Baggage to me is any unresolved issue from the past that a character has not been able to get past or come to terms with and it affects to the point of hindering how they live in the present. I think both Anders and Fenris have this, as well as Alistair and Zev, but it was displayed differently. I feel like Zev and Alistair have come to terms with their past, accepted it and moved on throughout the game. Even from what we see of Cullen in DA2, he seems to have come to terms with his past and has accepted that these things happened and has moved on.motomotogirl wrote...
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I don't want to call him boring per say, he does have a lot going for him and I'm sure getting him to talk about his life expereiences (not just his tragedies) will make him an interesting character (and I honestly expect him to have dry sense of humour a la Sten), I guess what I'm trying to say is it'd be nice to have a romanceable character that doesn't throw their bad experiences and baggage in everyone's face all the time *coughAnders&Fenriscough* (don't hit me! I really do love them both) or come off as incredibly preachy *cough Sebastiancough*. I felt like Origins played on people's pasts a lot better, both Alistair and Zev had traumatic experiences but I didn't feel like it was all they ever talked about. Again this could have felt the opposite with DA2 because the game was rushed and there just wasn't time to flesh the dialogue out like in Origins.
I don't think Cullen would be at all boring; he has had some extremely trauamtizing experiences, and I would expect these experiences to influence his decisions and his personality in DA3.
I certainly would not characterize Anders and Fenris as having "baggage"; Fenris was enslaved for god's sake and tortured mercilessly (possibly sexually abused); and Anders of course had his own horrific past and the terrible decision he made to merge with Justice.
So while Cullen has not merged with a demon nor has he ever been enslaved, he has certainly had his fair share of trauma.
You could throw Zevran into this group; he led an extremely traumatizing and difficult life before meeting the Warden; his method of coping is simply different from Fenris' or Anders'. But yes Zevran is pretty messed up, I would say. Poor dear!
Alistair probably qualifies as "boring"; sure, he was forced to live in a cloister, basically, as a young child but I wouldn't say he had a bad upbringing (unless I'm missing something). Not at least when compared to some of the others.
I would say the most boring companion we've ever had would have to be Aveline. That said, I do still love her.
To me, Anders and Fenris seem to hold their traumas closely and it's a battle of wills for them to let go of things or open up to other trains of thought. Granted I realize that Fenris has the most tragic backstory short of Sgt. Calhoun, so it makes sense to me that his issues take more work, and honestly by the end of the game, his story seems the most complete to me and he appears to be on the road to recovery. I never really feel like Anders was given that closure. The closest was a rivalmance with him where he begins admitting things have gone horribly wrong.
I have yet to meet a Bioware character that I find truly boring, though Sebastian comes pretty close, still there is enough of a spark in him that keeps my interest. I never thought of Aveline as boring, just more grounded (Yay! that's the word I've been looking for!) than the rest, and I do love her too!
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