Hi Sera fans!
Just a wave -- I've become such a fan of hers through multiple playthroughs, so just a few thoughts.
I always adored Sera but it's taken a few playthroughs to really get her complexities. My first Quizzie was a slightly elfy Bullmancer, so while they were friends, it wasn't a terribly deep friendship.
But then I romanced Solas in my second playthrough and somehow got to very high levels of Sera approvals (despite her being a very elfy-elf) and oh wow, it really got to me. Sera was supportive when Solas dumped her. Sera was unwavering when things got bad. Sera took time off to sit on roofs and be chummy. I mean, it was adorable.
And then her journal entries that broke my heart (in Trespasser: "Is she all right with the elfy stuff? Not all right! Wait and help, somehow...").
And where we got a ton more dialogue with her about life and love and how things were going ("I don't know words that fix things. But you have friends. We're real. Please remember that." I may have cried a bit. And then we read her journals, and hear her support (for my Solasmancer) even when Solas irritated and upset her. And read her journals and it's all about, "What can I do??" Then we hear Sera as the Mark gets worse and it's so moving. Sera, just helpless, frantic with worry for my Quizzie: "It's worse, right? You need to... not get worse. Please?"
And then the hearbreaking journal entry: "I will make them know [Inquisitor] had/HAS friends." And then on the final run, "Solas can stop it, right? He has to know something. He did. The whole time."
Also, Sera's immediate crush (in spite of herself) on the Viddasala is so perfect and so in-character: "Wow." Loved. Even in imminent danger.
Sera never struck me as someone who was fighting for any particular ideological new world, but rather specifically against those she deems most oppressive.
I think Sera has an incredibly (if understandably) narrow worldview. She grew assuming she was garbage and wanted to help others rise. She simply wants to help make things right. To pick up the little people and step a little harder on the corrupt upper classes. She even tries to assemble evidence first (pretty credibly) so -- I'm good with that. I kind of love Sera and how she managed to find a way to be a superhero even in an insane world with the deck stacked so far against her. And how she supports the little people, the downtrodden, at every step. It's worth mentioning that she is never shown as taking action erroneously. (It's not one letter that damns these people in every Red Jenny case, it's a a staff, a series of actions, a community's silent disapprobation.)
Varric: I must say I'm shocked...
Sera: Yes, well, now you know. Dagna's the best and I love her. Mark that I said it.
Varric: That someone actually managed to teach you something.
Sera: Ass!
I love Sera with Dagna, and can totally see why she's comfortable -- Dagna is still about the physical. About tangible magic, magic that you can touch and feel. If Sera were ever to be comfortable with magic, that'd be it for me -- she can understand Dagna as a craftsperson, as someone who does something really well. But with boundaries. There will be no magical mists or scary occurrences or curtains suddenly flaming. So that works.
Sera was a slow burn for me. I first took Cole as my go-to Rogue (and I'll always love him) for what he revealed about our companions' inner thoughts, but second Quizzie, Sera was just so warm and lovely I ended up bringing her even if she wasn't the strongest party member in combat. I just wanted to hear her talk. Which was so warm and wonderful.
Sera is a great example of what this game brings to multiple replays. First replay, I liked her (even if she irritated me mildly). Second replay: LOVED her. Realized how much I'd missed. Now I'm torn because I love Cole and Varric, but man, Sera's my girl. I have to bring her.
Retour en haut
