2. This assumption that he will need to be changed in any way is predicated on nothing. Why would he need to be changed?
I think the main problem with Minsc as an Origin character is that it looks like the central plot involves offering the MC a choice between using the tadpole powers to become an Evil Power in the world, or else fight it and be a good guy.
That just doesn't line up with Minsc's nature as an established character in the FR lore. He would never take the Evil option.
I'm normally in favor of player agency, and playing "Evil Minsc" might be fun, but in a case like this with a pre-established personality I think it breaks immersion to even have that option with someone like Minsc. It looks like there will be plenty of other ways to play an Evil MC in this game without drawing Minsc into it.
By that logic we shouldn’t be able to play as Wyll either. Though Wyll is not as righteous as Minsc, Wyll’s personal story involves killing the goblins. He demands you help him do this for him to join you. If you are playing a different main character and don’t kill the goblins, Wyll leaves.
And for that matter, it is totally out of character for Astarion, Lae’zel and Shadowheart to help the refugees. So maybe they shouldn’t be playable character either?
See where I’m going? Minsc’s personality being established in prior games makes no difference. All of the characters have defined convictions and predilections. If that doesn’t stop them from being origin characters, there is no reason it should stop Minsc.
