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== Remarks ==
== Remarks ==


====Selected====
===Selected===
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''Out of combat''
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* The city reeks of evil!<ref name="BG1-2">These lines are direct references to [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Minsc/Quotes the same lines] he had in previous Baldur's Gate games. Some of they are word for word, the others slightly differ but are spoke in the same manner.</ref> Or perhaps Boo just needs to bathe.
* Evil hides, and Boo seeks!
* Evil hides, and Boo seeks!
* Have you met my hamster?
* Have you met my hamster?
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* Steel sharp, hamster hungry.
* Steel sharp, hamster hungry.
* Life is simple, and so is Minsc.
* Life is simple, and so is Minsc.
* The city reeks of evil!<ref name="BG1-2">These lines are direct references to [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Minsc/Quotes the same lines] he had in previous Baldur's Gate games. Some of they are word for word, the others slightly differ but are spoke in the same manner.</ref> Or perhaps Boo just needs to bathe.
* Another day, another ''dajemma''.
* Another day, another dajemma.
* Justice walks on four feet and sleeps in my boot.
* Justice walks on four feet and sleeps in my boot.
* My boot craves the crunch of unvirtuous nethers.
* My boot craves the crunch of unvirtuous nethers.
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====Selected (in combat)====
''Sneaking''
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* To glory! Or glorious death!
* You point, I punch.<ref name="BG1-2"/>
* Can we fight now? Boo is not used to this taking of turns.
* To arms! Wait, no - to swords!
* Butt-kicking, for goodness!<ref name="BG1-2"/>
* Go for the eyes, Boo!<ref name="BG1-2"/>
* Weep if you wish. Minsc will not judge.
* I have missed this. The adventure. The danger. The kicking of butts!
* Swallow your battle cries, fiend - and wash them down with steel!
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====Selected (sneaking)====
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* Minsc waits. Boo watches.
* Minsc waits. Boo watches.
* Still as stone? I have had the practice.
* Still as stone? I have had the practice.
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====Selection spam====
''In combat''
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* To glory! Or glorious death!
* You point, I punch.<ref name="BG1-2"/>
* Can we fight now? Boo is not used to this taking of turns.
* To arms! Wait, no - to swords!
* Butt-kicking, for goodness!<ref name="BG1-2"/>
* Go for the eyes, Boo!<ref name="BG1-2"/>
* Weep if you wish. Minsc will not judge.
* I have missed this. The adventure. The danger. The kicking of butts!
* Swallow your battle cries, fiend - and wash them down with steel!
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===Selection spam===
''Out of combat''
* ARGH! My EYE, Boo! They went for my EYE!<ref name="BG1-2" />
* ARGH! My EYE, Boo! They went for my EYE!<ref name="BG1-2" />
* Know that if you poke Boo, no higher dimension will keep you safe!
* Know that if you poke Boo, no higher dimension will keep you safe!
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* Well, Boo? How do you want to do this?
* Well, Boo? How do you want to do this?


====Selection spam (in combat)====
''In combat''
* Are you perchance a squeaky wheel in need of a kick?<ref name="BG1-2"/>
* Are you perchance a squeaky wheel in need of a kick?<ref name="BG1-2"/>
* I am armed! Armoured! And entirely sick of your foolishness.
* I am armed! Armoured! And entirely sick of your foolishness.
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* Ignore them, Boo. Let them gaze deep into their own abyss, and wonder just what it is they are trying to achieve.
* Ignore them, Boo. Let them gaze deep into their own abyss, and wonder just what it is they are trying to achieve.


====Selection spam (sneaking)====
''Sneaking''
* A little to the left? But not so hard you make me giggle.
* A little to the left? But not so hard you make me giggle.
* Boo...? Are you dancing down there, or...?
* Boo...? Are you dancing down there, or...?
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* I am the night. A pity, then, that it is so bright out.
* I am the night. A pity, then, that it is so bright out.


====Moving====
===Moving===
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''Out of combat''
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* Where Boo leads, Minsc follows.
* Where Boo leads, Minsc follows.
* Cometh the hour, cometh the hamster.
* Cometh the hour, cometh the hamster.
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* When all of this is done, Boo will dine on tadpole for a month.
* When all of this is done, Boo will dine on tadpole for a month.
* Camaraderie! Adventure! Violence!
* Camaraderie! Adventure! Violence!
* Tonight, Boo dines on foe-flesh.
* Tonight - Boo dines on foe-flesh.
* Tonight - Boo dines on foe-flesh.
* Minsc takes orders from only one tiny beast, and he is much cuter than a worm. Yes he is. ''Yes he is.''
* Minsc takes orders from only one tiny beast, and he is much cuter than a worm. Yes he is. ''Yes he is.''
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====Moving (in combat)====
''Sneaking''
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* Soft and sure as hunting hamsters.
* Feet light as feathers, and softer than Boo's.
* See how the hamster stalks his prey.
* Just tell me when to shout my battle cry.
* A berserker's knees are not made for all this bending.
* Quietly, Boo.
* Soften my step, Boo! No - ''get out of my boot''.
* The hunter stalks his prey. The hamster waits for the fun to start.
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''In combat''
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* Boo breaks the hearts, Minsc breaks the bones!
* Boo breaks the hearts, Minsc breaks the bones!
* Villainous face, meet virtuous fist!
* Villainous face, meet virtuous fist!
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* Charge! But charge ''quietly''.
* Charge! But charge ''quietly''.
* Someone hold Boo! He will not enjoy the bumpings to come.
* Someone hold Boo! He will not enjoy the bumpings to come.
* Someone hold Boo! He does not enjoy the bumpings to come.
* Boo's battle cry is too high for your hearing - but you should tremble all the same.
* Boo's battle cry is too high for your hearing - but you should tremble all the same.
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====Moving (sneaking)====
===Attack===
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''Out of combat''
* Soft and sure as hunting hamsters.
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* Feet light as feathers, and softer than Boo's.
* You point, I punch.
* See how the hamster stalks his prey.
* To battle, Boo! Or at the very least, a brawl.
* Just tell me when to shout my battle cry.
* Hamster, meet hind!
* A berserker's knees are not made for all this bending.
* I saw you - casting covetous glances at my hamster!
* Quietly, Boo.
* Nothing personal, but Boo does not like the look of you.
* Soften my step, Boo! No - ''get out of my boot''.
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* The hunter stalks his prey. The hamster waits for the fun to start.
 
''Sneaking''
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* Nothing personal, but Boo does not like the look of you.
* Eyes, Boo? No? Knees, then!
* Boo says you asked for this.
* Hamster, meet hind!
* This might tickle. But it will certainly hurt.
* This is not battle-charge. A waddle, at best.
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''In combat''
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* To arms! No, wait - to SWORDS!
* Go for the eyes, Boo - GO FOR THE EYES!
* HRRAAAAARGH!
* Steel, spell, or sweaty embrace - Minsc has you now!
* My hamster, he thirsts for justice. DRINK DEEP, BOO!
* See how my skull shines? It is so you might see the fear in your own eyes!
* Justice is not so gentle.
* Villainous face, meet virtuous fist!
* My blade will be the decider of sides!
* No butt is safe from Boo!
* Says Boo - even a dull blade will break your bones!
* Turn the other cheek, evil - so Boo might bite this one also!
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====Hiding====
====Hiding====
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''Out of combat''
* Let us tread ''soft'' and ''sure'' as ''hunting hamsters''.
* Let us tread ''soft'' and ''sure'' as ''hunting hamsters''.
* Still this patter of paws, Boo - we must be quiet.
* Still this patter of paws, Boo - we must be quiet.
* Butt-level, all the better for the kicking.
* Butt-level, all the better for the kicking.
* I am. ''Soverystealthy.''
* I am. ''Soverystealthy.''
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''In combat''
====Hiding (in combat)====
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* It is difficult to charge from down here.
* It is difficult to charge from down here.
* I do not like this bendy battle-stance.
* I do not like this bendy battle-stance.
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* The hunter stalks his prey. The hamster naps until the action starts.
* The hunter stalks his prey. The hamster naps until the action starts.
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=== Utility actions===
''Referred in game devnotes as taking an action like casting Identify, Freedom of Movement, etc. Same lines for Out of Combat and Sneaking''
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''Out of Combat/Sneaking''
* As you wish.
* Minsc will make it so.
* As if my hamster himself had told me.
* Easy enough!
* I can do that. Probably.
''In combat''
* Done!
* My hamster hears, and I obey.
* I'd sooner split a skull, but as you wish.
* A sound strategy! I'm sure.
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===Helping party member===
''Reactions differ depending not only on current situation (Combat/Out of combat/Sneaking), but also on Minsc's relationship towards character.''
''As Minsc is a non-romanceable character, there are none Romantic/Partnered reactions''
====Helping unconscious====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Relationship
!Out of combat
!Sneaking
!In combat
|-
|Negative
|
* Come on. Jaheira said I must bring you back alive...
* If you must cower, then do it on your feet!
* My hamster, he is ''embarrassed'' for you.
* Minsc thought you were stronger than this. Boo did not.
* Die, or do not. What is this in-between foolery?
* ''Sigh.'' No, Boo, not ''dead''...
|
* Minsc thought you were stronger than this. Boo did not.
* Snivelling in the dust? It suits you well.
* I will save you - but only because my hamster's heart is soft.
|
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* I will save you - but only because my hamster's heart is soft.
* If you must die weeping, then do it on your feet!
* Ugh. It is only charming when BOO shows his belly!
* My hamster, he is ''embarrassed'' for you.
* I will help you to your feet, but you may dry your OWN britches.
* What, am I to carry you on my back?
* Stand, quickly, lest your failure stain Minsc's hands.
* ''Sigh.'' No, Boo, not ''dead''...
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|-
|Neutral
|
* Are you well? Are you well? Shall I poke you some more, to be sure that you are well?
* Boo demands that you be well!
* A little help from my hamster.
* Stand and deliver!
* Dust yourself off and let Boo have a look at you.
* Now is no time for the napping!
* Woe, Boo, our friend has fallen! Oh. You're fine.
|
* Psst. Psst. ''PSST''. Are you well?
* Up, or Boo shall have to go a-biting.
* You will not fall today. Well, I suppose you already have.
* You can sleep when all the slaughtering is done.
* Do not make my hamster mourn you! He is an ugly crier.
* A little help from my hamster.
|
* Up, or Boo shall have to go a-biting!
* MINSC IS COMING! MINSC WILL HELP!
* No dying until the work is done!
* You are not wicked - so no rest for you!
* WAKE! UP!
* Shall I shake you some more?
* You are not alone!
* Do not despair, my hamster is at hand!
* You are not dead! You only LOOK dead!
|-
|Positive
|
* Be well! Boo demands it.
* You can stand a little taller than that, eh?
* Did you think yourself abandoned?
* Come! There are many more buttocks yet to feel our boot-print.
* You do not look your most heroic this way. Let Minsc help.
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* Be well! Boo demands it.
* Come! There are many more buttocks yet to feel our boot-print.
* You do not look your most heroic this way. Let Minsc help.
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* Stand and deliver!
* Let me inspire you! Are you inspired?!
* Do as Minsc does, and simply ignore it!
* Back into the battle!
* Boo will not abandon you.
* Back into battle!
* Come! There are many more buttocks yet to feel our boot-print!
|}
====Helping restrained====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Relationship
!Out of combat
!Sneaking
!In combat
|-
|Negative
|
* You are no statue - with that face? Ugh. Move.
* And you are sure we cannot leave them behind, Boo...?
* It is well for you that Boo's heart is as soft as his rump.
* Move! Or Boo shall get to biting!
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* It is well for you that Boo's heart is as soft as his rump.
* And you are sure we cannot leave them behind, Boo...?
* Would a little nibble from Boo help to move you along...?
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* Move! Or Boo shall get to biting!
* You are no statue - with that face? Ugh. Move.
* It is well for you that Boo's heart is as soft as his rump.
* And you are sure we cannot leave them behind, Boo...?
|-
|Neutral
|
* Still as a statue. Trust Minsc, it is not so fun as it looks.
* Stuck. Shall I slap their buttock to get them moving, Boo...?
* One boot in front of the other - then up evil's behind!
* You are mesmerised by Boo? Understandable - but time to move!
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* Stuck. Shall I slap their buttock to get them moving, Boo...?
* One boot in front of the other - then up evil's behind!
* You are mesmerised by Boo? Understandable - but time to move!
|
* You are mesmerised by Boo? Understandable - but time to move!
* Why do you invite archers to give you a feathered tail?
* One boot in front of the other - then up evil's behind!
* There will be time to play statues later!
|-
|Positive
|
* Quickly now, before you grow roots!
* There is no bond that can withstand Boo's nibbling.
* Wriggle, my friend! WRIGGLE!
* I would carry you, but Boo is a little jealous.
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* Psst. Move, or Boo will poke you a second time.
* Hold still so that Boo might nibble at your bonds.
* Shall I put you in my pocket?
|
* Fear not! If you cannot move, then Minsc shall toss you at the enemy!
* Run! Walk! Flail about some, at least!
* Be free, says Boo!
* If Boo must gnaw off the limb, so be it!
|}
===Healing and buffing===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Casting a buff
!Relationship
!Out of combat
!Sneaking
!In combat
|-
|Negative
|
* Boo will hold his nose and help.
* Do you see the pity in my hamster's eyes?
* Minsc is soft of heart. Do not make him regret it.
* Boo wonders if I should perhaps be carrying you instead.
* Ugh. UGH!
|
* Boo will hold his nose and help.
* Do you see the pity in my hamster's eyes?
* Minsc is soft of heart. Do not make him regret it.
* Boo wonders if I should perhaps be carrying you instead.
* Ugh. UGH!
|
* It is one thing to shame yourself in battle. But to shame Boo? I WILL NOT ALLOW IT.
* If. I. Must.
* Boo wonders if I should perhaps be carrying you instead.
* Minsc is soft of heart. Do not make him regret it.
* Boo will hold his nose and help.
|-
|Neutral
|
* Would you like a firm pat on the back, also?
* Minsc believes in you! Boo told him to.
* A little help from my hamster.
* Boo hopes you are not of the ticklish type.
* Hold still. You are almost as twitchy as Boo!
|
* My hamster, he will whisper words of wisdom to you.
* Buck up, says Boo!
* A little help from my hamster.
* Wherever you walk, so wet the trousers of evil.
* LOOK AT HIS LITTLE FACE. ARE YOU NOT INSPIRED.
* Hold still - you are almost as twitchy as Boo!
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* LOOK AT HIS LITTLE FACE. ARE YOU NOT INSPIRED.
* Buck up, says Boo!
* Boo has no time for a rousing speech. Try this instead!
* Wherever you walk, so wet the trousers of evil!
* A little help from my hamster.
|-
|Positive
|
* Minsc believes in you! And not just because his hamster told him to.
* LOOK AT HIS LITTLE FACE. ARE YOU NOT INSPIRED.
* A little pat on the head for my friend.
* Boo prefers a scratch behind the ears - but this shall do for you.
* I hope you are not of the ticklish type.
* Boo will lend a little of his brilliance.
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* Minsc is helping. ''QUIETLY''.
* Minsc believes in you! And not just because his hamster told him to.
* Boo prefers a scratch behind the ears - but this shall do for you.
* Boo will lend a little of his brilliance.
* May your boots always find home in a butt.
|
* May your boots always find home in a butt!
* Follow Minsc's lead! Do whatever the hells this is!
* LOOK IN MY HAMSTER'S EYES, AND KNOW YOU ARE A HERO!
* Wherever you walk, so wet the trousers of evil!
* Boo, he basks in your brilliance!
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Healing a party member
!Relationship
!Out of combat
!Sneaking
!In combat
|-
|Negative
|
* I will heal you. But only because my hamster says I should.
* No complaining. You did not ''need'' all of that blood anyway.
* Die, or do not. Just cease this squawking.
* There is no shame in tears. Only in everything else about you.
* Does that hurt? Does ''that'' hurt? What about ''this''?
* Oh, boo-hoo, says Boo!
|
* Oh, boo-hoo, says Boo!
* There. I have rubbed some dirt on it. Or perhaps that was dung...
* They are called ''innards'' - not ''out-on-the-ground-ards''. Idiot.
* Oh, stop complaining. Boo gets by with less blood than that.
* The herbs do nothing, but Boo says you smell better this way.
* Was this lump of flesh yours? Too late, stitched inside.
|
* Oh, boo-hoo, says Boo!
* There. I have rubbed some dirt on it. Or perhaps that was dung...
* They are called ''innards'' - not ''out-on-the-ground-ards''. Idiot.
* Oh, stop complaining. Boo gets by with less blood than that.
* The herbs do nothing, but Boo says you smell better this way.
* Was this lump of flesh yours? Too late, stitched inside.
|-
|Neutral
|
* Feel my hamster's healing touch!
* Do not worry - Boo licked my hands all sparkling clean.
* Ye gods, have you no witch to heal your wounds?
* Feel better, says Boo.
* Only a flesh wound! Oh, wait - Boo sees bone.
|
* Ye gods, have you no witch to heal your wounds?
* Feel my hamster's healing touch!
* Feel better, says Boo.
* Only a flesh wound! Oh, wait - Boo sees bone.
* A good berserker keeps his stitches neat.
|
* Bah, a flesh wound! Well, maybe a ''little'' bone.
* Sewn shut with the finest hamster-hair!
* All healed! I will poke the wound, to prove my words are true.
* This little lump of flesh is ''meant'' to be on the outside, yes?
* Do not worry - Boo licked my hands all sparkling clean.
|-
|Positive
|
* My friend! You are so fearsome that your very blood flees your body!
* Are you well? Shall I shake you by the shoulders some?
* My friend, have you considered dodging?
* Sewn shut with the finest hamster-hair!
* Boo has not given you leave to die.
* Hoho, you almost have some scars to match Minsc's own! Come back when an archer has feathered your rump.
|
* You do not even try to dodge. So fearless.
* Take heart. When your scars heal, Boo will still find you pretty.
* Be well, says Boo!
* Ahem. My hamster has not given you leave to die.
* Shall I poke the wound some more, to make sure that it is healed?
* Do ''not'' scratch at your stitches. Just ask Boo to do it.
|
* Do ''not'' scratch at your stitches. Just ask Boo to do it.
* I know little of herb-lore, but this one smells nice.
* No, Boo, you may lick the blood later.
* Hoho, such a wound! Boo could play peek-a-boo inside.
* My friend! You are so fearsome that your very blood flees your body!
* Haha! Minsc, too, likes to block enemy blows with his face!
|}
===Talking to another character===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Relationship
!Out of combat
!Sneaking
|-
|Negative
|
* Cat got your tongue? If not, Boo will take it.
* I would sooner sniff Boo's butt.
* Minsc thinks you will sound better without your teeth.
* I'd sooner trade blows than words. Meaning violence.
* Do we have to, Boo? The small talk is ''terrible''.
|
* I'm making this quick.
* Not my first choice.
* Let's get this over with.
|-
|Neutral
|
* I will speak. Boo's breath still reeks of evil's rump.
* New friends, Boo!
* Minsc has many words.
* Boo is most adept at talking small.
* What shall we say, Boo?
* Live by the word, die of boredom.
* Minsc would have a word. That word is 'hello!'
|
* My hamster wishes to parley.
* I will speak. Boo's breath still reeks of evil's rump.
* No, Boo. First, the speaking. Then, maybe the kicking.
* Boo is most adept at talking small.
* A soft and squeaky word.
* *Inhale* PSSSSST!.
|-
|Positive
|
* A friendly word. That word is 'hello, friend!'
* Boo likes the look of you.
* Yes, Boo, of course we will say hello.
* Squeak, friend!
* Boo, he has written you a poem. But I do not understand it.
* Greetings, friend.
|
* Boo, he is squeaking your praises.
* A soft word.
* Down here, my friend!
|}
===Health and rest===


====At low health====
====At low health====
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