It only now dawns on me that for a few seconds there was a half-orc sized topless Nott in the Mighty Nein. Thank you for making me realize this I guess.
Disguise Self includes clothing, so Fjord would have just looked like a big Nott wearing the same outfit since that's who he was copying and he didn't mention any intentional wardrobe changes. But it was a funny touch here.
@@SynchronizorVideos Actually, Travis did run with the fact that they did take his shirt off as shown in the animatic and a couple lines later so it fits still lol
"This feels like a consolation prize, am I being pittied?" "Yes, absolutely." "Do you want it?" "Yes, thank you." it's always amazing to me to hear just how naturally these characters interact with each other.
I like how Fjord has slowly grown a stubble though his travels. And very well illustrated up in strength. Not too much but just enough to show that he is a better physical specimen
@@edwardstrudwick9851 Fjord's been putting on the Texan accent to mimic his old mentor (forgot his name). After breaking his pact with Uk'toa, he dropped it and went back to his natural accent.
@@GZilla311 tracy is a persona that beau puts on that sounds like a frat(what's the girl version called???) girl on vacation. She's used it all of like 2 times
Your interpretation of Nott is my favorite of all time, I have to say. You keep the short, stoutish look of a goblin while still accentuating certain female features.
So far I've seen Fjord just being a harem protagonist in this. Edit: thank you everyone for the replies but my comment was intended only for this video not the campaign.
Well, he has a high charisma stat, the party is mostly female, his only "competition" are a Grave Cleric Furborg that is experiencing the world for the first time, a hobo wizard that spends more on books than on food, and half of the female guest characters that catches Beau's eye. Only thing that goes against him being a harem protag is that he has a lot more character depth and isn't a Japanese high school boy/middle aged man.
"The pain turns me on just a little..." You know, I'm wondering if that was one of the areas in the Venn diagram of Marisha and Beau that is inside both circles.
Per what a friend of mine pointed out the other day - given how often Marisha gets arrested and put in manacles in character, it does raise certain questions over whether Matt is the Dungeon Master of the Mercer-Ray household in more ways than one.
I love how Caleb slid out of the frame when he was laughing so hard just like how Liam vanishes under the table when he laughs too hard on stream. Very good 😜
Nott’s little ‘Oh Yehaww!’ is everything!! Oh and the casual Fjorester moments and really just flustered Jester are all simply amazing! Wonderful work as usual! ❤️
ohh my goodness this is so good! i love the lil moment when Fjord wraps his arm around Jessie when he says its in safe hands with her, the little pan to Caduceus going "haha!" after Fjord eldritch blasts, ITS SO GOOD MY DUDE
When Beau "scuttled" up to Fjord and was talking about "teaching him the basics", i thought she was talking about something COOOMMMMPPPLLLEEETTEEELLLYYYY different! XD
You know, whenever I thought of Nott I always thought of her as sort of like a creepy smol goblin girl with a good heart, so whenever she did kind of pervy stuff I thought it was just silly. After seeing what she looks like here... god dammit, she's such a perv! XD Also... wow this was absolutely amazing! It's one thing to kind of have your own idea of what occurred, but when all the characters are their doing their thing... it just hits me 10x harder than ever before. Keep up this absolutely wonderful work and know that I'll be counting the days until I see another one of your fantastic animations!!!
Though it is a throwaway joke reference, Caleb's 'Stella got her groove back' is such a cool delivery and perfectly placed for the scene. Meant to be silly, but really gives the whole scene that extra umph of pride and coolness, y'know?
you omitted my favourite part of the contest when caleb secretly throws a little ball of batshit without anyone seeing it and gets a better score than everyone else
I’ve been skipping over this video for fear of spoilers for three years since I started watching Critical Role. Today was the day I finally watched this amazing episode and as a reward I got to watch this equally as amazing animatic.
THIS IS THE CUTEST GODAMN THING I'VE SEEN AND IT HEEEALS. Seriously, I love that you've included physical interactions between the characters, makes it feel like it flows a lot better. :D
I like how a running gag is that fjord is really weak and beau is offering help to strengthen his body, even though fjord has a larger strength stat than beau
I am IN LOVE with your art style! your takes on the character designs is so fantastic, and you put so much detail and humanity all through your animations - the little eye movements and head tilts were so natural and realistic. this was an absolute joy to watch, I wish you had a whole animated thing, I would watch the shizz out of anything you made :D
You picked some really excellent moments to illustrate! I was laughing the whole time. XD Every time I watch one of these vids, I fall more in love with your character designs.
I love how Fjord uses almost the exact same voice as when he plays Thor in the animated Avengers series. It's like if Thor never got Mjolnir and decided to mess with magic instead, with mixed results.
If i'm the only one to say it, but thank you so much for animating this episode xD it was definitely one of my all time favorite episodes and you brought each memorable scene to life! thank you!
YOU LURED ME IN WITH YOUR COLOR THUMBNAIL YOU MONSTER actually this was really well animated, the facial articulation was among the best I've seen for CR animatics
The animation was amazing for every scene. I was laughing my ass off the entire time. It's stuff like this that has me so much more hyped for the animated series they've got in the works. So much care from the entire community shows through in every aspect of the fan creations that abound. I was dying when Beau was blushing about being a masochist who gets hot from swol suffering.
"Why is my shirt off?"
*Jester has left the server*
*Nott has left the server*
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the little twitch in jester's eye when someone thinks beau is stronger is an extremely nice touch
Like “ok yeah she kicked my ass in a fist fight, BUT! I got a good hit on her... and Caleb hasted her”
@@giraffedragon6110 Hey that haste was cheating!
Chase Winkler oh I’m aware but my question is did the characters actually notice?
Didn’t she throw hands at beau right after that eye twitch
Also Beau has a Str. Score of 10 and Jester has one of 16. She's much stronger than Beau, lol.
Sam's "ooooh YE HAAAW" absolutely murders me every single time
without fail.
Every now and then she says something super... middle-aged suburban Mom, which I guess is what she really is, and it tickles me a little.
3:33
@@cristianl1516 you're a saint
I love the Beau scuttle
“Where's my shirt”
“You were wet”
Yeah he's not the only one
I just came from my shower and I see this
i was looking for exactly that comment, thank you
😂
Lucinda Serenity from your shower or IN your shower?
Ha! Nice.
That scuttle up to Fjord made me laugh so much xD
Gives me certain Sokka vibes.
Dingo vibes
Same here, I never would have imagined that from the dialog but it works so well :)
I've watched this video several times, and this gets me each time.
Yeah, her crab walk was funny
“Am I being pitied?”
“Yes, absolutely.”
“Do you want it?”
“Yes, thank you.”
GOLD
That isn't gold, it's gold colored DIAMONDS!
Later wastes it
I’d commit murder to have a dnd group with chemistry this good.
That right there is Beau and Fjord's dynamic in a nutshell, I love it.
Aaaaaaaand he wastes it.
It only now dawns on me that for a few seconds there was a half-orc sized topless Nott in the Mighty Nein. Thank you for making me realize this I guess.
oh dear god, there was.
@@mahorosan1 Nothing Caleb hasn't seen before.
Disguise Self includes clothing, so Fjord would have just looked like a big Nott wearing the same outfit since that's who he was copying and he didn't mention any intentional wardrobe changes. But it was a funny touch here.
@@johncheshirsky8822 stop your horny
@@SynchronizorVideos Actually, Travis did run with the fact that they did take his shirt off as shown in the animatic and a couple lines later so it fits still lol
Matthew Mercer: "A larger thicker version of Nott the Brave"
OrcBarbies: "Oh sorry did you say Thiccer?"
I see you're a man of culture as well.
Pleased to announce I was the 69th like. I hope OrcBarbies is proud.
@@thefinalfrontear Nice.
Thott the Brave--
My fellow brother
As much as I love Regal Paladin Fjord, I will forever miss Yee-Haw Warlock Fjord.
ReyaitheShadowWolf *sad Eldritch Cowboy noises*
You ever met a cowboy? Crochety bastards *are* paladins. Or rogues.
I will miss Texblade
okay but what if... yee-haw paladin
The Chosen One!
I wheezed at “Who took my shirt off” and just jester’s fluster was so well portrayed
"This feels like a consolation prize, am I being pittied?"
"Yes, absolutely."
"Do you want it?"
"Yes, thank you."
it's always amazing to me to hear just how naturally these characters interact with each other.
She’s come a long way with her thank you’s
I like how Fjord has slowly grown a stubble though his travels. And very well illustrated up in strength. Not too much but just enough to show that he is a better physical specimen
as someone said someplace else, they are more than sure sure Fjord pretty much looks just like Travis now :D
Maybe I missed something, did his voice change? Like how he talks?
@@edwardstrudwick9851 Fjord's been putting on the Texan accent to mimic his old mentor (forgot his name). After breaking his pact with Uk'toa, he dropped it and went back to his natural accent.
@@a-rat-in-your-walls his name was vandrin
ONE DAY WE WILL GET THE GROG BEARD.
man i was hoping you'd capture Nott and Jester's Chaotic Horny moment with swole Fjord and you did not disappoint
Fab4Sunrises nothing wrong with a little weird lizard man & devil erotica
@@breakfast3006 What? Who's the lizard man?
ittyandpocky eh I just call fjord a lizard man cuz he’s green
Not that he is a lizard
You're on 666 likes, my dude. I can't mess with that.
"the pain kinda turn me on" I can already hear the rule 34 artists
Alberto Garbin
REEEE
That's the sound of thousands of styluses scribbling furiously on drawing tablets.
If only
@@MALICEM12 check out Pointy Ears on Twitter, thank me later
Rule 34 artist : we were already here.
Now that I watching these scenes again I realized that episode had a lot more sexual tension than usual....well not that much more
Let's nott forget Beau and Reani's scene. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@@stuarthutzler6670 I feel like that was more of a... Ahem... "Release" of sexual tension
What this one 1:15
@@monotonexylophone1623 One Punch Man meets Masochism
@@SleepyTreant That and they needed to level up as well......
"Travis, what level you gonna take?"
"Oh, ummmm"
*Looking sheepish*
"Paladin"
Such a good pick. Fitting for his point in the character arc.
Hadn't even realised that Fjord was turning into a topless Nott in that scene until now but, yeah, that's good.
Alexander Elcazorro ;)
@@breakfast3006 I mean topless Fjord, topless Nott, they both sound/look good to me. What can I say? Apparently I like them green.
Alexander Elcazorro nothing wrong with a little topless green
@@breakfast3006 Or a big topless green in Fjord's case.
Alexander Elcazorro yeah
BEAU WITH OPEN HAIR LOOKS SO GOOD!!!
Seconded.
Tracy
@@Sp4rt4nSl4ya That's a good point! That's a good point!
Zeter Zero WHO IS TRACY?!
@@GZilla311 tracy is a persona that beau puts on that sounds like a frat(what's the girl version called???) girl on vacation. She's used it all of like 2 times
I love how they all scream pause for a moment and then continued screaming that was favorite part of that episode
It's because Fjord dropped the illusion for a second and then put it back up for a second. It's a great moment.
This was beautiful
"I turn into a giant Nott."
*powers work*
"AAAAAAAAAAAAA"
*Fuh-thum*
[drops the disguise]
"..... Big Nott AAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"
2:54 Fjord's expression matches PERFECTLY with Travis' tone of voice, I can't get over how well drawn that expression is
So so good
Its SO well done! It honestly makes Fjord extremely attractive in that moment as well, i just love this so much all around!
To be fair, Travis's actual expression wasn’t far off of that. Pretty sure that’s what the artist based it on.
Your interpretation of Nott is my favorite of all time, I have to say. You keep the short, stoutish look of a goblin while still accentuating certain female features.
;)
Thicc Nott owo
It's canon according to Sam. :)
@@nekoali2 uwu
This artist is why I want a goblin waifu now
3:00 I like how Matt specifies that he looks like a “thiccer” version of Nott
I dunno if he meant it like that but...... yeah
So far I've seen Fjord just being a harem protagonist in this.
Edit: thank you everyone for the replies but my comment was intended only for this video not the campaign.
He basically is, at this point.
That's like the whole show up to this point.
Well, he has a high charisma stat, the party is mostly female, his only "competition" are a Grave Cleric Furborg that is experiencing the world for the first time, a hobo wizard that spends more on books than on food, and half of the female guest characters that catches Beau's eye. Only thing that goes against him being a harem protag is that he has a lot more character depth and isn't a Japanese high school boy/middle aged man.
Bladez10 that and his hair isn’t bland and/or covering his eyes.
Giraffe Dragon that hair comment might change if they don’t see a barber soon
I see you sneakin in those Fjorester moments
_my dude_
Speaking of fjorester moments is jester staring at fjord ass during he Eldritch blast bit
😍😍😍
does ship names only work like that? I rember sayin Fester- whatever
@@kashilyric7763 My favorite ship name for them is "The Sapphire and the Emerald"
"The pain turns me on just a little..." You know, I'm wondering if that was one of the areas in the Venn diagram of Marisha and Beau that is inside both circles.
Oh no
*things only Mercer knows*
Per what a friend of mine pointed out the other day - given how often Marisha gets arrested and put in manacles in character, it does raise certain questions over whether Matt is the Dungeon Master of the Mercer-Ray household in more ways than one.
@@AlexQuill63 ;)
@@AlexQuill63 jesus
I love that the dispelling stone not only went to the guy who rolled the absolute lowest, but it also was completely wasted on the mage hunter gollem
Haven’t seen it said yet, but the close-in on Fjord’s “Eldritch Blast” is absolutely worthy of mention.
Why is it in quotation marks?
I love how Caleb slid out of the frame when he was laughing so hard just like how Liam vanishes under the table when he laughs too hard on stream. Very good 😜
There is a severe lack of appreciation for Beau’s “scuttle up to Fjord”
Nott’s little ‘Oh Yehaww!’ is everything!!
Oh and the casual Fjorester moments and really just flustered Jester are all simply amazing! Wonderful work as usual! ❤️
FJORD GOT ADOPTED BY THE WILDMOTHER WOOOOOOOOO
@Jakub Ziarno niiiiice!
@Jakub Ziarno He's just slowly becoming a pokemon. 😂
@Jakub Ziarno it can also unlock a new one. "Weed Smoking" :D..... @
Jakub Ziarno fjord is becoming a pokemon
"I'm a big Nott!" *Confused screaming*
*whispers* Nott is a girl, and Fjord was shirtless when he shifted
@@mutantmaster1 HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM INSTESIFIES!
ohh my goodness this is so good! i love the lil moment when Fjord wraps his arm around Jessie when he says its in safe hands with her, the little pan to Caduceus going "haha!" after Fjord eldritch blasts, ITS SO GOOD MY DUDE
1:17 is the oddest form of "scuttling" I have ever seen... and I kind of love it.
Beau and Fjord friendship maybe my Favorite part of campaign 2.
@@chrisstoltz3648 Beauregard has a Brouregard
@@jodah_eternal underrated comment
Yeah... Those two are the reason I abstained from the Internet till I reached the Yasheau things because I didn't wanna... Sail them
“Where’s My Shirt?!”
Bianca Brooks
“You were wet..”
/ >///< \
Fjord probably wasn't the only wet person there XD
When Beau "scuttled" up to Fjord and was talking about "teaching him the basics", i thought she was talking about something COOOMMMMPPPLLLEEETTEEELLLYYYY different! XD
Haha same. But don't worry. I'm sure YASHA has plenty to learn from her~
That scuttle up to Fjord was hilarious
but it doesnt compare to Fjord T-Posting into the scene like that one video i watched
Davrial aka Blue Mario th-cam.com/video/7dBcVkTHMdg/w-d-xo.html This one?
@@lunararsenal7187 Yep, was just too lazy to go find it
Omg that video had me crying
_Eighldritch blehasssst_
that moment when Fjord becomes the large Nott . . . that scream . . I needed that laugh today. Thank you
Awh, you didn't include Caleb's throw into the mug. Still very good animation
XXLPIakat I knoooooow! I wanted the Caleb ball pong moment too >.
Same that was amazing
Well, unfortunately, only Frumpkin saw it....
@@Zombiewithabowtie and fumpkin won't tell anybody...
2:13 the whole audience:
O_O
O_O
:D
O_O
Me and half the viewers: Ok. 😐
:D
i want to like this multiple times
*Looks at description*
"IT'S BEEN A WHILE!"
Can we get a full color of that frame of Fjord firing his blast?
I'd second
if i had money, i'd definitely pay for something like that
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
;)
Ignoring the fact that Fjord turned Nott had his rack on display? That was hilarious!
Never thought I would hear travis the voice of grog say the number 75 in a fancy way before it was good.
Nott's "Oh, yee haw!" When Fjord does the eldritch blast lives rent free in my head.
The scuttling up to Fjord was perfect.
i love how you had them all in their sleep clothes in the final scene with fjord. beau with her hair down is so cute!
0:39 That left eye twitch is amazing.
2:14 ... that totally tracks.
3:50 Jester is so embarrassed it’s the best.
2:07 is the epitome of "Pain is weakness leaving the body!"
I love you, I love your animation, this is the best. Jester design is so beautiful.
Beu: *Scuttles up to Fjord*
Me: Wheeeeze!
You know, whenever I thought of Nott I always thought of her as sort of like a creepy smol goblin girl with a good heart, so whenever she did kind of pervy stuff I thought it was just silly. After seeing what she looks like here... god dammit, she's such a perv! XD
Also... wow this was absolutely amazing! It's one thing to kind of have your own idea of what occurred, but when all the characters are their doing their thing... it just hits me 10x harder than ever before. Keep up this absolutely wonderful work and know that I'll be counting the days until I see another one of your fantastic animations!!!
Have you seen Nott's official portrait? She's actually one of the cuter goblins I have ever seen.
1:16 I spat my coffee all over my computer screen, thank you for that Beau-waddle.
Great work as always! I love how you draw the characters!
I just love the genuine excitement and happiness from Jester when she said "You've got your powers back!". So happy for Fjord. I love this crew!
Though it is a throwaway joke reference, Caleb's 'Stella got her groove back' is such a cool delivery and perfectly placed for the scene. Meant to be silly, but really gives the whole scene that extra umph of pride and coolness, y'know?
So many great moments. Thank you so much
The way that all the CR characters are ALWAYS thirsty for each other regardless of the campaign is so funny. I hope they continue that bit 😂
3:50 the best "in and out" of Game couple
Kanekuo you cannot keep getting away with making literally everyone this hot
Nott's little "Oh, yeehaw!" lives in my brain rent free
you omitted my favourite part of the contest when caleb secretly throws a little ball of batshit without anyone seeing it and gets a better score than everyone else
4:00 typical wizard, dying of 1d4 laughing damage 😂
I was looking for this comment
@@moraien3278 😉👉🏻
REALLY good face acting in these animatics. Some of the best I've seen online.
And here I am again months later thinking that these are still some of my favorite S2 animatics out there.
Jester's blush when Fjord puts his arm around her? *kisses fingers* Perfection
THICCC Knot, lol
How can one get thicc'er than Nott the Thicc?
Hott the THICC
It’s nott
@@breakfast3006 Depends on what they mean ;)
Beau’s scuttling makes me laugh every time 😆
I’ve been skipping over this video for fear of spoilers for three years since I started watching Critical Role.
Today was the day I finally watched this amazing episode and as a reward I got to watch this equally as amazing animatic.
THIS IS THE CUTEST GODAMN THING I'VE SEEN AND IT HEEEALS. Seriously, I love that you've included physical interactions between the characters, makes it feel like it flows a lot better. :D
I like how a running gag is that fjord is really weak and beau is offering help to strengthen his body, even though fjord has a larger strength stat than beau
I am IN LOVE with your art style! your takes on the character designs is so fantastic, and you put so much detail and humanity all through your animations - the little eye movements and head tilts were so natural and realistic. this was an absolute joy to watch, I wish you had a whole animated thing, I would watch the shizz out of anything you made :D
You picked some really excellent moments to illustrate! I was laughing the whole time. XD Every time I watch one of these vids, I fall more in love with your character designs.
Fjord has such great chemistry with everyone. It's amazing
No but god damnit I need some of these TH-cam animators like you working on the show.
Beau has been particularly funny these last episodes, like she has a confident good feel for her character.
I love how Fjord uses almost the exact same voice as when he plays Thor in the animated Avengers series. It's like if Thor never got Mjolnir and decided to mess with magic instead, with mixed results.
I like how Beau and Fjord have the tough guy bro dynamic between them. It is extra fun to watch.
there are some things you don't pick up in mind's eye, so this is amazing
If i'm the only one to say it, but thank you so much for animating this episode xD it was definitely one of my all time favorite episodes and you brought each memorable scene to life! thank you!
YOU LURED ME IN WITH YOUR COLOR THUMBNAIL YOU MONSTER
actually this was really well animated, the facial articulation was among the best I've seen for CR animatics
Beau's scuttling animation killed me, well done!
Godsdamnit, you really took Cad's worship of Corellon and made him gorgeous! 🥰 I need more relaxed morning Caduceus in my life.
I will forever love the portrayal of Beau’s ‘scuttling’
"I scuttle up to Fjord" will now always be pictured like this.
This is beautiful.
Giant topless Nott. Welp, my life is complete.
i love it when people animated the crew's laughter in-character so much
Me: god I'm bored
Kanekuo: *uploads*
Me: .........Y E S
"I mean I'm stronger than Beau, I don't want to like brag or anything..."
"Good point, counterpoint, Beau smacked a yeti in the face and it died."
Caleb died by coughing.
Wow, he really is very weak.
Omg this is so charming and wonderful!!! I love how you draw everyone and the little movements like Beau scuttling over to fjord was so good!!!
YES, been waiting for some animations from this episode! I love your drawings!
watching this in 2024 while waiting to hear ANY news on the M9 animated series. God i love your art style
The animation was amazing for every scene. I was laughing my ass off the entire time. It's stuff like this that has me so much more hyped for the animated series they've got in the works. So much care from the entire community shows through in every aspect of the fan creations that abound.
I was dying when Beau was blushing about being a masochist who gets hot from swol suffering.
I like that the scar from where he stabbed himself with the falchion is there
God damn Mister Kanekuo sir, your Nott is just the cutest thing ever.
You make the Critters proud.
I like that all the way through the second campaign they always acted like Beau was stronger than Fjord but he always had the higher strength
1:16 oh my gosh. Beau walking up to Fjord is amazing
"I scuttle up to fjord" beau is such a scuttler