Delilah and Corvo

[Bill Nye the Russian Spy]

So in Dishonored 2 Corvo's powers get "reset" somehow. I suspected Delilah having a role. The Corvo trailer released a few days ago seems to confirm this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKPzsH4lZjM
At 1:15 Delilah seems to be "draining" something from Corvo's hand which the mark is on.
I think Delilah is unmarking Corvo. This is also supported by the fact you can go powerless as both characters. Harvey Smith says when the outsider visits you. You can refuse to be marked again. If you choose this option Corvo says, "I've had enough of your gifts." according to Harvey later in the same interview.
Discuss

[Lord Anthony I. of Admister]

From my perspective of being a huge fan of the first game, it seems completely ridicullous. I dont care so much about "the unmarking", but I just cannot think of worse way to create a bad guy then bringing Delilah back from either death or void and then letting her unmark Corvo. Why would she have bigger power than Corvo does?

[Kaitos Mogh]

Originally posted by Rip AC/DC:

From my perspective of being a huge fan of the first game, it seems completely ridicullous. I dont care so much about "the unmarking", but I just cannot think of worse way to create a bad guy then bringing Delilah back from either death or void and then letting her unmark Corvo. Why would she have bigger power than Corvo does?

Well, we are about to find out.

I have to say though, that neither am i a fan of Delilah as a main villain. In Dishonored 1, she was just the stereotypical evil witch. But i also don't think that you can ask for deeper characters in videogames in terms of personality and motives.

Anyway, if it's done well, it's done well.

[Clown Reemus]

Having to level the character up from the scratch because new game is always ridiculous. They can not avoid it, they can not really justify it.

[Daddy Kaneki]

Originally posted by Rip AC/DC:

From my perspective of being a huge fan of the first game, it seems completely ridicullous. I dont care so much about "the unmarking", but I just cannot think of worse way to create a bad guy then bringing Delilah back from either death or void and then letting her unmark Corvo. Why would she have bigger power than Corvo does?

It has been stated that the powers people receive from marks are predisposed by their personality types and their goals.

Think about Delilah.

She envies everything. EVERYTHING.

She is jealous of everything and wants everything. Even when she is stopped, she still tries to take what she wants.

Her being able to take someone's power is not out of the question. And even if that wasn't a power granted to her by her mark, she could still find a way to do it via Witchery.

Learn the nuances in the lore before you complain.

[Kain]

His powers get reset? No they don't.

[Bill Nye the Russian Spy]

Originally posted by Kain:

His powers get reset? No they don't.

When Harvey said it 3 times. It definitely will happen.

[Bill Nye the Russian Spy]

Originally posted by Rip AC/DC:

From my perspective of being a huge fan of the first game, it seems completely ridicullous. I dont care so much about "the unmarking", but I just cannot think of worse way to create a bad guy then bringing Delilah back from either death or void and then letting her unmark Corvo. Why would she have bigger power than Corvo does?

She had the mark longer and been planning this for around 2 decades.