XanyLeaves

Niall Burns (born: ), better known online as XanyLeaves (also known as Grangriss in a Jar), is an English animation YouTuber who is most popularly known for creating an object show called Object Overload. This show was cancelled however, and had a reboot which was also canceled. 
While he was hosting his own camp, TROC, Niall was also in another camp himself called CTC, and that is when he started being more active, posting his camp entries on his channel until being inactive for a bit, then he became semi-active starting with the Dream video, and then announced in September 2022 that Object Overload is returning.
==Content and history==
===Beginning/Object Overload 2012/2015===
In the beginning of the channel he started posting Object Overload tests and shorts, making BFDI/II videos, and other OSC content, until on April 21, 2013, he uploaded his first episode of Object Overload. During this time he started working on Inanimate Insanity 2 as an animator, creating new connections with the crew. Object Overload ran on for 6 episodes before being canceled. Niall later made a Object Overload episode 7 video explaining the unfinished episode. 
===Reboot/Miscellaneous===
On July 31, 2015, Niall released the first and only episode of the Object Overload Reboot, with a rearranged cast and voices, new characters while scrapping some old ones. Since then, there hasn't been an Object Overload type of video in years. 
 
This is also around the time where Niall started to make human animations, creating an oc of himself and reanimated JAR videos. He even posted his animation for Inanimate Insanity 2 and created the BFDI Fan Recommended Characters Reanimated video. 
===TROC===
 
He started an "Object Camp". (An Object Show, where real people compete for a prize as their object of choice) This camp was called TROC, which stood for "The Redundant Object Camp", later renamed to "The Race Of Children". 
There were five overall seasons, with the first season being cancelled. The second season was very unorganized, but that changed in "TROC 3". TROC 3 was orchestrated much better, and had bigger people competing such as WhoEvenIsStan, and much more. TROC 4 also had some bigger creators, including Hazel Cricket. TROC 5 however was an all-stars season, featuring a cast of only returning players. Although the final challenge has been on hiatus for a very long time, the season officially concluded on January 17th, 2021 with TROC 4 veteran Krzysztof (played by TileIsKuel) winning. And on the same day, he decided to end TROC and shift to BIAS. 
===2019/2020+===
Around on March 8, 2019 though, he made a Light Switch audition video for CTC, and got in. With his channel getting frequent videos for 4 months with his entries until getting first place in the game. 
After that his channel went inactive until October 2020, when he posted his dream animated video. Around 2021 though he made a few videos, like the Dream and Sapnap video, uploaded the Intro of Inanimate Insanity Invitational which he made, and he even animated his old OCs again with "9 + 10," "Unbelievable" and "What's up" Short music videos, and made his BFB portfolio video.
===Object Overload 2022 Revival===
On November 28, 2018, Niall uploaded the updated assets of the Object Overload cast on Deviant Art. And around 2022 he started posting community posts relating to Object Overload and its production. 
And on September 7, 2022, Niall uploaded "Object Overload is Back," which follows Globe as he talks to Candy, asking where he as been for the past 7 years, with him not remembering what happened after that. And then tells her about the multi-dimensional machine which he explains that is has infinite possibilities of themselves. And at the end Marble runs to the screen and says "We're back!"
==Voice acting career==
Niall is well known for voice acting in various object shows. For instance, he has voiced Smartie in WebzForevz's show, Excellent Entities, and even voiced Two and Profily in Battle For Dream Island, with Two hosting its 5th season. "The Power Of Two." He was also a voice actor and co-creator for Object Show 87, which is Plainsville's show.
==Trivia==
*The camp Niall competed in was called "CTC" (Crap that's cool). Playing the character Light Switch, he placed 5th/21 in season 5 and won season 7.
*SAD-ist has recognized Niall's animation skills, commenting on one of his videos.
*He has animated an intro for JRR media.
*He has animated Battle for Dream Island starting with S4E13.
*He animates for Haminations.
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==References==
Category:Animation YouTubers
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:English YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2012