𝓦𝓸𝓦 𝓓𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓷「animated music video」

A chronological showcase of all the major lore characters from Classic to Shadowlands. 84 Animated WoW Models ! 22 Scenes ! 1 Breakdancing Garrosh Hellscream ! 28 Background Characters

A video inspired by Mintsky's ＪＯＪＯ | ＤＡＮＣＩＮ
Created using Unreal engine and Blender

Ive been learning 3D for the last 2 years and thought it was finally time to make a proper animation with characters

Created using Unreal engine and Blender

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:18 Classic
0:38 The Burning Crusade
0:54 Wrath of the Lich King
1:10 Cataclysm
1:24 Deathwing fails the vibe check
2:13 Mists of Pandaria
2:33 Warlords of Draenor
2:49 Legion
3:05 Battle for Azeroth
3:20 Shadowlands
3:47 Origins

This video uses assets from World of Warcraft and Fortnite:
https://www.blizzard.com/en-us/legal/...

Don't think too hard about the final scene

https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/...

CREDITS

MUSIC
Aaron Smith - Dancin - Krono Remix
LUCCA SAVI - DANCIN IN MANDELA

EXPORT TOOLS
-Wow.export by Kruithne for map data/textures/sounds:
https://www.kruithne.net/wow.export/


WoW Model Viewer for character models/skelotens: https://wowmodelviewer.net/

Cheers to all the people who helped me with my questions on the discords of these two tools (shoutout to discord:Kruithne)

ANIMATION DATA

Classic
shuffle motion C by ぴすたちおまる さん - https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/49259812
Pop Lock from Fortnite

The Burning Crusade
Scenario emote from Fortnite. Originates from iKON's LOVE SCENARIO music video:
   • iKON - ‘사랑을 했다(LOVE SCENARIO)’ M/V  

Groove Jam emote from Fortnite. Originates from the movie Napoleon Dynamite    • NAPOLEON DYNAMITE Dance Scene Jon Heder  

Wrath of the Lich King
shuffle motion A & C by ぴすたちおまる さん - https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/49259812

Cataclysm
Signature Shuffle emote from Fortnite.
bubbletop motion by かりんとう - https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/5809172

Mists of Pandaria
Elephant motion by かりんとう
https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/5809172.
I'm not actually sure if this was by him - please let me know if i've got the wrong account
Breakneck emote from Fortnite

Warlords of Draenor
Electro Shuffle (my fav) from Fortnite. Choreography by Gabby J David:
   • "Bad & Boujee" - Choreography | Gabby...  
shuffle motion B by ぴすたちおまる さん - https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/49259812

Legion
Laid Back emote from Fortnite
An edited version of the Pump up the Jam emote from Fortnite. Originates from Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
   • Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam (Offic...  

Battle for Azeroth
Electro Shuffle (again) from Fortnite. Choereography by Gabby J David:    • "Bad & Boujee" - Choreography | Gabby...  
Laid Back emote from Fortnite

Shadowlands
Freedom wheels emote from Fortnite X Silk Sonic.

Retargetting was done using Rokoko's blender plugin. https://github.com/Rokoko/rokoko-stud...

Retargetting Garrosh was much more difficult since I had to make inverse kinematic edits to the animation data. This was done using Blender's Auto Rig Pro plugin:
https://blendermarket.com/products/au...

Tags
World of Warcraft Dancing
WoW Dancin
WoW Dancing