GreedFall 2: Why a Far Bigger Role for Mev Seems Inevitable

GreedFall 2: The Dying World

By Josh Cotts

Published May 15, 2024

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GreedFall 2: The Dying World

Highlights

GreedFall 2: The Dying World is set to enter early access in 2024, with Mev playing a significant role in the storyline.
The new character players control will encounter familiar faces like Mev, the highest spiritual authority in Teer Fradee.
Though it's only speculation, Mev may try to rebel the first invaders of Teer Fradee in the prequel, something indicated by a bit of her dialogue and the way she views the player in the upcoming prequel.

GreedFall 2: The Dying World is the upcoming sequel to the 2019 cult hit GreedFall by French video game developer Spiders, currently slated to hit early access this summer. Set three years before the events of GreedFall, GreedFall 2 will put players into the shoes of a Teer Fradee native who has been forced away from their home and taken to the Old Continent. It is likely the Malichor plague that drove the first game's narrative will play a central role in GreedFall 2, as Spiders has confirmed the disease is just beginning to spread, which presumably means this story will see the beginning of the move to colonize Teer Fradee.

While players will be in control of a brand-new character never before seen or spoken of in GreedFall 2, there will also be some familiar faces joining the story — one such face is Mev. Mev plays a rather significant role in GreedFall, and it seems she may be returning in GreedFall 2 for an even more prominent place in the narrative. Her place in GreedFall 2's story has not only been verified by Spiders, but her appearance in the announcement trailer for the game also implies she will play a far bigger role than she did before.

Kurt on the battlefield with GreedFall 2's protagonist

The Argument For and Against GreedFall 2 Having More Endings than GF1

GreedFall 2 has an opportunity to have even more endings than its predecessor, but it's a tightrope to walk given the game's prequel status.

GreedFall 2 Will Likely See Mev Playing a Much More Prominent Role Than Before

Mev Is the Highest Spiritual Authority of Teer Fradee

While she arguably didn't get as much screen time as she should have in GreedFall, Mev is undoubtedly one of the franchise's most important characters. As the highest spiritual authority of Teer Fradee and the head of the "shadow spirits" of the village of Vigshadhir, Mev is a valued representative of Teer Fradee and a spokesperson of sorts for the island's natives. Players first encounter Mev in GreedFall during the "In Pursuit of the Tierna Harh Cadachtas" quest after De Sardet learns of one who can procure a miraculous remedy for the Malichor.

Shortly after finding Mev and being dismissed by her, players witness her getting shot and then take her back to her village to recover. Eventually, De Sardet learns from Mev that the remedy she has created is not for Malichor, but "to heal those who escaped the claws of the Alliance" and she dismisses De Sardet. De Sardet later returns to Mev seeking help finding her cousin — a request Mev agrees to fulfill upon learning of the death of Catasach. Mev then performs a ritual on Catasach's body, only to discover that Vinbarr, the high-king, is still alive. De Sardet then sets out in pursuit of Vinbarr, as they believe the high-king can lead them to Constantin, thus affirming Mev's value to the story.

Mev's Appearance in GreedFall 2's Trailer Suggests a Bigger Role

Despite Mev playing such an important role in GreedFall, players still didn't get as much time with her as they should have. Fortunately, according to GreedFall 2's announcement trailer, she may be playing an even bigger role in the next game. In the trailer, Mev performs a ritual with two of her companions, while Nadaig Frasamen approaches slowly from behind her. It's unclear what the trio may be doing in the trailer, but the fact that Mev is one of the first sights suggests her prominence in the sequel.

The exact role Mev will play in GreedFall 2 remains to be seen, but a bit of dialogue from GreedFall might hint at what could happen in the prequel. Upon players meeting Mev for the first time, she distrusts them almost immediately, suggesting that they have only "come here to rape our lands...as did those who came before them long ago." It's possible players could witness Mev attempting to repel the first invaders of Teer Fradee who sought to take advantage of its resources and the rumored Malichor cure. After all, this would make sense, considering what is shown in the trailer, but only time will tell.