Meanings
- Dragon Age fandom slangA Hawke player character who expresses a sarcastic personality.
Purple Hawke is one of the best protagonists in gaming period.
2024 January 23, Aveta95, Reddit2 more examples
Purple Hawke gets all the love, and I honestly see why. That irreverent little shit is hilarious.
2016 November 4, AntiChri5, RedditI agree Purple Hawke can sometimes be inappropriate, but I don't find those situations that common...
2021 June 2, curmudgeonintaupe, Reddit
Origin
From the purple icon used to denote sarcastic dialogue choices in Dragon Age II.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Purple Hawke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Purple%20Hawke
“Purple Hawke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Purple%20Hawke. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Purple Hawke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Purple%20Hawke.
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