Meanings
- Dragon Age fandom slangA Hawke player character who expresses an aggressive personality.
I once played a Red Hawke that was a sociopath that got off on the murder knife.
2020 March 24, phorayz, Reddit2 more examples
Red Hawke's deadpan delivery was one of the most hilarious moments in the game for me haha.
2015 September 23, HawkeThisHawkeThat, RedditBlue Hawke was kind of a pollyanna and Red Hawke was a jerk, so I went with Purple Snarky Hawke.
2023 August 19, illuminancer, Reddit
Origin
From the red icon used to denote aggressive dialogue choices in Dragon Age II.
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Red Hawke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Hawke
“Red Hawke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Hawke. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Red Hawke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Hawke.
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