Scanlan Introduces Vox Machina with a Legendary Song | The Legend of Vox Machina

[@PrimeVideoUK]

As Percy said, Vox Machina is a play on words. But what does it actually mean?

[@myra_4]

It can roughly be translated to "Voice of The Machine", which is a reference to the fact that the party is all played by professional voice actors. Granted, this probably worked better when this didn't apply to every other character in the story...

[@takinggaming6640]

@@myra_4 granted it did, because Matt Mercer was still the one who voiced everyone else

[@kyeo77]

lol lame

[@roberonin7400]

@@myra_4 yep

[@maugondola2565]

Machine Voice

[@deathbykonami5487]

"The bear waits outside" cuts to after the meeting, the guards are fussing over Trinket and giving him scritches.

[@nittygritty7034]

Ulterior motives

[@Allantitan]

@@nittygritty7034 and that’s why they wanted trinket to wait outside. They wanted to spoil trinket with attention and scritches (and maybe even treats 😂)

[@rosenrot234]

Its what Trinket deserves.

[@MrFerkles]

And the palace guards, and Trinket, are voiced by Matt Mercer!

[@omegagilgamesh]

Let's be honest, if you met a tamed bear would you NOT be tempted to give it scritches?

[@FBWL-u1r]

"They're stealthy and quite deadly, but I forget which one is which" 😂 Brilliant

[@piperbird7193]

And honestly not the rhyme I had assumed Scanlan was going to use.

[@shirokku3279]

@@piperbird7193 For his own safety, I think it was his own 2nd choice too. Both Vex and Laura were in melee distance at the time. 😂

[@martinkarleskind8697]

Hes Vax

[@Spiralpaladin]

@@martinkarleskind8697 "She's Vex."

[@EightThreeEight]

And then they had Vax and Vex say each other's names rather than their own just to add to the confusion.

[@captainbirch2.079]

I just realized "You're hired, just because I like the bear" was Scanlan passing a persuasion roll with advantage from trinket

[@Blazieth]

And just... *bearly?*

[@AndorRadnai]

@@Blazieth Well it earned them the right to bear arms…

[@valois6846]

*Disgusted Cassandra Noise*

[@rhettdilley]

Enough puns. I can’t bear it any longer

[@AndorRadnai]

@@rhettdilley Unbearable, right?

[@mistamemewide]

They did not disappoint with the amount of Scanlan Musical Numbers.

[@BryonYoungblood]

Sam must have had a blast singing it XD

[@lacondrathompson1747]

@@BryonYoungblood Same

[@nuru666]

@@BryonYoungblood Sam probably laughed himself into a set of 6 pack abs recording this, they all probably did. Can you imagine how much fun Travis had with the belch!

[@BryonYoungblood]

@@nuru666 No kidding on that! XD

[@nuru666]

@@BryonYoungblood "Oh you want me to drink a few beers and rip an epic belch? Ok! Laura's driving anyway." lol

[@StefanoNovella]

I love how Vex had her Primeval Awareness weaved into the story.

[@reaprcussion5703]

Oh, is that what that was? I figured she got hit by Detect Thoughts or something. What classification did she pick up, if you know?

[@Illustrallyson]

@@reaprcussion5703 Dragons and fiends, at this level.

[@OgenB]

I think what they did with everyone is awesome! They gave Scanlan hand based magic to explain when he gets Bigby's Hand. They gave everyone a very followable power growth that you don't have to have any D&D knowledge to follow.

[@zackdawgz8398]

@@OgenB I just hope it’s enough to where some hop on the vibe I love introducing new players

[@hhylobates4098]

But will they have to change it again ~if~ theres more dragons later? The paralysing headache is a bit much, and just innately knowing dragons are nearby kinda ruins big surprises.

[@ton1]

Fun Facts: *Trinket* has a Charisma of 30 *Prestidigitation* can create a *Trinket* that fits in you hand

[@valois6846]

Better call The rules lawyers DMs, cause this right here is a (nerve)game-breaking idea.

[@benjisthebestdog]

trinket being so big makes every time they took him on a stealth mission even funnier 😭😭

[@hhylobates4098]

Notice they didnt bring him to subtly break into Kreigs house. Must have skipped over the hour of convincing Vex to leave him somewhere haha

[@monalisamartian5472]

I mean he is a bear xD

[@insanejay3777]

@@hhylobates4098 Scanlan rolled a Nat 20 persuasion before that stealth mission.

[@johncall2037]

@@hhylobates4098 unfortunately that was due to budget constraints, trinket just costed too much to animate thats why they left her in the keep for most of the season

[@Heraldo_Del_Mar]

"Get some water, hide yo daughters." Sick BARS 😂💀

[@yesikanarvaez5027]

And wives and sons

[@Novumic]

@@yesikanarvaez5027 and yourself

[@sadlobster1]

Normally, hearing a rap song of any kind in a fantasy setting feels off to me. But in THIS case; after hearing Scanlan do it, I'll make an exception

[@rommdan2716]

Scanlan invented it just to sound cool, what a legend

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

Sam Riegel transcends genres, styles, and indeed universes.

[@hhylobates4098]

I mean Scanlans "original" spoofs of pop songs never really felt out of place, he has the power to utilise music from across dimensions

[@actuallyhard315]

Don't forget Scanlans backstory was inspired by Eminem and Dr.Dre

[@sadlobster1]

@@actuallyhard315 That bit I did not know

[@tonyofhousestark1511]

Witcher has Jaskier , this has Scanlan Know nothing about it but I'm so excited for this show

[@davissmedley5937]

So... Scanlan always dresses in purple (plus has purple magic), AND Sam Riegel also voiced Donnie in the 2003 TMNT series. Coincidence? *I THINK NOT!!!*

[@JWeb66]

I can't unhear him now!

[@Signerdragon123]

Also... the original voice of Tristan Taylor.

[@ztslovebird]

Now that you say it, he DOES sound familiar.

[@jacobjantke6886]

@@Signerdragon123 he was Tristans voice before Greg Abbey?

[@Signerdragon123]

@@jacobjantke6886 Yup. Voiced him in DM up until the Joey vs Rex two parter early on.

[@JoshCoombes]

I watched all three episodes back-to-back as soon as they were released. Utter perfection. I don't know how The Legend of Vox Machina managed to exceed the hype, but it did. Bidet!

[@chris_bcx]

Why is there only 3 episodes

[@marsofthestarz]

Same!

[@Atheistcats]

@@chris_bcx they will be releasing more episodes once a week

[@G4MBIT]

“Utter perfection” - this comment is utter exaggeration.

[@crystallxix1493]

@@G4MBIT How can you apply objective judgement to something that is literally subjective by definition?

[@newavengerxx4428]

Okay, I imagine that if The Witcher and Guardians Of The Galaxy had a lovechild, this show would be it. So, maybe I'll watch it just for Scanlan... and Keyleth... and the bear. Definitely the bear.

[@DragonSouled79]

The bear does look quite ferocious.

[@엘제-k9u]

And the song was quite entertaining.

[@nobodyimportant290]

I thought watched it for the bear... It turns out I watched it for the story and grog... doing grog things

[@Mirekluk]

@@nobodyimportant290 Grog must be protected at all cost. Thanks the Everlight for Pike doing just that.

[@Cdc321]

I think of it more as if Game of Thrones was written by the guys who wrote the Deadpool movies.

[@Hans.6947]

Seems like a solid show. Ill give it a watch

[@davidty2006]

Ngl that door animation reminds me of that original clone wars show.

[@sadlobster1]

If you love fantasy media, you'll love this

[@houndgirl7365]

The first 2 episodes were amazing highly recommend doing so ^^

[@Eleglas]

Wait till you get to episode 3.

[@themoviecritic1092]

@@houndgirl7365 Episode 3 tho

[@klandgraf6956]

Of course Scanlan’s songs on the show would be a bop and he would have his own rap style section for himself lol

[@Taikofan04]

1:19 love how keyleth looks so done in this frame lol

[@Direwolf181]

She's still hungover poor thing

[@Taikofan04]

@@Direwolf181 yeah she was but if you didn’t know that, you would think she looked so done with him

[@arturohigginbotham9231]

I woke up and watched all three episodes. I want more so badly. It was so amazing seeing it in animation form.

[@natanoj16]

I should have done that... I have a day off xD

[@Allantitan]

Me: *watches all three episodes* wait a minute *gets sad* I watched them too quickly

[@ravenna6543]

@@Allantitan Watch them again. The more view numbers they record, the more seasons they will renew it for!

[@Allantitan]

@@ravenna6543 worst part is I got so into it by the time the last episode ended I thought I had watched only 1 episode so it took me a minute or 2 to realize I watched all 3 so I might just do that just to see what I missed on the first viewing lol

[@ravenna6543]

@@Allantitan There are so many nods to the campaigns in the show. If you haven't already, rewatch the Gilmore's Glorious Goods scene and check out the shelves. There are a ton in there but I'm like 90% sure I spotted the handle of Vex's broom

[@Mediados]

"Oh gods here we go" No one can sound so done with everything like Liam O'Brien.

[@trystynroberts5482]

It’s Scanlan for me 😂 don’t even have Amazon Prime, but I’ll get it exclusively for THIS show

[@cecilia7932]

same

[@natanoj16]

Same ^_^

[@GT4viper]

This is the way

[@ravenna6543]

If you get the free trial, youll have enough time in the trial for all 12 episodes as they release!!!!

[@cecilia7932]

@@ravenna6543 Oh wow yeah I guess you're right! Thanks!

[@BrookeButterworth]

This show is the example of how to exceed expectations and hype! BRAVO.

[@Mediados]

That's the thing about Critical Role, they always give the fans something great back. They get a shitload of money from the fans, and they deserve every cent.

[@15jsoliven]

For someone who has followed Critical Role since Campaign 1 Episode 32 (PIke in action got me hooked on being a cleric) this show brought me to tears. The subtle D&D moments and seeing characters you love in action visually is everything I could have hoped for and more. Vox Machina will always be my favorite.

[@omegagilgamesh]

Between plans going awry because of locked doors, to seeing a copy of Tusk Love in Gilmore's Glorious Goods, this show really shows the actor's appreciation to the fans, as well as being a bit of an apology for thinking $750,000 was not "respectfully, a paltry sum," as Pumat would put it.

[@bogdanmelov3846]

This will be my jam for a while.

[@YorkshireMatt]

As long as its not the tune at the end of episode 3 (great tune)

[@ambiej123]

@@YorkshireMatt end of episode 3 is stuck in my mind - I teach elementary music. This is a problem.

[@YorkshireMatt]

@@ambiej123 😂😂

[@itamarbar9580]

It's amazing to see all the characters interact and imagine all the voice actors in the booth.

[@robertjackson3552]

hate to burst your bubble usually recorded separately but as they are friends may be different

[@raddude1328]

Charisma check succeeded

[@tconnelly8]

The bear gave advantage

[@VoidLantadd]

Clearly bardic inspiration was involved as well.

[@PrimeVideoUK]

Scanlan's on a roll!

[@emiljones3767]

The guard that said the bear waits outside the castle doors was actually voiced by Bobby Haul aka Logic himself!

[@ripzmad9846]

That's unexpected lol

[@anivonatoll5319]

The best thing about that scene is that, in other cartoons the video editing would be meta, outside of the story and unseen by the characters within the show. Here? Scanlan's casting Major Image while performing, so everything we see as the audience is everything that the King and his council see while he's performing, and that's brilliant. (The purple smoke gives it away, it looks similar to when Scanlan cast Major Image to fool Brimscythe... which is kind of ironic considering he's in the room here)

[@Ivrin3]

First three episodes were absolutely amazing. I’m looking forward to seeing more!

[@ThunderTaco206]

The only thing I don't love about this show is the fact that I can't binge it all at once.

[@isaacgraff8288]

Yet, you can't binge it yet.

[@ThunderTaco206]

@@isaacgraff8288 Fair point. It's not like I ain't gonna watch it multiple times anyway.

[@adaezebinutu-odufuwa8989]

@@ThunderTaco206 like I need a hundred episodes like yesterday

[@adaezebinutu-odufuwa8989]

@@ThunderTaco206 like I need a hundred episodes like yesterday

[@carsonrush3352]

I actually like the return to having new episodes come out gradually. If something goes badly wrong, they can correct it on the fly. If they dump the entire season at the same time, a big problem could go completely unresolved until the next season, which we might not even get because of such a problem. Case in point, just look at Wheel of Time. Plus, Our society needs more delayed gratification.

[@angel__king]

0:57 did the king just glitch?

[@Marguns21]

The DM having trouble controlling so many characters at once? XD

[@therook3008]

I thought I was going crazy with that

[@thefirstofthelastones8952]

Just finished all three episodes and I must give my honest opinion.... I NEED MOOOAAARRR!!! I mean the writing, characters and the plot, everything I've ever needed in a series.

[@scottyg3406]

Just watched the 1st 3 episodes and it absolutely exceeded major expectations! Just WoW! The voice acting is perfect by all. The humor is naughty and on point. The animation is special. It's an amazing transference of the game we watched them play without feeling Hollywood. Watch it! You'll agree. 👍

[@Claireffa]

I actually love Sam so much. I'm gutted for people who haven't actually watched Critical Role's first campaign because Scanlan's musical repertoire is insane xD I'm so glad they got a show as well. I sincerely hope that there are more seasons because I'd love to see the other arcs of the campaign covered! The Chroma Conclave arc would be ridiculous to see on screen!

[@stabulous730]

Well, they do have a *bear*. That's gotta mean something.

[@Shadowkey392]

I haven’t seen anything else of this show, but it is automatically awesome because of this alone.

[@NukemDukem]

Can't wait to see @SkyMcSparkle reactions to this scene!

[@herbertadams8433]

If you think this song is legendary, wait until the episode 3 credits.

[@shirokku3279]

Scanlan's beads of love tho xD

[@ambroseandersonmusic]

Episode three completely blew it out of the water and got me hooked.

[@legendarychibi7958]

"Get some water, hide your daughters" is the best line I've ever heard.

[@themastermason1]

I'm so glad Stephanie Beatriz as Lady Kima is just Rosa from Brooklyn 99.

[@PrincessMeggala0913]

Yup. Best. Casting. Ever. Whoot whoo!

[@elusivegamergirl]

Best introduction to each character ever. ^__^ I love it

[@Nargon46]

This show is so freaking amazing. Gives me hope for the future of entertainment! Btw love the detail of the symbol on the palace door 😆

[@joeyuzwa891]

00:57 ayo what was that

[@ztslovebird]

Khary Peyton playing the Sovereign made my day,

[@benstormrider7173]

The show made my eyes tear multiple times in these first 3 Episodes. I love it! Especially happy to see a pre-Stream story told in the first 2 Episodes (before they made their homegame a streaming show)

[@benpebbles4111]

This is SO AMAZING. HOW IS THIS REAL???? 😨❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@themoviecritic1092]

Logic as one of the guards was great, but the literal first 3 episode was BEYOND amazing, I can't wait

[@freddietickle732]

Thank you so much for uploading this

[@canyouwriteanythinghere]

Lol, did everyone notice Uriel glitching when sitting down at 0:56?

[@natanoj16]

Woops :P

[@katherineelizabeth3608]

i literally watched all the episodes like four times ahhh i need more!!

[@TheFerrett3]

Brunstone being retroactively added to the world? YES PLEASE

[@dazrah705]

Love the value added by Scanlan/Sam and these songs. As much as I like the witcher s bard songs, Scanlans are very much more catchy

[@ryaku5]

0:57 Tal'dorei has the jitters.

[@austinwhite3575]

I knew I saw that mistake.

[@_____2219]

He sat down with disadvantage

[@MatiNuva1724]

I genuinely wanted Scanlan to finish the Rap part

[@Divine_Chareka]

Scanlan is GOATed 🐐

[@iantkach6640]

Keyleth vomiting right as the song ended was fantastic xD

[@felixseraphin7375]

I can't stop laughing at this

[@Feasco]

best part not in this scene is them coming out with the guards desperately trying not be seen hugging Trinket :}

[@RoxN7]

Great voice actors and the animation looks amazing. Love it that amazon gave them a chance.

[@myrddin8673]

This show and song actually slap, I’m happily surprised

[@Creddiam]

1:10 Ah, that's why it's called that

[@gurglequeen433]

So basically, if you want to plot out a show, get a dungeon master to decelop a campaigne for the actors and go nuts.

[@DewoftheDutch]

Why would I not be surprised if that burp Grog made was done by Laura herself.

[@queenofpups]

Because it was, she confirmed it on twitter

[@Zach-rw6jf]

"Get some water, hide your daughter" LOL

[@GPBA89]

I like Scanlan. He reminds me of Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones. He's lustful, witty, small in stature, and giant in personality.

[@PrimordialNyx]

And has high charisma

[@kjrey9878]

"Well...they do have a bear...". I F'ing love(d) the sovereign!!

[@wikoroo2366]

And that's how exposition about characters should be done.

[@lochness5524]

Anyone else hear David Tennant?

[@seabass819]

That would be general krieg

[@sadlobster1]

I only hear Scrooge McDuck

[@cryofpaine]

Yes. If you check the Critical Role YT channel, they have a video listing all the actors they got for this.

[@VoidLantadd]

Yes, that is indeed David Tennant.

[@icefire2104]

Don’t forget he is the 10th doctor from Doctor Who and he is The Fugeitoid in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)

[@carlosserra689]

Scanlan’s voice actor is such a great singer

[@ghostparker1987]

I really enjoyed the show so far.

[@aduckwithayoutubechannel]

Same! Episodes 1 and 2 were a little meh, but episode 3 was stellar!

[@GreatGreenGoo]

"Well they DO have a Bear" Im sold

[@cyberwing89k33]

The one thing that would make this show better, is if scanlan sung about vox machina in the intro animation each episode. I mean, come on, it's a perfect fit

[@kasiatokomi9116]

Yeah, seriously, I can't understand why the intro music is so boring, when they had this perfect song

[@MCBLANKYGAMING9999]

0:57 he rolled to sit down with advantage

[@herowriter5]

Ok you've convinced me to watch this show with the sung alone.

[@vilevagrant4632]

0:57 the sovereign is so drugged he is glitching

[@Skitzaholic]

I love the slight animation error at 0:57 , thought my eyes were tricking me when I first watched it on prime.

[@katherineelizabeth3608]

also watching vox machina animated made me so excite for how m9 would be animated

[@shirokku3279]

If it happens, that would be great. Campaign 2 had some moments I am really excited to see them animate. The contrast between the usual light-hearted chaos brought about by Jester and the seriousness of events like Mollymauk vs Lorenzo. Also seeing characters like Fjord where his player Travis let a little more of himself come through in the character's personality compared to when he made Grog. We need a Mighty Nein animation at some point.

[@dominikwilliams1703]

This and the initial intro sold me on the show

[@John_Thomas96]

The guards fussing trinket when they exit is priceless.

[@Zylarlander]

Watched this as soon as I could. It's great, even if you know nothing about critical role or dnd!

[@MRmeomania]

I can tell that most of the budget is used on Scanlan and I am perfectly okay with it.

[@tyra_p808]

Plot twist, Trinket could of went inside but the guards just wanted the bear to stay with them (since later on they were petting Trinket)

[@Dusk425]

I binged this show yesterday. It was so good👍

[@yew2oob954]

At 3:50...Pike on Grog's back...so cute!!

[@BrookeButterworth]

SOLID SOLID Show!

[@johnrebentisch]

You're hired Vox Machina mainly because I like the Bear🐻 Everybody loves the Bear! 🐻

[@anonymanonymus7021]

2:22 What you ordered online 2:25 What arrived in the mail

[@grom4games]

Who doesn't love a fluffy grizzly bear like a teddy bear...

[@definitelyarealperson248]

Love this show. I’m just a small bit worried it will suffer the same fate as many other ensemble shows and one character will end up being underdeveloped

[@BingBongBoi101]

It helps with the fact there is already tons of source material for most characters already, unlike other shows with ensemble casts. Although it could still definitely happen over the course of the show.

[@definitelyarealperson248]

@@BingBongBoi101 yeah but sometimes arcs focus more on one character than another. Since this season will only cover so much. This problem will be ironed out over time.

[@BingBongBoi101]

@@definitelyarealperson248 I have hope that it will be ironed out over time like you said. It would probably be one of the side characters if any that would be under utilized and developed if any.

[@SCUBAguypnw]

What is really cool about this show is each character was created by the voice actor that plays them and they played them before for years in another non-animated show. So this would be like a book being turned into a movie but each character in the book was written by the actor that ends up playing them in the movie. So since each one of them has complete control over their individual characters I do not believe there is any chance of any of them ending up underdeveloped.

[@hhylobates4098]

This season certainly focuses on one character in particular, but we know after that it evens out and everyone has their turn at confronting their past and growing to face the future.

[@betahammer3566]

Coin Over Character is literally Vex’s mission statement.

[@nightcorefusion3884]

The thing this show highlights best... is how freaking talented of a VA David Tennant is. You cannot tell it's him even when you try.

[@monkeyking9863]

the bear is the cleanest one but is the only one kept out

[@flewis02]

I need a whole Scanlan Rap Album now, first track : Man wit da Purple hand.

[@feiwnakausvkaxbdkebkswowbq8331]

I will never forgive the king for interrupting Scanlan

[@tyra_p808]

I love how they got hired mainly because of Trinket.💕🐻 Trinket Supremacy💕🐻✨

[@crazyman8472]

“I sense a great disturbance in the Force…” 😳

[@toddbennett5406]

0:37 Nice one, Grog. 😆

[@noturavgMeg]

I really wanted to hear the rest of Scanlans rap

[@grimmashley8422]

Now that I’ve actually looked at Critical Role and how much catching up I have to do, this show could go on for awhile

[@anathem9982]

depending on how they pace the next arc, this show will most likely go on for 4-5 seasons. and then they will have the next campaign to animate should they want to

[@velvet0ground]

LOOK AT THEM. I LOVE THEM SO MUCHHHHH.

[@Firanna-Pire]

Ahh I'm a big fan of this show and just realized that they were talking about whitestone kraig sounds like gobber from HTTYD

[@Eszra]

Im watching this after work tonight! The joy!