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Post by anarchy65 on Dec 7, 2018 13:12:17 GMT
Dude, I would use any excuse to play as an Inquisitor Jaime Lannister in DA4: Close enough? At least at first season
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Post by midnight tea on Dec 7, 2018 13:16:06 GMT
I thought of that, but it doesn't seem to portrait a duality of self, but opposing forces, with the middle being the source of the conflict (which won't end well for the elves, I'm sensing. But does it ever in DA?).
To be fair to your reading, the "sun" there could be a full bloody moon; there was a red waxing crescent on Solas' not romanced end game card. You make a good point, my only problem is that I don’t see how that elf is not Solas. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Well, maybe it's Solas but also not-Solas?
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Post by The Elder King on Dec 7, 2018 13:19:13 GMT
You make a good point, my only problem is that I don’t see how that elf is not Solas. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Well, maybe it's Solas but also not-Solas? Do you mean something like a rapresentation of split personalities, or someone masking himself as him?
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Post by midnight tea on Dec 7, 2018 13:32:31 GMT
Well, maybe it's Solas but also not-Solas? Do you mean something like a rapresentation of split personalities, or someone masking himself as him? Not sure how far we'd go into 'split personality' territory, but I don't think it's a coincidence that Inquisition itself had a strong theme about masks and identity and the possibility of one being lost with who they truly are (also - all the comments in Trespasser about 'saving Solas from himself' and him having to 'remember who he is' or denying romanced Lavellan to follow him because he doesn't want her to see what he becomes, hmmmmmmmmmmmmm....). Also - Leliana. Look at Leliana and her story arc in DAI. I'm convinced she's a direct parallel to what happens to Solas and she didn't end up with a split personality, it's more like she can be softened or hardened. With things like Fade or Blight or any other ancient ways of the elves or trauma, it's hard to say at this point how hard such identity crisis will hit Solas - so we might see something that may seem as close to split personalities as to effectively be that. Or... you know - it may also that Solas's crisis or just plain strain of whatever he's trying to accomplish will result with the above, but also leaves him open to being manipulated or possessed (maybe even willingly?) by something with specific motives. I keep staring and the mural and the fire in it and then I can't help to think that the orange circle around the elf looks a bit like the sun (setting or weakened? Also - the white circle the idol is on - betcha it's the moon), and the sun and fire are things tied to Elgar'nan...
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Post by The Elder King on Dec 7, 2018 13:35:39 GMT
Do you mean something like a rapresentation of split personalities, or someone masking himself as him? Not sure how far we'd go into 'split personality' territory, but I don't think it's a coincidence that Inquisition itself had a strong theme about masks and identity and the possibility of one being lost with who they truly are. Also - Leliana. Look at Leliana and her story arc in DAI. I'm convinced she's a direct parallel to what happens to Solas and she didn't end up with a split personality, it's more like she can be softened or hardened. With things like Fade or Blight or any other ancient ways of the elves and trauma, it's hard to say at this point how hard such identity crisis will hit Solas - so we might seem something that may seem as close to split personalities as to effectively be it. Or... you know - it may also that Solas's crisis or just plain strain of whatever he's trying to accomplish will result with the above, but also leaves him open to being manipulated or possessed by something with specific motives. I keep staring and the mural and the fire in it and then I can't help to think that the orange circle around the elf looks a bit like the sun (setting or weakened? Also - the white circle the idol is on - betcha it's the moon), and the sun and fire are things tied to Elgar'nan... An internal struggle between Solas might be quite interesting. I’m not sure about him being manipulated, I’d prefer him to not be, to be honest. Other medias ruined this trope for me a bit, and with antagonists in Bioware games being often lackluster, this idea might make the setup of Solas/Fen’harel and his goals a bit less interesting to me.
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Post by midnight tea on Dec 7, 2018 13:43:26 GMT
An internal struggle between Solas might be quite interesting. I’m not sure about him being manipulated, I’d prefer him to not be, to be honest. Other medias ruined this trope for me a bit, and with antagonists in Bioware games being often lackluster, this idea might make the setup of Solas/Fen’harel and his goals a bit less interesting to me. What if he lets himself be possessed (he does seem to be aware that he's going to become something ugly in Trespasser and tells Cole in main game that the fate that awaits him is one he wouldn't wish on an enemy), in a somewhat similar way Inkys let themselves theoretically become Mythal's to order by drinking from Well Of Sorrows? Would that be a proxy war then, between Elgar'nan and Mythal? Mythal does say to Inquisitor in the Fade (when they ask whether she's going to order them around) that she has no orders for them... at least not yet.
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Post by The Elder King on Dec 7, 2018 13:47:56 GMT
An internal struggle between Solas might be quite interesting. I’m not sure about him being manipulated, I’d prefer him to not be, to be honest. Other medias ruined this trope for me a bit, and with antagonists in Bioware games being often lackluster, this idea might make the setup of Solas/Fen’harel and his goals a bit less interesting to me. What if he lets himself be possessed (he does seem to be aware that he's going to become something ugly in Trespasser and tells Cole in main game that the fate that awaits him is one he wouldn't wish on an enemy), in a somewhat similar way Inky letting themselves theoretically becoming Mythal's to order by drinking from Well Of Sorrows? Would that be a proxy war then between Elgar'nan and Mythal then? Mythal does say to Inquisitor in the Fade (when they ask whether she's going to order them around) that he has no order for them... at least not yet. I don’t know about possession, but it might be that there’s a dark side/something he has to do that would lead to him becoming more monstrous. But given this opinion on the Evanuris, it seems strange he’d allow himself to be possessed by one. As for Mythal, I do wonder how they can use that plot with the fact Morrigan could’ve drank from the Well.
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Post by midnight tea on Dec 7, 2018 14:07:18 GMT
What if he lets himself be possessed (he does seem to be aware that he's going to become something ugly in Trespasser and tells Cole in main game that the fate that awaits him is one he wouldn't wish on an enemy), in a somewhat similar way Inky letting themselves theoretically becoming Mythal's to order by drinking from Well Of Sorrows? Would that be a proxy war then between Elgar'nan and Mythal then? Mythal does say to Inquisitor in the Fade (when they ask whether she's going to order them around) that he has no order for them... at least not yet. I don’t know about possession, but it might be that there’s a dark side/something he has to do that would lead to him becoming more monstrous. But given this opinion on the Evanuris, it seems strange he’d allow himself to be possessed by one. It was also strange that Solas created the Veil to push away the Fade when Solas cares about it so deeply. It's also somewhat hard to believe that a person that has so often expressed concern for others or greatly approved Inquisitor's kind and open-minded actions towards others appears to be hell-bent on potentially destroying the world. Solas appears to be super-determined to accomplish something - something more important than himself or his own feelings on the matter and likely no less important than when he created the Veil ('he broke the dreams to stop the old dreams from waking. The wolf chews its own leg off to escape the trap'). And if he risks or even has to go through stuff like possession or destruction of self... well, he already said that he's on the path of death. Well, we know that Morrigan is there somewhere and potentially is a stand-in in case Inky didn't drink from the Well/refuses to do something? It's also possible that the Well Of Sorrows is only one of few different ways to get under Mythal's thumb?
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Post by The Elder King on Dec 7, 2018 14:19:31 GMT
He created the Veil as a last resort against the Evanuris, after Mythal’s death, didn’t he? He was forced to do so. While he might not care for dying, being possessed by someone he loathes, that most likely won’t follow his ideals, seems too strange for me. Besides, if the Evanuris are out, it means his plans succeeded already. Given the focus on the hashtag, I think it’s more likely that he’ll be his own in the game, though. But it’s certainly something that we’d find out one way or another deep in the game and not before release.
If they’ll go towards Mythal controlling in some way the Inquisitor, I think it most likely means we’ll get a new PC. I’m not so sure fans would like that, though (the possessing/controlling part in itself).
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Post by midnight tea on Dec 7, 2018 14:26:19 GMT
He created the Veil as a last resort against the Evanuris, after Mythal’s death, didn’t he? He was forced to do so. While he might not care for dying, being possessed by someone he loathes, that most likely won’t follow his ideals, seems too strange for me. Besides, if the Evanuris are out, it means his plans succeeded already. Given the focus on the hashtag, I think it’s more likely that he’ll be his own in the game, though. But it’s certainly something that we’d find out one way or another deep in the game and not before release. If they’ll go towards Mythal controlling in some way the Inquisitor, I think it most likely means we’ll get a new PC. I’m not so sure fans would like that, though (the possessing/controlling part in itself) It does seem to me that the series is gearing towards a theme of sacrifice or how much you'd be able to sacrifice (of yourself or else) to either prevent something endangering the world or your loved ones? And how much is too much or how much the risks could outweigh the costs, ey?
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Post by Kappa Neko on Dec 7, 2018 14:36:33 GMT
I wish for the inquisitor to be a cameo character like Hawke in DAI. I personally would hate to have the inquisitor return as a protagonist. Not a compelling hero to me. Together with combat the most disappointing aspect of DAI.
I hope the protagonist is Tevinter born.
Fans would certainly hate Mythal controlling the inquisitor. I wouldn't mind. If it's well written it could be an interesting ploy. However, since the Lavellan romance is not something everybody did, any emotional impact cannot be fully utilized.
I still mourn how Morrigan's baby had to be neutralized as a plot element in DAI because it's not canon. Gosh, how much potential it had! *sigh*
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Post by The Elder King on Dec 7, 2018 14:37:43 GMT
He created the Veil as a last resort against the Evanuris, after Mythal’s death, didn’t he? He was forced to do so. While he might not care for dying, being possessed by someone he loathes, that most likely won’t follow his ideals, seems too strange for me. Besides, if the Evanuris are out, it means his plans succeeded already. Given the focus on the hashtag, I think it’s more likely that he’ll be his own in the game, though. But it’s certainly something that we’d find out one way or another deep in the game and not before release. If they’ll go towards Mythal controlling in some way the Inquisitor, I think it most likely means we’ll get a new PC. I’m not so sure fans would like that, though (the possessing/controlling part in itself) It does seem to me that the series is gearing towards a theme of sacrifice or how much you'd be able to sacrifice (of yourself or else) to either prevent something endangering the world or your loved ones? And how much is too much or how much the risks could outweigh the costs, ey? It was a theme present from the start of the series, with a scapegoat being present in the Dark Ritual (which I loved both because it shown later on a connection between Evanuris and Old Gods, and for my canon Warden with the relationship with Morrigan and Kieran). I do think it’s possible Solas’ plot and story might lead to him sacrificing himself in some way (mentally, physically) to achieve his goals, I just don’t think it’d pass through one of his enemies, someone that he loathes deeply and won’t lead to his goal being achieved. Because even if he wants to restore the elves, he doesn’t to re-establish the kind of society lead by the Evanuris.
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Post by midnight tea on Dec 7, 2018 14:54:08 GMT
It does seem to me that the series is gearing towards a theme of sacrifice or how much you'd be able to sacrifice (of yourself or else) to either prevent something endangering the world or your loved ones? And how much is too much or how much the risks could outweigh the costs, ey? It was a theme present from the start of the series, with a scapegoat being present in the Dark Ritual (which I loved both because it shown later on a connection between Evanuris and Old Gods, and for my canon Warden with the relationship with Morrigan and Kieran). I do think it’s possible Solas’ plot and story might lead to him sacrificing himself in some way (mentally, physically) to achieve his goals, I just don’t think it’d pass through one of his enemies, someone that he loathes deeply and won’t lead to his goal being achieved. Because even if he wants to restore the elves, he doesn’t to re-establish the kind of society lead by the Evanuris. "I'm sorry, Cole, but with your gift, I fear you might see the path that I must now walk in solitude forever. This fate is mine alone. Indeed, I would not wish it on an enemy, much less someone that I once cared for."
....And he's the guy who sent his enemies to suffer eternal torment Utterly destroying himself or doing something he abso-effing-lutely wouldn't do under any other circumstances seems to be very much in his cards. But I don't know if we can claim that doing so ultimately will lead to the kind of society he sacrificed so much to end before. I know people sometimes laugh how Solas is a bad planner, but the reality is that he DID successfully save the world already from a bunch of uber-powerful mage-god-kings and is still - after millennia of struggle - on course to do something now, despite the odds stacked against him by... well... everything. He's playing that multidimensional chess, but to what end... we don't know that yet.
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Post by The Elder King on Dec 7, 2018 14:58:54 GMT
It was a theme present from the start of the series, with a scapegoat being present in the Dark Ritual (which I loved both because it shown later on a connection between Evanuris and Old Gods, and for my canon Warden with the relationship with Morrigan and Kieran). I do think it’s possible Solas’ plot and story might lead to him sacrificing himself in some way (mentally, physically) to achieve his goals, I just don’t think it’d pass through one of his enemies, someone that he loathes deeply and won’t lead to his goal being achieved. Because even if he wants to restore the elves, he doesn’t to re-establish the kind of society lead by the Evanuris. "I'm sorry, Cole, but with your gift, I fear you might see the path that I must now walk in solitude forever. This fate is mine alone. Indeed, I would not wish it on an enemy, much less someone that I once cared for."
....And he's the guy who sent his enemies to suffer eternal torment Utterly destroying himself or doing something he also-effing-lutely wouldn't do under any other circumstances seems to be very much in his cards. But I don't know if we can claim that doing so ultimately lead to the kind of society led by Evanuris he sacrificed so much to end before. I know people sometimes laugh how Solas is a bad planner, but the reality is that he DID successfully save the world already from a bunch of uber-powerful mage-god-kings and is still - after millennia of struggle - on course do something now despite the odds stacked against him by... well... everything. He's playing that multidimensional chess, but to what end... we don't know that yet. Sorry, I probably wasn’t clear. I meant that surrendering his body to an Evanuris would lead to that society, not his possible fate/sacrifice in general.
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Post by midnight tea on Dec 7, 2018 15:34:45 GMT
Sorry, I probably wasn’t clear. I meant that surrendering his body to an Evanuris would lead to that society, not his possible fate/sacrifice in general. But that's what I mean as well. How do you know that surrendering his body to and Evanuris would lead to that society? Even if it SEEMS like it (how many things were red herrings in this series?) I don't think we can tell with any certainty what exactly will happen, whether we're talking about Solas's plans or any other major actors in the story.
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Post by The Elder King on Dec 7, 2018 15:42:55 GMT
Sorry, I probably wasn’t clear. I meant that surrendering his body to an Evanuris would lead to that society, not his possible fate/sacrifice in general. But that's what I mean as well. How do you know that surrendering his body to and Evanuris would lead to that society? Even if it SEEMS like it (how many things were red herrings in this series?) I don't think we can tell with any certainty what exactly will happen, whether we're talking about Solas's plans or any other major actors in the story. Why would the Evanuris establish a different society then they once ruled over? The only vaguely benign one of them was Mythal, which was killed by them. Hypothetically, BioWare can do whatever they want with their characters, so it is technically possibly that it wouldn’t be lead to that scenario. But it seems to me out of character based on how the Evanuris wete describes, and even weirder for Solas to trust them to the point of surrendering his body to one of them. It’s true that there have been many red herrings, and the elven history reveal was surely something most didn’t see coming (a few though Arlathan was similar to Tevinter, but I don’t think someone thought the elven gods were its leaders.) But reversing once again this would not be a good move in my opinion. As I said, though, I’m not a fan of having who is supposed to be the main antagonist being possessed and manipulated by someone else, so my opinions are influenced by that. I just want for once a interesting antagonist/rival, and Solas was set up to me perfectly in Trespasser.
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Post by midnight tea on Dec 7, 2018 15:57:04 GMT
But that's what I mean as well. How do you know that surrendering his body to and Evanuris would lead to that society? Even if it SEEMS like it (how many things were red herrings in this series?) I don't think we can tell with any certainty what exactly will happen, whether we're talking about Solas's plans or any other major actors in the story. Why would the Evanuris establish a different society then they once ruled over? The only vaguely benign one of them was Mythal, which was killed by them. Didn't Solas stop them from potentially destroying everything, including society they ruled? I'm not sure we're at a time where Evaruris care about society or creating one - and there's no way of saying right now how their priorities have changed after millennia of imprisonment and whatever they experienced at the time. (Also, Mythal appears to have plans of her own, centered around some kind of new era she foresees on the horizon) Well.. unless there's no choice if he wants to accomplish something else. Inky wasn't really thinking about tieing their mind and soul to Mythal when they drank from the Well - what mattered was stopping Corypheus. And if letting Elgar'nan or whoever posses him in order to stop even worse things from coming... wasn't that what the Veil was about? From what Solas said he hates what he had to do, he hates the Veil and is racked with guilt with what he had to do. But ultimately it appears that his actions are what has saved the world, even in its apparently diminished state. Of course, we still don't know whether we're even standing in front of such a dilemma. But I'd say that Solas acting or making comments that he/the world is running out of time, it's not a stretch to imagine that there's more to the whole affair than we yet see.
Reversing? I'm not sure we'd see something that would look like reversing once again. But yet again showing that what we assumed about stuff might be wrong? Oh, I think that's coming in spades. As discussed above, there could be many ways to do that that don't necessarily end us with having a mindless/possessed antagonist
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Post by The Elder King on Dec 7, 2018 16:07:22 GMT
I doubt the Evanuris would be just play nice after being released, regardless if they’ll focus right away on creating a new society. The point is, Solas knows their ideals, and what they’re capable of. In a way, he’s the only one that can stand up to them. Being possessed being one simply seems out of character to me. It might work if they’d do that the only way to eliminate the veil and accomplish his goals would be to get possessed, but it still seems far fetched to me.
I don’t mind having other shocking reveals in this game, but I’d prefer to not have the Evanuris, if released, suddenly act as nice fellows.
Sure, but I just want Solas as one, given the setup and now apparent marketing on that point, although it’s too early to know for sure.
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Post by AlleluiaElizabeth on Dec 7, 2018 17:07:11 GMT
Considering how pissed the evanuris likely are at him, and elgarnan in particular being the god of vengeance, I find the idea solas would go along with possession by one of them highly unlikely. I mean strange circumstances can breed strange bedfellows, but that’d have to be *very* odd.
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Post by rras1994 on Dec 7, 2018 17:17:23 GMT
But that's what I mean as well. How do you know that surrendering his body to and Evanuris would lead to that society? Even if it SEEMS like it (how many things were red herrings in this series?) I don't think we can tell with any certainty what exactly will happen, whether we're talking about Solas's plans or any other major actors in the story. Why would the Evanuris establish a different society then they once ruled over? The only vaguely benign one of them was Mythal, which was killed by them. Hypothetically, BioWare can do whatever they want with their characters, so it is technically possibly that it wouldn’t be lead to that scenario. But it seems to me out of character based on how the Evanuris wete describes, and even weirder for Solas to trust them to the point of surrendering his body to one of them. It’s true that there have been many red herrings, and the elven history reveal was surely something most didn’t see coming (a few though Arlathan was similar to Tevinter, but I don’t think someone thought the elven gods were its leaders.) But reversing once again this would not be a good move in my opinion. As I said, though, I’m not a fan of having who is supposed to be the main antagonist being possessed and manipulated by someone else, so my opinions are influenced by that. I just want for once a interesting antagonist/rival, and Solas was set up to me perfectly in Trespasser. I'm not entirely sure Mythal is benign at all, it wouldn't surprise me if she was the one manipulating and causing the whole problems to begin with - I won't go into all my theories but there is a strong connection of Mythal and Andraste, they were likely the same person but I always found it interesting how there were sources that suggested Maferath had good reason to betray Andraste and they were doomed if he didn't. I would wonder if that would parallel with Mythal being murdered.
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Post by The Elder King on Dec 7, 2018 17:24:13 GMT
Why would the Evanuris establish a different society then they once ruled over? The only vaguely benign one of them was Mythal, which was killed by them. Hypothetically, BioWare can do whatever they want with their characters, so it is technically possibly that it wouldn’t be lead to that scenario. But it seems to me out of character based on how the Evanuris wete describes, and even weirder for Solas to trust them to the point of surrendering his body to one of them. It’s true that there have been many red herrings, and the elven history reveal was surely something most didn’t see coming (a few though Arlathan was similar to Tevinter, but I don’t think someone thought the elven gods were its leaders.) But reversing once again this would not be a good move in my opinion. As I said, though, I’m not a fan of having who is supposed to be the main antagonist being possessed and manipulated by someone else, so my opinions are influenced by that. I just want for once a interesting antagonist/rival, and Solas was set up to me perfectly in Trespasser. I'm not entirely sure Mythal is benign at all, it wouldn't surprise me if she was the one manipulating and causing the whole problems to begin with - I won't go into all my theories but there is a strong connection of Mythal and Andraste, they were likely the same person but I always found it interesting how there were sources that suggested Maferath had good reason to betray Andraste and they were doomed if he didn't. I would wonder if that would parallel with Mythal being murdered. I said ‘vaguely’ benign. I don’t think there’s a way for Mythal to be Andraste unless she assumed that role later one, since we talk con centuries of difference between the events. Her manipulating/faking her death to lead to Solas to form the Veil might be possible, but it seems unlikely to me at this point.
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Post by melbella on Dec 7, 2018 17:26:25 GMT
It's clear to me now.....the elf in the portrait is obviously SALOS.
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Post by midnight tea on Dec 7, 2018 17:32:41 GMT
Why would the Evanuris establish a different society then they once ruled over? The only vaguely benign one of them was Mythal, which was killed by them. Hypothetically, BioWare can do whatever they want with their characters, so it is technically possibly that it wouldn’t be lead to that scenario. But it seems to me out of character based on how the Evanuris wete describes, and even weirder for Solas to trust them to the point of surrendering his body to one of them. It’s true that there have been many red herrings, and the elven history reveal was surely something most didn’t see coming (a few though Arlathan was similar to Tevinter, but I don’t think someone thought the elven gods were its leaders.) But reversing once again this would not be a good move in my opinion. As I said, though, I’m not a fan of having who is supposed to be the main antagonist being possessed and manipulated by someone else, so my opinions are influenced by that. I just want for once a interesting antagonist/rival, and Solas was set up to me perfectly in Trespasser. I'm not entirely sure Mythal is benign at all, it wouldn't surprise me if she was the one manipulating and causing the whole problems to begin with - I won't go into all my theories but there is a strong connection of Mythal and Andraste, they were likely the same person but I always found it interesting how there were sources that suggested Maferath had good reason to betray Andraste and they were doomed if he didn't. I would wonder if that would parallel with Mythal being murdered. I think it was WOT2 where more light was thrown at Maferath's motives for betrayal and they weren't related to Andraste as much to the political situation and state of things at that time. And while I think Andraste and Mythal may be connected in some way (I think she's more connected to Leliana... in a sense that I think Leli is her direct descendant, hence the gift of prophecy she sometimes displays), I don't really think they were the same person (Mythal didn't yet "crawl her ways through the ages" to Flemeth, which was born... 500 years after Andraste? I may have timelines messed up, but they were not born at the same time). I also wouldn't call Mythal's actions 'benign' - like Solas, she has always hovered in the grey area and made questionable decisions, even if eventually at least some of those decisions turned out to be for benefit of the world at large. Ultimately, however, I think she is on 'our side' - at least more than Solas is at this point in time, IMO. From what she says it appears that she wants modern Thedosians to succeed, but in order for them to succeed they will have to change ("We stand upon the precipice of change. The world fears the inevitable plummet into the abyss. Watch for that moment... and when it comes, do not hesitate to leap. It is only when you fall that you learn whether you can fly.")
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Post by The Elder King on Dec 7, 2018 17:36:22 GMT
I'm not entirely sure Mythal is benign at all, it wouldn't surprise me if she was the one manipulating and causing the whole problems to begin with - I won't go into all my theories but there is a strong connection of Mythal and Andraste, they were likely the same person but I always found it interesting how there were sources that suggested Maferath had good reason to betray Andraste and they were doomed if he didn't. I would wonder if that would parallel with Mythal being murdered. I think it was WOT2 where more light was thrown at Maferath's motives for betrayal and they weren't related to Andraste as much to the political situation and state of things at that time. And while I think Andraste and Mythal may be connected in some way (I think she's more connected to Leliana... in a sense that I think Leli is her direct descendant, hence the gift of prophecy she sometimes displays), I don't really think they were the same person (Mythal didn't yet "crawl her ways through the ages" to Flemeth, which was born... 500 years after Andraste? I may have timelines messed up, but they were not born at the same time). I also wouldn't call Mythal's actions as 'benign' - like Solas, she has always hovered in the grey area and made questionable decisions, even if eventually at least some of those decisions turned out to be for benefit of the world at large. Ultimately, however, I think she is on 'our side' - at least more than Solas is at this point in time, IMO. From what she says it appears that she wants modern Thedosians to succeed, but in order for them to succeed they will have to change ("We stand upon the precipice of change. The world fears the inevitable plummet into the abyss. Watch for that moment... and when it comes, do not hesitate to leap. It is only when you fall that you learn whether you can fly.") I completely agree. With ‘benign’ I mostly meant compared to the rest of the Evanuris. Although if she’s more on the sides of modern thedosians, I do wonder why she let Solas absorb her powers...unless she had a plan in mind.
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Post by midnight tea on Dec 7, 2018 17:37:32 GMT
Considering how pissed the evanuris likely are at him, and elgarnan in particular being the god of vengeance, I find the idea solas would go along with possession by one of them highly unlikely. I mean strange circumstances can breed strange bedfellows, but that’d have to be *very* odd. There are many odd things and alliances happening in Thedas all the times Solas also keep bemoaning the fate that he's about to face as worse than death or what he wouldn't wish on his enemies (reminder again that made his enemies suffer potentially for eternity). Also - we don't know what that possession would accomplish IF it indeed happens. What if Solas has to absorb Elgar'nan's energy in order to accomplish something in the similar way he absorbed energy from Mythal? Only fight for his soul might ensue because Mythal was weaker and gave her powers willingly, while Elgar'nan is potentially more powerful and pissed off. OR some form of corruption that rotted Evanuris soul may threaten to infect Solas.
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