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1%% CHARACTER TROPES to the CHARACTER SHEET
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3[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Dragon-Age-II_001_2151.jpg]]
4[[caption-width-right:350:Not only am I taking your [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Blood Dragon Motif]], but I raise from [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening the blood spider things]] with silhouettes of people!]]
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6->''"So... you want to know about the Champion?"''
7-->-- '''Varric'''
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9The sequel to Creator/BioWare's acclaimed ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' and the second installment of the ''Franchise/DragonAge'' series, released on March 2011.
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11The game tells the story of Hawke, a human hero who is destined to become the famous Champion of Kirkwall. Following the [[DoomedHometown destruction of Hawke's hometown]] during the Fifth Blight, Hawke flees overseas with their family to the city of Kirkwall. Over the next decade, Hawke goes from an outcast refugee to revered icon, but the story of just how that reputation was made remains to be told...
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13The game makes several significant changes from its predecessor. The art style has been changed to what has been termed "Stylised Realism," in an effort to make an "ownable" art style. Departing from the three races and multiple backgrounds available in the last game, the protagonist is now a single predefined human character, male or female, with the standard three specializations of [[FighterMageThief warrior, mage or rogue]]. Additionally, the PlayerCharacter is now fully voiced and also features a conversation wheel much like ''Franchise/MassEffect''; however, instead of moral intent it tracks the inflection of the response as either [[TheHero compassionate]], [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]], or [[AntiHero blunt]].
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15Another departure from ''Origins'' is the fact that until the third act, most of the game is on a smaller, more personal scale. It deals primarily with Hawke's personal growth, the lives of their friends and family, and the politics and intrigues of the city of Kirkwall, all playing out over the course of seven years.
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17Three DLC add-ons have been produced for the game. The day one DLC ''The Exiled Prince'' (included in the [[LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition [=BioWare=] Signature Edition]]) added the ninth permanent companion, the pious archer Sebastian Vael, and his personal questline. The first post-release DLC was ''Legacy'', in which Hawke learns more about their father's past, and the second was ''Mark of the Assassin'', where Hawke teams up with Tallis, Creator/FeliciaDay's character from ''WebVideo/DragonAgeRedemption'', to break into an Orlesian noble's castle. An ExpansionPack titled ''Exalted March'' was planned, but was cancelled so the development team could focus on [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition the next installment of the series]]; some of the elements from the unfinished expansion were included in its plot.
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19A tie-in novel has been published; ''Dragon Age: Literature/{{Asunder}}'' is set in Orlais shortly after the events of Act 3, but before Varric's interrogation. It expands upon the mage/Templar conflict. An {{anime}}, ''Anime/DawnOfTheSeeker'', serving as an ExpansionPackPast for Cassandra Pentaghast, was released on May 29, 2012.
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21The sequel, ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', was released on November 18, 2014 in North America and November 21, 2014 in Europe.
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23!!''Dragon Age II'' contains examples of following tropes:
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25[[index]]
26* [[DragonAgeII/TropesAToC Tropes A to C]]
27* [[DragonAgeII/TropesDToF Tropes D to F]]
28* [[DragonAgeII/TropesGToL Tropes G to L]]
29* [[DragonAgeII/TropesMToR Tropes M to R]]
30* [[DragonAgeII/TropesSToZ Tropes S to Z]]
31[[/index]]

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