I do think that Durge (Wrath) and Astarion (Lust) should be swapped.
Durge doesn't murder out of some deep seeded anger or jealousy, it's desire, Bhaalspawn are addicted to murder and take immense pleasure in it. Then showing chastity by foregoing the love of killing to show kindness and empathy to those they care about.

Whereas Astarion's desire for power stemmed from two centuries of pent up rage, a need for revenge, to do unto Cazador and his lackies the torment forced upon him. He takes this so far as to almost murder a fellow "sibling" just to get some info about Cazador, and then gets angry when you try to persuade him to calm down and let go of his past. As you get close to him you see that he doesn't actually want this power, he just doesn't want to feel the weakness that being an abuse victim made him feel. Taking the time to come to terms with that trauma and eventually let go requires great patience.

the conclusion is that
if stupidity was a sin, most of the companions would be guilty of it

Halsin admitted to have spend a CENTURY ASLEEP as a bear! I think he earns the sloth crown

Wholeheartedly disagree with the idea that Karlach's best ending is dying instead of returning to the hells. I think you can see the hope that's returned to her when she returns for the epilogue party. And if you've romanced her yourself and choose to join her in Avernus then its just the start of their new adventure, together.

20:13 "She's finally surrounded by normal people"

I'm not sure that being surrounded by a bhaalspawn, a shar worshipper, a pretty cranky githyanki, a rather explosive wizard, the banished son of a nobleman and an vampire spawn counts as normal

I’m honestly surprised you didn’t go with Pride for Gale. His evil route literally has him deciding that he’s worthy of becoming a god, with ambition being his domain. Even detonating the orb and following Mystra’s command has arrogance to it- “Only I can do this, I’m the only one capable, I have to make the ultimate sacrifice.” Gale went after the Karsite weave in the first place to prove, in fact, he is worthy of a god’s attention and love.

I also think that Astarion is Envy, (once he learns about that ritual to ascend, he starts obsessing over what Cazador might have,) Karlach is Wrath, (She can get consumed by her anger several times in the story, and ultimately, it only leaves her empty when the person she was most angry at dies,) and Durge is lust, as in bloodlust.

Edit: Decided to expand on the Karlach wrath thing. So, obviously. Barbarian. Rage. Duh. But also, let’s look at the times when she rages in the story. The first time, it’s with the fake Paladins of Tyr. While her anger is 100% justified, given what they were going to do to her, she then loses herself to that anger, mindlessly destroying everything in that house until her rage finally burns out. Now, she’s fortunate enough to not succumb to this emotion again until Act Three. When you enter Gortash’s ascension to Archduke, she nearly loses herself to it once more. The only thing that can stop her from going ballistic and attacking Gortash then and there, in spite of all the ways that’s a bad idea, (Duke Ravenguard will fall in the ensuing combat, Steel Watchers are everywhere, and there are civilians who not only may get killed in the crossfire, but only see this as some random tiefling woman attempting to assassinate their new leader.) she can only back down if persuaded to by the player. When she finally kills him, all that’s left is a hollow emptiness. So she lashes out at the player, yes, partially because of her envy, but mostly because she’s just angry, and displaces it onto the closest person.
In her evil ending? Her rage rules her. She sees everyone in Baldur’s Gate as complicit in her life’s ruination. She hates them, and you can hear the fury in each word of her little speech. Everyone must suffer as she has. Because there is nothing left in her heart but sheer. Wrath.

I think I agree with everyone else saying Durge is more lusty, he kills for the pleasure of it, and it's implied by our messed up butler that we actually... ahem... cuddled up in an alarming way with our corpses.

How dare YouTube hide this from me for 46 seconds

I'm only one minute in, but there's no way in hell any of those characters could ever exemplify chastity lol

Lust for Durge actually would work given the attitude Orin and Sceleritas (if I spelled it wrong, keep it to yourself) have towards blood and slaughter

I gotta say I disagree with the Durge and Astarion take

Durge = Lust: After all, the bhaalspawn have an innate desire for murder, they don’t do it because they’re blinded by rage.
Astarion = Wrath: Astarion is ENTIRELY driven by revenge, that’s what his entire quest was about. Yeah, he’s good at seducing ppl, but that isn’t him. He didn’t want to do that, that was Cazador.

Also I disagree with the assessment that Karlach’s death is her best ending. There’s hope in the ending where she lives, after all, they even find a forge that made the infernal engine when you talk to her at the end, while there’s none in the one where she died

3:25 if he is romanced by ascended Astarion, sharran shadowheart or duke wyll, he will actually just become the housewife at your mansion lol

Just fyi Durge's "member" is showing briefly during Laezel's "fight scene". 5:39  Just sharing with the hopes that this video does not get demonitized! Love your videos ❤

I feel like Durge could be exemlified by all of the sins. He envies the approval of his father. He hates the futility of life. He desires the sweet odor of death on his hands. He will only satisfy his urge with the death of literally everything. The urge takes wherever it can and accepts no compromise. The urge is satisfied in letting people die, too, not just with killing them directly.

And ultimately, it's Durge's pride that is preyed on by Bhaal. Bhaal promises his favor, his power, and his empty promise of love if only Durge does all the work of killing the entire world for him. I think Pride is the best sin for Durge, and  he overcomes it with the help of others and his own overwhelming empathy.

7:53 technically we're all ball-spawn, yeah?

Really nice video, just one little correction. I don't like that people always treat envy as just jelousy. Envy isint as much jealousy as it is seeing what others have and waiting to ruin it to bring them down to elevate yourself.

Karlach & Wyll’s best ending is shared. Karlach choosing to return to Avernus with The Blade of Avernus, her best friend (and maybe more) at her side. Wyll, who had wronged we don’t know how many doing the bidding of a devil, becoming the Blade of Avernus and devoting himself to protecting a woman he had wronged.

Re “Happy Afterlife” - Karlach doesn’t worship any god. She was raised to believe begging a god for mercy was demeaning. In the realms, her Afterlife will be wandering the Fugue Plane until judged by Kelvenmor, bound into the wall of the city of judgement, and slowly dissolved.


I enjoyed this one a lot, even if I don’t agree quite with who goes with each sin. ;-)

I’d argue that each character’s main villain is, in a way, the embodiment of each sin

PRIDE — Ansur, being Wyll’s main foe, is a creature of extreme esteem, brought down by pride so heavy it caused him to kill the one he loved most. There is no humility in this wyrm.

ENVY — Gortash, being Karlach’s main villain, is a petty duke who aspires to something greater, taking glee in watching his superiors kneel before him. He may be polite, but he has no kindness.

GLUTTONY — Gale doesn’t especially have a main antagonist, but the elder brain is the closest to that. It’s a twisted thing, gorged on power yet constantly hungry for more. The thing has no temperance, only occasional fear.

SLOTH — Viconia hides in the shadows, sends servants to do her bidding, slay those who might challenge her, and abandons the House of Grief to save her hide. Diligence is not this one’s strong suit.

LUST — Cazador, Astarion’s villain, is a creature who lusts for power, one who uses the bodies of others for his own purposes while stripping them of autonomy for himself. He has no chastity, no decent restriction on his own desires.

GREED — Vlaakith, although she doesn’t directly fight Lae’zel, is a tyrant queen who desires rulership over all the planes, who covets godhood above all else. She has no charity, demanding gratitude for tyranny.

EDIT: Though he’s perhaps not a direct foil to Lae’zel, Raphael is the closest we get to a Lae’zel-centric boss battle. I think that Raphael is a character defined by greed even more than Vlaakith, what with his horde of magic items and ambitions to conquer the hells.

WRATH — Orin is a creature with an impossible desire to kill, only sparing those who will help her attain more power. She is consistently impatient when her bloodlust goes unquenched.

I personally feel like Karlach is wrath. Her anger fueling the engine in her heart. Which she has imo 2 bad endings. One where the anger finally overflows the engine and explodes, and the other where she's a mind flayer, show the city of baldur's gate her wrath.
Her heavenly virtue is then patients, when she returns to the hells. Patients until she finds a way to replace her engine and can look forward to a better future
Durge would then be the lust for killing, and then chastity for said killing when denying Bhaal
Astarian is envy since he envies Cazador's power. and then virtue of kindness when he either releases the other spawn or mercy kills them

Have you thought about doing a video playing bg1 and 2, going through your experience with them explaining the story as it goes along? I think it would be cool