It’s arduous to understate simply how huge Baldur’s Gate 3 turned post-launch. Larian’s RPG garnered lots of followers, who turned infatuated with the world, story, and particularly its characters. Now, in Patch 5, BG3 solidifies a selected fan-favorite character as part of the journey.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 5 launched this week with a ton of updates, together with a brand-new epilogue. Going down six months after the conclusion of the journey, it lets your participant character reunite with their mates and reminisce. And, within the course of, comment on the lasting legacy of Bing Bong.

In the event you weren’t following the Baldur’s Gate 3 outpouring post-launch, or possibly even for those who have been, you may be unaware of Bing Bong. The character doesn’t really come from Baldur’s Gate 3, initially, however from the Baldur’s Gate 3 tabletop session hosted by Excessive Rollers DnD, that includes the voice actors of BG3.

You see, the Baldur’s Gate 3 solid got here collectively to play a tabletop session as their very own characters from BG3. It’s a pure overlap, proper? And truthfully, the D&D session is without doubt one of the most entertaining actual-plays that I’ve seen, for those who’re a BG3 fan. Everybody gels naturally and slides proper into character, and it’s enjoyable watching them work together and joke round with the identical get together members they portrayed.

Bing Bong: Origins

Okay, however again to Bing Bong. At one level of their stream story, the get together goes on a procuring journey and encounters an imp. The little fellow, carrying a bow tie and a hat with a bell on it, simply opened the door for others; thus, Bing Bong. Shadowheart (Jennifer English) takes a liking and begins main the imp round, a lot to Lae’zel (Devora Wilde)’s chagrin.

That one little second, arguably an ideal encapsulation of what makes D&D enjoyable, spun off into its personal meme with artwork, shirts, and, in fact, calls to canonize the small imp. Nicely, with the newest replace, they’ve performed it.

When speaking with Shadowheart on the epilogue reunion, you possibly can speak about previous adventures. And she is going to, amongst different conditions, carry up the beloved imp. Right here’s the part in query:

“[…] that stray imp that joined us – Bing Bong, wasn’t it?”

I might share a screenshot right here, however my specific epilogue is intensely spoiler heavy, nevertheless it does appear to be this dialog seems for most individuals who get the epilogue.

Now, what does this imply? Not a lot. Bing Bong was already the little king of our hearts. Making him canon is good, although. And it positively displays how Larian has been aware of the neighborhood, as they patch and add extra to this already sprawling journey.

I’m a bit amazed at how a lot has already been added to Baldur’s Gate 3 since I initially rolled credit, and there’s nonetheless an Xbox model on the best way. Possibly Bing Bong the imp will likely be what firmly secures Larian the large W at subsequent week’s Sport Awards.