Baldur's Gate 3 Best Of Ketheric Thorm J.K. Simmons

[@silentgameplays]

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) is an amazing and unique role-playing game developed by and published by Larian Studios first for Early Access in 2020 with the initial release in 2023. Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) Silent gameplay,no commentary.Enjoy!Please don't forget to like,subscribe and share as this helps my small channel with the KZbin algorithm.Thank you! You are amazing!

[@devak45167]

JK Simmons absolutely killed it. This performance was haunting

[@ZemeckisTEN]

That’s J.K. Simmons for you. He’s such an amazing actor. Both physical and voice.

[@Erissa]

Agreed. He sounds so haunting here. So cold and yet so emotional.

[@alistaircraig7849]

Got to be one of my favourite actors of all time

[@dmj271095]

The best Ketheric Thorm moments were every Ketheric Thorm moment. It's J.K.Simmons, how could it not be

[@silentgameplays]

@@dmj271095 Thank you for the great feedback. J.K. Simmons is an amazing actor.

[@lordmeamcraft2231]

I cant unhear him as omni man

[@silentgameplays]

@lordmeamcraft2231 J.K. Simmons is an amazing actor and he played many roles and diferent characters from Spider Man (2002-latest) to Whiplash (2014) and his latest more serious work is Night Sky(2022) and before that he played a very cool role in Counterpart (2017-2019).You can check all the movies/games/tv shows he worked in over the years here: www.imdb.com/name/nm0799777/

[@beezyo3042]

I am embarrassed to admit I didn't notice it was the same VA as Omni Man, now I can't unhear it.

[@Jestokost]

I hear both of them as Cave Johnson, personally.

[@TheArtOfSubconscious]

@@silentgameplays glad you meantioned counterpart. i loved that show

[@Mist3rBaker]

I can't unhear a kettle of water boiling.

[@beardedcyborg8807]

An new true soul to bring me pictures of Spider-man?

[@gwest3644]

"I want photos! Photos of Spider-Man!" "This is an apocalypse cult!" "Ok then, a blood sacrifice of Spider-Man!"

[@JosukeFromMorioh]

At the end it turns out he isn't powered by a sort of magic artifact, that's just what happen when JK simmons voices a character

[@Sierra-2044]

That score when his eyes open made me just start smiling and then the line "Try again" I was like....ohhhh boy...

[@BigBoo64]

Gotta love that he’s one of the only characters in the game with an American accent. Because JK Simmons’ natural accent is too perfect to meddle with

[@aihereplia]

That axe swing is not quite his tempo

[@Eyewarp]

For the record, Drenn wasn't out of tune. Fezzerk was. But she didn't know the difference, and that's bad enough.

[@DaMarakuHD]

Loved his character so much. Too bad my paladin had to shove her sword up where the sun don’t shine with x4 devine smite crits.

[@RexisSOUL]

“Let me break it down for you, Tav.”

[@powerist209]

Part of me had this quote, "I do like Isobel, but Dame Aylin would see her like...a pet to her." Or "Aylin... your Isobel is little more than a pet to you. Your Selune boon will let you live for thousands of years. Do you understand what this means? Everything you know and love will be gone before you look thirty years old. You do not belong here. Do you really want to watch your world die around you?"

[@What_do_I_Think]

That should have been the villain in Act 3 but not this Robot-Youngster Gortash -- he could not stand a minute besides Ketheric.

[@SolidSnake_927]

Gortash is still a great villain, all 3 Main villains are really great

[@leyrua]

I think they could have switched the order of defeating the two bosses and had a greater impact. Imagine making it to the city, already knowing their plot of Ketheric and Gortash playing their roles as the villain and hero, and then defeating Gortash. Only now, you may actually have a BIGGER problem. Because up until now the plan was for Ketheric and his army to merely act as a catalyst for Gortash's power play inside the city. He wasn't supposed to ACTUALLY overrun the city. But now his allies are dead, and you have 2/3 of what he needs to keep control of his army. He's going to come at you with EVERYTHING he has, even if he has to level the city to reach you. Now you are both racing against the clock. The army begins to overrun the city, culminating in a climactic battle between you and Ketheric. You have to fight your way past skirmishes to take the stones down underground to try to shackle the elder brain, only to fail. Now things get REALLY bad. Not only do you still have the remnants of a decapitated army having skirmishes with the city watch in the streets, but people on BOTH sides are turning into mind flayers left and right. Everything is turning to pandemonium as you climb the tower in an attempt to reach the Nether Brain.

[@SirSamson]

What makes Gortash as the more evil villain, narrative-wise, is that he knows that his plans are evil, and he loves it. He is evil for the sake of being evil. Ketheric Thorm understands what his evil is, and regrets is every moment. But he'd do it again so that the people he loves would live.

[@What_do_I_Think]

@@SirSamson That is right, but narrative wise Kethric is just more tragic, more inspiring and engaging. Gortash simply lacks charisma. He is evil, yes, but also a big-mouth who not even could stand by his own plan, but had to ask Tav to help him against the murder-girl.

[@HiddenBrother619]

Larian's orginal idea was for you to be able to talk him down and he could join the party

[@allhandsondik7803]

The Dead 3 sporting some of the dopest voices ever has to be one of my favorite moments, it was already cool hearing JK, but then getting to the Mindflayer colony and hearing Lady D and The Grand Inquisitor was just a treat.

[@silentgameplays]

Agreed.

[@tymoteuszmotyka2849]

I just beat him yesterday and I find it kinda funny how Astarion sneak killed God's chosen and then killed god of death himself

[@OtherworldlyOdyssey]

What do we say to the God of Death?

[@yharnamiyhill787]

What an epic voice actor... too bad I was the good path, and pretty much have the least dialogue with him. (I did infiltrate his quarters and got some unique dialogues. I did enjoy going toe to toe melee duel with him vs my Dragonslayer (from Gut's Armament Mod). I love the riposte I did. A duel between an apostle and a Blackswordsman filled with rage. 😊

[@silentgameplays]

@yharnamiyhill787 My druid was neutral good and there were these dialogue lines and some more, the reason for neutral good/not killing tieflings was more content for the playthrough. Since the game favors "good approach" to solving quests and gives you more companions and quests, compared to an evil durge run, where you end up with no companions and most of the tiefling quests will not be there.

[@yharnamiyhill787]

@SilentGamePLS I never really get to tall to Thorm until the battle. I wish I can meet him above the tower, but I had to give him the "relic" from the temple to do so.

[@WillieManga]

Ah, so THIS is what would happen if a Viltrumite came to Earth in medieval times instead.

[@efraim3364]

one does not simply impale Omni-Man

[@defectivedimensions4369]

1:00 Let us not forget that this guy was Omni-Man in another life.

[@mjkrh]

Now bring me the photos of Baldur and his gates Parker

[@TheNotoriousP.U.G]

Should have been the last trio boss not first, such a great character

[@LostGeburah]

jk simmons is always a win.

[@Arientis]

All he wanted was pictures of Spider man 🤫

[@hulanspyder3395]

Look I literally know nothing about the character or this game. This guy strikes me as the baddest of them all, somehow.

[@kaligath6616]

Everytime i hear his voice i just think omni man...

[@anotherboi3476]

I love his voice acting its so insanely good

[@drackk4645]

2:42 Almost makes me sorry for him

[@iliekgaems2626]

wtf is with larion having act 2 be the best in every game? really following that rising-climax- falling log. before you shit on me ive besten the game 3 times i love it. im just saying nothing stands up to this throughout (same as reapers coast in DOS2)

[@silentgameplays]

I agree with you, BG 3 Act 2 was the climax of the game as a follow up to Act 1, Act 3 felt railroaded and rushed also Gortash/Orin/Emperor/Big Brain Jelly bad were kind "meh" as villains, with Sarevok sitting in a bunker, who was one of the best villains in Baldurs Gate franchise along with Irenicus. Ketheric Thorm should have been the main villain, but was given very little time. Still this game is milestones better than anything released this year and probably in more years to come and it is nice to see Divinity OS 1 and Divinity OS 2 engine put to good use,although Baldur's Gate 3 felt more like a Divinity OS game with D&D 5e ruleset slapped on than a Baldur's Gate game. If you played all the Divinity Original Sin games you will notice combat similarities like utilising enverironments, terrain, blowing up barrels and there is the inventory from Divinity OS series.

[@bmbrowns1778]

I agree as well. there are way yoo many rabid fans that think any criticism of the game means you hate it. one of my favorite games ever, but act three tumbles a bit compared to the rest

[@silentgameplays]

@bmbrowns1778 What I like about BG 3 is that it is a great game, especially in 2023,with a proper story and gameplay and a cRPG/TRPG at that. Another great thing about BG 3 is that it is not just a tactical combat sim set in D&D 5e ruleset like Solasta was for example. As for Act 3 yes it could have been better and they should have given Ketheric Thorm (J.K.Simmons) more screen time and make him the main villain. The whole Emperor/Big Jelly Brain Bad story is fun and all, but there are plenty of missed opportunities with main villains an d their story arcs, for example Gortash/Orin were very cliche villains and served no other point than to further the Big Bad Jelly Brain plot arc. Baldur's Gate 3 could have been much darker and deeper, like the previous two entries if they at least kept Ketheric Thorm as main villain, because Orin/Gortash and Big Bad Jelly Brain/Emperor are just silly, compared to Sarevok from BG 1 or Irenicus from BG 2.

[@teleman07]

@@silentgameplays Myrkul was also out of character and he was given injustice. He should have been a star of the show. Like an option for player to be his chosen, ally with Kheteric, or simply Myrkul having a conniving plan for the plot to improve upon. A bit more depth which would materialize Myrkul we knew from the other games. Along with his never ending self justifications... Instead we have a brain dead (literally) plot device and we got act 3.

[@silentgameplays]

@@teleman07 Still, Baldur's Gate 3 is a great game for 2023 and the amount of poor releases so far, and I hope it gets GOTY,because it came out polished,as for the Big Bad Jelly Brain plot, maybe it was done on purpose for newcomers to the cRPG. Baldur's Gate 1 and Baldur's Gate 2 as well as other cRPG's of that time and even newer ones like Dragon Age Origins, The Witcher series, Pillars Of Eternity series can be somewhat very dark to lure new gamers into the D&D world. Also compared to Alan Wake's 2 plot, Baldur's Gate 3 Big Bad Jelly Brain is much more grounded.

[@nicholasnguyen5181]

This is brutal… . Omniman can’t be killed… wow… .

[@Mdaad]

damn, went to the tomb first and only seen him during the fight xD

[@Schlaturn]

All I hear is Omni man's displeased tone

[@yodoleheehoo90]

I was really confused @2:11 because after raiding Moonrise with Jaheira I thought I missed a cutscene prior to freeing Nightsong but I guess this is a natural course of the story? I hope I made the right choices!

[@THCRAnimalSanctuary]

Your character has beautiful hair ❤

[@salvatoreannunziata4393]

15:00 Shadowheart really read my thoughts

[@loganfaraday1740]

is that omni man?

[@aychaar7195]

Yes

[@UncaringMan]

No J. Jonah Jameson

[@loganfaraday1740]

@@UncaringMan even better

[@QUASAR_XIII]

I honestly think him and orin are much more formidable. I think Raphael shouldve taken gortash place.

[@silentgameplays]

Ketheric Thorm should have been the main villain, similar to Sarevok and Irenicus in the first two games Baldur's Gate 1 and Baldur's Gate 2. Raphael already rocks in the House Of Hope, but he should have been also a main villain on par with Ketheric Thorm, because both voice actors nailed their roles. When you encounter Ketheric or Raphael then they are next level of bad, manipulative and sinister, similar to Sarevok and Irenicus from the previous games.

[@gwest3644]

Gortash is still a pretty good villain imho, at least conceptually. Ketheric's cruel apathy and Orin's raving madness make them super interesting, but sometimes the most dangerous enemy is a man with power and influence who has society on his side. Jason Isaacs did a pretty good job with his voice as well, I was surprised they managed to get both him and Simmons

[@Azriel884]

How did you get all those bonuses for your speech craft?? Im playing a ranger, so my speechcraft is limited, but i have a few bonuses, but yours are off the charts! Tell me your ways!

[@silentgameplays]

@Azriel884 Thank you for the feedback Druid Wisdom around 16 with Ethel's Hair and from leveling up, Charisma 14 from start,speechcraft as part of Artisan background ,Guidance cantrip, Enhance Ability  spell. If you have Sahdowheart, then let her cast guidance/enhance ability.

[@undeadwarden3874]

I gotta know his intro song. That’s a killer intro for a bad@ss

[@silentgameplays]

The whole Baldur's Gate 3 soundtrack is amazing.The intro is Devotee’s of the Absolute (Keltheric Thorm's Introduction) form BG3 original soundtrack.

[@KamilleBidanApologist]

Lawd, he is he so hot

[@darkcrusader2692]

DND omniman

[@silentgameplays]

@darkcrusader2692 Omniman is just one of his latest works, J.K. Simmons career extends for decades he even played J. Jonah Jameson in all Spiderman movies, starting from 2002 and Fletcher in Whiplash 2014 as well as a bunch of other works. www.imdb.com/name/nm0799777/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2

[@asd1245d]

whats the point of armor then?

[@silentgameplays]

To loot it probably.

[@MrStrangeUsername]

it makes him invulnerable to being moved against his will, provides special actions, and is generally good to have even if you're immortal, because self-resurrecting still takes an action so dying less often yields better action economy

[@silentgameplays]

@MrStrangeUsername It is nice mid-game loot,if you roleplay properly and do all tiefling quests (you need to not kill them in Druid Grove) you are around lvl 12-13 by the time you reach him, but Raphael's armor in Act 3 is much better.

[@leyrua]

_STYLE!_ Also those other things that were mentioned. But he wouldn't have quite the same _gravitas_ if he walked around in a tunic. Then again he was terrifying when he wore white and red _spandex,_ so I guess he could pull it off. 🤩

[@deadlineuniverse3189]

I mean, to catch opponents unaware? Since the wincon against an immortal is quite different from the common mortal. And who do you suspect to be an immortal. The guy clad in full armour or the one that barely bothered to wear more than just pants to a war.

[@DellikkilleD]

between Omni man and Ketheric Jk just killing it this decade

[@convoyxd6268]

Goofy ah game

[@convoyxd6268]

Roll a dice to pursuance someone 💀

[@seve7nin9e31]

wtf why negan in baldur gates and immortal

[@silentgameplays]

@seve7nin9e31 J.K Simmons plays Omniman in Invincible and Ketheric Thorm in Baldur's Gate 3, Negan from The Walking Dead is played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan same actor that played John Winchester in Supernatural. J.K. Simmons: www.imdb.com/name/nm0799777/?ref_=tt_cl_t_2 Jeffrey Dean Morgan: www.imdb.com/name/nm0604742/?ref_=tt_cl_t_17

[@seve7nin9e31]

@@silentgameplays oh wow thx for explain it but the face its same as deanmorgan ngl look similar

[@nawt9529]

every single bit of content ive ever watched in this game makes me question how it won goty even more

[@silentgameplays]

@nawt9529 It is a solid good Larian game, if you played Divinity OS and Divinity OS 2 , it is in the same category only with gimped stats for MC to fit DND 5 ruleset and more cinematics. Act 1 and Act 2 were very good, Act 3 was a bit rushed, but had a lot of going on. At least Baldur's Gate 3 despite it flaws was innovative and interesting and something fresh.

[@nawt9529]

@@silentgameplays i do agree. its a very interesting premise, its just.. so specific.. it covers only one community

[@silentgameplays]

@nawt9529 Well, yes, but it has been done much better than most of the games this year. Baldur's Gate 3 had proper cinematics, voice acting, story, yes the TRPG part can be a bit boring for most people, even I prefer real time combat to the tactical combat in CRPG's, but Baldur's Gate 3 delivered in all other aspects, including innovation on a remake/reboot/more of the same landscape, so it deserves GOTY, at least in order for other devs to start making more innovative games, not just remake/reboots.

[@TheScathed]

@@nawt9529 Counterargument: It got the more casual gamers (including most streamers) interested enough that they played it despite supposedly being in a niche genre. It did for CRPGs what Elden Ring did for Souls-like games.

[@nawt9529]

@@TheScathed thats a good argument