"Dragon Age: Inquisition" Creator Says Gay Character Was Created With Care
Dorian was a breakout character in Dragon Age: Inquisition, complex and richly written. And unapologetically gay.
According to creator David Gaider, a lot of thought went into creating him.
“There’s a tendency for every character’s ‘default’ to be straight, white, and male in our industry – and nobody questions that default," Gaider told IGN.
"No character ever has to justify why they’re straight, white, and male. The moment you make them anything else, you suddenly need reasons why that’s okay…or do you?"
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Gaider says while feels weird to have to deliberately make minority characters, but "it’s absolutely necessary."
"It’s a way to create without unthinkingly doing things the same way simply because that’s how you’ve always done them.”
