10 Video Game Twists In Front Of You The Whole Time
3. The Identity Of Solas - Dragon Age: Inquisition
When you meet the elven mage Solas, you're left with a metric butt-load of questions about basically everything about him. Fortunately for him, he's got plenty of answers. Solas explains away his insane amount of knowledge about the realm known as The Fade by saying that his entire life was spent secluded in the woods, with all the time in the world to study The Fade and the spirits that dwelt within.
Funny thing is, he at no point lies to you about his backstory. But he does omit one crucial detail: that being the timeline of his life and when exactly everything happened.
As you find out in the DLC epilogue for the game, Dragon Age: Trespasser, Solas is the elven Loki/Devil figure known as Fen'Harel, and like him, all the other Elven gods were really just very VERY powerful mages.
This twist is conveyed through little hints of dialogue and world building, but the biggest clue comes in Solas' companion mission, All New, Faded For Her. Swap the letters around, and you get "Dread Wolf FenHarel".