Critical Role Animated: "Dress Up" (C3E12)

[@morbidnumbskull]

Merch idea: "Stop! That's necrophilia!"

[@jdtwinkletoes81]

"Kinda Necro Feelin' it" "Sometimes dead, is betta" "Laudna: dead and loving it" Just spit balling like a goober over here

[@VCofdaG]

*"And who's going to stop me, huh?"*

[@TheOnlyFMP]

"Maybe undead, but no regret."

[@SyrinoxNight]

@@jdtwinkletoes81 Maybe put her on the cover of one of the Rob Zombie albums with one of those taglines?

[@hexxidelux6224]

Actually, this is SO Laudna. She may be creepy, but she clearly wanted to be fancy. So I can totally see her strutting out in confidence like that! With a poorly taxidermied fox head on her shoulder... I would say that is %100 her. I normally don't like the visual novel-style gameplay mockups you do with animations sometimes, but this one was a masterful, fan-service exception. 😌👌

[@romxxii]

She said the fur-lined dresses reminded her of the "fancy women back home in Tal'dorei." Then I remembered she _specifically_ knows one fancy lady back home in Tal'dorei.

[@Harabusa200]

I mean she already name dropped Delilah if you're referring to her.

[@ands1983]

She woukd also know of Vex'ahlia De Rolo, which would be considered very fancy...

[@valory13]

Also laudna was the body double of vex right? She was up in the tree?

[@princessblazena]

@@ands1983 Laudna left Whitestone before Percy went back and fought the Briarwoods, so she has no idea who Vex is, because Vex and Percy weren't together yet.

[@JACKSTER7771]

@@valory13 That is very interesting theory

[@discard-dead]

I love how Laudna’s eye rolls a little loosely in the socket

[@UncleBlerd]

YES!

[@DeadMech1]

The eye bobble when she pokes out of the curtain. It's perfect.

[@BryonYoungblood]

It works given her circumstances, but doesn't take away from the fact she still is attractive in a unique way.

[@wolight]

I love how the fandom universally agreed she's wearing the fox from that one meme

[@Xaychedelic]

The fact that Robbie references the taxidermy fox too on this clip (@ 7:23) is hilarious kzbin.info/www/bejne/i56aknqgqMR-ja8

[@yuki97kira]

In my head its more fucked up withthe eyes jutting out

[@yanagelfand4337]

They said it themselves :)

[@kegmonkey5648]

Robbie did the face during this scene.

[@energydrinklock]

Marisha: "Laudna is scary and basically a walking corpse" The community: "You mean hot, right?"

[@pedrox20000]

Laudna fan art is either drawn as the scariest thing from your nightmares or a cute misundorstood goth

[@morbidnumbskull]

Fine! no more cute Laudna! 😝

[@Sp4rt4nSl4ya]

@@morbidnumbskull please no!

[@LocalMaple]

@@morbidnumbskull NO! Don’t take away our chaotic neutral Cruella, who in the cartoons looks more undead than your Laudna!

[@LoryK98]

Hot? No. The correct word is cute

[@Vespuchian]

I love the slow zoom in on the fox, how it looks like the classic 'falling in love' zoom between Laundna and Dorian, but it keeps zooming one last time on the fox's head and then hard cut to 'NOPE'. Perfectly done.

[@seisosimp]

Dorian saw everything going wrong with her fashion choice and his brain went boom

[@GhostBear3067]

Why am I not surprised Pâté is in charge of the money?

[@darg2902]

well he is a derollo

[@BeinIan]

Hopefully not ALL the money, he'll just spend it on booze and hookers. He's quite horny, ya see.

[@TwinRiver100]

I was hoping that when someone would do a fan-animation of this they would use that fox face. *chef's kiss* good taste.

[@KarianDespri]

100% this!!! As soon as I saw it in the episode, I was just waiting for someone to take advantage lmao

[@romxxii]

Robbie posted the same fox face the day that ep streamed.

[@weebjeez]

They... literally mention this fox, specifically, during that scene. IIRC, it was Travis who mentioned it, though he didn't go into too many details, it was clear what he was talking aobut.

[@TwinRiver100]

Ah ok, good point. I probably missed them specifically saying THAT fox. But I that image was floating around in my head.

[@romxxii]

@@weebjeez Travis just made a face, it was Robbie who describes the fucked up fox meme and poses like it.

[@NickNamelessMan]

The zoom in on the fox's face with the "nope" follow-up absolutely kills me everytime! Probably my favorite part. Thank you for your animations as they are always a pleasure to enjoy

[@MonteCreations]

Yes, the comedic timing on that "nope" is just perfect

[@WereDictionary]

I love how Laudna oozes so much life and energy despite being a revenant, both the way Marisha plays her and the way she keeps being animated.

[@LegendWeaver25]

And oozes a few other things, judging by her face when she paid for the dress

[@WereDictionary]

@@LegendWeaver25 true, I didnt say she oozes exclusively life :D

[@Arkay24]

This may be her best character yet. Also, I'm gonna be THAT guy and clarify she's not a Revenant, she's a Hollow One. Revenants, judging by a certain Fate-touched, are living on borrowed time. Hollow Ones are pretty much perfect Undead.

[@WereDictionary]

​@@Arkay24 thats pretty much a revenant without saying its a revenant.

[@Arkay24]

@@WereDictionary Hollowed Ones can be killed like mortals but don't have souls. Revenants reanimate themselves in another corpse until it fulfill its purpose or its soul is sent to the Afterlife with Wish. The Revenant is also immune to undead turning.

[@blackfox4138]

I am so happy for Marisha this campaign! After all the hate she got for Kiki and while Beau was more popular but still got some flack, I’m so happy that Laudna is almost universally loved by everyone!

[@feral_orc]

Well it's pretty clear to me why that's the case, she's not playing a very archetypical d&d character anymore (generic druid, angsty brawler) and she actually enjoys/has confidence being in character more than the last two.

[@weebjeez]

I mean... The problem with Keyleth, in my opinion, was a matter of timing. All about timing. Some of the first of her character we see is her getting upset about the party being happy about killing people, when they're up against Dueregar, which are pretty universally evil, with the specific ones they were excited about killing were planning to invade a city, IIRC? And then she had slower character development, because other players were taking main stage. So the timing of her character arc was ALSO off. I hated Keyleth's naivety and holier-than-thou attitude. And I thought that I disliked Marisha (which just goes to show how fucking amazing she is at becoming her character, who I just so happened to dislike) until I realized in Campaign 2 that she was just shafted by circumstance. And a bit of Marisha just... not being able to properly get into the mindset she felt like Keyleth would have. Meanwhile, I feel like the only reason Beau got any flack was because of the people still hating on her for Keyleth. The show makes her feel... much more interesting, as a character. Because developments that would have taken dozens of hours, in-game, were able to be fit within the first season, to make her a more realized and confident person. I also feel like the way Keyleth was acting until she gained that confidence was exactly how Keyleth was meant to be, in Marisha's mind, but Marisha wasn't really great at showing it, at the start of things. And I feel like if Campaign 1 was Campaign 3, instead? Keyleth would be getting as much love as Laudna, simply because Marisha would be approaching it differently, due to her experience.

[@Damianweibler]

@@weebjeez Case in point, now that she knows who Keyleth is, she's probably one of if not THE best performed in LoVM

[@ZukoHalliwell]

Why would anyone hate Keyleth?!

[@Damianweibler]

@@ZukoHalliwell no one really hated Key. It was more of an issue of the way Marisha played her. Very self righteous, holier than thou. Sonetimes she seemed like she was trying too hard. I dont think she played dnd before crit role and she was a bit overenthusiastic. I dont know, she just grated on me a bit. Love them both to death now, though

[@KnicKnac]

Now she is fabulous. Very cute. Their friendship is just wholesome.

[@riverkath]

Dorian going nope at that fox has made my day and I don't even know why

[@deathbykonami5487]

Cause she reanimated it and the head was moving, similar to how she make Pate move

[@sandpiperr]

I kind of don't like it because one thing that Robbie really did right in this part was that, eventhough Dorian was picked to tell everyone how to dress since he's the rich boy nobel of the group, he was the right amount of accepting of everyone's comfort level and didn't shoot down anyone's ideas even when they're pretty wild ones like wear the robe with the bad taxidermy fox face on it.

[@Sp4rt4nSl4ya]

0:38 you made this scene exactly how I imagined, she's so beautiful its insane to think she casually pops her joints out or into their sockets and has a dead rat puppet

[@DeathnoteBB]

I don’t see how it’s insane for a hot person to be weird

[@lagerman8030]

@@DeathnoteBB Its rather normal for them to be weird uh

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@lagerman8030 Rather normal for anyone to be weird

[@GhostBear3067]

@@DeathnoteBB having worked in EMS I have come to realize there is no such thing as normal beyond AOx4: being alert and oriented to self, current location, current time, and current events. And even then it can be questionable.

[@orientalmisfits1504]

both Marisha and Robbie need to see this oh my gosh. it's fantastic to see your art style progress! legit the fox and dorian's reaction AHHAHAHA

[@hkazu63]

I don’t remember her using Pate to pay, and I feel like if Marisha didn’t think of it, she’s gonna find a way to incorporate it into the rest of the campaign lmao

[@GhostBear3067]

@@hkazu63 Laudna: "You see Pâté handles payments, he is old money. He is a De Rolo after all."

[@PeteQuaint]

the fox's face conveys such a mood I love it

[@DMingThoughts]

0:45 - 0:49 Launda is so cute here, I'm dying!

[@muatra3651]

"By the way, do you happen to know what the fine is here in Cyrodiil for necrophilia? Just asking." - Falanu Hlaalu

[@unicornburger16]

God, when I first heard that I was freaking crying from laughing so hard!

[@shackerbenashoor4005]

This is extremely well done, i could spend a day talking about how much i love the plentiful ideas you crammed into this video! and the execution! good god!

[@VI_VA.]

The fire emblem's music in the background is cheffs kiss xD also the options to choose!! The amimatic with Laudna's new outfit!!! Quatell!!! PAATÉÉ GIVING THE MONEY HAHA!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 THIS IS EVERYTHING I LOVE IT SO MUCH

[@michaelfinnerty7240]

Pate paying for the dress is absolute nightmare fuel and I love it. You've earned a subscribe from me

[@verylargerodent2436]

When she did the cute turnaround my jaw dropped... then I saw the fox face and I burst out laughing. This is incredible work, well done!

[@verylargerodent2436]

But... get some sleep man

[@Jack-sy8mr]

Laudna and Dorian looking at each other and the music swelling, and then.... NOPE😂

[@Me-ss2gq]

I’m absolutely obsessed with your art style and every single animatic you give us is a blessing!! Such a fun way to experience the campaign as it’s going on :)

[@gem_ck]

The hair tuck from laudna right before dorian’s nope makes me think of the corpse bride and im here for it tbh

[@TakeWalker]

The choices! The stare! :D The nope! XD Everything about this is perfect. I really do think Marisha's trying to hook Laudna and Dorian up...

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

not to be that person but Dorian and Imogen have been laying it thick since very early on. ooooh what the witches bitches are deliberately be bewitching Dorian. How scandalous! :)

[@Coridimus]

@@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi I mean, he is the hotboi of the group.

[@Xaychedelic]

But didn't Dorian just get 'engaged' to Fearne? 😂

[@itsnochi9447]

nah dorians just hot boi and easily shippable with every character😂

[@TakeWalker]

@@itsnochi9447 hot boi gonna end up with every character if he's not careful XD

[@TheOnlyFMP]

Well, Laudna ticks my "lovable airhead maniac" box. That's the kind of person I could watch summoning minor disaster all day long.

[@Emnms68]

Idk about “Lovable airhead maniac;” I think she’s more of a “well meaning, accidentally terrifying, force of inevitable (albeit sometimes unintentional) chaos” and she’s already starting to lean into that, and is self-aware enough to know the effect she can have and use that to her advantage. The part she constantly forgets is that she kind of always has that effect, even when she’s not trying to. She has a degree of awareness but also a degree of earnest innocence that is delightful. She is just being herself, and though she’s been that way for her whole life, and even more so for 30 years or so, she still doesn’t quite understand why that isn’t seen as a good thing. I guess you could say she’s *misunderstood* but yeah I absolutely love Laudna! Especially as a hypermobile, slightly gangly, freakishly pale person who is unapologetically herself because why would I want people to like a different person than who I really am?

[@BananaMcGee1]

So good! I'm impressed by how often you release new animations and manage to make them all so good!

[@morbidnumbskull]

i dont sleep much

[@Jack-sy8mr]

You’re Laudna is too pretty😍 Drop _dead_ adorable, one could say

[@MrJohnnyDanja]

I see what you did there sir....

[@EyebrowsGaming]

Jack has proven that when it comes to Laudna puns... He can hang

[@xanderlewell]

The fact that she uses Pâté to give the gold is a nice touch! I love it.

[@moss9786]

This is awesome and when she is handling over the money it looks so cool amazing

[@0jutai]

Absolutely love your take on Laudna's dress. It'd be cool to see your interpretation of everyone elses "fancy" clothes, too! Also that fox's face is just... _chef's kiss_

[@Odisher7]

That is EXACYLY the face I imagined with the fox xd

[@edenborden3846]

The "acquired item" and Zelda audio pair made me giggle. Also I'm slowly moving from shipping Laudna and Imogen to Dorian and Laudna, but also Dorian and Orym😣I'm split

[@Direwolf181]

Just go poly XD Everyone radiates that energy anyway lol

[@NT7o9]

*Dorian/Orym* The ship still has time to sail, don't give up hope

[@troikas3353]

@@Direwolf181 As often as the cast have made jokes about it throughout their campaigns.. I wouldn't be surprised to see it finally actually happen.

[@Direwolf181]

@@troikas3353 I mean the others had some poli energy but holy damn it's strong in the Bells

[@thesheepwhisper5068]

I both love and hate the fact that your art style makes Laudna hot.

[@MuraCasardis]

0:38 her expression is too cute for words

[@jdtwinkletoes81]

That's the cutest dead person I've seen lately.. wait.. I didn't mean.. shit

[@Emnms68]

The way you put this one together like a video game is awesome. More of this, please! Seriously I think it really adds something special that makes it stand out from other animatics. And the fact that it’s fully colored and polished, it’s SO GOOD!

[@rebeckarydberg]

Love the Fire Emblem music, it fits so well. Great vid!

[@TheToox]

It’s such a perfect video. When she’s come out from the curtain it’s perfection

[@critroleanimatics4214]

Your animations are just top notch every time, they're so FUN. The way you play with the dialogue and what everyone is doing, making it just that tiny bit more ridiculous by playing stuff up or playing into tropes (like the "changing room revealTM") but in SUCH an endearing way!

[@fal_pal_]

This encapsulates the escalating sense of horror that comes with every time someone more time with Laudna

[@elicaelum8379]

I can't get over the fluidity of your animatics lately, it just looks so good!!!

[@gabrielrussell5531]

Okay Tim Burton, you're banned from the graveyard.

[@BulkyMcBulkerson]

I love how this entire conversation has been framed as a Fire Emblem support conversation! XD

[@flavafee]

the fire emblem support music!! so iconic and added the exact atmosphere you were going for i feel. great work as usual :)

[@phobus10]

This. Just everything about this. It makes me smile. My favorite part has to be the zoom in the fox face and Dorian's "Nope"

[@isaacgraff8288]

I love the style of the video! Well played

[@AtlasNL]

Just because the comments on the bath house video were disabled, I liked the Roman baths at Bath inspiration for that first shot haha Keep up the great work, these animations are awesome!

[@Wargames50]

Loving this style tbh. The sound effect to go through the dialogue is so satisfying~

[@Camaika1997]

Pâté handing over the gold is such a nice touch! Love it!!!

[@brittanyanderson97]

Lmao the fact that you animated the Fox to look like the meme Robbie referenced is just *chef kiss*

[@Dracobyte]

This Fire Emblem-like conversations reminds me that some of the CR cast has been in that franchise. For example, Marisha Ray voiced Oboro in FE Fates.

[@DrNeonGaming]

The Mercer himself voices Chrom

[@Dracobyte]

@@DrNeonGaming And Lobster Man from Fates. Laura Bailey voiced Lucina and so on.

[@MrJohnnyDanja]

That makes SO MUCH sense. LMAO

[@ChartreuseDan]

"If that dress somehow makes you happy, you're gonna BUY IT and you're gonna wear it out of the store" - Dorian Storm

[@sandpiperr]

It was really sweet how, for a very awkward guy, Dorian was very emotionally intelligent during the shopping scene. He was the right amount of accepting and didn't shoot down anyone's ideas when he could tell they were something that made them happy such as Laudna and the fox head or a robot wanting to wear pants. He also knew when to push, such as when he encouraged Imogen to feel free to go all out. She didn't do it, but then got mad that she ended up having to pretend to be a servant rather than getting to be a fancy lady at the actual ball, so would probably have been happier if she had gone with the fancier dress.

[@rostenderbob6678]

Oh heck yeah, you struck gold with this one! It's amazing, totally love the style and how you were able to enrich the source material

[@tomawen5916]

This is such an EXCELLENT video!! The amazing thing on how you capture Laudna is that she reminds me how an undead Delilah would present herself but all she has is the sorta-kinda-undead Laudna who is able to tone it down in public, in daylight, but then when she needs to pull Horror-corpse girl out and scare the villagers (and wardens) to death, she is there as well. Wonderful!

[@KunKunGun]

I applaud you sir for being able to produce such high quality content so consistently.

[@morbidnumbskull]

im tired

[@karifox4980]

I love this style of animating scenes! Idk that I've seen a fan animation in this style before but it really looks nice. (and is great for folks like me with auditory processing issues) Great work!

[@CommanderWiggins]

I love all of your videos so much. The animation is top notch, your art style is great, and all the visual comedy is absolutely hilarious.

[@duke1252]

Dude. Laudna is so freakin' cute peakin' out front like that for the thumbnail! Not to mention I like this new animatic style of old gaming- 0:38 dude. That fluidity, why aren't we funding this!!!

[@AdamEspersona]

I love the Fire Emblem music you inserted in this one. And by gods, Laudna looks ADORABLE in this style.

[@15BubblesOrigami]

Gosh, I'm just so impressed with this one. Laudna's face popping out from behind the curtains felt so buttery smooth. And like the long stare from Dorian at Laudna while she tucks her hair behind her ear... Just to subvert the trope of "this is the moment I fell in love" with "THIS WAS THE MOMENT I THOUGHT NOPE". And like all the poses in the "Fire Emblem" dialogue sequence... I'm pretty sure they don't even use nearly as many poses as you drew out here. I don't even know how you managed to keep the derpy-yet-unsettling look on the fox's face consistent from multiple angles. XD Thank you so much!

[@sarahisabear]

I really love this this art style! So so cute. Thank you!

[@JoshtheOverlander]

I love the format of this particular animatic, good job. Also, great job in making Laudna sort of resembled Delilah Briarwood, it's delightful!

[@audriant]

oh this is amazing. That fox face was so familiar but I couldn't place it until you shared that image. It's perfect. the perfect awful fox face. I love it.

[@LoryK98]

Ok, I know that you already did the thing with Dariax, but after what happened in this episode I thought it would be funny if you did the Sailor Laudna bit

[@sirsluggard7819]

Dude this is so good, I love the dialogue boxes in the beginning.

[@sarahtoninmg]

I love this it reminds me of a bunch of old games I played as a kid with the text boxes! I swear you keep improving and you get these videos out so fast

[@chrisradek6693]

I could talk all day about how awesome the art style and animation is, but that fox face is just *perfection*.

[@dayart5498]

So cute!!! I love your artstyle and the animation is supper good!! the way her eyes move after she changes, she is so creepy/cute, I love her!! and that nope face XD

[@breawilldraw]

it's midnight and there's an actual hurricane outside just to like give you an idea of my mental state when i was watching this video, because i got to the fox's face and no lie it feels like the funniest thing i have ever seen in my life or will ever see again. absolute 10's across the board. no notes.

[@SAI-Max_D]

The reject fox looks so happy and I can't stop giggling whenever it's facing directly towards the camera/audience xD

[@LocalMaple]

I think we need a parody dub of Laudna with this coat, with cartoon Cruella’s lines about loving furs.

[@cram9961]

Damn, I love this style. Keep up the good work m8

[@WhiteBlindfold]

Your videos continue to get better with every upload! You should be proud of yourself!

[@CatainLonewolf]

I almost spit out my food when you showed the fox face lmao! Great job

[@torsegundo637]

I love how her eyeball just bobbles in her socket like it is attached to her head by absolutely nothing but manners, custom, and force of will.

[@NoodleArms2004]

The Fire Emblem music was a nice touch lol. Loved the video btw, keep up the good work! 👍

[@sethierot7067]

Your Voice is right this was needed thank you xD i will spread the word as my inner voice keeps tellin me

[@Aldawulfgalvarium]

i love your art style it looks so good they are all so cute especially the fox

[@nothingtoseehere2394]

I love how you just recreated that one cracked out fox for its face. I love it!

[@figo3554]

This was very well drawn and animated. Well done!

[@wildwikedwanderer1208]

This was absolutely greatly done thank you for this.

[@FaeFemboi]

God I'm so glad you used THAT famous "fox" image for reference. It's EXACTLY how I imagined it watching it live!

[@Littlewarrior0106]

I love the RPG dialogue approach on the conversation 😄 Very well done!!

[@morbidnumbskull]

Thank you! 😄

[@Galerna_Carter]

The artistry behind this is outrageous 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 also I love the concept of RPGness like fire emblem at the beginning, absolutely stunning and so so so funny.

[@ghostsandcoffee126]

I adore it. Oh my goodness everything is wonderful! Love this!

[@zoraxstorment7882]

Great Work on this. Your Animation are allways so good :D

[@kumonoameai]

Laudna is so pretty in this clip! I love seeing you animate this scene ^.^

[@zerowolf021]

I’m at work and I couldn’t stop my cackle quickly enough. I had a feeling, but seeing the fox’s face was exactly what i thought of when I saw the episode 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ajacksdragon]

the goth kid/theater kid energy between these two is a blessing

[@GrandiloquentGoblin]

Wonderful work! I do love Laudna, she's such a wonderful character.

[@antoniobays3398]

Great job! I love the style of this video!

[@LinaScott]

Omfg so good!!! Love the style too, 😍❤❤

[@morbidnumbskull]

Thanks Lina

[@ninafrancescanunez4783]

I love on how much of a mood Dorian is with them!

[@MALICEM12]

I like the video game dialogue panels Salon that fox's derp face and her thinking it's cute is adorable.

[@Soviniy]

Aw heck yeah, Fire Emblem, Dorian and Laudna rep all in one sweet animatic!! This is exactly what I imagined her fox looking like! Between this and episode 13, everything in surrounding CR has been a delight the past few days!

[@Kidd_Piccolo]

Fantastic bro! Love this format

[@negljbreakergaming]

The style of the Three Houses support scene is lovely, great job

[@fenrirlives2226]

Laudna and Dorian interacting as the two polar opposites of High Charisma is way too cute, and you make it all look fantastic, especially that ultra cursed fox head lol