Wow, really?
Did you read the entire thread? Because I saw many more pages of speculation on Cole, Dorian, Moustache Guy, and the desire for more female companions than Cullen discussion. I don't care about any of those characters, but I'm not about to ask anyone not to post their thoughs/wishes/opinions on these potential companions, because that's what this thread is all about. I also didn't know that anyone was supposed to police their companion desires and post discussion to suit other forumites.
Man, I never knew so many people detested or were annoyed by Cullen.... David Gaider's comments on fans versus haters was spot-on. The haters seem way more vocal.
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Just because I do not love Cullen does not magically mean that I hate him, or that I hate the people who like him.
I did run across about four or five pages of people debating over whether or not he would be in the game--and maybe one mention of any other character in all of those pages. It was mildly annoying because most of the time the discussion is more mixed about various possible companions, and I made a post to that effect. People leaped to the conclusion that because I was annoyed by it, that I must hate them/Cullen/whatever. And yet I genuinely meant it when I said that I hope the Cullen fans get Cullen. And yet... saying so is taken as being a hater... I don't get it. I really don't.
I'd get annoyed if there were five pages of Dramatic Hands Guy discussion here instead of in his thread, too. Same for Cole, for that matter. I just prefer the discussion here to be more varied; it has nothing to do with Cullen specifically.
Last night a couple people were debating pro- and anti-Cullen in such an argumentative tone I thought the thread might end up locked down. That annoyed me way more than the Wall O' Cullen I flipped through before. And now there are people on the fan side assuming that because I'm not squeeing over the idea of him being in game across five pages, I must be against them and a "hater."
For the umpteenth time: I don't care whether Cullen is in the game or not, for my own sake. My feelings about him are neutral. No like, no dislike. I know nothing about who he will be in DA:I. He was cute in the mage origin of DA:O. After the mage quest, he hated mages. He went through DA2 hating mages. That's about all I remember. Nothing there to love or hate. For the sake of the fans, I hope you do get him because it clearly means the world to you guys and gals.
Back to the topic: My theory is that we're going to get Dramatic Hands and Cullen as the final two companions. I'd rather replace one of them with a female to even the balance out some, but I think our final two are both going to be men.
I feel like a broken record here, but I still want Cole as a companion and I still don't think he will be. There's no evidence, unless that concept art pic with the dual-dagger rogue ends up being an early concept of Cole. I think it's actually two Inquisitor designs in the same place, for whatever reason. But Cole has no art, we haven't heard a peep about him, and I can't help but think that by now, we'd have some accidentally leaked information if he were going to be in the game. Or some sharp-eyed person would have spotted him.
Cullen, on the other hand, has quite a bit of art, so we know that even if he's not a companion he is going to be highly present as an NPC, probably a major one. We will likely deal with him often. I hope he's grown past his hatred for all things mage that he showed in DA2, or that i can encourage him to get past it.
Dramatic Hands also has art, and his cape/robe has shown up teeny tiny in some concept art of the entire party. There is a good chance Dramatic Hands is a companion, whether or not he is named Dorian. That outfit is Tevinter in design, if I judge by the Tevinter Battlemage design in Heroes of Dragon Age. And, well, he looks like a younger Tevinter Battlemage, design-wise. That may or may not be a coincidence.
If Cullen is not the one who rounds out the last spot (presuming here that Dramatic Hands fills one of them), then it will be someone we haven't received any hints about yet at all. Or it will be Cole, and I will be pleasantly surprised but will still feel bad for the people who wanted Cullen available as a romance.
Who is put in the game is not a competition. The devs have already decided, and no matter how anyone argues, it's not going to change. What will be will be. It's fun to speculate--I love to speculate--but can we please be civil about it?
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Personally I want him to be a companion because I consider him a character with interesting potential development.Though I can totally understand people who want to see more newbies, which is a reasonable request after all...
