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Spaztique:


Rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Society of Gensokyo for scenes of horror, intense fantasy and realistic violence, sexual content, comic mischief, crude language, and an extremely downer ending.

What peeps are saying about Diamond In The Rough:

"This, as far as a player of the Touhou games, is really enjoyable. Diamond in the Rough is something you think about while playing the games and seeing the dialogue in game, you make connections and the movie feels like a canon Touhou setting in a way. This really embodies the the gameplay aspects as well as amazing use in music. Like Touhou, I will never forget this movie as long as I live, Phenomenal job well done." -DeityDiz

"I must say, Spaztique, you have taken Walfas and pushed it to limits unforseen by making probably the grandest Walfasimation... ever, I'm pretty sure. If I wasn't crying at how twistedly sad it got, I was crying at how friggin epic the battle scenes were. Regardless of cause, tears were shed. Hats off to you for eliciting such a reaction with something so normally-funny as create.swf." -Ambassador-Pinapple

"Without a doubt the BEST Walfas animation I have ever seen, and with such a great plot too. I was actually convinced I would feel nothing watching the screenings I. WAS. WRONG. And the fight scenes are f---ing AWESOME. *Claps*" -Uschi Koenig

"At first I was like 'Nah, it's just going to be just a normal story about a stupid gappy that will die.' And oh boy... was i wrong...." -GreenJakeNG

"All in all, an excellent film. I recommend it for any Touhou fans who understands English. While I wasn't reduced to tears, I could feel a lump in my throat." -Sturmgeschuts

"Ah, this sorrow of mine is so deep, I feel like my heart has been torn into two... No really, that's how I'm feeling." -Kigurou-Enkou

"A roller coaster ride of supernatural proportions. Just when you think you've reached your emotional limit, Spaztique pushes the bar even further." -westtxtapper

"This movie makes my soul hurt." -mobiusonedt

"Diamond In The Rough seems like a funny [parody of a Marty Stu OC] video at first, but it can tearjerk you like getting a baseball in the face." -Abbster266

"The tragic tale of Colonel Diamondback is unlike any other Walfas video before it." -Wilhiemthe2nd

*Unintelligible sobbing* -KeineCat

Story Synopsis: Brolli Diamondback is going to die in a fight against Tenshi. Yet, who is Brolli Diamondback? Brolli Diamondback is yet another kid who got spirited away (or "gapped") into the illusionary realm of Gensokyo by border demon Yukari Yakumo under the promise that he would gain ultimate power. What kind of kid would accept the offer of an inter-dimensional monster like Yukari, and why would Yukari want these kids in the first place? More importantly, what will the residents of Gensokyo do when they realize this kid could easily take over the realm with his new powers?

Production Background: Diamond In The Rough started as an experiment to get a fellow motion comic maker, ColonelDiamondback, to improve his writing skills: I wanted to make a series that pointed out everything wrong with his series by making a dark Watchmen-esque plot out of all of his plotholes, but the continuity and scope was so large that it turned into a feature-length video. The result is the most heart-wrenching, stomach-turning, thought-provoking Touhou videos ever made: so horrifically sad that it drove one of the test viewers into a crying fit loud enough to wake up one of his Skype friends from a nap.

The Videos
Primer: A list of videos that led up to the production of Diamond In The Rough, then supplementary stories Post-DitR's production that compliment the story by ColonelDiamondback himself.
Original Trailer: Back when I planned to release it in June.
Release Trailer: After the first test screening of what I had. The response was quite positive.
Episode 1: Brolli Diamondback will die by Tenshi's hand in three months, but just how did he end up in Gensokyo?...
Episode 2: Brolli may be in Gensokyo, but it's too dangerous for him to leave. Is he smart enough to learn about Gensokyo before going on his dangerous trek?
Episode 3: Brolli is now stranded smack dab in the middle of Gensokyo without any weapons. Who can help him in such a predicament and how?
Episode 4: Brolli has enlisted the aid of the eccentric witch Marisa Kirisame, but is her "help" really going to get Brolli his powers/keep him alive?
Episode 5: Brolli is on the verge of gaining his powers, but it seems they threaten the very balance of life itself. That, and he's getting fed up with Gensokyo...
Episode 6: Brolli has his powers and Gensokyo is now his playground. What could possibly go wrong?
Episode 7: Brolli now knows that overusing his powers will get him killed. How can he walk the tightrope of using his powers and overusing them?
Episode 8: Gensokyo is under attack, but where the hell is Brolli? Faffing about like a Gappy Stu, of course...
Episode 9: Brolli has overexerted himself training with Reimu. Is there an ethical way he can continue becoming Gensokyo's great new incident resolver?
Episode 10 - Coming Soon: It seems Brolli's behavior is beginning to stir up Gensokyo's curiosity. How does Brolli go about with his new fame?

Preview Screenings:
-January 19 at 5:00 PM Central (-6:00 GMT) on uStream.
-January 26 at (TBA) on uStream.

TVTropes Page: Click here.

Kaze_Senshi:
Lulz that Danmaku Scenes, I liked it. Now I subscribed in your channel and I am waiting to see the first episode.

One noob question, who is Brolli? One character from TH13 (I didn't played this one yet)?

Wee Waffle

Apparition:
I'm definitely looking forward to this. I caught the preview during the last stream. Keep up with the awesome videos!  8)

Spaztique:

--- Quote from: Kaze_Senshi on August 18, 2012, 03:27:18 am ---Lulz that Danmaku Scenes, I liked it. Now I subscribed in your channel and I am waiting to see the first episode.

One noob question, who is Brolli? One character from TH13 (I didn't played this one yet)?

Wee Waffle

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Check the production background and primer. Basically, Colonel Brolli Diamondback was originally a Marty Stu (or Gappy Stu as my doujin group calls them due to the overabundance of Marty Stus gapped into Gensokyo via Yukari in bad fanfics) by ColonelDiamondback, and I thought it would be neat to take the typical Marty Stu/Gappy Stu plot threads and weave them into one horrendous, soul-destroying tragedy using the guy's own continuity. In Diamond In The Rough, the Brolli character is a bratty, confused high school kid who gets gapped into Gensokyo, and he supposedly possesses a higher self-awareness than most Gappy Stus.

Edit: So, why is he Colonel Brolli Diamondback? Outside of the story, ColonelDiamondback made a character Colonel Raphael Diamondback who was actually a balanced character, but then he killed him off and replaced him with the Gappy Stu author avatar, but he kept the Colonel title. In the story, he gets a beret with the words "Colonel Diamondback" embedded inside...

Spaztique:
The tragedy begins! Diamond In The Rough - Episode 1 is up!

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