Four Choices Fact Check: Mythbusting the Best and Worst Route Theories

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One of the most damaging rumors suggested that picking Choice 2 automatically triggers a companion death cinematic. That claim misidentifies how the title calculates mortality. The game uses a background tracker: if a companion's loyalty rating sits below 75% prior to entering the dialogue sequence, Choice 2 will indeed result in their capture and death during the subsequent escape sequence.

Players who completed secondary faction assignments before the Chapter 6 cutoff experienced an entirely different outcome. With maximum affinity, the companion survives the crossfire with minor cosmetic battle damage. The choice itself acts as an execution trigger for dormant math, not an arbitrary executioner. In contrast, Choice 4 forces an immediate solo state, benching your entire roster for the remainder of the campaign regardless of past relationship progress.