Red Hawke

proper noun

A Hawke player character who expresses an aggressive personality.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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, Reddit
    2 more examples

    Red Hawke's deadpan delivery was one of the most hilarious moments in the game for me haha.

    2015 September 23, HawkeThisHawkeThat, Reddit

    Blue 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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APA

Red Hawke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Hawke

MLA

“Red Hawke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Hawke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Red Hawke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Hawke.

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