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[LolaLei]

Y'know, as cute as that scene and codex is about Cullen suffering/day dreaming about Amell/Surana, in a way I'm kinda concerned that will ruin any chance of us ever getting him as a romanceable companion. The one saving grace is that not everyone played as a female Amell/Surana, but even then there's a chance that he wouldn't be romanceable and they'd just omit the fact that he was in love with the Warden and change it to him just being in love with a mage that died in the Circle Tower during the blood mage attack, whom he never got over (if your Warden wasn't the female Amell/Surana).

I think THAT would be the one thing to really annoy me. I mean, I can see why Varric is unromanceable due to Bianca's death and swearing that he'd never love another, but they were actually in a relationship and Varric wasn't some naive boy. Cullen on the other hand knew he'd never be able to have any kind of romantic relationship with Amell/Surana and he was young (and presumably inexperienced) enough for it to be just a passing infatuation that all young people go through at least once in their life.

Worst thing is, I could totally see the writers doing it just to cause fan tears.

Modifié par LolaLei, 13 mai 2013 - 10:19 .

[littlenikki]

LolaLei wrote...

Y'know, as cute as that scene and codex is about Cullen suffering/day dreaming about Amell/Surana, in a way I'm kinda concerned that will ruin the chance of us ever getting him as a romanceable companion. The one saving grace is that not everyone played as a female Amell/Surana, but even then there's a chance that he wouldn't be romanceable and they'd just omit the fact that he was in love with the Warden and change it to him just being in love with a mage that died in the Circle Tower during the blood mage attack, whom he never got over (if your Warden wasn't the female Amell/Surana).

I think that would be the one thing to really annoy me. I mean, I can see why Varric is unromanceable due to Bianca's death and swearing that he'd never love another, but they were actually in a relationship and Varric wasn't some naive boy. Cullen on the other hand knew he'd never be able to have any kind of romantic relationship with Amell/Surana and he was young (and presumably inexperienced) enough for it to be just a passing infatuation that all young people go through at least once in their life.

I guess it just really comes down to who is writing him, and how much they want to break our poor little fangirl hearts  

Going off of his personality and character that we've seen already, I don't think that's something he would dwell on, or restrict him from pursuing a relationship with someone new. When/If he mentions Amell in Act II, it always seemed to me like he was thinking back on his experiences with her fondly, but certainly not pining for her. Especially considering it was pretty much a one-sided relationship, that got blown out of proportion due to rumors and what I can only guess as boredom in the Circle, it wouldn't make much sense for any of the devs to call on that issue as a reason to keep him un-romancable. 

[LolaLei]

littlenikki wrote...
I guess it just really comes down to who is writing him, and how much they want to break our poor little fangirl hearts  

Going off of his personality and character that we've seen already, I don't think that's something he would dwell on, or restrict him from pursuing a relationship with someone new. When/If he mentions Amell in Act II, it always seemed to me like he was thinking back on his experiences with her fondly, but certainly not pining for her. Especially considering it was pretty much a one-sided relationship, that got blown out of proportion due to rumors and what I can only guess as boredom in the Circle, it wouldn't make much sense for any of the devs to call on that issue as a reason to keep him un-romancable. 

Yeah, that's what it seemed like to me too.

... I guess I'm just fully expecting them to do something evil to us like that simply because we're fangirls and we've probably annoyed the hell out of them with all the Cullen squeeing, especially if DG had any say in Cullen's dialogue/story in DA3... he said himself that he's surprised how much fan love he's generated considering the small amount of screen time he's had.

It just totally wouldn't suprise me, 'tis all.

[littlenikki]

LolaLei wrote...


Yeah, that's what it seemed like to me too.

... I guess I'm just fully expecting them to do something evil to us like that simply because we're fangirls and we've probably annoyed the hell out of them with all the Cullen squeeing, especially if DG had any say in Cullen's dialogue/story in DA3... he said himself that he's surprised how much fan love he's generated considering the small amount of screen time he's had.

It just totally wouldn't suprise me, 'tis all.

Oh I dunno, I don't think we're so bad  We tend to even have some good ideas, inbetween all the squeeing of course 

I think any non-companion generating a large fanbase is always surprising, and hopefully the writers and devs take that as a compliment. I'm in the same boat with you that we should expect some kind of heartache if Cullen does turn out to be a companion/LI. It's just always safe to expect everything to not turn out roses and rainbows when it comes to any type of dark-er fantasy RPG.

[LolaLei]

littlenikki wrote...

LolaLei wrote...


Yeah, that's what it seemed like to me too.

... I guess I'm just fully expecting them to do something evil to us like that simply because we're fangirls and we've probably annoyed the hell out of them with all the Cullen squeeing, especially if DG had any say in Cullen's dialogue/story in DA3... he said himself that he's surprised how much fan love he's generated considering the small amount of screen time he's had.

It just totally wouldn't suprise me, 'tis all.

Oh I dunno, I don't think we're so bad  We tend to even have some good ideas, inbetween all the squeeing of course 

I think any non-companion generating a large fanbase is always surprising, and hopefully the writers and devs take that as a compliment. I'm in the same boat with you that we should expect some kind of heartache if Cullen does turn out to be a companion/LI. It's just always safe to expect everything to not turn out roses and rainbows when it comes to any type of dark-er fantasy RPG.

Oh, I don't mind if the romance aspect of his story arc goes to **** (so long as it's done well), I just want the chance to at least romance him briefly and have him as a companion so that I can ask him all the questions I've wanted to over the past two games. Most importantly, I'd like to be there to experience his personal growth with him, rather than watching or hearing about it from the sidelines.

[CuriousArtemis]

For me there is nothing worse than not being able to romance a character I've fallen in love with. Mind you, I mean "fall in love with" in terms of a writer/reader type love, not that I've literally fallen in love with a non-real person lol But I always wanted to romance Alistair for example and he was cut off from my character; by the time I decided to play a female Warden I was tired of DA:O and couldn't get through it (I did get her rose for her though ). However, luckily Alistair is such an integral part of that game that my Warden being his BFF was almost as good as being his lover; I still got to intimately explore that character (though romance would be better).

And now I'm playing ME and feeling sad I can't romance Joker. Not because I want to see him being all naughty with my character (don't care about that stuff, believe it or not ) but because I find his character fascinating, and I want to see more of him, the more intimate (as in emotionally intimate) side of that character the way you only glimpse in a romance.

And of course I just like romance stories, even more when they involve my favorite characters. I mean it's like all my love for GOT is kind of slowly ebbing now that Arya and Gendry have been separated, and it's obvious to me that Gendry's going to die and I'm distraught that my OTP has been forever severed lol

So if we can't romance Cullen, but he is just a companion... I will be sad. Similar to how I felt about Sten. I love that character... but never got to see who he really was, just the face he put on for my Warden. I would hate to only see that outer shell of Cullen as a companion... it would be like Aveline all over again.

[LolaLei]

motomotogirl wrote...

For me there is nothing worse than not being able to romance a character I've fallen in love with. Mind you, I mean "fall in love with" in terms of a writer/reader type love, not that I've literally fallen in love with a non-real person lol.

You've hit the nail on the head! See, that's exactly it! I think, for a lot of us in here, we've fallen "in love" with Cullen as a character. I know we joke about how hot he is and squee over his physical appearance sometimes, but mostly that's for "lols" (or in my case it is). Don't get me wrong, if he was a real life person I wouldn't say no, but I'm not fangirling because I want his pixelated babies or anything, I'm fangirling because his character and story is appealing to me and I find him intriguing.

My campaigning to make him a companion/LI isn't because I want see him shagging my protagonist, it's because I want to experience his story arc, and I often find that you get a few extra layers and a deeper insight into a companion's personality when you romance them (hence why I will always romance each companion at least once, for that extra bit of perspective). The only reason why I doubly want to romance him, is because he's had such a rough time so far and he just seems kinda... lonely.

I guess it's almost like my maternal instinct kicking in. I, as the player, want to see him happy for once and I can do that for him with my protagonist if only the writers/devs would give him to us as a romanceable companion.

Modifié par LolaLei, 14 mai 2013 - 12:46 .

[LolaLei]

I mean, all our fan-girling really is, is just a group of people being passionate about a character that they want implemented into the game. It's no different to the 100+ threads made about wanting isometric combat put back into DA games or wishing for playable races to return.

It's all just people wanting something put into DA3 that they feel would improve on their gaming experience. In our case, we feel that Cullen's inclusion as a companion/LI would improve our experience 10 fold.

[R2s Muse]

LolaLei wrote...

I mean, all our fan-girling really is, is just a group of people being passionate about a character that they want implemented into the game. It's no different to the 100+ threads made about wanting isometric combat put back into DA games or wishing for playable races to return.

It's all just people wanting something put into DA3 that they feel would improve on their gaming experience. In our case, we feel that Cullen's inclusion as a companion/LI would improve our experience 10 fold.

LOL I feel like you've just written the thread's mission statement. I may have to save this one to trot it out again at a later date...

[LolaLei]

R2s Muse wrote...

LolaLei wrote...

I mean, all our fan-girling really is, is just a group of people being passionate about a character that they want implemented into the game. It's no different to the 100+ threads made about wanting isometric combat put back into DA games or wishing for playable races to return.

It's all just people wanting something put into DA3 that they feel would improve on their gaming experience. In our case, we feel that Cullen's inclusion as a companion/LI would improve our experience 10 fold.

LOL I feel like you've just written the thread's mission statement. I may have to save this one to trot it out again at a later date...

LOL, that doesn't sound like a bad idea! 

[meanieweenie]

LolaLei wrote...

R2s Muse wrote...

LolaLei wrote...

I mean, all our fan-girling really is, is just a group of people being passionate about a character that they want implemented into the game. It's no different to the 100+ threads made about wanting isometric combat put back into DA games or wishing for playable races to return.

It's all just people wanting something put into DA3 that they feel would improve on their gaming experience. In our case, we feel that Cullen's inclusion as a companion/LI would improve our experience 10 fold.

LOL I feel like you've just written the thread's mission statement. I may have to save this one to trot it out again at a later date...

LOL, that doesn't sound like a bad idea! 

Too bad it won't all fit on a banner.

[brushyourteeth]

You know who I've been fan-girling about, privately, in the safe space of my own brain lately?

Fergus Cousland.

I think he would make an amazing companion in a game like DA3 where you could really use some political allies!!

/endnonCullenrubbish

[LolaLei]

brushyourteeth wrote...

You know who I've been fan-girling about, privately, in the safe space of my own brain lately?

Fergus Cousland.

I think he would make an amazing companion in a game like DA3 where you could really use some political allies!!

/endnonCullenrubbish

I'm surprised there wasn't a mod done in which we find him mid-adventure and recruit him or something.

[CuriousArtemis]

brushyourteeth wrote...

You know who I've been fan-girling about, privately, in the safe space of my own brain lately?

Fergus Cousland.

I think he would make an amazing companion in a game like DA3 where you could really use some political allies!!

/endnonCullenrubbish

This is the Cullen thread but squeeing over other pixels is allowed, as I understand it  

If not, then I retract all recent statements made regarding: Kaiden, Joker, Alain, Maraas, and the list goes on and on... 

I like Fergus. More of a Teagan girl myself. But Fergus has the devoted husband thing going for him. Plus he just lost his family, so he's like, vulnerable and stuff... although that would make it difficult to romance him, unless a great deal of time has passed. I couldn't romance Steven Cortez for anything. 

[LolaLei]

motomotogirl wrote...

brushyourteeth wrote...

You know who I've been fan-girling about, privately, in the safe space of my own brain lately?

Fergus Cousland.

I think he would make an amazing companion in a game like DA3 where you could really use some political allies!!

/endnonCullenrubbish

This is the Cullen thread but squeeing over other pixels is allowed, as I understand it  

If not, then I retract all recent statements made regarding: Kaiden, Joker, Alain, Maraas, and the list goes on and on... 

I like Fergus. More of a Teagan girl myself. But Fergus has the devoted husband thing going for him. Plus he just lost his family, so he's like, vulnerable and stuff... although that would make it difficult to romance him, unless a great deal of time has passed. I couldn't romance Steven Cortez for anything. 

You'd have a hell of a job trying to romance Carth in KOTOR then! 

[CuriousArtemis]

Oh Lord LOL Has he also lost a loved one?

[Jean]

Dead wife and a son who turned sith^ 

*whom you can also end up killing. 

**watching him deliver the final blow and yell "DOWN YOU GO!" is so worth it 

Modifié par Batteries, 14 mai 2013 - 04:02 .

[brushyourteeth]

Fergus' wife was Orlesian, so really no big loss there.

*ducks*




the hardest part about romancing Carth was that he sounded like an oddly stutter-y Kaidan. I was like "spit it out, fella!"

Modifié par brushyourteeth, 14 mai 2013 - 04:05 .

[SamaraDraven]

motomotogirl wrote...

brushyourteeth wrote...

You know who I've been fan-girling about, privately, in the safe space of my own brain lately?

Fergus Cousland.

I think he would make an amazing companion in a game like DA3 where you could really use some political allies!!

/endnonCullenrubbish

This is the Cullen thread but squeeing over other pixels is allowed, as I understand it  

If not, then I retract all recent statements made regarding: Kaiden, Joker, Alain, Maraas, and the list goes on and on... 

I like Fergus. More of a Teagan girl myself. But Fergus has the devoted husband thing going for him. Plus he just lost his family, so he's like, vulnerable and stuff... although that would make it difficult to romance him, unless a great deal of time has passed. I couldn't romance Steven Cortez for anything. 

Oh Maker! My Warden flirted so hard with him! After several PTs and a few years after release, I stumbled upon the option and thought I had missed an easter egg or secret romance. I was so bummed to discover that Teagan's all talk and no walk. <_<

[Jean]

 She was actually Antivian 

dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Oriana_Cousland

Modifié par Batteries, 14 mai 2013 - 04:07 .

[brushyourteeth]

SamaraDraven wrote...

motomotogirl wrote...

brushyourteeth wrote...

You know who I've been fan-girling about, privately, in the safe space of my own brain lately?

Fergus Cousland.

I think he would make an amazing companion in a game like DA3 where you could really use some political allies!!

/endnonCullenrubbish

This is the Cullen thread but squeeing over other pixels is allowed, as I understand it  

If not, then I retract all recent statements made regarding: Kaiden, Joker, Alain, Maraas, and the list goes on and on... 

I like Fergus. More of a Teagan girl myself. But Fergus has the devoted husband thing going for him. Plus he just lost his family, so he's like, vulnerable and stuff... although that would make it difficult to romance him, unless a great deal of time has passed. I couldn't romance Steven Cortez for anything. 

Oh Maker! My Warden flirted so hard with him! After several PTs and a few years after release, I stumbled upon the option and thought I had missed an easter egg or secret romance. I was so bummed to discover that Teagan's all talk and no walk. <_<

Oh, I know -- and I always expected Alistair to growl like a bobcat under his breath, LOL!

Teagan has it going on. And even if you're a dwarf (not sure about elf or not) he treats you like a lady, even if there's no flirting. When he flirts with you even though you're a mage... that's hot. So much backbone, meow!

[brushyourteeth]

Batteries wrote...

 She was actually Antivian 

dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Oriana_Cousland

Darn, you're right. Still, foreigners!  

That kid really was adorable, though.

[LolaLei]

Batteries wrote...

Dead wife and a son who turned sith^ 

*whom you can also end up killing. 

**watching him deliver the final blow and yell "DOWN YOU GO!" is so worth it 

NOOOOOOO, I didn't know that and I'm playing it currently. Damn spoilers.

[SamaraDraven]

brushyourteeth wrote...

SamaraDraven wrote...

motomotogirl wrote...

brushyourteeth wrote...

You know who I've been fan-girling about, privately, in the safe space of my own brain lately?

Fergus Cousland.

I think he would make an amazing companion in a game like DA3 where you could really use some political allies!!

/endnonCullenrubbish

This is the Cullen thread but squeeing over other pixels is allowed, as I understand it  

If not, then I retract all recent statements made regarding: Kaiden, Joker, Alain, Maraas, and the list goes on and on... 

I like Fergus. More of a Teagan girl myself. But Fergus has the devoted husband thing going for him. Plus he just lost his family, so he's like, vulnerable and stuff... although that would make it difficult to romance him, unless a great deal of time has passed. I couldn't romance Steven Cortez for anything. 

Oh Maker! My Warden flirted so hard with him! After several PTs and a few years after release, I stumbled upon the option and thought I had missed an easter egg or secret romance. I was so bummed to discover that Teagan's all talk and no walk. <_<

Oh, I know -- and I always expected Alistair to growl like a bobcat under his breath, LOL!

Teagan has it going on. And even if you're a dwarf (not sure about elf or not) he treats you like a lady, even if there's no flirting. When he flirts with you even though you're a mage... that's hot. So much backbone, meow!

I was a rogue elf and a mage elf. For both times I tried it and he does treat her like a lady! After a little suggestive innuendo, of course.  But she has to start it!   I really expected Alistair to be all grumbly about it because Teagan's like an uncle to him or cousin or something and he himself had been coming onto Kestrel so I thought it odd that he just stands there and looks creepy/happy/blank while my warden was all "Haaaay thar mister Eamon's brother, it's mighty nice ta meechu." :lol::P  The fact that Teagan really didn't seem to care one whit what she was besides pretty and paying him attention despite the HUGE taboos, was kind of hot. But then he IS the guy who called Loghain out on his BS during that meeting, when he asks Anora if her father did what was best for her husband. Oh that was cold! PWNED!

Modifié par SamaraDraven, 14 mai 2013 - 04:25 .