This character was made to be my kryptonite. Charming, funny character using humor/flirtation to disguise the sadness underneath? check. Disaster Pansexual twink? check. Charismatic voice and accent? check. Morally grey character that unwillingly starts to care for you? check. Vampire? check. And to top it all off he holds a knife to your throat in the first meeting when enemies to lovers is my favorite trope.
_"And to top it all off he holds a knife to your throat in the first meeting when enemies to lovers is my favorite trope."_ So I'm not the only one who found that scene strangely endearing instead of threatening! Because I could clearly see Astarion just wanted answers and as he stated he mistook us for Mindflayer servants. (As did Lae'zel, who on her first appearance tries to murder us with her giant sword but noone whines about _that, do they!) So many people in the player community have their knickers in a twist about "Whaa, Astarion threatened me with a knife! So I had to kill him after he put the knife away!" (bit of hypocrisy there, isnt it) (sigh) My character is a goddamn warlock with magic powers who lives in a world full of war and monsters and evil deities. Why the heck should he be afraid of some guy with a knife? He's seen worse. Also, the game is not going to let a companion kill the main character permanently! Even if we die during Bite Night due to our own idiocy (letting Astarion drink and not stopping him) or failing every persuasion roll imaginable, he can revive us.
The scene where he admits that he hasn't seen his face since becoming a vampire... hear me out... we could have had the tadpoles link up. Remember when we met Lae'zel? We saw ourselves through her eyes. So it stands that Astarion could have seen himself through OUR eyes
Tbh there's actually a lot of ways to work around that aspect of the curse that I wish they thought to add. You could use the tadpole like you said, or even use disguise self to take on his form, or have Gale do that duplication spell he once used in camp to admire himself instead of using a mirror. Another thought that came to mind is having your character or some NPC draw a portrait of him. I'm an artist myself so this was my first instinct, but if the player character can't draw him, why not have the option to hire someone to draw him? I can imagine more than any of these other options, having a portrait that he can keep and look at whenever he wants like a mirror would be a very valued gift to him. There's actually a lot of missed opportunity here for ways to show him his appearance that I wish they delved more into.
Astarion contemplating how long he has left in the sun hurt to watch. Like even after everything he endured and sacrificed, he still has to sacrifice something. :( Then the graveside conversation where he just gets down and is staring at his own grave... that just really drove home how much this means to him. Why did they have to make such a lovable character that could break my heart with just a look? Astarion being burned by the sun at the end stabbed at my chest so badly.
1:04:17 god i still can't get over the fact that even as early as the first night you'll get hints that astarion dissociates during sex. then you take all the times where he mentions that for hundreds of years it felt like nothing. not to mention the drow foursome where no matter if he's ascended or spawn he'll end up completely out of it. i'm in fucking pain larian
“That’s what you want, right? To lose yourself in me?” When I first romanced him I had no idea, and I didn’t notice any of the disingenuous tone. I was just excited and smitten by him. Watching that again is… disturbing, honestly. The cheesy lines, they’re all so sterile and recited. He’s gone before it’s started, and he fully believes you’re in it for his body alone. It’s a transaction for his safety.
was unaware of auntie ethel's existence and im delighted theyve gotten an actual irish woman to play her, you wouldnt believe the amount of awful american impersonations you hear nowadays. even more so, the fact they included her using "petal" to refer to astarion is so sweet, its a common term that older people use for ones younger than them, either that or pet!
the way i almost fell of my chair when he said ''i love you'' as his favorite line. Astarion: how about if i said these little worlds... me: don't you dare say i love you! don't you dare! Astarion: i love you me: dam it!
Huh, I didn’t know the characters could break up with you. That’s actually really cool. The scene was heartbreaking, and made me so uncomfortable to force him into it, but a really neat touch by the writers!
Geez this must have taken a lot of time for you not only to go through his story but you had to keep track of EVERYTHING, multiple saves, getting different situations, My patience could never. Seriously, major kudos to you for making this.
I'm at the point where Astarion is grieving the loss of his face, as he can't see it anymore and doesn't remember. Now I want to create a character who's a first class artist and could go 'Hey, I'll draw your portrait for you. That way, you will never forget again."
Thank you for your service. I'm saving this for later. Can't wait to get some snacks and watch me fall even more in love with a fictional character in a game I can't even play. It's like the devs made him for me. He's perfect.
Seeing Astarion carve those runes into Cazador’s back! It’s too much. I can only imagine how it must’ve been when their positions were reversed, poor thing.
As someone who hasn't the means to play this game and also wouldn't like the style of gameplay anyway, this video is a fantastic way to see all of what Astarion has to offer. I absolutely love him.
1:39:23 ...just the way he stares into space for a second, bracing himself before doing something he doesn't want to do... surely like the thousands of times before that. So wonderfully animated.
Thank you for this video. I thinks it cost you tons of edit. Astarion is marvelous character. Well written, complicated and amazing hero. He have extraordinary personality, his mean behavior is well explained by his traumatic past and it's amazing how he slowly change beacuse of the main hero who can show him better options through game. From manipulating, sad, mean, sensitive and ptsd personality to sensitive, mean (a little ; )), open-minded and peace of mind character. He has been through a lot and now he is a better person with sad past but he have hope and happines. And his dialogue, behaviour and way of speak, really well written 😊
I love him so much god help me. 'Oh yeah those gur children I might have kidnapped them from their familys and made them spawns to suffer a terrible fate under a monster vampire lord because he told me so and thus I had no other option pls dont be a bitch about it BUT!!! I. DID. NOT. (!) sweetlure those.' - This is where we draw the line it seems. 😂👍
Larian had to make it crystal-clear that the character whose usual modus operandi is _sexual seduction_ did NOT use that on preteen children but just grabbed them. Otherwise the Astarion-haters would have made up some nonsense lies about "Astarion the sex fiend" and spread those rumours on online forums. As for abducting them: The game hammers home the fact vampire spawns _can't_ resist a direct order by their vampire master. He controls them, mind and body, if he wishes. Astarion said it's worse than slavery, it's like being a puppet. So I can understand when, after 200 years of this crap, when Cazador said bring me those Gur children alive, Astarion obeyed. Hells, the Gur were responsible for him dying in the first place 200 years ago. And the Gur relentlessly hunt and murder anyone they deem a "monster" without remorse... to them, vampire spawn as "unpersons" without rights. So screw those Gur.
@@TF2CrunchyFrog pretty sure haters will find a way to hate any way sadly that's what haters do As for the other part that is what I just wrote down lmao
Omg the part where you pressure him for sex after the drow conversation was so sad. I feel so bad for him in that path. Thank you for making this cuz I was curious what happens in all the options I knew I would never pick. Does anyone here know if the scenes are different if you sleep with him the first time before the celebration? I saw a comment saying the scenes play out differently but I cant find a video of it
I somehow missed the stargazing conversation and the boar but he still bit me? 😭 I guess that’s the important part but geez there’s so much that goes into this
He'll bite you on the second long rest if no other cutscenes are triggered to take priority. For the two scenes you can get with him before he bites you, you need other companions. Gale is usually needed to trigger the "How Would You Like to Die" while Lae'zel if how I got the stargazing scene. The next camp cutscene is usually him trying to bite you because the other scenes depend on you knowing he is a vampire.
the way I thought auntie ethel and ulma were the same person when I first watched this 😅 so imagine my confusion when astarion and ulma acted hostile towards each other
my game bugged over the patch #4 update with just the Orin and final fights left, so I couldn't see the romance scene at the end correctly. This was a lifesaver.
You know you have watched and played a lot of video games and the first thing you think when you see people exploding is 'wow, that's... messy' in stead of horror or repulsion. And yes, I'm focusing on that because I'm not all that comfy with just how firmly 'go team, rah rah, go ahead and bite me already' occurs to me. I blame Spike from Buffy - snarky hot blond with emotional trauma and a wicked sense of humor has ever since cranked my gears. Someone help, I don't need to be thinking a bunch of pixels is this hot...
Definitely going to aim for that, "little death" line on the next playthrough for reasons😂 Oh, and real fans of his character can separate fantasy from reality. We are very aware that some of Astarion's early game behavior is indeed toxic but that's if you are ONLY GOING FOR HIS APPROVAL. You can be a good aligned character and romance him. I challenged myself to see if I could be a super helpful and always polite PALADIN(Ancients) and he propositioned her before I even went in the direction of the Goblin camp. I also didn't let him kill the Gur. I interrupted him. It's all about choices. It just gets me that people who choose certain dialogues get upset over him responding rudely. Like, were you paying attention to his character at all? He's not Edward. He's more of a Lestat and he's going to bite back so to speak. Also, you can call him out on the overuse of flattery (as shown during the video). He also propositions you again because he WANTS to bed you. He's doing it solely by choice now because he's developing feelings for the character and the only way he knows to show it is by sleeping with them again. (Which you can turn him down) It doesn't break the romance at all. I just realized I typed longer than I'd planned... Anyways, Niel deserved that award and Astarion is for the Paranormal Dark Romance loving fans. If it's not for you, it's NOT FOR YOU. Some of you must read warning labels and trigger warnings and even though you're thoroughly informed you STILL proceed!! 😂
astarion reminds me a bit of mollymauk tealeaf from critical role campaign 2. the fun accent, the fancy clothes, the air of tragedy... it's all coming together
Hey there, thank you so so much for making this! I'm in the process of writing a video essay about Baldurs Gate 3, and have been using this video as a reference to make sure I've not missed anything in my discussion of Astarion's questline. Would you consider giving permission for me to use some small clips of your footage, with full credit? No pressure, of course - I just haven't found a single more useful or comprehensive cover of Astarion's quest out there, and I'd love to give you and your Tav the praise you're due
This is so kind of you to ask! Yes, please feel free to clip however you like. Thank you very much for the credit! I'd love to see the finished product when it's completed. :)
The day when I can go a whole day without thinking about this character….finally free…will be a good day. I think. When the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen doesn’t exist it’s…sort of a bear . Ahem. Bear joke.
I love how his tone changes through out the3 romance. From guarded and haughty to playful but sincere. Like i would get annoyed at him in act 1 but slowly fall forbhim like my tav XD
This conversation occurs after the Dream Guardian tells you only a mindflayer can control the stones, and that if you won't give them to him, someone in your party needs to change. You have an opportunity to discuss the options with your party afterwards, which is when this conversation becomes available. You do have to click on Astarion; it's not an automatic cutscene.
I have high approval rating with him, but I forgot to do the cutscene with the Drow in the moonrise towers and now I’m in act 3 and he rejected me😭😭 does anybody know, if I can still romance him?? I’m soo sad I’m doing different play throughs with romancing every character so I really want to romance him if possible 😭😭😭
If you have not either talked to him at camp after meeting Araj at Moonrise, or talked to him at camp after killing Yurgir with him at 70 approval in Act 2, you are locked out of the romance. It must be locked in before ending Act 2 and entering Rivington.
@@quarkierthank you for the quick answer!! I actually don’t remember if I talked to him after the Yugir fight but I suppose I didn’t😭 it hurts that he keeps calling me darling and love, but I guess I’m gonna go romance Halsin again lol, but thanks again for the answer 🫶
i didn’t push astarion into biting the drow but i didn’t get this cut scene during a long rest; can anyone help? Is it because my approval wasn’t high enough? Or I didn’t take a long rest soon enough after the fact? I would appreciate any insight :)
If his approval is above neutral, any dialogue path will result in him propositioning you. However, even with neutral approval, there is a particular path (the one where you drink his wine) which will always result in him suggesting sex, regardless of approval level.
Hey thanks for the amazing compilation! I have a question to: at 1:48:24 you inlcluded the scene where Astarion is happy Tav broke up with Gale. Is there a similar scene for Tav breaking it off with other companions? I just had the dance scene with Wyll (while having romanced Astarion, but before his confession) and my durge told Astarion he will break it off with Wyll -> told Wyll -> nothing. No happy Astarion scene afterwards! So I'm wondering whether that's a bug or, indeed, a sad feature?
Unfortunately, I'm not sure! In this run I also ended things with Karlach and Wyll, but neither of those conversations let me say I was doing it so I could be with Astarion like the one with Gale did. However, those did come much earlier in this run, so if I'd let them persist past the drow conversation there might have been more of an opportunity, I'm not sure.
Is the part where he feels a connection between us still in the game? because I only seen two copies of it online thanks so much for answering in advance
Yes, I had it just a week or so ago on an entirely Patch 6 game. Though I'm not exactly sure of the triggers, I believe it can only happen after reaching Act 2 but before reaching Last Light Inn, as everything at Last Light will take priority and this conversation will disappear. I've also only gotten it after using the illithid powers at least once, and it may require positive (medium? high?) approval, which may be difficult for some people to get prior to Araj/Yurgir.
I‘m in Baldurs Gate and he did the Ritual. Until now I didn‘t have a romance scene with him the relationship is always at „he approves of the Charakter“. Can I still get romance scenes or did I have to have the right relationship status before killing Cazador?
Had the same problem, I romanced him way too late in Act 2 and he never romanced me even with really high approval What I learned was that I didn't rest enough to get the maximum scenes to gain his approval and I romanced him right after meeting the drow If you met the drow before romancing him and your approval with him was pretty low when you get the conversation about the drow you'll just be seen as a friend and won't be able to romance him after that
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This character was made to be my kryptonite. Charming, funny character using humor/flirtation to disguise the sadness underneath? check. Disaster Pansexual twink? check. Charismatic voice and accent? check. Morally grey character that unwillingly starts to care for you? check. Vampire? check. And to top it all off he holds a knife to your throat in the first meeting when enemies to lovers is my favorite trope.
_"And to top it all off he holds a knife to your throat in the first meeting when enemies to lovers is my favorite trope."_
So I'm not the only one who found that scene strangely endearing instead of threatening! Because I could clearly see Astarion just wanted answers and as he stated he mistook us for Mindflayer servants. (As did Lae'zel, who on her first appearance tries to murder us with her giant sword but noone whines about _that, do they!) So many people in the player community have their knickers in a twist about "Whaa, Astarion threatened me with a knife! So I had to kill him after he put the knife away!" (bit of hypocrisy there, isnt it)
(sigh) My character is a goddamn warlock with magic powers who lives in a world full of war and monsters and evil deities. Why the heck should he be afraid of some guy with a knife? He's seen worse. Also, the game is not going to let a companion kill the main character permanently! Even if we die during Bite Night due to our own idiocy (letting Astarion drink and not stopping him) or failing every persuasion roll imaginable, he can revive us.
@@TF2CrunchyFrogey! I’m not alone on this one🥳 It’s understandable why he’s too cautious, but he realized and made it up so✨
😂😂😂
Disaster. Pansexual. T W I N K! Yo this comment had me cracking tf up for like 10 minutes straight! You’re amazing. 😂
You took the words right out of my mouth.
The hold this man made out of pixels has over me is insane, and I haven't even played the game yet
It won't get any easier after you play. The utter chokehold he has me in is otherworldly.
not just me then?
I bought the game because of this dude. And it's worth it
Same.
He looks like Preminger lol
Me: Nah I can't watch any new movies 2hrs 15mins is too long
Me: Oh boy time for my daily rewatch of quarkier's BG3: Astarion Supercut!
Please this is so me 😭
Felt
The scene where he admits that he hasn't seen his face since becoming a vampire... hear me out... we could have had the tadpoles link up. Remember when we met Lae'zel? We saw ourselves through her eyes. So it stands that Astarion could have seen himself through OUR eyes
Tbh there's actually a lot of ways to work around that aspect of the curse that I wish they thought to add.
You could use the tadpole like you said, or even use disguise self to take on his form, or have Gale do that duplication spell he once used in camp to admire himself instead of using a mirror.
Another thought that came to mind is having your character or some NPC draw a portrait of him. I'm an artist myself so this was my first instinct, but if the player character can't draw him, why not have the option to hire someone to draw him? I can imagine more than any of these other options, having a portrait that he can keep and look at whenever he wants like a mirror would be a very valued gift to him.
There's actually a lot of missed opportunity here for ways to show him his appearance that I wish they delved more into.
The fanfic community has done a beautiful job of writing this into existence
@@RambunctiousMouse Literally a "paint me like one of your french girls" moment that could have been brilliantly done!
@@PureAngel008OKAY DROP THE LINK????
Astarion contemplating how long he has left in the sun hurt to watch. Like even after everything he endured and sacrificed, he still has to sacrifice something. :( Then the graveside conversation where he just gets down and is staring at his own grave... that just really drove home how much this means to him. Why did they have to make such a lovable character that could break my heart with just a look? Astarion being burned by the sun at the end stabbed at my chest so badly.
Well organized AND timestamps? Great work, really appreciate this!
a very normal and sane thing for me to watch in its entirety
-Dad why is my sisters name Rose?
-Because your mother love roses
-Thanks dad
-No problem BG3: Astarion Supercut - Complete Romance and Personal Quest
1:04:17 god i still can't get over the fact that even as early as the first night you'll get hints that astarion dissociates during sex. then you take all the times where he mentions that for hundreds of years it felt like nothing. not to mention the drow foursome where no matter if he's ascended or spawn he'll end up completely out of it. i'm in fucking pain larian
“That’s what you want, right? To lose yourself in me?”
When I first romanced him I had no idea, and I didn’t notice any of the disingenuous tone. I was just excited and smitten by him. Watching that again is… disturbing, honestly. The cheesy lines, they’re all so sterile and recited. He’s gone before it’s started, and he fully believes you’re in it for his body alone. It’s a transaction for his safety.
As a sex worker that loves her job, Astarion's storyline broke my heart. I do it because I love my job, he did it because he was forced into it.
was unaware of auntie ethel's existence and im delighted theyve gotten an actual irish woman to play her, you wouldnt believe the amount of awful american impersonations you hear nowadays. even more so, the fact they included her using "petal" to refer to astarion is so sweet, its a common term that older people use for ones younger than them, either that or pet!
I had no idea! I thought she just used "petal" because she was a hag
Try a Brit trying to do a Southern accent. I'm still mad at Benedict Cumberbatch over that (jk, but it's awful, and he's not the only one).
She sounds more West Country to me.
the way i almost fell of my chair when he said ''i love you'' as his favorite line.
Astarion: how about if i said these little worlds...
me: don't you dare say i love you! don't you dare!
Astarion: i love you
me: dam it!
Astarion just needs a hug
Just a hissy meow meow.
@@JulesJuno737I never understood the concept of a meow meow until I say this man
Huh, I didn’t know the characters could break up with you. That’s actually really cool. The scene was heartbreaking, and made me so uncomfortable to force him into it, but a really neat touch by the writers!
This is the first time I’ve seen that scene and it hurt my heart seeing him being forced again after being able to break free
"So..there's this set of pixels.."
I genuinely do not care about anything anyone might say about my baby boy. I'll protect him at all costs.
Ngl I keep replaying the “By the hells…Sex, my dear.” Line over and over again
I just finished his quest and I'm BAWLING. Such a powerful character.
1:45:15 I AM ABSOLUTELY HEARTBROKEN I AM SOBBING WHY IS THIS EVEN AN OPTION
MY SAD LITTLE MEOW MEOW 💔
Geez this must have taken a lot of time for you not only to go through his story but you had to keep track of EVERYTHING, multiple saves, getting different situations, My patience could never. Seriously, major kudos to you for making this.
I'm at the point where Astarion is grieving the loss of his face, as he can't see it anymore and doesn't remember. Now I want to create a character who's a first class artist and could go 'Hey, I'll draw your portrait for you. That way, you will never forget again."
Love the scenes with Scratch walking by in the background wanting to talk. LOL
Thank you for your service. I'm saving this for later. Can't wait to get some snacks and watch me fall even more in love with a fictional character in a game I can't even play.
It's like the devs made him for me. He's perfect.
Me, who knows nothing about this game but just love Astarion : "an ox ? an elephant head with wings ? What ??"
I cant imagine the amount ofbwork to do this, editing and testing routes and only 4 one character. This games is masive and amazing. Ty 4 sharing.
Not only you did an amazing edit you also get one of the most perfect" endigs in the game. Clap.
3:12:34
Pain. The pain in his eyes HURTS ME PSYCHICALLY.
Seeing Astarion carve those runes into Cazador’s back! It’s too much. I can only imagine how it must’ve been when their positions were reversed, poor thing.
I know nothing about D&D or these games but I will be watching this whole video
As someone who hasn't the means to play this game and also wouldn't like the style of gameplay anyway, this video is a fantastic way to see all of what Astarion has to offer. I absolutely love him.
1:39:23 ...just the way he stares into space for a second, bracing himself before doing something he doesn't want to do... surely like the thousands of times before that. So wonderfully animated.
feeling happy after feeding of you. i just had to think about all the times i was hangry, then eat something.. and was happy. same astarion same xD
Thank you for this video. I thinks it cost you tons of edit. Astarion is marvelous character. Well written, complicated and amazing hero. He have extraordinary personality, his mean behavior is well explained by his traumatic past and it's amazing how he slowly change beacuse of the main hero who can show him better options through game. From manipulating, sad, mean, sensitive and ptsd personality to sensitive, mean (a little ; )), open-minded and peace of mind character. He has been through a lot and now he is a better person with sad past but he have hope and happines. And his dialogue, behaviour and way of speak, really well written 😊
I felt the hesitation during that certain option at 1:45:40 .... the sacrifice
BLESS YOU FOR THE CHAPTERS
God I hate all the ascension choices except the one where you persuade him that he can be better. I honestly wish I hadn’t watched the other choices.
honestly they hurt my feelings
Why? There are merits to letting him choose for himself.
You can also just leave and he makes the right choice on his own
Man old man withhers is soooo into who you're smooshing with! 😂
Ty for the hard work. Love this character. ❤
He calls you out even when you don't romance anyone. He's such a busybody. 😂
I wish they added a romance scene where your character sketches Astarion and shows him what he looks like I think that would look nice
I’m sorry. I know the video JUST STARTED…but you had a chance to roll again… you went…”nah I’m good here on the ground.” 0:53
Me too….
I love him so much god help me.
'Oh yeah those gur children I might have kidnapped them from their familys and made them spawns to suffer a terrible fate under a monster vampire lord because he told me so and thus I had no other option pls dont be a bitch about it BUT!!! I. DID. NOT. (!) sweetlure those.' - This is where we draw the line it seems. 😂👍
Larian had to make it crystal-clear that the character whose usual modus operandi is _sexual seduction_ did NOT use that on preteen children but just grabbed them. Otherwise the Astarion-haters would have made up some nonsense lies about "Astarion the sex fiend" and spread those rumours on online forums.
As for abducting them: The game hammers home the fact vampire spawns _can't_ resist a direct order by their vampire master. He controls them, mind and body, if he wishes. Astarion said it's worse than slavery, it's like being a puppet. So I can understand when, after 200 years of this crap, when Cazador said bring me those Gur children alive, Astarion obeyed. Hells, the Gur were responsible for him dying in the first place 200 years ago. And the Gur relentlessly hunt and murder anyone they deem a "monster" without remorse... to them, vampire spawn as "unpersons" without rights. So screw those Gur.
@@TF2CrunchyFrog pretty sure haters will find a way to hate any way sadly that's what haters do
As for the other part that is what I just wrote down lmao
Omg the part where you pressure him for sex after the drow conversation was so sad. I feel so bad for him in that path.
Thank you for making this cuz I was curious what happens in all the options I knew I would never pick.
Does anyone here know if the scenes are different if you sleep with him the first time before the celebration? I saw a comment saying the scenes play out differently but I cant find a video of it
OOH THAF SCENE WHERE THEY GIVE ASTARION AWAY TO THAT BEARDED SCREWBALL TICKS ME OFF
Thank you for this! I missed a cutscene in act 2 and it ruined the romance. Glad I still get to see it.
I somehow missed the stargazing conversation and the boar but he still bit me? 😭 I guess that’s the important part but geez there’s so much that goes into this
He'll bite you on the second long rest if no other cutscenes are triggered to take priority.
For the two scenes you can get with him before he bites you, you need other companions.
Gale is usually needed to trigger the "How Would You Like to Die" while Lae'zel if how I got the stargazing scene.
The next camp cutscene is usually him trying to bite you because the other scenes depend on you knowing he is a vampire.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
Never played the game but was captivated by this video.
this is a GOLDEN video, thank you!!
Exactly what I needed to see! Thank you for posting ❤😊
I would like to get the game just for Astarion.
I’m sorry I laughed at the two initial rolls being fails.
Go girl give us nothing.
the way I thought auntie ethel and ulma were the same person when I first watched this 😅 so imagine my confusion when astarion and ulma acted hostile towards each other
my game bugged over the patch #4 update with just the Orin and final fights left, so I couldn't see the romance scene at the end correctly. This was a lifesaver.
I've never been more obesessed with a character since Dorian from DAI.
Be great to see this for all the companion characters
You know you have watched and played a lot of video games and the first thing you think when you see people exploding is 'wow, that's... messy' in stead of horror or repulsion. And yes, I'm focusing on that because I'm not all that comfy with just how firmly 'go team, rah rah, go ahead and bite me already' occurs to me. I blame Spike from Buffy - snarky hot blond with emotional trauma and a wicked sense of humor has ever since cranked my gears. Someone help, I don't need to be thinking a bunch of pixels is this hot...
FOUR AND A HALF HOURS?!?
Definitely going to aim for that, "little death" line on the next playthrough for reasons😂
Oh, and real fans of his character can separate fantasy from reality. We are very aware that some of Astarion's early game behavior is indeed toxic but that's if you are ONLY GOING FOR HIS APPROVAL. You can be a good aligned character and romance him. I challenged myself to see if I could be a super helpful and always polite PALADIN(Ancients) and he propositioned her before I even went in the direction of the Goblin camp. I also didn't let him kill the Gur. I interrupted him. It's all about choices. It just gets me that people who choose certain dialogues get upset over him responding rudely. Like, were you paying attention to his character at all? He's not Edward. He's more of a Lestat and he's going to bite back so to speak. Also, you can call him out on the overuse of flattery
(as shown during the video). He also propositions you again because he WANTS to bed you. He's doing it solely by choice now because he's developing feelings for the character and the only way he knows to show it is by sleeping with them again. (Which you can turn him down) It doesn't break the romance at all. I just realized I typed longer than I'd planned...
Anyways, Niel deserved that award and Astarion is for the Paranormal Dark Romance loving fans. If it's not for you, it's NOT FOR YOU. Some of you must read warning labels and trigger warnings and even though you're thoroughly informed you STILL proceed!! 😂
2:16:12 Not the discord notification sound making me open discord and check
the pain in his voice after Tav tries to force him into sex is honestly heartbreaking my poor husband
He tried to drink Tav's blood without consent, remember.
I'm screaming at the noises added during the sex scene LMFAOO
astarion reminds me a bit of mollymauk tealeaf from critical role campaign 2. the fun accent, the fancy clothes, the air of tragedy... it's all coming together
Are you fucking KIDDING me with his ending??? I’m devastated?????????
16:10 to say i just screeched the loudest screech of mankind would be an understatement😭 i almost DIED laughing
He's basically Reaver from Fable
The breakup with gale hurts 😭😭
I have to stop falling in love with fictional chaeacters
Wonderful, thank you !
Wow! This is amazing!
Is it possible to do something like this for Gale?
I don't have any plans to do one for Gale right now, but if I do, I'll certainly post it here.
2:53 i feel bad but this has got to be the funniest line in the whooole game
thank you for this. 😂❤
I love this man.
Hey there, thank you so so much for making this!
I'm in the process of writing a video essay about Baldurs Gate 3, and have been using this video as a reference to make sure I've not missed anything in my discussion of Astarion's questline.
Would you consider giving permission for me to use some small clips of your footage, with full credit? No pressure, of course - I just haven't found a single more useful or comprehensive cover of Astarion's quest out there, and I'd love to give you and your Tav the praise you're due
This is so kind of you to ask! Yes, please feel free to clip however you like. Thank you very much for the credit! I'd love to see the finished product when it's completed. :)
The day when I can go a whole day without thinking about this character….finally free…will be a good day. I think. When the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen doesn’t exist it’s…sort of a bear . Ahem. Bear joke.
And to think that Astarion's voice actor started from "phck" in Detroit. Ahh memories
Karlak is like Hellboy, and that's awesome of her lol
I did all the correct diamogue options but apparently I'm too kind and altruistic for him 😂 Damn it 💔
Thanks for this work! In 3:41:47 How did you get the 4th option "let's just... stay here? together?"
I love how his tone changes through out the3 romance. From guarded and haughty to playful but sincere. Like i would get annoyed at him in act 1 but slowly fall forbhim like my tav XD
43:37 for me is “Astarion NOT approves” 🤨
3:04:00 don’t mind me making a time marker for this scene🤗
Amazing!
wonder how to trigger this dialogue
I didn't have it
3:57:29 - Astarion prefers Tav not become illithid
This conversation occurs after the Dream Guardian tells you only a mindflayer can control the stones, and that if you won't give them to him, someone in your party needs to change. You have an opportunity to discuss the options with your party afterwards, which is when this conversation becomes available. You do have to click on Astarion; it's not an automatic cutscene.
@@quarkier thank you
I have high approval rating with him, but I forgot to do the cutscene with the Drow in the moonrise towers and now I’m in act 3 and he rejected me😭😭 does anybody know, if I can still romance him?? I’m soo sad I’m doing different play throughs with romancing every character so I really want to romance him if possible 😭😭😭
If you have not either talked to him at camp after meeting Araj at Moonrise, or talked to him at camp after killing Yurgir with him at 70 approval in Act 2, you are locked out of the romance. It must be locked in before ending Act 2 and entering Rivington.
@@quarkierthank you for the quick answer!! I actually don’t remember if I talked to him after the Yugir fight but I suppose I didn’t😭 it hurts that he keeps calling me darling and love, but I guess I’m gonna go romance Halsin again lol, but thanks again for the answer 🫶
i didn’t push astarion into biting the drow but i didn’t get this cut scene during a long rest; can anyone help? Is it because my approval wasn’t high enough? Or I didn’t take a long rest soon enough after the fact? I would appreciate any insight :)
How high must your approval be for him to suggest sex at the post-grove celebration?
If his approval is above neutral, any dialogue path will result in him propositioning you. However, even with neutral approval, there is a particular path (the one where you drink his wine) which will always result in him suggesting sex, regardless of approval level.
20:37 The bruises!!!
Do you guys think if I follow this video i will have a good ending with him? A romance?
Sorry what the name???
It's in the title.
Hey thanks for the amazing compilation!
I have a question to: at 1:48:24 you inlcluded the scene where Astarion is happy Tav broke up with Gale. Is there a similar scene for Tav breaking it off with other companions? I just had the dance scene with Wyll (while having romanced Astarion, but before his confession) and my durge told Astarion he will break it off with Wyll -> told Wyll -> nothing. No happy Astarion scene afterwards! So I'm wondering whether that's a bug or, indeed, a sad feature?
Unfortunately, I'm not sure! In this run I also ended things with Karlach and Wyll, but neither of those conversations let me say I was doing it so I could be with Astarion like the one with Gale did. However, those did come much earlier in this run, so if I'd let them persist past the drow conversation there might have been more of an opportunity, I'm not sure.
I broke it off with Shadowheart for him and yes, it was the same scene!
thank you wow
Is the part where he feels a connection between us still in the game? because I only seen two copies of it online thanks so much for answering in advance
Yes, I had it just a week or so ago on an entirely Patch 6 game. Though I'm not exactly sure of the triggers, I believe it can only happen after reaching Act 2 but before reaching Last Light Inn, as everything at Last Light will take priority and this conversation will disappear. I've also only gotten it after using the illithid powers at least once, and it may require positive (medium? high?) approval, which may be difficult for some people to get prior to Araj/Yurgir.
I cant tell if the beeps I keep hearing are on the video or if its my fault.
How can I see the scene of the attack of Astarion's brothers on the camp? I've already met two of them at the entrance to Baldur's Gate

when should u take long rests to trigger these cut scenes? I never know when to take long rests
Asterion’s story is pretty similar to Fenris’ from dragon age.
Wheres the scene where astarion turns you into a spawn
That cutscene only exists if Astarion has ascended, which is not part of this video outside of the initial ritual outcomes.
Te red lady isn’t supposed to be red, and isn’t always Orin? Huh
Is the alternate confession in there somewhere? The more sentimental one you get if you don’t meet Araj?
That scene with all responses is here: th-cam.com/video/IIL6Die7oxw/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared&t=8726
Does anyone know what he says when you roll wisdom, after he makes you his spawn?
Why is zenith red? O.o
I‘m in Baldurs Gate and he did the Ritual. Until now I didn‘t have a romance scene with him the relationship is always at „he approves of the Charakter“.
Can I still get romance scenes or did I have to have the right relationship status before killing Cazador?
Had the same problem, I romanced him way too late in Act 2 and he never romanced me even with really high approval
What I learned was that I didn't rest enough to get the maximum scenes to gain his approval and I romanced him right after meeting the drow
If you met the drow before romancing him and your approval with him was pretty low when you get the conversation about the drow you'll just be seen as a friend and won't be able to romance him after that