Maker's Breath.... (Official Cullen Rutherford discussion)

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Cullen's romance is, indeed, fluffy. It's the first one I played...I just got into Dragon Age last fall, actually. (And I wasn't on the original forums, either. Yay us for finding this place!)

But yes, Cullen and the Inquisitor can have a happy ending, depending on certain choices. It is a very sweet romance, though I personally prefer Dorian's (don't hurt me, Cullen thread  )

@spirit vanguard Thanks for the welcome I kind of felt bad for Cullen when I didn't romance him, though. I kept picturing him all alone, after everything he's been through. So I headcanoned that he meets a nice former templar and they can live happily ever after, if the Inquisitor doesn't end up with him.

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Don't let the reviews scare you off! I almost let them scare me off, but decided to play anyway so I could get the whole story before DAI, and I'm really glad I did. DA2 has my favorite characters of the trilogy, my favorite PC, and my favorite overall story...I like the smaller scale, the idea that Hawke is an ordinary person who just wants to take care of her/his family and gets swept up into a huge mess. I agree with all the gripes over recycled environments, but that wasn't nearly enough to ruin the game for me. Also, Cullen has a bigger role in DA2 compared to Origins, although he is not a romance option until DAI. I hope you'll give it a try

DA2 is good in that it sets the scene for DAI. I'm among those that didn't particularly care for DA2 although I loved romancing Anders. And actually playing through both DAO and DA2 isn't necessary because you can set up your world state in the Keep. Doing that, however, you miss the game play of the first 2 games. In comparison, DA2 is a rather quick game.

So, I had a thought/question concerning the chess scene. Spoilers ahead, so beware newbie!

My first playthrough was Trevelyan/Cullen, so it made sense for Cullen to get all nervous when Quizzy approaches the chess table. He's got a huge crush on her, after all. However, my second playthrough was Lavellan/Dorian, with NO flirting whatsoever with Cullen...and the chess scene went the same way, aside from flirt options. Cullen is still all nervous and self-conscious throughout the scene.

What's up with that? Does Cullen have a little crush on the Inquisitor no matter what? Is this a leftover from when Cullen was supposed to be bisexual (or player-sexual)? Is the scene skewed somehow in my mind because my first PT was a Cullen romance?

I think of all the Cullen art of come across lately, this is one of my favorites.

^ Oh gawd that animated video on DeviantArt!

I was going through some fanart the day before and found this really good Post-Haven one.

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When I play, regardless of whether my inquisitor is male or female, I always get the impression that Cullen is wary towards the character. There's even a point that, if you decide to side with the mages, and you're a mage yourself, you can actually confront him about it ('Do you have a problem with me, too?'). And then Haven happens and everything shifts. He and Quizzie interact a lot more there, cooperating and trying to figure out the best way to defend Haven and then the Inquisitor has to stay behind, even sacrifice him/herself, if need be. After that, he seems to be more open, partly because feels guilty about what happened. (That's clearer if you play as a female inquisitor and you choose the flirt option at Skyhold). And then, there's the chess scene and the lyrium one, and you've got a very neat, very smooth progression to solid friendship or deep love. That's pretty awesome, really.

I actually liked that dialogue, I love his reaction when you ask about the celibacy thing. But then I've been known to ask questions like that and I figure if you're curious, why not. Sometimes pussyfooting around an issue gets confusing and frustrating and a straight out question clarifies a lot. He could've refused to answer.

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You also only get that celibacy dialogue with a romanceable Inq. I kind of saw it as a bit of troll question. Just trying to have a little fun with him, and he does try to change the subject.

But I agree that his overall character story is built great as friend or romance -- it just feels like I should be romancing him all the time. That's probably more me than the game.