The game establishes that you lose yourself once you become an illithid, you're no longer the person your LI knew. It's another reason why he has no qualms to end things with Tav who decided to go for it. He doesn't delude himself believing things are still mostly the same like other companions do. When I watched the vid I was laughing together with Astarion.
Thanks for the video! I myself was afraid Astarion would want to become a half-illithid (when the Emperor gives larvae). He used to be ready to grab any power, and had almost a full set of larvae in his head (good thing for the companions it doesn't end up doing anything), and was ready for scandal, disapproval, or to boot - crush this scum. But he made his opinion on the matter clear.
I really love his laugh, it's something! From the moment he laughed at me in response to my line about how we can't just dump Nere. It's worth making a fool of yourself just to hear it
Originally Posted by Ametris
He also has a very good reaction if you tell the spawn who try to abduct him that they can take him. He might actually have the most possible scenes where he breaks up with Tav.
When the spawn try to abduct him? I didn't have that scene in the game.
