Fresh Cut Grass sacrifices themself to kill Otohan and save his friends. Clip from episode 90 of Critical Role's Bells Hells campaign All content belongs to Critical Role! Not my original content!
I'm right there with Travis. Doing shit like this is why I play TTRPGs. Kamikaze style shit feels incredible when it actually works and creates the most memorable moments. LET'S FUCKING GOOO!
This is bad ass but it is no less heart wrenching. If I was at the table I would most definitely be Travis hyping up my friend..... When I get in the car to go home I'm a sopping baby for like 2 minutes of the drive.
@@TaRatTinCan i think it was in a 4sided dive when travis said that he and sam had a challenge between the two to see which of their characters would die first between chets D100 roll everytime they long rest and FCGs stress points and ultimately being killed by the group.
Let it be known that Otohan Thull, Legend of the Peaks, was not taken down by some great king or grand army but by a humble robot trying to save its friends. Long Live Fresh Cut Grass!
@@bomm19 Some of y'all have an unhealthy hate boner for her and it's weird af. Anyone with a iota of social awareness would know she's not trying to ruin the moment, she just misinterpreted Sam's "saving throw" joke as him being serious. It's not that deep. I mean this video literally shows her letting the moment play out in its entirety after a very short initial confusion, giving it the gravitas it deserves. She barely says a word. "imposing herself" yeah, no.
Given how often he's played a cat in ad reads, OP, I wouldn't be surprised if he does play a Tabaxi or Leonid. No way he'd miss a chance to drink from a bowl and add to his drink jokes.
And yet he was able to create something so beautiful together with the choices Sam was making! Every time I watch this I'm in awe that he was able to pull it together and keep guiding the story when he was this shocked and emotional about the turn it had taken. (Like, I know that's his JOB, but still!!!)
@@ryanjackson6298they actually found out that his arcane core can function as a nuke ages ago, while he was being worked on by Imahara Joe I think. They may not have had exact damage for it, but Sam was essentially given the big red button a long time ago, it’s not something he just pulled out of nowhere to break the rules or something.
Travis paid tribute to this moment on socials with Vegeta's sacrifice against Buu - appropriate. Also, his "Marisha..." when she's trying to find out if he's revivable was perfect.
@@GarredHATES i undertstand. i said over ACTING, not over REACTING. looked very forced imo. maybe i feel this way because CR seems to be very un-organic now a days. "make sure everyone is emotional guys!" is what liam looked like to me.
Same, I have the scenes stuck in my head - my lack of dexterity prevents me from putting it into paper though :( will have to wait 10 years for Titmouse
Matt said that the mechanic was created at the spot, but the possibility and hinting came up long before in Campaign 3, Episode 45, when talking with professor Vitro Isham. It's awesome call back to that episode and I love Sam actually remembered and was willing to use it. It was said that FCG has a much bigger core that would be needed for his designated job and that it's unstable and when overcharged or damaged it may explode
Don't think I've ever seen Talesin this affected. He looked ready to smash his fist through the table. As Matt said, ****ing beautiful. And I'm convinced it was narratively perfect for the campaign. Thank you Sam. 💔❤
I think he was channeling ashton a lot through this, and ashton deals with things by being angry lmao. Taliesin says he has a few rules that govern ashtons behaviour, one of them being "do not ever fuck with my friends."
I wonder if the animated series will have the 'what's my mother's name' speech. The characters are a lot closer off rip in that series and it'd be odd for them to backslide at this point
FCG, The little aeormaton that could. Thank you Sam, for bringing this absolute gem of a character to life. We will never forget them. One of the most crushing and loving moment in CR history.
I just realized Orym's deal is void now and maybe Sam chose a blaze of glory to save Liam since Orym was making his last stand so everyone else could run away😢
So the thing about this is that, the deal might have already been completed. When the went through the back door portal on Ruidus and went back to Exandria, she can claim they “Safely returned from Ruidus” as promised. Whether or not she will do this idk, but it is still very much possible that Orym is bound by the deal which if so is tragic.
@@FearlessGamer27 I think the odds of this is like 0% because 1. Orym was VERY specific in his wording which Hags value. 2. it would lessen the value of FCGs sacrifice out of game a bit, 3. That would be slimey and I think Nana likes Orym and considers Fearne as family for some reason.
Faithful Care Giver to the end! Giving ultimately of himself to care for his friends, his *family* against that assassin. I can only hold to the now small consolation that Otohan, realizing what's about to unavoidably happen, knew true fear. Gods all speed, good friend! 😓
Matt couldn't be more devastated, man, I hope he doesn't blame himself for pushing them SO hard. Otohan was always tough as nails and this fight was brutal, but FCG would've made the same choice everytime.
He was so stressed!! The threat of a TPK was so real, so his tears were of sadness, relief... jeez, mine too. Otohan was a formidable opponent, I want to know her build so bad
I think she herself is a Psi Fighter, and the backpack gives her Echo Knight capabilities, so she’s a fighter (~16th level?) with two subclasses simultaneously. And then on top of that she can use legendary actions to get over action economy issues. Very cool way to build a big bad! Scary as hell for sure.
@@davidcurry5240 i did that once. the character was so scary in test fights i shelved it for when my Players were better equipped and leveled. final fight of the campaign, imagine 6 20lvl against a single 16lvl and only 3 of them walked away.
I hear the quote for Epsilon from rooster teeth in this moment “There's so many stories where some brave hero decides to give their life to save the day, and because of their sacrifice the good guys win, the survivors all cheer, and everybody lives happily ever after. But the hero... never gets to see that ending. ...They’ll never know if their sacrifice actually made a difference. They’ll never know if the day was really saved. In the end, they just have to have faith. ...Ain’t that a bitch?” I don’t know if FCG will get to see an afterlife but god I hope he does
FCG: Hey…ever wonder why we’re out here? Shiela: That’s one of the world wide mysteries isn’t it? Why are we out here? Sarge: TO KILL THE BLUES! Tucker: TO PICK UP CHICKS IN A TANK!
I can't stop watching this clip purely for Matt's reaction. That stillness as he first realises what Sam is doing, then settling back like "he really wants to do this"... its beautiful
Watching Matt's face starting at 1:45 is so heartbreaking. You can see how it slowly goes skack as he realizes just what FCG wants to do. It's so tragic and human. I also love how Travis is so proud of the choice Sam makes. Without this choice they all were probably going to die. This is, as the episode is titled, true heroism
3:22 Sam could’ve simply said “Yes”, and Matt would probably understand. Instead, Sam gave such a powerful speech to let, not only Matt, but everyone else know that FCG was truly ready to give up his own life to save his friends, his family. Matt’s reaction is amazing afterwards. God, what a bittersweet moment.
You know, I thought the moment they killed Ottohan they would’ve been cheering and celebrating over taking out the person that has caused them so much trouble. But no, they don’t get that. Every meeting with her was and I guess now will always be a massacre leading to some of the most tragic moments in the campaign.
Watching Matt as Sam describes the guiding bolt and seeing the moment Matt realizes what Sam is doing..., the demeanor shift, the color fade, is equally heartbreaking and wonderful 😢❤
Sam always kills it in moments like this. This moment, Loquatius' speech, Scanlan trying to save his last 9th level to save Vax, his final wish to bring Vax back for a moment. Everytime, tears.
I thought initially she meant “Would it happen if you die?”, not “You should do it” But also there were some breakdowns of side conversations, and some think she could have say it to Ashley referring to some shard ability. Hard to say there were to much going on during that heart attack of a battle.
Possibly the most insane play I've ever seen in D&D, take a bow Sam Riegel you absolute madman. Making the ultimate sacrifice to protect those you love is never easy but if it avoids a TPK and takes out one of the biggest bads in the campaign at the same time it makes it worth it
I'm actually excited to see his new character. Hoping for a Charisma based class, Sam really shines with characters that use charisma. Also, I have to point out that in every single campaing Sam Riegel changes his sheet or character: C1 we had Scanlan and Tarry, C2 we had Nott and Veth, C3 we have FCG and...
Not only was it a great sacrifice for the character but also love how it started with Marisha said "I'm so mad at you." immediately followed with Travis saying "I'm so proud of you." like parents who's kid just got home from school having had a fight and one is mad they fought and the other is proud...and of course that everybody else is sad apart from Travis who is grinning the entire time cos it's so badass. That being said Liam's sad face just breaks me man.
And just when you thought sam wasn't going to make you ugly cry in this campaign too, here it goes. We had the Bard's lament. We had being drown and revived as the race that killed her, and now we have the smiley day poetic finish of a wonderful soul leaving us.
You can see how close these people are to one another... not just as players but also as a family. When Matt starts to cry, Marisha and Laura takes one look and just breaks :(. People say Matt pushed them too hard with the Ottohan battles, but honestly the fact that he is crying when FCG made his sacrifice, truly shows how much he cares for the characters. What a brilliant, sad, selfless, emotional, climactic, dark and glorious ending to a devastating episode and a beautiful character. Sam, comes across as the comedy guy of the group (and he is) but people forget how deep the characters he creates truly are. Scanlan, Not/Veth and now FCG all came off as very one dimensional in the beginning, but the redemption arcs Sam creates for them are truly outstanding and so so memorable RIP FCG - You were more human than anyone else in the campaign.
I love that Matt decided not to rules lawyer it. Technically she had resistances and only should have taken half damage. She would have lived. Man it’s so good.
@@d2beej - By my count the party had gotten her back to just three more HP than she had when she took her healing potion for 66, and it's quite possible that she could have saved it until she was under 38 HP when she took it.
Following the Aeor lore and what FCG was made of - I am pretty sure that blast wasn't your average lightning or fire damage...pretty sure nothing with MAYBE the exception of Gods would resist that damage
I was watching live while at work alone in a huge office building in the middle of the night, like 2am. I was making one of my rounds through the complex and was more listening then watching the show while patrolling. When I heard him saying he'll cast Guiding bolt I was like: finally he starts doing regular cleric stuff for a change, hopefully it hits! I stopped in the middle of my step when he said, he'll cast it on himself. I immediately knew what he was going to attempt and saw no way he would be stopped. I pulled out my phone in an instant to watch and forgot where I was and why. When he rolled to hit and did so, i let out a screamed "NO!" through the empty halls of the building. Loud enough so the whole 5 - story building would hear. This was followed up by more of those "NOs" then I can remember until I had no voice left. I limped against a wall and slid down to the ground when he started rolling damage. I was completely numb, crying everything out. Everything negative that happened to me personally in the last months. All my struggles. Everything that weighs me down. When he got the Hdywtdt? , I let out a wailing mourning scream of triumph and sadness and relief and grief and i held it until I needed to breath. I was not doing well guys. 😅 I never felt a connection to C3 as I had with C1&C2. I wasn't as connected to the characters as well. When i watched Vax and Molly it was destroying me when it happened. When Laudna, Orym and Fearne were dying and Laudna didn't make it in the end, I was shocked and shaken. But not nearly as devastated as with this. I didn't expect this to hit me like a truck like that. I finished watching the episode and rewatched the parts I missed in my outbursts. Only after that was I able to finish my patrol. after that I was brooding until the end of my shift. Couldn't get anything else done, I was exhausted. I was glad I was alone at that moment of my outburst. Trying to explain something I couldn't explain to someone who wouldn't understand... No way.
There's something that reminds me of scanlan when he stopped drinking from the huge tankard when he left, watching him not drink from the gas can after fcg...that is what makes it official for me
"There are so many stories where some brave hero decides to give their life to save the day, and because of their sacrifice, the good guys win, the survivors all cheer, and everybody lives happily ever after. But the hero... never gets to see that ending. They'll never know if their sacrifice actually made a difference. They'll never know if the day was really saved. In the end, they just have to have faith. Ain't that a bitch?"
Im doing a rewatch and just got to when he has his first conversation with Imogen about whether or not he’s alive and just sobbed through the whole thing. I’ll miss them so much
Watched the entire thing when it went live on YT. Can't believe this was the 1st "live" view I caught up on. What an ending! Sam Riegel continues to surprise me.🤯😭
Just watched this yesterday. While I was doing so, I realized a few moments before this that while FCG was sacrificing for his friends, so did Sam; Sacrificing his story so that Matt’s and everyone else’s could continue. The jokester always reminds me what’s important in life and I love him for that.
The fact that Sam make's Matt cry while describing what he's feeling and that he is WILLING to do this to save his friends is absolutely heartwrenching and heartwarming at the same god damn time.
i knew someone wasnt going to make it out of this battle. The whole time I ran each character possibility of death and FCG made the most sense. But it still hurt when it turned out to be him. Awesome moment Sam.
When he messaged everyone "otohan has us,run" I knew he was the most Willing to sacrifice themselves for the group rest in peace, faithful care giver 😭
It was such a strong character choice and it is what defines FCG to the core: a selfless living soul willing to save his friends over himself. You can see at the table that out of everyone, Travis gives the most respect to Sam's decision. May you live in memory, FCG!
