Baldur's Gate 3: Minthara & The Clown (Act 3)

This went from fun to violent pretty quickly

[@MorganaEvelyn]

My good friend Minthara is the funniest person I know

[@user-rw3kw7wx7e]

I'm commander Shepard, and this is the funniest companion in the Citadel.

[@KamBha]

Astarion Approves

[@martinnolhaf3151]

she literally is though! :D

[@DirtyDishSoap]

​@@user-rw3kw7wx7eYou're the real hero for writing that

[@mikehorne4053]

The deadpan delivery of "It was a beautiful webbing" absolutely killed me.

[@codyvandal2860]

That was the moment I fell for Minthara lmao

[@Observer29830]

"Minthara approves." Also, the fact Tav knows about the joke implies she told it to him before.

[@Cheshire3Cat21]

I love the fact that after you fight the clown, her trigger dialogue is like "Awww.... I thought we had killed a real clown...." I damn near spat out my drink, I was not prepared. She's a hidden gem.

[@richardshiflett5181]

That's why she has the best sex scene

[@KollbjornYT]

you'll love her even more if she is the one to find the body parts

[@pedrobarrios7528]

"It was a beautiful webbing" Her dry ass delivery perfectly captures how much it hurt her to even say it lmao

[@inferno232]

Just now noticed that Minthara approves of being allowed to practice her famous comedy routine. A shame it got interrupted.

[@DCdabest]

Drow standup is always great.. always such killer lines.

[@Arunemor]

@@DCdabest We can say they excel in dark humor, they drow no line.

[@user-nw9pd9bc9i]

@@Arunemornow that was a delicacy to my ears

[@abduljah9355]

She's probably never had the opportunity to do standup. The comedy scene in the Underworld is probably dead as a rock.

[@sayakyo7024]

Minthara made a pun I can't- god seeing her of all people on stage is so funny. and that shriek at the end XD

[@jackychen6261]

There is a line she has after meeting Orrin a couple of times. She will express concern about how anyone could be her, including one of your party members. You can then say “what if you are actually Orrin?” She will pretend to talk like Orrin and then say “that was a joke, I can assure you I am the real one”. Which expressed concerns in me because I find it hard to believe the real Minthara was capable of joking.

[@realbabyeater]

@@jackychen6261 Minthara is one of the deepest companions, its a shame she doesn't have more content

[@abracadabra6203]

@@realbabyeater it was cut. they will add it in a few coming years. she literally was pregnant from your night in camp if you choose to side with goblins and clear tieflings and druids. they cut shittons of content, because they wasnt able to link all together in time. They also cut Upper City with importan plot parts like Casador , Cult of Bane, Hag Circle, Shadow Druids and many more.

[@caramelapple5562]

@@abracadabra6203 also a lot of minthara lines weren't triggering due to a bug that should be patched soon

[@niydfass1060]

@@abracadabra6203They're actually adding the Minthara stuff soon because a bug caused a lot of the lines to get bugged

[@vesselthanatos3033]

i love how Minthara approves telling her joke

[@richardshiflett5181]

In Drow society her joke is considered a classic

[@TheFiresloth]

I love how proud of herself she looks when she does the joke.

[@richardshiflett5181]

She's considered quite humorous compared to other Noble House Drow.

[@ItamarO93]

To be fair, Minthara's joke is better than the clown's...

[@martinnolhaf3151]

Of course it is. She Had centuries to refine it

[@betadyne9559]

Minthara is the absolute best character. "We could kill the clown and be hailed as heroes !"

[@spaced0rit070]

I mean Was she wrong

[@Mediados]

The fact that Tav knows about the joke implies that Minthara actually told the joke in camp at some point and really likes it.

[@stephenmemelord2303]

they should have made his puns cause an endurance check with psychic damage on failure

[@thecursed01]

vicious mockery :)

[@BlueMagicite]

That drider joke is both family-friendly and potentially nasty as all hell. no wonder Astarion approved

[@SithEmpiredidnothingwrong]

*Scared Viconia DeVir noises*

[@21chroma]

Clown: Hrm I need to pick a volunteer from the audience to bring up on stage and ridicule..... ..... ....... BINGO!

[@Davisonic95]

He doesn't want to ridicule a random person, he's an Absolute worshipper who was sent specifically after the player.

[@21chroma]

@@Davisonic95 Yes I'm aware, it's humorous though

[@Alforbia]

​@@Davisonic95technically he's a Bhaal worshipper tasked with impersonating an absolute worshipper to drum up public fear.

[@BeauRamos]

I also had Minthara go up on the stage but she immediately was crit by the clown hammer and proceeded to laugh herself stupid for the ENTIRE fight and it had me DYING.

[@pandoraeeris7860]

I love Minthara even more now.

[@solaris4019]

I have a question for the experts, I saved Minthara, she's in the camp I can talk to her BUT, SHE COMPLETELY DOES NOT SPEAK THE WHOLE TRIP AND HAS NOTHING TO SAY. Is this a bug? will she actually say nothing until the end of the game? It's exactly that Karlach, Shadowheart and Gith women, I get along, talk, cut in all the time when something doesn't suit them, and Minthara doesn't say anything and acts like a boot.

[@Neptius-FR]

@@solaris4019 This is not a bug (although I would have preferred that). She doesn't have any dialogue and she's the only character with whom you can't have a "real" romance (not counting Jaheira and Minsk where it's justified) In the current state, it gives more impression that the character is not finished Act 1: Well integrated (hehe) Act 2: We save her and then nothing Act 3: Nothing (some dialogue in relation to Orin) Sad.

[@comraderobespierre]

@@Neptius-FR no she is bugged her flags are not properly triggering

[@Neptius-FR]

@@comraderobespierre True, a lot of triggers didn't work, but even after the patch, the character is still annoying. the background remains empty. The game's sources have shown that her deep story (teased at the end of Act 1) was indeed cut and that her true romance even made her fall pregnant.

[@comraderobespierre]

@@Neptius-FR yea i think they only fixed the minor bugs about her not the actual problems. Well see after few more patches i guess

[@Woodmaster437]

U know I think I would of liked to play minthara as a origin character

[@laharlkent]

Maybe if you beat the game with her in the party? some rando is in the gobbo spot.

[@Darth_Sithis]

That would of been a fun and different origin to have. As well as potentially starting already as a goblin commander and easy evil start

[@hayseshouhda5730]

I don't like Minthara, but I laughed my ass off when she suggested to kill the clown with such intensity!

[@SeregaOrgan]

You don't like her because youre 12. Let me guess. Shadowhearth and karlakh? Holy 💩, that's pathetic childish options for a romance.

[@digitaldevil696]

*Lae'zel approves*

[@saphir7897]

laezel's line and face in that situation is also extremely hilarious

[@richardshiflett5181]

She's amazing

[@lorenzopiscosi9566]

“You don’t like Minthara” *EVERYONE F*ING DISLIKE THAT!*

[@EvangelistOfLolth]

The end of this was extra funny to me since I gave her Polearm Master and Sentinel and fast dog-like enemies keep blasting through the threat radius EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GOD DAMN IT LARIAN

[@andreant862]

Minthy IS funny, she also jokes about being Orin in disguise

[@Turanic1]

narrator: "you wan't to butcher the crowd both women and children" - the dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural, imao playing as a goodie, but seems will need to play as baddie as well 2nd time

[@CJ-wh7ik]

playing a baddie hits rly hard as in your actions have consequences and game doesnt pull punches

[@ghostprojekt]

Dark Urge is just "when intrusive thoughts become extrusive"

[@SithEmpiredidnothingwrong]

@@ghostprojekt Dark Urge is that guy who someday woke up and chose violence.

[@sleepinthemorningcalm]

Her voice is amazing, I love her

[@jlovedown]

Minthara looking like the Ryan Gosling meme from Bladerunner is a great way to start my day

[@aproxy7263]

0:43 the extreme disappointment gets me every time

[@mannyn2587]

Minthara is unironically the funniest person lol

[@ameliabrittain3689]

Astarion has some amazing lines, but “it was a beautiful webbing” might be my favorite thing in the entire game. I wanna kiss every single person who brought that line into reality.

[@222CBK222]

"Praise the Absolute" is basically D&D's "Hail Hydra".

[@matthewtedeschi5646]

I cant wait for minthara romance to be fixed i can fix her

[@migratingcoconut4248]

She can make me worse

[@SithEmpiredidnothingwrong]

It seems both Minthara and Astarion's fans are in union between each other. They will do anything just do fix their waifu and husbando.

[@dracos0024]

Minthara, True Soul of the absolute, Nightwarden of Death.....Maker of puns. 😂

[@van20aguas]

In early access, Wyll had a deep hatred for goblins. So much that he tortured one

[@InternetMonster1]

Your character looks like what I would imagine a Murderhobo to look like.

[@Bah56]

I love how she looks so genuinely filled with rage in the background behind Tav

[@sofaking1627]

This interaction solidified my love for Minthara

[@mumblingBRAMT]

How do you call a grumpy green parrot? A mint ara! Waaheeeey!!!

[@ayyyylmao-rg3ik]

Her voice reminds me of my aunt. She smoked 3 packs a day and sounded exactly the same lol.

[@txt5220]

Minthara is so funny, I wish I could have her in my party in a good guy playthrough

[@vivi44]

That's what Mods are for!

[@daskebabibnahmedal-kohol8119]

Well, thankfully we can now, but as usual, there are a few hoops and caveat to it

[@abduljah9355]

You can! Just knock her out instead of killing her at the goblin camp and you can free her from prison in early act 2 and she becomes an ally. No mods required.

[@RicoLen1]

Yup, Astarion is the best choice by far.

[@Val-yq7pt]

God I love her

[@Mic_Glow]

hail hydra

[@morgan3392]

Ain't no way she approved

[@oldensad5541]

Force Astarion on a stage is SO MUCH funnier :)

[@shoblette961]

I missed all this in my durge/minthara playthrough because... I butchered the clown and the crowd and soaked in their innards... I guess I was just a little too in-character.

[@Z_Belphemon]

enemies in cutscenes: 💀 enemies in battle: 👶

[@daradacro23]

Now I’m kinda curious what happens if you go to this in disguise

[@bezretmet]

you think they had time to prep something as elaborate as that in act 3?

[@talesofacrookedmouth]

@@bezretmet LMAO exactly

[@RedShogun13]

I thought Minthara was still bugged in act 3? Or is it just her romance?

[@zackarysullivan9019]

What happens afterward?

[@CJ-wh7ik]

we fight

[@killer3000ad]

The clown and some assistants are revealed to be dopplegangers and start attacking you and the crowd. Also they will release two caged animals nearby to join the attack. Before the scene starts, U can placate the dinosaur with meat and he won't be released. As for the displacer beast you can break the lock so it is trapped. It will make the fight easier.

[@Veldazandtea]

@@CJ-wh7ik Figured.

[@ShadowXSky]

she dies and you lose your party member forever

[@Ethan-uy8uy]

The clown is a shapeshifter, minthara expresses disappointment that she couldn't kill a real clown.

[@fashdag]

Hmm.. what where those clubs on her back with the bone handles? I don't remember those.

[@ImPedofinderGeneral]

flail from gnoll probably

[@Edski10]

What's with the dark veins?

[@SeregaOrgan]

Heroin

[@ImPedofinderGeneral]

@@SeregaOrgan mindflyer's heroin to be precise

[@ant3910]

@@SeregaOrganMenzoberranzan special heroin

[@tomniemann6823]

I thought Minthara also praising the absolute. So why she got attacked here?😮

[@RayoSombrio78]

Because she already knew the absolute was a scam

[@Notorious224]

is this related to her pregnancy?

[@NycroLP]

what a garbage character

[@solaris4019]

I have a question for the experts, I saved Minthara, she's in the camp I can talk to her BUT, SHE COMPLETELY DOES NOT SPEAK THE WHOLE TRIP AND HAS NOTHING TO SAY. Is this a bug? will she actually say nothing until the end of the game? It's exactly that Karlach, Shadowheart and Gith women, I get along, talk, cut in all the time when something doesn't suit them, and Minthara doesn't say anything and acts like a boot.

[@ghostprojekt]

Yes. Minthara is bugged and a lot of her dialogue/plot pointers don't trigger (there's an entire subplot of her being pregnant that is completely absent). Larian said they're "fixing" it but your guess is as good as mine as to when it'll happen.

[@Dragsio4]

@@ghostprojekt In community update #24 they specifically mentioned that they're working on a fix.

[@Weeplash]

Get her killed and ressurect using Withers, it should reset the character and fix the bug. I had the same issue with her

[@vicioushellsing]

She has another line here too. If you go onto the stage instead of saying for her to do it. She says another line about if the joke is terrible you can resort to murdering the clown for a laugh.