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Mercer began his career performing English [[walla]] and additional characters in several Japanese anime, and has since also worked in cartoons, video games, and radio commercials. He has been a guest at conventions around the world, hosting at events such as [[Anime Expo]] and [[Anime Matsuri]]. His work has expanded to a multitude of roles in cartoons, video games and radio commercials. He directed and produced the [[web series]] ”There Will Be Brawl”,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therewillbebrawl.com/info.php|title=Info – ThereWillBeBrawl.com|author=Skylar Shelton|work=therewillbebrawl.com|access-date=March 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190141/http://www.therewillbebrawl.com/info.php|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> based on the ”[[Super Smash Bros.]]” video game series, where he provided the voices for [[Meta Knight]] and portrayed the role of [[Ganondorf]]. He also produced the web series ”Fear News with the Last Girl”, and acted in several shows from the [[Geek & Sundry]] and [[Nerdist Industries|Nerdist]] networks.
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Mercer began his career performing English [[walla]] and additional characters in several Japanese anime, and has since also worked in cartoons, video games, and radio commercials. He has been a guest at conventions around the world, hosting at events such as [[Anime Expo]] and [[Anime Matsuri]]. His work has expanded to a multitude of roles in cartoons, video games and radio commercials. He directed and produced the [[web series]] ”There Will Be Brawl”,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therewillbebrawl.com/info.php|title=Info – ThereWillBeBrawl.com|author=Skylar Shelton|work=therewillbebrawl.com|access-date=March 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190141/http://www.therewillbebrawl.com/info.php|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> based on the ”[[Super Smash Bros.]]” video game series, where he provided the voices for [[Meta Knight]] and portrayed the role of [[Ganondorf]]. He also produced the web series ”Fear News with the Last Girl”, and acted in several shows from the [[Geek & Sundry]] and [[Nerdist Industries|Nerdist]] networks.
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In 2016, Mercer served as the Dungeon Master for ”Force Grey: Giant Hunters”, which ran for 2 seasons.<ref name=”force grey av club” /> In 2017, he was the Dungeon Master for the Nerdist show ”CelebriD&D”, which puts D&D-playing celebrities into a small, mini-campaign where they are paired with role-players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/videos/celebridd/ |title=CelebriD&D |work=Nerdist |language=en |access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>
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In 2016, Mercer served as the [[Dungeon Master]] for ”Force Grey: Giant Hunters”, which ran for 2 seasons.<ref name=”force grey av club” /> In 2017, he was the Dungeon Master for the Nerdist show ”CelebriD&D”, which puts D&D-playing celebrities into a small, mini-campaign where they are paired with role-players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/videos/celebridd/ |title=CelebriD&D |work=Nerdist |language=en |access-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>
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=== ”Critical Role” ===
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=== ”Critical Role” ===
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Mercer is the Dungeon Master of the web series ”[[Critical Role]]”,<ref name=”:3″>{{cite news |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=Critical Role Team, After Record-Breaking Fan Crowdfunding Response, Vows to Make ‘The Best Goddamn Cartoon Anyone Has Ever Seen’ |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/critical-role-record-breaking-kickstarter-vox-machina-1203158561/ |access-date=May 11, 2019 |work=Variety |date=March 8, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> which launched on Geek & Sundry in 2015, where he leads several other voice actors through a ”[[Dungeons & Dragons]]” campaign.<ref name=”dreadcentral”>{{cite web |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34637/get-your-fear-news-with-the-last-girl |title=Get Your Fear News With The Last Girl |work=Dread Central |first=Steve |last=Barton |date=June 15, 2012 |access-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Duncan|first=Emily A.|date=2021-03-09|title=An Introduction to Critical Role: Prepare Your Emotions|url=https://www.tor.com/2021/03/09/an-introduction-to-critical-role-podcast/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=Tor.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Mercer’s work as Dungeon Master has led to the development of two campaign books being published about his world of Exandria. The first is the ”[[Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting]]” (2017) published through [[Green Ronin Publishing]].<ref name=”:4″>{{cite web |url=http://geekandsundry.com/matthew-mercer-and-green-ronin-announce-the-critical-role-campaign-setting/ |title=Matthew Mercer and Green Ronin Announce the Critical Role Campaign Setting! |publisher=[[Geek & Sundry]] |last=Haeck |first=James |date=August 8, 2016 |access-date=May 20, 2017}}</ref> The second is the ”[[Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount]]” (2020) published through [[Wizards of the Coast]], thus making Exandria an official [[Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings#Exandria|Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting]].<ref name=”:5″>{{Cite web|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=2020-01-13|title=The next D&D book is a Critical Role tie-in|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/13/21063626/critical-role-dungeons-and-dragons-book-pre-order-release-date-price|access-date=2020-01-16|website=Polygon|language=en}}</ref><ref name=”:2″>{{Cite web|last=Plante|first=Corey|date=January 13, 2020|title=’Critical Role’ becomes ‘D&D’ canon with ‘Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount’|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/62252-d-d-explorer-s-guide-to-wildemount-critical-role-sourcebook-dunamancy|access-date=2020-01-16|website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]|language=en}}</ref>
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After becoming hugely successful, the ”Critical Role” cast left the Geek & Sundry network in early 2019 and set up their own production company, [[Critical Role Productions]];<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-12|title=Why Critical Role’s D&D Streams Are So Popular|url=https://screenrant.com/critical-role-dungeons-dragons-campaign-dnd-matt-mercer/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=”GnSsplit”>{{cite news|last=Hoffer|first=Christian|date=June 18, 2018|title=Critical Role Teases New Content With Opening of New Studio, Twitch and Youtube Channel|website=Comicbook.com|url=http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/06/18/critical-role-new-studio-content/|accessdate=August 14, 2018}}</ref><ref name=”:6″>{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=Jevon|date=2019-11-06|title=They started out playing Dungeons & Dragons. Now they’re coming to Amazon Prime|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-11-06/amazon-prime-critical-role-vox-machina|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119050025/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-11-06/amazon-prime-critical-role-vox-machina|archive-date=2019-11-19|access-date=2020-06-27|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=”:12″>{{Cite web|last=Whitten|first=Sarah|date=2020-03-14|title=How Critical Role helped spark a Dungeons & Dragons renaissance|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/14/critical-role-helped-spark-a-dungeons-dragons-renaissance.html|access-date=2020-06-30|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> Mercer is the company’s [[chief creative officer]].<ref name=”Webby19″>{{Cite web|title=Critical Role|url=https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2019/video/video-series-channels/games/critical-role/|access-date=April 23, 2019|publisher=The Webby Awards}}</ref> Soon after, they aimed to raise $750,000 on [[Kickstarter]] to create an animated series of their first campaign, but ended up raising over $11 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Whitten|first=Sarah|date=2019-04-19|title=’Dungeons and Dragons’ Kickstarter breaks record with $11.3 million campaign|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/19/critical-role-vox-machina-kickstarter-ends-with-11-million-in-funding.html|access-date=2021-06-11|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> In November 2019, [[Amazon Prime Video]] announced that they had acquired the streaming rights to this animated series, now titled ”[[The Legend of Vox Machina]];”<ref name=”:14″>{{cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=November 5, 2019|title=Amazon Orders Two Seasons of Critical Role’s Animated D&D Series|url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/critical-role-amazon-prime-video-legend-of-vox-machina-1203388522/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=November 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Burton|first=Bonnie|date=March 7, 2019|title=New Dungeons & Dragons animated series breaks Kickstarter record|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/new-critical-role-dungeons-and-dragons-animated-series-breaks-kickstarter-record/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|website=CNET|language=en}}</ref> Mercer will reprise his role as Sylas Briarwood and other unannounced characters.<ref name=”:7″ /><ref name=”:8″ />
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After becoming hugely successful, the ”Critical Role” cast left the Geek & Sundry network in early 2019 and set up their own production company, [[Critical Role Productions]];<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-12|title=Why Critical Role’s D&D Streams Are So Popular|url=https://screenrant.com/critical-role-dungeons-dragons-campaign-dnd-matt-mercer/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=”GnSsplit”>{{cite news|last=Hoffer|first=Christian|date=June 18, 2018|title=Critical Role Teases New Content With Opening of New Studio, Twitch and Youtube Channel|website=Comicbook.com|url=http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/06/18/critical-role-new-studio-content/|accessdate=August 14, 2018}}</ref><ref name=”:6″>{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=Jevon|date=2019-11-06|title=They started out playing Dungeons & Dragons. Now they’re coming to Amazon Prime|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-11-06/amazon-prime-critical-role-vox-machina|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119050025/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-11-06/amazon-prime-critical-role-vox-machina|archive-date=2019-11-19|access-date=2020-06-27|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=”:12″>{{Cite web|last=Whitten|first=Sarah|date=2020-03-14|title=How Critical Role helped spark a Dungeons & Dragons renaissance|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/14/critical-role-helped-spark-a-dungeons-dragons-renaissance.html|access-date=2020-06-30|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> Mercer is the company’s [[chief creative officer]].<ref name=”Webby19″>{{Cite web|title=Critical Role|url=https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2019/video/video-series-channels/games/critical-role/|access-date=April 23, 2019|publisher=The Webby Awards}}</ref> Soon after, they aimed to raise $750,000 on [[Kickstarter]] to create an animated series of their first campaign, but ended up raising over $11 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Whitten|first=Sarah|date=2019-04-19|title=’Dungeons and Dragons’ Kickstarter breaks record with $11.3 million campaign|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/19/critical-role-vox-machina-kickstarter-ends-with-11-million-in-funding.html|access-date=2021-06-11|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> In November 2019, [[Amazon Prime Video]] announced that they had acquired the streaming rights to this animated series, now titled ”[[The Legend of Vox Machina]];”<ref name=”:14″>{{cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=November 5, 2019|title=Amazon Orders Two Seasons of Critical Role’s Animated D&D Series|url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/critical-role-amazon-prime-video-legend-of-vox-machina-1203388522/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=November 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Burton|first=Bonnie|date=March 7, 2019|title=New Dungeons & Dragons animated series breaks Kickstarter record|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/new-critical-role-dungeons-and-dragons-animated-series-breaks-kickstarter-record/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|website=CNET|language=en}}</ref> Mercer will reprise his role as Sylas Briarwood and other unannounced characters.<ref name=”:7″ /><ref name=”:8″ />
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