Baldur’s Gate 3 x Pikmin crossover dubbed “greatest piece of art”
Nintendo/Larian StudiosA bizarre crossover artwork between a vampire from Baldur’s Gate 3 and a yellow Pikmin has led to adoration from fans worldwide.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is an RPG with incredibly adult content, including extremely bloody combat and infamous scenes involving bears. Pikmin is a kid-friendly series about working with little plant people to help an astronaut go back to their planet. They have very little in common.
The lack of connection between franchises has done little to deter fan artists in the past, with pretty much every series interacting with each other on websites like DeviantArt.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has spawned a ridiculous amount of fanart since it entered Early Access and continues to generate more daily. Fans can’t get enough of putting the tadpole-infected adventurers in wacky situations and in contact with characters from other franchises.
Astarion holding a yellow Pikmin is a Renaissance masterpiece
A Twitter/X user called SolidCyndaquil shared a commission they made depicting Astarion from Baldur’s Gate 3 holding a yellow Pikmin in the style of “The Lost Lamb” by Del Parson, which shows Jesus Christ holding a lamb.
The picture garnered over a million views in two days, with fans rushing to show their appreciation of the vampire adventurer holding the oddly-proportioned Pikmin.
“This is the greatest piece of art ever i’ve legitimately been mesmerized by this all night,” one user wrote, while another said, “I was gonna say ‘this looks like a rennaisance painting’. lo and behold, Jesus f—-g Christ.”
“AI can’t do this. The passion and soul in this. A part of you is forever ingrained in this.” one user said, referring to the soulless machine that is AI art used for corporate purposes. Another user agreed, saying “This is the reason AI art will never be real art.”
Pikmin don’t talk, so we don’t know how anyone involved with the production of the games would respond to the art. Astarion, however, never shuts up, so fans should make his voice actor, Neil Newbon, aware of the holy artwork depicting his iconic character and his fatherly embrace with a Pikmin.
If Baldur’s Gate 3 had come out a few years later, then this crossover could have potentially happened in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Alas, the Baldur’s Gate 3 x Pikmin dream match will have to remain in the realm of fanworks for the time being.