Buddy is an ogre fighter. He is played by Liam O'Brien.
Description[]
Appearance[]
Buddy is a large ogre standing at 9 feet tall, though he is usually hunched over and moves very slowly. Before joining the Brigade officially Buddy had terrible eyesight and always squinted to see, but after receiving special goggles his eyes seemed cartoonishly large. He wears a hulking metal breastplate and on his back sits Taryon's prototype electrically-charged chariot-turned comfortable seating where Macaroni usually sits. Before this Macaroni sat on a plank of wood tied to Buddy's back and shoulders.
Personality[]
Buddy is slow, lumbering and not very intelligent but clearly has a gentler side - upon receiving the goggles that allowed him to see for the first time, Buddy continuously pointed out how 'pretty' everything and everyone was. He also seemed more interested in making friends than fighting during the Brigade's initiation.
Biography[]
Background[]
While the specifics are unknown, Buddy and Macaroni Samsonite met and became friends before joining the Darrington Brigade.
"The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49)[]
In 826 P.D., Taryon Darrington welcomed Buddy and Macaroni to contest for the position in the Darrington Brigade. But first, they're provided with branded merchandise, including vision-corrective goggles and a strap-on chariot for Buddy, where Macaroni could ride in more comfort. Buddy went second against Hazel Copperpot. With his new ability to see, Buddy thought Hazel was pretty and didn't quite understand what's going on. Hazel cast Confusion on him, but Buddy shrugged it off and pummeled her. Tary offered her opt out of the combat, explaining that because Hazel made the whole pitch with his voice in it, she would probably get the position anyway, so Hazel healed Buddy and both contestants were considered the winners.
Setting off into the Cyrengreen Forest to inspect a meteorite-like object at the behest of Master Doolan Tversky, the party followed the mysterious tracks to a cavern at the edge of the mountains, which descends and eventually reached a large chamber with a pool of water at one end. In the water was a large (6 to 10-feet across) stone resembling the shards they earlier found in the crater. Buddy bounded towards it and as he approached, the water began to ripple around the stone. The stone raised up, revealing a massive swollen duck-like creature of green feathers and flesh, with four whipping tentacles protruding from its body. The stone was embedded within its back. Its name was Quackthulhu. Lionel Gayheart, who accompanied the party, was charmed by the giant duck and turned on the party attacking Buddy.
Buddy is the tank and soaks up a lot of damage, but at one point is down to nine hit points remaining. Taryon gets the How do you want to do this?, pausing to allow Doty to sketch the final blow and Hazel to record it. Calling out, "I.. am... Taryon!" he jams his sword into the bloated duck, feeling the radiating heat from it as the arcane force explodes within, exploding it into a dull green sludge that coats the cavern and the party. Lionel is released from its control and apologizes.
Relationships[]
Macaroni Samsonite[]
Buddy and Macaroni appear to have a friendship prior to joining the Darrington Brigade, being a package deal. Buddy is also the only person allowed to call Macaroni 'Mac'. How the two met and became unlikely friends is unknown.
Character Information[]
Abilities[]
Feats[]
- Sentinel[5]
Fighter Abilities[]
- Fighting Style: Unknown[clarify]
- Second Wind
- Action Surge
- Martial Archetype: Champion[presumed][1]
- Extra Attack
- Indomitable
Notable Items[]
- Eyes of the Eagle - Crystal lenses giving advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.[6]
- Helm of Telepathy - Can use an action to cast Detect Thoughts (save DC 13), and then use a bonus action to send a telepathic message to that creature, to which it can reply. It can also cast Suggestion (save DC 13) once per day.
Appearances and mentions[]
- Specials
- "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) (first appearance)
- Narrative Telephone Round 2 Ep. 5: Questions & Quackery
Quotations[]
- "You're pretty!"[7]
Trivia[]
- Buddy's actual intelligence score of 5 is the lowest Intelligence score of any player character in Critical Role thus far.
- Buddy has the highest strength score in the Darrington Brigade, tied with Lionel Gayheart.
- Buddy is the first D&D player character in Critical Role to have a creature type other than humanoid, as well as the first to be Large in size.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Buddy can make a running leap of 25 feet, which is equal to his Strength score (20) plus his Strength modifier (+5). This implies he has the Champion's Remarkable Athlete feature. See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) from 1:07:01 through 1:07:08.
- ↑ Buddy's level 10 stat card was shown onscreen. See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 00:50:35.
- ↑ Liam clarified Buddy's actual INT score in a post-game tweet.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 0:58:09.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 3:38:51.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 1:54:58.
- ↑ See "The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49) at 0:41:24. And many times thereafter.
Art:
- ↑ Official Portrait of Buddy, by Aviv Or (source). Used with permission.