Talk:Epic Rap Battles of History 52/@comment-1652808-20150519154746/@comment-1652808-20150519163305

1. For the same reasons many movies have done so in the past, to make sure that the animator doesn't screw up the animation. It's not like they immediately have Animeme on the set to tell them everything they want while they're filming. Space Jam used stand ins before animating the Looney Tunes in the movie. Both Looney Tunes: Back in Action movies did the same thing. Even the fairy odd parents movie did that. In fact, even though it was CGI, Avatar used stand ins for the Na'vi (which may as well be a different case altogether).

2. Maybe it isn't a hint and people are overthinking it. That is also a valid point. I mean, the caption does read "stand-in #3", so this might not even be for animation. But there are reasons behind why people would think it is.