Minsc is a fan-favorite ranger from the Baldur's Gate role-playing games, first introduced by BioWare in 1998, always accompanied by Boo, his so-called miniature giant space hamster. Voiced with bombastic enthusiasm, Minsc treats Boo as a fellow hero, and jokes about Boo's true species have run through the fandom for decades. With Baldur's Gate 3 bringing the duo back to a new generation in 2023, clips of Minsc defending Boo circulate in D&D TikToks, RPG memes and actual-play highlights, cherished as shorthand for loyal, slightly unhinged heroism.