Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Sacrifice Ending - Alistair Romance

[@camichambers2003]

Saddest warden death ending zevran romance "Zevran lingered in Denerim for a time, mourning the loss of his love and working for the Fereldan throne as a distraction. Eventually the Crows came after him once again and he elected to take the fight to their doorstep, returning to Antiva. After four master assassins disappeared, the Crows readmitted Zevran--as their leader. He maintained a distance from his former comrades even then, and despite frequent offers of new bed mates, never loved again."

[@maousami_]

holy fuck ouch my heart

[@theusername4514]

@@maousami_ If you didn't hardened a romanced Leliana she will commit suicide after writing a ballad about the Warden.. It hurts my heart ;-;

[@theusername4514]

@@lilalulu30 a Lyrium spirit becomes Leliana and in Inquisition if she doesn't become the Divine, the lurium spirit disappears

[@filmwoodmedia]

What about the Leliana Unhardened ending? If the warden dies she goes on to write a ballad for the warden and it eludes to her suicide (before Dragon Age 2 - Inquisition came out)

[@KikiDiki]

When he said "I thought we would be together forever." I died a little inside.

[@Lady_Piddlebits]

I teared up a little but only because in one of my play-throughs I developed an attachment to him. Quite frankly I was disappointed in his reaction. I was expecting more emotion

[@2691983]

+ThisNameIsTakenSukas Yea, here I am bawling but the person who is actually in love with the Warden is more concerned about towers and shit.

[@stars-and-clouds]

Same... This isn't how I expected it to be

[@stormysciophobia8846]

I’m guessing in this play through he is king and well he’s already asking a lot by having the mages in that tower rule themselves so him not bawling it’s kind of understandable

[@Lady_Piddlebits]

@@stormysciophobia8846 I wasn't expecting full on crying but a teary voice at the least. He acts the same no matter your origin. If you romance him right he acts so in love with you but suddenly because he becomes king ( even though he never thought he'd be king) he becomes a different person like he was raised to be a king the whole time. Sorry talking about it gets me kinda passionate

[@FatHedgie]

@@Lady_Piddlebits I agree! In my opinion it’s poor writing

[@MinorDetailssnirk]

I was sort of hoping he'd be banging his fists on the ground, yelling "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

[@stars-and-clouds]

Same tho...

[@mim9000]

I wish this autonomy had more of an impact to DAI. You'd think it would, but nothing comes of it. Like wtf.

[@halseyvi627]

i chose to die because i didnt want alistair to sleep with morrigan haha....

[@nichtdiejeniche3845]

same lol

[@Drallanator]

Wow, this ending is actually really good. The fact that Alistair, the templar, who despises blood magic and has the whole "watch mages carefully" attitude branded into him even if he hasn't completed his training telling Greagoir that the new Circle will have complete autonomy is a big step.

[@stars-and-clouds]

It's surprising, I was thinking, Alistair being the most openly emotional person in the party would be more sappy about this ending but this is a bit disappointing. There's no love in what he's saying, I wonder if they kept every other dialogue the same other than the "I thought we'd be together forever" line, which is sad...

[@jacobobrien40]

Well he is trying to be professional as king and all that. You can tell it’s killing him inside though

[@megaroozoo]

The first time I played this through, I was like "Oh its okay, Alistair doesn't need to have sex with Morrigan....Riordan can take the final blow, nobody cares about him." But then....RIORDAN FREAKING DIED IN ADVANCE. AND I HAD TO SACRIFICE ALISTAIR. I was actually crying....I was like "WAAAAH :( RELOAD RELOAD RELOAD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN." ahaha

[@tywinlannister8015]

Well honestly when the whole "A warden needs to die to kill the archdemon" thing came up I knew right away that it would fall upon either me or Loghain (in my first play through I conscripted Loghain after the Landsmeet while Alistair was getting king). So I did the Morrigan ritual. But I was a female so I had to convince Loghain to uh ... go do what needed to be done. I cringed hard through the whole thing. But when I saw Riordan falling from the archdemon I knew I had made the right call.

[@ElMarcoHoJ]

@@tywinlannister8015 Poor Riordan goes underappreciated. He was badass!

[@blankspace6687]

I mean, if he hadn't injured Archdemon's wing, then The Warden couldn't do anything to him. He got a statue in Denerim, though.

[@LetzGoAntiSpe]

i did the blood magic thing with Morrigan. I cannot kill my warden nor Alistair :(

[@YumikoYouku]

+LetzGoAntiSpe Me too. But I cried during the sex szene. I love Alistair so much... So I could not take it to see him making out with another women. But... I could not let him die... or let him live without me. *cry again*

[@DaedhrotheElf]

+Yumiko Youku That scene with Morrigan is only one bad bit of the ending, because in the end the Grey Warden and Alistair are pretty much in love.

[@Drunkenvirtue]

I am so late, but same! I love him!

[@Fira_mel]

Damn.. That's horrible. I feel so guilty for letting Morrigan do that ritual, but I was too egoistic to let Alistair or my warden die.. I couldn't live with this ending here

[@tywinlannister8015]

How did you get that ending ? I mean ... the one time I was playing a Warden romancing Alistair without doing the dark ritual, he threw himself in my way to do it before I could do it because he could not bear the thought of losing me. He said that it would be his greatest act as king, and I answered that it wasn't the only reason that he had a duty to his people to uphold, and then he just said 'You're right, that's not the real reason - I couldn't bear to lose you' and then he charged before I could react. A genuine tear was shed before the utter hubris of that moment.

[@MyLilNicole]

You either have to have a high cunning to be given the option to trick him so he can't sacrifice himself, or, you don't bring him in your party during the final fight.

[@FatHedgie]

When you make him king and bring him to kill the arch demon, he will always sacrifice himself

[@tywinlannister8015]

@@FatHedgie Only if romanced.

[@mustafayasiraydin]

@@FatHedgie I played as male so there was selection at the end and I sacrificed myself. No cunning required if you are a male.

[@FOX_66_99]

I thought we would be together forever

[@gravytrainn]

“We are gathered here to pay respects” F

[@BySpartan]

F

[@MartialArtsMaster]

@keatyton Actually, it DOES give you the sugary happy ending if you make Alistair sleep with Morrigan. Then neither you nor Alistair have to die, and for the (relatively small compared to Alistair having to sacrifice himself) price of Alistair having to have sex with someone he hates and also for the (again relatively small compared to you having to sacrifice yourself) price of you having to watch your boyfriend sleep with someone else, you and Alistair can both have a happy ending.

[@kazic284]

I did this. It actually made me cry. It was amazing.

[@0neofthem]

the ending is so awesome. one of the few games where i get a real sense of accomplishment when i complete it. dragon age origins; a modern classic.

[@xheadjr]

it the games like these i never want to forget when i get older

[@DaedhrotheElf]

I'm not crying, my face is leaking.

[@lalalots11]

Omg this is what is going to happen to my Mage. How sad. ( yes I know you can get Alistair to have a child with morrigan or have Alistair die but my Mage would never do that. Not her type )

[@MadisonKThames]

Cried soooo hard at the end of this game. My Warden had just become engaged to Alistair after the Landsmeet...and then she ended up having to sacrifice herself to kill the Archdemon. (Cause I definitely wasn't going for Morrigan's plan) And I was not going to let Alistair sacrifice himself. So, I found myself with only one option left. Gahh...SO HEARTBREAKING.

[@CanDYNAMITE]

Oh god.. Why did I watch this.. My heart hurts.

[@rossothecrimson7]

Well he is King, he can't lose his nuts in front of everybody it will look careless and scary. I'm sure he did in private and all.

[@margisama]

I'm glad I watched this, because now I don't have to sacrifice my warden to see what happens lol My wardens will survive and have half-elf babies with Zevran ^^;;

[@cursivenight]

That was seriously the saddest ending ever. Poor Alistair. I love the new tower thing - very powerful. What a game =)

[@freidian]

This is SO good game. When I finished the game it was kind of a bittersweet thing. I was happy that the archdemon was defeated,but at the same time sad for this to end ( This sounds freakish and no-life,but it had a great story and characters) Best story ever in game. they should make a movie out of this

[@missyemmy93]

@StreetlightEagle you have the option of asking riordan about that when you first release him from the prison. he says it's not just plain darkspawn blood, you need a drop of archdemon blood, and the archdemon blood that the Grey Wardens had stored in Ferelden was cleared out of the safe -- along with everything else -- by Loghain.

[@tenten547]

The end of this just breaks my heart everytime :/

[@moarinternets]

No, thats what I did in my first game as a human noble. :) There was no way I was going to die or let him die. As a bonus, she is Queen of Ferelden. But I had to see all the endings...

[@kR0B45]

Oh cool, Jowan is there.

[@moarinternets]

@JammyGit07 no one mentions that your warden is dead. Anders mentions that "a mage saved us all from the blight" but doesn't mentioned she died doing so. I think it might be bugged. This warden had romanced Alistair, who is King and I revived the same line from Tegan about needing to return to see the Warden-Commander. I hear that those whose PC died and romanced Zevran got some acknowledgement of that from Zev. I don't have a save like that tho.

[@im4400]

@SolaceLight He doesn't go to your funeral in that case, Anora gives your eulogy.

[@moarinternets]

I used spirit dmg resist pots and had the troops melee the dragon and die. My mages attacked from a distance and I used the ballistas. Alistair just follows the group around because the dragon moves too much until the very end. Watch out for the exploding darkspawn!

[@moarinternets]

@theaarontheblackmage not until Return to Ostagar comes out. Its just the Alistair model for the cut scene.

[@Lifeless9619]

@moarinternets if you talk with bodahn just prior to your first year (before the deep roads expidition) he will mention that your character is deceased, which had me pissed as my game happened to be glitching awfully during the arch demon battle so when i uploaded the save it still dubbed me as dead even though alistair had romanced morrigan, i would imagine you to encounter a similar conversational option.

[@DisneyClassicmusic]

@piwikiki it's the kings armor he gets it automatically in the ending scene.

[@moarinternets]

@Jowain92 you have to leave Alistair at the gates of Denerim. You can't take him with you to fight the archdemon.

[@Usernamenottaken2k]

I wished they would have named the tower after my mabari "winston"! That would have been awesome!

[@moarinternets]

@Devanelle the only way Loghain lives is if he becomes a grey warden, in which case Alistair leaves the party entirely.

[@zeldaofarel]

@freidian I agree. I'm playing Awakening now. It's good as well. I get a kick out of it every time they call me "Commander of the Grey" or "Hero of Ferelden". Plus I had to make some rulings last night. I was feeling like probably my ancestors did, who were actual nobles with lands and serfs. Oh, the power! :-D

[@MrJustinArt]

A really touching scene. Since the music is very low here I played "MGS- Life's end" Simply beautiful

[@aricalamari]

That is /so/ sad! This wasn't the ending I got, what a tear-jerker. ):

[@Remmy009]

Honestly I think this is my favorite ending.

[@qinlongfei]

@StreetlightEagle Have you considered the possibility the other might not want to be grey wardens? Only the dwarf guy made it in awakening you know.

[@moarinternets]

@efebuyuran you can't have him in your party when you kill the archdemon. You have to leave him at the gate.

[@jonetgames]

She is at the Maker's side now.

[@moarinternets]

Thank you! :D I'm glad you enjoy them.

[@Uilleand]

Uuuurrrggg...For me, this ending was actually a step up. Alistair sacrificing himself nearly killed me ded. *sobs*

[@Mirha77]

I completely agree... but you do get a hint of how affected he was at the very end when he says "you will be missed" and the fact that he's addressing a full crowd as the new King... I figure he's keeping it together just because he has to with all the people around. It would have been great, though, if they could have shown him clutching some personal affect of hers as he talked... and that single tear as he turned away would have been awesome. But... I'm a sappy girl, not a programmer.

[@chrisbanization]

@LMAO614 You can marry Alistair if you're not a human noble. You have to make him harden. So when you meet his sister you have to tell him the dialogue option "People are only out for themselves." Or something like that.

[@FerretsForever94]

@Jowain92 Don' take Alistair with you to the battle of the archdemon. There is also a Combined Romance mod for Alistair you can download which includes the opition to knock him out at the battle of archdemon to prevent him taking the final blow.

[@ClearlyAwesome83]

Ow! Stop that!! *slaps away the feels*

[@FerretsForever94]

... Why was the funeral at Redcliffe of all places? ._.

[@nickclark89]

I chose this ending for my canon gay Warden who romanced with Alistair, with no future is very fitting and dramatic. Heartbroken.

[@animalruless]

i wanted too see this ending with my PC also, but i was an idiot and saved the game after i had picked allistair too go with me :S tried every sentence of dialog once but he stil doesn't let me do it :( only had a save game left from half way through the game, but didn't feel like playing for 3 days again just too see this ending. so thanks for the upload.

[@moarinternets]

The problem with that ending is you don't get to talk to anyone about how miserable you are about losing Alistair. That's what makes it so awful. The only person to whom you can say anything about it is to Wynne and even she doesn't want to hear it.

[@Joricky12]

Cailan's Armor You can get it through the 'Return to Ostagar DLC'

[@aaron75fy]

strange thing, this is the ultimate sacrifice ending, it's required (for me anyway) to do this to a: get the ultimate sacrifice trophy b: have a partial chance to get the perfectionist trophy the ending i got i talked to anora about what "boon" i wanted, both trophies were earned on my first playthrough

[@Sedines]

I thought my "best" ending was hardening Alistair, making him marry Anora, and letting Loghain sacrifice himself. Alistair hated my dalish elf for letting Loghain live, but he doesn't run off if he's stuck marrying Anora.

[@Robert399]

Agreed but it's still bittersweet if you're a female warden in love with Alistair. I suppose it's ideal if you're a male warden in a relationship with Morrigan who performed the ritual and you leave together at the end of Witch Hunt.

[@Maxpow33r]

holy shit alister actually being serious.

[@iheartsaku]

Omg *cries* ....It just broke my heart to see Alistair so sad. He lost his love :( I'm glad I got a happy ending....this would have killed me to get this on my first try through the game.

[@buffyandangelruber]

omg i actually cried a bit- how sad of me lol i havnt finished the game yet, but i basically know the entire story on where im up to. it's so sad when he says "i thought we'd be together forever."

[@KarmanJinxx]

That's cool. Maybe I'll try to get that part sorted out next time. I actually wanted to allow Loghain to do the grey warden ritual, but i was afraid that i'd lose Alistair :P

[@baronbrixiusDIE]

and now al we need is for the warden to get up and say "sup, how you guys doin'?" just to see everyone faint

[@katxheartgaming]

@LMAO614 if u harden alistair, and have a high enough cercion, i believe the dragon age wikia said it is possible to take the throne with alistair as a city elf. im a city elf, i was all the way up to the battle with the archdemon, and i read that, so i went all the way back to alistairs personal quest to harden him, and i have to do it all over again >< but itll be worth it i hope lol

[@moarinternets]

@JMDub89 you have to leave Alistair at the gates. Don't take him with you to fight the archdemon.

[@eraser175]

Leliana was my love and i made the sacrifice, almost got me crying several times after i heard she died, also its a shame that she isnt in awakening

[@CreepySquee]

Oh dear lord, I'm so conflicted.

[@VenomQuill]

Is it sad that, after Redcliffe, the next and last time you see Jowan as at your character's funeral. :/ That's sentiment for you.

[@LukaBlight69]

@StreetlightEagle Hell, Sten would jump at it the first chance he got with the whole "honor" deal.

[@moarinternets]

Only a mage with the 2nd talent in the spirit healer tree can revive characters. Feel free to send me a message thru YT if you have other questions!

[@1999CamaroSS345]

You can download dragon age mods that allow the armor. Check Dragon age nexus I believe they have a mod for the armor along with many other things. Adds a nice touch.

[@DisneyClassicmusic]

@StreetlightEagle That would probably because Wynne is too old to survive the joining.

[@Pigeonomoutr]

YEAH!! Someone finally does something good for the mages! I love this ending :3

[@PanteraChick]

Alistar won't let me take the final blow! Which conversation should i select with him? Damn his undying love. *sigh*

[@maddiewilliams9377]

I always sacrifice my Tabris and my Mahariel Try and get Morrigan or Leliana to sacrifice in every other playthrough

[@GSSAGE7]

@StreetlightEagle Because there's a chance that some of the good ones die. What if Leliana, Zevran, or Oghren died in their Joining?

[@Ninga0809]

@Chalanthea i couldnt bear letting alistair watch his lover die in front of him. So i accepted Morrigan's offer and he married my character and she became a queen at his side XD.... IMO this is the happiest ending of all the races.

[@strangecity]

thats calian (the kings) armor. you'll be able to wear it in the new dlc

[@moarinternets]

No, if you don't make Alistair king, Anora does your eulogy, if you choose to die. In my playthrough I was bugged and Alistair wasn't at my funeral, Loghain was. Crazy, since I had killed him myself.

[@Vexxa_]

This is why I agreed to go through with the ritual.

[@cerrenes]

@jojolovespie123 that's the point of the ritual. lol. didn't you read what she was telling you? :)

[@Linkforlife199]

I am surprised that Fergus doesn't have anything to say since it is his sister that gave her life to destroy the Archdemon.

[@moarinternets]

@padawanmage71 no I never posted the actual battle. A lot of others had, so I never bothered with it.

[@MegaChankey]

wow i really liked that ending

[@padawanmage71]

I've looked over some of your other vids, but wonder if had posted the actual battle where your mage fights the archdemon?

[@MrJustinArt]

@eraser175 I think it's a mod that can fix that. It's on Dragonagenexus

[@aricalamari]

You have the option of seeking the help of the mages in chasing the demon out of the boy's mind.

[@PanteraChick]

Nm. I just read online that he won't let you sacrifice yourself so you have to leave him at the front gates.

[@jojolovespie123]

@cerrenes but I dun get it :( I thought only the person who did the ritual would survive?

[@Eveylon.]

Argh how did you get this ending!! Every time i get to the archdeamon and have that cut scene no matter what i say he just charges off and takes the blow. Could you tell what speech patterns did you use in that cutscene to get this ending pleaase!?

[@Dragoness31]

Do you have the video of slaying the Archdemon? Did you have to leave him at the gate to do it?

[@top1terra1girl]

@EnemyxOfxDarkness It's part of the warden's keep DLC

[@PivotStudiosXE]

Well... nice hair. I love how it looks like it's made of stone XD

[@BonesAlexander]

im wondering where u found the armor for u and alistar is it @ the gray wardens tower DLC?

[@rainadams1439]

I cried watching this...

[@badfoody]

WHY AM I CRYING

[@RavynTheYoung]

@cisjeay If you romanced Alistair and refused Morrigans help, just leave Alistair behind when you fight the Archdemon. He lives and you die.

[@moarinternets]

Yes and Connor too

[@youtuguru]

He loses over 9000 approval.