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1	'''Volume VIII''\
2	'''The End of Vox Machina, Episode 16'':
3	!The Chapter Closes
4	'''[[http://geekandsundry.com/critical-role-episode-115-the-chapter-closes/ "The Chapter Closes"]]''' is the sixteenth episode of Chapter 8, ''The End of Vox Machina''. It is the GrandFinale of Vox Machina's five-year campaign[[note]]three years on stream[[/note]].
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6	'''Starring:'''
7	* Creator/LiamOBrien as Vax'ildan [[note]]Half-Elf Rogue (Assassin)/Paladin (Oath of Vengeance)[[/note]]
8	* Creator/LauraBailey as Vex'ahlia [[note]]Half-Elf Ranger (Beast Master)/Rogue (Assassin)[[/note]]
9	* Creator/AshleyJohnson as Pike Trickfoot [[note]]Gnome Cleric (War Domain)[[/note]]
10	* Creator/TaliesinJaffe as Percival de Rolo [[note]]Human Fighter (Gunslinger)[[/note]]
11	* Creator/MarishaRay as Keyleth [[note]]Half-Elf Druid (Circle of the Moon)[[/note]]
12	* Creator/SamRiegel as Scanlan Shorthalt [[note]]Gnome Bard (College of Lore)[[/note]]
13	* Creator/TravisWillingham as Grog Strongjaw [[note]]Goliath Barbarian (Path of the Berserker)/Fighter (Battle Master)[[/note]]
14	'''And'''
15	* Creator/MatthewMercer as the Dungeon Master
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17	'''Guest starring:'''
18	* Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn as Zahra Hydris [[note]]Tiefling Warlock (Pact of the Great Old One)[[/note]]
19	* Creator/WillFriedle as Kashaw Vesh [[note]]Human Cleric (Life Domain)[[/note]]
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22	!!Tropes in this episode:
23	* ArtifactDomination: The Sword of Kas tries to influence Grog to keep it in his possession...and succeeds, until Pike uses ''Greater Restoration'' to sever its tie to him.
24	* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Vax walks into the afterlife at the Raven Queen's side.
25	* BabiesEverAfter: Percy and Vex, Zahra and Kash, and Pike and Scanlan all have children of their own after settling down--at least five for the de Rolos.
26	* BackFromTheDead: Kash is able to successfully cast ''Raise Dead'' on Velora. Before that, of course, Kash and Zahra are revived after their fall due to a ''Death Ward'' spell.
27	* BlatantLies: Grog does a poor job of convincing Zahra that he's used the Moonhammer she made for him.
28	* ContinuityNod:
29	** When Grog has trouble making use of her ''Fly'' spell, Zahra tells him to think of being a flying cow, as he's been before.
30	** Scanlan produces the gun he stole from Percy ages ago and shows off a bit before giving it back.
31	** As promised, Percy's last words to Vax are irritable and angry.
32	* ConvertingForLove: Discussed, for laughs. Scanlan wonders if he'll have to convert to following Sarenrae for Pike, as an "Iounian."
33	* CueTheSun: Vecna's sealing lifts the supernatural clouds over Vasselheim.
34	* DealWithTheDevil: Percy almost invokes his contract with Ipkesh to stop the Raven Queen from taking Vax.
35	* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Though the most violent the exchange gets is freezing Percy in place, the Raven Queen gets a little frosty when Vox Machina tries to stop her from collecting on her bargain with Vax.
36	* FaceDeathWithDignity: Vax meets the Raven Queen calm and unafraid.
37	* FertileFeet: Vax ''Druidcrafts'' a field of snowdrops from his feet as he goes to the Raven Queen, revealing he multiclassed into Druid for his 20th level.
38	* GrandFinale: This is the final episode of Vox Machina's campaign.
39	* GunTwirling: Scanlan rolls a natural 20 when he decides to fire the gun he stole from Percy, to Percy's ''great'' chagrin, and does a lot of twirling and flipping when he fires.
40	* HappilyMarried: Pike and Scanlan get hitched!
41	* HeartbrokenBadass: Over the rest of her long, long life, Keyleth never fully recovers from Vax's death.
42	* TheHeroDies: Vax goes willingly with the Raven Queen after fulfilling his end of the deal.
43	* HeroicBSOD: All of Vox Machina falls into one after Vax's death. Particularly notable is Percy's; after almost invoking his contract with Ipkesh, he finally admits that he misses his family, remembers a long-forgotten and discarded dream of being a clockmaker, and feels the weight of all the terrible things he did since his family's deaths.
44	* InelegantBlubbering: Grog immediately weeps when Scanlan asks if he'll carry him down the aisle at his wedding.
45	* KarmaHoudini: The group decides not to pursue Sylas Briarwood as he flees Vasselheim in bat form.
46	* MistakenForGay:
47	-->'''Scanlan:''' ''[to Kash]'' Pregnant?! I thought you were gay!
48	* MoodWhiplash: The episode goes from Vax's emotional departure to the comedy of Grog trying to shake himself of the Sword of Kas.
49	* MorphicResonance: Zahra recognizes Keyleth's planetar form because of her antlers.
50	* NoodleIncident: Vox Machina has to spend two deeply unpleasant weeks after defeating Vecna hunting down Grog's soul in the Halls of Pandemonium. [[{{Understatement}} They are not pleased with him.]]
51	-->'''Keyleth:''' ''[backhanding Grog]'' I should be ''mourning'' right now!
52	* PreSacrificeFinalGoodbye: The Raven Queen allows Vax a moment to say his goodbyes to Vox Machina.
53	* RefugeInAudacity: When Keyleth fails to ''Scry'' on Sylas Briarwood, Vex tries to use ''Locate Object'' on his pants. It only fails because Sylas is in bat form.
54	* SoulJar: Grog draws the Void card from the Deck of Many Things, pulling his soul from his body and trapping it in a gem in the Halls of Pandemonium. Needless to say, he loses deck privileges after Vox Machina takes ''two weeks'' retrieving his soul.
55	* TakeCareOfTheKids: Vax entrusts Simon the snake belt to Velora as part of her resurrection ritual.
56	* TogetherInDeath: Keyleth rejoins Vax in the afterlife when she merges with the Raven Tree at the end of her life.
57	* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The episode wraps up with one; Matt goes to every player and asks how they live out the rest of their days.
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59	->''...And every day, that raven comes to visit.''

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