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Critical Role‘s Campaign 4 is just around the corner. The fourth core chapter of the beloved TTRPG actual play series is on the way, and this time, it will be helmed by Brennan Lee Mulligan—yes, for the first time in 10 years, Matt Mercer won’t be the game’s Game Master, he’ll be in the player’s seat. Of course, he’s not the only one. Critical Role recently revealed an all-star cast of season D&D players who would be taking a seat at Campaign 4‘s table. But who they would play remained a secret… Until now. Critical Role Campaign 4 has officially revealed the character name and official character art for each of its 13 cast members/players. Let’s take a look at all the new adventurers we’ll meet in Aramán.
Every New Character From Critical Role Campaign 4: Their Name, Their Grouping, Their Character Art, and Who Plays Them
In Critical Role Campaign 4, the characters will be divided into three groups: the Soldiers, the Seekers, and the Schemers. In short, the soldiers are “are the people who are interested in a traditionally charged combat and conflict-driven story mode—where the non-violent answers were few and far between.” The Seekers are “people that tie directly into lore, cosmology, magic, big questions around problems facing this universe that are in the weave of the dance between divinity and arcane, and magic, and demons, and fairies, and dragons, and these big kinds of questions. It’s very classical fantasy.” And the Schemers are into “intrigue, espionage, skullduggery, and relationships with each other and other NPCs and instituations and the machinations of power. Their adventuring looks like cloak and dagger.”
We believe that the Soldiers will wear orange/red. The Seekers will wear blues and purples. And the Schemers will wear teal/green.
New Critical Role Campaign 4 Characters; Jump to: Matt Mercer Will Play Sir Julien Davinos //
Travis Willingham will play Teor Pridesire // Laura Bailey will play Thimble // Taliesin Jaffe will play Bolaire Lathalia // Ashley Johnson will play Vaelus // Liam O’Brien will play Halandil Fang // Marisha Ray will play Murray Mag’nesson // Sam Riegel will play Wicander Halovar // Luis Carazo will play Azune Nayar // Robbie Daymond will play Kattigan Vale // Aabria Iyengar will play Thaisha Lloy // Whitney Moore will play Tyranny // Alex Ward will play Occtis Tachonis
Who Will Matt Mercer Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Matt Mercer will play Sir Julien Davinos in Critical Role Campaign 4. If we’re correct in our estimations, Matt Mercer’s character will be one of the soldiers. Sir Julien Davinos also appears to be a human fighter or maybe a rogue.
Who Will Travis Willingham Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Travis Willingham will play Teor Pridesire in Critical Role Campaign 4. Teor Pridesire seems to be a Leonin paladin or maybe a monk. We believe Travis Willingham’s character will be part of the Seekers in Critical Role Campaign 4.
Who Will Laura Bailey Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Laura Bailey will play Thimble in Critical Role Campaign 4. Thimble seems like she belongs to the Schemers group if her grin is anything to go by. We think Thimble is likely a fairy rogue.
Who Will Taliesin Jaffe Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Taliesin Jaffe will play Bolaire Lathalia in Critical Role Campaign 4. If you ask us, Bolaire Lathalia is Jigsaw from the Saw movies OR perhaps a changeling warlock, we’ll take either. Taliesin Jaffe’s character looks to be part of the Soldiers in Critical Role Campaign 4.
Who Will Ashley Johnson Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Ashley Johnson will play Vaelus in Critical Role Campaign 4. Vaelus appears to be a drow cleric or sorcerer. Ashley Johnson’s character looks like they belong to the crew of Seekers in Critical Role Campaign 4.
Who Will Liam O’Brien Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Liam O’Brien will play Halandil Fang in Critical Role Campaign 4. Halandil Fang is a future Tusk Love cover model and/or/plus a half-orc bard. We love him already. We bet Liam O’Brien’s character joins the Soldiers in Critical Role Campaign 4. He is giving Chris Pine in the Dungeons & Dragons movie.
New Critical Role Campaign 4 Characters; Jump to: Matt Mercer Will Play Sir Julien Davinos //
Travis Willingham will play Teor Pridesire // Laura Bailey will play Thimble // Taliesin Jaffe will play Bolaire Lathalia // Ashley Johnson will play Vaelus // Liam O’Brien will play Halandil Fang // Marisha Ray will play Murray Mag’nesson // Sam Riegel will play Wicander Halovar // Luis Carazo will play Azune Nayar // Robbie Daymond will play Kattigan Vale // Aabria Iyengar will play Thaisha Lloy // Whitney Moore will play Tyranny // Alex Ward will play Occtis Tachonis
Who Will Marisha Ray Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Marisha Ray will play Murray Mag’nesson in Critical Role Campaign 4. Murray Mag’nesson appears to be a dwarven wizard or maybe a bard. We’d bet that Marisha Ray’s character will join the Schemers.
Who Will Sam Riegel Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Sam Riegel will play Wicander Halovar in Critical Role Campaign 4. Wicander Halovar looks like a aasimar wizard or maybe a cleric. Sam Reigel’s character will most likely be a Schemer if his outfit has anything to say about it.
Who Will Luis Carazo Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Luis Carazo will play Azune Nayar in Critical Role Campaign 4. Azune Nayar comes across as a human paladin and definetly a Soldier.
Who Will Robbie Daymond Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Robbie Daymond will play Kattigan Vale in Critical Role Campaign 4. Kattigan Vale looks like a human ranger or maybe a druid or barbarian. We’re into his vibes. We’re also into Robbie Daymond’s character seemingly being a Seeker.
Who Will Aabria Iyengar Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Aabria Iyengar will play Thaisha Lloy in Critical Role Campaign 4. Thaisha Lloy seems to be a half-orc sorcerer or warlock. Aabria Iyengar’s character looks like she’ll be part of the Soldiers in Critical Role Campaign 4.
Who Will Whitney Moore Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Whitney Moore will play Tyranny in Critical Role Campaign 4. Tyranny looks like a looks like a tiefling cleric or maybe something unexpected like a monk. We feel like Tyranny is absolutely a Schemer.
Who Will Alex Ward Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Alex Ward will play Occtis Tachonis in Critical Role Campaign 4. Occtis Tachonis reads like a human artificer/alchemist to us. We bet that Alex Ward’s character will be a Seeker based on their mystical-looking pets. These cuties could be his familiars or maybe homunculi. He could also be a reanimator artificier, one of the Unearthed Arcana classes from D&D.
We can’t wait to learn more about these Critical Role Campaign 4 characters and see which of our guesses were right.
New Critical Role Campaign 4 Characters; Jump to: Matt Mercer Will Play Sir Julien Davinos //
Travis Willingham will play Teor Pridesire // Laura Bailey will play Thimble // Taliesin Jaffe will play Bolaire Lathalia // Ashley Johnson will play Vaelus // Liam O’Brien will play Halandil Fang // Marisha Ray will play Murray Mag’nesson // Sam Riegel will play Wicander Halovar // Luis Carazo will play Azune Nayar // Robbie Daymond will play Kattigan Vale // Aabria Iyengar will play Thaisha Lloy // Whitney Moore will play Tyranny // Alex Ward will play Occtis Tachonis
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Critical Role‘s Campaign 4 is just around the corner. The fourth core chapter of the beloved TTRPG actual play series is on the way, and this time, it will be helmed by Brennan Lee Mulligan—yes, for the first time in 10 years, Matt Mercer won’t be the game’s Game Master, he’ll be in the player’s seat. Of course, he’s not the only one. Critical Role recently revealed an all-star cast of season D&D players who would be taking a seat at Campaign 4‘s table. But who they would play remained a secret… Until now. Critical Role Campaign 4 has officially revealed the character name and official character art for each of its 13 cast members/players. Let’s take a look at all the new adventurers we’ll meet in Aramán.
Every New Character From Critical Role Campaign 4: Their Name, Their Grouping, Their Character Art, and Who Plays Them
In Critical Role Campaign 4, the characters will be divided into three groups: the Soldiers, the Seekers, and the Schemers. In short, the soldiers are “are the people who are interested in a traditionally charged combat and conflict-driven story mode—where the non-violent answers were few and far between.” The Seekers are “people that tie directly into lore, cosmology, magic, big questions around problems facing this universe that are in the weave of the dance between divinity and arcane, and magic, and demons, and fairies, and dragons, and these big kinds of questions. It’s very classical fantasy.” And the Schemers are into “intrigue, espionage, skullduggery, and relationships with each other and other NPCs and instituations and the machinations of power. Their adventuring looks like cloak and dagger.”
We believe that the Soldiers will wear orange/red. The Seekers will wear blues and purples. And the Schemers will wear teal/green.
New Critical Role Campaign 4 Characters; Jump to: Matt Mercer Will Play Sir Julien Davinos //
Travis Willingham will play Teor Pridesire // Laura Bailey will play Thimble // Taliesin Jaffe will play Bolaire Lathalia // Ashley Johnson will play Vaelus // Liam O’Brien will play Halandil Fang // Marisha Ray will play Murray Mag’nesson // Sam Riegel will play Wicander Halovar // Luis Carazo will play Azune Nayar // Robbie Daymond will play Kattigan Vale // Aabria Iyengar will play Thaisha Lloy // Whitney Moore will play Tyranny // Alex Ward will play Occtis Tachonis
Who Will Matt Mercer Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Matt Mercer will play Sir Julien Davinos in Critical Role Campaign 4. If we’re correct in our estimations, Matt Mercer’s character will be one of the soldiers. Sir Julien Davinos also appears to be a human fighter or maybe a rogue.
Who Will Travis Willingham Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Travis Willingham will play Teor Pridesire in Critical Role Campaign 4. Teor Pridesire seems to be a Leonin paladin or maybe a monk. We believe Travis Willingham’s character will be part of the Seekers in Critical Role Campaign 4.
Who Will Laura Bailey Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Laura Bailey will play Thimble in Critical Role Campaign 4. Thimble seems like she belongs to the Schemers group if her grin is anything to go by. We think Thimble is likely a fairy rogue.
Who Will Taliesin Jaffe Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Taliesin Jaffe will play Bolaire Lathalia in Critical Role Campaign 4. If you ask us, Bolaire Lathalia is Jigsaw from the Saw movies OR perhaps a changeling warlock, we’ll take either. Taliesin Jaffe’s character looks to be part of the Soldiers in Critical Role Campaign 4.
Who Will Ashley Johnson Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Ashley Johnson will play Vaelus in Critical Role Campaign 4. Vaelus appears to be a drow cleric or sorcerer. Ashley Johnson’s character looks like they belong to the crew of Seekers in Critical Role Campaign 4.
Who Will Liam O’Brien Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Liam O’Brien will play Halandil Fang in Critical Role Campaign 4. Halandil Fang is a future Tusk Love cover model and/or/plus a half-orc bard. We love him already. We bet Liam O’Brien’s character joins the Soldiers in Critical Role Campaign 4. He is giving Chris Pine in the Dungeons & Dragons movie.
New Critical Role Campaign 4 Characters; Jump to: Matt Mercer Will Play Sir Julien Davinos //
Travis Willingham will play Teor Pridesire // Laura Bailey will play Thimble // Taliesin Jaffe will play Bolaire Lathalia // Ashley Johnson will play Vaelus // Liam O’Brien will play Halandil Fang // Marisha Ray will play Murray Mag’nesson // Sam Riegel will play Wicander Halovar // Luis Carazo will play Azune Nayar // Robbie Daymond will play Kattigan Vale // Aabria Iyengar will play Thaisha Lloy // Whitney Moore will play Tyranny // Alex Ward will play Occtis Tachonis
Who Will Marisha Ray Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Marisha Ray will play Murray Mag’nesson in Critical Role Campaign 4. Murray Mag’nesson appears to be a dwarven wizard or maybe a bard. We’d bet that Marisha Ray’s character will join the Schemers.
Who Will Sam Riegel Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Sam Riegel will play Wicander Halovar in Critical Role Campaign 4. Wicander Halovar looks like a aasimar wizard or maybe a cleric. Sam Reigel’s character will most likely be a Schemer if his outfit has anything to say about it.
Who Will Luis Carazo Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Luis Carazo will play Azune Nayar in Critical Role Campaign 4. Azune Nayar comes across as a human paladin and definetly a Soldier.
Who Will Robbie Daymond Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Robbie Daymond will play Kattigan Vale in Critical Role Campaign 4. Kattigan Vale looks like a human ranger or maybe a druid or barbarian. We’re into his vibes. We’re also into Robbie Daymond’s character seemingly being a Seeker.
Who Will Aabria Iyengar Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Aabria Iyengar will play Thaisha Lloy in Critical Role Campaign 4. Thaisha Lloy seems to be a half-orc sorcerer or warlock. Aabria Iyengar’s character looks like she’ll be part of the Soldiers in Critical Role Campaign 4.
Who Will Whitney Moore Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Whitney Moore will play Tyranny in Critical Role Campaign 4. Tyranny looks like a looks like a tiefling cleric or maybe something unexpected like a monk. We feel like Tyranny is absolutely a Schemer.
Who Will Alex Ward Play in Critical Role Campaign 4?
Alex Ward will play Occtis Tachonis in Critical Role Campaign 4. Occtis Tachonis reads like a human artificer/alchemist to us. We bet that Alex Ward’s character will be a Seeker based on their mystical-looking pets. These cuties could be his familiars or maybe homunculi. He could also be a reanimator artificier, one of the Unearthed Arcana classes from D&D.
We can’t wait to learn more about these Critical Role Campaign 4 characters and see which of our guesses were right.
New Critical Role Campaign 4 Characters; Jump to: Matt Mercer Will Play Sir Julien Davinos //
Travis Willingham will play Teor Pridesire // Laura Bailey will play Thimble // Taliesin Jaffe will play Bolaire Lathalia // Ashley Johnson will play Vaelus // Liam O’Brien will play Halandil Fang // Marisha Ray will play Murray Mag’nesson // Sam Riegel will play Wicander Halovar // Luis Carazo will play Azune Nayar // Robbie Daymond will play Kattigan Vale // Aabria Iyengar will play Thaisha Lloy // Whitney Moore will play Tyranny // Alex Ward will play Occtis Tachonis
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When it comes to dating, we often talk about what we consider to be “red flags” and “green flags” of potential partners.
A red flag might be a partner who dodges questions or keeps secrets. A green flag might be someone who is good at communication or plans meaningful trips.
Basically since the original Famicom made its way from Japan to North America, under the name Nintendo Entertainment System, it’s been Nintendo’s world and we’re all just living in it. Not every system the company has produced has been a slam-dunk, unadulterated success, but most of them have. NES, Game Boy, SNES, N64, Game Cube, original Wii, and Switch have absolutely owned. But 30 years ago, Nintendo released what is almost inarguably its biggest failure. Both way ahead of its time and immediately dated, Nintendo’s Virtual Boy was the rare blemish for the company. So why, then, would Nintendo want to bring it back? For us weirdo Millennials who remember it, of course!
During this latest Nintendo Direct, we learned (thanks Polygon!) the Virtual Boy will be the latest Nintendo Classics console. The original Virtual Boy from 1995, infamously, only had 22 games and had a history of making players sick. The red vector-line graphics against a black background, plus the heighted View-Master-ass 3D effects led to nausea, eye strain, and vertigo. So how will this one be better? It’ll use your Nintendo Switch as the actual screen, slipped into the Virtual Boy Classic frame. A cardboard version will also be available if you’d rather not have the cumbersome original.
When I was a wee young one, my neighbor rented a Virtual Boy from Blockbuster and we played Wario Land and Red Alarm (a fighter jet game). It was one of the weirdest, heaviest pieces of machinery that neither of us could make sit comfortably. Eventually, we just laid on the floor on our backs with the Virtual Boy resting on our faces, forgoing the stand altogether. Needless to say, we didn’t do that very long.
It’s a testament to the nostalgia factor inherent in Nintendo’s brand that makes this exist at all. Using the Switch and Switch 2—possibly Nintendo’s most popular systems since the N64—to play garbage red VR games from the ’90s really is the height of unnecessary. But I kinda love them for it. I will not be getting one, but I’m glad it exists.
The Virtual Boy games will begin rolling out in the Switch Online store beginning February 17, 2026. According to Nintendo’s official site, the throwback Virtual Boy console will cost $99.99 and the cardboard version will be $24.99. No date set yet for either of those.
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