The Bachelors of Baldur's Gate 3 

"practiced tongue" 👀 I'm sorry I'll leave

Also Gale: I’m a large man.. and that’s a very small hole. *cough* Caught me off guard

This man contains multitudes

Gale: *spouting poetic descriptions of magic* Also Gale: *accidentally tells my Tav she stinks and then tries to fix it by insisting he likes that she stinks*

Gale is a nice guy - it’s part of his tactic

okay honestlyyy every playthrough i’ve done since EA, i’ve picked Gale 😭 he really is so sweet and awkward

I’m midway through my first playthrough and I was planning to romance Astarion but I accidentally romanced Gale a lot faster, and I just got to our first sex scene, it was actually so gorgeous and romantic, there was illusion magic and astral projection involved, I’ve never seen anything quite like it 😳😳

I'm on my first playthrough, and gods is Gale so charming with his awkward ways! I almost accepted his love confession bit I'm romancing Astarion (Which is going quite abysmal) One day Gale, I'll say yes

Same here, finishing up my first play-through thoroughly rejecting everyone but Astarion but I wanna romance Gale next for that goofy ass astral projection sex scene

I play as Astarion atm and I romance Gale. :D

Gale is also eager to marry Tav, even if they are an Illithid. He is proud to be a Monsterf***er, he adores you and only worries about the wedding catering due to the Illithid diet. I was like Ok!

I hope this doesn't come off as rude but interestingly I have the opposite sentiment and it makes me love and feel attracted to my husband even more

​@@wolsie992The statement only works for us, single, ladies (and gays maybe?)

@@zatzunah I’m married and fictional men are so much better 😂

Because these fictional men respond, and communicate, and take no for an answer.

​@@kirstenwyatt9675In my experience, most like wyll and Gale (Astarion You have to work him for it) make You feel loved and cared for, thats why we usually get more attracked to fictional men/ladies, but thankfully, as for myself I grew out of them and I have my partner, my fiancee, and hopefully others will learn the same and have someone special eventually, I just enjoy the characters and the story of the games, plus gameplay, im not that invested anymore

No doubt

yes!! they are all such lovable dorks in their own way

Wonderful and astute analysis! I feel like Gale is so loveable because/despite of his confidence/cockiness because he can really back it up with his wit and power as a wizard with AOE 🤩 he is a must keep in party as my loyal advisor if nothing else

I loved Gale, as a socially awkward nerd he resonated the most with me so he was the obvious choice for my romance. Wyll came close though with those puppy dog eye(s?) not gonna lie

I think its funny that gale is “confident” because he read a book on it 😂

Ngl, Gale’s little laugh at the end of this video is everything. He’s like “…yes. Nailed it.” 😂

It's pretty interesting to compare their romance at the beginning vs at the end. Astarion, for instance, uses cheesy pick-up lines that sound like straight from cheap romance novels in the beginning of the story (and so does his fellow spawn Petras if you're alone). When something doesn't go with his seduction plan, he becomes at a loss for what to do. Towards his Spawn ending, he's a lot less theatrical; his praises are less flowery, but still with a touch of poetic and straight from the heart. His flirtations are still playful, but his hand gestures aren't as grand. Neil and certain devnotes both say that Astarion being super theatrical is a mask.

Gale is legitimately great but boy does he talk a lot. My dark urge ate his hand in my second playthrough ngl lol

@@CheekiTiki wait what how

@@Hiyorin871 if you play Dark urge it's an option with literally the first interaction with him. It locks him out as a companion so hardly anybody does it.

@@CheekiTiki i did play durge i somehow dont even remember that option ,sounds kinda funny tho

I love Astarion, but also Gale ... so I'm playing as Astarion now and romance Gale! :D

Underrated comment, so well said

honestly that’s a very funny statement considering that early access gale was a rizz god lmao

Hehe, I'm fairly sure I've heard that glitch wasn't actually real and we just Mandela-effected it to be... but it does explain why Gale is somehow fairly charismatic even while being so awkward I have to hide my face in secondary embarrassment sometimes.

I read this already knowing what the whole Gandhi shenaningan was only to see what the point of it would be, not disappointed lmao

The gale moments may not be his best bits, but they do paint the overall personality pretty well.

Was thinking the same! Hahaha

And here I was, thinking these were all the PERFECT Gale bits. It's the moments that sold me on him, anyway

@@asonstrom4056 You know, you’re not wrong

Come now, after the awkward flirt phase, he is smooth af - the act 2 and 3 scenes?

after 3 playthru with astarion i finally gave gale a chance on my 4th one and i dont regret it he grew on me immensely and i love sitting and listening to his nonstop blabbering 🤣

Astarion is also dorky and awkward as heck, he just hides it a bit better than Gale.😂

His romance is so fun!

he really is!! He's my second choice (Gale is my first choice, if it wasn't obvious lol)

I think i might romance wyll next (on my astarion run currently) he is so charming people dont pay attention to himm enough.

I'm definitely running a Wyll campaign after this video.

RIGHT? He's clearly the best choice

i agree with this so much!! 💖

Wow, you explained these characters with such accuracy while still keeping your point steady. You must have been good at English class.😊

kiss kiss fall in love

Honestly. I like to describe this game to people as a romance novel for a modern/contemporary/young person

yaaaaaaaaasssssss

Would this then be Baldurton?

@@RecyllandHyde id watch it. Hell I'd binge the shit out of it.

Isn't Bridgerton about ugly women trying to get hot men? It's kinda cringe lol.

@@coops1992 As a dude, I think Bridgerton is actually kind of dope lol. On paper it's trash TV. Then you watch it and the characters are surprisingly well written and funny. Season 1 is admittedly slightly trash because of the toxic main duo, but the rest of Bridgerton is straight up great television. Great show to watch with your SO.

He read about how to woo people in books, however application in real life has proven to be more awkward than expected 😂 Gale is just a himbo nerd with self-esteem issues 🤷‍♀️

You both are so right

@@elenalizabethso I DO have a type after all…

@@Tazazak lmao I said the same thing to my friend. I was like “I’m going to go after Astarion or Karlach, whoever likes me more first, ones a bad boy and the other could break me like a twig and have me asking her to do it again” 🤭 (Then I was like damn it Gale, how do I have excellent approval with you already but only medium with Astarion and Karlach) But then Gale started talking and being his nerdy self talking about “hope there’s a library where we’re going”, and talking about his Tressym (cat), and how he is a good cook, and being all awkward and nerdy, and I was like “damn it I’m going for the same kinda people I date IRL” 😂🤭 Gale has grown on me a lot now, plus he is the one who agrees with most of my choices (Karlach does now I have her in my team too), and then there’s Astarion - who still disagrees with most of my choices - even though I let the vampire twink feed on me every night 🤦‍♀️🙄

@@elenalizabeth you get second hand embarrassment for him but somehow that makes it even more endearing to me lol

yeah he’s my favorite lol (if it wasn’t obvious 😅)

For real

Nerds in a DnD video game? I'm shocked!😮 However, I don't think some beer-swilling jock who thinks you need to get back in the kitchen would be as appealing to the game's audience...but there is always that one person who'd be into it!

For real

For real

Thank you! I just published a video for the bachelorettes haha 😅 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ha2DWFgktJc.htmlfeature=shared

@@nullwhere Hell Yeah!! They did it!

ME TOO I was waiting for it

LOL oh that line is such a classic. I'll be sure to include it in my inevitable Gale fan video (because if you can't tell, he's my favorite)

thank you!!

For real

Yeah, that's the first impression. Wait until you know about his ex and how he likes to smash in the astral plane with multiple copies of himself. (I love him regardless)

@@thearcanamodernau8130 Hold on... Astral plane, you say?

Same for me.

omg 💀💀

thank you!! Gale is my favorite, if it wasn’t obvious haha His love story is also soooo sweet😭💖

This video seems to be more about showing their initial personality/quirks but nothing too deep because of spoilers. Halsin is overall very amicable and wholesome from the start, and Wyll and Gale especially are very charming & poetic, but open up a lot more once you romance them- the video shows Gale's "smooth enough for two" and attempts to openly flirt using his knowledge of books, but they're nowhere near his speech in the weave boat scene.

when you first meet Astarion, he pulls a knife on you 😭😭 but also, speaking with him later, he's more flirty (which he later admits was a manipulation to get you to fall for him -- though it backfires because he falls in love himself). anyway, it is just his nature! I thought the charming scenes I picked for the second half of the video were pretty good, but it's okay if you disagree.

I'd say Astarion's arc is more "he has to make active decisions to improve as a person while still receiving help and some guidance from others" rather than "I can fix/change him" since you're not the one solving every issue he has. Playing as Durge has him understand a lot of your predicaments over time the most due to being in a similar circumstance. His arc is about not exactly 100% triumphing over trauma, but learning how his experiences warped his views on love and sex and learning how to separate those and mend, reclaiming his emotions and sexuality. Astarion's flirt lines sound like cheesy pick-up lines from cheap romance novels, and it's something he had to learn. His spawn sibling named Petras uses eerily similar lines if you approach him and Dal alone. In his Spawn ending, though, his praises become less flowery, his gestures less theatrical, but straight from the heart as he realizes that he doesn't need to Ascend to be a better person as he already can do that by being himself. Wyll's is the most classic of the romances with his "old-fashioned" desire and enjoyment of getting to know the other person first and a courtly dance over, to quote him, "a loveless fling". I remember Lae'zel trying to get it on with him when neither of them are romanced and got disappointed when he just wanted to talk. In the middle of a lot of characters being fast at going for a romp, his is the most wholesome, imo. He also likes the idea of getting married. He's the closest thing to a classical hero (aside from Karlach), and so is his romance, like a knight in love. Even his loyalty and devotion are rather knight-like. Gale definitely is adorkable. Spending most of his time in books, fanboying about various topics, and trying to regain his footing after letting out an unintended innuendo made him endearing in a way. I can see why some players felt discouraged or felt insecure from pursuing him when his ex is a literal goddess. He's proud, but also deeply insecure. He's the epitome of a high INT, low WIS character. I'm rather fond of reminding him that he's more than enough being... well, him. He doesn't need to have a grand status or usurp anyone to prove that he's enough, even without his magic. And you're also enough for him. Welp, I ended up making mini-essays.

In my opinion, that's why Good Durge/Astarion is the best because it's less "I can fix them delulu" and more "Two murder clowns trying to be slighty more normal & it's actually kinda sweet"

Um, but you can actually help him change, you know. Not change him, cause that would be wrong and it needs to be his choice, but nudge him in the right direction and he goes full speed in that direction. His arc is beautiful if you play your cards right. Also Gale has huge potential for darkness of you don’t do the right things.

@@Kanikanihia Yeah. OP only saw the positive in others' romance, but not Astarion's and says it's an "I can change him" romance for "delulu girls" while also being delulu about, say, Gale's romance being only about him being adorkable without acknowledging that you can also help him change from being power-obsessed and insecure.

@@oceanicGrimalkin …its a joke. One that clearly went over y’all’s heads

In a while!

haha thank you, i’m so glad you enjoyed it!

i should have included the “i like ducks” line lol

Thank you!! And I agree, Wyll is wonderful & needs more recognition!!

Hahaha!! You're welcome!! ❤❤

yeah I feel like Gale is massively under-appreciated (but also i’m pleasantly surprised by all the Gale fans in these comments!! 😅)

yes they are both so sweet!! 💖💖

LOL that's great XD

What do you mean? Gale is literally the Rizzard!

I was with you until the surprise Gale hate. he's by far the most romantic and honestly, very tragic as well. Cannot help but feel so bad for him and his dorky awkwardness makes him absolutely adorable. Astarion's tbh kinda overrated imo, his voice acting is very good and fun and all that, but after everything, even when I've romanced and even with him being very relatable, he's prolly more number 5 out of the 6 origins for me (So sorry Wyll...)

@@backpack_hermit25 agreed, love OPs assessment. However, Gale's incredibly powerful AOE and his skill profencenies/insatiable drive for knowledge (as it equals power) really backs up his confident/cocky/humorous/ awkward demeanor IMO. He's pretty much always in my party as my loyal advisor, if nothing else.

@@backpack_hermit25 I wasn't hating on Gale, this isn't even about favoritism. I was joking. You yourself seem to agree he's dorky and awkward. That's all I was joking about. Now what's up with the sudden Astarion hate?

@@shibernyan20091. Your comment is almost IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL there is sarcasm within it. Next time clarify you’re joking. Second, didn’t give any sudden hate for Astarion. I said, I love him as much as the others but if I’m to rank them I’d put him a bit lower personally due to things that aren’t entirely his fault just the fans of him go insane.

lmao 💀 you know what else is funny… Astarion could also be 350-ish too… he’s been a vampire spawn for 200 years & is also an elf. unclear how old he was when he was turned… 🤔