YOU GUYS. You're all so sweet omg. [gives flowers to each and every one of you]
I'm over here all embarrassed to come back after my little conniption but as I catch up I find you all being supportive and ajsdhfs.
IF I HADN'T CLOSED THE THREAD I WOULD'VE BEEN APPRECIATIVE AT THE TIME.
I would do it now but too many stacked quotes... There's like twelve, urk... So I burned through a lot of likes instead.
Seriously though, thank you. You're all my favorite internet people.

Also it didn't even occur to me that only default Hawke would be recognizable as... well, Hawke... to everyone. I just hate defaults so bad because they tend to be the most generic s***. You know, scruffy white dude? At least they used Lady Hawke (maybe to make up for the gross Mass Effect-y marketing of DA2?), but still... But now that I read a couple of you saying that, it's like... oh. Duh. No s***, Sera. Well done!
I still don't know how customizing would be done but I guess maybe it's not a bad thing to not immediately assume that no keep = no nothing.
(It's not even like I want them to look just like they did. They wouldn't, anyway, given time has passed. But still like themselves? Yeah. I mean, I put a ridiculous amount of detail into their appearances... Every trait has a reason that's tied to their character in some way, so I could never see them as anything else. For instance, my Cousland has black hair for a very specific reason... If she were suddenly blonde? Omfg it'd be so jarring and wrong. So wrong. And even then, my own methods aside... What about Wardens and Hawkes that weren't white?? Just gonna whitewash them all?? So not okay. But I guess I might've panicked prematurely. It's not like they haven't pulled this kind of crap before, though, sooo...)
I also still don't know who that dude in Warden armor is but it not being THE Warden kind of makes me worry a little more, even... Like, she and Hawke were both missing. Why is only Hawke back? People are like, "Well the Warden's story is done," but it's like, no. It WAS done but then they BODYSNATCHED her. Give me back my baby, goddammit. You can't have her. She's mine.
I do take a little comfort in the reminder that their default is a US Warden though, so that would just be the Orlesian replacement instead of the Hero... Plus the way Laidlaw specifically stated "not the Hero Of Ferelden" gives that some credibility, too...
Either way SOLAS THREAD IS THE BEST THREAD and I love you all. HUGS.

Now, to re-watch the trailer without flipping out and to find a recording of the demo that I missed half of so I can form finalized opinions...