Let's talk about that AVA Episode 13 fan-made prediction video

I was not happy with it, at all.

You know how fan made stuff generally can never properly evolutionize on the official thing it's based on? Sounds obvious, sure, official media evolves, anything fan-made off it only just takes what's there and only slightly updates people or the personalities or the locations in a cringe or nostalgic way, brings back stuff, or puts in their weird OC.

That's why I say if your just gonna do that philosophy, just stick to the for fun animations that aim to do completely different things, Like that Arcane opening animation or those fan-made Animation vs. Minecraft shorts

But trying to go that length for a serious prediction video that Alan even judged, specifically without changing the philosophy I described above, is like trying to enter a very high ranked Smash Melee match as a very casual Smash player. And no, I'm not talking about animation skill, but in innovation. It didn't even try to continue Victim's plan, it just re-heated dishes from past episodes in a new manner.

Another good outside example is that Mario & Luigi Star Journey fan game. You want new characters and imaginative locations? No, get 2 modified versions of existing characters, Wario and Waluigi return, "open world" gimmick, yeah, that's about it. And again, that has nothing to do with animation skill or art style.