Duke of the Night animations (Battle for Wesnoth)
A tragic assassin unit I made for my Harpy mod, for the game Battle for Wesnoth.
This one's concept is a mix of the owl harpies that backstab, and the falcon harpies that divebomb on their foes. It's based on the eurasian eagle-owl (or eagle-owls in general). I view this unit as a tragic lord that lost their kingdom/loved ones/etc.
Default animation
Sword slash animation. I wanted to go for a lot of anticipation, but I did speed it up a bit so that it didn't slow the gameplay too much.
Prey attack (assassination melee attack). The little hop after landing is used to reposition the unit in-game.
Prey in-game
Fly (movement animation). I wanted something more ominous than usual fly animations.
Death animation. This unit has a strong tragic villain vibe so I went with something overly dramatic.