"A woman" "...What." In all honesty, it really seems like Odysseus is just too gay or too devoted to Penelope to truly understand the temptation that his soldiers experienced when faced with Circe, and I find it pretty funny

"We are weak to a Power like this!" *shows the shape of her Body* 😂

When Odysseus puts his hair in a ponytail, you know the shit's about to go down!

"come on, we've literally just survived a Cyclops and Poseidon what kind of creature can be so dangerous to our-" "A woman. And she was very pretty and nice and welcoming" "We're finished."

The way a string wraps around him as he runs, like even his escape is part of the plan, like everything is within her control.

Dude the imagery with the men being tied up while transforming looked so good!

4:04 HERMES SPOTTED ❤

In a modern adaptation of Cerci’s story, she was a very kind and powerful goddess. However, on her island, some sailors came by for food and rest, she was very hospitable towards them, but of course, they had different plans when they saw Cercis's beauty, home, and riches. They planned to SA her, kill her, and steal from her. (In Classic Greek Mythology) Of course, she's immortal so she didn't die from the brutal beating and SA. That's when she turned them into pigs. From then on whenever a man or a crew of men showed up, she would test them to see if they were decent or act like vile pigs. When they would fail her test that's when she would turn them into pigs. So, in this song, she may seem like a seductress and an evil witch, but after years of loss, abuse, and mistrust from others who can blame her for going on the offense when looking at the face of an individual who has harmed her over and over again. I encourage all to read more about Cerci, it's one of my favorite stories of a Greek God, it also talks about her first love; "I've been in love once before" c: (Edit: changed a few words to make what I said not factual to Mythology; what I said here is not canon to Greek Mythology)

One random fact, I figured out: the reason why in the snippet of the underworld saga when they said “558 men who died under your command” one of men in Circe’s castle, (I think) was so drunk that he fell through the floor and died, what a way to go out

I am 24 years old. I have known about Circe's story since I was in highschool. I know full well the danger this woman represents. That being said, if I was faced with your version of Circe. All of that knowledge is getting thrown out the window and I'm gonna risk it. Even if I die or get turned into a pig, it was worth it.

Easily the best “Puppeteer” animatic I’ve seen. I feel honored to have watched it so quickly after it was released. •The transition between Eurylochus leaving with the men vs him coming back through the bushes, panicked, and rushing to tell Odysseus what happened is my favorite interpretation of that scene I’ve seen so far. •The transformation of the men being turned to pigs was so visceral. You captured how terrifying an ordeal it would be perfectly. The shadows was a really cool and creative effect. I was scared for them and could imagine myself in their shoes •Your Circe design is both beautiful and haunting. Every other scene, she’s walking this balance between gracious host and conniving sorceress. You played both sides of her immaculately. I can’t wait to see what you release next!

Okay but I love the joke of "She said come inside" "Oh wow, yeah that's forward". Its just perverted enough to be a "what" While also just being perfectly delivered

Lmao Eurylochus face at 1:45 is just gold, like "see what i mean?" Or "yeah you heard me right"

1:38 HAHSHSJSJSJSJ NOT THE HAND GESTURES!! LMAO IM DEAD!! 😭✋🏾

I am, like, completely obsessed with this circe design, like... mommy? Sorry, mommy?

Little bits I love: Eurylochus drawing the shape of a woman's body at 1:38 Odysseus' "What?" at 1:41 The puppetmaster strings around Circe's fingers The continuity of Odysseus tying his hair back before he runs into Hermes

Eurylochus' eyes glowing showing he'd been enchanted to lure the rest to Circe!

Favorite Bits!: 1- 0:54 - 1:09 - The 1st person POV when Eurylochus returned is quite cool. 2- 1:15 - 1:18 3- 1:38 - 1:40 4- 1:40 - 1:42 - I really like your Circe design, especially her makeup and how short she is compared to the men. It makes you think she’s weaker than them when the reality is quite the opposite. 5- 1:47 - 2:00 - I really like the strings representing Circi’s magic and her control over others. 6- 2:04 - 2:05 - Every shot with Circe is super cool. 7- 2:07 - 2:12 8- 2:13 - 2:17 - Circe not drinking from her cup is a great detail. 9- 2:17 - 2:18 10- 2:19 - 2:44 - This entire section is so dynamic and really capture the horror of the situation. Special shout outs to 2:27 2:29 - 2:31 and 2:37 - 2:40. 11- 2:49 - 2:53 12- 2:58 - 3:05 - Great choice to show the wreckage of the other ships. 13- 3:05 - 3:08 - I like how Eurylochus gestures to the men back at the ship when he says that 14- 3:15 - 3:22 - I love the gentleness of them holding hands, it’s sweet. 3:18 - 3:21 - Great detail to show Odysseus’s hand shaking. 3:28 - I like how he’s putting his hair up, he’s getting ready for a fight! 3:30 - 3:31 - The color change to add to the drama is cool. 3:33 - 3:37 and 3:35 - 3:36 - I like how you show the ad aftermath of the nymphs putting the pig/men away. Also the one getting its head stuck in the fence and the nymph looking towards him is super cute. 3:40 - 3:43 - Cool shots 3:42 - The strings always wrapped around her fingers are a cool character design detail. 3:48 - 3:53 4:07 - Perfect ending shot. 4:09 - 4:21 - Darkly hilarious.

Love the way you drew Circe and love the way that eurylichous was in first person when he came back to odyssyus also love the strings representing her as a puppeteer and them as a puppets

Oooooo! Eurylochus getting spelled by Circe as he runs away is so clever! I've seen many versions of Puppeteer and him spelled as he runs to warn Odysseus is a first for me.

When I tell you I click the fastest that I could..I clicked the fastest that I could Edit: This comment was before I watched the video BUT OH MY GOD THIS WAS AMAZING all the details were on point and I didn't even start talking about Circe's design. This video was perfect!!

YESSSS. I like it, clicked as fast as I could. My favorite part was the tranformation from men to Pigs that the crew experienced, It was long, drawn out and cool. OH and hermes at the end!

I think this is my favorite randition of what Cerci could look like. I love the thick eyeliner and lipstick. She looks so menacing I love her

I LOVE THE CONTINUED USE OF THE STRINGS. The fact that it’s just a core part of what you have her do and how she traps and plays with people is so cool! Plus, the other nymphs happily being in on the whole thing and helping to lure the men in is so smart (even with their trauma, they’re doing it cause they trust Circe’s judgement, which is such a cool parallel for Odysseus and his men’s eventual mutiny). There’s a lot to love here!

Giggling and kicking my feet I love the colors

Ximena this is one of the best Epic Animatics I've seen yet and it's all down to your amazing art and the subtle yet deep meanings you portray, so allow me to list my favourite parts: - The colour change when Eurylochus returns is so prevalent when paired with the music change and I love how you've done this scene in Eurylochus' Pov as it ties in well with the music and allows us to feel what he may be feeling. - The best part of this animatic is how you showcase her allure and power, the string like magic she casts to lure these men in is just so elegant yet scary. The scene where she turns these men into pigs is just so incredibly haunting as she is both precise in her powers yet violent in the way she pulls them and turns them into the animals. I love especially how you end off with her leaving just a tinge of fear/magic around Eurylochus which indicates his fear of her along with how he 'can hear her still'. - I love the different interpretations of Eurylochus' final attempt at stopping Odysseus, when I listen to it I imagine Eurylochus finally breaking through to Odysseus and how Odysseus struggles to find an argument in retaliation such as the 'I don't know' line. Your interpretation holds such emotional depth though to Eurylochus as it shows his true fear and compassion for the crew as he is desperately trying to find a way through to Odysseus and shows Odysseus as headstrong as ever walking right into the lions den 🦁 - My final thing I loved is how you perfectly showed Circe in this final back to back with Eurylochus. Rather than the obvious route of showcasing her violent nature and how strong she may be, you went down a route of showing her watching what she longs to protect and care for. These simple scenes of her watching over the nymphs smiles and her petting the lion makes the audience genuinely care for her and show that this villain has way more to her than just the power she holds. Sorry for the rant but I haven't been able to get this animatic out of my head since my first watch!

ODY'S LITTLE PONYTAIL I AM OBSESSED this is actually amazing I love how you used the colors in this animatic and for Wouldn't You Like, plus the facial expressions are immaculate as always

He got us by two words "come inside" 😂 God my mind

BRO THIS WHOLE THING WAS EXACTLY HOW I IMAGINED IR WHEN LISTENING AAAAAAAA Also the smiling Hermes’?!! Circe totally looking like I’d fall for her trap within 3 seconds 🤭 Oddesyus reactions ALL TOGETHER!!? LOVE IT

“We are weak to a power like this!” *proceeds to show the shape of her body*

I think you're the first animator I've seen who played up the actual puppet imagery in the animation, which I really appreciate because I feel like that's so central to the song (for heaven's sake, it's the name). Good job with those little strings around her fingers--it was really cool to see them unfold into marionette strings!

Ughhh the way you drew her with the puppet strings tugging the men… chefs kiss 🥹✨🩷

Wow i loved this! i love how you portrayed Circe's powers and really leant into the way she enthralled and literally puppeteer'd the crew with the strings around her fingers! (Also Eurylochus' hour glass shape with his hands on the line "a power like this" had me cackling)

You do have a good point, I don't know why there aren't a lot of animatics of 'Puppeteer' other than the one Gigi is about to release at 31, it's the same for Storm and Luck Runs Out, there aren't a lot of full animatics. So I definitely enjoyed the animation and new variation of Circe's design!

BROOOOO That transformation was SICK really emphasized the horror

Phenomenal work as ever… Circe actually gave me chills with lines I’ve never considered to be malicious before.

oh MY, the way she toyed with the men... the visceral way they got transformed.... everyones' EXPRESSIONS....

The competition the camera angles all it it AGH! As someone who’s watched you since before you did digital your growth has always been inspiring!

GOD THIS IS ONE OF MY TOP FAVOURITE EPIC ANIMATICS! THE EXPRESSIONS, THE SCENES, THE MOVEMENTS, THE EMOTION- IT'S JUST ALL SO GOOD IM SCREAMINGGGG

the 'come inside' and the puppeteered pig at the end be the cherries on top

"We came across a palace," I love when someone's voice and the instruments harmonize so well that the person singing sounds like an instrument. He sounds like a bass right there, and it's absolutely beautiful 😍

Oh my gosh, this is the BEST puppeteer animatic I’ve seen! I feel like you really portrayed that brotherly-ness between Ody and Eurylochus really well. And Circe’s “hospitality” is just AHHH so good!!!! There are so many spectacular parts of this animatic. Great job 🤩

I don't think I've ever clicked as fast as this and I love this so fricken much your art style is so beautiful

The imagery is great! I love how the strings started wrapping around them right feom the start . And the "a woman" clip was 🔥🔥🔥

Ximena cooking as usual! Love the quick shot of Hermes near the end.

I love how motherly she looks at her nymphs, like she's reassuring herself.

The puppet strings wrapping around everyone omg

I love the strings you added because a lot of other animatics don’t lean into the puppeteer imagery.

I love the character design, and Eurylochus’ expressions were priceless!

This is such a beautiful animatic!!! I'm in love with your art style and the character design for Circe is so amazing, and all the fun non focus point stuff like the nymph tending to the animal just elevates this so much! And the frame where Circe gets paused is genuinely the funniest thing in the world

I need to make a few notes- First off, I LOVE the way you portrayed Circe!! This is actually an interpretation I haven't seen yet. Seems like a villainess lol. Second, I love that you really represent the title of the song by having her have strings and starting to entangle the men under her control from the very beginning. Also the imagery of the transformation was really cool and a little disturbing!! And another point I have to say is I like the way you visualize Circe's home(?) as a temple. I don't think I've seen that either yet, but its actually quite fitting! Overall, you did an outstanding job!! You earn a new subscriber.

This is so good! The colors pop, and the facial expressions are so nuanced. I adore the transformation scene. The way it's shown through their shadows is very unique and effective!

Most terrifying Puppeteer animatic I’ve seen yet, great job

BROO THERE'S NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW PERFECT THIS IS IT'S EXACTLY HOW I IMAGINED IT WOULD LOOK BUT EVEN BETTER OMG SJEIWJDKENSOE

O M G, THIS IS SO GOOOOOD!! I LOVE THE EXPRESSIONS!! ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!! 🫶🫶🫶

*slaps the play button as soon as it popped up* 0:21 uh oh shadows over the face never good 0:50 love them going in together 0:58 color change!😮 1:39 love him doing the hour glass figure 😂 1:41 his face 😂 2:16 she is so pretty 😍 2:33 love the use of puppet strings ( I always imagine the scene from Pinocchio, you know the one...) 4:04 I see you Hermes 🎉 4:19 her playing with the 🐖

I love your Circe design, she's so pretty

“Come inside ❤ 🎵 “ “Damn” 😂

I mentally screamed and clicked immediately Edit: 4:04 HERMÈS!!!

everytime I think my ETM hyperfixation is burnt out someone posts a beautiful animatic and I restart my 2-week hyperfixation again😭😭

Finally some good fucking food. -Gustavo Fring

YES YES FEED MY ADDICTIONS YESSSSSSSSS

They look so cute blushing 😭 man wtf w work

DUDE I WAS JUST WATCHING YOUR OTHER ANIMATICS ON THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME-

Lmao Circe just tormenting the poor pig at the end 💀 he looks so sad, I feel a lil bad for him

"Let me get you wolves with something to eat" With wolves you are Prey, Pack or the Hunter.

Oooo I haven't seen someone do actual puppet strings like that! Wonderful touch!!

I may or may not have woken up my parents yelling “OH SHIT” when seeing this

THE STRINGS AT 1:17 AAAA AMAZING DETAIL!! EDIT: THE USE OF STRINGS EVERYWHERE IS JUST 👌 EDIT 2: NOT THE END CREDITS PIG! HELP HIM LOL

I just want the entire musical from you omg

Ok, the animatic is beautiful and sooooo well designed, but can we take a minute to appreciate the end credit's Circe making one of the pigs dance????? Like, it's too cute and mischievous!

HOLY CRAP A FULL GOOD EPIC ANIMATIC TY

Love that shot of Hermes near the end!

This AMAZING. I’m in love with all of it oh my gosh. You really captured everything quite well. Super into the convo with Eurylochus and Odysseus. Odysseus probably has a decent idea of what he wants and does Not wanna deal with that after everything rn. But ofc he’s still concerned and needs to save the men! Even severely sleep deprived and frustrated with them though he is. (side note: Ody’s “what” is my favorite thing 😂) Circe’s whole thing is brilliant, especially the marionette strings on the men she’s transforming!! And even Eurylochus and Odysseus, showing her intentions. The pork the men are eating and then the horrifying transformation, well done. Hermes I see you!! Love the inclusion, since we know he’s there. And I hope you know that no matter how many animatics of a song exists, we will still be excited for more! Everyone has their own unique interpretations, and I’m excited for all of them! So if you ever chose to do Done For, I’d be over the moon. Only if you wanted to of course! ❤ Thank you for doing Puppeteer, I really wanted to see animatics for this one too!!

this is the best sequence to the "a woman" that i ever saw, good job lhflsahfilkhasfli

this is so cool ! I love when she creates strings like a real puppeteer !

I know you said you aren't doing Done For. But I really hope that changes. This was amazing!! ^^

I love the leg cross that Circe does because it reminds me of Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct where she crosses her legs (it's a really infamous scene) lol I'm not sure if that's what you were going for but it's the FIRST thing that popped into my head and I love it!

I love this so much! Your use of color and the strings! Oooooh amazing!!

Yay!! There are so few puppeteer animatics out, I needed this! Have you considered doing Luck Runs Out too? That song could also use some love from a talent like you ❤ (PS, I love how Euryloculs does the curvy body gesture when he's explaining to Odysseus)

Your Circe design is immaculate

OMG! WHEN I GOT THIS NOTIF I WAS LIKE "Ximena? Who is that?" Then I immediately remembered Ghostly Affection and clicked it! Your animations are so good now! It's been like 3 years since I last got on webtoon or anything like that, but It's good to see you are still drawning/animating

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL WHAT

I kinda wanna see the rest of the Circe saga in this style. I love the way Circe is is drawn and seeing how she interacts with Odysseus would be incredible!

Dude I've watched all of these you've made and I know how long animatics take. I'm high key worried about you and I would like to remind you that sleep is important and please take a nap

Your design for Circe has me dead. In a good way. 💀👀

Whoaaa, I’m speechless! This is so masterfully done, I love love love what you’ve done with the strings to show Circe puppeteering everything, even Eurylochus despite him not being affected at the beginning. Amazing work!!! ❤❤❤

God I'm waiting for your "Done for" animatic

Ooh the strings are such an amazing detail! Also I love your style

Love the outro with Circe making the poor pig dance XD A puppeteer indeed

STOP. THIS IS SO GOOD BRO. LIKE WHAT- (I want to eat your art :3)

I love how you did make Circe a puppeteer in the animatic!! It really brings the lyrics of the sim the song together.

With that design I don't blame any of the scouts for walking right into that palace

I think this is the best animatic I've seen for this song! Everything was just-- perfect!

I can't stop laughing at the expression of confusion and judgement on Odysseus's face after Eurylochus says 'A Woman' at 1:41 Also, the animatic looks awesome! You did an amazing job. I love the part where Circe starts stringing the men around like her puppets as they turn into pig.

Love the movement and the expressions in your version, everything flows like a dance with the Puppeteer. And that last frame ... ♥

This is definitely my favorite circc design. I love her powerful but sexy look. The ones that lean mroe towards innocet are definitely good but this lines up with my mental image so well

M- M- M- MMMMMMMMMMM- M- My taxes are due today

I LOVE the attention you give facial expressions!! and the eyeshadow on Circe is SO lovely looking !

Gods help me I am week for this animated woman