Hawke Meets King Alistair with Warden Queen - Dragon Age 2

[@MrLagvag]

i get the feeling this templar is not only easdropping, but contemplating his life as a templar as well

[@scifigi]

Jake Johnston Also, isn't he just the most indignant little knight you've ever seen? It's like every time they say something he's all "Maker Damned Mages!"

[@sandrols7]

+Jake Johnston that templar is a very interesting character!

[@ephemispriest8069]

I could have been king like you, but then I took an arrow to the knee.

[@samipeixoto4779]

😂

[@abyssalknight4081]

@@ephemispriest8069 that joke stopped being funny 8 years ago.

[@nuriel1825]

That background templar is my new favorite character.

[@nopelganger]

+Silver Pudding Staring at Alistair when he gossiped about the Knight Commander like: "I'm gonna tell her".

[@jessical3031]

+Silver Pudding I love how in the last 3 seconds the templar just stands there like "umm...."

[@poorinspirit1982]

The most animated character in the series.

[@xEKxCruzza]

I thought it was only meeee LMFAOOO

[@korven7137]

I died when The templar lost his shit when Alistair was talking about mages outside the circle.

[@FlippableFlappy]

Background templar for protagonist in dragon age 4

[@BrandonMontoya2]

Dick Slamson I'd play the shit out of that game.

[@GambledMyhouse]

@@BrandonMontoya2 his great ability.....eavesdropping

[@eisukeakyama5701]

He is a boss

[@ConnorLonergan]

Templar is a specialization so I don't think we will get that as a background

[@ofekpotter3454]

@@ConnorLonergan ever heard of being a templar in training? We could be that

[@JJA8020]

"...you look different." " Don't we all." I see what you did there Bioware.

[@SonniDez]

Absolutely love it lol.

[@aaronpipes5632]

It's so meta, I threw up a little

[@adamg5193]

"I look better than Anora would in the next game" Seriously its like two different Anoras between DAO and DAI

[@garycannon4644]

@@adamg5193 yeah what they did to anora was a crime lol

[@nikirick]

I love this line!

[@MonumentToSin]

"Just because she defeated an Archdemon; she doesn't scare me." I'd like to see Alistair try to say that to the Warden's face *evil snickering*

[@natikfire]

sniperchic95 I don't think there is any one in the entire dragon age universe that would say that to the wardens face, lol.

[@MrItsaplane]

anthony mcfarland Hawke and The Inquisitor might.

[@vc180191]

GZLAnnhilation Look, if the Warden had the balls to basically give the Inquisitor an implied death threat in the Morrigan-version of his/her contact letter, I don't think the Inquisitors gonna risk anything face to face.

[@omnipotiscience7251]

I bet if the Inquisitor even tried to harm/oppose or kill the Warden, he will be fucked up by Alistair (King of Ferelden), Sten (Arishok), Leliana (Spymaster), Morrigan (with baby archdemon), Loghain (Senior Warden), Architect (Sentient Darkspawn) and not to mention the Warden himself who has been absent for years, who knows what kind of crap he has.

[@lakkakka]

I don't think it will be that easy of a fight for the hero of ferelden. Lelianna works for the inquisition, she believes in it's mission, she will not help the hero of ferelden. Sten will have his hands full with Iron Bull, but chances are he will not be fighting because of the alliance between the Qunari and the inquisition (my inquisitor is a knight enchanter Qunari btw. Tal-vashoth, one that is honored by the Qun, so I'm safe. Zevran is gone, morrigan is a wild card, she sees the importance of the inquisition, and she is very pragmatical. So I don't see her siding with anyone, or she would side with the inquisition. Loghain is not a real challenge for Cullen imo. The architect is most likely being used by Corypheus. Or he is hiding until he is beat. Varric could probably beat that one dwarf from DAO. Hawke would side with the inquisition because Varric has sided with it. Allistair wouldn't risk it, as king he doesn't want to break the peace that Josephine helped create between Ferelden and Orlais. The hero of Ferelden would most likely be on his own. Doesn't mean he can't do damage, but he is seriously outgunned. The whole of Thedas is looking towards the Inquisitor to bring stability. All the mages have their freedom because of the inquisition. The chantry is backing you, because you choose the Divine. I don't think the inquisitor even has to fight to beat the hero of Ferelden. He is deemed too important by everyone. Almost forgot about Blackwall, Sera, Vivienne, Solas, Cassandra, Dorian and Cole.

[@emilytheirin]

Warden Alistair: I miss my perfect and beautiful wife so much King Alistair: gUeSs i BeTtEr gEt BaCk tO tHe oLd BaLL aNd cHaiN

[@wuzittooya]

Emily Wiewiorowski Does warden!Alistair actually say something like that? In my file, he kept referring to my Warden as “an old friend” despite them both surviving and being in a relationship

[@cyunt8167]

@@wuzittooya yeah in inquisition he’s actually fully in love and like talks so romantically about the warden it’s so endearing :-)

[@valentinewiggin9152]

@@wuzittooya It's a bug. Normally, he refers to the romanced warden as "the love of his life" in DA2 as well.

[@elizamadlener8685]

It’s funny how different he talks about you in awakening.. or maybe Alistair IS afraid of the warden.

[@p.herrmann4538]

@@elizamadlener8685 when it comes to MY warden he should be... She would easily pulverize that excuse of a man.

[@DaddyHensei]

Anyone else notice how the Templar seems to freak out with every mention of mages and the possibility having the templar kicked out. lol.

[@jameswilliamson925]

@Zain844 (Hawke steps in front of the Templar) THE ORDER... DICTATES

[@alastrined4187]

He could be Samson from DAI? I think it would fit the timeline

[@saltykenny5370]

Alistair is using the legendary low resolution dragon armor of justice.

[@UthertheNIGHTbringer]

I like how awkwardly he says that he's king, it was great.

[@rachymn7883]

pencil yeah he says iam alistair ..pause.. king of ferelden like it hasnt sunk in

[@raincloud8025]

"Weren't you a Gray Warden?" "That's the rumor.... hey, weren't you..." "That's the rumor...." touche

[@spacejesus6581]

Grey* Warden

[@thepurplepanda4]

@@spacejesus6581 greay *

[@grayfox6930]

Guess we get around

[@HappyLuchoX]

@@thepurplepanda4 gay*

[@xenon8117]

@@spacejesus6581 I was glad to see “grey” with that correct spelling in Origins.

[@AndyG94]

That templar is totally going to tell

[@toddenrico2748]

I need to take a shit

[@jameswilliamson925]

@@toddenrico2748 wtf!? 😂😂😂

[@annoyingPoe15]

Lol

[@PassTheMarmalade1957]

*Thoughts of the Background Templar* 1:11 "Damn, this is shaping up to be a colourful assortment of characters." 2:01 "Holy shit, the Champion's from Lothering?! I'm from Lothering!" 2:25 "Wait, is the Champion an apostate?! Hm, maybe I should report this to...WAT U SAYIN BOUT THE CHANTRY, YOUR MAJESTY?!" 2:49 "GAH, MAGES OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE? WHERE?!" 3:57 "Ha, Empress Celene, doing her best! Yeah, right!" 4:06 "Huh, guess nothing's going on in Orlais after all...Wait, what?" 5:20 "...Well, this is awkward."

[@spacejesus6581]

I love how he jumps with the mages outside the circle one lol

[@blankflank3488]

Alright, this comment killed me lmao

[@lornahanlon5192]

I’m wheezing XD

[@tobimaster1055]

3:04 "You wouldn't fucking dare your Majesty"

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

This guy has heard some shit and it's barely fantasy-Tuesday

[@Pachiku93]

That templar is the queen's spy, isn't it?

[@emilyfogle979]

That templar is the queen in disguise

[@samthevole]

Omg that is 100% canon in my mind

[@av799]

Templar storms into Alistair’s chambers, throws off helmet, revealing The Queen. “Ball and Chain, am I?”

[@Animefreakess]

@@av799 Nah... To get full guilt and embarrassment squirm, she would have sent Wynne. "Now Alister, I understand that you have started to use derogatory terms against your lovely wife. I am so disappointed in you and hoped you would have done better. However there is still time to fix things. *Pulls out a book titled 'Orlisian and Antivan tricks to cajole and arouse. Written by Zevran Arainai." Now I will point out the passages that might be beneficial towards you..."

[@MrTylerman127]

@@Animefreakess LOL I read that in her voice and it fits perfectly.

[@Forcystus85]

"You look different now" "Don't we all?" lol, lovely way of making a joke about the fact that they changed the look of the characters from DA: Origins. *claps*

[@sandrols7]

+Celestia I honest to god have a feeling that Bioware does like to poke a lot of fun with the changes that EA made them do. I'm not sure if this is what really happened, but given EA's reputation, I suspect as much!

[@Il_Exile_lI]

+Sandro Swen I don't doubt that EA has had their hand in more than a few creative decisions at Bioware, but I don't think Isabella's redesign was one of them. Her character in Origins was pretty much just another generic looking NPC. It makes sense that they'd go for a more distinct character design with her upgraded to companion status in the sequel. She would have been incredibly bland looking compared to all the other party members if they kept her original design.

[@sandrols7]

Il Exile lI well, what I rather think is that EA had their hands in the kind of archtype that Isabella as wel as Fenris were supposed to be. Isabella is the sexy pirate queen, marketable to all the boys out there. Fenris is the brooding type that all the fangirls would go 'wow' over, in the head of a marketeer. Thank god, these characters are more defined than those archtypes.

[@aeraxxis]

Celestia ikr they also changed the qnari from big black men to monsters with horns and the elves to basically having no jawline.

[@flamethekid]

actually not just that but the technical limitation from 2007 basically didn't allow them to

[@jessical3031]

3:01 Alistair: "Ha! Easier said than done!" Background templar: **looks at king** "U FUKIN WOT M8?"

[@duaneelliott5194]

He is truly a brave man, to refer to the Hero of Fereldan, Conquerer of the Fifth Blight, Warden-Commander of the Grey Wardens, Arl of Amarathine as "his ball and chain". I salute you sir! Lmao

[@demonangel918]

My warden queen would probably glare at him and call him an ass. But then laugh because he'd say some witty one liner or something xD

[@Fat_Panda_Gamer]

+demonangel918 That's the best use of witty one liners.

[@TheSaiyanPrincess89]

+Kyle Vanderhoof Personally, I would have my Queen jokingly death glare him and ask him to repeat that. He would cower in fear! And still love me because he knows I would never hurt him.

[@FifthKazekagGaara]

Duane Elliott well he is one who never "licked a lamp post in winter" so it to be expected

[@riccardogiordano7427]

Queen of Ferelden is a phatetic Hero who gambled the whole world by saving the spirit of the old god instead of doing her duty,she is nothing but a liar for the wardens.

[@xanderfulton3186]

"You keep telling yourself that your majesty" Best line ever

[@epictitle]

I swear to god I need a tshirt that says "Swooping is bad"

[@MijoWolf]

+Dominic Cor I swear that that is Alistair's catchphrase.

[@Magpie5yndrome]

+Miranda Duke Right? It's like he's waiting for someone to get the joke.

[@igoy11]

+Dominic Cor And I need a one that says "ZAP frog time"

[@shymonkey10]

I ruined your 69 like,sorry.

[@drownzi]

I would so wear that t shirt

[@go2grave01]

Swooping is baad.

[@crashpal]

go2grave01 "That's what I'm here for. To deliver unpleasant news and witty one liners"

[@CCgivemeawedgy]

Hah, I think his time with Morrigan and Zevran made him wittier ;)

[@dovasquad5228]

"I've seem to have lost my train of thought....oh, there it is again".

[@mikehooper4051]

I love how to Templar twitches near the end when the uncle says that queen hates it when Alistair calls her that, almost like the Templar was responding to it.

[@HenryManning94]

Because Templar IS Queen in disguise ! xd

[@SuperTiberian]

I love the guard in the back who's constantly glancing at him like he's quietly muttering. "Mustn't fanboy, mustn't fanboy..."

[@kelseybordeaux9206]

lol I wish after he said *my ball and chain* it would pan up to the top of the stairs with your warden character standing there with crossed arms going *ball and chain huh?*. Alistair;...uh- Tegan;Told you. followed with alistair trying to sweet talk her to save his ass XD

[@alexkg1]

That would have been hilarious

[@gingersherwood66]

sounds like what they would've done in origins

[@amandagaming1274]

Haha 😂 that would have been awesome to see

[@johnathangrishaw3096]

i was expecting that templar in the background to take off his helmet and be the queen in disguiss

[@monicamalk9316]

😂😂😂

[@spalenzagabriel]

“You ask me the greatest threat to this city just walked out the door” so proud of how wise and insightful our little Alistair became.

[@anthonymurano4064]

He basically foreshadowed The Last Straw.

[@varric]

He's seeing Meredith as another Loghain.

[@channel45853]

​@@varricI mean she kinda is with the whole, "Take the thone undeservingly" thing

[@laexcorreia]

"Swooping is bad" *faint sounds of Morrigan laughing in the distance*

[@TheUnknownWarrior000]

Haha its good to see Alistair hasn't lost that sense of humor of his. That was the best thing about him.

[@Fenris30]

Well he is half Elf.

[@amandascarlett6015]

Okay, I can't be the only one with a Queen Warden, that would laugh at him calling her ball and chain right?

[@urdnotwrex9374]

Mandy Scarlett you're not

[@lokowoko360]

even a krogan wants to be a queen

[@ARCEUS493ZELDA]

well my warden may not be queen of ferelden but i dare say she would have a bone to pick with alistair after hearing about something like this transpiring

[@ashleyseed7237]

My character would simply say “If im the ball and chain what are you?” To which alistair would reply “ your willing prisoner”

[@mim9000]

"Isabela, right? You look...different." Yeah, she only changed ethnicities, Alistair, don't stare.

[@prism863]

@Dalton K alistairs half elven though... XD..

[@barrandowst237]

@@prism863 The latest rumour from Ferelden?😯

[@prism863]

@@barrandowst237 his mother is grand enchanter Fiona... 😁

[@barrandowst237]

@@prism863 Didn't know. Evidently 've been too long in the Dead Trenches.😣. Fiona was an elf?

[@prism863]

@@barrandowst237 Fiona was in game 3, she was leading the rebel mages

[@Itachi4430]

I love how he says "Yes, swooping is bad," with a smile. He knows what he's saying, and when he said.

[@IKolpikov]

Morigan: My love is on a quest, I'm waiting for him to return, so three of us can be happy together again. Kriegan misses father so much. Alistair: Better get back to the old ball and chain

[@AlanKaroff]

Grey Warden:"I hear fluttering? This sooo nice"*little laugh* Warden Queen:"Dear, this ball and chain in your strong, hard hands" Wardens always have simple and fancy soldier sense of humor

[@bobobsen]

Is Kriegan their Mabari pet?

[@julialmaano]

"Maker's breath, you're beautiful. I am a lucky man." Ah, what marriage can do.

[@starbuck7539]

Both Alistair and zevran were so much hotter in origins. What the hell did they do beat them with fugly sticks or something

[@xenon8117]

Poor Zev and Alistair they look so damn horrible in DA2. The elves look bad in general as well, their ears are far too narrow or something, they look awful. In DAO I love the elf ears, massive sucker for them.

[@n.l.4626]

@@xenon8117 The Elves look like shovelfaces. Except Merrill, she looks like straight of an anime.

[@LS-jv9hp]

@@charbucket1830 EA making their characters look uglier has been the norm since 2012, DA2 and ME3 were the last bioware games to have decent looking characters. Look at Andromeda.

[@1BRAINCELLL]

Maybe they just age really badly 😭😂

[@mattphoenix4702]

It’s almost 10 years between the end of Origins and act 3 of DA2. They’re all just getting older, and stress ages people too. I’d call a blight mildly stressful

[@Grim67894]

Interesting how the Templar in the background looks at the conversation AT THE MOMENT hawke suggests to kick them out!

[@Xelpherpolis]

Meredith: "Three mages have fled to Ferelden, and you have intervened to protect them as if it is your RIGHT to do so!" Alistair: "Um... King?"

[@paulofrota3958]

Control of mages falls into the purview of the Chantry, so, way above the paygrade of kings.

[@Choshako]

@@paulofrota3958 Not according to the Grand Cleric Elthina, she says so herself that the Chantry must obey the laws, kings decide the laws, ergo, king beats Chantry

[@TheSpicyLeg]

@@Choshako it’s never that simple, either way. The Chantry members are subjects of the ruler of the nation they reside in, but they also have great support of the common people. Were Alistair or any ruler expel the Templar Order, there would be mass unrest from the common people. Likely a rebellion is there was even one magical-related event. A mage is possessed and the resulting abomination runs amok with no good way of stopping it. Furthermore, the Chantry (at the time) controlled access to Lyrium, and would presumably cut off the mages in that nation. This is to say nothing of the nobility, who may see a ruler rejecting the Chantry as the perfect opportunity to advance themselves. Or foreign rulers, who will use the expelling of Templars as proof the ruler is a heretic, thereby justifying an invasion.

[@user-gf2kj4vl6p]

"Just because she killed an arch demon, she doesnt scare me." "You keep telling yourself that."

[@Floman143]

Alistair: You look different! Isabella: Don't we all? What a hilarious 4th wall break!

[@JBrander]

5:08 Allistair: I suppose I should get back to the old ball and chain Teagan: You know the queen hates it when you call her that Background Templar: That's right!

[@elenagarcia2592]

"Isabela, right? You look different!" "Don't we all?" xD she just got a tan and some hair dye

[@tihamir299]

Her skin and hair colour are actually the same in Origins as in DA2, you can see it if you open her character model with the toolset. The room were she stands in Origins has a lighting that has an orange tint so it makes her skin look pale and hair look ginger.

[@slashinsmash9020]

I don’t have Isabel’s on my play through

[@FabulousKonate]

Must've been all that time in the sea

[@JackSpad3s]

4:21 swooping... Is bad

[@doubleedge2814]

That's my favorote quote from both games :D it was said a few times in origions and now this. They better bring allistar and the quote to Inquisition!

[@JigglyBooties]

Christian Tanner I agree, just do you think alistair will be alive O_o I mean after all grey wardens only have 30 years to live.

[@JackSpad3s]

Zargo manepheline he is in Dragon Age Inquisition

[@EguitarGirl122]

Grey wardens don't technically die in 30 years... If they don't commit suicide they become sorta Darkspawn hybrids, as it explains in Dragon Age: The Calling, when the Architect accelerates the taint in wardens for his plans

[@JigglyBooties]

Ah, so Alistair wouldn't be dead, and he is in Inquisition. So I wonder how many years are between Origins and Inquisition. I don't think thats ever been confirmed.

[@magnus7153]

"Why not kick the Templars out?" *Background Templar instant turn and stare That guy gives the creeps more so than a fear demon

[@Blackinght11]

3:02 the templar in the back is like "wait... What?!"

[@ARCEUS493ZELDA]

he definitely started contemplating a possible job elsewhere i bet XD

[@Kalenz1234]

"Weren't you a grey warden once?" "Wait weren't you?" Guys.. you can't just stop being grey wardens you know? It's literally in your blood. XD

[@rosemarymadelein5]

But the rest of the non-wardens don't have know about that

[@cheyennetrumbos]

"That's right. Swooping is bad." Oh Alistair. I love you.

[@danboud8135]

Huh... when I first read "with Warden Queen" I thought we were talking about Anders. ;P

[@Veridiano02]

XDDDDDDDDDD

[@knightshiba7544]

That Eaves dropping templar is just priceless XD

[@phoenixantis6994]

"Swooping is bad." OH MY GOD WHY DID I REMEMBER THAT LINE

[@agama5538]

Because it's the best line ever😆

[@PixleFox1703]

"You look different" "Don't we all?" All I could say to that was "Good one Isabela, and true as well"

[@finnishperson6401]

Still against all kinds of swooping Alistair? Great reference :D

[@happyejyk]

And where is Warden Queen here? exactly? Under the carpet?

[@Hugo_Stigl1tz]

@Ryan Dunham ohhhh forgot you can do that

[@imnotsupposedtobehere2692]

I’m all in favor of the popular idea that she’s disguised as the Templar behind him.

[@AstarionWifey]

Probably in their bedroom wink wink

[@cairrean2412]

"Yes. Swooping is bad." Deja vu anyone else?

[@steel58836]

Cairrean *Alistair having a flashback* Morrigan: You fear Barbarians will swoop down upon you? Alistair: Yes.... Swooping is bad

[@FandomEnforcer]

When Alistair said gettin g back to the ball and chain with Teagan telling him not to call the Hero that, I swear the Templar in the back was trying so hard not to fall down laughing.

[@Lelouchxzero1]

Thats a very twitchy Templar i keep thinking he is gonna tackle Alistair from behind and try to arrest him.

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

he'd try to arrest the husband of the Hero of Fereldan? lol, good luck with that

[@xenon8117]

@@GenericUsername-qp1ww More importantly the King of Ferelden.

[@fl1ckr145]

By the order of the jarl you've commited- wait wrong game

[@radiantdarkness9919]

He nearly breaks his neck to look at Hawke and Alistair after the chantry and kick the templars out comments. 🤣

[@luisdoyer3260]

DA2 is an underappreciated game, definitely need more time in development however.

[@mentoss2197]

To me DA2 is the weakest of the series, for now because we will see what DA4 brings to the table. But that doesn't mean it is a bad game. I think it was really good despite being rough around the edges. But as you said it needed more time

[@Eros12289]

I spy with my little eye, someone who is about to destroy the chantry 1:07

[@georgia..4498]

Mitchell Edwards the best comment omg

[@jameswilliamson925]

Holy shit! 😂😂😂

[@SquidmanMalachar]

"Just because she killed an archdemon, she doesn't scare me" "just keep telling yourself that" Simply awesome haha

[@regiman222]

''You look different'' ''Don't we all'' Nice to see everyone notices they look different than in Origins

[@kimberleygray7390]

Swooping is bad. And the templar I'm the background should keep his nose out of other peoples business. Tch. No wonder his mates call him nosey.

[@kellitolbert4399]

I just looove Alistair. So glad I made the female noble warden and married him. We both survived. So this is fitting. I know they probably won't, but I keep hoping in DA Inquisition I can have my warden and him back in the party.

[@gamester512]

From what I know, there will be cameos from previous characters (Morrigan is confirmed as returning, though not as a playable character), but I think in all likelihood, if any previous characters are playable, it will only be one or two of them (I'm hoping for another playable character like DA2's Merrill).

[@australfever7934]

I was thinking at some stage they'll keep on making sequels, and in the 6th/7th one, It'll be a new main character, and ever character you've made up till that point as companions.

[@kellitolbert4399]

I was actually annoyed by Merrill which is sad because I know she was suppose to be sweet. AustralFever I like your idea

[@storygamergames]

AustralFever lol could you imagine a party that powerful, they would be able to take on the Maker himself. I was very, very surprised with the outcome of Merril's quest. Both her and Anders blow my mind. In every Bioware game up until DA2, I always supported my companions thinking they would never do any wrong. From now on I need to actually think about my choices. DA2 did a good job of giving you real consequences for your actions.

[@kellitolbert4399]

Agree completely with you storygamer

[@TheLastPhoen1x]

Oh my Maker, Alistair look like he have terrible hangover.

[@joey-jw3rj]

i think this is because one of his other cameos involves him in the bar drunk because loghain is still alive Bioware: make 2 facial models for alistair... no way in hell thats happening, that requires effort and none of us here have the slightest idea on how that works

[@ny-juanfrost6299]

joey13133 heh... you got jokes.

[@joey-jw3rj]

thank you

[@MALKton]

that angry templar look when the champion suggests kicking them out, lol.

[@Nightlightknight]

Facial animation, just one of the things Origins did much better than '2'.

[@Nightlightknight]

***** Indeed, I wasn't holding Origins up as an example of glorious facial textures, because it certainly isn't:p Just thought DA2 was a step back from the original, in more ways than one.

[@thedruidsofkalimdor]

Why does everyone go on about how bad Dragon Age 2 was, I bought it for $20 and had the chance to return it, and I didn't. The game provided some serious story elements that were needed for an obvious over all build up. Not to mention making me cry at parts *SPOILER*, when Carver died, and Liandra. :/ I also enjoyed being able to go somewhere foreign and do something entirely different, and then Hawke ran away with Anders in love, keeping him safe hopefully. *sigh* Gay romance is so cute.

[@Matthew075]

Some people don't need reasons to complain about how bad something is. I loved DA2 :)

[@LordicemAnime_Realife]

I love Dragon Age 2 too :) Both games are amazing in their own way!!

[@clairespicer8809]

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[@PaniKsermon]

goff0103 Im here to give the other side of the fanbase's opinion. I thought DA 2 was great. I don't mind the repetitive locations, but the voice acting and couple it with the well written companion personalities, I enjoyed it far more than DA Origins. I'm not saying DA Origins is bad or even boring. But DA 2 had traits that allowed me to be immersed into the game. DA O had an excellent story, but I guess it's safe for me to say there wasn't enough drama for me. Not enough bitter conversations between companions to give more color to the already colorful story. Not enough dilemma. Truthfully, I only liked Morrigan and Alistair in DA O. To me, a game succeeds in immersion by being moved by its characters. Which to me, I'd say,DA 2 has done a better job in that than DA O.

[@PaniKsermon]

goff0103 I'm no hater. I've played DA O twice and DA 2 over 6 times, usually making similar decisions.

[@xelldincht4251]

Alistair`s cameo was one of the best moments in Dragon Age 2

[@batstarion]

The affection in his voice at 5:15 when he says "no she doesn't" is adorable. xD F!CouslandxAlistair will forever be my otp.

[@goldenphoenixnaruto]

"You look...different." "Don't we all?" Me: Yes, and Zevran looks like he's been slammed in the face with a 2x4. And what is up with the twitchy guard in the back eavesdropping like crazy XD.

[@CasperKupo]

'The old ball and chain.' I laughed so hard at this! In Awakening thats exactly what Anders calls Alistair! Also because my Warden would so kick his ass if she heard him call her that.

[@huggywuggy3247]

Why Alistair call her BALL and CHAIN!!!?? >:o

[@gaaraofthefunk7163]

Hendrik Sauer I was actually worried for the longest when I heard him =O I was like..: "wait.. what?.. Oh NO... don't tell me they had a fall out because of the daily duties of a royal family".. I was confused and sad. But I'm coming to terms with this being a silly joke of his.

[@NekoSoren]

Well if you want to rekindle the flame, you can always ask the Architect for a mini Blight XD

[@gaaraofthefunk7163]

Lmao X'D Right?

[@xenon8117]

It’s an old expression used to refer to a man’s wife, it just might not be appreciated by many women. My Queen however would find it adorable.

[@NightOwl1515]

"Why don't you just kick the Templars out?" she says, right in front of a Templar.

[@ReveredDead]

It was like one big reunion right here. Everyone knew each other except for the champion.

[@princecharming8125]

Warden: Old ball and chain! Alistair, you know very well that I hate being called that. I would think you would at least speak nicely about your queen. Alistair: Calm down Cousland gash, humor. Warden: All these years married, I would expect are foolishness was well behind us. Alistair: Come on wife I have cake. I do be serious, this is the part where the wife be herself Warden: And this is the part where I take your child and me into the backroom for the rest of the day. GOOD DAY TO YOU SIR, HMPH! (Warden leave) Alistair: She's actually cute, in enough time you quickly see her as the best friend you never knew and wife. As for wife? Yeah, shes taken.

[@MattRogan28]

Aaron Wilson lol

[@sjhorton1184]

Warden pops back out door Warden: I could have had ZEVRAN, you know! Warden out.

[@jameswilliamson925]

@@sjhorton1184 Teagen comes out of nowhere going "OOOOOOHHHHHH"

[@Spellflower]

But my Elissa Cousland was really nice...I can't believe Alistair would say that D:

[@coffeepoweredkatie6290]

+PrettyDark11 He's clearly saying it affectionately, everyone knows the Warden wears the pants in that relationship xD Don't worry about it.

[@xenon8117]

Much like Anora my Queen is very much the leader of Ferelden.

[@brittanydelacruz7281]

To be fair he was also called old ball and chain

[@July-gj1st]

Alistair: Guess I better get back to the old ball and chain. Warden Queen: So, you have chosen death... oh and btw I invited Morrigan for dinner.

[@Fennelflower]

Love the part when Anders and Alistair both realise who each other are XD

[@Magpie5yndrome]

By the end of Awakening, I had a Spirit Warrior/Champion/Templar Warden/Queen of Ferelden who barely took any damage from attacks at all... if they even hit. And he's not scared. XD To be honest, I prefer the Arcane Warrior/Battlemage combo more. Couple that with the mana regen ability you get from drinking strange things at Soldier's Peak, even Templars that drain your mana look cute and cuddly as you cut them down.

[@xenon8117]

I don’t think they would appreciate being called cute and cuddly, but now I have the image of fighting Templar plushies. Aw that is adorable.

[@FNGLHR]

You know, this kinda means Alistair had sex with Morrigan. You ever wonder how they deal with that in their relationship?

[@jr5687]

Hopefully with angry sex.

[@FNGLHR]

jr5687 You know, to be fair, the warden would've asked HIM to sleep with her. And Alistair hated Morrigan... so... if they have angry sex then it would probably mostly be on Alistair's side.

[@jr5687]

FNGLHR Don't worry I'm already hard at work on this fanfiction.

[@Taisekalaa]

The fact that the champion is a woman doesn't mean that the warden would have been woman too... just saying... and if warden was a woman then in the scene in DA:O Morrigan assures Alistair that he won't hate it(sex) as much as he believes.

[@FNGLHR]

kyky oppia No.... but the fact Alistair is straight and married to the Warden and said warden is called a Queen, implies she is a woman. And if she is in love with Alistair and him her, do really think he's going to enjoy having sex with someone his doesn't really like, ie Morrigan, he is not going to enjoy it. Did you have a point or did you just wanna fail to properly read anything in my comment or in the scene shown here?

[@jeanMvang]

Meredith's voice...I recognize it from Age of Mythology!! She was the African character that helped you in the Egypt portion!!

[@RoboCannMan]

Amanra, that's her characters name

[@CreativeUsernameEh]

I know! It was so cool when I figured that out. She also voices Elenwen and a Daedric prince in Skyrim, and some other voices. She is such a great Voice Actor :)

[@jeanMvang]

Kudos to amazing voice actors!

[@kickassemperor]

***** Dude .... You just reminded me of my childhood, thank you good sir :P

[@doubleedge2814]

CreativeUsernameEh Elenwyn is the high elven ambassador not a daedric prince

[@kazic284]

Notice the templar twitching behind alistair when he talks about freeing mages lol.

[@valentinewiggin9152]

To be honest, I love the Alistair Grey Warden storyline much more, than his king story. Of course, it means a tragic ending either for him, or for Hawke in Inquisition, but his relationship with the Warden if they are both grey wardens seems much deeper and meaningful to me. It's funny how he jokes here about the queen, but while Warden Alistair jokes too, if the Warden survived, he still refers to her as "the love of his life", and in Inquisition describes their years together as the "happiest he's ever been". The Warden storyline is somehow about endurance, how their love is one of the few good things in their otherwise really dark lives... and the king storyline somehow lacks this complexity and depth for me.

[@CondemnedInformer]

We got three Dragon Age games in the time it has taken Bioware to make Veilguard.

[@HanithSVK]

God i just want from the Bioware to make a game, where i can once again be grey warden... Origins was the best out of the all DA games. I admit, that those elven gods looks pretty interesting too, but its nothing compared to the blight and archdemon we faced in the first game. Actually, they changed so much in the 2 and inquisition(and truthfuly i managed to complete inquisition just once, and even then it was just out of curiosity how it ends, while origins i played at least 7 times). Just hope, that in the 4. game, we will finally see, what is blight, and how it come to the world.

[@SeraphinaAizen1]

"Isabella? You look....different." No shit.

[@Robin-kp1nv]

Way hotter imo. Got that Caribbean Pirate hotness now.

[@SeraphinaAizen1]

Robin MX Yeah. Isabella in DOA was friggin' hideous.

[@Raydr62]

Her skin turned like 5 shades darker as well... Tf

[@phantommangagirl]

"You look...different." "Don't we all." Oh my god I died.

[@kiaachu]

Years later and the Templar in the back still makes me cackle.

[@Akisa37]

I LOVE how he introduces himself "I'm Alistair, uh.. king of Ferelden". This is so Alistair. The stinky cheese part too ! So cute when he talks about is Warden-wife !

[@absoluteunit8334]

1 of those things happened. We did however get to yell at Orlesian nobles though, that was nice.

[@thousand_cuts]

"Isabella, right? You had a four-way with my friends that one time"

[@jasonstorm8420]

that was hilarious, if only you could get your grey warden from origins as a companion in 2

[@RsRules187]

Nice hat

[@DarkKonvict]

You were having an argument about macy's... HAHAHAHA the captions are crazy!! Duty to the Make up hahaha

[@JinXedGirl13]

AHhhhhh..... swooping is bad! >_

[@linab.5712]

no one: background templar after Alistair's comment about the queen: *agressive foot stomping*

[@matthewmartinez3907]

“Old ball and chain” Careful Alistair damn warden hears that I don’t think you’ll get any for a long time.

[@Anthyrion]

4:52 The Templar Guard is like "Don't look at me. Just guarding the entrance and listen to every word you say"^^

[@alexbill1000]

Hail Warden-Commander, Arl of Amarathine, slayer of the archdemon, spiritual leader to the faithful, cleansed by the Maker, champion and friend to Orzgammar, Hero of Ferelden, Saviour of the Salish Elves, Founder of the Urn of the Sacred Ashes, you who set free the Circle of Magi from the Templar rule, Saviour of Redcliffe, Destroyer of the Anvil of the Void and a friend to Paragons.May the Maker watch over you.May His bribe, Andraste, watch over you.FOR THE GLORY OF THE GREY WARDENS!

[@andrewvincent7299]

alexbill1000 It's an embarrassment of riches like Arl Rendon Howe once said when he was introduced as the Arl of Amaranthine, Teyrn of Highever, and Arl of Denerim lol

[@TheZabinep]

Queen Cousland: I heard from your uncle you were talking shit

[@thiami576]

"You look different" "don't we all" that's such a nice breaking the 4th wall xD

[@Koreanspree]

He looks so pleased when he makes that callback to "swooping is bad"

[@_mediogre_]

I fucking cheered as soon as he said "Swooping is bad"

[@rustyshackle8000]

I always headcanon that my Male Warden has a twin sister that romanced Alistair, so I had the hilarious imagery of King Alistair referring to her as the "old ball and chain," and my Hero of Ferelden promptly ripping a hole through the Fade, running full speed across all of Thedas, just to beat the hell out of his best friend for saying that shit

[@Owliare]

The Templar behind Alistair reminds me of one of Loghain’s soldiers during the Landsmeet. Dude whipped out his crossbow when heard Alistair didn’t want his boss in the Wardens.

[@OroborusFMA]

Did anyone else notice that glitch going on at the top of the stairs behind Alistair?

[@tashaswan3756]

**Alistair arrives home** "Greetings, my dearest-" *spear lodges in the wall beside his head* Hero of Ferelden: "Did that scare you enough?"

[@subscorpion9560]

I love how it continues to the next game. I love the warden queen and Alistair X3