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Post by Sifr on Apr 7, 2018 18:30:26 GMT
Yeah, even after she was effectively sold into a loveless marriage with Luis, that experience wasn't enough to make her swear off men. She still hooked up with Zevran and fell in love with another man who once proposed marriage to her (which she rejected and broke his heart).
Isabela's main issue is that her bad experience with Luis ruined the idea of relationships or marriage for her, which is why she prefer to keep things casual and avoid feelings getting involved, which Hawke can (correctly) deduce is because she's scared of getting hurt again.
We even see that during her romance with Hawke, where in Act 3 she's nervous about admitting that she'd fallen for them. And why her romanced Act 3 codex entry states that following the Arishok's death, she got into a tense argument with Hawke before she stormed off, saying;
"I didn't do it for them, I did it for you. It was always about you."
So it's not about men, it's more about how she feels/fears relationships in general.
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Post by vertigomez on Apr 7, 2018 18:59:25 GMT
I think her fear of being vulnerable applies to men and women both, but she does have a few comments that are more specific, where she tends to keep men a little more at arm's length. She has trust issus when it comes to... well, everyone, they're just slightly more pronounced with men.
But she has never once "ranted about how oh so terrible men are".
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Post by Sifr on Apr 10, 2018 0:12:47 GMT
Most of her complaints seem more related to her experiences as a Pirate Captain;
"I never have affairs with my crew. Once they see you naked, with your arse in the air, they think they don't have to take orders. Men, ugh, you have to be twice as tough, to earn as much respect".
That's not really her slamming men in general though, only that among pirates the glass ceiling (or should it be "glass crow's nest") still seems to exist and that some raiders find it hard or refuse to accept a woman in charge.
And that in her experience, workplace romances tend to be bad ideas, because it can lead to your underlings beginning to question/ignore the chain of command. That seems to be why Isabela only hooks up with those outside of her command or when she's in port.
(She's not wrong about workplace romances either. Something similar can happen to Aveline in Act 3, where she's falsely accused of giving Donnic easier patrols and preferential treatment if they're married.)
Overall, Isabela's complaints about men seem far more professional, than romantic, in nature.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2018 1:07:22 GMT
Why is her rivalry römance way better than her friendship öne?
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Post by copper on May 11, 2018 22:17:57 GMT
Why is her rivalry römance way better than her friendship öne? Is that the common opinion? I prefer her friendship romance myself.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2018 11:26:20 GMT
Why is her rivalry römance way better than her friendship öne? Is that the common opinion? I prefer her friendship romance myself. Nö just my öwn. But I feel it is möre natural. She is used tö making decisiöns in her life withöut wörring aböut the cönsequences öf her actiöns. Her getting annöyed at Hawk för förcer her tö then think aböut them feels better tö me.
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Post by copper on May 12, 2018 18:21:37 GMT
Is that the common opinion? I prefer her friendship romance myself. Nö just my öwn. But I feel it is möre natural. She is used tö making decisiöns in her life withöut wörring aböut the cönsequences öf her actiöns. Her getting annöyed at Hawk för förcer her tö then think aböut them feels better tö me. Oh I see. I guess I get that, but my Hawkes can never take the moral high road with companions without feeling a bit hypocritical; Hawke's always a bit of a disaster in my games Because of that I follow the friendship path with all of DA2's companions.
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Post by Catilina on May 12, 2018 18:41:46 GMT
Nö just my öwn. But I feel it is möre natural. She is used tö making decisiöns in her life withöut wörring aböut the cönsequences öf her actiöns. Her getting annöyed at Hawk för förcer her tö then think aböut them feels better tö me. Oh I see. I guess I get that, but my Hawkes can never take the moral high road with companions without feeling a bit hypocritical; Hawke's always a bit of a disaster in my games Because of that I follow the friendship path with all of DA2's companions. Haha, I see... with my red!Hawke I tried to rival her (planned rivalry with everyone – except Anders), but I lost her... He was not that man who able to make "better person" anyone. An alcoholic rude-sarcastic outlaw blood mage...
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2018 6:15:42 GMT
Oh I see. I guess I get that, but my Hawkes can never take the moral high road with companions without feeling a bit hypocritical; Hawke's always a bit of a disaster in my games Because of that I follow the friendship path with all of DA2's companions. Haha, I see... with my red!Hawke I tried to rival her (planned rivalry with everyone – except Anders), but I lost her... He was not that man who able to make "better person" anyone. An alcoholic rude-sarcastic outlaw blood mage... I did it with a Snarky Hawke.
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Post by vertigomez on May 15, 2018 18:24:02 GMT
I can't decide if I like Isabela best with purple Hawke or red Hawke. 🤔 For Friendship, that is.
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Post by vertigomez on May 23, 2018 1:16:17 GMT
Three of my faves.
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Post by talyn82 on May 26, 2018 20:28:14 GMT
In my current DA2 run Isabela and her two friends came back.
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Post by vertigomez on May 27, 2018 3:39:04 GMT
pirate queen whoop whoop
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Post by vertigomez on May 27, 2018 15:54:19 GMT
Look at her she is majestic source <-- follow tha link for moar Also this:
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Post by phoray on May 28, 2018 3:00:00 GMT
Am I weird for shipping Isabella with Female Cousland? Queen of Fereldan with a traveling pirate lover who sneaks in.
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Post by vertigomez on May 28, 2018 4:50:40 GMT
Am I weird for shipping Isabella with Female Cousland? Queen of Fereldan with a traveling pirate lover who sneaks in. Not weird at all, I mean, they can sleep together in canon... Infiltrating a News Building. The music and feel of climbing that building was really a highlight. I do question where we got the 007 Spy gear though. I can only guess we sold some of our Cyberlife stuff on the black market. I also question how quick Marcus is infecting androids... I..... think you got lost?
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Post by phoray on May 28, 2018 7:14:23 GMT
I..... think you got lost? Darn it, thought I deleted my mistake at the time. Have now!
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Post by vertigomez on May 29, 2018 4:10:59 GMT
Lovely cosplay.
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Post by vertigomez on Jun 5, 2018 17:38:22 GMT
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Post by Iddy on Jun 5, 2018 17:44:06 GMT
You know, I don't think we've ever seen a character with such huge boobs in this series.
And probably never will again.
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Post by vertigomez on Jun 5, 2018 17:59:36 GMT
You know, I don't think we've ever seen a character with such huge boobs in this series. And probably never will again. Kinda like Bull's dick tbh (even though we don't see it... everyone talks about it). Some people are just exceptionally well-endowed.
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Post by Iddy on Jun 5, 2018 18:38:46 GMT
You know, I don't think we've ever seen a character with such huge boobs in this series. And probably never will again. Kinda like Bull's dick tbh (even though we don't see it... everyone talks about it). Some people are just exceptionally well-endowed. Isn't that just every Qunari, though?
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Post by vertigomez on Jun 5, 2018 18:43:12 GMT
Kinda like Bull's dick tbh (even though we don't see it... everyone talks about it). Some people are just exceptionally well-endowed. Isn't that just every Qunari, though? Can't say I've checked. :dirty: Though to be fair qunari women (and dwarf women for that matter) are also pretty stacked so.... Isabela is not alone.
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Post by Iddy on Jun 5, 2018 18:50:55 GMT
Isn't that just every Qunari, though? Can't say I've checked. Though to be fair qunari women (and dwarf women for that matter) are also pretty stacked so.... Isabela is not alone. That right there is a research worth doing. For science.
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Post by Sifr on Jun 6, 2018 5:16:20 GMT
Can't say I've checked. Though to be fair qunari women (and dwarf women for that matter) are also pretty stacked so.... Isabela is not alone. That right there is a research worth doing. For science. Now we just need them to announce romanceable female Dwarves and Qunari in DA4.
*Research intensifies*
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