龍騰世紀(jì):審判-全人物背景故事介紹圖文一覽

　　科爾(Cole )

　　他是陰影里的鬼魂，不為人知地走在人群之中。他可以在別人認(rèn)識到他的存在之前就撕裂敵人的喉嚨，然后溜走，再也不會被人看見。那極少數(shù)確實注意到他的存在的人，也會很快將他忘記......他是一個靈體，不可思議

　　地陷入了影界虛幻的領(lǐng)域和我們這個物質(zhì)世界另他迷惑的事實之間，但這讓他變得真是了么?這讓他變成了人類，還是成了披著人類外衣的惡魔，就像一些人認(rèn)為的一樣?

　　Cole唯一所能確定的事，是這個世界充滿了痛苦，而他必須在其中找到自己的位置。那些希望能夠恢復(fù)秩序同時幫助那些無助者的人，會得到一個奇怪但是永不動搖的盟友。那些用自己的力量為自己謀利的人也許再也不會見到Cole 了一一如果他們一開始知道Cole的存在的話(判官干壞事小Cole會不干對吧)。

　　He is a ghost in the shadows, walking unnoticed through crowds. He can slit an enemy's throat before they even realize he's there, and slip away, never to be seen again. Those few who do notice him soon forget he ever existed... and Cole isn't certain that he does exist. He is a spirit, impossibly caught between the immaterial realm of the Fade and the confusing realities of our physical world, but does that make him real? Does it make him human or a demonic pretender, as some believe?

　　All Cole knows for certain is that the world is full of pain and he must find his place within it. Those who wish to restore order and help the helpless will find him a strange but unwavering ally. Those

　　who use their power for selfish reasons may never see Cole again—if they remember that he was there to begin with.

　　DA:在我們上一次談話的時候，我們談?wù)摿髓F牛，但你也是Cole的作者。你能講講關(guān)于他的事情嘛?

　　Patrick Weekes:想象一下你和這個世界里的人格格不入，但卻又不知道為什么。想象一下試著去尋找自己真正的身份一一一個法師?一個惡魔?一同時永遠(yuǎn)也不知道自己能不能相信問題的答案，也不知道自己的朋友會不會在真相到來的時候站在你的身邊，不論這真相究竟如何。

　　DA :這就是人們常說的進(jìn)退兩難吧(being stuck between a rock and a hard place .)

　　PK :正是如此。這正是Cole在我們的首席作家，DG大爺，創(chuàng)作的小說 Dragon Age : Asunder里面的角色演進(jìn)(character arc)。而如今這種演進(jìn)已經(jīng)完成了。在這部作品中，我們將了解接下來會發(fā)生什么。

　　DA :那么，你接管了一個最初由DG大爺主筆的角色。很明顯，一點壓力也沒有(沒有?!)

　　PW :確實如此。戴夫(DG大爺?shù)膼鄯Q--)非常善于創(chuàng)造令人同情的角 色，同時我很喜歡Cole在小說中的曲線(arc )。直到小說的高潮之前，我都一直在猜測Cole到底是淮。當(dāng)探索者Lambert突然拿出安卓拉的禱文(Litany of Adralla對付血魔法控制思想的利器)時，那基本上把Cole的身份縮小到了惡魔和血法師之間，而既然他并不是在使用血魔法......

　　DA :那么，Cole就一定是個惡魔了?

　　PW :呃——他一定處在影界非靈體即惡魔的生物圖譜上的某個位置

　　(which I really hope exists somewhere我希望這東西真的存在，我感覺是在指圖譜)。

　　很多人總會把他看做是一個惡魔。他更愿意是一個靈體。他在嘗試著去做。

　　DA :聽上去Cole飽受自己復(fù)雜身份的折磨啊。

　　PW:既然他已經(jīng)接受了自己的天性，他就不再像以前那樣被人類的枷鎖所禁錮。他可以感受到別人的痛苦，就像他在Asunder里不知不覺中所做的那樣。當(dāng)時他發(fā)現(xiàn)那些極度驚恐和絕望的法師可以發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的存在。他能尋找到感到悲痛的人，需要幫助的人，之后他就可以幫助他們。

　　DA :很明顯，你永遠(yuǎn)不知道什么時候會出岔子。(there is no foreseeable way that could go wrong 不太確定)

　　PW :是的，Cole依然有需要改進(jìn)的地方。任何允許他加入審判庭的人(同時因為在Asunder中一些人對他的回應(yīng)是："惡魔?上帝啊，不要。〃所以他的加入是可以選擇的)將會聽說一些奇怪的事情，比如淮也不知道是淮把那些蘿卜扔進(jìn)了火爐或者為什么城垛上被成摞的面包覆蓋。

　　DA :你提到玩家可以選擇不允許Cole加入審判庭。其他的伙伴對此會有什么意見嘛?

　　PW :哦，上帝啊，是的。薇薇安覺得Cole應(yīng)該被安全地驅(qū)逐，而Sera完全拒絕和它講話。

　　DA :我猜鐵牛也是如此吧。你在此前的一次訪談中提到他和惡魔有點事。

　　PW:你看，牛很逗。他確實討厭惡魔，但是如果你是隊伍的一員，你就是隊伍的一員。在鐵牛的心里，Cole是個古怪的小孩，他只需要一夜的痛飲和一個不正經(jīng)的女人讓他清醒過來。

　　DA :那么，既然你創(chuàng)作了Cole ,告訴我們?yōu)槭裁茨阏J(rèn)為他會是一個很好的伙伴。

　　PW:如果你想要一個能悄無聲息地在戰(zhàn)場上潛行的人，一個在敵人注意到他之前就落下匕首的人，Cole就是你想要的。他依然可以讓別人忘記他，但是他早已經(jīng)不是那個不敢與探索者Lambert對峙的那個嚇破膽的年輕人了。他知道自己不單單是人類那么簡單，而在敵人們傷害無辜的人們時(基本上所有審判庭的敵人都是這樣的人)，他絕對是致命的。

　　DA :太有用了!

　　PW :然而，除了他戰(zhàn)場上的技能以外......Cole還想去幫助那些痛苦中的人

　　們。他也許找不到正確的方式，但是他從來不會停止他的關(guān)懷。他會走進(jìn)某人生命中最痛苦的時刻，毫不猶豫地幫助，安慰他們。而那之后，他就會從那些人的腦子里消失并離去，因為重要的不是被人感謝，甚至沒必要被記住，而是幫助別人。

　　DA :這真是感人。

　　PW :這就是經(jīng)過Asunder事件以后的Cole成長的方式。這就是他現(xiàn)在將 前進(jìn)的方向。我希望人們喜歡他將要做的事情。

　　[DRAGON AGE]: When we last spoke, we talked about the Iron Bull, but you're also the writer for Cole. What can you tell us about him?

　　[PATRICK WEEKES]: Imagine going through this world knowing that you're different, but not knowing how. Imagine trying to find out the truth about what you are—a mage? A demon?—and never being sure that you can trust the answer, or that your friends will still support you when the truth, whatever it is, comes out.

　　[DA]: The proverbial being stuck between a rock and a hard place.

　　[PW]: Exactly. That was Cole's character arc in the wonderful Dragon Age: Asunder, by our lead writer, David Gaider... and now that character arc is done. In this game, we find out what happens next.

　　[DA]: So, you're taking over a character originally penned by David Gaider. No pressure, obviously.

　　[PW]: Indeed. Dave is great at creating sympathetic characters, and I loved Cole's arc in the novel. I was guessing at his true nature until the climax of the book. But I couldn't just tell that story again. The character has to grow, for one thing... and also, that arc was tied to Cole not knowing what he is. Once Seeker Lambert whips out the Litany of Adralla, that pretty much narrows Cole down to blood mage or demon, and since he wasn't using blood magic.

　　[DA]: So, Cole is definitely a demon?

　　[PW]: Welllllllll... he's definitely somewhere on the Demon-or-Spirit Spectrum of Fade Creatures (which I really hope exists somewhere). A lot of people will always see him as a demon. He would rather be a spirit. He's trying.

　　[DA]: It sounds like Cole suffers from a very complicated existence.

　　[PW]: Now that he has accepted his nature, he's less constrained by human limitations. He can sense people's pain, which is actually what he was doing back in Asunder without realizing it, when he found the mages who were terrified and desperate enough to be able to see him. He can find people who are hurting, people in need, and he can help them.

　　[DA]: Clearly, there is no foreseeable way that could go wrong.

　　[PW]: Cole remains a work in progress, yes. Anyone who allows him to join the Inquisition (and because there are people whose response to him in Asunder was, "Demon? LOL NOPE," allowing him to join is optional) is going to hear about some weird things happening, with no one quite sure who put all those turnips in the fireplace or why the battlements are covered with loaves of bread.

　　[DA]: You mentioned that the player can choose not to have Cole join the Inquisition. Are the other followers going to have an opinion?

　　[PW]: Oh, Maker, yes. Vivienne thinks Cole should be safely banished, and Sera refuses to talk to "it" entirely.

　　[DA]: As does the Iron Bull, presumably. You said during a previous interview that he had a thing about demons.

　　[PW]: See, Bull is funny. He does hate demons, but if you're on the

　　team, you're on the team. In Bull's mind, Cole is a weird squirrelly kid who just needs a night of good drinks and bad women to get him sorted out.

　　[DA]: Well, since you wrote Cole, tell us why you think he would make a great follower.

　　[PW]: If you want someone who can move around the battlefield undetected, sinking daggers into enemies who never see him coming, Cole is your guy. He can still make people forget him, but he's no longer the scared young man who couldn't stand against Seeker Lambert in Asunder. He knows he's more than human, and he is absolutely deadly when faced with foes who want to hurt innocent people (which safely applies to most of the Inquisition's enemies).

　　[DA]: Useful!

　　[PW]: Beyond his skill in combat, though... Cole wants to help people who are hurting. He may not always get it right, but he never stops caring. He will walk into the most painful moment of someone's life and offer them comfort without hesitation or judgment. And then he will disappear from their mind and walk away, because it's not about getting thanked, or even remembered. It's about helping.

　　[DA]: That's very touching.

　　[PW]: That's how Cole has grown since the events of Asunder. That's where he's going now. I hope people like where it takes him.