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Post by nogroson on Apr 16, 2022 12:59:30 GMT
Is it just me or does it seem likes nobody likes Oghren? Honestly I like him even if he is not between my preferred ones, even more in DAA, but I guess I'm in a vast minority 
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Post by Cyberstrike on Apr 21, 2022 22:37:46 GMT
DAO: Favorite: Leliana, Alistair, Oghren, and Zevron Least: Sten, Morrigan, and Shale
DA2: Favorite: Isabela, Varric, Bethany, and Merrill Least: Fenris, Carver, Sebastian, and Anders
DAI: Favorite: Sera, Dorian, Iron Bull, Varric, Leliana, and Josie Least: Solas, Cole, Vivienne, Blackwall, and Cullen
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Post by Iddy on Apr 21, 2022 23:05:50 GMT
This is a bit harder to answer when your memories - and feelings- aren't fresh anymore, but let's go.
DAO:
Favorite: Morrigan, Leliana, Alistair, Shale, Sten
Least: Wynne and Oghren, though I do love them as well
DA2:
Favorite: Isabela, Varric, Fenris, Carver
Least: Merrill
DAI:
Favorite: Solas, Cassandra, Sera, Dorian, Iron Bull, Leliana, Cullen
Least: Cole, Vivienne, Blackwall
I think DAO had the strongest cast. There is no one I particularly hate (even if there are a few grievances) and no one I'm indifferent to.
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Post by Ravenfeeder on Apr 21, 2022 23:07:49 GMT
DAO:
Favorite: Leliana, Shale, Morrigan
Least: Sten, Oghren, Loghain
DA2:
Favorite: Isabela, Varric,
Least: Fenris, Carver, Sebastian
Utterly Hate: Anders
DAI:
Favorite: Sera, Cassandra, Dorian
Least: Solas, Cole, Blackwall
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Post by nogroson on Apr 22, 2022 18:45:41 GMT
DAO: Favorite: Leliana, Alistair, Oghren, and Zevron Least: Sten, Morrigan, and Shale
DA2: Favorite: Isabela, Varric, Bethany, and Merrill Least: Fenris, Carver, Sebastian, and Anders
DAI: Favorite: Sera, Dorian, Iron Bull, Varric, Leliana, and Josie Least: Solas, Cole, Vivienne, Blackwall, and Cullen
nice to see I'm not the only one liking Oghren 
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Post by ewigDunkelheit on Apr 25, 2022 20:36:44 GMT
Is it just me or does it seem likes nobody likes Oghren?
He's not one of my favorites because he is an offensive caricature, but my canon has him in the party once recruited and for all of Awakening due to the dwarf factor: my warden is a female dwarf archer who parties with Shale during Origins, and Sigrun in Awakening.
It is interesting to see the variety of choices in this thread. While Origins is by far my favorite game, I actually greatly prefer the casts for the later games. Here's my list: DAO: Favorite-Leliana, Shale, Sten Least-Alistair, Zevran
DAA: Favorite-Nathaniel, Sigrun
Least-Anders
DA2: Favorite-Aveline, Merrill, Varric, Bethany, Sebastian
Least-Anders
DAI: Favorite-The Iron Bull, Vivienne, Josephine, Blackwall, Dorian Least-Sera
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Post by colfoley on Apr 30, 2022 0:23:46 GMT
DAI:
Favorite:
Cassandra- Not only my favorite companion in DAI but quite possibly my favorite companion in BioWare ever...though Garrus is certainly up there...and I just adore the hell out of her. Her faith, her doubt, her mix of feminity and bad assery. Perfection.
Dorian- Man has a great sense of humor and a interesting outlood.
Cullen- Great romance, great tragic backstory, I hated him in the first two games but really came to like him.
Josephine- She is also quite adorbs.
Least favorite: Blackwall- I tried and typically I like this kind of character but he was pretty mean and unlikeable.
DA 2:
Favorite-
Varric- The Storyteller with a sense of humor, was my Hawke's little (big?) brother
Anders- Perfectly tragic character with just the right blend of humor, also kind of a writer and political junkie.
Fenris- That voice and a pretty good character.
Least:
Isabella- Over sexualized, one note.
DAO:
Allistair- Perfect sense of humor, relatable problems.
Least: Oghren- Drunk, unsympathetic, one note, bit weird, bit of a sexualized maniac...when it came to reuniting him with his love I didn't even encourage him to do it.
DAA:
Sigurn- Pure fun.
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Post by obbie1984 on Jul 16, 2022 19:56:16 GMT
DAO
best: Alistair, Morrigan, Shale
least: Oghren always Oghren. And Zevran
DA2
best: Aveline, Carver, Fenris
least: Anders, Sebastian
DAI:
best: Vivienne, Dorian, Solas
least: Sera by far. Then Blackwall.
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Post by Catilina on Jul 24, 2022 10:32:19 GMT
Best: Anders (simply great, and can be explained in many ways – but as great is this – to be honest as bad as well: it isn't clear, this is intentional or chain of mistakes... or both...).
Least: Vivienne (Her politics, her manners – and I can't agree with people who say, she's incredibly good written. She has moments, but to be honest: she's an anomaly in some aspects, and... mary sue: beautiful, smart, great mage and great alchemist: a scholar, but even the best Gamer in the Grand Game... AS A MAGE! And if the Inquisitor befriends with her: she's the best friend ever! She was painted as the most important mage in Southern-Thedas – but NOWHERE was written, where she was when the rebellion happened... if she cares so much about mages – where she was, when it started? Where she was, when the mages voted? What is her opinion about the Tranquility? Annulment? She loves the Circle – so: she's agree with those... the Circle-system can't be separated from those – the Annulment and Tranquility are the Circle-system. If she's the Divine – she keeps those? She will accept the reversion of the Tranquility? And: she cries a lot that Anders, Fiona and the rebel mages destroyed the great "fashion accessory" status of the mages – but she became a candidate for the Divine's throne... HOW? Many questions – no answers. Vivienne not only unpleasant character – but there are many mistakes about how the character was written.)
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Post by Zemgus on Jul 28, 2022 5:30:52 GMT
DAO
Favorite: Morrigan, Alistair & Oghren
Least Favorite: Shale... it's the least interesting companion to talk to imo and the one I usually leave at the camp
DA2
Favorite: Varric & Merrill
Least Favorite: Bethany & Carver... I think it's a very cool concept to have a sibling companion, but neither of them is particularly well written imo (especially in the later acts)
DAI
Favorite: Solas
Least Favorite: Cassandra... compared to all the other companions she's kind of boring & basic. I liked her better in DA2.
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Post by Gileadan on Jul 30, 2022 9:54:37 GMT
DAO
Favourite: Morrigan, Leliana, Zevran, Dog
Least Favourite: Didn't really dislike anyone
DA2
Favourite: Aveline, Isabela, Varric - the only team I could really go with. I didn't like anyone else and really hated Fenris and Anders and their oppression olympics. I don't want to be a traveling therapist. Alos, what a waste of Gideon Emery's talent. Overall the most dire cast of companions.
DAI
Favourite: Vivienne, Cassandra, Dorian
Least Favourite: Blackwall (boredom with a beard), Solas (likes to listen to himself way too much)
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Post by wright1978 on Aug 12, 2022 20:32:31 GMT
Dao: favourite: leliana(adore in particular hardened). Also fan of morrigan & Dog.
Dao: Least favourite: probably alistair, though I wouldn’t say I hate him. Just a little irritating.
Da2: favourite: the fabulous wonderfully sexual isabela is head and shoulders on top. Generally love the da2 cast. Varric or Aveline vying for silver and bronze medals.
Da2: least favourite: probably Anders even if he does serve a useful story purpose
Dai favourite: probably Dorian, he’s a fun character. I'll give Solas a vote because he's an interesting character. Still Love Leliana too.
Dai least favourite: my least favourite cast, probably a tie between sera and cole. On my recent playthroughs it’s been a release to not recruit them. Also very meh on the returning varric.
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Post by wright1978 on Aug 13, 2022 9:49:32 GMT
Was a bit bored in the heatwave so totalled answers to date
DAO favourite
1) Morrigan (21)
2) Alistair (15)
3) Leliana (14)
Zevran (13), Shale (10), Dog (9), Sten (8), Loghain (4), Oghren (4), Wynee (2)
DAO least favourite
1) Oghren (17)
2) Wynne (7)
3) Sten (6)
Loghain(3), Zevran (3), Alistair (3), Leliana (3), Morrigan (2), Shale (2)
DA2 favourite
1) Varric (17)
2) Izzy (15)
3) Aveline (12)
Fenris (10), Merrill (9), Anders (6), Bethany (5), Carver (3), Seb (1)
DA2 Least favourite
1) Sebastian (18)
2) Anders (14)
3) Fenris(5) / Carver (5)
Izzy(4), Merrill (3), Varric (3), Tallis (2), Aveline (2), Bethany (1)
DAI Favourite
1) Dorian (19)
2) Cassandra (16)
3) Iron Bull (11)
Sera (9), Solas (7), Josey (7), Cullen (5), Blackwall (5), Varric (5), Leliana (5), Vivienne (4), Cole (1)
DAI least Favourite
1)Vivienne (13)
2) Sera (12)
3) Blackwall (11)
Cole (8), Solas (8), Cullen (5), Varric (4), Josey (2), Dorian (2), Cass (2), Bull (1)
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Post by Iddy on Aug 15, 2022 14:41:24 GMT
Was a bit bored in the heatwave so totalled answers to date DAO favourite1) Morrigan (21) 2) Alistair (15) 3) Leliana (14) Zevran (13), Shale (10), Dog (9), Sten (8), Loghain (4), Oghren (4), Wynee (2) DAO least favourite1) Oghren (17) 2) Wynne (7) 3) Sten (6) Loghain(3), Zevran (3), Alistair (3), Leliana (3), Morrigan (2), Shale (2) DA2 favourite1) Varric (17) 2) Izzy (15) 3) Aveline (12) Fenris (10), Merrill (9), Anders (6), Bethany (5), Carver (3), Seb (1) DA2 Least favourite1) Sebastian (18) 2) Anders (14) 3) Fenris(5) / Carver (5) Izzy(4), Merrill (3), Varric (3), Tallis (2), Aveline (2), Bethany (1) DAI Favourite1) Dorian (19) 2) Cassandra (16) 3) Iron Bull (11) Sera (9), Solas (7), Josey (7), Cullen (5), Blackwall (5), Varric (5), Leliana (5), Vivienne (4), Cole (1) DAI least Favourite1)Vivienne (13) 2) Sera (12) 3) Blackwall (11) Cole (8), Solas (8), Cullen (5), Varric (4), Josey (2), Dorian (2), Cass (2), Bull (1) You know what is sad? Most votes for Blackwall as least favorite probably aren't motivated by his dark past or anything like that. He is just... unbelievably boring.
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Post by Zikade on Sept 16, 2023 15:03:51 GMT
DAOFavorites: Alistair, Morrigan Least: Oghren. Could occasionally be funny but they went too over-the-top with the "dwarf cliches" (oh I was so pleased when they introduced Varric). Kinda reminded me of how they attempted to make Gimli a comic relief in the LoTR movies. However, Oghren is waaaaay worse with his added vulgarity. Also, hardly ever found use for him gameplay wise either. DAAFavorites: Nathaniel, Sigrun, Anders. Though gotta say that while I loved Anders the first time I played the DLC, I years later revisited and actually found him a bit grating at times. It seemed like they tried really darn hard to make him the Alistair replacement but relied almost too much on the whole "witty/sarcastic" banter part. Still, he and Ser Pounce still have a special place in my heart. Least: Oghren. No surprises here. DA2Favorites: Varric, Anders, Carver, Merrill. Anders can still get a bit grating (for different reasons than before) but in DA2 he's nevertheless a top tier companion to me. Plot significance is something else and he's extremely useful gameplay wise. While "less fun" than in Awakening, he has perfect reasons for acting like he does, and is a more interesting/compelling character who people still argue about today. (Actually, Anders might be the favorite for me just because of that.) Least: Sebastian. Massive hypocrite. Also, kinda bland and "just there". Which is no surprise since he's a DLC character shoehorned into the main game. DAIFavorites: Dorian, Cassandra Least: Cullen, Vivienne. My main issues with them are nicely summed by the comment below. [...]Least favorite: Vivienne, Cullen. I hate how I can't argue with them properly, I am not a fan of their attitudes in the present (Vivienne) or the past (Cullen), and they both have some interesting views on mages that I don't really agree with. I'm fully capable of enjoying characters I disagree with (heck, I often love villains) but I do not like it when the game basically coddles them by not letting me actually say what I want my character to say. It was bizarre when e.g. speaking with Viv in Haven for the first time and she was giving several anti-rebels, pro-templars/circle statements, the game gave me absolutely no opportunities to comment. Meanwhile while discussing with Solas, I was given constant chances to disapprove his views on the fade etc. Thus for me Vivienne comes across like Bioware's mouthpiece pushing a narrative. Cullen has similar "coddling" issues and there's also other things about his writing I don't like. Too lazy to elaborate further though. I have already voiced my issues on other platforms (really lengthy shit) and don't feel like going into it here.
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