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[MCG]

Cassandra will be a romance option for the male Inquisitor, we don't need a confirmation, anyone with an ounce of intuition knows that. I'd say Scribbles, IB and Dorian will also be available, that's all.

[Warden Commander Aeducan]

I expected Cassandra to be a romance option for straight male at first, but since she hasn't been confirmed on gender restriction there are possibility for her to be bisexual. It's kinda odd however judging from Dawn of the Seeker and Dragon Age 2 it's implied that she doesn't show interest in women at all, and I think that's leave Vivienne and Scribe girl either of them are romance option exclusive to straight male. That said so far this could be the first Dragon Age game with the most heavily restriction on romance.

[MCG]

It seems like we'll have more choice, but perhaps those choices will have more restrictions than previous. I really do hope Cassandra is straight though as not all women with short hair are interested in other ladies, I'm sure she will be male only though anyway.

[ThomasBlaine]

I really, really hope we'll get some non-party romance options for a male Inquisitor. And non-Orlesian, too. I can't look at Vivienne or Scribe Girl without thinking that anyone who dresses that weirdly and impractically can't possibly have any sense in their bodies, and my Inquisitor is going to have standards. And Cassandra might work as an effective second-in-command, but she's not very likable or interesting. An alternative for straight males who like nice, sensible girls would be appreciated.

[Warden Commander Aeducan]

Honestly, I'm concerned about the romance option in Inquisition especially the option for straight male, and so far Sera have been confirmed as romance option exclusive to female Inquisitor only. We don't have much choice left otherwise we can hope for a rather nice option on the none companion character beside Scribe girl.

[fiveforchaos]

Honestly, I'm concerned about the romance option in Inquisition especially the option for straight male, and so far Sera have been confirmed as romance option exclusive to female Inquisitor only. We don't have much choice left otherwise we can hope for a rather nice option on the none companion character beside Scribe girl.

Assuming Viv and Cass are both LI's you'll have... 2 companion options, the same as you've had in any previous Dragon Age game. What's wrong with that?

[ThomasBlaine]

Assuming Viv and Cass are both LI's you'll have... 2 companion options, the same as you've had in any previous Dragon Age game. What's wrong with that?

 

They're both extreme and uninteresting, and neither comes across as particularly sensitive or likable. I want better if I'm going to care at all about romance in this game. Also, according to David Gaider there's supposed to be more romantic options in this one than in any other Bioware game to date, so there's that.

[azarhal]

It's kinda odd however judging from Dawn of the Seeker and Dragon Age 2 it's implied that she doesn't show interest in women at all

 

People really should (re-)play DA2 with both male and female Hawke. Cassandra shows no differences in point-of-view based on Hawke's gender. It's Varric who makes an assumptions, which suggest way more that Varric might be straight than Cassandra is.

 

As for Dawn of the Seeker, it would be hard for Cassandra to show interest in women, the only other female character she interact with for more than 2 seconds is the very old Divine. She do not show any romantic interest in her male co-lead despite what some people claims. Galyan's romantic interest in Cassandra is used as the comic relief of the anime, it's totally one-sided (and Cassandra is not dense, she's not interested at the time, she even says it's not the place not time for "such things" at some point).

[Brass_Buckles]

They're both extreme and uninteresting, and neither comes across as particularly sensitive or likable. I want better if I'm going to care at all about romance in this game.

 

As a woman I'm not caring for any of the currently presumed straight romances for women, either (I am holding out that Solas ends up being available and has a personality I can tolerate that is not Alpha Male or Arrogant or Mage-Hater).  But romance is not even a major part of the game, so... why does it matter?  I get that romance makes the game more interesting (I enjoy playing the romances too and I think they add a lot to gameplay in terms of motivations for the protagonist), but I'm starting to see why some people think the romance fans are a bit too caught up in it.  BioWare doesn't even HAVE to put any romances in, much less cater to every person's individual tastes.

 

And for those saying there don't need to be romances for straight women or the LGBT community, well... shame on you.  If romance is included at all, then straight women and the LGBT community need options too.

[fiveforchaos]

They're both extreme and uninteresting, and neither comes across as particularly sensitive or likable. I want better if I'm going to care at all about romance in this game. Also, according to David Gaider there's supposed to be more romantic options in this one than in any other Bioware game to date, so there's that.

Stating an opinion as if it were fact, complaining about romance options and incorrectly attributing a quote to Dave Gaider, keep it coming I've almost filled out my BSN bingo card for the day .

[Fialka]

And for those saying there don't need to be romances for straight women or the LGBT community, well... shame on you.  If romance is included at all, then straight women and the LGBT community need options too.

Agreed.  

 

And, not to sound rude, or like I'm trolling people, but it kind of gets to me when guys complain about the possibility that they might, for the first time ever in the history of games (to my knowledge, barring those very few games that 'force' you to play a female that actually has a romance... are there even any, come to think of it? I've only played a handful of games outside of Bioware's stuff myself), straight men might have fewer options than straight women.  No that I've seen that in this particular thread, mind you, but I have seen it...

 

Like, really guys?  As a straight female, I practically have to do a damn scavenger hunt to find games where I can play a girl at all, much a less a girl who gets the boy at the end...

[ThomasBlaine]

As a woman I'm not caring for any of the currently presumed straight romances for women, either (I am holding out that Solas ends up being available and has a personality I can tolerate that is not Alpha Male or Arrogant or Mage-Hater).  But romance is not even a major part of the game, so... why does it matter?  I get that romance makes the game more interesting (I enjoy playing the romances too and I think they add a lot to gameplay in terms of motivations for the protagonist), but I'm starting to see why some people think the romance fans are a bit too caught up in it.  BioWare doesn't even HAVE to put any romances in, much less cater to every person's individual tastes.

 

And for those saying there don't need to be romances for straight women or the LGBT community, well... shame on you.  If romance is included at all, then straight women and the LGBT community need options too.

 

Romance is an opportunity for deeper character exploration, which is pretty crucial in good RPGs. Also, this thread is specifically about male romance options. Don't act like it's all we think about just because that's what we're discussing on this thread.

 

 

Stating an opinion as if it were fact, complaining about romance options and incorrectly attributing a quote to Dave Gaider, keep it coming I've almost filled out my BSN bingo card for the day .

 

You're kidding, right? You ask us what's wrong with the apparent romantic prospects and then you consider my reply invalid because it's an opinion?

What the hell did you think you were asking about? And I'm sorry, you're right that that statement was from Laidlaw. No need to be an ass about it.

[Fialka]

And on a brighter note, I do hope that once you guys get to know these ladies, you'll find someone you like and find attractive 

 

Personally, and this is admittedly from a biased (<- straight chick) point of view, I find the female protags we've seen so far to be really interesting. So far, the only Dragon Age gals I could see myself pursuing a romance with if I ever played a (straight) male character are Morrigan and Sigrun (who isn't an LI, but I just love her).  

[Ser Pounce A Lot_]

Romance is an opportunity for deeper character exploration, which is pretty crucial in good RPGs. Also, this thread is specifically about male romance options. Don't act like it's all we think about just because that's what we're discussing on this thread.

 

 

 

 

Seriously, no need for the feminist/battle of the sexes mud slinging going on in here. I just asked a simple question in the OP.

[ThomasBlaine]

And on a brighter note, I do hope that once you guys get to know these ladies, you'll find someone you like and find attractive 

 

Personally, and this is admittedly from a biased (<- straight chick) point of view, I find the female protags we've seen so far to be really interesting. So far, the only Dragon Age gals I could see myself pursuing a romance with if I ever played a male character are Morrigan and Sigrun (who isn't an LI, but I just love her).  

 

Your concern is appreciated.

 

Hmm. Something I found really interesting about Morrigan is how genuinely compelling she was as a character, if not as a person. She wasn't a very pleasant companion, but she was so well-written that a lot of players were drawn to her regardless. Okay, she was pretty beautiful too, but I still like to think that her writing did all the heavy lifting. If they could pull that off with Vivienne it'd be awesome. She's just so culturally extreme that it looks like it's going to overshadow her personality, which isn't described as particularly likable in the first place.

 

I mean, I live in a country where women who so much as wear noticeable make-up and/or jewelry in casual settings are viewed as being silly and copying American women, and I think I'm going to bluescreen every time I look at Vivienne's or Scribble's getups.

[ThomasBlaine]

Seriously, no need for the feminist/battle of the sexes mud slinging going on in here. I just asked a simple question in the OP.

 

...Isn't that what I said?

[fiveforchaos]

 

 

You're kidding, right? You ask us what's wrong with the apparent romantic prospects and then you consider my reply invalid because it's an opinion? What did you think you were asking about? And I'm sorry, you're right that that statement was from Laidlaw. No need to be an ass about it.

No no you have a perfectly valid opinion and it was a perfectly valid reply, what I was poking at wasn't the opinion itself, but the way it was phrased, stating that "character x is y" rather than "I find character x to be y" it's a little nitpicky pet peeve of mine that I really shouldn't have let get to me in this circumstance. 

 

I'm actually really sorry, that post came off as way sassier/meaner than I intended. I just thought is was kind of amusing, seeing Dave Gaider misquoted in a post complaining about romance options, that's pretty much stereotypical BSN right there I've actually done it tons of times myself, but it's still a little entertaining when someone else does it  

 

So I repeat again, I'm really sorry, I was a bit of an ass in that post, and my behavior was completely unnecessary and obnoxious. As someone who wasn't all too thrilled about the options in DA:II I understand where you're coming from. But, as someone who was pleasantly surprised to find the romances in DA:II rather enjoyable, I'll also encourage you not to loose hope just yet . You could end up liking certain characters far more than you were expecting. 

[Warden Commander Aeducan]

Assuming Viv and Cass are both LI's you'll have... 2 companion options, the same as you've had in any previous Dragon Age game. What's wrong with that?

Well, there is nothing wrong with that of course...but since BioWare claim this will be the first Dragon Age game that offers you with most romance option. I expect to see more in the future announcement, as for my liking in certain character I have nothing against Cass but if you ask my personal preference Viv will be the last person I'm looking to have a relationship with. That said it's too soon to judge any new character, and I still want to play this game for story and character above all but a good romance wouldn't' hurt.

[Ser Pounce A Lot_]

...Isn't that what I said?

 

 

uhhh I was agreeing with you 

[Fialka]

Seriously, no need for the feminist/battle of the sexes mud slinging going on in here. I just asked a simple question in the OP.

Duuude... did you forget where you were?  This is BSN, where EVERYTHING is up for debate! 

 

But!  Yes, Cass is confirmed as a romance, highly highly doubt she won't be available to men because, Sera, and also, FAN RAGE.  Everyone keeps saying Vivienne probably won't be an option, but I really don't get why.  Because she's powerful, ambitious, and a little self-serving?  And women like that don't fall in love? Bah! I say!  I think she may well be, you'll just have to work really hard to impress her.  There's also speculation that our mysterious friend Scribbles will be a romance option... I think I remember reading something from one of the devs that she's supposed to be the Inquisitor's #1 fan or something, so that certainly opens up the possibility.  There's also been some speculation about Dagna, because she will appear in Inquisition, and there's never been a female dwarf option before. And because she's adorable.

[Feybrad]

Assuming Viv and Cass are both LI's you'll have... 2 companion options, the same as you've had in any previous Dragon Age game. What's wrong with that?

 

Apparently some People fear that their rather ... howdoIsaythat ... headstrong Personalities will not be appealing to them.

 

To explain it better: until now, Dragon Age always had a pretty clear cut between the two female Romance Options available to the male Player Character - akin to the Difference between Betty and Veronica: The "Betty" Character is often a more romantic Option, focused on her Attraction to the Hero, while the "Veronica" Character seems to be more sexual, focused on the hero's Attraction to her. "Betty" is more willing to accept the Hero's Opinion, while "Veronica" demands the hero to accept her Opinions. Note that "Betty's" Attraction to the hero is usually more romantic in Nature, while the Hero's Attracton to "Veronica" often has a more sexual Aspect.

 

Origins had it classicaly down, cursorily at least. For Female Players there was Alistair as the "Betty" Option, while Zevran was the "Veronica". For male Players Leliana was "Betty", Morrigan was "Veronica". Zevran and Leliana for the same Sex Romances usually seemed to fill the same Spot, but as I didn't play them, I can't tell so much baout that. Of course, as it turned out, it wasn't played as straight as you'd expect, but the Personality Part is the important one.

2 was even easier and more obvious about this Trope. On the "Betty" Side we had Merrill and Anders, while on the "Veronica" Side Isabela an Fenris were available.

 

However, Inquisition does not seem to cater to this Trope from what we've seen so far. Let's take a Look at our Companions and Advisors, shall we?

 

First, our confirmed Love Interests.

 

Cassandra is known to be headstrong and straightforward. It was said, that she is a secret romantic, but People find it at least hard to believe, that she could be the One "pursuing" the Inquisitor in a romantic Way. Thus, it has to be assumed, that she will fall more easily into the Role of "Veronica". There is also the Matter of her rather practical, some may even say "masculine" Appereance, setting a sizable Number of Fans off.

 

Cullen is a male Equivalent of this Sentiment. We do know less about him than about Cassandra, but the simple Fact that he is a Templar and - forgive me - has seen some sh*t may give People the Impression, that he will not be the one to initiate a romantic/sexual Relationship. It might be assumed, that he also is more of a "Veronica". He also is a VERY divisive Figure in the Fandom, meaning that People have another Reason to reject this Option.

 

Sera on the other Hand has been assumed to be a "Betty". She seems like a rather nice Person, especially if you play as the classical "Good Guy" Hero. Also, she has the looks of that typical "white Woman" - considerably smaller than a Male, thin Figure, more feminine Clothing than, say, Cassandra, blonde Hair... you get the Idea. Thus, many People seemed to favor her as a Romance Option for their male Inquisitor. Then she was revealed as a Lesbian. Cue the Outrage.

 

Now, on to the others.

 

I'll start with Leliana, because she was also revealed ... to not be a Romance Option in the Game. That added fuel to the Outrage around Sera, since Leliana was known to be more of a "Betty" Type and also the one other Woman of our "inner Circle" (meaning Companions + Advisors) that had the "white Woman" look down. You see, that there seems to be some Sort of a Pattern?

 

Now, male Fans are concerned, that they might not get a "Betty" Option. Straight Females may also have this concern. Let's take a Guess at the other Companions.

 

Male Companions first, there are more of them.

 

There we have Dorian. Cocky, mustache, flamboyant, Mustache, Magister, MUSTACHE and seemingly the hottest human Male if you're not into Cullen (at least from the Standpoint of "Hollywood Conventional"). Many People assume him to be Gay, but one Thing is certain, that he doesn't exactly seem to be "Betty" Material.

 

Iron Bull. He is near confirmed to be a Romance Option and is said to get into Bed with anyone he won't break. Firstly, that suggests him to be race-gated and secondly, bisexual. He might even be the One to pursue the Inquisitor, if he's available, but his Relationship can be expected to start from a more sexual Point, a defining Attribute of a "Veronica". And, last but not least, he is a Qunari. A big Qunari, with Horns. People might not be into that.

 

Next, Cole, to get that behind me. For the few seemingly holding out Hope, that he might be a Romance Option, he could be "betty" Material, as he seems to be maybe the ONE Companionwithout a strong Opinion on one or another Matter. He would be excellent "betty" material BUT SERIOUSLY GUYS/GIRLS, do you really think he will be romanceable? That's wishful Thinking, in my Opinion, and that's all I'm going to say about that. Everything else wouldn't be nice.

 

Blackwall is many Fan's Hope. He seems to be a decent Guy and comes closer to the typical "Hollywood Beauty Ideal" than, say, Iron Bull. And, on top of that, he isn't someone with a Stick up his Ass, while also doesn't appear to be the oversexed Type. Thus, he would fall more easily into the Expectation of being a "Betty". However, as he is said to be a senior Grey Warden, the Odds do not seem to be in his Favor.

 

Solas is a big unknown, since we know next to nothing about him. While he does presumably have a strong Opinion on the divisive Templar vs. Mages Thematic, he is also said to be very down to Earth. However, he strays VERY far from the typical "Hollywood Beauty", which might put off People.

 

The Matter however, seems to be more "dire" with our Women, since we have less Females in our inner Circle than Males.

 

At this Point, we're only left with two People left to look at: Vivienne and Scribbles.

 

Vivienne has been described as an "Ice Queen" and is expected to be arrogant as well as very headstrong, perhaps the most headstrong Character of all our Companions. Her Attitude puts her without Doubt into a "Veronica" type and then there's the fact that she is black. I do not have a Problem with that, no one really should, but that may be a Factor that might turn some away from her. Black Women have rarely made an Appereance in Video Games and, as far as I can recall, have never been a Romance Option in a BioWare game before (which means, that I am very optimistic that she is, by the Way. Or that's wishful thinking, too, since I personally was smitten the irst Time I saw her). Thus, even People who prefer dark skinned Women are accustomed to choose between light skinned Romance Options, while those who prefer the latter were catered to. Now, the latter ones fear to be underrepresented, especially since there seem to be no "Betty" Character for Males to choose from, either.

 

Scribbles is thus the "Beacon of Hope" for those who wish to romance a Female (and that don't have a problem with romancing a dark skinned Woman - bah, I feel dirty to have to include that as a Possibility, but for the Sake of not offending anyone, I have to), that might have an Attitude more akin to a "Betty" than a Veronica. But, from the VERY few Things we know, we are to assume, that she at least cares very much about Appereance. She remains a big, easily the biggest, Unknown of all Companions and Advisors, given that we do not even know her name.

 

And this is how male Fans are concerned that they might have no female "Betty" Option to choose from, given that they will already seem to have to forgo a classical white "Hollywood Beauty" for a Love Interest. I personally do not fear that, since I see at least Potential for Cassandra to reveal a Side more akin to "Betty" and personally will go after Vivienne anyway, if that's possible.

 

Also, this Post ended up ridiculously longer than I planned.

[Nocte ad Mortem]

I think most people that don't think Vivienne will be a LI are just going by exclusion. Most people were assuming it would be 2/2/2 and a lot still are. With Cullen confirmed, it was assumed Scribbles would even out the count, so only two companion females would make the cut. Two are already confirmed, so there's no way it could be Vivienne under that system. With the race gating, I think it's possible we're bumped up to 8 (maybe more, but I'm less convinced of that) and that could mean Vivienne is back in.  

[ManOfSteel]

I can see Cassandra, Vivienne and Scribbles being available to male characters, if all three are available at all, with at least one of those being heterosexual. My money is on Cassandra being straight.

[Potato Cat]

Duuude... did you forget where you were?  This is BSN, where EVERYTHING is up for debate! 
 
But!  Yes, Cass is confirmed as a romance, highly highly doubt she won't be available to men because, Sera, and also, FAN RAGE.  Everyone keeps saying Vivienne probably won't be an option, but I really don't get why.  Because she's powerful, ambitious, and a little self-serving?  And women like that don't fall in love? Bah! I say!  I think she may well be, you'll just have to work really hard to impress her.  There's also speculation that our mysterious friend Scribbles will be a romance option... I think I remember reading something from one of the devs that she's supposed to be the Inquisitor's #1 fan or something, so that certainly opens up the possibility.  There's also been some speculation about Dagna, because she will appear in Inquisition, and there's never been a female dwarf option before. And because she's adorable.

Vivienne is probably the character I want to romance most, (after Cullen). I think she's amazing and beautiful and potentially my perfect LI and I already love her to bits. However, I fear she won't be a LI. If they only have 3 female LIs, I doubt she'll be one of them. It'll be Cassandra and Sera, (as confirmed), with Scribbles to fill the NPC romance slot that Cullen fills on the male side. I'm hoping and praying for 4 LIs of each gender, but I don't think I'll get my Vivienne romance unfortunately.

[ThomasBlaine]

No no you have a perfectly valid opinion and it was a perfectly valid reply, what I was poking at wasn't the opinion itself, but the way it was phrased, stating that "character x is y" rather than "I find character x to be y" it's a little nitpicky pet peeve of mine that I really shouldn't have let get to me in this circumstance. 

 

I'm actually really sorry, that post came off as way sassier/meaner than I intended. I just thought is was kind of amusing, seeing Dave Gaider misquoted in a post complaining about romance options, that's pretty much stereotypical BSN right there I've actually done it tons of times myself, but it's still a little entertaining when someone else does it

 

So I repeat again, I'm really sorry, I was a bit of an ass in that post, and my behavior was completely unnecessary and obnoxious. As someone who wasn't all too thrilled about the options in DA:II I understand where you're coming from. But, as someone who was pleasantly surprised to find the romances in DA:II rather enjoyable, I'll also encourage you not to loose hope just yet . You could end up liking certain characters far more than you were expecting. 

 

Apology accepted. Sorry for stating it so forcefully, then, my girlfriend always chews me out for that as well.

 

 

uhhh I was agreeing with you 

 

Oh, my bad. Thank you.

 

 

Apparently some People fear that their rather ... howdoIsaythat ... headstrong Personalities will not be appealing to them.

 

To explain it better: until now, Dragon Age always had a pretty clear cut between the two female Romance Options available to the male Player Character - akin to the Difference between Betty and Veronica: The "Betty" Character is often a more romantic Option, focused on her Attraction to the Hero, while the "Veronica" Character seems to be more sexual, focused on the hero's Attraction to her. "Betty" is more willing to accept the Hero's Opinion, while "Veronica" demands the hero to accept her Opinions. Note that "Betty's" Attraction to the hero is usually more romantic in Nature, while the Hero's Attracton to "Veronica" often has a more sexual Aspect.

 

Origins had it classicaly down, cursorily at least. For Female Players there was Alistair as the "Betty" Option, while Zevran was the "Veronica". For male Players Leliana was "Betty", Morrigan was "Veronica". Zevran and Leliana for the same Sex Romances usually seemed to fill the same Spot, but as I didn't play them, I can't tell so much baout that. Of course, as it turned out, it wasn't played as straight as you'd expect, but the Personality Part is the important one.

2 was even easier and more obvious about this Trope. On the "Betty" Side we had Merrill and Anders, while on the "Veronica" Side Isabela an Fenris were available.

 

However, Inquisition does not seem to cater to this Trope from what we've seen so far. Let's take a Look at our Companions and Advisors, shall we?

 

First, our confirmed Love Interests.

 

Cassandra is known to be headstrong and straightforward. It was said, that she is a secret romantic, but People find it at least hard to believe, that she could be the One "pursuing" the Inquisitor in a romantic Way. Thus, it has to be assumed, that she will fall more easily into the Role of "Veronica". There is also the Matter of her rather practical, some may even say "masculine" Appereance, setting a sizable Number of Fans off.

 

Cullen is a male Equivalent of this Sentiment. We do know less about him than about Cassandra, but the simple Fact that he is a Templar and - forgive me - has seen some sh*t may give People the Impression, that he will not be the one to initiate a romantic/sexual Relationship. It might be assumed, that he also is more of a "Veronica". He also is a VERY divisive Figure in the Fandom, meaning that People have another Reason to reject this Option.

 

Sera on the other Hand has been assumed to be a "Betty". She seems like a rather nice Person, especially if you play as the classical "Good Guy" Hero. Also, she has the looks of that typical "white Woman" - considerably smaller than a Male, thin Figure, more feminine Clothing than, say, Cassandra, blonde Hair... you get the Idea. Thus, many People seemed to favor her as a Romance Option for their male Inquisitor. Then she was revealed as a Lesbian. Cue the Outrage.

 

Now, on to the others.

 

I'll start with Leliana, because she was also revealed ... to not be a Romance Option in the Game. That added fuel to the Outrage around Sera, since Leliana was known to be more of a "Betty" Type and also the one other Woman of our "inner Circle" (meaning Companions + Advisors) that had the "white Woman" look down. You see, that there seems to be some Sort of a Pattern?

 

Now, male Fans are concerned, that they might not get a "Betty" Option. Straight Females may also have this concern. Let's take a Guess at the other Companions.

 

Male Companions first, there are more of them.

 

There we have Dorian. Cocky, mustache, flamboyant, Mustache, Magister, MUSTACHE and seemingly the hottest human Male if you're not into Cullen (at least from the Standpoint of "Hollywood Conventional"). Many People assume him to be Gay, but one Thing is certain, that he doesn't exactly seem to be "Betty" Material.

 

Iron Bull. He is near confirmed to be a Romance Option and is said to get into Bed with anyone he won't break. Firstly, that suggests him to be race-gated and secondly, bisexual. He might even be the One to pursue the Inquisitor, if he's available, but his Relationship can be expected to start from a more sexual Point, a defining Attribute of a "Veronica". And, last but not least, he is a Qunari. A big Qunari, with Horns. People might not be into that.

 

Next, Cole, to get that behind me. For the few seemingly holding out Hope, that he might be a Romance Option, he could be "betty" Material, as he seems to be maybe the ONE Companionwithout a strong Opinion on one or another Matter. He would be excellent "betty" material BUT SERIOUSLY GUYS/GIRLS, do you really think he will be romanceable? That's wishful Thinking, in my Opinion, and that's all I'm going to say about that. Everything else wouldn't be nice.

 

Blackwall is many Fan's Hope. He seems to be a decent Guy and comes closer to the typical "Hollywood Beauty Ideal" than, say, Iron Bull. And, on top of that, he isn't someone with a Stick up his Ass, while also doesn't appear to be the oversexed Type. Thus, he would fall more easily into the Expectation of being a "Betty". However, as he is said to be a senior Grey Warden, the Odds do not seem to be in his Favor.

 

Solas is a big unknown, since we know next to nothing about him. While he does presumably have a strong Opinion on the divisive Templar vs. Mages Thematic, he is also said to be very down to Earth. However, he strays VERY far from the typical "Hollywood Beauty", which might put off People.

 

The Matter however, seems to be more "dire" with our Women, since we have less Females in our inner Circle than Males.

 

At this Point, we're only left with two People left to look at: Vivienne and Scribbles.

 

Vivienne has been described as an "Ice Queen" and is expected to be arrogant as well as very headstrong, perhaps the most headstrong Character of all our Companions. Her Attitude puts her without Doubt into a "Veronica" type and then there's the fact that she is black. I do not have a Problem with that, no one really should, but that may be a Factor that might turn some away from her. Black Women have rarely made an Appereance in Video Games and, as far as I can recall, have never been a Romance Option in a BioWare game before (which means, that I am very optimistic that she is, by the Way. Or that's wishful thinking, too, since I personally was smitten the irst Time I saw her). Thus, even People who prefer dark skinned Women are accustomed to choose between light skinned Romance Options, while those who prefer the latter were catered to. Now, the latter ones fear to be underrepresented, especially since there seem to be no "Betty" Character for Males to choose from, either.

 

Scribbles is thus the "Beacon of Hope" for those who wish to romance a Female (and that don't have a problem with romancing a dark skinned Woman - bah, I feel dirty to have to include that as a Possibility, but for the Sake of not offending anyone, I have to), that might have an Attitude more akin to a "Betty" than a Veronica. But, from the VERY few Things we know, we are to assume, that she at least cares very much about Appereance. She remains a big, easily the biggest, Unknown of all Companions and Advisors, given that we do not even know her name.

 

And this is how male Fans are concerned that they might have no female "Betty" Option to choose from, given that they will already seem to have to forgo a classical white "Hollywood Beauty" for a Love Interest. I personally do not fear that, since I see at least Potential for Cassandra to reveal a Side more akin to "Betty" and personally will go after Vivienne anyway, if that's possible.

 

Also, this Post ended up ridiculously longer than I planned.

 

Oh, I'm soooooo sick of being told that the reason I don't like some women must be that I can't handle strong, individual personalities in general.