Critical Role Animatic: "Sprinkle's Bathtime"

[@osanneart9318]

That Sprinkle design has the right mix of adorableness and "I survived ten horror movies and I fear that I am not done yet".

[@ragdolltwisty]

Haha-- A difficult balance... Thank you!!

[@shinyblue4774]

That's the thing....Sprinkle is both And still has nightmares to go

[@Raoul9753]

"I have been through hell, I feat not man nor demon at this point!"

[@inarajayne3836]

That is the best description I've ever read of Sprinkles! 🤣

[@jediknightking]

Raoul 9753 “But give me a bath, and I’ll f*** up your hands...”

[@GrantBrownDog]

"Bold move bathing a dead animal." -Liam O'Brien

[@sweatpupejj]

I was WAITING for Caleb to step in saying this.

[@ragdolltwisty]

@@sweatpupejj Haha, I loved that line too but I felt it was better with it cut. It really felt like more of a Liam line than a Caleb line and I also couldn't get it to work in the timing... Sorry!

[@sweatpupejj]

@@ragdolltwisty No worries, It would've been weird squeezing it in. All of this was perfect with great attention to detail. I had to save a screenshot of sprinkles fluffed. Thank you for your efforts!

[@KazumiKiguma]

Idea: The ghost of Vax that nobody can see just popping in to say it.

[@gyrrakavian]

If Matt makes Sprinkle canonically undead...... Maybe he'll become an avatar of Hadar.

[@Cheesegoddess]

The hand grabbies Sprinkles makes is the best thing I have ever seen lol

[@ragdolltwisty]

😂 I had fun with that part

[@hermitpurple3224]

2:51

[@fritz6462]

Pared with his derpy look so cute

[@KanuckStreams]

Perfection.

[@AbstractMelody]

@@ragdolltwisty thank you so much for making this scene so unique! Sprinkles "gimmie" look was perfection!

[@allypearlman5569]

I love that between the three exotic and usefull animals they bought that day, one of them being a strong fey creature, the stand out star of the animal companions is a PTSD ridden weasel

[@comandantegorrion7271]

There is nothing special about him, except that he is red and cannot die, no matter how much he craves the sweet, sweet release of death.

[@messydeskproductions4159]

And they lost one in a week

[@obi-wank-enobi]

A weasle cursed with immortality

[@EmbryW]

@@comandantegorrion7271 are you saying Sprinkle is Deadpool

[@stratigangames508]

@@comandantegorrion7271 He's just a cursed Red Dragon

[@Jarino507]

Jester: Don't bite her, okay? Sprinkle: *proceeds to do nothing but bite for the entirety of the video*

[@SephirothRyu]

Imagine if Sprinkle was the one to just jump out and actually kill the final boss. Final Boss: "I died to WHAT?!?!"

[@caseylieby2775]

The dead minion: A weasel that was secretly a god sir.

[@GhostBear3067]

Sprinkles: *Woman, I am your GOD, I DO WHAT I WANT!!!*

[@alunbuss7877]

You tell a FEY BEING not to do something... You tell ARTAGAN, Mr "I wish to strangle you until death" NOT TO DO SOMETHING...

[@chrisw2307]

Not enough people are appreciating Jester playing with a paddleball.

[@ragdolltwisty]

It's surprisingly hard to think of things for people to be doing in their downtime when there's no electricity... And I already had her writing in her journal at the start so I didn't want to just do that again... So... Paddleball 🤣 I'm glad you liked it, thanks for watching!!

[@WorgenGrrl]

@@ragdolltwisty This should be CR cannon. Jester playing Paddleball and good at it too.

[@GZilla311]

Jay Boulton Very well done!

[@AbstractMelody]

She is truly a ahead of her time... whatever her time is.

[@GrassPunk0512]

​@WorgenGrrl every indoor kid is legally required to be good at paddleball

[@answer131313]

caduceus is the type of guy who could look Cerberus in the face and be like "Want a sandwich?" and charm it

[@handfulmousefly]

Animals pick up on those chill vibes, man... They love that shit

[@shinyblue4774]

Hades and Caduceus just talking about how they love animals Good death dealing Soft boys

[@Numair801529]

@@handfulmousefly Caduceus is like a capybara, friend shaped.

[@Cyrrex91]

@@Numair801529 I dread the moment caduceus gets pissed off.

[@Thememester439]

@@Cyrrex91 like a king shepherd, super sweet and your best friend.....until he isn't

[@Marauder_Danger]

Jester: "He's a little... Skittish" *Sprinkle, looking as he witnessed Death itself a few times too many, staring in the Void* Yeah, understatement of the year there, Jester

[@ragdolltwisty]

He has witnessed it.. and yet he is denied it still... ☠

[@Marauder_Danger]

@@ragdolltwisty That's because Sprinkle is the final boss of the Mighty Nein campaign!

[@FoxHound-ut1hu]

@@ragdolltwisty Sprinkles is the avatar of death, he cannot die because he brings death the living

[@yellowbeard1]

I want Marisha to run a bear one shot where Matt plays Sprinkle as a severely traumatized soldier. So a fluffy John Rambo.(*did some edits for spelling)

[@Ajehy]

@@Marauder_Danger - Sprinkle will return leading the Syphilis Bandits in search of revenge.

[@TakeWalker]

I don't think it's possible to more perfectly capture Sprinkle's pathos and suffering in drawn form. XD

[@XenosvonFaneli]

I mean they animated Sprinkle as if they were alive, a more perfect representation would know better

[@fierysoul17]

You really captured what a really traumatized weasel looks like xD this is good, hope you make some more.

[@ragdolltwisty]

I would like to thank the Google Image results for the search 'weasel' and 'how big is weasel'... The trauma all comes from me tho ❤

[@koifish753]

Jay confirmed weasel without a mirror

[@briarendsley1020]

I had a weasel and that sandwich part was an actual thing. He'd constantly steal my sandwichs

[@ameteuraspirant]

I was looking up pet weasels out of curiosity and you may be thinking of a ferret. because of the three (ferret, mink, weasel) only they are really suited to be pets. Weasels are bad tempered and minks require special training and habitats usually only found in zoos. if you did mean weasel that's quite impressive and I hope you make a habit of caring for wild animals in your future.

[@mudkipjuice]

@@ameteuraspirant Weasels arent that bad tempered if they are the only free-roaming animals in the house besides humans. They can be kept as pets in some places in europe, and in the UK and some US states with a licence.

[@briarendsley1020]

@@ameteuraspirant Dude to be honest this weasel just showed up at my house one day. He wasn't feral at all he was tamed. I thought someone lost their pet weasel and I put out posters saying is this your weasel? It's been a year since I found him, His name is Ron Weasley.

[@ragdolltwisty]

@@briarendsley1020 Ron Weasley 🤣🤣

[@briarendsley1020]

@@ragdolltwisty I know, his nickname is sandwich stealing Sam

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

2:36 The way Jester calls out, *"Cadaceus??"* perfectly encapsulates the pain, desperation and awkwardness of Sprinkles hanging off of her ear.

[@ragdolltwisty]

I really liked that bit too

[@cartoonking1789]

I like the added touch of Sprinkles biting Jesters ear XP

[@salty_slug]

and the tear from wincing XD

[@cartoonking1789]

Nathan Naps Sprinkles expression was pretty good too. :3

[@sour_pinata]

Weasels bite pretty hard

[@crazyphan18]

Visiting this after the latest Sprinkle reveal is just extra hilarious. “I bathed you!” “Yes.” “You bit me!!” “Yes!”

[@catweed360]

I loved that reveal.

[@willnelson9906]

"didn't i bathe you?" "yes you did" "you scratched me!" "yes, i did!"

[@Ziffelzoovop]

Me, a dope on the internet that has no idea what this is: KZbin recommendations: Allow me to introduce you Me: *ugly laugh crying*

[@eduardochavez7889]

Quick run through: that's a weasel that has gone to places worse than hell, the sweet little tiefling is a leader of a cult and has done a very poor job on taking care of said weasel, the barbarian lady is a fierce warrior with poor social skills and the cowman is a death cleric who can speak with animals

[@damobeck1]

Welcome to Critical Role fan-animatics my friend. If these give you an urge to watch the actual show (it is a D&D show improv'd by a lot of good voice actors) I would suggest starting on the second campaign (this scene comes from the second campaign) If not, we'll see ya in September when they release their animated version of the first campaign.

[@misterthegeoff9767]

You're one of today's lucky ten thousand. I stumbled across a clip last year on KZbin and wound up binge watching 12 hours a day while I was off work on long term sick.

[@Verbose_Mode]

@@eduardochavez7889 - I fear that is 100% accurate but explains nothing.

[@ambiej123]

Please tell me it was this video that introduced you, and you are now ten months down the rabbit hole of awesome that is Critical Role

[@EclipseAtDusk]

“Didn’t I bathe you one time?” “...yes” “You scratched me!” “Yes!”

[@theadultdemon]

Yeees...( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@draycaisings162]

😏yes…😏

[@benjamindavidson4680]

Well in his defense, he was pretty into the part at the time and he's smart enough to know sometimes a persons pet defends themselves however they can.

[@connorclemmons8698]

@@benjamindavidson4680 Actually if I recall, part of the reason was because Yasha failed an animal handling check.

[@acolytetojippity]

Yasha: "I...gave you a bath!" Sprinkle: "Yes." Yahsa: "You bit me!" Sprinkle: :grins: "Yess!"

[@UncooperativeMultiplayer]

Jester: He's a little ummmmm.. *Shows a clearly ptsd scarred/meth-ed up rodent* Jester: ..Skittish Great animatic!

[@PalleRasmussen]

Musteloids are not rodents- they hunt and kill rodents. The wolverine hunts and kills caribou and will chase Grizzlies and polar bears away from a kill.

[@lucatedesco7710]

Jester: “Caduceus! Can you come help me?” Caduceus, completely done with their shit: “Would you like a sandwich?”

[@frngr]

Oh my, that Sprinkles has to be canon. It's just perfect.

[@GZilla311]

He looks like a demon and I love it.

[@josh___something]

@@GZilla311 headcanon is that sprinkle is just a long, tiny Tasmanian devil. (The character, not the animal) mostly because of the cuteness of it all mixed with the biting.

[@elbruces]

That actually fits Matt's description fairly well.

[@elizabethkblanco4620]

Considering who he really is…!

[@shirokatta4051]

To be honest this is how my pet chiwawa looked after it hit 15 it lived to 18 years old and I’m not joking it actually looked somewhat like this

[@overallordinary1458]

Ahh I love sprinkle's grabby hands!

[@ragdolltwisty]

❤ if ever a weasel needed a good sandwich...

[@engma5151]

This honestly deserves more love than what it's got. With the sharper lines and accurate body proportions, your art-style and designs fits so well with CR (especially Jester, she is adorable and Nott's lovable too! :3). As much as I wanted to see a poof-ier Sprinkle (as Matt had described Sprinkle to resemble a fur collar around Jester's neck), that's easily overshadowed by how well you caught their expressions, followed the narrative and made a 3-MINUTE animatic of this high-quality, like holy sh*t! Overall, great work and I greatly look forward to how you interpret their adventures along the way!

[@hunterbeach9941]

Honestly i could see this being used as a story board for a mighty nien short.

[@ragdolltwisty]

Very kind of you, thank you!! I did want to draw a fluffy Sprinkle but I guess I couldn't resist that bedraggled energy 😂😂 Thanks for watching!!

[@ragdolltwisty]

@@hunterbeach9941 If you run into Mr. Matthew Mercer tell him I'm waiting by the phone 😜

[@night4345]

Sprinkle may have been a fur collar once but those days are long gone. I'm surprised he has any hair left at all.

[@firapolemos3879]

Episode 136 makes this scene 100 times funnier.

[@heybuddy3616]

lmao I was gonna say! I'm rewatching all the sprinkle animatics with an entirely different perspective

[@zaneharris706]

i was gonna say this too

[@MrK133n]

100000x 🤣

[@scarylion1roar]

Y~es "You scratched me!" Yes.

[@LocalMaple]

Yasha: Wait a minute… didn’t I bathe you? Sprinkles, almost seductively: *YeESSsss.*

[@Kyle-pz1yj]

Spoilers below: After this weeks episode, this scene hits way different

[@leif2568]

Fr lmao

[@dragb9284]

Yyyyyesss

[@TheBoomamatic]

Sprinkles' design is so hysterical to me & i cant articulate why, but I keep coming back to this video to laugh at it. You've captured such vivid personality derived from Matt's impression. All the designs are immaculate (Jesters expressions especially) but Sprinkle just has the perfect energy to him & it delights me.

[@ragdolltwisty]

Hehe, thank you!! I'm glad I can bring a laugh to your day

[@SCarr8813]

I adore that even fluffed up, Sprinkle looks absolutely traumatized

[@GhostBear3067]

After 136... Jester: "Don't bite her, ok." Sprinkle:

[@mediamaddness523]

That damned weasel needs therapy aka more time with caduseus* and less time with jester

[@oliverboisvert5215]

*caduceus

[@mediamaddness523]

@@oliverboisvert5215 thank you 👍

[@elbruces]

I wouldn't trust anyone who had printed business cards saying "weasel therapist."

[@mediamaddness523]

@@elbruces hahaha🤣

[@nwojunkie]

Laura needs a plush so she doesn't forget about him anymore.

[@apollo193]

“Didn’t I *bathe* you that one time??” “Mmm yeeees ;)”

[@chaininghades9892]

Absolutely amazing art style and impeccable knowledge of when to change the image during the narrative. 12/10

[@ragdolltwisty]

Thanks very much!

[@maxharter5716]

".... Didn't I bathe you one time?" "Nnyes~" "You scratched me though!" "... Yes!"

[@bracket6869]

I am CRYING laughing, poor sprinkle 🤣 (edit) his little grabby hands at 2:51 are especially good

[@hawkeye399]

If I had to elect someone to animate a “Legend of the Mighty Nein”, you’d be the individual

[@ragdolltwisty]

Wow, now that's an honour! Thank you!! ❤

[@lumberluc]

I know this is a little weird, but I think Jester's becoming a little more unhinged than presented

[@zhaoluyue1995]

"Rage Washing." > You take 1 point of biting damage, reduced to half a point.

[@wolfbd5950]

This came up randomly in my recommendations. I had no idea what CR was. Now, thanks to you, I've now lost hours of my life watching them.

[@ragdolltwisty]

Oh wow! I'm so happy to have helped someone find CR! This show is a really big part of my life like no other story. Enjoy the journey and thanks for watching!!

[@mimipare1696]

The sprinkle lore of 136 makes this so much better.

[@brianbruneck721]

I really really appreciate how in character Laura is with jester and her mannerisms.

[@BadSkeelz]

Oh my god, Sprinkles biting Jester's ear, I'm dead.

[@KickyFut]

(Dibs on BadSkeelz's stuff) This was the perfect reason for Laura's leaning head and going, "Ow, ow.."

[@pokumoku2092]

@@KickyFutAnd also Matt/Sprinkle's little "anch" squeak.

[@kingskelett6265]

"He seems like he likes it." Springle looking like he's dead.

[@IceLordCryo]

Yasha's expressions were the best xD

[@rosenrot234]

"Didn't I BATHE you one time?" "Yesssss"

[@FatSpartan-e1x]

Knowing what I know about Sprinkles now makes this scene so much better

[@RiskPig]

"Didn't I bathe you one time?" "*y e s*"

[@sphearix7232]

This is made so much funnier given the knowledge that Sprinkle was actually the Traveler the entire time lmao.

[@troy8593]

Watching this scene again after knowing the secret of sprinkle makes it soooooo much better

[@GhostBear3067]

Jester: "Don't bite her, ok." Sprinkles:

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

omg the talent it takes to verbally convey what a..umm..accomplished weasel would sound like is award-worthy. Best _kehhhk_ i've ever heard.

[@Ashytaka321]

Holy god, Jester looks way to cute in this. Sprinkle looks "great" as well, at least for what he has been through. Amazing work man!

[@ragdolltwisty]

Thank you very much, I appreciate it!!

[@HardSkolas]

The best part of this was the fact that sprinkle was the traveler the whole time XD

[@GhostBear3067]

Jester: "Don't bite her, ok." Sprinkles:

[@MadamFoogie]

The little grabby hands are just too cute.

[@dan-tz9dl]

coming back here with the recent sprinkle reveal is something else

[@Ubermensch9240]

This is hilarious knowing that Artagan was actually Sprinkle the entire time. XD

[@zorod5475]

Recent revelations changes the context of this scene so much.

[@Vanq17]

This scene becomes infinitely more amusing with the recent discovery surrounding Sprinkle

[@jodah_eternal]

Yesss

[@obi-wank-enobi]

Imagine bathing an archfey

[@AJRivers21]

"Hes a little...um" That's all you have to say

[@DuskWolf224]

Hindsight makes this ten times better, and it was already very good. Lovely animation!

[@beneditooliveira3942]

The best part is undoubtedly the sound effects that Matt makes.

[@indoggedon-03]

Knowing the truth about that weasel makes this scene more funny

[@benjaminschellhardt2818]

Jester: He's a little, ummmm... Sprinkle: O_o Jester: ... skittish...

[@thepbg8453]

Again a lovely stylised interpretation of the mighty 9

[@RosyMiche]

Suddenly. with the knowledge we now have, this scene has gotten a thousand times funnier.

[@augustus3024]

That whole, "Do you want a sandwich?" part may be proof that Cad is best dad of the Mighty Nein.

[@WolfiePH]

Imagine being so chill that even rabid weasels calm down around you. Only caduceus.

[@antoniocotillo9595]

You know, with the way you designed Sprinkles, he kinda reminds me of that squirrel from the ice age movies a bit

[@SpamSide_B]

The new context around Sprinkle really adds to this scene.

[@GammaAlanna]

Sprinkle's personality is so well captured in this. I love it!

[@BlunderMunchkin]

Laura's brilliance shines through with the 'also for me' at the end.

[@romanposillico5688]

This has aged like fine wine.

[@theverbalasymptote8332]

This is... GREATLY improved after new information...

[@kristinebennett9428]

omg, the sprinkle design had me dying of laughter

[@ssfbob456]

"Wait, I bathed you!" "Yes." "And you bit me!" "Yes!"

[@ashleyallensworth5646]

Coming back to watch this now that we know Sprinkle's secret is a treat.

[@ariaowl910]

No matter how many times I see this video I always come back when I see it in my recommended. Matt really is a master of sound effects.

[@JJJacey]

The little "gimme" hands were perfect!

[@ripple-effect-mlp]

You can hear Talisen trying his best not to break character when he says, "Yeah?"

[@coryeller]

This is so much better now.

[@Ellisepha]

What I love most about this scene after the Spronkle reveal is also Cad feeding him Sandwiches, but only if he behaves well. Lmao what an awesome scene

[@spacebarf9188]

this hits Different after 136

[@bookwormwithwings]

I keep coming back to this video whenever I need a laugh - the expressions, the timing, the way you worked all the sound effects from Matt in and all the details like Jester and her paddle ball- its all amazing! Such a wonderful gift to the community, I hope the cast saw it!

[@ragdolltwisty]

Aww, this means so much to me, thank you! And I'm glad it brings you some joy

[@dianasandres]

THIS VIDEO IS 3000X FUNNIER NOW I'M LOSING MY MIND

[@rachelc8368]

I've been looking for this animation for days!! I don't even watch Crit Role but this is so good!!!!!!!

[@KingSundew]

This whole thing has a new context given recent Sprinkle Revel.

[@lifesacosmicjoke4638]

Hits different after ep 136 👀

[@cupcakepaints2259]

I love everything about this! Keep being amazing! (But can we just appreciate how perfect and cartoony Matt's "poof" noise was? That mixed with the timing of the poof was so perfect! XD)

[@ragdolltwisty]

Haha, we get Matt's POOF noise whenever there's a character with super fluffy hair and I live for it tbh. Thanks so much!! ❤

[@razaldazal2259]

Arty sure is having a good time

[@mayormarshmallow]

This entire scene is even more hilarious with recent revelations

[@Bhatmaniac]

Recent revelations about Sprinkle make this even more hilarious in context.

[@FieryArtemis]

This is even better given the Sprinkle reveal!

[@kuurro5769]

Sprinkle reaching out for that sandwich. My spirit animal has been found.

[@EZ_roni0413]

After ep 136 this scene is so, SO much more hilarious

[@salty_slug]

Dang, i've seen so many animatics and this is still one of my favorites (if not my favorite). The attention to detail and the grabby hands are amazing XD

[@ragdolltwisty]

Thank you!! I appreciate that and I'm glad the grabby hands bring people joy

[@salty_slug]

@@ragdolltwisty For sure, You are very talented, and I'm sure you work your butt off for it, the least I can do is let you know how much I enjoy it!

[@TheAsmodha]

I came here after 136, and man... That was fantastic.

[@hunterlangley8287]

I haven't belly laughed this hard in ages. Thank you for this wonderful animation!

[@resdamalos]

God, it's so expressive. I was hoping to see Yasha in one of these!

[@Rokkiteer]

Sprinkle is my favourite running gag, right next to the Nott/Fjord animosity.

[@KMMHealy]

Cad could tame a disgruntled god with his sandwiches. 😂

[@ladymecha8718]

It was hilarious to find out the secret of Sprinkles too near the end of the campaign too. 😂