Video summary
The video documents a chaotic and humorous playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3 where the player utilizes an unconventional strategy to defeat Lord Enver Gortash by mind-controlling another major boss, Mystic Karrion. Initially, the player successfully casts *Control Undead* on Karrion during a previous encounter, turning this formidable enemy into a loyal pet that follows them around the city. This setup allows the player to experiment with bizarre tactics, such as dragging Karrion out of danger zones or even letting him fight alongside the party against other threats like the Flaming Fist, effectively using one boss to eliminate another before finally bringing him to the final confrontation.
The climax of this strategy occurs at Gortash's stronghold, where the player brings the mind-controlled Karrion into the room just as the final battle begins. Instead of fighting alone, the party is joined by Karrion, who immediately engages Gortash and his elite guards with surprising effectiveness. The fight becomes a spectacle of the player manipulating multiple powerful entities, including using spells like *Dominate Person* on Gortash's minions to turn them against him and utilizing telekinesis to throw enemies into lava or at each other. Despite some confusion regarding game mechanics, such as resistance to fire damage from lava and immunity to certain attack types, the combined might of the party and the mind-controlled Karrion overwhelms Gortash's defenses, leading to his defeat.
Following the victory over Gortash, the player takes a moment to reflect on the absurdity of their actions, noting that they essentially used a boss from a different quest line as a weapon to kill the game's final major antagonist before the true endgame begins. The player also discovers a plot twist revealed through Gortash's private notes, which suggests that the Emperor and the Githyanki have been manipulating events from the start, hinting at a larger conspiracy involving the Astral Prism. After destroying Karrion's heart to permanently free his soul, the party prepares to leave Baldur's Gate for the final confrontation with the Elder Brain, marking the conclusion of their journey in the city and setting the stage for the ultimate finale.
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I want to try and control undead the
mystic kerrion
and it works.
Is he fighting? Wait, what? Dude, did I
just unleash a boss on the flaming fist
and he's going to kill them? Oh my gosh.
All right, we're going to the steel
foundry. Steel watch foundry. So, this
is where they create the guards. The
steel watch guards. You have beaten and
tormented us to the brink of insanity.
You cut out my eyes,
but we will bow no more.
>> Gondians,
rip the motivator from this bastard's
hands for good.
>> Wait, what?
We just showed up. We immediately got
into a fight. I mean, I'm not
complaining. I'm just surprised.
All right, here it is. Minsk, it's time.
Black gauntlet if this guy just went and
told these guys he's going to kill them
when he's completely surrounded. To be
fair, he's blind. Wait, actually, good
point. Can I mage hand pick him up and
put him somewhere else? All right, I
don't care. Well, if he dies, it's not
the end of the world if he dies, is it?
I'm going to pick him up. I need to save
him and I'm going to throw him
over here.
Okay, he's bleeding,
but he took very little damage, so
that's good. All right, so now that we
got him out of harm's way. Oh, wait.
There's another Do these other guys
matter?
Drew Falbo, we are going to have Lazelle
do a maneuvering strike
on him. So what maneuvering attack does
is it gives her an ability increase an
allies move speed by 50%. So I give it
to him
and he has the ability to move.
Maneuvering attack again on him.
Okay, it missed. That's bad. With 98% it
missed somehow.
Paralyzing critical. Okay, big. He's
paralyzed. So now he's not going to get
opportunity attacked. Guys, just trust
me on this. Do not fear.
I'm I'm This hurts me more than it hurts
you. Trust just trust me. Just trust me.
Okay, so these guys are to safety.
Yeah, we we bring those guys to safety
and then I'm going to try and trip this
guy.
>> Nice. He got prone.
>> And then we're going to trip attack the
next guy.
>> Nice. Got his ass. Things are looking
good.
>> Scorching ray on multiple targets. Okay,
he missed. He stepped back into the
damage. I moved I moved you out of
there.
Booming blade.
Offhand attack.
Safe key. All right, as fand. Let's do
this. All right, chumps. Let's do this.
He just does so much less damage than
menthara does.
At least it Well, no, never mind.
But it does feel like it.
Damn, no kill.
Oh, but it stacked the reverberation, so
he got knocked down.
Cool. Oh, booming blade made him take 13
damage and he moved and he died. Oh,
that's so funny.
Okay.
>> Princey's motivation sequence activated.
>> Wait, what? No,
>> the motivator. Deactivate it. Hurry.
What is this?
Oh my gosh. Minus one intelligence.
I guess I should guidance. But he uses
concentration.
I don't want to lose my concentration.
What? Who died? Oh my gosh. Gandian
fell. Orson save the Gondians complete.
A banite contingency measure incinerated
all the Gondian workers. There's nothing
but ash left to save. But then how come
he's not dead? Oath broken. Wait,
how much am I missing out by not by not
reloading?
>> Is my little girl
>> is Obedius safe?
>> Uh, she is. Don't worry.
>> My heart.
I thought her lost. I would give more
than just my sight to keep her safe. Our
destination is the Neurositor, the nerve
center of the Steel Watch. Guide me
there and I'll do the rest.
>> I agreed. Let's finish this.
>> My fellow Gondians, flee this prison.
We're bringing this place down.
>> He has no idea. Oh no. This guy has no
idea, man. He can't cuz he can't see.
Oh no. Wait. Lockp picking impossible.
Knock.
Oh, dude. Knock is broken. Okay, I think
there's something else here to do. Am I
wasting my time walking around here?
No, I still have a quest to do here.
Uh,
wait. Why is everybody low health?
Oh, everybody is low health because they
were probably beating the Wait, okay,
this guy's just Hello. This guy just
This guy hacked the turn base and walked
right up to us. Everybody's low health
because they were beating these Gondians
and they exploded all over them.
Oh my gosh, a lava.
Wait, can I can telekinesis these guys,
can't I? Okay, game plan. We're going to
AoE these guys down. My hamster heals
and I obey.
>> Wait, you know what would be kind of
funny? Action surge. Zephr break.
>> Nice sunbeam.
Oh my gosh, look at how lined up.
>> Big sunbeam.
Missed his step.
Reverberation saved.
Unfortunate.
Wait, I might just kill him.
Oh my gosh.
Okay, we're flying over here.
You can't shove him. He's too heavy.
>> God damn it. Another patient. This old
bozo has
two pipes up his ass. What the [ __ ]
Okay, these two weeks cannot be over
soon enough.
>> It's okay, hun. It's just a few days.
>> I'm done. Where's Kratos?
>> Thank you, J3, dude.
Shove on Sband.
Okay.
>> Dominate person on Menthara.
Oh my gosh, she actually got dominated.
Oh no.
Oh, she's going to kill our whole team.
Okay, I have an idea.
Telekinesis trying to help me move by
force. Oh my gosh. Can I take people and
throw them into the lava? Okay, thank
you. You pushed Jahira where I wanted
her to go.
>> You fight against
I will not allow it.
>> Fantasmal killer on Lazelle
needs 19 rroll. Oh, didn't work.
>> What's that do? That guy is haunted by
his worst nightmare. Takes four to 40
psych damage per turn.
Aura of Silence.
He dude, he jumped into the spirit
guardians and just died. That was
amazing. And then the screaming
Oh my gosh. Okay, he Zoom survived.
Well, in that case,
let's kill here.
Let's go mainhand attack on this guy.
Let's go offhand attack on this guy.
And she missed. I put her up here.
I put her up there just because
she's going to die if she moves. If he
moves, she's going.
Oh, booming blade. Oh, but Cole the weak
doesn't proc on booming blade. Okay. Can
control goatated. She's goated. Chat,
this has to be done. I just want to see
if I can throw him in. Oh, all right.
Let's see if I can do this. Telekinesis
of the Hellfire Watcher into the lava.
>> Immune to pro. Okay. Um,
he's sitting in lava.
That did not do what I expected. Wait,
so does lava not kill people?
Wait, what if I throw Boo at him? Go
over the eyes, Boo.
Boo.
>> Okay.
I thought the llama was broken. He
wasn't taking damage.
It's okay. Boo's uh he's just asleep.
He's asleep.
He's sleeping.
Well, he's not immune to fire. He's
resistant, right? I am misreading that.
He's resistant. He's unimmune. I also
thought lava might be different than
actual fire in the lava.
Oh my.
This This thing just jumped out of lava.
Wait, actually, hold on. I got to She's
not all the way out.
Wait, it still hit her.
How did it still hit her? Let's disable
the Steel Watch. That's what we're
That's what we're trying to do. We're
here to disable the Steel Watch. Okay,
we're in the depths. Steelwatch foundry
control center brain jar.
>> Parasite stirs within the pickled brain,
twitching. As your mind connects, you
feel yourself become strong, powerful,
metal. You are a steel watcher charging
through the streets in pursuit of a
young girl.
She is screaming.
You're a steel watcher charging through
the streets and pursuits a young girl
and she is screaming. Try to trip him.
Disrupt the parasite's connection.
Disconnect. Plow her over. A waror's
purpose is to charge. Wait, what?
>> I want to do this one. Ilid wisdom.
Disrupt the parasite connection to the
steel washer.
Okay. I Oh,
that's easy.
For a split second, you rest control.
The steel watcher's legs lock. It
crashes to the ground. The little girl
disappears down an alley. Safe for now.
saved.
>> Your mind whirls as the brain swimming
with parasitic juices connects with you.
>> Oh my gosh. When did I order my food?
>> Is transported?
>> Uh with a jerk. Your mind is
transported.
Uh wisdom
I force the steel washer to release the
dwarf.
Okay. What happens if I miss? I want to
I want to do this and if I miss, I miss.
You struggle against the parasite, but
can only watch as you raise a mighty
leg.
>> What? What are you doing?
>> No, please.
>> You stomp on the dwarf, bones and
intestines splashing on you.
Oh my gosh,
Chad. I tried.
>> Wait. Elevator.
Triple quadripex.
>> No, it can't be.
>> Move. We don't have time for this.
>> You don't understand what lies ahead.
I hear it through the floor. Powerful.
Indestructible.
The ultimate watcher. The Titan.
>> Wait, the Titan like in the Titans from
Wow. I'll reduce it to scrap metal
before the day is done.
>> It shames me to admit this, but you must
face this beast of Gondian folly alone.
I would be crushed in an instant.
>> I just went back to get you.
>> When it raises its shields, strike it
with every scrap of magic and might you
possess and pray to God that it does not
fire upon you. Good luck, my friend.
Wait. So, it's like the first boss of
Final Fantasy 7.
Okay. I didn't want you to hear. Okay.
Um,
Steel Watcher Titan.
Okay, this is fine.
Oh my gosh, dude. Lazel's jump is
insane. Now, let's attack the farthest
away thing.
Crazy.
Okay, we did some damage. I don't think
he's I think he's immune to being
disarmed. Wait. Oh, weapon dropped.
Action surge. Maneuvering attack melee.
Oh,
that wasn't really worth
Pushing attack. Pushing attack.
Oh, sick.
Wait, I 50 item weight. Steel
send to camp your favorite chat. Oh my
gosh, the steel watcher has 755 health
cuz I have bonus health on all these
guys.
Dude, you get three throws in
with each attack.
Oh my gosh. Huge. He's going to blow up
on him.
Oh my dude, I just triggered it, too. I
should have moved him.
Okay, classic. This is why I should have
moved him.
Okay, he's going to blow up.
Jahira, it's time.
Frick. You can't telekinesise.
I was going to throw you into that.
Okay, that's fine. We're going to haste.
Menara,
and Menara is just going to be
disgusting now
and is going to go attack this one.
All right, here we go. Also, hold on.
We're going to move you here. And I'm
going to hit him with a big AoE heal.
Okay, big healing for everybody. Got
everybody's health back to almost full.
>> Unleash me.
>> Oh, I don't think this does anything for
her cuz I think Hold on. These guys are
immune to poison and psychic. Menthora
loses a lot of her juice here. Actually,
I think Menthara is not that strong
here. S fan is actually stronger than
Menthara on these guys. That makes me
feel special.
Reverberation
saved. Okay, he's sluggardly. I should
make him slugardly now. They're both
sluggardly.
Hellfire curse on Sand
Spark of Hellfire within a target to
give them disadvantage on strength decks
and constitution saving throws. I'm
going to counter spell
hellfire curse again. I'm going to
psionic backlash. So double counter
spell.
Dude, he's tilted. He's so tilted, dude.
Okay, this one's going to blow up now
and then leave.
Okay, so they both blew up.
You are the architect of your own
demise. Hellfire backlash.
Oh, he's immune to psychic. So it didn't
actually do anything.
What?
Oh, frick. What did he tell me to do
again to fight this guy?
Healing unyielding constru
the steer becomes unyielding and can use
primary. Is this Is this the time for
max dips? I think I think it's the time
for max dips. Let me see.
I think he said do as much damage as you
can while he puts his shield up. We have
to break that shield. That's Yeah, it is
the damage. That is the damage time. And
then now he is dazed. And while he's
dazed.
Okay, Menar's got this
big damn.
I should save those for crits.
Dude, she's freaking owning.
But no crits.
Launch protocol. Bola.
Save. Save.
>> Oh, this guy's dead 100%. Chad, we got
this in the bag.
>> You bow or you break.
Man, I should have tried to do this. Oh
my gosh. Do you think it's Do you think
he would drop his weapon if I tried to
disarm on him again? Smoke powder
barrel.
Divine smite crit. Oh my gosh, dude.
She's just so strong.
I have so many attacks now
shield.
Dude, that was insane how much damage I
just did. All right, I'm going to throw
another smoke powder at him.
Wait, hold on. Shadow Heart, you want to
be the champion?
Shadow Heart's going to save the day.
Hold on.
Firebolt.
>> Sick. Shadow Heart's the winner.
Gantra male on a hit buzzing guiding
bull. What?
What?
There's a crazy bow. Maybe give it a
shadow heart. Is it another weapon with
like light the whole time? I think
actually who it should go to is Jihira.
>> The neurostor.
I can hear its hum. Familiar
yet painful.
I helped design the steel watchers.
toiled night and day on the first
bipeedal prototype.
It is fitting it ends this way. I will
bring down not only the Steel Watch, but
the very foundry itself. This place will
be smoke and rubble when I am finished.
Are you ready, my friend?
>> What are you going to do?
>> Like the foundry, the neurostor's
exterior is near impossible to
penetrate. However, its inner circuitry
is highly unstable. I'm going to rain
fire upon it from the inside out.
Gond, let your hammer be my courage,
your furnace, my heart.
Wait, I feel like they're running so
slow.
Damn, the steel watch foundry has been
destroyed. Wait, so there's no more
steel watch in the entire city.
>> We're alive.
Blessed God.
And the foundry crumbles behind us. The
sound is as sweet as a welloiled cog.
Yet we paid the price in blood.
So few of us remain.
>> Gun's name will soon fade into the
annals of history.
>> The annals of history.
>> I must leave now and gather those of us
still standing. Look after this city, my
friend. I pray it treats you better than
it did us.
>> How come his didn't explode?
The steel watch has been disabled. Where
is Thumbbo? Down the stairs. Across the
sand. Is Throbo not here? Cuz I'm
looking for Thumbbo.
Down the stairs and across the sand.
He's here. Cuz I was just here. Let me
Let me search more cuz I was trying to
talk to people around to see if like
they would mention anything about
Thumbbo and they did not.
>> Leave me be.
>> Oh, what the freak?
What are you doing in here?
>> The man's stench is unmistakable.
Death, decay, despair.
>> This must be Thumbbo, the runaway Mystic
Carrion was so eager for you to
retrieve.
>> This is my spot. Go on, find your own.
>> Uh, hello, Thumbbo. Mystic Carrion's
told me all about you.
>> Mystic Carrion?
You're working for him? Oh, no. No, no.
I knew he wouldn't let us leave in
peace.
You don't have to help him. He's the one
you should be after, not me.
>> Why?
>> You've met him. How can you need more
justification than that? He He murdered
me. Murdered my friends. Snatched us
right up from the dark side and and made
us these these things.
monsters
fit for gutting and and grinding and and
desecrating the dead. He constantly
abuses us. Makes us do the the worst
things you can imagine.
There used to be five of us.
My friend Dallas, he couldn't take it
anymore.
One day I saw him drive a coffin nail
right through Carryan's skull and
another and another. We thought he had
done it. Freed us all.
Then when dawn came, Talis seized up
suddenly like something had got a grip
of him. We ran to help, but he just
exploded.
I got so much blood and and pulp in my
eyes.
When I look back, Karion was just stood
there completely unharmed.
>> Well, do you know how Kerrion brought
himself back?
>> If I knew that, I'd have tried to kill
him myself. I know this is going to
sound strange, but I've been watching
him, trying to figure it out. And
>> yes, I can.
>> I think he's a mummy lord. A mummy lord.
What makes you think of that?
>> After Talis died, Karion blindfolded me
and took me into a strange place, a foul
and ancient place somewhere the living
wouldn't dare to tread. Down there, he
showed me a jar. Said it contained the
secret to eternal life. And if I
behaved, he would share it with me. I I
think it was his heart.
I'm not stupid. I know what he did to my
friend. God's how I'd LOVE TO SMASH THAT
BASTARD JAR. That's how you kill Mommy
Lords. You know,
>> I already found his layer. The jar you
saw, he hid it inside your body.
>> What? His own heart was inside of me
this whole time.
>> Get it out. I have to get it out.
No matter.
This is still the safest place to hide.
It's just bad. That slimy bastard.
He hid it in me the whole time.
>> How did he not notice? And immediately
he just threw it up.
>> Grind it to dust.
Holy.
Found Mr. Karen's heart. We must destroy
it before we kill him for good. We told
the Rumba that he had Karen's heart in
his chest and he vomited out. We should
destroy it. Do we destroy it or do we go
to the mystic Kerrion and say that we
have it? Cuz I kind of think we have his
brain, his liver, and his heart. I think
we should do that.
Hello, gentlemen.
Such a juicy customer.
>> Hello, Mr. Kerrion.
>> I sense it, too.
>> Our guest brings with him the stench of
Thumbbo's disobedience.
Hand his carcass to me quickly.
>> Not so fast. First, tell me about the
reward you promise. I have to try
something.
>> Wasn't expecting that.
Good.
>> Okay.
>> And once
Wait, why is there one here?
Okay, I want to try and control undead
the mystic kerrion
and it works.
Oh my gosh, guys. That was insane. What
just happened? I have an undead pet
that's like a boss.
Nice
crit on the sneak attack.
Okay.
All right. We did it. And look,
>> step forward.
>> The Mystic Kerrion is now under our
control. Oh, I got him. I got him. I got
him out. I got him out. This is a boss.
>> I mind control the boss, dude. This is
so funny. Okay, so now I'm going to take
him and I'm going to take him back to
Thumbbo. Dude, this is so funny. Dude,
look. This mummy lord is just walking
around town. Hello, Thumbbo.
Does he do anything?
>> Please, we don't have time to waste.
Carrion's heart must be destroyed.
>> I destroyed the mystic Kerrion's jar.
>> You You did? Then what are you waiting
for? You You must destroy the rest of
him. Put that MONSTER IN THE GRAVE WHERE
HE BELONGS.
>> NOW, let's try this.
>> Control undead lasts until the long
rest. So, let's do a long rest and just
see what happens. Cuz I took him and I
put him right next to Thrombo. Okay.
Now, let's see. Let's see what happens
here.
>> I need this more than you. I think
>> you destroyed something very precious of
mine.
Now, you dare to seek an audience with
me?
>> I think not.
>> So, it starts the encounter here with
him. Thumbbo is part of the encounter
now. Thumbbo is now part of the
encounter. Let's just skip our turn.
Let's just skip our turn and see what
happens.
Okay, Thumbbo broke his own. Oh,
he just
he just killed Thumbbo.
I got throbo killed.
Oh my gosh. What?
Dude, like experimenting and doing
ridiculous things like this is so funny.
have to we're going to get out and then
throw is going to be in the middle.
Sorry,
>> you destroyed something very
>> Mysticarion is going to be in the middle
of the city. Okay, let's not worry about
the end of the Mysticarion for now and
cuz I I just want to keep the Mystic I
want to keep him. I think this is funny.
Like I have a mummy lord as a pet immune
to everything. Is that not hilarious?
All right, chat. Time to go finally bite
Gortach. Wait, Mr. Kerrion isn't with
us.
Was all that for nothing?
Dude, frick. I spent all that time doing
that for nothing. Try waypoint first.
Hold.
Okay, so Mystic Carrion, he will follow
us if we port between the Bassilis Gate
and the Southspan of Worms Crossing. I
think he he comes with us cuz I went to
I went to Southspan and then I came back
and he was there, right?
>> Oh, dude, he doesn't leave that area.
Interesting. But whenever I go back to
the area, he's still there. Interesting.
Okay, we'll just keep it going then. Is
there a way? There's There's a way to
sneak in, but I I'm trying to remember
what it was cuz I I kind of want to
sneak in. I don't want to do this whole
fight. The answer entrance.
Yeah,
the side.
You're a genius. This entrance right
here is where you where we went to go
fight Answer. Ansur Anser. I forgot how
to pronounce his name. So, we're going
to go in the same way cuz I I don't want
to have to fight the entire castle. It's
going to take me forever. Craco, thank
you for the 13 months on
>> TV. What's up, boss?
>> Eond. I'm doing good. I'm doing good.
Wait, the Mystic Carrion is back. Mystic
Carrion, come here. Stupid dog.
When was the last time you got jiggy
with it?
Oh,
well that kind of defeated the whole
purpose. Wait, the carrying was there.
Wait, how was he? Wait, he's there. How
is he here? Wait, what? What? Wait,
what? Okay, cuz he wasn't in there
before. Yeah, I might actually Okay, I
might actually finish today.
I'll probably finish Sunday, but I might
finish today.
Wait, Fist Broko used counter spells
reaction to
Wait, is Mr. Carrion fighting while I'm
down here? Fist loudstone concentrating
on antering strength. Wait, wait, is he
fighting? Wait, is he fighting solo?
What if they kill the mystic the kerion?
What if I dude? Did I just unleash a
boss on the flaming fist and he's going
to kill them? Look, fist Broco used
counter spell as a reaction to Mr.
Karen's action. So clearly something is
happening up there. Used opportunity
attack. Used opportunity. Dude, they are
fighting. Go back. I saved it. I saved
it and we'll just see what happens. I'm
just going to let I'm just going to let
it run.
Okay, next thing we got to do, we got to
pipe it up.
>> Spirit companion gameplay-wise is
Menthora.
Wait,
you come out here.
Haunted one and overdue slaughter.
A night warden and menthora lost
control. No way. I just made them kill.
I made them kill Mystic Kerrion. Dude,
that is so sick. I just made them kill
the boss for me. Like, the fact that I I
didn't need it, but the fact that I can
do that is crazy. Like this game is
insane, man. Subcontracted boss fight.
Yeah, I mind controlled a boss and then
made the boss
>> and go up there and then I left. Dude,
that's that's insane. I never did this
nor uh know about this. This game has so
many alternate realities. It's insane.
Let's go back up there. We're going to
go back up there.
Look. Wait, where is he? Look. Mystician
is just dead right here. Wait, actually,
I want to I want to I want to try this.
That's why I want to I want to I want to
jump up there before they kill him.
I think he doesn't use minions.
Archilia Allural is dead.
Oh, dude. I came up at the perfect time.
Mystic Karion is at 84 health. Wait, but
how is he how is he taking damage is
what I want to know. Cuz if he's immune
to slashing, immune to piercing, immune
to bludgeoning, I guess he's getting hit
with like radiant damage or something.
Dude, he he put in some work.
Oh my gosh, dude. He almost 1v5s them,
dude. We basically had Mystic Carrion
solo this whole fight.
That's so funny. So, we saved a bunch of
spell slots. All right, good work,
Mystic Carrion. Our mighty mighty carry,
Mystic Carryon. Carry on, Mystic. How
can I heal him? No effect on undead and
constructs. Wait, hold on.
Short rest.
>> I thought I was going to boil him.
Let's Let's We could try a health
potion.
Plus eight.
Okay, only 400 more to go. Okay, let's
heal him back up.
Nice and easy, boys.
The House of Hope, the fountain doesn't
work anymore. That's That was a good
idea, though.
Protect the creature from the next time
a damage would reduce it to zero. It
remains conscious with one hit points.
Do we death ward him?
>> He's death warted.
Oh my gosh, this is great.
All right. Uh, okay. Let's continue on.
All right. to Gortaching.
>> All right, let's keep moving, fellas. We
got to find Gortach's in the audience.
All right. I just kind of peek.
Uh, okay. Time for the gourd dash fight.
Incineration caster.
Lazelle,
right click, disarm.
What?
What? Why? I I passed the check mini
fires, dude.
Why? I passed the check. Why did it do
that? Okay, Lazelle.
Wait, what just happened? Oh, cosmo
roll.
Oh, I should have saved that sneak
attack for Gordash, right? Probably
Quinn build. I'm doing so much dips.
What do you mean?
What? Where are these coming from?
>> Idiot.
>> Black gauntlet. Aisha. Uh, I'm going to
psionic dominance.
She was doing spear guardians. I didn't
want to deal with that.
Wait again.
>> That's annoying.
>> Dominate person on SPAN. There's no way
that's going to work. Okay, good.
Oh my gosh, I hit Jahiro with it on
accident, I think. All right, mystic
Carrion, my teammate.
Okay, you did 10 damage. Cast a spell on
him. Yeah, poison curse. I wish we would
have killed the one with seven health,
though.
Oh my gosh, they do a lot of damage.
>> Oh my gosh, they're doing a lot of
damage.
>> And then tomorrow is a football
Thursday.
Friday is the THQ game showcase and and
we have sponsor with that. Saturday is
IRL Saturday.
Important.
Hold on. Can I hit that and then knock
him forward?
Sick.
Perfect.
Oh, nice. I put him in the perfect
position to attack my guys.
Save Tad Bull charm.
>> Wait, is she like goatated again or like
make it to where I can't control her?
>> Wait,
I'm going to take the grenade and I'm
going to throw it back at the grenade
impeller.
Wait, what did I just hit? Wait, what?
Wait, did I just hit somebody else? I
mean, it broke. Wait, what just
happened? It blew up early, but it still
did the damage. Did you guys see that?
Whatever Whatever just happened worked.
Yeah, but it but it blew up midair, not
whenever I touched it.
Dude, he's just getting impaled. Oh my
gosh. Is that five attacks?
What? How many attacks? Seven attacks,
bro. He's just
>> These wounds might have killed a lesser
warrior. Although that is a lot of
blood.
Ooh, critical miss. Guess
it's going to be battle battle of the
centuries.
>> Oh my gosh, she's taking so much damage.
Come on, mystic carrying. Save the day.
He's so stupid. Why, dude? Why is his
logic so bad? I mind control a boss and
the boss's logic is so bad. Chat, admit
it sick that I'm using a boss, the last
boss fight to try and kill the next
boss.
Wow, everybody is almost dead.
>> We can keep going a little longer now.
Get Gortach's Nether Stone. Wow, what a
fight, dude.
All right, we're upstairs. Okay, so
there he is. Look how ugly this dude is.
Gortach. Mystic Kerrion. Okay, it's
time. We're taking this boss. Wait a
second. Hold on. Minsk, time to throw
Pogchamp. I present to you the Mystic
Kerrion.
Wait, it doesn't do anything.
>> I once saw value in our alliance, but
you have proven most disloyal. Your
actions sparked the fall of my steel
watch. Whatever bargain we might have
made fell with it.
>> For what it's worth, I think I always
liked you, too.
But this is how it must be. There is
hesitation in his eye for one moment. A
passing thought of all time spent
together you'll never remember.
>> Wait, why does it make it sound weird? I
was saying like a friendship,
>> but it makes it like
>> brain awakens. It's time I take matters
into my own hands. We could have moved
mountains.
We could have shaken the plains.
And you chose imperfection.
I think I will hang your corpse in the
wide. The arch dukes would be assassin.
The people will celebrate your fall and
my part in it. Your bones will be a
souvenir of what could have been. Now
roll over and die. Give up your life
just as easily as you were ready to give
up the stones.
I got your stones right here, pal. Uh
Lord Ember goes to Dazzling Ray on
Shadow Heart. Shadow Heart needs 20.
They rolled 19. Cosmic omen of wheel.
Okay.
Refleto guard. Okay. Uh let's think
about all this. So keep in mind I have
them at 225% health. Three actions and
three bonus actions. This is uh I don't
think this is going to be a walk in the
park. As much as Gortach was talking
about how he fantasizes about it would
be. What is reflecto guard? Any
projectile fired is sent back to where
it came from. I'm gonna give
Menthara a haste
and 975 health.
Okay, I feel pretty good about this.
Okay, Lazelle, I want you pick this up
and throw it here at the incineration
caster. I think this is actually a huge
play by Lazelle.
Okay, never mind.
Never mind,
dude. The music.
No damage.
Okay.
Um, frig. Okay, let's try this one.
Okay, he did one. He did one damage.
Iron console jabcocks.
Jack's box.
That's Is that
might be worse. I don't know. Okay.
Huh? Wait, where do you
But
oh, did you guys see him fly up? Yeah,
he just went into orbit for a second.
Imperot.
Imperot. You're just throwing everyone
at the generators. I'm Yeah, I thought
maybe that would work.
>> Imperial.
>> Command halt. Wisdom save. Ooh, she has
low wisdom. I shouldn't waste my counter
spell.
Frick.
I trusted myself and I shouldn't have. I
should never trust myself ever again.
Wow. Insane reaction.
>> Dominate person on Menthara, dude. Okay,
counter spell.
Oh, okay. So, she's dominated and held.
So, they they dominated her and then
held her. They held her and then
dominated her. Like, what are they
thinking?
I think I think I'm I need to I need to
action surge and kill this guy.
Big electrocution.
I mean, I tried to blow him out here,
but he's immune to fire damage.
>> You chose to suffer. You chose to die.
>> I didn't choose that. You're trying to
make me. It's still so funny, dude, that
we we have the mystic carryon here and
this is a boss. This is literally a boss
from another quest and I mind controlled
him and I I'm taking him to Gortach.
>> Kicking for goodness.
>> For goodness sakes. All right, this
should break. I think I'm going to pick
this guy up and I'm going to try
throwing him at the incineration again.
Nice. is okay.
Good work, gentlemen. Dipped in fire.
Wait, what?
How? That's not Okay, you did it wrong.
Why did you What the Okay, what am I
watching? Why are you so stupid?
>> You will not enjoy the bumpings to come.
>> All right, big damn right here.
Oh my gosh. I can't I'm going to lose my
mind. Misclicking misclicking on these
attacks, dude.
Okay, three health left. I'm going to
pick her up. I'm going to try and throw
her. Hold on. Hold on. Let's move shadow
heart first
spirit guardians
and then now lazel. This thing's got
three health left. The finisher is going
to be a pickup and throw at this guy.
And hopefully this blows up on this
dude.
What? It did zero damage. Sturdy. Maybe
maybe it'll flame her
for doing damage.
Uh, frighten your Let's frighten
Gorthach.
Miss. Okay, never mind. Okay, she's not
much of a thrower, but maybe we should
throw this
18 damage. Okay,
nice.
I'm going to hold on to that divine
smite cuz it didn't crit.
I've only done 50 damage to Gortax or
Gorth.
Got Gorth and Gorthax.
Cortex is my editor.
Okay.
Okay. Now we're doing the big damn.
>> Wait, what is he doing?
Whoa.
>> Darkness.
>> Wait, what? Wait, why is it here?
Manifestation of tyranny. Manifestation
of tyranny. Wait, what are these? Oh,
nice. Menthora is back and she's still
hasted. What do these guys do? These
guys look cool. All servants of Bane
around this character get additional one
strength. This effect can stack. Oh my
gosh, I got to become a servant of Bane.
Damn. All right, we got big menthar
coming in. Resistant to thunder, fire,
and force.
So, we're going to make him cold. Potion
of speed throw. I'm going to throw that
potion of speed at these two.
Look, Luck of the Farm Realms rolled 33.
Guarantee the crit. No,
the 16. Roll the 19.
I'm I'm trying to break his damage
shield.
overloaded with synaptic power.
Coat your weapon in oil receives a minus
one pity damage, but targets feeling so
disadvantage on strengths and saves.
They also receive a 1d4. Oo, maybe I
want that.
Women to talk and drought poison. Um,
chance the drought fall. You know what?
Menthora is a drought elf, right? Let's
use some D poison.
Okay, we actually are pumping this dude
pretty good.
>> Concentration broke. Oh my gosh,
>> dude. Mystic carryon. Dude, Mystic
Carryon might die.
Should I let him die? He's kind of Dude,
he's tanking for us pretty hard.
>> From your ashes gate will be reborn.
>> Sneak attack.
Okay, he's at 631 health.
Oh, what is chain of
closed fist of bane
12 to 120 force damage
con? Wait, permanent conjure demon has
the occurs a fist that hangs in the air
until the end of the round before
falling.
Wait, I
Who has three bonus? Foes are foes. Foes
have three bonus actions and and uh
three regular actions. So they're like
spamming big like tyrants chains and
whatever the hell this is. This banefist
try curriculum of strategy artistry of
war.
Should I send this eight to 18 force
damage per hit? Should I kill these
manifestations? I mean, all right, let's
try this. Jira
immu. Oh my gosh, they're immune to
force damage. The first time I used
artistry of war, they're immune.
Forest poison psychic. I should have
known, dude. I I have the the thing
where I don't even have to examine them.
It shows it at the top.
Freaking poop idiot. Okay, so she has
another action. So, let's use it on the
punch.
>> The booming blade. I think I have to
kill these.
Concentration broken. Tyrants bindings.
216412.
Paralyzing critical paralyzed for two
turns. Okay, that's actually I feel like
that's insane. I should use the hunter
mark.
Another
crit. He's stunned and paralyzed.
44 slashing damage, nine psychic. Okay,
commander strike. I'm going to give inth
my commander strike.
Wait, pushing attack.
Damn, this guy's getting worked. Wait.
Okay, wait, that was dumb. I'm going to
use this dude to beat this other dude's
ass.
I I'm just pounding these two dudes on
top of each other.
Wait, did I miss? Oh, did I miss click?
Why is that H? No, I think I just I just
I think I just naturally like
I think I think I actually missed
Sunbeam.
What? How did you shoot that thing up
top?
>> Okay, big heal on everybody.
>> Guys,
there's a there's more there's more
kinds of pounding
than you guys know about. Okay, you'll
understand when you're older.
>> Make me your enemy.
Dude, I'm just owning him. We're just
Dude, how many attacks am I getting?
Gortach is dead.
Easy.
Massive smite crits. Fabricated
arbolist. Tyrannical jack boots. What is
this? Entering your unarmed attacks
deal. So give us a spell. What? What
even is that piece of equipment? Cloth
of authority. Oh, you get Gortach's
robes. Dude, wait. Mystic carryon
survived.
I'm using Okay,
I'm using Gortach's body as a weapon.
Wait, let's pick up this other dude. I
want to throw him at this.
It's sick. Oh, into the fire. Dip into
the fire and the booming blade on the
sick.
Oh my gosh, that was an insane amount of
damage. What remain? Who remains? Do we
kill them all? Wait, what do we have to
kill? Do we have to kill this Bane's
fist?
dude. Throwing Gortash's body around and
breaking these is so funny.
Okay, nice. We won the ordash fight, but
it's it's kind of bugged out.
Oh my gosh.
Oh,
>> wait. Is Gortach just Tony Stark but
medieval?
>> Stone.
I need to see it for myself.
There it is.
So innocent,
but such potential.
You have done very well indeed.
>> The nether stones pulse with psionic
energy, permeating you, pulling you in
line with their rhythm.
The throne quickens, rising, cresting on
a single feeling,
a location,
>> a morphic pool beneath the city itself.
So that's where the chosen imprisoned
the brave.
>> Amorphic pool. Why would they put it
there?
>> To conceal it, one would imagine. And to
maintain the illusion of their own
control above ground.
>> Do you think we're ready to face the
Elder Brain?
>> With the stones in hand and the chosen
dead, we stand as good a chance as we
ever will. As to how good a chance that
is, I cannot say. But I have hope.
>> You know Boulders Gate best. So, how do
we find the Morphic pool?
>> If memory serves, there are smuggling
routes beneath the city. They will take
you underground.
When we reach the pool, we will find the
brain, and we will end this in death,
thorom, or freedom. But a word of
caution. Once we cross into the Elder
Brain's domain, there will be no turning
back.
Finish your business here before you
proceed. The brain will be waiting for
us.
Wow.
Damn.
So, this is it, huh?
This is the point of no return. Oh,
yeah. I uh I should actually do speak to
the dead, right? Wait, where is his
body? Oh, it's over I dude I freaking
like I I abused his freaking dead
corpse. I was throwing him against the
wall doing everything.
>> You seek Gortach.
His soul is already suffering at my
hands.
That is the fate of all those who fail
me. Is that Ball
or Bane rather? Is it Ball or Bane?
Bane. Okay. If you're not Gortach, then
who are you? Oh, I guess I can ask.
>> I am Bane, the black lord. I am the
ultimate tyrant.
I am fear.
I am hate.
And you, you are the dagger that bled
Merkel's favored. You are the thorns
that prick at my sides.
>> I'm pricking. I'm pricking. You are
proof that still I will rise and bar and
Merkel will yield.
One question asked,
four still remain.
>> Four? You said I prove you will rise.
What do you mean?
>> You live for power. You have proven it
with every fallen foe, every chest
opened, every skill claimed. As long as
mortals and immortals v for sharper
blades and louder voices, I am
strengthened.
So it is for Bal and Merkel. And so it
is for you.
You make me eternal.
>> Yeah, but why does it even say that when
there's not even that many? Oh, okay. I
guess the dialogue keeps going. What can
I do to earn your blessing? I'm just
curious what he'll say, man. No,
actually you know what? What can I do to
learn? That doesn't mean I have to do
it, but I'm just asking, right? It
doesn't mean I have to commit to it. It
just I'm I might just be curious. You
know,
>> you have already laid the foundation.
You gained my favor when you slayed
Gortach.
Your need for power exceeds even his.
Use the nether stones to commandeer the
brain and unleash your infected army.
And I will count you among my chosen. Or
do not. Your lust for victory still
brings you one step closer to me.
>> Why did you ally with Merkel and Ball?
>> Why do red dragons ally with the
Githani? Why did the broken god befriend
tier? Ah, but you already know the
answer. By making one ally, you deny
them to another.
And by turning mortals illithid, you
deny their souls to their keepers. You
do not stoke fear by reaping your own
fields, but by burning your foes.
I am no agent of yours. I seek power for
proper ends, not for its own sake.
>> The corpse says nothing more. You did
not ask a question.
>> Okay. Well, chat, we defeated Gortach.
You know what's the craziest thing about
all this? By the way, the mystic
carryon, the last boss, is still with
us.
Might be important to read. Yeah, I'll
read it. Actually, Gortach private
memoir notes. Number 16. The Astroprism
Heist. After that dream I had about the
Gith Yankee threat to our accelerated
grand design, my research led me to pour
through the old archives left behind in
Moonrise Towers by the high heralds.
These records include Whoops. These
records included some surprisingly early
sources. Both Gith Yankee and Gith Zarai
Gith Yankee and Gith Zarai that
mentioned a relic or artifact called the
astral prism or the prism. Though the
source of its power was unstated, this
artifact was reputed to be able to
project a field that disrupted Ilithids
psionic. Such an artifact would clearly
be an existential threat to both of our
absolute ambitions and the grand design.
All three of the ancient sources agreed
the astral prism was in the hands of the
Gith Yankee Lich Queen of Lack. Thus was
born the plan to send a tadpoled strike
team in a regrown nonaloid piloted by
the emperor to steal the astral prison
from Black. Wait,
what?
the plan to send a tadpoled strike team
in a regrown nautiloid piloted by the
emperor to steal the astral prism from
Blackith. So from the very beginning of
the game, we were corrupted. They like
mind controlled us.
Oh my gosh.
So the emperor is the bad guy as well.
The emperor is in cahoots. Oh my gosh.
What? I was never in love with him. He's
a dude. And I am not a lover of dudes. I
am a lover of my fellow man as
friendship, but not nothing more. Thank
you. Oh my dude, I am blown away. So,
what is our next quest? Destroy the
Elder Brain. Wait, are we are we about
to do the last boss? I think it's time
to go to Lower City, Central Walt. Okay,
time to kill Mr. Kerion. Chad, can we
get some 07s? Mr. Kerrion, you fought
us. You fought well. You fought hard.
You helped kill Gortach, but now your
time is up and we no longer need you.
Your soul will be released.
It is done.
>> Yes, Thumbbo. We did it. We did it.
Thumbbo.
>> Yes. I don't know how to thank you.
Here, please take this. I think it's
valuable
>> and I will need it.
>> Two infernal diamonds. Stab of cherished
necromancy.
I guess it's time to go to the Balders's
Gate gate. Morphic pool dock. I am Am I
ready for this? Once you enter this
place, there's no turning back. The
finale is here, Chad. The end of
Balders's Gate 3. Guys, it's time.