If Hawke refused to take Carver on the expedition, their younger brother made a bold move while Hawke had gone and joined the templars--the one force that could actually be a real threat to Hawke as a mage if the order ever managed to get their act together in Kirkwall.
Carver had grown up surrounded by magic, as more than half the members of his immediate family were mages. He'd never really thought of it as dangerous, even though he barely understood it, but arriving in Kirkwall exposed him to a side of magic that terrified him. Blood magic ran rampant in the streets, and when presented with an opportunity to join the Templar Order and make a difference, Carver took it because he believed it would finally help him carve out his own path in the world.
His decision put the family at odds, especially as tensions heightened in Kirkwall. When it came down to the final battle against the mages and templars, Hawke provoked Carver, asking if he was willing to fight his own sibling. After all, having a chance to put Hawke in their place was something he'd longed for almost his entire life. Despite the tension and animosity that often lingered between them, Carver had no desire to fight Hawke, but Meredith reminded him that he had taken vows and was beholden to follow her command.
However, when push came to shove, Carver joined Cullen in Hawke's fight against a red-lyrium possessed Meredith.
The chip on Carver's shoulder came from a lifetime of insecurity and doubt, possibly because everyone else in the family seemed to have some power he would never understand. If Hawke didn't take his inferiority complex seriously, it only managed to provoke further rivalry between them. On the other hand, when faced with the possibility of fighting his own sibling, Carver backed down and fought beside them instead, reaffirming the familial bond neither of them would ever be able to truly shake.
When you first meet Gamlen in Act I in the Gallows, he playfully insults Leandra's appearance, then gives a half-assed apology that he never answered her letters.
In all that time twenty-five years! Carver and Hawke seem headed for the same fate. Carver hesitates again. Then he begins, "Sister. Hawke just patiently stands there, and I don't blame her for not making an effort, really. Carver is the one who pushed Hawke away with his bitterness and anger. He should be the one to apologize.
Remember, this playthrough I'm describing was on the rivalry path. So Carver and Hawke are not friends, though they still love each other and they still struggle to show that love. I find this conflict far more interesting than having Carver as a warden and being friends with Hawke. Alternatively, you can choose to play this out in a way that's even colder than the one I just described, and you can even gain more rivalry if Carver isn't maxed out. If Carver is alive and a templar, Hawke can choose to leave him behind instead of taking him through the prison to fight Corypheus.
This is an easy way to gain more rivalry, as it directly mirrors the reason templar Carver is pissed in the first place: Hawke left him behind during the expedition. At the end of the DLC, Carver arrives at Hawke's mansion to talk to her about what she discovered in the ruins. There is an option to tell Carver about Malcolm and Javaris, and you can still get the touching scene where Carver seems to hesitate in an attempt to reconcile with his estranged sibling.
But you can choose to play Hawke as so angry, she decides not to tell Carver anything about Malcolm and instead demands to know why he joined the templars. And interestingly enough, Carver is a lot more serious in this moment than when the question is asked during the journey through the prison.
In this version of the dialogue, Carver refers to his templar status sarcastically as "the great betrayal," insists he didn't do it just to spite Hawke, and explains that there was nothing else he could do couldn't be a guard, couldn't be a Grey Warden, and Hawke didn't need him.
He wanted to make things better for himself and for Hawke. So he became a templar. Carver is very adamant about the last part: he became a templar for Hawke, to protect her. This version of the conversation pretty much supported my earlier arguments that Carver wasn't just being a spiteful prick. But you only find this out if Hawke is belligerent and angry enough that she won't even talk about Malcolm.
I also have to wonder why Carver wants to be needed by Hawke so badly. In both versions of the conversation, he points out that Hawke said she didn't need him and covertly admits that this hurt his feelings. But why does he want his sibling to need him so badly? After explaining why he became a templar, Carver leaves the mansion, leaving Hawke alone.
The conversation is very brief and cold compared to the version where they actually talk about Malcolm and reminisce about their childhood. But for me, it was further proof that Carver loves Hawke. He's just very bad at showing it. This is something Merrill tells Hawke word-for-word after the Deep Roads expedition. At the beginning of Act II, Hawke can visit Merrill in her home, and she says something to effect of, "Your brother loves you.
Again, Carver being a rivaled templar just plays into the story better. Like Gamlen, Carver's entire life is defined by his sister's ties with magic. He can't join the guard because Aveline refuses him, so the next best thing is to become a templar. That's another thing. A lot of fans think Carver became a templar just to spite Hawke and yes, Legacy confirms that somewhat , but I think that's only part of it.
Hawke was gone for weeks. Carver had to support himself and his mother, and templar was basically the only job available to him with his skill set. Carver is a soldier, not a merchant or a craftsman. All he knows how to do is fight, and Aveline has turned down his application for the guard. On top of that, no one in Kirkwall wants to hire a refugee. A lot of the Kirkwall natives are prejudiced and suspicious of Fereldans and refuse to hire them.
So the Fereldans wind up living in slums and committing survival crime to get by. Carver and Hawke, who both work as mercenaries and smugglers, are a keen example of how oppression works.
Hell, mage Hawke has a double-whammy: being both Fereldan and a mage guarantees she will commit survival crime to feed her family. A mage simply can't go get a job.
Malcolm, Hawke's father, is another example of this, as he became a Crimson Oar mercenary after escaping the circle. Carver is also too young and too kind-hearted to be a shady criminal. He follows Hawke's lead and complains about all the bad stuff she does, but if he was on his own, he would never have the courage it takes to commit crimes to survive and doesn't understand why it's necessary.
For example, Hawke can blackmail Thrask, a templar who allowed his daughter to flee the circle. Hawke finds evidence of this and demands hush money. Thrask calls her a monster always hilarious and pays her off. Carver gets angry and asks if that was necessary. Unfortunately, it was. Hawke needs the money to support her family.
She never had any intention of actually telling Thrask's secret I don't think that's even an option in the game but played upon his prejudice against mages his assumption that she's a terrible person to squeeze money of out him. Hawke was just playing the system that was screwing her over anyway, but Carver is too young and naive to understand this. And as a side note, Anders gets angry at Hawke for this, too.
I think it shows how naive Anders also is, which isn't surprising since he 1 thinks justice actually exists rather than just being an ideal and 2 idealizes Hawke about as badly as Carver does. And interestingly enough, Merrill, the one who is often accused of immaturity and naivety by fans, does not gain rivalry when Hawke blackmails Thrask. Deep down, Merrill knows how the world works better, probably, than both Carver and Anders.
Carver's naivety is why it's so ironic that he loves being a Grey Warden, I think. Grey Wardens are mostly conscripted criminals and thieves. I guess Carver is a lot like Alistair in that way: too righteous and upstanding to survive a dark world and blinded by his idealism.
Hawke isn't written to be above crime at all, which is another reason she and Carver bump heads. So basically, Carver hates having to reduce himself to crime to survive and kind of resents his sister for forcing him along that path, even if it's not really Hawke's fault. It's not like Hawke chose to be a mage.
Because of Kirkwall's prejudice, most Fereldans are reduced to begging and stealing. Walking in the shelter during the quest to recruit Anders and seeing all the refugees with starving family members is sad. That could have easily been Hawke and her family. Gamlen is a homophobic bastard, but at least he takes care of his family.
Sounds like real life racism. Totally an accident. So in essence, Carver became a templar because it was basically the only job he could get. The templars are desperate to contain the growing mage problem and will basically hire anyone who can sufficiently wield a blade. Carver already admires the templars and probably also figures he can watch over his sister from afar while keeping the templars off her back and also carving no pun intended his own destiny.
And at the end of the game, Hawke runs away with their love interest, and templar Carver is left to clean up her mess. You could argue that it's better to give Carver a freer life as a Grey Warden rather than forcing him to stay in a life where he looks after Hawke, but. Dragon Age 2 is a tragedy. It feels right that Carver should tragically wind up just like Gamlen, sacrificing his life to look after his sister, who is all he has left after the death of his parents.
Carver will wind up a lyrium addled fool, and maybe Hawke will end up caring for him well into their old age. It's supposed to be.
Carver's personal quest in Act I also seems to push him in this direction. If you find the letter during the quest Birthright, it leads to another quest where you discover that Hawke's father named Carver after the templar who helped him escape the Circle. Carver is pleased to discover this and views the templars with new eyes.
It only makes sense that he would eventually join their order, having realized that not all of them are horrible and that some of them actually care about mages. What's more, you can also see him coming to this slow realization on his own throughout Act I. If you take him on quests where you help mages, Carver will start to realize that the Circles exist for a reason. He will state that most mages are indeed dangerous and are nothing like Hawke and Bethany.
Hawke can be offended and point out that templars aren't perfect either. Carver will gain rivalry, and you can see him clearly rethinking the value of the templar order.
Will she resent me for bringing her to the wardens? Bethany as a warden is kind of bitter and hardened but its better than being dead I think. The circle is better for her. Seriously, I hate the guy. I took the opportunity to leave him to die.
Oof, now I feel kind of bad. I guess I should have left Bethany home. Will she resent me or act spiteful when she and I meet again? Carver is going to be bitchy no matter what, but he's still your brother. Becoming a Warden prevents him from directly bashing mages as a Templar, and he can do something decent with the rest of his life. The Circle suits Bethany rather well. It's too bad she couldn't get into the Ferelden Circle instead, that place is a party compared to Kirkwall; free love and an in-house microbrewery, gotta love that.
I personally like Bethany as a Warden, but that may be just me; she does have a much harder time adjusting to it than Carver does, though, and is a little cold to Hawke for awhile.
But the climatic end battles help a bit, I think. His letter to Hawke in my mage playthrough where I made him a Templar was actually pretty cheery and he even admitted he was being a brat. Bethany's got a much gentler personality, so the Wardens is harder on her than even the Kirkwall Circle. But I don't think it's bad for her either, as she may need that toughening up. Warden Carver is still a bit of a prick but has no reason to hate PC Hawk and understands that in the end he wanted to go afterall and the wardens love thier sworders merril joke so I think it is for the best CentiumCuspis talk , April 1, UTC.
Bethany is best as a Circle Mage and Carver is best as a Warden, imo. Gaikang talk , April 1, UTC. I killed off poor Carver because I wanted to see who gets kidnapped then in Act 3, but I liked him much more than Bethany. Beth's sudden transformation from meek saintly sister to passive-aggressive bitch if you hand her to Grey Wardens makes her badly written ungrateful idiot. I saved your bloody life , you bitchface, why are you bitching at me? Dorquemada talk , April 1, UTC. If you're into the story I feel having Carver join the Gray Wardens is the best option overall because when you reunite with him he thanks you for the life he has and his character develops immensely after him being a prick the entire game.
Bethany is better off being forced into the circle because she has an impossible time coping with both her dreams of demons she's a mage and darkspawn. Overall for gameplay purposes Bethany was useful in my warrior playthrough, but I'd take Carver for both his usefulness and his story in my Rogue and Mage playthroughs I agree with Gaikang and Felixuselegos. Bethany and Carver are definitely happier as Circle Mage and Warden respectively.
Bethany says at two different times that the Circle is pretty bad and not as bad as they think, but overall, she is fine with being with the Circle. As for Carver and Grey Wardens Also, I've read he has a much better reaction than Bethany does to it.
Bloodrealm talk , April 1, UTC. Bethany gets over being sent to the Wardens. It's fine if you chose that.
0コメント