10 Hidden Video Game Companions You Didn’t Realize Can Be Recruited
9. Us - Baldur's Gate 3
Us is an intellect devourer from Baldur’s Gate 3 that appears in the game’s tutorial as a possible recruitable ally if the player manages to pull it out of the skull it got stuck in.
Because its role in the prologue is miniscule and you don’t see it in all of Act 1 afterward, many people assume that Us only serves as a tutorial companion to make the first few fights a little easier.
However, in reality, the creature can actually be encountered later in the game, and if you did everything correctly, it can even be recruited permanently!
In order to reencounter us, you need to succeed in lobotomizing it shortly after you rescue it from its predicament. The dexterity check will seem to not do anything at first; however, once you reach Act 2, the consequences of your choice will take full effect.
When you enter the Mind Flayer colony in Act 2's finale, Us will appear again. The creature will be trapped in a cage for being deemed "malfunctional,” and if you help it escape, it will reward you with a brain that lets you summon it whenever you want!
Ah, lobotomy! The best way to make friends!