Summary
Ever since the first gameplay trailer forDragon Age: The Veilguard, fans havefeared that Varric won’t survive the events of the game. In fact, many are worried that he’ll be killed off fairly quickly, passing the baton onto the player character to lead the new companions.
Now, the latest trailer for the game only feeds into this theory. Throughout the new clips, we see hardly anything of Varric. Even worse, the one line of dialogue we get from him is incredibly ominous, so much so that fans think that the dwarf isn’t surviving long in The Veilguard.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Latest Trailer Doesn’t Bode Well For Varric
As you can see in the trailer, Varric only appears briefly at the very beginning. Here, he passes on some wisdom to the new character: “Rook, you’ve got this. I’ve seen your work. You’re clever, adaptable, and you don’t know when to quit”.
If you think that sounds like something someone would say when they know they haven’t got long to live, you wouldn’t be alone. As soon as the trailer dropped, alarm bells were ringing in theDragon Agefanbase.
It’s also being pointed out that no shot we’ve seen of Varric appears to be from later in the game. Whenever we see the rest of the gang, as well asreturning characters like Morrigan, he’s nowhere to be seen.
Of course, this might just be a complete misdirection onBioWare’s part. The studiomustknow that fans are pouring over every single detail that they can, already formingfan theories about the elven gods' role in this game, so Varric might be featuring less in the promotional material to throw us off the scent. Or, the team just wants to focus on other characters in this trailer.
At the very least, we don’t have much longer to wait now. We’ll find out for sure 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.
