Talk:Corvo Attano/@comment-206.231.103.249-20130201152736/@comment-27202257-20130202043934

Wait, you're asking for thoughts on Corvo Attano? Uh, your weekend free?

Really, though, I actually don't see him as a super-serious person. He's not the most social guy in the world (even a little awkward; great with a sword, bad with people), but he doesn't really seem to be a stoic badass, either. That's particularly the case around people he likes and cares about; we see how affectionate he is toward Emily, and if Jessamine had made it past the prologue my guess is he would've acted similarly toward her. In the low chaos ending we also see him celebrating the end of the plague with Samuel and some other people, and even if he isn't the life of the party, he's not standing off in a corner by himself, either.

Also, looking at some of the things he does/can do over the course of the game, it actually seems like he has a pretty good sense of humor. I mean, signing the guest book at the Boyle Mansion with his real name? Acting drunk to get past a guard? Not exactly the picture of emotionless badassery.

Of course, it's all in how you play him. Someone else playing the game might have a version of Corvo that's a blood-crazed, calculated maniac, while my version of Corvo arranged unconscious bodies into hilarious positions for kicks, and stole Sokolov's cider. A lot depends on the player and what options they choose. (Gotta say, I like my version, though.)