Villainpedia: Sarevok Anchev
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Baldur's Gate 3 recently dropped... but it's never a bad time to wind the clocks back to the original and have a look at the first villain of the series - Sarevok Anchev. He's big, evil, intelligent, and very prepared. But every villain has an achilles heel. Join me as we cover everything from his birth, to his death... and rebirth.
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00:00 - Original Evil
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10:42 - Seed of Malice
19:40 - Warthunder
20:51 - Politics Are Certainly Evil
26:21 - I Got This
42:47 - Rebirth
48:58 - He's... Back?
52:48 - Legacy
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Somehow, Sarevok returned
Somehow, Sarevok was turned into a one-dimensional joke by Larian.
Again
@@Kainlarsendon't forget WoTc as well.
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@@Kainlarsenthis is the fault of WOTC. They decided that the awful BG novelisations would be the canon. The author of those books didn’t play the games and his BG2 novel didn’t have the full plot details given to him by the developers and thought Bodhi was the main villain. Hence why the bhaalspawn was canonically the abusive lughead Abdel Adrian, Sarevok and Viconia are not redeemed etc
Hi, long time Sarevok fan here. I feel there should be an addendum here about Larian's Implementation of Sarevok. The inclusion of Sarevok isn't very random, nor is his return to evil. Between the launch of Fifth Edition D&D and Larian's BG3 many supplemental books were released, namely "Minsc and Boos Journal of Villainy" in 2021 which is sadly accepted into Forgotten Realms Canon.
This book is pretty controversial with old school Baldur's Gate fans due to it's slapshod continuation of these famous characters, Sarevok being one of them. Stripped of any second chance or redemption he went into a depression and became a poor beggar, in which the revived Bhaal recruited him back into the murderous fold.
I think Larian's use of Sarevok is their subtle attempt to close the book on this famous villain, in a less abused way. If you would like to read more you can see the BG1-BG2 canon being destroyed on page 125 of the book.
You can also read up on other characters from BG1/2 that had their canon screwed up in the book as well.
This needs to be higher up and more seen. Many people don't know about it, and would probably help with their disdain of how he was handled I'm BG3
Almost everyone who's speaks of hating how a bg1 and 2 character is used in 3 haven't read these supplements/books. Because larian has to work with the canon there's only so much that can be done and even with viconia I feel like they did the absolute best with what they had and with what time they had
Damn didnt know that.Thanks for the info
Oh i stopped buying 5th ed books since tasha came out, damn a pulpy trash splatbook altering canon? A shame really
WOTC absolutely destroyed pretty much everything to do with Bhaalspawn Saga. Terrible novels and supplements. Should have just left it well enough alone.
Learning that Sarevok is an adaptation of a character from just a normal D&D campaign played with some friends is the most oddly heartwarming thing.
Looking at Bhaal's backstory, I wouldn't be surpised if he was also a D&D character.
You'd be surprised how much DnD has influenced Pop Culture outside of Baldurs Gate. A lot of games and series have characters, worldbuilding and lore that came out of the developers playing DnD.
@@solesurvivor111yeah my favourite series dorohedoro seems like it was also just based off a dnd campaign. It’s about a lizard man who wants to become a sourcerer. Dark urges story is incredible similar to kaiman.
@@solesurvivor111 I was born after 1980 and _haven't_ been living under a rock since then, so D&D's cultural influence across media is _not_ lost on me
Dam almost like bg3 and other stuff like dnd honor amongst hives are canon stuff, I mean you have wizard of coast as the publisher, the current owner of the dnd franchise
Could you imagine a Sarevok who is actually on your side and good trying to help the dark urge through his urges trying to be a good brother like you were to him in BG2 remember how we cared for him back then and him swearing to guide you on the right path or kill you before you can fall. I like to think that would be an amazing story line.
Could be a very awesome companion that is unique to the dark urge origin or only limited in other origins. However, I think the main reason why Larian had to work out BG3 this way is because of WOTC(Wizards Of The Coast) that held the franchise and current canon lore changed a lot of Forgotten Realms lore that had controversial supplementary contents that updated the BG1&2 main characters.
Abden was forcefully turned into Baal because of the fine print on the contract.
They share a soul. Like Abden he didn’t have a choice in the end.
@@imran8880you can have him as a companion in bg2 thrones of bhaal if im not mistaken
Man, Black Isle used whatever clout they had to keep the most badass VA on that they could. Him voicing the Enclave soldier you prank call is still fucking hilarious.
Kevin Michael Richardson is most definitely up there with Keith David, Fred Tatascoire, and Tony Todd with some of the best of the deep and badass baritone voices in the VA business.
@@DT-267Kcan't forget Tony Jay (rip)
@@carlosthejakl8493 the og goat of deep voice badassery.
Ah Sarevok. The first time I ever played BG1 and got to that final battle, both me and him were killed because we failed a save roll from one of his mages spells. The game over played, I reloaded and then the final cutscene played with my character surviving. Got to love old coding sometimes.
My personal head canon for bg3 is [spoilers for a dark urge play through] in act 3 if you stand against Bhaal he kills Durge. Withers then mentions that technically Bhaal can only take back what he gave, freeing you of the curse of Bhaal. I think something similar happened with Sarevok. Where Bhaal needed Orin to be born so brought Sarevok back as he was the most successful Bhaal spawn for his plan. Thing is, Bhaal only has the urge part of Sarevok, not the whole thing. Meaning this modern Sarevok is just the aspect devoted to Bhaal. Just a head canon tho
I like this head canon, it fixes all of my personal issues with Sarevok and I will adopt it, it's mine now, you may not have it back
This makes it all work. I'll take your headcanon and make it my own.
Dude look at this dude Sarevok, he has all them resistances and still gets bounced by magic missile
Your name is very topical for this video
In the original game he couldn't be hurt by magic missile only level 3 or higher spells could harm him.
11:45 “So who knows how many babies were apart of this…”
Well, if you count the columns at the end of Baldur’s Gate 1 that has all the statues of Bhaalspawn, you’ll see they’re 18 around in a circle, and the game’s scene ends before you can see how many stories they extend upward, although you can make out a minimum of 20 stories high. And since 18 times 20 is 360, we know there were AT LEAST 360 children of Bhaal before Sarevok got the first kill in the prologue to Baldur’s Gate 1.
And yes, there MIGHT have been more, but the ending cutscene fades before the camera can pan higher, so we don’t know if there were more than 20 flights of statue columns hidden below the underground temple where the final boss fight against Sarevok takes place.
I should also mention that this is for the original version of the game with the old late 90’s CGI. The enhanced edition doesn’t conform to small details of the original.
Holy sh** Baal got around 😮
Side note great job on the information
@@saberzgaming7385 they weren't all his literal children. They were descended by several if not dozens of generations. Bhaal got around, but one child =/= one mistress.
yeah, but not every bhaal spawn child was involved in the initial ritual. they probably had about a dozen or so spawn in the one place. the rest would be so scattered across the world that bhaal's return would be inevitable as it would be impossible to track them all down.
@@saberzgaming7385 It is also Forgotten Realms canon lore that Bhaal fucked a Chinchilla, as you can find a Bhalspawn Chinchilla in BG2
Doesn't the prophecy outright say there's a score of Bhaalspawn? As in 20.
Wow, i never played baldur's gate one or two, so this deeply changes my thought on Sarevok in bg3. When i came across him, he just seems like a cool wrestlemania villain. Now I get some of the comments down here.
WOTC did him so dirty which is why he is so disappointing in BG3. Canonising him in such a boring way was a shame.
him and Viconia were done really dirty
Sarevok in Bladur Gate 3 feels as if Vegeta became a generic villain easily killed in Super after events of Z. They done him dirty.
Oh yeah, Sarevok, one of my favorite villains. I remember when i was a kid, and i first played the game, and i met Koveras.
I just finished my first playthrough recently and I was so embarrased about the fact that I didn't realize it was him lmao felt so fucking dumb for that
I actually psyched myself out the first time I played and thought “there’s no way they just reversed his name, this has to be reverse psychology”
Never played BG1 or did I know the history of Sarevok. But when I stepped into that tribunal and heard his voice for the first time and then heard his and Jaheria’s shared history, I knew there was something more to him and I thought that was pretty cool.
i fought Sarevok yesterday in bg3. i enjoyed him as a character, but then again i haven’t played the first two games. his story of at least partial redemption is much more compelling than him regressing and becoming an undead arbiter of the dread lord’s will. since baldurs gate is all about player’s choice, i choose to believe that this new Sarevok is nothing more than a shade. a hollow echo of what he once was. the real Sarevok is elsewhere in Toril, living out his second chance at life.
this game shocked me as a 15 year old. I bought it because my computer sucked and it was cheap but oh man I didn't expect this, BG1 opened my eyes for old games and along with portal games it's still the most special experience I've had in gaming
Sarevok failed because he didn't have the power of friendship.
1:00 hey!! That's from one of my build guides!! It's an honor to be included in such a great Lore video brother :D I was in bed watching this and was like man that looks like - HEY IT ME!!!
Love your videos man ❤️
@@Ghostcharmback at ya brother! :D
Thank you for this video. I love Sarevok. I'm glad to see he's become a sort of Legacy character for D&D games, like Minsc, Boo, and Jaheira. The first two games (and their respective expansions) were well played and well delved. They stayed a part of my gaming rotation for years. Thanks for the nostalgia rush.
For the next video (or at least a future video), how about Jon Irenecus, the foe from Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn? Whomever you choose, keep up the good work!
Villanpedia is my absolute favorite of your series 😊 Always stoked to see a new one pop up
Kevin Michael Richardson was the god of fire in Sacrifice, a game with some serious voice acting elites behind it. Makes sense, since his performance as Sarevok is godly as well.
savory anchovy seems like an alright guy
This Kaveros guy seems sussy tho
Wizards basically took a huge dump on BG2 with the supplemental book called Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy.
They made Sarevok a homeless drug addict. That's why he's back to serving Bhaal even though it makes no sense since he specifically said that he no longer had any of Bhaal's essence in Throne of Bhaal.
But Wizards didn't just screw up Sarevok.
They brought back Irenicus and Bodhi. Irenicus is now a lich.
Imoen is a leader in the Shadow Thieves and she was turned into a vampire by Bodhi.
The book just had a bunch of stuff that didn't make sense. Like how Sarevok was recruited by Bhaal but Bhaal wasn't resurrected until about 100 years after Throne of Bhaal. And they said that Irenicus and Bodhi learned how to steal godly essence from the Shadowfell which led to the events of BG2, but the Shadowfell didn't even exist during BG2.
damn, that book sounds like some awful fan fiction from someone who hates BG.
Wasn't the book explicitly written by the writers of the original BG series? Not only that, but Wizards had almost no hand in the supplement other than putting it online with their logo.
WOTC slop.
And that’s why that one’s none canon
I will borrow line from If-Emperor-Had-Text-To-Speech-Device
"THIS IS NOT FUCKING CANON!"
Props to Ghostcharm for saying Baalspawn so often without laughing.
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i mean its real mythology lol
bhaalspawn on these nuts
Murder god is stored on the Baals.
why would it be funny? 2 a's imply long a i'm pretty sure, it's balespawn basically, What's funny about spawning hay bales
@@forwhomthebelltrolzIt's pronounced Ball. Balls is an inherently funny word.
Man I just love your videos, you have such a unique style of commentary that I haven't seen anyone else do in the lore scene here on youtube. I got hooked on your dark souls videos but then I started watching all your other stuff aswell and at this point i've watched basically everything you put up on your channel in the span of a few weeks😄Keep up the great work man! ❤
I remember the first time I encountered Sarevok. It was 1997, and for years he became the most elusive and difficult villain. It took 2 iterations of the first game with Tales of the Sword Coast and then the Enhanced Edition before I finally mustered the know-how to beat the first game. I love everything Baldur's Gate has given me over the last 30 years. I love BG3, but nothing will have a grip over me like the first game. The music, the story, being just a kid discovering your first Forgotten Realms story, it becomes very personal as you dive into this world of magic and monsters.
I beat baldur's gate in my third run through, but yay Saravok was a difficult foe, and a great character.
heh ball spawn
Great story telling. I’m driving from California to Minnesota for Christmas by myself and I’ve been putting videos into playlists. ADDED MATE 💯💯💯💯👍🏽
have a great holiday buddy
I'm writing a paper on the legacy of Frankenstein for one of my classes and I'm using your Frank Horrigan and GLaDOS videos as two of my sources with my professor's blessing. Strange world eh?
hope you get an A buddy. if not, send your teacher to me ill straighten em out
@@Ghostcharm I'll shoot it your way in an email once it's finished to read at your leisure. One of my aims is to argue that games and such are worthy of academic study so maybe it's up your alley. Either way, thanks for the great videos, they've help me do justice to the characters.
More Baldur's gate characters! I love your way of storytelling and would also love to hear more about those old RPG villains.
Brilliant, I been looking forward to this. One of my fav voice acting in a rpg having the bloodlust of Bhaal but stoic too.
Have only played BG3 and even there he was interesting enough to read into his bio and his previous games appearances. Thanks for the video
Fabulous video Ghost and a fantastic tour through a game series I haven't played in ages. The original BG 1 & 2 were such incredible formative experiences when I was a teenager first digging into western RPG's and really helped shape my own gaming interests to this day. Great villain deep dive all around.
I wonder if perhaps covering everyone's favorite Banshee Queen, Sylvanas might make for a compelling exploration in a future Villainpedia entry. Especially considering how heavily her story circles your previous coverage of Arthas. She's always been a personal fan-favorite and it's been interesting to see her character go through some controversial changes through the years, partly because of behind-the-scenes issues with a particular (now-notorious) figure at Blizzard. And then to see her character come forward once again in recent expansions for...perhaps not a redemption, but at least a new reframing of her journey by the newer writing team is as intriguing as it is ambiguous. Talking through some of the strengths and weaknesses of her character writing over time would be pretty fascinating.
It seems like well-handled dialog could have covered that gap well. Like he spent all that second life seeking purpose and never finding it, loving and losing and conquering and exploring, but never having the satisfaction of a clear personal desire or achievement. Then he gets word that his father is reborn, and all that long fatigue and desperation collapses in on him and his will finally breaks. He gives up on finding a purpose of his own and submits himself to Bhaal, sacrificing his freedom in return for purpose as custodian. Make it a clear tragic end, at least.
47:58 Great video as usual! I'm super happy to see Sarevok being added to the Villainpedia. Just a small correction to a detail that doesn't concern Sarevok specifically, that being that Amelyssan wasn't a Bhaalspawn, though she's certainly up to no good as you pointed out. She's a former high priestess of Bhaal, the one follower that the God of Murder trusted the most.
I love these videos. I first came across your channel by stumbling on the Sheogorath video. Truly something I love making an evening out of them. I will say however, as much as we all love a good villain story. I really hope there are more Heropedia videos coming.
the BG3 Sarevok is like a kick in the balls for old players
An hour long CBT session 😞
what a great video!
I grew up with BG 1 & 2 and always left a massive inpression on me and Sarevok both as villain and companion were some of the best moments though Irenicus also comes close.
Still need to fully play through BG3 but even the small spoiler here has only made me more exited to play through it in my vacation.
Currently in the midst of an EET run (modded smoosh together of bg1, sod, bg2, tob, etc in one continuous campaign), and I beat sarevok about a week ago. Awesome timing! looking forward tp bg3 when I'm done with EET. Sarevok is a great and underrated villain for sure.
What an awesome video. Thanks for bringing something like that up and especially for Sarevok. Your final thoughts really touched me as well.
Your passion about the project really speaks for itself. Wish you a good time and a nice christmas.
If at all afterwards, you might choose John Irenicus as a follow up. :)
On occasion, my mind would drift away for a moment, but the mere utterance of “Bhaalspawn” snapped me right back to attention lol
As someone who found Sarveok trough bg3, I loved his look and presence, didn't know anything about his past, I just love the old style, bloodthirsty, evil but smart villains, and he while not a villain, still presented this menace and a simple yet layered evil...it was perfect
He is a top tier character for sure. He was a perfect visual representation of an antagonist. You explained it well: you don't know him and just look at him and you know what you're dealing with. He is a very simple, Conan-esque, straight to the point character and it works because who else would be as raw and brutal looking as a (ex) Bhaalspawn? Only Bhaal himself I reckon.
Ao going "Ayo-!" was the best thing I heard today. Thanks.
I love the fact that Sarevok has the same Voice actor as Principal Lewis from American Dad
Sarevok has always been a favorite of mine, and I was also a bit skeptical of his inclusion in bg3.
Not sure if he's already in the Villainpedia pipeline, but Jon Irenicus for a followup would be an amazing go! Legendary voicework by David Warner (Morpheus from Fallout 1 as well!), and quite a backstory and evil gameplan!
Morpheus is from Matrix though 😂😊😊
This one earned you a sub. Great video, I learned a ton of details about Sarevok I missed after multiple playthroughs
Awesome video once again, I would love to see a Villainpedia on THE END from Sonic Frontiers, that antagonist is a super cool and unique type of villain, kind of reminds me of GlaDos in some ways too!
"An urge to do dark..." Heh, I see what you did there
Major Spoiler here: When you play as Dark Urge and discover your legacy of being a Bhaalspawn born from blood of the very god and not his seed, your encounter with Sarevok is very unique, he basically tasks you with killing Orin and when you do, he then attacks you to try to claim his divine herritage once again.
I feel like his appearance in BG3 might be his released essence from his first death that became a part of Bhaal. The "Bhaalspawn soul fragment" of him perhaps. It would explain his reversion to BG1 tendencies.
Sadly no. This is the Serevok that travelled with Abdel in the Throne of Bhaal expansion. The better canon spackle for this is that when Bhaal "came back" he invested a portion of his divinity back into Serevok and forced him to join the cult.
@@stevemanart I mean, he had a part of Abdel's Bhaalspawn soul in him. But otherwise I think you're right here. Main thing is the timeline doesn't line up. Bhaal has only been back for like... 10 years?
Means Sarevok returned to Baldur's Gate, got in touch with the remnants of the cult of Bhaal, had a daughter and had a daughter with his daughter. Could be he just wanted power over the cult, and then when Bhaal came back he influenced his will over Sarevok. Same way the Dark Urge and Orin seem to be under his sway. All of the Bhaalspawn before only had to deal with nightmares before when Bhaal was dead.
i wasnt even born when bg2 was released, so its nice to see how older players feel abt a sequel finally coming. i think this game is a masterpiece and its nice to learn abt the previous installments and the deeper lore behind it. im happy on your behalf that bg3 was such a win. it feels more special when you know how long original fans have been dreaming about it. thank you for this video
what a great video watched it in one take, so much went into creating this video and this amazing fandom we all love i didnt know there was a mtg/wotc cross over with dnd i might of become a fan much sooner haha 👏🏿👏🏿
Holy crap. I got knocked out of my seat with this one. I’m so happy to see this guy get some respect. Love your work!
I think this video has helped me realize that Sarevok is by far one of my favorite villains. the absolute depth of character within his story is insane
I always wondered why Sarevok was left behind while the other Bhaalspawn were taken in and given to people to raise...
Baldur's Gate 3 is my only experience with Sarevok, so I don't have much to compare it to. However, hearing the way you described him in this video matched exactly the impression I had of him in BG3. Charismatic and intelligent, beyond simple brawn and bloodlust. Impressive that a man his size is intimidating for reasons entirely not physical.
"Old Nerd, my child..." lmao
You have to do more characters from these stories! Excellent video! You are a fantastic story teller!
Stumbled upon this vid during a long shift of endless dishwashing. It was a really good listen so thank you for the company 😃
I always interpreted his appearance in bg3 as the manifestation of the bhaal spawn spirit that died it bg1. It just made the appearance make more sense to me and makes the resurrection and rebirth in bg2 still have meaning.
I honeslty love the hour video more than the 10 minute ones. Would you ever do a video on Pontiff Sulyvahn?
I made Aribeth from NWN and had her duel Sarevok 1v1 in my BG3 playthrough. Felt it was a fitting crossover and bookend to his arc: his death coming from the hands of a Neverwinter Nights character who had embraced her redemption rather than discard it.
The end had me thinking I had a paladin of tyr for a campaign and it would have been so cool if he got immortalized in media the way sarevok is
Truly love your presentation and your narration! Looking forward to see your next video!
I never played BG3 but played 1 and 2 and loved how Sarevoks story unfolded. It feels like his appearance in 3 was a slap in the face.
Nu-larian and character assassination, name a more iconic duo
He actually does mention how he turned his back on Bhaal and his bloodline, but it's in one single line that's like 6 words long.
Hell yes! Sarevok is such an underrated villain!
I was just thinking that I hadn't seen a Ghostcharm video in awhile, and then you go and put this banger out! Great vid brotha as always.
I remember the first time I played Baldur's Gate, my computer wasn't strong enough to play the intro movie.
It feels sometimes that 1998 was just yesterday.
I think darth sidius should be on your villain list next
didnt know any dnd lore so worked for me fine
Just great video about a great villain and with passion too. Thank you very much, and I probably go play BG 1 EE + BG 2 EE again after watching this.
28:21 I knew him originally as Bulkhead from Transformers: Prime. Fantastic show, fantastic character, fantastic voice work.
Dude was really out here creating his own Ballspawn
favorite game of all time, one of my favorite villains. i remember running around my house as a kid after i killed him with summoning wands haha
The SHOCK AND EXCITEMENT when I saw this. Jon Irenicus has gotta be featured too down the road.
BG2 is still the peak, and Jon Irenicus is one of the greatest antagonists of all time.
Technically I think Irenicus must still be trapped in Avernus. Maybe we will see him again. Hopefully it won't be a bad cameo lol.
@@TheFlamingPike Always assume the worst outcome
Nope. He and Bodhi are now in the domain's of dread. As per Minsc and Boo's journal of villainy@@TheFlamingPike
So someone hasn't forgotten that there are games before Baldur's Gate 3, thank goodness.
Tbf, i think a majority of BG3 players didnt even know there were prior games till the 3rd released.
I think the Sarevok in BG3 is his dark half that Bhaal absorbed or a changeling taking on his from to power the cult.
SAREVOK!!!!! I just started and already know this is gonna top daddy ur as the best villainpedia🙌🙌🙌
Ha nice! I was just binging the other villainpedia videos today
Bhaal came back as a mortal and wasted absolutely no time getting down dirty
I love your channel and this series! Thank you for making these videos for us to enjoy! You're the best!!
Love your videos man, so laid back and relaxing.
We definitely need a villainpedia for Irenicus next
That Baldur's gate 3 footage has convinced me I was right for thinking it would suck.
I remember my dad playing this when I was a kid and I was hooked I gotta play for myself.
This was great, thank you! I never played BG2 and played BG1 way back in 1998 when it's came out, so I'd forgotten a lot of this 😀
At long last, the wait was worth it bois. Thank you ghost.
"Nyan-gushy-gampo"
nailed it
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I do find it kind of kind of funny that it was the meddling Harpers who are responsible for basically abandoning Sarevok. How very Harper of them to drop the ball like that. 😆
JUST discovered your channel and man let me tell you i fucking love it!
Dude I lost it so hard on the editing at 12:22 where it says you're one of the babies saved from BG1. That echoey "Oh shit (oh shit)" is so fucking funny.
Ngl, despite how good bg3 is, I didn't like how they treated returning characters such as Sarevok and Viconia.
Gods i wish i could stand real time with pause crpgs. Id lov to finally get through both of these gems.
My head cannon say that after Sarevoks' second chance, he became a great worrior. He buried the love of his life, and despite all his power and second chance, he could find nothing left in the life of a mortal. Perhaps from there, he recklessly charged stronger and stronger foes till he shredded himself physically and mentally. Maybe he was bound by infernal chains or trapped in a devils deal. Either way, the Sarevok we fight in BG3 is a man no more. His eyes alight with infernal power, but serving a cause his person would never willingly submit to.
wow, what a journey.. I loved it, thank you!
I started playing BG1 because of BG3 and Saverok has definitely stood out, good video choice!
When you get down to it, Baldurs Gate is Highlander meets Lord of the Rings.
my favourite part about sarevok in bg1 was that that his plan was absolutely understandable, realistic and also cruel as all shit (mirroring a life path of his father bhaal, obviously). he tried to get his divinity in a way that makes sense while also making a great mirror to the murder-hobo that is charname. seeing him lose his agency in baldurs bate 3 was quite understandable (he had it so close once, obviously he'd slip back into bhaalism, since bhaal is back at it again and seemingly successful), but imho they absolutely wasted his "pragmatic but evil as fuck" character trait, which is what makes him such a fascinating villain and potential companion. larian writing him as a creepy cooky murderous fantasy charlie manson sitting on a throne doing pretty much nothing was kinda lame. your video is as great as always, much love from ukraine!
My brain immediately thought that THIS Sarevok was that Dark Urge essence that left him in BG1.