Baldur's Gate 3: Tara Surprises Gale at Camp (Variations)

A short video of Tara arriving at Camp when playing as Gale

[@mrjones2721]

Proof that she’s not 100% cat: She didn’t announce herself to Gale by stepping on his bladder

[@elenalizabeth]

The… uhhh… wings… weren’t the giveaway that she is not totally “cat” (or are D&D cats just special?)

[@mrjones2721]

@@elenalizabeth Nah, a cat can have wings and still be a cat. A cat can have wings, horns, and scales and still be a cat. (Toothless the dragon: totally a cat.) But even a normal furry creature with all the normal cat things and nothing extra isn’t 100% a cat unless it knows how to compel petting, refuse to believe its food dish is full unless it’s just right, and step on the humans’ bladder.

[@elenalizabeth]

@@mrjones2721 lol you had me at Toothless being a cat 😂 a scaley one but one nonetheless Damn it I want a scaley or flying cat 😭

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

@@elenalizabeth There's also a book called 'Catwings' from like the early 90s and it is extremely adorable

[@JONNYC1943]

​@elenalizabeth I have a black cat who is the spitting image of toothless..got the eyes and the hidden fangs an everything xD toothless is definitely a cat

[@cobragamingandmusic7849]

Petition to make Tara a new origins character

[@duobrown]

Do you think that would be... purrrrfect?

[@lendial]

+2d8 damage to beholders and pigeons +10 to sassiness

[@missnightowl1476]

Signing!!

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

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[@iExploder]

Signed.

[@elizabethcatt6507]

The fact that he compares Tav to Tara is the highest compliment ever

[@mangomage33]

She's less his pet and more his doting auntie or grandmother 🥰 I love it

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

Which is a very old cat kind of attidude

[@gilwhite5237]

I think it’s more he’s the pet and she’s the indulgent caretaker letting him go on his silly adventures as long as he offers up tribute. Y’know, like every other cat that has ever existed.

[@HeadDetectiveLassie]

​@@gilwhite5237She does call him her pet.

[@Megawaps]

That's funny, because she's voiced by the same actress who voiced Auntie Ethel.

[@matchhead89]

Oh my god oh my god oh my god she’s so sweet I adore her. No WONDER Gale is so protective of her I would DIE for her.

[@Star_dragon8]

I d murder the entire Sword Coast for her

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

There’s a clip out there where an asshole PC KILLS Tara and gale’s scream haunts me!! Even on KZbin I cannot imagine hurting magical flying kitty. Tara is the best thing about this or any game

[@renavaleh576]

I can’t help feeling that your reaction is somewhat over the top. However I appreciate the devotion. Yours most sincerely, Tara.

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

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[@Barbary]

What I adore about Gale is that when your Tav talks to him and you romanced him he will totally slow blink at you. He's just too sweet 🥰

[@Powered1Buttercup]

Man is taking cat person so literally 😭😭😭💜💜💜💜

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

I love how the sarcastic reply gets "Not until I've had MY DUE...." as if she's referencing a blood pact or something and then it's just scritches behind the ears. Absolutely perfect old lady cat behaviour

[@scarymonsterzz]

Omg aww I remember a line where Gale mentions he first summoned Tara when he was a boy and his parents would let him get a pet. Makes sense how Tara is so protective and nurturing of Gale like a mama or an auntie. She's been his friend since he was a little boy. 😭

[@McScootyKins]

So you're saying I need to do a Gale origin run so I can pet Tara, got it 😂👍

[@ChaosDraguss]

Excuse you, she's a friend not a pet.

[@FoxFireNaruto]

Pet as in stroke her fur. She rather seems to demand it herself.@@ChaosDraguss

[@beccazach]

"I don't take orders from my masseuse" I LOVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP, I neeeed a BG3 show for more Tara+Gale content :')

[@emobean]

SHE CALLS IT TUMMY TROUBLES!!!!! I love Tara so much

[@booskie4316]

Omg. Before she helps you, Gale has to pet her? I love this.

[@Ravii697]

*on the verge of crying, thinking about death and destruction* -OH KITTY :DDD

[@theprideling]

accurate to anyone who has a cat tbh

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

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[@onthesoldiersofgiants9405]

Oh my lore, this character is a GEM!!! Burn the world down if anything happens to her!

[@duobrown]

She must be protected at all costs

[@zainabalansari3549]

Tara is the real hero of Baldur’s Gate 3.

[@renavaleh576]

I’m far too modest to agree, but you’re right of course.

[@featura]

Tara is such a mom, I love her.

[@taylorl.9875]

when she says "days??" she looks so sad and scared... she might be an auntie at heart but she is baby

[@kimmico123]

"pardon my language" *expects some foul shit * " belly - up" Oh :0

[@demosugar]

she's just a little old lady 🥺💜

[@helio_centrist]

God, I ADORE the way she switches from "master Dekarios" to "Gale" in 8:28. A simple but such a good trick to show her confusion and worry for him 😭❤

[@johncampbell631]

Mister Dekarios. I get the sense Tara calls no one "master."

[@helio_centrist]

@@johncampbell631 Oh, yes, you're right! Must've been an accidental typo, glad you've noticed. That's also a great detail :)

[@Powered1Buttercup]

I love Tara, but girl that beard is not going anywhere!!

[@VaporeonEnjoyer1]

I can't imagine a wizard without a beard.

[@mrjones2721]

That part was surprising. Gale used to be clean-shaven? He would look about 16 without the beard.

[@wiej007]

I love when Gale says "Actualy there is someone..." Tara just want to gossip like good aunt or friend

[@duobrown]

She wants that tea

[@agirlnamedmichael1670]

Lord I hate the silent protag...it would have been so fun to hear Gale's banter

[@tristanreznor]

Same

[@furygeist]

I love her. She is what cat lovers know cats to be. They are such loving beasties. I'd sacrifice the world for her. She is the truest friend, the most supportive companion, and the most loving family member. I'd feed her all the fish, pigeons, and whatever else she likes. I bet she is the softest, fluffiest lady.

[@riarivera5995]

I would die for Tara.

[@MarcioLiao]

I would kill for Tara.

[@duobrown]

I would make a video for Tara

[@serronserron1320]

As you should loyal citizen of the Imperium.

[@arjunkishore4080]

My favorite part of my Gale playthrough. Was so pleasantly shocked to see her there. Also hilarious how she reacts to other people trying to talk to her

[@xepher5479]

She really said Gale’s design in beta is better than launch Gale

[@krose6451]

"How the tidy have fallen" 😂

[@AnonymousFREEZEpOp1]

Gale hanging with Tara is winning me over. 😂 Love a man who loves cats sincerely.❤

[@eliselullabee9877]

YOU CAN PET THE CAT AND SHE PURRS AAAAAH

[@falconeshield]

If only you can adopt the kitty that calls you mama

[@eliselullabee9877]

I WISH! I came across it yesterday, I want to adopt her T_T @@falconeshield

[@emeraldgaze]

this cat is such a mom friend. i love her

[@yeahnah27]

Oh I love her so much! The wy she keeps fussing over him, worrying, nagging a little, I laughted at her 'stoping around in the background' line :D Wht a precious girl!

[@ygnit5793]

Forget Astarion, Tara is the new fan favourite

[@wyvern723]

She's definitely got the calico attitude. Lol. I love her.

[@LishiePoo]

I WANT HER AS A FAMILIARRRRRRRR!!

[@aurorajof9857]

I do love how she wakes you up just as you're about to sleep. My friend has a cat who likes to do that as well sometimes

[@camaragon9039]

She has the most unconditional love omg

[@itachiwlw5004]

gale i love your cat mother so much

[@amytang2483]

protect this Tressym at all cost

[@jz6532]

Her purring 😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Idontgiveaduck]

Not me giving a new DnD character that is a Wizard a pet Tressym all cuz of Tara... 😂

[@duobrown]

So what you're saying is... you're a copy... cat

[@Idontgiveaduck]

@@duobrown yes and I have no regrets or shame cuz unlike cats. Tressyms have dark vision 🤣 mine is a boy though and doesn't talk and is based mostly off my own cat Lol

[@wolfmoon09able]

Tara is freaking savage. I love her.

[@jefflaxa4890]

10:23 that meow

[@duobrown]

I wonder how that conversation went in the recording booth

[@gezeitenspinne]

I agree with Tara on many things, but Gale better keep that "thing" in his face 😤

[@tempoora3139]

This scene is literally the "oh my gah" meme, except she doesn't really need to wish being a bird bc she is already part bird

[@Caliif]

Of course she comes in loud as hell when you attempt to sleep

[@jefthereaper]

I'm amazed nobody modded her as a "Find Familiar" yet.

[@phoenixfire8978]

Mother hen cat! Tara is amazing.

[@FoxBatinaHat]

I dont take orders from my Masseuse! Ahahah😂

[@saal0]

Wait a second… is that Ethel’s VA? 😂

[@Call-me-Creeds]

Wait... wait... THAT IS HER OMG!

[@almisami]

GOOD LORD CAN YOU IMAGINE IF SHE IS AUNTIE ETHEL FUCKING WITH YOU AND TARA NEVER LEFT WATERDEEP?!

[@KenS1267]

@@almisami If I have to kill that hag a third time...

[@aliciaaz2356]

I ..I think it is! Gale better keep petting or she'll do terrible things to his spine 😂

[@liamtomblin6798]

I think also Lady Esther?

[@sagitta4291]

She is legit one of my most favourite characters in this game. Her VA really did an amazing job

[@Fr0st1989]

1:41 first thing he does when he realises Tara is with him is smile, true cat owner

[@shonna5687]

Great, now I need a mod to add Tara to all playthroughs and use Gale to get this dialogue.

[@alldemcats]

Alright, now I need to start a campaign as Gale.

[@bowemorning]

The fact that she says "And for the love of god, a shave," implies a beardless Gale...

[@duobrown]

Such a thing shall never exist in this realm

[@LuiJoD316]

So playing Gale’s Origin is the only way to get Tara to join your camp? On one hand it’s nice to have additional/alternate/content for future runs. But this cat lady is too cute to not be a permanent addition to everyone’s camp

[@mrsgamer9218]

Found her on the roof killing pigeons. When i told her to piss off i realized later she was Gale's cat. Ugh.

[@redgoldcrown3990]

Gale has two moms: a human one, and a tressym one.

[@202cardline]

I always thought the "arcane hunger" was a simple way to explain the orb and the need to consume magic items, because it operated more like sickness temporarily quelled by medicine (especially since the "medicine" stopped working at one point.) But if Tara was the first to bring back magic items for Gale, it makes sense she would call it "food" because that's what cats do to their owners- I mean butlers. They bring toys and sometimes dead animals back to provide for their useless human friend. Tara calls it hunger, because for a cat- I mean majestic tressym, what else would it be? In any case, we all call it hunger because Tara calls it hunger.

[@madamefluffy4788]

Yup, my next playthrough, my Tav will accept Gale's proposal and move to Waterdeep, just so she could spend more time with this delightful tressym. XD

[@LoveTails]

10:22 Whoever made this voice acting deserves a raise

[@Beltmewitacrowbar]

A flying mama cat?! *dies*

[@Call-me-Creeds]

Auntie Ethel... your a cat now?!

[@nkijes24]

Tara sounds like auntie Ethel, probably just the same voice actor but I won't lie my cantrip finger twitched a bit when I heard that voice. I love that cat though.

[@aurorajof9857]

It is the same VA. Didn't realise it myself during my first playthrough until I watched the credits

[@ZiggyWhiskerz]

Petition to have these scenes still happen as camp events with Tav!

[@ManubibiWalsh]

Her reaction as soon as you say “there’s someone” 😂

[@stephanies2824]

I am assuming you need to have a Gale Origin to get this. Will Tara stick around camp?

[@lukiopool7120]

She will, she'll even drop a collar which acts as an amulet with the spell telekinesis on it iirc (though you're a monster if you kill her for it :P)

[@racheldemers611]

I petition Tara join the camp if you are romancing Gale officially. Would be so wonderful to have her around in act 2 and 3

[@dragonflyghter6854]

@@racheldemers611saaaame! Tara camp buddy or riot! 🥺

[@ciaranmcguinness8900]

She is until act 3 where she sits on a church roof and eats pigeons for the rest of the game

[@olgarogovets3430]

my petting zoo slash camp needs Tara there..desperately😂❤

[@circuitsofgold]

I love her and I haven’t even played the game yet.

[@CatGirlAlena]

I want a tressym companion in game, having one in real life would be cool too.

[@officerwaifu6408]

When I see Mystra it is *ON SIGHT*

[@EvieWingweaver13]

I love her!

[@JulianaBlewett]

Tressam in Balderan means fussy granny

[@stephenwalley5762]

hes clearly petting the cat wrong

[@eruduma9021]

Wish that she could hang around in camp and be the sassy wine aunt to Scratch and the Owlbear…

[@KairraKat]

How no one mentions the similarities between Gale's back story and a book called The Redemption of Althalus, is beyond me.

[@Arthillis]

Probably not as many readers of it playing this game as you might think. I never never read it myself.

[@Musemistress]

Oh bloody hell, you're right! Especially if he's origin played, because then he's literally collecting a...family. ARGH!

[@Toto-95]

What a good girl ! 😍

[@user-mu8ok5xf8d]

I’m about to finish my third play through but non of it was with one of the origin characters. Just tav and dark urge. Gale looks interesting to start tho

[@JanaSzIsBasicGlitch]

ok... didnt want to play for any of the characters.... BUT OH MY GOD I NEED IT :D :D :D TARA IS AWESOME

[@renavaleh576]

Thank you!

[@GeistGuard]

She reminds me of Dame Judy Dench

[@luf4rall]

Or Helen Mirren or Julie Walters

[@falconeshield]

Omg she's a mamacat

[@thekeeperoftwindragons5976]

I would die for her

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

Walking CATaclysm

[@NC-ij9rb]

That came out of nowhere 😂

[@selty]

Omg I didn’t get this!!!! TARA-AA

[@rostkowianka]

if you romance someone playing gale origin, does she interact with your intended? does she have opinions on other companions, period? and them on her? i must know. (also i must start a new playthrough immediately)

[@duobrown]

Haven't gotten far enough yet. Stay tuned!

[@Mooam]

If you speak to her as any other person when doing a Gale run she looks at you and goes 'Hm, meow' and ignores you.

[@SaraMoreno-zy8ie]

So you have to do a origin to see her??? I've only seen her at the reunion end! Omg how cook!

[@duobrown]

Yup. Have to play as Gale

[@jefflaxa4890]

1:29 that introduction tho

[@MuscleFlexChris]

10:24 That is all.

[@abdullahsakib2528]

Why Tara is not in camp when you play Tav is beyond me

[@YTpajamas]

Why why why no voice over for the origin characters..........?!

[@sintanan469]

It's a literary device to help you slip into the role of the character more by you giving a mental voice to them with the dialogue options. In theory... ...It also saves so much time and money in the recording booth.

[@Feralsquirrel]

​@@sintanan469Really weird how my character is the only one with an American accent.

[@soulmana1010]

@@sintanan469 good thing you said in theory because that shit has never worked in practice, so many games do it and it always feels unnatural like one sided 'conversations', it's too uncanny to not hear one half of the dialog it takes you out rather than immerse you. i've been way more immersed in games where you didnt play a self insert just because they actually talked and felt real. and it's one thing DA:inquisition did really well, giving you avatar voice lines. so yeah they say that but i KNOW it's all about budget, everytime, i'm not mad at it because BG3 is so full of content and we cant demand everything, but still, i wish they voiced the cutscenes at least, they already took the time to voice every dang NPCs

[@ariadate424]

She's cute even if I don't like cats 🌺

[@coyoteink]

Gale is an example of why i tell people Bruce Banner is the bad personality anfbthe Hulk

[@coyoteink]

Is the good personality. Bruce has a monster inside of him hes scared it could kill millions, yet instead of hiding out off the grid he thinks he can control it and willingly endangers everyone. The hulk kniws better but has a child like mind and cannot communicate well. So what we get is “Leave Hulk aline!”