Anders be like "Jokes on you! I have placed a lifeward on myself. Now its just lie and wait. Lie and wait till she's gone." xD

Wow. Merrill is the sweetest character ever. The whole time, Anders gives Merrill a hard time and still she supports keeping him alive.

I guess you can say Anders.... was brought to justice.

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"It was nice to be happy... for a while." BWOOOMP "Assuming direct control!"

1:46 Ahh varric always tells what we are thinking ^^

I was expecting more of a heart breaking scene since you killed him while romancing him, not just "you die" with no emotions.

Giving Fenris back to Denarius was way worse than this...

Varric was right. At the end of the game I was really sick of mages and templars, too. I really hated to choose any side, and I just thought that maybe the best option would have been to let the qunari take over the city, and let them burn everything they wanted. Also I loved Justice character in awakening, I hate that they made him so demon-like.

Well, that looks like a really easy death to fake(again).

WTF kind of death was that? If this were Origins you would have slit his throat and blood would have gone everywhere and all over your character's face!

hmm I expected something more really since you had a romance with him

mmm whatcha sayyy

Even though Dragonage has awesome sound for the most part, there's bits in cutscenes that annoy me so. The stabbing of Anders is almost soundless, him falling to the ground is soundless, he doesn't even make a sound when he got stabbed! And then there's the hillariously bad sound during the fight between Aveline & Hawke if you annoy her extremely. What the hell Bioware, are impact sounds too expensive? xD

But I like how it's a stab to the back, like he did when he lied to hawk about his intentions.

"When we merged, he ceased to be. We are one now." THAT EXPLAINS WHY YOUR VOICE GOT SO FUCKED UP BETWEEN AWAKENING AND D.A. 2, ANDERS !

are you serious ... that small knife ... i cringe looking at it

Should have listen to Nathaniel and dump that Justice. "Oh I have no desire but I want justice". Merril was right, there are no differences what so ever between a spirit and a demon: Pride Demon prey on pride; Lust Demon prey on Lust; Justice spirit prey on Justice

I think killing Anders actually makes for a tragically beautiful story. Hawke has to kill the man he/she loves for the greater good, because she has to see justice done. But then, letting him live if he wants to die is somewhat poetic justice. :/

killing him while in romance doesn't look like they were lovers, so emotionless. I didn't romanced him but this is kinda disappointing.

I like both Anders and Fenris but dear lord I hated the Templars. Playing a mage makes it worst too since you really feel targeted by them.

Damn, i cant play this without killing anders, he killed a holy woman who was neutral in the mage templar fight, no matter if he were a friend or romance my hawkes couldnt let him get a way with that, no matter what side they took. My only problem that cant be fixed is he died thinking himself a martyr, not a murder

Anybody else reminded of Solas and how things can potentially play out with him?? :(

Fuck, that's cold. Why stab him in the back? T___T No parting words? No goodbye?

I was so relieved when he finally bit the dust. Until I remembered he was the only fooken healer in the game and I had to finish the fight AND play through the DLCs.

"when your husband turns out to be a terrorist this is the result" Well, so this what love means now? pffft.

Anders was my favorite character in Awakening next to Oghren (of course) and I could never bring myself to kill him. Anders and I were best buds.

Just wait. Anders will rise from the dead with some 2-cent excuse in Dragon Age 3. He did it in this game after dying in DA:O(Awakening). Damn you Bioware!

Daaamn, who stabs a loved person in the back? Ugh, that scene is too cruel :/ !

I learned not to feel sorry for him. Anders has not really changed from DA:O Awakening. He always had Anger inside of him. HE! was the one that killed Justice with his Anger HIM!!!! ANDERS blew up the chantry making things worse also In DA:O Awakening he tried to corrupt the Mage Warden. My Warden does not really care anyway.

Yeaaah, I remember hearing tears in Alistair`s voice when I was breaking up with him and such. It could have been SO much more touching and such...After all, he`s being killed by the one he loves...and he doesnt seem to care much XD

Can't do it!!! Just love him to much!!

Only reason I kept him alive was because of his healing. People say Fenris is emo, but dear God, Anders had me rolling my eyes SO hard all the time, urgh.

I forgot how hard it is to take the game seriously when you're having philosophical conversations covered in gore.

The first time I saw he did this, I was so ANGRY that I'd like to avoid him as much as I can but when I start the new game a second time, it become clear that Ander is the man with a heart of a true priest, He didn't seek to enslave people and brainwashed them then simply watch them to suffer from afar like the chantry did but he did come and really *SAVE* the the victim. Despite being an angering abomination-like, he endured it for 6 years to save the mages and the refuge as much as he alone can. He's gone to far this time but Ander deserve his second chance and redemption!

this d bag just wanted to be a martyr, killing him would have been too nice, so i spared him and made him kill the mages

This was easily one of the most anti-climactic moments in gaming history to me. I was so hype to kill Anders, and then you stab him in the back? Come on. That's such a cowards way out and it makes killing seem not worth it. So good job with that EAWare...

Oh holy shit..

I couldn't kill Anders! Yeah, I think it was damn stupid of him to blow up the Chantry (maybe he should have thought it through a bit more, especially since that's likely to make people even more afraid of mages) but I think he's genuinely a good guy trying to do the right thing... even with Justice/Vengeance mixed up inside him, he may be pretty scary and dangerous and even stupid at times, but if the Templars hadn't pushed the mages into doing blood magic and escaping and stuff and at least loosen up on them a bit, they would be less dangerous anyway and Anders would have never needed to blow up the damn Chantry. I totally disagree with locking up all mages just because there is a chance they could turn into abominations. Yeah, mages should be watched, but Templars should protect mages, not enslave them, and the Circle is NOT a good solution. You wouldn't lock up all people because some of them are murderers, so why lock up all mages because some of them are bad? And the strictness of the Circles (especially in Kirkwall) are what are causing the mages to rebel and use blood magic, because they feel that they have no other choice, especially when some of them are being made Tranquil even though they're not rebelling or using blood magic and have passed their Harrowings (seriously, not cool). Not all Templars are bad - I like Ser Thrask - but assholes like Meredith and Ser Alrik are way too harsh on mages. It's not like I would want a society like Tevinter - mages shouldn't rule non-mages, but non-mages shouldn't rule mages either. I think mages should be watched, and those who DO turn into abominations and use blood magic and stuff should be locked away, but things are being pushed way too far and I agree with most of the things that Anders says throughout the game (although I think he takes things too far sometimes, too).

dragon age origins was so good. 9 hours into inquisition and it doesnt feel the same at all... :c

Thought about replaying the game siding with the Templars, yeah not now. I teared up watching this, and I don't even like Anders much in DA2 (Awakening Anders is my favorite) Can't do it, nope, nuh uh.

Right now I'm so glad my conscience got the better of me. Or it might have been my emotions getting the better of my conscience. Whatever it was, I'm just glad I didn't kill Anders ;-; That face he makes when he dies breaks my heart.

Why would you fricking do that? The templars are oppresive, insane, and practically facists. it was high time the mages did their rebellion, and anders totally supported the right cause. Siding with the templars is already kind of pointless, but killing Anders too? A person who wanted freedom and justice? Nah, totally uncool and wicked.

Personally, I agree with Anders on what he did, as horrible as it seemed. The mages had been prisoners and treated horribly for hundreds of years, and Anders knew the current conflict would end up being resolved and nothing would change. He blew up the chantry to make sure things would change, for better or worse. Sure he murdered hundreds of lives in the chantry, but that's a small sacrifice for preventing thousands and thousands of mages held in captivity for their whole life. Hell, I don't even think he killed that many innocent lives - maybe a few, but most of the people there were all the members of the chantry, and thus direct supporters of the Templar regime. He wasn't "evil", as some call him, he was just tired of the stalemate between Meredith and Orsino. As he said "I removed the chance to compromise, because there can be no compromise." He simply realized there was no point in debating and arguing about the topic if no one would do anything. If you were oppressed your entire life for something you can't control, would you do anything to save the people like you? I know I would. It's like racism, he just wanted to bring it all to a boiling point and start a revolution. I don't believe there were many people in there anyway, and the Grand Cleric doing nothing was just as crooked as supporting the templars in Kirkwall. And you people shouldn't immediately decided that Anders felt no remorse, because from what I've seen, he was overwhelmed with guilt and misery for what he's done. But he knew what had to be done if the mages were to get any chance at freedom. Any chance to end the never-ending cycle of "templars being too brutal and making mages suffer, mages in fear turn to blood magic to escape and become abominations, which makes them seem even more threatening, and makes templars even harsher. And so on and on it goes in circles." And the cycle kept on going, until Anders took a stand. Perhaps you could say he was a little crazy, in which case - if he wasn't, this probably would have never worked. Now his actions has effect on the events in the Inquisition, with the whole Conclave for peace between mages and templars (which obviously wouldn't have worked out in any of their favor), mage and templar war and then all was settled in the end when the new Divine was elected (Cassanda handled it best, imo). And now, years from that incident, a new life had dawned for mages all over Thedas. And whether Hawke open-mindedly kept Anders alive or judgmentally decided against his actions and killed him, there's no denying that Anders played a part in the bettering of mage lives. Anders merged with the spirit of Justice, so all of his intentions, all of his motivations weren't wrong, nor evil, it was plain just. And you can't argue what's right and what's wrong against Justice.

Merill is so cute, I love her

I had to kill him on my first play-through, I couldn't justify what he did. ;/ It was really sad too because he did have his moments and adored him in Awakening....

This fucking thing made me so angry! I was all "lalala, frolicking around in this lovely city with a mage on my arm" and then he goes and does THIS!? I was pissed. Still am a little, tbh. Finished the game yesterday. I let him live though. But still. Dumped. So hard. Dipshit.

I DID kill Anders while in (gay male) Romance. Utterly heartbreaking, and made the end credits song so much more poignant.

i am consumed with love for anders.i could never hurt him.

Thought there be a bit more emotion to this, it's tragic but anders and hawk don't really seem to care.

It would've been awesome if you could turn Anders into a tranquil right then and there. Delicious cruel justice without wasting your healer.

Anders is so innocent and delightful in DA Awakening. Why damnit?!$.

lol sound like he farted when he got stabbed

The most anticlimactic video game death ever

I romanced Anders but realized he needed to die. But I felt friggin' robbed when my Hawke barely reacted to stabbing the man she loved. Not a shred of remorse. Yeesh.

Anders in awakening was better. I didn't much care for DA2. And God I hate Merrill.

Though I loved this game so much this is the scene that had me cursing. This scene would be passable if written by some talent and maturity. This game with all the dlcs comes to this conclusion??! Dragon age 2 thrilled me with the idea that you could shape your characters personalty and roll play. My hawke had lived with Anders a very long time years!!! I doubt that it would have been this easy for her to kill her lover and friend. I think hawke could kill him if the story had been more elaborate and imaginative. It doesn't ring true no matter what. Too bad this game screams I was better but someone without talent got a hold of me.

„It was nice to be happy... for a while.“ FUCK THAT I‘M CRYING MY POOR BABY

**Instant death from knife in the back** Seems legit.

Your femhawke is an assha in this video! :P Personally, in my playthrough as Warrior!Gareth I could never bring myself to backstab him. He was always a squaddie in most of the missions Hawke carried out, and with him being a healer, probably must've saved Hawke and Varric's arse a shitload of times. Also, his statement that slow death is worse than a quick one is correct. Eventually, Meredith was going to crush Orsino or any innocent lad mage's head under her righteous lyrium smoked foot. So a war for reclaimation was necessary to prevent her continued tyranny. Besides, hell with the consequences, Anders was a friend (who just cleared your name in front of Sebastien, Orsino and Meredith) and who backstabs a friend just because of 'justice'?

Looking back on this, you can say that Anders has achieved his goal in some people's playthroughs. Things get a lot worse before they get better, but they can get better for mages if you play an Inquisitor who tries their best to help the mages instead of throwing them back into Circles and at the mercy of the Templars.

I haven't bought Inquisition yet because I don't think my current laptop would be able to play it without massive lag, so I'm currently replaying DA2... only I'm doing the exact opposite of what I always do. I haven't got very far yet, but I can tell this is going to be a rough journey for me; playing a guy with tattoos, being nice to Fenris (who I don't like at all), romancing Fenris, handing Fenris over to the slavers (yep, I don't like him but I'm not an arse), being a major git to everyone other than Fenris, siding with the Qunari, the Chantry and the Templars, and finally, killing Anders (which I've never done because I both feel blowing up the Chantry was the right move, and love the fact that he blew up the freaking Chantry). I watched this because it won't be exactly the same as the scene I'll likely get, and I highly doubt I'd ever be able to kill Anders while in a romance with him. So I got curious. And I'm not sure I regret it or not... killing him was going to be hard anyway - I really grew attached to him over the course of my first playthrough - but now I've seen it happen... Seriously, that final moment where you actually see his face as he dies, and hear Hawke walk away... I think I may cry when I kill him. Better do it late at night when I know no one will barge into my room...

I wish you could just make him Tranquil, see what his reaction is to that. Mind you, I don't know if that would work when someone is bound to a spirit.

Anders is a damn hypocrite c:

That was cold blooded I know what he did was wrong but don't you think giving himself a second chance is better than just butchering him he's a good man who didn't deserve your hate

I did this, but now that I think about it, a mere knife in the back of an Abomination? I have trouble believing that won't come back to haunt me. Or rather, that Anders won't.

There was more than just one person in the Chantry, also he made Meredith start off the right of annulment which caused a fight which killed a lot of mages, Templars and likely other innocents as well. Added onto that he also started a war which has likely killed/will kill hundreds of thousands, if not more.

It made me so mad when i replayed the game after everything happened, and anders came to me to give a judgey comment about how i could do better then fenris... I kept thinkin, Nigga you fudgin blow up the chantry later! Shut up. >:/

WTF?! Poor Anders!

That's my canon. My Hawke killed her lover. It just fitted her. Funny because when I started the game, the moment you have to kill Aveline's first husband, I decided that Hawke wasn't afraid to kill, knew when it was necessary. It gave such a good parallel in my playthrought!

Wow, that trumpety sound when he gets stabbed totally KILLED this scene, I mean, it killed it DEAD.

I remember at a certain part in the game where Anders said 'Not even the greatest scholar could tell you where I begin and he (Justice) begins.' I can tell you straight out. All that's left of Anders here in dragon age 2 is when he affectionally talks about ser pounce a lots and when he does an actual funny joke. the rest is completely Justice. Justice has taken over Anders pretty much here and has almost sucked him out completely. Think about it. The Warden Commander gave Anders ser pounce a lot when he/she found him in the rain. Why would the wardens then turn around and force him to give the cat up? I'm pretty sure that's just an illusion he gave himself I actually wonder what actually happened to ser pounce a lot but Anders isn't really here in dragon age 2. Justice is.

fun fact: the guy voice acted for shulk in xenoblade chronicles.

Holy fuck the stupid horn that plays when you stab him is like something out of a low-budget movie from the 60's. The expression too, what the fuck. I didn't remember it being so comic.

Honestly, if a group of Templars and Grey Wardens couldn't kill Anders when he first merged with Justice, a dagger won't either

"Gaider confirmed that Anders executed by Hawke won't return" Thank god.

Rest in pieces, Anders. *spits on* Fenris

@Tamwyn65 Kind of. You could see over the course of DA2 that Meredith kept pushing Orsina to the brink. When the Templars assaulted the Gallows and killed most his students, it probably caused Orsina to snap. However, he fully knew of the blood magic knowledge beforehand, from that serial killer mage who killed Leandra, and Orsina refused to destroy that knowledge so he tacitly endorsed blood magic even while sane.

And so ends Murder Knife's appearance in Dragon Age II. It's glad to see him still getting work one-hit killing people. After Origins, I didn't think I'd ever see him again.

You know shit's going down when Hawke takes out the murder knife...

I know right? life is just not the same when your life is threatened by a huge ass dragon.

Anyone had flashbacks of this while watching the Game of Thrones finale?

Hawke: Opinions? Fenris: Just kill him... Aveline: This is so wrong! Merrill: No, bring him with us. Varric: Fuck it, I'm out.

@GrandInquisitorOfGR That one knife is known in the fandom as the Murder Knife for a reason, y'know! Both games, if someone gets to die without using your weapons/magic, it's Murder Knife time. I swear, the last Old God will be revealed to have hidden himself in that thing, gathering power from the blood and souls of its victims...

2:12 What kind of sound effect was that supposed to be? Did Anders just void his bowels? They really dropped the ball on that one.

to everyone who dislike the cinematic part of anders death i suggest to push Esc button is more easy in this way (o skip button for any console version)

hes unlocked when you accept a mission from the red iron or the smugglers. its about a dwarf in need of help.

That cheese knife is used often in game. You use it when you're supposed to kill in a cutscene.

Literally stabbed in the back after he metaphorically stabs Hawke in the back. Ahhh cruel fate.

the creators give two explanation, one is what you said that anders had so much anger against templars that it turned justice vengeance, or because he is a grey warden, and therefor tainted, this had an effect on the spirit too, when they merged

anders: Theres nothing you can say that I haven't already said to myself. How about 'back away from the crazy and nobody gets hurt'.

I was sooo excited when I found out that Anders was in DA2 because he was the best character in DA awakening, but I was VERY sad when I found out they turned him into a pussy and whinner. I miss the original Anders :(

I did this while in romance, despite my Hawke being a mage and siding with the mages. It was a hard choice, but I did not regret it. What Anders did was inexcusable... but he is one of the few interesting things about DA2.

Now thats what I like to call...*puts on shades*...a backstabber

His eyes in the last moment... wow, that is so terribly sad! : ( I think it would be even better if there was a little tear in there as well.

I think that trumpety sound was justice lol

That was sad. Considering that Hawke loved Anders. There is a bug though in the end that Varric will say that Anders still remained at her side, even though he's dead.

I laughed my ass off at Fenris. My god

"I can take blades and fire spells to the face, but a knife to the back! My only weakness!"

So...a thought has crossed my mind. I wonder how he would've reacted if you considered keeping him alive, only to then made him Tranquil....But then again considering he's already accomplished what he's wanted to do, it would be meaningless.