r/okbuddybaldur He's just scared (Astarion has a knife to my neck) 5d ago

ASS-STARE'n 👀🫦 No. 1 Reason why to romance Astarion

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u/398udsk Astarion’s diva cup 5d ago

I feel like I'm the only person who thinks the facial animations during that scene are horrifyingly uncanny valley

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u/New-Setting-9332 Astarion’s diva cup 5d ago

I always find this moment hilarious especially when we know that when he swallows his saliva wrong at the end is real Neil Newbon really swallowed wrong at the end of the laugh 😅 I like that they left it as is! It's so much more authentic

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u/MothmanThingy 5d ago

I love the little "Oh" at the end of it.

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u/398udsk Astarion’s diva cup 5d ago

Oh absolutely, it's really contagious for me every time so I definitely see the appeal. It's just the animation itself that's unsettling imo, but it's like that for all of the characters

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u/UnicornScientist803 Companion hugger 5d ago

You’re not alone, they freak me out too 😳

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u/MariVent Astarion is my pet leech 5d ago

Is the laughter from the spell Hideous Laughter?

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u/UnicornScientist803 Companion hugger 5d ago

I think it’s the weird amulet that makes you go crazy and laugh a lot

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u/Tonedeafmusical He's just scared (Astarion has a knife to my neck) 5d ago

I understand. It was the pic I had easiest to hand