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7/6/2025, 2:32:36 AM
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Personally, I think it has to do with expectations.
in act 1, Shart says that she is not the "third wheel type" and declines any threesomes, and she gets mad if you are not faithful to her. Then in act 2 she starts mentioning in ambient dialogue how physically attractive Halsin is, and by act 3 she is the poly queen companion that has multiple scenes where she approves and even disapproval if you back out of the threesome. So there is a certain element of a 180 degree turn in her characterization. Some people argue that it makes sense, because in act 1 she is the repressed cleric of an oppressive god and in act 3 she is free to be herself, but that doesn't really help the situation since that means "herself" is the poly queen, and also it doesn't make sense because we are told the sharrans in the cloister were sexually active with each other and their victims.
With Leliana, she's a super spy bard who uses seduction to get through her missions, whether it be information gathering or assassination. You know she's not a virgin and you know she is highly skilled at manipulation. So her being sexually open is not unexpected, and she never lies to you like Shart does. Shart actually says she's not the third wheel type. So expectations are a large factor in some people's negative reaction to Shart, but not negative reaction to Leliana.
Also, personally, I think Leliana is the absolute coolest romance in the third game and all of her prior flirty and flighty behavior is more than made up for. She became one of my favorite characters.
I would also propose that Zevran is actually secretly a loyal and deep character hidden behind a flip flirter, so he's also different for a different reason. I liked him a lot more over time, while my initial impression was very negative.
Talking about bioware characters from back when bioware was good makes me sad for [current year]. But that's a topic for another time.
Personally, I think it has to do with expectations.
in act 1, Shart says that she is not the "third wheel type" and declines any threesomes, and she gets mad if you are not faithful to her. Then in act 2 she starts mentioning in ambient dialogue how physically attractive Halsin is, and by act 3 she is the poly queen companion that has multiple scenes where she approves and even disapproval if you back out of the threesome. So there is a certain element of a 180 degree turn in her characterization. Some people argue that it makes sense, because in act 1 she is the repressed cleric of an oppressive god and in act 3 she is free to be herself, but that doesn't really help the situation since that means "herself" is the poly queen, and also it doesn't make sense because we are told the sharrans in the cloister were sexually active with each other and their victims.
With Leliana, she's a super spy bard who uses seduction to get through her missions, whether it be information gathering or assassination. You know she's not a virgin and you know she is highly skilled at manipulation. So her being sexually open is not unexpected, and she never lies to you like Shart does. Shart actually says she's not the third wheel type. So expectations are a large factor in some people's negative reaction to Shart, but not negative reaction to Leliana.
Also, personally, I think Leliana is the absolute coolest romance in the third game and all of her prior flirty and flighty behavior is more than made up for. She became one of my favorite characters.
I would also propose that Zevran is actually secretly a loyal and deep character hidden behind a flip flirter, so he's also different for a different reason. I liked him a lot more over time, while my initial impression was very negative.
Talking about bioware characters from back when bioware was good makes me sad for [current year]. But that's a topic for another time.
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