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[Riverdaleswhiteflash]

A 40 years old protagonist?

I wouldn't necessarily be averse.

[Gaia300]

I wouldn't necessarily be averse.

Let us leave the traveling on the road and the adventures to young and reckless lads.

The warden should spend more time in increasing their knowledge in whatever  interest they may have rather than travel like a ministrel on the road.

[Sah291]

A 40 years old protagonist?

I wouldn't necessarily be averse.

Nor would I. Not all gamers are 18-20 these days.

But I would prefer if they just don't force a set age on the protagonists in general, as much as possible.

(I don't necessarily want the Warden back though)

[Asdrubael Vect]

I would not mind a Dragon Age Origins HD remake with Awakening-all story dlc what would be in in original game, as hope that they would now make Velanna and Sigrun romancable for a male nonhumans wardens

 

but if we would return to question about Hero of Ferelden in DAI

 

He would be, but as cameo, related to Morrigan who now is new Flemeth=Mythal servant, as could be related to north Thedas Grey Wardens

 

..and he reaally should not be more, new game=new hero is right thing and i am sure not want humans Hawke/Shepard things again as with what we have with Shepard endings about how he was special and chosen one

 

 

 

I personaly in my world canon  would  prefer Thedas world and history to have another famous nonhumans-elven as mages heroes...not another humans who have to much famous persons.....so Inquisitor Ameridan, Grey Warden Garahel, elf mage Hero of Ferelden, elf mage Inquisitor, new Tevinter elf mage

[ModernAcademic]

We should have a new protag for DA4. No question there.

 

But the Warden should definitely be a major influence in the next DA4. Preferably after the first half of the game.

 

His research should have a deep effect not only on the Wardens, but lead to greater and more impacting events and the consequences of following his steps to track him/her down to learn what he did be felt throughout Thedas. 

 

I'd accept no less.

[Inquisitor Tiber Trevelyan]

Not "the" warden from DA-Origins. 

 

 

However, I do think it's time we get to follow the Wardens down to the Old Gods' prisons (like that note in the Western Approach suggested they've tried before). 

 

I actually thought "The Descent" was going to be just that, even though that DLC revealed something very big too. 

[thebigbad1013]

A few of my Wardens are dead. I imagine that might make things somewhat...awkward?

 

Also, I would much prefer a new protagonist in the next game, as always.

[GoldenGail3]

No. Because life isn't fair, and bringing the Warden back would be a mistake...

[Angry Chocobo]

No. The Warden has had his/her story, and doesn't necessarily survive the first game anyway.

[shadowclasper]

Honestly, here's what I'd do for the Warden Commander in IV.

 

1) Have it so he got his or her throat ripped out while out beyond the edges of the map. Boom, instant reason for why her voice is altered.

2) Have it in the case of the Dwarven warden, since I believe they become a paragon, were not founded as "House Players Name Here" but "House Warden", a dwarven noble house dedicated to fighting the blight and reclaiming the deep roads in the manner that the Warden Commander followed.

3) I didn't play the other wardens, but something similar could be done for all the effects they left behind. And there's an endless supply of jokes on how everybody refers to them by their last name or as "The Hero of Ferelden" etc, with the character becoming very obviously annoyed.

 

The Warden should be an NPC, if only because getting all of the original voice acting talents and setting them up to speak again for every possible line of dialogue that were used in the original game when you chose their voice would be prohibitive in the extreme.

[vertigomez]

No. You're a Warden in DAO, your sibling can become a Warden in DA2, there's a 'Warden' in DAI. At this point I'd like them to be relegated to the background so the story can focus on Tevinter and the Qunari and ancient dwarven/elven lore. Obviously a lot of this ties in with the darkspawn anyway, but still. No moar Wardens hogging the spotlight, pls.

Mine's doing what Wardens do best: killing the crap out of darkspawn. Ain't nobody got time to be the protagonist of a whole 'nother game.

[Alaric]

Okay, should the Warden be the protagonist in Dragon Age IV? But this time, he will be voiced [ just like in Inquisition, you get to choose which accent ] ....... After all the events of DAO and Awakening, your Warden just dissapears but is then revealed to be finding a solution to the Calling.... I mean, I would love to play my Warden again and help him stop the "Calling" while possibly meeting the Architect on the way if you let him live...

 

What do ya think guys?

I'd rather give the torch to a fresh new character. Quite a few people sacrificed their Warden to kill the Archdemon, so somehow bringing him/her back would be really weird and quite messy. It'd be nice if the Warden could make a cameo if he/she did survive the fight against the AD; that's for sure. 

[Evil Asch]

Logistically I don't see it happening. I could see *a* warden being a lead character but not *the* warden.

[kimgoold]

A 40 years old protagonist?

 

Have you meet Seeker Cassandra Pentaghast? she is awesome and I liken her to my HoF infact, a no nonsense woman with a gooey romantic's heart and incredible moral fibre. And how do we know-how old the HoF is anyway? my Surana was an apprentice so could have been anywhere between 16-20 when they undertook the Harrowing, Tabris was being married again their age could be 16-20 

 

And thats a H#LL Yes from me for the HoF to return in a future DA game, just not necessarily DA4.

[SmilesJA]

Necromancy is the best omancy!

 

I would like more age diversity.

[Whatsthat]

Nah, I like playing new, different protagonists. The warden is doing their personal quest, let them do that.  

[MichaelN7]

I like the idea, but like it's been said before, not every Warden survived the Archdemon-slaying.

I suppose they could do the Leliana=Spirit of Faith schtick (if your Warden killed her due to defiling the Sacred Ashes), but that sort of thing can all too easily be over-used.

It was beautifully done for her, but it would vastly more difficult for as varied a character as the Warden can be.

More realistically, I'd like to see a "cache" left by the Warden, with a note saying "Just in case..." and so on.
It would carry their research (from before the Battle of Denerim, when any player-Warden is definitely alive) explaining how they finally cured/conquered the Taint.

If the Warden still lives, then the research is more complete, but more baddies found out = harder quest.

If the Warden died, the research is less complete, but fewer know of it = easier quest.


If they do bring him/her back, then definitely the throat injury rendering them mute, especially since at least one of the voices passed away, to work around that.

[Lazarillo]

I'd prefer to see the Warden get to retire to the realm of headcanon without an on-camera appearance, ultimately. DA4, if the Warden is alive, the mysterious silence from Weisshaupt is a result of the Warden presenting the cure to the other Wardens, and a fierce debate resulting from whether or not it should be allowed to be used. You're told the hero of Ferelden stuck around in the Anderfels long enough to deliver the cure, then left for parts unknown. Maybe s/he used the cure and retired, maybe s/he refused and left on the Calling, maybe s/he just decided to hide. If the Warden is dead, the rift is whether a cure should be sought or not, rather than used. Nice and simple and the Warden is from that point on free to be doing whatever the player thinks s/he should be doing elsewhere in Thedas.

[Asha'bellanar]

My canon Warden just wants to settle down quietly with Alistair now that they have a cure for the Calling (because she totally did that). I can't imagine why she'd want to be out mucking around saving the world any more. Much nicer to lie in bed with your husband-type-person, eating fruit and drinking wine and letting someone else do the work of saving the world, because we all know there will be someone else to save the world.

 

Honestly, I wouldn't want to try to recreate any of my Wardens in later games with different rendering/game engines, and I wouldn't want my Wardens to be voiced because I have a headcanon, and I'm pretty sure it wouldn't match up. Furthermore, they wouldn't get the specialisations or weapons or armour right, and it would just be a big, "Who is this imposter claiming to be the Hero of Ferelden?!" type thing. Not something I care to see, personally. My Wardens can live on happily in my head. I don't need to see any of them in a game again.

 

A 40 years old protagonist?

No reason why not. Heroes don't have an expiration date, and you could have very easily headcanoned the Inquisitor at being around age forty. After all, Cassandra is around 38 in DA:I and she's still kicking arse. I still don't want to see any of my Wardens dragged out of retirement, but let's not be ageist.

[fdrty]

What if we had a new protagonist in DA4, and then had an awakenings-style expansion which we got to see the Warden's story come to an end? Though it would probably have to be before DA4 or in between DAI and DA4, or could even cover the warden's exploits searching for a cure to the taint during Inquisition (would be cool to see a few characters like Oghren or Avernus again) cos, well DAI is like a decade after origins, and Trespasser is 2 years after DAI, so even if our wardens were young in origins they'll be pushing 40 by DA4.

[Evil Asch]

No reason why not. Heroes don't have an expiration date, and you could have very easily headcanoned the Inquisitor at being around age forty. After all, Cassandra is around 38 in DA:I and she's still kicking arse. I still don't want to see any of my Wardens dragged out of retirement, but let's not be ageist.

 

Considering Blackwall's history it's likely he's at least in his 40s as well.

[Asha'bellanar]

Considering Blackwall's history it's likely he's at least in his 40s as well.

Yeah, I think so, too. Leliana's in her late thirties or around forty in DA:I (depending on how old she was in Origin, but she did say at one point that she looked younger than she was). Cullen and Josephine are both late twenties (I think officially, Cullen starts the game at 29, which seems young to be a general, but he makes up for it by being a workaholic, apparently, and he has a birthday in the course of the game, so he's 30 at the end). Vivienne is in her early forties, too. The only companion in the game who's actually young is Sera, in her early twenties.

 

And Solas, of course is, what, over a thousand...

[XxFAMOUSxX]

No... If I'm being honest, I'm tired of the idea of even bringing the warden back. I'm sure I'm probably one of very few who's perfectly content with his story ending where it did and just finally moving on. I loved my warden, it was great while it lasted but been there & done that. I rather just pick up & play as another protagonist or finishing up with my inquisitor. I liked how my warden's story ended, don't want to ruin that by digging him up and dragging him into a plot that's passed him by.

[faiz_reds]

If given an option, I prefer to play as a new warden. Make the old warden as the mentor to the protagonist like Duncan in Origin.

[Ghost Gal]

I'd sooner the Inquisitor be the protagonist since Solas is all but guaranteed to be a major antagonist (if not the most major one), and the Inquisitor has a personal history with him.

 

Much as I like the Warden, their story is over. Get over it.