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[[File:Confront the Elder Brain Quest.jpg|thumb|The Elder Brain is the ultimate opponent, and the one way to escape the tadpoles.]]
[[File:Confront the Elder Brain Quest.jpg|thumb|The Elder Brain is the ultimate opponent, and the one and only way to escape the tadpoles.]]
'''Confront the Elder Brain''' is a [[quest]] in [[Act Three]] of Baldur's Gate 3.
'''Confront the Elder Brain''' is a [[quest]] in [[Act Three]] of Baldur's Gate 3.


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* [WISDOM] DOMINATE THE BRAIN (DC 99)
* [WISDOM] DOMINATE THE BRAIN (DC 99)
* [CHARISMA] DOMINATE THE BRAIN (DC 99)
* [CHARISMA] DOMINATE THE BRAIN (DC 99)
* Give up. Allow the brain to dominate you. (Results in Game Over)
* Give up. Allow the brain to dominate you.


Regardless of what the party does, the brain is simply too powerful, and the party is knocked unconscious. The Emperor steps in to save them by bringing everyone inside the Astral Prism.
Regardless of what the party does, the brain is simply too powerful, and the party is knocked unconscious. The Emperor steps in to save them by bringing everyone inside the Astral Prism.
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===Possible Gale Decision===
===Possible Gale Decision===
[[File:CTNB Quest Ending Gale Alone vs Brain Stem.jpg|350px|thumb|''"Though our time together will be exceptionally brief. Farewell, and happy landing."'']] Depending on the choices made prior to crossing the "point of no return" and if [[Gale]] is in the party, interacting with the Brain Stem can trigger a short conversation between him and the player character. It is now possible to let Gale climb the Brain Stem alone and use his orb to destroy the Netherbrain. If that happens then all of the fights described in the rest of this article '''are completely avoided.''' After a cutscene with Gale activiating the orb, the party will get directly to the endings and after that to the epilogue of the game.
[[File:CTNB Quest Ending Gale Alone vs Brain Stem.jpg|350px|thumb|''"Though our time together will be exceptionally brief. Farewell, and happy landing."'']] Depending on the choices made prior to crossing the "point of no return" an if [[Gale]] is in the party, interacting with the Brain Stem can trigger a short conversation between him and the player character. It is now possible to let Gale climb the Brain Stem alone and use his orb to destroy the Netherbrain. If that happens then all of the fights described in the rest of this article '''are completely avoided.''' After a cutscene with Gale activiating the orb, the party will get directly to the endings and after that to the epilogue of the game.


=== Atop the Netherbrain ===
=== Atop the Netherbrain ===

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