Yes. Genre savviness is to blame for the reaction people have to the Guardian (virtually everyone I know is playing the game going 'no tadpoles, don't trust the Guardian' and all but one of them played EA) because if you go by nothing but the text as presented, the Guardian really only lies to you about being a Mind Flayer (understandable) and I think doing some harm to Duke Stelmane. Which is probably nothing given that your companions include Lae'zel, who would probably murder you once she had a good reason, Astarion the vampire spawn, Gale the guy who lies about being a walking nuke, Shadowheart the follower of Shar, etc. The Guardian's goal is the destruction of the Absolute, and he never ever deviates from it. If we're talking game theory, it's the player who basically defects and is untrustworthy... but then the Emperor backflips on his number one goal and doesn't just step aside or fight for his own life, but wanders off to assist the Brain.
When people point out the Guardian says things like how he holds the cards and maybe gets snippy, they forget to point out that's after a long time of assisting the player with noble intentions only to be faced (from his perspective) hostility and suspicion. I'd get a bit upset, too!
Last edited by Milkfred; 16/08/23 09:59 AM.
