{"id":1739437,"date":"2026-11-05T01:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T01:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dz6SrsUvoohfbUDwcWhkaV"},"modified":"2026-11-05T01:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T01:52:06","slug":"critical-roles-upcoming-series-with-hololive-gave-matt-mercer-a-deeper-understanding-and-appreciation-for-vtubers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/critical-roles-upcoming-series-with-hololive-gave-matt-mercer-a-deeper-understanding-and-appreciation-for-vtubers\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Role’s upcoming series with Hololive gave Matt Mercer ‘a deeper understanding and appreciation’ for vtubers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Neither Critical Role<\/a> diehards nor Hololive vtuber<\/a> fans could’ve predicted that they’d work together to film a new tabletop roleplaying series. Shattered Legends is the product of a collaboration that might sound bizarre at first but makes perfect sense when you consider vtubers are basically just voice actors, like just about everyone else in Critical Role’s orbit.<\/p>\n

Matt Mercer certainly sees them that way. He tells PC Gamer that filming Shattered Legends with Hololive vtubers gave him a “deeper understanding and appreciation for the skill and talent that each of these performers has.” The only challenge, he says, was the technical logistics of filming a show with a mix of humans and 2D anime girls.<\/p>\n

The original idea for Shattered Legends, before it even had a name, was a pitch from Nerissa Ravencroft, Hololive’s “Demon of Sound” vtuber. A long-time fan of Critical Role, Ravencroft says she could barely believe it when her manager told her they were up for it: “I was in awe for multiple days.”<\/p>\n

“Growing up, I never had friends or knew anybody who ran a TTRPG campaign, so it\u2019s been a heavy desire to play one for a long time,” she says. “I just so happen to be one of the luckiest girls in the world, as I get to play with not only my fellow [Hololive vtubers], but Critical Role!”<\/p>\n

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