Best Romance Dragon Age 2
The best and worst romance of any video game is in Dragon Age: Inquisition The one where Lavellan deals with the break up really badly. One of the things I find fascinating in games is how they.
So during my Mage playthrough I romanced Morrigan by accident- mostly because my prior playthroughs had virtually everyone else as my partner.But when I recruited Zevran, I wound up romancing him as well, which got me thinking. I was only thinking of romancing Morrigan because I'd never seen the content with her if you romance her in Witch Hunt. But then I saw it on Youtube and it was pretty much every dialogue choice I'd make (Although I also heard that she's nicer to the Inquisitor if she has high respect and is romanced), so now that I'm gonna be with Zevran, by partial accident, I wanted to ask who was your favorite romance in Origins and 2.Also, because I stopped using these forums a while back and I'd like to get back into the community. Morrigan, with Merill bringing in a very far second.Morrigan only wins because of her final scene in Witch Hunt. I'm a massive sucker for stuff like that.
Merill is next because. She's kinda the only decent romance in Dragon Age 2. Isabella bored me and I didn't want to make my Hawk gay. She won by default.I too was a playboy in my first playthroughs.
In Origins, I think I had sex with Morrigan, Zevran, and Leliana. In Dragon Age 2, Isabella and Merrill. I think I just clicked options that made my team like me. I guess that made them like me a lot. Fenris.Firstly because he's a white-haired elven hottie with a voice like smoke.Secondly, I liked his story, and I thought the romance with Hawke developed more naturally than if you are to romance Anders, who was my only other option for dudes.
Anders gets too attatched to you after you kiss like once, in my opinion.I liked Fenris as a character. I know a lot of people didn't, but I felt like the character was designed well to appeal to the people who might want to romance him.I would have voted Alistair, but I'm still kind of irritated that there is no real happy ending for a female Warden romancing him. (Or maybe there is but I couldn't find it). Fenris.Firstly because he's a white-haired elven hottie with a voice like smoke.Secondly, I liked his story, and I thought the romance with Hawke developed more naturally than if you are to romance Anders, who was my only other option for dudes. Anders gets too attatched to you after you kiss like once, in my opinion.I liked Fenris as a character. I know a lot of people didn't, but I felt like the character was designed well to appeal to the people who might want to romance him.I would have voted Alistair, but I'm still kind of irritated that there is no real happy ending for a female Warden romancing him. (Or maybe there is but I couldn't find it).I'd say Alistair's happy endings were either.
I love her character and Claudia Black is awesome. Too bad she wasn't available for my female warden during my first playthrough who ended up forever alone:(The romances in DA2 seriously annoyed me. All characters have some kind of deal-breaking super flaw.Isabela is a walking STD whose selfishness started a war.Anders is a terrorist who killed innocents/freedom fighter who DOESN'T TELL YOU when all you want is to help his cause.Fenris wants all mages dead (including you/your sister)and Merrill gets warned repeatedly about the dangers of demons and still never learns.!!!rage!!! (because I care about these games and characters)Why isn't Anders and Isabela in the poll? Spoiler: Click to View PHA+MSkgSGUgYW5kIHlvdXIgd2FyZGVuIHJlbWFpbiB3YXJkZW5zIGFuZCBzcGVuZCB0aGUgcmVzdCBvZiB0aGVpciBkYXlzIHRvZ2V0aGVyIChieSBtYWtpbmcgQW5vcmEgcXVlZW4pLiA8YnIgLz4yKSBQbGF5IGFzIGEgaHVtYW4gYW5kIGJlY29tZSBoaXMgcXVlZW4gd2hlbiB5b3UgbWFrZSBoaW0gS2luZy4gWW91IGhhZCB0byBoYXZlIHRoZSBIdW1hbiBOb2JsZSBvcmlnaW4gdGhvdWdoIGFuZCBhIGhpZ2ggcGVyc3Vhc2lvbiBza2lsbC48L3A+Personally, I was more partial to option 1.Totally agree on Fenris.
His voice actor, Gideon Emery, was AMAZING.sighs dreamily.Yeah but I'm pretty sure you still have to. SniiiipI TOTALLY forgot about the Dark Ritual requirement. Yeah I hated that too.always kinda helped ease the 'ugh' factor on it.
It wasn't illustrated by Bioware, but David Gaider helped write it. I guess according to the blog along with it, this was some scene that didn't make it into the final game. If you weren't friends with Morrigan it might not apply as much.Yeah Gideon is all over the place!
It's funny I almost didn't recognize him Fire Emblem: Awakening. But I think that's because his voice clips are so short (plus he doesn't have his accent).
The High Dragon being worshipped by the cult in New Haven None of the romances in the first game really clicked with me personally, unlike a certain gas-masked xenos in another Bioware property. But when I did my decadent Dwarven nobleman playthrough and shagged everything I could, I had to larf about how bitchy Morrigan the ultra-bitch melted into an airy giggling schoolgirl.Oh, I also liked the Dark Ritual business with Morrigan because it fit in so well with my Human noble playthrough: by the end of the game, he was an ambitious, fanatical and ruthless Templar, so I figured he'd leap at any chance to stay alive and then tie up the loose ends afterwards (hell, I was planning on murdering Morrigan in the DLC to keep my heretical secret safe). I TOTALLY forgot about the Dark Ritual requirement. Yeah I hated that too.always kinda helped ease the 'ugh' factor on it. It wasn't illustrated by Bioware, but David Gaider helped write it. I guess according to the blog along with it, this was some scene that didn't make it into the final game.
If you weren't friends with Morrigan it might not apply as much.Oooo, I like that comic. I wish that had been in the actual game. It would have added a new level of depth to Morrigan's character.For me it's a toss up between Merrill and Leliana. They're both basically the same-cute, kind, nerdy shy girl, and I am a sucker for that. Morrigan is too cold and stand-offish for my tastes, even after you do romance her, and Zevran was.no.
Alistair was fun, but it felt a little weird because it felt like I was romancing myself. He acts the same way I do when flirting with a girl: a complete and utter goof ball.
And as for all the characters in Dragon Age II, I only ever picked Merrill because none of the others interested me. Isabella is too much of a flirt and I wouldn't trust someone like her in real life, Fenris and Anders have too many anger issues-you know pillow talk would be nothing but, 'Grr I hate Mages/Templars!'
And the archer prince is too uptight.So, forced to choose, I think I would pick Merrill. She's got the higher cute factor, and unlike Leliana, she ends up completely alone, with only you left in her life. Plus, with Leliana being who she is and with her role now, you know she would eventually start to close herself off from you and keep secrets because it's her job. I TOTALLY forgot about the Dark Ritual requirement. Yeah I hated that too.always kinda helped ease the 'ugh' factor on it. It wasn't illustrated by Bioware, but David Gaider helped write it. I guess according to the blog along with it, this was some scene that didn't make it into the final game.
If you weren't friends with Morrigan it might not apply as much.Oooo, I like that comic. I wish that had been in the actual game. It would have added a new level of depth to Morrigan's character.For me it's a toss up between Merrill and Leliana. They're both basically the same-cute, kind, nerdy shy girl, and I am a sucker for that. Morrigan is too cold and stand-offish for my tastes, even after you do romance her, and Zevran was.no. Alistair was fun, but it felt a little weird because it felt like I was romancing myself.
He acts the same way I do when flirting with a girl: a complete and utter goof ball. And as for all the characters in Dragon Age II, I only ever picked Merrill because none of the others interested me. Isabella is too much of a flirt and I wouldn't trust someone like her in real life, Fenris and Anders have too many anger issues-you know pillow talk would be nothing but, 'Grr I hate Mages/Templars!' And the archer prince is too uptight.So, forced to choose, I think I would pick Merrill. She's got the higher cute factor, and unlike Leliana, she ends up completely alone, with only you left in her life. Plus, with Leliana being who she is and with her role now, you know she would eventually start to close herself off from you and keep secrets because it's her job.Yeah, I was also torn between Merrill and Leliana.
Leliana had had the accent and interesting back story, while Merrill had the headless plunge into danger. In the end, I voted for Merrill as well. I will have to look up the comic. The romances in DA2 seriously annoyed me.
All characters have some kind of deal-breaking super flaw.Isabela is a walking STD whose selfishness started a war.Anders is a terrorist who killed innocents/freedom fighter who DOESN'T TELL YOU when all you want is to help his cause.Fenris wants all mages dead (including you/your sister)and Merrill gets warned repeatedly about the dangers of demons and still never learns.!!!rage!!! (because I care about these games and characters)Why isn't Anders and Isabela in the poll?To be fair, Fenris is not that black and white. While he is indeed antagonistic towards mages (for good reason), he doesn't want all mages to die and in fact he is perfectly romanceable as a mage Hawke. In fact I would say that he might be the best hetero love interest for a female PC in both DA games (though I might be biased since I found Alistair somewhat bland).As for Merill, that is just patently not true.
She does get burned by demons repeatedly, and at the end of her personal quest she gives up on the whole mirror business because of it. Sure, she is a blood mage, but so can your character be without any adverse effects, so it doesn't immediately mean that she is an idiot for using it. Also, I would say that she has the best hetero male / lesbian female romance in DA2.At the end of the day though, I would say all romances in the Dragon Age games are just okay. Nothing to write home about, but not nearly as cringe-worthy as some romance subplots I have seen in my time.
SnipTo be fair, Fenris is not that black and white. While he is indeed antagonistic towards mages (for good reason), he doesn't want all mages to die and in fact he is perfectly romanceable as a mage Hawke. In fact I would say that he might be the best hetero love interest for a female PC in both DA games (though I might be biased since I found Alistair somewhat bland).As for Merill, that is just patently not true. She does get burned by demons repeatedly, and at the end of her personal quest she gives up on the whole mirror business because of it. Sure, she is a blood mage, but so can your character be without any adverse effects, so it doesn't immediately mean that she is an idiot for using it.
Also, I would say that she has the best hetero male / lesbian female romance in DA2.At the end of the day though, I would say all romances in the Dragon Age games are just okay. Nothing to write home about, but not nearly as cringe-worthy as some romance subplots I have seen in my time.I love Merrill, and she does eventually give up the mirror, but not before getting her friend and mentor/and her entire clan killed because of her naivity. Blood magic is absolutely fine by me if you can control it and at first I thought she was in control and that that was really cool. But she just keeps making mistakes showing she's in over her head. And her mistakes cost lives.And don't even get me started on the Feynriel dream thing where she turns on you. Merrill is adorable, but she betrays Hawke and keeps making the same stupid mistakes.As for Fenris I can't really imagine a Hawke that wouldn't be too offended about his entire attitude towards mages to romance him.
I mean, however you feel about magic, your sister and father were mages and Hawke (in my canon) loved their father and is very protective of Bethany. Honestly I'm going to have to go with Zevran, which I find kinda weird for me since I'm usually opposed to the whole 'Go for the bad boy.' (Which Zevran basically is the 'bad boy' to Alistair's 'boy next door'.)But I dunno something about his whole character is very enjoyable to me and his romance is also pretty interesting as well. But other than that I can't really say what it is that makes me enjoy him as my favorite love interest. Maybe it's the roleplaying aspect(as I admit I have a set personality with my warden and like to imagine how she interacts with the others)and the fact that my mage warden has a similar backstory to him.That or I am weaker for rogues with accents than I think. Cause my mage warden is also best friends with Leliana. I like to see romances that matter to the plot, so I think Morrigan has to win for DAO while Alistair would have to be second for the game due to the the marriage with the human noble femWarden - I didn't particularly like his part (but then I don't think I was the target market for it), but it mattered, so it is what it is.
None of the DA2 romances change the plot of course, but Isabela and Anders' do change the flavour of the conflicts that they're involved in, so I'd rank them about equally and probably just below Morrigan overall.I thought the others were reasonably well done, they just didn't matter the way the others did (the fact that you could get through the games without Leliana, Zevran and Fenris really makes that point). I liked Merrill's once it was started, but the fact that she seems so young in the lead-up always made that one a little off for me. Fenris.Firstly because he's a white-haired elven hottie with a voice like smoke.Secondly, I liked his story, and I thought the romance with Hawke developed more naturally than if you are to romance Anders, who was my only other option for dudes.
Anders gets too attatched to you after you kiss like once, in my opinion.I liked Fenris as a character. I know a lot of people didn't, but I felt like the character was designed well to appeal to the people who might want to romance him.I would have voted Alistair, but I'm still kind of irritated that there is no real happy ending for a female Warden romancing him. (Or maybe there is but I couldn't find it).Agreed on the Fenris option, he's the only one my female Hawke was interested in (well there was Varric but he wasn't an option)To get with Alistair, you need to be a human noble and in the speech options at the landsmeet say'Alistair should rule with me at his side' After the Landsmeet he'll come upto you and as if that was a proposal.During the end epilogue it explains that they are married six moths after Alistair's coronation, then again I have a mod so you get to see the wedding, swoon! VarricWhile technically not a romance, the bromance you can have with him is one of the highlights of the series.Barring that, AvelineAgain, technically not a romance, but of the girls in DA2, she was the one I wanted to romance the most, mainly because she actually felt like an actual person instead of a snarky pair of tits (Isabella) or a neurotic mess (Merril).As for DA1, I'd have to say Wynne, and again, for feeling like an actual human being and a person I'd like to know in real life.Funny how characters NOT written with boning plot hooks tend to turn out better, huh?
Morrigan, simply because of the way the romance affects her character arc and because - to me, at least - it makes Witch Hunt just feel so much more organic (and not just because it turns the ring she gives the warden into a plot item). I love the fact that her feelings towards the warden start making her second guess her plans and outlook, and those little moments of hesitation you can trigger in dialogues with her, wherein she seems genuinely wounded by the warden's trust, friendship and love and her knowledge of what is yet to come. Admittedly, male or female, romance or friendship, much of this is available so long as you get her affection high enough, but it seems far more poignant when she - the cynical witch of the wilds who in no uncertain terms called love 'a weakness' - ultimately yields the idealistic battle and acknowledges her own feelings by addressing the warden as 'my love'. Well I'm currently playing DA2 and have just got to the second arc and so far.no one. No I lie, that elf from one of the quests.
That exchange was hilarious 'go and play little sister'. Although just sleeping with a prostitute doesn't really count.I don't know, both the guys are mopy tortured types.
Best Romance Dragon Age 2 Anders
Fenris so far ins't exactly endearing himself to my Hawke what with the whole misleading her on the nature of a job so her and hers walk into a tevinter trap and then insulting her sister. At least he apologises for that I guess but he still keeps insulting her sister and father with the anti mage stuff. Anders flirts with you on the second conversation if you picked diplomatic which is.yeah no, I don't know you and I'm not fond of his 'I love you but I'll hurt you' thing. Merril is a bit thick and I don't get anything from Isabella.
If only Varric or Aveline where an option. Actually no, I prefer them as bros. Might pick Merril if only because it would be funny because my Hawke is 'direct' person or none but I don't like missing content.From DA:O Alister makes for a better tie in with the story and he's sweet but he gets annoying.
Zev I hated at the start but he grew on me and it's interesting that for once its not sex scene = love. Leliana I don't like and I've never done the Morrigan one so I guess I'll go with Alister. If I repay I'll do the Morrigan one because of Witch Hunt.I don't think romances often work well in rpgs (or game in general but especially rpgs) when it has to be written around a X of character. I love her character and Claudia Black is awesome.
Too bad she wasn't available for my female warden during my first playthrough who ended up forever alone:(The romances in DA2 seriously annoyed me. All characters have some kind of deal-breaking super flaw.Isabela is a walking STD whose selfishness started a war.Anders is a terrorist who killed innocents/freedom fighter who DOESN'T TELL YOU when all you want is to help his cause.Fenris wants all mages dead (including you/your sister)and Merrill gets warned repeatedly about the dangers of demons and still never learns.!!!rage!!! (because I care about these games and characters)Why isn't Anders and Isabela in the poll?They. Are on the list. They're just at the bottom because they were the last two I thought of when I compiled the list. For Dragon Age Origins, it would have to be Morrigan and/or Alistair.
Sort of breaking through Morrigan's walls to a point and having her come to realize her feelings is really nice, and I think Alistair works really well depending on your background in that game. For me, I boned Zevran then ditched him, tried to romance Leliana but failed, so I was left for Morrigan. Despite not really being my first choice, I was pleasantly surprised. Witch Hunt could have been better, but I felt it was tailored made to be for those who romanced her.As for DA2, anyone not named Anders. Seriously, after what he does in that game? Merrill isn't any better, since her whole arc involves not listening to you at all if you try to be good.
Even when you try and tell her not to do the demon stuff, it only leads her into a rivalry (almost automatically at one point I believe). Besides, I always saw her as a horribly done Tali (from Mass Effect), which didn't help matters. Isabella is what the game pushes you towards I guess, but she never really.pays for her actions? She's responsible for so much, and she isn't really a super bad person, but she left me and never came back, so the hell with her (a case of Friendship just being RIGHT under the requirement). Even if she comes back and you want her to pay for what's she's done, she apparently sees this as a betrayal. No, its called consequences Isabella.Don't really know how Nathaniel's romance works out, although I know it doesn't lead to anything physical, just romantic.I romanced Fenris, which I couldn't finish because my friendship with him was just shy of reaching that point (and getting him to such a high level as a pro mage Hawke felt like hard work too). But I always liked the fact of him falling for Mage Hawke, and sort of learning from the experience to be a better person.
Course.that doesn't really happen sadly (To him you are one of the few exceptions, and that's it), but the potential always felt nice.Actually, I think all the DA2 romances had great potential to affect future casual conversations with them in the story, even if you aren't in one of those 'romantic conversations' that you get into. Could really see the story evolving and going in different directions/changing certain outcomes. But like many things DA2 related, it wasn't meant to be. Given the option, I honestly probably would have gone for Aveline or Varric since they were the best characters in that game.tl;dr: Morrigan and Alistair for Dragon Age Origin's. Nobody too particular in Dragon Age 2, but I was partial to Fenris.
Isabela and Leliana: Rogue Babes or Die. I love both of them and enjoyed their romances far and above all the others (if you aren't counting the little kiss you can get from Aveline at least. That made me giddy.) Of the two, I'd say I still prefer Isabela, as she is more in tune with my own personal beliefs, meshes well with Varric (who NEVER leaves my party) and I like DA2 more than DAO.This thread is interesting because the poll results are exactly the opposite of what I was expecting.
Soooo many people I talk to love Fenris and Zev with a passion and very rarely mention Leliana or Morrigan.
Fenris is an elf that was a Tevinter slave. His body has been fused with lyrium, which left his body full of tattoo like markings that cause him pain.
As a result of this experience, he has lost most of his memories which is a source of frustration for him.If you would like to pursue a romance with Fenris, your first opportunity to flirt with him will be in Act 1 at the end of the when he is first recruited. Completing this mission unlocks the Fenris Recruited companion quest. You should also keep in mind that Fenris does not trust mages. If you want to score friendship points with him (and not rivalry), avoid taking him on quests that help mages. Building a Friendship with Fenris. In the beginning of your relationship, Fenris will appear a bit standoffish and a little arrogant. In the dialog with him during Fenris Recruited (which happens at his mansion), there is a brief discussion about his markings and how he thinks they are offensive.
Tell him that you like his appearance. This will be a flirtatious comment (which is always indicated by a heart icon).
Dragon Age 2 Elf
Later in the conversation he compliments you. Say “Flatterer'. The result of this dialog earns you +10 to your friendship points.Your second opportunity to flirt with Fenris will occur in the beginning of the second act of Dragon Age 2. Romance is not in the picture just yet. Visit Fenris at his mansion. Note: You will see this opportunity as “Speak to Fenris' in your journal under the Companion section.
Fenris has a discussion with you about Danarius, his former Tevinter master that was chasing him. It appears (at least for the last 3 years) that Fenris has not been hunted.Dialog begins. Choose diplomatic (leaf icon) comments until you get a chance to flirt with him. Fenris says “Three years and no sign of Dinarius. Maybe he has stopped chasing me'. Tell him “Hopefully he has'. Fenris then asks “What do you do when you stop running?'
You tell him “You build a life'.The conversation continues and he talks about losing his memories after the lyrium was fused to his body. Fenris says' I shouldn’t trouble you with this. My problems are not yours'.
Since you would like to build this Dragon Age 2 romance with Fenris, your response is a flirtatious one – “They could be'. Your character then says that they might be able to help him with his problems or even give him others – the good kind.Fenris then asks you if anyone has gotten your attention. You tell him “Just you'. Fenris seems intrigued but says “I’m an escaped slave and an elf living in a borrowed mansion. None of these things bother you?'
Best Romance Dragon Age Origins
Tell him “I’m not without my faults'. Your character with then say something like “I’m a refugee and a human.
That does not bother you? Fenris says “You raise an interesting point. I will have to consider it'. The result of this conversation earns you +5 friendship points. Other Conversation Opportunities with Fenris. Another way to help build your relationship with Fenris is to complete any companion quest that is related to him.
In the second act of Dragon Age 2, this opportunity presents itself while you are on a quest to help Aveline with her companion quest ( in the Wounded Coast. The quest is called A Bitter Pill and you must help Fenris find Danarius apprentice Hadriana. Towards the end of this quest, dialog will occur with an elf slave girl. In this conversation tell the elf girl to go to your mansion and you will have a job for her. Fenris questions you about it.
Be sure to tell him that you have hired the girl and she is not a slave for you. This will earn +5 to your friendship points with Fenris.At the end of this quest, Fenris will need to be alone. In your dialog, ask him if he wants to talk about it. Try to comfort him (flirt response). Fenris will still be upset, but the result of this conversation will earn +15 friendship points.Continuing with this Dragon Age 2 romance guide, go to Hawke’s mansion.
Fenris will be there and a conversation begins. Tell Fenris that you were worried about him. There is discussion about Fenris experience as a slave and how it has caused him so much anger. He tells you that he didn’t come to your mansion to burden you. Say “It’s not a burden'. The result of this conversation earns you +15 friendship points.
Romancing Fenris – Questioning BeliefsThe Questioning Beliefs companion quest opens up in the middle of Act 2 after some of the main plot Dragon Age 2 quests have been completed. Note: If you are trying to and Fenris at the same time, this quest may appear twice on your companion quest list.Go to Fenris mansion.
You will see Fenris drinking some wine. He asks you if you would like to hear a story.
Say – “Tell me anything you like'. Fenris seems happy by this response and tells you details about his life as a slave. At this point in the dialog, choose diplomatic responses up until he says “I guess this is what it means to have a friend'. You say – “Just friends?' Fenris seems intrigued but tells you he has not allowed anyone to get that close to him. He mentions that it might be different with you.
Tell him “I’m willing'. Fenris tells that it may be possible at another time.Leave Fenris mansion. Go back to Hawke’s mansion.
Consummating your Relationship with Fenris. When you arrive at Hawke’s mansion, Fenris is there. He says “I’ve been thinking about you and nothing else. Command me to go and I shall.' Say – “Don’t go'. Fenris then gives you a passionate kiss. Your character then responds to his affections by pressing Fenris up against the wall and making out with him.
An intimate encounter follows.Afterwards, Fenris has gotten up from your bed and is fully dressed. Your character says something like “Was it that bad?'
Fenris responds by saying that it was the best but he is troubled by some of his memories resurfacing and then disappearing. He says that your relationship is too much and moved too fast. Dialog will begin. Regardless of which way you try to reason with him, Fenris will leave your mansion.At this point, it may be confusing as to whether or not your relationship has ended. However, your romance can still continue as long as you do not sleep with any other character.
Patience is your guide. Dragon Age 2 romances seem to have their challenges. It will become clear later in the game as to why Fenris left your mansion after your romantic encounter. Fenris will also have friendly banter with you during your adventuring on quests if you decide to remain a couple. However, note that unlike Anders, you will not have the option to have Fenris move in with you. Fenris will choose to live alone even if you continue the relationship.
This post is part of the series: Dragon Age 2 Guide to Romance.