Bridge Mankind Collapse

bridge mankind collapse is a Madness Combat tribute animation by c n and Hyper-Focus, released on Madness Day 2024, and was the first place winner in the animation categoryhttps://krinkels.newgrounds.com/news/post/1478951.
==Plot==
The movie starts with Abraham in a cemetery, looking at a tombstone. He places a rose on it, as Marcelo and Mikhail have a smoke by their car. Marcelo walks into the graveyard with the intent to call Abraham before rainfall sets in and trips over a small headstone in the process, overturning it. He then leaves it as is whilst he flicks his cigarette over his shoulder. Abraham then puts the tombstone back where it was.
The camera cuts to their Apartment, showing the street, buildings, and people surrounding it. Abraham seems to say he doesn't have the keys, and before Marcelo can open the door for him, several people standing outside draw guns (including a man sleeping inside a dumpster) in an apparent ambush. Abraham and Mikhail get down on the ground, but Marcelo remains standing and is pistol-whipped by one of the gunmen. The gunmen take the three inside, where the apparent leader asks for his money (seemingly revealing their status to be loan sharks), to which Marcelo replies with a shrug. Not satisfied with his answer, he throws him over, and marks a calendar on the wall with the blood on his gun. He then tells the group that if they don't have his money by the date he marked, him and his crew will kill them. They then leave, but not before he gestures he has his eyes on them and spits on the floor for good measure.
What follows is a montage of the three preparing to raid a dilapidated pharmaceutical facility run by a gang, which is their plan to get the money. They lay out weapons (MP5, VSS Vintorez, AK-74) and collect disguises for themselves. While getting ready, Mikhail turns on the TV showing an ad. It shows two men on the floor: the man on the left is motionless and has wet himself, while the man on the right is twitching slightly, his face bloodied. The camera pans up to a window, revealing a cheerful sun and a drug called "Solarflare's Awesome Fun," along with the company's name. The scene transitions through the window, zooming out to show Solarflare Labs, with a sign above the building reading "trusted since 2020." 
In the building, there are multiple gangsters, wielding guns, three guys talking, (some of them are later killed, if you look closely) One gangster is in a locked room, high and shaking, from taking the sticks. multiple graffiti art on the walls, and tattoos on the back of their heads, and chests. showing one of the gunmen from earlier doing Pull-ups. One guy with bandages is taken out by two guys, and a guy studying the sticks. 
The chapter, Silence, starts by a guy taking a smoke break. during this, the two guys outside (one of them is killed by Marcelo, and he was also smoking) the guy continues smoking, until he is done, while the two guys are killed by Mikhail and Marcelo. Abraham sneaks up on the guy, as his mask glows, and punches the guy, covering his mouth. meanwhile, Mikhail and Marcelo, are hiding behind a corner, where two gangster are playing rock paper scissors, and Mikhail hands his shotgun to Marcelo, however, Marcelo is hesitant. Mikhail gets a bit frustrated, and mentions "if you take it, we can make this faster," Marcelo takes it, and Mikhail radios Abraham. 
Abraham is hiding in the dumpster, with the guy he possibly took out earlier, and responds to Mikhail. Meanwhile, the two gangsters are chatting, as Abraham peeks out at them. one of them notice, and both go after him. while walking to find him, the gangster with the ski mask is shot, and killed. the other aims his pistol, but is pushed by Marcelo, and kicked in the eye by Abraham. as the gangster groans in pain, Marcelo mentions to Abraham to not shoot, and pulls out a knife. however, Abraham does not want to see the gangster be murdered mercilessly, so he shoots the gangster, and kills him. Marcelo is pissed, and questions Abraham, and he says that time could not be wasted. Mikhail mentions for them to stop messing around, and continue. 
the three are near the door, and Marcelo opens it. 
in the chapter, noise, two guys are talking, but Mikhail pulls out his shotgun, and blows one of the gangsters brains out, the other one is attempting to get up, but only shot to death by Marcelo. another one with a knife hops over the table, but is shot brutally in the head by Mikhail. Marcelo signals them to go into the next room, and throws a desk near them, as they both stare at each other, having a weird feeling, and follows Marcelo.
in the chapter, levels, a grenade is thrown, killing 1 guy near the door, as Mikhail shoots and hides behind a box. while everyone is firing at each other, a gangster from above is running to the edge, with his AK-74, and starts shooting, but is grazed on the cheek, and clenches it in pain. Marcelo sneaks behind him, and checks for anyone else, and turns behind him. he stabs him two times in the back, and slices his arm off, and stabs him 4 times, killing him. Marcelo grabs the AK, and shoots at 3 gangsters from below, killing 1, and another is shot by Abraham. 1 with an M16 is shooting up at Marcelo, and gets an empty AK-74 thrown at him. another is loading their M9, however, it is too late, as Mikhail shoots him, and kills him. the door creaks, and a gangster with a shield comes out, and Mikhail warns Abraham about the shield, and runs. the gangster shoots at him. however, a small grenade is thrown at him, and pops, revealing shrapnel. however, the gangster keeps walking, but steps on a piece of shrapnel, making him cry out in pain, making him hop back, but only trips onto pieces of shrapnel, and screams in pain, and it shot 3 times by Abraham. the gangster with the M16, is still alive. but, he starts getting guts thrown at him by Marcelo. he is blinded for a bit, looks up, and is shot by Mikhail. and they proceed to the next room. 
in the chapter, Patience, Mikhail and Abraham end up killing a few more gangsters, but not before being trapped by two gangsters, that were hiding in a secret room. Abraham asks where Marcelo is, but is cut off by gunfire. he shakes in anger, while the gangster reloads his gun. suddenly, Marcelo bursts through the door, and shoots the gangster, killing him. he signals Abraham and Mikhail to go to the next room. 
in the chapter, positioning, Mikhail is checking behind crates and corners to make sure nobody is hiding anywhere. as Marcelo tells Abraham he killed all 3 gangsters, Abraham comes up with an idea, and unplugs a cord, and shoots a water fountain. he tells the two who are waiting by the door, that he set up a trap near the door. Marcelo suddenly stop thinking about his own plans, and tells Abraham to go into the elevator, to watch them from above, and that him and Mikhail will stay below, to kill the rest. Mikhail waves, and bursts through the door. while doing so, a gangster walks in, not noticing the trap set up, and gets electrocuted, and explodes. the two by the door stare at the body. 
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== Trivia ==
* The TV advert was originally going to be longer which would have demonstrated the effects and importance of the "Awesome Fun" drug, but it was ultimately cut due to its length, alongside the animators' exhaustion from working on the cinematic scenes, and cn's lack of morale during the time of production.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3FS7gQh8qA
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