Critical Role Animatic - The Turtle

[@AnilSaulnier]

Panicked Fjord is the best Fjord. Travis yelling is the funniest shit

[@thibautisserant]

Nott : I will save you ! *5 seconds later* Nott : THAT WAS A MISTAKE !

[@jesterssketchbook]

"come pick this thing upppp!" lololol

[@AnilSaulnier]

@@jesterssketchbook love your work, by the way! Your video on the platinum dragon is still one of my favorites!

[@akrinornoname2769]

Pjanic

[@killianasheart5175]

Stressed out and socially awkward Fjord is also great to listen to.

[@suddenmuffin2571]

If i had a nickel for every time the party polymorphed something into a turtle and it went wrong and they had to cast polymorph again, id have two nickels, Which isn't a lot but its weird that it happed twice

[@MrGoodroe12]

"I polymorph the Dragon Turtle into a Sea Turtle!" "You know it's actually faster in THIS form." *Curb Your Enthusiasm*

[@luciver3222]

The references...

[@evanbell]

Third time's the charm I guess

[@Sammie1053]

@@evanbell (snow bunny intensifies)

[@narwaltz1239]

The fact that it's happened a third time since then is just the best

[@heroofmajora9986]

Fjord: Yay giant Turtle! Fjord 5 seconds later: is traumatized and now fears turtles for the rest of the campaign

[@galadrinihrinor4863]

My tiefling gunslinger has an irrational fear of frogs after a not so fun run in with a hag that lead to him being shrunk to 1 inch tall

[@Trueknightofblades]

I remember Matt didn't have a turtle mini, so he used a horse. I still want to see fanart of a horse with a sign that says "I'm a Turtle" on it trying to bite fjord around his shield.

[@selenalulamoon1167]

Oh God some one needs to do that.

[@Trueknightofblades]

@@selenalulamoon1167 Honestly, I would like to see fanart of every time Matt had to use a mini for something other than what it was, either dressed up as what it is supposed to be, or wearing a sign.

[@hinro]

why not make it then?

[@KitZunekaze]

Be the fanart you wish to see in the world.

[@aromaladyellie]

I love how early on every polymorph was a horse without exception xD

[@lockskelington314]

Funny how it comes full circle with a Dragon-Turtle coming at them.

[@copycrow4486]

Someone once made the comment that Fjord's fear of the turtle might stem from him being attacked by a Dragon-Turtle before, since, you know, he's a sailor.

[@lockskelington314]

@@copycrow4486 I meant that they are now being attacked by a Dragon Turtle. But that IS interesting. Like that was what sunk the ship when he first got his pact?!

[@copycrow4486]

@@lockskelington314 It definitely is possible, since before they were actually attacked, Travis was worrying about being attacked by one. However, I do believe that Travis/Fjord said one time that Vandren blew up the ship. Was he at one time attacked by a Dragon-Turtle? Probably. But probably not when his ship sank and he found the sword.

[@lockskelington314]

@@copycrow4486 Thank you for informing about that connection, it was not something I knew prior. Also Fun fact about Dragon Turtles, they an be bribed specifically by sailors or other more powerful water lords like Ukotoa

[@ireneazreal7041]

@@lockskelington314 fjord's prior ship sank due to an explosion some asshole made on the ship who wanted the crew gone. Fjord survived because he was close to the edge of the boat. But I always thought fjord just never had a good experience with turtles. But the dragon turtle is highly plausible. GODS I want them to play a game.... maybe they could stream roll20?

[@cricketcalin]

I remember when Matt said 'giant snapper' and everyone was like "oh, that's fine" and I'm like THAT IS NOT FINE THAT IS NOT FINE RUN

[@shaygarden9831]

Same. I live in Florida. Liam has probably never seen one. Lol

[@Ajehy]

Regular snappers take toes and fingers. An 8-foot snapper is TERRIFYING!

[@AnimeWolf5193]

A normal snapping turtle would be a problem. XD

[@darrylhammett63]

Even baby snapping turtles are terrifying and they can fit in your hand! Matt said eight foot, eight foot!!!!

[@christopherbacon1077]

@@darrylhammett63 Love how. even in tiny form It's still going for him.

[@alexkoder1982]

Matt: Choose the form of The Destroyer Caleb.

[@MavHawk]

Taliesin

[@Woodside235]

@@MavHawk I think Inu was taking the words of Taliesin and then imagining the DM actually saying that.

[@zacharymccutcheon8607]

Everyone say it with me. "I use my action to disengage."

[@hoki3697]

I thought only rogues can do that.

[@cherudon5310]

Hoki they use their bonus action to disengage, anyone else can use their action to disengage

[@DamnitMeg]

I'm playing a barbarian, I rather say "I'm not stuck in here with you, you're stuck in here with me!"

[@TimoRutanen]

Or 'I use my action to fucken dodge'

[@WestCoastAngel101]

Panic...is the ultimate weapon mwhaha

[@SpyrosKoronis]

Fjord's panicky "AELDRITCH BLAYEST" gives me life.

[@twilightgeneral777]

Fjord's natural enemies: Uk'otoa, Avantika, Turtles... just, any type of turtle really.

[@cricocadazzle4439]

The Drednaw joke would be even funnier if Fjord had been using his British accent at this point.

[@huntereyeofdarkwood5417]

Crico Cadazzle thats exactly why the drednaw attacks him

[@scumbad7953]

Norf Galarian Accent*

[@hhylobates4098]

I know it's just because animating it all would be a hassle, but its just so funny how it looks like the whole party is standing around doing nothing while Fjords in peril, when they were actually busy fighting undead giants, demon mosquitos and evil jellyfish.

[@deathfromthedepths]

Everything was dead at that point besides the turtle. The veryyyy deadly turtle.

[@ironrose6]

death from the depths Hahaha there's even a point where Laura and Ashley both say "Oh wait, yeah, we're still in initiative, aren't we" because everything else is taken care of at this point 😂

[@deathfromthedepths]

@@ironrose6 Lmao, yep

[@ironrose6]

death from the depths Considering how many people liked the OP, it makes me wonder how many of the viewers actually watch CR.

[@veemie8148]

@@ironrose6 the episode was a while ago so our memory isn't always 100%

[@JAWsInfinity]

Dreadnaw is perfect for this moment. Great work!

[@jacobgalloway1392]

As is Chewtle.

[@EthalaRide]

Travis' noises of anguish are PRICELESS

[@LegendOfPistol]

I love how hyped Travis was for it to be a turtle only to start screaming in terror.

[@robertthompson5701]

The fact that they're just discussing Caleb's screw-up while Fjord is under attack is just hilarious to me

[@KaeganThornhillTheCyberRaven]

Huge Snapping Turtle: =Target Acquired= Fjord: =Frantly hit at the Turtle with his Shield while Screaming bloody murder.= Huge Snapping Turtle: = Munch on the Shield while staring at Fjord with it's souless eyes= Fjord: = Screams louder and Punch the Turtle in the Face= Huge Snapping Turtle: =Malicious Intention iItensifies= Fjord: = Yells for help from Caleb to shrink the Turtle= (Poof) Tiny Turtle: = slowly walks over and bite the Fjord on the foot for nothing shall stop it's blood lust= Tiny Turtle: Fear me for I am Destruction it's Self.

[@christopherbacon1077]

Snapping turtles be like tjat. Even a baby

[@eric_moore-6126]

I am -fire- turtle. I am death.

[@trualpha2594]

Cannot get over the animation of everyone just stood calmly by debating how to help Fjord while he tries desperately to put his shield between himself and a giant snapping turtle.

[@EthalaRide]

Fjord being terrified of turtles is my favorite thing now.

[@FoxHound-ut1hu]

He's a sailor he knows about dragon turtles he has reason to fear the Shelly boi's

[@alexhuettl1716]

I've had a character I made mess up SO MANY roles against spiders it was established she was canonically terrified of them and I had to make a wisdom saving throw every time we encountered one. If I failed, I had disadvantage against it for the fight. Which is fine.....except we were in the Underdark dealing with drow

[@mondoma9861]

Panicked Eldridge blast form a Southern Orcish man is the best

[@onecrazypig8423]

"I'll just stand here and die!" is my favorite quote from this series and I'm so glad it's animated. Definitely subscribing.

[@kalqul8er]

"Its a regular fucking turtle" is one of my favs

[@mariakristensen8289]

Omg Jester drawing what Caleb/Liam is describing at 1:12 is so adorable!

[@samuelfawell9159]

I just love the idea of everyone else just watching this and Caleb explaining “I really mean to turn it into a sea turtle” and the rest being so totally unconcerned.

[@Ryquard1]

using pokemon with CR is just *chef kiss*

[@NightEyeStudio1995]

This is so fitting...I named my Drednaw Fjord

[@PhoenyxRysing]

...Now doing this if I ever get a Shiny one.

[@ephemispriest8069]

Honestly, Grog is fun but Fjord makes me belly laugh. He has to be up front for all their shenanigans.

[@last2nkow]

i came here for the turtle story, but i stayed for the hilarious Travis screams

[@PaladinGear15]

In my game we recently needed someone to search low in the ocean for an underwater cave system where a Lich is hiding, so I used polymorph, and specifically because of this moment in critical role; I knew exactly what to choose to turn the barbarian into.

[@ethanwilde4716]

They say play DnD they said, it would be fun they said. Now I'm back to a wall with a turtle to my Shelid and my roll luck is as good as my athletic skills with is non-existent

[@foolofatook0019]

there's a "fjord focus" and a "fjord escape" joke to be made here

[@MightySquishy69]

"Choose the form of your destroyer." I'm dead💀

[@FictionRaider007]

Disengage Fjord, disengage!

[@amberpdavis]

Travis’s high notes always have me in tears it’s effing hilarious

[@sclair2854]

The Adventure Begins. Scary Turtle Behind You

[@griffin5653]

Your nerdy best friends, laughing right at you.

[@Ajehy]

And we run from the beast but there’s a wall ahead Half-Orcs beware ‘cause the turt wants you dead.

[@UninspiredArtemis]

“For the record, when I said giant tortoise, I imagined the big turtle I swam with in Hawai’i” Who’s gonna tell Liam that tortoises are exclusively land-dwellers and that he was thinking of sea turtles the whole time?

[@mythicmai5813]

The turtle being Chewtle and Drednaw made this so much funnier lmao

[@thefez-cat]

Now just imagine the turtle with the internal monologue of The Evil Turtle from The Amazing World of Gumball. "BITE, BITE, BITE! NEED FOOD FOR STRENGTH TO BITE, BITE, BITE! MAKE LITTLE TURTLES TO BITE EVEN MORE!"

[@deltaknight2764]

*YES.*

[@blueblayzer8636]

I love that the turtle is a Chewtle and Drednaw

[@giraffedragon6110]

Everyone tagging on Fjord, keep in mind Fjord was still terrified of this creature. So even if Travis didn’t remember that’s technically in character because would Y’ALL react with a cool head if you were terrified?

[@eleuuuuu]

He already saved from it ages ago after a turn of being terrified, so technically, it's just him being all paranoid about being between a giant snapping turtle and a hard place. ...Also, given that Fjord had underestimated the jaw of a snapping turtle in the first place, it's both canonically realistic and freakishly funny at the same time.

[@slayeroffurries1115]

@@eleuuuuu the bite of the turtle gave almost the same damage as a rock being thrown by a giant, I'd be freaking scared too

[@LordVader1094]

@@slayeroffurries1115 And honestly that's 100% accurate to if you sized up a giant snapping turtle to 8 ft tall

[@bekimpedersenali2620]

@@slayeroffurries1115 also he has armor of Agathe's and is scared of breaking the polymorph by leaving

[@marcosmunoz6992]

God I’m going to keep coming back to this one

[@ToaLewa6]

I feel like they learned their lesson with turning big monsters into harmless animals in this one. Next encounter I can remember where they did this was the Roc under the Wildmother's massive tree and made it a bat. Not technically harmless, but not able to effectively swing back and not a goldfish

[@ToaLewa6]

As of more recent episodes, I don't think they've learned...

[@boperatorbliw4579]

I’m so glad someone did this bit.

[@KaeganThornhillTheCyberRaven]

Little did we know that in the Final Battle that Huge Snapping Turtle shall save the Day and will Slave the Main Villain single handley as everyone bask in it's greatness.

[@christiandeepe6414]

I’m so glad that Travis forgot that you can use your action to disengage. This moment was incredible

[@asiabeale3833]

Fjord and then Notts expressions throughout this are just perfect. Thank you so much :)

[@xerneasgirlpkmn1433]

I love how it’s Dreadnaw and Chewtle attacking him

[@philliptivis3082]

I hope and pray this makes it to the animated series. This and the "Didn't I bathe you? Yeessssss."

[@MadamFoogie]

This is one of my favorite CR animations out there. Poor Fjord screaming about that relentless tortoise is just too funny!

[@ThunderTheEmolga]

I saw Drednaw in the thumbnail and had to see what was up. Well done!

[@Sibyl3000]

The mean baby turtle was so cute 😂 really well done!!

[@breakfastsquad9871]

It's the pokemon chewtle and the big snapping turtle is its evolved form Drednaw.

[@Damianweibler]

I like to think it made direct eye contact with Fjord as it fell back into chaos

[@Thiccremoch162]

*Its a regular fucking turtle* my new favorite line from Liam

[@Aozora210]

Thank you for using Drednaw and Chewtle in this bits, you made me LOVE them so much.

[@BlueStreakStudio]

I had to pause this episode no less than three times because the thought of Fjord screaming like a coward from being attacked by a snapping turtle had me crying with laughter.

[@nullpoint3346]

That thing hits like a semitruck, of course he's scared.

[@TheArcSet]

Thanks for this video. Great job.

[@sambro6657]

It’s a regular tucking turtle

[@n17r03]

As a pokemon fan, I love the fact that you used Chewtle and Drednaw

[@georges2842]

I absolutely love that you used Chewtle and Drednaw for as the turtles

[@ShadowWasntHere8433]

ITS A REGULAR FUCKING TURTLE

[@inkstained8165]

This is such a well done animatic! It perfectly gets across the hilarity of the scene

[@Angelic_Anon]

GOD this was such a gold moment, absolutely loved this!!

[@sarahprorok4155]

I love panicked Travis!❤😂

[@alphtheor.879]

The Mighty Nein has a better track record with T-rexes than they do turtles.

[@jacobseyla2284]

I love the timing of, "its a regular fucking turtle" with your reveal in the animation. its my most favorite part

[@patrickrhyno4517]

Jester drawing up Caleb's imagination with the magic paintbrush is absolutely adorable

[@lunarshadow5584]

Fears and other negatives like that are what makes roleplay so much more diverse and comedic.

[@xDragonHybridx]

I dont remember ever laughing so hard watching that episode for the first time

[@ericalander9884]

Oh my god this is amazing! Thank you for making this!

[@bitter-bit]

I just love Travis' shrieks with Sam as well

[@Blacksun9833]

One day it's a cow the next is a giant turtle. Poor guy can't get a break

[@cosmoly299]

i love how it’s just a Dreadnaw

[@casperwolf1537]

Ever since I heard this audio, I've been waiting for someone to make an animatic of it! Thank you!!

[@stingerjohnny9951]

Jester acting as Caleb’s sketch artist for reference was adorable, like a teachers assistant🤣

[@BorreloadMJ]

I love that you made it look like a Drednaw & a Chewtle

[@420Crows]

fjord: GET YOUR FUCKING DOG BITCH caleb: it dont bite fjord: YES IT DO!!

[@andreaso8886]

This was soooooo great!!!! Thank you. Tears are rolling from my eyes. You nailed it with the animation.

[@RonnieFlare17]

This is HILARIOUS!

[@meanderscarlos2035]

This was the moment of pure joy you hear from Travis that turns in to pure nightmare fuel for him later lol dragon turtle and other polymorp spells. 🐢😆😄 him and the target of polymorp is always a site to see lol

[@kyle21843]

If and when they animate this series i cant wait to see this part

[@audoldends6799]

I love the visual of them all just standing by and watching

[@johnpaulcross424]

This is beautiful. Thank you

[@MeZ1798]

I love this video so much I cant stop laughing. You did an amazing job

[@holyheals]

Now with that whole transition to Caleb explaining what turtle he meant my headcanon is that Caleb has a patron god that likes to fuck with him at random moments that he argues with in his head.

[@doubleslashkarma]

I love how you drew the turtle as Dreadnaw.

[@sarahprorok4155]

I love it!

[@PhoenyxRysing]

Love the substitution of Drednaw and Chewtle for the turtle! XD

[@L-Puffin]

Hoky shit, the turtle as Dreadnaw made this so much better, I'm in fucking tears 😂

[@mattsmith4527]

This is amazing!!! WELL DONE!!!!

[@keeperofthecupboard]

I'm crying this is beautiful and perfect thank you so much ahahaaaha

[@elvhengamero2iv]

thank you thank you so much for this

[@jesusjoestar8383]

this was beyond enjoyable

[@AyeNeNAy]

Just as I finish an episode, an animation of it comes out. I love this fandom

[@greyktx]

this is amazing and adorable!!!!!!!!!!!

[@raynepanda]

Perfect animation!!!

[@Sarriuz]

This is the friggin best.

[@taylorwalker7417]

These guys and turtles. Such a torrid history😂

[@pyromaniacz22568]

This was adorable. I can't wait to see more. Please keep going strong

[@KumaoftheForest]

Imagining Vax/Caleb swimming with sea turtles is so wholesome

[@SeerOfTime577]

This is beautiful. XD

[@Tom-zr6yn]

THE FUCKING NECK EXTENSION KILLED ME