Anders Romance/Tropes

Dragon Age II

 * If romanced, Anders will sometimes address Hawke as “love”.
 * If romanced, Anders will sometimes address Hawke as “love”.


 * It’s strongly implied that Anders harbors romantic feelings for Hawke even if he’s not Hawke’s chosen romance. If Hawke doesn’t flirt back at the first opportunity, it earns them a handful of rivalry points with Anders. If Hawke does romance him, in Act 2 Anders tells them he’s been “aching” for them for the past thee years, implying that if Hawke doesn’t romance him, it’s always one-sided.
 * It’s strongly implied that Anders harbors romantic feelings for Hawke even if he’s not Hawke’s chosen romance. If Hawke doesn’t flirt back at the first opportunity, it earns them a handful of rivalry points with Anders. If Hawke does romance him, in Act 2 Anders tells them he’s been “aching” for them for the past thee years, implying that if Hawke doesn’t romance him, it’s always one-sided.




 * During Legacy, Corypheus’s influence briefly causes Anders to snap. Justice’s voice takes over, however demons start appearing around him. After the fight, Anders stays lucid and on Hawke’s side for the rest of the campaign.
 * During Legacy, Corypheus’s influence briefly causes Anders to snap. Justice’s voice takes over, however demons start appearing around him. After the fight, Anders stays lucid and on Hawke’s side for the rest of the campaign.


 * If Hawke is male, Anders can be this for him. Certain dialogue with Anders can reveal that Hawke “hadn’t considered” being with another man.
 * If Hawke is male, Anders can be this for him. Certain dialogue with Anders can reveal that Hawke “hadn’t considered” being with another man.


 * Anders shows great jealousy if Hawke is romancing another companion. He taunts Fenris for leaving Hawke in Act 2 and asks what Hawke could possibly see in him during Act 3. Anders even asks Hawke why they wouldn’t want someone more open-minded like himself.
 * Anders shows great jealousy if Hawke is romancing another companion. He taunts Fenris for leaving Hawke in Act 2 and asks what Hawke could possibly see in him during Act 3. Anders even asks Hawke why they wouldn’t want someone more open-minded like himself.


 * Depending on player choice, Hawke can view Anders as the enemy.
 * Depending on player choice, Hawke can view Anders as the enemy.


 * Anders is one of two male options for a male Hawke to romance.
 * Anders is one of two male options for a male Hawke to romance.


 * Anders makes it clear that if Hawke romances him he feels unworthy of their affection.
 * Anders makes it clear that if Hawke romances him he feels unworthy of their affection.


 * If Hawke tries to romance Anders, he repeatedly tells them that he has nothing to offer, that Hawke should be free to have a normal life with someone else.
 * If Hawke tries to romance Anders, he repeatedly tells them that he has nothing to offer, that Hawke should be free to have a normal life with someone else.


 * The first time Hawke tries to flirt with Anders, Anders claims that there was a time when they could have had something, but he’s no longer the same man he once was.
 * The first time Hawke tries to flirt with Anders, Anders claims that there was a time when they could have had something, but he’s no longer the same man he once was.


 * If Hawke is not a Mage, Anders fears for them since Meredith starts declaring that anyone who shelters an apostate (Anders) will face a death penalty.
 * If Hawke is not a Mage, Anders fears for them since Meredith starts declaring that anyone who shelters an apostate (Anders) will face a death penalty.


 * If Anders is romanced, after his and Hawke’s night together in Act 2, Anders tells them that for the past three years he’s “lain awake every night aching for Hawke”. Since it’s been three years since they met, this is strongly implied.
 * If Anders is romanced, after his and Hawke’s night together in Act 2, Anders tells them that for the past three years he’s “lain awake every night aching for Hawke”. Since it’s been three years since they met, this is strongly implied.


 * Anders will manipulate Hawke into helping him blow up the Chantry. Hawke can choose to stay with him and go on the run, however some players consider it an unforgivable betrayal. Hawke has the option to kill Anders, romanced or not.
 * Anders will manipulate Hawke into helping him blow up the Chantry. Hawke can choose to stay with him and go on the run, however some players consider it an unforgivable betrayal. Hawke has the option to kill Anders, romanced or not.


 * Anders is often considered the Friend Nobody Likes by the other companions and Hawke can be devotedly in love with him.
 * Anders is often considered the Friend Nobody Likes by the other companions and Hawke can be devotedly in love with him.


 * During Mark of the Assassin, and if romanced, Anders mentions that one of his sexual fantasies is being rescued by Hawke right before he’s to undergo the Rite of Tranquility, and then expressing his gratitude in a myriad creative ways.
 * During Mark of the Assassin, and if romanced, Anders mentions that one of his sexual fantasies is being rescued by Hawke right before he’s to undergo the Rite of Tranquility, and then expressing his gratitude in a myriad creative ways.


 * Should Anders’ romance be completed, and his life is spared.
 * Should Anders’ romance be completed, and his life is spared.


 * If Hawke is romancing Anders as a rival, Hawke is everything opposite of Anders.
 * If Hawke is romancing Anders as a rival, Hawke is everything opposite of Anders.


 * If Hawke romances Anders, spares his life after he blows up the Chantry, and commits to him before the final battle, the two of them will go on the run together, since he is now the most wanted man in Thedas.
 * If Hawke romances Anders, spares his life after he blows up the Chantry, and commits to him before the final battle, the two of them will go on the run together, since he is now the most wanted man in Thedas.


 * Rivalry as Courtship
 * During a rivalry romance.


 * Hawke manages to find bits of Anders’ manifesto everywhere.
 * Hawke manages to find bits of Anders’ manifesto everywhere.


 * If romanced, Hawke is Anders’ second love.
 * If romanced, Hawke is Anders’ second love.


 * A romanced Hawke will ask Anders this after Anders blows up the Chantry. The answer is no, his love was not a lie.
 * A romanced Hawke will ask Anders this after Anders blows up the Chantry. The answer is no, his love was not a lie.