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[LadyBri]

Well, overall I felt the worst for Hawke, but as far as companions I think I felt the most sympathy for Anders. I really enjoyed him in DA:A, and to see him so changed and tormented was kind of painful. I did one rivalry run with him, and I felt so bad at the end that I said never again. It'll be all friendship from now on - I mean, omg it's like kicking a puppy!

For the rest of the companions they all had their sad moments. The whole scene with Fenris not knowing how to read somehow struck me above all his others, which I realize seems kind of silly, but the reading issue kind of drove home just how crappy his life was imo. Mostly because on the friendship aspect of it he kind of laughs it off instead of showing a deeper emotion.

Even Merrill - I want to hate her because I loved my Dalish Warden's clan, and she's so stupid, but she is also just so undeniably adorable that I can't help but like her and want to be her friend even though I hate her.

But, I never felt bad for Sebastian. Even on my last run when I let Anders live, I wanted to slap Sebastian in his grief for daring to threaten his "armies" of Starkhaven. I mean come on...like he's gonna ride into Starkhaven and be like, "Hey, remember me from over a decade ago? I'm your Prince and I shall lead you now!" I hope they throw him out of town - he didn't even avenge his family! He hid in the chantry like a baby, and it's a shame that he couldn't be a man for his innocently slaughtered family or his countrymen but at the end he finally stands up for Elthina even though I don't foresee him being able to get any sort of revenge.

[Darkkyn46]

I can't feel sorry for Anders because he's given up his own humanity for his cause.  He's decided that any cost is worth it to free mages, despite his own anger with mages who turn to blood magic.  Besides, I can't tell if it's really his feelings or Justice influencing him.  He's an abomonation anyway, F'em.

Fenris is obviously scarred, literally and emotionally, from what he's experienced as a Tevinter slave.  Considering what shaped his view of the world, can his anger really be faulted?  By the way, first play through I sided with the mages and he left me.  Then when it came time to face the Templars I won him back to my side.  Meredith says something like "I didn't ask for your help anyway" and storms off.

Merrill and Sebastian I just didn't like at all.

Isabella is my favorite character, but I don't feel sorry for her.  She has the best dialog and frankly, the best rack.  Win win.

Thehealeroftruu wrote...

Of all the Companions in DA2, who do you feel bad for the most?

Anders:  First off, we all remember this wonderful funny, sarcastic guy from Awakening, but here in DA2 he's all sad, and not one bit of funny other than a poor memory on his cat.  He hates templars and the circle so much it drove him to blow up the chantry.  I felt really bad for him knowing he felt that strongly about it, and if you kill him, all he says is how he is proud he'll be remembered as a hero.  He's pretty delusional towards the end if you ask me, I couldn't help but feel terrible for him. I can't decide if it's Justice/Vengeance that makes him that way, or if it's just years or torment.

Fenris:  Fenris obviously had a hard past as a slave, because his anger towards his master is about the only thing that keeps him going, I'm not sure if I feel bad for him or if I'm just annoyed of him, because his first memory is getting his lyrium tattoos.  If you side with the mages, he gets mad at you and betrays you completely.  If you are a mage... he takes his anger out on you more than once. 

Merrill: It was her choice obviously, but she was pretty much exiled from her clan for trying to restore history using the eluvian, I never got far in her story to be honest, but I always felt bad that she was blinded by the Eluvian to focus on other things.  Her whole clan got killed because of her blood magic, although I do blame the Dalish for.. "Over reacting"  She lost her whole clan, and seemed pretty upset about it from what I could tell.

Sebastian:  I feel especially bad for Sebastian the most because he's been through quite a bit, yet he still loves the Maker and he rarely, if ever, complained about anything.  To start off, he was a son of the Vael's, then his whole family was murdered by the work of a desire demon.  After all of that he was fine, always in the chantry, (IMO he might have looked up to the Revered Mother as a real mother)  Then Anders had to blow up the chantry, and you witness him break down.  I felt especially bad then, especially after all that has happened to him. 



Just my thoughts on the 4 companions that I felt sympathy for while playing. (Two Playthroughs)

Your thoughts?

[Darkkyn46]

But, I never felt bad for Sebastian. Even on my last run when I let Anders live, I wanted to slap Sebastian in his grief for daring to threaten his "armies" of Starkhaven. I mean come on...like he's gonna ride into Starkhaven and be like, "Hey, remember me from over a decade ago? I'm your Prince and I shall lead you now!" I hope they throw him out of town - he didn't even avenge his family! He hid in the chantry like a baby, and it's a shame that he couldn't be a man for his innocently slaughtered family or his countrymen but at the end he finally stands up for Elthina even though I don't foresee him being able to get any sort of revenge.

I thought the exact same thing when he made the threat.  I wished thre was a dialog option to punk him about not taking care of his own business, and it should have involved calling him a spoiled little fancy lad.

[dlone2]

Anders: I really couldn't feel any sympathy for this guy. He had it good with the wardens and was protected in Ferelden. Hell my Ferelden all mages where free. So what does he do? Runs away to the one place in the entire world that has the largest concentration of mage vs templar hostility brewing. Then jihads the chantry all while lying to my Hawke...dude you are so lucky I let your ass even live...

Fenris: could really care less about him, drank some wine with him. Gave him a sword.....dude you sided against me? In the end he joined me so its cool.

Merrill: I saved her clan, and romanced her so it was interesting seeing her focus shift from I'm doing this for my clan, to I'm doing this for me and Hawke now. In the end she smashed the mirror because she loved my Hawke more.

Sebastian: I actually feel worse for him vs Anders. Because he was always cool with me and would actually hear my Hawke out on the politics of magic. He was my friend and I mentioned it in another post if you are super friendly with him, he does still promise to come for Anders with an army if need be. He understood my Hawke wouldn't kill Anders, but would protect the city if an army threatened it.

Varrik and Aveline - both basically told my Hawke "how do I let you talk me into these positions" both joked that he was an annoying friend. Its like Craig from south park, "nobody wants to hang out with you guys because every week something weird happen around you"

Sandal and Boodhan - both actually settled in very well and found themselves a "home" only to be driven from it by the circumstances around them. I even told Boodhan that my Hawke would look after Sandal should anything happen to him (hint hint for DA3)

- also screw Isabella I put up with her at every point and saved her ass and she never came back to help. I hope she got sea herpes and died......carving %^&* into my banisters. 

Modifié par dlone2, 25 mars 2011 - 06:24 .

[Deztyn]

Anders 1.0 who did not appear in Dragon Age 2.

In any form.

At all.

/denial

[Pinely]

The only companions I felt bad for were Aveline and Merrill. I sympathized with Merrill's search for history and I wanted to believe that demons could be reasoned with. With Aveline, I really felt bad for that date with Donric on the Wounded Coast. And the would-be date at the Hanged Man.

The Viscount was a tragic character. He has to constantly check the power of the Templars, appease the Qunari, and deal with a lot of refugees. As icing on the cake, his own son has an unhealthy fascination with the Qunari and winds up dead. Shortly after that he gets beheaded from a situation that was completely out of his control.

The Revered Mother is also sympathetic. She tries to keep the peace, but fails both with the Qunari and the Templar/Mages. For a revered mother, she is surprisingly open minded and struggles to maintain neutrality. And then a terrorist Mage blows her up, destroying any chance of non-violent resolution.

[Alamar2078]

Merrill: I thought I did something WRONG when I ended up having to go all genocidy on her clan. I expected a much larger response from here to the point of expecting a multi-part quest so she wouldn't go crazy or suicide or something similar.

Justice: I liked Justice a lot in Awakenings and I feel confident that becoming "Vengance" is the last thing that he would have wanted or expected.

Anders: He should have known better. I do feel sorry for him because Anders "died" as soon as he merged with Justice. What Hawke killed or didn't kill wasn't Anders IMHO.

The Grand Cleric: Sometimes good people get the shaft for being good & passive as they think they should. Unfortunately when good people don't act then evil [Meredith + Idol] is allowed to flourish.

[Alamar2078]

OOPS .. double post

Modifié par Alamar2078, 25 mars 2011 - 05:26 .

[Tom Jolly]

 I felt the worse for myself, and for the fate of the Western RPG.