龙腾世纪:审判 全人物背景故事介绍图文一览 中英对照

科尔(Cole)

　　他是阴影里的鬼魂，不为人知地走在人群之中。他可以在别人认识到他的存在之前就撕裂敌人的喉咙，然后溜走，再也不会被人看见。那极少数确实注意到他的存在的人，也会很快将他忘记......他是一个灵体，不可思议地陷入了影界虚幻的领域和我们这个物质世界另他迷惑的事实之间，但这让他变得真是了么？这让他变成了人类，还是成了披着人类外衣的恶魔，就像一些人认为的一样？

　　Cole唯一所能确定的事，是这个世界充满了痛苦，而他必须在其中找到自己的位置。那些希望能够恢复秩序同时帮助那些无助者的人，会得到一个奇怪但是永不动摇的盟友。那些用自己的力量为自己谋利的人也许再也不会见到Cole 了一一如果他们一开始知道Cole的存在的话(判官干坏事小Cole会不干对吧)。

　　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:在我们上一次谈话的时候，我们谈论了铁牛，但你也是Cole的作者。你能讲讲关于他的事情嘛？

　　Patrick Weekes:想象一下你和这个世界里的人格格不入，但却又不知道为什么。想象一下试着去寻找自己真正的身份一一一个法师？一个恶魔？一同时永远也不知道自己能不能相信问题的答案，也不知道自己的朋友会不会在真相到来的时候站在你的身边，不论这真相究竟如何。

　　DA :这就是人们常说的进退两难吧（being stuck between a rock and a hard place .)

　　PK :正是如此。这正是Cole在我们的首席作家，DG大爷，创作的小说 Dragon Age : Asunder里面的角色演进（character arc)。而如今这种演进已经完成了。在这部作品中，我们将了解接下来会发生什么。

　　DA :那么，你接管了一个最初由DG大爷主笔的角色。很明显，一点压力也没有（没有？！）

　　PW :确实如此。戴夫（DG大爷的爱称--)非常善于创造令人同情的角 色，同时我很喜欢Cole在小说中的曲线（arc )。直到小说的高潮之前，我都一直在猜测Cole到底是淮。当探索者Lambert突然拿出安卓拉的祷文(Litany of Adralla对付血魔法控制思想的利器）时，那基本上把Cole的身份缩小到了恶魔和血法师之间，而既然他并不是在使用血魔法......

　　DA :那么，Cole就一定是个恶魔了？

　　PW :呃——他一定处在影界非灵体即恶魔的生物图谱上的某个位置

　　(which I really hope exists somewhere我希望这东西真的存在，我感觉是在指图谱）。

　　很多人总会把他看做是一个恶魔。他更愿意是一个灵体。他在尝试着去做。

　　DA :听上去Cole饱受自己复杂身份的折磨啊。

　　PW:既然他已经接受了自己的天性，他就不再像以前那样被人类的枷锁所禁锢。他可以感受到别人的痛苦，就像他在Asunder里不知不觉中所做的那样。当时他发现那些极度惊恐和绝望的法师可以发现自己的存在。他能寻找到感到悲痛的人，需要帮助的人，之后他就可以帮助他们。

　　DA :很明显，你永远不知道什么时候会出岔子。（there is no foreseeable way that could go wrong 不太确定）

　　PW :是的，Cole依然有需要改进的地方。任何允许他加入审判庭的人(同时因为在Asunder中一些人对他的回应是："恶魔？上帝啊，不要。〃所以他的加入是可以选择的）将会听说一些奇怪的事情，比如淮也不知道是淮把那些萝卜扔进了火炉或者为什么城垛上被成摞的面包覆盖。

　　DA :你提到玩家可以选择不允许Cole加入审判庭。其他的伙伴对此会有什么意见嘛？

　　PW :哦，上帝啊，是的。薇薇安觉得Cole应该被安全地驱逐，而Sera完全拒绝和它讲话。

　　DA :我猜铁牛也是如此吧。你在此前的一次访谈中提到他和恶魔有点事。

　　PW:你看，牛很逗。他确实讨厌恶魔，但是如果你是队伍的一员，你就是队伍的一员。在铁牛的心里，Cole是个古怪的小孩，他只需要一夜的痛饮和一个不正经的女人让他清醒过来。

　　DA :那么，既然你创作了Cole ,告诉我们为什么你认为他会是一个很好的伙伴。

　　PW:如果你想要一个能悄无声息地在战场上潜行的人，一个在敌人注意到他之前就落下匕首的人，Cole就是你想要的。他依然可以让别人忘记他，但是他早已经不是那个不敢与探索者Lambert对峙的那个吓破胆的年轻人了。他知道自己不单单是人类那么简单，而在敌人们伤害无辜的人们时（基本上所有审判庭的敌人都是这样的人），他绝对是致命的。

　　DA :太有用了！

　　PW :然而，除了他战场上的技能以外......Cole还想去帮助那些痛苦中的人

　　们。他也许找不到正确的方式，但是他从来不会停止他的关怀。他会走进某人生命中最痛苦的时刻，毫不犹豫地帮助，安慰他们。而那之后，他就会从那些人的脑子里消失并离去，因为重要的不是被人感谢，甚至没必要被记住，而是帮助别人。

　　DA :这真是感人。

　　PW :这就是经过Asunder事件以后的Cole成长的方式。这就是他现在将 前进的方向。我希望人们喜欢他将要做的事情。

　　[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.

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