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So now playing through DA2 for the 3rd time and having done so with Origins as well, I was wondering what the rest of you thought about who was the better companion- Alistar or Varric? Personally, I can see where both have their place in their respective roles, but Varric seems like less of a wuss than Alistar ever is! And the plot lines want to make this guy king?! Thoughts??? (ViscountHawke (talk) 13:36, October 6, 2011 (UTC))

Alistair. He grows on me and become one of my trusted companions, can't say the same with Varric. That's just me though. Oh and I like people who are complex, Varric: You get what you see, not that it is a bad thing --NobleHumanRocks (talk) 14:28, October 6, 2011 (UTC)

Alistair. I love Varric, I really do, he is my favorite DA2 character. They both fill that perfect example of a ‘best friend a person could have’ but Alistair got there first, and he’s always there throughout the entire game where as in DA2, you get the feeling that when Hawke and Varric aren’t running around together, they’ll meet up for an occasional drink, but they’re not ALWAYS together. True, circumstances are completely different but Alistair was the first companion you met in the first game, if not for love, I’d say Alistair even if it’s just for nostalgia of when you first popped DAO into your respective system. Mrs.AlistairTheirin 15:03, October 6, 2011 (UTC)

This is a hard choice, as they're both great characters. But I'm going to go with Varric, if only because the previous two posters picked Alistair. :) My Wardens have to groom Alistair for the throne and practically force it on him, while my Hawkes and Varric just sit back sharing a pint at the Hanged Man after killing bad guys all day. Gruedragon (talk) 15:21, October 6, 2011 (UTC)

I'm curious about criteria you want to compare these side by side. They have different roles as far as party combinations go (warrior tank and rogue damage dealer), they're different Bioware's tired old archetypes, they aren't even remotely alike personality-wise. It's so...apples and oranges. Dorquemada (talk) 16:17, October 6, 2011 (UTC)

Alistair. I like Varric fine, but Alistair is like a brother to me. Out of any companions, it's always Alistair first. --Ygrain (talk) 20:16, October 6, 2011 (UTC)

Chest hair always wins. Yash7 (talk) 20:28, October 6, 2011 (UTC)

Well, considering I keep killing Alistair.. "Be a man, for once." Besides. Varric fulfills my comic relief companion role nicely, without the constant whining. Neither of them hold a candle to Oghren, anyway. Spectaculous!

I hate you. Just saying. HomelyDrugAddict (talk) 01:58, October 7, 2011 (UTC)

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This has poll written all over it.

Anyway this is a close one. But for me Varric snags it. He kind of reminds me Xander Harris. Which is some what ironic as Alistair was apparently inspired by him. Andy the Black (talk) 22:52, October 6, 2011 (UTC)

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VARRIC, without a doubt. He's totally up there in my top five all-time favorite companions in games. Second only to Garrus from ME. Varric, is so awesome, no Champion can live without their trusty Dwarven friend. -- IJordon (talk) 00:44, October 7, 2011 (UTC)

They're both great. But I'd have to go with Alistair, my brother in arms that followed me through Hell and back. Maybe it's because of the lack of a connection I feel to Hawke as opposed to my Warden, but oh well. HomelyDrugAddict (talk) 01:58, October 7, 2011 (UTC)

Varric. He follows through on killing his own brother. Alistair doesn't even want to leave his sister, because she's making mince pie. Seriously, Varric is always there for you, through thick and thin. Do you think he'd yell at you for killing Isolde? Hell, no! Think about it. Alistair yells at you for killing the most annoying person in all of Thedas!!! By the way, I think they are both great, but Alistair has weaknesses that Varric just doesn't have. LVTDUDE (talk) 02:19, October 7, 2011 (UTC)

Corny as it seems but Varric is by my side while Alistair is in my heart

Alistair wins ;-)

smf4297 11:30, October 7, 2011 (UTC)