Disagreed.

First game: in the mage origin story, he starts off being a total softie who's really nice to mages. He even fancies you if you're a female character. It's only after suffering HORRIFYING TORTURE AT THE HANDS OF EVIL MAGES HOPPED UP ON BLOOD POWER that he gets pissed off at mages.

Second game: his angers cooled, but he still greatly distrusts mages, distrust which is a natural consequence of suffering HORRIFYING TORTURE AT THE HANDS OF EVIL MAGES HOPPED UP ON BLOOD POWER. He thought he was doing the right thing supporting Meredith, and when he realised that she'd become a greater evil than the ones she was trying to prevent, he quite rightly joined Hawke and co against her.

Third game: Cullen's realised the error of his ways, and rediscovered his soft, fluffy centre. He still, understandably, feels some distrust towards mages, but now he realises that the horrors he experienced years ago aren't reflective of how all mages are. He's even accepted the role of the templars in how things got as bad as they were, and wants change. He advocates a rather wonderful idea of mages and templars working together to run healing clinics.

I really enjoy the way that Cullen's character changes and grows throughout the series, and I think he was a great romance option in Inquisition.

Speaking of romance options, geting back on the topic of Andromeda: any romance options any of youse are looking forward to?