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Underworld: Endless War
Underworld: Endless War
	Official release poster
Directed by	Juno John Lee
Written by	Jon Schnepp
Based on	Characters created; by Kevin Grevioux; Len Wiseman; Danny McBride;
Produced by	Tom Rosenberg; Gary Lucchesi; Richard Wright;
Starring	Laura Harris; Trevor Devall; Brian Dobson; Paul Dobson; Mark Oliver;
Music by	Paul Haslinger; (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans soundtrack)
Production; companies	Lakeshore Entertainment; Titmouse, Inc.
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date	December 20, 2011;
Running time	18 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Underworld: Endless War is a 2011 American anime-influenced adult animated anthology film consisting of a collection of three short tie-in stories, whose creation was supervised by Len Wiseman,^[1] director of the first two Underworld films. Each film tells a different story, and takes place during different periods of history to highlight new events within the Underworld mythology. The stories also help set up the events in the next film in the series, Underworld: Awakening (2012).

These shorts were released on December 20, 2011, as a part of the new Underworld Trilogy: The Essential Collection for Underworld on Blu-ray. It is also available on YouTube. Each episode is just over five minutes long.

Plot

Part I

In 1890, Selene is in Paris, investigating reports of three Lycan brothers who terrorize the area. They seem to be posing as lords and have claimed a mansion as their own. Selene's mission is to investigate the reports, eliminate these self-styled "Lords of the Crescent Wills", and secure the mansion for the Paris branch of the Old World Vampire Coven. The reason that Kraven and higher-ups want the castle is to put the balance of power in the area in favor of the Vampires. Determined to exterminate the Lycan Lords, Selene makes her way after Darius, the oldest brother.

Arriving at the mansion, Darius informs his brothers, twins Vregis and Krandrill, that a Death Dealer has found them. The two do not take him seriously, and, against Darius' warnings, insist to stay and fight. Thinking that they have her at a disadvantage, all three brothers try to ambush Selene in the sewers. Selene, however, proves to be greater than their estimations. With a pair of swords, she mortally wounds Darius, who then sacrifices himself to shield his brothers against her gunfire. Vregis and Krandrill flee while Darius dies and vow revenge against the Death Dealer and the Vampires.

Part II

In 1967, 77 years later, Selene returns to Paris to investigate reports of the two remaining Lycan brothers. Unbeknownst to her, she is spotted in the streets by Krandrill. He meets up with Vregis in the backroom of a store that they use to sell illicit substances and tells him what he saw. The two figure that she's there to protect Lord Clovis at the 'Crimson Moon ceremony', which is being held at their old mansion, and decide to crash in, kill her with the other Vampires, and reclaim their old home.

In the middle of the ceremony, the two Lycans appear and eliminate Lord Clovis and his fellow vampires, before Selene appears and opens fire on them. During the ensuing fight, Vregis dies and Krandrill loses his left arm. As he flees, Selene comments that it is only a matter of time before he'll 'join his brothers in hell'.

Part III

In 2012, Selene returns to Paris with the intention of finally killing Krandrill, and has brought Michael Corvin with her to help. Since Alexander Corvinus' death, humanity has caught on to the existence of vampires and lycans. They have begun to identify and exterminate those that are 'infected'. Selene and Michael split up to cover more ground; Selene is sent a picture by her contact, a female security guard, confirming Krandrill's regular presence at the Tati hotel. Krandrill is there with his harem of female Lycans, waiting for Selene and Michael to appear.

Michael crashes through the entrance, only to be taken by surprise by Krandrill and his harem. After pinning Micheal to the wall with grappling guns, the Lycans open fire on him. Michael breaks free and slashes through the harem, before being taken on by Krandrill himself. Krandrill, however, underestimates his enemy's strength and is sent flying out of a window. Selene then jumps onto him, sends him down to street below, and peppers him with silver bullets. Before dying, Krandrill gives a passing taunt that her kind is being hunted now, and that she'll soon join him and his brothers in hell.

In a voiceover, Selene comments about the 'endless war': "I don't feel 'victory'; this never ends. (About Kandrill's Last Words) He might be right. We are the Hunted. But as long as I have him (Michael), I'm all right. As long as we're together, I can live forever..."

Voice cast

Hybrid
- Selene (Laura Harris)
- Michael Corvin (Mark Oliver)
Lycans
- Darius (Trevor Devall)
- Vregis (Brian Dobson)
- Krandrill (Paul Dobson)
Vampires
- Kraven (Trevor Devall)
- Lord Clovis (Trevor Devall)

References

^ Liebman, Martin. "Underworld Trilogy: The Essential Collection Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

External links

Underworld: Endless War at IMDb

[1] Liebman, Martin. "Underworld Trilogy: The Essential Collection Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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-'''''Underworld: Endless War''''' is a 2011 animated film and a collection of three short [[tie-in]] stories, whose creation was supervised by [[Len Wiseman]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liebman |first1=Martin |title=Underworld Trilogy: The Essential Collection Blu-ray Review |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Underworld-Trilogy-The-Essential-Collection-Blu-ray/31693/#Review |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref> director of the first two [[Underworld (film series)|''Underworld'' films]]. Each film tells a different story, and takes place during different periods of history to highlight new events within the Underworld mythology.  The stories also help set up the events in the next film in the series, ''[[Underworld: Awakening]]'' (2012).
+'''''Underworld: Endless War''''' is a 2011 American [[anime-influenced animation|anime-influenced]] [[Adult animation|adult animated]] [[anthology film]] consisting of a collection of three short [[tie-in]] stories, whose creation was supervised by [[Len Wiseman]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liebman |first1=Martin |title=Underworld Trilogy: The Essential Collection Blu-ray Review |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Underworld-Trilogy-The-Essential-Collection-Blu-ray/31693/#Review |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref> director of the first two [[Underworld (film series)|''Underworld'' films]]. Each film tells a different story, and takes place during different periods of history to highlight new events within the Underworld mythology.  The stories also help set up the events in the next film in the series, ''[[Underworld: Awakening]]'' (2012).
-These shorts were released in December 20, 2011, as a part of the new ''Underworld Trilogy: The Essential Collection for Underworld'' on [[Blu-ray]].  Each episode is just over five minutes long.
+These shorts were released on December 20, 2011, as a part of the new ''Underworld Trilogy: The Essential Collection for Underworld'' on [[Blu-ray]].  It is also available on [[YouTube]]. Each episode is just over five minutes long.
 ==Plot==
 ===Part I===
-In 1890, [[Selene (Underworld)|Selene]] is in Paris, investigating reports of three Lycan brothers, who, as [[Werewolf|werewolves]] terrorize the area, but in human form, are posing as lords, and have claimed a mansion as their-own.  Selene has been dispatched to investigate the reports, eliminate these self-styled "''Lords of the Crescent Wills''", and secure the mansion for the Paris branch of the [[Old World]] [[Vampire]] [[Coven]]. From a perch up in the [[Belfry (architecture)|belfry]] of a high building, Selene sights one of the brothers, Darius, the oldest. She receives a scroll, via messenger bat, with likenesses of all three brothers and the layout of their mansion, and Selene realizes the reason that Kraven and higher-ups want the castle is to put the balance of power in the area in favor of the Vampires.  Determined to exterminate the self-styled Lycan Lords, Selene makes her way after the oldest brother.
+In 1890, [[Selene (Underworld)|Selene]] is in Paris, investigating reports of three Lycan brothers who terrorize the area. They seem to be posing as lords and have claimed a mansion as their own. Selene's mission is to investigate the reports, eliminate these self-styled "''Lords of the Crescent Wills''", and secure the mansion for the Paris branch of the [[Old World]] [[Vampire]] [[Coven]]. The reason that Kraven and higher-ups want the castle is to put the balance of power in the area in favor of the Vampires. Determined to exterminate the Lycan Lords, Selene makes her way after Darius, the oldest brother.
-Arriving at the mansion first, the oldest Lycan informs his brothers, twins Vregis and Krandrill, that a Death Dealer has found them, and that they must leave at once. But they both do not take this seriously, and, against Darius' warnings, insist that they kill the Death Dealer first. Together, all three brothers try to ambush Selene down in the sewers, thinking that, it being three-against-one, they have her at a disadvantage. Selene, however, proves to be greater than their estimations; she cuts off half of Krandrill's left ear and then, with a pair of swords, mortally wounds Darius, who then sacrifices himself to shield his brothers against Selene's gunfire. Vregis and Krandrill flee while Selene finishes-off Darius. As Vregis and Krandrill leave the estate via rowing boat, they vow revenge against the Death Dealer and the Vampires.
+Arriving at the mansion, Darius informs his brothers, twins Vregis and Krandrill, that a Death Dealer has found them. The two do not take him seriously, and, against Darius' warnings, insist to stay and fight. Thinking that they have her at a disadvantage, all three brothers try to ambush Selene in the sewers. Selene, however, proves to be greater than their estimations. With a pair of swords, she mortally wounds Darius, who then sacrifices himself to shield his brothers against her gunfire. Vregis and Krandrill flee while Darius dies and vow revenge against the Death Dealer and the Vampires.
 ===Part II===
-In 1967, nearly 80 years later, Selene has returned to Paris, to investigate familiar reports of the two remaining Lycan brothers, who had escaped her decades earlier. Unbeknownst to her, she is spotted in the streets of Paris by Krandrill, from the very same belfrey she had sighted Darius in Part I. While he goes to inform his twin brother, Selene is giving her report to Kraven via telephone. To her disgust, Selene is informed that her presence is 'eagerly-awaited at the mansion' by Lord Clovis. Meanwhile, Krandrill arrives at the backroom of the store that he and Vregis have been selling illicit substances from. Vregis comments that the 'incense can only hide them for so-long', and Krandrill informs him that he has spotted the Death Dealer that killed Darius in Paris. Figuring that she's there as protection for Lord Clovis at the 'Crimson Moon ceremony', which is being held at their old mansion, they decide to crash the ceremony to lure her out, so that they can both kill her and the other Vampires, and reclaim their old home, all in one night.
+In 1967, 77 years later, Selene returns to Paris to investigate reports of the two remaining Lycan brothers. Unbeknownst to her, she is spotted in the streets by Krandrill. He meets up with Vregis in the backroom of a store that they use to sell illicit substances and tells him what he saw. The two figure that she's there to protect Lord Clovis at the 'Crimson Moon ceremony', which is being held at their old mansion, and decide to crash in, kill her with the other Vampires, and reclaim their old home.
-Selene drives to the mansion, figuring that 'it's only a matter of time' before the two brothers will launch an attack, and she now has picked up their trail. In the middle of the ceremony, the Lycan brothers crash in and eliminate Lord Clovis and his fellow vampires, before Selene jumps in after them and opens fire.  The brothers retreat to the shadows, circling Selene, before Vregis dashes out and knocks her against a pillar, causing her to drop her guns. Selene recovers, draws her sword, and dashes forward at Vregis, somersaults over his shoulder and drives the blade straight through the back of his skull. With Vregis dead Selene turns her attention towards Krandrill, who charges at her, but she responds by throwing a [[shuriken]], which severs his left arm from his body. As he flees, Selene comments that it is only a matter of time before he'll 'join his brothers in hell'.
+In the middle of the ceremony, the two Lycans appear and eliminate Lord Clovis and his fellow vampires, before Selene appears and opens fire on them. During the ensuing fight, Vregis dies and Krandrill loses his left arm. As he flees, Selene comments that it is only a matter of time before he'll 'join his brothers in hell'.
 ===Part III===
-In 2012, following  the death of [[Alexander Corvinus]], Selene has returned to Paris with the intention of finishing off Krandrill once and for all, and she has brought Michael Corvin with her to help. Since Alexander's death, humanity has caught on to the existence of the vampire and lycan races, and has begun to identify and exterminate those that are 'infected'. As Selene observes, a couple in a car are singled out by an IPU (Infected Persons Unit) [[sniper]] stationed in the same belfry seen in Parts I & II, and tested first with silver gas, and then with ultra-violet light, which reveals them to be vampires, after which they are promptly shot. Having been lured back to Paris by Krandrill, Selene and Michael had split up in order to cover more ground; Selene is sent a picture by her contact, a female security guard at the Tati hotel, confirming Krandrill's regular presence there. Selene and Michael talk by [[smartphone]], and Michael recognizes Krandrill in the picture. He approaches the hotel as Selene makes her way to meet up with him there. Krandrill's plan is to lure Selene and Michael into an ambush with his [[harem]] of female Lycans, where he intends to kill Michael in front of Selene as retribution for her killing of Darius and Vregis.
+In 2012, Selene returns to Paris with the intention of finally killing Krandrill, and has brought Michael Corvin with her to help. Since [[Alexander Corvinus]]' death, humanity has caught on to the existence of vampires and lycans. They have begun to identify and exterminate those that are 'infected'. Selene and Michael split up to cover more ground; Selene is sent a picture by her contact, a female security guard, confirming Krandrill's regular presence at the Tati hotel. Krandrill is there with his [[harem]] of female Lycans, waiting for Selene and Michael to appear.
-Michael's attempt to take Krandrill by surprise is foiled when Krandrill picks up on Michael's scent first, and Michael hears howling, prior to Selene's arrival, as she has to deal with the IPU men in the vicinity. Michael crashes through the entrance, only to be taken by surprise by Krandrill (already in werewolf form) and his harem, and transforms into his [[Hybrid (Underworld)|hybrid]] form. The harem opens fire on him after pinning him to the wall with [[grappling gun]]s, but Michael breaks free and slashes through the harem, before being taken on by Krandrill himself. Krandrill, however, makes the same mistakes as previously and underestimates his enemy's strength, and is sent flying out of a window. Selene jumps onto him from the rooftop of the hotel and as she sends him down to street below peppers him with silver bullets. Before he dies, Krandrill gives a passing taunt that her kind is being hunted now, and that she'll soon join him and his brothers in hell, before Selene finishes him off.
+Michael crashes through the entrance, only to be taken by surprise by Krandrill and his harem. After pinning Micheal to the wall with [[grappling gun]]s, the Lycans open fire on him. Michael breaks free and slashes through the harem, before being taken on by Krandrill himself. Krandrill, however, underestimates his enemy's strength and is sent flying out of a window. Selene then jumps onto him, sends him down to street below, and peppers him with silver bullets. Before dying, Krandrill gives a passing taunt that her kind is being hunted now, and that she'll soon join him and his brothers in hell.
 In a [[voiceover]], Selene comments about the 'endless war': "''I don't feel 'victory'; this never ends. (About Kandrill's Last Words) He might be right. We ''are'' the Hunted. But as long as I have him (Michael), I'm all right. As long as we're together, I can live forever...''"
-==Cast==
+==Voice cast==
-===Voices===
 * [[Hybrid (biology)|Hybrid]]
 ** [[Selene (Underworld)|Selene]] ([[Laura Harris]])<!-- Do not change this to  [[Kate Beckinsale]]. She did not voice the role. -->
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Films	Underworld Evolution Rise of the Lycans Awakening Blood Wars
Characters	Selene
Other media	Endless War (animated film) The Eternal War (video game)
See also	Selene Gallio I, Frankenstein Blade franchise
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