Napoleon Blownapart
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Non-AI based Dante Update #4
🕑 Added 2025-02-10 00:15:48 +0000 UTCJust Bleed Gang!
How are we all doing? I've uploaded a re-worked intro to the upcoming video here for you all, so please enjoy and get a little hype.
This is featuring all original music written by LCQP, who was clearly channeling his inner Nobuhiko Takada on this track (Takada was the crazy half naked drummer in the Pride opening ceremonies and also the guy who fought Rickson in Pride 1, and also the concert pianist who opened one of the Pride grand Prix's i think... clearly a man of many talents).
The video is coming along really well, a full hour has been written and edited now, with the most recent entry being a sidebar into the science behind the Dim Mak (spoiler alert: There is no science behind it). But things are coming together well now, a lot of the art that I commissioned for the video has come in, and LCQP are killing it with the soundtrack, a mix of original music, and Karate-fied versions of some of the staple tracks that I use on the channel.
Artists impression of Count Dante's military service
Yeah so basically after reading about Dante's war stories, in my head all I could picture was him in the same pose as the Doomguy on the original DOOM box art, which was what i asked the artist to try and recreate (@JackThornArt on insta should you want to show him a bit of love).
Also big news this week, was i finally received an original, 1968 copy of Dante's own DEADLIEST FIGHTING SECRETS!
I was hoping to glean some secret knowledge, or some insight into the man himself, that could perhaps only be found by mastering his DEADLY FISTING ARTS. It was totally worth it. There are cheap, printed PDFs of this sold by the Black Dragon Fighting Society website and surprise surprise, by Ashida Kim, but they're honestly trash and have been edited and filled with really low quality, poorly cropped photos and stuff, and they still charge like $50 for them. If i was to learn the Dim Mak, i wouldn't be doing it from no fuckin' PDF. I'm learning straight from the Count himself with this one.
Oh I also got Dante's service records from the Marines too, but realistically there wasn't any information in there I didn't already know from his FBI files. So shoutout to the records keepers there but yeah, the feds beat you to the punch 😂
Oh so the AI voice thing, yeah there is actually a video related reason as to why I cloned my voice, I guess you'll find that one out soon enough! But to be real for a second, I have used some AI voices in this video, basically in an attempt to break up the monotony of ONLY hearing my voice for really long stretches of the video. As there is so little footage of Dante, the video can go for a long time with only me talking, as there is no footage or audio of the man to play. So when it comes to things like reading off the FBI reports, I wanted to break it up so just used an AI voice to read the reports. I did also clone Dante's voice from the few minutes we have of him speaking, but again I only used this voice to read his own quotes, again just to kinda break up the audio so it isn't just me reading everything for 90 minutes.
It's a bit of a touchy one, as i genuinely hate AI Art (i know i used some in the TUF 3 video, but that was long before i knew that these models are trained on mostly stolen art, at which point i swore to never use AI art again) and i hate the people who are forcing AI into everyfuckinthing as some kind of catch all solution for every problem under the sun. I was torn on whether or not to use the AI voice, but i figured its not putting people out of work as the alternative would just be me reading it otherwise, and as long as i don't use it to read anything other than real, verified quotes, its a kinda necessary evil. I hope you don't mind too much.
Anyway that's all for now! I hope everyone is doing good, and ill catch you next week.
Just bleed,
Nap
Comments
Harry
Oh holy shit I'm hyped
Napoleon
Well thank you Disk-kun, i appreciate that haha
disk-kun, the mascot for the famicom disk system
i'm not upset about the usage of ai you've described but ngl having a pleasant voice is one of the things that got me into your channel in the first place, 'too much of it' isn't really a possibility
KaiserErma
If we judge the quality based on the poster, the Dante video will probably rip and tear (in a good way)! Just as Count Dante himself ripped and tore with the dim mak... and with some good old dynamite lol.
Napoleon
Yeah like now that i re watch the video it honestly adds up to about maybe 1 minutes worth of an hour long video, so its used sparingly, not like im suddenly making the whole video with AI or anything!
Napoleon
I really love the doom poster too haha.. between the msic and the art its definitely the most "professional" production ive ever done lol
Allan Hutton
Elephants Graveyard have been doing some good work with AI voices. I assume he does it with AI augmented narration. It’s pretty effective
KaiserErma
I agree with that. The music was much more prominent.
KaiserErma
Holy mother of Doom posters, that could be the most beautiful thing I have seen so far in 2025! And the music in the intro is so damn good, pure undiluted hype.
Napoleon
the book is so deadly my bookshelf just collapsed
Napoleon
dude im afraid to take a piss out of fear of dim mak'ing my junk, im not touching my wife with these deadly hands!
Maximus Ironthumper
This is shaping up to be a right treat. If there's any creator I know who can be trusted to use AI with taste it's Mr Blownapart - so crack on!
Reno
Truly cannot wait for the video. It’s been too long and I’m so excited for the next one! Thoughts and prayers for anyone who dares cross you now that you have that ancient death scroll on your bookshelf 🙏🏻
Karl Thomson
Big Nap - I think owning that book makes you eligible for the next KING OF IRON FIST(ing) tournament. Tread carefully. I personally appreciate you sharing your feelings with AI - I think your approach is 100% valid. Having others read, instead of AI, is first prize but there are only so many hours in a day. Perhaps open a poll when the video is out on the AI voice - see what the Just Bleed gang feels overall. A question - have you attempted a DIM MAK on Mrs. Nap, and how did she respond?
Machine in the Monkey
It’s funny you mentioned the madman Mr Takada Nap because I revisited Pride Shockwave 2004 on the weekend and there he is in his bare arse glory bangin that drum! The soundtrack sounds spot on mate, can’t wait 🤙
Napoleon
okay cool thanks for that, good to know! Ill fix it in the final version!
Nik_W
If you decide to attempt it, please try and get Bobby Fingers. Any sort of collab between you two is a dream of mine.
Brandon
This is awesome! I have been looking forward to this one for a while. I have been telling many people about it in unrelated discord channels. Everybody needs to be aware of this video. BTW, I had a little trouble hearing the speaking in this video. It was more clear in the prior version.
The Doopster
You're always putting out bangers, so I trust your judgement
Napoleon
the ancient mystical art of RIP OFF
Napoleon
yeah i did think about that, and might even attempt it, but its all down to availability and also i don't really know that many other tubers who'd have the time lol
Napoleon
as someone who also works in IT, i feel your pain my friend
Nik_W
Selling printed low quality PDFs for $50 is really high level ninjutsu. Would love to learn that ancient art.
The Doopster
Looking forward to it, I'm not too bothered by the AI voice thing but as an alternative if you think you wanna break it up with other voices it would be cool to hear voice cameos from other YouTubers if U have contacts, idk just a thought and I like when people do that, was just a thought, eitherway I'm looking forward to it
Yagrammy Lemons
As someone that works in IT I FUCKING HATE AI, can't wait for the video though, trailer really got me hyped
PoopyDick Parker
Don't worry I do plenty of pushups, sit-ups and drink A LOT of juice. I trust I'll be fine
Napoleon
i can show you, bu it would also kill you
Andi Havill
Hell yeah
PoopyDick Parker
After you master the dim mak can you use it on me? I'm willing to become an example to disprove the nonbelievers
