http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Gascard_DuPuis

You have the option as the main character to say, "Dupuis? That's a funny name."

Yes, that fictional character was a bad guy, and yes, I'm that much of a geek.

This is no reflection on the family name, just one of those weird coincidences. In the story, though, the Dupuis was a wimp; not anything like Pascal at all.