Taleroth wrote...
People seem to really dislike Tallis. As someone who has not played Mark of the Assassin, is there a particular reason? Aside from the ghastly attempt to face morph the actress.
There are a lot of different reasons to dislike a character (although Mr. Gaider blames it all on female jealousy, which is rather unfair).
Speaking only for myself, I dislike her because of how she relates to the Official Campaign (OC) characters. She is never permitted to "lose" a banter. By that, I mean that every banter serves to show how wonderful she is by comparison to the other companions, most of whom are made to look foolish or inept. In the OC, every companion has his or her area of expertise, but in MotA, all give way before Tallis. Isabela is the seductress... everywhere except Chateaux Haine, where every character except Cavrill is bewitched by her beauty (and Cavrill is mocked and belittled for preferring the protagonist). Anders is the healer... but Tallis knows more about healing and antidotes than he does. Varric was universally acknowledged as the master of information, but Tallis's sources are better, and she's far more informed about every custom, culture, and social nuance than our faithful dwarf. Even Hawke gets a chance to be humbled. Rogue Hawke may be able to pick every lock in the rest of the game, but not the one holding their cell shut.
I'm vaguely annoyed by the lack of continuity in her character. She'll wink jauntily at a Crow before she slits his throat, but an hour or two later, she'll be wringing her hands over a dead guard whose job it was to stop intruders. I know why it was done this way. It was a toggle for the MotA's stealth system, but there were more elegant ways to do it. When the door opened, before any guards came into sight, it could have gone down like this:
Tallis: Whew! That was some lock! I don't think anybody heard us, but we won't know for sure until we get inside. How do you want to deal with the guards?
Blue: I'd rather avoid violence if at all possible. We're robbing the place, not conducting a massacre. (stealth mode)
Purple: I thought I'd just make it up as I go. (start out in stealth mode, but failure leads to combat, not reset)
Red: We deal with them. Permanently. (combat mode)
So yeah, there are reasons to dislike Tallis that have nothing to do with female jealousy, even if that's what they're blaming it on. I guess it's easier that way.<_<
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