Best of Caleb Widogast (Complete)

Here we are, folks.
Three years of Caleb Widogast in the making, all put into one mega compilation.
I can say with surety I wouldn’t be where I am today had it not been for the creation of this sad wizard, the adorable nerds in the CR cast, and the community that came from their shared friendship. So here’s my gift of thanks to you.
(please forgive some persistent audio issues later in video, a rendering issue prevented me from fixing them)
I still have a couple special CR projects in the works, so stay tuned for those if you so wish. Until then -
Is it Thursday yet?
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[@SariaSpeaks]

Timestamps (they wouldn't fit in the description, apologies lol) 00:00 - e2/bibliophile 00:26 - e3/yeah, go away 00:35 - e5/nott's first message 01:19 - e6/brisk exit 01:32 - e8/you look like a nerd 02:04 - e8/caleb names the party 03:00 - e8/extreme syphilis 03:15 - e8/sparkly clean 04:05 - e8/caleb's issues 04:37 - e9/caleb shade 04:58 - e9/money fight 05:56 - e10/money fight makeup 07:47 - e11/bread mittens 08:31 - e12/the standoff 09:29 - e13/new spell scrolls (ho ho ho) 10:42 - e16/bag bargaining 13:11 - e18/meeting trent iky-thong 13:28 - e18/caleb's backstory 26:56 - e22/the awkward hug 31:45 - e24/silly drunk 35:54 - e26/caleb's soliloquy 38:27 - e27/nott&caleb talk p1 39:11 - e27/nott&caleb talk p2 45:12 - e29/invisible caleb 52:57 - e31/nott&caleb's pact 54:27 - e36/work ready 54:49 - e36/power of "friendship" 56:23 - e37/it is getting very kinky 57:09 - e41/thoughts on fate 58:03 - e42/liam's clutch roll 58:48 - e42/wall of fire 59:33 - e43/clutch counterspell 1:00:17 - e44/frumpkin vision 1:00:54 - e45/twiggy's kiss 1:01:28 - e48/misunderstandings 1:07:36 - e49/backstory retelling 1:14:09 - e50/keen mind keeps the time 1:14:59 - e54/bad accents 1:16:25 - e55/light 'em up pretty 1:17:37 - e56/no friend to the empire 1:21:47 - e57/you look hopeful caleb 1:22:16 - e57/I care for you 1:25:49 - e59/logical comfort 1:26:29 - e62/we are friends 1:34:37 - e64/mom friend mode activated 1:36:04 - e66/caleb-eagle&beau 1:36:18 - e70/caleb interrogates scourger 1:37:52 - e71/caleb and luc 1:38:47 - e72/you hang on to that 1:39:57 - e73/caleb polymorphs jester 1:41:33 - e73/not a scratch 1:41:58 - e76/mead pong (my fav scene) 1:42:55 - e76/bad armoire 1:43:37 - e77/scourger round 2 1:48:04 - e84/more bad accents 1:49:23 - e84/talk of destiny and goals 1:59:25 - e86/grand entrance 2:00:05 - e86/death by fire 2:01:14 - e89/visit to the soltryce academy 2:06:58 - e89/astrid 2:25:01 - e89/how things change 2:25:16 - e90/best use of seeming ever 2:25:57 - e90/I hope not 2:26:44 - e91/you are the one who changes people 2:27:30 - e91/widogast's transmogrification* breakthrough 2:28:49 - e91/caleb&nott 2:29:32 - e92/do you love her? 2:37:27 - e94/favorite color 2:37:42 - e95/wizard's ego 2:38:11 - e96/last talk with nott 2:44:39 - e97/very subtle spying 2:45:31 - e97/nott's goodbye 2:46:05 - e97/confronting essek 2:49:52 - e98/no more children on the pyre 2:51:43 - e98/caleb and fjord 3:02:11 - e99/empire siblings 3:03:07 - e103/something precious 3:03:44 - e103/caleb's love language 3:05:41 - e105/tongues and accents 3:06:45 - e105/greater restoration 3:08:32 - e106/the introverts 3:12:59 - e107/caleb's love language p2 3:14:43 - e107/hungry hungry t-rex 3:15:01 - e107/poor caleb 3:15:57 - e107/caleb's love language p3 3:16:47 - e108/caleb's new goal 3:30:42 - e108/dick measuring 3:31:32 - e109/there is no paper in nicodranas 3:32:35 - e109/caleb is easily offended 3:32:56 - e109/thank you for being my friend 3:33:55 - e110/atonement 3:40:57 - e110/strength of ten 3:41:19 - e110/clear intent 3:41:40 - e110/welcome home 3:43:09 - e111/caleb's love language p4 4:02:35 - e111/acquired taste 4:02:57 - e111/fort doch nicht vergessen 4:05:06 - e111/caleb continues to be a mood 4:05:20 - e111/common sense caleb 4:05:30 - e111/I'm going to hell anyway 4:05:40 - e111/whaleb 4:06:09 - e113/c-rex moment 4:06:22 - e114/snow shenanigans 4:07:42 - e114/frivolous things 4:08:01 - e114/I am back on my feet 4:10:29 - e115/wizard vs pillar 4:12:18 - e115/der katzenprinz (reactions) 4:15:08 - e115/yeti hospitality 4:16:46 - e116/hot potato head 4:17:24 - e116/tiefling moped 4:17:54 - e117/door 4:the astrid room 4:18:42 - e118/puffin caleb 4:19:32 - e118/hand signals 4:19:52 - e120/fjord kabob 4:20:40 - e120/cat owner problems 4:20:53 - e121/shared guilt 4:23:47 - e121/caleb's sick of narcissists 4:24:23 - e122/pupper polymorph 4:25:10 - e122/8th floor tour 4:31:21 - e123/eyes 4:31:48 - e123/substitution jutsu 4:32:09 - e123/counterspell chain 4:33:01 - e124/essek 4:33:56 - e125/caleb and halas-gem 4:34:30 - e125/can the cats be ninjas 4:36:12 - e126/tit slaps 4:37:23 - e126/foreshadowing 4:38:24 - e126/astrid dance 4:45:17 - e126/caleb's feelings 4:51:58 - e127/caleb's vader moment 4:53:04 - e128/protective caleb 4:53:50 - e128/trent vs caleb 4:55:29 - e128/caleb's not okay 4:59:56 - e128/shell shocked 5:00:22 - e128/caleb makes plans with luc 5:02:57 - e129/the collar is finally fixed 5:05:50 - e129/marion's wisdom for caleb 5:08:01 - e130/still bad at accents 5:08:36 - e130/caleb&frumpkin 5:14:34 - e131/caleb's will 5:15:10 - e131/one last slideshow 5:17:32 - e132/yasha&spider caleb 5:18:07 - e132/spider screeches 5:18:21 - e133/capeleb & essek 5:19:01 - e133/the panic, lol 5:19:15 - e133/priorities and perspective 5:22:23 - e135/caleb's favorite smell 5:22:43 - e136/it's complicated 5:23:13 - e136/sheepleb 5:24:21 - e137/sheepleb p2 5:25:02 - e138/power move 5:25:55 - e140/nightmare wielder 5:27:06 - e140/you're killing her 5:27:54 - e140/caleb the healer 5:28:54 - e141/goodbye, frumpkin 5:31:03 - e141/you are a good person 5:32:07 - e141/and so, he remained bad at accents forever 5:32:38 - e141/a big smile 5:33:05 - e141/trent appears 5:33:18 - e141/poetic justice 5:33:51 - e141/the collar is activated 5:34:48 - e141/blumentrio 5:36:13 - e141/goodbye to cad 5:36:27 - e141/parting words to essek 5:36:58 - e141/caleb & veth the brave 5:40:19 - e141/a job offer 5:43:30 - e141/caleb's choice 5:46:31 - e141/essek's epilogue 5:48:28 - e141/the second book 5:50:12 - e141/epilogue 5:51:53 - e141/the end.

[@calql8ing]

Haven’t seen a comment written yet. Thank you for the compilation and the time codes with episode references

[@shirakrause8160]

Thank you!

[@matotry]

You are an amazing person, Thank you!

[@connorparrish7002]

Five hours of specifics. Dear god man.

[@DovahkriidRoy]

Caleb was so happy to get the greater invisibility scroll from sutan's house as it was a part of his grand plan.

[@alphtheor.879]

"TAKE THEM OUT TAKE THEM OUT!" knowing what we know now, I hink Caleb was dreaming about the blue crystals being stabbed into his arms...poor guy needs a hug.

[@janus9371]

Either that or his parents from the house. I'll be honest I hadn't considered the crystals but now that seems even more likely

[@thesandbox332]

Yeah it was confirmed in one of the Talks that he was talking about the crystals

[@vaibhavguptawho]

Yeah it's the residuum crystals. It's been confirmed by Liam.

[@jeremytitus9519]

Watch Travis' face in that moment: it looks like he is immediately aware that something ain't okay.

[@Dotexclamationmark]

That didn't even dawn on me until now

[@icymcspicy3467]

I'm going to miss Liam playing a spell caster. The way he described his spells was so beautiful. I love orym but Caleb is easily my favorite of liam's characters

[@mcmann2243]

I think Caleb is honestly my favorite D&D character

[@jocelynfisher3174]

Agreed, Caleb is so cool

[@elijahmate9315]

Sameeee i love how he goes into great detail it helps me vision it i thought others may think it was like to long or dragged out so i never mention it but I’m glad to see u feel the sameeeee

[@imthestein]

Caleb was and is my favorite character and I so agree about his spell descriptions

[@maddoxio]

The way he describes Orym cutting tendons and flipping around is pretty sick though

[@monkeywarrior939]

“I want to bend reality to my will” cut to Caleb crushing the guard into a ball on the ceiling.

[@TheDangerNoodle]

...sasprailla?

[@Matisyahuwu]

Caleb paints me as the type of guy who gets realllll dark but super rarely and only when when he needs to. Like he gets asked to go after someone very dangerous, he goes alone and then just crushes them XD

[@spencerhansen2927]

@@Matisyahuwu Vollstrecker

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

​@@Matisyahuwu "I am very tired...but I'll go to work if I need to."

[@Taguren]

When Caleb drops his backstory he recounts “people said I used to glide through life”. Cut to Essek, literally his mirror image as a man who literally glides through life. Matt’s attention to these little details is just top tier DMing

[@carlsmagicbicep9736]

i don't know if that was fully intentional. However an awesome detail

[@martinezmartinez6453]

@@carlsmagicbicep9736 I think not, I swear Matt said he walked when they first met him.

[@carlsmagicbicep9736]

@@martinezmartinez6453 he walked when Essek was invited to the Zhor-house (I'm spelling it wrong) and said it was an appearance thing. That was probably the 3rd encounter or so

[@martinezmartinez6453]

@@carlsmagicbicep9736 yeah but I meant I swear Matt didn’t mention floating at first just that he walked airily or something idk

[@muchos5233]

@@martinezmartinez6453 yeah then i think someone rolled a perception check and realized he was actually floating

[@elfaro1607]

Caleb Widogast was Liam’s triumph and I just don’t know how he will ever top it.

[@michkon1410]

By playing a character (bard pls) loosely inspired by William Shakespeare or his works? The college of tragedy was simply made for Liam and no amount of denial from the cast can dissuade me >_>

[@maddog788]

Spoiler alert: orym is not it.. no in all honesty if someone ever asks me how to create a cool char i will guide them towards campaign 2 this was crit role's peak imo every single char was absolutely incredible and the way they played of eachother.. my god every single episode was an art piece. And i dont wanna talk down C1 and C3 they are also awesome ofc but dont hold a candle to C2 imo. But C3 isnt over maybe it will change my mind. Cant wait for Mighty Nein animated.

[@darkestlight660]

Travis: "Lets do it again." (The biggest dopiest smile) Liam: "From the top." (With a smile of a man who just said bye to his parents for the first time) It was a good story. *Sobbs loudly*

[@leion1594]

That line at 50:23, "I used to have a cat, I do not any longer", at that time everyone was like "Aww, they killed his feycat" but jesus that's a much more depressing line with what we now know.

[@Geth-Who]

It's even worse reading the comic. It wasn't just his parents screaming there. He saw Frumpkin against the windowpane trying to get out.

[@crimsonhail8071]

@@Geth-WhoOh damn I need to get those comics

[@danielbeshers1689]

Marisha's expression directly to camera starting at 1:35:06 when Beau realizes Caleb is covering for her to protect her badass image is *So. F/ing. Good.*

[@ElfQuestComicDubFamily]

I know this is a Caleb complication, but like, I LOVE his relationship with Fjord, it’s so subtle and I think it’s just as important as the one he has with Beau. Everyone at the top table has such phenomenal sibling energy. I mean Fjord had a sword at this guy’s throat and now like, they’re blood brothers. Just, “we’ll make it work”

[@j-dawg4774]

When Sam roasted Liam for having super bleak characters I was like "Because everytime he plays a tragic character he kills it!"

[@moistnugget141]

Caleb's tower will never not impress me. That was some of the sweetest storytelling I've seen in some time

[@NinjaDeathSlap]

Liam approached spellcasting with the soul of an artist, both in the things he created and the way he described them at the table. It's so easy for magic to become boring and predictable in a setting where magic is a game mechanic. Caleb at his best made magic feel *special* and reminded the audience how magic can enrapture you beyond just the quest of individual characters to obtain more power. He honestly set the bar by which I judge all Wizards now, both in DnD and fantasy at large.

[@darkroselight3835]

oh man I love Caleb so much, I'm going to miss him but I'm looking forward to campaign 3.

[@dennisellis3605]

I'm going to miss them all. I hope we get a good amount of one shots featuring the mighty nein. I'd love to delve more into Uk'otoa with fjord & some kind of continuation with Caleb... A Veth & jester detective story would be crazy fun too

[@stevesmith5883]

@@dennisellis3605 And the mysterious and enigmatic pirate of the revelry, kingsley tealeaf, and their ship the Mollymauk.

[@FutureBoyBenny]

I am JUST NOW realising how freaked out Matt looks when Liam calls the main hall of his tower 'Nonagonal' and keeps repeating the nonagon terminology. It almost mirrors Liam's freak out when Sam uses the name 'Bren' earlier on. 3:58:20.

[@ethanrapp6998]

I'll be honest, I'm not seeing it. Maybe I'm just bad at seeing through poker faces though.

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

The whole Nonagon thing is insane, from the very start of the campaign to the very end, the number 9 floated above EVERYTHING

[@lordchipo]

Caleb is my favorite character in fiction by this point. I will miss him as well

[@Lucas-rz3vl]

Sad wizard boi ftw

[@n1pah132]

It's really impressive what can be done when you have hundreds of hours to dedicate to a single character. Add to that Liam's incredible writing and even better acting skills and you get this masterpiece

[@beepboprobotsnot3748]

@@n1pah132 The amount of time is definitely a major component. I hadn't noticed quite how big a deal it was until I watched LOVM, but the moments just don't hit as hard without the hours spent leading up to them.

[@lavorre_]

REAL caleb widogast is number 1

[@user-iu6sd8su3e]

I sure hope you’re watching campaign 3 then

[@cosigmatic6281]

There’s something about them all realising that Fjord’s powers are gone, and all being so willing to share their items with him is just so amazing,, I love them,,,

[@sammie.x3]

1:11:30 "are you secretly in love with me?" SHE FUCKING HIT THAT SHIT RIGHT ON THE HEAD WITH THAT HOLY BEJEEZUS

[@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty]

“Anyone can make lights. Anyone can send a message though a wire. I want to bend reality to my will.” One of Calebs many great quotes.

[@uhkingdom]

Caleb putting that mirror in Beau’s room was a top 5 moment for me. The love he has for his friends is deep and well documented.

[@pinkdruid2347]

A Caleb moment that rarely gets included but for some reason sticks with me is that moment in "The Howling Mines" when they're hiding and watching the knolls eat dead people, and Fjord tells everyone to be quiet and Caleb just throws up with perfect comedic timing. Idk why that moment sticks with me, but it does. I think more than just being kind of funny, I feel like in a strange way it tells you a lot about Caleb as a character. This man has done horrendously violent things in his past...but is somehow still a fairly squeamish person. I enjoy the DnD trope of wizards being squishy, and I feel like Liam plays that up for Caleb, but in a very unique way. I feel like when you play a character as dark as Caleb, you need to play up the parts of him that directly contrast that to still make him sympathetic. There is a part of him that is ruthless. But that part becomes so much more surprising and heartbreaking when Liam plays up how kind and meek and squishy he is. It's a small, funny, kind of gross moment...but it's good characterization.

[@blairbird8022]

I enjoy that the ledgers say Mihty Nein and that everyone spells it incorrectly given that this is technically the correct spelling.

[@artemisp3366]

If you listen super carefully, Liam does say the G, but it's missed by others talking around him. The prospect, however, of the Mihty Nein is hilarious!

[@jamiel6005]

GOD I forgot about Caleb spelling out the whole name, that was so funny holy crap

[@SamyD23]

1:53:00 "the tree doesn't know what its going to fruit" god-damn tal has some amazing quotes especially as cad

[@fruitwave]

god i forgot how delicious the ep 12 standoff between caleb and fjord was

[@bronzeowl9]

I honestly think it's better after the rewatch. Once the whole M9 is super close, it's so intense to see clips of them at each other's throats.

[@dragonmiko]

I was already in love with Caleb and was super mad at fjord.

[@nathanmerrifield2309]

Anyone else just realize that 4:17, Caleb was screaming about the crystals being put into his arms?

[@Techy2112]

I thought it was about Caleb's parents and the burning house when he finally snaps out of the brainwashing; that works too!

[@laurenp7521]

@@Techy2112 it is the crystals! He mentions it in a Talks Machina episode

[@pinkjaguar12]

the cut from "I think it's better I don't stick my neck out anymore than I already have" to the Astrid convo gave me whiplash and sent me into giggles. this is so well edited and i love your occasional comments. still in the middle of watching but i'm enjoying every second.

[@Alassandros]

Spoilers below The last battle is my favorite Caleb moment. He just stared Trent down. He didn't move an inch. He didn't blink. He didn't flinch. He stared Trent down and took everything Ikithon threw at him. Especially with Veth's silent image of Caleb's parents standing next to Caleb. *Especially* when the death ward kicked in.

[@zamanizavita]

"In every barrel of apples there is one rotten one with a worm inside. *I am that worm."* Might not be the exact quote, but I do like and I think it fits quite well with how thoroughly he destroys Trent at the end.

[@DETH19952]

That final goodbye from matt at the very end always gets me

[@Itihlwen]

Hats off to SariaSpeaks for the insane amount of time and dedication for compiling all these clips, with timestamps, episode titles and everything. Holy cow! Thank you so much, this is a treasure trove.

[@Z00PG00P]

3:03:44 & 3:41:40 Caleb's Dome of Memories and the reveal of the Mansion will always be my favorite moments from CR. Caleb was a broken man who was saved by these people and he spent every moment since making sure they know they're special.

[@NinjaDeathSlap]

"I cast Disintergrate on everything in the room, and burn what's left" is such a top-tier RP moment I wouldn't have Liam take it back for anything... but even over a year on I'm still fascinated by how intricate Caleb's time-travel plan was, and how many safeguards and considerations he had prepared for to prevent a butterfly effect changing the trajectory of any other events. It's too centric to just one character for a one-shot, but a part of me wants a comic or novel in the future set in an alternate reality where Caleb went ahead with it with Essek's help to find out if it really could have worked.

[@alicedrop9676]

I love how in character Liam gets

[@toxiclunch]

I am going to miss Caleb SO MUCH. His character was AMAZEBALLS!

[@StarWindEnergin]

Liam's Caleb was the main reason I watched CR Campaign II

[@benharrington5875]

I really forgot how much of Caleb is just depressing.

[@jackramsey8168]

Yeah who woulda thunk it? Turns out trauma isn’t fun.

[@T0NI_]

"...And there's Caleb, with the powers of introspection and existential dread" One of the newest ads. It's true. Caleb is a sad, sad boi

[@binder38us]

The Mighty Nein are my favorite characters. I love them all...but the vulnerability of Caleb touches my heart. Even Liam discussing Caleb at SDCC brought us all to tears. I know characters are creations, but Caleb seems to be a personification of Liam himself.

[@uiscepreston]

Liam always skirts audience questions about how personal his characters are for a reason. It is not difficult to imagine that he uses them (especially Caleb and now Orym) therapeutically to explore and vent the things that have troubled him his entire life. Liam's raw sensitivity is what makes him such a sight to behold as he works his craft.

[@AlexTheDumbBucket]

rewatching the Caleb backstory talk with Beau and Caleb is wild after episode 141, ngl

[@amyshaw893]

I honestly love Caleb so much, he was my favourite character in C2 (closely followed by beau and yasha) 4:13 *jerks awake from being unconscious * "TAKE THEM OUT, TAKE THEM OUT" oh my poor sweet child =(

[@graceriley2500]

everyone else laughing but matt just 😏 he knows what thats about and that they'll think back on it later and just go "oH"

[@Hazza323]

Was that referring getting the crystals out of his arm?

[@amyshaw893]

@@Hazza323 either that or his parents in the fire

[@T0NI_]

@@Hazza323 yes

[@Nergal134]

@@T0NI_ Or his parents burning alive.

[@julesmerlo6247]

the "do you love her" bit GOD just RIP MY SOUL OUT IT WOULD HURT LESS

[@gamerlysol550]

timestamp?

[@julesmerlo6247]

@@gamerlysol550 2:29:32 is the clips beginning

[@SkrappyQ]

“It’s too late, Yasha. It’s too late.” bro 😔

[@maxfitz8577]

GODDDD Liam’s character work or whatever is so amazing. So many details from Caleb’s backstory that are revealed later are eluded to so early it’s amazing

[@samipalmquist3637]

I remembered his backstory completely.. But somehow I forgot how bad it hurts to listen to him tell it.. Oof.

[@aidanrobertson3243]

Matt's expression during Cad's talk of destiny at 1:52:58 is strangely moving, those little pulls at the sides of his mouth, it reminded me of someone fighting off tears or sadness. It just speaks to the extreme talent each cast member has imo.

[@g_vost]

i think he was itching his nose

[@darkkristyna]

I love that frumpkin slowly went from being a female cat to a male one. Lol

[@slvaltva1392]

we stan a gender fluid feline

[@RJB-V]

hes a perfect character and I thank Liam for allowing the world to see him.

[@renzesparza6281]

Calebs “take them out!” At 4:15 is a lot more sad when you know his story

[@tomatobruv76]

The fact that it's almost 6 hours of content makes me smile

[@braxtonwalden8365]

Nott and Caleb’s relationship was probably my favorite

[@valsioncustom]

I discovered Critical Roll 3 months ago after being a D&D/Tabletop fan for 4 years. Thank you so much for putting this compilation of my favorite scarred yet skilled spellslinger together.

[@gandan1357]

My favorite aspect of Caleb was that he had a grand goal in mind and I really enjoyed the aspects early on in the Campaign where he seemed willing to fight Fjord for his own desires. It was just interesting having someone like that in the group

[@lavorre_]

i will never get over him caleb widogast you are the best character to exist in our universe

[@dantevitale5714]

Man, I almost forgot about the episode 12 stand-off. Totally the first moment Fjord really acted like leader (and yeah I know they didn't exactly have just one leader but Fjord was the one who always made the tough calls)

[@Migolcow]

"Frumpkin?" Big smile...slowly fades into horror as the realization kicks in.

[@LadyRenaissanceYouTube]

Jester: Are you secretly in love with me? Caleb: 👁👄👁

[@ispeakmovie]

I've realized why Viktor is my favorite character in Arcane...it's because of Caleb. I just enjoy nerdy soft-spoken magic boys with with European accents and questionable morals who are (most likely) bisexual now. Gotta be my new favorite character type. also Liam wearing a t-shirt with a cat thinking about a house on fire...first of all how dare you sir

[@discoelysia]

Oh wow, what an awesome undertaking. And thank you for the timestamps!

[@syndi272]

Almost 6 hours of Caleb giving his loved ones beautiful speeches and pep-talks

[@claybomia5141]

1:17:37 no friend to the empire still my favorite moment of campaign 2. Such a power play. Still gives me chills.

[@jadenbuckingham3919]

I wish this campaign could've gone forever because I fell in love with the group and its dynamics. It is selfish and I know it couldn't have happened but I'll miss them all. I hope that there is more content that they'll do with the Mighty Nein in the future.

[@scurvyboi9832]

oh BOY do i have news for you

[@jadenbuckingham3919]

@@scurvyboi9832 Is this about the two-shot? Because they were amazing.

[@mattschultz4111]

​@@jadenbuckingham3919 it's about the gods damned M9 animated series!!!! I'm stoked!

[@jrm48220]

I love the caleb backstory moment, but I still wish the rest of the cast had been at the table. I would have loved to see their out-of-character reactions.

[@telosladd7706]

Looking back on it, Caleb was my favorite member of the m9. Though I loved cad and beau, I just really like the bisexual mess that shares the name of widoghast

[@SeerOfTime577]

Bless this video and all your hard work! Caleb, too, is very near to my heart and soul.

[@riggedtroxaa8675]

i just love how Depressing/ sad Campaign 2 was. and i Think Caleb's Character was a big contribute to that

[@lacewings]

Thank you for this awesome compilation of our favorite squishy wizard!! 🔥 🐈 ✨ 📖

[@laurenp7521]

4:11 Matt’s face watching Liam drops this backstory hint/detail I would be IN AWE

[@flowoflife2772]

The emotion in Caleb's voice at 4:50 is intense and raw. You can feel his anger.

[@pipertheos2660]

The wording that Caleb uses for certain things is *chef's kiss*

[@TabbyCat777]

Campaign 1: Vaxleth being one of the most loving and beautiful relationships in CR Campaign 2: 30:35

[@bug6833]

I am gonna be honest I myself was never able to get past ep 7 of this campaign because it felt like I never made progress but Caleb is my favorite

[@EsquilaxM]

I think episode 11ish is where things get more serious.

[@Butterfly1025A]

I told all my friends to just skip around using Flando’s timestamps whenever they got bored. I skipped through countless whole episodes in ~30 minutes to 1 hour that way, and I still got most of the major plot points, if there were any. Because sometimes the episodes really are just a few minutes of important conversation, several battles, and lots of banter! Which is fun if you have time to sit and chill, but I was trying to get through to bigger plot points, so I kept cruising.

[@immortalangel08]

I found this again cause I miss him so much

[@MarauderUnicorn879]

"It's time to go" is something I haven't stopped thinking about since I first heard it

[@junezhang6267]

Liam is so incredibly GOOD at creating such an interesting character.

[@annikabunnel743]

The music over the pillar scene was so perfect

[@theodorehazel6920]

He plays his character so fucking well god dam

[@flysai5126]

1:49:23 this conversation, this episode is, to me, peak critical role. i remember watching this live back in november of 2019 and just being floored by how good the non existent writing was, this is the boys at their best, that was the best time of my life. i miss it so much, playing dishonoured with critical role playing in the background. such lovely times. campaign 3 has lost this magic, besides orym there are no characters that can sustain this level of immersive role play without matthew being apart of it.

[@AlyxGlide]

powerful character. & went from loathing to praise. tragic & beautifully captivating 👏

[@boxheadboiii]

at the start of C2 Fjord was my auto favorite since Imma Warlock main, so it was awesome to finally see that in Critical Role. After having seen all of it, Caleb is by far one of the most complex, well thought out characters in CR history with an incredibly satisfying story arc. Liam plays the role perfectly, using a combination of his understanding of the 5e rule set alongside Caleb's personality to pull off some peak Wizard plays and uses of spells, such as the use of Mind Blank or Simulacrum. Truly one of the greatest CR characters to date. Fjord's still my favorite tho.

[@damionsmith3219]

I just realized that the take them out scream was not for crossbow bolts but for the crystal implants

[@GlitterGutter]

Caleb Widogast is a masterpiece character

[@dealinginfiction]

Fjord is the character I want to be, but Caleb is who i am. Love you critters.

[@ChestnutRiceandKamehameha]

I love Cadeceus' greenbean monologue

[@anna-maria1412]

3:15:38 The flustered Caleb Shutdown hahah

[@wiggin125]

I'm wracking my brain trying to remember a clip, where I think it's Jester and maybe Nott, doing very florid spell descriptions and then Caleb deadpans, "I cast polymorph (I think that's the spell, I could be wrong) at Third Level" I may be paraphrasing, but it's something like that. Anyone else remember that little exchange? Any idea when it happened?

[@derekabdelnour3544]

It’s waaaaay later on in *spoilers* Aeor. There’s a channel that does Supercuts of later episodes that are like 20-30 min long, and that exchange is in it. The channel is “marisharaygun” and it’s awesome. I wanna say start watching around episode 120 and you’ll eventually catch it

[@TheThreeHeadedDragon]

Polymorph is a fourth level spell.

[@EsquilaxM]

@@TheThreeHeadedDragon it was Fly

[@four1629]

i was sort of on the fence bcs i have so much work to do.... but yeah i'm gonna finish this campaign. i got all the way up to the 110s

[@strixx_-4483]

it’s so worth it. the last arc is iconic and probably the best of the campaign. so much character-driven narrative.

[@Picklescape]

I hope you managed it. It's so worth it.

[@isaactelesco2141]

The level of self hatred, and pain and futility. The desire to expend himself to undo what was done. The way he woke up, screaming "take them out take them out" from that liminal space of the 6th room on his private floor. The memory of what Trent did to him. His twisted self cruelty in how he views his redemption. As a tool he can use, himself just an interchangeable dead on a handle. Trent was successful in creating a vengeful purifier for the empire. But he made it too perfect. So perfect that it saw the evil it was becoming. And held no compunction against it's function. And then love. Kindness. Compassion. Empathy. Selflessness. Selfishness. All of it. And Mercy. More mercy that Caleb could ever comprehend because he "doesn't deserve it". Because he killed any mercy he held for himself or things like him. And even beyond all of that. He was.....able to laugh. He was able to smile. To feel happy. Genuinely happy. Even for a moment.

[@TieflingKumasi]

How do I keep forgetting that Caleb fucking Widogast once voiced Gaara?

[@rebeccadittman6350]

It’s just so angsty… I mean good, great, outstanding character! But dang! I feel bad for Liam, I feel like his face hurt from deadpan/frowning for five hours.

[@M9Nein]

Amazing compilation!

[@dealinginfiction]

Caleb widogast. Albus Dumbledore

[@ionfalcom1]

To this day, i still don't understand why they thought the tripod to hold the Dodecahedron was important beyond ''holding it up for inspection''. Dnd groups are Wierd yo ( my own was obsessed with red boxes for months).

[@dannielle5761]

HOLY SHIT, THAT BACKSTORY

[@takeandbakejake3271]

13:11 is my absolute favorite Just all the comments/sound effects crack me up

[@mangotango3443]

Early M9 have such a special vibe

[@procrastinator99]

E X T R E M E syphilis! Never fail to make me laugh.

[@clave7203]

I miss early season 2 Nott and Caleb relationship.

[@themandomerc652]

When Caleb is drunk and Jester says "you are nice, and also a little stinky", Caleb replies "one of those things are true..." if it had become canon that Caleb is the dirt wizard at this point, that would make it the true statement. Leading to the conclusion that Caleb does not belive he is nice after his past. A really well done throwaway statement from Liam.

[@PattPlays]

57:50 low int char teaches high int char about the human brain/neural network design philisophy

[@darththespian4856]

I miss my boy :''(

[@erickremers3986]

the background of the thumbnail looks like the observation deck with the emperor's throne on the second deathstar

[@IEnoro]

Caleb's "See you soon" to the Marinet is so cold it's crazy

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

Damn it Liam you don’t get to make me cry like that!