Saddest Critical Role Moments

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Clip 1 1:09
Clip 2 6:40
Clip 3 9:37
Clip 4 16:25
Clip 5 20:41

[@hpsladyamaunetbastet7621]

I watched the end of c1 live and it broke me. To tell you how good these people are, I posted on my Twitter how heartbroken I was and Liam wrote back: Sonnet 71: No longer mourn for me when I am dead BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE No longer mourn for me when I am dead Than you shall hear the surly sullen bell Give warning to the world that I am fled From this vile world with vilest worms to dwell; Nay, if you read this line, remember not The hand that writ it; for I love you so, That I in your sweet thoughts would be forgot, If thinking on me then should make you woe. O, if (I say) you look upon this verse, When I (perhaps) compounded am with clay, Do not so much as my poor name rehearse, But let your love even with my life decay, Lest the wise world should look into your moan, And mock you with me after I am gone.

[@ZodiacBandit]

I’ve been trying to think of a way to respond to this but I can’t outside of just saying this is very fitting for Vax and its beautiful must’ve been wild for Liam to respond with this back then

[@hpsladyamaunetbastet7621]

@ZodiacBandit oh man, I lost it, cried til i had a migraine but it was so very kind.

[@susanmcmillan6130]

So very Liam, ❤

[@HunterSentinel]

Wait, what happened to Liam?!?!?!?

[@ZodiacBandit]

@@HunterSentinel Nothing is wrong with Liam he just chose that bit of writing to show how he or vax feels about how vax ended up at the end of campaign 1 it may represent how Liam feels in general but that would be an assumption

[@Banquet42]

"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life." Captain Jean-Luc Picard

[@ZodiacBandit]

Very true unfortunate but true

[@DanSolo41]

When Caleb and Essek go back to Aeor in the epilogue and look at the time machine experiment. Caleb thinks about reviving his parents, undoing the timeline, having his happy ending. And then casts Disintegrate.

[@ZodiacBandit]

I thought about this one as well it was a tight race

[@bookmarkyourthoughtsblog]

Yup. Me too. And then him putting the book between his parents. I was blown away. Honestly, a lot of Caleb’s story made me cry throughout campaign 2.

[@ravenburns6600]

He learned his lesson. He knows he has to own up to what he did. Its the only way he can feel peace. He also could have used an animate dead spell to tell his parents he was sorry. But he let their souls rest instead and buried the letters with them.

[@vampirelogan]

Another one I would add would be the moment Scanlan had to choose to use his last level 9 spell slot to autosucceed counterspelling Vecna because was saving the spell slot to cast wish to save Vax after the battle. Tearing up just thinking of the looks on Sam and Liams faces while the rest of the party celebrate their victory. Truly a great and understated moment the most people didnt even understand at the time. Also, the culmination of Scanlan's character development to perform a non-selfish act for the greater good. I cant wait to see how they play that out in the animated series.

[@ZodiacBandit]

One of the moments I can’t wait to see in the animated I just picture slow mo of scanlan looking at the cast from vecna and then to Vax mouthing I’m sorry and counter spelling as it speeds up

[@vampirelogan]

​@@ZodiacBanditoh yeah that would be perfect!

[@motorcycleboy9000]

Sam pleading for a long rest, knowing Matt wouldn't let it happen.

[@malachairasmussen4591]

I loved how Taliesin was ready to see this character off to the aether. But.... But He knew the crew loved Molly too much and Cad who is meant to keep the balance between life and death, bent the rules of his treasured domain to save someone he doesn't know or care about it for the sake of his friends. I think he's my favorite character of Campaign 2 and that says something because I love them all.

[@ZodiacBandit]

Cad is a top tier character he changed the whole crew they were morally grey then he shifted that alone he helped fjord and yasha become better people he stood up for Caleb right to Trent’s face he stood beside them all at their hardest moments he’s easily one of the best characters

[@malachairasmussen4591]

@@ZodiacBandit the moment he clapped back during the dinner moment was perfection.

[@josephbeaulieu1569]

@@ZodiacBanditI think how dark they go in the sanatorium while Cad waits outside is a great example of how much they needed him

[@Banquet42]

I would also add 'What is my mother's name?' ,finding out that Vicktor died and the very end of EXU Calamity.

[@ZodiacBandit]

What is my mothers name is a devastating line it’s for sure up there in my top 10

[@Banquet42]

@@ZodiacBandit Scanlan's Eulogy for Tiberius is also very touching but I can understand why that can be prroblematic for some.

[@ZodiacBandit]

@@Banquet42 It’s sad but a consequence of poor choices and actions in real life I know some people liked the character I didn’t mind Tibs to start but then his infamous turn happened and everything went down hill the character didn’t have to die he could’ve been an npc so yes it’s said to remember good times with tibs but unfortunately most of that was their home game

[@BearWith_You]

What's my mother's name is my favorite Campaign 1 moment. Its such a powerful and well acted moment. Sam kills it in that moment and I can't wait to see it in Legend of Vox Machina

[@AttackTheBloc37]

Travis is the most underrated with emotional moments. "Fix him" destroys me every single time. Chefs kiss man 👌

[@MusingsOfApathy]

For me it was Vax's return in Dalian's Closet one shot. That sequence was so emotional for the cast that it completely got me.

[@ZodiacBandit]

It was a good one as well many sad moments and they are sad in different ways I said I was gonna do another one of these for exu one day maybe I’ll do EXU and One shots so those moments get their shine as well and maybe 5 is to few

[@Hethan_Kyle]

I commented this on so many clips from campaign one, but hearing Grog shout "Fix him." I was at work on the night shift watching this, and this broke me. I was crying at my desk, completely broken.

[@BallisticAero]

I was working at my ranch and thank God no one was in the barn with me, I was listening via YT premium and had to stop and watch it on my phone... Grog's whole interaction throughout Scanman's moment of death and revival just hit so hard I too, a grown 30 year old horse caretaker, was shedding many tears through the sequence. Travis is so good at flipping the switch on Grog from dumb, aggressive, indifferent to something so nuanced and suddenly deeper than you'd ever expect is just masterful acting. Yes I cried and I cried again just seeing this video

[@Hethan_Kyle]

@@BallisticAero Same man, same. 8 year Combat vet here, and yeah, we all laugh at how well Travis plays Grog with his childish mindset/low intel, but when we see his best friend go down, and Travis flips that to a younger person not understanding, and immediately going into rage to want his friend better, it just feels too real.

[@rebeccatrishel]

That "Fix him!" is so strong

[@ZodiacBandit]

Very powerful

[@cryofist]

i still remember that particular line all these years later

[@ZodiacBandit]

@@cryofist can’t wait to hear it in LoVM I’m sure it’ll be even more powerful

[@cryofist]

@ZodiacBandit I hope they include that, it's a very real moment that shows it as more than pretend, it will add just as much weight

[@fakjbf3129]

@@ZodiacBandit I almost want them to just take the audio file from the stream and use that instead of redoing the line, it’s already so perfect.

[@Sam-rv5bd]

the fearne coin flip always gets me. lauras gasp and "oh no" breaks me so much, especially since Laudna is my favorite CR character 😢

[@ZodiacBandit]

Laudna is one of my favourites as well very painful to have watched in real time

[@blackbox8697]

I think we often attribute the most heartbreaking moments to be attributed to the DM, or circumstances of the game, but Ashley should be commended here. The fakeout of going to Laudna first was brilliant, and the perfect knife twist to an already gutwrenching episode.

[@ShadowFist13]

That scene with Grog saying, "Fix him!" always makes me tear up.

[@Schmidy76]

The c2e140 was the sadest followed immediately by the greatestest moment of the campaign

[@ZodiacBandit]

“Just put it back”

[@spaceman9599]

Nice collection. Oh those nerdy voice actors - amazing improvisation, amazing feels. And this was posted in January. Oh boy, you need to make an extension!

[@ZodiacBandit]

@@spaceman9599 yea something else traumatic happened a little while ago lol

[@carrieweaver-iw8nv]

I have been wanting something like this for a while. So happy you put this together. Thank you

[@ZodiacBandit]

Thanks for watching glad to bring some happiness

[@brunoroda3437]

Thank you i relived those end campaing 2 as the 1st time... i really forgot about them and that last scene when he got divine intervention was so but so amazing gosh sometimes dices know how to role the story

[@ZodiacBandit]

The randomness of dice is what makes the game fun you may have an idea in your head mostly positive but those dice will give you a reality check from time to time

[@ventarimortem1876]

The loss of Vax and Keyliths heartache stands as the only moment in Critical Role that actually made me cry

[@thunderspear2251]

The end of C1 got me to shed tears. Dalen's Closet got me to WEEP.

[@every1poos]

Veths son was one that I cried a lot

[@ZodiacBandit]

It nearly made it

[@bookmarkyourthoughtsblog]

I bawled. Everyone’s reactions at the table were so upset.

[@deantitus9734]

Easily the saddest moment I saw was Mollymauk dying in that battle against Lorenzo when they were trying to rescue Fjord, Jester and Yasha!!

[@ZodiacBandit]

I find the moment of realization to be more impactful they people who are still around to feel what has been lost

[@sueby67]

Grog's 'Fix him!' crushed me.

[@ZodiacBandit]

Seems like it should be higher on the list based on all of you

[@amg7535]

For me, it was "fix him!" It does it to me every damn time 😭 and then the coin flip was just so fuckin bittersweet!! Not just because of the decision it made, but also because she fuckin STOLE THE COIN!!😭🤣😭🤣 nice video, friend!

[@ZodiacBandit]

Stealing the coin was such a fearne thing to do

[@poke_onix9235]

Man, i cant believe this was posted just 3 months before "True Heroism". That definitely would have made the list

[@ZodiacBandit]

@@poke_onix9235 1 million percent gonna have to do this list again in the future

[@1Morphed]

the fix him always kills me whenever it comes back to light

[@ZodiacBandit]

Same it’s incredible

[@RegalNika]

Scanlan is by far my least favorite PC of all three campaigns BUT the devastation when he was forced to burn the 9th level counterspell in the final battle and then the reveal "I was trying to save a wish for you" is easily top 3, possibly the most heartbreaking moment of Critical Role.

[@ZodiacBandit]

If only they had one more night scanlan might have been able to use that wish the raven queen was smart not to give them time

[@laughingpanda4395]

Nothing more devastating to a DMs plans than the words "long rest"

[@ZodiacBandit]

@@laughingpanda4395 “oh all the spell slots I tried to take away are back and your hp is full why did I even think about having mid boss”

[@justinl416]

Ashton is the worst but ok

[@jingerbreadman88]

great video my friend. awesome insights as well

[@ZodiacBandit]

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@cakes37]

I still say that Fearne lied about the coin flip for Laudna and saved Orym instead.

[@ZodiacBandit]

I tend to agree I really hope if it landed on laudna she’d help her but i don’t know

[@BearWith_You]

Fearne and Orym have much history together thanks to ExU but I give her the benefit of the doubt and say it landed on Orym. Not only would it be Fearne lying, but Ashley too. This isn't just characters making a decision. Its a real person having to chose which real person has to sit out

[@jingerbreadman88]

clip 2 still tears me up every time

[@ZodiacBandit]

FIX HIM

[@jingerbreadman88]

@@ZodiacBandit it just hits so hard. even to this day

[@ZodiacBandit]

@@jingerbreadman88 agreed

[@joeythemoose]

Missing some huge ones! Way better than most of these!! "What's my mothers name?", Nott's story of why her name is Nott The Brave fkn broke me, and Mollymauk's actual death, and When Yasha get's dominated and they have to leave her... crazy that these were left out over others

[@ZodiacBandit]

It comes down to personal preference obviously some of these are my top 10 but the video is 30 minutes already imagine I did 10 moments

[@joeythemoose]

@@ZodiacBandit just weird the ones you went with lol

[@ZodiacBandit]

@@joeythemoose they are the ones I find sad

[@joeythemoose]

@@ZodiacBandit 👍

[@BallisticAero]

For me, Grog in C1 hit the hardest as the whole time up to this point he's been just a dingus who is massively indifferent to the events around him (except with Pike of course) and then suddenly he's in an emotional rage. Yelling to "fix" scanlan, and then when they performed the revivify ritual his face when he realized Scanlan never heard what he said as his offering... maaaan that hit the feels like a cannon ball. Patrick's face the whole time as he just silently sits there staring off and listening to the group is also an underrated reaction as his expression and silence speaks heavily on the moment, also letting the main group have their moment in the scene. Its a struggle to watch Laura covering her mouth as Travis is yelling to fix him.

[@ayrtonborg3750]

Wedding Wish by Scanlan

[@ZodiacBandit]

I think I’m gonna have to make a saddest EXU and one shot moments video

[@shawnkricksmith]

Clip 3 IS sad... however, the background Ashenvale music from World of Warcraft really takes me out of the moment LOL

[@ZodiacBandit]

I don’t have that connection never played WoW although it might be a good place for music in my home game

[@Ty-yy7zr]

The Brass Ring endures.

[@odiogoponto]

To me It was wen Matt decided to condencendently teach the viewers about how there are no actual alphas in wolves populations.

[@ZodiacBandit]

HA that was very rude RTA!!!

[@odiogoponto]

@@ZodiacBandit sorry, I'm not a native english speaker. What does HA and RTA mean?

[@ZodiacBandit]

@@odiogoponto laughing like haha and recognize the alpha

[@LololovesFrodo]

ALRIGHT this is too much.

[@weeag]

What is the still shot of just Matt from (27:01)?

[@ZodiacBandit]

The end of Campaign 2 saying is it Thursday yet?

[@jamricsloe]

32 minute long moment?

[@ZodiacBandit]

Moments there’s many here

[@dovearchambault9229]

What's the point in showing only half of Vax's goodbye? There's *so* much pain that is played out in that and not showing it is a disservice to the entire table, and at least somewhat disrespectful. Honestly, most of your choices with regard to how little you choose to show and how much you babble between part is honestly making me angry. I would love it if KZbin would stop showing me your videos. I came to this looking for the heart-rending performances that I know these actors could do, but what I got was maybe 10 minutes out of a 31-minute video.

[@ZodiacBandit]

First off I’m not showing a 15 minute clip I also put the episode it’s from in the video second this is not a clips channel it’s a channel for discussion many others who have commented seem to get that third if you don’t want to see my stuff feel free to not click the video you can see my channel name on it before you don’t I don’t give a shit Lastly it’s not disrespectful to not show the whole clip it would be disrespectful if I showed the whole thing and then didn’t tell you where to see it but I do both as I have the upmost respect for critical role some of the fans however fucking suck learn to have fun and discuss something or don’t I don’t really care what you do

[@HeyBuddiesClips]

Daddy, chill.

[@8Smoker8]

Lol I was actually happy Molly died. Stakes and he was kinda annoying. Lorenzo FTW. I didn't like Caduceus either though :/