Soldier Poet King CritRole Boys

[@sixofclovers]

Hey all! number 1. thank you so much for all the lovely comments!! They mean the world and I really appreciate your feedback

[@dr.zespert]

I love it and wouldn’t change a thing!! I frickin love the animation. Like, Fjord’s tassels and his cape, Caduceus’s staff and long ass sleeve, and Caleb’s hair and scarf being all floppy. I’m a sucker for fluid animation shit.

[@jaylanriorden6341]

you should eventually do a version with the whole CR cast!

[@RealityRogue]

Awesome! I love this. The character picks are perfect. The only thing I’d suggest for next time is looking at some references to see how cats run/walk, a little too stiff in the vid since only the legs are moving

[@sixofclovers]

Reality Rogue bro thank u sm and you’re right but Please read the comment you replied to lmao

[@K-Rock_0]

Haha, I actually loved Frumpkins animation in this

[@Luan-st2gb]

"he will slay you with his tongue" hits different after Caduceus fucking obliterated Trent

[@TheAlfreak]

"He will slay you with his tongue." *Trent Ikithon left the chat.*

[@kirahlarchirin4958]

Brilliant lol!

[@GaleHUN]

Trent: Why do I hear boss music? Cad: *Hi!*

[@cockadoodledoostudios2778]

Just the way cad manages to give him some insanely good life advise while also delivering the worst burn I’ve ever seen is amazing

[@BadWolf739]

"I hope in the future that you find someone who will mourn for you when you're gone." What do you want to bet that Cad will be the one to bury him in the earth eventually.

[@kirahlarchirin4958]

@@BadWolf739 Respectfully!

[@firephantism3561]

I love how Caleb is reading tusk love and the wild mother’s wind blowing through caduceus’s hair. Good details all around!

[@shinywhimsicott3047]

and If I remeber correctly thats a statue of Melora Fjord is walking towards. So he starts by the sea and heads towards The Wildmother. Pretty cool stuff.

[@elizabethanderson8363]

And the smoke in the background behind Caleb

[@chazzwozzio]

also the wildmother lighthouse

[@wels234]

And fjords original sword in the swing

[@vettethewarlock5448]

I love how like traumatic and horrifying Fjord and Calebs scenes are and then theres just caduceus with a cup of tea

[@Gstrangeman96]

He is by far the most wholesome member of the M9. Just wants to tend to his little garden with his family. No eldritch gods, no angsty childhood, no stunted development, no family barbecue.

[@geminimoon1864]

I think that that scene was supposed to represent the ten or so years he was left alone. In his own way, I think Caduceus- who was born into a large family- was traumatized by being left alone for so long. This is just my opinion though.

[@eryvac0074]

Look at that image again. It's essentially the 'this is fine' meme, where he's surrounded by the corruption and thorny vines that's taking his home, but he doesn't acknowledge it

[@faris-906]

@@Gstrangeman96 ayo, you did not just said family barbecue 😭

[@gillinois]

Sure, cad may be enjoying tea but there’s the corrupted thorns of the greying wilds surrounding him. Which gives it a little bit of horror elements that the others had.

[@hammsuke8290]

*You’re going to rip my heart again, aren’t you?* No, but my eyes seemed be leaking some kind of fluid once again.

[@leolion_plantstar9462]

It's gasoline

[@astralframes5351]

Aw crap Molly at the end just DESTROYED me I love this so much!

[@theguardianangel4001]

the true king

[@rib_rob_personal]

Hope you haven’t seen the spoilers yet.

[@astralframes5351]

Rob H. I assume that you too have seen the latest episode XD

[@vexxama]

I’m afraid to even get into this fandom and watch from the start because I know what happens to molly and don’t want to grow to like them

[@astralframes5351]

TerminalCarrion its worth it, believe me. I knew about Molly going into it and got attached anyway, and I don’t regret a second of it. If you’re nervous about it, start with the first campaign, a completely different set of characters and everything. They have their own whole story. Admittedly, the technical quality isn’t great in the beginning and they only started live-streaming in the middle of the campaign, but the characters are so lovable and I was hooked from the beginning. In any case, even when a character dies, the person playing them remains, and I love critical role for the cast just as much as the characters. It might be a little intimidating, but it’s totally worth it :)

[@MsAnimelover6666]

I LOVE THAT IT WAS ALL THE BOIS AND I LITERALLY GASPED WHEN FJORD PULLED OUT HIS SWORD AND WAS WALKING TO THE NICODRANIS WILDMOTHER LIGHTHOUSE AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH ITS SO FLUID IM STILL SCREAMING BRB GONNA WATCH IT AGAIN!

[@winterweasel425]

Fjord is best boy and that is non-negotiable. Also, this little animation is really well made, congrats! especially that little sword summoning.

[@Madlaph]

He is right about the sword

[@locorocky1]

The sword summon was a really nice touch

[@casualnobody8557]

Is very negotiable, but I respect your point

[@SonofSethoitae]

You spell "Caleb" really weird

[@Mushroompancake]

That’s not how you spell Caduceus

[@jennyduong2466]

The little Molly at the end was so comforting for some reason. Like a spirit watching over them

[@huntsman0865]

Last time I was this early to a good critical roll animation caleb still had parents.

[@sixofclovers]

DHSJFDHSHF

[@folkuey_artster]

A literal burn

[@Damian-Hia]

that hit me like an arrow out of nowhere

[@griffin5653]

Turtle Cow no that was just Vex

[@marshalllenhart7923]

@@Damian-Hia were you eating breakfast chicken?

[@duskydancing6409]

"He will slay you with his tongue." Spoilers for ep 110: After Cad absolutely murdered Trent with words at their dinner party, hell yeah he will.

[@PLGRN8R]

Absolute madman basically walked into Trent's tower and told his entire worldview to get fucked.

[@GaleHUN]

You mean absolute mad*cow*? ... I'll see myself out.

[@quendi5557]

@@GaleHUN Mad Half Giant?

[@g0lddustt29]

@@GaleHUN Firbolgs are forest giants, not cows....I s2g I'll never forgive Matt Mercer for describing his nose as "bovine" because now every Critter assumes Firbolgs are just cow people. It's so aggravating.

[@anarkizt]

@@g0lddustt29 yeah they started as Sylvan Giants, and guess what? They still are Sylvan Giants, many Sylvan creatures have slightly animalistic features, so a Bovine Giant is a pretty good representation of both the Sylvan and Giant aspects. I was on the same page as you for a while but the cow people is way more interesting and unique than “big elf” or “pointy ear Goliath.”

[@Lucifer-bo3ol]

the fact that caleb is the ruler/king in this and fjord as the soldier makes me think this is from Notts perspective "from Notts perspective Caleb is the leader, and this guy keeps talking all the time" - Sam, talks machina discussing campaign 2

[@ssilentwillow]

MAN THE LITTLE BITS OF FLAIR YOU GIVE TO EACH WALK CYCLE AND THE STILLS (fjord summoning the sword, the water/steam/fire in the stills) ARE SO GOOD!!!! Your art style is gorgeous as always ;;

[@alexanderholscher6548]

Now there's a trio that's ready to leave every place they go better than when they found it.

[@verysaltykryptonite8593]

Caleb after all is the true leader of the M9

[@anothercub6958]

Cadeusus is group impulse control

[@mikieoboyle6127]

Broke: Fjords the leader Woke: They all make democratic decisions that helps everyone flourish Bespoke:Jesters the leader

[@thatguy5737]

I feel like both fjord and sherman both are the leader.

[@FoxHound-ut1hu]

I think Fjord is the group dad

[@MultiGodmode]

Ok there nott who gave u a KZbin account??

[@bobertson_jr]

The Return of the King Also, I've watched your Whitestone Arc PMV too many times to count. Phenomenal work your doing

[@sixofclovers]

aah thanks so much!

[@eryvac0074]

Fjord is walking away from a ship and darker waters towards a statue of Melora, with the ocean in view the whole time. Caduceus is just feeling the wildmother's wind in his hair, and Caleb is walking away from dark smoke into the day light, his trusty familiar following in tow. I love this video so much. Well done

[@laurenhawes7201]

Song: He will slay you with his tongue How Cad would actually slay somebody with his words: "hey, dont. Its a mean thing to do"

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

"Not cool, man, not cool."

[@DocEJ]

"Off"

[@goopyfish3275]

All he has to say is “I am disappointed in you.”

[@tuesdaynext7370]

Spoilers for episode 110: Here's how he does it: "And I wish for you in the future to find someone who would mourn you when you are gone. Respectfully."

[@KassParish]

@@tuesdaynext7370 exactly what I was thinking!!

[@divinityquartz3428]

am i the only one who feels like this song could just all be fjord. the soldier with a mighty sword= 1st arc when he just smashed his way through. the poet who will slay you with his words= 2nd arc when he had to learn to talk his way out of situations they were not yet prepared for. the ruler who wears a crown of thorns= the whole story so far of him shouldering his own burdens to help the others.

[@eryvac0074]

And poet for the fact hat he has really high charisma.

[@WhatsAGoodName42069]

Well the song is originally talking about 1 person(Jesus) with all 3 descriptions, so... I guess Fjord is the critical role Jesus?

[@divinityquartz3428]

@@WhatsAGoodName42069 brought back to life and followed around the continent by followers performing acts of great kindness

[@blessynswack8543]

Can i just gush about this for a second. As someone who adores this animation meme this is the first time I've seen anyone animate the sword for the soldier part and wow as it fantastic. The whole flip then swish of the sword was amazing. Not to mention the cape animation which was just as amazing!!! The outfits had so much movement and the breeze for the poet and the leaves was amazing. Now for the king I squeaked when I saw him put down his book. Normally it's just a walking cycle but to see characters actually move! AHH this is so good!

[@chintex_]

Spoilers ahead. As fjord is not carrying a falchion, this must be after he became a follower of the wild mother.

[@ireneazreal7041]

You also can tell by the more white in his hair and his outfit

[@FlorentiusIV]

Yep, I think this is really showcasing how all three of them are mostly in a better place now despite their past troubles. The whole video screams it as they're galloping along the road while we see a quick reminder of what once was. Least that is my interpretation!

[@llewtree3013]

There’s a giant wild mother lighthouse statue in the background ... I felt I should bring that up

[@pallydan893]

@@FlorentiusIV and then there's Molly at the end.

[@David_Blake91]

@@llewtree3013 Yup thats the Nicodranas Lighthouse

[@sethlost424]

OH MY LORD IT'S YOU Your Whitestone PMV came across my dash and I swear I've seen it 50 times already, and then this comes sliding through my recommended. Watched it, screamed... and then I realized it's THE SAME PERSON *commence internal fangirl screaming*

[@sethlost424]

Your caleb, fjord and caduceus art made it into fanart of the week! I cheered for you in twitch chat :D

[@cjwisler4021]

“He will slay you with his tongue” is doubly true now, after Cad’s complete takedown of Trent Ickythong.

[@charastar3]

Maybe this is mean, but I love how silly the Frumpkin walk cycle is. That's not how cat legs work and thats totally okay

[@sixofclovers]

charastar3 fhjdf it’s not mean lmao the cat walk is deffo wrong i just got super lazy at the end😂 thought i might as well include it for the fun

[@EyebrowsGaming]

I can't stop looking at Frumpkin's spaghetti legs, they're adorable

[@HeroGenix]

What a journey it has been. It's soon time to say goodbye to our soldier, poet, king, and the tiefling that watches over them all

[@folkuey_artster]

I'm pretty sure that most of the people here have said this already but.... THIS IS AMAZING AND DESERVES SO MUCH LOVE! You very clearly worked extremely hard on this and it turned out beautifully! Smooth animation, little nods to bits in their stories, showing who these lovable bois are in such a poetic way, and doing it all in such a pleasant style! Keep up the good work, my friend! You are doing this community a favor with your work!

[@okthen623]

AH i love these boys so much! love that you included molly at the end too, long may he reign!

[@swampenby9019]

HOLY CRAP this is so beautifully done, the animation is smooth and well drawn!! Definitely subscribing :)

[@sixofclovers]

thank you!! :D

[@maymay6646]

Oml I seriously don’t know why I love the starting animation bit where he swings his sword out 😭

[@galiamelon]

this was really cute, i loved the choices for each character. Fjord as the soldier, caduceus as the poet, and caleb as the king. keep it up!

[@kazastrophy]

YEEEES My favorite meme animation with one of my favorite songs, and with CRITICAL ROLE, and it's absolutely AMAZING??? ABSOLUTELY YES

[@mea6065]

Beautiful song, great animation, hits all the happy spots on my brain! I kept seeing Grog with Craven Edge, Scanlan who can literally kill with his words and Percy the ruler with the worn brow

[@britishyoutuber]

The walk cycles are really really smooth and really well animated, I also love how Caleb has Frumpkin with him that's an adorable little detail

[@applejuice8271]

The cr Fandom is definitely the most proficient in spoiler warnings. It's amazing

[@IggyBitz]

Thought Molly was gonna be the king part but Caleb still fits well

[@holyheals]

The fact that Fjord is walking towards the wild mother is fantastic

[@Arketh-1]

The fact that fjord walks towards the wild mother is amazing

[@dominicdelliquadri2204]

You are 100% my favorite critical role animator in this community, your Whitestone PMV was fantastic and now this??? You’re incredible, please keep up the amazing work!!!

[@demitriush4791]

The whitestone arc is my favorite arc and that was the best animation I've seen.

[@Jizordizan]

I've watched this many times over. Every time it literally brings me to tears. They walk with such pride, the song fits too well.

[@CyberMancerGamer]

I love this! Cadeuceus' feet look a little too wavy in the animation, giving an unnatural walk, but you nailed Fjord and Caleb! Great work :D

[@damdamfino]

My Caleb loving heart got a surge of pride seeing Caleb appear, standing tall, walking confidently, with the words “ruler” over top.

[@chaskaconcar-tavares1358]

Why is this so good? Fuck I love it, honestly as amazing as CR is to see what comes of it is amazing watching through campaign 2 now, avoiding spoilers is hell but damn finding this is amazing.

[@wildestnothing927]

God this is beautifully done... And why am I crying???

[@mushlii]

God I really want to finish this series but it’s so much and I just can’t find the time to put it on. This is beautiful and also the little Molly in the end makes me so happy 🥲💕

[@littleratfella6857]

I cannot explain as to why this animation is so pleasing to me. All I can say is THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN.

[@xenamorphic]

i LOVE that you matched Cad's staff pounding on the floor to the music, now THAT is fantastic

[@nuclear_nautilus]

Those stills are incredible. Coming back after the end of the campaign to my favourite animatics.

[@K-Rock_0]

Easily one of the best Soldier Poet King animations that I have seen, I love the extra animations and details put in like Fjord summoning a sword and Caleb putting away a book. Fantastic Work!

[@roguewave5187]

I almost expected Molly to be the king, but nonetheless I love every second of this!!

[@eryvac0074]

Molly wouldn't have wanted to be king

[@roguewave5187]

@@eryvac0074 I was referring more to the phrase "Long may he reign", actually

[@eryvac0074]

@@roguewave5187 which was apart of his act. He didn't actually want to be treated like a god or a king.

[@roguewave5187]

@@eryvac0074 that,,, is not my point,,, I just think the nod to his known catch phrase would've been interesting

[@zigorously]

STOP I AM ACTUALLY WEEPING You made the boys look so GOOD! How dare you give me these feelings ;w;

[@chizera9931]

Aaahh this is just so good! I keep coming back frequently when I'm thinking about the Mighty Nein and all the stuff each of them have gone through. You really managed to capture the growth of these characters as they have been overcoming their past traumas and grief. Beautifully done, love it so much! ♥

[@Android_404_]

OH MY GOD, THIS IS SO PRETTY! like words cannot describe how much I love this. the animation looks fantastic and your art style is so nice to look at!

[@micanikko]

I love how Fjord here is "He will slay your city down." and you remember moments where he was flailing like an idiot. Its beautiful!

[@crowpickraven3596]

holy shit bro this is so good! i love the animation on the paintings and how smooth the walking is.

[@sixofclovers]

thank you! :D

[@left_embolden]

WOW amazing character walks!!! and great song choice to go with them too!

[@artofgaming3279]

This video makes me cry every time I watch it. I'm not super sure why, I think I just miss The Mighty Nein. Really helped me get through quarantine.

[@madsw7253]

I really don’t know why this made me cry. It was simple and detailed all at once. Beautifully done and I LOVE it

[@zephyrusb.2834]

I would love to see this with the tealeafs

[@JGuraan]

That actually works perfectly lol! Lucien the soldier, Molly the poet, and Kingsley the Pirate King

[@thedenosareo480]

YES TALENT AND HARD EARNED SKILL AND JUST OVERALL SWAGG

[@nubeviolet]

Oh the animation is just so smooth.... The visuals are so pretty... The molly at then end broke my heart

[@thetruezonein]

Dude first the Whitestone arc now this amazing thanks for the animations friend.

[@thatonebrit6736]

This is bloody brilliant, can’t stop watching.

[@ulesekingdom7142]

I was literally just listening to this song! This is so cool great animation!!

[@magnesiummonky7389]

That statue of the Wild Mother in the background for Fjord was a nice touch

[@ultimateventus712]

My favorite animation bits are Fjord's cape, Caleb's scarf, and whenever Caduceus hits the ground with his staff

[@FlorentiusIV]

0:31 The Wildmother being subtle as always.. Nice touch!

[@imjustwatching1964]

can we also apreciate that they even put Molly and Frumpkin in this :') Truly ALL the boys :)

[@Amanda-ee8jb]

This is so awesome! Great work like always!!! This is one of my favorite soldier poet king animatics out there.

[@hannahrose4856]

This is AMAZING I found it at like 2am when I couldn't sleep and i keep coming back to watch it, it's just absolutely wonderful. This also inspired me to start trying to animate, and i did my first ever walk cycle today. this is like my favorite critical role animation now i loveeeeee it

[@gemafire9968]

THE ANIMATION IS BEAUTIFUL!!! Such a wonderful job!!! I love this art style! Please keep up the phenomenal work!!!

[@alexandramarusich7585]

This was like an instant shot of dopamine straight into my little brain, which I desperately needed. I love it. Also love the Molly at the end!

[@alexandramarusich7585]

I literally instantly rewatched it, and it's so much better the second time. Caleb's bangs? Frumpkins silly little walk? The blueprint. I love it here.

[@spiderknight9752]

I just want to let you know you did an amazing job in this I started it up and I’m a huge critical role fan and I saw fjord marching on down the dock and I got goosebumps and started crying , amazing work

[@incolourxx2613]

I was taking bets on whether the poet would be Cad or Molly, but I’m happy we got both! Fjord and Caleb have the swagger I hope they learn to carry themselves with by the end of the campaign. Great job!

[@derandi2324]

Honestly i love fjord as a character cuz he is such a wonderfull example of how someone truly goes from average joe to legendary hero. And caduceus is such a wonderfull mentor character to fjord. Almost a father or older brother figure with melora as a mother figure in a sense Lovely animation!

[@The_Court_Poet]

SO SMOOTH!!! This is one of the smoothest versions of this meme I’ve seen and I love it!

[@natabee7901]

This actually made me smile so wide. I love and miss these bois so much and this animation is so beautiful!!

[@daphnedeleeuw]

I've been playing this nonstop for three days now

[@fairytalemagic2400]

This had me smiling the entire time! Well matched descriptions for each of the characters imo and Frumpkin's walking animation got me giggling like an idiot! Thank you for this, it put me in such a happy mood. Also Molly being the end card...*wipes eyes, chefs kiss*

[@Krokodilpudding]

This is so beautiful! I love how you've made the background display tiny pieces of their broken past as they move into literally a much greater, brighter and colourful future! The thorns in Cadeuceus as well as the ashy, red air in Calebs are especially wonderful! Amazing job! And I honestly find Frumpkin adorable 😂

[@ethanrapp6998]

Bruh, this ain't just a meme. This is seriously good stuff. Good job

[@dibspicer554]

Can't wait to see mighty Nein next year in Amazon prime so fucking hyped

[@opheliax583]

SOMEONE FINALLY DID IT! Dude, I've been thinking of this for ages but don't have the ability to animate, but you did such an amazing job! I love it so much!

[@aerialhead5574]

Daaaaamn... The animated paintings are especially amazing, awesome job ! They're beautiful

[@GoldenSerpentTree]

holy shit, this is fluid, the animation is simple yet fluid and nice to look at, i love it

[@Mastodon-8100]

This was also a very well timed upload. As I think Critical role announced their return either a little before or after this was uploaded. Just to really re-hype critters, well done!

[@Skylerrose23]

Beautiful animation, truly made me excited to see Crit Role in action again next Thursday!

[@smartpuff7389]

_This is so good_ _it’s smooth_ _the characters look like themselves_ _the comparisons make sense_

[@nobledonkey17]

Caleb being the one for the royal part HITS SO DIFFERENTLY after watching episode 110

[@day2139]

Aah I'm actually crying this is beyond good. And their walk cycles are so energetic and fun! I am once again reminded how much I love your art style

[@giabea.]

I love how Fjord is slowly moving towards the Wildmother lighthouse in the beginning

[@memento_maddie40k]

Revisiting after Cad's origin comic dropped, love this so much ❤

[@jamiepengilley7995]

Caleb is reading Tusk love I CANT

[@valasafantastic1055]

Great stuff! Loved how the bouncy walk cycles emotionally matched the music!

[@EmeraldAnimated]

holy SHIT this is beautiful??? it's so smooth??? and the colors???? and everything?????? can't believe this animation is holding me at gun point to make me start listening to critical role

[@mchills514]

This is absolutely phenomenal! Fantastic job on everything!!

[@pretzeldogwoof]

I love the Frumpkin oh my god 😭

[@siren_says]

as a massive fan of fjord this animation store my HEART! the sword summoning was so SMOOTH, his determined walk cycle with his puffed-out chest and little tusks, the BACKGROUND with that STUNNING ocean and the WILDMOTHER LIGHTHOUSE (!!!), and the AMAZING piece with the flowing water blew my MIND!! thank you for ANOTHER absolutely gorgeous animation

[@Jayemanz96]

One of my favorite songs and some of my favorite characters. This is a gem I will treasure thank you so much for making this.