4. Alistair
Alistair has become such a focal point in the Dragon Age universe (some might argue too much so) that, on any given day, he could rank at the top of an Origins companion ranking. He starts out as a goofball who is just trying to cope with his tragic life, but depending on player choice, he can end up thrust into the limelight when he’d rather have a simple life fighting for a cause he cares about. Alistair’s complexities and different possible fates put him into so many quantum states in the Dragon Age universe that it doesn’t surprise me BioWare decided to say “fuck it” and write more stories about him in books and comics that firmly set him in one place in the universe, though they’ve done a better job keeping player choice consistent across each game than Leliana. He’s beloved for a reason, both by fans and clearly by BioWare.
