Iron Hearted

**But it's far too dangerous!**

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Fractures Series
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

## Iron Hearted

### Writer

Rainimator

"**Iron Hearted**", the title of **Rainimator Shorts #1**, is the upcoming first installment of *Rainimator Shorts*, a miniseries set in the *Fractures* universe. It follows an iron golem and his companion, a girl named Riyu, and occurs concurrently with "We Are the Danger". Although "Iron Hearted" has been subjected to several delays since 2021, it is confirmed to be still in development.

## Synopsis

A valiant golem saves a town from the Nether attack.

### Discord Variant

An iron golem defends a village from the Nether Kingdom attack.

## Plot

In Glacierford, after a decisive battle where in the Frostbourne retook the village, Riyu plays with an iron golem who was assigned to service and gives the golem a rose to remember her by. As they play near the boundary, a ghast fireball abruptly fires into the castle walls. The golem manages to protect Riyu from descending rubble and the attacking Nether Horde forces — but as she tries to flee, she is blocked by several Pigmen warriors.

The iron golem ultimately sacrifices himself to save Riyu, whilst she escapes and is taken in by Frostbourne soldiers. In the final scene, the golem is overwhelmed and Riyu's rose, once clutched firmly in his hand, falls to the ground.

## Cast

* Iron Golem (debut)
* Riyu (debut)
* Rain
* Abigail Crysteffor

## Trivia

* This is the first episode from *Rainimator Shorts*.
* This episode will debut Riyu, the first child character in the series.
	+ Although it is non-canon, another child character was featured in the *Fractures* trailer.
* The original air date of this episode was first set for the end of October, and another date was set at the end of February, however the time of release is now unknown.
	+ This fact makes this episode the first episode with the most number of delayed air dates, due to IRL reasons.
	+ If this episode does release, it would make it the episode that took the longest to release.
* Although it was originally titled "Iron Hearted Warrior", it was renamed to "Iron Hearted" three days later on the official announcement.
* The iron golem is the same killed by Abigail Crysteffor in *Just So You Know*.
* Although Rain stated in 2021 that he would focus on *Iron Hearted* before *Gotta Get Outta Here*, new episodes have been repeatedly prioritized before the project. After stating it would be released in October 2021, Rain said it would be released at the end of February 2022. He has cited his schooling as a reason for the delays. In 2022, he confirmed that the project was still in development and uploaded a plot summary.

## Gallery

Riyu holding a rose, possibly given by Iron Golem in promotional render for *Iron Hearted.*Iron Golem looking on Riyu in promotional render for *Iron Hearted.*Riyu during playtime in promotional render for *Iron Hearted.*Riyu holding the rose for the Iron Golem to see in a promotional render for Iron HeartedRiyu holding the rose for the Iron Golem to see in a promotional render for Iron Hearted

## Notes

1. ↑ In the plot summary, the intertitle was revealed to be **Iron Hearted - A Short Minecraft Story**.
2. ↑ For further information and references, see § Trivia.

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HWc1\_P0C7rXPiNzJjWgHUEsxF9g9YTCfESp3AmeHQmg/edit
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://twitter.com/Rainolaguer/status/1449957117721395205
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/978526324064919562/978530303599595530
4. ↑ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HWc1\_P0C7rXPiNzJjWgHUEsxF9g9YTCfESp3AmeHQmg/edit
5. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/719208281674874921/898404836909920316
6. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/719208281674874921/873563436766883850
7. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/909265243593646110
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/Rainolaguer/status/1425019955590828035
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://twitter.com/Rainolaguer/status/1496114207053561869