The recent gameplay trailer revealed during the State of Play entirely devoted to Hogwarts Legacy: Hogwarts Legacy allowed us to meet several key characters in the history of the game. Teachers for example with Professor Eleazar Fig who will take care of us as a newcomer to Hogwarts, straight into fifth year. The latter then investigates the rebellion of the mountain goblins and their sudden aggressiveness. Behind these revolts hides in reality a much greater Evil embodied by a Black Mage.
Hogwarts Legacy: Who is the real villain of the story?
With this new trailer, one would think that Rannrok , the leader of the Goblin rebellion, will be our main antagonist. In fact, we learn from the official PlayStation blogpost that the strings are being pulled by a very powerful Dark Mage by the name of Victor Rookwood. Together, they then represent a terrible threat to the magical world. Their objective ? Control ancient magic that the player possesses elsewhere.
It would seem that this Victor is this man with the top hat but this remains to be confirmed.
And if that top-hatted gentleman doesn't mean anything to you right now, we think he's the famous villain with a skull mask we saw in the first trailer. As of 2020, the game's official communication materials indicate that we will be able to shape our own legacy at Hogwarts and, as a result, choose the direction we want to take. Without further details, it is undoubtedly a question of making choices (of dialogues, spells or actions) during the adventure which will make our character lean on the side of Good or Evil. Specifically, the player will have to choose between fighting the Dark Mage or joining him and succumbing to ancient magic.
Be careful though, we also know that another threat lurks at Hogwarts in 1890: the kinds of trackers who harm and corrupt fantastic beasts. Your role will also be to save them and take care of them in your menagerie.
It remains to be seen now if all the wizards with skull masks are in the pay of Rookwood or if it is another distinct clan.
Who is the dark magician Victor Rookwood?
For the moment, we don't know much about Victor except his taste for refined clothes and his direct link to the Goblin Rebellion. Described as a dark mage, we can therefore assume that he uses a very powerful form of magic as was the case with Tom Riddle (Voldemort) for example. The creation of horcruxes, the resuscitation of the dead (Inferi) or the use of unforgivable spells are typical of black magic. We also see very clearly in the gameplay trailer that Victor uses Inferi against the protagonist.
However, we also see that our character, at the end of the trailer, is able to use the unforgivable curse of death: Avada Kedavra. Has he ever succumbed to the dark side?
If Victor Rookwood does not appear in the books or in the Harry Potter films (the story takes place in 1890, it is therefore normal), we do know his descendants: Augustus Rookwood . 100 years after Hogwarts Legacy (1990), Augustus was working in the Department of Mysteries as a tongue-in-cheek (sort of FBI magic). He was later denounced by Igor Karkaroff as a Death Eater and imprisoned in Azkaban. In 1996, he escaped from prison and took part in the Battle of Hogwarts, alongside Voldemort.
Will our dear villain from Hogwarts Legacy meet the same fate?
This guide has been translated from MGG France by bxakid and was originally written by Milkameluna.
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