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Dragon Age II Character Reveal: Anders

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by Phil Kollar on February 07, 2011 at 03:55 PM
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One of the major character in Dragon Age II is a returning party member who fought alongside Origins' Grey Warden. Anders had his Dragon Age debut in Awakening, where he made his mark as a sarcastic rogue mage forced to become a Grey Warden. Just as Anders once ran from the Circle of Magi, players will discover him having abandoned the Grey Wardens as well in Dragon Age II.

New protagonist Hawke first encounters the mage in the slums of the city of Kirkwall, where Anders has taken up a life of healing refugees from the Blight. Hawke needs the former Grey Warden's help, and Anders is willing to oblige in return for a favor.

On this first quest with the new companion, Hawke uncovers some surprising twists about Anders and his new life. What secrets is the apostate hiding? Why are his eyes glowing eerily in the screenshot above? What other surprises await in Dragon Age II?

You can find out more about Anders and BioWare's latest epic RPG in the March issue of Game Informer, where we have a six-page feature going in-depth on the first five hours of this hotly anticipated game. In the meantime, check out the footage below to see a brief glimpse of Hawke and Anders in action.

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  • by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 04:08 PM

    Gotta love those laser blue eyes.

    Good to see Anders coming back for another go.

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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 04:16 PM
    I hate the media player you guys use, GI. Why can't it just load everything first and then play?
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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 04:17 PM
    He has creepy eyeballs!
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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 04:17 PM
    This guy turned his back on the Grey Wardens? I am gonna make a coffee table out of his spinal column the very first chance I get!
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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 04:19 PM

    That screenshot makes him look like the young illusive man of Dragon age, hes got the collar, the hair, the eyes.

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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 04:25 PM
    I'd been toying with the idea of jumping to PS3 with this one. Definitely getting this for PC now though, so I can import my games.
  • by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 04:30 PM
    Certainly some more visually interesting combat this time around, yayay
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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 04:32 PM
    Man, I love Anders! When I learned in Awakenings that he escaped from the Circle Tower not once but SIX times, I knew I had to have this guy. Good to see he'll be in the game.
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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 04:46 PM

    Is it just me or does the dialog feel out of sync with their mouth movements?

    That gameplay looks wonky and confusing...think I'll pass on this one. I only finished 66% of Origins anyway...

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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 04:46 PM
    The combat looks SOOOOO much better the Origins. Its much more fast paced and smooth. Even though Origins was great, it moved at a snail's pace.
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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 04:47 PM

    Oh man thats great to see Anders back, I was wondering what they would be doing to tie it to origins. Besides the story of course

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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 04:48 PM

    Combat is lookin really good this time around. Not that it wasn't bad before. But this just looks really really good. The characters and everything just seems a bit more stylized than before. I like it.

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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 05:06 PM

    I love the added video of ingame combat. Definite plus.

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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 05:10 PM

    I really hope the health bars aren't that small...

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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 05:16 PM

    Anders FTW

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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 05:18 PM

    i am really hoping this is good because i need a good rpg. so happy there is a demo

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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 05:32 PM
    Wow utilizing the staff with melee lightning blows has me finally interested in using the staff...I always liked the effects for the staff in the first one though.
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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 05:37 PM

    Hawke is freaking bada$$ from what they've shown so far.....

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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 05:44 PM
    hmmm.....Dragon Age 2 or Skyrim
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    by Monday, February 07, 2011 at 05:52 PM

    "He's got the laser eyes." Anyone? Anyone? No? Ok...

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