Critical Role Animatic [C1E115 Spoilers] - Vax's Farewell
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- This video took a crazy long time to finish; You can see my art style change a bit as the video goes on, haha.
This scene is gonna stick with me for the rest of my life, and I’m hoping I did it justice!
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Hello everyone! I just wanted to say thank you so much for such a warm response to this video! We can all cry together 😂
Edit: I totally forgot to bring this up earlier- inspiration for the designs came from the comic book, official art by Kit Buss, and some of my own flair.
can you explain the S.H.I.T.S part?
@@Ando1428 “Super High Intensity Team” - that was VM’s name before the stream- they changed it for the official show, with the in-universe explanation being that they needed to change it since they were on the council now ✨
@@gingeranya6961 oh thats cool
Scanlan: If you want us to fight her, say Jenga . . . because we will.
"Six people walked into that room willing to fight a god. One person walked in willing to fight two."
2 technically, scandlin 1 and scandlin 2.
Which is even crazier since Scalan introduces himself as more of lover then a fighter, on that introduction they made for each characther in the first few episodes
Lovers become fighters when you try to take away what they love.
@@gladiusdei truer words are rarely spoken
I haven't even watched campaign 1 and this hurts. (Like this is the most beautiful quote ever holy crap)
Scanlan's "I wish I could have done more" is HEARTBREAKING because he went into that fight HOARDING that one 9th level spell hoping to use it at this point. He clung to it with all his might. Then, when he had to choose between the world and his friend. He made the hero's choice and chose the world.
Scanlan may have been the most heroic of them all, for he had to make the one choice more difficult than sacrificing yourself for the world, he sacrificed his best friend for the world
@@Shaso-xv3tw the character created as a joke became the mvp in the end.
@@ten5h1 often times those are the best ones.
Correct me if I'm wrong, I haven't seen all of campaign 1, but can't Percy stop teleports? He was rolling some good numbers too... should of waited a bit longer :( but this made for a much better story
@@ayastia3755 he doesnt, he can absorb damage but not spells
*Sobbing*
“And because I‘m level 20, I will cast druidcraft...”
*Sobbing intensifies*
“Fuck you Liam!”
*Singing while crying*
"Don't you know, you never split the party. Clerics in the back, keep the fighter healed and hearty. The wizard in the middle, where he can shed some light. And you never let that damn thief out of sight..." *Sobs*
That damm theive stole another thing, our hearts.
Oh thanks I didn't know I could cry and sing at the same time
@@randomman4628 Then you read the comment the same way I intended 😆😅😭
That's beautiful
@@doomskullv2152 There pretty squishy, do you want them back?
Lie down
Try not to cry
Cry a lot
No joke.
"I'm going to see my mother" - still gives me chills
Yup.
I know the romantic relationships and friendships are important, but what Laura and Liam brought to table as twin brother and sister is absolutely amazing.
Picture if you will. Someone who has never watched critical roll. Discovers the Amazon prime series of Vox Machina. Starts bingeing campaign 1. Gets really into D&D because of it. Grows super attached to these characters because they are suckers for love able assholes and found families. And now they have just watched this episode and are here typing all this while crying so distraught they might not even go to work tonight. And that’s me.
literally me too can't stop watching critical role campaigns now
Damn it. Now that was me
As I clutch my kiri stuffed animal with tears in my eyes
Hey, me aswell
Heheehehehe exactly what I wanted the animated show to do!! Feel my painnb
"I feel like she's taking part of me away"
"I will carry it with me, to remember you by"
that line makes me fucking sob every time
"I wish I could've done more.."
"I don't know how to live..."
Those 2 lines get me every time. 😢😭😭
For me it's when Grog just asks "Are you afraid?" and Vax just replies "I'm going to visit my mothe.r"
*Sobbing*
One thing I always appreciate about critical role is that they know that a good story is worth more than a happy ending. Having Vax go with the raven queen is a million times more impactful than anything else.
Especially because we all knew it was coming, but like real death, when it happened, there was nothing that could prevent it
Fun fact by the way one of the first "arguments" Percy and Vax got in to Percy said "I hope the last words o say to you when you die are defiant." and they are. The work that they put Into this show even Matt was crying 😭😭😭
"I feel like shes taking a part of me." As you remembered they're twins 😭😭😭
It is a cruel irony that despite the fact of Percy’s last words to Vax being indignant and irritated, those emotions weren’t directed at him
"I want my last words to you to be indignant and irritated."
"I don't accept this."
The worst part is the voice actors are not even bringing their A-game. If this is part of the animated series, then our emotions are fucked
Not if, _WHEN_
It probably will.
I am waiting for this moment. I'm going to have to hold my GF while she cries, she absolutely LOVES Vax. I don't have the heart to tell her what's coming so I'll just be there for her when it does.
This scene will destroy me when it’s animated
Me: *Hasn't seen a minute of Campain 1*
Also Me: *UGLY SOBBING*
Same
same
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Same
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I've literally never seen Critical Role S1 and barely seen S2 but I am sobbing.
This is what made me see the first campaign tbh, i saw this halfway through campaign 2
Same
@@silver3785 same
Same
I’m right there with you. I barely have any idea who any of these people are but here I am in my room crying my eyes out at 2am on a school night. Great.
That last line always gets me... "I'm so proud" and then he vanishes
Probably the most heartbreaking moment in the entire series. They saved the world and defeated an evil god only to lose Vax because the Raven Queen couldn't show any more favouritism
YT has been trying to get me to watch Vax’s leaving for a while now. Wasn’t having it.
But an animatic? Always worth a cry.
Can’t wait to see this fully animated in... 5 or 6 years.
6 seasons and a movie
The animated series comes out this year
Kassi Savage yeah but it won’t get this far.
@@damobeck1 that depends on us really
Brocade player Season 1 will cover the Briarwood Arc... that is quite aways away from the finale.
It’s been said many times, but Vax saying he’s going to see his mother and knowing that Liam lost his mom in real life is just tear jerking.
Me: *Cries 1 Million Tears*
Pumat Sol from Campaign 2: That is, Frankly, A paltry sum
Respectfully
You know while crying to this i realized something
d&d after life sucks and i start crying harder
not in matt's world, the raven queens darkness was simply a Veil For the Blinding beauty and radiance of the 'Other' side
It more depends on where you go, and therefore what kind of life you led/what kind of person you were in life. Typically you end up in a place that you find satisfying/deserve to be in, ie. a battle-loving barbarian or fighter might end up in Ysgard, where they get to challenge powerful and deserving rivals to combat on a daily basis, and even if they die they rise again, no worse for wear, the next day. Or if you were a peace-loving person who worked to make the world a better place, whether it be something as climactic as fighting scourges or as simple as helping your neighbors you could go to the fields of Elysium, or even Mount Celestia, and enjoy eternal peace.
Unless I'm missing something, anyway.
Jared Gentry my animal cleric got sent to the beastlands and got to live the rest of her existence with her deity so it’s not all bad.
I don't know about half-elves... but for full blooded elves it's actually somewhat kind. They are constantly reborn, each birth is an elf who has lived before, and will live again. So it's entirely possible for, as an example, a full-blooded Vax TO find his way to his beloved in his next life... even if neither is aware of it. I don't know if Half-Elves are the same, though.
@@TheLunarguardian I am fairly certain elves in Matt's world don't work that way. You're thinking Tolkien elves. In Matt's world, in order to make it work that way there's a whole bunch of things like consecution and the beacons, but now I'm getting into spoiler territory
Vax's soul went to the Raven Queen, forever, probably becoming a psychopomp for her followers. Even if he were a full elf, they would not be reborn. That goes entirely against the will of the Raven Queen, who believes in a person's fate being the final word for their soul
I was teary-eyed for the whole video, but that last bit with his mother RUINED me. You reopened some old wounds here GingerAnya. Lovely video, even if it has me crying at 8AM, sitting at my desk at work.
If the animated series makes this scene even a 10th as good as this, no critter will stand a chance. So. Beautiful. And sad. And I NEED MORE TISSUES!!!!
No one will be ready for it
I know. I keep saying that when Scanlan casts his 9th level spell during the final fight, I want a close up of his face with a reflection of Vax in his eyes. And then squeezes his eyes shut and a tear falls as he casts "Counterspell" at 9th level.
They aren’t even bringing their a-game for this so when the scene happens in the show, we are screwed
@@ten5h1 They need to explain the choice Scanlan had to make, though. Without D&D mechanics explained a common viewer will really not get just how much Scanlan sacrificed by stopping Vecna.
I can't watch this death scene without crying. Especially since I'm a twin and the dialogue between Vax and Vex is so true and real. "I feel like she's taking part of me away". It's exactly how I would feel with my sister. Truly incredible roleplaying.
The whole twin thing was a spur-of-the-moment adjustment because Liam yoinked Laura's first choice of a half-elf rogue character. And now they're so siblingly it's ridiculous.
@@oiman5733 I think the main reason the two were twins is because Laura and Liam share the same birthday
Of course Elaine has the Mom side braid. X'D
Kaiju-Z and the chest grab.
When you think about it the Raven Queen did give a gift that a lot of people that had to live through the Vecna crisis didn't have. He got to say goodbye. He got to have those final words. There was SOME closure. Such a beautiful moment. Beautiful artwork. Well done.
Vex: I can't do this without my brother
Vax: Yes you can, I know you can
Vex:...but I don’t want to
I see what you did here. And I'm happy and also crying that you did that here.
I- oh oh no now I’m seeing parallels between those two and now I’m crying again thanks :’D
Once he gave his life to the Raven Queen, i had to watch the part where he leaves bc it was killing me. He gave his own life for his sister's.
"im sorry is so cold" because he is a ravenant and his dead body dont have any heat.
I only discovered Vox Machina for myself finally this week. And i have been slowly falling for Vax character. He looks and sounds ellegant yet he is just so ordinary. So he feels very much alive. Like a common friend you met along the way in your life at some point. First thing was me reading a spoiler about his end in one of yt clips, even before i started watching the series. Then i noticed i kinda begin to actually fully love him. And i didnt wanna admit first. I am glad i read the spoiler because being ready for character's death is so much better than to be broken by it. With Vax, i like how his demise was something that was determined far before the actual death. So every Vox Machina fan, no matter of when they joined on series, could not be broken by it but be ready to let him go. I wanted to avoid your animation like hell but i couldnt resist at the end. The way you drawn character's emotions here is very bittersweet. But if fan animation hits so hard i am actually afraid how much tragic it would be when this scene would be officially animated. We are gonna be nucleary destroyed.
I 100% agree with you. But you’re misunderstanding something about the context. Would you like to be spoiled? I haven’t seen Critical Role either, but I know what happens.
Btw, your Amphibia profile pic hits hard 😢
So I might have teared up at Vax's "Pickle..." Not disclosing that information.
I do not accept this...
I have a tatoo of that and a raven feather ❤💔❤💔❤💔❤
One year later and I still tear up when he tells scanlan “you did everything”
I can't believe this only has a thousand views! this animatic is amazing and beautiful, and made me relive all the emotional trauma and love of this amazing scene...
Many more have already seen it and they don't want to reopen old wounds...
145k people have since done the ugly sobbing and I’m one of em....
me, forgetting just how damn emotional this was live: yeah i can handle it. *30 seconds in* I cannot handle it! ;A;
I never got too emotional too often in C1, but came close to tears a couple times, ike when Percy died in the Ripley fight. But man, the goodbyes of 115 had me bawling like a baby.
i literally had to leave work because i was crying too hard. this shit had me physically hurting for a few days afterwards. "i cast the druid cantrip druidcraft" broke my heart into a million pieces
Me, thinking I'll be fine because I've never watched campaign 1:
I started with S2 and this just makes me think of Caleb.
liam has said that both vax and caleb are both part of his mindset. i like to think that vax is liam's hope and caleb is his determination
No. Caleb and Vax both make you think of Liam.
Man C3 is the first time Liam didn't give us a gut punch of a character... so far
@@WiseSageBum this aged like milk
@@oiman5733 Big moon Little moon
It's always Pike's face that really gets me when i watch this animatic. The way you've drawn her hits me really hard.
I knew I was gonna cry all over again when I saw this... Didn’t even make it 30 seconds, and was straight up weeping by the end...
The quality of this is fantastic, it’s just how I imagined it. Thank you for this... just, thank you.
I know many people who think that gaming is not a valid method of communication. I watch this, see the original one with the looks on their faces, feel the emotions, and I think 'how can you not think that this is valid?'
Stories told through tabletop roleplaying can be messy, that's simply a part of the nature of improv and games of chance. But it can also convey something that I've never seen in any other medium of storytelling. That genuine, raw, unscripted emotion that comes with the camaraderie built up between real people and the adventure they created together. It gave the story the power to be silly, and exciting, and heartbreaking in a way that could have ended in any number of ways, and it all came together beautifully in one.
I thought I was ready for this.
.... I will never be ready for this.
-cries a lot on the floor-
Bruh. I don't know what happen to the guy the went in that black lady. Or what this is from. But I have never cried so hard. Main this is going to stick with me.
They went to the afterlife,. It's from a Dungeons and Dragon's Podcast Called Critical Role this was Campaign 1 the party name was Vox Machina
I know it's super late, but in a short story, about why did it happened (don't read if u want to watch Campaign 1, but if u watched this cinematic,well you already had the biggest spoiler xD) Vax became a paladin of the Raven Queen (godess of death) with a deal of ressurecting his sister. Near the end of campaign he died in a way, when there was nearly no chance for him to come back to life. So Vax decided to make a deal with Raven Queen - she'll bring him back to life, but he'll live only long enough to kill Vecna (freshly ascended god, their enemy and enemy of the Raven Queen). And after killing Vecna this is the scene of Raven Queen taking Vax with her and at the end of a tunnel he sees his mother, who died when he was young. I reccomend you to watch the original clip.
This hurts more than watching the cast crying.. stop cutting onions people! :'(
They beat one god and were ready to fight another that same day
Snowdrops symbolize "new beginnings, hope, rebirth and the ability to overcome challenges."
What an utter masterclass of storytelling by Liam.
"Im not crying, youre crying!"
EVERYONE IS CRYING!!!
For me, Vax's farewell harkens back to B5's final episode: Sleeping in Light. It's somber. It's quiet. And it's damn near perfect. As much as I wish Scanlan had succeeded in saving Vax, I'm glad he didn't, because otherwise we'd have been robbed of possibly the most powerful moment in the entire campaign. It couldn't have been more perfect if it were planned from the beginning.
For those who aren't aware, when I say B5, I'm referring to Babylon 5: a sci-fi show from the 90s. The CGI is dated, the first season was a seriously slow burn, and you could tell the production budget was next to nonexistent, but the show boasts some of the best writing TV has ever seen. Can't recommend enough that you at least give it a chance.
Okay I’m not gonna cry. I’m a grown man. I’m not gonna cry. I’m not gonna *cries like a sprinkler* damn you Liam O’Brien!
I discovered CR during C2. I've come truly appreciate Laura and Liam's acting skills during this scene.
Same here. I look forward to the animated series giving me C1
I have watched this and the actual scene so many time and no matter what I'm doing, I have never been able to hear "I've never had a greater friend than you" without ending up a sobing mess.
Haven’t watched much of C1, but I love little clips like these. Thanks for doing such amazing work. Hearing they story of Vax and the Raven Queen inspired me for my own little take on it with a Druid. Can’t wait to see how mine pans out.
I'm glad someone did it.
This moment chokes me up everytime.
Scanlan "I wish I could've done something" he was saving his wish spell for this moment I just know it. To bad he needed to use it to counterspell 🥺.
Roll over
Try not to cry
Cry a lot
ashamed of myself for just now seeing this many months later but my god did this hit me hard. got me in tears dammit. good to know this scene still breaks me 3 years later.
one mark of a good scene is the difference in elevation. you do this wonderfully with the gnomes and grog and the raven queen and keyleth and theres just so much attention to detail.
also. how fucking dare you include the keyleth vax goodbye wave. that shit sent me from misty eyed to heartbreak immediately
is been how many years? and this scene still gets me to cry so much. Gj
God, I am crying a waterfall's worth of tears right now. This was amazing, thank you for making this and making me relive this moment again.
I kept muttering “don’t cry, don’t cry”.
I cried.
Fuck, it's still far away in the future for TLoVM, but goddamn will this hurt me so bad when it happens.
"I feel like she's taking part of me away."
"I will bring it with me. To remind me of you."
FUCK that hits hard
Awesome just awesome. The emotions on the characters' faces were amazing. You hit the emotional beats expertly. Vex saying no when her brother approached her is my favorite moment of the stream and this animation
I instinctively avoided this video for a long time, but today I just needed to release some emotion. Thank you so much.
I feel like it would have been stupid but for some reason before he left I wanted him to leave a note to Scanlan saying “Jenga”
This is going to kill me when it happens on the show
I am legit scared for my nervous system i dunno if it would handle it
Coming here after season 2. Season 3 is going to be rough but the series finale, will rend my soul.
@@georgehancock652 We won't be getting this till the last season we gotta wait till season 5
@@ddisaster626 read my post again. I never state this will be next season. I do say season 3 will be sad (Cloak and Dagger, Bard’s Lement etc).
My comment for this was that the series finale will rend me.
Now I understand in some country season and series are used interchangeably or mean the opposite. In the U.K. season is the batches and series is the whole show.
And now I'm crying. Phenomenal job.
Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference.
Thank you for this! Let’s just say the scene with Vax and his mother couldn’t be more perfectly timed in my life. Thank you!
How do y’all think Percy would react to meeting with Caleb, and Vax meeting Molly?
Why does this wreck me so much?! Your art is beautiful. This was incredibly well done. I'm crying in my coffee now, and will continue to hide in my cube until I stop sniffling...
What a Friday morning.
This is a masterful piece of art and I love it, but at the same time how dare you. How dare you make me feel a whole new level of hurt by seeing this scene animated so well. You pierced my chest with the Bloodaxe and I’m crying tears of salt and sorrow all over again. Brilliant job.
I was always a bit surprised that Percy's reply to Vax's request wasn't, "I accept your charge," rather than "Of course." I know it's character and relationship growth, but accepting it more formally would have just been so Percy.
This is very, very well done. Wonderful job! It captures the emotion of the scene... we're all sobbing, in the best way possible.
I’ve always wondered how that fight would go. Had Vax not been so great with his send off would a rested Vox Machina have a chance against a goddess?
I’d love a one-shot where they fight the Raven Queen with the help of Kimac Kerr, Kash, Zahra, Allura, and Gilmore. Combat would be an absolute pain and take forever but It would be a great excuse to make the fight hard as hell
I'd love to see a one shot with them all on the other side fighting the Raven Queen for shits and giggles celebrating afterwards win or lose.
Incredibly well done!! :D This makes me realize how much I absolutely need this scene to be animated. (Here's to hoping for at least 10 seasons of Vox Machina the animated series). Great use of the original soundtrack as well!
Thank you so SO much for your hard work, and for sharing your talent with the rest of us.
The saddest part for me is since Keylith is an archdruid she can live for about 1800 years, not only out living her friends but there descendants
OMG THIS IS STILL ONE OF THE MOST EMOTIONAL BEAUTIFUL SCREENS IN ANY MIDEA EVER
Even after so much time has passed since I first saw this... every time- EVERY TIME he gets to Vex, I fall apart. Great job on this! Such a beautiful moment and you captured it so well!
Being a twin myself...seeing Vax say goodbye to his sister never gets any easier.
This is beautiful. You got me crying all over again
This was definitely the most emotionally charged scene in the entire history of Critical Role. Liam is hands down one of the best actors I've ever seen, and deserves industry recognition. I expect to see him with every award out there someday. The rest of the gang aren't exactly slouches either, but Liam totally ripped my heart out. And, dang it, I'm getting all weepy - AGAIN! . . .
Your animation was pretty amazing, too. Glad you took your time: well worth it!
Wow, I started crying within seconds of the animation starting.
I am so lucky to have found this show that can make me feel so hard for characters like this, it gives me hope ya know.
That was the most heartbreaking and saddest goodbye I ever seen. It really makes you cry and I tried not to but somehow I shed a tears. 😢😢
I recently got caught up with the first campaign and now into the second and I admit, I cried at this scene. Now watching this animation, it’s making me tear up again. This was just beautiful.
It's been six months since I saw that episode and now I'm here, crying all over again.
7:42 in the damn morning and I’m already crying
I feel that
God… imagine what this would be like in the new critical role series, I really hope they can do the scene justice like this.
crazy long time, but completely worth it. For both the luckiest and most unlucky friend any of us will ever know. champion not to just the raven queen but of vox machina. all roads must end.
TEARS Every single time. This scene is so beautiful
I started my CR1-journey by watching this video, for some stupid reason.
Cried like a baby then. Not knowing the players, the plot, the reason for the good bye. Nothing.
Cried like a baby when this scene came up in CR. Knowing the whole story.
Watching this video again now... Now I'm crying and want to scream my lungs out. It hurts. So bad.
Awesome video. Love it. Should absolutely have more views.
Thank you for making it.
How dare you make me feel this again?!?!? Damn fine job!
I'm not crying. You're crying. It's just raining.
This is so damn beautiful! I keep watching this moment from the show, tearing up every time, but it's the first time i watch this animation, and i love it. I love the animation, the art style of the characters, the music. With all my heart: thank you! And great job.
Every single time I watch any version of this scene, I will cry. So beautiful!
God, it took me everything I had to not cry. Never had to pull myself together like this.
Just cry already! It's cardio for the soul!
I am riding a bus home ugly crying because this part gets me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
I think everybody knows why this has NOT ONE DISLIKE. This is a Masterpiece thanks for creating it.
Well, now someone’s gone and ruined it.
It’s been a while since I watched the finale but good lord this had me CRYINGGGGG so beautifully done
GingerAnya...you did an heck of a fantastic job ! Your style is fantastic and you really hit the emotional reactions of the characters ! YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOOOOOB !
That “I’ll never be that far away” hits so much harder when you watch the wedding special and you lurn that he’s always sending ravens to watch over her
I come back to watch this cinematic every so often. I am not emotionally ready for this to come up in the animated series… God Liam and the whole cast killed in this scene.
I’m not crying! You’re crying! F***! I am not looking forward to the end of the animated series cause of this scene alone! I’m gonna ugly cry even worse!!
Still, it would be disappointing for it not to be exactly like this😢
@@Snakeman-hz1lc it would still make me cry 😭
@@linasalazar4906 that's the point, unfortunately😞