Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players stunned by multiple Guardian revelations: \u201cMy mind was blown\u201d Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 players are discussing their shock at the true identity of the main character\u2019s mysterious Guardian and their importance to the game\u2019s lore. Upon starting a new game in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, players are tasked with creating their character \u2013 or selecting one of the pre-made Origin characters \u2013 and customizing the mysterious Dream Guardian who visits them in their sleep. Over the course of the game, you\u2019ll learn more about your Guardian, with a particularly big revelation coming at the start of Act 3. However, as some fans are still learning, that\u2019s not the end of the Guardian plot twists. Note, spoilers for the Dream Guardian and the Emperor\u2019s true identities to follow. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players shocked by the Emperor\u2019s true identity Act 3 reveals that your Guardian is actually a mindflayer called the Emperor, who disguised himself to interact with the party. That\u2019s a pretty big twist already \u2013 one that has some players feeling like they\u2019ve been catfished. However, if you play through Act 3 and make it through the Wyrmway, there\u2019s an even bigger revelation to be found. Upon reaching the undead dragon Ansur, it\u2019s revealed that he has a history with the Emperor from before he became a mindflayer. Ansur even calls the Emperor by his original name: Balduran. If that name seems familiar, it\u2019s because you\u2019ve probably seen statues of Balduran throughout the game. Also, the game\u2019s titular city is named after this legendary figure. This second revelation certainly shocked many players, with a meme shared by Reddit user PythonEntusiast summing up the situation pretty perfectly. The post had other players sharing their reactions to the character\u2019s true identity and the tragic backstory between Balduran and Ansur. \u201cThat shit made me haaaaaate him, not bc of the manipulation (but it did contribute) but bc he chose to let go of everything and everyone, including himself, to be a ghaik glazer,\u201d said one commenter. \u201cDude\u2019s a Russian nesting doll of hidden identities,\u201d joked another. Whether or not you find the Emperor at all sympathetic, it\u2019s safe to say few Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players expected the character to secretly be such an important historical figure within Faer\u00fbn\u2019s lore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players stunned by multiple Guardian revelations: \u201cMy mind was blown\u201d Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 players are discussing their shock at the true identity of the main character\u2019s mysterious Guardian and their importance to the game\u2019s lore. Upon starting a new game in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, players are tasked with creating their character […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20718\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}