In D&D lore, white dragons like Vorugal are obsessed with the hunt and being challenged. So dropping a gigantic angry prey in front of them is an extremely effective technique
@@coltonwilliams4153Fun fact, in the stream Vorugal did stay in the air shooting his breath weapon whenever it recharged because he didn't care about a sporting victory. Those were a riveting few rounds of Matt playing with his minis. Glad they changed it for this version because it's much more exciting.
@@omarsongaming3255possibly a scripted campaign, if rumors are true. Looking back at the facts: voice actors as player characters, with very defined character personas. A good DM does kind of script a campaign to some extent, but it appears it could have been majority scripted, with some player ad-libing. Its still entertaining, jus don't act like it was all just a DnD campaign.
In the original game, they actually summoned Yenk on purpose, cuz he had swallowed a vestige (yet to be introduced in the cartoon) and they wanted to be efficient about it.
This was so hype when it happened in the game. It was preplanned and the whole week fans were sharing fake pro-fight posters and when it finally happened, it was glorious. I am so happy to finally see it animated and even with the changes, because they just made it all the more awesome.
*@Delebriel --* Well, there is a definitive end to the [Critical Role Campaign #1 - Vox Machina (2015-2017)], so eventually [CR: The Legend of Vox Machina (2022) animated series] (LoVM) must eventually come to an end of production. *_FORTUNATELY..._* An animated series for [CR Campaign #2 - The Mighty Nein (2018-2021)] has been green-lit for production. So while LoVM must eventually come to its end (barring spin-offs), the animated Campaign-world of _Exandria_ will continue on. *:)*
@@pendrake40 That being said, seeing how successful it is, when they run out of material at the end of the campaign they could still do an "early years" spin-off, with material from the Pre-Stream and Arc 1. 😁
@@happyslapsgiving5421 -- Closer to the truth than you think. *;)* For the Critical Role (CR) history with The Legend of Vox Machina (LoVM)... 1.) *_Initial_** --* The original Kickstarter concept for making a Vox Machina (VXM) animation was to produce a one-shot, but *_Canon,_* short-film. The VXM one-shot animation would be a mid-quel Adventure between [CR VXM arc #1 - Kraghammer & Vassalheim] and [CR VXM arc #2 - The Briarwoods]. A modest Kickstarter goal to viably fund the one-shot was set at $750,000, with Stretch Goals set up to $1,000,000. 2.) *_Expansion_** --* However, when CR-fans wound up funding over $11 *_MILLION_* towards the LoVM Kickstarter, CR Productions decided to answer the CR-fans' response and produce an entire season of LoVM adventures. But then Amazon Studios decided to also invest in LoVM, further (pre-)funding additional LoVM seasons. 3.) *_Spin-Offs(?)_** --* While it is possible to have LoVM spin-offs, the CR-cast have stated that they intend to focus upon producing The Mighty Nein, and ideally Bells Hells. So if any LoVM spin-off series happen, it probably would be using other characters and stories in _Exandria._
@@happyslapsgiving5421there’s also campaign 3 which is a sequel/spin off in its own way taking place years after C1. Still need to catch up to that one though
I love how they both have specific jobs to do, but completely abandon their respective responsibilities just out of an instinctive desire to Kaiju fight.
White Dragons are the least intelligent type of chromatic dragon, and are really territorial and savage, while Goristros are extremely dumb and violent demons that like to attack everything that they come across. So actually, this is pretty on point.
@@HiuBii1816 Believe it or not, the OG King Kong did that move in the black and white movie, and Peter Jackson copied that movie's fight scene almost identically, it's great.
To be fair, the demon is much smaller than Vorugal, and Vorugal is also built like a tank. But, to be fair, the demon’s attack did at least puncture Vorugal’s tough scales.
@@strikerstratos yeah the demon just seemed more ferocious. Even when it lost its arm I was still sure it would win 🤣🤣🤣 Amazing Show, to think I almost ignored watching it 2 years ago when a friend recommended
This is pretty much how it panned out in the game too. Yenk is a _really_ strong demon, but only a handful of things on any plane can compete with an _ancient_ elemental dragon. Dragons only get stronger as they get older, so it's at its strongest the day before it dies, which I think is so metal.
@@davidhfranz I was speaking more to Vorugal tearing Yenk apart. Also Vex killed Vorugal... that's why the tree grew because it was Fenthris' killing blow
With that dragon's doghsit aim that could not even hit a demon running straight at him? Or him just staying on the ground when he could have started flying around and shoot him from above?
But the demon actively dodged the whole time and is extremely agile. Seeking out melee is just a common white dragon trait, they are arrogant hunters first and foremost @@rafarafa3604
@rafarafa3604 I saw a video on D&D facts that said that blue dragons are the type to fly around in the air and attack from there, like how Brimscythe was moving in the fight where they slew him. White dragons like Vorugal apparently aren’t that bright either when compared to other chromatic dragons so strategy isn’t his strong suit.
@@ziriebenton6659 Yeah White Dragons are pretty feral compared to the other dragons, and thus have the lowest intelligence. Ancient White Dragons have an INT of 10, where as Black have 16, Red and Blue have 18 and Green have 20. There's a reason Raishan referred to Vorugal as a bulldog at the beginning of episode 3.
What's really funny is that Yenk got the last laugh. Vorugal may have killed him, but as a demon, it's just an inconvenience since he went back to the hells.
Details were changed, but this battle did really happen: dragon fights demon, dragon flies just out of range so party gets involved sooner, Vex kills dragon and Grog kills demon.
@@davidhfranz That is factually incorrect. Vex landed the killing blows on Vorugal in the campaign. Raishan just ripped his throat out after the fact.
Weaker in the sense that they're the most bestial and least intelligent of the chromatic dragons. They also have the misfortune of often living around giants who smack them around to steal their stuff, usually eggs.
Weak? Perhaps with intellect and wisdom, but have one live to be ancient, like Vorugal, if they survive that long it is for a reason. that reason being nothing in the realm would be willing to challenge it. White's live to the fight, they love having gold and magic items like any other, but in their layers if a prey was a worthy enough challenge the whites keep a trophy of their kills.
@@claudiu-mihaipuiu1221 ........ yea i have no confidence any giant would actually take on a white dragon, even a younger one. literally talking about something that woudl freeze them alive.
I'm sooooooo glad they chose to do the Goristro fight. I was afraid they were gonna cut it. This was the best way to get it in without over complicating the story.
It seems they are pretty good at doing that. At least, they have been so far. Changing details so we can still hit the good beats but still making sense.
"Wouldn't it be cool if..." taken to the most extreme degree. Awesome shots, stunning animation/CG, and the commentary and one-liners are totally indulgent. What a conclusion to the trip to hell!
Just exactly like with Kaiju as Godzilla and King Kong. When you find yourself between two giant monsters, the only solution is to let them fight each other; so that one of them kills the other (being injured and weakened) or they kill each other!
I am loving the way this show is portraying the Dragons. Even aside from their unique designs, their combat styles are so perfect. Umbrasyl was a swampland predator, adept at stealth and ambush, like a crocodilian, but also able to hold his own in open combat, especially with his acid touch. Vorugal, on the other hand, fights like a raging bull. Look at how close all his Breath Weapon attacks are, for a creature with supreme air control, he's like thirty meters away from his prey when he's firing. Plus, he's the most visibly bulky member of the Conclave, and that muscle really shows, biting and slamming way more than the others. Which fits, since White Dragons are the most primal of the core Chromatic species.
I still love how the whole challenge was to hurt the sphinx and Scanlan had to go the emotional route because they couldn't do anything physically. Then Umbracil just drops in and wrecks him. Ancient Dragons are no joke.
i don't know if the vox machina animators have a standing order to feature a fantasy beast fight one of the conclave each time (sphinx vs dragon, demon vs dragon). But I am here for it.
Well, the Sphinx fight was added out of nowhere, but this one they've known was coming for years, so they've had plenty of time to prepare and they really knocked it out of the park.
@@Aetheria60 oh that’s interesting, I thought they were just throwing them in there for fun. Do they explain why the demon and dragon fought? I don’t play dnd, in lore do they hate each other? Or was it like the show just a rule of cool situation.
@@EduardoLopez-tged in the campaign, they used a spell scroll to summon a demon and then used another spell called Dominate Monster to control it into fighting Vorugal. In this case, it was more that the two monsters considered the other monster to be a bigger threat than the tiny mortals lol
@@seansilence2697oh gotcha yea I think I prefer the cartoon version, it’s just amusing that they managed to get to giant engines of destructions to just want to murder each other out of happen stance.
I loved how Xerxes (obstensibly his master) sicced this dude on VM and yet he was immediately willing to pivot when given the option to throw hands with a dragon.
Love it when fantasy shows like this know just how cool a moment is and 100% give into it. Demon vs dragon? Hell yes, let's throw in a kickass score by Neal Acree. In a season full of incredible set pieces -- Thordak battle, Ripley on the ship, Raishan -- this whole sequence was definitely a highlight
Sam with the music basically said for this scene "I want the DOOM soundtrack and mixed with awesome instrumentals". Fucking beautiful track during this scene
Seeing a giant dragon with a rhinoceros-like head being turned into a tree as it dies reminded me of Ancient Magus' Bride, though in that show, it definitely wasn't an awesome moment...
I think my favorite thing about the series is how they can change details so we keep the big stuff without spemding forever getting there but still have it all make sense.
I absolutely love the variations to the conclave theme that they established all the way back with Brimscythe, every dragon has expanded on it, Umbrasyl lived up to “the Hope Devourer” and Vorugal is just here for the hunt and the fight and nothing else. Can’t wait for the next dragon fights!
Demon: PUNY MORTALS!! HOW DARE YOU SUMMON ME TO- shit is that a dragon? Yes. Demon: you summoned me to fight a dragon?! Oh god hes pissed! Demon: I HAVENT FOUGHT A DRAGON IN EONS!! BEST SUMMON EVER!!! well shit hes happy. Demon: i forgo your payment for my summoning. Lets fucking go! Scanlan: huh. That worked out better than expected.
Honestly did something similar with Summon Abheration against a Minotaur and our bard casted enlarge on it while our wizard gave it haste. So it was a dope as battle
My pop off at 3:11 with the tongue rip from the 2004 King Kong movie was only surpassed by my pop off at 4:46 when the demon hits Vorugal with the fucking *Stone Cold Stunner!*
If i had a nickle for every time I saw a fantasy creature get hit with the stone cold stunner this year I'd have two nickles Which isnt a lot but weird it happened twice
I remember watching this plan come to life in the playthrough, it was awesome to see them actually come up with a sick plan that was incredibly effective
Note to Gen z and Gen Alpha. That was a stone cold stunner, not an RKO. Stunner, you start with the kick and your shoulder hits their chin. RKO, face hits the floor. Both are cutters but NOT THE SAME!
2:40 When they both first got up and faced each other, I immediately thought of a Turf War like in Monster Hunter with the demon being a Rajang overpowering any wyvern
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In D&D lore, white dragons like Vorugal are obsessed with the hunt and being challenged. So dropping a gigantic angry prey in front of them is an extremely effective technique
Which also explains why he decided to settle this with tooth and claw rather than flying high and raining ice on him.
@@coltonwilliams4153Fun fact, in the stream Vorugal did stay in the air shooting his breath weapon whenever it recharged because he didn't care about a sporting victory. Those were a riveting few rounds of Matt playing with his minis. Glad they changed it for this version because it's much more exciting.
This isn’t d&d just comes from people that were inspired by it
@@Bin.Ballen The legend of vox machina is a literal D&D campaign lol.
@@omarsongaming3255possibly a scripted campaign, if rumors are true. Looking back at the facts: voice actors as player characters, with very defined character personas. A good DM does kind of script a campaign to some extent, but it appears it could have been majority scripted, with some player ad-libing. Its still entertaining, jus don't act like it was all just a DnD campaign.
Never in a million years did I ever think I'd see a fiend do a Stone Cold Stunner on a dragon.
Finally someone said it. Yeah.........a one handed Stone Cold Stunner
Certainly was kickass tho!
I had to double check and put my glasses on because I could not believe it. It was awesome
Stone Cold Stone cold he hit him with the stunner
I had to rewind it to make sure I actually saw what I thought I saw
So this is what it looked like in his head when Matt was playing with his action figures all those years ago
Best comment right here
Except Vax didn’t interrupt the fight this time 😂
😈👿😈👿😈👿😈👿😈👿😈👿👿👿😈
Curse the demon's sudden but inevitable betrayal!
Laura: "This feels more like play time then anything.
Liam: Make all the action figure sounds Matt!
Matt: "Watch me play with my toys guys!"
Cant believe the “ let the two sides fight out, they get tired and we kill em off when they’re down and tired” actually worked here
Considering all those injuries they gave to each other, it has merit
It doesn't always work, but man is it sweet when it does.
In the original game, they actually summoned Yenk on purpose, cuz he had swallowed a vestige (yet to be introduced in the cartoon) and they wanted to be efficient about it.
When grog said "You think they're gonna fight or f" That was the realest comment.
😂😂😂 i know
Why do i feel that he's secretly a bard?
Bard or barbarian. He probably chose the bigger one because it was obviously better because it had more letters.
I think that phrase was also a Godzilla movie reference, for the Rodan vs King Gidorah fight.
When you realize this is just fantasy Godzilla vs King Kong.
This was so hype when it happened in the game. It was preplanned and the whole week fans were sharing fake pro-fight posters and when it finally happened, it was glorious. I am so happy to finally see it animated and even with the changes, because they just made it all the more awesome.
Yeah if Godzilla was like a flying rhino with ice breath and if Kong was an armored demon with fire breath and laser horns
@@fantasy-writing-v5z man, you really put the anal in analogy, don't you.
Ah, yes, because Godzilla and King Kong aren't already fantasy creatures 😂
@@beoborf8877which episode?
“Pike! Your hair is-“😰
“CRAM IT, De Rolo! I’m havin’ a day!”🤬
That interaction has me rollin’ lmao
3:25 😂😂😂❤
de rollin?
To be fair, she was indeed having a day
Walking through hell, seeing souls being tortured, and playing a game a devil yeah one hell of a day
That whole thing proves that even when they deviate from the original story they can make it epic.
Please never stop producing this show. 11/10 episode.
*@Delebriel --* Well, there is a definitive end to the [Critical Role Campaign #1 - Vox Machina (2015-2017)], so eventually [CR: The Legend of Vox Machina (2022) animated series] (LoVM) must eventually come to an end of production.
*_FORTUNATELY..._* An animated series for [CR Campaign #2 - The Mighty Nein (2018-2021)] has been green-lit for production. So while LoVM must eventually come to its end (barring spin-offs), the animated Campaign-world of _Exandria_ will continue on. *:)*
@@pendrake40
That being said, seeing how successful it is, when they run out of material at the end of the campaign they could still do an "early years" spin-off, with material from the Pre-Stream and Arc 1. 😁
@@happyslapsgiving5421 -- Closer to the truth than you think. *;)*
For the Critical Role (CR) history with The Legend of Vox Machina (LoVM)...
1.) *_Initial_** --* The original Kickstarter concept for making a Vox Machina (VXM) animation was to produce a one-shot, but *_Canon,_* short-film. The VXM one-shot animation would be a mid-quel Adventure between [CR VXM arc #1 - Kraghammer & Vassalheim] and [CR VXM arc #2 - The Briarwoods]. A modest Kickstarter goal to viably fund the one-shot was set at $750,000, with Stretch Goals set up to $1,000,000.
2.) *_Expansion_** --* However, when CR-fans wound up funding over $11 *_MILLION_* towards the LoVM Kickstarter, CR Productions decided to answer the CR-fans' response and produce an entire season of LoVM adventures. But then Amazon Studios decided to also invest in LoVM, further (pre-)funding additional LoVM seasons.
3.) *_Spin-Offs(?)_** --* While it is possible to have LoVM spin-offs, the CR-cast have stated that they intend to focus upon producing The Mighty Nein, and ideally Bells Hells. So if any LoVM spin-off series happen, it probably would be using other characters and stories in _Exandria._
@@happyslapsgiving5421there’s also campaign 3 which is a sequel/spin off in its own way taking place years after C1. Still need to catch up to that one though
4:45 Was that a Stone Cold Stunner!!?
INDEED IT WAS!!
BY GOD KING!?!
I swear the guitar riff at 2:39 sounds like it’s borrowing from Stone Cold’s theme.
*STUNNER !!! STUNNER !!! STUNNER !!!*
RKO out of nowhere
House of the Dragon is cool and all but it dosen't have a Demon giving a Ice Dragon a Stone cold stunner.
Animation has always been and likely will always be the best medium to tell High Fantasy stories
Well unlike game of thrones the dragons actually do amazing stuff in the show
😂😂😂 totally right ! Hell that is a dragon fight 😊😊
Scanlan and Grog are like every Monsterverse fan whenever they see two Titans fighting each other.
And Scanlan's out 5 gold. 😂
@@TheDoctor2nd indeed, he is, never bet against the reptilian creature in a fight like this.
@@TheDoctor2ndyes he is, never bet against an ice dragon.
And now he owes Grog 5 gold.
This was basically just Kong Vs. Shimo
fact that the demon from hell gave Vorugal a Stone Cold stunner
I love how they both have specific jobs to do, but completely abandon their respective responsibilities just out of an instinctive desire to Kaiju fight.
I guess both got confused. Vorugal felt attacked by the ray and the demon felt attacked by the frost ray
Plus White Dragons LIVE for the hunt. If you drop a big target in front of a White Dragon it's gonna forget you were ever there.
White Dragons are the least intelligent type of chromatic dragon, and are really territorial and savage, while Goristros are extremely dumb and violent demons that like to attack everything that they come across. So actually, this is pretty on point.
So it's their pride
We all love to turn off our brains and enjoy a good Kaiju fight, even the monsters themselves.
I love how they had every opportunity to escape during this fight but it was just too cool to miss 😂😂
There’s also the fact that win or lose, this was the best chance they’d have to kill Vorugal.
The animation team has been going fucking INSANE this season.
The most epic battle of the season so far
The devil giving a stone cold stunner to Vorugal was not something I ever expected to see animated
3:12 He ripped out his tongue! Oh, man. This dude's off the chain!!
That's so King Kong 2008 move right there
@@HiuBii1816 Believe it or not, the OG King Kong did that move in the black and white movie, and Peter Jackson copied that movie's fight scene almost identically, it's great.
most agressive french kiss in history
I genuinely thought the demon would win. It made me respect Vorugal more
To be fair, the demon is much smaller than Vorugal, and Vorugal is also built like a tank. But, to be fair, the demon’s attack did at least puncture Vorugal’s tough scales.
@@strikerstratos yeah the demon just seemed more ferocious.
Even when it lost its arm I was still sure it would win 🤣🤣🤣
Amazing Show, to think I almost ignored watching it 2 years ago when a friend recommended
This is pretty much how it panned out in the game too. Yenk is a _really_ strong demon, but only a handful of things on any plane can compete with an _ancient_ elemental dragon. Dragons only get stronger as they get older, so it's at its strongest the day before it dies, which I think is so metal.
@@TheJerbolexcept in the campaign Raishan killed Vorugal herself
@@davidhfranz I was speaking more to Vorugal tearing Yenk apart. Also Vex killed Vorugal... that's why the tree grew because it was Fenthris' killing blow
May just be the coolest animated fight
With that dragon's doghsit aim that could not even hit a demon running straight at him?
Or him just staying on the ground when he could have started flying around and shoot him from above?
But the demon actively dodged the whole time and is extremely agile. Seeking out melee is just a common white dragon trait, they are arrogant hunters first and foremost @@rafarafa3604
@@rafarafa3604 pretty sure the dragon took it all as a challenge. His aim could be not good lol
@rafarafa3604 I saw a video on D&D facts that said that blue dragons are the type to fly around in the air and attack from there, like how Brimscythe was moving in the fight where they slew him.
White dragons like Vorugal apparently aren’t that bright either when compared to other chromatic dragons so strategy isn’t his strong suit.
@@ziriebenton6659 Yeah White Dragons are pretty feral compared to the other dragons, and thus have the lowest intelligence. Ancient White Dragons have an INT of 10, where as Black have 16, Red and Blue have 18 and Green have 20. There's a reason Raishan referred to Vorugal as a bulldog at the beginning of episode 3.
What's really funny is that Yenk got the last laugh. Vorugal may have killed him, but as a demon, it's just an inconvenience since he went back to the hells.
Dunno much about CR or dnd but those were my thoughts exactly
“This show is amazing!”
“Hell yeah it is!”
I’ve watched this scene more times than I’d like to admit. Whoever thought of this scene, you’re amazing. 😂
Also the music fits perfectly. A+
The fight was actually in the campaign the show's based on, although they were controlling the demon originally.
@@JoeThomas-lu6fyand Raishan was the one who killed Vorugal
Details were changed, but this battle did really happen: dragon fights demon, dragon flies just out of range so party gets involved sooner, Vex kills dragon and Grog kills demon.
@@davidhfranz That is factually incorrect. Vex landed the killing blows on Vorugal in the campaign. Raishan just ripped his throat out after the fact.
Demon hit a stunner
I love that part 😂
Bro lost and arm and said that's it I'm using the good stuff.🤣😂
A stone-cold stunner. Hell yeah😂
A clean one at that!
@@MusicFan-qc1ig If you know a Stone Cold Stunner when you see it, gimme a "HELL YEAH!"
As soon as Zerxus said, 'Yenk...' I knew shit was about to pop off.
Funny how White Dragons are considered the "weakest" of the Chromatic Dragons, but Vorugal probably took more effort to take down that Umbrasyl.
Weaker in the sense that they're the most bestial and least intelligent of the chromatic dragons. They also have the misfortune of often living around giants who smack them around to steal their stuff, usually eggs.
Weak? Perhaps with intellect and wisdom, but have one live to be ancient, like Vorugal, if they survive that long it is for a reason. that reason being nothing in the realm would be willing to challenge it. White's live to the fight, they love having gold and magic items like any other, but in their layers if a prey was a worthy enough challenge the whites keep a trophy of their kills.
Wait, i thought that in terms of CR, black dragons are actually the weakest.
If I’m not mistaken the power scaling of the Chroma Conclave from strongest to weakest is:
1. Thordak
2. Raishan
3. Vorugal
4. Umbrasyl
5. Brimscythe
@@claudiu-mihaipuiu1221 ........ yea i have no confidence any giant would actually take on a white dragon, even a younger one. literally talking about something that woudl freeze them alive.
4:45 The demon moves in for the kill! *STONE COLD STUNNER!!*
Ice Dragon vs Demon Brute, now this would make awesome album cover for metal band 2:40
Honesty gotta give Vorgual some respect on his name for an Ancient Dragon on surviving and destroying that Demon.
The demon gets to re-pop in the Hells, the Dragon soon after dies for good, so eh.
Mad respect for "dramatic rock music".😂
When he bit off the dragons tongue that was metal as f***
It’s King Kong vs T Rex all over again.
I'm sooooooo glad they chose to do the Goristro fight. I was afraid they were gonna cut it.
This was the best way to get it in without over complicating the story.
It seems they are pretty good at doing that. At least, they have been so far. Changing details so we can still hit the good beats but still making sense.
Holy shit, did the demon rip out the dragon's tongue, or am I seeing things?
Yep, that happened.
I would just like to note, the dragon took a arm
That death roll is crazy 😧😧 just reminded of Godzilla going full crocodile mode on Kong@@anthonyschnebelen5384
Yeah just like what grog did to this monster in season 1 when they were talking about strangest kills
Vorugal could still speak, so I think he at least severely hurt his tongue, but didn’t entirely rip it out.
Oh shii i dont want to die bald. Lmao. I feel you pike
"Cram it, De Rolo! I'm having a day!"
4:47
BAH GAWD, THE STUNNER! STONE COLD STUNNER!
*glass breaks, beers fly
"Wouldn't it be cool if..." taken to the most extreme degree. Awesome shots, stunning animation/CG, and the commentary and one-liners are totally indulgent. What a conclusion to the trip to hell!
Just exactly like with Kaiju as Godzilla and King Kong. When you find yourself between two giant monsters, the only solution is to let them fight each other; so that one of them kills the other (being injured and weakened) or they kill each other!
Exactly. Sometimes the best way to win a war is to stay out of it.
And take down the winer.
also bring out the popcorn
I love the stunner that demon gave to vorigal 😂❤
"Whatever game your playing it won't work. You can't defeat me"
"Oh, I know... But he can"
Vorugal: You lose. (Doing a Fatality)
One Sub-Zero would be proud off.
I am loving the way this show is portraying the Dragons. Even aside from their unique designs, their combat styles are so perfect. Umbrasyl was a swampland predator, adept at stealth and ambush, like a crocodilian, but also able to hold his own in open combat, especially with his acid touch. Vorugal, on the other hand, fights like a raging bull. Look at how close all his Breath Weapon attacks are, for a creature with supreme air control, he's like thirty meters away from his prey when he's firing. Plus, he's the most visibly bulky member of the Conclave, and that muscle really shows, biting and slamming way more than the others. Which fits, since White Dragons are the most primal of the core Chromatic species.
First dragon vs sphinx. Now dragon vs demon.
Dragons will fight anybody.
@@brockbell9429 Eh it depends on the dragon and the type of dragon. Although we are talking a white dragon here...
And in both cases the dragon won
Love that this show’s giving us cool Kaiju battles.
I still love how the whole challenge was to hurt the sphinx and Scanlan had to go the emotional route because they couldn't do anything physically. Then Umbracil just drops in and wrecks him. Ancient Dragons are no joke.
Imagine if Vorugal and the demon realised they both had the same mission and started working together to kill Vox Machina
I think they are too prideful to do that. Remember, the demon wants Pike to be alive, while Vorugal likely needs her dead.
@@strikerstratos yeah you could be right, tho i whish Vorugal had more screen time, they managed to get rid of him in 1 episode
@@dmr6863 technically, they fought him for 3 episodes.
@@strikerstratos I mean, her confined to literal hell would probably work for him, too.
@@dmr6863He was in season 2 for a lil bit, also if you want more ice dragons just fight Velkhana in Monster Hunter
Pike snapping at Percy makes me chuckle 😂
"CRAM IT DE ROLO, I'M HAVIN A DAY!"
THE DEMON GAVE HIM A STONE COLD STUNNER!!! I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!
i don't know if the vox machina animators have a standing order to feature a fantasy beast fight one of the conclave each time (sphinx vs dragon, demon vs dragon). But I am here for it.
Well, the Sphinx fight was added out of nowhere, but this one they've known was coming for years, so they've had plenty of time to prepare and they really knocked it out of the park.
Ahhh could the Whispered one be fighting Thordak?
@@Aetheria60 oh that’s interesting, I thought they were just throwing them in there for fun. Do they explain why the demon and dragon fought? I don’t play dnd, in lore do they hate each other? Or was it like the show just a rule of cool situation.
@@EduardoLopez-tged in the campaign, they used a spell scroll to summon a demon and then used another spell called Dominate Monster to control it into fighting Vorugal. In this case, it was more that the two monsters considered the other monster to be a bigger threat than the tiny mortals lol
@@seansilence2697oh gotcha yea I think I prefer the cartoon version, it’s just amusing that they managed to get to giant engines of destructions to just want to murder each other out of happen stance.
I loved how Xerxes (obstensibly his master) sicced this dude on VM and yet he was immediately willing to pivot when given the option to throw hands with a dragon.
Respect on the demon for fighting an Ancient Dragon, even after he got his arm ripped off.
When it beguns the rock music I was like: "YES LET THEM FIGHT"
Love it when fantasy shows like this know just how cool a moment is and 100% give into it. Demon vs dragon? Hell yes, let's throw in a kickass score by Neal Acree.
In a season full of incredible set pieces -- Thordak battle, Ripley on the ship, Raishan -- this whole sequence was definitely a highlight
2:50 I need that line in a GIF
I kid you not I thought that was Kratos for a minute
Did I just see a demon stone cold stunner a goddamn dragon???
I’m totally in agreement with Grog and Scanlan here.
Yenk blasting fire up Vorugal's throat so he shoots out fire breath instead of ice was so awesome
Sam with the music basically said for this scene "I want the DOOM soundtrack and mixed with awesome instrumentals".
Fucking beautiful track during this scene
Seeing a giant dragon with a rhinoceros-like head being turned into a tree as it dies reminded me of Ancient Magus' Bride, though in that show, it definitely wasn't an awesome moment...
I've never related more to anything than grog and scanlan enjoying that fight
4:46 bro pulled the stone cold stunner🔥
BAH GAWD HE HIT THE STUNNER THE RATTLESNAKE IS BACK
That stone cold stunner hit like a ton of bricks, holy shit
Vorugal lowkey probably has on of the best roars in this show like just listen to this masterpiece 4:35
i swear the action in this series just keeps getting better
I think my favorite thing about the series is how they can change details so we keep the big stuff without spemding forever getting there but still have it all make sense.
I've seen a lot of monsters before but this is probably the most epic of all! (After Godzilla vs Kong that is)
Monsters fights before*
Kong never threw a stunner at Godzilla before
Yeah if Kong still had his electric powers like he did back in the old film?!... Then it will be a different story
Percy: Let them fight…
Grog: Let them f&@k!
“This show is amazing!”
Why yes Grog, yes it is.
4:47 BRO HE HIT HIM WITH THE STONE COLD STUNNER
It's funny the dragon didn't even question why a giant demon was apparently helping vox machina 😂
I get the feeling that this is what would’ve happened, even if the demon was completely unrelated and stumbled upon their fight on accident.
"Cram it De Rollo, I'm having a day!"
Most relatable comment in the show.
You know Grog is just thinking "I LOVE MY JOB!!!"
I’m starting to suspect that they based the demon off of Stone-Cold Steve Austin, with that stunner move
Or Kevin Owens
I love that Grog and Scanlan were doing some faux-WWE commentary for a second. Should've given Yenk a folding chair. Or a ladder.
So glad I live in a time where I get to see a giant demon hit a stone cold stunner on an ice dragon. Can I get a hell yeah
Hell yeah!
I absolutely love the variations to the conclave theme that they established all the way back with Brimscythe, every dragon has expanded on it, Umbrasyl lived up to “the Hope Devourer” and Vorugal is just here for the hunt and the fight and nothing else. Can’t wait for the next dragon fights!
1:50 talk about miss fire 😂
Demon: PUNY MORTALS!! HOW DARE YOU SUMMON ME TO- shit is that a dragon?
Yes.
Demon: you summoned me to fight a dragon?!
Oh god hes pissed!
Demon: I HAVENT FOUGHT A DRAGON IN EONS!! BEST SUMMON EVER!!!
well shit hes happy.
Demon: i forgo your payment for my summoning. Lets fucking go!
Scanlan: huh. That worked out better than expected.
Honestly did something similar with Summon Abheration against a Minotaur and our bard casted enlarge on it while our wizard gave it haste. So it was a dope as battle
@@castbet9183 Wizards that caste haste instead of just fireball all the time are the best wizards
@@TheJerbol Can confirm. My party TPKed due to our wizard hitting me (the tank) with a fireball.
Haste wizards are better.
@@mcmewsen ouch sounds like your wizard sucks!
As a famous merc with a mouth once said, “I should’ve worn my white pants.”
My pop off at 3:11 with the tongue rip from the 2004 King Kong movie was only surpassed by my pop off at 4:46 when the demon hits Vorugal with the fucking *Stone Cold Stunner!*
this is what they had planned in the campaign, it did not work out like this, even though what they did end up doing was great. BUT THIS IS EPIC!
3:45 when an epic version of the chroma conclave theme starts
KAIKJU FIIIIGGGHHHT!!!!
"DID HE JUST RKO A DRAGON!!!"
No, He just *STUNNER, STUNNER, STUNNER* him.
This show had no right to make this fight go THAT HARD! And the music *chefs kiss*
If i had a nickle for every time I saw a fantasy creature get hit with the stone cold stunner this year I'd have two nickles
Which isnt a lot but weird it happened twice
A fight I never knew would happen
I think we can all agree that this is the best goddamn fight we've seen so far in this season
That heavy rock was the perfect choice for the moment the monsters see each other. :D
This was such an amazing fight
This was one helluva fight.
I remember watching this plan come to life in the playthrough, it was awesome to see them actually come up with a sick plan that was incredibly effective
Note to Gen z and Gen Alpha. That was a stone cold stunner, not an RKO. Stunner, you start with the kick and your shoulder hits their chin. RKO, face hits the floor. Both are cutters but NOT THE SAME!
2:40 When they both first got up and faced each other, I immediately thought of a Turf War like in Monster Hunter with the demon being a Rajang overpowering any wyvern
Grog: Are they gonna fight or f**k?
Everyone else: 😳😟.........
Valentino: Well this just got interesting!
The easter eggs in this fight! Kong vs Godzilla and even the stone cold stunner
The sequencing. The timing. The METAL. What a fucking scene
LOVE THIS SHOW PLEASE RENEW FOR SEASON 4 AND 5!!!!!!! unironically this is one of the best things you guys have put out in YEARS
They looked at each other like they have had a century of beef between them and met at last.
Big Boy! Big Big Boy! Big Big Boy Chase Us!!!
The Great Outdoors reference, nice!
First time I saw Yenk do the Stone Cold Stunner, I had to rewind and rewatch like 5 times lmao. Titmouse is really giving 110% for this show.
Am I the only one that imagined Travis screaming "KAIJU FIGHT!"?
1:54-2:09 Funny Pike moment 1.
3:25-3:30 Funny Pike moment 2.
This whole scene is Metal AF.