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invinciblerodent · 3 hours ago

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(oh, i should not be trying to playfully weigh in on a "who's your LEAST favorite companion?" post, it starts off lighthearted and then it makes me go on my Fenris-rant again)

#squirrel plays dragon age #long story short; I don't dislike the character per se; I just think Gaider wasn't the right person to write him #and I feel somewhat vindicated by the knowledge that he didn't really choose to write him but was more or less left with him #David Gaider is a good but very unsubtle writer. he writes feelings that are LOUD and CLEAR and PASSIONATE. which is not a negative #it can work splendidly; for characters who can carry that weight and stand up to it #like Dorian for instance- I think he's Gaider at his absolute BEST for me. LOUD and PASSIONATE but also OOZING charisma #and the apparent arrogance and flippancy just adds to that. knowing the image he wants to present and how he demands to be seen;#the lines/feelings that don't match what he says or that warm and vibrant persona create a kind of contrast I wanna explore #but Fenris... he feels just as loudly; but both he and the story approaches that passion from a different angle #his loud feelings are cold and ugly; so getting close is an uphill battle solved mostly by the player finding him intriguing #or charming; and WANTING to figure him out and interact with him to find out where those feelings come from #he's not crying out to be known; he recoils from you and snaps at you at first; and you have to keep pushing to get past that #all while holding (reasonable but hard) views that snag and create uncomfortable conflicts with most of the cast and usually the PC too #which... I could personally take or leave; so being pushed away deliberately; well; it achieved the intended effect for me #I DO feel pushed away. but since I don't personally find myself very charmed or intrigued; I also don't feel compelled to keep pushing back #looking at it through my Hawke; I don't see much of a reason for him to be in my party besides the expectation that I'm meant to like him #and can't explain it away by my Hawke liking him either because with the kind of characters I like to play; he just... doesn't jive #which made going through his storyline not a desire for me but rather a chore; AND it didn't endear him to me but made me go #“well I get why you're the way that you are now.... I still don't really wanna spend time around you tho”#i realize it's ofc not the same for others; but to me; it didn't end up giving me much satisfaction #aw dangit; look at that; i started my rant again #why didn't anyone stop me huh #oh well slapping on a #fenris critical #and shoving this catharsis out the door like the incorrigible yapper that i am

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