My last Warden recruited Loghain, so if I ever use him as a DA2 import, I'll get to see drunk!Alistair for myself. ;)
I do think that a King Alistair would mature, but more likely so if he's been hardened. I enjoyed his cameo, but I agree that the Warden Alistair appearance is somewhat more compelling. I had a Warden Alistair my second time through DA2, and I loved that scene so much, not just for Alistair but for Hawke's reunion with Carver. I fell unexpectedly hard for Hawke's snarky little brother, to the point that I was looking forward to that scene (which I knew was coming) almost as much for Carver's sake as I was for Alistair. And now I am actually quite tempted to write Carver into my FFXII crossover universe...
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I do think that a King Alistair would mature, but more likely so if he's been hardened. I enjoyed his cameo, but I agree that the Warden Alistair appearance is somewhat more compelling. I had a Warden Alistair my second time through DA2, and I loved that scene so much, not just for Alistair but for Hawke's reunion with Carver. I fell unexpectedly hard for Hawke's snarky little brother, to the point that I was looking forward to that scene (which I knew was coming) almost as much for Carver's sake as I was for Alistair. And now I am actually quite tempted to write Carver into my FFXII crossover universe...