“Perhaps he believes the Blight is an army he can outmaneuver” – Flemeth
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Sure, he has seen their armies, but Loghain knows how to defeat armies. The last blight was over 400 years ago, the Darkspawn are but a bunch of fairytale nonsense to Loghain. On the other you have the Grey Wardens, a bunch of aloof warriors claiming to be the last hope for humanity and taking advantage of King Cailan’s romanticism to use good Ferelden soldiers in their little war. On the one hand you have the upstart brat King Cailan who not only wants to bring Orlais armies marching into Ferelden, but is also planning to dump your daughter and marry the Empress. So how does all this translate into a believable character? Well, let’s look at the situation at Ostagar from Loghain’s perspective. Maric’s son is everything that Maric wasn’t, but it’s still his best friend’s only child, and Loghain did what he could to protect the stupid imbecile. In many ways this speaks legions about Loghain’s character, namely his fierce loyalty to his best friend King Maric. In fact, King Cailan treats Loghain with disdain and disrespect at every opportunity.Īnd still, despite this constant ill treatment, Loghain still tries to protect Cailan from himself, to insist that he not fight on the frontline. King Cailan doesn’t do any of them however, instead he patronizingly dismisses Loghain’s very understandable concerns, and then pulls rank on him. When a true leader sees fear in his subordinates, there are many different ways to alleviate that fear and build confidence. “Our arguments with the Orlesians are a thing of the past.” – King Cailan Yet Loghain’s fear is being constantly belittled and dismissed by Cailan. Hate is the wall we build to keep fear out. Orlais terrified him, the idea of once again becoming the vassal of a hated enemy was more than he could bear. Ferelden defeated Orlais and won its freedom, but the scars that Loghain suffered to his psyche would never heal. It’s that fear that dominates Loghain’s every action and it’s that fear that makes his actions during Dragon Age: Origins make so much sense. Loghain hates Orlais, but behind every great hate lies an even greater fear. Is that hate?” – Loghain on the occupation of Ferelden. Is that hate? I saw good, sensible men fighting armored chevaliers with nothing-no weapons, no armies, not even hope of success-to see the occupation end. I’ve seen painted, masked lords beat an old farmer to death with riding crops. Loghain was witness to many of these crimes, and it left scars on his psyche far deeper than any blade could reach. For nearly a century the empire of Orlais had occupied Ferelden, and as occupying armies are wont to do, they inflicted unspeakable atrocities on the native Fereldens (Fereldans? Fereldenites?). Much of what makes Loghain such a great villain is his past history and how it dictates his actions during the events of Dragon Age: Origins. I wrote about the importance of a good backstory during one of my articles on Westworld, and Loghain is a great example of what I was talking about.ĭragon Age: Origins takes place during the 5th Darkspawn Blight, but Loghain’s story starts decades earlier with the Orlesian occupation of Ferelden. To illustrate this point, I’ve decided to do a couple of small articles on some of my favorite villains and why they were so memorable. You want people to remember your villain? To truly hate and despise them? Then that villain needs to act in keeping with his or her character. Still, the Joker is the exception that proves the rule. Granted this isn’t always necessary, sometimes a wildcard villain can be just as memorable, I love Heath Ledger’s Joker as much as anyone.
One of the most important parts of crafting a good villain is giving them motivations that make sense to the villain.
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