Summary
- Speaking at York Comic Con, actor Gareth David-Lloyd revealed that he played 500 hours of Inquisition, and romanced a few different characters.
- Josephine was “rubbish”, though he was fond of Cassandra. But of course, Solas’ favourite romance is himself.
During a sit-down with fans at York Comic Con earlier this week, Solas actor Gareth David-Lloyd talked about everything Dragon Age, including who he smooched. Y’know, the important stuff.
“First time I romanced Josephine [Montilyet]. Lovely performance, rubbish romance,” David-Lloyd said in a video filmed by Twitch streamer LadyCrazyDragon. “And then the second time was Cassandra [Pentaghast]. Yes, that was a good one. And the last… No, the last time I played a female character and romanced myself, which is the best — the best.”
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I had a little peek at AO3 to see what fans might think of David-Lloyd’s romance choices, and it turns out they’re pretty rogue. There are only 35 works about Cassandra/Solas and just 15 about Josephine/Solas. To put that into perspective, Cassandra makes up a mere 0.25 percent of all Solas fan-fic, and Josephine a tiny 0.10 percent. Though in fairness, even Solas thinks the Josephine romance is “rubbish”.
All David-Lloyd Knew About Solas Was That He Was A “Magic Elf”
It wasn’t just bumping uglies that David-Lloyd spoke about at York Comic Con; he also talked about what it was like to be cast as Solas, and how much the series has taken hold of him over the last ten years.
“All I knew about the character, because [BioWare is] so cagey about spoilers and giving things away, was that he was an elf and that he was magic,” David-Lloyd said. “Then you go in, and they haven’t given you any scripts, and there’s a TV screen on the wall and the lines come out with a brief description on how to say the line with a tiny bit of context but not much. It was quite nerve-wracking.”
Shortly after recording, David-Lloyd got stuck into the series, desperate to uncover everything he could get ahead of the next game and truly understand the world he was performing within. But what began as research quickly became an infatuation, as he found himself “really, really addicted” to the series, playing through Inquisition three or four times across 500 hours.
So, when it came to The Veilguard, David-Lloyd says taking up the role wasn’t nearly as nerve-wracking. Instead, it was more like visiting an “old friend”.
- Released
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November 18, 2014
- ESRB
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M for Mature: Blood, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language