Raphael being a magnificent bastard for 30 minutes - Baldur's Gate 3

[@0ld_Scratch]

If I had his voice and vocabulary I'd also never shut up.

[@starsantasta4351]

and that's exactly what he does

[@913_Niyala]

I could hearken to his enigmas all day

[@leonleon8398]

That's Andrew Wincott for you

[@DerBunny]

Hahaha same. If I was this magnificent I would never shut up.

[@people2chronically-online]

Ironically everyone in BG3 hates him

[@nocturnalcove9736]

Andrew Wincott won a BAFTA for his role as Raphael and it was well deserved!

[@Emperor_Mateus_of_Palamecia]

He fills the 90s Disney villain shaped hole in my heart

[@aleksiheija8170]

Facts. During his boss fight I felt like I was a child again watching a great Disney movie... Gods times were better and simpler back then

[@bligh1156]

I wonder, and I also heard Andrew say he wondered, what Disney villain(s) exactly are you thinking of that are similar style to Raphael?

[@aleksiheija8170]

@@bligh1156 I'm reminded of Scar mixed with Claude Frollo from Hunchback of Notre Dame

[@Emperor_Mateus_of_Palamecia]

@@bligh1156 I’m thinking Frollo or Maleficent

[@bligh1156]

Interesting. Thanks!

[@ImmellemmI]

"Try to cure yourself. Shop around! Beg, borrow, and steal! Exhaust every possibility until none, are left. And when hope has been whittled down to the very marrow of despair - that's when you'll come knocking on my door." His lines are soooo goood. He deserves to sing his own song.

[@mikeymy1603]

😂😂

[@Legoman775]

LOL, yes

[@brenndanmcdonaugh1672]

He does. It's glorious

[@sanctuary1501]

Boy, do I have some good news for you

[@ceru6973]

see you in Act 3 baby

[@nonamesorry7135]

My taste in men is completely abhorrent

[@BallinBalla]

The fact that Raphael has his own theme song and that he's even singing on the track is so on point.

[@Idontevenwanachannel]

Disney villain song vibes

[@TheCentralScrutinizerAgain]

i was not ready man it was sooo good!

[@charlesboots6508]

Didn't notice until my 2nd playthrough that it's playing in the background during this scene. Foreshadowing!

[@Dausuul]

And he refers to the lyrics in his "lullaby."

[@GenshinLover283]

And if you use Silence on him it cuts out his Lyrics lol

[@gyorgyor7765]

Dude just won a BAFTA for Raphaepl.

[@godsaccomplice638]

insanely good voice actor - andrew wincott

[@Leonion6]

is he also the face of Raphael? they look somewhat alike

[@ItamarO93]

It feels like someone at Larian listens to a lot of 40K audiobooks, and said one day "I know where we can get amazing voice actors!"

[@ReplicatorFifth]

Man can sing too! I adored Raphael since EA! He did such a good job with this devil! So much charm and danger

[@kaiholeung903]

You sounds like he is already dead or sth💀

[@DIEGhostfish]

He feels a bit like Tim Curry but less openly comedic.

[@Aidscapade71]

"She has unconditional freedom, to choose the only option she has left." Sycg a line. I love this fiend

[@ninjificus]

"I like him too, but I'd never tell him to his smarmy face" One of my favorite options to say to my favorite voice acted companion about my favorite voice acted semi villain devil boi!

[@risacooper]

Saaaaaame

[@crysisfantal1825]

where is this line from?

[@rushennair692]

@@crysisfantal1825just before entering the Thorm mausoleum, you have the option to say this to Astarion after meeting Raphael at the entrance

[@Exalt92]

depending on how you choose your dialogues he has around ~ 30 min of screen time in a 100 h + game and he is soooooo memorable. That's the definition of an extremely well written character

[@bisnaguito]

He is a tribute to Descent into avernus for sure

[@helmaschine1885]

If you listen in to his encounter with Voss, the gith commander, at Sharess caress he says "Is there anything duller than a loyal dog. I much prefer a cat...meow *claw hand*" IM NOT JOKING

[@ghost-sd1zi]

What? i never heard that omg🥲 😭

[@someguyinawheelchair4405]

Catboy Voss 😳

[@VividGrease]

Now down here come the claawwws

[@lufasumafalu5069]

telling a halfling to eat whole table of food is his 1st mistake

[@Loffeleif]

Finally a devil to match Gaunter O'Dimm. My god, what a performance

[@unrulycrow6299]

I think he really has this type of role while being his own thing. A sort of reverse Gaunter if you will. Gaunter is framed as friendly with increasing hints that he is terrifying. Raphael is the reverse, with his theatrics he passes as afable yet threatening right from the start. But then you dig up around him and in the devil lore of DnD and man. He is such a pathetic loser and he's likely gonna get smacked by Asmodeus. I love him and his sleazy salesman vibe, he's pulling the strings while being overly arrogant about his own plans, that's extremely entertaining to watch 😂

[@vib2119]

The performance is for sure. But the character themselves is no where near Gaunter O'Dimm in terms of being threatening, the fear and uncertainty he made me feel can't be matched by Raphael. Raphael is like a child in front of him; impatient, bratty and easily angered, there are times you even feel like you have an upper hand on him, but with O'Dimm it was never like it was always Geralt that was on his back foot.

[@williamjusino3640]

I can imagine Raph having a portrait of O’Dimm displayed in the House of Hope “a humble mirror merchant who rose to great heights…a fascinating tale, for another time.”

[@tomjones8859]

Fun fact: Raphael's voice actor voiced the Grand Master (Witcher 1's main antagonist) so I hope they bring him back for the remake.

[@cyberspectre8675]

Gaunter odimm is literally the stuff of nightmares, Raphael is nefarious yes but still charming even to the end.

[@ManticoreRO]

Dev team: "So how much HP would the devil have?"... Also dev team: "666?"

[@courier6960]

I mean Raphael isn’t THE devil, he’s just the firstborn of mestopholes (the SECOND most powerful devil), and that is truly terrifying considering that he still manages to be the most cleverly scheming and toughest opponent in the entire game by far.

[@4nn13h7]

I’m convinced Raphael was created as part of some highly targeted marketing campaign by Big Water to get me to take more cold showers

[@seeinred]

Honestly his encounter feels like the highlight of the entire game, gameplay and presentation wise. I'm soo hoping we're gonna get some DLC :D

[@JesseS.]

there wont be dlc its a complete game

[@seeinred]

@@JesseS. I know how Larian operates usually - and doesn't do DLC for DOS let's say, but this is slightly different story. DOS was their own universe, they were unshackled. Here we have 8 more levels worth of character progression that would require another 2 years of development or something. I'm pretty sure Larian themselves didn't denied idea of DLC for this game, leaving this option on the table, potentially.

[@viktorhermansson2284]

Personaly i think a defenitve version for bg3 like one for dos would be great if it included some more subclasses from xanathar or tashas (aberrant mind and bladesinger would be awesome among so many other) and of course some more quests and maybe a little exbanded ending@@seeinred

[@helplmchoking]

@@seeinred yeah I'll never be mad at a shivering isles level DLC that gives us another 20-30 hours of adventure in a couple years

[@callanharvey6264]

I'd take 1 more subclass for each class as paid dlc anyday

[@Bluey306]

i'd listen to him read a grocery list, frankly.

[@user-ip6wq7vr7m]

The amount of voice acting in this game blows my mind, such a fantastic job.

[@zhon5311]

His first little poem/lullaby is a reference to his boss fight lol

[@melinaz3743]

The callback at the boss fight was insane I lost my mind hearing his silly theme song

[@gryphon50c]

9:09 LORD HAVE MERCY

[@nikoladrca5324]

This CHAD is honestly my favorite part of Baldur's Gate 3! So charming, elegant, charismatic and good-looking, yet scary, menacing and overpowered if you make an enemy out of him. His theme song and boss fight are my favorites in the game, so much so that I played the fight twice in a row on my first playthrough. If any anime figure manufacturer made a scale figure of Raphael, I would buy its whole stock 😂

[@brianadoesart5195]

seeing the spike of "most replayed" right where Raphael says - "Warmer... warmer... HOT" 👀🤣 Yeah. yeah, I get it, lmao

[@kingofgrim4761]

Raphael is truly thirst incarnate

[@bloopagaloota3961]

👀

[@porcupinester]

Some listen to ASMR tracks. I listen to Raphael threaten Tav. 😂

[@Claudiiwastaken]

relaxation music

[@mysticdragonwolf89]

I like how sly, deceptive, and friendly his voice is - hypnotic beautiful even. Exactly the voice of a devil

[@Dakingsnake]

His writer and actor are the perfect combination. A striking bit of theater that snatches u out of the game and puts u In rapturous awe of the art form itself. Sublime.

[@CobraSpy97]

Raph was a great boss fight, seeing his health be 666 was making me go "oh shit how the hell am I going to kill that". As the game went on my hatred for him grew and I decided to go to his house just to kill him. Great boss theme and presentation, he was amazing.

[@GawainW]

Having the max HP value be "666" is a good joke too. Lol

[@patrykK1028]

It shows him at 666hp throughout the game. In first act I was like wtf, but in the third I put a Hold Monster on him and killed him and all his friends in like 5 turns lol

[@respite.1]

@@patrykK1028i keep failing hold monster against him, i’ve died like three times 😭😭

[@HarrisBoe]

0:38 gets brought back in the lyrics of his boss fight song. He says “squirm, squirm, for now down here come the claws”

[@ThePontoniusz]

Clause*

[@laurawolfsong3607]

​@@ThePontoniusz No, it's 'claws'

[@adarlingmess]

I've been thirsting for this devil since EA and seeing the direction they took with him and how much people love him fills this devil's advocate with so much joy 😈🥰

[@Stargazer01011]

Found the warlock

[@gwenethp511]

Unfortunately he is canonically bad in bed, as well as an exclusive bottom who enjoys sleeping with different versions of himself. However, him being a secretly pathetic loser (both in and out of bed) only makes me attracted to him more. Damnit.

[@adarlingmess]

@@Stargazer01011 now if only we can have Raphael as our patron in the game

[@vclentini]

@@adarlingmess you can use headcanons, like I did🤭

[@adarlingmess]

@@vclentini oh yeah definitely 🖤 I roleplay my multiclassed character as his debtor who lost contact with him after being taken by the Mindflayers and she regains her gifts after meeting him again

[@rondirainibennain5269]

If someone called me "apple of my eye" in that tone of voice.... oh dear. To be fair though, he ist my favourite character in the game. And I'd bloody well romance the heck out of him if I could. And I mean him, not that sad copy Harleep

[@digitaldevil696]

Turning the music up to 100% in the last fight was such a nice touch 😂 also I can see you wanted to finish off Raphael with Boo

[@spectrum838]

I lost my shit when I realized he was literally singing his own boss theme

[@senatorpalpabean2638]

People say he's so ominous, but to me Raphael is just a dork-ass loser whom I adore

[@Skozerny]

Yeah his charade kinda falls apart if you know more about the hells and the true power wielders there (Asmodeus). Especially his post-credit monologue makes him an utter joke.

[@sdust_88]

@@Skozerny why? is he lying about getting peace proposals from devils? (I've read he's incomparably weak but he's what, too stupid to realize that?)

[@Skozerny]

@@sdust_88 He mentions his father, mephistopheles, has offered him tribute. He's the second strongest devil in all the Hells, who hates Asmodeus(no.1) and seeks to oust him. The Chosen three stole the crown of Karsus *from Mephistopheles*, who held that crown for AGES, amongst other powerful artifacts. Mephistopheles never used the crown in an attempt to take over the hells or oust Asmodeus while fully knowing their power. Why is that? Because he knew the crown isnt enough, not even close enough, to take over the hells or challenge asmodeus. And it's the one thing Raphael draws his power from. The devils are likely just pretending to give Raphael(a mere campion, btw) their tribute, probably sniggering behind his back how he's going to be slapped down by Asmodeus or one of the lesser Archdevils. Raphael may be take over Avernus, but thats about it

[@sdust_88]

@@Skozerny damn, I'd really love to see how his arrogant mask falls off after he's been outplayed. He's always so theatrical & dramatic but never genuine. Maybe only when you mention his performance in bed :D

[@lupestan4867]

​@Skozerny headcanon tbh. Yes, the archdevils are currently stronger than Raphael... But to say the crown of KARSUS wouldn't be enough to bridge the gap, or at least make it interesting, goes against everything the game is implying narratively. Lore is a thing, yeah, but bg3 is part of the Canon, and any of its implications are Canon as well going forward.

[@StrongBalloonChris]

No regrets for me in taking his deal and honouring it, he earned it 😂

[@t2-scoops436]

Wait… you can take his deal?!

[@starechoes3058]

He offers a total of 3 different deals, one for each act. you can't take the act 1 one, act 2 is related to Astarion's personal quest, and then act 3 is the one that can determinate which ending you will get, depending on your choices.@@t2-scoops436

[@Claudiiwastaken]

@@t2-scoops436 hell yea!

[@FranWest.]

Raphael's song and Astarions are my two most favorite tracks in this game. "I Like Raphael too, but I'll tell it to his face" ❤❤

[@ninjificus]

"I'd never tell him to his smarmy face!"

[@alex-yq8hb]

He sure is magnificent. One of the more interesting characters in the game.

[@DunkdaHunk]

I like that the first trip to the house of hope you get hints of the truly epic theme during he final act.

[@itsjonesh]

Man, we truly are the Faust to Raphael's Mephistopheles, aren't we? Magnificent bastard indeed.

[@Hercules1-v9m]

Fun/funny fact. He's a power bottom. Speak to Dead is a hilarious spell sometimes.

[@HPFireYT]

Nah, he’s a pillow princess. “Is Raphael good in bed?””Ha. Ha ha ha! No”

[@kingofgrim4761]

If you mean talking to Harleep, you can actually ask while they’re alive

[@arnulfg]

I just love to hear Raphael talking!

[@MrFuggleGuggle]

He seems so badass and scary... Until you realize his Wisdom score is insanely low, and you just cast Tasha's Hideous Laughter or Otto's Irresistible Dance, drink an Invisibility potion, and run away.

[@eastbow6053]

he is going against asmodeus with only a stupid crown that not even gale could use against mystra he is not very wise

[@blursedbabadook7262]

The epitome of high INT but low WIS

[@elitegamer9310]

​@eastbow6053 to be fair, he gets the support of most of the Hells after he gets the crown. Even his own father, Mephestopheles, joins him. So I would say Raphael has a good chance.

[@eastbow6053]

@@elitegamer9310 because they probably dont want to get between him and asmodeus

[@joshuakim5240]

@@elitegamer9310 Considering how Mephistopheles is strong enough to easily backhand the crown without breaking a sweat, I'm roughly 90% sure that the only reason he "joins" Raphael if he gets the crown is to have access to front row seats to the ass whooping Asmodeus is about to enact once Raphael tries to invade his domain. He probably even made popcorn too.

[@davi1415]

He is such an interesting and charismatic villain that it makes me wish that he was the true bad guy in the game.

[@wtfthisisntminecraft3501]

My favorite part about Raphael is being as rude and hostile as possible to him. So in my run, he went from extremely polite and friendly towards downright hateful when I stole his hammer. A real shame he didnt have a final cutscene where he was begging for his life when I killed him.

[@alisonjames8593]

I came here for the title. 100% spot on 😄 Magnificent bastard indeed. WHAT a voice!

[@kikithepupper6774]

9:09 I love how this is the most played part of the video. it shows a lot on how people feel about this guy lol

[@ayzix-polytopia3854]

He deserves his high charisma score

[@DiomedesTididax]

He is the best villain of the game. He reminds me a lot of Hades at that Disney's Hercules movie that came out in the 97'

[@brendagalvaomartinsnunes4440]

One thing I noticed in this is that you can hear the notes of rapahel's final act in 1:26

[@jims664]

Brilliant

[@Minorheadlines]

Also, the lyrics from him Lullaby feature in his final act theme

[@r_bear]

You're in the house of hope, and that's the song that plays in the house of hope. His final act theme is a riff on that theme with vocals and everything turned up to 11!

[@MalfuncEddie]

Make his ending canon so we have him as main antagonist in Baldur's Gate 4

[@williamjusino3640]

after the events of the game R just simplifies things for himself by sending minions to [REDACTED] the [REDACTED]

[@SirStanleytheStumbler]

That would basically lead to the end of hoards of the underdark.

[@Theology.101]

What Raphael think Mephistofeles swearing fealty means: “My father who treated me like shit is my minion” What Mephistofeles is actually doing: “Cant wait to watch this fucker get slapped down by his Uncle Asmo”

[@FiNalTranQuillity]

9:10-9:17 " getting warmer ... warmer... hot" he sounds soo sexy here and then immediately after "listen here pipsqueak" was hilarious ahahahah 9:57 - 10:02 "devil's in the details , you see, and the details are in the fine print." totally adore this line 24:29 - 24:34 " "hope it always burns you in he end, little mouse" love the pet name lol

[@madatarchives8725]

Before I ran into him I was about to give up the game. Not used to turn based just to listen to him I kept playing what a great actor and a great character the way he speaks is so fantastic

[@Kill0rGurke]

When you went into the options to set the music volume to full blast. I felt that.

[@quantras2673]

*pauses the fight just to turn up the volume* As it should be.

[@ZCid47]

And he is not even the main bad guy of the story, he just some random devil servant that is just very good at his job

[@Nergalsama01]

And arguably a more compelling villain than the Chosen. Except for Thorm. Thorm rules.

[@addison_1661]

@@Nergalsama01 I thought orin was cool. Talking to random npc In act 3 and BOOM it was her shapeshifted. Creepy

[@Nergalsama01]

@@addison_1661 Yeah. I only wish they'd done a little bit more with her. Same with Gortash. Introduce them a little earlier or something.

[@nathangordon4891]

He’s one of the main bad guys certainly, I mean if you do make the deal with him and give him the crown, he’s basically become an arch devil

[@enescuhadar_06]

When hes on screen i feel like im talking with gaunter odimm and it feels pretty good

[@Nazinsky]

he's b e a u t i f u l

[@atomicskull6405]

Thing to remember about devils in D&D is they are *not* the same thing as demons, they are lawful evil and in opposition to the chaotic evil demons.

[@haphazardlark1502]

He loves to hear himself talk, but DAMN he’s got the voice for it.

[@notgojo491]

Among all the Astarion simps I feel blessed to have this devil as my master 🛐🛐🛐🛐 let us worship this man For the ones who missed in the game, he smells like cherries musk and sulphur, let that sink in

[@Delver639]

nah... but his personal succubus/incubus on the other hand... 🤣

[@notgojo491]

@@Delver639 i mean, if the only thing you want is sex 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@notgojo491]

@@zx9203 you will have issues when your top 3 will be Raphael, Ketheric and Kar'nis trust me

[@Claudiiwastaken]

omg Ketheric is so underrated@@notgojo491

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@notgojo491tbf Raphael is bad at sex, but seems good in every other way lol

[@Painless201]

It is absolutely disappointing that this encounter doesn't lead to an achievement. I mean, you even get achievements for killing the toll collector, but not for this guy??

[@DarkestDion]

There's an achievement for killing a random red dragon in the final battle, that's really disappointing.

[@throg4657]

Every major choice i ever made in this game was solely to try and piss off raphael as much as possible. I was actually heartbroken when I realised he dies for real when you fight him in the house of hope, i never got to gloat and laugh in his face about stealing the hammer from him…

[@Thalador6974]

Effin' loved how you bumped the Music volume to 100% the moment that infernally perfect track dropped. XD Gods, I never thought I'd vibe the hardest with a musical track as background music for a combat encounter, but here I am... wait it wasn't a 'mere' background music, it was the SOUL of that encounter. Anyways, loved his character and the final showdown with him to the 9 Hells and back. Thanks for the video!

[@artistofcybertron]

My character after Rapheal disappears after the first meeting in his cambion form: "Anyone else find him hot?" 😂

[@p.7239]

I listen to this everyday several times like if it was my Spotify playlist

[@lordcaedus8713]

Takes the cunning of Gaunter O’Dimm and the brutality of Andramalikh and wraps it into the best villain I’ve seen in a video game in a while!

[@nullusanxietas2379]

If only he were a good lay... **shitty violin**

[@maning04]

Probably the most likable villain in the game!

[@johnserosanguineous1886]

I love Yugir's "btch wassup now?!" stance.

[@lollyblaster]

the adjusting music volume when Raphael sings was peek

[@frenicas]

This guy talks so much he cant even leave the boss music alone

[@nonyourbusiness165]

😂

[@morrowoblivion13]

I am a Star Trek fan. I can only guess that larian got inspired by Q when they made Raphael. The beginning of the video is like when Q recites hamlets "what a piece of work is man"😊

[@jillbenson4518]

He’s doing Ricardo Montanan, “Khan” from Star Trek, and I am here for it.

[@Alunae]

I saw the title “a magnificent bastard” and clicked a like on the video immediately even before I started watching the video. They have captured the spirit well, for sure, lol!

[@gaunterodimm5974]

Adjusting the music volume to max lmao

[@Positivectrl]

Raphael is only a cambion (sh can summon those easily later on) but dayyym he feels as Mephistopheles himself

[@hole-sawbear1500]

This encounter alone sold me on a second playthrough. First run is an Oath of Vengeance Paladin. I can barely be in the same room as a devil, let alone break bread with one.

[@williamjusino3640]

Stringing along, robbing his house, and killing this devil was some of the most satisfying stuff I’ve seen in a video game. I imagined my vengeance paladin playing this out the whole time in their mind, totally glorious.

[@ponglenis9273]

The claw line from the beginning hits different after his boss fight yesterday

[@ghostblade5954]

Raphael is actually a PERFECT example of the Magnificent Bastard trope😂😂😂

[@ameliabrittain3689]

Best antagonist in the game, hands down

[@OverlordMalarkey]

Raphael maybe a magnificent bastard but he's gods awful in bed according to Harleep the Incubis

[@th0rne_999]

That turning music to 100 is exactly it man ahahaha. Such a banger. Can't wait to do that fight on tactician if I can get there.

[@TheCentralScrutinizerAgain]

i was not ready for the epicness of his fight. not. ready.

[@readingwithgoblins]

He hates kittens? Dead to me..

[@gils501]

"You betrayed the dark brotherhood... Whhhhy??!"

[@talk-supersix-seven6021]

“WHYYYYY BROTHER”

[@11thAmeno]

Does anyone else think that Raphael was definitely inspired by Al Pacino's performance as the Devil in "The Devil's Advocate"? He looks and sounds so much like him. Raphael stands out as one of the most memorable characters in this game, especially with the best battle theme. Also, if you haven't watched "The Devil's Advocate" for whatever reason, go ahead and give it a watch. :-D Thanks for the video!

[@austa10]

Turning the music up during the fight 😂😎

[@dani744c]

the fact that hes not like even looking at your tav is hilarious to me

[@n3squikie]

9:08 i think my soul just left my body

[@pokemon202668]

25:48 was the moment i knew this was good content

[@Kippums]

Lol The volume turned up to max on the song got me

[@sean.m.]

With the fox that suits Raphael very well. Becouse all foxes are bottoms

[@Nandysokar]

I can't focus on what's happening coz your character looks like medieval Harry Styles and I am broken xD

[@temirbek2004]

Then his dead body will be in ur camp inventory😂

[@vision_walker]

He was my fav fight in the whole game. It was the perfect amount of challenging and fun. In was giddy the whole time, especially with those angelic (heh) vocals in the back.

[@jacefacexx]

Pausing at 25:44 during his fight scene so you can crank his music score is such a mood 😂🥰

[@varietyshow9881]

I was wondering why I love this character so much and then i realized his voice lines remind me so much of lucien lachance from oblivion

[@JK_Snacks]

Oh boy. If only Raphael can have a tea party with Denathrius from WoW and have some classy chit-chat, I would gladly pay too $$$ to see that happen.

[@heresfrankbetches921]

Such fascinating voice

[@PizzaPartyTime]

Why am I so attracted to him? What's wrong with me?