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!!!'''Appears in:''' ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Leliana's Song]]''

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: [[spoiler:For Tug, both are Weapon and Shield warriors.]]

* VillainousBreakdown: See ClusterFBomb. Also, his reaction if [[spoiler:Leliana tells him that she will expose his attempts to start a war with Orlais]].

** LockedOutOfTheLoop: However, if the Warden had previously mentioned that Morrigan had taken his child, it's unclear whether Ariane ever figured out that this was because Morrigan was actually the child's ''mother'', rather than a kidnapper as she'd [[YouDidntAsk initially assumed]].

* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: On discovering the identity of the Dalish Warden.

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: See OverlyLongName.

* EliteMook[=/=]KingMook: The Vanguard is something of a stand-in for the anonymous Hurlock Generals who fight the Wardens in the main campaign.

* ForWantOfANail: In the main universe, the Vanguard is killed in the ''Return to Ostagar'' DLC, as a lieutenant level baddie. Here, he's leading the invasion of Denerim [[spoiler:after the player Warden dies in the Joining, and thus never opposes him]].

* ObviouslyEvil: He'a a Darkspawn after all.

* TheCameo: He can show up in Varric's war table quest in ''Inquisition''. Evidently, Jerrik is a member of the Dwarven Merchant's Guild and a friend of Varric's, and his expedition into Amgarrak was financed by Varric.
** CreatorInJoke: Both characters are voiced by Brian Bloom.

* BadBoss: He can avert this by giving his thralls gifts to earn their respect.
** On the other hand, see YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Among the people the Vanguard kills are resident {{Hate Sink}}s [[AristocratsAreEvil Arl Howe and Bann Vaughan]]. If anyone deserves to fall at the hands of the darkspawn...

** AuthorityGrantsAsskicking: The Vanguard has unique equipment better than that available to regular Darkspawn and is a higher level than the others.

* JerkassHasAPoint: If you attempt to point out that Orzammar already has the Anvil of the Void producing golems for their benefit, Jerrik asserts that they need a back-up plan[=/=]alternative source of golems because [[spoiler:Branka]] is [[AxCrazy not all there]] and could turn on them without provocation; the epilogue of the original campaign mentions that really does happen.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The only way to earn approval is to slaughter your enemies, which makes sense if you think about it: your party members in this [=DLC=] are vicious warriors, [[EvilGenius cruelly cunning emissaries]] [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[AxCrazy blighted creatures]]. They don't have divided personalities to reconcile or personal problems to work through; the only things they care about are killing and destroying; the only kind of leader they respect, therefore, is logically [[IFightForTheStrongestSide the strongest and most destructive darkspawn in the area]].
** AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Vanguard has unique equipment better than that available to regular Darkspawn and is a higher level than the others.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MarkMeer
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->'''Voiced by''': John Ulyatt
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/AdamHowden
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->'''Voiced by''': Mark Healy
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->'''Voiced by''': Kath Soucie
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->'''Voiced by''': Corri English
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[[folder:Finn (Florian Phinneas Horatio Aldebrant, Esquire) ]]

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/YuriLowenthal
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/BrianBloom
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->'''Voiced by''': John Ulyatt
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* AnAxeToGrind: He wields an axe.

* AnAxeToGrind: He fights with a rather powerful hatchet.

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* TheChessmaster: Her re-introduction in ''Literature/{{Asunder}}'' has it mentioned that she's an expert of [[DeadlyDecadentCourt The Game]].

* HappynessInSlavery: While Circle Mages aren't exactly slaves per se, at the very least most of them live the lives of glorified prisoners in the Chantry-influenced areas of Thedas. Finn however is such a homebody that he isn't bothered in the least by this.

* {{Adorkable}}: He's TheDandy and a bookworm.

* ForWantOfANail: In the main universe, the Vanguard is killed in the ''Return to Ostagar'' DLC, as a lieutenant level baddie. Here, he's leading the invasion of Denerim.

* FantasticRacism: Against Orlesians.

* PayEvilUntoEvil: Either [[spoiler:Leliana or Silas kicks him [[DisneyVillainDeath off a cliff]], much to the player's satisfaction.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarkMeer

->'''Voiced by:''' John Ulyatt

-->(to Hawke) "Take my advice, friend: stay away from storytellers. Never know what they'll say."

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AdamHowden

->'''Voiced by:''' Mark Healy

[[folder: Reverend Mother Dorothea]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Kath Soucie

->'''Voiced by:''' Corri English

-->'''Warden:''' We're ''[[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend not]]'' married, [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial if that's what you're asking.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuriLowenthal

-->'''Finn:''' Can't forget the Esquire. Father insisted.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianBloom

->'''Voiced by:''' John Ulyatt

* {{Adorkable}}: He's TheDandy and a bookwork.

** In the same conversation, he mentions that Mage's phylacteries are no longer stored in the basement after the incident with Jowan, which a Mage Warden can admit to having also been partially responsible for.

* {{Foil}}: To the Mage Warden. Both are mentioned as being [[BadassBookworm highly academic]], both are considered highly talented mages within the Circle by their peers and if the Mage Warden is Human, both are originally from wealthy families. The only difference between the two is that when the Warden left the tower, they ended up ''[[FallingIntoTheCockpit fighting a war!]]''

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Similarly to Wynne in ''Origins'', he can be specialized as a Battlemage despite his vocal hatred of not only combat, but all physical exertion in general. (He can also be specialized as a Blood Mage, despite his obvious discomfort with the implications of blood magic in his ritual to locate the Lights of Arlathan, although his appallingly low Constitution score makes it a poor choice.)

* ParentalAbandonment: A very rare subversion in the Circle of Magi. When discussing his OverlyLongName with Ariane, she asks if his parents hated him and he replies, "My parents are actually very fond of me." Unlike most mages who are taken from their parents never to see them again, it's implied that Finn has somehow been able to maintain a relationship with his. His "Ghastly Hat" was knitted by his mother. It protects against the cold, but [[MyBelovedSmother Willpower takes a hit]].
* ShipTease: With Ariane.

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* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:His death shows how serious the consequences of Marjolaine's betrayal are]].

* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:There is a sidequest where you can give him or Silas Tug's handaxe]].

A man who Leliana rescues from prison.

* SixthRanger: Joins the party in after he's rescued.

* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:There is a sidequest where you can give him or Sketch Tug's handaxe]].

* PayEvilUntoEvil: [[spoiler:Leliana or Silas kicks him [[DisneyVillainDeath off a cliff]], much to the player's satisfaction.]]

* AmbiguouslyBi: Much like Leliana, she was seduced by and became an UnwittingPawn of Marjolaine, though its unknown if she also harbors attraction to men.
* BigGood: Of ''Leliana's Song''. She is also implied to be one of main reasons for Leliana's eventual HeelFaithTurn.

* RankUp: [[spoiler:Dorothea goes from being a Revered Mother in Denerim to Divine Justinia V, after the death of the elderly Beatrix III]].

A Dalish Elf looking for Morrigan after the latter stole a tome detailing elven lore from her clan. Having a common goal, she joins the Warden-Commander in searching for the witch. Voiced by Corri English.

* CuteBruiser: Being a female elf, she's significantly shorter than the majority of people around her (who tend to be human), yet she dual-wields two full-sized swords with lethal skill and makes it clear from the beginning that she doesn't take shit from anyone - especially not from the aforementioned humans. She's also quite the looker, to boot.
* DeadpanSnarker: Aimed at the Circle Tower's way of life mostly.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The oracle statue in the Mage Tower tells him they will not speak again, and Finn wonders if this means something will happen to him. [[spoiler:Nothing does over the course of ''Witch Hunt''. However, according to World of Thedas Volume II, he and Ariane continued adventuring together after parting from the Warden. He never went back to the Circle, technically fulfilling Eleni's prophecy.]]

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Similarly to Wynne in ''Origins'', he can be specialized as a Battlemage despite his vocal hatred of not only combat, but all physical exertion in general. (He can also be specialized as a Blood Mage despite his obvious discomfort with the implications of blood magic in his ritual to locate the Lights of Arlathan, although his appallingly low Constitution score makes it a poor choice.)

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The only way to earn approval is to slaughter your enemies, which makes sense if you think about it: your party members in this [=DLC=] are vicious warriors, [[EvilGenius cruelly cunning emissaries]] [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[AxCrazy blighted creatures]]. They don't have divided personalities to reconcile or personal problems to work through; the only things they care about are killing and destroying; the only kind of leader they respect, therefore, is logically [[IFightForTheStrongestSide the strongest and most destructive Darkspawn in the area]].

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Among the people the Vanguard kills are resident {{Hate Sink}}s [[AristocratsAreEvil Arl Howe and Bann Vaughan]]. If anyone deserves to fall at the hands of the Darkspawn...

* JerkassHasAPoint: If you attempt to point out that Orzammar already has the Anvil of The Void producing golems for their benefit, Jerrik asserts that they need a back-up plan[=/=]alternative source of golems because [[spoiler:Branka]] is [[AxCrazy not all there]] and could turn on them without provocation; the epilogue of the original campaign mentions that really does happen.

* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Brogan's mental state can be partly attributed to lyrium exposure, but seeing the horrors of what the Harvester got up to didn't help matters. the shell-shock mentioned above probably didn't hurt.

* ClusterFBomb: "Spying bitch-born Orlesian whore" is was probably the most profane sentence in the franchise until ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''.

* MetaGuy: In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', he shares a lot of similarities to Hawke in that both have become FamedInStory as a MemeticBadass due to having been friends with storytellers, which has lead to powerful enemies attempting to track them down. As the FramingDevice has Varric recounting the games events, Sketch's final warning to stay away from storytellers also doubles as Varric delivering a sly [[SelfDeprecation take that to himself]], since his stories about Hawke have caused similar trouble and lead to his own interrogation by Cassandra.