TousenShadowForged Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 I have read the the first 3 books 2 times currently reading it for a 3rd and each time I just cannot come to like elend and him becoming mistborn forced and terrible idea. I find it funny cause I like Raoden in elantris those two have some similarities but I find elend to be more annoying and naïve. I admire his love for books and change yet cant stand him kind of like Elhokar Not to mention him executing his friend over the koloss yet always trying to be "a diplomat" with every other enemy quite pathetic. I know most would see a Vin x Kelsier cliché but I rather that had happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderis Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 Raoden has no character growth, just power growth. He's a flat character that the story happens too. Elend, on the other hand, grows and changes. He becomes the man he has to be, instead of the man he wanted. He starts off naive and gets that tempered by responsibility, to the point that he punishes someone he held as a dear friend. Raoden is a person simple and boring, where Elend has progression and a remarkably painful shift in perspective. 2 hours ago, TousenShadowForged said: I know most would see a Vin x Kelsier cliché but I rather that had happened. Nothing to do with cliche, and everything to do with weird daddy issue/father figure relationships. Ick. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onslaught Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 First time reading, I wasn't a fan of Elend. Second time through I think I realised his struggle more with his character growth. I ended up loving that Elend gave Vin his trust. He wanted to know what she was thinking and all that but the trust he gave her was stronger than most relationships I know of. I think that's where he really wins brownie points with me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TousenShadowForged Posted December 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 8 hours ago, Calderis said: Raoden has no character growth, just power growth. He's a flat character that the story happens too. Elend, on the other hand, grows and changes. He becomes the man he has to be, instead of the man he wanted. He starts off naive and gets that tempered by responsibility, to the point that he punishes someone he held as a dear friend. Raoden is a person simple and boring, where Elend has progression and a remarkably painful shift in perspective. Nothing to do with cliche, and everything to do with weird daddy issue/father figure relationships. Ick. never saw them in that way lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Inquisitive Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 14 hours ago, TousenShadowForged said: I know most would see a Vin x Kelsier cliché but I rather that had happened. I always thought of them as father/daughter..... If that had happened I wouldn't have finished the series... Or kept reading Sanderson.... Elend isn't my favorite.... But I don't dislike him either... His character growth was the best in the series. Better than Vin's. (I always thought she changed too fast.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripheus23 Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Elend on the HoA cover is the most handsome depiction of a main guy character in the cover art of any of the books, so I don't care if he was as flat as a Cartesian grid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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