The Emperor in Baldur’s Gate 3 is a particularly important character. But you can really get on his nerves.
The story of Baldur’s Gate 3 is shaped by numerous decisions that players make throughout the narrative. You can make plenty of NPCs your enemies – or at least drive them to the point of frustration. This also applies to someone who should always be by your side, at least out of self-interest: The Emperor.
Even though the Emperor is constantly by your side, you can make him quite hate you.
Who is the Emperor? The Emperor is a character who essentially accompanies you from the beginning of the game. He is within the artifact of Shadowheart and tries to protect you from the influence of the Cult of the Absolute – while simultaneously trying to get you to fulfill his goals. Most of the time, it’s not quite clear whether he acts out of altruism or pure self-interest. However, one thing is certain: he is one of the key figures of the game, significantly shaping the story.
How can you make the Emperor hate you? You have several opportunities for this. Once he reveals himself, you can always give him unfriendly responses. After a while, he will no longer try to entice you to certain actions – instead, he’ll respond quite snappily.
This is how the community discusses it: In the Baldur’s Gate 3 Subreddit, many players are currently discovering that they can really annoy the Emperor, like lostandfoundreject, who seems to have succeeded in making the Emperor lose his patience:
He didn’t even try to seduce Tav, instead, he just complains and whines that my Tav is just messing things up. One line really made me laugh when I told him I didn’t choose to cling to him all the time and he simply replied: “I could say the same thing.” We are both 100% done with each other, I love it!
Nearly 4,000 upvotes show how well these experiences resonate with the community. Many share what they have experienced with the Emperor:
- “Oh yes, I annoyed him so much that he eventually told me I was nothing more than a puppet.” – Rare_Intention2383
- “I played as a Gith, so I completely distrusted him the whole time. I even killed him when I first met him and got an immediate game over, lol.” – SurlyCricket
- “The Emperor may be a manipulative piece of dirt (probably comes from being an Illithid), but aside from that, he is quite straightforward and reflects your behavior. If you’re nice to him, he is nice to you. If you act stupidly towards him, he does the same with you.” – Xarxyc
If you don’t constantly drive the Emperor to frustration, you can even date him. Since the last patch, this has become a more extensive option – so that our Leya can finally experience her perfect (tentacly) ending.
