I think Iron Bull looks the coolest, specifically because of his towering appearance
(though I couldn't be attracted to him because he's a little intimidating)
The Grey Warden looks to be above normal size Human ![]()
I think Iron Bull looks the coolest, specifically because of his towering appearance
(though I couldn't be attracted to him because he's a little intimidating)
The Grey Warden looks to be above normal size Human ![]()
wait is Leliana a companion?
No
The Grey Warden looks to be above normal size Human
No, he's just built ![]()
Kinda off-topic question but I've seen a coupla straight people in this thread mention that they can't rate people of the same sex because they're straight. I find this curious. There's a difference between an "objective" measurement of someone's attractiveness and actually being attracted to them, isn't there?
Well, seeing as how attractiveness is in and of itself subjective, no, not really.
As a straight male, I can see how a woman might find most any of the male companions attractive in one way or the other, accounting both for personality, appearance, and various preferences. But as I'm not attracted to them myself, I'm in no position to "rate" them; that being said I find the whole rating thing to be meaningless as I don't think opinions on attractiveness are a quantifiable measurement. I might find Cassandra more attractive than Sera, but I've no way to quantify the difference between them.
wait is Leliana a companion?
No but she is supposed to be important character.
Without personalities, its hard to say - looking at the ME2 charcters in a similar thread many years ago I thought Samara looked really hot. Her personality however made her not hot at all, Morinth however could blow my brains out anytime.
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Is being attractive really what makes a good LI? or is it their personality and story arc? I feel its the latter.
Attractiveness is subjective anyway. I thought Isabela was attractive in DA:2 but there are tons of mods out there that make her white
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I hate that these sorts of lists exist for people in real life and if we want people to stop rating real life people then we shouldn't be doing the same to companions in a game.
Honey my prospective LI can have the heartwarming personality of Jessica Tandy in "Batteries not Included"; but if he looks like Shrek he ain't gonna be sharing a bedroll with me.

This is how I feel about all the dragon age characters. ![]()
Honey my prospective LI can have the heartwarming personality of Jessica Tandy in "Batteries not Included"; but if he looks like Shrek he ain't gonna be sharing a bedroll with me.
Yeah, someone your not attracted too physically but you like their personality is called a friend not a love interest.
Confirmed/Semi-confirmed Ladies:
Cassandra- 7. Kind of typical BioWare leading lady (dark hair and all that), but points for the goth eyeliner, class, and accent.
Vivienne- 9. Elegant, very pretty face, overall love her design concept so far
Sera- 3. The blonde hair isn't working for her complexion, looks too much like a lady Zevran. Would look better with brown or black hair.
Confirmed/Semi-confirmed Gents:
Varric- 7. Not into the dwarves but I do like his updated brown/sandy colored hair and outfit
Iron Bull- 8. Pretty hot qunari. Like the bald head and attitude
Solas- 4. Looks like Zathrian after six months of lockup on one meal a day. The long johns don't help his case.
Unconfirmed-
DHMG- 7. Looks pretty good. Nice to get a brunet on the team instead of another blond
Bearded Warden- 6. Beard's a little too much but I like his design
Cullen- 8. Don't need to explain that one...
huh, i literally facepalmed after i read the first few pages of Asunder. Cole is the least interesting character i've ever seen. but i guess that's usually the case with creator's pets and me liking them.
Agreed. He belongs in a Twilight book where he can spend all his time whining and being emo. Totally boring character to me.
How old are you?
Did you ask this of Isabela when she called Aveline "man chin"?
Did you ask this of Isabela when she called Aveline "man chin"?
Yup. ![]()
This is how I feel about all the dragon age characters.
Imagine having our third rogue companion like him
I'd pay to see it.
I'm starting to remember why the devs hate this place
David Gaider used Evan Peters to represent Cole on his personal blog. That's enough for me.
Ugh, that makes it even worse. Maybe I just got sick of his romanticized "troubled, psychotic teenager" schtick in AHS, but that is definitely not a plus for Cole's character, for me; which I found mildly interesting.
@OP: Iron Bull > the rest.
For me, it's...
Cassandra: 9 (She's definitely my type, appearance-wise. Short-haired ladies who could beat the ever-loving crap out of me? HELL yes.)
Vivienne: 7 (She's pretty but what the hell is up with that hat.)
Sera: 8
Iron Bull: -1000 (Huge muscle-y guys are a big turnoff for me.)
Cullen: -100
Varric: -100 (I also don't like guys with chest hair.)
Solas/Bald Elf: 4
Grey Warden Guy: 0 (He's no silver fox imo.)
I don't know who DHMG is but I'm assuming it's a he so let's start him off with a 0.
Ugh, that makes it even worse. Maybe I just got sick of his romanticized "troubled, psychotic teenager" schtick in AHS, but that is definitely not a plus for Cole's character, for me; which I found mildly interesting.
Well it's more like troubled, psychotic child/pre-teen in this case but I feel your pain. The primary draw for me with Cole is he might be possessed by a demon and his unique relationship with murder. That can go in such interesting directions. So I'm hoping that if he IS a companion that the emphasis is less on how terribly ingenuous and vulnerable he is and more on the idea that he literally has to kill to survive. Now that he knows it's him doing the killing the potential moral dilemma could be veeeeeeerrryyyy interesting. Existential angst all moshed up with moral dilemmas always is.
But it's all in the delivery I guess. He has the potential to become a trite cliche twice over but he also has the potential to be my favourite DA companion to date. It'll probably be like riding a unicycle on a tightrope while juggling ghasts but it can be done! I hope.
Actually, Cole is a troubled, psychotic ageless being of the otherworld with the alleged mentality of a pre-teen, to be precise. lol
He's not really anywhere near as messed up as, like, Tate from American Horror Story, though. He's not really that psychotic. I wouldn't say he's a sociopath, or anything that strong. He's only killed people that wanted to die, basically. Mercy killings are a lot more benevolent than what most of our companions have done, really. We acquire a lot of pretty "bad" people.
But what I mostly find interesting about Cole is what we could learn from him about the nature of spirits.
No decent looking women this time around so I guess all of them get 0. Still waiting on how that elf girl Sera turns out to be like.
A pretty face is worthless if it's attached to a morally reprehensible human being. One's attractiveness is greatly enhanced by good character, in my experience.
I don't find any of the characters particularly handsome, but I will throw out my observations based on their complete design.
Iron Bull: 7 - He is no Arishok, but I do like him and I'm interested in seeing more footage of him.
Grey Warden - 9 - Nice to see an older more grizzled man.
Solas: 6 - I can't tell enough to be sure about him. My opinion will probably change once more footage is released.
Cullen: 5 - I find him generic and uninspiring.
Dramatic Hands: 6 - He's different and I can appreciate that.
Varric: 9 - My opinion is slightly biased towards my preference of his character in DA:2.
And for the girls...
Cassandra: 6 - she's obviously pretty, but I've never been a fan of short hair and her personality is a little too forceful for my taste.
Vivienne: 9 - I like her a lot
Sera: 8 - What little I've seen I like.
OMG varric got hot in the trailer, I now give him a 8 can't be a 10 cause he is short.
BTW who is that hottie girl in the trailer? she looks amazing.
Everyone: 10/10
This thread 1/10
Just kidding. But seriously, some of the people in here have way too high standards, or are just assholes about it.
Also, you're free to say what you want i guess, but atleast be classy about it, calling them names doesn't really do any difference ![]()
Anyway, lastly: BEAUTY IS SUBJECTIVE. If you think someone is unattractive, that's fine. Just know that it's an opinion, not fact just because you think so.
Wow, i really am too passionate about fictional characters.