Animal cast members

This page lists pets of the cast members that have appeared in *Critical Role* media.

## **Dagon**

Dagon was a cinnamon green-cheeked conure, the pet of Marisha Ray and Matthew Mercer. She appeared in "Explorer's Guide to Wildemount Q&A and Fireside Chat with Matthew Mercer" (Sx53). She passed away in December 2021. Marisha dedicated the game in "A Familiar Problem: Sprinkle's Incredible Journey" (Sx68) to her.

Sam Riegel revealed that in "Echo Tree" (LVM2x08) recordings of Dagon were used for the sounds in the Fey Realm. In fact, one type of fey bird featured in the episode has actually a similar coloration to Dagon's; Matt later confirmed that the final design for those fey birds was, indeed, based on Dagon, and that decision was made while the real pet was still alive, but after some time Matt and Marisha forgot about that detail, Dagon passed away, and when they finally watched the episode in which one of those fey birds was killed by a plant, it was a strange (although ultimately fun) experience.

Dagon was named after Mehrunes Dagon, an *Elder Scrolls* character, and the mesopotamian god Dagon.

## **Henry**

Henry is a large white dog of mixed breed with black ears, and is the pet of Ashley Johnson and Brian W. Foster. He frequently appeared on *Talks Machina* prior to the socially distant format that debuted in 2021 due to COVID-19. Henry had a dedicated cushion on the *Talks Machina* set, and sometimes interacted with guests during episodes. He was always seen with a bandana tied around his neck.

Henry's breed is unclear, but he appears to share physical traits with pitbulls.

## **Omar**

Omar is a corgi with a golden brown and white coat, and is the pet of Marisha Ray and Matthew Mercer. He appeared in the announcement portions of *Exandria Unlimited Prime* wearing a new outfit in every episode. He also appeared in the first, fourth, and eighth episodes of 4-Sided Dive, and in the pre-credits portion of "Far From The Others" (3x52).

Omar was adopted by Matt and Marisha in June 2020.

## **Sullivan**

Sullivan, also known as Sully, was a small black and white dog, and was the pet of Ashley Johnson. He appeared in "*Talks Machina* #11: 'The Deceiver's Stand'" (TMx11). Sully passed away in November 2018.

## **Trivia**

* During the halftime breaks of *Talks Machina'*s socially distant format, an image slideshow depicting several pictures of pets of the cast was played. It included Liam's pet dog Sprigg, named after the Critical Role character of the same name.
* Ashley and Brian own another dog, a bernese mountain dog named Bullock, who has not appeared on *Critical Role*. He was seen modelling the Critical Role Pet Reversible Bandana Set with Henry on the official Critical Role Twitter account.

## **References**

1. ↑ See Matt's Tweet introducing Dagon.
2. ↑ See Marisha's Tweet announcing Dagon's passing.
3. ↑ See The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2, Episodes 10-12 Q&A at 11:20.
4. ↑ See "The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood - Part I: Death & Taxes" (Sx55) at 0:01:19.  Matt explained the origins of Dagon's name.
5. ↑ See Marisha's Tweet introducing Omar.
6. ↑ See Ashley's goobye to Sully on Instagram
7. ↑ See Brian's post on Instagram.
8. ↑ See the Merch Alert on @CriticalRole

**Art:**

1. ↑ Screenshot of Keyleth and a fey bird, by Titmouse from "Echo Tree" (LVM2x08). This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.
2. ↑ Photograph of Sprigg, by Liam O'Brien (source). This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.