Mega Man X MAVERICKS Ep. 3 - Sting Chameleon (award nominated 3D fan-film) - a Blender short

After many months of work it's finally here!
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"Mavericks" is my own fictional series about the events after Mega Man X.
It basically asks the question: What if all the Maverick Bosses survived? Showing their side of the events.

It was nominated for the Suzanne Award during the Blender Conference in the category "best animation".
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Created in Blender
Edited in Premiere Pro
Particle Effects made in Houdini

It was a project with many ups and downs and many uncertainties.
I have never created a forest before. Atmospheric lighting was also a challenge. And animating and coordinating so many characters at once was super difficult.
I already started in November 2021. I made many breaks because the motivation wasn't there. I wasn't sure I was able to create such an elaborate setup. And for a long time it didn't look like I could. But after setting up the forest and lighting it finally clicked and the motivation was back. After May 2022 I worked on it almost ever day and now I am finally done :)
In the end I am super proud of what came out of it!

Music: Epidemic sound
“Universe of the dolphins” by Trace Way
“Voices” by Patrick Patrikios
“Trapped in the sewers” by Experia

Thank you to the following people that helped me directly and indirectly with this project:

- Ian Hubert: www.youtube.com/mrdodobird
for all the great tutorials and assets, which I used in this video!

- William Landgren: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_v-Rg-FYBUfkF4GLcMDEcg
also for his assets and the motivation to push yourself further than possible.

- Taylor Kirkwood: https://www.tkirkwoodmusic.com/
Thanks buddy for helping me out with the Sound Design.

- Jonas Hagenvald: https://jonashagenvald.artstation.com/
- Marnix Darwinkel: https://www.instagram.com/mrdinkelwinkel/
Thank you for bringing a little bit of Houdini into the mix with the awesome particle effects.

- Abdou Bouam:
https://twitter.com/abdoubouam?s=09
For the technical support and helping me figure out the grass displacement system and the camouflage effect.

This is a work of fan fiction using characters from the Mega Man world, which is trademarked by Capcom.
This is a fan project which is 100% created by me and is used in a non-commercial way.
Both Mega Man and Sting Chameleon are characters created and owned by Capcom, and I do not claim any ownership over them. No copyright infringement is intended.