I screamed when I realised that this Zerxus was actually Calamity Zerxus voiced by Luis and I screamed louder and cried like a baby when they showed the Ring Of Brass. God, they know what we want.
@imjang2430
6 күн бұрын
in the show? cuz i didn't see them here
@ksk4419
6 күн бұрын
@@imjang2430 the mural during his story
@luckyzeguro6009
6 күн бұрын
the scene in the bath with Percy, Vax'ildan and Vex. one of the funniest moments finally animated. (I wanna see keyleths swan dive off a cliff to death moment.)
@LordSvzklx
5 күн бұрын
@imjang2430 yes, Zerxus gives a brief retelling of his backstory in the episode, in which the ring of brass is name dropped and the individuals in it get headshots
@EnkerZero
7 күн бұрын
If Asmodeus ever appears animated, it HAS to be Brennan voicing him.
@hieunguyenminh5738
6 күн бұрын
I hope so too, but they're probably gonna have to jump some hoops for that to happen, Brennan is not a voice actor and I assume to be unfamiliar with the voice over process.
@charmtodoroki8347
6 күн бұрын
He actually did some voiceover work for a few dropout shows!
@HailHydra27
6 күн бұрын
@@hieunguyenminh5738 c'mon they walked their kids through recording to be in the show, im pretty sure they can get grown adult Brennan up to speed
@MisterSlimee
5 күн бұрын
"Hey Gang, It's me HAHA Asmodeus!"
@69Naha
5 күн бұрын
I thought it was Asmodeus till he stated his name
@johnlavery3433
7 күн бұрын
He was the first knight of avalir, now he plays card games for souls. He’s fallen far
@Einzhold
7 күн бұрын
Card addiction is real mate
@rogue7723
6 күн бұрын
Like Satan in _Paradise Lost._
@pipedreamer9781
6 күн бұрын
@@Einzholdyou know it's bad, he doesn't even take the time to appreciate the art after opening a pack. All he's after is the ultra rare skulls anymore.
@dungeonguy88
6 күн бұрын
A 1,000 years of bitterness, regret, and justifications will do a number on someone.
@life-destiny1196
5 күн бұрын
I KNEW localthunk had to be a devil!
@castbet9183
7 күн бұрын
I’m heartbroken seeing him like this. He seems so tired almost seems defeated
@Alacaelum
6 күн бұрын
I do think what we see is very much so a demon that takes pleasure in what he does... but during his story... we can see that some part of him is just going with the motions because he is too tired to do anything else.
@castbet9183
6 күн бұрын
@@Alacaelumhonestly even in EXU he just seemed tired like he wanted something like the Calamity to occur deep down
@hfar_in_the_sky
7 күн бұрын
In all fairness, if anyone would call someone else out on their savior complex, it'd be Zerxus "I once thought I could redeem the Deceiver and wound up dooming my entire civilization in the process" Ilerez. *IF* he was coming from a benevolent angle. Which is highly doubtful at this point
@castbet9183
6 күн бұрын
I doubt it also but maybe a semblance of Zerxus the First Knight and Paladin of the Oath of Redemption surfaced slightly pleasing for Pike to not make the same mistakes he made
@hfar_in_the_sky
6 күн бұрын
@@castbet9183 That’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? Has Zerxes managed to retain at least some of his desire to help people and is trying to do so “from the inside,” or has centuries in service to Asmodeus finally taken its toll and ground him down into a bitter, hateful husk of the man he once was? It’s got us all on the edge of our seats wondering
@josh___something
Күн бұрын
"WAS there benevolent intention?", definitely... "Was it the bigger piece of the proverbial pie?" is a different matter though. But we can't really judge his past motives in light of what he's like now, even a paragon of good would be hard-pressed to remain so under the circumstances Zerxus is in. A thousand years to brew in your mistakes as your Heart slowly ages and dies, losing the hope of reuniting with every year they grow older. All the while, surrounded by the embodiments of depravity and suffering. Zerxus definitely didn't fit the mold of paragon - it's why he was instrumental in the calamity in the first place - so, with the *rest* of what he had going on, it's not unfair to say he came into that mess with more than a single motive.
@agenttwenty-six6133
6 күн бұрын
This confirms it, I NEED to see Calamity animated, I don't care what I have to pay I just need it!
@castbet9183
5 күн бұрын
I think it should be a movie
@agenttwenty-six6133
5 күн бұрын
@@castbet9183 it can be a movie, it can be a limited series, I just need to see it animated in some form and I'll be happy
@Spac3_Duck
7 күн бұрын
I thought it was amazing to have this nod to Calamity. I even went back through the wikis trying to recall if Zerxus was somehow in the original campaign and it was some big thing i missed from ExU. Awesome. The fight ensuing too, chef kiss.
@redshirts4757
4 күн бұрын
I’ve not seen the first campaign, was Zerxus in there somewhere or no?
@theeviljames
6 күн бұрын
Anyone who watches this and hasn't seen Luis Carazo's performance of Zerxus in EXU: The Calamity is missing out. Total run time is 18 odd hours I think, but, along with the rest of the cast in Calamity, Luis/Zerxus will break your heart as the calamity unfurls. Check it out! Find out *why* the first knight of Avalir now resides in the Hells
@TheCatWatches
6 күн бұрын
*Hope we get EXU: Calamity in Animation one day with Brennan as the Lord of Hells. Could be released as a feature film. I’d go see it in theaters* ❤
@Thinkingmakesitso.
6 күн бұрын
That would be so much fun 😊!
@crystallxix1493
7 күн бұрын
This was truly a peak addition, absolutely amazing
@operative2136
7 күн бұрын
Man, that bit at the end where Zerxus makes a certain comment to his underling, I seriously wonder if he's planning on betraying the Lord of the Hells for they who shall not be named (name redacted because...spoilers).
@Spherrum
6 күн бұрын
Everything seems to imply that. And seeing how Xerxus prooobably resents Asmodeus despite serving him, it even makes sense.
@castbet9183
6 күн бұрын
He’s a demon now meaning he’s got his own goals and machinations odds are he wants out for good one way or another and there’s only a handful of beings that can give him that and one isn’t something I wager wants out
@SilverShadow1617
7 күн бұрын
I read up on his story on the wiki and it’s absolutely insane!!! I hope somehow he gets a happier ending in Legend of Vox Machina. If he appears again.
@SilverAlce
7 күн бұрын
oh Zerxus, what have you become
@hfar_in_the_sky
7 күн бұрын
Also, "My god betrayed me?" Dude. "Your" god was Asmodeus. Unofficial leader of the "betrayer" gods. It's *your* fault your ego got the better of you
@deathbykonami5487
7 күн бұрын
It wasn't ego, he genuinely fell in love with him and thought he could do the cliche romance trope, "I can fix him"
@kingsleywelch3360
6 күн бұрын
@deathbykonami5487, God I hate that trope. I believe that some people can be redeemed or redeem themselves but there some men and women who are beyond help.
@hfar_in_the_sky
6 күн бұрын
@@deathbykonami5487 Being in love and having an over inflated ego are not mutually exclusive my friend. As Asmodeus himself put it, "WHO is the most proud man here!? These ones who thought they could fly a city? Or the man who thought he would teach ME a lesson?" And in Luis Carazo's own words, one of Zerxus' greatest flaws was his belief that he could redeem anyone. That he never made the distinction between "Anyone can be redeemed" and *"I* can redeem anyone." The very notion that Zerxes though HE was the one who could do what the Prime Deities couldn't and "fix" a Betrayer God is the height of arrogance for a man like him. There was love, perhaps. But mostly there was blind, towering, unaware ego.
@deathbykonami5487
6 күн бұрын
@@kingsleywelch3360 Or as the man said, " In order to extend your hand DOWN to somebody, they must first be beneath you and I AM BENEATH NO ONE!!"
@hhylobates4098
6 күн бұрын
@@deathbykonami5487He *was not* in love with Asmodeus, Zerxus was very much still dedicated to his husband, and Luis has outright said the connection was more paternal than romantic.
@dutchvanderbilt9969
6 күн бұрын
Got to love how grog bring a little bit of laughter and levity to an otherwise serious situation.
@MrJackrp1995
7 күн бұрын
I wouldn’t have even looked at my cards. That way any question on where my black skull is can be answered truthfully with “I don’t know.”
@vvv7698
6 күн бұрын
I thought the same thing! I don’t trust my face to not give away where the black skull is 😂
@imjang2430
6 күн бұрын
I was gonna say there must be rules about that, but it wasn't implicitly said that you MUST look at your cards
@dargons5145
6 күн бұрын
Technically correct. Ironically it wouldn't have changed Xerxus' offensive strategy at all.
@castbet9183
6 күн бұрын
Could’ve also asked “which specific card you are holding in your hand that has the black card? And I don’t just mean “in your hand”.”
@davidbodor1762
6 күн бұрын
Unfortunately you'd eventually have to look if he asks a questions about its position.
@kayserzoze2459
6 күн бұрын
During the whole episode. I was triying to remeber why zerxus name was familiar. Then i realize he is the first knigth. Omgggggggg what a treat
@toadlord8594
6 күн бұрын
So as a noob to DnD especially critical Role, where can I learn about this guy?
@kayserzoze2459
6 күн бұрын
@@toadlord8594 critical role calamity. Excelent way to start.
@annawest2869
5 күн бұрын
@@toadlord8594 EXU: Calamity. 4 part mini series. It's a stand alone series. Spoils nothing of the campaign's or shows and sets up the world of Exandria
@LucolanYT
3 күн бұрын
@@toadlord8594 Let me preface by saying that I'm truly not a huge critical role fan, but Calamity is about 18 hours long and the BEST tabletop liveplay experience there will ever be. Don't just read - watch. It IS worth it.
@awkwardaquamarine19
6 күн бұрын
I like the changes they made here, instead of Percy making a contract with a devil and VM obtaining Dawnmartyr after doing a favor for its current owner. Pike signing the contract to get the vestige feels organic in the show.
@vishaansingh1019
4 күн бұрын
Percy's contract ended up having no follow-up due to Vecna taking precedent, and the whole "one of their daughters was a Tiefling" thing is too far off to depict in any finale they make. Makes sense they'll cut it.
@awkwardaquamarine19
3 күн бұрын
@@vishaansingh1019 I concur. Besides, there's only a finite number of plots and storylines they can cram into season 3. Maybe this will be addressed in the 4th or 5th season.
@mariusconstantin6057
2 күн бұрын
@@awkwardaquamarine19when will we see campaigs 2 and 3
@awkwardaquamarine19
2 күн бұрын
@@mariusconstantin6057 MN animated series is currently in development. They released an animatic of Jester meeting Fjord a while ago. Patience is a virtue. ^_^
@lacey_moon
6 күн бұрын
I LOVE LUIS SO MUCH! I love that they animated Zerxus to look like Luis, too! This scene was so dope, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!!
@danieldaza2141
6 күн бұрын
He has really fallen, and really believes that his friends were the ones to blame. Truly a broken man. Also, I like to believe that he actually was given the plate, and the dragon lady (can't remember the name) lost on purpose that time
@savingpyro
6 күн бұрын
I love how they made Zerxus look like Luis!!
@Finn-wc8nq
8 сағат бұрын
Most of the calamity characters at least a little bit like their actors besides Cerrit obviously
@savingpyro
6 сағат бұрын
@@Finn-wc8nq IDK Cerrit kinda looks like Travis in feathers and a beak. That was a joke.🤣🤣
@andreacallegari7137
6 күн бұрын
Well Time to watch Calamity again
@Quotenwagnerianer
6 күн бұрын
That was a very good addidition. Well written scene.
@wilverine5557
7 күн бұрын
SPOILERS!!! With the reference to “his ascension” is it possible that Xerces is a follower of Vecn*COUGH*I mean the Whispered One? Maybe he will play an antagonistic role to Arkon in a future season 4/5?
@miimo_channel
7 күн бұрын
either that or because of copyright issues, they combined the big bads together?
@elbruces
7 күн бұрын
@@miimo_channel "Asmodeus," isn't copyrightable, but he did mention the "Lord of Torment," who I assume is the same entity.
@miimo_channel
6 күн бұрын
@@elbruces no but vecn*COUGH* aka the whispered one is :( hopefully it will be ok
@MisterRandom2
5 күн бұрын
The "We are his blood" line pretty much spells out that he's conspiring with the Whispered One/Vecna.
@Epic11705
7 күн бұрын
I was so scared; I didn’t want him to take Pike!😢
@MrJwhite927
7 күн бұрын
Come on, Pike. Get that vestige!
@cartoonking1789
7 күн бұрын
vesticals
@AshenHawk96
4 күн бұрын
NGL, I screamed for a solid 5 minutes the moment Zerxus' name got dropped by J'mon Sa Ord. This was such an awesome addition.
@cocochu2126
7 күн бұрын
I’m with grog, I’m also trying to figure out the rules of the game 🤣
@alexsolomon8127
7 күн бұрын
it's not difficult. that's the problem. it wasn't even a cheat..it was simply an opportunity to get honest answers out of her..or trick her into a lie if she said somethgn she didn't want to admit. there was even a provision in the rules that prevents sleight of hand or altering the cards.
@DarkSoul620
6 күн бұрын
The rules were simple. "You may ask one question to try and find the black skull of your opponent, but you must answer these questions truthfully or face a punishment" That's the only two rules of the game.
@Finn-wc8nq
8 сағат бұрын
Best part of the vox machina is all the new pike content we are getting, love that little badass monstah
@diegofoliene3288
6 күн бұрын
At 01:11 Pike moves her eyes toward her black skull card.
@Waywardpine
6 күн бұрын
Does anyone else think Vox has better animation than invincible
@rosenrot234
6 күн бұрын
They're both good for diff reasons.
@dungeonguy88
6 күн бұрын
Number One scene thus far in a season that has been filled with a number of amazing moments. Even better, this feels me with excitement for the possibility of them bringing back their various guest players in the future to reprise their roles elsewhere across the campaigns. EDIT: Also the little details of where their eyes flit when they're feeling pressured is very nice.
@CrabyMan
6 күн бұрын
It's still one of the coolest characters, also Zerxus talking to Pike hits SO MUCH HARDER, after Exandria unlimited: Calamity. Jesus christ
@blumelodiez
4 күн бұрын
My heart HURTS seeing him like this 😭 Oh Zerxus 💔 on the other hand ITS SO GOOD TO HEAR LUIS AS ZERXUS AGAIN!!!!
@UchihaKat
2 күн бұрын
Haven't watched the original show but, given that Zerxus comes from Calamity, I assume this whole scene is Amazon Show original, not adapted from CR1? Man I hope this is laying groundwork for that movie they teased being Calamity. SO hype to see the ring of brass here ahhhhh so pretty....
@hhylobates4098
2 күн бұрын
Yep, there was no Zerxus here, Scanlan played cards with a fire giant (and lost). A full calamity adaptation would be amazing!
@ZincDrew
2 күн бұрын
I have watched this episode very vividly. And Zerxus said something at the end of the game while he realizes them by giving them the key. He said "the key seed has been planted into her already and she will soon rage with revenge" I think the armour she is wearing will bring something significant into the episode.... I think something is cooking.
@hellothere2464
6 күн бұрын
so heartbreaking to see what happened to Zerxus but this is so cool
@connormccrea3397
3 күн бұрын
What’s stopping someone from just asking “From my perspective, left to right, which card is your black skull card?”
@itsjustvin7630
2 күн бұрын
Cuz then it go back to the same answer he did before when she asked the other time. It would still be 20% down to 33% then 50%. Thats 3 tries assuming he doesnt guess yours before then
@lucasxfiuza
7 күн бұрын
what do you mean a betrayer god betrayed you??????
@ddthemage3861
7 күн бұрын
lol it sounds ridiculous but I think at the time they were just regular gods then they became betrayer gods
@Ace-hz9dr
7 күн бұрын
They did become betrayer gods because of that event
@ghurcbghurcb
7 күн бұрын
@@Ace-hz9dr Nope, there was a whole other thing long before the Calamity.
@elbruces
7 күн бұрын
Watch EXU Calamity. But yeah, his "I can fix him" issue was pretty well commented on.
@hhylobates4098
6 күн бұрын
The Father of Lies....lied to you??
@Keram-io8hv
5 күн бұрын
Good scene, really good But if I tried to pull out something similar it would end in "I roll insight" accompanied by "Another insight he lies" and finished by "Was that insight enough? Can I get another one?"
@eygon1330
6 күн бұрын
Its already the best scene of the season for me, and I want to see Asmodeus as villain again in Critical role so bad
@Shadow_284
5 күн бұрын
Oh no, he’s (still) hot!
@mangalegends
6 күн бұрын
Oh snap, season 3 is out???
@calebmaybin6896
3 күн бұрын
He's probably referring to Asmodeus betraying him as Zerxus was originally the First (and possibly only) Godless Padadin.
@stethespaniard2
4 күн бұрын
Which episode of the game did this come from I don’t remember it
@hhylobates4098
3 күн бұрын
They played cards for the vestige in episode 75, but it was Scanlan against a fire giant
@stethespaniard2
10 сағат бұрын
@@hhylobates4098 I really don’t like how much they change from the game. It’s bad enough the under dark quest was completely ignored because of Orion’s character
@fullmetalkahn
6 күн бұрын
Pike Trickfoot, the woman you are!!!!!
@ТимофейЕрмак-ш4т
6 күн бұрын
thats why devils dont play cards with mages: they just put their cards face to the table cuz they INT enough to remember them and have no need to look at them
@agentapples2185
5 күн бұрын
The Brass Ring Endures
@FoolsGil
7 күн бұрын
This was such a wicked episode. Did this actually happen in the campaign?
@sparklefulpaladin
6 күн бұрын
Nope. Scan lan played a card game with a fire giant and Vox Machina fought a boss... Pit fiend, if I recall correctly...
@MichelleNyxRaymond
6 күн бұрын
@@sparklefulpaladinI thought Grog opened a deck of many things, then Vox Mochina had to save him in the hells? 🤔(my memory is horrible, so I’m okay with not correctly remembering-)
@imjang2430
6 күн бұрын
@@MichelleNyxRaymond That is a oneshot they did after the campaing, iirc.
@Smartdoggo-pe1qy
6 күн бұрын
@@sparklefulpaladin yup, they lost four out of four and had to bargain for a second "chance", which was killing the demon (which I don't recall if it was a Pit fiend neither lol)
@actually_a_catt
6 күн бұрын
Nah it was a nod to the calamity short series.
@ChristopherDuifhuis
4 күн бұрын
That demon si HOT
@izzymiler6974
2 күн бұрын
I wish Five skull would be real game card game
@johnypanta6208
6 күн бұрын
They will be crazy not to do a spin off or movie of Calamity now!!! The people want demand it
@Axel_Kasai
6 күн бұрын
Couldn’t she tilt her cards down so she couldn't glance at them? 😅
Hmm, she lost the first game during HER turn. Her eyes dart toward her card as she speaks the word "question" at 1:09. Clever little things that make the second time watching more enjoyable
@ivanchristian1248
6 күн бұрын
Imagine if he asked pike to play mtg
@petermicov6453
5 күн бұрын
does anyone know which episode on the critical role is this scene?
@LordSvzklx
5 күн бұрын
Technically none of them; it’s been rather extensively changed from what originally happened. while there is a gambling game for that armour, it’s between Scanlan and a random fire giant who never pops up again, it happens in the Fire Plane not the Hells, and the gang just straight up lose and have to perform a small task to pay it off rather than Pike gaining the upper hand. With this in mind, the episodes that cover it are 74/75/76
@swiftlymurmurs
4 күн бұрын
It's not in the original, but the character of Zerxus is from the spinoff show EXU: Calamity in which you can essentially see his origin story
@VexdinLord
5 күн бұрын
So, if the rules never dictate that you have to look at your own cards, wouldn't it have been smarter for Pike to just not look at her hand? She has to tell the truth and say she doesn't know where her card is.
@itsjustvin7630
2 күн бұрын
Then all he has to do is guess and its a 20% chance
@VexdinLord
2 күн бұрын
@@itsjustvin7630 Better than hoping he doesn't watch her eyes
@itsjustvin7630
2 күн бұрын
@@VexdinLord he doesnt. He wants her soul and servitude and on this second bet, her friends
@itsjustvin7630
2 күн бұрын
@@VexdinLord plus what if he guesses correctly at first turn
@davesartdesk1778
6 күн бұрын
😳 I would happily give my soul to him
@kingsleywelch3360
6 күн бұрын
Simp. 😑
@Axel_Kasai
2 күн бұрын
What did he want pike's blood for?
@xogirlwonder
4 күн бұрын
SIIIIIIIIIICK!!!
@predalien1413
7 күн бұрын
Where’s Raph
@OmniTheLeader
6 күн бұрын
…..still as self righteous as ever Zerxus, even if you’re adapting to your situation. Now the crab in the barrel that drags others of hope and redemption down. Because how hard is it to look in the mirror and see who you were once?
@lasonris8934
6 күн бұрын
It wasn't an accident that he kept talking about redemption
@nomisunrider6472
5 күн бұрын
"My god betrayed me, yours will too" Yeah, but the difference is that Pike chose a goddess of mercy and redemption, while you were foolish enough to trust a god literally named The Lord Of Lies.
@Keram-io8hv
5 күн бұрын
Gods of mercy and redemption can betray you easily too
@nomisunrider6472
5 күн бұрын
@@Keram-io8hv Based on what evidence?
@VDA19
6 күн бұрын
Sorry but why is none of them asking " How many Red Skull cards are to the left/right of your black skull card? " That's how you win in one move, because he has to answer truthfully and he can't move the cards after. This card game made no sense.
@bouboulroz
6 күн бұрын
The answer must be truthful but doesn't have to be accurate. If you ask that question and I answer "at least one", you only eliminate one possibility. Baiting your opponent into a lie is the best strategy at this game because it removes 3 cards in one turn: the 2 from the penalty and the one you choose.
@VDA19
6 күн бұрын
@@bouboulroz If you rules lawyer hard enough any question can have a non answer
@bouboulroz
6 күн бұрын
@@VDA19 yes, that's the point. They even portray that later when Pike asks which card has the black skull and Zerxus answers "the one in my hand." You need to find questions with a limited amount of possible answers so the opponent can't loophole you. Your question doesn't do that.
@actually_a_catt
6 күн бұрын
@@VDA19devils are the biggest rules lawyers lol
@flamenami
6 күн бұрын
“At least one”
@zacharygilmore1075
3 күн бұрын
When Pike directly asked Zerxus where his black card was, and he responded with, “It’s the one in my hand”, Pike should have called that out as a lie, because there wasn’t just one card in his hand, as his statement implied.
@itsjustvin7630
2 күн бұрын
But theres only 1 black skull card. So it is the 1 in his hand. He just didnt say which 1
@LunaBard-q8j
5 күн бұрын
Ah I see the religion bashing is bleeding over into their other stories. Lovely.
@hhylobates4098
3 күн бұрын
Yup, I'm just hoping this is a trial for Pike to overcome and theyre not actually going to mess around with the very strong, positive relationship with her god.
@bobobaba2080
7 күн бұрын
Where does a baby come from? I used to think I knew the answer, but not after I heard a male-looking creature say, "My husband..."
@elbruces
7 күн бұрын
Blowing your little mind is that easy? Okay.
@deathbykonami5487
7 күн бұрын
Step son, the child was from Zerxus' husband's prior relationship.
@marshalsunrise6582
6 күн бұрын
@@elbruces Not a little mind , but a logical one But since magic is involved he's not sure how it happened
@daniberrieful
6 күн бұрын
The child is evandrin's. He was born before they met. Its why he also has red hair.
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