User blog comment:The.Outsider/Sequel/@comment-71.225.179.111-20130619234749

Maybe Corvo could still be the protagonist, if the story was adjusted to avoid being a complete clone of the first. If not, then maybe a guard that was close to the empress and uncovered plans of assassination and/or takeover of the empire, perhaps five years or so after the end of the first game. The villain should be Sokolov, or someone similar to him. Someone with power, the mind to build weapons of mass destruction, and likely allies with similar views would probably not be very happy about having a child for an empress. So, after Corvo leaves on buisness in the other Isles, they decide to take over. Also, there are other areas to look into, such as the other Isles, Pandyssia, the underground city, the academy, and the Void. However, things like the Void and the Outsider should not be explained too much; to me, the ambiguity was one of the good things about the Outsider.