Wyll's design almost fools you into thinking he's a boring kind of hero ||  

he's the only character wearing 'default' armor which I think just reinforces this idea in a meta sense. If I play a warlock Wyll and the MC are dressed the same, not even a pallet swap. Which makes him feel boring and unassuming, but at the same time he's now more marked by his class than any other origin character.

I think his "boring" look is intentional in universe aswell! His father is famous in baldur's gate, and as such he wishes to distinguish himself by, ironically, staying bland. He wants to be a part of the people and so, he dresses as such.

I love characters who make themselves seem simple or stupid, only to subvert your expectations.

the deep crow’s feet around his eyes are so excellent, too- you know this guy’s shared a thousand genuine smiles. he deserves the universe

Moment met Wyll immediately thought "wow, this is a funny lil guy. Youre going to be my best friend now." Like dude literally hits you with a rehearsed line like a meme then just starts slaughtering goblins like he's him. Then the mans nice to the point where if he leaves the party in a evil playthrough he just sounds disappointed that youre becoming a villain and before that point dude trys to offer you advice to be a hero to steer you from the dark path. Mans good friend

Bro, when he introduced himself with the dumbest, most rehearsed line ever (like he thinks he's cool or is trying too hard to be), I rolled my eyes so hard and was all to happy to annoy him in dialogue- and then he turned on the real charm after he got interesting and bro... I need to romance this man in my next playthrough

I was really surprised when I found out that he's a warlock. The first time I met him I thought he is a paladin

what i love about all the characters in bg3 is that all of them are the antithesis of what their class should be, gale is a wizard that needs to consume magic rather than control it. astarion is a rogue but he's the oposite of the brooding edgy rogue and falls more in the category of bard, karlach rather than the fight hungry rage filled barbarian is an open energetic person who is just sick of fighting because she was stuck in combat all her life. shadowheart being a cleric of an evil god, and wyll a warlock but instead of being power/knowledge hungry he's more like a paladin, and minthara is an evil drow paladin

Moment I saw him in action, i fell in love. He's magic Zorro. He's so cool, and anyone who thinks he's boring are too preoccupied with being "unique and mature" or have to take a chill pill. Being just a cool guy is perfectly valid characterization.

Wyll's scarring and eye are VERY interesting. the fact that the pupil of his fake eye is a heart... and the scarring on his face looks like a violent caress. Like something with claws cooed and traced his features lovingly while also hurting him.

Wyll's character is great because it does what so many players & DMs don't do: it make the fact that he is a Warlock, a person who has effectively sold their soul to a being of great power, mean something & explores what the ramifications of such a deal might entail. Too many tables treat it as 'the Eldritch Blast/Hexblade dip' and leave it at that.

I love that wyll actually gets patron interaction as opposed to custom warlocks

rapiers are also more a nobility weapon, a gentleman duelist not rugged frontiersman who would be almost expected to have an axe

What caught me on wyll is when he talks about making the pact was his proudest deed

Honestly, Wyll and Karlach are my two favorite origin characters

The people who put deliberate effort into appearing boring are often the most interesting once you get them out of their shell...

i think seeing wyll be so caring for the tiefling children made me absolutely love him and no matter what his character kept getting so much better from all his development. also having eldritch blast ain’t so bad either 😂

I think, in a way, dressing more casual let's him be more connected to the everyday person that he rescues.

damn he is so pretty

All I can see is that sussy little crop top he wears at camp. 😂

I love his hair so much 😭

If you do a playthrough as Wyll, you HAVE to romance Karlach. Its the law.

I actually always liked Wyll's time as a more typical fantasy hero. And how much he does his best to stay true to that, no matter what he goes through.

Wyll also has a charming RIZZ Where you dont even know you are being rizzed until its too late

Wyll is too kind of a guy for his own good. Even though he is trapped in a pact with a devil that has manipulated and disfigured him, he still doesnt regret his choices because he knows that he did what he did for the sake of protecting others.

I'm sick and tired of people constantly trying to brand "classical" as "boring". I baffles me that anyone could think Wyll is, even superficially, "boring".

Literally every companions back story is amazing. How it feels like you're learning a part of them you feel you shouldn't know, literally watching them grow out of old habits and form new ones, or hiding their true self behind a fake image, just like Wyll. Talk about amazing character design

I don't know how common knowledge this is in the wider community, but wyll is the character with by far the most changes from early access to full release. In EA he was basically the boring "goody 2-shoes" character that he initially looks like in the full release. Part of this is just because karlach didn't really exist in EA, so his motivation was focused on the goblins instead, but his general demeanor and relationship with his patron were also a lot less nuanced and less interesting.

I give him Beasts hat and the red prince's cape. Really completes the look.

Wyll is a badass character hope he gets more love ngl

Warlocks and their patrons are why they’re my favorite class in the game. Beyond the gameplay fantasy of “caster with limited spells but each one hits like a truck”, the roleplaying potential is simply insane. If you can work with your DM to get it right, you can have some of the most compelling rp moments ever. I can personally attest to that fact. So it’s great that Larian chose to have a warlock as one of the companions, because there’s so many ways to portray the patron/caster dynamic, and how that influences the appearance and mannerisms of the caster.

I kinda feel bad for not having him around at all for my playthrough (I played a Warlock myself because they're my favorite class in DnD), because I actually really like him

HIT THOSE COMPLEXITIES TODAY HOOBOY

He definitely has some interesting character "growth"

The second I learned Wyll was a warlock I immediately went “okay so there’s something else behind that basic armor.”

Actually he looks dope as hell, I'd totally add him to my party.

What a handsome Devil 👀

Agreed really loving his story so far plus ELDRITCH BLAST!!!

his character is HEAVILY underappreciated, and I'm saying it as the Astarion enjoyer

he is my fav companion. Will sure do a Wyll walkthrough

at first I too thought this was a basic hero chasing a demon when I saw his introduction, won me over when I saw he was a mele warlock which I love the idea, and his story is just so much fun the more you discover about him!!!

Just got his "improvement" and I must say DAMNNNNNNNN 😮😮😮

Wyll was the character I was surprised to love the most. I expected so little of him but he grew on me so incredibly quickly. At first it was kind of ironic, in a “hah! WYLL is the character you managed to start romance with first?! Sure i’ll roll with the bit.” But he’s so charming, in the way he’s unabashedly proud of the good he’s done despite everything he’s been through, how he cares so much and beneath the show he puts on is honestly so humble… it grew on me to the point he’s genuinely my favorite party member

When I first saw him, I assumed he was a fighter. Learning that he was a Warlock when I first found him - and that fake eye is actually a seeing stone - was when I knew he was going to be interesting.

Rolling with Wyll, Karlach, and Shadowheart has been really working out for me so far.

His hair is also a cool tease to what happens later on

We're playing co-op and my husband always examines everything, friend or foe alike. That moment when he said "Oh lol, Wyll is a warlock" in the first combat I was like HE WHAT NOW? Awesome character and my best boy.

The choice of red speaks so well for Wyl. The red is bold like his personality, while also signifying a few ways about his patron

I love Wyll. One thing that struck him was how much he cares, and honestly how good of a man he is. *SPOILERS FROM HERE* When he was talking to his father after being rescued and said "There is nothing to forgive." when his father tried to apologize made me take a step back. Its hard not to think some of Wyll's kindness is part of his Blade persona, but that scene hit me that Wyll is genuinely just... a forgiving, loving man and wow I swooned!

What actually fools me is that he is called 'blade of the frontier'' yet he missed a lot of his normal attack 🤣

I made him a paladin, no way in hell I would allow this boy scout be a warlock

"Interesting complexities" is a very nice way to say "massive fuckoff horns"

I haven't played BG3 yet, and was like "ah, the Fighter companion, using a baseline design to establish him as direct and down-to-earth but with some neat experience as the Blade of Frontiers-" Skyen then says he's a Warlock, and I'm just like "oh shit that design does so much work".

I actually really like Wyll. As a friend put it - he’s the one guy who doesn’t reminder her of an abusive ex and that’s a rare character in a fantasy story

His story is by far interesting, to me cause I thought he's like this too goodie hero and blah blah, but when you journey with him he's story unfold and I was surprise! As a son of someone special, he feels out of place and traveling as a humble blade of frontier saving people, on that moment I knew we be best friends

He was by no means boring the first time you encounter him. In fact i was underwhelmed when i got him as a companion because he seemed so OP in the first fight with the goblins at emerald grove

Wearing something Geralt would wear but different colors lol

I managed to win a ps5 through a bet and I can’t wait to be able to buy Baldur’s Gate!

Also he is one of the funniest companions if you pay attention to his lines. His jokes are unassuming and natural, different from Astarion and Shadowheart' sarcasm. He basically slides in a wisecrack when you least expect it and I love it. Much love to Wyll, a sweetie, a badass, a hotie and a good person.

Wyll isn't boring, he is simply outshined.

He might not be vanilla, but that doesn’t mean he still isn’t overlooked for more interesting companions!

I'm a sucker for warlocks with one marked eye.

Wow, not even past the first but you're description is spot on!

Respect for not spoiling anything in any of these videos. The hints can be a little heavy handed, but they’re all to do with Act1 stuff so I feel like it’s fine.

He did _way_ too good of a job of fooling me… I made him sit in the camp for the entirety of Act 1 because I thought he was boring compared to other companions 🥺 Now you’re telling me my suspicion of “a one note goody two shoes is very odd for this game. There must’ve been a catch” is probably true????

Wyll's interesting part is Mizora

The toughest decisions ive faced have been as Wyll

One thing I've always said about Wyll regarding his introduction line of "Provoke the Blade, and suffer its sting." It feels like he practiced that line in the mirror several times before actually busting it out in the field. He may not be a Prepared Caster, but he sure as hell has to prepare his one liners.

honestly in the EA he was pretty boring. not going into detail but he did not have any cool introduction, did not interact with a certain someone as much as in the full release and his fake eye had a different backstory which i found interresting but badly executed (early access n all that) but i really really loved what they did in the full relase! He is such a good character!

It sounds almost as if he's actually not a boring character

Always appreciate a good analyst that doesn’t spoil anything. 😩🤩❤️

I was sketching him the other day and decided to give him an over the shoulder cape, then it looked so good i had to take a second. Imagine him at the end of his arc as the blade of avernus, with a blood red cape, fully embracing his infernal features while keeping his values close to himself and having karlach's back

Back during EA, I thought he was a ranger (I never put him in my party), especially when he goes by "Blade of the Frontiers". Apparently that was just me xD And also, apparently I didn't wonder why he can eldritch blast.

he is boring though

Wylls atory took so long to come online imo. I fell for Astorian and Karlach almost IMMEDIATELY. They where charming and thier plights caught my heart right away!

The character designs are just 🙌 we a got a sweet barbarian, a snarky cleric, etc they are more than their looks and class

Wyll is a very basic lover someone who’d you want to love irl but for a fantasy lover he ain’t it

"Invites us to think he's boring". I've finished all his content and still find him a bottom tier party member, sorry.

I picked this man as my MC for my first playthrough and I am so glad I did. Having played Divinity Original Sins II, I knew the story would be made richer playing from the perspective of one of the origin characters. My first playthrough in any RPG is always as a heroic type and this man is perfect (followed up immediately by an evil playthrough, looking forward to Dark Urge).

My favorite party member that always dies in combat

He is the most boring companion even after everything

Wyll is like a pet

Throughout whole 1 act he's like the most flat goody-guy with clishe lines I've ever heard.

I read also that his character designer gave him those face scars imagining that Mizora had clawed him like that. So you can start off thinking that they're just from regular ole adventuring, but like so many other parts of him it gets recontextualized once you learn about his pact.

Tf are you on about? He's the lamest character, period.

During Beta, I thought he was just an NPC for his simplicity, didn't even bothered to interact with him, only discovered he was a Companion during my first playthrough after full release

When you're also a warlock, you can press him about his stone eye. It becomes very uncomfortable for him but an opportunity to learn lore for you.

He is actually one of my favourite companions to have, his eldritch blast is so fun

When I looked at who his patron was, I definitely raised an eyebrow

Its rather shocking that everyone in the party just instantly knows he is a Warlock. Its like they took a look at Wyll and went "Yup, thats a Warlock".

He’s so beautiful 🥺

Theses videos are 10/10 I love them

It almost fooled me into thinking he is boring but luckily his personality, backstory, and general reactions to everything you try to do reinforced that yes he is boring. Not to spoil anything, but at no part of his entire backstory or practically any of his actions were a result of a character flaw or mistake per se. Its always out of his control. They tried to hard to make him likable

i'm sorry he had me from the start with the heterochromia and the hair, best boy ❤🫡

Not to mention that all of Wyll's story is so vehemently tied to his patron and their interactions, meaning that his story relies on something you dont see much looking from the outside.

Wyll's the type of hero willing to do anything necessary

I was like wow idc abt this guy at all I want the other companions…. But he turned out to be one of my faves!!!

An interesting thing I found with Wyll was at first I saw his blind eye but as I progressed with him I looked at his real eye for emotional feedback and didn't even bother with the stone eye.

I will agree on that his character development actually make him look less like an npc, as sacrilegious as it is if you kill karlach in his quest he actually does get some drip from mizora, if not he gets devilfied, both looks mad interesting and even funnier when he says Dragonborns wear horns better than him

Best boy! I love all this analysis and I love Wyll. I’m also excited for Lae’zel’s short. So far all these videos have brought up really interesting points that I hadn’t noticed, but… well, what even is there to say about the frog lady?