I actually really like Varus being a darkin

Zombie Slayer·11/24/2017, 7:09:06 AM·3 votes·609 views

Everyone seems to be complaining about Varus being a darkin. I get that the fact that he seems to be the type that only wants to kill and torture and that is upsetting due to his old lore making him a interesting character but I feel that once we get the full lore of Varus it will explain more about him and maybe making him a more unique darkin and not a standard demon. Also this was teased by Rhaast that he was a darkin so I dont think its so bad as others think.

5 Comments

Malicious Metal11/24/2017, 10:48:04 AM4 votes

Wrong.

Most people actually theorized his bow being a Darkin but the man being retconned is what displeases most fans of the old Varus.

SgtGenColKled11/24/2017, 7:59:33 AM3 votes

We can only wait at this point. Honestly if they kept his lore as is and instead made the Corruption in the Pallas Pit a Darkin weapon instead it works perfectly. The issue is that it's a very big retcon by the sound of it. Varus as a man doesn't exist anymore and that is really offputting. Also he is losing the tragedy of losing his family, instead we have a "whoops we unleashed an ancient evil."

Strawberrycocoa11/24/2017, 7:16:35 AM2 votes

I guess to me the whole concept of Varus being consumed by encroaching darkness is more important to his character than being human, so if they keep the "doesn't want to be evil" element intact then maybe it could work?

I feel like his entire voiceover suite would need to be changed to reflect a darkin status. "I'm on borrowed time..." isn't very... demon-y.

The Anagram King11/24/2017, 7:23:47 AM2 votes

Yeh I want Viktor to be a Darkin too!