I know killing everyone to raise something who's long dead is wrong.
Everyone should have an equal shot at living their lives and choose their destinity.
The ancient elven did , and they brought doom upon themselves and fell.
Well too bad , it's sad , but life goes on.
It's not about the "natural" order (the natural order was the elven got so powerful their Gods were about to destroy the world) it's about one man who has the power to destroy everything and will do it just because he can.
Ancient elven history repeating itself , and people not able to learn the lesson.
Which incoming empire? All that remains of ancient elves is a band of survivors that protect a temple and the Evanuirs, even if Solas succeeds and it's able to defeat all the Evanuirs (which I doubt) things won't be as they used to be, that's the difference between Solas and the Witches of the Wilds, he is ruthless and he doesn't give a chance even to the things worthy of be preserved that are not ancient elves, while Witches try to pull the things on a way that keeps the many living on peace.
Just going to point out two things here:
- Solas has ancient elven followers not from the Temple of Mythal. Felassan was one of them. From the Trespasser epilogue, there were many more (and for all we know, ancient elves have been tripping around Thedas for years unnoticed. Maybe they quickened when they woke?). You also learn there were lots of elves trapped in the Crossroads when the Veil went up. It's possible some of them survived.
- Solas is not necessarily just saving the ancient elves. The entire world is awry by his standards. Not just elves, but everyone, is missing a connection to the Fade that they possessed before the Veil. Dwarves were once able to dream. They could be again.
Also, I think that while Solas anticipates the worst, and is probably largely correct, not absolutely everyone will die. Much like the last time, there will be survivors.
I think either redeeming him or killing him are valid options. At first I was infuriated he ended the world once already. Then I stopped, looked back, and realized, he had no idea what the consequences of his actions would be. He was trying to save people. Well, okay, and get vengeance, but still...
Most of what happened that Solas caused during Inquisition was accidental. He did not favor the Breach. That particular method of merging the Fade and the real world was too traumatic for spirits, and Solas felt that the rifts needed closing. So we know that is not his intention. We also know that he expected Corypheus to die unlocking the orb. He had no way of knowing the Corypheus had mastered immortality. His intentions were still terrible, not even arguing that. But as others said, in Solas's shoes, you might think the world was such a horrible place that who wouldn't want to fix it? He says the elves lost everything, even themselves. This implies that there's something, some aspect, to elves pre-Veil that was fundamental to their existence and utterly missing in modern elves. It's not just his pride; people really are broken compared to what they were.
But does that excuse his actions? No. People are still people, no matter how broken they are. He is trying to convince himself that by giving them time to be happy he is not a monster. But, this is also like a farmer giving beef cows a couple of years to graze in a herd before the slaughter. It may be a kinder treatment, but that still doesn't make it in any way benevolent.
Solas is afraid he's going to become a monster. I personally think he hasn't--yet. When he actually starts on his goals, when he starts to kill thousands if not millions of people (intentionally this time) that's when he'll be a monster. At the moment he is at a crossroads. The atrocities he has committed have been the results of accidents or unintentional collateral damage. He's still responsible for them, though he did a lot to make up for it by helping the Inquisition. He cannot make up for destroying the ancient Elvhen empire.
So is it valid to kill Solas? Definitely. Is it valid to try to change his mind because he hasn't actually gone through with his plans yet? Of course. I like him and feel he can be redeemed, but I still kind of want to kill him for what he's done and what he's planning to do. But he hasn't carried out his plans, yet.
Some people are saying, "Oh, Mythal would not have done this." Okay, but... Note that she and Solas are at least partly one being now. Solas probably has part of her soul. She has always been working toward a specific goal. We know this. Morrigan was part of the plan. We also know that. I actually think Flemeth, who proclaims that the entire world was betrayed, is more dangerous than Solas. And that's why it isn't going to matter whether or not you kill or redeem him.
What I think could easily happen: Kill Solas - > Morrigan becomes Mythal's host - > She then merges the Fade and the real world.
OR.
Redeem Solas - > Solas gives Mythal's soul to Morrigan OR Mythal's soul takes over Solas - > Mythal still merges the Fade and the Real World.
Mythal was bent on vengeance. She wouldn't have allowed Solas to take her power if it meant she'd never achieve her own goals. And also, it seemed to me to be heavily implied that her goals aligned with his.
The difference is that Solas actually feels bad about the plans and can be stopped. He's not out for vengeance. He just thinks the world has gone wrong and needs to fix it. Do I feel sorry for him? No. I told some friends via chat that I don't feel sorry for him at all even though I think that maybe we're supposed to. I feel very sorry on the other hand for an Inquisitor who befriended or romanced him, and now has their friend or lover telling them these horrible things as if their relationship had never mattered. Moreover, I agree with those who perceived that Solas wants to be proven wrong.
On the other hand, if I'm right and Mythal's involved, I don't think she feels bad about "fixing" the world.
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