Dragon Age 2 - Aveline Breaks Hawke's Heart

I guess DA2 is a first game where "you" can fall in love and be rejected. Sad but great anyway.
UPD: I was wrong, it's not the first. Why, Bioware, WHY?! T__T

[@chasebroughton7373]

"There was never anything there" That shit kicked me in my heart...

[@RyuKaguya]

i actually use this romance when i want my hawke to turn bitter and cruel and join the templars XD

[@FernandoSegovia701]

If I go that path I sacrifice my brother/sister to the darkspawns

[@darthopal]

I like the looks on Anders' and Fenris' faces at the end that had "You bitch" written on them.

[@xxMiraclesMay]

O__o listen carefully with headphones after Aveline giggles behind the closed door. What the FUCK are they doing in there-- Actually, scratch that. I don't want to know.

[@JunKurosu]

+Morrigan☆ sex

[@xxMiraclesMay]

Jun Kurosu Nnnnnnooooooooo. You don't say?

[@JunKurosu]

Morrigan☆ And they were doing it hard

[@momoheartsbotdf]

He was satisfying the demand of her Qun

[@Eyeshield11721]

Jun Kurosu Would you say Hard in Hightown? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@fendrel5382]

I fell for this bullshit myself, so i went on a second playthrough. Accepted her quest, lied my ass off to dumbo Donnic then soon after i think the following happened as it said on Dragon Age Wiki cause i never finished her boring quests. "However, if you don't complete Aveline's quest, Donnic will be rude towards her during the entire game, and he'll have problems with her leadership as Captain." I guess Hawke's heart never gets broken and what's even greater is she gets what she asked for. I laughed so hard i almost choked myself. It's things like these what really made Dragon Age so much fun. Wish it was a lot longer with multiple endings though.

[@JThom529]

Glad you’re having fun, too bad you can’t just kick her from your party since you don’t have a more open mind for all your companions

[@Xeranx]

Damn that hurts. Thanks Bioware for actually making me feel something in a game.

[@IceFarie7]

maaaan....I wanted Fenris to just say, 'she's in love with you, idiot templar.' seriously. or something like that. Is there anyway to get past this scene without utterly breaking hawke's heart?

[@Hawaiian_Pizza_Enjoyer]

Now I kinda want my Hawke to be tragically friendzoned. I feel like this gives better ground for character development than the usual happy romance.

[@BahamutEx]

poor hawke :'/

[@ninethreefivesix]

ugh, I love Aveline to pieces. :'(

[@TheHorreK2]

omg, Aveline is so blind :D

[@IDEKaaaaaaaagh]

Damn. That was ruthless.

[@dragonagenerd]

I didn't realize that would hurt so much. Well I guess I know what I need to do next playthrough, time to make a templar siding angry hawke!

[@AyumiSumi]

The noises coming from inside that room...good lord o_O

[@J_Themborn]

It could be worse Aveline could of ask "what? did I say something?" after Hawke left I must say I'm surprised with Hawke's emotions in this mostly the whole looking sad at the end I'm just so use to seeing the player character of these types of games where if they wanted to end something it would not look like the reason the player would want to end it but the game ending it on a whim (am I making sense? I hope I am).

[@DUDEMAN8800]

After I had enough people in my party to swap her out. I never had her in my party again. Not in any of my three playthroughs. She's one of my least favorite characters.

[@Kid79ollo54]

"Double time Hawke..." *casualy strolls away*

[@glebkrat9519]

You can get rejected by Samara if you are too angry

[@MassEffectFan2016]

I love your hawke, you should make a video on how to make her

[@michelletopazmaddox-miller4426]

I feel Hawks pain Aveline is heartbreaker

[@PaRadaRada]

Was there a trophy or accomplishment for this? I'm asking because I don't know too many people that went for her. One, being the fact it was so obvious she would get with the guardsmen guy, and Two, because of the fact she was manlier than "Sir" Wesley. Honestly, how anyone got past the Arnold Schwarzenegger jawline is beyond me.

[@noriyakikakyoin9113]

I know it's been years since this comment, but I find her manly jaw attractive, thank you very much

[@Fr0st1989]

Guardsman Donnic didn't file a complaint.... there's a joke to go along with this but I can't think of one >.

[@tickleboi6581]

There are so much scenes where you can attempt this earlier though

[@SealDude]

Aveline = one of the few bright spots in DA II :p

[@kensredemption]

That broke my heart to watch...

[@randomrandom7197]

Yeah he filed a different complaint the love complaint XD

[@josephhilliard3380]

Don't look back...so dusty in here

[@2012onemanarmy]

@Arthosion its ever donic bangs her or no one bangs her that just the way shit gets down

[@Nekogg23]

dont worry shed probably wake you at 5 am to do training drills and kcick the poor dog out of the house

[@ostotskaya]

@melchCody omg you are right D: Totally forgot about it. And for so many times I thought about the striking resemblance between Aveline and Samara and in ME2 I actually hoped Samara was LI. They say your mind tends to hide bitter memories T_T I guess I have to rewrite the description.

[@XelestialAurora]

I don't know, it seems like it's about time for the player character to get some of what they can dish out. With Samara and Aveline both the PC had to remember that they can't always get what they want, and sometimes their heart will get broken. But there are plenty more fish in the sea. Besides, how many videos have we seen of people breaking other character's heart, especially after leading them on?

[@Zei33]

woh isabela is bloody

[@Sharei32]

No, I like her, too (8 . She's a lovely character and one of the few that never whine about anything : D

[@vergeofreason6117]

Aww, poor Hawke:(

[@dickwwee9366]

I wish I could have romanced her, the Hawke x Aviline romace reminds me of the song girls love girls love boys

[@DrLiaraTSoni]

@ostotskaya Ah, yes. Samara... but Aveline is more understandable. She loves someone else. Samara just does that to herself and because of her work...! The "Code" ¬¬ I surely hoped there would be something else. Wonder if we could have more in ME3 : /

[@ostotskaya]

@celticdragon153 Yes, it was very nice of her :) And whoever wrote the script :D

[@kowaikaiju]

Ouch.. this almost made me... cry. xD

[@ostotskaya]

It was so long ago that I don't remember, sorry.

[@TheGreatAvocado]

ya it's like theyre all hating on her because she looks like heman or something. lol i dont see it.

[@UhYeahNoThanks]

AVELINE. Y U NO LOVE ME?

[@Aljedubru]

The women in this game are so much more attractive than in DA:O. lol

[@aaron75fy]

Aveline's no Isabela, I prefer the troublemakers

[@fairy687]

that.....was sad.... ;-;

[@sscool100]

My choices are always isabella and Merrill

[@arianevidding]

omg that so sad

[@horrorfinatic]

Awwww :(

[@TheGreatAvocado]

lmao am I the only one who likes Aveline?

[@ShadowFlipsy]

dats so me as that guy most of the time

[@cephalon5913]

???

[@dankusmemeus7093]

Who in their right mind would romance He-man over here

[@Zennishiable]

W...t...f...

[@CanadianAdam]

Why would you romance her? She was the worst character in that game

[@Theocomixinc]

EPIC FAIL!!!!!

[@thehellfirewolf13]

Can someone explain to me why anyone would WANT to romance her? Okay, fine, i get people really like her character, but she's so BORING.

[@ostotskaya]

Why? Are you surprised that your preferences are not standard for everyone? Just contemplate on this thought more, it will get easier with time ;)

[@thehellfirewolf13]

ostotskaya *Sigh* Has nothing to do with my standards. I can understand why people want to romance Morrigan, even though she isn't my type. I truly don't get the appeal of Aveline.

[@horrorfinatic]

On the contrary, I think she's one of the best characters in the game.

[@thehellfirewolf13]

You have the right to your opinion, but I have to disagree. I will admit she's a lot more interesting than Sebastian (don't get me started on him) but I have to compare her level of interesting to Justice in Awakening. So, not very.

[@mustafakuloglu771]

Besides Varric,she is the only companion that is normal and trust-worthy.And she has a dry sense of humor which i'm really fond of. So why not? it is not all about looks.

[@cairrean2412]

It's too bad "attempted to romance Aveline" isn't an option in the Keep.

[@ostotskaya]

We were robbed of in so many ways...

[@Hypegreene05]

The keep is odd with Aveline. I'm making a character that Aveline can't stand and will eventually leave. The issue is that the mage character give Fenris to his further master. If I select that option, I am unable to also select the option to have Aveline leave, the keep makes her stay. You'd think that she would be extremely opposed to selling Fenris or anyone.

[@GreatGrandSoap]

damn. she just Ignores all of your flirts. Cold

[@TotalNoobAtEverythin]

Nicholas R lol she's a dense straight woman. What can you expect?

[@zamaskowany12]

She does that to a male Hawk as well

[@TotalNoobAtEverythin]

TheCrimsonFucker I know, I was just messing around

[@GenshinLover283]

Considering how much she fumbles trying to impress Donnic she probably didn't even realize Hawke was flirting with her

[@JThom529]

Heart wants what it wants. If you love someone, let them go. Maybe she felt she had to be pragmatic despite how much she respects Hawke’s leadership while trying to be a good leader in the city herself. Hawke is still finding their place in the world perhaps beyond Kirkwall. She felt honor-bound to re-establish order in that screwed up city and protect its citizens, even though it’s rough and there were mistakes. Probably overthought (like she does with her infatuation with Donnic) on the potential in the relationship and figured it’d be unfair to her and Hawke both if in the end she’d ask Hawke to stay by her side as she tries to make the city a better place than it was.

[@kiamaria331]

lol, is she intentionally ignoring Hawke or just the most oblivious gal in the Free Marches?

[@cairrean2412]

Well, she did think copper marigolds was a good idea.

[@theproteanbro5994]

No that title goes to Merril.

[@Goro_Goro_Demon]

Aveline: Hawke Autocaption: Pork

[@Pfisiar22]

Why I love Aveline as a character? She's not standard beautiful, she's not a frail incidental female character, but she's also not a super-aggressive carpet-munching action chick. She's strong and awkward, honest and loyal. Shows mercy when she can, but enjoys taking her frustration out on those who go too far. She and Varric are the only two characters in the game who aren't too caught up in their own problems to not realize the insanity that is going down.

[@ostotskaya]

Pfisiar22 lol, true. I was thinking 'Why the hell I can't romance Aveline or Varric, they are the only sane people in this trainwreck of a party' ALL THE TIME.

[@lisak802]

You already answered that yourself, I suppose. They ARE the only sane persons in the whole game and Hawke... isn't exactly sane either after what happened.

[@bobdillion5392]

I don't like default aveline because bioware gave her jay leno's chin...what the hell were they thinking?

[@randomrandom7197]

Quistan C hawke isn't sane? I never would have guessed guess better add them with the warden and Inquisitor XD

[@randomrandom7197]

bob dillion they were going for a manly look

[@MajorShepard]

Wow...the last part was kinda sad. It surprised me how ell that was done, it was like an actual relationship where one person wants to be the others lover and the other person is completely blind to it. Then the one that wanted more ended up letting the other person go to be happy, sacrificing their own chance...powerful stuff :D

[@arrownoir]

That’s why you juggle multiple hearts at once. One of them is bound to fall in your bag.

[@ziephel-6780]

@@arrownoir That's how you tend to ruin relationships though.

[@arrownoir]

@@ziephel-6780 The ruined ones were never going to go anywhere anyway, might as well separate the wheat from the chaff all at once.

[@yvetteszentesi6077]

03:09 - The way Fenris turns his head just before Hawke makes her statement I can just hear him think "Well .. this is awkward, anyone thinks this is awkward?". Hmm, Aveline is a woman shaped battering ram. It is logical she has the subtlety of one. Interesting video.

[@cairrean2412]

I always felt it as more of a "So what do you really think?"

[@yugao23]

Way to go Aveline! You rejected the Champion of Kirkwall for an common average guard! That a girl! :D

[@dreliq981]

guy must've been a good catch

[@janthion3590]

Later on we find out Dunnic is proficient with his sword

[@azarisLP]

@@janthion3590 Even Isabela hasn't seen a sword as big as Donnic's.

[@JThom529]

Donnic is a good guy with strong convictions. I’m sure Aveline and Hawke would have been an interesting pair but sometimes it’s just not meant to be.

[@Avenus112]

Hawke: But Aveline, I love you? Aveline: aww, you're so sweet.

[@ZeriocTheTank]

My female shaped battering ram, I love you so much. When Donnic screws up come on over here so I can praise your Maker, or dampen your divine, or Arl your Eamon, or satisfy a demand of your Qun.

[@skycendre257]

SATISFY A DEMAND OF YOUR QUN.

[@noriyakikakyoin9113]

Don her velvet hat

[@pleasehelp3319]

*BEND. HER. OVER. A. BASIN.*

[@JD-Media]

This broke my heart!? So I then turned on everyone and only cared about myself.

[@DraconisV2]

Mommy Venat/Hydaelyn! I didn't know I've met you a long time ago until I came across this vid!

[@koishily]

How fitting, eh? Memories of a world long past come back at the right moments.

[@plutonianprincess]

Nope. You're not the only one. I adore Aveline. I like the fact that she's this sturdy, even motherly presence in the group of...volatile components.

[@eremitid]

she's so daft. i cant believe she doesn't realize hawke's feelings after ALL OF THAT😭

[@TawnyFawny]

Oh wow. Hawke's look at the end was just... heartbreaking...

[@selena27gallegos]

The ending.... Poor Hawke... :'(

[@kat33ta33]

well, I got a kiss at the end from Aveline. Thats something :-)

[@Kaia373]

That was......very sad....poor hawke :(

[@Fr0st1989]

That sad smile Hawke does at the end >.

[@SealDude]

Nope. Aveline is manys favorite. I dont understand why she gets hate though. Shes the only likeable companion imo save for Varric and Bethany Reason why so many dislike her seems to be because her sense of justice as a guards captain but she puts her friends first as seen in many dialouges People who hate on her are probably those who dislike the fact shes not the stereotypical woman in a game

[@JariahxSynn]

I was really hoping to romance Aveline in this game but sadly it was never meant to be.... I was so looking forward to having some redheaded kids...

[@adrenalinerush369]

Samara = Aveline *sigh*

[@chrisncaidy]

Hawke dislike this video XD

[@miri8851]

I love you ... hold on *starts screwing in the next room* sorry what we’re you saying? Ugh that woman

[@SadFaceChimchar]

thank god aveline is too daft to understand the hidden heartbreak on that one, eh?

[@ostotskaya]

There was Varric also, but... =( I just wanted someone nice and able to overcome problems instead of pointing out their personality issues for a mile outside T_T

[@JThom529]

Nobody’s perfect. If there was no arc for them that you have the opportunity to help them grow especially through their falls, they wouldn’t be that interesting. You shouldn’t put your loved ones on pedestals and should feel free to call them out on when they messed up big time. Especially when they are frustrated and need it most. It would have been nice had Varric or Aveline been options for the sake of pragmatism, but they too are ironically to pragmatic to think just because they like you, it doesn’t mean they’re willing to risk losing you by pushing for more. Love is sadly so complicated and I like that even in a fictional world, it still holds true. It can help us learn and come to terms with our limitations and there are some things you just can push for lest you keep hurting yourself. Plenty of fish in the sea, especially beyond the reef that you’re used to

[@legendarycupcake]

Don't worry Hawke! Just come up with an elaborate plan that get's Donnic killed but which also ends up starting a big war! Then just romance her while she's grieving! And if that doesn't work, just romance someone younger and more attractive and yet reminds you of her! ...Maybe a relative? Hey if it worked for some other fantasy character (internet cookie for guessing who!), then why not?

[@CodyMe]

not the first mate. Samara does the same thing in Mass Effect 2

[@Patrick96ification]

GINGERS DON'T HAVE SOULS!

[@jayive34]

i was shocked to be friendzoned in real life. but i didnt think it woukd be possible in a video game.

[@QoVoCGaming]

hahaha aveline shouldnt be the one to reject you.

[@kensredemption]

...That hurt.

[@송예담-i4r]

// It broke my heart //

[@ostotskaya]

lol that's what happened to me too! After all the drama in DA:O it was so refreshing to have him. I guess I just couldn't give up the dream till the end in DA2. Maybe it's for the best that Varric and Aveline are not into Hawke, cause it seems that making character a love interest immediately grants them "It's complicated" status and +50 to general angst.

[@FadaVitalis]

Just do all the side quests already and you'll find it xD I know I found it.. don't remember where though.. sure it's in Act 2

[@Raven-zz4zt]

afterwards you find Hawke in the Hanged Man with Varric and Isabela comforting her

[@SirBlackReeds]

Why did they have to make every romance in the game bi? The variety from Origins added depth. Did Bioware seriously receive that many complaints about not being able to get a male romance with Alistair or a female romance with Morrigan?

[@julialmaano]

jacoblgames They rushed DA2 devt so everyone was bi

[@wardeni4806]

DA2 was rushed out due to EA kicking BioWare's door down. In inquisition again the companions have both sexual and racial preferences

[@kennikia2234]

what the hell... i tried to get avaline. but now shes married so i thoguht screw it. I tried to romance merril after that but i cant! wtf,  did i just screw myself with my love life then??

[@L0LyourFACE]

Oh that ginger man jaw... My Hawke was in love with her - he was heartbroken :(

[@SandyRamenFox]

can you tell me what LI means? i may be a bit dirtier than the rest, but tech speak dirtiness escapes me

[@TotalUkeBoi]

Used for sex by Fenris, then rejected by Aveline. Thank god I still had Anders

[@GoldenGanon]

@nomad187ci I fucking lol'd.... SO HARD at your comment... so epic x'D

[@ostotskaya]

@Dustjericho I loved her too much to do that T_T She was my irreplaceable tank till the end.

[@RadiationKingZ]

What the FUCK

[@kerryleblanc3953]

Well you were familiar with Gaider, then you he's like that; still pissed off about the way he handled Viconia romance in BG2, as far Aveline goes, right like she would have change going up against Isabela, better Donnic than Hawke

[@Allishapond]

I wish they didnt have anders as a romance XP GAAHHH i hate that guy so much. I tried doing this with AVeline too, but at the last bit here I had Merril with me ( whom I always cant help romancing - shes my favorite! ) and I felt guilty for some reason, so I didnt flirt lol !