History Characters / DragonAge

*OneManArmy
*OnlySaneMan: Also a possibility.

** The Human Noble origin is actually the only one where both of the player character's parents are present... but of course, they are both brutally murdered very early in the story.
** In the Mage Origin, this is played completely straight, but is also explained and justified very well. When a person is found to have magical ability, which they usually display at a very young age, then by law they must be shipped off to the Tower of Magi for the rest of their life. Virtually all mages will never see or have any contact with their families ever again, and the player character is no exception.
** The Dwarf Commoner's mother is an angsty, abusive and emotionally distant alcoholic. The player's father is never seen, but it is implied that he simply abandoned the family and left them forever when the player character and their sister were very young.
** The Dwarf Noble's father plays a role in the plot during the origin story, but after that he is never seen again, because when the player returns to Orzammar later in the story, they discover that he has already passed away. The player's mother is nowhere to be found, and no mention is ever made of her existence, so it can be assumed that she is probably dead.
** The City Elf’s mother was murdered by humans sometime prior to the beginning of the story. Their father is still alive and well, and actually ''doesn’t'' ever end up dying, but after the prologue he isn't seen again until very near the end of the story, because the Alienage is closed off and inaccessible for most of the game.
** The Dalish Elf’s father was killed before they were born and their heartbroken mother disappeared sometime when they were small, leaving Ashalle as a ParentalSubstitute.

* AdultChild: At times, his decisions are more reminiscent of [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation a temperamental teenager]] than a defender of the whole land. These are often potential {{Jerkass}} moments. And his favorite gifts are practically action figures. No, really.
** It's highly likely that Alistair is actually still in his late teens to early twenties. He hadn't actually finished his Templar training despite being in the Chantry since he was ten. He's also referred to as lad/boy a few times during the game. It certainly makes sense considering how he acts at times.
***Assuming certain things from The Calling, Alistair is between 18 and 20 by the events of Origins.
** In the Feast Day DLC, you can actually give him Grey Warden hand puppets, and he says a line of dialog while playing with them (in the recycled [[GoingThroughTheMotions "shaking with fear"]] motion).

*MuteHero: Inconsistently played straight; you can select your PC's voice from a short list, and sometimes hear comments in battle and exploration. But in any cutscene where the player has dialog choices, the lines go unvoiced.

**** Also, her CGI model was loosely based on adult model Alexandra "Alleykatze" Stein.

** Also, he was inspired by [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Spike]] - the attitude, the blond hair and darker skin and even the HeelFaceTurn. Thankfully, not to the degree of [[BadassDecay Spikeification]].
*** Both were originally meant to kill the hero(ine) and distrusted by the rest of the party for quite a while afterwards, particularly [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Xander]], I mean Allistar. Also they both seem to have a thing for women who can kick their ass. The similarities are definitely there.

** Rogueish character who has little moral compass I see more than a little of [[OrderOfTheStick Belkar]] if less angry and more funny.

*ReplacementScrappy: Many see her as a replacement for Morrigan. Mostly for having the same hairstyle and "angry witch" demeanor. She has genuine [[TheScrappy Scrappy]] status without resembling Morrigan, anyway, for her utter hatred of humans and her willingness to kill any, innocent or no, that come across her path.

*TheAce: Being the main character, this isn't entirely unexpected, certain instances do stand out however.
** The mage PC completes the Harrowing in record time and is continuously referred to as First Enchanter Irving's star student
** Ducan travels to Highever or Denerim expressely to recruit the human noble or city elf PC respectively after hearing of their skills
** It's hinted the dwarven council is thinking of skipping over the king's eldest son as the next king in favor the dwarven noble PC due to how awesome he/she is

** It's also possible he wasn't plotting treason at all. The Arl of Redcliff was a personal enemy (he was trying to get Kailen to divorce Anora since she had not produced an heir) and moving against him was the only thing he put in motion before Ostagar. In the actual battle he repeatedly tried to convince the king not to fight directly because he was to valuable to risk, and charging would have been completely suicidal against the sheer numbers the Darkspawn had brought to bear.

*ReplacementScrappy: Many see her as a replacement for Morrigan. Mostly for having the same hairstyle and "angry witch" demeanor.

*ReplacementScrappy: Many see her as a replacement for Morrigan. Mostly for having the same hairstyle and "angry witch" demeanor. [[SoYeah Yeah]]...

*KickTheSonOfABitch

One of the junior Grey Wardens and Duncan's protege, he's the first true party member to join the player's party (unless the player is a Human Noble, in which case it's the dog). A LawfulGood former KnightTemplar in training, he's a central character to the story, especially when he's forced to reveal that [[spoiler: he's the bastard son of King Maric, making him heir to the Ferelden throne.]] A possible female LoveInterest. Strangely, the golem Shale has no nickname for him, despite giving one to all the other companions.

* MemeticSexGod: The internet works hard to help Alistair catch up on intimate matters.

* MeaningfulName: Morrigan was a goddess of war, but she averts the trope, since the lead writer said that Morrigan is named after a character of a friend of his and all similarities with the Celtic goddess are coincidental.

** [Morrigan Disapproves -30]

* NoSympathy: A big part of her character. Morrigan just doesn't do empathy. She may surprise you every now and then, however - she loudly objects to Sten's imprisonment and sentence, and provided you don't go mushy on her, she's got a fair amount of tolerance for the PC's romance as well, (even though you're apparently stealing her tent to pursue it - see the entry on sleeping arrangements on the ItJustBugsMe page).

* MemeticSexGod: Bonus points for him actually being trained with this trope in mind in-universe. Extra points for him aiming for this trope himself.

*MemeticMutation: His BadassBeard.

*MemeticSexGod: Fans rather like to speculate about "the Bannhammer."

--->[[spoiler: '''Teagan''': "Nobody tells him what to dooo! NO-HO-HO-HOBODY!!!!" ]]

* BloodKnight: He gets a thrill from killing people. Subverted, however, as he considers mass slaughter and genocide to be too unrefined for his tastes.

[[spoiler:She returns in Dragon Age 2, this time in a younger body.]]

*[[spoiler:WhiteHairedPrettyGirl]]: [[spoiler:What she looks like in Dragon Age 2]].