Baldurs Gate 3 - Why You Should KILL KARLACH (Devil's Advocate)

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  • In this video, we're going to explore why you should kill Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3. We'll be looking at this through the lens of a devil's advocate - since sparing and recruiting her is the obvious good choice. There are some compelling gameplay and roleplaying reasons to kill Karlach and fulfill the will of the Blade of Frontiers (Wyll).
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  • @benry007
    @benry007 Рік тому +437

    The blood war is Devils vs Demons. In a weird way its actually beneficial for the material realm as it distracts two groups of horrible creatures. If the eternal war ever ended it would be devastating for humanity.

    • @UltimosGabriel
      @UltimosGabriel Рік тому +35

      That's what made Zariel swap sides. But isn't exactly true. Material plane is invaded by both anyway.
      With one of them dead and gone, the celestials would only need to fight one and would easily win.

    • @jdizzy192
      @jdizzy192 Рік тому

      @@UltimosGabriel Thats only partially true. With either side dead and gone the other can focus their efforts on an actually invasion. Devils could spend more time making deals and amassing power until the celestials couldnt stop them, including making more corrupted celestials and putting themselves into positions that undermine efforts to stop them. Demons however would just flood the material plan with nearly endless hordes of respawning monstrosities. The Blood War is actually good for Humanity as it limits the number of Demons that can run free and eats up Devil resources, both with little to no outside intervention

    • @idellius7505
      @idellius7505 Рік тому +5

      Yup. It's like the only thing that keeps them in check and prevents them from destroying the multiverse. 😂

    • @SamBrockmann
      @SamBrockmann Рік тому +14

      @@UltimosGabriel , actually, the Celestials have never been interested in the level of sheer destruction and chaos and death (including permanent death of souls) that would ensue if the Celestials attacked the Lower Planes. That is why the Celestials have allowed the Blood War to continue, eon after eon. It is the greater good.

    • @tobyakers2936
      @tobyakers2936 Рік тому +9

      @@UltimosGabriel The celestials tried fighting the demons alone, they were corrupted and became the devils (who continue the fight) so to say they'd easily win against either isn't really true as they lost against one already, and there were a lot less demons back then. The demons essentially have infinite numbers and they mostly fight amongst themselves. When it spills into other lower planes the devils push back. For it to end someone would have to unite the demons, and there just isn't anyone with near the power to do that.

  • @rickc-arelsii6276
    @rickc-arelsii6276 Рік тому +1589

    Leave it to Dan to be play the absolute worst person in a game so I never have to. Thanks Dan. 😆

    • @ThwipThwipBoom
      @ThwipThwipBoom Рік тому +1

      dumb video

    • @nesorrett
      @nesorrett Рік тому +20

      Absolute worst? The Dark Urge begs to differ. I mean, it gives you the option to chop of Gale's hand instead of pulling him from the portal, i bet there is some gruesome option with Karlach as well.

    • @ThwipThwipBoom
      @ThwipThwipBoom Рік тому +26

      @@nesorrett TBH, Dark Urge is actually the best character because it ties in best to the game's real villain: Baal

    • @roftar
      @roftar Рік тому +11

      @@nesorrett Killing the baby Owl-bear is easily worst that just choping a hand.

    • @__-tp4tm
      @__-tp4tm Рік тому

      ​@@roftarExactly, I myself prefer his redemption.

  • @letstec
    @letstec Рік тому +149

    There is actually another dialogue option with the paladins. If you have Karlach in your party but instead of taking her into the house let her wait outside, the Paladin will again try to persuade you. If you lie and say that you haven't met Karlach and believe him, he mocks Karlach for her poor choice of allies and pulls his blade in the name of Zariel as apperently there are scouts nearby, which have seen you.

    • @Unchainedful
      @Unchainedful Рік тому +10

      Either way this causes your paladin to become an oath breaker as warriors of the light do not associate themselves with demons, no matter how good the demon’s intentions are.

    • @tensongo3944
      @tensongo3944 Рік тому +3

      @@Unchainedful yup, i didn't know what broke my paladin's oath, but after figuring out, i'm no more using paladin

    • @303Thatoneguy
      @303Thatoneguy Рік тому +1

      @@tensongo3944lol you can either be an oath breaker which is kinda lame, or you can play the game the way it’s supposed to be played

    • @Bummbandit
      @Bummbandit Рік тому +3

      Didn’t break my oath. Attacked on sight Karlach asked for vengeance we took vengeance

    • @garygood6804
      @garygood6804 Рік тому +8

      ​@@303Thatoneguyoathbreaker is not at all lame lol

  • @TheGerudan
    @TheGerudan Рік тому +891

    Karlach is just the coolest group member I've met so far and damn is she a beast in combat. Killing her is really a bad choice if you don't want to go a really evil route.

    • @El_Cattivo1988
      @El_Cattivo1988 Рік тому +22

      My Holly Paladin Kill Her ;-) Not Evil But blind

    • @ciscobriones5904
      @ciscobriones5904 Рік тому +52

      i didnt want to kill her but.. the druids killed the little girl with the snake so i killed the druids and war broke out and a lot of ppl died.. i didnt kill any teefling but karlach wanted nothing to do with me and only would fight me.

    • @teamboytoys
      @teamboytoys Рік тому +7

      I killed her but only because everybody told me to and I legit thought she was a baddie! I just wanted to help my boy Wyl out

    • @KevinCourbet
      @KevinCourbet Рік тому +54

      Nah, she's annoying. Murdered her and never looked back.

    • @TheGerudan
      @TheGerudan Рік тому +83

      @@KevinCourbet Your loss...

  • @truhalos
    @truhalos Рік тому +29

    Fun fact, if you play as tiefling with the subrace of zariel you also can tell he is lying

    • @dronysus6435
      @dronysus6435 Рік тому +8

      You can also tell if you're a Paladin.

  • @couldarstrolm6969
    @couldarstrolm6969 Рік тому +29

    If you really want to be evil there's more to be done with her
    You can romance her, convince her to turn herself into a mindflayer to fight the absolute and in the 11'th hour, turn on her to dominate said absolute. She turned herself into a mind flayer for nothing

  • @MjollTheLioness-o4y
    @MjollTheLioness-o4y Рік тому +628

    I love Karlach. She's just so damn likable. I can't kill her. She sat down beside my PC in camp last night, told her what a good friend she was and then proclaimed "I wanna ride you till you see stars", lol. I burst out laughing and thought, well that escalated quickly.

    • @shraniken
      @shraniken Рік тому +73

      Definetly written by nerds for nerds

    • @jamesd.brionesp.6705
      @jamesd.brionesp.6705 Рік тому +91

      ​@@shranikenits a nerd vídeo for nerd people, so, what are you doing here?

    • @Mistasandman
      @Mistasandman Рік тому +17

      @@jamesd.brionesp.6705 we call those people "clueless" :D

    • @angryvaultguy
      @angryvaultguy Рік тому +8

      I swear half the time it's just sex joke after sex joke in this game

    • @Bateluer
      @Bateluer Рік тому +9

      I like Karlach too, but that really came out of no where. I think prior to that the only interest my custom character had shown was an initial 'I still can't touch you' after the first repair of her Infernal Engine. But then, all the companions are ready to drop pants at the drop of a hat in this game.

  • @gunnervine
    @gunnervine 9 місяців тому +14

    you can still have her as a companion if you kill her. just carry her severed head around with you and talk to her whenever you want.

  • @passerby5
    @passerby5 Рік тому +76

    You don't have to guess the motives of the "paladins" hunting Karlach. Use Talk with the Dead on the corpse in the tollhouse, just beside the lady merchant, and you'll know who and what they are.

    • @jackwriter1908
      @jackwriter1908 Рік тому +2

      And what are they telling?
      Something more?

    • @passerby5
      @passerby5 Рік тому +44

      @@jackwriter1908You don't mind spoilers? Just in case there are others who don't wanna get spoiled
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      .
      Using Speak with the Dead on the corpse reveals that they are cultists that worship Zariel, and not paladins, as they claim. This means they're lying about who they are and what they are doing. "Dead men tell no tales" doesn't apply to Faerun.

    • @jackwriter1908
      @jackwriter1908 Рік тому +5

      @@passerby5 hm, I guess I have to pick up speak with dead from somewhere...
      That and Speak with Animals... those are two spells I would love to have in that game.

    • @passerby5
      @passerby5 Рік тому +9

      @@jackwriter1908 don't wanna spoil too much, except that the devs really want players to talk to corpses, so the spell is given to you pretty early in a quest.

    • @pink1200
      @pink1200 Рік тому +7

      You don't even need to speak with dead if you talk to the paladins eventually they'll reveal the truth

  • @mikedelgrande5296
    @mikedelgrande5296 Рік тому +84

    Wow, you just explained in detail why it’s a terrible idea to kill Karloch. Her death isn’t worth a “I’ve been to Hell” T-Shirt. At least now I know.

    • @kontownikssxx
      @kontownikssxx 8 місяців тому

      but then she dies or goes back to hell to survive.

  • @robinstheles
    @robinstheles Рік тому +78

    While I am planning to have multiple playthrough of this game where I roleplay characters with different "views on things" yeah, nah there will never be a playthrough where I kill Karlach 😂

    • @johnsummers2943
      @johnsummers2943 Рік тому +6

      Based

    • @ThwipThwipBoom
      @ThwipThwipBoom Рік тому +4

      Same, she's perfect

    • @ॐIo
      @ॐIo Рік тому

      I mean there is one where I kill every NPC

    • @ImOofTheOoffer
      @ImOofTheOoffer Рік тому

      Its my first one and well...to late

    • @santosic
      @santosic Рік тому +1

      So far, the way I've been doing it on subsequent playthroughs is to kill off the redundant companion. For example, if I'm playing the spell caster, I don't need Gale so I either find a way to kill him safely or, I leave him for dead in the portal. If I'm a Rogue, then I either don't recruit Astarion or first chance I get to kill him, I do. That kind of thing.
      So, If I do a playthrough sometime where *I'm* the Barbarian, I'd probably kill her off then, but idk. Karlach might be the one exception to this rule lol. 😅

  • @joaoelvas8951
    @joaoelvas8951 Рік тому +3

    You forgot the best part. Literally slicing her head in an epic cutscene to prove to the pallys you killed her. It was great on my evil playthrough :D

  • @nastynatethe3rd
    @nastynatethe3rd Рік тому +418

    The interaction between Karlach and Wyll changed my mind. I was originally going into this cold and planning an evil playthrough but then this shit happened and I'm like "Damn...I can't do it". The idea of the woman (who is admittedly a total muscle mommy) who is literally going through hell to be able to do more than just survive but to LIVE is done with A+ writing and then we have Wyll who looks at that and goes "If I let her live then I'm fucked but this is the right thing to do so fucking bring it on bitch"! This showed Wyll wasn't just a pompous ass with an ego but that he genuinely is trying to do the right thing and is willing to take the hit if needs be. Gotta respect that energy.

    • @Nokipan
      @Nokipan Рік тому +4

      ​@seanmccord1411i agre, they try hard to make the player like her

    • @divinitygaming8673
      @divinitygaming8673 Рік тому +11

      ​@@Nokipanthey do ? I found her extremely annoying and killed her the first moment I met her lol

    • @de132
      @de132 Рік тому +12

      ​@seanmccord1411Don't you mean "She's fucking likeable but her writing is motherfucking Reddit tier"

    • @Jester456
      @Jester456 Рік тому +1

      Some day, I will do another good play through where I actually keep Wyll and Karlach in the party together so I get to see more of their dynamic. Alas, I'm playing a swords bard, and there's only room for one melee/charisma caster hybrid build in this party. So step aside Wyll for Gale and his massive spellbook.

    • @Jester456
      @Jester456 Рік тому +2

      ​@seanmccord1411personally, I find Wyll's dialogue to be kinda cringe, but Karlach's to be more genuinely chaotic good dumpster fire.

  • @chaost4544
    @chaost4544 Рік тому +15

    The cold calculus is Wyll's drip doesn't supersede Karlach's hotness.

    • @Flintlockon
      @Flintlockon Рік тому +1

      nice pun!

    • @jaquandrejones
      @jaquandrejones 6 місяців тому

      Any sorlock benefits more from killing her. She's just a fighter waiting to be reclassed anyways >=]

  • @hellsing611
    @hellsing611 Рік тому +17

    "Hail the blade" are you serious mate ?

  • @ianlyons5495
    @ianlyons5495 Рік тому +91

    You do realize that fake paladin of Tyr actually serves Zariel right?

    • @DmitriyIDK
      @DmitriyIDK Рік тому +43

      To prove it you can make few checks to read his mind or detect that he is a lying. So, Karlach is honest with that they are fake paladins.

    • @bigmcdick4916
      @bigmcdick4916 Рік тому

      @@DmitriyIDKYour paladin oath also isn’t broken when you kill them

    • @runelateralus9265
      @runelateralus9265 Рік тому +5

      @@DmitriyIDKor use the pendant to speak to the dead.

    • @snappycenter7863
      @snappycenter7863 Рік тому +30

      If your PC is a Paladin, Tyr himself tells you that the other "paladin" is a fake.

    • @jean-sebastienmatte2358
      @jean-sebastienmatte2358 Рік тому +4

      ​​@@snappycenter7863Lol, I managed to fail that roll... Did succeed the insight roll, tho. (Kinda sad I did not get to have divine intervention)

  • @AllaMortify
    @AllaMortify Рік тому +56

    Waiting for him to do a Dark Urge one. That's an absolutely nuts playthrough.

    • @jpeg.jordaan
      @jpeg.jordaan Рік тому +1

      so much death and abandonment. im running out of companions on my urge char. I just wish they made urge only options a different color so you know if it is different to normal

    • @climax050
      @climax050 Рік тому +1

      @@jpeg.jordaan I believe they're the ones in Italitcs, usually at the top and involving violence in some capacity. I've never seen them on my non dark urge characters, so I think thats them.

    • @jpeg.jordaan
      @jpeg.jordaan Рік тому

      maybe, I cant recall if i had them on my custom char because side lined it. ill check again next time i play @@climax050

  • @bigj1905
    @bigj1905 Рік тому +58

    6:43 Well, to be fair Dan. Their is a massive difference between working for an extremely evil mortal man, and working for a literal Devil that has the ability to torture your soul and body for eternity if you refuse to cooperate.
    Plus, like the game says, she escaped the first chance she had, and also was dedicated to changing and becoming better, so I don’t think that’s reason enough to kill her.

    • @aleccaldas8616
      @aleccaldas8616 Рік тому +18

      I would also like to add there is a significant difference to "following orders" to enable the holocaust and other atrocities Nazi Germany committed, and "following orders" to kill demons. The comparison Dan makes is trite as hell.
      Also, the "Paladins" of Tyr are lying.

    • @sphinxskatn
      @sphinxskatn Рік тому

      100% on the 'Paladins' of Tyr are lying comment. Use speak to dead on the corpses in the building with the paladins and around it.

    • @DeansDiscourse
      @DeansDiscourse Рік тому

      @@aleccaldas8616Another difference between the Nuremberg trials and Karlach is that those were the leaders of the Nazi government and were essentially trying to play “pin the blame on Hitler” to get out of their own role in the holocaust and war, of which they had much personal agency in undertaking.

    • @SamBrockmann
      @SamBrockmann Рік тому +2

      No. It's not different. Comically, Karlach is damned. And she should be damned by any playthrough where your character is uninterested in redemption arcs.

    • @bigj1905
      @bigj1905 Рік тому +12

      @@SamBrockmann Sure, she’s damned, but that doesn’t stop her from trying to be a better person and dedicating what time she has to others.
      She’s an inspiration in my book.

  • @cat81702
    @cat81702 Рік тому +12

    I've accidentally found Karlach without Wyll in party (of course I've met him during the goblin ambush, but then just sent to the camp). I've sent Karlach to the camp as well. And guess what -- once I've went to the camp, they had a similar "I should kill you" scene, but when I convinced Wyll to spare Karlach nothing happened with Wyll. Probably Mizora shows up only if Wyll is in the party, or his quest was initiated. But here both Karlach and Wyll were just chilling at the camp.

  • @bendelaughter
    @bendelaughter Рік тому +7

    "And I think I heard her shouting the 'N' word!" had my dying 🤣

    • @ThwipThwipBoom
      @ThwipThwipBoom Рік тому +1

      Luckily she's red and not human so she can say it

  • @relint12
    @relint12 Рік тому +73

    Did you try killing Karlach, stuffing her body in a bag, and bringing her back to the camp. Get the reward for killing her and after your patron leaves you revivify her? Curious if Larian allows that. You technically met the letter of the deal…

    • @hulahala4065
      @hulahala4065 Рік тому +39

      If you kill a companion as part of the story, you can't revify them anymore.
      You can only revify companions who die in battle with you as long as it is not scripted.

    • @holymacarony85
      @holymacarony85 Рік тому +6

      i killed her before i attacked her and had accendetly killed the ones in the village to so after looting her and finding a revive on her i decided to try ress her and she talked to me like nothing had happened. maybe it could be done later if you just dont talk to her before killing her

    • @Soliye.
      @Soliye. Рік тому +1

      @@holymacarony85 You and me did the same thing lol. I didn’t realize she was a playable character and after initiating combat, she didn’t attack at all. Then I saw the PC items on her body and felt like crap. Idk if you can go back to her after Wyll’s encounter so he doesn’t get transform. I doubt it, but would be neat

    • @Kira110lol
      @Kira110lol Рік тому +11

      Now that is proper D&D Thinking and not BG3 thinking

    • @DanielLCarrier
      @DanielLCarrier 2 місяці тому +1

      They used to allow something similar (kill her, tell someone, secretly revive her, then long rest), but it was patched out. Not sure why.

  • @maxmichalik4938
    @maxmichalik4938 Рік тому +35

    I'd love it of you were to make more videos about unusual choices that most people wouldn't make.

    • @aguytimo
      @aguytimo Рік тому

      I had to kill her because she refused to join me hahaha. I really wanted to play with her, sadly will have to wait until I finish my 1st & start my 2nd playthrough

    • @murdurmuffin7872
      @murdurmuffin7872 Рік тому +7

      @@aguytimo She's the loneliest girl this side of hell... how did you manage to give her the "hell no get away from me" vibe?

    • @25xxfrostxx
      @25xxfrostxx Рік тому +3

      @@murdurmuffin7872 If you're stupid and become hostile with the druids in the grove, she won't join you apparently.

  • @Soliye.
    @Soliye. Рік тому +68

    Honestly the robe is actually pretty cool, but what bothers me most is having Wyll no longer be human. A tragic faith brought down to him rather early in the story.
    I like Karlach just as much as every other characters. But to me it’s gonna be two campaigns; one with Wyll and one with Karlach (And tiefling Wyll).

    • @johnsimpson7607
      @johnsimpson7607 Рік тому +20

      Oh you should see them together! He learns a bit of empathy and grows as a character

    • @johnsimpson7607
      @johnsimpson7607 Рік тому +3

      Oh you should see them together! He learns a bit of empathy and grows as a character

    • @jackwriter1908
      @jackwriter1908 Рік тому +1

      Hm... is therea chance to kill her, get the robes and then somehow revive her?

    • @kolosmenus
      @kolosmenus Рік тому +23

      @@johnsimpson7607 He doesn't "learn" empathy. He's a 100% good guy from the start

    • @johnsimpson7607
      @johnsimpson7607 Рік тому +3

      @@kolosmenus why did you put learn in quotes? You don’t think people can learn empathy? He wasn’t 100% good at the start, because he was hunting Karlach. How far into the game have you gotten?

  • @ChristmasCakeLover
    @ChristmasCakeLover Рік тому +13

    You can use detect thoughts on Anders to find out the truth
    Spoiler alert:
    he's lying about best girl

  • @AndyRoo42
    @AndyRoo42 Рік тому +17

    Her head lives in my inventory as a throwing weapon. It ain't a great weapon, but it does the job when I need it to.

    • @postum_yt
      @postum_yt Рік тому +9

      Ultra barbarian shit man😂😂😂

    • @AndyRoo42
      @AndyRoo42 Рік тому +4

      @@postum_yt she mildly insulted Grunk, the Half-Orc Barbarian. He was not happy.

    • @brodieb5066
      @brodieb5066 Рік тому +2

      Made me laugh love this

  • @DefectivePieceofChalk
    @DefectivePieceofChalk Рік тому +21

    In my first chaotic good playthrough I think I got the best outcome for Wyll and Karlach. Recruited Karlach, Wyll became a tiefling, I helped him break his pact, saved his dad from almost certain death, helped them reconcile, got Karlach her upgrade so she could at least live out her final days in freedom.
    In my current playthrough Wyll tragically died while trying to protect the grove from invading goblins. I may have been involved with his death. Minthara is a pretty cool companion too though.

    • @TheRoleplayer40k
      @TheRoleplayer40k Рік тому +3

      Wyll doesn’t become a tiefling he becomes a devil

    • @ParadiseAndGin
      @ParadiseAndGin Рік тому

      You didn't. The best outcome is Will and Karlach go to Avernus since that will save Karlach and you can go with them if you want. Then you fight against Zariel and have more adventures (implied - not actual gameplay). She even lights a cigar. Best ending.

    • @DefectivePieceofChalk
      @DefectivePieceofChalk Рік тому +1

      @@ParadiseAndGin Maybe. Karlach said she didn't want to go back to Avernus. I respected her wish. Whichever ending is better is debatable.

  • @keirangray902
    @keirangray902 Рік тому +67

    Hoes are temporary
    Drip is eternal

  • @nootsgaming5517
    @nootsgaming5517 Рік тому +43

    I hate that the evil approach to this is so rewarding from an early stand point but the armour you get most likely will fall off anyway so its a 50/50 maybe even slightly in favour of recruiting her

    • @SamBrockmann
      @SamBrockmann Рік тому +14

      Seems pretty in tune with evil overall. Great short-term rewards, sh*tty long-term plan for you.

    • @timetochronicle
      @timetochronicle 9 місяців тому

      To be fair, a "good" "non-grove raid" playthrough gives you enough companions that you can miss one or two.

  • @MCastallani
    @MCastallani 2 місяці тому +3

    I can never recruit Karlach, only recruited her once for a good playthrogh, just hate tieflings in general I guess

  • @welfare_burrito
    @welfare_burrito 5 місяців тому +2

    I sniped that b from stealth, didn't even talk to her

  • @Umbral_Choir
    @Umbral_Choir Рік тому +30

    Me reading the title:
    *No. I don't think I will.*

  • @BatmanReal
    @BatmanReal Рік тому +4

    big dan trembles when little dan enters the room

  • @NeedsContent
    @NeedsContent Рік тому +4

    What would really make this choice interesting is if Wyll learns the truth later on, and then has to grapple with his choice, especially considering the situation with his father.

  • @PROPHYZ
    @PROPHYZ Рік тому +10

    I took her head the moment I saw her - greetings from a Vengeance Paladin.

  • @Senumunu
    @Senumunu Рік тому +13

    Way ahead of you
    Her fate was sealed when I saw that side cut

  • @rithrius5384
    @rithrius5384 11 місяців тому

    Big Dan's profile pic looks like a Windows '95 mascot/serial killer living in his parents' basement.

    • @InDadequate
      @InDadequate 10 місяців тому

      I think he would agree that's a fair assessment.

  • @henrisummers6694
    @henrisummers6694 Рік тому +4

    My friends and I accidentally triggered some glitch which made the Druids attack everyone, we slaughtered them to a man, because of that we were unable to recruit her, so we decided to just take her head along with us for a while.

    • @gustaafargoan
      @gustaafargoan Рік тому

      My main has a weird glitch. When he switches from bow to melee weapon, it isn't a rapier - it's a sausage.

    • @WawaSolo
      @WawaSolo Рік тому

      Same Here ! Druids attacks everyone so we kills them. Karlach don't want to join the groups so we take his head...

  • @rickkcir2151
    @rickkcir2151 Місяць тому +1

    The reason to keep Karlach alive is so you can keep your romance with Lae’zel and prevent Orpheus from becoming a mindflayer or dying, by having Karlach become a mindflayer instead.

  • @Elidrys
    @Elidrys Рік тому +76

    Karlach is so wholsesome and lovable. Fast became my new favorite character.

    • @MB-go6uy
      @MB-go6uy Рік тому

      Shes hot too.

    • @KevinCourbet
      @KevinCourbet Рік тому

      Funny, found her annoying right from the get go. Murdered her and never looked back.

  • @Than211
    @Than211 Рік тому +6

    My second playthrough was with a murderous Dark Urge Monk and I'm pretty sure that if you destroy the Grove, both Wyll and Karlach will leave (maybe not Karlach but Wyll definitely). So I took the opportunity to kill Karlach so that Wyll gets the armor from Mizora and I stole the armor and put it on my monk (who is still wearing it now into Act 3) before Wyll left my party. I was also interested in seeing Minthara's story so the Grove kind of had to go and worked out since I was playing Dark Urge anyway. That said though, I definitely like Karlach, I might do another playthrough with her on my team, I definitely felt bad for killing her, especially knowing what kind of character she was beforehand.

    • @therumycame
      @therumycame 10 місяців тому

      My man, I've done EXACTLY the same thing. Only thing is I romanced her in my first playthrough, so taking her head was slike chopping an onion

    • @im4mthedarkness
      @im4mthedarkness 5 місяців тому

      DUDE IM STILL CONFUSE, IM ABOUT TO LOAD GAME AND LOAD MORE JST FOR THINK THE BEST

  • @DPS_GMs
    @DPS_GMs Рік тому +5

    One of the first times that someone was a literal devils advocate....

    • @Zayphar
      @Zayphar Рік тому +4

      In The Devil and Daniel Webster(1936) a lawyer defends a sinner who has sold his soul to Satan. He argues against the 'righteous' decision from both ends of the argument.

    • @DPS_GMs
      @DPS_GMs Рік тому +1

      @@Zayphar I’ma have to look that up

    • @XarkoCZ
      @XarkoCZ Рік тому +1

      @@Zayphar ☝🤓

  • @bizza5715
    @bizza5715 Рік тому +1

    Buuuut of course you'd miss out on the most adorable goofball this game has to offer.

  • @breadloaf6920
    @breadloaf6920 Рік тому +4

    If it was up to big Dan none of our friends in rpg would be alive 😂

  • @TaliyahP
    @TaliyahP Рік тому +1

    I didn't even go an evil route but I not only killed Karlach but beheaded her too because I believed the Tyr guy and he said "bring me her head" 😭😭

  • @bertdrake
    @bertdrake Рік тому +3

    He is a liar the bowl cut guy, I used mind reading.

  • @KairuFreestar91
    @KairuFreestar91 Рік тому +31

    I wouldve never have seen this honestly, cant imagine ever killing her tbh. she gives off big sister/victim of circumstance vibes and with my hero complex I could never condemn her. Wyll on the other hand, while he seems like a bro out of everyone ive meet so far, made his deal and didnt read the terms and conditions essentially. so i feel for him but at the same time he's got to face the consequences of his actions too.

    • @SamBrockmann
      @SamBrockmann Рік тому +2

      I'm sure a few of the folks at the Nuremberg Trials gave off vibes like that too . . .

    • @wvdm-w7w
      @wvdm-w7w Рік тому

      i killed wyll he was annoying, replaced him with karlach

    • @hildegardvonbingen9092
      @hildegardvonbingen9092 9 місяців тому

      Wyll was seventeen not legally an adult to our Standards and faced with an evil army invading Baldurs Gate.
      So it basically was an Impossible choice.

  • @Berus7777
    @Berus7777 Рік тому +5

    You're gonna love looking back on yourself using the term "drip" in about 5 years. Yeah... THAT'LL age well. It'll be really fly. Totally awesome. Righteous, my dude. You smell what I'm cookin', home boy? Fad speak is like, totally grody to the max. ::::sigh::::

  • @t.cherri0179
    @t.cherri0179 Рік тому +2

    The song after Wyll's magic girl transformation got me lmao

  • @philmedina79
    @philmedina79 Рік тому +7

    Posting this with the thumbnail this early on is kinda lame in my opinion.

    • @Romzael
      @Romzael Рік тому +1

      What? You can literally see Karlach in the character creation

    • @303Thatoneguy
      @303Thatoneguy Рік тому

      @@RomzaelI mean my 1st play through I thought karlach was gonna be a boss for sure, then UA-cam had to spoil it. But hey that’s what I get. I don’t spoil everything and truth be told I don’t even mind spoilers most of the time, but for this, don’t spoil it.

  • @hellbender27
    @hellbender27 Рік тому +1

    Thank you !!
    Subbed!!!

  • @Dgnine
    @Dgnine Рік тому +3

    Karlach is badass, wouldnt exchange her for any legendary armor or weapon.

  • @saphfirr
    @saphfirr Рік тому +2

    Interesting. I'm playing as a drow that raided the grove with Minthara, and I didn't even actually go to the area Karlach was in before the raid. Apparently she finds out that you killed everyone and there's no dialogue with her that actually builds on that situation with the fake paladins. Didn't have to kill her but hey, evil drow moment.

  • @vikashv1
    @vikashv1 Рік тому +9

    Karlach best girl and best companion.

    • @rickkcir2151
      @rickkcir2151 Місяць тому

      I assume you also enjoy vanilla ice cream and wonder bread.

  • @mr7oclock346
    @mr7oclock346 Рік тому +5

    With the mention of The Blood War, I wanted a cameo appearance of The Nameless One from Planescape

    • @Kirill_Fedorov1970
      @Kirill_Fedorov1970 8 місяців тому

      And Irenicus - The end like this?!!!

    • @mr7oclock346
      @mr7oclock346 8 місяців тому

      @@Kirill_Fedorov1970
      How awesome would it have been to get a Cameo from Jon also

    • @Kirill_Fedorov1970
      @Kirill_Fedorov1970 8 місяців тому

      yeah @@mr7oclock346

  • @MajeedBelle
    @MajeedBelle Рік тому +5

    Dan will have content for this game for months.

  • @ramarblood7697
    @ramarblood7697 Рік тому +2

    Killed em cause they got hostile after they made a big fuss about me destroying the village. That update sure made her more hostile.

  • @Zayphar
    @Zayphar Рік тому +7

    I'm a big believer in judging a book by it's cover. She looks like a devil, so she probably is one. Paladin say...SMITE!
    What about the Tieflings? Well...kill them all and let the Gods sort them out. I just want those sweet, sweet XP!

  • @lima-3284
    @lima-3284 Рік тому +1

    In fealty to the God-Emperor, our undying Lord, and by the grace of the Golden Throne, I declare Exterminatus upon the Imperial world of Typhon Primaris. I hereby sign the death warrant of an entire world, and consign a million souls to oblivion. May Imperial Justice account in all balance.
    -me to anyone who takes this advice

  • @hamsterhamster6492
    @hamsterhamster6492 Рік тому +5

    perhaps i should have 😔
    after the fight with the paladins when karlach went around setting things on fire and stuff the rest of my party got downwd and 2 ppl died :(

    • @Minicheche250
      @Minicheche250 Рік тому +7

      dont blame her , blame zariel for putting an infernal engine in her

    • @gabrielfantacussi8481
      @gabrielfantacussi8481 Рік тому +2

      Bro she warn you to get away, why you stay to die?

  • @Legoman775
    @Legoman775 Рік тому +2

    im not sure what people see in Kardlach, shes a meh character to me. Gale and Wyll i feel are the most interesting

  • @T3hArchAngelG
    @T3hArchAngelG Рік тому +30

    How can you hate Karlach? SHE JUST WANTS A HUG!!! My absolute favorite companion.

  • @iswaren261
    @iswaren261 Рік тому +1

    that's a pure maidenless behavior

  • @rafaelalandrade
    @rafaelalandrade Рік тому +5

    "Karlach is a tiefling..."
    That's it, no extra reason needed to kill her.

  • @kizunadragon9
    @kizunadragon9 Рік тому

    I love it when you tell Karlach to attack something and she mumbles "poor fucker" on the way

  • @darthimperius2865
    @darthimperius2865 Рік тому +3

    got it Kill Wyll recruit Karlach thanks Dan appreciate the advice XD

  • @Jester456
    @Jester456 Рік тому +1

    Karlach at the Nuremberg trials:
    Prosecutor- Your honor, today we will provide inscrutable evidence that the defendant, one Ms. Karlach, slaughtered dozens of defenseless demons in compulsory service of the Archdevil Zariel.
    Judge- How do you plead?
    Karlach- ...Guilty?
    Judge- Uh huh... right, well. Case dismissed.

  • @mathewerenberger7275
    @mathewerenberger7275 Рік тому +15

    Nothing would ever convince me to kill her, by far my favorite character. I really couldnt care less about any of the other characters outside of her and wyll

  • @Demonic_Despot
    @Demonic_Despot Рік тому +1

    First thirty seconds tells me to kill Karlach then proceeds to claim he makes terrible decisions in rpgs...

  • @cjnf11
    @cjnf11 Рік тому +4

    What if you play as Karlach yourself? Can you recruit Wyll at all?

  • @RayZhaTV
    @RayZhaTV Рік тому +10

    the main reason why i wanna recruit her is so that i can replace Lae'Zel with her as my melee fighter. The gith is just way too annoying.

    • @exemida
      @exemida Рік тому

      I found her annoying too and even did her quest only to have to put her down at the end of it...got a nice halberd out of it though. Sonic Resonance is really nice.

    • @Isus24-s8e
      @Isus24-s8e 5 місяців тому

      To me Karlach is annoying and ''cringy'' so she always dies and i stick with Lae'zel.

  • @hunterseekr
    @hunterseekr Рік тому +1

    One thing that was missed for consideration is if you successfully use Read Thoughts on the "paladins" asking you to kill her for "justice" at her "slaughter of dozens of villagers," you see he's totally bull$hitting you and really is actually just lying to get you to hunt her for him. Also, Karlach is awesome and quite effective in combat, so can be a handy melee-dps (to use RPG terms), as well as surprisingly tanky (especially with Bear totem/aspect that gives her resistance to all damage other than psychic while Raging); and Wyll readily agrees with you that sparing her was the right thing to do, even after he gets forcibly transformed.

  • @Keerasmatic
    @Keerasmatic Рік тому +18

    As someone who just finished up my Dark Urge playthrough I do gotta say, keep Karlach alive, and see what you can do to her right at the end of the game instead 😁

    • @johnsimpson7607
      @johnsimpson7607 Рік тому

      I’m playing dark urge too. Did you give into the urges or try to fight them?

    • @pauldiamond1583
      @pauldiamond1583 Рік тому

      Can you please tell me what happens? I want spoilers

    • @HookahOtaku
      @HookahOtaku Рік тому +4

      @@pauldiamond1583 spoiler warning.
      .
      .
      .
      dark urge = bhaalspawn aka spiritual decendant of BG 1-2 protagonist, you have a unique backstory and you gotta murder to get stronger and unlock exclusive content , cutscenes and endings. For example in ACT 2 if murder with the dark urge option the cleric who puts the sanctuary shield from darkness you unlock your demonic SLAYER form and thats overpowered and scary/awesome looking as hell. but remember, your companions can potentially backstab you cause who wants to party with a psychopathic bhaalspawn.

    • @Keerasmatic
      @Keerasmatic Рік тому +1

      @@johnsimpson7607 I mixed it up a little to not get the good guys to turn on me. Lots of emotional manipulation for sure. But yes, in the end I did give in to the urge :D

    • @Keerasmatic
      @Keerasmatic Рік тому +1

      @@HookahOtaku Oh that's not even the juicy part, what you do to Karlach in the end of the game is just pure evil.

  • @feliuswyvern7189
    @feliuswyvern7189 Рік тому

    Anders and his crew had that vibe that they'd say whatever to get their way

  • @christophermcdonald3932
    @christophermcdonald3932 Рік тому +4

    Sadly, I'm bugging out in my game. Despite killing Karlach, Wyll is still given the hellspawn route. Admittedly, the hellspawn looks pretty nice anyways - Though it's unfortunate that it gave him one end despite doing the other.

  • @yrndono3383
    @yrndono3383 Місяць тому +2

    Drip > karlach

  • @Fishmalk06
    @Fishmalk06 2 місяці тому +4

    She gives me a typical Woke She-Hulk vibe, her personality was disruptive to my immersion in the story.

    • @IRedpunk
      @IRedpunk Місяць тому +1

      sadly while the VA did fabulous work, she had to work with a shit script and a barebone character written like a modern day person. Since when spitting "fuck" at every turn considered "barbarian/savage"?
      She has no growth and is written as an extreme goodie-two-shoes liked by everyone, the game/devs themselves push it so far they tell you many times she is good and innocent while going through the beheading/killing. Pathetic char, I loved her at first but the skeleton questline and pegging romance didn't help. (a recent mod fixes the pegging by swapping characters but still, wtf is that).

  • @timetochronicle
    @timetochronicle Рік тому +1

    Speaking as somebody who killed Karlach on his first playthrough, there is also one big plus to doing this:
    SPOILER
    In act 3, you need to enter Wyrm's Crossing in order to enter the Lower City. If Wyll is in you party, and is NOT hornless, the guards will immediately recognize him and let him in. Otherwise, they will bqr him. This is because if Wyll has his horns the guards will claim he is some random tiefling and not the Duke's son. So, by killing Karlach, I had the quickest access to the city proper.
    I love Karlach's character, a reason why I have her in my second playthrough. But the beauty of this game is how there are so many different ways the story can go.

  • @ReplicatorFifth
    @ReplicatorFifth Рік тому +15

    In EA it was overall the best option to kill Karlach. You save a handful of souls even if they served Zariel because it was understandable. Full release I'm not entirely sure yet

    • @vikashv1
      @vikashv1 Рік тому +16

      Anders and his crew had already forfeit their souls in service to a Devil, so saving Karlach was still the best option, IMHO.

    • @horrorfan117
      @horrorfan117 Рік тому +6

      I was kinda shocked. In EA Anders tries to reason with you if you tell him you know the truth. In the full game though he just drops the formalities and says he's sick of pretending.

    • @Lupain
      @Lupain Рік тому +6

      @@horrorfan117 He was better in the EA, there you had a real reason to help the fake paladins out of pity. They supposedly didn't do it all just for power, but now they are just evil liars. I miss that bitter taste in this quest.

    • @ReplicatorFifth
      @ReplicatorFifth Рік тому

      @@vikashv1 it was heavily implied their pact with Zariel was contingent on sending Karlach back the Avernus. Full release they are unapologetically Devil worshipers.

    • @ReplicatorFifth
      @ReplicatorFifth Рік тому +1

      @@Lupain yeah it was desperation and you got the feelings Anders did care for the others who went to Zariel out of desperation. The corpse in the back room says he was a father and made a pact with Zariel to avenge his family

  • @takarahayashi4124
    @takarahayashi4124 Рік тому +2

    she's such a sweet girl why would you kill her? lol, and he is lying, you cna talk to the dead around there, the people there were killed by those guys, in combination of knolls and goblins.

  • @TheRelen222
    @TheRelen222 Рік тому +3

    This was cool to see. Wyll actually left my party during my evil play through before I even got to this point. Burning down the Druid grove while telling them I am sin incarnate tends to do that.

  • @eighttheinfinite871
    @eighttheinfinite871 8 місяців тому +1

    I would do it, only because I really don't like her design...

  • @ModernTalkingCentral
    @ModernTalkingCentral Рік тому +4

    You kill her, I won't! Shadowheart, Gale and Karlach are my 3 inseparable companions. On the other other hand, Astarion, Wyll and Minthara get killed as soon as possible. ,End of story!

  • @CapinCrunch
    @CapinCrunch 7 місяців тому +4

    I kill Karlach every single playthrough

  • @angryvaultguy
    @angryvaultguy Рік тому +1

    Tis but the lords work

  • @ShyShy5522
    @ShyShy5522 Рік тому +7

    Does anyone know if you can change wyll back to human even if you keep karlach alive ?? Cause I feel it’s utterly annoying it’s like one of the only choices that heavily effect a companion

    • @OnFirewall
      @OnFirewall Рік тому +1

      I wonder if you could just ignore the quest lol I imagine Misora still turn him into a hellspawn tho x) Like I waited for the last minute to invite Gale to the party but he just nomed artefacts at every long rest. The hells knows what happens if you choose not to recruit him at all. He probably gets swallowed by the portal

    • @alcapowns
      @alcapowns Рік тому +2

      @@OnFirewall I recently started playing a Dark Urge and now I have his hand on my inventory. I'm yet to find him again.

    • @kalen2465
      @kalen2465 Рік тому

      I sent Wyll to hell. I didn't know that killing Mizora wouldn't free him, Oh well.

    • @fenrik8178
      @fenrik8178 Рік тому

      Really? Gale had eaten just 2 artifacts of mine and I don’t even have to option to give him any more currently since they apparently don’t help anymore. (Need to find a solution for that)

    • @ShyShy5522
      @ShyShy5522 Рік тому

      @@OnFirewall probably so i think if you dont get karlach you dont trigger the scene of misora. but i wonder if you get karlach first and then wyll what happens
      well i guess you dont get the quest but i wonder if you could still find her

  • @IO8-biohacking
    @IO8-biohacking Рік тому

    Excellent ! 👌🏽
    Thank you for this !

  • @chaddon7685
    @chaddon7685 Рік тому +4

    Karlach, so far, is by far my favorite character. I love her voice actor and demeanor.

  • @andrew5207
    @andrew5207 Рік тому +1

    I think the game wants you to keep her alive. It has that 2hand sword right there, and there is the cave near by (where you killed the knolls) that has the barbarian boots. Too much good loot near her to be there by accident.

  • @wiej007
    @wiej007 Рік тому +4

    Those paladins are liars. When I go to them with her they are scared but I used "Deteck thought" and they were happy to see Karlach do they will bring her to archdevil... Also I spoke with dead in their building that also confirm that he was serwant of the devil.
    Its true that Karlach line of defence is "I was following orders" but I ask who would not when the choice literal is "Follow order or Die". So I spared her but still I fell bad for Wyll. Part of me is like... That was choice between looking like evil one or becoming evil inside his hearth.

    • @MollyGermek
      @MollyGermek Рік тому

      "But I ask who would not when the choice literal is "Follow order or Die""
      The hundreds of thousands of German communists and other political prisoners who were murdered for resisting Nazi rule? That's literally the moral standard everyone is (or ought to be) held to.

    • @sbcguitarist
      @sbcguitarist Рік тому

      I mean, if the choice is between dying or committing horrific atrocities, then you should choose to die.

  • @warpman
    @warpman Рік тому

    Best part is speaking to the bowl head while actually being a paladin of Tyr...

  • @Nabo42
    @Nabo42 Рік тому +5

    I'm one of the rare people who can't stand Karlach, so I either kill her or ignore her on every playthrough.

    • @Thomasnmi
      @Thomasnmi 11 місяців тому +1

      She usually stays in my camp for the game

    • @sticksandstones1173
      @sticksandstones1173 9 місяців тому +6

      She's horribly written. Her personality makes no sense considering her background and her dialog is like nails on a chalk board.

  • @Robovski
    @Robovski Рік тому +1

    You never need to talk to her, you can just shoot her from across the river and start combat. Once she's down you can cut her head off. Super easy, barely an inconvenience.

  • @hildegardvonbingen9092
    @hildegardvonbingen9092 9 місяців тому +4

    I killed her in my current playthrough.
    Don't miss her, she's annoying anyway.

  • @kevinbarnard355
    @kevinbarnard355 9 місяців тому +1

    Unless it's been patched, you can kill Karlach, have your visit from Mizora, and revive karlach's body and play on. You might need to revive her first, but it still treats her as being killed for Wyll's purposes.

  • @Duran762
    @Duran762 Рік тому +3

    I killed her because it was obvious that she was meant to be likable by everyone and I hate that the devs seems to force you to like her so I definitely killed her off.

    • @ParadiseAndGin
      @ParadiseAndGin Рік тому

      Lmao are you a kid? Or just jealous she's actually likeable? You have issues bro

  • @madpanger7257
    @madpanger7257 Рік тому +1

    If you rescue the bard from the goblins, he will join your camp.
    There you can have him make "surgery" to remove the tadpole.
    Eventually you will loose your left eye and keep the tadpole....
    But you will get an implant eye that lets you see invisible creatures within 9m.
    If they fail a dex save throw they will also loose invis so everyone can see them.
    Idk how frequent it is to fight invisible enemies, but if there are invisible enemies, i bet they would suck to fight against xd

  • @JamesMadisonsSpiritAnimal
    @JamesMadisonsSpiritAnimal Рік тому +13

    I just literally can't. Karlach is just amazeballs

  • @ben5056
    @ben5056 Рік тому +1

    I killed her in my first playthrough for RP reasons, though the swag was a nice bonus

  • @Cbev1994
    @Cbev1994 Рік тому +4

    I’m a vengeance Paladin and did not become oath breaker by saving her. That’s all I need to know lol

  • @lt_python
    @lt_python Рік тому +1

    I had a task to kill her from Will, after that got 2nd task from paladin. So i killed her and chopped her head for shitty sword. 😂😂 After that Will starts to cry: " Oh we shouldn't have kill her, bla bla" , so i just killed him too, because he was so annoying.