Dragon Age: 9 Funniest Characters In The Series (2024)

Despite some of the more vocal complaints following the latest trailer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the series itself has always been at least a little bit goofy. Sure, each game will rip your heart out and unceremoniously trample on it with cleated boots. But not before it gets a few good yuks in to make it really sting.

While you'll occasionally find yourself in hilarious situations like buying off a Templar with cookies your friend stole from a child (yes, really), it's the characters themselves who really bring the chuckles. From Origins to Inquisition and most certainly beyond, the Dragon Age series has always had certain delightfully banter-y companions around to lighten the mood between life-shattering disasters you probably caused.

9 Alistair

Dragon Age: Origins needed to sell you on its companions right away, and the writers wisely chose Alistair to be their quippy ambassador. You first meet him as he's trading verbal barbs with a haughty mage, a situation he'll need the practice for.

Alistair is the perfect blend of serious exposition fountain and quippy buddy/potential romance option. He delivers much of the crucial information you need to understand the world of Dragon Age before punctuating it with a joke about underwear.

8 Morrigan

Let's be real, who doesn't want a Shakespearean cynic in their party? Morrigan joins you early on in Dragon Age: Origins and her devastating magical abilities are matched only by her devastating burns laser-targeted exclusively at Alistair.

Her mastery of language makes her more brutal vocal slayings hit all the harder. Morrigan will weave a tapestry of phrases you'll pretend you won't be looking up later over a full paragraph just to imply Alistair is less intelligent than a dog; in his defense, it's a very smart dog.

7 Dagna

"Funny" can take many forms, and Dagna is a particularly unique example among Dragon Age's light-hearted offerings. In Dragon Age: Origins, you'll find this enthusiastic dwarf desperately trying to escape her sheltered life in Orzammar so she can research magic on the surface, despite dwarves naturally having no magical affinity.

What shoots her into funny territory is her circ*mstances and personality juxtaposed with the dark and oppressive world. Whether or not you help her in Origins, she makes her dreams a reality and even joins up in Dragon Age: Inquisition as your arcanist where she finally gets to live out her chaotic science dreams while retaining her endearingly bubbly personality.

6 Zevran

Everybody needs a smooth-talking assassin at their side because he can't really be trusted at your back. Zevran shows up in Dragon Age: Origins to kill you at the behest of a certain villain, but once he's defeated, you probably find yourself immediately charmed by his surprisingly pragmatic attitude on the whole situation.

Even putting aside the fact that he immediately begins flirting with you once defeated, he also simply accepts whatever fate you deem fit with an "oh well, what can you do?" attitude. You'd do well to keep him around, however, as his banter offers some of the most unexpectedly hilarious one-liners in the game.

5 Isabela

One of Dragon Age 2's most requested characters who have yet to return along with Merrill and sarcastic dialog options, Isabela is who you bring along when you'd rather laugh than do all that annoying hero stuff. Don't misunderstand, however; her self-assuredness is legendary and inspirational.

A former ship captain whose inhibitions have been dampened by the sea, Isabela has a quip for every situation, and a few of them aren't raunchy. Whether she's messing with the naive Merrill, antagonizing Guard Captain Aveline, or flirting with Varric's crossbow, you'll definitely want her around.

4 Dorian

If Morrigan's flowery language was your speed, say salutations to her fellow wordsmith, Dorian. When you meet him in Dragon Age: Inquisition, you'll find that you'll likely enjoy hearing him talk about as much as he does.

Dorian is a mage from Tevinter, but he's managed to find that sweet spot between the narcissistic self-love of his compatriots and the empathy of the common folk. The Inquisition's resident fancy boy has a sharp tongue to cut his way through injustice, and that will earn him a spot in your party.

3 Oghren

Oghren is the exact opposite of Morrigan, so Dragon Age: Origins has something for everybody between posh snark and inebriated toilet humor. You'll find him in Orzammar, drunkenly ranting to anyone who will listen, clearly prime adventuring party material.

Once Oghren joins up, he's basically your average gruff dwarf character, but with a healthy dose of lecherous banter that, we promise, isn't as bad as it could be. Don't worry, despite that glowing praise, he's hilarious to have around, sort of in the same way every friend group has that one member whose downfall is inevitable and popcorn-worthy.

2 Sera

According to the song you hear in Dragon Age: Inquisition's various taverns, Sera's tongue told tales of rebellion; if you get to know her better, she more accurately tells tales of bees, qunari women, and various farting noises. Also, her "widdle" Dagna, whom she adorably ends up with if you don't romance her.

Sera is a divisive character, and her personality is admittedly unexpected, but as you talk to her, you realize she just knows what she wants. This chaotic (and possibly on the spectrum) activist wants to help the little people and stick it to the fat cats, and little else matters aside from a good prank.

1 Varric

The storyteller always looks the best in their own stories, but even outside of Dragon Age 2's interesting framing device, Varric manages to look great in every appearance. His penchant for banter is unmatched, only approached by his love for his crossbow.

Bring along the sadly unromanceable Varric and he'll quickly have a chat going with every other party member in both 2 and Inquisition, right after he gives them all nicknames. He pretty much has to be as charming as he is considering his tendency to get on the bad side of authority, which Cassandra and Aveline disapprove.