Users report Grok Imagine can combine multiple references for cartoons, mashups, and short reference-to-video clips. Stack reference images when character identity matters more than raw prompt invention.

The clearest new capability is in Ozan Sihay's post, which shows Grok Imagine building a video from several reference images plus a text prompt. The screenshot includes three image slots and prompt text that assigns each image a role—a cowboy, a street, and a T-Rex—then adds camera direction, while the UI exposes 480p and 720p resolution, 6-second and 10-second duration options, and a 9:16 aspect ratio.
A separate cartoon demo shows a user adding a base image and three more references under a "Reference Images" label. That lines up with the claim that stacking references is especially useful when cartoon character identity matters more than generating a new design from scratch.
In Bennash's example, seven images of the creator's animals are used as references to push the same subjects into a comic mashup, ending with a Will Smith transformation. The interesting part is not the joke itself but the claim that a small image set is enough to make the animals "do anything," which points to reusable character packs rather than one-off prompts.
Anima Labs frames Grok as the animation-and-sound layer in a wider pipeline that starts with Midjourney or Leonardo for 2D assets and Nano Banana Pro for 3D. The posted clip shows rapid creature morphs and suggests Grok is already being treated as a finishing tool for motion tests, not just a standalone generator.
A music-video-style post and its follow-up attribution confirm Grok Imagine is also being used for more emotional, edit-driven pieces. But the documentation is thinner there than in the multi-reference demos: the post identifies the tool, while the interface capture and the cartoon workflow are the only items that clearly expose how references are being arranged inside the product.
That makes the current picture fairly specific: Grok Imagine appears strongest, at least in public tests, for short clips, visual mashups, and character-preserving cartoon or creature work built from multiple source images.
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The ability to add multiple reference images in Grok Imagine is very useful, especially for cartoons.
Bucky & Wampy meet Will Smith. Grok Imagine's new Reference image input is really powerful. With 7 images of my animals I can prompt them to do anything.
Grok Animation really produces some fun results, haha. We've had this one in reserve for a while now; it's almost time to restock with new characters and creatures! Let's vary the styles a bit and see what you prefer and what inspires us for future stories! AI Tools : Show more
New character of the day! We'll soon be testing more elaborate styles than classic 3D or Pixar. I hope you'll like it! There are so many styles to explore and create, especially with Midjourney. Version 8 is coming next week, can't wait to see it! AI Tools : Midjourney (2D) /
This one hit kinda hard being that I've only been divorced for 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days. "We only feel alive when we break down" Presenting Bird Man's "Twisting & Turning"