Vermintide Fanimated - Shelk Stonetooth | Skaven Career Animated Trailer 

Is it not all of them? They all sound spot on

@@SkySweeperSyn The rest are in-game voicelines, Saltzpyre is the only one actually voiced by his VA.

I bet at this point Janfon has Bentinks private phone number xD

@@SkySweeperSyn Yeah, the dialogue sounded good!

@@grigoriyremez8851 Really? I thought some of their lines sounded familiar but the whole conversation flowed pretty naturally and smoothly to the point I was nearly convinced he somehow got ALL the VAs on board for this!

He’s gonna collect one for every Skaven clan. He’s already got one representing Clan Skryre (Pusfume) and Clan Mors (Shelk)

@@whistlerdan7718 witchhunters: hey saltzpyre whatcha got there? saltzpyre standing in front of 10 rat men: uhhh a smoothie..?

Cant wait for one of clan Eshin ( Assassin ) be a part of the roasters.

@@whistlerdan7718 i thought Pusfume was from Hellpit, if i remember right from his info

@@Bec-Son “nothing, Skaven don’t exist!”

An outcast engineer, and a fallen grey rat... seems promising

There’s nothing more skaven than fighting your own clan alongside man-things rather than fight man-things with clan

@@XDivi To be honest I never understood how some people think skaven are incapable of working with those of other races when it makes perfect sense. Think about, if you, a lowly skaven can't seem to move up the murdering ladder of your society through more traditional means (plotting and scheming with your fellow skaven) because they are being especially more treacherous than usual then why not plot and scheme with the help of outsiders, non-skaven, man-things, elf-things, dwarf-things and etc. This could give many skaven a HUGE advantage over their fellow rats and thus have greater odds of success at moving up the ranks or in the case of Pusfume and Shelk here, greatly increases their chances of survival. (they're still being hunted down by their fellow, vile brethren) The two skaven in question don't have to like their not-rat things for companions just work with them in order to achieve other goals, and the Ubersreik 5 know this but they feel that having a couple of scrupulous ratmen on their...""payroll"" (promise to NOT kill them on sight) in exchange for the skaven 'exiles' having a place to hide safely (Taal's horn keep) while they pump information for their patrons about what the rest of their kind is doing and planning (so as to sabotage their rivals/would be killers for them) and ofcourse plot out their own schemes. (their 'glorious' return to the clans as they take the places of fallen rat lords)

@@navilluscire2567 Ahhh…a mortal finally asked…that question… The Great Horned Rat…master of the…skaven… But…the ruling class…The Grey Seers…hold a tight grip…over the horned rats…children… If they are…eliminated…progress…shall come…

Also cool cause it shows how Skaven in lore are as quick as elves, they just don't normally have the intelligence to match

@@Badassmcawsome009 well of course they are rats after all. But that was just a reflex which dwarfs can also have.

​@@khelgarironfist3301dwarves? Able to catch arrows with their hands? Well that's new.

@@Badassmcawsome009 I always assume that the average clanrat gets trounced by the average infantry man of any age, heck the average skaven-slave could probably get bodied by a junior varsity HS football player.. That might turn the balance a bit.

Yeah. Skaven being fractious and disunited is pretty common. And Skaven using surface-dwellers as pawns (whether that’s true or not) isn’t impossible. I believe Thanquol did something similar once.

@@rustkarl Actually, they have. In the Mathias Thulman book, there was a grey seer working with (using) a mad doctor to perform warpstone experiments on humans to discover "healing properties" the doctor thought. I mean he knew it was killing people but it was like a "for the better of humanity's future" deal. Except the grey seer was having him do it to learn how best to poison large amounts of humans.

I'm reading skavenslayer and that's basically what Thanquol does. Also Clan Eshin was trained by humans in the east and also work for humans at times. Skaven are surprisingly well organized for being notoriously traitorous.

​@@shigure27 they would be very nice and helpful if it weren't for the fact that their god Is an asshole who requires them all to be assholes for no reason.

This pique’s my interest, may i have a name?

Puritanical or Radical?

@@LtSprinkulz absolutely radical

@@doians17 This likely references Gregor Eisenhorn. I won't spoil any more as the book series is top notch.

@@danielfagan7088 thanks man, appreciate it. Time to visit the wiki for my dose of 40k lore since I’m too poor to buy any of the books, haha.

I actually like to imagine it ending rather well. Basically imagining it going something like... **after the World That Still Is narrowly avoided the End Times** Shelk: Welp...guess this is where we part-seperate, man-thing! Saltzpyre: Yes...indeed so, vermin! **stares at each other awkwardly** Shelk: Say, next time we meet-see each other again... Saltzpyre: We shall kill one another on sight! Shelk: **rat grins** Hehe...wouldn't have it any other-different way! **both go their separate ways**

@@navilluscire2567 who says it's over after the end times? The skaven survived, right? Besides, if the empire could get their hands on skaven technological advancements... But yeah, the skaven wouldn't go away, and there would still be trouble.

Shelk would absolutely end up coming to blows with the others by the end of it, either taking one of them, or then taking him. However, I refuse to believe Pusfume will. Pusfume is a good boy and would stay with the 5.

@@PANCAKEMINEZZ Funny you mention that; core to the relationship between Shelk and Bardin is that the only reason they tolerate one another's continued existence is because they've agreed to a duel to the death once 'all is said and done'. They both kind of admit that it's unlikely either will live to the end of it, but the satisfaction both would have from landing the killing blow is so heavy for the both of them that they absolutely will not allow the other to fall by anyone's hand except theirs lol However, assuming that the U5 spare Shelk after all was said and done and they did win, in my mind, Shelk would become an agent of Saltzpyre's/Lohner's, a sort of spy or plant. There's no way Saltz/Lohner would give up on a useful asset such as Shelk, at least not fully, and with Shelk not having much of a 'home' to go to, he may very well not have much of a choice. Least, that's the way I see it.

Same!

Aside from the awkward walk cycles.

Thank you and your friend, and Shelk and Tim Bentinck! Love this things!

No way the actual VA Voiced for this Thats amazing lol

You are in fact a Genius Janfon1

Is there a rough time how long it will take to complete the mod?

Outstanding work Janfon. As always.

The original creator's lore is that Shelk has it out for Skarrik and Rasknitt. In general he has an obsession with power and using it "the right way", that soldiers should use it to smite their foes and leaders should use it bring their subordinates to victory. Being Skaven he always thinks everyone else is using it wrong. In fairness, between the near-disaster of the Ubersreik campaign and repeated attempts on his life, Shelk was right to have it out for Rasknitt and Skarrik and even organized a rebellion, but failed. He ran away, and for a while he hid near a village. He then encountered Saltzpyre when he and Lohner heard some rumors, and when they were both assaulted by a slave horde they fought together. That's when he decided to launch The Great Plan: Using the 5 to tear Rasknitt and Skarrik to pieces and then some day, somehow, take Clan Fester all on his own.

@@ES21007 That’s a pretty interesting take on a Skaven. Has a bit of Queek to him with directness but it works.

Don't forget he actually CAUGHT kerillian's arrow, that was heading straight for his head.

@@dwarfminerwillie From melee range, no less!

@@taliesin159Yeah, apparently in lore, Skaven are actually that fucking quick, but they’re also incredibly squishy, and not exactly the brightest bulbs in the sock drawer.

I so desperately want my boy Pusfume and Shelk to get DLC, but I know it won't ever happen. I do wish Far Shark would release some proper mod tools and encourage the community to expand the horizons of the game more. Because I desperately want a mod for these two so badly.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (link to his stuff in the pinned comment)

Trailer and animation looks amazing! Always loved this stuff, but I do want to ask. After reading through the documents about him and the effort put in, is this really somethin you plan on making? Or is it more like Pusfume where it’s a fun idea to throw out? Love it either way

@@ethancassels210 Unfortunately I do not think the modding scene is there yet which would allow a brand new character. Maybe one day, we'll be able to add our own characters, and I'll be able to make the Burned Rat more than just a concept. Thanks for watching and reading btw!

Dare I say, Shelk's desire for power and his encounter with Saltzpyre in lore reminds me of Balrog and Dante from DMC. The parallel between them almost seems similar without the *promised final battle* in the end. Do you have plans for a fourth career page for Shelk at all? Maybe a miniature tank similar to Rat ogres or perhaps some sort of twist?

@@nategore3724 No problem, it’s the least I can do for this level of dedication and craft. Maybe one day it can be done, but even if not the idea and animation alone make it awesome to see. Keep up the good work!

Shelk would bully poor Pusfume!

Stormvermin always bully slaves for being smaller and weaker

Soon they'll form a tiny clan.

@@user-db4fq7qb7c *Clan vagabond! (name idea)* A skaven clan that is made up of dissident rats from multiple other clans, with some even hailing from the great clans. (the ones that managed to survive long enough to find asylum with this rag rag clan that is..)

@@navilluscire2567 Sellsword clan A skaven clan which is used by the Empire to fight with skaven using skaven themselves.

Only thing that fills really stiff with this is the walking animations for that hall scene, though they probably didn't have a lot of time to work on it.

I promise they looked much better from a side angle

@@Janfon1 Yeah, alot of times it depends on what angle your viewing something. But the overall thing looks really good!

Tim Bentinck is an amazing guy - he agress to do Victor's voice for people who donate to charity (instead of paying him for his work). The video's description has a link to Tim's website, explaining that in detail.

@@KubinWielki The oddity is he specifies on the site he'll do greetings and the like but no scripts or performances. Guessing Janfron made a rather sizable donation for him to make an exception. Or he bamboozled Saltzpyre better than a certain demon prince..

n-no okay fine maybe just a lil bit

Hey, guess whaaaaaaat?

What would you do if you realized you share the same living space with not one, but two Skaven at once

@@Janfon1 PAIN

@@Janfon1 we already have the elf

@@marcocivalerian9099 can't get worse than that

Or 4...it doesn't matter!

SIGMAR WILLS IT!!!!

cease

Judging from the description where he lists down tim bentick's website and given that he has in fact made him read stuff before, I guess he got Tim Bentick to read Saltzpyre's lines and then ripped the rest of the U5 lines from the game.

I think he uses voicelines from both the games, as well as unused ones.

It would be cool yes, but unfortunately lizardmen are cold blooded and wouldn't be able to survive in helmgart or the chaos wastes.

@@user-xu1fp6sp3k Just give it a coat duh

@@user-xu1fp6sp3k Not if Nakai the Wanderer has anything to say about that. That Kroxigor Ancient will go wherever he is needed, so long as the Great Plan requires him to go to that spot.

With the power of Janfon, the Shelk and Pusfume wombo combo from Saltzpyre's worst hells can become real. And I hope it will tbh lol Yeah, Shelk is definitely not as Skaven-y as most others are, which is somewhat intended. My approach with Shelk wasn't just to make a Skaven character, forced to do things against his will, though that is the exact situation he finds himself in. Instead, he is a more, I guess you can say, 'mature' look into a Skaven and their way of thinking. At his core, Shelk is a neurotic and paranoid rat, who expects a backstab or a betrayal at any moment while constantly looking up. This kind of thinking got him ahead in his nest, and got him to be the Chieftain of Fester, but now? Well, there's no threat of death that he has to worry about; he's made himself too useful for the U5 to kill. This, coupled with Shelk's weird relationship with power (to tl;dr it, Shelk is the kind of guy to respect and follow you if you do something right, but if you do it wrong, he'll instantly take over and 'do it right', even if he doesn't) has him see the U5 in a different light, often taking twisted enjoyment in pointing out how his 'best' tendencies are the U5's worst. In regards to Bardin, I am not sure if it is in the lore doc, it may be entirely missing, but Shelk and Bardin barely tolerate each other's existence. So instead, they've come to a compromise; they'll tolerate each other's presence, but in return, once the Pactsworn are done, they'll have a duel to the death. And he is fixated on this because he knows it'll be a long time until there's even a chance it can happen, and he's kind of hoping it doesn't even happen, but his instinct to keep up a mask of a brutal, unwavering warrior gets in the weay. As for Kerillian, Shelk just sees it as a killcounter. He doesn't know why she was counting her kills, nor does he care. He assumes it had some importance to her, so he will continue it should the worst come to pass. Those lines, hopefully, hint that Shelk may be viewing the U5 differently than as useful assets to his Great Plan...not that he'd ever insinuate that, of course. Anyhow, thanks for reading and watching, I hope you enjoyed it!

@@nategore3724 Indeed. Wishing it was a genuine thing honestly.

Gotta get that green circle in the keep