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Shadowheart
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Shadowheart is a companion character in the 2023 video game Baldur's Gate 3. A raven-haired high-elf cleric of Shar, Shadowheart employs illusion and manipulation powers, helping the player as a ranged support. Following the release of the game, Shadowheart became a popular subject of memes and fan art, in part due to the character's popularity as a romance option in the game.
Origin
On August 3rd, 2023, role-playing video game Baldur's Gate 3 was released by Larian Studios. During the game, the player can meet character Shadowheart, a cleric of Shar and a sole survivor of a holy mission to steal and deliver a powerful relic, who joins their party. Shadowheart is a raven-haired half-elf who specializes in healing, buffs, illusion and deception.[1]
Spread
On August 11th, 2023, Larian Studios released an infographic that revealed that Shadowheart was the most romanced character in the game.[2]
In the weeks following the release of the game, Shadowheart achieved notable popularity as a subject of fan art and cosplay online. For example, on August 16th, 2023, artist @BBergolts posted a fan art of the character that received over 2,300 reposts and 13,000 likes on X[3] in one week (shown below, left). On August 16th, cosplayer @norafawn posted her Shadowheart cosplay, with the post receiving over 5,200 reposts and 99,000 likes on X[4] in one week.
The character's story, Shadowheart often failing to cast Sacred Flame, and players' reliance on using her spell Guidance all became subject of memes online in August 2023. For example, on August 8th, 2023, YouTuber[5] robo posted a What Did You Just Put In Your Pocket? meme that received over 397,000 views in two weeks (shown below).
On August 20th, 2023, Shadowheart's voice actress Aliona Baranova posted[6] a video in which she voiced a Speech Bubbling meme with the character. The post (shown below) received over 8,500 reposts and 38,100 likes in four days.
oh wow, how could we say no with this many people asking so nicely? #Shadowheart #JenniferEnglish https://t.co/lcXeFDWZeZ pic.twitter.com/sPyWk8NSab
β Aliona Baranova (@alionabaranova1) August 20, 2023
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Search Interest
External References
[1] Baldurs Gate 3 Wiki β SHADOWHEART
[2] Steam β Community Update #23: Here's To You
[3] X β @BBergolts
[5] YouTube β Rolling a 1 when asking about Shadowheart's Artefact
[6] X β @alionabaranova1
![It's not a "PHASE, MOM! I'm a Cleric of SHAR, Mistress of the Night!! My Soul is hollowed by Despair!!] Shiff Sniffle ||||||||||| DO NOT READ!! Jenny, can you please just open the door so we can talk? We're all very worried for you. Diary of Darkness. Don't Call me JENNY!! My REAL NAME is Shadowheart!! arghn, You Don't understand anything!! I HATE you!!! Private!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/662/432/59f.jpg "It's not a \"PHASE\", mom!")
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