Summary
Dragon AgeandBaldur’s Gate 3are both popular revolutionary fantasy RPGs. Both games boast a big world full of lore, magic, and fascinating characters.Dragon Ageis set on the continent of Thedas, andBaldur’s Gate 3is set on the continent of Faerun. These magical places are home to some unique and very interesting characters, such as Morrigan and Lelianna fromDragon Age, and Astarion and Gale fromBaldur’s Gate 3.
There is one detail thatBaldur’s Gate 3has in common withtheDragon Agefranchisethat players may not know or can easily miss. One of the many things that these games have in common is that they both have a character named Anders, and these two characters both have something in common as well. They both share a desire for justice. However, they have opposite morals, with one Anders being more of a villain than the other.
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Anders in Dragon Age
Who is Dragon Age’s Anders?
Anders is a circle mage who first appears in the expansion forDragon Age: OriginscalledAwakening. The player meets him after he has been arrested for escapingthe Circle of Magi. Luckily for him, the player can recruit him if the Templars can be convinced to let him become a Grey Warden. Anders adores cats, and if the player can find the tabby kitten living in Vigil’s Keep, then they can gift the kitten to him. Players won’t see the kitten, but with Anders in the party, the kitten will occasionally join in on conversations that Anders has with the other companions. Then, during the story ofAwakening, players will be able to recruit the Spirit of Justice who is inhabiting the dead body of a Grey Warden.
Anders and the Spirit of Justice
InDragon Age 2, the protagonist Hawke encounters Anders in his clinic in Dark Town within the walled city of Kirkwall. Regardless of player choice inAwakening, he will become a Grey Warden and meet the Spirit of Justice. After the events of Awakening, Anders and Justice merged while on a mission with a warden named Rolan. This Grey Warden witnessed the merge and reported it to the Templars, stating that they cannot allow abominations to live. Due to this, he decided to flee the Grey Wardens. In the events ofDragon Age 2, Anders is finding it more difficult to control Justice the more the Templars persecute the Mages. His anger inevitably causes Justice to become a Spirit of Vengeance. At the culmination ofDragon Age 2,Anders blows up the Chantry in Kirkwall, leading to the events ofInquisition.
Anders in Baldur’s Gate 3
Who is BG3’s Anders?
Anders is a High Half Elf Paladin of Tyr who players meet in Act 1 in the Toll House. It is revealed by the companion Karlach that he and his friends have been hunting her. When players meet him, he will pretend to be an innocent man who Karlach is trying to kill, but he quickly reveals that he lied, and thathe has been sent to hunt Karlachby the Arch-devil Zariel.
The Fallen Paladin of Tyr
If players meet him without Karlach, they will discover that he is a fallen Paladin of Tyr. He chose to forsake his oath to Tyr when he realized how blind Tyr’s justice was after his children were killed by goblins while he was fighting in a battle elsewhere. He says there is no justice in fighting other people’s battles if he loses those he loves. When he broke his oath, he chose to serve a new master, the Arch-devil Zariel. He says that she gives him power, the power to protect those he loves, but that he needs to pay a price. That price is a soul, either his own or a creature bound to Zariel. This is why he hunts Karlach: so that he can have power without selling his soul. Anders fromBaldur’s Gate 3shares his desire for justice with Anders fromDragon Age. They also both have an entity or item named justice;Dragon Age’sAnders has the Spirit of Justice, whereasBaldur’s Gate 3’sAnders hasthe Sword of Justice.
