#patrocles

Smoolio took on the challenge of running a team for a full-production animatic for Stories from Styx.

For the past months he’s been working day and night to ensure that Achilles’ Lullaby would have the most beautiful visuals in the world and my gods did he deliver.

Him and his team have outdone themselves and I can’t wait to share the entire thing with you. For now, enjoy these gorgeous stills from the animatic.

I love you brother @smoolio and I am so thankful you wanted to work w me on this. You and your team can be so very proud! 💙

Character, book, and author names under the cut

I know the thematic of Achilles and Patroclus is famous and sweet or the mourning of Achilles over his dead body but I think there is one part that I rarely ever see being depicted! And that is from the 23rd rhapsody of Iliad and more specifically the funeral of Patrolcus!

And just like a father is wailing while burning the bones of his just married son, whose death has brought great grief to his parents, similarly Achilles was wailing while burning the bones of his companion, crawling on the ground next to the pyre, groaning inconsolably

(Translation by me)

Like...my heart!!!! My heart!!!!

Like I imagined so many cool monologs and such that Achilles has given even in the middle of his grief and the way he speaks to Patroclus in rage about what he shall bring to him for his funeral and after the rage he expressed in his duel with Hector and all but once his companion's bones were in the fire then all his "cool attitude" melted down and he collapsed crying seeing the body, the corpse he had been clasping on for days, now being burnt consumed by fire...

He collapses on the ground...crawling on it, seeing the flames consuming what's left of Patroclus...stripping him down the bones... That body he guarded like no other treasure is now being reduced to ashes and bones! Honestly...I haven't seen many people drawing this!

Also I find it no coincidence that Homer describes his mourning not as a lover mourning another but like a father mourning his son! Like someone who saw a precious person they created and catered all their life being lost in the flames of the funeral...and on the happiest occasion of youth; the wedding! I think that is no coincidence and shows the profound bond between Achilles and Patroclus being more than just one type of love!!!!

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ZAGREUS

I'm just going to list Zagreus until I run out of breath. I just need to see my baby boy again okay please tell me he's still as sweet and handsomes as ever

WHERE IS THANATOS we need our resident irritable goth to partner with the Prince of the Underworld

CERBERUS a lot of people noticed he was missing from the family portrait with baby Mel, he cannot have come to total harm otherwise there would be a massive riot and there'd be no game because Hades himself would go NUCLEAR if anything happened to his pupper

The Furies will be interesting. Meg can be salty somewhere far away from me, but Alecto getting her ass kicked by someone who isn't Zagreus would be novel. I'm betting at least two people (Meg and Zag) would make sure DUSA is safe and she's small enough/can float where she can disappear somewhere if need be

Hermes BETTER be married to Charon I swear to Gods you CANNOT put him in THAT outfit and not have them married come on. I doubt the game would let me have Zag and Than be underworld husbands but at least give THOSE TWO as a gift to the fandom

ACHILLIES AND PATROCLES. I did not watch the entire storyline playthrough multiple times and just adore how married they are only for something to mess that up. Even if it's just Patrocles holding Achilles back from attacking Odysseus I'm here for it let me see my uncles again

I'm not too worried about Persephone because a) Hades would move dimensions in order to keep her safe without hesitation and b) Grandma Demeter has her war gear on so Chronos is fucked either way

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