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  • @morganeveritt
    @morganeveritt 3 місяці тому +21

    I am consistently impressed by your ability to weave a whole narrative out of little bits of art and lore. So excited to see what kind of content you're going to produce when you have the game on your hands. In the meantime, thank you for giving us something to chew on while we wait.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +2

      Wow, thank you! 😊 Comments like yours help me see that there are many people who enjoy little details and deep dives. I'll do my best to create more meaningful content!

  • @Russman67
    @Russman67 3 місяці тому +21

    I can see your point. Bellara has several question marks around her and that's what makes it interesting. However I am really hoping that Bioware doesn't choose to make another mage betray Rook. That seems to be a common theme. I'm going to expect to see the executors represented in the game. They did a lot of work to point out the existence of that group. If she's the betrayer, I might have to play a few more times just to see how I feel about each arc playing out.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +4

      I totally agree! If she appears to be a shady character, it's only natural to have several playthroughs.
      Oooor...Maybe we will not have a mage betrayer this time, who knows haha

    • @BenkaiDebussy
      @BenkaiDebussy 3 місяці тому

      I could definitely be wrong about this, but I've always just assumed the Executors were mentioned as a potential plot hook to use for future Dragon Age games (so they can say they were foreshadowed).

    • @jessicalynch1414
      @jessicalynch1414 3 місяці тому +4

      Maybe it’s more of an iron bull situation. Where depending on the choices you’ve made she might betray you or she might turn her back on her faction.

    • @MammothMorals
      @MammothMorals 3 місяці тому +2

      I'm hoping Harding is the "main" story focused romance and that this game dives into the dwarven lore a lot. then have the next game finish it. similar to the elves and Solas in inquisition, with veilguard finishing it off.

  • @ImpGoose
    @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +28

    THE RELEASE DATE WILL BE REVEALED TOMORROW! Can't wait! Finally good news with more actual gameplay. Thank the Maker or whoever we believe in today haha! For now, let's speculate about Bellara and her role in the Veilguard. Yay!

    • @davidradach9311
      @davidradach9311 3 місяці тому

      🎉💃🕺
      (Nope, no excitement here!)

    • @sheldonmustdie2
      @sheldonmustdie2 3 місяці тому

      @@ImpGoose I’m waiting with bated breath 😬😬😬😬

    • @AstralJustus
      @AstralJustus 3 місяці тому

      LETS GOOOOOOOOOO

    • @flooferdoofer
      @flooferdoofer 3 місяці тому

      Woohoooo!🎉

    • @tj3603
      @tj3603 3 місяці тому +1

      Some certainty. Finally! Can't wait.

  • @jamescolver4674
    @jamescolver4674 3 місяці тому +8

    Hi Goose. When you were drawing the lines of Bellara's weapon, lots of circles with triangles amongst and around them, it reminded me of the circulum Infiniti's from the anime, which is an ancient Tevinter artifact that can bring someone back to life though blood magic. The circulum Infinitis is an ouroboros, a serpent devouring it's tale, a circle (tail) devoured by a snake's (or dragon's) head (a triangle). It's also similar ito the Magrellan, from the first set of comics. When Aurelian Titus is trying to restore Tevinter through Maric's blood. The Magrellan is also an ouroboros. Symbolic of the cycle of life and death or beginning and end. A phallic symbol being devoured by a wombic symbol. Also both artifacts bridge between the fade and the waking world, or "jump" across the veil. We also know that Tevinter is built on the ruins of the Elven Empire, so why not these artefacts? Two thoughts, what if blood magic is the only way to physically pass through to the fade (magisters sidereal ritual?) Also Bellara loves ancient artefacts. What if her betrayal is that she wants the same thing as Solas, but from a different angle, restore quick and easy access to the fade for all but through an artefact using blood magic.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +2

      Dear Lord 😮 it's such a cool connection and it's also respectful to the old lore that I'll be so pumped if it's true. This is amazing! Thanks for sharing it 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Grandma_Owl
    @Grandma_Owl 3 місяці тому +4

    At minimum, Bellara has always struck me as a potential Merrill character. She's giving me that same "We should dig up the past regardless of the potential risk in order to do it" and "I know the risks, but I know what I'm doing" energy that Merrill had when it comes to Elvhen culture. When it came out that she was a mage, too, I was like "She's gonna do something to make me regret helping her, isn't she?" Seeing her potentially turn on the party just to preserve, use, or even acquire an artifact or something of relevance to the elves wouldn't surprise me all that much. Especially since her obsession with ancient elves seems like a pretty solid way to tempt her into doing something sketchy considering our adversaries in Veilguard. Now that you've pointed out her motifs that I missed, I'm going to be keeping a massive eye on her for a brand new set of reasons.

  • @Aliner-ex4lh
    @Aliner-ex4lh 2 місяці тому +1

    This was absolutely brilliant. I loved hearing about your analysis and insights. I bet (and hope) you had an absolute field day with the (more recent) screenshot of her room in the Lighthouse!

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much 🥰 Working on room tours now. And I'll include Neve's concept art to it as well. Stay tuned!

    • @Aliner-ex4lh
      @Aliner-ex4lh 2 місяці тому

      @@ImpGoose Awesome! I will definitely be looking forward to that!

  • @YurateYurate
    @YurateYurate 3 місяці тому +3

    Whoa! I also think Bellara is probably the most interesting companion (and I liked her more than the others in terms of romance). Veil jumpers also seem like the most unusual faction to me hehe. I think she will have a lot of parallels with Solas' arc, especially about knowledge seeking and redemption. Thanks for the video as always, goose❤ I can't wait for your other companions analysis!

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      Glad to share things with you ❤ Fingers crossed we will get more interesting information duting the Companion week. Also, I wonder if Bellara and Solas will chat in the Lighthouse. They seem to have a lot in common...

  • @WynneL
    @WynneL 3 місяці тому +4

    This is so timely! Harding's a fan favorite *and* in the trailer; on reflection it's hard to really buy her as traitor. So I recently thought, "if not Harding, who?" The answer came immediately with a slight chill: *Bellara.* The one everyone thinks is so happy-go-lucky and harmless. Davrin's markings could be a Mythal variant, but hers don't remind me of anything but a third eye. The Executors--and she--could even be aliens, or Titan allies. Bellara's oddly dwarf-coded for an elf, from hints in her bow/tattoo/belt. Maybe she wants to make right old wrongs? What if some of Solas's agents defected? This pushes me toward wanting to play an elven Veil Jumper mage Rook first, though SD and MW still tempt me so hard.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      She is shady ngl. HOpe you'll enjoy your firsth playthrough no matter the faction you choose!
      It will be great to learn the origin of Davrin's tatoo. I thought that it had more similarities with June than Mythal, so the intrigue is real haha

    • @WynneL
      @WynneL 3 місяці тому

      ​@@ImpGoose Oh, very interesting! I do see June characteristics now that you mention it. I was looking mostly at the chin detail, and thinking partly of the DAO version. Looking at all of them more closely, I could also see Sylaise, or Ghillan'nain. It would be *so spooky* if it was Ghill! Your video on her creeped me out to no end, flipping my view of her entirely. Can you imagine having Ghillan'nain running around destroying the world with her markings on your face the whole time?! Now that I've thought of that, I hope it's so. Imagine the conversations you could have with Davrin! It would really make it hit home for even new players how the vallaslin are not just unimportant cool tattoo designs.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      Haha, glad you enjoyed it but I'm sorry if it made you uncomfortable! If something like Ghil runs at me irl, I'll run the other way 🤣🤣🤣 Just... NOPE. And if Davrin indeed bears her mark...oh, my poor man. It will be a huge hit for him

  • @abcdefghij337
    @abcdefghij337 3 місяці тому +6

    I have a strong feeling that The Executors are based on the other side of the Amaranthine Ocean. Lore says that there used to be a colony there but they just kinda disappeared. There’s no further detail and it’s always bothered me.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      Yeah... There were also dudes with a temple that referenced the sun or..well, I don't remember it perfectly well at the moment but there were some ideas of others worshipping Elgar'nan. Soooo... maybe we will be surprised in this game and learn more about those across the sea!

    • @BenkaiDebussy
      @BenkaiDebussy 3 місяці тому

      I thought it was explicitly stated at some point that they're from the other side of the ocean?

  • @lewiswashington9182
    @lewiswashington9182 3 місяці тому +4

    If she is a traitor in connection with the executors, that could be a potential tie-in for dragon age five🤔

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +3

      That's a huge deal, then. Let's just hope it won't take 10 years again haha

    • @lewiswashington9182
      @lewiswashington9182 3 місяці тому +1

      @@ImpGoose God I hope not😅

  • @carole5648
    @carole5648 3 місяці тому +3

    i wanna know if we can get a gauntlet. build our own? steal hers? be a fist-fightin' mage? the gauntlet also really makes me think we'll get to choose some cool prosthetic for our inquisitor.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      Imagine a build based on fist damage! It's like gorilla arms in Cyberpunk haha. I'm eager to see all kinds of new weapons

  • @thirdcoastfirebird
    @thirdcoastfirebird 3 місяці тому +4

    If she is connected you win the prediction game, and I will start conspiring on game 5. This is all good.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      This is the way!

  • @montanalemaitre4451
    @montanalemaitre4451 2 місяці тому

    Just found your videos after being a long time DA fan. I am so annoyed i have never come across your videos before. Oh well, at least i have a lot to catch up on. Thank you for your awesome content and keeping us all up to date on the latest.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  2 місяці тому +1

      You are very kind 🥰❤️ Enjoy the content and have fun joining any comment threads!

  • @michellek1977
    @michellek1977 3 місяці тому

    Thanks so much for another great video! I adore the bingo card you made: What a fun and clever way to tie together the companion theme/explorations.
    Right now I’m perfectly undecided about Bellara’s story/arc or what it may be, but I’m eager to discover it. It’s highly likely Veil Jumpers will be my first faction so my interest is even greater.
    As far as The Executors go: I would LOVE to see their influence in DAV. Fingers crossed. 🤞🏼

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      You are very kind, thank you :) If you end up as a VJ, interogate Bellara please. She must know something! Some people are going to romance her just to check if she's a traitor haha. That's what I call devotion!

  • @FergieTheTaurus
    @FergieTheTaurus 3 місяці тому

    This is a very interesting deep dive on the character, you showed things I would have never even looked for. I really like the artists perspective with these types of videos.
    With that being said, I am someone who loves learning about ancient history, lore, ancient secrets, myths etc. Regardless of if Bellara ends up betraying me or not, she is going to be my first romance or even just my closest friendship. I think its just because I can relate to her passion (from what I know of the information we have been given, so far).

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      Glad you found it worth your time! I understand your love for lore and history. You'll find many DA fans to discuss lore with on this channel. We have many passionate people here haha. Join any comment thread when you are ready!
      Can't wait to see what will happen in Bellara's romance quest line. Hopefully, it will reveal many intriguing details about her past. I'm going for Davrin, so you are lucky to learn Bellara's secrets first!

    • @FergieTheTaurus
      @FergieTheTaurus 3 місяці тому

      @@ImpGoose this community is awesome! I'm excited to see everyone's journeys here. Davrin also seems like an awesome choice 😁

  • @lewiswashington9182
    @lewiswashington9182 3 місяці тому

    These are so good.Please keep up the good work well done🎉👌🏾

  • @MessereHawke
    @MessereHawke 3 місяці тому +2

    What you just mentioned reminded me of Ironbull's potential outcomes in Trespasser DLC

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +3

      Yeah, it seems rather similar to his story as if he was a scholar and not a "Hit me again. AGAIN!" hahaha

    • @MessereHawke
      @MessereHawke 3 місяці тому

      @@ImpGoose technically, he is (or was) a spy and his job was to take notes. The "Hit me again!" was a stress technic for him.
      PS: Any signs of Sandal in this game? Would be awesome to have a video about him!

  • @anna-friedavandyk
    @anna-friedavandyk 3 місяці тому +6

    Thing is- pretty much everyone agrees thats she's really suspicious. Even without looking too deeply into her character design- if she does end up being the betrayer, i think most people will say they saw it coming. If someone else is the traitor- they'll say she was an obvious red herring.
    But im hoping its her, because the only other apostate is harding- and ive waited too long for her to turn on me😅

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +2

      Right? Bellara fits the pattern so well 🤣 And Harding is a darling! She loves her family and appears to be a normal, healthy character

    • @anna-friedavandyk
      @anna-friedavandyk 3 місяці тому +1

      @@ImpGoose I don't even want to think about the theory that Harding is Qun. I really want her to stay sweet.
      But regardless of their traitor statuses or not, I'm probably still going to romance both. I stuck around for Anders and Solas- I gotta see it through XD

    • @WynneL
      @WynneL 3 місяці тому +2

      @@anna-friedavandyk Aww yeah, girl. Romance those sexy apostates! That's what Dragon Age is all about! 😂
      I've gotta believe Harding's good. I can't imagine her friendship with Varric being a lie. They're just too solid. And we FINALLY have a dwarven love interest! No. No, Harding's definitely good, they couldn't possibly be that evil. That's a big step way too far!

  • @tj3603
    @tj3603 3 місяці тому +1

    Yay, glad you looked into that theory! I totally forgot Solas freaked out about executioner in the novel. Now I want all the theories about Bellara to be true, let her be secret agent with hidden motives and twist ending up her sleeve. Well, I guess it settled than: I'm going to romance the girl to drag every bit of information and make her doubt her potentially duplicitous life choices 😈Looking forward to her breaking my guy's heart 🤣 Gotta love thedas elves, they all such drama queens, never fail to entertain 🤩

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      I forgot where that comment was, sorry 🥹 I would have put it into a video with proper respect! The idea was too tempting to put it aside for long haha
      You're a lucky Rook, then! Hopefully you'll enjoy every moment of her romance questline. I'm sticking to Davrin for now, but knowing how DA can present characters in the game... I'll probably change my mind in the most absurd and foolish way 🤣

    • @tj3603
      @tj3603 3 місяці тому

      @@ImpGoose hey, if my crazy ramblings going to inspire such great videos, I'm happy and gonna keep them coming, you've been warned 😂
      Davrin is fine choice, considering he shares writer with Garrus Vakarian. Something tells me he have potential to be fandom's darling.

  • @briancatoni7000
    @briancatoni7000 3 місяці тому +1

    Admittedly I wasn't immediately sold on the presumption that she was dalish, like I can see Davrrin having just a different region specific visual language to his vallaslin but hers was just too different. People automatically started saying she was so I thought maybe I could be overthinking it but I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought so lol

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      Haha welcome to the club where we weave theories 😜 Regarding Davrin, his tattoo looks very similar to June's mark. I'm pretty sure that he was Dalish before he joined the Grey Wardens, but I'm more than happy to be mistaken 😁

  • @ddmaster08
    @ddmaster08 3 місяці тому

    i'm placing all my bets on her betrayal

  • @MicahLetsPlay
    @MicahLetsPlay 3 місяці тому

    I always thought that Bellara had a whimsical yet eccentric look about her. I can definitely see her being a member of the executors.She could even be one of the many daughters of Flemeth.
    When I saw the first initial companion trailer and gameplay. I suspect that she may even be in service to Ghilan'nain. Even though her Vallaslin looks different from the other Ghilan'nain design.
    One thing for sure is that there is definitely something off about Bellara.
    I love the bingo card you made for us to use and play around with. 😄🙏🏾💚

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      Bellara reaally makes us think, doesn't she? There are so many possibilities for her character arc!
      Glad you loved it! Enjoy making your own predictions haha 😁

    • @MicahLetsPlay
      @MicahLetsPlay 3 місяці тому

      @ImpGoose So true!!! I'm looking forward to uncovering her story. Thank you, my dear friend. I shall. 🙌🏾😄💚

  • @Shadowpack95
    @Shadowpack95 3 місяці тому +8

    Its my hope she is from outside Thedas itself as she looks like no one, Elf/ Human/ or Dwarf we've seen before. And I hope the game goes into detail about it.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      Oh, they should! Otherwise it's just tasteless. Like...why haven't they acknowledged or got inspiration from other nations before? Looks shady! 👀

    • @Shadowpack95
      @Shadowpack95 3 місяці тому +2

      @@ImpGoose thanks for the heart, most people complain I'm racist for my comments about Bellara. I'm not, i don;t care that she looks Asian, I just want an explanation.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      Sometimes people use words misunderstanding their meaning and urge for simple logic. I welcome all who ask questions and seek meaning. You are among friends 🥳🍻

    • @Shadowpack95
      @Shadowpack95 3 місяці тому

      @@ImpGoose well you got a new subscriber

    • @WynneL
      @WynneL 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@@Shadowpack95 Really?! That's crazy! She's got very odd hair, strange clothes, vallaslin we've never seen, a totally wild-looking bow... all of this on top of being the first Asian-inspired character I can recall seeing in Dragon Age. That's a significant lore detail! And it might be a clue, since--yup, found a Gaider quote: there are "no Asian cultures on the continent of Thedas."

  • @hyper4781
    @hyper4781 3 місяці тому

    great vid goose! 🪿🪿

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      Honk 🥰❤️

  • @docmacabre
    @docmacabre 3 місяці тому +1

    You're actually getting me a little bit excited here. I just re-read Tevinter Nights a couple of days ago, and that story stuck out to me. Now, we've got to hope that the people who wrote Bellara are as insightful and creative as you!
    (And I'm still not over the fact that they thought it was a good idea to introduce an Asian-looking female character getting grabbed by tentacles! Like, either that was done on purpose, as some kind of stupid joke--very low-hanging fruit where jokes are concerned--or, well, ... I actually don't know. What were they thinking??!)

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      I'm sure they have their jobs for a reason 🥰 and they have actual experience. Fingers crossed, I'm good at manifesting the plot twists haha

  • @flooferdoofer
    @flooferdoofer 3 місяці тому +1

    I wonder if Bellara fits the trope of a scientist or researcher that has lost sight of their humanity. Like we meet her already going further than the other Veiljumpers in her interests. Obsession overruling common sense. Her character arc could reflect the early years of Ghilan'nain and we might have to keep Bellara from following in Ghil's footsteps with being willing to sacrifice to further her goals.
    Maybe all companions are able to betray Rook in some way. Like if you would antagonize them or not help them at all in their arcs that they sabotage your connection with their faction in some way later on..
    Also, about the Executor's symbol; the Fade in Solas' murals is portrayed with downward triangles, and magic with flowing lines. We see the waves in the mural that depicts the death of a titan, with one circle having vertical red waves and one having horizontal blue ones (if memory serves me right). So maybe the Executors are looking into red Lyrium, a cure for the Taint, or something else to do with the Fade/magic.

    • @flooferdoofer
      @flooferdoofer 3 місяці тому

      To expand on the thought of all companions being able to betray;
      Taash is a mercenary working for pirates. If we don't give her enough reason to work with us, she might turn to a better paying one.
      Neve is focussed on the Shadow Dragons. If we don't help her, she might have to make a decision that saves slaves but damages the mission of the Veilguard.
      Bellara would have the option to discover, unlock or protect some ancient elven thing and go against us if we are not on good terms.
      Lucanis had been raised to become First Talon, even though he doesn't want the position. He also had to fake his own death and seems to have gotten some weird power. We also know a lot of the Talons got betrayed and murdered. He might choose family over us at some point.
      Emmrich is devoted to caring for the departed. Maybe he has an old lover or child that died and whose spirit he needs to protect, going against our plans.
      Harding is loyal to the Inquisition. What if our path takes us away from the orders from the Inquisitor and Harding has to choose, loyalty or our beliefs?
      Davrin is a Warden and has a young griffon. Griffons are nearly extinct and Warden die young due to the Calling or the Taint. What if there is a promise for a cure, but he has to betray us to get it? Or maybe he betrays us in the war the Wardens are fighting if we allign ourselves with the oposing force.
      Anyone could betray us at any point. The devs had already told us their own missions and character arcs are more important to them than ever. They don't just linger around waiting for us, their questlines continue even if we ignore them. Meaning if we ignore them it could end up biting us in the ass. Companions need to be interacted with to level them as well. So I assume not helping them means they are forced to take matters into their own hands and turn to desperate measures.

    • @flooferdoofer
      @flooferdoofer 3 місяці тому

      And lastly; Solas is always manipulating. So it is a no brainer that he might betray everyone, again.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      These theories are amazing 🤩 Thanks for sharing them! I haven't thought about the path connection between Bellara and Ghil. It's brilliant and will work out really nice for her story and the whole plot.
      Loved all your ideas about companions. Thankfully, the release date will be really soon and we'll learn which of our predictions were true! Can't wait!!!

  • @garwynrosser8907
    @garwynrosser8907 3 місяці тому +1

    I'm guessing the release date will be "coming fall of 2025... The announcement of the delay"

  • @corifoster874
    @corifoster874 3 місяці тому

    I think Bellara is more wrapped up in the Forgotten Ones. I see them showing up at the end of the game possibly and that could be a betrayal. There's always a betrayal in DA games so I wouldn't be surprised, but rn I don't think it's her. I got more of a feeling from Lucanis. I think Tragic Genus, Dark past, unusual skill set, unorthodox thinker and big red Herring. Also she's not the only one with a mixed class set. Don't forget Lucanis and Harding! Looks like we're getting a lot of rogue/mages this time!

  • @EyeBiscuss
    @EyeBiscuss 2 місяці тому

    Wow as usual you really have a way with lore et theories, can’t wait to see that story arc in Motion! Weirdly enough that convinced me to romance her, maybe I’m the problem? 🤔ahahah

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  2 місяці тому +1

      Glad you liked it! And we can be and have aaaaall the problems there are in the virtual world haha. Hope you'll enjoy Bellara's romance 🔥

  • @harveysidhu7030
    @harveysidhu7030 3 місяці тому

    I really appreciate this video because up until this point, I really didn't like Bellara for some reason. She just gave me the impression of being annoyingly nice and chirpy and to me her aesthetic seems out of place. But now with her potential association with Executors and her maybe being a bit darker, I am genuinely interested in this character. Could the Executors be ancient elves or a sect of elves that are in service to the Forgotten Ones. It could explain her unknown Vallaslin and explain why Solas is afraid of them or is at least cautious of them.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      Glad the video intrigued you! Bellara might be annoying for a reason and if the Executors are connected to the Forgotten Ones, I'll be so excited. Finally we'll learn something new about them.

  • @lukeorloki
    @lukeorloki 3 місяці тому +1

    You can't trust the veil jumpers as you mentioned.
    Also you can't trust most of the other factions.
    The Crows are assassins and worse.
    The Lords of Fortune are mercenaries that will flip sides to wherever the money and opportunity for power is better.
    The Mourn Watch are potential allies only as far as your interests align with theirs.
    The Greyspawn immediately abandoned Thedas for an obviously evil Tevinter cult to build a demon army. The greyspawn were responsible for unleashing a blighted protodarkspawn magister and absolutely abandoned Thedas when they should have helped. Not to mention their help in killing the former Divine.
    I only really trust the Shadow Dragons and The Inquisition.
    I'll be refusing assistance from the Veil Jumpers and the Grey Spawn.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      Trust no one! It's safer haha

  • @jaearnell
    @jaearnell 3 місяці тому

    It also looks like Bellara has old/faded vallaslin (a design of Andruil perhaps?) that she has inked over with a new, non-traditional design. I find that very curious considering her obsession with uncovering the secrets of the ancient Elves and what she may have uncovered about the gods/Evanuris by the start of DA:V.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      True, true...It would be amazing if we find out something new about the Evanuris from her and not from Solas

    • @jaearnell
      @jaearnell 3 місяці тому

      @@ImpGoose I'm almost hoping for a semi-rival vibe between them if she is as obsessed and gung-ho as she appear she might be... someone needs to keep him on his toes when Sera isn't around lol

  • @kidc8109
    @kidc8109 Місяць тому

    Well , now I know who I’ll be romancing. 😄

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  Місяць тому

      Sounds like a great plan haha. These mages and their problems...How can one not be tempted to help them? :)

    • @kidc8109
      @kidc8109 Місяць тому

      @@ImpGoose I know right, I romanced Morrigan, Anders, and even Solas. Something must be wrong with me to always target the ones that will betray me and leave me heartbroken. 💔 😅

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  Місяць тому

      Aren't we all give a chance to these kinds of characters? 🤣🫂 You are among friends haha. I'll romance Bellara on my 3rd or 4th playthrough

  • @davidradach9311
    @davidradach9311 3 місяці тому

    Full disclosure? I woke up to the notification for this video. It was certainly nice to have that happen for a change!
    I actually hope your theory about Bellara is correct! I’m not trying to engage in any form of politics here, but there have been no Asian or Asian-inspired people in Dragon Age until now, that’s fact. Retcons can be a funny business; that being said, we know absolutely nothing about the people who could be across the Amaranthine Ocean. This would be an excellent way to incorporate everyone in a way that doesn’t break the story. (I hope she’s not the traitor though, there’s an excellent chance she’ll be my romantic interest in my first playthrough!)
    Here’s another thought! The kossith, according to one theory, came from somewhere across the ocean. Nobody knows where they came from or why they left! I wonder if their exodus has something to do with the Executors. Then again, I recall Corypheus said the Iron Bull’s people were ‘a mistake’, before the Inquisitor took his ability to speak, and his jaw, with it! 😁
    (My oh my. Your videos are definitely making me think! Keep the quality content coming milady!)

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      Haha, thinking is good! Especially if you can exchange your thoughts with others later. The kossith is also an interesting theory. The same as the Qun tbh. Imagine if Billara is 3 in 1 somehow. An elf who was raised by the kossith, then accepted the Qun, then defrended the Executors! WHAT A TWIST!!!

    • @davidradach9311
      @davidradach9311 3 місяці тому

      @@ImpGoose I like the way your mind works!!😁

  • @ScottiHubba
    @ScottiHubba 3 місяці тому +2

    Am I having a case of "Mandela Effect" or was Bellara first mentioned to be a rouge?
    I'm interested in Veil Jumpers but hope Bellara is not the "Manic Pixie Girl", that trope has been done to death, that her vibe gives off.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      There was a wrong representation because reporters followed the obvious logic "bow = rogue" and it took some time until Bioware shared the info that Bellara is actually a mage. The whole marketing campaign was messed up.
      Yeah, I hope so too. She was described as "bubbly." It fits into a "tragic genius" character arc as she might suffer from social awkwardness and compensate it with being chirpy without a reason. Manic pixies can rest 🤣 No one will join their ranks with this kind of baggage

    • @Shadowpack95
      @Shadowpack95 3 місяці тому

      @@ImpGoose I actually think that by the end of the game all Comps will be magic in some way, with the state of the Veil and the Devs saying Harding, A Dwarf, is showing magical abilities I think that magic is becoming more prominent and more like the times of the Ancient Elves, where everyone was a mage.

  • @anderporascu5026
    @anderporascu5026 3 місяці тому

    Unfortunately Dragon Age Veilguard will have to handle magic in a thoughtful way after Brandon Sanderson came out with 'The Laws of Magic' and also all the medieval experts that have redefined how we see a medieval world.
    It's also interesting how Dragon Age handled dragon fights that influenced Elder Scrolls Online s dragon world boss battles.

  • @the-dark-side.
    @the-dark-side. 3 місяці тому

    Would prefer that they just didn't leave any cliffhangers for 10 years this time lol.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      I'll scream curses if it happens haha

  • @reddsun6427
    @reddsun6427 3 місяці тому

    Ywell she be my ally since i'm a fellow elven veil jumper. If solas disapproves i'm in. You think i trust the dread wolf? He used my inky and took his hand. Bella vp can change. I'm not cetain. About solas.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      It's indeed a messed up situation. I don't trust both of them! Good luck with your Veil Jumper playthrough 🔥

  • @syzygy2464
    @syzygy2464 2 місяці тому

    some of this is bound to be true but if you throw enough shit at the wall some of it is bound to stick and I think there is just a lot of assumptions here that made me groan.

  • @GravityAP
    @GravityAP Місяць тому

    Im romancing her unless shes super annoying in game, I am prepared to be hurt though as ive avoided all the problematic ships in my first runs of each game previously.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  Місяць тому +1

      Sounds like a great plan! Have you listened to the podcast? Bellara has an episode there and she seems pretty sweet 😉

    • @GravityAP
      @GravityAP Місяць тому

      @@ImpGoose I have. Solidified my choice, she just feels like she could be important and fun, playing a rogue in my first playthrough instead of a mage like normal for her.

  • @anders8461
    @anders8461 3 місяці тому +1

    Bellara's design looks too human for me ngl

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      Indeed. There's something that doesn't add up

    • @docmacabre
      @docmacabre 3 місяці тому

      Same with Davrin and that elven Rook we've seen pictures of. All the elves now just look like humans with pointy ears. Not just their faces, but also their physique.

  • @solicitr666
    @solicitr666 3 місяці тому

    Bioware- should we trust them?
    Or is is just an old name hanging on a company, like Boeing and Disney, that went to crap years ago?

  • @khamsinfu1759
    @khamsinfu1759 3 місяці тому

    What it is? A bootleg version of nenio ?

  • @nathanchildress9372
    @nathanchildress9372 3 місяці тому

    Well it would be interesting to make bellara a traitor i don't think bioware would do that. My reasoning being i don't think they'd make the one armed female asian elf a traitor unless they wanna get racked over coals by so called dragin age fans on twitter and reddit.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      She has both arms as far as I know, still I don't follow your reasoning. Why would fans do something like that? I'm a fan and it's a perfectly normal twist plot 😜 There's always been an apostate mage who betrayed the protagonist. It's a thing in DA universe

    • @nathanchildress9372
      @nathanchildress9372 3 місяці тому

      @@ImpGoose i could have sworn that her bow arm is a prosthetic or something if not then my bad. As for my reasoning i'm going off a lot of modern writing where the female character is never painted a villain and if she is they'll try to make her reasons sympathetic instead of her being a straight up bad person.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      Ah, I see. So, we are not considering any of the DA games then, because they are old. What's your research pool? I'll say that Mizora and Orin in BG3 are perfect villains. So, what kind of modern games are you talking about?

    • @nicolem3951
      @nicolem3951 3 місяці тому

      They made Vivienne, the first female black character to be inspired in Maleficent, a villain, and she is really hated in the community even though I love her. So I dont think what youre saying applies to DA. They also made it really easy to get diaapproval with her and impossible to romance her, they didnt tried to make her sympathetic, on the contrary, I think they kinda wanted to make Viv be this character knowing alot of people would hate on her. She provoke the Inquisitor with low approval moving his furniture around or making some comments that makes people angry

  • @carnotaurus_hex
    @carnotaurus_hex 3 місяці тому

    I instantly disliked her. No good reason. Maybe that is why I buy her as the traitor. Maybe I just don't like manic pixie energy.
    Imma be in the Necropolis with my spookasaurus, Emmrich.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +1

      Emmrich has already booked a slot in my party haha. Can't wait to see what he can do

    • @carnotaurus_hex
      @carnotaurus_hex 3 місяці тому

      ​@@ImpGoosethe release date trailer made me all the more excited for Emmrich!!!

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      I guess I accidentally switched my love interest because of this trailer 🤣

  • @jenniferhanses
    @jenniferhanses 3 місяці тому

    Yikes. Had to stop the video just to comment on her earring on one side and not the other. THE SIDE SHE DRAWS HER BOW BACK TO. To me, that's just bad character design to have a long, super tangly looking earring, and then constantly be drawing your weapon back on that side. Realistically, it's a miracle she hasn't ripped her own ear off.
    This could easily have been fixed by putting the earring or her drawing preference on the other side.

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      Yeah. That's true. On the other hand, it shows that you don't need to be perfect to create characters for games with big budgets. It's your choice on what focus your passion 🤟🏼🔥

  • @Murnauk
    @Murnauk Місяць тому

    Dalish have surnames. The Dalish Warden has a different surname than their clan. And there have been East Asian characters before (a minor Orlesian NPC in Denerim in DAO and Sutherland in DAI). The dev team is probably simply introducing more diversity and demographics they have previously overlooked (or were harder to accurately depict with limited graphics and character models). Bringing up her race is a bit in bad taste. There doesn’t need to be an explanation since various phenotypes weren’t neatly associated with specific regions before and Thedas is a fantasy world that has to adhere to our world’s conceptions of race. There can simply be a greater variation of phenotypes in a smaller area than in the real world. No logical heaps there.
    Her vallaslin is dedicated to Dirthamen (confirmed by John Epler, her writer). The third eye is symbolic of seeking hidden knowledge, which is one of Dirthamen’s domains. The intricacy of the design probably reflects her creativity which has been emphasised by the writers.

  • @toraryoung
    @toraryoung 3 місяці тому

    EAWare : We have chinese with long ears, with 5000 years of culture!
    CCP : +1 million social credit!

  • @nodeference8681
    @nodeference8681 3 місяці тому +1

    I think she looks like a fortnight character so if I can avoid having her in my party I will

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому

      You have all chances to do so, my friend!

  • @Lion-D.-Garp
    @Lion-D.-Garp 3 місяці тому

    That's not Dragon Age. That's an ugly trip to My-Little-Pony-Land on LSD. Grim Dark is gone and the only thing left is the name of former good games without forced rainbow-nazi-propaganda.

  • @sheldonmustdie2
    @sheldonmustdie2 3 місяці тому +3

    I feel like she going to be like Merrill in dragon age 2 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @davidradach9311
      @davidradach9311 3 місяці тому +1

      Just not like Sarah or Peebee, please! No disrespect to anyone who likes them, but I tried, and they were too silly for me! 😩

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +4

      Merrill was nailve and cute...and then, "Hey, I'm using blood magic to fix this weird mirrior. Wanna join?" 🤣🤣🤣

    • @davidradach9311
      @davidradach9311 3 місяці тому +2

      @@ImpGoose She did care about the People, though. That was definitely a redeeming virtue for her.

    • @sheldonmustdie2
      @sheldonmustdie2 3 місяці тому

      @@ImpGoose true oh and the you can’t save me hawk 🤣

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +2

      Such a drama queen. Bless her 🤣

  • @sheldonmustdie2
    @sheldonmustdie2 3 місяці тому

    Also there a UA-cam called kalaelizabeth that said pre order will be available tomorrow to but don’t do anything preordering before you see the game play trailer people please

    • @ImpGoose
      @ImpGoose  3 місяці тому +2

      It's good advice. I'm taking it upon myself to protect the community and preorder it so that you don't have to 🤣🤣🤣 Hopefully, you trust my judgement

    • @sheldonmustdie2
      @sheldonmustdie2 3 місяці тому

      @@ImpGoose hey that’s ok I’m going to wait until the 19 of August when they said they will show more gameplay and like I said if the gameplay trailer looks good then I’ll preorder it I have 150$ Canadian dollars for BioWare hopefully 🤞🏿 they will know my sock off tomorrow or the 19 of August I understand people are hyped about the game I’m to just be careful my friend 😁👍🏿