EPIC: the Musical
Mermaids
Hellaverse
Costume Design
Critical Role
100
This is the shortest of the EPIC sagas with only three songs.
What is the Underworld Saga?
100
Christopher Columbus wrote in his travel journals about supposed mermaid sightings and called them quite ugly, so it's theorized that he most likely was seeing these aquatic mammals instead.
What are manatees?
100
Hazbin Hotel is the first animated show to be made by this studio, which is otherwise known for high-concept, indie horror movies.
What is A24?
100
In this movie, Laurie and Jo silently show their deep friendship and true connection by swapping pieces of clothing throughout the years.
What is Little Women?
100
Cast members Liam O'Brien and Laura Bailey share a birthday in real life, inspiring them to create these twin characters for Campaign 1.
Who are Vax'ildan and Vex'ahlia? (or Vex and Vax)
200
For the grand finale, the EPIC cast livestreamed the entire musical and the premiere of the final saga here, from the Greek island where the Odyssey supposedly concluded.
What is Ithaca?
200
An early commercial mermaid hoax was peddled by this well-known sideshowman, who sewed together a mummified monkey torso and the lower half of a dried up fish and displayed it in New York City and London.
Who is P. T. Barnum?
200
The seven rings of Hell and their leaders are modeled after this form of entertainment. Despite this, the hellborn from every ring look entirely unique and serve very different purposes.
What is a circus?
200
The most expensive piece of jewelry ever made specifically made for a film was a Stefano Canturi necklace for this movie, valued around $3 million today, featuring 134 carats of diamonds and a 2.5-carat sapphire clasp set in 18K white gold.
What is Moulin Rouge?
200
Darin de Paul, who played guest character Sprigg in Campaign 1, played a D&D campaign with this cast member's mother in the 1980s. Sprigg was the only survivor of that campaign, and de Paul continued the character's story with Vox Machina.
Who is Matthew Mercer?
300
Jorge Rivera-Herrans had a cast of over twenty singers for EPIC, from his parents and sister to this Jahani K. Jha, who played Aphrodite and previously recorded her own Greek mythology-centered track titled this.
What is Achilles Heel?
300
When Disney was originally creating "The Little Mermaid", Ariel started out as blonde. But to avoid comparisons with this mermaid movie coming out just five years earlier, they changed it to her iconic red.
What is "Splash"?
300
Though VivziePop has said in interviews that her favorite character is probably Lucifer, the first character she ever created was this one, back in high school in 2008!
Who is Alastor?
300
Eight different versions of 2015 live-action Cinderella's iconic blue gown was created out of over 270 yards of hand-painted gossamer in shades of blue, turquoise and purple, and featured over 10,000 tiny, hand-placed these. Remember the brand!
What are Swarovski crystals?
300
This piece of apparel was the first ever Critical Role merch. It was announced on stream and sold out within two minutes, before the cast had even finished making the announcement.
What is the Role/Roll Call Shirt?
400
Jorge Rivera-Herrans said that once EPIC concluded, his next plan for the story was to turn it into one of these, utilizing the idea behind character-specific instrumentation to highlight a focus on special moves and attacks.
What is a RPG? (or video game)
400
The mythology of mermaids takes all kinds of shapes, from seal-like selkies to these kinds of Scottish water spirits that are known to be much more malevolent and might appear either as beautiful humans or black horses before dragging you to your death.
What are kelpies?
400
Stolas is one of 72 demons in the real-life Ars Goetia, the first and most famous book in this 17th-century Latin grimoire.
What is the Lesser Key of Solomon?
400
This woman holds the Guinness world record for the most credited costume designer in film with a total of 432 credits, as well as a record 35 nominations and eight wins for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, making her both the most honored and most nominated woman in the Academy's history. She's also the inspiration for the look of Edna Mode.
Who is Edith Head?
400
This show was the result of the cast's Kickstarter for an animated TV special. Though the goal was $750,000, they raised over $1 million in less than an hour. By the end of the 45-day campaign, they had fundraised $11.3 million and are now expecting five seasons of the show plus at least three seasons of a second series.
What is "The Legend of Vox Machina"?
500
You'd think that Jorge's long-time girlfriend, Talya Sindel, would play Odysseus's faithful wife Penelope in EPIC, but instead she plays this character, the official first of many temptresses the hero faces in his long journey.
Who is Circe?
500
In The Little Mermaid, the title character longs for a world she can never be a part of and pines for a prince who doesn't return her love. An early publication of the story has been studied as an allegory for this author's unrequited feelings for his friend Edvard Collins, and his despair upon hearing Collins had become engaged to a woman.
Who is Hans Christian Andersen?
500
Currently, only two characters' pre-Hell names are canonically known in Hazbin Hotel: Vox was named Vincent Whittman, and Angel Dust was named this before he died.
What is Anthony?
500
During the "Think of Me" scene in the Phantom of the Opera movie, Christine's white gown and sparkling star hair adornments were designed to emulate this 19th century royal.
Who is Elizabeth "Sisi" of Austria?
500
Only this player character has permanently died and never been seen again, after a much-theorized and unanimously undiscussed parting of former cast member Orion Acaba.
Who is Tiberius Stormwind?