Guinevere Theory Page

Welcome to the Guinevere Theory Page. This is a place where you can discuss confirmed, debunked, and unconfirmed theories from the Guinevere series.

Current & Unconfirmed Theories

 * Witches of the North: Merlin mentioned them in Chapter 4. Any of the following might be possible:
 * They have been helping Merlin: Merlin might have picked up some spells from them.
 * They were a red herring: The reason for Merlin to mention them might have been to divert suspicion from himself.
 * They will become MC's allies: They might somehow help the main character in some future scene.
 * Sequel: Some players believe that there is a possibility for a sequel. If this theory turns out to be true, the antagonist could be one of the following:
 * Mordred: Merlin saw an older Mordred killing Arthur/Artura in a vision.
 * Lord Calhoun: He made threats in Morgana's flashback scene and since he has not yet appeared during present days.
 * An escaped antagonist: If any of the antagonists somehow escape, they might come against us again in a sequel.
 * An ally becoming a traitor: Another possibility might be that some ally would turn against us.
 * MC's future: Similar to the vision we saw about our different futures in Chapter 11, we might at some point marry Arthur/Artura or Lancelot and potentially also start a family with them. The wedding part is strengthened by Chapter 17's description.
 * Chapter 11's Futures: One of the following would be true:
 * They are part of present day's timeline: Players seem to believe that the story's events would lead to either future.
 * They are part of some other timeline: Various details seem different from present day.
 * They are dreams: Something in the potion might have produced totally made-up things.

Confirmed Theories

 * Setting: Due to the title, many players believe this series will take place in a reimagining of the Arthurian legend in and around Camelot. This was confirmed in the May Choices Insiders that "Guinevere features a female main character swept up in the Arthurian legend".
 * Mentioned in the blog: This is believed by some to be the untitled Knights book mentioned in the New Year blogpost. This is confirmed when one of the keywords for the book is "knight".
 * Love Interests: Our love interests might be gender customizable variations of Arthur and Lancelot. This theory is backed up through a Choices Insiders that mentions that there would be customizable love interests, and strengthened when the book cover seems to show one love interest of either gender on either side of cover's central character. Eventually this theory is confirmed by PB through their social media, stating that the love interests will be Arthur and Lancelot, and that they will both be gender customizable.
 * Playing as Guinevere: Given that this is a genderlocked female story, players suspect that we will most likely be playing as the titular character, making this book one of the few books where the MC has a set name, along with The Crown & The Flame and Most Wanted. The theory of playing as Guinevere is confirmed by PB through a sneak peek that features the main character, but we can rename her as we wish.
 * Love Triangle: Similar to Immortal Desires, Book 1 and the Arthurian legend, it is very possible that there will be a love triangle between us and the two love interests. This is strengthened with the release of the trailer for the book and Chapter 1's last scene, and eventually confirmed with Chapter 9, where Lancelot seems to have feelings for us regardless of our choices.
 * Merlin: There is a theory that suggests that Merlin is the shadowed figure in our vision in Chapter 8, and by extension, the Big Bad of the story. The reason players suspect Merlin, is because he has been very absent from the story so far, because he is a very strong-magic user, and because of the comet that coincides with Merlin's return to Camelot. In addition, since Morgana is confirmed to be an ally, this has led players to believe she and Merlin have their roles swapped in this adaptation. This is confirmed in Chapter 14.
 * Main Character's Vision: In Chapter 1, a vision of Camelot in flames comes to us multiple times. In Chapter 2, we seem to think that either Lancelot or Arthur/Artura would betray the other, but it's very likely that someone else is responsible for what may happen. This theory is strengthened with the appearance of a shadowed figure in our vision in Chapter 8 who is most likely the Big Bad, and eventually confirmed after the revelation that Merlin is behind everything, who tried to manipulate Arthur/Artura into killing us and Lancelot.
 * Visions: Given that we were able to change one of our visions of the future and save Arthur/Artura from being poisoned in Chapter 3, there is a theory that eventually we will also be able to change the vision regarding the destruction of Camelot and the fight between Arthur/Artura and Lancelot. Since we tell Lancelot and Arthur/Artura the truth about our visions at the end of Chapter 3, there is a high probability that they could help with changing the future. More people that could potentially help us is Morgana since she has magic and we tell her the truth about our visions in Chapter 8, as well as the 5 Knights of the pre-book sneak peek since each of them seem to be skilled and like us. Minus Gareth who was controlled by Merlin and Gawain who attacked us, Chapter 15 confirms this theory.
 * Merlin's fate: One of the following might happen to him:
 * Player-decided fate: Like various antagonists in previous books, his fate might be decided by us during or after the final confrontation. This is confirmed when we can decide his fate in a premium scene.

Debunked Theories

 * 17+: It is theorized that due to the setting of the story, some players think that it will be a Mature-tagged book. This is debunked when the mature tag did not appear.
 * Time-Travel: Based on the description of the book in the Insiders and based on the summary of the first two chapters, some players theorize that the main character will be a time-traveller from the present, similar to Distant Shores. This is debunked when PB released the trailer for the Book, which indicated that the main character is Princess Guinevere herself, who simply happens to have visions of the future.
 * General release: Given that the wide release for most books occurs two months after the VIP release, some players theorize that the book will be released for everyone in December. The October 2022 Choices Insiders newsletter debunked this when it is revealed the book will be released for everyone next year.
 * Morgana will be the Big Bad, or at least a major villain: Given that many adaptations of the Arthurian legend have Morgana be a villain, many players expect this to be the same for this adaptation. This is debunked when Morgana's backstory is revealed in Chapter 8, and when she tries to make amends by helping us figure out more about our visions.
 * Morgana and Merlin: Their pre-release introduction seems to indicate that they will either be on the same side, or that their allegiance will be determinant. It seems likely that the main character will need their help and that their response would depend on previous actions/comments toward them and/or toward other characters. This is debunked as Morgana decides to help us regardless of our choices.
 * Shadowed Figure's identity: possibilities of who this character might be; each debunked in Chapter 14 when a vision reveals this character to be Merlin:
 * Caradoc: Because he went against Arthur/Artura in the past.
 * Lord Calhoun: Because he plotted against Arthur/Artura. His potential threats in Morgana's flashback scene seem to strengthen this.
 * A witch of the north: Merlin warned about them in Chapter 4.
 * Caradoc: Both are debunked in Chapter 16 since the fighting seemed to be partly Merlin's efforts and partly civil war:
 * He will help the shadowed figure: His army might be part of the ones attacking Camelot in MC's vision.
 * He will fight the shadowed figure: He might lead his army against Camelot's attackers. Chapter 11's premium scene with Arthur/Artura seems to strengthen this when Caradoc's scrowl is on a treaty.
 * Merlin's fate: Both are debunked in Chapter 16 when we decide his fate:
 * Redemption: He might redeem either on his own, or through our choices.
 * Executed: Like Bernard Sayre in Wolf Bride, he might be killed by a player-decided killer. This seems to be strengthened by him not being mentioned in either of Chapter 11's futures.
 * Merlin (partially) succeeds: Since neither of the love interests seems to remember the vision of Camelot's fall in the visions from Chapter 11, the plan that Merlin told about towards the end of Chapter 15 may be somewhat successful. However, given that the visions show peaceful futures, there may be some way to counteract the effects of the spell. While at first it seemed that Merlin was about to succeed, this is debunked when we eventually defeat him.