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[Bogrot]

It's interesting to note that most of the scenarios for nine companions tend to be imbalanced regarding class and gender ratios. For example, in most situations there are 4 or even 5 warriors, while rogues and mages are only 3 or 2. Also, in most of these speculations, there seems to be only 3 females among these 9 companions. Bioware tends to be fairly politically correct when it comes to gender, so I would guess that there is another female companion. The scribe/painter woman or perhaps Leliana (though she may as well be an important NPC or agent).
Male candidates: Varric, Iron Bull, Gray Warden, Cullen, Cole, Wild looking Elf Mage and Moustached Guy.
Female candidates: Cassandra, Vivienne, Sera, Scribe, Leliana (highly improbable).

[carine]

Chanda wrote...

Han Shot First wrote...

Cullen might not be a companion.

Besides not appearing in any of the gameplay vids or concept art, he is a pro-Chantry warrior that is slightly suspicious of mages. Cassandra, confirmed as a squadmate, is likewise a pro-Chantry warrior that is slightly suspicious of mages. With that in mind, wouldn't Cullen be redundant?

They haven't shown him because they're saving the best for last.

Hahaha. Love that optimism 

[ElitePinecone]

Faerah wrote...




Top right, I believe this was an early concept of Dorian (assuming that his  spear-like weapon is a staff).

I'm fairly sure people were just guessing this was Dorian, though. His description was included in the survey, but nothing linked the companion descriptions to these individual images.

(e.g. we have no idea who the lady holding a brush is)

[I SOLD MY SOUL TO BIOWARE]

Han Shot First wrote...

Cullen might not be a companion.

Besides not appearing in any of the gameplay vids or concept art, he is a pro-Chantry warrior that is slightly suspicious of mages. Cassandra, confirmed as a squadmate, is likewise a pro-Chantry warrior that is slightly suspicious of mages. With that in mind, wouldn't Cullen be redundant?

In a strange plot twist, Cullen was actually a mage all along.

[ElitePinecone]

Bogrot wrote...

It's interesting to note that most of the scenarios for nine companions tend to be imbalanced regarding class and gender ratios. For example, in most situations there are 4 or even 5 warriors, while rogues and mages are only 3 or 2. Also, in most of these speculations, there seems to be only 3 females among these 9 companions. Bioware tends to be fairly politically correct when it comes to gender, so I would guess that there is another female companion. The scribe/painter woman or perhaps Leliana (though she may as well be an important NPC or agent).
Male candidates: Varric, Iron Bull, Gray Warden, Cullen, Cole, Wild looking Elf Mage and Moustached Guy.
Female candidates: Cassandra, Vivienne, Sera, Scribe, Leliana (highly improbable).

It does imply that some of the characters we're speculating are companions actually aren't - otherwise nearly every spot is already taken, and the gender balance does seem massivly skewed. 

Though, almost all of those characters - the ones people are assuming are companions - *have* appeared in concept art or screenshots in the party. 

[Kaiser of Hearts]

Who is the hooded guy in the tavern smoking a pipe and in the survey picture using magic?

[Solas]

the inquisitor

[Weltea]

MasterScribe wrote...

Han Shot First wrote...

Cullen might not be a companion.

Besides not appearing in any of the gameplay vids or concept art, he is a pro-Chantry warrior that is slightly suspicious of mages. Cassandra, confirmed as a squadmate, is likewise a pro-Chantry warrior that is slightly suspicious of mages. With that in mind, wouldn't Cullen be redundant?

 

Redundant, as well as bland and pointless.

This

Although if it was actually brought up that Cullen can potentially go crazy and slaughter some mages in DA:Os epilogue and still become Knight Captain under Meredith where he turns a blind eye to Chantry law being broken by his subordinates by making mages that have been through their Harrowing tranquil as well as the other abuses mages suffered from (like the whole constantly implied 'Alrik and his men rape mages' thing) and having zero control over what his subordinates do that would actually make him different enough from Cassandra and her background to be somewhat interesting. And it could make for good conflict with Cassandra (if only for being completely incompetent. Meredith at least was under the influence of Red Lyrium)
I still don't want him as a companion though.  And it would probably just be ignored anyway so his stans can have their innocent, perfect little flower cullen.

[Mr Fixit]

I'd say the biggest obstacle to Cullen being a companion would be the number of human warriors. Do you really think that all the warriors in the game will be human (if 3) or 75% (if 4 warriors)?

I doubt it.

[duckley]

Interestingly, Bioware in taking this extra year plus, is including lots of elements that fans have been lobbying for (eg non-human pc). I am not sre how big the Cullen lobby is, but I will be annoyed if he is not a companion. Most of what Bioware is adding is of less interest to me... could care less about Qunari or non-humam protoganists for example. It is just a matter of preference I suppose but Cullen's character fascinates me.

[Ryzaki]

Meh I don't have a problem with a overabundance of a class. Especially not a class that probably is the most common in the DA world.

[DarkKnightHolmes]

duckley wrote...

Interestingly, Bioware in taking this extra year plus, is including lots of elements that fans have been lobbying for (eg non-human pc). I am not sre how big the Cullen lobby is, but I will be annoyed if he is not a companion. Most of what Bioware is adding is of less interest to me... could care less about Qunari or non-humam protoganists for example. It is just a matter of preference I suppose but Cullen's character fascinates me.

Do you mean "couldn't care less"?

[Battlebloodmage]

Ryzaki wrote...

Meh I don't have a problem with a overabundance of a class. Especially not a class that probably is the most common in the DA world.

This, especially if they intend to have a day-one DLC character like previous games, which means that one class would have more companions than the others. 

[Battlebloodmage]

DarkKnightHolmes wrote...

duckley wrote...

Interestingly, Bioware in taking this extra year plus, is including lots of elements that fans have been lobbying for (eg non-human pc). I am not sre how big the Cullen lobby is, but I will be annoyed if he is not a companion. Most of what Bioware is adding is of less interest to me... could care less about Qunari or non-humam protoganists for example. It is just a matter of preference I suppose but Cullen's character fascinates me.

Do you mean "couldn't care less"?

Wouldn't that be a double negative, so she would care more? 

[DarkKnightHolmes]

Battlebloodmage wrote...

DarkKnightHolmes wrote...

duckley wrote...

Interestingly, Bioware in taking this extra year plus, is including lots of elements that fans have been lobbying for (eg non-human pc). I am not sre how big the Cullen lobby is, but I will be annoyed if he is not a companion. Most of what Bioware is adding is of less interest to me... could care less about Qunari or non-humam protoganists for example. It is just a matter of preference I suppose but Cullen's character fascinates me.

Do you mean "couldn't care less"?

Wouldn't that be a double negative, so she would care more? 

But if she could care less, doesn't that mean she actually cares about Qunari and non-human PC? I'm always confused when people use that line.

[Battlebloodmage]

DarkKnightHolmes wrote...

Battlebloodmage wrote...

DarkKnightHolmes wrote...

duckley wrote...

Interestingly, Bioware in taking this extra year plus, is including lots of elements that fans have been lobbying for (eg non-human pc). I am not sre how big the Cullen lobby is, but I will be annoyed if he is not a companion. Most of what Bioware is adding is of less interest to me... could care less about Qunari or non-humam protoganists for example. It is just a matter of preference I suppose but Cullen's character fascinates me.

Do you mean "couldn't care less"?

Wouldn't that be a double negative, so she would care more? 

But if she could care less, doesn't that mean she actually cares about Qunari and non-human PC? I'm always confused when people use that line.

I'm just kidding, you're right, of course. Yes, her usage kinda implies a certain number of affection toward those features, so she should use couldn't care less. It's being used improper so many times in the media that the actual correct usage is now less popular. Well, it's not like many people would be confused by how she says it anyway. 

[Angrywolves]

Not a Cullen fan but not opposed to him.

[Spectre slayer]

Cassandra Female Human Warrior
Varic Male Dwarven Rogue
Viveane Female Human Mage
Bald Elf Male Mage
Sera Female Elf Rogue
Iron Bull Male Tal'Valshoth Rogue  or warrior
Grey warden Human Male Warrior
Cullen Human Male Warrior
Female ? ? ?

So a ratio of 5:4 male-female
3 or 4 Warriors, 2 or 3 Rogues, 2 Mages, and one unknown
4 Human, 2 Elves, 1 Tal'Valshoth, 1 Dwarf and one unknown


Bald elf guy is a Mage since in the cave image in front of the pride demon he is holding a staff in his right hand.

What do you guys think?

Modifié par Spectre slayer, 06 septembre 2013 - 02:26 .

[Gamercat]

mattrhodesart.blogspot.se/     Not sure if this has been posted yet or not but a lot of the people in this conepct art look familiar....

[Gamercat]

MasterScribe wrote...

^That's been posted several times already. Some of those people aren't companions.

kk Figured it had been. Just making sure all corners are covered.

[Battlebloodmage]

hawkman96j wrote...

MasterScribe wrote...

^That's been posted several times already. Some of those people aren't companions.

kk Figured it had been. Just making sure all corners are covered.

When Gaider stated that no all of them are companions, have a feeling that he was referring to Cullen, so I'm kinda losing hope at this point. I just hope that the person next to the inquisitor is not Cullen. 

[Former_Fiend]

I have a thought on the "Iron Bull might be a rogue" theory; most artwork seems to depict him with a large sword, one that would qualify as a two-hander by Dragon Age standards.

Now, I don't know what weaponsets they're giving what classes, but I'm doubting they're giving rogues two handers. They could give Iron Bull a unique build like they do with Varric and Bianca, but that's another one where we're not going to be able to pawn off rogueish weapons on.

My two cents on that.

[Daralii]

Do we know if the dark-skinned lady in the Matt Rhodes piece and the marketing survey was an early concept for Vivienne? Or is she someone else?