Dragon Age Veilguard: MORE Reveals, Rook & Solas, Vallaslin and MORE 

"Wake the fuck up Rook, we have a world to burn".

Everyone keeps referencing Johnny Silverhand but you’re gonna be all out of sorts when he’s more akin to Emperor trying to influence Tav in BG3.

Sounds like the Rook and Solas relationship will be like Johnny and V's in CP 2077. Edit: I wrote this comment before you mentioned it in the video. My bad. Lol.

Considering the dialogue that was released it can be safe to assume the cannon ending in trespasser of the inquisitor "I'll prove to you that you dont need to destroy this world" and his reply was "my friend id love nothing more to prove me wrong once again" then the dialogue of veilguard "ive taken steps to minimize the damage varick" clearly the inquisitor had a profound affect on solas (regardless if its cannon of it being a romanced female Elf or not.) My first playthrough will to help and see where it takes the narrative.

I am really curios how solas and inky romance is getting handled. I think we really need closure on that front and hopefully the two of them are able to finally be happy together...maybe in the fade maybe in thedas who knows at this point lol.

It's it just me or has something changed with Solas. His dialogue in the gameplay reveal talks about the Veil as a wound that must be healed. He also says he had taken precautions to minimize the damage. He talks like there is no better option. This isn't Solas in Trespasser who was going to destroy the world to remake it for the elves. It sounds like he might be trying to save the world.

I really like Solas' character... My canon inquisitor romanced him, but when I completed Trespasser 9 years ago, I said I'd stop him no matter what... All these years later, I kinda want to side with him now... Please Bioware, make *ME* the active betrayer this time... My canon class is always Mage, so it'd still fit the "mage always betrays us" trope of Dragon Age🥚🐺

Solas is one of my favorite DA characters, I hope there is a secret ending where Rook and Solas launch a desperate assault on elven gods on their own.

calling it. Lucanis DID die, and fused with either a spirit or demon

It's nice to have confirmation on the Inquisitor coming back (Mrs. Evelyn Rutherford🥰), but I'm hoping there will be appearances from Hawke and *something* from the Hero of Ferelden as well.

Among many legends and myths that seems to have inspired Solas' story arch, I also believe he's following the trail of the stages of grief (Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance). Solas seems to actually be stuck somwhere between denial and bargaining where he is both refusing to believe his people are dead and gone, but also LITERALLY bargaining for their return by tearing the Veil down. That's why Solas plan has no place for modern elves, because it is driven by his grief of his own people, not modern elves. That also mean that if Solas lives on in the game and is freed from the Fade, he has the opportunity to go through the next stages of his journey: realizing the ancient elves are no more and that nothing can bring them back, sending him into a depression stage for who knows how long. And then later down the line accept the death of his people and move on. His empire is lost but not all is lost cause there's still life, and there's still a land, and there's still people. not the one he lost, but others that could welcome him.

It sounds like its going got be either a parent/child or mentor/ apprenticed aka Darth Sloas the wise

For me personally, I want my Levellan to be able to yell out her pain and grief at Solas through Rook. She searched for him for 9 years! And he went and got himself trapped in the Fade completely beyond her reach. In a sense he may as well be dead. I NEED to hear him say "Ir abelas ma'vehnan." He said he was sorry in trespasser for lying and misleading her, but I need him to be sorry for ever leaving her at all and for seeing the agony she is in knowing she may never see him again now that he is trapped.

I never expected Solas to be 'evil'. I'm surprised he's far less involved than i expected, but I expected him to be someone who wasn't 'evil' for evil's sake. Always knew he'd be trying to do what he thought was right just was wrong about what that was. Granted, I'm thinking I won't bring in the Inquisiter I romanced him with for my first play through, probably going with the one who did not get along with him but gained a grudging respect during Trespasser. It's a more interesting dynamic to me. Also quick note, the betrayal has always come from the first mage who joins the party so far. I'm not counting Bethany because she's in your party right from the start and if your Hawke is a mage like mine she's already gone by the time you're recruiting allies. What im getting at here is I'll be side eyeing Neve especially.

I have the exact sane questions about what this dynamic will mean interacting with other people, especially the Inquisitor and especially if its a romanced Inquisitor.

It kind of sucks the way they positioned him. I had hoped that once we get to the end of the game as rook, the choice to decide his fate would be determined by the inquisitor.

“Solas and Rook made a boo boo.” I don’t know why but I adore this perspective. 😄

You made another great video with more fabulous info, thank you. I've just started reading Tevinter Nights as you suggested and when I read the chapter "Callback". Seeing all the old NPC's in this chapter gave me a great thrill. Especially being back at Skyhold with Dagna, Cabot, Harritt and Sutherland with his crew made me really happy since as my Inquisitor I gave them the opportunity to become a big part of the inquisition and eventually Sutherland becoming a knight. It was so good to see them play a part and I hope a part of that chapter appears in Veilguard.

I did not play Cyberpunk 2077 but the relationship between Solas and Rook reminds me of the relationship between the Emperor and the MC in Baldur’s Gate 3. Which delights me to the utmost.

Rook is going to be my Solas and Lavellan's adopted child... and Cole's little sister. :p

I keep barking on, but this would've been a lot more impactful if we had returned as the Inquisitor. Like this story is so much more personal if we had been the inquisitor. Sigh, oh well.

I don't think that Solas would romance Rook. He was hesitant to romance Lavellan

I finished Cyberpunk recently and the relationship between V and Johnny is one of the highlights of that game, so having something like that for DA is just *chef's kiss*. Would also love that whole "what if you can betray your companions?" kind of thing, it'd make the relationships so much more impactful.

I hope BioWare will close the story of the Hero of Ferelden one day. They're not my favorite protagonist but their story was definitely left up in the air, and had big implications for the Grey Wardens.

I like the idea of having Solas as a conflicted mentor. He's made various decisions that will have a significant impact. With Rook and the new companions, it seems like a good chance to really understand the repercussions. I think it will be an interesting challenge to keep Thedas in one piece.

I feel like they've spoiled too much already, all I'd like to see in the future is the character creator and maybe some mid game fights especially as a mage. The gameplay reveal trailer imo had more than enough story bits to get you into it. Also hoping for an early release for the character creator so on release I can just jump into game

Let's gooo City Elves are back!! 🙏 Super excited to try out a City Elf Mournwatch character.

If they're pumping out new articles every other weekday, I'm really thinking the game is launching sooner than we think! Come on, September!!

Thank you for covering all of this! I am so excited to see how you can develop a relationship with solace in a different time as a different person and from such a different perspective. I cannot wait to see how the reunion between Solas and the Inquisitor goes

So glad you saw that article! I read it last night and ... was sooooo jazzed! :-)

I watch you tweet most of this information and still watch the video every time 😭

Imagine they go the cyberpunk route and Solas can temporarily control Rook. Then Solas in rooks body continues the Levellan Romance... They did say that some of the romance scenes get weird and i cant think of a weirder yet still fitting romance of Solas using one protagonists body to fuck another

I was potentially going to go elf for my room, but I’m wondering if it would be more interesting if solas develops this sort of relationship with a non-elf.

if you can betray the veilguard in my opinion that should be an option for the elf race that would make the most sense lore wise

I feel like all these reveals is Bioware's form of damage control after the trailers and the crowd response. They probably think by revealing story info we're going to be more receptive when really we just want to see the character create screen😂😂😂. I've spent too many years with shoulder length bobs, topknots, pixie cuts and bald heads. Give me long hair that gets stuck in trees dammit!

Thank you for the updates I can't wait to play this

"Solas and Rook made a Boo-Boo!!" Well, at least they didn't make a Yogi ... or a Yao Guai!! That would've been too much to bear!! Opps, wrong game franchise!!

Wild theory on how solas' story could end: What if, depending on Rooks relationship with Solas, you could either choose to just leave him trapped in the fade if you antagonized him or if you reached an understanding with and persuaded him to alter course like Varric died(possibly?) trying to do. And the only way Solas could leave his fade prison was to sacrifice his magic. Meaning he would need to accept the current state of the world since there would be no way for him to actually bring about the destruction of the fade but does open up the possibility to reconnect with inquisitor. Lots of theories swirling in my head after the gameplay reveal.

Damn, why someone speaking about Solas make me so damn vulnerable and emotionnal. Gosh.... Im biased and I dont want my inquisitor story with him to be "forgotten" but DAMN at the same time i just want to say Lets freaking destroy this world together my Egg :)

This plot twist is just incredible, I was not expecting such writing quality even from weekes. I'm hyped

I feel that it is very unlikely but I still pray daily for more appearances from Magisters Sidereal. They have so many answers and with Razikale and Lusacan on the loose it feels necessary to me to have some input from them. I know we have already met two out of the seven, but I gotta say in both cases it was underwhelming, as Architect doesn't seem to care enough to remember anything pre-Darkspawn and Corypheus wasn't that keen on talking about anything but himself. Or maybe I spent three years running a Dragon Age TTRPG campaign that prominently featured Watchman and Augur and I can't get enough of them.

This was such a great video! Now ik what the icons for the classes mean, we get extra dialogue with certain backgrounds. Time for my Lords of Fortune Slayer to make an entrance

On my first playthrough of Inquisition, I was never really fussed about Solas, but played it again recently, focused more on him, including the trespasser DLC and could see what the fuss is about. I can see why they changed the title though, because he's clearly not the main antagonist in this game

On the romance front, I seriously doubt Solas will romance Rook if the Inquisitor romanced him. However, if your Inquisitor didn't I could see it maybe. Maybe the connection is a way for non-elves to romance him.

I hope Varric doesn't die. 😢

I’ve mentioned in other videos of yours; I am disappointed that my Hero of Ferelden is still missing. However, it appears this game is almost completely devoid of anything we have done in the past. Oh yeah, I get to see my Inquisitor, but a one-armed archer is hardly going to be useful. My relation with Solas is one of gently ignoring him. I guess it was too much to hope to either see my previous protagonists together or at least a Dragon’s Kept variant to weave my story in. Make no mistake; I plan on buying it, but reactions like yours will determine if it is a week one purchase or wait for a sale.

From Solass to Solwas to Solnice.

This is promising! I don’t want to get too excited/ahead of myself, but being able to help Solas restore the world of the Elves (and hopefully Dwarves) has been my dream since playing a Dalish/City/Mage Elf Origin in DA:O. I’ve tried to make the world better for Elves & Dwarves across the game series and I really want to be able to see it through in DA:VG.

In cyberpunk2077 there’s an ending where V can give there body to johhnny and leave to explore cyberspace beyond the blackwall while Johnny literally gets a second chance at life something similar could happen Solas has spent centuries fighting for the elven people trying to give them back there immortality regardless of the races you choose if this ending could happen solas would be trapped in the body of a mortal would be a poetic ending him being forced to live as one of the people he was willing to sacrifice

See I really like that twist,I never really saw solas as evil just stick to a fucked up decision he felt he had to make,I really like the idea of continuing to try to understand from trasspasser

Interesting

Kind of reminds me of the relationship between your tav and the emperor in bg3 Also describing Morrigan as a traitor is sacrilege 😂

10:10 The phrasing makes me think about casting spells with input like in a fighting game. It's clearly not what they're going for and I don't believe this would work for DA, but it makes me wonder if a game like that could work. Other than that, this is great work, as usual! Two big question remain, and I hope you'll be able to report an answer to them soon: -Is Varric OK? Well, I doubt he's ever been truly OK since DA II, but is he safe? -Will (Virulent) Walking Bomb come back? Will it require a specialization again?

As a PC player only, I'm not excited about 'Controller' references. It's sounding more and more like DA: V is a Console port to PC, and that makes me nervous about keyboard/mouse input jank. Please tell me I should have no fear, Kala.

When you think about Bioware games and having traitors, remember in Knights of the Old Republic, you were Revan. You were potentially the bad guy. Also, if you played Jade empire correctly, you again could be the bad guy. It's been a while since BioWare made that kind of twist.

I really hope Rook won't be able to romance Solas. It would be ooc for him to accept someone when he hardened his heart after DAI 🙄 He has his priorities straight.

Thank you for the non-spoilers timestamp! 💖 Tbh I didn't expect the article to contain so many spoilers when we don't even have a precise release date yet. So I got a bit burned, but I don't really want to completely stay away from coverage yet...

I think that Solas either gets out within the main story or in a DLC

Solas cut my hand off at the end of the Trespasser DLC . I'm not sure if I can forgive him for that .

I have mixed feelings about this connection with Solus. At the end of Trespasser, my cannon ending was trying so hard to redeem my friend but utterly defeated in my attempts to dissuade him. So, I joined the opposition, resolving instead to save the world as it is.

I haven’t played any of the games but spoilers don’t bother me.

I made my Inquisitor vow to try and change Solas’ mind at the end of Trespasser, but I think it would be really interesting to play my Rook as more of a “stop Solas at all costs” kind of character. I wonder how it would play out in-game if Inky and Rook are diametrically opposed in that way, especially if Solas is tied to Rook now. I hope we get something similar to the V/Johnny Silverhand relationship in Cyberpunk, where you can go from hostile to slowly warming up to one another over the course of the game and understanding each other better

I really need to be wowed with some mage based gameplay as everything I've seen recently has just sapped my interest in one of my favourite game series.

Thanks for staying on top of this news, Kala. So I don't have to :D

I just want to side against Solas and take him out once and for all. If that is possible, that may be a reason to buy this. If we are forced to side with him ignoring past game choices, then not buying this. Too much has already been taken away from us in the new game already.

when i find out the name of the last quest ill save just in case killing solas keeps me from getting a good ending. i really dont want him around but will re upload my save and let the man live if it effects my ending to much what you said about betrayal i wish you wouldnt have said anything lol its going to stress me out on who it might be

Solas and Rook, TAV and the Emperor, Johnny and V, starting to see a pattern.

This sounds Very Bioware- very simular to NWN and you bond With Arabeth- but more like Reven and Bastila and Meetra and Kriea- note here that Bioware did write this part of Kotor 2 orginally and obsidian rolled with it.

is this gonna be playable on the steam deck?

So my impression was correct Solas will not necessarily be the baddie in this game. I don't see similarities with Cyberpunk Solas is real he has a history in the previous game and his rs with the protagonist is real he's not a construct in the protagonist mind that is killing him.

Where did your new video go? The title "When is Mass Effect 5 is supposed to come out?"

The only thing that BioWare has done that is pure evil is Darth Malak. I am glad they are going this route with Solas.

I like all the information but i really hope that they don't spoil anymore y waited so mucho for this game for just them star making spoilers. I just want to see the character creator and some combat in the mid game.

💜

Wasn’t a fan of that answer about Rook “They chose to be a hero instead of chosen” as if our previous protagonists didn’t also choose that.

#ENCHANTMENT!

I want to yell at him and tell him he's Elf Voldemort. :D

Breathtaking 😅🙈🤣

11:11 This is likely to limit our speculations.

I feel like Solas being in a fade prison is fitting. There is not one character that needs a time out more than him. I'm not a solamancer. I don't necessarily hate him, but im 100% not going to fall on my sword for elvan glory, especially when it seems it was the elves all along.

At least Solas looks cool.

I'm really going to miss a true melee mage like the Arcane Warrior and Knight-Enchanter classes.

Maker bless you for doing this so i won't have to read shit

I'm of a few minds with regards to a potential Solas romance. I think Lavellan was able to get to him in Inquisition because he let his guard down and was completely blindsided by the fact that he could even have friends in present-day Thedas, let alone a lover. After Inquisition, those walls were back up and he likely kept himself completely isolated, so by the time we meet him in Veilguard, he could likely be completely closed off to the idea of any new close relationships. Then again, this is him at possibly an even lower point than he was in Inquisition. Stuck in the fade, his plan completely backfired, etc. So he could maybe allow himself to open up further to Rook, even more than Lavellan since Rook knows exactly who he is. I think it would be a nice touch if this romance is only possible if he never had a relationship with Lavellan, thus giving players that didn't romance him the option, while allowing Solasmancers to get their reunion. Overall, I don't need it, especially since I'm coming from a Lavellan playthrough. I think a perfectly acceptable way to handle it would be, if you form a friendly relationship with him, you can have Rook suggest a romantic relationship, to which he would gently let them down and say something along the lines of "Maybe once, in the past, but not now" or something idk I'm not a writer lmao

I’m definitely “guttin” him if they let me 😂

Johnny comes across as narcissistic and juvenile even if fun and insightful at times, Solas comes across as wise and mature even if he suggests hidden agendas as well being a smart ass at times.

YES! So glad WE get the option to help or hinder Solas, cuz ever since Trespasser, I have been on board to help him 1000%! Just hate we have to go in and stop him in the first place…

pure evil- Courfipyhus ?

Bioware: You've already romanced Solas with a main protagonist Me: and I'll do it again!

I want to be able to get rid of Solas.

I'm actually bothered that your not playing as the inquisitor in this game. It very clearly is an extremely direct continuation of that storyline from Trespasser and the base game, even all the characters involved are members of the inquisition mostly. Its not a new thing like with DAO to DA2 or DA2 to DAI. If they just have the Inquisitor show up once or twice like Hawk its going to feel weird like we are butting into "in my case" Inquisitor Lavellan and Solas's story and taking it over.

I think I’ll try ro romance Bellarra it this one

If I get to treat, rebuke, and call out Silas as Rook the same way I could treat, rebuke, and call out Johnny as V, that’ll be fun. Solas will wish he was dead. Just hope it’s not a case where even if we don’t like and disagree with him we’re still forced to do what he says. I despise Solas and don’t like how we’re stuck with him like this, and will hate it if we’re forced to be his lapdog.

When did Morrigan ever betray the player?

To me, Solas was always.. there. This contemplative & eccentric elf who is helping my Inquisitor. Tresspasser absolutely shocked me! I am fine with wherever they go with the story, I know it's going to be rich and engaging either way.

I don't hate Solas but he's too extremist about the elven supremacy and their restoration lol

Kinda low-key need them to just be quiet and stop with the spoilers 💀

As long as my Lavellan can get some kind of resolution, I'd be down for the option for Solas to be romanceable by Rook (in a different playthrough). It could be really interesting, considering he doesn't have to hide who he is any more.

well it looks like im gonna have to buy a ps 5 to play this because my laptop cant take the stress....hahahaha