Figures land, they see chaos in the distance and they rush towards that direction. The Second Coming continues to draw various creatures to target the mercenaries. One of the mercenaries become a turret and shoot at The Second Coming, the latter draws a shark, about to eat the mercenary, only for it to constantly hit the shark.
The Second Coming goes towards The Chosen One, only to be stopped by an arrow, the former carries the latter and draws a rhino, acting as a shield. The arrows attack the rhino and the second mercenary grabs a spear out.
Seeing their defense down, The Second Coming draws an actual shield, only for the third mercenary to knock it. The Second Coming draws a blade to attack the third mercenary with. The Second Coming draws a bird and it prevents the mercenary from seeing, triggering it to make a car alarm sound.
The mercenaries kill all of The Second Coming’s drawings, the three of them rush towards both The Second Coming and The Chosen One, only for them to suddenly stop. The fourth mercenary slowly walks towards The Second Coming, the latter gets his pencil out as the fourth mercenary walks towards him. The Second Coming draws various things only for the mercenary to block it with a shield. The mercenary changes to using a rope, dragging The Second Coming. They change to use a different tool to hit The Second Coming with, only for him to dodge the attack.
The three other mercenaries surround The Chosen One, while the one fighting The Second Coming chooses to use a spear to attack The Second Coming with. The mercenary uses one of their tools on him and spin him around repeatedly, until he is kicked. He is about to attack the mercenary again, only for the latter to use a pausing tool on The Second Coming, which he takes the drawing tool away from him.
The mercenary looks back, seeing The Chosen One use his pyrokinesis and laser powers, he flies towards the mercenary only to also be paused. They are both taken away, which the fighting stick figures witness.
They are transported to a private building, both The Second Coming and The Chosen One are taken into a containment room, the former is thrown into a jail cell, seeing his drawing tool being confiscated, while The Chosen One is put in a larger cell, still paused.
The mercenaries walk past the laboratory, about to go into an elevator. They arrive in an office, the boss turns around his chair, revealing to be victim. The fourth mercenary shows them the wanted poster of The Chosen One, showing victim that they have caught The Chosen One.
Errors
- The cumulonimbus cloud created by The Chosen One, when far away from it, appears gray, instead of white, like in real life.
- Minecraft's icon didn't appear in the taskbar, despite it being returned after the events of "The King" episode.
References
- ↑ "it is", Alan Becker on his discord server responding to someone saying "wait... in the video after ep 30? so ava shorts is coming back"
FAQs
Is animator vs animation a game? ›
The Animator vs Animation Game came out in 2007 when Animator vs. Animation blew up over the internet along with other popular stick animations such as 'Tha Cliff' by Xefpatterson. The game idea was created by Alan Becker and developed by Charles Yeh.
Who was the creator of the animator vs animation series? ›Alan Becker is the creator of the wildly popular Animator vs. Animation series and an all-around cool guy.
Is animation called anime? ›The term anime [a·nuh·mei] is a Japanese colloquialism used as an abbreviation for the term “animation.” Generally in Japan, the word anime (written アニメ) is synonymous with animation of any kind from anywhere. Internationally, however, anime is typically referred to as animation that is produced from Japan.
Why is animation called anime? ›The word anime is a shortened form of the Japanese word animēshon, which means "animation." While anime has its roots in Japan, it has since spread to other countries, and today, anime can be found in many different languages, including English.
How old is Alan Becker? › Who is the oldest animation? ›1908 – Émile Cohl created Fantasmagorie — the first animated film using hand-drawn animation, and film historians consider it to be the first animated cartoon. To make this film, Cohl placed each drawing on an illuminated glass plate, then traced the next drawing with variations on top until he had around 700 drawings.
Who is King Orange? ›King Orange, also known as King, is a tall, dark orange solid-headed stick figure who is the birth father of the late Gold and the adoptive father of Purple. He serves as the main antagonist of Season 3 of the Animation vs.
What do Japanese call anime? ›In Japan, "anime," pronounced "ah-nee-meh," are cartoons that date back to the early 1900s. A related Japanese term is "manga," which refers to animated cartoons and comics in general, not necessarily in the anime style. Outside Japan, the terms manga and anime are often used synonymously.
What is the oldest anime series? ›Masaoka created the first talkie anime, Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka, released in 1933, and the first anime made entirely using cel animation, The Dance of the Chagamas (1934).
What is Korean anime called? ›To distinguish it from its Japanese counterpart, Korean animation is often called hanguk aeni (Korean: 한국 애니; lit. Korean animation) or guksan aeni (Korean: 국산 애니; lit. domestic animation).
Is Rick and Morty a cartoon or anime? ›
Rick and Morty is an American adult animated science-fiction sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim.
Is anime meant for kids? ›The age rating of anime can range from kid-friendly to adult content, even pornographic in nature. Some types of anime aren't appropriate for kids because they have sexually explicit content while others include, mature themes that your child might not understand.
Who is Alan Becker friend? ›Darren Schwartz is a top Patreon supporter who came as Alan Becker's friend in Animator vs. Animation IV. In the video, Alan Becker tells him what happened in Animator vs.
Who is Ethan Becker Animator wife? ›Ethan Becker was born to Dennis and Paula Borkum Becker, the founders of the Speech Improvement Company, and is married to his wife Kelly Durkin Becker.
What is the #1 animated movie? ›1 'Frozen 2' (2019)
Who created anime? ›History and Development
The history of anime can be traced back to the start of the 20th century, with the earliest verifiable films dating from 1917. The first generation of animators in the late 1910s included Ōten Shimokawa, Jun'ichi Kōuchi and Seitaro Kitayama, commonly referred to as the "fathers" of anime.
Gold, also known as Yellow, is an important posthumous character in the Animation vs. Minecraft series. He was the son of King Orange who was lost inside a Minecraft simulation, which led to his father vowing to get revenge on the game that took his son from him, leading to the events of Season 3 of the Animation vs.
Who is green stick figure? ›Green, is one of the Fighting Stick Figures. He is the best friend of The Second Coming, a close friend to Blue, Yellow and Red, and was Purple's sworn enemy, but Green and Purple become good friends as of Note Block Universe.
What is Blue Stickman good at? ›Blue is one of the Fighting Stick Figures, alongside Red, Yellow, and Green who first appears in Animator vs. Animation IV. In Minecraft, his main skills include farming, cooking, alchemy, leadership, and archery.
Can an animator make a game? ›To put it simply, video game animators give life to all of the in-game assets created by 2D and 3D artists. Using a variety of different animation software, these animators add movement, personality, and realism to the video games we love.
Do animators make video games? ›
Video game animators are creative professionals specialized in creating visuals for video games. They design characters and settings, animate the games, and create special effects. They work in the entertainment industry, combining technology and art to achieve engaging and visually attractive video games.
What is game animation called? ›Video game animations are products of a technique called additive animation. This is when creators put together several images or drawings together to create movement and action.
Do animators work on games? ›What does a games animator do? Animators take the objects created by 2D and 3D artists and breathe life into them by making them move. Working from the designer's storyboard, they create the movements for characters and vehicles. They add personality, emotion and realism to the game.
How much do game animators get paid? ›$32,000 is the 25th percentile. Salaries below this are outliers. $85,000 is the 75th percentile. Salaries above this are outliers.
Does game animation require coding? ›3D animation does not require drawing or coding, but it does require a significant amount of skill and training. 3D animators use computer software to create the illusion of movement. This involves creating three-dimensional models of objects and characters and then manipulating them to create the desired effect.
How much do 3D animators for games get paid? ›3d animator salaries typically range between $50,000 and $108,000 a year. The average hourly rate for 3d animators is $35.38 per hour. Location, education, and experience impacts how much a 3d animator can expect to make. 3d animators make the most in Nevada, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Delaware.
Can you be a millionaire as a animator? ›Consulting fees now top $100 per hour for many consultants, who earn more than $200,000. In terms of salaries, visual development artists, character technical directors, 3D modelers, animation art directors, and forensic animators rank among the top five. So can an animator be rich, yes sir!
Is animation high paying? ›3D Animator
3D animation is also one of the highest-paying animation jobs. 3D animators are professional computer graphics. Their main responsibility is to create video games, websites, animation in films, and much more.
High-pressure work environment
The work environment for multimedia artists and animators can be stressful. They might work under tight deadlines and significant pressure to get their designs completed as quickly as possible.
Anime, a style of Japanese animation inspired by their manga comics, also makes use of 2D animation. Some of the biggest anime hits are: Dragonball Z. Naruto.
What skills do game animators need? ›
a creative mind and a strong visual imagination. an eye for detail and good colour vision. the ability to draw, make models and/or use computer graphics software. patience and stamina - the work is painstakingly detailed and you may need to work long hours to meet deadlines.
Is Naruto a 2D or 3D animation? ›Many anime series, including popular titles such as “Sailor Moon,” “Dragon Ball,” and “Naruto,” are primarily 2D animated.
What do animators do all day? ›Some focus on creating animated movies or video games. Others create visual effects for movies and television shows. Creating computer-generated images (known as CGI) may include taking images of an actor's movements and then animating them into three-dimensional characters.
Can animators make a living? ›Yeah… With so many animators doing side gigs or creating their own platforms, it's easy to see that it's possible to reach surprisingly high animation salaries if you are keeping all the right balls in the air.
Is animation a realistic career? ›Yes, an animation degree is worth it for many students. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is projecting 4% job growth for artists and animators over the next 10 years. Common animation careers include art director, animation artist, craft or fine artist, graphic designer, and web developer.