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[whogotsalami]

Do you think we will at least have a confirmed names and classes of all companions(I'm not talking about a deeper insight) before the game release?

[KirstyLionheart]

Sorry if it's not related but I'm not sure if anyone saw/explained this before.. I see Inquisitor, Vivienne & Solas..who is the armoured guy at the back..? hmmm..

[icon132]

Sorry if it's not related but I'm not sure if anyone saw/explained this before.. I see Inquisitor, Vivienne & Solas..who is the armoured guy at the back..? hmmm..

i think thst is the warden.

[whogotsalami]

Looks like Hero of Ferelden from the trailers, lol

 

 

Probably it's Bearded Warden

[icon132]

Looks like Hero of Ferelden from the trailers, lol

 

 

Probably it's Bearded Warden

no not from origins there is concept art of a grey warden FOR DAI and he big

[ADeadDiehard]

I figure the next two companions will be Cole and Dorian. Cullen will probably be an agent if he's aligned with the Inquisition.

That said, it's not like there can't be one or two temp companions. Origins was rife with them.

[Brass_Buckles]

My thought is, Cole is really a better choice than Dorian due to his ties to the Fade as a spirit/demon/something in between.  However, we have that unidentified Dramatic Hands guy, who may or may not be a companion, and who is likely to be a mage/arcane warrior.  While both of them could be companions, more than likely Cole got dropped.  Much as I would prefer to have Cole along, Dramatic Hands has concept art and scruffy little Cole doesn't.

 

Something else to consider is that there will be at least two romances among the females and another two among the males.  And, Bioware does tend to have the more conventionally attractive characters be romanced, unless popular demand dictates otherwise (Tali, Garrus).  Cole wouldn't be romanceable.  Dramatic Hands, assuming he's not actually Rhys, likely would be romantically available.  Then the male romances would probably be between him and Solas.  That is, of course, pure speculation.  I have my suspicions that Iron Bull wil lbe a male romance.  But it could be the Warden, or Cullen if he's a party member.

 

I am neither pro- nor anti-Cullen as a party member, but I will point out that Seekers are essentially advanced templars--and we've got a Seeker, Cassandra.  That's not to say that, given what we know about the plot, Cullen could not be along for the ride, too.  The Templars will definitely be important.  It would, however, be the first time we had more than one companion from the same faction, if he were to be included as a companion.  Even with mages, we only ever had one from the Circle of Magi, with any additional mages being apostate or Dalish.

[Eveangaline]

No matter what the next companion is...I'll probably have to read the books to really know them. Dang.

[Jigglypuff]

That Grey Warden better be a romance option, yes slay me daddy!

[Brass_Buckles]

No matter what the next companion is...I'll probably have to read the books to really know them. Dang.

 

Well, unless it's Rhys or Cole, I don't think so.  Or is there word that Dorian is going to be in The Masked Empire?  Asunder is pretty well-written, though.  I know that people say The Calling is the most boring book of the three Gaider wrote, but writing-wise it seemed to be an improvement on The Stolen Throne.  It just felt too "video game"--that was its major flaw.  And Stolen Throne had some great politics, but it was chopped up with too much combat to the point the combat seemed a bit gratuitous, to me.  Asunder has the best writing, it's paced well, and it doesn't feel like Gaider was writing the events of a video game from his head.  That said, not everyone liked it, so your mileage may vary.

 

Either way, Cullen wasn't in any of the books, so if he's a companion, I wouldn't worry about having to read them.  Neither is Dorian, that I know of--or anyone else.

 

Honestly, from a lot of the discussions I've seen, I feel like I need to read the comics to know anyone anymore.  I'd been avoiding them... but maybe it's time I gave up on that.

[Maria Caliban]

Do you think we will at least have a confirmed names and classes of all companions(I'm not talking about a deeper insight) before the game release?

Newp.

[Former_Fiend]

See, I've always suspected that all of the nine would be announced, but that it would turn out that there's actually a tenth, secret companion we don't find out about until later in the game.

 

Feeling less confident about that now, but it's still possible.

[Rixatrix]

My guesses: Cullen & Cole.

 

I feel like Cullen has had decent character development in DAO & DA2, and I think he has potential as a companion.

 

Cole is definitely an interesting character, but I hope if he is included, he stays true to the book and that there are no book/game canon conflicts.

[Danny Boy 7]

what about her she is hot.

 

 

She might have been "recycled" into Sera, albeit with a drastic design change.

[JakeLeTDK]

I hope we have one more Warrior and one more mage.

 

3 rogues are overkill. We have 3 in DA2 and Sebastian turned out to be completely useless (and boring too. Varric and Isabella were 10 times better to have around). 2 rogues, 1 ranged (Varric) and 1 melee ("sera") are enough imo. I suspect 90% of the time people will just use our awesome dwarf anyway. 

 

Since Templar vs mage conflict is one of the main part of the game, I'm hoping we at least get a templar going with us. I would've killed to have Evangeline and Rhys as the final 2 that join us (and we will have our companion-companion romance sub plot ) but it's very unlikely.

 

Hope at least one of the last 2 is female though. I like to have balance number of male and female in my group. I still want a female Quinary companion but seems like we wont have her just yet

 

Anyhow, I don't think we will have details on all of our companions though. The way they are going at right now, it's more likely they will leave some untold and surprise us in game.

[CuriousArtemis]

I am neither pro- nor anti-Cullen as a party member, but I will point out that Seekers are essentially advanced templars--and we've got a Seeker, Cassandra.  

 

That's not entirely true though, plus there's no indication that Cassandra was ever a templar (she appears to not be addicted to lyrium, for instance). 

 

I mean, having read Asunder, you can see the Seekers aren't really Templars -- they're the guys that rolled into town and took over the Templars.

 

I think it's possible Cassandra and Cullen would have slightly different loyalties, too. I don't see Cassandra having anything to do with the templars. I think she's devoted to the Divine, utterly. Cullen, meanwhile, while he's been through a hell of a lot, I think he still believes in the Order.

 

I see Cassandra as being willing to do the Divine's dirty work if it's necessary, whereas Cullen might have more moral scruples about something.

[Setiweb]

I'd go with Isabela and Leliana.  With a visit to the Pearl, for old times sake.

[Danny Boy 7]

My thought is, Cole is really a better choice than Dorian due to his ties to the Fade as a spirit/demon/something in between.  However, we have that unidentified Dramatic Hands guy, who may or may not be a companion, and who is likely to be a mage/arcane warrior.  While both of them could be companions, more than likely Cole got dropped.  Much as I would prefer to have Cole along, Dramatic Hands has concept art and scruffy little Cole doesn't.

 

Something else to consider is that there will be at least two romances among the females and another two among the males.  And, Bioware does tend to have the more conventionally attractive characters be romanced, unless popular demand dictates otherwise (Tali, Garrus).  Cole wouldn't be romanceable.  Dramatic Hands, assuming he's not actually Rhys, likely would be romantically available.  Then the male romances would probably be between him and Solas.  That is, of course, pure speculation.  I have my suspicions that Iron Bull wil lbe a male romance.  But it could be the Warden, or Cullen if he's a party member.

 

I am neither pro- nor anti-Cullen as a party member, but I will point out that Seekers are essentially advanced templars--and we've got a Seeker, Cassandra.  That's not to say that, given what we know about the plot, Cullen could not be along for the ride, too.  The Templars will definitely be important.  It would, however, be the first time we had more than one companion from the same faction, if he were to be included as a companion.  Even with mages, we only ever had one from the Circle of Magi, with any additional mages being apostate or Dalish.

 

1. I'd like to point out though just as a counter for Cole is that Vivienne hasn't technically had any concept art that's been seen where she's been among the other companions except for that Pride Demon image. She wasn't in the survey leak or the War Room concept, neither was Sera so maybe that means something, but at the same time kind of stomps Cullen a bit lol (even though I still have a bit of hope that he will be).

 

2. Well that depends on what the devs consider conventionally attractive because as a friend of mine pointed out neither Solas nor Mustache man could be considered conventionally attractive. Even Cassandra to a degree though I don't agree with either of those sentiments its important (at least from where I'm coming from) to wonder what that means for those romances. I agree it's much easier speculating on the men's choices.

 

3.I'm pro-Cullen (obviously lol), but I'd argue as to whether Cassandra and Cullen are THAT similar despite being of the same faction. I could make my Internal Affairs versus Homicide Detective comparison, but I think a Velanna and Merrill comparison might be better. They're essentially the same exact characters, but one event in their lives made them very very different. That said at this point I'm just hoping that the ninth companion slot has someone new and interesting if not Cullen.
 

[Vapaa]

That's not entirely true though, plus there's no indication that Cassandra was ever a templar (she appears to not be addicted to lyrium, for instance). 

 

I mean, having read Asunder, you can see the Seekers aren't really Templars -- they're the guys that rolled into town and took over the Templars.

 

I think it's possible Cassandra and Cullen would have slightly different loyalties, too. I don't see Cassandra having anything to do with the templars. I think she's devoted to the Divine, utterly. Cullen, meanwhile, while he's been through a hell of a lot, I think he still believes in the Order.

 

I see Cassandra as being willing to do the Divine's dirty work if it's necessary, whereas Cullen might have more moral scruples about something.

 

Still, they're both Chantry loyalist, that's why some get the feeling they're too similar. They're not that similar, but in the actual companion roaster, where we have a suface dwarf, a city elf, a qunari mercenary, an apostate and a circle mage, they're a bit redundant.

 

I'm convinced Cullen won't be a companion, I'm sure he'll be a important NPC, perhaps the leader of the loyalists Templars...I think he has even more potential in that role, but a companion ? nah.

 

Still crossing my fingers for not-Cole and that Dorian chap.

 

Keep in mind that we're not likely to hear about a new companion until august; I'm sure we'll have Solas, Iron bull, Sera and Grey warden (in that order) before, thus filling the calendar until July

[Vapaa]

double post

[ElitePinecone]

No matter what the next companion is...I'll probably have to read the books to really know them. Dang.

 

Asunder is worth reading, and Cole plays a very big part. It also sets up the mage/templar conflict a bit more, and tells us what's going on with the Chantry after DA2.

[SurelyForth]

1. I'd like to point out though just as a counter for Cole is that Vivienne hasn't technically had any concept art that's been seen where she's been among the other companions except for that Pride Demon image. She wasn't in the survey leak or the War Room concept, neither was Sera so maybe that means something, but at the same time kind of stomps Cullen a bit lol (even though I still have a bit of hope that he will be)

 

2. Well that depends on what the devs consider conventionally attractive because as a friend of mine pointed out neither Solas nor Mustache man could be considered conventionally attractive. Even Cassandra to a degree though I don't agree with either of those sentiments its important (at least from where I'm coming from) to wonder what that means for those romances. I agree it's much easier speculating on the men's choices.

 

3.I'm pro-Cullen (obviously lol), but I'd argue as to whether Cassandra and Cullen are THAT similar despite being of the same faction. I could make my Internal Affairs versus Homicide Detective comparison, but I think a Velanna and Merrill comparison might be better. They're essentially the same exact characters, but one event in their lives made them very very different. That said at this point I'm just hoping that the ninth companion slot has someone new and interesting if not Cullen.
 

 

1. Sera was in the survey and has been in a couple of early concepts (most notably the tavern scene w. Cassandra, Probably Grey Warden, and Male!Inquisitor). 

 

2. Mustache dude in the War Room art isn't unattractive. He's average at worst, and BW isn't opposed to outdated facial hair on male love interests. 

 

3. I agree that Cullen and Cassandra don't have that much overlap, aside from both being warriors loosely associated with wrangling other other groups of people. They're not even as close in concept as Merrill and Velanna, and probably as far apart personality wise. 

[Ananka]

The more I read about Cole, the less I want him in my inquisitor's party. An invisible little boy who knows your secrets because he spies on you when you don't know he's there. Oh joy. Do not want.

I still think of Dorian as a draft version of Solas even though the devs say they're not the same person. I don't think there is a Dorian character to include.

[ElitePinecone]

The more I read about Cole, the less I want him in my inquisitor's party. An invisible little boy who knows your secrets because he spies on you when you don't know he's there. Oh joy. Do not want.

I still think of Dorian as a draft version of Solas even though the devs say they're not the same person. I don't think there is a Dorian character to include.

 

David specifically said they were never the same character.

 

And how do you know Solas wasn't around when they survey leaked? People are assuming that Solas and Vivienne didn't exist at that point, but we have absolutely no evidence of that. In fact, everything we know *does* point to the fact that it was too late to significantly change the party characters in late 2012.

[ladyofpayne]

How about this girl? I think she is bard.

 

 

David specifically said they were never the same character.

Is there link on his words?