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** BonusBoss Gaxkang is a clear shout out to Baldur's Gate II's Kangax.

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** BonusBoss Gaxkang is a clear shout out to Baldur's Gate II's Kangax.
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* There's a random encounter where you happen across [[Franchise/{{Superman}} an elderly couple next to a crater talking about how they're planning to raise the child they just found in it as their own. The woman's name is Martha]]. You can pick up a meteorite from the crater. The item description implies it could be the last piece of an alien world. Sadly, [[InfinityPlusOneSword the sword]] you can have the ore smithed into is blue, not [[GreenRocks green]].

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* There's a random encounter where you happen across [[Franchise/{{Superman}} [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} an elderly couple next to a crater talking about how they're planning to raise the child they just found in it as their own. The woman's name is Martha]]. You can pick up a meteorite from the crater. The item description implies it could be the last piece of an alien world. Sadly, [[InfinityPlusOneSword the sword]] you can have the ore smithed into is blue, not [[GreenRocks green]].



* "[[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling Warden senses]] [[Franchise/SpiderMan tingling]]!!!", sometimes said by the PC just before a fight. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Even during the origin story, when the PC is not a Grey Warden yet.]] And even if the enemies that are being fought are ''not'' darkspawn.

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* "[[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling Warden senses]] [[Franchise/SpiderMan [[ComicBookSpiderMan tingling]]!!!", sometimes said by the PC just before a fight. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Even during the origin story, when the PC is not a Grey Warden yet.]] And even if the enemies that are being fought are ''not'' darkspawn.
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* A random encounter has a group of people surrounding an axe in a stump, and whomever pulls it out is said to be the true ruler of all Thedas. It seems like a Myth/KingArthur reference ... until a NPC starts complaining that lifting a drunken logger's axe out of a stump [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail is no basis for a system of government]]. Another onlooker will state that the Warden has a regal manner, as evidenced by the fact that they [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail haven't got dung all over them]].

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* A random encounter has a group of people surrounding an axe in a stump, and whomever pulls it out is said to be the true ruler of all Thedas. It seems like a Myth/KingArthur Myth/{{Arthurian|Legend}} reference ... until a NPC starts complaining that lifting a drunken logger's axe out of a stump [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail is no basis for a system of government]]. Another onlooker will state that the Warden has a regal manner, as evidenced by the fact that they [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail haven't got dung all over them]].
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* It's subtle but Alistair's story and some of the characters bring to mind characters from the Myth/ArthurianLegend.
** Alistair is King Arthur, as many versions of the story have him growing up as the adopted/foster son of a lord or king before learning his true lineage. He also had a foster brother or a half-brother in some versions as well which explains Cailan.
** The role of Merlin is mainly given to Wynne, who can choose to stay in Denerim to help advise Alistair and is an older mage with a stronger connection to the Fade than most due to being a benign abomination which brings to mind versions of Merlin where he is half-demon. As Arthur's closest friend however the Warden can also serve as Merlin if a mage.
** The role of Morgan le Fey is similarly split between Flemeth and Morrigan, as both are considered evil mages and lived in isolation in a forest, and they share some similarities with the Lady of the Lake. However Morrigan gets aspects of Arthur's half-sister Morgause, who is often merged with Morgan le Fey, as she can have a child with the soul of an Old God which brings to mind Mordred if the father is Alistair. A common fan theory by some is that King Maric is the father of Morrigan as he made a deal with Flemeth in ''The Stolen Throne'', though this is debunked by expanded universe material.
** The role of Lancelot mainly falls to the Warden, who can betray Arthur at a critical moment and cause his death or exile. You can even have the Warden marry Anora, making the parallels with Lancelot and Guinevere even more clear.
** Leliana is Galahad due to being the most religious of the companions, and bringing her along makes the search for the Urn of Sacred Ashes even more similar to the quest for the Holy Grail. [[spoiler:You can also kill her in this quest and Galahad died after finding the Grail in the version including him]].
** Anora is Queen Guinevere, as she can marry Alistair but also can get engaged to the Warden and cause Alistair's death.
** The companions and the Warden in general can bring to mind the Knights of the Round Table.
** Sten brings to mind a number of minor Knights who come from foreign countries, though unlike them he chooses to return while they stay.
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* In ''Awakening'', the flavor text for the Kal'Hirol Lava Burst mentions that [[TheSimpsons it tastes like burning.]]

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* In ''Awakening'', the flavor text for the Kal'Hirol Lava Burst mentions that [[TheSimpsons [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons it tastes like burning.]]
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* There's a random encounter where you happen across [[Franchise/Superman an elderly couple next to a crater talking about how they're planning to raise the child they just found in it as their own. The woman's name is Martha]]. You can pick up a meteorite from the crater. The item description implies it could be the last piece of an alien world. Sadly, [[InfinityPlusOneSword the sword]] you can have the ore smithed into is blue, not [[GreenRocks green]].

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* There's a random encounter where you happen across [[Franchise/Superman [[Franchise/{{Superman}} an elderly couple next to a crater talking about how they're planning to raise the child they just found in it as their own. The woman's name is Martha]]. You can pick up a meteorite from the crater. The item description implies it could be the last piece of an alien world. Sadly, [[InfinityPlusOneSword the sword]] you can have the ore smithed into is blue, not [[GreenRocks green]].
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* After fighting the soldiers in the tavern in Lothering, talking to the barkeep allows you to begin the conversation with ''[[StarWars "Sorry about the mess..."]]''

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* After fighting the soldiers in the tavern in Lothering, talking to the barkeep allows you to begin the conversation with ''[[StarWars ''[[Franchise/StarWars "Sorry about the mess..."]]''



* There's a random encounter where you happen across [[{{Superman}} an elderly couple next to a crater talking about how they're planning to raise the child they just found in it as their own. The woman's name is Martha]]. You can pick up a meteorite from the crater. The item description implies it could be the last piece of an alien world. Sadly, [[InfinityPlusOneSword the sword]] you can have the ore smithed into is blue, not [[GreenRocks green]].

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* There's a random encounter where you happen across [[{{Superman}} [[Franchise/Superman an elderly couple next to a crater talking about how they're planning to raise the child they just found in it as their own. The woman's name is Martha]]. You can pick up a meteorite from the crater. The item description implies it could be the last piece of an alien world. Sadly, [[InfinityPlusOneSword the sword]] you can have the ore smithed into is blue, not [[GreenRocks green]].



* When you rescue [[spoiler: Anora from Arl Howe]], she's dressed in a guard outfit to help escape capture. One of the dialogue options is [[StarWars "Aren't you a little short to be a guard?"]]

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* When you rescue [[spoiler: Anora from Arl Howe]], she's dressed in a guard outfit to help escape capture. One of the dialogue options is [[StarWars [[Franchise/StarWars "Aren't you a little short to be a guard?"]]

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