History NightmareFuel / DragonAgeII

** Arguably this one gets ''even worse'' when taken with the revelations at the end of [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Inquisition's]] Trespasser DLC.

** Arguably this one gets ''even worse'' when taken with the revelations at the end of [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Dragon Age: Inquisition's]] Trespasser DLC.

*** Based on Corypheus, who is held captive within the nearby Vinmark Mountains, it is entirely possible even that Kirkwall was the site of the Tevinter magisters attempt to enter the Fade. Bet they don't include THAT in the brochure...

* Huon's power-up scene, where he whispers under his breath about the power of blood magic as his skin grows pale and large blood spots appear all over his face. He's basically a shining example of the evil maleficar that the Chantry makes every blood mage out to be.

* Poor Feynriel--thanks to his powers as a ''somniari'', he gets horrifying nightmares of demons, all of which are real and very much out to get him. His mother is helpless to do anything, his father walked out on them, the Templars are hunting him down, and he gets caught by slavers when he tries to run away. If Hawke saves him, [[HopeSpot he heads off to the Dalish]] - but he's alone without friends or family, nobody trusts him, and the elders are afraid of him. ''Then,'' his nightmares get even worse and he finds himself trapped in the Fade and facing powerful demons. Hawke's choices can help him [[TookALevelInBadass get better]] in the end, but wow.

* The [[http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Anders_(short_story) short story written for Anders]] describes the immediate aftermath of him being possessed by Justice; he [[BloodbathVillainOrigin murders a large group of Wardens and Templars]], with what little justification he had for it going straight out the window once it becomes clear how much he enjoys the violence. The last thing he clearly remembers before regaining control of himself again is ''[[OffWithHisHead ripping a man's head clean off his shoulders,]]'' entirely without the use of magic, and [[BloodLust enjoying the taste that he manages to get of his victim's blood]]. Even worse, the remains of the bodies are afterwards described as "a bloody abattoir of rent limbs and torn [[FridgeHorror and]] [[ImAHumanitarian eaten]] flesh." To cap it all off, the story is told entirely from Anders' perspective, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone with Anders himself reeling with horror at the atrocity he just committed.]] It hammers in hard just how terrifying Anders/Justice are when they lose control, and how tragic their circumstances.

* Playing as a character who loses one sibling to death, [[spoiler: potentially another to death, kidnapping, or betrayal, and a mother to horrific murder]], watches friends suffer awful tragedies or slowly lose their minds, and is potentially used by [[spoiler: a lover as an unwitting accomplice in a terrorist attack, if you romanced Anders]] makes ''Dragon Age II'' a goldmine of AdultFear.

* The final battle. The Templars have been ordered to slaughter every Circle mage, despite the fact they're innocent of any wrongdoing. And suddenly Hawke faces the choice between a group of well-meaning guardians most of whom genuinely believe they're protecting the city and a group of terrified mages, half of whom are about to make themselves into monsters just to try to survive. One of these groups is gonna get slaughtered, and it's up to him/her to decide who it will be. The worst part is that Hawke has absolutely no chance to influence the terms of battle or keep relative innocents out of harm's way, so even if you ''wanted'' a war, this probably wasn't what you had in mind.

* Poor Feynriel--thanks to his powers as a ''somniari'', he gets horrifying nightmares of demons, all of which are real and very much out to get him. His mother is helpless to do anything, his father walked out on them, the Templars are hunting him down, and he gets caught by slavers when he tries to run away. If Hawke saves him [[HopeSpot he heads off to the Dalish]]--but he's alone without friends or family, nobody trusts him and the elders are afraid of him, and then his nightmares get even worse and he finds himself trapped in the Fade and facing powerful demons. Hawke's choices can help him [[TookALevelInBadass get better]] in the end, but wow.

--> '''Jaken:''' I’ve been searching for you everywhere. You weren’t in your rooms, the libraries…

--> '''Helena:''' I am Ser Alrik’s now. He is the only one who can command me.

* The [[http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Anders_(short_story) short story written for Anders]] describes the immediate aftermath of him being possessed by Justice; he murders a large group of Wardens and Templars, with what little justification he had for it going straight out the window once it becomes clear how much he enjoys the violence. The last thing he clearly remembers before regaining control of himself again is ''ripping a man's head clean off his shoulders,'' entirely without the use of magic, and enjoying the taste that he manages to get of his victim's blood. Even worse, the remains of the bodies are afterwards described as "a bloody abattoir of rent limbs and torn [[ImAHumanitarian and eaten]] flesh." To cap it all off, the story is told entirely from Anders' perspective, with Anders himself reeling with horror at the atrocity he just committed.

* The [[http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Anders_(short_story) short story written for Anders]] describes the immediate aftermath of him being possessed by Justice; he murders a large group of Wardens and Templars, with what little justification he had for it going straight out the window once it becomes clear how much he enjoys the violence. The last thing he clearly remembers before regaining control of himself again is ''ripping a man's head clean off his shoulders,'' entirely without the use of magic, and enjoying the taste that he manages to get of his victim's blood. Even worse, the remains of the bodies are afterwards described as "a bloody abattoir of rent limbs and torn [[I'mAHumanitarian and eaten]] flesh." To cap it all off, the story is told entirely from Anders' perspective, with Anders himself reeling with horror at the atrocity he just committed.

--->'''Danarius''': [[spoiler: Do I detect a hint of jealousy? It's not surprising. The lad is ''quite'' skilled isn't he?]]

*** It's even more disturbing, considering that Fenris admitted that as a result of his mindwhipe and mental conditioning, his main priority as a slave was to maintain Danarius' approval. Consider the dawning horror he would have felt upon reflection on all the things he'd done and had done without ever questioning them.

* In the [[spoiler: Poisoned side alley]] there is an insane elven woman that screams something about something "sharp and shiny". The way she says shiny is really disturbing.
** The exact quote is, "Baby. Come to Mother. Something sharp and shiny!" which implies that she stabbed a child (her child?) and is like nine kinds of nightmare and nausea fuel.

* If you've followed all the Enigmas of Kirkwall through all the acts, you'll be ''blessed'' with the pleasure of finding out this interesting fact: [[spoiler: Kirkwall was turned by the Imperium into a gigantic blood sacrifice ritual, causing such problems as failed Harrowings, constant problems with blood mages, people getting lost and a Veil so weak that demons could come in easily enough and in such numbers that they hunt down normal people because ''there's too much competition to get to the mages''. Why is this? The Tevinters wanted the Veil weakened by the thousands of slave sacrifices to try and summon the Forbidden Ones, ancient powerful demons that taught the people how to use blood magic in the first place! How bad are they? In ''Origins'', you faced one as a bonus boss - Gaxkang the Unbound. In ''Dragon Age II'', you face one of them, the bonus boss of Acts II Xenbenkeck. And the worst part? According to the codex, [[FromBadTOWorse there's two left]], Imshael and The Formless One. Not to neglect the special neighbor in the Vimmark Mountains, Corypheus, one of the Tevinter Magisters of old that tried to storm the Golden City and became one of the first darkspawn!]]
* Playing as a character who loses one sibling to death, [[spoiler: potentially another to death, kidnapping, or betrayal, and a mother to horrific murder]], watches friends suffer awful tragedies or slowly lose their minds, and is potentially used by [[spoiler: a lover as an unwitting accomplice in a terrorist attack, if you romanced Anders]] makes ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' a goldmine of AdultFear.

* The final battle. The Templars have been ordered to slaughter every Circle mage, despite the fact they're innocent of any wrongdoing. And suddenly Hawke faces the choice between a group of well-meaning guardians most of whom genuinely believe they're protecting the city and a group of terrified mages half of whom are about to make themselves into monsters just to try to survive. One of these groups is going to get slaughtered, and it's up to him to decide who it will be. The worst part is that Hawke has absolutely no chance to influence the terms of battle or keep relative innocents out of harm's way, so even if you ''wanted'' a war, this probably wasn't what you had in mind.

* The [[HellIsThatNoise music]] that plays when you have only one wounded party member left alive.

** And even the information you ''are'' given about the Pit is only really bits and pieces, just enough for you to start filling in the blanks with your own imagination. It doesn't help that when looking down to the bottom of the outer pit from atop a cliff, the heaps of scree and slag look disturbingly like piles and piles of bones...

* The Bone Pit is generally a creepy place, particularly once you learn of the abuses that the Tevinter slave masters carried out there. The music is unsettling, and the sounds of animals fighting or howling somewhere in the distance doesn't help.

* The [[HellIsThatSound music]] that plays when you have only one wounded party member left alive.

** Even if Hawke helps him and he gets a [[TookALevelInBadass badass upgrade]], it carries some heavy NightmareFuel. In Act III, Hawke is tasked with tracking down a kidnapped girl on the Wounded Coast, only to find her safe with all the kidnappers dead. [[spoiler: Turns out that Feynriel massacred the entire group when they tried to rape her, through the Fade, with his physical body residing in Tevinter... which is located on another ''continent!'']]

--> '''Helena:''' I am [[CompleteMonster Ser Alrik’s]] now. He is the only one who can command me.

* If you've followed all the Enigmas of Kirkwall through all the acts, you'll be ''blessed'' with the pleasure of finding out this interesting fact: [[spoiler: Kirkwall was turned by the Imperium into a gigantic blood sacrifice ritual, causing such problems as failed Harrowings, constant problems with blood mages, people getting lost and a Veil so weak that demons could come in easily enough and in such numbers that they hunt down normal people because ''there's too much competition to get to the mages''. Why is this? The Tevinters wanted the Veil weakened by the thousands of slave sacrifices to try and summon the Forbidden Ones, ancient powerful demons that taught the people how to use blood magic in the first place! How bad are they? In ''Origins'', you faced one as a bonus boss - Gaxkang the Unbound. In ''Dragon Age II'', you face two of them, the bonus bosses of Acts II and III. And the worst part? According to the codex, [[FromBadTOWorse there's one left]], The Formless One. Not to neglect the special neighbor in the Vimmark Mountains, Corypheus, one of the Tevinter Magisters of old that tried to storm the Golden City and became one of the first darkspawn!]]

* Playing as a character who loses one sibling to death, [[spoiler: potentially another to death, kidnapping, or betrayal, and a mother to horrific murder]], watches friends suffer awful tragedies or slowly lose their minds, and is potentially used by [[spoiler: a lover as an unwitting accomplice in a terrorist attack, if you romanced Anders]] makes ''DragonAgeII'' a goldmine of AdultFear.