1 of a Kind

Fractures Series
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

**1 of a Kind** is an alternative take on The Struggle within the Rainimator Series "Fractures". It uses the Blacklite District song of the same name and is centered around Kyle, who makes a one time appearance in this episode.

## Synopsis

The Struggle retold in the perspective of an unsung hero who fought valiantly against Herobrine's undead army. He's one of a kind.

## Plot

Following the timeline of The Struggle, we see Kyle, who was present offscreen when Oscar was bitten by a Zombie. He retreats to his house, preparing for the Undead attack by forging himself a crossbow, dagger and mounted axe to use in the inevitable situation. As night falls and the infection spreads, Kyle takes down a Zombie with a headshot, saving Zach, before continuing his search for people to evacuate. Robin and Zach bravely fend off the zombies in the fight for survival, and Kyle is shortly ambushed by a group of zombified villagers, which he does his best to fight off, succeeding with head wounds as a consequence.

Herobrine soon appears, Kyle charging in a do-or-die attempt to hold off him off from the escaping party. Kyle manages to wound him, however Herobrine quickly overpowers him, stabbing him in the chest with his pickaxe before finishing him off with a lethal blow. Kyle collapses face first into the ground and bleeds out as Herobrine proceeds to find the survivors.

## Cast

* Herobrine
* Oscar
* Zach
* Rain (cameo)
* Abigail Crysteffor (cameo)
* Kyle † (debut)
* Robin

## Trivia

* This is the second prequel episode to be made, the first being Begin Again which centers around Abigail.
	+ Alike to how Begin Again was with Cold as Ice, this episode is an alternate retelling of the Struggle.
* This is the shortest video of the whole series, only going for 2 minutes and 36 seconds.
* Rain has stated after its release that he did not like the episode, and was not excited for its release.
	+ It is likely because this animation was a glorified ad for the 1 of a Kind song.
* This is the first song after Just So You Know to not involve opening dialogue.
* This marks the last appearance of Herobrine in the series, with Herobrine dying in Goodbye.
* The audio used with the animation is the censored version of the actual song.
* Most Zombie skins in this animation were fan submitted on the Rainimator discord.
	+ This is the reason why a skin based off the titular character from *Granny* can be seen at 1:57.
* This is the first episode since We Are the Danger to involve a member of the soon to be formed Production Team in it, with The\_MLG\_Pizza submitting a zombie that attacked Zach.

## Gallery

### Promotionals

Kyle in a promotional render.Herobrine in a promotional render.Zach, Rain Wynter, Abigail Crysteffor, Oscar and another villager in a promotional render.Kyle observing the incoming zombie horde in a promotional render.Abigail sad in a promotional render.A zombified Oscar in a promotional render.A small handful of accepted Zombie characters in a promotional render.Kyle with his armaments in a promotional render.Robin fighting a zombie in a promotional render.Kyle reloading his crossbow in a promotional render.Kyle attacking zombies in a promotional/conceptual hybrid render.Herobrine vs Kyle in a promotional render.Herobrine summoning his pickaxe in a promotional render.A duo of Glacierford villagers in a promotional render.Herobrine in a hidden promotional render.Kyle in a hidden promotional render.Kyle in a hidden promotional render.Kyle in a lighting test / hidden promotional render.
### Conceptual

Kyle fastening his crossbow in a conceptual render.Herobrine in a conceptual render.Glacierford's streets in a conceptual render.Glacierford's birds eye view in a conceptual render.Kyle vs Herobrine in a conceptual gif.

## References

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1. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/480231557123276800/586907857136517169
2. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/480261137452105749/603858268363685888
3. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/480231557123276800/586907999893979146