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[nOrio_26]

Cole is a lovely and warm little brother, Sera is a crazy but funny little sister.

 

I like them both.

[Frybread76]

DA:O - Loghain the traitor, Leliana the religious nutjob, and Wynn the boring old nag.

DA:2 - Fenris, the anime character.

DA:I - Sera for her immaturity and unprofessionalism and Iron Bull for being boring and too much of a dude bro.

[AnimalBoy]

I don't have any least favorites.

I'll just list who i used the least in each game which i guess could technically be counted as least favorite.

 

Origins - Wynne

2 - Sebastian

Inquisition - Varric/Solas

[sansaserif]

Sera and Merrill were both kind of grating, but well-written, so I don't mind. The only badly written companions are Wynne (stereotypical mentor figure) and Oghren (stereotypical drunken dwarf, plus sad backstory to "elevate" it). But my really unpopular opinion? I wasn't impressed with Dorian. The "character pitch" is overdone (another sassy rebel with family issues?), but it could have been fine if the writer had showed more restraint. Dorian is too perfect - it feels like David Gaider had a little too much fun making Dorian this amazing, lovable LI/companion and it ceases to be realistic. Even his one flaw, his arrogance, isn't really there, it's just a cover for insecurity. It was almost uncomfortable how much wish-fulfillment was going on there.

[almasy87]

Sera. My main gripe with Sera is that she dont really have a fleshed out character arc. The only real backstory she has is her story about her adoptive mother and her cookies. This doesnt have to be a bad thing. I sort like "Average Joes" who basically have no "Tragic backstory/dilemma" that the main character need to help them with. I liked Oghren in Origins because of this. He was basically just an alcholist warrior dwarf that was heartbroken because his wife had abandoned him. My main gripe with Sera is that shes basically reduced to being a "Comic relief". Shes basically a spoiled brat who makes "Funny" comments whenever she speaks. Oghren is compareison had "Funny" moments when he was drunk, but i never felt that he was reduced into ONLY being a "Comic relief character" (Well...... until awakenings was released). I still dont hate Sera. Shes just feels like a DLC character who dont have any real effect on the overall game experience.

Yep I totally agree. It's no wonder he's the only one you can tell "you don't fit the Inquisition" to and have her leave.
It's true. She does not fit. Funny at times, but then it's the same as having a mascotte or a clown.

[Sereniximus]

In Origins...

 

Leliana has to be my least favourite of the bunch.Couldn't understand how weird and robotic she acted most of the time,needless to mention that her voice actress did a lackluster job.I was pleasantly surprised by her treatment in DA:I,for she and Morrigan were no doubt the best-written out of the old companions who returned.Oghren was quite repulsive.

 

DA II...

 

Merrill actually makes me sympathise with Sera's pathological resentment of everything Dalish.I admit I felt somewhat sad when her clan exiled her...

 

DA:I...

 

So,the only reason they brought Varric back was for him to acknowledge what a self-centred and irresponsible person he truly is?Not to mention he stole the party member slot that Harding rightfully deserved.

[TheKomandorShepard]

In Origins...

 

Leliana has to be my least favourite of the bunch.Couldn't understand how weird and robotic she acted most of the time,needless to mention that her voice actress did a lackluster job.I was pleasantly surprised by her treatment in DA:I,for she and Morrigan were no doubt the best-written out of the old comp

Lol best written? She is terribly written mary sue

[sniper_arrow]

In Origins...

 

Leliana has to be my least favourite of the bunch.Couldn't understand how weird and robotic she acted most of the time,needless to mention that her voice actress did a lackluster job.I was pleasantly surprised by her treatment in DA:I,for she and Morrigan were no doubt the best-written out of the old companions who returned.Oghren was quite repulsive.

 

DA II...

 

Merrill actually makes me sympathise with Sera's pathological resentment of everything Dalish.I admit I felt somewhat sad when her clan exiled her...

 

DA:I...

 

So,the only reason they brought Varric back was for him to acknowledge what a self-centred and irresponsible person he truly is?Not to mention he stole the party member slot that Harding rightfully deserved.

 

I don't think Bioware had Harding in mind as a companion in DAI during its development. As a NPC, possibly.

[Fylimar]

I didn't like Morrigan and Oghren in DAO - Morrigan was just too much over the top. It was believable to make Flemeth that way, she is, after all, very old. But with Morrigan, it just didn't fit for me.

Oghren was just disgusting.

 

In Dragon Age 2, I really didn't like Merrill. And I so wanted to liker her - she is the childhood friend of my canon warden and the bond to DAO, but I ended up not liking her at all - mainly for being so bratty about the while demon/blood magic thing. And she is the reason, that a lot of cool characters from the Dalish Origin in DAO are killed (mainly Marethari of course, but Pol and some others too - in fact, all of them, if you pick the wrong answer at a point).

I did like Sebastian, despite his very religious attitude (try having him and Fenris in a  group- it's annoying. He tries to convert Fenris all the frigging time), but how he stomped away at the end was cringeworthy (of course I never kill Anders - he is one of my favorites ... not a very popular fellow, too, I know. ). He can be mad at me for sparing the guy who killed Elthina - no problam. But he could tell me that in a less spoiled child manner - that was very ooc for Sebastian.

I had my problems with Fenris (being the obvious emo/anime/ twilight fan toy), but he do have some nice conversations with him and he has some interesting storylines. Luckily he is no Edward 

 

I didn't get around to play DAI yet, but of course, I've been spoiled (lot of my friends have already played it) and I don't like that Cullen and Morrigan will be involved again. DA has a lot of great characters, why always those two?  

[kimgoold]

Vivienne hands down, the slimy Loghain with whiny Anders DA2 a close tied seconds (thats playable) and Anora ( because I cant execute her!)

[Vilio1]

Vivienne pretty easily in terms of plain likability. She's not a badly written character, but she is absolutely a horrible person, a hypocrite who cares only about herself. Sebastian and Loghain follow closely.

[q5tyhj]

Vivienne pretty easily in terms of plain likability. She's not a badly written character, but she is absolutely a horrible person, a hypocrite who cares only about herself. Sebastian and Loghain follow closely.

Thats exactly how I feel about Vivienne lol.. I think they did a good job with her character, she's just the sort of person that bugs the living **** out of me... 

[IanPolaris]

Let's distinguish between unlikeable and being badly written.  Given the title of the thread, I'll discuss the characters I like the least, but I will cheerfully acknowledge that there are some characters I dislike because they are well written and reflect traits I really dislike (if not despise) in real people.

 

Starting with DAI, I think my least two favorite characters (to the point where I refuse to recruit them!) are Sera and Vivienne.  In the case of Vivienne, I think she is a extremely well written character and ironically it's I dislike her because of it.  She is a AAA class-1 hypocrite of the first order of the sort you find all too often in both the "new rich" and those that are downright power hungry.  When it comes right down to it, Vivienne talks the good game as the mage loyalist, but her actions prove over and over again that she cares about the welfare and future of just one person:  Vivienne...to the point where no one else is really "real" to her.  Splendid writing job; despicable person...and I don't want to wast my entertainment time with despicable people, real or not.  By contrast I don't find Sera to be all that well written.  In fact I find her to be the walking "female Peter Pan" cliche, but she is so annoying and irresponsible (even about little things) and she seems to go out of her way to be annoying.  Worse she doesn't seem to have any regard for how other people might feel or react.  NO THANKS

 

Of the ones I recruit, Blackwall and Cole are my least favorites (esp Spirit-Cole).  Cole (esp Spirit Cole) comes across as simply creepy.  Couple that with the fact that it's almost impossible to take him along and not get killed (unless you are playing at the lowest difficulty) and I find him to be a cipher.  That's a pity because I know a lot of his backstory and it's really interesting but that IMHO isn't done justice in the game.  As for Blackwall, I am stunned that so many people were hit with the idiot ball regarding him.  I knew almost from the start that Blackwall was an imposter.  There were too many little things that were wrong that I (as a player that completed DAO) knew....starting with the fact that Blackwall when you first meet him is an open racist.  That might fly in a warden-recruit or junior warden, but a constable with more than ten years of service?  Not a chance.  The Wardens themselves wouldn't permit it.  Then there is also the fact that Blackwall doesn't hear the calling or seem to know what it is.  Dead giveaway.  I wouldn't necessarily expect the Inquisitor in character to pick up on all these little errors, but Lelianna who at minimum adventured with the Hero of Fereldan for almost a year certainly should have!

I tend to like characters that have humor, esp self-depricating humor, so I tended to like Dorian, but I definitely see that he's likely a writer's stand-in (for DG).

 

Going back to DA2, my least favorite character, hands down was Tallis from Heart of the Many.  What infuriated me the most was some devs saying that anyone that disliked her obviously had problems with powerful women.  GRRRRRR,  No I disliked Tallis because she was a stand-in for Felcia's Day, and it felt like it was Tallis/Felcia Day playing the game and we were honored to be her companion.  Of the main characters, I disliked Anders the most not only because he was genuinely unlikeable (fanatics tend to be unlikeable) but because his character was BUTCHERED from what we had in DAA (where Anders was one of my favorites).

 

Going back to DAO and DAA, Velanna was easily my most disliked character.  She murdered countless people because she didn't have the facts and didn't even TRY to learn them (when ten minutes of any real investigation would have revealed the truth).  I gladly kill her just about every time and consider it "High Justice" in the truest sense.  In the main game, I'd have to say that Wynne is my least favorite and frankly the more and more I was exposed to her, the more and more she rubbed me the wrong way (for reasons others have already stated).  I also didn't care much for Oghren (and I didn't think he was well written either) or Sten (who I didn't feel was fleshed out quite enough).  Unlike many of you, I liked Morrigan and loved her banter.  Sure she is cold, but she is honest about it and argues her view intelligently..and I appreciate it.

[Former_Fiend]

I don't think Bioware had Harding in mind as a companion in DAI during its development. As a NPC, possibly.

 

From what I understand, Harding didn't even exist until very late into development when they decided they needed someone to give exposition on each new zone as you get there. All the companions had been set long before she was even conceived of.

[Lockeandkey]

Solas.

 

Oh god, Solas pisses me off.

 

It's not because of the lie.

 

It's not because of him being an Elf alone.

 

It's some combination of his smug Spocky face, the almost-Liara-level-of-suggested-romance by the fandom, and the fact that his admittedly otherwise fine romance is gated to one race, and might as well be gated to one class.

 

I'll admit that I've never been a fan of the Dalish in general. In Origins they struck me as reactionary extremists, trying to reclaim a history for which they have no frame of reference, instead of trying to carve out their own damned future.  In II, they were xenophobic jerks.  (Not without reason, of course, but they're still jerks.)  So I absolutely hated how every person I've talked to about the game practically screams "you HAVE to play an Elf.  You get so much more out of it."  And they're not wrong, really.  It is very Elf centric.  Unfortunately, that means you have to be Dalish.  I won't deny that it adds a lot of content to the game.  I just wish the content weren't so... elfy.  What's wrong with City Elves?  Why can't I be the kind of Elf I want to be?

 

I don't hate Solas because of Solas.  I hate Solas because of what he represents, and that's Bioware's lore-on for the Dalish, the worst race.

 

I'm gonna go back to my FemQunistor shield warrior and pretend it makes some semblence of sense for the story.

 

Edit: Also Zevran and Merril.  Similar reasons, but not identical.  Zevran is a veeeeeery close second to Solas, given that I hate his conniving, self-serving butt.

[congokong]

Least favorite? Easily Sten. I rarely recruit him, and when I do talking to him feels like an obstacle course. You have to tip-toe so carefully; including his cherry-picking of when he approves humor. He's also a monster who murdered eight people (who saved him, no less) over a lost sword. If losing a blade with ridiculous qunari value gets players defending strangling a child/rinse/repeat many more times, then it's just one more reason to hate the qun. The murderer won't even give his "reasons" for his killing spree before you recruit him. You have to just take a risk which I can't see any level-headed person doing outside of meta-gaming.

 

Dying in that cage is too kind a fate for him.

[Andres Hendrix]

Sebastain, as Varric said of him "BOOOOORRRRINNNGGGG!"

[timebean]

Leliana - my first playthrough of DAO, I didn't even get to her backstory becuase I had no desire to talk to her in camp. Had to force it in subsequent playthroughs. Religious fanaticism from an ex-spy? Fashion advice? Singing? Ugg!  And in DAI, she is totally messed up and it is hard to bother with her.  I do it, but i do not enjoy it.

 

Varric - never understood the appeal.  I like his overall story (ie, a surface dwarf who is fine with it), but that voice...I feel like he is reading me a children's book when he speaks.  Or trying to sell me cookies or something. Gah!

 

Carver - what a whiny little pissant! Damned game forced me to play a rogue to get Bethany instead.

 

Anders - the wimpy anarchist? Wanted to smack him on repeated occasions.  Rued the loss of the murder knife. He does heal little kids tho.  Not the worst, but definatley makes the list.   

 

LOVE - Dorian, Sten, and Wynne for depth of conversation and unique POVs.

[stop_him]

Human PCs: Couslands, Hawkes, Trevelyans

 

Fortunately, the first and third are easily avoidable, though they are part of my worst playthrough series. As for Hawke, he/she dies in the Fade in favor or Alistair, Loghain and Stroud.

[congokong]

 

Varric - never understood the appeal.  I like his overall story (ie, a surface dwarf who is fine with it), but that voice...I feel like he is reading me a children's book when he speaks.  Or trying to sell me cookies or something. Gah!

 

I think what people like about him is his humor and lack of strong opinions on almost anything. Opinions often alienate you from others while bringing favor to those who agree with you. Since he has so few opinions many players have little reason to dislike him.

[Qun00]

Varric - never understood the appeal. I like his overall story (ie, a surface dwarf who is fine with it), but that voice...I feel like he is reading me a children's book when he speaks. Or trying to sell me cookies or something. Gah!

Only those who've reached puppy kicking levels of evil could hate Varric...

[Former_Fiend]

I grew to dislike Varric's portrayal over the course of DAI. I liked him in DA2, but in Inquisition the magic was gone. He didn't have the chemistry he had with the previous party with any of the new cast, he was complaining constantly, he was shilling characters I don't like and harassing characters I did like. And of course, his being their lead to Bianca's involvement, and their whole relationship dynamic made me lose respect for him.

[sniper_arrow]

I grew to dislike Varric's portrayal over the course of DAI. I liked him in DA2, but in Inquisition the magic was gone. He didn't have the chemistry he had with the previous party with any of the new cast, he was complaining constantly, he was shilling characters I don't like and harassing characters I did like. And of course, his being their lead to Bianca's involvement, and their whole relationship dynamic made me lose respect for him.

 

To be fair, Varric was taken prisoner by Cassandra at the orders of Divine Justinia. He decided to stay behind even if he was let go. As for the Inquisition, he's in a different environment where he missed Kirkwall every day. He viewed the others as work colleagues as he viewed the DA2 party as his family (except Sebastian). He also realized his mistake regarding about Corypheus. As for Bianca, it's his choice to let go of her but he wouldn't in the end.

 

Also, he hates the outdoors.  

[magic713]

DAO - Sten. He's so boring and stotic.

 

DA2 - Fenris and Anders tie in second because one's broody and the other's whinny.  Sebastian is my least favorite companion, because he is preachy and uninteresting. I had no investment what so ever in his character. I just do his quests for the EXP, or to be a completionist, but I don't bring him along if he's not required.

 

DAI - I'd go with Vivienne. She is selfish noble loyalist, who cares for appearance and reputation rather than the big picture. However, unlike Sebastian, she is actually useful in fighting with her Knight-Enchanter class, so I don't completely exclude her from battles. I dislike Sera because she can be annoying at times, but in hindsight, I can understand some of her viewpoints after proper analysis. 

[Qun00]

What infuriated me the most was some devs saying that anyone that disliked her obviously had problems with powerful women.  GRRRRRR,  No I disliked Tallis because she was a stand-in for Felcia's Day, and it felt like it was Tallis/Felcia Day playing the game and we were honored to be her companion.  Of the main characters, I disliked Anders the most not only because he was genuinely unlikeable (fanatics tend to be unlikeable) but because his character was BUTCHERED from what we had in DAA (where Anders was one of my favorites).

That whole Tumblr mindset is a disease, I tell you.

There are plenty of powerful women in the franchise who are more likeable than characters like Vivienne or Tallis.

DAO - Sten. He's so boring and stotic.

DA2 - Fenris and Anders tie in second because one's broody and the other's whinny. Sebastian is my least favorite companion, because he is preachy and uninteresting. I had no investment what so ever in his character. I just do his quests for the EXP, or to be a completionist, but I don't bring him along if he's not required.

DAI - I'd go with Vivienne. She is selfish noble loyalist, who cares for appearance and reputation rather than the big picture. However, unlike Sebastian, she is actually useful in fighting with her Knight-Enchanter class, so I don't completely exclude her from battles. I dislike Sera because she can be annoying at times, but in hindsight, I can understand some of her viewpoints after proper analysis.

Sera isn't wrong about everything. I can see her point when she says that it's weird how the Dalish dig up the past and try to "wear it" in the present age.

Kinda like a British man trying to reenact the lifestyle of his ancestors because that's the true way of his people.