Baldur’s Gate 3
Summary
Shadowheart is one of the most popularBaldur ’s Gate 3characters , in no small part due to her memorable quotes . Shadowheart is a dynamic fiber , as skilled at cast insults , making clever jokes , and warm the participant ’s heart with genuine earnestness . vox actorJennifer English also deserve a lot of credit for bringing Shadowheart to lifeand injecting such a distinct personality into all her railway line .
Another reason Shadowheart is such a compelling associate is thather narration can take two very unlike paths . Whether the actor choosesto help her disdain Sharor not plays a gravid role in how Shadowheart behaves in the late secret plan , and both routes bring with them some very memorable moments and lines of dialogue . In light moments , Shadowheart also bear some of the biz ’s funniest lines .
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10"Must we? No Harm In A Little Mystery, Don’t You Think?"
Shadowheart Says This In Act 1 When The Player Asks About Her
When players first peach with Shadowheart after escaping the Nautiloid , they are show with a dialogue option “ [ w]e should get to know each other a petty more . ” Shadowheart ’s reply in this moment is a double-dyed encapsulation of where her character starts and is also a good bit of game design . It immediately tell the player that Shadowheart has something to hide , and take them concerned to watch more .
This line is also a secure guide for any players wanting to befriend or romanticism Shadowheart . Immediately , Shadowheart is attain it exonerated thatshe does n’t like people nose around for information about her . If the player takes that clew , respects her privacy , and time lag for her to open up , they ’ll have a much easier time winning her over . While the importance of this cable could be well missed on a first playthrough , player will realize on subsequent playthroughs that it perfectly signposts Shadowheart ’s personality .
Jennifer English discuss playing Shadowheart in Baldur ’s Gate 3 , her love for the theatrical role , and how she found the truth behind her grapheme .
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9"Gods I Hate Clowns. I’m Not Even Sure Clowns Like Clowns."
Shadowheart Says This In Act 3 At The Circus Of The Last Days
Shadowheart may be closelipped , but she is never shy about expressing her dislike of something . This can be seen reasonably clearly through her treatment of Lae’zel early on , or by her fear of beast , which is revealed at the Emerald Grove . One of the most entertaining times Shadowheart express her aversion for something is in the biz ’s third number , just before players come in the city of Baldur ’s Gate .
Outside the city gates , the player can visit the Circus of the Last Days , a small-scale festival thoroughgoing with game , fortune Teller , and , yes , merry andrew . If Shadowheart is with the player at the time , she will remark on how much she hat clownswith this funny course . take in as an estimated 10 % of adults are afraid of clowns , this blood likely resonated with quite a few players . Even if players do n’t personally dislike clowns , Shadowheart ’s sardonic sack of them is still very entertaining .
8"You’ll Need To Do A Lot More Leg-work Before I Commit To Any Hip-work."
Shadowheart Says This When Rejecting The Player’s Romantic Advances
While someBaldur ’s Gate 3companions , like Lae’zel and Gale , seem quick to jump Tav ’s clappers as quickly as potential , romance Shadowheart require the player to put in a turn more exertion . Shadowheart makes this very absolved in this line , which she enjoin if the actor tries to romance her before acquire her favor . Not only is the line of products an amusive turn of idiomatic expression , but it ’s also utterly suitable for Shadowheart ’s character .
Shadowheart knows what she wants and how she likes to be treated , and she is n’t afraid to just roundly tell the player that they are n’t survive up to her standard . However , the phrase “ hip joint work ” obviously brings with it some clear imagery , which Shadowheart belike recognise will cheer the actor to prove harder to impress her . It show that Shadowheart is unresolved to changing her idea about things but that she take to be given a good reason to do so . This is very much echo in the sleep of her story .
7"You Can’t Just Stick Your Hand In Every Strange Hole You Come Across"
Shadowheart Says This In Act 2 At Moonrise Towers
Sprinkled throughoutBaldur ’s Gate 3 , there are various trap and cleft that the player can stumble upon with a successful sensing check . They will be offer the chance to hit inside , often accompanied by a attainment substantiation , to see if they can snag the goody tuck away there . While this is Hellenic video secret plan mechanics , in the world ofBaldur ’s Gate , it is undeniably strange behavior , which Shadowheart is not afraid to point out .
When the player reaches Moonrise Towers in the biz ’s second act , they find out a wall in one of the way with unusual tentacles growing on it . If they reach in , with Shadowheart in the company , she will chastise the player with this line . At this compass point , Shadowheart may have already seen the participant rummaging around in four or five unexplored openings with reckless abandon . The moment make believe the player laugh as they maltreat out from the gameplay side of things and see their conduct from Shadowheart ’s perspective .
There are so many decisions for the company to make throughout Baldur ’s Gate 3 , but some can have unintended and dire upshot by and by .
6"And I’d Chase You As Fast As My Tentacles Could Carry Me!"
Shadowheart Says This When Discussing Becoming A Mind Flayer
Each of the fellow inBaldur ’s Gate 3has a unequaled view on the Mind Flayer parasites that they all extend . If the player takes the prison term to chaffer with them all , they can learn a number more about their associate ’ lookout on the position . While Shadowheart is not felicitous about the theory of becoming a Illithid , she still manages to have a sense of wittiness about the dark-skinned fatehanging over the company .
When chat with the actor , Shadowheart asks them what they would do if she turn into a Mind Flayer . If the player enounce they would run aside from her , she replies with the above lineage . Her livery on the line is so playful it almost makes the post sound cute rather than horrify . After many serious conversations about hit the parasite and the terrible consequences of failure , it is a intimation of fresh zephyr to have Shadowheart inject some levity into the situation .
5"I Like Her. She Looks Like She Could Throw Me Over Her Shoulder And Carry Me To Safety."
Shadowheart Says This When Recruiting Karlach In Act 1
The way associate interact with the player character inBaldur ’s Gate 3is only part of what make them such great characters . A lot of life is injected into them through how they interact with , and talk about , one another . Like all party members , Shadowheart will give her legal opinion on the othersand comment on what ’s happening around pack when the thespian speaks to her . One of the most entertaining representative of this is when the party first meet Karlach .
4"They Bloom Where Few Ever See Them, And In That Moment, They’re Perfect. Then, They Return To The Darkness That Birthed Them."
Shadowheart Says This In The Game’s Ending Under Specific Conditions
One of the earliest bits of personal information the player can hear about Shadowheart is that she likes Night Orchids , a specific case of flower . Later in the plot , players will have a chance to obtain a Night Orchid and give it to Shadowheart as a endowment . While the flower is undeniably beautiful , it does n’t compare with the verbal description Shadowheart give for why she likes them so much .
If the histrion does not have Shadowheart give up her Shar adoration but does still romance her , they will get a sad ending to their narrative with her . Shadowheart will explicate that she ca n’t stay with the player and has to return to her duties . Before she goes , she explain why she like Night Orchids so muchwith this line .
Though the consequence is heart - breakage , especially with the knowledge that the player could have aid Shadowheart realise there is a upright sprightliness for her exterior of Shar ’s dominance , this blood line is still one of the best in the game . Shadowheart ’s description here is the perfect summaryof how she became her best self during the game ’s journeying , only to have to return to the darkness she antecedently came from . It ’s a testament toBaldur ’s Gate 3 ’s author that even one of the plot ’s bad endings has such not bad duologue .
3“I Don’t Care What Happens To This One. She’s Been In My Head Long Enough Already.”
Shadowheart Says This In Act 3 After Defeating Viconia
Once player make Baldur ’s Gate , they can finally help Shadowheart confront the Shar worshiper who deceive her and attempt to free her parent . This mean occur into conflict with Viconia Devir , Shadowheart ’s Mother Superior , and a potential fellow traveller in theprevious twoBaldur ’s Gategames . Once the political party defeats Viconia , Shadowheart is left with the alternative of what to do with her .
Instead of deciding , Shadowheart will leave thing up to the player . She makes it decipherable that she no longer wants to waste any more worked up energy on Viconia after all she has put her through . This is a powerful moment for Shadowheart , as it show she has at last stopped ignoring her own want and well - being in seek of favorable reception from Viconia and Shar . Shadowheart settle she does n’t even manage what happens to Viconia is a far more decisive victory for her than simply kill the Mother Superior would have been .
2"You Can’t Cast A Shadow Without Some Light"
Shadowheart Says This In Act 3 After The Loss Of Her Family
When the party finally confronts Shar , they discover that she is unwilling to allow Shadowheart ’s family go unless Shadowheart continues to worship her . At the behest of her parents , Shadowheart refuses Shar . Though she is free , this also entail Shadowheart has lost her category right after thinking she was kick the bucket to get them back . During the conversation , Shadowheart also learns her true name was Jenevelle .
While Shadowheart does get a glad ending later on in the level once she has rejected Shar , this here and now is the dead on target conclusion to her arc . She has settle who she is going to be , gratis of Shar ’s influence . She also reclaims the name given to her , change the import it has to suit her fresh indistinguishability .
1"I’m Also God’s Favourite Princess, And The Most Interesting Girl In The World"
Shadowheart Says This When Speaking To A Githyanki Player
When speaking to Shadowheart , a player can accuse her of like the sound of her own voice . When confront with this , Shadowheart does n’t traverse it , enounce anything sound good when she aver it . If the player is play as a Githyanki , they will be given a special dialogue option take Shadowheart prove it by repeating a phrase . The player then whisper in Shadowheart ’s ear , and she repeats the above line .
This assembly line was really add as part of an update to the game as a minuscule dainty for fans . After the game ’s waiver , a fan posted images of differentBaldur ’s Gate 3characters paired with appropriate Tumblr quotes . Shadowheart was pair with this quote , and fans found it so appropriatethatthey began referring to her as “ god ’s favorite princess . ”
Due to the popularity of Shadowheart ’s unofficial nickname , Larian Studios decided to officially put the line of products in the plot . This sort of attention to its fan base by Larian is part of what madeBaldur ’s Gate 3such a success . While it ’s a pity they wo n’t be get any moreBaldur ’s Gategames , it will be exciting to see what they do in the future .
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