Solas being the traitor was advertised before the game even launched by placing him in the Judas position in the Last Supper promotional shot. Him being the Dread Wolf was incredibly obvious from his murals and the constant reference to him in the game world. And listening to Cole also made it obvious. They really beat you over the head with it in DAI. I am surprised that anyone was surprised by that reveal.

Regardless, I see nothing like that in this game. No hints at all.

I personally hope that if Gale does turn to out to be a liar, or betray you, or whatever…that it is because he is selfish.His own worst enemy. Not because he is some great evil or ancient wizard. That would be incredibly boring.

In terms of romance-// Compare Solas reveal to Alistair choosing the throne over you. Alistair’s choice huuuuuuuuurt because it felt personal and true to his character. Solas’s was expected and felt forced writing-wise to cheaply amp drama.

Also…the mirror scene dialogue is completely irrelevant. Those are choices for how YOU would play him, not how he IS. Or at most they shows the possible paths he *could* go down. I shudder to think what my more narcissistic aspect would wish for in a magic mirror…and I think I am generally decent human.

Also…this whole netherese magic thing was elegantly explained by an earlier poster in this thread with the pipe and water analogy. It was ignored completely I guess because it is pretty hard to argue that Gale is a wizard…not a sorcerer. Unless he is lying about that too…le gasp.

Last edited by timebean; 04/11/21 11:58 AM.