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  1. I've always struggled to put a face to Sadeas – I love this! The curls and superiority complex are marvelous similarities.
  2. I don't think Yelig-Nar is confined to the smokestone anymore. Kaladin describes seeing a dark smoke curl from Amaram's dead body – which is presumably the Unmade escaping.
  3. Good point – I haven't seen anyone mention Jasnah's illness in connection with Gavilar's dark gemstone. When she first mentioned it, I assumed it was sort of like a young Shallan situation: Jasnah exhibits Radiance as a child and her abilities are suppressed by her parents, leading to internal trauma. However, it is more likely in context that Jasnah's illness is related to whatever sorcery Gavilar was fumbling around with. I think another quote about Jasnah's childhood illness alludes that she had some sort of insanity. If he'd tried to bond his daughter to an Unmade (which seems cruel and unusual even for late-period Metaphysically Ambitious Gavilar) it would seem like schizophrenia to an outsider. The question is, if no one knew what Gavilar was doing, why is it being covered up?
  4. Mr. T for me: Willoughby Gray. I imagined his (feigned) kindly attitude matched the benevolent old King from the Princess Bride. That's good for fanart, but when I read a book I imagine the characters as actors or other people from other things I've seen. Though I do imagine original looking characters based on descriptions from books, the imagery is a lot stronger when I can put a familiar face, with its own unique voice and expressions, behind a character in action.
  5. I think Anthony Hopkins works really well as a god character, and whether I made the connection through the names being similar or just how Odium carries himself, it's the strongest imagery I have when reading the book. I can literally hear his voice and picture his mannerisms, as Hopkins can pull off benign wizened old man or menacing terrifying old villain very well, and has combined them in the past. Odium's seductive and corrupting nature, complete with dominating intelligence really fits Hopkins' style.
  6. Been waiting for someone to make a headcanon actors thread! Dalinar - Jeremy Irons Kaladin – Used to be different, but has now been influenced by character art, including WoR cover. Jasnah - Thandie Newton, from Westworld. OR Zoe Saldana, sometimes, for some reason. Renarin - Ezra Miller is actually pretty spot on. Navani - Vanessa Williams Wit - Javier Munoz (Hamilton) which I admit is kind of funny. Pictured here on the right Szeth - A skinnier, two-eyed version of Tien from Dragonball Z, also hilarious, not only for the choice but because there's already a character named Tien in the story. Teft: Kristofer Hivju, but for some reason I picture him with a bandana on the top of his head like a pirate. Nale: Rodrigo Santoro, another Westworld actor. Odium: Anthony Hopkins as Odin, from Thor. Also another Westworld character! Interesting...
  7. I don't think it was very sudden. Teft was raised in a cult that was actively trying to bring back the Knights Radiant. He's the one who tells Kaladin about Surges and absorbing Stormlight from spheres. He has more information about the KR than the average person. Teft's spren is following him around the entire latter half of the book, reminding him that he "swore oaths" – multiple. When I first read Teft's oath, "...even if the person I hate most is myself," I actually thought he'd gone and said the Fourth Ideal, since it differed from Kaladin's Third. And given that all of the squires can fly, which Kaladin couldn't do previous to speaking the the Second Ideal, it's safe to assume that all of the squires have spoken their second oaths.
  8. I was just thinking about this. Every time Kaladin attains a new Ideal, it's in a moment of utter desperation and emotion, with a huge power boost to act as a deux ex machina – the same as Saiyans. Kaladin even thinks about this in Shadesmar right before Dalinar creates Honor's Perpendicularity, he's anticipating his "power up" to save the day like it usually does. In terms of DBZ, I'd compare Kal's Fourth Ideal to Gohan's SS2: it's going to take an extreme amount of stress to trigger the transformation, but that's because it'll unlock such a higher power.
  9. I think you're right – Sanderson's been teasing it, with Kaladin constantly thinking about convincing his family to abandon Hearthstone and move to Urithiru. His father will want to stay and help the other villagers in a crisis and Kaladin will have to watch him die. Or, attain the Fourth Ideal in a death-defying moment to save his father... But it does seem like the Windrunner's Fourth Ideal has to have some element of sacrifice to it. Will he have to leave his father behind to protect others?
  10. But that won't necessarily mean anything. Glys is corrupted by Sja-Anat, and though he is "of Odium" now, he's not working against the Radiants. And Sja-anat may be an ally – which seems like it could be another one of Odium's 4D chess ploys, but for now I'll believe she's somewhat neutral. Then we have Spark, who we don't know for sure is corrupted, or really much about at all, but has a vendetta against the Knights Radiant. As @avus mentioned, Spark just likes to breaks things, which is reminiscent of Odium but also gives us the same bias as the old Radiants: conflating Dustbringers with Voidbringers. I'd hazard a guess that Spark isn't corrupted in the same way as Glys, but his type of highspren may be emotionally distinct from what we've seen in other spren so far.
  11. This is actually an angle I haven't seen discussed as to why Kaladin can't speak the Fourth Ideal. His uncertainty begins when the Listeners, the Wall Guard, and Moash (Bridge Four) all collide at the Kholin palace. He's afraid of what the oath might "ask of him" on the Honorspren ship. He thinks about all of his fallen comrades, and finally Tien, when he decides that he can't speak the Words in Shadesmar. What if the Fourth Ideal has to do with hurting people you want to protect, in order to protect others?
  12. @Wyndleblade you're right, I do remember that now. But it happened so quickly, it makes me wonder: did Malata have a bigger role, maybe even a POV, that was cut from OB when he shaved off 50,000 words? Probably not, but her presence does seem a bit clipped. @Bliev I'm curious as to what Malata will do as well. We now have "neutral," or at least unpredictable, Radiants and "neutral" Listeners. Will Spark use Malata to tear apart the Radiants from the inside? What does Malata want out of this? Is Spark corrupted like Glys, or simply vengeful? Or are Ashspren just more volatile, as you mentioned we saw in Shadesmar?
  13. That's a very tough question. I found myself split between favorite POV characters – I love anytime Wit opens his mouth, like I'm sure most readers do. However, Szeth's experiences are always the most compelling for me, and his exchanges with Nightblood are hilarious. As far as favorite character overall, I have to go with Teft. I was angry with him throughout the latter half of the book, even though I felt sympathy for him. His addiction is powerful, and his experience with firemoss hits home in its similarity to opiates. He becomes the most broken, has the biggest redemption, and speaks an amazing Third Ideal which was one of the few times I got emotional while reading OB. And then he, literally, saves the day.
  14. @Wyndleblade was it ever stated that Spark was the one who found out about Dalinar meeting with Odium? @Matt Snow I agree completely. I think she will be getting some attention in the next book, now that it's been revealed that spren can be corrupted and all Radiants aren't to be trusted (Renarin), but they basically let a mysterious stranger into their tactically imperative fortress and ignored her, while she acted mysteriously.
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