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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