A cute detail is that at 8:32 he says "This is a gift, you know. Thank you, I won't forget it." He says the exact same thing when you let him drink blood from you the first night he reveals he's a vampire. What a sweet callback.
I can't, this is so touching. Especially remembering the "bad" ending version of this dialogs. In this ending he can truly be free from centuries of torture and misery, he can love and be loved. I love this so much 🥲
@@ShiveriaI would hope that over time he would be allowed/allow himself to start healing, and learn how to form normal healthy relationships with people, so that even after Tav is gone, he’ll still be able to go forward in his life. Or you could just play an elf. I’m pretty sure he’s only in his 200’s so you’d still have plenty of time with him.
I normally don't play games like this character made me buy it and God damn it is one of the best games I have ever played if you have an interest I as an internet stranger who knows absolutely nothing about you
@@irisnroses1889 it's been one month since I wrote this comment and let me tell you... yes I bought the game and yes I'm halfway through act 2 already lol. Absolutely bought it because of him and stayed for everything else as well, it's an incredible game
Same here. Someone made an edit I saw and was like "oh my this guy looks interesting" and fell down a bit of an Astarion rabbit hole. Maybe I really should look into it?
He is single-handedly making me want to buy the game and I didn't even know anything about Baldur's Gate before yesterday when youtube recommended me videos of him 😭😂
@@IneffableChild Same😭 I have no idea about Baldur's Gate, but thanks to a funny video about killing and resurrecting Astarion popping up in my recommend, I fell in love with his voice and now I'm down the Astarion rabbit hole.
I love the detail the voice actor puts to make Astarion think over his words. It really shows how hard he's trying to voice out his freedom to speak his feelings out. I think this is the one game I like that makes a character not feel so 2-D and actually adds depth to their character. Surely because he's so dramatic and bratty and flirtatious everybody makes him out to be a complete man whore, but I totally appreciate the choices ro deflect his offers and try to befriend him. And when you reject his offers and try to be his friend he appreciates how you humanize him. But if you sleep with him and offer him the chance to enjoy sex for his *own* pleasure he leaves you when he reflects his own worth. He's got to be my favorite vampire character ever!
I absolutely LOVE the facial expressions at 0:42 and 0:57. I don't think I've seen any games where the eyes themselves are so naturally expressive without _exclusively_ animating/capturing eyebrow movement.
i was confused about what he inscribed at first, but i looked it up and, translated, it seems like he added the current year with a dash at the end, signifying the start of his new life :)
something i find really cute is that if i am not wrong, the music that plays over the cutscene is the same as the default camp one, and the soundtrack is called "i want to live", pretty fitting right? also if you lsiten to the lyrics of that oen track is 100% reads as an Astarion love song
Scenes like this are why I'll fight to the death any DnD dudebro who INSISTS alignments don't change or that Astarion HAS to be evil just because of what he is.
Alignment feeds into that trope of a character being possessed by a vague “evil” instead of explaining their actions based on any tangible conflict. And that has to be the most frustrating trope for me. It makes sense for Ascended Astarion to be evil. Sacrificing the spawn is the culmination of centuries of trauma, enabling, and one final push to cement himself as the next link in a cycle of abuse. He’s evil because, at least in the circumstances the game presented us with, there is no way to preserve your morality after what it takes to become a true vampire. But spawn also fall under evil alignment so that’s just stupid.
Sexy vampire hotman who acts like a brat but deep inside is a softie who has a tragic backstory and has trauma? That’s a recipe for success for tumblrmen!
I play as a female Paladin and choosed the Astarion romance. I loved it and it seems as a holy Pala, it was my destiny to slay down Cazador and free my cocky vampire boy. Thanks Larian for this amazing adventure.
I feel like its the canon romance of the game considering how big of a mascot astarion is for the game. Litterly the biggest character on the cover art, front and center. Even made a whole april fools joke with him.
Awww I LOVE this ending. Astarion is so sweet and sexy. Literally the perfect vampire romance! That’s actually healthy! Larian really outdid themselves with this game. 💚
I’ve never heard of the game before. Two of your videos on this, and I want fanart and fanfiction on your character with Astarion. Your character, in my opinion, just _works_ with him. I’ve seen other videos, surprised to see that your character was a creation not something already made like Astarion, but I feel it just works with these two. Such a beautiful pair! Hope there would be more! 😍❤️
Astarion’s story of healing is the most wholesome and heartbreaking story I’ve seen in a while. It’s ugly, realizing the first few times you were together, he saw it as a transaction. Or when you return to the city, his manipulative tendencies creep in again. But then you have moments where he is in disbelief that someone cares for him. Or him trying to express his emotions for the first time in 200 years while is heart is going a mile a minute. Astarion’s story is one of immense internal strength. His trauma didn’t make him strong, overcoming that and a centuries’ long cycle of abuse did. He overcame such odds to find happiness, same as every companion in the game. But Astarion’s story in particular will stick with me for a long time.
..... How can you see this and not have an immense urge of hugging and being here for him ??? T_T I screwed up badly on my current play, but I hope we'll be able to help him even if not romanced and if it's only friendship T_T
I'm not at all surprised that he was still thinking about Cazador. It took me three years after moving out when I was 19 to finally stop living in the pain that my mother had put me through for as long as I could remember.
As a Devotion Paladin/Valor Bard it feels like my destiny to slay a vampire lord and give his victim an environment where he feels safe and has real agency.
he automatically changes back to that armour for this cutscene (at least that's what happened for me) haha dw he's in much better gear outside of this moment thankfully dfjkhdf
@@dunscaith did you just do a random laugh?! Are you Turkish 🙈 Also, I got this far but Astarion is still neutral about me. I wanna romance him so bad!
hehehe thank you! & if you mean the armour my Tav is wearing: it’s from one of the wardrobes in Cazador’s Palace! I’ve put it as the camp attire, and then toggled the setting that displays that over the regular armour. I’ll find out the specific name when I load up the game in a bit. but if u mean the armour Astarion is wearing: it’s his starting gear that he has on when you first meet him. c:
Wow your character is so hot and perfect match for Astarion!❤ Hope you do lots of videos of there romantic scenes, especially the biting scene, that i love to see!!❤❤❤ please 🤞
This is definitely the superior Astarion ending for me. He may ultimately lose his ability to walk in the sun, but he gains so much more in return. Freedom from the dark shadow of his abuser, and the revelation that he is well and truly enough, just as he is, without needing to assert power over others. People are free to interpret things however they'd like of course, but I admit I don't entirely understand the mindset of some fans who simply want to see him as pure evil, when there is so much in the narrative showing the richness and complexity of his character arc. I believe that both unascended and ascended Astarion are two sides of the same coin. They are both him, but one is him learning to be his best self, and one is him becoming his worst. Both are completely valid paths to take, though I personally prefer the former. Neither is more "real" than the other and it's my belief that to deny the validity of either path is to deny a huge part of who he is as a character. They complement one another.
i've been binging all your videos because how gorgeus your character is ;o; is his face a mod ? do you mind sharing the face setting if possible? Thank you!
late reply, I’m so sorry! but aaaa tysm! I haven’t used any mods here, it’s face 5 with the ‘windswept’ hair, I think. there was also some eye makeup with the opacity turned down. hope that helps! c:
@@dunscaith thank you so much for your reply! I haven't bought this game yet (but I'm planning to buy it soon 😆) so I want a reference for my future gameplay
Weird question but do you remember what skin tone you used for your character? It looks rly nice and I plan on making a slightly darker toned elf soon so just curious! If not no worries.
Sulphur tone 6 gives a really nice deep golden tanned look, you just have to make sure you toggle the "all skin colours" option, it looks super nice on my sexy male half elf, especially with freckles ^.^
My husband showed me a scene where they run into a monster hunter looking for a vampire. A few "say nothing" choices and our cocky vampire stabs the guy in the eye
Hey there, I know this message might be out of the blue. I'm Ally. I wanted to let you know that I used your Astarion gameplay footage from RU-vid without asking for your permission, just for practice in editing. I'd love to get your approval to make it public, and if you wish, I can credit you as the source. This song is one I've heard since I was a kid in Taiwan, and I surprisingly thought it suited Astarion. If a fellow Taiwanese person sees it, they might have a good laugh. Thanks a lot!
@@dunscaithreally? I didn’t realize I wasn’t on the non ascension route. this scene happened, but he still talks about ascending. I plan on taking him there and then talking him down…
Dark Humor Alert: It would've been hilarious if at 4:29 one of the options was: 4. _Finish it for him._ And it just cuts to your character violently murdering Astarion, Mortal Kombat style.
@@anamairy_k Astarion is the name of a companion in divinity OS2, not friggin baldurs gate. Just cause the title says something doesn't mean it's true.
The dialogue in this game is terrible. Far too on the nose. Have these writers never heard of subtext? I appreciate what the actors _tried_ to do with it but there's only so much that can be done with this quality of material to work with. Yeesh
