The perfect Astarion line that has never been said with Neil Newbon 

Hello, Taylor! No way, the whole thing was brilliant and everyone loved it. Who knows, maybe you'll get your line in the game, that would be so awesome! :D

Then he proceeds to prove you right by basically literally just copying your instruction line as his handwritten line muhaha

😂 This was hilarious. Honestly better than I could even dream of thinking up of. I'd be hella boring. And hey thenerves got to you and they loved it.

If this line ends up in the game.....

Bless you! *Bless you for this!!* This has made _my day!!_

I was surprised he didn't sound _more_ like Astarion

Probably because they usually look nothing like them.

​@@JudgeMagisterSnowhe looks almost identical...

@@phugindomas I realize that. I also realize I forgot to put *usually* in my reply.

because you get to know the character how that character is. When you see the voice actor you need to make the link. Thats why your brain is kinda confused. Mainly because you see the ingame person first then the voice actor.

They were like this with resident evil village too. That's where I first really knew of Neil. It's cool that the actors get so hyped

​@@nunphoJust learned Neil was Heisenberg from RE8 because of this comment; normally I'm very good at identifying voice actors, he's got very good range.

@@SpeedwagonZaidan yeah he's great! He was also Nikolai in re3, he did the mocap for nemesis and the lycans in village, played Gavin and Kamski in Detroit become human. He's voiced, mocapped and done stunt work on so much stuff, I swear the guy never sleeps

100% Neil Newbon's reads are the main reason Astarion is my go to.

he is astarion, i feel like they based astarion around neil. Im sure if it were a different actor the part/character would also be different. Its a good thing type casting since then you get the "real" feel of a character since they dont have to act differently and kinda be themselves.

or to kill it

Honestly 100% why I went for Astarion, he can be a douche sometimes but the way he talks always makes me wanna hear more :')

very different vibes from Baldur's Gate but there is a bunch of silly videos of the Team Fortress "Scout" voice actor having fun with things, also "Connor" from Detroit Become Human had a hoot because he was also the visual model (almost like digital actor?) Absolute blast to see Neil enjoying Astarion. Another great laugh were the narrator outtakes.

@@jnbsp3512 YES it’s so funny seeing VAs having fun with their characters, makes me love them and the characters even more.

Gianni Matragrano* also does this, he's the voice of Gabriel from ULTRAKILL

​@@jnbsp3512plus Neil was in Detroit become human as two different characters. One modelled as himself. He has streams with those guys that are really fun. I think their channel is dechart gaming

I used to live with a VA that's still in the industry. I can confirm that we spent 80% of our time just laughing at all the silly shit you can do with this ability.

He reminds me of Richard E. Grant in Withnail & I, bitter, pretentiously dramatic and utterly petty.

@@matthollywood8060 Could be that too. If he acts that role itd suit him good as well.

frank n furter

It's funny how so many people feel this is some kind of unique voice and delivery. Spend about 5 minutes in Soho (London) and this is literally every 5th man.

@@thesongoflunchwhy the hell would anyone want to go to London

Hi, Veronica! It's such a nice surprise to see you here! 😊 I also hope that will happen because it's way too funny of a line to pass. 😂

I can seriously imagine it! The main character having to make a well thought out sneak strategy against a very strong opponent or army. Main character asking companions for their thoughts on it and when it come to Astarion he asks what they will do. If responding with something like "I'm not sure yet" he'll say the line, "Why don't you try to be as creative as you can...or are able to be?"

I think it’s cool that he got a Medusa tattoo after voicing him

This! You get it!!

And Kamski from Detroit Become Human, seeing a lot of people that didn't know that was him too!

I immediately picked up on it. It was super weird at first cuz when Astarion opened his mouth I’d only hear Heisenberg, and those characters couldn’t be more different!

HOLY HELL HE WAS HEISENBERG 🤯

Nicholai from re3 aswell

IKR?! If you'd told me that those two were the same person before I found out from the internet I would have thought you were messing with me 😂

BG3? Nah. It's an Astarion Dating Simulator.

Astarian isnt a half elf, hes a full blooded high elf. Shadowheart is the half elf

Simping for that dexterity, but simping for that voice even harder 😂🤣

@@yjteng4019funny thing Neil actually said in an interview about a week ago. Characters were done before they started looking for actors. How after he was casted he was shown Astarion’s model. They look so damn similar

The moment I recognized the voice the simping was completed.

For me, it was more "love at first sight," when Astarion was announced before Early Access even became available. "What's that? A vampirespawn? That's romanceable?! AND EVEN PLAYABLE AT LAUNCH?! SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!" And the more I learn the more about the character, the more I just want to protect him... 🥺

PC Modders: Hold my Mouse!

To be totally fair, that’s an easy choice. Shadowheart is an insufferable whiny teenager and Astarion is sassy and clever

SAME OMG

Can't wait to do my first Baldur's Gate 3 Playthrough! I avoided seeing the game until I play it.

@@dianatalida Stop whatever you are doing now and go go go !

​@@underakillingmoonmy laptop is not good enough to run this game, unfortunately. And it looks like it's not available on PS4.

@@dianatalida ha man Its sucks. I had to save money to upgrade my PC. It took a couple of month but it worthed it.

Best sneaky backstabbing lover of all time. We're still ruining fortresses together.

LMFAO

is he better as a bard or a rogue? I think he’s a great rogue but I just started the game would be helpful for a response

@@slaughtrrbeach Any character can be respecced to any class, he's not naturally "better" as a rogue, other than his race traits. You can make Karlach into a wizard and make Gale into a barb if you want.

Chances are that you've heard/seen him in a ton of stuff already

Hopefully so! Ethala, I noticed your other comment about tacos in my notifications, but when I click on it there seems to be nothing there. I'm not sure if RU-vid is messing this up, as I've noticed similar issues with comments from other people. If you don't mind me asking, have you by any chance deleted it? I'm trying to understand what's going on. Thank you!

Lol if Larian doesn't, I will. He delivers that line so perfectly.

I feel Astarion works best when he insults without swears.

@@alecchristiaen4856 Fair. I don’t need the whole game like that, just one bit of dialogue with utter verbal sewage. It would please me 👌

He 100% needs to toss in an aggressive *"fuck"* in a sentence or two. It would fit so well.

@@WithASideOfTibbs there's a scene in act III where he says "i'm going to fucking kill you."

@@alecchristiaen4856 I love how he turns you down with insult if you flirt with him on low approval. (Or maybe it's hardcoded, not sure) Declines your advances and proceeds: 'I'm sorry, it's not you. It's me... I have... standards' That was a 10/10 insult delivery

He's also fun in a non evil playthrough tbh xD

@@germanchocolatechipif you like being a therapist

​@@andy-xz2ukHeck yes 😎 I'm going all in that "I can help him" vibe

Honestly he’s my favourite character. I adore him enough that it makes me love the game even more and romancing him as a good character has been a treat ♥️

He’s literally the most romanced companion by a long shot, with Gale next. People love him 💀

😂

Dear god, just hearing Neil's voice every day would be too much for me

Hi! This is my signing! It wasn't for copyright or anything, but because I knew he wouldn't be able spend a lot of time on my print since he had so many to sign. I just wanted to have him be as creative as he could in the small window my print was being signed! :D

​@@WhatIsTaylor96omg iconic tho lmaooi

Yes, he plays him too!

Stick to your ideals, he eventually softens up to it haha. Like, a whole lot. (so proud)

Yup, I totally agree!

I think I'm the only person that doesn't really see that.

No runs with him in the game 😱? He's such a huge part of it and such a fun and useful character. I've noticed a ton of guys say that they just kill him right away. I don't understand that.