This article contains some spoilers about the antagonists of Baldur's Gate 3.

Summary

  • Baldur's Gate 3 has unique and memorable antagonists, the Chosen of the Absolute, each with distinct personalities.
  • The Chosen represent various unpopular D&D player archetypes.
  • Players speculate if Larian intentionally based the characters on common player types, sparking discussion in the community.

A Baldur's Gate 3 player online has had a hilarious epiphany about the game's main antagonists and how they're written. Ketheric Thorm, Lord Gortash, and Orin the Red form a unique trio of Baldur's Gate 3 villains, but there's even more going on under the hood than initially thought.

Baldur's Gate 3 has plenty of antagonists throughout the game, but it's the three Chosen of the Absolute that stand out the most. Each one is a driving force throughout the middle of the game's narrative as players seek to collect their Netherstones. What stands out most about these characters is their distinct personalities. All three are totally different from one another, making them even more memorable when the dust settles on the story.

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Redditor Daetok_Lochannis had a hilarious realization about Ketheric Thorm, Gortash, and Orin, pointing out that the three Chosen of the Absolute are actually a great representation of Dungeons and Dragons players that "nobody likes at a table." Ketheric Thorm is described as "The hyper edgelord whose character is an immortal emo with a backstory that is ridiculously dark." Gortash is "The player who abuses mechanics to do unintended things like the peasant railgun and bag of holding bombs." Finally, BG3's Orin the Red is a "Murderhobo. Straight up, no frills or gimmicks."

Baldur's Gate 3's Main Antagonists are Actually Unpopular D&D Archetypes

All of these descriptions match the characters a little too well, with others joking about other Dungeons and Dragons player archetypes they wish were represented in Baldur's Gate 3. One user pointed out that Orin actually has a slight flair for the dramatic, claiming she's "all about the theatrics," even if the murderhobo label still applies. While it would be interesting to know if all this was an intentional choice by Larian, some things are best left to speculation in the community.

Larian is preparing to move on from Baldur's Gate 3 in the near future. At the moment, stress testing for Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8 is ongoing, with long-awaited features like Photo Mode and crossplay finally on the way to the game, as well as 12 new subclasses. It's shaping up to be quite a farewell from Larian for the game, after which it will largely be handed off to the community going forward. It's a sad end to an era, but it'll be exciting to see what Larian produces afterward.

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Baldur's Gate 3
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RPG
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PlayStation-1 Xbox-1 PC-1
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Top Critic Avg: 96 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
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Released
August 3, 2023
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Larian Studios
Publisher(s)
Larian Studios
Engine
Divinity 4.0
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
Full cross-platform play.
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Genre(s)
RPG