Dual Protagonists in Dreadwolf?

Yes there would be two character creator screens. Not back to back, but like DAI the second appears when the character does. They’ll have to do this anyway even if the Inquisitor is a NPC. As for the two looking alike, that’s up to the individual player.

They’ll bring back the four VAs for Inquisitor (again, will be doing this anyway if they appear as NPC) and then the new ones for the new PC. Not as hard as you think, since unless it is a celebrity paying voice actors is not a large chunk of the budget.

While what you described would be dream scenario, no they probably won’t do that. The new PC would get the vast majority of the content while the Inquisitor gets some. As or companions, Inquisitor would be limited to probably just a few squadmates that make a balanced team. Most likely established DAI characters. Meanwhile the new PC would be like normal, getting a larger group for their team. As for choosing at the very end who would lead the charge, that’s be ideal and don’t see why they couldn’t.

If they don’t do it for this game, don’t see why they’ll ever do it. Unless they make this mistake again of connecting an old PC to a new plot.

My mind set runs along the line of importing the old inquis or world state and a cc creator for the new inquis. but hey that's me what do I know  its hard enough to remember what I did yesterday. let alone ten years ago. 

Well, they are at least going to have to confirm that or otherwise explain what was going on there. Solas was so upset if the Inquisitor drinks because "everything you do from now on, whether you know it or not, is for her", would suggest that he didn't imagine Mythal surrendering such a hold over the person. He was also not happy about Morrigan drinking, not because he cared about her being enslaved, but because he didn't want her having access to the information. They made such a big deal over the decision, it would be disappointing if that action of Flemeth was all that was required to free you and, apart from the dragon controlling/shapeshifting ability, insight into the relationship between Cory and his dragon, and a bit of lore, the knowledge of the well was never a factor again.

I suppose you could argue that in absorbing Mythal he was nullifying the geas, since he never intended using it, but I do find the whole thing is an unresolved plot thread. Also, I really don't think Solas really appreciates irony when it comes to his behaviour compared with the Evanuris. After all, he maintains he took his action in ancient times because otherwise the Evanuris would have destroyed the world, yet admits it was his action which fundamentally altered reality, thus destroying the "world of the elves", and that he now intended reversing this, regardless of the consequences for others. That sounds like the arrogant entitlement of a god to me and just the sort of attitude displayed by the Evanuris. It also has nothing to do with him absorbing Mythal, since he took his action in the past without her and his original plan in the present, before it went wrong, was done unilaterally as well. For all his denial of being a god and criticism of the others, his behaviour is consistent with both how the Dalish represent him and his status of a deity. So, I really don't think his moral scruples would prevent him from controlling the Well drinker if it was in his interests.

I suppose that perhaps they are going to distinguish between the attitudes/actions of Solas and those of Fen'Harel.   So, Solas is the champion of freedom who would never willingly control the mind of another but his alter ego, Fen'Harel, has no such scruples.   It is Solas who keeps apologising to the Inquisitor and promised Varric he would do his best to minimise the adverse effects of his plan, whereas Fen'Harel is the one who will destroy anyone who gets in his way.   Depending on his relationship with the Inquisitor, it may well be Solas who gives them a clue as to how to break the geas (an optional quest that will not arise if he hates their guts may be), but Fen'Harel will try to prevent you achieving this.     

I definitely think they are going to explore the duality of his persona  and how what was originally a title he embraced to intimidate his enemies, gradually started to subsume his personal identity.   It may even be that when the Inquisitor declares they are going to "save our friend from himself" that is actually more literal than they realised at the time.    The only way to "redeem" him is to get him to acknowledge and reject the Dread Wolf that is controlling him.    Naturally, if the Inquisitor isn't bothered about saving him, they will just destroy them both.    I'm still convinced that ultimately we will have to confront the Dread Wolf in the Fade but perhaps it will be possible to weaken it by essentially have Solas take our side against it.   Alternatively, on the other path, we will have discovered his true name, as hinted by Rasaan, and that is how we will weaken him.

Powerful friends the Inquisitor has, but the new hero might not. While we might see bits of Antiva and the Anderfells, it still looks like the bulk of DA:DW will take place in Tevinter.

At the start of the game and without player input, who really looks like they could create real and lasting changes in the Imperium? Despite his passion and knowledge, Dorian still lacks the resources and alliances, and the Lucerni are a fringe group. Divine Victoria would be met with hostility, if she's recognized at all. The monarchs of Ferelden and Orlais have enough to deal with in their own nations, as does Josephine in Antiva. By this time Alistair has too many outcomes, so I don't he'll be able to help with the Wardens. Just because someone would help, doesn't necessarily mean they are able to.

I do think that is pretty much what they are going to go for which kind of is something they did before...well at least with Origins. I think long term threat versus immediete threat is going to be a very BIG part of the game and one of its major themes that they will hopefully handle well. Because the Antaam is a threat. Whatever is happening in the Anderfels is a threat. And who knows what else will be going on in the game to further make things a threat...which the thing is A. its been almost a decade, as far as we know, since Tresspasser in universe so all of these threats could get baked into the background...it will be very hard to convince people of a threat that refuses to materialize its like... the Inquisitor says "the sky is falling" and then the sky never falls. And B. more to the point since these things are actual threats then they will have to be dealt with by everyone involved. As much as the Inquisition/ Dorian/ Divine Victoria may want to get involved its hard to not deal with a threat that's over there when there is a herd of rampaging Qunari kicking your door in.

I think it could be made to work for a new PC, certainly the bit about Solas being a split personality and having to find a way to defeat the Dread Wolf that is steadily growing in power, overwhelming his alter ego outside the Fade. There have been a lot of hints through the artwork that this is the case. Think of the difference in the tarot cards depending on whether he is romanced or not and then that image in the 2018 trailer. Whilst we are able to interact with Solas in the Fade in DAI, I think the ability to do so depends on our standing with him and I suspect it is a case of him entering our dreams rather than the reverse, which he is only prepared to do if he approves of the Inquisitor. The closer his relationship to the Inquisitor, the weaker the Dread Wolf becomes, at least in the short term. However, once he abandons them, the Dread Wolf persona starts to reassert itself. Certainly, it is a terrifying Wolf/Dragon hybrid that confronts the Mortalitasi mages in TN.

Depending on how they plan on using the Inquisitor, they could still have a bearing on the outcome, even if it is only with regard to choices we already made. For example, I imagine that is would be virtually impossible to get Solas to reject Fen'Harel if the Inquisitor was always hostile towards him, because that will have ensured the Dread Wolf has already pretty much subsumed the other and confirmed him in his mistrust of everyone. However, it might be possible if he had a generally good relationship with the Inquisitor, even if it soured a bit on the Inquisitor's side at the end of Trepasser.

However, if they were going to use a dual protagonist, it might well be that it is the research into the origins of Solas and undermining the Dread Wolf that the Inquisitor is going to be responsible for. Whether their research leads them into finally confronting him, whether their actions simply weaken him so our new hero has a better chance against him or whether they simply pass on the information to the new hero to use as they see fit, it would be a way of integrating our old hero into the story in a satisfying way that makes sense in the narrative. Who better than the Inquisitor, who already knows Solas personally, to conduct such research in secret? Meanwhile, the new hero is doing the leg work in physically tracking him down.

Dual Protagonists?

But as I said, even with those past events those connections were made with the Inquisitor. Solas has no such connections to the new PC, so even if the new PC uses that against Solas he won’t care because he feels nothing towards them. Would you give up your dream if some stranger shows up and tries reminding you of all the things you and someone else had? Most likely not, especially someone as stubborn as Solas. If the Inquisitor couldn’t use that to leverage Solas out of his decision in Trespasser, new PC definitely won’t be able to now that he’s at the cusp of it.
And if the Inquisitor severs the connection like you discuss, that’s a Deus Ex Machima which isn’t really ideal either.

Yeah I doubt BioWare is going to put any serious effort into it. Either like you said there will be some references in conversations with people connected to them, like Varric and Harding, or they at most will appear in a quest line as a NPC that will match how some people played them while being complete bastardizations for others only to then run off to be a useless bum again once that quest line is done.

Oh Solas is without question an evil “god”. Every negative thing the Dalish have said about him is true. He has a god complex and is plotting global genocide so can’t get more evil than that. If he does turn out to not be the main focus, while part of me would laugh due to how much they’ve been pushing him this past decade, another part of me would be fuming since it’s be them once again taking this huge thing they spent a lot of time building up just to end up being a side plot (if you’re going to ruin my favorite game for this plot, at least make it front and center). I’m certain there will be other major threats, but there’s nothing worse than genocide. But I doubt he’ll be a side plot or not the main threat. The game is named after him after all.

I’ve got a distinct feeling i’m going to be very annoyed if as I suspect weekes tries to whitewash solas.

They weren't named after the antagonist though. Origins, as the name suggested, was giving us an introduction to Thedas as a setting and various nations, factions and characters within it. Inquisition was about the founding, development and diminishing/disbanding of that organisation, which was associated with our protagonist. Andromeda (which I haven't played) so far as I am aware, is named for the galaxy it takes place in, so distinguishing it as a setting from the Milky Way in which Mass Effect is set. The same is true of older games in the Bioware back library: Baldurs Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire. It is highly unusual for them to name a game after the antagonist we will be confronting in the game (although they have done this with DLC), implying he and not the setting or our PC is the true focus of the game.

Unless, it is connected to the fact that Dread Wolf was originally a title given by his enemies and since it is not his true identity, it is something that can be used to deceive you into thinking you are following the Dread Wolf when really you aren't. "Beware the forms of Fen'Harel." We know he is not above using disguises to mask his identity. He might also use decoys as well.*   So, perhaps the game will be about unmasking the Dread Wolf and revealing the true bearer of the name.

EDIT: *In the Missing they never actually see Solas, just seem to get reports of him.  Neve had heard his name mentioned a lot but not actually seen him.   The elf told them where he was meant to be heading but since Varric and Harding never go there, how do they know if it was reliable information?   Add to this the fact that he can use the eluvian network to get from one location to another speedily and it is going to be hard to tell if reports of seeing him are true, because by the time the PC arrives at the reported location, they won't know if he was really there or not.

I've said both of these things before, and I'll say them again:

Sauron was essentially Morgoth 2.0. Galadriel and Elrond led opposition to him for centuries, Gandalf was specifically resurrected to stop him, and Aragorn had the whole "vengeance and family honor" arc against him. Yet while everyone played their parts, the Dark Lord was ultimately undone by a couple of Hobbits.

The Inquisitor could develop a relationship with Solas over the period of ONE game, so I see no reason a new hero couldn't create their own personal dynamic with the Dread Wolf.