As revealed during theBaldur’s Gate 3Panel From Hell: Holy Knight stream, voice actor Matthew Mercer will be joining the game’s cast to voice the legendary human ranger Minsc.
For newcomers to the series, Minsc is one of Baldur’s Gate’s most popular characters. The ranger featured in both the original Baldur’s Gate and its sequel. In fact, the character’s popularity proved so immense that he and his trusty companion Boo feature in the ‘Legends of Baldur’s Gate’ comic series.
It was revealed during the game’s most recent trailer that both Minsc and another returning character, Jaheira, would bemaking appearances in Baldur’s Gate 3. With tonight’s revelation, we now know who will be lending their voice to the legendary character.
Mercer has an extensive portfolio in voicing both video game and anime characters. On the video game front, Mercer has provided his voice to characters likeResident Evil 6’s Leon,Cyberpunk 2077’s Falco andFire Emblem’s Chrom.
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However, despite his voice-acting credentials, Mercer may well be best known for being the dungeon master on the wildly popular Dungeons & Dragons web show Critical Role. Critical Role sees a cast of voice actors play through a D&D campaign of Mercer’s making, to entertaining effect. The show is currently on its third campaign entitled “Bells Hells.”
With Mercer’s clear passion for Dungeons & Dragons and his extensive voice-acting portfolio, he’s a natural fit to take up the mantle of Minsc.
Minsc was previously voiced by Jim Cummings, a prolific voice actor in his own right. Cummings provided voice acting to Grand Theft Auto V, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and World of Warcraft. The veteran voice actor is currently working on Disney’s Mickey Mouse Funhouse.
Also revealed during the Panel From Hell were the details of Patch 9’s new class, the Paladin.
