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Etymology

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From the red icon used to denote aggressive dialogue choices in Dragon Age II.

Proper noun

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Red Hawke

  1. (Dragon Age fandom slang) A Hawke player character who expresses an aggressive personality.
    Coordinate terms: Blue Hawke, Purple Hawke
    • 2015 September 23, HawkeThisHawkeThat, Reddit[1]:
      Red Hawke's deadpan delivery was one of the most hilarious moments in the game for me haha.
    • 2020 March 24, phorayz, Reddit[2]:
      I once played a Red Hawke that was a sociopath that got off on the murder knife.
    • 2023 August 19, illuminancer, Reddit[3]:
      Blue Hawke was kind of a pollyanna and Red Hawke was a jerk, so I went with Purple Snarky Hawke.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Red Hawke.