Bunnykill is a series of short Adobe Flash animations by Juuso "Mottis" Andelin that follow lead protagonist Snowball on his missions as an assassin.
Every episode in the series has received the Newgrounds Weekly User's Choice Award, and three of the four installments have received the Newgrounds Daily Feature Award.
Some of it's ideas are inspired by another Flash animation, Madness Combat, Bunnykill has already spawned imitations and "remakes".[1]
Notable characters edit
Snowball edit
Snowball is the lead protagonist and only unique character to appear in every installment of the series.
He is a professional hitman who will destroy every obstacle which stands in his way.
In Bunnykill Snowball remains unnamed and without a backstory, but as the series continues more details are revealed, such as that he is employed by a crimelord named Smoke (see below)[2] and that he is driven by greed.[3] (Mottis has stated that every Snowball is different from the other, implying that for every dimension there is a Snowball. Whether all the Snowballs will meet up, we don't know.)
Smoke edit
Smoke was introduced in the first Bunnykill, serving as a nameless antagonist who was killed by Snowball. His name was introduced in the writing in the prologue of Bunnykill II.[2]Smoke makes his second active appearance in Bunnykill III as an ally, aiding Snowball on several occasions to reach Professor Sludge (see below) and makes his latest appearance in Bunnykill III Vol.2. He was killed by Dust, presumably Professor Sludge's secret weapon mentioned in the introduction of Bunnykill III. He next appears in Bunnykill 5 part 1, where he is the main antagoinst who abducted Dust and attempt to mind control him to kill Snowball, using Sludge. However the mind control process was inturuptted by smoke,and made Dust a vicious killing machine who kills every thing he sees. He kills Sludge, but Smoke suceed in escaping him, and he will most likely appear in the next part.
Dust edit
Dust is a brown bunny and the main antagonist in Bunnykill 2, which is his first appearance. In bk2, he is introduced as a crimelord who works against smoke in order to take control of "missing carrots". Snowball, who worked for smoke, succeed in the suprise attack on Dust's base and reaches Dust's room, where the two encounter and engage in a fierce sword fight, at it end Snowball cuts dust to pieces. He next appear in Bunnykill 3 vol. 2, where Sludge summons him to fight Snowball and Dust in a huge Light saber fight. During the fight Dust manages to throw Smoke's lightsaber out of the way and stab him through the torso, killing him. He seems to get the upper hand on Snowball when he tosses him out of a window and almost dropping him to his death, however Snowball manages to survive and kills Dust. In Bunnykill 5 part 1, he serves as an co-agent and friend of Snowball, who had been abducted by Smoke and Sludge, who attempted to control his mind in order to kill Snowball. Howerver, the process was inturuptted by smoke and made Dust a vicious killing machine, and instead of killing only snowball, he began killing all he sees, starting from murdering Sludge. he chases snowball throughout the base, and in the end succeed in killing him, just before turning good. He mourn on him, and swears that someone must pay. After making his way to the roof of the base, he watches as Smoke runs away in a chopper, however Dust manages to take him down in the height of a tense car chase.
Prof. Bill E. Sludge edit
Prof. Sludge is the main antagonist in Bunny Kill 3 vol.1 and 2 that Snowball was told to kill. He is a an old bunny that has a white beard and white hair around his ears. He can be seen wearing a labsuit. He Owns the Moon base and the military operating there. He reappears as a enemy in Bunny Kill 5 part 1, working for smoke and attempts to mind control dust. the mind control was not completed and hurried by smoke, which led to dust brutally kill Sludge using a powerfull shotgun/sword combination weapon.The creator of the series mentioned that Sludge will be playing a bigger role in the upcoming prequel to BK5.
Ruby edit
Ruby is introduced in Bunnykill IV. Ruby is a pink bunny with dark pink hair tied up in a pony tail. Other than color and visible eyelashes, she mostly resembles Snowball. She is a well trained assassin, just like Snowball. Her weapon of choice is a duel-ended blade. They first meet in combat, as Snowball is slaying another hord of grunts. Snowball and Ruby try to kill each other at first, but quickly realize their skills are matched and they are after the same enemy. Probably just for a joke, Snowball tries showing off to Ruby by proving his skills by goring a grunt 3 times, and slicing his head off. Ruby "replies" by goring another grunt 4 times, lifting the grunt in the air while still attached to her blade, and slicing the entire soldier in half. Temporarily after the enemies in the room are defeated, Ruby disappears in a puff of smoke after blowing Snowball a kiss (though this was for flirting reasons only), leaving Snowball to fight three grunts, one red ninja and the SumoSamurai. Right as Flint, the main villain, is about to kill Snowball near the end, Ruby comes and attacks Flint. Through their combined fighting talents, they are able to kill Flint, but not without paying a price. During the battle, Ruby is badly hurt and unable to fight. Snowball runs to her aid, but is unable to attain to Ruby and Flint at the same time. Snowball has his sword thrown out of his hands by one of Flint's shurikens. Unable to defend himself, Flint takes the opportunity to throw a massive shuriken at Snowball. Snowball cringes, knowing that he is going to die trying to protect Ruby. Ruby is concious enough to see this, and she throws herself in front of the shuriken to protect Snowball. The shuriken lands in her back, and Ruby dies in Snowball's arms. Snowball transforms and uses his rage to defeat Flint. The creator of the series has noted that if Ruby gains enough popularity, she MIGHT make a comeback in a future episode.
Flint edit
The opposing master of the paperhouse in BunnyKill IV. He is a skilled martial artist who knows ninjitsu such as cloning himself and sending his clones to attack. He is a mysterious character with no background shown so far. In the battle against Snowball at the DragonShrine, He outmatches Snowball clearly and almost kills him, but Ruby appears and rescues him joining him to fight Flint off. Flint takes Ruby out temporarily making Snowball have to protect her while she is down, she gets in the way of one of his incoming shuriken to save Snowball who was trying to protect her. She is killed and this enrages Snowball making him transform into a more powerful state which kills Flint. Noone knows the aftermath of Flint's death when Snowball leaves with Ruby's body, and his Ninja guards check him, finding him dead. He makes another small appearance in Bunnykill 5 as Snowball's boss, informing him of Dust's abduction, but in reality setting him up to a trap. in the end of the movie he is seen reporting to a mysterious figure who is revealed to stand behind the massacare, but is killed by Dust who in turn sworn revenge on the unknown crimelord.
References edit
- ^ Bunnykill Reborn at Newgrounds.com
- ^ a b Bunnykill 2 - "There had been a feud between two warring crimelords, Dust and Smoke... Taking the change to pay back old depts to his employers rival, Dust" [sic]
- ^ Bunnykill 3 - Vol. 1 - Character bio - "[Snowball's] determination comes purely from the paycheck"