YMMV / The Stolen Throne

• Alternative Character Interpretation: Was Grand Cleric Bronach's decision to abandon Meghren and declare for Maric the result of a genuine Crisis of Faith at the realisation she's been backing a dangerous and unstable tyrant, or just a cynical political move to distance herself from an unpopular regime about to be overthrown?
• Complete Monster: King Meghren is the tyrannical cousin (and rumored incestuous lover) of the Orlesian Emperor, exiled for offending said cousin to rule Ferelden in his stead. Despising Ferelden and its people, viewing them as "uncultured dogs", Meghren vents his hatred out by tormenting his people, mostly through torture parties or mass executions and vehemently refusing to make any sort of appeal to them. Notable examples include intimidating a young noble over a birthday present just to get a kick out of his fear, and at another point beating a servant boy to an inch of his life. Despite all this, he expects the people of Ferelden to cater to him and is offended when they ask anything of him, or rebel against him. When a rebellion by Queen Moria rises against him, Meghren has her decapitated with her head impaled on a spike—a frequent punishment of his—and resolves to hunt down and eventually kill her son Maric. This war results in high casualties on both sides, with Meghren frequently asking for Orlesian support, only to carelessly send his men to their deaths. When he believes Maric has been killed, only to learn of his survival, as the majority of Ferelden rise or turn against him, he flies into a rage, ordering the mass execution of anyone and everyone who sympathizes with the rebels.
• Moral Event Horizon: Most of the antagonists cross it. Maric tends to think he has nearly every time he makes a decision that costs lives, usually for Rowan and Loghain to snap him out of it.
• Tear Jerker: Poor, poor Katriel.

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