The below details all approval options for Cole throughout the main story, side quests, cut scenes, and other prompted dialogue. Where ‘N/A’ is stated after a quote, this indicates that your response has no consequence to approval ratings. As with all companions, your approval rating with Cole starts at 0. This is altered by specific choices in the following ways:

Slightly Approves / Slightly Disapproves:¶

• Slightly Approves (+1 to approval rating)
• Slightly Disapproves (-1 to approval rating)

Approves / Disapproves:¶

• Approves (+5 to approval rating)
• Disapproves (-5 to approval rating)

Greatly Approves / Greatly Disapproves:¶

• Greatly Approves (+25 to approval rating)
• Greatly Disapproves (-25 to approval rating)

Cutscenes¶

Look for Cole¶

“Tin jangle as the blood spills. Pierre’s wrapped body on the wagon to the chantry. Five more minutes. My fault.“

• “Do you hear everything?” - N/A
• “Can you help her?” - Slightly Approves
• “What was that?” - N/A
• “Don’t harm her.” - Slightly Approves

“Wait, that didn’t work. Let me try again. You’ll forget me in a minute.“

• “Nice work.” - Slightly Approves
• “They don’t remember you?” - N/A

“How do I do it right, if I’ve done it wrong and I can’t make her forget?“

• “This isn’t about her.” - N/A
• “She will be.” - Slightly Approves

Main Story¶

Here Lies the Abyss¶

“He won’t bind me. He’s a mage, and he likes demons, but he won’t help.“

• “What’s wrong?” - Slightly Approves
• “Seriously?” - N/A
• “No.” - N/A

“I’m not me anymore. Walls around what I want, blocking, bleeding, making me a monster.“

• “We’ll protect you.” - Slightly Disapproves
• “We’ll figure something out.” - N/A
• “You may need to leave.” - Slightly Disapproves

Subjected to His Will¶

“You can tell her. She’ll laugh, and then do it, because she loves you. She want to make you happy.“

• “He needed help?” - Slightly Approves
• “That sounds intriguing.” - Slightly Approves
• “So you’re not sitting?” - N/A

“I wouldn’t have heard them before. Now I can, thanks to you.“

• “And that helps?” - N/A
• “I’m glad to help.” - Slightly Approves
• “As long as it works for you.” - N/A

“He saw me. They all see me.“

• “I’m proud of you.” - Slightly Approves
• “It’s a good step.” - N/A
• “That should be normal.” - N/A

“My only friend, for a long time. Evangeline showed me that templars could be kind, but even she…“

• “Is this painful?” - Slightly Approves
• “Are you going to get dark?” - Slightly Approves
• “I don’t understand.” - N/A

“I have enough self to know that what I felt was foolish. Isn’t it wonderful?“

• “Yes, it is.” - Slightly Approves
• “It’s a little odd, actually.” - N/A
• “If you say so.” - N/A

Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts¶

“I didn’t understand the Grand Ball. It would have been easier if they said what they wanted.“

• “It’s the Game.” - Slightly Disapproves
• “Did you like the masks?” - N/A
• “I agree.” - Slightly Approves

Prompted Dialogue¶

First Encounter in Skyhold¶

“Roderick was sorry before he died.“

• “I hope you didn’t kill him.” - Slightly Disapproves
• “Sorry for what?” - N/A
• “I’m glad to hear it.” - N/A
• “Don’t speak of him.” - Slightly Disapproves

Investigate¶

“Tell me about your past.“

• “You made a mistake.” - Slightly Approves
• “You’re a murderer.” - Slightly Approves
• “You set them free.” - Disapproves

“Let’s Discuss Adamant.“

• “Yes, I’ll kill you.” - Approves
• “I’m not going to kill you.” - Greatly Disapproves

Upon Choosing a Specialization¶

Choosing Necromancy (Cole Disapproves)¶

“I don’t like it.“

• “I’m sorry.” - Slightly Approves
• “Whoops?” - N/A
• “Accept it.” - Slightly Disapproves

Choosing Rift Mage (Cole Approves)¶

“You’re different. It shines on you, shimmering, sharp. You made magic from the rifts.“

• “I hope it pleases you.” - Slightly Approves
• “This was unexpected.” - N/A
• “Deal with the changes.” - Slightly Disapproves