History Trivia / DragonAgeInquisition

* {{Defictionalization}}: [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506704042/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_txcqAbAYGEA6F Well shit,]] Varric's writer Mary Kirby is actually releasing ''Hard in Hightown'' as a book. (It can be read on the wiki in a series of codex entries in the meantime.)

** Although in ''Trespasser'' [[spoiler: a romanced Solas explicitly states why he refused to get physical.]]

* NamesTheSame: The game has two Templars named Mattrin. One is in Haven, where he keeps trying to persuade his friend Lysette to leave the Inquisition; the other is found dead in the Hinterlands, and is carrying the phylactery belonging to Enchanter Ellendra.

* PromotedFanboy: Josephine's voice actress, Allegra Clark, has been a fan of the series since 2009 and has cosplayed as Isabela.

** The name Evangeline also appears in two places. Evangeline, as those who read ''The Calling'' know, is a female Templar who befriended Cole and can be rescued via a war table operation. A couple of codex entries about Orlesian royal history mention Princess Evangeline, the daughter of Emperor Florian, who died as an infant during the Hundred Days' Cough (thereby clearing the way for her younger cousin Celene to take the throne later).

*** "Twinquisitor", for the demonic EvilKnockoff of the Inquisitor featured in the "Enemy of Thedas" trailer. [[spoiler: In-game, it's when an Envy Demon takes the form of the Inquisitor]]

* TeasingCreator: Despite knowing how much an EnsembleDarkhorse Cullen is, the writers and creative director neither confirmed nor denied him being a companion and seemingly avoided talking about him.

** Originally, the Inquisitor would have been able to besiege fortresses in an event similar to the attack on Adamant Fortress. This would have involved gathering your army and defeating whoever held it. Once done, you would have the option of making the fort work for you as either a military outpost, a economic/diplomatic base, or a intelligence gathering base. These bases would have made some manner of impact on the players resources, and been set up as major moments in the game. This feature was almost completely scrapped, replaced instead by the much smaller sieges of Caer Bronach, Griffon Wing Keep, and Suledin Keep (all of which are liberated from enemy forces). Oddly enough, this mechanic was seemingly removed extremely late, as the footage remains in trailers leading up until the last few months, implying it to be a last minute removal.

** During ''The Descent'' DLC, the devices needed to open doors to get special loot can only be opened by old metallic dwarven gears lost for millennia. Of course, one of your NPC companions for that quest is voiced by [[Franchise/MetalGear David Hayter]]. "Metal gear?"

** Blackwall was a fountain of fan nicknames given that he went unnamed for so long; "Feathers," "Beardy," "Ser [[BaraGenre Bara]]," "Beard Warden," "Hot Daddy Grey Warden," and "Ser Beefcakes", to name but a few.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: For a while both before and after the game's release, there were rumors that playing with a world state in which Varric kept the red lyrium idol would have dire consequences, ranging from Varric going insane and needing to be killed, to Varric being possessed by a demon and becoming a TokenEvilTeammate. This was quickly proven to be false, however: Varric has it sealed in a [[TailorMadePrison purpose-built-vault]], and any examiners and experimenters have to follow a very strict regimen to avoid red lyrium madness.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen

** At [[http://mattrhodesart.tumblr.com/post/105363559951/da-i-divine-heretic-another-one-of-those one]] point in development, it was discussed what would happen if the Inquisitor got enough influence to name him/herself Divine. On its own it was considered a bit far-fetched, but it got even more insane when talks of letting a ''male Qunari''[[note]]In the Southern Chantry, only women are allowed to be appointed Divine. And Qunari are more or less the sworn nemeses of Thedas and the Tevinter Imperium.[[/note]] Inquisitor declare himself Divine, at which point, the team backed away from the idea when they considered how badly such an action would be a "game and lore breaking act of heresy."

** Originally, the Inquisitor would have been able to besiege fortresses in an event similar to the attack on Adamant Fortress. This would of involved gathering your army and defeating whoever held it. Once done, you would have the option of making the fort work for you as either a military outpost, a economic/diplomatic base, or a intelligence gathering base. These bases would of made some manner of impact on the players resources, and been set up as major moments in the game. This feature was almost completely scrapped, and instead in a few of the zones, you can capture very small bases to use. Oddly enough, this mechanic was seemingly removed extremely late, as the footage remains in trailers leading up until the least few months, implying it to be a last minute removal.

*** Vivienne was also originally going to be an adviser. When she was changed to a companion, she was almost cut from the game entirely.

** The developers seriously considered making Viddasala and her followers rogues so as [[spoiler:to not have to kill a Qun-loyal Iron Bull]], but decided against it because it "lacked teeth".

** During The Descent DLC the devices needed to open doors to get special loot can only be opened by old metallic dwarven gears lost for millennia. Of course one of your NPC companions for that quest is voiced by David Hayter.

* {{Defictionalization}}: [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506704042/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_txcqAbAYGEA6F Well shit,]] Varric's writer Mary Kirby is actually writing Hard in Hightown.

** Blackwall was a fountain of fan nicknames given that he went unnamed for so long; "Feathers", "Beardy", "Ser [[BaraGenre Bara]]", "Beard Warden", "Hot Daddy Grey Warden" and "Ser Beefcakes", to name but a few.

* FandomNod: A large portion of the ''Dragon Age'' fanbase is freaked out by the giant spiders. [[spoiler:When the party is sent into the Fade, they face the embodiments of people's fears. Both [[PlayerCharacter the Inquisitor]] and [[PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo Hawke]] see them as spiders. Players that go out of their way will find one called "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Ironically, Spiders]]".]]

** The original intention for the "Champions of the Just" quest apparently involved the envy demon tricking the Inquisitor into believing they had already won and trying to find out more about them to take their place, including a moment where it took Leliana's form and attempted to seduce them, an option that could be accepted with consequences. However, it was pointed out that this in some ways could be taken as rape of Leliana, which led to the entire idea being scrapped.

** Originally, the Inquisitor would of been able to besiege fortresses in an event similar to the attack on Adamant Fortress. This would of involved gathering your army and defeating whoever held it. Once done, you would have the option of making the fort work for you as either a military outpost, a economic/diplomatic base, or a intelligence gathering base. These bases would of made some manner of impact on the players resources, and been set up as major moments in the game. This feature was almost completely scrapped, and instead in a few of the zones, you can capture very small bases to use. Oddly enough, this mechanic was seemingly removed extremely late, as the footage remains in trailers leading up until the least few months, implying it to be a last minute removal.

** Originally, the Inquisitor would of been able to besiege fortresses in an event similar to the attack on Adamant Fortress. This would of involved gathering your army and defeating whoever held it. Once done, you would have the option of making the fort work for you as either a military outpost, a economic/diplomatic base, or a intelligence gathering base. These bases would of made some manner of impact on the players resources, and been set up as major moments in the game. This feature was almost completely scrapped, and instead in a few of the zones, you can capture very small bases to use. These

* BeamMeUpScotty: Though he often uses the same reason, Solas never actually says "I saw it in the Fade." to HandWave his expansive knowledge of ancient elven lore.

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* FandomNod: A large portion of the ''Dragon Age'' fanbase is freaked out by the giant spiders. [[spoiler:When the party is sent into the Fade, they face the embodiments of people's fears. Both [[PlayerCharacter the Inquisitor]] and [[PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo Hawke]] see them as spiders. Players that go out of their way will find one called "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Ironically, Spiders]]".]]

* TeasingCreator: Despite knowing how much an EnsembleDarkhorse Cullen is, the writers and creative director neither confirmed nor denied being a companion and seemingly avoided talking about him.

** In ''The Descent'' DLC, Fenn and Valta, with their weirdly-contentious kinda-flirtatious friendship are voiced by David Hayter and Laura Bailey, who play the male Jedi Knight and the Knight's party member, Padawan, and potential love interest Kira Carsen.

* BannedInChina: [[http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/11/obscenity-laws-prevent-indian-release-of-dragon-age-inquisition Obscenity Laws]] prevent release of Inquisition in India.

** In ''The Descent'' DLC, Fenn and Valta, with their weirdly-contentious kinda-flirtarious friendship are voiced by David Hayter and Laura Bailey, who play the male Jedi Knight and the Knight's party member, Padawan, and potential love interest Kira Carsen.

** "Sexyback" - for Iron Bull, since [[http://psdo.tumblr.com/post/57587143161 we kept seeing from behind]] before seeing his face.

** "The egg" or "egg elf" for Solas is popular on Tumblr, due to his bald head bearing a close resemblance to an egg; the devs have apparently taken to this one, as they occasionally [[https://twitter.com/DragonAgeKeep/status/553683993611091968 tweet]] [[https://twitter.com/DragonAgeKeep/status/557982118438248450 egg-themed]] [[https://twitter.com/DragonAgeKeep/status/566326888570691584 pictures]]. He's also occasionally called "Fade Nerd" and "pajama elf"; at least one fan has declared him the "official" romance (despite being added late in development and extremely restricted) [[InsaneTrollLogic simply because of how well his pajamas complement the Inquisitor's pajamas]].

** During the quest line "Here Lies the Abyss," the Grey Warden assisting the Inquisitor and Hawke was supposed to be ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins the Hero of Ferelden]]''. Ultimately, BioWare decided that, given the Warden's "blank slate" personality, implementing them in a satisfactory way was too difficult and the role was given to Stroud/Alistair/Loghain. [[spoiler:Considering how difficult it is for many players to accept the option to sacrifice Hawke, this is probably for the best - imagine trying to choose between both of your previous heroes!]]

** "Pajamas" or "beige pajamas" for the Inquisitor's default outfit in Skyhold because it's the one that you wore after you wake from the one of the big battles at the beginning of the game and the ''only'' casual outfit that was initially available. Thankfully, [=BioWare=] released a free patch that gives the Inquisitor over a dozen casual outfits to wear when roaming Skyhold (albeit only for PC, PS4, and [=XBOne=]).

** "Qunquisitor" is a popular nickname for, well, a qunari inquisitor. "Inqunsitor" is also seen (and, rarely, "Inkossithor", though that one invites InternetBackdraft due to a Qunari vs. kossith race name war), and there have been efforts to get equivalent "Inquisihuman", "Elfquisitor", and "Inquisidwarf" names going, to various degrees of success. One cheeky poster even went so far as to declare the player's mount "Inquisithorse". Similarly, "Manquisitor" for a male Inquisitor of any race seems to have caught on, as has "Femquisitor" for a female of any race.

** [[https://youtu.be/PZquoV9Wm4E?t=2m22s Unused dialogue]] seems to imply it was possible at one time to spar with Cassandra and that your companions would have their own horses to ride when you mounted up (instead of simply disappearing as they do now.) Even more unused dialogue implies it was possible to allow Cole to [[spoiler:kill the templar that killed the real Cole]]

*** Vivienne was originally going to be an advisor. When she was changed to a companion, she was almost cut from the game entirely.
** Hawke was originally going to be the Inquisitor, becoming the main character of 2 Dragon Age Games not unlike how Commander Shepard was the protagonist of the original VideoGame/MassEffect Trilogy. The negative fan reception to Hawke and ''Dragon Age II'' as a whole led to this plan being scrapped, and the Inquisitor was re-imagined as a new character entirely.
** [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/dragonage/images/0/02/DA_Team_lithograph.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20151017171315 Group concept artwork]] of the companions and advisors shows Dorian using a Spirt Blade, suggesting that he was at one point intended to be the Knight Enchanter companion, but switched with Vivienne.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Alix Wilton Regan, who voiced [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Ser Cauthrien]], [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Mhairi]], and [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 Samantha Traynor]] is the British voice of the female Inquisitor.
** Creator/SumaleeMontano, who voiced Nyreen in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'''s "Omega" DLC, is the American voice of the female Inquisitor.
** Jon Curry, who previously voiced Zevran, is the American voice of the male Inquisitor.
** Freddie Prinze Jr., who voiced [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 James Vega]], is the Iron Bull.
** Creator/JenniferHale shows up as [[PlayingAgainstType Krem]].
** Gareth David-Lloyd, who played Ianto Jones on ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'', is Solas. It's not his first time dealing with a rift.
** Creator/IndiraVarma, better known as [[Series/GameOfThrones Ellaria Sand]] (or Suzie Costello, if you wish to keep the ''Torchwood'' ball rolling) is Vivienne. Joining her are fellow ''Game of Thrones'' castmates Creator/GemmaWhalan (Yara Greyjoy) and Gethin Anthony (Renly Baratheon). Ramon Tikaram, who plays Dorian, is also a fellow ''Thrones'' alumnus, playing Prendahl in Season 3.
** Creator/AliHillis, who voiced [[Franchise/MassEffect Liara T'soni]], is Harding, and Shaper Valta in the Descent DLC.
** Creator/LauraBailey lends her distinctive voice to Bianca Davri and Dagna. Apparently [[VideoGame/SaintsRowIV The President of the United States]] was reincarnated as a dwarf
** Creator/MarkMeer AKA [[Franchise/MassEffect Commander Shepard]] is Cabot, Skyhold's surly bartender.
** Russian-American singer Elizaveta is the performer of the various bard songs heard in the Haven and Skyhold taverns.
** Creator/DavidHayter voices Lieutenant Renn in ''The Descent''.
** Another ''Series/DoctorWho'' connection with Sophie Aldred (Ace) providing some additional voices.