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[New Kid]

That you thought you'd love, but hated.

And, the companions that you thought you'd hate but loved.

Personally I thought I would see eye-to-eye with Viv but disdained her, in a good way though, I enjoy conflict. And I thought I would loathe Sera but found her refreshing and good for making me question my morals.

I would love to hear everyone's experiences!

[hong]

Varric is starting to get on my nerves. In DA2 he was a lovable, wisecracking rogue, but lately he's been coming across as a know-it-all smartass with a dangerous case of the Mary Sues. The main trigger was Cole's companion quest, where he barged in on the conversation where Solas was proposing using the amulet. WTF Varric? What the hell do you know about spirits, and where do you get off spouting meaningless crap about "working it out" and "growing"?

I thought Dorian would be a stereotypical haughty mage with an exaggerated sense of self-importance. Man, I was wrong. Yeah, he likes to play that role sometimes, but he's also brave, supportive, and puts up with everyone's prejudices regarding Tevinter. Easily my favourite mage companion.

[Ivy Lavellan]

I thought I would love Sera, even made my first Inquisitor to romance her, only to find out I can't stand her personality.

I also thought I wouldn't care at all for Blackwall, his description seemed so bland. Until I actually met him ingame, and bam! - it was love at first sight

And I didn't expect to be this much taken with Cassandra. Such a shame I can't romance her as Femquisitor. I swear we have chemistry

[Eggplant Hell Princess]

Not a companion but I really hated Morrigan in Origins and was so pissed when it was announced she'd have a large role in Inquisition.

 

I was pleasantly surprised that she wasn't as vomitrocious as in the first game.

 

I was also surprised Dorian wasn't as obnoxious as I assumed he'd be.

[Former_Fiend]

I was actually right on the money with pretty much all of my predictions.

 

I figured I'd love Cassandra, Blackwall, and Iron Bull, and I did. 

 

I figured I'd dislike Vivienne and Cole, and I did - though admittedly I waffled on Vivienne a bit, she charmed me at first, and I can't help but appreciate the perspective she brings to the game, but after getting enough of her banter, she went right down to the bottom of the list.

 

I figured Sera's brand of humor could go very wrong and I have to say at some points, it did. There are parts where I find her funny, and again, I appreciate the perspective she gives the game, but I can't stand how she wallows in her own ignorance. 

 

Dorian and Solas were two that I reserved judgment on. Dorian I ended up loving, Solas I ended up respecting.

[Tielis]

I was meh on Cassandra and Dorian but I love them oh so much.  Cass is just awesome in every sense of the word and my total BFF.

 

I was looking forward to having Varric in my party again, but he turned out to be meh.

 

And I didn't realize how much I'd despise Sera, the ol' Gollum face herself.  My inquisitor wanted to backhand her more than once, but she's far more diplomatic than I would have been.

[Barathos]

Dorian was probably the biggest surprise for me, as somebody else said, I thought he was going to be this obnoxiously fabulous gay character. Nope. Not at all. He's a joy to have around and I love him to pieces.

 

Sera I thought I was going to like. I mean, who doesn't like a spunky elf chick with a bow? Except she's not spunky. She's obnoxiously immature and has no development. I still need a shovel to hit her with.

[MPSai]

First up: Sera. I thought I was going to like Sera. I was planning to romance her first playthrough because, well, I'm a lesbian and this is relevant to my interests. But then I realized she wasn't going to be a good match for the way I was playing my Dalish elf (I always gots to go elf first), so I was like "well this is probably my last chance in a while to romance Solas, lets see what that's about".

 

So I thought, okay, fine, I'll romance her as a female Qunari next playthrough cause that's gonna be my more silly one anyway. But then I got to the quest with the temple of Mythal. And hearing Sera childishly call me stupid for being at all interested in the staggering implications of what was found there made me deeply dislike her. I can only take so much willful ignorance and from what I can tell her character doesn't develop a single inch. I was having a hard time not two-timing Solas with Josie, so I think I know what my plan is.

 

Second up: Iron Bull. He sounded pretty interesting, a Qunari out of his element whose supposed to blend in and finds he enjoys life outside of the Qun, but is still steadfast about believing in it. Awesome, I find Qunari fascinating. But he's... really just a human with a Qunari model. Seriously take out any reference to the Qun and his character would be exactly the same. Even Tal-Vasthoth in past games have had that wastes-no-words manner of speech, and I find it hard to believe Bull wouldn't have that just a bit, at least. He didn't have to be a brick wall of baffling cultural differences like other Qunari, but there should have been at least something approaching that. He just feels lazily written. 

 

I wasn't really expecting to hate anyone, but I didn't know much about Cole. I had forgotten seeing pictures of him and just heard he was an Assassin-style Rogue and didn't really know what to expect. I had gone with the mages so the first time I met him was when there was a thunderous knocking at Haven's gates followed by a meek voice saying: "I can't help if you don't let me in...". I think I pretty much loved him from that point on. 

 

I also liked Cassandra in DA2 but didn't know what to expect of her as a companion. She's subtle but I think she's a great character. 

[Serza]

Was looking forward most to Sera.

Love Sera.

 

Didn't think I'd care much for Dorian...

Love Dorian.

(In that male-bonding, about to blow some stuff up kinda way.)

 

The rest, I was looking forward to, thought I'd enjoy them, and actually do enjoy them a whole lot.

[TheTurtle]

I didn't think I'd like Solas at all, but he ended up being #2 on my list of favorite companions.

I thought I would hate Blackwall, but I only find him slightly annoying and boring (still don't take him anywhere though).

[LightningPoodle]

I thought I would despise Vivienne, with a passion, but I actually really like her. Plus, learning who her VA was gave her bonus points.

[Chernaya]

I ended up liking Dorian more than expected. I've seen some saying he seems arrogant or conceited but I don't see that. I just see a lovable, humorous guy who wants to live his own life and give his home a better reputation. Defensive humor, yes it's overused, but can't help but find it endearing, I was guilty of that with Alistair as well. It's better than brooding or whining, imo.

 

I had no clue what to expect of Cole, but I ended up finding him much more fascinating than I thought I would. I enjoyed learning about his character and in the end I kind of pity him yet respect his intentions. He's strange, maybe scary to people who dislike the unknown, but he is ultimately good. Some of my favorite cutscenes in the game were talking to him. 

 

I don't hate Vivienne as much as I thought I would. It leaves me in this weird neutral place with her. I disagree with her on basically everything but respect her intelligence and motivation. 

 

Blackwall is really the only character I felt I got my hopes up on. I often forgot about him, and even after his interesting character development it left me feeling more angry than anything else. He's written well though, very human and flawed. 

[frylock23]

I liked Cassandra more than I thought I would. She is who I might have been if I had been born in Thedas in terms of personality. She inspired me to make a male character to romance her.

 

Solas was more interesting than I thought he would be, too. He's scary in the end, and I think his final words are as much warning as anything else ... but I can't help but like/respect him.

 

Vivienne never grew on me, and neither did Cole.

 

I tried to like Blackwall, but his personal quest just ticked me off.

[AtreiyaN7]

Well, I thought I wouldn't like Vivienne, but I did. The closest I've come is to hating anyone is finding Sera a tad annoying on occasion - though she's not a favorite, the pranking and the cookies made up for whatever differences we have.

[rpgfan321]

I like them all? 

 

They were diverse and interesting. Sure, some of them were not what I expected at all, but that added to the fun of recruiting and keeping them. 

[Ynqve]

I thought I would really like Vivienne, and I still like her as a character but it's a more of a love-to-hate kind of relationship. I disagree with her all the time and she's just such a snob. Sometimes I find her amusing, sometimes she comes across as just mean. 

 

I was afraid that I wouldn't like Sera, but she grew on me. And I never cared much for Leliana in DAO but I loved her in this game.

[RobRam10]

I was looking foward for Dorian and was not dissapointed.

 

Companions that suprised me were Blackwall, Cole and Solas at first when the first info of them were released I thought it was "meh" but when I got to meet them in the game they suprised me.

 

As for the companion that had some hopes for was Sera but in the end she ended up being to annoying for my tastes.

[Basement Cat]

Let's see...

 

Cassandra: I expected to like her a lot. Now? I adore her. She's awesome! So righteous! So just! So romantic!

 

Sera: I expected to like her. Now? I'm kinda love and hate on her. I hate her lack of growth. I love those moments when she lets her guard down. I'm 'meh' on her humor. It's very hit or miss.

 

Dorian: I did not know what to expect. Now? I love this guy! He's my BFF! I like how nuanced he is and how he can get along with pretty much everyone.

 

Cole: I expected to dislike him. Now? I love him too! He's very interesting and gentle. And his banters with everyone are gold. Great character. Great dialogues.

 

Solas: Neutral. Now? Still neutral. He hates me though. 

Vivienne: Great character, but she grates at times.

Blackwall: Don't like this guy too much. His initial banters with Dorian made me dislike him, but he does grow over time. Also that new tarot card is awesome.

Iron Bull: Meh. Party animals are not my type. Great personal quest though.

 

Varric is still a bro. Love to have him around.

 

I love all three advisors too. This game made me fall in love with Leliana all over again. Cullen's story had some very touching moments and Josephine is all around charming. Their interactions at the war table are mostly business, but a little gem of humor slipped in from time to time.

 

Great characters all around. I'm really happy with our selection of companions. The only complaint I would have is how it's pretty much necessary to have someone of each class during exploration in case one of those unique obstacles showed up (bash wall, pick lock or energize magical artifacts). It limits party combinations when doing 'serious' exploration. Although going to pick flowers with the three warriors makes for interesting head canon.

[bluonblu]

Based on the character promos I expected to dislike being stuck with the opening companions. Well, except for Varric - who doesn't like Varric?

As it turns out: me. I love Cassandra and Solas to bits - to me, they are really solid and intriguing characters. As for Varric, sorry, no. I understand he would've changed after Kirkwall, but he just rubs me the wrong way. In DA2 he's not been judgmental, now it's all I-know-it-all-better. 

 

Also expected to like Iron Bull (but he seems so bland) and Vivienne to have more of a presence (while she has her moments, it still falls a bit short). Same with Sera: she was to be this free spirited, roguish character, but she's simply a brat.

 

The two I got right are Dorian and Blackwall - they're great! And the advisors, can't forget them. 

 

Just got Cole, so I can't say much about him yet. 

 

Still a solid cast overall with good replay opportunities.

[Koriko]

The only one I expected not to like was Iron Bull but he ended up being fairly entertaining.

 

I wasn't sure how I'd feel about Cass and was hoping I'd like her. Luckily I did like her and she's now my favorite character in the game. 

 

Thought I'd like Sera and Varric since Sera seemed fun and I loved Varric in DAII. Sera's a bit of a mixed bag and sometimes I can't stand her, wouldn't say I hate her though. Varric didn't do much for me. I never used him and sometimes I forgot he was there at all.

[Endee]

I wasn't at all impressed by Bull's character trailer, definitely wasn't planning on romancing him any soon if ever. I thought he'd be a dumb muscle head character... oh boy was I wrong. He's my number one fav now.

 

I also disliked Cassandra in DA2 because she was just there to ****** at Varric and didn't seem to have much of a personality. I forced myself to keep up conversation with her in DAI and... I'm surprised at how much I've grown fond of her now, now that I've actually gotten to know her.

 

I thought I'd like Vivienne, I liked her trailer but Maker, she's annoying! I just want her to go awaaaaaaay.

[BellPeppers&Beef023]

I think my initial impressions are on point for the most part, with some surprises:

 

Cole - I thought I would find him to be somewhat interesting, but wary of him. As it turns out, I'm still a little wary of him, though I do like him specifically for his interactions with the others. Not enough to be a main stay in my party however.

 

Vivienne - She's introduced as the power-hungry character with questionable allegiance to the Inquisition. I was expecting some kind of surprise that she might turn out to be nicer, more relatable, and more reasonable than she's portrayed to be. Unfortunately, she played the power-hungry part straight to the tee.

 

Blackwall - I was expecting someone more boisterous and humorous (no doubt influenced by that early concept art of he howling in laughter at Sera's joke). As it turns out, he's more bland than I thought. His personal quest is quite unexpected, but it paints him in a much more negative light in my eyes.

 

Sera - I expected to like her, and I do like her. But the lack of character growth, and sociopathic tendencies are very, very disappointing. They didn't have to write her as completely devoid of any empathy or compassion, did they?

 

Solas - Expected to be meh. Turns out he is indeed meh after a promising start. DAT reveal turned my apathy into dislike.

 

Dorian - Thought he would be a lovable peacock. Pleasantly surprised that there is a genuine heart of gold underneath.

 

Cassandra - Expected her to be my favorite companion. Expectation fulfilled.

[New Kid]

I tried to like Blackwall, but his personal quest just ticked me off.

I loved Blackwall, but I agree. I was hoping to sit him down and have a chat about what he's done, maybe get an apology, maybe even get him to stop using that name, but no!

[Wheels]

Sera: I actually expected her to become my best buddy or something, but well. Not really!

Cole: Thought I'd just like him. Turns out he's one of my favorite companions in the entire series.

Solas: I was SO not interested in him before playing. Now he's my preferred romance and mage.

Blackwall: Wanted to romance him at first, but when playing, I lost interest quickly.

Vivi: Okay, pretty much as expected.

Varric: It's Varric. Nice to have him around.

Dorian: Turns out I like him a lot more than expected.

Cassandra: Once again, like her more than expected.

Iron Bull: Yeah, he's okay. Like expected. But funnier

 

My standard party: Cole, Solas, Cass (or IB)

[Oslanar]

Sera,Dorian and Blackwall are the best.Especially in the same party,Its interesting to watch how Blackwall and Dorian hate each other for the first time,but then they become friends.