Many, however, have often argued (sometimes jokingly, sometimes not) that Iron Man is often the villain of the MCU. It’s not that he intends to be, but that he has a tendency to make good decisions that have bad results. In fact, that’s pretty much the entire plotline of Solas in Dragon Age: Inquisition, and come Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, it’s just one more decision made for the right reasons likely to go horribly, horribly wrong.

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Iron Man: How His Best Intentions Led to Unfortunate Consequences

Before he became Iron Man, Tony Stark sold weapons to enemies of the United States and was basically responsible for Ten Rings and Sokovian Forces (with the latter being responsible for the creation of the Scarlet Witch). Tony Stark minimized many people, leading to Mysterio’s motivation in Spider-Man: Far From Home and turning Vanko into Whiplash in Iron Man 2. Perhaps the biggest element is that, following the Invasion of New York, Tony sought to protect the world with a suit of armor…which became Ultron.

Stark has hidden many things from the Avengers, believing in his own abilities and intelligence as an answer to everything, leading to conflicts both large and small. He formed Damage Control, which proved to be an antagonistic agency; he backed the Sokovia Accords, which ultimately undermined the Avengers; and for better or worse, a lot of his best actions had unintended consequences. Tony Stark is not evil, but a lot of what goes wrong in the MCU can be traced back to him.

Dragon Age: What Solas Does, He Does for His People

And the same can be said of Thedas. Solas may be a villain in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, departing from Tony Stark (at least on paper), but he is a sympathetic villain. It’s still possible he ends up a lot like Iron Man, too. Before that possibility though, Solas was heralded as a hero among the Elven Rebellion as its leader known as The Dread Wolf, just like many heralded Iron Man as a hero. The Evanuris killed Mythal and abused the elves, leading Solas to create the Veil from Skyhold. This was meant to separate the world of the physical from the magical and spirit-filled world of the Fade, essentially creating the world fans have known in every Dragon Age game. This act of good, however, had unintended consequences: it weakened the Elves and no longer allowed them to be immortal.

This, in turn, leads to Tevinter conquering the Elves and much of their history and origins becoming lost, with even the Dalish Elves not always understanding their background. Solas’ action to save the Elves forever changed them and made them all the lesser. Solas couldn’t even help them, as creating the Veil saw him fall asleep for quite a long time. When he awakened, he realized his actions led to the destruction of his people, and he seeks to tear down the Veil and restore his People. However, to do so, he had to activate the Orb of Fen’Heral, which he gave to Corypheus. His intent is good—save the Elves—but his actions created every event in Dragon Age: Inquisition.

And his plan continues, yet again, in Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. The problem is that, for all his wisdom, Solas often seems to be short-sighted. Tearing down the Veil may or may not restore Elves’ to their glory days, but there is so much in the Fade now. Demons are probably stronger, there is some connection obviously to the Archdemons, and not to mention, the Evanuris were sealed away because they could not be killed. Restoring his People is an honorable cause, but somehow, it feels safe to say it’ll come with more consequences than Solas understands, is prepared for, or is capable of handling.

Dragon Age’s Solas and MCU’s Iron Man: The Best Laid Plans…

A safe bet would be that Solas isn’t necessarily the main enemy players will face at the end of Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. It’s whatever he unleashes and whatever he does to help stop it. Perhaps, in the end, Solas gets some form of redemption. Perhaps he can save everyone, like Tony Stark did. The two characters are distinct in how they grow throughout their storylines, but what’s clear is that the path to hell, for both of them, is paved with good intentions.

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is in development.

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