Find my Dark Justiciar Shadowheart videos on a playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLK2Duui_n1wG9icsNg4LEyBt8J4XIlcYg.html&si=B6jsNgVYYQbV6mwm Find all of my Shadowheart videos on a playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLK2Duui_n1wFHYME8n7JMvV7D_zYA1e4h.html&si=ofGQciOsI1fHWeLA
Always glad to see someone willing to go through and show off this side of Shadowheart. I personally could never go through with her Shar path, which I know is literally half of the work that her voice actor put in. Still, Selunite Sweetheart is still best girl
Even though didn’t romance her yet, she was at least always my bestie in the end. So i still can say, our shadow has the sweetest heart when she finds herself with Selune 🌙
The voice actress for Shadowheart (Jennifer English) did a brilliant job here. You can hear how pained/ regretful she is not to be with the Player character as well as other things despite not being able to entirely admit it. Makes my vote for Selunite Shadowheart even easier.
This is such a heartbreaking story for Shadowheart. And there’s an ocean of sadness to unpack in this epilogue. One thing I have been thinking about lately is the theory that Shadowheart’s source of divine magic has always come from Selûne. I think this entire conversation gives even more evidence to support that. For context, the theory is rooted in the idea that Shar is using Shadowheart as a puppet, wiping her memory and brainwashing her to obey. We see evidence to support this more clearly in the alternative path, because Shadowheart doesn’t lose her powers after rejecting Shar. Of course, there’s an argument to be made that Aylin advocates for Shadowheart to Selûne when she rejects Shar in the Shadowfell. But since we know Shadowheart was a Selûnite before being kidnapped by Sharran disciples. I think it’s reasonable to suggest that Selûne wouldn’t have abandoned her. Especially since Selûne is a very motherly and empathetic goddess. In any case, the reason I think this theory is relevant given the epilogue is because clearly Shadowheart’s subconscious rejects Shar. Her memory has been wiped once again, and will probably continue to be distorted, but she still wants to protect Tav. Going as far as to say that she’ll use her powers to keep Shar away (7:07) and that they’re “far too cunning” to be influenced (9:44). The latter, on its own, could be interpreted differently, but combined with the former, it seems like she wants to shield Tav from Shar. Since Shadowheart was clearly groomed through and through from the beginning. From being encouraged to torture her parents, the memory loss, the mark to bring her pain anytime she deviates, killing Nightsong, staging a coup against Viconia, being pushed to kill her own parents, etc. It screams Shar crafting an environment for someone who’s not Sharran and trying to force them into darkness. Ultimately, creating such a lonely and sorrowful environment that the thought of the pain being irrelevant on a divine scale is the only comfort (6:29). This has “I’m going to manipulate this body to punish Selûne and her followers” written all over it. There’s even more evidence to support this in Shar’s dialogue about Shadowheart’s parents being the most loyal Selûnites. She probably went out of her way to target their daughter just to make some kind of sick and twisted point about corrupting the light. This becomes more clear with Shadowheart’s reflections on Viconia (10:44) combined with her current experience as Mother Superior (10:09). The gig clearly sucks (for lack of more elegant phasing) and despite the gaslighting, I think Shadowheart knows that. In a lot of ways I think she’s using her current duties to distract herself until she can find refuge in Tav again. Or even just finding refuge in genuine friendships and connections in general. Almost as if she’s telling herself that Tav will always come back to her and “save” her, however briefly, from her duties (2:47 & 3:29). The way she frames it in the conversation comes across like Tav is the one who will miss her-and although on some level that’s true-I think it’s Shadowheart that needs Tav to keep coming back. Going as far as to say she’s in charge and they can come by anytime (9:00), she’ll keep wine aside for their visit (9:17), and insists there’s still things to love about her (5:30). It all comes across like words of desperation, to not lose anymore than she’s already lost. Tl;dr I really think Shadowheart was intentionally targeted by Shar to hurt Selûne. But in a bittersweet way, Selûne is always by her side, lending divine magic, and giving her moments to find the light again. For that reason, I think her father was right and that she will realize one day… But not this day.
Damn that’s so beautifully tragic, I kind of like that, it’s a second (more fucked up) chance of redemption. Which is a whole lot different from any of the other bad endings lol
@@chloesantos8637 yes, I agree. The worst part about that “second” chance at redemption, if Shadowheart was able to reclaim her memories again, is facing the fact she killed her parents. Despite that being down right awful and tragic unto itself. I think it makes it even less likely that she’d be able to break free from Shar. Kind of showcases why Shar has had such a profound influence over people. Gaslighting them into circumstances that abound with loss and grief, so that remembering is to forever struggle to forgive themselves.
I did DJ path with her right after finishing the game the first time with the Selunite ending.. I was curious to know everything about my sweet angel. I WAS SO WRONG................ I Knew that this was her "evil" path, but dude is not even evil.. Is just so sad, when you know her personality in selunite path then you see how she is in DJ path.. I don't know.. She is the sweetest heart on the planet forced to do evil things just for duty and because she thinks she owe her life to Shar. Shar keeps taking her memories and you can't really do nothing about it. She is extremely sad in voice acting too, it just makes everything so hard to watch :c And the epilogue was the toughest thing, she just says things and you can clearly hear from her voice that she is NOT happy, she gave everything to Shar and will become just another Viconia
@@kitteshtv8953 Yes, I find the Dark Justiciar path heartbreaking on its own, but it’s certainly worse with the knowledge of the alternative Selûne path. Especially if you helped save her parents, because she is radiating joy and so excited about your life together in that epilogue. Jennifer did a great job capturing Shadowheart as a character and how the darkness would impact her. I agree that it’s simply hard to watch her story go this way.
I thought Dark Justiciar Shadowheart would be evil, but it's the opposite and it makes me even sadder. Shadowheart has the same personality in both routes, but in this one she's repressed by Shar.
@@jasonscottsego7311 Shadowheart has been the same throughout the game, it's simply that she forces herself to do things with Shar's creeds in Act 1 and in Dark Justiciar route.
As hot as Dark Justiciar Shadowheart is, I love Selunite Shadowheart more because she seems happier with herself on that path. 🙂 In this path, its all about Shar, not really Shadowheart 😢
"In time, you will feel the old yearning again, and darken my door." OMG, the angst of dj shadowheart romance is so fucking delicious 😭. I didn't finish watching the video yet, but it looks like they've broken up but still miss and yearn for each other so much and from time to time they seek to spend a night together to fully love each other only to be separated again until the next time 😭
Things like this always make me think that no matter which way you take Shadowhearts story, she is not truly an evil aligned character. Even as a DJ, you can tell that she’s not all the way sold on Shar, she just is prodded that way. You can always sense that something is wrong, I think that the writers and her voice actor did a great job conveying that
It's pretty incredible how many lines Shadowheart's VA managed to record where she basically gaslights herself into believing Shar was the right decision. This is absolutely awful to look at, yet alone experience. Then again, I'd never romance Dark Justiciar Shadowheart, the whole thing is just screwed ten fold.
as a lesbian, this is the worst possible ending with romanced shadowheart like can you imagine the bad ending is Tav being stuck in what is essentially a situationship where you aren’t together but “steal away moments” now and then 😭😭😭
bless you for sharing this.. I couldn't bring myself to do it XD I'M WEAK FOR HER CHASING WHAT SHE REALLY WANTS even here the kiss part, you can kinda tell she wants u (the subtle tell of her yearning) but well... cough Shar cough
I really had to grit my teeth to get through it and see it once, the whole dark justiciar Shadowheart path is so sad and depressing in so many ways. All my future runs will be Selûne Shadowheart only.
@@shadow_risen Bless your heart. Because once when you taste the real happiness , all other false happiness does nothing but hurt you. I cant get over how she looks at you like i wanted you , but you let me go.
@@shadow_risen she deserves the best. I honestly don't know how I'm gonna romance others cause I know the scene after masoleum if you turn her down, it's actually heartbreaking haha I will just play origin Shadowheart to experience other romance instead (currently playing resist dark urge). And yeah same here. I will always go Selune path for her. It's when she's the happiest. Thanks for going through with it once to show how DJ Shart epilogue is. That probably took a lot of willpower to go through it ;;
@@WheatAx Thanks, it did :) Yeah, I can't romance anyone either unless I play as her, lol, and I love these new epilogues for her, just sweet topping on the cake.
Geez. There must be almost a half hour of shadowheart lines recorded for the epilogue accounting for everything. Three major outcomes and so many ways this convo can go within each branch.
There is a lot, I have another video with Selunite Shadowheart's different endings and it's 50 min long, albeit some of the lines repeat in the different outcomes.
Cool to see this. Thanks. The only time I have gone with Sharran Shadowheart was in my Durge run... and that one saw me sit atop a throne so I didn't get an epilogue. I had romanced her but she dumped me when I went with Minthara on a whim during that run.
Thank you for your service I could never do this to her. But there’s something about Shadowheart’s implication that Tav runs back to the Cloister to be with her 😩 OOH LA LA. And the yearning behind that double kiss 😢
The only thing good about this version of Sheart is her black hair. I really didn't like what the rehabilitating Sheart did to her hair, though I never told her that.
I mean, I have a question: what if you kill the nightsong in act 2, BUT then refuse to kill her parents in act 3? Can she still be redeemed? Does the disturbing romance scene in act 3 play the same? Does she still "break up" with you?
She can still be redeemed, yes. The act 3 romance scene won't play out at all, but she won't break up with you so the epilogue will play out and it's the same as romanced Selûne Shadowheart's with her parents saved.
It's not a mod, it's a dress she'll automatically wear in the epilogue when she's on the Dark Justiciar path. But if you're on pc, you can get this as a mod for the base game as well.
I always say this is a much better ending than leaving Shar yet freeing her parents. Either give her full liberation, or let her be a whole-hearted thrall, half-assing it either way is just plain dumb.
@@shadow_risen wow really late… her MTG card is her dark justiciar path which would seemingly imply the dark justiciar path is her canon outcome and I haven't heard of any other in universe content that would imply the Dark Justiciar path isn't canon, of course we can give WotC the finger on this one because Hasbro kinda sucks but regardless that is the case
You know what I've come to think from watching this? Maybe I'm reading too much into things, but even though Shadowheart claims to be happy with being a Dark Justicier and a faithful servant to Shar, and how she'd gladly do everything in Shar's favor again... the way she talks about her responsibilities says otherwise, and there's a heavy weight in her voice thar just makes her sound so miserable.
Find my Dark Justiciar Shadowheart videos on a playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLK2Duui_n1wG9icsNg4LEyBt8J4XIlcYg.html&si=B6jsNgVYYQbV6mwm
Find all of my Shadowheart videos on a playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLK2Duui_n1wFHYME8n7JMvV7D_zYA1e4h.html&si=ofGQciOsI1fHWeLA
Always glad to see someone willing to go through and show off this side of Shadowheart. I personally could never go through with her Shar path, which I know is literally half of the work that her voice actor put in. Still, Selunite Sweetheart is still best girl
This was so painful to play through, I never want to do it again. Selûnite Shadowheart all the way.
@@shadow_risen Thank you for your sacrifice 😅
Even though didn’t romance her yet, she was at least always my bestie in the end. So i still can say, our shadow has the sweetest heart when she finds herself with Selune 🌙
@@shadow_risenThank you for your service. It is greatly appreciated by all of us❤
So thank you for surviving this run
I can't even keept Shart in my team because she's such a beeotch. She gets better post-Nightsong arc tho, good path.
The voice actress for Shadowheart (Jennifer English) did a brilliant job here. You can hear how pained/ regretful she is not to be with the Player character as well as other things despite not being able to entirely admit it. Makes my vote for Selunite Shadowheart even easier.
Oh yes and she has overall done an amazing job as Shadowheart, I've been blown away many times.
I feel like it won’t take long until Shar takes more of her memory and make her forget us
It happened to Viconia, and its bound to happen to Shart
Shadowheart* I will literally bathe in your blood if you call her that again@@timetochronicle
This is such a heartbreaking story for Shadowheart. And there’s an ocean of sadness to unpack in this epilogue.
One thing I have been thinking about lately is the theory that Shadowheart’s source of divine magic has always come from Selûne. I think this entire conversation gives even more evidence to support that. For context, the theory is rooted in the idea that Shar is using Shadowheart as a puppet, wiping her memory and brainwashing her to obey. We see evidence to support this more clearly in the alternative path, because Shadowheart doesn’t lose her powers after rejecting Shar.
Of course, there’s an argument to be made that Aylin advocates for Shadowheart to Selûne when she rejects Shar in the Shadowfell. But since we know Shadowheart was a Selûnite before being kidnapped by Sharran disciples. I think it’s reasonable to suggest that Selûne wouldn’t have abandoned her. Especially since Selûne is a very motherly and empathetic goddess.
In any case, the reason I think this theory is relevant given the epilogue is because clearly Shadowheart’s subconscious rejects Shar. Her memory has been wiped once again, and will probably continue to be distorted, but she still wants to protect Tav. Going as far as to say that she’ll use her powers to keep Shar away (7:07) and that they’re “far too cunning” to be influenced (9:44). The latter, on its own, could be interpreted differently, but combined with the former, it seems like she wants to shield Tav from Shar.
Since Shadowheart was clearly groomed through and through from the beginning. From being encouraged to torture her parents, the memory loss, the mark to bring her pain anytime she deviates, killing Nightsong, staging a coup against Viconia, being pushed to kill her own parents, etc.
It screams Shar crafting an environment for someone who’s not Sharran and trying to force them into darkness. Ultimately, creating such a lonely and sorrowful environment that the thought of the pain being irrelevant on a divine scale is the only comfort (6:29). This has “I’m going to manipulate this body to punish Selûne and her followers” written all over it. There’s even more evidence to support this in Shar’s dialogue about Shadowheart’s parents being the most loyal Selûnites. She probably went out of her way to target their daughter just to make some kind of sick and twisted point about corrupting the light.
This becomes more clear with Shadowheart’s reflections on Viconia (10:44) combined with her current experience as Mother Superior (10:09). The gig clearly sucks (for lack of more elegant phasing) and despite the gaslighting, I think Shadowheart knows that.
In a lot of ways I think she’s using her current duties to distract herself until she can find refuge in Tav again. Or even just finding refuge in genuine friendships and connections in general. Almost as if she’s telling herself that Tav will always come back to her and “save” her, however briefly, from her duties (2:47 & 3:29).
The way she frames it in the conversation comes across like Tav is the one who will miss her-and although on some level that’s true-I think it’s Shadowheart that needs Tav to keep coming back. Going as far as to say she’s in charge and they can come by anytime (9:00), she’ll keep wine aside for their visit (9:17), and insists there’s still things to love about her (5:30). It all comes across like words of desperation, to not lose anymore than she’s already lost.
Tl;dr I really think Shadowheart was intentionally targeted by Shar to hurt Selûne. But in a bittersweet way, Selûne is always by her side, lending divine magic, and giving her moments to find the light again. For that reason, I think her father was right and that she will realize one day… But not this day.
Take my upvote and leave me to my broken heart you angsty analytical genius
Damn that’s so beautifully tragic, I kind of like that, it’s a second (more fucked up) chance of redemption. Which is a whole lot different from any of the other bad endings lol
@@chloesantos8637 yes, I agree. The worst part about that “second” chance at redemption, if Shadowheart was able to reclaim her memories again, is facing the fact she killed her parents.
Despite that being down right awful and tragic unto itself. I think it makes it even less likely that she’d be able to break free from Shar.
Kind of showcases why Shar has had such a profound influence over people. Gaslighting them into circumstances that abound with loss and grief, so that remembering is to forever struggle to forgive themselves.
I did DJ path with her right after finishing the game the first time with the Selunite ending.. I was curious to know everything about my sweet angel. I WAS SO WRONG................ I Knew that this was her "evil" path, but dude is not even evil.. Is just so sad, when you know her personality in selunite path then you see how she is in DJ path.. I don't know.. She is the sweetest heart on the planet forced to do evil things just for duty and because she thinks she owe her life to Shar. Shar keeps taking her memories and you can't really do nothing about it. She is extremely sad in voice acting too, it just makes everything so hard to watch :c And the epilogue was the toughest thing, she just says things and you can clearly hear from her voice that she is NOT happy, she gave everything to Shar and will become just another Viconia
@@kitteshtv8953 Yes, I find the Dark Justiciar path heartbreaking on its own, but it’s certainly worse with the knowledge of the alternative Selûne path. Especially if you helped save her parents, because she is radiating joy and so excited about your life together in that epilogue.
Jennifer did a great job capturing Shadowheart as a character and how the darkness would impact her. I agree that it’s simply hard to watch her story go this way.
I thought Dark Justiciar Shadowheart would be evil, but it's the opposite and it makes me even sadder. Shadowheart has the same personality in both routes, but in this one she's repressed by Shar.
I don't know. I see her like this and I am sitting here like "Snap out of it, Shadowheart. This isn't you!"
@@KollbjornYT She's still there, she WANTS to go out and see stars, to try brewing wines, to enjoy a slow paced life but she CAN'T
@@rein9450 I know! That's why I am sitting here like "Abandon Shar and Embrace Tav as your personal savior!"
How are you saying this is the same personality as the Selunite SH who lives in a cottage with animals?
@@jasonscottsego7311 Shadowheart has been the same throughout the game, it's simply that she forces herself to do things with Shar's creeds in Act 1 and in Dark Justiciar route.
As hot as Dark Justiciar Shadowheart is, I love Selunite Shadowheart more because she seems happier with herself on that path. 🙂
In this path, its all about Shar, not really Shadowheart 😢
Exactly and all her life is still based on lies😢
"In time, you will feel the old yearning again, and darken my door." OMG, the angst of dj shadowheart romance is so fucking delicious 😭. I didn't finish watching the video yet, but it looks like they've broken up but still miss and yearn for each other so much and from time to time they seek to spend a night together to fully love each other only to be separated again until the next time 😭
Things like this always make me think that no matter which way you take Shadowhearts story, she is not truly an evil aligned character. Even as a DJ, you can tell that she’s not all the way sold on Shar, she just is prodded that way. You can always sense that something is wrong, I think that the writers and her voice actor did a great job conveying that
It's pretty incredible how many lines Shadowheart's VA managed to record where she basically gaslights herself into believing Shar was the right decision.
This is absolutely awful to look at, yet alone experience. Then again, I'd never romance Dark Justiciar Shadowheart, the whole thing is just screwed ten fold.
This is depressing af, Never knowing true happiness. I don't think I could do that to my favorite princess. Thank you for your service.
A hollow shell of who she was, a tool to be discarded by a goddess that does not care.
as a lesbian, this is the worst possible ending with romanced shadowheart like can you imagine the bad ending is Tav being stuck in what is essentially a situationship where you aren’t together but “steal away moments” now and then 😭😭😭
Wtf does being a lesbian have to do with that😂
@@keandregreen5628This! It happens to straight couples too
I don't think it's that serious they probably just added it because they felt like it@@Prismalpink
As a cheese enjoyer who wakes up at around 7:25 every weekday, I agree.
Okay... The lesbian part?
bless you for sharing this.. I couldn't bring myself to do it XD I'M WEAK FOR HER CHASING WHAT SHE REALLY WANTS
even here the kiss part, you can kinda tell she wants u (the subtle tell of her yearning) but well... cough Shar cough
I really had to grit my teeth to get through it and see it once, the whole dark justiciar Shadowheart path is so sad and depressing in so many ways. All my future runs will be Selûne Shadowheart only.
@@shadow_risen Bless your heart. Because once when you taste the real happiness , all other false happiness does nothing but hurt you. I cant get over how she looks at you like i wanted you , but you let me go.
@@shadow_risen she deserves the best. I honestly don't know how I'm gonna romance others cause I know the scene after masoleum if you turn her down, it's actually heartbreaking haha I will just play origin Shadowheart to experience other romance instead (currently playing resist dark urge). And yeah same here. I will always go Selune path for her. It's when she's the happiest. Thanks for going through with it once to show how DJ Shart epilogue is. That probably took a lot of willpower to go through it ;;
@@WheatAx Thanks, it did :) Yeah, I can't romance anyone either unless I play as her, lol, and I love these new epilogues for her, just sweet topping on the cake.
Thanks for taking one for the team to show this to us!
Geez. There must be almost a half hour of shadowheart lines recorded for the epilogue accounting for everything. Three major outcomes and so many ways this convo can go within each branch.
There is a lot, I have another video with Selunite Shadowheart's different endings and it's 50 min long, albeit some of the lines repeat in the different outcomes.
Thank you for your service. Now I never have to play through this myself.
Thank you for your sacrifice. I could never do this
Shar romance scene is definitely hotter but it’s a shame you don’t end up together. I’ll stay with my fairy tale Selune ending thanks
Cool to see this. Thanks. The only time I have gone with Sharran Shadowheart was in my Durge run... and that one saw me sit atop a throne so I didn't get an epilogue. I had romanced her but she dumped me when I went with Minthara on a whim during that run.
Thank you for your service I could never do this to her. But there’s something about Shadowheart’s implication that Tav runs back to the Cloister to be with her 😩 OOH LA LA. And the yearning behind that double kiss 😢
I read the title "Dank Justiciar"
Thank you for your service!
Black hair fits her so much more than white hair, yet to do Sharran Shadowheart can be very hard, considering you got to do an evil playthrough 😭
She basically became a jehova witness lol. I could never do that to her, just look at that shell of a person and compare it to the Selunite version
Damn i couldn't do this route not because it's evil but because she doesn't shut up about Shar
Thank you
it would've been better if she made herself forget about your relationship
The only thing good about this version of Sheart is her black hair. I really didn't like what the rehabilitating Sheart did to her hair, though I never told her that.
White Hair > Black Hair. She rocked that look.
@@Astricozy black hair is her natural colour, and it suits her. I wish there was an option to boost her confidence in her looks.
@@user-li5cr6wv5b Still looks better tho.
Black Hair > White Hair @@Astricozy
@@LAGUBEFINALBOSS False
I mean, I have a question: what if you kill the nightsong in act 2, BUT then refuse to kill her parents in act 3? Can she still be redeemed? Does the disturbing romance scene in act 3 play the same? Does she still "break up" with you?
She can still be redeemed, yes. The act 3 romance scene won't play out at all, but she won't break up with you so the epilogue will play out and it's the same as romanced Selûne Shadowheart's with her parents saved.
@@shadow_risen thank you
In this video Shadowheart's dress is a mode or i can find one?
It's not a mod, it's a dress she'll automatically wear in the epilogue when she's on the Dark Justiciar path. But if you're on pc, you can get this as a mod for the base game as well.
I always say this is a much better ending than leaving Shar yet freeing her parents. Either give her full liberation, or let her be a whole-hearted thrall, half-assing it either way is just plain dumb.
I heart I pray Goddesses. But what do yous do?
what a beautiful dress she is wearing, is it modded or the new version for DJ Shadowheart?
It's not modded, it's what she was wearing in the epilogue at the reunion party as DJ Shadowheart.
@@shadow_risen Same outfit her mother superior wears.
@@shadow_risenthe greatest MC the Sword Coast ever seen 🔥
Do you know if you can adopt the he owl bear with her
With selunite shadowheart you can, don’t think it’s possible with this version though since you’re not together
Is your tav an old woman
Is her diagloue the same if she saved her parents as a dark justiciar?
No, not at all, she abandons Shar. The epilogue is then the same as redeemed Selûne Shadowheart's with saved parents, her hair color is just black.
@@shadow_risenwait holy shit what
Okay I might be able to do a Dark Justiciar Shadowheart run now
I pray Goddesses yous universes me. I'm Love. I pray im One.
A shame her Dark Justiciar path is her canon ending… it’s so depressing and she seems almost robotic
What do you mean it's her canon ending?
@@shadow_risen wow really late… her MTG card is her dark justiciar path which would seemingly imply the dark justiciar path is her canon outcome and I haven't heard of any other in universe content that would imply the Dark Justiciar path isn't canon, of course we can give WotC the finger on this one because Hasbro kinda sucks but regardless that is the case
It’s not canon😂
@@shadowcastyt no way its canon, she literally chooses not to be a dark justiciar if you let her.
@@howsad2397it depends on the choices you make throughout the game
You know what I've come to think from watching this?
Maybe I'm reading too much into things, but even though Shadowheart claims to be happy with being a Dark Justicier and a faithful servant to Shar, and how she'd gladly do everything in Shar's favor again... the way she talks about her responsibilities says otherwise, and there's a heavy weight in her voice thar just makes her sound so miserable.
Yeah, I agree with you.