Astarion is one thing of a fan(ged) favorite in Baldur’s Gate 3—well-written, sympathetic, complicated and, if we’re being trustworthy, fairly fairly. As a part of Larian’s utter landslide of awards final yr, voice actor Neil Newbon received high canine on the Sport Awards for his efficiency. A landmark position by any metric.
As per a latest interview with BAFTA, Newbon revealed that he thought the position was going to be way more short-lived: “I bought requested to come back in for a demo, for a vampire character which I assumed was a nasty man [and] was going to be killed off instantly”.
It was solely till Larian had signed off on the character that Newbon found he’d be in work for some time: “They instructed me it was an precise companion character, and it’d most likely be a couple of yr’s value of labor—after which 4 years later, right here we’re, darlings. Right here we’re.” Newbon goes on to explain the gallery of methods and inspirations (together with a stray cat, named Cat) that he used to tell the character: “It was a stand-out venture … on daily basis was superb.”
He is nonetheless seeking to the longer term, although. “There are positively folks I would like to work with, I would like to work with Santa Monica, Insomniac, I would wish to work with, I would like to work with Naughty Canine … Bethesda stuff? I really like Fallout, man, I would love to do this.”
Apparently sufficient, Newbon’s already lent his voice to Fallout London, a fan-made mega venture that needs to be out quickly, barring any additional delays, although that is very totally different from an official spot in a Bethesda title.
Nonetheless, that is to not say Astarion goes to be sleeping in his coffin for the remainder of Newbon’s days—Hasbro nonetheless owns the rights to the characters even when Larian’s not going to be making Baldur’s Gate 4 any time quickly.
Furthermore, Newbon’s eager to play him once more: “To be trustworthy with you, I would like to play Astarion once more, one way or the other. I might love to do this. That will be superior—dwell motion, recreation, I do not care,” he jokes: “Advert for grape juice. I do not know, no matter.”
I am somewhat nervous about Hasbro touching the story of Baldur’s Gate 3 once more—particularly if the sport’s writers are tied to Larian’s newer initiatives, just like the enigmatic Excalibur, however I would be mendacity if I mentioned I did not need to spend extra time with the character. Even when he is promoting grape juice (or a blood orange drink. I imply, the slogans write themselves).
