Do you mean mage vs. templar? It seems there'll be some chances to erm delve into this issue and possibly even resolve it in some manner, so I think that spoilery plot stuff.
Yeah, I'm more interested though how that would affect your friendship/relationship with Cullen depending on what you do/choose... I guess I'll be saving lots when I play!
Do you think it's possible to not side and arrange peace and generally get it to work both sides?
Or that we'll have to definitely take one or the other?
From what I understand, we will have to pick a side early on. If there is a compromise option, I think it will be extremely hard to accomplish.
Yeah, I'm more interested though how that would affect your friendship/relationship with Cullen depending on what you do/choose... I guess I'll be saving lots when I play!
Interesting, I hadn't though of that aspect of the Mage/Templar side. I wonder if Cullen would ask/prefer you to side with the Templars.
This. I find grey eyes pretty striking and elegant.
Lol, I have grey eyes. They're pretty cool.
You know... the more I stare at this one... he doesn't have the dark circles anymore.
We've speculated til we're blue whether they were from nightmares and PTSD (my own theory) or lyrium addiction (many others' theory) or something else altogether. They seem to be gone... thoughts? No more nightmares? No more lyrium? He's found better stress management techniques??
So how does a secondary character that doesn't really do much of anything in the game have so many fans?
Perhaps that's a reflection of how incredibly interesting a character Cullen is, just maybe. He caught my attention in Origins, of course. Not because I played a mage, either. My canon Warden is a Cousland lady, anyway. I'm not joking, I eventually made a mage only to see those scenes that involved Cullen within the matrix of what I'd heard about him. For myself, anyway.
No, what caught my eye in Origins was how strong he was, to have survived prolonged torture. That he was "the last one" of the Templars held by those demons in the broken Circle, who persisted when the rest of them were destroyed. But the experience scarred and devastated him and he railed against that wounding, like so many soldiers in my real life experience. It broke my heart listening to Cullen yell and fight angrily against my Warden, that she should destroy everyone who might, possibly cause someone else to be hurt like he had been. Because he sounded like some of my closest friends and loved ones, sigh.
And then I saw him again in DA2. There, Cullen was stronger, better. You could tell he still worried and fought. But he wasn't the broken, devastated man locked in a cage like he was in Origins, either. He'd grown past it, beyond it. And he listened, learned, and grew even more. Until rather than seek out the destruction of mages he couldn't discern were safe, or not -- he fought to protect them. I realized Cullen was remarkable when he told Meredith he'd take on the responsibility of watching out for mages, because "I believe that's what it means to be a Templar."
I so want to see what those events made of him, honestly. I think Cullen's fascinating a character. Because he isn't static and unchanging. There's a dynamic complexity to his character development, rather. He GROWS through his experiences. And it's interesting to watch happen. And, yea, a whole bunch of others seem to feel similarly, obviously enough.
Oh, and of course. He's kinda hot. 
I usually lurk here, but I just spent about an hour trying to defend Cullen over in the "why is cullen our military advisor thread" and I just want to say, I really like you guys. General consensus over there seems to be, "he's only there because fanservice!" I just wanted to say you're a lovely group of people, and you don't deserve the hate you get.
Carry on, people, carry on.
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Yup yup! Got my first midwife's appointment on the 17th
Congratulations! I am also expecting, and my baby is due the week DAI is released. Too much excitement! 
In terms of story, at the moment we have no idea whether he's a good choice or how he's changed/what his experiences were between DA2 and DAI to know whether he's a good choice or even any good at this job. All I'd say is play the game and if he's sh1t then he's sh1t, and if he surprises us all and turns out great then bonus.
Common sense is a beautiful thing. Well said. 
Oh!! I almost forgot you guys!!
I put together a Knight-Captain Cullen playlist on 8tracks in celebration of Cullen being in Inquisition! Thought you guys might enjoy some good musics for your ears while you draw/write Cullen stuff or just to pump you up for his role in Inquisition.
Okay I'm done spamming this thread now lol *scampers off*
This is incredible. Thanks so, so much!
It might sound weird,but the more people hate on Cullen,the more intriguing I find him.
Hating and bullying the fans however is a different story...
It might sound weird,but the more people hate on Cullen,the more intriguing I find him.
Hating and bullying the fans however is a different story...
Lol he is like the forbidden fruit or something 
Lol he is like the forbidden fruit or something
I don't know lol...I just have a thing with controversial characters,who are hated for no reason!
I always seem to find one in every fandom! 
Cullen's scar looks interesting. Like he was fishing, and hooked his lip, and then pulled. Or someone did that on purpose. It goes from inside of his mouth, not crosses his lips, like a knife/sword cut would. Uldred's actions can finally be seen? Like an abomination grabbed him by his face, and tried to tear that face off. Or maybe it was from Meredith's face-grabbing, sword-piercing business? Or some other adventure Cullen had after Hawke left?
Edit to show what I mean:
Oh man, GE is in London and I'm just leaving... not that I would have approached him or anything, lol.
Hey I'm only an hour away by train, wait, I'll stalk him with you lol (if only I could be that brave)
So how does a secondary character that doesn't really do much of anything in the game have so many fans?
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Cullen's scar looks interesting. Like he was fishing, and hooked his lip, and then pulled. Or someone did that on purpose. It goes from inside of his mouth, not crosses his lips, like a knife/sword cut would. Uldred's actions can finally be seen? Like an abomination grabbed him by his face, and tried to tear that face off. Or maybe it was from Meredith's face-grabbing, sword-piercing business? Or some other adventure Cullen had after Hawke left?
Ohh I like that idea. I want to hear that story. 
For Gala, the gift I promised. It's the "safe" version I posted on Twitter.
Spoiler
Visit my Tumblr for the NSFW version. Will post it soon...Gala just allowed me to post it. :-)
No likes, no likes....my steady lament for two days now.
Anyway, not just LIKE! but LOVE! 
I hope the scar came from Meredith, a momentum of the day he finally stood his ground and became the man we'll soon know today.
YES. I hope Meredith is the one who gave him the scar, with lyrium sword!
Hi all- I just returned home from a MFA residency to find that I'm in the keep's beta, and our Cullen is going to be our adviser!
I'm all aflutter! I have to admit, I was a little... umm... weirded out by the way Cullen looks in some angles- but other other than that DAMN! I don't mind his eye color changed (it does seem hazel in some pics but blue in others!), especially after spotting that boyish grin and that scar (which I also hope Meredith gave to him during that final battle in DA2).
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