I'm just glad this vid was me replaying it later and not me playing blind. Did NOT trust that choice in the slightest. The FIRST time I played, "You gave me this big emotional speech about running off to build a life together and raising our griffon son and now you want to go run off to, *checks notes* distract Ghilan'nain? Nah, mister, you're staying right here with me." Davrin had already become the semi-permanent second person in the party so it made sense to keep him around, and part of me in the back of my head was remembering Mass Effect and wasn't gonna trifle with turning him loose unless the game forced me to.
I did this in my first run. I was romancing Davrin, and chose him as team leader and then... I was crying for the REST OF THE GAME. Like real tears. It just got worse in the Fade Prison part with Varric, but I couldn't stop.
There’s a comment thats made after harding dies where rook says they never find her body. What if they make a DLC after the Veilguard finds out one of them lived. Assan ended up saving Davrin and Harding went full stone to save herself maybe 👀 just a thought that helps me get by 😂
i didn't romance davrin and didn't have any kind of specific connection with him but when i saw that assan was included in the "risk it all" choice warning i went SORRY HARDING. so yeah uh i don't think harding will ever live in any of my playthroughs after seeing this
Rook: "Professor Mor... Emmrich, escort Dr. Chakwas and Miss Chambers back to the ship while I take on the collectors with the rest of the team!" Emmrich: Oo?
my husband finished before i did and watched me pick Davrin KNOWING what would happen but he chose Harding so he had no idea about Assan so we were both crying
I'm not even in a romance with him and I was devastated. I like Harding, but Davrin and Assan are a duo that makes my heart very warm. When they died, I stared at the computer screen open-mouthed and couldn't believe it. Then came the Varric bomb and I just went to sleep and played the game the next day. I went back to the save and sent Harding to her death.
My first time through blind I absolutely benched him (aka kept him with me). BUT I live for the angst and actually think the sacrifice is a good if tragic story so I replayed it with this outcome. (Incidentally in the good ending, my Rook used the Mythal stuff, while this time around she and her team just beat the snot out of Elgar'nan and Solas then she shoved him into the veil)
@@LadyJ8 SPOILER AHEAD: Hidden throughout the game are six halla statuettes (half are after flashback memories, one you get from the Inquisitor, a couple are hiding), each tied to one of Solas' memories. If you view them all, Morrigan (who has taken possession of Mythal's memories from Flemeth now that the latter is dead) will show up and fill in the history of Solas and Mythal, and point you in the direction of one of Mythal's other surviving fragments. From there if you either impress THAT Mythal (or kill her), you gain a boon that can be used to finally talk Solas out of his plan to end the world and let go of the past. [If you manage to talk your way into the blessing, and haven't faced an optional extremely hard dragon fight against a Revenant Dragon, she'll also intervene in THAT fight].
@@LadyJ8 You still get the essence of Mythal if you fight the dragon. The option at the end with Solas you have to choose the additional option off the bottom of the wheel, like where you'd usually ask questions/faction related stuff. That takes you to the good ending.
When i played my first playthrough, which was a blind playthrough, I allowed davrin to lead because he is a grey warden and I wanted harding to be at my side but then he suddenly died. Honestly, I was shocked but thought this was fitting for him. However, I was more saddened that Assan also died with him. I was hoping Assan will take revenge for him in the last battle with the grey warden but bioware did not think of that. I also wished that Rook, if you romance him at the end credits will not only say that the story of the romance is over but that He will be missed as well or something. Anyways, ongoing 3rd play through and planning to romance him with a fellow grey warden.
I was hoping someone would post a video of this! I knew that choice was sketchy during my playthrough so I kept him with me, and sorry Harding, I love you too but you're almost always going to die... My Grey Warden Rook was romancing Davrin, and the scenes are just too sweet for me to knowingly send him and Assan to their deaths in future playthroughs. Feel super bad for Taash though. Fingers crossed there's something they do in a DLC or whatever that makes it so that you can find them again. It's fantasy, who wants consequences /s I really wish having them as a member of the Veilguard did something though... Aside from story obviously, it kinda makes it pointless to do any kind of levelling with the character you know you're going to get killed later in following playthroughs. I'd have much preferred it if they could survive it if you'd maxed them out/done all their story etc. Would have been more rewarding.
I finished a few hours ago having also like you originally sending Harding because I wasn't letting him out of my sight after romancing him and came to this to see what happens, this crushes me. I love Harding her story and what they set up for her, but I don't think when I replay this game I could ever send Davrin to his death especially if Assan follows him - that's so damn heartbreaking.
Girl, I'm bawling my eyes out right now He's my friend in this playthrough, but I planned to romance him in the next one. How am I supposed choose between him and Lace again? 😢
This was the most painful death to me since Legion in Mass Effect 3. The way Assan followed him to the very end 😭 my heart was crushed. For all my problems with Veilguard, there were some genuinely great and heart wrenching moments like this. For that I have to give credit where credit is due to BioWare. These are the kind of moments that we want from them and I hope they keep this in mind for ME5.
I haven't romance him yet but seeing Assan diving in behind him was a big fat NOPE for me. Harding is getting sacrificed. Now how to save Belarra because, no!
@@Mimi-zn3nkIt’s not the first time. In Mass Effect we had to choose to save either Ashley or Kaidan on Virmire, while the one we don’t choose sacrifices themselves.
Thanks for the comment! I just made a video with the sliders, which also has a link to a pic gallery: Vid: th-cam.com/video/BcdRHMSX3Pg/w-d-xo.html Pics: imgur.com/a/fGNYloa
omg I also have a scheduled video with this content; will link your video in my video description to show the variety (I used a different female voice). I also cried at everyone's delivery 🥲
when davrin offered to lead the second team I thought to myself "yeah right ur not leaving my side through this"
I'm just glad this vid was me replaying it later and not me playing blind. Did NOT trust that choice in the slightest. The FIRST time I played, "You gave me this big emotional speech about running off to build a life together and raising our griffon son and now you want to go run off to, *checks notes* distract Ghilan'nain? Nah, mister, you're staying right here with me."
Davrin had already become the semi-permanent second person in the party so it made sense to keep him around, and part of me in the back of my head was remembering Mass Effect and wasn't gonna trifle with turning him loose unless the game forced me to.
I did this in my first run. I was romancing Davrin, and chose him as team leader and then... I was crying for the REST OF THE GAME. Like real tears. It just got worse in the Fade Prison part with Varric, but I couldn't stop.
What happened to Assan?
@@ashleym3432 Assan dives in after him and well, never came back out.
I cry tooo 😭
asaan diving after him destroyed me.
SAME
So the blight automatically kills him huh? Ahhhhh makes me sad
There’s NO DAMN TRUFFLES
@@yesiii9092 looks like a ME2 suicide mission deal. u gotta pick the right team 2 leader.
@@Poesjewel No, the same thing happens if you pick Harding. Whoever you pick ends up dying :(
There’s a comment thats made after harding dies where rook says they never find her body. What if they make a DLC after the Veilguard finds out one of them lived. Assan ended up saving Davrin and Harding went full stone to save herself maybe 👀 just a thought that helps me get by 😂
I almost started crying at the “I love you, Davrin. And I always will” part. And my heart broke soon after at remembering Assan.
same, and I feel like this was one of the better parts of veilguards voice acting because it’s so heartbreaking
i didn't romance davrin and didn't have any kind of specific connection with him but when i saw that assan was included in the "risk it all" choice warning i went SORRY HARDING. so yeah uh i don't think harding will ever live in any of my playthroughs after seeing this
I thought he was going to be safe just as Garrus was. I reloaded.
Rook: "Professor Mor... Emmrich, escort Dr. Chakwas and Miss Chambers back to the ship while I take on the collectors with the rest of the team!"
Emmrich: Oo?
@@R4Y2k HAHAHA
god I did this in my first ever run not knowing whats gonna happen n it broke me. still does actually 😭 it really hurt
me too, i was staring at my screen and was like: whaaaat? Asssannn?!
my husband finished before i did and watched me pick Davrin KNOWING what would happen but he chose Harding so he had no idea about Assan so we were both crying
I'm not even in a romance with him and I was devastated. I like Harding, but Davrin and Assan are a duo that makes my heart very warm. When they died, I stared at the computer screen open-mouthed and couldn't believe it. Then came the Varric bomb and I just went to sleep and played the game the next day. I went back to the save and sent Harding to her death.
So glad I did NOT choose him to lead the team. Now after seeing this, I would’ve been devastated to lose my half cat/bird son
My first time through blind I absolutely benched him (aka kept him with me). BUT I live for the angst and actually think the sacrifice is a good if tragic story so I replayed it with this outcome. (Incidentally in the good ending, my Rook used the Mythal stuff, while this time around she and her team just beat the snot out of Elgar'nan and Solas then she shoved him into the veil)
@@Zanysatsumathe mythal stuff?! I just did the fight and tricked solas. What’s the mythal stuff🤨
@@LadyJ8 SPOILER AHEAD:
Hidden throughout the game are six halla statuettes (half are after flashback memories, one you get from the Inquisitor, a couple are hiding), each tied to one of Solas' memories.
If you view them all, Morrigan (who has taken possession of Mythal's memories from Flemeth now that the latter is dead) will show up and fill in the history of Solas and Mythal, and point you in the direction of one of Mythal's other surviving fragments. From there if you either impress THAT Mythal (or kill her), you gain a boon that can be used to finally talk Solas out of his plan to end the world and let go of the past. [If you manage to talk your way into the blessing, and haven't faced an optional extremely hard dragon fight against a Revenant Dragon, she'll also intervene in THAT fight].
@@Zanysatsuma I see. I pissed Mythal off and ended up having to fight the dragon. I might have to try that again.
@@LadyJ8 You still get the essence of Mythal if you fight the dragon. The option at the end with Solas you have to choose the additional option off the bottom of the wheel, like where you'd usually ask questions/faction related stuff. That takes you to the good ending.
When i played my first playthrough, which was a blind playthrough, I allowed davrin to lead because he is a grey warden and I wanted harding to be at my side but then he suddenly died. Honestly, I was shocked but thought this was fitting for him. However, I was more saddened that Assan also died with him. I was hoping Assan will take revenge for him in the last battle with the grey warden but bioware did not think of that. I also wished that Rook, if you romance him at the end credits will not only say that the story of the romance is over but that He will be missed as well or something. Anyways, ongoing 3rd play through and planning to romance him with a fellow grey warden.
I was hoping someone would post a video of this! I knew that choice was sketchy during my playthrough so I kept him with me, and sorry Harding, I love you too but you're almost always going to die... My Grey Warden Rook was romancing Davrin, and the scenes are just too sweet for me to knowingly send him and Assan to their deaths in future playthroughs. Feel super bad for Taash though.
Fingers crossed there's something they do in a DLC or whatever that makes it so that you can find them again. It's fantasy, who wants consequences /s
I really wish having them as a member of the Veilguard did something though... Aside from story obviously, it kinda makes it pointless to do any kind of levelling with the character you know you're going to get killed later in following playthroughs. I'd have much preferred it if they could survive it if you'd maxed them out/done all their story etc. Would have been more rewarding.
13:00 "I wish I could see what we were going to become" is so *heartbreaking.* Rook's VA nailed it, too. 😭💕
I finished a few hours ago having also like you originally sending Harding because I wasn't letting him out of my sight after romancing him and came to this to see what happens, this crushes me.
I love Harding her story and what they set up for her, but I don't think when I replay this game I could ever send Davrin to his death especially if Assan follows him - that's so damn heartbreaking.
Girl, I'm bawling my eyes out right now
He's my friend in this playthrough, but I planned to romance him in the next one. How am I supposed choose between him and Lace again? 😢
This was the most painful death to me since Legion in Mass Effect 3. The way Assan followed him to the very end 😭 my heart was crushed. For all my problems with Veilguard, there were some genuinely great and heart wrenching moments like this. For that I have to give credit where credit is due to BioWare. These are the kind of moments that we want from them and I hope they keep this in mind for ME5.
I haven't romance him yet but seeing Assan diving in behind him was a big fat NOPE for me. Harding is getting sacrificed. Now how to save Belarra because, no!
Sorry harding you become my new Ash from me1
Wait does Harding have to die ?
If you choose her then yes
@@Mimi-zn3nkIt’s not the first time. In Mass Effect we had to choose to save either Ashley or Kaidan on Virmire, while the one we don’t choose sacrifices themselves.
@@Mimi-zn3nk You clearly never played the Virmire mission in Mass Effect 1
@@Mimi-zn3nk and people were angry saying the game isnt dark enough
Asan does just cuz he went in the blight? Thought it be worse .. I’m still not picking darvin lol 😭
Your rook is really beautiful, can we got sliders please?
Thanks for the comment! I just made a video with the sliders, which also has a link to a pic gallery:
Vid: th-cam.com/video/BcdRHMSX3Pg/w-d-xo.html
Pics: imgur.com/a/fGNYloa
@Zanysatsuma thank you so much ! Pics doesn't work
@@Ashayia1986 sorry! imgur's being weird.
imgur.com/gallery/rook-warden-thorne-sliders-da-veilguard-city-fGNYloa
Try this link.
omg I also have a scheduled video with this content; will link your video in my video description to show the variety (I used a different female voice).
I also cried at everyone's delivery 🥲