#DATV speculation

[an-established-butt-dent]

I'm a bald Solas lover I swear!!!!

—> Process video under the cut because of flash warning.

[knife-eared-jan]

Have you guys considered yet, how probably most of the new companions were kids or like in their really young twenties when there was the first sudden hole in the sky? Like, this is everyone's second End of the World and their first one (apart from Emmrich of course) would have happened at a really crucial point in their development.

I hope they all have the biggest "jaded gen z after going through the pandemic, entering the next recession" vibe.

Because they should.

[cadaveerie]

Rook: why do you have an ability called Abominate Lucanis: How about we stop talking for a little while.

(detailed theory of lucanis being an abomination)

[bardistraee]

yooooooo is this teia and viago????? at first i thought it was this trailer's rook and inquisitor, but after seeing someone else mention them, they seem more likely. also hello hair physics 👀

[nateeseart]

I had to draw this meeting.

(initially I planned more frames, but I came down with a cold and decided to leave and finish what was already in the works)

[rin-hanarin]

"The demon made me do it" and the demon is bisexuality 🙄

Possessed Lucanis Theory, but I made a shitpost out of it too (also I know that's not how possession works in Dragon Age, I took some creative liberties for laughs, don't mind me.)

[calwyne]

From the new ‘Making of Dragon Age: the Veilguard’ behind the scenes video: 👀

“As we’ve gone through DAO, DA2, Inquisition… magic has become more and more present, and part of that is because Solas has been slowly preparing this ritual for longer than anyone in the Dragon Age universe is really aware of.”

[crimsonphantasmagoria]

Truly, I think that one of the most wasted pieces of potential in Veilguard is Elgar'nan. There are so many sparks of...something in there? He's so affectionate to Ghilan'ain. Calls her sister. Tells her to take time to grieve if she needs to. Indulges her. Ok, you say, she's a useful tool and he's keeping her sweet. Probably somewhat that. But if that's it, why does he act so distraught after she's dead? He seemed to imply that the exchange of the dagger for Ghilan'nain was a bad deal, a pyrrhic victory. When did this happen? Was it this way before the veil, or did this relationship develop in the prison, as the evanuris found themselves whittled down one by one?

Basically, this is my way of saying, what if, once, Elgar'nan was a spirit of Love, turned to Tyranny?

[yavanalis]

hey, so you guys know that one tumblr post that details how each of the veilguard companions parallel the evanuris? is it just a coincidence or intentional how taash and harding are gonna romance each other when they’re paralleled to ghilan’nain and andruil? is no one else terrified of that??

[postcardsfromheapside]

We're back again with the “we didn't say no skeletons, just not that skeleton” discourse so here's me hoping for the funniest option if the speculations prove correct.

[an-established-butt-dent]

"What have they done to you,

Old friend."

Trapped in the fade, Solas comes face to face with the remnant of his spirit.

The Dread Wolf was his wisdom, mirror to his pride. In the wake of the wrathful Evanuris, it too, has succumbed to their taint.

Or, where I'm making wild plot speculations surrounding Solas trapped in the fade. while turning my brainrot into art pieces and gifs. I'M PACING MY ENCLOSURE. Looking for crumbs and scrabs of Veilguard. Please Bioware I'm begging, feed me. 😭

[knife-eared-jan]

Am I going crazy or are the bruises on Harding in the new picture (no. 3) more healed than in previous ones?

Is it just the lighting or are there really at least 4 different face textures for her in that game? Or do the bruises work like a tattoo overlay?

The implications for modding possibilities are kind of blowing my mind tbh...

And why is no one healing her???? Are they special wounds that can't be healed with magic and potions??

The forehead looks way more red and almost still bloody in the second image compared to the third. And then later there's a visible scar left behind (image four).

!!!

[cadaveerie]

I'd like to point something out to Dragon Age fans, especially fanartists, in the nicest way possible:

Taash doesn't have a small waist. Taash doesn't have boob armor. Please guys, could you consider drawing the bodies of people you perceive as women like they actually are? Pleaseeeeee.

A lot of people doing fanart have been giving them both, and while it's not a crime or anything, can we for once let characters read as female not have those tropes? Especially when they're not like that in canon?

Obviously I do not condone harassment because of how anyone draws a fictional character, so I'd ask you don't target specific people about this... I just think that it's already rare to get these characters that don't have tiny waists and boob armor, so it'd be nice if this was more widely respected. I ask you to consider why it matters, and why it's questionable to have the one character like this be changed.

And also, not that related, but still somehow related to how Taash is perceived by fans: Taash has been referred to by 'she' and 'they' pronouns by the devs, so I'd just ask people to keep it in mind as well, and the possibility that they might not be a woman. That and the fact that both their writer and actor are non-binary and go by they/them, and that apparently Trick Weekes has expressed in the past their desire to write only trans characters (I've heard this multiple times, but I don't have the source. Let me know if you do.) I also think that the way Corinne Busche talks about their arc sounds incredibly trans-coded to me, but that's another discussion. Obviously, we don't know Taash's gender yet, they might not be enby at all, but it's still a nice thing to keep in mind since we lack the information to indicate the opposite, and there's some other to at least suggest the possibility that they might be trans, and perhaps even have a coming out arc.

I just ask that you consider these things at least. It matters to a lot of people, for good reason.

source: [1] Taash's picture, Corinne using they/them for Taash and talk about their arc.

[stankhole]

after hearing manfred “speak” in v&v and it be nothing but weird hisses and guttural noises, i’m now 100% convinced manfred is gonna somehow actually speak in game and the velvety voice of matt mercer is going to wash over us be be so jarring compared to the gremlin speak our little bone guy has been talking for the entirety of the game.

like imagine rook entering a romance and the need to get something off your chest so they go rant to manfred

rook: “i’m not sure if what i’m doing is right. is it fair to enter a relationship when the world is literally crumbling around us? is it selfish to want something for myself?”

manfred: “to be selfish is to be alive. wanting to not be lonely, to share your sorrows and triumphs with another person is part of what makes life so wonderful”

rook: “holy shit, did you just talk?”

manfred: 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴

[lyriumring]

i have something for the people to consider in terms of solas's role in relation to the evanuris Before he rebelled... because it seems to me that solas was the healer whos hands are the bloodiest, and he was scratched from the records by elgar'nan and became one of the forgotten ones in a sense

[rin-hanarin]

I keep thinking about what kind of angst Lucanis' romance is going to be if it is indeed angsty. Is it the demonic possession angle, or is it "Death is my calling" and he thinks he doesn't deserve love because he kills people for a living his whole life?

The second option is hilarious with a fellow Crow because like. Lucanis: I don't deserve you, not after everything I've done. Crow Rook, also a professional killer who's been doing the same exact thing for a long time, probably since they were very young, cleaning their weapon from blood: What the FUCK are you talking about?