Spoilers for The Dark Urge origin in Baldur's Gate 3 ahead.

In Baldur's Gate 3, morality isn't always black and white, so the matter of which choices are the most evil is subjective. But if we're to put a line anywhere, I'd say that putting the Lord of Murder in complete control of tens of thousands of thralls is probably the worst outcome for Faerûn. It's hard to imagine it getting much worse.

This ending is exclusive to players who choose The Dark Urge origin. To get it, you have to give in to the urges and serve your evil "father", and then take control of the Netherbrain in his name. This dooms the world to be under Bhaal's control, making him the only one of the Dead Three to kind of come out on top here. It might not be his original plan, but getting the entire world to bow down to your new chosen isn't the worst outcome for him.

Oh yeah, if you didn't know already - The Dark Urge is a Bhaalspawn. That's where the Dark Urges come from.

It seems like most Baldur's Gate 3 players would agree that this is pretty damn evil though, and not even in The Dark Urge's best interest, because it's the least chosen ending in the game right now. According to achievement stats, almost no one is choosing to go and take control of the Netherbrain for their evil pops, with many more opting to either get it for themselves or save the day and destroy it for good.

The achievement you'd get for doing it all in Bhaal's name is called Sins of the Father, and only 3.02 percent of PC players have gone for it. On PS5, just 1.0 percent of players have the trophy of the same name, making it the rarest one you can get for completing a certain ending.

It's not hard to see why. Even if you're roleplaying as an evil asshole, the ending still positions Bhaal above you. And anyone who knows anything about Bhaal knows that even his most loyal devotees never come out on top. No, if you're playing someone who revels in having power over others, they're more likely to want to ditch their divine dad and claim the Netherbrain in their name. You'd have to be playing a character who's specifically very evil but not keen on taking the throne, leaving it for Bhaal to claim.

Similarly, the Embrace Your Urge achievement is also pretty rare, sitting at 5.82 percent. On the other hand, 6.88 percent of players took the brain for themselves. Turns out we're all a bunch of goody two shoes deep down, even when we're role-playing as someone else.

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