History Characters / DragonAgeIICompanions

* CoolBigSis: To Merrill and, to a much lesser extent, Bethany.

* CarpetOfVirility: Notable, as he's the first {{BioWare}} character since [[JadeEmpire The Black Whirlwind]] with real chest hair. Type I, of course. Fenris lampshades this when he asks why Varric doesn't have a beard. He muses it "fell down onto his chest."

A Dalish Elf who was Keeper Marethari's first in the Dalish Elf Origin. She returns in Dragon Age II as a companion after leaving her clan for mysterious reasons. She is a potential love interest. Voiced by [[{{Torchwood}} Eve Myles]].

!The Spirit of Vengeance

Technically not a party member, but closely associated with one. Originally the Spirit of Justice from ''Awakening'', Anders allowed him to become his new human host in a joint effort to free mages from the Circle. But Anders' anger at this injustice corrupted the spirit--when Hawke meets them, he is a Demon of Vengeance. Voiced by Adam Leadbeater and Adam Howden.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Did he become a KnightTemplar but remain a spirit, or does he fall from grace and become a true demon? Anders' opinion changes depending on whether he's a Friend or a Rival.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Vengeance does not understand time (time doesn't matter in the Fade) and doesn't truly understand things like "mercy" or "forgiveness." Thus he is driven by the unyielding desire to constantly lash out at the injustices Anders perceives, regardless of who it ultimately hurts.
* FallenHero: The difference between Vengeance and a true demon is practically non-existent.
* {{Foreshadowing}} In "Awakening" Anders and Justice had a conversation about the differences between spirits and demons and whether Justice could become a demon. May also count as HarsherInHindsight.
** Another conversation between Justice and Nathaniel about what would happen to Justice after the decay of Kristoff's body ends with him considering the idea of possessing a ''willing'' living human host.
** The Warden can even ask Justice if he desires vengeance for what happened to Kristoff and there is a thin line between avenging a wrong and outright vengeance.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: While various party members have their own opinions on Anders, everyone seems very vocal in their clear dislike of Justice.
* GuestStarPartyMember: During the side-quest "Night Terrors", Vengence takes control of Anders and fights alongside you.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Inverted. While Justice originally encourages Anders to seek freedom for all mages, Anders wanted revenge more than justice, and Justice was corrupted.
* KnightTemplar: He still seeks to protect the weak and punish the wicked, but Anders' anger has made him completely merciless.
* LargeHam
* MoralEventHorizon: An ''in-universe'' example. Anders will consider this to be Justice's (and by extension his own) in Act II if he [[spoiler:isn't restrained and ends up murdering a young girl]]. Even if you ''do'' stop him, it still [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone shocks him to the core]]. Vengeance, on the other hand, is ''much'' quicker to throw this label around.
* NotAsYouKnowThem: Justice has become a demon: Vengeance.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: For Anders.
* SplitPersonalityTakeover: Anders constantly fights to keep Vengeance under control--but occasionally Vengeance comes out. When he does, Anders' eyes glow blue.
** By Act 3, Anders reveals he's been suffering blackouts, which only had previously happened when Justice took control. This heavily implies that Justice is now ''actively vying to control Anders''.
* WhatHaveIDone: Anders blames himself for Justice's corruption. [[spoiler: The Mysteries of Kirkwall texts imply, however, that Tevinter blood magic under Kirkwall may have been more responsible.]]
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Vengeance is significantly less discerning about who qualifies as ally or enemy than before.

* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Bianca, the only working AutomaticCrossbow in the setting, especially after it's designer gets killed in ''Legacy''... Until the trope is {{Averted}} in ''Mark of the Assassin'', where Duke Prosper makes use of a ''[[FiringOneHanded repeating crossbow pistol]]''. In other words, the appearance of this trope is due to an UnreliableNarrator.

* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Bianca, the only working AutomaticCrossbow in the setting, and who's designer gets killed in ''Legacy''. That was up until this trope is {{Averted}} in ''Mark of the Assassin'', where Duke Prosper makes use of a ''[[FiringOneHanded repeating crossbow pistol]]''. In other words, the appearance of this trope is due to an UnreliableNarrator.

* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Bianca is one of the few working repeating crossbows in the setting, and the designer of her particular model is killed in ''Legacy''.
** Everything indicates that this is so, but this is Averted after in ''Mark of the Assassin'', Duke Prosper makes use of a ''[[FiringOneHanded repeating crossbow pistol]]''

* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Bianca is the only known working crossbow of her kind in the DragonAge universe. [[spoiler: We meet the inventor in ''Legacy''. Sadly, he's been brainwashed by Corypheus and needs to be killed.]]
** Subverted. Everything indicates that this is so, but then we find in ''Mark of the Assassin'', that Duke Prosper has a ''[[FiringOneHanded repeating crossbow pistol]]''.

** [[spoiler: Leto is doubly meaningful, as it is also the name of Artemis and Apollo's mother in Greek mythology, and means something hidden or forgotton.]]

** [[spoiler: Also Velanna. He did once say to her;]]
-->[[spoiler: [[FunnyAneurysmMoment You know that chip on your shoulder? I think it has replaced your head]].]]

An elven slave turned living weapon. He used his power to escape his master Danarius, a Tevinter Magister who is trying to reclaim his "property." He is a potential love interest. Voiced by Gideon Emery.

** Subverted as he pledges his eternal gratitude to Hawke in Act 1 for helping him gain retribution for the Flint Company Mercenaries who murdered his parents, for aiding him confront Lady Harriman and finding his [[AncestralWeapon grandfather's bow]]. However, at the end of Act 3, should you spare [[spoiler: Anders]], he will not hesistate to turn on you and leave the party.

* UndyingLoyalty: To Elthina. Even if he decides to retake his throne, he decides to put it on hold until he's certain that Elthina lives through the coming conflict.

** He calls Tallis "Shivs".

A returning companion from ''Dragon Age: Origin - Awakening''. He has left the Grey Wardens and come to Kirkwall to use his healing magic to help refugees. He is the current host of the Spirit of Justice, however Anders's hatred for the Circle of Magi has corrupted Justice into the demonic Spirit of Vengeance. He is a potential love interest. Voiced by [[AdamHowden]].

A returning companion from ''Dragon Age: Origin - Awakening''. He has left the Grey Wardens and come to Kirkwall to use his healing magic to help refugees. He is the current host of the Spirit of Justice, however Anders's hatred for the Circle of Magi has corrupted Justice into the demonic Spirit of Vengeance. He is a potential love interest. Voiced by Adam Howden.

** His popularity among the female crowd seems to have greatly increased due to his [[AdamHowden voice actor]] being so likable in real life.

* HeroicBSOD: When Vengeance (almost) kills a mage girl they had just saved from being made Tranquil, he realizes his control is slipping. While Hawke may help (or not help) him through this, the Codex says he abandons the cause of mages for a few years in regret.

** Hawke can also complain that Varric doesn't have a proper nickname for him/her, prompting Varric to bestow Hawke with a nickname that suits his/her personality - diplomatic!Hawke is Waffles, silly!Hawke is Chuckles, and aggressive!Hawke is Killer.

* EstrogenBrigadeBait: In-universe, even! Bethany takes a shine to him in ''Mark of the Assassin'', either letting out a swooning "Oh, ''Maker''" when he smiles at her, or commenting "Oh, Sister, you lucky ''bitch''," if he's being romanced.

* FallenHero: The difference between Vengeance and a true demon is practically non-existent.

**** FridgeBrilliance; an act 1 conversation between Anders and Isabela reveals that Anders does, in fact, use magic during sex. If Merrill overheard that or had it relayed to her by Isabela, she has a reason to be looking through his spellbook.

* FatalFlaw: Merrill's is that she doesn't understand that her actions have consequences that she cannot completely control, and those consequences may not stop with her.

This page is for listing the tropes related to characters who are found in DragonAgeII.

[[folder: Hawke]]
!Hawke

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[[caption-width:350: "''A hero [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/miracle-of-sound/2965-Age-of-the-Dragon-Dragon-Age-2-Song named Hawke]]''".]]

The PlayerCharacter, a refugee of the Blight who eventually becomes the Champion of Kirkwall. The male Hawke is voiced by Nicholas Boulton and the female Hawke is voiced by Jo Wyatt.

* ActionGirl: If female.
* AntiHero: Like the Warden, Hawke can be played as one.
* {{Badass}}: Inevitable.
** AdaptationalBadass: Played with. Hawke is already a certified {{Badass}}, but Varric is often found telling stories in the Hanged Man that exaggerate it to truly ridiculous levels. By Act III, there are people claiming that Hawke [[spoiler:uses the Arishok's skull as a gravy boat]] and sleeps on a bed of dragon bones.
** BadassNormal: If a warrior or rogue
*** BadassAbnormal: As a warrior with the templar or reaver specializations.
** BadassBeard: The default Male Hawke sports some pretty impressive beardage, and character creation allows the player to further expand it.
** BadassUnintentional: In the beginning of the game, Hawke is just trying to protect his/her family. When s/he gets to Kirkwall... [[ForegoneConclusion Yeah]].
* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Brother/Sister]]: When using the "Aggresive" dialogue wither either sibling. It's easier to pull this off with Carver however, especially if you play a Snarky!Hawke who takes every opportunities to mock his self-esteem issues.
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: [[spoiler:Hawke defeats the Arishok and is rewarded with the title of Champion]]...
** AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: ... And becomes even ''more'' badass as a result.
* BatmanGambit: Rivalries can essentially become these, as Hawke baits the given party member into revelations. Highlights include Aveline bum-rushing him/her Zangief Kid-style for being called a coward and getting Merrill to grow a backbone.
* BerserkButton: Do NOT mess with Hawke's family if you want to live. In fact, despite Snarky!Hawke being irreverent and unflappable at practically all times, when Leandra is kidnapped in Act 2 and Hawke's sibling in Act 3, Hawke's whole demeanour changes and the amount of anger in his/her voice that still seeps through his/her TranquilFury [[BewareTheNiceOnes indicates how fast you should be running away right now.]]
** Hell, even Paragon!Hawke's standard lines about not wanting to hurt anyone in those situations are uttered in a way that indicates that may not be his/her first instinct.
** By the same token, even a pure Paragon will have trouble foregoing the Renegade response when Meredith drags [[spoiler:Hawke's mother, who was brutally murdered by a blood mage]], into her incessant anti-mage crusade: "Leave [[spoiler:my mother]] '''out of this'''." Knight-Commander or no, if there was one moment in the game when Meredith's stoic demeanor was a mere facade, that was it.
** Even Snarky!Hawke demonstrates this when reacting to Carver insinuating that they where to blame for Bethany's death;
--> '''Carver''': Sure, make light. We all know what happens when someone leaves big brother/sister's protection.
--> '''Hawke''': ''*[[MoodWhiplash Stone-faced]]*'' Fair is fair, but you are taking this little pissing match ''[[DudeNotFunny too far!]]''
* BewareTheNiceOnes
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Brother/Sister Instinct]]: Optional with either sibling, but it's easier with Bethany.
** The first thing you do when Ser Wesley identifies Bethany as an apostate is get right in his face with fire in your eyes, and this is ''before'' you even get the chance to choose what you want to say to him.
* BigGood: Hawke is this to the people of Kirkwall, if pursuing the paragon path.
* BloodKnight: If you choose the bottom dialogue choices. Cold, detached, cruel, and ''always'' uses extreme violence at every opportunity.
* BuffySpeak: Hawke--especially a snarky Hawke--can lapse into this at times. Special mention goes to framing Serah Conrad, when you can tell an addled and drunk templar you saw Conrad sacrificing goats to the Great Demon, and doing many other... demon-y things.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Snarky!Hawke seems to revel in being this.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Silly!Hawke pulls one with Ser Jalen in the Viscount's Keep after completing the "Raiders on the Cliffs" quest.
** Hawke literally invokes this trope in ''Mark of the Assassin.''
--> '''Tallis''': What do you call killing someone and taking his property?
--> '''Hawke''': Tuesday.
* CelibateHero [=/=] ReallyGetsAround: Can be played as either or, or anything between the two.
* TheCharmer: Snarky!Hawke always seems reluctant to give up a joke, sometimes even bordering on {{Cloucuckoolander}}, but when the situation calls for it, they can spin a line to tell the listener what they want to hear with technique second only to Varric.
* CosmicPlaything
* CountryCousin: Rural Ferelden-born Hawke is one to the noble Amell Family.
* [[DeadLittleSister Dead Little Sister/Brother]]
** KnightTemplarBigBrother: Can be one at times.
* DeadpanSnarker: The second dialogue wheel option is the "sarcastic" option most of the time:
--> '''Hawke''': She fills her time making poisons... and cake. Tell me you didn't try the cake.
** ''Flemeth'' of all people, seems to enjoy verbal sparring with Snarky!Hawke.
--> '''Flemeth''': Kirkwall? My, so far simply to flee the darkspawn?
--> '''Hawke''': Do you have any better suggestions? I hear the Deep Roads are now vacant?
--> '''Flemeth''': *laughs* Oh ''you'' I like!
* DealWithTheDevil: Hawke is forced to make one of these with Flemeth - help her with her ThanatosGambit in exchange for getting the Hawke family and Aveline to safety. [[SubvertedTrope By the end of the game, there seem to be no negative consequences, at least for Hawke.]]
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The reaction of pure shock on Meredith's face when she enters the room to find [[spoiler: Hawke has defeated the Arishok]]. Cassandra even has this reaction of utter disbelief that Hawke did so [[spoiler: in ''single-combat'']]
** Agressive!Hawke actually punches [[spoiler: a Rock Wraith in the Deep Roads]] ''in the face''.
** Cassandra reacts with similar disbelief in ''Legacy'' when Varric tells her the tale of Hawke [[spoiler:defeating one of the first Darkspawn in existence ''who brought the Blight to Thedas in the first place.'']]
* DudeNotFunny: In-universe, a few of the snarky comments elicit this response, particularly from Aveline.
** If Hawke opts to snark while [[spoiler: the Viscount is cradling his son's body]], he tells him/her outright that he doesn't find ''any'' humor in the situation. If Aveline is in the party, she even [[WhatTheHellHero calls Hawke an "ass" for that comment]].
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: No matter how {{Badass}} or despicable your Hawke can get, there's nothing stopping you from being nice to dear ol' Ma.
** MommasBoy: A badass one.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim / EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Every romance option in the game is bisexual, outside of Sebastian. Other characters sometimes come on to Hawke regardless of gender, like the First Enchanter.
* EyeTake: Hawke's reaction to Aveline needing three goats and a sheaf of wheat.
* FacialMarkings: The default appearance for Hawke gives him/her a red blood smear on the bridge of his/her nose.
* FetishFuel: InUniverse at the very least. A sarcastic response to a quest towards the end of the game is met by statements along the lines of "I'd pay to see that" in a very intrigued tone of voice by almost any ally you may have brought along, or the quest giver himself.
--> '''Hawke''': "So I shouldn't slit my wrists and dance naked under the moonlight just to fit in?
** If you don't bring any romanceable companions along (or if you take the quest while alone), even ReasonableAuthorityFigure ''Orsino'' seems intrigued.
-->"Well, if ''that's'' what you intend... perhaps I'll join you after all."
* FighterMageThief
* FightMagnet: Hawke can't even drop off a piece of mail without fighting more faceless, rooftop-hopping enemies with pointy weapons than most 80's action movie heroes did in their entire careers. To quote a rather plaintive snarky!Hawke:
--> '''Hawke:''' Someday, I'd like to go one week without meeting an insane mage. Just one week.
** When Varric and Sebastian talk about Starkhaven, Sebastian says that it is a lot like Kirkwall, but "with fewer dead people." Varric is quick to point that Starkhaven doesn't have Hawke there.
** After completing "Lost And Found" in Act 3, Snarky!Hawke's response to Aveline's mutterings about the past coming back to haunt one is that s/he can't go twenty minutes without getting jumped by someone who s/he's pissed off at some point.
* FilkSong: courtesy of Miracle of Sound. Link beneath the portrait.
* FolkHero: Varric's exaggerations are the retelling of the Champion's story through the public's eyes.
* FriendToAllChildren: Paragon!Hawke and Snarky!Hawke [[BerserkButton don't react well]] when it comes to children being hurt.
** Which makes it more significant when even Paragon!Hawke [[OutOfCharacterMoment threatens a child]] because Hawke's mother has been kidnapped.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: From at least some people's perspectives post-game.
* GoodIsNotNice: Possible, if playing as an anti-hero (for a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes given value]] of good, at any rate).
** It's also very possible to play Hawke as a HeroicSociopath if you go down a more Aggressive route.
* HeroicBSOD: After the quest "All That Remains" Hawke spends the next few cutscenes in a depression. S/he seems fine by the time gameplay resumes, [[BehindTheMask but Hawke can confide in friends]] [[HurtingHero that this is not the case.]]
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Quite possible to do if you play a Mage and tell other members of your kind to join the Circle [[spoiler:and align yourself with the Templars by the end]]. Extra points if you're playing as a Blood Mage.
** Even possible when aligned ''with'' the Mages. Several quests have Hawke purposefully have to track down rogue mages whose WellIntentionedExtremist nature will ultimately cause more problems, often calling them out on this.
* HurtingHero: Just look at some of the entries on this page. Also depends on dialogue but there are certain points in the game where Hawke will be in a depression no matter what.
* InformedAttractiveness: As with ''Origins'', the player can make their Hawke look worse than darkspawn taint and other characters will still consider them beautiful and attractive--although it's mostly the love interests who comment. Even Varric, who's already [[CargoShip spoken for]], will comment on your Hawke's beauty.
* InTheHood: Several hooded outfits are available for rogues.
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:May take this attitude after his/her mother's murder.]]
* LampshadeHanging: A Hawke that takes the neutral DeadpanSnarker option often will do this a lot.
* LargeHam: The Male Hawke's voice actor sounds like he's channelling {{BRIAN BLESSED}} when he's shouting in combat. Which is rather amusing, because he's generally a lot more reserved in conversation... Could just be a case of NotSoAboveItAll.
--> '''Hawke:''' '''NEED! TO REST!''' '''HAVE AT YOU!''' '''I CAN'T KEEP THIS UP!''' '''[[NoIndoorVoice FOLLOW MY LEEEEAD]]!'''
* LastNameBasis: Much like [[MassEffect Shepard before]], everyone refers to Hawke by his/her last name.
** This is actually a little amusing when you hear the party members refer to Carver or Bethany by their first name and then immediately after, in the same sentence, refer to Hawke by his/her last name.
** This is also [[JustifiedTrope justifiable]]. Hawke may be the only Hawke left alive, or at least known by the masses. Either way, [[NamesToRunAwayFrom Hawke]] is a bit more impressive a name to be using than [[HelloInsertNameHere Marian/Garret/Whatever]] when telling a story, which is exactly what's going on. Varric is just staying consistent with what people know by not having various characters refer to you by [[IHaveManyNames less known names]], even if they're more accurate.
** In certain European/early American traditions, when addressing the first born child in a formal/unfamiliar manor, you would call them Miss/Mister [Surename], and then all the younger siblings by Miss/Mister [Given Name], so this could be seen as a less formal/more familiar version of this tradition. Especially when considering that Hawke is more or less head of household
** More than once, Hawke will introduce him/herself as such; apparently, he/she prefers the last name basis.
* LonelyAtTheTop: Played with. The party mostly sticks around, but Hawke's family doesn't. As Hawke gets closer to glory, [[spoiler: Leandra is kidnapped and murdered by a blood mage serial killer, Bethany either dies in Lothering, gets sent to the Circle, dies in the Deep Roads, or becomes a Grey Warden. The same fates await Carver, except he joins the Templars. Every step up the ladder Hawke takes, s/he becomes steadily more alone. By act 3, only Gamlen, Bodahn, and Sandal are left.]] It makes Hawke's offer for the chosen love interest to move in with him/her much more poignant.
* MagneticHero
* MemeticBadass: Hawke is an in-universe example, at the very least through Varric's storytelling.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Several horrible events in the story are indirectly Hawke's fault.
** [[spoiler: In ''Legacy'', Hawke may have caused Corypheus to inhabit one of the two Grey Wardens after defeating him.]]
** In fact, Hawke seems to know that s/he does this.
--> '''Hawke''': Summoned a horror. Of course. Why ''wouldn't'' I do that?
* NotSoDifferent: To the Qunari, which is lampshaded several times. The Saarebas "Ketojan" in Act 1, says that if Hawke submitted to the Qun, their role wouldn't change and later the Arishok claims that Hawke is what the Qunari would be without principles.
** Tallis later hints at this, if Hawke becomes a [[WorthyOpponent "Basalit'an"]] to the Arishok, all Qunari now know and respect Hawke as an equal.
* NumberTwo: In a way; starting in Act 2, the Viscount relies on Hawke more and more on keeping the peace between the Kirkwall and the Qunari. [[spoiler: By Act 3, Hawke is Kirkwall's champion and the single most influential noble in the city.]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Snarky!Hawke seems to employ this and BuffySpeak as a tactic to lure enemies into a false sense of security, because clearly Hawke can't possibly be as dangerous as they thought, [[TemptingFate right?]]
* RagsToRiches: Over the course of the game, Hawke goes from penniless refugee to noble to the Champion of Kirkwall.
** [[spoiler: RagsToRoyalty: And if you support the Templars in the end, Hawke becomes viscount/viscountess. Unfortunately, his/her reign doesn't last long due to his/her mysterious disappearance.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In the ''Destiny'' trailer. Like the ''Sacred Ashes'' trailer before it, it's limited to the trailer only.
* RedMage: In the same vein as Bethany.
* RightManInTheWrongPlace: Hawke became one of the most notable figures in Thedas history almost completely unintentionally.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: After reclaiming your family estate and becoming a noble at the beginning of Act 2, it turns out that in the 3-year interlude, Hawke was helping improve life in the lower towns and coming to those in need, regardless of social standing. The Viscount even comments that that kind of attitude hasn't been seen in Kirkwall in a long time.
* TheParagon: The dialogue choices at the top of the wheel turn Hawke into a selfless, caring person who always puts the needs of others first.
* SadClown: A potential interpretation of a sarcastic Hawke [[spoiler:especially after his/her mother's murder.]]
* SiblingRivalry: Potentially with Bethany or Carver thanks to the friendship/rivalry system. Carver is inclined towards this by default.
* ShroudedInMyth: The entire frame of the story is clearing up what happened and what didn't.
* TheSnarkKnight: Hawkes who respond to dialogue primarily with the snarky choices will generally develop this kind of personality.
* SpiderSense: A Mage Hawke demonstrates this on several occasions, having the innate Mage ability to sense shifts in the Veil and locations where it is particularly weak, such as Sundermount.
* ThisIsSparta: "I...will...not...be toyed with!"
* {{Ubermensch}}: Can be played heroically or anti-heroically, but his/her actions change Thedas forever.
* VillainProtagonist: {{Averted}}, in contrast to the first game. You can be an AntiHero in the vein of [[MassEffect Renegade!Shepard]], but the outright thuggery possible in ''Origins'' is mostly absent here.
* WorthyOpponent: Can become one to the Arishok who deems Hawke "Basalit'an" denoting Hawke as an outsider worthy of respect.
** Tallis later tells Hawke that this is how Hawke is considered by ''all'' Qunari; clarifying they do not think of Hawke as an enemy, but as an honourable outsider worthy enough to parley with or request assistance from.

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[[folder: Hawke's Siblings]]

!Bethany Hawke
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Hawke's younger sister. Younger Twin of Carver. She is an apostate, trained by her apostate father. Voiced by Rebekah Staton.

* ActionGirl: Has no fear charging into any situation with her magic, even as she tries to hide it.
* AllWomenLoveShoes: Makes no less than three comments about shoes when prompted.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Contrary to it being a FanNickname for a female PC, Bethany is the one that gets called LadyHawke.
* BigBrotherWorship: She starts off the game heavily tilted towards "friendship" and is constantly supportive of Hawke during her time in the party. Her codex entry for a mage Hawke states that she idolized her older sibling.
* BadassAdorable: Capable of kicking lots of ass, though there is much emphasis placed on her cute demeanor and vulnerability as an apostate.
* BreakTheCutie
* BreastExpansion: For a short time, during Varric's exaggerated prologue sequence you might notice something besides Bethany's magic prowess being expanded upon. After she has the normal female model.
* ComesGreatResponsibility: Like father, like daughter.
* CountryMouse: When she's in the party, she will comment that she misses the fields of Lothering, compared to the cramped streets of Kirkwall.
* DaddysGirl: Strongly implied after the end of ''Legacy''. Malcolm justifiably spent a lot more time with Bethany than with either Hawke or Carver, especially if Hawke is a warrior/rogue and Bethany is the family's only mage child.
* DarkerAndEdgier: A character-based version of this trope. If she [[spoiler:becomes a Grey Warden]], she becomes grimmer and surprisingly pessimistic. This is because [[spoiler: Bethany's Grey Warden storyline removes the glamor of being one, after the first game made the life of a Warden seem like the stereotypical fantasy hero's. There is no Blight, and the rest of her life will be spent in misery, hunting down darkspawn warbands.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally.
** Some of her banter with Anders in ''Legacy'' delves into snark, especially when he tries to scold her for voluntarily [[spoiler: joining the Circle.]]
* DeathByOriginStory: First casualty of a mage Hawke's family.
* DysfunctionJunction: Initially, she is the sole exception, with the rest of the party having dark pasts and personalities to match them. She isn't nicknamed "Sunshine" for nothing...
* TheEeyore: As a [[spoiler: Grey Warden, she becomes this. Nothing stops her from angsting and lamenting the life of a Warden. Justified in that a Warden's life really does suck when one stops to think about it.]]
* FantasticRacism: Bethany hates qunari; she had a friend in the family that Sten murdered.
** Which leads to a horribly ironic FridgeBrilliance moment if you're playing as a Mage. [[spoiler: The Ogre that killed her was bred from a Qunari Broodmother]].
** [[spoiler:It also becomes EnemyMine in Mark of the Assassin.]]
* GodIsGood: Her view of the Maker; of the game's three mage party members, she is the devout Andrastian.
* GravityMaster: If she's alive in Act III, she will be a Force Mage.
* GreenEyedMonster: If Hawke is romancing Sebastian, Bethany frequently displays this;
--> '''Bethany''': Lucky bitch!
* HeroicBSOD: She gets one during the [[spoiler:templar route if she was sent to the Circle]].
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Her biggest wish is to be normal, and she resents all of the hardships brought upon her family in order to keep her safe. Her codex entry mentions that, should Hawke be a mage him/herself, she deeply envied how her eldest sibling embraced their powers instead of fearing them.
** She'll say this line almost word for word in a random dialogue with Merrill.
** Subverted in ''Legacy.'' She admits being "normal" would require an entirely different family. She admits, despite the hardship of being an apostate, she wouldn't have it any other way.
* LeeroyJenkins: At the end of Act II, [[spoiler: if she joined the Circle, she gathers a cadre of mages to help Orsino fight the Qunari, despite his orders for them to pull back, and her entire group gets slaughtered.]]
* MauveShirt: Only if Hawke is a mage or [[spoiler:if she dies during the Deep Roads expedition]].
* PlayingWithFire: Bethany definitely qualifies, starting with fire spells, a staff that shoots fire, and using fire spells in cutscenes when she attacks.
* PlotlineDeath: If the player is a mage, Bethany dies instead of Carver.
* [[spoiler: PutOnABus: If she doesn't die in the Deep Roads expedition, Bethany is forced to join either the Circle or the Grey Wardens.]]
** [[spoiler: TheBusCameBack: She rejoins your party for the final battle.]]
* RedMage: Does not have the party heals or revives of Anders, or the hell-raising blood magic of Merrill, but has access to a great deal of offensive and defensive magic, plus healing, which Merrill lacks. Properly built, she is one of the most versatile mages in the game, subverting the MasterOfNone stigma associated with them. As an Elemental/Force Mage, this becomes [[LightningBruiser even more apparent]].
* [[spoiler: TheResenter: If she joins the Grey Wardens, she becomes this to Hawke, but will grow out of it by endgame.]]
* SacrificialLamb: If Hawke is a mage.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:If Hawke takes her along for the Deep Roads expedition and Anders isn't in the party]].
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Like the other female mage, Merrill. It's probably there to hide the black seam between the head and body in character models, that doesn't mean Bethany doesn't look stylish in her vibrant red scarf.
* ShipTease: If Sebastian isn't romanced and Bethany is still alive by that point, the two hit it off very well.
** In ''Mark of the Assassin'' whilst rescuing Hawke, Sebastian smiles at her and she [[DistractedByTheSexy suddenly loses track of what she was saying]].
* SiblingRivalry: Potentially with Hawke. However, you have to work at it, because she starts off with the approval bar heavily tilted towards "friend". Party banter includes hints that this was her relationship with Carver.
* SiblingYinYang: With her twin, Carver.

!Carver Hawke
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Hawke's younger brother and older twin of Bethany. He wields a two-handed sword, and has a massive chip on his shoulder due to being overshadowed by both siblings. Voiced by Nico Lennon.

* {{Adorkable}}: Not nearly as bad as Merril, but he can get like this when trying to woo women.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He feels inferior to his siblings since Bethany is a mage and Hawke is either another mage or a superior fighter.
** Bethany mentions that Carver felt this when their Mabari hound chose to imprint on Hawke.
** Merrill completely misses his attempts to flirt with her, as she already has a crush on ''Hawke''.
*** This also seems to have been the case back in Lothering with one of Carver's friend, Peaches. If playing as female, a letter alludes to an encounter Carver and Peaches had in a barn, but if playing as a male, the letter has Peaches obviously infatuated with Hawke instead. Ouch.
* AntiMagic: Gains the Templar specialization. [[spoiler: May or may not become a Templar to get it.]]
* BadassAbnormal: [[spoiler: As either a templar or a warden]].
* BerserkButton: Despite his resentment issues, Carver really hates it when people threaten Hawke, as is natural for a sibling.
* CharacterDevelopment: Carver goes through a surprising amount of this if sent to the [[spoiler:Grey Wardens]]. When he returns, he's far less awkward, less judgmental, more accepting of his sibling, and no longer seems to feel the need to prove himself. The other party members note this change in ''Legacy''.
* DarkIsNotEvil: If [[spoiler:he joins the Templars]], he reveals that this is his opinion of them and what prompted him to join them.
--> "Father believed in a [[spoiler:Templar]]. Why can't I?"
* DeathByOriginStory: Happens to a rogue or fighter Hawke quicker than you can say "spoiler".
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Lampshaded Trope. Anders comments that Carver is the kind of person who could find [[spoiler:being a Grey Warden meaningful]]. Turns out he's totally right.
** He also reveals that this was his reason for joining [[spoiler:the Templars]] if you take him with you for ''Legacy''.
* FantasticRacism: He's not that big on mages in general considering how much of his life has been dictated by his family's magical talents.
** Fairly mild, all things considered. After telling Anders he doesn't like him, Anders calls him out on hating mages. Carver counters that his problem with Anders isn't that he's a mage, but that he won't shut up about it.
** Also, while often disparaging mages, the only person in the party that he actually gets on with is Merrill, ''who is a Blood Mage''.
* GoThroughMe: [[spoiler:If he joined the Templars, he says this to Meredith in the endgame sequence when she tries to have Hawke executed, regardless of whether Hawke sides with the mages or the templars.]]
* HypocriticalHeartwarming: He often whines about Hawke's magic, but if he's in the party when Fenris finds out the Hawke is a mage, he will tell Fenris to leave his sibling alone.
* ICouldaBeenAContender: If [[spoiler:he joined the Templars]] and you bring him along in ''Legacy'', it's subtly implied while questioning him about [[spoiler:why he joined them]] that he wishes he could have been a Warden.
* IfItsYouItsOkay: Despite his issues with mages, ''Legacy'' implies he has a bit of a crush on Merrill and sees him awkwardly ([[ObliviousToLove and with no success]]) try to ask her out. This happens if he ends up a [[spoiler:Templar]].
* IJustWantToBeBadass: Most of his dialogue and actions revolve around his intent to prove himself as more than "Hawke's little brother" to everyone else. The frequency of which renders him fairly unpopular with the rest of the party. If he [[spoiler:becomes a Grey Warden, he feels that he's finally become who he was meant to be.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is rather abrasive due to his inferiority complex, but when it comes down to it, he cares for his friends and family.
** Particularly when he tells Fenris off and says he'll have to go through him if he's got a problem with Mage Hawke, and especially at the end if he's a Templar when [[spoiler: he effectively tells Meredith to shove it.]]
* KnightTemplar: One of his possible paths. Ultimately doesn't have the personality for it.
* LeeroyJenkins: You can practically hear it when he runs towards the Ogre in the Prologue. Oh Carver, we know you mean well, but what did you ''think'' would happen?
* MageKiller: If he survives to Act II, he will have access to the Templar warrior specialization, even if he doesn't actually join the Templars.
* MauveShirt: If Hawke is a warrior or rogue or [[spoiler:if he dies during the Deep Roads expedition]].
* MeaningfulName: In-universe example, Carver is named after a templar who helped his father escape Kirkwall.
* MiddleChildSyndrome / JerkassWoobie: You can almost hear him saying "[[TheBradyBunch It's always 'Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!']]" every time he opens his mouth, but anyone who has lived in an older sibling's shadow can relate to him.
** In a poignant moment in Act 1 he admits he feels lost in Kirkwall. Hawke is busy being the breadwinner and their mother is still mourning Bethany, so barely anyone even notices him most of the time.
* NobleBigot
** NobleBigotWithABadge: Can become a Templar.
* NotSoDifferent: Varric jokes that he looks like ''Gamlen'' and when Sarcastic!Hawke calls him out on his whining, he's horrified to realize he's starting to sound just like his Uncle.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: This is a big problem for him in regards to his siblings, particularly Hawke.
* PlotlineDeath: If the player is a warrior or rogue, Carver dies instead of Bethany.
* {{Pride}}: His arrogance early on is his biggest flaw. [[spoiler:If he becomes a Grey Warden, he finally gets over it.]]
* [[spoiler: PutOnABus: If he doesn't die in the Deep Roads expedition, he joins either the Templars or the Grey Wardens.]]
** [[spoiler: TheBusCameBack: He rejoins the party for the final battle.]]
* [[spoiler: ReallyGetsAround: If Carver is a Warden, he tells this to Isabela in dialogue that since Grey Wardens have difficulties bearing children, he has to try extra hard.]]
* TheResenter: Big time. [[spoiler: He gets over it if he becomes a Grey Warden.]]
* SacrificialLamb: If Hawke is a warrior or rogue.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:If Hawke takes him along for the Deep Roads expedition and Anders isn't in the party]].
* SiblingRivalry: Carver begins the game slanted towards rivalry. This was also his relationship with Bethany.
** When they were kids, he used to nail her braid to the bed while she slept.
* SiblingYinYang: With his twin, Bethany.
* TookALevelInBadass: Carver considers himself to have finally done this if he becomes a Grey Warden.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Varric. Also with Isabela, which crosses into BelligerentSexualTension at times.

[[folder: Hawke Family & Estate]]

!Leandra Hawke

She is the mother of Hawke, Carver, and Bethany by Malcolm Hawke, an apostate who died prior to the opening of the game. She has living relatives in Kirkwall. Voiced by Deborah Moore.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted to hell and back. On paper, the backstory of her romance with Malcolm Hawke looks like the typical dashing rogue sweeping the innocent noblewoman off her feet with his charms, his wit, and his exhilarating lifestyle. Malcolm, for his part, fits this image pretty well, being an outlaw from the Circle of Magi and a one-time mercenary. Then, come ''Legacy'', Hawke learns a lot more about Malcolm and he turns out to be a nice guy, and a shining example of an honorable apostate.
* [[spoiler: AndIMustScream]]: [[spoiler: Her face was removed and planted on another body, with her fully aware but unable to do anything about it. She's freed when Hawke kills Quentin, but dies shortly after.]]
* [[spoiler:BodyHorror]]: [[spoiler:Leandra is murdered and pieced together by Quentin and kept alive by his magic.]]
* [[spoiler: DeadPersonConversation]]: [[spoiler:Leandra briefly appears at the Hawke Estate at the end of ''Legacy'' and speaks with Hawke.]]
* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile]]
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave
* ImpoverishedPatrician: Though in her case, she gave up her title and fortune willingly. It's just that when Lothering was destroyed, she was expecting to be able to get it back to provide shelter for her family. She does in Act 2, though not without some considerable work on Hawke's part.
* [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter]]: She was disowned by her parents for eloping with an apostate, though this didn't stop them from favouring Leandra over Gamlen.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Well, she still is for the most part.
* ParentsInDistress: During the prologue, you must protect your mother, as she is the only non-combat member of your family.
* PleaseWakeUp: When Bethany or Carver dies.
* RebelliousPrincess: Not royalty, but her family, the Amells, were highly prestigious nobility in Kirkwall. She sacrificed her station and everything she had to marry Malcolm Hawke, an apostate mage.
* SoProudOfYou: Tells Hawke how proud she is of him/her [[spoiler:[[TearJerker right before she dies in his/her arms.]]]]
** She also leaves a note saying this among Hawke's papers in their home. [[spoiler: You can even find it after she's dead for more TearJerker moments.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Accuses Hawke of letting the dead sibling run off to get killed. She admits, in later conversation, that she blames herself more than anyone else for the loss of Bethany or Carver to the ogre.
* YouDidEverythingYouCould: [[spoiler: As she is dying of Quentin's blood magic, she uses her last moments to console a devastated Hawke that she does not blame him/her for anything, instead thanking him/her for freeing her.]]

!Malcolm Hawke

The apostate mage father of our hero. He strongly believed that mages who could control their powers should be allowed to live outside the Circle. He died three years before the start of the game. In ''Legacy'', Hawke investigates his/her father's past.

* BadassBaritone: Once you hear his voice, you'll never want him to stop speaking.
* [[BadassCreed Badass Prayer]]: "Be bound here for eternity, hunger stilled, rage smothered, desire dampened, pride crushed. In the name of the Maker, so let it be."
** As well as his own personal mantra;
--> '''Malcolm''': Magic will serve what is best in me, not that which is most base.
* BadassBookworm
* [[spoiler:BloodMagic: He was a blood mage, though he is regretful of that.]]
** DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:Of all the game's blood mages, he has the most understandable reason for even using the stuff. He used it to seal away Corypheus, a tremendously powerful darkspawn. And he did this because the Grey Warden-Commander Larius threatened Leandra and dialogue heavily implies that Leandra ''was'' pregnant with Hawke at the time.]]
** [[spoiler:[[PragmaticVillainy Pragmatic Blood Magic]]: He used it when it was absolutely necessary, and judging from Bethany's aversion to it, never used it again. Even so, he was deeply disturbed by the Grey Wardens' use of demons to guard the seals to Corypheus's prison.]]
* ComesGreatResponsibility: A lesson he lived by and taught his mage child(ren).
* CursedWithAwesome: He considers his magic to be a curse, and deeply hoped that his children would not be mages. Things didn't turn out that way for at least one of his kids, but he was a good dad anyway.
* DisappearedDad: Died at some point before the start of the game.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen
* HeroicVow: "Though I have left the Circle, I made a '''vow:''' Magic will serve that which is best in me, not what is most base."
* MagicKnight: Although he was always better at magic.
* TheObiwan: To his children.
* PrecursorHeroes
* PosthumousCharacter
* SignificantDoubleCasting: Voiced by Nicholas Boulton, who also voices the male version of Hawke.
* WhatIfTheBabyIsLikeMe: Malcolm did not want his children to have magic lest they take on the burden he has dealt with his entire life. It happens at least once with Bethany.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's implied that he bound four demons in the past, [[spoiler:yet you can only fight three of them.]]

!Gamlen Amell

Hawke's uncle and Leandra's younger brother. Helps the family get into Kirkwall and provides their housing pre-expedition to the Deep Roads.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Played tragically [[spoiler:when Leandra dies. His anguish at her death is heartbreaking, and he reverses so much of his old resentment in place of regret.]] Played heartwarmingly in the next act, [[spoiler:should Hawke reunite him with his illegitimate daughter, Charade. If you speak kindly of him to her, they will reconcile, and at the end, Gamlen will admit that if he sired as an admirable man/woman as Hawke, Malcolm Hawke must have been a great man himself, and worthy of his sister.]] Despite being a grumpy, pitiful, and altogether resentful deadbeat, that one moment lifts his character up so much.
* CharacterDevelopment: Gamlen starts out a sleazy man resentful of his sister for inheriting the estate despite running off with an apostate mage. Over the game, both [[spoiler: Leandra's death and the relevation and meeting of his daughter Charade]] turn him into a better man, forgiving Leandra when he believes Malcolm was worthy of her.
* DirtyOldMan: Visits the Blooming Rose fairly regularly. [[GirlOnGirlIsHot Also asks a female Hawke about details if she hooks up with Isabela]], which is more than a little creepy. During ''Mark of the Assassin'', Isabela can ask Hawke to talk to him. Apparently, he's often...inappropriate.
* DisappearedDad: To his daughter Charade. After finally meeting her, it's stated that he becomes a much more attentive father.
* TheDutifulSon: Not that it earned him any points with his family.
* FreudianExcuse: Being TheUnfavorite and [[spoiler:losing the love of his life to his greed]] has made him a very bitter man.
* ImpoverishedPatrician: He lost the Hawke Estate and fortune to settle gambling debts. He never gets it back and is left living on a stipend.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Might not be a pleasant person initially, but he does love his sister.
* KarmaHoudini: Never seems to suffer any serious punishment or imprisonment for selling Leandra's childen into indentured servitude to pay off his debts, squandering the Amell Family fortune, selling the Estate to ''slavers'', and altogether committing massive amounts of fraud, even after you discover that their father's Will left ''everything'' to Leandra.
** Although you can subvert this by preventing him from meeting [[spoiler:his daughter]] and rubbing your success in his face while he remains in crappy old Lowtown.
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: Speaking to him in the Blooming Rose has him tell you that he won't say anything to your mother if you won't.
* ParentalAbandonment: Emotinally type. They pretty much took him for granted and milked him until death [[spoiler: and then left him wit nothing in their will. No wonder the guy is so messed up]].
* TheResenter: Dislikes his sister for running off with an apostate leaving him to tend for his dying parents. And all they talked about was her. [[spoiler:Even then, he still mourns Leandra's death.]]
* TheUnfavorite: Even though Gamlen took care of his dying parents after Leandra was disowned for eloping with Malcolm, one of their parent's last word was "Leandra" and they gave Leandra control over Gamlen's part of the inheritance.
* WorkOffTheDebt: The means by which he gets Hawke's family into Kirkwall; a year of indentured servitude to people he owes big time.

! Charade Amell

Gamlen's daughter with his ex-wife Moira.

* ActionGirl

* ClassyCatBurglar
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: The two men she hired to get her father's attention read her letter and decided to turn on her and steal the gem. She never saw it coming. Doesn't help them at all.
* MeaningfulName: Her plan of theft and intrigue is all a plot to get close to her father.

!Bodahn and Sandal

A pair of dwarven merchants that later go on to become Hawke's manservants. Voiced by Dwight Schultz and YuriLowenthal, respectively.

* AscendedExtra: Bodahn and Sandal were originally just merchants that offered [[AdamSmithHatesYourGuts overpriced equipment]] and enchantments for your gear. They eventually become Hawke's loyal servants who stick alongside him/her until the end.
* CloudCuckooLander: Sandal.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Sandal once again.
* CreepyChild: Repeatedly speaking to Sandal eventually causes him to spout some mildly ominous prophetic phrases.
* [[spoiler: [[HalfHumanHybrid Half Dwarven Hybrid]]: ''Legacy'' strongly implies that Sandal is the son of a dwarf and either a human or elf.]]
* HiddenDepths: It's clear that there's ''something'' going on with Sandal. There's his prophecy, there's the NoodleIncident, etc. Also, a bit of dialouge in ''Legacy'' strongly implies that Sandal [[spoiler: is the bastard child of an Aeducan noble and a human or elf mother.]]
* HonouraryUncle: While never actually called this, it seems clear that Bodahn and Sandal became part of the family, particularly how devastated they are at [[spoiler: the death of Leandra]].
* NoodleIncident: It's still not clear how Sandal can waste Darkspawn offscreen, though it seems to have something to do with [[strike:his runes]] [[MemeticMutation enchantment]]. Though the reason ogres suddenly freeze in his presence is, in his own words, "Not enchantment!"
** Which is [[FridgeLogic confusing]], because the rune he gave you is a frost rune.
*** Better yet, the rune had something to do with the "boom", which would indicate its exact opposite element.
** Then there's another one in [[spoiler:Templar Hall]] where there's five abomination corpses, two desire demon corpses, and even a Pride Demon, which is much deadlier than an Ogre.
* TeamDad: Despite Hawke insistance that Bodahn doesn't need to pay them back for rescuing Sandal, Bodahn nonetheless takes it on himself to manage the day to day runnings of the Hawke Estate.
* UndyingLoyalty: Bodahn displays this towards Hawke for saving Sandal in the Deep Roads.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Bodahn mentions being married in ''Origins''. No mention of his wife is made this time around.
** Given that she's mentioned as having lived in Denerim, its entirely plausible she may have perished when the city was over-run with Darkspawn at the end of ''Origins''.