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[Dantrag]

Obviously the Qnari got a dramatic makeover in DA2, I was wondering if the same will go for Elves as well. I never picked an elf character in DAO because I thought they all looked like alter boys, and the male elves looked too feminine. Maybe it was the lack of hairstyles to choose from, I don't know they just didn't look right to me.

[Mirrman70]

are... are you new to the forums? there is plenty of art and screenshots. though the only male elf seen to my knowledge is Solas.

[Dantrag]

are... are you new to the forums? there is plenty of art and screenshots. though the only male elf seen to my knowledge is Solas.

[Dantrag]

Actually I am new to the forums.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

Here is a Female Elf Inquisitor:

[Steelcan]

yes, they were beaten with the ugly stick along with most of the humans

[umadcommander]

yes, they were beaten with the ugly stick along with most of the humans

anything is a step up from DA2, its the good thing about following on from such a low previous point

[Dantrag]

I'm not a Tolkien fanboy, but D&D and Middle Earth elves look pretty badass. Why try to reinvent the wheel? Everything about DA2 looked way to cartoony and Japanese influenced.

[Hanako Ikezawa]

anything is a step up from DA2, its the good thing about following on from such a low previous point

I prefered the elves in DA2 to Origins myself. At least they looked like their own race instead of just humans with pointy ears. 

[Dantrag]

I prefered the elves in DA2 to Origins myself. At least they looked like their own race instead of just humans with pointy ears.

[Dantrag]

We can't really base anything cosmetically off of DAO since it was 5 years old when it was released.

[Mirrman70]

I'm not a Tolkien fanboy, but D&D and Middle Earth elves look pretty badass. Why try to reinvent the wheel? Everything about DA2 looked way to cartoony and Japanese influenced.

 

tolkien and DnD elves are visually based more off of fairies and nymphs than actual elves of ancient mythology. They originally looked very human-like. none of that pointy ear and feminine facial features.

[Icy Magebane]

Hm... you know, I never had a problem with the DA:O elves.  DA2 on the other hand... lol.  I think the latest style is a big improvement.  The neck is a bit scrawny, but that seems to be the case with humans as well.

[Nefla]

 

I prefered the elves in DA2 to Origins myself. At least they looked like their own race instead of just humans with pointy ears. 

I much prefer the traditional beautiful somewhat effeminate humans with pointy ears to those mutated Avatar rejects .  If they were going to make them mutants, they should have started with the first game and altered their lore to fit rather than having all that "elves are so beautiful to look at, everyone wants them as servants or lovers or what have you."

[Steelcan]

tolkien and DnD elves are visually based more off of fairies and nymphs than actual elves of ancient mythology. They originally looked very human-like. none of that pointy ear and feminine facial features.

Tolkien elves are based off of the myths of anglo-saxon and nordic peoples, and are human like, on average a bit taller, and their ears are pointed, but not like DA elves

[Tevinter Rose]

I much prefer the traditional beautiful somewhat effeminate humans with pointy ears to those mutated Avatar rejects .  If they were going to make them mutants, they should have started with the first game and altered their lore to fit rather than having all that "elves are so beautiful to look at, everyone wants them as servants or lovers or what have you."

 

With exception to Merrill and Fenris the npc elves looked really off putting. I'm not sure what look they were trying to give them, they looked like a mismatch of facial features imo. So far their redesign in Inquisition looks good. 

[Mirrman70]

Tolkien elves are based off of the myths of anglo-saxon and nordic peoples, and are human like, on average a bit taller, and their ears are pointed, but not like DA elves

 

there is nothing in the Nordic mythologies that I have read or studied that describes elves as pointy eared or slender.  The old English depictions were much closer to fairies and nymphs, in fact the term elf was used as a translation of nymph.  Germanic stories tend to  use the words for dwarves and elves interchangeably.  Medieval-Rennaissance depictions are actually where they start have visibly pointy ears in visual depictions but still aren't that similar to modern day elves.

 

Tolkien originally based his elves off of the Nordic interpretations and they idea that they had long pointy ears came from a note that said their ears were "leaf-like". The typical depiction of elves from Tolkien aren't necessarily what he intended due to the movies and things being made after he died. It would be more accurate to say that LoTR-movie Elves are based off of DnD elves.

[Steelcan]

there is nothing in the Nordic mythologies that I have read or studied that describes elves as pointy eared or slender.  The old English depictions were much closer to fairies and nymphs, in fact the term elf was used as a translation of nymph.  Germanic stories tend to  use the words for dwarves and elves interchangeably.  Medieval-Rennaissance depictions are actually where they start have visibly pointy ears in visual depictions but still aren't that similar to modern day elves.

 

Tolkien originally based his elves off of the Nordic interpretations and they idea that they had long pointy ears came from a note that said their ears were "leaf-like". The typical depiction of elves from Tolkien aren't necessarily what he intended due to the movies and things being made after he died. It would be more accurate to say that LoTR-movie Elves are based off of DnD elves.

The descriptions he gives of them, namely the regal presence they give, as well as flat out descriptions don't seem to have them looking any different than humans, a bit taller, pointier ears, and such, but iirc he never suggests that they more closely resemble what you'd see in a TES game or something

[Mirrman70]

The descriptions he gives of them, namely the regal presence they give, as well as flat out descriptions don't seem to have them looking any different than humans, a bit taller, pointier ears, and such, but iirc he never suggests that they more closely resemble what you'd see in a TES game or something

 

I am not saying they do, what I am saying is that the idea of slender, pointy-eared humans that have a feminine beauty (even the men) is a more modern imagining of elves. Tolkien never describes his elves as slender or feminine. the fact that they are the best smiths lends to the idea that they would be as muscular in appearance as a human.

 

I guess what I am trying to point out (badly apparently) is that elves have no set appearance, the fairy/nymph like ones of modern times or the tiny child like ones or the human like ones. I just feel like everyone expects everything to follow the high fantasy archetype when it comes to elves and whenever someone comes up with their own idea all they get are complaints. They bring up the generic background elves in DA2 and tend to ignore that they most likely made them very plain and non-striking due to the fact that they were rushing out the game.  I just despise it when people infer that there is only one way to correctly depict an entirely fictional race.