The Dragon Age franchise has had an assortment of strong playable characters since it was first released in 2009 with Dragon Age: Origins. While it may be simple to focus just on the main protagonist, the player can control, such as the Hero of Fereldan or the Inquisitor in Dragon Age: Inquisition, many of the companions that players have also been able to play across the games, except Dragon Age: The Veilguard, have been incredibly strong too.