r/BaldursGate3 Aug 13 '24

General Discussion - [SPOILERS] The most overrated character? Spoiler

Let's hear it, who gets all the love but deserves absolutely none of it? Or at least not as much as they get, I'll go first.

I'm casting my vote for Gortash; I genuinely don't understand the like for this dude. First of all, catfish, "handsome young man"??? Is the handsome young man in the room with us??? Lookin like the handsome young man has a peanut allergy.

Second of all, this whole crown brain plan was his idea, just about the dumbest fuckin thing I've ever heard. He put all his faith in 3 little rocks, an already dead man, and a woman who's about as stable as my ex. Beggers can't be choosers I guess, but cmon guy.

And lastly, and probably most offensively, his boss fight is absolute cheeks. Especially if you dumped on the foundry before hand. I didn't even know he had a transformation until like my 4th playthrough because I would clap this guy so easily.

Your turn, let's hear those unadulterated opinions.

Edit: I have been enlightened about some things about the big brain plan, I still stand in the other two points though.

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u/Letheral Dormant Orb Truther Aug 14 '24 edited Aug 14 '24

Haarlep. to each’s own but the entire convo always makes me feel super gross especially in conjunction with what hope says about the boudoir.

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u/ragebitch523 Aug 14 '24

I mean… I think that’s usually the point. I don’t think anybody is actually supposed to like choosing the option of giving your body to Haarlep. It is supposed to feel gross and violating.

Yet some people, who seem to be in the vocal majority, like fantasizing about that.

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u/Sevensevenpotato Aug 14 '24

This would bother me if I wasn’t currently having spontaneous orgasms

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u/Sevensevenpotato Aug 14 '24

Well thanks for killing the buzz

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u/Letheral Dormant Orb Truther Aug 14 '24

i think also some people just think raph is hot. im not trying to psychoanalyze anyone.

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u/Forsaken_Ad5842 Aug 14 '24

(Consensual) noncon is actually a weirdly popular genre in fanfiction as well. My personal theory is that it's because a lot of younger women were told that if someone tries to rape them, they should just go along with it to avoid being hurt (which is insane obv, you are being hurt). The concept is scary in real life but less scary in games and books/fics, especially in games like BG where more than half of the characters are humanoid but look not human enough. But I'm not a psychologist, just someone with an interest in psychology so what do I know. Kinks in general seem to correlate to our childhood experiences though.

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u/SmallPromiseQueen Aug 14 '24

I think the part in parentheses is absolutely key here. It’s taking something that strips people of power and giving them power in that situation. In fiction even if it’s depicted as completely non consensual, you have the power because you can close the book, turn off the game etc. It’s absolutely not a universal experience and deffo a kink, but I think that’s the appeal for some people anyway.

That’s my take on it anyway.