⚜️A COMPLETE OVERHAUL⚜️
You guys have been asking for an update on the Banner of Souls animated series, and I have a really big one for you today!
I've been working on a complete overhaul for the design of my Praetorians, giving the stone-alloyed armor a much meaner and more knightly scheme than the original aesthetic allowed for, as you can see in the helmet design here. This change in the blueprint for the Praetorian armor is focused on modular additions, making the difference between class builds the inclusion or exclusion of certain armor plates and support packs like the Khelbron Core propulsion pack I've developed. This will make the production of shock unit, infantry and juggernaut armor much easier to create. And with the addition of stone-cloth weaves implemented into the armor design, these Praetorians will not only have much more flexibility in their armor, but also look much cooler with various capes and war kilts, which I am SOOO excited about 😄
There is a lot more of the armor that has been revamped that I'm not showing in the picture, so let me know if you'd like me to do a stream breaking down all the new design choices and showing you all my modeling process in more depth!
📜ANIMATION TIMELINE & UPDATES📜
My goal is to have three Praetorians fully rigged for animation by July 2026, when I will begin animation tests and environment design so that I can begin production on the teaser for the Banner of Souls animated series. I am almost completely finished with writing the script for all 10 episodes of Season 1, and have already outlined the major plot points of Seasons 2 and 3, which will complete the Praetorian arch, and pave the way for the Souls Era arch which will span several more seasons thereafter. But once I complete the full script for Season 1, and I've animated the first teaser which will be titled, "Blood for Blood," I will begin casting voice actors for the roles of the roughly 30 central characters in Season 1 (if not more), and begin production on the official first season of B.O.S. I will be forking hard to have all of this complete by the end of the 2026, and will be focusing much more on this animation's production moving forward to get there. And throughout that whole process, I'll still be making tutorial videos and doing live tutorial streams for you all on the topics that you want the most 😁
As I've mentioned before, I've also begun writing the musical score for the first season, starting with the final scene in the first season's finally, which will be the catalyst for every event to come in Season 2, 3 and far beyond: the confrontation between one man and a god of immense power. I am heavily inspired by the Divine Beast Fight theme from the video game, Elden Ring, for this particular score. And I've linked that theme here for you to listen to if you haven't heard it before. It has such a beautiful yet terrifying depth to it, which is all the more elevated by the implications of the fight in the game. And it is both the feeling and the implications of this ending to the game, Elden Ring, which I will mirror in Season 1's finale, though likely in a much different way than you would expect if you've played Elden Ring before, and have an understanding of the events that lead to the final confrontation between the tarnished and the Elden Beast. Here is the theme from Elden Ring if you'd like to listen to it: https://youtu.be/n9bnQb65gSU?si=F6wVli94cfuTmRnn
🤝POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY🤝
An important opportunity to note is that I may use the teaser and behind the scenes materials I will have made by the end of 2026 to either crowdfund the production of this animated series, or pitch these materials to several producers so that I will be able to hire the voice actors I'll need, and perhaps a small animation team to help me with the production of this very big project. With this in mind, I will only accept such funding so long as I can retain full rights and creative/narrative control over this story. It is my goal to tell this story without anyone with an "agenda" coming in to influence or subvert the themes and characters' stories I have to tell through this world of Banner of Souls, and I will remain at the center of the creation of this animation no matter what. But this opportunity is very far out, and I have a lot of work do do before then, which I will keep you all updated on each month.
✨THANK YOU✨
In all of this, I am amazing and so grateful for how much you all support me! I have the opportunity to do all of this because of YOU, and there is nothing I can do to show you just how much that means to me 🥹 Making this animation has been a dream of mine for over a decade, and because of you, WE can bring the world of Banner of Souls to life for the first time. I owe it to you all to never stop working toward this goal, and I am so honored to be able to bring you all along this journey with me! I will give many of my paid members the opportunity to customize their own Praetorians who will show up in the actual animation through the creation of personalized sigils, war paints and other options in the near future. So keep an eye out for when those opportunities arise. And once again, thank you so much for giving me this opportunity of a lifetime to make my dream come true! I hope that, through all my my tutorials and the behind the scenes work on the Banner of Souls series, I may be able to help all of your dreams come to life as well.
But as always, my my Lord, Jesus, bless you with inspiration and keep you close to His heart 😊 Stay Comfee, my friends. I'll see you soon for another video and livestream!
Comments (6)
Wow - what an amazing improvement in design. The first one was amazing but this - this is another level. The word that comes to mind when I see the new design is strength. Strong, clean, powerful lines. Wonderful. Thanks for the update Christian. It really clarified the scope of BOS. So many scripts! What a story. And music too - you are truly gifted and I pray God's blessing on you and this project. I would love to technically contribute in the future but that will need prayerful consideration as I am working on my own project right now. However, right now, I can at least pray for you and BOS. Blessings Christian!
Thank you so much for your feedback and encouragement! God has entrusted me with a lot, haha, and I will take all the prayers I can get to hopefully steward these gifts well 😊 You are very kind to offer to help, and I have to say you've already helped by picking a sigil that one of the main characters will have! I'm really excited to hear that you're working on your own project, and by no means would I want to take time away from that. The easiest kind of contribution, and also one of the most helpful, will actually be like a character customizer in a video game that my Patreon audience here will be able to choose different pre-made armor plates and war paint designs from so that you can customize your own Praetorian 😄 I'll share all the details in a bit, but once again I want to say I'm glad to hear you have your own project in the works! That's so cool, and I'll definitely be praying for your work and progression on it as it comes together 😁
I can not imagine how much sacrifice you have to make to this point, to chase after your dream. I would love to contribute what i can in the future (I'm also scare and excited if the opportunity come)
I am so grateful for your kindness and appreciation for the work it takes to make all of this possible 😊 And don't worry, when the opportunity does come to contribute in any way, the most important contribution to me is getting input from you guys, as well as letting you customize your own Praetorian based on the "presets" I am currently working on, kind of like a character creator section of a video game. That way, when you watch the animation as I am working on it, and when it finally releases, you can see the Praetorian you designed in action on the battlefield 😄 I'll have more details coming soon about this, and I've very excited to share them with you! In the meantime, once again, I'd just like to thank you personally for your appreciation to the time I put into all of this. I am really thankful to have you here in the Comfee Community 😁
Sounds you got alot made keep it up bro 👊😎 I'd definitely be open to contribute somehow whenever youre looking for helpers (tho idk how much depends how much time I have)
Thank you so much! I'll definitely keep up the work and keep you all updated 😄 I would absolutely LOVE the help, especially from people in this community! I will need to make sure I can pay you and everyone who helps properly, so know that you will be compensated for any work you may do to help bring this Banner of Souls world to life. But that will all come with time in the future 😅
