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Bog vs. 1000 degree knife

"You can break my body, but never my mind" -Gildedguy

Rewatching the videos in chronological order, and it only just occurred to me that this is the first life-or-death fight GG has had to face. Everything until now has been disputes with people who had no real reason to wish him harm, or in some cases were even trying to help him. Makes this fight all the more impactful, especially considering how long it takes GG to physically and mentally recover. Also, can't leave without saying how much I love Bog as a character. In a world full of protagonist-coded OCs, ACBeam came up with an unapologetically evil, cruel and OP monstrosity to run around and wreak havoc. In terms of presentation, this is probably my favorite appearance of his, but Bog is so fundamentally solid (not literally) that it's hard to miss with him.

Probably THE most creative portrayal of Bog I've ever seen

Gildedguy: sits down for less than 5 mins Bog: and i took that personally

*Me: * Pulls out strip of gum ** *The entire class: **5:53*

Love how Gildedguy *IS* his armor and willpower internally. He wears his heart on his sleeve.

4:06 Bro. This whirlwind blade move right here ALWAYS gives me chills. He attacks RIGHT when the chorus goes in!

Gildeguy: *so anyways I started SLICING*

People: Oh it's just stick figure animations. They're all the same GildedGuy: Hold my beer

Fun Fact: Gold is extremely resistant to corrosion. Chlorine or bromine water can corrode gold, but the process is extremely slow without the addition of a concentrated hydrochloric acid.

I love this added detail: Gilded Guy doesn’t admire the animation or show it off to us in the intro like usual. because this messed him up pretty badly, and he’d rather not talk about it

I like how gildedguy has one of the coolest weapons in this whole universe but most of the time will just resort to fisticuffs

Always above and beyond my expectations

4:00 bro really said "oh hey my ult is ready"

5:47 6 years later and this scene still goes so hard its actually unbelievable

Bog: Enters GildedGuy: *Why do I hear boss music?*

Can we talk about how clean and badass the armor was reforging itself at 5:48

6 years ago? wow. looking back, Story #4 was probably my biggest inspiration in art over the years.

the raw endurance this man has mentally and physically is insane

Bog:gets stabbed 28 times Also bog:TIS BUT A SCRATCH

Gildedguy: literally just chilling Bog: *_HEY HEY HEY_*

Story #3: A fun upbeat story of Gildedguy having fun dancing, trying to earn some money and making a friend. Story #4: The opposite… the *exact opposite…*

It takes a few rewatches to understand something as deep as this in its entirety, yet I believe I now know what the meaning behind this chapter is, what Bog represents, and why GG won (or, more accurately, survived.) To begin, the song is very telling of what this story is about. The lyrics describe the often critical nature of the social world within the internet. Anonymity breeds audacity. Next of course would be to observe how GG (or Michael) sees this world. It is filled with things lurking in the darkness, watching him from afar, silently judging. He grows paranoid but soon finds solice in the adoption of a new mindset, peace and self assurance to drown out any negativity. For there is one rule on the internet that everyone should know by now, and that is "don't feed the trolls." Leave them be and stay the course. This frame of mind however is not without its own dillusions. "What if I become detatched from my own community? What if I push my friends away?" Understanding that this was paranoia speaking, he casted away such doubts. Enter Bog, the manifestation of the worst critics and haters of GG's entire career. Having a deep desperation to maintain face, GG fought and fought but to no avail. The harder you hit them, the harder they bounce back. There was no beating them, they wanted to get under his skin and tear him down from the inside out and would stop at nothing to do so. GG almost lost his will to go on, but in the midst of his turmoil he remembered that state of mind he once had. Instead of struggling to hold onto his pride, he let the harsh comments and trolls come, for he knew that they would grow tired. Through all of the hate and harshness, he felt hurt (as seen from the tears when the armor rebuilds itself), but he didn't show it, instead maintaining positivity, calmness, and determination. They eventually did grow tired of his positivity, his calmness, his determination; they got bored and subsided. In the end, no matter how hard the haters fought, GG knew better than to fight back. He knew the only way to beat them was to make sure they couldn't win, and you can't win a fight if there isn't an opponent _to_ fight. This event would stay with GG for some time though, as seen in GG vs Oxob. The wounds of his paranoia and self-doubt would never completely heal until he faced those demons and accepted himself and his work. He had to understand how to fight through the fear of failure that had been thrown upon him from all of those critics. Through the pain, he put the gauntlets back on. It's a long one, but if you do read through this, tell me what you think. tl;dr Bog = haters, critics, trolls GG fights haters. Haters hit harder and outnumber him. GG almost succumbs to the criticism. GG remembers internet rule, "don't feed the trolls." GG deflects with positivity, calmness, determination. Bog can't win a fight if there is no one to fight. Bog gets bored, subsides. GG, wounded, self-doubting. In GG vs Oxob, GG overcomes self-doubt and fear of failure (cuts in hands.)

It's pretty badass if you think about it. Everyone Gildedguy's fought until now had some sort of super power. Jade has an affinity to fire, bog can regenerate and is literal fucking slime, Oxob has lightning abilities and shit, while Gildedguy just has a sword and an infinite supply of determination, yet somehow he still beats all of them.

Gildedguy has a god-level immune system

Its interesting that the fight ended not with Bog losing. But just Bog not breaking Gildedguy's mind. Like Bog only wanted to break Gildedguy. How he wanted him to cut himself and let him in inside his mind. But when he lost the battle inside it, he didn't just kill Gildedguy. He was surprisingly a good sport about it.

Bro is been 5 years now and its still good!

That sword is the best lawn mower I’ve ever seen.

4:06 it was at this moment that Gildedguy annihilated all 20 million trees planted by Mr. Beast

He knew he couldn’t win with his body so he fought with his mind his pure willpower as his blade It’s poetic in a way

Whenever a new story chapter comes out, I end up re-watching everything. This was the latest one, back when I first found Gildedguy and it still holds a unique air to me. Granted, every chapter has a unique feeling to it, for me this one's defined by how direct and aggressive it is, both in fight and music.

5:47 Words can’t describe how insane this part looked and felt

I don't even have words to describe how beautifully crafted this animation was holy hell,, That wait was definitely worth it.

Gildedguy turned stickman in to an anime

I swear, the moment when Bog rips apart his consciousness and it forms back together through sheer willpower just to walk back into him is so fucking unapologetically badass I can't get over it

I love how Gildedguy didn't hold back at all in this fight, it seems that he knows that a fight against Bog is almost always life or death. Victory or defeat. Notice how this is the only animation where Gildedguy directly attacks the opponent in their vital parts as in the head, chest etc.

CHILLS MY GOD THIS IS PERFECTION

The gold that gildedguy wears is vulnerable to explosions as seen in against jade and in rhg, it is enhanced by being lighter when in contact with lightning as seen in vs oxob. and in this story, his armor is simply immune to gobs acid as seen clearly at 5:43, Gg's ferrokinesis is a power inside him, so when bog enters Gg's mind, he cannot destroy the armor that keeps him alive because Gg can rebuild anything made from the fabric of gold, that gold of which is his power and he believes is what makes him who he is. bog was able to penetrate Gg's physical form and enter his mind in attempt to finish him, but as explained through the story, Gg is able to disconnect from worldly matters, the reliability of physical matters and even detach his mind from his the form his physical self. this allows Gg to use his mind to believe that bog (and no one) can stop him from who he is. Gg has so many powers, you and I cant imagine how he will use his mind set in his next battle!!!

Everyone is talking about how hard this must have been to animate 5:59 but this was probably very hard too. 4:06 Look at all the grass everywhere, and the sword is just crazy. Very great work!

Damn, normally I'm a strong guy, but this... This almost brought a tear to my eye. This is the most beautiful animation I've ever seen.

Almost a year later, and just now I realized why this animation is so beautiful. In every other fight where Bog loses, he is physically overpowered in some way. This fight shows Bog as he really is - not so much a character as a force of nature. It truly illustrates that Gilded's not the greatest fighter. Not the most powerful character. It adds so much more depth to him and highlights his personality that much more, and I love every bit of it.

And the worlds greatest lawnmower award goes to: That Red Sword

Hard to say how much finding this means to me. I genuinely broke down in tears by the end. seeing you making something this beautiful, all on your own, gives me so much hope that I can accomplish my dreams in a way that no amount of motivational speeches could. Thank you.

Gildedguy: **swinging magic sword arround in a tornedo of blades, cutting down the plants around him so he can see his enemy in the starlight** Frog sitting on leaf nearby: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

"I'm not trapped in here with Bog, Bog's trapped in here with ME." -GildedGuy

I can't explain how much I love this animation. I love referencing it as a metaphor for fighting depression, because we never conquer it but only live with it, but I'm without words to properly explain it. Thank you for a great video and earworm, Gidledguy. I look forward to your future works.

"Your body submits, your heart succumbs, So why does your mind still resist?"

I realized just now that Gilded's willpower is INSANE In one of Bog's fights, he attacks his ally and possesses her INSTANTLY When he entered Gilded's mind, Gilded lasted for hours until Bog eventually gave up and was even TAUNTING him by the end of it

Gildedguy without eyes and with broken armor is soo badass

I never noticed before how GG gets more violent as he gets more of bog clinging to him. So many little details to watch on these animations. So much talent in this man.

5:48 that part is hands down the best bite of animation of have ever seen in my life, and likely will remain as such

Holy. Shit. Im speechless.

I just love how physically, Gildedguy is almost an ant to Bog. but either Bog makes the wrong move by cutting GG's hands, or, in another form of an incredibly smart move, cuts them himself, knowing that if he takes Bog to the mind, Bog is nothing. and of course, he was right

Had to come back and rewatch this again, before watching your new animation release. This was the first one i ever saw by you, and is always my favorite. The way you blended the action and music always sticks with me. Continue the good work!

Glidedguy: *e x i s t s.* Bog: " GIVE ME ALL THE CASH IN THE REGISTER! "

Me:Opens a bag of hot Cheetos in class. My Classmates: 5:53

ive been rewatching this for over a year now and i just cannot get over how well you animated bog, its so damn cool to watch

The way Gilded guy’s immune system just starts walking after being torn to shreds

5:49 most badass scenes in history

I just realized at 5:49 and during the whole armor rebuilding scene there is an expanding black circle in the background, just like when Gildedguy was meditating earlier- that's a really cool detail!

Seen this when it first came out, seen this a million more times. And I still come back to it every now and then. Amazing.

bro its the best feeling watching guildedguy do that badass walk as his armour builds back

Gamers: you can beat slimes in one slash Gildedguy: you know nothing

Bog: Your stuck in here with me now Gildedguy: Nah, ur stuck in here with me

after like 6 years im watching this again. absolute masterpieces man keep up the godlike work.

The fact that he kill a person who got controll by Bog is mind Bogging

In a physical match, Bog would beat Gildedguy 9 times out of 10, but in a contest of wills, Gildedguy has no equal. Notice how in the physical world Bog clings to Gildedguy like a living disease that corrupts him from the outside, but when Bog enters Gildedguy's mind, suddenly the hunter becomes the hunted, and it's Gildedguy's stalwart nobility that clings to Bog like a virus and "corrupts" the corrupter.

It's quite sad when you realize, this was the first time GG ever had to fight for his life. Just by the part at 4:00 you can tell, he was not fighting anymore, he was trying to kill Bog. Needless to say, this event would remain with him for a time as seen by the brief moments of PTSD when attempting to put his gauntlets back on.

The fact a demonic nightmare-filled monster slowly fustrated by gildedguy

And because of this. I study the art of the blade for melee combat in real life, and in games

I'm going to try and analyze this as best I can. I just want to pick this apart as much as possible. Like an itch that just won't go away! So here goes nothing ---------------- I want to say in advance that there are several missed details and things I get wrong here, so please read through the wonderful replies left here by other passionate fans. This was a group effort and I'm glad to have worked with you all to clear up this video as best we can! ---------------- 0:00 - An eerie version of Gildedguy's opening. As usual it shows a small depiction of the battle to come within the picture, only no one to flip through the pages. 0:10 - Gilded picks up his sword and cuts through the tall grass to give himself a good view of the night sky. It specifically opens up to a star that matches the star on his magic pen. This could imply that his pen and possibly his sword are otherworldly. Just a small connection from the magic pen and the vastness of space. It even explains why his eyes are green, but let's hold off on big conclusions like that. 0:51 - He's unsettled by his surroundings, at first. As the soft music cues in a black void fills his surroundings. As many already concluded, Gilded has cleared his mind so what lurks in the dark wouldn't worry him. Getting all those negative thoughts out of his head and focusing on what he loves. He probably gained a love for music from Story #2 if he wasn't already a fan. Do note that the aura he's given has the same hue as his magic pen which is what he uses to fix his armor. 1:22 - Gilded's sword begins to give a strange reflection of himself. Something that will become important later on. A Bog possessed version of himself. In a moment, his peace is disturbed. The musical notes vanishing as his "void" as some are calling it, spreads to those he cares about. (With an exception of the Slush Invader characters) His armor crawls around like it has a mind of its own as if specifically going after those he knows and doesn't want to see hurt. This pattern is consistent if you ignore the SL cameo and further ties him with that star. In my opinion the pieces of armor movimg about act similarly to Bog, indiscriminately chasing after anyone. Since this all came about after Gilded looked at his sword it's safe to say it may be able to show the future through cryptic visions. As if warning him of what could happen if Bog possessed him. 2:00 - Gilded turns into a puff of smoke, showing that he's returned to reality and returned to his senses. Just back at his campsite and going back to his meditation. He chose to ignore the sword's warning and look away, leaving himself vulnerable to Bog. 2:56 - Gilded's first attempt to defeat Bog gave a clean slash through the head. The lyrics and rhythm all work together to show how Bog easily rebounded from that. Regenerating and retaliating with his acid. 3:08 - He's aware Bog is a liquid, soenough heat could potentially defeat him. Gilded's second attempt to defeat Bog and getting more violent. 3:29 - Bog's face appears in the wet puddle, once again in Gilded's reflection, showing Bog's plan for him. Following directly after, Bog put out the fire so Gilded couldn't use the flaming sword against him. 3:32 Since it's now pitch black, Gilded uses his magic pen to work as a glow stick, although it makes him stick out in the dark he still needs to be able to see. Gilded is relying on this pen to be aware of his surroundings and by extension defeat Bog. 3:47 - After giving Gilded a physical thrashing, Bog takes on the face of Jade, confusing Gilded for only a moment. Enough time for another attack. 3:58 - Beaten and bruised, Gilded found himself in the dark once again. He looked down at his magic pen and it's matching star, realizing his pen wasn't the only way to shed more light on his surroundings. This star and this pen are so important to him, they cast light to help him even in this tough situation. 4:04 - Gilded uses his extending sword to cut down all the obscuring tall grass in the area, following up by going absolutely berserk on Bog. He could see Bog clearly after all, this was another opportunity to end this fight with Bog and Gilded knows he had to do it right. He set all morals aside and attempted to genuinely kill Bog. You can tell this is the case because Gilded's eyes aren't glowing through his helmet anymore, he had to kill Bog or he'd be killed was his current thought process. Gilded's third attempt to defeat Bog. 4:26 - Gilded is absolutely exhausted. Clouds begin rolling in and covering the night sky, once again plunging Gilded into darkness. Physically, Bog is near impossible to defeat and Gilded had to learn that the hard way. 4:35 - Him grasping at grass and not Bog's corpse only further showed how pointless it is to take him on in a physical battle. By this point Gilded lost all hope, practically letting Bog overtake him. 4:42 - Gilded's magic pen slides in, up till then his eyes were a pale white showing how he had given up. But now with the pen back he felt some of his lost hope return itself, both his eyes and his pen glowing a pale green 4:46 - He held his pen up to the night sky to try and find his star again, to no avail. It was as if he wanted to see it again to boost his spirits, to help him believe there was still a chance to win. But Bog pinned his arm down, removing his hope of even looking at that star again. Both his eyes and pen fading again. 4:54 - Before accepting his fate, Gilded looked through his sword. He saw his reflection again only it was different. It was him back when he was meditating (Thanks for pointing that out WhiteRose) The sword chose to warn Gilded about his future. Now it's choosing to show his past, his last ditch plan. And now instead of ignoring the blade again, he listened. The sword showed Gilded how his will power is much greater than Bog's through his meditation. Although his spirit alone can't defeat Bog, he doesn't have to win. He has to survive. 5:00 - Gilded removed his gloves and cut himself on his own blade, allowing Bog easy access into his blood stream and directly to his mind. 5:16 - It now takes on a much less literal sense and represents Gilded's internal struggle against Bog. When Bog posseses people thekr body acts to his wishes. Overriding the wishes of those Bog posseses. Absolutely thrashing their mind set until they succumb to him as he does to Gilded's spirit (concious, will power, whatever you wanna think it is.) 5:35 - I have no real way of explaining this besides it having ties to Gilded's memories and over all struggle against Bog. Even some of Bog's memories get thrown in from when he possessed someone in a tag team. 5:48 - Through every attack and every attempt to destroy Gilded's spirit, he won't quit. Because he's not going to fight Bog, he's going to out last him. He held out his hand showing he had no intention of fighting back, his meditation void returning to reflect his inner peace. 5:58 - Aggravated at not being able to break Gilded, Bog swatted his hand away. Gilded's armor only began placing itself around Bog, showing that he's plenty capable of fighting more but still choosing not to, only falling apart once Bog tore him off again. 6:06 - Bog was seemingly left alone in Gilded's subconsciousness, but Gilded was still there much to Bog's annoyance. Bog had the advantage on the physical level, but within Gilded's mind he stood no chance. 6:13 - Gilded once again chose not to fight and Bog decided to give up, sitting in front of Gilded until they both snapped back to reality like in the beginning. 6:21 - Gilded had survived the night, Bog left him alone due to not being able to possess him. Also according to the comments he dislikes the sun which was convenient for Gilded. 7:55 - Gilded is seen returning home, making a new pair of gloves. However due to his self inflicted wounds he couldn't put then on, so he opted for mittens until he healed. Another display of his will power, he wasn't going to let a wound get in the way of what he loved. Art. Music notes once again appeared as he began drawing, as meditation is meant to relax the mind, Gilded uses art to get the same effect. ---------------- This was just my perspective on this beautifully animated battle. If I'm wrong then please go ahead and chew me out comment section, I can take it!

Finally got to watching this! It's my new favorite of what you've done so far.

For a long time, this very fast shot of bog infecting yupia from X's animation for like 1 frame (5:36), made me think. And i came to the conclusion that not only the brutal deaths of Syn and Hue are technically *canon* in the Gildedguy universe, but that he literally survived that adult psychopathic version/interpretation of bog. Instead of the original childish cynical one. He even has the eyes from the X's version, they though, change later on when he enters Gildedguy's body to the original bog eyes (5:22), which could means... this bog may be a mix of both versions.

Even after 5 years I still love it

The moment where his armour reforms after being destroyed so many times is so powerful to me...its like his determination alone was able to keep him from dying...this animation always inspires me to keep going forward no matter the difficulty...Gildedguy is one of the best animators out there

goddamn my lawn is so overgrown. gilded: say no more fam.

Im back from five years I loved this as a kid

Man I got reminded of this bad boy just now and took my time to rewatch it again. It’s unfathomable how much impact this singular video and the rest of this series had on my life to come. I remember being about 12 when I first watched this, taking time to rewatch it countless times, analyzing every single frame. The effort put into each shot, each punch, every moment of impact matched with the music, it enamored me. This video, along with the fights that came before it, were the biggest contributor in me wanting to become an animator. I wanted to create something as deep-cutting as this with my own hands, something that dripped artistry and passion like this does. I’m 17 now, and that dream has stayed alive. Just want you to know your work shaped my upbringing a whole lot and I still have a massive respect for you even today.

A big fan of gildedguy 👇

It's amazing how much symbolism you fit into these. When he can't find the star in the sky as Bog gains the advantage, the void Gilded creates, the real-life images we see as Bog attempts to take control (destruction of creativity?), and the hollow armor defeating Bog in the end. I'm probably missing many more subtle symbols. You have forever redefined both of these characters, showing a more brutal and powerful side of Gilded as he becomes desperate, and introducing a major psychological element to Bog, while capturing his raw insanity as he freakishly smiles the entire fight. Your style is so unique and the amount of details you fit in every single animation is simply astounding, practically guaranteeing we'll come back and watch it again just to catch them. I have been watching your animations for a while, but regretfully never actually commented. This was well worth the wait and I am overwhelmingly excited for what you do next. :>

This is my favorite gilded guy animation I mean the most replayed is the part where his armor rebuilds itself in his mind and I get why I'm responsable for at least 99.99999999999999% of those replays

Its been six years and this still holds up as one of the best stickman battles i've seen

That's it Gildedguy, I already sell my soul to Satan to be at ur animating level. 5:00 he's being in the opposite side of the sword of 1:30 is totally genius idea. The improvement of animating by animate alot more frames than before, 2nd motion & easing, combine with many styles & color themes, ideas make this stand on the top of any stick animations. This gave me massive inspiration for the next RHG

I didn't realize until recently that near the beginning when he looks at his sword he sees himself from later in the video, and later in the video when he looks at his sword he sees himself from earlier.

I just realized after my 4th rewatch, Slush Invaders is in the same universe as Gilded Guy, slush invaders is by far one of my favorite gilded guy vids

5 years later still goated

The best thing is that in chemistry Gold doesn't react with acids. So that's why glideguy even survived. Nice man. Awsome job.

5:46 i like to think gilded fell unconscious long before that point (seen as his eyes are gone for most of bog's relentles beating) and at this scene, what we see isnt actually gilded, but the pure incarnation of his unbreakable will, absolutely refusing to give in, it makes the scene so much more epic

“Finally some peace and quie-“ “HEY HEY HEY!”

I love it. I gives off the feeling of, "I'm not stuck in here with you, you're stuck in here with me, so let's just sit down and talk."

kids pretending to fight what adults see: just kids pretending to fight what the kids see: 4:05

Disney,Pixar: were the best animation animator’s GildedGuy: Hold my 🍺

Still one of my favorite animations on KZfaq, I come across it in my recommends every once and a while and almost always end up watching it when I do… keep at it GG

Some of the scenes look like they were taken straight out of an anime. It looks so insanely good

Ok, so I almost never comment on your stuff, and I hope you see this, but the way you have Gilded's armour repair itself after every attack, and then it simply struts out after bog's final attempt to destroy it, makes me feel like I can go a few more days in life if he can go a few more steps in that kind of hostile territory. When he is walking towards bog with his hand outstretched, it's as if he is asking for more, and then when bog gives in and attacks again, he is the one who begins to lose control and get taken over by Gilded. It has so much meaning and symbolism behind it and the fact that it all happens inside of Gilded makes it even better. We all have our Bog's to face everyday, but we just have to keep going and never stop, because sooner or later, our Bogs will finally give up and decide to sit with us instead of fight us. Thank you for this animation. It means so much.

Gilded enchanted his sword with fire aspect II there

This is too good for KZfaq, you deserve a Netflix series. This is AMAZING.

also, of all people bog hass terrified and slaughtered, i believe he regrets picking this Golden Knight of Heroism