As Veilguard hype builds, Larian boss says "I was in love with Morrigan in Dragon Age" and suddenly I understand why Baldur's Gate 3 is filled with bad girls

If you're hyped for the return of Morrigan in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, it seems you're in good company. Larian boss and Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke says he was in love with the RPG genre's quintessential witchy woman.

"I was in love with Morrigan in Dragon Age," Vincke tells BAFTA, and really, weren't we all? The shapeshifting sorceress throws her ire on pretty much everybody around her, but those goth mommy vibes are tough to resist. A decade-and-a-half later, her character archetype seems to live on in the likes of Baldur's Gate 3's own Shadowheart and Lae'zel, and I can't help but wonder if Vincke's Dragon Age crush informed the modern game's party. Or, more likely, society has simply elevated to the point where we've rightly begun to love women who hate us.

Vincke mentioned Morrigan because he was asked about his favorite character, but he's quick to note that she's not actually at the top of his list. The video subtitles his considerations as "intense rumination," which pretty much sums it up. "Mario, obviously, was a big one," Vincke says, clearly struggling for an answer. "Pac-Man was a big one when I was a kid."

Then Vincke pulls a pick so left-field that I can't help but admire it. "One of my favorite characters in games is the drunk general in Civilization," he says. "Whenever you had a major victory, he came with his tankards and he said, 'Ho-oh! We defeated them!' I love that guy. I wish they brought him back." Right on, Swen. Here's hoping Civ 7 brings justice for the tankard guy.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard fans are head over heels for Morrigan's return, but we've got more questions than answers.

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