Changes: Talkative man

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“What are you looking at? Are you one of them?”

The Talkative man is a regular customer at the Hanged Man.

Background

A paranoid philosopher, this man is the only person consciously aware of being in a story told by someone else, and in a video game. He regularly breaks the fourth wall with his conversation topics.

Quotes

"Do you ever feel like you're part of a story that someone's telling? Maker, I wish whoever was telling the story had made me more handsome.
"I was in the chantry the other night, and there was a giant cheese wheel on the altar, where the eternal flame should have been. There's something to it, I swear. It's a sign from Blessed Andraste."

Dialogue

Isabela: "When was the last time you were with a woman?"
Talkative man: "Never! Women are harlots who seek to steal my life essence!"
Isabela: "Seems like a lot of work for little gain."

Trivia

The talkative man believes that the Fereldan Blight was a ploy. His reasoning is that, unlike the other Blights, which often lasted hundreds of years, the Fereldan Blight lasted for just over a year. He also thinks that Alistair was put on the throne (if he was, in Dragon Age: Origins) as a way to overthrow Anora, instead of truly being King Cailan Theirin's half brother.
On occasion, the talkative man says, "The truth is out there." This is a reference to the slogan for the science fiction series The X-Files.
The mentions of "lyrium in the water" and women trying to "steal my life essence" are references to General Jack D. Ripper from Dr. Strangelove.
"Do you ever feel like the world's getting simpler? Like everything from eating to fighting is a lot less complex than it used to be?" is referring to the simplicity of the new combat system and the absence of more intricate skills that were a part of Dragon Age: Origins.
The mention of the cheese wheel on the chantry altar is a reference to the mammoth cheese, which bore the motto, "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." The cheese was made for Thomas Jefferson by a group of citizens who advocated for the separation of church and state, similar to the views some Kirkwall nobles had of Meredith Stannard's takeover of Kirkwall government.

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+{{Quote|What are you looking at? Are you one of them?}}
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 |name        = Talkative man
-|image       =
+|image       = TalkativeMan.png
 |gender      = Male
-|race        = Human
+|race        = [[Human]]
-|location    = [[Hanged Man Tavern]]
+|location    = [[The Hanged Man]]
-|appearances =[[Dragon Age II]]
+|appearances = [[Dragon Age II]]
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-'''Talkative man''' is a character featured in ''[[Dragon Age II]]''.
+The '''Talkative man''' is a regular customer at [[the Hanged Man]].
+__NOTOC__
 == Background ==
-A strange philosopher, the only person conscious of being in a story told by someone else, and a video game.
+A paranoid philosopher, this man is the only person consciously aware of being in a story told by someone else, and in a video game. He regularly breaks the fourth wall with his conversation topics.
+== Quotes ==
+* "Do you ever feel like you're part of a story that someone's telling? Maker, I wish whoever was telling the story had made me more handsome.
+* "I was in the [[Kirkwall chantry|chantry]] the other night, and there was a giant cheese wheel on the altar, where the eternal flame should have been. There's something to it, I swear. It's a sign from Blessed [[Andraste]]."
+=== Dialogue ===
+* '''Isabela''': "When was the last time you were with a woman?"
+* '''Talkative man''': "Never! Women are harlots who seek to steal my life essence!"
+* '''Isabela''': "Seems like a lot of work for little gain."
-==Quotes==
+== Trivia ==
+* The talkative man believes that the [[Fereldan]] [[Fifth Blight|Blight]] was a ploy. His reasoning is that, unlike the other [[Blight]]s, which often lasted hundreds of years, the Fereldan Blight lasted for just over a year. He also thinks that [[Alistair]] was put on the throne (if he was, in ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]'') as a way to overthrow [[Anora]], instead of truly being King [[Cailan Theirin]]'s half brother.
-<!---descr="List of quotes."--->
+* On occasion, the talkative man says, "The truth is out there." This is a reference to the slogan for the science fiction series ''[[wikipedia:The X-Files|The X-Files]]''.
-*"The Truth Is Out There"
+* The mentions of "lyrium in the water" and women trying to "steal my life essence" are references to General Jack D. Ripper from ''[[wikipedia:Dr. Strangelove|Dr. Strangelove]]''.
-*"Do you ever feel like you're a part of a story someone is telling?"
+* "Do you ever feel like the world's getting simpler? Like everything from eating to fighting is a lot less complex than it used to be?" is referring to the simplicity of the new combat system and the absence of more intricate skills that were a part of ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]''.
-*"Maker, I wish whoever was telling the story had made me more handsome."
+* The mention of the cheese wheel on the chantry altar is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Cheshire Mammoth Cheese|mammoth cheese]], which bore the motto, "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." The cheese was made for [[wikipedia:Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson]] by a group of citizens who advocated for the separation of church and state, similar to the views some [[Kirkwall]] nobles had of [[Meredith Stannard]]'s takeover of Kirkwall government.
-*"Do you ever feel like the world is getting...simpler? Like everything from eating to fighting is a lot less complex than it used to be?"
-*"What are you looking at? Are you one of them?"
-*My mother used to say there are a lot more mages now than when she was a child."
-*"I think it's the lyrium in the water."
-== Behind the scenes ==
-*The phrase "The Truth Is Out There" pronounced by the Talkative man is a reference of the science fiction series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files The X-Files], where this phrase comes up regularly throughout the series and became the slogan.
 [[Category:Characters]]
 [[Category:Dragon Age II characters]]
 [[Category:Humans]]
+[[Category:Free Marchers]]