Baldur's Gate 3 Fan Turns Every Character into Nicolas Cage, With Terrifying Results

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A Baldur's Gate 3 fan has shared their cursed creation, which turns all the main characters from the game into actor Nicolas Cage, with some terrifying results. Baldur's Gate 3 remains immensely popular following its August release, and fans have wasted no time sharing their interesting creations based on the game.

Baldur's Gate 3 was the breakout hit from 2023, as though the game had been in Early Access for three years prior, few could have predicted the outpouring of support for the titleafter it made it over the finish line to become a full release. With its charming and quirky cast of characters, the game has captured the hearts and minds of gamers everywhere, which has quickly translated into a ton of fan art. Some are truly amazing, such as the Baldur's Gate 3 fan who recreated the cover art with LEGO figures. However, there's no two ways about it — this particular Nicolas Cage combination is simply cursed.

Redditor Jirkislo titled the post «Cage Invasion,» and it's fitting. Every companion in Baldur's Gate 3 has had their face replaced with actor Nicolas Cage's, as have the main villains in the game. They've even been given Cage-ified names such as Cagerion, Cageheart, and Cagelach, among others. Unsettling is the only way to describe it, yet there's a curiosity to it that makes it really hard to look away, as fans will likely want to see who comes next. Others in the thread felt that some of the creations blended alarmingly well, with one gamer even pointing out that he could make a perfect Raphael in any adaptation of the game. He's certainly got the dramatic flair for it.

Unfortunately, the user never shared how they created the images, whether it be via an AI face-swapping app or a Photoshop creation of their own. While Nicolas Cage isn't in the game itself yet, there were even some in the thread calling for it to be made into a mod. Baldur's Gate 3 has plenty of hilarious mods for gamers to try, but the idea of spending upwards of 100 hours with this band