Ive always thought Dorian and Cole actually had the greatest relationship. Both Varic and Solas are only concerned with what they want Cole to be. Dorian thinks of Cole as a child and answers his questions accordingly. Sexuality, Eternity, Metaphysics. Dorian answers all of Coles questions.

Not to mention, if you talk to Cole end game after Solas leaves, he will have a telepathic conversation with him which will end with Solas erasing Cole's memory of him to prevent Cole from interfering.

I always chose the human path for Cole. A while back, I watched videos of spirit path. At first I thought I had chosen wrong. Spirit!Cole was so happy. Then I saw the scene where he makes himself forget the original Cole. That scared me more than the broodmother in Origins. I don't think I can ever choose the spirit path now. Cole shouldn't be forgotten. He was already forgotten once. Never again.

During my third play through, after Cole erases the memory of the woman in the courtyard and you have the option or watch or scold him for it, I realized Cole is the only NPC who gets to replay his conversations the way that the player does.

"If Solas needs to die, Cole will be there to bring his friend home" Wow. That would be great. But I would probably cry for a week if that happened...

On the Autism note, I personally have autism, and there are many times where the world seems very loud and extremely bright but nothing actually changed, the world just seems so, overwhelming.

I LOVE MY WEIRD SPIRIT SON

I don't find it strange at all that he is as different as he is. I believe the exact phrase Cole used to describe the time between the end of Asunder and Inquisition was "I learned to be more like what I am." meaning he rediscovered some of his spirit abilities. The time lasted a few months and, considering that he was already quite a bit different when they got back to Skyhold after his personal quest, this change seems to happen quite quickly. And we know from Soals that spirits can adapt to a mortal's perception of them, which would have to be more or less instantaneous.

I don't like how everyone is like "we must protect little innocent Cole." Like, I just find that degrading. He's a grown man and a wise spirit who's been through a lot. He's no child and he doesn't need to be protected for he can handle himself.

Death by paperwork, my worst nightmare.

"Vivienne: The creature has more riddles for us, it seems.

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-When Cole joins the inquisition, Cole will have approval rating even if he is not in the party.. This is well done by Bioware, making it seem like Cole was there but we don't remember..

Oh my god, the real Cole's sister was named bunny?...that thing he said about Rabbits needing to be in more stories got an entirely different meaning now...

I wonder if after Morrigan’s son said that the elves chose their shape, if the elves started out like Cole, and then after reproduction they became a separate race.

I KNEW IT I CALLED IT COLE IS ONE OF US!

did anyone find varics party banter with Cole very informative?

I adore Cole. He's innocent and tries to do what's right. He does have emotions but they are very simple. He couldn't deceive you even if he tried (though someone like Solas could probably trick him into doing it). He doesn't make sense if you don't know what he's talking about but he makes perfect sense when you do...it isn't HIS fault when the player can't figure it out. Cole just says what he sees or remembers without any preamble or fillers. It makes sense to *him*, and often does to the player too when they look around and figure out what or who he's talking about. He's honest/truthful in his confusing way, and he's loyal to anyone he decides he can trust. And I love watching him fight. He's ethereal, fast, and takes on so many colors with his moves. Deadly little butterfly. I ended up feeling really protective of him. He's one of my favorite characters in all the games. And the fact he is a piece of the puzzle, that he understands so much more than he can (or even realizes he should) explain...I hope he plays a part in DA4.

While I don't really go for spirit Cole that often I never quite agreed with members in the fandom that this option was strictly horrible on the basis that the real Cole's memory was forgotten. The memory for spirit Cole was both a pain and a shackle that kept him from moving on and it's not necessarily his duty to wear that memory. But that's the beauty in Weekes saying that neither option is all good as you get good discussions out of it.

I didn't know his sister's name was bunny... that's so sad because he said "I like the part with the rabbit, there should be more rabbits in stories"