Who's most amazing assassin?

meagloth

Pretty straight forward. Your favorite assassin hired by Serevok. To qualify they have to have been sent after you, not you to them like tranzig or muhley. I know you come to tomoko but I think she was sent after you originally. And I feel like sythe and Kristin deserve to be on the poll. They're a good fight.
Sorry if I forgot someone, but at least I tried and made an activity post.

JLee

I hate to do this, but my favorite one is Larze in the Blushing Mermaid. I love telling him to go home and look at the picture

But for those listed in the poll, I have to go with Tarnesh. You're pretty much railroaded right into him and, unless you play evil, it's just charname and Imoen. I love his "hi friend." After so many times falling to his horror and magic missiles, it still feels good to chunk him after all these years.

meagloth

@$?!{%!!
Of course that happened.
@JLee‌ was he sent by Serevok though?

JLee

@meagloth‌ Good question. He does say he was sent to kill you, so I would assume so. He does not have a bounty notice or other note on his person like the others do however.

element

I just like her introduction

slythe and kristen are exellant too though but they miss out for never actually trying to assassinate you

DreadKhan

Karlat is often the idiotic bane of my illfated solo no reloads, made worse by the fact I didnt HAVE to fight thst damnable crit-monkey.

JuliusBorisov

A tough question.

If I look at the number of times the particular assasin (a group of assasins) has ended my run, then Tarnesh is the obvious choice.

"You have been Tarneshed" phrase is well known among us.

"You have been Shanked" phrase always gives me giggles. These to guys, Shank and Carbos are fun.

But I've voted for the Amazons. Not everyday four bloody sirens in the human body make an ambush. And the fact 2 of them go invisible adds too.

So, ladies, you're my choice. It's a pity we have to fight, though

One final argument: "Telka" in russian means "girl".

Southpaw

Because this one is not called "Best assassin", but "most AMAZING assassin", my choice is easy - Tomoko.
A tragic hero of her own story, witnessing the fall of her love and battling the futility of her situation. Her short appearances have found me lovestruck and in awe ... and bitter, after I had to kill her.
Plus, her voice acting moves a string within me that I never knew I had...it's pure "audio erotica".

If this was called "Best assassin", I would have voted for Venom, my Thief who poisoned his way through BGEE and wreaks havoc in BG2EE bringing fear (and sharp pointy items) into the hearts of Mages. (Literally)
The rest of the people above are amateurs.
One final argument: "Telka" in Slovak/Czech means "TV"

Tuth

I like all of them for various reasons, but for the most part I think these are very interesting encounters. I don't like bosses in games, because they're just sitting at the end of a dungeon waiting to be killed, whereas these assassins go after you. Kind of reverse situation, more believable one. Additionally, they are usually placed next to strategic places (inns etc.). I chose Neira, because normally I wouldn't expect a solo cleric to be effective against a party, yet she proves that it can work quite well. My second choise would be the Amazons, not because of the loot, but their unexpected location, you just left Nashkel mines and bam! Assassins!

Mathsorcerer

I really enjoy Slythe and Krystin--their voices are hilarious. Have you ever listened to all their dialog?

Krystin: "99 buckets of blood on the wall, 99 buckets of blood"

Slythe: "I once met a man from Nantucket--oh, wait...wrong world."

meagloth

Huh. I really thought shank and carbos would get some love. I don't think any of the other assassins have bg2 cameos.

DreadKhan

meagloth

DreadKhan said:

While your fatigued and singed to the edge of death by a surprise lightning bolt.

DreadKhan

@meagloth‌ I see Karlat's bloody ghost laughing every damn time I get stuck in a Lightningbolt cluster**** in an enclosed space.

Sadistic! That. Dwarf. Is. EVIL!

FinneousPJ

Baby got back

Moff

Though i guess that if i had to choose the most successful assassin, that would've been Tarnesh. I'm pretty sure that in all my playthroughs he killed me more times than the rest of them combined.

CrevsDaak

In my BGT install these guys are levels 16 (Slythe) and 20 (Kristin).

meagloth

CrevsDaak said:

In my BGT install these guys are levels 16 (Slythe) and 20 (Kristin).

Cccreeeeeeevvvvvvvvssss. We. Know.
Congratulations. Now shut up.
:P
(Kidding)

DreadKhan

Bg1 enemies shouldnt be getting HLAs @CrevsDaak‌ !

What level is Sarevok?!

CrevsDaak

DreadKhan said:

What level is Sarevok?!

He's level 15, he didn't get the change, since he is already modified by SCS via level-overriding.

CrevsDaak

CrevsDaak said:

In my BGT install these guys are levels 16 (Slythe) and 20 (Kristin).

Actually, seems like I forgot to do some more level-adding this time, so they actually are: Kristin 16/16 Mage/Thief and Slythe 9/11 Fighter/Thief.

Anduin

I have to vote the Amazons as they have in the past left many in my party dead.

DJKajuru

With their spells, fire arrows and poison darts , a battle against them is always a challenge.

jackjack

"I am death, come for thee."
His charmed dialogue found by @meagloth‌ sealed the deal for me.
Also, Bard.

Gallowglass

Hmm, well, yes, you missed one, @meagloth‌, and indeed the one I'd vote for: Drasus and his pals, at the Cloakwood Mine. The guy from whom you win the Boots of Speed.

meagloth

Gallowglass said:

Hmm, well, yes, you missed one, @meagloth‌, and indeed the one I'd vote for: Drasus and his pals, at the Cloakwood Mine. The guy from whom you win the Boots of Speed.

No, this was mentioned before, @Gallowglass‌. I don't consider than to be assassins cause you come to them. They're just head guard or something. Really you're the assassin.
I curse myself for forgetting larze, however.

Nonnahswriter

Ah, Nimbul. The man I love to hate... He's killed me far too many times.

Alexisisinneed

Southpaw said:

Because this one is not called "Best assassin", but "most AMAZING assassin", my choice is easy - Tomoko.
A tragic hero of her own story, witnessing the fall of her love and battling the futility of her situation. Her short appearances have found me lovestruck and in awe ... and bitter, after I had to kill her.
Plus, her voice acting moves a string within me that I never knew I had...it's pure "audio erotica".

If this was called "Best assassin", I would have voted for Venom, my Thief who poisoned his way through BGEE and wreaks havoc in BG2EE bringing fear (and sharp pointy items) into the hearts of Mages. (Literally)
The rest of the people above are amateurs.
One final argument: "Telka" in Slovak/Czech means "TV"

I love how her voice actor says "Chaos will be sown from their passing" The whole Melancholic feeling that she puts in that line before her futile battle against your party really shows how helpless her situation actually is. Each time hearing that I almost feel sorry for killing her.

Zanian

I'm gonna have to go with the group, simply because they were the only assassins who have actually managed to kill me once in all the years I have been playing. Plus group vs group fights are always much more fun imo.

Gallowglass

meagloth said:

Gallowglass said:

Hmm, well, yes, you missed one, @meagloth‌, and indeed the one I'd vote for: Drasus and his pals, at the Cloakwood Mine. The guy from whom you win the Boots of Speed.

No, this was mentioned before, @Gallowglass‌. I don't consider than to be assassins cause you come to them. They're just head guard or something. Really you're the assassin.
I curse myself for forgetting larze, however.

Well, it's your poll, but I think that's misconceived. Drasus drops a letter from Rieltar making it clear that he's been hired especially because you're on your way, not as part of the regular staff, so his job is specifically to stop you. Since your definition is broad enough to include Slythe & Krystin (who are undoubtedly assassins, but are not directed at you), then I'd have expected Drasus to be included as well.

However, on the basis you have set, I vote Nimbul. He's got memorable dialogue, and if I just run in without preparing for him (i.e. don't metagame), then he's a tough opponent who has defeated my party on a couple of occasions.

Lateralus

There is a party of ogre-mages in a building just south of the Iron Throne. They were hired by Sarevok, and they are a difficult fight to be sure.

I voted for the Gullykin Kids, because it's got some great smack talk before the fight.

"I'm sure you'll be about as 'tough' as everybody else I've laid waste to."

--Charnam

Silence spells make just about every attempt easy, especially Nimbul.