Best origin character to play?

[SigmaMale=SocialReject]

I usually don't replay games so who is best for just 1 playthrough? I should specify im not into dark urge or custom characters and ive seen enough gameplay to know all the characters personalities to play them

[Alceme]

dark urge for sure

[Dylan]

i would say playing a custom or dark urge is better for a first playthrough since all the origins are pretty interesting as companions and you'll just lose a personality if you choose to play as one

[Doomvora]

If you're only doing a singular playhrough then Dark Urge as their storyline is the most plot focused.

[Elazul]

Devs recommended a custom character for first time through.

[Darkaiser]

I can say with all sincerity that you may want to replay this game just to see more of the story.

That being said, it all depends on what you like in a game. Shadowheart is a bit of a driven zealot. Asterion seems like a horndog but there is more to his story. I've only started three of them but all have something new to offer.

[lephro]

100% dark urge. kill em all

[steelcoresoviet]

Wyll is the one best suited for being a face.

But I agree that making a custom char is probably better.

[Gingermonkey]

I believe according to metrics, Gale was the most popular choice.

Personally for your first playthrough id suggest dark urge or just going custom character. That way you see how the origin charaters stories are "supposed" to go, and on subsequent playthroughs playing an origin gives you more insight into their thoughts on situations and giving you a "what if" version of their story

[Hawke]

If you are not familiar with D&D, then Lae'zel the fighter. Otherwise, Wyll (Charisma-based class) or a completely custom character.

[Korvallis]

Do split screen then save and play by yourself that way you can do custom and dark urge while see the companions storys as well to get all of them

[Gilmund]

The origin character you'll play is not a companion so you'll miss all her/his companions interactions.
I've played shadowheart as origin and she has cool lines related to Shar/Selune and her own quest but i'm defintely picking her as a companion in my second playthrough to see all the companion lines i've missed.

Imo It's more your playstyle and how you wanna do in dialogues.
I'd advise some charisma/intel character for your dialogues if you wanna interact constantly with your main character, it'll give you the best dialogue possibilities (specific persuasion checks and so on).

[dbond1]

Originally posted by Goth Girl Lover:

i would say playing a custom or dark urge is better for a first playthrough since all the origins are pretty interesting as companions and you'll just lose a personality if you choose to play as one

This right here. And if you are only going to play once, why not build the character you want, rather than jump in as a preset. Let your imagination run and be what you want to be.

Or, don't play just once.

[Scheneighnay]

Wyll probably for high charisma, a better angle on his story, and being a short-rest class.

Or Gale because Wizards snowball hard in power if you use them right and can swap their spells around on a whim to better suit the situation.

[Dank Sidious]

Unlike DOS2 I think this game is better experienced with a custom character. Imo that was exactly the opposite for DOS2 where origin character gave you plenty of unique interactions and insight into their own story and even into the story of the game.

[Gilmund]

Originally posted by dbond1:

This right here. And if you are only going to play once, why not build the character you want, rather than jump in as a preset. Let your imagination run and be what you want to be.

Or, don't play just once.

Well you'll mis a lot of specific companions lines anyway as your group may contain only 4 at a time.
Playing origin in 1st person gives you cool lines as they have specific interactions (shar, gythianki, and so forth). And i think you may have specific companions interactions as both are origin characters.
I was very happy to do the trial of Shar playing Shadowearth.