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== Party Members in Baldur's Gate ==

::'''Khalid'''

'''Voiced by:''' Jim Meskimen }}

 

 

:: '''Dynaheir'''

'''Voiced by:''' Jennifer Hale }}

 

 

:: '''Xzar'''

'''Voiced by:''' Frank Welker }}

 

* [[Sociopathic Hero]] - In the first game, his goals are noble, his methods and motivations anything but.

* [[Shout-Out]] - To Robert J. Oppenheimer, one of the creators of the atomic bomb, and indirectly to the ''Bhagavad Gita'':

** Also:

[[The Silence of the Lambs|Some fava beans, and]] [[A Nice Chianti]]. }}

* [[Stop Poking Me]]

* [[Those Two Bad Guys]] - With (who else?) Montaron.

* [[Whatevermancy]] - He's a necromancer.

 

:: '''Montaron'''

'''Voiced by:''' Earl Boen }}

 

 

:: '''Xan'''

'''Voiced by:''' Jeff Bennett }}

 

 

:: '''Branwen'''

'''Voiced by:''' Bernadette Sullivan (Baldur's Gate), Jane Singer (Baldur's Gate 2) }}

 

 

:: '''Kivan'''

'''Voiced by:''' Rob Paulsen }}

 

 

:: '''Coran'''

'''Voiced by:''' Brian George }}

 

 

:: '''Safana'''

'''Voiced by:''' Diane Pershing }}

 

 

:: '''Tiax'''

'''Voiced by:''' John Mariano }}

 

 

:: '''Shar-Teel'''

'''Voiced by:''' Jennifer Darling }}

 

 

:: '''Eldoth Kron'''

'''Voiced by:''' Neil Ross }}

 

 

:: '''Skie Silvershield'''

'''Voiced by:''' Grey Delisle }}

 

 

:: '''Faldorn'''

'''Voiced by:''' Heidi Shannon (Baldur's Gate), B.J. Ward (Baldur's Gate 2) }}

 

 

::'''Quayle'''

'''Voiced by:''' Jeff Bennett }}

 

 

:: '''Yeslick Orothiar'''

'''Voiced by:''' Bill Farmer }}

 

 

::'''Ajantis Ilvastarr'''

'''Voiced by:''' Jason Marsden }}

 

 

::'''Garrick'''

'''Voiced by:''' Dee Bradley Baker }}

 

 

::'''Alora'''

'''Voiced by:''' Amber Hood }}

 

 

::'''Kagain'''

'''Voiced by:''' John Mariano }}

 

 

::'''Biff the Understudy'''

'''Voiced by:''' Rob Paulsen }}

 

== Party Members in Baldur's Gate II ==

:: '''Yoshimo'''

'''Voiced by:''' Maurice Lamarche }}

 

 

:: '''Aerie'''

'''Voiced by:''' Kath Soucie }}

 

 

:: '''(Sir) Anomen Delryn'''

'''Voiced by:''' Rob Paulsen }}

 

 

:: '''Korgan Bloodaxe'''

'''Voiced by:''' Bill Martin }}

 

* [[Chaotic Evil]] - Though unlike many such characters, not [[Stupid Evil]].

* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] - Because of his harsh personality, any moments where he does show friendliness are instantly memorable.

'''Imoen''': Aw, gee. Thanks, Korgan! }}

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]

* [[Double Entendre]] - He drops a few of them, particularly if Mazzy's around.

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]] - One of the ''very'' few decent things you ever hear him say only occurs if you pursue Jan Jansen's personal quest to help his friend's child. When it comes to light that the little girl's catatonia stems from being physically abused by her father, Korgan -- who we must remind you is an [[Ax Crazy]] murdering bastard -- condemns the actions leading to her condition:

* [[Evil Counterpart]] - To Minsc.

* [[Fantastic Racism]] - Hates us Longlimbs, especially Drow.

* [[Hidden Depths]] - Surprisingly adept at poetry.

* [[Large Ham]] - Of the [[Ax Crazy]] sort.

'''A SKULLBREAKER!''' }}

* [[Licensed Sexist]] - As the quote above illustrates, he's quite boorish to women.

 

:: '''Jan Jansen'''

'''Voiced by:''' Jack Roth }}

 

** Subverted in his Throne of Bhaal ending: it's heavily implied that he trained a horde of monkeys to attack Vaelag's estate. In the end, he ends up with his lover.

* [[I've Never Seen Anything Like This Before]] - Only once: when Jan and the party literally go to Hell.

* [[Lethal Joke Character]] - At first, Jan comes across as a fairly useless character [[Plucky Comic Relief|included primarily for amusement value]] (with even the [[Strategy Guide|Official Perfect Guide]] having him as the lowest rated character, claiming there's nothing good to say about him), but used correctly he's actually quite capable of holding his own against other, more obviously powerful characters.

** He also gets quite lethal in ''Throne of Bhaal'' since he's the only one of two NPCs who can get thief High-Level Abilities, and has illusionist magic and mage HLAs on top of it.

* [[Odd Friendship]] - With Korgan, bizarrely. Most characters find Jan's stories to be annoying, but Korgan enjoys the bloodier ones.

* [[Or Are You Just Happy to See Me?]] - [[Crowning Moment of Funny|This exchange]]:

'''Jan''': This bulge here? Why that's (ha-ha) that's nothing. I'm just happy to see you, Minscy. (giggle) }}

* [[Our Gnomes Are Weirder]] - INDEED.

* [[Painting the Medium]] - Jan is a gnome. Gnomes get infravision at night and underground, which highlights creatures with a red glow.

* [[Plucky Comic Relief]] - Along with Minsc, he's the primary source of it in BG2.

* [[Spoof Aesop]] - Occasionally he suggests one at the end of his long-winded stories.

 

:: '''Haer'Dalis'''

'''Voiced by:''' Michael Bell }}

 

 

:: '''Valygar Corthala'''

'''Voiced by:''' Jeff Osterhage }}

 

 

:: '''Mazzy Fentan'''

'''Voiced by:''' Jennifer Hale }}

 

 

:: '''Lord Keldorn Firecam'''

'''Voiced by:''' Roger Jackson }}

 

** [[Knight in Sour Armor]] - He's more world-weary than outright cynical, but it's close.

* [[Knight Templar]] - Subverted: his class (Inquisitor) lends itself to this image, his abilities are all anti-magic and he lives in a heavily anti-magical city, and he follows extremely strict rules he doesn't hesitate to enforce, but he's no Knight Templar.

** Except if Viconia is around, Keldorn might come to blows on her due to being Drow.

* [[Lawful Good]]: And a spectacular example of a paladin who isn't [[Lawful Stupid]].

 

:: '''Cernd'''

'''Voiced by:''' Jason Marsden }}

 

* [[Ice Cream Koan]] - Cernd speaks almost entirely in [[Koan|koans]], some of which are meaningful, some of which are meaningful but pointlessly elaborate, and some of which are [[Ice Cream Koan|just plain gibberish]].

** Sometimes he is called on it...

Protagonist: Oh shut up. }}

*** and sometimes he [[Precision F-Strike|phases out of them abruptly for emphasis]].

* [[In Harmony with Nature]] - Standard operating procedure for a druid.

* [[Malaproper]] - Cernd's only truly notable characteristic is his bad habit of mixing and matching sayings.

* [[Simple Staff]]

* [[Stealth Insult]] - He gets an epic-level one against Edwina.

'''Edwina:''' (There is an insult in there somewhere, I am certain. Would that I could stop time and kill them ALL first.) }}

* [[True Neutral]] - A much better example than Jaheira.

 

:: '''Nalia De'Arnise'''

'''Voiced by:''' Grey Delisle }}

 

* [[Insufferable Genius]] - Shows shades of it in ToB.

* [[Insult to Rocks]] - In reference to Isaea:

* [[Just Like Robin Hood]] - [[Lampshade|Lampshaded]] by her quote above, not that we actually see her do much stealing.

* [[Neutral Good]] - In ToB, she mellows out and becomes [[Neutral Good]].

 

::'''Lilarcor'''

'''Voiced by:''' Jason Marsden }}

 

* [[Was Once a Man]] - It's unclear whether it's the actual spirit of Lilarcor that lives on inside the weapon or if it's just a constructed personality modelled after the human. Or whether or not that would make any difference in the slightest.

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]] - He ''really'' doesn't like forges.

* [[Word of Dante]] - With Minsc's tendency to go berserk with two handed swords and Lilarcor's cool abilities it's become standard procedure to let Minsc wield Lilarcor. Of course, there are mods which allow Minsc [[And Zoidberg|and Lilarcor]] to banter with other party members.

'''Lilarcor:''' Because you've got the grip and I've got the rip! [[Evil Laugh|Mwahahahahahahahaha!]] }}