"I love you. I love this. And I want it all" / “good” ending / Astarion Romance / Baldur's Gate 3

[@terryliliana]

Many said "i can fix him" And the best part? You can.

[@toastedtoastontoast]

I’m living for the fact they straight up screw on top of his grave

[@Capta1nD1abetes]

He did say he wants to start living again... they're doing a "living" action on top of a "dying" place. Sorta symbolic in a way.

[@rosehill7919]

Dude fucked in the forest the first time around. Astarion, dear, I am all for deep soulful connection, but can we wait until we get back to nice soft beds next time around?

[@disembodied1273]

​@@Capta1nD1abetestrue and also goth as fuck

[@ShiningAndStarstruck]

Just like mary shelley.

[@mrbigboibiggens]

mary shelly would be proud

[@k-conn2266]

This is the best ending by far. I have cried over Astarion, because all he ever wanted was to be seen as a person, to be free, to be genuinely loved and cared for. And this is the ending that does it.

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

True

[@JessicaJohnson-vp9mt]

Its the ending he deserves ☺️ being free, seen as a person and genuinely loved ❤️❤️❤️ he wanted something real with TAV now he absolutely have that, you are by his side the whole time supporting from afar in the ritual when he kills Cazador and are there for him in various ways

[@beaut-ful-d-saster]

I love how sweet, caring, and protective Astarion gets in the end when he's not ascended. The ending makes me wish we had a cuddle button for after this so our characters who love him can give him some cuddles. Let him feel as warm and safe as our characters feel whenever he chimes in to speak up for us.

[@eiwhaz-tina6528]

LITERALLY THIS I HATE THAT I CANT CUDDLE ANYONE ONE SINGLE TIMEEEE

[@MerlinMonroe9]

@@eiwhaz-tina6528 its a late message and I know many people prefer pure vanilla but there is very lovely mod for kisses and hugs (by Cerberry and Moxi)! You basically get all of the kisses animations from other characters and you can use them on whoever you want to (they work as a spell slot). SH's kiss animations on Astarion look super cute :)) (and you can hug anyone!)

[@LoriAmorella2015]

I approached Astarion romantically and Astarion looked me dead in the eyes and said "It's not you... It's me. I have standards" 😭😭 literally felt like I was getting rejected by my crush in middle school again and almost cried😂

[@IrisLilys]

Hahahaha that is savage. Love our starboy.

[@norelle28]

Cackling about the ambience sound of a person coughing right at the fade to black, like they're living nearby, looking out of the window to see two people screwing on a grave: "Do you mind, this is a graveyard, hello???"

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Had to rewatch and cackled when I heard it

[@redgoldcrown3990]

"don't worry, the occupant won't mind!"

[@Bobbilhead]

Aw Astarions character is so much better with this 'good' ending - When you let him ascend he is completely different , I much prefer this version of him! You can really notice the difference when he says I love you as a spawn instead of Ascended......Ascended Astarion sort of chokes on it and follows with 'That's what you wanted to hear wasn't it?' but here, in the graveyard, I think his love confession just pours out of him 🥰

[@InaKreka]

This Astarion broke away form the cycle of continued abuse. His master Cazador suffered the same from his master before him and so on. Astarion broke away

[@margisama]

Agree! Vampire lord Astarion is him literally becoming the thing he hated most, and Tav is just a possession to him in that ending, not an equal. @@InaKreka

[@stabcityblues5264]

In my playthrough Astarion didnt even have the chance to ascend. I was looking at Cazador’s buff and like “oh… so you need to drain all 7 to ascend… so what if i just.. you know.. kill one of the other 6”

[@oopsie_daisy_omg]

I did the same XD@@stabcityblues5264

[@kstar1489]

@@olesyativuelwhy?

[@Rathdrgnknight]

The way he says "This is a gift, you know." as a BOOKEND TO (near) THE BEGINNING OF HIS STORY WITH TAV IF THEY LET HIM TAKE THEIR BLOOD HIT ME SO HARD.

[@xugore4906]

When I realised it it hit me so f hard

[@yasiegonlastie5483]

This game is fucking immaculate.

[@emotionalnpc]

I think this is the true Astarion, I can’t accept any other version 😭

[@norelle28]

From the dialogue afterwards at camp, it sounds like that to me the most. Sure, he says that having all the power would have been fun. The idea is entertaining and feels empowering. But he follows that up by saying how he is now feels more "me" and that he felt himself fading away in the dungeon being so close to the ritual. If that doesn't tell people that losing all he has gained throughout the journey, including Tav, would have been the worst outcome (something he also says in one of the options), then I don't know what will. I get that playing as Ascended Astarion is fun bc he gets a ridiculous attack etc, but all his lines and interactions feel extremely uncomfortable. That's not someone who has found himself. It's someone who has lost everything to gain power. Power can get you only so far. It's far more of a loss to sacrifice all meaningful relationships and the ability to ever gain them again since your soul is gone for good.

[@emotionalnpc]

@@norelle28 I completely agree with you and I couldn’t have said it better myself, queen ❤️

[@rosehill7919]

@@norelle28 yup, replayed it to see what happens when you let him Ascend and then break up with him immediately afterwards, before becoming his spawn. He accepts your decision and seems to respect you more, but you can tell from his voice inflections that it's very much a "What have I done?" moment for him, as yes, he got power. And it cost him everything.

[@xbree_]

I got this ending last night and my heart just melted. I love him so much. He just wanted to be put first and for someone to think of him.

[@Kaminmeowww]

How can I get this endding 😭💗💗

[@liberosis_]

@@Kaminmeowwwdon’t ascend him, he has to remain a spawn.

[@MaryJay1988]

Sorry, but you don't love him if you left his as a spawn...this is too cruel

[@sktzmplg]

Astarion is such a nuanced character that it could have been easy to stumble bringing him to life, but the animation is so good and Neil Newbon really nails his voice acting.

[@Shenanakins]

"im surprised you didnt go through with it. i was sure you were a powerhungry madman" is one of my favorite options. he always seems to cheer up the moment Tav starts bullying him. he says "well im glad i at least still have the power to surprise you!" he loves arguing with them😂

[@Rooms-p3x]

That and “are we here to piss on someone’s grave” I haven’t personally used it but it sounds absolutely hilarious

[@Shenanakins]

@@Rooms-p3x for that one he says something like "The enthusiasm is appreciated, but hopefully not." lol

[@midnights2631]

I love this ending, I feel sad he can't go into the sunlight but he's can be so sweet.

[@kizuna2225]

I feel like its a worthy trade off, he traded sunlight for freedom and happiness, the ritual would have given him sunlight but a constant desire for power that would have chained him more than living in the shadows ever could.

[@Geronimo_89]

My Tav is a drow. We'll get a place in the Underdark. It's gonna work out :)

[@cyytheboss9395]

Hope they have a DLC that gives us a quest to find a cure for him

[@liberosis_]

@@cyytheboss9395oh my gods, ye, this!!😭🙌🏻

[@abimullen9142]

The difference between the 'I love you' from the party and the 'I love you ' here just prove how much he's truly grown to care for Tav and i think its truly beautiful Neil really helped eith the emotions 😭😻

[@SillySlvtz]

I’m sorry the “are we here to piss on someone’s grave” caught me so off guard. I’m still laughing lmfao

[@ProfessorWhooves11]

I’m sorry, the way he pushes her down and then crawls on top of her like that just takes my breath away. I so want to be her.

[@emmasilver2332]

I just want to give Astarion a hug, he's been through so much 😭

[@MotherMantiss]

I like how his speaking voice even becomes less campy (less like his old master's) , reflecting the changes he's gone through.

[@Somerandompokemon]

He gets drunk off of his power when he ascends… this person in the video though. This is the true astarion.

[@razrv3lc]

Ascended Astarion is by far his worst ending. It’s wild that some people try to make it out to be something good.

[@IBeMelissa]

Exactly obviously my husband wants to ascend him just to piss me off lol.

[@Cynicalhamptur]

Agreed. He pretty much gets too power hungry and starts treating Tav as an important object that belongs to him.

[@furballrage595]

Right. I hate how arrogant he has become. He's no longer fun.

[@CrazyGamebino]

I think people like that mistake bdsm and similar styles of play/relationships with abuse similar to what I’ve heard about the reaction from the bdsm community to 50 shades of gray With their views on the series being likely similar to your view of ascended astarion being “this is not a good relationship and should not be tolerated or encouraged”

[@phoebecara4361]

I don't even play but I want to ascend him mainly because comment pointed that in DND lore a vampire is lawful evil and takes his ideals to the extreme. But yes his good ending is pretty nice to playthrough

[@asherikamichaela8425]

My friend just introduced me to this game a few days ago and Astarion is her favorite character. I'm inclined to agree, given what I've seen. This, for instance, is incredibly moving. The joy and relief in his whole attitude is just beautiful.

[@sydneyharmon3031]

7:11 Your character's outfit is breathtaking!! I literally gasped.

[@mamaliege2461]

My heart is so warm after watching this. Astarion needs to be protected at all costs.

[@kylacaspersen]

I completely romanced Astarion in my first play-through and supported his ascension, which corroded away any hope of him ever being a "good" guy. Next time, I'll do this for my beautiful Bitey Boi. I like him more like this; he's more open, still funny, and relatable. He turns very cold and distant when ascended, even if you're fully and solidly romanced with him. I have a thing for the "pretty little man" in rpgs. I did the same thing in Dragon Age: Inquisition. Created an Inquisitor to romance Dorian and help him get through his issues. LOL

[@queen_of_wood_elfs]

God, he is so sweet heart, I cry😭

[@Rxanne28]

I love this ending. ^^

[@m22d889]

More than the love scene (which is perfect btw), I really enjoy the dialogue in the end. Astarion nervously chuckles when you mention he was unrecognizable in the ritual chamber, he understands how the temptation for power briefly transformed him. He is now glad, giddy with happiness that you stopped him. You save him truly, and you save him not just from Cazador but from himself, from losing himself. Ascension would have utterly destroyed him and his spirit. In that one moment when he is lured by that power, you - his lover, partner and friend - are able to see AND show him that he didn't need it. Because he is already perfect without it. That is true love. It is subtle but sublime and I adore Larian for nailing this aspect. Love doesn't have to be romantic only, you can platonically love Astarion as a friend throughout and still make this choice for him because you see him as more than what he perceives himself to be. And you truly want him to be free. Even if you tell him you did nothing, he rebukes it and says that you believed in him which is what matters to him the most. It is your belief, that he could be someone else, that he is enough the way he is, that he doesn't need to chase any more conquests to make himself worthy is what he truly wanted, not just freedom. It shows here that he has moved on, he laughs and chuckles heartily even when discussing the ritual or Cazador because it's all just silly to him, he has moved on. It warms my heart when I hear him say that anything and everything feels possible to him in the future. Such a simple thing is such an achievement to him. Just heavenly.

[@sainttan]

Still my preferred version of Astarion.

[@NinjaFlibble]

What surprises me is the lack of persuade check to get him to not finish the ritual (at least, that's what my sister told me. And he wasn't even a regular member of her party when she fought Cazador, let alone her romance so her approval was likely not very high)

[@theredheadwiththread1275]

From what I've seen, you can only persuade him not to do it if he loves you/has a high approval of you. First I was given a persuasion and insight check (the insight check specifically called him my lover so I don't know that there would be one for simply having high approval). I passed both (though I don't think passing both is necessary, I was simply curious) and was given two different options for persuading him: one saying something about wanting him to be happy and the other saying something along the lines of I wanted him to live a life he was proud of and that he couldn't be proud if he became like Cazador. I chose the latter of the two options and he told me I was right then he ended Cazador's existence.

[@malmao5275]

I had max approval and was romancing him, and I did still have to persuade him. I had advantage, bc I successfully insighted his mental state tho. The big thing is that when he is asking you to help him finish the ritual, you have to bring up saving the other spawn and get him to remember his empathy. After that, I had to roll a persuasion check, but it was decently low for how late in the game it was. If you outright refuse to help him or just focus on thinking of himself, he will leave your party if you don't let him ascend. Like immediately. It's pretty interesting, honestly. This is all barring some situation that I don't know about, of course. Some classes/the dark urge origin/finding specific things at the right time can sometimes change the dialogue more than you may expect.

[@beerivers3247]

If you accidentally take down any of the spawn during combat you won’t get a persuasion check because the ritual cannot be finished

[@rethinkery]

I have never played this game, but there’s something so earnest and lovely about the way he says “And I want it all” that sends me into a warm space and it soothes me.

[@reverieanimates887]

This is a better love story than Twilight.

[@lauraoliveira2372]

😂👍🏻

[@msk-qp6fn]

Stephanie Meyer could never draft a love story that can even hold a candle to Asterion's romance

[@ughasif9784]

Every time i see a video of Astarion being evil as the ascended or just the answers he gives when he disapproves of Tav, i always have to come back to this video and pray that when i play this game i get this ending 😭😭❤️

[@ŻebrowskizRivii]

The voice actor of Astarian did an incredibly good job

[@ognyanaivanova450]

This made me so emotional 😭

[@angharadcrossley6253]

Touching as it is, don't get jiggy in a graveyard. That's just *asking* for a UTI.

[@tinytitmouse7019]

Unless you are a Paladin or cleric! Imagine all the diseases he already carries from eating rats, biting enemies, and sleeping with thousands of people

[@davecullins1606]

If you go the non-romance route, then in the last dialogue you have with him in his quest line, he looks and speaks to you as if you are the best friend he has ever had, and someone he really cares for in that way, and that was just so adorable to experience

[@ThePumpingiron27]

I need this game! It looks like so much fun! Absolutely love the sassiness and i think he'd be my first pick at a romance.

[@_Spy_]

We were robbed of a steamy sex scene. The bad ending had one, why can't the good one have too?! WHY?!

[@Idylla3DRenders]

Wait bad ending had one??? >

[@_Spy_]

@@Idylla3DRenders Yep. And a steamy one too

[@JukeboxSymphony]

(im editing out some of this since it could be partial spoilers lmaoo sorry op!) but the reason is because astarion has a veryy. complicated history with intimacy :P The good end fits a LOT better with things he reveals to you lol

[@_Spy_]

@@JukeboxSymphony I have only watched this scene and the bad ending sex scene from the whole game. I have zero idea about it but I'm getting there soon 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JukeboxSymphony]

@@_Spy_ OHHH lmaoo i see i didnt consider you had only watched the scenes stand alone😂 it makes sense in story i swear tho, even if its disappointing LOLL sorry for the character spoils haha, goodluck if you play!

[@LoneWolfMikoto]

Wow he looks so damn happy like he'd jump and scream if he could aww

[@egoratreus.7163]

e ainda tem quem defenda o final em que ele ascende. por favor a felicidade no rosto desse homem sabe.

[@josefn9078]

En un cementerio? me encanta. Qué bien muestra este videojuego las profundidades, complejidades que uno mismo y la gente tiene, cambia según los contextos y las circunstancias sociales. La inmersión, la comicidad, la fantasía d todo. Enseñando centenas d despuéses d historias folklórico ficticias.

[@lapassion24]

I like the music in this game !!

[@VanessaCollins-uq3kh]

He is so sweet and kind

[@EmberFoxGaming]

Perhaps the shadows arent so dark after all..

[@MakeItMagical27]

Man I sure love these pixels ❤

[@ChiakiNanami736]

The dynamic reminds me of a mix of Zevran and Fenris from Dragon Age.

[@zomgrocks1]

Your character is so pretty 😊

[@SoldierforJesusChrist]

The female character looks exactly like one of mine haha! Face, hairstyle, everything 😂

[@TheDanteswoman]

Oooh, how I want to play this game so bad!

[@HyyyylGas]

Glad I can watch it here, cause it didn't trigger for me.. ;_; Guess I gave too much into his power ideas before I made him give up ascension

[@Toonkid4life1]

i'm sry its the last line for me... ugh, just it coming full circle with us trusting him to bite us to now where he trusts us... ugh my heart

[@Pyroific]

option #3 at 1:20 has me cracking up hahaha i love this game

[@defirosounds3782]

Астарион.. кажется я влюбилась..❤

[@RedTail94]

This is a good ending and I absolutely love it, definitely an ending Astarion deserves❤

[@emiliasinclair1015]

I like watching this now because I know I will ascend Astarion..❤

[@Myriako]

Thank you for this video! 😀🌹

[@FandomEnforcer]

who is not just a simp for Astarion, but a simp for Niel in general?

[@david3129]

I think i need this game *slides card*

[@isarose1237]

It's interesting seeing the difference between Ascended and Spawn!

[@gothica3605]

Love this

[@gennyrose5047]

Why does he just shove me before we do the deed ?😂

[@gerygery7]

I've never played a videogame of this genre so I'm not sure if I would like it or not. Moreover due to university I don't have enough time to play. But I hope I'll be able to do it, because from the little bit I know of Astarion I completely love him❤

[@lumiilee6021]

I got the other ending, and let him change me. We decided to travel Faerun together

[@twomeow9904]

True that, he will be alone one day. As he promised he will give everything and it'll be fun to do what we want its a freedom as well for some people.

[@kellalafaire8534]

Your character looks like Jennifer Lawrence

[@csengemajoros2083]

They actually did it on his own grave?? All Mary Shelley style??????

[@kevincreed7375]

What did he carve on the tombstone?

[@ailish2284]

Astarion Ancunin 229 - 268 DR 498 DR - (added by Astarion) basically saying he’s living again not dead and buried

[@aeonredgrave3752]

​​@@ailish2284wait, so he was 37 when he was turned??!!! And he dared to call himself youthful when we brought up creases and saggy skin in mirror scene?! LOLOLOLOL

[@Ocarina1337]

​@@aeonredgrave3752he's an elf, so late 30s is extremely youthful, they don't reach maturity until they're around 100.

[@DarthDaddy-cg6ro]

Thanks.

[@lostgirl709]

I wish there was an option to be Astarions friend and then romance him, but alas it is impossible 😢

[@serenitymoon3214]

My favorite and in my opinion the only route ❤❤❤❤

[@TK-Reikon]

What doeshe write in his gravestone? Are we supposed to know?

[@VanessaCollins-uq3kh]

Astarion is cute

[@madwolfgarton9997]

Awwww that's nice 😆

[@Jemylooh]

Someone pls tell me how do I get this ending ❤

[@Cotton_Cloud4792]

I suppose this is not an option with acended astarion?

[@phoebelynch8667]

Can i have babies with him cuz that would be soo perfect ❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@mikosomehoursaday]

we fixed him guys

[@lenalibertydlang7802]

How can i get this ending? I'm finishing act one and dont know what to do :')

[@markopusic8258]

Gods know just how much I can't stand Astarion yet I will rate him as one of the best characters in BG3. Bravo Larian, you bloody bastards, that Goty was deserved...

[@Hexalys13]

It bugs me now, that the in-game dialogue constantly has Astarion saying he was a spawn for “nearly 200 years”. The key words being “nearly” or “almost”, when we’ve gotten confirmation through media and interviews that he was turned over 200 years ago. They did this so that we couldn’t just steal Gale’s scroll of True Resurrection to cure Astarion’s vampirism. 😤

[@fransiscocardenas1971]

How do you get this ending?

[@all-for-one--]

So we can't be turned into a vampire in the "good" route ?

[@camille6853]

Well, in the bad route, Astarion doesn't offer to turn you into a true vampire, but his spawn. The same thing he was to cazador. And in that ending, blinded by power, he no longer sees you as an equal. He starts calling you his pet and actually thinks you're degrading yourself by becoming a spawn. Astarion once said that the only true threat to a vampire is another vampire. So I think the reason he makes you a spawn is because you'll be a threat to him. And it doesn't help that he already doesn't see you as an equal after ascending

[@all-for-one--]

@@camille6853 so no point in doing any astarion routes. The "good" ending sucked, especially if you were just platonic. He runsaway being burned by sunlight as your party members mock him. and u never see him again.

[@jaegerjaqson3355]

why would you make that the title and spoil me 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Shui_Moa]

Можно или найти могилу Астариона просто гуляя по кладбищу?

[@ListaFear]

кириллица палит)

[@TheYLaury]

What did he wrote? 😊

[@thecheck968]

I second date of birth. He finally feels he can start living again now that he's free of Cazador.

[@kreatorfromashes6093]

awww mine ending❤

[@Haertz08]

Astarion spawn or ascended ?

[@Somberreverie]

I wonder how long theyll be together. Some part of me thinks not long after the game, he'd go his own way 😢

[@erykgrzywacz3970]

Move. The. Fucking. Mouse. Out.

[@MaryJay1988]

This is so heartbreaking ending. He will forever remain as a spawn and be afraid of the sun. He will forever be hungry..... No-no-no-no. I got this ending twice and i immediately reloaded my save file.

[@SonicBoi88]

If you like this ending, you dont really love asty. How could you condemn him to darkness after all that he's suffered

[@katherinabraun245]

How can you say that? After watching this! He may not be able to walk in the sun at the moment, but just look at the way he talks about the ritual afterwards! How *happy* he is that you stopped him from continuing this cycle of abuse that taught him nothing but to live in fear. He literally says: "I never have to fear anyone again.", before he wants to ascend. His live after ascension is still ruled by fear, which is clear seeing the obsession with Tav that he develops, never wanting her to leave, hence making her a spawn. It's cruel to think so- so unnuanced. You try to show him in the game that he is his own person, that he is enough as he is, that he is free to do as he likes, then you go and let him ascend to make all that character growth worthless? Pathetic :0 plus: true vampires don't have 'equals', Astarion by calling you his equal defied vampiric ruling, defies the rules set by Cazador, as ascended he calls you his consort, resorting to the same euphemisms Cazador did, calling his spawns 'family'. :I (I care far too much about a fictional character)

[@Looking4frogs]

This is honestly so sweet. I just want to romance him without sleeping with though. This asexual heart just wants to love. 🖤🤍💜

[@Rinchan181]

You can for the most part since one of the options when he confesses is to let him know that Tav and Astarion can be together without sleeping together for as long as he needs. They need to add other ways to show affection though because the only option is kissing.

[@norelle28]

@@Rinchan181 yes, I want that hug option for everyone please. All my party members need to be hugged

[@AikoSea]

At the graveyard scene you can say let’s just be here together and he’s ok with it seems the only one ur locked into is the first one

[@HeatherChatwin-w1d]

What does he weirdly sound like tim curry in the rocky horror?