The Surreal World of Rust and Humus

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Explore a universe from the cosmic dawn to life at the end of time. A breakdown of Lucas Roussel’s surreal worldbuilding epic ‘Rust and Humus.’
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If you could witness time from the Big Bang to the last star going out, what moments would stay with you the most? What would you still remember, even as space grew dark and empty? What meaning - if any - would you glean from all of cosmic history?
‘Rust and Humus’ is a worldbuilding project that explores a dreamlike universe from the cosmic dawn to life at the end of time. Created by the visionary artist and writer Lucas Roussel and translated by Laura Remy, it is perhaps the most surreal exercise in worldbuilding I’ve ever encountered. Over the course of the project’s one-hundred and twenty-three pages, long forgotten gods create life on barren worlds, mortals build cosmic horrors beyond comprehension, and whales born from dreams visit magician butterflies on the moon.
Yet in exploring this strange narrative, a profound meditation on the weight of time and the cyclical nature of history emerges. So, for this entry into the archive, I’ll present ‘Rust and Humus’ from start to end. And since nothing can prepare you for what lies within, I feel we should just get started…
0:00 Of Rust and Humus
1:19 The Cosmic Tree
2:47 The Green Moon
4:09 The White Moon
5:50 The Titan’s Era
7:20 The Giant’s Era
9:29 The Ancient’s Era
11:40 The Modern Epoch
14:30 The Age of Rust
16:36 The Humus Era
17:51 Time’s End
19:13 What Comes After?
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@SpookeyGael
@SpookeyGael 2 жыл бұрын
I love how the art looks like a cross between traditional speculative evolution and a medieval bestiary
@SpookeyGael
@SpookeyGael 2 жыл бұрын
Also I'm not sure if the artist was inspired by it, but the art is extremely reminiscent of the art of Berserk.
@docjey3288
@docjey3288 2 жыл бұрын
@@SpookeyGael for me it reminds me A LOT of works of ghibli studio. Especially Laputa and nausicaa.
@JohnMiller-zr8pl
@JohnMiller-zr8pl 2 жыл бұрын
Also to Jean Giraud
@interplanetary4332
@interplanetary4332 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my god yes. The humus made me think of the sea of decay especially when it said that it was a single entity.
@gary7867
@gary7867 2 жыл бұрын
yeah, the way he shades his art is kind of similar to how miura shades his art as well it's very detailed
@MeekCrayon
@MeekCrayon 2 жыл бұрын
This entire universe is written like an old creation myth. Very well done
@benjaminlamothe2093
@benjaminlamothe2093 2 жыл бұрын
I know and i want to live in that world
@jamjar1726
@jamjar1726 2 жыл бұрын
@@benjaminlamothe2093 what bit?
@ADGZone
@ADGZone 2 жыл бұрын
Love a good creation myth
@zwilightstreamer
@zwilightstreamer 2 жыл бұрын
I’m not religious but in many ways the end of time would probably be so strange that literally anything could be possible😅 including myths.
@zwilightstreamer
@zwilightstreamer 2 жыл бұрын
Or I mean that said it would be during the time before the atoms run out of energy of course😅
@Schlumpsha
@Schlumpsha 2 жыл бұрын
This Rust and Humus has to become a novel series, a movie trilogy animated by Ghibli and and an video game franchise. Not necessarily in this order.
@mosterchife6045
@mosterchife6045 2 жыл бұрын
A souls-like game based on this would be awesome
@ThePlayfarer
@ThePlayfarer 2 жыл бұрын
GHIBLI YES.
@mitchpanzee
@mitchpanzee 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah you can definitely see a lot of influences from ghibli movies especially Nausica of The Valley of The Wind, with the great insects and how the plants are drawn
@scavorthespacecowboy2096
@scavorthespacecowboy2096 2 жыл бұрын
@@mosterchife6045 oh my god yes
@floridaman6572
@floridaman6572 2 жыл бұрын
@@mosterchife6045 I would love a souls-like game but I hope they make it more unique to themselves in terms of gameplay mechanics. Fromsoftware has pretty much solidified their position on the market as creators of souls games.
@randydominguez666
@randydominguez666 2 жыл бұрын
This is just too beautiful. It deserves an animated series without protagonist, just like a documentary, watching the lives and interactions of all of these creatures.
@ethanahmu6149
@ethanahmu6149 2 жыл бұрын
That’s a fantastic idea! A nature documentary, but 2-D animated footage in the style of the artwork. Just a voice narrating the history of this world, only for the narrator to reveal himself at the end as Mr. Time.
@matheussanthiago9685
@matheussanthiago9685 2 жыл бұрын
I'd watch the hell out of it
@justusb.plorer8773
@justusb.plorer8773 2 жыл бұрын
@@ethanahmu6149 I believe it would be more impactful without a narrator
@carlosandleon
@carlosandleon 2 жыл бұрын
@@justusb.plorer8773 without narrator is better
@Malygosblues
@Malygosblues 2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Make it like a dialogue-less film. Like the changing season episode of Samurai Jack
@0Unknowns
@0Unknowns 2 жыл бұрын
You never fail at finding the best world-building projects
@Lesistius
@Lesistius 2 жыл бұрын
Hope you mean “Finding”
@oppositeswitzerland1058
@oppositeswitzerland1058 2 жыл бұрын
@@Lesistius what it used to say
@SanilJadhav711
@SanilJadhav711 2 жыл бұрын
@@oppositeswitzerland1058 damn
@Brandonhayhew
@Brandonhayhew Жыл бұрын
These imagination is inquire
@untitledpornstar5530
@untitledpornstar5530 Жыл бұрын
@@SanilJadhav711 yeah I’m
@thecandlemaker1329
@thecandlemaker1329 2 жыл бұрын
Not going to lie, this is my favourite worldbuilding project ever featured on this channel. What it lacks in scientific grounding it more than makes up for in sheer imagination.
@spacerattheratfromspace7024
@spacerattheratfromspace7024 2 жыл бұрын
It's like if a 5-year-old had the knowledge and artistic talents to create a speculative biology project, the creativeness is so refreshing.
@joshuagraham2843
@joshuagraham2843 2 жыл бұрын
this is like kentaro miura art
@gaminglord5637
@gaminglord5637 2 жыл бұрын
I think it's more of a pre modern man's retelling the story of earth. Just kind of didn't understand what was happening. Like the final bit I'd describe as the higgs feilds collapsing and the physics of earth changing. Before that I think it's the plant like creatures was a type of animal (I hypothesize crab or other crustacean) using plant material as a type of clothing. This would hypothetically make living under a uv riddled earth before ozone layer developed possible. Etc
@gaminglord5637
@gaminglord5637 2 жыл бұрын
Not exactly true irl but it's speculative biology, and you can't have that without a interpretation of the future and past
@seigeengine
@seigeengine Жыл бұрын
How wasted the minds of men that have fallen slaves of how; means without an end.
@missmiagi2147
@missmiagi2147 2 жыл бұрын
8:44 The Butterfly man is so adorable!!! It's got a little wizard hat on!!! 💙❤💜
@bitchassmoththing
@bitchassmoththing Жыл бұрын
they're so silly i love them
@AmbiDai
@AmbiDai 2 жыл бұрын
Concept like edge of time is something that is almost impossible to fathom, yet so fascinating.
@ohno6325
@ohno6325 Жыл бұрын
its like trying to conceptualize what is outside of reality. if everything that reality is, is "contained" inside of a "box"... whats on the outside?
@nadarith1044
@nadarith1044 Жыл бұрын
@@ohno6325 There's no outside, just try and imagine _that_
@himum3429
@himum3429 Жыл бұрын
@@ohno6325 The Beyond.
@rga1605
@rga1605 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy how this universe is inspired by the myths of old. It does feel like it was build from patchworking dozens of different accounts, something not easy for a single author, and that it's more concerned in giving a dream-like experience than accurately describing what happened. But, even so, it was still informed by current scientific knowledge and, in my opinion, it gives a good possibility of what would happen if our pre-modern ancestors (or just their pre-modern mindset) could integrate our current science into their myths and legends.
@calinguga
@calinguga Жыл бұрын
i don't know, i didn't like it personally, in contrast to most work featured on this channel. patchwork is a good word. i'm enjoying speculative biology per se, based on science; this not only had nothing to do with science but didn't make any sense to me either. i find it's mostly "eons of weird stuff", then "everything changes without explanation", then "more eons of the new weird stuff", and it all goes on for way too long imo. the fact that it's so long-winded and twisty and dreamlike is perhaps akin to an ancient creation myth, but it's precisely what i don't like about it. maybe the (understandably) very succint presentation made it worse.
@cheesypies5166
@cheesypies5166 2 жыл бұрын
The visual style reminds me much of Hayao Miyazaki's work, especially with Nausica, and castle in the sky the strange creatures and forests that teem with life. Ancient civilizations that rise and fall, and the way the linework is done is reminiscent of the intro to castle in the sky. Though it has another quality to it, I cant remember. Nostalgic.
@happyllama1160
@happyllama1160 2 жыл бұрын
There’s really clear inspiration from the Nausicaa manga from the art to the themes. It’s beautiful
@Ranzord95
@Ranzord95 2 жыл бұрын
the abstract, cartoony hints on the creature design and the more obvious existence of magic form a bridge between magical fantasy and speculative science fiction, feels like a spot worth exploring and also reminds me of studio ghibli way of worldbuilding
@alienz8641
@alienz8641 2 жыл бұрын
For some reason, Rust and Humus reminds me a lot of adventure time. Especially in terms of surrealism and the mixture of magic and technology.
@vancedisbetter5139
@vancedisbetter5139 Жыл бұрын
@@alienz8641 also adventure time takes place over a similarly mind boggling amount of time
@hastingssaunders9661
@hastingssaunders9661 2 жыл бұрын
This literally, physically makes my brain hurt. I wonder if that was the original author's intention?
@monkewithinternetaccess6107
@monkewithinternetaccess6107 2 жыл бұрын
Not really. To me, It feels like like an alternate outcome, if that makes sense. What could have happened if the singularity prior to the Big Bang was arranged just slightly differently.
@logandunlap9156
@logandunlap9156 2 жыл бұрын
brainlet
@Dantick09
@Dantick09 2 жыл бұрын
When you watch a video and have literally no idea what will happen next
@leansayo
@leansayo 2 жыл бұрын
It hurts your brain because it really isn't something you consume as if it was a science, it's more or less a story that you should take for face value and not mind the terms like "dreams". In reality even our sciences are very much blurred when it comes to our existence. For example, where did the ball of gas from the bigbang theory come from? This is just more or less an alternate reality where the big bang theory didn't create the universe that we werent meant to understand
@reesetorwad8346
@reesetorwad8346 2 жыл бұрын
"...brain hurt." Maybe that's just the mind stretching to fit a wider perspective. The "pain" will pass, in time.
@hogmazek
@hogmazek 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see you cover the creatures and people of CT normalhoroscopes Amber Skies !! Some of the best worldbuilding I've ever read
@adamkern6243
@adamkern6243 2 жыл бұрын
link?
@hogmazek
@hogmazek 2 жыл бұрын
@@adamkern6243 it's not letting me drop a link look up amber skies thecaretaker ao3 and it should be the first result
@artisan2906
@artisan2906 2 жыл бұрын
OH MY GOD YES IT'S SO GOOD
@oppositeswitzerland1058
@oppositeswitzerland1058 2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@skipperofschool8325
@skipperofschool8325 2 жыл бұрын
horoscopes? pls no
@mosterchife6045
@mosterchife6045 2 жыл бұрын
14:59 As a military history enthusiast, I love the mix of styles here, such as the mix between WW1-esque and medieval with the Crescent Warrior, and the Realm Soldier being a mix of modern and, again, WW1-esque styles. Also, the Vault Dweller looks a bit... _sus._
@JohnMiller-zr8pl
@JohnMiller-zr8pl 2 жыл бұрын
Those looks amazing
@absolutehuman951
@absolutehuman951 2 жыл бұрын
Straight out of Nausicaa!
@shoggy3890
@shoggy3890 2 жыл бұрын
My brain has to fathom the image of a WW1 soldier in knight Armour
@Ranzord95
@Ranzord95 2 жыл бұрын
crescent warrior's helmet reminds me of a metallic armor from monster hunter, although the rest of it is focused more like a heavy weight
@gedepradivayogakrisnanda265
@gedepradivayogakrisnanda265 2 жыл бұрын
Kinda sussy
@markoristo
@markoristo 2 жыл бұрын
This is incredible religion material. If this was thought up of long ago in our bronze age, I wouldn’t be shocked to see this as a common religion today
@aidanmatthewgalea7761
@aidanmatthewgalea7761 2 жыл бұрын
if time travel becomes real i'm showing this to justinian before he leaves for judea.
@arlynnecumberbatch1056
@arlynnecumberbatch1056 Жыл бұрын
a religion of "dont repeat history" sounds awesome too. i mean i think this alone beat the bible in terms of story and world building
@laayiv9449
@laayiv9449 Жыл бұрын
That isn't how religion works
@M50A1
@M50A1 6 ай бұрын
​@@laayiv9449if scientology counts as a religion, so is this.
@DraptorRonin
@DraptorRonin 2 жыл бұрын
I like how the story loosely parallels our Earth's history, with an age of giant arthropods, an age of proto-mammals, Bird & Reptile, etc.
@setholsen7096
@setholsen7096 2 жыл бұрын
DUDE the weird abstract biology and technology, plus the art style. It reminds me SO much of Adventure Time. It all fits so well
@nono9543
@nono9543 2 жыл бұрын
This is legitimately some of the most interesting art I have ever seen. I hope to see this expand into a movie or show one day.
@rinovarka
@rinovarka Жыл бұрын
Out of the various world youve shared on this channel, this one definitely sticks with me. It foregoes trying to "scientifically explain" the alien world, just jumps right in! With the all encompassing concept of it, to the genuine creativity of the designs and the folkloric artstyle, to the depth that each era has. It also kind of bring to light like how on our Earth, with different eras comes different kinds of life forms that live in an entire different version of Earth, all ultimately being footnotes in Earth's existence, building upon another. All the stuff here is great, but the ideas that stick with me were the Titans, tethered to the depths, bring life with their dream beings, and the abstract End with the remaining humus creature, pondering in the void with the abstract beings. Also I genuinely did not expect humans to appear, SUCH a plot twist for me! I would love to have the concepts in printed form, but awesome to see it shared online.
@laurelsilberman5705
@laurelsilberman5705 2 жыл бұрын
Wow wow wow. Some of the coolest creature/being designs I’ve seen before. And I loved the story. A great choice. I must admit I felt a little mislead by the hyperrealism and vivid colors of the first few images, but as an illustrator I was actually much more into the simple greyscale pen and ink drawings ultimately, so it all worked out! Haha. Keep it up, CA. Your channel is literally one of the very best things the internet has to offer right now. I eagerly click every notification. ❤️
@Kazooples
@Kazooples 2 жыл бұрын
I have had ideas similar to this, this is just so cool and beautiful and reminds me of dreams I’ve had. I want to create worlds like this but I have struggled to finish anything creative for years and I feel like I’m running out of time(I’m not, I’m only 31, though kids will tell me I’m an old woman by now lol), I just hope something in my life, and myself, changes for the better so that I can create based on these inspirations.
@foxpro3002
@foxpro3002 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like writers block, don't worry I get it all the time 😂
@laniakea6588
@laniakea6588 2 жыл бұрын
I have the same problem.
@kane1428
@kane1428 Жыл бұрын
the hardest part is just forcing yourself to sit down and start writing/drawing etc. once you do that the rest will follow naturally, but there won’t ever be a perfect time for it either, there’ll always be some kind of obstacle or situation getting in the way so you just have to take whatever gap you can find in your day and make something, anything is better than nothing. believe in your vision and do it even if just for yourself so you can enjoy seeing your ideas come to life, good luck
@theemeralddodomobile
@theemeralddodomobile 2 жыл бұрын
I thought this was rust and hummus and got exited about a food based world, this is just as good!!
@andrewdobrin2928
@andrewdobrin2928 9 ай бұрын
This is legitimately the coolest thing I've ever seen.
@probablyaxenomorph5375
@probablyaxenomorph5375 Жыл бұрын
This story is remarkably charming. It reminds me of classic 60s and 70s sci-fi fantasy, and some parts of it in particular remind me of Fantastic Planet for no other reason than the whimsical yet existential themes. Thank you for sharing this with us!
@YggdrasilAudio
@YggdrasilAudio 2 жыл бұрын
I actually just found out about Rust and Humus via Artstation! I love how you made a video on it!
@OPornogeros
@OPornogeros 2 жыл бұрын
This has quickly become a favourite channel of mine
@declanrex9435
@declanrex9435 2 жыл бұрын
Love the importance placed on dreams, I’ve always thought that if I were an ancient person trying to make sense of the world around me I would place great importance on dreams, as they have always played strange roles in my life
@s.f.fallax822
@s.f.fallax822 2 жыл бұрын
This is like "that dream" that we immediatly forget after waking up...
@ilosada2933
@ilosada2933 2 жыл бұрын
I am the only one who this project remembers me about the codex Seraphinianus? I love the surrealism of both.
@zombiesalmon4997
@zombiesalmon4997 2 жыл бұрын
This is just the correct amount of surreal for my liking. Not too boring, not too pretentious- juuuust right
@daniell1483
@daniell1483 2 жыл бұрын
I like the idea here. The whole dream magic thing was a bit hard for me to get behind. It sounds very much like a set of legends an old civilization might imagine, like the mythos of ancient Greece. Most speculative biology projects I've seen stick to real-world physics and theories so this certainly comes across as unique.
@enbyvampireonline7756
@enbyvampireonline7756 Жыл бұрын
this isnt speculative biology as much as worldbuilding
@spacechimp9823
@spacechimp9823 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me a bit of the Codex Seraphinianus, but with the context and history actually explained. I like this exploration of something more magical and fantastic, has a strong surreal mythic vibe to it that I really enjoy.
@quintonneal2881
@quintonneal2881 2 жыл бұрын
Slightly different from what you’ve been doing lately, but not at all in a bad way! Your channel is legitimately amazing. It’s one of my all time favorite KZfaq channels.
@troycoley765
@troycoley765 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most beautiful worldbuilding experiences I’ve ever seen.
@jeremystanley7916
@jeremystanley7916 2 жыл бұрын
A souls like game of this would be amazing
@monkewithinternetaccess6107
@monkewithinternetaccess6107 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the being hatched from the egg will eventually grow into another massive tree, and perhaps one day repeat the cycle of life and death.
@skullerclawerbandicoot7966
@skullerclawerbandicoot7966 2 жыл бұрын
What you said basically describes Arceus. A being that hatched from an egg that appeared out of nothing and created the universe and Sinnoh (originally Hisui) as we all know, gave birth to the Creation Trio (Dialga, Palkia, Giratina) and the Lake Guardians (Azelf, Mesprit, Uxie).
@ShootingStarNeo
@ShootingStarNeo Жыл бұрын
The color image of Mr. Time at the end _does_ bear an incredible resemblance to the first organisms in the Era of Silence…
@apollyonnoctis1291
@apollyonnoctis1291 Жыл бұрын
I think it is actually a Wanderer like the beings that first seeded the moon. The Wanderers are said to be vestiges of long gone civilizations, just like Mr Time, and like the Wanderers, Mr Time seems to be capable of Dream Magic. Perhaps the other Wanderers were born from similar circumstances…
@YahyeAli123
@YahyeAli123 2 жыл бұрын
This is so amazing it feels like a mix of surrealist art, medieval art, maps from the age of exploration and a Ghibli movie(btw i definitly want to see a Ghibli movie about this project) :D
@user-du7if7xq3k
@user-du7if7xq3k 2 жыл бұрын
Ghibli*
@YahyeAli123
@YahyeAli123 2 жыл бұрын
@@user-du7if7xq3k oh oké thanks changed it :)
@mercurialfox
@mercurialfox 2 жыл бұрын
The story and art looks amazing, I hope there will be a physical book published!
@anthonytonythegeek5561
@anthonytonythegeek5561 2 жыл бұрын
The idea is seeing a whole universe go through its cycle would be terrifying
@UncommonCritter
@UncommonCritter 2 жыл бұрын
I recently found your channel and have been in love with your explorations of world building projects. This one in particular absolutely blows my mind in how cool it is, from the art to the story to the way each little era is detailed.
@starscream548
@starscream548 2 жыл бұрын
Every week you out do yourself with additions to this archive and I must say this is the greatest project you’ve shown us yet endless thanks to you CA
@YggdrasilAudio
@YggdrasilAudio 2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a video on the Mulefa world in His Dark Materials. Though that one doesn't really have any visuals as of yet.
@isaacsmith1729
@isaacsmith1729 Жыл бұрын
This whole series is so strange and beautiful! I especially like the very end part where it’s just the abstract beings and the lifeless desert. That whole idea of contemplating the void is such an interesting and yet so melancholic idea.
@happyllama1160
@happyllama1160 2 жыл бұрын
I love that you can see the Nausicaa influence in this. Looks like someone read the manga and was inspired. It’s beautiful and so creative
@Nikitiitta
@Nikitiitta 2 жыл бұрын
What an absolutely incredible piece of art. Both the story and the imagery.
@Evil_Wizard
@Evil_Wizard 2 жыл бұрын
YESSSS I’ve been following this guy for a while hoping a video would be made on his world. It’s so cool and unique.
@sacrificiallamb5452
@sacrificiallamb5452 2 жыл бұрын
This might be one of my favorites, I love the fantastic and mythological vibe of this world. There is something extremely fascinating with the way the races appear and disappear, interact and influence the world. Very creative, I love it
@josiebianchi3481
@josiebianchi3481 2 жыл бұрын
I found Rust and Humus on my Instagram explore page, and now here it is on Curious Archive! Glad to see this project getting the attention it deserves
@arturonotari8235
@arturonotari8235 2 жыл бұрын
Actually, if our civilization continues to evolve like it is doing now for a few more centuries (specially in technology, philosophy and art), and then colapses at the point of bringing humanity back to a proto-babilonian level; future creation miths could be really similar to this.
@Mooshanmut
@Mooshanmut 2 жыл бұрын
filosofy
@arturonotari8235
@arturonotari8235 2 жыл бұрын
@@Mooshanmut im not a native english speaquer. ¿How was it broot?
@leejerrett8268
@leejerrett8268 2 жыл бұрын
@@arturonotari8235 philosophy
@arturonotari8235
@arturonotari8235 2 жыл бұрын
@@leejerrett8268 thank you
@Mooshanmut
@Mooshanmut 2 жыл бұрын
@@arturonotari8235 upside down question mark, is your first language Spanish?
@justtoms3773
@justtoms3773 2 жыл бұрын
This was really different and yet so incredibly beautiful
@SilverSerpent705
@SilverSerpent705 Жыл бұрын
I am so touched by how in this universe, life seems to breed more life, inherently and inevitably until time itself ends. things die. but there are always more things being born. time and time again the intelligent beings who emerge make themselves companions. the ruins of the Labyrinth becomes the Humus. The Titans make the Giants, and the Giants make the primordial forest, and the Ancients make the Humans and the Humans make the Machines. I find this beautiful.
@ingd2142
@ingd2142 2 жыл бұрын
That would is so dream like, I found out about this project last month and I'm so glad there's a CA video about it now!
@athy8763
@athy8763 2 жыл бұрын
of all of the speculative biology works ive seen, this one by far has to be my favorite. i love the artstyle and chronological style. i love the various creatures throughout. its so imaginative and wonderous. it also manages to tell tales of a cycle of death and rebirth of civilization in a non depressing manner, which i personally very much enjoy. my favorite era has to be either green moon, ancients era, or the age of rust. however im also a major fan of how modern and urban the maze age is.
@floridaman6572
@floridaman6572 2 жыл бұрын
I love the bizarreness of this project. Very fascinating.
@Ghost_Void226
@Ghost_Void226 Жыл бұрын
It's amazing to see the flow and evolution of time. Things grow, die, then get forgotten, then grows again. It's fascinating!
@thisisdavid2
@thisisdavid2 2 жыл бұрын
what a great discovery ! I love this, wow what a brilliantly executed project, thank you so much for sharing this :)
@Shoyro
@Shoyro 2 жыл бұрын
Great. This reminds of the time I learned about the intergalactic war between potatoes and Brussel Sprouts over butter while on Cosmic Brownies. Was overwhelmed by an energy drink.
@georgekostaras
@georgekostaras 2 жыл бұрын
This may honestly be one of the best fantasy universes I’ve ever seen
@elizabetho.7484
@elizabetho.7484 2 жыл бұрын
Wow--great story and dazzling art. Thanks CA for another amazing vid!
@-zorkaz-5493
@-zorkaz-5493 Жыл бұрын
I just stumbled upon this for the first time and it's just wonderful. I wanna see an entire gallery filled with depictions of such a world ...
@user-bz6gh5ng2m
@user-bz6gh5ng2m 2 жыл бұрын
Dude ok this one is gonna be cool. I’m gonna save it for later. I LOVE these videos btw. Speculative biology is perhaps my favorite subject.
@anglure3617
@anglure3617 2 жыл бұрын
14:59 the vault dweller looks awfully Suspicious
@noahsmith7354
@noahsmith7354 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing. I haven't been this amazed and entranced by something on this channel since The Birrin.
@Enshohma
@Enshohma 2 жыл бұрын
6:27 - The Starry Giants are my personal favorites featured in the video: they're like a benevolent mix between Ents and Elder Things.
@EsfingeCinza
@EsfingeCinza 2 жыл бұрын
Can we Just talk about HOW AVENTURE TIME-Like this is?!? The vibes are all here
@Riley_The_Snailsquid
@Riley_The_Snailsquid 2 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking about that!
@lekhaclam87
@lekhaclam87 2 жыл бұрын
I guess it is because they both have the elements of civilizations rising and falling thorough the ages while life continues as it has always been among the ruins.
@adamjones9354
@adamjones9354 2 жыл бұрын
I'm loving this addition to the archive! BTW, have you ever read Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon? It's a favourite of mine and although you might be hard pressed to get images for a video, it's definitely an Interesting exploration of speculative zoology and the potential history of humanity
@aaroniscool7521
@aaroniscool7521 2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. Like....wow. Your content usually is amazing but this is truly something spectacular and the mind behind this is truly something just....I don't even know what to say really this is so good I think this might be my favorite video you've done
@dmendesdotnet
@dmendesdotnet Жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful. Thanks for compiling it is such poetic way
@Miruer
@Miruer 2 жыл бұрын
This the type of shit I would watch when I'm drunk. And I love every second of it while sober
@EndingSimple
@EndingSimple Жыл бұрын
This is wonderful. Literally 'full of wonder." I know he's his own guy, but I see similarities to Moebius. Seems to have a wider and higher field of focus than Moebius. Aeons instead of days. Humans are less that 1% of what's going on in the Universe. Guy doesn't have a wiki page. He deserves one.
@Savannah-qj2mc
@Savannah-qj2mc Жыл бұрын
I really love this video. Probably one of my favorites you’ve done, it’s nice to put science aside and use pure imagination
@marvinamadeus9891
@marvinamadeus9891 2 жыл бұрын
Okay, not even two minutes in… that’s the coolest thing ever, I love it. Great Video as always :) …and why did I nearly cried at the end?
@ADGZone
@ADGZone 2 жыл бұрын
Man these are some awesome universes created by very talented people
@rashidshadow9325
@rashidshadow9325 2 жыл бұрын
Ay bro kinda unexpected to see yah around here.
@ADGZone
@ADGZone 2 жыл бұрын
@@rashidshadow9325 I always enjoy CA's videos
@rashidshadow9325
@rashidshadow9325 2 жыл бұрын
@@ADGZone nice to know man.
@purplehaze2358
@purplehaze2358 2 жыл бұрын
This project feels like something out of a legitimate (Albeit, very bizarre) mythology.
@colethenerd5014
@colethenerd5014 2 жыл бұрын
I just starting this artist and i'm so glad you covered this beautiful work!
@vyvisabastard
@vyvisabastard 2 жыл бұрын
i think this is my favorite world building project you've covered thus far
@jonasp8920
@jonasp8920 2 жыл бұрын
Very fascinating world building project, it somewhat gives me The Legend of Zelda meets ancient mythology. Would probably be a good fit for anime adaptation.
@andrerobinson3233
@andrerobinson3233 2 жыл бұрын
Its like a more fantastical version of the Silmarillion.
@ohno6325
@ohno6325 Жыл бұрын
love the ways this story reflects nature. makes it feel like a alternate reality or universe
@Spellweaver5
@Spellweaver5 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for helping me discover this. It's amazing.
@chasewormwood9638
@chasewormwood9638 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if this would be up your alley but could you do one of these on the robotic animals of horizon: zero dawn. The story is basically that humanity created a nano machine bio weapon that self replicated by consuming biological matter. To preserve the remaining flora, fauna, and humanity, they built giant bunkers like arks governed by ai set to start trying to recolonize the planet with plants and animals after the nanomachimes die off in a couple hundred years. The ai’s use machines based off of biological animals from the present and the past, but with some evolutions and machanical body part for increased efficiency. I think it is an interesting take on how an ecosystem could coexist with nature and machine.
@snowjohnson8095
@snowjohnson8095 2 жыл бұрын
YES ANOTHER VIDEO!!!FINALLY!
@lacklusterbuster9901
@lacklusterbuster9901 2 жыл бұрын
More people need to discover this channel, Great content as usual keep it up sir
@smnoy23
@smnoy23 2 жыл бұрын
Gosh, the Rust Era would make a fantastic tabletop setting
@nartsadiku8249
@nartsadiku8249 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely EPIC you biological treasure love this☺️☺️❤️❤️❤️
@ningkon3787
@ningkon3787 2 жыл бұрын
Rusty and humusy.
@TrueLadyEvilChan
@TrueLadyEvilChan 2 жыл бұрын
Hummus
@QuarkGamingLLC
@QuarkGamingLLC 2 жыл бұрын
The Humussy
@armageddon7432
@armageddon7432 Жыл бұрын
this video inspired me to make something about life beyond the end of time, thanks man
@ashsmash666
@ashsmash666 2 жыл бұрын
Another amazing episode! can't wait for the next one!
@Ana36377
@Ana36377 2 жыл бұрын
I remembering encountering Rust and Humus on my Instagram explore and was instantly fascinated. Forgot about it for a while so I did not expect to see it covered here! The art styles are remind me of Amanita Design's games (Samorost, Machinarium, etc) and Studio Ghibli's stranger, surreal sci-fi works like Nausicaa and Castle in the Sky. Some aspects even remind me of the Legend of Zelda games (space whales of dreams remind me of the Wind Fish from Link's Awakening). I would love to see it developed further, even if this is more fantastical than scientific. Edit: Formatting to make it clearer.
@FlauFly
@FlauFly Жыл бұрын
Outside of this I see clear influences from Moebius and other francobelgian comic book traditions. Artist is francophone, so it's very probably that's one of the direct influences.
@PhileasLiebmann
@PhileasLiebmann 2 жыл бұрын
Wait, so do the Black Trees, the Humus and the Shapeless Being at the End of Time all also originate from ht same roots as the broken tree satellite?
@dragonfire096
@dragonfire096 Жыл бұрын
This is amazing, I love the vibe of this universe.
@SaraMari
@SaraMari 2 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of things like Nausicaa, Land of the Lustrous and Biomega. It's right up my alley, thanks for doing this great video on this intriguing project
@random3x70
@random3x70 2 жыл бұрын
A lot of this felt like it could fit the Land of Ooo (Adventure Time world). Lots of surreal and odd things living out their lives etc and not even blinking at new things coming into existence.
@Mortablunt
@Mortablunt Жыл бұрын
Yeah, same, I got epic Adventure Time vibes from this. Life, Death, and Fate always present, but not to be taken so seriously, just relax and enjoy the good things of now, take a nap, have a snack, enjoy your time here while it is so.
@horrorspirit
@horrorspirit Жыл бұрын
@@Mortablunt This is a good philosophy for life in general
@seventhliar8570
@seventhliar8570 2 жыл бұрын
I love your vids bro
@Solegate
@Solegate 2 жыл бұрын
This story is truly amazing. Curious Archive knows what stories truly shape the way we think of the unknown.
@CoralReaper707
@CoralReaper707 Жыл бұрын
We NEED a TV show, video game, movie, or at least *something* based on this amazing piece of work!
@mithril_leaf
@mithril_leaf 2 жыл бұрын
Not at all claiming that one is copying the other, but I find it interesting how similar the story of humanity emerging is to that of the Bigfoot civilization from the SCP universe is. They both had humans as a lesser race that engaged in warfare against a massively technologically superior species that makes use of bio engineered machinery. Not a terribly uncommon trope I suppose.
@noahboucher125
@noahboucher125 2 жыл бұрын
It's kinda like "humans cause the fall of the gods" trope
@saaddagoat
@saaddagoat 2 жыл бұрын
If you've ever played Assassin's Creed it's the same story lol
@aidanmatthewgalea7761
@aidanmatthewgalea7761 2 жыл бұрын
the flesh may be weak but it's versatile as fuck
@seigeengine
@seigeengine Жыл бұрын
The uprise of a slave race is an extremely common trope.
@gerburgerhamger1404
@gerburgerhamger1404 2 жыл бұрын
I prefer more scientifically grounded world-building projects, but this is cool too.
@Star-Bubbles123
@Star-Bubbles123 2 жыл бұрын
Most world building projects have very dubious science anyway
@gerburgerhamger1404
@gerburgerhamger1404 2 жыл бұрын
@@Star-Bubbles123 Fair enough, but not this dubious. I don't hate it, I just prefer speculative evolution over dream magic.
@ultraslang
@ultraslang 2 жыл бұрын
I have to agree with you on that. The story in this video is err....for lack of better words "messy". It starts with a tree that's growing from earth and into space.....that instantly turned me off from the rest of the video cos I knew everything after that moment was just gonna be made up stuff and my first thought was "please explain the science behind that so we can have a better understanding of how this world or reality operates" but no, it instantly goes into cosmic wanders and those come without explanation or reason as well, then says they control "dream magic" without at least explaining what the hell "dream magic" is or what that even means.
@tristansmith8824
@tristansmith8824 2 жыл бұрын
@@ultraslang i mean. it's fantasy. it's very explicitly fantasy. you're asking for science from something that doesn't even pretend to be scifi.
@ultraslang
@ultraslang 2 жыл бұрын
@@tristansmith8824 okay 😐
@oanhtranthikim2557
@oanhtranthikim2557 Жыл бұрын
thanks for the two creators for spending alot of time and ideas to making this thing .I see they added the art style of minamals with post ww 1=>2 building and character uniform and other fantastic civilation planets and space craft wich make its its more nesesary to see .thank you very much for posting its❤
@ethanreynolds4942
@ethanreynolds4942 Жыл бұрын
This was one of the most beautiful and intriguing things ive ever heard.
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