"Greatest Metal Album Ever": Early Concept Art For Dame Aylin In Baldur's Gate 3 Looks Even More Hardcore

"Greatest Metal Album Ever": Early Concept Art For Dame Aylin In Baldur's Gate 3 Looks Even More Hardcore

From TheGamer (Written by Vaspaan Dastoor) on | OpenCritic

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There's no shortage of badass characters in Baldur's Gate 3. A demon girl with a machine for a heart, a goth cleric, a squid guy who becomes the ruler of the city's underworld, and even the literal personification of murder; there's plenty of them in the game. However, we can all agree there's no one more heavy metal than Dame Aylin.

I might have proficiency in Charisma, but not in Rizz.

The Aasimar spent eons trapped in the depths of a Sharran temple, where she built up her fury, ready to unleash at her captors when the chance comes. Even in design, her tall stature, angelic wings, and cracked white skin made her one of the most intimidating characters in the game. However, it seems Larian originally planned to make her look more badass.

As spotted by one Redditor, the original concept art for Aylin looks even more hardcore than in the game. The design is overall much darker, making her look like a FromSoftware boss. The last image of her in captivity looks especially hardcore, prompting one comment to say it "needs to find its way onto the cover of the greatest metal album ever."

"Great idea," agreed another....

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