Do you have to have beaten Dragon Age Orgins to transfer your character to Awakening?

I've already beaten the game but I don't want that specific character to be the one to be transfered to Awakening and I don't want to be the Orlesian Warden so can I transfer a character before beating the game or will I have to play with the character I beat the game with?Do you have to have beaten Dragon Age Orgins to transfer your character to Awakening?
no, you can transfer your origins character at any point in time, but word of the wise...beat origins with your character first that way u can start awakening as the lvl ur character is when u beat the game instead of starting an new character at lvl 1....make sure u stock up on health an better weapons...like the starfang at wardens keep an put them in the chest so they can carry over into awakening. u can go past lvl 20 in origins but requires almost everything complete an it is possible if u carry ur character over to awakening to reach lvl 35.(awakening-blackmarsh-has best armor in game-collect the dragon bones,kill the dragon find all the chest.Do you have to have beaten Dragon Age Orgins to transfer your character to Awakening?
Nope, you can transfer an unfinished character, and the game will automatically make choices for you. But I would suggest finishing the game before you go on to Awakening. That way you can have Awakening be exactly how you want it.Do you have to have beaten Dragon Age Orgins to transfer your character to Awakening?
Well, you can transfer an Origins character anytime, but it's not really recommended until you beat the game.