Key Takeaways
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard scrapped a quest in which we would have saved whoever was left in the Fade during Inquisition.
- This seems to imply that BioWare considered bringing back world states early in development.
- Had the quest been implemented, it also would have meant Hawke appearing in the game, meaning The Veilguard nearly had three of the four protagonists from across the series.
The new Dragon Age: The Veilguard art book seems to confirm that BioWare considered bringing back world states at some point during development.
It mentions a scrapped quest where you would have saved whoever you left behind in the Fade during Inquisition. To do this, BioWare would have had to make one of the choices canon, or allow us to import our choice from the last game. I.e., a world state.
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For context, there’s a mission in Inquisition called Here Lies the Abyss in which the party, along with a returning Hawke, get stuck in the Fade. To escape, someone must stay behind to distact the spider-like demon called Nightmare. There are four choices: Hawke, Alistair, Loghain, or Stroud. Picking who to abandon in the Fade is a heartbreaking, crucial moment, but The Veilguard nearly let us set it right all these years later.
Hawke Could Have Appeared In The Veilguard
Along With Alistair
If BioWare had chosen to keep this quest in The Veilguard, all four of those characters could have returned depending on your Inquisition playthrough.
That means The Veilguard nearly featured three of the four playable characters from across the series. However, as this quest was scrapped, leaving the fate of whoever we trapped in the Fade up in the air, Hawke doesn’t appear.
The art book also reveals that Cole would have returned as part of this quest.
The appearance of Hawke and the implication of world states are two huge revelations, but for whatever reason, these ideas appear to have been cut short early in development. Regardless, it’s an interesting glimpse into what could have been.
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.