Summary

• Ashley Johnson's best character is Fearne Calloway, an endearingly distracted druid from the Feywild with a penchant for fire, based on Ashley's own mother.
• Liam O'Brien's best character is Caleb Widogast, a figure tortured by his past and a deep examination of guilt, grief, and self-forgiveness.
• Laura Bailey's best character is Jester Lavorre, an adorable tiefling with a chaotic trickster facade and a lonely young woman who wants to make people smile.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Critical Role is one of the most remarkable pop culture happenings of the internet. What started as a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dungeons & Dragons one shot for a birthday has turned into a multimedia empire spanning actual play series, card games, figurines, audiobooks, comic books, andꦆ one of the most successful animated shows of recent years.

The core of it all remains the live-streamed D&D campaigns, with the cast of Critical Role firmly entrenched in their third campaign. With over one thousand hours of play, each cast member has embodied multiple characters, which raises the question. Who is each cast member's best character? Read below to find out.

8 ꧑ Ashley Jo♔hnson - Fearne Calloway

"Time Is A Weird Soup."

Scheduling conflicts took a heavy toll on Ashley Johnson's availability for the first two Critical Role campaigns, but she still presented beloved characters in Pike Trickfoot and Yasha Nydoorin. Being fully available for the third campaign has meant that Ashley has been able to play her newest character, Fearne, far more consistently.

The result is an endearingly distracted druid from the Feywild with a penchant for fire, and a perfect character for Ashley, who takes joy in chaotic choices and the notion of being a free spirit. It's even better than you think, though, because Fearne is based on Ashley's mom, which helps explain how Ashley knew her character so well from the start.

7 Liam O'Brien - Caleb Widogast

"You Were Not Born With Venom In Your Veins. You Learned It."

Liam O'Brien's love of Shakespearian tragedy is evident in almost every character he makes, but none more so than Caleb Widogast. A figure tortured by his past, Caleb is a deep character examination of guilt, grief, and self-forgiveness.

He's also one of the best examples of someone playing a Wizard, and Liam took great joy in describing how Caleb casts his spells, as well as his constant thirst for new knowledge. Caleb is a character worth loving, even if he can be a little stinky.

6 Laura🍸 Bailey - Jester Lavorre

"I'm Asking You To Open Your Heart To Chaos."

Everyone's favourite tiefling, Jester Lavorre, is one of the most delightful characters you're likely to see. Adorably sweet and mischievous, she has more to her than meets the eye, and her chaotic trickster facade is absolutely a part of who she is, but beneath that is a lonely young woman who wants to make people smile.

Laura Bailey plays Jester to perfection, and from the infectious accent to her penchant for baked goods, it's impossible not to be drawn to Jester and excitedly await what she gets up to next. She's also responsible for what many claim to be the greatest D&D move ever made, and it was all done with a cupcake and a smile.

5 𒊎 🌸 Matthew Mercer - Shaun Gilmore

"Flattery Will Get You Literally Everywhere."

It's almost impossible to pick Matt Mercer's best character because as the Dungeon Master he plays almost everyone, so many of his NPCs are wonderful characters worthy of mention. Ultimately, though, his best character has to be Shaun Gilmore, not only a fan favourite but also a cast favourite, who got excited anytime they thought they would get to spend time with him.

It's easy to understand why, as Gilmore is charming with natural warmth, and also one of the first examples of a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Runechild Sorcerer, although credit is partially due to Aabria Iyengar, who played Gilmore in Exandria Unlimited, and Sunil Malhotra, who voices him in The Legend of Vox Machina animated series. Sylas Briarwood also deserves a speciaܫl mention for being a villain so memorable that Matt insisted on voicing him in The Legend of Vox Machina.

4 Taliesin Ja𓆉ffe - Caduceus Clay

"It's Always Worth Making Friends, No Matter Where You Are."

We could talk about Caduceus all day, and listen to him talk, as Taliesin Jaffe tapped into something special here and managed to play, to great effeꦉct, one of the🌠 hardest stats in D&D to get right - Wisdom. Caduceus is a steadying presence for The Mighty Nein, gently nudging them toward their better selves.

Taliesin also made him a delight to listen to by dropping his voice to a deeper register, adding weight to his wisdom. When it comeꦗs to things you would want to do in Exandria, having a cup of tea with Caduceus should be at the very top of your list.

3 🍌 Sam Riegel - Nott the Brave/Veth Brenatto

"You Sound Like All Of Us. Welcome To The Mighty Nein."

In their first campaign, Sam played Scanlan Shorthalt, a Gnomish Bard who initially existed largely as a vehicle for Sam to make his fellow players laugh. He gained depth as the campaig꧟n continued, but when they began their second campaign, he dived headfirst into making a more complete character.

Enter Nott the Brave, a semi-feral Goblin with an itch to steal, showing as a fun character on the surface but one with so much heart, and one of the best backstories you could hope to see. She transforms as a character, quite literally, as events of the campaign unfold, and in many ways, she's the heart of The Mighty Nein and absolute proof that Sam Riegel is a master of his craft.

2 Travis Willingham - Chetney Pock O'Pea

"Recognize The Alpha."

Chetney is evidence of Travis has journey as a D&D player since he began with Grog, a simple character he could learn the game with, and as he fell in love with the character and roleplay aspects of the game, he leaned into Grog being a gentle giant with a heart of gold. Playing Grog most often for laughs he displayed the quick wit needed to play someone with a slow wit and make it funny, and for Campaign 2 he played Fjord St🐻one, a much more serious character that allowed him to explore a bro🦹ader emotional range.

His current character Chetney is the marriage of these two approaches, and as a crotchety old oddball, he lets Travis be impulsive and enjoy creating chaos with his friends, but he also has hundreds of years' worth of backstories to call upon. Chetney has a range that neither Grog nor Fjord did, and while both were fantastic characters, he stands out as a perfect example of someone growing as a player.

1 Marisha Ray - Laudna 🌊 ꦏ

"I'm fun-scary!"

Marisha Ray received backlash from fans during Campaign 1 for her portrayal of Keyleth, finding her awkward and less charismatic than the rest of the cast. This was completely unfair and unfounded, because Keyleth had a low Charisma stat, and Marisha was doing such a good job of playing her that some viewers couldn't even tell this wasn't just who Marisha was.

In Campaign 2 she switched to Beauregard Lionett, a rough-and-tumble woman more in line with Marisha's nature, and the clear difference helped many fans see that Marisha was one of the cast members most committed to staying in character, changing their minds about how talented she was. Now she plays Laudna, an undead woman with deep ties to the story of the first campaign, dramatically different from both Keyleth and Beau, who once again shows the chops Marisha has as a player.

Delightfully spooky and wonderfully eccentric she stands out as the best character Marisha has played, but also 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the best character of the campaign. She's a culmination of Marisha's work, but also of the decisions characters have made across each campaign, and as a cold corpse with a warm nature, Laudna lights up every scene she's a part of.