I enjoy the characters that Bioware creates. They are nuanced and realistic, full of personality, and generally voiced by some excellent talent. Cassandra Pentaghast is no exception, and this new video from Bioware shares a few new details on her character.
Miranda Raison voices Cassandra Pentaghast, the Right Hand of the Divine. She has changed since Dragon Age II – she’s still a tough cookie, but she seems to understand that people have their own agendas and backgrounds. At least, that’s how she seems to grudgingly feel about Varric.
I like the way Raison describes her. She’s not manly, she’s just a strong woman who isn’t a girly girl. That doesn’t mean she isn’t feminine, can’t be a good friend or even a devoted lover. Rather, she is her own person and doesn’t need to conform to gender roles. I really like the approach to her character – I’ll probably add her to my party just so that I can hear more of her ambient conversation.
Do you remember your favorite characters from Dragon Age? I found the Mass Effect characters to be more memorable, but maybe that’s because so many carried over from one game to the next, while Dragon Age has had rather different casts of characters in the two iterations thus far. I’m really excited to see all the returning characters, and hopefully this time their stories and backgrounds will be expanded upon even more.
Which characters are you hoping to play with again? Do you already know which type of character you’ll make to balance out your party, or will you only decide when you open character creation?
Last Updated: October 20, 2014
RinceThis
October 20, 2014 at 08:45
Womenz in games?! What is this site?! A feminizt platform?!
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 20, 2014 at 09:17
Of cours. If theyre werent any wommin then thered only be guyz and thats gay.
RinceThis
October 20, 2014 at 09:53
Ur fac is gay! NOOB!
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 20, 2014 at 10:16
YOU’RE MOM IS GAY!
Double-O-Six and a half
October 20, 2014 at 10:46
Umm, it’s “YOUR” not “YOU’RE” and to shut both of you up here’s the ultimate insult…
YOUR character is gay!!! 🙂
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 20, 2014 at 10:52
Now you’ve ruined it ;P
That’s not insulting, Shepard is gay 😉 tee hee
Dutch Matrix
October 20, 2014 at 11:09
But is she? Is it really gay if you fall in love with a person from a race that is all women?
Xena Amazon
October 22, 2014 at 03:15
Short answer: YES.
Long answer: Absolutely, without a doubt, the science is incontrovertable.
I hope that covers it.
rollingmol
October 20, 2014 at 14:58
Whoa that escalated quickly…
>runs<
Xena Amazon
October 22, 2014 at 03:12
Gay = amazing. It’s NOT a slam, folks. Xena and Gabrielle are a gay couple, and they’re nothing short of awesome.
Next time you use the word gay, make sure you understand it is a compliment reserved for the best that humanity can offer.
RinceThis
October 20, 2014 at 11:18
How do you know?! 0_O
Ceyber, Hans
October 20, 2014 at 08:47
DA2 was a shameless cash-in for a mass audience, the same problem with ME3 (although fairly to a lesser degree). Glad to see how much effort they’re putting in to this game.
Just a tiny booboo in the article:
“Do you already know which time of character…”
Her Highness the Hipster
October 20, 2014 at 08:56
thanks, fixed 🙂
Ceyber, Hans
October 20, 2014 at 09:07
Why’d you have to be so nice about it? Now I want to edit my comment so I don’t look like a Nazi 😉
Brady miaau
October 20, 2014 at 09:07
At least you do not sound like a femi-nazi like Rince below. (Thanks, Mr Rush Limbaugh for that wonderfully idiotic word)
RinceThis
October 20, 2014 at 09:54
Im not femi-nazi am relz gamer knowz all the gamer stuffz! No womenz needed!
Brady miaau
October 20, 2014 at 09:11
Nah, ME3 was not a shameless cash in. They wanted to be like each mission is a big, epic experience and I think job was well done. I loved it, the look and feel, the epicness of it all.
Ceyber, Hans
October 20, 2014 at 09:16
Yeah I was trying not to be too harsh on ME. I was trying to point out that if you compare the effort put in to DA:I with ME3 there’s a bit of a gap in breadth and scope IMO.
Rags
October 20, 2014 at 09:22
Agree man. Playing ME3 atm on another series stint and its just the best of the 3. Changed my mind from ME2. 3 is just so incredibly polished and a much richer world.
Mossel
October 20, 2014 at 09:36
I’m also playing ME3 now (for the first time) and so far it looks pretty legit. Combat feels better than ME2.
Rags
October 20, 2014 at 09:41
Awesome! But make sure you get all the DLC first before continuing 🙂
Enjoy.
BacchusZA
October 20, 2014 at 12:57
The Citadel & expanded ending take ME3 from “yeah, that was decent, but felt a bit flat and limp at the end” to “ZOMG!!! BEST GAME EVAH!!!!”.
Kensei Seraph - Staff
October 20, 2014 at 08:54
I will likely play as either a rogue or warrior so I’ll need a tank, a rogue (locks don’t pick themselves) and at least one mage in my party, preferably two mages.
My DA:O party was my rogue, Allistair, Morrigan, Wyne and Dog.
Ceyber, Hans
October 20, 2014 at 09:12
I had a similar play-style to you;
My warrior, Shale, Morrigan, Leliana, Dog (added mod to always have dog in party).
Switched them out with the other characters whenever I felt the story would benefit most from them being present.
Kensei Seraph - Staff
October 20, 2014 at 09:14
The only time I changed my party was when I was forced to have someone in my party (Oghren) or when going into the Dark Road with Shale.
Ceyber, Hans
October 20, 2014 at 09:20
IIRC there were quite a few non-compulsory switch-outs that you could benefit from. Like I used Zevran for the Brecilian Forest.
Xena Amazon
October 22, 2014 at 03:32
I heard Claudia Black will be voicing Morrigan once again. Is that rumor or fact? For me, Claudia IS Morrigan.
Ceyber, Hans
October 22, 2014 at 08:35
Yeah, good news for us, it’s fact as far as I know.
I’ll try and find something to confirm.
Travi the Batman
October 20, 2014 at 08:59
I think I have fallen in love. From DA2, I knew what kind of a character to expect.
Also I have a bias towards short-haired girls :3
Rags
October 20, 2014 at 09:20
Prefer short haired girls too. But Cassandra is not very soft on the eyes 🙁
Ceyber, Hans
October 20, 2014 at 09:29
She just needs a smaller jawline maybe? Mods and character morphs will probably show up eventually anyway.
Travi the Batman
October 20, 2014 at 09:40
Ah she just needs a good old shoulder massage A la Batman to help her relax and smile a bit! 🙂
Xena Amazon
October 22, 2014 at 03:35
Nah … She needs a wife a la Gabrielle of Potidaea – who’ll fuss over her, make sure she’s well rested, and kick her in the arse if need be, so she’s fit for battle.
Don’t we all?
Travi the Batman
October 22, 2014 at 12:05
She’s not into girls. Sorry, Xena.
Travi the Batman
October 22, 2014 at 12:33
Also, that sort of seems like an abusive relationship, if you ask me.
Xena Amazon
October 22, 2014 at 03:24
It depends on the eyes. She looks gorgeous to me. But, then again, a lot of guys don’t get it when women gamers object to being stuck on a battle field with a toon with breasts so huge they’d cause back pain, with armor more appropriate for a hooker.
I had a back and forth with a developer who REALLY, REALLY did not get the problem, especially since the girly armor offered much greater protection… Because, of course, women gamers need to be treated like 2 year olds. I ended up so annoyed by his attitude I vowed I’d never play his games even if they were given to me free.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, folks. Cassandra looks absolutely gorgeous considering the bubble head toons game companies often foist on anyone wishing to play as a woman.
Rags
October 22, 2014 at 08:36
I dont care about her chest or armour. Her facial structure needs work imo. You dont see such a structure out there. So its a bit hard to digest. She does not need to be a model, but now its a bit off a overcompensating in the facial anatomy.
Travi the Batman
October 22, 2014 at 12:16
This is a video game. A fantasy. It ain’t real. If I kill someone in the game, it doesn’t make me a murderer or that I fantasize about killing people with fire.
Besides, it’s a developers own creative freedom to make whatever he/she desires. It’s not reality, so why should it conform to realism? Especially in a fantasy RPG which has stuff like dragons and magic.
Speaking about unrealistic representations of women in video games..
What about men? All guys are a bunch of bulky guys with 8-packs and a schlong as long as their leg. (Hey, that rhymes!) But I still haven’t seen someone screaming how sexist Superman’s costume is.
So.. Ain’t that a bit of a double-standard?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, remember? People like different stuff.
And she does have a bulky man-jaw to be fair, and it’s alright if someone doesn’t like it.
Because it’s a fantasy.
You know, your whole comment sort of undermines your statement. You say “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” but then go on about complaining that “That’s not how a woman is. Real women have curves” etc.
What the fork.
Brady miaau
October 20, 2014 at 09:06
Is the headline correct? Cassandra from Soul Calibre is a strong woman, surely?
WYNN for the win, really now, Zoe. I loved her character and the fact that she had so many tactics points I could do as I wished with her in combat, without ever touching her. She really sticks out for me, as does Wrex, um, I mean the Golem type character. Very funny.
Jedi Consular Kromas
October 20, 2014 at 10:06
This info is only new to people who did not bother to watch Dragon Age:Dawn of the seeker.
I highly recommend you watch it before DA:I gets released.
Ceyber, Hans
October 20, 2014 at 10:25
I did, about two weeks ago thanks to you. Was awesome, cheers.
Lardus-Resident Perve
October 20, 2014 at 22:21
Very good movie. Rented it from the DVD shop some time ago, and recently purchased it. When I saw her in DA 2 (I only got to play it DA 1 and 2 this year), I was a bit bummed out that she was only in the cinematics. No she will be mine, all mine!!
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Jedi Consular Kromas
October 20, 2014 at 11:36
idiotidiot … like the name. 😛
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Lardus-Resident Perve
October 20, 2014 at 11:57
Only characters from DA 1 I really liked to take along and missed in 2, were Leliana and Morrigan. In nr 2 I really liked taking was Isabella. The rest of the characters I only took when it made sense, but for those 3 I made a plan to fit them in as much as possible. Mass effect it was a much harder choice between companions. But where could I go without Garus, Wrex and Grunt
BacchusZA
October 20, 2014 at 13:01
Tali and Samara for me in ME2, and Tali and Liara in ME3, at least for my MaleShep
Tali is mah gurl, couldn’t leave her behind on the ship.
My current FemShep drags Garrus along a lot of time, along with Liara for the Biotic side of things.
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Lardus-Resident Perve
October 20, 2014 at 14:57
I watched the movie with her in. Really looking forward to “using” her in my “party” 😛
Xena Amazon
October 22, 2014 at 03:07
I think she’s hot – and I surely wouldn’t kick her out of bed. I heard there is an openly gay character and was disappointed it was NOT Cassandra. Oh, well… One can always hope. 🙂