Summary
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s creative director, John Epler, has shared the thought process behind Morrigan’s redesign. This comes after the latest trailer for the game revealed thatthe fan-favourite mageiscoming back, albeit looking quite different than when we last saw her.
In his answer, Epler also confirms that Morrigan is wearing a “variation” of Flemeth’s crown, whereas many fans suspected it was the exact same crown. With this in mind, it might disprovethe theory that this version of the character is actually Flemeth(or more accurately, the spirit of Mythal), possessing Morrigan’s body.
Dragon Age’s Creative Director On Morrigan’s New Look
“Anytime we’re bringing back a character, we want to think about what’s changed for that character in the time since you last saw them,” says Epler, speaking in a Q&A that took place in theBioWareDiscord yesterday. “It’s been almost 10 years. What’s changed for these characters in that intervening time?
“In the case of Morrigan, she’s coming to terms with a lot of truths about both herself, but also her mother,” he continues. “We see her with Flemeth’s crown, or a variation of it, and that’s speaking to her personal journey of what I would call acceptance of who she is, and how she connects to Flemeth.”
I’m not sure this explains the other redesigns, mind you. Why was Alistair ginger inDragon Age: Inquisition? What was going on with Zevran’s nose inDragon Age 2?
That connection to Flemeth stuck out to fans immediately, as many started to fear that Morrigan was actually possessed by her mother in the trailer. After all, this was Flemeth’s plan inDragon Age: Origins. However, Epler’s wording here also suggests that Morrigan might just be embracing her past, rather than hiding from it as she had done for years.
But that doesn’t mean that Morrigan is totally safe from Flemeth/Mythal. As Dragon Age: Inquisition players will remember, a quest towards the end of the game makes you choose someone to drink from the Well of Sorrows. Either Morrigan or the player can do this, but whoever does is later revealed to be bound to Mythal. Therefore, the crown in the trailermaysuggest that Morrigan is under Mythal’s control, and Epler is just trying to avoid spoilers.
We’ll find out for ourselves very soon, when Dragon Age: The Veilguard launches on October 31.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the long-awaited fourth game in the fantasy RPG series from BioWare formerly known as Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. A direct sequel to Inquisition, it focuses on red lyrium and Solas, the aforementioned Dread Wolf.
