Life on Thedas: Difference between revisions

* [[A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read]]: The narrator experiences Elisa's memories of Howe's attack and it nearly kills him. {{spoiler|Subverted with Malcolm, as his memories give the narrator the strength to fight off the demon.}}

* [[As You Know]]: An odd variation. At first original dialogue was directly transcribed, but further on the author just writes his own by paraphrasing the events of the game. The narrator also tries to avoid slipping up and revealing something he ''shouldn't'' know. For example, Morrigan suspects that {{spoiler|he knows about the Dark Ritual}} because he asks if she'd "[[Heroic Sacrifice|be willing to die for something really important.]]"

* [[Badass Abnormal]]: What the narrator is at times.

* [[Batman Gambit]]: The narrator tries one to protect Redcliffe Village during the Arl of Redcliffe quest. {{spoiler|[[Gone Horribly Right|It backfires. Badly]].}}

* [[Broken Ace]]: Elisa shows a few shades of this, between her almost-bipolar switches from [[Genki Girl]] to [[Tranquil Fury]] - especially when Arl Howe is mentioned, and the revelation that she's {{spoiler|a [[Death Seeker]].}}

* [[Blow You Away]]: For some unknown reason (presumably [[Meaningful Name|thematic purposes]]) the narrator can use wind magic.

* [[Cassandra Truth]]: When asked by Elisa, the narrator explains that he's from another world. She thinks he's just making up an interesting backstory and accepts him into the party.

* [[Character Development]]: The narrator is noticeably less timid in the latter parts of the story, and of course his fighting skills improve.

** Not to mention that in the Circle Tower Wynne recognizes the narrator by his assumed name. The narrator then flashbacks to when he met Wynne at the army camp in Ostagar. [[Mind Screw|Despite the fact that he only entered the Dragon Age world AFTER the battle]].

** The fact that the narrator's mind apparently follows [[Inception]] rules in the Fade is certainly not going to be forgotten, complete with a good-counterpart for the Mal figure. [[Mind Screw|Maybe]].

** {{spoiler|Possessed!narrator}} murders a whole bunch of darkspawn without breaking a sweat.

** Invoked at the conclusion of Orzamamr. {{spoiler|Duran Aeducan}} kills {{spoiler|Bhelen}} without any effort whatsoever.

* [[Demonic Possession]]: The narrator. It leads to struggles and nightmare fuel alike.

* [[Development Gag]]: Zevran's actor Jon Curry once described him as 'a sexed-up [[The Princess Bride (film)|Inigo Montoya]]'. He and Elisa later reenact the famous duel, complete with dialogue.

* [[Epic Fail]]: As the narrator concocts a plan to protect Redcliffe village {{spoiler|and subsequently burns the whole thing down save for the chantry.}}

* [[Eye Scream]]: The demon pulls this on the narrator in one of his nightmares. {{spoiler|Malcolm lands his axe in Dragon!Flemeth's left eye, too.}}

* [[First Kiss]]: The narrator and Morrigan in the [[Christmas Episode]].

* [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]]: The first few chapters include some complaints about Ferelden's medieval trappings, but they fade as time goes on.

** The narrator has another one when he loses control to the demon, running away from the party. He needs a [[Cooldown Hug]] from Wynne to get better.

* [[Heroic Self-Deprecation]]: In spades, especially about the Redcliffe incident.

* [[I Am Not Left-Handed]]: Pulled off by Zevran {{spoiler|and Elisa}} during the Princess Bride re-enactment, though anyone that saw the scene could guess the spoiler.

* [[I Warned You]]: Malcolm pulls this on the narrator when {{spoiler|he betrays him}}.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: [[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep|Ventus]], which is Latin for wind. When Uldred awakens his powers, wind is a prominent part of the ensuing [[Power Incontinence]]. He also uses it to help kill the Pride demon.

* [[Mental World]]: The narrator has one that he winds up in a lot. [[Empathic Environment|It slowly gets more corrupted as the demon gets stronger]].

** Foreshadowed, but in chapter 12 the Persona 3 reference comes right out. There are at least three party members the narrator has started a [[Persona 3|Social Link]] with.

** {{spoiler|Under the demon's control}}, the narrator can kill people by grabbing their heads and exploding their brains. [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Who else have we seen that can do that?]]

** [[Lord of the Rings|"This one breathes so loud we could have shot him in the dark."]]

* [[Socially Awkward Hero]]: The narrator to a T, though this improves as he begins to feel more comfortable with the rest of the party.

* [[Wham! Line]]: "Ven, where's {{spoiler|Leliana}}?"

* [[Wrecked Weapon]]: [[Ancestral Weapon|The Cousland family sword]] is broken, {{spoiler|well, exploded, defeating Uldred.}} It causes Elisa to have a minor [[Heroic BSOD]].

* [[You Are the Translated Foreign Word]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|"And there's the Dragon Age version of]] [[Mass Effect|'siha']]."