Shadow of Light Dragon wrote...
Corker wrote...
Wouldn't Aveline fit this bill?
She's driven to positive works, but I wouldn't call her happy. 
She's largely affected by her husband's death until Donnic comes along.
Maybe "happy" is the wrong word; "balanced, able to live through and past bad events." Aveline has a tragic thing happen; her husband has to be killed. And then, four years later, she's moving on, involved in her community, making positive changes for Kirkwall as a whole. She's not "wheee!" happy, but she has agency in her own life and seems satisfied with where she's taking it.
Edit: Not that just because there's been one, there shouldn't be more. I loved Aveline!
Avs and Varric remain my two favourite characters of DA2! I suppose I'm against the supposition that characters must have a deep dark secret, horrible vice, internal conflict, teh dramaz, or something tragic in their past to be interesting. Everyone has baggage in some shape or form, but they don't have to be running from it or prey for it to have an awesome backstory. They just need a good writer. 
Quoting this, because--yea. This is why Varric and Aveline are my two favorite companions in DA2. Both have issues that keep them feeling "realistic" instead of
sucking black hole of death emo-angst mode (Fenris/Anders). There is zero character development on (unromanced) Fenris (Hawke only managing to get him to budge on mages enough to support Hawke IF you get his affection up to max), Anders only developing in as much as by Act 3 he's a broken, raving lunatic out for templar-priestly blood. Not sure that qualifies but *shrug* at least it's different from the way he is in Act 1 (and a far cry from his Awakening self). Merrill and Isabela fall middle ground I think in that their sillyness/happy go lucky attitude seems to be more a cover for deeper feelings, only breaking down, and showing their true faces when things hit the fan. At least that seems more realistic to me than someone who never displays any other emotion but 'anger'. I also have to acknowlege that Sebastian, too, seems pretty well rounded and strong in his faith, (if not following all the precepts too well). He has his issues but they don't break him, unfortunately I found him to be the least interesting of the companions--though admittedly a large part of my disappointment was hoping the 'secret companion' was going to be Nathaniel considering at one point (Before Awakenings) Nate was actually IN the Free Marches. Of the Hawke siblings, I felt Carver is the more 'realistically' written of the two, and undergoes some wonderful character development if made a Warden, though I love both of them. Bethany seems so sweet that when she goes all bitter in Acts 2 and 3 (regardless of her path) it seemed almost out of character for her.
Happy? Not sure I want to see a companion who has no 'problems' in life to get them down on occasion. Every single one of the DAO's companions had something that could be considered a problem, though some had an easier time dealing with it, and none were as broken as Anders/Fenris. Zevran had Crows out for his blood, Alistair had his issues with abandonment--which I think was in part why he reacted so poorly to Loghain's betrayal, Leliana had Marjolaine out for her blood, Sten murdered an innocent family (kids included) over his stupid sword (an issue stemming from his culture), Oghren had a wife who abandoned him for another woman AND the Deep Roads in her obsessive quest for the Anvil, Morrigan had issues stemming from an isolated upbringing with an abomination mother. Of them all Wynne had the least personal problems i think. Yes, she had a spirit inside her, but she seemed to be pretty content/accepting of that, and one small regret from the past you can help her work out.
Additionally the DAO companions and Varric and Aveline had much more well rounded conversations, not dwelling on the whole obsession thing the DA2 companions seem to dwell on
for the entire six/seven years Hawke knows them, like one long unending broken record. Perhaps they did on occasion speak to Hawke about something not related to their issues, but sadly those conversations weren't included in the game. Aveline in particular seems very well rounded, pragmatic. "It is what it is" and she gives the best post mom's death convo of them all.
I think I'd definitely like to see more Varric/Aveline's in the DA games, well balanced, well written, with some issues (that don't grind them into the angst-stone). Had they been romanceable, these were the two I would have chosen in the game.
Modifié par sylvanaerie, 13 mai 2012 - 01:40 .
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