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[thats1evildude]

I didn't pick up on this until the second or third time I read this codex.

At the Tevinter ritual tower in the Western Approach, you can find this codex about the Gate Guardian statues first seen in DA2 and dotting the Western Approach. I won't reproduce the whole text here, just the part that caught my notice.

"And as I walked through the desert, I saw a great armoured figure whose whole form blotted out the sky. At first I took it be no more than met the eye, a simple spiked statue, but as I approached, this deceptive icon transformed into a warrior as graceful as it was massive, its bladed staff leveled at me with energy crackling from its tip. Though my position was hardly optimal (primal magic burned a few feet from my face), I kept my wits and asked this mighty golem to show me mercy."

"This armoured figure spoke with a voice to make the sky quake and the stars scream. It sought magic to keep itself alive, it said, and the blood of the earth was the energy on which it survived. Having knowledge of the dwarves and the lyrium they provided to our mages, I directed the golem to the mage Atronis, who lived in nearby Perivantium, and it left without another word."

 

"That is the inspiration for the gate guardians I have designed, as fanciful a tale as it might seem. As for why I have asked that each guardian cast from my designs be inset with a small lyrium rod, I must primarily state that it is mere fancy. If Archon Ishal, gentle autocrat that he is, sees fit to ensure that my statues are known across the empire—I hear that one shall stand in the Western Approach—I would treasure the small hope that someday, I might see one walk again."

More than meets the eye? Decepticon? Optimus Prime? Skyquake? Starscream? One shall stand? And rearrange a few letters from the phrase "mage Atronis," and you get "Megatron."

Pretty sneaky, sis.

[Lady Harlequinn]

That is way cool!

[Red Panda]

It's bit of a stretch, honestly.

 

It seems mostly blatant, but only if we look at it that way.

 

Good find.

[devSin]

I bet Sylvia did it.

[LadyLaLa]

Heh that's awesome

[o Ventus]

But none of the Transformers carry a "bladed staff with energy crackling at its tip".

[thats1evildude]

But none of the Transformers carry a "bladed staff with energy crackling at its tip".

Consider the perspective of the artist who wrote the codex. To a person unfamiliar with such technology, he would probably describe a laser gun as a "bladed staff crackling with energy."

[o Ventus]

Consider the perspective of the artist who wrote the codex. To a person unfamiliar with such technology, he would probably describe a laser gun as a "bladed staff crackling with energy."

 

I get that there are no firearms in Thedas, but if anyone looks at this:

 

 

And thinks that it looks like a bladed staff, they're either blind or stupid.

[AshenEndymion]

Reading the passage, it seems to be indicating that the speaker is Optimus Prime(or rather, not Optimus Prime) and what is being described is supposed to be Skyquake...

 

Considering this is Skyquake: 

 

I see no problem with the weapons being being described as they were....

[Cantina]

This thread made me immediately think of this video:

 

 

[o Ventus]

There's no mention of exactly WHAT is being seen at all, aside from the vague "it's really big" and "bladed staff".

 

And again, I know there are no guns in Thedas, but if someone looks at Skyquake and thinks his energon sword and blaster resemble a bladed staff (when they're both 1-handed weapons carried in opposite hands), they're an idiot, medieval or not. "Sword and crossbow" I could understand, since he actually has a sword, and a crossbow would be a close enough analog to his blaster, but a staff? Something that none of his kit resembles? That the kit of no Transformer resembles?

 

I don't doubt that it's a reference to Transformers, I just don't think it's a reference to any particular Transformer as much as it's the writers' way of saying "hey, we know what this is!"

[DarkKnightHolmes]

Nice. Hope it's our Lord and Savior Megatron.

[Lethaya]

I'm thinking, in response to the staff deal, its a way of giving those Tevinter statues (which hold staffs, no?) an interesting origin story that ties in as a Transformers reference (which I never caught on to, and I love that entry! xD). Great stuff!

[Red Panda]

Perhaps it's confirmation of ancient aliens visiting Thedas, no?

[Monster20862]

No

[NaclynE]

I didn't pick up on this until the second or third time I read this codex.

At the Tevinter ritual tower in the Western Approach, you can find this codex about the Gate Guardian statues first seen in DA2 and dotting the Western Approach. I won't reproduce the whole text here, just the part that caught my notice.

"And as I walked through the desert, I saw a great armoured figure whose whole form blotted out the sky. At first I took it be no more than met the eye, a simple spiked statue, but as I approached, this deceptive icon transformed into a warrior as graceful as it was massive, its bladed staff leveled at me with energy crackling from its tip. Though my position was hardly optimal (primal magic burned a few feet from my face), I kept my wits and asked this mighty golem to show me mercy."

"This armoured figure spoke with a voice to make the sky quake and the stars scream. It sought magic to keep itself alive, it said, and the blood of the earth was the energy on which it survived. Having knowledge of the dwarves and the lyrium they provided to our mages, I directed the golem to the mage Atronis, who lived in nearby Perivantium, and it left without another word."

More than meets the eye? Decepticon? Optimus Prime? Skyquake? Starscream? And rearrange a few letters from the phrase "mage Atronis," and you get "Megatron."

Pretty sneaky, sis.

 

Mnnnnnnnnnnnhhhhhhhhhh I kind of doubt it.

 

All i am going to say is I remember for DAO/DAA there was a DLC called "The ruins of armgaroth" (check spelling) where from the videos did feature a super duper mechanical golem as one of the central things in the DLC. I haven't played the DLC (yet) but for all I know this is the reference and not to TRANSFORMERS.

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

"and the blood of the earth was the energy on which it survived" = reference to energon?

 

On the whole, I think there's an in-universe explanation for this, too. Its not just a reference. But I really can see how its a transformers reference, too.

[thats1evildude]

It was Golems of Amgarrak. And there was no mechanical golem.

It's just an amusing shoutout. Like how half of Cole's comments allude to RL movies.

[Luqer]

Perhaps it's confirmation of ancient aliens visiting Thedas, no?

Well, we already had baby Superman landing on Thedas...

[King Killoth]

Bioware has tons of little eater eggs like this in the codex if you look for it.. it dose not mean we will see any transformers its jsut fun to put in for those that take the time to read the codexes

[nightscrawl]

Hah, thanks for sharing this. I really do love their little references to other things, but many of them go over my head unless it's either super obvious or something that I'm really into.

[SabreTastic]

Here I thought this was just going to be some thread about how 'On this part of the map, I get the urge to say "Inquisition, ROLL OUT!"' because that happens to me all the time.

Good catch!

[Aren]

I didn't pick up on this until the second or third time I read this codex.

At the Tevinter ritual tower in the Western Approach, you can find this codex about the Gate Guardian statues first seen in DA2 and dotting the Western Approach. I won't reproduce the whole text here, just the part that caught my notice.

"And as I walked through the desert, I saw a great armoured figure whose whole form blotted out the sky. At first I took it be no more than met the eye, a simple spiked statue, but as I approached, this deceptive icon transformed into a warrior as graceful as it was massive, its bladed staff leveled at me with energy crackling from its tip. Though my position was hardly optimal (primal magic burned a few feet from my face), I kept my wits and asked this mighty golem to show me mercy."

"This armoured figure spoke with a voice to make the sky quake and the stars scream. It sought magic to keep itself alive, it said, and the blood of the earth was the energy on which it survived. Having knowledge of the dwarves and the lyrium they provided to our mages, I directed the golem to the mage Atronis, who lived in nearby Perivantium, and it left without another word."

More than meets the eye? Decepticon? Optimus Prime? Skyquake? Starscream? And rearrange a few letters from the phrase "mage Atronis," and you get "Megatron."

Pretty sneaky, sis.

OMG how much you have played this game to discover this?like the other thread in which someone have discovered a secret mission by jumping 50 times on a rock, it's unbelievable.

[Lethaya]

I don't think anyone discovered that, it was leaked by the programmer and people followed up on what he said. Not 100% sure now, though. XD

 

I read codexes, too. :B And the references I do catch are great fun. Doesn't seem that crazy? Especially if the OP is a Transformers fan to begin with.

[Alan Drifter13]

It was Golems of Amgarrak. And there was no mechanical golem.

It's just an amusing shoutout. Like how half of Cole's comments allude to RL movies.

 

But Cole's reference are way more clear, IMO