#mighty nein

[elliesgaymachete]

The mighty nein’s backstories are really like. Abused and kidnapped. Abused and killed own family. Orphaned and kidnapped into new tribe and abused. Woke up in own grave. Orphan who became a normal sailor then almost died. Family slowly disappeared one by one. Kept hidden inside a brothel and then sent away. Totally 100% normal life until horrifically killed and resurrected as the monster that killed you.

#they really popped off w that shit #critical role #mighty nein

[essektheylyss]

Okay but you know what's really clever about the choice to include off-screen campaign content in the Nein animated show, is that it puts the audience on far more equal footing.

There's a lot of intrigue going on in Wildemount behind the scenes, and those of us who've seen the campaign have an idea of what that is, but rarely a clear answer. There are a lot of interpersonal dynamics that we don't see but that make a major impact on outcomes for the character: not only Essek's dealings with the Assembly but his relationship to the rest of the Dynasty's upper echelon, the Assemblies' interactions amongst themselves, Astrid and Eadwulf's dynamic with Trent or other scourgers, or Lucien's relationship with Cree and the other Tomb Takers. These alliances make or break the characters' decisions with regard to the Nein depending on how much loyalty or trust they share, and they shift a lot while the Nein aren't present.

I think there's a bit of this in tlovm with the happenings in Whitestone and the dynamic among the Chroma Conclave, but these exist primarily to ground the antagonists, because it's not the same kind of story; Vox Machina's story is about how they become Big Damn Heroes. There is political action happening, but while it does have an influence on them, it always exists to an extent to be either a boon or an obstacle to them, because it cannot deal with the threats at hand without heroes (not necessarily Vox, but in the archetypal sense). The Nein, in contrast, are in a story about being the tangential players to numerous plots of intrigue that occupy no small position of power in the world, plots that in fact actively resist the role of heroes, and the struggle for personal agency that comes with that.

So giving more information to the audience about those other happenings means new fans get a lot of the information that existing fans will go into the show with much sooner, while existing fans are receiving new information at the same time. By the time the characters find out what the audience knows, the audience is more or less on the same page waiting for that shoe to drop.

#m9 animated #mighty nein #critical role #cr meta #I have so many feelings about this okay it is GREAT as a choice for this narrative #I have so much shit to do why as I given things to have thoughts about TODAYYYYY

[evanezco]

Beauyasha bicep meme

#beauyasha #critical role #yasha nydoorin #beauregard lionett #mighty nein #evanezco

[housesalad]

essek time

#critical role #critical role fanart #essek thelyss #cr2 #cr fanart #fanart #digital artwork #mighty nein #my art #procreate #dnd #he’s so silly #in light of recent essek news #letting this into the wild so I’m not tempted to work on it for another two hours

[steffish]

"We'll see story threads that follow members of the Cerberus Assembly, and Essek and the Dynasty,"

I'm vibrating at the thought of getting to see what Essek was up to before he met the Nein!!

#critical role #mighty nein

[runfreebirdrun]

study from a picture Kuro found

#critical role #mighty nein #i kinda fucked up yashas hair #so it goes

[acommonanomaly]

I realized I haven't drawn Essek yet and that is just unforgivable here have some floaty hot boi

#critical role #cr2 #mighty nein #essek #essek thelyss #critical role fanart #my art #nixie wants me to draw molly next #who am i to deny my bestie? #i could have spent way more time on this #but i'm trying to just keep the art flowing #lest my muse desert my again for a year #but anyway yeah i love essek #so fucking much omg love hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim

[artbykhuggs]

The Shadowhand

Finally taking the leap and posting some of my cosplay photos for the first time! Essek’s character and story arc is one of my all-time favorites in any piece of media, and this cosplay was really a labor of love.

💜 Essek Thelyss created by Matthew Mercer for Critical Role 💜 Cosplay and Beacon prop made by me 💜 Photography by me

(additional notes below the fold)

In addition to making the actual cosplay, the beacon prop, and trying body-paint for the first time, I also fulfilled a long-time dream of trying short hair by getting a real-life Essek haircut (15 inches off).

I’ll probably post photos that show the actual outfit and makeup eventually (once I work up the nerve), but I also just love how these photos turned out! They are both single, long-exposure photographs, and are not edited beyond a slight contrast adjustment and removing a couple tiny artifacts caused by dust on the camera lens.

#critical role #critical role cosplay #essek thelyss #the mighty nein #m9 #essek thelyss cosplay #essek cosplay #my cosplay #my photography #artbykhuggs #art by khuggs #mighty nein

[squidos-goodies]

“Caleb, look at this diagram that I have, though; I just feel like this can’t be a coincidence, you know what I’m saying? I feel like we should talk about this. Right?” - Beauregard Lionett, C2 E60 (while Caleb is trying to blast a possessed undead stone giant with Fireball and Cat’s Ire)

#squido draws #critical role #caleb widogast #beauregard lionett #empire siblings #mighty nein #CR C2

[hufflpuffin]

I am so stoked for extra essek content but i kind of hope that the traitor thing isnt like outright revealed early on because I think the bombshell drop of who the traitor is later is so fucking hype.

Like i hope he has a cloak covering him or something to keep things ambiguous while showing the dealings with the Assembly. I hope its ambiguous enough that you can piece it together if youre paying attention but if youre not then its still mindblowing. I was in the audience during the liveshow when it happened and the hundreds of gasps around me was unreal, I hope non-critters will be able to enjoy it the same!

#mighty nein #the legend of the mighty nein #mighty nein animated series #critical role #essek thelyss #critical role campaign 2 spoilers #i think that if they do reveal it early on the bombshell drop will instead be when essek is assigned to them which is fine but i think less #dramatic. it will be interesting to see it from that perspective though!

[igotublue]

I’ve wanted to make a Mighty Nein animatic for 84 years…

#critical role #critical role fanart #mighty nein #c2e141 #animatic #i know im super late lmao #it feels like ive had art block for Literal years #and i just now finally got inspiration to sit down and do things #jester lavorre #veth brenatto #caleb widogast #fjord stone #beauregard lionett #yasha nydoorin #caduceus clay #my art

[waukeentide]

Mighty Nein animated series is going to start with a cold open about Essek handing over the beacons to the Assembly, I feel it in my soul

#critical role #mighty nein #it would establish the stakes early! #and also the cut from essek and the assembly to caleb and nott would be iconic #this will also mean i will pass away in approx. 2 seconds of starting the series

[myballsitchaurghouchie]

Various Caduceus. Variouceus. Maduceus.

Also i have a tag for my art btw. #itchyballsart

#itchyballsart #cr caduceus #caduceus clay #cr2 #cr mighty nein #cr m9 #critical role fanart #critical role #mighty nein #art #sketch #digital art #fanart

[jestandvex]

i have a theory

#critical role #mighty nein #bells hells #vox machina

[fandomestuff]

WHAT IN THE CRITICAL ROLE JUST HAPPENED TO ME

I'm watching cr2 for the first time and I'm at episode 98

And Veth is talking with Yeza about maybe settling down in Nicodranas... And he just asked her to be careful and not put herself in too much danger

And after what happened this past monday ((we are all still crying)) Matthew Mercer from early 2020 hits me with a line directed at early 2020 Sam Riegel

"There are a lot of tales of heroic sacrifices"

...........

I'M SORRY???

RIGHT AFTER FCG'S HEROIC SACRIFICE???

WHAT IS HAPPENING

#if anyone says “proof that it's all scripted” imma block you #that was such an out of body experience fr #i was just knitting and listening in the background #and then matthew mercer hits me with that line #what the fuck #AND THEN YEZA SAYS “I WANT A WIFE. NOT A POEM” #I LOVE THAT MAN #gimme a yeza pls #critical role spoilers #cr3 spoilers #cr2 spoilers #critical role #mighty nein #bells hells #veth brenatto #yeza brenatto #fcg #fresh cut grass #rip fcg #still crying #it's around 1:29:30 if anyone wants to check #edit: and then they fucked right after this talk #typical mighty nein interaction #this is about veth and yeza not sam and matt btw #although who knows #/j

[otterlyart]

Live from London: Mighty Nien and Mighty Fine

#echoes of the solstice #critical role #mighty nein #critical role spoilers #cr spoilers #im unwell #sam's outfit took me out #the mighty nein #m9 #cr 2 #otterlyart gifs #my gifs #echoes of the solstice spoilers #eots #eots spoilers #mighty nein reunion