EveryDragon Agegame introduces a new protagonist. However, they aren’t surrounded by only new faces. There are typically some old friends along for the ride, too. They aren’t always the same as they were before, though.
Most get a new design in each game that they feature. Some of these redesigns look better, while others look worse. Along with changing their looks, the developers sometimes make them more or less important to the overall story. Both their design and story importance have been considered when putting together this collection of the biggest glow ups in Dragon Age history.
8Isabela
Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, And Dragon Age: The Veilguard
It’s easy to forget that Isabela is in Dragon Age: Origins, as she only plays a small role. This role increases significantly in Dragon Age 2 since she becomes a companion and an important part of the story. In the process, she gets to show more of her personality. Plus, her outfit is less generic. Her pirate aesthetic is on full show in the second game.
Her pirate look continues in Veilguard with her sweet pirate hat, but the outfit isn’t quite to the same standard as the one in Dragon Age 2. In fact, many players had complaints about a few aspects of Isabela inthe very divisiveVeilguard. Not only is her outfit not as good, but she doesn’t seem as edgy or as interesting a character. So, while Isabela glowed up heavily for Dragon Age 2, she glowed back down a bit for Veilguard.
7Varric
Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age: Inquisition, And Dragon Age: The Veilguard
You see more of Varric in the Dragon Age games than you do most of the other characters. He’s in Dragon Age 2, Inquisition, and one of the fewreturning characters in Veilguardto have a major role. He’s a companion in all three games, albeit not for long in Veilguard, and has a decent amount of narrative importance in them all. Yet, he has become more important as the series has gone on.
Visually, his design is very similar in both Dragon Age 2 and Inquisition, as it’s mainly just the game’s graphical improvements that make Inquisition’s Varric look a bit better. He does have a new look for Veilguard, though. The guy is visibly older and has darker hair. It isn’t a huge glow up, but he does look a bit more real in Veilguard.
6Merrill
Dragon Age: Origins And Dragon Age 2
Merrill features in only one quest in Origins, as she plays a very small role in the game. She gets both a visual and narrative glow up for Dragon Age 2. Instead of being just a minor, one-quest character, she becomes a companion. So, the Elf is around for most of the adventure.
Her face in the second game looks very different. It’s a lot leaner, and her eyes are bigger. These things make her look much younger and, more importantly, less generic. It’s a nice design change that definitely has to be considered a glow up.
5Solas
Dragon Age: Inquisition And Dragon Age: The Veilguard
In both of the games in which he appears, Solas looks very similar, at least in his face. He still has a strong jawline, bald head, and pointy ears. That said, his default outfit in Veilguard is cooler. There is a regal and fashionable element to it, especially compared to the more understated attire he wears in Inquisition.
His status in the world is far higher in Veilguard. He spends much of Inquisition hiding who he really is. In Veilguard, though, he is openly an Eleven God and plays a large role in the overall narrative.
4Harding
In Inquisition, Harding serves as a secondary character who has no involvement in the main story. She is simply a scout who gives you information regarding the surrounding area. Her character gets an upgrade in importance for Veilguard, as she serves as a companion and romance option. Therefore, she’s an integral part of the game.
Along with growing in status, Harding also has a better design in Veilguard. Her hairstyle and the dimensions of some of her facial features look better and more realistic.
3Leliana
Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, And Dragon Age: Inquisition
In the first game, Leliana gets plenty of screen time since she serves as one of your companions, and you pick her up fairly early in the campaign. Yet, she is arguably an even more important character in Inquisition, even though she isn’t a companion. This is because of her role on the Inquisition council, helping make plans and decisions. She can even become the Divine, which is an incredibly significant position in the Dragon Age universe.
So, she definitely receives a glow-up in terms of status during the games. In the process, she receives a visual glow up, too. In Origins and her small stint in DA2, her design is fine, but it isn’t anything special. The hooded-shawl-like thing she wears in Inquisition is more original and looks better than what she wears in the other games.
2Cullen
Cullen features in several quests in both Origins and DA2. So, he plays the role of a supporting character and does his job well. However, his importance to the story grows significantly for Dragon Age: Inquisition. As one of the main players in the Inquisition, he has a vital role in the narrative and gets plenty of screen time. you may even romance the guy.
So, Cullen’s status grows a lot between the games. His design has also improved. In the first two games, he has an uninspiring hairstyle and a generic face. Both things are improved for Inquisition, and he’s also been given a shiny new armor set.
1Flemeth
Flemeth is one ofthe most powerful female characters in the Dragon Age universe. Yet, she doesn’t look that tough in Origins. She just looks like a fairly haggard old lady. Things change for her in Dragon Age 2 and Inquisition, though. She has wild white hair with red tips that are shaped to look like horns and a beautiful burgundy outfit with feathers on the shoulders.
The whole getup makes her look incredible and is a huge improvement on her appearance in the original game. From a narrative point of view, her importance didn’t change much between any of the titles. That said, she does feel a bit more significant in Inquisition.
