The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3 took followers with an Amazon Prime subscription on a fast-paced journey in late 2024 with three dragons to kill, a metropolis to save lots of, a pal to resurrect, and a few spicy scenes between the 2 principal {couples} of the collection. The animated present has been renewed for Season 4, however with no information of when the subsequent batch of episodes will launch past the 2025 TV schedule, I for one was pleased to dig into Crucial Position’s most up-to-date ebook launch: Vox Machina – Tales Untold.
Comprised of ten brief tales primarily based on characters concerned in Vox Machina’s adventures and set at varied factors within the timeline, Tales Untold is technically primarily based on the completed Dungeons & Dragons marketing campaign that impressed the Prime Video animated adaptation. The canon of the shorts subsequently doesn’t totally align with the present, however studying it gave me an thought of what I’d like to see tailored into Season 4.
Learn on for parts from Tales Untold that I would like to make the minimize into animation! For those who’re a show-only fan of Crucial Position who does not need to know what comes subsequent, I’ve marked how spoilery I believe every of the tales is for what might be going to occur within the collection.
The Solar Tree’s Character – “Underneath Golden Boughs”
Degree of spoilers for the present: excessive
The Solar Tree has been key to The Legend of Vox Machina over the primary three seasons, for causes starting from the Briarwoods hanging corpses from its branches to Keyleth utilizing it as a method of journey. Marketing campaign followers know that Keyleth was additionally in a position to communicate forwards and backwards with the Solar Tree, and the Solar Tree did whisper to her within the Season 3 premiere in what I can solely assume is one other Matt Mercer voice cameo.
And in Vox Machina – Tales Untold, the “Underneath Gold Boughs” brief is informed from the attitude of the Solar Tree ranging from the very starting of Whitestone. It does go into spoilers for a way the Amazon collection is more likely to finish if it follows the marketing campaign, so I’d say that it’s a must-read for followers who don’t thoughts spoilers however maybe finest delayed by followers who need to look ahead to solutions.
Kaylie’s Mother’s Backstory – “The Exploits Of Kaylie (Quantity 1)”
Degree of spoilers for the present: low
Kaylie has been a key a part of the final two seasons of The Legend of Vox Machina due to her standing as Scanlan’s shock daughter. One of many Tales Untold shorts unfolds from her perspective, together with some scenes along with her mom who we’ve solely heard about on the present. It’s additionally set within the years earlier than Kaylie encounters her father, so there’s no want to fret about spoilers for the long run.
And it’d be nice to see or a minimum of extra study Kaylie’s mom in a future episode of the present. The Legend of Vox Machina has used flashbacks earlier than in addition to cut up the group as much as inform separate tales, so it doesn’t appear too outrageous to hope for a few of the Tales Untold reveals about her mother to be included in Season 4.
Explaining Cerkonos’ Significance – “Liar”
Degree of spoilers for the present: low
The “Liar” installment in Tales Untold facilities on Raishan to supply backstory on how the Diseased Deceiver turned diseased and freed Thordak, however a Legend of Vox Machina character who survived Season 3 makes some cameos: Cerkonos, chief of the Fireplace Ashari. The character had a quick position in Season 2 when Keyleth and Co. visited Pyrah after which helped within the epic battle in opposition to Thordak in Season 3, so why no more of him?
It doesn’t damage that Robbie Daymond, who participated in Crucial Position’s most up-to-date D&D marketing campaign, is the voice of Cerkonos and added some new layers to the character within the desk sport. Why not see extra of these tailored into the present?
Gilmore’s Emotions For Vax – “Shaun”
Degree of spoilers for the present: low
For as a lot as Vex proved to be probably the most proactive member of Vox Machina with regards to pursuing a love curiosity (see: opening her door utterly bare to Percy), Vax is the one one thus far to truly have a couple of love curiosity through the present’s timeline. As of the top of Season 3, it’s clear that he’s all-in on Keyleth, which suggests Gilmore is out of luck.
Admittedly, the present hasn’t actually instructed that there was a deep love between Vax and Gilmore, however that may really match with Gilmore’s installment in Tales Untold. It additionally wouldn’t take a lot screentime for The Legend of Vox Machina to deal with any lingering emotions, and I’m positive I’m not the one fan who’s at all times pleased to see extra Gilmore.
Trinket’s Character – “Going On A Bear Hunt”
Degree of spoilers for the present: VERY excessive
Probably my favourite of the Tales Untold chapters is “Going On A Bear Hunt,” informed from the attitude of Trinket throughout the partitions of the Whitestone fort. That matches with how Season 3 ended, however I received’t go into additional element right here to spare show-only followers any spoilers in regards to the journey that awaits him and his companions. I’ll say that it is enjoyable to see the world of Exandria (and his love for Vex) by way of the eyes of the grizzly bear.
It’s doable that we haven’t seen a lot of Trinket in The Legend of Vox Machina as a consequence of how animator Sung Jin Ahn naming him to Temple of Geek as one of the crucial troublesome points of animating the present, however I for one would like to see extra of Trinket’s persona in Season 4.
Tary And Doty Change into Adventurers – “Take This Down”
Degree of spoilers for the present: medium
One of the crucial talked-about adjustments from marketing campaign to indicate after Season 3 was how Scanlan departed from Vox Machina, which was scripted and animated earlier than the Crucial Position staff knew there would even be a Season 4. Whereas Scanlan’s motivations for leaving the staff have been totally different than voice actor Sam Riegel’s unique alternative within the sport, the bard’s absence can result in some enjoyable.
Riegel’s substitute character within the marketing campaign was a fumbling adventurer by the identify of Taryon Darrington, full with a mechanical companion by the identify of Doty. Legend of Vox Machina strikes by way of the unique story so shortly that there have been a number of cuts, nevertheless it’d be a disgrace to lose Tary. The Tales Untold chapter doesn’t really spoil any of the principle story, until it counts as a spoiler that Tary is a personality from the marketing campaign.
Since there’s no information of when precisely followers can anticipate The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4, I can advocate trying out Vox Machina – Tales Untold so long as you don’t thoughts spoilers for the place the TV present’s story is more likely to go. For those who do thoughts spoilers however nonetheless desire a repair of this world as we wait, there are some brief tales that you would be able to take pleasure in with out studying anyone’s endgame earlier than the present will get there.
Vox Machina – Tales Untold is obtainable for buy now, full with a foreword penned by Crucial Position solid member (and Vax’ildan voice actor) Liam O’Brian. You may as well revisit the primary three seasons of The Legend of Vox Machina streaming on Prime Video now.