Victor | Critical Role

NPC April Day 30: Who better to close out this series than everyone’s favorite black powder merchant, Victor?
I’m kinda sad that NPC April is over! While I won’t be doing daily videos anymore, I’ll still be posting (hopefully at least weekly). I still have loads of ideas that I haven’t made yet, and I’m always happy to take requests for any kind of Campaign 1 compilation you might like to see, NPC or otherwise! Thank you so much to everyone who came on this adventure with me, whether you watched one video or all 30. Here’s to the next 30 (though not all in one month this time)!
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[@BriannaZumbro]

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[@thesandwich5321]

You make NICE dice

[@BriannaZumbro]

@@thesandwich5321 thank you!

[@WhitexShark92]

"Its Percival, do you remember me?" "no." kills me every god damn time

[@kalamander8563]

To be fair it looks like it kill the rest of the group too

[@StormShadowHarris]

"How are your experiments, going well?" **keeps grinning, lifts up fingerless hand**

[@EnitVal]

ITS HIS EYEBROW RAISE

[@WTFisTingispingis]

@@StormShadowHarris LEARN FROM HIS MISTAKES!

[@mishiara5499]

I love the fact that Mat here decided that this NPC is so far off in his own world that one of the heroes of the story did not even stick out in his mind. Brilliant play of expectations and made him even more special.

[@Grim_Sister]

“Depends! How cool is the claw?” Victor, That is a very good question

[@ratking1608]

The girls' collective "Ohhh, Victor!" when he tells them he's been trapped for hours, and again when they see his missing hand, is just so wonderful and adorable. Victor's the best NPC ever, he's just so loveable

[@landmaster117]

Did anyone Notice that Percy mimed pouring out the coffee?!?! That was HILARIOUS

[@divinityquartz3428]

that subtle little flick when he wasn't looking? yeah that was nice.

[@barking-in-the-dark]

time stamp please?

[@theB08]

@@barking-in-the-dark 10:52

[@lumaeryn]

omg thank you

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

Percy's indignant confusion makes these scenes so much better.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Indignant confusion sums up Percy a lot of the time!

[@wardenlupa9408]

Percy's indignant confusion makes EVERYTHING better😆

[@rilahnatokov9944]

"Quite elderly, but spry for his size . . ." Yeah, that's a Mercer sentence alright.

[@concernedcommenter8258]

What do you mean?

[@artemisjohnson9368]

@@concernedcommenter8258 the phrase is usually 'spry for their age' as it unusual for the elderly to be spry, but not unusual for size to negatively affect movement

[@mayaenglish5424]

You try talking for 4 hours straight and see how well you do lol.

[@TwilitbeingReboot]

The extended improv does seem to lead to the occasional word salad. Generally it's understandable if you listen to the whole paragraph and don't transcribe it precisely.

[@ratking1608]

"I'm Percival! Do you remember me?" "NO."

[@tuxedobike4067]

I love the fact that Percy only managed to maintain his aloof image for maybe the first encounter before cracking and becoming Victor's part-time caseworker.

[@DirtyWeeb]

I feel like he’s less of a case worker and more of a grandchild. Rarely visits and always wants something from their grandparents.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

@@DirtyWeeb And yet he built a robot hand for Viktor, I can barely do chores for my grandma.

[@shoylerk9973]

If anyone other than Matt plays Victor in the show, we riot

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

I don't think ANY ONE but Matt could pull off Victor's manic insanity.

[@FoxGamer39618]

I think the closest contender would have been either Andy Serkis, or Darin de Paul. But Darin was used for Stonefell already.

[@jackbrian7083]

@@gilessaint-loup2426 you really underestimate other voice actors

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

@@jackbrian7083 it's not that I don't underestimate them, it is just you can tell Matt had a blast playing Victor.

[@minimeh5519]

I mean the guy who voiced King Bumi in Avatar already has the Victor vibe down pad.

[@shannononeill482]

Liam's reactions to one of the most favorite NPCs are priceless.

[@Cyyberslam8]

"I'm just going to stand over here and fail to stay in-character." *Relatable*

[@shannononeill482]

@@Cyyberslam8 yes!!!

[@Deer_God]

Grog: *Points and Laughs at Victor crying for help* Also Grog to Percy: “Dont insult him” I love him

[@blackheartthedarklord6428]

Laughing at someone's misfortune and insulting them are two different things

[@SpiderMario10]

@@blackheartthedarklord6428 Is it though? You are laughing at someone's expense when laughing at their misfortune. When you insult someone, you are doing it at someone's expense. The context differs, sure, but the principle remains the same.

[@ryanzimmerman1594]

"CAN I HELP YOU?!" "Yes, it's Percival do you remember me?" "NO!!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Bruce-in2su]

Victor is my all-time favorite character and just just because I'm literally missing fingers myself lol.

[@MasterPoppers]

Did you learn from your mistakes?

[@Allantitan]

@@MasterPoppers apparently victor didn’t 😂

[@cjmarion6350]

@@Allantitan better question is did we learn from his mistakes?

[@Allantitan]

@@cjmarion6350 sure let’s go with that *hides hand with missing fingers*

[@EdgeOf1996]

20:40 "Are you saying I'm pretty?" Then smash cuts to full screen Mathew Mercer

[@tomawen5916]

How ironic if the Mighty Nein are wandering in Exandria and need gunpowder for Veth's "fluffernutter" and they find Viktor's hovel and Viktor is still alive. As Viktor regales them with his insane ramblings, Cadeceus checks out the hovel and finds a plaque from Sir Percival de rollo (rest obscured due to burnt gunpowder) proclaiming Viktor a "Hero of the Realm" and the glorious sacrifice of his fingers in the pursuit of science......

[@veedraify]

that would be cool, it's a shame that Victor died at the battle of Vasselheim

[@Logan_Baron]

That would be fun, but not really "ironic".

[@isobelmoody8328]

@@veedraify Unless he survived. How? No one knows. Is he even really there? Woooo....

[@veedraify]

@@isobelmoody8328 Matt said that he died, but he also said that he had relatives that the Nein could meet if the story goes there

[@danielforster4285]

Full Circle Barbara

[@last2nkow]

Holy crapola I'm a dumbass. I was today years old when I realized that victor caused an explosion in his lab that took his thumb and pointer and that blast is how the heavy bag fell onto onto the trap door and got him stuck.

[@BriannaZumbro]

Omg that totally makes sense!

[@last2nkow]

@@BriannaZumbro right?!?

[@DeCMKYT]

@@last2nkow well he did prolly use explosives in the mine thats how since he was building a mine

[@SentheSleepySage]

I don’t know why I always imagined Victor as a a goblin. He just radiated that energy lol.

[@Grim_Sister]

Agreed

[@Allantitan]

He is definitely chaotic something 😂

[@High-LordHarza]

I thought for the longest time that he was a crazy old gnome, but apprently he is human?

[@Allantitan]

@@High-LordHarza either that or he’s the god of madness

[@TheReaver1234]

@@Allantitan my head cannon is now that he’s a god of chaos with access to explosives

[@FoxGamer39618]

Bless you Matt Mercer for making such wonderful NPCs.

[@BriannaZumbro]

Amen

[@Grim_Sister]

Kiri, Essek, Victor, the Syphilis gang, Zorth… Matt and the group truly know how to make the most out of each situation

[@PeTTs0n88]

@@Grim_Sister Don't forget Pumat... Pumats? ^^

[@Allantitan]

@@PeTTs0n88 is it truly 1 pumat or multiple since technically the others are basically his clones

[@Mrcheckpointeh]

@@Grim_Sister Henry crabgrass

[@-Meatlorf]

It's hilarious that Victor never even knew what Percy was using the powder for,

[@austinryder2622]

I imagine since Victor's Blaze of Glory was such a massive explosion that Vox Machina could see it from the top of Thar Amphala it probably took out a big chunk of the mountainside Victor's Hut bumps up against. Hell, he probably has a whole city block named after him.

[@shadowstrider8295]

When did that happen?

[@austinryder2622]

@@shadowstrider8295 They kind of glossed over it in the episode, but Matt did remark on a large explosion in the city below that was eventually confirmed to be Victor going out like a badass.

[@shadowstrider8295]

@@austinryder2622 Which episode?

[@LadyElvan]

@@austinryder2622 Technically he said that, canonically, he left Victor's fate up to the viewer. I prefer to think he had an escape planned because he planned to blow all SORTS of crap up. :)

[@Clone6385]

I’d like to this his last words were either “LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES!” Or “WITNESS ME!”

[@alexarroliga284]

In my own campaigns, I have Victor as kind of a gag character. His crazy machinations and experiments end up with him being blown literally into alternate universes. How? He doesn’t know nor does he care all that matters is that he’s not dead learned from his mistakes and continues on like nothing happened

[@BriannaZumbro]

Oh my god that’s amazing

[@alexarroliga284]

It really is, though none of my players have been gunslingers so just randomly I have them hear a giant explosion outside of town

[@alexarroliga284]

I even tie in C1 events because I have it set that if the gunslinger character is a human female, he will mistaken them for Ripley for a moment and if it is a human male, he will mistaken him for Percy briefly.

[@Allantitan]

@@alexarroliga284 victor: have you learned from my mistakes? *holds up metal hand/claw*

[@jaffarebellion292]

We have a fisherman named Greg in my own game. He shows up in random places, even though there's no fish to catch 300 miles inland. He's a perpetually depressed, exasperated guy who is self-aware about being a gag character, and he's kind of resigned himself to his lot in life.

[@danielarosindo]

Anyone else praying for Victor in the Second season in The Legend of Vox Machina?? I just started seeing season 2. VICTOR APPEARS! I'm so happy

[@Doihavetodothisagain]

Yessss

[@boiledcrap]

*scene ends with the sound of an explosion* "...Oh he's fiiiiiiiiine."

[@pabloc8808]

He appears AND he learned from his mistakes!

[@danielarosindo]

@@pabloc8808 now, did he really? 🤣🤣🤣

[@arancourt5623]

New theory, The explosion at the end of campaign 1, victor survived, because his mine was actually a tunnel to get the horn of orcus, victor is the new BBEG for campaign 3. You're welcome.

[@DetectiveLance]

I'm f***ing terrified as to HOW but that it's possible

[@arancourt5623]

@@DetectiveLance you're welcome

[@lilstubbs9553]

That's sound hilarious but amazing.

[@TheGamekid01]

I don't think enough people appreciate the part at 12:49 such a simple yet hilarious exchange between vex and percy

[@malphone7940]

This is my favorite Percy x Vex interaction.

[@TheFrozenFlame05]

7:25 it amazes me that Matt actually kinda pulled off the magnified eyes look with just his own eyes and no glasses.

[@ryen0262]

seeing Victor jumping around happy for his cool new hand is strangely very wholesome

[@josephmort4039]

"How cool is the claw?" Best bit.

[@MadMethod-qs1en]

Watching this and seeing the twins so jovial and cheerful together, I got hit with a very sudden pang of sympathy for the versions of Vax/Liam and Vex/Laura who aren't yet aware of what's to come.

[@BriannaZumbro]

Ahhh my heart 💔

[@Allantitan]

@@BriannaZumbro just think vax is possibly visiting victor wherever he may be at and getting a good laugh at his antics 😂

[@aidankeane8971]

At 7:30 you can see Sam thinking "OH this is gonna make a great t-shirt"

[@skyz6708]

I swear Sam dies on the inside every time Taliesan says gingerly

[@tackyoptic]

victor's chaotic energy is unmatched to this day

[@Emrald7]

I dunno… Have you seen Dimension 20’s Fantasy High Show? Captain Bill Seacaster is pretty high up there.

[@BaldursPicketFence]

The Adventures of Zorth, Victor and Madam Musk, holiday one shot.

[@resdamalos]

This is great because Madam Musk could easily be three kobold characters

[@BaldursPicketFence]

@@resdamalos exactly and then by their powers combined they can become Madam Musk!

[@Catholicterp7]

I want this so much

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

Also Suvo, of Suvo's Secrets, and Dimble Thaydeen, the Goliath who sold them the celebones.

[@Allantitan]

And then pumat just to have that calming voice of reason who is just neutral good

[@joelgermany1236]

All hail Victor, God of Black Powders.

[@TheReaver1234]

His symbol is a barrel with an explosion coming out the top

[@LadyElvan]

I don't care, canonically Matt says what happens to Victor is up to the viewer so he's still building a mine in his rebuilt basement. So there. :D :D

[@jerryharris876]

19:15. The loss of the 3rd finger happened when they played Honey Heist.

[@vijayanand6650]

Thank you

[@dairycream5]

28:11 I think this is one of the greatest and most terrifying laughs I have ever heard, especially with the little bounces🤣

[@TheFrozenFlame05]

I love how every episode that they visited Victor had someone who had never experienced Victor before. The second time had Mary and Will, and the third one had Ashley

[@darklord884]

Love that after Victor's "Are you saying I'm pretty?!" line, it immediately hard-cuts to Matt's Pettigrew-like smile. It just drives the hilarity higher.

[@Eszra]

I swear Victors real name was really Victon originally but Poor Matt had no idea what he said and honestly Victor sounds better.

[@jessegd6306]

Looking at the names in a text format, maybe Victor is Victon but a piece of the n got blown off from a bit of gunpowder, turning the n into an r.

[@EzraColdsGarage]

I so want to see The Mighty Nein find Victors descendant in wildmount.

[@jodah_eternal]

The thought of Victor having a kid hits me about the same as knowing that goofy has biblically know a women

[@scarlightemperor3410]

That would be epic

[@CatchatoriFung]

@@jodah_eternal goofy canonically fyhucks

[@Kwantscupcakes]

@@jodah_eternal maybe an aprentice or something like that. Highly doubt he could ever have kids honestly xD

[@respectfulevil9022]

I swear pumat is the neins victor

[@thexcix130]

It only makes sense that Victor was left for last :)

[@BriannaZumbro]

Of course! :)

[@deadman3824]

Every time victor appears and makes one of those indistinguishable noises, it's the absolute greatest. A legend if there ever was one!

[@hanfran579]

Lol 19:50 Travis, Ashley and Laura are see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil

[@vijayanand6650]

And Liam. Adore the evil

[@boiledcrap]

I love the concept that you create a character so chaotic that patrons/players check for 'traps' from just entering. And what makes Victor's progression so funny/sad is the split screen where he shows one full hand and one numb! 18:57

[@vijayanand6650]

I like how he points with the nub

[@stefanjentoft8107]

I've just started playing a dwarf artificer with a very Viktorish attitude toward experimentation. He already lost an eye and ear to an experiment before the campaign started, and I would be surprised if he comes out without a few more self-inflicted wounds. The gung-ho experimenter who puts science before anything including safety is such a fun trope to play with

[@kyle21843]

I cant wait to see this guy in the animated series

[@VegetaLF7]

Same. All I ask is for Matt to voice 3 NPCs in it. He needs to play Gilmore, Lord Briarwood, and Victor

[@missobvious5436]

Oh I would love to see Percy interacting with him in the series!!

[@vijayanand6650]

He did appear for a minute

[@beaniemanmg9134]

You see Sam subtley taking a picture of Matt in their 2nd encounter with Viktor. I don't remember if he printed it on a shirt.

[@vijayanand6650]

Commenting as well to be notified of an answer

[@oldwolflogan4224]

Hopefully, by next year, Campaign 2 will have enough NPCs for you to make compilations of. Genuinely looking forward to it, this was an amazing idea and a great gift for the Critter community.

[@BriannaZumbro]

Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed it, and I’m definitely looking forward to doing it again at some point!

[@Grey_Shard]

@@BriannaZumbro Pumat would definitely count for someone whose had enough appearances. That or Ruby or The Gentleman...

[@lars7747]

@@Grey_Shard essek as well ofcourse, orley, the traveler, veth's husband and son.

[@bonzupippinpaddleoxacoppil484]

He made it in! Our short king made it in!

[@NightHawkLocket]

Their wheezing killed me at 32:00 xD I wish I could see their faces at this part

[@jeremybeamer3029]

7:32 All the times I’ve watched this, and I just noticed Sam taking a picture of “Viktor“!

[@carolyndaniels9045]

Taliesin's responses are just as funny imo

[@wonderfred]

Man, Orion was still there the first time we met victor.

[@TheGohanSkywalker]

It's taken me WAY too long to notice the tandem head swivel Sam and Liam do upon Matt uttering the first line of Victor.

[@akrumvatum1627]

I know it's been long since we last heard from Victor, and I know that character is dead, but I wish we could see a one-shot DM'ed by Victor, like Travis did with the Grog. Just imagine the sillyness of having to hear Matthew doing this voice constantly for the whole one-shot, and in this costume. Wish that could be on the list of one-shots from Kickstarter funded wishlist.

[@Zero3384]

no one commenting on it so I will the whole returning customers line is hilarious "oh returning customer.....not many of those" I wonder why lol

[@ionfalcom1]

in a word, fluffernutter.

[@Endonia-ym3sl]

Percy - "You remember me?" Victor - "No" 😂😂😂

[@saarthak421]

Live laugh and learn from my mistakes - Viktor

[@whzpoor]

Whats equally amazing is Taliesins reactions as Percy, he plays it all so well, his "sweet gods of Pellor" always gets me as much as Victor.

[@kelseyestoque6997]

it's moments like these that i hope Marisha realizes she's one lucky woman to be married to Matthew.

[@chrism7395]

I have to wonder; was the hogshead a deliberate character choice or a misinterpretation by Matt? (a hogshead in this context means a size of barrel, not a literal head) Eitherway, it adds a layer of eccentricity that I love!

[@oweuh6295]

He says “he pulls out a literal dried and hollowed hogshead” the use of the word literal makes me 100% certain it’s on purpose.

[@jcostello03]

All these years, and that is one of the most vivid visuals that has stuck with me!

[@valacarno]

English measure nomenclature never ceases to impress me. How about weight in beaver dicks or area in hare leaps? Maybe very short time spans in rabbit f*cks?

[@chrism7395]

Yep, language is a weird soup (and english is extra lumpy with bits from all over the world). An acre was once defined as the area of land one person and an ox could plough in a day and a furlong was how far a team of oxen could plough without resting. I read somewhere that Hogshead might have its origins in German or Dutch, possibly referring to an ox head branding on a barrel to certify it of a set volume.

[@theogpaulmolnar3547]

I SERIOUSLY can’t wait for this to be animated in Legends of VM. Like I seriously think this will be one of the highlights of the show.

[@vijayanand6650]

He’s here!

[@nicolebragg1171]

Such an absolutely unhinged & manic sequence of events, every single time. I love this NPC.

[@tyrannicpuppy]

I squeed when Victor popped up in S2. Best cameo yet. Absolute legend.

[@stegotops7415]

o7 rest in peace Victor, you died as you lived.

[@AutumnWoodham]

Blowing up

[@Angus_Gibson]

Anybody else imagine Victor as a gnome?

[@ArcienPlaysGames]

As much as I adore Scanlan, Zorth and Victor has absolutely become my favourite characters so far Also, word of the day; "Gingerly"

[@Gredran]

I appreciate how other voice actors took up some of the NPCs in the show, but some… Sylas, Victor, Orthax… I’m glad Matt gets THE most important NPCs But I’m sure they wouldn’t have done it any other way, for themselves and for the fans Also Will Fredle and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn playing their characters is great too 😊 I didn’t watch the entire table game, but seeing these tidbits after the animated show work for me too 😊

[@LapisD]

Watching this after Victor's debut on the show is just perfect how well they did him there

[@mayaenglish5424]

I'm all caught up with Campaign 3 and I have to say, I still think Victor is the funniest thing Matt, or quite possibly any person has ever done in the history of forever. I just keep coming back. Anytime I feel lousy or need a laugh, it's right here. And he's not just a caricature, but somehow an actual person we grow to care about with needs and progression, who nonetheless is the funniest thing I've ever seen.

[@mayaenglish5424]

Yes, that's the best part, as the visits progress we see more humanity. I love C2 but long term interactions with npcs other than essek and maryon are just not there. There's such depth in C1 that the selfishness of the characters in C2 didn't facilitate as well.

[@timharris7303]

Don't care how many times I see this pop up I watch it everytime. Victor is my favorite NPC from all 3 campaigns.

[@SoloStudiosOfficial]

funnily enough, a hogshead is actually a unit of measurement, and is incidentally larger than a barrel

[@toddelmsworth640]

Great to see that Victor made it into the show. I was so happy when I heard his voice. Also the hog’s head he uses to measure black powder was mounted on the wall and I loved that

[@ellemars1817]

You can tell how much fun Matt has with Victor. 😆

[@runedragon1985]

I was thinking about this NPC, could not replicate Matt's voice in my head, so it is so good to have this video for reference.

[@asakarlsson6890]

I just LOVE Matt for making this character! It made my day when i saw this for thr first time! Hes the BEST Victor!!!

[@NiHi557]

I am so glad Victor got a little appearance in the animated show

[@DarthSherm94]

Still one of the best spontaneous characters Matts come out with during the campaigns 🤣

[@Gordovic]

I wish the video finished with Matt describing Viktor's glorious end and heroic moment.

[@martinpat94]

The best character that will ever be made

[@julianaayu]

Best NPC in Campaign 1

[@thegeneralmitch]

Matt Mercer: Voice Actor, Dungeon Master, Mad Genius.

[@Kalenz1234]

Did Percy forget to collect his hog's head and a half worth of black powder due to the tea?

[@eoftar3192]

More like due to his nemesis running amok with shit loads of explosives.

[@lumaeryn]

26:02 percy's subtle little self deprecation is so on point

[@LeviathanMorberos]

at 27:40 mercer gives a master class at acting and voice acting. This man is a treasure.

[@runerin2048]

I would like to think Victor is still around in campaign two but I doubt he's survived 20 years.

[@myrmidonmamori]

Matt's said that he died in Vecna's attack on Vasselheim.

[@CptObvious]

@@myrmidonmamori Well, he said that's what he personally envisions for Victor, but also said that, as far as "canon" is concerned, there is no canon for what happened to Victor and it's up to the viewer to decide.

[@RamonChickon]

10:55 Percy dumps his coffee.

[@MadMethod-qs1en]

God, I hope Victor returns in Campaign 3 as a spirit or something, because goodness knows that man could not possibly still be alive.

[@kagato23]

During the final battle in the capital. Matt described a gigantic explosion. He later confirmed as some guesses that it was indeed our favorite NPC’s shack: Victor had baited in as many cultists and monsters and evil casters as he could, then as they closed in, in true mad scientist fashion did a “you’ll never take me alive” cackle and dropped a torch.

[@nicholasjoldersma4138]

Oh man, this just became SUPER relevant!

[@Arcane_Kobold]

“Nice woman” Liam: Oooooooh *falls backwards*

[@dolphin64575]

17:36 Percy- Oh, sweet gods of Pelor! Ashley- What did he say? What is it? Travis- Sweet gods of Pelor. Ashley- Pelor? Travis- Yeah. Liam- He's one of the gods. Ashley- OHkay!

[@sehornesminn501]

Just realised that Victor was reluctant to talk about "the lady" since he probably thought the question meant Vex xd

[@tehanua4383]

This is seriously one of the great moments in twitch history.

[@Bishop115Gaming]

i love that after being trapped he turns into king Kai from Dragonball

[@Tyler-nr6kl]

Victor inspires me as a new dm. I strive to make npcs that are so entertaining in between the melodrama

[@jigsaw924]

"Do you remember me?" "*nO*"

[@j5mello1]

i just realized who victor reminds me of. If anyone has played the Mad Max game that came out in 2015-ish, Victor reminds me a bunch of Chumbucket the mechanic.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

That is the best performance of Matt's career.

[@davidwilliss5555]

I can't wait to see Victor in the Legend of Vox Machnicha

[@vijayanand6650]

He’s here!