Every Dragon Age fan has their personal favorite characters in the series. After all, the franchise features a ton of characters to choose from, with a select number of characters dubbed “fan favorites.”
But what about the characters that are the most underrated? Some characters have done great things, but really don’t get enough recognition for their contributions. Let’s take a look at the unsung heroes of the Dragon Age games.
Orphaned as a young dwarf in the Deep Roads and found by his foster father, Bodahn, Sandal is quite the enigma. He’s quite possibly lyrium-addled from his time spent exposed to it in the Deep Roads, and that affects his ability to care for himself. Sandal often speaks in one-word answers and has a limited mental capacity for most everyday things, but there’s more to him than meets the eye. The Circle of Magi once recognized Sandal as a “savant.”
In Sandal’s case, that means he excels at runecrafting and enchanting. Sandal did this for both the Warden and Hawke in Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age 2. Not to mention, he’s pretty capable of destroying darkspawn: in Origins, he (seemingly) annihilated a room full of them. Then, in DA2, Hawke finds him next to a frozen ogre; when asked what happened, Sandal hands Hawke a frost rune and says, “boom.” Compared to most people, Sandal is a lean, mean, darkspawn-slaying machine.
When Iron Bull is out adventuring with the Inquisitor, who’s running the Chargers? That would be Krem. Iron Bull’s lieutenant and second-in-command is tasked with leading the Chargers as they accomplish tasks for the Inquisition. Krem is quite the unsung hero when considering all those War Table missions he suggested and led at the Inquisitor’s behest, and all the good the Chargers subsequently do (provided they aren’t sacrificed in Bull’s loyalty mission).
Krem definitely deserves more time in the spotlight, and as a former citizen of Tevinter, perhaps he’ll get it in Dragon Age 4. After all, Tevinter is where the game is rumored to take place.
Speaking of people who do a lot of behind-the-scenes work for the Inquisition, few work harder than Scout Lace Harding. Born in the Fereldan Hinterlands, Harding got her job as lead scout by proving herself as a guide when the Inquisition first came to the area. Her cunning, daring, and positive outlook make her fairly indispensable to the Inquisition, and she’s always leading the effort to scout out a region before the Inquisitor makes their arrival. She’s also there to greet the Inquisitor (and provide valuable advice) when they arrive.
It’s apparent how important Harding really is to the Inquisition at the very end of the Trespasser DLC. She’s one of the few people who attends a secret meeting post-Exalted Council, to discuss how to take Solas down. Knowing that, it’s entirely possible she’ll get a little more spotlight in Dragon Age 4.
Shaper Valta only appears in Dragon Age: Inquisition‘s Descent DLC, but she made a lasting impression. By the end of the DLC, Valta appeared to have absorbed power from the Titan discovered in the Deep Roads. She even wrote in her journal that the blood of the Titan flows through her veins. So, what has become of her?
Clearly, she has answers (and abilities) that could be extremely relevant to the plot of Dragon Age 4. Could she return as a companion? Or just a guest NPC? She absolutely should, because there are too many mysteries that still surround Valta’s discoveries and disappearance for her to disappear from the Dragon Age franchise entirely.
While some of these characters didn’t get enough screen time in the games, Maevaris hasn’t yet gotten any. She’s only been mentioned in Inquisition and pictured in a few of the comics. However, in the brief time she’s been part of the Dragon Age universe, Maevaris has certainly been a powerful presence. She helped King Alistair, Varric, and Isabela track down Alistair’s father, fought back against the Venatori in Tevinter, and is currently leading the Lucerni party in the Magisterium. Maevaris hopes to restore and redeem Tevinter with her Lucerni. Hopefully, with the release of Dragon Age 4, she’ll get that chance.
Nobody is really sure if Flemeth is a “good guy” or “bad guy” (or even alive anymore), but in the grand scheme of things, she has done a lot of good. It’s enough to make note of, at least. Flemeth is the reason that the Warden and Alistair lived to take on the Blight, saving them from the Tower of Ishal. She took them to her home in the Korcari Wilds and nursed them back to health, knowing somehow that they were the ones who could save Ferelden and the world.
Then, in Dragon Age 2, she also saved Hawke and their family from the onset of the Blight. In her dragon form, she took them to Gwaren, thereby allowing them to sail to Kirkwall. Even in Dragon Age: Inquisition, one way or another, she gives Morrigan and the Inquisitor the power to challenge Corypheus.
When trouble rears its head in Thedas, Flemeth is never too far away. Whether she’s helping out of altruism or some other hidden goal remains a mystery. Given her fate at the end of Inquisition, she may not even be present in Dragon Age 4. However, she may still influence events in some way, even if she’s not physically present.
Finally, the cast of Dragon Age Origins: Awakening deserves a little recognition. Not so much Anders or Oghren, since they get more screen time than the others, but Nathaniel, Sigrun, and Velanna are all interesting characters who got the short end of the stick in terms of Dragon Age presence.
Nathaniel is a social pariah trying to make amends for crimes he didn’t commit, the crimes of his father. His personal growth over the course of a relatively short expansion is impressive and memorable, yet he doesn’t really get much credit. All in all, he remains tragically underused.
Sigrun is an anomaly: a cheerful legionnaire from the Legion of the Dead who actually seems happy with her lot in life. She’s as eager to defend the land against darkspawn as anyone, but she gets even less of a future than Nathaniel. Her epilogue writes her off as having disappeared into the Deep Roads post-Awakening. Meanwhile, Velanna is something of a villain when players meet her, but she later aids the Grey Wardens.
While Awakening may not be as well-liked as any of the full games, it actually had cool characters. The main problem is that – with the exception of Anders and technically Justice – they stayed trapped in Awakening.
Dragon Age 4 is in development.
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