Hogwarts Legacy Fans Attempt To Figure Out Who The True Villain Is Within The Main Storyline
Moral ambiguity is the name of the game in , as fans realize they may or may not be the true hero of the main storyline. While the narrative of the game clearly states the villain is Ranrok, the protagonist of the game must engage in monumental amounts of bloodshed to reign victorious over the “threat”.
There is a sense of hypocrisy in the universe regarding what is okay for a hero versus a villain. These aspects of the game have made fans question who is actually the villain at the end of the day, and how this morally gray area plays out with the different houses and players’ perspectives.
User Strange_Music posted a picture of their character sitting with their cat, with the simple statement, “.” While the statement was humorous, it ended up resonating with a lot of players who did agree that their character was closer to a villain than initially thought. User Hyfrith said that, while playing, they had to use the narrative that their character was an “anti-hero vigilante” in order to justify the amount of killing. They also shared a humorous post from their character’s perspective, stating:
As the last Poacher in the camp disintegrates screaming into a pile of ash, I flick the blood of these evil wizards off my wand. «It's shameful what you've done to helpless beasts!» I declare in disgust to the pile of human corpses now stacked against some crates in the corner.
Righteous fury still coursing through me, I leave the camp. Just outside I encounter some so-called «dark mongrels» minding their own business. Just wolves, really. Beasts.
Ah well, I could do with some hides.
«Incendio!» I roar, and charge in to battle…
This was a popular narrative among other players, who either upvoted the comment or shared their own justifications for playing, such as theinfernumflame saying they could only play as a Slytherin as it made the most sense with all the killing required of the character, especially if players’ looked at their character as a future Dark Lord. Some fans
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