Shadowheart Calls Herself "God's Favourite Princess" In The Baldur's Gate 3 Epilogue
Baldur's Gate 3's new epilogue, as released in Patch 5, is full of fan service. Well, and horrors beyond our comprehension, if you happen to get a bad ending, but for most players, it's full of laughs. So much so that a popular meme about Shadowheart was snuck in, getting her to call herself a gatekeeper, a princess, and more.
Yes, I'm talking about that shitpost that got spread around when Baldur's Gate 3 launched. First shared by Twitter user @cannibalanders on August 17, the image compares Shadowheart to a Tumblr post from holytrinitybikini. It reads as follows:
Yes, I'm a gatekeeper and a hater. I'm also God's favourite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.
The image of this quote attached to Shadowheart went viral, probably because it's true. It quickly got the attention of Shadowheart's actor, Jennifer English, who read it out in her voice and even referenced it at conventions. Now, it's spread into the game itself, with Larian hiding it away for fans to find under very specific circumstances.
Credit to YouTuber Kazuliski, who appears to be the first person to come across the line. It's not surprising that many of us didn't come across it naturally, as it seems that there are a lot of steps necessary to trigger it.
As we can see in the video, it's probably a githyanki-exclusive line. That's because Baldur's Gate 3 implements the shitpost by passing it off as the last words spoken by a gith rebel, which is brilliant in its own right. What's better, Shadowheart is understandably confused by the expression. I don't think "gatekeeper" is a very common saying in Faerûn, after all.
Alas, I can confirm that no such option appeared for me in my epilogue, so I couldn't pretend it was a drow expression. Maybe
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