Baldur’s Gate 3’s Lae’zel actress was “paranoid” about changing her voice as the character grows into the warrior she’s meant to be – Video Gamer
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You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you’re reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereEveryone’s favourite Baldur’s Gate 3 githyanki Lae’zel is always gruff to some degree, but players who pay close attention will notice that the character’s voice gets deeper and more warrior-like as she evolves across the game’s hundred-hour story.In an interview with GINX TV, Lae’zel actress Devora Wilde explains that this acting quirk was a constant source of paranoia. Until the game released, Wilde wasn’t sure if fans would vibe with the choice or if they would hate it.In the interview, Wilde explains that she slid in “teenager-y outbursts” into her dialogue throughout Act 1 and parts of Act 2 to make sure that players knew the character was still a maturing githyanki. However, as she grows alongside the rest of the cast, her voice ended up dropping “lower and lower”, becoming even more warrior-like.
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“[As Lae’zel] finds out things about certain people […] that are a shock, let’s put it that way, she changes very much as a character, and I think this voice modulation really works with that,” the Baldur’s Gate 3 actor explained.Wilde revealed that she wasn’t sure is the “snarly and a bit more gravelly” version of the character we see in the game’s final act was right.“There came a point where I was like, ‘Um, guys… do you think that my Lae’zel at the beginning is very different to my Lae’zel in Acts 2 and 3?’ And I was a bit paranoid about that,” she explained.Now that the game is out and the actor has played through the game and experienced her character’s journey, she believes that the change in tone “really works with her character development”. Additionally, it wasn’t even an entirely conscious choice, it happened “very organically, which is kind of the best way”.A number of Baldur’s Gate 3 players have already called out this quirk with Lae’zel’s character after the title’s year-long release, as well as during its early access period. It’s yet another amazing ad-lib that players can appreciate, just like when actor Neil Newbon ad-libbed Astarion’s best moment.For more Devora Wilde content, read about how the actress originally auditioned for Astarion. For different BG3 coverage, check out the mod that adds six-to-eight entirely original, voiced companions to the game.Lewis White is a veteran games journalist with a decade of experience writing news, reviews, features and investigative pieces about game development with a focus on Halo and Xbox.
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