Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Theory- We are a doppelganger

I was thinking as playing the game again, and it occurred to me, an explanation for why the characters are supposed to be 'experienced' heroes yet they are level 1, and why the tadpole does not kill us. The idea came to me after watching scortch trials for maze runner. The entire campaign by the mind flayer is set up from the get go- everything from the ship crashing to your companions. A doppler can impersonate any living thing, its abilities, and its likeness. Laz hints in game that mindflayers used to create assassins by twisting the minds of their victims.

Our original MC, was somehow captured and psy magic was used to create a perfect replica and the originals are killed. Us [the doppler] can not directly return to our lives in Baulder's gate, we would be recognized. Therefore, we are traveling and then we 'crash' somewhere far away in the middle of nowhere. The mindflayer's want us to grow organically and become stronger while allowing time to pass.

1) Shadowheart- her memory is altered to become a follower of shar. She is told to bring the relic to baulder's gate. It both controls the parrasite [calls itself the absolute]. Force us to kill whatever when we are commanded.

2) Gale- doppler cant fully clone his abilities, creates a telepathic shield [makes it impossible to use detect thoughts on him], and keeps him alive as the doppler is magically kept alive by the caster. Unlike the others, is not on the ship. He is intercepted by Raphael and forced to do his bidding. Gale invites raphael into the camp [devils like vampires can not enter dwellings without invitation]. Raphael hence knows about mindflayer and tells gale about catamorphisis.

3) Astarion: a "vampire" except he is not burned by sunlight, does not die if not feeding on blood. Convinced by mind flayers its because he is not a true vampire. In reality he is not a vampire at all, the doppler mimicks a vampire improperly

4) Lazael: designed to trick the MC into going onto a quest, she is on the ship, and disguised as an enemy of the mindflayers. A perfect form of misdirection. The laz leads us to the creshe, and almost forces us into an encounter. As the mindflayer that created the doppler is trying to kill its enemies. Laz is all about slaughtering her enemies, fits perfectly.

5) Demon hunters hunting the blood hunter. They are working for Raphael in Avernus. They trick you to kill her, and keep Raphael plan with Gale concealed. Her hostility towards you would make sense, as regular dopplers can be seen by bloodhunters, as they where developed specifically for this task, hence she is naturally afraid [can be convinced your no threat]

6) MC is the main center of the universe. Time does not advance until you are ready- as the mindflayer is forcing every companion in your group to follow your directive. Your the head doppler. You can always look into all their minds, but they can never do so to you. The MC is always who you pick.

7) we gain new abilities only when we 'camp'. To hide from a unknowing doppler that they are one, their 'upgraded' while asleep. Our minds see these as dreams. Everyone in camp sees them for same reason. They are all dopplers.


Let me know what you all think. How reasonable is this theory.