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[AresKeith]

Think of it this way - if Cullen is not a companion, then a dev would have stepped in by now and shut down the thread for being untrue. At least, that's what they have done in the past. I assume they let Ellis reveal Cullen as a companion and LI and it is the for real deal. 

It would be odd to have a romanceable NPC vs companion. Not disappointing, but just odd. I thought I heard that Gaider didn't want to do that, but maybe he doesn't have all the say with that type of thing. I honestly don't know. 

 

Not really as the title says companionship which doesn't equal being a companion. As for the romance part I don't know

[Phate Phoenix]

We already know that Jennifer Hepler wrote both a romance and companion before she left. Considering she previously wrote Cullen in DA2, I'm willing to bet that she was referring to him.

 

Do we know that? I only ask because, recently, quite a few things that had been taken as gospel have been disproved on the forums.

 

EDIT: Apparently we do! 

[AresKeith]

Splitting very thin hairs, really. Bioware devs have shut down threads over much fatter hairs. 

 

Ok? but this thread is pretty much speculation and interpretation on what Greg said on Twitter which has a good chance of being true

[Karlone123]

Maybe it is a very late April fools joke.

[Shadow Fox]

Maybe it is a very late April fools joke.

If it is,he's a cruel,cruel man.

[ElitePinecone]

They've refused to confirm or deny any companion speculation, even when people put the word "companion" in the title. Denials still mean engaging with the story content, and so far they absolutely aren't doing that.

 

So: I wouldn't take the lack of confirmation as confirmation. As David said, clarification will come eventually when they're ready to reveal what role Cullen has - if any.

[fighterchick]

Well, many will be quite satisfied on this. I'm a bit interesting but only if it's DAO level romance rather than the lame stuff we got in DA2.

 

On an unrelated note, what did you not like about the DA 2 romances?  

 

On topic, I'm really hoping that Cullen will be taking up one of the last two companion slots.  Even though he's had somewhat of a presence in the past two games, there is a lot we don't know about him.  I don't care if he's a romance though.

[BlueMagitek]

Sounds good for you Cullen fans; and we finally get an experienced Templar companion.  Hope he isn't suffering too badly from lyrium poisoning yet.

[duckley]

My theory on Cullen and lyrium.... is that he stopped taking the stuff when he was trapped by Uldred and never got back into the habit

quote name="BlueMagitek" post="16380783" timestamp="1397011586"]Sounds good for you Cullen fans; and we finally get an experienced Templar companion. Hope he isn't suffering too badly from lyrium poisoning yet.[/quote]

[Eagle Pusuit]

Even if he isn't a companion there will be a damned lot of him in DAI. Greg Ellis claims 20+ hours of studio time. That should be worth something to the Cullenites.

[Divine Justinia V]

wasn't it rumored that Cullen was the guy in the hood holding the sword, with all those rings?

[SilkieBantam]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Cullen chaste? 

[Grieving Natashina]

My theory on Cullen and lyrium.... is that he stopped taking the stuff when he was trapped by Uldred and never got back into the habit

Sounds good for you Cullen fans; and we finally get an experienced Templar companion. Hope he isn't suffering too badly from lyrium poisoning yet.

That would have rendered him most likely not a Templar by DA2.  Do you remember the poor guy trapped in Howe's dungeon in Origins?  That guy hadn't been off lyrium probably that long and he was as total mess.  Also, Cullen did not leave the Templars at any point between the two games, so I don't see why he would have stopped taking it.  

 

Heck if anything, after Origins, he was more determined than ever to never be left defenseless against a mage ever again. Word of Gaider has flat out stated that Templars need lyrium to maintain their abilities and that Alistair was wrong in his assessment.  Some can use their Templar powers for a fair amount of time afterward, but it will go away.  

 

Finally, here's one key point that I've seen many posters overlook: The Templar Order splintered, yes.  However, that doesn't mean the original Templar Order dissolved or otherwise went away.  I could see Cullen in the "loyalist" camp, the ones that are sticking by the Divine and the Chantry.  So I can't think of a single reason why Cullen would have stopped his lyrium use at any point this far in the series.

 

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Cullen chaste? 

All fully-fledged Templars are supposed to be.  Things might have changed, so if a Templar is available as LI, it doesn't phase me one way or the other.  <shrug>

[SerCambria358]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Cullen chaste? 

No reason he cant break his vow to be with an extraordinary Inquisitor 

[Divine Justinia V]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Cullen chaste? 

 

I feel like he'd be more of a renegade/rebel Templar after the events of DA2 anyway

[Maria Caliban]

It would be odd to have a romanceable NPC vs companion. Not disappointing, but just odd. I thought I heard that Gaider didn't want to do that, but maybe he doesn't have all the say with that type of thing. I honestly don't know.

David has said previous that he doesn't think it works as well as companion romances. He's also said that he doesn't get the appeal of dwarven romances and that some of the pro-qunari romance people seem to have a fetish.

Every time he voices an opinion about what he doesn't like, people report that it will never appear in Dragon Age. I think this is a bit silly myself. It just means he has opinions about romances.

[Grieving Natashina]

David has said previous that he doesn't think it works as well as companion romances. He's also said that he doesn't get the appeal of dwarven romances and that some of the pro-qunari romance people seem to have a fetish.

Every time he voices an opinion about what he doesn't like, people report that it will never appear in Dragon Age. I think this is a bit silly myself. It just means he has opinions about romances.

Regarding the dwarves, I thought I read something to the affect of "we aren't just including a dwarf LI to make fans happy," but I don't remember him stating that he doesn't see the appeal of it.  Nor that the quanari romance people had a "fetish."  Do you have a source for that?  I can't find one, though I thought it was on his blog.

 

Otherwise, we invoked the name of David Gaider in a thread regarding a hot topic.  He might even come in here soon to clear this up.

 

I love your last sentence.  This is very true.  

[Aimi]

I love your last sentence.  This is very true.  

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[Grieving Natashina]

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  I'm a little confused as to what you are getting at here.

[Aimi]

Nothing in particular. Just inane pop-culture references only tangentially related to the topic. Gaider's got opinions. T. rex got opinions.

[Grieving Natashina]

Nothing in particular. Just inane pop-culture references only tangentially related to the topic. Gaider's got opinions. T. rex got opinions.

ROFL!  I get your meaning now.  Well played.  <bow>