Baldur's Gate 3 Which Companions Will Romance A Mindflayer? (All Mindflayer Endings) 

This is literally "Would you love me if i was a worm?" and i see who wouldn't 😒😒

Lae Zal - understanble due to Gith history Shadowheart - Alright let try our best to be discreet Karlach - You go to hell, no racism there Wyll and Halsin - Duty-bound but also willing to keep secret lover in shadow Astarion - Still love but sex is on hold for a while (pretty tame especially how he actually wants a proper relationship more than sex) Gale - LET HAVE A PUBLIC WEDDING!!!

And people don’t like Gale, even though he is the only one to truly love you even if you are a worm

This video should be called “Asking my bf/gf if they’ll still love me if I was a Worm”

I love how characters turned mindflayers IMMEDIATELY get the uniform

“Daddy Halsin, they call me” wow I can’t believe Larian learned about our nickname for him

Everyone else: People will try to kill you for being a mindflayer, we must hide you and be very discreet Gale: WE WILL SERVE BRAINS AT OUR WEDDING WITH ALL OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

I love Gale so much!!! He is the only companion who is more than 100% okay with it and shows no hesitation at all, already planning a public wedding for the two of you 😭. If you pick the other dialogue options, he'll say he likes your new form and loves you even more because looking at you reminds him of your sacrifice.

You neglected to show Minthara's reaction in this video, i seek to rectify this error. Spoiler warning Minthara will straight up declare she would have you as her King/Queen in Menzobaranzan.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, WYLL??? I did NOT take you for the 'wife in the attic' type.

Halsin's idea, the whole "going into secluded nature", actually feels like it could be one of the best things for an Illithid hero. kind of like how Omeluum lives among the mushroom-folk in the Underdark. and with Halsin's authority and status, having him slowly introduce people to "the mindflayer hero of Baldur's Gate" would be a wonderful way to start (glacially slowly) changing some perceptions. then again, fucking off to Avernus with Wyll and Karlach is also a wonderful idea, since the two clearly dont actually regard you differently and its not like any denizens of the Hells are gonna judge a mindflayer any differently than a normal mortal. and at least the three of you are still together and watching each others backs! those are absolutely the two best endings for an Illithid Hero playthrough i think.

wylls actually made me a bit sad. to have yourself locked away from everyone even the person who wanted to marry you, who told you he wanted to spend his life with you only for you to sacrifice yourself and change as a result of it, to have that love tested and the best solution that comes up is to be locked away from everyone but wyll? even then, you’ll still have a mainly solitary life because like wyll said, he would only come to visit, never stay, always wondering if you’re still the same person he loved. its a bit sad how in a situation like that i feel like their love will either prosper or come crumbling down far too quickly

Omeluum where's my shiny new Society of Brilliance robe? We're spending eternity big chilling in an underground library.

I love how "realistic" Astarion answer is and how he don't talk about what people would think. Like many other things in the relationship with him throughout the game, he need time, and that's ok.

I don't understand why the illithid you can't just cast illusion on yourself like a spell or like what the Emperor did.

The man turned into a devil and a vampire: "I'm not too sure if this will work or not but I guess.. we can sort of try something?" The human wizard: "We need an open minded cleric, and oh gods the catering menu and the decorations... we have so much to do for our massive public wedding!" I suppose while people might be against it, most wouldn't be too openly against the Chosen/Former Chosen of Mystra marrying whoever he damn well pleases as it would probably end rather badly for them lol

Fucking love Gale, restoring faith in humanity with every cutscene

Gale is just cheffs kiss, love him. I think he's the true definition of "Would you love me if I was a worm?🪱 " And he would say "Of course, even as dirt I'd love you".

Lae'zel is the only one in the right here, sadly. Her knowledge of mind flayers shows her the ugly truth that the others simply aren't aware of. You aren't *you* anymore. You're an imitation. A tadpole grown into a copy of who you were. Mind flayer Karlach is legitimately terrifying because of this. It's like you're talking to an empty shell that's trying to emulate her once fiery persona (and failing).

Everyone:either a hesitant no or yes Wyll:so, i have this cool shed i'll hide you in Gale:that's what i've been waiting for, this is what it is all about

Mind flayer Karlach is so sad oh my God. The thing she said about feeling less "changeable" is exactly what she said after Dammon fixes her engine the second time. It really is just an imitation of her

Your Laezel romance ending was super different from mine, I flew off with her and Orpheus on the dragons and she didn’t dump me. Maybe because I was a Githyanki beforehand?

Minthara love you new form And I want to conquer the underdark with you. It's a pity that there is no ending where you join the Omeluum organization. He would definitely be happy to have a companion. Illithids are very social creatures and do not tolerate loneliness well. The emperor desperately wanted you as an Illithid companion.

Astarion never knew how to say no, it's a nice character development that he actually rejects you and in the most gentle way possible

*Casts disguise self on main player* Wow problem solved

Ironic of Wyll to be like "Nah" when he literally felt like an ugly shit when Mizora changed him into a devil. Boy be hypocrite XD

Gales is legit about to order brains À la carte for his lover 😂😂😂

Gale gets a lot of flak from the community, but he's the only one who'd still love us if we were a worm.

For anyone interested in a bit of lore they might've missed, there is a Mind Flayer who's looking for non-violent means to eat. Mind Flayers exist off of brains of higher creatures, they can eat animal brains (it must be ALIVE to hold nutrients) but it leads to malnutrition and even sickness in some cases, hence why they eat humans. But, should that Mind Flayer live till the end of the game, there's hope that the player (or Karlach) can one day become essentially a vegan illithid. So while it's not out and out good, there's a glimmer of hope in these endings. Also, the sex gets more complicated. :P They have no genitals, but they can tamper with minds which allows them to engage in sexual pleasure.

Karlach’s voice actor absolutely nailed that. It is so so unsettling to listen to and its perfect for that

"Daddy Halsin they call me." Yeah they do.

I feel bad for unintentionally hurting Gale's feelings when I dated Karlach on my character due to a bug that made him think we were dating after he turned me down. But his response is absolutely the sweetest

Shadowheart is the absolute best. She doesn't care for appearance. She loves the MC with all her heart. As for Karlach, that depends on the MC. She may be a monster, but loving her is worth it. Those two women are worth staying with.

Gale, the real lover. The first i had romance with and i miss him so dearly.

There is actually a way to continue your romance with Lae'zel as a mind flayer. If your Tav is a Gith and you sided with Orpheus and sacrificed yourself by turning into a Mind Flayer, you can join Orpheus and Lae'zel as they fly off on dragon back to the Astral Plane.

Shadowheart's focus being on herself makes sense, she's always been a very pragmatic lover, even if you break up with her she's very chill and "okay let's think it through." She's used to being alone and she's realistic about the idea of being alone again, even though she loves you and wants to stay with you. She's okay with working with you on living a life together, but she's realistic about the limitations you'll likely face. She wants a happy ending, but she knows life doesn't work that way. They did a good job showing that with her, even if it is kind of unsatisfying in other ways. Lae'zel's just like "lol no" xD okay makes sense. I still don't like her. Daddy Halsin just being worried about you is freaking adorable. I love how he's willing to change his mind so quickly and easily in the face of new evidence and experiences, it takes a lot for most people to admit they're wrong. Worth noting he leaves for a higher purpose even if you're not a mindflayer, so him not wanting to live out the rest of his life tied to your wrist makes sense regardless, that part is word for word the same. I love how down he is for you to come with him, so you guys can build a community together where you will be accepted. A little idealistic maybe but eh, makes sense. Astarion I adore especially with full context, he'll caution you against turning into a mindflayer and claim it's a superficial choice, but also express fear that it'll change who you are. Romance aside you mean more to him than any of the other companions, they all have lives to get back to and communities, he only has you, and the thought that he's lost you or that you've changed beyond recognition (physically or metaphorically) freaks him out. But also considering how much his arc is about figuring out who he is and what he wants and where he draws his lines and boundaries, especially around intimacy, I feel like him being all "you're precious to me and I don't want to lose you but I need to figure out how I feel about this before I make a choice either way" is really fitting. Wyll... eh. I haven't romanced him so I can't really speak to him but he feels very much like the Not Until Marriage fairytale prince and this feels very much like "you can't give me the fairytale ending so bye Felicia." It's so rehearsed and insincere sounding... and that's coming from an Astarion fan, lol. He's fine with you being some secret lover tucked off to the side but you just know between his visits he's going to marry someone nice and normal he can dance with at the functions, and eventually his visits will become less and less as he moves on to something more picture perfect. I fucking love Gale xD I've not romanced him either (he's next on my list lol) but I love how he's all like "waking up next to you is so weird... oh, you thought I meant 'cause you're a mindflayers? Lol no I mean 'cause we're not about to die. Anywho, let's get married!" He accepts you so wholeheartedly it doesn't even occur to him to discuss how things are going to go, he just accepts it and moves on with proposing. I guess after you've bonked a goddess though there's not much that'll shock you lol.

There are two possibilities one might consider. #1: All that talk about mind flayers not having souls was a load of crap. You survived the transition and are still, inwardly, yourself. #2: Your former self died and its soul went into the afterlife, but the tadpole can't tell the difference. As far as it is concerned, the tadpole died and it is the Hero of Baldur's Gate. There was an episode of The Golden Girls once where Rose was being conned, but the conman backed down and took nothing from her, after which Dorothy was conflicted over the fact that they never told her the truth. To which Sofia said "If it gives her comfort, and no harm was done, let her have that." Is the tadpole now living a lie? If so, let him have that. Especially if those memories -- those convictions -- continue to guide him to do what is right.

This video confirms once again how much I love Astarion’s story and how much Gale is my type. Astarion is such an interesting character, but I’m way to insecure to fall in love with someone like him. I need someone like Gale who’d love me even if I was a worm.

world with disguise self and magic... they think it has to hide away haha

Lae'zel's smile at the end there, though.

Its true sadness, i respect the Glorious Gale of Waterdeep and its because every my play throughout i choose stay as Tav, fuck the githyanki and Orpheus

Astarion's heartfelt thank you just gets me right in the feels!!! 😭😭😭

Thank you for this! I’ve been wondering who will love us if we turned into a worm lol

shadowheart is the best mindflayer romance option imo. sharran cultists just be showing up to your door like you ordered doordash

gale is truly the only one who doesn't put you down for what you are and seems to love you still wholly as yourself. His ending is virtually the same

At least Halsin is trying to provide safety for refugees. I feel he’s at least going to accept the PC and live happily when it’s over

damn, my appreciation for Gale rised up pretty high after that, he is the first i belive him if he says i don't see races

3:15 Astarion: Take me with you!

Lae'zel and my mindflayer Tav flew away together on the red dragon. It was a beautiful and sweet moment. In the epilogue, it's revealed that we continue our adventures together, and Lae'zel still loves Tav regardless of her form. My Tav was a half-elf btw

Gale is the best romance option after seeing this. Astarion is def 2nd tho

I adore how Gale’s scene just does not change. I wanted to see the exclusive mindflayer dialogue for that scene tho

"would you still love me is I was a worm?" Type situation

Bro... the love Gale can hold for pc is love in its most noble and purest form... WHAT THE F*CK was Mystra THINKING!? Getting rid of someone like that, even if he did make a mistake that could've wiped out the Sword Coast... she better not b*tch about not being able to find a good man, I swear!

Mindayer karlach is a shell my god wtf

You can absolutely become a mindflayer and keep your romance with Laezel. I had that on my play through. She commenta about needing time to adjust to the tentacles and face, but insists she wants to face her 'black and red' future with you by her side.

God mindflayer Karlach freaks me out, that’s just not her anymore 😢

"The catering alone will have to be.. extraordinary"🤣

I find that enemy mind flayers look a lot cooler that player ones. It's kinda upsetting.

And this why Gale is best boy 🤣

Man, Wyll's outcome to this sounds so sad

I think a cool ending for the mindflayer ending is to go to icewind dale, they'll accept anyone there in time

Gale would love you if you were a worm.

Gale was the reason didn’t do it. That man has been through so much and is so kind hearted, he deserves a healthy ending. In my play through Karlach became a Mindflayer, that way she doesn’t have to die and doesn’t have to go to Avernus. Good for Gale, he got to marry a cute elf lady. ❤ ;)

Gale is just such a treasure of a man I can't

Is there no ending with a Karlach romance in which the player is a mindflayer and Karlach isn't?

Couldn't we use disguise self artifacts? i mean, i have the mask of the shape shifter so maybe something more accessible to the current condition would work?

How does the leper excuse even fly when like.. restoration exists.

God you can hear wylls sadness in his voice as he keeps lying to himself and the squid he once loved. Meanwhile Gale has nothing but carebears and rainbows and wedding bells in that buttery smooth brain of his. Astarion is so fucking honest, i need to take notes. It is probably the best way to break up a long term, intensive relationship.

btw, mind flayers HAVE SOULS, just not regular ones. when you become a mind flayer(the type that retains it's memories), your soul becomes "non-apostolic", meaning that your soul doesn't interact with the gods anymore, and they can't feed off of it. (only the gods from the far realms, where the mind flayers are from, can sense non-apostolic souls) this is literally said by withers. and another thing that supports this is the fact that there are lich Mind Flayers, and to become a lich, you need to have a soul.

You did spawn Astarion but missed out ascended Astarion who was much more..... Interesting, shouting get out of my city to tav mind flayer 😳

Maybe I shouldn’t have pissed gale off….. he’s so nice

So Gale is the only non-asshole, really. True love, indeed.

for all the people saying illithid-Karlach is am empty shell of who she was, it provides an interesting mirror, to what Tav's lovers might/will see. surely, they're also thinking the same when they speak to illithid-Tav. it makes their hesitation seem far more natural. while many are already freaking out about Karlach.

minthara has an ending too

“Would you still love me if I was a squid 🦑 “

16:52 "On one condition: we adopt any children" Now that is an amazingly fun concept. Imagine how those children would view the world.

Just wear a shirt that says, *"I AM THE HERO OF BALDUR'S GATE."* Problem solved!

So did everyone collectively forget that the Emperor and even Us could use a glamour to look "normal" or....?

You really see everyone's true colours here 😂 which proves shadowheart is the goat and the gale is one wholesome dude

Can we not just use the disguise person spell?

Gale and Minthara are the true ride or dies. They dont gaf about what you look like

Missing is Mintara with her sarcasm: "I thought your brain had evolved, not degraded."

Idk if this was added in later but I just finished another playthrough today where I romanced Lae'zel, became Ilithid, and let her choose her own path. She wanted me to come with her and still loves me.

No mintara actually.

everytime wyll talks i start sobbing💀 WHATS WRONG WITH ME

I'll be honest, if my significant other turned into a (by nature) manipulative soulless brain eating psychic squid, I would break up with them too. In fact, Astarion was too nice, I would walk out and get as far away from them as I can

When you save everyone, who saves you?

Did someone play as Gith Main and romanced Lae'zel? I did and become Illithid and its complete different then. You can leave with them to fight Vlaakith and Lae'zel did not push you away (I didnt try to stay in Faerun though but had the choice)

Perhabs he could go to Omeluus the Mindflayer from the underdark

4:24 Would you still love me if I was a worm?

Damn even a mindflayer too freaky for Astarion, that says a lotttt

Gale or nothin cause what do u mean the only one to proudly stand by me as a squid is him??? Also why it'll always be Orpheus that makes the sacrifice in my game lol

One thing about shadowheart is she will Always be down bad That’s my girl!

I think this is more of. Would you love me if I was an alien who ate brains👾 but I still see who wouldn’t just like you said

not me sobbing at gale wtf

Lae'zel's reaction is the only reasonable one, I'm sorry A mind flayer is not who the person used to be, a soulless husk, the grown parasite with the person's memories, it would be like dating a robot with the memories of your loved one, it's not "them"

That's so weird, I romanced Lae'zel and became a mindflayer, and was still able to ride off with her and orpheus to help fight vlakith. In the camp scene at the end she even kissed me on my slimy face! I was flabbergasted lol

That's why I love my man Gale ❤ He is a keeper!

I’m surprised disguise self just isn’t brought up lol

im sorry i died laughing when shadow said conceal your face for religious reasons. Yeah lady they wont notice my tenticles.