Borio Singaldi Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 So I am going to describe a specific character from a Sanderson series, and I want you to tell me who it is! Simple! First off, this character is a main character in a trilogy of books who is somewhat of a protagonist and an antagonist. At the start of the trilogy, he is an important member of a discreet rebellion against a tyrannical regime. The character is a gruff, hardened, middle-aged man who possesses superhuman abilities. Those abilities remain unknown until the end of the first book in the trilogy, where he is revealed to have them in an epic, deus-ex-machina-kind of way (after the readers assume he is dead.) This character struggles with control of himself and his identity in the second book in the trilogy, because an evil outside force is trying to take control of him. At the end of that second book, the evil force takes control of him and he becomes a villain character. In the third book, he is one of the main antagonists, though he appears somewhat infrequently. At the end of that third book, he is loosed from the evil control that has warped his mind and actions and performs an act of self-redemption. By the time the trilogy is over, he is still alive and his fate remains unknown. He kills many people throughout the trilogy of books. He is known for dressing in black (for the most part). He plays somewhat of a mentor role to the primary main character of the series in some way or another. He also has a cool nickname that is a compound word. So the big question is...... am I talking about Prof from the Reckoners series or Marsh from the Mistborn series? Hee hee hee hee hee... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartimaeus Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 My money's on Prof 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashan’Elin Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 I say Prof, because Marsh was known to be a Seeker, and the thing that was revealed in a dues-ex-machina way was not something that he started the book with. It is funny how specific you can get and still describe both characters, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsidqiyah Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Prof: Two lines give it away 36 minutes ago, Firerust the Terris Gyorn said: Those abilities remain unknown until the end of the first book in the trilogy, He also has a cool nickname that is a compound word. While Marsh was once know as Iron eyes it didn't stick, And his powers are known from the beginning... at least his natural ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenod Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tsidqiyah said: While Marsh was once know as Iron eyes it didn't stick If I were you I would read era two again, as it's basically the only name they call him by. Edit: I guess Marsh, seeing that you posted the topic on the Mistborn forum. Edited April 5, 2017 by kenod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer12347 Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Marsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faceless Mist-Wraith Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Prof 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobar14 Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 (edited) Prof, because there was no big reveal of Marsh's powers in the first book. Edited April 5, 2017 by tobar14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeldan Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 (edited) I'd say Prof, even though I haven't read the Reckoners yet, just because I don't really think that Marsh really played the role of a mentor to Vin very much, other than maybe a few quick exchanges in the first book, which were more information based, not the type of conversations between teacher and student/father and daughter, and he never really connects with her. Her real mentors were Kelsier, and Sazed from what I can see. Edited April 5, 2017 by Zeldan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsdaughter613 Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Too many discrepancies for it to be Marsh. He's not a mentor to Vin and his powers aren't unknown. And even at the end, the powers weren't unknown; his being alive was. Also, Marsh's fate isn't unknown; he survives and is still helping Scadrial. Last we knew he was taking a look at the South there... Spoiler But Prof doesn't quite make sense either. He wasn't taken over by an external force, but by an internal one. Manipulated by an external force, but his fears were his own. I also wouldn't say he appears 'infrequently' in Calamity. (There is a fairly good argument for having the book be called LimeLight and having a fourth deal with Calamity.) His fate is also not unknown; he helps defeat Calamity and, we can assume, joins David in protecting the world. It does fit Prof slightly better than Marsh, but I don't think it really fits either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsidqiyah Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 4 hours ago, kenod said: If I were you I would read era two again, as it's basically the only name they call him by. Edit: I guess Marsh, seeing that you posted the topic on the Mistborn forum. True but the OP was specifically about the first trilogy, not Era 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenod Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 8 hours ago, Tsidqiyah said: True but the OP was specifically about the first trilogy, not Era 2. Forgot that, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borio Singaldi Posted April 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Okay, I have a confession to make: There was never meant to be a right or wrong answer; I never meant it to be either Prof or Marsh. This was just my humorous way of pointing out the vast similarities between the two characters. And now, thanks to all of you pointing out the minor discrepancies I wrote that made my post seem to go in favor of Prof, I can rectify what I wrote to make it seem more even and unbiased. Thank you all for your help. Muahahahaha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crucible of Shards Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 I was going to say that since you posted this on the Mistborn board, it's Marsh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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