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[brightblueink]

There's no such thing as a "canon" PC in a Bioware game, at least not any of the ones that focus on consistent world states between the series. For evidence of this, just look at the recent trailer with Hawke. Specifically, Lady Hawke. And yet male Hawke was used in promotional materials for DA2.

 

Plus, IIRC, the devs have said that the default world state in the games is just the one where the least amount of callbacks to previous games can happen, to benefit people that didn't play the original game(s). So the Warden does Ultimate Sacrifice because that means they're dead, etc.

[J-Reyno]

What others have said, pretty much.  Canon is what you choose for your character. Now BW does have defaults.  Say, if you start Inquisition without having played the previous games, I believe the Warden will be a Dalish elf.  But that's just that... a default, which is no more canon than the default character appearance.  It's just what appears in the absence of player selection.

 

I also refuse to accept anything other than my PC and story as canon... which is why I reject the comics >_>

[SofaJockey]

It's marketing.

The default inquisitor has an obscuring shiny helmet and could be human or even elven.

It's the most de-personalised inquisitor they can do.

[Warden Commander Aeducan]

Back in Origins the advertised Warden was a male human one-handed warrior with shield, and in DA:II it was a male Hawke mage yet no one seems to be bothered by it or think their canon ruined.

[LilyasAvalon]

... Really? I mean, assuming Male Trevelyan is marketing canon at least, he seems to variable switch between mage, 2 handed warrior and sword and shield warrior.

 

Besides, who really cares? That's just marketting. Demo and gameplay wise, they've actually been doing a pretty good job showing off females in my opinion. Female Qunari Mage, Female Human Rogue. Female Human warrior.

 

I want an elfquisitor soon though please.

[ForgottenWarrior]

Did someone expected to see something else?

I mean, male dude of warrior/soldier class was always an iconic appearance for PC in any of RPG games. The classic approach, as many people will actually may never even touch CC.

[Eternal Phoenix]

There's a difference between "canon" and "default." The two handed human male warrior is the default Inquisitor most likely. If you start the game up just bashing the A/X button or right clicking then you'll probably start the game as him. IIRC this is how it would go in Mass Effect with the first choice at the top of the menu being the soldier class.

[Nocturnal_JStar]

There is such a thing called a "Cannon PC", these are typically the character's they use for there side material like comics or books. But, I think why this person is wanting to know is what class and race is this Inquisitior on the cover of the game and on posters and in the Trailer's. It would seem like it is a two-handed warrior though it could also be a sword and shield warrior(minus the shield, like they have tended to do with there NPC's in the series). The character from the DA:O trailers was in my opinon a Arcane warrior( which means they started out as a Mage). But with Awakening DLC and a little bit of looking into if he was truely Malcom Cousland then that character could have been a Templar/Spirit Warrior( hence the Blue Flaming eyes.) But, I don't really know, as for Hawke, from the trailor they did the "Hawke" was Garret Hawke/ Mage/ Fire, Ice, Spirit, and also a Blood Mage. Because when the Arishok cut him he took the blood and used that as the source of power to conjure up them giant hands to rip the Arishok in half. Also if you were paying attention "Cannon Hawke" looks to have had more than just a friendship with Isabella, as that was his source of needing to not fall to him in battle. As for the Inquisitor WARNING!!! Spoiler.......

 

 

 

 

When you finally get yourself settled in at Skyhold Cassandra and Leliana other you the Sword of the Inquistion and you take it to show everyone you accept the full responsibilities and will lead all those who followed you to Skyhold. Now it could just be me but a Female or heck even a Male Elf or Dwarf would take away the awesome feeling that scene gave me. Seeing as the sword is Half the size or either of those races. So then that leaves only two other classes left. But, if you play as a Male Qunari that sword looks like a dagger compared to your characters size. From all the trailers, posters, and a few demos. My best guess (and this is what this is) is it's either a Male Human Warrior (TH or SnS) or it is a female Qunari and as for what class I do not know.

 

So yeah, people only want to know what the canon is because either, they can't make up their minds on what they want there character to be....or they have already beaten the game at least twice and want to play the games in such a way that the follow all the little extra things have to offer ( primarily the books). 

 

Y'all are more than happy to disagree with everything I have said but for the most part I tend to think most would agree with me. So all you people saying who cares, or there's no such thing....there is such a thing as a canon. The Dev's at least need a story to work with and then all the little things like race and class take care of themselves via ..US the players. 

[Ariella]

There is such a thing called a "Cannon PC", these are typically the character's they use for there side material like comics or books.

Not in Dragon Age. The books and comics are very careful not to mention much about Hawke or the Warden. We know the Warden stopped the Blight and the Champion was involved at Kirkwall, but that is all the media says.

Though if you're going to go on the Default characters from the Keep, The Inquisitor is a female human rogue.

[Ariella]

I'm still miffed that they diodn't give my warrior hawke a proper two-hander sword and just sort of slapped together the cheapest weapons they could find...he's the freaking Champion for Andraste's sake!

How I wish the key from Legacy upgraded with level....

[andy6915]

Why the hell was a year old thread bumped?!

[zambingo]

Nocturnal_JStar, if you are going to Dorian a thread at least use the right term; canon not cannon. ;-)

[Lazarillo]

Nocturnal_JStar, if you are going to Dorian a thread at least use the right term; canon not cannon. ;-)

 

Once Rocky figures out the secrets of Qunari black powder, then everyone can be a cannon Inquisitor.

[Torgette]

Marketing ain't canon guys, try not to overthink that stuff.

[Aren]

Thread resurrected!

Anyway female human rogue is their canon/default

[JadeDragon]

Marketing canon-S&S Warrior Cousland,Blood Mage Hawke,Two Handed Sword Trevelyan All Males
Bioware Keep Canon-Warrior Female Dalish, Mage Male Hawke, Female Human Rogue Inquisitor
Game Canon- Whatever You want

You can choose to follow which ever canon you want. Beauty of Dragon Age.

[Heimdall]

How I wish the key from Legacy upgraded with level....

That's why Legacy was always the last thing I did before endgame.

[Fearsome1]

I would be shocked if this proves to be the case? Bioware's canon Warden was a female Dalish warrior. Mage Hawke is their canon choice for DA2 and given that they geared Inquisition more towards a dual-wielding rogue, I believe that this would be their default canon choice at some point.

[Ariella]

That's why Legacy was always the last thing I did before endgame.

I tend to do both legacy and mark before Meredith has her date with mortality.

I may be dreaming but I vaguely remember in a dai playthrough a dagger of the same shape. With corruption rune.

[Heimdall]

@Ariella, well they definitely reused the staff model in DAI (Archon's Fire Staff, or something).

 

Its the closest thing Hawke has to a signature weapon(Being the only one with any plot relevance), like Vigilance or Starfang for the Warden, so I was annoyed that s/he didn't show up using it, especially since most of the models seem to be in game already.

[Krypplingz]

I tend to do both legacy and mark before Meredith has her date with mortality.

I may be dreaming but I vaguely remember in a dai playthrough a dagger of the same shape. With corruption rune.

The Hook Blade uses the same (or atleast very similiar) model as the dagger form of  Hawke's Key 

[Ariella]

Thanks guys. So I'm not imagining things.

@Heimdall

I was disappointed too. Hawke wearing the signature armor, the generic I don't have a weapon equipped daggers really don't cut it visually at least.

[Sah291]

I would be shocked if this proves to be the case? Bioware's canon Warden was a female Dalish warrior. Mage Hawke is their canon choice for DA2 and given that they geared Inquisition more towards a dual-wielding rogue, I believe that this would be their default canon choice at some point.

I agree, although I find the reveal about Inquisitor Ameridan interesting, so I have to wonder if the devs liked the idea of someone similiar to him as well.

[AresKeith]

@Ariella, well they definitely reused the staff model in DAI (Archon's Fire Staff, or something).

 

Its the closest thing Hawke has to a signature weapon(Being the only one with any plot relevance), like Vigilance or Starfang for the Warden, so I was annoyed that s/he didn't show up using it, especially since most of the models seem to be in game already.

 

Well the Act 3 end game weapons for each class is sorta of a signature weapon for Hawke, I also would've like if Weapon and Shield Hawke had the Amell Shield too

 

I also didn't like how Stroud/Alistair/Loghain had a regular sword and wooden shield lol