Fenris Challenging Arishok to Single Combat with Hawke

I unexpectedly stumbled on this variation of the cut scene while challenging the Arishok to single combat- I think because my approval was not high enough with Isabella? Anyway.. she did not return to give the book back to the Qunari... so Fenris called him out on the fact that his calling me Basalit-an gave me the right to challenge him in single combat... I love it when Fenris speaks to the Qunari... so when I came on here to rewatch the scene and found it to be sorely lacking in the uploads here I figured I'd share :) enjoy some Fenris :))

[@Not-an-Alien]

Who knew fenris was a lawyer

[@bethkrager6529]

A RULES lawyer at that.

[@SrChr778]

Hawke: And if you kill me? Arishok: Then you are dead. -- Most straight forward thing I've ever heard.

[@solth8109]

True. Dead people dont have to worry about what comes after.

[@TheGreatThialia]

That's the Qun for you.

[@Neko141212]

People die when they're killed

[@kailianglf2]

drago intensifies.

[@danielcavallarigoncalves7309]

Best written character in the game, by far.

[@AlfieSyd23]

Fenris: MEET HER IN THE PARKING LOT IN 2O MINUTES

[@beverlyarcher3744]

Arishok should have met Female Commander Shepard I hear she headbutts like a Krogan if somebody insults her or punches them XD

[@shinra6913]

Hawke - "Let's put on a good show." (5 minutes later) *hawke running around in circles just out of reach potshotting him from a distance with the occasional fireball."

[@magiccarp2493]

I mean. It IS a good show

[@necro5430]

@@magiccarp2493 yeah lighting a fire resistant enemy on fire with a fireball

[@MaryDunford]

Fireballs and a show! Ladies and gentlemen, marshmallows at the ready!

[@NinjaWolfy88]

Fenris: He will fight you! Me: YEAH!....wait what!!? Fenris: a duel! Me: I THOUGHT YOU LOVE ME!!!!!

[@mabeljackson]

he believes you will win, if not he'll revenge for you

[@65firered]

Fenris: Don't die.

[@toschiworlds7212]

Thank you, Fenris. I’m quite capable at getting into impossible to win fights without your help. You’re still very attractive though

[@weedragonauts4729]

if it makes you feel any better, the duel would've happened even without him hanging out with you

[@chadchaddingson4675]

@@weedragonauts4729 not true, you can opt to kill all his followers too.

[@mereenbeanz]

Fenris: But she is no female- Female Hawk: What

[@Shadowhunterbg]

Idk if you knew this but if a woman does a man's job in the Qun, like combat, she is regarded as a warrior (man) and not a woman. By saying this Fenris convinced the Arishok that he won't fight a weak human but a worthy for him warrior. ;)

[@mereenbeanz]

I knew that 🙂, I just thought it would be a funny joke

[@mereenbeanz]

Young Victor I assume "Tumblr snowflake" means "person who uses Tumblr alot"

[@Norinia]

JK Hopeful lol glad you weren’t in that room then.

[@jcksparrowfan]

I got this on my first playthrough when Isabela didn't come back. Was so pissed at Fenris (romance at the time) and wanted to punch him in the mouth. Stupid fight had me running like a lunatic around the pillars from that brickhouse of a qunari. >.

[@TawniAline]

He was preventing the Arishok from slaughtering everyone in the building though... Single combat with the Arishok is really the best diplomatic move ;) plus it gives you more sexy scenes of Fenris speaking qunari so... :)

[@drakeloki4214]

I'm guessing you were playing a warrior or mage because I find that duel to be not easy but not nearly as difficult with a rogue; even one on one he was one of the easiest boss fights. Then again me and my friends are convinced rouges are OP in the series.

[@jcksparrowfan]

Mage, actually. The fight's just tedious on mage, rogue was fun though. Just backstabbed, fanged and assassinated xD

[@drakeloki4214]

Figured it had to be one of the 2, I have no idea why they made the rouges OP. At least it wan't a warrior I can tell you that fight really sucked for me.

[@jbabylucus1641]

I really wanted to romance the arishock

[@AKisHerceg]

1:02 Brain freeze? Sarcastic Hawke is probably thinking about some jokes about his horns... lol.

[@AlaskanGhost]

Fenris: "She's going to kill you." Hawke: "Then I'm going to drag you home and fuck YOU!" Fenris: "YEAH- wait, what?"

[@ivanhunter6492]

Hawke: You hear me, Fenris

[@annetteallen336]

First time I got this I was so pissed off at Fenris for suggesting this duel, I left him home the next time. Big mistake, because then I had to fight all of these bastards.

[@Ghostkilla773]

Lol

[@Norinia]

Yeah, Fenris is technically doing you a favor here. It f^cking sucks, but the alternative is bleaker.

[@ivanhunter6492]

Fenris *Speaks Qun* My Hawke: Oh fuck the hell yes

[@weedragonauts4729]

Also challenges the Qun to a duel on your behalf so that the dude can chase you around with a giant sword lol

[@Lefty8013]

"....that's what killing you means."

[@puffin-onehandedgamer1164]

to answer your question in the description. Yes, Isabella doesn't return unless you are at least friends with her by the time act 2 comes to a close. If you have high enough affection, she will return with the book and then you can choose to either hand her over to him and avoid the fight entirely (the coward's way out) or fight him and keep isabella as a member of your party the rest of the game.

[@LittleMissV]

Puffin Entertainment - One Handed Gaming it’s either a high enough friendship OR rivalry. I’ve always done high rivalry with her and she always come backs

[@Andrea_404]

Coward's way? More like the "I won't ruin a perfectly majestic being just because you were stupid and didn't ask for my help plus you started this in the first place" 's way.

[@LordRobaZe]

@@Andrea_404 nahh it's the cowards way

[@requiem5151]

@@Andrea_404 Indeed. Hand over that b*tch pirate and get this over with. Besides, I respect the Arishok as a great fighter way more than a pirate slut so it would be a shame to kill the Arishok.

[@gravytrainn]

Ugh Fem!Hawke is such a babe

[@TheGooseGroup]

I mean it’s better then fighting an entire room of qunari

[@wayneshasmith7924]

getting yelled at by a qunari as if as i was a child is intimidating

[@weedragonauts4729]

So is him chasing you around with a couple giant weapons

[@memine8795]

Fenris is a remarkable individual

[@Fenrispro]

Oh yea the arishok has more foreign words in this version! audio is so soft

[@TawniAline]

Sorry about the pause when the first dialogue wheel comes up- first time recording live gameplay- I wasn't sure if minimizing the capture screen from nvidia would end the recording :)

[@Kleineganz]

In the future, you can just edit out the pause.

[@Fenrispro]

i've only managed to have isa come back once, it's So hard to max approval for her. in fact one potion needs to have her after quest to make too

[@TawniAline]

would i edit it on here or with the nividia capture software somehow? I mean, it's rare for me to do this at all, so i suppose i can look it up if i ever happen to encounter the situation again.. but.. perhaps if i had an idea of what i was looking up exactly i could find it better..

[@Kleineganz]

Unfortunately, KZbin doesn't really offer any good editing options. You can use Windows Movie Maker or Apple iMovie (both free) to make simple edits.

[@TawniAline]

@Facepalm Full O' Napalm lol no.. i had already played through this exact same way before.. just found the dialogue between Fenris and the Arishok very interesting and wanted to hear it again, but couldn't find it anywhere on youtube at the time.. so i decided to try making my own clip of it.. just inexperienced with the game capture and haven't found it worth the time to figure out how to edit/clip it since then

[@Dylamn]

I always half-assed being friends with Isabela because I didn't care about her. When I learned that Fenris can give us a chance simply by being there, I've always taken him just in case.

[@MjollTheLioness-o4y]

Meet her on the playground after lunch.

[@Limrasson]

Was this duel a pain in the ass....

[@brittanydelacruz7281]

You can say that again

[@kailianglf2]

dragon age 2 approval system is more about magnitude than positive valence; with approval trending at 50%+ friendship/rivalry, Isabela will return with the book.

[@Javitomanzano]

You should check the Tyranny one, then. Each companion has two independent scores, one for loyalty and another one for fear.

[@kailianglf2]

does the game have a more visually appealing version?

[@beverlyarcher3744]

Which is how I end up romancing her XD

[@whitedainhan]

kailianglf2 use the mod

[@Calekoflight]

It seems Qunari only consider their own to be 'female'. Basalit-an still has 'bas' in it, roughly meaning thing or it. So even if they're a respected thing, they're still just a thing.

[@TommygunThompson]

me as mage shit no mana run run run

[@Norinia]

Lol that fight is far too overpowered. You have almost no time to use abilities so it’s all circling the piliars until his programming slows him up and taking a pot shot at him. Over, and Over, and Over again -_- I recommend a hundred potions at minimum.

[@andrewhermann3319]

after the first time i did that fight I used the killallhostiles console command in subsequent playthroughs. such an annoying and boring fight lol

[@badlie4858]

you can summon a dog, btw, it helps a lot

[@weedragonauts4729]

@@badlie4858 going in as a rogue also makes it a little easier due to them being fast melee combatants

[@johnnyboogalo4897]

They made it look cool in the trailer lol

[@pilotero3898]

Thing is, the Arisohk has an absurd amount of health, his attacks chunk half of any characters health and if he impales you with his nearly undodgable attack you are most likely dead. Worst of all, even if you manage to put him at 40% HP he just heals up at least 3-4 times. Yeah, not a fun fight at all in any difficulty or any build

[@ethanworner864]

Fenris has nothing to do with wolves. Literally unplayable.

[@TawniAline]

huh?

[@hailstorm9735]

Ethan Worner there are no wolves on fenris

[@TheThreeHeadedDragon]

TawniAline The name Fenris comes from Nordic Mythology. Fenriswulf, or Fenris for short is the name of the wolf that is destined to devour Odin in Ragnarok.

[@ethanworner864]

curtis metcalf only aliens that look like giant wolves.

[@TawniAline]

i got what he was saying.. the game gives an explanation of the name as "little wolf" im just not sure how the correct or incorrect translation or association of the character with wolves has anything to do with the playability of the game...

[@calledtrout2309]

The arishok is what i expected when they announced a romancable qunari in DA:I. That beast of a man with an awesome voice, cool horns, a sense of honor. I wanted Sten but with the arishok's look. Instead, I got captain small head, stomach nipples of the ss.safeword 🙄 So disappointing.

[@sasakelala3360]

I...have to agree. Especially the whole safewords part is disturbing. This whole SM shtick is just...nope.

[@francescosolfrizzi7563]

Oh sorry, you got a deep, amazing character instead of a fanatic of the Qun.

[@annetteallen336]

Not going to lie, that would have been interesting. Iron Bull is still my favorite romance option, though.

[@Hjalmar_an_Craite]

The thing is, you wouldn't be able to romance them, as there is no romance under the Qun. Have you seen the bad ending with Bull - the inquisitor was nothing to him, not even a plaything and he was just pretending as a damn good spy he is. Any follower of the Qun is so brainwashed they don't even object to what they have to do, even Bull after so many years of working in Orlais and doubting the Qun has difficulties forgetting about what he was taught...

[@65firered]

I really like Iron Bull but you're right.

[@FrayJay]

Cash me outsiiide

[@InternetMadnez]

Ahaaa yes. This fight as a mage shows why Qunar do not battle females (yes a male mage resists the same).

[@grae2621]

I love the armor you have for Hawke! Is it a mod or is it something you can find in game?

[@TawniAline]

Nexus mod. Dragon knight armor

[@rodrigosiqueira8447]

The Arishok is right thou.

[@CHamlin86]

1:46 Lor'themar talking to Thrall.

[@grimmzy5675]

What's the name of the robe that you are using?

[@TawniAline]

can't tell if that showed up.. Nexus mod called dragon knight armor 😊

[@nuzy_skittles9333]

what armour do you have? looks nice lol

[@TawniAline]

Nuzy_Skittles : Its a Nexus mod called dragon knight armor

[@nuzy_skittles9333]

TawniAline got to get that mod now lol thanks

[@Karatejin]

One more sub!

[@charlesf6247]

The arishok had nothing to do with the main storyline should have been left out entirely made the game drag out

[@spalenzagabriel]

The viscount was a political pawn of Meredith, she installed him years ago and he was the filter by which she controlled the city with less aggressiveness. The Arishok removed that and forced her to become more active to maintain her power. Since Hawke did the job faster the Arishok also served to turn Hawke into the third most powerful political force in Kirkwall, less important only in comparison to the Grand Cleric and Meredith herself. Meredith was no politician, but she was forced to become when after the Viscount’s death, thus began her mistakes. She barred the election of a new Viscount since Hawke would inevitably become it, since Hawke is the Champion and heir to the Amell family who once rivaled Dumar for the throne.

[@Tlevids]

There was a main storyline?

[@samir.xanmuradov]

The momeny when you realise that Fenris knew the Qun laws better than Arishok