Right not only that but, which one is going to betray us in this one then force us into friendship with them in the next like y’all are seemingly doing with this one lmao
i hope if one of them betrays us, it is more akin to Morrigan's "betrayal" than Anders' knowing my luck i will probably romance the one to do it without knowing
100% agree. Morrigan's reasoning was understandable and compelling, while Anders was just a fucking political extremist/terrorist who blew up a building full of innocent people and directly led to Meredith declaring the right of annulment on Kirkwall's circle. I've killed him in every playthrough of DA2, not only because he betrays Hawke's trust but also because he betrays his own ethics and morals.
When I played DAO, I just cannot understand why Morrigan insists to leave and raise the kid alone planning not to be found by HoF. I was mad, and tried hard to find an option to change her mind😂
@@zhihuang9049 You can simply follow her through the Eluvian. If her child is with the HoF and your romanced her, then it is implied that they raise Kieran together. She doesn't want the implications of Kieran harboring the soul of the old god to further complicate her relationship with the HoF, but she will stay with you if you insist.
@@prodtetch yes, I know it is in Witch Hunt. But I’m just confused at the end of main campaign. Morrigan enjoys the romance with HoF, but insists raising the kid alone and not seeing HoF again. That’s the part confuses me. And I don’t see why bearing a kid with an old god soul complicates and romance.🤔
Anders was tragic for all involved, and I blame Justice just as much as Andy. I don't see Morrigan as a betrayal as much as a for the greater good scenario.
My eyes are on Davrin with his handsome knightly features and cute animal companion, completely disarming and welcoming. 👀 Its too suspicious. I feel like I am being lured in! 👀
Idk, Bellara being “the face for an entire area of the world,” all the triangles, the vallaslin, and the veil jumpers symbol being a halla head is sussing me out so hard 🥲
What if BioWare wants us to think she's the obvious one to betray us ONLY to laugh at us when someone else breaks our hearts, they would absolutely do that
I think the shadowy figure in Neve’s card relates to the Venatori. On a recent replay of Inquisition, I noticed that some Venatori communications were signed by a Magister Gallus in the Hissing Wastes (I think), and if I remember right, we never actually confront this Magister in the game. So it seems that she has a family member tangled up in the Venatori
There's wing-like details on Belara's vallasin, so maybe a region specific version of Dirth'amen? As for romance, I was halfway through The Wigmaker Job when I said Lucanis better be a romancable companion or else. Never know, Darvin could steal me away, but I really like the way Lucanis thinks.
@@merleia997 I’m actually wondering if some elves are adjusting their religious beliefs in light of what we found out about the pantheon in Trespasser. You can’t tell me all elves who believe the truth about what is happening are just going to become atheists. 😂 I actually think seeing the Elven pantheon evolve (new gods, maybe? Or bringing forgotten ones to the forefront) could be interesting!
Now THIS is the deep dive into characters and their ties to factions and lore i was looking for. Thank you! I still can't decide which background would be the best to pick for me in this world.
Definitely romancing Lucanis as an Elven mage on my first playthrough, i think playing as an Elf will bring out more of the game with Solas and Elven gods being involved. But i am very tempted to Romance Emmrich first, the amount of teasing his writers and animators have done makes me think hes going to be more than what he appears
I am intrigued that so many people are already certain who their best friend or romance partner is going to be. While I have a favorite or two, I rather wait how they pan out before I mentally commit to something 😄
I say all the characters trust each other as much as the characters of Resident Evil meaning they can't tell who is honest or crooked but as the story goes forward and they prove themselves they grow closer together. As for who I'll romance, the nerdy elf looks the most attractive out of all of them, Neve strikes me as another ice queen but hopefully a far more likeable one than Vivienne, I'm highly considering the necrophilia with Emmerich but that's me being gothy.
Pretty sure I'll be romancing Davrin, but I'm stuck choosing between Lucanis and Emmrich for the other party slot. We'll have to see what the vibe is like. I can't wait!
It probably is somewhat tied to the plot or has some logical explanation, but I don't think it will lead to allowing dwarf mages in the future of DA. The next game specifically is confirmed to not allow a dwarf rook to be a mage in alignment with the lore.
@@prodtetchHarding was basically at ground zero when the titan… uh… woke up at the end of The Descent. If the titan had been calling out for its “children”, it would make sense that it tried to form a connection with Harding too. I doubt we’re gonna start seeing dwarf mages running around Thedas anytime soon. I’d place my bet on it being a localised effect.
Harding being the betrayer would be the GAG of all GAGS for me. I'm already obsessed with Neve (the first time BW has gotten me with a mage, I'm much more a thief with no last name and mommy issues kinda player), so I realllllly hope it's not Neve. Not for my first mage love. I'm crying already.
Courtney Woods supposedly wrote Lucanis in Tevinter Nights, & she wrote Reyes who was my fav romance in MEA. And Mary Kirby wrote Varric. Yeah, I’m intrigued.
Before I get into the video, there’s something I’ve been kinda wondering about. Have they said whether or not the game will have non companion love interests? I won’t complain either way (though it would be great), but they had them in Inquisition and I haven’t seen anything about it
@@Akeyins I think at one point his writer said she doesn't do writing romances and that we wouldn't get one for him. It does suck though because in the original script for DA:2 he was going to be a romance and have some dialogue in inquisition with Hawke were he says "I left out the details about us" talking about when he tells Cass the story we see him telling in 2. They scrapped it tho because of time constraints and again his writer not wanting to write romance
I've wondered about that as well ... thinking back to DAO when Wynne has a spirit save her life and she was fine -- unlike Anders whose inner turmoil turned the spirit. I'm hoping if a spirit is inside of him that it's more like a Wynne situation.
@@virginiamurr3703 Or how about Cassandra? She doesn't know it, but she too was possessed by a spirit (of faith). There has always been a companion that is an abomination. And I'm sure Lucanis will be it this time
@@AngelovdRuit God I hope you are wrong its bad enough Emmrich is a romance option much less adding on another Anders fiasco. All I want is intense romance like Fenris' was not some demon encounter again.
He'd be closer to a spirit warrior/mage than an abomination. You're only an abomination if a spirit or demon has actively taken over your body, hence why they mutate.
"Be the One" is a great song. Can't wait to hear the voice acting for these characters. That's so important to the storytelling. If you believe they have real feelings, everything impacts you more.
I love that Emmrich is a companion but seriously not loving that he makes up one of only 3 romance options for heterosexual females or gay guys, we get the short end of the stick. We are going to have to hope Davrin or Lucanis are satisfying enough personality and romance wise. We should have had 4 female and 4 male options bare minimum, its really disappointing since most of us are between 18-30 years old who play this game. I dont want to romance someone whos old enough to be my father 🤢
I hope the fandom wont ignore Davrin, but I already feel they will... He had everything to be really popular, an warrior elf, gray warden, have a baby Griffon with him... but people talk less about him like it happens to all black companions in games 🙁
@@KB-qk1ic I think Neve is like Dorian. She is more ambiguous. Some people can see them as black and others think they look more Mediterranean or tanned
I don’t think so or at least I hope not. He is definitely going to be my main companion besides Lucanis and my romance for my second run. He is described as someone very charming and someone who knows it, I think that and Asan will make him very popular. I totally am hoping for some Alistair vibes here 😊
@@AntonijaVincic Im also going to play with him as my romance in my second playthrough as an Elf. He, Neve and Taash are my favorites. But I just see people talking more about Lucanis and Emmrich than him. I hope Im wrong, but all games Ive played the black companion is always hated or ignored, like Wyll in Bg3, Viv in DAI, Jacob in Me2... I hope this time people give him a chance...
Tbf dragon age has only had two black companions and that’s including Davrin though i agree that for someone with that Cullen Alistair knight vibe he isn’t getting that recognition
Hey! I just wanted to point out I saw a tweet where Weekes says their name is Trick. I don't think they go by "Patrick" anymore. I know news articles are still using "Patrick" but their tweet seemed to clarify that Trick is correct
Thanks for this ... I quit Twitter over a year ago, so I would have had no idea. Weekes is one of my favorite writers ... and I respect the heck out of them.
I can imagine Manfred being a betrayer. I mean Matthew Mercer is playing him, and I can just hear Matt’s silly voice for a skeleton change like Tobi to “Madara”. It’d be so funny if the boney companion actually turned out to be the big bad or something.
The Mary Kirby thing is a big red flag for me. I found out she wrote much of what I found compelling about the last two Dragon Ages. What David Gaider said about it speaks volumes.
I think I've figured out why I love dragonage so much! Played origins when I was 17, and really liked it. Then I went to university, and met my now husband who had me join in with his DnD group, and I love playing it. And now I'm nearly 30, still love and play DnD, and cannot wait to play something like DnD when our game isn't on 🫶 cannot wait until I can play this 😁
I feel like we might see Dorian, considering he went back to Tevinter at the end of Trespasser. As for Vivienne, don't see a reason why she should be there.
It's really sad that anyone believes these will be the best companions of all the DA episodes. They were the best in episode 1. Great Morigan, Wynne , Leliana, Shale, Zevran, Alister,+ Varic and Anders from 2 and Solas from 3. All were believable, complex characters. And they won me over. Ugh. The more I know about these new companions, the more I hate them. Well, as long as they're finally inclusive. It's ridiculous. I'd rather have them die at the beginning of the game. The only one I'd feel sorry for is the dwarf, she was a completely minor and bland character in DAI.
my first rook will be a warden so it's possible they will have a special bond with davrin, though that remains to be seen. it's sad that there's fairly little info about him out there. i'm most interested in emmrich and lucanis from romance perspective, while harding i will bombard with questions about inquisition if i can. and also her magic. i assume orzammar dwarves don't like that much.
We allways have 1 betray: Morrigan, Anders and Solas and 1 lier: Zevran, Isabella and Blackwall. And this time we have companions that aren't mages, but have magic power. Hard to say which character it is this time.
I am going to romance Lucanis on my first playthrough, then Davrin. Only because I want to check Davrin's personality first, as well as the others. The concern is that I usually pick the betrayer (by accident) for the second playthrough, but I have a bad feeling that it's my first pick this time... so I have to play him first or I probably never will 😢
Just wanted to mention, I think Trick Weekes is their preferred name now. Aside from that, if Harding ends up betraying us, it will be prime cut heartbreak and extremely on brand since she's going to be my first romance choice.
Ok, here's the thing, in every Dragon Age game as far as I can remember, the main character had an equal number of male and female characters to romance. But in Veilguard we have 4 female characters and only 3 male ones. So I have a question, where is another one guy? It could be Solas and then it would just blow my mind. Or, as usually happens in BioWare games, we will meet a secret character for romance during the game. Or we simply weren’t given another man and we’ll have to live with it.
Only Origins has an equal amount of male and female romances. DA2 is 3 males (including Sebastian) to 2 females, and Inquisition is 5 males to 3 females.
In Inquisition a straight woman could romance 4 mâle characters A straight man and a lesbian only Joséphine or Cassandra or seraand Joséphine. I think I've Seen a dev during DAI dévelopment saying they weren't concerned by having even romances, they just want to give to everyone at least two options. The additional romances, that's just because they felt it would be great
Origins: Alistair, Morrigan, Zevran, Leliana - an even split, fair enough DA2: Isabela, Merrill, Anders, Fenris, and Sebastian if you had the DLC - even numbers unless you have the DLC, then you'd have one more guy to romance DAI: Cassandra, Josephine, Sera, Blackwall, Iron Bull, Dorian, Solas, Cullen - I guess you could call it even by ruling out Solas and Cullen, since they're lineage-specific romances? but I think that's a bit of a reach So yeah, overall romance options have been even-ish, with it weighted towards an extra dude or two. I think having an extra lady for once is a non-issue 👌
Why are they all so freaking awesome?! I made my friend pick who I romance and he picked Lucanis but like… I love them all. Plus, idk if my Rook will be too much of a goodie for Lucanis “Murdering is a 9-5” Dellamorte.
He was born into the Antivan Crows. It's all he really knows. I'd definitely wait to get a feel for his character. Zevran was a crow, yet he is adorably romantic and kind.
I have a feeling that Lucanis is going to be very different than your typical crow. I got that feeling while reading Tevinter nights almost immediately. For one he has a very strong moral compass and sense of justice while still being realistic about what his “job” actually is and what it really means to be a crow. He was born into this life and saw himself always as a living weapon to be used by the crows and also thinks that others view him as such, his upbringing was also very cruel even though he is the grandson of the first Tallon. I think a Rook who is a total goody would be someone who fits him best, because that Rook would make him feel most appreciated and he would probably also think he is undeserving of that Rook, which would just add to the story and his charm. Also he has that dry sarcastic humor that I love so much, another reason why I can’t wait to meet him 😊
If Davrin is a true Grey Warden, please he is a ‘heavy and intense’ character. It doesn’t mean he needs to be stoic and silent like Duncan and Riordan, but the promise and sacrifice he bears………….. Please don’t be dramatically humorous like Disney characters. Throughout 1-3, I’m really into the Grey Warden, and I expect Ravrin the most in 4 to be honest🎉 Once a Warden, always a Warden❤❤❤
I would like a friendly dragon for our new fortress or one that was like Morrigan a shapeshifter. I don't want a quest of killing dragons in Tedas again 😢
Could suggest that, possibly. We won't know until we see, so speculating about whether the Inquisitor has a prosthetic arm or not is a bit frivolous, but yes: Neve and Taash have prosthetics. Neve has a prosthetic leg, and Taash has a prosthetic horn. Contrary to common misunderstanding: Bellara does not have prosthetics, she has a gauntlet.
Patrick Weekes wrote Solas and Taash, John Epler wrote Bellara, Mary Kirby wrote Varric and Lucanis. That's all I know as of right now. Maybe someone else can fill in the rest ...
I'm going Lucanis, though I may be swayed to someone else, particularly Harding since she was in DAI and I love her character. I need to have a romance with her in DAI (since that is a thing! Sort of) to see how that affects DAV and/or what happens between her and the Inquisitor to cause her to be a romance option in DAV.
@@7PlayingWithFire7 It's not a headcanon I have, for one, and two, she was a mini-romance, basically a side romance. Not a fully fledged one. So, maybe more like flirting with Dorian as a female Inquisitor. But you can flirt with her and I'm fairly sure she counts as a side romance. Kind of like Samara in the Mass Effect games.
You are so full of beans in this video lmao it’s so infectious!! So happy you’re back! At this point I’m so torn between romancing Lucanis and Emmrich first. I want to romance everyone but those two… 😏 I feel like both romances will potentially be quite devastating. ahhhhhhh I’M SO EXCITED
@@sonnenblumefrau2048 true but whenever i choose not to they ended up either turning on me or dipping at final chapter.. ngl still salty the pirate lady chose the loot over helping me stop the qunari raid.
Emmrich's short story takes place 30 years before The Veilguard! If you got the date of 9:22 right, Veilguard taking place 10 years after Inquisition, that means either 9:52 or 9:54 Dragon. Personally I can't wait for my Nevarran sugar daddy 🤭
I am a little sad we dont play as the inquisitor anymore it feels like leaving the mission unfinished especially depending on what decision you made in the tresspasser dlc
Every DA game has a new protagonist. It's just the way of things. Though take solace in the fact that the Inquisitor will definitely have a role in this game. If I were to bet, it would be larger than the small role Hawke played in Inquisition.
I love your video's, thank you for the time you take to make them, I am so excited about Dragon Age 4. I only have one complaint and it's this, why does youtube constantly unsubscribe me? I have subscribed at least 4 times now. lol
Likely Lace or Lucanis, just not sure who to tap first. 😂 I’m going to play as a Crow, so Lace x Crow!Rook is interesting but so is Crow!Rook x Lucanis as well…
Personally, the first criteria is; who is the hottest haha. Then it’s who they are. So by that metric, I’d say the elf lady who’s a veil jumper, and then the detective lady.
i still feel like Neve is 'the betrayer' or, it's Rook. She clearly doesn't like Solas, even before meeting him, not that she has any reason to, and the way she says 'causing trouble in my city' or whatever the exact line is makes me think working with Solas is going to be really hard for her. I think we'll have to choose between them at some point, maybe many points. also the shadowy magister in her tarot card, and how we can't see her eyes, it's sus.
I am SO excited for this game and to meet all the companions 💕 I loved Lucanis in The Wigmaker Job and when they revealed him as a companion.. I know I will romance him 🤣💕 Especially because my Rook will be an Antivan Crow. I'm super curious about his story! Thank your for the video! Been waiting for it 🤭
Can’t the inquisitor end up in a relationship with Harding if the inquisitor flirted with her and is not in a relationship with anyone else. I wonder how they will deal with that
