Editor’s observe: The following article incorporates spoilers for Season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina.
Season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina ended after twelve episodes full of dungeons, dragons, and bloody combats in opposition to legendary creatures. Season 1 of the beloved animated adaptation of Critical Role’s first Dungeons & Dragons marketing campaign centered on how sins of the previous form us all into who we develop into. Season 2 took a unique course, taking a look at our heroes’ vivid future and exploring how each member of Vox Machina is tied by the threads of destiny and destined to avoid wasting the world of Exandria.
Season 2’s finale, that includes an exhilarating duel between Vox Machina and the black dragon Umbrasyl (voiced by Matthew Mercer), underlined this recurring theme. And whereas the specter of the Chroma Conclave nonetheless exists, Vox Machina is prepared greater than ever to combat the traditional dragons. Finally, identical to in Season 1, The Legend of Vox Machina wraps its second season with an unnerving cliffhanger that we’re dying to see resolved. So, now that the complete Season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina is on the market on Prime Video, let’s break down every thing that occurred on the finale.
The Chroma Conclave Attack
At the tip of Season 1 of The Legend of Vox Machina, the capital metropolis of Emon is attacked by 4 mighty historical dragons, the remaining members of the Chroma Conclave. Initially that includes 5 dragons, the Chroma Conclave is an alliance between creatures which might be normally at conflict with each other, making them one of the vital highly effective forces in Exandria. And after Vox Machina killed the youngest and weakest member of the Chroma Conclave, Brimscythe (voiced by David Tennant), the dragons retaliated by burning Emon to the bottom.
Season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina begins as our heroes should flee Emon and save their strengths to combat one other day. Once Vox Machina decides their responsibility is to defeat the Chroma Conclave, they select to go after Vestiges of Divergence, highly effective weapons created in a time when gods bestowed their presents upon their champions. While our heroes are too weak to face the Chroma Conclave, the Vestiges would possibly provide them a robust improve and provides Vox Machina the power to slay their scaly enemies. Little did they know that the search for the Vestiges would reveal how each member of the adventuring occasion was introduced collectively by destiny and discovering the Vestiges is a holy path they need to comply with.
The Quest for the Vestiges of Divergence
The first character to get a big improve in Season 2 of Vox Machina is Vax’ildan (voiced by Liam O’Brien), who now wears the Deathwalker’s Ward armor. While trying to find this Vestige inside a tomb, Vex’ahlia (voiced by Laura Bailey) by accident prompts a lethal lure. The Goddess of Death, often known as the Matrone of Ravens, comes to gather Vex’s soul. However, Vax makes a cope with the goddess, providing his life in alternate for his sister’s. The goddess accepts the discount, making Vax her new Champion. As such, Vax will get armor that extremely will increase his pace and makes it simpler to evade enemies’ blows. And as soon as he embraces his half because the Champion of Death, the armor wakes to its full energy, rising monumental black feathered wings Vax can use to fly round and develop into much more agile.
While Keyleth (voiced by Marisha Ray) doesn’t discover a Vestige for herself, she additionally will get a power-up in Season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina. While investigating the destruction left behind by the Chroma Conclave, the occasion goes to Pyrah, the house of the Fire Ashari. There, they be taught in regards to the previous of Thordak (voiced by Lance Reddick), the Cinder King, chief of the Chroma Conclave. Thordak is the mightiest dragon ever to threaten Tal’Dorei, and couldn’t be overwhelmed by any warrior. So, a few years earlier than The Legend of Vox Machina’s principal occasions, a bunch of heroes trapped the dragon within the Elemental Plane of Fire. Unfortunately, somebody helped Thordak to flee, leaving the portal to the Elemental Plane of Fire open within the metropolis of Pyrah and bringing a military of scorching creatures into the Material Plane. To shut the rift, Keyleth should discover ways to grasp fireplace and develop into an avatar of the ingredient itself. Now, the druid of Vox Machina can morph into an enormous creature manufactured from flames for a short interval, which absolutely turns out to be useful of their combat in opposition to the Chroma Conclave.
Another character that acquired an enormous improve in Season 2 is Scanlan (voiced by Sam Riegel). First, he’s gifted with Mythcarver, a Vestige of Divergence within the form of a sword that enhances his bardic powers and provides him perception into different legendary weapons. However, Mythcarver is quickly stolen by Umbrasyl. That may imply Scanlan did not get an improve, however after assembly a daughter he didn’t know he had, Kaylie (voiced by Aisling Franciosi), Scanlan is compelled to mirror on his poisonous sample of fleeing from hazard. That would show important within the combat in opposition to Umbrasyl, as Scanlan now has renewed belief in Vox Machina’s mission.
The third Vestige to point out up in Season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina is the legendary bow Fenthras. Vex defeats an arch-elf to seize the bow after a distasteful go to to her father, during which the elvish noble underlined how he sees his half-elf youngsters as failures. In Season 2, Vex additionally will get her fingers on a magic broom that permits her to fly, giving her the excessive floor in lethal combats in opposition to the Chroma Conclave.
The final member of Vox Machina to get his fingers on a Vestige is Grog (voiced by Travis Willingham). After discovering that the Herd of Storms is pillaging Pike’s (voiced by Ashley Johnson) hometown, Westruun, Vox Machina’s pleasant big should confront his bloody previous. Grog was as soon as a warrior of the Herd of Storms, a bunch of bandits who slays the weak to steal their treasure. After refusing to kill a gnome, and inadvertently saving Pike’s great-grandfather, Grog is exiled and overwhelmed to an inch of his demise by his uncle, Kevdak (voiced by Ralph Ineson). Kevdak makes use of a Vestige, the Titanstone Knuckles, to guard his violent ruling. But after Grog strikes the ultimate blow on his uncle, he turns into the wearer of the Titanstone Knuckles whereas serving to the Herd of Storms discover a extra honorable way of life. The Herd even decides to assist Vox Machina take down Umbrasyl, a plan that assessments the entire occasion’s new powers.
Vox Machina vs. Umbrasyl
With the assistance of the Herd of Storms, Percy (voiced by Taliesin Jaffe) builds an enormous lure in Westruun, designed to maintain Umbrasyl on the bottom after he comes to gather his treasure. The first a part of the combat in opposition to the mighty dragon occurs in Westruun after Vex triggers the lure with an arrow and ensnares Umbrasyl. While additionally making an attempt to comprise Umbrasyl’s would possibly, Vax and Scanlan enter the dragon by way of his backdoor, utilizing a sword to chop his abdomen from the within. Despite their finest efforts, Vox Machina can solely injury Umbrasyl earlier than the dragon flies away and retreats to his lair.
Grog, typing an ax to some rope, hits Umbrasyl and is carried away into the skies. Meanwhile, Vax and Scanlan stay contained in the beast. The remainder of Vox Machina quickly follows Umbrasyl, hoping to avoid wasting their associates. Vex makes use of her magical broom, whereas Kayleth turns into an enormous eagle to hold Percy and Pike. Grog retains preventing in opposition to Umbrasyl within the air till he’s knocked down on the bottom. Thanks to the powers of the Titanstone Knuckles, goliath survives the autumn. However, Pike makes use of most of her magic to half-heal him, making her much less helpful within the coming fight. As for Vax and Scanlan, they handle to flee the stomach of the beast by crawling by way of a flesh wound. At this second, Vax embraces his destiny because the Champion of Death, gaining wings that assist to avoid wasting each him and Scanlan.
Regrouped, Vox Machina decides to enter Umbrasyl’s lair and end the job. Scanlan is unwilling to combat since they’re all overwhelmed and with out sufficient assets to show the tide. Vax, nevertheless, lets everybody understand how the gods and destiny bless their quest, so they need to settle for no matter would possibly come subsequent. Vax first enters the lair to scout however is shocked by Umbrasyl, who makes use of his invisibility to put his personal lure. The complete occasion goes to his rescue, partaking the dragon in fight. Even Grog, with a damaged leg, does no matter he can to wound the dragon.
One by one, the heroes of Vox Machina are hit by Umbrasyl. And whereas additionally they drew blood from the mighty creature, it’s clear they can not win. Using Mythcarver, Umbrasyl can at all times comply with Vox Machina by seeing precisely the place the opposite Vestiges are, so there’s additionally no use in hiding. Scanlan, sensing his demise approaching, decides to run away and abandon his associates. However, within the final second, he remembers his daughter and the way his fleeing intuition harm so many individuals earlier than. So, he sneaks again into the lair, steals Mythcarver from Umbrasyl, and makes use of the Vestige to pierce by way of the dragon’s eye. Surprisingly, it’s Scanlan who lands the lethal blow on Umbrasyl, taking down the second member of the Chroma Conclave.
After the duel, Vox Machina finds sufficient gold to rebuild Westruun. Scanlan additionally finds a floating magic key that we don’t know the aim of. The group decides to return to Whitestone, the place the final survivors of the Emon bloodbath discovered refuge. However, when toasting their victory, Vox Machina will get a go to from an surprising ally.
An Unexpected Ally
After making a toast, all of the remaining leaders and heroes of Whitestone and Emon go out on the desk. Vox Machina is left alone with Yennen (voiced by Gina Torres), who reveals herself as Raishan (voiced by Cree Summer), one of many dragons of the Chroma Conclave. We don’t know what occurred to the true Yennen, however Raishan compelled a secret viewers with Vox Machina as a result of she additionally desires to take down Thordak. As she tells the heroes, even with Vestiges, they’re no match to the remaining members of the Chroma Conclave, so they need to kind an uneasy alliance with Raishan to defeat the Cinder King. Raishan additionally reveals why Throdak ordered the dragons of the Chroma Conclave to reap gold, as he’s constructing a nest to start a military of dragons. So, if Vox Machina expects to avoid wasting Tal’Dorei, they may must work with Raishan, regardless of the half she performed within the destruction of Emon. Now we simply must rely the times till Season 3’s launch.
The first two seasons of The Legend of Vox Machina at the moment are accessible on Prime Video.