Baldur's Gate 3 Sound Design - Barbarian's Rage

[@JoshWichard]

Hey everyone! I'm voice 1! Thanks for the lovely words ❤

[@flurple6921]

ur amazing man, ur voice is built for barbarian rage ♥️

[@aquilliusranger2137]

You made my Dragonborn Barbarian look like an absolute menace out on the battlefied, thank you!

[@draklord18283]

You have the same intensity as Hugh Jackman doing the Woverine rage. Badassery sir at its finest.

[@poomanfu]

your barb scream is insane

[@jsmith7114]

u are so good man

[@Cyrillius1]

astarion: [channels centuries of torment into a primal scream] gale: [remembers that one time he forgot to return a library book]

[@psiosman]

REEEEEE

[@Aemulator.]

Okay but Gale’s 4th one is coming straight from the fucking void on his chest 😂

[@WynneL]

@@Aemulator. That's Gale remembering the pain of that one time he accidentally dropped a library book into a chasm.

[@Dilarapixel]

THIS COMMENT IS SENDING MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@morgan145able]

@@Aemulator. It's the only scream that actually sounds like a barbarian 😂

[@norelle28]

I applaud Tim for making the screams sound like I imagine Gale sounds if you don't stop licking the damn spider

[@marcusgabriel8365]

The noises of a man who tried and failed to rizz you up by offering you magic sex

[@SergeantDaynes]

Gale sounds like he stubbed his toe honestly

[@ДмитрийОсипов-м9д]

​@@SergeantDaynes nerd rage from Fallout looks exactly like that

[@roondoger]

Can we all appreciate they had the foresight that players might reclass all origin characters into barbarians. They actually had variations for everyone, that's crazy!

[@luigiff3431]

Or multiclass!

[@pustysrodeczek8102]

I just want to say, they made multiple vocal spell incations for every spell tht requires vocal component Tav voice and origin character

[@Blazieth]

Every Origin character has the appropriate voice lines to be literally any class. Including Vicious Mockery lines for Bards!

[@WynneL]

@@Blazieth Hell yeah, the Vicious Mockery lines are fantastic.

[@lilyreese7046]

@@BlaziethI think I’m going to have to make an Astarion bard… for science…

[@CelestialDraconis]

Shadowheart's scream sounds like 10 years of pentup rage finally unleashed.

[@KenMochii]

40 years more like iykyk

[@ZaimGamePlay]

I think of all the best second is ShadowHeart ... Karlach barb shout was the best.. That PURE EMOTIONAL RAGE SHE SHOUT MAKE My heart rage when one of my companions are down 😂

[@andresrodriguez3708]

I didn't knew Shadowheart had it in her!. Gale should stick with magic 😂

[@anibalgleza407]

For real, I went in thinking Lae'zael would take the cake, but holy shit, Shadowheart just went fucking nuts. Homegirl has unaddressed anger issues.

[@KurosakiYukigo]

I mean, he's a wizard, he's doing his best lol

[@rupturedpheonix3750]

Gale be like (ah...)

[@udinrambutan-do8oz]

Shadowheart scream like a true banshee

[@timetochronicle]

I mean, she was tormented for four decades, made to do terrible things while her memories were routinely taken from her. The rage really suits her. Its why I am currently playing her as a wildheart barbarian

[@bradeki2997]

Astarion: centuries of anguish - Shadowheart: a decade of unseen torment boiling to the surface - Karlach: literally going through hell- Wyll: the pain of sacrifice - Laezel: the betrayal of her most cherished beliefs - Gale: kinda grumpy, maybe even slightly miffed.

[@KitsuneHB]

Gale just stepped on a lego brick.

[@mikealgiers7852]

For Shadowheart, it’s actually more than a decade since she’s about 45.

[@matthewmayo9270]

Gale if taken seriously: the agony of self consuming destruction

[@woam3360]

That's why I love that sweet idiot

[@MyUsernameIsGoofy]

I think Shadowheart's VA had bills to pay when she recorded those screams.

[@DavidGonzalez-zl3dz]

She killed her entire performance

[@patheticruel]

gale's rage scream is so funny i just can't- he is like not even in rage, just a lil bit angry😭

[@illzzu]

his rage screams kinda sound like Geralt from The Witcher 😭

[@JB-xl2jc]

"Uggggh!"

[@seiralee5017]

No no no, he not angry, he angy XD

[@AlasdairGR]

"I'm...quite perturbed currently, thank you very much."

[@Firestar9888]

Voice 1 absolutely fucking KILLED it.

[@VvodeAn]

They did indeed. There's something so primal, the rage comes from the guts themselves. Makes you feel hyped to FUCKING KILL SOMEONE

[@RyuHaya]

If you like that you should make Halsin a berserker. He also screams his lungs out!

[@vilxxblack2472]

Voice 1 sounds too young imho, but the screams are good.

[@VvodeAn]

@@vilxxblack2472 it does not match with a half orc, but perhaps a young human.

[@lyonfire4592]

Halsin best barbarian

[@Andy-rf8rr]

9 minutes for us, 20 hours of loading screens for him

[@VillainousEater]

Shadowheart screams like she really needed that lmao

[@jooot_6850]

she 100% did lmao

[@Bonibello]

She always scream like she needs it, not just in barbarian rage but any melee hit lol

[@etcetera1995]

Gale isn't raging, he just stubbed his toe and spilled tea on a library book.

[@ZafiroDoesGames]

Most barbarian screams: “I WOULD LIKE TO RAGE!” Gale: “i angy”

[@jayofalltrades8383]

GALE'S RAGE IS HILARIOUS HE IS NOT FIT FOR THIS AT ALL

[@ascended8174]

This game's sound design is an underappreciated aspect. Fucking eldritch blast? Fireball? Call Lightning? Glorious sonic architecture

[@lryiss9407]

DOL

[@Bonkersiznuts]

Finger of death

[@Ewafingmyth]

have you heard all the monk sound design? genuine art

[@YoutubeIsRunByANaziOverlord420]

Divine Smite sound *chef kiss*

[@Jonononon]

And the music man. It’s as diverse as the game itself and so damn memorable

[@mushromus7764]

Voices 2-7: *yells a little loud but dont wanna disturb the neighbour's* Voice 1 and 8: *literally watches their family grt slaughtered in the studio*

[@witchamy]

everyone is talking about the voices but can we all appreciate the sound effect itself? It feels so powerful that it gives me the shivers I especially like the last moment of the pre-cast sound, like a hyper-fast beating heart... It feels so strong that you can almost touch the force.

[@FlyingFistOfJuda]

Shadowheart has one the best rages. Surprised tf outta me

[@Kyotodguy]

It would've been cool If Dark Urge just laughed maniacally.

[@andrtym]

Voice 7 fits pretty well

[@quill9648]

I don't think Urge has his unique voice, he defaults to 3 or 5

[@shepardalt760]

It defaults to Voice 5 I believe, could be wrong.​@@quill9648

[@TerryHesticles87]

Holy hell Shadowheart can do some crazy rage screams. This is awesome.

[@vicalonso6597]

That range of expression was incredible! Jennifer English did a fantastic job

[@vincentbechard-ouellet1581]

Karlach's first scream of rage made me fall for her

[@0jutai]

Her scream of rage, with that bassy rumbling sound effect just makes it sound so fucking COOL

[@quejebo]

Karlach A for life ❤

[@Pompadourius]

Her raging screams as you hear her engine starting up, and the contrast of that with how sweet she is out of combat, definitely makes her S-tier.

[@ZaimGamePlay]

I think of all the best... Karlach barb shout was the best.. That PURE EMOTIONAL RAGE SHE SHOUT MAKE My heart rage when one of my companions are down 😂

[@DietPropharah]

When she was giddy talking about the different demons❤❤😌

[@21teapot]

Voice 1 is so good, I legit got a bit intimidated when I first heard it lmao

[@StyleshStorm]

Same lol. It was a enemy encounter and he actually made me nervous enough to focus on killing him fitst. Love these raw genuine first experiences.

[@JoshWichard]

Aha, thank-you!

[@Pavel_Leonov]

how you hear your own voice 0:02 how it sounds on the recording 5:02

[@woam3360]

I cackled

[@ImGangster23]

😂😂😂

[@JoshWichard]

From voice 1, thank-you 🤣

[@CavemanBearPig]

Gosh I absolutely love how Barbarian Rage is done in this game, from the ground shattering beneath your feet to the battle cry as your character rouses their temper and fury.

[@aquilliusranger2137]

A literal force of nature, my Barbarian Dragonborn is one such beasts. I like how Raphael comments on my Dragonborn saying it looks like my race and such only to say “It speaks like a beast” 😂 like, no shit, he is.

[@Zigzf]

"aaa" Gale said calmly.

[@orrusfellin5150]

V1 is great, but damn, i did not expect SH to sound SO good. I almost want to restart my barb playthrough as her.

[@jooot_6850]

Barbarian Cleric spreading the word of her god by smashing it into people’s heads 😭

[@smangle7328]

I liked the part where someone was screaming

[@boss-rm9ie]

Well when u rage irl you don't meow do you?

[@lukemccuan7772]

yea that part was definitely the best

[@blueskyblazingrose]

I like how gale's B version sounds like he's casting a spell of rage on himself

[@Qulize]

Astarion & Shart surprises me especially the latter 😮. Gale is funny af lmao

[@cooldude117007]

Exactly what I wanted. Voice 1 is my pick. So hype hearing it in game. Barbarian not as fun on tabletop but this rage totally makes it in game

[@subject8776]

No wonder, Voice 1 does sound the best for male characters, even though I personally like the speaking tone of Voice 7 the most.

[@JoshWichard]

Thank-you so much 😭

[@JoshWichard]

@@subject8776 thank-you ❤

[@RyuHaya]

Voice 1 is awesome, Halsin is the only companion that screams like that, just deeper.

[@JoshWichard]

Thanks so much!

[@WilleViberg]

Astarion and SH has some pretty good screams ngl

[@trustypatches669]

Gale's roar is so goofy.

[@Blazieth]

For the record: when the characters enter their rage... the Axe teleports from their left hand to their right. You can no longer un-see this. You're welcome.

[@TrairFrair]

By Princess Bride logic, this makes sense.

[@oryaniv5223]

@@TrairFrair this is the best comment here

[@Anna_A__]

Aren’t they just tossing it?

[@Skul1ManEXE]

They fixed that

[@alexanderoakland2607]

Youuuu…….sausage. Now that’s all i can see

[@subject8776]

Yeah, Voice 1 is definitely the best male version, damn.

[@madam-mint]

I know that people make fun of Gale’s scream, but I think his fourth one is actually pretty good.

[@fuzzyapplepie6940]

That one actually sounds enraged. The others sound like he stubbed his toe on accident.

[@JPXtorsion]

Wait I did not realize durge had a unique rage sound. My first playthrough was durge and I went oathbreaker/berserker. Screaming was always SO satisfying. That voice NAILED it

[@Polomance862]

I adore Gale's rage noises. Who in the right mind turns the Wizard origin into a Barbarian!?

[@norelle28]

Me He absolutely kills it as Barb/Fighter

[@ponimacaroni]

I question the wisdom of that decision but so be it

[@4Shaman]

@@norelle28but… but… literally everyone else in the party would make just as good if not better barb/fighter… why him?

[@Nefhith1337]

@@4Shaman So we can see those abs

[@norelle28]

@@4Shaman Karlach as Rogue is extremely funny too. She has all these lines about how she's not made for stealth and I'm like, "girl, you're a rogue now, get over it." Honour Mode is a blast respecing them into the most unfitting classes. Paladin Astarion still hasn't broken his oath somehow. I don't play him honourably at all, but somehow the oath still holds lol.

[@h4l0g3n]

Oh Jesus, voice 1 it is!

[@SergeantDaynes]

Shadowheart sounds fucking feral and I love it. Yes gurl, let that rage out!

[@Jewels___]

I just want to add how the Rage animation made want to play a barbarian

[@JoeVO24]

i was about to say "astarion's D is so good" but then i stopped myself before hitting send. anyways i love his fourth scream.

[@jcosmozd]

Gale screams in lower case and that’s funny to me, he sounds more frustrated than enraged

[@sielak4036]

voice one is dope but nobody's talking about shadowhearts guttural roar????

[@jooot_6850]

she needed to get some of that off her chest for sure

[@Isvoor]

Different rage types have a different effect sounds too. Eagle rage has an eagle screech!

[@BoomBoomstick]

Yo shadowheart forgot Shar man let's go join slipknot.

[@geno3849]

Gale is just forcing himself to be mad at something to cast rage lmao

[@stefanfr13]

S+ tier: Voice 1. The first one I ever heard when Barb came out in EA, and it's still my absolute favorite of them all. S tier: Shadowheart, voice 4. These will be my go-to's for any future playthroughs with a female barbarian A tier: Karlach, Astarion, voice 6, voice 2. Respectable performances overall, at worst I'd say there's only one scream from each that aren't too fantastic. B tier: Voice 5, Lae'zel. Not great, not terrible, wouldn't be outright opposed to playing these as barbarians, but I'd still prefer some of the higher tier ones. C tier: Voice 3, voice 7, voice 8, Wyll. Not too fond of these tbh, I can tell they tried but they're either too short, too quiet, or just straight up sound goofy. D tier: Gale. Just stick to spellcasting, man...

[@iLlamas1]

How interesting! My S+ tier is voice 3 by far, that rage sound like an emotional rage I feel like my character is really getting angry and not casting rage, S tier is voice 7 a calm rage something I can see a barbarian chieftain with high wisdom doing, and C tier for voice 1 all of the screams sound the same it's like he's casting rage and not really getting angry. That proves that larian nailed those screams.

[@oxymrn7038]

I thought voice 2 sounded a lot better than 4 but people have their opinions

[@Acrysalis]

Voice 1 is literally what I think when I imagine barbarian rage, none of the other voices come close

[@MrMcp1995]

S++ tier: Travis Willingham.

[@aquilliusranger2137]

@@AcrysalisExcept for Shadowheart, her screams freaking slaps.

[@cooldude117007]

Coming back here to comment: Minthara has THE BEST RAGE ROAR I've heard in this game. Can't find any audio clip online, but everyone should check it out. Definitely belongs in this awesome video. Thanks for your work

[@adrianrandom3448]

Yeah we're missing Halsin and Minthara :(, I bet they sound great

[@towelgirl21]

There are clips of them now, and you can tell Minthara's VA does WH40k audio dramas. She sounds like she'll rip your face off for the Emperor!

[@DevinRyan-gh7pe]

Vicious Mockery next please! I think there are probably too many to include all of them but at least a few samples would be nice. Im curious to the origin characters using it mostly.

[@Fr0st1989]

4:51 when someone buys the last copy of Etheril's Enchiridion of Enchanting Easements, First Edition

[@timetochronicle]

For anyone whose reading this: barbarian/rogue is a VERY viable multiclass, and the Dark Justiciar armour is a medium armour, which barbs can wear. Something to consider if you respec Astarion and Shadowheart as barbarians! : D (Also, and as a morally righteous Zariel Tiefling, Karlach actually makes for a great Paladin)

[@16Vagabond]

Ok I might need to play Shadowheart as a barbarian after this

[@FlameRaven]

Voice 1 and Voice 2 were amazing.

[@Fontana22]

Gale be like: IM ANGY!!! (not angry, angy lol)

[@rrrrrrrachel]

went looking for the voice lines for spells and found your channel - i adore your work so much. this kind of archival stuff is so wonderful, especially for sound design oh i love it

[@TerranToro]

Someone needs to mod Kratos' Spartan Rage roar onto the Dark Urge. It would fit so well

[@nikkikat2210]

V1 has the best overall set but v3 c will always be my favorite when something emotionally happens. The amount of anger panic or fear in it makes those moments better.

[@Cliffeny]

Omg, I just realised that the weapon switches hands during the screams XD

[@gayluigipower]

5:27 can't beat that one

[@towelgirl21]

Best of Karlach's for sure. Her B and C are underwhelming imo.

[@connorclark1673]

Okay TO BE FAIR, gale had ONE good rage on his last one, was pleasantly surprised

[@Firestar4041]

Props to the VA's and the devs to think ahead and props to the mad lad sitting thru all the characters, respecs, reloads, just to hear all the variations

[@achromaticism]

gale's rage skill is probably called Very Pronounced Annoyance and i love that for him.

[@Fontana22]

voice 1 is by far the best one for custom barbarian

[@lukemccuan7772]

Excellent content, you sir are a genius and I thank you for your effort.

[@JiggaChe]

Astarion is surprisingly good!

[@Ihileath]

Channeling those two hundred years of pain and hatred

[@diomed96]

I swear there must be at least 1 more rage scream for Karlach It's not here, but I love the one that's more guttural, it starts with a lower rumble in her voice, kind of like her rage in the fake paladins quest

[@AndiSupreme]

My god... I never considered. I never once thought of them having to record this. The idea of a Barbarian Gale is sending me over the edge I'm McLosing it

[@МаксимТанунин-ц6й]

Тем временем в студии звукозаписи Larian - "Представь, что ты наиграл 100 часов в надежде забрать Хальсина к себе в отряд. Но он просто сидит в лагере, как нпс"

[@WynneL]

Brb, respeccing Shadowheart into a Barberic (kidding, but I'm definitely gonna do it sometime; her and Astarion's actors just hit it out of the park. Gale's too, but in the sense that it's HILARIOUS. Exactly as OOC-sounding as it should be.)

[@jasonlineback2116]

God, Astarion's VA is SOOOOOO GOOD!

[@noisoteka]

Jennifer English's and Devora Wilde's screams are genuinely scary. Haven't heard most of those, thanks for compiling my good dude :)

[@moliza1330]

I love how gale sounds so nerd even in rage

[@SnapeSnape]

I love Karlach's first scream ❤️

[@horsepuncher421]

Figured laezels would be alot more violent. Feel like her vo is still holding back a bit. It's a barbarian scream. say fuck it and go all out like karlach and shadowheart's vos lmao

[@jooot_6850]

I KNOW shadowheart’s VA lost her voice from this

[@towelgirl21]

Maybe Lae'zel's isn't great because her upbringing made her a well-disciplined soldier vs a rage machine.

[@horsepuncher421]

@@towelgirl21 maybe its because her vo didn't care that much and ur reading too much into it and giving credit where it isnt due lol

[@towelgirl21]

@@horsepuncher421 I probably am

[@Lunarcheese72]

Thanks! I usually go with Voice 1, but I think Voice 3 perfectly encompasses the nettled, violent drunk vibe I want for my next playthrough

[@Evasivefire45]

I'm definitely using these on my dnd sessions for my barbarian

[@bucca2]

I love watching Durge yell lmao. Little lizard mouth go :V

[@zarkouiable]

Karlachs first scream is so fucking good, i get goosebumps when i hear it in game

[@ItsYaBoiV]

Neil Newbon reliving his time as Heisenberg I see

[@ostitan]

I love Voice 7 for me. I played my Durge with it just love it

[@bluntlyhonest6803]

Didnt expect Astarion to sound so good. But it kinda makes sense, unleashing the feral side of his vampirism.

[@ZaimGamePlay]

I think of all the best second is ShadowHeart ... Karlach barb shout was the best.. That PURE EMOTIONAL RAGE SHE SHOUT MAKE My heart rage when one of my companions are down 😂

[@JBSouls]

Omg, Gale's screams are too funny... I might do a run with him as barb just because I can. xD (maybe adding some of the beefier companion characters as sneak builds on top because they tend to have lines that reflect that they're not made to be stealthy, haha)

[@TheItachikiller]

would love to see minthara, jaheira, halsin, and minsc too :)

[@towelgirl21]

They're out on KZbin now. Minthara is THE BEST, Jaheira can actually sound pretty scary, Minsc has one where he laughs during it, sometimes Halsin's doesn't trigger but when it does it's crazy feral and you can tell her runs around in bear form.

[@reverieanimates887]

I picked voice line 1 on my first play through. It’s definitely the one.

[@SilverSHAQ]

Theres a E option for voice 3 that didn't show up and its my favourite one. Its the one screamed in the barbarian trailer.

[@TQV3]

gawd damn, shart sounds like she's gonna rip someone to shreds. her screams are awesome.

[@karlthemadscientist6295]

Shadowheart just keeps killin it! easily my favorite after this one lol.

[@Jza_Dragon]

I thought it was going to be Voice 8 for me until i got to SH A D O W H E A R T

[@NoForksGiven]

Gale A B C: Come on, you can try harder than that Gale D: There you go. Let it all out

[@NoBody-gl7bh]

I always found this satisfying somehow it feels like they scream for my internal scream

[@greenlotus4155]

Voz 1 y 2 (el D en especial) son uffffff, el grito A de shadow y karlach es hermoso.

[@PsyrenXY]

I lost it at Voice 3 😄😄😄

[@salvajsdf]

im in love with shadowheart screams for some reason

[@greensmurf221]

Karlach's rage is a rallying cry.

[@PuskasMarton]

Shadowheart's scream just makes her even cuter, which is no small feat!

[@MrBern-ex3wq]

Doing these as as a VA must have felt cathartic. And left you with a sore throat lol

[@kd0079]

As a regular Karlach user, there are quite a few screams that are really cool but there is something comforting about the OG barbarian mama K's cries.