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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: On par with her personality change, is also her views on morality and how she views the rest of the group. While Keyleth was still the nicest member of Vox Machina, in ''Critical Role'' she always lectures the team on their morality and usually viewed the world and people as being completely good and virtuous or inherently immoral and wicked which caused Keyleth [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity great distress over not knowing what even is good and evil and believing she and the rest of Vox Machina are awful people who don't deserve happiness]] and at one point threatens to ''leave Vox Machina'' if they don't do at least one good thing. Here, lacking her MoralMyopia and ProtagonistCenteredMorality that Marisha struggled with handling at the table, Keyleth goes along with her team's decisions (as long as it doesn't doom or screw anyone over), tries to sympathize with the group instead of just castigating them (like with Percy in the episode "Shadows At The Gate" and doesn't lecture anyone on morality, believing them ''all'' to be good people [[WartsAndAll despite their flaws and bad decisions]] and [[UndyingLoyalty standing by them through thick and thin.]]

** This becomes more prevalent in Season 2 when spoiler: Keyleth unleashes her tiger form once again [[spoiler: as well as her newly acquired Fire powers to [[NoBarredBeatDown graphically injure a hoard of goliaths who were cheering on Grog's brutal beating at the hands of Kevdak.]]]] As a tiger, she bites one herd member that was [[LittleSisterInstinct beating up Pike.]] ''on the neck'' (most likely killing said herd member). Keyleth even snarls a warning to approaching herd members shortly thereafter as though to say, "Oh, you want some, too?"

* CharacterDevelopment: At the start of the series, Keyleth was a [[ClassicalAntiHero crippingly insecure, socially awkward]] IneptMage (barring her talents for vine creation, speaking to animals and plants and [[{{Animorphism}} turning into various animals]]) who would often freeze in panic during the heat of battle, but she was also very [[NiceGirl sweet, helpful]] and [[CowardlyLion willing to throw herself in danger to protect her loved ones and people who needed her despite being scared out of her wits.]] As the series went on however, not only does Keyleth garner more magical abilities, but she also becomes more [[TookALevelInBadAss involved and formidable in combat as well as more self-assured and eager to leap into action to protect her loved ones with zero hesitation,]] yet [[NiceGirl still holding onto her kindness and heroism.]]

* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: As the most important women in Vax's life, Keyleth and Vex'ahlia have this dynamic. Vex'ahlia (Dark Feminine) is world weary, confident and an AloofDarkHairedGirl. She loves to flirt with men and knows how to navigate the high society. She is a ArcherArchetype and always wears the color blue with black accents. Keyleth (Light Feminine), is her complete opposite, a ginger next door who wears green, a naïve CuteWitch with a lot of potential, but sucky social skills, with whom Vax is hopelessly in love. Vex is not very thrilled that her brother has the hots for Keyleth, but she warms up to Kiki in time.

* ArcherArchetype: She is an IceQueen and a talented bowman. She acquires the legendary Fenthras in season 2.

** As the most important women in Vax's life, she and Keyleth have this dynamic. Vex'ahlia (Dark Feminine) is world weary, confident and an AloofDarkHairedGirl. She loves to flirt with men and knows how to navigate the high society. She is a ArcherArchetype and always wears the color blue with black accents. Keyleth (Light Feminine), is her complete opposite, a ginger next door who wears green, a naïve CuteWitch with a lot of potential, but sucky social skills, with whom Vax is hopelessly in love. Vex is not very thrilled that her brother has the hots for Keyleth, but she warms up to Kiki in time.

* SleevesAreForWimps: A [[ActionGirl tough fighter]] and [[ArcherArchetype excellent shot]] who wears a sleeveless blue tunic.

* HartmanHips: Contrasting [[BoobsOfSteel Vex'ahlia's buxomness]], Keyleth's hips are a bit wider than her bust.

** She is not secretly in love with Percy here like she was in ''Critical Role''. That said, the original stream never shown her to be attracted to Percy either, with it only being revealed in and episode of "Talks Machina".

** She is not secretly in love with Percy here.

** On the girls' side we have [[NervousWreck the insecure]], adorkable, [[NiceGirl sweet]] Keyleth as The Nice. The [[ColdSniper aloof]], [[DeadPanSnarker sharp-tongued]], fault-finding Vex'ahlia as The Mean ([[TookALevelInKindness Like Percy she dials down these traits towards the end of the season]]) and the [[TheLadette slightly coarse]], yet [[TeamMom nurturing]] and [[TokenReligiousTeamMate religious]], Pike as The In-Between.

* TokenReligiousTeammate: Seems to be the only explicitly religious person in Vox Machina until [[spoiler:

* CantHoldHisLiquor: Apparently, Keyleth has a very low alcohol tolerance level as she gets very drunk to the point of vomiting constantly after she had just ''one ale'' in the first episode. This trait diminishes in Season 2 as Keyleth is drinking a decently sized pint with Vex and Pike after celebrating Kevdak's defeat. She's clearly less inhibited than usual, but she's ''not'' the vomiting hot mess who could barely stand like she was in the very first episode.

* GoodIsNotSoft: While Keyleth is ''undoubtedly the nicest'' member of Vox Machina and the one ''most opposed'' to killing, that ''doesn't mean she can't and won't'' divorce you from living if you attack her friends or innocent bystanders. In Episode 6 "Spark Of Rebellion", [[spoiler: Stonefell makes the mistake of [[CruelAndUnusualDeath knee-capping and braining]] [[MauveShirt a rebel who bravely and wholeheartedly aided Vox Machina and the rebellion in general]] right in front of Keyleth.]] Keyleth sheds a tear but she doesn't sit there and cry, no, no, no. Her irises and pupils turn into slits and she transforms into a [[PantheraAwesome hulking, white and red-striped saber-toothed tiger]] and launches herself at Stonefell, who ''would have'' been killed had he not been bodyblocked by two armored guards.
* In the 17th episode, "Pass Through Fire" [[spoiler: after Keyleth [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight leaves the group to save Pyrah by herself after Vax shut down her pleas to go save the Fire Ashari]]]] she attacks a bat serpent monster that was about to eat a Fire Ashari girl

* GrewASpine: In Season 1, Keyleth started as a SociallyAwkwardHero, crippled by her own fears about the Aramente, struggling with spells that didn't involve tuning into an animal, talking to plants or creating and manipulating vines and constantly having a HeroicBSOD moment in the middle of a battle. In Season 2, she grows to be more confident in herself after mastering the power of fire in Pyrah and sealing the rift between the planes ''by herself.'' Keyleth is also more combat-involved than before, best seen how she bravely she dealt with Umbrasyl and the Herd of Storms, versus the NervousWreck she was in the battle with Brimscythe. She also holds her liquor better than in Season 1, and is a touch more prone to profanity.

* GoodIsNotSoft: While Keyleth is ''undoubtedly the nicest'' member of Vox Machina and the one ''most opposed'' to killing, that ''doesn't mean she can't and won't'' cancel your subscription to life if you attack her friends or innocent bystanders. In Episode 6 "Spark Of Rebellion", [[spoiler: Stonefell makes the mistake of [[CruelAndUnusualDeath knee-capping and braining]] [[MauveShirt a rebel who bravely and wholeheartedly aided Vox Machina and the rebellion in general]] right in front of Keyleth.]] Keyleth sheds a tear but she doesn't sit there and cry, no, no, no. Her irises and pupils

* HeroesFrontierStep: Keyleth has ''two or three'' of these. The first one coming from the Season 1 penultimate episode, "Whispers At The Ziggurat". During the battle, Keyleth gets temporarily knocked out by Sylas and is still weakened when she regains consciousness. But seeing Grog down for the count, Pike and Scanlan getting dark magic blasted at their shield by Delilah, Percy struggling to fight off Sylas and Vex'ahlia [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness desperately pleading with Keyleth for help]] while getting attacked by [[BrainWashedAndCrazy a mind-controlled Vax'ildan]] is enough for Keyleth to commune with the Sun Tree and receive the remnants of its power to [[LightEmUp incinerate Sylas to death]]

** For guys we have the [[UndyingLoyalty faithful]], [[CutenessProximity cuddly and affectionate]] [[BearyFriendly grizzly bear]] [[TeamPet Trinket]] and the [[NiceGuy kind-hearted]], [[UndyingLoyalty protective and supportive]] Vax'ildan as the Nice. Percy counts for The Mean as he's [[RevengeBeforeReason revenge-driven]], [[DarkAndTroubledPast tortured]], and [[ByronicHero prone to violent shifts between calm and gentlemanly and hateful and murderous.]] Thankfully [[TookALevelInKindness he gets better at the season's end.]] Then finally there's [[ExtremeOmnisexual shamelessly horny]], yet [[PluckyComicRelief morale-boosting]] and [[EveryoneHasStandards ultimately respectful]], Scanlan and [[BloodKnight axe-happy]], [[TheBerserker short-tempered]] but [[GentleGiant ultimately kind and protective]] Grog as The In-Between. This dynamic changes in Season 2 with Percy becoming [[TookALevelInKindness happier and more supportive]] [[ShipTease especially towards Vex,]] even standing up to her [[AbusiveParent racist, abusive father]] for her, making him more of the Nice. By contrast Vax [[TookALevelInJerkAss grows colder, more hostile and withdrawn]] towards Vox Machina ''especially'' Percy and ''even Keyleth'' for a brief time [[spoiler: after striking a deal with The Matron of Ravens to save Vex'ahlia's life]] becoming more of The Mean. Thankfully, after his second meeting with the Matron Of Ravens and learning that she means him and Vox Machina no harm and [[GoodAllAlong is one of the more benevolent goddesses,]] [[TookALevelInIdealism he reverts back to his friendlier self.]]

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: On par with her personality change, is also her views on morality and how she views the rest of the group. While Keyleth was still the nicest member of Vox Machina, in ''Critical Role'' she always lectures the team on their morality and usually viewed the world and people as being completely good and virtuous or inherently immoral and wicked which caused Keyleth [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity great distress over not knowing what even is good and evil and believing she and the rest of Vox Machina are awful people who don't deserve happiness]] and at one point threatens to ''leave Vox Machina'' if they don't do at least one good thing. Here, lacking her MoralMyopia and ProtagonistCenteredMorality that Marisha struggled with handling at the table, Keyleth goes along with her team's decisions (as long as it doesn't doom or screw anyone over) and doesn't lecture anyone on morality, believing them ''all'' to be good people [[WartsAndAll despite their flaws and bad decisions]] and [[UndyingLoyalty standing by them through thick and thin.]]

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In the source material, many found Keyleth reckless, self-righteous and preachy due to Marisha's attempt to play into Keyleth's morality and background, while also trying to be in character as a somewhat naïve person. Here, Kiki makes bad decisions less out of lack of foresight, and more out of being usually in a state of panic, which lines up more with how Marisha was trying to portray her. Keyleth also tries to sympathize with the group instead of just castigating them, so she's by far the nicest and least confrontational member of the group.

** This becomes more prevalent in Season 2 when spoiler: Keyleth unleashes her tiger form once again [[spoiler: as well as her newly acquired Fire powers to [[NoBarredBeatDown graphically injure a hoard of goliaths who were cheering on Grog's brutal beating at the hands of Kevdak.]]]] As a tiger, she bites one herd member that was [[LittleSisterInstinct beating up Pike.]] ''on the neck'' (most likely killing said herd member). Keyleth even snarls a warning to approaching herd members shortly thereafter as though to say, "You want some, too?"

* CelibateHero: [[spoiler:She chooses not to engage in any romantic relationship with Vax]] because she believes the duty she has to the realm and her people comes first. Season 2 also shows that one of the big reasons for her apprehension in the pursuit of romance with Vax is that as a druid, she will age ''10'' times ''slower'' than normal. Meaning that once fully realized, Keyleth's final life expectancy will be anywhere between ''800 to 1000 years'', so [[WhoWantsToLiveForever she'll outlive most of her friends by ''centuries.'']] Those reasons make any romance for her impossible… [[WillTheyOrWontThey at least for now]].

* CoolCrown: She wears wooden antlers. In the 2nd season, [[spoiler: after becoming a Fire Elemental and passing her fire trial for her Aramente,]] Keyleth's antlers gain a ruby between the antlers making it look more like a simple crown.

* TheCutie: Pike may have the size to qualify for this, but Keyleth has everything else. She's shy, panics a lot, and seems more confident interacting with animals than people, all while being wholly adorable and unfailingly kind toward pretty much everyone.

* FlowersOfFemininity: Keyleth loves to wear flowers in her hair, and invokes flowers when she is in a happy mood.

* TheGlovesComeOff: Keyleth is worried that she will mortally burn Grog too if she uses the Sunbeam at full capacity to defeat Sylas, but he encourages her to give it all while he still holds the vampire. Said and done, she obliterates Sylas without restraint, burning Grog's skin in the same time.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Kiki's eyes will glow white if she uses a powerful magical attack, and green right before she turns into an animal.
* GoodIsNotSoft: While Keyleth is undoubtedly the nicest member of Vox Machina and the one most opposed to killing, that ''doesn't mean she can't and won't'' turn you into ''past tense'' if you attack her friends or innocent bystanders.

* BearsAreBadNews: To any of Vex's (and by extension the Vox Machina's) enemies he is definitely something to be feared.

* DemotedToExtra: While he tended to be OutOfFocus, Trinket was much more involved in the original stream than he is in the show. The biggest example being how in the original stream, he accompanies Vox Machina during the Briarwood arc, while here, he's left behind in Emon for the majority of the season. Vex even points out that the undead monsters they're fighting would be a bad match-up for him, given how unsanitary the rotting corpses are.

** This becomes more prevalent in Season 2 when [[spoiler: Keyleth unleashes her tiger form once again as well as her newly acquired Fire powers to [[NoBarredBeatDown graphically injure a hoard of goliaths who were cheering on Grog's brutal beating at the hands of Kevdak]]. As a tiger, she bites one herd member that was [[LittleSisterInstinct beating up Pike.]] ''on the neck'' (most likely killing said herd member). Keyleth even snarls a warning to approaching herd members shortly thereafter as though to say, "You want some, too?"

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Not only is she the kindest out of the group and adored by everyone in Vox Machina -- even Vex, who doesn't like the fact that Keyleth's flirting with her brother -- but Kiki is surprisingly powerful when push comes to shove. Her vines hold down a dragon's wing in Episode 2, in Episode 5 she bodychecks and roars at one of Delilah's zombie-wolf minions [[FunnyMoment causing it to sit at attention and whine like a puppy]], Keyleth can transform into a [[PantheraAwesome large, white and red-striped saber-tooth tiger]] [[spoiler:which she utilized to attack Stonefell after he [[CruelAndUnusualDeath knee-capped and brained]] a [[MauveShirt rebel who bravely and whole-heartedly aided the gang practically every step of the way]] and would have likely killed Stonefell had he not been bodyblocked by two armed guards.]] and her sun magic takes the form of a WaveMotionGun to fry [[spoiler: Sylas Briarwood to ashes in Episode 11.]]
** This becomes more prevalent in Season 2 when [[spoiler: Keyleth unleashes her tiger form once again as well as her newly acquired Fire powers to [[NoBarredBeatDown graphically injure a hoard of goliaths who were cheering on Grog's brutal beating at the hands of Kevdak]]. As a tiger, she bites one herd member ''on the neck'' (most likely killing that herd member) that was [[LittleSisterInstinct beating up Pike.]] Keyleth even snarls a warning to approaching herd members shortly thereafter as though to say, "You want some, too?"]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Not only is she the kindest out of the group and adored by everyone in Vox Machina -- even Vex, who doesn't like the fact that Keyleth's flirting with her brother -- but Kiki is surprisingly powerful when push comes to shove. [[spoiler:Her vines hold down a dragon's wing in Episode 2, in Episode 5 she bodychecks and roars at one of Delilah's zombie-wolf minions [[FunnyMoment causing it to sit at attention and whine like a puppy]], Keyleth can transform into a [[PantheraAwesome large, white and red-striped saber-tooth tiger]] [[spoiler:which she utilized to attack Stonefell after he [[CruelAndUnusualDeath knee-capped and brained]] a [[MauveShirt rebel who bravely and whole-heartedly aided the gang practically every step of the way]] and would have likely killed Stonefell had he not been bodyblocked by two armed guards.]]and her sun magic takes the form of a WaveMotionGun to fry Sylas Briarwood to ashes in Episode 11.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Not only is she the kindest out of the group and adored by everyone in Vox Machina -- even Vex, who doesn't like the fact that Keyleth's flirting with her brother -- but Kiki is surprisingly powerful when push comes to shove. [[spoiler:Her vines hold down a dragon's wing in Episode 2, in Episode 5 she bodychecks and roars at one of Delilah's zombie-wolf minions [[FunnyMoment causing it to sit at attention and whine like a puppy]] and her sun magic takes the form of a WaveMotionGun to fry Sylas Briarwood to ashes in Episode 11.]] And even before that, Keyleth can transform into a [[PantheraAwesome large, white and red-striped saber-tooth tiger]] [[spoiler:which she utilized to attack Stonefell after he [[CruelAndUnusualDeath knee-capped and brained]] a [[MauveShirt rebel who bravely and whole-heartedly aided the gang practically every step of the way]] and would have likely killed Stonefell had he not been bodyblocked by two armed guards.]]

* CantHoldHisLiquor: Apparently, Keyleth has a very low alcohol tolerance level as she gets very drunk to the point of vomiting constantly after she had just one ale in the first episode. This trait diminishes in Season 2 as Keyleth is drinking a decently sized pint with Vex and Pike after celebrating Kevdak's defeat. She's clearly buzzed and less inhibited than usual, but she's ''not'' the vomiting hot mess who could barely stand like she was in the very first episode.

* CelibateHero: [[spoiler:She chooses not to engage in any romantic relationship with Vax]] because she believes the duty she has to the realm and her people comes first. Season 2 also shows that one of the big reasons for her apprehension in the pursuit of romance with Vax is that as a druid, she will age ''10'' times ''slower'' than normal. Meaning that once fully realized, Keyleth's final life expectancy will be anywhere between ''800 to 1000 years'', so [[WhoWantsToLiveForever she'll outlive most of her friends by ''centuries.'']] Those reasons make any romance for her impossible… [[WillTheyOrWontThey for now at least]].

* HeroicBSOD: She can panic quite quick to the point where she freezes, like when Vox Machina confronted a dragon and needed Vex and Pike to snap her out of it, or when everyone was attacked by wraiths at the castle, and all she could do was [[ItMakesSenseInContext hop away with Delilah's book]] or hide under an altar and tremble [[LightEmUp at first.]] These moments are ''all but absent'' from the 2nd season.

* MissingMom: Keyleth's mother left to fulfill her Aramente when her daughter was just a tiny girl. She never returned home. The only thing Keyleth knows about her mother is that she was seen alive in Pyrah, the home of Fire Ashari, a long time ago.

* BerserkButton: Do not, under any circumstances, cut or touch his new beard. He won't react well to it.

* BlackSwordsAreBetter: [[spoiler:Seems to have had this trope in mind as he eagerly takes Lord Sylas' black-bladed sword, after seeing what it can do in their first fight.]]

** In Season 2, while it takes him a while to catch on, he grows more and more uncomfortable with [[EvilWeapon Craven Edge]]'s desire for blood at all costs, especially when it tries to push him to take blood from [[LikeBrotherAndSister Pike]]. [[spoiler:When he accidentally stabs Pike through the chest in his battle rage against Umbrasyl, he snaps out fast and is utterly horrified.]]

* WeakButSkilled: In his atrophied state Grog was shown to fight with some technique and tactic against his uncle instead of just fighting like he usually would. Sadly none of his punches do any damage whatoever because at that point he didn't have any strength.