Baldur’s Gate 3’s lead mocap choreographer reveals Lae’zel’s combat stance is based on a real technique that came to an ancient samurai master in a dream

Mustapha notes that this ancient master had a dream where he was fighting a particularly tough opponent that he couldn’t beat, but in his dream he then envisioned ‘a final missing move’ that would help him win. The move involved eluding his opponent by disguising the positioning of his blade, resting it backwards on his inside arm and behind his side-on body, thereby helping to shroud his intent and the timing of his attack until the last second. And that very same move can be seen in Baldur’s Gate 3, with Lae’zel both resting large blades against her elbow in the same way when idle, as well as disguising the blade’s positioning behind her body when preparing to strike.

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