10 Divisive Video Game Characters You're COMPLETELY Wrong About

10. Wyll - Baldur's Gate 3

When it comes to the cast of companions in Baldur's Gate 3, Wyll is probably not the first choice of favorite for most first-time players. On the surface, he seems like a boring, one-dimensional hero. When you first meet him, he introduces himself as the famed "Blade of Frontiers," the hero of the common folk that hunts down evil-doers and acts like a total goody-two-shoes in every situation.

It isn't until you delve a little deeper into his story that you realize Wyll is not quite as perfect as he pretends to be. Wyll is actually a warlock who signed a pact with a powerful devil in order to gain powers that would turn him into the hero of his people.

If this seems full of hypocrisy to you, it's because it is, and that's the first step to understanding why Wyll is actually a great character. He's the perfect deconstruction of the hero trope. He's a genuinely good man who's willing to sacrifice everything to save the day, but this sacrifice is also why he eventually becomes a monster himself, a puppet doing the devil's bidding.

He's the perfect reminder that the road to hell is usually paved with good intentions.