Building on the above WMG about Gustadolf, he was probably the only royal sibling to treat her with some kindness, which is why she still believes in him. It can also be assumed this made her the Unfavorite growing up. Her personality is also at odds with the rest of her siblings - being focused on peace and compassion and being a magic user instead of a warmongering physical combatant. Since sexism doesnt appear to be an issue in this games setting, it would be reasonable to assume she wasnt married off to Serenoa because she was a woman, but because she wasnt seen as a legitimate royal. And they have much more menacing facial features and designs compared to her.

Her siblings have silver hair and light eyes, while she has red hair and dark eyes. That said, he has a nuanced set of virtues and principles, and he has a sympathetic goal of breaking Hyzantes salt monopoly over the continent, but nonetheless goes to ruthless extremes in achieving it.įrederica is a Heroic Bastard or the daughter of a mistress/concubine, and the White Sheep of her family

Jossed, Gustadolph is a textbook sociopath.

He could be trying to unite the land against a common threat, and believes that he must conquer the other nations. After all, while he does kill King Regna, he actively seems to be wanting the support of the other houses of Glenbrook, and shows disappointment if the heroes refuse to hand over Roland.

Given the history of the developers' games, Gustadolph could be a Well-Intentioned Extremist.Alternately, the pretexts he gives for invading Glenbrook (that King Regna extorted the iron mines and had his cousin murdered when he found out) are actually Cassandra Truths, which will result in a brutal Broken Pedestal moment for Roland.So the atrocities he committed weren't really his fault but the true Big Bad who was just someone too powerful for him to defy. Maybe he got controlled by the true Big Bad or at least forced to cooperate, having his loved ones threatened(maybe even his sister). Gustadolph Did Nothing Wrong.Frederica seemed to imply that Gustadolph wasn't always the complete dick he acted like in the demo.

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