Hawke

Hawke is the central protagonist of Dragon Age II. Hawke is fully voiced, can be either male or female, has a fully customizable appearance and, as in Dragon Age: Origins, can be a mage, warrior or rogue. The default given name is Garrett if male and Marian if female.

Background
Hawke is a human who lived in Lothering during the Fifth Blight in Ferelden, escaping the darkspawn attack by fleeing north to the Free Marches and eventually rising to become "the single most important character in the world of Dragon Age". Along the way the title of "The Champion of Kirkwall" is earned. Over the course of the game's ten-year timeline, players' actions and choices will determine Hawke's history, relationships, and regrets to determine Hawke's rise to power.



Hawke's father, Malcolm, was an apostate mage, who died three years before the beginning of the game, while their mother, Leandra whose maiden name is Amell, is a noble from Kirkwall. Hawke has two younger twin siblings, the mage Bethany, and the warrior Carver, who are both potential mutually exclusive companions.

During a conversation with Bethany Hawke, after getting the will, she says "Mother watched her cousin lose so many children to the circle, it was her worst fear." (to lose her own children) "And then one of them became the hero of Ferelden and saved us all!" From this we can conclude that The Warden was their second cousin only if the Warden was from the Human Mage Origin.

Personality
Based on what dialogue options the player chooses, Hawke exhibits one of three personalities.


 * Diplomatic/ Helpful: Light blue or green highlight (Olive Branch/Blue Wings)
 * Humorous/ Witty: Purple highlight (Comedy Mask/Diamond)
 * Aggressive/ Direct/ Attack: Red highlight (Fist/Hammer/Twin Swords)

The first dialogue choice the player chooses sets Hawke's personality. As the player keeps choosing similar dialog options, the number of times that attitude is chosen will "stack". If the player decides to change Hawke's personality in the later stages, it will take more than twice the amount of dialog lines to activate that version of Hawke's voice. The idea behind this system is to ensure a consistency in Hawke's delivery throughout each Act. After a certain number of specific dialogue choices, Hawke's personality is effectively crystallized. It is possible to check Hawke's personality by switching to a companion and talking to them. If Hawke says something funny, for example, they are Humorous/Charming.

At the start of each Act, Hawke retains his or her established personality, but the "stack" of previous personality choices is reduced. This gives the player an opportunity to change Hawke's tone. For more information on the Dialogue wheel, see Dialogue wheel.

Quotes

 * "She spends her day making poisons, and cake. Tell me you didn't try the cake".
 * "Not to interrupt, but the Blight's not going to wait while we stand here pointing fingers".
 * "Perhaps we'll be lucky and they'll run out of darkspawn". (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke to Carver/Bethany in the first scene)
 * Oh yes demons are very helpful, right up until they take your mind and turn you into a monster.(Sarcastic/Charming Hawke)
 * "If I'm standing beside you, you'll be a good ruler". (Said to Sebastian)
 * "Fenris told me that all Tevinter wines were made with the blood and tears of slaves... I do hope he was exaggerating".
 * "You taught my dog how to gamble?" (To Varric about Dog)
 * "Let's make Kirkwall a better place for everyone." (Diplomatic Hawke)
 * "Where are we going? How should I know? Do I look like the leader of this merry band of misfits?" (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke)
 * "Hawke this, Hawke that. Why does everything fall to me?" (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke)
 * "So I shouldn't slit my wrists and dance naked under the moonlight just to fit in?" (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke)
 * "Carry on. I love to eavesdrop" (Hawke to Sebastian)
 * "When in doubt, run away and let me handle it."
 * "That's right...you heard me!" (During combat with humorous personality)
 * "We're under attack...what a surprise!" (When ambushed with humorous personality)
 * "You think he brought those skeletons to life to serve me tea?" (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke)
 * "I know its hard, but could you two try to be less elfy for the sake of the human present?" (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke)
 * "It looks like they took him to some bolt hole on the Wounded Coast. I wonder if that's near the Injured Cliffs? The Limping Hills? Massive-Head-Trauma Bay? No? Just me? Forget I said anything." (Wayward Son questline)
 * "'I like big boats, I cannot lie'? Really, Isabela?" (Sarcastic Hawke | Isabela's Apology)
 * "At least it can't get any worse. Not today, anyway.  It's pretty late." (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke | Following the Qun)
 * "Why is it always Hawke to the rescue?" (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke)
 * "Someday, I'd like to go one week without meeting an insane mage. Just one week." (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke)
 * "What earth-shattering matter requires my attention this time?" (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke)
 * "We do alot of walking lately, don't we?" (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke)
 * "So, what have you thought of the weather lately?" (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke)
 * "So, Sundermount looks very... mountainous today, doesn't it? Lots of rock.... and hillside." (Sarcastic/Charming Hawke)

Note

 * With The Black Emporium DLC, Hawke can get Dog, the Hawke family Mabari war hound, which can be summoned as a small fifth party member akin to a Ranger summoning animals. It is not related at any point with Dog, the Mabari of The Warden.
 * If he/she purchase Dragon Age 2 and log they will be upgraded to the Dragon Age Legends Bioware Signuture pack which will unlock Hawke as a compainion Hawke's class in Dragon Age Legends is Warrior

Trivia

 * Hawke is related to the human Warden from the Magi Origin through Leandra, whose maiden name is Amell.
 * If a warrior or rogue, Hawke is revealed to have been part of the King's army at Ostagar, before their flight from Lothering.
 * The default male Hawke seen in the Destiny trailer is a mage. He uses the Staff of Parthalan.
 * Hawke's class in Dragon Age Legends is warrior