He bursts out and falls from the sky, using the momentum to deliver a beast of a killing axe-blow to Kevdak. Vex transports Grog into her magical locket and flings him up in the air. The battle culminates in a masterful combo move by Vex and Grog. Above it all is Scanlan, providing a heavy metal soundtrack and bursts of deadly lightning. Grog's melee combat and Percy's many headshots provide several opportunities for blood and guts galore, while Vex and Vax each get to show off the power of their newly acquired Vestiges of Divergence. The fight does indeed "go hard." From Keyleth's nature powers to Pike's holy magic, the scene sings with deadly enchantments. That's all we told the board artists: "Go hard," and they came back with a sequence that absolutely blew our hair back." "I don't know any other way to say it, it just went hard. "Having Scanlan kick off the battle with a thrashing metal song was just a dream come true for me," said Willingham. Then, our heroes unleash carnage as Scanlan shreds a rocking guitar solo to inspire the team. Guns are cocked, blades are sharpened, and arrows are readied. As Grog mutters the command: "Vox Machina, fuck shit up!" we see snapshots of the four preparing for battle. The sequence where Vax, Vex, Keyleth, and Percy show up is a particular standout. He relies on the strength from his friends, from his family.to tackle the impossible." "Having one group separated from the other half and having Grog, who usually thinks he is strong enough to handle anything, finally realizing after all these moments - and taking into account his encounter with Earthbreaker Groon - that it's not his own strength that he needs to rely on. "It was so incredible, having to split the party in that way," Willingham told Mashable in a Zoom interview. The splitting of the party is a divergence from Critical Role's original campaign on which the series is based, but it works: Grog starts this fight almost entirely alone, but as more and more of his friends arrive, he finds the confidence and power to finish what he started.Ĭritical Role announces 'Mighty Nein' TV series, overall deal with Amazon Studios (Sidenote: It's always a gift to hear Willingham deliver the line, "I would like to rage!")īut the power of friendship doesn't stop there! After being separated from each other for a few episodes, all the members of Vox Machina finally reunite when Vax (voiced by Liam O'Brien), Vex (voiced by Laura Bailey), Keyleth (voiced by Marisha Ray), and Percy (voiced by Taliesin Jaffe) come to Grog's aid. Suddenly empowered by his friends, Grog finds the strength to rage and jump back into the fray. It's the answer to the question Earthbreaker Groon (voiced by Ike Amadi) asked him during their fight all the way back in episode 2, and it is so satisfying to see Grog realize it while facing Kevdak. His strength doesn't come from his muscles or his fancy weaponry. As Kevdak threatens to kill Grog's companions Pike (voiced by Ashley Johnson) and Scanlan (voiced by Sam Riegel), Grog realizes a truth he's been unaware of all season long. These first bouts are brutal, with Kevdak laying into Grog - who is still scrawny after losing his sword Craven Edge - and even impaling him on a wooden spike. The fight starts as a brawl between Grog and his tyrannical uncle Kevdak (voiced by Ralph Ineson). Ashley Johnson and Travis Willingham talk Pike and Grog's friendship in 'The Legend of Vox Machina'
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