Battle Symphony: A Decade of Linkin Pony (Animated Music Video) @kaciekk

Kaciekk 10 years ago I created Linkin Pony. I don't think 14-year-old me would believe how far Linkin Pony would go. Back then, it was a combination of my 2 favorite things. Now, it's a part of who I am. Linkin Pony is not meant to be a joke concept, it's a genuine way to show my gratitude towards Linkin Park.

I want to thank everyone who's supported me over the past decade; The few friends I've made along the way, and those who came and moved on. It means so much to me.

That all being said, I wanted to make something special for the 10th Linkin Pony Day. I present, Battle Symphony! I put my all into this video. Believe me when I say most of my time creating this year was on this video.

"Why isn't it the full song?" You may be asking. Well, it never was meant to be. It first started out as a 55 second clip that was meant to push my skills. It grew bigger to form a full story as I extended it several times, working backwards. While I could have done the whole song, it wouldn't have added anything to the story, and wouldn't be done by the 10th.

I'm really proud of this, and I want people to see it. Since the algorithm HATES me, I could really use all of your help sharing this!

5 years ago, I promised that I’d do my best to keep Chester alive in HyperBlitz. I hope I have done that, and I hope to continue to do that. My art might not make that many rounds anymore, but these characters still have a special place in my heart, as Linkin Park has a special place in my life. We love you Chester, and always will.

Music © Linkin Park
Animation by Kaciekk

updated 1 year ago

Battle Symphony: A Decade of Linkin Pony (Animated Music Video)

Kaciekk 2022-11-10 | 10 years ago I created Linkin Pony. I don't think 14-year-old me would believe how far Linkin Pony would go. Back then, it was a combination of my 2 favorite things. Now, it's a part of who I am. Linkin Pony is not meant to be a joke concept, it's a genuine way to show my gratitude towards Linkin Park.

I want to thank everyone who's supported me over the past decade; The few friends I've made along the way, and those who came and moved on. It means so much to me.

That all being said, I wanted to make something special for the 10th Linkin Pony Day. I present, Battle Symphony! I put my all into this video. Believe me when I say most of my time creating this year was on this video.

"Why isn't it the full song?" You may be asking. Well, it never was meant to be. It first started out as a 55 second clip that was meant to push my skills. It grew bigger to form a full story as I extended it several times, working backwards. While I could have done the whole song, it wouldn't have added anything to the story, and wouldn't be done by the 10th.

I'm really proud of this, and I want people to see it. Since the algorithm HATES me, I could really use all of your help sharing this!

5 years ago, I promised that I’d do my best to keep Chester alive in HyperBlitz. I hope I have done that, and I hope to continue to do that. My art might not make that many rounds anymore, but these characters still have a special place in my heart, as Linkin Park has a special place in my life. We love you Chester, and always will.

Music © Linkin Park
Animation by Kaciekk

Lift Me Up Let Me Go: Re-imagined (Pony Animation Test)

Kaciekk 2024-03-20 | Finally a new animation. This time it's a reimagining of one of my old animation, kind of what I actually wanted it to look like back then before I had the skills or tools to make it. Of course I didn't make the full animation because that would be pain. It's just a test with what I have now.

Hope you all enjoy the sparkles. This one might seem a bit stiffer than normal but that's because Toon Boom Harmony won't let me choose the direction of gradients, I had to rotate the pieces. My spirits have gradients on their edges, and there really isn't a good way to do them justice in animation with my limited skills and tools, that's why the original was just an animatic.

Spirit HyperBlitz (c) me, Kaciekk
Music: The Catalyst by Linkin Park
Animated in Toon Boom Harmony Essentials

Linkin Pony - A Line in the Sand (Unfinished Animation)

Kaciekk 2023-12-26 | Uploading this now, because there now for certain no way for me to finish this. Yes this animation is like 5 years old now (2018), but out of nowhere, Toon Boom decided Toon Boom Studio is obsolete and no longer supported.

Not sure what I'm going to do for animation now. I was hoping maybe I could come back to this video and finish it, but now it's not possible to even open the file.

Thanks for all of your support over the years. The continuation of my animation is uncertain. Maybe I'll upgrade, if I can find a plan that isn't a monthly subscription (I'm not paying $300 + a year for a animation program)

This was meant to be a sequel to When They Come For Me, but I never finished the story completely. The griffons were at war with the Troops, the Tribals were going to aid them.

Minds Poison (Linkin Pony Animation)

Kaciekk 2023-07-07 | This started out as a vent animation (I'm okay now, don't worry!). Originally it started with distorted audio like this, then I decided, why not throw in a song and put a little bit of lip sync. Unfortunately that song was blocked on YouTube due to copyright, so I had to edit out the parts where Hyper sings. However one shot still remains, I didn't feel like going back and completely changing it.

You can find the unedited animation here!: drive.google.com/file/d/1YyW3k6DysiS2ituxg0bwgHnOjdEM6ySP/view?usp=drive_link

This animation is extremely rough, much like how Consuming, Confusing was. Which was also a similar concept, but in this one I lean even more deeper into the darkness of mental illness (quite literally). I tried to amplify the roughness with some filters. Just playing around with my editor.

I'm not sure exactly the context to this animation. I think viewers should decided for themselves. I know given who Hyper is, this is a touchy subject. If this stuff upsets you, please do not feel the need to watch this!

Background audio made with distorted, reversed music and some ambiance from Freesound.

Linkin Pony Lore: How do Ponies Shave?

Kaciekk 2023-05-26 | Heyo! Just a fun quick video that I randomly thought of. But while making it, I thought, what if I made a series explaining my version of Equestria. Since it is the world the Linkin Ponies live in, I decided why not title it Linkin Pony Lore. This is also a good way to recycle old art so it gets more views, but I did make a few original doodles to go with this.

This was also a test with a new microphone. It has noise suppression but I find it also cuts out some speech too in that mode. But I gotta work with it since I got rid of my old mic oops. While I like my voice, I'm not the greatest narrator. I find it hard to vary my tone.

Would you like to see more like this? What would you like to see be explained? Comment below!

Art by me, Kaciekk

Music credits:
Music to Delight by Kevin MacLeod | incompetech.com
Music promoted by chosic.com/free-music/all

Linkin Pony- Battle Symphony is out now!

Kaciekk 2023-04-29 | ...

Linkin Pony - Battle Symphony, except theres no music

Kaciekk 2023-04-01 | It's still April 1st where I am, does this count as a joke video? Nah I had this idea beforehand. Just something silly. Although I did add more sound effects than what were in the original video, to make the background not feel as quiet in some sections.

Watch the FULL music video, with MUSIC here: youtu.be/YUd1T00DJJA
(Includes a prologue and animated credits)

Main audio used is Linkin Park - Battle Symphony (Acapella)
All sounds from Freesounds, credits on the original video

Hyper Landing Over the Years

Kaciekk 2023-01-19 | A compilation of Hyper's landing animations over the years to demonstrate improvement! Landing is pretty tricky to get right, I feel like I've slowly gotten better at how much weight and secondary animation to add. There is still more to improve on. Kinda hard to find reference for something that doesn't exist.

All animation by me! (2013-2022)
Most music by Linkin Park except for the opening bit, that's Johnny Orlando (I Still love the MLP:ANG soundtrack okay?)

360 Animation Breakdown (from Battle Symphony)

Kaciekk 2022-12-10 | Thank you for 1k views on Battle Symphony! I was really hoping for it to match my previous music videos, but that doesn't seem likely with these algorithms. But anyway, I appreciate all the kind comments on it!

This is the most complex shot of animation I've done. So I decided to show my process on it. I probably could have made it even better by making my own Hyper model and learning how to animate a camera.

Make sure to keep sharing the music video! It means a lot to me!

My Vision for Battle Symphony

Kaciekk 2022-10-26 | Important video! Check it out! Battle Symphony will probably my last "big hurrah" for Linkin Pony, as I really don't have time to be making these big videos anymore. So it'd help me out A LOT if everyone shared. Maybe then it'll be possible for me to find work I actually enjoy.

Thank you all for the support!

Linkin Pony- Battle Symphony TRAILER

Kaciekk 2022-10-10 | It's coming... 10 years of Linkin Pony! Celebrate with me with this grand new music video! I hope to encapsulate the magic and vibrancy of My Little Pony with the personality and messages of Linkin Park with Battle Symphony: A Decade of Linkin Pony.

This time, I really REALLY need your help. Please please please share on your socials! Share this trailer, and definitely share the video when it comes out! This one really is special, as it is for the 10th anniversary of Linkin Pony. This entire year has been dedicated to making this video.

This trailer doesn't do the video justice, but I didn't want to give away anything too big. This one isn't really story heavy, and it takes place in the (almost) canon universe. There will be more hints of Linkin Park in this!

CHAMPION // Original Pony Animation Meme [Fo:E SOTD]

Kaciekk 2022-05-18 | Blood and flashing lights warning! Not for kids!

Finally a new animation! This one is in the style of an animation meme, although it's not a song I've seen done before. Meet SwiftHaze, the dramatic, sassy, badass, compassionate apocalypse child. She's a lot like Hyper, but somehow even more reckless. HyperBlitz is her ancestor. Her story follows the descendants of other Linkin Ponies as well. During their adventures they learn about the past, Linkin Ponies and the war. I hope you all can come to love Haze as much as I have!

Oh boy have I been obsessed with Neoni lately. Their music just SCREAMS SwiftHaze. Like, 95% of their stuff has her energy. There are songs that capture Haze even better than Champion, but this was the one that I imagined an animation out of first. I didn't really want to label this as an animation meme, but I suppose it kinda is. Just the fact that I'm not a large enough creator to be making these originals. I did my best at putting the Fallout aesthetic in this!

You can read Fallout: Equestria - Shadow of the Day on Fimfiction and Wattpad! Been trying to keep it update, but these chapters have been taking longer.

Fimfiction: fimfiction.net/story/502105/fallout-equestria-shadow-of-the-day
Wattpad: wattpad.com/story/283351253-fallout-equestria-shadow-of-the-day

Improvement [Animation Meme] 2010-2022

Kaciekk 2022-05-04 | Okay, okay, I decided to board this meme train, even if there are slight spoilers for upcoming animations! Some I've never shared before (but will share some soon). But I felt I needed my *newest* animation to make this complete. I know it's not really on the beat, I can't really showcase my animation style in that fast of cuts. I know my animation progress isn't nearly as impressive as many of the other people doing this meme.

This definitly wasn't what I was planning to upload, but hey, whatever gets more videos on my channel haha! Actual new video coming soon!

Err yes I did re-upload this. Please remember to like and share!

Animation/Animatic Skits and Practice

Kaciekk 2022-01-29 | Well hello there! It's been quite awhile since I last uploaded a video on here. I don't have anything new just yet, so here's some old stuff that's been piling up. Meant to share it like 2 years ago lol. Added a teaser at the end. So, enjoy!

Zipp is Trans! (Headcanon) [Speedpaint]

Kaciekk 2021-09-24 | I'm excited for the new pony movie! The animation looks amazing. So I made some headcanon art of Zipp Storm. First time I saw her I thought she was a stallion because of her face shape. And since her colors are similar to the trans flag, I decided in my mind that she is a trans mare :)

Music by Vylet Pony (who is also trans!)
vyletpony.bandcamp.com
youtube.com/c/VyletPony/featured

Smol™

Kaciekk 2021-08-23 | ThunderCharm is smol baby and I love her, she's so cute. Just something quick I made a few months ago.

Animation and character belong to me

Indomitable: A Linkin Park Tribute

Kaciekk 2021-07-24 | “Indomitable” is more than a Linkin Park tribute. It's my love letter to the Linkin Park Family. It’s not just about Linkin Park’s musical legacy, It's about community, and our connection to the band. We each have our own relationship with the music and the band members, and are all entwined as a family because of that.

I could have easily made the “main character” a completely random design like the rest of the fans, but I made it myself. I guess I wanted this to be personal in a real way, not just vague fan characters. There are ponies in this video because I made it, and that is part of my relationship with LP. A part of my identity. I wanted to share my experience, adding myself to this, because only I could create this video. So hopefully that resonates with some people.

It’s been four years since we lost Chester. I have thought of him every single day since then. I know this loss has affected millions. Chester’s impact on the world transcends his own life. Through his music, through his authenticity, through his kindness. It’s inspired millions. That’s what “Make Chester Proud” comes from. Do something creative, genuine, and kind. That’s why our work is larger than we know.

It may seem odd to see a Linkin Park tribute without music by Linkin Park. This song was originally written about the late Monty Oum, creator of RWBY. I thought the lyrics fit well for Linkin Park and the LP community. I didn't want this project to take away the meaning of the song, rather, add to it. Thank you Chester, and thank you Monty, for your countless inspiration.

I know my art doesn’t reach anywhere near the amount of people Chester or Monty have. But I still love having the power to create. The ability to see a video in my head when listening to a song, then make it real. I appreciate all those who support me. I hope that I can make an impact on the world even in the smallest ways.

Thank you for letting me have my chance to tell a part of my story. I want to hear your stories. Tweet or post with the hashtag #LPindomitable . What does Linkin Park mean to you? What are some of your favorite memories from the community? Hold up your light to the world.

HyperBlitz Fancam (Linkin Pony)

Kaciekk 2021-06-21 | I love HyperBlitz so much, so here's a little something I put together. Kinda to mimic "fancams" you see on Twitter, even if I don't have all the special filters or transitions. This didn't need a LP song, but I couldn't think of anything else.
Sadly I could not make this the highest quality possible (1080p) because my editing program refused to export it, crashing every time. So I had to do the second best (720p)

HyperBlitz, and all animation/art belongs to me
Music: Roads Untraveled ft. Bun B (Rad Omen Remix)

Trust Love [Speedpaint]

Kaciekk 2021-05-22 | Another ponyfied Linkin Park photo. It's been a while since I've uploaded a speedpaint. Also yes I know I never record the sketch part, idk why. I guess because I don't want to make these any longer than they actually are. Even though I'm sure the sketch part might be the most interesting as I try to figure out the layout.

I absolutely hate how much the video jumps around, because I was having issues with my zoom tool, it would automatically zoom in all the way, then I'd have to zoom all the way out to reset it/ find my place again. Sorry about that. Epilepsy warning?

grandcolt - WWIII (Animated Music Video)

Kaciekk 2021-04-20 | Hey everyone! I back with another short animated music video! And this time I tried something different. How about some grandson?

I tried listening to some of his new album to see if there was anything I could animate and this is what I came up with. It's also different since it's grayscale, which is a lot easier to animate.

I don't expect this to get as much reception as Linkin Pony, but it was fun trying something different. So if you like it, please share, and if you can, tag grandson on social media, I'd love if he could see this.

I legit don't know what to title this as. Animated music video... Pony animation... grandson animation? It's not as straight forward as Linkin Pony. Especially when grandson isn't as popular as Linkin Park. Many people won't know what "grandcolt" means.

Music by grandson
Animation by me

Consuming, Confusing (Linkin Pony Animation)

Kaciekk 2021-03-25 | A project that started out as vent, and grew to mean different things to me while I was working on it. I started it because I listened to Crawling and really related to the lyrics at the time. Yes, even Crawling, the "meme song", is relatable. I thought the piano version worked better for this animation.

This animation originally wasn't going to be colored, but I decided to anyway. So I'm so sorry for the lack of quality on this one. It was never meant to be as polished as a full music video. It was only meant to capture emotion.

Now, I couldn't find an exact statistic on how many people deal with mental illness, but I've heard 1 in 4, but have also seen 1 in 5, or 1 in 6. I truly believe myself its 1/4 because there's so many illnesses that go undiagnosed, and almost everyone goes through grief during their life. Here are a couple sources I did find:
https://www.who.int/news/item/28-09-2001-the-world-health-report-2001-mental-disorders-affect-one-in-four-people

hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/mental-health-disorder-statistics

You can find the full piano version of Crawling here: youtube.com/watch?v=tHXY5qZB0qs

Green MAP Part 12 (Blood Warning)

Kaciekk 2021-01-12 | MAP hosted here: youtu.be/f9HbKLqDCb8
Finished MAP: (not out yet)

I snagged up this MAP part because it actually allowed fandom OCs for once. I've rarely ever seen ponies in MAPs. Since the theme was about emotion and blood, I chose a section from my story Recharge: Revamped. This was one of Rhythm's dreams which reflects his subconscious that he's afraid it's his fault Hyper lost his wing.

HyperBlitz and CharmingRhythm 2.0 designs belong to me

Waiting For Tomorrow - Unfinished Original Animation Meme

Kaciekk 2020-12-10 | Content warning (?): Grief/ Post- OML era.

Uploading this because why not. I usually don't upload something this unpolished and this short, but why not. I found this looking through my animation files the other day, and honestly, I had completely forgotten I made this. I always wanted to make my own animation meme, and thought this song would fit. I will most likely not be finishing this.

Music - Martin Garrix & Pierce Fulton feat. Mike Shinoda - Waiting For Tomorrow

Linkin Pony - Powerless (Animated Music Video)

Kaciekk 2020-11-11 | To celebrate 8 years of Linkin Pony, I'd like to share my first music video in two years since What We Don't Know. May I present Linkin Pony - Powerless! This project took a lot of time, and I'd greatly appreciate it if you all could support and share it.

SLIGHT BLOOD AND EPILEPSY WARNING.

The story is inspired by my comic When They Come For Me. While I could easily explain everything about this video, I'd like the audience to interpret what they think it means. But if you are curious, let me know and I'd be happy to share.

Let's just say HyperBlitz greatly regrets his past harmful actions in this universe. The shadow that's following him is NOT him, it's a different pony. But Hyper is afraid that he's becoming the horrible pony that the shadow was.

I can safely say this was my "quarantine project". When I was laid off from work, I worked on this music video for every day for a month, several hours a day, and from that I was able to get about half of the video done, and the other half I worked on up until release. Somehow, one day, I listened to Powerless and was able to think up an entire music video.

I hope all of you enjoy it! And as I said before, share it! Tag your friends, tag Linkin Park! It would mean a lot to me!

Help Support Linkin Pony - Powerless!

Kaciekk 2020-10-20 | Alright, here we go!

I feel like Powerless won't do nearly as well as What We Don't Know, so I made this video. What We Don't Know was my last video to break 1000 views. I promise the animation is better than the last.

The Top 10 Pony videos list is by LittleshyFIM, and when you go to vote, you have to choose 5 videos for your vote to count, so be on the lookout for other pony videos in November. I want Powerless to make this list to help boost it's views.

Music: Linkin Park - Powerless (Instrumental)

Linkin Pony - Powerless TEASER TRAILER

Kaciekk 2020-10-10 | ONE MONTH until my new music video, Linkin Pony - Powerless comes out! Please share this trailer and definitly share the music video when it comes out. It's my first full music video in two years. I tried my best to make this trailer "spoiler free" while also keeping it interesting. I can't wait for all of you to see it!

Music- Powerless (Instrumental) by Linkin Park

Hypers Voice (Linkin Pony)

Kaciekk 2020-09-02 | I don't know why I made this lol. Technically his voice wouldn't change if he were a chibi, but I thought this was a funny/cute idea.

All songs by Linkin Park:
Battle Symphony
In My Remains
Iridescent (Chester harmony vocal)
Little Boxes (cover)

Heavenbound [Speedpaint]

Kaciekk 2020-08-01 | This painting really put PAIN in painting. I have no idea how to blend clouds.

Songs

Heavenbound - youtube.com/watch?v=PfMUskK61h8
Falter- youtube.com/watch?v=clE34vUBbgo
Primo- youtube.com/watch?v=S6mbMmunQa8

Sketching Key Frames

Kaciekk 2020-07-27 | ...

Family [Speedpaint]

Kaciekk 2020-05-30 | A ponyfied version of my favorite picture of Linkin Park. There's over 5 hours of footage here, and there was a bunch done off recording so I'm sure it took around 8 hours to create the whole thing. Sorry it's so long lol, not sure if anyone's gonna watch the whole thing.

All music belongs to Linkin Park. I am in no way associated with Linkin Park, and am only using their music and background music.

Art and Characters (c) Kaciekk

Animating some bois

Kaciekk 2020-05-26 | ...

HeartRhythm Charm [Speedpaint]

Kaciekk 2020-05-12 | A redraw of something I made in 2016. Since this birthday season I did everyone as chibis, I decided to extend it to OTP anniversary. Plus people like the chibis.

Good news subscribers, I'm working on a new music video! Hopefully I'll be able to get it done by Linkin Pony Day.

CharmingRhythm and Heartfelt (c) Kaciekk

Music (c) Mike Shinoda, One OK Rock and Linkin Park

Animating!

Kaciekk 2020-04-08 | ...

Animation/ Animatic Music Clips

Kaciekk 2020-03-14 | Wow, sorry for now uploads for a few months, I haven't felt like animating. Here's a bunch of clips with songs from the past 2 years. I wasn't sure when to upload this, but I guess no is a better time than any since I have nothing else to upload. I was going to separate these into LP and non LP clips but decided it wasn't worth it.

Animation and characters belong to me, Kaciekk
Music belongs to respective owners.

7 Years of Linkin Pony

Kaciekk 2019-11-10 | No big video this year, even if I'd really like to make something longer than 15 seconds of animation, my focus and patience for Toon Boom is growing smaller. But thank you everyone for the support over the years!

This also marks the 1 year anniversary of my biggest animation ever, What We Don't Know. You can check it out here:youtube.com/watch?v=LmujGlAl4rU

So enjoy some cute chibis on this Linkin Pony day.

Music (c) Linkin Park
Animation, art, and characters belong to Kaciekk

Solidarity MAP - Part 42

Kaciekk 2019-10-11 | Please check out the MAP here: youtube.com/watch?v=rShiDT-Pp_A

"Will you still be there stood next to me"~ While this line was not chosen by me, I think it's perfect for what Linkin Pony stands for. Friendship and togetherness, and the bond of Linkin Park. I wanted to put my best effort into this, it's special. I hope you all like it.

I feel like I could have done something better for my part. Something more eye-catching and energetic, like a concert, I mean, it is rock music. But I didn't want to do lip sync because PW isn't any of my ponies' voices, but I saw a bunch of other people do lip sync

I wanted to upload this longer, with the animatic and rough (which are almost the same), but I couldn't do it in HD without Toon Boom exploding. I might do another video for that, for now, have this.

I really wish there were more pony MAPs out there, or at least more MAPs that allow fandom OCs. I don't really consider the Linkin Ponies as fandom OCs but I guess technically they are.

Music by PrinceWhateverer
Linkin Ponies belong to me, Kaciekk

Linkin Pony Recharge: Revamped [Speedpaint]

Kaciekk 2019-09-23 | This video is so long oops. That's what happens when a drawing takes a long time. I only recorded a little over 3 hours, but there was a lot I did off screen, so I'm guessing it took at least 5-6 hours. I'm sure it took way longer, especially with how much details are in this one.

I did leave out some parts, some I didn't record.
Sorry for the lack of real videos, I've been running out of creative energy for larger projects and animations

Full drawing: deviantart.com/kaciekk/art/Linkin-Pony-Rehcarge-Revamped-813032251

Music used:

Linkin Park x Steve Aoki - A Light That Never Comes
Steve Aoki- Darker Than Blood ft. Linkin Park

Butterflies (Gift) [Speedpaint]

Kaciekk 2019-08-31 | I've been meaning to draw these beans for awhile. So I decided to make this a speedpaint test, which I've never done before. Honestly a kinda lazy drawing, only taking about an hour. Recording while drawing does slow things down a little, with some lag, but I don't think it's enough to affect much. I'll try this again in the future, and hey, maybe speedpaints can give me enough motivation to make more art!

Find Vylet Pony here:

Youtube- youtube.com/user/MusiciansOfPonyville
Twitter- twitter.com/VyletPony
Bandcamp- vyletpony.bandcamp.com

Find Namii here:

Youtube-youtube.com/user/cadence12111
Twitter- twitter.com/namiiarts

Songs used:
vyletpony.bandcamp.com/track/diaries-i-kept-ft-namii
youtube.com/watch?v=KidHMg-dT_s

PSA (Youre saying my name wrong)

Kaciekk 2019-08-25 | Initially I thought I'd have a MAP part for this month's animation, but the MAP has been delayed. So have whatever this is. First animation of my fursona Aura. I'll probably use her for new update videos/ me speaking. Sorry for the background noise on this one.

At some point I'm going to post all my unused animations and animations. It would probably be best to put them all in one video, since Youtube favors longer videos. But I like posting videos more often than having long ones. Idk, would people even watch a longer video (probably around 4-5 minutes)

The Spirit Temple (Linkin Pony Animation)

Kaciekk 2019-07-16 | CharmingRhythm visits the tribe's spirit temple, remembering this place from when he was young. He goes in search for more explanations to what's happening to him. Spirits are such a foreign concept to troopers, maybe the tribal culture could teach Rhythm about them.

A continuation of that Empty Spaces animation I did, and excerpt from my series (also named Empty spaces) however this explores a little more of the scene than the comic. I love being able to show off places in my universe, and expanding the world. I also enjoy making these animations with sound effects.

Of course I'm not happy with everything in it, but I need to just let it go. EXCEPT Youtube killed the quality in some parts, particularly the background. The compression is never this bad, and I HATE it, but I've had enough with uploading so many times.

No creative title for this one.

There was one sound that I did not credit, I felt it was too small to even make out to credit in video. Rhythm's gasp comes from the "Rebellion" acapella by Linkin Park.

Watching As I Fall- Animatic Parts

Kaciekk 2019-06-15 | Happy first birthday Post Traumatic! It's been a crazy year. These are parts of an animatic I never finished for Watching As I fall. It was supposed to be the prequel to Nothing Makes Sense Anymore, where Rhythm finally finds a way out of the pit, through a tunnel, which leads to the shoreline he's seen at in NMSA. You can see that video here: youtube.com/watch?v=1lttSKDEwpc

I felt bad that I didn't have anything to upload this month since I've been so busy with a MAP part. And I've been meaning to upload these, so here they are

Music (c) Mike Shinoda

Empty Spaces (Linkin Pony Animation)

Kaciekk 2019-05-15 | It had been over a month since the end of the war. An early snow began to fall over Rivera and tribal land alike. The snow seemed to speak to CharmingRhythm’s confusion. Snow would usually not fall for another month, as past years suggested. But this was like no year before. Nothing was right, and even the weather could not detest to that.

Never in my right mind did I think that I'd make an animation for a track like EMPTY SPACES of all things lmao. But instead of coming before When They Come For Me, it comes after! Do you ever just give your character literal war flashbacks? Poor Rhythm, he doesn't deserve this, but I do it to him anyway.

I haven't done many animations like this, with sounds effects. I really love it, they really bring the scene to life. My only problem is that this is too short. Can't really do anything about that since I've shown all I need to show.

I am working on a similar animation like this too! Except there's no Linkin Park track in it whatsoever, just sound effects.

"Empty Spaces" (c) Linkin Park

Linkin Pony - What We Dont Know: Behind the Scenes

Kaciekk 2019-04-15 | Reuploaded due to bad quality. This one just took longer to upload....The quality still isn't the greatest but that's because I resized the video, it's still better than it was.

I decided Behind the Scenes was the best name for this, since it's not just the storyboard, but it has facts. I hope you guys find this insightful, at least in the slightest way.

Uhhh I have been trying to finished this thing ever since What We Don't Know came out, so like, 5 months. Usually you do the storyboard before a project, but I did it afterwards. I had about 90% of the storyboards saved, so I decided, why not. It would give an idea of where this project started from. Check out my horrible sketches called storyboards. I added some facts to it to make it more interesting, but now it might be hard to watch and read at the same time.

Music (c) Linkin Park

Basically WTCFM

Kaciekk 2019-03-17 | okay so it's been a while since I've posted a funny video so uh here's this horribly put together whatever this is. It probably makes no sense unless you follow my comic When They Come For Me on instagram ( @wtcfm_comic ). I finally got up to the climax, and past it! It's crazy that this comic is going to be over soon. I literally don't know what I'm going to do with myself afterwards.

Featuring:
Fukin pissed HyperBlitz and Edgy McJerkface AKA Xaroco. They used to be friends. Now they aren't. Obviously.
Music- LIES GREED MISERY (Acappella) by Linkin Park
Some squish sound from freesounds

Linkin Pony - Roads Untraveled: A Six Year Difference

Kaciekk 2019-02-11 | Happy birthday Rhythm/Mike! This isn't actually what I intended to make for his birthday but it ended up working out anyway. Like a week ago I randomly decided to redo some of the animations from my first Linkin Pony music video, to see how far I've come. The idea came up right before Rhythm's birthday, so it was perfect. Also I needed a video for this month.

Sorry it's not any long, I didn't have time, and also it would be hard to reposition the original video for that. Hope *you guys* like it anyway!

Music (c) Linkin Park
Animation and CharmingRhythm belong to me, Kaciekk

I Have a Patreon Now!

Kaciekk 2019-01-15 | Patreon.com/kaciekk

Not sure why I didn't do this earlier, but a few people suggested that I do it. It's not like I desperately need the money right now, but this could be a resource for me in the future to bring in some extra income when I'm off doing my own things.

I do love sharing my ideas, updates, and doodles, but I don't like spamming my social media with it because I feel annoying. But if people like my work enough to pay for it, I'll spam them with it! I might end up adding patron's names in the descriptions of my videos!

So if you want secret stuff or just like the idea of supporting me, check out my Patreon, pledges start at just $1 a month!

Music from www.purple-planet.com

Kaciekks 2018 Rewind

Kaciekk 2018-12-31 | So I wanted to make a video summary of 2018 like how there's an art one, but then I realized it's just a rewind. While I don't actually particularly think 2018 was "amazing" (strange given I actually met my idol), but I did do something I've never done before: upload a video every month on Youtube. While October didn't really have a unique video, I did make 2 videos leading up to What We Don't Know. And while I uploaded "Headfirst Hallucination" after WWDK, it felt better putting WWDK at the end of the rewind, since it's my big project, and it has a nice fade at the end.

So let's hope I can keep up this video every month, even if they are old animations I never uploaded. I want to push my animation capabilities in 2019, even if that means even less art. I felt I didn't make enough art this year, it was mostly doodle, but that was partially because I was focusing on WWDK, and doodles just get my ideas out quicker. I don't know what 2019 holds, but I know I won't ever stop creating.

Songs in this video:

"Nothing Makes Sense Anymore" by Mike Shinoda

"Cure For The Itch", "Lost in the Echo", "Primo I'll Be Gone 2010 Longform", "Nobody Can Save Me", "What We Don't Know", all by Linkin Park.

All animation by Kacie Heflin

Headfirst Hallucination (Animation test)

Kaciekk 2018-12-15 | I didn't really have a video for this month, I did want to make the storyboard version of What We Don't Know, but haven't got to work on it. Next month will probably be a Echo video, hopefully, it's only 15 seconds. I need an Echo bean video, and his birthday is in January.

So here's a really quick animation I made back in September. Back in August of 2017, I got an idea for making a video for Nobody Can Save me, as a tribute for Chester, I even made some animation then. But the video didn't really go anywhere. Still to this day, I am able to visualize the video, and this was one of the scenes in it.

This animation is at 6 fps, and I colored on a different layer, which is the first time I've done that. So that's why I'm calling it an animation test.

Besides all of that, I'm working on my next "big" animation. It's only 52 seconds, but it's going to be high quality, fast paced animation, something I hope people will want to watch over and over. It will be for the story I'm working on, A Line In The Sand, which is a sequel to When They Come For Me. It's not going to be a comic, not that I've planned yet. We'll see. I'm still writing it.

Music (c) Linkin Park

Linkin Pony - What We Dont Know (Animated Music Video)

Kaciekk 2018-11-10 | What We Don’t Know, is finally here. I can’t tell you enough how stressed I was on making this the best it can be. I started this back in September of 2016, and it was the exact project I was working on when that fateful July day came. I had to stop working on the project for six months, it was too daunting, given it was so hard just to listen to Chester’s voice… Hyper’s voice. But I told myself that this needed to be a tribute, but I didn’t want to make this specifically a Chester tribute, because that was never the intention of it to begin with. It was to show my admiration of Linkin Park.

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Sometimes you think of all the wrong you have done, how you’ve hurt others, how you stooped to your lowest. But those friends that stay with you at your lowest point are more than just friends, they are you family. They will help you out of your dark places, they will be the ones who have faith in you. And when you begin to remember those times you’ve wronged them, they will remind you of your worth and pull you out of it. Life only moves forward.

This is how we fall apart
But this is how beginnings start
'Cause when our heads betray our hearts
We fake what we don't know

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Something along that line is the story and lesson in this video. It was never meant to have negative emotions attached to it, but it’s inevitable now. I know there will be people in the comments writing “RIP” and shit, that was never the purpose of this. I had thought of this story back in 2013! I guess this video is what I wish would have happened, in some other universe. It’s the happy ending we deserve, that he deserved. And that’s why I put so much effort into it. I wanted to do my best for Chester. For all of Linkin Park. They only deserve the best.

Anyway, enough of that rambling. I really hope you guys enjoy this video. I hope it makes you want to watch it over and over again, and share with your friends. And please, share with your friends! I want the world to see this. I want Linkin Park to see this, if that’s even possible (tag them in your posts please).

Thank you everyone for everything the past six years. I never thought Linkin Pony would turn into what it did. I’m grateful for all my friends and fans.

Music (c) Linkin Park
Characters (c) Kaciekk

Please Support What We Dont Know!

Kaciekk 2018-10-21 | Basically I'm going to advertize the hell out of this video, even more than I did with Lift Me Up Let Me Go.

I'm currently redoing some old animations in the video and fixing up any little details that bug the hell out of me. Hopefully the new animation doesn't look too out of place with the old animation

Join the Linkin Pony Discord Server to see What We Don't Know early! ( I need some extra eyes for animation errors) discord.gg/fXYX8mm