One of the major monsters / villains in Critical Role’s Mighty Nein campaign is Uk’otoa, a sea-serpent like leviathan demi-god that drives a forward a lot of the narrative. In addition to being a nebulous, god-like being, it’s also a massive aquatic snake with blade-like fins, tentacle-like protrusions and a great many eyes sprouting from its body.
The Critical Role: Pre-painted Miniature Uk’otoa Boxed Set is a three-part pre-painted model. We get a huge head, fangs bared, rising out of the water, a mid-section covered in eyes, scales and, tentacle like protuberances and a long swirly end of tale that looks like it would sink any ship that would come near it.
This is a very nicely painted piece. Though an unpainted version is available, the model is so detailed and dynamic that we’d suspected painting this up would be a project for a skilled hobbyist. The biggest flaw of this piece is that three pieces just don’t seem quite enough. This is meant to represent an incredibly powerful, malevolent force and evokes Cthulhu-like vibes in both its narrative and model design. We only get three pieces here, a hand full of tentacles and other similar hazards to use would have been appreciated.
Mostly, we suspect, the Critical Role: Pre-painted Miniature Uk’otoa Boxed Set is going to sit on a Critter’s bookshelf, probably guarding the numerous Critical Role Merch that’s out there. It’s a fun piece and full of character, though very, very specific for what it is. An absolute must for those after a scale model of an eldritch sea serpent.
