Talk:Dream Guardian

It's likely the Dream Visitor was originally a manifestation of the tadpole within the player character's mind attempting to break down their will, and successfully transforming or enslaving them to further the Grand Design under the Absolute

This is just a rumor/speculation that's often repeated in internet forums. But it is directly refuted by the game devs themselves; according to director Swen Vincke, "The Emperor was 'always the twist.'" I can't link the interview because it's flagged as spam, but it's from an IGN article titled "Baldur's Gate 3 Developers Explain Its Controversial Endings, Beloved Characters, and Making the Best RPG of 2023"

I suggest removing the quoted line. 24.99.81.235 01:20, 18 June 2024 (CEST)

Article in question: https://www.ign.com/articles/baldurs-gate-3-final-interview-game-of-the-year-2023-characters-endings

(Sorry for the spam false positive. The wiki was having a spam bot issue a while back so anonymous/unverified users were blocked from posting links).

I went ahead and removed that bit of speculation from the wiki article. NtCarlson (talk) 03:52, 18 June 2024 (CEST)