ESTRANGER

Yes yes, many Easter eggs and lore in this one.

Finally have fancy disclaimer! It seems to be necessary, because people always tend to ignore the description :(

Anyway, here it is! I'm so proud of this. Originally, I just wanted to make the Estranger meme, I'm glad I stuck with making the longer version, it explains and shows much more.

If you have theories please share them below! I'd love to see it. :D

I'm also happy to finally be showing off the dog protagonists! (Did I mention there's gonna be more than one?) If you keep up with my community tab, you might know that I posted a poll on what breed you think the dog protagonist was going to be. Funnily enough, it turned out to be the 2 least voted breeds: Rottweiler & poodle.

Those are Eiche & Lotte. Eiche (meaning Oak tree in German) is the Rottweilers name. Lotte is her best friend, she's a mini poodle.
Both of them care a lot for the beauty of nature. But they are not happy with the state of the world. The Earth is at risk from their own kind. And no dog fortunate enough to be in a position of power seem to do anything against it, even though the problems are undeniable. Global warming is getting worse, habitats are being wrecked by pollution + huge amounts of habitat loss caused by deforestation as well as many species of animals facing certain extinction, and more. No one seems to care. But Eiche and lotte DO care. They want to help so badly & would do anything they can no matter the cost, even if they can only do small things. But they are two dogs. Only two dogs against the rest of the selfish world. There are so many terrible dogs who hold more power than them, who certainly don't care about what happens to the earth as long as they get paid. Dogs who see other animals as toys and fancy house decoration, dogs who see trees as nothing but a nuisance blocking the way for a new parking lot, and dogs who don't even care about other dogs. How are Eiche & Lotte supposed to change the world? It's seems impossible. Unless... they get help from something that is more powerful, deadly and ancient than civilization itself.

This kind of builds off of/continues from the "I'd rather sleep" meme the same way "I'd rather sleep" builds off the Useless meme. In rather sleep and Useless, I was showing a very specific side of the problem. Sport killers who kill for fun in their spare time with no respect for anything-a few terrible individuals with awful hobbies. Estranger expands on more of the overall global/societal issues. It shows the bigger picture of all dogs and their world instead of just this one kind of cruelty. That is NOT to say all dogs are bad! Eiche & Lotte are the best example that that isn't true. And there are more dogs like them too, they're just hard to find these days.

Answering some frequently asked questions:

Q: Where are the humans?
A:Humans do not exist and never have in this universe. Dogs take the human's place, and have evolved to be that way naturally.

Q:Why, and HOW are the dogs wearing collars if humans don't exist?
A:The dogs wear collars as normal everyday clothing, and as status symbols/ jewellery! The dog- tag also serves as ID. It's unspoken social rule to wear your collar in public, dogs who don't could be silently judged. (Most dogs wear their collars, but there are exceptions for homeless dogs and young puppies sometimes.) It also symbolises them being civilized as opposed to wild animals.(+ It's just a nice design choice that makes too much sense!)

As for HOW, well, they just put them on themselves. They also made the collars themselves. As well as the technology, and the cities and everything around them that isn't nature/earth. Taking that into consideration, them putting on the collars themselves isn't that much of a stretch.

Additional info:
The dogs have anthropomorphised personalities. Meaning they emote, think and act like people. It's a fable! Think of movies like The Lion King.

The wild animals ALSO have anthropomorphised personalities, but there are language barriers between species. The more closely the species is related, the easier to overcome the barrier. For example: Wolves and coyotes understand each other fairly well- but they still have accents of their species. A wolf and a fox is a bit harder. And a Wolf and a lynx won't work unless they try to learn each other's languages, which is possible!

If you are interested in this story, I made a playlist where you can watch all the videos I made so far: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrcCQ5VXnJ2SbUiuse0xz5I1nXBadyNOM

As well as a Deviant art folder with all the art related to the story: https://www.deviantart.com/naahelee/gallery/77983384/erathena

This is NOT the Estranger MEME! This is as a original AMV. I think, it has enough differences for it to be it's own thing.
The original MEME was made by Joycawn though.

Song: Estranger by Jack Stauber.
Art & story by me.

Видео ESTRANGER канала Lexa Wolf